0:00:11 > 0:00:13Today's show comes from Pollok House,
0:00:13 > 0:00:18an 18th-century mansion in Scotland, the ancestral home of the Maxwells.
0:00:18 > 0:00:21There are reports that the Maxwells have been on this land
0:00:21 > 0:00:24since the 1200s, and they've played an important part
0:00:24 > 0:00:27in the civic life of Glasgow and, throughout the centuries,
0:00:27 > 0:00:31they've amassed the most wonderful collection of fine art and antiques,
0:00:31 > 0:00:33which you can see on display here.
0:00:33 > 0:00:35Welcome to "Flog It!"
0:01:01 > 0:01:05Well, standing here in these lush, tranquil grounds
0:01:05 > 0:01:08of Pollok Country Park, it's hard to believe
0:01:08 > 0:01:11that Pollok House is situated in the centre of Glasgow,
0:01:11 > 0:01:13Scotland's largest city.
0:01:13 > 0:01:17The house was built in the 1740s, when Glasgow was booming
0:01:17 > 0:01:21from the sugar, the cotton and the tobacco trade,
0:01:21 > 0:01:23and the spoils of the Industrial Revolution
0:01:23 > 0:01:25were just around the corner
0:01:31 > 0:01:34Inside the house, the Maxwells were prospering, too,
0:01:34 > 0:01:37and they used their wealth to indulge their passion
0:01:37 > 0:01:39for fine art and antiques.
0:01:39 > 0:01:43Sir William Stirling-Maxwell inherited the house in the 1860s,
0:01:43 > 0:01:47and he was an avid collector. Now, while his contemporaries
0:01:47 > 0:01:51were investing in Impressionist art by the likes of Degas and Renoir,
0:01:51 > 0:01:55which was very much on trend at the time, Stirling-Maxwell
0:01:55 > 0:01:59fell in love with Spanish art, which was less fashionable,
0:01:59 > 0:02:01and, as a result, he amassed the largest collection
0:02:01 > 0:02:06of Spanish art in Britain and this is the jewel in the crown -
0:02:06 > 0:02:10The Lady In The Fur Wrap by El Greco.
0:02:10 > 0:02:13She is beautiful and, later on in the programme,
0:02:13 > 0:02:17I'll be looking forward to exploring more of the treasures here.
0:02:17 > 0:02:21And I'll also be heading to one of the highest points in Glasgow
0:02:21 > 0:02:23to find out about a special place where
0:02:23 > 0:02:28Sir William Stirling-Maxwell's contemporaries were laid to rest.
0:02:28 > 0:02:31There are a lot of very influential people buried here.
0:02:31 > 0:02:35But before that, we head south to take a look back at some
0:02:35 > 0:02:40of the fabulous valuation days we visited across the country.
0:02:40 > 0:02:42We paid a call to another great stately home,
0:02:42 > 0:02:45the 18th-Century Ragley Hall in Warwickshire,
0:02:45 > 0:02:48where Charlie Ross set a challenge for the saleroom.
0:02:48 > 0:02:51We'll leave it to those old auctioneers
0:02:51 > 0:02:55to find Baron von Richthofen's grandson
0:02:55 > 0:02:58- to buy it!- We also visited the Milestones Museum
0:02:58 > 0:03:00in Basingstoke, in Hampshire,
0:03:00 > 0:03:03where, amongst the recreated historic streets,
0:03:03 > 0:03:07James Lewis found something from a little further afield.
0:03:07 > 0:03:09Well, Jenny, you have certainly brought with you
0:03:09 > 0:03:12a taste of the exotic to Basingstoke.
0:03:12 > 0:03:15But our first port of call on today's show is
0:03:15 > 0:03:19the National Maritime Museum, Cornwall, in Falmouth,
0:03:19 > 0:03:21where, amongst the backdrop of seafaring boats,
0:03:21 > 0:03:25Caroline Hawley found a more land-loving creature.
0:03:25 > 0:03:30Chris, thank you so much for bringing this gorgeous lady in
0:03:30 > 0:03:33- to see me.- You're welcome.- So, first of all, tell me about you.
0:03:33 > 0:03:37- Are you from this area?- No. I'm from Kent, originally.- Right.
0:03:37 > 0:03:40And I've been down here about 24 years.
0:03:40 > 0:03:43And how did you come across this gorgeous thing?
0:03:43 > 0:03:46- I was at art college in Bromley, in Kent...- Yeah?
0:03:46 > 0:03:51..and, on my way to college one day, I saw this in a shop jumble sale...
0:03:51 > 0:03:55- Mm-hm.- ..and I just fell in love with it and thought it was terrific
0:03:55 > 0:03:58- and bought it for one and six. - One and six?!- Yes.
0:03:58 > 0:04:02- And what date was that? - That was about, well, spring 1970.
0:04:02 > 0:04:05I'd had it for 24 years, when a friend of mine
0:04:05 > 0:04:09discovered the button in the ear and said, "You've got a Steiff here."
0:04:09 > 0:04:11And I said, "Oh!" I didn't realise.
0:04:11 > 0:04:14Well, that's the first thing we look at when we see these toys,
0:04:14 > 0:04:18- to find the magic name, Steiff. - I've seen them on teddy bears,
0:04:18 > 0:04:21- but I didn't realise they do a cow.- No, exactly. Now...
0:04:21 > 0:04:24There's the button in the ear. You've got these lovely
0:04:24 > 0:04:27kid-covered horns, which some of the kids worn off.
0:04:27 > 0:04:29- And the little hooves.- Yes.
0:04:29 > 0:04:32And, really, when you consider that this was made
0:04:32 > 0:04:37in the late 19th century, it's in remarkably good condition.
0:04:37 > 0:04:40- It's straw-filled...- Yes.- ..mohair,
0:04:40 > 0:04:45and it's been played with and loved, so, obviously, it's got some rubbing
0:04:45 > 0:04:49to the hair, and it's missing just one of the wooden wheels.
0:04:49 > 0:04:52It's gorgeous. Now, Steiff, the company,
0:04:52 > 0:04:55- was set up by Margaret Steiff in 1880...- Right.
0:04:55 > 0:04:59..and it was the maker of fabulous quality toys -
0:04:59 > 0:05:01bears, things such as this.
0:05:01 > 0:05:05By the beginning of the 20th century, they were making
0:05:05 > 0:05:09upwards of a million bears a year, and it's gone on ever since.
0:05:09 > 0:05:11- Right.- And they're still making them to this day.- Yeah.
0:05:11 > 0:05:13And they're top-quality things.
0:05:13 > 0:05:16- This is knocked a bit by... - Yes.- ..its lack of foot,
0:05:16 > 0:05:21a little bit of wear, but I would fall in love with that.
0:05:21 > 0:05:25And I think loads of people would. Have you any idea of value?
0:05:25 > 0:05:27- I know you paid one and six, did you say?- One and six, yeah.
0:05:27 > 0:05:30So, have you any idea of today's value?
0:05:30 > 0:05:33I don't know. Maybe £80? 75? I don't know. Maybe not?
0:05:33 > 0:05:37I would put a pre-sales estimate of 100 to 150.
0:05:37 > 0:05:40- Oh, really? As much as that?- Yeah.
0:05:40 > 0:05:43- And then I think, if we put a fixed reserve on it...- Yeah.
0:05:43 > 0:05:46- ..what if we would say £80 as a fixed reserve?- Yes, perfect.
0:05:46 > 0:05:48- Lovely. Thank you.- Thank you.
0:05:48 > 0:05:51Chris must have been over the moon when he discovered
0:05:51 > 0:05:53his cow had a Steiff button.
