0:00:40 > 0:00:44What a fantastic turn-out we have here today.
0:00:44 > 0:00:46The good people of Poole
0:00:46 > 0:00:52have turned out in droves to see if their pictures, their pots and - look - their teddy bears
0:00:52 > 0:00:58are going to be worth a king's ransom if we flog them at auction.
0:01:02 > 0:01:06Expert Charlie Ross is hard at it today!
0:01:06 > 0:01:10And his partner in crime is Mark Stacey.
0:01:11 > 0:01:13Let's find out how they do.
0:01:16 > 0:01:20How did you get this here without breaking it, Linda?
0:01:20 > 0:01:24Just wrapped in an old curtain, that's all.
0:01:24 > 0:01:28- It comes into bits, doesn't it?- Yes.
0:01:28 > 0:01:34- I put it together. I think. - I think it looks right, yes, as I remember it anyway.
0:01:34 > 0:01:38It looks magnificent. Magnificent. I love the glass.
0:01:38 > 0:01:44- Do you know what it is? - I assume it would be for putting flowers in.
0:01:44 > 0:01:50It's a table centrepiece, but it has a French name, like a lot of antiques.
0:01:50 > 0:01:53- It's called an epergne.- Right.
0:01:53 > 0:01:57E-P-E-R-G-N-E. French word meaning centrepiece.
0:01:57 > 0:01:59It looks French, but it's English.
0:01:59 > 0:02:05- Was it made in England? - Yep. High decorative English piece of tableware.
0:02:05 > 0:02:13Yes, you can put flowers in it, but frankly it stands on its own as a magnificent thing anyway.
0:02:13 > 0:02:20Quite often you would put water in the bottom and float petals on it,
0:02:20 > 0:02:24like a potpourri. And you could put flowers in the trumpets.
0:02:24 > 0:02:30The Vaseline glass trumpets with the applied green glass on to the plainer glass.
0:02:30 > 0:02:35I love the way it's phased from straight, plain glass
0:02:35 > 0:02:38up to these wonderful...
0:02:38 > 0:02:42um, petal edges to the fluting.
0:02:42 > 0:02:44On the trumpets.
0:02:44 > 0:02:52- It's just magnificent. Do you know how old it is?- It's been in my husband's family for over 35 years.
0:02:52 > 0:02:55Yes, it's a lot older than that. Late Victorian.
0:02:55 > 0:03:02- It's 100 years old.- Right. - Which is why it's a joy to see one in this condition.
0:03:02 > 0:03:07I've had three in my saleroom recently. Every one had damage.
0:03:07 > 0:03:11- Oh, right.- And...I suppose you think it's worth something.
0:03:11 > 0:03:16- I would say at least £200. - At least 200?- Yes.
0:03:16 > 0:03:22- That's a jolly good shout. I'd estimate £200-£300. - £200-£300.- Saleroom estimate.
0:03:22 > 0:03:29- A reserve of 200. Perhaps the auctioneer could use his discretion if he got very close to it.- Right.
0:03:29 > 0:03:33- Happy with that?- Yes... - Marginally?- Marginally.
0:03:33 > 0:03:37- I think I would like to put a fixed reserve.- Fixed reserve, good.
0:03:37 > 0:03:40That's fine. Your prerogative.
0:03:40 > 0:03:45I don't think you're being unreasonable. 200 fixed reserve.
0:03:45 > 0:03:50- And I can't see it not selling. It can go to someone who enjoys it. - Right.
0:03:50 > 0:03:56- Which somebody will do. One of the nicest epergnes I've seen.- Thank you.
0:04:02 > 0:04:06- Well, a bit of Chinese porcelain, John.- Yes.- Where did you get it?
0:04:06 > 0:04:11I acquired it from an old lady that I did a lot of work for years ago.
0:04:11 > 0:04:16She had no family and she knew that I liked it.
0:04:16 > 0:04:19She gave it to me as a gift.
0:04:19 > 0:04:24- Wonderful. Do you have any other Chinese porcelain at home?- No.
0:04:24 > 0:04:26And where's it been living?
0:04:26 > 0:04:33We had it on the wall for a while, but we were told to take the straps off, metal straps,
0:04:33 > 0:04:40- and it's been in the cupboard for the last 15 years.- Oh, dear. So you haven't appreciated it.
