0:00:08 > 0:00:12Just look at this. As stately an interior as any grand country house
0:00:12 > 0:00:14you're likely to come across,
0:00:14 > 0:00:16but I'm not on dry land.
0:00:16 > 0:00:20Today, we're following the fortunes of the great ocean liners
0:00:20 > 0:00:22and seeing how they've survived the ups and downs
0:00:22 > 0:00:25of 177 years of the ocean waves.
0:00:25 > 0:00:28But before all that, it's all aboard and welcome to "Flog It!".
0:00:50 > 0:00:52During the Industrial Revolution,
0:00:52 > 0:00:55the county of Hampshire, close to London and the south coast,
0:00:55 > 0:00:59became a thoroughfare for commerce as goods were traded
0:00:59 > 0:01:01by road, canal and rail.
0:01:01 > 0:01:04Hampshire also attracted some of the stars of the day
0:01:04 > 0:01:08in vehicle development, who designed everything from boats to buses
0:01:08 > 0:01:11and, on top of that, led the way in aeronautical technology.
0:01:15 > 0:01:19Right now, it's planes, trains and automobiles
0:01:19 > 0:01:21as we join this fantastic crowd of people,
0:01:21 > 0:01:23here at Milestones Museum in Basingstoke,
0:01:23 > 0:01:26which is crammed full of interesting articles like this.
0:01:26 > 0:01:29And of course, this lot have brought their artefacts along
0:01:29 > 0:01:31to show our experts and they're going to ask
0:01:31 > 0:01:35- that all-important question, which is...- What's it worth?!
0:01:35 > 0:01:37Stay tuned and you'll find out.
0:01:40 > 0:01:43And our experts are determined to win the race as they head
0:01:43 > 0:01:47into the crowds to find the best objects to value.
0:01:47 > 0:01:51Nick Davies has his sights on a gem,
0:01:51 > 0:01:54while Elizabeth Talbot has found her own precious object.
0:01:54 > 0:01:57- Well, can I sticker somebody? - Yeah, go on, stick it on her.
0:01:57 > 0:02:00- There you go.- There you go, perfect.
0:02:00 > 0:02:04And it's not always about good sporting play.
0:02:04 > 0:02:07I have the most beautiful thing, which I'm keeping for myself.
0:02:07 > 0:02:09- And what is it? - Well, it's a linesman's flag,
0:02:09 > 0:02:11so I'm giving you the red card.
0:02:11 > 0:02:14- All right then, be like that. - Steady on, you two.
0:02:16 > 0:02:20And we've got a cracking show for you today.
0:02:20 > 0:02:22Nick gives a history lesson...
0:02:22 > 0:02:26You've got this sunburst guilloche enamel radiating from the bottom.
0:02:26 > 0:02:30- It's a complete set. - ..while Elizabeth gets one...
0:02:30 > 0:02:34That new angle and the difference between those two is declination.
0:02:34 > 0:02:38..and gives a masterclass in the classics.
0:02:38 > 0:02:42You can see influence from Egypt, from Rome...
0:02:43 > 0:02:46But which of these items will win the school prize?
0:02:46 > 0:02:49- We are about to sell... - THEY GASP
0:02:49 > 0:02:51- ..at £4,200. - GAVEL BANGS
0:02:51 > 0:02:53As the crowds pile in, there's just enough time to give you
0:02:53 > 0:02:56a flavour of what's in this fascinating museum.
0:02:56 > 0:03:00Our valuation day is taking place amongst shops
0:03:00 > 0:03:02recreated from high streets across Hampshire
0:03:02 > 0:03:05going back to Victorian times.
0:03:05 > 0:03:08A big theme of the museum is transport and this place
0:03:08 > 0:03:10is filled with all kinds of vehicles,
0:03:10 > 0:03:13which we're going to be finding out about later on in the show.
0:03:13 > 0:03:17I'm on top of a tram that was used in Portsmouth in the 1880s,
0:03:17 > 0:03:21taking the dockyard workers to the quayside, and it really does
0:03:21 > 0:03:24take you back in time. Originally, this would have been horse-drawn,
0:03:24 > 0:03:28but it was later converted to electricity.
0:03:28 > 0:03:34If you look closely, you can see it's in original untouched condition
0:03:34 > 0:03:36and that's what we like to see with our antiques,
0:03:36 > 0:03:38so hopefully we're going to find something like this.
0:03:38 > 0:03:41Let's join up with our experts.
0:03:41 > 0:03:45The valuation day is already gearing up and we're ready to hit the road.
0:03:45 > 0:03:51Our first stop is with Nick and Alan on a vintage 1930s bus.
0:03:51 > 0:03:53- Well, Alan, welcome aboard. Nice to see you.- Thank you.
0:03:53 > 0:03:55Thank you for coming to "Flog It!".
0:03:55 > 0:03:59Now, 1930s bus, Art Deco surrounding... What do you need when
0:03:59 > 0:04:02you go on holiday? You've brought the ideal thing, haven't you?
0:04:02 > 0:04:03- Yes.- You need a suitcase.
0:04:03 > 0:04:07But what's in the suitcase? This is great. Look at that.
0:04:07 > 0:04:11- It's a lovely Art Deco travelling set.- Yup.- Tell me about it.
0:04:11 > 0:04:12Where did you get it?
0:04:12 > 0:04:15It has come down from the my mother's side of the family.
0:04:15 > 0:04:17I believe it was my aunt's originally.
0:04:17 > 0:04:20She worked for a wealthy family in Mayfair and we believe it was
0:04:20 > 0:04:24a present to her from them, and she passed it onto my mother,
0:04:24 > 0:04:27- hence to me.- It looks like it's hardly ever been used.- Exactly.
0:04:27 > 0:04:29- It's absolutely pin clean. - Yep, the brushes are clean.
0:04:29 > 0:04:33There are a couple of little issues with it. We're obviously missing the mirror in the back, here.
0:04:33 > 0:04:37Not too much of a problem. It probably would have just been a plate mirror anyway,
0:04:37 > 0:04:40without any border at all, so it doesn't really retract from it.
0:04:40 > 0:04:44And there's a tiny little, and I mean tiny,
0:04:44 > 0:04:47nibble to one of the bits of enamel but, hey, I'm being ultra-picky.
0:04:47 > 0:04:50There are two hallmarks on it. It's not an issue, don't worry about it.
0:04:50 > 0:04:53It's the same manufacturer, a company called Adie Brothers
0:04:53 > 0:04:56from Birmingham, my neck of the woods, up in the Jewellery Quarter, in Hockley,
0:04:56 > 0:04:59a big manufacturers of all sorts of silverware.
0:04:59 > 0:05:02Often they spread their work over a couple of years and they'd do
0:05:02 > 0:05:05a run of these, and so some would be hallmarked one year and another
0:05:05 > 0:05:07and they'd just put them together,
0:05:07 > 0:05:09so that's explained away, it's not a problem at all.
0:05:09 > 0:05:12The enamel boxes are... Ah! ..beautiful.
0:05:12 > 0:05:16You've got this sunburst guilloche enamel radiating from the bottom
0:05:16 > 0:05:18They all match. It's a complete set.
0:05:18 > 0:05:22- It's pushing 100 years old and it's all together.- Yes, indeed.
0:05:22 > 0:05:24I even love this one because still, inside,
0:05:24 > 0:05:26you've still got the hair grips.
0:05:26 > 0:05:28I mean, it's fantastic.
0:05:28 > 0:05:29Brushes aren't so popular.
0:05:29 > 0:05:33People don't tend to like the brushes for obvious reasons.
0:05:33 > 0:05:37So, Alan, tell me, why are you thinking of selling such a beautiful thing?
0:05:37 > 0:05:39At the moment, it's sitting in the loft. Nobody uses it.
