0:00:02 > 0:00:07This magnificent staircase earned its designer a knighthood for excellence in architecture.
0:00:07 > 0:00:12We won't get a knighthood, but we are looking for excellence in antiques in Flog It!
0:00:44 > 0:00:52Our venue today is Stockport Town Hall, which was designed by Alfred Brumwell Thomas in the early 1900s.
0:00:52 > 0:00:57Yes, the columns are made from magnificent Italian marble.
0:00:57 > 0:01:00It's an entrance that bristles with opulence and civic pride.
0:01:03 > 0:01:10The new main entrance is situated in another part of the building. This, the original entrance,
0:01:10 > 0:01:14which is VERY splendid, is reserved for Royal visits, civic events,
0:01:14 > 0:01:19weddings and other special occasions, such as Flog It!
0:01:20 > 0:01:25We have, as ever, a queue of people outside, all wanting to know...
0:01:25 > 0:01:28How much?!
0:01:28 > 0:01:32Making that valuation for us today are our very own knights of antiques
0:01:32 > 0:01:35Nigel Smith and Thomas Plant.
0:01:35 > 0:01:40They'll be picking out items that need to win the bidders' favour at auction.
0:01:43 > 0:01:46I would NEVER have thought that!
0:01:46 > 0:01:49- How exciting was that? - She didn't think it would sell.
0:01:52 > 0:01:56It's time to let the queue in and see who's first at the table.
0:02:00 > 0:02:03Thank you for bringing along this charming bear.
0:02:03 > 0:02:06- Have you come a long way?- Bramhall.
0:02:06 > 0:02:08The posh bit. Ooh!
0:02:08 > 0:02:11What can you tell me about the bear?
0:02:11 > 0:02:15I was given it when I was about six.
0:02:15 > 0:02:19Went to some friends' house with my mother and father
0:02:19 > 0:02:23and they had a large one in the hall which frightened me.
0:02:23 > 0:02:26- Oh, yes.- And this was the... And I liked that.
0:02:26 > 0:02:30And when I was leaving, they gave it to me.
0:02:30 > 0:02:34A fantastic thing. The larger ones are very, very expensive things.
0:02:34 > 0:02:40Neil, how do you feel about your mother selling this heirloom?
0:02:40 > 0:02:44Well, I've never been attached to it and I didn't think it was that old.
0:02:44 > 0:02:48I always thought it was picked up from a holiday in Austria or Germany.
0:02:48 > 0:02:51Well, it might well have been, but 100 or so years ago.
0:02:51 > 0:02:55They tend to be called Black Forest ware.
0:02:55 > 0:03:01I think it's carved out of limewood. He's got nice little inset bead eyes and some sort of varnish over him.
0:03:01 > 0:03:05He's not in too bad condition. These things are very collectable.
0:03:05 > 0:03:12That big bear you remember in the hallway could be worth several thousand pounds now.
0:03:12 > 0:03:19- A little piece like this is still of interest to collectors. Why do you want to sell him now?- As you see,
0:03:19 > 0:03:25I've knocked him over, his toe's got knocked. I'm not as steady as I was,
0:03:25 > 0:03:29so I'm frightened of him getting broken.
0:03:29 > 0:03:32I think a collector would pay a reasonable amount for this.
0:03:32 > 0:03:39I would think the proverbial quote of 80 to 120 applies here. Cos I think it's gonna be
0:03:39 > 0:03:41worth around the £100 mark.
0:03:41 > 0:03:45- Really?- Would you be happy to sell it for that sort of money?- Oh, yes.
0:03:45 > 0:03:51- He's lovely, though. He's nice. - Do you want to put a reserve on him? - Do you think I should do?
0:03:51 > 0:03:54I would think a reserve of £80.
0:03:54 > 0:03:59- Then if it makes 150, we're all happy.- Oh, lovely, yes. Very.
0:04:04 > 0:04:08Stuart, tell me about your Merit steam engine.
0:04:08 > 0:04:16It's been in the dark, in a cupboard for many years and it's much better going to someone that can enjoy it.
0:04:16 > 0:04:18Whose was it?
0:04:18 > 0:04:25I can't say one way or the other. I suspect it was bought for me, but it might be from my late father.
0:04:25 > 0:04:30- Did you get it going? - It has been going, many years ago.
0:04:30 > 0:04:36What I like about it is it's a steam engine in its original box.
0:04:36 > 0:04:38This is in lovely condition.
0:04:38 > 0:04:44We've got the instruction manual here and helpful hints, etc.
0:04:44 > 0:04:48Merit produced many things. Just on the underside here,
0:04:48 > 0:04:54we've got what else they did. "If you want the very best ask for Merit precision quality products.
0:04:54 > 0:04:57"Electric motors, dynamos,
0:04:57 > 0:05:01"induction coils, Morse keys, buzzers..."
0:05:01 > 0:05:05They produced a lot of other things. The steam engine,
0:05:05 > 0:05:09you put paraffin in the spirit burner,
0:05:09 > 0:05:12heated the water in the cylinder...
0:05:12 > 0:05:15which produced the steam to power the piston.
0:05:15 > 0:05:21You could put a belt round this and attach it to another object.
0:05:21 > 0:05:26I notice that, on the back here, "Our range includes..."
0:05:26 > 0:05:31a model fan, a model circular saw - I can see that getting past health and safety(!) -
0:05:31 > 0:05:39or a grinder. Obviously kids or your jobbing model maker
0:05:39 > 0:05:43would have enjoyed making his miniature items
0:05:43 > 0:05:48using his miniature steam engine. There will be collectors for this item.
0:05:48 > 0:05:52The valuation's not earth shattering.
0:05:52 > 0:05:58- We'll probably get between £50-80 at auction.- Sounds good.
0:05:58 > 0:06:02- Better than a poke in the eye, isn't it?- Better than what I had in mind..
0:06:02 > 0:06:06- Really?- Yeah. - Well, we can always talk it down!
0:06:06 > 0:06:12Whilst Thomas works up a head of steam, it's Brenda's painting that's got ME all fired up.
0:06:12 > 0:06:16Well, tell me all about Byron. How did you come by him?
0:06:16 > 0:06:20Byron was hung on me mum's wall for a long, long time.
0:06:20 > 0:06:27She always used to point to it and say, "That's very valuable." We didn't take much notice.
0:06:27 > 0:06:32It's beautifully executed, oil on canvas. What I'd like to do
0:06:32 > 0:06:36is just turn him over...
0:06:36 > 0:06:41and just move some of these panel pins and take this out.
0:06:41 > 0:06:46Personally, I feel the modern frame lets this oil down.
0:06:46 > 0:06:53I don't think there's much value in this frame, possibly £20 or £30 at the very, very most.
0:06:53 > 0:06:57Let's take a closer look at Lord Byron. Poet, dandy and flirt!
0:06:57 > 0:07:01He died so young, didn't he? I think he was 36 when he died.
0:07:01 > 0:07:05Born in 1788, died 1824.
0:07:05 > 0:07:10There's no damage to the canvas at all and it's not been relined.
0:07:10 > 0:07:14- That's a very good sign. Collectors and dealers love that.- Right.
0:07:14 > 0:07:21And it hasn't been cut down. For a moment, I thought it had been cut down from a larger portrait.
0:07:21 > 0:07:26You can see where the canvas ends, you can see where the paint ends.
0:07:26 > 0:07:29- Just look at the quality... - It is very... Yes.
0:07:29 > 0:07:33Lovely muted hues. I love the waistcoat, the shirt.
0:07:33 > 0:07:39Especially the way the linen in the necktie, those folds.
0:07:39 > 0:07:41But look at the skin pigments.
