0:00:09 > 0:00:11I'm walking a well-trodden path here.
0:00:11 > 0:00:16For centuries, people have made their way to this site to experience
0:00:16 > 0:00:19the wonder and the majesty of Gloucester Cathedral,
0:00:19 > 0:00:22a witness to the slings and arrows to British history.
0:00:22 > 0:00:25This place has survived the dissolution of the monasteries
0:00:25 > 0:00:29and the English Civil War. But will it survive Flog It!?
0:00:29 > 0:00:31Well, I'm sure it will. Welcome to the show.
0:00:53 > 0:00:56CHORAL SINGING
0:00:58 > 0:01:02From outside, Gloucester Cathedral is a late medieval church,
0:01:02 > 0:01:06which doesn't quite prepare you for what's inside.
0:01:06 > 0:01:09The first thing that strikes you are the gigantic Norman
0:01:09 > 0:01:12columns lining the nave,
0:01:12 > 0:01:15which take you back a further 300 years
0:01:15 > 0:01:17to when the church was first built.
0:01:17 > 0:01:21As you enter the choir, the effect of the soaring vaulted ceiling
0:01:21 > 0:01:25and the light streaming in from the gigantic stained-glass window
0:01:25 > 0:01:27almost takes your breath away.
0:01:30 > 0:01:33For a building that's witnessed so much history,
0:01:33 > 0:01:34it's quite appropriate that
0:01:34 > 0:01:38we are adding a little bit of our own here today.
0:01:38 > 0:01:41Who knows what ancient stories or treasures of antiquity lie
0:01:41 > 0:01:45hidden within all of these bags and boxes for our experts to muse over.
0:01:45 > 0:01:47The lucky ones will be going off to auction
0:01:47 > 0:01:49and hopefully home with a small fortune.
0:01:52 > 0:01:55Sharing their knowledge of antiques with us today
0:01:55 > 0:01:59are experts Catherine Southon, who looks to be multi-talented.
0:01:59 > 0:02:03- You are a good little mover, aren't you?- I am a good little mover.
0:02:03 > 0:02:06And Michael Baggot, who knows what he likes...
0:02:06 > 0:02:08If any of you have got a gold bar, just wave it in the air.
0:02:08 > 0:02:10It's the sort of thing I don't want to miss.
0:02:10 > 0:02:11..and what he doesn't.
0:02:11 > 0:02:14- Oh, don't like clones!- No, nor me. - I'll leave that to Catherine.
0:02:14 > 0:02:17- No, don't leave it to me! - I'm frightened. I'm frightened.
0:02:17 > 0:02:19Let's get this extraordinary queue inside.
0:02:23 > 0:02:26Coming up on the show, Michael uses his powers of deduction to
0:02:26 > 0:02:29value a mystery object, but is he right?
0:02:30 > 0:02:35- I'm fairly sure, 95% sure, that it's a human bone.- Right.
0:02:36 > 0:02:41Catherine is in awe of the canny prices paid by one of our owners.
0:02:41 > 0:02:42What did you pay for it?
0:02:42 > 0:02:4450 pence.
0:02:44 > 0:02:48Can I come with you when you go to these jumble sales?
0:02:48 > 0:02:52And we find out about a part of the inner life of the cathedral.
0:02:52 > 0:02:53Its choir.
0:02:59 > 0:03:02Nothing can quite prepare you for the sheer scale
0:03:02 > 0:03:04of this incredible building.
0:03:04 > 0:03:08Your eyes are naturally drawn to the ceilings as
0:03:08 > 0:03:12if up to the heavens in awe of its beauty and construction.
0:03:12 > 0:03:15But right now, it's back down to earth with a thud,
0:03:15 > 0:03:17as we look at our first valuation.
0:03:18 > 0:03:21And first, we have Michael with a teapot that looks a
0:03:21 > 0:03:23little cut above.
0:03:23 > 0:03:27Yvonne, thank you so much for coming along today
0:03:27 > 0:03:30and bringing this wonderful teapot.
0:03:30 > 0:03:34Before I tell you anything about it, what do you know about it?
0:03:34 > 0:03:35Where did it come from?
0:03:35 > 0:03:41It came from my mother. I come from an aristocratic family in France.
0:03:41 > 0:03:42I was born in a chateau.
0:03:42 > 0:03:49We've still got it. And that was part of the items that we had.
0:03:49 > 0:03:53- So this is noble family silver?- Yes.
0:03:53 > 0:03:56My father was a Viscount and my mother Viscountess.
0:03:56 > 0:04:00- Oh. I feel I should curtsy or something.- No, no.
0:04:00 > 0:04:02It's a beautiful teapot.
0:04:02 > 0:04:05If we turn it over, all silver should have marks.
0:04:05 > 0:04:09- And, of course, you being French, it is a French teapot.- Yes.
0:04:09 > 0:04:13We've got the French fineness mark there,
0:04:13 > 0:04:15which is the Roman Minerva's head.
0:04:15 > 0:04:19The only difficult thing we have is the French didn't institute,
0:04:19 > 0:04:22as we did, a date-letter system.
0:04:22 > 0:04:25So we have to go sometimes by the maker
0:04:25 > 0:04:29and sometimes actually just by the style of the object to date it.
0:04:29 > 0:04:32What's marvellous here is we've got a maker's mark,
0:04:32 > 0:04:36and the maker's name stamped underneath it. Odiot.
0:04:36 > 0:04:38Yes.
0:04:38 > 0:04:41Jean Baptiste Claude Odiot.
0:04:41 > 0:04:46And that has to be one of the premier silversmiths in France.
0:04:46 > 0:04:48Really?
0:04:48 > 0:04:52Originally, they made silver for Napoleon.
0:04:52 > 0:04:55They worked throughout the 19th century.
0:04:55 > 0:04:58And made things, as we can obviously see here,
0:04:58 > 0:05:00to an extremely high standard.
0:05:00 > 0:05:05- We are looking at something here that's 170 years old.- Yes.
0:05:05 > 0:05:07Would have been made in about 1840.
0:05:07 > 0:05:11And we've got all of this decoration underneath the handle here.
0:05:11 > 0:05:13The leaves and fruit.
0:05:13 > 0:05:18And even that little acanthus which, on an English one, would be
0:05:18 > 0:05:21quite nice, there it almost comes alive.
0:05:21 > 0:05:27And those, I assume, beautifully engraved there are your family arms.
0:05:27 > 0:05:30- No.- Are they not?- I don't think so.
0:05:30 > 0:05:34I don't think so because in fact there is a marking "Zittol"
0:05:34 > 0:05:38- on the top there, and I don't know what it is.- Oh!
0:05:38 > 0:05:42- It's definitely two coats of arms. - But who's I don't know.
0:05:42 > 0:05:44- You don't know?- No.
0:05:44 > 0:05:47It would have been for a wedding. It would have been as a marriage piece.
0:05:47 > 0:05:50- Right.- Two noble families marrying together.
0:05:50 > 0:05:52Maybe it was an extinct line.
0:05:52 > 0:05:56Value... Let's put £500 to £800 on it.