0:05:39 > 0:05:42You've not got a holiday planned or anything?
0:05:42 > 0:05:44No, I haven't got a holiday planned. It weighs too much
0:05:44 > 0:05:47- to go on an aircraft.- It does weigh a bit, doesn't it? It does.
0:05:47 > 0:05:51- So, I'd put a valuation on this at £400-to-£500.- Yup.- OK?
0:05:51 > 0:05:55- Yup.- So, you're happy with that? - That sounds reasonable. I'd like to put a reserve on it.
0:05:55 > 0:06:00Absolutely, I couldn't agree with you more. Should we say £400 with a little bit of discretion?
0:06:00 > 0:06:02- Yup, that sounds good.- Perfect.
0:06:04 > 0:06:07Looking at that travel case, you can just see it strapped
0:06:07 > 0:06:11to the new invention of the day, the car, as the rich and fancy free
0:06:11 > 0:06:14travelled across Europe.
0:06:14 > 0:06:17Here, at Milestones Museum, they've housed a wonderful collection
0:06:17 > 0:06:19of vintage Thornycroft cars,
0:06:19 > 0:06:23which were as prestigious as the Rolls-Royce, in their day.
0:06:23 > 0:06:26In fact, Hampshire boasts of many successful businesses
0:06:26 > 0:06:28when it came to transport.
0:06:28 > 0:06:31By the 1920s, they were attracting some of the greatest minds
0:06:31 > 0:06:34to the area for the development of vehicles like this
0:06:34 > 0:06:37and one of them was R J Mitchell.
0:06:37 > 0:06:42Mitchell designed this seaplane, a cross between a boat and a plane,
0:06:42 > 0:06:47which he thought would take off as the next big mode of transport.
0:06:47 > 0:06:49Although the seaplane's life was short-lived,
0:06:49 > 0:06:53Mitchell's greatest work was still to come.
0:06:53 > 0:06:56He took what he'd learned about aerodynamics
0:06:56 > 0:07:00and designed a plane that would rule the skies during World War II,
0:07:00 > 0:07:02giving the British air superiority over the Germans
0:07:02 > 0:07:06during the Battle of Britain in 1940,
0:07:06 > 0:07:10and that aircraft was of course the Supermarine Spitfire
0:07:13 > 0:07:15And now, back on safe ground, is Elizabeth,
0:07:15 > 0:07:17who's found something homely.
0:07:19 > 0:07:23Maureen, hello. I was attracted to your spinning wheel in the queue.
0:07:23 > 0:07:25I know it's a spinning wheel,
0:07:25 > 0:07:27but I recognise it as a piece of furniture
0:07:27 > 0:07:31from probably the first half of the 19th century because, to me,
0:07:31 > 0:07:33it reminds me of the wonderful turning
0:07:33 > 0:07:35that one sees on Windsor chairs
0:07:35 > 0:07:37- and other pieces of country furniture.- Yes.
0:07:37 > 0:07:40But I'm reliant very much on you to tell me more about your wonderful piece.
0:07:40 > 0:07:45- Well, I found this at a re-enactor's market about three years ago.- Right.
0:07:45 > 0:07:47I knew nothing about it at the time.
0:07:47 > 0:07:52It was looking a little battered, but my husband lovingly polished
0:07:52 > 0:07:56- it all up and did a few repairs, and we got it working.- Uh-huh.
0:07:56 > 0:07:59So, tell me more. Is this is particular type of spinning wheel?
0:07:59 > 0:08:01Yes, I believe, from what I've found out,
0:08:01 > 0:08:03this is a wheel made for spinning flax.
0:08:03 > 0:08:06The main difference, as far as I'm aware,
0:08:06 > 0:08:08is that on a wheel for spinning wool,
0:08:08 > 0:08:10the ratio between the wheel and the bobbin
0:08:10 > 0:08:13is one to four, so this wheel goes round once for every time this
0:08:13 > 0:08:16- goes round four times.- Yes, yes.
0:08:16 > 0:08:19- Whereas, on a flax wheel, it's one to 12.- Interesting.
0:08:19 > 0:08:20Yes. In fact, if I...
0:08:21 > 0:08:24- ..get it going, you can see that it does go quite fast.- Very.
0:08:24 > 0:08:28It's quite hypnotic, actually. It makes a lovely sound, that tick-tick sound. It's lovely.
0:08:28 > 0:08:30So, you're coming here to find out a bit more about it
0:08:30 > 0:08:34- but to sell it as well?- Yes. I just don't have the space for it any more.
0:08:34 > 0:08:37- I have two other wheels at home. - Two other spinning wheels?- Yes.
0:08:37 > 0:08:40- That must mean you're a practitioner of spinning and weaving.- Oh, yes.
0:08:40 > 0:08:43- I have been for about 25 years or more.- Have you?
0:08:43 > 0:08:47It wasn't till cleaning it up that I found some initials, here - I G.
0:08:47 > 0:08:49So I went online, as one does these days,
0:08:49 > 0:08:52and tried to find out who I G was.
0:08:52 > 0:08:56It turns out it's somebody by the name of Isaak Grobli.
0:08:56 > 0:09:01The wheel was made in Switzerland, so I presume he was Swiss.
0:09:01 > 0:09:04I think it dates from the 1840s.
0:09:04 > 0:09:07From what I can make out, his son invented
0:09:07 > 0:09:10an industrial automatic embroidery machine of some sort.
0:09:10 > 0:09:13- So, it was a father-son interest that went through?- Yes.
0:09:13 > 0:09:15So it was obviously very, very important to him
0:09:15 > 0:09:17- in that line of work.- Yes.
0:09:17 > 0:09:20He was really bridging the time between the hand-spinning
0:09:20 > 0:09:25- and hand-woven cottage industries and the Industrial Revolution.- Yes.
0:09:25 > 0:09:29I mean, they are very technical and it's both technical and practical,
0:09:29 > 0:09:31- but also beautifully sculptural. - Yes.
0:09:31 > 0:09:35- Do you have any idea of value in terms of the market?- Not really, no.
0:09:35 > 0:09:39No? I think that they will appeal to people like yourself,
0:09:39 > 0:09:42who are keeping the craft very much alive and they want to use them,
0:09:42 > 0:09:44- they are bought to be used.- Yes.
0:09:44 > 0:09:47Some people buy them because they have lovely cottages
0:09:47 > 0:09:49- or properties where they set the scene.- Oh, yes. Yes.
0:09:49 > 0:09:51They're nice furnishing pieces.
0:09:51 > 0:09:55My instinct is that it should fetch somewhere between £100 and £150
0:09:55 > 0:09:58at auction. Now, would you be happy to sell it for that?
0:09:58 > 0:09:59That's fine, yes.
0:09:59 > 0:10:03I think we will take it along, we'll offer it for £100, £150.
0:10:03 > 0:10:06- Would you like a reserve on it? - I don't think so, no.- Even better.
0:10:06 > 0:10:09We'll sell it, we'll see what happens and we'll try
0:10:09 > 0:10:12- and get the interest going on the day!- That's lovely, thank you.
0:10:12 > 0:10:16Maureen really has done her research.
0:10:16 > 0:10:18Now let's see if we can weave some magic
0:10:18 > 0:10:20with that spinning wheel at auction.
0:10:22 > 0:10:24Nick is still waiting for this bus to leave on time
0:10:24 > 0:10:27and, appropriately, he's found something that would have
0:10:27 > 0:10:30helped people keep to schedule belonging to Anne.
0:10:32 > 0:10:34Well, here we are. I'm on this lovely open-top bus
0:10:34 > 0:10:38having a great day and what do you need to check the bus is on time?
0:10:38 > 0:10:41You need a travel watch and you've brought one with you today.
