Stirling Flog It!

We're in Scotland's youngest city! Welcome to Flog It, from Stirling.

Stirling has been home to some of the most famous rebels in British history.

William Wallace bested the English king, Edward I,

at the Battle of Stirling Bridge in 1297,

and less than two decades later,

Robert the Bruce also defeated Edward at the Battle of Bannockburn, which was close by, in 1314.

Mary Queen of Scots was crowned at Stirling Castle in 1543,

and, to top it all off,

the Jacobite rebel Rob Roy lived and died close by, in the Trossachs.

And for all their rebellious history, we're expecting the locals to be really friendly.

-That's how it was always marked.

-That's the other piece.

Uh-huh.

Welcome to Scotland!

-Are we doing lips?

-We're doing lips.

-No, we're no' doing lips!

TINKLING MUSIC

Where, tell me where, has my Highland laddie gone?

# He's gone to Stirling Castle... #

Isn't it wonderful that here we are, in this bonnie town of Stirling,

with a Crown Devon Stirling Castle musical tankard?

Tell me, Bill, where did you get it?

-Well, it was left to me by my aunt about 20-odd years ago.

-Uh-huh?

She'd had it for quite a long time previous to that.

And maybe time to pass it on?

I think so.

We've got the embossed picture of Stirling Castle on the front.

And we've got, and I think he must be the Highland laddie...

That was me when I was much younger.

You were a fine-looking Highland laddie.

He's stalking the deer.

Bill, Crown Devon was one of the good factories.

A Staffordshire factory, often made these novelty items,

and there are many people who collect Crown Devon.

They often called Crown Devon ware the poor man's Carlton,

but I think that is unfair comment.

I think that the quality of their moulding and their glaze

and colouring was very, very good.

The date of this tankard, I would say,

it could be 19... mid-30s, but say ten years either way.

They would have been very popular,

so they would have made them over quite a wide period of time.

The estimate I would put on this, Bill,

-would be between £60 and £80.

-Uh-huh.

This is a conservative estimate.

I think it will do more, Bill.

I think it will do more, but we want to bring the bidders into the bidding.

We'll put it to auction...

..and we hope that the price will get a big smile on your face.

That's what I'm looking for.

And that we'll both be having a wee song after it's sold.

Aye, and maybe a wee dram, too.

And maybe a wee dram, too!

-Hello, Moira.

-Hello.

You've made my day.

I've been waiting now for several Flog Its

to find a nice piece of Lalique glass.

-So you've thrilled me today by bringing this in.

-Good.

But before we explain what it is and we have a little chat about it, give me that lovely family history.

Yes.

My sister and I used to go to an aunt's for holidays, and she had this very cold house

with a great big bath, and the bathwater was heated by this geyser

which rumbled, and the flames shot up.

My sister and I could get into this large bath together,

but we hated going into it because we were really quite terrified of this geyser.

So the way that you could persuade us to have a bath was to say,

"You can have some bubble bath in",

and this was the bottle that the bubble bath was in.

-And it's been in bathrooms ever since.

-Wonderful.

-I fell heir to it

once my aunt passed away, and it's been in my bathroom,

but I've never put bubble bath in. I've got central heating.

-I'm glad you haven't got an old geyser in your bathroom.

-No, no!

Lalique had a fascinating history, Moira.

You might not know about the actual factory itself,

but he started at the end of the 19th century, during the Art Nouveau period,

producing the most fantastic pieces of jewellery.

Unfortunately, he was so successful that he had a lot of imitators,

-so he turned his attention to glass-making.

-Right.

And he started producing, at the end of the Art Nouveau period,

and then into the Art Deco period, glassware, basically from moulds.

-Now this bottle we call dahlia, because of the pattern.

-Oh right.

It can be brown stained as well, and green stained.

This one, of course, is this nice sort of pale-blue staining,

with this dark enamel staining in the middle there.

And then a very simple plain stopper.

The mark underneath is nice, because we have got "R Lalique France".

Interestingly, though, Lalique died in 1945,

so anything produced after 1945 drops the R,

-so it is only "Lalique".

-Right.

They're still going today, Lalique, but it's called Cristal Lalique now.

His son, funnily enough, was called Marc,

and he carried the factory on after the war.

