0:00:02 > 0:00:05It's water, water everywhere today
0:00:05 > 0:00:08as we drop anchor at two ports on opposite sides of the country.
0:00:10 > 0:00:14We're visiting Swansea, where I discover something out of the ordinary going cheap.
0:00:15 > 0:00:20You've gotta go out and buy more stuff from car boot sales and markets now. You've got a good eye.
0:00:20 > 0:00:25And Hartlepool, where I spot an old favourite of the show that wasn't so cheap!
0:00:25 > 0:00:28- OK. How much did you pay for it? - £2,000.
0:00:28 > 0:00:31But how well do I do with my valuations?
0:00:31 > 0:00:34Well, we'll soon find out on today's "Flog It!"
0:01:06 > 0:01:09Later in the show, we'll be travelling to Hartlepool
0:01:09 > 0:01:13where there's a proud history of shipbuilding, and where I decide
0:01:13 > 0:01:15to stick my neck out with some predictions.
0:01:15 > 0:01:19In my experience, musical instruments always do well in auction rooms.
0:01:19 > 0:01:24They hardly crop up and when they do, they fetch good money - violins, guitars, saxophones.
0:01:24 > 0:01:27- Fingers crossed we get the top end. - I hope you're right!
0:01:27 > 0:01:31But we're starting today's show in Swansea, Wales' second city,
0:01:31 > 0:01:35and the gateway to the beautiful coastline of the Gower Penisula.
0:01:35 > 0:01:40It's a busy, modern port that attracts both industry and leisure visitors,
0:01:40 > 0:01:43but watersports aren't the only local attraction.
0:01:43 > 0:01:46Later on in the show, I'll be finding out how two sisters
0:01:46 > 0:01:51made canny investments that brought international art to South Wales.
0:01:51 > 0:01:54Let's be honest, they were buying these paintings cheaply.
0:01:54 > 0:01:57- Relatively cheaply.- Compared to some of the other pictures.
0:01:57 > 0:02:01That's the idea with antiques, isn't it? Get in before they're fashionable.
0:02:01 > 0:02:04They were certainly getting bargains to a certain extent.
0:02:04 > 0:02:08It's a fascinating story, but first, there's people waiting.
0:02:08 > 0:02:12What a fantastic queue we've got outside the Liberty Stadium
0:02:12 > 0:02:14and I'm sure when this lot get inside,
0:02:14 > 0:02:17we're gonna hear more intriguing stories because, look!
0:02:17 > 0:02:22They're laden full of goodies for auction and that's where our experts come in handy.
0:02:22 > 0:02:28We've got local boy Mark Stacey and the ever-inquisitive Kate Bliss to help us at the "Flog It!" tables.
0:02:28 > 0:02:34Well, it's now 9.30. I think it's time to get this massive queue inside and get the show on the road.
0:02:34 > 0:02:36- Shall we do it, shall we go in? - CROWD: Yeah!
0:02:41 > 0:02:47- Hello, Leighton.- How are you?- Well. How are you?- Excellent, thank you. - Lovely to be here in Swansea.
0:02:47 > 0:02:51You've brought a very intriguing item in. Tell us what you've found out about it.
0:02:51 > 0:02:55Well, actually I took it to Swansea Museum, I knew the curator,
0:02:55 > 0:03:01and they found out that it was an 1875 box lock pistol.
0:03:01 > 0:03:05- Am I right in assuming that this would have been a lady's pistol? - I believe so.
0:03:05 > 0:03:11This would be for someone who was travelling in a coach, the lady would have kept this in her little muff,
0:03:11 > 0:03:13and then of course if there was any impending danger,
0:03:13 > 0:03:16this would have been her secret weapon
0:03:16 > 0:03:19and she could have helped defend herself or the coach, of course.
0:03:19 > 0:03:23- So how has it come into your possession?- It was handed down in the family
0:03:23 > 0:03:28and after my uncle died and my parents died, I've had it myself.
0:03:28 > 0:03:31OK, so it might have gone back to new. You never know.
0:03:31 > 0:03:36You never know, but I've kept it handy rather... It's not a toy,
0:03:36 > 0:03:38- I appreciate that.- Absolutely.
0:03:38 > 0:03:44What I always like about this type of thing is for a very practical thing,
0:03:44 > 0:03:47it's almost like a little work of art, isn't it?
0:03:47 > 0:03:50We've got lovely little scroll decoration on here,
0:03:50 > 0:03:53a lovely steel barrel there.
0:03:53 > 0:03:56We've got a lovely little fruitwood handle here,
0:03:56 > 0:04:01with this cross-hatch decoration obviously to hold it, for the grip,
0:04:01 > 0:04:04and of course underneath you think, "Where do I pull it?"
0:04:04 > 0:04:09You cock this back and then you've got the little firing piece there,
0:04:09 > 0:04:11and altogether a nice, lovely balance.
0:04:11 > 0:04:14It's got a nice feel in your hand.
0:04:14 > 0:04:18And why have you decided to flog it today?
0:04:18 > 0:04:23Well, the thing is, it's upstairs in the drawer, and what do you do with it?
0:04:23 > 0:04:27I would sooner somebody enjoy it who collects it
0:04:27 > 0:04:28rather than hide it away.
0:04:28 > 0:04:31There is so much nice work on it
0:04:31 > 0:04:34that I would dread it being pinched or thrown away.
0:04:34 > 0:04:37Now have you ever thought about the value of it?
0:04:37 > 0:04:42I thought about £200-ish, within...
0:04:42 > 0:04:46Within that sort of region? Well, I'm gonna take a bit of a gamble on it.
0:04:46 > 0:04:49I'm not an expert in this type of thing but there's a market there.
0:04:49 > 0:04:55I would probably suggest a slightly more cautious estimate of maybe £100 to £200...
0:04:55 > 0:04:59a wide estimate, with a £100 reserve, so we don't give it away.
0:04:59 > 0:05:01- Who knows?- On the day...
0:05:01 > 0:05:04We'll keep our fingers crossed. Are you happy to put it in?
0:05:04 > 0:05:07- Yes, thank you.- I look forward to seeing you at the auction.
0:05:07 > 0:05:10And thank you for bringing an intriguing item in.
0:05:16 > 0:05:18Kim, what a charming little cruet set,
0:05:18 > 0:05:21salt and pepper dogs! Tell me their story.
0:05:21 > 0:05:24- How did you acquire them?- Well, I bought them at a local auction,
0:05:24 > 0:05:26just because I liked them, really.
0:05:26 > 0:05:29- How much did you pay for them?- £22.
0:05:29 > 0:05:31And how long ago was that?
0:05:31 > 0:05:35Um, last November, so eight or nine months ago.
0:05:35 > 0:05:38- I think you got a bargain there! - Do you think?- Yes, I do!
0:05:38 > 0:05:42- I really think you have. You've obviously got a good eye.- Well...
0:05:42 > 0:05:46Why have you brought them in, if you've only recently acquired them?
0:05:46 > 0:05:50Well, I've got to move house so I'm having a bit of a clear out
0:05:50 > 0:05:56- and I bought too many things, so these are two things...- You can get carried away at auctions,
0:05:56 > 0:05:59but that's the beauty of them, that's why we keep doing this show,
0:05:59 > 0:06:04you never know what you're going to find and look what you found!
0:06:04 > 0:06:07I got quite excited because looking at these two little fellows,
0:06:07 > 0:06:09they're quite cheeky looking,
0:06:09 > 0:06:15and I love dogs and I'm sure there's lots of dog lovers out there that will go, "Wow! I want to own those."
0:06:15 > 0:06:17What are they? I think they're bull mastiffs.
0:06:17 > 0:06:19Could be, couldn't they?
0:06:19 > 0:06:22Yes. They're definitely the larger variety of dog, I think,
0:06:22 > 0:06:24the size of their faces, their heads.
0:06:24 > 0:06:26They're continental.
0:06:26 > 0:06:31I've looked for silver hallmarks or to see if they're silver-plated.
0:06:31 > 0:06:35There's absolutely nothing on the bottom or on associated parts
0:06:35 > 0:06:38and also, typically of the continental fashion,
0:06:38 > 0:06:45their heads will unscrew and you can see that screw thread on the head.
0:06:45 > 0:06:48Put his little head on and screw it on,
0:06:48 > 0:06:53and by virtue of those little holes, that's what you can pepper your food with.
0:06:53 > 0:06:55I think they're so charming.
0:06:55 > 0:06:58I've never seen little salt and pepper dogs before in my life.
0:06:58 > 0:07:02- I've seen the owls and little pigs, but I've never seen dogs. - With hats and cloaks.
0:07:02 > 0:07:05Yeah, little bow ties as well.
0:07:05 > 0:07:09I think that they're a white metal.
0:07:09 > 0:07:13They feel hard, they don't feel soft like a silver would be,
0:07:13 > 0:07:16and I suspect they are a white metal.
0:07:16 > 0:07:18- You paid £22 for them.- I did.
0:07:18 > 0:07:23You got a bargain because I want to put these into auction
0:07:23 > 0:07:26- with a value of £60 to £80. - That's wonderful!
0:07:26 > 0:07:29And I'm pretty sure they'll sell.