0:10:41 > 0:10:45A beautiful snakeskin example, silver it is, as well.
0:10:45 > 0:10:49- Do you like it?- I like its quirkiness but I wouldn't use it.
0:10:49 > 0:10:52- They've been in a drawer, haven't they?- Yes, sorry. Guilty.
0:10:52 > 0:10:55OK. Another one of these drawers. I wish I had one of these drawers.
0:10:55 > 0:10:59- Tell me a little bit about it. Where did you get it from?- Well, I know it belonged to an aunt of mine
0:10:59 > 0:11:05and she emigrated to South Africa in the mid-'60s
0:11:05 > 0:11:10and then onto Australia, where she remained,
0:11:10 > 0:11:13and I used to go and visit her and she gave it to me
0:11:13 > 0:11:15- on one of those visits.- Lovely.
0:11:15 > 0:11:17Well, it's an Art Deco example.
0:11:17 > 0:11:21It's by a company called Texina, which is a Swiss company.
0:11:21 > 0:11:24The best of this range, the Rolls-Royce if you like,
0:11:24 > 0:11:27of this model and design is a company called Movado
0:11:27 > 0:11:30- and they can run into hundreds and hundreds of pounds.- Right.
0:11:30 > 0:11:33Unfortunately, we haven't got one of those but we've got a baby brother,
0:11:33 > 0:11:36so we're happy with that. But it's nice.
0:11:36 > 0:11:37It's typically Art Deco,
0:11:37 > 0:11:39with this square dial with the Arabic numerals,
0:11:39 > 0:11:42and it looks Deco and Deco through. It's beautiful.
0:11:42 > 0:11:45It's really nicely made and it's in fairly good condition.
0:11:45 > 0:11:48I know the movement's not working but, horologically,
0:11:48 > 0:11:50it shouldn't be too much of a problem to repair.
0:11:50 > 0:11:52There's a tiny little bit of damage there to the glass,
0:11:52 > 0:11:56a little crack in the corner, but it shouldn't cause too much problems.
0:11:56 > 0:11:59- And can you tell me about the second item?- Not a lot.
0:11:59 > 0:12:02She gave me that, as well. That might have been her mother's.
0:12:02 > 0:12:05Right, well, it predates the watch. It's late-Victorian.
0:12:05 > 0:12:07It's by a company called Sampson Mordan,
0:12:07 > 0:12:11who were very good at making this type of novelty silver
0:12:11 > 0:12:13or little toy silver, so to speak.
0:12:13 > 0:12:16And there are collectors who like that type of thing.
0:12:16 > 0:12:19There's just a little problem with it, though. When we open it up,
0:12:19 > 0:12:21we can see that there's a cork in the centre
0:12:21 > 0:12:24and really there should be a glass bottle or collar in there.
0:12:24 > 0:12:28The cork should be in the lid, so something's gone on there
0:12:28 > 0:12:30but it might not be too much of a problem.
0:12:30 > 0:12:34But lovely items. So, value-wise,
0:12:34 > 0:12:39I think the watch is probably around about £80-to-£100 and the bottle,
0:12:39 > 0:12:42- in that condition, is probably around about £40.- Right.
0:12:42 > 0:12:44So let's put them in at 100-to-150
0:12:44 > 0:12:47and we'll use the £100 as a discretionary reserve.
0:12:47 > 0:12:50I think that gives the auctioneer a little bit of like flexibility.
0:12:50 > 0:12:53That's lovely. Thank you very much.
0:12:53 > 0:12:54Before we leave for the saleroom,
0:12:54 > 0:12:57there's just enough time to look at another mode of transport
0:12:57 > 0:12:59they have here,
0:12:59 > 0:13:02and this one is slightly unusual.
0:13:02 > 0:13:06In 1885, a caravan like this would have been used
0:13:06 > 0:13:09by travelling Romany gypsies for hop-picking,
0:13:09 > 0:13:11and this one has been lovingly restored, as you can see.
0:13:11 > 0:13:13It's got everything that you would need,
0:13:13 > 0:13:15but you wouldn't go to sleep in there.
0:13:15 > 0:13:19It's a bit cramped for a family of four, so you would go to sleep
0:13:19 > 0:13:22underneath a tree with a bit of canvas over you.
0:13:22 > 0:13:24This is called a bender.
0:13:24 > 0:13:27It's called a bender because it's made from sprung saplings,
0:13:27 > 0:13:31as you can see. Look at that. With tarpaulin over the top.
0:13:31 > 0:13:34Wouldn't fancy that, really, but if it does get too wet in the night,
0:13:34 > 0:13:38at least you know where you could take shelter and make a cup of tea.
0:13:38 > 0:13:41Well, right now, our experts have made their first choices of items
0:13:41 > 0:13:44to go off to auction, so we're travelling right over there
0:13:44 > 0:13:48and leaving you with a recap of all the items going under the hammer.
0:13:50 > 0:13:54We'll be taking Alan's evocative Art Deco travel case.
0:13:54 > 0:13:56It's in tiptop condition,
0:13:56 > 0:14:00so it should be as irresistible to the buyers as it was to Nick.
0:14:02 > 0:14:05There's also that early 19th-century spinning wheel
0:14:05 > 0:14:07with a good yarn from Maureen.
0:14:10 > 0:14:14And Anne's classic duo, the Swiss watch and English perfume bottle.
0:14:14 > 0:14:16But will they appeal to the collectors?
0:14:19 > 0:14:22We're travelling to Winchester today for our auction,
0:14:22 > 0:14:26where we can see yet another vintage piece of Hampshire transport.
0:14:26 > 0:14:27WHISTLE BLOWS
0:14:27 > 0:14:30Nearby, is the Watercress Line, otherwise known
0:14:30 > 0:14:33as the Mid Hants Railway. It gets its name from the days
0:14:33 > 0:14:38when it took locally grown watercress to markets in London.
0:14:38 > 0:14:39Today, it's been restored
0:14:39 > 0:14:44and there are ten miles of track to enjoy for all you steam enthusiasts.
0:14:46 > 0:14:48Well, I've been dropped off at our auction house,
0:14:48 > 0:14:50Andrew Smith & Son in Winchester,
0:14:50 > 0:14:53and our auctioneer is already on the rostrum steaming ahead.
0:14:55 > 0:14:59And don't forget that the saleroom will add commission to everything
0:14:59 > 0:15:03they sell, so keep that in mind when you're looking at your profit.
0:15:03 > 0:15:06Today, it's 18% including VAT
0:15:06 > 0:15:09and on the rostrum is auctioneer Nick Jarrett.
0:15:10 > 0:15:14First up are Anne's travelling watch by Swiss manufacturer Texina
0:15:14 > 0:15:17and that silver perfume bottle by
0:15:17 > 0:15:20highly-collectable British company Sampson Mordan.
0:15:22 > 0:15:25Thank you for bringing them in and hopefully we can get the top end of the estimate.
0:15:25 > 0:15:28- Which is your money on? - I think the watch is better.
0:15:28 > 0:15:31The scent bottle's got a bit of damage, so the watch is a bit better...
0:15:31 > 0:15:34- OK. That's the lot to have. - I think it's the one to have, yeah.
0:15:34 > 0:15:36- OK, we're going to find out right now. Ready?- Yes.
0:15:36 > 0:15:37This is it. Good luck.
0:15:38 > 0:15:44Now, lot 160 is the Texina Impervo purse watch, there,
0:15:44 > 0:15:47and you also get the little silver smelling salts bottle.
0:15:47 > 0:15:52I'm going to have to start you here, to clear bids, at £65.
0:15:52 > 0:15:5370 can I see in the room?
0:15:53 > 0:15:5765, 75, 85, 95...
0:15:57 > 0:16:00- He's got a commission bid, there, look.- ..5, 100?
