Windsor Flog It!

These people have brought in antiques and collectables

that tell us a lot about their family history.

Today, we're in a town with the most famous British family of them all.

Welcome to "Flog It!" Welcome to Windsor!

Windsor Castle is the largest inhabited castle in the world.

During the 900 years of its history, it became a favourite Royal residence.

So much so, that in 1917, George V declared that the Royal family

and its descendants would take on the surname Windsor.

When the Queen is in residence,

which is quite frequent, the Royal Standard will fly above the castle.

When she's not there, it is the Union Jack,

and today, the Royal Standard is flying.

I can see it up there. She is at home.

We've certainly got our work cut out to do in the high street, and the show must go on.

We've got a trio of experts today.

There is Thomas Plant, new boy Nick Hall, and old favourite, Adam Partridge.

They'll be seeking out the crown jewels of our collections today.

And when we've found them, we'll bring them here,

to the Bourne End auction rooms.

Right now, let's get started with Adam's first item.

Keith and Carol,

good afternoon. Welcome to "Flog It!" Thanks for bringing Beswick figures.

Bes-Wick figures - sorry, everyone in Staffordshire. I live near Staffordshire!

A fellow at the bottom of my lane is married to a Beswick. They say to me "It's Bes-Wick! It's Bes-Wick!"

First of all, why have you brought them in to "Flog It!" today?

I used to collect these for my father, who used to breed and show bull terriers.

He's no longer with us, and nowadays, they don't fit in with the rest of my bits-and-pieces.

What do you collect then?

I collect aviation, and I have a lot of other figurines, and these don't match in with them.

How do you feel about this, Carol? I don't mind.

You don't mind? No. They are here to sell, are they? They are. They definitely are.

For the purpose of the auction, we're going to divide them into two lots.

That is one lot, a group of three.

And that is the other lot, the British bulldog.

We will start with this one.

This has the name written underneath, Basford British Mascot.

There we are. Basford British Mascot.

They are all made by Beswick, of course.

This one will make ?40 or ?50, on is own.

So, I think we'll put a reserve of 40. Sounds good.

Off he goes to a new home.

They don't need any feeding and they don't pee on the floor!

No, they're house-trained!

And the vet's bills are very small!

This one's hard to damage, but these are very easy to damage cos of these tails.

You've done very well with these.

The ears and tails are very vulnerable and prone to damage.

It looks as though they are all in good condition.

They are perfect condition. These two are the same model,

but just a different colour. This one has got a name,

Romany Rhinestone.

That one is probably worth twice as much, or three times as much as that one.

Sometimes, it was because they produce less of a certain colour.

These ones are only worth 15 to 20 quid each.

This one is worth more like 60 to 80.

I think we would put 100 to 150 on the three.

What about a reserve of just below 90 quid?

Yes, to bring the public in to buy.

And then hopefully we'll get towards 200 for those and ?50 for that.

On a good day, we might have 250 quid, the lot.

Would that be OK? Excellent. Thanks for bringing them.

A pleasure. Let's hope they go and find a new home. I hope they will. Yeah.

Janet, Zena, hello. welcome to "Flog It!"

Nice to see both, and nice to see a bit of football memorabilia - something that always interests me.

How did you come to get all these football signatures?

They were having dinner in the Crest Hotel in High Wycombe.

This was the full England squad?

Yes, they were sitting having a really nice dinner.

And we are talking about the team of the mid-1980s, '85, '86? That's it.

They were having a bit of lunch, and you went up to them and accosted them?

Just asked if they would sign my piece of paper. You've got pretty much all the team.

Gary Lineker, Peter Beardsley, some really famous names in the archives of British football.

You've kept it in the back of the drawer ever since, have you?

Actually, it's been in the loft. Right.

And you've had it in this protective covering?

No, it was just in the loft.

I put it in there for today. It's a wonder that it survived, really.

Another good tip, Janet, for collecting autographs

is ideally, you want them on a photograph of the person that you're getting.

It displays better and adds a little bit more provenance to it.

