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Well, today is a very special day and I am singing in the rain | 0:00:04 | 0:00:08 | |
because today is the culmination of 15 years of hard work, | 0:00:08 | 0:00:11 | |
touring the length and the breadth of the British Isles | 0:00:11 | 0:00:14 | |
selling your antiques. It's our 1,000th episode! | 0:00:14 | 0:00:18 | |
Welcome to "Flog It!" | 0:00:18 | 0:00:20 | |
CHEERING | 0:00:20 | 0:00:21 | |
To celebrate this landmark episode, | 0:00:42 | 0:00:44 | |
we've come to Bletchley Park in Buckinghamshire. | 0:00:44 | 0:00:48 | |
During World War II, | 0:00:48 | 0:00:49 | |
this grand house and these buildings were home to Britain's codebreakers, | 0:00:49 | 0:00:53 | |
cracking the secret messages of the enemy. | 0:00:53 | 0:00:56 | |
And this is where we will be celebrating our 1,000th episode | 0:00:58 | 0:01:01 | |
of "Flog It!" - here, at Bletchley Park, | 0:01:01 | 0:01:04 | |
looking back fondly over the last 15 years at some of the most exciting | 0:01:04 | 0:01:07 | |
antiques we've seen, the most beautiful locations and the most | 0:01:07 | 0:01:11 | |
thrilling auction rooms. Hundreds of people have turned up, | 0:01:11 | 0:01:14 | |
laden with antiques and collectables, all here to see | 0:01:14 | 0:01:17 | |
our experts to ask that all-important question, which is... | 0:01:17 | 0:01:20 | |
-ALL: -What's it worth? | 0:01:20 | 0:01:22 | |
And to help tell that answer, I don't have one, I don't have two, | 0:01:22 | 0:01:25 | |
I have five of the finest experts | 0:01:25 | 0:01:27 | |
that have been with me for all of these years. | 0:01:27 | 0:01:29 | |
My darling Philip Serrell, king of the scarf, | 0:01:29 | 0:01:32 | |
Thomas Plant, the secret of eternal youth, | 0:01:32 | 0:01:35 | |
the glorious Catherine Southon, | 0:01:35 | 0:01:36 | |
the regal Charlie Ross, and the king of innuendo, Mark Stacey. | 0:01:36 | 0:01:41 | |
Not only will we be sorting out the best items to take off to auction, | 0:01:41 | 0:01:44 | |
but also they'll be sharing their stories as we look back fondly over | 0:01:44 | 0:01:48 | |
the last 15 years of "Flog It!". Come and join us. | 0:01:48 | 0:01:52 | |
Today, we're going on a journey through the "Flog It!" archives. | 0:01:54 | 0:01:57 | |
Along the way, we'll see some of the 300 locations we've visited, | 0:01:59 | 0:02:02 | |
from all four corners of the British Isles. | 0:02:02 | 0:02:05 | |
As far north as Inverness... | 0:02:07 | 0:02:10 | |
to Penzance in the south. | 0:02:10 | 0:02:12 | |
In that time, over 165,000 people have come through the doors... | 0:02:13 | 0:02:19 | |
..with a staggering 7,000 items of every conceivable description... | 0:02:21 | 0:02:26 | |
I would not like to meet the guy who's wearing these | 0:02:26 | 0:02:28 | |
in a dark alley at night. | 0:02:28 | 0:02:29 | |
-You have made my day today. -Oh, good. | 0:02:29 | 0:02:32 | |
..and some truly memorable sales. | 0:02:32 | 0:02:35 | |
Yeah, £660. | 0:02:37 | 0:02:41 | |
I'm shivering, you guys must be shivering. | 0:02:41 | 0:02:43 | |
Wow! | 0:02:43 | 0:02:45 | |
There will be plenty more of that to come. | 0:02:45 | 0:02:47 | |
But first, let's take a look at where it all started. | 0:02:47 | 0:02:51 | |
Back in the summer of 2002, our very first "Flog It!", | 0:02:53 | 0:02:56 | |
from Cardiff City Hall in Wales, hit the screens. | 0:02:56 | 0:02:59 | |
Hello, welcome to "Flog It!", | 0:03:01 | 0:03:03 | |
the show that can make you money out of the antiques and collectables | 0:03:03 | 0:03:06 | |
you don't want any more. | 0:03:06 | 0:03:07 | |
And there, right at the start, was Philip Serrell. | 0:03:07 | 0:03:11 | |
It was really great, because on my first "Flog It!" valuation, | 0:03:11 | 0:03:14 | |
it was in Cardiff, and I saw a whole group of designer items. | 0:03:14 | 0:03:17 | |
You know, it's really exciting when you see something like that | 0:03:17 | 0:03:20 | |
for the first time on a valuation day. | 0:03:20 | 0:03:23 | |
Well, when you've got names like Christian Dior, Jaeger-LeCoultre, | 0:03:23 | 0:03:26 | |
and you look on the back of here and you've got "Hermes, Paris", | 0:03:26 | 0:03:29 | |
they really are the sort of style leaders, aren't they? | 0:03:29 | 0:03:32 | |
-Oh, yes. -With the right audience, I'm sure that will sell. | 0:03:32 | 0:03:36 | |
I was working in my antique shop in Marlborough in Wiltshire | 0:03:39 | 0:03:42 | |
when I was asked to present "Flog It!". | 0:03:42 | 0:03:44 | |
'It became such a shock and a big surprise to me. | 0:03:44 | 0:03:46 | |
'I said yes straightaway but then panicked.' | 0:03:46 | 0:03:49 | |
I'd never done any TV before and I found it absolutely frightening. | 0:03:49 | 0:03:53 | |
This is a beaut, this is a winner. | 0:03:53 | 0:03:55 | |
It's oak. It's English, it's a very small proportion. | 0:03:55 | 0:03:58 | |
It's what's known as a geometric fronted chest. | 0:03:58 | 0:04:00 | |
Meanwhile, Philip came up with a canny way | 0:04:00 | 0:04:02 | |
to stand out from the crowd. | 0:04:02 | 0:04:04 | |
Through the years, the scarf has sort of become my trademark. | 0:04:05 | 0:04:08 | |
'Now, that Paul Martin, he thinks the scarf was his idea.' | 0:04:08 | 0:04:12 | |
I was wearing one before he was born! | 0:04:12 | 0:04:14 | |
'He wore a scarf, and I thought, | 0:04:14 | 0:04:16 | |
'"That's quite cool, I might copy that for a little while."' | 0:04:16 | 0:04:18 | |
Philip's still wearing his scarf, I gave up on mine about, I don't know, | 0:04:18 | 0:04:22 | |
eight years ago. | 0:04:22 | 0:04:23 | |
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'We all look so young and fresh-faced.' | 0:04:24 | 0:04:27 | |
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Including a dashing young Charlie Ross, | 0:04:29 | 0:04:32 | |
who joined the team a mere 12 years ago. | 0:04:32 | 0:04:35 | |
My very first experience on "Flog It!" was in my saleroom in Woburn, | 0:04:37 | 0:04:41 | |
when "Flog It!" came to do a programme there. | 0:04:41 | 0:04:43 | |
And I was asked to pass judgment on a few things, | 0:04:43 | 0:04:46 | |
and I rather cheekily asked the director, | 0:04:46 | 0:04:48 | |
"How do I get on this programme? I'd rather like to do this." | 0:04:48 | 0:04:52 | |
He said, "Turn up to Cambridge on such and such a date, | 0:04:52 | 0:04:55 | |
"and we'll give you a screen test." | 0:04:55 | 0:04:57 | |
So I went off to Cambridge, and I got there and was told, | 0:04:57 | 0:05:01 | |
"We're not doing a screen test today. You're on-screen. | 0:05:01 | 0:05:04 | |
"You are today's valuer." | 0:05:04 | 0:05:07 | |
I thought, "Oh, crumbs." | 0:05:07 | 0:05:08 | |
Anyway, I muddled through, and I've been doing it ever since. | 0:05:08 | 0:05:12 | |
And today at Bletchley, | 0:05:12 | 0:05:13 | |
Charlie has dug out a typically over-the-top item. | 0:05:13 | 0:05:16 | |
Sue and Lauren, lovely to see you. And I have to say, Sue, | 0:05:18 | 0:05:21 | |
I think you are the only person I've ever seen on "Flog It!" who has | 0:05:21 | 0:05:25 | |
gone to the trouble of dyeing her hair | 0:05:25 | 0:05:27 | |
