Windsor Flog It!

There's a famous saying - an Englishman's home is his castle. In this case, it's absolutely true.

We're in the historic town of Windsor

which is dominated by this magnificent castle behind me

which is one of the Queen's three official residences.

MUSIC: "Two Princes" by Spin Doctors

Windsor Castle was described by Samuel Pepys as the most

romantic castle in the world.

It was established in the 11th century by William the Conqueror,

and has been remodelled by successive kings and queens.

And three princes that need no remodelling are our experts

Nick Hall, Thomas Plant and Adam Partridge.

They're busy working in the street below me,

seeing what antiques and collectibles the people of Windsor

have brought in for us.

The doors open and despite the hot weather,

they flood in.

Now, tell me about this collection here.

Well, my husband started to collect it, and he

put it along the pelmet in our house

when we had the old-fashioned pelmets.

I used to take them down and wash them because I was very house proud,

and one day, I took them down to wash them and there was over 70,

and I thought, "I'm not doing this any more!"

I packed them up and put them in the attic.

Did he notice?

Yes, he did.

He was furious.

But he wouldn't have cared if they got covered in dust

but I worried about it.

There's not 70 pieces here right now?

I don't think so, no. One or two did get chipped.

-Smashed?

-Yes, they did.

-Easily breakable.

-They're so...

They're so fragile that they can easily get broken, and I'm very clumsy anyway.

-Janet, how are you related to Beryl?

-Beryl's my sister-in-law.

-She's married to my brother.

-And I can remember all these

when I used to go to the house - they lived next door.

They've moved to a smaller place and there's nowhere to put it all.

Let's talk about the collection.

This is crested china.

And it is not the greatest manufactured china in the world.

-It's not your Doulton, your Minton...

-No, I understand that.

-It's slip moulded. And as we can see, it's got crests.

-Yes.

And mottos and decorations

-from all over the country.

-Yes.

The most famous factory is WH Goss.

Yes, yes.

-Now that's very collectible stuff.

-Yes.

-There are no Goss items here.

-No, there isn't, unfortunately.

This is all made by factories such as Arcadia, Grafton,

Carlton Ware, Swann, Vienna,

so it's all those factories and it was a big craze. Yes, it was.

People still collect it.

For an example, this is a Welsh woman's hat,

but it's got the Marlborough crest on it

-so it's not that valuable.

-No.

-If it had Wales on it, it would have been valuable.

-It would.

-Yes. Llandudno, or something like that.

It would have been interesting.

OK, what are we going to say about value? What do you guys think?

About £50.

Well, it is going to be like that, really.

To be honest with you, I'm looking at an estimate of £60 to £80

as a collection.

That is a little bit conservative,

-it could do better. But I suggest a reserve of £50.

-All right.

-That's fine.

-Happy?

-Yes, quite happy.

-Thank you for coming.

-Thank you.

-It's been very interesting, thank you.

Peggy, this is a lovely little piece, isn't it?

A mahogany trick money box.

How long have you owned it for?

About...40 years.

Right. And where did it come from 40 years ago?

-My grandparents.

-Right.

-Was it something you inherited?

-Yeah.

It's a sweet little thing, isn't it?

I think it dates from 1890-1910 period,

turn of the century.

It's got this chequer inlay on the front here. It's mahogany.

-Would you like to tell us how it works?

-Yes.

You put a coin in there,

and then you close it. The coin drops,

and you can't get it out.

And...

And I just put my best gold sovereign in there.

-That's what we're hoping somebody did.

-So, there's a coin in there and we don't know what it is.

-You just can't get them out?

-No.

No.

It's quite weighty. What if the coin is valuable? Are we going to take that risk?

-I don't think...

-It's unlikely.

Though my grandparents had quite a lot money. It might be a sovereign, you never know.

In which case, the value would be dramatically different.

We've got this baize on the base.

There may be screw holes under here where you could get into it.

-But we wouldn't be wanting to vandalise that, really.

-No.

It needs a little bit of love. There's a little bit of cracking.

But of course, if you're 100 plus,

-then you'd have a few cracks.

-Getting there! Getting there!

It looks a bit like Tunbridge Ware, but it isn't.

A lot of people see anything that's inlaid like that,

and they say Tunbridge Ware, that's a common misconception.

