0:00:02 > 0:00:08# I do like to be beside the seaside! # Even if it is a rather gusty day here on the pier!
0:00:08 > 0:00:13I'm on the south coast in Sussex. Welcome to Flog It from Eastbourne!
0:00:51 > 0:00:56Eastbourne became a popular holiday destination for the upper classes
0:00:56 > 0:01:00in the second half of the 19th century.
0:01:00 > 0:01:05It was known as "the Empress of Watering Places" and you see why!
0:01:05 > 0:01:09This pier was built in 1865 and it is truly magnificent.
0:01:09 > 0:01:16You can imagine the gentry strolling arm in arm along here, taking in the invigorating sea air
0:01:16 > 0:01:20whilst looking back at that stunning architecture.
0:01:23 > 0:01:30And the equally elegant venue for today's show is Eastbourne's Town Hall, an architectural delight.
0:01:30 > 0:01:33Let's get this massive crowd inside!
0:01:40 > 0:01:48The people of Eastbourne are in the capable hands of Jethro Marles and, first up today, Mark Stacey.
0:01:48 > 0:01:50- Frank...- Hello, Mark.
0:01:50 > 0:01:54These are right up my street. They're quirky and fantastic.
0:01:54 > 0:01:59- How did you get them?- I was told to take them to the tip.- What happened?
0:01:59 > 0:02:05A gentleman died, the wife sold the house and told me to get rid of them.
0:02:05 > 0:02:10- And you thought, "I like those." - "I like those, I'll keep them."
0:02:10 > 0:02:17- I was a landscape gardener, they didn't go in my garden, so that was it.- Where have they been living?
0:02:17 > 0:02:21- In the garage, then in the roof. - In the roof?- In the loft.
0:02:21 > 0:02:25You mentioned gardening and that's what they are.
0:02:25 > 0:02:29They would have been little ornaments around a fountain.
0:02:29 > 0:02:34They're satyrs because they've got the upper bodies of a cherub
0:02:34 > 0:02:38and then they've got these nice goat hooves and legs.
0:02:38 > 0:02:41And they've even got a goat tail.
0:02:41 > 0:02:48This one is holding a pair of maracas and the other one a tambourine, so they represent music.
0:02:48 > 0:02:54They're made in bronze, in a mould, and they've got these really cheeky character faces.
0:02:54 > 0:02:59They're having a good time. They've probably had some wine.
0:02:59 > 0:03:02They got a lot of wine in that house!
0:03:02 > 0:03:08In terms of date, I think we'd be safe if we put circa 1900. I think they're really appealing.
0:03:08 > 0:03:12I suspect a lot of people would like them.
0:03:12 > 0:03:16- I don't particularly like them. - I love them.
0:03:16 > 0:03:23I don't know if you've considered the value of them, but a safe estimate would be £300 to £500.
0:03:23 > 0:03:27- Would you be happy with that? - Very happy.
0:03:27 > 0:03:31I look forward to making happy music with you at the auction.
0:03:40 > 0:03:46- Beryl, you know all about this object.- Somebody gave it to me many years ago
0:03:46 > 0:03:49who used to be a head gardener on an estate
0:03:49 > 0:03:53and his wife used to work below stairs
0:03:53 > 0:03:55and it was given to him.
0:03:55 > 0:04:00Just before he died, he gave it to me. That was 25 years ago.
0:04:00 > 0:04:07- Have you ever used it?- I've filled it with hot water to test it. - And does it hold hot water?- Yes.
0:04:07 > 0:04:13Because it is of course a hot-water bottle made of copper.
0:04:13 > 0:04:17- Yes.- You unscrew this little cap here...- Yes.
0:04:17 > 0:04:19You fill that with hot water.
0:04:19 > 0:04:24- You can then use this to keep your little tummy warm.- Right.
0:04:24 > 0:04:28- That's quite comfy like that. - It is.
0:04:28 > 0:04:35- I'm not sure if I haven't seen Paul with one of these on under his jacket!- You could be right.
0:04:35 > 0:04:39- He's got a bit of a tum there. Maybe that's what it is.- Could be.
0:04:39 > 0:04:43- It tells us who made it on the top. - Yes.
0:04:43 > 0:04:48- "Walter Davies. Established 1868." - That's right.
0:04:48 > 0:04:52"Wellington, Salop." We know that it dates after that.
0:04:52 > 0:04:57- And it compares with bed-warming pans.- And they were copper.
0:04:57 > 0:05:05- They were all made with a copper sheet beaten around and then sealed with solder on the edges.- Yes.
0:05:05 > 0:05:09When I started in the antiques business, a few years ago now,
0:05:09 > 0:05:16a copper bed-warming pan with a long pole handle would always sell for £50, £60, even up to £100.
0:05:16 > 0:05:22- And today you can't get £25, £30 for a pretty good one.- All change.
0:05:22 > 0:05:26Something like this is a bit more individual, a bit more unusual.
0:05:26 > 0:05:30- Yes.- And people do collect them.
0:05:30 > 0:05:34We won't make a lot of money, but it's an interesting object.
0:05:34 > 0:05:40It's a genuine antique. It's 140 years old, for goodness sake!
0:05:40 > 0:05:45- Have you got any idea of its value? - Maybe £20, £25?
0:05:45 > 0:05:49- I wouldn't imagine more. - I think you're in the right area.
0:05:49 > 0:05:54- £30 is probably about it. - Or whatever.- Or whatever.
0:05:54 > 0:05:59- You want to move it on. If we said £20 to £40 as an estimate...- Fine.
