0:00:04 > 0:00:06Rule, Britannia, Britannia rules the waves.
0:00:06 > 0:00:11We've all sung that song and this is where she ruled it from - Portsmouth harbour.
0:00:11 > 0:00:14It's home to the Royal Navy and today it's home to Flog It!
0:00:50 > 0:00:52Portsmouth is a lively maritime city
0:00:52 > 0:00:56with every type of seagoing vessel docked in its harbour.
0:00:56 > 0:01:00They tell its history and now, as much as ever,
0:01:00 > 0:01:03Portsmouth's prosperity comes from the sea.
0:01:05 > 0:01:08Here we are outside the splendid Guildhall.
0:01:08 > 0:01:11We have a fantastic queue - it snakes all the way down the road.
0:01:11 > 0:01:15It's 9.30, so we should get the doors open and get this massive queue inside.
0:01:15 > 0:01:20I wonder what antiques and collectibles are awaiting our experts today -
0:01:20 > 0:01:22Anita Manning and James Lewis.
0:01:29 > 0:01:35Marie, we're in Portsmouth and all the nice girls like a sailor.
0:01:35 > 0:01:38- And I love this wee guy.- So do I.
0:01:38 > 0:01:39- And his bird.- Yes.
0:01:39 > 0:01:42Tell me, where did you get them?
0:01:42 > 0:01:46Many, many years ago, when I was at sea and helped to look after a passenger...
0:01:46 > 0:01:48Were you a sailor?
0:01:48 > 0:01:51I was a children's hostess with P&O.
0:01:51 > 0:01:54And I don't know, she said to me one day,
0:01:54 > 0:01:56"Would you like to have these, my dear?"
0:01:56 > 0:01:58She had a personal maid with her
0:01:58 > 0:02:01and she said, "Don't let Frances know I gave them to you."
0:02:01 > 0:02:04I said, "No, if you don't want me to."
0:02:04 > 0:02:08Did you let the children you were in charge with play with them?
0:02:08 > 0:02:11No, I did not! No way!
0:02:11 > 0:02:14They had lots of other things they played with.
0:02:14 > 0:02:17- So these were your own...? - They were mine.
0:02:17 > 0:02:21- Your personal...- My own personal things, hanging in my cabin.- Lovely.
0:02:21 > 0:02:25Well, these are interesting, they are German dolls.
0:02:25 > 0:02:30Now Germany was renowned for dolls and these I would date
0:02:30 > 0:02:34from the late 1800s to the early 1900s.
0:02:34 > 0:02:37- Really? As old as that?- Yeah.
0:02:37 > 0:02:40They are in good condition, the clothes are original.
0:02:40 > 0:02:43- We have a nautical theme.- Yes.
0:02:43 > 0:02:46A little bit of damage which will make a wee difference,
0:02:46 > 0:02:49a wee bit of damage on her hands.
0:02:49 > 0:02:52But it's not too bad, the faces are in good condition.
0:02:52 > 0:02:55The little boy's eyes don't open and close,
0:02:55 > 0:02:57but the little girl's does.
0:02:57 > 0:03:01Now, price wise, I think they should be sold as a pair.
0:03:01 > 0:03:05- Oh, yes.- I would put them in together as one lot,
0:03:05 > 0:03:09and I would estimate them 150 to 250.
0:03:09 > 0:03:14- Would you be happy to sell them at that price?- Yes, I would.
0:03:14 > 0:03:18We would, perhaps, if you wish, put a reserve price on them.
0:03:18 > 0:03:24- Around about 130? - I'll leave that to you.- Uh-huh.
0:03:24 > 0:03:26So you've enjoyed them, you like them.
0:03:26 > 0:03:28Tell me, why do you want to sell them?
0:03:28 > 0:03:31Well...I thought I've had them
0:03:31 > 0:03:36and they've just been wrapped up since I retired, in actual fact,
0:03:36 > 0:03:40and perhaps I could have a nice new carpet for my bedroom or something.
0:03:40 > 0:03:42- Well, let's put it to auction.- Yes.
0:03:42 > 0:03:45Thank you very much for bringing them in.
0:03:45 > 0:03:49- And I'll see you in Chichester.- I hope so, I'm looking forward to it.
0:03:49 > 0:03:52- Thank you very much, Anita, nice meeting you.- You too.
0:03:59 > 0:04:01Well, we're doing Flog It!
0:04:01 > 0:04:05And it just wouldn't be Flog It! without a bit of Clarice Cliff.
0:04:05 > 0:04:08I was getting worried, I didn't think we'd find any!
0:04:08 > 0:04:13Sheila, this is a fantastic big chunk of Clarice Cliff.
0:04:13 > 0:04:16Is it something you've had at home and enjoyed with flowers?
0:04:16 > 0:04:19No, I put away because I've had it for 30 years,
0:04:19 > 0:04:22and it wasn't until I saw the Antiques Road programme,
0:04:22 > 0:04:23going back some years later,
0:04:23 > 0:04:25that I realised it was of some value.
0:04:25 > 0:04:29So I was worried about it getting broken, so I put it away.
0:04:29 > 0:04:34- OK, so you don't have it out to enjoy?- No. Not now.- OK.
0:04:34 > 0:04:36- That's why you want to Flog It! - Yes.- OK.
0:04:36 > 0:04:41We all know about Clarice Cliff, one of the best designers of the 1930s,
0:04:41 > 0:04:44the most famous of all the Art Deco designers.
0:04:44 > 0:04:47And this is slightly more unusual, though.
0:04:47 > 0:04:50This is a range called -
0:04:50 > 0:04:53have a look underneath - Gloria.
0:04:53 > 0:04:55There was Bizarre, there was Fantasque.
0:04:55 > 0:04:58Gloria is one of the Bizarre ranges,
0:04:58 > 0:05:03and it was a range of wares that had this Latona glaze.
0:05:03 > 0:05:06The Latona glaze is a creamier colour glaze
0:05:06 > 0:05:10instead of that quite dark yellow you often find on Clarice Cliff.
0:05:10 > 0:05:13Latona was an underglaze, rather than an overglaze.
0:05:13 > 0:05:16But it gives a slightly different impression of the piece.
0:05:16 > 0:05:19It gives a slightly different look.
0:05:19 > 0:05:22Almost like crayon rather than oil paint,
0:05:22 > 0:05:24that sort of difference.
0:05:24 > 0:05:26On a classic Bizarre, Fantasque piece,
0:05:26 > 0:05:30where all the colours are bright overglaze,
0:05:30 > 0:05:33these are slightly thinner, slightly more dispersed,
0:05:33 > 0:05:35they're not quite as bold.
0:05:35 > 0:05:39So therefore they're not quite as sought after.
0:05:39 > 0:05:42This is known as a lotus vase, two-handled lotus vase.
0:05:42 > 0:05:50Now, these are quite rounded in their style and in their design.