0:05:56 > 0:05:57Yes.
0:05:57 > 0:06:00And let's put a fixed reserve £500.
0:06:00 > 0:06:04And all we need is someone on the internet that recognises
0:06:04 > 0:06:08the name Odiot and understands the quality, and we might have a little
0:06:08 > 0:06:12bit of a bidding war in the room, but it's a stunning piece of silver.
0:06:12 > 0:06:14Thank you.
0:06:14 > 0:06:16A collector's dream. Thank you so much for bringing it in today.
0:06:16 > 0:06:18- Thank you, Michael.- Thank you.
0:06:18 > 0:06:20What a good start for Michael.
0:06:22 > 0:06:24And now over to Catherine for her first item.
0:06:25 > 0:06:29This is a real chunky piece that you've brought along to Flog It!
0:06:29 > 0:06:31Where did you get these scales from?
0:06:31 > 0:06:36They actually belonged to my father, who has been dead now for 20 years.
0:06:36 > 0:06:39They've been in our family for about 47 years.
0:06:39 > 0:06:42Right, and where did your father get them from?
0:06:42 > 0:06:45He bought them in an auction in Hereford, when we lived in Hereford.
0:06:45 > 0:06:48Did he buy them to use or for decorative purpose?
0:06:48 > 0:06:50No. Just because he liked them, I think.
0:06:50 > 0:06:52Do you know if he paid a lot of money for them?
0:06:52 > 0:06:55I was given to understand he'd paid about £500 for them.
0:06:55 > 0:06:58- But I don't know whether that is true or not.- Really?
0:06:58 > 0:07:01- Yes.- Wow, that's actually quite a lot of money for them.
0:07:01 > 0:07:02Going back how many years ago?
0:07:02 > 0:07:06- 47, probably...- 40-odd years ago. - Yes.- Right.
0:07:06 > 0:07:11Essentially, what we've got here is a set of Victorian parcel scales.
0:07:11 > 0:07:16And we have a lovely set of weights here, ranging from a great big
0:07:16 > 0:07:21four pound here, right down to the half an ounce.
0:07:21 > 0:07:24So this is for your parcels and your letters.
0:07:24 > 0:07:28Thinking about how the Victorians used to use them.
0:07:28 > 0:07:31How they used the weights and measures.
0:07:31 > 0:07:33And, of course, now everything is digitalised.
0:07:33 > 0:07:37When we go into the Post Office now, we just put a parcel onto
0:07:37 > 0:07:39the scales, they press a few buttons.
0:07:39 > 0:07:42Unfortunately we can't see any names here.
0:07:42 > 0:07:45I suppose that where it's been cleaned, it's been rubbed out.
0:07:45 > 0:07:48It has been rubbed out a bit. It would be nice to see a maker's name.
0:07:48 > 0:07:51But nevertheless, they've got a good look about them.
0:07:51 > 0:07:54I see quite a lot of scales coming up for auctions,
0:07:54 > 0:07:57particularly the smaller ones, and they don't make big money.
0:07:57 > 0:07:58But this is a really impressive set.
0:07:58 > 0:08:03And lovely. And importantly, you've got all the pieces here.
0:08:03 > 0:08:06You've got all the weights, which is essential.
0:08:06 > 0:08:07Where is it now?
0:08:07 > 0:08:10Just upstairs on the desk. And I'm downsizing.
0:08:10 > 0:08:13- That's why I want to get rid of it. - You want to get rid of them?- Yes.
0:08:13 > 0:08:19OK. So you think that your father probably paid around the £500 mark.
0:08:20 > 0:08:24They are an excellent example, but I'm a bit concerned
0:08:24 > 0:08:27that your father paid that sort of money for them.
0:08:27 > 0:08:33Because I would value them at around £100-£150.
0:08:33 > 0:08:38- Right.- Would you be happy to put them back into auction at £100-£150?
0:08:38 > 0:08:40- Yes.- We will put a £100 reserve on,
0:08:40 > 0:08:43just to make sure they don't go for nothing.
0:08:43 > 0:08:47- That would be fine. - A great example, in good condition.
0:08:47 > 0:08:49Thank you for bringing them along to Flog It!
0:08:49 > 0:08:50Thank you, thank you very much.
0:08:50 > 0:08:55Well, Catherine weighed that one up in a very balanced way.
0:08:55 > 0:08:59Now, let me show you some of this magnificent cathedral.
0:09:01 > 0:09:04The cloisters here at Gloucester Cathedral are some
0:09:04 > 0:09:08of the finest examples of medieval architecture in the world.
0:09:08 > 0:09:10Part of the Benedictine monastery that existed
0:09:10 > 0:09:14here before the dissolution of the monasteries by Henry VIII,
0:09:14 > 0:09:18this is where the monks spent most of the day studying and worshipping.
0:09:26 > 0:09:29There is something I want to point out and you've just seen it.
0:09:29 > 0:09:33Yes, it's up there. Striking architectural detail.
0:09:33 > 0:09:37This type of decorative architecture is known as fan-vaulted ceiling,
0:09:37 > 0:09:41believed to have been conceived here in the mid-1300s,
0:09:41 > 0:09:44around the time of the black plague, when there wasn't enough
0:09:44 > 0:09:47labour to continue with the rest of the structure of the church.
0:09:47 > 0:09:51So the masons focused their attention on this particular part.
0:09:51 > 0:09:55And what they came up with is absolutely mind-blowing.
0:09:55 > 0:09:57Just look at the detail!
0:10:02 > 0:10:05There is a palpable sense of history here.
0:10:05 > 0:10:09Not to mention a more recent motion picture history,
0:10:09 > 0:10:13as the cloisters were used for Hogwarts in the Harry Potter films.
0:10:13 > 0:10:16And talking of wizards, it's noted it's now time to catch up with
0:10:16 > 0:10:20our experts back at the tables to see what else they can conjure up.
0:10:21 > 0:10:24And here is Michael with a cameo appearance.
0:10:26 > 0:10:30Thea, I was slightly disappointed to see this in a box
0:10:30 > 0:10:32and you not wearing it in the queue.
0:10:32 > 0:10:35It's a wonderful thing. Where did it come from?
0:10:35 > 0:10:38My mother left it to me when she died.
0:10:38 > 0:10:43- She spent a couple of years looking for it.- Yes?- Yes.
0:10:43 > 0:10:47She didn't want just any old cameo, she wanted something spectacular.
0:10:47 > 0:10:49Oh, marvellous.
0:10:49 > 0:10:52I don't know where she actually bought it in the end.
0:10:52 > 0:10:55I don't know whether it was on one of her trips abroad or
0:10:55 > 0:10:57whether she bought it in this country.
0:10:57 > 0:10:59But she wanted something...
0:10:59 > 0:11:01I think your mum was a lady after my own heart.
0:11:01 > 0:11:04Normally, of course, they are shell cameos.
0:11:04 > 0:11:07And we have that slightly pinky-orange background
0:11:07 > 0:11:10and white shell, which are carved out of the large conch shell.
