0:00:05 > 0:00:08Apart from antiques, the other great passion in my life
0:00:08 > 0:00:11is dogs and horses. And here, I have them in one.
0:00:11 > 0:00:14This is Herman and Hades, stars of the world famous
0:00:14 > 0:00:18Giffords Circus, based right here in Gloucestershire.
0:00:18 > 0:00:20We'll be seeing more of them a little later on.
0:00:20 > 0:00:24One thing's for sure, you never know what to expect on this programme.
0:00:24 > 0:00:26Welcome to Flog It!
0:00:49 > 0:00:52At the heart of this beautiful county is the ancient
0:00:52 > 0:00:53city of Gloucester
0:00:53 > 0:00:57first settled by the Romans over 2,000 years ago.
0:00:57 > 0:01:00Its position on the River Severn, at the boundary of Wales,
0:01:00 > 0:01:02ensured the city's future.
0:01:02 > 0:01:05And the mix of historic buildings and narrow alleyways
0:01:05 > 0:01:09in the city centre reflect its long and busy history.
0:01:11 > 0:01:13But one building towers above it all,
0:01:13 > 0:01:17Gloucester's glorious cathedral, our magnificent venue for today.
0:01:17 > 0:01:21They say the sign of a good event is the size of its queue and
0:01:21 > 0:01:24judging by this lot, I think we're going to be in for a fantastic day.
0:01:27 > 0:01:31With antique expertise provided by Michael Baggott and Philip Serrell.
0:01:34 > 0:01:36Philip's knowledge is boundless extending even
0:01:36 > 0:01:38to the gargoyles on the cathedral.
0:01:40 > 0:01:43- It's you, isn't it?- What? The one that looks like a pig?- No!
0:01:43 > 0:01:45The little monkey!
0:01:49 > 0:01:52In today's show, some of our items evoke strong emotions.
0:01:53 > 0:01:55My mother gave it to me and...
0:01:56 > 0:01:58..she would love me to have the money.
0:01:58 > 0:02:00But not always favourable.
0:02:00 > 0:02:02Mum bought you these cuff links for the prom.
0:02:02 > 0:02:04Did you wear them on the night?
0:02:04 > 0:02:07It's the sort of thing my mum would do to me.
0:02:07 > 0:02:09"Mum, I don't want to wear them."
0:02:09 > 0:02:11And I take a trip of a lifetime.
0:02:13 > 0:02:15Drumroll!
0:02:18 > 0:02:22Let's get everyone inside and enjoy these splendid surroundings.
0:02:26 > 0:02:30The cathedral has hosted many grand occasions over the years
0:02:30 > 0:02:32and we're honoured to be part of it,
0:02:32 > 0:02:35contributing in our own unique way to the incredible history of this
0:02:35 > 0:02:39building which we'll be looking at a little later on in the programme.
0:02:39 > 0:02:41Right now, we need to find some antiques
0:02:41 > 0:02:45and I've just heard that Philip Serrell has spotted a real gem.
0:02:45 > 0:02:46Let's take a look.
0:02:49 > 0:02:52- Rhiana, how are you?- I'm fine, thanks.- Gloucester girl?- Cheltenham.
0:02:52 > 0:02:54Cheltenham girl.
0:02:54 > 0:02:57- This is a great building, isn't it? - It's brilliant.
0:02:57 > 0:03:02So, just explain to me what is a young lady doing with cuff links?
0:03:02 > 0:03:06I bought them in a second-hand shop with my son in mind.
0:03:06 > 0:03:09He's 17 and I thought it would be useful for the proms
0:03:09 > 0:03:15and things like that. But when I got them home to him he rejected them.
0:03:15 > 0:03:19- They got the "uh-uh", they got duffed, didn't they?- Yes.
0:03:19 > 0:03:23- Why did he not like them?- He's in a band, he's a bit cooler than those.
0:03:23 > 0:03:24He's a bit cool.
0:03:24 > 0:03:27I thought everybody needs a nice pair of cuff links.
0:03:27 > 0:03:30They're retailed by the Goldsmiths & Silversmiths company.
0:03:30 > 0:03:34That's a pretty good badge to have on them. How much did you pay for them?
0:03:34 > 0:03:38- About- £10. When was this? - It's this year.
0:03:38 > 0:03:40A couple of months ago.
0:03:40 > 0:03:43- What are they made of? - I think they're gold.
0:03:44 > 0:03:46You have bought a pair of gold cuff links
0:03:46 > 0:03:49and I don't think they are gold...
0:03:49 > 0:03:52- Oh.- ..I know they're gold.- Oh!
0:03:52 > 0:03:56Because they're all stamped up just here, look.
0:03:56 > 0:04:01Not overly fashionable with this, almost like this, bark engine turn decoration here.
0:04:01 > 0:04:03They are really, really dated.
0:04:03 > 0:04:05But they're gold.
0:04:05 > 0:04:08You bought some gold cuff links for £10.
0:04:09 > 0:04:13I'm going to start going shopping with you, I think.
0:04:13 > 0:04:15So your son doesn't like them.
0:04:16 > 0:04:18Who's going to get the money, him or you ?
0:04:18 > 0:04:22Oh, probably it'll go his way now. He is the money drain.
0:04:22 > 0:04:24He's the money drain! I like that.
0:04:24 > 0:04:27- What do you think they're going to make?- I've no idea.
0:04:27 > 0:04:29More than £10, I hope.
0:04:29 > 0:04:33I think they're going to make between £50 and £100.
0:04:34 > 0:04:36- That's good, isn't it?- Brilliant. - Absolutely, really good.
0:04:36 > 0:04:40- Shall we put a £50 reserve on them? - Yes. Anything you advise.
0:04:40 > 0:04:42I think those are really wiz. Well done.
0:04:44 > 0:04:47What an excellent off-the-cuff valuation from Philip!
0:04:49 > 0:04:53Michael has found a stylish piece of silver but I'm not sure what it is.
0:04:54 > 0:04:58Keith, what a wonderful and mysterious little object
0:04:58 > 0:05:00you've brought along today.
0:05:00 > 0:05:02Is this something that you've collected?
0:05:02 > 0:05:04Are you a big silver collector?
0:05:04 > 0:05:07I do like silver, I collect odd-looking pieces of silver
0:05:07 > 0:05:09or interesting bits of silver.
0:05:09 > 0:05:13Yes. Why everyone on the planet doesn't collect silver amazes me.
0:05:13 > 0:05:16Such wonderful stuff.
0:05:16 > 0:05:20When you bought this, did you have an idea of what it was
0:05:20 > 0:05:23you were buying, or did you just think, that looks a bit peculiar,
0:05:23 > 0:05:27- I might have a go on that? - I didn't know what it was
0:05:27 > 0:05:31or who made it at the time I bought it.
0:05:31 > 0:05:35- So, where did you buy it? An auction?- At an auction, yes.
0:05:35 > 0:05:37Now, was it expensive?
0:05:37 > 0:05:40- No.- What's not expensive?
0:05:40 > 0:05:43Well, I paid £32 for it.
0:05:43 > 0:05:45Did you?
0:05:45 > 0:05:48That could be pushing the boat out for such a small item,
0:05:48 > 0:05:51you never know. Let's look at it.
