0:00:02 > 0:00:06If soccer is Wembley, cricket is Lords, then rugby has got to be Twickenham.
0:00:43 > 0:00:46The world-famous Twickenham stadium,
0:00:46 > 0:00:50home and headquarters to England Rugby Union.
0:00:50 > 0:00:55Between 1999 and 2004, this place was known as Fortress Twickenham
0:00:55 > 0:00:59because England had an unbroken winning streak,
0:00:59 > 0:01:02proving the power of the home turf to crush its opponents.
0:01:02 > 0:01:05Let's hope some of that power is in play today,
0:01:05 > 0:01:10because our sell-out crowd are trying to convert their antiques and collectibles into hard cash.
0:01:10 > 0:01:14And practising their passes today are our dream team of experts -
0:01:14 > 0:01:17David "Prop Forward" Barby, who does come from Rugby,
0:01:17 > 0:01:20and Philip "The Little Hooker" Serrell.
0:01:20 > 0:01:25David and Philip are in search of items with a really good chance of doing well at the sale.
0:01:25 > 0:01:29They'll value them and ask the owners if they want to Flog It!
0:01:29 > 0:01:33David is first to reach the famous blue table.
0:01:33 > 0:01:36Martin, are you into militaria? Do you collect militaria?
0:01:36 > 0:01:41- My father collects militaria. - Has he got a large collection?
0:01:41 > 0:01:43A fairly large collection, yes.
0:01:43 > 0:01:46- Are these yours or his? - The teapot's mine.
0:01:46 > 0:01:50- The tankard's my father's. - This is the more serious one,
0:01:50 > 0:01:51the German porcelain tankard.
0:01:51 > 0:01:54This would've been used at ceremonial get-togethers.
0:01:54 > 0:01:59And it's personalised, because we have the name Schmidt II here
0:01:59 > 0:02:01and also the regimental detail.
0:02:01 > 0:02:05On one side - all the regimental names -
0:02:05 > 0:02:08and the various activities. Why this will sell
0:02:08 > 0:02:10is because of this finial here,
0:02:10 > 0:02:15which shows two military personnel either side of this gun.
0:02:15 > 0:02:20And all the way round the top here we have military trophies.
0:02:20 > 0:02:24It is a personalised tankard and you find quite a lot of them around.
0:02:24 > 0:02:29Today we've had at least three brought in. In complete comparison,
0:02:29 > 0:02:31this is the humour of the British.
0:02:31 > 0:02:34Tommy in the tank. This belongs to you.
0:02:34 > 0:02:39- It does.- Why does this, which is obviously of lesser interest, belong to you?
0:02:39 > 0:02:42This was given to me by an elderly neighbour of my parents
0:02:42 > 0:02:44basically to play with in the garden.
0:02:44 > 0:02:49Fortunately, my parents managed to intercept it before I got to play with it,
0:02:49 > 0:02:54- hence its good condition.- Weren't there tears when it was taken away? - Possibly.
0:02:55 > 0:02:58Well, this is fun. The English love of tea
0:02:58 > 0:03:03and the English love of those quirky little objects.
0:03:03 > 0:03:06This teapot is in the form of a WWI tank,
0:03:06 > 0:03:11so I think we can date this to round about the end of WWI,
0:03:11 > 0:03:13coming into the 1920s.
0:03:13 > 0:03:15Underneath we should find the mark,
0:03:15 > 0:03:18which is "Sadler Made In England".
0:03:18 > 0:03:22Sadler also made those peculiar teapots called Tea For Two,
0:03:22 > 0:03:25- which is the racing car.- OK, yes.
0:03:25 > 0:03:28Why do you want to sell these?
0:03:28 > 0:03:31Well, this one is sat in the cupboard at the moment.
0:03:31 > 0:03:36And this teapot, my parents have nowhere for it to go now
0:03:36 > 0:03:41apart from back into a cupboard, so it's time to put them to a good home.
0:03:41 > 0:03:45- If you don't use them, flog them. - That's correct, yes.
0:03:45 > 0:03:48- There's no regrets on this magnificent piece here?- No.
0:03:48 > 0:03:52When putting a price on this one, I have reservations,
0:03:52 > 0:03:57because there is a fine star crack on the bottom.
0:03:57 > 0:04:01So a price which would have been from £180 to £250,
0:04:01 > 0:04:05we've got to take it down. I think we're looking at £120, £140.
0:04:05 > 0:04:08- OK.- The teapot...
0:04:08 > 0:04:10There are collectors of teapots.
0:04:10 > 0:04:12There are collectors of anything to do with WWI,
0:04:12 > 0:04:15in particular Bruce Bairnsfather,
0:04:15 > 0:04:19and this is very similar to his Tommy.
0:04:19 > 0:04:23- I think this will do £60 to £100. - OK.- I suggest they go up together for sale.
0:04:23 > 0:04:28The auction house may just say, "No. That's a tankard, this is a teapot.
0:04:28 > 0:04:32- "We'll sell them separately." Would you object?- Not at all.
0:04:32 > 0:04:37So they may separate them. But because they're military related I'd put them in as one lot.
0:04:37 > 0:04:41- That's fine.- You'll be at the auction?- I will.- So will I.
0:04:53 > 0:04:56What time did you get here this morning?
0:04:56 > 0:04:59- About quarter past seven. - Quarter past seven?!- Yes.
0:04:59 > 0:05:02That's what you need - patience - to come to Flog It!
0:05:02 > 0:05:07- This is lovely. Tell me about it. - It belonged to my grandad
0:05:07 > 0:05:09who passed away about 20 years ago.
0:05:09 > 0:05:13This was in the house and I said, "Can I have that?" to my dad.
0:05:13 > 0:05:20- Don't you think the wrath of your forefathers is going to come down on you when you flog this?- Not really.
0:05:20 > 0:05:23I told my dad and I don't think he remembered it.
0:05:23 > 0:05:25I think it's absolutely lovely.
0:05:25 > 0:05:29It's crocodile skin. "Patience" written across the front,
0:05:29 > 0:05:32so that tells us it's a card game. Here's one pack of cards
0:05:32 > 0:05:35and inside we've got the other pack of cards.
0:05:35 > 0:05:38What I think is really sweet... Crocodile skin here.
0:05:38 > 0:05:41This is hallmarked silver.
0:05:41 > 0:05:46And we've got hearts, clubs, diamonds and spades in the corner.
0:05:46 > 0:05:48Here's the hallmark.
0:05:48 > 0:05:49The leopard's head for London.
0:05:49 > 0:05:54Then the little letter "g" tells us this was assayed in 1902.
0:05:54 > 0:05:56This is a real good quality item.
0:05:56 > 0:06:02It's good enough quality to be Mappin & Webb or that standard of retailer.
0:06:02 > 0:06:05- Why do you want to sell that?- It's been sitting in a bag in the wardrobe
0:06:05 > 0:06:11just doing nothing and I wanted to come along to Flog It! anyway...
0:06:11 > 0:06:16- Good man.- I always watch Flog It! - You've hit the nail on the head.