0:05:59 > 0:06:05- Let's see what happens.- It's just a chuckle.- Yes. A belly chuckle!
0:06:05 > 0:06:09- Very much so.- For your little belly!
0:06:15 > 0:06:19This is what we want on Flog It, lots more furniture!
0:06:19 > 0:06:24- If you have some you want to flog, bring it in. Whose is it?- Mine.
0:06:24 > 0:06:31It was passed down to my dad, who died two years ago, and I've inherited it, from his mother.
0:06:31 > 0:06:37And I do believe that it was passed from her mother, so it's been...
0:06:37 > 0:06:42- This has been in the family a long time.- Three, four generations.
0:06:42 > 0:06:47- What do you think of it?- Well, it's not really my sort of thing.
0:06:49 > 0:06:53- Why do you say that?- I don't know. It's just not modern.
0:06:53 > 0:06:58- You like contemporary things?- Yeah. - It's the only antique you've got?
0:06:58 > 0:07:01- Yes.- And you want to flog it?- Yeah.
0:07:01 > 0:07:05You might regret that one day, Nicky.
0:07:05 > 0:07:09It's a card table, you know that. It is pre-Victorian.
0:07:09 > 0:07:15It's William IV, it's around about 1830 and it's made of rosewood.
0:07:15 > 0:07:17Not solid rosewood, it's a veneer.
0:07:17 > 0:07:21If I open this up, it's a mahogany carcass.
0:07:21 > 0:07:24The whole thing is made of mahogany.
0:07:24 > 0:07:30That is absolutely gorgeous. That's where the guineas would be kept
0:07:30 > 0:07:33or the cards or the dominoes, whatever.
0:07:33 > 0:07:38You'd put your games in there. This flips over like that.
0:07:38 > 0:07:40It just needs TLC.
0:07:40 > 0:07:45It's got the look, but has it got the price?
0:07:45 > 0:07:49What do you think it's worth? What have you been told?
0:07:49 > 0:07:55- Well, my nan had it valued about eight to ten years ago.- Right.
0:07:55 > 0:07:59- It was valued about £800 then. - That's about right.
0:07:59 > 0:08:03I'd have said a bit more then. The market was really buoyant then.
0:08:03 > 0:08:09If two people really want this on the day, fingers crossed, this could do £600.
0:08:09 > 0:08:15But I would put it into auction with a fixed reserve of £400.
0:08:15 > 0:08:18£400 to me just doesn't feel right.
0:08:18 > 0:08:24- You'd take £500?- I don't know. Even that, I think, would be pushing it.
0:08:24 > 0:08:28I don't think in today's market this will reach more than £500.
0:08:28 > 0:08:34I'd love to be wrong. I'd like to see someone spend £600 or £700.
0:08:34 > 0:08:41OK, let's put it in with a value of £500 to £700 and a fixed reserve of 500 if that's what you want.
0:08:41 > 0:08:46- I'd rather do that, yeah. - Yeah. Do you think that's enough?
0:08:46 > 0:08:50Listen, if it doesn't sell, you take it home.
0:08:50 > 0:08:55It's up to Nicky, but we're a little bit disappointed, Paul.
0:08:55 > 0:08:58- We expected a bit more than that. - It is nice.
0:08:58 > 0:09:03- It's a dilemma. What are we gonna do?- It's up to Nicky.
0:09:03 > 0:09:06- Yeah, put it in.- 500 to 700?- Yeah.
0:09:06 > 0:09:13- We'll test the market. Whatever you do, don't go away. This is going into auction.- Thanks.
0:09:20 > 0:09:25- Hello, Sheila.- Hello, Mark. Nice to meet you.- Nice to meet you too.
0:09:25 > 0:09:30You've got two interesting items. What's the story behind them?
0:09:30 > 0:09:35My husband used to collect all sorts of bits and pieces.
0:09:35 > 0:09:40He was into antiques and they came from an old aunt, I believe.
0:09:40 > 0:09:44I particularly like this little box.
0:09:44 > 0:09:46It's a little silver box
0:09:46 > 0:09:51- and inset in the top there's a stamp of Edward VII.- Yes.
0:09:51 > 0:09:55Who, as you know, came to the throne in 1901.
0:09:55 > 0:10:00And the hallmark on the box is for 1901 which is quite a nice tie-in.
0:10:00 > 0:10:05- Yes.- And of course, the stamp gives away what the actual item is.
0:10:05 > 0:10:08This is what you kept little stamps in.
0:10:08 > 0:10:11It's got this nice curved base
0:10:11 > 0:10:16- which is easy for getting the stamps out.- Yes.
0:10:16 > 0:10:21And we've got a nice little leather top to keep them nice and dry.
0:10:21 > 0:10:25You've also got a little double-ended scent bottle
0:10:25 > 0:10:28which I couldn't find any marks on.
0:10:28 > 0:10:33It's got the odd blemish, but it's a nice little object.
0:10:33 > 0:10:37I would suggest we sell them as a little group,
0:10:37 > 0:10:40the two items together as one lot.
0:10:40 > 0:10:42Had you ever thought about a value?
0:10:43 > 0:10:48Well, many years ago, we went to an antiques boot sale
0:10:48 > 0:10:50and the perfume bottle,
0:10:50 > 0:10:54I think I saw one going for something like £80.
0:10:54 > 0:10:58Yes, they can do. They can fetch a lot of money.
0:10:58 > 0:11:04They can make sometimes even over £1,000 for a very rare example.
0:11:04 > 0:11:09Being not silver and a little bit of blemish here and there,
0:11:09 > 0:11:12if we were putting them in for sale,
0:11:12 > 0:11:17we would probably put £60 to £80 on the two as a lot.
