0:00:05 > 0:00:09Today, Flog It comes from the beautiful cathedral city of Exeter.
0:00:42 > 0:00:46Sacked by the Romans. Rebuilt by the Saxons.
0:00:46 > 0:00:48Then, invaded by the Vikings.
0:00:48 > 0:00:52AND this city saw bombing in the Second World War.
0:00:52 > 0:00:57It's seen a great deal of history. That's evident in its architecture.
0:00:57 > 0:01:03There are clusters of medieval buildings sitting in harmony next to new buildings,
0:01:03 > 0:01:06showing off Exeter's resilience.
0:01:08 > 0:01:12Here at St George's Hall, the history continues
0:01:12 > 0:01:16with this massive queue ready to storm the doors here.
0:01:16 > 0:01:22David Barby and Will Axon will be casting their eyes over all the bags and boxes,
0:01:22 > 0:01:26hoping to take the best antiques to auction.
0:01:29 > 0:01:34I am so pleased that memories of childhood come into the show.
0:01:34 > 0:01:37Yes. In particular, this little doll,
0:01:37 > 0:01:41which has had much love and attention.
0:01:41 > 0:01:46Did it belong to you? It belonged to my elder sister.
0:01:46 > 0:01:50It was passed on to me in the 1950s by my mother
0:01:50 > 0:01:53because my sister had passed on.
0:01:53 > 0:01:59I've been keeping her in a box ever since, due to a lot of travelling around the world.
0:01:59 > 0:02:03We're settled now in lovely Devon.
0:02:03 > 0:02:07What I find intriguing, and why I say "much loved",
0:02:07 > 0:02:10is because we've got the hair tugged at
0:02:10 > 0:02:16and there are various limbs which are missing or come away
0:02:16 > 0:02:23because of too much cuddling, so it obviously was a well loved doll.
0:02:23 > 0:02:25Did you use this as a child?
0:02:25 > 0:02:30Not personally, because it really was my sister's.
0:02:30 > 0:02:35It was passed on to me in the '50s and I was no longer a child.
0:02:35 > 0:02:40Oh, you surprise me! And me! BOTH LAUGH
0:02:40 > 0:02:46The beauty is that the porcelain head is in perfect condition,
0:02:46 > 0:02:50with the exception of a wig, and you can always get replacements.
0:02:50 > 0:02:55It's German, made by a company called Armand Marseille.
0:02:55 > 0:02:57There are impressed marks
0:02:57 > 0:03:02to say that this particular doll and the number of it
0:03:02 > 0:03:04was a registered design.
0:03:04 > 0:03:09So nobody could copy this particular doll. The marks are on the back.
0:03:09 > 0:03:13What I like, it's such a feature of these quality dolls,
0:03:13 > 0:03:16is the fact that the eyes close.
0:03:16 > 0:03:20Can you see that? The eyes close.
0:03:20 > 0:03:23Although, the actual eyebrows are painted on.
0:03:23 > 0:03:29Lovely little cupid bow lips with teeth exposed.
0:03:29 > 0:03:32Very pretty little doll.
0:03:32 > 0:03:36The main body is composition, like a papier mache.
0:03:36 > 0:03:41But the actual limbs are jointed.
0:03:41 > 0:03:47You've got these little wooden balls which are the limb joints.
0:03:47 > 0:03:52These two sections have come off but they can be restored.
0:03:52 > 0:03:57Oh, good. So, you've got a doll which would appeal to collectors.
0:03:57 > 0:04:02That's because it's here in its loved but slightly damaged state.
0:04:02 > 0:04:06I would say that if we had its complete original state
0:04:06 > 0:04:11with the original garments, we'd be talking in terms of ?200 plus.
0:04:11 > 0:04:13This is damaged.
0:04:13 > 0:04:19I think we've got to think in terms of about 80 to 100 at auction.
0:04:19 > 0:04:20That sort of level.
0:04:20 > 0:04:25The auctioneer may say "I want a reserve in the region of 70."
0:04:25 > 0:04:29Would you be happy at that? Very happy.
0:04:29 > 0:04:34No sentiment about saying goodbye? She's been in that box for so long.
0:04:34 > 0:04:38No, it'll be all right. Let it go.
0:04:38 > 0:04:42I shall be there. We can hold her hand either side.
0:04:42 > 0:04:46Ready to see her new mummy and daddy. Why not?
0:04:50 > 0:04:53Cherie, hello.
0:04:53 > 0:04:58Thank you for bringing these in. It's making me feel rather at home.
0:04:58 > 0:05:04I hail from Newmarket, which is the home of horse racing.
0:05:04 > 0:05:09My husband was going to be a jockey and he went to Newmarket once.
0:05:09 > 0:05:15He shook hands with Gordon Richardson and didn't wash his hand for a month!
0:05:15 > 0:05:19This is the racehorse out of the three.
0:05:19 > 0:05:24We can tell by the plaque, it's a model of Arkle with Pat Taaffe.
0:05:27 > 0:05:34I call it Beswick. Hundreds of people are shouting "It's not BeswICK, it's BesWICK."
0:05:34 > 0:05:37Looking at it, beautifully modelled.
0:05:37 > 0:05:42These are "connoisseur" models of the racehorse.
0:05:42 > 0:05:45Not a lot of people know the amount of work
0:05:45 > 0:05:48that went into making these models.
0:05:48 > 0:05:54Beswick couldn't just run off a model of a racehorse
0:05:54 > 0:05:57without consulting the owner. No.
0:05:57 > 0:06:00They would contact the owner
0:06:00 > 0:06:03and ask permission to make a model of the horse.
0:06:03 > 0:06:08The modellers would meet with the owner and the horse.
