0:00:02 > 0:00:05From north to south, east to west, we're travelling all over Britain,
0:00:05 > 0:00:08discovering the treasures you want to sell.
0:00:08 > 0:00:09And that's not all.
0:00:09 > 0:00:12Today I'm at Packwood in Warwickshire,
0:00:12 > 0:00:15a country house that was transformed into an Elizabethan manor house
0:00:15 > 0:00:18by its owner, Graham Baron Ash.
0:00:18 > 0:00:20Welcome to Flog It!
0:00:42 > 0:00:46On today's programme, we're taking a tour around the country to revisit
0:00:46 > 0:00:49some of our wonderful valuation days from this series.
0:00:49 > 0:00:53It's another chance to see those stunning venues and discover
0:00:53 > 0:00:56some extra gems which were brought in for our experts to value.
0:00:58 > 0:01:01There was a great atmosphere when we visited the majestic
0:01:01 > 0:01:06St Albans Cathedral, and James Lewis spotted some unorthodox restoration.
0:01:06 > 0:01:08The giraffe's been bandaged up.
0:01:08 > 0:01:10I put a sticking plaster on him.
0:01:10 > 0:01:12Just to mend his broken leg! I love that.
0:01:14 > 0:01:17The faithful Flog It! crowd flocked to the impressive Wolverhampton
0:01:17 > 0:01:21Art Gallery, where David Harper discovered a family secret.
0:01:21 > 0:01:23Have you played on it?
0:01:23 > 0:01:25No. I've never seen it.
0:01:25 > 0:01:26- What?- I've never seen it.
0:01:26 > 0:01:29- That is ridiculous. - In 50 years, I've never seen it.
0:01:29 > 0:01:31In the awe-inspiring Grimsby Minster,
0:01:31 > 0:01:35Anita Manning quizzed an owner about what he thought of his jug.
0:01:35 > 0:01:38Do you like it? Did you like it? Do you like it?
0:01:38 > 0:01:41Well, it meant nothing to me then, and indeed, when she gave me it,
0:01:41 > 0:01:43it meant nothing to me.
0:01:43 > 0:01:47And in Morecambe, Lancashire, at the wonderful Platform Building,
0:01:47 > 0:01:49once the town's promenade railway station,
0:01:49 > 0:01:53Catherine Southon asked why a ring was no longer worn.
0:01:53 > 0:01:55Is it something that you don't want to wear, Julie?
0:01:55 > 0:01:56I would, I would love to.
0:01:56 > 0:02:00But I've got quite chunky hands, so it won't fit my fingers, I'm afraid.
0:02:02 > 0:02:05And I'm spending some time at a unique museum in Worcestershire.
0:02:05 > 0:02:07HE GIGGLES
0:02:09 > 0:02:13Today's host location for this special round Britain programme is
0:02:13 > 0:02:18an intriguing country house, once owned by a keen social climber.
0:02:18 > 0:02:22Baron Ash, as he liked to be known, was a wealthy gentleman of leisure,
0:02:22 > 0:02:26and he did his bit in saving beautifully crafted old pieces
0:02:26 > 0:02:30of furniture, artefacts and fittings from other grand country houses.
0:02:30 > 0:02:34He snapped up everything he could if the house was being dismantled,
0:02:34 > 0:02:38remodelled, or even demolished, due to the lack of cash.
0:02:38 > 0:02:41He bought all sorts of stunning and valuable pieces, and he found
0:02:41 > 0:02:45a new home for them here at Packwood and he displayed them in such a way
0:02:45 > 0:02:49that the house almost took on the appearance of a museum.
0:02:49 > 0:02:52We'll be returning to Packwood later, but first,
0:02:52 > 0:02:55we're off to the stunning Wolverhampton Art Gallery,
0:02:55 > 0:02:59where David Harper is getting excited about a mystery object.
0:02:59 > 0:03:04Oh, I do love people bringing me boxes with hidden treasure.
0:03:04 > 0:03:06Norman, what is in this box?
0:03:06 > 0:03:08- It's a train.- A train.
0:03:08 > 0:03:11- Can I...?- You can open it. - Yeah, right, OK.
0:03:11 > 0:03:13Oh, my goodness me.
0:03:13 > 0:03:17Wow. Now, all the chaps now are going to go, "Ooh!"
0:03:17 > 0:03:19- "Ooh aah!"- "Ooh aah," you see!
0:03:19 > 0:03:23The effect a good old loco has on you, it's amazing.
0:03:23 > 0:03:26- Who does it belong to? - It belongs to me.
0:03:26 > 0:03:28Right. Tell me all about it, Norman.
0:03:28 > 0:03:31Well, it used to be my father's and we used to play with it when we were
0:03:31 > 0:03:37youngsters, and I had it off my father in about 2005, but I have
0:03:37 > 0:03:41to be honest - I don't think it's been used for at least 50 years.
0:03:41 > 0:03:42- Really?- No.
0:03:42 > 0:03:45- And so how far back can you trace it?- I can't. I mean,
0:03:45 > 0:03:48I can only assume that he's had it from about the '30s.
0:03:48 > 0:03:50Yeah, that would seem about right, wouldn't it?
0:03:50 > 0:03:54- Yeah.- I mean, the shape of it is very 1920s, 1930s.
0:03:54 > 0:03:59But even I can read what it says on the end of its original box.
0:03:59 > 0:04:02Bowman Tank Loco. Model 300.
0:04:02 > 0:04:08So Bowman is a company making, in the 1920s and 1930s,
0:04:08 > 0:04:12tin plate locos. It's brilliant. And I see you're holding...
0:04:12 > 0:04:13I hope it's not a weapon. What is it?
0:04:13 > 0:04:16No, it's some of the railway track, that we've got with it.
0:04:16 > 0:04:19Right, OK. And so, how many pieces have you got?
0:04:19 > 0:04:21It was either six or eight. It makes a circle.
0:04:21 > 0:04:23- Oh, a complete circle? - A complete circle.
0:04:23 > 0:04:25Right. Mavis, have you played with it?
0:04:25 > 0:04:27No. I've never seen it.
0:04:27 > 0:04:29- What?- I've never seen it.
0:04:29 > 0:04:31- That is ridiculous. - In 50 years, I've never seen it.
0:04:31 > 0:04:34Unfortunately, I can't even remember how to work it.
0:04:34 > 0:04:35I've forgotten how to work it,
0:04:35 > 0:04:39so it's safely tucked away and will never go again, if I keep it.
0:04:39 > 0:04:41Oh, it will go again. It will.
0:04:41 > 0:04:42It has to go again.
0:04:42 > 0:04:43- It will work. - This thing, it's itching...
0:04:43 > 0:04:46You can feel the speed, can't you? It's itching to go.
0:04:46 > 0:04:49Steam powered, so you have a little wick here,
0:04:49 > 0:04:50and you put your paraffin in.
0:04:50 > 0:04:53And your water, I assume, would go in here.
0:04:53 > 0:04:58- Yes.- And if you look along the front there, we've got the livery - LNER,
0:04:58 > 0:05:02standing for London North East Railway.
0:05:02 > 0:05:04It's just fabulous.
0:05:04 > 0:05:08And there are railway mad boys out there, now old men,
0:05:08 > 0:05:10who will go crazy for it.
0:05:10 > 0:05:12So, value wise.
0:05:12 > 0:05:14Well, I think that Bowman, they're good quality,
0:05:14 > 0:05:17anything made in the 1920s, actually, was good quality.
0:05:17 > 0:05:22But they did make a lot of them, so there still are a lot around,
0:05:22 > 0:05:27but I love the fact you've got the round track and its original box.
0:05:27 > 0:05:31To be really sensible, £100-£150 would sound like
0:05:31 > 0:05:35a come-and-get-me kind of encouraging estimate.
