0:00:03 > 0:00:05Let me tell you about Mrs Moss.
0:00:05 > 0:00:09She loved this town so much, she named her son after it.
0:00:09 > 0:00:11Now, how fast can you work that out?
0:00:11 > 0:00:15It is all about a question of speed. Have you got there yet?
0:00:15 > 0:00:19Well, we're talking about Stirling Moss. Yes, "Flog It!" has come
0:00:19 > 0:00:23to the beautiful and historic Scottish town of Stirling.
0:00:55 > 0:00:59Stirling Moss's home town is dominated by the magnificent castle -
0:00:59 > 0:01:03which is one of Scotland's finest - and the Wallace Monument,
0:01:03 > 0:01:10a place of pilgrimage for the admirers of another famous Scottish hero, William "Braveheart" Wallace.
0:01:11 > 0:01:15On the starting grid at the Albert Halls are our "Flog It!" devotees.
0:01:15 > 0:01:19Let's hope the advice they get from our experts
0:01:19 > 0:01:24Anita Manning and Mark Stacey, will help them all the way to the final lap, the auction room.
0:01:24 > 0:01:27Well, the doors are open, so let's get them off!
0:01:36 > 0:01:40Everybody's inside now, and Mark has already sniffed something out.
0:01:42 > 0:01:44- Hello, Winnie.- Hello, Mark. - Lovely to see you.
0:01:44 > 0:01:46And to see you.
0:01:46 > 0:01:51And thank you so much for bringing in this wonderful piece of stoneware.
0:01:51 > 0:01:53Tell me about the history of it.
0:01:53 > 0:01:59It's a snuff jar from my mother's family's business,
0:01:59 > 0:02:01which was in Montrose in Angus,
0:02:01 > 0:02:05and sold, a few years ago now,
0:02:05 > 0:02:10but started about 1866, the business.
0:02:10 > 0:02:13I think that the jars were older than that.
0:02:13 > 0:02:16I don't think they were new when the firm began.
0:02:16 > 0:02:24They were manufacturing tobacconists, so they made snuff and mixed tobacco.
0:02:24 > 0:02:28In the old days, when you went in, and had your own blend made for you.
0:02:28 > 0:02:33Yes, Scots Number whatever. And they sent the tobacco
0:02:33 > 0:02:35all over the country.
0:02:35 > 0:02:39It's fantastic, because this really is a link back to the past.
0:02:39 > 0:02:42It shows you that in shops in years gone by,
0:02:42 > 0:02:46you would have had all sorts of containers like this,
0:02:46 > 0:02:52whether you were a tobacconist, a tea merchant, coffee merchant, whatever.
0:02:52 > 0:02:58They would have these jars, where you kept different ingredients and mixed your own products.
0:02:58 > 0:03:01This is a wonderful stoneware example.
0:03:01 > 0:03:04It was probably made in England, actually.
0:03:04 > 0:03:10- I'm sure, yes.- Somewhere in the Staffordshire region, because it's got this almost salt-glaze effect.
0:03:10 > 0:03:14Then we've got, for some strange reason,
0:03:14 > 0:03:19we've got these applied trailing vines, which are wonderful.
0:03:19 > 0:03:24But what I really like about it is this wonderful photo
0:03:24 > 0:03:27of an old lady pinching snuff.
0:03:27 > 0:03:30If that's an advertising for snuff, I'm not taking it!
0:03:30 > 0:03:34I don't want to end up looking like that, Winnie!
0:03:34 > 0:03:40It's absolutely wonderful. We've got "Mortons" on there, which I presume is a brand name at the time.
0:03:40 > 0:03:44But goodness me, how would you value something like this?
0:03:44 > 0:03:49I would like to put it in at maybe £150 to £250,
0:03:49 > 0:03:52with 150 firm reserve. But I hope,
0:03:52 > 0:03:57fingers crossed - maybe take a bit of snuff before the auction -
0:03:57 > 0:04:00that if two people really want it,
0:04:00 > 0:04:04we could see £300 or more. Thank you very much, Winnie.
0:04:04 > 0:04:06- Thank you. Thank you. - See you at the auction.
0:04:14 > 0:04:17Geoff, I love old desk sets.
0:04:17 > 0:04:21I prefer Victorian writing equipment
0:04:21 > 0:04:26to modern computers and all that sort of stuff.
0:04:28 > 0:04:29Where did you get this?
0:04:29 > 0:04:35I found it in a loft when I bought an old drover's inn in Wales.
0:04:35 > 0:04:38That was up hidden in a corner.
0:04:38 > 0:04:43It's a very useful object if you lived in Victorian times.
0:04:43 > 0:04:46I'm sure you'll have had this said to you many times,
0:04:46 > 0:04:49but this is probably one of the first photocopiers.
0:04:49 > 0:04:51Yes.
0:04:51 > 0:04:57We have a desk stand, but if we look inside...
0:04:59 > 0:05:04..we see our instructions for copying.
0:05:04 > 0:05:06Our book is placed in here,
0:05:06 > 0:05:09copying ink, our blank paper.
0:05:09 > 0:05:12We close the drawer...
0:05:13 > 0:05:19..and we operate this screw, which will press the book down
0:05:19 > 0:05:24and copy whatever it is you want to copy.
0:05:24 > 0:05:28The interesting thing about it is that we have a maker's name,
0:05:28 > 0:05:32and if we look inside again,
0:05:32 > 0:05:38we can see that it was made by S Mordan & Company.
0:05:38 > 0:05:42Mordan & Company were an interesting company.
0:05:42 > 0:05:46They were famous for their propelling pencils.
0:05:46 > 0:05:51They were the first people to make propelling pencils, and these are highly collectable.
0:05:51 > 0:05:55So it may appeal to people who are, um,
0:05:55 > 0:05:58into that type of item.
0:05:58 > 0:06:03Now, there's a wee joke in here, Geoff...
0:06:03 > 0:06:09..because in the drawer is a propelling pencil.
0:06:09 > 0:06:13I thought it was an old screw when I looked at it at the beginning,
0:06:13 > 0:06:18but in actual fact it's a novelty propelling pencil,
0:06:18 > 0:06:22not made by Mordan but by Nettlefords.
0:06:22 > 0:06:28So two things for the price of one here.
0:06:28 > 0:06:33It's a later item, but a wee bit interesting.