But they produced a massive amount of different types of glassware.

This shape is amongst the most common of the shapes.

There are some much rarer ones with, dare I say it, nude women on them.

-I think it is the more nudity, the higher the price goes.

-Oh, right.

-And anything else, I presume.

I think if we were putting it in for auction today,

we should be looking at an estimate of around £300 to £500.

-Yes.

-Would that surprise you?

You don't think of the value when it's something that sits on a shelf.

-Aren't you glad you didn't drop it?

-Well, yes, yes.

-There have been one or two near misses, but it's still intact.

-Wonderful.

I look forward to seeing you at the auction, and let's hope my valuation will come up smelling of roses.

-Or dahlias.

-Or dahlias!

Alan, this is a lovely wee stash of gold, here!

Tell me, where did you get it?

I got it from my father, who got it from his father.

Other than that, I know nothing about it.

What we have here is a watch chain,

-and there would have been a pocket watch on it at one point.

-Yes.

The watch would have been clipped on here.

You would have tucked it in your waistcoat pocket,

and you have this nice double Albert here,

and you'd have had the two chains hanging from your waistcoat.

-Did you ever wear it?

-No.

No? So what's happened?

It's lain in a draw for the last 70 years, that I know of.

-70 years!

-That I know of.

Oh, well, I'm glad you brought it in to Flog It today.

Now, Alan, each of these links is individually hallmarked

with 0.375, which tells us that it is 9-carat gold.

We have a nice little Masonic appendage here,

and this would have again slipped over the waistcoat pocket.

But what I like most about it is this lovely wee Vesta box.

A Vesta box is a little case

where we kept our matches.

And this one is unusual, in that it's 18-carat gold.

We see lots and lots and lots of silver Vestas,

but we don't see a lot of gold ones,

and the other little mark tells us that it was made in Sheffield.

It is in mint condition.

The engraving is as fresh as the day that it was done.

And we have a little cartouche here with no initial on it,

and this makes it even more appealing,

because if it was given as a present these days,

it could be engraved with the initial.

I would like to estimate it

in the region of £250 to £300, Alan.

-Would you be happy to sell it at that price?

-I would.

Right, let's put it into auction.

We have two nice items here, in the one lot,

-and I'm sure they're going to go for it big-style.

-Hopefully.

-Hello.

-Hello, yourself.

Nice to see you. Now, I know what's in here.

Give us a bit of the history.

I purchased this some 15 years ago at an antique market

down in Hungerford.

Oh, in Berkshire?

Yes, yes. We have here

a miniature, in fact,

of the triangular sextants that we're used to,

and...

you use it just the same.

You have the spyglass here,

-for looking through...

-Yes.

..and then you can shoot the sun and the horizon, and get your bearings,

when you adjust your bearings...so.

When you get them in line, you're there.

-Now, don't ask me to be a sailor.

-I've not got sea legs.

I like to be on terra firma.

Me too, also.

-OK.

-Me too, also.

So that's it. And I thought to myself, "Well, this is the original sat-nav!"

But it's a bit heavy to carry around in the car.

-Yes, and it doesn't tell you in a nice little voice to turn left.

-That's right, it doesn't.

-It's made by...

-Stanley of London, which is very good,

and they're quite well known for this type of instrument.

Everything is meticulously crafted.

-I suppose, in terms of date, we're looking at probably early 20th century.

-Yes, I would say so.

I would say it's about 19...

I would think...

about 1910.

Yes, I would have thought that. Spot-on.

Of its type, it's very interesting.

What did you pay for it 15 years ago?

-Can you remember?

-Yes, I do. I paid £75.

£75? That's not too bad, is it?

I would have thought, if we were putting it in for a sale,

we would suggest an estimate of maybe around £120 to £180, but hope to get £150.

-Yes.

-If that was the case, you'd have doubled your money, which is not bad.

-It's not bad.

-And you'd have had the fun of owning it all these years.

-That's right.

-We might get more if two collectors want it.

-Yes.

-How does that appeal to you?

That feels all right, yes.

And let's hope we can get in that region, and then we might sail to quite a tidy profit.

One never knows. One lives in hope.

For today's sale, we've put our lots in the reliable hands of Thomson Roddick, Scottish auctioneers.

