0:00:02 > 0:00:05Welcome to Flog It!, the show where bric-a-brac in your attic
0:00:05 > 0:00:08could earn you a small fortune at auction.
0:00:42 > 0:00:45We help you cash in your collectables.
0:00:45 > 0:00:52Wipe down those unwanted antiques that have accumulated dust because they might have accumulated value.
0:00:52 > 0:00:59Come to one of our valuation days where our experts help decide what might do well at auction.
0:00:59 > 0:01:02If they get it right, you go home with the cash,
0:01:02 > 0:01:06but if they get it wrong, they go home with just a little bit of egg on their face!
0:01:08 > 0:01:12So here's a little sneak preview of today's owners experiencing
0:01:12 > 0:01:15the thrills and spills of selling at auction.
0:01:18 > 0:01:21- That's a result, James, isn't it? - That is a result.
0:01:23 > 0:01:27- I'm happy with that. - So am I, that's fabulous.
0:01:27 > 0:01:29You can stay behind.
0:01:30 > 0:01:33I've got butterflies now! It's ridiculous.
0:01:33 > 0:01:34You've really got butterflies?!
0:01:36 > 0:01:37There it is, £100.
0:01:39 > 0:01:41I am slightly relieved, I have to say.
0:01:41 > 0:01:43At least I'm separating you. He's a big guy.
0:01:45 > 0:01:47Somebody was punching for me.
0:01:54 > 0:01:59Our valuation day was held at the Royal Crown Derby Visiting Centre
0:01:59 > 0:02:03where Nigel Smith and James Braxton helped people decide
0:02:03 > 0:02:08which of their items might do well at this auction.
0:02:08 > 0:02:12Derby has a long history of producing porcelain.
0:02:12 > 0:02:16A crowd has queued all morning to get into our valuation day.
0:02:16 > 0:02:20Whole families of Derby folk are unpacking their valuables
0:02:20 > 0:02:24in eager anticipation of a tasty profit at auction.
0:02:24 > 0:02:26Experts Nigel Smith and James Braxton swot up
0:02:26 > 0:02:29on their Crown Derby marks.
0:02:32 > 0:02:37You've got this very nice copper-and-brass-handled fellow.
0:02:37 > 0:02:40What is it and where did you get it from?
0:02:40 > 0:02:48In 1965, I was invited by friends to go to Scotland to the breaking up of the Mauritania II.
0:02:49 > 0:02:53So off we went on this dreadful day, found the ship.
0:02:53 > 0:02:58We were trundling round the ship. It was all broken up - very hazardous.
0:02:58 > 0:03:04I couldn't find anything of any use and, as I was coming away, I saw this - all filthy and dirty.
0:03:04 > 0:03:09- It had still got eggs in it.- No? So they turned it upside down...
0:03:09 > 0:03:15- This was full of eggs?- All rotten and...bad. It was black all over.
0:03:15 > 0:03:18You couldn't see any copper whatsoever.
0:03:18 > 0:03:25- What price did you pay?- I said, "How much can I have this for?" He said, "Give me 5 shillings."
0:03:25 > 0:03:28And I said, "It's absolutely awful!"
0:03:28 > 0:03:33He said, "Have it for half a crown." And I got it for half a crown.
0:03:33 > 0:03:37We like low prices - it gives us something to move up from.
0:03:37 > 0:03:43I'll tell you a bit about it. It would have been the lid of a substantial saucepan.
0:03:43 > 0:03:47It's made by...a very smart maker.
0:03:47 > 0:03:50Elkington & Co. A really good maker.
0:03:50 > 0:03:54Then round the other side, more interestingly,
0:03:54 > 0:03:59is Cunard White Star Line, owner of Titanic and various others.
0:03:59 > 0:04:03There's a lot of interest in this sort of thing.
0:04:03 > 0:04:07- How do you display it? - It's hung in the hall.
0:04:07 > 0:04:11- You have it hung from a handle? - Yes.- Very nice.
0:04:11 > 0:04:15- Almost double up as a mirror! - Nearly! If you keep it clean!
0:04:15 > 0:04:22- Price-wise, I think it's going to fetch somewhere in the region of about £50 to £100.- Yes...yes.
0:04:22 > 0:04:25With the bottom, it would've been worth a lot more.
0:04:25 > 0:04:29The ship's gone so I haven't got the bottom!
0:04:36 > 0:04:40- Boxed, is it?- Yeah. - Is it spring-mounted?- Yeah.
0:04:41 > 0:04:43It's a lethal thing.
0:04:43 > 0:04:47I thought it'd be presented to a gamekeeper.
0:04:47 > 0:04:51- That might be his name.- Yeah. - 50 years of service.
0:04:51 > 0:04:54Like the original Swiss Army knife, only better.
0:04:54 > 0:04:56- That's right.- Fantastic.
0:04:58 > 0:05:00Great knife.
0:05:02 > 0:05:07'I love pieces of treen - wooden objects. Geoffrey has brought James a gem.'
0:05:07 > 0:05:09I like this box.
0:05:09 > 0:05:17- Can you tell me a bit about it? - Well, only that about 25 years ago, I bought it in sort of a junk shop.
0:05:17 > 0:05:20I paid £5 for it. £5.
0:05:20 > 0:05:23I know very little more about it.
0:05:23 > 0:05:28It's a good starting block, £5. I think we can improve on that.
0:05:28 > 0:05:32It's a very nice item. It's made of Brazilian rosewood.
0:05:32 > 0:05:38It's got this nice mother-of-pearl lozenge, that would've taken engraving or a crest.
0:05:38 > 0:05:43Moving to the front, the first thing my eye alighted on
0:05:43 > 0:05:47was that this mother-of-pearl lozenge is missing.
0:05:47 > 0:05:50- That would've been mother-of-pearl? - Yeah.
0:05:50 > 0:05:57I'm sure that can be replaced. But essentially, it's not bad. Generally, they get bashed about.
0:05:57 > 0:06:02- Is this a travelling writing case? - A travelling writing case.- I see.
0:06:02 > 0:06:07- The nice thing about it is the fact that you've got a key.- Yes.
0:06:07 > 0:06:09- Which is a big plus.- Yes?
0:06:09 > 0:06:12Then inside... Open it up.
0:06:12 > 0:06:16Very nice interior. You've got stationery divisions here.
0:06:16 > 0:06:21You've got your pen well here and you'd have had inkwells in there.
0:06:21 > 0:06:25Sometimes, if you open this up and lift up the division,
0:06:25 > 0:06:30- a panel springs out and, behind, are sovereign drawers.- Really?!
0:06:30 > 0:06:37So always look in these writing boxes. I've never discovered one with gold sovereigns in before!
0:06:37 > 0:06:41But there's always a first time! Still, a nice piece.
0:06:41 > 0:06:43What date would that be?
0:06:43 > 0:06:47- Roughly?- Mid-19th century. - Oh, right.
0:06:47 > 0:06:53- So somewhere about 1850s, something like that.- I see, yeah. That's good.
0:06:53 > 0:06:55And a nice piece.
0:06:55 > 0:07:00- I think a low auction estimate would be 50 to 70.- Good.
