0:00:02 > 0:00:06This is the great drawing room of Newstead Abbey in Nottinghamshire,
0:00:06 > 0:00:08once home to the poet Lord Byron.
0:00:08 > 0:00:12It was saved for the nation by two families, who transformed it from
0:00:12 > 0:00:16a ruinous wreck into the spectacular estate that we all see today.
0:00:16 > 0:00:19Later on in the programme, we'll be finding out
0:00:19 > 0:00:22how they left their mark. Welcome to "Flog It!"
0:00:42 > 0:00:45Southwell Minster in Nottinghamshire
0:00:45 > 0:00:49is admired for its soaring beauty and elegant arches, but this minster
0:00:49 > 0:00:54is also special, because it's a place where spirituality and art meet.
0:00:54 > 0:00:57It's bursting with creative touches,
0:00:57 > 0:00:59from medieval carvings to modern sculpture.
0:00:59 > 0:01:03We'll be seeing some of the divine inspiration that has made
0:01:03 > 0:01:06Southwell Minster so special later on in the programme.
0:01:06 > 0:01:08But right now, let's see
0:01:08 > 0:01:11if we can inspire this magnificent crowd to sell their antiques
0:01:11 > 0:01:15because all they need is a favourable valuation from our experts.
0:01:15 > 0:01:17- And what are you going to do? - Flog it!
0:01:17 > 0:01:21Our experts, Michael Baggott and Mark Stacey, are keen to find the
0:01:21 > 0:01:25best of art and design amongst the bags and boxes.
0:01:25 > 0:01:27Oh, I love her.
0:01:27 > 0:01:31They're already fighting over the treasures lining up for their scrutiny.
0:01:31 > 0:01:35We'll put you down as a maybe.
0:01:35 > 0:01:37Never mind, you're all right.
0:01:38 > 0:01:44So, on the show today, creative inspiration spanning 300 years.
0:01:44 > 0:01:47- From the handmade... - You know, they just used very basic
0:01:47 > 0:01:51tools and equipment to make these. It's amazing, really, that it's survived.
0:01:51 > 0:01:52..to the heaven-sent.
0:01:52 > 0:01:58There's something I must show you, because it's my favourite piece of sculpture here in the minster.
0:01:58 > 0:02:01And some great sales thrown in for good measure.
0:02:01 > 0:02:05That is a fantastic result. Your first auction and a big sale.
0:02:09 > 0:02:11# Gloria
0:02:11 > 0:02:14# Gloria Gloria... #
0:02:14 > 0:02:16The first thing that hits you
0:02:16 > 0:02:20when you cross the threshold of the minster is this magnificent statue
0:02:20 > 0:02:23up there, shining down on this wonderful crowd.
0:02:23 > 0:02:27It's known as Christus Rex and it's by the British modern sculptor
0:02:27 > 0:02:30Peter Ball. Peter Ball is famous worldwide
0:02:30 > 0:02:33for creating over 300 statues like this one in places of worship.
0:02:33 > 0:02:36But I think this one's rather special.
0:02:36 > 0:02:38It's made of elm, copper-plated gold leaf,
0:02:38 > 0:02:43and as it shimmers down here, lighting up this room, let's hope it can shed some
0:02:43 > 0:02:47light on our valuation tables, and let's catch up with Mark Stacey.
0:02:47 > 0:02:50I know he has just spotted a real treasure.
0:02:53 > 0:02:56Brenda, I couldn't think of a more appropriate thing to come into a
0:02:56 > 0:03:00valuation day this year than a piece of trench art from the Great War.
0:03:00 > 0:03:02Now, what is the history of it?
0:03:02 > 0:03:07My grandfather's colleague made it in the trenches and
0:03:07 > 0:03:10unfortunately he got injured.
0:03:10 > 0:03:14- As he lay dying, he gave it to my grandfather.- Oh, God.
0:03:14 > 0:03:16- It's a bit sad. - It's very sad, isn't it?
0:03:16 > 0:03:20And your grandfather's obviously passed it down to your father.
0:03:20 > 0:03:25- Yes, and he's passed it to me. - That's amazing, isn't it?
0:03:25 > 0:03:28Absolutely amazing, because when you think... It was a horrible war.
0:03:28 > 0:03:32I mean, all wars are horrible, but that one particularly with
0:03:32 > 0:03:36those poor young men, trapped in the trenches for month,
0:03:36 > 0:03:38after month, after month.
0:03:38 > 0:03:41And of course, in amongst the intermittent firing
0:03:41 > 0:03:44and fighting there were long periods of time
0:03:44 > 0:03:49- I suppose where...- They had to find something to do.
0:03:49 > 0:03:53When you pick it up, Brenda, you can see it's sort of a shell case, isn't it?
0:03:53 > 0:03:56And then these little strips here
0:03:56 > 0:04:00are probably another shell case, aren't they, which have been flattened out.
0:04:00 > 0:04:03And I noticed that the wheels are made out of buttons.
0:04:03 > 0:04:06Tunic buttons from his regiment.
0:04:06 > 0:04:10There was at one time a little propeller on the front, but that's...
0:04:10 > 0:04:15They just used very basic tools and equipment to make these. It's amazing, really that...
0:04:15 > 0:04:18- They could manage to do it in the trenches.- Exactly.
0:04:18 > 0:04:20And that it survived.
0:04:20 > 0:04:22Why have you brought it in today?
0:04:22 > 0:04:26Well, it's just in the loft, wrapped up, and I'd like somebody who could
0:04:26 > 0:04:28appreciate it to have it more.
0:04:28 > 0:04:31- Somebody who would restore it and add it to their collection.- Yes.
0:04:31 > 0:04:34Well, there's a great interest in this type of thing,
0:04:34 > 0:04:38but it's so interesting to see a biplane, because of course,
0:04:38 > 0:04:40- planes were quite a new thing then. - That's right.
0:04:40 > 0:04:45We take them for granted these days, don't we, flying across the Atlantic,
0:04:45 > 0:04:47but at the time they were rarities.
0:04:47 > 0:04:50It's got a real sentimental look to me.
0:04:50 > 0:04:53- Crudely done, but very emotional, really, isn't it?- Yes.
0:04:53 > 0:04:57I love it, actually. I think there'd be a lot of collectors who love it.
0:04:57 > 0:05:00In terms of value I think we've got to be realistic,
0:05:00 > 0:05:04and I would have probably put an estimate of something like £150
0:05:04 > 0:05:10to £250 on it, with £150 reserve. Would you be happy with that?
0:05:10 > 0:05:14- Yes, that's fine.- Well, I look forward to seeing you at the auction
0:05:14 > 0:05:16and thank you so much for bringing it in.
0:05:16 > 0:05:18Thank you.
0:05:20 > 0:05:23I'm sure the collectors will love this little aeroplane.
0:05:23 > 0:05:26It's an extraordinary work of artistic expression
0:05:26 > 0:05:29that emerged out of such a tragic experience.
0:05:29 > 0:05:34Meanwhile, Michael's in his element with a table of silver that
0:05:34 > 0:05:36has a fascinating provenance.
0:05:36 > 0:05:41Hugh, Marilyn, thank you so much for coming along today
0:05:41 > 0:05:44and bringing this little cache of Russian treasure.
0:05:44 > 0:05:46How did you come to own these?