Let's go inside and find out if our experts are bang-on the money!

100? And 40.

20... 25, 30. £30.

With the gentleman at £30. Any advance on £30?

At £28...

It's nearly the moment for Bill to put his Crown Devon tankard under the hammer. Bill, this is exciting.

We're looking at £60 to £80, and it's a musical one,

so let's hope we hit the right note and get the top end.

Stirling Castle, we were there at the valuation day.

What a view, what a stunning place.

-It's a lovely thing.

-It is,

-and it's in perfect condition and perfect working order.

-Yeah.

So let's hope we get that top end. Here it goes, Bill.

It's going under the hammer now.

-Lot 101. The Crown Devon tankard.

-Fingers crossed.

Lots of interest in this.

I'm starting at £40. £40 bid.

45. 50. 5. 60...

5. 70. 5...

-80. 5...

-They love it.

-£90.

£90. Would you like in...? 95. 95. 100.

-Yeah, we've got that magic figure.

-110. 110 against you.

-120.

-Yeah, it's a phone bid now.

-130.

-They absolutely love this.

-140. 150.

-150 on Jocelyn's phone. 150.

-What a surprise!

Would anyone else like in at £150...?

-How exciting is that? The hammer's gone down.

-That's wonderful.

-£150!

-Yes.

-Double top-end of estimate. They absolutely loved that.

You see what it was? It was condition, condition, condition.

Bill, that is fantastic.

Right now, we've got a top maker's name.

It is the best in glass you're going to find - Rene Lalique.

I've just been joined by Moira, who's flogging her little scent bottle.

We've got a valuation of £300 to £500 which our expert, Mark Stacey has put on. You love this.

I do. I love Lalique anyway.

-I love the decorative arts, but Lalique in particular.

-Very special.

Why, oh why, are you selling such a beautiful thing?

It's been on my bathroom shelf for the last 25 years.

My son's in Australia, my daughter's planning to go to Australia. Neither of them want it.

I thought, "I'll sell it now, and then we'll go to Australia and enjoy it all together."

That's brilliant, isn't it?

Cash it in and pay for the airplane ticket.

130 - this very nice R Lalique blue dahlia patterned flask.

Very nice this. Who'd like to start me? £200 for it.

-It's got to do the business.

-200, 100. 100 bid.

120. 140.

160. 180.

200. 220. 240.

-260.

-It's a good, steady climb.

-300.

-£300.

-It's there, it's got the reserve.

320. In the centre at 320.

-Any advance on £320? At £320...

-She's selling.

-The hammer's gone down. £320.

-Yes.

-We did it, we did it.

-We did it.

-It's not going back on the bathroom shelf.

-You got it away.

-That gets you one way, doesn't it?

-It does.

I might not come back now.

We've got something for you to set your sights on.

It's a sextant and it belongs to Harry.

We've got a valuation of £120 to £180.

-It's a lovely brass pocket sextant.

-It's a pocket sextant.

I had a chat to Sybelle, our auctioneer,

and she told me that you've actually been in contact with her

-and you've upped the ante a bit. Mark doesn't know this.

-No, I don't.

The reserve is not 120 any more, it's 140.

Here we go, this is it.

Now we have lot 415A,

this modern 20th-century brass sextant,

in the screw case, as you see it there.

£100 for it? £50 for it?

£50 bid. Any advance on 60?

70.

80. 90.

100. 110.

-120.

-This is good.

130.

Any advance on £130?

Going at £130 for this one. £130...

-He sold it. £130.

-I think he's used his discretion.

But who's right? I'm all at sea.

-But you were right.

-Oh, don't...

-You were close.

OK, we've got £130, less a little bit of commission.

-What are you going to do with that, Harry?

-That's what I'm saying.

-It's too heavy to use in the car for navigating, so I'm going to get a sat-nav.

-A sat-nav?

Next up is the 9-carat watch chain and Vesta -

a nice chunky bit of gold here. It belongs to Alan.

-You're about to flog this. Who have you brought for moral support?

-My wife, Ruby.

-Ruby, how do you do?

-Pleased to meet you.

So why are you selling?

It was lying in a drawer. You're as well selling it and using the money.