0:16:00 > 0:16:03£100. There's £100 at the back of the room.
0:16:03 > 0:16:05110, 120,
0:16:05 > 0:16:07130, 140,
0:16:07 > 0:16:11150, 160, 170, 180...
0:16:11 > 0:16:12Oh, this is very healthy.
0:16:12 > 0:16:14- Come on, 200, please.- ..190.
0:16:14 > 0:16:17There at the door at 190. Yours at 190.
0:16:17 > 0:16:22200, are you filling in? Last chance at 190. I'm selling at 190.
0:16:22 > 0:16:23- GAVEL BANGS - Yes! The hammer's gone down.
0:16:23 > 0:16:26£190. Great result. You're happy with that, aren't you?
0:16:26 > 0:16:30- I'm very happy.- Anything else you want to sell? Would you like to see us in the future?
0:16:30 > 0:16:33Anything else in that drawer? Get that drawer out again.
0:16:33 > 0:16:35Don't tempt me.
0:16:35 > 0:16:37What a great start to the auction.
0:16:37 > 0:16:40Now, will the bidders be tempted by Maureen's
0:16:40 > 0:16:44early 19th-century spinning wheel that she still puts to good use?
0:16:44 > 0:16:47- It takes you back, doesn't it? - Yes.- I remember seeing it
0:16:47 > 0:16:49at the valuation day and walking past, and...
0:16:49 > 0:16:52Everyone walked past it and gave it a good old spin, didn't they?
0:16:52 > 0:16:54It looks fantastic in the room, doesn't it? Here we go.
0:16:54 > 0:16:56It's going under the hammer.
0:16:56 > 0:16:59Lot 105 is the turned wood spinning wheel.
0:16:59 > 0:17:02Now, where are we going to start with this?
0:17:02 > 0:17:06- I'm going to start you here at £48. - Ooh.
0:17:06 > 0:17:08..with me, £50, is it? At £48.
0:17:08 > 0:17:1350 somewhere. At £48. 50 surely?
0:17:13 > 0:17:14- Come on!- 50 I have.
0:17:14 > 0:17:18At 50. It's on the net at 50 and I will sell for that at 50.
0:17:18 > 0:17:215 can I say? It's going on. What have you got now?
0:17:21 > 0:17:2455 now, on the net at 55. Nobody in the room, here?
0:17:24 > 0:17:27At £55 and still on the net at £55.
0:17:27 > 0:17:29- All done.- That is disappointing.
0:17:29 > 0:17:31- GAVEL BANGS - No reserve, we sold it.
0:17:31 > 0:17:34- No, I just needed it out of the way. - Oh, it's gone!
0:17:34 > 0:17:36- I'm disappointed by that but never mind.- Never mind.
0:17:36 > 0:17:38It'll have been bought by somebody who loves it anyway, so...
0:17:38 > 0:17:41Hopefully someone's going to use it and make something with it, yes.
0:17:41 > 0:17:46Let's hope someone has bought that to carry on the tradition.
0:17:47 > 0:17:50Now for that near-pristine travelling vanity set
0:17:50 > 0:17:53by well-known Birmingham maker Adie Brothers.
0:17:53 > 0:17:56I absolutely love this, with all that wonderful blue enamel.
0:17:56 > 0:18:01- Alan, it's good to see you again. - And you.- Who have you brought along with you?- My wife, Sheila.- Sheila.
0:18:01 > 0:18:03- Hello, nice to meet you.- Pleased to meet you.
0:18:03 > 0:18:04Well, what do you think of this?
0:18:04 > 0:18:07Well, it's really different cos we've never been to a sale before.
0:18:07 > 0:18:11And I think this will go, as well. 400-to-600, not a lot of money.
0:18:11 > 0:18:14Not a lot of money. Break it down, there's a lot amongst it, isn't there?
0:18:14 > 0:18:16There's a lot of collectors that want these kind of things.
0:18:16 > 0:18:19The condition is good and if you add up what's there,
0:18:19 > 0:18:23- for £400-to-£500, it's pretty reasonable.- Pretty good, yeah.
0:18:23 > 0:18:25Let's find out what the bidders think.
0:18:25 > 0:18:27Hopefully it travels well. Here we go.
0:18:29 > 0:18:34I'm going to start here, to clear bids, at 260.
0:18:34 > 0:18:37280 now. 320...
0:18:37 > 0:18:39- Interest in the room.- Yeah.
0:18:39 > 0:18:45All right, 310. 320 with me. 330, then. Yes?
0:18:45 > 0:18:48340, 350?
0:18:48 > 0:18:51360, 370?
0:18:51 > 0:18:54- 380, 390?- It's getting there.
0:18:54 > 0:18:59At £390 then. At £390. I have in the room at 390.
0:18:59 > 0:19:02It's a lovely thing, that. £400, I should think so.
0:19:02 > 0:19:04420, 440?
0:19:07 > 0:19:11- We've got 450. 470? - This is better, isn't it?
0:19:11 > 0:19:13At 450, then. It's on the net at...
0:19:13 > 0:19:16470, new bidder. 500?
0:19:16 > 0:19:18Keep going.
0:19:18 > 0:19:21It's £470, then. In the room at 470.
0:19:21 > 0:19:23500? No?
0:19:23 > 0:19:26£500. And 20?
0:19:26 > 0:19:30At £500, then. It's £500 on the net. Is anybody going that I've missed?
0:19:30 > 0:19:33At £500. All done at £500.
0:19:33 > 0:19:34- GAVEL BANGS - Top end.
0:19:34 > 0:19:37Yes, I'm pleased with that. That's a good result, isn't it?
0:19:37 > 0:19:40- That's good. Excellent.- That was a slow old climb, wasn't it?
0:19:40 > 0:19:44- It travels very slowly. - It did travel very slowly.
0:19:44 > 0:19:49But we got there in the end and what a great result.
0:19:49 > 0:19:52Well, that's our first lots done and dusted here today.
0:19:52 > 0:19:54We are coming back, so don't go away.
0:19:55 > 0:19:58Now, whilst I've been in Hampshire, I've had the chance to visit
0:19:58 > 0:20:02Southampton, the busiest cruise port in Europe.
0:20:02 > 0:20:07Every year, over 1.5 million passengers head out from here
0:20:07 > 0:20:10to foreign shores. I've come down to the docks
0:20:10 > 0:20:13to learn about the history of the great cruise liners
0:20:13 > 0:20:18and to find out why it's not always been plain sailing.
0:20:20 > 0:20:25Ocean liners first took off in Southampton 177 years ago
0:20:25 > 0:20:28and during that time many vessels have been berthed here.
0:20:28 > 0:20:31I've been given special permission today to come aboard
0:20:31 > 0:20:32the P&O ship the Oceana.
0:20:34 > 0:20:36And, like all these modern cruise ships,
0:20:36 > 0:20:38it really feels like the height of luxury.
0:20:41 > 0:20:43But riding the waves hasn't always been
0:20:43 > 0:20:45about glamour and entertainment.
0:20:45 > 0:20:48When the first cruise liners took passengers across the oceans,
0:20:48 > 0:20:50it all looked very different.
0:20:52 > 0:20:56For hundreds of years, ships had been used for trade
0:20:56 > 0:20:59but, in 1840, there was a sea change.
0:20:59 > 0:21:00Companies like Cunard
0:21:00 > 0:21:04and The Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Group,
0:21:04 > 0:21:07now known as P&O, got the first contracts to take mail
0:21:07 > 0:21:10around the world on scheduled voyages,
0:21:10 > 0:21:13and diplomats and merchants went along for the ride.
0:21:16 > 0:21:20By the late 1800s, the transatlantic cruises had become
0:21:20 > 0:21:24big business as ships took immigrants to America and Australia.