And any history you have got, where you met the person and when, jot it on the back.

You can frame these things, and it just helps market them to collectors.

It's more of an interesting package to them.

Another tip is, hang on to them until the person whose signature you have falls off the perch!

And up goes the value.

Why are you wanting to sell it?

Because my husband's Irish and he doesn't like an England...

Ah, a bit of conflict in the house! So, it is easier to sell it than to keep it.

Obviously, we have to say it's not enormously valuable,

because it's not a World Cup winning team.

All the people that have signed their autographs on here are still with us.

We're only talking about ?20 or ?30, something like that.

I suggest we put a reserve on it, just to make sure it's not too cheap, of ?20. OK.

That's fine. Are you wanting to go ahead and do that? Yes, it cost me nothing.

Pop it in the auction.

Hopefully, they'll get it advertised, get some football memorabilia collectors to the sale.

Zena, are you an avid football fan?

Sort of. OK, and you're happy for Mum to sell this.

It is not something you want to keep or start a collection? No, it's hers, she can sell it.

Let's get it in the auction and do our best for your mum.

Enzo, tell me about your box. How did you come by it?

STRONG ITALIAN ACCENT: I was on holiday in Naples,

and every Sunday, Naples has a big antique market.

And I saw it and I buy it.

You're actually from Naples, is that correct? Yes, I'm from Naples. But you were visiting.

Market, yeah. On holiday.

Just a quick chat about the actual object. Some people might call it a snuff box,

but you couldn't have it as a snuff box because all the snuff would get trapped.

So I think it is just a generic box, of some description.

What really is the good thing about it is the enamel on here.

It is obviously, probably a gundog of some description,

with that long snout, or a field dog.

Definitely not a toy dog. A proper dog!

And it's on what we call white metal, and it is probably going to be a silver. It is marked "800".

A lot of these were going to be German or Austrian.

It doesn't have Italian marks on it.

So, a bit confusing where it's from.

I certainly think, when you bought this, you did very well.

I think it is probably worth around about ?100 to ?150.

OK.

I would have thought it would go to a collector of dogs.

You have two kinds of collector who might buy this - the dog collector or the box collector.

There is a little bit of damage on the nose, just here.

If it was perfect, it would be worth a little bit more.

But that can be sorted now.

What is interesting

is that 10 years ago,

they probably would have left it alone because of the damage.

But now, modern techniques and resin could fill that in and,

yes, you could see it, but it would be very difficult to see. How much did you pay for this?

10,000 lira. Which is the equivalent of? ?4. A bit less. ?4?

That's really good. Well done, you. I'm going to go to this market!

I'm going to have a weekend down in Naples. Be my guest.

Mary, every time I see Troika on the show, it reminds me of where I come from, Cornwall.

It takes me home and makes me a little bit sad, really, cos I do miss it.

When were you in Cornwall?

1976, judging by this.

In fact, the 1970s, right through until now.

My father was in the Air Force down there and retired there.

This came from Padstow.

This would have cost you probably about ?7 then.

Spot on!

I bought it for the texture, I love the feel.

It reminds you of Cornish stone.

Lots of Celtic colours, Celtic geometry about it.

I love this sort of vase.

It's a good height. And why are we flogging it?

I know it is not your favourite.

That's why we on flogging it.

I have an awful lot of ornaments around

and this is one of my least favourite.

The maker's name underneath, Troika, England.

And you know who that is too, don't you?

I do - it's Honor Curtis.

So you've done a bit of homework? A little.

She was a very good artist at the factory.

The artist to look out for is Avril Bennett, she was the longest-serving artist. '74, I think, to '79.

The firm was started in 1963.

Three partners, and they called the firm Troika. Russian for three.

I didn't know that.

The firm really took off in about '65.

And then they started to get into these domestic vessels.

You'd go on to holiday to Cornwall, exactly like you did, and come back with one of these beauties.

As they say in Cornwall, proper job!

Right, OK. Well, you've turned ?7 into ?200 to ?300.