It's a lovely little thing.

Solid mahogany. Not hugely valuable.

Erm, I'd say £50 to £80.

-OK.

-Hopefully, it'll make £80 to £100.

-Yeah.

We'll put a reserve of £50 on it, shall we?

-Yeah.

-Can I ask you, why have you decided to see it?

I collect certain antiques, and I'd rather buy something I really want.

What would you do if it made £70 £80?

I'd probably buy a piece of Beswick.

Horse? Dog?

-I've got some horses and I've got a dog.

-Right.

So I'll see you at the auction. We'll stand together, have a coffee together,

say goodbye to the moneybox hopefully,

-and maybe, even bid on a piece of Beswick together.

-Yeah. OK.

-Thank you, Peggy. You've been great fun.

-Thank you.

Hello, there. You're dressed beautifully for a summer's day.

Very kind. Thank you.

Right, just take a seat on the floor, rest my weary legs.

Oh, you must be tired. GLASS DINGS

Ooh! Cheers! Time out!

Now, I know what that is.

HE LAUGHS

Tell me.

-It's for ladies, isn't it?

-It's a sauce boat.

-It's for ladies. It's not a sauce boat.

-Come on, you can tell us.

-It's for ladies. It's called a bordalou.

-A bordalou?

-A bordalou.

And in Victorian days, when the sermons were very long in church,

and the ladies wore voluminous skirts,

they very discreetly had in their pew and they could slip it underneath, and relieve themselves.

And then, took... No, they probably would have left it there,

to be removed by the maid,

who wouldn't be any the wiser.

I'm so pleased you told the story and not me.

THEY LAUGH

Hello, Chris. Welcome to Flog It!

-Thanks for coming in with this nice bit of glassware.

-It is nice.

-Um...

I like this. I like glass anyway, it's tactile,

there's so many different types to collect.

I'm a big fan of glassware. Tell me where you came across this and how you came to own it.

I bought it at an antiques fair in my local village hall

about three weeks ago.

-Did you pay a lot of money for it?

-No, I paid £32.

Sounds pretty reasonable. It's looking good so far.

What did they say it was when you bought it? Did they indicate age or country of origin?

I asked the lady who sold it to me if she knew anything about it,

and she really didn't know very much.

Well, that's in your favour

because I think this is a piece of Scottish glass by Monart.

Um, not early. Fairly late.

Probably middle 20th century.

That kind of era and it's quite typical of pieces from that era.

But I'm pretty sure it's not earlier.

You do have to be careful. There's an awful lot of copies of Monart,

made in Czechoslovakia,

and they're doing some very good copies and reproductions.

It's affected the value slightly in as much as

buyers are being wary, they don't want to get caught with the wrong piece, a fake etc.

But this has a lot of indications that should be there -

these little speckled inclusions which is called aventurine,

the air bubbles inside. And underneath this, a pontil mark.

If we have a close look here, you'll see, where it's ground,

another good indication that it should be OK,

we should be safe with it.

Why are you wanting to sell it? A quick profit?

-A quick profit, yeah.

-Quite right, too.

I would put a saleroom estimate of somewhere between

£50 and £80 on this,

put a firm reserve of say, £40 on it

in case the buyers aren't convinced,

or they don't like it or it might be a quiet day.

-That'll safeguard you.

-Yeah.

-And we'll go from there.

-If you're happy to flog it...

-I am, yes.

-We'll pop it in the auction. Good luck. Thank you.

Thank you.

Well, Paul, it's time to have a look at your pocket watch here.

What a lovely thing. Where did you get it from?

It actually belongs to my mother-in-law.

It belonged to her father-in-law.

And now that my father-in-law has died,

she's having a general clear-out,

she says she has no sentimental attachment to it.

So you've brought it along on her behalf.

-Does she live far away?

-She lives in Banbury, yes.

We live closer.

So, you've brought it along for Flog It! today.

What did you think it might be worth?

Well, not a lot. It doesn't do anything fancy. It doesn't even go,

let alone anything fancy!

It's not even running?

No, no, it isn't. But, erm...

-I thought the gold chain may be worth a few pounds.

-You're right.

You've got two components, here. You've got this 18 carat,

19th-century pocket watch, which is dated 1831.

Right.

So that makes it William IV period.