0:07:41 > 0:07:46It's going thin slightly. You can see the canvas wearing through,
0:07:46 > 0:07:50but it's got that shabby-chic, faded-elegant look.
0:07:50 > 0:07:54That is worthy of the Royal Academy. That's that good.
0:07:54 > 0:07:58But it's not signed. That's why I thought it might have been cut down
0:07:58 > 0:08:00and why I got it out of that horrible frame.
0:08:00 > 0:08:03You really don't like that frame!
0:08:03 > 0:08:06I think if we put him into auction,
0:08:06 > 0:08:11we put it into auction without the frame. You keep the frame...
0:08:11 > 0:08:16- Do you know what I'd do with that frame?- Dump it?- No, I wouldn't.
0:08:16 > 0:08:22Go down to your local glass shop and ask them to cut a piece of mirror to put in there
0:08:22 > 0:08:27- and use that as a mirror.- In the hall.- In the hall or in the loo.
0:08:27 > 0:08:30Yeah.
0:08:30 > 0:08:33And put this into auction like this. Value?
0:08:33 > 0:08:38- £200-300. I'm pretty sure we'll get the top end.- That's wonderful.
0:08:38 > 0:08:43- I want to stick it in auction, if you don't mind.- We'll go for that.
0:08:43 > 0:08:45Thank you for bringing it in.
0:08:45 > 0:08:49Tell me about this little plate of yours.
0:08:49 > 0:08:52It was left to me by my grandmother.
0:08:52 > 0:08:55Passed it on to my parents.
0:08:55 > 0:08:57What are your thoughts on it?
0:08:57 > 0:09:04Well, I was surprised to hear that it was of value because, clearly, it's only a cheaply pressed thing.
0:09:04 > 0:09:06Not hand painted or anything.
0:09:06 > 0:09:14You're right. What you do see with Victorian Royal commemorative china is a lot of her diamond jubilee.
0:09:14 > 0:09:19Loads of plates, "the sun never sets on the Empire", all that stuff.
0:09:19 > 0:09:23But really this 1837 and the coronation of 1838,
0:09:23 > 0:09:27you don't see much of it. It's much earlier.
0:09:27 > 0:09:32There's the pretty Victoria there, nice-looking image.
0:09:32 > 0:09:39The proportions are good with the plate. We don't really know who it's made by. It's very thin pottery.
0:09:39 > 0:09:47Probably made in Staffordshire. Many factories would have made things like this. The value, I would say,
0:09:47 > 0:09:53- if we put it in at £100-200, I think it could do quite well.- Excellent.
0:09:53 > 0:09:55- You happy with that?- Yes, indeed.
0:09:55 > 0:10:01What's the reason behind selling it, after your grandma having it, your mum and dad having it?
0:10:01 > 0:10:06It is of more value than I would have expected.
0:10:06 > 0:10:09Whilst I'm not desperate for money,
0:10:09 > 0:10:15my lads play guitar, it might give them some studio time.
0:10:15 > 0:10:18Quite a good way to give him some cash really.
0:10:18 > 0:10:22Otherwise they might just drop it on the floor.
0:10:27 > 0:10:32In the antiques world, we're always keeping a keen eye out for pairs.
0:10:32 > 0:10:38It puts the value up and they always look so good together. Just ask these two, they're twins.
0:10:40 > 0:10:47Nigel's heard about pairs too and has made Kath fetch her mum for doubles all round.
0:10:47 > 0:10:52Doreen and Kath, thanks for coming along. Did your daughter go and fetch you?
0:10:52 > 0:10:55This is your object, really.
0:10:55 > 0:10:58- It is.- What can you tell me about it?
0:10:58 > 0:11:03Just the history I know. It belonged to my father-in-law.
0:11:03 > 0:11:06He was an air-raid warden in the war
0:11:06 > 0:11:11and some big hotel was bombed and he found it in the debris.
0:11:11 > 0:11:15Your daughter told me something about your current use for this.
0:11:15 > 0:11:19I put all me bills that I've paid behind it.
0:11:19 > 0:11:24When I've paid them, I put them behind Romul and Remus in the dining room.
0:11:24 > 0:11:28It's quite worn on the top. He gets fingered quite a lot.
0:11:28 > 0:11:32Not by me. He hasn't been fingered much since I've had him.
0:11:32 > 0:11:37A little bit of shine on the top of his ears. It's the sort of thing
0:11:37 > 0:11:40you would have bought in the late 19th century.
0:11:40 > 0:11:45It's what we tend to call a Grand Tour item.
0:11:45 > 0:11:51You can bet this was bought in Rome when somebody went to Italy. It's been bought as a keepsake.
0:11:51 > 0:11:56It's the she-wolf and Romulus and Remus, adopted by the wolf
0:11:56 > 0:12:01and then eventually discovered by a shepherd who took them in.
0:12:01 > 0:12:06- They went on to overthrow their uncle and found modern Rome. - Oh, right, I never knew.
0:12:06 > 0:12:10This image is used as the official badge of Rome.
0:12:10 > 0:12:15It's on a rouge marble base, or porphyry it's sometimes called.
0:12:15 > 0:12:17And it's rather nice.
0:12:17 > 0:12:23- Very unusual.- It's very unusual. Any idea what it might be worth?
0:12:23 > 0:12:28- None at all.- I don't think me Grandad Blogg knew it was worth anything.
0:12:28 > 0:12:29Grandad who, sorry?
0:12:29 > 0:12:31- Blogg.- Blogg?
0:12:31 > 0:12:35- His first name wasn't Joe, was it? - No, it was Fred.
0:12:35 > 0:12:37Great name.
0:12:37 > 0:12:44- Why do you want to sell it now? - Well, I didn't really. My daughter brought some other stuff down...
0:12:44 > 0:12:47She grabbed it off your mantelpiece?
0:12:47 > 0:12:54She rung me up and said to bring Romul and Remus down. So I drove down and passed it in to her.
0:12:54 > 0:12:58- I think we'll get between £100-150 for it.- Lovely.
0:12:58 > 0:13:03I would suggest putting a reserve of 80. Are you happy with that?
0:13:03 > 0:13:07- Yes.- Fine.- Happy to see it go? Not gonna miss it?- No.
0:13:07 > 0:13:14- What are you gonna put your bills behind?- I'll have to find something else! Never thought of that!
0:13:19 > 0:13:26Our experts have selected their first batch of antiques to send off to the auction room.
0:13:26 > 0:13:30Joyce's bear keeps getting knocked over
0:13:30 > 0:13:33so she's decided it's time to sell.
0:13:33 > 0:13:36Steaming across the valuation day
0:13:36 > 0:13:40was Stuart's toy worth between £50-80.
0:13:40 > 0:13:44Jeff's plate has been passed down from his grandmother
0:13:44 > 0:13:49but his sons want some costly studio time, so Granny's plate has to go.
0:13:49 > 0:13:55We were honoured today to have a visit from Rome's founders Romulus and Remus.
0:13:55 > 0:13:58Nigel thinks they should make £100-150
0:13:58 > 0:14:01whilst Doreen's after a new billholder.
0:14:01 > 0:14:04My favourite was definitely this portrait
0:14:04 > 0:14:08of Lord Byron, famous for being mad, bad and dangerous to know.
0:14:08 > 0:14:12It's well worth £200 of anybody's money.
0:14:16 > 0:14:21Our auction today is in Altrincham and this is the Old Market Tavern,
0:14:21 > 0:14:25a listed building and formerly a mail coaching inn.
0:14:25 > 0:14:30The stagecoach from Manchester to Chester passed through here on a daily basis
0:14:30 > 0:14:35back in Victorian England delivering the mail and newspapers.