0:07:00 > 0:07:07- I think we could go slightly higher. - That's nice.- So if we put 60 to 80.
0:07:07 > 0:07:12- I wouldn't be surprised if it went on to £100, maybe more.- Excellent.
0:07:12 > 0:07:15We'll have to leave it with the buying public.
0:07:15 > 0:07:17THEY LAUGH
0:07:17 > 0:07:22You brought two interesting pieces here, two big names from the '30s.
0:07:22 > 0:07:28Most people wouldn't recognise this as a piece of Clarice Cliff design.
0:07:28 > 0:07:32It's one of the relatively later pieces - 1940s.
0:07:32 > 0:07:38It's not as commercial as the earlier Bizarre pieces.
0:07:38 > 0:07:41Clarice Cliff was a ceramic designer.
0:07:41 > 0:07:44She worked for the Newport Pottery.
0:07:44 > 0:07:50This has her facsimile signature on the base. Newport Pottery, England.
0:07:51 > 0:07:58She also designed for Wilkinson's. It's those bold, brightly-coloured patterns that everybody wants.
0:07:58 > 0:08:02They are now being reproduced by Wedgwood and other people.
0:08:02 > 0:08:05They are very, very commercial.
0:08:05 > 0:08:10A simple form like this wouldn't be worth more than £50.
0:08:10 > 0:08:14- I'm surprised it's worth that. - Then we look at this.
0:08:14 > 0:08:18This is quite interesting. This is... Do you know what this is?
0:08:18 > 0:08:23- It's got Lalique on the bottom. - Rene Lalique, yes.
0:08:23 > 0:08:26This is a good piece of '30s glass.
0:08:26 > 0:08:30I'm assured that the model name is Rompion.
0:08:30 > 0:08:34It's a model they produced in opalescent glass,
0:08:34 > 0:08:38which is this slightly opalescent finish
0:08:38 > 0:08:40and in an amber colour.
0:08:40 > 0:08:45You have to be wary because a lot of Lalique can be easily copied.
0:08:45 > 0:08:47The marks can be copied.
0:08:47 > 0:08:53- But there's no doubt this is genuine. What do you think it might be worth?- I have no idea.
0:08:53 > 0:08:57It's not one of the things I would particularly buy.
0:08:57 > 0:09:01I wouldn't buy it. It was handed down to me.
0:09:01 > 0:09:05It's something I could live with. It's delightful.
0:09:05 > 0:09:08It's a super piece, a super example.
0:09:08 > 0:09:14- I think we could probably put a value of about £350 to £400 at auction.- Wonderful.
0:09:14 > 0:09:17Hopefully, we're being conservative.
0:09:17 > 0:09:23- You're quite keen to flog it on? - I certainly am. From what you've told me about the price.
0:09:23 > 0:09:27That's what we like to hear. We can put a reserve on it.
0:09:27 > 0:09:35- Yes. If it's worth what you say, I wouldn't like it...- Good things make their money. This will sell.
0:09:42 > 0:09:45Some interesting items so far.
0:09:45 > 0:09:49Let's have a look and see what our owners have decided to sell.
0:09:50 > 0:09:53Sylvia's lid might make 50 quid,
0:09:53 > 0:09:58but there are no copper-bottom guarantees at auction.
0:09:59 > 0:10:02Some people love Lalique.
0:10:02 > 0:10:06But not our Jane. She'd much rather have the cash.
0:10:10 > 0:10:13And Geoffrey only paid £5 for his rosewood writing box,
0:10:13 > 0:10:16so he should be onto a winner.
0:10:16 > 0:10:20I undervalued it at 50 to 70. It should do better.
0:10:20 > 0:10:21They want to convert the attic.
0:10:21 > 0:10:27It won't buy them a window, but it'll get them a few bags of nails.
0:10:32 > 0:10:35Just up the M1 from Derby is Rotherham
0:10:35 > 0:10:37and the Wilkinson and Beighton auction rooms.
0:10:37 > 0:10:39Our Derby owners are joining the trade
0:10:39 > 0:10:42and other collectors in the hurly-burly of the viewing
0:10:42 > 0:10:44Our Geoffrey has spotted a few nice boxes
0:10:44 > 0:10:46and he's sizing up the opposition.
0:10:46 > 0:10:50And there appears to be some interest in Sylvia's copper lid.
0:10:50 > 0:10:52Our auctioneer today is Paul Beighton.
0:10:52 > 0:10:56He is going to assess our owners' items and our experts' opinions.
0:10:56 > 0:10:57Paul really knows his stuff
0:10:57 > 0:11:00but tends to err on the side of caution when valuing an antique.
0:11:00 > 0:11:03This will give the piece a much better chance of selling.
0:11:03 > 0:11:06Right, what we have got here is a copper pan lid.
0:11:06 > 0:11:08It weighs quite a bit. Sylvia has brought this in.
0:11:08 > 0:11:13It is made by Elkington. It is still just what it is, a copper lid.
0:11:13 > 0:11:19- Decorative, I suppose.- Decorative item. She wanted £250 reserve on it.
0:11:19 > 0:11:23- You are joking.- I managed to beat her down to 100 but I still think...
0:11:23 > 0:11:26Do you think she was influenced by James because he has put 50 to 100 on it.
0:11:26 > 0:11:28Possibly. My estimate would be 40 to 60.
0:11:30 > 0:11:34- I would be surprised if we sell it. - This is Lalique vase.
0:11:34 > 0:11:40The pattern is Rompion. It should make 350, 400, 420, maybe.
0:11:40 > 0:11:43Nigel said that so he is bang on the money, really.
0:11:43 > 0:11:44Jane actually hates this vase.
0:11:46 > 0:11:49Given a choice between this and £400, what would you do?
0:11:49 > 0:11:53Here we have Geoffrey's rosewood writing box.
0:11:53 > 0:11:55Estimate, what do you think?
0:11:55 > 0:11:59I think it should do somewhere between 70 and 100, maybe 110.
0:11:59 > 0:12:01I do not think it will clear much more than 100.
0:12:01 > 0:12:04We have some excellent boxes and it is overshadowed by some of them.
0:12:04 > 0:12:08At least it is all original. It looks very good.
0:12:08 > 0:12:10That is quite sweet. A little hidden compartment.
0:12:11 > 0:12:13That is quite nice.
0:12:16 > 0:12:19There is always an air of excitement just before an auction.
0:12:19 > 0:12:22And everybody is hoping they can snap up a bargain or maybe
0:12:22 > 0:12:25see the bidding really take-off on something they are selling.
0:12:25 > 0:12:26And our owners are no exception.
0:12:32 > 0:12:37- Right, Geoffrey, your writing box.- Yeah.- Happy to see it go or a bit sad?- A bit sad.
0:12:37 > 0:12:43- You'd rather have the money?- Right. - It's a pretty box, lovely interior.
0:12:43 > 0:12:49- Good patination.- That's right. - Good skin, that's what they say in the trade.
0:12:49 > 0:12:52- 70 to 100?- Yeah, I hope so.
0:12:52 > 0:12:56If it does sell, are you going to spend the money on DIY?
