0:00:36 > 0:00:39Today, we're in Parr Hall in Warrington,
0:00:39 > 0:00:40a place steeped in history.
0:00:40 > 0:00:44It was once a courthouse, playing host to many an unsavoury character.
0:00:44 > 0:00:47Today, it's astate-of-the-art centre for the arts
0:00:47 > 0:00:49and it's playing host to Flog It.
0:00:53 > 0:00:57And our savoury characters today are our experts, Charlie Ross and Nigel Smith.
0:00:57 > 0:01:00So, without further ado, let's see which antiques they wish
0:01:00 > 0:01:05to steal away and make a stash of cash for our owners.
0:01:11 > 0:01:14- Merhaba.- Merhaba.
0:01:14 > 0:01:15- Did I get that right?- That's right.
0:01:15 > 0:01:17- And you are from where? - I'm from Turkey.
0:01:17 > 0:01:23So you're all the way here in Warrington from Turkey.
0:01:23 > 0:01:24Why have you come to Flog It today?
0:01:24 > 0:01:29I work for St Anne's Hospice as a shop manager
0:01:29 > 0:01:33and this item has been donated to the hospice.
0:01:33 > 0:01:39It's been brought to my attention and I wanted to bring it here.
0:01:39 > 0:01:42And you thought, "Blimey, this is too good to put in the window.
0:01:42 > 0:01:46- "We'd better take it along and get a valuation on it."- Exactly.
0:01:46 > 0:01:49What is it you've brought along?
0:01:49 > 0:01:52I thought this was a three-diamond brooch.
0:01:52 > 0:01:55- Do you think they're diamonds? - I have no idea.
0:01:55 > 0:01:57- You hope they are.- I hope so.
0:01:57 > 0:01:59And it arrived in this box, did it?
0:01:59 > 0:02:01It didn't come with the box.
0:02:01 > 0:02:02I put it in the box.
0:02:02 > 0:02:05You've dressed it up especially for today, have you?
0:02:05 > 0:02:08- That's right.- Let's take it out of the box and have a look.
0:02:10 > 0:02:13Yes, it is a brooch.
0:02:13 > 0:02:14It wasn't a brooch originally.
0:02:14 > 0:02:17- OK.- These are buttons,
0:02:17 > 0:02:19but they're beautifully modelled
0:02:19 > 0:02:23and they have got blue enamel backgrounds to them
0:02:23 > 0:02:28and small diamond chips around the outside of the central diamonds
0:02:28 > 0:02:32which are probably 0.2-0.3 of a carat each.
0:02:32 > 0:02:35So, yes, they're real diamonds.
0:02:35 > 0:02:37Yes, it's a pretty brooch.
0:02:37 > 0:02:41I think you've done the right thing by bringing it along to Flog It.
0:02:41 > 0:02:45The only thing is we need to ascertain some sort of value.
0:02:45 > 0:02:46Any ideas?
0:02:46 > 0:02:50I just presumed it looks very old.
0:02:50 > 0:02:54I don't know what it's worth.
0:02:54 > 0:02:56I don't know its history.
0:02:56 > 0:03:03So I'm just hoping that it will make a lot of money for the hospice.
0:03:03 > 0:03:09I think it's mid-19th century so it's maybe 150 years old.
0:03:09 > 0:03:13When it was made into a brooch, it's difficult to tell.
0:03:13 > 0:03:15I suspect some considerable time ago.
0:03:15 > 0:03:21- I think the value should be between £200-£300.- Wow!
0:03:21 > 0:03:25Which is better than putting it in the window with a fiver on it.
0:03:25 > 0:03:29Bearing in mind that it's been donated to the hospice,
0:03:29 > 0:03:31when it's up for auction,
0:03:31 > 0:03:33we should protect it with a reserve price.
0:03:33 > 0:03:36But not too high. We don't want to put people off.
0:03:36 > 0:03:39My view would be for an auctioneer
0:03:39 > 0:03:44to put an estimate of £200-£300 on it with a reserve of 150.
0:03:44 > 0:03:48OK. I'm just hoping that it will go to someone
0:03:48 > 0:03:50who loves the item.
0:03:50 > 0:03:53- I think so. Thank you very much. - My pleasure.
0:03:58 > 0:04:02Peter, thanks for bringing these two George Best annuals along.
0:04:02 > 0:04:04Before we talk about these,
0:04:04 > 0:04:06you're gonna do something nice with the money.
0:04:06 > 0:04:09I'd like to donate the proceeds to charity.
0:04:09 > 0:04:13- Lovely.- While George sadly passed away a few months ago,
0:04:13 > 0:04:16I thought if it helped anyone else who was in the same situation...
0:04:16 > 0:04:20That's a lovely idea. These, you had, when you were a lad in 1968-69.
0:04:20 > 0:04:22I'm a Manchester lad, you know.
0:04:22 > 0:04:26- Yeah?- Me and my brother used to watch George Best on the black-and-white telly.
0:04:26 > 0:04:29- And Old Trafford. - And Old Trafford, yeah.
0:04:29 > 0:04:33The nice thing about these is that you got George to sign them.
0:04:33 > 0:04:37Now, these are not as old as 1968 and 69, are they, the signatures?
0:04:37 > 0:04:39- No.- Tell me how you got them signed.
0:04:39 > 0:04:42- George signed them in 1999 at a sportsman's dinner.- Right.
0:04:42 > 0:04:46He was so courteous, I just asked him if he'd sign them
0:04:46 > 0:04:48and he signed them straight to me.
0:04:48 > 0:04:51Really nice guy, so easy.
0:04:51 > 0:04:52So easy to talk to.
0:04:52 > 0:04:55And he signed them, "Best wishes to Pete, George Best."
0:04:55 > 0:04:58- Yeah.- Marvellous. - It was lovely to meet him.
0:04:58 > 0:05:01There are a lot of people in the football-collecting fraternity
0:05:01 > 0:05:03that'll want George Best's signature.
0:05:03 > 0:05:05And I think that makes these special.
0:05:05 > 0:05:09- The books themselves are not particularly rare or wonderful.- No.
0:05:09 > 0:05:15These are fantastic photographs as well, of George in full flow.
0:05:15 > 0:05:18Don't think they're worth a fortune, but they're rather nice.
0:05:18 > 0:05:22The fact George Best's signed them makes them interesting.
0:05:22 > 0:05:25I don't know if you've got an idea of value,
0:05:25 > 0:05:28but I think these are gonna be worth around about £50-£60,
0:05:28 > 0:05:29something like that.
0:05:29 > 0:05:32I didn't think they'd be that much.
0:05:32 > 0:05:36- They're gonna make that and more, probably.- Yeah?- For the two. - That'd be great.
0:05:36 > 0:05:39And you're happy to go in and get what we can for them?
0:05:39 > 0:05:42Well, the money can go to the charity and help someone else.
0:05:42 > 0:05:44Great. That's a really nice idea.
0:05:44 > 0:05:47- We'll get as much as we can for you. - Thank you very much.
0:05:52 > 0:05:54Dennis, I've got one question for you.
0:05:54 > 0:05:56- Does it work?- Yes.
0:05:56 > 0:05:59And you've played with it lots of times, presumably?
0:05:59 > 0:06:03Well, the sons played with it, but I had a go with it.
0:06:03 > 0:06:07Did you buy it, originally, for your son?
0:06:07 > 0:06:13No, it was... It was the nephew's and he had it about 1960.