0:07:29 > 0:07:32I hope so! I'm sure someone will like them as much as I did.
0:07:32 > 0:07:35They've had a short life with you and it's time to let them go.
0:07:35 > 0:07:39It's time to go off walkies and let somebody else look after and love them.
0:07:39 > 0:07:42I'll see you at the auction then, and we'll put a reserve
0:07:42 > 0:07:46of £60 on them and let the auctioneer use his discretion.
0:07:46 > 0:07:50- That's just wonderful.- They won't go for anything less than £50.- Sure? - Yeah.
0:07:55 > 0:07:56- SQUEAK!- Oh!
0:07:57 > 0:08:02- Hello, Darryl.- Hello Mark.- It's lovely to be back here in my home country of Wales,
0:08:02 > 0:08:05and you've brought a real bit of quality in to show us?
0:08:05 > 0:08:06- Thank you.- Tell me about it.
0:08:06 > 0:08:09It comes from my mother-in-law's side,
0:08:09 > 0:08:11from her grandparents, as far as we can gather,
0:08:11 > 0:08:16and it's just been handed down and since my mother-in-law has had it, it's been in the drawer.
0:08:16 > 0:08:18- Hidden away? - Hidden away in a drawer.
0:08:18 > 0:08:23- And did you know it was there?- First time I saw it was this morning!
0:08:23 > 0:08:25No! And what did you think of it?
0:08:25 > 0:08:27It's nice.
0:08:27 > 0:08:30- It's nice!- But it's not me. - Not you? Bit flowery for you, is it?
0:08:30 > 0:08:34It's wonderful quality. Shall I tell you a bit about it?
0:08:34 > 0:08:37- Yes, please.- We've got this sort of oval platter,
0:08:37 > 0:08:39it's got a little pedestal foot on it.
0:08:39 > 0:08:43We've got this wonderful border here which is sort of entwined decoration
0:08:43 > 0:08:46which has got some solid gilding and then some leaf gilding
0:08:46 > 0:08:50and then we've got an interior border which is this lovely claret ground,
0:08:50 > 0:08:53with this wonderful raised gilding on it,
0:08:53 > 0:08:57and then these series of floral vignettes
0:08:57 > 0:09:01and then that all leads us into a central design of these flowers,
0:09:01 > 0:09:06tulips, roses, and they're painted in wonderful quality,
0:09:06 > 0:09:09and the whole thing, to put all that gilding and decoration on,
0:09:09 > 0:09:12shows you a sign of a very expensive piece of porcelain.
0:09:12 > 0:09:17When we look underneath we've got this lovely paper label here
0:09:17 > 0:09:19for the firm Brown-Westhead-Moore,
0:09:19 > 0:09:24and it's very unusual to find a paper label like that still on something
0:09:24 > 0:09:27because obviously over the years it would have been washed.
0:09:27 > 0:09:30- I don't think this has been used very often?- I don't think so.
0:09:30 > 0:09:33- It certainly hasn't been used by your family for many a year?- No.
0:09:33 > 0:09:39We're looking really at a piece that was made around about 1860 or so.
0:09:39 > 0:09:42- You want to flog it, of course?- Yep.
0:09:42 > 0:09:45I want to be relatively cautious on it to encourage the bid again
0:09:45 > 0:09:50and I would suggest we put £200 to £300 on it. What do you think about that?
0:09:50 > 0:09:54- Fabulous! - And we'll put a reserve of £200.
0:09:54 > 0:09:56Right, well...found it in a drawer!
0:09:56 > 0:10:00- Would that please you, do you think? - Yeah.- And your mother-in-law?
0:10:00 > 0:10:02It will, yeah. Get me on her right side.
0:10:02 > 0:10:05- Thank you for bringing it in. - Thank you very much.
0:10:08 > 0:10:11And Clive has brought in a real Flog It! favourite.
0:10:13 > 0:10:17- Do you like Moorcroft Pottery? - Yes, and no.
0:10:17 > 0:10:19Yes, and no! What does that mean?
0:10:19 > 0:10:24It's all right as a present, but it doesn't go with the decor of the new house at the moment.
0:10:24 > 0:10:28- I see. So is that why you want to sell it?- Yes...and the money!
0:10:28 > 0:10:33We'll come to the money in a minute. So how did you come to own this?
0:10:33 > 0:10:39Well, before my first marriage, my mother bought it and it was given to me for a wedding present.
0:10:39 > 0:10:40That was 49 years ago.
0:10:40 > 0:10:43Is this the only piece of Moorcroft you have?
0:10:43 > 0:10:46Myself. My brother got this one and two other pieces as well.
0:10:46 > 0:10:51Right. So you're quite familiar with the patterns then, of the factory?
0:10:51 > 0:10:54This is called hibiscus pattern obviously with hibiscus flowers
0:10:54 > 0:10:59around the outside and the palette is fairly usual for Moorcroft,
0:10:59 > 0:11:01with a dark green background.
0:11:01 > 0:11:05They used a dark blue as well, and these lovely pinks and reds
0:11:05 > 0:11:10and yellows and purples are typical of the factory as I'm sure you know.
0:11:10 > 0:11:17Nice baluster shape with this lovely, what's called tube lining, where the decoration here, the flowers,
0:11:17 > 0:11:20are picked out and you can feel with your finger the high relief there
0:11:20 > 0:11:25where the pottery has been trailed to outline the shape of the flowers
0:11:25 > 0:11:29and if we look at the bottom we can see we've got
0:11:29 > 0:11:31the paper mark there
0:11:31 > 0:11:35for the Royal warrant stamp, which is rather nice.
0:11:35 > 0:11:37So this is dating from between really
0:11:37 > 0:11:41when the art pottery started at the beginning of the 20th century
0:11:41 > 0:11:47through to the 1950s really, or the late 40s. So, what about value?
0:11:47 > 0:11:50I would say £400 to £500?
0:11:50 > 0:11:53£400 to £500?
0:11:53 > 0:11:58I think for a piece like this, which isn't unusual from the factory, we've got to come down a bit
0:11:58 > 0:12:01and I would be in fact quite cautious,
0:12:01 > 0:12:05but I would put an estimate of just £100 to £150.
0:12:05 > 0:12:09I would hope that you might get £200 on a good day,
0:12:09 > 0:12:13but I wouldn't like to say your high figure in today's market.
0:12:13 > 0:12:16So sorry to be a little bit disappointing,
0:12:16 > 0:12:18but are you still happy to try and sell it at that?
0:12:18 > 0:12:19Yes, definitely.
0:12:21 > 0:12:25And here are the items we'll be taking off to auction in a little while.
0:12:27 > 0:12:32Leighton doesn't have much call for a lady's pistol, so he's decided it's time to go.
0:12:32 > 0:12:38Kim's dog cruets are very quirky, so I'm sure they will catch someone's eye in the sale room,
0:12:38 > 0:12:42and if the plate sells, Darryl's mother-in-law could be making a tidy sum.
0:12:42 > 0:12:46Clive seemed disappointed with Kate's estimate,
0:12:46 > 0:12:49but let's hope he leaves the auction with a smile on his face!
0:12:54 > 0:13:00When you think of great art exhibitions, you probably conjure up images of galleries in London
0:13:00 > 0:13:04and Paris and New York, but if you live in South Wales,
0:13:04 > 0:13:09you don't have to travel too far afield to see a truly exceptional collection.
0:13:14 > 0:13:19In the early-20th century, two spinster sisters, Gwendoline and Margaret Davies,
0:13:19 > 0:13:21from Mid Wales, began collecting art.
0:13:21 > 0:13:25Today their collection is seen as one of the largest and most important
0:13:25 > 0:13:29of French impressionist and post-impressionist works in the world.
0:13:32 > 0:13:37The 260 works of art were bequeathed to the National Museum of Wales in Cardiff
0:13:37 > 0:13:41and I've come here to talk to Dr Ann Sumner, Head of Fine Art,
0:13:41 > 0:13:43to take a look at this incredible collection,
0:13:43 > 0:13:47but also find out a little bit more about these remarkable women
0:13:47 > 0:13:49and the role they played in Welsh history.
0:13:51 > 0:13:54And the star of their collection is undoubtedly
0:13:54 > 0:13:56La Parisienne by Renoir...
0:13:56 > 0:14:02one of the most famous French impressionist paintings in the UK.
0:14:02 > 0:14:05This is absolutely stunning! Look at this French ultramarine blue.
0:14:05 > 0:14:10That shouts out at you and it's quite bold, the brush stroke. Tell me about it.
0:14:10 > 0:14:13Well, this painting was one of the most famous pictures
0:14:13 > 0:14:17at the first Impressionist Exhibition in 1874
0:14:17 > 0:14:19and it really made Renoir's name
0:14:19 > 0:14:23and Gwendoline Davies purchased this in 1913
0:14:23 > 0:14:26and they didn't start collecting impressionist paintings until 1912
0:14:26 > 0:14:30so this is only the second year of collecting impressionist paintings.
0:14:30 > 0:14:34Tell me about the ladies. They must be so remarkable.
0:14:34 > 0:14:36They were. The Davies sisters were the granddaughters
0:14:36 > 0:14:40- of David Davies of Llandinum who was a self-made industrialist.- In coal?
