0:00:31 > 0:00:35Today we're in Corby, once a major centre of the steel production industry.
0:00:35 > 0:00:41It's now a thriving town whose population is set to double in the next 30 years.
0:00:41 > 0:00:45Judging by the looks of it, at least a third of Corby's population
0:00:45 > 0:00:48have turned out at the Willows Arts Complex,
0:00:48 > 0:00:52which features our two experts today, Jethro Marles and David Barby.
0:00:57 > 0:00:59With so many people filling up the hall,
0:00:59 > 0:01:02our experts are very busy fishing around.
0:01:02 > 0:01:04It looks like David's made a catch.
0:01:07 > 0:01:09Ian, I'm fascinated by these,
0:01:09 > 0:01:12but more particularly the history behind them.
0:01:12 > 0:01:15- It is unusual to find a pair.- Yes.
0:01:15 > 0:01:18Who do they belong to? Are they family heirlooms?
0:01:18 > 0:01:20Yes, they were first left to me by my grandmother.
0:01:20 > 0:01:23I observed them as a youngster back in the 1950s.
0:01:23 > 0:01:27I was always fascinated by the blue elements to them.
0:01:27 > 0:01:31When she died, she left them to me rather than my parents.
0:01:31 > 0:01:35I suspect, because of the age of them, they were her parents' items.
0:01:35 > 0:01:38So we're going back to your great-grandparents?
0:01:38 > 0:01:40They would have been married about 1860?
0:01:40 > 0:01:421860, 1870, somewhere round about there.
0:01:42 > 0:01:46That falls in line with the date of manufacture of these objects.
0:01:46 > 0:01:52They would have been used for, as indicated by the finials on the top, fish contents.
0:01:52 > 0:01:55You might have had fish in oil in one
0:01:55 > 0:01:58and maybe in the other one a concoction like a terrine,
0:01:58 > 0:02:00which wouldn't require cooking.
0:02:00 > 0:02:04Say kippers, herring that would have been combined with butter
0:02:04 > 0:02:06and then smeared on a gentleman's toast.
0:02:06 > 0:02:10Would that have been always for any particular meal?
0:02:10 > 0:02:12I think, basically, either for supper
0:02:12 > 0:02:17or maybe one of those gigantic farmhouse kitchen breakfasts,
0:02:17 > 0:02:19which would have been rather nice.
0:02:19 > 0:02:20They're splendid objects.
0:02:20 > 0:02:23They would have been put on the table to impress.
0:02:23 > 0:02:26I love the colour combinations, these rich blues,
0:02:26 > 0:02:31greens that run into the blue and the well-modelled fish.
0:02:31 > 0:02:33I have had the look to see if there's any mark
0:02:33 > 0:02:35and there's no mark whatsoever.
0:02:35 > 0:02:40If these had been by George Jones, you're talking in the terms of £1,000 plus,
0:02:40 > 0:02:41but they're not.
0:02:41 > 0:02:45If you're looking for a mark for Minton, a similar price range.
0:02:45 > 0:02:46There's not.
0:02:46 > 0:02:49What you've got to think in terms of, in Staffordshire,
0:02:49 > 0:02:52there were hundreds of pottery factories
0:02:52 > 0:02:56all producing similar and this could be a lesser factory,
0:02:56 > 0:03:00although the colour inside, which is this brilliant pink,
0:03:00 > 0:03:05is rather indicative of pieces by George Jones.
0:03:05 > 0:03:11I'm looking at these from the point of view of not being George Jones.
0:03:11 > 0:03:15Have you any idea as regards price, in your own mind?
0:03:15 > 0:03:19We've discussed it with people in the past at other auction houses,
0:03:19 > 0:03:25but basically speaking they say it's the price of the beholder to a certain extent.
0:03:25 > 0:03:27Somewhere between maybe 200 and £400.
0:03:27 > 0:03:31I think you've hit the nail on the head, quite honestly.
0:03:31 > 0:03:32You're well prepared.
0:03:32 > 0:03:37I was going to be a little bit closer and say £200-300.
0:03:37 > 0:03:45My reason for this is because the market for majolica in this country
0:03:45 > 0:03:47has slightly slowed down.
0:03:47 > 0:03:51If we say £200-300,
0:03:51 > 0:03:54I'd like to see them do more and I'm sure they will.
0:03:54 > 0:03:57I'd rather play the conservative game with this.
0:03:57 > 0:03:59- Sure, come and buy me!- Absolutely!
0:03:59 > 0:04:00I'm available!
0:04:08 > 0:04:13- Now, Jan, you don't seem like a girl that would play with a train set or are you?- No.
0:04:13 > 0:04:16- You're not a tomboy?- No, no. - Where have these come from?
0:04:16 > 0:04:20They were my husband's and then my boys had them.
0:04:20 > 0:04:23His father was into trains, he was a train driver...
0:04:23 > 0:04:25Was he? One of the old steam trains?
0:04:25 > 0:04:29He used to work for Stewart and Lloyd's, one of the shunters.
0:04:29 > 0:04:33I live down in Devon and we actually have a steam railway down there.
0:04:33 > 0:04:35It's lovely to see it.
0:04:35 > 0:04:38I'm always interested to see these old Hornby sets
0:04:38 > 0:04:39when they come in for auction.
0:04:39 > 0:04:43- They have been in the attic for some while, haven't they?- Yes.
0:04:43 > 0:04:47You can tell by the rusting of the staples on the box.
0:04:47 > 0:04:50Once you get inside, to a collector, this is fantastic.
0:04:50 > 0:04:53You've got your locomotive, your rolling stock there...
0:04:53 > 0:04:56You've got the track and this is O gauge,
0:04:56 > 0:05:00which is the standard gauge and the most popular size of this period.
0:05:00 > 0:05:03I'm not a specialist in this sort of thing,
0:05:03 > 0:05:06but I think you're talking about the 1950s, that sort of period.
0:05:06 > 0:05:13There are a lot of very old boys who still like to play with their trains.
0:05:13 > 0:05:20- There isn't anyone in your family you think would like to keep it and use it?- No, no, the two boys, no.
0:05:20 > 0:05:25You haven't just got this one set, you've got this other set as well.
0:05:25 > 0:05:28That's slightly different.
0:05:28 > 0:05:31You've got the passenger moving locomotives here
0:05:31 > 0:05:34and then you've got the cargo moving locomotive over here.
0:05:34 > 0:05:38You can be doing all sorts in your little set-up.
0:05:38 > 0:05:41You could be moving pig iron around or people around
0:05:41 > 0:05:43and your imagination can run wild.
0:05:43 > 0:05:46In those days, that was what this was all about,
0:05:46 > 0:05:49letting your imagination run wild.
0:05:49 > 0:05:52- What's it worth?- I haven't a clue.
0:05:52 > 0:05:53There is a bit of damage.
0:05:53 > 0:05:56This coal truck there is a little damaged on the wheel.
0:05:56 > 0:05:59Apart from that, it looks in reasonably good order.
0:05:59 > 0:06:00Yes, it is.
0:06:00 > 0:06:03The trains go well and everything.
0:06:03 > 0:06:06- Cos you wind it up, it's all clockwork.- It all works.
0:06:06 > 0:06:07What are they worth?
0:06:07 > 0:06:09I would say for the two sets,
0:06:09 > 0:06:13you're gonna get something between £80 and £120.