to match the object she brings in. | 0:05:27 | 0:05:29 | |
I think that is so laudable. | 0:05:29 | 0:05:32 | |
How long did it take? | 0:05:32 | 0:05:34 | |
-Not that long. -Not that long. | 0:05:34 | 0:05:35 | |
How long have you had the vases? | 0:05:35 | 0:05:38 | |
-Less than a year. -How long have you had the hair? | 0:05:38 | 0:05:40 | |
-I don't mean your hair, I mean the colour. -Four days. | 0:05:40 | 0:05:44 | |
Now, tell me the story behind these vases, | 0:05:44 | 0:05:46 | |
why are you both here together? | 0:05:46 | 0:05:47 | |
Sue and I both work for a charity shop, for the elderly, | 0:05:47 | 0:05:51 | |
and somebody donated these two vases to one of our nine shops. | 0:05:51 | 0:05:56 | |
They came in with these? | 0:05:56 | 0:05:58 | |
Aren't people generous? | 0:05:58 | 0:06:00 | |
Your eyes must have come out on stalks when you saw these. | 0:06:00 | 0:06:04 | |
These, at a first glance, | 0:06:04 | 0:06:07 | |
I thought, were 19th-century or possibly late-18th-century. | 0:06:07 | 0:06:10 | |
Sevres porcelain. | 0:06:10 | 0:06:12 | |
And I thought, "Ho!" | 0:06:12 | 0:06:13 | |
I ran across the room looking at them. | 0:06:13 | 0:06:16 | |
They are in fact 20th-century. They're modern. | 0:06:16 | 0:06:19 | |
Held together by modern nuts, which you can see at the bottom. | 0:06:19 | 0:06:22 | |
If we have a look at the bottom of one of them... | 0:06:22 | 0:06:24 | |
There we are - Porcelaine de Paris... | 0:06:24 | 0:06:28 | |
to say in Parisian. | 0:06:28 | 0:06:30 | |
Which means they're from the Parisian area. | 0:06:30 | 0:06:33 | |
A bit like our Staffordshire pottery. | 0:06:33 | 0:06:34 | |
But they're pretty chunky and stylish. | 0:06:34 | 0:06:37 | |
But they have these saving graces, | 0:06:37 | 0:06:39 | |
these wonderful pineapple knobs | 0:06:39 | 0:06:41 | |
on the top, and these bases, which are ormolu, | 0:06:41 | 0:06:44 | |
which is gilded brass. | 0:06:44 | 0:06:46 | |
So these would have been retailed in the last...probably 30 years, | 0:06:46 | 0:06:51 | |
in a very, very smart shop. | 0:06:51 | 0:06:53 | |
For a LOT of money. | 0:06:53 | 0:06:55 | |
I've had a look at them and there is a bit of a chip on one of them, | 0:06:55 | 0:06:59 | |
which is a shame. But they do look hugely impressive | 0:06:59 | 0:07:02 | |
and I can say that the painting is hand-painted. | 0:07:02 | 0:07:06 | |
-Do you like them? -I do, I like them. | 0:07:06 | 0:07:09 | |
-I do. -I can tell YOU like them - you've styled yourself on them, | 0:07:09 | 0:07:13 | |
it's not surprising, really. | 0:07:13 | 0:07:14 | |
-What about value? -I was going to say £60 | 0:07:14 | 0:07:16 | |
but I don't know if to say for the pair or each, I'm not sure. | 0:07:16 | 0:07:20 | |
-No. -I'd go more than that. -Yeah. | 0:07:20 | 0:07:23 | |
If I was buying them meself I'd go more than that. | 0:07:23 | 0:07:25 | |
I think we're going to put a very safe estimate on them | 0:07:25 | 0:07:28 | |
of £100 to £200. | 0:07:28 | 0:07:30 | |
-OK. -Now, I think at that level | 0:07:30 | 0:07:33 | |
they really will have some competition, and a reserve of £100, | 0:07:33 | 0:07:36 | |
with a little bit of discretion, | 0:07:36 | 0:07:38 | |
so if the auctioneer's just squeezed in there... | 0:07:38 | 0:07:40 | |
he can have our permission to bring the gavel down. | 0:07:40 | 0:07:43 | |
-I think that's fair. -Yeah. | 0:07:43 | 0:07:45 | |
Sorry that they aren't worth thousands, but I like them, | 0:07:45 | 0:07:48 | |
-and I think we'll get a bit of action on them. -Yep. | 0:07:48 | 0:07:52 | |
As "Flog It!" travelled around the country, | 0:07:52 | 0:07:54 | |
other experts joined the team. | 0:07:54 | 0:07:57 | |
In 2003, along came the sparkling Catherine Southon. | 0:07:57 | 0:08:01 | |
My very first "Flog It!" experience, | 0:08:02 | 0:08:05 | |
my first valuation day, was a bit of a weird one. | 0:08:05 | 0:08:08 | |
'Cos I came along under the impression | 0:08:08 | 0:08:11 | |
'that I was going to shadow somebody.' | 0:08:11 | 0:08:13 | |
I didn't realise I was actually going to be in front of a camera. | 0:08:13 | 0:08:17 | |
There I was, straightaway, camera in front of me, | 0:08:17 | 0:08:20 | |
object on the table, "Speak." | 0:08:20 | 0:08:22 | |
Sarah, I love Moorcroft. | 0:08:22 | 0:08:25 | |
I want to take this from you and slip it into my bag. | 0:08:25 | 0:08:27 | |
'I was a bit sort of tongue-tied but I got through it.' | 0:08:27 | 0:08:31 | |
We were at Leicester football ground and it was a fantastic episode. | 0:08:31 | 0:08:35 | |
I remember weird things like seeing Adam Partridge, who was the other | 0:08:35 | 0:08:39 | |
expert, filming a big suite of cloud Art Deco furniture in the car park | 0:08:39 | 0:08:44 | |
and just thinking, "This is really quite strange. | 0:08:44 | 0:08:47 | |
"Am I going to get through this?" | 0:08:47 | 0:08:49 | |
But I did. And here I am, I'm still here to tell the tale. | 0:08:49 | 0:08:52 | |
Then Admiral Mark Stacey joined the fleet. | 0:08:54 | 0:08:57 | |
I remember the first day as if it was yesterday. | 0:08:57 | 0:09:01 | |
'It was Ipswich Corn Exchange. | 0:09:01 | 0:09:03 | |
'And my other on-screen expert was the lovely David Barby.' | 0:09:03 | 0:09:07 | |
And I was very nervous and I'd never done television before so I didn't | 0:09:07 | 0:09:11 | |
know what to expect, really. | 0:09:11 | 0:09:12 | |
But David was very reassuring, he helped me out. | 0:09:12 | 0:09:15 | |
'And it was great fun. Except people kept thinking I was his son.' | 0:09:15 | 0:09:20 | |
Thomas Plant was barely out of school when he signed up - | 0:09:20 | 0:09:24 | |
almost 15 years ago. | 0:09:24 | 0:09:25 | |
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It was the first series, probably one of the very first shows. | 0:09:27 | 0:09:30 | |
So everything was new. I look...so young. | 0:09:30 | 0:09:35 | |
What has happened to this? You know... | 0:09:35 | 0:09:39 | |
I can't believe it. | 0:09:39 | 0:09:41 | |
And also, I repeat myself so many times about this bowl, | 0:09:41 | 0:09:44 | |
and I'm looking at it and I'm turning it over and... | 0:09:44 | 0:09:47 | |
'I must have been so nervous.' | 0:09:47 | 0:09:50 | |
Tell me, when you bought it for 75p - I'm always tempted to do this - | 0:09:50 | 0:09:53 | |
did you haggle? | 0:09:53 | 0:09:54 | |
I did not haggle, no. | 0:09:54 | 0:09:56 | |
I wanted it as soon as possible. | 0:09:56 | 0:09:58 | |
-You snatched it away? -I did, yes. | 0:09:58 | 0:10:01 | |
And in what seems like the blink of an eye, | 0:10:02 | 0:10:04 | |
Thomas is still finding treasures at Bletchley. | 0:10:04 | 0:10:07 | |
Angela, I have on the table two items. | 0:10:08 | 0:10:11 | |
One of them belongs to me and one of them belongs to you. | 0:10:11 | 0:10:14 | |
But my item is a clue to what your item is. | 0:10:14 | 0:10:18 | |
Tell me about your tortoiseshell Georgian eyeglass. | 0:10:18 | 0:10:22 | |
I remember it when my grandmother was around. | 0:10:22 | 0:10:25 | |
And then, obviously, my mum inherited it. | 0:10:25 | 0:10:28 | |
And she died about 12, 13 years ago. | 0:10:28 | 0:10:32 | |