0:21:24 > 0:21:27But the long trips meant weeks at sea
0:21:27 > 0:21:29that could be harrowing for the passengers.
0:21:32 > 0:21:35Journeys to the far reaches of the British Empire,
0:21:35 > 0:21:38like the Middle East, were so hot that,
0:21:38 > 0:21:40despite awnings being rigged up over the decks
0:21:40 > 0:21:46and stewards operating fans, people took to sleeping on the decks.
0:21:46 > 0:21:53Men would sleep on one side, women on the other for decorum, of course.
0:21:53 > 0:21:56Britain was steeped in the class system
0:21:56 > 0:21:59and from the early days of the ocean liner, passengers were
0:21:59 > 0:22:04allocated three classes of travel - first, second and steerage.
0:22:07 > 0:22:10As Peter Boyd, a leading expert on the history of cruise liners
0:22:10 > 0:22:13and the Titanic, can tell us.
0:22:14 > 0:22:16Steerage on Titanic, for instance...
0:22:16 > 0:22:21There was one bath for 750 passengers.
0:22:21 > 0:22:25- One bath?- One bath. That was third class.
0:22:25 > 0:22:27And that would have been cold water probably.
0:22:27 > 0:22:31Cold water or saltwater. PAUL GASPS AND LAUGHS
0:22:31 > 0:22:33The ships themselves would have been very, very luxurious,
0:22:33 > 0:22:36especially the Cunard and the White Star ships.
0:22:36 > 0:22:39They were the most luxurious on the North Atlantic route.
0:22:39 > 0:22:40What was the food like?
0:22:40 > 0:22:42Excellent, it really was.
0:22:42 > 0:22:46For dinner, you'd probably have five or six courses in third class.
0:22:46 > 0:22:49You'd have up to 12 courses for first class.
0:22:49 > 0:22:52So, when did the first cruise holiday kick in
0:22:52 > 0:22:54as opposed to the necessity of travel,
0:22:54 > 0:22:55getting to America or Australia?
0:22:55 > 0:22:58When could you just go for a jolly one week somewhere?
0:22:58 > 0:23:03The first purpose-built cruise ship was a German ship, Hamburg America,
0:23:03 > 0:23:06in round about 1900, 1902, thereabouts.
0:23:06 > 0:23:09She carried around about 200 passengers
0:23:09 > 0:23:12and she was the world's first purpose-built cruise ship.
0:23:12 > 0:23:13Wow.
0:23:18 > 0:23:21But the days of these early cruise liners were short-lived.
0:23:23 > 0:23:27During World War I, they were requisitioned as troop carriers
0:23:27 > 0:23:32and hospitals. And, after the war, the fate of the transatlantic liners
0:23:32 > 0:23:35looked sealed for good when, in 1919,
0:23:35 > 0:23:38America put a cap on immigration.
0:23:38 > 0:23:42Companies had to find new ways to fill their ships
0:23:42 > 0:23:45and they had just the ticket.
0:23:45 > 0:23:47They created a new tourist class,
0:23:47 > 0:23:50which appealed to the cash-strapped public.
0:23:50 > 0:23:52You still had first and second class,
0:23:52 > 0:23:55but tourist class replaced steerage class,
0:23:55 > 0:24:00which appealed to a wider group of people. And this early film shows
0:24:00 > 0:24:03how they began to lay on organised entertainment
0:24:03 > 0:24:08like balls, dinners and promote the benefits of exercise.
0:24:21 > 0:24:23But this heyday wasn't to last.
0:24:23 > 0:24:27During World War II, liners were requisitioned again
0:24:27 > 0:24:30and this time cruise companies lost half their ships,
0:24:30 > 0:24:33along with thousands of merchant seamen.
0:24:33 > 0:24:36After the war, the liners had a brief resurgence
0:24:36 > 0:24:38thanks to a new wave of immigration.
0:24:42 > 0:24:45Liners gave passage to hundreds of thousands of immigrants,
0:24:45 > 0:24:47including the Ten Pound Poms,
0:24:47 > 0:24:51people leaving Britain to go to Australia for a fare of only £10.
0:24:51 > 0:24:53A one-way ticket, mind you.
0:24:53 > 0:24:56Now, despite it being prosperous times here,
0:24:56 > 0:24:59the liners faced another challenge for their survival.
0:25:02 > 0:25:06In the 1950s, the new jet airliner shot onto the world stage,
0:25:06 > 0:25:10offering a safe quicker route to any destination.
0:25:10 > 0:25:15Yet again, the shipping companies found a way to weather the storm.
0:25:17 > 0:25:19They began to offer a new type of cruise,
0:25:19 > 0:25:22many of which came out of Southampton.
0:25:22 > 0:25:26They were short, affordable and this time one class for all.
0:25:28 > 0:25:33In 1966, social commentator and broadcaster Alan Whicker
0:25:33 > 0:25:36made this documentary for BBC's Whicker's World,
0:25:36 > 0:25:38which captured the appeal of cruising
0:25:38 > 0:25:40to the growing the clientele.
0:25:42 > 0:25:43Everybody speaks to each other.
0:25:43 > 0:25:46There's no such thing as a class onboard a ship.
0:25:46 > 0:25:48You're all the same person.
0:25:48 > 0:25:52I expected millionaires and very glamorous ladies,
0:25:52 > 0:25:54and there just aren't.
0:25:54 > 0:25:57- TV NARRATOR:- ..while the phlegmatic British, inspired perhaps
0:25:57 > 0:25:58by all that African abandon,
0:25:58 > 0:26:01initiate their own quaint tribal ceremonies.
0:26:01 > 0:26:04- Ready? Go!- Come on, Daddy!
0:26:04 > 0:26:07This had become cruises for the masses.
0:26:07 > 0:26:09THEY CHEER
0:26:10 > 0:26:13Good evening. Evening, governor.
0:26:14 > 0:26:16By the late 1970s,
0:26:16 > 0:26:20the transatlantic crossings had become things of the past.
0:26:20 > 0:26:23In their place was a new growing package of cruises
0:26:23 > 0:26:25accessible to anyone
0:26:25 > 0:26:28and that resurgence has continued to the present day.
0:26:28 > 0:26:30Now, cruising is a global industry.
0:26:30 > 0:26:34So slickly run, it's not uncommon for 2,000 passengers
0:26:34 > 0:26:36to be brought on and off the ship
0:26:36 > 0:26:40in just four hours on changeover day.
0:26:40 > 0:26:44It doesn't faze seasoned sailor and bar manager Jamie Collins.
0:26:45 > 0:26:48Jamie, you're the bar manager and it's changeover day today.
0:26:48 > 0:26:51- It must be chaotic.- Hectic.
0:26:51 > 0:26:53Very hectic day, Southampton turnaround day, as you can imagine.
0:26:53 > 0:26:55- Yeah.- Hi, there, welcome onboard.
0:26:55 > 0:26:57We have to prepare all the cabins.
0:26:57 > 0:27:01All the cabins have to be turned round, all the bedcoverings changed,
0:27:01 > 0:27:04- cleaned, hoovered. You name it, it happens today.- Yeah.
0:27:04 > 0:27:07On top of that, there's nearly 300 tonnes worth of stores.
0:27:07 > 0:27:10- Yes. You can't have a dry ship, can you?- Of course not, no.
0:27:10 > 0:27:13What's the most difficult thing about getting the ship ready?
0:27:13 > 0:27:17It's that last half hour, when you're expecting 2,000 passengers
0:27:17 > 0:27:20to come up that gangway and their expectation.
0:27:20 > 0:27:22We need to match that. I think we do.
0:27:22 > 0:27:25With 20 years in the business, you're still smiling.
0:27:25 > 0:27:29There must be a big attraction. There's got to be, hasn't there?