0:05:52 > 0:05:56Lovely. Lots of hallmarks. Not just one or two.
0:05:56 > 0:06:01What we've got is, we've got the original Danish hallmarks here.
0:06:04 > 0:06:09We've got London import marks for 925, sterling silver,
0:06:09 > 0:06:12and we've got the date letter for 1931.
0:06:12 > 0:06:17What's more interesting is we've got the maker's mark which is
0:06:17 > 0:06:19GI in a dotted oval.
0:06:20 > 0:06:24- You know who that is? Do you know who that is?- I do now.- You do now.
0:06:24 > 0:06:26Georg Jensen.
0:06:27 > 0:06:31That master Danish silversmith, the name everybody looks for.
0:06:32 > 0:06:36And here in the most wonderful stylised Art Deco server.
0:06:38 > 0:06:40We've all heard of Danish pastries,
0:06:40 > 0:06:44what do you pick your Danish pastry up with? One of these.
0:06:44 > 0:06:48It's one of the rarer patterns, it's parallel pattern.
0:06:48 > 0:06:52Obviously named because you've got these parallels striations
0:06:52 > 0:06:53going up the back of the stem.
0:06:53 > 0:06:56You've got this lovely bit of open work.
0:06:56 > 0:06:58- There's no need for that.- No.
0:06:58 > 0:06:59That's not structural.
0:06:59 > 0:07:04That's just design. That's frivolity and that's Jensen's eye.
0:07:04 > 0:07:06Rare pattern.
0:07:07 > 0:07:10Relatively rare pattern, relatively rare object.
0:07:12 > 0:07:16This all these into value. Is it worth more than £32?
0:07:16 > 0:07:18You bet it is.
0:07:18 > 0:07:22Let's say £100 to £150.
0:07:22 > 0:07:25A fixed reserve of £100.
0:07:25 > 0:07:29So, thank you so much for bringing your eagle eyed purchase in.
0:07:29 > 0:07:33The only thing I need to find out from you after we've stopped filming
0:07:33 > 0:07:35is where that auction was.
0:07:35 > 0:07:39We'll talk about that later. Thanks very much for bringing it in, Keith.
0:07:44 > 0:07:47The cathedral is full of treasures
0:07:47 > 0:07:50but, possibly, its greatest has to be the royal tomb.
0:07:50 > 0:07:54This is the final resting place of Edward II.
0:07:54 > 0:07:58An unpopular king with his people during his reign
0:07:58 > 0:08:02due to his fondness and closeness to certain favourites within his court.
0:08:02 > 0:08:05He finally abdicated in favour of his son
0:08:05 > 0:08:09but even that wasn't enough for some of his enemies.
0:08:09 > 0:08:14In 1327, he was allegedly murdered at nearby Berkeley Castle.
0:08:14 > 0:08:18His body was retrieved and buried here and his son, Edward III,
0:08:18 > 0:08:22commissioned this rather elaborate tomb with canopy.
0:08:22 > 0:08:25You can imagine this during the Middle Ages, this would have
0:08:25 > 0:08:29been full of colour and brightly gilded, and the crown would have
0:08:29 > 0:08:32had jewels inset which would have caught the candlelight and sparkled.
0:08:35 > 0:08:39The story of the king's brutal death turned Edward into a martyr
0:08:39 > 0:08:43and his tomb a shrine, visited by thousands of pilgrims
0:08:43 > 0:08:48including another king, Richard II, in 1378.
0:08:48 > 0:08:51And there is his badge, the white hart,
0:08:51 > 0:08:55painted at the top of these pillars to mark his royal visit.
0:08:55 > 0:08:59But it was ultimately this tomb that saved the church
0:08:59 > 0:09:03from destruction during the dissolution of the monasteries
0:09:03 > 0:09:06as Henry VIII could hardly destroy a building
0:09:06 > 0:09:08that housed his ancestor.
0:09:10 > 0:09:12From medieval to modern.
0:09:12 > 0:09:15Let's fast forward just under 700 years
0:09:15 > 0:09:18and see what's turned up on Philip's table.
0:09:18 > 0:09:22- Terry, I Leica your camera! - Very good.
0:09:22 > 0:09:26We've been practising that for hours! How did you come by this?
0:09:26 > 0:09:30Unfortunately, just before Christmas a dear friend of mine died.
0:09:31 > 0:09:35When his wife was clearing out, she knew I was into cameras
0:09:35 > 0:09:38and various other things, so along with other cameras she gave me that.
0:09:38 > 0:09:41She said Jim had looked into it...
0:09:43 > 0:09:45He felt it didn't have much of a value.
0:09:45 > 0:09:48- He didn't think it had much of a value?- No.
0:09:48 > 0:09:52Do you know what one of the most expensive cameras in the world is?
0:09:53 > 0:09:58- A Leica?- A Leica. Do you know what one made at auction last year?
0:09:58 > 0:09:59Erm... £2,000?
0:10:00 > 0:10:02You are...
0:10:03 > 0:10:06..about 998,000 out.
0:10:06 > 0:10:09Because a Leica camera last year sold for over £1 million.
0:10:09 > 0:10:10Crikey!
0:10:12 > 0:10:14- That's not it.- I doubt it.
0:10:14 > 0:10:18That is definitely not it, Terry, I can tell you that for sure.
0:10:18 > 0:10:21It's about the best make you can get, isn't it, Leica?
0:10:21 > 0:10:24And these things, I think, were first produced in the early
0:10:24 > 0:10:27part of the century or the last century.
0:10:27 > 0:10:29But they're massively collectable things.
0:10:29 > 0:10:32I'm not sure if I'm qualified to give this advice
0:10:32 > 0:10:36but certain mechanical items aren't subject to capital gains tax.
0:10:38 > 0:10:42So, seriously, if you have an investment that's a motorcar,
0:10:42 > 0:10:46or a clock, or a watch, and you sell it on...
0:10:47 > 0:10:51..check with your accountant but there's no capital gains tax
0:10:51 > 0:10:54which means things like this suddenly become huge areas
0:10:54 > 0:10:56of collectability.
0:10:56 > 0:10:59Have you any idea what this might be worth?
0:10:59 > 0:11:04- No, not really, no.- If I said, £20 or £30, that would be OK, would it?
0:11:04 > 0:11:06It's more than I've got at the moment.
0:11:06 > 0:11:09I think you'll end up with a good bit more than you've got at the moment
0:11:09 > 0:11:11because I think it's going to make...
0:11:11 > 0:11:15I think we'll put a fixed reserve on it of £100 and we'll
0:11:15 > 0:11:19keep our fingers crossed that it's going to make between £100 and £200.
0:11:19 > 0:11:22If this goes and does really, really, well at auction,
0:11:22 > 0:11:24what will you do with the money?
0:11:26 > 0:11:31Well, Beryl, Jim's wife, she didn't know it had any value
0:11:31 > 0:11:34so I shall probably, once it goes to auction
0:11:34 > 0:11:36and makes a bit of money, I'll share the money with her.
0:11:36 > 0:11:40- Oh, that's nice, isn't it? - It's only fair.- Yeah, that's lovely.
0:11:40 > 0:11:44- And you've got an interest in cameras?- Yes. All sorts of cameras.
0:11:44 > 0:11:47You haven't got a million pound Leica at home, have you?
