0:00:02 > 0:00:05MUSIC: Sadeness (Part I) by Enigma
0:00:10 > 0:00:13For our valuation day today, we're at the glorious
0:00:13 > 0:00:1612th-century Norwich Cathedral, where our crowds are gathering
0:00:16 > 0:00:20laden with treasures, so there should be plenty of competition
0:00:20 > 0:00:22amongst our experts.
0:00:22 > 0:00:25In fact, it's already started. This is a medieval game of marbles
0:00:25 > 0:00:29cut out of stone by the young novice monks,
0:00:29 > 0:00:31and we'll be finding out more about that later on in the programme,
0:00:31 > 0:00:34but for now it's welcome to "Flog It!".
0:00:58 > 0:01:01This fabulous cathedral built by the monks is one of the many
0:01:01 > 0:01:05impressive structures that define the Norfolk landscape.
0:01:06 > 0:01:11And there are other examples too, like the mines at Grime's Graves
0:01:11 > 0:01:14left by the Stone Age toolmakers and the huge lakes
0:01:14 > 0:01:18created 1,000 years ago by people digging for peat,
0:01:18 > 0:01:20now known as the Broads.
0:01:22 > 0:01:24Later on in the show, I'll be finding out
0:01:24 > 0:01:27about some of the inventive and surprising ways
0:01:27 > 0:01:29in which the ordinary people of Norfolk
0:01:29 > 0:01:31have left their mark on Norwich Cathedral,
0:01:31 > 0:01:34but first, what's in store for our "Flog It!" hopefuls?
0:01:34 > 0:01:37Hopefully one or two of you are going home with a small fortune.
0:01:37 > 0:01:39Laden with antiques and collectables,
0:01:39 > 0:01:43they're here to ask our experts that all-important question, which is...
0:01:43 > 0:01:45- ALL:- What's it worth?
0:01:47 > 0:01:51Our experts are quickly laying claim to a good few objects
0:01:51 > 0:01:54and David Fletcher's already found an intriguing treasure...
0:01:54 > 0:01:57- That's an amazing thing, isn't it? - Yes.
0:01:57 > 0:01:59I'll have to do some homework on that.
0:01:59 > 0:02:01Oh, look, that's pretty, isn't it?
0:02:01 > 0:02:05- ..while Kate Bateman is digging for gold.- I've got a wristwatch.
0:02:05 > 0:02:09- Cartier, please, be Cartier! - No, it's not.
0:02:09 > 0:02:11But will she strike lucky?
0:02:11 > 0:02:14I know what Kate's thinking. Kate's thinking, "I hope that's gold."
0:02:14 > 0:02:18- Please be solid gold.- This is solid silver with gold...- Gold plate?
0:02:18 > 0:02:20Ah, well, Kate, you can still dream.
0:02:22 > 0:02:26And later on, David finds the object of his desire
0:02:26 > 0:02:28even if it is a toy one...
0:02:28 > 0:02:32I love it. It represents a stylish age.
0:02:32 > 0:02:36..Kate's found a little box that packs a big punch at the auction...
0:02:36 > 0:02:39SHE GASPS
0:02:39 > 0:02:40GAVEL BANGS
0:02:40 > 0:02:42..and I get a glimpse of something
0:02:42 > 0:02:45I didn't expect to see in a place of worship.
0:02:48 > 0:02:51Our crowds are heading into the glorious nave,
0:02:51 > 0:02:53which would have been the place of worship
0:02:53 > 0:02:57for the Benedictine monks more than 500 years ago.
0:02:58 > 0:03:00As they settle into their seats,
0:03:00 > 0:03:02let's go over to David for his first object.
0:03:04 > 0:03:08- Hello, Barbara.- Hello.- And thanks for bringing this along today.
0:03:08 > 0:03:11Now, I associate model cars like this with men.
0:03:11 > 0:03:14Boys' toys and all that. Is this yours
0:03:14 > 0:03:16or did you inherit it from a man?
0:03:16 > 0:03:20- Yes, I inherited it from a man, our Uncle Tom.- Uncle Tom, right.
0:03:20 > 0:03:25- Yes, yes.- And Uncle Tom must have made this himself.
0:03:25 > 0:03:29- I would have thought so. - It is described as being a Ubilda.
0:03:29 > 0:03:34That's the brand name that this particular type of toy is given.
0:03:34 > 0:03:38So your Uncle Tom would have sat down and assembled it himself
0:03:38 > 0:03:42- but, of course, it came in this box. - Yes.
0:03:42 > 0:03:45So we have the original box, which is fantastic.
0:03:45 > 0:03:50- When was your Uncle Tom born? - Well, I think about 1910.
0:03:50 > 0:03:54Well, that's interesting because this very stylish motor car
0:03:54 > 0:03:59- is dated on the number plate... - Yes!- ..1947.
0:03:59 > 0:04:02- CV for Chad Valley, 1947 for the date.- Right, right.
0:04:02 > 0:04:05- So, he was in his 30s when he made this.- Yes.
0:04:05 > 0:04:08These boyhood interests linger into middle age
0:04:08 > 0:04:12- or early middle age, don't they? - Right.- I love it.
0:04:12 > 0:04:14It represents a stylish age, doesn't it?
0:04:14 > 0:04:20An elegant motor car and it has a fairly significant appeal, really.
0:04:20 > 0:04:24- Right.- Chad Valley, of course, started in the early 19th century.
0:04:24 > 0:04:27They were established in Birmingham and they were a printing firm.
0:04:27 > 0:04:30- Right.- They didn't make toys at all until the 1920s
0:04:30 > 0:04:34but you can see that they would have used their printing skills
0:04:34 > 0:04:36- to decorate an item like this. - Absolutely.
0:04:36 > 0:04:40And they continued making model cars until after the war,
0:04:40 > 0:04:44and they were awarded a Royal Charter in, I think, 1938
0:04:44 > 0:04:48- and we can see that.- Yes. - So, there's quite a bit
0:04:48 > 0:04:50of history in this, really.
0:04:50 > 0:04:54- I think it's fantastic. The box is in good condition.- Oh, right.
0:04:54 > 0:04:59- The car itself is just a little bit tatty.- It is slightly, yes.
0:04:59 > 0:05:01I mean, you've never played with it, obviously.
0:05:01 > 0:05:04Not really. I've just looked at it with interest.
0:05:04 > 0:05:07- Have you got children? - Yes, but I don't think
0:05:07 > 0:05:08they're particularly interested.
0:05:08 > 0:05:11- No, they're too busy. - How old are they now?
0:05:11 > 0:05:13- 30 and 40.- Oh, right, OK.
0:05:13 > 0:05:17So, even though your Uncle Tom evidently built it when he was 37,
0:05:17 > 0:05:21- your children are not going to be interested?- No, no.
0:05:21 > 0:05:26- I think this has a significant value, not a huge value.- No. Right.
0:05:26 > 0:05:30- And I would expect it to make between £80 and £120.- Really? Yes.
0:05:30 > 0:05:33- A little bit more on a good day. - Right, right.
0:05:33 > 0:05:36- How does that sound to you? - That sounds marvellous, yes.
0:05:36 > 0:05:40OK, well, if we could go ahead on that basis, I'll see you
0:05:40 > 0:05:43again at the sale and I hope we have a good result with it.
0:05:43 > 0:05:46- Yes. It'd be lovely. - I'm optimistic we will.
0:05:46 > 0:05:47I agree with David.
0:05:47 > 0:05:50There's got to be a toy car lover out there
0:05:50 > 0:05:52who'll want to take it for a test drive.
0:05:54 > 0:05:57From the vaulted roof to the cloisters,
0:05:57 > 0:06:01this cathedral is one of the least altered Norman buildings in Europe.
0:06:01 > 0:06:03And so I'm sneaking away from the action
0:06:03 > 0:06:05to look at one exceptional feature.