0:06:33 > 0:06:40Now, this dates from the Victorian period, I would say the late 1800s.
0:06:40 > 0:06:46Your bottles are still in reasonable condition, so it's not bad.
0:06:46 > 0:06:52We have a little handle missing here, but we won't worry too much about that.
0:06:52 > 0:06:55I would put it in the region of, say,
0:06:55 > 0:07:00- 30 to 40. Would you be happy to sell it at that?- Definitely.
0:07:00 > 0:07:03- OK. Thank you for bringing it along. - Thank you.
0:07:10 > 0:07:13My word, Estelle, what a lot of famous faces!
0:07:13 > 0:07:15It's a fantastic collection.
0:07:15 > 0:07:18- Now, it's not your collection, is it?- No, it's my late mother's.
0:07:18 > 0:07:23It was her hobby to send to various celebrities and ask for an autographed photograph,
0:07:23 > 0:07:26and sometimes they sent her a letter.
0:07:26 > 0:07:31They were kind enough to write back with a signed photo and an accompanying letter.
0:07:31 > 0:07:34A lot of them are big, big entertainers.
0:07:34 > 0:07:39- I can recognise Bob Hope, all sorts of people.- Bing Crosby.
0:07:39 > 0:07:44Can you remember, as a little girl, the excitement on your mum's face
0:07:44 > 0:07:48- when one of these letters came? - She loved to wait for the postman
0:07:48 > 0:07:52- to see who was going to send her some autographed photographs again.- Where have these been?
0:07:52 > 0:07:55- In an envelope, in a folder somewhere, in a drawer?- Yes.
0:07:55 > 0:07:57I got them from my mother's attic.
0:07:57 > 0:08:02When she died 15 years ago, I inherited them all and put them into my attic.
0:08:02 > 0:08:05I thought, "If somebody else can get some fun with them, that's good."
0:08:05 > 0:08:10There's one chap who you may recognise - Dixon of Dock Green.
0:08:10 > 0:08:13Look at that. And what's his name?
0:08:13 > 0:08:16- Jack Warner.- Jack Warner. And, of course, there's Hughie Green there.
0:08:16 > 0:08:20- That's nice, that one next to you. - Eartha Kitt.- Eartha Kitt.
0:08:20 > 0:08:25Look at the leopardskin, look at the frock, the coat. And a real leopard!
0:08:25 > 0:08:29That's like a Vogue shot. That's quite stylised.
0:08:29 > 0:08:35- Is it very like that. I used to find her quite scary when I was small! - Did you?- I did!
0:08:35 > 0:08:38There's a very young David Attenborough here.
0:08:38 > 0:08:40Eamonn Andrews - This is your Life.
0:08:40 > 0:08:42Yes.
0:08:42 > 0:08:47- Have you any idea of the value of all of the photographs?- Not really.
0:08:47 > 0:08:50To my mother, it was just a hobby.
0:08:50 > 0:08:55I would imagine individually some of them, like Tommy Steele, might be worth £10,
0:08:55 > 0:08:59Bob Hope £20, Eartha Kitt maybe £15.
0:08:59 > 0:09:05How about we put them into auction, if this is OK with you, with a fixed reserve of £100?
0:09:05 > 0:09:08That's fine. Yes.
0:09:08 > 0:09:13- Hopefully, it's gonna find its level around the £100 to £200 - hopefully, the top end.- Right.
0:09:13 > 0:09:17- If someone else can get some fun out of them...- Yes.
0:09:17 > 0:09:23- I do think a dealer will buy these and he will split them up and sell them individually.- OK, yes.
0:09:23 > 0:09:28Thank you. That's taken me down memory lane, and I'm sure many of the viewers, as well.
0:09:28 > 0:09:31It's just endless - you could just go on and on and on and on.
0:09:31 > 0:09:35- That's true.- There's Ena Sharples there without the curlers!
0:09:35 > 0:09:40That's a good day! She looks quite good there, actually.
0:09:48 > 0:09:51- Hello, Joan. Hello, Alan.- Hello.- Very nice to see you here in Stirling.
0:09:51 > 0:09:56Now, I love looking at little boxes like that, because you never know what you're gonna find inside them.
0:09:56 > 0:10:02Shall we open up straightaway and you can give us the background or the history of it?
0:10:02 > 0:10:06This watch belonged to my father's Auntie Ina's father.
0:10:06 > 0:10:09The watch was passed on to my mother, who wore the chain as a bracelet,
0:10:09 > 0:10:14and the watch would have gone to my son, but he died three years ago,
0:10:14 > 0:10:17and he was a waistcoat and bow tie man, so that would have gone to him.
0:10:17 > 0:10:23So now we want to put a bench up in Arisaig on the west coast, which is a place that he loved.
0:10:23 > 0:10:26He used to cycle all the islands and was very, very fond of the place.
0:10:26 > 0:10:33- So you want to try and raise some money for a memorial bench.- Yes. - If we touch on the item itself,
0:10:33 > 0:10:38it's interesting that you mention that your mother wore the chain separately,
0:10:38 > 0:10:40because a lot of people do that.
0:10:40 > 0:10:44Watches have become a little redundant, because we don't wear waistcoats,
0:10:44 > 0:10:47we wear wristwatches rather than pocket watches.
0:10:47 > 0:10:53So a lot of times, these Albert chains have been made into necklaces or bracelets.
0:10:53 > 0:10:57And somebody in your family at some point was a member of the Masons,
0:10:57 > 0:11:03because we have a nice seal here with the Masonic emblem on it.
0:11:03 > 0:11:06The watch itself is a typical half-hunter.
0:11:06 > 0:11:11That means that we can tell the time without opening the watch up.
0:11:11 > 0:11:17What I always like to see on these is that the retailer's mark on the front of the clock
0:11:17 > 0:11:23is the same as on the box, so we know that the whole thing has been together.
0:11:23 > 0:11:28Having said all that, have you ever thought of the value yourself?
0:11:28 > 0:11:31- Not really, no.- No.
0:11:31 > 0:11:35It just lies in a drawer collecting stoor with many other things.
0:11:35 > 0:11:37- Collecting what?- Stoor.- What's stoor?
0:11:37 > 0:11:40- Dust.- Dust, ah! Stoor.
0:11:40 > 0:11:43I must remember that. I'll confuse my friends when I go home.