-So it's a good year, a good period.

-I didn't think it was that old.

170 or 175, thereabouts.

And it's signed by the watchmaker

who's Jacob Bradford of Manchester.

So, it's a nice quality English lever pocket watch.

The chain's a later chain.

It's a 9-carat chain,

but they work well together. Any idea of the value?

Well, I'd be surprised it it was worth more than 50 quid,

to be honest, and the chain, that's about a similar amount.

We've got good news for you, then.

Cos I'd like to say it's going to be £300 to £500.

Gosh.

-Between the two.

-That's a big surprise.

-That's better, isn't it?

So I think we need to stop it in case it's a poor auction,

we don't anyone nicking it for no money.

So, it's got to be worth £300.

I should've worn a better T-shirt.

Too late now!

Now, for a quick reminder of what we're taking off to auction.

Let's hope someone loves the crested china

so Beryl can put away her duster,

and that the new owners of the moneybox will enjoy that extra sovereign.

Will Chris realise his ambitions as a dealer and turn a profit

on the Monart vase?

And finally, the fine gold pocket watch,

but perhaps, it's not all what it seems.

All our items are at the Bourne End Auction Room in Buckinghamshire.

We're pinning all our hopes on the man with the gavel, today's auctioneer, Simon Brown.

Adam's put a valuation of £300-£500 on this 18-carat gold pocket watch,

made in Manchester,

around about 1830.

The chain is 9-carat gold.

I like this.

There's something about it.

I don't know what, though, cos I don't know anything about watches.

But it feels good and it looks good.

Well, I'm not a horologist, but...

the chain is a lovely chain in its own right,

-so that's a valuable piece.

-That's worth about £100.

Unfortunately, it's a marriage.

If you look closely at the watch,

you'll see the figure 12 is in the wrong position.

-Mm-hm.

-OK? And also,

if you turn it over,

and drop it out, you will see that there's a plugged

winding hole there,

-which means...

-It's been covered up.

This case was originally made for a different...

BOTH: ..mechanism.

Right.

-The movement is wrong for the watch.

-That's right.

So, all is not what it seems.

I reckon it'll struggle through at £300. He's put £300-£500 on there.

If we can get £300, £320 for it, I will be happy.

So we both agree then.

-It's not the right value but we kind of have this sense that...

-He might just get that.

I think he might. Whatever you do, don't go away,

we're going to find out if Adam's right in just a moment.

We have got some seaside memorabilia for you.

It's just about to go under the hammer.

And for once, it's not Troika from Cornwall.

It is crested china, which is slightly earlier.

It was brought in by Beryl, but unfortunately,

she can't be with us, so her sister-in-law has come along.

-Janet, thanks very much for stepping in.

-My pleasure.

Is there something you'd like to buy or collect?

-Erm...

-No.

-No, not personally.

No, no.

So, we're here to flog. Will we get that top end?

I don't know. I mean, there's a lot there.

A huge amount of sort of, little cats and vases and stuff.

And when you went to Blackpool,

or you went to Clevedon, you picked up a bit of china,

printed with the crest on. You know, great stuff.

And then, people collect it.

Yeah. Well, we're going to find out if it's collectible,

right here, right now in the Bourne End Auction Room.

Fingers crossed, everyone, it's going under the hammer.

Lot 258, a large collection of crested china.

That's down at the row at the back there.

We'll start at £30.

30, I'm bid. Got you at 30.

32, 35, 37, 40,

42, 45, 47,

50, £50 now...

-At 50.

-That's good.

I think it's gone on.

50, all done?

-GAVEL BANGS

-Yeah, £50.

We'll take that.

We'll take that. I'm sure she'll be pleased.

No more cleaning, no more dusting.

-I don't know what she's going to do with the money.

-She said she'll treat the grandchildren.

And we're going to have a nice bottle of wine.

HE LAUGHS

Next up is Paul's gold pocket watch,

and our chance to find out if Simon, our auctioneer, is right

about Adam's valuation.

We got a valuation of £300 to £500.

We had a chat with the auctioneer earlier,

you all know this at home, I'll just bring in our expert, Adam here.

-He said £300 to £500...

-Too much.

-All is not what it seems. Yes.

He said you'll struggle at the lower end because it's a marriage.