0:04:40 > 0:04:41No.
0:04:41 > 0:04:50It's Chinese export ware, meaning it was made in China for export to Europe.
0:04:50 > 0:04:55And you've got a very typical Chinese temple scene, floral border.
0:04:55 > 0:05:00All hand painted. And this nice sort of ochre ground on the border.
0:05:00 > 0:05:06- I like that.- In very good condition. Wonderful glaze, a very nice, clear glaze.
0:05:06 > 0:05:10And the painting is very clear. In terms of the date,
0:05:10 > 0:05:14I would put it towards the end of the 18th Century,
0:05:14 > 0:05:17and very much for a European market.
0:05:17 > 0:05:22- Yes.- And I suppose, really, we'd call it a charger,
0:05:22 > 0:05:24you know, a large plate.
0:05:24 > 0:05:28And when we turn it over, a little decoration on the back.
0:05:28 > 0:05:35No signatures or marks, but it's a very telltale sign of Chinese porcelain.
0:05:35 > 0:05:41- This is hard paste porcelain.- Yes. - Whereas in Britain we use soft paste porcelain.
0:05:41 > 0:05:46This is often referred to as true porcelain, the Chinese.
0:05:46 > 0:05:49Now in terms of value, if I put this into a sale,
0:05:49 > 0:05:55I'd probably put it in at... £180-£250.
0:05:55 > 0:05:57- Right.- Something in that range.
0:05:57 > 0:06:03- And we'd pop a reserve on it of maybe 150.- Yes.- To protect it.
0:06:03 > 0:06:09- And then let's just see how many people come in and buy. - Yes, I'd like to do that.
0:06:09 > 0:06:14- You'd be happy?- Yes. - Well, thank you again, John.
0:06:14 > 0:06:17- Let's hope it's a success. - Thank you.
0:06:24 > 0:06:29- Hi, Ken.- Hello. - Now, what can I say?- Well...
0:06:29 > 0:06:34This has taken my fancy. Give us the history about it.
0:06:34 > 0:06:39My father won it in a cribbage game and I inherited it when he died.
0:06:39 > 0:06:45It's a lobster claw as you can see and has been made into a brandy flask.
0:06:45 > 0:06:50- It's a charming, quirky object. - Yes, I thought you'd like it.
0:06:50 > 0:06:53It's really bitten me.
0:06:53 > 0:06:59- It's just great fun. Obviously it was a massive... - Must have been huge!- ..lobster.
0:06:59 > 0:07:02- Much bigger than the table.- Oh, yes.
0:07:02 > 0:07:06It would have made a lovely meal.
0:07:06 > 0:07:13I'm not a great lover of seafood, but people will find it a unique object, which it surely is.
0:07:14 > 0:07:19They've mounted it in pewter mounts with some very simple decoration.
0:07:19 > 0:07:22And it unscrews on the top there.
0:07:22 > 0:07:26They've probably taken it to a local craftsman and said,
0:07:26 > 0:07:33"I'm so proud of catching such a huge lobster, I want to remember the poor beast."
0:07:33 > 0:07:38And they've made something that can last. I just think it's great fun.
0:07:38 > 0:07:44- Why do you want to sell it? - Well...I collect Poole Pottery because I work at Poole Pottery.
0:07:44 > 0:07:49- Right.- I need some extra room and I keep it in a box in a cabinet.
0:07:49 > 0:07:54Mum said to look after it, but I said, "Can I bring it to Flog It?"
0:07:54 > 0:07:57She said, "Yeah." So we'll split it.
0:07:57 > 0:08:02- Oh, wonderful.- See what happens. It's quite old, cos it's gone white.
0:08:02 > 0:08:08In terms of date, I suppose it's the beginning of the 20th Century, 1910 or something.
0:08:08 > 0:08:15- But I think it's just going to appeal to a quirky collector... - Yes.- ..who wants to own it.
0:08:15 > 0:08:17I don't think it'll be huge value.
0:08:17 > 0:08:22- No.- I would have put maybe £70-£100 on it.- Oh, that's not bad.
0:08:22 > 0:08:28Not bad, is it, really? And maybe we'll keep the reserve a little bit lower.