That's not a bad return on ?7, is it?

If you get the top end, which I'm sure you will get,

that will get you back down to Cornwall, if you want go back down. You never know!

It's time to check out our experts' valuations at the auction.

Adam thinks this Beswick British bulldog and family of bull terriers should sell like hot dogs!

It's only on a scrap of paper, but here's hoping that Nick will score

with his autographs of the nation's footballing heroes from 20 years ago.

The lovely enamelled hunting dog on the lid is what's going to draw in the buyers

on this silver box, bought in a Neapolitan market.

And finally, an old favourite of the programme - Troika can always be relied upon to sell well.

Let's hope this cylindrical vase is no exception.

Today's sale comes from the Bourne End auction rooms in Buckinghamshire.

The man wielding the gavel is auctioneer Simon Brown.

Let go inside before the sale starts, and find out what he's got to say about some of our owners' items.

Simon, I absolutely love this.

For me, the dog does it!

I would buy this purely for that. It belongs to Enzo.

He wants to flog it. He has been told it is worth ?100 to ?150. I like it.

Obviously, as you said, dogs are very popular and very sought after.

It looks as though it's some form of hunting dog,

possibly a hare courser or something like that.

Possibly a good market in Ireland for something of that style.

The shaped front, the clasp at the front, it's nice quality.

It's finished, with its little waisted sides all the way around.

Value, though?

If there was no dog on the front, that would be worth 20 to 30 quid, wouldn't it?

I agree with you.

I think ?90 to ?100. It would be really close.

That's going to be touch and go. It is.

Right, first up, the Beswick dog figures.

This is getting to be a bit like a shaggy dog story!

Who let the dogs out? Well, Carol and Keith did, but unfortunately they can't be with us today.

But best friend has stepped in. Laurie, how long have you known them?

About 10 years now.

Are you are into the Beswick dog collecting as well?

No, it's not my thing at all. It has not caught on with you.

Well, Keith is flogging them.

The first lot we have got three terriers,

the second lot we've got a bulldog.

We're hoping for ?100, possibly ?150.

You never know. People go barking over these dogs at the moment!

It might go walkies out of the room!

We're going to find out right now.

Good luck and thanks for coming along. This is it.

Lot 27, three Beswick bull terriers.

Start me at ?50, please, for this lot. 50 I'm bid. We're in.

50, 55, 60, 65, 70, 75, 80, 85, 90.

?90 on my right.

95, 100, 110, 120?

?110 on my left. Selling at 110. 120, 130, 140, 150?

140 on my left. Selling at 140.

Are we all done? 150, 160... Yes! 170?

180? ?170 in front. Selling at ?170.

Are we all done at ?170 now?

Yeah, that's the sold sound.

It's amazing how much money they make, isn't it? Yeah.

But they don't do anything for you, did they? No. One more now.

Now, the British mascot.

That's the bulldog. Rather nice.

Who'll start me at ?50, please, for this lot? Start me at ?50.

30 then to start. 30 I am bid.

30, 32, 35, 37, 40, 42, 45, 47.

47 in front. Selling at 47. Are we all done at ?47?

Got you at 47 now.

Yes! The hammer's gone down. ?47.

That's made estimate, not bad.

That makes it... What does that make it, Adam? 217.

?217. That's not bad at all, is it, for four dogs? Yes.

Get on the phone and tell them, won't you? I will, first thing. Thanks for coming in.

Thank you very much. A great result.

What is it about Beswick?

Well, it was discontinued, the factory, so people are getting more into collecting Bes-Wick these days.

I have to say that cos I live on the border of Staffordshire

and they're always telling me off. And he'll get letters.

"Tell him to pronounce it properly!" I'm trying, I'm trying!

I've just been joined by Janet, she's brought the rest of the family along.

Who've we got? Marcus and Sarah.

Hi, Marcus. Hello there.

Is he a football fan? Oh, he is.

Hopefully we're going to hit the back of the net with ?20 or ?30 - signed England autographs. Lovely item.