0:06:08 > 0:06:13There would be sketches taken, photographs, measurements.
0:06:13 > 0:06:15They'd go back to the factory.
0:06:15 > 0:06:18They would build up these models
0:06:18 > 0:06:22in a similar way to how Stubbs painted horses.
0:06:22 > 0:06:29They would start with the bone structure, add the muscles and it would be built up in layers,
0:06:29 > 0:06:35to create as close a match to the original, physically, as they could.
0:06:35 > 0:06:39To the untrained eye, one racehorse looks like another racehorse.
0:06:39 > 0:06:43It's amazing how much detail there is in it.
0:06:43 > 0:06:48People that know the horse say, "It looks just like him!"
0:06:48 > 0:06:52Only when the owner had given their satisfied go-ahead
0:06:52 > 0:06:55can the model be produced.
0:06:55 > 0:07:01This model came out 1966 and was discontinued in 1980.
0:07:01 > 0:07:06That's when I bought it. Is it? In 1980? In Exeter, yeah.
0:07:06 > 0:07:09So there aren't going to be any more made.
0:07:09 > 0:07:14Moving on to another type of horse, your shire horse.
0:07:14 > 0:07:18Yeah. He's known as the shire horse action group.
0:07:18 > 0:07:23He's walking with his head bowed to one side, in the matt finish,
0:07:23 > 0:07:26rather than the gloss finish.
0:07:26 > 0:07:30The third one we've got here is a gloss example.
0:07:30 > 0:07:35I haven't been able to find out exactly what model he is.
0:07:35 > 0:07:40He's one of several hundred that Beswick made of horses.
0:07:40 > 0:07:46Have you any idea what they would fetch? You bought them locally.
0:07:46 > 0:07:50I know I paid ?98 for this one.
0:07:50 > 0:07:54In 1980. And I think it was about 70 or something for that one.
0:07:54 > 0:07:57I can't remember about that.
0:07:57 > 0:08:03I would think you should look on a figure of ?200 to ?300 for the three.
0:08:03 > 0:08:06Reserve it at that bottom figure of ?200.
0:08:06 > 0:08:12I bought them for my husband but they're only standing around now.
0:08:12 > 0:08:15Just as well have the money.
0:08:15 > 0:08:19I'm only on a pension now and every penny counts. Exactly.
0:08:19 > 0:08:25Reserve at 200. A bit of discretion for the auctioneer, but I don't think he'll need it.
0:08:25 > 0:08:28Happy? Very happy.
0:08:31 > 0:08:34Norma, this is absolutely divine.
0:08:34 > 0:08:38It wouldn't be Flog It without Clarice Cliff.
0:08:38 > 0:08:42That is gorgeous, but there is a bit of damage.
0:08:42 > 0:08:44You know what it is?
0:08:44 > 0:08:48A match striker. There's the part for striking the match.
0:08:48 > 0:08:52Your matches in there. Cigarettes in there.
0:08:52 > 0:08:56Tell me about the damage. It was during the War.
0:08:56 > 0:09:00It was in my mother's house.
0:09:00 > 0:09:04The man next door came in and said, "It's too dangerous."
0:09:06 > 0:09:10Ah... It must evoke some horrible memories.
0:09:10 > 0:09:15"It's too dangerous," he said. "We're going out onto the moors."
0:09:15 > 0:09:19So my mum went out and if she hadn't, she'd have been killed.
0:09:19 > 0:09:24Ah. Anyhow, when she came back, the house was completely gone.
0:09:24 > 0:09:27We weren't allowed in till the weekend.
0:09:27 > 0:09:32There was a mine that they'd been dropping, and that was unexploded.
0:09:32 > 0:09:36When they defused that, we were allowed back.
0:09:36 > 0:09:40I climbed over debris to get that. Oh! What a moving story!
0:09:40 > 0:09:44You can never part with this. This is priceless, Norma.
0:09:44 > 0:09:50This is part of your heritage. You should pass this on to the family.
0:09:50 > 0:09:54My daughter said, "Don't sell it, Mum." That's bomb damage.
0:09:54 > 0:09:58That is one of the most moving stories I've heard on Flog It.
0:09:58 > 0:10:03In perfect condition, it would be worth about ?150.
0:10:03 > 0:10:08I think it's worth half a million pounds! You'd never part with this.
0:10:08 > 0:10:12I see it written all over your face. Yeah. Thank you for talking to me.
0:10:16 > 0:10:19Glyn, are you moving home?
0:10:19 > 0:10:22We've moved in the last five years.
0:10:22 > 0:10:30The only reason I say that is because I wouldn't sell this vase. Convince me that I ought to.
0:10:30 > 0:10:35I don't ever use it. It was my father-in-law's.
0:10:35 > 0:10:40If I drop it and break it, I've lost it. That's true.
0:10:40 > 0:10:45I don't think this was ever intended to be used as a flower vase.
0:10:45 > 0:10:50My mother-in-law did all the time. Did she, really? Yes.
0:10:50 > 0:10:55This was made by the Royal Copenhagen porcelain company
0:10:55 > 0:10:57in the middle of the 20th century.
0:10:57 > 0:11:011930s, late '30s, going into the '50s.
0:11:01 > 0:11:05What I like about it is the sophisticated shape,
0:11:05 > 0:11:08the line, based on Chinese.
0:11:08 > 0:11:12Also, this delightful crackle glaze effect. See that?
0:11:12 > 0:11:14Yes.
0:11:14 > 0:11:18Also, this wonderful gilt banding.
0:11:18 > 0:11:20This has not been heavily used.
0:11:20 > 0:11:27It's not been immersed in water and, thank goodness, it's never been put into a washing-up machine!