0:12:56 > 0:13:02- No, we've seen something we're interested in so we might bid for them.- That's what we want to see!
0:13:02 > 0:13:08- Do you do many auctions?- No, I've never been to one before. - You've been bitten by the bug!
0:13:08 > 0:13:14- It's quite exciting.- I'm looking forward to it.- You can pick up some bargains if you're careful.
0:13:14 > 0:13:17Don't get carried away on your first time!
0:13:23 > 0:13:29Jane has got the Lalique vase which Nigel is excited about. We think it might fetch £400.
0:13:29 > 0:13:34- It'd be absolutely wonderful.- And you'll buy more stuff with that?
0:13:34 > 0:13:41I'm looking forward to doing something on the house, plus buying some modern ceramics.
0:13:41 > 0:13:44- Contemporary.- That's what I like.
0:13:44 > 0:13:50Right, straight down to business. First up, Geoffrey's wooden box.
0:13:50 > 0:13:56- You want to bid for something?- Yes. The more I get for this, the more I can bid for the chairs.- Great!
0:13:56 > 0:14:01What do we think, James? 70 to 80? It's a tidy box. It may reach 100.
0:14:01 > 0:14:04All that's missing is the escutcheon.
0:14:04 > 0:14:10It's got a nice variation in colour and it had some quite nice fittings.
0:14:10 > 0:14:13- Good interior and original. - Original interior.
0:14:13 > 0:14:16A nice sized box. Not too big.
0:14:16 > 0:14:20- Good proportion. - Fingers crossed.- Fingers crossed.
0:14:20 > 0:14:25We'll sell it, we'll sell it. I think the reserve's OK on it.
0:14:25 > 0:14:31- It won't escalate because there's three or four really good boxes. - I've seen them. It's overshadowed.
0:14:31 > 0:14:38But it might draw in lots of treen collectors who just collect boxes. They might buy four in one day.
0:14:38 > 0:14:43- It's got good patination.- A good skin, as they say in the trade!
0:14:43 > 0:14:46A Victorian rosewood writing box.
0:14:46 > 0:14:49Fitted interior, green velvet. 147.
0:14:50 > 0:14:53That one there? 50?
0:14:53 > 0:14:5740? Nice little box. £40, surely? 40 bid.
0:14:57 > 0:15:00Bring them in. We've got 50.
0:15:00 > 0:15:02Bid's here at 40. 50?
0:15:02 > 0:15:04At £40. 50. 60.
0:15:04 > 0:15:0770. 80?
0:15:08 > 0:15:1180. 90. 100.
0:15:11 > 0:15:13110?
0:15:13 > 0:15:18£100. Lady's bid. 110? 100 all done. Yours, madam.
0:15:18 > 0:15:22- Excellent, superb!- So you're going to get those chairs!
0:15:22 > 0:15:28- That should buy one chair. You've only got to finance the other five!- He only needs one!
0:15:34 > 0:15:41Nigel fancies the Lalique vase, but Jane just wants the cash so she can buy something in modern ceramics.
0:15:41 > 0:15:48- We're coming up to the lot number soon. Are you excited?- Yes, I am. - Feel like sitting down?
0:15:48 > 0:15:53- No.- Keep standing. Otherwise you get fidgety, don't you?
0:15:53 > 0:15:56What do you think, Nigel? 350?
0:15:56 > 0:16:01- I think we got the estimate right. - It is.- It's got to be worth that.
0:16:01 > 0:16:07Whether it's in the right sale remains to be seen, but the market has been strong for Lalique glass.
0:16:07 > 0:16:11Let's just hope there's some keen people here.
0:16:11 > 0:16:16- I've got butterflies! Ridiculous! - You've got butterflies?
0:16:16 > 0:16:22We'll get you a good drink after. Probably only a cup of tea! We'll drop a whiskey in it!
0:16:22 > 0:16:23SHE LAUGHS
0:16:25 > 0:16:27- We'll get one up on James here.- No!
0:16:29 > 0:16:34124 is a Rene Lalique Vaseline glass vase.
0:16:34 > 0:16:38Come on, come on, come on!
0:16:38 > 0:16:41Bid on the telephone...
0:16:41 > 0:16:45- We want the money! - £100 on it, surely?
0:16:45 > 0:16:47100 bid.
0:16:47 > 0:16:50£100 bid. 120?
0:16:50 > 0:16:54At 120. 140. 160.
0:16:54 > 0:16:56180. 200?
0:16:56 > 0:17:02180 in the room. 200 we need. At £180. 200, can I say?
0:17:02 > 0:17:05200. 220?
0:17:05 > 0:17:07240. 260.
0:17:07 > 0:17:10(Yes, yes, he did!)
0:17:10 > 0:17:13260. 280? 260, 280.
0:17:13 > 0:17:17300. 320. 340.
0:17:18 > 0:17:21- 360.- (It's not going home with you!)
0:17:21 > 0:17:24360 in the room. 380?
0:17:24 > 0:17:27£360, all finished and sure.
0:17:27 > 0:17:30Yours, sir. Number 134.
0:17:30 > 0:17:34- Phworr!- That was excellent. That was good.
0:17:34 > 0:17:40- I think that's a good price. - For something that was stuck on the back shelf.- Yeah.
0:17:40 > 0:17:44You're going home with the money.
0:17:44 > 0:17:49- Not with that little object you do not like!- No. It was only that big.
0:17:52 > 0:18:00Now, auctioneer Paul really panned Sylvia's copper lid, but the buyers deliver the verdict that counts.
0:18:00 > 0:18:04Sylvia's brought along a pan lid. Tell us about that.
0:18:04 > 0:18:10It came off the Mauritania II 32 years ago.
0:18:10 > 0:18:16- What do you think it'll get - £50 or 60?- I'd think it might make something like that.
0:18:16 > 0:18:22- Go home with £60 in your pocket? - I might.- What'll you spend it on? - I'll take you out for the night!
0:18:22 > 0:18:25No, perhaps I'll take James!
0:18:25 > 0:18:28Yeah, he's a cheaper date!
0:18:28 > 0:18:33Lot 319 - the Elkington & Co copper two-handled pan lid.
0:18:33 > 0:18:37Possibly been silver-plated - early Sheffield plate.
0:18:37 > 0:18:39The plate's been polished off.
0:18:39 > 0:18:43The bid's with me at £30. Take 5 at £30.
0:18:43 > 0:18:46At 35. 40. 45. 50.
0:18:46 > 0:18:48That's brilliant!
0:18:48 > 0:18:5060 going. 65.
0:18:51 > 0:18:56At £60 standing. Take 5. 70? 65.
0:18:56 > 0:18:58- It's great!- Yes, it's good!
0:18:58 > 0:19:0175, 80.
0:19:01 > 0:19:04At £75 on my left. Finished and done.
0:19:04 > 0:19:08That's exceeded our estimates! Brilliant, brilliant!
0:19:10 > 0:19:16- That's a result, James, isn't it? - It wasn't something I expected. - We were pessimistic about that.
0:19:16 > 0:19:21- I was!- And you're pleased to be rid of it. You don't have to clean now.
0:19:21 > 0:19:25- Not taking James out for dinner? - I don't think so.