0:11:43 > 0:11:48The difficulty with these is, like a lot of traditional antiques,
0:11:48 > 0:11:54collectors are not necessarily coming out in droves to buy them.
0:11:54 > 0:12:00If we were putting that in for auction, I would probably suggest around £200 to £300,
0:12:00 > 0:12:03- and we put the reserve at 200. - Excellent!
0:12:03 > 0:12:06In that case, I look forward to seeing you at the auction,
0:12:06 > 0:12:10- and then we'll see whether we can tick up a healthy profit.- I hope so!
0:12:18 > 0:12:20Let's get straight across to the auction room.
0:12:20 > 0:12:23While we make our way over, here's a quick rundown to jog your memory
0:12:23 > 0:12:27of all the items we're gonna be flogging.
0:12:27 > 0:12:30There's nothing to sneeze at with our first item,
0:12:30 > 0:12:34the stoneware snuff jar from Winnie's family business,
0:12:34 > 0:12:38nor with the early copier and pencil found in the attic.
0:12:40 > 0:12:44Their novelty value should propel them through the sale.
0:12:44 > 0:12:47Let's hope the bidders will go starry-eyed
0:12:47 > 0:12:51over Estelle's mother's collection of autographed photographs.
0:12:53 > 0:12:56And finally, we need the best price for the gold watch
0:12:56 > 0:13:00so Joan and Alan can put the money towards a memorial for their son.
0:13:02 > 0:13:05For today's auction we have travelled further south
0:13:05 > 0:13:09to the outskirts of Edinburgh at Thomson Roddick Scottish Auctions.
0:13:09 > 0:13:15In fact, today we have two auctioneers on the rostrum - Sybelle Thomson and William Smith.
0:13:15 > 0:13:17Let's hope they both do a grand job.
0:13:17 > 0:13:20The weather in Edinburgh is pretty awful,
0:13:20 > 0:13:25but it's nothing like as bad as it is further north in Stirling.
0:13:25 > 0:13:30The roads sound treacherous, but we have heard that people are making every effort to get here,
0:13:30 > 0:13:32so we are still hoping for a good turnout.
0:13:38 > 0:13:41I've been looking forward to this one, the stoneware snuff jar.
0:13:41 > 0:13:45It belongs to lovely Winnie here. Hello!
0:13:45 > 0:13:52- Hi.- Let's hope that this whopping great big snuff jar does the business for you.
0:13:52 > 0:13:55We've had a valuation of £150.
0:13:55 > 0:13:57To £200, yes.
0:13:57 > 0:14:00I had a chat with the auctioneer a bit earlier,
0:14:00 > 0:14:05and she seems to think that because it's quite plain,
0:14:05 > 0:14:08- the lid's not right and it's got a bit of damage...- Oh!
0:14:08 > 0:14:13I know, I'm sorry I'm running it down! But she said if she had to value it,
0:14:13 > 0:14:17she'd value it at around £60 to £80.
0:14:17 > 0:14:19Oh, dear.
0:14:19 > 0:14:20We won't sell it, then.
0:14:20 > 0:14:24Let's just hope that Sybelle's top end is your lower end,
0:14:24 > 0:14:28and somewhere along the line, it'll even out.
0:14:28 > 0:14:34Yes. Or maybe she should take some snuff, and then she might raise the price!
0:14:34 > 0:14:38Well, good luck. It's going under the hammer right now. This is it.
0:14:38 > 0:14:40Lot 401, Victorian relief figure,
0:14:40 > 0:14:44the grape-and-vine decorated Mordan stoneware tobacco jar.
0:14:44 > 0:14:47A nice early tobacco jar. £100 to start it?
0:14:47 > 0:14:49£100 for the tobacco jar?
0:14:49 > 0:14:51£50 for the tobacco jar? 50 I'm bid.
0:14:51 > 0:14:56Any advance on 60? 70 with me.
0:14:56 > 0:14:5880. 90.
0:14:58 > 0:15:00- He's got a bid on the book. - 100.- Yeah.
0:15:00 > 0:15:02- 110.- Well, it's creeping up.
0:15:02 > 0:15:07- Somebody on the phone. That's good. - 120. 130.
0:15:07 > 0:15:09Come on, one more.
0:15:09 > 0:15:14Any advance on £130? All done at £130 for the tobacco jar?
0:15:14 > 0:15:16£130 for it?
0:15:16 > 0:15:19Finished? All done at £130?
0:15:19 > 0:15:21I'm sorry, that's not a sale.
0:15:21 > 0:15:26- So close! So close, Winnie! - That's a pity.
0:15:26 > 0:15:28We were nearly there.
0:15:30 > 0:15:31That's fine.
0:15:31 > 0:15:34- Are you taking that home? - I'll take it home.
0:15:34 > 0:15:39- I like it.- Yeah, you do, don't you? It's not worth parting with for anything less.- No, no. No, no.
0:15:44 > 0:15:50This is great - we've got a Victorian curio. It's a photocopier and a free propelling pencil!
0:15:50 > 0:15:55It belongs to Geoff. We've got no reserve on this, so there's no pressure,
0:15:55 > 0:15:59but I'd like to see this fly away, because it's so quirky!
0:15:59 > 0:16:01- It is.- I've never seen one before.
0:16:01 > 0:16:07It's a typical Victorian desk set, but with the added interest
0:16:07 > 0:16:11of having this printing press inside it.
0:16:11 > 0:16:14So it's really a wee bit of industrial history.
0:16:14 > 0:16:17It's a good bit of industrial design. You need a big Victorian desk to put this on.
0:16:17 > 0:16:21Well, it's going under the hammer right now. Good luck.
0:16:21 > 0:16:25444, the Victorian registered ink stand and copying press
0:16:25 > 0:16:30with a promotional propelling pencil in the form of the screw.
0:16:30 > 0:16:34And who'd like to start me at £50 for this? 50. 30. 30 bid.
0:16:34 > 0:16:3730 bid. Who's going on at 30 bid?
0:16:37 > 0:16:42- 35. 40. 45. 50.- Keep going!
0:16:42 > 0:16:4560. 65. 70. 75. 80.
0:16:45 > 0:16:4985. 90. £90. Standing at £90.
0:16:49 > 0:16:52Any advance on £90?
0:16:52 > 0:16:54That's more like it!
0:16:54 > 0:16:58The low estimate didn't do it any harm!
0:16:58 > 0:17:02"Come and buy me" - that's a typical auctioneer's phrase!