0:05:50 > 0:05:53The wares and the pieces making the big money at the moment
0:05:53 > 0:05:56are the slightly more weird shapes, more angular,
0:05:56 > 0:05:58- slightly more wacky shapes.- Yes.
0:05:58 > 0:06:01More Art Deco. Condition? It's fair.
0:06:01 > 0:06:04Nothing seriously wrong, but if we turn it round...
0:06:04 > 0:06:08- See there?- Oh, yes.- It has an L-shaped hairline crack.
0:06:08 > 0:06:10So...
0:06:10 > 0:06:12what do you think it's worth?
0:06:12 > 0:06:16- I haven't got a clue, I really don't know.- OK.
0:06:16 > 0:06:18In perfect condition I'd put 500 - 800 on it.
0:06:18 > 0:06:20With a bit of damage...
0:06:20 > 0:06:23- let's say 300 - 400.- Yes.
0:06:23 > 0:06:24Put a reserve of 300 on it.
0:06:24 > 0:06:28If it doesn't make 300, take it home.
0:06:28 > 0:06:29OK.
0:06:39 > 0:06:43Nicky, what a lovely little occasional table.
0:06:43 > 0:06:47I feel like we should be having a game of chess or a cappuccino!
0:06:47 > 0:06:50- It's almost a chess set.- It is, yes!
0:06:50 > 0:06:52It's gorgeous.
0:06:52 > 0:06:54Where did you get this from?
0:06:54 > 0:06:57It's reputed to have come from my great-grandfather,
0:06:57 > 0:06:59who was a ship's carpenter.
0:06:59 > 0:07:03- So he would have a great appreciation for woods?- Absolutely.
0:07:03 > 0:07:06We always felt that if he had cared enough to bring it back,
0:07:06 > 0:07:09- that it must be quite nice.- OK.
0:07:09 > 0:07:13- Was he in Italy, by any chance? - He had been all over the world,
0:07:13 > 0:07:16but, yes, all of Europe - Italy, France and so on.
0:07:16 > 0:07:19- We've always believed it was Italian. - Yes, it is Italian.
0:07:19 > 0:07:23This tumbling cube effect is very Tunbridge ware...
0:07:23 > 0:07:25- Yes, of course. - It happened in Italy as well,
0:07:25 > 0:07:28not just Tunbridge Wells. It is stunning!
0:07:28 > 0:07:33Now...all of this is walnut and satinwood,
0:07:33 > 0:07:37which has been cut and glued on.
0:07:37 > 0:07:40It's very, very thin strips of wood, possibly
0:07:40 > 0:07:44two millimetres in thickness, which has been glued on
0:07:44 > 0:07:47- to a pine table top.- Oh, right!
0:07:47 > 0:07:50- Yeah.- And here, look, you can see the maker's label.
0:07:50 > 0:07:54Yes. I wondered if there might be a date on there but...
0:07:54 > 0:07:56I can't see a date.
0:07:56 > 0:07:58It's terribly foxed.
0:07:58 > 0:08:00It is a parquetry table.
0:08:00 > 0:08:03The difference between marquetry and parquetry
0:08:03 > 0:08:05is marquetry has more biomorphic shapes,
0:08:05 > 0:08:07like trees, castles, images.
0:08:07 > 0:08:10Whereas parquetry is all symmetrical shapes.
0:08:10 > 0:08:13- Right.- Everything's the same size.
0:08:13 > 0:08:14It's more geometric.
0:08:14 > 0:08:17And this is stunning, this tumbling cube.
0:08:17 > 0:08:19The table's not been reduced in size
0:08:19 > 0:08:22because even around the edge it's been banded.
0:08:22 > 0:08:25Yes. And it continues all the way down.
0:08:25 > 0:08:28All the way down this pedestal base.
0:08:28 > 0:08:30This lovely balustrade turning.
0:08:30 > 0:08:33This is some olive wood. This is turned in two different
0:08:33 > 0:08:36- sections and glued together. - Oh, I see, yes.
0:08:36 > 0:08:40Here we've got some ebony stringing on the tripod base.
0:08:40 > 0:08:43The condition is superb, you've really looked after this.
0:08:43 > 0:08:46It's covered up all the time. I have dogs and cats...
0:08:46 > 0:08:50- I'm frightened to death that it'll get damaged.- Really?
0:08:50 > 0:08:52So it's covered all the time.
0:08:52 > 0:08:53Any idea of its value?
0:08:53 > 0:09:00We thought perhaps around £300. My husband's a hobby cabinet maker
0:09:00 > 0:09:04and when he was at college his lecturer suggested
0:09:04 > 0:09:06it might be valued in that region.
0:09:06 > 0:09:08I can give you a nice, pleasant surprise, then.
0:09:08 > 0:09:12- I think - finger's crossed on a good day - we'll double that.- Really?!
0:09:12 > 0:09:15- Yes, yes.- Wow! That would be really nice.
0:09:15 > 0:09:19I'd like to say definitely, but you know what auctions are like.
0:09:19 > 0:09:22It's not an exact science. So I'll put this into auction
0:09:22 > 0:09:26- with a valuation of...£400-600.- Wow!
0:09:26 > 0:09:31- That's good.- OK, and we'll put a fixed reserve of £350.- Lovely.
0:09:31 > 0:09:34- You do not want to let this go for any less than 350.- Great.
0:09:34 > 0:09:38This will fly away. I can't wait to see this one go under the hammer.
0:09:45 > 0:09:48Daryl, the thing I like about Carnival Glass
0:09:48 > 0:09:50is that it's so cheery.
0:09:50 > 0:09:55- Yes, yeah.- I'm told that you're one of these mad collectors
0:09:55 > 0:09:57and you've got a lot of this stuff.
0:09:57 > 0:10:00How many pieces do you have in your collection?
0:10:00 > 0:10:0270.
0:10:02 > 0:10:05- Does your wife like them?- No.
0:10:05 > 0:10:07No, she doesn't.
0:10:07 > 0:10:09Does she think you're mad?
0:10:09 > 0:10:11Yes, yeah.
0:10:11 > 0:10:13Tell me why you like it.
0:10:13 > 0:10:18Cos it's pretty, it's cheap, and you can get a bargain.
0:10:18 > 0:10:22I also believe that you're a bit of an expert on this stuff.
0:10:22 > 0:10:25I tend to know my stuff with it, yeah.
0:10:25 > 0:10:28That's why I'm delighted I'm with you today,
0:10:28 > 0:10:30so you can tell me all about this.
0:10:30 > 0:10:32Do these things have different names?
0:10:32 > 0:10:35- Yes, they do, yeah.- Can you describe them to me?
0:10:35 > 0:10:38This is Pony made by Dugan.
0:10:38 > 0:10:40Lustre Rose made by Imperial.
0:10:40 > 0:10:43Free Fruits made by Northwood.
0:10:43 > 0:10:47You can tell with the trademark basket weave back.
0:10:47 > 0:10:53- Peacock And Grape and Peacock And Urn, both by Fenton.- Right.