0:06:13 > 0:06:15Do you think that he bought it new?
0:06:15 > 0:06:20He bought it new, definitely. My sister bought it. I do know that.
0:06:20 > 0:06:24I think, looking at it, it's 1960s.
0:06:24 > 0:06:26I've looked at the front, it's made in Japan.
0:06:26 > 0:06:31Having said that, it's well made. It's tin plate, it isn't plastic.
0:06:31 > 0:06:36- It's a quality toy. It's a huge shame that the box isn't there.- I know.
0:06:36 > 0:06:37Well, when they gave it to us,
0:06:37 > 0:06:39the box was nearly falling in
0:06:39 > 0:06:42and in them days, nobody bothered about that.
0:06:42 > 0:06:44It's only that you learn, lately...
0:06:44 > 0:06:46So important in things like that,
0:06:46 > 0:06:48because it is the rarity value, you know?
0:06:48 > 0:06:53There might be a few thousand of these, I dare say there are few about with their boxes.
0:06:53 > 0:06:56It's been well-kept, obviously, because the old batteries...
0:06:56 > 0:07:00I always take batteries out of anything in case the...
0:07:00 > 0:07:02Number one thing for people to remember.
0:07:02 > 0:07:04- I know.- Take the batteries out or they corrode.
0:07:04 > 0:07:06That's right and they spoil them.
0:07:06 > 0:07:09Absolutely, yeah. Would you set it going for me, Dennis?
0:07:09 > 0:07:13I'm gonna be intrigued. Does he talk?
0:07:13 > 0:07:15- No, he doesn't talk.- He just walks?
0:07:17 > 0:07:19What a novel way of starting it.
0:07:19 > 0:07:22- It is, isn't it? - In with the antennae and off we go!
0:07:22 > 0:07:26Oh, I think he's splendid. What's going in the front there?
0:07:26 > 0:07:28It's the universe going round and round.
0:07:28 > 0:07:31I must look at that. Can you turn him round so he can walk towards me?
0:07:31 > 0:07:34- I'll put the glasses on. - Oh, he's turned!
0:07:34 > 0:07:35Steady!
0:07:38 > 0:07:40Oh, I say. That's rather exciting.
0:07:40 > 0:07:42Star Wars!
0:07:44 > 0:07:48Oh, I've seen more than enough of that. I think it's great.
0:07:48 > 0:07:50What made you bring him along today?
0:07:50 > 0:07:53Well, I thought with it being one of those in the '60s and that
0:07:53 > 0:07:56and I've seen on the telly before.
0:07:56 > 0:07:57What do you think it's worth?
0:07:57 > 0:08:00Around 100.
0:08:00 > 0:08:03I think that that toy, with its box, is £200-£300.
0:08:03 > 0:08:07I think, without its box, it's between one and two.
0:08:07 > 0:08:09I think you should be safe at your £100 mark.
0:08:09 > 0:08:11Yeah, I thought about that.
0:08:11 > 0:08:15And frankly, I think, you know, if we put it in at 100 to 200, reserve at £100, perhaps,
0:08:15 > 0:08:17with a little bit of discretion.
0:08:17 > 0:08:20My view is it's not worth selling without reserve
0:08:20 > 0:08:23because if it isn't worth £100 now, it will be in five years' time
0:08:23 > 0:08:28because things like this are becoming more and more collectible, especially in this condition.
0:08:28 > 0:08:32So I think we will bang it in the auction, 100-200,
0:08:32 > 0:08:36and with a decent auctioneer and a decent bidder or two,
0:08:36 > 0:08:39I think it will walk along nicely.
0:08:46 > 0:08:50You never know what you're gonna find at one of our valuation days,
0:08:50 > 0:08:51that's the beauty of it.
0:08:51 > 0:08:55I've just had some memories of my schoolboy days which have come flooding back to me
0:08:55 > 0:09:00because, as I used to walk home from school, first thing you do when you get in is put the telly on.
0:09:00 > 0:09:03I used to watch Sooty and Sweep and here they are.
0:09:03 > 0:09:06Look at that, lovely glove puppets made by Chad Valley in the 1960s.
0:09:06 > 0:09:08Sweep seems to be enjoying himself,
0:09:08 > 0:09:14but Sooty, he's telling me one of our experts has just found something very interesting.
0:09:14 > 0:09:17Brenda, now, there are teapots and there are teapots,
0:09:17 > 0:09:19but this is a smashing teapot.
0:09:19 > 0:09:22- It is, yes.- How did you get this?
0:09:22 > 0:09:25It's handed down from my great-great-grandparents.
0:09:25 > 0:09:26- So it's an inheritance?- Yes.
0:09:26 > 0:09:30The unusual thing about this is most young sailors have got two legs,
0:09:30 > 0:09:33but half of them are legless most of the time, aren't they?
0:09:33 > 0:09:39We turn him round... And look! Lo and behold, he's got a third leg.
0:09:39 > 0:09:43This was made for a china retailer in Douglas, Isle of Man.
0:09:43 > 0:09:46- He's a very collectible model of teapot.- Right.
0:09:46 > 0:09:50He was made, probably, in the 1880s, 1890s, I would think.
0:09:50 > 0:09:54If we take his top off and look at the bottom...
0:09:58 > 0:10:00That was the retailer, really.
0:10:00 > 0:10:05- This was, I think, was made in Staffordshire for that retailer, William Broughton.- Yes.
0:10:05 > 0:10:08It's a well known model and teapot collectors like the unusual.
0:10:08 > 0:10:10- This is unusual, isn't it?- Yes.
0:10:10 > 0:10:14- I've sold several models of this in the past.- Have you?- Yes.
0:10:14 > 0:10:19It's made of majolica, which is an English type of pottery, and it is a lead-glazed earthenware.
0:10:19 > 0:10:22- Yes.- And you get these lovely soft coloured glazes.
0:10:22 > 0:10:26And the important thing is he's in nice condition.
0:10:26 > 0:10:29- He's all there, isn't he?- Yes. No chips.- No chips yet, no.
0:10:29 > 0:10:35Well, I think we would go in with an estimate of maybe £250 to £350.
0:10:35 > 0:10:37- Right. - That's an attractive estimate.
0:10:37 > 0:10:39I think we're playing it safe with that.
0:10:39 > 0:10:42- I can see it pipping that price.- Yes.
0:10:42 > 0:10:46It's going in a good sale. Marshall's of Knutsford do well with ceramics.
0:10:46 > 0:10:48- We'll put a fixed reserve of 250.- OK.
0:10:48 > 0:10:51- Doesn't make that, you don't wanna sell it.- That's fine.
0:10:51 > 0:10:53I think he will go on a bit, you know.
0:10:53 > 0:10:57I think he'll sell really well. We've had good money for this model before.
0:10:57 > 0:10:59Thank you very much.
0:11:01 > 0:11:05It's a real mixed bag for our first set of lots,
0:11:05 > 0:11:09from footy to teapots and diamonds to robots.
0:11:09 > 0:11:11Let's see how they all do at auction,
0:11:11 > 0:11:14which today is at Frank Marshall and Co in Knutsford.
0:11:14 > 0:11:16And the auctioneer is our very own Adam Partridge.
0:11:18 > 0:11:22Brenda's novelty Isle of Man majolica teapot.
0:11:22 > 0:11:25Nigel's put £250 to £300 on him.
0:11:25 > 0:11:28Will he run away with his three legs at that figure?
