0:00:02 > 0:00:06On Flog It! today, we are on a special trip around the UK,
0:00:06 > 0:00:10revisiting some of the magnificent venues we've seen on the series.
0:00:10 > 0:00:13And as always, we're tracking down your treasure
0:00:13 > 0:00:16and taking it off to auction.
0:00:16 > 0:00:18I'll be exploring Ugbrooke House in Devon,
0:00:18 > 0:00:23where two of the most prolific names in 18th-century design meet.
0:00:24 > 0:00:26Behind me, we have the work
0:00:26 > 0:00:29of one of the most influential architects of the day, Robert Adam.
0:00:29 > 0:00:33And in front of me, a landscape designed by no other than
0:00:33 > 0:00:34Lancelot Capability Brown,
0:00:34 > 0:00:37which just leaves me in the middle to show you around.
0:00:37 > 0:00:39Welcome to Flog It!
0:01:02 > 0:01:03Here at Ugbrooke,
0:01:03 > 0:01:06there's been a house on the estate as far back as 1086,
0:01:06 > 0:01:09when a small dwelling was recorded in the Domesday Book.
0:01:10 > 0:01:12But it wasn't until 1760
0:01:12 > 0:01:15that celebrated architect Robert Adam created
0:01:15 > 0:01:16what we see today.
0:01:18 > 0:01:21From the front of the house you can see why this is one of the
0:01:21 > 0:01:24earliest examples of Robert Adam's castle-style architecture,
0:01:24 > 0:01:28with these massive, great big four squared turrets with battlements.
0:01:28 > 0:01:30And nothing says castle like a battlement.
0:01:33 > 0:01:34I'll be delving into the house
0:01:34 > 0:01:37and showing you some of its unique antiques later.
0:01:37 > 0:01:41But first, let's see where we're heading on today's show.
0:01:44 > 0:01:49We're at a famous London landmark, Greenwich Royal Naval College,
0:01:49 > 0:01:51an exquisite setting for a valuation day,
0:01:51 > 0:01:53and there's double trouble for Philip Serrell.
0:01:55 > 0:01:57I get two for the price of one here, don't I?
0:01:57 > 0:02:00- I get two of those and two of these. - It's your lucky day.
0:02:01 > 0:02:03At Herstmonceux Castle in Sussex,
0:02:03 > 0:02:05James Lewis discovered a silver chain
0:02:05 > 0:02:08that embodies all we love about antiques.
0:02:09 > 0:02:13I have to say, when you look at pieces like this, Nicky,
0:02:13 > 0:02:16it's a real comment on the times.
0:02:16 > 0:02:18And at Althorp house in Northamptonshire,
0:02:18 > 0:02:23Will Axon has fallen hook, line and sinker for his fishy find.
0:02:23 > 0:02:26Bob, I am loving this glass vase you've brought in.
0:02:30 > 0:02:33That's all for later, but first up on our tour
0:02:33 > 0:02:36is the glorious Victorian town hall in Reading
0:02:36 > 0:02:40where the Flog It! faithful crowd are bringing us gems galore.
0:02:41 > 0:02:42Every antique tells a story,
0:02:42 > 0:02:45and sometimes they stir emotional memories,
0:02:45 > 0:02:47as David Harper is finding out.
0:02:48 > 0:02:53Oh, Brenda, there is so much going on here.
0:02:53 > 0:02:55Tell me how you came to own him.
0:02:55 > 0:02:57An elderly gentleman gave it to me.
0:02:57 > 0:03:02I have a feeling my daughter might have liked it when she was young.
0:03:02 > 0:03:04He might have said, "Have it."
0:03:04 > 0:03:06I don't know any more.
0:03:06 > 0:03:09- Oh, I see, so it was given to your daughter?- Well...
0:03:10 > 0:03:12You're making me cry now.
0:03:12 > 0:03:15It must be happy memories, I suppose.
0:03:15 > 0:03:19- So how long ago was that? - Oh, it must be 40 years or more.
0:03:19 > 0:03:21- 40. OK.- He was a bit of a moocher.
0:03:21 > 0:03:24A moocher? What's a moocher?
0:03:24 > 0:03:28If he could pick up little bits that were hanging about, he would.
0:03:28 > 0:03:32- OK. So was he a bit of a wheeler and dealer?- In a tiny way.
0:03:32 > 0:03:35That's nice. And what have you used him for? Has he been on display?
0:03:35 > 0:03:37- He's been a doorstop.- A doorstop?
0:03:37 > 0:03:40For years. And now since he's been in the conservatory,
0:03:40 > 0:03:42looking out the window.
0:03:42 > 0:03:46- What do you think he is?- Well, I thought he was a Chinese lion.
0:03:46 > 0:03:47OK. He is.
0:03:47 > 0:03:49He's a lion dog.
0:03:49 > 0:03:51But he's one of two.
0:03:51 > 0:03:54And I'm calling him "him", I think it's actually a "her".
0:03:54 > 0:03:55- Really?- I think so.
0:03:55 > 0:03:57If we open up the head...
0:03:57 > 0:03:59Hang on a moment.
0:04:04 > 0:04:06Oh, my gosh.
0:04:06 > 0:04:10Brenda, what on earth do you get up to in your house?
0:04:10 > 0:04:13I thought I had got rid of the cobwebs, I did give him a wipe.
0:04:13 > 0:04:15You got rid of the cobwebs.
0:04:15 > 0:04:17That has not seen a duster in a blinking generation.
0:04:19 > 0:04:20Have a smell.
0:04:21 > 0:04:24- Oh, yes.- It is incense.
0:04:24 > 0:04:26So you haven't burnt it?
0:04:26 > 0:04:29- No.- OK. Somebody, over 40 years ago, lit that.
0:04:29 > 0:04:34Now, can you imagine if you lit that and you dropped him into the head of
0:04:34 > 0:04:38her body, out of the mouth would pour smoke.
0:04:38 > 0:04:41So this is something not just to, you know,
0:04:41 > 0:04:44lighten your room and make your room smell nice,
0:04:44 > 0:04:46this is a form of meditation,
0:04:46 > 0:04:49this is a time for you to reflect on life, you fire her up,
0:04:49 > 0:04:52out comes the smoke and it is to remind you
0:04:52 > 0:04:54of your long-gone ancestors.
0:04:54 > 0:04:56Gosh, I had no idea.
0:04:56 > 0:04:58You should be crying at this point,
0:04:58 > 0:05:00actually, because it's very emotional.
0:05:00 > 0:05:06She, to me, screams late Ming Dynasty, she screams it.
0:05:06 > 0:05:10If she could talk, she would say, "I was made in the 17th century."
0:05:10 > 0:05:14That's what I feel. But I can't categorically prove it,
0:05:14 > 0:05:16we've got no traceable history here.
0:05:16 > 0:05:19It is one of those very exciting objects.
0:05:19 > 0:05:22Brenda, valuation, crikey, this is...
0:05:22 > 0:05:25With something like this it's almost impossible.
0:05:25 > 0:05:28What is a single shi shi dog worth,
0:05:28 > 0:05:30with a little bit of damage?
0:05:30 > 0:05:32I would suggest 300 to 500.
0:05:32 > 0:05:37- No. I'm shocked.- Is that good?
0:05:37 > 0:05:40- That's amazing. - It's good for a doorstop.
0:05:40 > 0:05:43- I feel terrible now, I haven't looked after it.- You know what?