0:11:47 > 0:11:50I have thousands of pounds worth of valueless equipment.
0:11:52 > 0:11:57I think, on that note, we'll probably finish there because I like that!
0:11:57 > 0:11:59So do I! Very funny!
0:12:05 > 0:12:08We're now halfway through our day, everybody has been working
0:12:08 > 0:12:12flat out and we've found some real gems to take off to the saleroom.
0:12:12 > 0:12:15This is where it gets exciting because anything could happen.
0:12:15 > 0:12:17You could say it is the...
0:12:18 > 0:12:20..cut and thrust of the saleroom.
0:12:20 > 0:12:23Here's a quick recap of all the items going under the hammer.
0:12:23 > 0:12:26Unlike Rhiana's son, I think the bidders will see
0:12:26 > 0:12:28the value in the gold cuff links.
0:12:31 > 0:12:35Next, a must-have for any self-respecting Danish pastry lover.
0:12:35 > 0:12:38The Georg Jensen silver pastry server.
0:12:40 > 0:12:43And I think the camera buffs are bound to focus
0:12:43 > 0:12:45on Keith's Leica in the saleroom.
0:12:51 > 0:12:54We've travelled across the county today for our auction
0:12:54 > 0:12:56just outside of Cirencester.
0:12:56 > 0:12:59We're always assured of a warm welcome from the proprietor
0:12:59 > 0:13:01and auctioneer, Philip Allwood.
0:13:02 > 0:13:05With the auction already started, it's time for me
0:13:05 > 0:13:06to catch up with our first owner.
0:13:09 > 0:13:12And it's Michael's find for those with a sweet tooth.
0:13:12 > 0:13:16- Keith, good luck.- Thank you. - It's a great name, Georg Jensen.
0:13:16 > 0:13:19I'm sure this is going to be found on the internet all over Europe
0:13:19 > 0:13:21so there's a lot of collectors out there.
0:13:21 > 0:13:24Good luck with it because I know with the proceeds of this silver sale,
0:13:24 > 0:13:27Keith here is going out to buy more silver.
0:13:27 > 0:13:30- He'd better not bid against me! - We'd like to see that.
0:13:30 > 0:13:33Anyway, your bid is going under the hammer right now. This is it.
0:13:34 > 0:13:37Parallel patterned pastry server there. There we go.
0:13:37 > 0:13:40Who'll start me? Should be a couple of hundred, really.
0:13:40 > 0:13:43Let's start with 100. Good stylish piece. 100.
0:13:43 > 0:13:4750 to get on. £50 bid there. £50, 5 now. 5.
0:13:47 > 0:13:51- 60, 5... - That's a teaser start. A teaser.
0:13:51 > 0:13:5575, at 80 now. At £75 for the Georg Jensen. 75, 80 now.
0:13:55 > 0:13:5680. 5.
0:13:56 > 0:14:0090, if you like, madam. 90. 5. 100.
0:14:00 > 0:14:02100, and 10 if you like. 100 here.
0:14:02 > 0:14:04At £100 on my right now. £100.
0:14:04 > 0:14:07110 anywhere now? At 100, 110.
0:14:07 > 0:14:11I love it when people shout out when the auctioneer doesn't see them.
0:14:11 > 0:14:13At 140, 150 if you like.
0:14:13 > 0:14:16At £140. It's yours at 140.
0:14:17 > 0:14:19Yes! Hammer's gone down on £140.
0:14:19 > 0:14:22I've never seen one of those before and I've seen a lot of Georg Jensen.
0:14:22 > 0:14:25- I've never seen a pastry slicer. - They're rare things.
0:14:25 > 0:14:28Never thought he'd make one of those in his life.
0:14:28 > 0:14:31- I didn't know what it was.- Haven't you heard of Danish pastries?
0:14:31 > 0:14:34I know but that's a bit cliched, isn't it? I just thought, what?
0:14:34 > 0:14:37- That's where it all started. - It all started!
0:14:38 > 0:14:40Now to find who the lucky owner is.
0:14:42 > 0:14:47I've purchased a Georg Jensen pastry spoon, I believe,
0:14:47 > 0:14:49which I was not going to bid on.
0:14:49 > 0:14:54But it's a magic name and I think it's always going to be collectable.
0:14:54 > 0:14:57Although I don't bake very much,
0:14:57 > 0:14:59I used to when my children were little,
0:14:59 > 0:15:02but I think this will make me get up and go
0:15:02 > 0:15:05and try and make some bits for my husband
0:15:05 > 0:15:07which he will absolutely adore.
0:15:09 > 0:15:11Going under the hammer right now,
0:15:11 > 0:15:15we have those 1960s cuff links with our owner, Rhiana.
0:15:15 > 0:15:19- Hi.- Good to see you.- I brought Sam with me.- This is your son, Sam.
0:15:19 > 0:15:21Hiya, Sam, pleased to meet you.
0:15:21 > 0:15:24Mum bought you these cuff links for the prom. Didn't like them.
0:15:24 > 0:15:26Did you wear them on the night, though?
0:15:26 > 0:15:29Not on the night.
0:15:29 > 0:15:30Oh, I love it!
0:15:30 > 0:15:33That's the sort of thing my mum would have done. I would've gone,
0:15:33 > 0:15:35"Mum, I don't want to wear them."
0:15:35 > 0:15:37- But you only paid a tenner for them. - A bargain.
0:15:37 > 0:15:40You've got a good eye, Mum, haven't you?
0:15:40 > 0:15:42They're going under the hammer at now. Let's put them to the test.
0:15:44 > 0:15:46Gold cuff links there.
0:15:46 > 0:15:48There we go. Who'll start me?
0:15:48 > 0:15:50Should be 100, really. Start me 50.
0:15:50 > 0:15:5250.
0:15:52 > 0:15:56I can start you at 35. At £35, going to be cheap on the book here.
0:15:56 > 0:15:57At £35, 40, 5.
0:15:57 > 0:16:0050. At £50, I have.
0:16:00 > 0:16:02At £50. At £50 right in front of me.
0:16:02 > 0:16:04You're out of the net. 5 there, 5.
0:16:04 > 0:16:0760. At £60 in the room now. At £60.
0:16:07 > 0:16:095 anywhere now? At £60 in the room.
0:16:09 > 0:16:11You all sure? At 60.
0:16:13 > 0:16:17- Well, I think you did well...- Yeah. - ..on your investment.
0:16:17 > 0:16:18I think you did really, really well.
0:16:18 > 0:16:21I'm so pleased you didn't wear them. Do you know?!
0:16:21 > 0:16:24- I wouldn't have worn them. - Wouldn't you?- No!
0:16:24 > 0:16:26'Oh, well. Boys will be boys!'
0:16:31 > 0:16:33Well, so far, so good. Going under the hammer right now,
0:16:33 > 0:16:37going in that frame is that Leica camera belonging to Terry.
0:16:37 > 0:16:40Let's hope we get top dollar for this camera, Phil.
0:16:40 > 0:16:43Well, you know, there is a name and the name is Leica.
0:16:43 > 0:16:47- It's the best name.- Yeah. I'm hopeful this will do very well.- OK.
0:16:47 > 0:16:50Fingers crossed, everyone. Here we go, it's going under the hammer.
