0:00:04 > 0:00:07This is the magnificent Coal Exchange in Cardiff -
0:00:07 > 0:00:13what a beautiful building. It used to be the city's commercial hub, but now it's a top entertainment venue,
0:00:13 > 0:00:17hosting big-name acts such as Jools Holland, Van Morrison and Flog It!
0:00:47 > 0:00:51Cardiff was one of the world's greatest coal exporters
0:00:51 > 0:00:54and built its reputation on this black gold.
0:00:56 > 0:01:02This is where all the big deals took place in the city's industrial heyday. Judging by this queue,
0:01:02 > 0:01:08we've gone back in time, cos all these people are here to make a bob or two by flogging antiques.
0:01:12 > 0:01:17The two experts making big deals today are Phillip Serrell and James Lewis.
0:01:17 > 0:01:20What is that worth on the open market?
0:01:20 > 0:01:22- That's a tidy lump.- Good call.
0:01:22 > 0:01:25- 81.20.- That's a cliche!
0:01:25 > 0:01:30Let's get inside and hopefully dig up more treasures.
0:01:37 > 0:01:39- How you doing, Ted?- Very well. - I can see from this
0:01:39 > 0:01:44you're a lifeboat honorary secretary and an RNLI man.
0:01:44 > 0:01:46I was, until two years ago.
0:01:46 > 0:01:48- Where did you serve?- Barry Dock.
0:01:48 > 0:01:52Oh dear. Well, all credit to you, Ted. It would terrify me.
0:01:52 > 0:01:57You know a bit about this, don't you? Did you buy it, or did you...
0:01:57 > 0:01:59- Found it in the skip. - You found it in a skip?
0:01:59 > 0:02:03I was helping to clear someone's house, years ago.
0:02:03 > 0:02:05It was thrown in the skip, and I liked it.
0:02:05 > 0:02:09I said, "Can I have it?" He said, "Yes, you can."
0:02:09 > 0:02:11That was about 40 years ago.
0:02:11 > 0:02:14- What appealed to you about it? - The workmanship in it.
0:02:14 > 0:02:16Why do you now want to sell it?
0:02:16 > 0:02:19It's of no interest to my daughter or granddaughter.
0:02:19 > 0:02:24I thought if I can get a few bob for it, I'll start my own collection
0:02:24 > 0:02:28- of small silver.- You're going to sell this and buy bits of silver? Brilliant.
0:02:28 > 0:02:31You've done some homework into what it is,
0:02:31 > 0:02:35so you can tell me and I can be completely superfluous to this.
0:02:35 > 0:02:39- Tell me what you found out. - Someone went on the internet for me,
0:02:39 > 0:02:42and found out is was a Stevengraph...
0:02:42 > 0:02:45- Can I just stop you?- Yeah. - What's a Stevengraph?
0:02:45 > 0:02:52- It's a process of weaving silk... - On a jacquard loom.
0:02:52 > 0:02:57- When did they start doing that, then?- 1854, it says on there...
0:02:57 > 0:03:05- And I think it was five or six years before that.- So a Stevengraph is a process of weaving silk
0:03:05 > 0:03:11on a loom that was, in your view, invented round about 1850-something.
0:03:11 > 0:03:15- 1850.- And how do you know that's by Thomas Stevens?
0:03:15 > 0:03:18- It says so on the back.- Show me?
0:03:20 > 0:03:23Thomas Stevens, and Coventry on it.
0:03:23 > 0:03:26You see a lot of Stevengraphs - a lot of them are hunting scenes,
0:03:26 > 0:03:32and a lot of jockeys, and portraits of Fred Archer, and that type of thing, but this is a really lovely
0:03:32 > 0:03:37commemorative bookmark, but what is interesting is it's a conundrum -
0:03:37 > 0:03:43I looked up Stevens in the book just before I started filming this, and it said he invented this process
0:03:43 > 0:03:50in 1862. Now, you've got information that says it was more like 1850, so we've a conundrum here,
0:03:50 > 0:03:52cos with a 12-year gap,
0:03:52 > 0:03:58I wonder whether these things were mass-produced after the original opening of Crystal Palace,
0:03:58 > 0:04:02sold simply as commemorative items.
0:04:02 > 0:04:06- You spent a lot of money framing it up, haven't you?- About 40, 50 quid.