0:11:28 > 0:11:30I think we'll beat the estimate, probably.
0:11:30 > 0:11:35- The major word is the majolica, isn't it?- Yeah, that's where the collectors are.
0:11:35 > 0:11:38Majolica suffers a lot of damage. This is in good condition.
0:11:38 > 0:11:40Superb for its age.
0:11:40 > 0:11:44It's not my personal taste, but I can appreciate it because it's quirky,
0:11:44 > 0:11:47it's a novelty teapot, it's majolica, it's gonna do well.
0:11:47 > 0:11:51I think we're gonna be 300 to 500, shall we say?
0:11:51 > 0:11:55- Do you think he will do the five? - It's not out of the question.
0:11:55 > 0:11:59And I haven't looked at my bids or anything.
0:11:59 > 0:12:01Have you seen one of these in your sale room before?
0:12:01 > 0:12:06- I've not had one through these rooms, but I have seen one somewhere before. - Oh, well, fingers crossed.
0:12:06 > 0:12:09This could do £500, that's what we're hoping for.
0:12:09 > 0:12:10- Could do.- Could do.
0:12:10 > 0:12:14We'll see how the three-legged teapot does a bit later,
0:12:14 > 0:12:18but first up, it's our two-legged robot.
0:12:18 > 0:12:21At 100 to 200, I think this robot's certainly gonna go out of orbit,
0:12:21 > 0:12:23that's for sure.
0:12:23 > 0:12:25These are so collectible.
0:12:25 > 0:12:27We've seen it on telly before.
0:12:27 > 0:12:30If it was a 1950s one, you're looking at 800-1200.
0:12:30 > 0:12:33I think we'll do a bit more than Charlie's estimate.
0:12:33 > 0:12:35It's in good condition, it's a bit of fun.
0:12:35 > 0:12:39I think all the sci-fi and all the Star Trekkies will love this.
0:12:39 > 0:12:40It's a boy's toy, isn't it?
0:12:40 > 0:12:42- And it works well.- It does.
0:12:42 > 0:12:44But I'm not the world's expert on Japanese toys.
0:12:44 > 0:12:49- Shame it's been hidden away for 30 odd years, up in the back room. - But it isn't a shame, is it?
0:12:49 > 0:12:50No, that's a virtue,
0:12:50 > 0:12:54- because if you'd been playing with it, it wouldn't work any more.- No.
0:12:54 > 0:12:56- It wouldn't be worth anything.- No.
0:12:56 > 0:12:59Let's see what it does right now because this is it.
0:12:59 > 0:13:01207, the Japanese robot.
0:13:01 > 0:13:04There we are. At £100 for this.
0:13:04 > 0:13:0830's bid. Five? 40, five? 50?
0:13:08 > 0:13:11£50 I have. Five, 60? Five, 70?
0:13:11 > 0:13:13Five, 80, five?
0:13:13 > 0:13:1580 bid. £80, any more?
0:13:15 > 0:13:17£80. At £80, any more for this one?
0:13:17 > 0:13:19£80, surely?
0:13:19 > 0:13:21Five, 90. Five, 100. Five?
0:13:21 > 0:13:23That was close, wasn't it?
0:13:23 > 0:13:27At £100 we sell, at £100.
0:13:27 > 0:13:29We got it. We just did it.
0:13:29 > 0:13:31- Just about made it.- We just did it.
0:13:31 > 0:13:35- Scraped in.- There's no modern-day collectors here, are there?
0:13:35 > 0:13:36- They need their boxes.- Yes.
0:13:36 > 0:13:38- Yeah. Yeah, yeah, yeah.- That's true.
0:13:38 > 0:13:41Most, well, a third of the value is in the box, isn't it?
0:13:41 > 0:13:44- Never mind.- Most of the ones that sell do have good boxes.
0:13:44 > 0:13:47- What are you gonna put the 100 quid towards?- Well, the son...
0:13:47 > 0:13:52We'll split it with the son. He gets £50 for a holiday, ours is for our golden wedding.
0:13:52 > 0:13:55Enjoy it.
0:13:55 > 0:13:5750 years. Thank you.
0:14:03 > 0:14:08Coming up now, two signed George Best annuals belonging to Peter.
0:14:08 > 0:14:11We're looking for £40-£50, a good cause, the money's going to what?
0:14:11 > 0:14:13- The British Liver Trust.- Fantastic.
0:14:13 > 0:14:16When I was growing up, I wanted to be George Best.
0:14:16 > 0:14:19I watched him play not for Manchester United but for Fulham,
0:14:19 > 0:14:23- when he played a little while at Fulham.- With Rodney Marsh, yes.
0:14:23 > 0:14:25With Rodney Marsh and Bobby Moore and he scored a goal.
0:14:25 > 0:14:29Everybody wanted to be George Best and what a great-looking man.
0:14:29 > 0:14:30Will we get the top end?
0:14:30 > 0:14:32You should do, erm...
0:14:32 > 0:14:36They sold a pair of his boots at auction last week, signed boots,
0:14:36 > 0:14:39and they made over 4,000.
0:14:39 > 0:14:43- Gosh... Gosh, football memorabilia is big business.- But I don't know.
0:14:43 > 0:14:44We're in the right place.
0:14:44 > 0:14:46We're just outside Manchester.
0:14:46 > 0:14:49Let's see if we can hit the back of the net.
0:14:49 > 0:14:53Two hardback copies of George Best's Soccer Annual and Annual Number Two.
0:14:53 > 0:14:56They're both signed and inscribed to Pete.
0:14:56 > 0:14:59Handy if your name's Pete, this lot.
0:14:59 > 0:15:00£50.
0:15:02 > 0:15:0530! 30 bid, five now? 35, is there 40?
0:15:05 > 0:15:10At £35, £35, 40, 45, 50...
0:15:10 > 0:15:1355. 60?
0:15:13 > 0:15:1665. 70?
0:15:16 > 0:15:1875. 80?
0:15:18 > 0:15:21- There's some bidding, this is good. - Great.
0:15:21 > 0:15:2585 here, 85, all done £85?
0:15:25 > 0:15:28We'll sell these at £85.
0:15:28 > 0:15:31- Yes, that's a good result, £85. Brilliant.- That's what we like.
0:15:31 > 0:15:33Yeah, double tops.
0:15:40 > 0:15:43We have a real Turkish delight for you right now on the show,
0:15:43 > 0:15:45because I introduce to you Fatima,
0:15:45 > 0:15:48and this is a gorgeous little blue enamel diamond brooch
0:15:48 > 0:15:51which was donated to the hospice you work for, St Anne's.
0:15:51 > 0:15:56I work for St Anne's Hospice, so it came to my attention and here I am.
0:15:56 > 0:15:59So you brought it along to Flog It wanting a valuation,
0:15:59 > 0:16:04which you duly got from Charlie Ross here, £200-300, were you surprised?
0:16:04 > 0:16:08I was, actually. I wasn't expecting that much price.
0:16:08 > 0:16:12I knew they were diamonds, but I didn't know anything about it.
0:16:12 > 0:16:15- It's a gorgeous-looking thing, Charlie.- It's very pretty.
0:16:15 > 0:16:20Although it's a gorgeous item to look at, it might well be converted into something else.
0:16:20 > 0:16:23It might get broken up for the stones,
0:16:23 > 0:16:27two earrings and a nose stud, perhaps.
0:16:27 > 0:16:30- Or a belly button.- Yeah!