0:11:10 > 0:11:16- Yes.- Of course, you can also get cameos and intaglios -
0:11:16 > 0:11:20- these carved portraits - done in hard stone.- Yes.
0:11:20 > 0:11:24But there is another material, and I know you know what this is,
0:11:24 > 0:11:27but this is probably the most unusual material,
0:11:27 > 0:11:30and once you've seen it, you will never forget it.
0:11:30 > 0:11:32It is, of course, lava.
0:11:32 > 0:11:37- Yes.- And, of course, it carves extremely well.
0:11:37 > 0:11:39It's actually, I mean, we think of lava and the heat
0:11:39 > 0:11:43and the furnace of the volcano. The stone is very light.
0:11:43 > 0:11:48So you can wear it comfortably on a garment without it falling off.
0:11:48 > 0:11:50It is also quite fragile.
0:11:50 > 0:11:53It's marvellous that it has survived.
0:11:53 > 0:11:56Did your mother give you any idea when it was carved
0:11:56 > 0:11:57or where it was carved?
0:11:57 > 0:12:01I was told that it was lava from Vesuvius.
0:12:01 > 0:12:03It is indeed.
0:12:03 > 0:12:07And about 1845, something like that.
0:12:07 > 0:12:10At the height of the classical revival.
0:12:10 > 0:12:12Because this is particularly well modelled,
0:12:12 > 0:12:17it's in a lovely unmarked but low carat gold mount.
0:12:17 > 0:12:20It could be nine, it could be ten, 12 or 15 -
0:12:20 > 0:12:23different carats of gold used in Italy,
0:12:23 > 0:12:28- which is where this was carved.- Yes. - The only shame is that sometimes
0:12:28 > 0:12:31when they are this good, you will get an artist's name on the back.
0:12:31 > 0:12:33- Right. Yes. - You sometimes do with shell cameos.
0:12:33 > 0:12:35I don't think this one has.
0:12:35 > 0:12:39No. It's a lovely thing. Have you ever worn it or do you wear it?
0:12:39 > 0:12:42I haven't worn it, no, but my mother used to.
0:12:42 > 0:12:45She used to dress quite flamboyantly.
0:12:45 > 0:12:48She went to balls and things like that.
0:12:48 > 0:12:53So yes, she had particularly nice grey crocheted dress,
0:12:53 > 0:12:58which sort of flared out, and she used to wear that on the shoulder.
0:12:58 > 0:13:00It did look lovely.
0:13:00 > 0:13:02Any idea of what the value might be?
0:13:04 > 0:13:06Not really, no.
0:13:06 > 0:13:08I think we'd be sensible
0:13:08 > 0:13:13putting it into auction at £150-£250...
0:13:13 > 0:13:17- Right.- ..and hoping that it goes on from there.
0:13:17 > 0:13:21- Yes.- We will put a fixed reserve of £150 on it.
0:13:21 > 0:13:22OK, that sounds fine.
0:13:22 > 0:13:25That's wonderful. Thank you so much for bringing it in.
0:13:25 > 0:13:27Thank you very much.
0:13:27 > 0:13:28What a little treasure!
0:13:33 > 0:13:36What a great turnout we've got here today.
0:13:36 > 0:13:40I'm sure it's got something to do with our magnificent host location.
0:13:40 > 0:13:43Everywhere you look, we are surrounded by history.
0:13:43 > 0:13:46And hopefully we can make some history of our very own today,
0:13:46 > 0:13:49as we are off to auction for the very first time.
0:13:49 > 0:13:53Here is a quick recap of the items that are going under the hammer.
0:13:53 > 0:13:58Let's hope the bidders take a shine to Yvonne's superb silver teapot.
0:14:01 > 0:14:05Lynn is downsizing, so the parcel and letter scale needs a new home.
0:14:10 > 0:14:15And who couldn't fail to be impressed by Thea's lava brooch?
0:14:23 > 0:14:25From the valuation day in the heart of the city,
0:14:25 > 0:14:29we have come to the auction room in the heart of the countryside.
0:14:29 > 0:14:32There aren't many salerooms that have a view like this.
0:14:32 > 0:14:35This one does, though - Moore, Allen and Innocent,
0:14:35 > 0:14:37situated just outside of Cirencester.
0:14:37 > 0:14:40This is where our lots are going under the hammer.
0:14:40 > 0:14:42Let's get inside and catch up with our owners
0:14:42 > 0:14:43and get the sale under way.
0:14:45 > 0:14:48The man on the rostrum is Philip Allwood,
0:14:48 > 0:14:52and the commission here is 15% plus VAT.
0:14:53 > 0:14:56First up, Yvonne with her delightful teapot.
0:14:56 > 0:14:59Going under the hammer right now, we have a continental teapot.
0:14:59 > 0:15:02It's silver and it's Michael's thing and belongs to Yvonne,
0:15:02 > 0:15:04- who looks absolutely stunning today. - Thank you.
0:15:04 > 0:15:07And thank you for bringing that in as well.
0:15:07 > 0:15:09Right, will it get that top end or will it get that lower end?
0:15:09 > 0:15:12- How is the silver market, Michael? - It's very good.
0:15:12 > 0:15:13Best French maker as well.
0:15:13 > 0:15:16Best of 19th-century French maker and super quality.
0:15:16 > 0:15:19- And a higher standard to our own. - Yes.
0:15:19 > 0:15:21- So it's got...- Architecturally, it looks quite nice.
0:15:21 > 0:15:25It's sort of big and bold, saying, "Look at me, use me, buy me."
0:15:25 > 0:15:27Fingers crossed we'll sell it. This is it.
0:15:27 > 0:15:28It's going under the hammer now.
0:15:28 > 0:15:33Lot number 270. It's the 19th-century French silver teapot.
0:15:33 > 0:15:35300 to get off. At 300.
0:15:35 > 0:15:38At 300. 320. 340.
0:15:38 > 0:15:40360. 380.
0:15:40 > 0:15:44At 380. 400. 420.
0:15:44 > 0:15:45440.
0:15:45 > 0:15:48This is good. We are getting the top end. Come on!
0:15:48 > 0:15:52500. At £500. On my right now at 500.
0:15:52 > 0:15:54At £500. Selling in the room here now then.
0:15:54 > 0:15:57Selling on estimate. Just there.
0:15:57 > 0:16:00- Sold at 500.- Just on the reserve. - Just on the reserve.
0:16:00 > 0:16:02- It scraped in.- Yes, just.
0:16:02 > 0:16:05- That was close, wasn't it? - Very close.
0:16:05 > 0:16:07- But it's gone. We are pleased, are you pleased?- Very.
0:16:07 > 0:16:10Good. Thank you for bringing that in. Well done, Michael.
0:16:12 > 0:16:16A stunning piece of silver like that is never going to be out of fashion.
0:16:18 > 0:16:21The next item could be described as made-to-measure.
0:16:22 > 0:16:25Right now, you could say it's in the balance.
0:16:25 > 0:16:26Oh! Very clever.
0:16:26 > 0:16:31Which brings us to the set of Victorian scales belonging to Lynn.