0:08:28 > 0:08:32- To give it a fighting chance. - 50 or 60?
0:08:32 > 0:08:35- Yes, 50 quid.- All right. - A reserve of 50.
0:08:35 > 0:08:38- And let's see what happens.- Right.
0:08:38 > 0:08:45- It's a wonderful piece of nautica to take to auction with us. - Thank you very much.
0:08:52 > 0:08:56Anne, there's a mixture here, but they are all joined
0:08:56 > 0:09:00so I suggest we talk about them together,
0:09:00 > 0:09:04but we'll start with the watch, then the chain
0:09:04 > 0:09:06and then a wonderful seal.
0:09:06 > 0:09:10That is a seal par excellence.
0:09:10 > 0:09:13- Right. - Just give me a bit of background.
0:09:13 > 0:09:16I assume this was my grandfather's.
0:09:16 > 0:09:23- But it could have been somebody else's.- Right. I'd be intrigued to know how they got together.
0:09:23 > 0:09:26The watch, in my view, falls
0:09:26 > 0:09:31almost between two stools. It's a little large for a ladies' fob,
0:09:31 > 0:09:36- but it doesn't look masculine. Do you know what I mean?- Yes.
0:09:36 > 0:09:39It's slim, very ornate dial.
0:09:39 > 0:09:42- Very dainty.- Very dainty indeed.
0:09:42 > 0:09:46Immediately attached to the watch is this chain.
0:09:46 > 0:09:48- That IS masculine.- Yes.
0:09:48 > 0:09:51It's a big, beefy chain.
0:09:51 > 0:09:53The links are beautifully made.
0:09:53 > 0:09:58We'll stop briefly with a small seal here,
0:09:58 > 0:10:00but then move on to what I think
0:10:00 > 0:10:06- is the best bit of this collection.- Yes.
0:10:06 > 0:10:10- A seal which is Georgian, looking at the style.- Really?
0:10:10 > 0:10:15- I think so, looking at the top. - I didn't realise it was that old.
0:10:15 > 0:10:18Doesn't look Victorian to me.
0:10:18 > 0:10:24And what I love here is a dog on one side, turn it round...
0:10:24 > 0:10:28- What appear to be grouse on the other side.- Yes.
0:10:28 > 0:10:31A hunting scene on a seal.
0:10:31 > 0:10:34The seal is...
0:10:34 > 0:10:36virgin. It hasn't been used,
0:10:36 > 0:10:44which means that if somebody wanted to, they could carve their initials into it and use it as a seal.
0:10:44 > 0:10:50- I think this is gold, too. It's just too finely made to be anything else.- Right.
0:10:50 > 0:10:53And so we've got different periods.
0:10:53 > 0:10:58That's arguably Edwardian, let's say 1910.
0:10:58 > 0:11:03This is Victorian and that is Georgian. It's a wonderful mixture.
0:11:03 > 0:11:08If we lift up the watch and look at the back,
0:11:08 > 0:11:10there we go,
0:11:10 > 0:11:16stamped into the back there - 18 carat, good quality gold.
0:11:16 > 0:11:18Twice the quality of the chain.
0:11:18 > 0:11:24The watch is an 18-carat gold pocket watch, worth £100-£150.
0:11:24 > 0:11:29- Really?- I think the chain is worth the best part of £100, maybe more.
0:11:29 > 0:11:34And I think the seal is worth that sort of money, possibly a bit more.
0:11:34 > 0:11:39- Right.- And I think a £300-£400 estimate is a "come and get me".
0:11:39 > 0:11:43- That's lovely. Wonderful.- Splendid.
0:11:43 > 0:11:48- Thank you very much indeed. It's a very interesting mixture of items.- Thank you.
0:11:55 > 0:11:57I'm nipping out of the valuation
0:11:57 > 0:12:01to find out a bit more about the industry which Poole is world-famous for.
0:12:04 > 0:12:09This is Poole Quay on a rather breezy day!
0:12:09 > 0:12:13It's the holiday makers' side of a traditional working harbour.
0:12:13 > 0:12:18For hundreds of years, you could see Poole Pottery for sale here.
0:12:18 > 0:12:24The factory that made it was right behind these shops. Now it's relocated out of town.
