Portsmouth Flog It!

Rule, Britannia, Britannia rules the waves.

We've all sung that song and this is where she ruled it from - Portsmouth harbour.

It's home to the Royal Navy and today it's home to Flog It!

Portsmouth is a lively maritime city

with every type of seagoing vessel docked in its harbour.

They tell its history and now, as much as ever,

Portsmouth's prosperity comes from the sea.

Here we are outside the splendid Guildhall.

We have a fantastic queue - it snakes all the way down the road.

It's 9.30, so we should get the doors open and get this massive queue inside.

I wonder what antiques and collectibles are awaiting our experts today -

Anita Manning and James Lewis.

Marie, we're in Portsmouth and all the nice girls like a sailor.

-And I love this wee guy.

-So do I.

-And his bird.

-Yes.

Tell me, where did you get them?

Many, many years ago, when I was at sea and helped to look after a passenger...

Were you a sailor?

I was a children's hostess with P&O.

And I don't know, she said to me one day,

"Would you like to have these, my dear?"

She had a personal maid with her

and she said, "Don't let Frances know I gave them to you."

I said, "No, if you don't want me to."

Did you let the children you were in charge with play with them?

No, I did not! No way!

They had lots of other things they played with.

-So these were your own...?

-They were mine.

-Your personal...

-My own personal things, hanging in my cabin.

-Lovely.

Well, these are interesting, they are German dolls.

Now Germany was renowned for dolls and these I would date

from the late 1800s to the early 1900s.

-Really? As old as that?

-Yeah.

They are in good condition, the clothes are original.

-We have a nautical theme.

-Yes.

A little bit of damage which will make a wee difference,

a wee bit of damage on her hands.

But it's not too bad, the faces are in good condition.

The little boy's eyes don't open and close,

but the little girl's does.

Now, price wise, I think they should be sold as a pair.

-Oh, yes.

-I would put them in together as one lot,

and I would estimate them 150 to 250.

-Would you be happy to sell them at that price?

-Yes, I would.

We would, perhaps, if you wish, put a reserve price on them.

-Around about 130?

-I'll leave that to you.

-Uh-huh.

So you've enjoyed them, you like them.

Tell me, why do you want to sell them?

Well...I thought I've had them

and they've just been wrapped up since I retired, in actual fact,

and perhaps I could have a nice new carpet for my bedroom or something.

-Well, let's put it to auction.

-Yes.

Thank you very much for bringing them in.

-And I'll see you in Chichester.

-I hope so, I'm looking forward to it.

-Thank you very much, Anita, nice meeting you.

-You too.

Well, we're doing Flog It!

And it just wouldn't be Flog It! without a bit of Clarice Cliff.

I was getting worried, I didn't think we'd find any!

Sheila, this is a fantastic big chunk of Clarice Cliff.

Is it something you've had at home and enjoyed with flowers?

No, I put away because I've had it for 30 years,

and it wasn't until I saw the Antiques Road programme,

going back some years later,

that I realised it was of some value.

So I was worried about it getting broken, so I put it away.

-OK, so you don't have it out to enjoy?

-No. Not now.

-OK.

-That's why you want to Flog It!

-Yes.

-OK.

We all know about Clarice Cliff, one of the best designers of the 1930s,

the most famous of all the Art Deco designers.

And this is slightly more unusual, though.

This is a range called -

have a look underneath - Gloria.

There was Bizarre, there was Fantasque.

Gloria is one of the Bizarre ranges,

and it was a range of wares that had this Latona glaze.

The Latona glaze is a creamier colour glaze

instead of that quite dark yellow you often find on Clarice Cliff.

Latona was an underglaze, rather than an overglaze.

But it gives a slightly different impression of the piece.

It gives a slightly different look.

Almost like crayon rather than oil paint,

that sort of difference.

On a classic Bizarre, Fantasque piece,

where all the colours are bright overglaze,

these are slightly thinner, slightly more dispersed,

they're not quite as bold.

So therefore they're not quite as sought after.

This is known as a lotus vase, two-handled lotus vase.

Now, these are quite rounded in their style and in their design.