0:11:27 > 0:11:29The gilt is not rubbed.
0:11:29 > 0:11:35Has it always been a precious object that you've put on one side and admired?
0:11:35 > 0:11:37I've certainly never used it,
0:11:37 > 0:11:43but mother-in-law had it on the sideboard and on the table with flowers in.
0:11:43 > 0:11:50I had five boisterous boys! It survived footballs? Absolutely! I think that's quite good.
0:11:50 > 0:11:53Nice family background.
0:11:53 > 0:11:57Your father-in-law acquired it 40, 50 years ago?
0:11:57 > 0:12:01About 40 years ago. He was a master baker.
0:12:01 > 0:12:04It was one of the competitions.
0:12:04 > 0:12:09It was that or a bottle of gin. He said, "I don't like gin!"
0:12:09 > 0:12:14What a wonderful story! I think he made the right choice.
0:12:14 > 0:12:18Somebody told him, "You've made the right choice, George!"
0:12:18 > 0:12:23My wife's family was involved in baking. He was a baker confectioner.
0:12:23 > 0:12:28He used to make, not artificial cream, but butter creams.
0:12:28 > 0:12:34I was a confectioner. I worked for my father-in-law. That's how I met my husband.
0:12:34 > 0:12:40I met my wife because I went into the shop to buy sausage rolls for my lunch.
0:12:40 > 0:12:47Well, this piece - getting back - most people associate with Royal Copenhagen porcelain
0:12:47 > 0:12:53delicate floral paintings onto an ivory ground with a blueish tinge.
0:12:53 > 0:12:56This is an intentional break away,
0:12:56 > 0:13:03to give it this sort of Chinese appeal, which had a great following in that sort of period.
0:13:03 > 0:13:11When it comes up for sale, I can see it realising somewhere between ?70 and ?100.
0:13:11 > 0:13:16We need to tuck the reserve under. Yes. About 70.
0:13:16 > 0:13:23I would put a reserve of ?60. Now, that's a good investment, isn't it?
0:13:23 > 0:13:26It certainly is. The gin's long gone.
0:13:26 > 0:13:31This increased in value. Would you be happy with that? Absolutely. Yes.
0:13:31 > 0:13:36I look forward to seeing you. Perhaps we can reminisce about baking!
0:13:36 > 0:13:40With a handful of items, we're off to the auction.
0:13:40 > 0:13:45I wonder if the damage to Veronica's doll might hold back a good result.
0:13:45 > 0:13:51Glyn's father-in-law chose the Royal Copenhagen vase instead of gin!
0:13:51 > 0:13:54It's lasted longer, but will it cut the ice?
0:13:54 > 0:14:00A famous name will be the key to selling Margaret's equine figures.
0:14:05 > 0:14:10For today's sale, we've come to Bea-a-arne's auction room in Exeter.
0:14:10 > 0:14:16Our items are about to go under the hammer. Let's hope the bidders flock in!
0:14:16 > 0:14:21All the dealers and buyers are inspecting the goods for sale.
0:14:21 > 0:14:27In a saleroom, always check what's lurking in the corner, where others might not find it.
0:14:28 > 0:14:33Although this is a general sale, there's bargains to be had.
0:14:33 > 0:14:35Take this pair of oils.
0:14:35 > 0:14:40If you've got a big Victorian house, you've got a lot of wall space.
0:14:40 > 0:14:44Or you've got a guesthouse, a hotel or a restaurant.
0:14:44 > 0:14:50Something like this will look great. It's instant decoration, fills that austere space.
0:14:50 > 0:14:56OK, they're not masters but this pair is catalogued at ?200 to ?300.
0:14:56 > 0:15:00In my opinion, the frames are worth that.
0:15:00 > 0:15:04They're gilt gesso. These are oils stretched on canvas.
0:15:04 > 0:15:08He's not an officer, so there's not a lot of profit left.
0:15:08 > 0:15:13She's not the most beautiful woman, but as a pair, they are signed,
0:15:13 > 0:15:16they make great decoration for an old house.
0:15:16 > 0:15:20?200 to ?300? You cannot go wrong.
0:15:20 > 0:15:27Things are hotting up, so let's hope auctioneer Nick Sainty can keep his cool.
0:15:27 > 0:15:29First, a tricky one.
0:15:29 > 0:15:35I've just met Veronica. You look so colourful and beautiful!
0:15:35 > 0:15:39Thank you. That German doll's about to go under the hammer.
0:15:39 > 0:15:41We're looking at ?80, maybe ?100.
0:15:41 > 0:15:46It's time to wave goodbye. Yes. Do you live in Exeter? I do.
0:15:46 > 0:15:51What do you do for a living? I'm retired, now but I lived in Italy.
0:15:51 > 0:15:55Teaching English on the Amalfi coast.
0:15:55 > 0:15:59Oh, how lovely! I guess you like the Italian men?
0:15:59 > 0:16:03Did you bring one home? No. I married an Englishman.
0:16:03 > 0:16:08Italian men are wonderful but wouldn't make very good husbands.
0:16:10 > 0:16:15Let's hope we've got some roving eyes after this doll, David.
0:16:15 > 0:16:19Will it get that top end? I hope so. There is some damage.
0:16:19 > 0:16:25It's lost its hair. The porcelain head's there. The eyes are there.
0:16:25 > 0:16:29Time to say goodbye. It's going under the hammer right now.
0:16:29 > 0:16:33270, the Armand Marseille doll.
0:16:33 > 0:16:36Bidding's with me. ?40 is bid.
0:16:36 > 0:16:39Two, will you? It's here at ?40.