0:04:06 > 0:04:11- They did a good job... - They've done a super job of it.
0:04:11 > 0:04:16My view on an estimate for this is gonna be the cost of your framing.
0:04:16 > 0:04:21I would put an estimate on it of £40-£60.
0:04:21 > 0:04:26We'll put a fixed reserve on it as well. We'll put a reserve of £40 for you.
0:04:26 > 0:04:31- Fair enough.- So you'll buy a bit of silver with the proceeds?
0:04:31 > 0:04:37I like the small pieces - scent bottles, snuff boxes,
0:04:37 > 0:04:42- things like that.- Let's hope it sells really well and you buy a good bit for your collection.- Thanks.
0:04:46 > 0:04:51Anne, you're a local girl, aren't you? Originally from Scotland, so what brought you here?
0:04:51 > 0:04:56My father was an architect, so we used to move around,
0:04:56 > 0:05:01whenever he went to a different job, so I started up in Dunfermline and moved down to Hertfordshire,
0:05:01 > 0:05:05- then I met my husband and moved to Wales!- A Welshman?- He is.
0:05:05 > 0:05:10Now you're living in Cardiff, and you've brought along a whole family, by the looks of it.
0:05:10 > 0:05:16- Do you collect these character jugs? - No, my grandmother collected them.
0:05:16 > 0:05:21- And she left them to me in her will. - Do you like them?- I think they're very decorative,
0:05:21 > 0:05:24- but not...my taste.- That was a very polite answer!
0:05:24 > 0:05:29I bet they haven't been out of that box you brought them in for years!
0:05:29 > 0:05:36They've been in our loft since I had them, and it's a shame they're hidden when someone might appreciate them.
0:05:36 > 0:05:43OK, so it is a family heirloom as such. You've inherited them. Have you any kids?
0:05:43 > 0:05:47- I have three children. - They should be inheriting these.
0:05:47 > 0:05:50- Yes, they should.- Girls?- I've got one daughter.- Does she like them?
0:05:50 > 0:05:53I don't think she's actually seen them.
0:05:53 > 0:05:58- I don't think so.- No.- She's 17. - She wouldn't like them?- No.
0:05:58 > 0:06:05Thousands of people DO like them, and this whole characterising of a drinking vessel or jug
0:06:05 > 0:06:10dates back well into the 14th century with the bellarmine jars,
0:06:10 > 0:06:16made in the Rhineland, and you had a little face of Cardinal Bellarmine on it, and he got drunk a lot,
0:06:16 > 0:06:19and he was a little fat figure, and they'd decorate the neck of the bottle with him.
0:06:19 > 0:06:23And in Victorian times, toby jugs were really popular,
0:06:23 > 0:06:27and this whole thing has carried on right up to the present day,
0:06:27 > 0:06:29and Doulton do make toby jugs,
0:06:29 > 0:06:33but these are an extension of toby jugs - character jugs.
0:06:33 > 0:06:37There's one here that I think is probably the most collectable,
0:06:37 > 0:06:40and that's Merlin, the wizard,
0:06:40 > 0:06:43and he's got an owl on him - the decorators really do like owls.
0:06:43 > 0:06:48They do make them in four different sizes - this is the largest size you can buy.
0:06:48 > 0:06:50We've got 21 here.
0:06:50 > 0:06:56I think 21 this size is a bit over the top, so you're not gonna flog this one, you'll keep this one!
0:06:56 > 0:06:59- Yes.- Let the kids fight over this one!
0:06:59 > 0:07:05This is a very collectable size, as they're not too big or small. It's the second size down from this one.
0:07:05 > 0:07:08The next one is about a third less,
0:07:08 > 0:07:12and the one at the very bottom is a quarter of its size.
0:07:12 > 0:07:15They're tiny. We can't see those very well,
0:07:15 > 0:07:19- so they're not worth collecting. You've a lot more, though?- Yes.
0:07:19 > 0:07:25- They were displayed in my grandmother's dining room, on the shelf.- A real avid collector!
0:07:25 > 0:07:30- And had to dust them all!- Exactly! They put a smile on your face, and that's what they're designed for.