0:19:30 > 0:19:33What a good start and what a great result for Sylvia,
0:19:33 > 0:19:36exceeding expert expectations.
0:19:36 > 0:19:39It just goes to show, they're not always right.
0:19:39 > 0:19:43Before we come back here to look for more sleepers,
0:19:43 > 0:19:45I thought I'd hitch a ride on local transport
0:19:45 > 0:19:48and take a peek at the Derbyshire Dales.
0:19:52 > 0:19:57BING CROSBY: # How do you face the sunshine?
0:19:58 > 0:20:01# Put on a great big smile
0:20:03 > 0:20:10# Make up your eyes with laughter Folks will be... #
0:20:10 > 0:20:14Ah, the age of steam - it's so romantic!
0:20:16 > 0:20:19Railways like this wouldn't exist
0:20:19 > 0:20:24if it were not for the commitment of people like Jackie and Jeremy.
0:20:24 > 0:20:27I joined them over some Bakewell pudding.
0:20:32 > 0:20:33You must tuck in.
0:20:33 > 0:20:36This was cooked on the train and it is absolutely delicious.
0:20:36 > 0:20:38Do you make it?
0:20:38 > 0:20:41No, we have a chef and she makes it.
0:20:41 > 0:20:44We do run evening dining trains and afternoon cream teas
0:20:44 > 0:20:50and we do Sunday lunches on board right through the year...
0:20:50 > 0:20:54- It's like a scaled-down version of the Flying Scotsman.- Absolutely.
0:20:54 > 0:20:57- It does guest appearances.- It does.
0:20:57 > 0:21:01We had it for the Millennium. 2000. It came for nine days.
0:21:01 > 0:21:04- I bet that was a popular draw. - Absolutely. Packed solid.
0:21:04 > 0:21:07It was wonderful to see it up and down.
0:21:12 > 0:21:15The Peak Railway is a labour of love, isn't it?
0:21:15 > 0:21:19All that you see has been done or provided by volunteers.
0:21:19 > 0:21:23A lot come from far and wide.
0:21:23 > 0:21:26We've got people from London, the South Coast, Scotland.
0:21:27 > 0:21:32They come a long way to help us operate the trains here.
0:21:32 > 0:21:36It's my responsibility to make certain we get the money in
0:21:36 > 0:21:39from every weekend so we can extend the line.
0:21:39 > 0:21:42I've been a railway man all my working life. I'm retired.
0:21:42 > 0:21:46I enjoy doing the technical side. It's hands on. And I enjoy that.
0:21:46 > 0:21:50And solving problems, making sure everything works is fascinating.
0:21:53 > 0:21:57Just look at that. Cutting through the limestone hills of the Dales.
0:21:57 > 0:22:00- This joins Derby to Manchester.- Yes.
0:22:00 > 0:22:04We have, so far, been able to reconstruct 4½ miles of it.
0:22:05 > 0:22:10- Wonderful.- In the old days, it ran from London, St Pancras, to Derby
0:22:10 > 0:22:12and from Derby to Manchester.
0:22:19 > 0:22:22At the end of the line, the train had to be turned round.
0:22:22 > 0:22:25My chance to fulfil a boyhood dream.
0:22:49 > 0:22:52Back in Derby, Charles Bowsher was soothing James with some
0:22:52 > 0:22:54nostalgia of his own.
0:22:54 > 0:22:57MOURNFUL SONG
0:22:57 > 0:23:01- Put people to sleep, this fellow. - Some of these records.
0:23:01 > 0:23:04There's one or two more that are a bit livelier - George Formby.
0:23:07 > 0:23:10You've got many other 78 records.
0:23:10 > 0:23:15- It plays better with the lid down. - Yes.- Takes that scratchiness out.
0:23:15 > 0:23:20A good space here to project the sound coming out of here.
0:23:20 > 0:23:24A nice piece. I'm sure it would get well in excess of £100 at auction.
0:23:26 > 0:23:32This caught my eye. What can you tell me about this? This has local interest.
0:23:32 > 0:23:39I was bored one Saturday afternoon and I got on my bike and went to a jumble sale. I was late.
0:23:39 > 0:23:45- Right?- And...they were packing up. And that was on one of the tables.
0:23:45 > 0:23:51- I said, "How much is that?" He said, "10 pence" so I bought it.- 10 pence? You didn't knock them down?
0:23:51 > 0:23:54Well, I tried, but...!
0:23:54 > 0:23:59- How long ago was this? - Oh, maybe 12, 14 years ago.
0:23:59 > 0:24:05It's not come very far. This stoneware is typical to this part of the world.
0:24:05 > 0:24:09Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire. It's probably from Tickhill.
0:24:09 > 0:24:13It's salt-glazed stoneware. It's nice for two reasons.
0:24:13 > 0:24:17It's dated December, 1823, and it has the name here.
0:24:17 > 0:24:22Probably made as a christening piece. Salt-glazed stoneware.
0:24:22 > 0:24:27- A lovely iridescence to the glaze. You know how they make this?- Yeah.
0:24:27 > 0:24:32They shove a big shovelful of salt into the kiln when it's being fired
0:24:32 > 0:24:36and it forms a fine silica cover on the stoneware.
0:24:36 > 0:24:39It's a thin, close-fitting glaze.
0:24:39 > 0:24:44A nice piece of English pottery that collectors like to go for.
0:24:44 > 0:24:49- It's been in the wars a little bit. See, that's been filled.- Yes, yeah.
0:24:49 > 0:24:52Just to stabilise that chip.
0:24:52 > 0:24:58There's a tiny little crack. Not too serious on an early piece of pottery like this.
0:24:58 > 0:25:01Dated documentary pieces are always popular.
0:25:01 > 0:25:04What do you think it's worth now?
0:25:04 > 0:25:08I've not really got a clue, not for 10 pence.
0:25:08 > 0:25:11I think we can show you a profit.
0:25:11 > 0:25:17I'd think, at the moment, it's probably going to be worth about £150. It might make more.
0:25:17 > 0:25:22- Oh, lovely, lovely.- Not a bad return.- Not a bad return, no.
0:25:22 > 0:25:26You'd better get on your bike and go and find a few more!
0:25:26 > 0:25:30Here we've got this rather nice Trix railway set.
0:25:30 > 0:25:33It's the smaller 00 gauge set.
0:25:33 > 0:25:37How did you come by it?
0:25:37 > 0:25:41I had it bought me for a Christmas present about 40 years ago.
0:25:41 > 0:25:44It's been put away for over 40 years.
0:25:44 > 0:25:48- Have you played with it? - About three times.
0:25:48 > 0:25:52- About three times?- Yeah. - It's a nice lot.
0:25:52 > 0:25:56Got some nice goods vehicles. Here we are - Charringtons.
0:25:56 > 0:26:00We've got here the Shell Lubricants Oil vehicle.
0:26:00 > 0:26:02And these coaches.
0:26:02 > 0:26:05This coach - does it do anything?
0:26:05 > 0:26:10It's got lights at the side and they both light up.
0:26:10 > 0:26:17It lights up in the interior and also has these bull's-eye lights and they light up as well.