0:17:02 > 0:17:04- What do you think of that? - That's lovely.
0:17:04 > 0:17:08What are you gonna put £90 towards, less a little bit of commission?
0:17:08 > 0:17:14- I've got three daughters. One of them's getting married in Vancouver. - Lovely. So you're going to Canada.
0:17:14 > 0:17:15Towards the travelling fund.
0:17:15 > 0:17:19Wonderful. Don't blame you for that!
0:17:19 > 0:17:21- Congratulations.- Thank you.
0:17:28 > 0:17:32Next up, it's Estelle, and we've got the lovely signed photographs.
0:17:32 > 0:17:34Lots of film stars there.
0:17:34 > 0:17:38I did the valuation, and I've pitched it at £100 to £200.
0:17:38 > 0:17:41The auctioneer agrees, so fingers crossed, we're bang on the money.
0:17:41 > 0:17:47Unfortunately, we don't have Estelle here. She's stuck at home because the weather is so bad.
0:17:47 > 0:17:50But I've got her on speakerphone. Can you hear us, Estelle?
0:17:50 > 0:17:56- Yes, I can hear you fine. - Tell us how long it took to do one mile to try and get here.- Gosh.
0:17:56 > 0:17:58One-and-a-half hours, nearly a mile.
0:17:58 > 0:18:02Even before we got to the first roundabout, we had to turn round and come back
0:18:02 > 0:18:07- because the traffic was at a standstill. Trust it to happen today!- Oh!
0:18:07 > 0:18:09I was looking forward to coming up.
0:18:09 > 0:18:13Well, thank you for trying.
0:18:13 > 0:18:15We're flying the flag for you.
0:18:15 > 0:18:18- Thank you.- The photographs are just about to go under the hammer.
0:18:18 > 0:18:20Your lot is coming up right now.
0:18:20 > 0:18:23Good luck, and I'll keep you on the line, OK?
0:18:23 > 0:18:26- OK.- And listen to this and enjoy it, and let's hope we get the top end.
0:18:26 > 0:18:31288, the collection of autographed photographs and letters we're onto.
0:18:31 > 0:18:33Nice collection, this. Quite a lot of interest.
0:18:33 > 0:18:35I must start them at £40. 40 bid.
0:18:35 > 0:18:3840 bid. 40 bid for the autographs.
0:18:38 > 0:18:42And 45. 50. 5. 60. 5. 65.
0:18:42 > 0:18:4465.
0:18:44 > 0:18:47We're at £65. Oh, we're struggling.
0:18:47 > 0:18:4970. 5. 80. 5.
0:18:49 > 0:18:52- 85.- Oh, come on, come on.
0:18:52 > 0:18:5685 for the autographs. At 85. At £85...
0:18:56 > 0:18:58They're not sold.
0:18:58 > 0:19:00Oh, she didn't sell them. We were so close.
0:19:00 > 0:19:03I'm sorry. I've let you down.
0:19:03 > 0:19:05£85 we got.
0:19:05 > 0:19:09- Uh-huh.- I'm pleased we put a reserve on them and protected them.
0:19:09 > 0:19:14- Try another time.- Well, there's lots of memories there and there's lots of very collectable names.
0:19:14 > 0:19:16That's true.
0:19:16 > 0:19:19Well, have a good day, and keep warm!
0:19:19 > 0:19:21- OK, thanks very much.- All right.
0:19:21 > 0:19:23Bye-bye. Bye-bye, Estelle.
0:19:23 > 0:19:24Bye-bye. Thanks. Bye-bye.
0:19:24 > 0:19:26Oh, there she goes.
0:19:26 > 0:19:30I let her down! I didn't want to sell them for any less, though.
0:19:30 > 0:19:32It's not worth giving things away, it really isn't.
0:19:32 > 0:19:37Stick by your guns and don't lower your valuation. That's my motto.
0:19:43 > 0:19:47Next up, a nine-carat-gold half-hunter pocket watch,
0:19:47 > 0:19:51and it belongs to Joan and Alan. Thanks for braving the weather.
0:19:51 > 0:19:54It's a great watch. Now, why are you flogging this, again?
0:19:54 > 0:19:59- It's for the memorial?- We want to do something for my son at Arisaig. My son died in a car crash.
0:19:59 > 0:20:05- Yes, you said earlier.- That would have been his watch. He was a real smart dresser, a bit eccentric!
0:20:05 > 0:20:08Let's hope we get that top end of the estimate.
0:20:08 > 0:20:12Fingers crossed, everyone. It's going under the hammer right now. This is it. Time's up!
0:20:12 > 0:20:15We come on to lot 350A now,
0:20:15 > 0:20:20the nine-carat-gold half-hunter pocket watch with white enamel dial.
0:20:20 > 0:20:22I have a few commissions on this lot.
0:20:22 > 0:20:26- We're starting the bidding at £180. - Ooh, started at 180!- That's good.
0:20:26 > 0:20:29200. 210. 220 on commission.
0:20:29 > 0:20:32230 beside me. 240. 250.
0:20:32 > 0:20:36- 260. 270.- Great.- Wow!
0:20:36 > 0:20:38290. 290 is here.
0:20:38 > 0:20:41Any advance on £290 for it?
0:20:41 > 0:20:45All done at 290. All done at £290.
0:20:45 > 0:20:48- The hammer's gone down. - I want to clap!
0:20:48 > 0:20:50Good result, wasn't it? £290.
0:20:50 > 0:20:53- That was excellent!- Thank you so much for coming in. Thank you.
0:21:02 > 0:21:05While I'm here in Edinburgh, I'm going take the opportunity
0:21:05 > 0:21:11to look around at the triumph of conservation and restoration, the Mansfield Traquair Centre.
0:21:13 > 0:21:17This could just be another part-empty church,
0:21:17 > 0:21:22destined to be nothing more than a space for a nightclub rave or something.
0:21:22 > 0:21:25But there's something very special inside this building.
0:21:25 > 0:21:29Back in the late 1800s, Arts and Crafts artist Phoebe Anna Traquair
0:21:29 > 0:21:35painted a cycle of murals all over the walls. It really has to be seen to be believed.
0:21:35 > 0:21:38So no wonder the local community stepped in to try and save it.
0:21:41 > 0:21:44Luckily enough, they were successful.
0:21:44 > 0:21:48Fiona Allardyce, who was in charge of the recent restoration programme, is going to show me around.