0:14:35 > 0:14:41Back then, the cover price for a newspaper was sixpence. That equates to £10 in today's money -
0:14:41 > 0:14:44a heck of a lot of money for a newspaper.
0:14:44 > 0:14:49It's time to find out if our owners' lots are expensive at today's rates.
0:14:49 > 0:14:52What does auctioneer Patrick Cheyne think?
0:14:52 > 0:14:56Patrick, for me, this is the star of the show. I picked this,
0:14:56 > 0:15:01fell in love with it. It's the sort of thing I would love to have.
0:15:01 > 0:15:07It belongs to Brenda. Sort of around 1815, believed to Lord Byron.
0:15:07 > 0:15:13It's been in the family a long time. Brenda's agreed to part with it and I'm hoping £200-300, and a bit more.
0:15:13 > 0:15:18I think you're absolutely right. It's a very charming picture.
0:15:18 > 0:15:22It looks as if it should be Lord Byron, but I have to be very careful
0:15:22 > 0:15:29so I put, "believed to be Lord Byron". I've got some interest in it from a curator of a museum.
0:15:29 > 0:15:33So we'll keep our fingers crossed that it will do very well.
0:15:33 > 0:15:35- This could be the big one. - I hope so.
0:15:37 > 0:15:41I can't wait, but which lot is first today?
0:15:43 > 0:15:49It's time to say goodbye to that little Black Forest bear at £80-120.
0:15:49 > 0:15:52It belongs to Joyce here. You're here with your son Neil.
0:15:52 > 0:15:57- Are you sad to see this little bear go?- Oh, I am.
0:15:57 > 0:16:04I have a table he used to sit on and, er...it looks a little bit bare without my bear.
0:16:04 > 0:16:10- Do you want to take him home?- Yes. - You do? It's a bit late. You can't do that unless you buy it back!
0:16:10 > 0:16:16- I think he's going to do well. - I hope so.- They're so collectable.
0:16:16 > 0:16:22- I should have held out for the daddy bear, shouldn't I?- He's the baby bear, isn't he?
0:16:22 > 0:16:28- Hopefully, baby bear is going to get top money.- Yes. If it was mine, I couldn't bear to part with him!
0:16:28 > 0:16:35Lot number 90, the carved wood Black Forest bear. Rather nice this one.
0:16:35 > 0:16:38Say £50 to start me on this one.
0:16:38 > 0:16:41£50 is bid. 55, anyone?
0:16:41 > 0:16:45I've just realised he looks quite cute.
0:16:45 > 0:16:4970. 75. 80. 85. 90.
0:16:49 > 0:16:5395. 100. 110. 120.
0:16:53 > 0:16:56130.
0:16:56 > 0:16:58At 130. Right in the corner.
0:16:58 > 0:17:03At £130. Anybody missed at 130?
0:17:03 > 0:17:07At 130 it's going. All done at 130.
0:17:08 > 0:17:12- Nearly right, wasn't I?- 130 quid!
0:17:12 > 0:17:17- Thank you very much, Nigel. Thank you, Paul.- Enjoy it.- Oh, yes.
0:17:22 > 0:17:27This next deserves a little bit of merit. It's the steam engine at £60-80.
0:17:27 > 0:17:31It belongs to Stuart. You've had this since you were a nipper.
0:17:31 > 0:17:36Are you feeling a bit guilty about flogging it today? Come on!
0:17:36 > 0:17:42- Maybe a little. But it's been tucked away for so long... - In a dark cupboard!
0:17:42 > 0:17:47- It's a lovely little thing, Thomas. - I always wanted one as a kid.
0:17:47 > 0:17:51I saw friends with these and I was slightly jealous.
0:17:51 > 0:17:56It's definitely a lot for the boys, so I'm sure this one is gonna go.
0:17:56 > 0:17:58Let's watch it steam away.
0:17:58 > 0:18:04Lot number 68 is a Merit Model Major 1550 twin cylinder steam engine
0:18:04 > 0:18:08and original box complete with instructions.
0:18:08 > 0:18:13£20 to start me on this one? £20 is bid. At 22 now.
0:18:13 > 0:18:1624. 26. 28.
0:18:16 > 0:18:2130. 32. 34. 36. 38.
0:18:21 > 0:18:25At £38... 40 in a new place.
0:18:25 > 0:18:28At £40. 42 against you.
0:18:28 > 0:18:3344. 46. 48. 50. £50.
0:18:33 > 0:18:38At £50, right in the corner. All done at 50. Going at £50.
0:18:39 > 0:18:44Stuart, looking in your eyes, I can see all those childhood memories
0:18:44 > 0:18:48- evaporating out the door! - They've gone.- For 50 quid?- Yes.
0:18:48 > 0:18:52- You're gonna take the money. - I'm off!
0:18:55 > 0:19:00This is the moment I've been waiting for. It's the oil on canvas of Lord Byron. £200-300.
0:19:00 > 0:19:08And it belongs to Brenda who is grandmother of the year, I reckon! How many grandkids have you got?
0:19:08 > 0:19:14- Ten.- Ten? How many sons and daughters have you got? - Three sons and a daughter.- Aww.
0:19:14 > 0:19:18So you've got lots of people to treat if you flog this!
0:19:18 > 0:19:23- IF we flog this.- I said to you at the valuation day that I love it.
0:19:23 > 0:19:26The auctioneer loved it. We had a chat with him.
0:19:26 > 0:19:31- Really?- He said there's been some interest from museums.- Really?
0:19:31 > 0:19:37I think if two people push each other, we could be looking at 400. That's what I secretly want. OK?
0:19:37 > 0:19:41- I hope I won't let you down. - Don't worry.- It's beautiful.- It is.
0:19:41 > 0:19:46Lot 381 brings us on to an unframed oil on canvas,
0:19:46 > 0:19:50half-length portrait of a gentleman believed to be Lord Byron.
0:19:50 > 0:19:53I'm bid £50 on this. May I say 55? 55. 60.
0:19:53 > 0:19:5665. 70. 75.
0:19:56 > 0:20:0080. 85. 90. 95. 100.
0:20:00 > 0:20:02110. 120.
0:20:02 > 0:20:05130. 140.
0:20:05 > 0:20:11- 150. 155. 160.- Come on. They started so low.- 175.
0:20:11 > 0:20:14At £175. 180 now.
0:20:14 > 0:20:16185.
0:20:18 > 0:20:20190. 195.
0:20:24 > 0:20:27At 195. 200 anywhere?
0:20:27 > 0:20:31At 195. Is there 200 anywhere?
0:20:31 > 0:20:35All done at 195. Anybody want to bid 200?
0:20:35 > 0:20:36It's there for buying.
0:20:38 > 0:20:43- It didn't reach the fixed reserve. - Oh, no.- I'm so sorry.
0:20:43 > 0:20:45I'm so sorry. I built this up.
0:20:45 > 0:20:51I can see it's worth £200-300. It's worth the top end of 300.
0:20:51 > 0:20:54- I don't want to take less than 200. - Exactly! Don't, don't.
0:20:54 > 0:21:01There's another auction room and there's another day. I insist that sells for nothing less than £200.
0:21:01 > 0:21:05- OK?- Yeah.- I'm so sorry. - Not your fault.
0:21:05 > 0:21:07- It was the wrong day here.- Yeah.
0:21:07 > 0:21:11- There's nothing wrong with the picture, or the valuation.- I know.
0:21:16 > 0:21:18This is a good little lot -
0:21:18 > 0:21:21the commemorative plate. Value £100-200.
0:21:21 > 0:21:27We're hoping it's gonna be a big hit cos the money is going towards, hopefully, making a big hit.
0:21:27 > 0:21:34- Your sons want some studio time. - They're both good players of guitar and they've got stuff to record.