0:05:35 > 0:05:38- Yeah?- Brilliant. Shall we do it? - Yes, fine.
0:05:38 > 0:05:39Marvellous. Fantastic.
0:05:39 > 0:05:40Thank you very much. OK.
0:05:40 > 0:05:43- Thank you very much.- Thank you.
0:05:43 > 0:05:45Now that's what I call a boy's toy.
0:05:46 > 0:05:49Next, we're crossing the country to St Albans Cathedral,
0:05:49 > 0:05:52where Jonathan Pratt spotted something which has more to it
0:05:52 > 0:05:54than meets the eye.
0:05:54 > 0:05:56So, Tony, I'm going to ask you
0:05:56 > 0:05:57a question first of all.
0:05:57 > 0:05:58Do you know what this is?
0:05:58 > 0:05:59I ain't got a clue.
0:05:59 > 0:06:01I love these things.
0:06:01 > 0:06:03It's very interesting, because you think,
0:06:03 > 0:06:04"It's a cigarette box,"
0:06:04 > 0:06:05so it's just a silver box,
0:06:05 > 0:06:08and you open it and out it flaps like this.
0:06:08 > 0:06:10Well, "What is that for?" - you think to yourself.
0:06:10 > 0:06:12If I told you it was a sandwich box,
0:06:12 > 0:06:15a wealthy man going fishing...
0:06:15 > 0:06:16Oh, right, right.
0:06:16 > 0:06:17I mean, what do you need, you know?
0:06:17 > 0:06:19From the late 19th century.
0:06:19 > 0:06:21So it unhinges like this, and then they can eat their sandwich.
0:06:21 > 0:06:24- It makes a little plate sort of format.- Oh, right.
0:06:24 > 0:06:26Every single piece of silver has to have
0:06:26 > 0:06:28a date mark and a sterling mark.
0:06:28 > 0:06:32OK? So on here, you've got the lion passant
0:06:32 > 0:06:34and the leopard's head in between there.
0:06:34 > 0:06:37And the leopard's head is London, so you've got that lower-case C,
0:06:37 > 0:06:40and the leopard's head. That lower-case C is 1897.
0:06:41 > 0:06:45Very last part of the 19th century. It's simply done
0:06:45 > 0:06:49in this very typical, traditional hammered finish.
0:06:49 > 0:06:50You know, it's hand-beaten sheet.
0:06:50 > 0:06:54- Right.- And the initials of who would have owned it at the time.
0:06:54 > 0:06:58So, it's like an 18th-century style of lettering, Gothic,
0:06:58 > 0:07:01but I think that's a W and an H.
0:07:01 > 0:07:04- How did you get it? - Well, it was my cousin's.
0:07:04 > 0:07:06- Flued up at the moment.- Oh, really?
0:07:06 > 0:07:09He was going to come today, but because he was ill,
0:07:09 > 0:07:12I went last night and I've brought it up on his behalf.
0:07:12 > 0:07:14Did he explain where it came from?
0:07:14 > 0:07:16He didn't, no. He's got so much stuff.
0:07:16 > 0:07:18- Oh, really?- Yeah.
0:07:18 > 0:07:23You can imagine how it was used, but I'd much prefer plastics.
0:07:24 > 0:07:29- Absolutely.- I think at auction it's worth £100-£150,
0:07:29 > 0:07:32and I'd be very happy to put it in at that price.
0:07:32 > 0:07:34- That's brilliant.- Is it brilliant?
0:07:34 > 0:07:35- I think he'd be happy with that. - Good.
0:07:35 > 0:07:39Pleased about that. And I think reserve, just under, £90,
0:07:39 > 0:07:42what we call an auctioneer's discretion of a £90 reserve.
0:07:42 > 0:07:44- Do you think he'll come to the auction?- I hope he will.
0:07:44 > 0:07:46- And you've got to be there too. - I will be.
0:07:46 > 0:07:47- Fabulous.- Someone's got to drive.
0:07:50 > 0:07:52Now, let's take a quick break from our valuation days,
0:07:52 > 0:07:54as I want to show you around some of
0:07:54 > 0:07:57the interior design at Packwood House in Warwickshire.
0:08:02 > 0:08:06Baron Ash wanted to make this place look as much as possible like
0:08:06 > 0:08:07a grand Tudor manor house.
0:08:07 > 0:08:10He loved wood panelling and old tapestries.
0:08:10 > 0:08:13He felt it gave the place a feeling of old grandeur,
0:08:13 > 0:08:15the look that he really wanted.
0:08:15 > 0:08:19He picked up pieces from country house sales and from owners of
0:08:19 > 0:08:22large country estates, who'd fallen on hard times.
0:08:22 > 0:08:25He even picked up pieces on his travels.
0:08:27 > 0:08:29Some were massive, like this.
0:08:31 > 0:08:34Others with tiny but could be even more valuable, like this
0:08:34 > 0:08:39beautiful framed biblical image of Judith and the head of Holofernes.
0:08:41 > 0:08:44This piece is believed to have been made in the 16th century
0:08:44 > 0:08:47at the short-lived tapestry workshop here in Warwickshire.
0:08:49 > 0:08:52Highly skilled Flemish tapestry makers were employed to teach
0:08:52 > 0:08:57local workers the much-prized fine tapestry skills.
0:08:57 > 0:09:01This delicate piece is made mainly of silk and gilt metal thread.
0:09:01 > 0:09:03There's hardly any wool on it.
0:09:03 > 0:09:06And for those of you who know about this sort of thing,
0:09:06 > 0:09:08there's eight to ten warps per centimetre,
0:09:08 > 0:09:12which means it is incredibly fine in detail.
0:09:12 > 0:09:15And as you can see, it's not lost any of its colour
0:09:15 > 0:09:17over the centuries.
0:09:17 > 0:09:20Baron would have loved this piece, because it's a local piece,
0:09:20 > 0:09:21and that's a rare thing.
0:09:22 > 0:09:25Well, from Packwood, it's straight over to Morecambe to join up with
0:09:25 > 0:09:28expert Adam Partridge, who's found something
0:09:28 > 0:09:30that would be absolutely perfect here at the house.
0:09:33 > 0:09:34A lovely little leather box.
0:09:34 > 0:09:37- Shall we have a look and see what's inside?- Please!
0:09:39 > 0:09:46There we go. Now, these are billiard balls, correct?
0:09:46 > 0:09:49- How did you come to own them? - My late father-in-law
0:09:49 > 0:09:52had an uncle in the Midlands who played billiards.
0:09:52 > 0:09:57- Right.- And when he died, my father-in-law gave these to me,
0:09:57 > 0:09:59and they've been in a wardrobe ever since.
0:09:59 > 0:10:02- In a...! - In a wardrobe for over 20 years.
0:10:02 > 0:10:06In a wardrobe! How many things on the show over the years have been
0:10:06 > 0:10:08- in a wardrobe? - I would probably think millions.
0:10:08 > 0:10:09I know, it's unbelievable, isn't it?
0:10:09 > 0:10:12- Almost always.- People put things away and forget about them.
0:10:12 > 0:10:16So these have been living in the wardrobe in their leather case.
0:10:16 > 0:10:20They clearly date to around 1900, judging by the case,
0:10:20 > 0:10:23and this was the period when billiards was at its height,
0:10:23 > 0:10:25late Victorian, beginning of the 20th century.
0:10:25 > 0:10:29So they are made of ivory. I'm sure you know that.
0:10:29 > 0:10:33And it's a bit of a taboo. It's a contentious subject, ivory.
0:10:33 > 0:10:37There's a dateline of 1947, a very strict dateline.
0:10:37 > 0:10:40These are well before that, so they are legal to be sold,
0:10:40 > 0:10:43and I think it's important for people to know the things
0:10:43 > 0:10:46that were made out of ivory. These, there we go.