0:05:43 > 0:05:46Actually, you are wrong, you've looked after her perfectly.
0:05:46 > 0:05:50She is going into auction in the perfect condition.
0:05:50 > 0:05:52She's as found.
0:05:52 > 0:05:54Unpolished, that's perfect.
0:05:54 > 0:05:59- Oh, brilliant. You're making me cry again.- Oh!
0:06:03 > 0:06:06From Reading, we're heading 70 miles north
0:06:06 > 0:06:10to a truly spectacular location - Althorp House in Northamptonshire,
0:06:10 > 0:06:12once the home of Princess Diana.
0:06:12 > 0:06:15And Will Axon has found his own piece of classic beauty.
0:06:17 > 0:06:20Bob, I am loving this glass vase you brought in.
0:06:20 > 0:06:22Tell me, is it something you've bought,
0:06:22 > 0:06:25- you collected, have you inherited it?- It belongs to my sister.
0:06:25 > 0:06:27And her husband, her late husband,
0:06:27 > 0:06:31bought it in an antique shop in Woodstock near Oxford
0:06:31 > 0:06:33- about 45 years ago.- Yeah.
0:06:33 > 0:06:36And I think he paid £10 for it.
0:06:36 > 0:06:37A good bargain.
0:06:37 > 0:06:40- Yes, hopefully. - And where is your sister today?
0:06:40 > 0:06:42She's in Oxford. Yes, she can't get here today.
0:06:42 > 0:06:45- So how come you've got it? - She just asked me to bring it along
0:06:45 > 0:06:47to see if it was, anything about it, really.
0:06:47 > 0:06:51OK. What struck me, first of all, was this wonderful design
0:06:51 > 0:06:56of various fish and reeds and subaquatic plant life here.
0:06:56 > 0:06:59Because every time you move, the angle slightly changes, doesn't it?
0:06:59 > 0:07:04The refraction of the light just really emphasises that 3D.
0:07:04 > 0:07:06Tell me, what does she know about it?
0:07:06 > 0:07:07Or what have you found out about it?
0:07:07 > 0:07:10Only that we know it's Swedish.
0:07:10 > 0:07:13I think he was quite a well-known person.
0:07:13 > 0:07:15The design...
0:07:15 > 0:07:22It is designed by Edward Hald, I believe, for a firm called Orrefors,
0:07:22 > 0:07:25which is a Swedish art glass firm, as you say.
0:07:25 > 0:07:30Date wise, I think Hald joined Orrefors around 1917,
0:07:30 > 0:07:33that sort of period,
0:07:33 > 0:07:38so you're probably looking 1950s, something like that,
0:07:38 > 0:07:40maybe touching into the '60s.
0:07:40 > 0:07:42I think it was designed to be used, you know.
0:07:42 > 0:07:46Putting water in there, perhaps a little cutting of flower,
0:07:46 > 0:07:49flower cutting from the garden, or something similar.
0:07:49 > 0:07:53Now, you say it was your sister's late husband who purchased it
0:07:53 > 0:07:55- for about a tenner maybe.- Yes.
0:07:55 > 0:07:58So good deal, doesn't stand her in a lot.
0:07:58 > 0:08:00Do you think she's going to be happy to sell it,
0:08:00 > 0:08:03or are we going to have to phone her with an estimate?
0:08:03 > 0:08:06No, she did say she is willing to sell it.
0:08:06 > 0:08:07- Did she?- Yes.
0:08:07 > 0:08:11If I told you that I would stick it in at auction at, say, 100 to 150,
0:08:11 > 0:08:14how does that sound? It's not a bad return, is it, for £10?
0:08:14 > 0:08:17No, I'm sure she would be happy with that.
0:08:17 > 0:08:19Well, if I could stick a nought on everything I bought,
0:08:19 > 0:08:21- I would be well happy.- That's right.
0:08:21 > 0:08:22I think we'd better put a reserve on it.
0:08:22 > 0:08:25I don't want you to get into trouble with your sister,
0:08:25 > 0:08:27and I don't want to get into trouble with her,
0:08:27 > 0:08:28so let's reserve it at £100.
0:08:28 > 0:08:32- Can you give the auctioneer a bit of discretion?- Um...
0:08:32 > 0:08:35I'm hoping he's not going to need it, so if you want fixed, tell me.
0:08:35 > 0:08:37Yes, I think 100, I would be happy with that.
0:08:37 > 0:08:39It's a nice round number, isn't it? £100 fixed.
0:08:39 > 0:08:42Well, Bob, if you're happy, and we'll assume your sister is happy...
0:08:42 > 0:08:45- Yes, hopefully.- ..all that's left to say is, "See you in the saleroom."
0:08:45 > 0:08:48OK, then. Thanks very much.
0:08:48 > 0:08:50We'll find out whether the fish bowl is catch of the day
0:08:50 > 0:08:52in the saleroom later.
0:08:52 > 0:08:54But first, it's back to Ugbrooke
0:08:54 > 0:08:57where that popular 18th-century designer Robert Adam's work
0:08:57 > 0:09:00can still be enjoyed both outside and in.
0:09:04 > 0:09:07But it's the library wing which is the best example of Adam's work,
0:09:07 > 0:09:10a series of three rooms joined together
0:09:10 > 0:09:13to house a great collection of books
0:09:13 > 0:09:16with the most wonderful architectural detail,
0:09:16 > 0:09:20especially these lovely applied neoclassical mouldings,
0:09:20 > 0:09:23which was Adam's trademark.
0:09:23 > 0:09:26But, sadly, a great deal of the collection was sold off
0:09:26 > 0:09:29in the mid-1960s to pay for death duties,
0:09:29 > 0:09:30but today you can still get lost
0:09:30 > 0:09:32in many hundreds of books and manuscripts.
0:09:32 > 0:09:36But all is not what it seems here in the library.
0:09:36 > 0:09:38There is a rather odd-looking shelf here.
0:09:38 > 0:09:41Now, this is where it gets a bit like James Bond,
0:09:41 > 0:09:43because it is, in fact, a secret door.
0:09:43 > 0:09:46And if I open it, look what's in there.
0:09:46 > 0:09:47Follow me.
0:09:48 > 0:09:50It is, in fact, a chapel.
0:09:59 > 0:10:01This is St Cyprian's Chapel,
0:10:01 > 0:10:04designed by Robert Adam in the 1760s,
0:10:04 > 0:10:07and as you can see, he's designed it in the shape of a cross.
0:10:09 > 0:10:14There's always been a chapel on this site since ancient times,
0:10:14 > 0:10:16and it is said that this is
0:10:16 > 0:10:19the oldest post-Reformation Roman Catholic chapel
0:10:19 > 0:10:22in the south-west of England.
0:10:22 > 0:10:24But nobody knows why Robert Adam
0:10:24 > 0:10:27installed the secret door in the chapel.
0:10:27 > 0:10:29Maybe it's because if the family were running late for mass
0:10:29 > 0:10:32they could enter through this way without being noticed,
0:10:32 > 0:10:37or if they had to nip off early, this is the quick exit.
0:10:37 > 0:10:39Nevertheless, isn't that spectacular?
0:10:44 > 0:10:47Next stop on our tour is another extraordinary British landmark -
0:10:47 > 0:10:50Herstmonceux Castle in Sussex.