-I said I'm sure Adam noticed that.

-It's a little ambitious,

but I'm sure it will sell.

The chain, possibly, is worth £100.

Yes, it's a good chain.

-Yes, it's a good chain.

-And also, a little disclaimer here,

John Kelly, our off-screen jewellery expert -

if it doesn't sell, I'm after you, John -

-he told me £400.

-He may have been winding you up.

Yeah, yeah, I'll be ticked off with him anyway.

Tick tock, ticked off. Here we go, it's going under the hammer.

Lot 342, 18-carat gold, open face pocket watch.

Has a rather nice chain weighing 45g.

Start me at £200 for this lot.

200, I'm bid. 220, 240,

260, 280, 300, 320,

340, 360...

360?

360 on my left, selling at 360.

Are we all done at 360?

Got you at 360 now?

GAVEL BANGS

Yes!

-That's good.

-Just got a sneaky glance from the auctioneer.

-Yeah.

Thank you for bringing it in because we had a lovely chat with that.

-It's a quality item.

-Interesting.

-It is.

And you can learn a lot from just listening to somebody talk about it.

-I was really surprised.

-So, the money is going where?

Well, it's going to my mother-in-law but hopefully, she'll spend it on me.

We have a bit of 20th century modern about to go under the hammer,

a bit of Scottish Monart, or is it Czechoslovakian?

We're going to find out in a moment. It belongs to Chris, but whatever happens,

the value is still the same - £50 to £80. We've got a reserve of £40.

Nick thinks it's Scottish. The auctioneer has definitely catalogued it as Czechoslovakian.

I wouldn't know the difference, here, Nick.

It's interesting, Paul.

Because the popularity of Monart glass, and arts and crafts glass in general...

-It's been copied.

-Copied heavily.

But it looks as though they were copying it when the originals were made in the early 20th century

so I'm still happy it's right.

And you got this at a local antiques fair at your village hall for £32.

Why are you flogging it right now, so early afterwards?

I'm trying to see if I'm a good judge of antiques.

-Right, test your eye.

-Maybe there's a future in it.

You never know. Don't forget the golden rule,

always trade up, always buy quality,

good condition, something that's signed as well.

-OK?

-OK.

-Good luck. OK, lesson one. Right, it's going under the hammer now. This is it. Here we go.

Lot 100, an early 20th century Czechoslovakian orange and green

art glass vase.

A rather pretty one. Start me at £50. 30.

30, I'm bid.

32, 35, 37,

40, 42, 45,

47, 50, 55,

60, 55, 60,

65, 70,

75, 80. 75 in front.

Selling at 75, are we all done at 75 now?

GAVEL BANGS

Great. The hammer's gone down. £75, not bad.

You've tested your eye out, you've doubled your money.

Hopefully, you'll double your money the next time and the next time.

That's the plan - to go back to some more craft fairs and car boot sales.

-Yeah?

-And see what we can find.

You've just got to get out there and get up hunting, get up early in the morning,

and do the leg work because it doesn't come to you.

-Well done, Nick. We're going for Monart.

-Absolutely.

I think we were justified that it is Monart,

-and well-spotted, you, and good luck with your future.

-Thank you.

-Looking forward to this, Peggy?

-Nervous.

-Is this your first sale?

-Yes.

-Oh, good luck. This'll be a winner. You've had Adam as the expert.

And it's a lovely little moneybox.

Hopefully, we will get the top end - £80.

Why are you flogging this moneybox? There's hours of fun to be had with this.

There's a story. It's nothing to do with the moneybox.

I wanted to come to Flog It! and I wanted to meet you,

and I knew you dealt with wood.

And I did meet you, and Adam, so I met my two favourites.

BOTH: Aah.

Look at that. Aah, thank you so much for coming in.

We're going to do you proud, hopefully. I saw the auctioneer playing with this earlier.

-He was tipping it upside down.

-Trying to get the money out.

-There's a knack of turning it on its side.

-Oh? You can get it out?

Oh, yeah. If you turn it on its side, slight,

you can make that top bit flap back and if you can get the coin...

-We put the cameraman's money in there.

-The quid?

-Yes.

-We got it out.

-Oh, no!

-You got it out?

-Yes, got it out!

What have you done with it?

I put it in my pocket.