0:07:30 > 0:07:33There's a few early ones here - some 1940s ones,
0:07:33 > 0:07:39and most are 1960s. I'd like to put them into four groups of five.
0:07:39 > 0:07:43And let's have five in each group - obviously one group has six,
0:07:43 > 0:07:45as you've got 21.
0:07:45 > 0:07:50And I think their value is around £20 each.
0:07:50 > 0:07:55So really there is a table full, here, of about £420.
0:07:55 > 0:07:57Shall we flog them, then?
0:07:57 > 0:08:00- Yes?- I'm sure my grandmother wouldn't mind at all.
0:08:04 > 0:08:07June and Graham, thank you for coming along today.
0:08:07 > 0:08:11- What have you brought?- Well, a picture my mother had -
0:08:11 > 0:08:16it was given to her by her mother, and my mother's recently died,
0:08:16 > 0:08:21- and now it's come into my possession. - You don't want it?
0:08:21 > 0:08:26It's not actually the sort of thing that I think is very pretty, and it wouldn't go in our modern home.
0:08:26 > 0:08:29- What do you reckon, Graham?- I'd rather have a fishing reel!
0:08:29 > 0:08:35It's a real difficulty, as you can have something that's come all the way down the family line,
0:08:35 > 0:08:39and it ends up with you, and you don't like it, so what do you do?
0:08:39 > 0:08:44- Create a new family heirloom? - I wouldn't have thought so.
0:08:44 > 0:08:49My son likes backpacking, and travels pretty light,
0:08:49 > 0:08:53so I don't think he's interested in inheriting anything from us at all!
0:08:53 > 0:08:59You said it was a picture - we call this a cristoleum.
0:08:59 > 0:09:06Basically, it's a process where an engraving or print would have been laid onto the back of the glass,
0:09:06 > 0:09:11and various parts cut out and coloured in. Occasionally, they're signed.
0:09:11 > 0:09:18It's quite a romantic little scene - these two young children in a courtyard,
0:09:18 > 0:09:21and he's putting his finger like that, maybe scolding the other,
0:09:21 > 0:09:26or just telling them a secret. A lot of these were produced in America.
0:09:26 > 0:09:28They're quite collectable.
0:09:28 > 0:09:32A lot of these get damaged - cracks in the corners...
0:09:32 > 0:09:35But this is in quite good order, and they were very collectable.
0:09:35 > 0:09:37I think the market's hardened for them a little bit,
0:09:37 > 0:09:42and I'd estimate this at auction between £40 and £60.
0:09:42 > 0:09:46And put a reserve on it at £30. Happy to put that in?
0:09:46 > 0:09:50Yes, I think so. There's always the possibility it'd get broken...
0:09:50 > 0:09:52Then it ain't worth anything!
0:09:52 > 0:09:55Graham, happy with the 40-60 estimate?
0:09:55 > 0:09:58- Yep, I'll go with the boss! - "Go with the boss"!
0:09:58 > 0:10:03- It's the boss's mum's mum, so it's her decision!- As long as it goes to a good home.
0:10:08 > 0:10:12Now, Surinder and Gramander, when you find something in a house
0:10:12 > 0:10:18it's a bit of rolled-up carpet, or a dead rat, or a bird that's fallen down the chimney,
0:10:18 > 0:10:22and in your case, you're a bit luckier than most - you found this.
0:10:22 > 0:10:26- Where did you find it?- I moved into a flat 4 weeks ago,
0:10:26 > 0:10:31and we were having a rummage when we moved in, me and my brother,
0:10:31 > 0:10:35- and we found a few items.- How brilliant! What else did you find?
0:10:35 > 0:10:39We found a few bottles of unopened whisky!
0:10:39 > 0:10:44Above a downstairs toilet - I opened a little cupboard,
0:10:44 > 0:10:48and there it was at the back.
0:10:48 > 0:10:50You don't often find that sort of thing!
0:10:50 > 0:10:56It's known as a sextant. It was called that as it was a sixth of a circle.
0:10:56 > 0:11:00It superseded an instrument known as a quadrant.
0:11:00 > 0:11:06Quadrants were used from about 1450, and sextants from about 1730.