0:10:50 > 0:10:52Built in the 15th century,
0:10:52 > 0:10:55it is one of the earliest and most important examples
0:10:55 > 0:10:57of a brick building.
0:10:57 > 0:11:01James Lewis has found a beautiful item representing a bygone era.
0:11:02 > 0:11:06I have to say, when you look at pieces like this, Nicky,
0:11:06 > 0:11:09it's a real comment on the times.
0:11:09 > 0:11:15100 years ago, our housekeepers would wear a solid silver chatelaine
0:11:15 > 0:11:19with a solid silver envelope for keeping stamps,
0:11:19 > 0:11:22a heart-shaped pincushion.
0:11:22 > 0:11:24And today,
0:11:24 > 0:11:29we've got a dish cloth, a mop, and, if you're lucky, a feather duster.
0:11:30 > 0:11:33But with this it was something slightly different,
0:11:33 > 0:11:37it was also a symbol of authority.
0:11:37 > 0:11:41Because the housekeeper, the head of the household, would have this.
0:11:41 > 0:11:43And then under them they would have the cleaners
0:11:43 > 0:11:45with the mops and the buckets.
0:11:45 > 0:11:51Today, in our busy, hectic sort of schedule and lifestyle we have,
0:11:51 > 0:11:53we're lucky if we have a cleaning lady to help us out
0:11:53 > 0:11:56- maybe two or three hours a week. - Absolutely, absolutely.
0:11:56 > 0:11:59Is this something that you had lying in a drawer?
0:11:59 > 0:12:01We've had it for over 20 years.
0:12:01 > 0:12:05- Have you?- Yes, my husband's mother left it to him.
0:12:05 > 0:12:09She was a housewife, her husband was in the Navy.
0:12:09 > 0:12:11And she was Australian.
0:12:11 > 0:12:14And her ancestors were from Scotland.
0:12:14 > 0:12:16So I don't really know where it comes from,
0:12:16 > 0:12:18and none of her sons know.
0:12:18 > 0:12:21Well, chatelaines come in very many different forms.
0:12:21 > 0:12:25Sometimes you find a four chain, which is a fairly small,
0:12:25 > 0:12:26simple one like this.
0:12:26 > 0:12:31I've seen them with sort of 10, 12, 14 chains.
0:12:31 > 0:12:35We sort of take the end off that and turn it over.
0:12:35 > 0:12:38What a great thing, a really useful pencil.
0:12:38 > 0:12:43Although all these little pieces on here look very well together,
0:12:43 > 0:12:45the chatelaine itself, the first piece,
0:12:45 > 0:12:47the suspension hoop and the chains
0:12:47 > 0:12:50would have been purchased to start with,
0:12:50 > 0:12:53individually, with none of these bits on it.
0:12:53 > 0:12:57- OK.- And then what's happened is somebody, they could even be gifts,
0:12:57 > 0:12:59or gone out to purchase them herself,
0:12:59 > 0:13:01and each piece is purchased individually,
0:13:01 > 0:13:04which is why they are all slightly different in style.
0:13:04 > 0:13:07All the silver hallmarks are around the same sort of date,
0:13:07 > 0:13:11they are by different makers, they are slightly different dates.
0:13:11 > 0:13:15- But they are around 1880 to 1890s, that sort of period.- OK, right.
0:13:15 > 0:13:19The pencil is worth around £30.
0:13:19 > 0:13:23The penknife is worth 30, £40.
0:13:23 > 0:13:26The pincushion is again about £30.
0:13:26 > 0:13:31And the stamp case, I think that's got to be worth £60 or £70.
0:13:31 > 0:13:33- Right.- So up to 150.
0:13:33 > 0:13:36And then we've got the chain as well.
0:13:36 > 0:13:40- So I would put an auction estimate of £150 to £250...- Right.
0:13:40 > 0:13:43..and I think it should do jolly well.
0:13:43 > 0:13:47There are still lots and lots of collectors for chatelaine.
0:13:47 > 0:13:49- Yes.- Still a buoyant market.
0:13:49 > 0:13:52But a really good little object.
0:13:52 > 0:13:55- I think it will do well. - Thank you very much.
0:13:55 > 0:13:57That is a lovely example of a chatelaine.
0:13:57 > 0:14:00And now it's time to take all three items
0:14:00 > 0:14:02off to auctions around the country.
0:14:02 > 0:14:05And here is a reminder of what is up for sale.
0:14:07 > 0:14:11There's nothing fishy about this bowl by a famous Swedish designer.
0:14:11 > 0:14:13Does the big name mean big money?
0:14:16 > 0:14:19The lion dog incense burner has spent the last 40 years
0:14:19 > 0:14:21as a doorstop.
0:14:21 > 0:14:25Will now be its time to create the sweet smell of success?
0:14:28 > 0:14:32A 19th-century lady's chatelaine, both practical and pretty.
0:14:32 > 0:14:35Will a collector want to give it a new home?
0:14:40 > 0:14:44We're finding out right now as we had to Rye Auction Galleries
0:14:44 > 0:14:45on the South Coast.
0:14:45 > 0:14:48Like all salerooms, there's commission to pay,
0:14:48 > 0:14:51so factor that in if you're buying or selling.
0:14:51 > 0:14:55And it's time to test the estimate of the silver chatelaine.
0:14:55 > 0:14:57Nicky, it's good to see you again.
0:14:57 > 0:14:59We're just about to put the chatelaine under the hammer.
0:14:59 > 0:15:00It is a lovely thing.
0:15:00 > 0:15:03- Why are you selling this? - Well, it's my husband's mother's.
0:15:03 > 0:15:06And we don't have a housekeeper, we don't really need it.
0:15:06 > 0:15:08And it's just been sitting in a drawer, unfortunately.
0:15:08 > 0:15:12OK. Look, it's quality. There's a lot on there, isn't there?
0:15:12 > 0:15:14- There is. - But they can be a lot bigger.
0:15:14 > 0:15:15There are all sorts of tools.
0:15:15 > 0:15:18Four or five bits on there, but can be double that.
0:15:18 > 0:15:20- It should make top end. - Did you hear that?
0:15:20 > 0:15:23James is excited, I'm excited, let's find out what the bidders think,
0:15:23 > 0:15:26it's going under the hammer right now, this is it.
0:15:28 > 0:15:31The Victorian silver chatelaine in ornate pierce design,
0:15:31 > 0:15:34with foliate, swag and cherub decoration.
0:15:34 > 0:15:38And I start it at 95, 100, 110 I've got.
0:15:38 > 0:15:40That's a good start, Nicky.
0:15:41 > 0:15:44120. 130. 140.
0:15:44 > 0:15:45Yes, we are selling.
0:15:45 > 0:15:50- 160. 170. 180. 190.- No.
0:15:50 > 0:15:52180 I'm here. At £180.
0:15:52 > 0:15:54190, they've come back.
0:15:54 > 0:15:57- 200.- Gosh, that is still good.
0:15:57 > 0:15:59At £200. 210 now.
0:15:59 > 0:16:03At 210. 220. 220. 230.
0:16:03 > 0:16:05Gosh, this is exciting.
0:16:05 > 0:16:08Coming back to your 220 at the moment.
0:16:08 > 0:16:10At 220, it's on the front row.
0:16:10 > 0:16:12£220...
0:16:12 > 0:16:15Yes, hammer has gone down. £220.
0:16:15 > 0:16:17I'm surprised at that.
0:16:17 > 0:16:19But it was just a good price.