0:05:53 > 0:05:57Next, we headed up-country to Ragley Hall, in Warwickshire,
0:05:57 > 0:05:59where Charlie Ross was left high and dry.
0:06:01 > 0:06:04Well, I find myself standing in a stately home, with Ian,
0:06:04 > 0:06:09holding something about which I know absolutely nothing!
0:06:09 > 0:06:12- What is it, Ian?- It's a spar
0:06:12 > 0:06:16and joystick from a First World War two-seater biplane.
0:06:16 > 0:06:19- The joystick? Now, how on earth did that survive?- That's the joystick.
0:06:19 > 0:06:23That's the spar. It got whisked away by my grandfather
0:06:23 > 0:06:24and never saw action.
0:06:24 > 0:06:27- So, he worked in the factory? - He worked in a factory
0:06:27 > 0:06:30in the First World War, as a joiner, knocking up
0:06:30 > 0:06:34all the bits of woodwork that they needed to get these things to fly.
0:06:34 > 0:06:36So he sat there making joysticks?
0:06:36 > 0:06:38- And spars.- And spars? - And other bits.
0:06:38 > 0:06:40- And one day took them home with him? - Yeah, I suppose so.
0:06:40 > 0:06:43- What an extraordinary thing to do. - Well, as you do.
0:06:43 > 0:06:48- Now, specifically, what plane? - An RE 8 two-seater biplane.
0:06:48 > 0:06:54- Manufactured, started in 1916 and went up to about 1917.- Yeah.
0:06:54 > 0:06:58There was 4,077 made. Only two survived.
0:06:58 > 0:07:01One is in the Duxford Museum in Cambridgeshire...
0:07:01 > 0:07:04- Yeah.- ..and the other one is in a museum in Belgium.
0:07:04 > 0:07:07And parts of the other one, until recently, have been in your house?
0:07:07 > 0:07:11- Sitting in the wardrobe.- The first item, the joystick, how did it work?
0:07:11 > 0:07:14I mean, there must have been some sort of linkage at the bottom here.
0:07:14 > 0:07:18I would imagine the bit of string would have had a metal attachment
0:07:18 > 0:07:22- to it...- Yeah.- ..which would've been linked to probably the engine.
0:07:22 > 0:07:25- So, quite crude?- I would think it was very, very simple.
0:07:25 > 0:07:27What was the factory?
0:07:27 > 0:07:30The factory my grandfather worked at was the Coventry Ordnance Works.
0:07:30 > 0:07:33- There's a transfer on the spar. - Yeah.
0:07:33 > 0:07:36- And this strut, here, ran between the top and bottom wing?- Yeah.
0:07:36 > 0:07:40I would imagine they were attached with wires to keep under tension,
0:07:40 > 0:07:43and the wing was at the top and the wing was at the bottom,
0:07:43 > 0:07:46and that's how you got your biplane.
0:07:46 > 0:07:48It was a pretty hairy existence in those days, wasn't it?
0:07:48 > 0:07:52Well, they said not very many folks survived more than three months.
0:07:52 > 0:07:55- No. And most of them were killed in training.- Yes.
0:07:55 > 0:07:59Presumably, if you were a joiner in a factory at that time,
0:07:59 > 0:08:00- you wouldn't have been called up?- No.
0:08:00 > 0:08:03That's was the reason why he was working in the factory.
0:08:03 > 0:08:05- LAUGHTER - Incredibly sensible man!
0:08:05 > 0:08:07In the right place at the right time.
0:08:07 > 0:08:09I think whittling up the odd joystick
0:08:09 > 0:08:13- instead of sitting in the trenches has got its merits, hasn't it?- Yeah.
0:08:13 > 0:08:16Joking aside, there was no problem with conscription
0:08:16 > 0:08:20during the Great War - fit men rushed to join up.
0:08:20 > 0:08:23This left factories, such as the Coventry Ordnance Works,
0:08:23 > 0:08:27with a huge problem - a serious shortage of skilled workers.
0:08:27 > 0:08:32To solve this, thousands of women were recruited to take their place.
0:08:32 > 0:08:35The factory work was vital to the war effort,
0:08:35 > 0:08:40as the women produced everything from aeroplane parts to munitions.
0:08:40 > 0:08:43They learnt to do the skilled work alongside the remaining
0:08:43 > 0:08:45male workers, like Ian's grandad.
0:08:49 > 0:08:51It's an incredibly difficult thing to value.
0:08:51 > 0:08:56Obviously, it's worth money. A collector is going to want that.
0:08:56 > 0:08:58And I don't know how badly he is going to want it.
0:08:58 > 0:09:01- Because he ain't going to find another one, is he?- No.
0:09:01 > 0:09:04I'm going to say £100-£200 - and watch for your reaction.
0:09:04 > 0:09:07I'd want to put a fixed reserve of £150 and then see...
0:09:07 > 0:09:10- Well, we're in the same boat, aren't we?- I think so.
0:09:10 > 0:09:12What a wonderful man!
0:09:12 > 0:09:15You've listened to my £100-£200 evaluation, divided it up,
0:09:15 > 0:09:20by two... I'll agree with 150. I can't guarantee that we'll sell it.
0:09:20 > 0:09:22I realise that.
0:09:22 > 0:09:26- But I rather sing from the same hymn sheet as you.- Yeah.
0:09:26 > 0:09:28So, thank you so much for bringing them in and we'll
0:09:28 > 0:09:33leave it to those old auctioneers to find Baron von Richthofen's
0:09:33 > 0:09:37- grandson to buy it!- If he's around. - LAUGHTER
0:09:37 > 0:09:40- Thank you.- Thank you, Charlie.
0:09:40 > 0:09:45So, we put an estimate of £150-£200 on Ian's joystick and spar,
0:09:45 > 0:09:51so that the reserve could be set at the lower end of £150.
0:09:51 > 0:09:54Here at Pollok House, among the collections, there is
0:09:54 > 0:09:58some continental furniture, with the most beautiful intricate inlays.
0:09:58 > 0:09:59Just look at that!
0:09:59 > 0:10:02Now, at our valuation day at Milestones Museum,
0:10:02 > 0:10:07in Basingstoke, James Lewis found two items that were equally elaborate.
0:10:13 > 0:10:16Well, Jenny, you have certainly brought with you
0:10:16 > 0:10:19a taste of the exotic to Basingstoke.
0:10:20 > 0:10:22These are super little bits of silver.
0:10:22 > 0:10:26But they're certainly not the sort of things I was expecting to find.
0:10:26 > 0:10:28They're possibly Indian?
0:10:28 > 0:10:31And a different period and a slightly different grade.
0:10:31 > 0:10:36- Have you been polishing that one?- I did. I put nuts in it at Christmas!
0:10:36 > 0:10:41- Oh, did you?- So, I needed to shine it up a bit.- OK, right.
0:10:41 > 0:10:45This one, looks very grey and tarnished.
0:10:45 > 0:10:48And I think exactly what you'd expect from a piece of silver
0:10:48 > 0:10:50that hasn't been touched in years.
0:10:50 > 0:10:54One of the first things you do when you pick up a piece like this,
0:10:54 > 0:11:00to see if it's silver or silver plate, is to try and find a mark.
0:11:00 > 0:11:03Now, I have looked and looked and looked.
0:11:03 > 0:11:06- And I cannot find one anywhere. - No, me neither.
0:11:06 > 0:11:08Ah, I don't feel so daft now!
0:11:08 > 0:11:10It has the colour of silver,
0:11:10 > 0:11:13there isn't any wear coming through on the foot rim.
0:11:13 > 0:11:16And do you see around the inside of that foot rim?