0:14:40 > 0:14:45In coal, in railways and actually developing Barry Docks as well,
0:14:45 > 0:14:48so they were to inherit an enormous amount of money
0:14:48 > 0:14:53when they both became 25, and they both drew.
0:14:53 > 0:14:55Margaret painted throughout her life
0:14:55 > 0:15:00and in fact they had this extraordinary exposure
0:15:00 > 0:15:03to the salon in Paris, to the Royal Academy in London
0:15:03 > 0:15:06because that's what interested Jane Blaker, their governess,
0:15:06 > 0:15:10and when they went to London she would turn up and take them off to the Royal Academy
0:15:10 > 0:15:14to see the latest British paintings and then when they went to France,
0:15:14 > 0:15:18which was primarily for shopping, and to see the theatre and to go to the opera,
0:15:18 > 0:15:22she also made sure they went to the salon and they saw the best exhibitions.
0:15:22 > 0:15:25Why were the sisters exceptional as collectors?
0:15:25 > 0:15:31Well, first of all they were women, but also they were really unusual
0:15:31 > 0:15:34in buying impressionist paintings - that was exceptional at that time.
0:15:34 > 0:15:38- It was considered avant garde, it wasn't the thing to invest in?- No,
0:15:38 > 0:15:41I mean, let's be honest, they were buying these paintings cheaply...
0:15:41 > 0:15:44- Relatively cheaply...- And some of the other pictures, yes.
0:15:44 > 0:15:49That's it with antiques and collectables, isn't it? Get in before they're fashionable.
0:15:49 > 0:15:52They were certainly getting bargains to a certain extent
0:15:52 > 0:15:54with some of the pictures they were buying.
0:15:58 > 0:16:01Did they collect mainly impressionistic works?
0:16:01 > 0:16:05Well, as you can see from the gallery that we have here,
0:16:05 > 0:16:08they started off collecting in a slightly different vein.
0:16:08 > 0:16:12They bought works by Corot, works by Millet, by Daumier,
0:16:12 > 0:16:16so they bought French paintings, but not initially French impressionist paintings
0:16:16 > 0:16:18and then, of course, Turner.
0:16:18 > 0:16:22Turner is the artist who they were really, really interested in
0:16:22 > 0:16:26and they started off buying some of these wonderful works here
0:16:26 > 0:16:30and you can see in a way they were drawn to this impressionistic style
0:16:30 > 0:16:33of painting by Turner and it's not such a huge leap
0:16:33 > 0:16:38- to then be appreciating impressionist painting.- I was going to say, there's a correlation.
0:16:38 > 0:16:41- You can see how it's evolved. It's not random, is it?- Not at all.
0:16:46 > 0:16:50Every single wall vies for your attention, doesn't it?
0:16:50 > 0:16:51Because there's so much.
0:16:51 > 0:16:53This is a Manet, a lovely Manet,
0:16:53 > 0:16:56painted during the Franco-Prussian War actually
0:16:56 > 0:16:59when Manet was serving in the guard.
0:16:59 > 0:17:03He was actually a soldier at this time and this was a wasteland...
0:17:03 > 0:17:06- It is a barren landscape. - Yes, it's covered in snow.
0:17:06 > 0:17:10- You get that heavy feeling... - Of not wanting to be there!
0:17:10 > 0:17:13Yes, absolutely, and it was painted in about an hour and a half
0:17:13 > 0:17:16so we know it's one of Manet's first impressionist paintings,
0:17:16 > 0:17:18so it's a remarkable work.
0:17:18 > 0:17:25Now this was purchased for just over £200 in 1912, so it's a real bargain.
0:17:27 > 0:17:31But I think the sisters' most favourite artist to be Monet.
0:17:31 > 0:17:33They purchased nine of his works,
0:17:33 > 0:17:36three of which are paintings of his beloved Venice.
0:17:36 > 0:17:37Here we are, look!
0:17:37 > 0:17:40So typically Monet. Lovely pastel colours.
0:17:40 > 0:17:44These are wonderful Monets. The San Giorgio Maggiore By Twilight
0:17:44 > 0:17:47is probably one of the most famous paintings in our collections.
0:17:47 > 0:17:52Monet himself came late to Venice and he wished that he'd gone earlier
0:17:52 > 0:17:57and he was incredibly inspired by the buildings and by the light.
0:17:57 > 0:17:58He actually painted in a gondola.
0:17:58 > 0:18:01- You sound very passionate about Monet?- I love Monet!
0:18:01 > 0:18:05He's my favourite artist in this collection by far,
0:18:05 > 0:18:08and the Davies Sisters bought so well.
0:18:13 > 0:18:16Oh, wow! Look at that!
0:18:16 > 0:18:17Paul Cezanne.
0:18:17 > 0:18:21One of his best known works actually, Midday L'Estaque.
0:18:21 > 0:18:26There must be so many interesting stories with every single piece of art in here?
0:18:26 > 0:18:30I think what was interesting for the sisters was that their gilded lifestyle,
0:18:30 > 0:18:33this wonderful lifestyle they had before the First World War
0:18:33 > 0:18:37when they were holidaying all over Europe and also went to Egypt, this completely changed.
0:18:37 > 0:18:40They volunteered for the Red Cross Canteens
0:18:40 > 0:18:44and despite being in France and being so much involved in the war effort,
0:18:44 > 0:18:46they were still buying paintings.
0:18:46 > 0:18:50- Talk about confidence of brush stroke! Look at this!- Wonderful Provencal landscape!
0:18:50 > 0:18:56Actually painted on Cezanne's own family estate, but it is an interesting situation
0:18:56 > 0:19:01because they were concerned about these paintings. Paris was under bombardment from the Germans
0:19:01 > 0:19:05and so as quickly as possible they got these pictures out of France, over to Britain
0:19:05 > 0:19:09and this was really cutting-edge collecting because these pictures
0:19:09 > 0:19:12were not appreciated in Britain at the time.
0:19:12 > 0:19:16When they tried to lend them to the Tate a few years later, they were initially turned down.
0:19:16 > 0:19:21After a rumpus in the papers, lots of letters to the Times, they were put on loan.
0:19:21 > 0:19:23You see, the girls had an incredible foresight!
0:19:23 > 0:19:25They did! They absolutely did!
0:19:27 > 0:19:30This is truly an incredible exhibition.
0:19:30 > 0:19:37Thanks to two remarkable women, works by Turner, Monet and Cezanne have found a home here in Wales.
0:19:37 > 0:19:41This is collecting at its best, and what a legacy to leave for us to all to enjoy.
0:19:52 > 0:19:56What a treat to see those wonderful paintings,
0:19:56 > 0:19:59but now we've got to see whether we've made any wise investments
0:19:59 > 0:20:02with our collection going off to auction.
0:20:02 > 0:20:05We've got Darryl and his mum-in-law's oval dish,
0:20:05 > 0:20:07and Kim's looking for a profit on her cruet set
0:20:07 > 0:20:09in the shape of dogs.
0:20:09 > 0:20:12Also in the firing line, the lady's pistol.
0:20:12 > 0:20:15And something we can't get enough of on the show,
0:20:15 > 0:20:16a Moorcroft vase.
0:20:18 > 0:20:23We've headed to Cardiff for today's sale and I think I've headed into more hustle and bustle.
0:20:23 > 0:20:26What an atmosphere here! The room's packed.
0:20:26 > 0:20:31Plenty of potential bidders and today's auctioneer, the man with all the local knowledge, is Ryan Beech.
0:20:38 > 0:20:42I've just been joined by Darryl who's on an errand for mother-in-law, aren't you?
0:20:42 > 0:20:46- Yeah.- We're flogging her botanical-style plate with a little foot underneath.
0:20:46 > 0:20:49£200 to £300 put on my our expert, Mark, yeah...
0:20:49 > 0:20:53- So, what's mother-in-law like? - She's very good!
0:20:53 > 0:20:55She's a gem, isn't she? You've got to love her!
0:20:55 > 0:20:57- Yeah, she is good. - She's the wife's mum!
0:20:57 > 0:20:59She's one of the better ones!
0:21:01 > 0:21:04- That's the right answer! - Oh, she is! One of the better ones!
0:21:04 > 0:21:08Very diplomatic! Let's hope we get the top end of the estimate.
0:21:08 > 0:21:09- Can you see that there?- I love it!
0:21:09 > 0:21:12I love it! It screams quality.
0:21:12 > 0:21:16It's mid-Victorian, it's beautifully painted, that's why I called it "botanical"
0:21:16 > 0:21:19because normally they're floral, aren't they, borders?
0:21:19 > 0:21:25You can't identify them. With these you can see the tulips and the pansies. They are wonderful!
0:21:25 > 0:21:27- It stands well?- It really does.
0:21:27 > 0:21:30That's going under the hammer. We can't say any more, can we?
0:21:30 > 0:21:34It's now down to the bidders of Cardiff. Here it is.
0:21:34 > 0:21:37The TC Brown-Westhead-Moore & Co oval low tazza,
0:21:37 > 0:21:38£150 I have to start.
0:21:38 > 0:21:42£150. £160, 170. At £170.
0:21:42 > 0:21:44- Oh, come on! It can't be!- £170.
