0:00:02 > 0:00:03I'm in the High Peak District of Derbyshire,
0:00:03 > 0:00:081,000 feet above sea level, surrounded by gorgeous scenery. I'm in Buxton. So let's flog it!
0:00:40 > 0:00:44Buxton has one of the purest mineral waters in the world.
0:00:44 > 0:00:48Its quality was first recognised around AD70,
0:00:48 > 0:00:50when the Romans settled here.
0:00:54 > 0:00:58The source of the spring is marked by St Ann's Well near the town centre.
0:00:58 > 0:01:02A valuation of the well, requested by King Henry VIII,
0:01:02 > 0:01:07said it was worth £26 - a considerable amount of money for the day.
0:01:07 > 0:01:10Let's hope our valuations aren't inconsiderable as well.
0:01:10 > 0:01:13We're Buxton's famous Pavilion Gardens,
0:01:13 > 0:01:17and our experts are the famous Phil Serrell and Kate Bliss,
0:01:17 > 0:01:21and they're already testing the water to see what people have brought along to sell.
0:01:28 > 0:01:32And with the time ticking away, Philip's first off the starting blocks.
0:01:33 > 0:01:37- This is a sweet little clock, isn't it?- Well, yes.
0:01:37 > 0:01:42- It has a certain appeal.- Does it have an appeal to you? Clearly not. That's why you're at Flog It!
0:01:42 > 0:01:44SHE LAUGHS
0:01:44 > 0:01:49We have it in the bedroom, but I don't like a ticking clock.
0:01:49 > 0:01:53- I wanted to come to the show, so I thought, "What can I take?" - Why don't you like ticking clocks?
0:01:53 > 0:01:56- I don't know.- A lot of people don't like that.- No.
0:01:56 > 0:02:00I just think that gentle tick...tock...
0:02:00 > 0:02:05- of a really good old long-cased clock.- It's just like your life going by.
0:02:05 > 0:02:09Don't be so morbid! Let me just have a look at the back of it... If I take the back off,
0:02:09 > 0:02:12I just want to have a look and see where the movement's from.
0:02:12 > 0:02:15This is a French movement.
0:02:15 > 0:02:18What's interesting is we've got on the front
0:02:18 > 0:02:23Curtis & Horspool, to H.M. The King, Leicester.
0:02:23 > 0:02:27So we've got a French movement with an English script on the front.
0:02:27 > 0:02:29What do you think that means?
0:02:29 > 0:02:35- I should think that's the retailer. - Spot on. The King narrows it down!
0:02:35 > 0:02:41- Yes.- So it's going to be, I would think, Edwardian times.- Oh!
0:02:41 > 0:02:45Perhaps about 1910? This is probably just about 100 years old.
0:02:45 > 0:02:48Oh, yes. I would think it was at least that.
0:02:48 > 0:02:53It's a nice smaller version of an 18th or early 19th-century bracket clock.
0:02:53 > 0:02:56- Yes.- It's very much 18th century in style.
0:02:56 > 0:03:03The one thing that just confuses me a little bit is this little, er, winged putty figure here.
0:03:03 > 0:03:07To me, stylistically, I can't quite see why that would be on there.
0:03:07 > 0:03:12- I just wonder whether someone's put that on afterwards.- I don't know.
0:03:12 > 0:03:15Certainly not in my time or my husband's time.
0:03:15 > 0:03:17I think these little splayed bracket feet here...
0:03:17 > 0:03:19I think they're really lovely.
0:03:19 > 0:03:22- Quite evocative of a former era. - Yes.
0:03:22 > 0:03:26- Has it been in your family a long time?- It was in my late husband's family, yes.
0:03:26 > 0:03:32- Did he enjoy buying clocks? - Oh, it's been handed down.
0:03:32 > 0:03:38- I think from his grandfather to his father to him.- Have you given any thought to what it's worth?- No!
0:03:38 > 0:03:43- I think again we can estimate this at around the £100 mark.- Oh!
0:03:43 > 0:03:45- We'll put a broad estimate on it of 80 to 120.- Yes.
0:03:45 > 0:03:49- We'll fix a reserve at £60.- Yes.
0:03:49 > 0:03:53- I think it'll find its own level. - Oh, right. Lovely.