The wares and the pieces making the big money at the moment

are the slightly more weird shapes, more angular,

-slightly more wacky shapes.

-Yes.

More Art Deco. Condition? It's fair.

Nothing seriously wrong, but if we turn it round...

-See there?

-Oh, yes.

-It has an L-shaped hairline crack.

So...

what do you think it's worth?

-I haven't got a clue, I really don't know.

-OK.

In perfect condition I'd put 500 - 800 on it.

With a bit of damage...

-let's say 300 - 400.

-Yes.

Put a reserve of 300 on it.

If it doesn't make 300, take it home.

OK.

Nicky, what a lovely little occasional table.

I feel like we should be having a game of chess or a cappuccino!

-It's almost a chess set.

-It is, yes!

It's gorgeous.

Where did you get this from?

It's reputed to have come from my great-grandfather,

who was a ship's carpenter.

-So he would have a great appreciation for woods?

-Absolutely.

We always felt that if he had cared enough to bring it back,

-that it must be quite nice.

-OK.

-Was he in Italy, by any chance?

-He had been all over the world,

but, yes, all of Europe - Italy, France and so on.

-We've always believed it was Italian.

-Yes, it is Italian.

This tumbling cube effect is very Tunbridge ware...

-Yes, of course.

-It happened in Italy as well,

not just Tunbridge Wells. It is stunning!

Now...all of this is walnut and satinwood,

which has been cut and glued on.

It's very, very thin strips of wood, possibly

two millimetres in thickness, which has been glued on

-to a pine table top.

-Oh, right!

-Yeah.

-And here, look, you can see the maker's label.

Yes. I wondered if there might be a date on there but...

I can't see a date.

It's terribly foxed.

It is a parquetry table.

The difference between marquetry and parquetry

is marquetry has more biomorphic shapes,

like trees, castles, images.

Whereas parquetry is all symmetrical shapes.

-Right.

-Everything's the same size.

It's more geometric.

And this is stunning, this tumbling cube.

The table's not been reduced in size

because even around the edge it's been banded.

Yes. And it continues all the way down.

All the way down this pedestal base.

This lovely balustrade turning.

This is some olive wood. This is turned in two different

-sections and glued together.

-Oh, I see, yes.

Here we've got some ebony stringing on the tripod base.

The condition is superb, you've really looked after this.

It's covered up all the time. I have dogs and cats...

-I'm frightened to death that it'll get damaged.

-Really?

So it's covered all the time.

Any idea of its value?

We thought perhaps around £300. My husband's a hobby cabinet maker

and when he was at college his lecturer suggested

it might be valued in that region.

I can give you a nice, pleasant surprise, then.

-I think - finger's crossed on a good day - we'll double that.

-Really?!

-Yes, yes.

-Wow! That would be really nice.

I'd like to say definitely, but you know what auctions are like.

It's not an exact science. So I'll put this into auction

-with a valuation of...£400-600.

-Wow!

-That's good.

-OK, and we'll put a fixed reserve of £350.

-Lovely.

-You do not want to let this go for any less than 350.

-Great.

This will fly away. I can't wait to see this one go under the hammer.

Daryl, the thing I like about Carnival Glass

is that it's so cheery.

-Yes, yeah.

-I'm told that you're one of these mad collectors

and you've got a lot of this stuff.

How many pieces do you have in your collection?

70.

-Does your wife like them?

-No.

No, she doesn't.

Does she think you're mad?

Yes, yeah.

Tell me why you like it.

Cos it's pretty, it's cheap, and you can get a bargain.

I also believe that you're a bit of an expert on this stuff.

I tend to know my stuff with it, yeah.

That's why I'm delighted I'm with you today,

so you can tell me all about this.

Do these things have different names?

-Yes, they do, yeah.

-Can you describe them to me?

This is Pony made by Dugan.

Lustre Rose made by Imperial.

Free Fruits made by Northwood.

You can tell with the trademark basket weave back.

-Peacock And Grape and Peacock And Urn, both by Fenton.

-Right.

-So these are American, these three here.

-They're all American.

-We did make it here, but we don't get the pretty stuff.

-Right.

And this petrol shade here, I always think that's quite desirable.