0:16:20 > 0:16:22Our next auction comes from
0:16:22 > 0:16:24the market town of Wokingham in Berkshire,
0:16:24 > 0:16:27where Martin & Pole is putting the lion dog up for sale.
0:16:27 > 0:16:32If it really is 17th century, it could send the buyers barking mad.
0:16:34 > 0:16:35Is it a dog, is it a lion?
0:16:35 > 0:16:38I tell you what, though, it looks really, really frightening.
0:16:38 > 0:16:39It does, doesn't it, Brenda?
0:16:39 > 0:16:42- Not to us, Brenda, not to us, remember.- I've grown to like it.
0:16:42 > 0:16:45OK, but it's there to keep people away, isn't it?
0:16:45 > 0:16:47- It is.- And it's Ming Dynasty.
0:16:47 > 0:16:50- I think it could be very late Ming.- It looks late 17th.
0:16:50 > 0:16:53Yes, it does. It has the feel, the casting.
0:16:53 > 0:16:56It is amazing. Sends shivers up the back of my spine.
0:16:56 > 0:17:00Right, we're going to find out if the bidders fall in love with this.
0:17:00 > 0:17:02Yes.
0:17:02 > 0:17:04Chinese bronze incense burner.
0:17:04 > 0:17:05Start this with me at £150.
0:17:05 > 0:17:07160 anywhere?
0:17:07 > 0:17:10With me at £150. 160.
0:17:10 > 0:17:12170.
0:17:12 > 0:17:15On the internet at 170. 180. On the internet now.
0:17:15 > 0:17:17£180.
0:17:17 > 0:17:19Any further offers at £180?
0:17:19 > 0:17:21- Are we done?- Not 180.
0:17:21 > 0:17:22£180, then.
0:17:24 > 0:17:26Well, we had a fixed reserve of £200 on that,
0:17:26 > 0:17:29it didn't quite reach it. We were £20 away.
0:17:29 > 0:17:31I'm pleased it didn't reach 200.
0:17:31 > 0:17:34- Me too.- I think it should be worth an awful lot more.
0:17:34 > 0:17:36If it is period.
0:17:36 > 0:17:38So it's going home.
0:17:38 > 0:17:41I know, but I don't mind. I quite like it now.
0:17:41 > 0:17:46And our third item is up for sale at Gildings in Market Harborough.
0:17:46 > 0:17:50It's time to see if the fish vase reels in the bidders.
0:17:50 > 0:17:53Well, our next owner, Robert, cannot be with us today.
0:17:53 > 0:17:56He's on holiday in Brazil, so good luck to him.
0:17:56 > 0:17:59We've got his son here, Matt, and we've got his little fish vase.
0:17:59 > 0:18:01It's a bit like a little fish tank, isn't it?
0:18:01 > 0:18:04- A beautiful little thing. - It's very small but is very nice.
0:18:04 > 0:18:07Yeah. I like it. Let Dad go on his holiday, enjoy himself,
0:18:07 > 0:18:10you're going to do the business for him and ring him up later on,
0:18:10 > 0:18:11cos I think this will do the top end.
0:18:11 > 0:18:13Should do. Let's find out what the bidders think,
0:18:13 > 0:18:16it's going under the hammer right now.
0:18:16 > 0:18:20This lovely Orrefors aquarian vase.
0:18:20 > 0:18:22Well viewed, lots of bids on my book.
0:18:22 > 0:18:2580, 90, 100, 110, 120, 130,
0:18:25 > 0:18:28140, 150, 160.
0:18:28 > 0:18:30- Healthy bidding.- I'm bid at £160.
0:18:30 > 0:18:32- Top end.- New bidding at 170, 180 down here.
0:18:32 > 0:18:37£190. £200. 220, 230, 240.
0:18:37 > 0:18:40- Quality.- Quality sells.
0:18:40 > 0:18:43£280. 290, 300.
0:18:43 > 0:18:45- This is great.- Going well. This is going very well.
0:18:45 > 0:18:48400, 420 here, then, at 420.
0:18:48 > 0:18:51You're out on the side? 420, seated forward. Any more?
0:18:52 > 0:18:54420, then, in the rows.
0:18:54 > 0:18:57- It's great.- £420.
0:18:58 > 0:19:00Yes! We like that. Well done.
0:19:00 > 0:19:02Well picked out as well, you saw that.
0:19:02 > 0:19:03I spotted that as well.
0:19:03 > 0:19:05Well done, you can ring Dad up.
0:19:05 > 0:19:07- I will.- I hope he is having a good holiday
0:19:07 > 0:19:08and Brazil - has he been there before?
0:19:08 > 0:19:11No, it's his first trip so he'll be very pleased.
0:19:11 > 0:19:14Inspired by the World Cup, a good time to go now.
0:19:14 > 0:19:17- Look, give him our best regards. - I will do.
0:19:17 > 0:19:18Well done, mate.
0:19:18 > 0:19:20That's it for our first visit for the saleroom,
0:19:20 > 0:19:24we'll be back later to put three more lots under the hammer.
0:19:31 > 0:19:33Back in the Devon countryside,
0:19:33 > 0:19:36I went to explore another impressive stately home
0:19:36 > 0:19:38and hear its fascinating story.
0:19:41 > 0:19:44This is Killerton, an 18th-century mansion
0:19:44 > 0:19:47set in an immense 6,000 acres of land.
0:19:50 > 0:19:53It boasts the first ever giant redwood tree
0:19:53 > 0:19:55to be planted in the UK,
0:19:55 > 0:19:58and some unique portraits that celebrate
0:19:58 > 0:20:00the family's political success.
0:20:02 > 0:20:06The Acland family bought this estate in the Elizabethan period
0:20:06 > 0:20:09and for 400 years, it was passed down through generations.
0:20:09 > 0:20:12That was until one man made a decision
0:20:12 > 0:20:15that changed the family's fortunes forever.
0:20:19 > 0:20:23This is the story of Richard Acland who sacrificed his fortune
0:20:23 > 0:20:25for his political beliefs.
0:20:27 > 0:20:29Born at the start of the 20th century,
0:20:29 > 0:20:32Richard grew up in a time of great unease.
0:20:32 > 0:20:35World War I had shaken the very fabric of the country
0:20:35 > 0:20:39and it was followed by the Great Depression of the 1930s.
0:20:43 > 0:20:45When the country plummeted into the Second World War,
0:20:45 > 0:20:49Richard was in his 30s and served as a Devon Yeoman,
0:20:49 > 0:20:52not as an officer but as a soldier.
0:20:53 > 0:20:55Although born into aristocracy,
0:20:55 > 0:20:58Richard was always moved by the plight
0:20:58 > 0:21:00of those less fortunate than him.
0:21:00 > 0:21:03He saw men return home from the war irrevocably changed.
0:21:03 > 0:21:09He realised there was a desire for a new and more equal society.
0:21:09 > 0:21:13And he wasn't the first in the family to hold those beliefs.
0:21:13 > 0:21:17Richard came from a long line of liberal politicians.
0:21:17 > 0:21:20His father, grandfather and great-grandfather
0:21:20 > 0:21:22all sat in the House of Commons.
0:21:22 > 0:21:26The Liberal Party stood for social reform and the avoidance of war.
0:21:26 > 0:21:32It was a natural fit for Richard Acland who gained his seat in 1935.