0:21:34 > 0:21:38- Does Dad play?- Oh, yes. I've emptied plenty of pubs and clubs in my time.
0:21:38 > 0:21:45- Are you gonna be playing on this big hit? - If I'm invited, but I suspect not.
0:21:45 > 0:21:51I wish them well! I really do. I love it when kids get involved in music.
0:21:51 > 0:21:55- Thomas, there's a good cause here. - Let's hope they do well.
0:21:55 > 0:22:02Lot 131 is a rare, small, commemorative child's plate.
0:22:02 > 0:22:05May I say £50 for it? £50 is bid. 55.
0:22:05 > 0:22:0760. 65.
0:22:07 > 0:22:1170. 75. 80.
0:22:11 > 0:22:1585. 90. At £90.
0:22:15 > 0:22:18Is there 95 anywhere?
0:22:18 > 0:22:20Come on.
0:22:20 > 0:22:2395 in the room now.
0:22:23 > 0:22:28100. 110. 120. At 120.
0:22:28 > 0:22:31All done at 120? At £120.
0:22:33 > 0:22:35He's put the hammer down. £120.
0:22:35 > 0:22:40- Excellent.- That's not bad. Hopefully get a few hours in the studio.
0:22:40 > 0:22:44- Knock out a demo and hopefully it'll be a smash hit.- Excellent.
0:22:50 > 0:22:57We've got a lovely bronze of a she-wolf now, belonging to Doreen and Kath. It was your father's.
0:22:57 > 0:23:03- Father-in-law's.- Have we got our figures right at £100-150?
0:23:03 > 0:23:07- I think it's about right.- Should be. It's a nice little thing.
0:23:07 > 0:23:13- Whether it's in the right sale or not...- We'll find out.
0:23:13 > 0:23:15Good luck. This is it.
0:23:15 > 0:23:19A bronze figure of the she-wolf with Romulus and Remus there.
0:23:19 > 0:23:25Rather nice this, on a marble style base. I'm bid £50 on this.
0:23:25 > 0:23:28May I say 55? 55.
0:23:28 > 0:23:3060. 65. 70.
0:23:30 > 0:23:3575. Thank you. £80 here. 85. 90.
0:23:35 > 0:23:4095. 100. 110 in the room. At 110 it's in the room.
0:23:40 > 0:23:42120 now.
0:23:42 > 0:23:45130. 140. 150.
0:23:45 > 0:23:51- 160. 170. 180. 190. - (I don't believe it.)
0:23:51 > 0:23:54- INAUDIBLE - 240.
0:23:54 > 0:23:59At 240. Right in the corner at 240. All done at 240?
0:23:59 > 0:24:02Nobody missed at 240?
0:24:07 > 0:24:09- Ooh, I get a kiss out of that!- £240!
0:24:09 > 0:24:12I can't believe it! Thank you so much!
0:24:12 > 0:24:16Thanks. I can't believe it. She didn't think it'd sell.
0:24:16 > 0:24:21- I didn't think it would sell, Paul. - Nigel was positive.- He was. He was.
0:24:21 > 0:24:25What are you gonna do with £240, less a bit of commission?
0:24:25 > 0:24:32- Oh, I don't know.- She's gonna treat us all, she said.- I think we'll go for a meal after the show.
0:24:37 > 0:24:43Patrick Cheyne and his wife have been running this auction house for the last 17 years.
0:24:43 > 0:24:46There's over 3 million registered businesses in the UK
0:24:46 > 0:24:49and three-quarters of them are family run.
0:24:49 > 0:24:54By the time the family business reaches the third or fourth generation,
0:24:54 > 0:24:57the business is normally run by somebody else.
0:24:57 > 0:25:00That's what makes this brewery that I'm off to visit so special.
0:25:00 > 0:25:06In the early 1900s, there were 6,500 breweries in Britain.
0:25:06 > 0:25:09Within a century, nearly all had disappeared.
0:25:09 > 0:25:15Robinson's of Stockport is one of the few independent family breweries still in existence.
0:25:15 > 0:25:19It's now run by eight members of the fifth and sixth generation.
0:25:21 > 0:25:25In 1838, Ian Robinson bought the Unicorn pub. This no longer exists
0:25:25 > 0:25:30but, ever since, the unicorn has been the company symbol.
0:25:30 > 0:25:32The family have done really well.
0:25:32 > 0:25:35Robinson's now own nearly 400 pubs.
0:25:42 > 0:25:46And this is where the beer is allowed to ferment.
0:25:46 > 0:25:51This largest vessel holds a staggering 86,000 pints.
0:25:51 > 0:25:54But brewing beer is quite a simple process.
0:25:54 > 0:26:01You take a really good malt, crush it, add water, you leave it to stand and then drain it out.
0:26:01 > 0:26:07You reboil it, adding some hops, add your yeast to help it ferment and - hey presto! - you've got beer.
0:26:07 > 0:26:13What I want to know, in the Robinson's case, what about that extra ingredient - the family?
0:26:20 > 0:26:23Oliver Robinson is the commercial director of Robinson's
0:26:23 > 0:26:28and a member of the sixth generation of the family.
0:26:28 > 0:26:35How is the business so successful? It's family run and most families fall out with each other.
0:26:35 > 0:26:41The two key points are that the families still own 100% of the shares in the business.
0:26:41 > 0:26:46You have to be in the bloodline of my great-great-grandmother Emma Robinson or be a spouse of to own shares.
0:26:46 > 0:26:51But key to that is actually working in the business and running the business day to day.
0:26:51 > 0:26:58Frederick Robinson died suddenly in 1890, which left his widow Emma to run the business.
0:26:58 > 0:27:04She launched the company on the stock market and raised enough money to buy another seven pubs.
0:27:04 > 0:27:11Obviously, the First World War and the Second World War must have affected the business.
0:27:11 > 0:27:17There was a reduction in labour as the men had to go off to war. We then employed women to come and work here.
0:27:17 > 0:27:21There was a shortage at times of some of the raw materials.
0:27:21 > 0:27:24In fact, beer production during the war increased.
0:27:24 > 0:27:29Although Robinson's flourished during the war, it was afterwards
0:27:29 > 0:27:32that the future of the business was firmly established
0:27:32 > 0:27:36under the leadership of another far-sighted family member.
0:27:36 > 0:27:39Let's talk about the last three generations.
0:27:39 > 0:27:46They say that if a family business passes to the fourth generation, it's going to be in safe hands.
0:27:46 > 0:27:51Luckily, it passed to my grandfather Sir John Robinson.
0:27:51 > 0:27:54He made some very shrewd acquisitions.
0:27:54 > 0:27:57What about the plans for the future?
0:27:57 > 0:28:01The future's bright. There are many plans for the future.
0:28:01 > 0:28:07I have three sons. I hope that they're going to come here and join the seventh generation
0:28:07 > 0:28:14and their children will be the eighth generation. They love coming here, they love a sip of beer!
0:28:14 > 0:28:22I don't think there's anything wrong with that. They've got an acquired taste, as I did. I grew up with that.
0:28:22 > 0:28:26- So, basically, a chip off the old block.- I think they are!
0:28:26 > 0:28:33So Robinson's is definitely in the blood, but they're not the only people with a taste for it!
0:28:33 > 0:28:38The brewery produces a staggering 130,000 pints of beer a day
0:28:38 > 0:28:42and has recently won two major awards for its brew.
0:28:42 > 0:28:48Although happy to embrace modern technology, one of the main reasons Robinson's is so successful
0:28:48 > 0:28:53is they continue to abide by traditional beer-making techniques.
0:28:53 > 0:28:59They don't need a computer. To tell me more about it is Chris Hellin, the master brewer here.