0:16:31 > 0:16:35Well, let's see if we can get the top end.
0:16:35 > 0:16:37How is it weighing now?
0:16:37 > 0:16:40It's weighing up. I think, as scales go, they're not little...
0:16:40 > 0:16:43- No, they are not tiny, are they? - They are a good set.
0:16:43 > 0:16:46One way or another, I think we will let the bidders decide.
0:16:46 > 0:16:47It's going under the hammer now.
0:16:47 > 0:16:50Starting at 100. That would be cheap, wouldn't it? £100.
0:16:50 > 0:16:51It would be very cheap.
0:16:51 > 0:16:55I'm going to start you here on the book at a mere 55. 55.
0:16:55 > 0:16:58We want a lot more than that, don't we?
0:16:58 > 0:17:0060. Five. 70. Five.
0:17:00 > 0:17:0180.
0:17:01 > 0:17:04- We are getting there. - At 85 here. 90. Five.
0:17:04 > 0:17:05- 100.- Yes!
0:17:05 > 0:17:08110, if you like, on the net.
0:17:08 > 0:17:11£100. On my left at 100.
0:17:11 > 0:17:14Sold. Hammer has gone down. Look, we are happy.
0:17:14 > 0:17:15Yes, so am I.
0:17:15 > 0:17:18You didn't want them, did you? You are downsizing.
0:17:18 > 0:17:19£100 is better than nothing.
0:17:19 > 0:17:23And 100lb is always worth having.
0:17:23 > 0:17:26Michael has pinned his hopes on our next item.
0:17:26 > 0:17:29Going under the hammer right now, we have a 19th-century tourist
0:17:29 > 0:17:31piece from Naples. It's a lava brooch.
0:17:31 > 0:17:33Unfortunately, we do not have
0:17:33 > 0:17:35our owner, Thea, she can't make it today. But we do have the brooch
0:17:35 > 0:17:37and we have our expert, Michael, who valued it.
0:17:37 > 0:17:39It's quite showy and big, isn't it?
0:17:39 > 0:17:41It's a big one and it's beautiful quality.
0:17:41 > 0:17:43Here we go. It's going under the hammer.
0:17:43 > 0:17:45100. The best one I've seen in a long while.
0:17:45 > 0:17:47110 if you like. 110.
0:17:47 > 0:17:48120.
0:17:48 > 0:17:51130. 140. 150. The book is out at 150.
0:17:51 > 0:17:52160 on the net.
0:17:52 > 0:17:54170. 180.
0:17:54 > 0:17:55190.
0:17:55 > 0:17:56At 190.
0:17:56 > 0:17:58- I think to the top end.- Yes.
0:17:58 > 0:18:00At 220. 240. 260.
0:18:00 > 0:18:02At 260, the lady's bid.
0:18:02 > 0:18:05- At 280.- This is good. This is really good, actually.
0:18:05 > 0:18:08- Are brooches back in fashion? - I think they are, Michael.
0:18:08 > 0:18:10At 320. The gentleman has bid at 320.
0:18:10 > 0:18:13It's in the room at 320. 340.
0:18:13 > 0:18:16At £340. At 340...
0:18:17 > 0:18:19Hammer has gone down. £340.
0:18:19 > 0:18:22I think they are back in fashion. I think that's quite showy.
0:18:22 > 0:18:24- It's quite large.- It's showy, and I wouldn't be surprised
0:18:24 > 0:18:26if that was an Italian bidder.
0:18:26 > 0:18:29They are big money over in Italy and not much to post, is it?
0:18:29 > 0:18:31No, no, exactly. A bit of bubble wrap.
0:18:31 > 0:18:35Thank goodness for the internet. Online bidding. There you go.
0:18:35 > 0:18:38Excellent result. Thea will be pleased with that.
0:18:41 > 0:18:44Now, the majesty of Gloucester Cathedral has been inspiring
0:18:44 > 0:18:46worshippers for centuries,
0:18:46 > 0:18:47but nothing lifts the spirits more than
0:18:47 > 0:18:50the sound of its world-renowned choir.
0:18:50 > 0:18:54While we were in the area filming, I had the opportunity of finding
0:18:54 > 0:18:57out more about the cathedral's jewel in the crown.
0:19:03 > 0:19:08CHORAL SINGING
0:19:18 > 0:19:21If there is one thing that is guaranteed to send a chill
0:19:21 > 0:19:23up my spine it's that -
0:19:23 > 0:19:27the sound of those wonderful voices filling this vast, enormous,
0:19:27 > 0:19:30magnificent space.
0:19:30 > 0:19:33There is nothing quite like it on earth.
0:19:35 > 0:19:39And that was the idea, the vast and soaring interiors of the great
0:19:39 > 0:19:42medieval cathedrals, like Gloucester,
0:19:42 > 0:19:44were designed to inspire awe.
0:19:44 > 0:19:46The represented heaven on earth.
0:19:46 > 0:19:51And to complete the effect, the monks added a choir of angels.
0:19:53 > 0:19:55CHORAL SINGING
0:19:55 > 0:19:59Cathedrals across the country have male voice choirs,
0:19:59 > 0:20:01at the heart of which are boy choristers.
0:20:07 > 0:20:11To appreciate the full effect, you have to use your imagination.
0:20:11 > 0:20:16Just imagine the cathedral flickering with hundreds of candles
0:20:16 > 0:20:21burning bright, the air heavy with incense and music playing.
0:20:21 > 0:20:24It really would have been a multisensory
0:20:24 > 0:20:26experience for the worshipper,
0:20:26 > 0:20:28designed really to take their breath away.
0:20:30 > 0:20:33It certainly takes my breath away.
0:20:33 > 0:20:36SINGING CONTINUES
0:20:38 > 0:20:43The choir in its current form dates back to 1541, when Henry VIII,
0:20:43 > 0:20:46who was a highly accomplished musician,
0:20:46 > 0:20:50established choir schools alongside the new cathedrals.
0:20:50 > 0:20:54Today's choristers are continuing in that 500-year-old tradition.
0:20:59 > 0:21:02Gloucester Cathedral choir is one of the finest in the country.
0:21:02 > 0:21:05And for the moment, carries on the all-male tradition
0:21:05 > 0:21:08with the men singing the bass, tenor and alto parts.
0:21:08 > 0:21:11And the boys singing the treble.
0:21:11 > 0:21:14CHORAL SINGING
0:21:30 > 0:21:34And it's these choristers, or boy trebles, with their voices
0:21:34 > 0:21:38and their angelic faces, that have the ability to move whole
0:21:38 > 0:21:41congregations with their ethereal sound.
0:21:45 > 0:21:49To achieve this effect, the choir works hard,
0:21:49 > 0:21:53with 11 hours of rehearsal and six services each week,
0:21:53 > 0:21:57plus all the extra services at Easter and Christmas.
0:22:00 > 0:22:05It's a huge commitment but the boys get a first-class musical education
0:22:05 > 0:22:06and the chance to perform in one
0:22:06 > 0:22:09of the country's finest medieval buildings.