0:06:16 > 0:06:22It's super quality. What the hell do you do with it unless you're an avid patience player?
0:06:22 > 0:06:26Or you can sit it on a little table at home.
0:06:26 > 0:06:29But there isn't that much that you can do with it.
0:06:29 > 0:06:33I don't think it'll be worth a fortune. We can estimate it at £50 to £80.
0:06:33 > 0:06:36And we'll put a reserve on it of £50.
0:06:36 > 0:06:41If you have a good day, a couple of collectors in the saleroom,
0:06:41 > 0:06:44that could make £100 plus. But let's estimate it at £50 to £80. Happy?
0:06:44 > 0:06:49I am. I thought £30 to £40, so I'm quite happy with that.
0:06:49 > 0:06:54- That's a result, if I've got it right. No guarantee.- Yeah.
0:06:59 > 0:07:03Rod, you must have brought this along with great care.
0:07:03 > 0:07:07- Well, yes, because, being ceramic... - Absolutely.
0:07:07 > 0:07:11This is a ceramic plaque which is quite intriguing actually.
0:07:11 > 0:07:16- Where did it come from?- From my stepfather's mother's house.
0:07:16 > 0:07:19- Any history? Where did they get it from?- I've no idea.
0:07:19 > 0:07:22I've asked my mum. She's still alive.
0:07:22 > 0:07:25And she has no idea how they came by it.
0:07:25 > 0:07:29- How long has it been in the family? - Oh, 100 years.- That's good.
0:07:29 > 0:07:33They probably bought it very close to the period it was manufactured.
0:07:33 > 0:07:38This is a ceramic plaque made by Gouda, a factory in south Holland.
0:07:38 > 0:07:42The actual scene, this river or waterway,
0:07:42 > 0:07:45has got "near West Oppenourt".
0:07:45 > 0:07:49In the background, we've got bridges, various church spires.
0:07:49 > 0:07:54Warehouses along here. So at one time it was a very busy port.
0:07:54 > 0:07:57Here we have an interesting piece,
0:07:57 > 0:08:00I think, intended mainly for the wealthy tourist market.
0:08:00 > 0:08:04- Oh, right.- Does that fill in with your...?- Well, it could do, yes.
0:08:04 > 0:08:07- Were they particularly wealthy? - Not that I know of!
0:08:07 > 0:08:09It never came my way, put it that way.
0:08:09 > 0:08:13Right. This would've been bought by a well-to-do family
0:08:13 > 0:08:16who'd have holidayed in Holland.
0:08:16 > 0:08:19- Why on earth are you selling it? - I've nowhere to hang it
0:08:19 > 0:08:22and my mum has nowhere that she wants to hang it
0:08:22 > 0:08:26and I'd rather get the money and help my mum in her older age.
0:08:26 > 0:08:30That's a nice sentiment. And if you're not particularly fond of it
0:08:30 > 0:08:34sentimentally or artistically, then buy something else with the money.
0:08:34 > 0:08:39- Yes.- I want to turn it round so that we can have a look at the back
0:08:39 > 0:08:44to see whether it's been boarded or you've got the actual ceramic.
0:08:44 > 0:08:46Ah, this is quite good.
0:08:46 > 0:08:52Here we have the mark for Gouda. A little house or windmill.
0:08:52 > 0:08:56"Zuid-Holland", south Holland, and the manufacturer's mark.
0:08:56 > 0:09:01This would date it to round about 1895, 1900 period.
0:09:01 > 0:09:02- Yes.- Also,
0:09:02 > 0:09:04this is well constructed.
0:09:04 > 0:09:09The frame itself, with these sections to retain.
0:09:09 > 0:09:13- Everything's absolutely original and it's never been out.- No.
0:09:13 > 0:09:16It's been in this state all along.
0:09:16 > 0:09:21A rather nice piece of family history. Nobody else in the family wants it?
0:09:21 > 0:09:24- No.- I wish I was a member of the family. I'd have it!
0:09:24 > 0:09:26Now, let's talk about price.
0:09:26 > 0:09:28If it goes up for auction,
0:09:28 > 0:09:33- I can see somebody paying £350 to £500.- As much as that?
0:09:33 > 0:09:38- Yes. I hope so.- Oh!- I hope so. Because it is hand-painted,
0:09:38 > 0:09:41- it is unique, there's not another one like this.- No.
0:09:41 > 0:09:43- Painted by a competent artist.- Yes.
0:09:43 > 0:09:47So I think it's going to sell quite well.
0:09:47 > 0:09:51The auctioneer may suggest putting a reserve of about £300.
0:09:51 > 0:09:53- Would that be agreeable? - Yes, that'd be fine.
0:09:53 > 0:09:55I wish I could buy it but I can't.
0:09:55 > 0:09:58- Thank you for bringing it along. - Thank you.
0:10:04 > 0:10:09- This is really nice, Joyce.- It is. - How long have you had it? - I've had it 25 years.
0:10:09 > 0:10:11My mother passed it on to me.
0:10:11 > 0:10:17- But before I knew about Wemyss, I used it as a potholder. - A potholder?- Yes.
0:10:17 > 0:10:20- The most expensive potholder in the world.- Mm.
0:10:20 > 0:10:23- Do you know why it's got three handles?- No.- It's a loving cup.
0:10:23 > 0:10:30- It's full of grog, I hold it, pass it to you and it goes on to the next person.- Oh, right.
0:10:30 > 0:10:33- I always thought that was just for two people, loving cup.- No.
0:10:33 > 0:10:35You can have two-handled ones
0:10:35 > 0:10:38but that's the origination of the three handles.
0:10:38 > 0:10:41- That's good.- You've given the game away as to what it is - Wemyss.
0:10:41 > 0:10:45- Yes.- And if we just turn it upside down,
0:10:45 > 0:10:48we can see the Wemyss mark just there.
0:10:48 > 0:10:52You're going to say something now, Joyce.
0:10:52 > 0:10:56I was going to say, why is it impressed in the bottom of the pot?
0:10:56 > 0:10:58You usually see them painted in green or black.
0:10:58 > 0:11:01They were early 20th-century marks.
0:11:01 > 0:11:05If I tell you... Actually, while we've got this upside down,
0:11:05 > 0:11:08there's a little crack on the bottom.
0:11:08 > 0:11:11- That's not good. - Yes, I can hear it now. Yes.
0:11:11 > 0:11:16If we look in the inside, you can see some crazing.
0:11:16 > 0:11:18- Yes.- Cracking in there.- Yes.
0:11:18 > 0:11:19But let's talk about the Wemyss.
0:11:19 > 0:11:22Robert Heron lived in Kirkcaldy in Scotland.
0:11:22 > 0:11:27And in 1882, he inherited his father's business making pots.
0:11:27 > 0:11:31And he took into business a Bohemian called Nekola
0:11:31 > 0:11:36and they set up in 1882 the Wemyss factory based at Kirkcaldy
0:11:36 > 0:11:39and they painted or decorated wares like this.
0:11:39 > 0:11:43This is a typical Wemyss pot in the style of decoration of the roses.
0:11:43 > 0:11:46This is, from that impressed mark, late 19th-century.