0:16:51 > 0:16:54The Leica camera there. Where are you going to be?
0:16:54 > 0:16:56It should be 100 to start me, 100.
0:16:56 > 0:16:58£100 for the Leica.
0:17:01 > 0:17:03Anybody like-a a Leica!?
0:17:04 > 0:17:07I can start... 85. At £85 a bid. At 85.
0:17:07 > 0:17:1190, now. At £85, 90. 5. At 95. 100, now.
0:17:11 > 0:17:15- 100.- Well, it's gone, it's sold.
0:17:15 > 0:17:18Come on, let's now get the top end.
0:17:18 > 0:17:20110, I already have. 120 now. 130.
0:17:20 > 0:17:24At 130 in the room now. 140. 150.
0:17:24 > 0:17:26At 150, 160 now. 150.
0:17:26 > 0:17:29- Come on, come on, come on. - At £150, it's in the room.
0:17:29 > 0:17:31You're out of the net. 160.
0:17:31 > 0:17:33170. 180, if you'd like.
0:17:33 > 0:17:36At 180. 180. 190, if you like, sir.
0:17:36 > 0:17:39At 190 back in the room. At 190.
0:17:39 > 0:17:41At £190. It's yours on 190.
0:17:43 > 0:17:46Yes, we did it! Got the top end.
0:17:46 > 0:17:47Well done, Phil.
0:17:47 > 0:17:51It was a long journey, that one. Thank you for bringing it in.
0:17:51 > 0:17:55Well, it is my pleasure, believe you me. I've had a great time.
0:17:55 > 0:17:57'Well, that was certainly snapped up.'
0:17:59 > 0:18:02Well, that's the end of our first visit to the saleroom today.
0:18:02 > 0:18:04We're coming back here later on in the show with some more
0:18:04 > 0:18:07unfinished business to do.
0:18:07 > 0:18:10But you know that phrase, it's every kid's dream
0:18:10 > 0:18:12to run away and join the circus.
0:18:12 > 0:18:14I'm not a kid any more but let's face it,
0:18:14 > 0:18:16everybody is a child at heart.
0:18:16 > 0:18:20I've just been told the circus is in town, so here's my chance.
0:18:26 > 0:18:29It's a little-known fact that the modern circus
0:18:29 > 0:18:31was invented in 18th century England.
0:18:33 > 0:18:36Philip Astley, a retired soldier, toured the country
0:18:36 > 0:18:40with his merry band of acrobats, rope dancers and jugglers,
0:18:40 > 0:18:43and his own amazing feats of horsemanship.
0:18:46 > 0:18:50Most of us are familiar with the huge, international blockbuster circuses
0:18:50 > 0:18:53but one small British troop is doggedly holding on
0:18:53 > 0:18:55to the simple joy of Astley's Circus.
0:18:55 > 0:18:59Pitching up on village greens throughout the summer
0:18:59 > 0:19:01is Giffords Circus.
0:19:04 > 0:19:07Based in Gloucester, the company tour the Cotswolds
0:19:07 > 0:19:10for three months each summer pitching up in fields
0:19:10 > 0:19:12and on village greens with their vintage caravans
0:19:12 > 0:19:14and, of course, the big top.
0:19:14 > 0:19:17They're just days away from their first performance
0:19:17 > 0:19:19here in the grounds of Sudeley Castle.
0:19:19 > 0:19:22Everybody's busy setting up, getting ready
0:19:22 > 0:19:24and even the band are tuning up.
0:19:28 > 0:19:32At the heart of it all is owner, Nell Gifford, and her horses.
0:19:33 > 0:19:37Following in the footsteps of her esteemed predecessor,
0:19:37 > 0:19:41Philip Astley, Nell's speciality is horsemanship.
0:19:41 > 0:19:45'Nell, you have created every kid's dream. You've got your own circus.'
0:19:45 > 0:19:49How would you describe Giffords to somebody that hasn't seen the show?
0:19:49 > 0:19:52Giffords Circus is like a miniature village green circus
0:19:52 > 0:19:55and something that you might have seen as a child.
0:19:55 > 0:19:58It's very nostalgic and something of a children's book,
0:19:58 > 0:20:01like the village green, the white tent, little wagons
0:20:01 > 0:20:04and people living on the road with their animals and their families.
0:20:04 > 0:20:06I've seen the show a few years on the trot now
0:20:06 > 0:20:09and it makes a want to run away and join the circus.
0:20:09 > 0:20:12How did you get inspired? You grew up in Gloucestershire
0:20:12 > 0:20:15and it's not renowned for circuses around here. Let's face it.
0:20:15 > 0:20:20It definitely isn't but I had the chance to work on a circus in America
0:20:20 > 0:20:23when I was 18, and I fell in love with the tent and the sawdust
0:20:23 > 0:20:27in the way it was very multicultural and everyone was speaking
0:20:27 > 0:20:30different languages, cooking different foods from around the world.
0:20:30 > 0:20:34Is it fair to say that circuses go in and out of favour in this country?
0:20:34 > 0:20:37I know they're big in Europe, but here they are sort of in and out,
0:20:37 > 0:20:39especially working with animals.
0:20:39 > 0:20:41I love the animals, I love working with them.
0:20:41 > 0:20:44The animals are part of the family, they're our pets.
0:20:44 > 0:20:47They have great diet, dentist, vets, chiropractors.
0:20:47 > 0:20:49All the dogs are rescue dogs
0:20:49 > 0:20:52and I'd like to think that they could go on to be re-homed in family homes
0:20:52 > 0:20:55so anyone's so welcome to come and see them and meet them.
0:20:57 > 0:21:01Well, I know it just gets better and better each year
0:21:01 > 0:21:03and you change the themes. What's this year's theme?
0:21:03 > 0:21:05This year's theme, it's called The Thunders
0:21:05 > 0:21:07and it's inspired by the Greek myths
0:21:07 > 0:21:12so it's all kinds of swords and sandals and togas everywhere and a Trojan horse
0:21:12 > 0:21:15and lots of Greek dancing. It's great fun.
0:21:15 > 0:21:19We're just trying to, every year, explore new shows and new things.
0:21:19 > 0:21:22I'd love to think that in 100 years' time,
0:21:22 > 0:21:24there's a whole new generation of children coming in
0:21:24 > 0:21:27and enjoying Giffords Circus and it's part of the English culture.
0:21:27 > 0:21:31I'm sure it's going to be and it's definitely a date in my diary each year
0:21:31 > 0:21:33- so, Nell, thank you very much. - Thank you, thank you very much.
0:21:36 > 0:21:41'With less than 48 hours to go till the curtain goes up on their first show,
0:21:41 > 0:21:44'the atmosphere during rehearsal is tense.'
0:21:44 > 0:21:49They're rehearsing for the grand finale and timing is crucial
0:21:49 > 0:21:52because that's the entire troupe together for the first time in the ring.
0:21:52 > 0:21:55This happens at the end of every night's performance
0:21:55 > 0:21:59and the kids in the audience get to join in as well so this is quite special.
0:22:01 > 0:22:05'I couldn't come to the circus and not meet the clown
0:22:05 > 0:22:09'and, like everything here, Giffords' resident funnyman is unique, like his name.'
0:22:09 > 0:22:12I've got to ask you, why are you called Tweedy?