0:03:53 > 0:03:57- So time will have flown, won't it? - SHE LAUGHS
0:04:00 > 0:04:03Maureen, you obviously like wearing rings.
0:04:03 > 0:04:07But I was quite surprised when you told me you're not very keen on diamonds. Is that right?
0:04:07 > 0:04:11- Yes. I don't like them. - Is that because they're showy? Why don't you like them?
0:04:11 > 0:04:14I like coloured stones better.
0:04:14 > 0:04:18- You're wearing some beautiful tourmalines.- Yes. - Lovely deep colour.
0:04:18 > 0:04:21- Nice, those. - So you want to sell this one?
0:04:21 > 0:04:25- Yes.- So where did this diamond come from?
0:04:25 > 0:04:30It was my mother-in-law's engagement ring. She left me a brooch in her will.
0:04:30 > 0:04:33I don't really like brooches, terribly.
0:04:33 > 0:04:38- My sister-in-law liked the brooch, so we did a swap!- That was a good idea!
0:04:38 > 0:04:43I think this is a lovely shaped stone. It's particularly nice, of course...
0:04:43 > 0:04:47You've got this large, almost three-quarters of a carat, stone in the centre here.
0:04:47 > 0:04:50And it's cushion cut, what's known as cushion cut.
0:04:50 > 0:04:54It's that cushion shape.
0:04:54 > 0:04:58And it's claw set in a white metal, probably platinum.
0:04:58 > 0:05:01And I would think dating from around the turn of the 19th century.
0:05:01 > 0:05:04- That would make sense. - That would fit quite well.- Yes.
0:05:04 > 0:05:08We've got three little diamonds set to each shoulder.
0:05:08 > 0:05:11These are nice old-cut stones again.
0:05:11 > 0:05:15Diamonds are measured and valued according to their cut,
0:05:15 > 0:05:17but also their clarity and their colour.
0:05:17 > 0:05:22The clarity of this one for the size of the stone is actually quite good.
0:05:22 > 0:05:25Often, you see little black spots or imperfections,
0:05:25 > 0:05:31or even white little fissures in diamonds, which bring the value down - little imperfections.
0:05:31 > 0:05:36This one is fairly clean, but the colour is slightly yellow.
0:05:36 > 0:05:39That's actually very common with a stone of this sort of size.
0:05:39 > 0:05:42Although it still looks quite sparkly,
0:05:42 > 0:05:47if we put it against a very white sheet of paper, you'd see that colour creeping in.
0:05:47 > 0:05:50So that's going to keep the value down a little bit.
0:05:50 > 0:05:57- Have you had it valued before? - It was valued when my mother-in-law died.
0:05:57 > 0:06:00Then it was valued at 2,500.
0:06:00 > 0:06:05- Right.- For insurance.- That would be a retail replacement value, yes.
0:06:05 > 0:06:10- The auction value is very different from an insurance value.- I know.
0:06:10 > 0:06:14I would think in today's market, because it is slightly yellowed,
0:06:14 > 0:06:20- I would say £400 to £600 would be a reasonable estimate.- Right.
0:06:20 > 0:06:24The auction house has a lot of private followers.
0:06:24 > 0:06:29- There are lots of people, unlike you, who do like diamonds!- I know!
0:06:29 > 0:06:32I know people do, and I know I'm stupid, but I don't!
0:06:32 > 0:06:37I didn't say you're stupid. I just think you've got different taste, and that's what jewellery's about.
0:06:37 > 0:06:41I don't think I've ever met anybody who says they don't like diamonds before.
0:06:41 > 0:06:44- Thank you for bringing it along. - That's all right. A pleasure.
0:06:51 > 0:06:55- Graham, how are you? - Very well, thank you. - These are magnificent weapons!
0:06:55 > 0:06:58- They are.- How did you come by these?
0:06:58 > 0:07:02My parents bought them late '50s, early '60s.
0:07:02 > 0:07:09They passed away and they passed down to me. I've had them in my dining room for five years.
0:07:09 > 0:07:13A friend of mine who's a policeman said I couldn't have them because they are a weapon.
0:07:13 > 0:07:16- So they've been in your family... - 40-odd years.