0:10:53 > 0:10:58- So these are American, these three here.- They're all American.
0:10:58 > 0:11:04- We did make it here, but we don't get the pretty stuff.- Right.
0:11:04 > 0:11:09And this petrol shade here, I always think that's quite desirable.
0:11:09 > 0:11:12I like it better than that ordinary orange.
0:11:12 > 0:11:16You are right, yeah, this is less desirable than the coloured pieces.
0:11:16 > 0:11:19But we've still got a good wee lot there.
0:11:19 > 0:11:21Yeah, it's a good starter pack.
0:11:21 > 0:11:24It's the type of stuff that brightens up your life,
0:11:24 > 0:11:27it really is cheery, it wants to make me smile.
0:11:27 > 0:11:31That's it. That's what it was all about. It's bright.
0:11:31 > 0:11:35- "Poor man's Tiffany" is its nickname. - That's right. Of course.
0:11:35 > 0:11:37- It's quite cheery stuff.- Yeah.
0:11:37 > 0:11:39How much is this stuff worth?
0:11:39 > 0:11:44These particular pieces, not an awful lot.
0:11:44 > 0:11:46Is that why you're selling them?
0:11:46 > 0:11:49They're not good enough for my collection any more.
0:11:49 > 0:11:51And they're worth?
0:11:52 > 0:11:55£15 each, maybe.
0:11:55 > 0:11:58You know you're making my job awful easy!
0:12:00 > 0:12:02We can certainly put them in to auction,
0:12:02 > 0:12:06and as you've said they are not of the...
0:12:06 > 0:12:09- the rarest...- No.- ..or the best.
0:12:09 > 0:12:12Would you be happy if we put them into sale,
0:12:12 > 0:12:15say with an estimate of 40-60 on it?
0:12:15 > 0:12:17- Of course, yes.- Yeah.
0:12:17 > 0:12:20We'll do that. I think they should go away.
0:12:20 > 0:12:23They're getting five pieces here and hopefully they'll do well.
0:12:24 > 0:12:28Now let's have another look at what we have to tempt the bidders.
0:12:28 > 0:12:30First the pair of German dolls,
0:12:30 > 0:12:32they're in such good overall condition.
0:12:32 > 0:12:35The slight damage to the girl's hand shouldn't hold them back.
0:12:35 > 0:12:39Despite the hairline crack, Sheila's large Clarice Cliff vase
0:12:39 > 0:12:42is another example of excellent safekeeping.
0:12:42 > 0:12:45Nicola also had the foresight to preserve
0:12:45 > 0:12:49her lovely inlaid walnut table by protecting it from her dogs.
0:12:49 > 0:12:52And finally, Daryl has 70 of these at home,
0:12:52 > 0:12:55so let's see if these five pieces of Carnival Glass
0:12:55 > 0:12:57catch the eye of another collector.
0:13:00 > 0:13:05For our auction today we've moved along the coastline to the historic town of Chichester
0:13:05 > 0:13:09to Henry Adams Auctioneers, which was established in 1749.
0:13:09 > 0:13:12So let's catch up with the man who's going to be on the rostrum,
0:13:12 > 0:13:15auctioneer Leslie Weller, and see what he's got to say
0:13:15 > 0:13:20about some of our owners' items but, more importantly, our experts' valuations.
0:13:20 > 0:13:21Have they got it right?
0:13:21 > 0:13:24Well, fingers crossed. We'll find out in just a moment.
0:13:31 > 0:13:36- Leslie, it wouldn't be "Flog It!" without Clarice Cliff, would it? - It certainly wouldn't.
0:13:36 > 0:13:39We've got a fantastic example here. It belongs to Sheila.
0:13:39 > 0:13:41She's had it 30-odd years.
0:13:41 > 0:13:45Unfortunately, it's got a hairline crack,
0:13:45 > 0:13:47hence the value - £300 to £400.
0:13:47 > 0:13:50Yes, that is the problem.
0:13:50 > 0:13:53The Clarice Cliff market is fantastic at the present time
0:13:53 > 0:13:57and there are a lot of collectors out there looking for this sort of thing,
0:13:57 > 0:14:00and all the different designs and patterns.
0:14:00 > 0:14:06- But when you have damage, it knocks the value significantly.- It does.
0:14:06 > 0:14:09Collectors are purists. They're a fussy lot, basically.
0:14:09 > 0:14:12They are a fussy lot. That's absolutely true.
0:14:12 > 0:14:16- But when it's right, they pay through the roof...- Absolutely.
0:14:16 > 0:14:19- ..because they're so possessive. - That, if it was perfect,
0:14:19 > 0:14:23would probably make £1,200-£1,500, something like that.
0:14:23 > 0:14:26But with that damage, that is going to be a problem.
0:14:26 > 0:14:28- But we shall do our best. - I'm sure YOU will,
0:14:28 > 0:14:33- I know you're going to get up on the rostrum in a moment and weave your magic, so good luck.- We'll try.
0:14:33 > 0:14:35And good luck for Sheila, too.
0:14:42 > 0:14:46I've just been joined by Marie and we're selling those German dolls.
0:14:46 > 0:14:50We're hopefully going to get £200 plus, maybe £300.
0:14:50 > 0:14:53- Well, it would be nice, wouldn't it? - Am I chancing my luck?
0:14:53 > 0:14:58- I think so.- I think so, too. I'll treat you to a pint if...- Oh, OK!
0:14:58 > 0:15:00And Anita, she did the work.
0:15:00 > 0:15:03Well, I hope these dolls do really, really well.
0:15:03 > 0:15:06Good luck, they're about to go under the hammer.
0:15:06 > 0:15:08Thank you very much. I've enjoyed it.
0:15:08 > 0:15:13A midshipman with his floozy and you'll start me at £80.
0:15:13 > 0:15:1680 to start me. 80 I saw. 80 on the bid.
0:15:16 > 0:15:1985. 90. £90. Five.
0:15:19 > 0:15:2395. 100. £100.
0:15:23 > 0:15:29110. 120. 120. Right to the back at 120.
0:15:29 > 0:15:34At £120. I'll take 30 anywhere.
0:15:34 > 0:15:38At 120 and I shall sell then at 120.
0:15:38 > 0:15:40- Is that OK?- That's fine. - We've just made it.
0:15:40 > 0:15:45- What are you going to put that money towards?- I'm not quite sure.
0:15:45 > 0:15:47Save it up for a rainy day.
0:15:47 > 0:15:49- There are lots of those. - There are, aren't there.
0:15:50 > 0:15:53Next up, it's Sheila's Clarice Cliff vase
0:15:53 > 0:15:57and I hope that crack won't cause it to rain on her parade.
0:15:57 > 0:16:00I had a chat earlier with Leslie, the auctioneer.
0:16:00 > 0:16:02He said, "Shame about that damage
0:16:02 > 0:16:05- "cos it would be worth about £1,200."- Oh, no.