It's a bit of fun, hopefully - it's a small estimate at ?20, ?30. They will sell, won't they?

Yes, I should think so.

Gary Lineker might come and put a bid on them.

That would be fun. We'll find out right now.

Let's hope we score a good goal.

This is it. It's going under the hammer now.

Thank you.

Lot 244.

This is an A4 page containing a number of signatures

from the '85 to '86 football team.

Bobby Robson, Gary Lineker and co.

Who'll start me at ?20 for this lot?

?20. 20, I am bid. Got you at 20.

Yours at 20. Are we all done at ?20?

Selling... 22? No, just adjusting your hair.

?20. Selling at ?20.

Got you at 20, yours at 20 now.

?20.

That's a good valuation, ?20 to ?30.

Spot-on. I wouldn't know what to put on that. It is so hard.

You think, all those names on there.

I grew up watching those guys playing football, and they are so famous.

I would have valued them at ?10, ?20 EACH.

It just goes to show, doesn't it?

You've got to know your onions. Well done, Nick.

Well, it's novelty value.

All the players -

there's no great rare names, there's no one that's passed away.

Just novelty value, really.

This is one of my favourite lots of the day.

I know it's not worth a great deal, but it's a lovely dog on the front.

A gorgeous silver case. It belongs to Enzo.

I wish it belonged to me cos I wouldn't be selling it, Enzo.

No, why? Because I love dogs and it might come in useful.

That's all right then. But it's got the touch, hasn't it?

I had a chat with the auctioneer earlier, and we loved its size, and the whole style of the thing.

I know its Continental, and we're hoping to get Thomas's top end, plus a little bit more. Oh really?

It's nice, it's quality.

Why are you flogging it? I don't need it. Just fed up with it?

Yes. I've got so much stuff around.

Do something else. Yes, do something else.

Well, good luck with that. Let's hope we get that top end.

It's not my money anyway. Oh, isn't it?

I have to give it to my wife. She's in charge.

She has got the purse strings. Oh yes.

Enzo, this is it. Lot 328, German silver snuffbox.

That's the one with the enamel portrait of the dog on the top.

A pretty one. Who will start me at ?50, please?

Come on, ?50 I'm bid. 55, 60, 65, 70, 75, 80, 85, 90, 95, 100.

110, 120, 130... 130 on the phone.

I've got you at 130 now.

That's fantastic.

You were right, Thomas. ?130.

Very nice. Taking that home to the wife.

OK.

I've just been joined by Mary, and we're about to flog a Troika vase

signed by a Honor Curtis, decorated by her.

I didn't actually know what I'd got until I saw you on Flog It!

and you had got this piece of Troika.

And I thought, "Hey, I've got three pieces of that".

So I went and had a look at them, and sure enough they were signed.

In the money! Back of the net.

I bet you thought, "Right, I'm flogging those!"

Absolutely. I don't blame you.

You brought it along.

That's what the show is all about.

This is it. It's going under the hammer now. Good luck.

This is a rather large piece. As described. Who'll start at ?100?

Come on, 100 to start.

100... Nobody interested at 100. I don't believe it!

Nobody interested? No. 100, I'm bid.

We're away. 100, 110,

120, 130, 140, 150, 160, 170, 180, 190.

200. ?200 now. Frightened the life out me then!

Selling at ?200. I've got to get 200.

220, 240? Are we all done at ?220?

That's great! ?7 it cost me.

That's a good return.

And you've got a couple more pieces at home as well,

so if you want to put them into auction, you know the relative value.

I shall keep an eye out.

Yes. So, a trip to Cornwall now? Yes, absolutely.

Good for you. In the autumn after the tourists have gone.

Oggy, oggy, oggy. Oi! Oi! Oi!

It's going well so far, so now it's time for me to nip out and do some exploring.

Just a few miles down the road from the auction room is the beautiful village of Cookham,

which was the home of artist Sir Stanley Spencer.

He used many of the local characters and scenes from this village

as inspiration and a backdrop for many of his paintings.