0:21:48 > 0:21:52Hi, Fiona. Thank you for meeting us. Can we go in and have a look?
0:21:52 > 0:21:53- Yes.- I'll follow you.
0:21:58 > 0:22:00Wow! Gosh, look at this.
0:22:11 > 0:22:14It's immense. Tell me about the artist - Phoebe.
0:22:14 > 0:22:20She was born in Dublin in 1852, and she married a Scot, Ramsay Traquair, and moved to Edinburgh.
0:22:20 > 0:22:23She's known as an Arts and Crafts artist.
0:22:23 > 0:22:28In other words, she was very keen on craftsmanship.
0:22:28 > 0:22:33She formed part of a group called the Edinburgh Social Union.
0:22:33 > 0:22:39One of their ambitions was to commission art in public places, so that everybody could see things.
0:22:39 > 0:22:43- It was something to improve everybody's lives.- Yes.
0:22:51 > 0:22:53Where did she start?
0:22:53 > 0:22:56She started on the chancel arch here, the Great Eastern Arch.
0:22:56 > 0:22:58I guess that is the focal point.
0:22:58 > 0:23:01Your eyes gravitate towards that area.
0:23:01 > 0:23:05Yes. It took her just over 15 months to paint that,
0:23:05 > 0:23:07and he did it all by herself.
0:23:07 > 0:23:09It's typical Arts and Crafts. It's very symbolic.
0:23:09 > 0:23:14Yes. And it tells a story - she's a great illustrator. She illustrates the story.
0:23:14 > 0:23:20- Every picture, you can look at it and it has lots of strands running through it.- Where did you start?
0:23:20 > 0:23:22We started in the South Chapel, through here.
0:23:22 > 0:23:26- I bet it was daunting, the very first bit.- It was, yes.
0:23:26 > 0:23:28- Shall we go and have a look?- Yes.
0:23:31 > 0:23:35Fiona started work on the murals in 2003.
0:23:35 > 0:23:39The £6 million needed to restore both the building and the murals
0:23:39 > 0:23:43has been raised by the Mansfield Traquair Trust.
0:23:43 > 0:23:46Where was the exact point you started?
0:23:46 > 0:23:48- In the little chancel there.- Right.
0:23:48 > 0:23:53- What were the main problems you encountered?- In this part, there was practically every problem.
0:23:53 > 0:24:00The water had got in, and so the plaster on that wall was coming out, bulging away - big gaps.
0:24:00 > 0:24:04So that had to be set back. And the paint was peeling off, and that had to be set back,
0:24:04 > 0:24:09- and there was lots of missing bits which had to be repainted.- You didn't tackle this single-handed, did you?
0:24:09 > 0:24:13- You had lots of students with you. - Yes, but in this chapel there weren't many people.
0:24:13 > 0:24:17There were three of us doing this, and then a lot of the students came in.
0:24:17 > 0:24:22After this first phase, we moved into the main part, took on students and volunteers and other trainees.
0:24:22 > 0:24:24How long did this take you?
0:24:24 > 0:24:26Two years.
0:24:26 > 0:24:30One panel that catches my eye - I haven't spent a lot of time in here,
0:24:30 > 0:24:34but that particular panel there is my favourite panel.
0:24:34 > 0:24:37Yes, it's very beautiful. This chapel tells the story
0:24:37 > 0:24:44of the wise and foolish virgins, and that's the stage when they've gone to sleep
0:24:44 > 0:24:46and the foolish ones have run out of oil,
0:24:46 > 0:24:50and now the sun's rising, the dawn's coming up
0:24:50 > 0:24:55and the foolish ones have realised they've run out, and the wise ones have got plenty.
0:24:55 > 0:24:59- How long did it take Phoebe to paint the whole church? - It took her eight years,
0:24:59 > 0:25:01although in this chapel it was just over a year.
0:25:01 > 0:25:07I've seen a lot of murals and frescoes of this size, and I know that the artists, when they start,
0:25:07 > 0:25:12it's daunting for them, and over the years they get better as artists. Have you found that with Phoebe?
0:25:12 > 0:25:15Yes, and you can see it in the West Wall. Shall we go and have a look at it?
0:25:21 > 0:25:24And there's the end wall, the West Wall.
0:25:24 > 0:25:27Yes, the last thing she did.
0:25:27 > 0:25:32But what I found fascinating was seeing how by the time she was finishing this, which was about 1901,
0:25:32 > 0:25:35she'd become interested in all sorts of things that were happening,
0:25:35 > 0:25:41like photography, Impressionism, and you can see this in parts of that wall.
0:25:41 > 0:25:46There are some heads up there which look like photographs or photolithographs,
0:25:46 > 0:25:49and they're not the static, typical...
0:25:49 > 0:25:51- ..Arts and Crafts work. - No, not at all.
0:25:51 > 0:25:54- How do you rate her as an artist? - I think she wasn't a trailblazer,
0:25:54 > 0:26:00she wasn't creating a new style or a new vocabulary,
0:26:00 > 0:26:03but she had a great sense of honesty.
0:26:03 > 0:26:08Her truthfulness comes through in these paintings. She really means what she's painting.
0:26:08 > 0:26:13She had a vision, and, for me, she made it, she got it to come to life.
0:26:13 > 0:26:19Yes. And thank goodness it's been restored to its former glory, that's all I can say.
0:26:19 > 0:26:21Thank you very much, Fiona,
0:26:21 > 0:26:26because you're gonna let future generations appreciate something so special.
0:26:38 > 0:26:40Meanwhile, straight back to the valuation day,
0:26:40 > 0:26:45and Anita is thrilled by her next find - a stylish piece of Art Deco.
0:26:47 > 0:26:52Margaret, what a wonderful set of legs!
0:26:52 > 0:26:56That's the best lot of legs I've seen for a long time!
0:26:56 > 0:26:58It's New York.
0:26:58 > 0:27:00It's the Empire State Building.
0:27:00 > 0:27:02It's Art Deco.
0:27:02 > 0:27:07But, what is even more interesting in this table
0:27:07 > 0:27:10is, if we turn it round...
0:27:13 > 0:27:20..and look here, inlaid on the table surface is a magic name.
0:27:20 > 0:27:22Galle.
0:27:22 > 0:27:30Now, Galle we associate more with the wonderful Art Nouveau glass
0:27:30 > 0:27:32of the early 1900s.