0:16:05 > 0:16:09When my son was younger, he actually used to roll marbles in there
0:16:09 > 0:16:12- cos I didn't realise it had any value at the time.- Oh.
0:16:12 > 0:16:16How funny is that? Rolling marbles in something so valuable.
0:16:16 > 0:16:18But at least you had the foresight
0:16:18 > 0:16:21to put it away for the last 30 years and look after it.
0:16:21 > 0:16:24And we are looking at £300 to £400 here.
0:16:24 > 0:16:28Leslie thought we might get the lower end because of the damage.
0:16:28 > 0:16:32It's got a hairline in the top but it's still a good, big attractive piece.
0:16:32 > 0:16:35If it doesn't sell, what are you going to do with this?
0:16:35 > 0:16:38- Take it home.- And enjoy it.- Yes.
0:16:38 > 0:16:40It's going under the hammer now.
0:16:40 > 0:16:46Clarice Cliff two-handle vase and I'm bid £200 to start. 200.
0:16:46 > 0:16:49210. 220. 230.
0:16:49 > 0:16:54230. 240. 250. 260.
0:16:54 > 0:16:58£260, I'll take 70 for the next bid.
0:16:58 > 0:17:05At £260. 270. £270. On my left at 270.
0:17:05 > 0:17:08At £270, I shall sell then.
0:17:08 > 0:17:14At £270. Have you made up your minds. I'm selling at 270.
0:17:14 > 0:17:16Yes, the hammer has gone down.
0:17:16 > 0:17:21- We had an estimate of £300 to £400. - Mmm.- He's used his 10% discretion
0:17:21 > 0:17:23so he's sold it for 270.
0:17:23 > 0:17:25Oh, well - the damage.
0:17:25 > 0:17:29- A bit of damage held that back. - It did.- He said the lower end.
0:17:29 > 0:17:35- Never mind.- Sheila, what are you going to do with £270, less a commission.
0:17:35 > 0:17:38Put it toward a holiday in Portugal with two of my sisters.
0:17:46 > 0:17:49We have some carnival glass up now. It's going under the hammer
0:17:49 > 0:17:52but he's not going to smash it literally, Darryl.
0:17:52 > 0:17:54- You collect carnival glass.- Yeah.
0:17:54 > 0:17:56- You've got about 70, or so, items?- Yes.
0:17:56 > 0:17:59Why are you flogging these five?
0:17:59 > 0:18:02Er, sort of surplus to me collection.
0:18:02 > 0:18:07- So you're always trading upwards? - Always aiming to get better pieces.
0:18:07 > 0:18:12Well, hopefully we're going to get the £40 to £60 that our expert, Anita...
0:18:12 > 0:18:15Well, it's not dear for what we have there, the five pieces.
0:18:15 > 0:18:18And, as Darryl said, it's a good starter's pack.
0:18:18 > 0:18:21Right, the carnival glass bowls, all with waved edges,
0:18:21 > 0:18:25and showing to you there, and you'll start me where - £30.
0:18:25 > 0:18:2730 to start me. 30 I'm bid. £30.
0:18:27 > 0:18:3032. 35. 35.
0:18:30 > 0:18:3438. 40. £40. We're out at the back.
0:18:34 > 0:18:37Two. 45 the commission. I'll take eight now.
0:18:37 > 0:18:41£45 - a commission bid here. I'll take eight quickly.
0:18:41 > 0:18:43Selling at 45.
0:18:43 > 0:18:47That was short and sweet - straight in and straight out.
0:18:47 > 0:18:50What will you do now? Reinvest that money in more carnival glass?
0:18:50 > 0:18:53I was originally going to get a bottle of wine,
0:18:53 > 0:18:56but we've already invested here in a piece of jewellery, so...
0:18:56 > 0:18:58- You've bought something?- Yes.
0:18:58 > 0:19:00Good for you. That's what auctions are for.
0:19:00 > 0:19:04A double-whammy - you've bought something and you've sold something.
0:19:04 > 0:19:06- Thanks for coming in.- Thank you.
0:19:14 > 0:19:17OK, my turn to be the expert.
0:19:17 > 0:19:20Occasionally, we get furniture on the show, which is great,
0:19:20 > 0:19:24and this is what we've got - an occasional table, and it belongs to Nicola.
0:19:24 > 0:19:26Hopefully, not for much longer.
0:19:26 > 0:19:28We've got £400 to £600 riding on this.
0:19:28 > 0:19:31The auctioneer hasn't spoken to me about it,
0:19:31 > 0:19:34so I assume he agrees with my valuation.
0:19:34 > 0:19:37Fingers crossed!
0:19:37 > 0:19:39The continental pedestal table,
0:19:39 > 0:19:42circular top with parquetry decoration,
0:19:42 > 0:19:45and I'm bid 150 to start. 150.
0:19:45 > 0:19:49160. 70. 170. 180.
0:19:49 > 0:19:52At 180. I'll take 90 with the next bid.
0:19:52 > 0:19:55190. Thank you, 190 on the gallery. 200.
0:19:55 > 0:20:00- 200. 210. 220... - Oh, we're climbing.- 230. 240.
0:20:00 > 0:20:04250. 260. 280. 280 on the bid.
0:20:04 > 0:20:08290. 290. 300. Are you bidding?
0:20:08 > 0:20:14320. 350. 350 on the gallery - you're out in front.
0:20:14 > 0:20:18£350 on the gallery. I'll take 80 quickly.
0:20:18 > 0:20:20Selling at 350.
0:20:20 > 0:20:22- Brilliant. He's done it. - That's good.
0:20:22 > 0:20:25I was worried. I did get worried. It sold on the reserve.
0:20:25 > 0:20:28- It just goes to show how tight it was.- It was very tight.
0:20:28 > 0:20:30- Are you sad to see it go?- In a way,
0:20:30 > 0:20:32but it worried me all the time, that it'd be damaged,
0:20:32 > 0:20:35so I'll buy an MFI one to put in the corner
0:20:35 > 0:20:38- and spend the rest on something else. - She's got it all sorted out.
0:20:38 > 0:20:41- I've bought some pictures, actually. - Good for you!
0:20:45 > 0:20:47I've come to the Pallant House Gallery in Chichester,
0:20:47 > 0:20:50which houses the Sandy Wilson collection
0:20:50 > 0:20:52of 20th century British art.
0:20:52 > 0:20:58It includes work by one of our most respected modern artists, Sir Peter Blake,
0:20:58 > 0:21:01famous for his pop art featuring heroes of popular culture,
0:21:01 > 0:21:03from wrestlers to rock stars,
0:21:03 > 0:21:07and he's here to talk to me about his early work.
0:21:07 > 0:21:10The world was a totally different place back in the '60s
0:21:10 > 0:21:13and how did people react to your work back then?
0:21:13 > 0:21:17Well, I suppose something like this picture of Elvis,
0:21:17 > 0:21:20I suppose Elvis wasn't really a proper subject matter
0:21:20 > 0:21:23- for a picture then.- Mmm. - So people were surprised.