0:06:07 > 0:06:11I'm high above the crowds right now in the Ante-Reliquary Chapel.
0:06:11 > 0:06:12There's something I want to show you.
0:06:12 > 0:06:15It's traces of vibrant colour, which you can see here
0:06:15 > 0:06:17in these images of the apostles.
0:06:17 > 0:06:21They're all over the ceilings here and they date back to 1272.
0:06:21 > 0:06:24Much of the upper parts of the cathedral
0:06:24 > 0:06:27would have been decorated in this manner.
0:06:27 > 0:06:30The apostles' clothing shows that the painters
0:06:30 > 0:06:31would have known about the fashions
0:06:31 > 0:06:35at the Royal Court in London, far away.
0:06:35 > 0:06:37And by reflecting them here they wanted to show
0:06:37 > 0:06:40that the Norfolk people were just as powerful
0:06:40 > 0:06:44as their London counterparts and, with that, it's onwards and upwards
0:06:44 > 0:06:46with our own movers and shakers.
0:06:48 > 0:06:52Over to Kate, who seems delighted with a charming trio of objects
0:06:52 > 0:06:53brought in by Elizabeth.
0:06:53 > 0:06:55What can you tell me about them?
0:06:55 > 0:06:58My husband used to love going to auctions
0:06:58 > 0:07:00and that's all I can tell you.
0:07:00 > 0:07:02They've all come from different auction rooms.
0:07:02 > 0:07:03They're all Continental
0:07:03 > 0:07:06so he's not gone for anything English at all, here.
0:07:06 > 0:07:09And you've got a range of techniques, as well.
0:07:09 > 0:07:12So, you've got here... This little pillbox is really sweet.
0:07:12 > 0:07:15Now, that's transfer printed so the brown is transfer printed
0:07:15 > 0:07:18and then there's a little bit of hand colouring on the top.
0:07:18 > 0:07:19Yeah, that was what I figured.
0:07:19 > 0:07:23If you open it up, it's got silver mounts and then gilt interior,
0:07:23 > 0:07:26which is really nice inside, and I think...
0:07:26 > 0:07:29Yes, there's some little Continental hallmarks, there, which makes sense.
0:07:29 > 0:07:33- Oh, that's interesting. I never knew that.- Ah! Teeny tiny ones down there.
0:07:33 > 0:07:36And on the bottom you got Roman ruins,
0:07:36 > 0:07:39which is very classical, there.
0:07:39 > 0:07:43And then, going to this one... This is enamelled.
0:07:43 > 0:07:46So, faience, or Faenza, which is basically
0:07:46 > 0:07:49a really, really thin layer of glass, effectively,
0:07:49 > 0:07:53bonded onto a metallic base and then gilt metal mounts.
0:07:53 > 0:07:56Nothing on the bottom that would have helped me.
0:07:56 > 0:07:58- No.- A name would have been useful.
0:07:58 > 0:08:00This has also got little transfer-printed
0:08:00 > 0:08:05and hand-painted scenes and it's very Rococo and very girlie.
0:08:05 > 0:08:09Now, I have also noticed, here, it's probably been broken.
0:08:09 > 0:08:11It looks like there's a little bit of colour change here
0:08:11 > 0:08:14with the paint and it looks like it's been broken, re-glued
0:08:14 > 0:08:17and then over-painted, so a restoration job
0:08:17 > 0:08:19has been done at some point.
0:08:19 > 0:08:21And there's a few little dinks and stuff.
0:08:21 > 0:08:25- And then, this is really lovely. Do you like this one?- Yes, I do.
0:08:25 > 0:08:29- I have seen them in a shop in Rome...- Ah!
0:08:29 > 0:08:32..when my husband and I went to Rome many, many moons ago.
0:08:32 > 0:08:34It's the only place I've ever, ever seen them.
0:08:34 > 0:08:39It is for export for the tourist market but quite a while ago.
0:08:39 > 0:08:42- You're talking at least 100 to 150 years ago.- Mm.
0:08:42 > 0:08:43And it's really nice quality.
0:08:43 > 0:08:45Again, you've got the gilt metal, so this,
0:08:45 > 0:08:48when it was new, would have been really bright gilded and it has
0:08:48 > 0:08:51dulled a little but I like that. And the quality of the casting
0:08:51 > 0:08:55is fantastic. If you look at it... Every single feather is really crisp
0:08:55 > 0:08:58and then, you've got fully hand-painted scenes, here.
0:08:58 > 0:09:02So, you've got classical lovers, a little love letter
0:09:02 > 0:09:05going on here in the middle, a story, little cherubs in the sky,
0:09:05 > 0:09:08and, of course, a clock with a glass
0:09:08 > 0:09:11or a domed rock crystal, maybe, thing here.
0:09:11 > 0:09:15So, it's a really nice group and I'm quite impressed
0:09:15 > 0:09:16that he's pulled it all together
0:09:16 > 0:09:20- from different places. That shows a great collector's eye.- Yes.
0:09:20 > 0:09:24- So, you're not tempted to keep them? - My husband's been dead for 35 years.
0:09:24 > 0:09:26- Oh, gosh.- I've got no children of my own
0:09:26 > 0:09:30- so there's not much point in keeping them to go to the tip.- Oh!
0:09:30 > 0:09:34- So I may as well have a bit of money in my pocket.- Go to the races!
0:09:34 > 0:09:36Blow it all on shoes!
0:09:36 > 0:09:38Well, I think we'll probably be able to get you a pair of shoes
0:09:38 > 0:09:42out of this. They are really nice so maybe 250-350,
0:09:42 > 0:09:46which, if you think about it, is only £80 apiece for each item.
0:09:46 > 0:09:48Put a 220 reserve.
0:09:48 > 0:09:52That gives the auctioneer a bit of discretion below the low estimate.
0:09:52 > 0:09:55But we'll put a firm 220 reserve. 250-350.
0:09:55 > 0:09:58I think they'll sell. I have high hopes.
0:09:58 > 0:10:00I think those are really nice things.
0:10:00 > 0:10:02Well, let's hope you're right and 350 will...
0:10:02 > 0:10:07That's either one expensive pair of shoes or four cheap pairs of shoes.
0:10:07 > 0:10:10Well, ladies, let's just hope we get plenty
0:10:10 > 0:10:12for that lovely trio of items.
0:10:13 > 0:10:16It's always wonderful to have a spin around our valuation day venue
0:10:16 > 0:10:20to see the array of things you bring in for us.
0:10:20 > 0:10:24And Lorraine has brought me something that's right up my street.
0:10:24 > 0:10:27You know that old saying, "He was born with a silver spoon..."
0:10:27 > 0:10:29Do you know what? I'd rather be born with a sycamore one.
0:10:29 > 0:10:31Yes, this one right here,
0:10:31 > 0:10:34the one that belongs to Lorraine, and not for much longer.
0:10:34 > 0:10:36Thank you for bringing this in and letting me hold
0:10:36 > 0:10:42such a little treasure. Just look at this, and it's dated 1671.
0:10:42 > 0:10:45I think this is one of the oldest things we've got on the show today
0:10:45 > 0:10:48that we've found in the cathedral and I love it.
0:10:48 > 0:10:51I absolutely love it. Tell me a bit about yourself first.
0:10:51 > 0:10:52Are you born and bred in Norwich?
0:10:52 > 0:10:54No, I was brought up in Hull, in Yorkshire,
0:10:54 > 0:10:58but I've been in Norwich since the early '70s.
0:10:58 > 0:10:59And what do you think of the cathedral?
0:10:59 > 0:11:02- Oh, I think it's wonderful. - Oh, it's stunning, isn't it?
0:11:02 > 0:11:04What a backdrop for our valuation.