0:21:44 > 0:21:47At £170. £180 is there anywhere?
0:21:47 > 0:21:49At £170. Back with me at £170.
0:21:49 > 0:21:53At £170. Are we all done then at £170?
0:21:53 > 0:21:55The hammer went down at £170.
0:21:55 > 0:21:58We needed £10 more. Darryl, it looks like that's going back home
0:21:58 > 0:22:02- with you and mother-in-law. - Oh, well! Back into the drawer.
0:22:02 > 0:22:03Back into the drawer!
0:22:08 > 0:22:11Right, now it's my turn to be the expert
0:22:11 > 0:22:13and next up it's a pair of figures
0:22:13 > 0:22:15and they're wearing caps and capes.
0:22:15 > 0:22:18No! It's not Batman and Robin!
0:22:18 > 0:22:20It's the cruet set which belongs to Kim.
0:22:20 > 0:22:22They're little dogs, the salt and pepper pots.
0:22:22 > 0:22:28- So cute, which you got for, how much?- £22.- £22! Last year!
0:22:28 > 0:22:31Well, we're bound to make a profit!
0:22:31 > 0:22:33We've got £60 to £80 on these.
0:22:33 > 0:22:36Fingers crossed we're gonna get that top end.
0:22:36 > 0:22:39So what have you been doing since the last time we saw you?
0:22:39 > 0:22:41- Preparing to move house. - Are you?- Yes.
0:22:41 > 0:22:44- Packing everything up in boxes? - Very busy!
0:22:44 > 0:22:49Ah, well! Fingers crossed we're gonna get the top end of the estimate right here, OK,
0:22:49 > 0:22:53take pressure off you and treat you to a nice supper or something. This is it.
0:22:53 > 0:22:56- It's going under the hammer. Good luck.- OK, thanks.
0:22:56 > 0:23:00Lot 185. A pair of cruets in the form of a dog in a cap and a cape.
0:23:00 > 0:23:02£30 I have start. £30. At £30.
0:23:02 > 0:23:07Do I see £5, 40, 5, 50, 5.
0:23:07 > 0:23:09Takes me to £55. Lady standing at £55.
0:23:09 > 0:23:15- £60, 65, 70, 75...- More like it! - ...lady standing at £75.
0:23:15 > 0:23:18Now it's £75. The lady standing at £75.
0:23:18 > 0:23:21Are we all done then at £75?
0:23:21 > 0:23:23Not bad! That's a good result, isn't it?
0:23:23 > 0:23:25- £75!- I'm pleased with that!
0:23:25 > 0:23:30You've gotta go out and buy more stuff from car boot sales and markets now. You've got a good eye.
0:23:30 > 0:23:33Well, I'm not so sure about that!
0:23:35 > 0:23:40In the firing line right now we've got Leighton and Mr Mark Stacey, our expert.
0:23:40 > 0:23:43It's this gorgeous little lady's pistol. Going under the hammer.
0:23:43 > 0:23:46Hopefully we'll get the £100 that Mark's put on it.
0:23:46 > 0:23:49- Had a chat to the auctioneer. He liked it.- Oh, good!
0:23:49 > 0:23:52- A lot of tooling there, it's a nice percussion instrument.- It is.
0:23:52 > 0:23:54- It's rare.- Specialist market. - Exactly!
0:23:54 > 0:23:59There's other arms in the sale, so it would have attracted the collectors and dealers.
0:23:59 > 0:24:02We're gonna find out right now, because it's time to flog it!
0:24:02 > 0:24:04- Excellent!- Ready? Here we are.
0:24:04 > 0:24:0919th-century box lock pocket pistol, lot number 765.
0:24:09 > 0:24:14Numerous commission bids here. Start me straight in at...£180.
0:24:14 > 0:24:20Oh...£180 straight in!
0:24:20 > 0:24:22At £180, maiden bid of £180.
0:24:22 > 0:24:25Are we all done then? At £180.
0:24:25 > 0:24:27My word! Straight in and straight out!
0:24:27 > 0:24:29Blink and you will miss that one!
0:24:29 > 0:24:31We like stuff like that, don't we!
0:24:31 > 0:24:35- Went off with a bang, Paul! - Went off with a bang! It certainly did, Leighton.
0:24:35 > 0:24:40- What are you going to do with the £180?- Well, I think it will be a weekend away somewhere.
0:24:49 > 0:24:54It's Moorcroft, it's a vase, it belongs to Clive, and we've got £100 to £150 on this.
0:24:54 > 0:24:56Fingers crossed that we're gonna get that top end.
0:24:56 > 0:25:01Clive, why are you flogging this, because it was a present to you 50-odd years ago, wasn't it?
0:25:01 > 0:25:04Yes. It was for my first wife and I lost my first wife.
0:25:04 > 0:25:07I saw your programme and thought, "Let's have a go." That was it.
0:25:07 > 0:25:10That's it? Well, let's hope you do get that top end.
0:25:10 > 0:25:12It's under the hammer right now.
0:25:12 > 0:25:16Lot 465 is the Moorcroft hibiscus-pattern baluster vase
0:25:16 > 0:25:18with a green ground, lot 465.
0:25:18 > 0:25:20£75 I have to start.
0:25:20 > 0:25:24£80, 5, 90, 5, 100, and 10, 120,
0:25:24 > 0:25:27- 130, 140, 150, 160... - They love it, Clive!
0:25:27 > 0:25:29- Good.- £170, 180, 190, 200,
0:25:29 > 0:25:33and 10, 220, 230, 240, 250, 260,
0:25:33 > 0:25:36270. £270. At £270.
0:25:36 > 0:25:40At £270. Are we all done at £270?
0:25:41 > 0:25:43- Yes! £270!- That's great.
0:25:43 > 0:25:45Phew!
0:25:45 > 0:25:46What are you gonna do with that?
0:25:46 > 0:25:50- That's my walk to passion day, that is. In August.- Oh, right.
0:25:50 > 0:25:55- So, I plan to spend it that way. - Good for you! Good for you!
0:25:55 > 0:25:58- Thank you both.- Thank you so much for coming in as well.
0:25:58 > 0:26:00- Made our day.- That's a good price!
0:26:00 > 0:26:04I always worry. There were some good pieces of Moorcroft in this sale,
0:26:04 > 0:26:07and I worry if it's the only piece in a sale, I wonder if buyers will find it.
0:26:07 > 0:26:11- Attracted the dealers.- I think the other pieces helped. What a result!
0:26:11 > 0:26:15- Thank you very much indeed.- That's what it's all about. Job done.
0:26:16 > 0:26:17We've had a great day.
0:26:17 > 0:26:22Not the biggest sales for our antiques, but some wonderful people.
0:26:22 > 0:26:25Now can we do any better in our second port of call?
0:26:25 > 0:26:28Let's get over to Hartlepool to find out.
0:26:30 > 0:26:32This town on the North East coast
0:26:32 > 0:26:36had one of the country's busiest ports in the 19th century,
0:26:36 > 0:26:41and was once a stronghold of British ship building.
0:26:41 > 0:26:43But in more recent times, the industries died away
0:26:43 > 0:26:47and Hartlepool's port took a turn for the worst but, however,
0:26:47 > 0:26:50in the last 20 years, there has been a definite resurgence. Look at this.
0:26:50 > 0:26:53The results speak for themselves.
0:26:58 > 0:27:01And here at the Borough Hall, everything looks shipshape.
0:27:01 > 0:27:06It's 9.30, it's time to get this massive queue inside and meet up with our two experts,
0:27:06 > 0:27:10David Barby and Philip Serrell, who'll be hunting out the best treasures to take off to auction.
0:27:10 > 0:27:12- Ready, chaps?- Absolutely.
0:27:12 > 0:27:14Come on, old love.
0:27:21 > 0:27:26Well, the doors are now open and already something special has caught David's eye.
0:27:26 > 0:27:31Anthony, you've got a fascinating story to tell me about this particular mirror frame.
0:27:31 > 0:27:33I have, yeah.
0:27:33 > 0:27:34How did it come into your possession?
0:27:34 > 0:27:40In 1993, I was out of work through a triple heart bypass.
0:27:40 > 0:27:43I had to have something to do so I went around the skip sites.
0:27:43 > 0:27:46That was one of the bits and pieces I picked up.
0:27:46 > 0:27:48How much did you pay for it?
0:27:48 > 0:27:51- £20.- £20?- £20, yeah.
0:27:51 > 0:27:58This is absolutely extraordinary. It's a beautiful piece of what we know commonly as Art Nouveau.
0:27:58 > 0:28:06It's a Continental design and this was made by a factory, abbreviated initials, WMF.
0:28:06 > 0:28:13They specialised in pewter and silver-plated metals in this particular style.
0:28:13 > 0:28:19I find this interesting because we have this Art Nouveau element here
0:28:19 > 0:28:22of the classical diaphanous-clad female.
0:28:22 > 0:28:28Here we have this style of decoration which we associate with the next art movement
0:28:28 > 0:28:30which is called the Vienna Secessionists.
0:28:30 > 0:28:35That was a group of artists that broke away from the mainstream Art Nouveau
0:28:35 > 0:28:38and then formulated a new style.
0:28:38 > 0:28:40When you acquired this, did it have a mirror?