0:28:59 > 0:29:03- It sounds a bit like an art form. - Very much so.
0:29:03 > 0:29:07Obviously, it's supported by science and technology
0:29:07 > 0:29:10but we're very much a hands-on brewery.
0:29:10 > 0:29:16The secret to it is that we use natural ingredients. We keep things simple
0:29:16 > 0:29:19and we try to maintain tradition.
0:29:19 > 0:29:24The industry is evolving, things have changed slightly.
0:29:24 > 0:29:31Over the years, the process has changed very, very slightly, but not to any great extent.
0:29:31 > 0:29:37The main differences relate to the raw materials that are used in brewing these days.
0:29:37 > 0:29:41I have here a handbook that, um,
0:29:41 > 0:29:47the head brewer meticulously recorded all the details of his brews back in 1900.
0:29:47 > 0:29:54It's interesting when we look at it to see that we actually produced twice as many barrels of beer
0:29:54 > 0:29:57from the same quantity of malt that they used in 1900.
0:29:57 > 0:30:04So I think that the farming techniques and the malting techniques have progressed significantly.
0:30:04 > 0:30:07But what about choice selection in hops?
0:30:07 > 0:30:12Do you go for the bitterness for the taste and the wonderful aroma?
0:30:12 > 0:30:17Certain hops are responsible for giving both bitterness and hop aroma.
0:30:17 > 0:30:23It's the art of the brewer to blend those hops together to bring out the best in the beer.
0:30:23 > 0:30:26- Down to you, then.- Partly.
0:30:38 > 0:30:43They say the proof of the beer is in the drinking.
0:30:43 > 0:30:46This is called Old Tom and, believe me, it's the cat's whiskers!
0:30:46 > 0:30:52It's won the brewing industry's International Gold Medal for 2005.
0:30:52 > 0:31:00Good health to you all and back to the valuation day to catch up with our experts and owners.
0:31:09 > 0:31:12- Hello.- Very nice to see you. - Thank you.
0:31:12 > 0:31:17You've struggled in with this big, circular object made of oak.
0:31:17 > 0:31:22- Do you know the name for it? - Lazy Susan.- Lazy Susan.
0:31:22 > 0:31:25- Have you ever used it?- No.- Why not?
0:31:25 > 0:31:29- I don't like the look of it. - You don't like the look...
0:31:29 > 0:31:31How did you come by it?
0:31:31 > 0:31:38My late husband was a contracts manager, refurbishing large Victorian houses in Liverpool.
0:31:38 > 0:31:43- Right.- And it was an elderly couple moving to a smaller property.
0:31:43 > 0:31:47They said that he was so kind to them and they gave him that.
0:31:47 > 0:31:52I said, "I don't like it, put it in the dustbin."
0:31:52 > 0:31:58- But you didn't.- We didn't. - Where's it been since?- In the loft. - For 20 years.- 20 years.
0:31:58 > 0:32:00I think it's a wonderful thing.
0:32:00 > 0:32:03It's made of English oak.
0:32:03 > 0:32:06- You know what it's for?- Yes.
0:32:06 > 0:32:10It goes on a dining table, you put your condiments on this...
0:32:10 > 0:32:16It's a version of those things you have in Chinese restaurants.
0:32:16 > 0:32:18Pass the pickle tray.
0:32:18 > 0:32:20It's beautifully carved.
0:32:20 > 0:32:23A super structure underneath.
0:32:23 > 0:32:25There we are.
0:32:25 > 0:32:27That's the works of it.
0:32:27 > 0:32:30It revolves on this little carousel.
0:32:30 > 0:32:32It's all original.
0:32:32 > 0:32:36Even the original paper labels on it. Nice bit of dirt.
0:32:36 > 0:32:40- We like a bit of dirt. - I've never cleaned it.
0:32:40 > 0:32:42Like a bit of natural dirt.
0:32:42 > 0:32:46It's carved with oak leaves all the way round. Oak leaves and acorns.
0:32:46 > 0:32:52- It's a beautiful thing.- How old would you say...?- Late Victorian.
0:32:52 > 0:32:54About 1880, 1890.
0:32:54 > 0:32:57- I just think it's a wonderful thing. - Yes.
0:32:57 > 0:33:01If it was mine, I'd use it. For my Indian takeaway on a Friday night.
0:33:04 > 0:33:06Put a little doily on.
0:33:06 > 0:33:11Why have you decided to sell it now after having it in the loft for 20 years?
0:33:11 > 0:33:15Because I am going on holiday to Cambodia with my friend.
0:33:15 > 0:33:19- I thought the money would go towards that!- No pressure there!
0:33:19 > 0:33:23How much does it cost to go to Cambodia?
0:33:23 > 0:33:25Well, the flight's 500.
0:33:25 > 0:33:28Well, that's a bit ambitious.
0:33:28 > 0:33:30It'll go towards it.
0:33:30 > 0:33:35- In a good sale, this ought to be worth £200-300. Would you be happy with that?- Definitely.
0:33:35 > 0:33:40Certainly put a reserve on it. I would say a reserve of £180.
0:33:40 > 0:33:46- Good.- A fixed reserve of 180. They're ever so popular.
0:33:46 > 0:33:49And if they come up for sale, they do very well.
0:33:53 > 0:33:56Tell me about your wonderful collection.
0:33:56 > 0:34:02I started collecting back in the 1960s in the junk shops of Stockport.
0:34:02 > 0:34:06I've always had a fascination for glass.
0:34:06 > 0:34:10I started with paperweights on the old Stockport market.
0:34:10 > 0:34:14So these you've bought from the '60s to the present day...?
0:34:14 > 0:34:21No, I stopped in about the '80s, I would say with the glass rolling pins.
0:34:21 > 0:34:24There was just too many going up on the wall!
0:34:24 > 0:34:29Out of all of these 13 here, which one's your favourite?
0:34:29 > 0:34:35- I must admit the Bristol Blue.- Tell me why.- It's such a beautiful glass.
0:34:35 > 0:34:40Bristol Blue has that brilliant, violet blue colour to it. I think that's rather lovely.
0:34:40 > 0:34:45- What about the Nailsea one? Don't you like that?- Oh, yes.
0:34:45 > 0:34:50- The problem is they're reproducing these now.- But this is original.
0:34:50 > 0:34:55The reproduction ones are so much thicker, the swags in them.
0:34:55 > 0:34:58But this is so fine.
0:34:59 > 0:35:07- Tell me about the one with the threepenny bit in it.- That was bought at a junk shop in Stockport.
0:35:07 > 0:35:11I saw it, nosing in at bottles, digging for a paperweight.
0:35:11 > 0:35:17When I saw the threepenny bit in it, I thought it was old as well. It's got...
0:35:17 > 0:35:21- Is it George's head on the back? - George V, isn't it?
0:35:21 > 0:35:25- It's a very heavy one.- Yes, that would have been used in the kitchen.
0:35:25 > 0:35:31I don't think they were ever for any great use. How much did you pay for these?
0:35:31 > 0:35:36Between about £5 and then...
0:35:36 > 0:35:39for the better ones, about 25 each.
0:35:39 > 0:35:45- The Bristol Blue I think I went to about £18.- You did really well. Why do you want to sell them?
0:35:45 > 0:35:50Simply because I've gone into so many fields...
0:35:50 > 0:35:54I went into Bunnykins. Why I fluctuated from the glass, I don't know.
0:35:54 > 0:36:01If I was to sell these for you, we'd like to sell them as a collection, to keep them as a collection.
0:36:01 > 0:36:07I would have thought an estimate of between £300 and 500.
0:36:07 > 0:36:10- Right.- How does that grab you? - Not too bad!
0:36:10 > 0:36:14As regards to reserve, I would suggest 300.