0:16:30 > 0:16:32Turkish, yes, absolutely.
0:16:34 > 0:16:38Oh, what a great cause, though. What is St Anne's Hospice? Who do they really collect for?
0:16:38 > 0:16:43Erm... They look after people who have life-threatening illnesses.
0:16:43 > 0:16:46OK, cancers, leukaemia...
0:16:46 > 0:16:50That's right and we have to raise £16,000 a day.
0:16:50 > 0:16:55£16,000 a day! Well, let's hope we can add £300-400 to it, shall we?
0:16:55 > 0:16:59- We need a few more brooches! - Right, let's get to work. We have business to do.
0:16:59 > 0:17:01Good luck, Fatima, this is it.
0:17:01 > 0:17:02A Victorian diamond-set brooch,
0:17:02 > 0:17:05a couple of hundred, a couple of hundred. 100, then.
0:17:05 > 0:17:09£100 for this little brooch.
0:17:09 > 0:17:12£100 anywhere?
0:17:12 > 0:17:15100 bid, 10, 110, 120, 130, 140, 150.
0:17:15 > 0:17:19150 in the room, then, 150, we sell at 150.
0:17:19 > 0:17:21Oh, come on, a bit more.
0:17:21 > 0:17:24At £150...
0:17:24 > 0:17:28- E57.- The hammer's gone down, £150.
0:17:28 > 0:17:31- That's about my reserve. - Squeaked in, just squeaked in.
0:17:31 > 0:17:33A little bit disappointing.
0:17:33 > 0:17:36But nevertheless, a good find for the hospice, wasn't it?
0:17:36 > 0:17:39- Exactly.- Somebody was very generous to donate that.
0:17:39 > 0:17:41Absolutely, and I'm quite glad,
0:17:41 > 0:17:45and on behalf of the St Anne Hospice, I'd like to thank both of you as well.
0:17:45 > 0:17:47- Thank you very much. - It's a pleasure.
0:17:47 > 0:17:50How much would you have asked for it if you'd put it in the shop?
0:17:50 > 0:17:53Well, we'd probably put it at half of the price.
0:17:53 > 0:17:59- £60 or £70.- It is an extra £60, so I am quite glad.
0:17:59 > 0:18:02- Thank you very much.- Oh, thank you.
0:18:05 > 0:18:08- Great to see you again. Who's this, your husband?- Jack.
0:18:08 > 0:18:11Hello. Jack's come to witness the moment.
0:18:11 > 0:18:15We're just about to flog the majolica Isle of Man teapot, the Manx man.
0:18:15 > 0:18:19Now, we're looking at 250, hopefully 350 for this.
0:18:19 > 0:18:23I had a chat with the auctioneer earlier, Nigel doesn't know this,
0:18:23 > 0:18:25but he seems to think it will probably do twice that.
0:18:25 > 0:18:27So it's majolica, fantastic condition,
0:18:27 > 0:18:29and it's rare, isn't it?
0:18:29 > 0:18:31Is majolica selling well at the moment?
0:18:31 > 0:18:36It's a little bit flat. It sort of goes up and down a bit, really.
0:18:36 > 0:18:38Is that a bullish estimate by Adam?
0:18:38 > 0:18:41- You're quite confident. - He's bullish, but there we are.
0:18:41 > 0:18:45We're gonna find out, because it's going under the hammer right now. Good luck, this is it.
0:18:45 > 0:18:48A novelty teapot in the form of a three-legged sailor
0:18:48 > 0:18:51seated upon a coil of rope, the one leg forms the spout.
0:18:51 > 0:18:56There we go, a lovely description, if I may say so. Lot 273, erm...
0:18:56 > 0:18:58A range of interest again.
0:18:58 > 0:19:03I'll start with interest at 220 bid, 220. Any more now?
0:19:03 > 0:19:08230, 240, 250, 260, 270, 280, 290, 300, and 10? 320, 330?
0:19:08 > 0:19:13330 yours, 330, any more on this one?
0:19:13 > 0:19:14£330! At 330...
0:19:14 > 0:19:20Are you all finished, then, at 330, the bid's in the room at 330...
0:19:20 > 0:19:22Yes, the hammer's gone down, you were right.
0:19:22 > 0:19:25I'm sorry, I built that up too much, didn't I?
0:19:25 > 0:19:29All this 3-5, 5-7 stuff, but it's gone now.
0:19:29 > 0:19:32- Yes, that's good. - That was a good result.
0:19:32 > 0:19:34What will you put the money towards?
0:19:34 > 0:19:38- We're going to have a painting restored.- Oh, really?
0:19:38 > 0:19:41A portrait, the teapot belonged to the lady, actually.
0:19:41 > 0:19:44Oh, that's nice, isn't it? That's really nice.
0:19:44 > 0:19:46Good luck and thank you very much.
0:19:46 > 0:19:49- Thank you.- Nigel...- Ye of little faith! I had it right all along.
0:19:49 > 0:19:51He knows his onions, doesn't he?
0:20:03 > 0:20:08About 150 years ago, this whole area pulsed with the heartbeat
0:20:08 > 0:20:13of the Industrial Revolution, which was pounding away at full throttle.
0:20:13 > 0:20:16The coal, the clay and the salt industries
0:20:16 > 0:20:19were the lifeblood of the societies which lived around here,
0:20:19 > 0:20:24sculpting the landscape and driving the country into an era full of promise.
0:20:24 > 0:20:29The canals of northern England became an important method of transporting goods.
0:20:29 > 0:20:33Travelling by boat was quick and easy compared with the older methods,
0:20:33 > 0:20:35such as horse and cart,
0:20:35 > 0:20:39and there was less chance of pottery getting damaged during the trip.
0:20:39 > 0:20:44But sometimes the lie of the land wasn't always the way the canal builders wanted it to be.
0:20:44 > 0:20:50For example, the Trent and Mersey Canal is 50 feet higher than the River Weaver.
0:20:50 > 0:20:54So how did those ingenious Victorian canal builders solve the problem
0:20:54 > 0:20:57of getting one boat from one level to another?
0:20:57 > 0:21:00Simple - they just built a huge lift.
0:21:03 > 0:21:08The Anderton Boat Lift has been described as the cathedral of the canals.
0:21:08 > 0:21:10It was the world's first boat lift.
0:21:10 > 0:21:16Originally built in 1875, it would transport 150 boats a day,
0:21:16 > 0:21:19going up and down every three minutes.
0:21:19 > 0:21:21With the advent of the railway systems
0:21:21 > 0:21:24and a decline in industry in the 20th century,
0:21:24 > 0:21:27the boat lift became primarily a tourist attraction,
0:21:27 > 0:21:30but even that wasn't enough to keep it open
0:21:30 > 0:21:33and sadly in 1983 it was closed down.
0:21:38 > 0:21:45What followed is one of the most remarkable restoration projects British Waterways has ever seen
0:21:45 > 0:21:49and I'm meeting up with lift manager Andy Whitehouse to learn a bit more.
0:21:52 > 0:21:55What sort of condition was it in when it was first shut down?
0:21:55 > 0:21:57The lift itself was in poor condition.
0:21:57 > 0:21:59British Waterways had to close it immediately.
0:21:59 > 0:22:01It needed a lot of money spending on it.
0:22:01 > 0:22:04It had not a lot of maintenance work done over a number of years
0:22:04 > 0:22:07and it was basically deemed as unsafe in some respects
0:22:07 > 0:22:09so it was closed down immediately.