0:28:40 > 0:28:43There was half a mirror inside. It broke off here.
0:28:43 > 0:28:48Right, when you saw it, did you immediately think, "Ah, there's profit there"?
0:28:48 > 0:28:50No, I just liked the look of it.
0:28:50 > 0:28:53It was gonna be for a dressing table for the children.
0:28:53 > 0:28:56Did the girls appreciate their father's choice for them?
0:28:56 > 0:28:57- No.- No!
0:28:57 > 0:29:00Although at the time you acquired it,
0:29:00 > 0:29:03Art Nouveau was a very, very popular art form.
0:29:03 > 0:29:08- It's gone slightly down because you've now got the Art Deco...- Yeah.
0:29:08 > 0:29:15..1920s, '30s and more recently 1950s has come into vogue.
0:29:15 > 0:29:18This still has a demand.
0:29:18 > 0:29:25At auction, I still think it'll command a price, without the mirror, of about £180 to £250.
0:29:25 > 0:29:29I hope it'll make more but it is not complete.
0:29:29 > 0:29:32Somebody's got to spend money putting a new glass.
0:29:32 > 0:29:39They're gonna look at it and say this is sheer quality and the one element I love, if I turn it round,
0:29:39 > 0:29:44we've got this back support here, which is slightly bent.
0:29:44 > 0:29:47It's adjustable by this nut here.
0:29:47 > 0:29:54So either you can have it hanging on the wall or you can have it freestanding on the dressing table.
0:29:54 > 0:29:59So it's a very nice commercial piece that was made for the masses
0:29:59 > 0:30:01who could afford to buy something like this.
0:30:01 > 0:30:03So a very nice piece
0:30:03 > 0:30:08and all I can say is well spotted and why wasn't I there?
0:30:17 > 0:30:18Cricket fan?
0:30:18 > 0:30:21I don't follow sport really.
0:30:21 > 0:30:23Why have you got two little cricket bats?
0:30:23 > 0:30:25A friend bought them from a charity shop
0:30:25 > 0:30:27and they've been in their cupboard.
0:30:27 > 0:30:30- How much did they pay for those?- 20p.
0:30:30 > 0:30:32- Each or for the two?- For the two.
0:30:32 > 0:30:35- Do you want to double your money? - Yeah.- 40p.
0:30:35 > 0:30:38Yes, well, she said go on "Flog It!"...
0:30:38 > 0:30:40Go on "Flog It!" and flog it.
0:30:40 > 0:30:42I think these are great.
0:30:42 > 0:30:50This is the 1956 Ashes series, Australia against England.
0:30:50 > 0:30:52And this is a Nicolls cricket bat
0:30:52 > 0:30:55who were the forerunners of Gray Nicolls.
0:30:55 > 0:30:58This is the Crusader five-star Extra Special.
0:30:58 > 0:31:02This is the Keith Miller autographed bat.
0:31:02 > 0:31:05Keith Miller was the great Australian all-rounder
0:31:05 > 0:31:10who would come and bowl fast off 30 paces
0:31:10 > 0:31:13and walk back three paces and bowl just as fast off three.
0:31:13 > 0:31:18You've some great names on here. You've got Richie Benaud, "Good morning everybody."
0:31:18 > 0:31:23Great names on there. What I love about this one, this England side...
0:31:23 > 0:31:26We talk about Freddie Flintoff and the Ashes-winning side.
0:31:26 > 0:31:32Here we've got Peter May, Trevor Bailey, Godfrey Evans, Colin Cowdrey, Tom Graveney.
0:31:32 > 0:31:35Tom Graveney used to play for Worcestershire.
0:31:35 > 0:31:39I saw him three weeks ago at the Worcestershire Cricket chairman's lunch.
0:31:39 > 0:31:41These aren't the real signatures.
0:31:41 > 0:31:47If these were the real signatures these bats would be worth hundreds of pounds each. They're facsimiles.
0:31:47 > 0:31:53I can see some cricket nut paying between
0:31:53 > 0:31:56£10 and £15 each for these.
0:31:56 > 0:32:02I think we'll put them as a pair because it's England versus Australia in 1956.
0:32:02 > 0:32:06We'll estimate them at £15 to £30 for the two.
0:32:06 > 0:32:09We'll fix a reserve at £10 the two.
0:32:09 > 0:32:15That doesn't seem a great deal of profit really but if you work out percentage terms on 20p, it would do.
0:32:15 > 0:32:17Oh, yeah.
0:32:17 > 0:32:20- Will your friend be pleased? - She'll be pleased.- Good enough.
0:32:32 > 0:32:35I keep saying it wouldn't be "Flog It!" without Clarice Cliff,
0:32:35 > 0:32:37but I must show you this little bit.
0:32:37 > 0:32:43- It belongs to June. Why are you getting rid of this?- Because I started off with just small bits
0:32:43 > 0:32:46and then sold it to get a better bit
0:32:46 > 0:32:48and sold that to get a better bit.
0:32:48 > 0:32:50So you are going to sell this...
0:32:50 > 0:32:53- To buy better.- We could make a programme, couldn't we, really?
0:32:53 > 0:32:56- Oh, yes, yes.- Trading up with June. - That would be lovely.
0:32:56 > 0:32:59Did you ever lose though, at all?
0:32:59 > 0:33:01I haven't actually. I started...
0:33:01 > 0:33:03Oh, don't speak too soon!
0:33:03 > 0:33:08I haven't yet and me whole family say, "Don't pay that much."
0:33:08 > 0:33:11I've paid like 170 for me first piece.
0:33:11 > 0:33:15The piece before this was a blue firs plate.
0:33:15 > 0:33:17OK, we've had those.
0:33:17 > 0:33:20I paid £500 for it.
0:33:20 > 0:33:23I sold that after about two years.
0:33:23 > 0:33:28- How much for?- 780. - This is good, always trade up.
0:33:28 > 0:33:31- So I'll sell that to move up to Blue Lugano.- OK.
0:33:31 > 0:33:34The Bizarre range is a very collectible range.
0:33:34 > 0:33:39It's Clarice Cliff's own range. The Bizarre range came around in 1927.
0:33:39 > 0:33:46- This was only made, this particular piece, for one year, from 1933 to 1934.- That's interesting.
0:33:46 > 0:33:48This double tube vase.
0:33:48 > 0:33:51Hopefully, there weren't many made
0:33:51 > 0:33:53and it's gonna be very, very rare.
0:33:53 > 0:33:58When I bought it, I was told there was only three of that one.
0:33:58 > 0:34:00Now, how long ago did you buy this?
0:34:00 > 0:34:04- About 20 months, 18 months. - Not long then.
0:34:04 > 0:34:06This is recent trading?
0:34:06 > 0:34:08- It is. Oh, yes. - OK, how much did you pay for it?
0:34:08 > 0:34:09- £2,000.- Where from?
0:34:09 > 0:34:12An auction room or a shop?
0:34:12 > 0:34:16No, I bought another piece off a lady on eBay.
0:34:16 > 0:34:20- Right, OK.- And I asked her if she had anything that was special.
0:34:20 > 0:34:22She said, "What do you think of that?"
0:34:22 > 0:34:25I said, "I love it."
0:34:25 > 0:34:29She said, "Middle of the road price - £2,000,"
0:34:29 > 0:34:33- and I overdrew about 1,200 to pay for it.- Did you?
0:34:33 > 0:34:35I did.
0:34:35 > 0:34:38We've all done it! If you find something you love...
0:34:38 > 0:34:43- And it took me five or six months to pay it off.- Yeah, I think you've paid the right money.
0:34:43 > 0:34:47- Yes.- I do, actually. You haven't paid too much, put it that way.
0:34:47 > 0:34:50If we can give it a wider audience, hopefully two people
0:34:50 > 0:34:55will be prepared to pay £2,000 and they might just push it up.
0:34:55 > 0:34:59- One will push the other one up and we might get £2,400.- Might.
0:34:59 > 0:35:02- We might.- It'll go towards me next one.
0:35:02 > 0:35:08I'd like a Red Roof or Blue Lugano or something like that.
0:35:08 > 0:35:12- You're getting to the top end of the range then. - Smaller piece, but, you know...
0:35:12 > 0:35:13- More desirable.- Yes.
0:35:13 > 0:35:18We'll put it into the sale with a valuation of £1,800 to £2,200.
0:35:18 > 0:35:20- Yes.- That sort of margin.
0:35:20 > 0:35:22I think it'll do £2,400 to £2,600.
0:35:22 > 0:35:24That would be lovely, wouldn't it?
0:35:24 > 0:35:26- Yes.- Right, we're gonna flog it!
0:35:26 > 0:35:29- I'll see you in the auction room. - Thank you.
0:35:36 > 0:35:39I find this absolutely fascinating
0:35:39 > 0:35:45because you've got a collection of dolls right from the middle of the 19th century
0:35:45 > 0:35:49through to just before the outbreak of the Second World War.
0:35:49 > 0:35:52Was it your intention to collect them like that?
0:35:52 > 0:35:55It wasn't, actually, I got them as a gift, really.
0:35:55 > 0:35:57I exchanged them for something.
0:35:57 > 0:36:03We have a shop and I actually exchanged the dolls for something this lady wanted.