0:16:39 > 0:16:40With me at 40.
0:16:40 > 0:16:44It's on the book here at 40. Are you all done?
0:16:44 > 0:16:46GROANING Only a little damage.
0:16:46 > 0:16:50It's with me and it's staying, unfortunately.
0:16:50 > 0:16:53At ?40.
0:16:53 > 0:16:58Veronica, we didn't get a bid. Nobody bidding in the room.
0:16:58 > 0:17:00No-one here.
0:17:00 > 0:17:04I'll send it to a doll's hospital. That's a good idea.
0:17:04 > 0:17:11I'll have her restored. Then what will you do? Have her on a chair in my bedroom.
0:17:11 > 0:17:14Veronica, I'm so sorry. That's all right.
0:17:14 > 0:17:18Take it to a doll's hospital, then look after her. I will.
0:17:22 > 0:17:28We've got some Royal Copenhagen to go under the hammer and it belongs to Glyn.
0:17:28 > 0:17:32?70 to ?100. Let's hope we get that top end.
0:17:32 > 0:17:36It was your father-in-law's. My father-in-law's vase.
0:17:36 > 0:17:38You're decluttering.
0:17:38 > 0:17:42It's not me, and I'm going to drop it and break it.
0:17:42 > 0:17:47Is it David? Would you like this? It's quite aesthetically pleasing.
0:17:47 > 0:17:54I like the strong colours, that orange band and lovely crackle glaze. It's quite nice.
0:17:54 > 0:17:59But it really is for a devotee of that type of Copenhagen.
0:17:59 > 0:18:03So, not for you? No. That was a polite pass.
0:18:03 > 0:18:08Hopefully, it's for somebody in the auction room now.
0:18:08 > 0:18:10This is it, Glyn.
0:18:10 > 0:18:16Lot 240. The Copenhagen crackleware vase in brick red and grey.
0:18:16 > 0:18:1825, 28, 30.
0:18:18 > 0:18:22?32. Five anywhere? 35. 38. And 40?
0:18:22 > 0:18:26Two. 45? 48.
0:18:26 > 0:18:31And 50? Five. And 60? In the corner at ?60.
0:18:31 > 0:18:34Unless we see five. In the corner, selling, then.
0:18:34 > 0:18:38He's going to sell at 60. ?60.
0:18:38 > 0:18:40Blink and you'll miss it!
0:18:40 > 0:18:43?60! There's a big smile on your face!
0:18:43 > 0:18:49You're not taking it back home! I didn't want to take it home.
0:18:49 > 0:18:55I didn't like it, but I didn't want to put the dampeners on. You passed, quite politely.
0:18:55 > 0:18:5860 quid. What will you do with it?
0:18:58 > 0:19:04Buy something for the home. Well, thank you for coming in.
0:19:07 > 0:19:13We're under starter's orders. Three Beswick horses - ?200 to ?300.
0:19:13 > 0:19:15They belong to Cherie.
0:19:15 > 0:19:21Are you a Devon girl born and bred? I was born in Dartmouth. Lovely.
0:19:21 > 0:19:28What did you do for a living? I came to Exeter in 1952 to do nursing training, met my husband nursing.
0:19:28 > 0:19:33We've been... We would have been married 50 years next week.
0:19:33 > 0:19:37My husband died, unfortunately, two years ago.
0:19:37 > 0:19:40These were his horses. I bought them for him.
0:19:40 > 0:19:44Now, we're flogging them cos you need the money, really.
0:19:44 > 0:19:50When I think what I could do with the money! ?300. A lot of money.
0:19:50 > 0:19:52Will, Beswick is a funny market.
0:19:52 > 0:19:59We see horses going for ?600, ?700, especially if it's got the Queen on it or a North American Indian.
0:19:59 > 0:20:03Next week, we see the odd horse sell for ?150.
0:20:03 > 0:20:07You have to know what you're looking for.
0:20:07 > 0:20:14There are subtle differences to do with the glaze, who decorated it, the pose of the horse,
0:20:14 > 0:20:16whether it's matt or gloss.
0:20:16 > 0:20:19I'm fairly confident we'll see a seller.
0:20:19 > 0:20:25I've put ?20 on the nose for Arkle to sell well. He's worth ?200.
0:20:25 > 0:20:30What's the money going towards? I've got brothers and sisters.
0:20:30 > 0:20:37We're hoping to meet up and go to a carol service at the Royal Albert Hall and spend a night in London.
0:20:37 > 0:20:40Big family reunion! How lovely.
0:20:40 > 0:20:45We need top dollar. Under starter's orders and they're off.
0:20:45 > 0:20:49315, this group of three Beswick horses.
0:20:49 > 0:20:54Interest here. The bidding's with me at ?200...
0:20:54 > 0:20:57Straight in. Sold.
0:20:57 > 0:21:00..and 20. 230. 240. 250.
0:21:00 > 0:21:03260. 270. 280. 290?
0:21:05 > 0:21:07300. And ten?
0:21:07 > 0:21:10Bidding with me at 300. Ten, will you?
0:21:10 > 0:21:13Ten. 320. And 30?
0:21:13 > 0:21:17One more might do it. If not, my commission bidder.
0:21:17 > 0:21:19Selling at ?320.
0:21:20 > 0:21:25?320! Good. They liked it. And you like that as well.
0:21:25 > 0:21:30That was the top end of Will's estimate. Happy? Very much so.
0:21:30 > 0:21:32We got rid of them.
0:21:32 > 0:21:37I hope that family gathering and the carol service is wonderful.
0:21:37 > 0:21:44It'll be nice to see them all again. My brother in Holland, we don't see him very often.