0:11:16 > 0:11:20- It looks as if it has been hammered. - Yeah.- Planished.
0:11:20 > 0:11:22So, it's been made from the solid.
0:11:22 > 0:11:26So, it certainly isn't something that's been silver-plated.
0:11:26 > 0:11:32The birds are interesting. Because they look almost swan-like.
0:11:33 > 0:11:37- But then they've got a crest. - Like a peacock.
0:11:37 > 0:11:39- Which makes it look like a peacock. - Yeah.
0:11:39 > 0:11:44Now, of course, the peacock is symbolic of Rajasthan and India.
0:11:44 > 0:11:47You see it all over the place on Indian silver.
0:11:47 > 0:11:53So, my feeling is that this bowl would have been Indian,
0:11:53 > 0:11:56possibly Anglo-Indian and late 19th century.
0:11:58 > 0:12:01It would have started life with a glass liner.
0:12:01 > 0:12:04So, I bet your nuts were falling through all the gaps, weren't they?
0:12:04 > 0:12:07- No!- And this one is the same. Lots of little gaps.
0:12:07 > 0:12:10That again would have had a liner.
0:12:10 > 0:12:15In terms of date, that, I feel, is slightly earlier. But look at that!
0:12:15 > 0:12:19That central cartouche there is so angular
0:12:19 > 0:12:23- and it's in total contrast to the whole of the style around it.- Yeah, it is.
0:12:23 > 0:12:28That's why you think it's probably Anglo-Indian. So, 1925-1935.
0:12:30 > 0:12:36- So, where did you get them from? - Charity shop.- OK! Had them long?
0:12:38 > 0:12:42- 30-odd years. - OK! How much did you pay?
0:12:42 > 0:12:44- 50p each.- 50p!
0:12:44 > 0:12:49- Well done, you! What are they worth? - No idea.
0:12:49 > 0:12:52£80-£120, I should think.
0:12:52 > 0:12:57- That's how much they're worth?- Yeah. - Lovely.- Maybe £150.- Brilliant.
0:12:57 > 0:13:00- And I think they'll do jolly well. - Yeah?- All right?- Yeah.
0:13:00 > 0:13:02Let's see how we do.
0:13:02 > 0:13:05- And I think your pound investment was worth it.- Yeah!- Well done, you!
0:13:05 > 0:13:08All you have to do now is work out what to do with your nuts!
0:13:08 > 0:13:13- Yes! Leave the nuts out! - HE LAUGHS
0:13:15 > 0:13:19It never fails to amaze me the items you can pick up at charity shops.
0:13:22 > 0:13:26On valuation days, we like to see your collections that you show us
0:13:26 > 0:13:29perfect and intact. Complete, if you like.
0:13:29 > 0:13:32Because you get more money if you decide to sell them.
0:13:32 > 0:13:34In auction, it puts the value up.
0:13:34 > 0:13:35But here, at Pollok House, there is
0:13:35 > 0:13:38a collection that's the complete opposite.
0:13:38 > 0:13:41What we have here is a set of Chinese dinner plates,
0:13:41 > 0:13:44beautifully hand decorated with coats of arms.
0:13:44 > 0:13:48Armorials of important European families,
0:13:48 > 0:13:50that would have requested these plates to be made.
0:13:50 > 0:13:53Now, these date back to the late 17th century.
0:13:53 > 0:13:55But unfortunately, there was a slight mix-up.
0:13:55 > 0:13:58This is a collection of seconds.
0:13:58 > 0:14:01What happened was, the families reordered the following year
0:14:01 > 0:14:04and they wanted the same coat of arms, but the Chinese artists
0:14:04 > 0:14:08got the designs wrong, so, they're not quite right.
0:14:08 > 0:14:11Now, unless you're part of the family or you understand armorials,
0:14:11 > 0:14:15you wouldn't really notice. I couldn't spot a fault there.
0:14:15 > 0:14:18For me, they are beautiful and the condition is superb.
0:14:18 > 0:14:23They've really lasted that test of time. So, they're still valuable.
0:14:23 > 0:14:26But I think the rule's been slightly broken, don't you?
0:14:26 > 0:14:28'It's time to leave Scotland now,
0:14:28 > 0:14:31'as we see how our items fared at auction.'
0:14:31 > 0:14:35Chris got his Steiff cow on rollers for one shilling and sixpence.
0:14:35 > 0:14:38So, it stood a great chance of making a profit.
0:14:42 > 0:14:44Ian's First World War joystick and spar were
0:14:44 > 0:14:47commandeered by his grandfather.
0:14:47 > 0:14:48As they were steeped in history,
0:14:48 > 0:14:52they were certain to delight the collectors.
0:14:53 > 0:14:57And finally, Jenny's intricate Indian baskets didn't have
0:14:57 > 0:14:58any hallmarks.
0:14:58 > 0:15:01So, although James was convinced they WERE silver,
0:15:01 > 0:15:04they couldn't be catalogued as such.
0:15:05 > 0:15:08We hoped the bidders would see their true value
0:15:08 > 0:15:10when they went under the hammer at Andrew Smith & Son,
0:15:10 > 0:15:15near Winchester, in Hampshire. On the rostrum was Nick Jarrett.
0:15:15 > 0:15:19Remember, at every auction, there are varying rates of commission
0:15:19 > 0:15:23and VAT to pay, whether you're buying or selling.
0:15:23 > 0:15:26Jenny was at the valuation day, as you know, but she has made
0:15:26 > 0:15:29Roger stand in, her husband, and do the duties for the auction.
0:15:29 > 0:15:32- So, you are sharing responsibility. - We are, we are.
0:15:32 > 0:15:35Will we get that top end? I know they're not hallmarked silver,
0:15:35 > 0:15:37so the valuation's not so high, is it?
0:15:37 > 0:15:39I think they should be worth mid-estimate.
0:15:39 > 0:15:42Fingers crossed, we're going to put it to the test right now!
0:15:44 > 0:15:48Lot 75 in the two white metal bonbon baskets. These are nice.
0:15:48 > 0:15:51We start bidding at 50 for them.
0:15:51 > 0:15:5350 I have and five, 65...
0:15:53 > 0:15:5675... 85...
0:15:56 > 0:16:00- Come on, Roger. We're struggling, aren't we?- 90, can I say now?
0:16:00 > 0:16:02At £85. 90, is it? Beg your pardon?
0:16:02 > 0:16:05- 130 on the net.- Oh, great!
0:16:06 > 0:16:09130 it is here on the net.
0:16:09 > 0:16:11140, 150...
0:16:11 > 0:16:13160... 170...
0:16:13 > 0:16:16180... 190...
0:16:16 > 0:16:20It's 180 in the room. 190 to be in. On the net... No?
0:16:20 > 0:16:23At 180, then, in the room, have I missed anybody?
0:16:23 > 0:16:26At £180, all done? No?
0:16:26 > 0:16:31- At £180, then, have you done? - Hammer's gone down! Well done.
0:16:31 > 0:16:35- Thank you for bringing them in. Well done.- Thank you very much.
0:16:35 > 0:16:37I'm pleased with that.
0:16:37 > 0:16:39I was a little nervy at the start of the day, but that's great.
0:16:39 > 0:16:41What do we say? Quality always sells, doesn't it?
0:16:41 > 0:16:45'A fabulous result and certainly not a bad return
0:16:45 > 0:16:48'on an original investment of £1.'
0:16:48 > 0:16:51Next, we travelled west to my home county of Cornwall,
0:16:51 > 0:16:54to Jefferys auctioneers in Lostwithiel.