0:11:46 > 0:11:48- I love it.- It is lovely.
0:11:48 > 0:11:54- Do you know who one of the biggest collectors of Wemyss ware was? - The Queen Mother.- Yes.
0:11:54 > 0:11:58If this was absolutely perfect, it would make well over £1,000.
0:11:58 > 0:12:00And it still might.
0:12:00 > 0:12:03- Yes?- But I think we need to put a cautious estimate on it
0:12:03 > 0:12:06- because of that...- Crack.- ..crack.
0:12:06 > 0:12:08So I would put £500 to £800.
0:12:08 > 0:12:11- Right.- And I think it could just top the £1,000 mark.
0:12:11 > 0:12:15- That would be very nice.- It was a dear old potholder, wasn't it?
0:12:15 > 0:12:19- Yes.- It's lovely.- It is. - Why do you want to sell it?
0:12:19 > 0:12:24- Well, I'm not going to pass it on to anybody.- Do you not enjoy it now?
0:12:24 > 0:12:26Yes, but I could also do with the money.
0:12:26 > 0:12:31If it makes £750, what's it gonna go on?
0:12:31 > 0:12:38- I'm going to waste it.- Excellent stuff! You sound like my sort of girl, Joyce.- I'll just spend it.
0:12:38 > 0:12:43- What on?- I don't know. But I can't imagine I'm going to save it and do anything sensible with it.
0:12:43 > 0:12:45I think you won't tell us.
0:12:46 > 0:12:49Maybe. I don't know.
0:12:49 > 0:12:52- We'll move swiftly on, then.- Yes.
0:12:52 > 0:12:55- Let's get this to the auction and get it sold.- Yes.
0:12:55 > 0:12:59Well, there are lots of ceramics in our first batch of lots.
0:12:59 > 0:13:04But what a mixture of styles! A German tankard with a very British teapot.
0:13:04 > 0:13:08A piece of Dutch porcelain turned into a lovely picture
0:13:08 > 0:13:11and the huge loving cup all the way from Fife.
0:13:11 > 0:13:16The odd one out is Keith's box of playing cards, but it's still a quality item.
0:13:20 > 0:13:27For our auction today we've travelled to the Chiswick Auction Rooms, this wonderful building.
0:13:27 > 0:13:29Today's auctioneer is Tom Keane.
0:13:29 > 0:13:33He knows the patch so he should know what sells well.
0:13:33 > 0:13:37Fingers crossed for our owners. Let's hope we get the best prices.
0:13:46 > 0:13:50We've seen a lot of Wemyss on the show but nothing as big as this.
0:13:50 > 0:13:53- Have you seen anything as big as that?- Yes, I have.
0:13:53 > 0:13:56- One of the big pigs? - Pigs with ears missing.
0:13:56 > 0:14:00- But not a loving cup?- Once before, a few years ago, that sort of size.
0:14:00 > 0:14:04It is very pretty. It's very bold. It's in very good condition.
0:14:04 > 0:14:06It's got a value of £500 to £800.
0:14:06 > 0:14:12Yeah, I think if I was taking it through the door, I'd prefer to put a £400 reserve on it.
0:14:12 > 0:14:15- It looks in good condition but these are prone to damage.- Yes.
0:14:15 > 0:14:19- There is a bit of flaking here and there on the flowers.- Yes.
0:14:21 > 0:14:23To be ultra-critical...
0:14:23 > 0:14:25£400 to £450. But...
0:14:25 > 0:14:30- it's a tight valuation on it. - So we won't get the £800, is that what you're saying?
0:14:30 > 0:14:31I don't think so.
0:14:37 > 0:14:39Attention, everybody.
0:14:39 > 0:14:43Right now we've got a military tankard going under the hammer
0:14:43 > 0:14:46followed straightaway by a military teapot
0:14:46 > 0:14:51- belonging to Martin here. What's the military connection? - The tankard's my father's.
0:14:51 > 0:14:55Given to him by friends that were emigrating to the States.
0:14:55 > 0:14:58- And the teapot?- The teapot was given to me when I was a boy
0:14:58 > 0:15:02to play with. Fortunately, my parents took it away
0:15:02 > 0:15:07- and they've kept it ever since.- Good for them. There's a lot of value there. Good condition.
0:15:07 > 0:15:09We've split the lot, haven't we, David?
0:15:09 > 0:15:13- We're looking for £130, £140 for the tankard.- Yes.
0:15:13 > 0:15:15£60 to £80 for the little teapot?
0:15:15 > 0:15:19- Yes.- Yes. You're looking worried. We've got a packed room.
0:15:19 > 0:15:20The bidders are here.
0:15:20 > 0:15:23Here we go with the first item. Good luck.
0:15:23 > 0:15:27Lot 305, a WWI remembrance stein.
0:15:27 > 0:15:30I'm bid £100. I'll take 110.
0:15:30 > 0:15:33I'm bid 110. Anybody, 120 for it?
0:15:33 > 0:15:34Straight in.
0:15:34 > 0:15:35In and out for 110.
0:15:35 > 0:15:39I'll finish at 110. Going.
0:15:39 > 0:15:42Yes, £110. One lot down, one to go.
0:15:42 > 0:15:46A military-themed Tommy in tank
0:15:46 > 0:15:49green-glazed pottery teapot. No 306.
0:15:52 > 0:15:54Tommy in a tank. Is that worth £50?
0:15:54 > 0:15:57I'm bid 50. 55 anywhere?
0:15:57 > 0:15:5955. 60. 5.
0:15:59 > 0:16:02- Our mid-estimate.- 70. 5. 80.
0:16:02 > 0:16:035?
0:16:03 > 0:16:06£80. 5. You're back in, thank you.
0:16:06 > 0:16:0890. 5.
0:16:08 > 0:16:09Goodness me!
0:16:09 > 0:16:11- 100.- The battle's been won, David.
0:16:11 > 0:16:14120? 120.
0:16:14 > 0:16:15Bid at 120.
0:16:15 > 0:16:18Anyone else? The bid's at 120.
0:16:18 > 0:16:20Selling at 120.
0:16:20 > 0:16:23Yes, the hammer's gone down on £120.
0:16:23 > 0:16:26Combined result - £100...200. Sorry, got my maths wrong.
0:16:26 > 0:16:28£230.
0:16:28 > 0:16:32- Fantastic.- That's a great result. What's the money going towards?
0:16:32 > 0:16:35I should treat my parents for looking after the teapot.
0:16:35 > 0:16:39- That's a lovely idea.- Sending them away for a weekend.- Possibly.
0:16:39 > 0:16:44- That'd be nice.- Yes.- Thank you very much.- Thank you so much.
0:16:44 > 0:16:47- It was good.- It was.- Fantastic. - That was a tough call,
0:16:47 > 0:16:50cos, as David said, that was the only militaria in the sale.
0:16:58 > 0:16:59Right, now for our next lot -
0:16:59 > 0:17:04a crocodile-skin-covered card case. It belongs to Keith but not for much longer.