0:36:14 > 0:36:18This one here, I think is worth £70-90 on its own.
0:36:18 > 0:36:21The Bristol Blue glass is 60-80.
0:36:21 > 0:36:25- I think the others will just add in and make a good lot.- Right.
0:36:31 > 0:36:35- Laura.- Hiya.- Thanks for bringing these wonderful vases.
0:36:35 > 0:36:40- Who was the lad that was carrying one?- That was me cousin.
0:36:40 > 0:36:44- But he's too shy to come on camera. - He only had one vase
0:36:44 > 0:36:50- and we sent him home for the other one.- He went all the way back to Leigh.
0:36:50 > 0:36:53What can you tell me about them?
0:36:53 > 0:37:00I don't really know much about them. Me dad's auntie died a few years ago and she left them to him.
0:37:00 > 0:37:04- So they're your dad's.- Yeah.- Tell me why you're selling them now.
0:37:04 > 0:37:10I'm getting married next year so whatever we make on them is going towards the cost of the wedding.
0:37:10 > 0:37:13Let's hope we get a good price.
0:37:13 > 0:37:19What we've got here is a pair of late 19th-century Japanese vases.
0:37:19 > 0:37:21It's called Satsuma ware.
0:37:21 > 0:37:26Satsuma was a province in Japan where a lot of this earthenware was shipped from.
0:37:26 > 0:37:30These are made purely for the western market, the export market.
0:37:30 > 0:37:35These sort of things either tend to be very early - late 17th, early 18th century -
0:37:35 > 0:37:42or late 19th century. These are from the late 19th century, round about 1880, 1890, something like that.
0:37:42 > 0:37:48On the front here, they're very, very delicately decorated
0:37:48 > 0:37:53with these Japanese figures in landscapes with pagodas.
0:37:53 > 0:38:00We turn them round and there are more Japanese courtesans and this lovely pendant wisteria.
0:38:01 > 0:38:03The ground is blue cobalt
0:38:03 > 0:38:09and there are these lovely Japanese motifs in gilding all the way round.
0:38:09 > 0:38:11And these mon, these circular devices.
0:38:11 > 0:38:18Look at the bottom. There's actually a signature there. I don't know what that means. Can't read that.
0:38:18 > 0:38:23But that little device there, the circle with the cross in it
0:38:23 > 0:38:26it's called the Satsuma mon and that's the badge of Satsuma.
0:38:26 > 0:38:29They're lovely things. On the downside,
0:38:29 > 0:38:35- they've got some wear to the gilding. Who was responsible for cleaning them?- Me dad's auntie?
0:38:35 > 0:38:40She's polished these and she's worn away a little bit of the gilding on the neck and shoulders.
0:38:40 > 0:38:45- Now, how much are we going to make you for your wedding?- A lot I hope.
0:38:45 > 0:38:52- What do you call a lot?- I don't know. £500?- On a good day with the wind behind it, it might make 500.
0:38:52 > 0:38:59That'd be a brave estimate. I think put £400-600m as an estimate.
0:38:59 > 0:39:05We need to put a reserve on them because they're going into a local sale. I would put a reserve of 400
0:39:05 > 0:39:10with discretion. On a bad day, they'd go for as little as 360-370.
0:39:10 > 0:39:14- Yeah.- What's the money going towards? A dress?- I've already got my dress.
0:39:14 > 0:39:22- It's hopefully going to a chocolate fountain. - What's a chocolate fountain?
0:39:22 > 0:39:28It's chocolate what flows down and you have the fruits what you put into it and cover them with chocolate.
0:39:28 > 0:39:32It's for the end of the buffet at night.
0:39:32 > 0:39:35- Don't get chocolate down your nice white dress.- OK!
0:39:48 > 0:39:52That's nice. Looks like a Staffordshire figure.
0:39:52 > 0:39:58It's got a date on here, 1792, which tells us it's towards the end of the 18th century, the Georgian period.
0:39:58 > 0:40:04I don't think that's the Georgian we know. That's George down the pub...
0:40:04 > 0:40:06about 1992!
0:40:06 > 0:40:08Nice fake, nice try!
0:40:16 > 0:40:18Tell me about your watch.
0:40:18 > 0:40:24It came to me from my father. I believe it was my grandfather's.
0:40:24 > 0:40:27I don't know any more about it than that.
0:40:27 > 0:40:30- And here you are thinking about selling it.- Yes.
0:40:30 > 0:40:35- It's a family heirloom.- It is rather, but it's stuck in a drawer.
0:40:35 > 0:40:38Maybe if somebody could appreciate it...
0:40:38 > 0:40:43- Then you could sell it and buy another family heirloom.- Maybe!
0:40:45 > 0:40:49It's a pair-cased watch. One...two.
0:40:49 > 0:40:56They're both silver and, um...it's just for extra protection this case.
0:40:56 > 0:40:59It's quite a thick case, isn't it?
0:40:59 > 0:41:04Cos there's a lot of movement going on inside here. If I open it,
0:41:04 > 0:41:07lift up the glass, the dome glass,
0:41:07 > 0:41:11there's a little lever just here, a button, and you press that
0:41:11 > 0:41:16- and you lift it up and we've got the movement here.- It's beautiful.
0:41:16 > 0:41:22Eldon is the maker, from London. I've certainly seen watches from this maker.
0:41:22 > 0:41:25He is a well-known manufacturer.
0:41:25 > 0:41:28What's nice about it is the dial is in perfect condition.
0:41:28 > 0:41:34Normally, we see these and they've got a chip on them or the dial is cracked.
0:41:34 > 0:41:42- Have you had any work done?- No. - It's in remarkably good condition. The gold hands look nice.
0:41:42 > 0:41:46To all intents and purposes, it's in lovely condition.
0:41:46 > 0:41:49Have you ever thought about its date?
0:41:49 > 0:41:55No. Other than what is on the back of the paperwork behind there.
0:41:55 > 0:42:00These are interesting. You've got this paperwork from the watchmakers
0:42:00 > 0:42:03and watch manufacturers and jewellers.
0:42:03 > 0:42:07If you look on the back of the paperwork, it's got the cost.
0:42:07 > 0:42:12- Here we are. Who's that? - I don't know who that is.
0:42:12 > 0:42:15August 1900 and it was 2/6.
0:42:16 > 0:42:23So 1900 is when it was repaired, but that was 77 years after it was probably made.
0:42:23 > 0:42:261833 is the date for the case.
0:42:26 > 0:42:32- Wow.- The movement would probably be around that. 1833, maybe 4.
0:42:32 > 0:42:33Isn't that amazing?
0:42:33 > 0:42:37So in pair-case terms, it's a bit late.
0:42:37 > 0:42:39However, it's in lovely condition.
0:42:39 > 0:42:46Now, I'm gonna say a conservative valuation of about...
0:42:46 > 0:42:49- £100-200 at auction.- Good lord!
0:42:49 > 0:42:54- Really?- I didn't realise it would be that much.- If it was an earlier 1800
0:42:54 > 0:42:57pair-cased pocket watch,
0:42:57 > 0:43:00- it would be 200-300.- Good lord.
0:43:00 > 0:43:03But as it's a bit later, 1833,
0:43:03 > 0:43:07- I would say £100-200. - That's fabulous.
0:43:12 > 0:43:15Well, that's the end of our valuation day.
0:43:15 > 0:43:21Let's keep our fingers crossed and hope we make our owners a healthy profit in the auction room.
0:43:21 > 0:43:28Right now it's time for me to visit a famous local house that's also known for its staircase.
0:43:29 > 0:43:34This is it. It has rather a grand name to match its grand status.