0:06:13 > 0:06:16- What about a reserve at £80? - Yes, that's fine.
0:06:16 > 0:06:19Hopefully, we might find another little boy or a big little boy,
0:06:19 > 0:06:21who will put his hand up in the auction.
0:06:21 > 0:06:23Yes, that'd be lovely.
0:06:28 > 0:06:31Right now, the one you've all been waiting for.
0:06:31 > 0:06:37That's what it says here on Carol's promotion of the Rolling Stones getting Out Of Our Heads.
0:06:37 > 0:06:39Were you waiting for these guys a long time?
0:06:39 > 0:06:45No, I wasn't. I was waiting for Dave Berry to come on
0:06:45 > 0:06:47who was on the programme lower down.
0:06:47 > 0:06:51- I see this was a concert. - Yes.- Held in Kettering.
0:06:51 > 0:06:53Yes, at the Granada.
0:06:53 > 0:06:54That was a regular occurrence.
0:06:54 > 0:06:57What date are we talking about?
0:06:57 > 0:07:00January 9th, is it? 1965.
0:07:00 > 0:07:03It's a long time ago.
0:07:03 > 0:07:06- So you had the pleasure of seeing the Rolling Stones?- I did. Yes.
0:07:06 > 0:07:09- Big fan of the Rolling Stones? - Afterwards I was.
0:07:09 > 0:07:13You had no intention of going to see them to get THEIR autographs.
0:07:13 > 0:07:18- No.- You were a big Dave Berry and the Cruisers... ..who I've never heard of.
0:07:18 > 0:07:20- Haven't you?- No.
0:07:20 > 0:07:24They used to wear all black and used to put his microphone down the back and sing.
0:07:24 > 0:07:28You did the right thing, getting the Rolling Stones' autographs.
0:07:28 > 0:07:30I did, I realised that.
0:07:30 > 0:07:33This is with the original line-up with Brian Jones.
0:07:33 > 0:07:38- That's right.- A tragic accident happened and he was found drowned in a swimming pool.
0:07:38 > 0:07:40I'm very lucky to have Brian Jones on it, really.
0:07:40 > 0:07:42They're all there, Charlie Watts.
0:07:42 > 0:07:46Yes, Bill Wyman.
0:07:46 > 0:07:49Mick Jagger and Keith Richards on guitar.
0:07:49 > 0:07:53I think whoever buys this will actually get the guillotine out
0:07:53 > 0:07:57and square off the edges and just square off the top
0:07:57 > 0:08:02and frame it up with this cut out as well underneath it.
0:08:02 > 0:08:04I realise I shouldn't have put the Sellotape in,
0:08:04 > 0:08:07but when you're 15, you don't think of these things.
0:08:07 > 0:08:09- You've had this since you were 15? - Yes, 40 years.
0:08:09 > 0:08:11Why do you want to part with it now?
0:08:11 > 0:08:15Whatever money I get, I shall go on holiday with it.
0:08:15 > 0:08:19- Have you seen these sold on Flog It? before?- No, I haven't.
0:08:19 > 0:08:21Well, I did a valuation.
0:08:21 > 0:08:23- We did one in Wiltshire.- Yes.
0:08:23 > 0:08:27Rolling Stones on a signed promotion package just like this
0:08:27 > 0:08:30with all of their autographs.
0:08:30 > 0:08:35- It got £850.- Gosh, really? I was thinking more on the lines of £100.
0:08:35 > 0:08:38Although the quality was slightly better.
0:08:38 > 0:08:42We had a lovely letter from the local police which were policing the event.
0:08:42 > 0:08:45- This needs a little bit of work doing to it.- Yes.
0:08:45 > 0:08:48Some of the autographs are upside-down which devalues it
0:08:48 > 0:08:51because you like to see all the autographs facing the same way.
0:08:51 > 0:08:55At least they're all in pencil, which is good because pencil doesn't fade.
0:08:55 > 0:08:58- Oh?- If these autographs were written with ink or Biro,
0:08:58 > 0:09:01over 20 years, they would start to fade.
0:09:01 > 0:09:03- Pencil will never fade.- That's good.
0:09:03 > 0:09:07- It's Mick Jagger that's written upside-down.- Naughty Mick!
0:09:07 > 0:09:10I think still £600-800.
0:09:10 > 0:09:12Excellent. I'm thrilled to bits.
0:09:12 > 0:09:15- We'll put a reserve of £500.- Really? - Gosh, I'm over the moon.
0:09:15 > 0:09:18- That's fantastic news. - Are you happy with that?- Yes.
0:09:18 > 0:09:21Let's hope we can get you some satisfaction.
0:09:21 > 0:09:23Thank you very much. Thank you.
0:09:31 > 0:09:35BOTH SING: # Ida, sweet as apple cider... #
0:09:35 > 0:09:40- Are you as sweet as apple cider, Ida?- Yes, I certainly am, David.
0:09:40 > 0:09:42So you have this wonderful Scottish lilt.
0:09:42 > 0:09:44Did you come to Corby because of the industry?
0:09:44 > 0:09:51Yes, my husband came to work in British Steel and I moved with him in 1963.
0:09:51 > 0:09:52You collected these when?
0:09:52 > 0:09:58When my husband was alive, we started buying small jugs
0:09:58 > 0:10:02as souvenirs from holiday and we graduated into antique fairs.
0:10:02 > 0:10:08When he died, I decided that I didn't want to do it any more.
0:10:08 > 0:10:11These ones don't have any particular sentimental value
0:10:11 > 0:10:13so I decided I would bring them along today.
0:10:13 > 0:10:15These are beautiful examples.
0:10:15 > 0:10:19You've got two Worcester ones, which are absolutely superb.
0:10:19 > 0:10:23Then this one in front which is a lovely Doulton one.
0:10:23 > 0:10:26If we look at this one, at the very end here,
0:10:26 > 0:10:31this is a Worcester one in the form of a tusk.
0:10:31 > 0:10:35- Oh, I hadn't realised that.- It's very much in the Oriental mould
0:10:35 > 0:10:38and if you look at the decoration there, Oriental flowers
0:10:38 > 0:10:41and then we've got butterflies at the top here.
0:10:41 > 0:10:44Also this gilt handle, this banded decoration all the way around,
0:10:44 > 0:10:48is typical of Oriental wares.
0:10:48 > 0:10:52The date of that is round about 1897.
0:10:52 > 0:10:55Much collectible, very nice piece.
0:10:55 > 0:10:57This one here, a bit later,
0:10:57 > 0:11:01probably tucked into the beginning of the 20th century.
0:11:01 > 0:11:03This is Worcester blush ground.
0:11:03 > 0:11:06If you look at that very white, ivory ground,
0:11:06 > 0:11:10then look at this here, you can understand why they call it blush.
0:11:10 > 0:11:14It's yellow ground with a slight apricot tone.
0:11:14 > 0:11:18The beauty of this is the floral painting.
0:11:18 > 0:11:20We bought it because of the thistles on the side,
0:11:20 > 0:11:23that was the reason why we chose that one
0:11:23 > 0:11:25because of our Scottish origins.
0:11:25 > 0:11:27That is such a lovely piece.
0:11:27 > 0:11:31The third jug you've brought along, which is the one in the front,
0:11:31 > 0:11:33that is a Royal Doulton piece.
0:11:33 > 0:11:36The whole concept of design is Victorian.
0:11:36 > 0:11:41That unusual shape almost, I think, expensive perfume bottle.