0:11:06 > 0:11:12The idea was you'd take the instrument, and find something
0:11:12 > 0:11:16celestial, if in the Northern Hemisphere, you'd take the North Star,
0:11:16 > 0:11:20find that, look through your eyepiece,
0:11:20 > 0:11:27and then it reflects, in the mirror here, and when the reflection appears on the horizon,
0:11:27 > 0:11:29you'd read off the silver gauge here.
0:11:29 > 0:11:34It's also signed. "JJ Stiles of Sunderland".
0:11:34 > 0:11:37Sextants are an absolute minefield.
0:11:37 > 0:11:45They really are. But what we can say is a pre-auction estimate, guaranteed to make £300-£500.
0:11:45 > 0:11:47- That's all right!- Is that all right?
0:11:47 > 0:11:50That's a month off the mortgage, anyway!
0:11:50 > 0:11:53But I think it might make more.
0:11:53 > 0:11:56If this is a good maker, it's up to the auctioneer to do their research,
0:11:56 > 0:12:00I think it'll do well. It's got all its parts, the original lacquered brass,
0:12:00 > 0:12:05it hasn't been polished or cleaned, the box is in what we call country house condition,
0:12:05 > 0:12:08in other words, "tatty", but it's exactly how you want to see it.
0:12:08 > 0:12:14I thought of putting brass polish on there, but I thought no.
0:12:14 > 0:12:19Oh, good job! You just have to touch it and the colour comes back.
0:12:19 > 0:12:22Brasso on this would have killed it.
0:12:22 > 0:12:27I know you put £300-£500 on it, but is it worth putting a reserve on it?
0:12:27 > 0:12:29Yeah. I think we should.
0:12:29 > 0:12:32This is a very specialist item. We're taking it to a general sale.
0:12:32 > 0:12:37It's gonna be a good sale, but not a specialist sale of scientific instruments.
0:12:37 > 0:12:41At the end of the day, if there aren't the right people there,
0:12:41 > 0:12:47and it's not advertised to that section of the market, it won't make the money. So reserve - essential.
0:12:47 > 0:12:51- See what we can get off the price of the house!- Take a bit off the mortgage off!- OK!
0:12:59 > 0:13:02One of the great centrepieces of Welsh history
0:13:02 > 0:13:05is this building. It's Cardiff Castle.
0:13:05 > 0:13:07It's undergoing some restoration,
0:13:07 > 0:13:09as you can see from this scaffolding.
0:13:09 > 0:13:13That doesn't bother us, because it's the inside we're interested in.
0:13:13 > 0:13:16The austere walls of this fortress give no hint
0:13:16 > 0:13:18to the amount of exuberance we're about to see.
0:13:23 > 0:13:28Oh, gosh. This certainly does have the wow factor.
0:13:28 > 0:13:32It's the banqueting hall, and it's one of the largest rooms here.
0:13:32 > 0:13:36It symbolises the tone and style of the interiors.
0:13:36 > 0:13:42It is total architectural fantasia. Each room is themed like this one.
0:13:42 > 0:13:46In this room, it depicts the medieval history of the castle
0:13:46 > 0:13:50shown with the most wonderful painted illustrations on the walls.
0:13:56 > 0:13:58Even the fireplace tells part of the story.
0:13:58 > 0:14:02Just look up here. The second Norman Lord of Glamorgan
0:14:02 > 0:14:04riding to battle on his horse in all his glory.
0:14:04 > 0:14:08Below, in the dungeon, is the son of William the Conqueror,
0:14:08 > 0:14:10who was imprisoned in the castle.
0:14:10 > 0:14:15The detail in the plasterwork is extraordinary, full of relief.
0:14:15 > 0:14:18We have a salmon here popping out of the wall.
0:14:18 > 0:14:22There's a little lizard. If you follow the detail
0:14:22 > 0:14:26all the way round, it ends with a tiny little mouse on the other side.
0:14:30 > 0:14:32The rooms was completed in 1890,
0:14:32 > 0:14:35towards the end of the Victorian era. Yet looking at it,
0:14:35 > 0:14:38it looks like a banqueting hall from the Middle Ages.
0:14:38 > 0:14:44To understand why that's so, we've got to go back to its creators.
0:14:47 > 0:14:52Much of the glamour of this 2,000 year old building dates from 1866.
0:14:52 > 0:14:56It's down to two men. The then owner, the Third Marquis of Bute,
0:14:56 > 0:15:00and the eccentric Gothic revival architect, William Burges.