0:17:04 > 0:17:07I reckon this will do the £60, £70, £80 mark
0:17:07 > 0:17:11that our expert, Philip here, has put on it. Why are you flogging it?
0:17:11 > 0:17:14It's sitting in a bag in the wardrobe just doing nothing.
0:17:14 > 0:17:18It's got a nice touch to it, a nice feel.
0:17:18 > 0:17:24- That sort of thing appeals to me. - It's a really good quality thing, isn't it?- Yes.- So it'll sell.
0:17:24 > 0:17:28The hallmarked crocodile-skin box marked "Patience".
0:17:28 > 0:17:30£50, please.
0:17:30 > 0:17:32£50? £30. I'm bid £30.
0:17:32 > 0:17:3432. 35. 38.
0:17:34 > 0:17:36Yeah, we're climbing.
0:17:36 > 0:17:3742. 45. 48?
0:17:37 > 0:17:3945 bid. 48.
0:17:39 > 0:17:4350? 5? Bidder at 55.
0:17:43 > 0:17:4560? At £55. Finished at £55?
0:17:45 > 0:17:47£55?
0:17:47 > 0:17:49Gone.
0:17:49 > 0:17:52Oh, hammer's gone down. £55.
0:17:52 > 0:17:54- That's good.- Not bad.
0:17:54 > 0:17:58- What are you gonna do with your £55? - I've already spent it.- What on?
0:17:58 > 0:18:03- Oh, dear!- The mobile phone I took a picture of you earlier with. - Oh, well done!
0:18:03 > 0:18:07What about Philip? Get one of him as well.
0:18:07 > 0:18:10I'm pleased about that. It's good that it sold
0:18:10 > 0:18:15- cos sometimes it can go down a little bit. I'm really pleased. - It's a tough call.
0:18:15 > 0:18:21- But it's gone.- You feel like you're letting not just the owner down but everybody at home.- You feel bad.
0:18:28 > 0:18:31I've just been joined by Rodney in the nick of time.
0:18:31 > 0:18:35His lot, the ceramic plaque, is just about to go under the hammer.
0:18:35 > 0:18:39We've got the valuation of £350 to £500. Let's hope we get that top end.
0:18:39 > 0:18:41It's been in the family 100 years.
0:18:41 > 0:18:45I think that's your heritage. Why are you flogging it?
0:18:45 > 0:18:51- I just want to get the money for my mother.- He's gonna take the money, David.- Let's open the box!
0:18:52 > 0:18:56Hopefully we shall do that. It's an interesting piece of pottery
0:18:56 > 0:18:59which is then decorated. The painting is quite good.
0:18:59 > 0:19:04- Fingers crossed.- Yes.- It's going under the hammer right now.
0:19:04 > 0:19:08The oak-framed Gouda pottery plaque. Start me at £200.
0:19:08 > 0:19:10Somebody bid £200?
0:19:10 > 0:19:13Start me at £200. £200. 10?
0:19:13 > 0:19:16At £200. Bid me 210.
0:19:16 > 0:19:19210. 220. 230. 240.
0:19:19 > 0:19:21250? Bid at £240.
0:19:21 > 0:19:24Give me 250? £240, then?
0:19:24 > 0:19:27Come on, come on.
0:19:27 > 0:19:29Can't sell at £240.
0:19:29 > 0:19:34- The hammer's gone down at 240. We didn't sell it.- No.
0:19:34 > 0:19:37Oh, dear. There's another saleroom and another day, Rodney.
0:19:37 > 0:19:41- Yes, we'll try again some other time. - It's got to go home with you.- Yes.
0:19:41 > 0:19:44I suggest it goes back on the wall for a little while.
0:19:44 > 0:19:48- Don't try it in the same saleroom. - No.- For at least a year.
0:19:48 > 0:19:53- Another area.- Yes. Because some people know some items do the rounds
0:19:53 > 0:19:56- and it gets a bad karma about it. - Yes.
0:19:56 > 0:19:58It's an important point.
0:19:58 > 0:20:04If you don't reach your reserve, it's a good idea not to put your item straight into the next sale
0:20:04 > 0:20:07in the same saleroom. The trade will spot it a mile off
0:20:07 > 0:20:11and assume that lots of people have passed on it already.
0:20:11 > 0:20:15Hunt out another saleroom or try again a lot later.
0:20:15 > 0:20:19We've got something for you Wemyss lovers. I know there's plenty of you out there.
0:20:19 > 0:20:23But if you're not in the room, you're not gonna be able to buy Joyce's Wemyss...
0:20:23 > 0:20:25- it's a bucket, really.- Yes.
0:20:25 > 0:20:27It's absolutely gorgeous.
0:20:27 > 0:20:32I love the rose decoration. That's the classic decoration.
0:20:32 > 0:20:39The auctioneer agreed with Philip's valuation but he was being a bit more diplomatic, saying 400 to 600.
0:20:39 > 0:20:43- Oh, really?- He's got the £600 figure in, which we had,
0:20:43 > 0:20:49- but we want a lot more than £600. - I'd like a lot more. I spent £600 on my car this month.
0:20:49 > 0:20:54- Have you? On what? MOT? - MOT, tyres, battery, you know.
0:20:54 > 0:20:58- So this is where the money's going. - I'm afraid it's going to have to.
0:20:58 > 0:21:02- I'd have sold the car and kept the pot.- But you've got to get mobile.
0:21:02 > 0:21:06A rare and unusual large Wemyss loving cup.
0:21:06 > 0:21:08Who'll start me at £400? £400?
0:21:08 > 0:21:09£400?
0:21:09 > 0:21:11Bid here at £400. 20?
0:21:11 > 0:21:15420, thank you. 440?
0:21:15 > 0:21:17460. 480.
0:21:17 > 0:21:19500, new bidder. Thank you.
0:21:19 > 0:21:21520. At £500.
0:21:21 > 0:21:25I think this is gonna be a slow climber.
0:21:25 > 0:21:29540? No? At 520 bid. Five people bidding.
0:21:29 > 0:21:32I'm bid at 520. Are we finished?
0:21:32 > 0:21:33Finished? 520.
0:21:33 > 0:21:37- He's sold it for 520. - Oh, well, there we go.
0:21:37 > 0:21:39- Never mind.- Your lower end, Phil.
0:21:39 > 0:21:43Well, it's done what it's done and I felt it might have made a bit more
0:21:43 > 0:21:48but you don't know whether you're hitting a dealer who's buying it or a collector.
0:21:48 > 0:21:52You really want two collectors, that's what gets you premium value.
0:21:52 > 0:21:56- In any case, the place to sell a Wemyss pot...- is up in Scotland.
0:21:56 > 0:22:02- Well...- You know.- Or in a specialist sale.- Yes.- A ceramic sale where the elite will find it.
0:22:02 > 0:22:04No, in a way, I disagree.
0:22:04 > 0:22:09If you put it in a sale catalogue and your Wemyss pot was on the front cover,
0:22:09 > 0:22:13it's on the internet, and today that's what you need to do.
0:22:13 > 0:22:19- I don't think you need to sell it in Scotland. But you need to make sure your collectors are there.- Yes.