I like it better than that ordinary orange.

You are right, yeah, this is less desirable than the coloured pieces.

But we've still got a good wee lot there.

Yeah, it's a good starter pack.

It's the type of stuff that brightens up your life,

it really is cheery, it wants to make me smile.

That's it. That's what it was all about. It's bright.

-"Poor man's Tiffany" is its nickname.

-That's right. Of course.

-It's quite cheery stuff.

-Yeah.

How much is this stuff worth?

These particular pieces, not an awful lot.

Is that why you're selling them?

They're not good enough for my collection any more.

And they're worth?

£15 each, maybe.

You know you're making my job awful easy!

We can certainly put them in to auction,

and as you've said they are not of the...

-the rarest...

-No.

-..or the best.

Would you be happy if we put them into sale,

say with an estimate of 40-60 on it?

-Of course, yes.

-Yeah.

We'll do that. I think they should go away.

They're getting five pieces here and hopefully they'll do well.

Now let's have another look at what we have to tempt the bidders.

First the pair of German dolls,

they're in such good overall condition.

The slight damage to the girl's hand shouldn't hold them back.

Despite the hairline crack, Sheila's large Clarice Cliff vase

is another example of excellent safekeeping.

Nicola also had the foresight to preserve

her lovely inlaid walnut table by protecting it from her dogs.

And finally, Daryl has 70 of these at home,

so let's see if these five pieces of Carnival Glass

catch the eye of another collector.

For our auction today we've moved along the coastline to the historic town of Chichester

to Henry Adams Auctioneers, which was established in 1749.

So let's catch up with the man who's going to be on the rostrum,

auctioneer Leslie Weller, and see what he's got to say

about some of our owners' items but, more importantly, our experts' valuations.

Have they got it right?

Well, fingers crossed. We'll find out in just a moment.

-Leslie, it wouldn't be "Flog It!" without Clarice Cliff, would it?

-It certainly wouldn't.

We've got a fantastic example here. It belongs to Sheila.

She's had it 30-odd years.

Unfortunately, it's got a hairline crack,

hence the value - £300 to £400.

Yes, that is the problem.

The Clarice Cliff market is fantastic at the present time

and there are a lot of collectors out there looking for this sort of thing,

and all the different designs and patterns.

-But when you have damage, it knocks the value significantly.

-It does.

Collectors are purists. They're a fussy lot, basically.

They are a fussy lot. That's absolutely true.

-But when it's right, they pay through the roof...

-Absolutely.

-..because they're so possessive.

-That, if it was perfect,

would probably make £1,200-£1,500, something like that.

But with that damage, that is going to be a problem.

-But we shall do our best.

-I'm sure YOU will,

-I know you're going to get up on the rostrum in a moment and weave your magic, so good luck.

-We'll try.

And good luck for Sheila, too.

I've just been joined by Marie and we're selling those German dolls.

We're hopefully going to get £200 plus, maybe £300.

-Well, it would be nice, wouldn't it?

-Am I chancing my luck?

-I think so.

-I think so, too. I'll treat you to a pint if...

-Oh, OK!

And Anita, she did the work.

Well, I hope these dolls do really, really well.

Good luck, they're about to go under the hammer.

Thank you very much. I've enjoyed it.

A midshipman with his floozy and you'll start me at £80.

80 to start me. 80 I saw. 80 on the bid.

85. 90. £90. Five.

95. 100. £100.

110. 120. 120. Right to the back at 120.

At £120. I'll take 30 anywhere.

At 120 and I shall sell then at 120.

-Is that OK?

-That's fine.

-We've just made it.

-What are you going to put that money towards?

-I'm not quite sure.

Save it up for a rainy day.

-There are lots of those.

-There are, aren't there.

Next up, it's Sheila's Clarice Cliff vase

and I hope that crack won't cause it to rain on her parade.

I had a chat earlier with Leslie, the auctioneer.

He said, "Shame about that damage

-"cos it would be worth about £1,200."

-Oh, no.

When my son was younger, he actually used to roll marbles in there

-cos I didn't realise it had any value at the time.

-Oh.

How funny is that? Rolling marbles in something so valuable.