0:11:17 > 0:11:22- How do you feel about that?- That would be fine. Quite happy with that.
0:11:22 > 0:11:28- I'll look forward to putting those in and seeing you at the auction. - Thank you.
0:11:32 > 0:11:37Frank's pair of garden ornaments really tickled Mark's fancy.
0:11:37 > 0:11:41Will they make sweet music in the saleroom though?
0:11:41 > 0:11:48Jethro warmed to Beryl's copper hot-water bottle. It could come in handy on a cold night.
0:11:48 > 0:11:53Nicky inherited this William IV card table from her father.
0:11:53 > 0:11:57She drove a hard bargain, but finally agreed to my estimate.
0:11:57 > 0:12:02And we're selling this scent bottle and stamp box as one lot.
0:12:06 > 0:12:11We've got two auctioneers at the Eastbourne Auction Rooms today -
0:12:11 > 0:12:15Paul Achilleous and his partner, Jeannette May.
0:12:15 > 0:12:21We'll see Jeannette later, but first let's find out what Paul thinks of the table.
0:12:21 > 0:12:25This is a family heirloom. It's been handed down to Nicky.
0:12:25 > 0:12:32It's now in a hallway and she's using it, but it's been in the sun at some stage.
0:12:32 > 0:12:39During the valuation, I told Nicky it needs some TLC and restoration, but what a lovely thing!
0:12:39 > 0:12:44It will struggle, to be honest. My estimate would be 300 to 500.
0:12:44 > 0:12:48It needs some work, some TLC. That's why it is £500.
0:12:48 > 0:12:52It would cost you about £1,000 to restore the top.
0:12:52 > 0:12:59Had this been in good, original condition, we'd be talking of an estimate between 800 and 1,200.
0:12:59 > 0:13:04I've got to disagree with you on £1,000 for restoration.
0:13:04 > 0:13:10I'm sorry. You've got some expensive cabinet-makers down here!
0:13:10 > 0:13:17Well, there's an awful lot of work to restore a bow top. It is the restorer's nightmare.
0:13:23 > 0:13:28- You've put the valuation of £60 to £80. That's spot-on.- I hope so.
0:13:28 > 0:13:34Sheila, you look absolutely gorgeous. Have you been in the sun or in the garden?
0:13:34 > 0:13:39- Well, Eastbourne generally. - Are you born and bred here?- I am.
0:13:39 > 0:13:45- Do you watch the tennis in the summer at Eastbourne? - I do, but I prefer to play.
0:13:45 > 0:13:51- You play?- Four days a week. - You play four days a week? - Mm-hm.- Gosh!- Amazing!
0:13:51 > 0:13:55I'll play you later. I'll probably get thrashed! This is it.
0:13:55 > 0:14:00And we sell this... on commission here at £70.
0:14:00 > 0:14:04- Straight in at £70.- Good start.
0:14:04 > 0:14:0680. 5. 90. 5. 100.
0:14:06 > 0:14:10And 10. 120. 120 on commission.
0:14:10 > 0:14:13At £120 only. I'm selling, make no mistake...
0:14:14 > 0:14:19The hammer's gone down, £120. What are you gonna put that towards?
0:14:19 > 0:14:22- Tennis club?- No.
0:14:22 > 0:14:27- I need a new pump for my fish pond. - A new pump for the fish pond!
0:14:34 > 0:14:39Next it's the hot-water bottle which Jethro valued at £20 to £40.
0:14:39 > 0:14:43It belongs to Beryl, but unfortunately she can't be with us.
0:14:43 > 0:14:48- This is it.- A warming pan there by Walter Davies. £20 on commission.
0:14:48 > 0:14:52- I'll take 2 again. 22. 25. - Straight in.- It's off.
0:14:52 > 0:14:5628. In the room then at 28. Where's 30 now?
0:14:56 > 0:15:00Back of the room at 28. Are we all done...?
0:15:00 > 0:15:04- Not bad, £28, spot-on. - Spot-on again. Luckily!
0:15:04 > 0:15:06I wouldn't like to use it in my bed.
0:15:06 > 0:15:13- I was wondering if you were using it? You keep it there.- On your tummy?- You're not using one?- No!
0:15:13 > 0:15:19- He's cheeky, saying I've got a pot belly! Look at that! - Very good. Breathe in.
0:15:19 > 0:15:26- It was a good result. - Are you gonna give Beryl a call? - I'll do that now.- Thank you.
0:15:32 > 0:15:39The 19th century, rosewood card table - let's hope we come up trumps with £500 to £700.
0:15:39 > 0:15:45I've been joined by Sally. Your daughter Nicky can't be with us, but her daughter can.
0:15:45 > 0:15:50- We've got another generation here. What's your name?- Charlie.
0:15:50 > 0:15:55- A proper Charlie or a Charlotte? - I'm Charlie.- That is a lovely name.
0:15:55 > 0:16:01This is your inheritance. It skipped Grandma and it was your great-gran's. It's now your mum's.
0:16:01 > 0:16:05- If we don't sell it, you get to inherit it.- Yeah.
0:16:05 > 0:16:11You'll be a happy bunny. It is worth keeping, it's a lovely item.
0:16:11 > 0:16:17- A lot of history there. OK, ready for it? Fingers crossed. - Fingers crossed.- Let's do it.
0:16:17 > 0:16:23Lot number 5, the Victorian, rosewood, swivel-top card table.
0:16:23 > 0:16:25- Fingers crossed.- Charlie...