0:22:19 > 0:22:23Never mind. At least I've got some money to pay my bill.
0:22:23 > 0:22:26- Oh.- It's recouped the car costs, hasn't it?- Yes.
0:22:29 > 0:22:33Well, a mixed set of results from the sale so far.
0:22:33 > 0:22:38There's plenty more to come but now I'm off to get my hands dirty.
0:22:41 > 0:22:44Now, this is something I've always wanted to do -
0:22:44 > 0:22:47take part in an archaeological dig. It's so exciting.
0:22:47 > 0:22:51You never know what you'll reveal. For the last three years,
0:22:51 > 0:22:54archaeology students have taken part in a midsummer's dig
0:22:54 > 0:22:58here outside Syon House. This lasts for five weeks.
0:22:58 > 0:23:02They're hoping to reveal the remains of the medieval abbey
0:23:02 > 0:23:05which lay on this site 600 years ago.
0:23:05 > 0:23:07Under royal patronage, the abbey grew quickly
0:23:07 > 0:23:11and by the time of Henry VIII's dissolution of the monasteries in the 1530s
0:23:11 > 0:23:14Syon Abbey was one of the largest in the land.
0:23:15 > 0:23:18In charge of this summer's dig is Harvey Sheldon.
0:23:18 > 0:23:22Harvey, hello. I know you're hard at work. Sorry to disturb you.
0:23:22 > 0:23:25- Hope you're not digging your own grave!- Not yet.
0:23:25 > 0:23:28What have you discovered about the abbey so far?
0:23:28 > 0:23:30Well, it's a very extensive abbey.
0:23:30 > 0:23:33There seems to be a very large abbey church
0:23:33 > 0:23:36which was first found three years ago,
0:23:36 > 0:23:39underlying the lawn over here
0:23:39 > 0:23:41and possibly running under what became Syon House.
0:23:41 > 0:23:45Why three years ago? Why wasn't this project started earlier?
0:23:45 > 0:23:50- Was it only discovered three years ago?- The abbey was known to pre-date Syon House.
0:23:50 > 0:23:53What wasn't known was exactly where it lay.
0:23:53 > 0:23:56We're here to find out more about the church
0:23:56 > 0:24:02and to look at the extensive monastic complex which lies to the south and north of it.
0:24:02 > 0:24:05I guess a lot of the walls have been robbed by the Georgians.
0:24:05 > 0:24:10The walls could've been robbed at any time since the mid-16th century.
0:24:10 > 0:24:14We've been trying to find dating material to tell us when that happened.
0:24:14 > 0:24:17- Can we take a closer look at the dig?- Sure.
0:24:17 > 0:24:22- I'll have to use my imagination but you can kind of talk me through what's happening with the walls.- OK.
0:24:22 > 0:24:24What are we looking at here?
0:24:24 > 0:24:28The base of one of the monastic buildings
0:24:28 > 0:24:33which appears to be tied in to the southeast corner of the cloisters.
0:24:33 > 0:24:36So this could be one of the major structures.
0:24:36 > 0:24:40What's been left here are the stone foundations, which are pretty deep,
0:24:40 > 0:24:42and the bottom courses of the bricks.
0:24:42 > 0:24:45- It's been robbed down beneath floor level.- It is very wide.
0:24:45 > 0:24:49What's this section here? We've got a right angle here.
0:24:49 > 0:24:52- Yes. This looks to be the southeast corner of the cloisters.- Right.
0:24:52 > 0:24:55Coming through here and across there.
0:24:55 > 0:24:58Then you would have in front of us here...
0:24:58 > 0:25:03This is probably the cloister passage coming down on the eastern side
0:25:03 > 0:25:05and then turning along here.
0:25:05 > 0:25:08And this is probably the corner of the eastern wall.
0:25:08 > 0:25:12- So we might be in one of the cloister passages.- Why is that so low?
0:25:12 > 0:25:17That's when we run into problems caused by activity in later periods.
0:25:17 > 0:25:20You can see a bit of the wall and another bit down here.
0:25:20 > 0:25:27We seem to have a large cut for a feature that related to the formal gardens of Syon House.
0:25:27 > 0:25:30It's a lot of hard work, Harvey.
0:25:30 > 0:25:33Can we have a look at some of the small artefacts you've found so far?
0:25:33 > 0:25:35- Sure.- Come on, then.
0:25:37 > 0:25:39Gosh, there's lots in this tray.
0:25:39 > 0:25:43That looks nice. It's been worked, it's been fashioned.
0:25:43 > 0:25:45Is that the surround of a window?
0:25:45 > 0:25:48Yes, it's probably part of a window.
0:25:48 > 0:25:51It comes from the northern trench
0:25:51 > 0:25:55where we're dealing with finds that relate to the demolition of the abbey,
0:25:55 > 0:25:57probably in the later 16th century.
0:25:57 > 0:26:00Yeah. Yeah. And what's that?
0:26:00 > 0:26:02That's a bit of window glass.
0:26:02 > 0:26:05- Ah!- Difficult to see it.
0:26:05 > 0:26:08Medieval glass doesn't survive terribly well.
0:26:08 > 0:26:12But that's, as you see, a nice flat glass.
0:26:12 > 0:26:16- That would come from the windowpane. - And what's nice is
0:26:16 > 0:26:21you've drawn that to its exact size and taken all its data.
0:26:21 > 0:26:25- And this will be logged and stored? - Students and staff will work on the finds
0:26:25 > 0:26:29as well as undertaking all the records on the excavation.
0:26:29 > 0:26:32Then this will go into what's called a post-excavation stage
0:26:32 > 0:26:36- where it will be assessed. - Where do you keep the artefacts?
0:26:36 > 0:26:41We do this excavation with the Museum of London so they will go to the Museum of London.
0:26:41 > 0:26:44- What's this? A little pin or nail? - A pin.
0:26:44 > 0:26:47There are a number of burials on the site,
0:26:47 > 0:26:50disturbed through the demolition of the abbey and the gardening.
0:26:50 > 0:26:55Sometimes we get things like finger rings and sometimes these pins,
0:26:55 > 0:26:58which are probably to hold together a shroud.
0:26:58 > 0:27:00Lovely.
0:27:00 > 0:27:04- And here, what, floor tiles? - Yes. All the floors have gone.
0:27:04 > 0:27:06They've been robbed away.
0:27:06 > 0:27:11But this may be from the Low Country, glazed floor tiles.
0:27:11 > 0:27:12Probably from the abbey church.
0:27:12 > 0:27:16Lots of important finds turning up all the time.
0:27:16 > 0:27:19What's the significance of this dig?
0:27:19 > 0:27:20It's an important abbey.
0:27:20 > 0:27:27It's the only Bridgettine foundation known in the medieval period in England. It's on royal land,
0:27:27 > 0:27:29founded by Henry V, in the year of Agincourt,
0:27:29 > 0:27:33relocated on this site by his infant son, Henry VI,
0:27:33 > 0:27:40and it survives until the dissolutions of Henry VIII in the late 1530s.