0:22:12 > 0:22:16Well, it comes partly from my real name, which is Mr Digweed.
0:22:16 > 0:22:19- PAUL LAUGHS - So it was going to be Weedy,
0:22:19 > 0:22:21but there was already a Weedy the Clown
0:22:21 > 0:22:24so someone suggested I put a T at the front
0:22:24 > 0:22:27and cos of the Scottish connection,
0:22:27 > 0:22:31that seemed to work so Tweedy it has been for 20 years now.
0:22:31 > 0:22:34- What makes a good clown? - Oh, dear, just a sec.
0:22:35 > 0:22:38I've seen this act and I was so impressed, I went home to try it.
0:22:41 > 0:22:44It's not too bad, it's just a question of balance.
0:22:46 > 0:22:50- Oh, dear, no, no.- That is very clever.- That's quite painful.
0:22:51 > 0:22:55The thing with clowning is one of the things with physical comedy
0:22:55 > 0:22:58is once you've kind of found your clown character,
0:22:58 > 0:23:01you then just find situations to put that character in.
0:23:01 > 0:23:03A man in trouble is a very good thing,
0:23:03 > 0:23:05to get your character into trouble
0:23:05 > 0:23:07and then try and get him out of trouble.
0:23:07 > 0:23:11But you're brilliant at it. Can you teach me that?
0:23:11 > 0:23:14I can, I'll try and come down if I can.
0:23:14 > 0:23:17- I'm not sure how to get down from this position.- No, OK.
0:23:17 > 0:23:22It's all right, I'll just fall. It'll be fine. Aaaaargh!
0:23:22 > 0:23:26- And that is your comedy fall. - There we go, bounce on the bum.
0:23:26 > 0:23:28It's all about falling correctly as well, isn't it?
0:23:28 > 0:23:30Yeah, so you don't hurt yourself.
0:23:30 > 0:23:33I don't think I'll be doing that sort of fall though.
0:23:33 > 0:23:36- No, you don't have to. - You'll be catching me.
0:23:36 > 0:23:38Right, Tweedy, here we go.
0:23:40 > 0:23:45- OK, I'm about there. Let go, see what happens.- Twist this one round.
0:23:45 > 0:23:48- Yeah, got it. - Twist it like that.- Done.
0:23:48 > 0:23:50You put the foot over here now.
0:23:52 > 0:23:55OK, now what do I do? I'm actually stuck.
0:23:55 > 0:23:59If you can, you can twist this one round.
0:23:59 > 0:24:03- OK.- Mustn't laugh, really.- No.
0:24:05 > 0:24:07- OK?- Yeah.
0:24:07 > 0:24:09Oof! OK.
0:24:09 > 0:24:11I tell you what, now I've got it.
0:24:11 > 0:24:14I make it up as I go along. And he's off!
0:24:16 > 0:24:18- Oooh-oooh! - PAUL LAUGHS
0:24:18 > 0:24:21- You were nearly off.- Here we go.
0:24:22 > 0:24:26Gosh! My kids would love me doing this around the front lawn.
0:24:26 > 0:24:31- Oh, they'd fall about with laughter. Right, Tweedy!- I'll see you later.
0:24:31 > 0:24:36- OK.- He's off!- Will I make a good clown?- Yeah, I think so.
0:24:36 > 0:24:38How do you...
0:24:38 > 0:24:40How do you get down?
0:24:41 > 0:24:45- Oh, now, there is a big problem. - OK.- You can do it.
0:24:45 > 0:24:49- DRUMROLL - One...- Drumroll!
0:24:49 > 0:24:51- Geronimo! Oh, yeah! - Thank you so much!
0:24:51 > 0:24:55- That was brilliant, that was brilliant.- You're welcome.
0:24:55 > 0:24:56That was brilliant.
0:24:56 > 0:25:00Oh, I've used some muscles I haven't used for years!
0:25:00 > 0:25:04I'm sure it doesn't need saying, but don't try that at home.
0:25:06 > 0:25:08And now, it's on with the show.
0:25:12 > 0:25:16With its traditional big top and trailers, well cared for animals
0:25:16 > 0:25:21and the friendly staff, this is the perfect village green circus.
0:25:21 > 0:25:23APPLAUSE
0:25:35 > 0:25:37Welcome back to Gloucester Cathedral,
0:25:37 > 0:25:40our magnificent host location for today.
0:25:40 > 0:25:43Fingers crossed we can find some more gems
0:25:43 > 0:25:46to take off to auction and we might have one or two big surprises.
0:25:46 > 0:25:48Let's catch up with our experts
0:25:48 > 0:25:51for our next item to go off to auction.
0:25:53 > 0:25:57Yvonne, I was surprised you weren't sporting this in the queue.
0:25:57 > 0:26:00- It's such a lovely necklace.- Thank you.- Thank you for bringing it along.
0:26:00 > 0:26:02Is it something you wear regularly
0:26:02 > 0:26:04or you've gone to a jewellers and bought?
0:26:04 > 0:26:06No, my mother gave it to me.
0:26:06 > 0:26:11I don't think she ever wore it and I only wore it once
0:26:11 > 0:26:15because it's very special and that was for a dinner dance,
0:26:15 > 0:26:20but no, I'm afraid it is in a drawer and this is why I brought it today.
0:26:20 > 0:26:22- It so often the way, isn't it?- Yes.
0:26:22 > 0:26:24When your mother gave it to you,
0:26:24 > 0:26:27did she tell you what it was or where it came from?
0:26:27 > 0:26:29It came from her side of the family.
0:26:29 > 0:26:33I think she might have been given it by her godmother,
0:26:33 > 0:26:37but she wanted me to have it because she thought it had a lot of value,
0:26:37 > 0:26:42but she wanted me to find out what value it had.
0:26:42 > 0:26:45- Well, it's not marked, is it?- No.
0:26:45 > 0:26:48So there's nothing to say this it is gold, is there?
0:26:48 > 0:26:53I hope it is gold and the views, I think you would tell me,
0:26:53 > 0:26:58is it Italian or Greek?
0:26:58 > 0:27:03Some influences there. First of all, let's deal with the gold issue.
0:27:03 > 0:27:07It is that bright, buttery, soft yellow
0:27:07 > 0:27:13- that tells me it's a very high carat gold.- Really?
0:27:13 > 0:27:15And lovely workmanship.
0:27:15 > 0:27:20We've got these little straps here, which are all woven threads
0:27:20 > 0:27:23so not only is it a gold strap,
0:27:23 > 0:27:27but the amount of work that went into doing that was phenomenal.
0:27:29 > 0:27:34But all of the gold is subservient to these wonderful oval panels
0:27:34 > 0:27:37- and we've had these on Flog It! before.- Did you?
0:27:37 > 0:27:41- Do you know what they're called, this particular technique?- No.
0:27:41 > 0:27:44- It's called micro-mosaic.- Oh!
0:27:44 > 0:27:47It's from the Roman so Greek wasn't far out
0:27:47 > 0:27:52- and it certainly was a technique practised in Italy.- Right, right.
0:27:52 > 0:27:55These are typical of the wares that you will find
0:27:55 > 0:28:00if you were a tourist going over in the middle of the 19th century.
0:28:00 > 0:28:04It will have been made in about 1850.