OK, fingers crossed. It's going under the hammer now.

382 is a Victorian 18-carat gold engine-turned Vesta box

with a 9-carat gold double Albert with bar, and a Masonic pendant.

A nice lot, this. £200 to start it. £100 to start it?

100 bid. 120.

140. 160. 180.

200. 220. 240.

-260. 280. 300.

-Yes!

Any advance on £300 in the front for this lot? At £300. 320.

On my left at 320. 340. 360. 380.

400.

£400 on my left for this lot. All done at £400 for the lot?

-At £400...

-Yes, yes.

-The hammer's gone down at £400.

Alan, congratulations.

That's a fantastic result.

What is £400 going to go towards? Less a little bit of commission, of course.

Four weeks instead of two - holiday.

In the early part of the 19th century,

Edinburgh was one of Europe's leading centres for the research in medicine.

The thirst for scientific knowledge and the anatomy

created a huge demand on human cadavers -

yes, dead bodies, if you like - for the use in teaching of medicine.

But such was the demand for bodies among the professors of anatomy and their students

that the legitimate supply just couldn't keep up with the pace.

So, with good money to be made, the more unscrupulous members of Edinburgh's criminal underworld

decided on robbing graves,

and selling the remains of the poor occupants to the men of science.

The work of these so-called "body-snatchers" caused widespread fear and revulsion.

Not only were the victims subject to the indignations and humiliation of being exhumed,

they were used for anatomy lessons, as specimens for dissection.

Two of Edinburgh's most notorious inhabitants decided to cut out the middleman, so to speak.

Rather than run the risk of the gauntlet of the vigilantes in the churchyard

and get caught for robbing graves, they decided upon murder.

In 1828, they killed 16 people for profit - yeah, for the money.

Their names were Burke and Hare.

So, Tony, surely Knox must have known where Burke and Hare were getting the bodies from?

He almost certainly knew about where the bodies came from when the grave robbers were acting.

He probably thought they were freshly brought...

These were lovely and fresh, weren't they?

-Whether he knew they were actually murdered is another matter.

-Probably!

Quite possibly, but he chose not to know, I think.

-He didn't ask any questions.

-Why was there such demand at this time for the bodies?

Edinburgh was the biggest medical school in the country,

and Knox was teaching 500 students at a time,

and it's been estimated that he would have needed 90 bodies a year in order to teach them anatomy.

Of course, there just weren't 90 bodies available from legitimate sources.

-No.

-So, I think it was well recognised at the time

that the surgeons were obtaining bodies from grave robbers.

Yeah, did the government at the time allocate a number that they could actually use?

Well, when the Incorporation of Surgeons, which is what this college

started off as, first started back in the 16th century,

they were allowed to dissect one body of a condemned criminal - a murderer - a year.

By the end of the 17th century, the demand was clearly getting bigger.

-Are these from the period?

-They probably are, yes.

This is a facial nerve - the nerve that supplies the muscles of the face, you see.

They were really described properly by Charles Bell, who was a famous Edinburgh surgeon

who described Bell's palsy, which is a paralysis of part of the face due to a viral infection of this nerve.

There was a lot of, er...

scientific work going on at that time into anatomy.

What was the public feeling at the time?

I think the public were pretty revolted at the thought.

-I don't think they minded too much about murderers being dissected...

-No.

..but the thought of unclaimed poor people being dissected

was a pretty revolting thing for them.

They didn't like that at all.

So what happened when the Burke and Hare scandal broke?

There was an absolute outcry.

Of course, Knox, who had bought the bodies, was hounded out of Edinburgh.

He was not put on trial. He never admitted any knowledge of it,

but he never was able to continue teaching here.

He disappeared off down to London

and didn't really have any successful career after that. He lived for quite a long time.

So science marches on.

So, presumably, the demand just increased.

The demand did, but because of the outcry in Edinburgh, which echoed

right round Britain, because of the Burke and Hare murders...

..in 1832, which was just a few years after this happened,

the Government passed the Anatomy Act.

They then, er, legalised, around the country,

the use of the bodies of paupers.

Many of these came from workhouses. That wasn't a good thing either.

But at least...

-It was a legitimate source.

-It was.

It now became legitimate around the country.