0:21:23 > 0:21:28And, in a way, that's how my part of pop art happened.
0:21:28 > 0:21:31I was painting unfamiliar subject matter,
0:21:31 > 0:21:36subject matter that wasn't part of art history.
0:21:36 > 0:21:38- This looks slightly unfinished. Is it?- It is.
0:21:38 > 0:21:40It's a very ambitious picture
0:21:40 > 0:21:44and I think the girl on the end is finished, and there are bits,
0:21:44 > 0:21:48this panel, for instance, is beginning to work,
0:21:48 > 0:21:51but I think it's a picture that probably time ran out on.
0:21:51 > 0:21:53- Is that what it was?- I think so.
0:21:53 > 0:21:56It still happens. I mean, when I start a picture,
0:21:56 > 0:21:58I always attempt too much,
0:21:58 > 0:22:03but I have more time now to keep going and try and finish things.
0:22:03 > 0:22:06Do you go back on a picture a few years later?
0:22:06 > 0:22:07Or, like in this case,
0:22:07 > 0:22:10would you go back on it if you were given the opportunity?
0:22:10 > 0:22:14- I wouldn't be allowed to now. - Would you like to?
0:22:14 > 0:22:18I'd love to, but it's existed like this for 50 years, so in a way...
0:22:18 > 0:22:22- It's accepted.- I suppose I would start a new version of it
0:22:22 > 0:22:24rather than go back to this one.
0:22:24 > 0:22:27# I want you I need you
0:22:27 > 0:22:30# I love you
0:22:30 > 0:22:37# With all my heart. #
0:22:37 > 0:22:41Interestingly enough, we've ended up at this one,
0:22:41 > 0:22:45which is possibly your favourite piece, isn't it?
0:22:45 > 0:22:47It's my favourite here, I think, yeah.
0:22:47 > 0:22:49It was a panel, I took from the back of a picture frame,
0:22:49 > 0:22:53split it in half, and then on this half I painted
0:22:53 > 0:22:57the "Siriol, She-devil of Naked Madness",
0:22:57 > 0:23:02and the other half was called Louella, the World's Most Tattooed Woman.
0:23:02 > 0:23:06And it's a painting of two fairground performers.
0:23:06 > 0:23:09The She-devil of Naked Madness, I actually saw.
0:23:09 > 0:23:14What about the wrestler. Why did you decide to paint a guy wrestling?
0:23:14 > 0:23:19Just after the Second World War, when there'd been no sport during the war,
0:23:19 > 0:23:21there was suddenly an enormous thing of going out,
0:23:21 > 0:23:26and not many people had televisions, so people were desperate to go to live entertainment,
0:23:26 > 0:23:29and wrestling was great theatre,
0:23:29 > 0:23:34so I went from 1947 with my mother and aunt,
0:23:34 > 0:23:37- and then just loved it from then on. - All the stars of the day.
0:23:37 > 0:23:42It was quite popular when I was a young lad. I remember a guy called Mick McManus wrestling away.
0:23:42 > 0:23:44- That was the very first fight I saw. - Was it?
0:23:44 > 0:23:47Mick McManus versus Al Litman.
0:23:47 > 0:23:52Al Litman's speciality was to run away and climb out of the ring
0:23:52 > 0:23:54and then he'd be pulled back in.
0:23:54 > 0:23:57Why one eye? And that's all scratched out, as well.
0:23:57 > 0:24:01It's something I've never even explained to myself satisfactorily.
0:24:01 > 0:24:05It's something to do about commenting on painting.
0:24:05 > 0:24:08I think the very first pictures I probably thought,
0:24:08 > 0:24:13"Well, you've done one, why bother to do another one? Start another picture."
0:24:13 > 0:24:16And in that one, I'm trying to make something as though it was an
0:24:16 > 0:24:20existing piece of art already - it has come from a fairground.
0:24:20 > 0:24:26So I'm pretending that I'm somebody else scratching out my painting.
0:24:26 > 0:24:29- I see what you're doing.- And the whole thing of the mask,
0:24:29 > 0:24:33the whole mythology of the masked wrestler is something
0:24:33 > 0:24:36that's always fascinated me because there were stories like,
0:24:36 > 0:24:40one story was that a very prominent member of the Royal Family
0:24:40 > 0:24:42was a professional masked wrestler.
0:24:42 > 0:24:45And I always used to think, "Who could that be? Which one?"
0:24:45 > 0:24:49And there were great stories about the masks.
0:24:52 > 0:24:55Did you paint this in the early '60s?
0:24:55 > 0:24:58The painting's called The 1962 Beatles,
0:24:58 > 0:25:02- but it was painted in '63 - started in '63.- When did you finish that?
0:25:02 > 0:25:06Um...'68. I worked on that for five years.
0:25:06 > 0:25:08They're images from a magazine.
0:25:08 > 0:25:11And the idea originally...
0:25:11 > 0:25:15- These white panels... - What are they for?- The idea was
0:25:15 > 0:25:18that I got them to autograph the picture. Paul was the first person
0:25:18 > 0:25:20who came to the studio.
0:25:20 > 0:25:23Without actually refusing to sign it,
0:25:23 > 0:25:27he left the studio without signing it.
0:25:27 > 0:25:32I think he probably didn't like the fact that the eyes weren't the same, or you hadn't quite got the smile.
0:25:32 > 0:25:36- Paul's still a friend.- Yes. - But, at the time,
0:25:36 > 0:25:38he probably wasn't quite happy with it.
0:25:38 > 0:25:41But the thing was that Paul didn't sign it,
0:25:41 > 0:25:43- so I abandoned the idea.- Yeah.
0:25:43 > 0:25:47- Let's look at something else for the Beatles fans to look at.- OK.
0:25:50 > 0:25:55Here it is - possibly the most talked-about album sleeve of all time, isn't it, Sgt Pepper?
0:25:55 > 0:25:59- It is.- This is the inner sleeve.- Yes. This isn't the cover.
0:25:59 > 0:26:04The cover was made by building the whole thing like a big stage set.
0:26:04 > 0:26:07This actually is a piece of artwork,
0:26:07 > 0:26:08so the lettering is hand done.
0:26:08 > 0:26:13- Sandy Wilson bought it for his wife, MJ, many years ago.- That's stunning.
0:26:13 > 0:26:19- I know you've got something in your pocket.- Well...- It's entry level in collecting Sir Peter Blake's work.
0:26:19 > 0:26:20It's called Pop Art.
0:26:20 > 0:26:23It's four separate badges -
0:26:23 > 0:26:26heart, target, star and a pop art image.
0:26:26 > 0:26:32- All in brightly coloured enamels. Well, I'm going to invest in that. - You have that one.- Oh, thank you.
0:26:32 > 0:26:35How amazing! Sir Peter, it's been an honour and a pleasure meeting you
0:26:35 > 0:26:39and talking to the man who's responsible for this iconic art.