0:15:00 > 0:15:04Lord Bute was not only one of the richest men of his day,
0:15:04 > 0:15:06but a great enthusiast of the Middle Ages.
0:15:06 > 0:15:10William Burges had a love of the grotesque and weird,
0:15:10 > 0:15:14and a keen passion for Gothic architecture.
0:15:15 > 0:15:21Together they formed one of the most important architectural partnerships of the 19th century.
0:15:21 > 0:15:24They created a mosaic of fantasy rooms that were both
0:15:24 > 0:15:28intellectually impressive and new to the Victorian era.
0:15:28 > 0:15:31Yet ironically, their designs were inspired
0:15:31 > 0:15:34by the Gothic style of the 13th century.
0:15:34 > 0:15:36But it wasn't all highbrow.
0:15:36 > 0:15:42Burges's creative and wicked sense of humour did add some light relief to his work,
0:15:42 > 0:15:45as I can show you in this example here.
0:15:45 > 0:15:49Look at this little baby sliding down the banister.
0:15:49 > 0:15:51I expect Burges had done that as a lad,
0:15:51 > 0:15:53and it's something we've all wanted to do.
0:15:53 > 0:15:57But then, you've got this crocodile sitting here, snapping away,
0:15:57 > 0:16:00ready to spoil all of the fun.
0:16:06 > 0:16:10I mentioned earlier the importance of themes throughout the rooms in the castle.
0:16:10 > 0:16:14This room is no exception. It's the winter smoking room,
0:16:14 > 0:16:17and it's situated in the clock tower, so not surprisingly
0:16:17 > 0:16:21its decorative theme is time.
0:16:23 > 0:16:27What I like, when you look up, you can see the richly decorated
0:16:27 > 0:16:30twelve signs of the zodiac in the vaulted ceiling.
0:16:30 > 0:16:34But also, you've got the four seasons in each gothic arch.
0:16:34 > 0:16:38Up here, we've got autumn, winter,
0:16:38 > 0:16:41spring, and finally, up here, summer.
0:16:44 > 0:16:49Burges was a perfectionist, and he left no stone unturned in his designs,
0:16:49 > 0:16:51not even in the windows. If you look closely,
0:16:51 > 0:16:54you see that they too symbolise time.
0:16:54 > 0:16:56The stained glass shows the days of the week.
0:16:56 > 0:17:00Starting here, we've got Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.
0:17:00 > 0:17:02Tuesday is in the middle, with Tyr,
0:17:02 > 0:17:06and Wednesday is on the far end here with Woden.
0:17:08 > 0:17:12Even though Lord Bute only spent six weeks a year here,
0:17:12 > 0:17:17every room, even the least used ones, were richly and highly decorated.
0:17:17 > 0:17:21This is the summer smoking room, and it has a dazzling array of colour.
0:17:21 > 0:17:26It reflects Lord Bute's love for astrology.
0:17:26 > 0:17:32If you look up at the dome, you see the stars and constellations,
0:17:32 > 0:17:37and the four elements. Earth, air, fire and water.
0:17:37 > 0:17:41Suspended from the dome is this magnificent gilded bronze chandelier
0:17:41 > 0:17:44in the form of Apollo, the sun god.
0:17:44 > 0:17:49He's standing on his chariot wheel, and the spokes of the wheel are the rays of the sun.
0:18:00 > 0:18:04Everybody's hard at it here at the Coal Exchange. It's business as usual.
0:18:04 > 0:18:08Now it's time to go over to the auction room and put the valuations to the test.
0:18:08 > 0:18:12Here's a quick recap of all the items under the hammer.
0:18:13 > 0:18:15Ted found this bookmark in a skip,
0:18:15 > 0:18:18but will it find £40-60?
0:18:18 > 0:18:22Susan's hoping that 21 toby jugs she inherited
0:18:22 > 0:18:25will turn into a tidy sum.
0:18:25 > 0:18:28Jean and Graham's house is too modern for their cristoleum,
0:18:28 > 0:18:32but will it go for £40-60?
0:18:32 > 0:18:36And Gramander and Surinder are hoping
0:18:36 > 0:18:38the sextant will lead to a fortune.