0:07:16 > 0:07:21- And the only reason you want to sell them is cos you're frightened to have them in your house.- Exactly.
0:07:21 > 0:07:24- So you've had these over the fireplace or in the hall? - In the dining room.
0:07:24 > 0:07:28I think they're really interesting. Let's see what we can find out.
0:07:28 > 0:07:31I'm not going to profess to be a militaria expert. Let's have a look.
0:07:31 > 0:07:37This is the maker's name on here, which is...Klingenthal, which is a French maker.
0:07:37 > 0:07:40This one's dated 1811.
0:07:40 > 0:07:46- These are cuirassiers - cavalry mounted soldiers' swords.- Yes.
0:07:46 > 0:07:50It's a double-fullered blade,
0:07:50 > 0:07:53which is explained by these two concave dips in the blade.
0:07:53 > 0:07:55It's got a spear mount.
0:07:55 > 0:08:00The thing that always fascinates me with these is, you imagine...
0:08:00 > 0:08:04I'm going to stand up now! Imagine you're on horseback.
0:08:04 > 0:08:09You've got that there. You're on this horse.
0:08:09 > 0:08:12You're jiggling around like that.
0:08:12 > 0:08:18How on earth do you get that back in there without doing yourself some serious damage?
0:08:18 > 0:08:22- I've often thought that.- You've got to admire their horsemanship.- Yeah.
0:08:22 > 0:08:25Now, that is what I think these are.
0:08:25 > 0:08:31- In terms of value, do you know how much your dad paid for them? - No. I'd think about 40, 50 quid.
0:08:31 > 0:08:37- I think these are worth probably £500 to £800 the two.- Yeah.
0:08:37 > 0:08:41And I think we ought to put a reserve on them of £400.
0:08:41 > 0:08:44- Clearly a couple of hundred pounds each.- Fine.
0:08:44 > 0:08:48Adam, whose saleroom we're going to, I'm going to ask him before the auction
0:08:48 > 0:08:53if he thinks that they're going to sell better lotted separately.
0:08:53 > 0:08:58- I'll ask him to do that. They'll probably each have a £200 reserve on.- Fine.
0:08:58 > 0:09:04- An estimate of £250 to 300 or whatever.- Fine.- I think they'll do well. How do you feel about that?
0:09:04 > 0:09:07- Fine, fine.- Yeah?- Yeah, fine.
0:09:07 > 0:09:11So if they make £700, will you go and buy more antiques?
0:09:11 > 0:09:14No, it's going towards a cruise that we're doing at the end of August.
0:09:14 > 0:09:18So a real good family holiday trip? Just the wife and I.
0:09:18 > 0:09:21- So that's, er... These are on their way, then?- Yes.
0:09:21 > 0:09:23I think I get the point!
0:09:30 > 0:09:34John, we've got two different pieces of pewter. What's the story behind them?
0:09:34 > 0:09:40- That one, I paid £1 for off a car boot, out of a box.- Right.
0:09:40 > 0:09:42This one, a guy I used to work with
0:09:42 > 0:09:47got wood blocks in his cellar to show me and this was in the cellar.
0:09:47 > 0:09:49His wife collected brass.
0:09:49 > 0:09:54I'd got some brass, so I offered to do a swap.
0:09:54 > 0:10:00- You spied this, did you? - Yes. I didn't know what it was. I knew it was Art Nouveau.
0:10:00 > 0:10:07But I didn't know who it was by. She didn't want it, so we did this swap.
0:10:07 > 0:10:11I don't know what your brass was like, but I think you certainly got a good deal.
0:10:11 > 0:10:17- Have you found anything about it since?- I was in the doctor's and got this clipping.
0:10:17 > 0:10:20- It said it was by Archibald Knox. - In a magazine?
0:10:20 > 0:10:26- It's amazing what you find at the doctor's surgery!- Yes. Another friend found out it was dated 1903.
0:10:26 > 0:10:29- You've done your research well, haven't you?- Yes.
0:10:29 > 0:10:33You've found out the important things, I would say. It's a very decorative piece,
0:10:33 > 0:10:37as well as being functional. You're absolutely right about Archibald Knox.
0:10:37 > 0:10:41He was one of the foremost designers for Liberty's at around the turn of the century,
0:10:41 > 0:10:42or the late 19th century.