0:11:41 > 0:11:46The design is partially hand-painted but there's a transfer design
0:11:46 > 0:11:49and then it's infilled with colour by hand.
0:11:49 > 0:11:53Three very beautiful, but individual jugs.
0:11:53 > 0:11:55Now we've got to put a price on these.
0:11:55 > 0:11:59Either the auctioneer is gonna sell them as one lot
0:11:59 > 0:12:02or they're going to be sold individually.
0:12:02 > 0:12:05- We'll leave that to the auctioneer's discretion.- Yes.
0:12:05 > 0:12:11- With this jug, I would anticipate a price between £90 and £120.- Yes.
0:12:11 > 0:12:17This one, I would anticipate a price in the region of about £80 to £100.
0:12:17 > 0:12:19Oh, yes.
0:12:19 > 0:12:23And your Doulton one, probably thinking in terms of £45 to £60.
0:12:23 > 0:12:25Would you be interested at that sort of level?
0:12:25 > 0:12:30Yes, certainly, I can't remember what we paid for those two.
0:12:30 > 0:12:33Certainly, that one is more than we paid for that.
0:12:33 > 0:12:35That would stand you in good profit?
0:12:35 > 0:12:38Yes, that's my Scottishness coming out, there is a profit.
0:12:38 > 0:12:41- Thank you.- Thank you very much and thanks for the song.
0:12:41 > 0:12:42Thank you!
0:12:44 > 0:12:47Well, we've been rocking and rolling in Corby today.
0:12:47 > 0:12:51We've got Hornby train sets and a nice pair of majolica fish boxes,
0:12:51 > 0:12:54a selection of hand-painted jugs
0:12:54 > 0:12:56and topping the bill for me,
0:12:56 > 0:13:00signatures from the original line-up of the Rolling Stones.
0:13:00 > 0:13:02For today's sale, we've skipped over the border
0:13:02 > 0:13:06from Corby in Northamptonshire to Market Harborough in Leicestershire.
0:13:06 > 0:13:10We're at Gilding's Auction Rooms, a father and son-run operation.
0:13:10 > 0:13:12Today's auctioneer is John Gilding.
0:13:20 > 0:13:22All done?
0:13:22 > 0:13:24I love this lot, it belongs to Jan.
0:13:24 > 0:13:28Not for much longer, I think, because this one will steam ahead.
0:13:28 > 0:13:31Hornby train set, all boxed, it's all there.
0:13:31 > 0:13:33The condition is good.
0:13:33 > 0:13:36Value - 80 to 120 for the lot.
0:13:36 > 0:13:41- Well, wouldn't it be a snip if you managed to buy it for that?- Oh, yes.
0:13:41 > 0:13:44- It's definitely going to double its price.- Do you think so?
0:13:44 > 0:13:48Yes. I would have thought it would be 80 to 120 per box.
0:13:48 > 0:13:52- Sounds good to me. - It's in very good condition. - Has there been much interest?
0:13:52 > 0:13:56Yes, a lot of interest. We've got a lot of Hornby in at the moment.
0:13:56 > 0:14:00There's bound to be the collectors and excited boys,
0:14:00 > 0:14:01the little old boys!
0:14:01 > 0:14:04What is it about railway memorabilia? It is big business.
0:14:04 > 0:14:09It's huge. I suppose it's because it's never going to be back again, is it?
0:14:09 > 0:14:13- No. Just going off the rails. Well done, John.- I like that.
0:14:13 > 0:14:16Will the bidders of Market Harborough like the train set?
0:14:16 > 0:14:21We'll just have to wait and see. First up, it's the three jugs.
0:14:23 > 0:14:26Ida, it's great to see you again and I love that horsey badge.
0:14:26 > 0:14:28- Isn't he super?- He is wonderful.
0:14:28 > 0:14:31The auctioneer has split your three items up.
0:14:31 > 0:14:35We've got the two Worcester jugs up first, followed by the Doulton one.
0:14:35 > 0:14:38This first one is worth a flutter. It's got butterflies all over it.
0:14:38 > 0:14:41There was a butterfly flying around this morning.
0:14:41 > 0:14:45£90 to £120 we need for this.
0:14:45 > 0:14:48Let's see if we can get it. David, will we get that top end?
0:14:48 > 0:14:50It's quality, quality, quality.
0:14:50 > 0:14:52Worcester is still very collectible.
0:14:52 > 0:14:56The second lot is the smaller of the jugs, it's the floral one.
0:14:56 > 0:14:58We are looking at £80 to £100 for that one.
0:14:58 > 0:15:01- Yes.- Which I know David is absolutely in love with, aren't you?
0:15:01 > 0:15:04The technique is entirely different to the other one.
0:15:04 > 0:15:08- It is indeed.- This is beautifully painted on a blush ground.
0:15:08 > 0:15:11Let's hope this butterfly flies away, shall we?
0:15:11 > 0:15:14- I hope so indeed. - Let's get that top end, £150.
0:15:14 > 0:15:16This is it, Ida, good luck.
0:15:16 > 0:15:18I have a wonderful piece here.
0:15:18 > 0:15:22You're all out at £65. 65 had a bid, 65 for the jug.
0:15:22 > 0:15:2670, 5, 80, 5, 90.
0:15:26 > 0:15:28Outside at 90.
0:15:28 > 0:15:30£90, I'm bid. Are you all done?
0:15:30 > 0:15:34You're out. 5, 95, 100 and 10.
0:15:34 > 0:15:37120, 130.
0:15:37 > 0:15:40We are inside this door at £130.
0:15:40 > 0:15:43Are you all done? Finished and sold at 130.
0:15:43 > 0:15:47It peaked your top end, that's great. Well done.
0:15:47 > 0:15:50Right, next one. We're looking at 80 to £100.
0:15:50 > 0:15:53It's the slightly smaller one, floral pattern. This is it.
0:15:53 > 0:15:57Another lovely Worcester jug here, please.
0:15:57 > 0:16:01I'm bid 65. 70, 5, 80...
0:16:01 > 0:16:03Gentlemen, you're both out?
0:16:03 > 0:16:0785, 90, 5...
0:16:07 > 0:16:09On the dresser at 95.
0:16:09 > 0:16:12All done? Finished and sold at £95.
0:16:12 > 0:16:13That's mid-estimate.
0:16:13 > 0:16:16Now we're looking at £45 to £60 for the Royal Doulton one.
0:16:16 > 0:16:21This is different and £28 bid.
0:16:21 > 0:16:23On commission, 30, 5...
0:16:23 > 0:16:2640 in the room. 42.
0:16:26 > 0:16:3045, 48, 50, 5.
0:16:30 > 0:16:34Girls, you lose it, then at 55 in the doorway. At £55, sold.
0:16:34 > 0:16:36That is a sold sign.
0:16:36 > 0:16:40If we add those three up, it's £280.
0:16:40 > 0:16:42That's absolutely marvellous.
0:16:42 > 0:16:44- That is a brilliant result. - I'm thrilled.
0:16:44 > 0:16:47- I'm so pleased he decided to separate them.- Yes.
0:16:47 > 0:16:50- I think he got more money for them. He knows his market.- Yes.
0:16:50 > 0:16:52What are you gonna put that money towards?
0:16:52 > 0:16:56I'm going on holiday to the North Cape through the Arctic Circle.
0:16:56 > 0:16:59It'll help to finance my holiday.