0:36:03 > 0:36:05What sort of shop do you have, a toy shop?
0:36:05 > 0:36:08- We actually have a jewellery shop. - A jewellery shop.- Yeah.
0:36:08 > 0:36:11So I hope it wasn't a diamond ring you exchanged it for.
0:36:11 > 0:36:13No, it wasn't, no.
0:36:13 > 0:36:19Did the lady who exchanged these for whatever she bought from you, did she tell you where she got them from?
0:36:19 > 0:36:24- She'd collected them over the years. She did actually have twins, one was a boy and one was a girl.- Right.
0:36:24 > 0:36:28She bought everything in twos. She told me that, yeah.
0:36:28 > 0:36:33Oh, that's interesting because this little pair here are twins.
0:36:33 > 0:36:36These Kewpie dolls in the front are twins.
0:36:36 > 0:36:39Then we have another here, the two of them are twins.
0:36:39 > 0:36:41These little peg dolls.
0:36:41 > 0:36:45Those are quite nice. This one here is probably the oldest that you have.
0:36:45 > 0:36:48This one is a porcelain head,
0:36:48 > 0:36:53porcelain arms and feet with a fabric stuffed body.
0:36:53 > 0:36:54That's rather nice.
0:36:54 > 0:37:01This is a lovely set here because I call these doll's house occupants.
0:37:01 > 0:37:03They're small enough to be put into a doll's house.
0:37:03 > 0:37:10Here we have a doll's house occupant with her doll in turn with her doll.
0:37:10 > 0:37:14So we've got this graduated form of dolls. Absolutely charming.
0:37:14 > 0:37:19These googly-eyed dolls are very typical
0:37:19 > 0:37:24sort of 1920s, 1930s but a very, very nice little collection.
0:37:24 > 0:37:26Do you never have them out on display?
0:37:26 > 0:37:29No, I keep them in a box.
0:37:29 > 0:37:33- There's obviously no sentiment attached to them?- Not really, no, no.
0:37:33 > 0:37:35Individually, there's no great market.
0:37:35 > 0:37:39- Right.- If sold as a collection,
0:37:39 > 0:37:45- we're looking at around £80 to £100, if not a little bit more.- Right.
0:37:45 > 0:37:47So what was the price of the debt?
0:37:47 > 0:37:50I can't really remember.
0:37:50 > 0:37:52But I've always loved them, I do really like them.
0:37:52 > 0:37:56As the years have gone on, I thought someone else can enjoy them.
0:37:56 > 0:37:59If you tuck them in a box, nobody sees them.
0:37:59 > 0:38:00- There's no point having them. - That's right.
0:38:02 > 0:38:06Now, what's Philip about to uncover in Amanda's intriguing case?
0:38:06 > 0:38:111170963 Corporal Milsom. RAF. Those were the days.
0:38:11 > 0:38:13That's one of the joys of "Flog It!"
0:38:13 > 0:38:17You see a case like this
0:38:17 > 0:38:20and you haven't got the first idea what's in there.
0:38:20 > 0:38:24- But you've got the contents in your hand.- Right here.
0:38:24 > 0:38:27Are you an accomplished saxophonist?
0:38:27 > 0:38:31Not really. I can get a tune out of it sometimes.
0:38:31 > 0:38:32But just sometimes.
0:38:32 > 0:38:35- I this going to be a sometimes? - Sometimes I make it squeak.
0:38:35 > 0:38:37Go on, girl. Go for it!
0:38:37 > 0:38:40MUSIC: "Congratulations"
0:38:44 > 0:38:46That's a bit of Harry Roger Webb, isn't it?
0:38:46 > 0:38:47That's the one. Yeah.
0:38:47 > 0:38:50- Was that Congratulations?- It was.
0:38:50 > 0:38:52I'll name that tune in one.
0:38:52 > 0:38:54Absolutely. Did you buy this?
0:38:54 > 0:38:57- I did.- And did you save up?
0:38:57 > 0:38:59No, I have to sell my bike.
0:38:59 > 0:39:02You sold your bike! That's sad.
0:39:02 > 0:39:07I sold my bike and bought the saxophone.
0:39:07 > 0:39:10So, you've had it all this time and now you want to get rid of it?
0:39:10 > 0:39:13- Was it a phase that passed? - It's not passed. It's still there.
0:39:13 > 0:39:16I just need the right saxophone so I can play it properly.
0:39:16 > 0:39:18The fingering is different.
0:39:18 > 0:39:22- They improved it.- They improved it to make it easier to play.
0:39:22 > 0:39:27Which now means somebody who's used to teaching a new instrument
0:39:27 > 0:39:30finds it very difficult to teach you to play the old one.
0:39:30 > 0:39:32I didn't realise when I bought it.
0:39:32 > 0:39:36Not that it would have made a difference because it's beautiful to look at.
0:39:36 > 0:39:37Corporal Milsom.
0:39:37 > 0:39:40- What happened to him? Who was he? - He's who I bought it off.
0:39:40 > 0:39:43- You bought it off him? - I bought it off him, yes.
0:39:43 > 0:39:47He got rid of it because his neighbours used to complain.
0:39:47 > 0:39:52He had retired and was living in a bungalow,
0:39:52 > 0:39:53an old pensioner's bungalow.
0:39:53 > 0:39:57His neighbours were complaining so he decided to get rid of it.
0:39:57 > 0:40:00- Was he in the war?- Yeah.
0:40:00 > 0:40:02- Second World War? - He played in a band.
0:40:02 > 0:40:07You can build up these great stories that Corporal Milsom
0:40:07 > 0:40:12was a Spitfire pilot and he entertained everybody in the mess.
0:40:12 > 0:40:16Or he was somebody who worked in the NAAFI and I'm sure as it was...
0:40:16 > 0:40:21that, in a way, if that had got famous history
0:40:21 > 0:40:28like Douglas Bader or whatever, owned this and played it, this would be an awful lot of money.
0:40:28 > 0:40:31Clearly it hasn't. Having seen the size of the case you can see
0:40:31 > 0:40:34why everybody wants to be a bass player when the boat went down.
0:40:36 > 0:40:38What would a bike cost you now?
0:40:38 > 0:40:41- About £100?- Yeah, probably.
0:40:41 > 0:40:45I think you could probably convert this back to another bike.
0:40:45 > 0:40:49I think an auction estimate for this is about £80 to £120.
0:40:49 > 0:40:56We'll put a fixed reserve on it of £60 but I'm sure it'll do three figures
0:40:56 > 0:41:02if Giles does his job and he will do, because he's a good auctioneer.
0:41:02 > 0:41:04I think it'll go well for you.
0:41:04 > 0:41:08So, reckon you can play us up with Congratulations or is that too much to ask?
0:41:08 > 0:41:10I can have a go.
0:41:10 > 0:41:12- Go on then.- Might get more squeaks.
0:41:12 > 0:41:14More squeaks. I can put up with a squeak.
0:41:14 > 0:41:16MUSIC: "CONGRATULATIONS"
0:41:18 > 0:41:20SQUEAKING
0:41:20 > 0:41:22Oh, that's a bad sign! We're doomed!
0:41:22 > 0:41:27And now we've got five items to take to the auction.
0:41:29 > 0:41:33Anthony's pretty frame may not have the mirror it's supposed to
0:41:33 > 0:41:37but he's bound to get a good return on the £20 he paid for it.
0:41:37 > 0:41:40The miniature cricket bats were bought for just 20p.
0:41:40 > 0:41:44As long as they sell, John should be happy with the profit.
0:41:45 > 0:41:49June loves Clarice Cliff so I hope this one sells
0:41:49 > 0:41:51so she can continue trading up.
0:41:51 > 0:41:56Eileen is keen to see her unusual doll collection loved by a new owner.
0:41:56 > 0:42:00And finally, let's hope Congratulations is the tune
0:42:00 > 0:42:05we'll be hearing when Amanda's saxophone goes under the hammer.
0:42:08 > 0:42:12MUSIC: "Nimrod"
0:42:14 > 0:42:20At first glance, you may be forgiven for thinking this church looks like any other church.
0:42:20 > 0:42:25But on closer inspection, its uniqueness starts to unfold.
0:42:28 > 0:42:30At the turn of the 20th century,
0:42:30 > 0:42:33a new movement in the arts was very much in vogue.
0:42:33 > 0:42:37Arts and Crafts was a backlash against industrialisation
0:42:37 > 0:42:41and a move back to the traditions and honest work of craftsmen.
0:42:43 > 0:42:49Consecrated in 1907, St Andrew's Roker is often referred to
0:42:49 > 0:42:52as the Arts and Crafts cathedral of the north-east.
0:42:52 > 0:42:56Once you're inside, it's not hard to understand why, is it?
0:43:02 > 0:43:05And to find out more about this incredible church,
0:43:05 > 0:43:09I've come to talk with Dr Ian Stockton. How do you do?
0:43:09 > 0:43:12He's Team Rector of Monkwearmouth. That's some job title.
0:43:12 > 0:43:16Yes, it means team leader of this parish which is three churches,
0:43:16 > 0:43:23St Andrew's Roker is one of them, Monkwearmouth - the monks, the River Wear and the mouth of the river.