0:16:25 > 0:16:29Beautiful carving. Bids of 500 to start do I see?
0:16:29 > 0:16:324 then I'll take. Do I see 400?
0:16:32 > 0:16:35300 is bid. 320. 350 do I see?
0:16:35 > 0:16:38350. 380. 400. 420.
0:16:38 > 0:16:41At 420. 440. 460?
0:16:41 > 0:16:43440 is the bid. At £440.
0:16:43 > 0:16:47460, new place. 480. 500? At 480.
0:16:47 > 0:16:51£480 only. Any further bids? At 480...
0:16:51 > 0:16:54Very close, but not sold, I'm afraid.
0:16:54 > 0:16:59- One bid away.- That's all right. - We had a fixed reserve of £500.
0:17:00 > 0:17:05So close, yet so far really, when you think about it.
0:17:05 > 0:17:09- Is that disappointing? - It's not disappointing for me.
0:17:09 > 0:17:15I really like it, but maybe Charlie was expecting a bit of a shopping spree!
0:17:15 > 0:17:21- Oh, were you? Clothes and shoes! - Yes.- That's worth hanging on to.
0:17:21 > 0:17:28It'll increase in value. Look after it. Keep it out of the sun and away from the central heating.
0:17:28 > 0:17:35- And love it. Then in 20 years' time, you can flog it and make a lot more money.- Bigger shopping spree!
0:17:35 > 0:17:37Exactly!
0:17:42 > 0:17:49This is a great lot. We've not seen anything like it before - two bronze satyrs from a water feature.
0:17:49 > 0:17:53- They're Frank's. Hi, Frank. - Hello, Paul.- £300 to £500.
0:17:53 > 0:17:57They're quality, made of bronze. They're absolutely divine.
0:17:57 > 0:18:04- I can see them going back on another water feature.- They used to be around a lovely fountain.
0:18:04 > 0:18:09- That's where they belong. You are interested in badgers.- Yes.
0:18:09 > 0:18:13- Tell us about your hobby. - I go everywhere.
0:18:13 > 0:18:20- You go all over the country filming badgers and you can hand-feed them. - Yes.- They're lovely creatures.
0:18:20 > 0:18:25- What do they feed on? - Worms more than anything.
0:18:25 > 0:18:29- Here's Mark Stacey. He put the £300 to £500 on these.- I did.
0:18:29 > 0:18:36- They're catalogued as cherubs. - I did have a laugh, cherubic or otherwise.
0:18:36 > 0:18:40- With hooves(!) - But they're not, they're satyrs.
0:18:40 > 0:18:44Again very good decorative pieces. These should do well.
0:18:44 > 0:18:50- Quality casting.- Yes. I'm hoping it's a bit of a "come and get me".
0:18:50 > 0:18:55Lot 649 is the bronze forms with outstretched arms.
0:18:55 > 0:18:59- Don't they look great? - There's been plenty of interest.
0:18:59 > 0:19:03We start these on commission at £300. 320. 350. 380.
0:19:03 > 0:19:06400. 420. 450. 480.
0:19:06 > 0:19:10500. 520. At £500. It's on commission at £500.
0:19:10 > 0:19:15I'm selling, make no mistake... 520. 540. 560?
0:19:15 > 0:19:20- This is great.- 540. At £540. Top bid as usual at £540.
0:19:20 > 0:19:22540, are we all done...?
0:19:22 > 0:19:27Yes, the hammer's gone down, £540.
0:19:27 > 0:19:32- Pleased with that?- Yes. - Well done, Mark. Great estimate.
0:19:32 > 0:19:38It was. I would have liked to have seen them push up a bit. I thought they might get nearer 1,000.
0:19:38 > 0:19:43- But it's over the top end, so we must be grateful.- Exactly.
0:19:43 > 0:19:50- What's the money going towards? Badgers?- More filming. - More photography, more badger food.
0:19:50 > 0:19:54- Too true.- Look after them for us. They're beautiful.
0:20:03 > 0:20:08Did you know the British invented the seaside holiday?
0:20:08 > 0:20:13There is no better way to escape the stresses and strains of work
0:20:13 > 0:20:17than seeing the breaking waves and breathing the sea air.
0:20:26 > 0:20:33Until the middle of the 19th century, holidays were the preserve of the rich.
0:20:33 > 0:20:39They could afford to travel by stagecoach and stay in elegant hotels in smart seaside resorts,
0:20:39 > 0:20:42just like this one in Eastbourne.
0:20:44 > 0:20:48All that changed with the coming of the railways.
0:20:48 > 0:20:54Suddenly, more people could afford to travel and they flocked to the seaside.
0:21:06 > 0:21:12But more significantly, the Factory Act of 1850 gave all factory workers the right
0:21:12 > 0:21:18to an annual holiday and that, combined with the Bank Holiday Act of 1871,
0:21:18 > 0:21:25meant more and more people could enjoy the great British seaside holiday.
0:21:25 > 0:21:31It's amazing to think that up to 150 years ago, most people couldn't afford to take time off work.
0:21:41 > 0:21:46The focal point of any seaside holiday resort has to be its pier
0:21:46 > 0:21:49and this particular one was built in 1865.
0:21:49 > 0:21:56For holidaymakers, an excursion to the very end of the pier would be the highlight of your trip.
0:21:56 > 0:22:03It projects a thousand feet away from the shoreline and gives you the feeling of walking on water.
0:22:07 > 0:22:13In the early 20th century, the seaside remained central to the nation's holidays,
0:22:13 > 0:22:15but with a more modern twist.