0:27:40 > 0:27:43- That's some history.- Yes. - That's got provenance.
0:27:43 > 0:27:45It's a major royal site.
0:27:45 > 0:27:49This is three years' work. Let's hope it goes on for many more years.
0:27:49 > 0:27:53You never know, who knows what you might find?
0:28:03 > 0:28:08Lorraine, this is quite an unusual object for a lady to possess.
0:28:08 > 0:28:11- Where did you get it? - It's my mother's.
0:28:11 > 0:28:13I've brought it in today for her.
0:28:13 > 0:28:15She got it from my grandfather
0:28:15 > 0:28:18who was in the Hong Kong police force.
0:28:18 > 0:28:20- Oh.- We think that's where it came from.
0:28:20 > 0:28:23I wonder if it was confiscated.
0:28:23 > 0:28:25- Possibly.- It's quite intriguing.
0:28:25 > 0:28:28All will be revealed.
0:28:28 > 0:28:32What I like about it is it's Japanese. Date-wise it's...
0:28:32 > 0:28:35what I'd term Meiji period,
0:28:35 > 0:28:40so we're looking at about 1860, 1870, that sort of period.
0:28:40 > 0:28:42It's called an inro.
0:28:42 > 0:28:46This was, initially, for a Japanese gentleman
0:28:46 > 0:28:48of quality, of some standing,
0:28:48 > 0:28:52to put his personal items in these sections,
0:28:52 > 0:28:56which are all interlinked by this silk cord.
0:28:56 > 0:29:00Each compartment would've contained things like snuff...
0:29:00 > 0:29:03or other objects he would need in his travels round town.
0:29:03 > 0:29:07- Right.- And to secure all these little compartments
0:29:07 > 0:29:11was this ivory bead, which would slide up and down.
0:29:11 > 0:29:13That's beautifully carved
0:29:13 > 0:29:16in the form of a jackal with a human skull.
0:29:16 > 0:29:21At the far end, we have this little carved red lacquer,
0:29:21 > 0:29:24- which is called a netsuke.- Yes.
0:29:24 > 0:29:28The main ingredient is this piece here - the inro.
0:29:28 > 0:29:34It doesn't contain personal items that you would need during a day-to-day existence.
0:29:34 > 0:29:41But these are rather erotic elements that you'd expect to find, let's say, from ladies of the night.
0:29:41 > 0:29:45- Right.- Was it ever explained to you as a youngster?
0:29:45 > 0:29:48No. It's only just recently turned up.
0:29:48 > 0:29:53- Oh, right. Was it found in the back of a drawer? - My mum had it in her knitting box.
0:29:53 > 0:29:59When she was in hospital, we were looking for something and one of the children found it.
0:29:59 > 0:30:02And said, "Oh, look, Mum! What's this?"
0:30:02 > 0:30:05I'm going to open a few of these compartments.
0:30:05 > 0:30:10In each one it shows a couple in the form of an embrace.
0:30:10 > 0:30:17- Yes.- And others, as we go down the boxes, in greater elements of embrace.
0:30:17 > 0:30:22But they are all beautifully carved in ivory and then hand-painted.
0:30:22 > 0:30:26Intriguing, delightful... quite valuable,
0:30:26 > 0:30:31because items of this sort of erotic nature do command high prices.
0:30:31 > 0:30:34I think at auction... How much do you think it's going to be?
0:30:34 > 0:30:37I've got no idea. I wouldn't even like to guess.
0:30:37 > 0:30:39I'm going to sort of...
0:30:39 > 0:30:45- hazard a guess at somewhere between £800 and £1,200.- Oh, my goodness! Really?
0:30:45 > 0:30:48That sort of price range. Still want to sell it?
0:30:48 > 0:30:51- Yes, please.- Right. Why is your mum selling it?
0:30:51 > 0:30:56Just because it's been in the family such a long time now and...
0:30:56 > 0:31:01it's going to be difficult to pass it down to one or the other of her children
0:31:01 > 0:31:06- so the best thing to do is sell it now and she can see what becomes of it.- That's a good idea.
0:31:12 > 0:31:14Frank, is this yours?
0:31:14 > 0:31:16No, it's my mother's actually.
0:31:17 > 0:31:18So this is your mum's.
0:31:18 > 0:31:21- You inherited it.- Indeed.
0:31:21 > 0:31:22And now it's gotta go.
0:31:22 > 0:31:27Yes. My two boys would not appreciate it somehow.
0:31:27 > 0:31:32Do you know, this, I would guess, dates to somewhere between about 1955 and 1965.
0:31:32 > 0:31:33Yeah, absolutely.
0:31:33 > 0:31:36And the thing is, you know, that age was the age
0:31:36 > 0:31:41- of fur coats and gold charm bracelets.- Sums Mum and Dad up. - Does it really? You know...
0:31:41 > 0:31:47And now... That was... If you weren't that well-off, you had a silver charm bracelet,
0:31:47 > 0:31:52and if you were really well-off, you got a gold charm bracelet. And you would have had an expensive mink
0:31:52 > 0:31:56- and now...fur coats, no-one wants them.- No.
0:31:56 > 0:31:58Charm bracelets, no-one wants them.
0:31:58 > 0:32:01And you've got all sorts of little charms on there
0:32:01 > 0:32:05- from a little Chinese junk to maracas...- Yes.
0:32:05 > 0:32:10We know what it's worth, cos we've got a £1 note and a 10 shilling note -
0:32:10 > 0:32:13- that's £1.50 in today's money. - Absolutely.
0:32:13 > 0:32:17- It makes me feel old, cos I can remember £1 notes and 10 shilling notes.- So can I.
0:32:17 > 0:32:23This is sweet, cos we've got a little clam shell that opens up and there's a photograph holder inside.
0:32:23 > 0:32:26I think that's really quite sweet. The sad thing is
0:32:26 > 0:32:29- it's all hallmarked gold...- Yeah. - You know...
0:32:29 > 0:32:35I suspect that someone might take the charms off and either melt them or sell them separately
0:32:35 > 0:32:37and sell the chain separately. Value...
0:32:37 > 0:32:39it's not gonna be that great.
0:32:39 > 0:32:42I think we can put an auction estimate on that of £200 to £300.
0:32:42 > 0:32:45- Yeah, fine.- Is that all right? - Splendid.
0:32:45 > 0:32:50- A reserve, I would say, of about £150. £150 fixed reserve.- Yeah.
0:32:50 > 0:32:55I think it'll sell, but whether someone will buy it and wear it, I don't know. What do you reckon?
0:32:55 > 0:32:58Well, I'd like to meet the person that's gonna wear it!
0:33:00 > 0:33:04- If it makes £200, what will you spend the money on?- Well, Mum was a really party-goer.
0:33:04 > 0:33:09- Was she?- So we'll...- So you're gonna have a party?- Well, no, we'll take the boys out and have a meal...
0:33:09 > 0:33:10- Lovely.- ..And a few beers.
0:33:10 > 0:33:13Well, let's take it to the auction and hope you have a bit of...
0:33:13 > 0:33:15there you are - good luck.