But at least you had the foresight

to put it away for the last 30 years and look after it.

And we are looking at £300 to £400 here.

Leslie thought we might get the lower end because of the damage.

It's got a hairline in the top but it's still a good, big attractive piece.

If it doesn't sell, what are you going to do with this?

-Take it home.

-And enjoy it.

-Yes.

It's going under the hammer now.

Clarice Cliff two-handle vase and I'm bid £200 to start. 200.

210. 220. 230.

230. 240. 250. 260.

£260, I'll take 70 for the next bid.

At £260. 270. £270. On my left at 270.

At £270, I shall sell then.

At £270. Have you made up your minds. I'm selling at 270.

Yes, the hammer has gone down.

-We had an estimate of £300 to £400.

-Mmm.

-He's used his 10% discretion

so he's sold it for 270.

Oh, well - the damage.

-A bit of damage held that back.

-It did.

-He said the lower end.

-Never mind.

-Sheila, what are you going to do with £270, less a commission.

Put it toward a holiday in Portugal with two of my sisters.

We have some carnival glass up now. It's going under the hammer

but he's not going to smash it literally, Darryl.

-You collect carnival glass.

-Yeah.

-You've got about 70, or so, items?

-Yes.

Why are you flogging these five?

Er, sort of surplus to me collection.

-So you're always trading upwards?

-Always aiming to get better pieces.

Well, hopefully we're going to get the £40 to £60 that our expert, Anita...

Well, it's not dear for what we have there, the five pieces.

And, as Darryl said, it's a good starter's pack.

Right, the carnival glass bowls, all with waved edges,

and showing to you there, and you'll start me where - £30.

30 to start me. 30 I'm bid. £30.

32. 35. 35.

38. 40. £40. We're out at the back.

Two. 45 the commission. I'll take eight now.

£45 - a commission bid here. I'll take eight quickly.

Selling at 45.

That was short and sweet - straight in and straight out.

What will you do now? Reinvest that money in more carnival glass?

I was originally going to get a bottle of wine,

but we've already invested here in a piece of jewellery, so...

-You've bought something?

-Yes.

Good for you. That's what auctions are for.

A double-whammy - you've bought something and you've sold something.

-Thanks for coming in.

-Thank you.

OK, my turn to be the expert.

Occasionally, we get furniture on the show, which is great,

and this is what we've got - an occasional table, and it belongs to Nicola.

Hopefully, not for much longer.

We've got £400 to £600 riding on this.

The auctioneer hasn't spoken to me about it,

so I assume he agrees with my valuation.

Fingers crossed!

The continental pedestal table,

circular top with parquetry decoration,

and I'm bid 150 to start. 150.

160. 70. 170. 180.

At 180. I'll take 90 with the next bid.

190. Thank you, 190 on the gallery. 200.

-200. 210. 220...

-Oh, we're climbing.

-230. 240.

250. 260. 280. 280 on the bid.

290. 290. 300. Are you bidding?

320. 350. 350 on the gallery - you're out in front.

£350 on the gallery. I'll take 80 quickly.

Selling at 350.

-Brilliant. He's done it.

-That's good.

I was worried. I did get worried. It sold on the reserve.

-It just goes to show how tight it was.

-It was very tight.

-Are you sad to see it go?

-In a way,

but it worried me all the time, that it'd be damaged,

so I'll buy an MFI one to put in the corner

-and spend the rest on something else.

-She's got it all sorted out.

-I've bought some pictures, actually.

-Good for you!

I've come to the Pallant House Gallery in Chichester,

which houses the Sandy Wilson collection

of 20th century British art.

It includes work by one of our most respected modern artists, Sir Peter Blake,

famous for his pop art featuring heroes of popular culture,

from wrestlers to rock stars,

and he's here to talk to me about his early work.

The world was a totally different place back in the '60s

and how did people react to your work back then?

Well, I suppose something like this picture of Elvis,

I suppose Elvis wasn't really a proper subject matter

-for a picture then.

-Mmm.

-So people were surprised.

And, in a way, that's how my part of pop art happened.

I was painting unfamiliar subject matter,

subject matter that wasn't part of art history.