0:11:04 > 0:11:08I think this is an English piece and it's been executed by
0:11:08 > 0:11:13a master craftsman. You know it's made of sycamore but it's charming.
0:11:13 > 0:11:17It's got some incise carving, almost architectural capital.
0:11:17 > 0:11:19- Can you see that? - Yeah, that's what I thought.
0:11:19 > 0:11:21It's a column, it's a strong column
0:11:21 > 0:11:23and there's this hand at the end grasping a Bible.
0:11:23 > 0:11:28It's definitely a christening spoon and the initials inscribed, IB,
0:11:28 > 0:11:31I guess that's the little baby's name.
0:11:31 > 0:11:34And on the back, look,
0:11:34 > 0:11:361671.
0:11:37 > 0:11:39How did you come by this?
0:11:39 > 0:11:42My late cousin gave it to me about five or six years ago
0:11:42 > 0:11:45because he knew that I liked old things.
0:11:45 > 0:11:48- What have you done with it? - Well, although I like old things,
0:11:48 > 0:11:52I don't particularly like wooden things, so really it just lives
0:11:52 > 0:11:57in a drawer, so I thought it should get a wider audience.
0:11:57 > 0:12:00It's a shame about the little, tiny hairline crack,
0:12:00 > 0:12:04which is... If I just do this, you can see it's just a split,
0:12:04 > 0:12:05there in the bowl.
0:12:05 > 0:12:08That's such a shame because I think that would be worth
0:12:08 > 0:12:11- around £400-£500 without any damages.- Do you?- Yes, I do.
0:12:11 > 0:12:16I think an easy valuation of £200-£300 is a bit
0:12:16 > 0:12:18of a come-and-buy-me. The damage may hold it back.
0:12:18 > 0:12:22If we could put a reserve of £150 on this because of that split,
0:12:22 > 0:12:25- would you be happy? - Yes. Yeah, that's fine.
0:12:25 > 0:12:27- And I think we could be in for a big surprise.- Oh!
0:12:27 > 0:12:32- So, thank you so much.- Oh, I'm just so pleased to know more about it.
0:12:32 > 0:12:34'Well, I can't wait for that to go under the hammer.
0:12:34 > 0:12:38What's wonderful about Norwich Cathedral is that
0:12:38 > 0:12:41while there are plenty of remnants from the past,
0:12:41 > 0:12:45the clergy have also installed some delightful modern pieces
0:12:45 > 0:12:48and they're in the most unexpected places.
0:12:48 > 0:12:51Before we shoot off to put those valuations to the test,
0:12:51 > 0:12:52there's something I want to show you.
0:12:52 > 0:12:55Now, you know we've seen a lot of cathedrals on "Flog It!"
0:12:55 > 0:12:58over the last 14 years and we've seen a lot of misericords,
0:12:58 > 0:13:00but there's one here with a bit of a difference.
0:13:00 > 0:13:03Now, a misericord is a little perch that monks would use
0:13:03 > 0:13:06and it's normally so high off the ground so they could sit there
0:13:06 > 0:13:08so it looks as if they're standing.
0:13:08 > 0:13:10It just takes the weight off their feet
0:13:10 > 0:13:13because they'd have to stand for hours on end.
0:13:13 > 0:13:17So, if I lift this lid up, you can see the little perch here.
0:13:17 > 0:13:21Now, that's what you lean against to take the weight off your feet.
0:13:21 > 0:13:25Look, footballers. Are they medieval footballers, you're probably asking.
0:13:25 > 0:13:28No, of course they're not. As part of the millennium,
0:13:28 > 0:13:31the clergy commissioned something a little bit different
0:13:31 > 0:13:33and these are Norwich City footballers,
0:13:33 > 0:13:36and there is their emblem, look, the badge of the Canaries.
0:13:36 > 0:13:39This was commissioned by a local artist.
0:13:39 > 0:13:43I hope he becomes very successful and also our next batch of owners.
0:13:43 > 0:13:46Let's hope they get top money in the saleroom.
0:13:46 > 0:13:48Here's a quick recap of what we're taking to auction.
0:13:50 > 0:13:53There's the model car built by Barbara's Uncle Tom
0:13:53 > 0:13:56that should bring the toy collectors racing for the finish line...
0:13:58 > 0:14:01..and Elizabeth's delightful trio of Continental pieces,
0:14:01 > 0:14:06which may be swapped for a rather expensive fashion accessory,
0:14:06 > 0:14:10and Lorraine's early christening spoon that's won my heart
0:14:10 > 0:14:12and should win the bidders' hearts, too.
0:14:15 > 0:14:18For our auction we're heading over to the Norfolk town of Diss.
0:14:18 > 0:14:20Set in this agricultural area,
0:14:20 > 0:14:23it's not surprising that they're selling everything
0:14:23 > 0:14:26from garden furniture to old farming equipment
0:14:26 > 0:14:29on this gloriously sunny day.
0:14:29 > 0:14:31But I'm interested in what's happening inside,
0:14:31 > 0:14:35where Ed Smith and Robert Kinsella are taking to the rostrum.
0:14:35 > 0:14:41And, don't forget, at this saleroom commission is 15%, including VAT.
0:14:41 > 0:14:44The first of our lots is the collection of Continental ceramics
0:14:44 > 0:14:47owned by Elizabeth.
0:14:47 > 0:14:49Why are you selling these now, Elizabeth?
0:14:49 > 0:14:51Because I live in a very small bungalow
0:14:51 > 0:14:55- and I'm getting old and... I'll have some money.- You're decluttering?
0:14:55 > 0:14:58- You'd rather have the money? - Yes.- Bills to pay.
0:14:58 > 0:15:02- It's a fact of life, isn't it? - No, a holiday to pay for.- Oh, right.
0:15:02 > 0:15:05Where's your dream trip, then? Where would you like to go?
0:15:05 > 0:15:09I would like to go right the way across America on a Greyhound bus.
0:15:09 > 0:15:13You might get from New York to Philadelphia on this, maybe.
0:15:13 > 0:15:15- Knowing my luck.- The clock is the best bit in this lot.
0:15:15 > 0:15:18I love the clock and I think that's what's going to sell it
0:15:18 > 0:15:20- cos it's lovely.- Well, hopefully. - OK, look, good luck.
0:15:20 > 0:15:24- But every penny helps on that trip. - Well, yes.
0:15:24 > 0:15:27'And first on the rostrum is auctioneer Ed.'
0:15:27 > 0:15:30So, it's three pieces there you get.
0:15:30 > 0:15:34On this one I'm starting at 170. 170 I have. Is there 80?
0:15:34 > 0:15:37- They are pretty pieces, here... - Come on.
0:15:37 > 0:15:41- ..180, 190, 200...- Oh, here we go. Yes!- ..220 I have.
0:15:41 > 0:15:44Is their 40? 240, 260, 280, 300,
0:15:44 > 0:15:48320, 340, 360. 360 it is.
0:15:48 > 0:15:53Is there 80? It's with commission here at £360 now. Where is the 80?
0:15:53 > 0:15:57We're selling for £360. Are we all done?
0:15:57 > 0:15:59- GAVEL BANGS - Yes! £360.
0:15:59 > 0:16:02- 360!- That's going to help out, isn't it?- Yes, it is.
0:16:02 > 0:16:04It's more than I expected.
0:16:04 > 0:16:07I can see you in a convertible, in a Chevy, Thelma and Louise.
0:16:07 > 0:16:10- Light blue!- Take a girlfriend. Take a girlfriend.
0:16:10 > 0:16:13Elizabeth will hopefully be driving in something more sporty
0:16:13 > 0:16:16than our next lot.
0:16:16 > 0:16:18If you build it, we will flog it.
0:16:18 > 0:16:21Well, I certainly hope so with Barbara's little kit car.
0:16:21 > 0:16:23- It was Uncle Tom's, in fact, wasn't it?- Yes.