0:16:59 > 0:17:02- Fantastic. - What a wonderful experience!
0:17:02 > 0:17:04- Yes.- I'd love to do that. I'd love to do that.
0:17:12 > 0:17:15You know that old saying, "a rolling stone gathers no moss"?
0:17:15 > 0:17:17We've got all five of them - signed autographs.
0:17:17 > 0:17:20- That puts the value up, doesn't it? - Definitely.
0:17:20 > 0:17:24- 600 to £800 is what we want, Carol. - Excellent, that sounds good to me.
0:17:24 > 0:17:29It does to me as well. We have sold them before on the show and got £850.
0:17:29 > 0:17:32Let's hope there's no difference in Market Harborough.
0:17:32 > 0:17:34If you can find it on the internet,
0:17:34 > 0:17:36you can sell it anywhere in the world.
0:17:36 > 0:17:37That's right. Yeah.
0:17:37 > 0:17:40Let's hope we get a smash hit here today. Good luck.
0:17:40 > 0:17:45A poster cutting, pencil signed from days gone by.
0:17:45 > 0:17:47£220 bid on commission.
0:17:47 > 0:17:52220, I'm bid. 220. 240, 260, 280, 300.
0:17:52 > 0:17:55£300, I'm bid.
0:17:55 > 0:17:58At £300 I'm bid, at 300, do I see 20 anywhere?
0:17:58 > 0:18:03At 300 and I'm watching you all carefully.
0:18:03 > 0:18:05At £300, are you all done?
0:18:05 > 0:18:06You're quite sure?
0:18:06 > 0:18:09All finished and away at £300...
0:18:09 > 0:18:12I have to withdraw that lot, ladies and gentlemen.
0:18:14 > 0:18:16Not a smash hit here today.
0:18:16 > 0:18:18- No.- I'm very, very sorry, Carol.
0:18:18 > 0:18:22- Quite all right, I've enjoyed the day.- I'm gonna stick by my guns.
0:18:22 > 0:18:25We've sold exactly the same thing on Flog It before.
0:18:25 > 0:18:28OK, the autographs were all up the same way.
0:18:28 > 0:18:31We got £800 plus for it.
0:18:31 > 0:18:34I think it was in Cardiff, I can't remember where it was.
0:18:34 > 0:18:36I said to you 600, the lower end
0:18:36 > 0:18:38- because some of the names were upside-down.- Yes.
0:18:38 > 0:18:42- Don't ever sell them for anything less than £600.- OK.
0:18:42 > 0:18:44It was the wrong auction room on the wrong day.
0:18:44 > 0:18:46Yeah, I'll take your advice.
0:18:50 > 0:18:55I've just been joined by Jan and we have that lovely two-box set of Hornby trains going under the hammer.
0:18:55 > 0:18:57Valuation, 80 to 120.
0:18:57 > 0:19:00Let me bring our expert in here.
0:19:00 > 0:19:03We had a chat to the auctioneer earlier
0:19:03 > 0:19:05and he said these should fly away.
0:19:05 > 0:19:09He would put 80 to 120 on each box and he's hoping for £300.
0:19:09 > 0:19:12- They could go off the rails. - Let's hope he's right.
0:19:12 > 0:19:14These are in immaculate condition.
0:19:14 > 0:19:17They don't look like they've been played with.
0:19:17 > 0:19:20- You should store them away again. - They were stuck in the loft.
0:19:20 > 0:19:22It's too late, you can't withdraw them now.
0:19:22 > 0:19:25Now is the time we're gonna sell them. This is it, good luck.
0:19:25 > 0:19:29- If they go for more money, Jethro's promised a little dance.- Oh, good.
0:19:29 > 0:19:33Here's a lovely couple of boxes of train sets.
0:19:33 > 0:19:38Here we go, I have to start the bidding at £160.
0:19:38 > 0:19:41- Oh, brilliant.- 160, I'm bid.
0:19:41 > 0:19:45All out in the room? £160 I'm bid... 160, do I see 70?
0:19:45 > 0:19:47180, with me at 180.
0:19:47 > 0:19:50You're still out in the room at 180.
0:19:50 > 0:19:52£180, are you all done?
0:19:52 > 0:19:55Sold and away at £180.
0:19:55 > 0:19:56Bang! Hammer's gone down.
0:19:56 > 0:19:58Come on, give us a little wiggle.
0:19:58 > 0:20:00# Oh, it's a little dance... #
0:20:00 > 0:20:02- How about that?- Good result, eh?
0:20:02 > 0:20:04- Good result. - Thank you both very much.
0:20:04 > 0:20:06What will you do with £180?
0:20:06 > 0:20:08- I'll give it to my two boys.- Yeah?
0:20:08 > 0:20:12They played with them and basically they didn't want them.
0:20:12 > 0:20:13- How old are they?- 20 odd!
0:20:13 > 0:20:15One's just got married last year.
0:20:15 > 0:20:17Give it to your little boys!
0:20:22 > 0:20:24Now, we've got a little fishy on the dishy.
0:20:24 > 0:20:27It's the majolica fish plates. They belong to Ian.
0:20:27 > 0:20:29£200 to £300. A lot of money.
0:20:29 > 0:20:32These have been in the family three generations.
0:20:32 > 0:20:34Are you sad to see them go?
0:20:34 > 0:20:37Fish dishes don't fit in our scheme of things at the moment.
0:20:37 > 0:20:38We're downsizing.
0:20:38 > 0:20:42- It's the tip of the iceberg for us. - You saw these when you were a little boy.
0:20:42 > 0:20:46- Surely there's lots of memories? - I got other things from my grandmother.- OK, good.
0:20:46 > 0:20:48Hang on to those, then.
0:20:48 > 0:20:51Someone who would like those little dishes is Mr B here.
0:20:51 > 0:20:54I like 19th century ceramics.
0:20:54 > 0:20:57- You do.- These are the epitome of 19th century invention,
0:20:57 > 0:20:59particularly in the ceramic world.
0:20:59 > 0:21:03They'll appeal to the American market and there's American buyers here today.
0:21:03 > 0:21:05They're going under the hammer right now.
0:21:05 > 0:21:09Lot 50, the majolica fish boxes.
0:21:09 > 0:21:11The sardine boxes, if you like.
0:21:11 > 0:21:14They look like sardines on the top.
0:21:14 > 0:21:16You're all out, please.
0:21:16 > 0:21:18Bids start with me on commission here at £200 for the two.
0:21:18 > 0:21:21- £200 I'm bid.- That's good.
0:21:21 > 0:21:26At £200 I'm bid. 220, 240, 260.
0:21:26 > 0:21:28£280 I'm bid. 280 bid.
0:21:28 > 0:21:32At 300 on the telephone. 320.
0:21:32 > 0:21:34320, I'm bid. 320, 340.
0:21:34 > 0:21:37340 on the telephone. At £340.
0:21:37 > 0:21:39At £340. Are we all done?
0:21:39 > 0:21:42All out in the room. Sold at 340.
0:21:42 > 0:21:45£340, Ian.
0:21:45 > 0:21:48That will help my daughter go to New Zealand
0:21:48 > 0:21:49for her university education.
0:21:49 > 0:21:51That's where the money's going.
0:21:51 > 0:21:56- Why's she going to New Zealand? - She decided to go to university in New Zealand.
0:21:56 > 0:22:00- She's going to do her degree out there in the South Island.- Lovely!