0:28:04 > 0:28:06We've got a bit of damage.
0:28:06 > 0:28:09- Yes. - The clasp is a little bit of mosaic
0:28:09 > 0:28:12- and that's lost half of the inlay on there.- Yeah.
0:28:12 > 0:28:14- So we've got to consider that.- Yeah.
0:28:14 > 0:28:19But it's sought-after stuff and it's rare stuff and you've got here,
0:28:19 > 0:28:23I think what's lovely, is you've got the combination of the ruins,
0:28:23 > 0:28:27which are the larger roundels, then you get the butterfly
0:28:27 > 0:28:30- and then you get the flower.- Yes.
0:28:30 > 0:28:32So as the stones get smaller,
0:28:32 > 0:28:35the subject matter becomes more ephemeral and it's lovely.
0:28:38 > 0:28:42- Value - it is damaged.- Yes. - And damage does affect value.
0:28:42 > 0:28:47- Any ideas what it might be worth?- No idea at all.- So if we were to say...
0:28:48 > 0:28:55- ..£500-£600, £600-£700, that would be agreeable with you? - Yes. Yes, it would.
0:28:55 > 0:28:59- Right, we'll put it in for £1,000-£1,500.- Really?
0:28:59 > 0:29:00Really, honestly.
0:29:00 > 0:29:04We'll put a fixed reserve of £1,000 on it
0:29:04 > 0:29:08- and hopefully it will go on from that.- Ohhh!
0:29:08 > 0:29:09It's a stunning bit of jewellery.
0:29:09 > 0:29:14It is one of the nicest bits of jewellery I've seen on Flog It! for a very long time.
0:29:14 > 0:29:18- Thank you. - So you've made my day.- Oh, lovely!
0:29:18 > 0:29:20Why have you decided to sell it now though?
0:29:20 > 0:29:24Well, my mother died in 2005 and, erm...
0:29:27 > 0:29:29She would love me to have the money.
0:29:29 > 0:29:33Well, hopefully she'll be watching over us.
0:29:33 > 0:29:34Yes, I'm sure she is.
0:29:34 > 0:29:38At the auction and let's hope it storms onto a magnificent price.
0:29:38 > 0:29:40Yvonne, thank you so much for bringing it in.
0:29:40 > 0:29:42Thank you, thank you very much.
0:29:43 > 0:29:45What a stunning piece!
0:29:47 > 0:29:48Next, we have Philip,
0:29:48 > 0:29:51who is ready to bang on about a Flog It! favourite.
0:29:53 > 0:29:56- How are you, all right? - Yes, thank you.
0:29:56 > 0:29:59- What's that then?- A Troika drum, I believe it's called.
0:29:59 > 0:30:02- And is it worth anything? - I hope so.- How do you know that?
0:30:02 > 0:30:04Why do you think that's worth anything?
0:30:04 > 0:30:06I watch the television programmes.
0:30:06 > 0:30:08Ohhhh, you watch the television?
0:30:08 > 0:30:11- I do.- So what else do you know about it then?
0:30:11 > 0:30:13I know my mum bought it in Cornwall
0:30:13 > 0:30:18when she was on holiday in the late '70s.
0:30:18 > 0:30:22- And it's a Troika drum dish, isn't it?- Yes.
0:30:22 > 0:30:24And when did this factory set up, do you think?
0:30:24 > 0:30:26Hold on. (1963.)
0:30:26 > 0:30:29- When was this factory set up?- 1963.
0:30:29 > 0:30:31Good girl! When did it finish?
0:30:31 > 0:30:32(1983.)
0:30:32 > 0:30:34- 1983.- When did your mum buy it?
0:30:34 > 0:30:38- ('73.)- The late '70s!
0:30:38 > 0:30:41Right, and how much do you think it cost her?
0:30:41 > 0:30:45- I wouldn't like to say. - It wouldn't have been a great deal.
0:30:45 > 0:30:47This was the original, really, sort of tourist present.
0:30:47 > 0:30:51You went on holiday, you went to the Troika pottery
0:30:51 > 0:30:53and you took this home as a memento
0:30:53 > 0:30:56and it's become massively collectable.
0:30:56 > 0:31:00I have a theory that one of the reasons why it's become collectable and valuable
0:31:00 > 0:31:02- is because of Flog It!- Yes.
0:31:02 > 0:31:08Everybody sees it and you've got this sort of self-perpetuating snowball
0:31:08 > 0:31:11that gets bigger and bigger and bigger and I think we've created a market.
0:31:11 > 0:31:14- Yes.- So if you turn it over...
0:31:17 > 0:31:21- It tells us everything, doesn't it? - It does.- What does that say?- Troika.
0:31:21 > 0:31:24- What does that say?- Cornwall. - And what does that say?
0:31:24 > 0:31:26The initials of the person that made it?
0:31:26 > 0:31:28- Oh, no, that's cheating! And who was that?- I don't know.
0:31:28 > 0:31:31(Honor Curtis.) And who was that?
0:31:31 > 0:31:34- Honor Curtis.- Oh, you're good, aren't you?
0:31:34 > 0:31:35How much do you think that's worth?
0:31:36 > 0:31:39- I haven't said anything, have I?- No!
0:31:39 > 0:31:41How much are you wanting it to be worth?
0:31:41 > 0:31:44- About £100.- Right.
0:31:44 > 0:31:48Let me just tell you that I think if you brought that into a saleroom,
0:31:48 > 0:31:51- Troika has dipped a little bit in value.- Yes.
0:31:52 > 0:31:54If you came to my saleroom,
0:31:54 > 0:31:57I'd properly say to you to put £80-£100 as an estimate on it
0:31:57 > 0:32:00and a fixed reserve of £60-£70 on it.
0:32:00 > 0:32:01That would be my advice.
0:32:01 > 0:32:05- But I think you want a bit more than that, don't you?- I do, really. - You do, really.
0:32:06 > 0:32:09Right, so if the reserve on this is going to be £100,
0:32:09 > 0:32:11we've got to estimate it at £100-£150
0:32:11 > 0:32:13and that still stands a chance.
0:32:13 > 0:32:18- I think the important is I want you to go away being happy.- Yes.
0:32:18 > 0:32:21So let's leave it at £100 fixed reserve.
0:32:21 > 0:32:23So when did they start making this?
0:32:23 > 0:32:26- 1963.- Get in there!
0:32:26 > 0:32:30I'm not sure that Anne really needed much help from Philip there.
0:32:33 > 0:32:37Now, I would like to share with you something that caught my eye in the cathedral.
0:32:37 > 0:32:41Such were the queues of pilgrims to see Edward II's tomb
0:32:41 > 0:32:46that the monks painted these scenes to entertain them while they were waiting.
0:32:46 > 0:32:50It tells the story of Reynard the Fox, the cautionary tale of the day.
0:32:50 > 0:32:53The fox is depicted as a thief and a poacher and here he is,
0:32:53 > 0:32:57look, but he gets his just deserts in the end.
0:32:57 > 0:32:58There he is with a goose in his mouth
0:32:58 > 0:33:01and, look, there's a boar there standing on his hind legs
0:33:01 > 0:33:04and a hare actually tying the fox to a stake.