0:21:32 > 0:21:36But he went further than any of his predecessors
0:21:36 > 0:21:37to embrace those principles.
0:21:37 > 0:21:41Acland was a radical, described as birdlike and excitable.
0:21:41 > 0:21:43And he wrote this book, Unser Kampf.
0:21:43 > 0:21:45I know what you're thinking.
0:21:45 > 0:21:48It sounds a bit like Hitler's doctrine Mein Kampf, doesn't it?
0:21:48 > 0:21:51Well, that was intentional by Acland.
0:21:51 > 0:21:55He was contrasting Hitler's elitist ideology, "My Struggle",
0:21:55 > 0:21:58with his own socialist viewpoint, "Our Struggle".
0:22:03 > 0:22:07In these pages, Richard Acland paints Britain as an unfair society,
0:22:07 > 0:22:10built on inequality and greed.
0:22:13 > 0:22:17"Wouldn't it be rather wonderful to live in a world in which we did not
0:22:17 > 0:22:20"have to think about ourselves all the time?
0:22:20 > 0:22:23"Wouldn't it be rather wonderful to get away from, this is mine,
0:22:23 > 0:22:25"this is yours, and this is to other fellows,
0:22:25 > 0:22:29"and look out on everything we saw and say, this is all of ours?"
0:22:31 > 0:22:35It was this belief that drove Acland to form a new political party.
0:22:35 > 0:22:40The Commonwealth Party was made up of liberal thinkers including one
0:22:40 > 0:22:44of the most notable authors of the time, JB Priestley.
0:22:46 > 0:22:48As the name would suggest,
0:22:48 > 0:22:52the Commonwealth Party believed in common ownership of land,
0:22:52 > 0:22:55and more morality in politics.
0:22:55 > 0:23:00So how did Richard Acland square these radical socialist beliefs with
0:23:00 > 0:23:02his ownership of such a large estate?
0:23:02 > 0:23:06Well, quite simply, he decided to give it away.
0:23:09 > 0:23:12In 1944, Richard and his wife and Anne Acland
0:23:12 > 0:23:16gave the majority of their estate to the National Trust.
0:23:19 > 0:23:23Their children would not inherit Killerton, nor its vast landscape.
0:23:26 > 0:23:30Richard Acland's grandson, Dominic Acland, is here to tell us more.
0:23:32 > 0:23:35You spent time here at Killerton as a youngster,
0:23:35 > 0:23:38and got to know your grandparents. What were they like?
0:23:38 > 0:23:43They were loving grandparents, good fun to be with at times.
0:23:43 > 0:23:45My grandmother was very strict.
0:23:45 > 0:23:47That could be quite intimidating.
0:23:47 > 0:23:50And my grandfather was very abstracted in his writing
0:23:50 > 0:23:51and his thinking.
0:23:51 > 0:23:54But we remember great times playing in these grounds,
0:23:54 > 0:23:56- climbing trees.- It must have been lovely.
0:23:56 > 0:23:58This was almost like a private place to come and play.
0:23:58 > 0:24:02Dominic, your grandfather gave away a large part of the Killerton estate
0:24:02 > 0:24:04to the National Trust in 1944.
0:24:04 > 0:24:06Tell me about the events leading up to that?
0:24:06 > 0:24:09Well, Richard was obviously a radical thinker.
0:24:09 > 0:24:11He had his political beliefs
0:24:11 > 0:24:15that he didn't believe in private ownership.
0:24:15 > 0:24:19And also he wanted to raise funds to support his new party.
0:24:19 > 0:24:21And he wasn't really that interested in the estate.
0:24:21 > 0:24:23But Anne had moved here once they got married
0:24:23 > 0:24:26and was very involved in the life of the estate and the tenants.
0:24:26 > 0:24:28And she really valued it,
0:24:28 > 0:24:31and held it as something precious that he didn't, really.
0:24:33 > 0:24:36Killerton was far more than just a house.
0:24:36 > 0:24:38It was a home to hundreds of families
0:24:38 > 0:24:42who'd lived in the estate cottages for generations
0:24:42 > 0:24:44and over a dozen tenant farmers
0:24:44 > 0:24:47whose livelihoods depended on the Aclands.
0:24:47 > 0:24:51And it was Anne who had seen this first hand.
0:24:52 > 0:24:56Was it Anne's idea to give Killerton to the National Trust?
0:24:56 > 0:24:59Yes, it was. Rather than sell it off to a private owner,
0:24:59 > 0:25:02which would have exposed all the tenants to unsafety,
0:25:02 > 0:25:04she suggested that.
0:25:04 > 0:25:07That was a source of a great deal of difficulty between them
0:25:07 > 0:25:09and we think they almost split up over it.
0:25:10 > 0:25:12How did your father feel about that?
0:25:12 > 0:25:16I mean, it was his inheritance that was being given away?
0:25:16 > 0:25:20He was only four or five years old at the time so he wasn't aware.
0:25:20 > 0:25:23But it was a difficult thing for him.
0:25:23 > 0:25:24Strangely enough,
0:25:24 > 0:25:26he went on to study estate management at university
0:25:26 > 0:25:28with no estate to manage.
0:25:32 > 0:25:36I'm very proud of what Richard did, actually, with this estate.
0:25:36 > 0:25:39I think it created a fantastic opportunity for the National Trust
0:25:39 > 0:25:42to come in and do what they are doing.
0:25:42 > 0:25:44And it was a wonderful gesture.
0:25:47 > 0:25:50The estate has been open to the public since 1978.
0:25:50 > 0:25:54And thousands of people enjoy the house and grounds every year.
0:25:54 > 0:25:56So what of Richard's political career?
0:25:57 > 0:25:59Despite Richard's best efforts,
0:25:59 > 0:26:02the Commonwealth active life was short-lived.
0:26:02 > 0:26:05The party won two seats in Parliament in 1944,
0:26:05 > 0:26:08proving there was an appetite for a more democratic message.
0:26:10 > 0:26:13But the Labour Party's landslide victory of 1945
0:26:13 > 0:26:15wiped out those seats.
0:26:15 > 0:26:18And the Commonwealth Party split.
0:26:18 > 0:26:20That he believes that Labour have
0:26:20 > 0:26:23the right policy and also has
0:26:23 > 0:26:25the men to carry it out.
0:26:25 > 0:26:28Richard switched his support to Labour,
0:26:28 > 0:26:30becoming an MP for them until 1955.
0:26:32 > 0:26:34Until the end of his life in 1990,
0:26:34 > 0:26:37Acland always remained a left-wing maverick,
0:26:37 > 0:26:41resigning from parliament over the development of the H-bomb
0:26:41 > 0:26:44and writing about Third World poverty
0:26:44 > 0:26:46and his detest of capitalism.
0:26:46 > 0:26:49Today, here, the estate of Killerton remains active
0:26:49 > 0:26:52with 18 tenant farmers still tilling the land,
0:26:52 > 0:26:56and thousands of people each year enjoying the mansion house.
0:26:56 > 0:26:59So thank you, Richard Acland, for Killerton,
0:26:59 > 0:27:01a gift that keeps on giving.
0:27:08 > 0:27:11Our special round Britain voyage continues
0:27:11 > 0:27:13and the next port of call is the World Heritage site
0:27:13 > 0:27:15Greenwich Royal Naval College.
0:27:17 > 0:27:21The painted hall has been described as the Sistine Chapel of the UK.
0:27:21 > 0:27:23It's simply gorgeous.