0:22:00 > 0:22:03- That's where the money's going. - What a lovely place to go!
0:22:03 > 0:22:04Sounds very good.
0:22:04 > 0:22:07- South Island, New Zealand. - He's biased cos he's been there.
0:22:07 > 0:22:10Talking about places to go, that majolica,
0:22:10 > 0:22:14- do you think that went to the States? - I think so.- I'm very pleased.
0:22:14 > 0:22:17- Thank you very much.- Thank you very much indeed.- Thank you.
0:22:25 > 0:22:28On Flog It, we tend not to see a great deal of furniture
0:22:28 > 0:22:30which is a shame as it's my particular passion.
0:22:30 > 0:22:35I guess it's difficult to bring to valuation days because it's bulky and heavy.
0:22:35 > 0:22:37Not far from here, there's a castle.
0:22:37 > 0:22:41It's called Rockingham Castle and it has the most stunning collection of furniture.
0:22:41 > 0:22:43While I'm in the area, let's go and check it out.
0:22:52 > 0:22:59William the Conqueror ordered a castle to be built here between 1068 and 1071. You can see why.
0:22:59 > 0:23:05It's a superb, defendable vantage point with far-reaching views across five counties.
0:23:08 > 0:23:10Many medieval kings came to Rockingham Castle -
0:23:10 > 0:23:15Richard the Lionheart and his more unpopular brother, King John, to name just two.
0:23:15 > 0:23:21King John would have certainly enjoyed hunting in Rockingham Forest, of which little remains today.
0:23:21 > 0:23:26In the Tudor period, Henry VIII leased the house to Edward Watson -
0:23:26 > 0:23:31a direct ancestor of the present owner who still lives here today.
0:23:31 > 0:23:34Rockingham Castle has dozens of rooms.
0:23:34 > 0:23:38I've decided to pick on just one and I'm in it now, the Great Hall.
0:23:38 > 0:23:44Obviously, it's changed over the centuries, but it's still the hub and core of the house today.
0:23:44 > 0:23:47The furniture here is absolutely exquisite.
0:23:47 > 0:23:49I love it, because it tells the history of the house
0:23:49 > 0:23:53through the evolution of furniture design and styles.
0:23:53 > 0:23:57To help me decipher it all is one of the tour guides, Basil Morgan.
0:23:57 > 0:24:00- Basil, thank you for spending time with me.- Good to see you.
0:24:00 > 0:24:02Where does my history lesson start?
0:24:02 > 0:24:05Well, I thought with this trunk of King John, about 1210.
0:24:05 > 0:24:10He came here more than any other king, probably about 15 times.
0:24:10 > 0:24:12- Was that to hunt in the forest? - And to put down baronial revolts.
0:24:12 > 0:24:16He was always chasing barons. This is obviously his treasure chest.
0:24:16 > 0:24:20He was here three weeks before he died and, this was left behind.
0:24:20 > 0:24:25Now, that is some strongbox. That is all hand-wrought and hand-hammered.
0:24:25 > 0:24:27I love these rose head rivets here.
0:24:27 > 0:24:34It's got, interestingly enough, five locks. There would have been five different key holders, I guess.
0:24:34 > 0:24:38Absolutely. The middle one has the actual lock for that period.
0:24:38 > 0:24:40Yes, so it does. Look at that! The original padlock.
0:24:40 > 0:24:45- I guess it's too much to ask if you've got the key for it. - Alas, no!
0:24:45 > 0:24:47Lost long ago. Wow!
0:24:47 > 0:24:511210. This one next to it looks slightly later.
0:24:51 > 0:24:56Yes, this one belonged to Henry V, who was the last king to come and stay in 1422.
0:24:56 > 0:24:59Are these his coat of arms?
0:24:59 > 0:25:05Yes, his coat of arms of England and the coat of arms of France as well, since we ran France at that time.
0:25:05 > 0:25:08Original paintwork, that's lovely!
0:25:08 > 0:25:11But that has certainly caught my eye, Basil.
0:25:11 > 0:25:14You know I love my oak furniture. Tell me the history of this.
0:25:14 > 0:25:16It looks 17th century.
0:25:16 > 0:25:20Well, this is the table that James I, who was the last king to visit,
0:25:20 > 0:25:23is supposed to have dined at when he came in 1619.
0:25:23 > 0:25:26It's a very fine piece of furniture.
0:25:26 > 0:25:30Obviously, refectory tables in a great hall would have been massive, everybody would have dined at them.
0:25:30 > 0:25:35It looks like a side server or as you say, used as just a private table for the king himself.
0:25:35 > 0:25:38It's constructed of oak - probably Welsh oak.
0:25:38 > 0:25:43I love these very simple, gun barrel turnings. They're quite austere.
0:25:43 > 0:25:45There's no fanciness about them.
0:25:45 > 0:25:48A cracking table, absolutely cracking table.
0:25:48 > 0:25:51It feels so nice as well.
0:25:51 > 0:25:53- That could tell a few stories, couldn't it?- I should think so.
0:25:53 > 0:25:56Basil, there's a date up there, 1579.
0:25:56 > 0:26:01- What's that all about?- That was the date when Edward Watson, the first owner, finished this room.
0:26:01 > 0:26:06- And the motto?- The motto - "A house shall be preserved and never
0:26:06 > 0:26:11"will decay where the Almighty God is honoured and served day by day."
0:26:11 > 0:26:15Now, this piece of furniture brings us up to the Commonwealth.
0:26:15 > 0:26:18Cromwell would not have liked this chair, would he?
0:26:18 > 0:26:22No, and he - his local commander, Lord Grey of Groby -
0:26:22 > 0:26:27captured the castle in the 1640s and were here for about three years,
0:26:27 > 0:26:31during which time they destroyed most of the outside - the keep - and of course most of the furnishings.
0:26:31 > 0:26:34Cromwell, he would have chucked this out.
0:26:34 > 0:26:37He would have used much more heavy, robust pieces of furniture.
0:26:37 > 0:26:41He wouldn't have liked this chair, because the royalty loved it.
0:26:41 > 0:26:45This was very fashionable from Charles I onwards.
0:26:45 > 0:26:46This is quite interesting - the barley twist.
0:26:46 > 0:26:51You can tell it's an early one, because it actually tapers, it gets narrower at the top.
0:26:51 > 0:26:56That's something to look out for on 17th-century pieces of furniture.
0:26:56 > 0:27:00Looking up there, there's a screen and that's obviously 18th century,
0:27:00 > 0:27:04because there's a chinoiserie look to that which Chippendale adopted.
0:27:04 > 0:27:06In the 18th century, the family didn't live here.
0:27:06 > 0:27:11They had another house in Kent called Lees Court and a town house in London.
0:27:11 > 0:27:15The estate was really put under an agent and they just came up occasionally to hunt.
0:27:15 > 0:27:17Yeah.
0:27:17 > 0:27:20Here, we've come up to the Victorian period, haven't we?
0:27:20 > 0:27:23These are Victorian chairs.
0:27:23 > 0:27:29From the early 19th century, begins the family's long naval tradition from the Napoleonic Wars on.
0:27:29 > 0:27:32And they inhabited the castle again from 1836.
0:27:32 > 0:27:37You can see the difference between the Victorian craftsmanship
0:27:37 > 0:27:39and something from the 17th and 18th century.
0:27:39 > 0:27:43The carving is cruder, it's much sharper
0:27:43 > 0:27:45and there's too much of it.