0:26:39 > 0:26:43- You've made my year, you really have!- Thank you very much.
0:26:59 > 0:27:03Brian, I'm fascinated by this type of thing.
0:27:03 > 0:27:07It's a little piece of our social history.
0:27:07 > 0:27:09- It is.- Tell me, where did you get it?
0:27:09 > 0:27:13Sadly, my father passed away just before Christmas
0:27:13 > 0:27:18and this was part of the house when we cleared it.
0:27:18 > 0:27:22It was actually wrapped in clingfilm between two ordinary dinner plates.
0:27:22 > 0:27:26- Was he a Methodist?- No, he wasn't particularly a churchgoer at all.
0:27:26 > 0:27:28But he had connections
0:27:28 > 0:27:32back through his own parents and grandparents...
0:27:32 > 0:27:37- So there is some connection there. - Yes.- There is some connection.- Yes.
0:27:37 > 0:27:41This plate is commemorating the centenary of the Methodists -
0:27:41 > 0:27:431807 to 1907.
0:27:44 > 0:27:49And it has rather interesting pictures
0:27:49 > 0:27:52and writing round the edge. Here we have...
0:27:52 > 0:27:55"The little cloud increaseth still
0:27:55 > 0:27:58"Which first arose upon Mow Hill."
0:27:58 > 0:28:04- Now, I haven't heard of that place. - No. Unfortunately, nor have I.
0:28:04 > 0:28:08And here - "First camp meeting held at Mow Cop,
0:28:08 > 0:28:11"May 31st 1807".
0:28:11 > 0:28:14And we have two dignitaries at the front.
0:28:14 > 0:28:20- So all that lovely historical detail...- Yes.- ..on the plate.
0:28:22 > 0:28:28If we turn it round to look at the back, this is interesting, as well. We have...
0:28:28 > 0:28:30details of the Church.
0:28:30 > 0:28:34We have chapels, preaching places, ministers,
0:28:34 > 0:28:37church members, adherents and so on.
0:28:37 > 0:28:42And teachers, scholars and, at the bottom, the value of the property.
0:28:42 > 0:28:45Again, interesting records.
0:28:45 > 0:28:49- Yes.- The factory - Wood & Sons -
0:28:49 > 0:28:54it's not a fine factory, it's not a particularly sought-after factory.
0:28:54 > 0:29:00- The value of this item, again, is in its social history.- Yes.
0:29:00 > 0:29:05- Why do you want to sell it, Brian? - My wife and I are the main beneficiaries from Dad's estate,
0:29:05 > 0:29:10and I'm left with the contents of two bungalows to amalgamate into one.
0:29:10 > 0:29:11Brian,
0:29:11 > 0:29:15- you've just got too much stuff! - Absolutely.
0:29:15 > 0:29:20- I would like to estimate it in the region of £20 to £30...- Yes.
0:29:20 > 0:29:27- ..and let it find its own level. Would you be happy with that? - That's fine.- Let's put it to auction
0:29:27 > 0:29:31in Chichester and I'm sure it will do well.
0:29:39 > 0:29:46In Portsmouth, I was sure I'd find something of naval interest. I saw you in the queue with this mustard
0:29:46 > 0:29:51and it had an emblem on the front and I thought, "Military! Fantastic!
0:29:51 > 0:29:55"Something to do with the Navy and local maritime history."
0:29:55 > 0:29:59But it's Rifle Brigade! What's it doing here in Portsmouth?
0:29:59 > 0:30:03We don't know. It came from my granddad's.
0:30:03 > 0:30:08He used to collect silver. People would just give him bits.
0:30:08 > 0:30:12- It was in a box my nan gave me for car booting.- Oh, my goodness!
0:30:12 > 0:30:15I have to say, if this was mine, I wouldn't be selling it.
0:30:15 > 0:30:21- Now, Steve, you don't...- Not really. - ..want her to sell it, do you?- No.
0:30:21 > 0:30:25- It's such a sweet little piece.- It's lovely.- And the history with it,
0:30:25 > 0:30:29- the association with the Rifle Brigade...- You know a bit of the regiment's history.
0:30:29 > 0:30:33Well, I know the Rifle Brigade was disbanded,
0:30:33 > 0:30:37- I believe before the Second World War.- OK.
0:30:37 > 0:30:40And no doubt, on the disbandment of the regiment,
0:30:40 > 0:30:44maybe small pieces disappeared into private hands.
0:30:44 > 0:30:47Found their way into the cook's pocket!
0:30:47 > 0:30:53- Or perhaps some young subaltern decided to have a small souvenir. - The interesting thing is,
0:30:53 > 0:30:55I looked at the hallmark earlier.
0:30:55 > 0:30:59We've got M&W for Mappin & Webb, the crown - the mark for Sheffield -
0:30:59 > 0:31:03the lion, of course, which is silver, and the date code - 1917.
0:31:03 > 0:31:06So it's smack in the middle of the First World War.
0:31:06 > 0:31:13In the Second World War, my parents said they couldn't even get porcelain that was decorated.
0:31:13 > 0:31:18They couldn't get anything made. So, in WWII, everyone was putting everything into the war effort.
0:31:18 > 0:31:20In WWI,
0:31:20 > 0:31:25they were making silver for the Rifle Brigade instead of concentrating on the war effort!
0:31:25 > 0:31:28This is known as a tankard mustard.
0:31:28 > 0:31:32This would have been part of a set of three -
0:31:32 > 0:31:36a mustard, a salt and a pepper - each with the regimental markings on the front.
0:31:36 > 0:31:42- But it's a nice thing. What's it worth?- Don't know.- Whatever... - What do you think?- No idea.
0:31:42 > 0:31:47Well, all the other bits and pieces in the box were for a car boot. I think that's too good.
0:31:47 > 0:31:51Absolutely. There it is. £50 to £80.
0:31:51 > 0:31:57- OK.- It's going in to a good sale and I'm sure it'll do well, so let's take it along
0:31:57 > 0:31:59- and see what happens.- Thank you.
0:32:07 > 0:32:09Phyllis, I'm SO excited
0:32:09 > 0:32:11- to see all this stuff.- I'm glad.
0:32:11 > 0:32:15Because the Queen Mary was Clyde-built,
0:32:15 > 0:32:19a bit like myself, and of course, the Queen Mary
0:32:19 > 0:32:23sailed from this part of the world all over the place.
0:32:23 > 0:32:26Tell me, where did you get this stuff?
0:32:26 > 0:32:29My brother worked for Cunard Line for 34 years
0:32:29 > 0:32:33- and he collected it through the years.- Uh-huh.
0:32:33 > 0:32:35And he died ten years ago
0:32:35 > 0:32:37- and it's been left to me now.- Uh-huh.
0:32:37 > 0:32:40And I've only got it stuck in a cupboard,
0:32:40 > 0:32:45and if somebody's interested, it could go to someone who's interested.
0:32:45 > 0:32:47What did he do? Was he a steward?