0:12:24 > 0:12:31That's where I'm off to right now to find more about the potted history of this distinguished firm.
0:12:38 > 0:12:42Growing out of Victorian tile making, it wasn't until the 1920s
0:12:42 > 0:12:48that Poole Pottery gained significance as good commercial, domestic and artistic wares.
0:12:48 > 0:12:55They had rave reviews. The Royal Society of Arts declared they had good design, craftsmanship,
0:12:55 > 0:12:57colour and skill.
0:13:02 > 0:13:08I'm here with Ian Felton, a Poole Pottery collector - he has hundreds of pieces!
0:13:08 > 0:13:11Thank you for talking to us, Ian.
0:13:11 > 0:13:14What inspired you to collect Poole?
0:13:14 > 0:13:20The early interest goes back to when I was a kid and the family used to come down here for holidays.
0:13:20 > 0:13:25A highlight of the holiday was always a visit to Poole Pottery.
0:13:25 > 0:13:30So it stemmed from that. I've only seriously collected for 6 or 7 years.
0:13:30 > 0:13:37This is just a very small example of what you've got, but it shows the evolution of the range.
0:13:37 > 0:13:42- When does it start for you? - This is the earliest piece.
0:13:42 > 0:13:49This is a candlestick from the early 1920s. At that time the patterns were very simple.
0:13:49 > 0:13:55Geometric based. This was the start of Truda Adams, later Truda Carter.
0:13:55 > 0:14:01Truda Carter was the designer. There were a number of ladies there decorating,
0:14:01 > 0:14:05but Truda was responsible for production of the patterns.
0:14:05 > 0:14:08- This is a name to look out for. - It is.
0:14:08 > 0:14:13- As you move on through the '20s... - Getting busier.
0:14:13 > 0:14:15The patterns got much more intense.
0:14:15 > 0:14:19And she took a strong influence from Art Deco styles,
0:14:19 > 0:14:24probably more so than a lot of UK potteries.
0:14:24 > 0:14:28This was beginning to become more abstract.
0:14:28 > 0:14:32As we move through the '20s into the '30s,
0:14:32 > 0:14:37the company moved more into decorative house wares as well,
0:14:37 > 0:14:44so taking a purely artistic piece and turning it into the useful household item.
0:14:44 > 0:14:48To be used every day.
0:14:58 > 0:15:03I've got to say this is my favourite period. I love that smoky look.
0:15:03 > 0:15:06Very muted hues of the 1950s.
0:15:06 > 0:15:12- Funnily enough, that's the era that I'm least interested in. - Why is that?
0:15:12 > 0:15:19I like the intensity of the early pieces and I very much like the '60s and '70s items.
0:15:19 > 0:15:21This is what we see a great deal of.
0:15:21 > 0:15:28The start of the '60s was really when Poole Studios was reinstated.
0:15:28 > 0:15:33What the public recognises as Poole Pottery, the Delphis range,
0:15:33 > 0:15:35that came in around 1963.
0:15:35 > 0:15:42So Delphis, the Latin name for dolphin, which is actually Poole's symbol,
0:15:42 > 0:15:49the range carried on right up until 1980, but it's the earlier pieces that are much more sought after.
0:15:49 > 0:15:53This is very much a traditional Delphis piece.
0:15:53 > 0:15:57And are you still collecting the 1990s, the year 2000, now?
0:15:57 > 0:16:01I'm still collecting modern pieces, yes. Particular one-off pieces.
0:16:01 > 0:16:09They're pieces of art and they come from Poole. They're all part of the history.
0:16:13 > 0:16:21After 130 years of design-led production, Poole Pottery just keeps on going.
0:16:21 > 0:16:27Today's designs are still inspired by the elements, nature and the world around us.
0:16:29 > 0:16:32Very stylish items.
0:16:32 > 0:16:37Now you get a sense of how you arrive at a sophisticated end form.
0:16:37 > 0:16:43Poole Pottery, definitely a family heirloom of the future, and a Flog It item of tomorrow.
0:16:51 > 0:16:55And so to the auction. It won't be to everybody's taste,
0:16:55 > 0:16:59but Charlie was very taken with this Victorian epergne,
0:16:59 > 0:17:01with its Vaseline glass flutes.