THEY ALL LAUGH

I'm sad. I do have a bit too much time on my hands. I live in auction rooms.

-Do you think it'll make 50 quid?

-Um, I think it should do.

-I don't think it'll do much more.

-Hopefully. This is it - it's going under the hammer!

Lot 187 is an Edwardian mahogany trick moneybox.

Start me at £50, please, for this lot.

30 to start. Nobody interested?

-There is some loose change in it. 30, I bid.

-Puts the value up.

30, 32, 35.

£32 now? Nobody interested?

32, 35, 37,

40, 42, 45, 47,

50, 50 on my left. Selling at 50. Are we all done at 50?

Got you at 50. Yours at 50 now.

-GAVEL BANGS

-Yes! Well done. Good job I got that quid out.

Or it would have gone for 49!

We should have said it could have been a gold sovereign.

Yeah. Well, we'll see you at the next valuation day. How about that?

-Come along.

-Mm.

-All right.

-Thank you.

Well, that was great fun.

But right now, I'm off to a local art centre

for a lesson from one of their artists-in-residence.

South Hill Park is just outside Bracknell.

I wonder how many art centres can boast a mansion house

dating from 1760.

It sits in the most glorious grounds

with gardens, lawns and lakes.

What an inspirational setting...

which is exactly what Sir Jack Hughes must've thought.

Now, he was the chairman of the Bracknell Development corporation,

and he decided to use his powers of persuasion

to turn this magnificent building into an art centre and theatre

back in 1973, and he did it

to give everybody the opportunity of enjoying the arts as much as he did.

Well done, Sir Jack -

that's all I can say, and I know he'd be so thrilled and proud

if he could see how it's been developed.

It's a thriving space that offers a cinema,

a theatre, gallery space,

and all manner of craft studios for artists to work in.

And it draws in people from miles around.

South Hill Park has many artists in residence. Hannah Bedford,

a jewellery designer and silversmith

is just one of them.

She uses the centre's facilities to create her own work

as well as to teach.

Hannah, it's great to meet you. Thank you for talking to us today.

What I want to know is how do you get to become artist-in-residence?

-It's absolutely stunning.

-Yeah, it's an amazing job to have.

-You're lucky.

-Very much so.

I had to apply, and then you have to go through a strict interview process.

You have to outline how the residency will help your career, show them your work,

-what you've been up to and how committed you are to the job.

-Yeah.

-Well, I can see you've got sketch books here. Some molluscs.

-Yeah.

-It's all organic form, inspired by nature.

-Oh, I like that cluster.

-It's gathering the light and shade.

-It is.

I like the element of having similar things, but they're all unique.

-Working in jewellery, you can work like that.

-You emulate these forms?

-Very much so.

-Lots of leaves.

-Yeah.

-Petals.

Leaves, shells, flowers - those sorts of forms.

It's easy to see the influence of natural forms in Hannah's work.

What inspired you to become a designer and silversmith?

I've always had an interest in handmade silver jewellery,

and I wanted to use both my creative skills

and have a technical side as well and I managed to combine both.

-It was instinct. I knew I wanted to be a jeweller.

-And the training?

I studied at Birmingham School of Jewellery for three years on a BA course

in the Jewellery Quarter in Birmingham.

And I've been set up in business for two years since then.

There's a lot of good jewellers...

Yeah, a huge amount.

This...is stunning.

It's like a little shell.

How easy is that to do?

-I can show you how to make that.

-Could I have

a go at making something like this?

You could have a go, yeah. Certainly.

-I bet it's not that easy.

-You might need some help.

You need a very good teacher.

Right, stage one. You've taken the silver already and rolled it.

Yes, I've rolled it and it's ready to be press-formed.

-So it's quite pliable and malleable?

-Yeah, that's the idea.

So, what you do is put your silver over the mould.

-We put the weight on top.

-Yeah.

-Then, if you want to take the...

-OK. I know what to do on these. Ready?

One more. SHE LAUGHS

That's perfect.

There you go.

Hey, presto! That's beautiful!

It's punched out the shape. You just need to cut it out now.

-Do I cut close to the edge or give it a margin?

-Give it a margin of about 3mm all the way around.

-That will create the flange.

-Yep. And then we use that

to hammer later on.

You've got strong hands, haven't you?