0:22:15 > 0:22:20Billy Butlin opened his first holiday camp in Skegness in 1936.
0:22:20 > 0:22:26Guests could stay in chalets and they'd have food and entertainment thrown in.
0:22:26 > 0:22:33Some of the UK's best-known entertainers have cut their teeth as Redcoats working at Butlins.
0:22:33 > 0:22:38People like Michael Barrymore, Des O'Connor and Sir Cliff Richard.
0:22:40 > 0:22:46Another Act of Parliament in 1948 gave industrial workers paid holidays,
0:22:46 > 0:22:50so there was no stopping the great British workforce.
0:22:50 > 0:22:55By the '50s and '60s, holiday camps were the No.1 choice for millions.
0:22:55 > 0:22:59Butlins paved the way for the modern package holiday,
0:22:59 > 0:23:06but towns like Eastbourne continued to thrive on our love of the traditional seaside holiday.
0:23:06 > 0:23:09There's one tradition I can't resist.
0:23:09 > 0:23:14- Hi there.- Hello.- Can I order a knickerbocker glory, please?
0:23:14 > 0:23:19It's a bizarre request, but I haven't had one since I was 12.
0:23:19 > 0:23:26- I'm hungry and I've got some time to kill!- You sit down and I'll bring it over to you.- OK.
0:23:40 > 0:23:46Teresa Fusciardi's family have been selling ice cream in Eastbourne for 40 years.
0:23:48 > 0:23:53- Here you are.- Oh, thank you very much. That looks fantastic.
0:23:53 > 0:23:56- Would you like to join me?- Yes.
0:23:56 > 0:24:03Let me pick your brains about seaside memorabilia. I'm taking a trip today down memory lane.
0:24:03 > 0:24:07When I was a kid, going to the seaside was a big adventure,
0:24:07 > 0:24:10the whole family out in the car.
0:24:10 > 0:24:16If it was pouring with rain, we'd sit in a seaside cafe and eat one of these.
0:24:16 > 0:24:20I used to race my sister to get to the bottom.
0:24:20 > 0:24:26This knickerbocker glory is the typical, traditional sundae.
0:24:26 > 0:24:31It's typically English and I'm getting the best of both worlds.
0:24:31 > 0:24:35I'm by the seaside in England and I'm getting Italian ice cream.
0:24:35 > 0:24:39- You're famous for your ice creams. - Very.
0:24:39 > 0:24:46- This ice cream parlour has been here since before the war.- Who mainly buys knickerbocker glories?
0:24:46 > 0:24:52- I think it's mostly the older generation. - Because we grew up eating these.
0:24:52 > 0:24:57Every Friday, you can be sure you get a busload of people
0:24:57 > 0:25:03and normally they're pensioners who come down to the seaside.
0:25:03 > 0:25:05- Sampling the whole menu!- Yes.
0:25:05 > 0:25:10- They always go for a knickerbocker glory.- I don't blame them.
0:25:10 > 0:25:18They say, "This is our treat. I used to come down here with my parents. It's nice to see you're still here."
0:25:18 > 0:25:22So it's quite nice because we continue the tradition.
0:25:22 > 0:25:27- Keep it going.- I certainly will. - This is what it's all about.
0:25:27 > 0:25:31Look at that. I'm even gonna do that just to top it off!
0:25:33 > 0:25:36- And the Italian.- Yes, of course.
0:25:37 > 0:25:43Yummy, that was good! But I've still got room for more on my trip down memory lane.
0:25:43 > 0:25:49There'll always be a place in our hearts for the great British seaside.
0:25:49 > 0:25:56There's something so wonderfully nostalgic about it and here is a good old-fashioned sweet shop.
0:25:56 > 0:25:58Let's go inside and have a look.
0:25:58 > 0:26:02# Sugar baby love
0:26:02 > 0:26:05# Sugar baby love
0:26:05 > 0:26:09# I didn't mean to make you blue... #
0:26:09 > 0:26:14Oh, my word, what a great shop! It's wall to wall of sweets.
0:26:14 > 0:26:19Sylvia, you're the manager, pleased to meet you. Where do you start?
0:26:19 > 0:26:26- I suppose you eat and eat till you're sick.- You do at first, but then you get sick of the sight of it.
0:26:26 > 0:26:31I can't come to the seaside without going home with a stick of rock.
0:26:31 > 0:26:36- Which is the most popular? Is it the classic pink rock?- It is.
0:26:36 > 0:26:41- What is that?- Peppermint.- There's all sorts of rock nowadays.
0:26:41 > 0:26:45- When I was a kid, that's all you could get.- Yes.
0:26:45 > 0:26:49Now they do fruit, humbug, aniseed, pineapple, Black Jack.
0:26:49 > 0:26:52- Have you tried them all?- Yes.
0:26:52 > 0:26:59- And you still think...? - Peppermint is the best. - Have you got a bigger one?- Well...
0:26:59 > 0:27:04- It's a tad on the small side. - There's a nice humbug one here.
0:27:04 > 0:27:08- Oh, actually, I like the humbug. - Humbug.- Humbug.
0:27:08 > 0:27:14Most sweet shops in their peak times would be full of schoolkids,
0:27:14 > 0:27:18- but I bet when this is busy, it's full of adults.- It is.
0:27:18 > 0:27:23I'll give you that one back. You've put a big smile on my face.
0:27:23 > 0:27:28- This is good for starters. I'll have a hunt around.- Please do.
0:27:36 > 0:27:43Well, I did say I was gonna have a little shop around. I've dropped a bit of my load there!