0:17:05 > 0:17:08This piece of Chinese porcelain caught Mark's eye.
0:17:08 > 0:17:12This charger would grace any collection.
0:17:13 > 0:17:18And what can you say about this? Kenneth's lobster claw brandy flask.
0:17:18 > 0:17:21It's certainly a first for Flog It and I reckon
0:17:21 > 0:17:24it'll appeal to a buyer with a strong sense of the peculiar.
0:17:24 > 0:17:31And finally, Anne's watch is nothing to write home about, but the gold chain and the seal
0:17:31 > 0:17:33make this an intriguing lot.
0:17:39 > 0:17:45We're far from the madding crowd in Dorchester, home of Thomas Hardy.
0:17:45 > 0:17:51This high street is very busy. Let's hope the auction today is just as busy!
0:17:51 > 0:17:55It's coming from Duke's, just down the road.
0:18:01 > 0:18:05I wonder what Gary will make of this crustaceous oddity.
0:18:05 > 0:18:07This is quirky. What do you think?
0:18:07 > 0:18:10Well, it's...mildly appalling.
0:18:10 > 0:18:15Kenneth's lobster claw! Converted into a brandy flask.
0:18:15 > 0:18:19Early 20th century. And we have put £70-£100 on this.
0:18:19 > 0:18:26It's one of those unusual things. It must have been a hell of a lobster when it was alive!
0:18:26 > 0:18:30Unless it still is and is going round in circles.
0:18:30 > 0:18:36You don't really know what it's worth. It hasn't got a finite value.
0:18:36 > 0:18:42- You can't say that is definitely worth £200. It's on the day. - There's no book price.- No.
0:18:42 > 0:18:46But it is amusing, it's late, it's quite collectable.
0:18:46 > 0:18:50- Somebody might like it as a bit of fun.- Exactly.
0:18:50 > 0:18:54- You could say it's gripping! Will it get the £100 mark?- Well...
0:18:54 > 0:18:58If I had to say, I'd say it wouldn't. We might get £50-£60 for it.
0:18:58 > 0:19:02I don't know that anyone will get to 100.
0:19:02 > 0:19:05it'll sell because we've got a reserve of £50 on it.
0:19:05 > 0:19:11- Let's hope we do.- Fingers crossed we get the top end.- OK.
0:19:18 > 0:19:21Time to put that epergne under the hammer.
0:19:21 > 0:19:25Will it be the centrepiece today, Linda?
0:19:25 > 0:19:27- I hope so.- It has been at your house.
0:19:27 > 0:19:30Not my house, my mother-in-law's.
0:19:30 > 0:19:35I've known it for about 30 years, in the family.
0:19:35 > 0:19:38Then it passed into our family.
0:19:38 > 0:19:45- And you're selling this now to pay towards your daughter's wedding.- Into the wedding fund.
0:19:45 > 0:19:50- £200-£300 is what we're looking for. - Yes.- Let's hope for the top end.
0:19:50 > 0:19:56- I hope so!- It's worth every penny. If it doesn't make £200, it's not worth selling. I'd like 320.
0:19:56 > 0:20:03- 320. There we go. Let's see if it is the centrepiece we're all hoping for. Good luck.- Thank you.
0:20:03 > 0:20:04Now 181.
0:20:04 > 0:20:10This is a good high Victorian opalescent glass epergne.
0:20:10 > 0:20:13200 for this Victorian epergne?
0:20:13 > 0:20:16150 bid. 180.
0:20:16 > 0:20:18200. I've got 200.
0:20:18 > 0:20:22And 20, please? 200. And 20.
0:20:22 > 0:20:25240. 260.
0:20:25 > 0:20:29- Good.- 280.- Good! - At 280, will you?
0:20:29 > 0:20:32300 is bid. Any advance? You're out.
0:20:32 > 0:20:37300. And 20 if anyone wants. Are we clear with this lot?
0:20:37 > 0:20:40Going now at £300.
0:20:40 > 0:20:45- Hammer's gone down! £300. We are happy with that.- Yes.
0:20:45 > 0:20:50- Top end of the estimate. - I like that. 300 will do.
0:20:50 > 0:20:55- No, that's very good.- So that's now going towards the wedding dress?