0:05:46 > 0:05:52They came to me from my father, who lived in Russia for a time,
0:05:52 > 0:05:57and my grandfather was manager of a mill there.
0:05:57 > 0:06:00They had to leave rather abruptly because the Revolution,
0:06:00 > 0:06:04and obviously some things like this came back with them.
0:06:04 > 0:06:08That's marvellous. What's actually very nice about these three pieces
0:06:08 > 0:06:12is they cover the three techniques you're most likely to see
0:06:12 > 0:06:14- on Russian silver.- Right, right.
0:06:14 > 0:06:20So we've got...chasing, which is basically the manipulation through
0:06:20 > 0:06:24hammering and pushing and modelling of a scene on a cigarette case.
0:06:25 > 0:06:28We've got...cloisonne enamel,
0:06:28 > 0:06:32so you've got all these overlaid wires.
0:06:32 > 0:06:35- They're all individually twisted and soldered on.- Amazing.
0:06:35 > 0:06:38And when that's done, they're individually filled with
0:06:38 > 0:06:42colours of enamel and fired until it's built up to a level.
0:06:42 > 0:06:45It's a very labour-intensive technique.
0:06:45 > 0:06:50The last technique we've got is the wonderful use of niello, which
0:06:50 > 0:06:54is a black, sulphurous inlay, which when you apply it to the silver...
0:06:54 > 0:06:56it's almost like drawing a picture,
0:06:56 > 0:06:59and that's a very nice decoration on a spoon.
0:07:01 > 0:07:04In terms of date and places of manufacture,
0:07:04 > 0:07:09the vesta case will be Moscow about 1880-1890.
0:07:09 > 0:07:12The spoon...1870-1880.
0:07:12 > 0:07:14And those we'd put together in a lot.
0:07:14 > 0:07:17The real star of the show is the cigarette case.
0:07:17 > 0:07:21The Russians were desperately fond, firstly of smoking,
0:07:21 > 0:07:25- and secondly of presenting cases as gifts.- Right.
0:07:25 > 0:07:29We've got the wonderful scene of a troika being pulled by horses
0:07:29 > 0:07:33through the snow, and on the back we've got this wonderful,
0:07:33 > 0:07:37elaborate Cyrillic style, but European initial
0:07:37 > 0:07:39and we've got the inscription,
0:07:39 > 0:07:45- "First prize, Easter Handicap, Thornton Woollen Mills 1909."- Yeah.
0:07:45 > 0:07:48Wonderful. It's like a potted history of Russian silver.
0:07:48 > 0:07:51- Yeah, absolutely, yeah.- It's great.
0:07:51 > 0:07:55I think these we're very comfortable at putting...
0:07:55 > 0:08:00£200-£300 on the spoon and vesta case and a fixed reserve of £200.
0:08:00 > 0:08:03I don't see a problem with that at all.
0:08:03 > 0:08:07The case is the more valuable item and I think we would put £400-£600,
0:08:07 > 0:08:12because we're absolutely certain of its provenance and its authenticity.
0:08:12 > 0:08:16I think we'd probably put a reserve of £380 on that, fixed.
0:08:16 > 0:08:19We'll put them into the sale, we've got our fixed reserves,
0:08:19 > 0:08:23- let's hope we do very much better than that as well on the day. - We hope so.
0:08:23 > 0:08:25Thank you both very much for bringing them in.
0:08:25 > 0:08:29Three techniques for the price of one on those pieces that
0:08:29 > 0:08:33evoke the old Russian Empire. That should find a keen buyer.
0:08:33 > 0:08:37The lovely thing about Southwell Minster is that they have brought
0:08:37 > 0:08:40such an eclectic mix of art and sculpture into the space.
0:08:40 > 0:08:44But I'm here to look at something really special - two works of art,
0:08:44 > 0:08:49the first by one of our best-loved artists, J M W Turner,
0:08:49 > 0:08:53and one by his contemporary, and friend, the painter, Thomas Girtin.
0:08:54 > 0:08:58This is a pen and wash study by Turner, and it's thought to be
0:08:58 > 0:09:01one of the earliest known examples of the cathedral.
0:09:01 > 0:09:04It was done in around about 1793, when Turner visited.
0:09:04 > 0:09:08He must have enjoyed his stay, and he had the pleasure in
0:09:08 > 0:09:11drafting up this wonderful image of the minster.
0:09:11 > 0:09:15Now, interestingly enough, Turner's great friend Girtin also painted
0:09:15 > 0:09:18the minster, and this is a Girtin image.
0:09:18 > 0:09:22Slightly more colourful and slightly more detailed, and this was done
0:09:22 > 0:09:25around about the same time, 1793, and Turner actually admitted that
0:09:25 > 0:09:31if Girtin hadn't died prematurely and went on to live a lot longer,
0:09:31 > 0:09:34he probably would have out-painted Turner.
0:09:34 > 0:09:39This beautiful painting shows just why Turner admired Girtin so much.
0:09:40 > 0:09:44Girtin died at the age of just 27, but had he survived, it's possible
0:09:44 > 0:09:48he could have become a painter to rival his great friend.
0:09:48 > 0:09:53How fitting, therefore, that the minster have brought them back together.
0:09:53 > 0:09:58Turner was in his early artistic years when he drew that picture,
0:09:58 > 0:10:01and Mark's next object is by an equally youthful band
0:10:01 > 0:10:05that was trying to make it musically when this came out.
0:10:07 > 0:10:09- Hello, James.- Hello, Mark.
0:10:09 > 0:10:12Now, you've brought this Rolling Stones album, and I understand it's
0:10:12 > 0:10:15quite an early album, is that right?
0:10:15 > 0:10:19- Yes. It would be first album they did.- Very young faces there. - Absolutely.
0:10:19 > 0:10:24- They all look very innocent there, don't they?- Well, yes... Not for long.
0:10:24 > 0:10:28It's an interesting story, isn't it, because you got it through a family member.
0:10:28 > 0:10:33Yes, my stepfather I believe shared a flat with a gentleman who was
0:10:33 > 0:10:37a jobbing artist, he did covers of albums and books and he
0:10:37 > 0:10:41happened to be speaking to somebody in a studio somewhere and The Stones
0:10:41 > 0:10:44came in with this album, and all signed it and gave it to him.
0:10:44 > 0:10:47Obviously it wasn't of any great interest to him,
0:10:47 > 0:10:50because he went back to their flat and threw it in the bin
0:10:50 > 0:10:54and my step-father pulled it back out of the bin and kept it.
0:10:54 > 0:10:59I'm guessing here in the...mid-'60s there were a lot of budding
0:10:59 > 0:11:04pop groups, and I suppose nobody realised who were going to become
0:11:04 > 0:11:06the huge hitters, if you like -
0:11:06 > 0:11:09The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, other bands.
0:11:09 > 0:11:12It is interesting, though, because this was their first album.
0:11:12 > 0:11:15It says there 1964.
0:11:15 > 0:11:20Incidentally, that was the year I was born...1964.
0:11:20 > 0:11:24So that's a tie-in. You can see these songs were not written by them at all...
0:11:24 > 0:11:28Route 66, I Just Want To Make Love To You.
0:11:28 > 0:11:31So these are all sort of cover versions, aren't they?
0:11:31 > 0:11:33They've obviously got a bit of self-publicity there,
0:11:33 > 0:11:37- maybe you can read some of that, James.- OK, um, thanks...