0:10:46 > 0:10:49Now, I've got a slight personal connection to this,
0:10:49 > 0:10:50because the town I live in...
0:10:50 > 0:10:53I live in a little town in Cheshire called Congleton, and there was
0:10:53 > 0:10:57a company in Congleton called the Composite Billiard Ball Company,
0:10:57 > 0:11:00and they were the first people, as far as I'm aware,
0:11:00 > 0:11:04to make billiard balls out of composite materials, and not ivory.
0:11:04 > 0:11:07- Yeah.- Now, they are quite collectable nowadays,
0:11:07 > 0:11:09for people interested in snooker memorabilia.
0:11:09 > 0:11:11And I sell these quite regularly,
0:11:11 > 0:11:13so I think we're going to get the value about right.
0:11:14 > 0:11:17Typically, they're going to be about £50 apiece,
0:11:17 > 0:11:21so obviously three of them in a box should make 150 quid,
0:11:21 > 0:11:24maybe a touch more, because they're presented in the box.
0:11:24 > 0:11:27What I would suggest is to put a slightly lower estimate on them.
0:11:27 > 0:11:31- I would say reserve of £100.- Right. - Estimate £100-£150.
0:11:31 > 0:11:32Is that all right with you?
0:11:32 > 0:11:33- That's all right by me.- Very good.
0:11:33 > 0:11:35John, really interesting thing to bring along,
0:11:35 > 0:11:39I can't recall having ever seen or had any on the programme before,
0:11:39 > 0:11:41really interesting. Thanks very much,
0:11:41 > 0:11:44and I'm looking forward to seeing them find a new home to a collector.
0:11:44 > 0:11:45Right, thank you.
0:11:45 > 0:11:48Those great billiard balls are the last of our first batch of items,
0:11:48 > 0:11:52and now it's time to find out if they make their owners any money
0:11:52 > 0:11:55when they're sold at auction. In Wolverhampton Art Gallery,
0:11:55 > 0:11:58we found Norman's toy train and track,
0:11:58 > 0:12:01stored away for more than 50 years.
0:12:01 > 0:12:02At St Albans Cathedral,
0:12:02 > 0:12:06we valued a silver gentleman's sandwich box, which belonged to
0:12:06 > 0:12:07Tony's cousin.
0:12:07 > 0:12:11And finally, in Morecambe, John brought in some billiard balls
0:12:11 > 0:12:13that had been hidden away in a wardrobe.
0:12:16 > 0:12:17But first up is the toy train.
0:12:17 > 0:12:21It's being sold at Trevanion & Dean's auction house in Whitchurch,
0:12:21 > 0:12:25Shropshire, and Aaron Dean is on the rostrum.
0:12:25 > 0:12:27Remember, whether you're buying or selling,
0:12:27 > 0:12:32at every auction there's always commission and VAT to pay.
0:12:33 > 0:12:35Do we go off the rails, off the tracks, right now?
0:12:35 > 0:12:36No, I do not think so.
0:12:36 > 0:12:39Coming up is my favourite item of this sale.
0:12:39 > 0:12:41- Oh, brilliant.- Norman and Mavis, it's good to see you,
0:12:41 > 0:12:43and our expert here.
0:12:43 > 0:12:44Marvellous. I'm so pleased you like it.
0:12:44 > 0:12:47Do you know what? I fell in love with this at the valuation day.
0:12:47 > 0:12:49- Do you know why?- Why?
0:12:49 > 0:12:53Because it's been used, and looking at this little engine..
0:12:53 > 0:12:55- Yeah.- ..it's had a useful and purposeful life.
0:12:55 > 0:12:58I love it to bits, so thank you so much for bringing it in.
0:12:58 > 0:13:01I know it's a boy's toy, but for me, and for David, it's also
0:13:01 > 0:13:04a piece of sculpture, and it's a reminder of those bygone years.
0:13:04 > 0:13:08- Yeah, absolutely.- It's time to put this little engine under the hammer.
0:13:08 > 0:13:09Here we go.
0:13:09 > 0:13:13We have the Bowman green live steam tank loco, Norfolk made.
0:13:13 > 0:13:15Rather handsome, this chap, isn't it?
0:13:15 > 0:13:16What shall we say? £100 to start...
0:13:16 > 0:13:20- Brilliant, brilliant!- Oh, £100, looking at 100 to start.
0:13:20 > 0:13:23- Oh, £80, perhaps. - Come on, everybody!
0:13:23 > 0:13:25- At £80, at 80.- Come on.
0:13:25 > 0:13:29- Oh, no!- Good loco, this - surely someone at £80.
0:13:29 > 0:13:31- At 80?- Our favourite object!
0:13:32 > 0:13:33- Not selling...- Not selling?
0:13:33 > 0:13:34Well, that's OK, I don't mind.
0:13:34 > 0:13:36Oh!
0:13:36 > 0:13:39Do you know what? They don't know what they're missing!
0:13:39 > 0:13:41- Haven't a clue, have they? - Never mind.
0:13:41 > 0:13:44We didn't come with any high expectation, really didn't.
0:13:44 > 0:13:49We just came to get it valued, and it's given so much pleasure.
0:13:49 > 0:13:52- Look, it's given us pleasure as well.- Oh, thank you.
0:13:52 > 0:13:54Thank you very much, that's what it's all about, really, but
0:13:54 > 0:13:57we've had the pleasure out of this as well, so the feeling's mutual.
0:13:58 > 0:14:02Next, we're travelling to Tring Market Auctions in Hertfordshire,
0:14:02 > 0:14:05where Stephen Hearn is in charge of selling the sandwich box
0:14:05 > 0:14:08Tony brought in.
0:14:08 > 0:14:11Right, our next lot now, as a packed lunch box,
0:14:11 > 0:14:13this is as good as it's going to get.
0:14:13 > 0:14:16I send my lad off to school with a little plastic like...
0:14:16 > 0:14:19This one is solid sterling silver.
0:14:19 > 0:14:21Tony, you brought this along, it's your cousin's.
0:14:21 > 0:14:23- It is.- He was ill on the day, he's a bit camera shy,
0:14:23 > 0:14:25- so he doesn't want to take part. - That's right.
0:14:25 > 0:14:27But I've got to say,
0:14:27 > 0:14:29I've not seen anything like that before as a sandwich box.
0:14:29 > 0:14:31Has he ever put a cheese sandwich in it?
0:14:31 > 0:14:33I don't think so. If he did, I would have had it.
0:14:33 > 0:14:36- You...!- You'd have to cut the crust off anyway to get it in.
0:14:36 > 0:14:38- To get it to fit, yeah. - Yeah, I'm afraid so.
0:14:38 > 0:14:40Posh people didn't have the crusts, did they?
0:14:40 > 0:14:43- No, oh, fair point.- Anyway, it's going under the hammer now.
0:14:44 > 0:14:49Nice box now, this Victorian folding box to put your sandwiches in,
0:14:49 > 0:14:50whatever you wish to put in it.
0:14:50 > 0:14:54There you are, lot 1921, are we going to get £100 for a nice folder?
0:14:54 > 0:14:56100 or 50? 60, 70.
0:14:57 > 0:15:0170, 80. 90, £100, is it? No?
0:15:01 > 0:15:0590 has got it, then. At 90, I'm going to sell.
0:15:05 > 0:15:09At £90, thank you. 660.
0:15:09 > 0:15:12£90, you were spot-on. You have seen these before.
0:15:12 > 0:15:14- Yes.- £90, he's going to be happy with that, isn't it?
0:15:14 > 0:15:18- Very happy.- That's really good. That is really, really good,
0:15:18 > 0:15:20and that is a first for me, I've not seen one of those,
0:15:20 > 0:15:23so I've learned something, and I hope you have as well.