-This looks slightly unfinished. Is it?

-It is.

It's a very ambitious picture

and I think the girl on the end is finished, and there are bits,

this panel, for instance, is beginning to work,

but I think it's a picture that probably time ran out on.

-Is that what it was?

-I think so.

It still happens. I mean, when I start a picture,

I always attempt too much,

but I have more time now to keep going and try and finish things.

Do you go back on a picture a few years later?

Or, like in this case,

would you go back on it if you were given the opportunity?

-I wouldn't be allowed to now.

-Would you like to?

I'd love to, but it's existed like this for 50 years, so in a way...

-It's accepted.

-I suppose I would start a new version of it

rather than go back to this one.

# I want you I need you

# I love you

# With all my heart. #

Interestingly enough, we've ended up at this one,

which is possibly your favourite piece, isn't it?

It's my favourite here, I think, yeah.

It was a panel, I took from the back of a picture frame,

split it in half, and then on this half I painted

the "Siriol, She-devil of Naked Madness",

and the other half was called Louella, the World's Most Tattooed Woman.

And it's a painting of two fairground performers.

The She-devil of Naked Madness, I actually saw.

What about the wrestler. Why did you decide to paint a guy wrestling?

Just after the Second World War, when there'd been no sport during the war,

there was suddenly an enormous thing of going out,

and not many people had televisions, so people were desperate to go to live entertainment,

and wrestling was great theatre,

so I went from 1947 with my mother and aunt,

-and then just loved it from then on.

-All the stars of the day.

It was quite popular when I was a young lad. I remember a guy called Mick McManus wrestling away.

-That was the very first fight I saw.

-Was it?

Mick McManus versus Al Litman.

Al Litman's speciality was to run away and climb out of the ring

and then he'd be pulled back in.

Why one eye? And that's all scratched out, as well.

It's something I've never even explained to myself satisfactorily.

It's something to do about commenting on painting.

I think the very first pictures I probably thought,

"Well, you've done one, why bother to do another one? Start another picture."

And in that one, I'm trying to make something as though it was an

existing piece of art already - it has come from a fairground.

So I'm pretending that I'm somebody else scratching out my painting.

-I see what you're doing.

-And the whole thing of the mask,

the whole mythology of the masked wrestler is something

that's always fascinated me because there were stories like,

one story was that a very prominent member of the Royal Family

was a professional masked wrestler.

And I always used to think, "Who could that be? Which one?"

And there were great stories about the masks.

Did you paint this in the early '60s?

The painting's called The 1962 Beatles,

-but it was painted in '63 - started in '63.

-When did you finish that?

Um...'68. I worked on that for five years.

They're images from a magazine.

And the idea originally...

-These white panels...

-What are they for?

-The idea was

that I got them to autograph the picture. Paul was the first person

who came to the studio.

Without actually refusing to sign it,

he left the studio without signing it.

I think he probably didn't like the fact that the eyes weren't the same, or you hadn't quite got the smile.

-Paul's still a friend.

-Yes.

-But, at the time,

he probably wasn't quite happy with it.

But the thing was that Paul didn't sign it,

-so I abandoned the idea.

-Yeah.

-Let's look at something else for the Beatles fans to look at.

-OK.

Here it is - possibly the most talked-about album sleeve of all time, isn't it, Sgt Pepper?

-It is.

-This is the inner sleeve.

-Yes. This isn't the cover.

The cover was made by building the whole thing like a big stage set.

This actually is a piece of artwork,

so the lettering is hand done.

-Sandy Wilson bought it for his wife, MJ, many years ago.

-That's stunning.

-I know you've got something in your pocket.

-Well...

-It's entry level in collecting Sir Peter Blake's work.

It's called Pop Art.

It's four separate badges -

heart, target, star and a pop art image.

-All in brightly coloured enamels. Well, I'm going to invest in that.

-You have that one.

-Oh, thank you.

How amazing! Sir Peter, it's been an honour and a pleasure meeting you

and talking to the man who's responsible for this iconic art.

-You've made my year, you really have!

-Thank you very much.

Brian, I'm fascinated by this type of thing.

It's a little piece of our social history.