0:11:46 > 0:11:51- And how right they were!- Yeah... Yeah, I'm sure they did at the time.
0:11:51 > 0:11:55There is, as you say, the signature of Mick Jagger.
0:11:55 > 0:11:59- It's done in pencil, so it's slightly faded.- It has done, yeah.
0:11:59 > 0:12:03It's not too keen on being in bright lights.
0:12:03 > 0:12:07Neither am I. There's other signatures on here.
0:12:07 > 0:12:10Of course, the interesting thing is had it not been signed at all by
0:12:10 > 0:12:14The Rolling Stones, even with the faded signature, I can't imagine
0:12:14 > 0:12:18the album would be worth half as much as it would with the signature.
0:12:18 > 0:12:20It's all-important, isn't it?
0:12:20 > 0:12:24The other key thing, of course, is that it's framed. We can't take it out of the frame at the moment,
0:12:24 > 0:12:27- but there is a record inside, isn't there?- It's the original
0:12:27 > 0:12:29record in the sleeve, yeah.
0:12:29 > 0:12:33So I think that's important for the auctioneer to put in the catalogue description -
0:12:33 > 0:12:34it's not just the album cover,
0:12:34 > 0:12:37it's the record that goes with it which is quite important.
0:12:37 > 0:12:42I have to be honest, James, I'm not a big expert in rock memorabilia,
0:12:42 > 0:12:44but I think it will have interest.
0:12:44 > 0:12:49My gut feeling is around £200-£300 with a fixed reserve of £200.
0:12:49 > 0:12:52- Would you be happy do give it a go for that?- Yeah.- Are you sure?
0:12:52 > 0:12:55- Wonderful, well, let's give it a try.- Thanks, Mark.
0:12:55 > 0:12:59And maybe we'll make happy music at the auction when it flies past.
0:12:59 > 0:13:02- Hopefully.- Fingers crossed. - Brilliant.
0:13:02 > 0:13:04Well, I'd like to think this album rock and rolls
0:13:04 > 0:13:07into the hands of fan at our auction.
0:13:07 > 0:13:10# I've got them moooves like Jagger. #
0:13:12 > 0:13:16Before we go off to auction, there's something I really must show you,
0:13:16 > 0:13:19because it's my favourite piece of sculpture here in the minster.
0:13:19 > 0:13:21And here it is - I think it's rather tactile.
0:13:21 > 0:13:25It's so simple, it speaks volumes to me.
0:13:25 > 0:13:28He's known as Ecce Homo - behold, the man -
0:13:28 > 0:13:32and he's by the artist and sculptor Peter Ball, who was responsible
0:13:32 > 0:13:36for the piece we saw earlier, Christus Rex, above the knave.
0:13:36 > 0:13:38I think this is stunning.
0:13:38 > 0:13:40But the masterpiece about it is that it's been fashioned
0:13:40 > 0:13:43out of an old railway sleeper.
0:13:43 > 0:13:46And if you look closely, you can actually see all the rough marks.
0:13:46 > 0:13:49You can see the oak splitting here and all the old
0:13:49 > 0:13:52bolt holes through it and the way it's been chipped and worn.
0:13:53 > 0:13:55It's incredibly tactile,
0:13:55 > 0:13:57and it's been put here for you to enjoy,
0:13:57 > 0:14:00for you to actually touch and put some more patina on it, because
0:14:00 > 0:14:03that's what sculpture's all about, to be viewed and to be touched.
0:14:03 > 0:14:06Well, right now it's off to auction and let's hope these
0:14:06 > 0:14:08three items will prove to be sleepers as well.
0:14:08 > 0:14:13Let's hope we can triple their value. And here's a quick recap of all the items we're taking with us.
0:14:14 > 0:14:17We have Brenda's astonishing piece of World War I art
0:14:17 > 0:14:19that survived the trenches.
0:14:21 > 0:14:23There's Hugh's Russian haul of silver,
0:14:23 > 0:14:25saved during the Russian Revolution.
0:14:27 > 0:14:30And will The Rolling Stones classic, rescued from a bin,
0:14:30 > 0:14:32attract the bidders at auction?
0:14:34 > 0:14:37We're moving up the road to Nottingham for our auction today,
0:14:37 > 0:14:41where creativity is in the city's bones. For 150 years,
0:14:41 > 0:14:45Nottingham was synonymous with the lace-making industry.
0:14:45 > 0:14:48Today, the lace-making quarter, known as the Lace Market,
0:14:48 > 0:14:51has transformed into a hub for boutiques and shops.
0:14:53 > 0:14:55And our auction house today, Mellors and Kirk,
0:14:55 > 0:14:59is also a hub of excitement as the sale is just about to start.
0:14:59 > 0:15:02So let's go inside and catch up with auctioneer Nigel Kirk,
0:15:02 > 0:15:03who's on the rostrum today.
0:15:06 > 0:15:08And today, the seller's commission set by the auction house
0:15:08 > 0:15:12is 15%, plus VAT.
0:15:12 > 0:15:15So, let's get under way with our first lot,
0:15:15 > 0:15:18the incredibly special biplane.
0:15:18 > 0:15:20It's a bit of trench art and it's incredibly hard to value
0:15:20 > 0:15:23because you can't do comparables. It belongs to Brenda - hi there!
0:15:23 > 0:15:27I love what you're wearing, it's lovely and bright. And who's with you?
0:15:27 > 0:15:29- It's my husband, Dave. - Dave, pleased to meet you.
0:15:29 > 0:15:32Well, I'll tell you what, this little plane does actually put
0:15:32 > 0:15:34a smile on your face, doesn't it?
0:15:34 > 0:15:37It's a very rare item, Paul, and I love the way they've used
0:15:37 > 0:15:40little regimental buttons for the wheels.
0:15:40 > 0:15:45It is a one-off, as you say, Paul, and any collector of militaria and First World War memorabilia
0:15:45 > 0:15:47would love to add this, I'm sure, to their collection.
0:15:47 > 0:15:50Fingers crossed we get this away. Here we go.
0:15:51 > 0:15:54A brass, iron and copper model of a biplane.
0:15:54 > 0:15:58£50 I am bid for this. 50, 60 anywhere? 60, 70.
0:15:58 > 0:16:0180...£80! 90 for it?
0:16:01 > 0:16:0490...100...and 10.
0:16:04 > 0:16:06120? 110 and 120.
0:16:07 > 0:16:10130. 140?
0:16:10 > 0:16:14At £130... 140. 150.
0:16:14 > 0:16:20160... At 150... At £150 in the room and selling...
0:16:20 > 0:16:22160. 170, madam?
0:16:22 > 0:16:25No. At £160, I shall sell.
0:16:26 > 0:16:29Sold at £160. That was OK.
0:16:29 > 0:16:31- That was all right, wasn't it?- Yes.
0:16:31 > 0:16:34And it looks like it's gone to a collector, which is a nice thing.
0:16:34 > 0:16:36Hopefully they will enjoy it, yes.
0:16:36 > 0:16:39Thanks for bringing that in, because, really, at the end of the day
0:16:39 > 0:16:42it's all about the story and what we're reminded of. So thank you.
0:16:42 > 0:16:46What a pleasure to see such a poignant memento to World War I.