0:18:38 > 0:18:42Question is, will the bidders go crazy for our lots?
0:18:42 > 0:18:47We'll find out in a moment because this is where all the action will take place -
0:18:47 > 0:18:49the Athenian Auction Rooms in Cardiff.
0:18:49 > 0:18:54Before the hammer goes down, let's catch up with Ryan Beech to see if he has any wise words.
0:18:57 > 0:19:01I love this lot. It's my favourite thing in the sale.
0:19:01 > 0:19:05I don't know a lot about sextants but it looks a pretty good one.
0:19:05 > 0:19:08It's not the general 19th century standard Royal Navy issue.
0:19:08 > 0:19:12It belongs to the Singh brothers and they found it in a cupboard.
0:19:12 > 0:19:17A lucky find. This one is lacquered brass, so it's more decorative.
0:19:17 > 0:19:20- You do see them ebonised or black-lacquered.- Yeah.
0:19:20 > 0:19:23So it's got that decorative element.
0:19:23 > 0:19:26The sort of thing someone with a nautical interest would buy
0:19:26 > 0:19:32- and it'll sit on a sideboard...- And be polished and look the part.- Yes.
0:19:32 > 0:19:34And people will say, "What's that?"
0:19:34 > 0:19:38James Lewis, the expert, put £300-500 on this.
0:19:38 > 0:19:42I... It's certainly not going to make 500.
0:19:42 > 0:19:44300 would be its upper limit.
0:19:44 > 0:19:48I'd have said maybe £200-300.
0:19:48 > 0:19:50Encourage the buyers in at 200-300.
0:19:50 > 0:19:55Yes, and it's a fairly constricted market as to who's going to want it.
0:19:55 > 0:19:59If you have a nautical interest, you're there straight away,
0:19:59 > 0:20:01but it narrows your market a bit.
0:20:01 > 0:20:06- We are on the website. The internet plays a major part.- It does.
0:20:06 > 0:20:11I think this will find the right buyer. I'm going to be optimistic!
0:20:11 > 0:20:14Someone's got to be, Mr Pessimist.
0:20:14 > 0:20:16Realist, I would say.
0:20:21 > 0:20:24Now it's time for that wonderful cristoleum to go under the hammer
0:20:24 > 0:20:29with that lovely image of two children playing. Valuation £40-60.
0:20:29 > 0:20:31It belongs to Jean and Graham.
0:20:31 > 0:20:34It was your mum's or your grandma's.
0:20:34 > 0:20:37My grandmother's first, then my mother's, and then mine.
0:20:37 > 0:20:41We have a great valuation. I think this could do more.
0:20:41 > 0:20:44I just think that in this business things go in trends.
0:20:44 > 0:20:50Cristoleums were very popular years ago and I think the market might have toughened up, but we'll see.
0:20:50 > 0:20:53We're going to find out what the bidders of Cardiff think. Good luck.
0:20:53 > 0:20:56Cristoleum of two young boys.
0:20:56 > 0:20:59Start me at £50. £50 I have.
0:20:59 > 0:21:01- Straight in at 50.- 60.
0:21:01 > 0:21:0365. 70.
0:21:03 > 0:21:07At £70. 75. Clears the book at 75.
0:21:07 > 0:21:0980.
0:21:09 > 0:21:1285. 90. 95.
0:21:12 > 0:21:14At 95. At 95.
0:21:14 > 0:21:17Are we all done at 95?
0:21:17 > 0:21:20£95. What are you going to do with that?
0:21:20 > 0:21:22We haven't really thought, have we?
0:21:22 > 0:21:26- We didn't expect it to go to that much.- Invest in something.
0:21:26 > 0:21:29- Another antique.- Good man. That's what I like to hear.
0:21:33 > 0:21:37I've just been joined by Ted and we're about to do some recycling
0:21:37 > 0:21:42- because we found a Stevengraph bookmark in a skip, didn't you?- Yes.
0:21:42 > 0:21:46We're going to recycle it into £40-60, hopefully.
0:21:46 > 0:21:49I think this stands a chance of getting to the top end.
0:21:49 > 0:21:53In an ideal world, it ought to do well. It's a pure collectors' piece.
0:21:53 > 0:21:57For someone who collects Stevengraphs, it's an unusual thing.