0:43:34 > 0:43:39It's called the Cage Newel Jacobean Staircase
0:43:39 > 0:43:44and it was installed in 1618 and it's a very rare survivor indeed.
0:43:44 > 0:43:49The most important thing about this staircase is it's got four internal newel posts.
0:43:49 > 0:43:56These would have been joined together at one stage, but they've been cut through at a later date
0:43:56 > 0:44:01as furniture got larger and they had to get it up the stairs.
0:44:01 > 0:44:07The newel post holds the handrail in place and the stringer, which is this section here.
0:44:07 > 0:44:11It's the stringer which holds the risings and the goings,
0:44:11 > 0:44:16normally known as the treads, which help us walk up the stairs.
0:44:16 > 0:44:22The intricate carving on the balustrade forms patterns known as strapwork.
0:44:22 > 0:44:27This was very fashionable in the early 1600s and this is a very fine example,
0:44:27 > 0:44:31an indication of wealth and status of the family living here.
0:44:34 > 0:44:39The work is so unusual that the staircase even gives its name to the house.
0:44:44 > 0:44:49I suppose you're wondering why the wood is two different shades?
0:44:49 > 0:44:54That's because in 1995, Staircase House suffered a massive fire.
0:44:54 > 0:44:59The upper parts of the staircase were completely burnt away
0:44:59 > 0:45:04but, with the aid of photographs, it was restored to its former glory.
0:45:04 > 0:45:10The lighter timber you can see is the restored part of the staircase.
0:45:14 > 0:45:18Staircase House was opened to the general public in August 2005
0:45:18 > 0:45:24after ten years of restoration work, costing nearly £4 million.
0:45:25 > 0:45:30This building began life as a cruck framed house in the 15th century
0:45:30 > 0:45:34and has been added to and developed over the years.
0:45:34 > 0:45:39I've ended up in the linen room of all places. I've come here to meet Frank Galvin
0:45:39 > 0:45:42who's overseen all the restoration work here.
0:45:42 > 0:45:44Tell us about the linen room.
0:45:44 > 0:45:49A fine linen was produced in Stockport called Stockport Cloth
0:45:49 > 0:45:54and then in the 18th century, Stockport was very important for fine silk as well.
0:45:54 > 0:45:58So the household linens were very important in any household
0:45:58 > 0:46:05and, after the hard work of pressing the linen, they would be put into the linen press here.
0:46:05 > 0:46:10- It was quite a feature of most households.- That's a lovely example.
0:46:10 > 0:46:15It's a great museum and I believe it's a new concept in museum design.
0:46:15 > 0:46:19Yes, we've avoided the usual signs "do not sit here", "do not touch".
0:46:19 > 0:46:24In fact we invite people to interact with the museum, to touch the objects
0:46:24 > 0:46:30and to sit on the bed and feel the fabrics. That's an important feature.
0:46:30 > 0:46:32What's been the code of conduct in the restoration policy here?
0:46:32 > 0:46:37We decided NOT to turn the house back to any one period.
0:46:37 > 0:46:44We wanted to show people a whole span in the history of the house. It's been occupied for over 500 years
0:46:44 > 0:46:48and we wanted to show that full span of history so we've got rooms from every period.
0:46:48 > 0:46:51- You going to take me on a tour?- Yes.
0:47:11 > 0:47:14Would you like to sit here? A comfy seat.
0:47:15 > 0:47:18Oh, it is comfy.
0:47:18 > 0:47:24You've kitted it out in 19th-century furniture, but in the Regency style.
0:47:24 > 0:47:29- What's the significance of this room?- The house has two important rooms.
0:47:29 > 0:47:35The dining room which we decorated in the blue colour, the Georgian period,
0:47:35 > 0:47:39and this room which we decorated in the Regency period.
0:47:39 > 0:47:43During the Regency, there was a major event here in Stockport.
0:47:43 > 0:47:49It was about the time of the Peterloo riots in Manchester, there was a lot of political unrest,
0:47:49 > 0:47:54and here in Stockport, Constable Birch was shot by a silk weaver by the name of Jacob McGhinness.
0:47:54 > 0:48:00So, imagine people in this room during the Regency, discussing these terrible events.
0:48:03 > 0:48:07- Shall we move on a few generations? - Yes.
0:48:12 > 0:48:14SIREN WAILS
0:48:17 > 0:48:24This looks like a typical Second World War bedroom.
0:48:24 > 0:48:30Yes, we set out the room as it was at the time of the Manchester blitz, 23rd-24th December 1940.
0:48:30 > 0:48:33There was many people killed, 700 killed altogether.
0:48:33 > 0:48:39Thousands were injured and 100,000 homes were destroyed. A very significant event.
0:48:39 > 0:48:46We've imagined the occupant of this room, the young lady writing to her sweetheart in the trenches.
0:48:46 > 0:48:53- I love the way you've kitted it out. It really does put you back in the period.- It has all the features,
0:48:53 > 0:48:58including the dressing table, the nylons and all the other artefacts.
0:48:58 > 0:49:03- What does the house mean to the people of Stockport? - It's very important.
0:49:03 > 0:49:11It's a famous building, in the town centre, steeped in history and it seems to draw you into that history.
0:49:11 > 0:49:14Well, it's certainly taken me back.
0:49:14 > 0:49:16Thank you very much.
0:49:16 > 0:49:21Time for me to get back to the auction room to catch up with our owners and experts
0:49:21 > 0:49:26for our next batch of antiques to go under the hammer. Fingers crossed.
0:49:26 > 0:49:30Lazy Susan has been very lazy indeed
0:49:30 > 0:49:33lounging in the attic for 20 years.
0:49:33 > 0:49:36Tess has decided to sell up and holiday in Cambodia.
0:49:36 > 0:49:39Another family heirloom is Carol's pocket watch
0:49:39 > 0:49:44which, despite fine workmanship, is only worth between £100-200.
0:49:46 > 0:49:49From Japan with love.
0:49:49 > 0:49:51Laura didn't know much about these vases,
0:49:51 > 0:49:56but Nigel provided information and a value of £400-600.
0:49:57 > 0:50:02Finally, Evelyn's rolled out her glassware for Flog It!
0:50:02 > 0:50:05Thomas is a keen glass collector himself.
0:50:05 > 0:50:09They should fetch between £300-500.
0:50:15 > 0:50:19Evelyn's collection of glass rolling pins.
0:50:19 > 0:50:25She started collecting these in the '60s, she's given up now and is selling them all. 13 in total.
0:50:25 > 0:50:31You've selected some nice ones here. We've got a valuation of £300-500
0:50:31 > 0:50:37- with a fixed reserve at 3.- As you say, you've got two nice ones here.
0:50:37 > 0:50:44This is a very nice one, a Nailsea one. But these are really the only two really nice ones.
0:50:44 > 0:50:49Some of them are clear glass so £300-500 does sound rather a lot.
0:50:49 > 0:50:55I would prefer a 200 reserve on them. However, we must see how we go.
0:50:55 > 0:51:02It looks like you've got your work cut out. I suggest you give them lots of encouragement.
0:51:02 > 0:51:05Well, we'll try our best.
0:51:05 > 0:51:11And the best is what's required as Evelyn's rolling pins are up next. Thomas still likes the look of them.
0:51:13 > 0:51:19- You have some really quite peachy ones in there.- The Nailsea one's rather nice and the Bristol Blue.
0:51:19 > 0:51:23Peachy. That's a nice term for it, Thomas. Peachy.
0:51:23 > 0:51:26- They're going under the hammer. Good luck.- Thank you.
0:51:26 > 0:51:33Lot 30 brings us to a collection of 19th century and later rolling pins.
0:51:33 > 0:51:35May I say £50 to start me?
0:51:35 > 0:51:38£50 is bid. At £50.