0:16:54 > 0:16:58The man we hoped would get more than a few beans for Chris's Steiff cow
0:16:58 > 0:17:00was auctioneer, Ian Morris.
0:17:00 > 0:17:02Right, so far, so good.
0:17:02 > 0:17:06Now, if I said to you, a cow on wheels, I know what you'd think - fast food.
0:17:06 > 0:17:08Yes, a burger to go. But no, no, no,
0:17:08 > 0:17:12this is a Steiff toy belonging to Chris, who's with me right now.
0:17:12 > 0:17:14- You've had this for a long, long time.- Yes. 45 years.
0:17:14 > 0:17:17Well, good luck with that. I know there's lots of memories for you.
0:17:17 > 0:17:19Lots of memories. This is a big window into the past.
0:17:19 > 0:17:21And, sadly, you're saying goodbye to it.
0:17:21 > 0:17:24But we're going to find it a new home right here, right now.
0:17:24 > 0:17:25This is it.
0:17:25 > 0:17:28Right, we move on to Steiff cow. Poor old Daisy had
0:17:28 > 0:17:30a bit of a hard life.
0:17:30 > 0:17:33- Daisy, there we go, look at that! - Yeah!
0:17:33 > 0:17:35£80 away. £80, at £80, bid's with me...
0:17:35 > 0:17:38£90, £100, £110, £120...
0:17:38 > 0:17:42At 120, the bid's with me. At 120, 130 down...
0:17:42 > 0:17:47- At £120, I'm bid. 130 up? We're done at £120.- Good price!
0:17:47 > 0:17:51- Good price, considering. - I think, yeah.- Very good price.
0:17:51 > 0:17:54And I'm pleased you didn't fashion up a modern wheel,
0:17:54 > 0:17:57and stain it to make it look old,
0:17:57 > 0:17:59- because it would detract from its character.- Absolutely.
0:17:59 > 0:18:02It's always better to sell it in its original state.
0:18:02 > 0:18:06- There's still a bit of string tied on at the bottom where someone would have pulled it along.- Aw...
0:18:06 > 0:18:08- It's still on there. - That's touching, isn't it?- Yeah.
0:18:08 > 0:18:10Thank you so much for bringing that in.
0:18:10 > 0:18:13We have found that cow a new home. Job done.
0:18:16 > 0:18:19And finally, we travelled northwards to Bigwood Fine Art Auctioneers
0:18:19 > 0:18:23in Stratford-upon-Avon in Warwickshire.
0:18:23 > 0:18:27We hoped that auctioneer Christopher Ironmonger could find a new home
0:18:27 > 0:18:29for Ian's joystick and spar.
0:18:31 > 0:18:35How much is an ash joystick from an old World War I biplane worth?
0:18:35 > 0:18:37We're going to find out right now.
0:18:37 > 0:18:40A brave man has to put a price on it and that was Charlie
0:18:40 > 0:18:44- at the valuation day. But I love it. - It's unusual.- Yes.
0:18:44 > 0:18:46We've had propellers on the show before from biplanes,
0:18:46 > 0:18:48but we've never had a joystick or a spar,
0:18:48 > 0:18:51so we're going to find out what it's worth right now.
0:18:52 > 0:18:57355, it's the ash joystick from a Great War aeroplane
0:18:57 > 0:19:03and also the spar in the same plane. I've got 400 on the net already.
0:19:03 > 0:19:08- Straight in.- On the net at 400. - We're flying.- Does anyone want 450?
0:19:08 > 0:19:11It's 400 up on the net and it's going to go.
0:19:11 > 0:19:16- It's going to be sold at 400.- £400. Yes, the hammer's gone down.
0:19:16 > 0:19:21- Chocks away.- That'll do.- That'll do nicely. That'll do nicely. £400.
0:19:21 > 0:19:22There you go.
0:19:22 > 0:19:26It just goes to show, we can all be pleasantly surprised
0:19:26 > 0:19:28by how much items are worth.
0:19:28 > 0:19:31If you have any unwanted antiques or collectables at home,
0:19:31 > 0:19:35why not bring them along to one of our "Flog It!"! valuation days?
0:19:40 > 0:19:45Situated in Glasgow, Pollok House still bears the marks
0:19:45 > 0:19:48of its ancestral family, the Maxwells,
0:19:48 > 0:19:51who lived on the estate for over 700 years.
0:19:51 > 0:19:55The impressive building and contents stand as a monument
0:19:55 > 0:19:58to their wealth and civic status within Scotland.
0:19:58 > 0:20:02The most recent generations of Maxwells have been remembered
0:20:02 > 0:20:04for their unstinting public service.
0:20:04 > 0:20:07When it comes to legacies, not every civically-minded
0:20:07 > 0:20:12citizen of 19th-century Glasgow was as fortunate as the Maxwells.
0:20:12 > 0:20:15But that didn't mean they couldn't be venerated too.
0:20:15 > 0:20:19In fact, they had their own place in the heart of the city.
0:20:22 > 0:20:27It's this. Glasgow Necropolis. A Victorian garden cemetery.
0:20:27 > 0:20:30The first of its kind to open in Scotland.
0:20:30 > 0:20:33It was interdenominational and the first person buried
0:20:33 > 0:20:38here in 1832 was Joseph Levi, a Jewish gentleman.
0:20:38 > 0:20:42The Necropolis is built on a rocky outcrop, as you can see here.
0:20:42 > 0:20:46It's useless agriculturally, so a park was put here.
0:20:46 > 0:20:50That big statue there, towering up there, that's John Knox,
0:20:50 > 0:20:52the founder of the Reformation in Scotland.
0:20:52 > 0:20:55He was already here before the Necropolis was built.
0:20:55 > 0:20:59But it looks to me like he's standing watch, keeping guard,
0:20:59 > 0:21:02making sure everything is all right over the city of Glasgow.
0:21:13 > 0:21:15Regardless of whether you were laid to rest in
0:21:15 > 0:21:19an all-singing-dancing mausoleum or in an unmarked grave,
0:21:19 > 0:21:24it wasn't cheap to be buried here at Glasgow Necropolis.
0:21:24 > 0:21:27The closer you got to John Knox, in other words the higher up
0:21:27 > 0:21:30the hill you were buried, the more expensive it got.
0:21:31 > 0:21:36There are 50,000 people buried in this 37-acre cemetery
0:21:36 > 0:21:39and 3,500 memorials.
0:21:39 > 0:21:42Today, thousands of UK and international visitors
0:21:42 > 0:21:45come to the cemetery every year.
0:21:45 > 0:21:49However, only a decade ago, it was a very different story.
0:21:49 > 0:21:51The Necropolis was going to rack and ruin
0:21:51 > 0:21:54and many people were scared to visit it.
0:21:54 > 0:21:56But thanks to the vision of Nigel Willis
0:21:56 > 0:22:00and Ronnie Scott, the cemetery has been brought back to life.
0:22:00 > 0:22:02They set up the Friends of Glasgow Necropolis,
0:22:02 > 0:22:06but it's fair to say that Nigel's motivation to turn
0:22:06 > 0:22:10this cemetery round was much more personal, as his great-grandfather
0:22:10 > 0:22:14and his great-great-grandfather are both buried here.
0:22:15 > 0:22:18So, as a young boy, your mother would presumably
0:22:18 > 0:22:21- have brought you up here? - Yes, very much so.
0:22:21 > 0:22:24She used to come along with her secateurs
0:22:24 > 0:22:31and cut the ivy back, so that the memorial wasn't completely covered.
0:22:31 > 0:22:33And I can see, the next time I come,
0:22:33 > 0:22:35- I'm going to have to bring secateurs.- Aw.