So it came into my hands. | 0:10:32 | 0:10:33 | |
So, I saw this, and I use my eyeglass every single day. | 0:10:33 | 0:10:39 | |
It is part of my life. And I've said a number of times, | 0:10:39 | 0:10:42 | |
apart from saving my wife and children, | 0:10:42 | 0:10:45 | |
maybe the cat, this would be the only other thing I would save. | 0:10:45 | 0:10:49 | |
-Everything else can go, cos this is my life. -You need that? -I need it. | 0:10:49 | 0:10:52 | |
I saw this and I thought, gosh, this is a Georgian one, | 0:10:52 | 0:10:56 | |
so what you've got is this gorgeous tortoiseshell eyepiece. | 0:10:56 | 0:10:59 | |
But they need a bit of strength and the one issue you have here is | 0:10:59 | 0:11:03 | |
just this little bit of damage. | 0:11:03 | 0:11:05 | |
You can see what's happened there. Somebody's got really excited. | 0:11:05 | 0:11:09 | |
And you can imagine somebody there, desperately, in an antique shop, | 0:11:09 | 0:11:12 | |
opening it up, | 0:11:12 | 0:11:14 | |
looking into something, holding it and probably squeezing it a bit. | 0:11:14 | 0:11:18 | |
-Yeah. -This is a really rare thing, you know, and it breaks. | 0:11:18 | 0:11:21 | |
And, of course, having it closed keeps its integrity, doesn't it? | 0:11:21 | 0:11:24 | |
-Yeah, yeah. -And you've got a solid-silver plaque and, | 0:11:24 | 0:11:29 | |
what's really special about that, it's dated. | 0:11:29 | 0:11:32 | |
It's dated, and it says on here, the inscription is, | 0:11:32 | 0:11:35 | |
"John Oliver, the gift of Ann Hester, 1807." | 0:11:35 | 0:11:39 | |
1807! Over 200 years old! | 0:11:39 | 0:11:43 | |
-Yes. -That's amazing, isn't it? | 0:11:43 | 0:11:45 | |
-Yeah, it is. -So, your grandmother had this. | 0:11:45 | 0:11:47 | |
-Was she an antiques dealer? -She had a lot of antiques. | 0:11:47 | 0:11:50 | |
-Did she? -Yeah. -Why was that? | 0:11:50 | 0:11:52 | |
I'm not sure. I think she must have had a liking. | 0:11:52 | 0:11:55 | |
This is tortoiseshell. | 0:11:55 | 0:11:57 | |
And we have to say that we can not sell tortoiseshell | 0:11:57 | 0:12:01 | |
-which is later than 1946. -Right. | 0:12:01 | 0:12:04 | |
But of course, with the date, we know that this is 1807. | 0:12:04 | 0:12:08 | |
-So, have you ever thought about value? -No, I haven't got a clue. | 0:12:08 | 0:12:12 | |
-You haven't got a clue? -No. | 0:12:12 | 0:12:14 | |
-If it wasn't damaged it would be £200-£300. -Wow. | 0:12:14 | 0:12:16 | |
But I'm going to put 120-180 on it. | 0:12:16 | 0:12:19 | |
-Right, yeah. -With a £100 reserve. It's just because of that damage. | 0:12:19 | 0:12:22 | |
But I think it's worth every single penny. Is that all right? | 0:12:22 | 0:12:26 | |
Yes, yes, that'll be fine. | 0:12:26 | 0:12:28 | |
I think it's lovely, actually. I'd like to own it myself, but I can't! | 0:12:28 | 0:12:31 | |
Thomas has always been drawn to the more stylish antiques, | 0:12:34 | 0:12:37 | |
whereas Philip goes for the rather quirky objects. | 0:12:37 | 0:12:40 | |
I love things that are bit barmy, a bit bonkers, | 0:12:40 | 0:12:44 | |
and when someone brought that horn desk tidy in, to this day, | 0:12:44 | 0:12:47 | |
I am still completely baffled as to who would want a desk tidy that had | 0:12:47 | 0:12:52 | |
got a bell, a clock, made out of ram's horn, | 0:12:52 | 0:12:55 | |
with dolphin mounts on the bottom. | 0:12:55 | 0:12:57 | |
That is a troubled thing, it really is. | 0:12:57 | 0:12:59 | |
If it makes, I don't know, £450, what would you do with that? | 0:12:59 | 0:13:02 | |
-Holiday. -Holiday. -Or... | 0:13:02 | 0:13:04 | |
Let's think about this for a moment. | 0:13:04 | 0:13:06 | |
Holiday here, or an "or" here. | 0:13:06 | 0:13:08 | |
I've got a 1969 Mustang that I'm... | 0:13:08 | 0:13:10 | |
-Are you a car man? -Big petrolhead. | 0:13:10 | 0:13:13 | |
I just wonder who got their way in the end. | 0:13:13 | 0:13:16 | |
Was it a holiday or the car fixed? | 0:13:16 | 0:13:19 | |
I'll bet it's the holiday. | 0:13:20 | 0:13:22 | |
Since when have us men got their way? | 0:13:22 | 0:13:25 | |
Meanwhile, at Bletchley, Philip's living his dream | 0:13:25 | 0:13:28 | |
with a "Flog It!" favourite - a collection of Dinky toys. | 0:13:28 | 0:13:32 | |
The thing is, Wendy, you come to "Flog It!" | 0:13:32 | 0:13:35 | |
and it's not about selling chairs and tables and pots and whatever. | 0:13:35 | 0:13:38 | |
This is memory time, isn't it? | 0:13:38 | 0:13:40 | |
-Yes, it is. -And I tell you, for me, I have huge memories here. | 0:13:40 | 0:13:44 | |
What about you? They must mean a lot to you. | 0:13:44 | 0:13:46 | |
They meant a lot to my partner, Tim. | 0:13:46 | 0:13:48 | |
He had these as a boy. | 0:13:48 | 0:13:50 | |
And he was ready to sell them just before he died. | 0:13:50 | 0:13:54 | |
And he was from a farming family so he didn't get to play with them as | 0:13:54 | 0:13:57 | |
much as he'd like to. | 0:13:57 | 0:13:59 | |
He often said that he played with them, polished them, put them back | 0:13:59 | 0:14:02 | |
in the boxes and then he would go and help out on the farm. | 0:14:02 | 0:14:05 | |
One of the key things about toys is to have them mint and boxed. | 0:14:05 | 0:14:08 | |
That's the expression, mint and boxed. | 0:14:08 | 0:14:10 | |
These are mint, and they're boxed. | 0:14:10 | 0:14:11 | |
See, I can sort of remember these, because my dad was a farmer. | 0:14:11 | 0:14:15 | |
I can remember we had a truck like that on the farm | 0:14:15 | 0:14:19 | |
and my dad always aspired, instead of having a little truck like that, | 0:14:19 | 0:14:23 | |
he wanted a big Foden eight-wheeler, | 0:14:23 | 0:14:26 | |
so all of these have memories for me, you know? | 0:14:26 | 0:14:30 | |
They are absolutely lovely. And the time's right for you to sell? | 0:14:30 | 0:14:34 | |
It is. I need the space. | 0:14:34 | 0:14:36 | |
They're in storage, actually, at the moment, so by the end of this year | 0:14:36 | 0:14:39 | |
I'm going to a smaller property and I won't have room to store them. | 0:14:39 | 0:14:42 | |
Well, the thing that's key about these is the fact that they are | 0:14:42 | 0:14:46 | |
in such lovely, lovely condition, | 0:14:46 | 0:14:48 | |
that they've got the boxes with them. | 0:14:48 | 0:14:50 | |
Have you any thoughts as to value? | 0:14:50 | 0:14:52 | |
I wouldn't like to even hazard a guess. | 0:14:52 | 0:14:54 | |
I think that you're going to get between £150 and £250 for them. | 0:14:54 | 0:14:57 | |
-Really? -As a job lot, yes, I do. I think they'll do very, very well. | 0:14:57 | 0:15:01 | |
We'll put a fixed reserve of £120 on them. | 0:15:01 | 0:15:04 | |
-So, are you happy with that? -Yeah. | 0:15:04 | 0:15:06 | |
-Good show. Let's go and see what they make. -OK. | 0:15:06 | 0:15:08 | |
Right now we're straight off to the auction room. | 0:15:09 | 0:15:12 | |
We've found our first three items to put under the hammer. | 0:15:12 | 0:15:14 | |
I think there could be one or two big surprises. | 0:15:14 | 0:15:17 | |
Here's a quick recap of all the items we're taking with us. | 0:15:17 | 0:15:21 | |
This pair of eye-popping Sevres-style vases are big in size | 0:15:21 | 0:15:25 | |