-Yeah.

-It's techniques after the years, isn't it?

That's it. Perfect.

-Well done.

-'Next, Hannah shows me how to make the pearl shapes

'which feature in many of the designs

'and will decorate the inside of the pendant.'

Right, Hannah, now for the exciting bit.

-I'll adjust the flame.

-Yep, bring it down to a fine...

-Ooh.

..pinpoint flame.

-It's very sensitive, isn't it?

-Yes. That's it.

This is where all the scrap material comes in useful.

All the bits I've cut off I cut into small pieces and we melt them down

-into little granules.

-OK.

-And I just burn these little offcuts?

-Yep. Heat it up

-till it starts to form. That's a good one.

-That's a nice one, isn't it?

-Yeah.

Isn't it wonderful how it just sort of...sucks in,

it makes the right shape.

-I'll make a really large one, shall I?

-Yeah, go for it. This'll be huge.

THEY BOTH LAUGH

What's the next stage after this?

After we've made the granules,

we need to make the top of the pendant,

so we have to cut out a hole and hammer it to give it the fine detail on the edge.

OK. The hammer action is what we're all used to on Flog It!

This is going under the hammer, literally, isn't it?

Go onto the stake.

And use this hammer over here.

-All right. And then, just gently...

-Yep.

That's it. Exactly like that.

So you gently go all the way around?

Really gently, work round the edge

till you get that soft fluted look.

Oh, that's nice. It's catching the light.

-Let's see.

-Is that OK?

Yeah, that looks really good. Then, we're going to put the top half

over it and solder it round.

Very therapeutic.

-I can just see it...

-There you go. It's just run round.

-Yeah.

Take the heat away.

-Just very quickly...

-It is.

-..for a split second,

it just when shhhhhu.

-Leave that to cool down.

-Yep.

Then we can quench it, then, we have to put it in the acid to clean it up.

SIZZLING

-I love that sound. That's quite satisfying.

-There you go.

You've got your pendant.

Right, the soldering has now cooled down so we can handle this.

And Hannah has just finished polishing it,

which is possibly the most laborious of all the processes.

It is, definitely. Polishing and finishing.

We've soldered a little piece on the back to drop the chain through.

That is so beautiful.

It's not as easy as it looks. I just had a brilliant teacher.

-Thank you very much.

-Thank you.

-I know exactly who I'll give this to.

It's going to look stunning on her. Thank you.

And now, back to the valuation day,

where Thomas has found another piece of very interesting jewellery.

-David.

-Hello.

-Tell me about

the brooch.

I acquired it some six to eight years ago.

I paid a couple of hundred pounds for it. I know it's Victorian.

That's it. I know no more.

So...

-Why did you buy it? As a present?

-Yes, for my wife.

Unfortunately, it hasn't seen the light of day and it's not likely to be worn ever.

And we feel it's better to go to somebody who might use it.

Definitely. Did you buy it from an auction, a dealer,

a shop? How did you come by it?

I bought it from a friend.

-Hence a couple of hundred pounds.

-Yeah. I knew it to be a good buy.

Well, it is certainly a nice thing.

That's quite a big risk.

It's a bit like buying a diamond ring in a pub.

You don't know if it's going to be a diamond ring. Know what I mean?

I've always been very enthusiastic about antique jewellery, and I knew it was good quality,

and I thought at £200, it would be a reasonable risk.

You're quite right. What's nice about the stones in here,

they are particularly clean,

and they are very bright - what we call an almandine lustre.

So, when you catch it in the light,

sometimes on the corner,

you see a prism of the colours of the rainbow.

These are old-cut stones,

which means they have less facets than our modern brilliant-cut diamonds.

The way the diamond is shaped, it's a bit like a lozenge,

but with a tablet top, and then, a point at the bottom

which we call the culet.

Now, on the modern brilliant cuts, it's like a triangle.

But on the Victorian ones,

it's slightly split,

and there's a little table which we call the culet.

That's one way of telling if it's going to be a Victorian diamond.

-It was a safe bet.

-Well, it was a good friend as well.

Have you ever thought about the two hearts interlocking?

-Yes, a token of love, I guess.

-Two interlocking hearts.

-And the pearls on the top?

-No, I haven't...

-Purity.

-Right, OK.