0:27:43 > 0:27:48It's time to go back to the valuation day and I can't go back empty-handed.
0:27:48 > 0:27:53The problem is, how am I gonna pick that one up? Sylvia!
0:28:04 > 0:28:08Yvonne, you have bought along jewellery
0:28:08 > 0:28:12which is typical of collections people bring to me every day.
0:28:12 > 0:28:16- You've got a bit of everything here.- Yes.
0:28:16 > 0:28:22- Are they all pieces you've bought? - No, some were my mother's, some were inherited.
0:28:22 > 0:28:24Just a general collection.
0:28:24 > 0:28:30You probably have a good idea of the value for insurance purposes?
0:28:30 > 0:28:33Not really. I'm not terribly sure.
0:28:33 > 0:28:35I'm gonna pick out three items.
0:28:35 > 0:28:40This is a nice charm bracelet with a guinea and a sovereign on there.
0:28:40 > 0:28:45Other little charms, nine-carat gold bracelet - how much?
0:28:45 > 0:28:48- 300, something like that? - Pretty good.
0:28:48 > 0:28:53You've got a nice shell cameo brooch. How much is that worth?
0:28:53 > 0:28:58- I think about 80.- You should be on this side of the table.
0:28:58 > 0:29:02I think it's about £80 to £100. What's that all about?
0:29:02 > 0:29:06I'm not sure, but I should think about 20.
0:29:06 > 0:29:12- I don't know if it's a diamond in the middle, but it's quite good. - Little necklace clasp.
0:29:12 > 0:29:17- You said maybe the centre stone is diamond.- I wondered if it was.
0:29:17 > 0:29:22- What made you think that?- It shines nicely and it's good quality.
0:29:22 > 0:29:26- It looks nicely made. - You're absolutely right.
0:29:26 > 0:29:31You've got a diamond in the centre and diamonds round the outside.
0:29:31 > 0:29:34- They're diamonds?- They are.- Oh.
0:29:34 > 0:29:38It's not set in platinum which is what one would hope.
0:29:38 > 0:29:44It's actually set in white gold, but with a platinum topping.
0:29:44 > 0:29:46It's a mixture of the two.
0:29:46 > 0:29:53It would have been made in the 1920s, 1930s, perhaps to go on a rather nice pearl necklace.
0:29:53 > 0:29:58I imagine it came from a pearl necklace, but I don't know.
0:29:58 > 0:30:02Take the clasp out and on the tongue of this clasp...
0:30:03 > 0:30:10..is a little mark and that little mark is the eagle's head for the Paris Assay Office mark.
0:30:10 > 0:30:12- Really? It's French?- It's French.
0:30:13 > 0:30:18- So what's it worth? I've boosted you up a bit now.- Yes.
0:30:18 > 0:30:22- You thought it might be worth £20. - Well, I had no idea.
0:30:22 > 0:30:27- I think it's probably worth about 120.- Oh.- Maybe 150.
0:30:27 > 0:30:34I think a reserve at 120 with an estimate of 120 to 150 would be about right.
0:30:34 > 0:30:39- How do you fancy putting that in the sale?- Yes, definitely.
0:30:39 > 0:30:43- It's £100 more than you thought! - That'd be lovely.
0:30:48 > 0:30:50Hello, Hugo.
0:30:50 > 0:30:57- Good afternoon.- We have a lot of interest in things brought to us on our Flog It filming days.
0:30:57 > 0:31:02But every now and again, items turn up that are really quite special.
0:31:02 > 0:31:05I think this might be one of them.
0:31:05 > 0:31:08It's a very interesting subject and portrait,
0:31:08 > 0:31:13but tell me a little bit of the history since you've had it.
0:31:13 > 0:31:18Well, I've had it for about 35 years.
0:31:18 > 0:31:24A friend of mine, he knew two sisters who went to Australia to Melbourne.
0:31:24 > 0:31:27And before they left,
0:31:27 > 0:31:31they sold a number of items and this was one.
0:31:31 > 0:31:36And we each paid, um, £200 each
0:31:36 > 0:31:39because I liked her very much
0:31:39 > 0:31:43and it's been always in my home, I must say.
0:31:43 > 0:31:48- You paid quite a lot of money 35 years ago?- No, no.
0:31:48 > 0:31:53If there's something you like, you like, and that's what you pay for it.
0:31:53 > 0:31:56It's a refreshing thing to hear
0:31:56 > 0:32:02because these days, people want to spend £400 and know that something is worth £800.
0:32:02 > 0:32:06Or they buy it as they think it's worth money.
0:32:06 > 0:32:13- You bought it because you fell in love with it.- I don't want a washing machine, I bought this.
0:32:13 > 0:32:17- And you've enjoyed it?- Always. - Let's look at a few points.
0:32:17 > 0:32:21- We've got what I think is an original frame.- Yes.
0:32:21 > 0:32:28We've got the subject here - "La belle Comtesse de Beauregard" and her little dog, Ham,
0:32:28 > 0:32:33which is rather nice, a favourite of Napoleon III.
0:32:33 > 0:32:37It's beautifully painted in a contemporary frame
0:32:37 > 0:32:43which shows wonderful quality in these oak leaves and these lovely scrolls.
0:32:43 > 0:32:47- We have, however, got a little bit of damage.- Yes.
0:32:47 > 0:32:53- We've got a crack in the ivory.- It doesn't bother me - ivory cracks.
0:32:53 > 0:32:58You love it and that's wonderful, but when we're valuing something,
0:32:58 > 0:33:03we have to take into account the condition and the history of it.