0:15:23 > 0:15:26Next on our travels, it's Clitheroe in Lancashire,
0:15:26 > 0:15:28and Silverwoods Sale Room,
0:15:28 > 0:15:31where auctioneer Wilf Mould's wielding the gavel.
0:15:31 > 0:15:33Going under the hammer now, we have that case set of
0:15:33 > 0:15:35three billiard balls belonging to John.
0:15:35 > 0:15:38I should say cueing up ready to go under the hammer, shouldn't I?
0:15:38 > 0:15:39- Hey-ho!- Very good.
0:15:39 > 0:15:42- Were you ever a billiards player? - No, I've never played billiards.
0:15:42 > 0:15:44- Snooker?- I play snooker.
0:15:44 > 0:15:46Yeah, I play a lot on snooker, but I don't get on with billiards.
0:15:46 > 0:15:49- Do you?- Yeah, I like snooker, but not billiards.
0:15:49 > 0:15:51But look, we've got three ivory billiard balls -
0:15:51 > 0:15:52perfectly legal to sell.
0:15:52 > 0:15:57Yes, absolutely, they are early 20th century, way before the guideline,
0:15:57 > 0:15:59and let's hope John catches a lucky break.
0:15:59 > 0:16:01- Oh-ho-ho!- Your turn, your turn.
0:16:01 > 0:16:04Let's not go in off.
0:16:04 > 0:16:05Let's not go in off!
0:16:06 > 0:16:09Oh, you beat me to it! You beat me to it.
0:16:09 > 0:16:11He wants to go home with money in his pocket.
0:16:11 > 0:16:13Right, you we go, it's going under the hammer now.
0:16:13 > 0:16:18Early 20th century set of three ivory billiard balls.
0:16:18 > 0:16:23Start me at £130 for these. 130 for the three, 130.
0:16:23 > 0:16:27£100, then. 50 by 50, 55 from any of you.
0:16:27 > 0:16:33At 55, 60 online, £60, five and 70, £70 and five, and £80.
0:16:33 > 0:16:39At 75 on the screen, 80, at £80, £80, 85, 90, 95 again.
0:16:39 > 0:16:43I'll take 95, 95. 100 now, 100 is bid.
0:16:43 > 0:16:47110, 120, 130 I'll take.
0:16:47 > 0:16:50At £130, 140 now, 50 from anywhere else.
0:16:50 > 0:16:54150, all online at £150.
0:16:54 > 0:16:58160 I'll take, all done at £150.
0:16:58 > 0:17:01That's a good result, isn't it? You've got to be happy with that.
0:17:01 > 0:17:03I'm very happy. At least I know they're going somewhere
0:17:03 > 0:17:06- where they're going to be used.- Oh, someone's going to look after those.
0:17:06 > 0:17:09- And not stuck in a cupboard.- I think they'll form part of an interesting
0:17:09 > 0:17:11display of early billiard balls.
0:17:11 > 0:17:13Bang on with your valuation, Adam.
0:17:13 > 0:17:16Now, don't go away, because there will be more auctions later on
0:17:16 > 0:17:19in the show. But before that, I want to take you
0:17:19 > 0:17:23to a fascinating museum which celebrates the fact that,
0:17:23 > 0:17:28believe it or not, 90% of the world's needles used to be made
0:17:28 > 0:17:29in one Midland town.
0:17:36 > 0:17:38I've come to Forge Mill in Redditch.
0:17:38 > 0:17:40Now, not only is this a beautiful building to look at,
0:17:40 > 0:17:43with its beautiful red industrial brickwork,
0:17:43 > 0:17:48but it's the only still operational water-powered needle scouring mill
0:17:48 > 0:17:49in the world.
0:17:50 > 0:17:54In its heyday, Forge Mill was scouring or polishing needles
0:17:54 > 0:17:58for many of the 117 needle-making factories in Redditch.
0:17:58 > 0:18:03This was only a small but important part of the needle-making process.
0:18:03 > 0:18:07The museum it houses celebrates all elements of the labour-intensive
0:18:07 > 0:18:11industry, which used to employ thousands of people,
0:18:11 > 0:18:14and displays countless examples of the finished products.
0:18:16 > 0:18:19Industries requiring needles, like glove and carpet making,
0:18:19 > 0:18:22were already established in the Redditch area.
0:18:22 > 0:18:25But when the railways reached the town in the 1850s,
0:18:25 > 0:18:29opening up the country, needle-making really took off.
0:18:29 > 0:18:33Nearly every family in the town was employed in some stage of
0:18:33 > 0:18:39the 30 processes, caught in this rare footage from the 1920s.
0:18:39 > 0:18:42I'm meeting Jo-Ann Gloger, curator of the museum,
0:18:42 > 0:18:46to discover just what was involved in needle making.
0:18:46 > 0:18:48This is how a needle starts its life.
0:18:48 > 0:18:50- That's thick.- It is thick.
0:18:50 > 0:18:52What happened was,
0:18:52 > 0:18:56the wire gets drawn down successively through some holes,
0:18:56 > 0:18:58to make it thinner and longer.
0:18:58 > 0:19:01And it goes through that process quite a few times until you've
0:19:01 > 0:19:04drawn it down to the gauge of the wire you need for the needle that
0:19:04 > 0:19:08- you're going to make. - But the next stage of the process,
0:19:08 > 0:19:12putting the points on the needles, was considered one of the most
0:19:12 > 0:19:16highly skilled and also hazardous jobs in Britain.
0:19:16 > 0:19:20Pointing was the most dangerous job in all the needle industry.
0:19:20 > 0:19:23And he'd hold a whole bunch of them in his hands,
0:19:23 > 0:19:26pressing hard onto the grindstone.
0:19:26 > 0:19:30You're always going to make two needles out of one piece of wire.
0:19:30 > 0:19:34- There's a point at each end?- There's a point at each end and then you
0:19:34 > 0:19:37can cut it in the middle and you have two needles out of one.
0:19:37 > 0:19:41He is going to be breathing in a lethal mixture of dust
0:19:41 > 0:19:46from the grindstone, and also dust from the wire itself.
0:19:46 > 0:19:49It is going to go down into his lungs and within two or three years,
0:19:49 > 0:19:51he'll be coughing up blood.
0:19:51 > 0:19:55By the age of about 30, 35, he'd probably be dead.
0:19:55 > 0:19:59Gosh, poor chap. Why would anybody want to be a pointer?
0:19:59 > 0:20:00Well, the money.
0:20:00 > 0:20:02It was very, very well paid.
0:20:02 > 0:20:06They were earning two and three guineas per week,
0:20:06 > 0:20:09which, in Victorian times, was a great deal of money.
0:20:10 > 0:20:14How many needles do you think could be pointed in one hour?
0:20:14 > 0:20:16How many people were working?
0:20:16 > 0:20:21- Just one.- Gosh, I suppose if I had to tackle that task, possibly about,
0:20:21 > 0:20:24I don't know, 200, I reckon I could do.
0:20:24 > 0:20:26- How many, go on?- About 10,000.
0:20:26 > 0:20:28- Wow!- That is a lot of needles.
0:20:28 > 0:20:30Gosh. And you've got to have nimble fingers as well, I bet.
0:20:30 > 0:20:34- You have.- I guess, putting the eye in comes next, does it?
0:20:34 > 0:20:36It does, yes.
0:20:39 > 0:20:41Well, it's a two part process.
0:20:41 > 0:20:44- The first part was done by the kick stamper.- OK.
0:20:44 > 0:20:47Basically, it's a drop hammer with a die at the top
0:20:47 > 0:20:51- and a die at the bottom.- With a heavy weight to stamp down on?- Yes.
0:20:51 > 0:20:55You're putting the needle in between and it's coming down like that.
0:20:55 > 0:20:58- Oh, I see.- And it's going to make... - It punches the shape of the...?