0:21:57 > 0:22:00I really hope it does well.
0:22:00 > 0:22:03It would do well in Coventry. We're not in Coventry, but...
0:22:03 > 0:22:09- Somebody could buy it from Coventry...- I might get sent there if it doesn't sell.
0:22:09 > 0:22:13- If it doesn't sell, it'll sell another day.- Exactly.
0:22:13 > 0:22:16That's the spirit. It's going under the hammer. Good luck.
0:22:16 > 0:22:19Lot number 659
0:22:19 > 0:22:22is the Stevens bookmark,
0:22:22 > 0:22:24lot 659.
0:22:24 > 0:22:27- Bids on the book.- 45 I have.
0:22:27 > 0:22:2950. 55. 60. 65...
0:22:29 > 0:22:31At 65... Back with me at 65.
0:22:31 > 0:22:34On commission at 65. At £65...
0:22:34 > 0:22:37Are we all done at £65?
0:22:37 > 0:22:41- Happy with that?- Very good, yes. - A great bit of recycling.
0:22:45 > 0:22:48This is an interesting lot. I've been looking forward to this.
0:22:48 > 0:22:53I've been joined by Surinder and Gramander and we have that lovely sextant going under the hammer,
0:22:53 > 0:22:58value £300-500, and what a lovely story, the way this was found.
0:22:58 > 0:23:01It is a quality one. I've seen a lot of sextants
0:23:01 > 0:23:05and a lot are Royal Navy issue standard ones.
0:23:05 > 0:23:09This one's got all the whistles and stops on it. It's a quality one.
0:23:09 > 0:23:12But will we get that 300-500?
0:23:12 > 0:23:16It's worth it - there's no question of that -
0:23:16 > 0:23:20- but there are no other scientific instruments in the sale...- Nothing.
0:23:20 > 0:23:25I haven't seen any scientific instrument bidders. I'm hoping for a phone bid.
0:23:25 > 0:23:29- If you get a phone bid, we're away. - We heard what the auctioneer thought.
0:23:29 > 0:23:33He thinks it might just struggle at the low end.
0:23:33 > 0:23:36Time to see what the bidders think.
0:23:36 > 0:23:40Lot 796 is the JJ Stiles of Sunderland brass sextant here.
0:23:40 > 0:23:42Lot 796.
0:23:42 > 0:23:44£190 I have to start.
0:23:44 > 0:23:47190. 200. 210.
0:23:47 > 0:23:50- 220.- Someone has found it.
0:23:50 > 0:23:52At 230... At £230...
0:23:52 > 0:23:57240, is that? At £230... Are we all done then at 230?
0:23:57 > 0:24:00He didn't sell it.
0:24:00 > 0:24:02My advice is hang onto it.
0:24:02 > 0:24:06It's definitely worth the 3, hopefully worth the 5,
0:24:06 > 0:24:10if two people push over it. Take it to a specialist maritime sale -
0:24:10 > 0:24:15there's an annual one - maybe to one of the major houses in London, let it find the right audience.
0:24:15 > 0:24:19Don't do anything to it. Don't clean it or polish it.
0:24:19 > 0:24:23That's very good advice. Leave it as if you've just found it, untouched.
0:24:23 > 0:24:25That's how the trade like it.
0:24:30 > 0:24:34Remember all those toby jugs? I do, because I put the value on them.
0:24:34 > 0:24:38Remember Susan? She's now on holiday in Tenerife,
0:24:38 > 0:24:42but I have her daughter Eleanor and mother-in-law June... Yes!
0:24:42 > 0:24:46Got it right. Anyway, we've split the lots into four groups.
0:24:46 > 0:24:50- We've got the first one coming up now.- Right.
0:24:50 > 0:24:54It's about to go under the hammer. How come Mum didn't invite you on holiday?
0:24:54 > 0:24:57I'm too good-looking for her.
0:24:57 > 0:24:59Probably.
0:24:59 > 0:25:01Here it is. Good luck.
0:25:01 > 0:25:04Lot number one, first of the four.
0:25:04 > 0:25:07There are five Royal Doulton character jugs in lot 424.
0:25:07 > 0:25:0938 I have to start.
0:25:09 > 0:25:1140. 42. 45.
0:25:11 > 0:25:1448? At £48...