0:22:09 > 0:22:12It's a monstrous thing, isn't it?!
0:22:12 > 0:22:15How much money did it cost to restore?
0:22:15 > 0:22:17- In total, it was around about £7 million.- Gosh!
0:22:17 > 0:22:19There was a number of bodies -
0:22:19 > 0:22:22British Waterways, Heritage Lottery and the local community,
0:22:22 > 0:22:26they put a tremendous effort in to get the money required.
0:22:26 > 0:22:30- They raised £1 million themselves? - £1 million from local community.
0:22:30 > 0:22:35That's people power, pulling together and restoring your favourite monument.
0:22:35 > 0:22:40Look after your heritage, because it is YOUR heritage. That's what's so important.
0:22:40 > 0:22:42I can't wait to see how this works.
0:22:42 > 0:22:45How long will the whole operation take from start to finish?
0:22:45 > 0:22:48We're at the first stage, we're in the aqueduct.
0:22:48 > 0:22:51This is almost like the first stage of the lift itself.
0:22:51 > 0:22:55We're waiting for the gates to be lifted up to allow us to sail into the tanks.
0:22:55 > 0:22:59The gates'll close behind us and we'll have a slow journey to the lower level.
0:23:13 > 0:23:16We're now embraced by great lumps of steel in the hub of this lift.
0:23:16 > 0:23:18What happens next?
0:23:18 > 0:23:20Right, we're actually in the lift now.
0:23:20 > 0:23:24What's happening now is the guy at the top is emptying the interspace
0:23:24 > 0:23:26so it separates this tank from the rest of the lift
0:23:26 > 0:23:29and then we'll go into the lower sequence.
0:23:29 > 0:23:33The caisson on the other side will counterbalance it and bring the other one back up
0:23:33 > 0:23:36- so that we're lowered down. - One goes down, one comes up.
0:23:36 > 0:23:39CLANKING AND RUMBLING
0:23:40 > 0:23:42We're on the move, I can feel it.
0:23:42 > 0:23:46We're just now ebbing our way down to the lower level.
0:23:46 > 0:23:48We're not now part of either the river or the canal.
0:23:48 > 0:23:51We've separated the tank from the canal.
0:23:51 > 0:23:52We're now no longer part of either.
0:23:52 > 0:23:56- We're in no man's land. - As soon as we hit the bottom, the gates are open,
0:23:56 > 0:24:00and then we'll be able to sail out in whichever direction we want to go.
0:24:00 > 0:24:03Stoke's that way, where all the potteries are.
0:24:03 > 0:24:05- We've got Cheshire and the salt mines.- Correct.
0:24:05 > 0:24:07You can get on the Manchester Ship Canal.
0:24:07 > 0:24:11Yeah, eventually you can make your way to the Manchester Ship Canal.
0:24:11 > 0:24:13These vessels carried a lot of cargo,
0:24:13 > 0:24:16whether it was salt, china, clay, whatever.
0:24:16 > 0:24:19Were they allowed to travel on the lift with a full load?
0:24:19 > 0:24:21It doesn't matter about the weight.
0:24:21 > 0:24:24The tanks themselves hold 250 tons of water,
0:24:24 > 0:24:27so you've got the Archimedes theory of water displacement
0:24:27 > 0:24:30so you could stick as much weight in there as you want.
0:24:30 > 0:24:33It'll displace its own weight in water and take you down through the lift.
0:24:33 > 0:24:36The caisson has just passed us so that's on its way up.
0:24:36 > 0:24:39That will be taking those boaters up to the top level.
0:24:39 > 0:24:41We're making our way to the lower area.
0:24:41 > 0:24:44This tank will park down onto the lower river.
0:24:44 > 0:24:47So the gate'll lift up and we can sail out and get on with our journey.
0:24:47 > 0:24:49A nice smooth passage.
0:24:59 > 0:25:03It really does sum up the Industrial Revolution, doesn't it,
0:25:03 > 0:25:06- in all its sort of grinding and jangling glory.- Fantastic.
0:25:06 > 0:25:10It's magnificent, it's glorious.
0:25:10 > 0:25:13Right, the gates are up and all locked in position,
0:25:13 > 0:25:16so we can now sail out into the river and off we go.
0:25:16 > 0:25:18- We're gonna get wet! - We're getting wet!
0:25:22 > 0:25:27- Isn't that fantastic?- You can see the lift itself is leaning to the left because of the caissons.
0:25:27 > 0:25:29Wow!
0:25:29 > 0:25:31What a super structure.
0:25:41 > 0:25:45The Anderton Boat Lift is a unique part of our heritage
0:25:45 > 0:25:50and it's so easy to see why they nicknamed that the cathedral of the canals.
0:25:50 > 0:25:52It's a symbol of Victorian ingenuity
0:25:52 > 0:25:54and it also shows that when enough people get together
0:25:54 > 0:25:58with the willpower to restore an ancient monument,
0:25:58 > 0:26:00the sky really is the limit.
0:26:13 > 0:26:17Edwina, every now and again we get something on Flog It
0:26:17 > 0:26:22which has wonderful quality and is unusual
0:26:22 > 0:26:25and this is one of those things.
0:26:25 > 0:26:30- Right.- I think it's marvellous. I'm intrigued to know where it came from.
0:26:30 > 0:26:33- Well, it came from my mother's side of the family.- Right.
0:26:33 > 0:26:36Because her grandfather is a sea captain.
0:26:36 > 0:26:39- Was a sea captain?- Yes.
0:26:39 > 0:26:43Now, I don't know whether that was given to him or presented to him.
0:26:43 > 0:26:44I don't really know.
0:26:44 > 0:26:46Was he in the Royal Navy or the Merchant Navy?
0:26:46 > 0:26:49I don't really know that.
0:26:49 > 0:26:53I've got a feeling this has got more of a Merchant Navy look about it
0:26:53 > 0:26:56and it's got to be a one-off, I think.
0:26:56 > 0:27:00- Yes.- This sort of quality was not just issued to everybody.- No.
0:27:00 > 0:27:03It's silver, it's in the form of a capstan,
0:27:03 > 0:27:06and it is a buckle, which no doubt you know.
0:27:06 > 0:27:12- Yes.- And it's got this wonderful enamelwork on the front here
0:27:12 > 0:27:15with this Scottish lion on a shield,
0:27:15 > 0:27:20and I suppose we're hoping it's going to be made in Scotland,
0:27:20 > 0:27:22which it isn't.
0:27:22 > 0:27:25Made in Birmingham, which you can tell from the hallmark on it.
0:27:25 > 0:27:28The anchor tells you it was made in Birmingham.
0:27:28 > 0:27:30- My son told me that.- Oh, right!
0:27:30 > 0:27:36- It's got a letter marked there for 1894, so it's Victorian.- Victorian.
0:27:36 > 0:27:40And... Now, there is some other writing on there
0:27:40 > 0:27:43and that's the retailer, Stewart of Glasgow.
0:27:43 > 0:27:47- Oh, right.- It's quite chunky, isn't it?- It is, really.
0:27:47 > 0:27:48Fabulous quality.
0:27:48 > 0:27:52But do you know anything about this emblem?
0:27:52 > 0:27:54Not at all, no, I don't know any...
0:27:54 > 0:27:56My mother's never told me.
0:27:56 > 0:27:59And why are you thinking of selling it?