0:26:17 > 0:26:20It's nice to have safe travel.
0:26:20 > 0:26:22The only problem I see,
0:26:22 > 0:26:26regrettably, is the locomotive has suffered some damage.
0:26:26 > 0:26:31You didn't have a tantrum and stamp on the locomotive?
0:26:31 > 0:26:33The bogies are off, unfortunately.
0:26:33 > 0:26:38And I think that's the first thing they'll look at - the locomotive.
0:26:38 > 0:26:42Once they've registered that it's damaged,
0:26:42 > 0:26:47- they'll appraise the others with a slightly different eye.- Yeah.
0:26:47 > 0:26:49Do you have any idea of its value?
0:26:49 > 0:26:52It's worth over £100, I'd say.
0:26:52 > 0:26:56I'm going to poor cold water on that valuation.
0:26:56 > 0:27:00With the damage and other items, I'm going to be cautious.
0:27:00 > 0:27:03I think we should put £40 to £60 on it.
0:27:03 > 0:27:06I think, had it been Hornby, a lot more.
0:27:06 > 0:27:11- Yeah.- Are you happy to go ahead at 40 to 60?- Yeah.
0:27:11 > 0:27:17Good. I'm sure I'll be wrong and you'll be right about the £100.
0:27:17 > 0:27:20And I will have learnt a lesson.
0:27:20 > 0:27:26- Any ideas about what you'll do with the money?- No. It'll just go towards the holidays.
0:27:26 > 0:27:30If my valuation comes in, you'll get to the Isle of Wight.
0:27:30 > 0:27:35If yours, hopefully you'll get slightly further afield!
0:27:35 > 0:27:38We said we'd see some Derby today.
0:27:38 > 0:27:44- This is a particularly nice plate. Do you know anything about this? - No, except that it was of Derby.
0:27:44 > 0:27:47We used to live near there.
0:27:47 > 0:27:51- I've only been here 50 years - in Derby.- The view is of Derby.
0:27:51 > 0:27:56- It's says "Derby from the meadow". - Yes, yes.- So it's a view of Derby
0:27:56 > 0:28:01- Here you've got...- The silk mill. - ..the chimney from the silk mill.
0:28:01 > 0:28:06- What's this?- I have forgotten what that one is.- That's the cathedral.
0:28:06 > 0:28:10- It's a lovely pattern. - The other one's the ice factory.
0:28:10 > 0:28:14The red brick building, that's the ice factory.
0:28:14 > 0:28:18This is just the old bridge that used go over the weir.
0:28:18 > 0:28:26- Is it?- None of those, except the cathedral...- That's still there, but everything else has gone.
0:28:26 > 0:28:30- It's now all completely... - It's a lovely piece.
0:28:30 > 0:28:34It's not the earliest piece of Derby we hope to find.
0:28:34 > 0:28:37It's the Stevenson Hancock period.
0:28:38 > 0:28:43It's signed here E Prince - Edwin Prince, I believe.
0:28:43 > 0:28:45Turn it over, here's the mark.
0:28:45 > 0:28:49It's similar to the early Duesbury Derby marks.
0:28:49 > 0:28:55The crown, crossed batons, and scrip "D" mark. Here, SH is for Stevenson Hancock or Samson Hancock.
0:28:55 > 0:28:59- When you look in books, it never tells you that.- No.
0:28:59 > 0:29:04This is going to be around about 1880, 1890, I would think.
0:29:04 > 0:29:08It's from a dessert service. There'd be 18 pieces.
0:29:08 > 0:29:13The actual pattern of the plate is from an earlier period.
0:29:13 > 0:29:17This shape of plate goes back into the 1820s.
0:29:17 > 0:29:22- So there's more around?- Somewhere. You haven't got them at home?- No!
0:29:22 > 0:29:26Different views. They won't have the same view.
0:29:26 > 0:29:31- Any idea of what it's worth?- No, sorry.- You must have an inkling.
0:29:31 > 0:29:39I thought it was a pretty plate which I've had all these years. It's time to sell some things.
0:29:39 > 0:29:43- Or have them valued to see what they're worth.- Right.
0:29:43 > 0:29:49- We tend to be quite conservative, but I would have thought about £300 or £400.- Mmm.
0:29:49 > 0:29:52Is that disappointing or is that...?
0:29:52 > 0:29:55- No, not really.- Uh-hm.
0:29:55 > 0:29:58Are you tempted to flog it?
0:29:58 > 0:30:01- Yes.- What'll you do with the money?
0:30:01 > 0:30:06I thought I would save some of it. I've got a handicapped son.
0:30:06 > 0:30:13- That'd be put in something or other for him for later on in life.- That's a lovely idea. I hope it does well.
0:30:13 > 0:30:17Thank you ever so much. That's lovely.
0:30:19 > 0:30:25- Which do you think is the more valuable of the two?- This one.
0:30:25 > 0:30:28You're right. Very nice porcelain plaque.
0:30:28 > 0:30:32That etching of the old lady - not as popular.
0:30:32 > 0:30:36I think the market tends to love a younger lovely
0:30:36 > 0:30:39more than an older lovely.
0:30:39 > 0:30:43- An etching - I think we can ignore that.- Oh, right.
0:30:43 > 0:30:47Let's concentrate on the principle item here.
0:30:47 > 0:30:50Tell me, has it been in the family long?
0:30:50 > 0:30:55No, I bought it at an antique shop about 20 years ago, I think.
0:30:55 > 0:31:01- How much did you pay for it? Do you remember? - Very little.- Under- £5. Under £5.
0:31:01 > 0:31:05I think it's a very nice item. Porcelain plaque.
0:31:05 > 0:31:10The famous maker was KPM. KPM plaques are very sought after.
0:31:10 > 0:31:15It'd be interesting to take this out of its mount, see if there's anything on the back.
0:31:15 > 0:31:23- Have you ever taken it out of the frame?- Once. I don't think it's signed.- Unsigned. Shame.
0:31:23 > 0:31:30It's a lovely subject matter. This lovely lady reading her book. Victorians loved a hint of nudity.
0:31:30 > 0:31:35Unfortunately, slightly dragged down, I think, by the skull.
0:31:35 > 0:31:41It would've been far nicer to have had a cherub supporting that book. Nicely framed.
0:31:41 > 0:31:44Nice contemporary frame.
0:31:44 > 0:31:46I think, price-wise,
0:31:46 > 0:31:52you're probably looking at anywhere between £250 to £350.
0:31:52 > 0:31:56- Not a bad investment from the £5. - No.- Not really.
0:31:58 > 0:32:02- Is it something you want to sell? - Yes, that's fine.
0:32:02 > 0:32:08- Any ideas what you might spend the money on?- We'll buy something again that we like.
0:32:08 > 0:32:11You'll be ahead of the market again!
0:32:15 > 0:32:19Mrs Thorpe's keeping Nigel busy with some more Crown Derby.
0:32:19 > 0:32:25You've got one or two other items. I like him. Do you know who he is?
0:32:25 > 0:32:28- Mr Syntax, I think.- Dr Syntax.