I suppose we have to admit, however shocking and unpleasant it was, it was done for medical science.

-Yes, that's very true.

-Thank you very much for talking to us today.

Not at all, it's been a pleasure.

Now, despite his part in the murders of 16 people,

William Hare got off scot-free, because he turned King's evidence.

The same cannot be said for his partner in crime, William Burke.

He was executed in January 1829 in front of a crowd of about 20,000 people.

In a remarkable stroke of poetic justice, his body was donated to science.

It ended up under the knife on a surgeon's slab.

Hello, Pamela, hello, John. Nice to see you.

You've brought a very interesting ceramic plaque in to show us.

Give us a bit of the history. Have you had it long?

-Three years.

-Three-and-a-half years.

Where did it come from?

-A car-boot sale.

-A car-boot sale! You're car-booters, are you?

-Yes.

-Do you sell and buy or do you just go and buy?

-Just buy.

I suppose, when you see something like this, you think of Wedgwood?

-Uh-huh.

-I did, actually.

That sky-blue Jasper Ware with the white round.

-And how much was it at this car-boot?

-£5.

-£5.

Five quid, that's not very much, is it?

I picked it out, because what I like about it is the very simplistic nature of the design.

To me, it's very 1950s.

You know, that post-war austerity - very simple lines.

This, of course, follows on from those flying ducks on the wall.

We think of Hilda Ogden and her "muriel" with her ducks on the wall.

This is almost like a variation of that - a plaque.

You also get, if you look on a design package from the '50s,

British Airways and people like that have these very simple,

very, very non-fussy, uncomplicated designs for their advertising.

It all fits in with that kind of period really.

-That's coming back now, of course. People are looking at that.

-Yes.

-It's very retro, you know.

I mean, the marks on the back, there are some marks.

I have to tell you, I've never, ever heard of that.

It's not going to add a great deal of value - the fact that it is marked.

I think what we need with something like this is somebody who likes very simple design -

maybe a young couple who're looking for things

that are quite modern with a bit of a twist.

There's some little grazing chips on the bottom, but I don't think they're too serious.

Have you ever thought of a value for it?

-Not really, no.

-No.

Well, as I say, it's continental, it's not made by a major factory,

it's not designed by anyone that's recognised, so I suppose it's a fun and quirky item really.

-So I suppose we ought to be looking at maybe £40 to £60, something like that.

-That's fine, that's great.

And, you know, I think at that sort of level, one would tend to put it without a reserve.

Just say, "Let's have fun with this and if we can get our fiver back

"and a bit more, then it's fun. If we don't, well, we've been on telly with it."

Norman, are you giving up fishing or have you just inherited these?

I've inherited these from someone.

-Do you fish?

-Yes, I fish.

-What do you fish for?

-Salmon and trout.

-Well, you've got a salmon rod there, salmon rod, trout rod there, don't you?

-Yeah.

-Why aren't you using them?

-Because they're heavy and old-fashioned

-and I don't want to damage them.

-I don't blame you.

-You want a carbon-fibre rod, don't you?

-Exactly, yes.

I gravitate straight towards this one. This is the trout rod.

-That's a Hardy make.

-Hardy's, yes. This is the name everybody knows.

It's pre-war, it's absolutely in fantastic condition.

-A bit of varnish chipping off, but just look at the rings.

-Yes.

Everything's right about it.

-Yeah.

-And that is a nice rod.

-Yeah.

Obviously, issued with a spare end section, this one,

-because they are prone to break, aren't they?

-Yeah.

-There's not a lot of breaking strain on that.

-No.

Hence you can only really catch trout with this.

-I wouldn't like to try and land a salmon, would you?

-I have landed salmon and trout.

-What's the biggest fish you've ever caught?

-37.5 lb.

-Wow! Where was that, was that a salmon?

-In Keith, a salmon.

-Locally up there?

-Yeah, just about, er, four mile from here.

-How big was that?

-Before the safari park.

-About that big?

-About that big.

Gosh! Did you put it back?

No, I didn't, that was before the days of putting it back - that was 20 years ago.

Right, OK, well...

-The salmon rod, that's your favourite?

-Yeah.

John Dixon's of Edinburgh, now this is absolutely in mint condition.