0:21:44 > 0:21:48What a venue! The Royal Albert Hall. Enjoy it.
0:22:01 > 0:22:05There's something quintessentially English
0:22:05 > 0:22:08about croquet on a lovely summer's day
0:22:08 > 0:22:11on a very smooth velvety lawn.
0:22:11 > 0:22:16This croquet court is at Castle Drogo in the heart of Devon.
0:22:21 > 0:22:28Far from being the embodiment of Englishness, it's thought to have been French,
0:22:28 > 0:22:32developed around the time of William the Conqueror in 1066,
0:22:32 > 0:22:36to construct the battle scenes where William the Conqueror's army
0:22:36 > 0:22:40marched through the ranks of Harold's defenders.
0:22:43 > 0:22:47Over the next few hundred years, the game grew in popularity.
0:22:47 > 0:22:51When James I ascended to the throne of England in 1604,
0:22:51 > 0:22:57he brought his croquet equipment from Scotland and his golf clubs.
0:23:04 > 0:23:08Roger Bowen? You're chairman of the Budleigh Salterton Croquet Club.
0:23:08 > 0:23:13You must know about this wonderful game. Tell me about its history.
0:23:13 > 0:23:17I think the game is lost in the midst of time.
0:23:17 > 0:23:24There are many old references, but the modern game can be traced to 1851, the Great Exhibition.
0:23:24 > 0:23:28It was a demonstration game in from Ireland
0:23:28 > 0:23:32with the kind of rules that we play these days.
0:23:32 > 0:23:36Has the game developed much? Oh, yes. Considerably.
0:23:36 > 0:23:43Like most games, because people get so good at it. The rules get modified to make it more difficult.
0:23:43 > 0:23:49I've seen ones with a round head. You're using one with a square head.
0:23:49 > 0:23:55Yes, the square head is thought of as being slightly more developed.
0:23:55 > 0:23:58It also has the wonderful...
0:23:58 > 0:24:03Oh, it stands up. When you're having a chat, you can leave it there!
0:24:07 > 0:24:10You and I will play a game. One ball each.
0:24:10 > 0:24:15I'll be yellow. What are you going to be? I shall be blue.
0:24:18 > 0:24:23We've got to what? Get in front of the first hoop with the blue top.
0:24:23 > 0:24:25Blue top. First hoop. Blue top.
0:24:25 > 0:24:27Find my line.
0:24:29 > 0:24:31Bend my knees!
0:24:33 > 0:24:36That's not bad at all. Let's see if I can do as well.
0:24:40 > 0:24:45I'm going to mark that. Hopefully, it'll slow my ball down!
0:24:47 > 0:24:49That's a good effort.
0:24:52 > 0:24:57That's the way it could go. That is a good shot!
0:24:57 > 0:25:00Cunning old fox!
0:25:01 > 0:25:02Yes! Yes!
0:25:02 > 0:25:08Ah! It just turned at the last minute! So close, wasn't it?
0:25:08 > 0:25:12Look at his face! LAUGHS
0:25:12 > 0:25:14I sometimes make the ball rise...
0:25:16 > 0:25:20..to go through over the top. Really good.
0:25:23 > 0:25:28It's a good job... It's a good job we're not playing for money!
0:25:28 > 0:25:30You hustler!
0:25:32 > 0:25:34That's perfect.
0:25:34 > 0:25:36That's it! Good shot!
0:25:36 > 0:25:41Now, the boot's on the other foot cos you're hidden from me.
0:25:44 > 0:25:45Ooh! That was good!
0:25:48 > 0:25:52Run that and you've won. That's a lovely shot.
0:25:53 > 0:25:58I think you let me win, Roger. We've gone through all the hoops.
0:25:58 > 0:26:01What's this peg for in the middle?
0:26:01 > 0:26:06There's another version, not usually played by people just starting.
0:26:06 > 0:26:10Croquet's all about fun, and they like to play and socialise.
0:26:10 > 0:26:13And have a few drinks. Exactly right!
0:26:13 > 0:26:15There is a championship version.
0:26:15 > 0:26:21That's where the pegging out... i.e. come to the end of the game.
0:26:21 > 0:26:24Just about to die. That where it comes from!
0:26:24 > 0:26:30You've pegged out. That's the end. What's it called? Association croquet.
0:26:30 > 0:26:36It's a lovely game. At international level, unbelievably serious.
0:26:36 > 0:26:40This is what the club game is? It's basically what the club plays.
0:26:40 > 0:26:45We all play golf croquet, like we've been playing. We all play that.
0:26:45 > 0:26:50Shall we peg out, so they say? Have a go at hitting that?
0:26:50 > 0:26:53Ready? Who's going first? You go first.
0:26:54 > 0:26:56Yeah. Nicely done.
0:26:56 > 0:27:00Well done, Roger. It's time for Pimm's for you.
0:27:00 > 0:27:07I can't join you because I've got to leave the tranquillity of this beautiful croquet lawn
0:27:07 > 0:27:11and join our experts back at the hectic valuation.
0:27:19 > 0:27:22Jane, thank you for coming today,
0:27:22 > 0:27:27and for this particularly stylish piece you've brought along for us.
0:27:27 > 0:27:31How did you acquire it? In the shop of my ex father-in-law.
0:27:31 > 0:27:35A jeweller in Birmingham, he died in 1983.
0:27:35 > 0:27:40In the course of clearing things out we came by a bag of watches.
0:27:40 > 0:27:43A few Rolex in there? Unfortunately not!
0:27:43 > 0:27:47It's been kicking around in a cupboard at home.
0:27:47 > 0:27:50The first thing that strikes me
0:27:50 > 0:27:55is this strong bold geometric patterned design.