0:22:09 > 0:22:12The choristers start at an incredibly young age,
0:22:12 > 0:22:14just seven years old,
0:22:14 > 0:22:18and work their way through to the ages of 13 and 14,
0:22:18 > 0:22:20basically when their voices break.
0:22:22 > 0:22:26CHORAL SINGING
0:22:32 > 0:22:35'But what does it take to be a chorister?
0:22:35 > 0:22:39'I asked the cathedral's director of music Adrian Partington.'
0:22:39 > 0:22:42It's incredible to see boys as young as seven.
0:22:42 > 0:22:45What do you look for vocally in a seven year old?
0:22:45 > 0:22:48Actually, I don't necessarily look for something vocal.
0:22:48 > 0:22:50I always look for a bright boy.
0:22:50 > 0:22:54You know, somebody who can react, somebody who is alert.
0:22:54 > 0:22:57- A part of the test is I say, "What's six times seven?"- Right.
0:22:57 > 0:23:00And if they get the answer right, then I know their brain works.
0:23:00 > 0:23:03The thing is, voices at seven aren't very developed.
0:23:03 > 0:23:05So I sometimes take a chance.
0:23:05 > 0:23:08Nine out of ten, they blossom into something really special.
0:23:08 > 0:23:11And that's obviously what they take away with them.
0:23:11 > 0:23:14Definitely. I was one myself a long time ago.
0:23:14 > 0:23:15Have things changed?
0:23:15 > 0:23:17No. No.
0:23:17 > 0:23:20Rehearsals have been happening in this very room for 400 or 500 years.
0:23:20 > 0:23:22This room is steeped in history.
0:23:22 > 0:23:25It certainly is. And the boys, they feel that. They do.
0:23:25 > 0:23:27Without exception.
0:23:27 > 0:23:30The best thing about it is esprit de corps, you know.
0:23:30 > 0:23:32They feel like they are doing something special.
0:23:32 > 0:23:35They feel like they are doing something worthwhile.
0:23:35 > 0:23:37There must be quite a few times during the difficult
0:23:37 > 0:23:40process of nurturing these children
0:23:40 > 0:23:43and getting their voices up to scratch that you stand
0:23:43 > 0:23:46back and go, "Gosh, yes, this is fantastic."
0:23:46 > 0:23:51There is one piece in particular which always moves me to tears.
0:23:51 > 0:23:54Italian piece. The Miserere, which we do on Ash Wednesday.
0:23:54 > 0:23:56It has lots of top notes
0:23:56 > 0:23:59and each year we have to find a boy who is going to hit those top notes.
0:23:59 > 0:24:03And each time he does, I think, "You know, there is a heaven."
0:24:16 > 0:24:19They look like a little angels. Are they?
0:24:19 > 0:24:21Um, no, actually. They are not.
0:24:34 > 0:24:37INDISTINCT CHATTERING
0:24:49 > 0:24:54But don the robes and start singing and they become like angels.
0:24:54 > 0:24:58CHORAL SINGING
0:24:58 > 0:25:00Well, the monks certainly got it right.
0:25:00 > 0:25:04Hearing these glorious voices in this spectacular space is such
0:25:04 > 0:25:07a unique experience, not least because it's
0:25:07 > 0:25:10carrying on a tradition that stretches back hundreds of years.
0:25:45 > 0:25:46From the choir to the nave,
0:25:46 > 0:25:50where it looks like Catherine has found us a rainbow.
0:25:51 > 0:25:55Kathleen, what a collection of scarves.
0:25:55 > 0:25:58These are absolutely amazing. Where did you get them from?
0:25:58 > 0:26:00- Jumble sales.- Right.
0:26:00 > 0:26:05Charity shops. And people give them to me because they know I collect.
0:26:05 > 0:26:07How long have you been collecting for?
0:26:07 > 0:26:09Since I was 11.
0:26:09 > 0:26:12Wow, and what made you interested in collecting scarves?
0:26:12 > 0:26:19Well, we had a street party for VE Day and I had a paper serviette.
0:26:19 > 0:26:23It was lovely, it had little pictures on it
0:26:23 > 0:26:25and I'd never had anything like that before.
0:26:25 > 0:26:28- You couldn't get things like that during the war.- Right.
0:26:28 > 0:26:33So anything then I collected and it sort of grows on to other things.
0:26:33 > 0:26:35But you've got a collection here.
0:26:35 > 0:26:40You've got polyester ones and some are silk. So you collect all sorts.
0:26:40 > 0:26:45I really go by either the name that's on it or the story it tells.
0:26:45 > 0:26:50- Right, OK.- Because they are all commemorating something.
0:26:50 > 0:26:52Let's look at a couple of them.
0:26:52 > 0:26:56- First of all, this one caught my eye.- Mary Quant.
0:26:56 > 0:26:58Because this is by Mary Quant.
0:26:58 > 0:27:00When did you get this one?
0:27:00 > 0:27:01It came from a jumble sale.
0:27:01 > 0:27:03Oh, did it? How much did you pay for that one?
0:27:03 > 0:27:05Probably 20p for that one.
0:27:05 > 0:27:0920p?! Wow! I mean, Mary Quant, fantastic name.
0:27:09 > 0:27:13- But it is quite plain as Mary Quant scarves go.- Yes.
0:27:13 > 0:27:15And then this one over here,
0:27:15 > 0:27:19that's really the one that I want to focus on.
0:27:19 > 0:27:22And the reason I want to focus on it is because of this name
0:27:22 > 0:27:25right at the bottom. Hermes - Paris.
0:27:25 > 0:27:31Hermes, the French designer, started making scarves in 1937.
0:27:31 > 0:27:35They were worn by quite a lot of film stars. Grace Kelly,
0:27:35 > 0:27:38she used to wear the Hermes scarves.
0:27:38 > 0:27:42They are beautifully made. They are 90cm by 90cm.
0:27:42 > 0:27:47Each one weighs exactly 65 g.
0:27:47 > 0:27:48I didn't realise that!
0:27:48 > 0:27:51I've been so boring, I've weighed this.
0:27:51 > 0:27:55- And it does weigh exactly 65 g. - I never knew that!
0:27:55 > 0:27:56Do you actually wear these?
0:27:56 > 0:28:00The scarves I keep to wear are all the quirky ones.
0:28:00 > 0:28:02- A bit unusual?- Yes.
0:28:02 > 0:28:05Are you happy to see these go? Are you happy to sell them?
0:28:05 > 0:28:07When do you stop? What do you do with them?
0:28:07 > 0:28:09I know, you've got to keep going, haven't you?
0:28:09 > 0:28:12Do you have other scarves as well?
0:28:12 > 0:28:14Yes, I have about 200 or so.
0:28:14 > 0:28:16200?
0:28:16 > 0:28:19Did you want to sell the other scarves as well?
0:28:19 > 0:28:20I would like to, yes.
0:28:20 > 0:28:24If you are interested in selling the other scarves, I think
0:28:24 > 0:28:28what would be best is to take all the scarves off to auction
0:28:28 > 0:28:32and then leave it up to the auction house to divide them
0:28:32 > 0:28:38into separate lots, making sure that all the designer ones are kept
0:28:38 > 0:28:40together as individual lots.