-It's in mint condition.

-It's even got the bungs in the ferrule.

-Yeah.

Three-piece rod.

Let's see who we can catch here at the Albert Halls.

Oh, dear, I wish I was out fishing with you now.

-Are you sure you don't want to keep these?

-I'm positive, I'm positive.

I'd be frightened to mark them. They're in mint condition and I don't to waste them.

OK, let's put them into auction with a value of 350 to 450.

-Yeah.

-The whole lot.

-Yeah.

-And let the auctioneer use his discretion on that.

-That's fine.

-Yeah?

-Yeah.

-Irene, I'm dying for a nice wee cup of tea.

-Are you?

And I'd love to have a nice wee cup of tea in one of these tea cups.

Tell me, where did you get it?

My mother gave it to me.

I've got a nice display cabinet, so I have it in the cabinet

and it hasn't been used for a very long time.

In fact, the last time was 1968.

-I hope that wasn't the last time you'd a cup of tea?

-No, no.

-What was the occasion?

I brought the boyfriend home and out came the tea set and I was very embarrassed when I saw it.

-Did you end up marrying him?

-I did, I did.

It's made by Shelley, which is one of the best of the Staffordshire factories.

They were renowned for the beautiful white body of their porcelain.

This tea set has a lot going for it.

Firstly, it's complete, we have a set of 12 cups,

12 saucers, 12 plates, sugar and cream and the bread plate.

Next thing, Shelley is hot just now.

People are buying Shelley, they like it.

Number three, the period, the Art Deco period,

mid-1920s to mid-1930s, it will be somewhere in that area.

The most interesting and commercial thing about this tea set

are these wonderful handles.

Absolutely wonderful. We have the closed triangle,

the geometric shape of the Art Deco period

and painted in the form of a butterfly.

I think that's very charming.

But here's a wee interesting point.

If we turn it round the back, we have this grey transfer

printed reflection of the colourful flowers.

Now, that makes me think that this little tea set

was probably not meant to be used.

It was meant to sit in a cabinet

with the bright and colourful front of it showing out.

Yes, that's what I do with it, you know, it just...

I mean, it's just a wee interesting aspect.

Price?

-This could do very well.

-Hmm.

I'd like to estimate it in the region of £600 to £800.

Would you feel happy to part with it at that price?

I would. I wouldn't be happy to part with it for less than 500.

Yeah. What we'll do is, we'll put a reserve of, I think, £550.

550 reserve price, estimate £600 to £800,

and I wouldn't be surprised if it went above the top estimate.

-Be quite exciting.

-It will be very exciting

-and I will be there, beside you...

-Oh, right.

-..and let's hope it flies.

-OK, thank you.

Right, it's time for tea.

Time for the Shelley tea service, there's a lot of it.

Mind you, there's a big price on it, £600 to £800. It belongs to Irene.

It's an Art Deco pattern, as you can see.

We've sold them on the show before and I think we've managed to get

around £1,400, so that more sort of country cottage look.

The pattern is vital to the value.

-Yes.

-The collectors do very much look at the design.

The other nice thing about this one is this lovely triangular handle.

-Very jazzy.

-Very jazzy, very decorative.

-But the big problem is it's not in perfect condition.

-Right.

We've had lots of enquiries about it over the internet, over the phone

and we'll be doing really in-depth condition reports,

but when you look in the bottom of some of the cups,

you find these nasty hair-line cracks and that does put the collector off.

-So you think these'll struggle?

-I think they will struggle.

-I would like to have seen it at an estimate £200 to £300, maybe a touch more.

-As low as that?

-Really "come and buy me".

-But maybe Anita's covered her bases,

because they are damaged with a low valuation, maybe, in good condition, they might be worth a thousand.

-Don't know.

-I think she's being a bit optimistic.

-You know the market.

-We'll keep our fingers crossed.

-I think we've got to - fingers crossed on this.

I've just been joined by Pamela and John

and we have that lovely, very kitsch 1950s plaque with the three flying birds.

-It is kitsch, it's '50s, typical '50s. You don't like it, do you?

-No, not at all.

I'm sure there's lots of people out there that are going, "It's pretty ugly!" It really is.

-But there's someone out there that'll love it.