0:22:35 > 0:22:38So, really, this was what got you involved with sort of forming
0:22:38 > 0:22:41- the Friends of the Necropolis, was it?- It did, indeed.
0:22:41 > 0:22:44- That set you off on this endeavour? - It did, indeed.
0:22:44 > 0:22:48- I'm glad to say that, now, things are vastly improved...- Sure.
0:22:48 > 0:22:51- ..and it's a really good place to spend time.- Yeah.
0:22:51 > 0:22:57And you've got the history of industrial and commercial Glasgow
0:22:57 > 0:22:59and the west of Scotland, really,
0:22:59 > 0:23:03through the Victorian age and the two World Wars.
0:23:03 > 0:23:07And there are a lot of very influential people buried here.
0:23:16 > 0:23:20I'm taking you to see the Reverend Ralph Wardlaw DD...
0:23:21 > 0:23:26..who, surprisingly, was given his Doctorate of Divinity
0:23:26 > 0:23:29by Yale University in 1818,
0:23:29 > 0:23:33- which must've been quite unusual for that time.- Yeah, it must have been.
0:23:33 > 0:23:38He was a Congregational Church minister and was very involved
0:23:38 > 0:23:44with the anti-slave movement and a member of the Emancipation Society.
0:23:44 > 0:23:47- A good man.- Yes. He must have been. - Who else strikes a chord with you?
0:23:47 > 0:23:51Let's go and see Walter Macfarlane who's up the hill.
0:23:51 > 0:23:53- So it's onwards and upwards?- Yes.
0:23:58 > 0:24:00So here we are. Walter Macfarlane.
0:24:00 > 0:24:03I have to be honest with you, I've never heard of him before.
0:24:03 > 0:24:05Round here, he's a well-known name.
0:24:05 > 0:24:08He was a tremendous entrepreneur in his time
0:24:08 > 0:24:16and formed probably the world's best-known architectural iron foundry in Glasgow.
0:24:16 > 0:24:20And had customers all over this country and all over the world.
0:24:20 > 0:24:25- You may have been to Singapore. Have you been to Singapore? - Yes, I have been to Singapore.
0:24:25 > 0:24:28- Have you been to Raffles Hotel? - Yes, I have.
0:24:28 > 0:24:33Outside Raffles Hotel, there is a magnificent fountain,
0:24:33 > 0:24:38- all cast iron and made by Saracen Foundry.- Wow.
0:24:38 > 0:24:42So his products reached all over the world. Any personal favourites?
0:24:42 > 0:24:46- Anybody?- Yes, very definitely. I'll just take you and show you.
0:24:46 > 0:24:49- A little bit different? - Quite different.- OK.
0:24:55 > 0:25:01Now this looks very impressive, imposing, theatrical.
0:25:01 > 0:25:04John Alexander. John Henry Alexander. Who was he?
0:25:04 > 0:25:08He was the owner, manager
0:25:08 > 0:25:13and frequent performer in the original Theatre Royal in Glasgow.
0:25:13 > 0:25:15- So that's why it looks so theatrical?- Yes.
0:25:15 > 0:25:19If you look up at the top, we've got a whole lot of theatrical props...
0:25:19 > 0:25:21- I can see, yeah. - ..on either side of him,
0:25:21 > 0:25:26- with cherubs leaning on his head. - Yeah.- And then, we've got the stage.
0:25:26 > 0:25:31On the back of this is his family listed as a supporting cast.
0:25:34 > 0:25:37Victorian graves were often adorned with symbols of death,
0:25:37 > 0:25:41such as a snake biting its tail to mean immortality,
0:25:41 > 0:25:45or a winged hourglass that represents how time flies.
0:25:46 > 0:25:50But like John Henry Alexander's theatrical tribute, there are
0:25:50 > 0:25:54other monuments here that tell a tale of their owners' occupation,
0:25:54 > 0:25:57like Malcolm Campbell, for instance. Now here's his monument.
0:25:57 > 0:26:00He owned a chain of fruit and veg stores across Scotland,
0:26:00 > 0:26:05so here we have an Iona cross, look, interlaced, starting right
0:26:05 > 0:26:08at the top there and working its way down, interlaced with lots of fruit.
0:26:08 > 0:26:11Can you see the apples here? That's a lovely tribute.
0:26:11 > 0:26:14There's another monument here to a shipbuilding family and that is
0:26:14 > 0:26:18actually shaped like the bow of a ship cutting through the waves.
0:26:21 > 0:26:23Visitors come to the Necropolis
0:26:23 > 0:26:26to admire the unique beauty of the monuments.
0:26:26 > 0:26:29A special draw is the works designed by famous architects
0:26:29 > 0:26:32and sculptors of the period.
0:26:32 > 0:26:36With particular appeal are those by Scottish designers,
0:26:36 > 0:26:41such as Alexander "Greek" Thomson, Charles Rennie Mackintosh...
0:26:41 > 0:26:43and JT Rochead.
0:26:47 > 0:26:50What does the future hold for the Necropolis?
0:26:50 > 0:26:56We think we've got things going in the right direction now.
0:26:56 > 0:26:59We've obviously got a lot more restoration work to do.
0:26:59 > 0:27:04A lot more fundraising. But people come from all over the world.
0:27:04 > 0:27:08And we are developing our website considerably.
0:27:08 > 0:27:11It has been more successful than our wildest dreams, frankly.
0:27:11 > 0:27:16And that's really in part down to you and the Friends, really,
0:27:16 > 0:27:19that we can safely say it is in safe hands.
0:27:19 > 0:27:22- Well, I would certainly like to think so.- Yeah. Well, look,
0:27:22 > 0:27:25- it's been a pleasure meeting you. Thank you.- Thank you for coming.
0:27:37 > 0:27:40It's time to leave Glasgow, though I'll be returning
0:27:40 > 0:27:44later on in the show to look at more treasures at Pollok House.
0:27:44 > 0:27:49But first, we are heading south to revisit the Milestones Museum in Basingstoke,
0:27:49 > 0:27:53where, amongst the recreated shop fronts, something mathematical
0:27:53 > 0:27:55crossed Elizabeth Talbot's path.
0:27:57 > 0:27:59- Rosemary, hello.- Hello.
0:27:59 > 0:28:02I recognise this as a Fuller's Spiral Slide Rule,
0:28:02 > 0:28:05- but it's very unusual to find it in its box.- OK.
0:28:05 > 0:28:09What does it do from its box? Does it do anything?
0:28:09 > 0:28:12- It sets up on the end.- Right, OK.
0:28:12 > 0:28:13- Shall I set it up for you? - Please do, yes.
0:28:15 > 0:28:17- That slots into the end.- Uh-huh.
0:28:17 > 0:28:21And then this little jobbie comes up there and sits on there.
0:28:21 > 0:28:25Look at that! My goodness me, what a fantastic piece.
0:28:25 > 0:28:28- What's the story behind it? - It belongs to a friend of mine.
0:28:28 > 0:28:31Her father died, and it was amongst his possessions,
0:28:31 > 0:28:33so I don't really know a lot about it.
0:28:33 > 0:28:36- OK.- Just that it's not of interest to her
0:28:36 > 0:28:39- and she wants me to...erm, flog it! - SHE LAUGHS
0:28:39 > 0:28:40Well, I'm very pleased she does.
0:28:40 > 0:28:42It's lovely, and hopefully I can enlighten you
0:28:42 > 0:28:45- and then you can tell her. - Yes, that would be nice.
0:28:45 > 0:28:48This was a piece of equipment for civil engineering
0:28:48 > 0:28:51which was patented originally in 1878
0:28:51 > 0:28:53by a gentleman called George Fuller.