0:51:38 > 0:51:43- 55. 60. 65.- Somebody's interested.
0:51:43 > 0:51:4775. 80. 85. 90. 95. 100.
0:51:47 > 0:51:52- But we've got to get to £300. - That's quite a lot.
0:51:52 > 0:51:55We'll wait and see.
0:51:55 > 0:51:59160? 160. 180. 200. 220.
0:51:59 > 0:52:04240. 260. 280. 290 here.
0:52:04 > 0:52:09At 290. At £290. At £290. 300 now.
0:52:09 > 0:52:15- Done it.- In the room at £300. All done at 300? They're going.
0:52:15 > 0:52:18320 anywhere?
0:52:18 > 0:52:20- 300 quid.- Thank you.
0:52:20 > 0:52:23Good though. Well done.
0:52:23 > 0:52:25Really good.
0:52:25 > 0:52:29- They cost me about £90 to buy the lot.- Did it?
0:52:29 > 0:52:33- In the '60s, though.- Through to the '80s.- You're selling these
0:52:33 > 0:52:40- and putting more money into your other collecting love, the French paperweights.- Yes, mainly.
0:52:40 > 0:52:43I think that's a better investment.
0:52:43 > 0:52:46I think French paperweights are really nice. Or any paperweight.
0:52:51 > 0:52:58A touch of the Orient comes to Altrincham right now. We've got two Japanese Satsuma vases.
0:52:58 > 0:53:02- They belong to Laura. In fact, they were Dad's. Hi, Tony.- Hi.
0:53:02 > 0:53:08- How did you get hold of these? - Me Auntie Winnie died and left them to me Auntie Elsie
0:53:08 > 0:53:13who passed them on to me. I didn't know what to do with them, so I put them up for auction.
0:53:13 > 0:53:19- £400-600. That's a cracking valuation. That should get that. - Hopefully. Fingers crossed.
0:53:19 > 0:53:24- Is this your first auction?- Yeah. - What do you think?- It is exciting.
0:53:24 > 0:53:31- Hopefully, they'll meet the reserve. - They'll do that. Trust me. I think Nigel is bang on on this one.
0:53:31 > 0:53:36I hope so. There's a bit of wear to the gilding, but they're very good things.
0:53:36 > 0:53:41Lot 144, pair of late-19th century, hexagonal-shape, Satsuma-ware vases.
0:53:41 > 0:53:43Rather nice these.
0:53:43 > 0:53:46I'm bid £100 for them. May I say 110? 120.
0:53:46 > 0:53:49130. 140. 150. 160.
0:53:49 > 0:53:54170. 180. 190. 200. 220.
0:53:54 > 0:53:58240. 260. 280. 300. 320.
0:53:58 > 0:54:01340. 360. 380. 390.
0:54:03 > 0:54:05£400.
0:54:05 > 0:54:07At £400 on the telephone.
0:54:07 > 0:54:11Is there 420 anywhere? Selling at £400 on the telephone.
0:54:11 > 0:54:14All done then at £400.
0:54:14 > 0:54:16Nobody missed at 400?
0:54:16 > 0:54:21- He's put the hammer down. 400. You'll take that, won't you?- Yeah.
0:54:21 > 0:54:26- How many more months till you get married?- June next year.
0:54:26 > 0:54:29- Are you excited?- Oh, definitely.
0:54:29 > 0:54:34- Who's the lucky fellow? What's his name?- Andrew.- Well, congratulations.
0:54:37 > 0:54:42I've been waiting for this lovely watch to go under the hammer.
0:54:42 > 0:54:46It belongs to Carol. It's been in your family for three generations
0:54:46 > 0:54:49and you're going to pass it on to somebody else.
0:54:49 > 0:54:53It's just so beautiful! You cannot buy
0:54:53 > 0:54:58- quality craftsmanship like that for under £200 nowadays! - It's superbly made.
0:54:58 > 0:55:01All these pair-cased pocket watches are beautiful.
0:55:06 > 0:55:06- Is this a sad moment or an exciting one?- An exciting moment.
0:55:06 > 0:55:11- Have you done any auctions before? - Yes. I bid for, um... What was it?
0:55:11 > 0:55:16..a piece of furniture for my son. And I got it. A writing desk.
0:55:16 > 0:55:19- Are you buying anything today? - Don't think so.
0:55:19 > 0:55:23Just going to go home with the money. Good luck.
0:55:23 > 0:55:27269, William IV pair-cased silver pocket watch. Rather nice this one.
0:55:27 > 0:55:30Bid £30 on this one.
0:55:30 > 0:55:3235. 40. 45.
0:55:32 > 0:55:3550. 55. 60.
0:55:35 > 0:55:4065. 70. 75. 80.
0:55:40 > 0:55:4585. 85. 90 here. 92. 100?
0:55:45 > 0:55:48100. It's in the room. At 110 now.
0:55:48 > 0:55:51120. 130.
0:55:51 > 0:55:54At 130. All done at 130?
0:55:54 > 0:55:57Going at £130. It's yours.
0:55:57 > 0:56:02- I'm quite pleased with that.- What are you going to do with that £130?
0:56:02 > 0:56:06Probably put it for some spends for a holiday in the south of France.
0:56:06 > 0:56:11Thank you very much. I wish I'd bought that watch, Thomas.
0:56:11 > 0:56:14- I know, but you can't. - I know, I know, I know!
0:56:20 > 0:56:23If you love dinner parties, then this lot is for you.
0:56:23 > 0:56:30It's a lazy Susan. It belongs to Tess, but not for much longer at £200-300.
0:56:30 > 0:56:34- You need a big table to put it on. - A very big table.
0:56:35 > 0:56:40- It belongs in a grand country house. - Great for Friday night takeaways.
0:56:40 > 0:56:45- Chicken vindaloo coming round. - That's really good!
0:56:45 > 0:56:49A contemporary use for it. I really like it.
0:56:49 > 0:56:52- Happy with the valuation? - It's worth that and more.
0:56:52 > 0:56:56Lot 436 is a large, circular, oak, lazy Susan.
0:56:56 > 0:57:01Rather nice with carved leaf and acorn borders and a floral frieze.
0:57:01 > 0:57:03£200 is bid.
0:57:03 > 0:57:07- Yes. Well, we've sold it.- 260. 280.
0:57:07 > 0:57:10300. 320. 340.
0:57:10 > 0:57:14360. 380. 400.
0:57:14 > 0:57:17420. At 420 here.
0:57:17 > 0:57:21At 420 here. All done then at £420?
0:57:21 > 0:57:25Yes! The hammer's gone down! 420 quid!
0:57:25 > 0:57:28I would never have thought that.
0:57:28 > 0:57:30Isn't Nigel clever?
0:57:30 > 0:57:35- What are you gonna do with 420 quid? - Put it towards a holiday in Cambodia.
0:57:35 > 0:57:40- Lovely. Nigel, what a staggering result.- Yeah. Nice thing, though.
0:57:40 > 0:57:41I rated that, to be honest.
0:57:41 > 0:57:46- Would you have given 400...? - I'd have given 200-300 for it!
0:57:46 > 0:57:49What a wonderful Flog It moment.
0:57:49 > 0:57:55If you've got anything you want to flog, bring it along to one of our valuation days.
0:57:55 > 0:57:58You could be standing in an auction room just like this.
0:58:10 > 0:58:13The auction's still going on, but it's all over for our owners.
0:58:13 > 0:58:18The star of the day had to be Tess with her lazy Susan.
0:58:18 > 0:58:24Valued at £200-300 and selling for a staggering £420. It really did spin out the room today.
0:58:24 > 0:58:28Hope you enjoyed the show. See you next time on Flog It!
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