0:33:20 > 0:33:24- Joy, what a super needlework box! - Thank you.
0:33:24 > 0:33:29- This is Anglo-Indian. How did you come across this?- I found it in a car-boot sale.
0:33:29 > 0:33:30- Really?!- Yes.
0:33:30 > 0:33:31Where?
0:33:31 > 0:33:33Hounslow.
0:33:33 > 0:33:37- About 17 years ago.- 17 years ago?! - Yes.
0:33:37 > 0:33:40- You've looked after it.- It hasn't been out of the box since I brought it home!
0:33:40 > 0:33:43It hasn't been out of the box?!
0:33:43 > 0:33:46- So you put it in a cardboard box when you bought it.- And it's just been in there.
0:33:46 > 0:33:51- Under the bed? In the cupboard? Never used?- No, I just thought it was pretty, so I bought it.
0:33:51 > 0:33:53Oh... Do you know what it's made of?
0:33:53 > 0:33:59- No.- It's ivory and horn. And it really is the most exquisite embroidery box
0:33:59 > 0:34:03that I've seen. It's sort of a colonial Regency piece.
0:34:03 > 0:34:06- Yes.- It's early 1800s.
0:34:06 > 0:34:09It's absolutely divine. Look at the shape.
0:34:09 > 0:34:13- I know.- The work involved. And you've got the original key,
0:34:13 > 0:34:14which is good,
0:34:14 > 0:34:17with a bit of ribbon, so you won't misplace it.
0:34:17 > 0:34:21It is striking. It is so decorative as well -
0:34:21 > 0:34:24black, white, black, white, coming out from the centre finial.
0:34:24 > 0:34:28Shall we see if it's as good on the inside as it is on the outside?
0:34:28 > 0:34:31Opening up now.
0:34:31 > 0:34:33- That weighs a lot as well. - It's very heavy.
0:34:33 > 0:34:37I'd imagine the whole box... We'll have a feel of that in a minute.
0:34:37 > 0:34:41- Look! The amount of work that's gone into it.- They'd not do that now.- No.
0:34:41 > 0:34:43Look at the little bun feet as well.
0:34:43 > 0:34:47Separate compartments for cotton reels,
0:34:47 > 0:34:48pin cushions,
0:34:48 > 0:34:52obviously little sections here for buttons and things.
0:34:52 > 0:34:56Sequins. And you never ever used this?
0:34:56 > 0:34:58- No.- So you don't sew, then?
0:34:58 > 0:35:01Oh, I do, but I didn't use that.
0:35:01 > 0:35:04- No, it's too heavy.- Why did you hang onto it for so long
0:35:04 > 0:35:07- without looking at it? - I'm a hoarder.
0:35:07 > 0:35:11- A bit of a magpie? Have you got lots of other things like this? - Not like that.
0:35:11 > 0:35:13What's this?
0:35:13 > 0:35:16- Secret letters.- Do you keep secret letters there?- Yes.- Yes?
0:35:16 > 0:35:18You said you'd never used it!
0:35:18 > 0:35:22Look at that. It's in immaculate condition.
0:35:22 > 0:35:26- One of the bun feet at the front is slightly loose...- That's right.
0:35:26 > 0:35:30- ..but apart from that...- It always has been.- ..it's 100% right.
0:35:30 > 0:35:33- Little handles here. Does this lift up?- Yes.
0:35:33 > 0:35:37And there's a...like a false drawer in there.
0:35:37 > 0:35:38How old do you think it is?
0:35:38 > 0:35:44- Early 1800s.- No?- Yes, no later than 1820. 1830...- Gosh!
0:35:44 > 0:35:47- ..at the very latest.- Good heavens.
0:35:47 > 0:35:51It's so well built, but look at the amount of ivory and horn there.
0:35:51 > 0:35:54- How much did you pay for this?- £4.
0:35:54 > 0:35:57Well... Shall we add an 0?
0:35:57 > 0:35:59And then add another 0.
0:36:01 > 0:36:03- That's £400.- No?
0:36:03 > 0:36:08- Base level.- Yes.- I think we could get the £600 mark.
0:36:08 > 0:36:11- I hope so.- On a good day. I'm going to say £400-£600.
0:36:11 > 0:36:13Are you? And do we put a reserve on that?
0:36:13 > 0:36:17I think so. I think we put a reserve of £400 on it.
0:36:17 > 0:36:19Yes, please.
0:36:19 > 0:36:23It's been a good investment, hasn't it? £4 to £400.
0:36:23 > 0:36:27- Mind you, it's taken you 17 years to amass.- Yes. Still...
0:36:27 > 0:36:31- Still...- It was worth it, wasn't it?- I think so, yeah!
0:36:31 > 0:36:34Well, we're off to the saleroom again,
0:36:34 > 0:36:39and we've had to be very careful which bits of Lorraine's inro we've shown you.
0:36:39 > 0:36:42The contents really are naughty! Frank's bracelet
0:36:42 > 0:36:45is out of fashion, but gold will always sell.
0:36:45 > 0:36:48And what can I say about Joy's sewing box?
0:36:48 > 0:36:50It just bowled me over.
0:36:50 > 0:36:53Auctioneer Tom Keane is fairly impressed too.
0:36:53 > 0:36:56Tom, this brings back memories of the valuation day,
0:36:56 > 0:37:00just seeing this here. I fell in love with this.
0:37:00 > 0:37:05It belongs to Joy. It's an early 19th-century sewing box, Anglo-Indian, as you know.
0:37:05 > 0:37:07But what you probably don't know
0:37:07 > 0:37:10is that she got this for £4 in a car-boot sale.
0:37:10 > 0:37:14- Good result.- Very good result. I've told her, auctioneers estimate £400-£600,
0:37:14 > 0:37:18but I've said this has got to do around the £800 mark.
0:37:18 > 0:37:22The reserve's a sort of dead-cert reserve, if you like.
0:37:22 > 0:37:25That will definitely sell for £600 plus, and hopefully,
0:37:25 > 0:37:29- it'll make over the thousand. - I'd like to think that. In the good old days,
0:37:29 > 0:37:33- you could get £2,000 for something like that.- Those were the days!
0:37:33 > 0:37:37But the nicely fitted interiors - this isn't fantastic.
0:37:37 > 0:37:39One with more compartments would make £2,000,
0:37:39 > 0:37:43£1,500 even today. But this one's a little bit behind that,
0:37:43 > 0:37:44but £600-£800 easily.
0:37:44 > 0:37:46Or it could be a good trade buy.
0:37:46 > 0:37:50It needs a little bit of TLC but there's money to move that on.
0:37:50 > 0:37:51There's plenty in that.
0:37:57 > 0:38:00We've just been joined by Lorraine in the nick of time.
0:38:00 > 0:38:04We're selling a Japanese inro, valued by David at £800-£1,200.
0:38:04 > 0:38:09It's signed as well. A bit of your family heritage being flogged off.
0:38:09 > 0:38:14You could do with the 1,200 quid, and I don't blame you, actually.
0:38:14 > 0:38:17Good luck, fingers crossed. Good luck, David, as well.