0:16:23 > 0:16:25But dates from the early '40s and I think this has got to be
0:16:25 > 0:16:28one of the first little model kit cars you'd put together.
0:16:28 > 0:16:31I know it's had "played condition" written all over it
0:16:31 > 0:16:33but I think it's really, really good with this box.
0:16:33 > 0:16:36It's a great thing and, Paul, the instructions were so complicated.
0:16:36 > 0:16:38I don't know if you've ever tried to make anything like this.
0:16:38 > 0:16:40Yeah, it's hard.
0:16:40 > 0:16:42I couldn't have done it. I wonder if kids could do it today.
0:16:42 > 0:16:46- Uncle Tom did it, that's for sure. - He did. Yes, we worked it out,
0:16:46 > 0:16:48he was 37 when he did it.
0:16:48 > 0:16:50That's right. So, he wasn't a lad, was he?
0:16:50 > 0:16:52No, he wasn't.
0:16:54 > 0:16:5581, then.
0:16:55 > 0:16:59I start straight in just below guide at 65. 65 I have.
0:16:59 > 0:17:00Who wants 70?
0:17:00 > 0:17:04- 75, 85...- Done it.- Sold.
0:17:04 > 0:17:05..it is here at £95.
0:17:05 > 0:17:07Now, 100, 110,
0:17:07 > 0:17:10110 I still have. 110 I have.
0:17:10 > 0:17:12They shake their head at 110 now. Is there 20?
0:17:12 > 0:17:15I'm selling at £110. Are we done?
0:17:16 > 0:17:18- GAVEL BANGS Wonderful.- Good.- Yeah.
0:17:18 > 0:17:20Excellent. Well done and thank you for bringing that in
0:17:20 > 0:17:23cos that was a cracking little thing - a proper boy's toy.
0:17:23 > 0:17:26Oh, absolutely. Wonderful.
0:17:26 > 0:17:28'It's now time for the lot I've been waiting for,
0:17:28 > 0:17:34'Lorraine's carved sycamore christening spoon dating to 1671.'
0:17:34 > 0:17:38I love this spoon. It's a shame about the little crack in the bowl
0:17:38 > 0:17:40but hopefully the collectors will overlook that.
0:17:40 > 0:17:42We need a top bidder here right now.
0:17:42 > 0:17:45'And now it's Robert on the rostrum.'
0:17:45 > 0:17:49I've got good interest in this one. I do start in at 130. Take 140.
0:17:49 > 0:17:52At 140, 150, 160, 170.
0:17:52 > 0:17:56170 bid, here. I've lost you, back. We're at £170 now.
0:17:56 > 0:17:58180, 190,
0:17:58 > 0:18:00200, 220, 240...
0:18:00 > 0:18:03There's someone in the room. There's no-one online, unfortunately.
0:18:03 > 0:18:05- Oh, yeah, there is somebody. - ..going online at 260 bid.
0:18:05 > 0:18:08Is there 280? It's £260, the bid online.
0:18:08 > 0:18:10280 again. Still going.
0:18:10 > 0:18:12- 300.- Come on, come on.
0:18:12 > 0:18:15With 300 online then. We're still going. 340 back in then,
0:18:15 > 0:18:18online at 340. Is there 60 anywhere?
0:18:18 > 0:18:19360 is the bid.
0:18:19 > 0:18:22380. 400 with you?
0:18:22 > 0:18:23Online at £400, then.
0:18:23 > 0:18:26We're 420 now. We're 420 on the spoon.
0:18:26 > 0:18:28At £420 the bid online.
0:18:28 > 0:18:32At 420, fair warning, it will sell then at 420.
0:18:32 > 0:18:34- GAVEL BANGS - Good result, wasn't it?- Amazing.
0:18:34 > 0:18:36Damage held it back.
0:18:36 > 0:18:41- A lovely thing, though. An absolute real survivor. A real survivor.- Yes.
0:18:41 > 0:18:43- 1671.- And thank you.- You're welcome.
0:18:43 > 0:18:46- Thank you for looking after it, as well.- Thank you.
0:18:48 > 0:18:51I love treen and that piece was really special.
0:18:51 > 0:18:56Judging from that result, I'm certain it's gone to a good home.
0:18:56 > 0:18:59Well, that's our first three lots done and dusted under the hammer.
0:18:59 > 0:19:01So far, so good.
0:19:01 > 0:19:03Now, while we were filming at Norwich Cathedral,
0:19:03 > 0:19:06I had the opportunity to film there without the crowds
0:19:06 > 0:19:10and I found something that casts a fascinating light
0:19:10 > 0:19:11on the medieval mind.
0:19:24 > 0:19:27When we visit a cathedral like Norwich, we're used to seeing
0:19:27 > 0:19:32the sculptures and the stained glass that were expressions of the clergy.
0:19:32 > 0:19:35It's often hard in great places of worship to feel
0:19:35 > 0:19:38you really hear the voice of the people, let alone the common man,
0:19:38 > 0:19:41but they did have their say. In fact, they left their mark.
0:19:41 > 0:19:43In order to see it, you need one of these.
0:19:46 > 0:19:48As your eye passes over the walls of the cathedral,
0:19:48 > 0:19:51you'll certainly see the normal wear and tear
0:19:51 > 0:19:55of a 900-year-old building. But that's not all.
0:19:55 > 0:19:57Now, if you get into all the recesses
0:19:57 > 0:20:00and up close to the stonework, something remarkable happens.
0:20:00 > 0:20:04Look, watch this. You have to shine a light onto it.
0:20:04 > 0:20:08All of a sudden, all of these scratches and cuts into the stone
0:20:08 > 0:20:11become little images. This is early graffiti.
0:20:11 > 0:20:16Look! This one's of a little house and it's actually dated 1634.
0:20:16 > 0:20:19And it's all over the cathedral, it's everywhere.
0:20:19 > 0:20:24They weren't put here by the monks but by the churchgoers themselves.
0:20:26 > 0:20:29To find out more about these fascinating images,
0:20:29 > 0:20:32I've met up with archaeologist Matthew Champion,
0:20:32 > 0:20:34who has looked at graffiti in churches all over Britain
0:20:34 > 0:20:37and is currently studying the ones here.
0:20:40 > 0:20:42So, why are you conducting a study here?
0:20:42 > 0:20:46Basically because it's absolutely full of early inscriptions
0:20:46 > 0:20:48and no-one's ever looked at them before
0:20:48 > 0:20:50so this is an entirely new resource,
0:20:50 > 0:20:54an entirely new corpus of medieval material that no-one's looked at.
0:20:54 > 0:20:56- Fresh to you.- Absolutely. - What's the average age group?
0:20:56 > 0:20:59The age of the graffiti... The earliest we've got dates back
0:20:59 > 0:21:01to about the 12th century, so near the beginning
0:21:01 > 0:21:04of the cathedral's building, and the most modern...
0:21:04 > 0:21:07- I suppose, well, probably about last month.- Oh, really?
0:21:07 > 0:21:09- You've come across those? - Absolutely.- So recent.
0:21:09 > 0:21:12- What was the purpose? - Well, in some cases
0:21:12 > 0:21:15it is literally that - leaving their mark on the wall
0:21:15 > 0:21:18but in other cases, particularly in places like Norwich Cathedral,
0:21:18 > 0:21:20it's a prayer, it's devotional.
0:21:20 > 0:21:24They are quite literally prayers made solid in stone.
0:21:25 > 0:21:29With well over 5,000 pieces of graffiti here,
0:21:29 > 0:21:31we're going to pick out a few that tell us more
0:21:31 > 0:21:34about those early churchgoers.
0:21:37 > 0:21:38Oh, yes. Look at that. I can see it.
0:21:38 > 0:21:42- It's the bow of a ship and I can see the mast and the sails.- Absolutely.