Stanley Spencer was born here in 1892, and over the course of his life, painted more than 450 pictures,

exhibiting in galleries all around the world, and they made both him and his beloved Cookham very famous.

Before the First World War, Cookham was a rural community, virtually cut off from the outside world.

Spencer grew up here alongside his 10 brothers and sisters.

It is the most idyllic place.

He called it "a village in heaven".

In 1908, Spencer went to study at the Slade School of Art in London.

His fellow students soon nicknamed him Cookham because he was always talking about his home.

He even travelled back there every evening after classes.

As a child, Spencer came with his mother to worship at this Victorian Methodist chapel.

It's now a public art gallery, housing many of his works.

This one's called Neighbours, and it's a particular favourite of mine.

Every time I look at it, it always puts a big smile on my face.

It's based on a memory of Spencer's older sister Annie.

She's in her back garden, exchanging flowers over the hedge with her next-door neighbour.

Spencer recalls there were no flowers in their back garden, but there were plenty next door.

What he's trying to do is he's trying to evoke the two

very different feelings that you get from the two very different gardens.

This picture is also set in Cookham.

It's an oil on canvas and is based on a local story from 1910 when the tail of Haley's Comet flew

overhead, lighting up the sky with the most amazing sunset.

But the light also frightened this old granny.

She dropped to her knees on the pavement and started praying

because she thought the whole world was coming to an end.

Spencer was a kindly man and he didn't like the idea of anybody being alarmed, so what he's done here,

he's painted the old granny surrounded by heavenly angels

offering her emblems of things she loves to comfort her.

Spencer's cousin, Annie Slack, who worked in the village shop,

offers her a postcard of the village church.

Another strong influence in Spencer's painting was religion,

and this very beautiful churchyard features in several of his works.

He was absolutely fascinated with some of the gravestones,

especially the ones like this,

which were leaning a kilter to one direction.

You'd often find him sitting here, painting away with an old pram by his side.

He used this pram to transport all his canvases,

his easel and his paint and palates around,

just to make life a little bit easier.

Spencer especially liked to portray Biblical events as taking place

in Cookham, setting the New Testament story in and around the village.

In this picture of the Last Supper, Christ sits by the wall of the grain bin in a Cookham malt house.

The view of the river from Cookham Bridge hasn't changed much from when Spencer lived here.

Each year, there's a regatta held right here on the river,

which is a really lively and colourful event,

just as it was in Spencer's day.

This is where he got the inspiration and the setting for the beautiful painting,

Christ Preaching at Cookham Regatta.

Spencer spent four years working on this painting, and he was working on it right up until his death in 1959.

As you can see, it's not finished in many places.

He's pencil sketched all the characters, but he hasn't painted them in yet.

The gentleman in the middle in the black straw hat is Christ - how Spencer saw him.

He's surrounded by his disciples, and lots of children

in an old ferry boat which went up and down the River Thames.

It's just full of all the energy, hustle and bustle and colour of the regatta.

And here, you can see exactly how the artist worked. It's almost mathematical.

He worked with little crib drawings all over the canvas.

He'd have made around 60 chalk drawings of THIS before he even started on the real thing.

Even more remarkable, his brushes were so small,

considering he was working on a massive great big canvas.

Unlike many painters, Spencer received recognition and acclaim during his lifetime.

He worked as an official war artist, and shortly before his death, he was awarded a knighthood.

His tender portrayals of everyday life, his unique visions of Biblical stories,

and his boundless imagination, are what give him his enduring appeal.

Very nice, isn't it? Thank you!

Oh!

Hello, Debbie. Welcome to Flog It!

Hi. Thank you for bringing in something that is so apt to Windsor.

Here we are filming in the shadow of the great walls of Windsor Castle,

and here we are with our own bit of armoury.

How on earth did these come to be in your possession?

They were left to me by a neighbour back in 1980.

Right. Was she a marauding Persian?

No, she was an ex-Tiller girl, actually.

Really? In her nineties.