0:43:23 > 0:43:29Where do you start? I guess your eyes gravitate towards the heavens and this spectacular ceiling.
0:43:29 > 0:43:31Yes, it's a wonderful ceiling.
0:43:31 > 0:43:34It speaks of the beauty and generosity of God in creation
0:43:34 > 0:43:40and there's every sort of creature up there from penguins to Adam and Eve
0:43:40 > 0:43:43and you could spend endless time looking at the ceiling.
0:43:47 > 0:43:50And working downwards, the stained-glass windows.
0:43:50 > 0:43:52Yes, the window at the east end is by Payne.
0:43:52 > 0:43:55And it still has its beautiful colours.
0:43:55 > 0:43:59In the centre there's Mary and John, the beloved disciple,
0:43:59 > 0:44:02and to the right there's Peter with his red cloak
0:44:02 > 0:44:07and symbolism of the keys of the kingdom and the cockerel.
0:44:07 > 0:44:10And you can't ignore the tapestry. That's William Morris.
0:44:10 > 0:44:17Yes and that's beautiful and it's about human response to God's love and creativity.
0:44:20 > 0:44:22This is William Morris as well.
0:44:22 > 0:44:27Yes, many people will be familiar with the peacock design but probably not on an altar frontal.
0:44:27 > 0:44:34This altar frontal dates from 1907 from the consecration of the church.
0:44:34 > 0:44:37Which leads us to the carpet we're standing on.
0:44:37 > 0:44:40I feel very privileged to be standing on this.
0:44:40 > 0:44:42It's William Morris.
0:44:42 > 0:44:44It's in very good condition. The colours are vibrant,
0:44:44 > 0:44:49use of vegetable dyes, and we walk on this carpet week by week.
0:44:49 > 0:44:53- That's what it's meant for.- Exactly.
0:44:53 > 0:44:57If you're an Arts and Crafts fan, you really have to come and visit St Andrew's.
0:44:57 > 0:45:00Yes and we're always pleased to see visitors from any part of the world.
0:45:00 > 0:45:04Let's talk about the history of the church, let's go through here.
0:45:08 > 0:45:11So tell me about the history of the church.
0:45:11 > 0:45:16The church was built at the beginning of the 20th century in 1907.
0:45:16 > 0:45:23This was after a period of rapid suburban expansion in Sunderland, north of the river.
0:45:23 > 0:45:28There was a need for a large church to be built, not enough money came from the public
0:45:28 > 0:45:33and John Priestman, a local self-made man and shipbuilder,
0:45:33 > 0:45:39he stepped in and provided the basic wherewithal for this building to be built within a year.
0:45:39 > 0:45:43A man of taste. Obviously loved the Arts and Crafts movement.
0:45:43 > 0:45:46It's such a long way away from its home in the Cotswolds.
0:45:46 > 0:45:51- It's strange to find this here. - Yes, strange connections.
0:45:51 > 0:45:57The Bishop of Durham put Priestman in touch with this Arts and Crafts architect, Prior.
0:45:57 > 0:46:01He's done a splendid job because there are no central supporting columns.
0:46:01 > 0:46:05The walls are actually holding the roof up.
0:46:05 > 0:46:07To some people this church looks ancient
0:46:07 > 0:46:11but it was using the most modern contemporary methods of the day
0:46:11 > 0:46:17and constructed with reinforced concrete with iron support.
0:46:17 > 0:46:20And then clad and faced in this stone.
0:46:20 > 0:46:24Yes, with its natural rugged appearance.
0:46:24 > 0:46:28It reminds me of an inverted hull of a boat, seeing these ribs as stations.
0:46:28 > 0:46:31Yes, and many people say that.
0:46:31 > 0:46:33We're standing in the nave, the ship.
0:46:33 > 0:46:40It's so in keeping with the area and the seafaring people who have lived and worked here.
0:46:43 > 0:46:47Now that's a very impressive double-sided lectern.
0:46:47 > 0:46:49Yes, it's wonderful.
0:46:49 > 0:46:51Such a beautiful piece of work.
0:46:51 > 0:46:57It's by Ernest Gimson and it's used Sunday by Sunday for the reading of scripture.
0:46:57 > 0:47:00Every face side is ornately decorated.
0:47:00 > 0:47:06Mother of pearl, silver inlay and looking at that tiger stripe in the grain, that's brown ebony.
0:47:06 > 0:47:09Why did they make double-sided?
0:47:09 > 0:47:16Originally it was meant that the Old Testament was read and once the Hebrew scriptures had been read,
0:47:16 > 0:47:20then it was turned around for the reading of the New.
0:47:20 > 0:47:22Isn't that lovely?
0:47:23 > 0:47:28St Andrew's is a truly breathtaking example of the Arts and Crafts movement.
0:47:28 > 0:47:32Who would have thought there would have been such a wealth of riches
0:47:32 > 0:47:35behind this rather unassuming facade?
0:47:38 > 0:47:42And now it's time to take our riches off to the sale room.
0:47:42 > 0:47:45Will the bidders look twice at the mirror frame?
0:47:45 > 0:47:49Can we make a century with the miniature cricket bats?
0:47:49 > 0:47:55Maybe it's the Clarice Cliff vase that will create a clamour among the collectors.
0:47:55 > 0:47:58Or will it be the dolls that attract the most attention?
0:47:58 > 0:48:02Perhaps we'll see the saxophone soar. I can't wait to find out.
0:48:07 > 0:48:12For our sale today, we've travelled up the coastline to the Boldon Auction Galleries.
0:48:12 > 0:48:15On the rostrum, the man wielding the gavel is Giles Hodges.
0:48:15 > 0:48:18Fingers crossed our experts have got it right.
0:48:20 > 0:48:22First up, it's the mirror frame.
0:48:23 > 0:48:27Well, Tony, we've got a value of £180 to £250.
0:48:27 > 0:48:29Is that the true reflection, Mr Barby?
0:48:29 > 0:48:33Well, since there's no glass in it, it could be.
0:48:33 > 0:48:36I think it should do more, actually, it's a very nice piece.
0:48:36 > 0:48:38It's an iconic piece, isn't it?
0:48:38 > 0:48:43You've got the female on it but it's got that decoration on the top which is Vienna Secessionist.
0:48:43 > 0:48:44It's a nice combination.
0:48:44 > 0:48:48It's got the look. It certainly had you looking at the right price.
0:48:48 > 0:48:50A long time back, you paid what?
0:48:50 > 0:48:52£20 for it, yeah.
0:48:52 > 0:48:53That's a good buy, isn't it?
0:48:53 > 0:48:56Did it always not have a mirror?
0:48:56 > 0:48:58Not half the mirror.
0:49:00 > 0:49:03I put it in the loft out of the way and that was it.
0:49:03 > 0:49:05At least it's been in the loft and protected.
0:49:05 > 0:49:07Now it's going under the hammer.
0:49:07 > 0:49:09This is stunning, isn't it?
0:49:09 > 0:49:12..silver easel frame.
0:49:12 > 0:49:14I'm bid on commission at £90.
0:49:14 > 0:49:18At 90, 100, 110.
0:49:18 > 0:49:20At 110, 120?
0:49:20 > 0:49:22120.
0:49:22 > 0:49:25130. 140. At 140.
0:49:25 > 0:49:28145. 150.
0:49:28 > 0:49:30- We're getting there.- 150.
0:49:30 > 0:49:33Still reasonable. At 155. 160.
0:49:33 > 0:49:36It's cheap. It is cheap.
0:49:36 > 0:49:39- Front row at £160...- Come on!
0:49:39 > 0:49:41He sold it.
0:49:41 > 0:49:44- 160.- £160. It's gone.- Someone'll get some enjoyment out of it.
0:49:44 > 0:49:45That's good.
0:49:45 > 0:49:48- What are you putting the money towards?- The kids will use it.
0:49:48 > 0:49:50- How many kids have you got?- Two.
0:49:50 > 0:49:52- What are their names?- Tony and Jo.
0:49:52 > 0:49:54Tony and Jo, Dad's promised you the dosh.
0:49:54 > 0:49:56Yeah, they'll spend that.
0:50:00 > 0:50:03Do you know what we're knocking to you right now?
0:50:03 > 0:50:06It's two souvenir cricket bats. It's a shame they're not the real thing.
0:50:06 > 0:50:09They're the miniature souvenirs from the 1956 Ashes.
0:50:09 > 0:50:12John, you paid 20p for these?
0:50:12 > 0:50:15- In a charity shop. - So, we're bound to make a profit.
0:50:15 > 0:50:18Philip, you put £15-£20 on them.
0:50:18 > 0:50:21It's a shame we can't add a couple of noughts.
0:50:21 > 0:50:25They're lovely things. We could do with some of those guys playing for us now.
0:50:25 > 0:50:28Yes. Top names.
0:50:28 > 0:50:32We very much came second in the Ashes over in Oz this time round.
0:50:32 > 0:50:35What's happened to Freddie Flintoff, that's what I want to know.
0:50:35 > 0:50:38Anyway, you had the right man doing the valuation.
0:50:38 > 0:50:40Philip is a big cricket fan.
0:50:40 > 0:50:42Of Worcester.