0:28:53 > 0:28:55This model was made by the firm Stanley.
0:28:55 > 0:28:59We know the name Stanley in terms of tools and equipment.
0:28:59 > 0:29:02In their day, they were quite plentiful in production,
0:29:02 > 0:29:04because, I suppose, it was a form of calculation.
0:29:04 > 0:29:08They needed the calculator, and it was a clever way of converting -
0:29:08 > 0:29:11I think it's weights, measures and also money
0:29:11 > 0:29:14into pounds or percentages of pounds,
0:29:14 > 0:29:17whether that's weighted pounds or money pounds.
0:29:17 > 0:29:20And there's a way of doing it, which I don't know.
0:29:20 > 0:29:22I'm attracted to it, because I just like the fact
0:29:22 > 0:29:24it's such a beautiful piece of engineering in its own right.
0:29:24 > 0:29:26Very clever to have worked it out,
0:29:26 > 0:29:28but then, to produce this wonderful piece,
0:29:28 > 0:29:31with the mahogany and the turned wood, is wonderful.
0:29:31 > 0:29:34This is what I wanted to see, because so often I've seen these,
0:29:34 > 0:29:37but they are lacking their... Certainly their fitment,
0:29:37 > 0:29:40but also their box. So it's been kept in a beautiful state.
0:29:40 > 0:29:41- It's been looked after, yeah. - It has.
0:29:41 > 0:29:44From what I can see on the brass here,
0:29:44 > 0:29:46I think that this one is from about 1914.
0:29:46 > 0:29:49And was your friend's father in... Was he a civil engineer, or...?
0:29:49 > 0:29:52- Really don't know.- No? - I don't know at all.- OK.
0:29:52 > 0:29:54- Your friend obviously wants to part with it.- Mm-hm.
0:29:54 > 0:29:57Does she have any indication of value at all?
0:29:57 > 0:29:59No, that's what we are here to find out, please.
0:29:59 > 0:30:03I think a realistic guide price before auction on this one
0:30:03 > 0:30:06- is between £100 and £150.- Really? - Is that a nice surprise?
0:30:06 > 0:30:08That's quite good. Yeah, that's lovely.
0:30:08 > 0:30:11Now, do think your friend would appreciate having a reserve on it?
0:30:11 > 0:30:14- I think so, yes. She wouldn't want to give it away.- No.
0:30:14 > 0:30:17So if we place £100, the bottom end of the estimate, as a reserve...
0:30:17 > 0:30:21- Yes, please.- ..but with a bit of discretion, so if the auctioneer got just close...
0:30:21 > 0:30:24- 10%.- 10% maximum.- Yeah, that's fine. - Then he can sell it.
0:30:24 > 0:30:27But otherwise, we won't sell it for less than that. That all right?
0:30:27 > 0:30:31- Brilliant, yes.- You can report the good news to her, then.- Yes, please.
0:30:31 > 0:30:35That was a gorgeous object with a real practical purpose.
0:30:35 > 0:30:38Here at Pollok House, the walls are adorned with fine art,
0:30:38 > 0:30:41particularly portraits painted in oils.
0:30:41 > 0:30:43But at another great stately home, Ragley Hall,
0:30:43 > 0:30:46near Stratford-upon-Avon, it was some watercolours
0:30:46 > 0:30:50that found their way to Christina Trevanion's valuation table.
0:30:55 > 0:30:57Carol, looking at these wonderful pictures
0:30:57 > 0:31:00you've brought in for me today, I feel like I've been transported
0:31:00 > 0:31:03to a summer's day in York, and it's just splendid.
0:31:03 > 0:31:05I suppose we can't really grumble about where we are now,
0:31:05 > 0:31:07- though, can we? - No, it's a rather nice place.
0:31:07 > 0:31:09It's rather beautiful, isn't it? Yes, exactly.
0:31:09 > 0:31:12And how appropriate that you've brought these pictures in.
0:31:12 > 0:31:14Tell me a little bit about them.
0:31:14 > 0:31:17We inherited them from my mother and father-in-law
0:31:17 > 0:31:19about 45 years ago,
0:31:19 > 0:31:23and they were an engagement present to my mother-in-law.
0:31:23 > 0:31:25They were a York family.
0:31:25 > 0:31:29And then, when my husband died, they were given to me.
0:31:29 > 0:31:33And then we got the third one probably 20 years ago,
0:31:33 > 0:31:35when the house was broken up.
0:31:35 > 0:31:38Personally, I don't know about you, but I'm absolutely bowled over
0:31:38 > 0:31:40by quite how detailed they are.
0:31:40 > 0:31:43I mean, they're almost like little sort of miniature portraits,
0:31:43 > 0:31:45aren't they? They're so fine.
0:31:45 > 0:31:47And, like you very rightly said,
0:31:47 > 0:31:50- they actually are pictures of York, aren't they?- Yes.
0:31:50 > 0:31:52We've got Marygate Tower here,
0:31:52 > 0:31:55and we've got the water tower,
0:31:55 > 0:31:57and then we've got the old walls there.
0:31:57 > 0:32:01All by the same artist, George Fall, who was...
0:32:01 > 0:32:04I think his dates were about 1848 to 1925.
0:32:04 > 0:32:08So I think - did you say that they were bought in 1920?
0:32:08 > 0:32:11- About 1920, as an engagement present.- OK, splendid.
0:32:11 > 0:32:14And I do love the fact that they sort of bleed out
0:32:14 > 0:32:15of this wonderful oval.
0:32:15 > 0:32:19- So it's almost like they're like bookplates, in a way.- Right, yes.
0:32:19 > 0:32:22They're just so beautiful. I mean, if we look up George Fall
0:32:22 > 0:32:25and his works, he seemed to be
0:32:25 > 0:32:28- an incredibly prolific York artist.- Right.
0:32:28 > 0:32:30And he specialised in these views of York.
0:32:30 > 0:32:33So these are typical of the artist.
0:32:33 > 0:32:36- Do you like them? - I think they're very pretty, yes.
0:32:36 > 0:32:40But at my age, I wanted to be able to leave them to my daughters.
0:32:40 > 0:32:43Two daughters - I couldn't split one in half,
0:32:43 > 0:32:46so I thought it would be easier to sell them, give them the money,
0:32:46 > 0:32:49and then they can buy something in remembrance of their grandparents.
0:32:49 > 0:32:51Oh, that's a good idea.
0:32:51 > 0:32:54What are your sort of expectations of value for them?
0:32:54 > 0:32:57- What do we think? - Well, it's been very wide.
0:32:57 > 0:32:59I was told 350,
0:32:59 > 0:33:02- but that was because the American market was interested in them.- OK.
0:33:02 > 0:33:05- And then again... - So 350 for the group?
0:33:05 > 0:33:07- No, for... - CHRISTINA GULPS
0:33:07 > 0:33:08- Exactly.- Right.
0:33:08 > 0:33:11But then I spoke to somebody else,
0:33:11 > 0:33:13and they said, "Oh, 150 each."
0:33:13 > 0:33:15- So...- Right, OK, yeah.
0:33:15 > 0:33:17They might fetch 150 each.
0:33:17 > 0:33:21I think, if we started to estimate them in that region,
0:33:21 > 0:33:23- I think we would put a lot of people off.- Right.
0:33:23 > 0:33:26- I think that's quite top end. - Yes, fine.- I mean, personally,
0:33:26 > 0:33:29- what I would suggest that we do is sell them as a group.- Right.
0:33:29 > 0:33:31And I would sort of put a "come and get me" estimate
0:33:31 > 0:33:34- maybe of £200-£300 on them for the group.- Right.