0:28:40 > 0:28:46This one by itself would make £100-£200 at auction.
0:28:46 > 0:28:48What did you pay for it?
0:28:48 > 0:28:4950p.
0:28:49 > 0:28:53Can I come with you when you go to these jumble sales?
0:28:53 > 0:28:56- That's about the most I've ever paid. - What, 50p?!
0:28:56 > 0:28:57Yes.
0:28:58 > 0:29:02I've never bought one out of a shop, just, you know, normally.
0:29:02 > 0:29:06That's amazing. What I would suggest here is probably selling this
0:29:06 > 0:29:11as a collection. Because the other ones, although they are jolly nice,
0:29:11 > 0:29:12there's no big names.
0:29:12 > 0:29:15We've got the Jacqmar, the Hermes and we've got the Quant.
0:29:15 > 0:29:19If we put this all together with an estimate of £150-£250
0:29:19 > 0:29:23and a reserve of 120, how does that sound to you?
0:29:23 > 0:29:24That sounds fantastic.
0:29:24 > 0:29:27I'm sure it does sound fantastic after you've been paying 20p here
0:29:27 > 0:29:29and there.
0:29:29 > 0:29:32I've really enjoyed looking at the collection. Thank you, Kathleen.
0:29:32 > 0:29:35- I'll see you at the auction. - Thank you very much.
0:29:35 > 0:29:39Amazing. It shows what you can buy for 50 pence.
0:29:41 > 0:29:46I'm told it's always good to get a few extra shots for the edit.
0:29:46 > 0:29:48Let me do some filming, here we go.
0:29:48 > 0:29:50- HE HUMS - Smile everyone!
0:29:52 > 0:29:56Now, I bet you've never seen one of these before.
0:29:56 > 0:30:01Well, Monique, we've seen some wild and interesting things on Flog It!
0:30:01 > 0:30:04but I think this wins, this takes the biscuit.
0:30:04 > 0:30:08In 13 series, I don't think we've seen anything as macabre
0:30:08 > 0:30:11and bizarre as this. What do you know about it?
0:30:11 > 0:30:13Nothing, unfortunately.
0:30:13 > 0:30:17My mum gave it to me on Sunday to take to a car-boot sale,
0:30:17 > 0:30:19didn't want to take it to the car-boot sale
0:30:19 > 0:30:21and I knew you were here, so I've literally brought it.
0:30:21 > 0:30:24More than anything, I wanted to know what it was.
0:30:24 > 0:30:27Good grief! First of all, we've got no provenance to go back
0:30:27 > 0:30:31and say it belonged to your great, great, great grandfather.
0:30:31 > 0:30:33So we are left with the object itself.
0:30:33 > 0:30:36- First of all, it's a bone. - Yep.
0:30:36 > 0:30:41- And I'm fairly sure, 95% sure, but it's a human bone.- Right.
0:30:41 > 0:30:46Probably a leg. This is really quite a deep colour.
0:30:46 > 0:30:50If I relate that to other objects I've seen with that
0:30:50 > 0:30:53sort of patination,
0:30:53 > 0:30:57we are certainly going back at least 300 or 400 years.
0:30:57 > 0:31:00And we've got these little fittings made.
0:31:00 > 0:31:07But most curiously, at the end, the joint here has been hand-stitched
0:31:07 > 0:31:10and covered with possibly leather, to form a membrane.
0:31:10 > 0:31:14And then we've had two holes cut and these copper mounts on it.
0:31:14 > 0:31:22It's a bizarre thing. I can't think of any practical use for it.
0:31:22 > 0:31:27We were saying, could it possibly be for tribes, like a weapon or not?
0:31:27 > 0:31:29You see, if it were a weapon
0:31:29 > 0:31:32you would want the bone of a larger animal.
0:31:32 > 0:31:35That could hurt you. But it couldn't do any serious harm
0:31:35 > 0:31:38- because it would probably crack and spring open.- OK, yeah.
0:31:38 > 0:31:43I mean, there are obviously Tibetan cultures where they mount skulls.
0:31:43 > 0:31:49Is it possible that this is Tibetan of far Eastern?
0:31:49 > 0:31:51But what it is is absolutely fascinating.
0:31:51 > 0:31:53You could have...
0:31:53 > 0:31:57I would think there are a lot of people that would recoil from it,
0:31:57 > 0:31:59but there's also a lot of people
0:31:59 > 0:32:02and antiquaries that would love this, just to discuss.
0:32:02 > 0:32:05Try and find out what indeed it is.
0:32:05 > 0:32:07That'd be very interesting, wouldn't it?
0:32:07 > 0:32:09Thank goodness you didn't take it to the car boot. That's a relief.
0:32:09 > 0:32:12Thank goodness you brought it to Flog It!
0:32:12 > 0:32:14- I don't think it's wildly valuable. - Yep.
0:32:14 > 0:32:17But I would defy anyone to put an accurate valuation on it.
0:32:17 > 0:32:20- It's almost impossible.- Yep. - Because, you know.- Yeah, yeah.
0:32:20 > 0:32:23If you don't know what it is, it's difficult to value.
0:32:23 > 0:32:27- I would say, let's put £100-£200 on it.- OK.
0:32:27 > 0:32:31And we'll put a reserve of something like £60-£70 on it.
0:32:31 > 0:32:32Are you are happy with that?
0:32:32 > 0:32:36Yeah, yeah. No, like I say, it was going to be sold for a pound.
0:32:36 > 0:32:38So that's a bonus, isn't it?
0:32:38 > 0:32:40I hope it's not like one of those Victorian stories where
0:32:40 > 0:32:41I am now cursed.
0:32:41 > 0:32:45- And have to return it to the tribe before I'm 60.- No, no, no.
0:32:45 > 0:32:48When the hammer comes down and we are both struck by lightning,
0:32:48 > 0:32:49yeah, it was cursed.
0:32:49 > 0:32:51Hopefully not.
0:32:51 > 0:32:53Fingers crossed. Thank you so much for bringing it in.
0:32:53 > 0:32:55Thank you very much indeed.
0:32:55 > 0:32:58Well, that is a mystery that deserves some detective work.
0:33:00 > 0:33:04Catherine has now set up under the beautiful fan-vaulted ceiling.
0:33:04 > 0:33:07Karen, the word that springs to mind
0:33:07 > 0:33:12when looking at these two necklaces is elegance.
0:33:12 > 0:33:15Can you tell me a little bit about them?
0:33:15 > 0:33:19I think they are French because my relatives who left them to the
0:33:19 > 0:33:25family, they came from France and they left a collection of jewellery.
0:33:25 > 0:33:28We could choose our favourite pieces. And I chose these two.
0:33:28 > 0:33:31Why were you drawn towards these in particular?
0:33:31 > 0:33:34I like the shape. They seem sort of Art Deco or that sort of era.
0:33:34 > 0:33:37And I like the shapes of them.