but not so big on age. Will this affect their value? | 0:15:25 | 0:15:29 | |
Angela's magnifying glass appealed to Thomas, | 0:15:31 | 0:15:34 | |
but will it attract the bidders? | 0:15:34 | 0:15:36 | |
Wendy's Dinky toys, complete with their boxes, | 0:15:38 | 0:15:41 | |
are a collector's dream. | 0:15:41 | 0:15:43 | |
For the auction, were travelling across the border to Oxfordshire | 0:15:46 | 0:15:49 | |
to Jones & Jacobs saleroom in Watlington. | 0:15:49 | 0:15:52 | |
And sharing the rostrum today | 0:15:59 | 0:16:01 | |
are auctioneers Simon Jones and Francis Ogley. | 0:16:01 | 0:16:04 | |
First up, it's the Dinky toys. | 0:16:04 | 0:16:07 | |
Well, good luck, Wendy. The atmosphere's building in here. | 0:16:08 | 0:16:11 | |
-Philip, I'm feeling a little bit tense. Are you? -Yes, I am. | 0:16:11 | 0:16:13 | |
Anyway, we're just about to sell the boxed Dinky toys, | 0:16:13 | 0:16:16 | |
and it's not very often you can say Dinky toys, boxed and mint. | 0:16:16 | 0:16:20 | |
Is it? We've seen them on the show before, and they have done | 0:16:20 | 0:16:23 | |
exceptionally well, especially the lorries, so let's find out | 0:16:23 | 0:16:26 | |
what yours do, OK? This is it. Good luck, everyone. | 0:16:26 | 0:16:28 | |
The collection of Dinky toys, Lot 192. | 0:16:28 | 0:16:32 | |
150 for those? | 0:16:32 | 0:16:35 | |
170 we've got. | 0:16:35 | 0:16:36 | |
-Straight in at 170. -At 170. 180, anyone? | 0:16:36 | 0:16:38 | |
-On commission at 170. -Come on. -All done... 180. 190, 200. | 0:16:38 | 0:16:43 | |
-210. -This is good, Wendy. -220, 230. | 0:16:43 | 0:16:47 | |
240. | 0:16:47 | 0:16:48 | |
At 230, still on commission. | 0:16:48 | 0:16:50 | |
At 230. All done at £230? Finished? | 0:16:50 | 0:16:55 | |
-We'll take that. We'll take that. Well done. -Top job. | 0:16:55 | 0:16:58 | |
Yeah, you're right. Somebody there bought their childhood again. | 0:16:58 | 0:17:01 | |
Next it's Angela's eyeglass, which caught Thomas' eye. | 0:17:03 | 0:17:06 | |
£120-£180 is what Thomas put on it. | 0:17:08 | 0:17:11 | |
And Thomas, right now, is enjoying a holiday, | 0:17:11 | 0:17:13 | |
so he's not here to face the music in case it doesn't sell. | 0:17:13 | 0:17:17 | |
But I think it should do 120. Good luck with this. It's going | 0:17:17 | 0:17:20 | |
under the hammer right now. Let's enjoy this. Here we go. | 0:17:20 | 0:17:23 | |
Lot 233, the Georgian eyeglass. | 0:17:24 | 0:17:27 | |
-£80, start me? -Go on, it's worth that. Yes, we're in. | 0:17:27 | 0:17:31 | |
85. | 0:17:31 | 0:17:32 | |
90. 95, 100. | 0:17:32 | 0:17:35 | |
110, 120, 130, | 0:17:35 | 0:17:38 | |
140, 150. 160? | 0:17:38 | 0:17:41 | |
At 150. Behind me at 150. All done? | 0:17:41 | 0:17:44 | |
-Finished at 150. 150. -£150. | 0:17:44 | 0:17:48 | |
Thomas was right. Mid-estimate, brilliant. | 0:17:48 | 0:17:50 | |
-Lovely. -He knew his stuff, didn't he? -Yeah. | 0:17:50 | 0:17:52 | |
Well, that's two great sales so far, and you never know what an item's | 0:17:55 | 0:17:58 | |
worth until that hammer goes down. | 0:17:58 | 0:18:00 | |
That's the thrill of the auction. | 0:18:00 | 0:18:02 | |
You don't know what's going to happen. | 0:18:02 | 0:18:05 | |
And with 1,000 shows under our belt we've had some pretty big surprises. | 0:18:05 | 0:18:09 | |
He might take me out for a nice, romantic meal. | 0:18:13 | 0:18:15 | |
This is the moment I say it was really a "come and get me" estimate. | 0:18:15 | 0:18:19 | |
I never tire of auctions, | 0:18:19 | 0:18:21 | |
because you just don't know what's going to happen, | 0:18:21 | 0:18:24 | |
and that is, I think, | 0:18:24 | 0:18:26 | |
the hook for the bait - what's going to happen at the auction? | 0:18:26 | 0:18:29 | |
And I remember visiting my homeland of Wales and Margam Park | 0:18:29 | 0:18:32 | |
and a gentleman brought in a piece of Welsh pottery. | 0:18:32 | 0:18:37 | |
The sad thing about it is its condition. | 0:18:37 | 0:18:39 | |
-Yes. -It really is quite bad condition. | 0:18:39 | 0:18:42 | |
So I would probably say £50-£70, something like that. | 0:18:42 | 0:18:47 | |
But auctions can be very surprising places. | 0:18:47 | 0:18:50 | |
And what did you put on this one? | 0:18:50 | 0:18:52 | |
-Can you remind us? -£50-£70. -50 to 70. | 0:18:52 | 0:18:56 | |
300? I'll take... | 0:18:56 | 0:18:59 | |
700. | 0:18:59 | 0:19:00 | |
-Can you remind us what you...? -I think they left a nought out of my estimate. That's the problem. | 0:19:00 | 0:19:05 | |
Those buyers knew something I didn't. | 0:19:05 | 0:19:09 | |
2,400. | 0:19:09 | 0:19:10 | |
Here it goes at 2,400. | 0:19:10 | 0:19:12 | |
-2,400! -Thank you so much! | 0:19:12 | 0:19:17 | |
I'm often asked, "But how could you get the estimate so wrong?" | 0:19:17 | 0:19:20 | |
It's called life. These things happen. | 0:19:20 | 0:19:23 | |
When James Lewis spotted this little tiny Dalton figure... | 0:19:25 | 0:19:29 | |
It was a spook. Little tiny ghost, he saw it in Blackpool. | 0:19:29 | 0:19:33 | |
I'd not seen one before. | 0:19:33 | 0:19:35 | |
He said, "Paul, believe me, it's quite rare." | 0:19:35 | 0:19:37 | |
-It's worth 200-300. -Oh, crikey. | 0:19:37 | 0:19:40 | |
Well done! Your £2 has turned into 200-300. | 0:19:40 | 0:19:45 | |
That is a car-boot dream. | 0:19:45 | 0:19:46 | |
-I like him now! -Do you?! You'll take him home! | 0:19:46 | 0:19:51 | |
I thought, crikey, £200-£300 is a great return on a £2 find, | 0:19:51 | 0:19:56 | |
until the auction came along. | 0:19:56 | 0:19:58 | |
At 4,250... | 0:19:58 | 0:20:01 | |
Fair warning. | 0:20:01 | 0:20:03 | |
Bang! £4,250! | 0:20:05 | 0:20:09 | |
Bought at a car-boot for just £2. | 0:20:09 | 0:20:11 | |
The biggest surprise had to be when Michael Baggott put a valuation on | 0:20:13 | 0:20:16 | |
some African tribal art. | 0:20:16 | 0:20:18 | |
Michael didn't know one of the items, a shield, | 0:20:18 | 0:20:22 | |
was from another continent. | 0:20:22 | 0:20:24 | |
I think, to me, this shield and the calabash are the nicest things. | 0:20:24 | 0:20:28 | |
I think, as a group, let's put them in at... | 0:20:28 | 0:20:32 | |
£200-£400. | 0:20:32 | 0:20:35 | |
-Really? -Yep, yep. -Gosh. | 0:20:35 | 0:20:36 | |
Well, it turned out to be an aboriginal shield and it was spotted | 0:20:36 | 0:20:41 | |
online by a museum in Sydney. | 0:20:41 | 0:20:43 | |
At £30,000, going once, | 0:20:43 | 0:20:46 | |
going twice, your last chance on the internet, for £30,000, | 0:20:46 | 0:20:51 | |
third and final time. Mrs Squire's client. | 0:20:51 | 0:20:55 | |
Sold. £30,000. | 0:20:55 | 0:20:57 | |
£30,000! Lewis, high-five! | 0:20:57 | 0:21:02 | |
That is absolutely incredible! | 0:21:02 | 0:21:05 | |
-I'm shaking. -Wow. | 0:21:07 | 0:21:10 | |
We were in a state of shock as well. They didn't know what to say. | 0:21:10 | 0:21:13 | |
We spotted it, and we sold it. | 0:21:13 | 0:21:15 | |
Well, we can't promise these French vases will fetch a five-figure sum | 0:21:15 | 0:21:20 | |
but, as we've seen, you never know. | 0:21:20 | 0:21:23 | |
Sue and Lorna, it's great to see you again. | 0:21:23 | 0:21:26 | |
Guess what's going under the hammer. Yes, Charlie pointed out | 0:21:26 | 0:21:28 | |