0:33:04 > 0:33:07They caught the fox and there is a cockerel looking on
0:33:07 > 0:33:10and in the next scene, they're dragging the fox along.
0:33:10 > 0:33:13There's birds flying everywhere and here they are, look,
0:33:13 > 0:33:18there's a fox and some sort of ram hoisting, hanging, in fact, the fox
0:33:18 > 0:33:21and there he is, look, with a noose around his neck.
0:33:21 > 0:33:24And at the bottom, the rest of the animals are having a feast
0:33:24 > 0:33:28and a toast, having the last laugh on the fox.
0:33:28 > 0:33:31I'd imagine these have survived the Civil War.
0:33:31 > 0:33:33These weren't whitewashed over
0:33:33 > 0:33:35because they're not religious images,
0:33:35 > 0:33:38they're just great images of regional folk art.
0:33:39 > 0:33:43A remarkable survivor right here in the depths of the cathedral
0:33:43 > 0:33:47and right now, it's time to join up with our experts and an item -
0:33:47 > 0:33:49a survivor from another age.
0:33:52 > 0:33:55Melanie, thank you for brightening up our day
0:33:55 > 0:33:58with this exquisite set that you've brought in.
0:33:58 > 0:34:01Is this a family thing, something that's been handed down?
0:34:01 > 0:34:05Erm, no, it's something I bought in a charity shop perhaps six months ago.
0:34:05 > 0:34:12- What?! How much, may I ask, did the set cost?- It was £25.
0:34:12 > 0:34:16Well, that's quite a serious amount of money in a charity shop, isn't it?
0:34:16 > 0:34:20Yes, and it was marked as silver and I just thought it was beautiful.
0:34:20 > 0:34:22Did you think it was a good buy or...?
0:34:22 > 0:34:25- I thought it was probably a good buy, yes.- Right, right.
0:34:25 > 0:34:28So did they say what it was or have you looked up...?
0:34:28 > 0:34:32I've looked up the maker's mark and I think it's...
0:34:32 > 0:34:35Is it Gerrard's or Garrard's?
0:34:35 > 0:34:39Garrard's, now there's a name to conjure with. Let's have a look.
0:34:39 > 0:34:44Yes, we've got G & Co Ltd in a little inverted diamond punch,
0:34:44 > 0:34:47which is Garrard's, and of course they were the Royal jewellers
0:34:47 > 0:34:51and that's next to the standard mark for sterling silver
0:34:51 > 0:34:54so they were right in the charity shop, solid silver.
0:34:54 > 0:34:57The leopard's head, which is for London,
0:34:57 > 0:35:03and we've got a capital S in a very plain punch, which is for 1953.
0:35:03 > 0:35:09- But the Garrard mark is overstriking another silversmith's.- Right.
0:35:09 > 0:35:12So these, whilst they are exquisite quality
0:35:12 > 0:35:16- and were made for Garrard's, they weren't made BY Garrard's. - Oh, that's interesting.
0:35:16 > 0:35:19And it throws up one interesting point,
0:35:19 > 0:35:22which is what is a maker's mark on a piece of silver?
0:35:22 > 0:35:28And often it's the retailer or it's the person it was supplied to.
0:35:28 > 0:35:33Very rarely is it actually the person who made it.
0:35:33 > 0:35:34It's a big system,
0:35:34 > 0:35:38but this would certainly be part of a much larger set when it was made.
0:35:38 > 0:35:42We've got the hairbrush, the clothes brush -
0:35:42 > 0:35:46- these both would have been in pairs. - Right.
0:35:46 > 0:35:47And we've got the mirror
0:35:47 > 0:35:52and we probably would have gone on to things like hair tidies
0:35:52 > 0:35:57and little boxes for pins and needles and even little trays,
0:35:57 > 0:36:00all with this wonderful decoration.
0:36:00 > 0:36:03- The mirror is the most important thing.- Right.
0:36:03 > 0:36:06Nobody likes using somebody's else's brushes.
0:36:06 > 0:36:08No, I quite understand that, yeah.
0:36:08 > 0:36:11And actually what often happens is these sets will go abroad
0:36:11 > 0:36:15- and this will actually be converted into a mirror as well. - Oh, right, yes.
0:36:15 > 0:36:18Cos you can see how easily you could remove the bristles
0:36:18 > 0:36:20- and put a mirror into it. - A small mirror, yes.
0:36:20 > 0:36:24So beware - if you're buying a mirror with that profile,
0:36:24 > 0:36:27it started life as a brush.
0:36:27 > 0:36:32Was £25 a wise investment? Six months ago!
0:36:33 > 0:36:36I mean sensibly and cautiously,
0:36:36 > 0:36:39- we'd say £80-£120.- That's brilliant.
0:36:39 > 0:36:41Which is the auctioneer's chestnut,
0:36:41 > 0:36:44but I would be very disappointed if we didn't see...
0:36:46 > 0:36:49..a few pounds above the top estimate of that
0:36:49 > 0:36:51- so that was a very shrewd and canny buy.- Fantastic!
0:36:51 > 0:36:56Well, it's a wonderful set and thank you so much for bringing it in.
0:36:56 > 0:36:59- Thank you, it's been fascinating. I've had a lovely day.- Pleasure!
0:37:02 > 0:37:05Well, that's it. Sadly, it's time to say goodbye to Gloucester Cathedral,
0:37:05 > 0:37:08our magnificent host location for the day.
0:37:08 > 0:37:10I've thoroughly enjoyed it here
0:37:10 > 0:37:13and I know hundreds of people also feel the same.
0:37:13 > 0:37:16But right now, we have some unfinished business in the auction room
0:37:16 > 0:37:19and here's a quick recap of all the items that are going under the hammer.
0:37:22 > 0:37:24Who can not fail to be impressed
0:37:24 > 0:37:27by Yvonne's exquisite micro-mosaic necklace?
0:37:29 > 0:37:32Troika is always popular so the drum will sell
0:37:32 > 0:37:35and I think Philip's valuation is bang on.
0:37:37 > 0:37:40And the dressing table set is so unusual,
0:37:40 > 0:37:43it should catch the bidders' eye in the sale.
0:37:46 > 0:37:50Back to the auction house for more surprises!
0:37:50 > 0:37:53We're starting smartly with the dressing table set.
0:37:54 > 0:37:56Good luck, Melanie.
0:37:56 > 0:37:58Now is the moment we're going to put that valuation to the test.
0:37:58 > 0:38:01This is one of those classic charity shop finds,
0:38:01 > 0:38:03which we love to hear about.
0:38:03 > 0:38:05Just remind us again, how much did you spend on this?
0:38:05 > 0:38:09- I paid £25 for it, yes.- And you got it home and did a bit of research.
0:38:09 > 0:38:13Yes, I looked it up on the internet and I looked up the hallmark,
0:38:13 > 0:38:17- yes, and it was Garrard, is it?- It was.
0:38:17 > 0:38:20It's a beautiful set and if you went to Garrard's to buy it now,
0:38:20 > 0:38:22even these three pieces would be £1,000
0:38:22 > 0:38:24so it's good value for somebody.
0:38:24 > 0:38:26It's fantastic value when you think about it.
0:38:26 > 0:38:30Right, it's going under the hammer now. This is it.
0:38:30 > 0:38:32The dressing table set there with the enamel decoration.