0:27:45 > 0:27:48For me, it's just a little bit too busy.
0:27:50 > 0:27:52What a fascinating history this place has.
0:27:52 > 0:27:56- Basil, thank you very much for showing me around.- Thank you.
0:27:58 > 0:28:02Isn't it wonderful how different pieces of furniture that come from
0:28:02 > 0:28:05different periods of our history, when you put them side by side,
0:28:05 > 0:28:10they complement each other, but they also tell a fascinating history of Rockingham Castle?
0:28:18 > 0:28:23So, now back to Corby where another piece of furniture is revealing its history.
0:28:24 > 0:28:28Now, usually, our Flog It valuations are carried out at a blue table.
0:28:28 > 0:28:33But today, you've brought along this brown, round table.
0:28:33 > 0:28:35What do you know about it?
0:28:35 > 0:28:36Not a great deal.
0:28:36 > 0:28:39It was given to me by a friend
0:28:39 > 0:28:42about 25 years ago, something like that.
0:28:42 > 0:28:45- Just a gift?- Just a gift. - So had you taken a shine to it?
0:28:45 > 0:28:47Yeah, I'd always liked it.
0:28:47 > 0:28:51When I sort of set up home on my own, she just sort of presented it to me.
0:28:51 > 0:28:52What a lovely thing to do!
0:28:52 > 0:28:55It was really nice, really nice.
0:28:55 > 0:28:57When you look at this table, it's quite elegant, isn't it?
0:28:57 > 0:29:00- It is, it is. Yeah. - What do you use it for? What have you been using it for?
0:29:00 > 0:29:04It's been in a corner with the kitchen door open, virtually hiding it.
0:29:04 > 0:29:07I really felt that it's time to part with it.
0:29:07 > 0:29:11It needs to be in a house that's going to use it so you can sit around and have tea.
0:29:11 > 0:29:13- Exactly.- Tea and cakes.- Exactly.
0:29:13 > 0:29:18Now, essentially, when you look at a table like this from a distance,
0:29:18 > 0:29:20you wouldn't know how old it is,
0:29:20 > 0:29:23- because it's in the style of an 18th-century table.- Right, yeah.
0:29:23 > 0:29:29With this simple, circular top, this lovely, balustrade column support
0:29:29 > 0:29:32and these very slender, pad feet.
0:29:32 > 0:29:36- Typical late 18th century. - Oh, right.- In design.- Yeah.
0:29:36 > 0:29:38But it's not as old as that.
0:29:38 > 0:29:41This is a late-19th-century copy.
0:29:41 > 0:29:44- Middle to latter part of the 19th century.- Right!
0:29:44 > 0:29:47Something to look for with table-tops like this...first of all,
0:29:47 > 0:29:50around the edge, is it the original edge?
0:29:50 > 0:29:53They often get cut down. This is nice and simple.
0:29:53 > 0:29:56It looks like the original edge to me. No major damage at all.
0:29:56 > 0:29:59I don't think that's been ground down. That's original.
0:29:59 > 0:30:04Is this top made of one piece? Because that's really good if it is, but, no, it's not.
0:30:04 > 0:30:06It's actually made of three planks.
0:30:06 > 0:30:10You can actually see the joins, just beginning to sort of show
0:30:10 > 0:30:13with age as the wood warps and splits up a little bit.
0:30:13 > 0:30:16Now, let's tip it up and have a look underneath.
0:30:18 > 0:30:21Now, it doesn't have its original clip.
0:30:21 > 0:30:24- No, no.- Why's that, then?
0:30:24 > 0:30:26Well, because when I had it, there was nothing there at all.
0:30:26 > 0:30:29If we stood anything on one side,
0:30:29 > 0:30:33- it flipped.- Not a brilliant idea. Not a brilliant idea.
0:30:33 > 0:30:35Is it a table of any means?
0:30:35 > 0:30:38Sometimes they call them breakfast tables, sometimes it's a tea table.
0:30:38 > 0:30:40- Or is it just an occasional table? - It's exactly that.
0:30:40 > 0:30:45It's designed to have this tip-up top, so you could put it on the side.
0:30:45 > 0:30:48It doesn't take up any space. You just bring it out occasionally.
0:30:48 > 0:30:53That's why it's called an occasional table. There you go, a lovely thing.
0:30:53 > 0:30:55I like it. They're not uncommon.
0:30:55 > 0:30:58I think it will make over £100.
0:30:58 > 0:31:02I'm hopeful it might make £150.
0:31:02 > 0:31:05- Oh, yes, good. That would be nice. - That would be nice. - That would be nice.
0:31:05 > 0:31:10If we put it into the auction, I think if we encompass that figure of 150 in an estimate and say,
0:31:10 > 0:31:14120 to 180, on a good day with a following wind,
0:31:14 > 0:31:17maybe it might make a couple of hundred pounds.
0:31:17 > 0:31:19What about a reserve? Should we say 120?
0:31:19 > 0:31:22That would be good.
0:31:22 > 0:31:24- I think 120 firm reserve.- Yeah.- OK.
0:31:24 > 0:31:27If not, I'll find a corner for it.
0:31:31 > 0:31:34- Mary...- Yes. - Have you ever seen, No, No, Nanette?
0:31:34 > 0:31:38- No, I haven't.- Well, there's a wonderful song, Tea For Two.
0:31:38 > 0:31:40- Oh, lovely! - # Tea for two... #
0:31:40 > 0:31:44This is the sort of service that would have been used at that period.
0:31:44 > 0:31:46Sort of 1920s-1930s.
0:31:46 > 0:31:48The Jazz Age period.
0:31:48 > 0:31:49And who did this belong to?
0:31:49 > 0:31:51- My mother-in-law.- Mother-in-law.
0:31:51 > 0:31:55- Yeah.- And was she a Jazz Age baby?
0:31:55 > 0:31:58Well, yes, in her younger youth!
0:31:58 > 0:32:01Because this is by Clarice Cliff.
0:32:01 > 0:32:03So many people know about Clarice Cliff.
0:32:03 > 0:32:09What I'm constantly amazed by it is that shock of design. This is the Rhodanthe pattern.
0:32:09 > 0:32:14I find the colours' contrast, with the oranges and yellows,
0:32:14 > 0:32:18visually exciting, which is so reminiscent of that particular period.
0:32:18 > 0:32:21Just tell me, why don't you like it? Obviously, you don't. Otherwise you wouldn't sell it.
0:32:21 > 0:32:26Well, I do like it, but I'm getting very nervous about washing it and using it.
0:32:26 > 0:32:32- You don't take it up to your husband for breakfast in bed in the morning? - Definitely not!
0:32:32 > 0:32:33Right.
0:32:33 > 0:32:38The market for Clarice Cliff is still strong, but I think
0:32:38 > 0:32:43there's indications that possibly it's not as popular as it used to be.
0:32:43 > 0:32:46And there are other makers and designers which are coming to the fore.
0:32:46 > 0:32:50So, when this goes up for auction... it's going up for sale at Gilding's.
0:32:50 > 0:32:52It's got a very, very good name.
0:32:52 > 0:32:58I think we should do quite well, but I want to put a figure on that is going to attract buyers.
0:32:58 > 0:33:00Yes.
0:33:00 > 0:33:04I think we should put a price...
0:33:04 > 0:33:08round about an estimate of 250...