0:20:55 > 0:20:59Or all the paraphernalia? The organising?
0:20:59 > 0:21:05- Eh...all the paraphernalia that goes with it. It won't buy a wedding dress.- No, it won't.
0:21:05 > 0:21:08Weddings haemorrhage money!
0:21:09 > 0:21:15- Enjoy it. It's a special occasion. What's her name?- Sarah. - Who's she marrying?- Matthew.
0:21:15 > 0:21:18Congratulations and good luck.
0:21:23 > 0:21:28We're now serving up John's porcelain dish, the Chinese one.
0:21:28 > 0:21:32- Were you surprised at its value? - Yes, I was.
0:21:32 > 0:21:38- Hopefully we'll do a little bit more. It is quality. - A lovely strong design.
0:21:38 > 0:21:42We see Chinese export porcelain a lot, and this design is nice.
0:21:42 > 0:21:47Clear, nice strong blues, good pattern. I'm hoping for over 200.
0:21:47 > 0:21:51- Hopefully.- Fingers crossed. This is it, John. Good luck.
0:21:51 > 0:21:57Lot 101 now is this late-18th, early-19th Century Chinese porcelain
0:21:57 > 0:22:00blue and white charger.
0:22:00 > 0:22:04Lot 101. I have a £100 commission bid and will take tens in the room.
0:22:04 > 0:22:07110. 120. 130.
0:22:07 > 0:22:09140. 150. 160.
0:22:09 > 0:22:12170. 180. 190.
0:22:12 > 0:22:15200. And 20. 240. 260.
0:22:15 > 0:22:20- 260. We're out now at £260 on the back wall.- That's good.
0:22:20 > 0:22:24Any advance on 260? I'd take 280.
0:22:24 > 0:22:28Selling it now at £260. It goes...
0:22:28 > 0:22:34Yes! That's worth £300 of anybody's money. By the time they pay commission, that's what it's worth.
0:22:34 > 0:22:40- A brilliant result.- I'm very pleased.- What'll you put that towards? Commission comes out, too.
0:22:40 > 0:22:44Yes, well, I've got a stepdaughter in America and her family.
0:22:44 > 0:22:49- It may go towards a ticket. - What part of the States?- New York.
0:22:49 > 0:22:53- That'll be a nice trip for you. - Yes.- Big city.
0:22:53 > 0:22:59Yes. I've been there before, but I'd like to go again if possible.
0:22:59 > 0:23:03- Good luck with that.- Thank you. - Great result.- It's a good thing.
0:23:03 > 0:23:07Quality. That's what it's all about.
0:23:14 > 0:23:20Right, time is up, but we're flogging Anne's gold 18-carat watch
0:23:20 > 0:23:24with that lovely fob and seal. £300-£400 we've got on this.
0:23:24 > 0:23:29We had a chat with the auctioneer earlier. He loves it as well.
0:23:29 > 0:23:34I absolutely adore it. The value is in the seal and fob.
0:23:34 > 0:23:39- The chain is absolutely gorgeous. It's going to fly.- It should do.
0:23:39 > 0:23:45- You get a free watch with it! - Exactly.- We wondered about splitting it. The watch is not important.
0:23:45 > 0:23:50- That seal with the grouse is stunning.- It is.- Let's hope so.
0:23:50 > 0:23:55Lot 277 is the 18-carat gold gentleman's open-faced pocket watch,
0:23:55 > 0:24:01together with a nice 9-carat gold chain and seal.
0:24:01 > 0:24:05Start me off with this lot at...150.
0:24:05 > 0:24:08150 bid. 160. 170.
0:24:08 > 0:24:11180. 190. 200.
0:24:11 > 0:24:15And 10. 20. 230. 240.
0:24:15 > 0:24:17250. 260. 270.
0:24:17 > 0:24:19280. 290.
0:24:19 > 0:24:22300. And 20. 340. 360.
0:24:22 > 0:24:26No? At £360. 360.
0:24:26 > 0:24:29Going at 360.
0:24:29 > 0:24:34- 360, top end.- Very good. - That's fantastic.- Thank you. Super.
0:24:34 > 0:24:38Less a bit of commission, what will you put it towards?
0:24:38 > 0:24:43- Probably a front drive. - A front drive?! Tarmac or...