0:27:23 > 0:27:26And good old Phil Serrell has found a pair of candlesticks
0:27:26 > 0:27:28matching his candlelit surroundings.
0:27:28 > 0:27:31I get two for the price of one here.
0:27:31 > 0:27:32Two of those and two of these.
0:27:32 > 0:27:35- It's your lucky day. - Are you big Flog It! watchers?
0:27:35 > 0:27:37- Yes, we are.- Do you enjoy it? Yeah.- Every moment of it.
0:27:37 > 0:27:41And you're in it now. What do you know about these?
0:27:41 > 0:27:45Well, my sister inherited them from her mother-in-law,
0:27:45 > 0:27:47and then we inherited them from her.
0:27:47 > 0:27:50My sister's mother-in-law came from Russia.
0:27:50 > 0:27:52And my daughter's a historian.
0:27:52 > 0:27:54- You're the historian? - Well, an amateur.
0:27:54 > 0:27:57Amateur. What does the amateur sleuth tell us?
0:27:57 > 0:28:00Right, I think it's just the fact of early 20th century,
0:28:00 > 0:28:02I think they must've come over from Russia at that point.
0:28:02 > 0:28:04We're not exactly sure when.
0:28:04 > 0:28:07And very often sticks like this might have a Jewish connection?
0:28:07 > 0:28:09Probably, yes. I should think so, yes.
0:28:09 > 0:28:11OK, fine. Have you recently cleaned these?
0:28:11 > 0:28:13- Yes.- What have you cleaned them with?
0:28:13 > 0:28:18- Silver polish.- If you look very carefully here, there's some quite,
0:28:18 > 0:28:21in my eyes, almost some abrasions that run around here
0:28:21 > 0:28:23that is almost like someone
0:28:23 > 0:28:26has taken a very fine gauge wire wool to them.
0:28:26 > 0:28:29This business is all about using your eyes.
0:28:29 > 0:28:32- Under there. - That clearly is not silver.
0:28:32 > 0:28:35So I suspect this column has been broken
0:28:35 > 0:28:38and it's been repaired just there.
0:28:38 > 0:28:40They haven't been loved, in a way, have they?
0:28:40 > 0:28:43- Maybe that happened in the move? - Possibly. Who knows?
0:28:45 > 0:28:46There's a name here,
0:28:46 > 0:28:51E-H-RLIC-H. Ehrlich.
0:28:51 > 0:28:54And I would imagine that may have been the silversmith.
0:28:55 > 0:28:59In some way, I would think between 1905 and 1910, 1912,
0:28:59 > 0:29:01something like that.
0:29:01 > 0:29:05In terms of value, do you have any idea of value?
0:29:05 > 0:29:06- Not at all.- Not a clue.
0:29:06 > 0:29:08- About 50 quid?- We're hoping.
0:29:08 > 0:29:11- What are you hoping for? - A cool million!
0:29:11 > 0:29:15A million? I think that might be a bit optimistic.
0:29:15 > 0:29:18I'm sure. We were thinking about a couple of hundred.
0:29:18 > 0:29:21What I think we should do is put them in
0:29:21 > 0:29:24with the £200 to £300 estimate. £180 reserve.
0:29:24 > 0:29:26- You happy with that?- Very happy. - Thank you.
0:29:26 > 0:29:28So now we've got rid of these,
0:29:28 > 0:29:31what's the next bit of family history we're going to restore?
0:29:31 > 0:29:34I don't know. I'm looking in her garage at the moment!
0:29:34 > 0:29:36- Really?- Who knows what we'll find?
0:29:36 > 0:29:38We'll find something.
0:29:40 > 0:29:43From the sunny capital, we're racing back to Althorp House
0:29:43 > 0:29:45where Will's found a design classic.
0:29:47 > 0:29:50Now, June, am I right in understanding
0:29:50 > 0:29:52that you've had a fairly long life,
0:29:52 > 0:29:55surrounded by antiques? Tell me more about it.
0:29:55 > 0:29:57Yes, my father used to collect antiques
0:29:57 > 0:30:01and I still have quite a collection of his memorabilia.
0:30:01 > 0:30:04- Yes.- Then I worked for an auctioneer.
0:30:04 > 0:30:05- Did you really?- Yes.
0:30:05 > 0:30:09- What, portering or cataloguing? - Oh, secretary to the auctioneer.
0:30:09 > 0:30:13- Oh, really? Back in the day.- I used to go out on valuations and things.
0:30:13 > 0:30:15Interesting, yes, to support the auctioneer.
0:30:15 > 0:30:17You sort of learned on the job, as it were?
0:30:17 > 0:30:19- Yes.- Tell me, is this something
0:30:19 > 0:30:21you've purchased yourself or inherited?
0:30:21 > 0:30:25No, I bought it as a miscellaneous job lot at an auction sale.
0:30:25 > 0:30:26Oh, we like those stories.
0:30:26 > 0:30:29I can't even remember what I bought the lot for
0:30:29 > 0:30:31but I think it was £6 I paid for it.
0:30:31 > 0:30:34- Good work.- I looked at it and I saw Tiffany & Co underneath,
0:30:34 > 0:30:37so I got a little bit more interested.
0:30:37 > 0:30:42Yes. It's actually very stylish, isn't it, almost in its simplicity?
0:30:42 > 0:30:43You've got this simplicity of form
0:30:43 > 0:30:46and you've got this beautifully worked floral spray.
0:30:46 > 0:30:48They're very organic, aren't they?
0:30:48 > 0:30:53That very Nouveau swirling lines, worked in, I'm assuming, silver,
0:30:53 > 0:30:58though it's not marked, on this bronze ground.
0:30:58 > 0:31:01And you've got this rather interesting
0:31:01 > 0:31:04sort of rope twist spine to it, like a zip,
0:31:04 > 0:31:08then this little suspension loop at the top.
0:31:08 > 0:31:14Marked Tiffany. Now, Louis Comfort Tiffany, the American, he was...
0:31:14 > 0:31:19he established Tiffany and was born in the mid-19th century.
0:31:19 > 0:31:23Let's have a look at the mark because we would be daft not to.
0:31:23 > 0:31:28So you've got here Tiffany & Co and then we've got sterling silver,
0:31:28 > 0:31:30which is the decoration.
0:31:30 > 0:31:34Marked sterling because it is American silver.
0:31:34 > 0:31:36When would you think it was...
0:31:36 > 0:31:40Date wise? I would have thought it would have been around 1900,
0:31:40 > 0:31:43when you're going from the Art Nouveau
0:31:43 > 0:31:45slightly into the Arts and Crafts.
0:31:45 > 0:31:48It might be 1910, it might be 1915,
0:31:48 > 0:31:51but that gives us a ballpark figure.
0:31:51 > 0:31:55As far as value goes, yes, it's got a bit of a dint, hasn't it?
0:31:55 > 0:31:58Which I'm going to have to take into account.
0:31:58 > 0:32:03My gut instinct, my guesstimate would be about £300 to £500.
0:32:03 > 0:32:06- Yes.- Which, you know, for a little vase...
0:32:07 > 0:32:09..isn't bad really, is it?
0:32:09 > 0:32:11- It isn't.- You've let the cat out of the bag,
0:32:11 > 0:32:13telling me it didn't cost you a lot.
0:32:13 > 0:32:19So, I'm going to say to you, if you were happy at that valuation,
0:32:19 > 0:32:22I would suggest reserving it at £300.