0:27:32 > 0:27:38This table is untypical of Galle furniture.
0:27:38 > 0:27:42Galle furniture was Art Nouveau in style,
0:27:42 > 0:27:47more flowing lines, more sinuous.
0:27:47 > 0:27:53This table is pure Deco.
0:27:53 > 0:27:59The geometric Art Deco jazz inlay or marquetry
0:27:59 > 0:28:03that we have on the surface.
0:28:03 > 0:28:06Tell me, Margaret, where did this table come from?
0:28:06 > 0:28:09It came from my husband's granny.
0:28:09 > 0:28:12And I think she actually put a plant pot on it.
0:28:14 > 0:28:18- That was a sin. - I think it's water damage.
0:28:18 > 0:28:23The condition of the surface is not good. That will affect the price.
0:28:23 > 0:28:27I would like to put it to auction
0:28:27 > 0:28:31with an estimate of £200 to £300.
0:28:31 > 0:28:34Would you feel happy at that price?
0:28:34 > 0:28:36Yes, certainly.
0:28:36 > 0:28:40We would put it in and we would perhaps
0:28:40 > 0:28:42put a reserve on it.
0:28:42 > 0:28:46Perhaps 180 with some discretion.
0:28:46 > 0:28:50- Yes.- Shall we do that?- Yes, I'm quite happy for you to do that.
0:28:50 > 0:28:54Thank you very much for bringing it along. It was a pleasure to see it.
0:28:54 > 0:28:59As I say, the most wonderful set of legs that I've seen in a long time!
0:29:06 > 0:29:10- Hello, Andrine.- Hello, Mark. - That's an interesting name.
0:29:10 > 0:29:14I don't really know where my father got it from.
0:29:14 > 0:29:19But he arrived in the hospital one day, just after I was born, and said, "I've got the name for her.
0:29:19 > 0:29:22"It's Andrine. And we never knew where he found it."
0:29:22 > 0:29:23It's a wonderful name.
0:29:23 > 0:29:27And on to some wonderful china that you've brought in to show us today.
0:29:27 > 0:29:29Why have you brought it along today?
0:29:29 > 0:29:33It's been in the family quite a long time.
0:29:33 > 0:29:37It was originally my great-aunt and uncle's.
0:29:37 > 0:29:41My mother inherited it from them and she always told me
0:29:41 > 0:29:45that they'd put this in the bank safe during the war.
0:29:45 > 0:29:50That interested me, but I never really thought of doing any more about it.
0:29:50 > 0:29:54Because there was nothing on the cups, I had no means of knowing what it was.
0:29:54 > 0:29:58Well, I hope to be able to give you some information about it. I've also had a look at it.
0:29:58 > 0:30:04You're quite right, the only marks on there is a pattern number - 724.
0:30:04 > 0:30:08With these tea and coffee services
0:30:08 > 0:30:11from this particular period, sometimes only one piece was marked.
0:30:11 > 0:30:15Often, it was on the underside of the cover.
0:30:15 > 0:30:22None of this is marked at all. So I'm only going to be able to tell you that it's definitely Staffordshire.
0:30:22 > 0:30:27It could be several factories - Coalport, Ridgway -
0:30:27 > 0:30:30several factories may have produced this shape.
0:30:30 > 0:30:35What I can tell you is that it was made round about 1810.
0:30:35 > 0:30:39- As old as that? - Absolutely, absolutely.- I'm stunned.
0:30:39 > 0:30:41We've got nearly a full set.
0:30:41 > 0:30:43We're only missing two teacups.
0:30:43 > 0:30:48There is a little bit of damage. We've had the knop of the teapot off and reglued.
0:30:48 > 0:30:54But basically when we look at the shapes, we've got that very straight-sided coffee can,
0:30:54 > 0:30:58we've got that sort of bell-shaped cup with a loop handle.
0:30:58 > 0:31:02When we look at the sucrier, the sugar box and cover,
0:31:02 > 0:31:07we've got these lovely little stylish dolphin-head handles.
0:31:07 > 0:31:08I've never noticed those.
0:31:08 > 0:31:12The design here is quite Coalportish.
0:31:12 > 0:31:16This split leaf, where half the leaf is white and half the leaf is decorated.
0:31:16 > 0:31:20But apart from that, we've got the two biscuit plates or bread-and-butter plates.
0:31:20 > 0:31:26And we've got, of course, the teapot and stand.
0:31:26 > 0:31:29I'm looking at it at auction, it might surprise you,
0:31:29 > 0:31:33but I would probably suggest something like £300 to £500.
0:31:33 > 0:31:35Oh, goodness!
0:31:35 > 0:31:37That's quite a surprise.
0:31:37 > 0:31:39- Is that a good surprise?- Yes.
0:31:39 > 0:31:42I'm sure it must be worth that.
0:31:42 > 0:31:48- Well, that's lovely.- I would suggest putting a reserve on of 300, with a little bit of discretion.
0:31:48 > 0:31:52But I have a feeling we won't need the discretion.
0:31:52 > 0:31:56I think it will go past that because of the quantity of what's here.
0:31:56 > 0:31:58What would you do if we did get you a lot of money?
0:31:58 > 0:32:06- Well, I'm 60 next year, and I've always wanted to go to Petra in Jordan.- Oh, wonderful.
0:32:06 > 0:32:09- So I might put it towards that. - That will be fantastic.
0:32:09 > 0:32:13- If we get you enough, you might want to take me, as well! - That's a thought.
0:32:18 > 0:32:21Lynn, I still get a wee buzz
0:32:21 > 0:32:26when I see one of these Beswick animals.
0:32:26 > 0:32:32- Tell me, where did you get it? - I got it in a small village in Wigtownshire
0:32:32 > 0:32:34where the bulls are from.
0:32:36 > 0:32:39- It's Auchenlarie.- Auchenlarie? - That's where we bought it.
0:32:39 > 0:32:42My mother bought it for me as a holiday gift.
0:32:42 > 0:32:44Were you farming people?
0:32:44 > 0:32:47Yes, from the north of Scotland.
0:32:47 > 0:32:53We were there on holiday, and anything with animals always attracted us.
0:32:53 > 0:32:56My mother bought it as a holiday gift.
0:32:56 > 0:32:58Well, Beswick are wonderful.