0:33:03 > 0:33:07- Yes.- It's reportedly painted by Sir William Ross,
0:33:07 > 0:33:10a well-known portrait miniaturist.
0:33:10 > 0:33:14- He painted also Napoleon III. - That's right.
0:33:14 > 0:33:19And he specialised in this type of painting and in this period
0:33:19 > 0:33:24and because of the quality, I have no doubt that story is accurate.
0:33:24 > 0:33:30But now how do we value it? Because some of his work fetches £1,000.
0:33:30 > 0:33:37Some of his important work of an important subject will make tens of thousands of pounds.
0:33:37 > 0:33:41We've also got to bear in mind the damage.
0:33:41 > 0:33:46I would say put in an estimate of £500 to £700 with a 500 reserve.
0:33:46 > 0:33:50- How would you feel about that? - That's fair enough.
0:33:50 > 0:33:55I've enjoyed it, but there's a time that you have to let things go.
0:33:55 > 0:33:59I hope somebody enjoys it as much as I have.
0:33:59 > 0:34:03These things are loaned to us. We can't take them with us.
0:34:03 > 0:34:07- Maybe it's now time to pass it on. - I think so.
0:34:14 > 0:34:18Katie, this is something quite wonderful and unusual.
0:34:18 > 0:34:24- Tell me about it.- It's my grandfather's apothecary cabinet.
0:34:24 > 0:34:28Let's look inside and there it is in all its glory.
0:34:28 > 0:34:34- Did he use it?- Yes. Him and my grandmother ran a nursing home in Eastbourne.
0:34:34 > 0:34:41He used to go out on home visits and used to carry this. He stopped practising in 1945, I believe.
0:34:41 > 0:34:46- That's quite recent to be using something like this.- Yeah.
0:34:46 > 0:34:52But what a beautifully made piece of timber! It's a wonderful little cabinet.
0:34:52 > 0:34:57You've got everything in here. All of the bottles are here.
0:34:57 > 0:35:04We've got the scales for weighing out your powders, the funnel for funnelling it into the tubes.
0:35:04 > 0:35:09In the drawers down here you've got a glass mortar and pestle.
0:35:11 > 0:35:13- There's...- That's a secret drawer.
0:35:13 > 0:35:19A secret drawer. There's nothing secret in that one at the moment.
0:35:19 > 0:35:24It all fits beautifully. It's beautifully made. It's mahogany.
0:35:24 > 0:35:29And date-wise, it's probably going to be about 130 years old.
0:35:29 > 0:35:36- Wow!- It's a late 19th century one, probably about 1870, 1880, something like that.
0:35:36 > 0:35:43- There's so many chemicals in here. Are they allowed to be out and about these days?- Probably not!
0:35:43 > 0:35:48- I'll probably go out of here in handcuffs.- We'll check all that.
0:35:48 > 0:35:52There is a certain smell about this thing.
0:35:52 > 0:35:58- As soon as you open those doors, you are in the dentist's chair. - It's vile.
0:35:58 > 0:36:05- It's making me feel a bit nervous. Anybody else in the nursing or doctor profession?- I'm a nurse.
0:36:05 > 0:36:10My mother did her nursing training and followed in Gran's footsteps.
0:36:10 > 0:36:12- Is that why it's come to you?- Yeah.
0:36:12 > 0:36:16I have a sister, but my mother thought I should have it.
0:36:16 > 0:36:21- You've got no desire to use it?- No, unless I want to poison my husband!
0:36:21 > 0:36:26- Have you had any idea of value given to you?- A while ago.
0:36:26 > 0:36:32- Five years ago. - And what sort of value were you told?- It was around 1,500.
0:36:32 > 0:36:37Well, five years ago, I think that was about right.
0:36:37 > 0:36:42The market with so many things has changed quite a lot.
0:36:42 > 0:36:48I have seen one sold quite recently, very, very similar to this,
0:36:48 > 0:36:52not in such good condition admittedly,
0:36:52 > 0:36:57but it made less than half what you were offered five years ago.
0:36:57 > 0:37:00- But you do want to sell this?- Yes.
0:37:00 > 0:37:03What sort of reserve would you be...?
0:37:03 > 0:37:08Let's say 600 as a reserve and an estimate of 600 to 800.
0:37:08 > 0:37:11- You'll definitely get a lot of interest.- OK.
0:37:11 > 0:37:18You'll have two or three more hands going up than if you were to say 800 to 1,000.
0:37:18 > 0:37:24You can always over-egg a pudding. You don't want to do that with these ingredients!
0:37:24 > 0:37:27It'll make its price on the day.
0:37:27 > 0:37:34Yvonne was amazed to discover that this diamond and white gold clasp was one of her most valuable items.
0:37:34 > 0:37:38Hugo has enjoyed this painting for over 30 years,
0:37:38 > 0:37:43but it's time to hand it over to a new generation of collectors.
0:37:43 > 0:37:50Medicine runs in Katie's family. This wonderful apothecary cabinet belonged to her father, a doctor.
0:37:56 > 0:38:03Yvonne, your moment is coming up. That lovely diamond necklace clasp is going under the hammer.
0:38:03 > 0:38:07- Will we get the top end of Jethro's estimate?- I hope so.
0:38:07 > 0:38:11- Jethro, will we get £150, £200? - I think so.
0:38:11 > 0:38:16We'll certainly get £150 because of the diamonds in the clasp.
0:38:16 > 0:38:24- Whether the buyers are here, that's another matter.- Fingers crossed. It's going under the hammer now.
0:38:24 > 0:38:29The Edwardian white gold clasp set with one carat of diamonds.