0:32:22 > 0:32:25- You do love it, don't you?- I do.
0:32:25 > 0:32:28So I don't want to give it away and I think it stands a chance
0:32:28 > 0:32:31at that sort of money because the name will catch people's attention.
0:32:31 > 0:32:33It's beautifully decorated.
0:32:33 > 0:32:36Silver and bronze, nice combination
0:32:36 > 0:32:40and, well, I think your £6 bric-a-brac investment,
0:32:40 > 0:32:42- I think you might do all right.- Thank you.
0:32:47 > 0:32:49Well, that was a great find by Will Axon,
0:32:49 > 0:32:53a stunning Tiffany's vase and with a maker's name like that,
0:32:53 > 0:32:57it should attract a great deal of attention in the auction room.
0:32:57 > 0:32:59On the show, we're always going on about masters and makers
0:32:59 > 0:33:02who sign their pieces, even if it's just initialled
0:33:02 > 0:33:06or a potter's strike mark because the collectors absolutely love it.
0:33:06 > 0:33:08It creates provenance.
0:33:08 > 0:33:10It can tell us when a piece was made,
0:33:10 > 0:33:14where it was made and generally, it's a sign of good quality.
0:33:14 > 0:33:16Now, here in the dining room, on the mantelpiece,
0:33:16 > 0:33:19there is one of the greatest names in ceramics.
0:33:19 > 0:33:21We see them on the show a lot.
0:33:21 > 0:33:22Can you guess what it is?
0:33:23 > 0:33:26Well, it's Worcester, and this is a matching set
0:33:26 > 0:33:29of seven first-edition pieces.
0:33:31 > 0:33:33The pieces here at Ugbrooke
0:33:33 > 0:33:35were made by Dr Wall in the mid-18th century.
0:33:35 > 0:33:39He was a physician by trade but was the first to experiment
0:33:39 > 0:33:41with soft paste porcelain
0:33:41 > 0:33:45and co-founded the Worcester factory in 1751.
0:33:45 > 0:33:48I have to say, I think they look absently fabulous here on
0:33:48 > 0:33:53the mantelpiece, graduating downwards and outwards.
0:33:53 > 0:33:57Interestingly enough, these were scattered all over the house,
0:33:57 > 0:34:01lost and forgotten about in different parts.
0:34:01 > 0:34:05They were only reunited as a collection in the mid-'90s.
0:34:05 > 0:34:07I find that quite remarkable.
0:34:07 > 0:34:10Lost and forgotten about and here they are 300 years later,
0:34:10 > 0:34:14looking at their very best as a complete set.
0:34:14 > 0:34:16If these ever came up for auction,
0:34:16 > 0:34:19they would create a great deal of worldwide interest
0:34:19 > 0:34:22because they are just fabulous.
0:34:23 > 0:34:26Our journey is nearly complete, having crisscrossed the nation
0:34:26 > 0:34:30and haven't we found some fabulous antiques on the way?
0:34:30 > 0:34:34Now it's back to Reading Town Hall for the last valuation of the day.
0:34:34 > 0:34:39Magpie Anita Manning has created her own collection of silver.
0:34:40 > 0:34:43- Gwen, welcome to Flog It!- Thank you.
0:34:43 > 0:34:49You've brought an interesting little group of things in today.
0:34:49 > 0:34:52Tell me, where did you get them?
0:34:52 > 0:34:57I bought this when I went to Portugal on a holiday,
0:34:57 > 0:34:58one of my mad moments.
0:34:58 > 0:35:02This, I was given by a step-mother-in-law
0:35:02 > 0:35:04who I didn't like very much!
0:35:06 > 0:35:12And this is very special because I used to help at the Scouts
0:35:12 > 0:35:16and there was a jumble sale and somebody brought that in
0:35:16 > 0:35:19and I said, "That's lovely but I shouldn't have it," and he said,
0:35:19 > 0:35:22"You do a lot of work, make me an offer."
0:35:22 > 0:35:25So I offered him £5.
0:35:25 > 0:35:28- Right.- It went to the Scouting movement.
0:35:28 > 0:35:30It's a great organisation, the Scouts.
0:35:30 > 0:35:35- Wonderful.- I have a soft place in my heart
0:35:35 > 0:35:39for anything which has to do with writing.
0:35:39 > 0:35:45This type of item takes us away from computers and iPads
0:35:45 > 0:35:47and fancy phones
0:35:47 > 0:35:54to a time when someone would sit down with a beautiful set like this,
0:35:54 > 0:35:58a pen, a quill pen, and little bottles of ink.
0:35:58 > 0:36:01It takes you back to a more romantic time
0:36:01 > 0:36:04and I would say that the mounts in this
0:36:04 > 0:36:09and the embossed flower decoration and the centrepiece are silver,
0:36:09 > 0:36:11possibly Portuguese silver.
0:36:11 > 0:36:16The base is made of rosewood which has a beautiful hue.
0:36:16 > 0:36:20This item was made probably mid-1800s.
0:36:20 > 0:36:27- Really?- These bottles may not have been the original bottles because
0:36:27 > 0:36:33the lids are made of plate silver, plate rather than silver.
0:36:33 > 0:36:36The bangle, a nice Victorian bangle, mid-1800s.
0:36:36 > 0:36:40- Do you like this? - I like the look of it, yes.
0:36:40 > 0:36:43- Have you worn it?- No, I think it's too small for me.
0:36:43 > 0:36:48Too small? So, it's time for that to be passed on anyway.
0:36:48 > 0:36:50I like this wee clock.
0:36:50 > 0:36:52- I love it.- I think it's a nice wee thing.
0:36:53 > 0:36:54It's made of silver.
0:36:55 > 0:36:58It's probably from the 1930s.
0:36:58 > 0:37:011920s, 1930s.
0:37:01 > 0:37:03I'm saying that because of the marvellous face.
0:37:03 > 0:37:09It's like an engine-turned face and not a bad buy for £5.
0:37:09 > 0:37:11- No.- Now, if these came into my auction,
0:37:11 > 0:37:15there's nothing which is of any huge value individually.
0:37:16 > 0:37:19So, what we tend to do in that situation
0:37:19 > 0:37:22- is put things together as a little group.- Mm-hm.
0:37:22 > 0:37:25Now, for this little group,
0:37:25 > 0:37:30I would put an estimate of, say, £100 to £150 on it.
0:37:30 > 0:37:35- Would you be happy to let them go at that?- Yes, I would.
0:37:35 > 0:37:37- But not less than 100. - Not less than 100?
0:37:37 > 0:37:43We will put a fixed reserve of £100 on them
0:37:43 > 0:37:45and I think they should sell at that.
0:37:45 > 0:37:48So, I'll see you at the auction.
0:37:48 > 0:37:50That would be lovely, thank you very much.
0:37:50 > 0:37:52That's our last three items in the bag,
0:37:52 > 0:37:54boxed up and ready to take to auction.
0:37:54 > 0:37:57Here's a reminder of what's going under the hammer.
0:38:00 > 0:38:03This pair of candlesticks are certainly striking
0:38:03 > 0:38:06but will they get the bidders fired up?
0:38:07 > 0:38:10It's one of the most recognisable names in design
0:38:10 > 0:38:14and it was picked up for just £6.
0:38:14 > 0:38:17Could the Tiffany vase make June a juicy profit?