0:16:46 > 0:16:49That deserved every single penny.
0:16:49 > 0:16:52Now time for Hugh's collection of silver that dates from just
0:16:52 > 0:16:56before the Russian Revolution, and it's going in as two lots.
0:16:56 > 0:16:59I've just been joined by Hugh and Marilyn, and under the hammer
0:16:59 > 0:17:02right now we are putting their Russian silver cigarette case.
0:17:02 > 0:17:04It is absolutely stunning, this is.
0:17:04 > 0:17:06You brought it to the right man as well.
0:17:06 > 0:17:09The most important thing about this is it's genuine, we've got
0:17:09 > 0:17:12a trail of provenance going back in your family.
0:17:12 > 0:17:15To the Baltic, which I think is fantastic.
0:17:15 > 0:17:17- Top end or lower end? - Happy with the reserve, Paul.
0:17:17 > 0:17:20Happy with the reserve! OK, we're going to put it to the test.
0:17:20 > 0:17:22Here we go. Good luck, both of you.
0:17:24 > 0:17:29Russian silver cigarette case, Moscow 1908-1909.
0:17:29 > 0:17:32- Sounds really exotic, doesn't it?- It does.
0:17:32 > 0:17:35At £250 for this lot, I am bid.
0:17:35 > 0:17:38250. 280...
0:17:38 > 0:17:40280... 300 on commission.
0:17:40 > 0:17:44- 320, 350...- Come on, we've got to return the 380.
0:17:44 > 0:17:46- 400.- Yes!
0:17:46 > 0:17:47And 20.
0:17:47 > 0:17:50450...480.
0:17:50 > 0:17:53It's going in the room, all right. Nothing online.
0:17:53 > 0:17:55No Russian oligarchs.
0:17:56 > 0:17:59£500.
0:17:59 > 0:18:01Top end, well done.
0:18:01 > 0:18:04- We got that. £500. Happy with that, aren't you?- Yeah, yeah.
0:18:04 > 0:18:08And next, that delightfully worked vesta case and spoon.
0:18:09 > 0:18:14And £180 for this lot is asked and bid.
0:18:14 > 0:18:17180, 190, 200...220.
0:18:17 > 0:18:18At 220 I am bid.
0:18:18 > 0:18:21£220. 250 for them?
0:18:21 > 0:18:24250. 280. 280 before you.
0:18:24 > 0:18:27300, do I see? At £280 my bid...
0:18:27 > 0:18:31Collectors and dealers always like a couple of things in the lot.
0:18:31 > 0:18:32£350 from Russia.
0:18:32 > 0:18:36From Russia... What do I know? What do I know?
0:18:36 > 0:18:39Selling at £350.
0:18:39 > 0:18:43- Bid from Russia.- Maybe the postage is cheap because they're small.
0:18:43 > 0:18:46It's gone back to where it belongs. That is brilliant, isn't it?
0:18:46 > 0:18:51- From here in Nottingham, that's going all the way back to Russia. - Amazing.
0:18:51 > 0:18:54It looks like this will be going back to Russia with love.
0:18:54 > 0:18:58Quite a haul for Hugh, with a total of £850.
0:19:00 > 0:19:01And for our third lot,
0:19:01 > 0:19:06will The Rolling Stones attract the auction crowds?
0:19:06 > 0:19:09Well, I've just been joined by James, our next owner, and our expert, Mark Stacey.
0:19:09 > 0:19:11We're talking about The Rolling Stones album,
0:19:11 > 0:19:14signed by the boys themselves. My favourite band.
0:19:14 > 0:19:18I'd be keeping this if I was you. I'd have that on the wall.
0:19:18 > 0:19:19- I did.- You did.
0:19:19 > 0:19:24Yeah, I did for a while, but Mick Jagger signed it in pencil,
0:19:24 > 0:19:26it started fading and I panicked, so I took it off the wall.
0:19:26 > 0:19:29Yeah, OK, so it's a good time to part with it.
0:19:29 > 0:19:31We're going to put that value to the test, Mark.
0:19:31 > 0:19:35- Well, we know pop and rock memorabilia is very popular.- We do.
0:19:35 > 0:19:36Here we go.
0:19:36 > 0:19:39And £150, I'm bid, 150.
0:19:39 > 0:19:41At £150.
0:19:41 > 0:19:44160, 170, 180, 190
0:19:44 > 0:19:47200, at £200 bid.
0:19:47 > 0:19:51220, 250, 250,
0:19:51 > 0:19:53250, I'm bid.
0:19:53 > 0:19:54280, 280, 300.
0:19:54 > 0:19:56320, 350,
0:19:56 > 0:19:58380, 400.
0:19:58 > 0:20:01420.
0:20:01 > 0:20:04£400, against you, online.
0:20:04 > 0:20:08£400, fair warning.
0:20:08 > 0:20:11Well, that's a good result, £400. I'm happy, are you happy?
0:20:11 > 0:20:13- Yeah, I think that's fair enough. - That's not bad, is it?
0:20:13 > 0:20:17- Considering the condition there. - Yeah, it was a bit tatty.
0:20:17 > 0:20:18And you got it for nothing.
0:20:18 > 0:20:20Well, that helps, yeah.
0:20:22 > 0:20:24One satisfied customer
0:20:24 > 0:20:27and now someone else can preserve that bit of rock'n'roll history.
0:20:27 > 0:20:30Well, that's it, that's the end of our first visit to the sale today.
0:20:30 > 0:20:33We are coming back later on, so don't go away.
0:20:33 > 0:20:36Now, not far from here is a stately home called Newstead Abbey,
0:20:36 > 0:20:39lived in by the same family for nearly 300 years,
0:20:39 > 0:20:42but they did leave it in a bit of a dilapidated state.
0:20:42 > 0:20:44But luckily for the house, and the nation,
0:20:44 > 0:20:47the next two families who came along to buy it realised it had
0:20:47 > 0:20:50something special, it was worth saving,
0:20:50 > 0:20:53but it needed a great deal of tender, loving care.
0:20:53 > 0:20:55I went to Newstead Abbey to find out more.
0:21:03 > 0:21:07Newstead Abbey. Today, one of the great stately homes of England.
0:21:07 > 0:21:11Rooms overspilling with splendid furnishings.
0:21:11 > 0:21:14Intricately decorated with oak carvings.
0:21:14 > 0:21:17Family portraits peering down at you.
0:21:17 > 0:21:20Everything you'd want in a stately home but there was a time
0:21:20 > 0:21:24when this place fell far short of the term stately.
0:21:26 > 0:21:29It was down to two visionary families to rescue this place
0:21:29 > 0:21:33but first, I want to find out why it fell into such a parlous state.
0:21:34 > 0:21:38Like any good soap opera, the Byron family had their ups and downs
0:21:38 > 0:21:42over their 300 years here, counting bad debt,
0:21:42 > 0:21:46insanity and even manslaughter amongst the family sagas.
0:21:46 > 0:21:49So, by the time the poet Lord Byron inherited the house,
0:21:49 > 0:21:55Newstead was what one friend described as an extensive ruin.
0:21:55 > 0:21:58By the age of 21, Byron had moved in with small means
0:21:58 > 0:22:00but a whole host of his buddies.
0:22:00 > 0:22:03He treated Newstead as his bachelor pad,
0:22:03 > 0:22:08maintaining a few rooms for himself whilst leaving other rooms for his caprices.