-It is.

-Tell me, where did you get it?

Sadly, my father passed away just before Christmas

and this was part of the house when we cleared it.

It was actually wrapped in clingfilm between two ordinary dinner plates.

-Was he a Methodist?

-No, he wasn't particularly a churchgoer at all.

But he had connections

back through his own parents and grandparents...

-So there is some connection there.

-Yes.

-There is some connection.

-Yes.

This plate is commemorating the centenary of the Methodists -

1807 to 1907.

And it has rather interesting pictures

and writing round the edge. Here we have...

"The little cloud increaseth still

"Which first arose upon Mow Hill."

-Now, I haven't heard of that place.

-No. Unfortunately, nor have I.

And here - "First camp meeting held at Mow Cop,

"May 31st 1807".

And we have two dignitaries at the front.

-So all that lovely historical detail...

-Yes.

-..on the plate.

If we turn it round to look at the back, this is interesting, as well. We have...

details of the Church.

We have chapels, preaching places, ministers,

church members, adherents and so on.

And teachers, scholars and, at the bottom, the value of the property.

Again, interesting records.

-Yes.

-The factory - Wood & Sons -

it's not a fine factory, it's not a particularly sought-after factory.

-The value of this item, again, is in its social history.

-Yes.

-Why do you want to sell it, Brian?

-My wife and I are the main beneficiaries from Dad's estate,

and I'm left with the contents of two bungalows to amalgamate into one.

Brian,

-you've just got too much stuff!

-Absolutely.

-I would like to estimate it in the region of £20 to £30...

-Yes.

-..and let it find its own level. Would you be happy with that?

-That's fine.

-Let's put it to auction

in Chichester and I'm sure it will do well.

In Portsmouth, I was sure I'd find something of naval interest. I saw you in the queue with this mustard

and it had an emblem on the front and I thought, "Military! Fantastic!

"Something to do with the Navy and local maritime history."

But it's Rifle Brigade! What's it doing here in Portsmouth?

We don't know. It came from my granddad's.

He used to collect silver. People would just give him bits.

-It was in a box my nan gave me for car booting.

-Oh, my goodness!

I have to say, if this was mine, I wouldn't be selling it.

-Now, Steve, you don't...

-Not really.

-..want her to sell it, do you?

-No.

-It's such a sweet little piece.

-It's lovely.

-And the history with it,

-the association with the Rifle Brigade...

-You know a bit of the regiment's history.

Well, I know the Rifle Brigade was disbanded,

-I believe before the Second World War.

-OK.

And no doubt, on the disbandment of the regiment,

maybe small pieces disappeared into private hands.

Found their way into the cook's pocket!

-Or perhaps some young subaltern decided to have a small souvenir.

-The interesting thing is,

I looked at the hallmark earlier.

We've got M&W for Mappin & Webb, the crown - the mark for Sheffield -

the lion, of course, which is silver, and the date code - 1917.

So it's smack in the middle of the First World War.

In the Second World War, my parents said they couldn't even get porcelain that was decorated.

They couldn't get anything made. So, in WWII, everyone was putting everything into the war effort.

In WWI,

they were making silver for the Rifle Brigade instead of concentrating on the war effort!

This is known as a tankard mustard.

This would have been part of a set of three -

a mustard, a salt and a pepper - each with the regimental markings on the front.

-But it's a nice thing. What's it worth?

-Don't know.

-Whatever...

-What do you think?

-No idea.

Well, all the other bits and pieces in the box were for a car boot. I think that's too good.

Absolutely. There it is. £50 to £80.

-OK.

-It's going in to a good sale and I'm sure it'll do well, so let's take it along

-and see what happens.

-Thank you.

Phyllis, I'm SO excited

-to see all this stuff.

-I'm glad.

Because the Queen Mary was Clyde-built,

a bit like myself, and of course, the Queen Mary

sailed from this part of the world all over the place.

Tell me, where did you get this stuff?

My brother worked for Cunard Line for 34 years

-and he collected it through the years.

-Uh-huh.

And he died ten years ago

-and it's been left to me now.

-Uh-huh.

And I've only got it stuck in a cupboard,

and if somebody's interested, it could go to someone who's interested.