0:50:42 > 0:50:44- Is there any other county? - No, there's not!
0:50:44 > 0:50:47We're going to find out what these are worth right now.
0:50:47 > 0:50:50Let's hope we hit the top end for John's sake. Good luck.
0:50:50 > 0:50:55Two miniature cricket bats from the Ashes series 1956.
0:50:55 > 0:51:00I've got two commissioned bids. I must start it at £28.
0:51:00 > 0:51:02Sporting memorabilia!
0:51:02 > 0:51:0530. 32. 35.
0:51:05 > 0:51:08On the stairs at 35. 38.
0:51:08 > 0:51:1040. 5.
0:51:10 > 0:51:1650. 5. 60. 5. 70. 5.
0:51:16 > 0:51:1980. £80 on the stairs.
0:51:19 > 0:51:20Great.
0:51:20 > 0:51:23- Hit for six!- Are we all done at 80?
0:51:23 > 0:51:27- £80.- How much did you give for those?- 20p!
0:51:27 > 0:51:29Get in there.
0:51:29 > 0:51:31That's fantastic.
0:51:31 > 0:51:33I can get more than two pints now.
0:51:33 > 0:51:36I said to John, we're expecting £15 to £20.
0:51:36 > 0:51:40I said to John, I won't ask what you're going to put £15 or £20 towards.
0:51:40 > 0:51:44He said, "I'm going to go to the pub next door for a few pints."
0:51:44 > 0:51:47£80, that's a dinner out for you and the other half.
0:51:47 > 0:51:51More importantly you can take us to the pub!
0:51:57 > 0:51:59Right, it's my turn to be the expert.
0:51:59 > 0:52:02I'm not looking forward to this moment. June...
0:52:04 > 0:52:07..let's stand united on this.
0:52:07 > 0:52:09It's that Clarice Cliff double tube vase.
0:52:09 > 0:52:13You bought this on eBay and paid quite a bit of money for it.
0:52:13 > 0:52:17- Yes, I did. - We got a value of 1,800 to 2,200.
0:52:17 > 0:52:23I had a chat with Giles earlier. You know this because your daughter knows him and she rang him up.
0:52:23 > 0:52:28He said if you had brought that into his saleroom,
0:52:28 > 0:52:30he'd put £1,200-1,500 on it.
0:52:30 > 0:52:34I said we have to get June her money back. He's got to work hard.
0:52:37 > 0:52:39You don't know what's going to happen.
0:52:39 > 0:52:41This is why it's so exciting.
0:52:41 > 0:52:46If you've never been to an auction before, please go to your local auction room and have a fun day out.
0:52:46 > 0:52:49- Here we go. This is it. - Lot number 60.
0:52:49 > 0:52:54The Clarice Cliff Bizarre blue patterned double spill vase.
0:52:54 > 0:52:56I'm bid 800 to start it.
0:52:56 > 0:53:01850. 900. 950. 1,000.
0:53:01 > 0:53:07At £1,000. And 50. 1,100. 1,150. 1,200.
0:53:07 > 0:53:10So far, so good.
0:53:10 > 0:53:131,250. 1,300.
0:53:13 > 0:53:161,350. 1,400.
0:53:16 > 0:53:191,450. 1,500.
0:53:19 > 0:53:211,550. 1,600.
0:53:21 > 0:53:25He's out. £1,600 still with me.
0:53:25 > 0:53:28£1,600 and we're away at 1,600.
0:53:28 > 0:53:32- Not sold.- Didn't sell.
0:53:32 > 0:53:35- No, that's OK. - It nearly got up there.
0:53:35 > 0:53:36I know, yes.
0:53:36 > 0:53:39That's lovely. I'm quite happy.
0:53:39 > 0:53:41- Are you sure?- Yes, I am.
0:53:49 > 0:53:53Eileen is pegging all her hopes on David's top estimate.
0:53:53 > 0:53:56£80-100 for the 13 peg dolls.
0:53:56 > 0:53:58Could that 13 be unlucky?
0:53:58 > 0:54:03Ooh, causing a bit of jeopardy! Why are you selling these?
0:54:03 > 0:54:04They really are nice.
0:54:04 > 0:54:06Well, they're just in a drawer.
0:54:06 > 0:54:10The children don't want them so I'll get rid of them and let someone else have the pleasure.
0:54:10 > 0:54:14Remind us of the story because they were exchanged in a jeweller's shop.
0:54:14 > 0:54:19It was a lady who had a repair done and it was so expensive, I didn't like to ask for the money
0:54:19 > 0:54:21so she gave me the dolls instead.
0:54:21 > 0:54:24Right, OK. You've had them for how long?
0:54:24 > 0:54:25About 15 years, I think.
0:54:25 > 0:54:28You got them out of the drawer, brought them along to "Flog It!"
0:54:28 > 0:54:30and David said, "Yes, let's do it."
0:54:30 > 0:54:34- They need a home.- They do need a home. They need fostering.
0:54:34 > 0:54:35- They're lonely.- Need loving.
0:54:35 > 0:54:40Let's find out it somebody here is going to give them all the TLC they need.
0:54:40 > 0:54:42It's going under the hammer now.
0:54:42 > 0:54:45The collection of 19th century and onwards
0:54:45 > 0:54:47porcelain and wood peg dolls.
0:54:47 > 0:54:52I'm bid 40 to start me. At £40. 45.
0:54:52 > 0:54:5750. 55. 60. 65. 70. 75.
0:54:57 > 0:55:00At 75. 80.
0:55:00 > 0:55:04£85 to my left. 90.
0:55:04 > 0:55:0695. 100.
0:55:06 > 0:55:08105.
0:55:08 > 0:55:13110. 115. 120. 125.
0:55:13 > 0:55:15130.
0:55:15 > 0:55:19130 bid. Anybody else I've missed?
0:55:19 > 0:55:21At 130 and all done...
0:55:21 > 0:55:23Yes! Well done. 130.
0:55:23 > 0:55:27You were so right. Hard one to value cos it's not an academic piece.
0:55:27 > 0:55:31It's more folk art. The beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
0:55:31 > 0:55:34Tough call. What are you going to put the money towards?
0:55:34 > 0:55:36I have a son getting married in two weeks.
0:55:36 > 0:55:38- Congratulations.- A new hat.
0:55:38 > 0:55:40- Yes!- A new hat!
0:55:48 > 0:55:51I've been joined by Amanda and Philip who have a gorgeous saxophone
0:55:51 > 0:55:54about to go under the hammer with a value of £80 to £120.
0:55:54 > 0:55:58In my experience I know musical instruments always do well in auction rooms.
0:55:58 > 0:56:03They hardly crop up and when they do they fetch good money, violins, guitars, saxophones.
0:56:03 > 0:56:05Fingers crossed we get the top end.
0:56:05 > 0:56:07It's going under the hammer now.
0:56:07 > 0:56:10Lot 450. The saxophone.
0:56:10 > 0:56:13I'm bid 40 to start. At 40. 5.
0:56:13 > 0:56:1750. 5. 60. 5.
0:56:17 > 0:56:2470. 5. 80. 5. 90. 5. 100.
0:56:24 > 0:56:25He means to have it. Look at him.
0:56:27 > 0:56:28This is good.
0:56:28 > 0:56:30170. 180.
0:56:30 > 0:56:35190. 200. 220. 240. 260. 280.
0:56:35 > 0:56:38They love this. This is fantastic.
0:56:38 > 0:56:40We're hitting all the high notes.
0:56:40 > 0:56:47440. 460. 480. £500.
0:56:47 > 0:56:49To my left, £500. Are we all done?
0:56:49 > 0:56:52Yes! Hammer has gone down. £500.
0:56:52 > 0:56:56What was I saying? You can't buy one cheaper than 100 quid anywhere else.
0:56:56 > 0:56:58- Got that wrong, didn't I?- You did!
0:56:58 > 0:57:02They always go well. What are you putting the £500 towards?
0:57:02 > 0:57:09- I'll probably get another saxophone, a tenor saxophone and lessons to play it.- Fantastic.
0:57:09 > 0:57:11Get the CDs, it's easier.
0:57:11 > 0:57:13Not as much fun though!
0:57:13 > 0:57:18Amanda can't believe her luck, and I do love to say, "I told you so!"
0:57:18 > 0:57:21Well, we've come to the end of our double-barrelled show.
0:57:21 > 0:57:25We had a great time in Swansea earlier, especially with the pistol.
0:57:25 > 0:57:27£180.
0:57:27 > 0:57:30Ooh... 180 straight in!
0:57:31 > 0:57:33And the Moorcroft vase.
0:57:33 > 0:57:37Yes! 270 quid!
0:57:37 > 0:57:41But it's definitely Hartlepool that's come out on top in the battle of the ports this time.
0:57:41 > 0:57:43The auction is still going on.
0:57:43 > 0:57:48It's all over for our owners and we've had a fabulous time at the Boldon Auction Galleries.
0:57:48 > 0:57:55We certainly made some sweet music today with Amanda's saxophone selling for a staggering £500.
0:57:55 > 0:57:57That's what you call hitting the high notes.
0:57:57 > 0:58:00Until the next time, it's cheerio.
0:58:04 > 0:58:10For more information about Flog It, including how the programme was made,
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