the colour of the vases and the hair back at the valuation day. | 0:21:28 | 0:21:34 | |
I mean, it's a match made in heaven, isn't it? | 0:21:34 | 0:21:36 | |
-It really is. -It's perfect. -We've got £100-£200, | 0:21:36 | 0:21:39 | |
-and they look like they're worth an awful lot more. -From here. | 0:21:39 | 0:21:42 | |
£1,500. Don't they? | 0:21:42 | 0:21:44 | |
Surely it's 100 or 200, they must sell. | 0:21:44 | 0:21:47 | |
As a showy piece, they've got to. | 0:21:47 | 0:21:49 | |
All the money's being put back into the charity. | 0:21:49 | 0:21:52 | |
Yeah, every penny improves the lives of our elderly people, so... | 0:21:52 | 0:21:55 | |
Great, great. Good luck. And good luck, Charlie. | 0:21:55 | 0:21:58 | |
-It's going under the hammer right now. -This is it. | 0:21:58 | 0:22:00 | |
Lot 43, then, we have the pair of Paris porcelain vases there. | 0:22:02 | 0:22:06 | |
£100, start me for them? | 0:22:06 | 0:22:07 | |
£100 I'm bid. 110 anywhere in the room? | 0:22:07 | 0:22:10 | |
Going away here online at 130, 140, | 0:22:10 | 0:22:13 | |
150, 160, 170, 180... | 0:22:13 | 0:22:17 | |
We're going to get the top end! | 0:22:17 | 0:22:19 | |
200, 210. 210, 220. | 0:22:19 | 0:22:23 | |
-Even with a chip! -Look, the telephone hasn't even come in yet. | 0:22:23 | 0:22:26 | |
260, 270... | 0:22:26 | 0:22:28 | |
Did we miss a mark on these? | 0:22:28 | 0:22:31 | |
Coming to you now at 270. | 0:22:31 | 0:22:33 | |
270, 280 online. | 0:22:34 | 0:22:36 | |
280, 290. | 0:22:36 | 0:22:39 | |
Which Emperor were they made for? | 0:22:39 | 0:22:42 | |
THEY LAUGH | 0:22:42 | 0:22:44 | |
310, 320? | 0:22:44 | 0:22:46 | |
310 in the room on the phone. | 0:22:48 | 0:22:49 | |
At £310. All done at £310? | 0:22:49 | 0:22:53 | |
All finished at £310? | 0:22:53 | 0:22:55 | |
-All done? -Yes, that hammer's gone down. | 0:22:55 | 0:22:57 | |
Now we know exactly what they're worth. | 0:22:57 | 0:23:00 | |
Wow! That is the thrill of the saleroom. Wow! | 0:23:00 | 0:23:04 | |
Back here at Bletchley Park, | 0:23:08 | 0:23:10 | |
it's still buzzing inside the house with visitors arriving to see our | 0:23:10 | 0:23:13 | |
experts, and with the grand house, the history connected to it, | 0:23:13 | 0:23:16 | |
the lawns and the lake, it's the perfect setting for a "Flog It!" | 0:23:16 | 0:23:20 | |
valuation day. Over the years we've been fortunate enough to have seen | 0:23:20 | 0:23:23 | |
some wonderful locations all over the British Isles. | 0:23:23 | 0:23:27 | |
From castles... | 0:23:30 | 0:23:32 | |
to ships. | 0:23:32 | 0:23:33 | |
Museums... | 0:23:34 | 0:23:36 | |
to stately homes. | 0:23:36 | 0:23:38 | |
When we first started we were in sports halls, we were in town halls. | 0:23:38 | 0:23:41 | |
But then "Flog It!" sort of went grander. | 0:23:41 | 0:23:44 | |
We went to fabulous venues. | 0:23:44 | 0:23:47 | |
I can remember going to Warwick Castle. | 0:23:47 | 0:23:50 | |
I mean, the day was just beautiful. | 0:23:50 | 0:23:52 | |
There wasn't a cloud in the sky. | 0:23:52 | 0:23:55 | |
You just come alive in these venues. | 0:23:55 | 0:23:57 | |
Ely Cathedral. | 0:23:57 | 0:23:59 | |
Could you think of a better venue for looking at beautiful antiques? | 0:23:59 | 0:24:02 | |
One minute we can be going to a wonderful cathedral, | 0:24:02 | 0:24:05 | |
we've been to Guildford Cathedral, and we've been to castles. | 0:24:05 | 0:24:08 | |
Sometimes we go to somewhere not quite as traditional, | 0:24:08 | 0:24:12 | |
like Weston-super-Mare pier among the arcade machines. | 0:24:12 | 0:24:16 | |
One of my favourites was Powderham Castle in Devon. | 0:24:16 | 0:24:19 | |
I filmed in the music room | 0:24:19 | 0:24:21 | |
surrounded by all these wonderful objects. | 0:24:21 | 0:24:23 | |
And I got to meet some of the family. It was wonderful. | 0:24:23 | 0:24:27 | |
I love places like Bolton and Paisley, where you have these | 0:24:27 | 0:24:31 | |
fantastic municipal buildings that were probably | 0:24:31 | 0:24:34 | |
built by some great entrepreneur in the 18th and 19th centuries. | 0:24:34 | 0:24:40 | |
You walk in there, and they really | 0:24:40 | 0:24:41 | |
are a sign of wealth that's gone before. | 0:24:41 | 0:24:44 | |
For me, I guess it's the stately homes, you know? | 0:24:44 | 0:24:47 | |
I love the family connection, | 0:24:47 | 0:24:48 | |
the fact that there's been a dynasty | 0:24:48 | 0:24:50 | |
there for maybe five or six different generations. | 0:24:50 | 0:24:53 | |
And Muncaster Castle rings a bell for me, up in the Lake District, | 0:24:53 | 0:24:57 | |
because that was just such a beautiful day. | 0:24:57 | 0:25:00 | |
It really was. | 0:25:00 | 0:25:01 | |
But look, all our "Flog It!" valuation days are just wonderful. | 0:25:01 | 0:25:04 | |
Today's location is no exception. | 0:25:06 | 0:25:08 | |
Bletchley's role in the Second World War is unique. | 0:25:08 | 0:25:12 | |
And what better than to find an item with a link to our location? | 0:25:12 | 0:25:17 | |
Michael, welcome to "Flog It!" | 0:25:18 | 0:25:20 | |
and welcome to Bletchley Park, or, should I say, welcome back home, | 0:25:20 | 0:25:23 | |
cos you were here once upon a time. | 0:25:23 | 0:25:24 | |
-Yes. -Now, can I have a little look at what you've brought? | 0:25:24 | 0:25:27 | |
Yes, I've brought my father's watch. | 0:25:27 | 0:25:29 | |
Right. So, tell me about this. Where does it come from? | 0:25:29 | 0:25:32 | |
My father had this all his life that I knew him, and | 0:25:32 | 0:25:35 | |
first of all, how we became... to live on Bletchley Park, | 0:25:35 | 0:25:40 | |
my father bred racehorses down Oxford way and he knew a | 0:25:40 | 0:25:44 | |
Sir Armine who gave him the watch. | 0:25:44 | 0:25:47 | |
And he asked my father to come up here to be stud groom. | 0:25:47 | 0:25:50 | |
This was in 1938. | 0:25:50 | 0:25:53 | |
And I lived in a farmhouse down there until I was 22 years old. | 0:25:53 | 0:25:58 | |
So you were always on part of the Bletchley estate | 0:25:58 | 0:26:01 | |
but you never really knew, I'm sure, what was going on. | 0:26:01 | 0:26:04 | |
Nobody would ever talk about what was going on. | 0:26:04 | 0:26:07 | |
-Right. -We knew Churchill came quite regular. | 0:26:07 | 0:26:10 | |
-Really? -And it was always around... | 0:26:10 | 0:26:13 | |
He was coming up here for "a rest". | 0:26:13 | 0:26:16 | |
Well, let's have a little look at this watch. | 0:26:16 | 0:26:18 | |
It's actually been manufactured by Pierce, | 0:26:18 | 0:26:21 | |
which is a Swiss manufacturer. | 0:26:21 | 0:26:23 | |
Not one of the major names that we associate with Switzerland, | 0:26:23 | 0:26:26 | |
but still a good maker. | 0:26:26 | 0:26:28 | |
They were making watches from the late 19th century and right through. | 0:26:28 | 0:26:32 | |
This would date from the 1930s, | 0:26:32 | 0:26:35 | |
which certainly ties in with your story. | 0:26:35 | 0:26:38 | |
They also were commissioned by the RAF to produce pilot watches, | 0:26:38 | 0:26:42 | |
so they are a good maker. | 0:26:42 | 0:26:44 | |
But what's nice about this one is | 0:26:44 | 0:26:46 | |