What did he do? Was he a steward?

He was in the stores, he was a steward,

-he was in the bar - everything.

-Now...what we've got here...

it's a lovely wee map of the Queen Mary's history, I suppose.

If we look in here, it's the Verandah Club.

I'd imagine that would be one of their posh bars.

So we open it up, and a wonderful picture of the Queen Mary there,

with her three funnels.

And the menu and it's a menu for the Harlow Night Dinner.

What sort of stuff did they eat?

-"Clear turtle with sherry". Have you ever tasted that?

-No, I haven't. I don't drink.

-You don't drink?

-I only drink lemonade!

Well, there we are. Here we have a commemorative coin.

These would possibly have been given to passengers, crew,

commemorating when the Queen Mary first sailed.

If we lift this,

we've also got some photographs

of the really glammy people who travelled on the Queen Mary.

Who have we got here, Phyllis?

-That's Liberace.

-Liberace. And we've got his signature.

-Yeah.

And we also have the gorgeous Elizabeth Taylor.

And, a little later, we have Cliff Richard and the Shadows.

And on the back of this,

-we have autographs of that group.

-Yes.

Is there any sentimental attachment to them, Phyllis?

-Not now. Cos every time I find them, I have a little weep.

-Ah, right.

-It's time that they went now.

The collectors will love this

and what they'll do is they'll mount them on boards and look at them

-and put them in part of...

-That's what I'd like.

-..more items.

-That's a good idea.

-Yeah.

-So...value.

I think we should keep them, conservatively...

at, say, between £100 and £200.

-Would you be happy to sell this wee lot at that price?

-Yes, I think so.

-Yes?

So...we'll hope that it will sail away!

Thank you very much. Thank you for your time.

Now for a quick recap.

It may not be hugely valuable,

but this Methodist plate is full of social history.

Far too good for a car boot sale, the little silver tankard pot should cut the mustard!

Hopefully, it should be full steam ahead for the collection of Queen Mary memorabilia.

Look what I've found in the entrance hall of the auction room.

A long-case clock, made in the Midlands, possibly Manchester or Liverpool.

Its nickname is the "broad belly" and you can see why.

This reminds of the first long-case clock I ever bought.

I paid about £300 for it ten years ago.

I was so excited because it worked and it was in perfect condition.

And it was the identical size to this.

The problem was, when I got it home, by the time I put the hood on and stood it up,

it actually wouldn't go in the flat, the ceiling was too low.

So a lesson to be learnt there - if you buy anything at auction, take a tape measure with you.

Make sure it will fit the space you require it to, otherwise you'll waste your money, like I did.

Oh, well, it's so easy to get carried away at auctions!

Today's auctioneer, Leslie Weller, thinks the bidders might just get carried away over one of our items.

This is an interesting lot - Queen Mary memorabilia. Belongs to Phyllis.

We've got a valuation of £100 to £200 for the whole lot.

There's a lot of items here - a menu, presentation cards,

a medal, a photograph album

of all the stars that were on board.

It's a lovely lot, actually. Excuse the pun, but it's going to sail away!

-It'll sell very well.

-Good.

There is tremendous interest in memorabilia.

More and more, we're finding that albums

and things with autographs are making far more than we anticipate,

because people are collecting this sort of thing.

So, I've no hesitation, this is going to sell very well.

So this has attracted a lot of interest in the room.

In the room and on the internet.

What would you secretly like to knock this out at?

-The estimate is...

-1 to 2.

-1 to 2.

It'll double that, at least.

Really? So we could be doing £400?

-If I'm looking at the top end.

-Exactly. Exactly right.

Leslie seems very confident. Let's hope he's right.

I've been joined by Brian. There's no pressure, cos there's no reserve.

Lovely little plate showing the Methodist church,

dated, got a valuation of £20-£30.

-Why are you flogging this?

-It was part of my dad's estate.

He passed away at Christmas, and it's just one of those things,

it's taking up space, it's of no interest to ourselves,

so it's got to go. Stick it into an auction. It's the right outlet.

Don't flog it at a car boot sale.

Hopefully, we'll get two people falling in love with this, Anita.