What a wonderful gift to be given. Yeah.

Was she a collector of sorts?

No, her husband was a merchant - he was in the Merchant Navy and he used travel a lot.

That explains it cos they've come a long way.

All the way from what used to be called Persia.

Which we didn't know.

Of course now it's split up into Iran, Iraq, Syria - that whole region.

Date-wise, they're not early as armour goes.

Obviously, armour goes back thousands of years.

OK. These are probably late 19th century. They're still earlier than I thought.

Which is old, as far as we're concerned, but it's not early as historians go.

Nice decoration on them. They're not a pair. Right.

They are very similar - same region, same date, same type of decoration.

This chasing on the metalwork, we can see here.

These are little bits of enamelling on the top. It's a wonderful design.

Almost too nice to be hacked to bits with a big sword.

Lovely things, and quite rare to see.

We don't see a lot of Middle-Eastern artefacts.

You're happy to sell them, are you? Yes, I think so.

You're not going to miss them? No. They don't hang on the wall and you'd have a big gap?

No. We're downsizing, so we need to start getting rid of stuff.

No battle re-enactments on the back lawn? Not any more.

OK. So, we need to put a sensible price on them.

I think each shield is worth in the region of ?150 to ?250. There or thereabouts. Right, OK.

Per shield. That's good.

Obviously, because it's a niche market, we need to put a reserve on them just to safeguard them,

but they should be well catalogued and illustrated in the sale.

If we say ?120

as a firm reserve on each shield, would you be happy with that? That's fine.

That should help entice some buyers in and, once they're in,

bidding against each other, get the price up to the top end of that.

Are you happy to proceed? I am. OK, so we'll march on to the saleroom.

Fine. Good luck.

Linda, these chaps had a bit of a fast ride down today, didn't they?

Tell me how they came here.

On my husband's motorbike. Yeah? From Borehamwood, yeah.

Within a rucksack, or were they in a compartment? Is there a compartment...?

Yeah, the top box on the back of the bike.

They got here all right. They have.

Tell me, how did you come by them?

I bought them myself.

I collected them one by one, when I was 19 or 20.

I've got two older brothers and for some reason my nickname as a child was Pooh.

I've always liked Winnie the Pooh. It has memories for you, hasn't it?

Yeah. Yeah. But, I mean, they'd look nice in a child's nursery,

and not having any children, they've been packed away for the last 12 years or more.

That's why you're selling them. Yes. These were made by Beswick.

We've all heard of Beswick. Bes-WICK or Bes-ICK. How do you say it? Bes-ICK.

I would have thought... Because they're Beswick, they're no longer being made.

The Beswick factory has closed down in this country, so that's an advantage.

It is quite collectible and you're right, people do like Winnie the Pooh.

A child's nursery, yes. And it's the complete set.

I would have thought an estimate of ?300 to ?500. Oh, lovely!

Happy? Yes.

And we would probably fix the reserve at ?300. OK.

Would that be OK? That's fine.

I think that would be a good idea. Now, are you going to be able to make the auction?

I'm on holiday, I'm afraid.

Two weeks in Provence.

Lovely. On the bike? No, camper van this time.

Really? We've upgraded. Yeah, a bit more comfort.

Are you going to send a representative?

My brother is going to come to the auction for me.

Super, I'll look forward to meeting him

and hopefully, some good news will come your way. Yeah, lovely.

Sheila, good morning. Morning, Adam.

Thank you for coming along today.

I spotted you outside, didn't I? You did.

I was alerted to a very distinctive piece of Royal Worcester.

What can you tell me about it?

How long have you had it?

It was my mother's, and then I inherited it from my mother.

I believe it was my mother's father's, initially.

It could have been in the family ever since it was manufactured, perhaps.

Probably. Royal Worcester's very distinctive.

The shape and the hand-painted decoration is lovely, isn't it?

It's very pretty. Very pretty and, of course, all hand-painted.

So much china we see at "Flog It!" is mass produced, transfer printed,

and I find it quite difficult sometimes to tell people it's not very valuable.