you've got the calendar around the outside, you've got the date, just, | 0:26:46 | 0:26:50 | |
as well, and also the moon phase. | 0:26:50 | 0:26:53 | |
So, talking about estimates on this, I mean, it's stainless steel, | 0:26:53 | 0:26:58 | |
so it's obviously not a precious metal, but estimate-wise | 0:26:58 | 0:27:01 | |
I'd probably be looking at around £100-£200 and I would protect it | 0:27:01 | 0:27:05 | |
with a reserve of £90. Would you be happy with that? | 0:27:05 | 0:27:08 | |
-I'd be quite happy with that. -And all the memories that go with it. | 0:27:08 | 0:27:12 | |
-Yes, yes. -Michael, it's been lovely to meet you. | 0:27:12 | 0:27:15 | |
-And you. -I enjoyed talking to you and hearing about Bletchley Park. | 0:27:15 | 0:27:17 | |
Thank you very much, thank you. | 0:27:17 | 0:27:19 | |
For me, it's a huge privilege to be part of "Flog It!". | 0:27:23 | 0:27:26 | |
Not only do I get to come along to the valuation day to meet all the | 0:27:26 | 0:27:29 | |
wonderful people, but I get to soak up the local history and have some | 0:27:29 | 0:27:34 | |
pretty hair-raising experiences. | 0:27:34 | 0:27:36 | |
Are you sitting comfortably? Then I'll begin. | 0:27:36 | 0:27:39 | |
# You're unbelievable, oh! | 0:27:39 | 0:27:41 | |
# You're unbelievable... # | 0:27:49 | 0:27:51 | |
Apprentice Paul Martin reporting for duty. | 0:27:51 | 0:27:54 | |
OK, so, now you've got a feeling of how hard you need to blow. | 0:28:03 | 0:28:06 | |
-Is that too much? -A little bit too much, I think! | 0:28:06 | 0:28:09 | |
# You're unbelievable... # | 0:28:09 | 0:28:11 | |
Today, we're flying over the base in a Lynx helicopter. | 0:28:11 | 0:28:14 | |
Get up, through! | 0:28:16 | 0:28:18 | |
Up! Get up! | 0:28:18 | 0:28:20 | |
Drumroll... | 0:28:22 | 0:28:23 | |
Oh, yeah. | 0:28:25 | 0:28:26 | |
# You're unbelievable, oh! # | 0:28:26 | 0:28:28 | |
What opportunities "Flog It!" has given me! I've enjoyed every moment | 0:28:28 | 0:28:31 | |
and I hope you have, too. | 0:28:31 | 0:28:34 | |
Now for another one of my favourite things - valuing antiques. | 0:28:34 | 0:28:37 | |
Jean, I've brought you outside, far away from the madding crowd, | 0:28:38 | 0:28:41 | |
and look what you've brought along. | 0:28:41 | 0:28:43 | |
A squeeze-box, as they call them. Do you say a squeeze-box? | 0:28:43 | 0:28:46 | |
-I always call it a squeeze-box. -It's a concertina, really, | 0:28:46 | 0:28:48 | |
but we call it a squeeze-box. How long have you had this, then? | 0:28:48 | 0:28:51 | |
-It belonged to my dad. -Could your dad play it? | 0:28:51 | 0:28:54 | |
No, he never tried. | 0:28:54 | 0:28:56 | |
He just had it given to him by one of the firemen. | 0:28:56 | 0:28:59 | |
He was in the Fire Service before the war. | 0:28:59 | 0:29:02 | |
This is classic home entertainment of the early 1900s, isn't it, | 0:29:02 | 0:29:06 | |
right up to about the 1940s? | 0:29:06 | 0:29:08 | |
So, let's get this out. | 0:29:08 | 0:29:09 | |
MUSICAL NOTE | 0:29:09 | 0:29:11 | |
There's one note! | 0:29:11 | 0:29:14 | |
It's a reed-free wind instrument, | 0:29:14 | 0:29:16 | |
because it works by the virtue of bellows. | 0:29:16 | 0:29:19 | |
Look, you see, there's no reed in this, no mouthpiece, | 0:29:19 | 0:29:22 | |
no reed to wobble about. | 0:29:22 | 0:29:24 | |
It's all bellows. | 0:29:24 | 0:29:26 | |
And I can't play one, obviously! | 0:29:26 | 0:29:29 | |
Played well, they're beautiful. | 0:29:29 | 0:29:32 | |
That's who made this, look. | 0:29:32 | 0:29:34 | |
W Davis, Bloomsbury, London. | 0:29:34 | 0:29:37 | |
Generally, the bellows are in very good condition. | 0:29:37 | 0:29:39 | |
The fretwork on this side and all the buttons, they all work. | 0:29:39 | 0:29:44 | |
They're very, very good. | 0:29:44 | 0:29:46 | |
This is rosewood. So it's a sign of quality. | 0:29:46 | 0:29:48 | |
But it's the other side. We've got some damage to the fretwork. | 0:29:48 | 0:29:52 | |
Oh, dear, yeah. | 0:29:52 | 0:29:53 | |
That just might hold its value back and put the collectors off. | 0:29:53 | 0:29:58 | |
If this was in very, very good condition... | 0:29:58 | 0:30:00 | |
..you would realise around £200-£300 in auction. | 0:30:02 | 0:30:04 | |
-You're joking! -Yeah! They're worth a lot of money. | 0:30:06 | 0:30:10 | |
Because of the condition, I think we could safely say | 0:30:10 | 0:30:14 | |
£120-£160. | 0:30:14 | 0:30:18 | |
-My God! -Yes? Do you want to sell it? | 0:30:20 | 0:30:23 | |
-Are you happy with that? -I definitely want to sell it! | 0:30:23 | 0:30:26 | |
Well, you're not going to play it, are you? | 0:30:26 | 0:30:28 | |
-It just sits in the wardrobe. -Let's put a reserve of £100 on that. | 0:30:28 | 0:30:33 | |
-Is that OK? -OK. -I think we'll call that a sale, don't you? | 0:30:33 | 0:30:37 | |
Hopefully, it will do the top end and we'll hit the high notes! | 0:30:37 | 0:30:41 | |
HE PLAYS BADLY, THEY LAUGH | 0:30:41 | 0:30:45 | |
What could be better than an antique you can play? | 0:30:46 | 0:30:50 | |
Over the years we've seen literally thousands of objects, but some | 0:30:50 | 0:30:53 | |
we'll never forget. | 0:30:53 | 0:30:56 | |
I remember a lovely lady who came into the "Flog It!" at Herne Bay. | 0:30:56 | 0:31:00 | |
And she had this charming little French vase that she bought at | 0:31:00 | 0:31:04 | |
a charity shop for 50p. | 0:31:04 | 0:31:06 | |
And I fell in love with it. | 0:31:06 | 0:31:08 | |
I so wanted to take that vase home. | 0:31:08 | 0:31:10 | |
I just think it's a charming little object. | 0:31:10 | 0:31:13 | |
If we put this in at £50-£80... | 0:31:13 | 0:31:16 | |
Hopefully, if two people like it, | 0:31:16 | 0:31:20 | |
-it could well go for 100. -Lovely. | 0:31:20 | 0:31:23 | |
I valued it quite modestly cos it did have a few chips, | 0:31:23 | 0:31:26 | |
and collectors of these pieces do sometimes mark prices down, | 0:31:26 | 0:31:30 | |
but when we got to the auction it was quite an emotional ride. | 0:31:30 | 0:31:33 | |
-Can you hold my hand, please? -Yeah, I'll prop you up, don't worry! | 0:31:33 | 0:31:36 | |
Anybody at 460? | 0:31:36 | 0:31:38 | |
460, 480. | 0:31:38 | 0:31:41 | |
-Oh, my God! -620. | 0:31:42 | 0:31:44 | |
Any interest at 680 in the room or anywhere else? | 0:31:44 | 0:31:47 | |
If not, I'll sell at £660. | 0:31:47 | 0:31:48 | |
A bid is on the phone at 660. | 0:31:48 | 0:31:50 | |
If we're all done at 660? | 0:31:50 | 0:31:53 | |
Yes! £660! | 0:31:53 | 0:31:56 | |
Oh, Olive! | 0:31:56 | 0:31:58 | |
-It's only this big! -I know, I know. But small is beautiful! | 0:31:58 | 0:32:02 | |
One of my favourite items and one of my standout valuations has got to be | 0:32:04 | 0:32:08 | |
the samurai sword, what we call a katana. | 0:32:08 | 0:32:11 | |
We were in Yeovil and it was only a few years ago. | 0:32:11 | 0:32:14 | |
But I've never seen the like of one on "Flog It!" before or since. | 0:32:14 | 0:32:18 | |
It was gorgeous. | 0:32:18 | 0:32:20 | |
For me, the best thing I've seen all day, | 0:32:20 | 0:32:23 | |
the best thing I've seen in a long time. | 0:32:23 | 0:32:25 | |
And it went on to make thousands of pounds. | 0:32:25 | 0:32:27 | |
But that's besides the point. | 0:32:27 | 0:32:29 | |