0:27:59 > 0:28:03Well, it stayed in a drawer at my mother's for many, many years
0:28:03 > 0:28:05and now I've inherited it.
0:28:05 > 0:28:09At the minute, it's in a bag in the bottom of my wardrobe.
0:28:09 > 0:28:11Value...
0:28:11 > 0:28:16- Any ideas? - Not at all.- Not a clue?- Not a clue.
0:28:16 > 0:28:18No, it's not an easy thing to value.
0:28:18 > 0:28:22- I'm gonna put a value on it of between £100-200.- Oh, right.
0:28:22 > 0:28:24Yeah...
0:28:24 > 0:28:26- Pleasantly surprised?- I certainly am.
0:28:26 > 0:28:30£100 or £200, a reserve of £100 on it.
0:28:30 > 0:28:32- It's certainly not worth selling for any less.- No.
0:28:32 > 0:28:36So if we can turn it into 100 or 200, what's that going to go towards?
0:28:36 > 0:28:38At the moment, er...
0:28:38 > 0:28:42I'm thinking of having my grandmother's grave redone.
0:28:42 > 0:28:46- Right.- That's where it came from, the buckle.
0:28:46 > 0:28:48I look forward to that doing well at the sale.
0:28:48 > 0:28:52- Thank you very much indeed. - Right, thank you.
0:28:57 > 0:28:59Mike, this is fantastic!
0:28:59 > 0:29:02This is boys' art, this is a collage for men.
0:29:02 > 0:29:06I can see this on my wall, but I wouldn't be allowed to buy it.
0:29:06 > 0:29:09But I think it's stunning. Tell me how you came across this.
0:29:09 > 0:29:13It's been in the family for a long time, at least two generations.
0:29:13 > 0:29:16It's been on my office wall for 20 years.
0:29:16 > 0:29:18I think it's time to get rid of it.
0:29:18 > 0:29:21- It's time to get rid of it. - I've seen enough of it.
0:29:21 > 0:29:25I think it's great, it's a work of art, it's absolutely brilliant.
0:29:25 > 0:29:28Do you know much about the firm at all?
0:29:28 > 0:29:31It's M and W, which is Moore and Wright, Sheffield steel,
0:29:31 > 0:29:33the best steel in the world.
0:29:33 > 0:29:36Very well respected engineering company making tools.
0:29:36 > 0:29:39- That's still going, isn't it? - They're still trading now.
0:29:39 > 0:29:40How did you come by this?
0:29:40 > 0:29:43I think the family business used to sell these tools.
0:29:43 > 0:29:46So this was on display in the shop
0:29:46 > 0:29:48and you could order up number 66
0:29:48 > 0:29:50and you got yourself a pair of callipers.
0:29:50 > 0:29:54- That's right, yes.- Precision instruments, beautifully made.
0:29:54 > 0:29:58We've got callipers, dividers, compasses, feeler gauges.
0:29:58 > 0:30:02All sorts of assortments of screw drivers, different nail punches,
0:30:02 > 0:30:04set squares, chuck keys.
0:30:04 > 0:30:06Oh, my word!
0:30:06 > 0:30:08- That's every schoolboy's dream.- Yes.
0:30:08 > 0:30:11If you broke these down individually,
0:30:11 > 0:30:15there's probably about, what, £10 per tool in there?
0:30:15 > 0:30:17But I just like the way they are displayed.
0:30:17 > 0:30:19I think that's incredible.
0:30:19 > 0:30:21I like the marketing.
0:30:21 > 0:30:23It's nice to see marketing done this way.
0:30:23 > 0:30:27It is, yes. It belongs in a Design Museum,
0:30:27 > 0:30:28or a museum of a bygone era,
0:30:28 > 0:30:30like a heritage museum, something like that.
0:30:30 > 0:30:34It'll be interesting to see what the market is on this one.
0:30:34 > 0:30:37It'll definitely suit an old engineer, an old tool-maker,
0:30:37 > 0:30:38somebody like that.
0:30:38 > 0:30:41- Have you any idea of value? - I've none at all.
0:30:41 > 0:30:46I don't really know either. I've not come across anything like this before. It is unusual.
0:30:46 > 0:30:49But I'd like to think it's worth £200-£300 of anybody's money,
0:30:49 > 0:30:51especially in the American market,
0:30:51 > 0:30:55if they could see something like that. They go potty for tools.
0:30:55 > 0:30:58We should get in touch with Moore and Wright to see if they're interested.
0:30:58 > 0:31:01- I've already e-mailed them. - You have?
0:31:01 > 0:31:05- What did they say? - They said, "Put it on eBay."
0:31:09 > 0:31:10So we came to see you today.
0:31:10 > 0:31:12Well, I'm so pleased you brought that in.
0:31:12 > 0:31:15I've not seen anything like that for a long time
0:31:15 > 0:31:17and I think we're going to sell that.
0:31:17 > 0:31:19£200-£300, fixed reserve at 200.
0:31:19 > 0:31:23- Happy?- Yes, very. Yep. Excellent. - Let's do it.
0:31:30 > 0:31:33Well, we go from a piece of Gothic Victorian design
0:31:33 > 0:31:35to a piece of 1930s kitsch, really.
0:31:35 > 0:31:37Do you like these?
0:31:37 > 0:31:38I do like them, yes, yes.
0:31:38 > 0:31:41Of their type, they're very good examples.
0:31:41 > 0:31:44- And you've had a peek underneath? - Yes, we have.
0:31:44 > 0:31:47- And we know they're Carlton. - Carltonware is a trade name
0:31:47 > 0:31:50used by Wiltshaw and Robinson in Stoke-on-Trent.
0:31:50 > 0:31:52You can see the black printed mark,
0:31:52 > 0:31:54quite a small mark there, Carltonware.
0:31:54 > 0:31:59The other marks are pattern numbers, design numbers and so on.
0:31:59 > 0:32:05The particular mark on the bottom of these would date them post-1925
0:32:05 > 0:32:08so I think they're probably into the '30s, these.
0:32:08 > 0:32:10It's a type of Carltonware that sells well.
0:32:10 > 0:32:14They made a whole host of different things, but these are nicely decorated in lustre.
0:32:14 > 0:32:18You've got this sort of pseudo Chinese-inspired design
0:32:18 > 0:32:22which was popular in the '20s and '30s on these lustre-decorated wares.
0:32:22 > 0:32:24Quite vibrant, aren't they?
0:32:24 > 0:32:28They're quite vibrant, quite wacky. I love that lime-green, don't you?
0:32:28 > 0:32:32- It's a lovely colour.- And they've got this lovely lustrous glaze,
0:32:32 > 0:32:33which was very popular then.
0:32:33 > 0:32:39And you think about Wedgwood in the '20s making fairyland lustre
0:32:39 > 0:32:42which was the Rolls-Royce of this type of stuff.
0:32:42 > 0:32:44Other factories came in and copied that style.
0:32:44 > 0:32:47- It was fashionable at the time. - Very fashionable.
0:32:47 > 0:32:49Lovely shapes,
0:32:49 > 0:32:52slightly asymmetrical shapes which I think are good fun.
0:32:52 > 0:32:54We sell these things very well at the moment.
0:32:54 > 0:32:58We put them into specialist sales and that sort of thing.
0:32:58 > 0:33:00- They're popular, are they? - Very commercial.
0:33:00 > 0:33:05When I started doing this job 30 years ago, nobody wanted it.
0:33:05 > 0:33:07But now, young people collect Carltonware.