0:33:08 > 0:33:11to 350.
0:33:11 > 0:33:13Yes.
0:33:13 > 0:33:17And hopefully get more and I think we shall do.
0:33:17 > 0:33:22If we put the higher figures, you're going to blow it.
0:33:22 > 0:33:25So we take into account present state of the market,
0:33:25 > 0:33:29particularly for Clarice Cliff, and also the consideration
0:33:29 > 0:33:34this is in lovely, lovely condition and it's going to be quite stunning in the auctioneer catalogue.
0:33:34 > 0:33:37On the website, we're going to sell it for a good price.
0:33:37 > 0:33:40- But we want to be sensible. - Yes, I agree.
0:33:40 > 0:33:42Mary, short but sweet.
0:33:42 > 0:33:44- Thank you very much indeed. - Thank you.
0:33:49 > 0:33:52This is a lovely oil on panel in a superb frame.
0:33:52 > 0:33:54- Is it yours?- Yes, it is, yes.
0:33:54 > 0:33:59I think, personally, looking at this, this is a classic case of the frame
0:33:59 > 0:34:03is probably worth more than the picture itself.
0:34:03 > 0:34:06The chap that painted it apparently is quite well-known for his peaches
0:34:06 > 0:34:09and he's caught the texture of the peaches and the grapes as well.
0:34:09 > 0:34:12He's famous for his peaches and his grapes.
0:34:12 > 0:34:16Was he a grocer(?) I don't think there's a lot of value in this.
0:34:16 > 0:34:18It does need a lot of restoration.
0:34:18 > 0:34:23If we take this lovely oil on panel out,
0:34:23 > 0:34:28you've got to a frame, which is easily worth £150, £180.
0:34:28 > 0:34:30It's an early one. Look at that!
0:34:30 > 0:34:32It's early 19th century.
0:34:32 > 0:34:34It's wonderful. It's good weight.
0:34:34 > 0:34:36There's a lot of relief
0:34:36 > 0:34:39here in the gesso work. It's plaster
0:34:39 > 0:34:44actually laid onto the pine frame and then it's been gilded.
0:34:44 > 0:34:47What you could do is go down to your local glass shop, get some mirror
0:34:47 > 0:34:53cut, a nice bit of bevelled glass, put it in it and, hey presto, you've got something nice to look at.
0:35:00 > 0:35:01Now, Joan,
0:35:01 > 0:35:03- this... - JINGLING
0:35:03 > 0:35:08- ..is every Flog It sound recordist's nightmare.- Hooray!
0:35:08 > 0:35:13Yeah. They are really quite noisy actually when people wear them, these charm bracelets, aren't they?
0:35:13 > 0:35:16We used to have a girl in our office, every time she came up the stairs,
0:35:16 > 0:35:19you knew it was her, because you could hear her charm bracelet going. So have you collected these charms?
0:35:19 > 0:35:22No, my mother did.
0:35:22 > 0:35:23Right. And what about the bracelet?
0:35:23 > 0:35:25That looks a little bit older.
0:35:25 > 0:35:28That was my father's 21st birthday gift.
0:35:28 > 0:35:32- It was an Albert that they had across the chest with a pocket watch.- That's it.
0:35:32 > 0:35:37- It was an Albert chain?- Yes.- That's named, of course, after Prince Albert, who made them popular.
0:35:37 > 0:35:40Aren't you a bit sentimental about it, then?
0:35:40 > 0:35:43- Why are you thinking of selling it? - I don't like jangly stuff myself.
0:35:43 > 0:35:47I gave it to a friend and I said, "You don't wear it." She said, "No, I don't like jangly."
0:35:47 > 0:35:51So she's given it back to me and we'll split the money if there's anything to come.
0:35:51 > 0:35:55Right. How much are you going to get, that's the question? Let's have a little look at it.
0:35:55 > 0:36:00There are a few charms on here which are fairly...I wouldn't say common, we see them a lot.
0:36:00 > 0:36:02For example, the £5 note one.
0:36:02 > 0:36:06Now, you've got to a £5 note, a £1 note and a 10 bob note.
0:36:06 > 0:36:12On the side, it says, "In emergency, break glass," because you've got the glass on the front.
0:36:12 > 0:36:14If you're short of a fiver, you could just break it.
0:36:14 > 0:36:16- That's the theory.- Shall we share?
0:36:16 > 0:36:17- Shall we open it now?- Why not?
0:36:17 > 0:36:20And look at this little box here, look.
0:36:20 > 0:36:23Two little love hearts on the front.
0:36:23 > 0:36:26You open it up and inside you've got that little engagement ring...
0:36:26 > 0:36:29- It's sweet, isn't it? - And the little wedding ring.
0:36:29 > 0:36:31That's actually quite an unusual one. That's quite a nice one.
0:36:31 > 0:36:34You've got lots of others as well.
0:36:34 > 0:36:37They weigh quite a bit.
0:36:37 > 0:36:42So there's a certain amount of gold value, but today,
0:36:42 > 0:36:46in the early 21st century, they are becoming fashionable again.
0:36:46 > 0:36:52- I think that this bracelet should make over £400.- Good, thank you.
0:36:52 > 0:36:56- So, you'd be happy to put them in an auction with a reserve at 400? - A reserve at 400, yes.
0:36:56 > 0:37:00I think an estimate of 400-500 would be a fair guide to anybody who wants to buy them.
0:37:00 > 0:37:02You're not going to feel sorry to let it go?
0:37:02 > 0:37:04- No. I'd rather somebody enjoy it than it lie in a cupboard.- Yeah.
0:37:04 > 0:37:08- I shall give some to the air ambulance fund as well.- That's nice.
0:37:08 > 0:37:10- It's a good cause.- Yeah.
0:37:10 > 0:37:14- Lovely. Let's hope we get a good price on the day.- Fingers crossed.
0:37:17 > 0:37:23So, let's see how lucky we are at the auction with Joan's charming gold bracelet and the Victorian
0:37:23 > 0:37:29occasional table and, lastly, the 1920s Clarice Cliff tea set for two.
0:37:29 > 0:37:34£2, I'm bid. At 4. £4.
0:37:34 > 0:37:37We have a lovely Albert chain going under the hammer right now.
0:37:37 > 0:37:39- £400-£500, Joan.- Yes.
0:37:39 > 0:37:43And it must have a charmed life, because there's lots on there.
0:37:43 > 0:37:47- And these were Dad's and your mum's? She collected the charms. - Yes, she collected the charms.
0:37:47 > 0:37:51- There's a lot of money is worth on there, and you don't like wearing it, it's too jangly.- It's too jangly.
0:37:51 > 0:37:56Far too jangly. £400-£500, Jethro. It's a lot of money.
0:37:56 > 0:37:58There's a certain value in the gold.
0:37:58 > 0:38:00You use that as your base price.
0:38:00 > 0:38:03Hopefully they're going to make within the estimate which is more than the gold value.
0:38:03 > 0:38:07Gold is doing well at the moment. So, I'm happy it will make the estimate.
0:38:07 > 0:38:12- Charms and charm bracelets with half a dozen charms are popular at the moment.- Sad?
0:38:12 > 0:38:14No, no.
0:38:14 > 0:38:16- Just happy to see it go now?- Yes.
0:38:16 > 0:38:20- Let's hope we can get you £500. - Hope so.- This is it, good luck. - Thank you.
0:38:20 > 0:38:21Weighs extremely well.