0:33:34 > 0:33:37- How would you feel about that? - Yes, but what about a reserve?
0:33:37 > 0:33:40- We can put on a reserve.- Yes. - Absolutely.
0:33:40 > 0:33:44- So the reserve in this case would have to be £200.- Right, OK.
0:33:44 > 0:33:46- Does that sound all right?- Yes, that sounds all right.- Splendid.
0:33:46 > 0:33:50I sincerely hope they exceed that for you, because they are wonderful.
0:33:50 > 0:33:52I mean, you see something new every time you look at them.
0:33:52 > 0:33:54They are such miniature works of art. Beautiful.
0:33:54 > 0:33:57- Thanks so much for bringing them in. - My pleasure.
0:33:57 > 0:34:00Shortly, we'll see if those watercolours found their market
0:34:00 > 0:34:04when we reveal just how our items fared in the saleroom.
0:34:04 > 0:34:07But first, we have one final port of call
0:34:07 > 0:34:11as we return to the National Maritime Museum, Cornwall,
0:34:11 > 0:34:14where Philip Serrell spied a treasure, me hearties.
0:34:15 > 0:34:17- Ashley.- Phil.
0:34:17 > 0:34:20- How are you?- Good. - Silver tankard.- Silver tankard.
0:34:20 > 0:34:22Good, bad?
0:34:22 > 0:34:24- Belonged to my aunt.- Do you like it?
0:34:25 > 0:34:28I have had it since she died,
0:34:28 > 0:34:33- and I've never, ever got attached to it.- Why?
0:34:33 > 0:34:35It just doesn't appeal to me.
0:34:35 > 0:34:38I've got to be truthful with you, I don't like it.
0:34:38 > 0:34:41And there's a reason why I don't like it.
0:34:41 > 0:34:44I can tell you now that this is...
0:34:44 > 0:34:46This ain't what it seems.
0:34:46 > 0:34:49This is an 18th-century silver tankard.
0:34:49 > 0:34:52We're talking about a George III silver,
0:34:52 > 0:34:55sterling silver tankard, which I'm hoping is going to be worth
0:34:55 > 0:34:57a considerable amount of money.
0:34:57 > 0:35:01It's better to travel in expectation than arrive in disappointment.
0:35:02 > 0:35:06I said to you from the outset that this isn't what it seems,
0:35:06 > 0:35:08and the reason why it isn't what it seems is because
0:35:08 > 0:35:13our wonderful 1760s, 1770s silver tankard
0:35:13 > 0:35:16has been got at by the Victorians.
0:35:16 > 0:35:19And what they've done - all this scrolling decoration
0:35:19 > 0:35:22and flower heads here, all this repousse work,
0:35:22 > 0:35:25has been put on 100 years later. So it ain't what it was.
0:35:25 > 0:35:29Now, if this was just a very plain, beautiful tankard,
0:35:29 > 0:35:31I think you'd be looking at £1,000 plus.
0:35:31 > 0:35:33But we're not looking at that.
0:35:33 > 0:35:36So, if we look here, we can see a hallmark there,
0:35:36 > 0:35:41which is about 1762, I think, London.
0:35:41 > 0:35:43Maker's mark is William Cripps.
0:35:43 > 0:35:47For me, the best part of this tankard now
0:35:47 > 0:35:49is this wonderful thumbpiece here,
0:35:49 > 0:35:54this wonderful scrolling handle, and this terminal down here.
0:35:54 > 0:35:57That really is the only true bit
0:35:57 > 0:36:01of an 18th-century silver tankard that's left.
0:36:01 > 0:36:04And I see we've got an inscription here, which says,
0:36:04 > 0:36:07"Presented to the..."
0:36:07 > 0:36:08Lieutenant.
0:36:08 > 0:36:11Is it something Battalion Staffordshire?
0:36:11 > 0:36:13"By B Heath, Esquire, MP.
0:36:13 > 0:36:16"Won by Lieutenant H Palmer,
0:36:16 > 0:36:19"September 15, 1875."
0:36:19 > 0:36:24And I wouldn't mind betting that, around 1875,
0:36:24 > 0:36:26that's when all this was done.
0:36:26 > 0:36:29So who was Mr Palmer? Was he a relative?
0:36:29 > 0:36:32I know nothing of Mr Palmer, Lieutenant Palmer.
0:36:32 > 0:36:34It's a complete mystery to the family.
0:36:34 > 0:36:36Nobody knows who he was.
0:36:36 > 0:36:39And because it has no sentimental value to me...
0:36:39 > 0:36:42- We're hoping it's not going to be in your hands much longer. - I'm hoping to flog it.
0:36:42 > 0:36:45You're going to flog it. So I think we've really got to be aware
0:36:45 > 0:36:48of what an auction room's going to give us for this.
0:36:48 > 0:36:51And I think, being sensible, we should probably
0:36:51 > 0:36:54put an estimate on it of £500 to £800,
0:36:54 > 0:36:56and a fixed reserve of 450.
0:36:56 > 0:36:58Now, if we have a bit of luck, it'll sell.
0:36:58 > 0:37:01And if we don't have a bit of luck, it won't sell.
0:37:01 > 0:37:05- I think it's time for it to go. - I think the answer is...
0:37:06 > 0:37:08Oi, no drinking on the job, Phil.
0:37:10 > 0:37:13Back at Pollok House, I've also had my eye
0:37:13 > 0:37:17on a couple of impressive silver drinking vessels.
0:37:17 > 0:37:20Well, here's a real showy piece for you -
0:37:20 > 0:37:23this coffee urn shaped as an ostrich egg.
0:37:23 > 0:37:26The Maxwells would have definitely been at the cutting edge
0:37:26 > 0:37:29when they bought this back in the 18th century.
0:37:29 > 0:37:31That is solid sterling silver.
0:37:31 > 0:37:33It must have cost a fortune.
0:37:33 > 0:37:38But this was a time when coffee was just becoming fashionable.
0:37:38 > 0:37:41But there's a piece I want to show you, and it's in another cabinet.
0:37:42 > 0:37:44And here it is.
0:37:44 > 0:37:47It's a little lady holding a bowl above her head,
0:37:47 > 0:37:51but that's known as a wager cup, and it was used at weddings.
0:37:51 > 0:37:54So if you take that and turn it upside down,
0:37:54 > 0:37:57the dress becomes a goblet. You put a tipple in there.
0:37:57 > 0:38:00The other bowl, that's on a gimbal, so that swings.
0:38:00 > 0:38:01That also has a little tipple in,
0:38:01 > 0:38:04and the idea was, the groom drank from the larger bowl
0:38:04 > 0:38:08while the bride somehow twisted down and drank from the smaller bowl.
0:38:08 > 0:38:11Can you imagine doing that after a few drinks?
0:38:11 > 0:38:13But there we are, look - the wager cup.
0:38:15 > 0:38:18Now we head south from Glasgow for our final visit to the auctions.
0:38:21 > 0:38:25Carol's three watercolours, which depicted scenes of York,
0:38:25 > 0:38:27were looking for a new wall to hang on.
0:38:30 > 0:38:32From the 18th century with later Victorian additions,
0:38:32 > 0:38:37Ashley wasn't too heartbroken to see his inherited silver tankard go.
0:38:40 > 0:38:44But first, we sold that beautiful crafted Fuller's slide rule,
0:38:44 > 0:38:47which Rosemary brought along on her friend's behalf.
0:38:49 > 0:38:53The man we pinned our hopes on was auctioneer Andrew Smith,
0:38:53 > 0:38:56as we returned to Andrew Smith & Son in Winchester.