0:22:08 > 0:22:11In fact, this room, the great hall, he used as...
0:22:11 > 0:22:13- GUNSHOT - ..pistol practice.
0:22:15 > 0:22:18And this room was empty but he still put it to good use,
0:22:18 > 0:22:20for fencing and boxing practice,
0:22:20 > 0:22:24like any red-blooded 18th-century Lord would do.
0:22:27 > 0:22:29But it was an expensive place to run.
0:22:29 > 0:22:34While he may have been adept with words, he was not good with money.
0:22:34 > 0:22:39In 1818, Byron was forced to sell the house to his great long-time friend Thomas Wildman.
0:22:41 > 0:22:47Wildman immediately realised that the massive purchase cost of 94,500
0:22:47 > 0:22:52wasn't just buying him a house, it was buying him something far greater,
0:22:52 > 0:22:55a duty to preserve and protect the Byron legacy.
0:22:55 > 0:22:58There's something I want to show you in this cabinet.
0:22:58 > 0:23:02It's a letter from Byron to Wildman written in 1818 and in it,
0:23:02 > 0:23:06Byron gives him his blessing. It really is quite touching.
0:23:06 > 0:23:09It reads something like this, the extract from the bottom,
0:23:09 > 0:23:12"I trust that Newstead will, being yours,
0:23:12 > 0:23:18"remain so and that it may see you as happy as I am very sure that you will make your dependence."
0:23:18 > 0:23:21So, you can see, he really is letting go
0:23:21 > 0:23:24and he's saying, "Come on, love this house like I have."
0:23:24 > 0:23:26That really is quite sweet.
0:23:28 > 0:23:32With a big thumbs up from Byron, Wildman spent a small fortune
0:23:32 > 0:23:35on a makeover that transformed the house.
0:23:37 > 0:23:42Now, I love little documents of social history which give us a window into the past
0:23:42 > 0:23:44and we normally see it on bits of paper and photographs but
0:23:44 > 0:23:49surprisingly, here, you've got it on beautifully decorated serve plates.
0:23:49 > 0:23:50This is gorgeous.
0:23:50 > 0:23:54These are images of Newstead Abbey just prior,
0:23:54 > 0:23:58two or three years before Wildman got his hands on the property.
0:23:58 > 0:23:59Of course, once he did
0:23:59 > 0:24:02Wildman demolished this staircase that you can see there.
0:24:02 > 0:24:05But the Wildmans did an awful lot to this house to turn it
0:24:05 > 0:24:10into what we see today, a proper family, a comfortable family home.
0:24:10 > 0:24:13But these plates were painted by Wildman's sister, Maria,
0:24:13 > 0:24:17who was a talented amateur porcelain painter in her day
0:24:17 > 0:24:21and it's because of her we've got this document of the past.
0:24:25 > 0:24:28Wildman had put his stamp on this place while being faithful
0:24:28 > 0:24:32to Byron's wishes and the Byron fans flocked here to see where
0:24:32 > 0:24:34the great poet had lived and loved.
0:24:36 > 0:24:39When Wildman died, it could so easily have
0:24:39 > 0:24:45fallen into the hands of someone who had no interest in the Byron legacy.
0:24:45 > 0:24:49Now, by luck or by good fortune, the next family to arrive in 1861
0:24:49 > 0:24:52were keen to celebrate Byron here at Newstead.
0:24:52 > 0:24:56Now, that is a portrait of William Webb, a wealthy landowner.
0:24:56 > 0:24:59His wife, Emilia, was keen to keep the Byron tours going
0:24:59 > 0:25:03here at the house, so keen she even took the tours around herself.
0:25:03 > 0:25:08Leading her children to tease her, that she was Byron's caretaker.
0:25:08 > 0:25:11She methodically carried on Wildman's buying spree,
0:25:11 > 0:25:16collecting back Byron's personal effects, furniture and pictures.
0:25:16 > 0:25:19The cabinets here in the library are filled with Byron's things.
0:25:19 > 0:25:22Most of them Byron left here but the Wildmans
0:25:22 > 0:25:24and the Webbs have added to it,
0:25:24 > 0:25:27returning things to their rightful place, which is absolutely marvellous.
0:25:27 > 0:25:32We've been given special permission to open these cabinet doors,
0:25:32 > 0:25:35just so you can get a better look.
0:25:35 > 0:25:39You can tell they haven't been open for a long time, that's an old door creaking.
0:25:39 > 0:25:42But look, Byron's boxing gloves, he was a keen fighter.
0:25:42 > 0:25:45He followed the sport, he was a good fighter as well.
0:25:45 > 0:25:48There's a dog collar belonging to one of Byron's dogs,
0:25:48 > 0:25:50beautifully inscribed "Hon Lord Byron".
0:25:50 > 0:25:54Best thing I like though, is this section of tree which has been cut down.
0:25:54 > 0:25:57Look, it's got "Byron". He carved that in with quite a crude knife.
0:25:57 > 0:26:03Byron and Augusta, his half-sister, on 20th September 1814.
0:26:03 > 0:26:04Isn't that lovely?
0:26:04 > 0:26:08Here it is, look, in the cabinet, which I'm just about to shut.
0:26:09 > 0:26:11Isn't that nice?
0:26:12 > 0:26:17By the 1870s, Byron's Newstead was really on the map and was said to be
0:26:17 > 0:26:22on the top ten list of Victorian favourite country houses to visit.
0:26:22 > 0:26:26But, like the Wildmans, the family put their own personal stamp on the house too.
0:26:28 > 0:26:31One of the many treasures that the Webb family introduced
0:26:31 > 0:26:35to this house was this incredible Florentine centre table.
0:26:35 > 0:26:37It dates back to the 18th century.
0:26:37 > 0:26:41Now, you may be forgiven for thinking that this top is
0:26:41 > 0:26:44just decoration that's painted on but it's not.
0:26:44 > 0:26:46I've not seen work like this in my life before.
0:26:46 > 0:26:50This is known as pietra dura, which means painting and drawing in stone.
0:26:50 > 0:26:55It is literally set in stone. This image is there forever.
0:26:55 > 0:26:58Each individual piece, each individual colour,
0:26:58 > 0:27:03is a different piece of marble or semi-precious stone mined from the quarries in Italy.
0:27:03 > 0:27:10This is a specimen top table and it is incredibly rare and incredibly expensive.
0:27:10 > 0:27:12This is done by a master of the genre, a chap called Zocchi,
0:27:12 > 0:27:15in his studios in Florence.
0:27:15 > 0:27:18It's dizzying and it's really, really incredible.
0:27:24 > 0:27:27And this is one of their greatest legacies, the Japanese room,
0:27:27 > 0:27:32created by daughter Geraldine. Sort of circa late 1890.
0:27:32 > 0:27:34She brought these wooden panels back with her and on them,
0:27:34 > 0:27:38they depict scenes of pine trees, oak trees and cranes,
0:27:38 > 0:27:42all very symbolic to Japanese culture.
0:27:42 > 0:27:44I think it's absolutely incredible.
0:27:44 > 0:27:47And I love these painted images above as well.
0:27:47 > 0:27:52This is gold leaf on paper. Look at the cranes! Isn't that fabulous?