0:32:28 > 0:32:32He's one of a series of figures that Derby made
0:32:32 > 0:32:35really from the early 19th century.
0:32:35 > 0:32:42- I like that he's reading to the ducks.- I think it's called "Reading To Ducks".
0:32:42 > 0:32:48If you look at the book here, he's drawing the ducks, he's doing a drawing in pencil.
0:32:48 > 0:32:52There's damage on his pencil. There's a piece missing.
0:32:52 > 0:32:57- It's not too serious. The end of his pencil's knocked off.- I see.
0:32:57 > 0:32:59Not terribly important.
0:32:59 > 0:33:03These are after engravings by Thomas Rowlandson,
0:33:03 > 0:33:07who did cartoons in the late-18th/early-19th century.
0:33:07 > 0:33:12He did a whole series of the adventures of Dr Syntax.
0:33:12 > 0:33:14Here he is reading to ducks.
0:33:14 > 0:33:21- I'd never heard of him.- We come across him quite a bit. He comes in painted designs on porcelain.
0:33:21 > 0:33:25But Derby made this series of figures.
0:33:25 > 0:33:27Again, turning it over,
0:33:27 > 0:33:32a Stevenson Hancock mark there so it's hard to date exactly
0:33:32 > 0:33:38because they made things over quite a long period, but I'd think it's late-19th/early-20th century.
0:33:38 > 0:33:42- Any idea what he might be worth?- No.
0:33:42 > 0:33:48- About £25?- I think he's going to make more than that. I would say £80 to £100, at least.
0:33:48 > 0:33:54- Really?- Yeah.- That's lovely. - He's quite a jokey character. People like to collect them.
0:33:54 > 0:33:56I think he'll do well.
0:33:56 > 0:34:01- Finally, we have this fellow. - He's a bit ugly.- He is a bit.
0:34:01 > 0:34:06He's from the same sort of period, but he's from a pair.
0:34:06 > 0:34:11He's called the Crying Philosopher. He's a bit downcast and miserable.
0:34:11 > 0:34:16- Yes.- He's got a similar sort of mark. In red, this time.
0:34:16 > 0:34:21This would be made in the second half of the 19th century.
0:34:21 > 0:34:25That's going to be worth... £70 to £100.
0:34:25 > 0:34:30- Oh, that's grand. - You're going to amass some money.
0:34:30 > 0:34:35- That's really nice.- Shall we put him in, as well?- Yes, please.- Good.- Yes.
0:34:35 > 0:34:39- It'll swell the coffers a bit. - Yes.- Excellent.
0:34:45 > 0:34:48While Nigel waxed lyrical about 19th-century Crown Derby,
0:34:48 > 0:34:52I popped into the factory to find it is all still hand decorated today.
0:34:59 > 0:35:02Now, I'm used to dealing with big chunks of oak,
0:35:02 > 0:35:05so I don't necessarily have the delicate touch required
0:35:05 > 0:35:09to paint gold onto porcelain. But I had a go anyway.
0:35:09 > 0:35:12- Do you want to have a go at this plate?- I would love to, please.
0:35:16 > 0:35:18Oh, it is all over the place.
0:35:25 > 0:35:28Now this is a porcelain plate, or it will be,
0:35:28 > 0:35:30when Mark here has finished with it.
0:35:31 > 0:35:33It looks easy, doesn't it?
0:35:49 > 0:35:51I like the bit where he throws it on there
0:35:51 > 0:35:53because it looks like a pizza base.
0:35:53 > 0:35:55'While Mark churned out the plates,
0:35:55 > 0:35:58'Stella filled me in on the materials being used.'
0:35:58 > 0:36:00Where does the clay come from?
0:36:00 > 0:36:03We actually use a mixture of bone, clay and stone.
0:36:03 > 0:36:05The clay component comes from Cornwall.
0:36:05 > 0:36:08- That is the finest clay in the world. - St Austell.- That is right, yes.
0:36:08 > 0:36:10- The china clay pits there.- Yes.
0:36:10 > 0:36:13- He is making a fine job of that, isn't he?- That's right.
0:36:13 > 0:36:15Mark has been training for several years now.
0:36:15 > 0:36:18It takes at least a year to become a proficient plate maker.
0:36:18 > 0:36:20And what is his output per day?
0:36:20 > 0:36:23It depends on the size of the plate or the dish.
0:36:23 > 0:36:27- But approximately 150 to 200. - That is a lot of plates actually.
0:36:27 > 0:36:32It is, yes. Considering it is such a hand skill, there is
0:36:32 > 0:36:34very little automation involved in it.
0:36:34 > 0:36:36Just the turning of the turntable there.
0:36:36 > 0:36:38So, yes, he has to work very hard.
0:36:38 > 0:36:41He is very fast and he's very good at it as well, isn't he?
0:36:41 > 0:36:44I was expecting so much more mess.
0:36:44 > 0:36:47It could be arranged, make the turntable go faster!
0:36:54 > 0:36:58The saleroom in Rotherham is teaming with browsers.
0:37:00 > 0:37:07Paul will be wielding his hammer with wit and repartee, as he puts our lots to the floor.
0:37:07 > 0:37:09Don't lose it for a tenner!
0:37:11 > 0:37:13Let's see what he thinks of our remaining lots.
0:37:16 > 0:37:23Charlie, wonderful character, bought this for 10p in a jumble sale. Rode to it on his bike.
0:37:23 > 0:37:25It might just get away at 100.
0:37:25 > 0:37:29It's nicely inscribed. There's a couple of chips.
0:37:29 > 0:37:32It's been restored. It might get there.
0:37:32 > 0:37:34Here's Ian's train set.
0:37:34 > 0:37:39- Our expert, James, said 40 to 60. - I would think he's about there.
0:37:39 > 0:37:46I think that's quite cheap. It is collectable. I think one carriage is worth £20.
0:37:46 > 0:37:53- It's not had a calm life, it's a bit rusty, a bit tired.- It's got its original boxes.- Which is good.
0:37:53 > 0:37:58- It might run away. You never know. - It might run away!
0:37:58 > 0:38:00Lot 201. A porcelain plaque.
0:38:00 > 0:38:08Quite excited about this. It might do well. I'd estimate between 300, 400. Might even top 450.
0:38:08 > 0:38:14- She's lovely.- She's beautiful! But it's not for me. That skull really puts me off the picture.
0:38:14 > 0:38:19There's probably some lesson to be learned from it.
0:38:23 > 0:38:27Here we have Mrs Thorpe's Royal Crown Derby figure.
0:38:27 > 0:38:32- The Crying Philosopher. He's broken his pipe.- That's why he's crying.
0:38:32 > 0:38:36It should make 80 to 100, maybe 110, 120.
0:38:36 > 0:38:41- That's more than Nigel thought.- It should do all right.- I'm pleased.
0:38:41 > 0:38:47Here we have Mrs Thorpe's Royal Crown Derby plate. Nigel's put a value on it of £300 to £400.
0:38:47 > 0:38:51Nice plate. Painted by Edwin Prince, a popular artist.
0:38:51 > 0:38:56I'd think it's probably going to do 350, 450. End up in the middle.