0:27:55 > 0:28:00It immediately evokes visions of Art Deco,
0:28:00 > 0:28:04the Modernist movement, inter-War period.
0:28:04 > 0:28:08People were looking forward for new materials, new designs.
0:28:08 > 0:28:13This has been affected by the fashions of the time.
0:28:13 > 0:28:16We've got this little hinged cover.
0:28:16 > 0:28:22We reveal a clock or watch face. Again, in style, it's very Deco.
0:28:22 > 0:28:26This is not designed to go on the wrist,
0:28:26 > 0:28:29but for a lady's purse or gentleman's pocket.
0:28:29 > 0:28:34We've had a look at the back. I was hoping we'd see a silver mark.
0:28:34 > 0:28:40It's slightly difficult, without totally dismantling the watch,
0:28:40 > 0:28:43to see if it is a silver case.
0:28:43 > 0:28:48I suspect it may not be. We've had a look at the movement.
0:28:48 > 0:28:51It's a standard 15 jewel Swiss movement.
0:28:51 > 0:28:57It would have probably been imported and set to the watch here.
0:28:57 > 0:28:59Right.
0:28:59 > 0:29:04How do you think your ex father-in-law came by it?
0:29:04 > 0:29:09Tied to the bundle of watches was this little tag.
0:29:09 > 0:29:11That's how he noted everything down.
0:29:11 > 0:29:15He's written on there that he took this,
0:29:15 > 0:29:19along with other gold, in part exchange for two new watches.
0:29:19 > 0:29:25Someone had seen his shop, fancied a new watch, dated 1954.
0:29:27 > 0:29:31They came in with a bundle of old watches.
0:29:31 > 0:29:35And some gold, and traded it in. He gave them 3 75.
0:29:35 > 0:29:41It's social history. By the '50s, Art Deco was passe! Old fashioned!
0:29:41 > 0:29:46Yeah. Exactly. A bit old fashioned by that stage.
0:29:46 > 0:29:50I don't think it's hugely valuable.
0:29:50 > 0:29:55Can we estimate it at ?80 to ?120, reserve it at the bottom figure?
0:29:55 > 0:30:00A bit of discretion for the auctioneer. That's fine.
0:30:00 > 0:30:01You'd be happy? Absolutely.
0:30:01 > 0:30:06Let's hope we get it away for you at the saleroom. 80 to 120.
0:30:06 > 0:30:09With an ?80 discretionary reserve.
0:30:12 > 0:30:16Barbara, why did you buy these?
0:30:16 > 0:30:19Did you like Walt Disney films?
0:30:19 > 0:30:24Yes, I was very interested in Walt Disney. I liked it as a child.
0:30:24 > 0:30:28What's the first film you saw? Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs.
0:30:28 > 0:30:33These are delightful. I remember Bambi.
0:30:33 > 0:30:36I cried because Bambi's mother was shot.
0:30:36 > 0:30:39Yeah. Everybody says that, don't they?
0:30:39 > 0:30:43You bought Bambi, then followed it with Thumper?
0:30:43 > 0:30:46That's my favourite.
0:30:46 > 0:30:49He did the ice-skating sequence with Bambi. Yes.
0:30:49 > 0:30:56Then you obviously went to see Lady And The Tramp. That's Scamp.
0:30:56 > 0:31:00Because they mean so much, why are you selling them?
0:31:00 > 0:31:04I don't really know. I'm collecting other things.
0:31:04 > 0:31:08What do you collect? Cherished Teddies.
0:31:08 > 0:31:12I love Cherished Teddies. They occasionally come on television.
0:31:12 > 0:31:15There's a great collecting field for that.
0:31:15 > 0:31:20So these are being sacrificed for Cherished Teddies? Sort of.
0:31:20 > 0:31:24I wouldn't like to see them damaged.
0:31:24 > 0:31:28You know what they are. They're Wade porcelain.
0:31:28 > 0:31:33They used to produce little Whimsies and these are the Blow Ups.
0:31:33 > 0:31:36Yeah. They call these the Blow Up figures.
0:31:36 > 0:31:41They are very desirable because they didn't do too many.
0:31:41 > 0:31:46If they go up for auction, I can see them realising...
0:31:46 > 0:31:48Let's say 140 to 180. Mm-hm.
0:31:48 > 0:31:52If not ?200. You'd be interested in selling at that level?
0:31:52 > 0:31:56Yeah. Put a reserve on. What would you like as a reserve?
0:31:56 > 0:32:01The lower end, I suppose. ?140? You'd be happy with that?
0:32:01 > 0:32:04OK. Ready to buy more Cherished Teddies.
0:32:04 > 0:32:10Barbara, thank you very much. I shall look forward to seeing you at the auction.
0:32:15 > 0:32:18Olive, thank you for bringing these pieces,
0:32:18 > 0:32:22which haven't seen the light of day for some time?
0:32:22 > 0:32:27About 20-odd years. Where have they been all that time? Up in the loft!
0:32:27 > 0:32:31It's quite interesting, this lacquered box,
0:32:31 > 0:32:34early 20th-century lacquered box.
0:32:34 > 0:32:39But, on opening it, it's one of those lots we see a lot of,
0:32:39 > 0:32:44where we've got a good quantity and mix of costume jewellery.
0:32:44 > 0:32:48People at the saleroom like lots like this.
0:32:48 > 0:32:51They like to open up the box,
0:32:51 > 0:32:57have a good rummage and perhaps come across something that is the prize piece.
0:32:57 > 0:33:01We've got your pretty standard Millefiori glass, costume jewellery.
0:33:01 > 0:33:05We've got the little cased pearl,
0:33:05 > 0:33:08semi-precious stone mounted ring, Victorian.