0:33:07 > 0:33:12So, I would think in terms of value, we're looking at about £150-£250.
0:33:12 > 0:33:14For the two?
0:33:14 > 0:33:18For the two. I would see them making somewhere around a couple of hundred.
0:33:18 > 0:33:21- Right.- Would you be happy to sell them for that?- Yes. Yes.
0:33:21 > 0:33:24Why have you decided to sell them now? What's spurred you on?
0:33:24 > 0:33:29I've got quite a lot of pottery and I do watch Flog It a lot.
0:33:29 > 0:33:31So I had a little sort-out
0:33:31 > 0:33:35and I decided that these two would be OK to bring along.
0:33:35 > 0:33:37Have you owned them a long time?
0:33:37 > 0:33:39I've had them for about 30 years.
0:33:39 > 0:33:41- Have you? Right.- Yes.
0:33:41 > 0:33:43They were Grandma's.
0:33:43 > 0:33:46Apparently, Grandma said that my sister and I were to have one each.
0:33:46 > 0:33:49But we'd prefer it if Mum treated herself to something
0:33:49 > 0:33:51and enjoyed it now.
0:33:51 > 0:33:54- I don't want to see them split up. - Would Grandma have bought them new?
0:33:54 > 0:33:59- No. They were passed down.- They were passed down to her, were they?
0:33:59 > 0:34:02Well, we'll put them in with a fixed reserve of 150
0:34:02 > 0:34:03if you're happy with that.
0:34:03 > 0:34:06- Yes. That's fine. - I think they'll make a bit more.
0:34:06 > 0:34:11- Good.- Have you got the money earmarked for something? - I'll treat myself to something.
0:34:11 > 0:34:13- Handbags are her favourite. - Handbags?
0:34:13 > 0:34:16£200 will buy you a smart handbag.
0:34:16 > 0:34:18It will, won't it? I've got my eye on one.
0:34:24 > 0:34:26We've got some kitsch Carltonware,
0:34:26 > 0:34:29some handsome hand tools and a super silver buckle.
0:34:29 > 0:34:34But which one will be the high-flyer at auction? Let's find out.
0:34:34 > 0:34:37Adam, I know what you're thinking, what has Paul picked now?
0:34:37 > 0:34:39This is one of mine and you know it is!
0:34:39 > 0:34:40I'm not surprised it's yours.
0:34:40 > 0:34:43It's got the look and for me, when I see something like that,
0:34:43 > 0:34:46it just makes me smile so much. It really does.
0:34:46 > 0:34:48Puts a big grin on my face.
0:34:48 > 0:34:51Belongs to Mike. It's part of his family's social history.
0:34:51 > 0:34:53They had an ironmongers shop. They sold tools.
0:34:53 > 0:34:56This is one of the display cabinets in the shop.
0:34:56 > 0:35:00So, it's from his bygone era, really. I love it.
0:35:00 > 0:35:02It's a real man's piece. £200-£300.
0:35:02 > 0:35:04That has got to be a bargain!
0:35:04 > 0:35:06It's a great display, but what would you do with it?
0:35:06 > 0:35:10- Put it on the wall and appreciate it!- Would you? At home?
0:35:10 > 0:35:12- You've got to have the right...- In the shed!
0:35:12 > 0:35:13No, not in the shed!
0:35:13 > 0:35:18If it was in the shed, you'd probably start using some of the punches and screwdrivers.
0:35:18 > 0:35:19No, in a hallway.
0:35:19 > 0:35:21I know you're going to laugh,
0:35:21 > 0:35:25- but in a loo, somewhere like that.- Yeah?- Yeah.
0:35:25 > 0:35:27Yeah, you're right.
0:35:27 > 0:35:29I suppose so.
0:35:29 > 0:35:32It's been very well admired, more than I expected.
0:35:32 > 0:35:36- It is a bit of a boy's lot. - Exactly. Boys' toys.
0:35:36 > 0:35:38It's got the look.
0:35:38 > 0:35:42And it's got the price as well. So, get on the rostrum and get flogging.
0:35:42 > 0:35:43OK.
0:35:43 > 0:35:46Wandering around an auction house just before a sale,
0:35:46 > 0:35:49you can stumble across all sorts of things
0:35:49 > 0:35:51that can tell us so much about our history.
0:35:51 > 0:35:54The Great Fire of London brought devastation and loss
0:35:54 > 0:35:57to all the City's finest craftsmen.
0:35:57 > 0:36:00They lost their workshops, their wood stocks and their tools.
0:36:00 > 0:36:03They just couldn't work. Now, there was a great need to rebuild.
0:36:03 > 0:36:06The rich and the wealthy had to furnish their homes.
0:36:06 > 0:36:08So they went shopping abroad
0:36:08 > 0:36:10and this is the sort of thing they would buy.
0:36:10 > 0:36:12It's a walnut-veneered chest on stand.
0:36:12 > 0:36:15It's from Holland, but look at the veneering.
0:36:15 > 0:36:18It's totally different to how the English would have veneered.
0:36:18 > 0:36:22This is known as oyster veneering. It's a lovely walnut chest.
0:36:22 > 0:36:23If you can see here,
0:36:23 > 0:36:28these little oyster shapes are literally branches sawn through,
0:36:28 > 0:36:32then glued like a veneer onto an oak carcass.
0:36:32 > 0:36:35Now, look at the work that's gone into that.
0:36:35 > 0:36:37It's known as oyster veneering
0:36:37 > 0:36:39because they look relatively like oyster shells.
0:36:39 > 0:36:41Look at the annual rings here.
0:36:41 > 0:36:44That is typical of the Dutch craftsmen.
0:36:44 > 0:36:48That must have taken ages.
0:36:48 > 0:36:53Now, something like that in auction is going to set you back £2,000-£3,000.
0:37:01 > 0:37:03Edwina, you've had this buckle a long time.
0:37:03 > 0:37:06It's been in your family a long time, hasn't it?
0:37:06 > 0:37:09You're not going to own it for much longer.
0:37:09 > 0:37:10It's absolutely gorgeous.
0:37:10 > 0:37:15You've got a picture of the buckle's owner, a sea captain.
0:37:15 > 0:37:17Can we have a look?
0:37:17 > 0:37:19There he is. What was his name?
0:37:19 > 0:37:23- George.- And you've had the buckle for the last 20 years?- Yes.
0:37:23 > 0:37:26- Were you happy with John's valuation?- I was. I was amazed.
0:37:26 > 0:37:28Charlie was happy to value it for you.
0:37:28 > 0:37:30It's his favourite item of the day.
0:37:30 > 0:37:34It's a beautiful thing. A bit of real quality.
0:37:34 > 0:37:36It really is. It's delightful.
0:37:36 > 0:37:40The way the capstan is modelled is splendid.
0:37:40 > 0:37:42And there's a fair bit of silver here,
0:37:42 > 0:37:46we know the silver dealers are here cos Charlie spotted them earlier.
0:37:46 > 0:37:47So, fingers crossed.
0:37:47 > 0:37:51When I was talking to them about it, they wouldn't say anything at all.
0:37:51 > 0:37:54Oh? They kept shtoom, didn't they?
0:37:54 > 0:37:56Good luck. Well, all the talking's over with.
0:37:56 > 0:37:59Let's belt up, let's flog the buckle. This is it.
0:37:59 > 0:38:04Silver and enamel belt buckle, there it is there, lot 518, £100 for it?