0:27:29 > 0:27:31Well, Paul, it beats nine-till-five.
0:27:31 > 0:27:34It's nice waking up in a different port every day.
0:27:34 > 0:27:38One day you'll have the Sydney Opera House outside your porthole,
0:27:38 > 0:27:41the next day you're in Madeira. It's hard work but it's worth it.
0:27:41 > 0:27:44Brilliant. I think there's only one thing left to say.
0:27:44 > 0:27:45Bartender, I think we'll have a drink.
0:27:45 > 0:27:47What would you like, sir?
0:27:57 > 0:28:01Welcome back to Milestones Museum, here in Basingstoke.
0:28:01 > 0:28:03In case you're wondering, did I get the full cruise?
0:28:03 > 0:28:06No, I didn't. Better luck next time. But here I am anyway.
0:28:06 > 0:28:08This area is known as the holding bay.
0:28:08 > 0:28:11This is where the research is done behind the scenes
0:28:11 > 0:28:14by our off-screen experts and, right now, I'm going to hand you
0:28:14 > 0:28:18over to our on-screen experts for our next item.
0:28:18 > 0:28:21Paul's brought something in to show Elizabeth
0:28:21 > 0:28:24that was perfect for a trip on the high seas in its day.
0:28:26 > 0:28:28Paul, I was drawn to your box in the queue.
0:28:28 > 0:28:30I thought it might have contained something intriguing
0:28:30 > 0:28:33and sure enough it does. Now, what can you tell me about your sextant?
0:28:33 > 0:28:38I received it as a birthday present about 20 years ago, or so.
0:28:38 > 0:28:41I was very enthusiastic at the time. I was an amateur sailor
0:28:41 > 0:28:45and I wanted to go across the Atlantic in a small boat.
0:28:45 > 0:28:50That was my passion, my bucket list item. Unfortunately...
0:28:50 > 0:28:53time has gone on. The friend that I was going with...
0:28:53 > 0:28:56It didn't quite work out, so here I am with a sextant
0:28:56 > 0:28:59that actually hasn't been used anywhere, really.
0:28:59 > 0:29:02I'm intrigued. So you took your course
0:29:02 > 0:29:05and were all ready to set sail, but you were going to use what is
0:29:05 > 0:29:09actually a traditional hand-held historic kind of instrument.
0:29:09 > 0:29:12You weren't going to go for hi-tech modern things
0:29:12 > 0:29:14- or do sailors still use the traditional method?- Well, no.
0:29:14 > 0:29:17There was nothing at that time, 20 years ago.
0:29:17 > 0:29:20There wasn't satellite GPS when I was...
0:29:20 > 0:29:23Right. So, up until 20 years ago, this was the best it got?
0:29:23 > 0:29:26- This was the best option, yes.- Wow.
0:29:26 > 0:29:28Given the passing of time, can you give me
0:29:28 > 0:29:29a demonstration as to how it's held?
0:29:29 > 0:29:33Well, I'm very rusty on it, but the basic principle is
0:29:33 > 0:29:37that if you're up midday in the middle of the Atlantic,
0:29:37 > 0:29:41you look through the eyepiece, you adjust the mirrors
0:29:41 > 0:29:46so that you can see the sun, and you check that reading.
0:29:46 > 0:29:50Then you adjust it so that the mirrors come down to the horizon,
0:29:50 > 0:29:57and that new angle and the difference between those two is declination,
0:29:57 > 0:30:01- and from tables you can find out what your latitude is.- Right.
0:30:01 > 0:30:04So, do you know much about this actual example of a sextant?
0:30:04 > 0:30:06Cos obviously there are lots of sextants out there
0:30:06 > 0:30:09and they've been made for many, many centuries now.
0:30:09 > 0:30:12Well, I know who made it, which is B Cooke & Son
0:30:12 > 0:30:15because it says there, and I know it was dated,
0:30:15 > 0:30:20tested and the various angles checked
0:30:20 > 0:30:24on 14 September, 1950.
0:30:24 > 0:30:28Well, B Cooke... The firm was established in the 19th century
0:30:28 > 0:30:31by Bernard Cooke - the B stands for that.
0:30:31 > 0:30:33They were established in 1863.
0:30:33 > 0:30:36- They're actually still going, which is rather nice.- Gosh.
0:30:36 > 0:30:39It has been used. To me, that is quite a charming thing
0:30:39 > 0:30:40because it was made to be used.
0:30:40 > 0:30:43The miles that will have travelled and the voyages
0:30:43 > 0:30:47- and adventures that's seen...- Yeah, incredible.- If only it could speak.
0:30:47 > 0:30:49But you're now looking to sell it.
0:30:49 > 0:30:51Do you know what you might expect to realise on it?
0:30:51 > 0:30:54- No, I haven't any idea. - A lot of the earlier sextants,
0:30:54 > 0:30:56for example the 18th and 19th-century ones,
0:30:56 > 0:30:59are now SO expensive, but you must always remember
0:30:59 > 0:31:01there are collectors coming onto the market all the time.
0:31:01 > 0:31:06So although this is a relatively recent example, quite a late one,
0:31:06 > 0:31:09- it's a good one to start with. - Right.
0:31:09 > 0:31:12I think that a fair estimate would be £100-to-£150.
0:31:12 > 0:31:16- Fair enough, yes.- I think that would be expected and be fair.
0:31:16 > 0:31:19We'll put £100 discretionary reserve on it for you
0:31:19 > 0:31:22and you've got peace of mind, and I do hope we do well for you.
0:31:22 > 0:31:25And thank you very much for bringing it in to sell at "Flog It!".
0:31:25 > 0:31:27- Thank you.- Thank you.
0:31:27 > 0:31:30They certainly don't make them like they used to.
0:31:31 > 0:31:33Well, our experts are working flat out.
0:31:33 > 0:31:37You could say the wheels of industry keep on turning.
0:31:37 > 0:31:40Nick's found something that is still considered synonymous
0:31:40 > 0:31:43with the best of Danish jewellery
0:31:43 > 0:31:47from a company that emerged at the turn of the 20th century.
0:31:47 > 0:31:49How come it's here?
0:31:49 > 0:31:52My wife emigrated to Canada in Calgary and,
0:31:52 > 0:31:53while she was over there,
0:31:53 > 0:31:58she saw this piece and decided to buy it back in the 1970s.
0:31:58 > 0:32:00Well, it's a very well-travelled deer.
0:32:00 > 0:32:02It's by a company called Georg Jensen,
0:32:02 > 0:32:03who I'm sure you've heard of.
0:32:03 > 0:32:05And with these brooches,
0:32:05 > 0:32:08Georg Jensen used to put a model number on the back all the time.
0:32:08 > 0:32:12This model is 256 - it's the deer or fawn brooch -
0:32:12 > 0:32:15and they make all sorts of things. They're still in production today
0:32:15 > 0:32:19and the brooch you've got here is really typical Georg Jensen.
0:32:19 > 0:32:24It couldn't be any more. It's so stylised and Deco in its design.
0:32:24 > 0:32:26You've got this these lovely little stylised leaves
0:32:26 > 0:32:29at the top, there, and the arch of the neck
0:32:29 > 0:32:33in this double-reeded border round the outside.
0:32:33 > 0:32:36It's just absolutely Georg Jensen to a T
0:32:36 > 0:32:38and that's what the buyers are after at the moment
0:32:38 > 0:32:40for this type of thing.
0:32:40 > 0:32:42It's got these nice marks on the back, it's nice and clean
0:32:42 > 0:32:45and it's in great condition. It looks like it's hardly been worn.
0:32:45 > 0:32:49So, how come you're thinking of selling it?
0:32:49 > 0:32:52It just sits at home in the safe. It's not doing anything.
0:32:52 > 0:32:54My wife doesn't wear it any more.