0:33:37 > 0:33:39They are not quite Art Deco, they are Art Nouveau.
0:33:39 > 0:33:41- Oh, Art Nouveau.- So slightly earlier.
0:33:41 > 0:33:43I was probably confused about both of them.
0:33:43 > 0:33:49Date-wise we are looking at about 1900 to 1910, that sort of period.
0:33:49 > 0:33:52This one in particular, if you think about Art Nouveau,
0:33:52 > 0:33:55which goes back to nature, this is wonderful because you've got
0:33:55 > 0:34:00the wheat here which has been incorporated into the design.
0:34:00 > 0:34:03I'm guessing this is 18 carat gold.
0:34:03 > 0:34:06And I love the little seed pearl drop at the end.
0:34:06 > 0:34:09This reminds me very much of Edwardian jewellery that we
0:34:09 > 0:34:12see in 1900 and 1910.
0:34:12 > 0:34:14But this is actually a French piece.
0:34:14 > 0:34:19And what we've got here are seed pearls.
0:34:19 > 0:34:21However, we have got two missing. Did you know that?
0:34:21 > 0:34:23Is there two missing? I thought there was one.
0:34:23 > 0:34:26There's one over here. And then one on the other side.
0:34:26 > 0:34:29And we've got this coloured gold.
0:34:29 > 0:34:32I'm guessing again this is probably 18 carat gold.
0:34:32 > 0:34:36And the bow, the way that the bow has been crafted is real quality.
0:34:36 > 0:34:38- It's very intricate. - Absolutely superb.
0:34:39 > 0:34:43This one, however, is my favourite.
0:34:43 > 0:34:45This one is delightful.
0:34:45 > 0:34:50I love the way that these pieces have been incorporated
0:34:50 > 0:34:52and copied onto the chain.
0:34:52 > 0:34:55- And the shape of it is just so unusual.- Yeah.
0:34:55 > 0:34:57Which is your favourite?
0:34:57 > 0:34:58I prefer this one as well.
0:34:58 > 0:35:01I like the fact that you can take them off the chain
0:35:01 > 0:35:04- and have the chain separate, have a brooch as well.- Exactly that.
0:35:04 > 0:35:07Both of them have pins on the back so both of them can be
0:35:07 > 0:35:09worn independently as brooches.
0:35:09 > 0:35:12- Do you ever wear them? - I have worn them, yes.
0:35:12 > 0:35:15I wore them a couple of times, but I don't want to break them.
0:35:15 > 0:35:18- They are quite delicate. - Bit too worried?- Yeah.
0:35:18 > 0:35:21Well, price-wise, this one,
0:35:21 > 0:35:25- you'll be looking at about £200-£300.- Right.
0:35:25 > 0:35:28But this piece, this is a little bit special.
0:35:28 > 0:35:29Oh, really?
0:35:29 > 0:35:31And I would say...
0:35:32 > 0:35:35This would make somewhere between £700 and £900.
0:35:35 > 0:35:37Lovely, yes.
0:35:37 > 0:35:40Thank you so much for bringing along such elegant necklaces.
0:35:40 > 0:35:42You've really made my day. It's been lovely to meet you.
0:35:42 > 0:35:45Thank you very much. It's been lovely to meet you, too.
0:35:45 > 0:35:48Those two are absolutely glorious.
0:35:54 > 0:35:57Sadly, it's time to say goodbye to Gloucester Cathedral -
0:35:57 > 0:36:00our magnificent host location for today.
0:36:00 > 0:36:04As we go over to the auction room for the very last time, we've got
0:36:04 > 0:36:05some unfinished business there.
0:36:05 > 0:36:08Here's a quick recap of the items we are taking with us.
0:36:10 > 0:36:14I imagine that Kathleen's collection of 50p scarves should raise
0:36:14 > 0:36:16a little bit more than that at auction.
0:36:20 > 0:36:24Who knows how valuable Monique's mystery bone will turn out to be.
0:36:29 > 0:36:32Pure elegance is the only way to describe the two gold
0:36:32 > 0:36:34Art Nouveau necklaces.
0:36:39 > 0:36:43Without further ado, let's see how they do at auction.
0:36:43 > 0:36:45If you love Art Nouveau you will love this next lot.
0:36:45 > 0:36:48We've got some jewellery belonging to Karen. Two necklaces.
0:36:48 > 0:36:50- Yes.- Do you like the Art Nouveau period?
0:36:50 > 0:36:51I do like Art Nouveau.
0:36:51 > 0:36:55Hopefully we can get top money. Two lots going under the hammer.
0:36:55 > 0:36:57My favourite is the first one.
0:36:57 > 0:36:58Is it?
0:36:58 > 0:37:01I do think that's really pretty, but I prefer the second one.
0:37:01 > 0:37:03OK, let's see what the first one does.
0:37:03 > 0:37:05It's going under the hammer right now.
0:37:05 > 0:37:08Start here at 100 on the book. £100.
0:37:08 > 0:37:10110. 120.
0:37:10 > 0:37:13130. 140. 150. The book is out at 150.
0:37:13 > 0:37:16160. 170.
0:37:16 > 0:37:19180 if you like it. 170. 180.
0:37:19 > 0:37:20INDISTINCT SPEECH
0:37:20 > 0:37:24190. 200 if you like now.
0:37:24 > 0:37:27At £190. Selling at 190.
0:37:28 > 0:37:31- Fantastic. That's very good. - 190. Happy with that?
0:37:31 > 0:37:34- Very happy with that. - Well done. That's great, actually.
0:37:34 > 0:37:36It was really, really pretty. Very elegant, wasn't it?
0:37:36 > 0:37:38We're doing the next one now.
0:37:38 > 0:37:41Very pretty piece there. Where are you going to be for that?
0:37:41 > 0:37:43Should be 1,000 really. Where are you going to be for this?
0:37:43 > 0:37:45Who will start me? Start me at 800.
0:37:46 > 0:37:48- That's a low start.- Five!
0:37:48 > 0:37:52At £500, thank you. At 500. 520. 550.
0:37:52 > 0:37:54580.
0:37:54 > 0:37:57600. At 600. 620 now?
0:37:57 > 0:38:00At £600. 620 anyone?
0:38:00 > 0:38:02All sure at 600...
0:38:03 > 0:38:06- That one I'm afraid needs a little bit more than that.- That's a shame.
0:38:06 > 0:38:10- So close as well.- That was, in my mind, the better piece.
0:38:10 > 0:38:14And as he said at the beginning, it should be worth £1,000.
0:38:14 > 0:38:18And if it doesn't sell for six, then forget it.
0:38:18 > 0:38:22Sell it somewhere else on another day because it's worth it.
0:38:22 > 0:38:23It's a nice thing.
0:38:23 > 0:38:26There has to be another day in the auction
0:38:26 > 0:38:29room for a necklace like that.
0:38:29 > 0:38:34Now time to unravel the mystery surrounding that curious bone.
0:38:34 > 0:38:38Our research suggests it's a Tibetan kangling -
0:38:38 > 0:38:40a ceremonial horn or trumpet
0:38:40 > 0:38:43which is indeed made from human thigh bone.