0:38:21 > 0:38:23What would you say for that? 500?
0:38:23 > 0:38:25I'm bid 300 on commission.
0:38:25 > 0:38:27All the gold here at £300 I'm bid.
0:38:27 > 0:38:29320, 340.
0:38:29 > 0:38:33360. 380, 400. And 20.
0:38:33 > 0:38:37- £420.- 420(!)
0:38:37 > 0:38:42At £420, I shan't dwell if you've all done. £420, away.
0:38:42 > 0:38:44That's a good result.
0:38:44 > 0:38:46- That was a fair price.- Thank you.
0:38:46 > 0:38:49£420. What are you going to do?
0:38:49 > 0:38:52I feel a holiday coming on, but I need a new washing machine.
0:38:52 > 0:38:55- That's very important. - Very mundane.- You can't do without a washing machine.
0:38:58 > 0:39:01Right, now we have some furniture on the show.
0:39:01 > 0:39:06We don't get a lot of furniture. It's only occasionally we get it, because obviously it's bulky to carry.
0:39:06 > 0:39:09This is quite fitting, because it's Pat's occasional table. Yeah?
0:39:09 > 0:39:13- That's right. - £120-£180 we want for this.
0:39:13 > 0:39:18- Getting excited?- Very, very.- It's been a long wait today, hasn't it?
0:39:18 > 0:39:20The room is absolutely jam-packed. It's packed full of bidders.
0:39:20 > 0:39:24I think we can get a little bit more than Jethro's top end.
0:39:24 > 0:39:28I'm secretly hoping for £250, I don't know about you, Jethro.
0:39:28 > 0:39:30I wouldn't put that limit on it.
0:39:30 > 0:39:32It's a lovely colour.
0:39:32 > 0:39:34It's not very old. It's only a Victorian piece.
0:39:34 > 0:39:36It's got everything in its favour.
0:39:36 > 0:39:38I've got good vibes for this one.
0:39:38 > 0:39:41I can feel a dance coming on.
0:39:41 > 0:39:43I sold the last one.
0:39:43 > 0:39:47We're going to find out right now. Here we go. Ready, this is it.
0:39:47 > 0:39:48An occasional table.
0:39:48 > 0:39:50Here's a lovely little table.
0:39:50 > 0:39:54The bidding starts with me at £110.
0:39:54 > 0:39:58110 I'm bid. 110, 120, 130.
0:39:58 > 0:40:02- 140. 150. 160...- This is good, this is very good.- ..170, 180. 190.
0:40:02 > 0:40:04It's got a beautiful colour.
0:40:04 > 0:40:06OK, it's climbing well.
0:40:06 > 0:40:09- 210, 220.- They've got a phone bid.
0:40:09 > 0:40:10That's always a good sign.
0:40:10 > 0:40:12230, 240.
0:40:12 > 0:40:18250? On the telephone, £250. 60?
0:40:18 > 0:40:22£260 with Brenda. All done.
0:40:22 > 0:40:25Finished and sold at £260.
0:40:25 > 0:40:29- Yes!- Isn't that good news?! He's done a little dance.
0:40:29 > 0:40:32- You were going to do it as well. Shall we do it together?- No!
0:40:36 > 0:40:39What are you going to put £260 towards?
0:40:39 > 0:40:42At the moment, not sure. I don't think I'll have any difficulty.
0:40:42 > 0:40:45No, there's always bills to pay, isn't there?
0:40:45 > 0:40:47- Holidays.- Holidays, saving up.
0:40:47 > 0:40:50- Treat yourself, won't you? - Yeah, I will do.
0:40:55 > 0:40:59Mary, you were saying earlier, you get so nervous using your Clarice Cliff tea set...
0:40:59 > 0:41:01- I do.- Are you getting nervous now?
0:41:01 > 0:41:04- Yes, I am.- Very. £250-350, we need.
0:41:04 > 0:41:06It is unusual.
0:41:06 > 0:41:08David loves the teapot.
0:41:08 > 0:41:11- I think that's where the value is and you do as well.- Yes.
0:41:11 > 0:41:13Why were you getting nervous using it?
0:41:13 > 0:41:16Well, my hands are getting a bit dodgy...
0:41:16 > 0:41:17They're not, are they?
0:41:17 > 0:41:20At least you had a go at using it.
0:41:20 > 0:41:24A lot of people just put them in a cupboard and look at them or put them in a box and don't look at them.
0:41:24 > 0:41:27- It's time to sell, is it? - Yeah, I think so.
0:41:27 > 0:41:30David... These are going to fly away, aren't they?
0:41:30 > 0:41:32One hopes, Paul, one hopes.
0:41:32 > 0:41:35- One hopes.- Don't predict the market.
0:41:35 > 0:41:39What I like about it is it's such an intimate tea service for two people.
0:41:39 > 0:41:43We've never had Clarice Cliff on the show that hasn't sold before.
0:41:43 > 0:41:45LAUGHTER
0:41:45 > 0:41:46That's tempting providence, isn't it?
0:41:46 > 0:41:49Ooh, ooh!
0:41:49 > 0:41:51It's Clarice Cliff. This is it. Good luck.
0:41:51 > 0:41:56I have to start the bidding at £320.
0:41:56 > 0:41:59340 in the room.
0:41:59 > 0:42:01- Short and sharp.- £340. I'm bid 340.
0:42:01 > 0:42:03360. 380?
0:42:03 > 0:42:06380. 400 on the telephone.
0:42:06 > 0:42:09A phone bid, that's good.
0:42:09 > 0:42:11440.
0:42:11 > 0:42:16Thinking about it then, on the telephone now, at 440. 460.
0:42:16 > 0:42:18480.
0:42:20 > 0:42:23£480 on the telephone, once.
0:42:23 > 0:42:26All done, finished and sold? 480. I shan't dwell.
0:42:26 > 0:42:29Their hammer's gone down. 480.
0:42:29 > 0:42:31What are you going to do with that?
0:42:31 > 0:42:33Well, I want the kitchen redoing.
0:42:33 > 0:42:37It will go towards the tiling, I guess, or a new worktop.
0:42:37 > 0:42:39Yes. A new worktop. Definitely.
0:42:39 > 0:42:41- Yeah.- Yes. - What sort of kitchen would you like?
0:42:41 > 0:42:44Is it going to be a hi-tech or a country one?
0:42:44 > 0:42:47No, more hi-tech than country.
0:42:47 > 0:42:48Don't like the country look, then?
0:42:48 > 0:42:51No, not really. We live in the town, so...
0:42:51 > 0:42:53OK.
0:42:53 > 0:42:56It's not in vogue, is it, the country look? It's all hi-tech.
0:42:56 > 0:42:58Minimalism and all that jazz.
0:42:58 > 0:43:01That's why you got rid of the tea service.
0:43:01 > 0:43:04It will all come back, don't you worry. It will all come back.
0:43:04 > 0:43:07- And you'll still be in business. - Oh, yes, exactly!
0:43:08 > 0:43:11What a fabulous day with some great results!
0:43:11 > 0:43:18Clarice Cliff has done it again, crashing through the top estimate and exceeding all expectations.
0:43:18 > 0:43:22If you've got any antiques and collectibles you're unsure about and you want to flog, bring them
0:43:22 > 0:43:25along to one of our valuation days and we'll see what we can do for you.
0:43:25 > 0:43:27Till the next time, goodbye.
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