0:32:47 > 0:32:51He was in the stores, he was a steward,
0:32:51 > 0:32:56- he was in the bar - everything. - Now...what we've got here...
0:32:56 > 0:33:00it's a lovely wee map of the Queen Mary's history, I suppose.
0:33:00 > 0:33:04If we look in here, it's the Verandah Club.
0:33:04 > 0:33:08I'd imagine that would be one of their posh bars.
0:33:08 > 0:33:12So we open it up, and a wonderful picture of the Queen Mary there,
0:33:12 > 0:33:14with her three funnels.
0:33:14 > 0:33:18And the menu and it's a menu for the Harlow Night Dinner.
0:33:18 > 0:33:21What sort of stuff did they eat?
0:33:21 > 0:33:27- "Clear turtle with sherry". Have you ever tasted that?- No, I haven't. I don't drink.
0:33:27 > 0:33:31- You don't drink? - I only drink lemonade!
0:33:31 > 0:33:35Well, there we are. Here we have a commemorative coin.
0:33:35 > 0:33:40These would possibly have been given to passengers, crew,
0:33:40 > 0:33:43commemorating when the Queen Mary first sailed.
0:33:43 > 0:33:45If we lift this,
0:33:45 > 0:33:48we've also got some photographs
0:33:48 > 0:33:54of the really glammy people who travelled on the Queen Mary.
0:33:54 > 0:33:56Who have we got here, Phyllis?
0:33:56 > 0:34:01- That's Liberace.- Liberace. And we've got his signature.- Yeah.
0:34:01 > 0:34:04And we also have the gorgeous Elizabeth Taylor.
0:34:04 > 0:34:09And, a little later, we have Cliff Richard and the Shadows.
0:34:09 > 0:34:11And on the back of this,
0:34:11 > 0:34:15- we have autographs of that group.- Yes.
0:34:15 > 0:34:19Is there any sentimental attachment to them, Phyllis?
0:34:19 > 0:34:25- Not now. Cos every time I find them, I have a little weep.- Ah, right. - It's time that they went now.
0:34:25 > 0:34:28The collectors will love this
0:34:28 > 0:34:33and what they'll do is they'll mount them on boards and look at them
0:34:33 > 0:34:37- and put them in part of...- That's what I'd like.- ..more items.
0:34:37 > 0:34:40- That's a good idea.- Yeah. - So...value.
0:34:40 > 0:34:45I think we should keep them, conservatively...
0:34:45 > 0:34:48at, say, between £100 and £200.
0:34:48 > 0:34:55- Would you be happy to sell this wee lot at that price? - Yes, I think so.- Yes?
0:34:55 > 0:34:59So...we'll hope that it will sail away!
0:34:59 > 0:35:02Thank you very much. Thank you for your time.
0:35:05 > 0:35:07Now for a quick recap.
0:35:07 > 0:35:09It may not be hugely valuable,
0:35:09 > 0:35:13but this Methodist plate is full of social history.
0:35:13 > 0:35:20Far too good for a car boot sale, the little silver tankard pot should cut the mustard!
0:35:20 > 0:35:25Hopefully, it should be full steam ahead for the collection of Queen Mary memorabilia.
0:35:33 > 0:35:37Look what I've found in the entrance hall of the auction room.
0:35:37 > 0:35:42A long-case clock, made in the Midlands, possibly Manchester or Liverpool.
0:35:42 > 0:35:45Its nickname is the "broad belly" and you can see why.
0:35:45 > 0:35:49This reminds of the first long-case clock I ever bought.
0:35:49 > 0:35:52I paid about £300 for it ten years ago.
0:35:52 > 0:35:56I was so excited because it worked and it was in perfect condition.
0:35:56 > 0:35:58And it was the identical size to this.
0:35:58 > 0:36:03The problem was, when I got it home, by the time I put the hood on and stood it up,
0:36:03 > 0:36:07it actually wouldn't go in the flat, the ceiling was too low.
0:36:07 > 0:36:12So a lesson to be learnt there - if you buy anything at auction, take a tape measure with you.
0:36:12 > 0:36:18Make sure it will fit the space you require it to, otherwise you'll waste your money, like I did.
0:36:18 > 0:36:22Oh, well, it's so easy to get carried away at auctions!
0:36:22 > 0:36:27Today's auctioneer, Leslie Weller, thinks the bidders might just get carried away over one of our items.
0:36:28 > 0:36:32This is an interesting lot - Queen Mary memorabilia. Belongs to Phyllis.
0:36:32 > 0:36:36We've got a valuation of £100 to £200 for the whole lot.
0:36:36 > 0:36:40There's a lot of items here - a menu, presentation cards,
0:36:40 > 0:36:42a medal, a photograph album
0:36:42 > 0:36:44of all the stars that were on board.
0:36:44 > 0:36:49It's a lovely lot, actually. Excuse the pun, but it's going to sail away!
0:36:49 > 0:36:51- It'll sell very well.- Good.
0:36:51 > 0:36:55There is tremendous interest in memorabilia.
0:36:55 > 0:36:59More and more, we're finding that albums
0:36:59 > 0:37:03and things with autographs are making far more than we anticipate,
0:37:03 > 0:37:06because people are collecting this sort of thing.
0:37:06 > 0:37:10So, I've no hesitation, this is going to sell very well.
0:37:10 > 0:37:13So this has attracted a lot of interest in the room.
0:37:13 > 0:37:16In the room and on the internet.
0:37:16 > 0:37:19What would you secretly like to knock this out at?
0:37:19 > 0:37:23- The estimate is...- 1 to 2. - 1 to 2.
0:37:23 > 0:37:25It'll double that, at least.
0:37:25 > 0:37:28Really? So we could be doing £400?
0:37:28 > 0:37:32- If I'm looking at the top end. - Exactly. Exactly right.
0:37:32 > 0:37:36Leslie seems very confident. Let's hope he's right.
0:37:39 > 0:37:43I've been joined by Brian. There's no pressure, cos there's no reserve.
0:37:43 > 0:37:47Lovely little plate showing the Methodist church,
0:37:47 > 0:37:50dated, got a valuation of £20-£30.
0:37:50 > 0:37:53- Why are you flogging this? - It was part of my dad's estate.
0:37:53 > 0:37:57He passed away at Christmas, and it's just one of those things,
0:37:57 > 0:38:00it's taking up space, it's of no interest to ourselves,
0:38:00 > 0:38:04so it's got to go. Stick it into an auction. It's the right outlet.
0:38:04 > 0:38:06Don't flog it at a car boot sale.
0:38:06 > 0:38:09Hopefully, we'll get two people falling in love with this, Anita.
0:38:09 > 0:38:12- This was formerly a Methodist church. - It was.
0:38:12 > 0:38:16Let's hope that's going to help. I doubt it.
0:38:16 > 0:38:19- It's a little page of history.- It is.