The pearls stand out there for pure love.

It's a love token.

And you gave it to your wife, and it's quite a nice thing.

It's the kind of thing... When I buy brooches for my other half, she never wears them.

They're not so interested in brooches. They like the diamond rings.

And maybe the diamond necklaces.

No, it's just a shame it hasn't been worn,

and I think it's time to move it onto somebody that would wear it.

-I would suggest, at auction, an estimate of £700 to £900.

-OK.

-What do you think about that?

-I would be happy with that.

-I'm happy to let it go for that.

-I suggest a reserve of £700.

-OK.

-Happy?

-Yeah.

-Let's hope it does well for you.

-Let's hope so.

-Thank you for bringing it.

-You're welcome.

-Well, Stuart, how are you doing?

-Very well, thank you.

-Good, good.

You've brought these two Dinky toys in.

Two horseboxes. Are you a horse enthusiast?

-No. I wish I could be. I can't afford it.

-That's a shame.

This one has the original box.

-Yes.

-And it also has the price on it.

15/9. So, did you buy that?

Yes, I did. Must be 40 years ago. Little shop in Dundee.

-Really? Remember the name of the shop?

-Yes.

-Winnie Gills, Arbroath Road, Dundee.

-OK...

-No longer, I'm afraid.

Doesn't exist any longer?

This is the horsebox that belongs with this box.

What I like is the description -

"This is a fun-providing miniature of a vehicle designed and fitted

"for transporting racehorses from training stables to courses.

"It is fitted with hinged ramps at offside and rear

"for loading and unloading

"and is finished in a sporty yellow and grey colour scheme."

I think that describes it wonderfully.

It's a good example in lovely condition

so this is where the value is.

Cos we've got another one here which is also a Dinky horsebox,

but this one has some problems.

This one's been repainted. Let's tilt them both on their side.

If you look at the bottom of that, these are the original rivets

these are much more recent rivets.

If you look in the Dinky catalogue you'll see that whoever repainted it

has put the transfers back in the wrong place.

This one should say "Hire Service" on here

and "British Railways" should go on the back and "Express Horse Box" should go here, so they've...

-They've mucked it up.

-..mucked it up.

-I had a pretty good idea that this wasn't the original.

They've made a bit of a pig's ear of it, but it looks quite nice.

Cos you can still buy these transfers.

So the value of this one's pretty low which is why we've grouped it with this

Newmarket Racehorse Transport Service horsebox.

-Of course we're quite near Ascot here...

-So I've been told.

..so maybe some racing enthusiasts might get hold of that.

Any idea of the value?

-I've been told roughly 150.

-Yeah.

Yeah, I think 100 to 150 should be our guide,

we'll put a reserve of 100 so they don't go for any less

and hopefully, the collectors will fight over it

-and maybe get a bit more.

-Good.

-OK.

-We'll see what they make at the sale.

-Thank you.

There's such a buzz about a valuation day

because there's a room jam-packed full of people that love to talk and learn about antiques.

Well, almost everyone.

But Thomas is wide awake

and he's found something he really is enthusiastic about.

-Your husband was going to throw this out.

-He was!

What does he still think this is?

A bit of rubbish, actually!

He says it's worth about ten pence!

Why, then, did you bring it to us?

It's been in the family for as long as I can remember.

It was my grandmother's, she used to keep stamps in it.

It was given to my mother and she kept stamps in it.

It's always been in a bookcase, just gathering dust.

-So your grandma had it, your mum, you don't keep stamps in it?

-No, cos we've got...

-Sticky ones now.

Just for the benefit of everybody, it does open.

You've got this sort of wheelbarrow in brass which opens.

What do you do with it?

I don't know what it's for.

It might be for stamps, but I doubt it because those stamp boxes... If you want to slip stamps in there,

they'd fall out

because they're quite thick, the gaps are quite wide.

It's made out of brass,

definitely Victorian.

And I think your husband's wrong. I think it's a bit of quality.

I have a theory.

I think it's for sewing.

One would put needles in there and maybe thread up here.

You see these planks? They've all got the grain of the wood in there. It's all been nicely worked.

Now, we turn it over and, on the base,

we have a bit of information. It's made by W Avery & Sons Redditch.

Just there is a registration mark. When you had a design registered,

you would have this stamped on your goods so nobody could copy it.