At £3,000. | 0:32:29 | 0:32:31 | |
We did it, we did it, how about that? What a great result. | 0:32:31 | 0:32:35 | |
The point is, it is a beautiful object. | 0:32:35 | 0:32:37 | |
It is totally marvellous and magic. | 0:32:37 | 0:32:40 | |
There is one object that springs to mind. | 0:32:42 | 0:32:45 | |
It's an Omar Ramsden silver plate. | 0:32:45 | 0:32:47 | |
I almost ran across the room to see this item, cos it was so exciting. | 0:32:47 | 0:32:51 | |
And they didn't really know what they'd got. | 0:32:51 | 0:32:54 | |
-Did you inherit it? -I can't remember whether it came through my mum's | 0:32:54 | 0:32:58 | |
family or whether we dug it up in the garden when I was a child. | 0:32:58 | 0:33:01 | |
-You dug it up? -I'd have to check with my sister, | 0:33:01 | 0:33:04 | |
-but I think that might be where it came from. -That's extraordinary! | 0:33:04 | 0:33:07 | |
I said, how much do you think it's worth? She said, | 0:33:07 | 0:33:10 | |
"I've Googled it a bit, I think it could be worth £200." | 0:33:10 | 0:33:12 | |
Of course, I was able to tell her it was worth £1,000-£1,500. | 0:33:12 | 0:33:16 | |
At £2,600, are you sure you're done? | 0:33:16 | 0:33:20 | |
Yes, the hammer's gone down. £2,600. | 0:33:21 | 0:33:26 | |
And it made £2,600, so we were all thrilled, particularly Jack. | 0:33:26 | 0:33:32 | |
OK, Jack, do you know where all the money's going? | 0:33:32 | 0:33:35 | |
-Has Mum and Dad decided? -To my bank! | 0:33:35 | 0:33:38 | |
The Jack bank! | 0:33:38 | 0:33:39 | |
Now for our final item, something that's got Mark's mouth watering. | 0:33:41 | 0:33:46 | |
-Gloria. -Yes? | 0:33:46 | 0:33:48 | |
What a delicious jewel you brought in today. | 0:33:48 | 0:33:50 | |
-Thank you. -Is it yours? -It's my husband's. -Is it? | 0:33:50 | 0:33:54 | |
-Yes. -Where's it been lying all these years? | 0:33:54 | 0:33:56 | |
-In its box. -Hidden away? -Yes. -He's never worn it? -No. | 0:33:56 | 0:34:00 | |
You've never worn it? | 0:34:00 | 0:34:01 | |
-Don't know what it is. -I think you could use it in a hat, in a bonnet. | 0:34:01 | 0:34:05 | |
You could have it as your hat decoration or even on a collar | 0:34:05 | 0:34:08 | |
with the tie going through the middle bit. | 0:34:08 | 0:34:10 | |
Somebody did say they thought it was a cravat pin. | 0:34:10 | 0:34:13 | |
It could be a cravat pin, and when you open it, | 0:34:13 | 0:34:15 | |
there could only be one period this would have been made. | 0:34:15 | 0:34:18 | |
And that's in the height of the Art Deco period. | 0:34:18 | 0:34:21 | |
-Really? -1920s. | 0:34:21 | 0:34:24 | |
And, actually, what you've got is... on the ends here, | 0:34:24 | 0:34:27 | |
these green bits are carved jade. | 0:34:27 | 0:34:30 | |
-Right. -Which were probably carved in China at the time. | 0:34:30 | 0:34:32 | |
-Yeah. -And then around it is either black enamel or black onyx. | 0:34:32 | 0:34:38 | |
-Right. -And they're set with little diamonds. | 0:34:38 | 0:34:41 | |
-They are actual diamonds? -They're diamonds. | 0:34:41 | 0:34:44 | |
-Right. -And, actually, if we take it out of the fitted box, | 0:34:44 | 0:34:47 | |
we've got a little mark that says 15 carat. | 0:34:47 | 0:34:50 | |
When you look at something like this, | 0:34:50 | 0:34:52 | |
you think immediately of names like Cartier. | 0:34:52 | 0:34:55 | |
-Right. -Is this painting a picture for you? | 0:34:55 | 0:34:58 | |
-Yes. -Are you liking it more? -Yes. -Well, don't like it too much! | 0:34:58 | 0:35:03 | |
I think it's delicious. Do you know where your husband got it from? | 0:35:03 | 0:35:06 | |
It was given to his mother by a lady that lived in the village. | 0:35:06 | 0:35:09 | |
My mother-in-law used to do sewing for her. | 0:35:09 | 0:35:12 | |
And she gave this to her as a thank-you. | 0:35:12 | 0:35:15 | |
What a wonderful thank-you present. | 0:35:15 | 0:35:17 | |
It must've been old when she gave it to her, | 0:35:17 | 0:35:20 | |
because I think it was about the 1980s. | 0:35:20 | 0:35:22 | |
Yes, it would have been 60 years old by then. | 0:35:22 | 0:35:24 | |
It's in this box, the Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Company. | 0:35:24 | 0:35:27 | |
Now, they do make jewellery. I don't think they made this. | 0:35:27 | 0:35:30 | |
But they also retail pieces. | 0:35:30 | 0:35:32 | |
This is something I think they retailed. | 0:35:32 | 0:35:34 | |
This sort of jewellery now is a collector's item. | 0:35:34 | 0:35:37 | |
Because of the quality of it. It's beautifully made. | 0:35:37 | 0:35:41 | |
I would suggest an estimate of sort of £600-£800. | 0:35:41 | 0:35:44 | |
-Really? -Yes. | 0:35:44 | 0:35:46 | |
-Gosh. -So you're happy to flog it? -Yes. So it's appreciated. | 0:35:46 | 0:35:50 | |
Well, it'll be the jewel in the auction, I hope. Thank you very much | 0:35:50 | 0:35:52 | |
-for bringing it in. -Thank you. | 0:35:52 | 0:35:54 | |
Well, that's it, our work is now done here at Bletchley Park. | 0:35:59 | 0:36:01 | |
It's time to say goodbye to our magnificent host location as we go | 0:36:01 | 0:36:04 | |
to auction for the very last time. | 0:36:04 | 0:36:06 | |
So wish us luck, and here's a quick recap of all the items we're taking with us. | 0:36:06 | 0:36:11 | |
You can't put a price on memories, | 0:36:11 | 0:36:12 | |
but will Michael's watch alone reach Catherine's valuation? | 0:36:12 | 0:36:16 | |
Jean's squeeze-box conjures up | 0:36:19 | 0:36:21 | |
a lost world of travelling troubadours, | 0:36:21 | 0:36:23 | |
but will it appeal to our technologically savvy bidders? | 0:36:23 | 0:36:27 | |
Gloria's Art Deco stick pin made Mark's day and he's confident | 0:36:29 | 0:36:33 | |
it will shine in the auction. | 0:36:33 | 0:36:35 | |
Back at the saleroom, first up, it's Michael's watch. | 0:36:38 | 0:36:41 | |
Good luck. Time is definitely up. | 0:36:43 | 0:36:44 | |
It's time that wristwatch went under the hammer. | 0:36:44 | 0:36:46 | |
That Swiss one. I tell you what, it's lovely. | 0:36:46 | 0:36:49 | |
It was a wonderful story behind it, as well, wasn't it? | 0:36:49 | 0:36:52 | |
Michael used to live at Bletchley Park. | 0:36:52 | 0:36:54 | |
I hope you've got lots of things to remember that by, | 0:36:54 | 0:36:56 | |
because that is a stunning watch. | 0:36:56 | 0:36:58 | |
-It is. -Let's find out what the bidders think, OK? | 0:36:58 | 0:37:00 | |
This is it, it's going under the hammer. | 0:37:00 | 0:37:03 | |
The vintage Pierce triple calendar, moon phase wristwatch, there. | 0:37:04 | 0:37:08 | |
£100, start me? | 0:37:08 | 0:37:10 | |
110 we've got on there, | 0:37:10 | 0:37:12 | |
120, 130, 140, 140? | 0:37:12 | 0:37:16 | |
-150. 160. -This is shooting up. | 0:37:16 | 0:37:18 | |
170. 180? 180. 190. | 0:37:18 | 0:37:22 | |
Oh, good! This is shooting up on the internet. | 0:37:22 | 0:37:25 | |
190. 200 got. 210. 220? | 0:37:25 | 0:37:28 | |
-Yeah, this is a good watch. -220, 230. | 0:37:28 | 0:37:31 | |
240? | 0:37:31 | 0:37:33 | |
At 230. | 0:37:33 | 0:37:35 | |
Bidding seems to have stopped at 230. 240, anywhere? | 0:37:35 | 0:37:38 | |
-At £230, selling to the net at £230. -I'm so pleased. -So am I. | 0:37:38 | 0:37:42 | |