Luckily, you've got something that is rather valuable.

It's been through the wars. It has. This has happened.

Yes.

So, that's quite a serious break.

It is. Do you know how it happened?

I don't. I think it probably was knocked over at some time. I'll leave that aside. Yes.

So, we've got a Royal Worcester vase with this lovely, hand-painted decoration.

It's signed there by Shuck, Albert Shuck,

who was one of the major Royal Worcester painters and I'm not going to pretend that

I've done my research, because I've got here your research from the top of your shoe box. Yes.

That says, "A Shuck, born 1880, died 1961."

This design, number 2021 on the base, was produced in 1898

and the date code on the bottom - this series of numbers and dots -

the dots we get on Royal Worcester date it to 1913, so I'm afraid no expert work needed there.

Sheila's done it all for me.

The value, however... Have you got any idea on the value?

I think probably...?250. Yeah.

I mean, bearing in mind the condition, you are probably about right.

You would be looking at a lot more if the lid was fine. Yes.

?600 to ?800, I would think, if it was all perfect, but if we go with a conservative guide, 250 to 350.

That sounds... Put that estimate on, with a reserve of 250...

That sounds fine to me. ..so that it doesn't go for any less.

It shouldn't go for less, because it actually works quite well without the stopper.

Yes.

I'm hoping it's going to make 300 or 400 at the end of it,

because a conservative guide usually get things going.

And as I say, everything I touch turns to "sold".

So we won't be taking it home with us.

We're not used to seeing Persian armour on "Flog It!"

and Nick is very excited by these two shields.

Lot of Beswick today,

this time it's a complete collection of Winnie-the-Pooh figures.

Thomas thinks they will do well.

Its broken stopper might give fussy collectors pause for thought

but Adam is sure this pretty vase is going to hit the mark.

I wonder what auctioneer Simon Brown will think.

I love this, Simon.

It belongs to Sheila.

Unfortunately, there's damage,

quite a bit of damage to the lid considering the size of the vase.

We've got a valuation of ?250-350.

It's been in her family for as long as she knows.

So, it's a bit of their heritage. They're going to flog it.

A beautiful piece.

I personally feel perhaps once upon a time of one of a pair. Yes.

A nice pair of garniture vases.

As you say, the damage...

Now, in perfect order, you can see that making 320, 350,

possibly ticking on to the sort of early 400s

but with that damage, I think we're going to struggle.

Royal Worcester collectors, they are purists.

You're buying a great maker's name.

You're buying condition as well

and this just doesn't have the condition for them, I don't think.

Not for a Royal Worcester collector. They're fussy.

If we are to sell this at a reasonable price,

hopefully it will be somebody that comes into the auction house

that has a vase not dissimilar to this and will make a pair.

I would be happy if we got 250 to 270 for it. Yeah.

I really would.

I can't see it making any more than 250.

But you can see it struggling through. Yes. So can I, just.

I've been joined by Debbie in the nick of time in this packed saleroom.

Let's hope we can hit the top end of the estimate for these shields.

Hope so. Not strictly a pair.

No. We are looking for ?120 for each of them.

This is a really odd thing for a neighbour to leave you, isn't it?

They could have left you lots of things but two shields?!

We used to admire them, going past them in the hallway

and say that we quite liked them because they were unusual.

Did you put them on the wall in your hallway when they left?

No. I'll hand over to Nick. All the pressure's on you, Nick.

I hope we get that top end.

I'm sure we will. They are nice things, they've got age behind them.

Advertised properly, they will go.

They've got the look. Lot 250 - late 19th century Persian shield.

Beautiful shield. Who'll start me at ?200 for this?

Come on. 100 then to start. 100, I'm bid. Got you at 100.

110, 120, 130, 140, 150, 160.

This is good. 170, 180.

180 on my right. Selling at 180.

Are we all done at 180? Selling at 180.

The hammer's going down.

Let's see if we can get 180 for the next one.

Lot 216, a similar lot.