It's No 602 up here.

I've got a little book and I found the date when this was registered - November 1874.

I believe it deserves an estimate of £30-£50.

-Do you want to let it go?

-Yes.

-So we'll see you at the auction

-Yes, I'd like that.

-Thank you for coming.

Before we nip back to the auction, there is time for a quick reminder.

We are taking with us a treasure from Windsor - the regal-looking diamond and pearl brooch.

Even with one of Stuart's to horseboxes repainted, they still should gallop away.

Finally, rescued from the rubbish bin, the exquisitely made brass wheelbarrow.

This is a cracking little wheelbarrow. I had a chat with the auctioneer

and it's not until you actually hold it that you realise how delicate and how beautifully constructed it is.

-And the detail is incredible.

-It is.

And, also, you've got a maker's name.

Looking at that, you'd think it was only worth £20. But when you pick it up, you think £60 or £100.

So fingers crossed.

-It's gorgeous.

-It's good, isn't it?

-I know why you had a big smile on your face.

-It's so well made.

-It's stunning.

-Rosemary's husband was going to throw it out!

Victorian W Avery & Sons brass needlebox.

Who'll start me at £30? 30.

30 I'm bid. 32. 35. 37.

40. 42.45. 47.

50. 50 on my right. Selling at 50.

All done at 50? Yours at 50. Got you at 50.

-Great result. He's sold it at the top end.

-Thank you!

-Thank you so much.

-It was so nice to hold. It had the touch.

So that was really nice.

-And a bit of history as well.

-Yes, a bit of my family.

-Are you sad?

-No, not really.

-You were going to chuck it.

-My husband was. He didn't like it.

Well, you can now treat him with that £50. You can say, "Here's a meal out!"

-Oh, no. A pint, that's all he's having.

-That's all he deserves!

Let's find out if this next lot is hot to trot. We've got two Dinky horseboxes up for grabs. £100-£150.

They belong to Stuart, but hopefully not for much longer!

-Why are you flogging these?

-I need the room.

-You need the room? You've got a small space at home, then!

I have 400 model buses.

You are a collector. We've got to get around your house and have a look at all these buses one day.

-I'm sure everyone at home would love to see them. Happy with Adam's valuation?

-Yes.

One's damaged, one's repainted.

-One's great with the box. They'll sell.

-Let's find out.

Boxed Dinky Supertoys.

Diecast model of a horsebox. Newmarket Race horse colours.

Who'll start me at £100? 50, then.

50 I'm bid. Got you.

55, 60.

65, 70, 75, 80,

85, 90. £90 now.

-95. 100.

-Yes.

At 110, are we all done? At £110 now.

Selling at 110.

We'll take that. Hammer's gone down. £110.

Could this be the jewel in the Flog It crown? It belongs to David. It's a lovely brooch.

Valued £700-£900.

-You are such a generous guy. You bought this for your wife and she's not worn it.

-No, sadly.

I know you've been accompanied today by your beautiful daughter.

-What's her name?

-Lisa.

-Hi there!

-Don't you want to pass it on to her?

-No, no. She doesn't want to wear it.

It's not really wearable. It's of a time gone by.

-So you had to get permission from the wife to flog this.

-Yeah. She was quite happy for it to go.

-Are you going to buy her something else?

-If it sells, Lisa and I are going to have a slap-up meal.

-If there's any money left, we'll buy her a piece of more wearable jewellery.

-Fair enough!

-Will we get that top end?

-There's a chance cos it is super.

-It's quality, isn't it?

-It's your style, isn't it?

-It is.

The stones are super quality, they really are.

Brooches aren't fashionable, though, so will it get broken up?

I reckon it's going to be either broken up, or you could take off the bar and use it as a pendant

or as a little skip brooch just for here, cos the bar's quite bulky.

Well, that's our opinion, but it's all down to the opinion of all the bidders here.

It's going under the hammer right now. Let's see what it does.

This is a rather nice 1890 Victorian love token brooch.

Start me at £500, please. 500 I'm bid. 550.

600. 650. 700. 750. 800?

750. Got you at 750. All done then at £750.

-Short and sweet but we got it away. £750. Happy with that?

-Very happy.

That's a meal and a bit of contemporary jewellery as well.

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