0:32:58 > 0:33:02In the 1940s, they started making figures,
0:33:02 > 0:33:06animals and that type of ware.
0:33:06 > 0:33:09They became very, very popular.
0:33:09 > 0:33:13The reason that they became popular
0:33:13 > 0:33:21is because their modelling was detailed, it was very, very precise.
0:33:21 > 0:33:26The factory sent their modellers to look at the best of the stock.
0:33:26 > 0:33:30So they had a great eye for detail.
0:33:30 > 0:33:36This particular one, the Galloway belted bull,
0:33:36 > 0:33:39was designed in 1960.
0:33:39 > 0:33:43This is one of the more collectable ones.
0:33:43 > 0:33:44Now, going into auction,
0:33:44 > 0:33:51I would estimate it in the region of £600 to £800.
0:33:51 > 0:33:57I saw a book price which was a lot higher than that at one time.
0:33:57 > 0:34:03In this particular type of bull,
0:34:03 > 0:34:06we have two models.
0:34:06 > 0:34:12The models are different, in that this one has a straight tail and our other one has a curved tail.
0:34:12 > 0:34:15It curves round the leg.
0:34:15 > 0:34:17The prices will be different,
0:34:17 > 0:34:23so it may have been that the book price for your bull, the one that you saw,
0:34:23 > 0:34:28was the one for the other one. But I don't know at this time. I don't have the information at hand.
0:34:28 > 0:34:32But your auctioneer will do the research on it and find out.
0:34:32 > 0:34:36This one, straight tail here and the other one has a curved tail.
0:34:36 > 0:34:40Now, do you feel comfortable, me having said this,
0:34:40 > 0:34:48to send it to auction with that estimate on it and a reserve price to protect it of £600?
0:34:48 > 0:34:51- I think that will be fine. - Shall we go for it?- I think so.
0:34:51 > 0:34:56It's a farming community down there, so you're going to have a lot of collectors, as well.
0:34:56 > 0:34:59- He'll go to a good home. - He'll go to a good home.
0:35:02 > 0:35:04And now for a quick reminder of all the lots.
0:35:04 > 0:35:08This little galley table has got everything going for it -
0:35:08 > 0:35:10pure Deco with inlay and marquetry.
0:35:10 > 0:35:12It should walk away.
0:35:12 > 0:35:17This elegant tea and coffee set has been replaced by the humble mug in Andrine's home.
0:35:17 > 0:35:21So we need someone at auction who prefers the 1810 style.
0:35:21 > 0:35:25Lynne's mother bought the Beswick Galloway bull as an inexpensive holiday gift.
0:35:25 > 0:35:30But it's a rare example, which is highly collectable, so watch this space!
0:35:37 > 0:35:40Some real quality, and what a great name, Beswick.
0:35:40 > 0:35:43We see a lot of it on the show, especially the horses.
0:35:43 > 0:35:47But I've never seen a Beswick bull before, and it belongs to Min.
0:35:47 > 0:35:50It was a holiday present from her mum.
0:35:50 > 0:35:55Our expert, Anita, has put £600 to £800 on this bull. It's a lot of money!
0:35:55 > 0:36:00- It is a lot of money for a holiday souvenir, but it's rather a rare bull.- Is it?
0:36:00 > 0:36:04Yes, because belted Galloways are rather a rare breed of cattle.
0:36:04 > 0:36:08It's one of the rarer breeds, and thus not so many were made and sold.
0:36:08 > 0:36:13Gosh, you know your Beswick. I don't know the difference between what bulls there are, though, for sale.
0:36:13 > 0:36:16What other bulls are there? Why is this one so rare?
0:36:16 > 0:36:21Because you get Hereford bulls, you get Beswick bulls, you get Friesian bulls.
0:36:21 > 0:36:25Very much the breeders of these bulls tended to collect their own breed and things.
0:36:25 > 0:36:29There are far fewer Galloway breeders, which is an area in the south-west of Scotland
0:36:29 > 0:36:31than there are Hereford breeders.
0:36:31 > 0:36:34So this should do really well, in this part of Scotland?
0:36:34 > 0:36:36We have great hopes for it, anyway.
0:36:36 > 0:36:41- Have you sold any like this before? - Yes, we sold one at our last sale, and it made £1,350.
0:36:41 > 0:36:47Wow! So our estimate is teasing the bidders in - come and buy me.
0:36:47 > 0:36:52- Quite conservative, I hope.- You'd expect this to do the same?- We hope it'll do in excess of £1,000.
0:36:52 > 0:36:57Wow! Wow! Fingers crossed! This is just about to go under the hammer.
0:36:57 > 0:37:00Whatever you do, don't go away. Let's hope this gets that magic figure.
0:37:06 > 0:37:11Next up is the Art Deco little table designed by Galle, and it belongs to Margaret.
0:37:11 > 0:37:14Unfortunately she can't be with us due to the weather.
0:37:14 > 0:37:16But we do have Anita, our expert.
0:37:16 > 0:37:18We're looking at £200 to £300 for this.
0:37:18 > 0:37:23- Galle is a great name in glass. - Absolutely wonderful. - I've never seen it in tables before.
0:37:23 > 0:37:28- This is unusual. The legs are to die for!- Are they?
0:37:28 > 0:37:31It has so much style.
0:37:31 > 0:37:35So I'm hoping that it will do well.
0:37:35 > 0:37:39Galle is very, very stylish. Fingers crossed, let's see if the bidders find this.
0:37:39 > 0:37:41It's going under the hammer now.
0:37:41 > 0:37:47Lot 500, the Galle Art Deco marquetry top, occasional table.
0:37:47 > 0:37:52Signed on the top, and who'd like to start me, £200 for it? 200, 100?
0:37:52 > 0:37:55£50 to make a start.
0:37:55 > 0:38:0050 bid, 50 bid, 50 bid. 50 bid, 50 bid, a nice table at 50 bid.
0:38:00 > 0:38:07- 55, 60. 5. 70. 5. 80. 5. 90. - We're climbing.
0:38:07 > 0:38:095. 100. 110.
0:38:09 > 0:38:15- 120. 130. 130.- It's petering out.
0:38:15 > 0:38:20130. For a very nice table at £130.
0:38:20 > 0:38:23140. 140.
0:38:23 > 0:38:26150. 150. 160.
0:38:26 > 0:38:31160. 160, it's a nice table. I wouldn't miss it at 160.