0:38:18 > 0:38:21And Gwen's silver ink stand, bangle and clock
0:38:21 > 0:38:25may not have started life together but they're in good company now
0:38:25 > 0:38:28and they make a classic collection.
0:38:32 > 0:38:36We're dashing back to Martin & Pole's in Wokingham to see if
0:38:36 > 0:38:39the collection of silver items Anita put together
0:38:39 > 0:38:41will excite the bidders.
0:38:41 > 0:38:43Good luck, girls, OK?
0:38:43 > 0:38:45We've got a bit of a mixed lot going under the hammer.
0:38:45 > 0:38:47I like the desktop set.
0:38:47 > 0:38:49We've got a bangle and a clock, so basically,
0:38:49 > 0:38:52you rummaged around the house before the valuation and thought,
0:38:52 > 0:38:54"We'll take that, we'll take that, we'll take that,"
0:38:54 > 0:38:57- and put it in a bag!- Something like that.- So, a bit of decluttering.
0:38:57 > 0:39:00A little bit. I don't mind if it doesn't go.
0:39:00 > 0:39:02- Oh, bless you.- Especially the clock.
0:39:02 > 0:39:05We're going to try our hardest and talking about clocks,
0:39:05 > 0:39:08time is up, it's time to put your lot under the hammer.
0:39:08 > 0:39:11Let's hand the proceedings over to the auctioneer.
0:39:12 > 0:39:15A 19th-century rosewood desk stand.
0:39:15 > 0:39:19This comes with a silver desk clock and silver bangle.
0:39:19 > 0:39:20Start this with me at £75.
0:39:20 > 0:39:2280 anywhere?
0:39:22 > 0:39:24With me at £75.
0:39:24 > 0:39:26Any further offers at £75?
0:39:26 > 0:39:2780, 85.
0:39:27 > 0:39:3090. With you at £90.
0:39:30 > 0:39:32Any more at £90?
0:39:32 > 0:39:3495 with me.
0:39:34 > 0:39:35100 with you now.
0:39:35 > 0:39:36At £100.
0:39:36 > 0:39:38Any more at £100?
0:39:38 > 0:39:40Are we selling at £100?
0:39:40 > 0:39:42Are we all done at £100?
0:39:44 > 0:39:46Straight in at 80, sold at 100.
0:39:46 > 0:39:49Job done, is that OK? You're happy, aren't you?
0:39:49 > 0:39:51Yes, I am happy.
0:39:51 > 0:39:54You've decluttered and someone else has bought them
0:39:54 > 0:39:56- and they will love those items.- Thank you.
0:39:56 > 0:39:58Thank you for coming along and joining us today.
0:39:58 > 0:40:02- Thank you for the pleasure.- It was exciting and quick, wasn't it?
0:40:02 > 0:40:06Our next stop is back down south at Chiswick Auctions in West London.
0:40:06 > 0:40:08Let's hope they've got money to burn
0:40:08 > 0:40:11as the pair of candlesticks go up for grabs.
0:40:13 > 0:40:16I've just been joined by mother and daughter team, Rosalie and Darragh,
0:40:16 > 0:40:18and we have the two Russian silver candlesticks and our expert,
0:40:18 > 0:40:21Mr Philip Serrell, who's going to put more light on the subject.
0:40:23 > 0:40:25Or is he? They're interesting things, aren't they?
0:40:25 > 0:40:27Yes. I have a gut feeling about these.
0:40:27 > 0:40:30Well, let's put them to the test. They're going under the hammer now.
0:40:30 > 0:40:34The Russian silver candlesticks, what are they worth?
0:40:34 > 0:40:37Start me at 180 for them.
0:40:37 > 0:40:39180 is bid.
0:40:39 > 0:40:40200 on the internet.
0:40:40 > 0:40:47210, 220, 230, 240, 250, 260, 270,
0:40:47 > 0:40:49280, 290, 300.
0:40:49 > 0:40:52320, 340, 360.
0:40:52 > 0:40:55360. 360, they sell.
0:40:56 > 0:40:59We'll take 360, though.
0:40:59 > 0:41:00They shot up, very quickly.
0:41:00 > 0:41:02- Very exciting.- Yes.
0:41:02 > 0:41:04£360.
0:41:04 > 0:41:06- That's all right, isn't it? - OK.- That'll sort you out, won't it?
0:41:06 > 0:41:10- You can go shopping now. - Absolutely.
0:41:10 > 0:41:12Finally, it's back to Market Harborough
0:41:12 > 0:41:15to see whether it's going to be Breakfast At Tiffany's for June.
0:41:16 > 0:41:17Good luck with this, June.
0:41:17 > 0:41:19- Thank you.- I'm quite excited about this Tiffany's.
0:41:19 > 0:41:22- That's a great name, isn't it? - Job lot, wasn't it, for you?
0:41:22 > 0:41:24Yes. I didn't buy it for that.
0:41:24 > 0:41:26I didn't know it was in there, it was in the bottom.
0:41:26 > 0:41:28- How long ago?- About 25 years now.
0:41:28 > 0:41:30How much did you pay for this? £6.
0:41:30 > 0:41:33It's got a model number, it's fully signed.
0:41:33 > 0:41:35Good luck. Good luck, June.
0:41:35 > 0:41:39Let's put this to the test, it's going under the hammer right now.
0:41:39 > 0:41:42Now is the lot number, the aesthetic movement Tiffany & Co spill vase.
0:41:43 > 0:41:47Bidding opens with me here at £240.
0:41:47 > 0:41:50240, I'm bid.
0:41:50 > 0:41:53260, 280.
0:41:53 > 0:41:54£280.
0:41:54 > 0:41:59At 280. 290, I'll take.
0:41:59 > 0:42:01I've got 290 here, thank you. I'll take 300.
0:42:01 > 0:42:04Thank you, at 300. 320.
0:42:04 > 0:42:07- Here we go.- 360, I'll be with you in a minute.
0:42:07 > 0:42:11400. 440, 480.
0:42:11 > 0:42:14480, at 480. 500, thank you.
0:42:14 > 0:42:17With Denise at 500. And 50 on the internet.
0:42:17 > 0:42:18- 600.- Yeah.
0:42:18 > 0:42:21And 50. 700 with Denise.
0:42:21 > 0:42:25And 50 with the internet so it's 750 with the internet.
0:42:25 > 0:42:27Bidders all out in the room as well?
0:42:27 > 0:42:29Telephone's gone as well
0:42:29 > 0:42:33and we're selling to the internet bidder at £750.
0:42:33 > 0:42:35- Fantastic, well done. - Thank you so much.
0:42:35 > 0:42:37- Good result. £750.- Well done, you.
0:42:37 > 0:42:39Well done, you, for looking after that.
0:42:39 > 0:42:41- Enjoy the money, won't you?- I will.
0:42:41 > 0:42:44As I say, something for my new conservatory when it comes.
0:42:48 > 0:42:51What an amazing profit for June.
0:42:51 > 0:42:55She wasn't the only Flog It! fan who went home with a stack of cash.
0:42:55 > 0:42:58Remember, it could be you next time.
0:42:58 > 0:43:01That wraps up our tour of the country.
0:43:01 > 0:43:06We've seen thousands of your items and visited some magnificent venues.
0:43:06 > 0:43:08I hope you've enjoyed the show.
0:43:08 > 0:43:11So, until the next time, it's goodbye.