0:25:14 > 0:25:16Back with me at 48. 50. 55.
0:25:16 > 0:25:1860. 65.
0:25:18 > 0:25:2170. 75.
0:25:21 > 0:25:24- 80. 85. 90.- Brilliant.
0:25:24 > 0:25:2695. 100.
0:25:26 > 0:25:30110. 120. 130.
0:25:30 > 0:25:33140. At 140... 150.
0:25:33 > 0:25:37- This is really good.- 160?
0:25:37 > 0:25:41The gentleman at 150. Are we all done at 150?
0:25:41 > 0:25:43Fantastic. That's much better.
0:25:43 > 0:25:47I was thinking £100 for each lot, but that's really good.
0:25:47 > 0:25:49Lot number 425.
0:25:49 > 0:25:53- 38 again to start...- They sold for £150. This is the second one.
0:25:53 > 0:25:57At £48... 50. 55.
0:25:57 > 0:25:5960. 65.
0:25:59 > 0:26:0170. 75.
0:26:01 > 0:26:05- 80. 85. 90. 95. - The collectors are certainly here.
0:26:05 > 0:26:07100. 110.
0:26:07 > 0:26:09120. 130.
0:26:09 > 0:26:12140. 150. At 150...
0:26:12 > 0:26:14160.
0:26:14 > 0:26:17It's even better, this group.
0:26:17 > 0:26:19Are we all done at 160?
0:26:19 > 0:26:22Yes! 160. Fantastic.
0:26:22 > 0:26:26£310 so far. Third lot to go. Third group now.
0:26:26 > 0:26:3070 for this one, please? 70 I have. 75, sir? 75.
0:26:30 > 0:26:34It's great, isn't it? It's exciting when you know people want it.
0:26:34 > 0:26:3690. 95.
0:26:36 > 0:26:38100. 110.
0:26:38 > 0:26:40120. 130.
0:26:40 > 0:26:43140. 150. At 150, the gentleman now.
0:26:43 > 0:26:46160 with the gentleman.
0:26:46 > 0:26:49At £160... Are we all done at 160?
0:26:49 > 0:26:52Yes! Another 160!
0:26:52 > 0:26:57Lot 427 - there are six of them this time. Six character jugs.
0:26:57 > 0:26:5965 I have and 70 I'll take.
0:26:59 > 0:27:01At £65.
0:27:01 > 0:27:05And 70. 75. 80.
0:27:05 > 0:27:09We've got £470 so far. This is the last lot.
0:27:09 > 0:27:12100. 110. 120. 130.
0:27:12 > 0:27:16- 140. 150.- Great. Come on.- 160. 170.
0:27:16 > 0:27:18At 170. 180?
0:27:18 > 0:27:21The gentleman here at 180.
0:27:21 > 0:27:24At £180... Are we all done at 180?
0:27:24 > 0:27:28That was the best result so far!
0:27:28 > 0:27:30Gosh, they loved them, didn't they?
0:27:30 > 0:27:34They absolutely adored them. You didn't like them, did you?
0:27:34 > 0:27:38I didn't see them much. They were in the attic, not doing a lot.
0:27:38 > 0:27:43In the attic. Well, that is a grand total of £650, if my maths are right.
0:27:43 > 0:27:45Wow.
0:27:45 > 0:27:49Above my estimate. I was thinking maybe 450, somewhere around there.
0:27:49 > 0:27:52- Wow.- Are you going to ring Mum up and tell her?
0:27:52 > 0:27:56I think I better had or she'll be annoyed with me.
0:27:56 > 0:28:01- Yeah.- What's she going to do with the money?- I think she's going to buy some silver photo frames -
0:28:01 > 0:28:06three, for me and my brothers - and when she goes, we'll have them and come and flog them here.
0:28:09 > 0:28:14The auction's finished and the lucky bidders are collecting their lots.
0:28:14 > 0:28:17The star of today's show had to be the toby jugs,
0:28:17 > 0:28:21all 25 of them, selling for a collective £650.
0:28:21 > 0:28:25If you've got any antiques and collectables you're unsure about
0:28:25 > 0:28:29and you want to flog, bring them along to one of our valuation days.
0:28:29 > 0:28:33I hope you've enjoyed the show. See you next time on Flog It!
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