0:38:49 > 0:38:53It's used for various Buddhist rituals and sounded to call up
0:38:53 > 0:38:56demons to partake of the ritual feast offerings.
0:38:56 > 0:39:01Let's hear what auction near Philip Allwood thinks of it.
0:39:01 > 0:39:04These sort of things create a lot of interest, particularly in China.
0:39:04 > 0:39:08I would think the estimate on this at £100-£200, I would still
0:39:08 > 0:39:11hope, would be conservative. We've had some interest in it already.
0:39:11 > 0:39:15I would expect a whole lot more interest from internet
0:39:15 > 0:39:16throughout the sale.
0:39:18 > 0:39:23Going under the hammer right now, we have a human leg up for grabs.
0:39:23 > 0:39:26It doesn't get wackier than that, does it? It belongs to Monique.
0:39:26 > 0:39:29- It's not your leg, is it? - No, not mine.
0:39:29 > 0:39:30But you are selling it.
0:39:30 > 0:39:34- I am indeed, yes. Hope so anyway. - What a bizarre thing.
0:39:34 > 0:39:36Are you pleased you are getting rid of this?
0:39:36 > 0:39:39Is it quite weird carrying a leg bone around?
0:39:39 > 0:39:42Mmm. I was more interested to find out what it was, to be honest.
0:39:42 > 0:39:43It's a rare thing.
0:39:43 > 0:39:46However it ended up in Gloucester, goodness only knows.
0:39:46 > 0:39:48I was going to say break a leg, but, hey,
0:39:48 > 0:39:49we don't want to break this one.
0:39:49 > 0:39:55290 is the Tibetan Buddhist kangling. The human femur flute.
0:39:55 > 0:39:57There we go. Every house should have one.
0:39:57 > 0:40:00Where are you going to be? Is that a couple of hundred?
0:40:00 > 0:40:03100 to get off. 100?
0:40:03 > 0:40:05Dear, oh me, oh my.
0:40:05 > 0:40:0850 then to start. There must be 50. £50 bid.
0:40:08 > 0:40:11Five. 60. Five. 70. Five.
0:40:11 > 0:40:1580. Five. 90. Five anywhere? Five.
0:40:15 > 0:40:17At 95. 100 now?
0:40:17 > 0:40:22100. At 100. 110? At £100. Thought it might make a little more.
0:40:22 > 0:40:24At £100 right in front of me.
0:40:24 > 0:40:26All sure at 100?
0:40:26 > 0:40:28You've sold it. 100.
0:40:28 > 0:40:31Thank you for bringing that because I've never ever said,
0:40:31 > 0:40:34"Going under the hammer right now is a human leg bone."
0:40:34 > 0:40:37- So that's a first.- First for you. - Thank you so much.
0:40:37 > 0:40:38No problem at all.
0:40:39 > 0:40:42We are not quite on the last leg. One more item to go.
0:40:45 > 0:40:47So far, so good.
0:40:47 > 0:40:51Going under the hammer right now, we have quite a collection of scarves.
0:40:51 > 0:40:53- Some of these I know caught your eye.- Oh, yes.
0:40:53 > 0:40:55Kathleen, thank you for bringing them in.
0:40:55 > 0:40:58But you went home after the valuation day, had a forage,
0:40:58 > 0:41:01found a load more and brought them in.
0:41:01 > 0:41:05Philip has kindly lotted these one after the other
0:41:05 > 0:41:07after our particular item.
0:41:07 > 0:41:10This lady has been collecting since she was 11.
0:41:10 > 0:41:12- Can you remember the first one?- Yes.
0:41:12 > 0:41:15- Are you going to keep that one or are you selling it?- Um...
0:41:15 > 0:41:17SHE LAUGHS
0:41:17 > 0:41:19- No, I've got it in my album at home. - You're going to keep that one.
0:41:19 > 0:41:21- That's nice. - Yes, that's what I like to hear.
0:41:21 > 0:41:24- That was during the war.- Was it? - At the end of the war, yes.
0:41:24 > 0:41:27- How many in your collection all told?- 250.
0:41:27 > 0:41:30And the thing is, with quality, it never goes out of fashion,
0:41:30 > 0:41:31does it, when it's that good?
0:41:31 > 0:41:33We are going to put these valuations to the test.
0:41:33 > 0:41:35Starting with our lot now.
0:41:35 > 0:41:39250 is the collection of scarves including the Hermes scarf
0:41:39 > 0:41:41and all sorts of things there.
0:41:41 > 0:41:42£50.
0:41:42 > 0:41:45£50 bid there. At 50 on my right. Five.
0:41:45 > 0:41:4760. Five. 70. Five.
0:41:47 > 0:41:5080. Five. 90. Five.
0:41:50 > 0:41:52100. And five.
0:41:52 > 0:41:54110. 120.
0:41:54 > 0:41:55Right, look at this.
0:41:55 > 0:41:59At 120 here. 130. 140.
0:41:59 > 0:42:03- This is more like it. - At 140 here.
0:42:03 > 0:42:06- Beautiful scarves.- £140 right in front of me here. At 140...
0:42:08 > 0:42:11- Sold at 140.- Sold.- Happy?
0:42:11 > 0:42:16- Wonderful.- One down and we've got four more lots, haven't we?
0:42:17 > 0:42:20And here is a quick look at the hammer going down on the rest of
0:42:20 > 0:42:26Kathleen's collection of around 250 scarves, divided into the four lots.
0:42:26 > 0:42:28This is the first.
0:42:28 > 0:42:31In front of me, then at £80. 80 it is.
0:42:31 > 0:42:33Good investments there, I must say.
0:42:33 > 0:42:35This is the second.
0:42:35 > 0:42:38140. It's at 140 on the net.
0:42:38 > 0:42:40140 it is.
0:42:40 > 0:42:41This is the third.
0:42:41 > 0:42:44Gentleman's bid then. All done at 55.
0:42:45 > 0:42:4755 it is.
0:42:47 > 0:42:49This is the fourth and final one.
0:42:49 > 0:42:53At £80. It's yours right in front of me. At 80.
0:42:55 > 0:43:01Yes, they sold! Well, that's a grand total, I think, of around £495.
0:43:01 > 0:43:04- Well done. That's fantastic. - That's brilliant.- Very good.
0:43:04 > 0:43:07- Thank you so much. - That was hiding under the bed.
0:43:07 > 0:43:10- I know, can you believe it? - Thank you so much for coming in.
0:43:10 > 0:43:12- Thank you both.- Thank you, Kathleen.
0:43:12 > 0:43:15And what a way to end today's show as well.
0:43:15 > 0:43:18Really, it doesn't get any better than that, does it?
0:43:18 > 0:43:20That's what this business is all about -
0:43:20 > 0:43:22collectors and learning something.
0:43:22 > 0:43:24And we have today. So fingers crossed.
0:43:24 > 0:43:27Join us again next time for many more surprises, but until then,
0:43:27 > 0:43:30from Cirencester, it's goodbye from the three of us.