-This was formerly a Methodist church.

-It was.

Let's hope that's going to help. I doubt it.

-It's a little page of history.

-It is.

A commemorative plate. You'll start me for this lot

£20? 20 anywhere? £10.

£10 then. 10. Thank you.

12 bid. 15.

18. 20. £20. 22.

25.

28. 30.

£30 bid.

The bidding's on my left at 30.

32.

£32. At £32.

I'll take five quickly.

Selling at 32.

-That was good.

-Very good call.

Happy with that? I'm very happy with that.

Not a great deal of money. It'll cover your petrol

and maybe a small meal out.

-Go and have a drink on Dad.

-Have a drink on Dad. Yeah.

-Or buy something for the garden and plant it.

-He liked his garden.

-Yeah, do that. Watch it grow.

-Yes. Yes.

We have got a little bit of silver coming up for you now.

Let's see if this lot takes the mustard.

It's a tiny pot valued at £50-£80.

It belongs to Steve and Annette.

You were going to take this along to a car boot sale.

Nan said, "Take it to a car boot sale," but you thought bring it to Flog It!.

-How much were you going to sell it for at the car boot?

-10.

A tenner. Yeah, I knew you were gonna say that.

Hopefully, we're gonna get that 80 quid, that top end.

-Will we do it, James?

-I think so.

There are lots of people here. Lots of silver buyers.

It's gonna make its money, that's for sure. I reckon £75.

The top end of the estimate. It's going under the hammer right now.

Good luck.

And the silver mustard drum shaped mustard, military badge

of the rifle brigade on it.

I'm bid £30. I'll take two here.

32.

35. 35.

I'll take 40, the next bid.

At 35. 35.

38. At 38.

I'll take 40 now. At £38 on a bid.

I'll take 40 quickly. £40.

40 on the gallery. £40. I'll take two again.

At 40, then. I shall sell at 40.

Yes! Just. Right on the reserve.

£40.

Phew! It's getting hot in here

but we didn't need to raise the temperature that much, for sure.

Anyway, that's great. That's 30 quid more than you'd get at the car boot.

-So, it was your nan's, wasn't it?

-Yes.

What is the money going towards, we want to know.

Car tax.

Car tax.

I've been looking forward to this. There's a buzz going around.

The Queen Mary memorabilia. I had a chat to Leslie, our auctioneer.

Now, Anita doesn't know this but he said £100-200 -

we should be looking at £200-400.

There's that much interest. It's going under the hammer.

Let's hope we get that £400.

-I'll put some more in today.

-This is it.

A Royal Mint bronze medallion

and most importantly, an album of photographic postcards

signed by celebrities like Julie Garland,

Anthony Quinn, Richard Harris.

-Cracking little number.

-It's good.

Michael Wilding, Charlton Heston, Cliff Richard and the Shadows.

Start me at £200. £200 to start.

200, I'm bid. 220. 240. 260. 280. 300.

320. 340.

360.

380. 400. 420.

430. 450.

480. 480. The bidding's in front. 480.

At £480 right in front of me.

At £480. I'll take five anywhere, quickly.

The bidding there and selling at 480.

-The hammer's gone down.

-Yes!

Good, innit. Thanks very much.

I'll put some more in today. Even the cuckoo clock went, I think.

-It did, didn't it?

-Well, that's a surprise, isn't it?

What were you expecting? When Anita said on evaluation day 100-200,

you probably thought, "If it goes for 100, I'll be happy."

I wanted it to go to somebody that wants it.

It's been stuck in my cupboard for ten years.

-In the back of your mind, were you thinking, "I'll take £100"?

-Yes.

But now you've got £480.

-I'll give it to my grandson.

-Is that what you're gonna do with it?

It just shows you, Paul. These are unusual items.

Hard to estimate accurately,

but if the auctioneer finds the right market, they go through the roof.

Hot stuff. The auction's just about coming to an end.

It's all over for our owners. We've had some mixed results,

but the smile on Phyllis's face was fantastic

with the Queen Mary memorabilia,

sailing out of the auction room for a staggering £480.

Join me next time for lots more surprises on Flog It!

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