Done? | 0:37:42 | 0:37:44 | |
That's a brilliant result. Yes! | 0:37:44 | 0:37:46 | |
That's a satisfying smack of the hammer, isn't it? | 0:37:46 | 0:37:48 | |
-Well done. -Yeah, well done. | 0:37:48 | 0:37:50 | |
Lovely story, lovely memories, and thank you for sharing them with us. | 0:37:50 | 0:37:53 | |
You're very welcome. | 0:37:53 | 0:37:54 | |
Now it's my turn with Jean's squeeze-box. | 0:37:56 | 0:37:59 | |
Well, the time has come, we're going to put it under the hammer here. | 0:38:01 | 0:38:04 | |
-Oh! -I'm feeling a bit nervous. I am. I know, I am. | 0:38:04 | 0:38:08 | |
Because, you know, I'm worried, | 0:38:08 | 0:38:09 | |
I'm really worried, because it's the only musical instrument in today's | 0:38:09 | 0:38:13 | |
-sale. -Is it really? | 0:38:13 | 0:38:15 | |
I've had a look around. There's not a lot else for the collector. | 0:38:15 | 0:38:18 | |
So, hopefully, they'll find this online. | 0:38:18 | 0:38:21 | |
It's going under the hammer now. Let's watch this. | 0:38:21 | 0:38:24 | |
And just hope that someone wants it. Here we go, this is it. | 0:38:24 | 0:38:27 | |
Lot 162, the rosewood squeeze-box. | 0:38:28 | 0:38:31 | |
£100, start me for it? | 0:38:31 | 0:38:34 | |
£100 I'm bid online. | 0:38:34 | 0:38:35 | |
-110.... -It's going. Come on, come on. | 0:38:35 | 0:38:39 | |
130. 120 online. 130... | 0:38:39 | 0:38:42 | |
-I'm so nervous. -150, 160? | 0:38:42 | 0:38:46 | |
160, 170. | 0:38:46 | 0:38:48 | |
180, 190, | 0:38:48 | 0:38:50 | |
200, 210, 220. | 0:38:50 | 0:38:55 | |
We've more than done it. | 0:38:55 | 0:38:57 | |
At 220, then. | 0:38:57 | 0:38:59 | |
220, 230, 240, 250. | 0:38:59 | 0:39:01 | |
At £240, they seem to have stopped. | 0:39:01 | 0:39:05 | |
240 online. Are you all happy at £240 online? | 0:39:05 | 0:39:09 | |
Against you all in the room, at £240, it's online, 240, online... | 0:39:09 | 0:39:13 | |
Yes! Hammer's going down. Crack! | 0:39:13 | 0:39:15 | |
Brilliant. Well done. | 0:39:15 | 0:39:17 | |
That was good, wasn't it? Did you enjoy your auction experience? | 0:39:17 | 0:39:20 | |
-Oh, yes. -Are you going to come back for more? -Oh, if I find something! | 0:39:20 | 0:39:24 | |
We'll see you at a valuation in a few years' time, then! | 0:39:24 | 0:39:27 | |
Yes, of course. Need to be quicker than that, I hope! | 0:39:27 | 0:39:30 | |
THEY LAUGH | 0:39:30 | 0:39:32 | |
I can't wait to see what Jean turns up with next. | 0:39:34 | 0:39:37 | |
And now for our final item, Gloria's stick pin. | 0:39:37 | 0:39:40 | |
A lot of money, £600-£800. But quality, quality, quality. | 0:39:42 | 0:39:45 | |
I just hope the right buyer's out there. | 0:39:45 | 0:39:47 | |
-I think they will be. -And it's boxed, and the condition's superb. | 0:39:47 | 0:39:50 | |
Wonderful condition, yeah. | 0:39:50 | 0:39:52 | |
Let's stick it to 'em, shall we? Ready for this one? I am. | 0:39:52 | 0:39:54 | |
I hope it gets that top end. It's going under the hammer now. | 0:39:54 | 0:39:57 | |
Good luck. This is it. | 0:39:57 | 0:39:59 | |
15-carat gold and platinum cloak pin there. | 0:40:00 | 0:40:03 | |
600, start me? | 0:40:03 | 0:40:05 | |
650 we've got. | 0:40:05 | 0:40:07 | |
-Straight in at 650. -700, 800, 900? | 0:40:07 | 0:40:11 | |
900, 1,000? | 0:40:11 | 0:40:13 | |
-1,000. 1,100. -Don't believe this. | 0:40:13 | 0:40:16 | |
1,200. 1,250. | 0:40:16 | 0:40:18 | |
1,200 already! | 0:40:18 | 0:40:20 | |
1,300. | 0:40:20 | 0:40:23 | |
1,400. | 0:40:23 | 0:40:24 | |
1,500. | 0:40:24 | 0:40:26 | |
1,600. 1,700. | 0:40:26 | 0:40:30 | |
-Are you tingling yet? -Yeah! -I am. Yeah. | 0:40:30 | 0:40:33 | |
-This is brilliant. -I think it's great. | 0:40:33 | 0:40:35 | |
-This is the beauty of an auction, isn't it? -1,800. 1,850? | 0:40:35 | 0:40:39 | |
-At £1,800. -1,800. | 0:40:41 | 0:40:46 | |
All done at 18... | 0:40:46 | 0:40:47 | |
-1,850. -Ooh, a new bidder. | 0:40:47 | 0:40:49 | |
New bidder. 1,900. | 0:40:49 | 0:40:51 | |
2,000. 2,100. 2,200? | 0:40:51 | 0:40:55 | |
We've got 2,150. | 0:40:56 | 0:40:58 | |
2,200? | 0:40:58 | 0:40:59 | |
2,200. 2,250? | 0:40:59 | 0:41:02 | |
2,250. 2,300? | 0:41:02 | 0:41:05 | |
-Crikey! -Wow! | 0:41:05 | 0:41:07 | |
-Do you need a seat? -All done on the net at 2,250, all done? | 0:41:07 | 0:41:11 | |
Finishing at 2,250... | 0:41:11 | 0:41:13 | |
-Yay! -Wow. | 0:41:13 | 0:41:15 | |
Wow. There's tears in your eyes. | 0:41:15 | 0:41:17 | |
-I know! -That's a lot of money. | 0:41:17 | 0:41:19 | |
-It is. -What do you think you'll do with that? | 0:41:19 | 0:41:22 | |
Well, the car's got to have a service for a start. | 0:41:22 | 0:41:24 | |
-And then what's left over will be a treat for the family. -Great. | 0:41:24 | 0:41:29 | |
That's it for the auction, and back at Bletchley, | 0:41:29 | 0:41:31 | |
our day is drawing to a close. | 0:41:31 | 0:41:34 | |
Over 15 years of filming and 1,000 episodes of "Flog It!" we've had | 0:41:35 | 0:41:39 | |
a veritable army of experts that we've all learned something from. | 0:41:39 | 0:41:42 | |
It's just a shame they cannot all be here today. | 0:41:42 | 0:41:45 | |
Most of them are still regulars on the show, helping us find those | 0:41:47 | 0:41:50 | |
little treasures that could be worth a fortune. | 0:41:50 | 0:41:53 | |
Where's Paul? Where's James? | 0:41:57 | 0:42:00 | |
And joining us on that very first series with his encyclopaedic | 0:42:02 | 0:42:06 | |
knowledge of antiques was the fabulous David Barby. | 0:42:06 | 0:42:09 | |
Such a gentleman. A real one-off. | 0:42:11 | 0:42:14 | |
His charm, his charisma, that ability to chat to somebody, | 0:42:14 | 0:42:18 | |
make them feel so comfortable that they just... | 0:42:18 | 0:42:21 | |
They'd tell him the world! | 0:42:21 | 0:42:23 | |
-Are you involved in the Navy or what? -I'm in the Navy, yes. | 0:42:23 | 0:42:27 | |
Yes, I thought you were, actually. You looked far too fit! | 0:42:27 | 0:42:30 | |
THEY LAUGH | 0:42:30 | 0:42:32 | |
He was always great fun. | 0:42:32 | 0:42:34 | |
He was very kind with his knowledge, very generous with his knowledge, | 0:42:34 | 0:42:37 | |
and somebody that on "Flog It!" we really miss. | 0:42:37 | 0:42:40 | |
# Borne on the crest of a wave... # | 0:42:40 | 0:42:43 | |
Ooh! | 0:42:43 | 0:42:45 | |
A star among many. | 0:42:46 | 0:42:48 | |
And that brings our roller-coaster ride through the archive | 0:42:48 | 0:42:51 | |
back to Bletchley. | 0:42:51 | 0:42:54 | |
Well, that's it. That's the end | 0:42:54 | 0:42:55 | |
of a brilliant day here at Bletchley Park, | 0:42:55 | 0:42:57 | |
and the end of our historic 1,000th episode of "Flog It!". | 0:42:57 | 0:43:01 | |
It's been an incredible journey getting to this milestone | 0:43:01 | 0:43:05 | |
and I have to say a big thank-you to our experts, to our production team | 0:43:05 | 0:43:08 | |
past and present, but, more importantly, | 0:43:08 | 0:43:10 | |
to you. Without you, your antiques and collectables, | 0:43:10 | 0:43:13 | |
this would not be possible. | 0:43:13 | 0:43:15 | |
Let's hope we can make another 1,000 episodes. | 0:43:15 | 0:43:18 | |
Goodbye. | 0:43:18 | 0:43:20 | |
CHEERING | 0:43:20 | 0:43:26 |