0:38:19 > 0:38:25A commemorative plate. You'll start me for this lot
0:38:25 > 0:38:27£20? 20 anywhere? £10.
0:38:27 > 0:38:30£10 then. 10. Thank you.
0:38:30 > 0:38:3212 bid. 15.
0:38:32 > 0:38:3618. 20. £20. 22.
0:38:36 > 0:38:3725.
0:38:37 > 0:38:3928. 30.
0:38:39 > 0:38:41£30 bid.
0:38:41 > 0:38:44The bidding's on my left at 30.
0:38:44 > 0:38:4532.
0:38:45 > 0:38:49£32. At £32.
0:38:49 > 0:38:50I'll take five quickly.
0:38:50 > 0:38:53Selling at 32.
0:38:53 > 0:38:57- That was good.- Very good call.
0:38:57 > 0:39:00Happy with that? I'm very happy with that.
0:39:00 > 0:39:02Not a great deal of money. It'll cover your petrol
0:39:02 > 0:39:04and maybe a small meal out.
0:39:04 > 0:39:06- Go and have a drink on Dad. - Have a drink on Dad. Yeah.
0:39:06 > 0:39:10- Or buy something for the garden and plant it.- He liked his garden.
0:39:10 > 0:39:13- Yeah, do that. Watch it grow. - Yes. Yes.
0:39:17 > 0:39:20We have got a little bit of silver coming up for you now.
0:39:20 > 0:39:22Let's see if this lot takes the mustard.
0:39:22 > 0:39:26It's a tiny pot valued at £50-£80.
0:39:26 > 0:39:28It belongs to Steve and Annette.
0:39:28 > 0:39:31You were going to take this along to a car boot sale.
0:39:31 > 0:39:36Nan said, "Take it to a car boot sale," but you thought bring it to Flog It!.
0:39:36 > 0:39:38- How much were you going to sell it for at the car boot?- 10.
0:39:38 > 0:39:41A tenner. Yeah, I knew you were gonna say that.
0:39:41 > 0:39:44Hopefully, we're gonna get that 80 quid, that top end.
0:39:44 > 0:39:46- Will we do it, James?- I think so.
0:39:46 > 0:39:48There are lots of people here. Lots of silver buyers.
0:39:48 > 0:39:52It's gonna make its money, that's for sure. I reckon £75.
0:39:52 > 0:39:55The top end of the estimate. It's going under the hammer right now.
0:39:55 > 0:39:57Good luck.
0:39:57 > 0:40:02And the silver mustard drum shaped mustard, military badge
0:40:02 > 0:40:03of the rifle brigade on it.
0:40:03 > 0:40:06I'm bid £30. I'll take two here.
0:40:06 > 0:40:0732.
0:40:07 > 0:40:0935. 35.
0:40:09 > 0:40:11I'll take 40, the next bid.
0:40:11 > 0:40:14At 35. 35.
0:40:14 > 0:40:1538. At 38.
0:40:15 > 0:40:19I'll take 40 now. At £38 on a bid.
0:40:19 > 0:40:22I'll take 40 quickly. £40.
0:40:22 > 0:40:2640 on the gallery. £40. I'll take two again.
0:40:26 > 0:40:28At 40, then. I shall sell at 40.
0:40:28 > 0:40:32Yes! Just. Right on the reserve.
0:40:32 > 0:40:33£40.
0:40:33 > 0:40:36Phew! It's getting hot in here
0:40:36 > 0:40:40but we didn't need to raise the temperature that much, for sure.
0:40:40 > 0:40:43Anyway, that's great. That's 30 quid more than you'd get at the car boot.
0:40:43 > 0:40:47- So, it was your nan's, wasn't it? - Yes.
0:40:47 > 0:40:50What is the money going towards, we want to know.
0:40:50 > 0:40:52Car tax.
0:40:52 > 0:40:54Car tax.
0:40:57 > 0:41:02I've been looking forward to this. There's a buzz going around.
0:41:02 > 0:41:06The Queen Mary memorabilia. I had a chat to Leslie, our auctioneer.
0:41:06 > 0:41:10Now, Anita doesn't know this but he said £100-200 -
0:41:10 > 0:41:13we should be looking at £200-400.
0:41:13 > 0:41:16There's that much interest. It's going under the hammer.
0:41:16 > 0:41:18Let's hope we get that £400.
0:41:18 > 0:41:21- I'll put some more in today. - This is it.
0:41:21 > 0:41:24A Royal Mint bronze medallion
0:41:24 > 0:41:28and most importantly, an album of photographic postcards
0:41:28 > 0:41:30signed by celebrities like Julie Garland,
0:41:30 > 0:41:32Anthony Quinn, Richard Harris.
0:41:32 > 0:41:35- Cracking little number.- It's good.
0:41:35 > 0:41:38Michael Wilding, Charlton Heston, Cliff Richard and the Shadows.
0:41:38 > 0:41:42Start me at £200. £200 to start.
0:41:42 > 0:41:46200, I'm bid. 220. 240. 260. 280. 300.
0:41:46 > 0:41:48320. 340.
0:41:48 > 0:41:49360.
0:41:49 > 0:41:52380. 400. 420.
0:41:52 > 0:41:54430. 450.
0:41:54 > 0:41:58480. 480. The bidding's in front. 480.
0:41:58 > 0:42:02At £480 right in front of me.
0:42:02 > 0:42:06At £480. I'll take five anywhere, quickly.
0:42:06 > 0:42:08The bidding there and selling at 480.
0:42:09 > 0:42:12- The hammer's gone down.- Yes!
0:42:12 > 0:42:14Good, innit. Thanks very much.
0:42:14 > 0:42:18I'll put some more in today. Even the cuckoo clock went, I think.
0:42:18 > 0:42:21- It did, didn't it? - Well, that's a surprise, isn't it?
0:42:21 > 0:42:26What were you expecting? When Anita said on evaluation day 100-200,
0:42:26 > 0:42:29you probably thought, "If it goes for 100, I'll be happy."
0:42:29 > 0:42:32I wanted it to go to somebody that wants it.
0:42:32 > 0:42:34It's been stuck in my cupboard for ten years.
0:42:34 > 0:42:38- In the back of your mind, were you thinking, "I'll take £100"?- Yes.
0:42:38 > 0:42:41But now you've got £480.
0:42:41 > 0:42:44- I'll give it to my grandson.- Is that what you're gonna do with it?
0:42:46 > 0:42:48It just shows you, Paul. These are unusual items.
0:42:48 > 0:42:50Hard to estimate accurately,
0:42:50 > 0:42:54but if the auctioneer finds the right market, they go through the roof.
0:43:00 > 0:43:03Hot stuff. The auction's just about coming to an end.
0:43:03 > 0:43:06It's all over for our owners. We've had some mixed results,
0:43:06 > 0:43:10but the smile on Phyllis's face was fantastic
0:43:10 > 0:43:12with the Queen Mary memorabilia,
0:43:12 > 0:43:16sailing out of the auction room for a staggering £480.
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