-I hope so.

-There's no accounting for taste.

Our expert Mark absolutely fell in love with it.

-I'm not known for being kitsch, but I do think this is quite funky.

-You do like it, I know.

-I do!

I like it. I like it, It's quite contemporary.

-I think young people will, it's a nice shape.

-Yes.

And those very stylised birds, I think it's quite funky.

-I've seen you pick lots of the flying geese, the flying ducks.

-And the quirky things.

-Yes.

But it's also nice to get away from the things that we see regularly.

So it's nice to inject something different.

146, a nice wall plaque.

£40 for this. 40. 20. 20? £20 for the wall plaque.

-20? Anybody want it for 20? 20 bid.

-20 bid.

-That's brilliant.

20 bid, 20 bid, 20 bid. Any advance on £20?

Looking for somebody else for a nice wall plaque at £20.

First bid of £20. Any advance on £20?

GAVEL BANGS Yes, hammer's gone down.

-There was no reserve, so not a lot of pressure.

-Yes, but £15 profit.

It was good. We're not denying that, are we?

-No, better than £5.

-That's the petrol money back.

Yeah, that's got your petrol money paid for.

I think, you see, the people of Scotland have shown what taste they have here today.

Thank you very much.

Right, now, it's my turn to be the expert, cast my net, so to speak,

because we've got Norman here and three fishing rods.

-Yes.

-There's a quality bit of kit out there up for grabs.

-Yes.

-£350, hopefully £450.

-Yeah.

You're a keen fisherman and Norman's brought a photograph of the one that didn't get away.

Look at this, it's a whopper.

Did you eat it as well?

-Yes.

-I've got to say, I'm feeling a little bit worried.

This is the only fishing memorabilia in the sale and it's going under the hammer right now.

457 -

the nice collection of Hardy fishing tackle,

as well as some other bits. A nice three-piece rod.

Who'd like to start me? £100 for the fishing tackle? £100. £100?

£50 bid. 55. 60. 5.

70. 5. 80. 5.

90. 5. 100. 110. 120. 130...

-This is good. Come on!

-140, 140...

-Any advance? 150. 160.

-Oh, no.

Any advance on £160? That's not sold.

-It's worth a lot more.

-I'm not selling at that.

-I'm pleased we put a reserve on it.

-Yes.

-You'll hang on to those?

-Yes.

Yeah, I don't blame you. And you can carry on fishing with them as well.

-Yes.

-Thank you so much for coming in. Thank you.

Right now, just about to go under the hammer, we've got Irene's Shelley tea set.

-We've been waiting a long time for this, haven't we?

-Yes.

-£600 to £800 we have put on this.

There's a little bit of damage that was pointed out to me earlier, which I didn't see.

I said to Sybil, you're obviously put off by the little bit of damage,

what would you value this if it came through the door tomorrow?

-She said £200 to £300.

-Oh, dear.

But...I still think this will do that £600 mark.

It certainly deserves it. Shelley is a good factory.

193, we go on to this very nice Shelley

Deco-style floral-decorated white tea set.

We have various bids on it, and we start it at £300. 300, 300...

300. 300. 320. 340...

360. 380. 400. 420.

440. 460. 480. 500...

-(I think we're gonna do it.)

-..520. 550...

-Yes!

-..580. 580. 580. 580.

Anyone going on at 580? £580.

580. 580. Anyone else at £580. 600...

-(600, yes, yes, yes!)

-..620.

650. 680...

680. On the telephone at 680. Any advance on £680?

-The hammer's going down.

-Excellent!

-£680.

-Yes.

-What are you going to put the money towards?

-That's what we want to know!

-I did say I was going to save it,

-but I might spend it on a piece of jewellery.

-Oh, treat yourself.

Go on, treat yourself, buy some jewellery.

-Well done. Well done.

-I'm absolutely delighted.

-You stuck to your guns.

-Yes!

A good result.

That's it, it's all over for our owners. As you can see, the auction's still going on.

We've had a mixed day here. A few surprising results.

But if you've got antiques and collectibles you're unsure about,

bring them along to one of our valuation days.

You can find details on our BBC website.

Just log onto bbc.co.uk/lifestyle. Until the next time, it's cheerio.

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