0:21:42 > 0:21:45Why would someone scratch a sailing vessel on a wall?
0:21:45 > 0:21:47What we've got here is something that dates back to at least
0:21:47 > 0:21:52the 15th century and it's fairly typical of the trading vessels
0:21:52 > 0:21:55you would have seen coming all the way up the river here to Norwich.
0:21:55 > 0:21:59So, I suspect that this is actually devotional in nature
0:21:59 > 0:22:02- and it's probably done by one of the local merchants.- Right, OK.
0:22:02 > 0:22:05And if you look down here... If you follow this line all the way down...
0:22:05 > 0:22:08- Right at the end, there...- Look, I can see an anchor.- Absolutely.
0:22:08 > 0:22:10We find these all over the place.
0:22:10 > 0:22:12Originally we thought they were just by the coast
0:22:12 > 0:22:14but now we're finding them many, many miles inland
0:22:14 > 0:22:18and we're pretty convinced that a lot of these are prayers.
0:22:18 > 0:22:21Whether they are a prayer for a safe voyage yet to come
0:22:21 > 0:22:24or thanksgiving for a safe voyage already undertaken,
0:22:24 > 0:22:26- we don't know.- Powerful stuff. - Powerful stuff.
0:22:31 > 0:22:35So, what place did prayer have in the life of the common man?
0:22:35 > 0:22:38Faith and prayer in the Middle Ages was absolutely crucial
0:22:38 > 0:22:40to the ordinary man in the street.
0:22:40 > 0:22:44It was a matter, literally, of eternal life or death.
0:22:44 > 0:22:50It was...whether to get on the wrong side of a rather cross
0:22:50 > 0:22:53and avenging God or to keep on His side.
0:22:53 > 0:22:56They were concerned not so much about everyday life
0:22:56 > 0:22:59but about their eternal destiny
0:22:59 > 0:23:02so acts of generosity, acts of piety, the way you behaved
0:23:02 > 0:23:06really had an influence on what was going to happen for ever.
0:23:08 > 0:23:11It just wasn't seafaring families that sought
0:23:11 > 0:23:12the blessing of the church.
0:23:12 > 0:23:16Even the rich local merchants came here to seek their blessing
0:23:16 > 0:23:18through their own graffiti.
0:23:18 > 0:23:20Essentially, a merchant's mark is kind of like
0:23:20 > 0:23:23the logo of the Middle Ages. It would have been used
0:23:23 > 0:23:26by a medieval merchant as his particular symbol.
0:23:26 > 0:23:29- It's branding. - It is branding, absolutely.
0:23:29 > 0:23:31What we see here though is quite unusual.
0:23:31 > 0:23:34We see clusters of these all around the cathedral.
0:23:34 > 0:23:37So, in this area we've got this cluster of lots of different
0:23:37 > 0:23:40merchant marks in here and they all suggest that this
0:23:40 > 0:23:45- was an area of particular spiritual significance.- This particular spot?
0:23:45 > 0:23:47Somewhere round here.
0:23:47 > 0:23:51Now, during the Middle Ages, merchants and their guilds
0:23:51 > 0:23:53supported things like alters and their own chantry chapels
0:23:53 > 0:23:55and things like that,
0:23:55 > 0:23:57- so they were paying for this area of the cathedral.- Yes.
0:23:57 > 0:24:01It really was a mixture of religion and the merchant classes.
0:24:01 > 0:24:03Did the church mind all of this going on?
0:24:03 > 0:24:07I think, the evidence we've got so far is that these
0:24:07 > 0:24:09seem to have been accepted and acceptable.
0:24:09 > 0:24:12The church could have wiped these out at any time.
0:24:12 > 0:24:15It didn't. It left them here so it does rather suggest
0:24:15 > 0:24:18- it wasn't a problem. - 'Far from it.'
0:24:18 > 0:24:20As this artist impression shows,
0:24:20 > 0:24:23churches were painted in bright colours so the graffiti would have
0:24:23 > 0:24:27stood out for all to see and even the monks were at it,
0:24:27 > 0:24:29scratching out games in the cloisters
0:24:29 > 0:24:32and doodling musical phrases for their chants.
0:24:34 > 0:24:38But the graffiti here also had a more sombre purpose.
0:24:38 > 0:24:43Evil, as a force, was very much a feature of life in the Middle Ages
0:24:43 > 0:24:49because ill-health, things going wrong, bad luck,
0:24:49 > 0:24:53all could be attributed to some evil force.
0:24:56 > 0:24:59We get these just about everywhere that you find
0:24:59 > 0:25:00medieval graffiti inscriptions.
0:25:00 > 0:25:04Churches all over the country, from Scotland all the way down to Dorset.
0:25:04 > 0:25:06What's that all about? It's not Celtic, is it?
0:25:06 > 0:25:11No. These are what we call witch marks or ritual protection marks,
0:25:11 > 0:25:15and they are very specifically designed to ward off evil.
0:25:15 > 0:25:17The medieval church was a very different church
0:25:17 > 0:25:19from the one we know today.
0:25:19 > 0:25:21Evil was all around them and these
0:25:21 > 0:25:24really are that front line in their defence against the devil.
0:25:24 > 0:25:26And that wards off devils and witches?
0:25:26 > 0:25:30Devils, witches and just the evil eye.
0:25:30 > 0:25:34Wow, you are a graffiti detective, aren't you? It's very interesting.
0:25:34 > 0:25:37That's just the day job.
0:25:37 > 0:25:42Blessings and curses were very much real things, tangible almost.
0:25:42 > 0:25:46You wanted blessings, you wanted to accumulate blessings for your life,
0:25:46 > 0:25:49your prosperity, your family, your health...
0:25:49 > 0:25:53But the opposite of that, of course, was the curse.
0:25:53 > 0:25:55And those curses were felt to be very real
0:25:55 > 0:25:59and somebody who thought they'd been cursed would feel very, very upset
0:25:59 > 0:26:03and do all they could to counteract that.
0:26:03 > 0:26:06Look at this. Now, this is a medieval curse.
0:26:06 > 0:26:10This relates to an old Norwich family, the Kaynffords.
0:26:10 > 0:26:13It's written upside down and back to front so that tells us
0:26:13 > 0:26:16it's a medieval curse. You can see it here, look.
0:26:16 > 0:26:18We've got K-A-Y-N,
0:26:18 > 0:26:21double F in Kaynfford, O-R-D.
0:26:21 > 0:26:24Kaynfford. This family have upset somebody
0:26:24 > 0:26:28so they've scratched it there in the wall. "There, that's a curse.
0:26:28 > 0:26:31"That will teach you." I wonder if they got their comeuppance.
0:26:39 > 0:26:41As you look at these irregular grooves in the stonework,
0:26:41 > 0:26:46you can really feel the presence of the common man over 900 years.
0:26:49 > 0:26:53This has to be my favourite piece of graffiti in the whole cathedral.
0:26:53 > 0:26:55Look at this, it was done in the 1580s
0:26:55 > 0:26:58and it's a gentleman in his Sunday best!
0:26:58 > 0:27:00Look, you can see his beard, he's got a thick beard.
0:27:00 > 0:27:04His eyes have been really quite deeply gouged into the stone.
0:27:04 > 0:27:07He's got a hat on, he's got a doublet, here, look,
0:27:07 > 0:27:09buttons all the way down the breast front,
0:27:09 > 0:27:13and here on his thighs you can see his hose billowing out.
0:27:13 > 0:27:17This is wonderful. This is a gesture of sheer self-expression.
0:27:17 > 0:27:20This is a chap proud of his new clothes.
0:27:35 > 0:27:37Time to leave the graffiti behind now as we head back
0:27:37 > 0:27:40to the main valuation tables, where David's found a box.