0:32:54 > 0:32:58We're planning to spend on our new grandchild coming along.
0:32:58 > 0:33:01- Oh, fantastic. Good. - Yeah. Daughter.- Excellent.
0:33:01 > 0:33:05- So, it comes down to price really, doesn't it?- It does indeed.
0:33:05 > 0:33:07They're always popular at auction, they always sell well.
0:33:07 > 0:33:09Quite fashionable at the moment.
0:33:09 > 0:33:11They seem to be quite in vogue in the auction world.
0:33:11 > 0:33:14It's a silver brooch so, from the silver content,
0:33:14 > 0:33:18- there's probably about £10 or £15 there.- Mm-hm.
0:33:18 > 0:33:21But with the artist behind it and the factory name,
0:33:21 > 0:33:24it's probably worth around about £100-to-£150.
0:33:24 > 0:33:26- Oh, right.- Pleased with that? - Yes, very pleased.
0:33:26 > 0:33:28Excellent, excellent.
0:33:28 > 0:33:31So what we'll probably do is put a reserve on it, just to cover it.
0:33:31 > 0:33:33I'd put a reserve at £100. I think that's absolutely fine.
0:33:33 > 0:33:36It should do that. It might go on and do a bit more. Fingers crossed.
0:33:36 > 0:33:38Thanks very much.
0:33:38 > 0:33:41The buyers really like Georg Jensen, and that deer is popular,
0:33:41 > 0:33:43so we have high hopes for that piece.
0:33:45 > 0:33:49- Enjoying yourselves, obviously. - Yes.- Yes.
0:33:49 > 0:33:51So it could be you, you or you going home with lots of money.
0:33:51 > 0:33:53You never know, do you?
0:33:53 > 0:33:56Now, will our next owner, Barbara, be the lucky one?
0:33:56 > 0:33:59Elizabeth is certainly looking interested
0:33:59 > 0:34:01in the vases she's brought in.
0:34:01 > 0:34:04Barbara, you've obviously eaten a lot of breakfast this morning
0:34:04 > 0:34:06to come in with such heavy vases.
0:34:06 > 0:34:09Tell me about them because they are really quite magnificent.
0:34:09 > 0:34:11I first saw them when I was ten and they belonged
0:34:11 > 0:34:13to a friend of my mother's,
0:34:13 > 0:34:17and I always liked them. And about 30 years ago,
0:34:17 > 0:34:18she just gave them to me...
0:34:18 > 0:34:20Oh, really?
0:34:20 > 0:34:24..which was a lovely surprise, but they didn't look like that.
0:34:24 > 0:34:28They were filthy and you couldn't see any of this pattern.
0:34:28 > 0:34:31- So, you inherited them or you were given them 30 years ago?- Yes.
0:34:31 > 0:34:33So, subsequently had learnt more about them?
0:34:33 > 0:34:35Have you found out...?
0:34:35 > 0:34:39Well, we found out that they were a well-known French foundry
0:34:39 > 0:34:43and that they were about 1840/1860, but other than that...
0:34:43 > 0:34:46- Not much else?- I don't know anything. This is...- Cloisonne.
0:34:46 > 0:34:48..cloisonne, that's right.
0:34:48 > 0:34:51You mentioned a very famous foundry and on this little band, here,
0:34:51 > 0:34:55is the stamp of the gentleman, Ferdinand Barbedienne...
0:34:55 > 0:34:59Who indeed... He was French and he was associated
0:34:59 > 0:35:02with a very important foundry,
0:35:02 > 0:35:06but in his early days he actually was a dealer in wallpaper,
0:35:06 > 0:35:11but he obviously learnt the trade and appreciated interior decor,
0:35:11 > 0:35:13decorative arts.
0:35:13 > 0:35:20By late 1840s, 1850s certainly, this combination of classic artefacts,
0:35:20 > 0:35:23this very Grecian influence, very classical influence...
0:35:23 > 0:35:26Combining that with fine quality metal mounts,
0:35:26 > 0:35:32the bronze influence, there and then combining it with the enamel.
0:35:32 > 0:35:34And actually, if you look at this,
0:35:34 > 0:35:38I think you can see influence from Egypt, from Rome,
0:35:38 > 0:35:42but you can also see influence from early 19th-century wallpaper.
0:35:42 > 0:35:43I can see all that coming to bear.
0:35:43 > 0:35:46- Now you've said that...- It's quite fascinating, isn't it?- Yeah.
0:35:46 > 0:35:51And this of course is alabaster and onyx, so you've got this mixture
0:35:51 > 0:35:57of the use of polished stone, the use of cast metal,
0:35:57 > 0:36:00the use of the enamel and all the influences come to bear,
0:36:00 > 0:36:02and it's lovely that they are signed, they're stamped.
0:36:02 > 0:36:04Have you any idea of value?
0:36:04 > 0:36:06I don't really know what they're worth.
0:36:06 > 0:36:09I think they're kind of tricky because they're quite rare.
0:36:09 > 0:36:12- Oh, are they? - We don't find the quality
0:36:12 > 0:36:16of this type of artefact coming through very often these days.
0:36:16 > 0:36:19They are harder and harder to find, so it's instinctive, really.
0:36:19 > 0:36:21I'm thinking that a realistic estimate would be
0:36:21 > 0:36:25- between £2,000 and £3,000. - Wow. That's good.
0:36:25 > 0:36:30- And I would hope they'd make more. - Well, I would too.- But...- But...
0:36:30 > 0:36:32- But the market is so tricky at the moment.- That's it.
0:36:32 > 0:36:34So, if we put a £2,000 reserve
0:36:34 > 0:36:37on it, it would be wonderful if they took off and we had an exciting day.
0:36:37 > 0:36:39It would be.
0:36:40 > 0:36:44Agreed, Elizabeth, and I think they stand a good chance of success.
0:36:46 > 0:36:49Well, Milestones Museum, with its fantastic array of vintage vehicles,
0:36:49 > 0:36:54has certainly given us a chance to travel all over Hampshire today.
0:36:54 > 0:36:55I've thoroughly enjoyed myself
0:36:55 > 0:36:58and I know hundreds of people here have, too.
0:36:58 > 0:37:01But, sadly, it's time to say goodbye to this host location
0:37:01 > 0:37:03as we go over to the auction room for the last time today
0:37:03 > 0:37:08and I wish I could travel on this open-top 1930s Leyland bus.
0:37:08 > 0:37:10I've got a ticket to ride and so have you.
0:37:10 > 0:37:11See you in the saleroom
0:37:11 > 0:37:15and here's a quick recap of all the items going under the hammer.
0:37:15 > 0:37:19The last three treasures we found are a sextant used for navigating
0:37:19 > 0:37:23the oceans, as ex-sailor Paul ably demonstrated.
0:37:27 > 0:37:28There's a classic brooch
0:37:28 > 0:37:31by the ever popular Danish designer Georg Jensen
0:37:34 > 0:37:39And the fabulous duo of Grecian-style 19th-century vases.
0:37:39 > 0:37:40Will the buyers appreciate
0:37:40 > 0:37:43the refined craftsmanship of these pieces?
0:37:47 > 0:37:48So, back of the saleroom,
0:37:48 > 0:37:51Nick Jarrett is joined on the rostrum by Andrew Smith,
0:37:51 > 0:37:55who's selling our next item, that 1950s sextant used for navigation,
0:37:55 > 0:37:58belonging to ex-sailor Paul.
0:37:59 > 0:38:02- A good, early navigational tool. - Indeed, yes.
0:38:02 > 0:38:04- Where would we be without that? - Well, absolutely.
0:38:04 > 0:38:06This is quite a late example of that,
0:38:06 > 0:38:08but the principle hasn't changed in all that time.