0:24:43 > 0:24:47- pebbles or gravel? - Haven't you got a front drive?
0:24:47 > 0:24:51We have, but it's never been done and it needs doing!
0:24:51 > 0:24:56- Re-Tarmac or gravel or...? - Re-Tarmac. It's going in that fund.
0:24:56 > 0:24:58- Well, that's a first!- It is.
0:25:04 > 0:25:10- This one's a bit of fun! Get to grips with this lobster claw. We're looking at £70-£100.- Yes.
0:25:10 > 0:25:14This is an absolute charming little item. It's a curio.
0:25:14 > 0:25:18The auctioneer said you can't actually put a value on this.
0:25:18 > 0:25:23I said, "Have you ever sold anything like it?" No. There's no book price.
0:25:23 > 0:25:27Our expert, Mark, brave man, I think that's a correct valuation.
0:25:27 > 0:25:30- £70-£100. Hopefully a little more. - I hope so.
0:25:30 > 0:25:36But how can you value it? Is there two people out there who'd like a curio?
0:25:36 > 0:25:41- I love it.- I do as well.- Folk art. - It was a huge lobster!- Massive.
0:25:41 > 0:25:47- My God!- I hope it claws in the money!- Ohhh! Boom boom!
0:25:47 > 0:25:49This is it. Good luck.
0:25:49 > 0:25:51Lot 37, which is an amusing lot.
0:25:51 > 0:25:57One of the highlights of the sale, this lobster claw brandy flask.
0:25:57 > 0:26:00What will start me off? £30?
0:26:01 > 0:26:04I have £10 bid in a derisory manner!
0:26:04 > 0:26:06At 10. 15. 20.
0:26:06 > 0:26:095. 30.
0:26:09 > 0:26:115. 40. 5.
0:26:11 > 0:26:1550. 5. 60. 5.
0:26:15 > 0:26:1870? No?
0:26:18 > 0:26:23- At £65, but thank you. 70. 5. - Oh, it's going on! Fresh legs.
0:26:23 > 0:26:25Claws!
0:26:25 > 0:26:285. 100. And 10. 120.
0:26:28 > 0:26:32130. 140. 150. 160. 170?
0:26:32 > 0:26:35170, sir? 180.
0:26:35 > 0:26:37190.
0:26:37 > 0:26:39200. And 20?
0:26:39 > 0:26:41220. 240. 260?
0:26:41 > 0:26:45260. 280? 280.
0:26:45 > 0:26:47300? 300.
0:26:47 > 0:26:50And 20. Fresh bidder. 320. 340?
0:26:50 > 0:26:53340, sir? Gone all this way, sir.
0:26:53 > 0:26:57When will you get another one? LAUGHTER
0:26:57 > 0:27:01At £320. We're fishing for them at the moment.
0:27:01 > 0:27:07Going, then. I'll sell. All done? At £320 on the back row. Going...
0:27:07 > 0:27:11The hammer's gone down! £320!
0:27:13 > 0:27:17- Who'd have thought it, eh? - Well, hard thing to value.
0:27:17 > 0:27:22- I've never seen one.- I was convinced and you said it on the day
0:27:22 > 0:27:28- that the quirkiness of it creates interest.- And the work.
0:27:28 > 0:27:32It's a nice piece of folk art. And where would you get another?
0:27:32 > 0:27:37- Kenneth, what will you put that towards?- I thought a Poole pot.
0:27:37 > 0:27:42I've got one that the girl quite recently just made three.
0:27:42 > 0:27:49And so I have one of those. A friend said, "Get me the other one!" And there's only one left.
0:27:49 > 0:27:55- Investing in his local heritage! Kenneth, thank you.- Thank you. Thank you, Mark.- Very welcome.
0:27:55 > 0:28:01- What a great result!- Wonderful. Another Flog It moment. - Another Flog It moment.
0:28:06 > 0:28:13Well, that's it. It's all over for our owners and that's all we have time for from Dorset.
0:28:13 > 0:28:19We did grab some great results, especially Kenneth's lobster claw!
0:28:19 > 0:28:24Who would have thought a price like that, eh? You never know.
0:28:24 > 0:28:27See you next time on Flog It.
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