0:38:17 > 0:38:19- I hope it's the right sale.- So do I.
0:38:20 > 0:38:25A rare 19th-century Japanese five-compartment lacquered inro.
0:38:25 > 0:38:27£500 for it. For the inro,
0:38:27 > 0:38:29£500. I'm bid £500.
0:38:29 > 0:38:32Take 50. £500. 550.
0:38:32 > 0:38:36- 600. And 50.- We need 700 reserve. - At £600.
0:38:36 > 0:38:38650? You're saying no. £600.
0:38:38 > 0:38:41650 or not? No further interest?
0:38:41 > 0:38:44See me again afterwards. At £600...
0:38:44 > 0:38:49- That's not sold.- He's put the hammer down. Not sold on 600.
0:38:49 > 0:38:53We fixed that with a reserve of 750 and I think you've done the right thing.
0:38:53 > 0:38:59Yes, we need to put it into a sale where there's other Japanese artefacts
0:38:59 > 0:39:02- and other inro.- At least it's not a chest of drawers.
0:39:02 > 0:39:05- No.- At least you can get it home on the bus, if you came by bus!
0:39:10 > 0:39:16Frank, good luck on this. We're just one lot away. We've got a charm bracelet. Local interest here
0:39:16 > 0:39:20because it's from Harrods, London. We're just down the road.
0:39:20 > 0:39:23We've got all sorts of things on there - buses, £5 notes.
0:39:23 > 0:39:27- It really is chunky, isn't it?- Yes. - Why are you flogging this?
0:39:27 > 0:39:32- I've got two boys so I can't pass it on.- And they don't want that. They want the money!
0:39:32 > 0:39:36- £200-£300. Let's hope we get the top end.- Yeah.
0:39:36 > 0:39:40Traditional gold charm bracelet, festooned with charms.
0:39:40 > 0:39:43Start me at £100, please.
0:39:43 > 0:39:46I'm bid £100 for the charm bracelet. 110? £100 I'm bid.
0:39:46 > 0:39:49110. 110. 120.
0:39:49 > 0:39:52130. 140. 150. 160.
0:39:52 > 0:39:55170. 180. 190.
0:39:55 > 0:39:57200? It's nearest me at 190.
0:39:57 > 0:40:01Will I see 200 for it? I'm bid 190. Selling at 190.
0:40:01 > 0:40:04The bid's here at 190. Are we all done?
0:40:04 > 0:40:08- He's sold it.- Yeah.- 190. Straight in there. No messing.
0:40:08 > 0:40:13- That's OK.- That's just a sign of something that's completely unfashionable today, isn't it?- Yeah.
0:40:13 > 0:40:18I think people are frightened to wear things like that because there's a lot of violence about,
0:40:18 > 0:40:22and that's a lot of money to have on your wrist.
0:40:22 > 0:40:27But it's gone. And your sons, will they split the money or are you going to keep some for yourself?
0:40:27 > 0:40:31- We might go and have a meal somewhere.- I don't blame you, actually.
0:40:31 > 0:40:33Thank you so much for coming in.
0:40:38 > 0:40:41Right, it's now my turn to be the expert
0:40:41 > 0:40:46- and the nerves are setting in. We've had a lot of highs and lows here today.- Yes, you have.
0:40:46 > 0:40:50- This has got to be a high one, hasn't it?- I hope so. - This is the most gorgeous,
0:40:50 > 0:40:54- exquisite sewing box. It has attracted attention.- Has it?- Yes.
0:40:54 > 0:41:00The auctioneer agreed with me, it is worth £800 if two people get stuck in,
0:41:00 > 0:41:04- so we're going to get the top end. - I hope so.- He also let me into a little secret.
0:41:04 > 0:41:07There's a couple of commission bids left on the book
0:41:07 > 0:41:09which means they do want it.
0:41:09 > 0:41:15- So it's all down to the bidders in this saleroom. Good luck, Joy. This is it.- Thank you.
0:41:15 > 0:41:19Early 19th-century, Anglo-Indian bone and ivory horn sewing box.
0:41:20 > 0:41:25Fitted interior. Got a telephone bid as well. Good telephone bid,
0:41:25 > 0:41:27so we start at £400.
0:41:27 > 0:41:29I'm bid £400. A start at £400.
0:41:29 > 0:41:31410. 420.
0:41:31 > 0:41:34Who shouted 600? Thank you. Why not? 600.
0:41:34 > 0:41:38- Someone's just beefed it up to 600! - 620?
0:41:38 > 0:41:40650. 680.
0:41:40 > 0:41:44700. 720. I've got four or five people wanting to bid.
0:41:44 > 0:41:46720. 750. 800 over there.
0:41:46 > 0:41:51- £800. 850.- They're keen! They love it!
0:41:51 > 0:41:53Do you want to shout again? 900 there. 950.
0:41:53 > 0:41:561,000. 1,100.
0:41:56 > 0:41:591,200. Yes or no?
0:41:59 > 0:42:03- 1,200. 1,300...- It's getting exciting. It's getting hot.
0:42:03 > 0:42:051,400. New bidder in the room.
0:42:05 > 0:42:081,500 on the phone. Still five people bidding.
0:42:08 > 0:42:11- 1,600.- 1,600.- No? - Who'll give me 17 for it?
0:42:11 > 0:42:131,700. 1,800. 1,900.
0:42:13 > 0:42:162,000. 2,100.
0:42:16 > 0:42:192,200. It's against you.
0:42:19 > 0:42:22Might as well. There's enough bidders. 2,200. 2,300.
0:42:22 > 0:42:24He said no. 2,200.
0:42:24 > 0:42:28Are you in or out? Over there at 2,200.
0:42:28 > 0:42:31No? All done at £2,200, then.
0:42:31 > 0:42:33Finished? You've got it.
0:42:33 > 0:42:36- Well done!- Thank you, Paul!
0:42:36 > 0:42:38they gave you a round of applause!
0:42:38 > 0:42:40£2,200.
0:42:40 > 0:42:43I just don't believe it!
0:42:43 > 0:42:49Honestly. That's not... Whatever anybody else says, I really don't believe it.
0:42:49 > 0:42:51I'm so pleased with that for you.
0:42:51 > 0:42:53What are you going to put that money towards?
0:42:53 > 0:42:56Well, I was going to start off by buying a laptop,
0:42:56 > 0:43:02- but I don't know what I'm going to finish off with now!- You'll get a laptop for £600-£700.
0:43:02 > 0:43:04- Then you've got more money to play with.- Yes.
0:43:04 > 0:43:09- Phew! What an exciting moment! - I don't believe it.- That's Flog It for you.- Thank you, Paul.
0:43:09 > 0:43:13What a lovely end to a fantastic show here in Chiswick.
0:43:13 > 0:43:17If you've got any antiques and collectibles that you want to flog,
0:43:17 > 0:43:19bring them along to one of our valuation days.
0:43:19 > 0:43:23You'll get details on our website.
0:43:23 > 0:43:26It could be YOU standing in the auction room
0:43:26 > 0:43:28- the next time!- Thank you, Paul. - Bye for now.
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