0:27:52 > 0:27:55This is a touch of the Orient, coming to Nottinghamshire.
0:27:58 > 0:28:01Much of the house today is as both families left it
0:28:01 > 0:28:05and it's now in the safe hands of Nottingham City Council.
0:28:08 > 0:28:11What is so amazing about the Wildmans and the Webbs
0:28:11 > 0:28:16is they felt a real sense of duty to preserve this place, Newstead,
0:28:16 > 0:28:20not just for their generation to pay homage to Byron but for future generations
0:28:20 > 0:28:24so people like us could come here and enjoy it too.
0:28:33 > 0:28:36Welcome back to our valuation day here at Southwell Minster.
0:28:36 > 0:28:38It's now time to catch up with our experts.
0:28:38 > 0:28:43It's lights, camera, action as we look for more antiques to take off to auction.
0:28:46 > 0:28:50Dawn, where on earth did you get this lovely Cartier watch from?
0:28:50 > 0:28:52Well, when my father died,
0:28:52 > 0:28:54I know there were a lot of things in the loft.
0:28:54 > 0:28:56So, me and my sister went up and had a look in the loft
0:28:56 > 0:28:59and that's where we found it. Didn't know where he got it.
0:28:59 > 0:29:03- In a box, or...- No, just like that. - Just like that, gosh.
0:29:03 > 0:29:07- And you don't know where he got it from?- No idea at all.- Wow.
0:29:07 > 0:29:09Well, it's a very interesting watch,
0:29:09 > 0:29:12it's by a very well-known watchmaker who's called Cartier.
0:29:12 > 0:29:13Oh, yeah.
0:29:13 > 0:29:17And this particular model is called a Roadster and we know that
0:29:17 > 0:29:22because it's titled on the back - Cartier Roadster.
0:29:22 > 0:29:23So, you found it when?
0:29:23 > 0:29:26Erm, just before Christmas.
0:29:26 > 0:29:28- Oh, right, so quite recently. - Yeah, yeah.
0:29:28 > 0:29:31And you haven't done anything with him, you thought
0:29:31 > 0:29:33- you'd bring it along today. - Yes, that's right, yes.
0:29:33 > 0:29:36- Wonderful, I'm glad you did. - Oh, right, thank you.
0:29:36 > 0:29:39Of course, what we're all looking for is the gold versions from the 1930s.
0:29:39 > 0:29:40All right, yeah.
0:29:40 > 0:29:44This is a stainless steel model from the 1950s, probably.
0:29:44 > 0:29:48But the movement will be very top quality.
0:29:48 > 0:29:53They're also known for their stylish designs and gentlemen these days
0:29:53 > 0:29:57like these chunky, good-looking watches and this fits that bill.
0:29:57 > 0:29:59- All right, yeah.- It's a great shape.
0:29:59 > 0:30:04- Have you ever thought of the value? - No, I haven't. Not at all.
0:30:04 > 0:30:09Well, I would suggest putting it in at £800-1,200 with a £700 reserve.
0:30:09 > 0:30:14- Yep.- Now, are you and your sister happy with that?- Yes.
0:30:14 > 0:30:17- Nobody wants it in the family?- No.
0:30:17 > 0:30:19You can put it towards something you want.
0:30:19 > 0:30:20That's it. Holiday or something.
0:30:20 > 0:30:25- Oh, it sounds lovely, doesn't it? Can I come with you?- Yeah, you can.
0:30:25 > 0:30:26Come in my suitcase.
0:30:28 > 0:30:31I'm not sure Mark will fit.
0:30:31 > 0:30:35Now, Michael has come across something we don't see every day on "Flog It!".
0:30:35 > 0:30:38Jackie, thank you for bringing this wonderful knife in.
0:30:38 > 0:30:41- I almost pounced on you in the queue, didn't I?- You certainly did.
0:30:41 > 0:30:45It's just everything that I absolutely love.
0:30:45 > 0:30:47What can you tell me about it? Where does it come from?
0:30:47 > 0:30:51I've no idea. My father used to go into junk shops
0:30:51 > 0:30:54and just pick up little items and that's where he's picked it up.
0:30:54 > 0:30:56- Junk shops.- Yes, in the olden days.
0:30:56 > 0:31:00I need a time machine to go back to the time when you could buy
0:31:00 > 0:31:04- things like this in junk shops. - I would say it would be '60s.
0:31:04 > 0:31:05'60s, yep.
0:31:05 > 0:31:08The first thing, without even picking it up,
0:31:08 > 0:31:10- is the shape of that blade.- Yes.
0:31:10 > 0:31:16- Now, have you thought about how old it might be?- Erm, 17-something?
0:31:16 > 0:31:20- 17-something. Close, 16-something.- Oh, wow.
0:31:20 > 0:31:25It's a late Charles II, William III knife and what you get is,
0:31:25 > 0:31:30you get this little swept back scimitar to it and that would be
0:31:30 > 0:31:34for when you had a dish with your salt on the edge of the plate.
0:31:34 > 0:31:39- Right.- Now, you wouldn't, like we do today, go in all hands blazing.
0:31:39 > 0:31:40You would take your knife
0:31:40 > 0:31:45- and take the salt off the edge like that and sprinkle it.- Oh, right.
0:31:45 > 0:31:47- So, that had a specific purpose. - Yes.
0:31:47 > 0:31:53The handle, it's what we call a cannon handle,
0:31:53 > 0:31:55which is late 17th century.
0:31:55 > 0:31:59But it's slightly better than just a plain cannon because, if you look here,
0:31:59 > 0:32:05you've got all this foliate decoration and that's been applied.
0:32:05 > 0:32:07That's what we call cut-card work.
0:32:07 > 0:32:10So, another piece of silver's been cut out
0:32:10 > 0:32:13into that foliate shape and that's been soldered on.
0:32:13 > 0:32:17That's made it thicker and it's brought all the decoration
0:32:17 > 0:32:20out in relief and you've got a little baluster turning.
0:32:20 > 0:32:23- It's just a beautiful, beautiful thing.- Yes.
0:32:23 > 0:32:27I mean, originally you would've had a set of either
0:32:27 > 0:32:30this fork and spoon in a little travelling case
0:32:30 > 0:32:33and you'd have those about your person when you went to dine,
0:32:33 > 0:32:39- or if you were slightly wealthier you might have a set of 6 or 12 of these.- Oh, wow.
0:32:39 > 0:32:43I love it. It's absolutely the sort of thing that, you know,
0:32:43 > 0:32:47- if I could, I would have that. I mean, it's just wonderful.- Yes.
0:32:47 > 0:32:51- The sad thing is it doesn't have a maker's mark.- No.
0:32:51 > 0:32:53Any...well, I say any idea of value.
0:32:53 > 0:32:57It's not wildly valuable for its age and its quality.
0:32:57 > 0:33:05Erm, but I think we would put that into auction happily at £100-150.
0:33:05 > 0:33:06Right. That's excellent, yes.
0:33:06 > 0:33:10And we'd put a reserve a little bit lower than that, maybe £90.
0:33:10 > 0:33:13- Yes, yes.- Are you happy to sell it? - Absolutely, yes.
0:33:13 > 0:33:16- Your cutlery drawer at home won't be bare?- It won't be bare, no.
0:33:16 > 0:33:19This is not the Sunday carving knife or anything like that?
0:33:19 > 0:33:20It isn't, no.