0:38:59 > 0:39:01This item is made for measuring weights
0:39:01 > 0:39:05and calculating the value of things, and we have calculated -
0:39:05 > 0:39:09well, Elizabeth has - £100 to £150, hasn't she, Rosemary?
0:39:09 > 0:39:11- She has indeed.- Did it work it out itself?- Absolutely, yeah.
0:39:11 > 0:39:14- I did no hard work at all! - LAUGHTER
0:39:14 > 0:39:17Well, this is a start, and it's going under the hammer right now.
0:39:17 > 0:39:19Start me at £100. £100.
0:39:19 > 0:39:2180. £80.
0:39:21 > 0:39:2380 I have, thank you. And five.
0:39:23 > 0:39:25At £80. And five.
0:39:25 > 0:39:26At £80. 85.
0:39:26 > 0:39:2890. And five.
0:39:28 > 0:39:30£90 so far.
0:39:30 > 0:39:31All done at £90? Any more?
0:39:31 > 0:39:34At £90, then, very last time.
0:39:36 > 0:39:40- It's gone. £90. Just peeped in, didn't it?- Yeah, just a bit, yes.
0:39:40 > 0:39:42That's OK. That's fine. Lovely.
0:39:42 > 0:39:44- Thank you.- At least it doesn't have to go home. You were saying,
0:39:44 > 0:39:47- "Oh, I hope it sells, cos I don't want to take it home."- No.
0:39:47 > 0:39:50- So, in that respect, it was a good result, wasn't it?- Yes, it is.
0:39:50 > 0:39:52- Thank you very much. Lovely. - Thank you.- Well done, Elizabeth.
0:39:52 > 0:39:56Hopefully, Rosemary's friend was happy with that result.
0:39:57 > 0:40:01Next, how well do you think Carol's three watercolours of York did
0:40:01 > 0:40:05when we headed back to Bigwood Fine Art Auctioneers?
0:40:05 > 0:40:08Christopher Ironmonger was on the rostrum.
0:40:08 > 0:40:10And they're not a lot of money for three, are they?
0:40:10 > 0:40:13- We're looking at £200 to £300. - And they are depicting
0:40:13 > 0:40:15- one of the most beautiful cities in the UK as well.- Yes.
0:40:15 > 0:40:17- And they're just so detailed. - My daughters -
0:40:17 > 0:40:20they thought they were lovely, but they didn't like the colours.
0:40:20 > 0:40:22They said, "York Minster is not pink."
0:40:22 > 0:40:24LAUGHTER York Minster Turner-esque.
0:40:24 > 0:40:26- That's what they are, aren't they?- Yeah.
0:40:26 > 0:40:27THEY LAUGH
0:40:27 > 0:40:30It's all about the light, and it does change colour.
0:40:30 > 0:40:32Right, let's put them to the test right now.
0:40:32 > 0:40:34Next lot, 315,
0:40:34 > 0:40:38George Fall, set of three scenes of old York.
0:40:38 > 0:40:40Very nice little set indeed.
0:40:40 > 0:40:42And I'm bid £100 as a commission bid.
0:40:42 > 0:40:44100 as a commission.
0:40:44 > 0:40:46120 now. At 100, 120 there.
0:40:46 > 0:40:48140. 160.
0:40:48 > 0:40:50- Brilliant.- 180. 200.
0:40:50 > 0:40:53200. 220. At 200 it is.
0:40:53 > 0:40:55The gentleman's bid at £200.
0:40:55 > 0:40:57Are we done at 200? Are we finished?
0:40:58 > 0:41:01- Well done, Christina.- Fantastic. Well done, for three.
0:41:01 > 0:41:03- Are you pleased?- Yes, yes.- Good.
0:41:03 > 0:41:05Good to see them go, actually,
0:41:05 > 0:41:07somewhere that's going to appreciate them.
0:41:07 > 0:41:09Exactly, yes. The Pink Minster.
0:41:09 > 0:41:10THEY LAUGH
0:41:10 > 0:41:14I like to think they ended up hanging on a wall in York.
0:41:14 > 0:41:18Right, it's time to see how Ashley's silver tankard did
0:41:18 > 0:41:22when we sold it back at Jefferys Auctioneers in Lostwithiel,
0:41:22 > 0:41:26where auctioneer Ian Morris was still doing the business.
0:41:26 > 0:41:27Oh, those Victorians.
0:41:27 > 0:41:30We owe them a great deal for our engineering achievements,
0:41:30 > 0:41:33but crikey, didn't they ruin a bit of fine art and antiques?
0:41:33 > 0:41:36Ashley has this silver 18th-century tankard,
0:41:36 > 0:41:38which I think has been devalued.
0:41:38 > 0:41:41- It was lovely, once.- Yes.
0:41:41 > 0:41:43Well, I'm hoping, through the magic of "Flog It!",
0:41:43 > 0:41:46to convert it into something a bit more fun
0:41:46 > 0:41:49than a tankard just sitting in a cupboard gathering dust.
0:41:49 > 0:41:51What's the bit of fun going to be?
0:41:51 > 0:41:54Well, it's my silver wedding anniversary
0:41:54 > 0:41:57- later on this year.- And you're selling a piece of silver.
0:41:57 > 0:41:59So I'm sure my wife will let me know.
0:41:59 > 0:42:00LAUGHTER
0:42:00 > 0:42:04Look, good luck with it. I know we've been playing it down a bit,
0:42:04 > 0:42:06but at the end of the day, it's still quality,
0:42:06 > 0:42:09and it should...it just should do that top bid. Here we go.
0:42:11 > 0:42:14736 there. The fine Georgian silver tankard.
0:42:14 > 0:42:1629 ounces, it's a heavy one.
0:42:16 > 0:42:19Bids on the books mean I'm going to start at £550.
0:42:19 > 0:42:22- Yes!- I'm happy already. - Yeah, I'm happy.
0:42:22 > 0:42:24600. 620. 650.
0:42:24 > 0:42:26680. 700.
0:42:26 > 0:42:28720. 750.
0:42:28 > 0:42:29780. 800.
0:42:29 > 0:42:31820. 850.
0:42:31 > 0:42:32880. 900.
0:42:32 > 0:42:34- That's brilliant.- That's fantastic.
0:42:34 > 0:42:35980. 1,000.
0:42:35 > 0:42:37And 20. And 50.
0:42:37 > 0:42:391,080. Your bid on that on the books.
0:42:39 > 0:42:42- Nice chunk of silver.- £1,080.
0:42:42 > 0:42:43At 1,080 bid.
0:42:43 > 0:42:471,100 an up? At £1080.
0:42:48 > 0:42:49Thank you, gentlemen.
0:42:49 > 0:42:52That silver wedding just got a bit better, didn't it?
0:42:52 > 0:42:53THEY LAUGH
0:42:53 > 0:42:55£1,080!
0:42:58 > 0:42:5965 here, then.
0:42:59 > 0:43:02At £65. Done at 65.
0:43:03 > 0:43:06Well, sadly, we're coming towards the end of the show,
0:43:06 > 0:43:09but we've seen some fantastic antiques from across the country,
0:43:09 > 0:43:12and we've had some wonderful results in the auction room.
0:43:12 > 0:43:15I'm especially pleased for Ashley and the silver tankard -
0:43:15 > 0:43:17that went so well.
0:43:17 > 0:43:19And I've also enjoyed showing you around
0:43:19 > 0:43:22some of my favourite treasures here at Pollok House in Glasgow,
0:43:22 > 0:43:24and I hope you've enjoyed the show.
0:43:24 > 0:43:27Join us again soon, but until then, it's goodbye.