0:38:29 > 0:38:32We start this one at £100. 110. 120.
0:38:32 > 0:38:35130. 140 anywhere? At £130.
0:38:35 > 0:38:38140 at the back of the room. 150. 160?
0:38:38 > 0:38:42At £150. Are you all done at 150...?
0:38:42 > 0:38:45- Well done, Jethro.- Thank you. - Marvellous.
0:38:45 > 0:38:50Yvonne, £150, what are you going to put the money towards?
0:38:50 > 0:38:55I'll take my friends out for a meal to celebrate. They've supported me.
0:38:55 > 0:39:01- So you're going to go out to celebrate?- I think so.- Enjoy it.
0:39:01 > 0:39:08- I'm very pleased it sold. You did well.- I was amazed. - Why did you want to sell it?
0:39:08 > 0:39:13It really needed a necklace to go with it. It was just a clasp.
0:39:13 > 0:39:17Didn't you fancy getting one or searching for one?
0:39:17 > 0:39:21If it had the pearls, I would have had it restrung, but I didn't.
0:39:27 > 0:39:34Unfortunately, Hugo cannot be with us today, but his painting can be and so is our expert, Mark.
0:39:34 > 0:39:39It's a wonderful, 19th century painting by Sir William Ross.
0:39:39 > 0:39:42- You fell in love with it.- I did.
0:39:42 > 0:39:49It's not signed, but looking at the style of the painting and it's in that lovely period frame,
0:39:49 > 0:39:54I know it's got a crack in the ivory, but the quality is there.
0:39:54 > 0:40:01- I'd like to see Hugo and his partner get their money back.- It would be lovely.- I love the frame!
0:40:01 > 0:40:05- It's your sort of thing.- It is. - A good decorator's piece!
0:40:05 > 0:40:10We've got some fine art for once in an antique auction. Here it is.
0:40:10 > 0:40:16This lovely painting on to ivory panel in a gilt-mounted frame.
0:40:16 > 0:40:21We start this at £500 on reserve. Take 20? At £500. 20 is bid.
0:40:21 > 0:40:23550. 580.
0:40:23 > 0:40:27- 600.- He's got a bid on the book.
0:40:27 > 0:40:30Are you all done at £600 then?
0:40:30 > 0:40:35- A cracking result, mid-estimate. - You can't ask for more.
0:40:35 > 0:40:39Hugo's got his money back and he might re-invest in fine art.
0:40:39 > 0:40:45He's had many years of enjoyment out of it and it was time to pass it on.
0:40:45 > 0:40:50If it doesn't make a lot of money, at least you get your money back.
0:40:50 > 0:40:54How can you put a price on those years you've owned it?
0:40:59 > 0:41:03This next lot is an absolute gem, the apothecary cabinet.
0:41:03 > 0:41:08We've got a value of £600 to £800 and it belongs to Katie.
0:41:08 > 0:41:14Jethro has waxed lyrical about this. I can't add much more, except why are you selling it?
0:41:14 > 0:41:18It's your family history and it's so keepable!
0:41:18 > 0:41:24I know, but it's been sitting on the floor in my spare room for a year now.
0:41:24 > 0:41:31- It's not something that I can show off.- If you have it on a chest of drawers with the doors open...
0:41:31 > 0:41:37I did, but I've got lots of children and it's not a safe thing to have in the house.
0:41:37 > 0:41:42No. I'd like to see this go in a local museum as a bygone.
0:41:42 > 0:41:44It's the best I've ever seen.
0:41:44 > 0:41:49- And it's almost complete, bar one little thing, I think.- Oh!
0:41:49 > 0:41:54- That's pretty rare.- Is it gonna make the four figures?- Yes!
0:41:54 > 0:41:58I said to the auctioneer, "Come on, what's it gonna do?"
0:41:58 > 0:42:04"Oh, top end." I said, "No, it's got to do 1,000." I'd like to see it do 1,100.
0:42:04 > 0:42:09We all want it to make that. They've had a lot of interest.
0:42:09 > 0:42:14Moving on, Lot 617, the mahogany travelling apothecary cabinet.
0:42:14 > 0:42:18Very fine example. Start me at 1,000?
0:42:18 > 0:42:21£1,000, someone? 800 I'm bid. 900.
0:42:21 > 0:42:26- 1,000.- How exciting!- 1,100. 1,200 here. 1,300 to move on?
0:42:26 > 0:42:281,300. 1,400. 1,500?
0:42:28 > 0:42:31- Oh, my God!- 1,400 here.
0:42:31 > 0:42:36- £1,500 with the gentleman on my left. 16 behind you, sir.- Oh, yes!
0:42:36 > 0:42:3817? £1,600.
0:42:38 > 0:42:41Are you all done at £1,600?
0:42:42 > 0:42:46- The hammer's gone down. - Oh, wow!- £1,600, Katie!
0:42:46 > 0:42:48That is a fantastic result.
0:42:48 > 0:42:52- I'm very excited! - # I'm so excited... #
0:42:52 > 0:42:58It was that good. It was that good. Jethro, what a great item!
0:42:58 > 0:43:03The auction advertised it properly, they got all the interest.
0:43:03 > 0:43:08- We played the game right.- Exactly. It was a "come and buy me".
0:43:08 > 0:43:15- What else can I say? Job done! Katie, you must be thrilled.- I am. Thank you for helping me sell it.
0:43:15 > 0:43:19Sadly, that's all the time we have from Eastbourne.
0:43:19 > 0:43:26Our owners have gone home happy. I hope you've enjoyed the show too. Until the next time, cheerio!
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