0:27:40 > 0:27:42But what was in it?
0:27:44 > 0:27:48- Hello, Phil.- Hello.- Do you know what the box was made for?
0:27:48 > 0:27:53Well, presumably fairly small things. I couldn't tell you exactly what.
0:27:53 > 0:27:55- Well, this is a glove box.- OK.
0:27:55 > 0:27:59It would have been made in about 1870, 1880, and it gives us
0:27:59 > 0:28:05an indication of how important gloves were because it's lockable.
0:28:05 > 0:28:08So, you put your gloves in there, locked the box
0:28:08 > 0:28:12and put it on your sideboard. Now, you didn't hide it away
0:28:12 > 0:28:17and of course you would advertise to people that you owned nice things,
0:28:17 > 0:28:21in this case gloves, and then you contained them in a nice box.
0:28:21 > 0:28:26It's all part of that Victorian thing about conspicuous consumption.
0:28:26 > 0:28:31It was made in Tonbridge in Kent. Do you know that part of the world?
0:28:31 > 0:28:33I was originally from Tonbridge. My parents bought it
0:28:33 > 0:28:37as a memento of Tonbridge at the time they retired.
0:28:37 > 0:28:39OK. Well, objects like this would have been exported
0:28:39 > 0:28:42around the world and they are very collectable.
0:28:42 > 0:28:45The way these things were made, in theory, was very simple
0:28:45 > 0:28:48but in practice was actually quite complicated, really.
0:28:48 > 0:28:51And the craftsmen would have assembled
0:28:51 > 0:28:55a conglomeration of small sticks
0:28:55 > 0:29:00arranged in a pattern, which they would then slice rather like salami.
0:29:00 > 0:29:03So, you would find this particular piece of decoration is not unique.
0:29:03 > 0:29:06There will be other boxes which have the same decoration.
0:29:07 > 0:29:11It's not the best I've seen, and I don't mean to be rude about it,
0:29:11 > 0:29:15but you do get some wonderful examples with buildings and castles,
0:29:15 > 0:29:19cathedrals, and so on, on them and they are the most saleable,
0:29:19 > 0:29:22but in its favour this box is in good condition
0:29:22 > 0:29:26and it is a useful size.
0:29:26 > 0:29:28Why do you want to sell it?
0:29:28 > 0:29:30Well, I'm moving from a house to a bungalow
0:29:30 > 0:29:34and there's lots of stuff which I don't have space for any more.
0:29:34 > 0:29:36And you haven't got any nice gloves
0:29:36 > 0:29:38- that you might have kept in it? - No, I think hands my size,
0:29:38 > 0:29:40nice gloves would look really silly, I think.
0:29:40 > 0:29:43Well, that's a very interesting point. They are small, aren't they?
0:29:43 > 0:29:45People's hands were smaller.
0:29:45 > 0:29:48The market for these things comes and goes a bit.
0:29:48 > 0:29:51It's not quite as strong now as it was ten years ago, I have to say.
0:29:51 > 0:29:56- Nevertheless, I would expect this to make between £80 and £120.- Really?
0:29:56 > 0:29:58- OK.- Is that OK by you? - Yep, absolutely.- Good.
0:29:58 > 0:30:01Would you like a reserve put on it?
0:30:01 > 0:30:04If you recommend one, then I'll follow your advice.
0:30:04 > 0:30:07Well, every auctioneer likes to sell things without reserve
0:30:07 > 0:30:10- so let's go for a no reserve sale in this instance.- OK.
0:30:10 > 0:30:13- It will make its money. I'm sure of that.- Good.
0:30:13 > 0:30:17Now, Kate's looking enamoured with her next item.
0:30:17 > 0:30:20So, Catherine, you brought this fantastic little pendant in.
0:30:20 > 0:30:21What can you tell me about it?
0:30:21 > 0:30:25- I just liked it and I bought it at a Scouts' jumble sale.- Boy Scouts?
0:30:25 > 0:30:30- Boy Scouts' jumble sale. - How long ago?- About 30 years.- OK.
0:30:30 > 0:30:31Do you remember what you paid?
0:30:31 > 0:30:33- About £2.- £2?
0:30:33 > 0:30:35Actually, that was quite a lot of money back then.
0:30:35 > 0:30:40Well, I gave them money because my two sons were in the Scouts
0:30:40 > 0:30:43- and one son now is a Scout leader. - Is he?
0:30:43 > 0:30:47- I tell you what, I am a Scout leader for my son's Boy Scouts.- Are you?
0:30:47 > 0:30:50It's not a good uniform but this thing is fabulous.
0:30:50 > 0:30:55- So you've never worn it? - No, never wore it.- Right.
0:30:55 > 0:30:58What it is, you've got this fabulous heart that's made of citrine,
0:30:58 > 0:31:01so it's a type of quartz, and that's below.
0:31:01 > 0:31:03It's really smooth, so it's like cabochon, it's called.
0:31:03 > 0:31:07It's polished to a really high shine and then this is unmarked gold.
0:31:07 > 0:31:09So, there's no markings but it's probably going to be Continental,
0:31:09 > 0:31:12maybe 15 or 18-carat gold
0:31:12 > 0:31:15- and then you've got little seed pearls, here.- Yes.
0:31:15 > 0:31:17They're natural freshwater pearls and then you've got
0:31:17 > 0:31:20a little tiny emerald and a couple of the tiny rubies
0:31:20 > 0:31:22all the way round the outside.
0:31:22 > 0:31:24It's gorgeous. The quality is lovely.
0:31:24 > 0:31:27- I mean, for £2 that's pretty impressive.- Yes.
0:31:27 > 0:31:30I never find things like that for £2. It's intriguing.
0:31:30 > 0:31:33It's not the most fashionable of designs, it's quite fancy.
0:31:33 > 0:31:36It's not going to be to everybody's taste
0:31:36 > 0:31:38but I think it's about 1910, 1920s, something like that.
0:31:38 > 0:31:41- Yes.- It's quite good fun.
0:31:41 > 0:31:44- Any idea price-wise what you think...?- No.- No?- No.
0:31:44 > 0:31:47Well, I'd like to see it, if it's going in auction,
0:31:47 > 0:31:49maybe 80-120, something like that.
0:31:49 > 0:31:51I think there will be collectors out there for it
0:31:51 > 0:31:54and it's just such a gorgeous piece, it's really unusual.
0:31:54 > 0:31:57We'd normally put a reserve just below the low estimate,
0:31:57 > 0:32:01so if we put 80-120 estimate, we'd probably put a £60 reserve,
0:32:01 > 0:32:04- so it wouldn't be sold for less than that.- Would you be happy with that? - Yes, I would.
0:32:04 > 0:32:06Oh, OK. Well, should we flog it?
0:32:06 > 0:32:09- Yes, flog it.- Fingers crossed it's going to sail away.
0:32:09 > 0:32:12Yeah. Thank you very much.
0:32:12 > 0:32:14While the valuations are going on, I've stepped away
0:32:14 > 0:32:17to find out more about an incredible local woman.
0:32:21 > 0:32:25Edith Cavell became famous as the nurse who helped British soldiers
0:32:25 > 0:32:29to escape from behind enemy lines during World War I.
0:32:29 > 0:32:32Sadly, she was shot by a German firing squad
0:32:32 > 0:32:36but she's remembered to this day for her bravery.
0:32:36 > 0:32:38What's less well known is that she came from
0:32:38 > 0:32:42the Norfolk village of Swardeston, where her father was a vicar
0:32:42 > 0:32:47and she was a keen local painter as historian Nick Miller can tell us.
0:32:47 > 0:32:51I never realised Edith was such a good artist.
0:32:51 > 0:32:54In her youth she produced stuff like this.
0:32:54 > 0:32:59It's incredibly mature for somebody to paint that in their youth.