0:33:08 > 0:33:14Then my eye was caught by this interesting smaller piece.
0:33:14 > 0:33:16This enamelled brooch.
0:33:16 > 0:33:21The Egyptian influence immediately jumped out at me.
0:33:21 > 0:33:26Which then leads me to a date of early 20th century,
0:33:26 > 0:33:32when the tomb of Tutankhamun was being discovered and documented.
0:33:32 > 0:33:36That whole fashion for everything Egyptian exploded.
0:33:36 > 0:33:40It's actually a Charles Horner brooch. Oh, right.
0:33:40 > 0:33:43He was a jeweller working in Halifax
0:33:43 > 0:33:47in the first few years of the 20th century.
0:33:47 > 0:33:52Most people think of jewellery, early 20th century, enamels,
0:33:52 > 0:33:54they think Liberty, Archibald Knox.
0:33:54 > 0:33:59Charles Horner was a firm who were jumping on the bandwagon
0:33:59 > 0:34:05of those pieces of the fashion at the time, more affordable pieces.
0:34:05 > 0:34:08Then my eye catches this one here.
0:34:08 > 0:34:12It's a little malachite mounted silver brooch.
0:34:12 > 0:34:16Nice that it's got its pendant, the little heart.
0:34:16 > 0:34:22Again, another little gem. It's what people at the saleroom will do.
0:34:22 > 0:34:27They'll be noting these pieces and pricing it up accordingly.
0:34:27 > 0:34:34They'll think, a little Victorian horseshoe brooch, ?10 or ?20.
0:34:34 > 0:34:40I suppose the Charles Horner, you're looking at ?40 to ?60.
0:34:40 > 0:34:46The little malachite pendant brooch, ?20, ?30, maybe ?40 for that.
0:34:46 > 0:34:48But it all adds up.
0:34:48 > 0:34:51We've got these two bangles as well.
0:34:51 > 0:34:57The gold bangle in itself, just scrap value, is worth ?30, ?40.
0:34:57 > 0:35:03I think, estimate-wise, in the region of ?100 to ?150 for the lot. Right.
0:35:03 > 0:35:11I'm hoping we'd aim toward the top estimate. Certainly, with this brooch, which is fashionable.
0:35:11 > 0:35:17It may seem to you as it's rather a large lot to put in the sale.
0:35:17 > 0:35:21In my experience, it's worth maximising the value of one lot,
0:35:21 > 0:35:25rather than a few lesser value lots.
0:35:25 > 0:35:28Once you start talking percentages commission-wise,
0:35:28 > 0:35:33it makes more economical sense to take one hit on a commission.
0:35:33 > 0:35:40In my experience, leaving these gems in the box isn't going to detract from their value.
0:35:40 > 0:35:45If anything, it'll create a little bit of anticipation
0:35:45 > 0:35:48that someone thinks no-one else has spotted that!
0:35:48 > 0:35:50Oh, smashing.
0:35:50 > 0:35:54So, here's another good mix to take to the auction.
0:35:54 > 0:36:00Will was cautious with the auctioneer's favourite, ?80 to ?120, for Jane's watch.
0:36:00 > 0:36:05Barbara's Wade figures made David remember childhood tears for Bambi.
0:36:05 > 0:36:08They have to make room for something else.
0:36:08 > 0:36:14Olive's box of jewellery excited Will. A lucky dip for anyone who knows their stuff.
0:36:14 > 0:36:20Nick, this is Olive's collection of jewellery. There's a lot of lot!
0:36:20 > 0:36:26If it goes with estimate, and the estimate on it is ?100 to ?150.
0:36:26 > 0:36:30A good buy, if you get it for that. I think you're right.
0:36:30 > 0:36:33It's a fait accompli now,
0:36:33 > 0:36:38but I suspect if you separated out the Charles Horner brooch,
0:36:38 > 0:36:41it would make ?150, I'm sure.
0:36:41 > 0:36:46That's a name to look for. Quality. Yeah. He's got a good following.
0:36:46 > 0:36:48Yeah, he IS quality.
0:36:48 > 0:36:55He invented this jewellery and found a means of mass producing it.
0:36:55 > 0:36:59Everybody wants this stuff. Gold bangle. Free gold bangle!
0:36:59 > 0:37:02Free costume jewellery!
0:37:02 > 0:37:07The name's gonna sell that cos brooches aren't fashionable. No.
0:37:07 > 0:37:12But Art Nouveau silver and enamel is. It is, isn't it?
0:37:12 > 0:37:17Put your neck on the block. What? ?300 for the lot on a good day?
0:37:17 > 0:37:25On a good day, yeah. It's got to exceed two, getting towards three if the runes are with us!
0:37:25 > 0:37:31I cannot wait to see the big smile on Olive's face as that hammer goes down. Thank you.
0:37:35 > 0:37:42Time is ticking away for Jane's Art Deco watch. We've got a valuation of ?80 to ?120.
0:37:42 > 0:37:47Why are you flogging this? It was part of your father's inheritance...
0:37:47 > 0:37:51My ex husband's father was a jeweller. We had this lying around.
0:37:51 > 0:37:55We thought we'd give the money to the kids.
0:37:55 > 0:38:00Let's hope we get the top end of that estimate, if not a bit more.
0:38:00 > 0:38:0380 to 120, Will. Here's our expert.
0:38:03 > 0:38:08I think at 80 to 120, it should be. Good Deco style, clean lines.
0:38:08 > 0:38:13It's what people want. A little purse watch, shall we say?
0:38:13 > 0:38:18I think it'll go at 80 to 120. We've had some watches already. They went.