0:20:58 > 0:21:01- That's right. Not the holes.- No.
0:21:01 > 0:21:03But the kick stamper was an amazing chap.
0:21:03 > 0:21:08He could do almost 50 kick stamps per minute.
0:21:08 > 0:21:10Almost one a second.
0:21:10 > 0:21:13That's a lot of that leg action.
0:21:13 > 0:21:16Gosh! He would be like that, literally like that!
0:21:16 > 0:21:18Getting a rhythm going and not stopping.
0:21:18 > 0:21:22They were then sent on to ladies and children as young as eight years old
0:21:22 > 0:21:25doing a job called fly pressing.
0:21:25 > 0:21:29Basically, they would hold a whole fan of the needles in their hand,
0:21:29 > 0:21:34and then it's a punch that comes down and basically punches out the
0:21:34 > 0:21:36two eyes of the needle.
0:21:36 > 0:21:38And they had to keep up with the men as well.
0:21:38 > 0:21:40They were going at a fair old rate of speed.
0:21:40 > 0:21:43So while he was knocking those out, the women and the children
0:21:43 > 0:21:46were then punching the holes and keeping up with him?
0:21:46 > 0:21:48- Trying to.- Trying to.
0:21:50 > 0:21:53Next, the needles were hardened and cooled.
0:21:53 > 0:21:55Even this wasn't the end of the process.
0:21:55 > 0:21:58The next stage is where Forge Mill came in.
0:21:58 > 0:22:00This is what the needles would look like.
0:22:01 > 0:22:04- Really dirty.- Horrible, aren't they?
0:22:04 > 0:22:05You wouldn't buy these.
0:22:05 > 0:22:08No. But they've got points and they have eyes, and they've got heads.
0:22:08 > 0:22:10Yes!
0:22:15 > 0:22:17This is where the needles were scoured to polish them up,
0:22:17 > 0:22:20and they'd arrive from factories all over the area in bundles
0:22:20 > 0:22:22of needles just like that. Quite dirty.
0:22:22 > 0:22:25Then you would wrap them in something like this,
0:22:25 > 0:22:28tightly in hessian, you would add your scouring powder
0:22:28 > 0:22:31and liquid soap, get that bundle tight,
0:22:31 > 0:22:33and they'd be polished up here.
0:22:33 > 0:22:37The watermill enabled the scouring or polishing process to be operated
0:22:37 > 0:22:42by machine, which, in turn, sped up the whole operation.
0:22:42 > 0:22:45Three million needles were scoured here each week.
0:22:46 > 0:22:48The sets, as the bundles were called,
0:22:48 > 0:22:52would be placed under the runners or scouring beds and rolled
0:22:52 > 0:22:54continuously for about eight hours.
0:22:54 > 0:22:56Depending on the quality of the needles,
0:22:56 > 0:22:58this could be done three to five times.
0:23:01 > 0:23:03When they finished the final scouring process,
0:23:03 > 0:23:06the needles had to be polished twice and then thoroughly dried out.
0:23:06 > 0:23:09And to do that, you needed to separate them
0:23:09 > 0:23:12from the drying out materials - the bran and the sawdust -
0:23:12 > 0:23:14and you needed a fanning out tray
0:23:14 > 0:23:16just like this one,
0:23:16 > 0:23:17and I'm going to attempt
0:23:17 > 0:23:18to show you how it works.
0:23:18 > 0:23:20I have been told the more needles
0:23:20 > 0:23:22in there, the easier it is.
0:23:22 > 0:23:23The needles are supposed to come
0:23:23 > 0:23:25to the back of the fanning out tray,
0:23:25 > 0:23:27and the bran and the sawdust moves
0:23:27 > 0:23:29forward and falls off into the tray
0:23:29 > 0:23:30below. So here we go, I'm going
0:23:30 > 0:23:32to agitate this and show you.
0:23:35 > 0:23:37HE GIGGLES Look at that!
0:23:37 > 0:23:40As you can see, it's not that easy!
0:23:40 > 0:23:43But then, after this, the needles would be packaged,
0:23:43 > 0:23:45priced up, and then marketed.
0:23:49 > 0:23:53Scouring mills operated for about 12 hours a day.
0:23:53 > 0:23:57If there was a shortage of water during a drought, or a winter frost,
0:23:57 > 0:24:01four men at a time would walk the wheel like a treadmill.
0:24:01 > 0:24:06The last needles were scoured here at Forge Mill in 1958.
0:24:08 > 0:24:11Needle making is such a labour-intensive operation,
0:24:11 > 0:24:15it's no wonder the process ended up being mechanised, with needles being
0:24:15 > 0:24:20made cheaper in the Far East, India, China, and Germany.
0:24:20 > 0:24:24There are only two needle producers left here in Redditch.
0:24:24 > 0:24:27I've thoroughly enjoyed my trip to the museum here,
0:24:27 > 0:24:29learning all about its history,
0:24:29 > 0:24:33and I'm fascinated to find out that so much goes into making something
0:24:33 > 0:24:35that is so simple.
0:24:35 > 0:24:38Well, from one trip down memory lane to another.
0:24:38 > 0:24:42Let's now catch up with our expert, James Lewis, who found something
0:24:42 > 0:24:47to make him feel very nostalgic at a valuation day in St Albans.
0:24:54 > 0:24:56Oh, childhood memories!
0:24:56 > 0:25:00Do you know, my grandad gave me some lead animals like these?
0:25:00 > 0:25:02I think they must have been the same sort of period,
0:25:02 > 0:25:04but I didn't look after them.
0:25:04 > 0:25:06But, Pam, I have to say, you've looked after yours.
0:25:08 > 0:25:09Were they yours as a child?
0:25:09 > 0:25:13They were, yes. But they were originally my grandfather's.
0:25:13 > 0:25:16- Yeah?- Yes. - They are lovely and early.
0:25:16 > 0:25:18They're about 100 years old.
0:25:18 > 0:25:23They're made by Britain's, who is, without doubt, the best toymaker,
0:25:23 > 0:25:26we should say, in British history.
0:25:26 > 0:25:31And they specialised in these hollow cast metal animals.
0:25:31 > 0:25:32Yeah, they're great. Tell me about them.
0:25:32 > 0:25:35Where did you play with them? In a sandpit, I should think!
0:25:36 > 0:25:38No, I had them out when I was small.
0:25:40 > 0:25:42And I got them out of the other day and I thought, oh,
0:25:42 > 0:25:44- I'd forgotten all about them.- Yeah.
0:25:44 > 0:25:45I'd forgotten I'd had them.
0:25:45 > 0:25:49And I thought, well, it'll be ideal to bring along today.
0:25:50 > 0:25:54They're perfect. There is a great collectors' market for these.
0:25:54 > 0:25:58Because seeing them, it does remind you of your childhood.
0:25:58 > 0:26:00- Yes.- And people often say,
0:26:00 > 0:26:03"What's the difference between antiques and collectables?"
0:26:03 > 0:26:08And I think antiques have a value in terms of it being a useful or
0:26:08 > 0:26:11fabulous table, or a great pocket watch,
0:26:11 > 0:26:15whereas these, at the end of the day, are just tin or metal animals.
0:26:15 > 0:26:16- They're toys.- Yes.
0:26:16 > 0:26:20- But the difference is that they inspire emotion in us.- Yes.
0:26:20 > 0:26:22And that's what collectability's all about.
0:26:22 > 0:26:24It's the emotion, it's the memories.
0:26:24 > 0:26:27- Have you got kids? - I've got grandchildren.
0:26:27 > 0:26:29Have you? Have they played with them?
0:26:29 > 0:26:33No. I'd completely forgotten all about them.