0:38:08 > 0:38:11- And it's a nice-looking thing in original box.- Yeah.
0:38:11 > 0:38:13That's going to sell. That's going to sell.
0:38:13 > 0:38:16- For how much?- We don't know yet.
0:38:16 > 0:38:19We're going to put that to the test right now
0:38:19 > 0:38:21because it's going under the hammer.
0:38:21 > 0:38:24Lot 475. This is a post-war sextant.
0:38:24 > 0:38:28We've had interest in this - two commission bids.
0:38:28 > 0:38:32I'm going to start the bidding at £120.
0:38:32 > 0:38:34Is there 130 in the room?
0:38:34 > 0:38:38£120. Is there 130?
0:38:38 > 0:38:42- At £120, 130, 140, 150... - That's picked up.
0:38:42 > 0:38:45£140 and selling. Is there 150?
0:38:45 > 0:38:50At £140, are you done? At £140.
0:38:50 > 0:38:52Is that a bid, sir?
0:38:52 > 0:38:54No. At £140. Any more?
0:38:54 > 0:39:00At £140, if you're sure. For the last time...
0:39:00 > 0:39:01- GAVEL BANGS - There we go.- He's done it.
0:39:01 > 0:39:04- Nice and simple.- £140.- Yeah! Happy with that. That's OK.
0:39:04 > 0:39:06- Brilliant. Good estimate. - Thank you very much.
0:39:06 > 0:39:09That was a very good estimate.
0:39:09 > 0:39:11I'll take the glory when I can. Thank you.
0:39:11 > 0:39:15It's yours, Elizabeth. And now for our next lot, a Danish classic.
0:39:18 > 0:39:21- Ready for this, Ian?- I'm ready. - Well, the ladies are going to love this next lot -
0:39:21 > 0:39:25it's the Georg Jensen brooch. Need I say any more? £100-to-£150.
0:39:25 > 0:39:28- It's got to go, surely? - I'd be surprised if it doesn't sell.
0:39:28 > 0:39:31- I'd be amazed. - And you know straightaway,
0:39:31 > 0:39:34looking at it from a distance, it's Georg Jensen. You just know.
0:39:34 > 0:39:37I know. It's so stylistic. His work is so iconic now.
0:39:37 > 0:39:40It's become stronger and stronger as the years tick by.
0:39:40 > 0:39:42You've got to be here right now to bid
0:39:42 > 0:39:44or online, or pick the telephone up.
0:39:44 > 0:39:45Nick is on the rostrum right now
0:39:45 > 0:39:47and fingers crossed we get the top end.
0:39:49 > 0:39:53I've got a few bids. I have to start to clear bids at 110.
0:39:53 > 0:39:55There you go. That's straight in.
0:39:55 > 0:39:58120, 130, 140, 150, 160.
0:39:58 > 0:40:00At 160 in the room now. 170?
0:40:00 > 0:40:05Nope. At £160 here, then. At £160.
0:40:05 > 0:40:07170 on the net. 180?
0:40:07 > 0:40:10No? At 170, then. On the net at £170.
0:40:10 > 0:40:12- At 170, all done? - GAVEL BANGS
0:40:12 > 0:40:16- £170. Yes!- Excellent.- And hopefully one happy new owner.- Yes.
0:40:16 > 0:40:20- I'm sure they will be. They'll wear that with pride.- Yes.
0:40:20 > 0:40:22What a great result.
0:40:22 > 0:40:25Now, our final lot should really be displayed with pride
0:40:25 > 0:40:29on the mantelpiece. They are the two ornate mid-Victorian
0:40:29 > 0:40:33vases in onyx, metal and enamel by the king of bronzes,
0:40:33 > 0:40:35the French Barbedienne foundry.
0:40:36 > 0:40:39- Do you like these?- Mm...
0:40:39 > 0:40:43Be honest!
0:40:43 > 0:40:46- I do, but it's finding somewhere to put them.- Ish?- Yeah.
0:40:46 > 0:40:49They're quite a spacious market, quite academic and they're reasonably highly priced.
0:40:49 > 0:40:52- It'll be touch and go... - £2,000-to-£3,000 you've got on them.
0:40:52 > 0:40:55- There is quality there. - Yeah, there is.- Well, good luck.
0:40:55 > 0:40:58- I hope you sell them.- So do I.- It would be good to see a good result.
0:40:58 > 0:41:02- It would, yes.- Fingers crossed we're going to get it. Here we go.
0:41:02 > 0:41:07Lot 350. This is the Ferdinand Barbedienne.
0:41:07 > 0:41:09We should have two phones here.
0:41:09 > 0:41:10THEY GASP
0:41:10 > 0:41:13- One, two, there we go.- That's what we want to hear, isn't it?
0:41:13 > 0:41:151,500. £1,500.
0:41:15 > 0:41:20Thank you. 1,600? At £1,500.
0:41:20 > 0:41:231,600 to Catherine's phone.
0:41:23 > 0:41:271,700, 1,800,
0:41:27 > 0:41:301,900, 2,000.
0:41:30 > 0:41:34- They're sold.- At £2,000.
0:41:34 > 0:41:372,100, we'll take that.
0:41:37 > 0:41:422,200, 2,300, 2,400?
0:41:42 > 0:41:432,400, Catherine is winning.
0:41:43 > 0:41:46- 2,500. - Two phone lines battling it out.
0:41:46 > 0:41:492,600,
0:41:49 > 0:41:512,700,
0:41:51 > 0:41:522,800,
0:41:52 > 0:41:532,900,
0:41:53 > 0:41:563,000. 3,000?
0:41:56 > 0:42:003,200?
0:42:00 > 0:42:043,102 to Sean's phone. 3,200.
0:42:04 > 0:42:073,300,
0:42:07 > 0:42:083,400,
0:42:08 > 0:42:103,500,
0:42:10 > 0:42:123,600,
0:42:12 > 0:42:143,700,
0:42:14 > 0:42:163,800...
0:42:16 > 0:42:19- 3,800!- ..3,900.
0:42:19 > 0:42:22£4,000.
0:42:22 > 0:42:25Can we tempt him to 4,200?
0:42:25 > 0:42:28- 4,100.- He's going, he's going.
0:42:28 > 0:42:29Barbara, 4,100.
0:42:29 > 0:42:314,200,
0:42:31 > 0:42:344,300.
0:42:34 > 0:42:37- At £4,200.- 4,200.
0:42:37 > 0:42:40At £4,200...
0:42:40 > 0:42:44- GAVEL BANGS - Yay! Well done.- Hammer's gone down.
0:42:44 > 0:42:46- £4,200.- Wow. That's good.
0:42:46 > 0:42:49Phew. Did you come here by yourself?
0:42:49 > 0:42:51- No.- You've got friends here? - All up in the corner.
0:42:51 > 0:42:55Great, great cos they'll have to drive you home.
0:42:55 > 0:42:57Well, you spotted these, you knew they were quality.
0:42:57 > 0:43:00- They were superb, yes.- You said 2,000-to-3,000 straightaway..
0:43:00 > 0:43:03- I was thinking, "I'm worried."- Were you worried? Were you worried? Oh!
0:43:03 > 0:43:06- I was, Elizabeth.- I was worried. - You were worried, as well.
0:43:06 > 0:43:07Oh, ye of little faith. I don't know.
0:43:07 > 0:43:10No, they did, they shone out as being different,
0:43:10 > 0:43:13but I'm so pleased they got it today. Two phone bids, that was lovely.
0:43:13 > 0:43:16- Thank you very much.- And what a way to end the show, as well.
0:43:16 > 0:43:18I hope you enjoyed that - we certainly did.
0:43:18 > 0:43:19So, until the next time,
0:43:19 > 0:43:22it's goodbye from all of us here in Winchester.