0:32:59 > 0:33:02I think it's very well executed. She's very talented.
0:33:02 > 0:33:04Well, she sold pictures like this one to raise money
0:33:04 > 0:33:07- for a Sunday school in the village. - Gosh.
0:33:07 > 0:33:09Fundraising at such an early age.
0:33:09 > 0:33:11- I know. Amazing commitment. - An absolutely incredible lady.
0:33:15 > 0:33:18The connection with Norfolk continued after her death
0:33:18 > 0:33:22and at her father's family's request she was buried right here
0:33:22 > 0:33:23at Norwich Cathedral.
0:33:26 > 0:33:32For me, part of her real importance is the fact that she's here,
0:33:32 > 0:33:36in the cathedral and that is because she's a very fine Christian woman.
0:33:36 > 0:33:39She was raised in a Victorian vicarage
0:33:39 > 0:33:43but this faith of hers really is the answer as to
0:33:43 > 0:33:47why did she put her neck on the line for all those months.
0:33:47 > 0:33:50Nine months she was literally living in fear of her life.
0:33:50 > 0:33:53Why did she do it? Because her Christian faith drove her to that.
0:33:53 > 0:33:55So it's very fitting that she's buried here
0:33:55 > 0:33:57in this marvellous cathedral.
0:33:57 > 0:33:59I'm with you all the way on that.
0:33:59 > 0:34:02It's exactly the right place for her
0:34:02 > 0:34:05and we are deeply proud of her as Norfolk people.
0:34:12 > 0:34:15Back inside, our experts have been going apace,
0:34:15 > 0:34:17meeting more of the people of Norfolk
0:34:17 > 0:34:20with their antiques and collectables,
0:34:20 > 0:34:23and Kate has come across something pretty special.
0:34:23 > 0:34:26Well, Anne and Paul, you've brought a ravishing little box in today.
0:34:26 > 0:34:31Well, it was my mother's and she was given it to her by a lady
0:34:31 > 0:34:35- who she worked for. - Ah, OK. What, as a gift?
0:34:35 > 0:34:38- Yeah, she just gave it to her as a present.- Wow. OK.
0:34:38 > 0:34:40- But you don't know any more about it?- No.
0:34:40 > 0:34:43Did you try and look up the hallmark, cos it is silver?
0:34:43 > 0:34:46- Yes, I did look up the hallmark, yes. - And what did you come up with?
0:34:46 > 0:34:53- It said Birmingham...- Yep.- ..and the WHH...- That's the maker's mark.
0:34:53 > 0:34:55Now, that's a bit of a mystery and I'll be honest,
0:34:55 > 0:34:59I don't know who WHH is, so without knowing the artist,
0:34:59 > 0:35:03so to speak, the date, which we know from the hallmarks, is 1898
0:35:03 > 0:35:05and that puts it right in the middle of Art Nouveau period.
0:35:05 > 0:35:09It's fabulous. Do you like it?
0:35:09 > 0:35:11- Yes, I liked it.- You like it?
0:35:11 > 0:35:13I think... The little lady, I think she's lovely,
0:35:13 > 0:35:15but I don't like the feet.
0:35:15 > 0:35:19- You don't like the feet?- No. - She is lovely. The detail is lovely.
0:35:19 > 0:35:21You can see the way the hair is individually painted
0:35:21 > 0:35:25with individual little single hairs. And one way of also looking at
0:35:25 > 0:35:27the good quality is how well the hands are done,
0:35:27 > 0:35:30and then the little cheeks and the eyes and the features
0:35:30 > 0:35:32- are lovely on her.- Yes. - So, it's quite nice.
0:35:32 > 0:35:35You've got a name, here, Volney, which again I'm not sure.
0:35:35 > 0:35:38That's probably Continental so it's quite likely that the roundel
0:35:38 > 0:35:41was made in the Continent and then was united with an English box
0:35:41 > 0:35:45- and put together.- Oh, I see. - But it's a gorgeous thing.
0:35:45 > 0:35:48Then you've got all these lovely raised...
0:35:48 > 0:35:50- I think they're poppies on the top. - Oh, are they?
0:35:50 > 0:35:53Well, think so. And they've got these brilliant legs.
0:35:53 > 0:35:56Look, these great big scrolling legs.
0:35:56 > 0:36:00Really cool. I've never seen that design quite like that on anything.
0:36:00 > 0:36:02I think it's brilliant.
0:36:02 > 0:36:06I think price-wise you're talking...
0:36:06 > 0:36:08maybe £400-£500.
0:36:08 > 0:36:10Maybe upwards of that. It's difficult to say exactly
0:36:10 > 0:36:14without more research but is that the kind of figure you'd be happy to sell it for?
0:36:14 > 0:36:17- Yes, I think so, yes. - If we put a reserve at 400
0:36:17 > 0:36:20and a 400-500 estimate and hope they do a bit more research
0:36:20 > 0:36:23at the saleroom and give it a go.
0:36:23 > 0:36:27- Lovely.- OK.- Great. OK. Well, thank you for bringing it in.
0:36:27 > 0:36:30'Let's see what the saleroom can unearth about the maker
0:36:30 > 0:36:33'of that very elegant box.'
0:36:33 > 0:36:36Before we head off to auction for the last time,
0:36:36 > 0:36:39I want to show you how people are still weaving their interpretations
0:36:39 > 0:36:42of faith into the very fabric of this building.
0:36:42 > 0:36:46These stained glass windows were installed in 2014
0:36:46 > 0:36:49by the renowned Scottish artist John McLean.
0:36:49 > 0:36:52They're dedicated to the Holy Trinity.
0:36:54 > 0:36:57'The windows were conceived as a celebration of God.
0:36:57 > 0:37:01'The nine colours are dissected by vertical beams
0:37:01 > 0:37:05'that point heavenwards to reflect the cathedral's dedication
0:37:05 > 0:37:06'to the mystery of the Trinity.'
0:37:08 > 0:37:12What a fitting end to our day here at Norwich Cathedral,
0:37:12 > 0:37:16an architectural splendour shaped by the hands of many people
0:37:16 > 0:37:18over 900 years.
0:37:18 > 0:37:20We're off to auction now and here's a quick recap
0:37:20 > 0:37:23of what we're taking with us.
0:37:23 > 0:37:25Phil is selling an old Victorian glove box,
0:37:25 > 0:37:27but will it appeal to a modern buyer?
0:37:29 > 0:37:32There's Catherine's citrine pendant bought at a Scout jumble sale.
0:37:32 > 0:37:35But will the bidders be prepared, as the motto goes,
0:37:35 > 0:37:36when it comes up for sale?
0:37:39 > 0:37:42And there's Anne and Paul's mystery Art Nouveau box,
0:37:42 > 0:37:46with the elegant lady on top. Will it get an elegant price at auction?
0:37:50 > 0:37:53Back at the saleroom, we're about to learn the fate
0:37:53 > 0:37:57of the Tunbridge Ware glove box owned by Phil.
0:37:57 > 0:38:00We've seen Tunbridge Ware on the show before and it's quality,
0:38:00 > 0:38:03isn't it? I love that micro-mosaic work.
0:38:03 > 0:38:06- I think the valuation is spot on. - I hope so, Paul.
0:38:06 > 0:38:09I must say, this sort of thing doesn't sell
0:38:09 > 0:38:11quite as well as it did, as we all know.
0:38:11 > 0:38:13No, it was incredibly popular, especially if it was
0:38:13 > 0:38:16late 18th-century, the Burrows family.
0:38:16 > 0:38:19- They set this whole thing up. - This is relatively late.
0:38:19 > 0:38:22Nevertheless, it's a good example of what Tunbridge Ware is all about.
0:38:22 > 0:38:25- It's a representative piece, isn't it?- Yes. Good luck.
0:38:25 > 0:38:27- Thank you.- We're going to put it to the test right now.