0:26:33 > 0:26:35It's a good job you completely forgot about them,
0:26:35 > 0:26:38because I should think if they ended up chewing on these,
0:26:38 > 0:26:41- they might even get lead poisoning. Because it's lead paint.- Of course.
0:26:41 > 0:26:43So, yeah, good move.
0:26:43 > 0:26:44They've got a bit of damage here and there.
0:26:44 > 0:26:46The giraffe's been bandaged up.
0:26:48 > 0:26:49That was actually me, yes!
0:26:49 > 0:26:52You've actually put a sticking plaster on him to mend
0:26:52 > 0:26:54his broken leg! I love that.
0:26:55 > 0:26:57Of course, we do have to talk about value.
0:26:57 > 0:27:00And I guess... What are they going to be worth?
0:27:02 > 0:27:04£70 to £100, I should think.
0:27:04 > 0:27:06Is that OK? Were you hoping for more?
0:27:06 > 0:27:08No, I was thinking 20.
0:27:09 > 0:27:12They'll sell for that any day. No, they should make more than that.
0:27:12 > 0:27:16I think 70 to 100 as an estimate, and 60 as a reserve.
0:27:16 > 0:27:18- That's fantastic.- Is that all right?
0:27:18 > 0:27:20- Yeah, that's lovely. - Brilliant. Thank you.
0:27:20 > 0:27:22- Thank you. - Thank you for bringing them.
0:27:22 > 0:27:24What great toys.
0:27:24 > 0:27:26Now we're returning to the seaside town of Morecambe,
0:27:26 > 0:27:29where Catherine Southon has spotted some stylish pieces.
0:27:31 > 0:27:34Now, you two ladies, rather lucky ladies,
0:27:34 > 0:27:38because you have brought along some rather nice pieces of jewellery to
0:27:38 > 0:27:40Flog It! today. Is it mother and daughter?
0:27:40 > 0:27:43- It is.- So, Kath...- Kath.
0:27:43 > 0:27:46- ..and Julie.- Yes. - Tell me, where did these come from?
0:27:46 > 0:27:51Well, I inherited these two items from my mother.
0:27:51 > 0:27:54Right. What about the Jaeger-LeCoultre watch?
0:27:54 > 0:27:55Where does that come in?
0:27:55 > 0:27:59That came from my grandmother.
0:27:59 > 0:28:02I think my grandpa bought it for her.
0:28:02 > 0:28:04And when she died, I inherited it.
0:28:04 > 0:28:06That was about 18 years ago.
0:28:06 > 0:28:10OK. I think the date of it is probably 1930s,
0:28:10 > 0:28:12around that sort of period.
0:28:12 > 0:28:16However, Jaeger-LeCoultre was founded 100 years before then
0:28:16 > 0:28:19in 1833, by Antoine LeCoultre.
0:28:19 > 0:28:22And it's nice to see that it is in its original box as well.
0:28:22 > 0:28:25So your grandmother must have really treasured it.
0:28:25 > 0:28:27Do you think she ever wore it?
0:28:27 > 0:28:30- Yes, I think she wore it all the time.- Right.
0:28:30 > 0:28:32Are you interested in the watch? Is it something that you've worn?
0:28:33 > 0:28:40I have worn it, but I felt that it was quite delicate.
0:28:40 > 0:28:44- Mm.- And I didn't feel comfortable wearing it.
0:28:44 > 0:28:46- Even though I love it.- Right, OK.
0:28:47 > 0:28:50So, moving on to this little brooch here, and this belongs to you.
0:28:50 > 0:28:53Tell me a little bit more about the brooch?
0:28:53 > 0:28:55Well, it belonged to my mother.
0:28:55 > 0:28:57I never saw her wear it.
0:28:57 > 0:28:59- Never?- No, never.
0:28:59 > 0:29:01She wasn't very keen on jewellery.
0:29:01 > 0:29:03But I think it probably belonged to her mother.
0:29:03 > 0:29:06Right, OK. Because it's Edwardian in date,
0:29:06 > 0:29:08so I would say probably about 1910.
0:29:08 > 0:29:10- Yes.- I've had a look at it.
0:29:10 > 0:29:13- It's unmarked, but it probably is gold.- Mm.
0:29:13 > 0:29:18And it's beautifully decorated with seed pearls in between each
0:29:18 > 0:29:24flower head, and then interspersed with these little turquoise beads.
0:29:24 > 0:29:28- Mm. Yes. - This really is where my heart lies.
0:29:28 > 0:29:32I think this diamond ring is beautiful.
0:29:32 > 0:29:35It's 1920s again in date, I would say.
0:29:35 > 0:29:37A beautiful diamond in the middle,
0:29:37 > 0:29:39but for me it's the setting -
0:29:39 > 0:29:41a really lovely design.
0:29:41 > 0:29:45And the actual band there is 18 carat white gold.
0:29:45 > 0:29:46Ah, right.
0:29:46 > 0:29:47I just think it's a super ring.
0:29:47 > 0:29:49Is it something that you don't want to wear, Julie?
0:29:49 > 0:29:51I would, I would love to,
0:29:51 > 0:29:55but I've got quite chunky hands, so it won't fit my fingers, I'm afraid!
0:29:55 > 0:29:57Well, that's all us three out, then!
0:29:59 > 0:30:01Well, it's a lovely collection
0:30:01 > 0:30:02that you've brought along today,
0:30:02 > 0:30:07but I think each one is significant and important in its own right.
0:30:07 > 0:30:12My suggestions are that the Jaeger-LeCoultre is put in
0:30:12 > 0:30:16with an estimate of £200 to £300, with a £180 reserve.
0:30:16 > 0:30:18The Edwardian brooch...
0:30:18 > 0:30:22I would suggest perhaps putting 40 to 60 with a £40 reserve.
0:30:22 > 0:30:24- Yes.- How does that sound? - Yeah, that's fine.
0:30:24 > 0:30:28And then this beautiful diamond Deco ring,
0:30:28 > 0:30:33I would suggest putting 250 to 300 on, with a £200 reserve.
0:30:33 > 0:30:35- How does that sound? - Yeah, that's fine.
0:30:35 > 0:30:36Are you happy with that, ladies?
0:30:36 > 0:30:39- Yes.- Yes. I'm happy with that. - These are my suggestions.
0:30:39 > 0:30:40I shall pass them on to the auctioneer.
0:30:40 > 0:30:44Hopefully, he'll keep with them, but let's hope they make even more.
0:30:44 > 0:30:45- Let's hope so!- I hope so!
0:30:45 > 0:30:46That would be good.
0:30:48 > 0:30:51What quality items, and I'm sure they're going to do well at auction.
0:30:52 > 0:30:56But, before that, we're heading east to Grimsby and the fabulous minster
0:30:56 > 0:30:59where Anita Manning has found a jug that's got her excited.
0:31:02 > 0:31:04This is beautiful.
0:31:04 > 0:31:06Tell me, where did you get it?
0:31:06 > 0:31:11I inherited it from my aunt, some 50 years ago.
0:31:11 > 0:31:14Do you like it? Did you like it? Do you like it?
0:31:14 > 0:31:16Well, it meant nothing to me then.
0:31:16 > 0:31:19And, indeed, when she gave me it, it meant nothing to me.
0:31:19 > 0:31:25But since we've had it at home, I've grown to like it very much.
0:31:25 > 0:31:31- Moorcroft is a name that we are all familiar with.- Yes.
0:31:31 > 0:31:38But this particular piece is from the very beginnings of Moorcroft.
0:31:38 > 0:31:44- Right.- In the 1890s, William Moorcroft and James Macintyre,
0:31:44 > 0:31:51two young designers, got together and they set up a studio pottery,
0:31:51 > 0:31:56and they started producing this type of item.
0:31:56 > 0:32:02In 1913, Moorcroft and Macintyre separated,
0:32:02 > 0:32:06and Moorcroft went on to make his own studio pottery,
0:32:06 > 0:32:10to make the wares that we are so familiar with today.