0:38:31 > 0:38:34- Any advance...? 170.- Oh, crikey.
0:38:34 > 0:38:36170. And selling at 170.
0:38:36 > 0:38:38Any advance on...
0:38:38 > 0:38:41180. 180. 180.
0:38:41 > 0:38:43Oh dear, I can't bear the tension.
0:38:43 > 0:38:44190. 200. 210.
0:38:44 > 0:38:51210. 220. 230. 230.
0:38:51 > 0:38:56In the centre at 230. Any advance on £230?
0:38:56 > 0:39:01The hammer's gone down. Margaret, £230. A good auctioneer.
0:39:01 > 0:39:05And it came from £50, right up.
0:39:05 > 0:39:10- I was worried, a wee bit worried. - YOU were worried, I was petrified!
0:39:10 > 0:39:12Please, this is the only lot that's gone like that.
0:39:12 > 0:39:16We'd be nervous wrecks by the end of the day if every lot was like that.
0:39:16 > 0:39:18- She did very well.- Yes, excellent.
0:39:25 > 0:39:28It's now time for Andrine, and it's time for tea.
0:39:28 > 0:39:30We've got that lovely Staffordshire tea set.
0:39:30 > 0:39:32Your tea set going under the hammer.
0:39:32 > 0:39:36There's a lot of it. £300 to £500 we're looking at.
0:39:36 > 0:39:38Why have you decided to sell it now?
0:39:38 > 0:39:43Well, I've got two sons and neither of them have any interest in old china
0:39:43 > 0:39:46and it's not something that I would use.
0:39:46 > 0:39:48Modern day, you tend to use mugs.
0:39:48 > 0:39:53- I'm afraid it's just going to sit in a cupboard. I'd rather somebody had use of it.- That's a shame, isn't it?
0:39:53 > 0:39:58- Let somebody else appreciate it, and make some money. - That would be very nice.
0:39:58 > 0:40:01Let's hope we make that top end, OK? Fingers crossed.
0:40:01 > 0:40:03- Fingers crossed, Mark.- Again.
0:40:03 > 0:40:04Again, we need it.
0:40:04 > 0:40:06More than ever now. OK, this is it.
0:40:06 > 0:40:12Lot 162, the Victorian red and gilt floral decorated part tea set.
0:40:12 > 0:40:15Got two closed bids on this and we start it at 120.
0:40:15 > 0:40:19120. 140. 160. 180.
0:40:19 > 0:40:20200. £200.
0:40:20 > 0:40:22Any advance on 220.
0:40:22 > 0:40:26- 240. 260. 280. - This is good, come on..- 280.
0:40:26 > 0:40:29280. Anyone going on at 280 for a nice tea set?
0:40:29 > 0:40:32At £280.
0:40:32 > 0:40:34I'm afraid that's not sold.
0:40:34 > 0:40:38Unfortunately, we were just £20 short there of selling it.
0:40:38 > 0:40:40Well, can't be helped.
0:40:40 > 0:40:43- Oh dear, so close. - And yet so far.- Yes.
0:40:55 > 0:41:01This is the one I've been waiting for - the Beswick bull - £600 to £800, it could do a lot more.
0:41:01 > 0:41:07- I've just been joined by Min, who struggled to get here, didn't you, my darling?- Aye, we did that.
0:41:07 > 0:41:13I had a chat to Sybelle just before the auction, and she has sold a Beswick bull like this before,
0:41:13 > 0:41:16the same kind of bull in this very room,
0:41:16 > 0:41:20- and she got £1,350 for it. - Oh, that's very nice.
0:41:20 > 0:41:24The thing is, Paul, although this is not a rare breed,
0:41:24 > 0:41:29this breed is confined to a very small area in the south-west of Scotland.
0:41:29 > 0:41:32So there wasn't a lot of this model made.
0:41:32 > 0:41:34Exactly, that's why they will fight over it!
0:41:34 > 0:41:37- Ready for this roller-coaster ride? - Here's hoping.
0:41:37 > 0:41:42I hope I haven't built this up too much. This is it, it's going under the hammer now. Good luck.
0:41:42 > 0:41:46Lot 178, the nice Beswick belted Galloway bull.
0:41:46 > 0:41:51Quite a lot of interest in this and we start it at £400. 400. 400.
0:41:51 > 0:41:53Come on, where are the big hitters?
0:41:53 > 0:41:57440. 460. 480. 500.
0:41:57 > 0:42:01520. 550. 580. 600.
0:42:01 > 0:42:04600, who's going on at 600?
0:42:04 > 0:42:06600. 620.
0:42:09 > 0:42:15650. 680. 700. 720. 750...
0:42:15 > 0:42:18Oh, Min, money, money, money.
0:42:18 > 0:42:23- 800. 820. 850. 880. 900. - This is good, this is good.
0:42:23 > 0:42:28920. 950. 980.
0:42:28 > 0:42:321,000. And 50, 1,100.
0:42:32 > 0:42:36And 50. 1,200.
0:42:36 > 0:42:391,250. 1,300. 1,350.
0:42:39 > 0:42:42Gosh!
0:42:42 > 0:42:471,350 on the telephone, any advance on 1,350?
0:42:47 > 0:42:50Against you beside me, it's on Jocelyn's phone at 1,350.
0:42:50 > 0:42:54Would anyone else like in at 1,350?
0:42:54 > 0:42:57Sold! The hammer has gone down.
0:42:57 > 0:42:59- 1,300!- That's wonderful.
0:42:59 > 0:43:04£1,300! Would you credit that! That was bought
0:43:04 > 0:43:08- as a holiday trinket.- Yes, it was under £10, I would imagine.
0:43:08 > 0:43:12- What a lovely moment. - Wonderful, wonderful.
0:43:18 > 0:43:21As you can see, the auction's still going on. It's all over for our owners.
0:43:21 > 0:43:24We've had a mixed day here, but it has been full of surprises.
0:43:24 > 0:43:27It was great to see Min's face.
0:43:27 > 0:43:33Her big, big smile as she walked out of the room, getting £1,350 for the Beswick bull. That is a star result.
0:43:33 > 0:43:38I hope you've enjoyed the show as much as we have making it. So till the next time, it's cheerio.
0:43:41 > 0:43:46For more information about Flog It, including how the programme was made,
0:43:46 > 0:43:49visit the website at bbc.co.uk/lifestyle.