0:38:32 > 0:38:34There we go, a lovely piece. Start at £100.
0:38:34 > 0:38:36Should be £100 to get on, shouldn't it?
0:38:36 > 0:38:40Nice guilloche enamel there, £100? £50 to start me then.
0:38:40 > 0:38:45- At £50, a bid there. £55. £60, £65...- They should be all over this.
0:38:45 > 0:38:49£75, £80. At £80 on my left here, £85 now.
0:38:49 > 0:38:52At £80, it's on my left here at £80. £85 anywhere now then?
0:38:52 > 0:38:54At £80, you all sure at £80?
0:38:56 > 0:38:57- It's gone.- Oh, it's sold!
0:38:57 > 0:39:00- But you made a profit, a big one, didn't you?- I made a profit, yes.
0:39:00 > 0:39:02- I was hoping for a little bit more. - So was I.
0:39:02 > 0:39:05I think there might have been a group of like-minded bidders,
0:39:05 > 0:39:08but, you know, that's how these things go at auction, isn't it?
0:39:08 > 0:39:11The new owner has got to be delighted with that.
0:39:11 > 0:39:14Philip's choice next.
0:39:14 > 0:39:17Going under the hammer right now, we've got something from Cornwall.
0:39:17 > 0:39:21Yes, a bit of Troika, you guessed it, and decorated by Honor Curtis.
0:39:21 > 0:39:24It belongs to Anne. Unfortunately, Anne cannot make the auction,
0:39:24 > 0:39:27but we do have our expert Philip Serrell. It's that little drum dish.
0:39:27 > 0:39:29I've seen a lot of Troika on the show and in my life,
0:39:29 > 0:39:32but I've not seen many of these come on the market.
0:39:32 > 0:39:34This should do the top end.
0:39:35 > 0:39:38The Troika bowl there and who will start me?
0:39:38 > 0:39:41- Good looking piece.- Come on.
0:39:41 > 0:39:43£100. £50 to get on.
0:39:43 > 0:39:45At £50, £55 if you like now.
0:39:45 > 0:39:49At £50, at £55, £60, £65, £70 now?
0:39:49 > 0:39:51At £70, £75. At £75, £80 now?
0:39:51 > 0:39:55- At £75, £80 anywhere? - It's struggling. Come on!
0:39:55 > 0:39:58At £75 here, £80 if you like now?
0:39:58 > 0:40:00At £75, are you all sure?
0:40:00 > 0:40:02At £75, are you all done?
0:40:03 > 0:40:05That is quite rare.
0:40:05 > 0:40:09We have not seen a drum dish on the show before by Honor Curtis
0:40:09 > 0:40:11so I don't know if that tells me
0:40:11 > 0:40:14everyone's completely gone off Troika all of a sudden.
0:40:14 > 0:40:17I know Anne has, that's why she's selling it, she prefers Moorcroft.
0:40:17 > 0:40:19But there's a lot of people in Cornwall
0:40:19 > 0:40:21that would like to own that drum dish.
0:40:21 > 0:40:22I'm surprised, really.
0:40:24 > 0:40:28What a shame! But there is always another day in the saleroom.
0:40:29 > 0:40:31And now for the item I have been waiting for.
0:40:32 > 0:40:34Well, I've just been joined by Yvonne
0:40:34 > 0:40:36and going under the hammer right now,
0:40:36 > 0:40:41we've got that wonderful Italian micro-mosaic necklace which I think is beautiful.
0:40:41 > 0:40:42You shouldn't be selling this!
0:40:42 > 0:40:45Well, yes, my mother gave it to me
0:40:45 > 0:40:48and she was always wanting to know the value of it
0:40:48 > 0:40:52and when I heard from Michael of the value,
0:40:52 > 0:40:53my mother died in 2005
0:40:53 > 0:40:58and she would be over the moon if I can get the money for it.
0:40:58 > 0:41:01- It is nice, isn't it? - It's micro-mosaic.- Yeah, quality.
0:41:01 > 0:41:03It's what everybody wants.
0:41:03 > 0:41:06If you're fashionable in London and you're a jeweller,
0:41:06 > 0:41:08you want to buy this. It's rare.
0:41:08 > 0:41:13It's a rare thing and it's survived in near-pristine condition, so yeah.
0:41:13 > 0:41:15Well, I'm excited. I hope you're excited
0:41:15 > 0:41:18because right now, it's going under the hammer. Watch this.
0:41:19 > 0:41:24310 is the Italian yellow metal and micro-mosaic necklace there.
0:41:24 > 0:41:27A lovely lot. Where are you going to be for that? Who will start me?
0:41:27 > 0:41:29Start me for that.
0:41:29 > 0:41:33- They've gone quiet. This is the one they're here for.- It's gone quiet.
0:41:33 > 0:41:34Start me at £1,000.
0:41:34 > 0:41:37It would sound cheap at £1,000, I would have thought.
0:41:37 > 0:41:40Well, I can start you on the book here at £620.
0:41:40 > 0:41:44- It sounds very cheap at £620. - There's someone waving over there.
0:41:44 > 0:41:46£680. £700. £720.
0:41:46 > 0:41:49£750. £780. £800.
0:41:49 > 0:41:51£850. £900.
0:41:51 > 0:41:53£950. £1,000.
0:41:53 > 0:41:57At £1,000 in the room now, £1,000.
0:41:57 > 0:42:00At £1,000... £1,050. £1,100.
0:42:00 > 0:42:04- There's a chap waving like mad over there.- He hasn't stopped waving.- No.
0:42:04 > 0:42:09£1,300. £1,350. £1,400.
0:42:09 > 0:42:11- Oh, this is great.- £1,450.
0:42:11 > 0:42:17- £1,500.- On the internet?- £1,550. £1,600.- No, in the room.
0:42:17 > 0:42:20At £1,600, £1,650 now?
0:42:20 > 0:42:23At £1,600 in the room. £1,650. £1,700.
0:42:23 > 0:42:25The Italians are bidding online.
0:42:25 > 0:42:28He's got one bid on the computer.
0:42:28 > 0:42:32- It's in the room at £1,700.- One bid in the room, fighting it out.
0:42:32 > 0:42:35At £1,700, it's in the room now.
0:42:35 > 0:42:41At £1,700, you're out on the net at £1,700...
0:42:43 > 0:42:46- Fantastic!- Thank you.- £1,700.
0:42:46 > 0:42:47- Well done, you!- Thank you very much!
0:42:47 > 0:42:51Brilliant! Well, it did over the top estimate. Thank goodness for that!
0:42:51 > 0:42:54- It did. Well done, Michael. - Thank you, Michael.- It's a pleasure.
0:42:54 > 0:42:56I hope you enjoy the money, I really do,
0:42:56 > 0:43:01and thank you for making our show so colourful and so beautiful.
0:43:01 > 0:43:02- Thank you!- Because you really have.
0:43:02 > 0:43:05- It was brilliant. - Thank you very much, Michael.
0:43:05 > 0:43:07Sadly, we've run out of time here in Cirencester.
0:43:07 > 0:43:08We've had a wonderful time.
0:43:08 > 0:43:12Join us again for many more surprises in the next auction room,
0:43:12 > 0:43:15but until then, it's goodbye from all of us. Well done, you two.