In good order. Start me at ?100, please.

100 I'm bid.

Got you at 100, 110, 120, 130, 140,

150, 160, 170, 180.

180 on my right, selling at 180.

Not bad at all.

Very pleased with that. That's a result. isn't it?

We would not have known where to get rid of them anyway.

They're quite specialist. What will you do with the money?

Our daughter dropped out of university

because she didn't want to take out a student loan.

I think this can go towards textbooks as she is going back. Is she?

To finish off her degree. Ah.

So that will be put to great use.

Students haemorrhage money. It's expensive to be a student now.

Especially if you are a parent supporting them.

What is she going to be studying? Law.

Law? She'll look after you then. I hope so.

We've got a full set of Winnie the Pooh Beswick figures going under the hammer now. They belong to Linda.

She made the valuation day but can't be here for the auction.

We've got Dave, her brother.

Thank you for coming along.

Your sister collected all of these, one by one, a big collection.

You saw her doing this and now this collection is worth ?300 to ?500, hopefully more.

Did you ever collect anything in the family?

I'm a hoarder, I've got loads of things.

Are you going to putting anything in?

Nothing at the moment. Maybe in the future.

If we get a good result here, maybe you'll sell a few things on.

Will we get that top end?

I don't know, ?500 is a big ask, isn't it?

It is a big ask.

There's a little bit of Beswick here as well though.

It is encouraging because of that has all sold reasonably well.

It's a full set so quite positive.

It's a full set. Fingers crossed. This is it.

Start me at ?200, please, for this lot.

?200, anybody interested?

200 I'm bid. We're in. 220, 240, 220 - are we all done at 220?

Nobody else?

See me afterwards if you're interested.

It didn't go. It didn't go.

Oh, well.

There's a lot of them.

There was interest at 200, somebody bid but nobody else

and he ducked out.

I think you need a specialist collecting sale to sell something like this.

Maybe next time. There is another sale on another day.

We've got some quality for you right now.

Sheila's Royal Worcester vase.

It's damaged. We chatted to the auctioneer earlier.

Here's the man who put the value on it. What's the phrase?

Everything you touch... Turns to sold, yeah.

Sheila, it's a good job you've got this man with you here

because he has this knack of getting things away

and Simon the auctioneer slightly disagreed with the valuation.

He said that Worcester collectors are purists, they don't want the damage

but if they've got one that might be one of a pair

and they have got one missing, they might buy this to make their set up.

In good condition, it's going to be 600 - 800.

Exactly, so... With the damage taken into account, we should be all right.

I was with Adam on this so I think we are going to have a happy ending.

Everything he touches turns to sold. Let's find out, this is it.

Lot 13. Early 20th century Royal Worcester vase. A pretty one there.

A lovely vase. It is gorgeous.

Start me at ?200 for this. 100, then to start.

At 100. Nobody interested?

At 100 I'm bid, 110, 120, 130, 140,

150, 160, 170, 180,

190, 200, 220,

240, 240. Got you at 240. Are we all done at 204?

I'm selling at 240.

260, 280.

280 on the phone. Are we all done at ?280 now? Selling at ?280.

Are we all done now?

Yes, I'm so happy. There was a moment when no one was interested.

A terrible thing to say. You've got to have confidence in him.

Confidence!

Well done.

I know. So annoying but so wonderful.

What will you put the money towards?

Well, I'm having grandchildren visiting me in the summer holidays

so they're all going to be taken out to special places.

Lots of ice creams.

That was my mother's

and I know she never met all the grandchildren

but she would love to think that was treating the grandchildren.

What a wonderful idea. Have a great summer. Yes, thank you.

That's it. Another day over, another auction done on "Flog It!"

We've had mixed results but a great time in Buckinghamshire.

If you fancy taking part, then come along to one of our valuation days.

You can pick up the details on the website at bbc.co.uk/lifestyle.

Then, hopefully, if our experts pick your item,

you can come to an auction room just like this one and experience all the thrills for yourself.

Until the next time, it's goodbye.

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