0:38:04 > 0:38:06£100, 100 bid.
0:38:06 > 0:38:0810 now, and £100 take 10.
0:38:08 > 0:38:11£100, £100. 10. £120.
0:38:11 > 0:38:16130? Yes, 130. 140?
0:38:16 > 0:38:18130 on my left, 130. Any more now?
0:38:18 > 0:38:23- A bit more, a bit more. We need a bit more.- £130. All done, 130...
0:38:24 > 0:38:27- 130.- That's very good, really.
0:38:27 > 0:38:32- It's gone, isn't it?- It has, but I was only after £20 for that.
0:38:32 > 0:38:34Oh, so you're very happy. You look disappointed.
0:38:34 > 0:38:36Who offered you £20 for that?
0:38:36 > 0:38:39A lady who came to me to look through my mother's things.
0:38:39 > 0:38:45- My son said don't let her have it.- The rotter.
0:38:45 > 0:38:48I have to say, I am afraid, a trifle disappointed.
0:38:48 > 0:38:52I thought it was so lovely. But it's quite a limited thing, isn't it?
0:38:52 > 0:38:55- How many people collect buckles? - That's right.
0:39:01 > 0:39:04The two Carltonware pots, they belong to Alice.
0:39:04 > 0:39:08- You brought them in with your daughter Linda, didn't you?- I did.
0:39:08 > 0:39:10Linda can't be here today,
0:39:10 > 0:39:12but we've got Diana, your other daughter,
0:39:12 > 0:39:14who has a villa in Florida.
0:39:14 > 0:39:18- That's where you're off on holiday, isn't it?- Yes.
0:39:18 > 0:39:20Ooh, that's nice!
0:39:20 > 0:39:21I wish we could come.
0:39:21 > 0:39:25Will we get the top end for these two Carltonware pots?
0:39:25 > 0:39:27- I think we will.- Yeah?- Yes.
0:39:27 > 0:39:29Hot on the market at the moment. I'm confident.
0:39:29 > 0:39:32Good luck. Let's hope we get you some spending money
0:39:32 > 0:39:37because your little Carltonware pots are going under the hammer now.
0:39:37 > 0:39:39A pair of Carltonware vases,
0:39:39 > 0:39:42brightly enamelled in the heron and magical tree pattern.
0:39:42 > 0:39:46There we go, we looked it all up and did our research.
0:39:46 > 0:39:49- As a result, we've got loads of bids. - Loads of bids, Alice.
0:39:49 > 0:39:51310 to start.
0:39:51 > 0:39:53- Oh, that's a good start. - 20 next, please.
0:39:53 > 0:39:5620 somewhere? At 310.
0:39:56 > 0:40:00320, 330, 340, 350, 360, 370,
0:40:00 > 0:40:04380, 390, 410, 420, 430.
0:40:04 > 0:40:08430. Is there any more?
0:40:08 > 0:40:11430. All done?
0:40:11 > 0:40:13Yeah, Peter? 430.
0:40:13 > 0:40:18At 430 we sell these. The commission bid then at 430...
0:40:18 > 0:40:20All done?
0:40:20 > 0:40:24- 430.- We're all going, aren't we?
0:40:24 > 0:40:26That's very good, isn't it?
0:40:26 > 0:40:30- That's brilliant.- Happy with that, I bet! Ohh, what a result!
0:40:32 > 0:40:35Thank you very much for coming and do have a lovely holiday.
0:40:35 > 0:40:37Thank you, thank you very much.
0:40:44 > 0:40:46I've been looking forward to this one.
0:40:46 > 0:40:48It's my favourite one of the show.
0:40:48 > 0:40:51Despite what auctioneer Adam Partridge thinks,
0:40:51 > 0:40:53this stuff's put a smile on my face
0:40:53 > 0:40:57and hopefully a smile on the bidders' faces because this'll go at the top end.
0:40:57 > 0:41:02£200-£300 for this lovely collage of tools which really is stunning.
0:41:02 > 0:41:04It's my favourite thing.
0:41:04 > 0:41:07What have you been doing over the last few weeks?
0:41:07 > 0:41:10I've decided to go sailing, long-distance sailing,
0:41:10 > 0:41:15and the money from this is going to help buy the safety equipment we need to do that.
0:41:15 > 0:41:17What a fantastic voyage!
0:41:17 > 0:41:20Hopefully, the money will go towards a life raft or flares
0:41:20 > 0:41:21in case you get in distress.
0:41:21 > 0:41:23Let's hope you don't need that.
0:41:23 > 0:41:26- Right now, this is your lot, good luck.- Next up is 52.
0:41:26 > 0:41:28Oh, here it is, look, showing there!
0:41:28 > 0:41:30There we go, a nice glazed case of...
0:41:30 > 0:41:33Oh, go on Mike, say goodbye to it in style.
0:41:33 > 0:41:35I've carried it so many times.
0:41:35 > 0:41:37..tools there.
0:41:37 > 0:41:40- Mike is now the porter. - Moore and Wright of Sheffield.
0:41:40 > 0:41:41What a lovely lot.
0:41:41 > 0:41:44Lot 52. Some interest on commission.
0:41:44 > 0:41:46I can start straight in at £200.
0:41:46 > 0:41:48Take 10. At £200. Who's going on 10?
0:41:48 > 0:41:52220, 230, 240, 250, 260, 270,
0:41:52 > 0:41:56280, 290, 300, 310. Who's going on?
0:41:56 > 0:42:01At £300. 310, 320, 330, 340, 350,
0:42:01 > 0:42:07360, 370, 380, 390,
0:42:07 > 0:42:11400, 410, 420, 430.
0:42:11 > 0:42:13430 on the phone, is there 440?
0:42:13 > 0:42:17At 430, 440, 450.
0:42:17 > 0:42:21460, 470. 480.
0:42:21 > 0:42:23470 on the phone. 480, 490.
0:42:23 > 0:42:26500. 490 on the phone.
0:42:26 > 0:42:31£490, all finished now. At 490...
0:42:31 > 0:42:35Hammer's gone down. £490.
0:42:35 > 0:42:38Thank you very much, porters. Wow!
0:42:38 > 0:42:40Wave goodbye to that, Mike.
0:42:40 > 0:42:42And say hello to 490 quid.
0:42:42 > 0:42:43That's lovely. That's great!
0:42:43 > 0:42:47- That will definitely go towards the voyage.- Definitely.
0:42:47 > 0:42:50- Sad moment seeing that go?- Er, no.
0:42:50 > 0:42:52Can't make up his mind, really.
0:42:52 > 0:42:54- You must have a few more bits at home?- That's right.
0:42:54 > 0:42:58- And lots of memories which you can't take away.- That's right.
0:42:58 > 0:42:59- I've got a picture of it.- Thanks.
0:43:04 > 0:43:07More often than not Adam Partridge, who's up there on the rostrum,
0:43:07 > 0:43:09is here on the saleroom floor with me.
0:43:09 > 0:43:12True to form, he's done remarkably well today for us.
0:43:12 > 0:43:14We've got some cracking prices.
0:43:14 > 0:43:17My favourite item had to be Mike's lovely display of tools.
0:43:17 > 0:43:19What a lovely ending to the day!
0:43:19 > 0:43:21£490. Cracking result.
0:43:21 > 0:43:24He's now off on his maiden voyage.
0:43:24 > 0:43:28I hope you enjoyed the show. See you next time for lots more on Flog It!
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