0:38:18 > 0:38:22Hopefully, there'll be someone looking for a Deco timepiece.
0:38:22 > 0:38:26It's just about to go under the hammer.
0:38:26 > 0:38:30Lot 45, the Art Deco period rectangular watch.
0:38:30 > 0:38:36Interest here. 40, 42, 45, ?48 is bid. 50, will you?
0:38:36 > 0:38:3850. Five...
0:38:38 > 0:38:41Come on. ..60. Five. 70...
0:38:41 > 0:38:45We're climbing now. ..80. The book is out. Five, will you?
0:38:45 > 0:38:49Are you all done? On the showcase, selling at ?80.
0:38:50 > 0:38:54Just did it, Jane. Right on it. ?80.
0:38:54 > 0:38:56That's OK, isn't it? OK.
0:38:56 > 0:39:02Three kids. What are their names? Lucy, Sam and Michael. Well, good luck.
0:39:02 > 0:39:07Just did it, Will. We said it was worth ?80. It sold for ?80.
0:39:07 > 0:39:12Any more is a bonus. It made what it was worth. 80, 120.
0:39:15 > 0:39:21Three Wade Blow Up figures. They belong to Barbara, big Walt Disney fan.
0:39:21 > 0:39:23Yes. Lots of memories.
0:39:23 > 0:39:28140 to 180 for the Blow Up figures. Is that an inflated price?
0:39:28 > 0:39:35I'm keeping my fingers crossed. There's a great interest in Walt Disney always.
0:39:35 > 0:39:38Good company, Wade. We should do well.
0:39:38 > 0:39:46What was your favourite Walt Disney movie? Snow White. That's a lot of people's. What did you like?
0:39:46 > 0:39:49Um... Bambi. Always made me cry.
0:39:49 > 0:39:56Aw! Let's hope there's no tears and we get top end of the valuation. This is it.
0:39:56 > 0:40:02The Wade Disney Blow Ups. Bambi, Scamp and Thumper. Interest here.
0:40:02 > 0:40:07120 is bid. 30, will you? Come on! 30, will you?
0:40:07 > 0:40:11It's with me at 120. And 30 seated. That's the book out.
0:40:11 > 0:40:16Seated at ?130. 40, will you? Are there any more? One more.
0:40:16 > 0:40:18At ?130.
0:40:19 > 0:40:23I think he used a bit of discretion. ?10. Just!
0:40:23 > 0:40:26You don't look that happy.
0:40:26 > 0:40:33All those memories. You've still got them. You'll probably go to the movies. What will you do?
0:40:33 > 0:40:37Don't know yet. Your daughter's here and your grandson.
0:40:37 > 0:40:41He's going to get a big treat? Probably. Grans are the best.
0:40:47 > 0:40:51I've been waiting for this, Olive's jewellery.
0:40:51 > 0:40:58Remember that one little brooch, the Charles Horner? We'll find out if our auctioneer is bang on the money.
0:40:58 > 0:41:02Ooh! Look at young Will. He looks so worried.
0:41:02 > 0:41:09Olive, it's a great collection. There's one little brooch in there, which I know Will spotted.
0:41:09 > 0:41:13Charles Horner. We got a valuation of ?100 to ?150.
0:41:13 > 0:41:18Our auctioneer thinks that brooch alone is worth that. I'd agree.
0:41:18 > 0:41:21What would you put that towards?
0:41:21 > 0:41:25I've just had a kitchen fitted. It would go towards that.
0:41:25 > 0:41:30Or I'm going away for a weekend with my grandchildren. Where?
0:41:30 > 0:41:32We're only going down to Cornwall.
0:41:32 > 0:41:37Great part of the world! Fly the flag for Kernow!
0:41:37 > 0:41:42Don't ask me where cos I don't know. It's all lovely.
0:41:42 > 0:41:45It's beautiful. Well, good luck. Thank you.
0:41:45 > 0:41:51It's time to light the room up. This could be the jewel in our crown.
0:41:51 > 0:41:53We move on to a mixed group,
0:41:53 > 0:41:57including a Charles Horner silver scarab brooch.
0:41:57 > 0:42:02A number of commission bids. That's good.
0:42:02 > 0:42:05180, 190, 200.
0:42:05 > 0:42:08And ten. Commission bid of ?210.
0:42:08 > 0:42:10210! 220. 230. 240. 250...
0:42:10 > 0:42:15They like it. ..260. 270. 280. 290.
0:42:15 > 0:42:19320. 340. 360. The book is out.
0:42:19 > 0:42:23It's in the doorway at ?360. Are we all done?
0:42:23 > 0:42:28The book is out. Olive, this is great. Selling, then, at ?360.
0:42:29 > 0:42:34That's it. Sold at ?360. Brilliant. Thank you very much!
0:42:34 > 0:42:38I never expected anything like that. Thank our auctioneer.
0:42:38 > 0:42:43It just goes to show what treasures you had in that little box.
0:42:43 > 0:42:48You didn't know it was in there. Not till you spotted it. Brilliant.
0:42:48 > 0:42:54I see a nice weekend in Cornwall. Spend it on the weekend, not the kitchen!
0:42:54 > 0:42:57I'm going with my daughter's twins.
0:42:57 > 0:43:02Thank you for coming in. This is your first auction? Yes.
0:43:02 > 0:43:06You'll be looking up in that loft! I will be!
0:43:09 > 0:43:15As you can see, the auction is still going on, but it's all over for our owners.
0:43:15 > 0:43:20We've had some highs and lows, but what a fantastic day in Exeter.
0:43:20 > 0:43:26Join me next time on Flog It, when we put lots more theories to the test. Cheerio.
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