0:38:56 > 0:39:03- That's excellent. Very decorative. I like the scalloped edge. Nice gilding.- A lot of interest in it.
0:39:03 > 0:39:07- Another Royal Crown Derby figure. - It's Dr Syntax.
0:39:07 > 0:39:13- He should make 60 to 80, maybe 90. - That's about what Nigel said, too.
0:39:15 > 0:39:21That's absolutely brilliant. If Paul is right, Mrs Thorpe could make £600 to £700.
0:39:24 > 0:39:29As the auction looms closer, buyers give the lots one final inspection.
0:39:29 > 0:39:34Most of our owners are here soaking up the atmosphere.
0:39:34 > 0:39:38It's wonderful to see Charlie in a natty suit, as well.
0:39:38 > 0:39:43- You're wonderfully turned out for this auction.- I try to do my bit.
0:39:43 > 0:39:50- Dressed up for the occasion. - Yeah, dressed up.- Are you excited? - This is a suit from a jumble sale.
0:39:50 > 0:39:53- You are joking!- I'm not at all!
0:39:53 > 0:39:59- Another 10p investment? - No, no, no. I had to go a bit higher. 50 pence for the suit.
0:39:59 > 0:40:06- Did you try knocking them down? - Not this time. I thought "Well, I like it. I'll pay the money."
0:40:06 > 0:40:12- 129.- If it does reach its reserve and sells, what will you spend the money on?
0:40:12 > 0:40:18I was thinking of changing my bike, buying another bike, so I can get to the jumble sales a bit earlier.
0:40:18 > 0:40:23- Great! Go for one with gears! - There's got to be gears on it!
0:40:23 > 0:40:30There has been a lot of interest in Mrs Thorpe's plate. Will that interest translate into bids?
0:40:30 > 0:40:37- Are you excited?- Very excited. It's fabulous!- Tense, isn't it? - It is.- It's a really nice plate.
0:40:37 > 0:40:42Nigel thinks it'll exceed 300. We don't want to sell if not.
0:40:42 > 0:40:49If it doesn't make 300, I wouldn't let it go. But there's a lot of serious Derby collectors in here.
0:40:49 > 0:40:51It's a good thing.
0:40:51 > 0:40:57- If it doesn't...- How long have you had it?- A long time.- Sad to see it go?
0:40:57 > 0:41:03- Yes and no. You only leave it in the cabinet, don't you?- Yes.- Collecting dust.
0:41:03 > 0:41:10- This is fabulous.- Do you come to many auctions?- Never been before. - Let's hope you come to a lot more.
0:41:10 > 0:41:13- Two more lots to go.- Yes.
0:41:14 > 0:41:17Lot 90. Royal Crown Derby plate.
0:41:17 > 0:41:19- This is it.- Come on!
0:41:19 > 0:41:23View of Derby painted by Edwin Prince.
0:41:24 > 0:41:28Nice little lot. Bids with me straight in at £300.
0:41:28 > 0:41:30Take 20. 320.
0:41:30 > 0:41:33320. 340. 360.
0:41:33 > 0:41:36380. 400. 420. 440.
0:41:36 > 0:41:39I'm out at 440. 460, will you?
0:41:39 > 0:41:41£440 bid there.
0:41:41 > 0:41:44440 all done.
0:41:44 > 0:41:49- £440! That's fantastic, isn't it? - Didn't expect it to be that much!
0:41:49 > 0:41:54- You were right on.- I'm happy. - So am I! That's fabulous!
0:41:54 > 0:41:59- Let's hope the next lots you've got coming up...- Two ornaments.
0:41:59 > 0:42:03I don't suppose I'll get much, but it's nice!
0:42:03 > 0:42:09That's a sizeable sum Mrs Thorpe has raised for her son already and she still has the figures to come.
0:42:09 > 0:42:14Ian's hoping his train set will pay for an away day.
0:42:14 > 0:42:19- The aim is to delight the client. - A big guy so he needs delighting!
0:42:19 > 0:42:23We've got 30 to 40 on it as the estimate.
0:42:23 > 0:42:30Some of the condition isn't bright, but it's balanced with the fact that there's a few boxed items.
0:42:30 > 0:42:35- Is this going to bring back any childhood memories?- No. I don't think so.
0:42:35 > 0:42:39- Sick of it?- Sick of it, yeah. Collecting dust.
0:42:39 > 0:42:45- You didn't have a sneaky little play with it last week?- No.- Set it up for one last chug around?
0:42:45 > 0:42:48No, just get rid of it.
0:42:48 > 0:42:51£180 all finished and sure. Number 10.
0:42:51 > 0:42:55- Getting excited, Ian?- Yeah... SPEECH DROWNED OUT
0:42:55 > 0:42:59I must say, Ian, I'm absolutely petrified!
0:43:00 > 0:43:08- It's a big house.- Yeah, we've got a good crowd. We've got something between 100 and 150 people here.
0:43:08 > 0:43:15A collection of OO gauge Trix electric train set. Largely boxed. Good little lot.
0:43:15 > 0:43:19Start me at 50. Bids at £40? 5 with you.
0:43:19 > 0:43:2355. 60. 65.
0:43:23 > 0:43:2770. 75. At £70, my bid. 5, will you?
0:43:27 > 0:43:31At £70. Finished with it?
0:43:31 > 0:43:34- Happy?- Yeah, very happy.
0:43:34 > 0:43:40- Good. I'm slightly relieved. - Yes, I bet! He's a big guy!
0:43:42 > 0:43:48- Better than what you estimated. - Double the estimate, which is great.- Everyone's a winner now.
0:43:48 > 0:43:55That's the good thing about a low estimate. Everybody knows it's here to sell, so it encourages people.
0:43:55 > 0:44:00- They bid each other up.- Yeah. - INAUDIBLE COMMENT
0:44:00 > 0:44:07It's great to see a happy customer on Flog It! There is nothing wrong with having fun at an auction.
0:44:07 > 0:44:10Mrs Thorpe's back. Let's hope her luck continues.
0:44:10 > 0:44:18- Hopefully, you're on a roll. Two more lots - not far away.- No. - First is the Crying Philosopher.
0:44:18 > 0:44:23- 24, 26, 28... - His head goes like a spring!
0:44:23 > 0:44:30- Fascinating, it really is.- You'll be going to auctions every week now. - Oh, it's really fascinating.
0:44:30 > 0:44:36- Getting excited?- Yeah, I like it, the way they're going backwards and forwards. Amazing!
0:44:36 > 0:44:39You'll need a van for all the cash.
0:44:39 > 0:44:44160. A small Stevenson Hancock Royal Crown Derby figure.
0:44:44 > 0:44:47It's the Crying Philosopher.
0:44:47 > 0:44:49Good lot. Give me 50. 40.
0:44:49 > 0:44:5120.
0:44:53 > 0:44:55No Derby buyers in? £20 bid.
0:44:55 > 0:44:58£20. 30, can I say? At 30.
0:44:58 > 0:45:03- 30. 40. 50.- (Yeah!)- 60? £50 on my right.
0:45:03 > 0:45:06Will you at £50? 60.
0:45:06 > 0:45:0970. 80? At £70, the bid's on my right.