0:33:20 > 0:33:24- But thank you so much for bringing it in.- Yes.- It's made my day.
0:33:24 > 0:33:28- It's the nicest knife we've ever had on a "Flog It!".- Oh, fantastic!
0:33:28 > 0:33:31- Now all we need is the nicest spoon to go with it.- Yes.
0:33:31 > 0:33:35- Thanks so much for bringing it in. - Thank you, Michael. Thank you.
0:33:35 > 0:33:38And Michael has seen a fair few, so, praise indeed.
0:33:39 > 0:33:41Now, Mark seems impressed with our last item.
0:33:43 > 0:33:46Mary, what a grand mantle clock you've brought in to show us.
0:33:46 > 0:33:48Has it got much history in your family?
0:33:48 > 0:33:50Yes, it's been in my family
0:33:50 > 0:33:55and on the mantelpiece in the drawing room for over 70 years.
0:33:55 > 0:33:57- And it belonged to your parents? - Yes.
0:33:57 > 0:33:59Well, it's quite an interesting piece.
0:33:59 > 0:34:04- First thing to notice, of course, it's missing a dome.- Of course, yes.
0:34:04 > 0:34:06We have tried to get a dome for it in the past
0:34:06 > 0:34:10- but we've never been fortunate. - No, it's quite a large one actually.
0:34:10 > 0:34:13- It's got to really come right up. - Yes.
0:34:13 > 0:34:17- And it's so typically from one country, France.- Yes.
0:34:17 > 0:34:21It's such a French-looking object and it's late 19th century,
0:34:21 > 0:34:24around about 1890, that sort of date.
0:34:24 > 0:34:27And it's very typically French, with these,
0:34:27 > 0:34:31what we generally refer to as Sevres style panels.
0:34:31 > 0:34:34These panels wouldn't have been produced in Sevres,
0:34:34 > 0:34:38they would've been produced in one of the other Paris factories.
0:34:38 > 0:34:39And then, various scenes.
0:34:39 > 0:34:43This one, we've got a gallant and his companion here.
0:34:43 > 0:34:48- Then, you've got some trophies and scrolls at the bottom.- Yes.
0:34:48 > 0:34:51The metal, I think, is probably bronze, which has been gilded,
0:34:51 > 0:34:53which sometimes is referred to as ormolu.
0:34:53 > 0:34:57- Ormolu, yes. I realise that, yes. - And it's a great looking thing.
0:34:57 > 0:34:59You've got the little Cupid as well, looking down,
0:34:59 > 0:35:02holding his flame of love there.
0:35:02 > 0:35:06And you've got nice little heads here, which are swans heads.
0:35:06 > 0:35:08It's all very romanticised, isn't it?
0:35:08 > 0:35:10It is, it's a very romantic clock.
0:35:10 > 0:35:12We're missing two other pieces.
0:35:12 > 0:35:14This would have been part of a clock garniture.
0:35:14 > 0:35:18So, it would have had two vases that stood, or urns,
0:35:18 > 0:35:22that stood either side of it. But it's a charming looking object.
0:35:22 > 0:35:26The Chinese find these items rather appealing now because they're
0:35:26 > 0:35:29terribly European and they're very...
0:35:29 > 0:35:31How can I say it politely?
0:35:31 > 0:35:34- They're quite blingy to look at, you know what I mean?- Yes.
0:35:34 > 0:35:37There's a lot going on and you get a lot for your money, really.
0:35:37 > 0:35:41- Yes, it's very decorative. - Very, very decorative, actually.
0:35:41 > 0:35:44- Have you ever had it valued before?- No.
0:35:44 > 0:35:47Well, I think we've got to be cautious.
0:35:47 > 0:35:52I think a few years ago these were making, you know, £500, £600, £700.
0:35:52 > 0:35:55I think it's a bit less than that now.
0:35:55 > 0:35:58I think if we were being sensible, we would probably put,
0:35:58 > 0:36:01- sort of, £200-300 on there. - Oh, really?
0:36:01 > 0:36:03But it might well make a bit more than that.
0:36:03 > 0:36:05Would you put it in for sale at that?
0:36:06 > 0:36:10- Yes, because it has to go. - You're downsizing, are you?
0:36:10 > 0:36:15Well, I've got all my mother's possessions and this is starting.
0:36:15 > 0:36:18- Oh, this is the start of the process.- This is the start, yes.
0:36:18 > 0:36:23And so, I was hoping for more than that but if that is what it is
0:36:23 > 0:36:26in this day and age, that's all you can get, isn't it?
0:36:26 > 0:36:29- That's right. It's like everything we sell.- You have to be realistic.
0:36:29 > 0:36:31I mean, whether we're selling houses or cars,
0:36:31 > 0:36:35- it's worth what that market is at the time.- At the time, yes.
0:36:35 > 0:36:37Thank you so much for bringing it in.
0:36:37 > 0:36:40It's been a pleasure and I shall be sorry to see the space
0:36:40 > 0:36:44- but it has to go.- Has to go. You have to get through those other boxes.
0:36:44 > 0:36:47Yes. Thank you.
0:36:47 > 0:36:52Well, Mary's loss will be someone else's gain with this dramatic piece.
0:36:52 > 0:36:53Well, there you are, that's it.
0:36:53 > 0:36:55Our experts have now made their final choice.
0:36:55 > 0:36:58We've found our last three items to take off to auction.
0:36:58 > 0:37:01So, it's time to say goodbye to Southwell Minster
0:37:01 > 0:37:02and this magnificent crowd.
0:37:02 > 0:37:04Look at this, a sea of faces,
0:37:04 > 0:37:07as we head off to the sale room for the last time.
0:37:07 > 0:37:10And here's a quite recap of what we're taking with us.
0:37:11 > 0:37:15Dawn's classic watch might afford her that holiday abroad she's been hoping for.
0:37:17 > 0:37:21There's the intricately decorated 17th century knife of Jackie's, found in a junk shop.
0:37:22 > 0:37:27But will the lack of maker's mark keep the collectors at bay?
0:37:27 > 0:37:30And the Sevres-style clock that puts the ornate in ornament.
0:37:36 > 0:37:40We're back at the saleroom for our final three lots.
0:37:40 > 0:37:41Getting into gear right now.
0:37:41 > 0:37:44One of the first sports watches to go under the hammer.
0:37:44 > 0:37:46It belongs to Dawn, it's a Cartier. Great name.
0:37:46 > 0:37:50- Bit of a bloke's toy, this. It really is, isn't it? - Very nice thing.
0:37:50 > 0:37:52I said to Mark, "What sort of watch are you wearing?"
0:37:52 > 0:37:55Because I like big, chunky watches. Come on, Mark, show us.
0:37:55 > 0:37:58- I'm not wearing a watch.- So I said, "How do you tell the time?"
0:37:58 > 0:38:00- Listen to this. - I use my mobile phone.
0:38:00 > 0:38:03- It's true, a lot of people use it. It's there, isn't it?- It is.
0:38:03 > 0:38:07And it's more accurate than a watch. Fingers crossed we get £800-1,200.
0:38:07 > 0:38:10Yes, it's a nice-looking thing and as you say, the name is good.
0:38:10 > 0:38:13We're going to find out right now because this is our lot. Good luck.
0:38:13 > 0:38:15This is where it gets exciting, anything could happen.