0:32:10 > 0:32:15- Yes.- But because Moorcroft and Macintyre worked together for such
0:32:15 > 0:32:21a short time, the pieces that they made together
0:32:21 > 0:32:23are greatly sought-after.
0:32:23 > 0:32:25Oh, right.
0:32:25 > 0:32:28Let's look at the back stamp, first of all.
0:32:28 > 0:32:31If we look underneath,
0:32:31 > 0:32:36we see the Moorcroft signature here.
0:32:36 > 0:32:41- Right, yes.- And we also see on the stamp, "Made for Liberty."
0:32:41 > 0:32:42Liberty, yes.
0:32:42 > 0:32:50Now, Liberty sold items which were designed by the best of designers,
0:32:50 > 0:32:54and James Macintyre and William Moorcroft were the best
0:32:54 > 0:32:57- that you can get.- Right.
0:32:57 > 0:33:01If we look at the colours and design of the body of it,
0:33:01 > 0:33:09the greens and blues are an unusual and beautifully soft toned...
0:33:09 > 0:33:12- This is what I like most about it. - ..palette.
0:33:12 > 0:33:13The colours are beautiful.
0:33:13 > 0:33:19We can also see - and this is quite important - one of the main features
0:33:19 > 0:33:24of Moorcroft is the tube lined pattern that is used.
0:33:24 > 0:33:27We can see in the white detail here,
0:33:27 > 0:33:34- we can see that that has risen from the main body of the pot.- Oh, yes.
0:33:34 > 0:33:39So what we've got is the birth of something absolutely wonderful.
0:33:41 > 0:33:43A beautiful piece.
0:33:43 > 0:33:47We do have a little restoration here.
0:33:47 > 0:33:49- It's had a wee chip at some point. - Mm.
0:33:49 > 0:33:51Was that done before you got it?
0:33:51 > 0:33:53It was done before I got it.
0:33:53 > 0:33:59Yeah. I would like it to go in with an estimate of, say, £600 to £800.
0:34:00 > 0:34:05- Good. - I would suggest a reserve of £550.
0:34:05 > 0:34:11I think that this beautiful jug will be loved at the auction,
0:34:11 > 0:34:16and it will be fiercely competed for.
0:34:16 > 0:34:17Thank you very much indeed.
0:34:24 > 0:34:26Well, that's it for our last lot of items.
0:34:26 > 0:34:29We'll find out exactly what they're worth when they go under the hammer
0:34:29 > 0:34:30in auction, shortly.
0:34:30 > 0:34:34But first, I want to show you some beautiful stained glass windows
0:34:34 > 0:34:37here at Packwood House. Baron Ash, who owned the house,
0:34:37 > 0:34:41did all he could to transform this place into a magnificent Elizabethan
0:34:41 > 0:34:45manor house, and nothing says old more than stained glass windows.
0:34:50 > 0:34:52Many of the windows, like the tapestries we saw earlier,
0:34:52 > 0:34:56were rescued from other grand country houses in the area,
0:34:56 > 0:34:57which had fallen on hard times.
0:34:57 > 0:35:00But many others were made especially for Packwood,
0:35:00 > 0:35:04like this window here which contains the Ash coat of arms.
0:35:06 > 0:35:07The coat of arms featured
0:35:07 > 0:35:09two chevrons in a Maltese Cross,
0:35:09 > 0:35:11and Baron displayed it wherever he could.
0:35:11 > 0:35:16It was part of the old money image he wanted to create and portray.
0:35:18 > 0:35:21And I particularly like this window in the Great Hall,
0:35:21 > 0:35:23and so did Baron Ash.
0:35:23 > 0:35:27It was installed after Queen Mary's visits to Packwood in 1927,
0:35:27 > 0:35:31and it's rather special because it has the royal coat of arms up there.
0:35:31 > 0:35:33And for a social climber like Baron Ash,
0:35:33 > 0:35:37it doesn't get much better than that.
0:35:37 > 0:35:38And talking of good results,
0:35:38 > 0:35:43let's hope our next lots shine in the auction room.
0:35:43 > 0:35:46And here is a reminder of what we've got coming up.
0:35:47 > 0:35:51At St Albans Cathedral, Pam brought in a wonderful collection
0:35:51 > 0:35:52of painted animal figures.
0:35:52 > 0:35:58Catherine Southon really rated Kath and Julie's watch and jewellery
0:35:58 > 0:36:01when she spotted them in Morecambe.
0:36:01 > 0:36:03And, finally, at Grimsby Minster,
0:36:03 > 0:36:07Anita loved Russell's early Moorcroft jug.
0:36:10 > 0:36:12For our first sale, we've headed back to Tring,
0:36:12 > 0:36:15where Pam's toy figures are coming up,
0:36:15 > 0:36:17and auctioneer Stephen Herne is still on the rostrum.
0:36:19 > 0:36:22Good luck, Pam, and good luck, James.
0:36:22 > 0:36:24Can you guess what's coming up next?
0:36:24 > 0:36:25What did Pam bring in?
0:36:25 > 0:36:26Come on, jog your memories.
0:36:26 > 0:36:29Yes, the big collection of Britain's figures.
0:36:29 > 0:36:32Lots of animals, and Britain's is a name we talk about a lot
0:36:32 > 0:36:35on Flog It! We've sold many of Britain's figures.
0:36:35 > 0:36:37It's quality, quality, quality.
0:36:37 > 0:36:39It is, it's great. And they're lovely quality animals as well,
0:36:39 > 0:36:41- because the legs often break off, don't they?- They do.
0:36:41 > 0:36:43- And the arms. - Yeah. And they're in good order.
0:36:43 > 0:36:45Anyway, good luck with that.
0:36:45 > 0:36:47Good luck. They're going under the hammer right now.
0:36:47 > 0:36:49And I'm sure they are going to find a new home.
0:36:49 > 0:36:51There's plenty of collectors for Britain's figures. Here we go.
0:36:51 > 0:36:53Rather nice ones, those.
0:36:53 > 0:36:56We ought to be looking at about £70 to £80 for those, are we?
0:36:56 > 0:36:59£50, £40?
0:36:59 > 0:37:02- We're in.- Five. 60. Five!
0:37:03 > 0:37:06I thought we were getting up a head of steam.
0:37:06 > 0:37:07It doesn't look like it.
0:37:07 > 0:37:10At £65, then, I'm going to have to sell.
0:37:10 > 0:37:13You're out. At £65.
0:37:13 > 0:37:14Thank you very much.
0:37:16 > 0:37:19That was it. Blink and you'll miss that. £65!
0:37:19 > 0:37:22- Yeah!- The thing is, there's no gavel today.
0:37:22 > 0:37:24He's using his pen. It's gone.
0:37:24 > 0:37:26- It's lovely.- Is that OK?
0:37:26 > 0:37:29It's absolutely fine, yes.
0:37:29 > 0:37:32That was better than the £20 Pam expected.
0:37:32 > 0:37:35Next, we are back at Silverwood saleroom in Clitheroe
0:37:35 > 0:37:36with auctioneer, Wilf Mould.
0:37:36 > 0:37:39Things have been flying out, so fingers crossed this does as well.
0:37:39 > 0:37:42We've got a mum and daughter team, Julie and Kath.
0:37:42 > 0:37:43Great to see you again.
0:37:43 > 0:37:45The Jaeger watch going under the hammer.
0:37:45 > 0:37:48- It's a good name.- It's always going to get the bidders in, that name.
0:37:48 > 0:37:49It is.
0:37:49 > 0:37:52Good luck, everyone. This is the first of the three lots.
0:37:54 > 0:37:57Now, we have the Jaeger-LeCoultre nine carat gold
0:37:57 > 0:37:59ladies cocktail watch.