0:45:09 > 0:45:1380 will you? At £70 all done and sure.
0:45:13 > 0:45:18- Not bad!- It's not bad! It's what we thought.- A bit disappointing.
0:45:18 > 0:45:22- It's OK.- I'm not disappointed. - Next figure.
0:45:22 > 0:45:25Same period. Start me at 40.
0:45:25 > 0:45:29£40. 30, then. Let's get on. 20.
0:45:29 > 0:45:3220 bid. 30 now. 40.
0:45:32 > 0:45:3550. 60. 70.
0:45:35 > 0:45:39£60 on my right. 70? £60. 5.
0:45:39 > 0:45:4370? 75. Lost you.
0:45:43 > 0:45:45- £70. 75?- (Yes!)
0:45:45 > 0:45:48£70 on my right. All done.
0:45:48 > 0:45:51- Brilliant!- Two for 70. Not bad.
0:45:51 > 0:45:55- It nearly met the estimate.- Yeah, that's about right.- That's super!
0:45:55 > 0:46:00- You sold all three things.- I know. Isn't that lovely?- Excellent!
0:46:00 > 0:46:03That's £580 in total for Mrs Thorpe
0:46:03 > 0:46:10and, once she's paid the seller's commission, she'll have just over £500 for her handicapped son.
0:46:11 > 0:46:14Next, something James has been looking forward to.
0:46:14 > 0:46:21We're here with Mrs Boyle's plaque. She's got flu. We'll try to sell it for her and cheer her up.
0:46:21 > 0:46:27We'll try and give her some good news. They've given it a slightly higher estimate.
0:46:27 > 0:46:31- We put 250, 350 on it.- They've gone for 3 and- 4. 300 to 400.
0:46:31 > 0:46:36- I hope they haven't put anyone off. She's an attractive lady.- Beautiful.
0:46:36 > 0:46:42- Lovely assets!- Lovely assets, scantily clad, which always helps!
0:46:42 > 0:46:47The skull does put me off. I would not like to buy it. It's macabre.
0:46:47 > 0:46:51201 is a KPM Berlin painted porcelain plaque
0:46:51 > 0:46:56depicting a young maiden reclining and reading a book.
0:46:56 > 0:46:59- That's good.- There it is. Nice lot.
0:46:59 > 0:47:02Would you please start me 200? £200 on it.
0:47:02 > 0:47:06- £100, then.- Let's get on. Start where you wish. 50.
0:47:06 > 0:47:09Bid 60. 80. 100.
0:47:09 > 0:47:13120? £100. The bid's there. 120?
0:47:13 > 0:47:17- 120. 140.- (Bidder on the left.) - 120 in the room.
0:47:17 > 0:47:20140. 160. 140. 160.
0:47:20 > 0:47:22180. 200. 220.
0:47:22 > 0:47:26240. 260. 280. 300.
0:47:26 > 0:47:28- (Good man! Yes!)- 280. 3, will you?
0:47:31 > 0:47:34At 280 at the back. £300? Running at 280.
0:47:34 > 0:47:38- 300. 320.- (Good! Excellent!)- 360.
0:47:40 > 0:47:43340. The bid's there. 360. 380.
0:47:43 > 0:47:47At £360, on the left, if you've finished...
0:47:47 > 0:47:49Number 3. Thank you, sir.
0:47:49 > 0:47:54- Good result. You're happy with that, aren't you?- I'm pleased with 360.
0:47:54 > 0:47:59We had 250 to 350 on it, so we've just gone over the top estimate.
0:47:59 > 0:48:05- Hopefully, she'll be pleased. - I think so. I was apprehensive. The skull does put people off.
0:48:05 > 0:48:09But Mrs Boyle will be sitting at home chuffed to bits.
0:48:09 > 0:48:14The final lot of the day is Charlie's. Fingers crossed.
0:48:16 > 0:48:23- Charlie, are you getting excited?! - A bit!- We're about four lots away. There's a lot of tension here.
0:48:23 > 0:48:29- What do you think, Nigel? £100? - It should make it. In the right sale. It's a rare thing.
0:48:29 > 0:48:33It's a rare piece of pottery, but you never know.
0:48:33 > 0:48:38- It's a mixed sale...- What I want is two people that want it.
0:48:38 > 0:48:45- Yes...- Two - that's all you need. - Then it'll run.- One person can't run!- Of course he couldn't!
0:48:46 > 0:48:51380? At £360, on the left, if you've all finished...
0:48:51 > 0:48:53Thank you.
0:48:53 > 0:49:00- Got a strong heart? This could get too exciting!- I've got a wonderful heart. Wonderful blood pressure.
0:49:00 > 0:49:05The doctor told me, when he told my blood pressure...
0:49:05 > 0:49:11He said "Do you know, Charlie, I hope as I've got your health when I'm your age."
0:49:11 > 0:49:16- Did you tell him you were coming along to a live auction?- No, no!
0:49:16 > 0:49:20He'll know, he'll know I'm in it.
0:49:20 > 0:49:23- 73 is a salt-glazed loving cup. - (Here we go!)
0:49:23 > 0:49:27It's inscribed, "JR. December 12th, 1823."
0:49:27 > 0:49:32Puts some age on it. There it is. Nice little lot.
0:49:32 > 0:49:34Stand me £50? 40?
0:49:34 > 0:49:3720? 20 bid. 30?
0:49:37 > 0:49:39£20. 30 now. 40. 50.
0:49:39 > 0:49:4260. 70. 80.
0:49:42 > 0:49:4690? £80. The bid's there. 90, will you? 90.
0:49:46 > 0:49:49100. 110. £100 on my right.
0:49:49 > 0:49:51110, can I say? 110.
0:49:51 > 0:49:54120. 130.
0:49:54 > 0:49:57£120. Is it yours, Richard? 130.
0:49:57 > 0:50:00- 140. 150.- (This is great, this is going well!)
0:50:00 > 0:50:04It goes to Richard at 140. Don't lose it for a tenner.
0:50:04 > 0:50:07140. If you're finished and sure.
0:50:07 > 0:50:11- Brilliant! Great! Well done, Nigel!- That's unusual!
0:50:11 > 0:50:14It is, actually!
0:50:17 > 0:50:20Glad somebody was punching for me!
0:50:20 > 0:50:28- I hope it wasn't too stressful on the ticker!- No!- Thanks, Nigel.- Very pleased with that.- We've done well.
0:50:29 > 0:50:34'A brilliant auction - no nasty surprises and a few good ones.
0:50:34 > 0:50:41'Mrs Thorpe couldn't have imagined she'd be raising over £500 when she came to the valuation day.
0:50:42 > 0:50:45'The Allens rounded off a perfect day
0:50:45 > 0:50:49'by bidding successfully for their chairs.'
0:50:51 > 0:50:58On the whole, it was a good day. Hope you've enjoyed it and you'll join us again soon on Flog It!
0:50:58 > 0:51:03- Good afternoon. Mrs Boyle? It's the Flog It crew here.- Oh, yes?
0:51:03 > 0:51:08- You were poorly on the day of the auction, but this cheque should cheer you up. For £360.- Oh, super!
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