0:38:15 > 0:38:17Here we go.
0:38:17 > 0:38:21The Cartier Stainless Steel Roadster large wristwatch.
0:38:21 > 0:38:22I'm feeling quite nervous.
0:38:22 > 0:38:25- Me too, I'm not sure about it actually.- Nor am I.
0:38:25 > 0:38:30Is bid at 500. And 50. 600. 650. 700. 700, I am bid.
0:38:30 > 0:38:32Well, we've got the reserve.
0:38:32 > 0:38:37- 750 over here.- Oh, we're over the reserve now.- 800. 850. 900.
0:38:37 > 0:38:39That's it, that's good. We're there.
0:38:39 > 0:38:45- 1,100. 1,200?- Oh, spot on, Mark. - At £1,100, the bid is on my left.
0:38:45 > 0:38:48Selling at £1,100.
0:38:48 > 0:38:49The hammer's gone down!
0:38:49 > 0:38:52- Good valuation.- Thank you. - I did get a bit worried.
0:38:52 > 0:38:55- There was a sticky start, wasn't there?- It was, it was.
0:38:55 > 0:38:57- Is this your first auction?- It is.
0:38:57 > 0:39:00You can see what we say when we say it's a bit of a roller coaster ride of emotions.
0:39:00 > 0:39:03One minute, you're up there enjoying it all, next minute,
0:39:03 > 0:39:06- you think, actually, I'm not. This isn't going to sell.- We got there.
0:39:06 > 0:39:08How about that? Your first auction and a big sale.
0:39:08 > 0:39:11- I'm pleased with that. - Well done, well done.
0:39:11 > 0:39:13Well, vintage watches are very collectible.
0:39:13 > 0:39:16So, look in your attic for old watches.
0:39:16 > 0:39:19Dust them off and bring them in.
0:39:19 > 0:39:24Now, let's go back over 300 years for something made with just as much finesse.
0:39:24 > 0:39:28Going under the hammer right now, the oldest thing in the sale today.
0:39:28 > 0:39:30Not just amongst our lots but in the entire sale.
0:39:30 > 0:39:31A bit of William & Mary.
0:39:31 > 0:39:34A wonderful knife, and it belongs to Jackie. Lovely thing.
0:39:34 > 0:39:38I love William & Mary. I love that. That is the golden age of furniture for me.
0:39:38 > 0:39:40It's all about the legs, isn't it?
0:39:40 > 0:39:44- Well, with us, it's all about the handles.- Yeah, Mr Cutlery Man here.
0:39:44 > 0:39:46I just saw the end of that handle and knew immediately,
0:39:46 > 0:39:51- cannon handled, stiff-leaf engraved, wonderful thing.- Well, let's find out what the bidders think.
0:39:51 > 0:39:55It's going under the hammer right now, this is it. Good luck.
0:39:55 > 0:39:59William III silver hafted knife.
0:39:59 > 0:40:04£50 asked for it. 50. 50, I am bid at £50. 50 only.
0:40:04 > 0:40:0860 for it. 60. 70. 80.
0:40:08 > 0:40:1280 for you? £70. £70?
0:40:12 > 0:40:15£70, that's nothing!
0:40:15 > 0:40:16It didn't sell.
0:40:16 > 0:40:19I'm pleased it didn't sell at £70, that's real history.
0:40:19 > 0:40:22Well, I've had the knives and forks in the past
0:40:22 > 0:40:25and they've happily made £400-500.
0:40:25 > 0:40:30- Right.- That's bonkers, isn't it? You can get a bit of 1960s moulded Whitefriars glass
0:40:30 > 0:40:35which sells for £100, £200 and no-one wants a William & Mary knife.
0:40:35 > 0:40:37- It is very specialist.- Yes, it is.
0:40:37 > 0:40:39- And it's out of context, here, today.- Right.
0:40:39 > 0:40:41But they're on the internet, people could find these things.
0:40:41 > 0:40:44They could if they're looking. I would've.
0:40:44 > 0:40:47If I'd have been here, I'd have been tapping away,
0:40:47 > 0:40:50- I'd have been tapping away at £150. But, another day.- Yes.
0:40:50 > 0:40:53You know that's quality and you know that's got a lot of age to it.
0:40:53 > 0:40:56- That's a proper antique.- It is. - Yep. Good luck.
0:40:56 > 0:40:58And we were so pleased just to have seen it.
0:40:58 > 0:41:02And on another day, another sale for Jackie, it might do well.
0:41:02 > 0:41:04Now, it's time for our final lot.
0:41:04 > 0:41:08Going under the hammer right now, Mary's French mantle clock
0:41:08 > 0:41:10and Mark Stacey is our expert.
0:41:10 > 0:41:13- Since the valuation day, I mean, that's a showy piece.- Oh, it is.
0:41:13 > 0:41:16- You brought that from home. You must have missed that over the last four weeks.- I have.
0:41:16 > 0:41:19It's really been part of my life.
0:41:19 > 0:41:22- Yeah, there's a big hole to fill now.- Yes, yes.- What's in its place?
0:41:22 > 0:41:25- I put a lustre.- Oh, right, OK.
0:41:25 > 0:41:28- So, it was very nice to fill it up with a clear lustre.- OK.
0:41:28 > 0:41:31Well, look, good luck with that and good luck, Mark.
0:41:31 > 0:41:35£200-300, that's what we want. It's going under the hammer right now.
0:41:35 > 0:41:37French ormolu mantle clock insert
0:41:37 > 0:41:41with Sevres style, porcelain panels and £120 I'm bid.
0:41:41 > 0:41:48120, for this clock. 130, 140, 150, 160, 170, 180, 190.
0:41:48 > 0:41:53- 200, 220, 250.- We're in.- 280, 300.
0:41:53 > 0:41:55320? £300 in the doorway.
0:41:55 > 0:42:01- £300!- 320 for it now. 320 online.
0:42:01 > 0:42:08- 320 online.- 380, 400, 420, 420, 450.
0:42:08 > 0:42:14480, 500, 550, 550, 550, 600.
0:42:14 > 0:42:18That's £600. 650, 700, 750.
0:42:18 > 0:42:24- Oh, Mary!- That's wonderful. - You don't miss it now.- No.- £700!
0:42:24 > 0:42:29- £700!- I can tell my sister now. - Hey, hey...
0:42:29 > 0:42:32£750, I sell online.
0:42:32 > 0:42:34Yes! £750!
0:42:34 > 0:42:37That is a fantastic result. Mary, you've got to be happy.
0:42:37 > 0:42:42- Yes, extremely happy.- She's missed it as well.- I don't mind the space on the mantelpiece now.
0:42:42 > 0:42:44Not now you've got the money.
0:42:44 > 0:42:49It's incredibly hard to value. It's not an exact science, putting a value on an antique, is it?
0:42:49 > 0:42:52- It's not. I thought they were out of fashion.- What a surprise.
0:42:52 > 0:42:54That's what auctions are all about
0:42:54 > 0:42:56and I hope you've enjoyed today's show.
0:42:56 > 0:42:59- What a way to end as well, we've thoroughly enjoyed ourselves.- Yes.
0:42:59 > 0:43:02See you next time in another saleroom in another town.
0:43:02 > 0:43:05Until then, it's goodbye from all of us here in Nottingham.