0:37:59 > 0:38:03Various interest again at 130, 150.
0:38:05 > 0:38:08150 on the book with me. 160 if you like.
0:38:08 > 0:38:09At 160 online.
0:38:09 > 0:38:12160, 170. 170, 180.
0:38:12 > 0:38:14180 is on the telephone.
0:38:14 > 0:38:17190. 200 this time.
0:38:17 > 0:38:20- It's selling.- It's good. - 200. 200 is bid.
0:38:20 > 0:38:21200 on the phone.
0:38:21 > 0:38:27At £200, are we all done? On the phone now at £200...
0:38:28 > 0:38:33- Sold!- Thanks for that. - I was worried there.- Yeah, so was I!
0:38:33 > 0:38:35And now the second of the three lots, Julie and Kath,
0:38:35 > 0:38:38good luck with this. This one's the brooch. Fingers crossed.
0:38:38 > 0:38:40We'll add it up at the end. Here we go.
0:38:41 > 0:38:44The gold seed pearl and turquoise set brooch.
0:38:44 > 0:38:46Who'll start me at £65?
0:38:46 > 0:38:4965. Nice little brooch.
0:38:49 > 0:38:5265. 60, then?
0:38:53 > 0:38:5450, then. 50, surely?
0:38:56 > 0:38:58- Yes.- Good, we've sold it.
0:38:58 > 0:39:01- We've sold it. - £50. We are looking for 55.
0:39:01 > 0:39:04At £50, only bid at £50. Anybody else in?
0:39:04 > 0:39:09At £50, a maiden bid, at £50...
0:39:09 > 0:39:10Right, that's two out three.
0:39:10 > 0:39:13- That's good. - The final lot now is the ring.
0:39:13 > 0:39:14We're looking for 250 to 350.
0:39:14 > 0:39:16- Yes.- OK.
0:39:16 > 0:39:20The ladies 18 carat white gold and diamond ring,
0:39:20 > 0:39:24which I shall start at £130. 130, 140, from any of you?
0:39:24 > 0:39:26At £130 for this ring.
0:39:26 > 0:39:28140 away at the back.
0:39:28 > 0:39:33- 150. 160.- Come on.- 160, 170, 180.
0:39:33 > 0:39:38180, 190, 200 this time. £200 is bid, back of the room.
0:39:38 > 0:39:39New bidder. 210.
0:39:39 > 0:39:41220, sir.
0:39:41 > 0:39:48- 230. 240. 250. 260.- That's good.
0:39:48 > 0:39:50250 from the lady, then.
0:39:50 > 0:39:53260, back to you. 270 right here.
0:39:53 > 0:39:55270. 280. 290. 300.
0:39:55 > 0:40:01310. 310, 320.
0:40:01 > 0:40:03- Brilliant!- I'm so pleased!
0:40:03 > 0:40:10330. 350. 350. 360.
0:40:10 > 0:40:13- At £360, at the back of the room... - I'm so pleased.- Holding at 360.
0:40:13 > 0:40:15I'm really pleased for you.
0:40:15 > 0:40:17Yes! £360!
0:40:17 > 0:40:20£640 in total for the three lots.
0:40:20 > 0:40:22I think that's very, very good.
0:40:22 > 0:40:24- I'm very pleased.- The ring did the business for us in the end.
0:40:24 > 0:40:28- It did, yes.- I'm so pleased that people recognised it,
0:40:28 > 0:40:31- cos I was worried. - Well done, well done you, though,
0:40:31 > 0:40:33cos you were spot on with the valuations.
0:40:33 > 0:40:35Well done. That was a hat-trick.
0:40:35 > 0:40:38Well done! What a great result.
0:40:38 > 0:40:40Quality always shines through.
0:40:40 > 0:40:44Finally, we're heading to Golding Young & Mawer in Lincoln,
0:40:44 > 0:40:48to sell Russell's jug. Colin Young is our auctioneer.
0:40:48 > 0:40:50Russell, it's great to see you again.
0:40:50 > 0:40:51- And you.- I love hearts.
0:40:51 > 0:40:53I love hearts on anything.
0:40:53 > 0:40:55Maybe it's cos I'm an old romantic, I don't know.
0:40:55 > 0:40:57But going under the hammer right now,
0:40:57 > 0:40:59we have got some William Moorcroft "Made for Liberty & Co",
0:40:59 > 0:41:03with hearts on! Why are you selling this?
0:41:03 > 0:41:06Well, I'm getting on a bit in years.
0:41:06 > 0:41:08My son doesn't want it.
0:41:08 > 0:41:10Right, OK. It's really nice.
0:41:10 > 0:41:13I love William Moorcroft. It's a great name.
0:41:13 > 0:41:14It's an early piece.
0:41:14 > 0:41:18Very desirable, very collectable and a great name in English ceramics.
0:41:18 > 0:41:20It's going under the hammer now. Here we go.
0:41:20 > 0:41:24There we go, lot 111 is William Moorcroft,
0:41:24 > 0:41:26a Liberty & Co ewer, decorated in blue.
0:41:26 > 0:41:28There has been a lot of interest in it.
0:41:28 > 0:41:30There's a lot of interest and activity flashing away
0:41:30 > 0:41:31- on the internet.- Great.
0:41:31 > 0:41:33What shall we say for this great little lot?
0:41:33 > 0:41:35Who's going to start me straight in? Bottom estimate, £600.
0:41:35 > 0:41:37Who's first in? £600.
0:41:37 > 0:41:39Six. Five to go, then, surely?
0:41:39 > 0:41:40At £500?
0:41:40 > 0:41:42£500 bid.
0:41:42 > 0:41:45500 bid. 550. 575. 525.
0:41:45 > 0:41:48At 550, do I see?
0:41:48 > 0:41:53550 bid. 550, 575.
0:41:53 > 0:41:56575. Six. £600 bid.
0:41:56 > 0:42:00600. 625. 650.
0:42:00 > 0:42:03At 650. 675. 675. 700 now.
0:42:03 > 0:42:05£700 bid.
0:42:05 > 0:42:06700 bid. 725. 725.
0:42:07 > 0:42:10750? 750, do I see?
0:42:10 > 0:42:13No? At 725, my bid's in the room.
0:42:13 > 0:42:15Last chance on the telephone or the net.
0:42:15 > 0:42:19750. 750. 775.
0:42:19 > 0:42:21At 775 bid.
0:42:21 > 0:42:23775 is in the room, then.
0:42:23 > 0:42:25Going once, twice, third, and final time, then.
0:42:25 > 0:42:27In the room, at 775!
0:42:29 > 0:42:30Yes! That was hard work.
0:42:30 > 0:42:32That was nail-biting!
0:42:33 > 0:42:36He did well up there. He did really well.
0:42:36 > 0:42:38I'm pleased with that. You've got to be pleased?
0:42:38 > 0:42:41- Oh, yes. Yes, I'm pleased.- Well, thank you for bringing that in.
0:42:41 > 0:42:42Yeah.
0:42:47 > 0:42:49Well, sadly, we're coming to the end of today's show.
0:42:49 > 0:42:52I had a marvellous time looking around Packwood, looking at
0:42:52 > 0:42:55the fascinating tapestries and stained-glass windows,
0:42:55 > 0:42:58and I can't believe how much goes into making a simple needle.
0:42:58 > 0:43:02And we got some great results from auction rooms around the country.
0:43:02 > 0:43:05I think Russell was particularly pleased with the result of his
0:43:05 > 0:43:08early Moorcroft vase. That did exceptionally well.
0:43:08 > 0:43:10If you've got any antiques and collectables you want to sell,
0:43:10 > 0:43:13bring them along to one of our valuation days.
0:43:13 > 0:43:15So, until the next time, it's goodbye.