0:38:27 > 0:38:29It's going under the hammer.
0:38:29 > 0:38:31Right, lot 101.
0:38:31 > 0:38:35This is pretty and on this one it's below guide by starting at £50.
0:38:35 > 0:38:3750 I have. 5, 60, 65 I have.
0:38:39 > 0:38:41Where's 70? That is Tunbridge Ware...
0:38:41 > 0:38:43- There's no reserve.- Is there 70?
0:38:43 > 0:38:46We will be selling at the £65. Are we all done?
0:38:47 > 0:38:50- GAVEL BANGS - It's gone. That was short and sweet.
0:38:50 > 0:38:53- One bid, £65.- OK.- That's OK, isn't it? You were happy with that?
0:38:53 > 0:38:56- There was no reserve.- I'm glad you agreed not to put a reserve on that
0:38:56 > 0:38:59because we're here to sell things, at the end of the day, aren't we?
0:38:59 > 0:39:03- And we sold it so that's always what we want.- Fantastic. Thank you.
0:39:03 > 0:39:07'Our next lot is Catherine's heart-shaped citrine pendant
0:39:07 > 0:39:11'bought for £2 at a Boy Scouts' jumble sale.'
0:39:11 > 0:39:14- It's a semiprecious stone, isn't it, citrine?- It's lovely. It's really pretty.
0:39:14 > 0:39:17I would buy this myself cos I think this is pretty.
0:39:17 > 0:39:21I understand you put the value on this but why is a semiprecious stone
0:39:21 > 0:39:23like that worth so little? Cos it's so beautiful.
0:39:23 > 0:39:25It's semiprecious so there's quite a lot of it around.
0:39:25 > 0:39:28It's not an unusual rock. It's not like a pink diamond or something.
0:39:28 > 0:39:32So, there's a lot of it around but it's a beautifully crafted thing.
0:39:32 > 0:39:34- It's got those tiny little inset pearls.- It's beautiful.
0:39:34 > 0:39:38- OK, let's find out what the bidders think, shall we?- Yes.- Ready?
0:39:38 > 0:39:40- Ready for this? - I promise to do my best.
0:39:40 > 0:39:42You are a Boy Scout, aren't you?
0:39:42 > 0:39:45- A Boy Scout leader, for my boys, yes.- Yes.
0:39:45 > 0:39:47Yes, I should have said that, a Boy Scout leader.
0:39:47 > 0:39:49- I'm not actually a Boy Scout. - Right, OK. Good luck, both of you.
0:39:49 > 0:39:52Here we go.
0:39:52 > 0:39:54A lovely, pretty piece, this.
0:39:54 > 0:39:58Bids are in and they'll start me top end at 120. I'll take 130.
0:39:58 > 0:40:00120 is the bid now. Is there 130?
0:40:00 > 0:40:03140, 150, 160, 170,
0:40:03 > 0:40:05180, 190, 200,
0:40:05 > 0:40:07- 220, 240, - SHE GASPS
0:40:07 > 0:40:11- 260, 280...- 280!- 300, 320...
0:40:11 > 0:40:13With £320 the bid. As you see it, there.
0:40:13 > 0:40:16At £320. Fair warning, it will sell at 320.
0:40:16 > 0:40:19- GAVEL BANGS - The hammer has gone down.
0:40:19 > 0:40:23- Lovely.- £320. - It was a cautious estimate.
0:40:23 > 0:40:25- Of course it was, yes. - Yes.- Thank you.
0:40:25 > 0:40:27Hey, you're happy, aren't you?
0:40:27 > 0:40:29- Yes, I am.- And I'm happy and so is Kate.
0:40:29 > 0:40:31- That's the main thing, isn't it?- Yes.
0:40:31 > 0:40:34'Onto our final item - the Art Nouveau box
0:40:34 > 0:40:36'hallmarked WHH, Birmingham.
0:40:37 > 0:40:41'Auctioneer Ed has been finding out more about it.
0:40:41 > 0:40:44'The WHH stands for the reputed silversmith
0:40:44 > 0:40:49'William Hair Haseler, who created silverware in the Art Nouveau style.
0:40:49 > 0:40:52'He worked with a top designer, Archibald Knox,
0:40:52 > 0:40:56'for the famous London department store Liberty.'
0:40:56 > 0:40:58It's the name of the maker who is important on this one
0:40:58 > 0:41:01and the style of it. There are links with Liberty
0:41:01 > 0:41:04and also therefore there's links with Archibald Knox.
0:41:04 > 0:41:09Basically, Haseler used to produce a lot of Archibald Knox designs.
0:41:09 > 0:41:12That in itself is enough to basically make it do well.
0:41:14 > 0:41:16'So, let's see if the link to Liberty will help
0:41:16 > 0:41:19'Anne and Paul's little box sail away.'
0:41:22 > 0:41:25It sits proud, it says, "Look at me, I'm so important."
0:41:25 > 0:41:28And I think it is.
0:41:28 > 0:41:30Look, fingers crossed, I think you've pitched this right
0:41:30 > 0:41:34but I hope it doubles that. I hope it doubles your top end.
0:41:34 > 0:41:36Every auctioneer hopes it doubles top end.
0:41:36 > 0:41:39- Of course they do, but that's what it's all about.- It's a lovely thing.
0:41:39 > 0:41:42It is brilliant and it's going under the hammer now.
0:41:43 > 0:41:46It's the William Hair Haseler silver box. Arts and Crafts
0:41:46 > 0:41:49and Nouveau form, and the enamel portrait, there.
0:41:49 > 0:41:53- And interest here does start me straight in at £400.- Oh, good.
0:41:53 > 0:41:56I'll take 20. £400 is bid on the box.
0:41:56 > 0:42:00420, 440, 460, 480, 500,
0:42:00 > 0:42:06550, 600 bid. I'm out. 600 bid. Is there 50 now? 650...
0:42:06 > 0:42:09650 at the back. 700...
0:42:09 > 0:42:12- Keep going.- ..750, 800, 850...
0:42:14 > 0:42:19900, 950, 1,000,
0:42:19 > 0:42:231,100, 1,200,
0:42:23 > 0:42:261,300,
0:42:26 > 0:42:28- 1,400, 1,500...- Oh, my gosh.- No!
0:42:31 > 0:42:34We're in the room at £1,500. Is there 1,600 anywhere else?
0:42:34 > 0:42:38The net's quiet. We're at £1,500. Is there any advance?
0:42:38 > 0:42:42- GAVEL BANGS - £1,500.- Wow!- Told you.
0:42:42 > 0:42:44- Look, that was special.- Oh, my God.
0:42:44 > 0:42:47- That was special. What a surprise for you two.- Yes.
0:42:47 > 0:42:49- You'd have taken 500 quid, wouldn't you?- Yes.- Yes.
0:42:49 > 0:42:54I should have offered you 500 at the valuation day and had it. Darn it!
0:42:54 > 0:42:57- Look, thank you so much for bringing that in.- Thank you. - It's a lot of money.
0:42:57 > 0:42:59There is 15% commission including the VAT to pay on that
0:42:59 > 0:43:04- but you're going home with a lot of money.- Brilliant.- How much was it?
0:43:04 > 0:43:08- £1,500 on the hammer. - I can't believe it.
0:43:08 > 0:43:11- That's auctions for you.- My heart was going.- That was so exciting!
0:43:11 > 0:43:14That's auctions for you. What a wonderful "Flog It!" moment
0:43:14 > 0:43:17and what a way to end today's show coming from Norfolk.
0:43:17 > 0:43:19We've had a wonderful time at the cathedral
0:43:19 > 0:43:22and we've topped it off here in Diss with £1,500 for Anne and Paul.
0:43:22 > 0:43:25I hope you enjoyed the show. See you again soon for many more surprises.