0:10:42 > 0:10:47We know that it was for Liberty's because it's got "Tudric" there,
0:10:47 > 0:10:49which shows it was made for Liberty's.
0:10:49 > 0:10:54Obviously, the lovely Art Nouveau style that you spotted,
0:10:54 > 0:10:57is encapsulated in this lovely frieze.
0:10:57 > 0:11:02Liberty's used, and Archibald Knox particularly,
0:11:02 > 0:11:06what's known as "entrelac" motifs - very interlaced work,
0:11:06 > 0:11:12which were drawn from ancient jewellery motifs, in fact.
0:11:12 > 0:11:17Upside down, we've got some flaking, some pitting to the pewter.
0:11:17 > 0:11:23- But for something 1903 in date, you'd expect a little bit of wear. - Yes.
0:11:23 > 0:11:27For some collectors who like pieces pristine, that might put a few off.
0:11:27 > 0:11:31But at auction, I think you're still going to get a pretty good price.
0:11:31 > 0:11:36This, however, you can see straight away, we haven't got any of the lovely entrelac motifs.
0:11:36 > 0:11:39We haven't got a very strong shape at all
0:11:39 > 0:11:43and what looks like copy of enamel is just a cheap bit of glass.
0:11:43 > 0:11:47- Your pound was probably about right! - THEY LAUGH
0:11:47 > 0:11:53We'll put that to one side. What do you think it might fetch? Any ideas?
0:11:53 > 0:11:56- I should think about 500.- About 500?
0:11:56 > 0:12:01I'm going to be cautious because of that little bit of wear and damage.
0:12:01 > 0:12:03- I'm going to say 300 to 500.- Yeah.
0:12:03 > 0:12:07I hope that you would be right, that we get the top end.
0:12:07 > 0:12:12I think a £300 to £500 estimate at auction would get people interested
0:12:12 > 0:12:15and is erring on the cautious side.
0:12:15 > 0:12:19- Would you be happy with that?- Yes.- I think that's pretty good for a swap!
0:12:19 > 0:12:21Yes! THEY LAUGH
0:12:26 > 0:12:31The hills of Derbyshire were once a notorious haunt for outlaws.
0:12:31 > 0:12:37In the 15th century, legend has it a character called John Poole hid in a cave not far from Buxton,
0:12:37 > 0:12:44and from there he'd venture out to rob merchants and travellers on the road to market.
0:12:54 > 0:12:57The caves became known as Poole's Cavern,
0:12:57 > 0:13:02and they say somewhere in here is his buried treasure.
0:13:12 > 0:13:18Although named after the outlaw Poole, the caves' human history goes back a lot further.
0:13:18 > 0:13:23To find out more, I've come to meet custodian Alan Walker,
0:13:23 > 0:13:26who's going to take me deeper into the past.
0:13:29 > 0:13:33Alan, what can you tell me about how the caves were used before the 15th century?
0:13:33 > 0:13:36We've had teams of archaeologists digging in the first chamber,
0:13:36 > 0:13:39which has showed that, over 5,000 years ago,
0:13:39 > 0:13:44cave dwellers were in the entrance, sheltering from the cold.
0:13:44 > 0:13:47Cooking food, burying their dead.
0:13:47 > 0:13:51Right through to the Iron Age, and then on the oncoming of the Romans -
0:13:51 > 0:13:56- the cavern was possibly a shelter during the original invasions. - Really?
0:13:56 > 0:14:01Probably the main use of the cavern was by the Romans and the Romano-British local people
0:14:01 > 0:14:04as a shrine, a temple to worship the goddess of water.
0:14:04 > 0:14:09We found this incredible amount of jewellery and pottery that was left as votive offerings.
0:14:09 > 0:14:14When did the local people realise the caves had such hidden beauty?
0:14:14 > 0:14:16Just look at it. It's breathtaking!
0:14:16 > 0:14:20The first tourists came into the cave in the 16th century.
0:14:20 > 0:14:24We know Mary Queen of Scots visited the cavern, from records.
0:14:24 > 0:14:29By the 18th century, it was well regarded as one of the seven wonders of the Peak.
0:14:29 > 0:14:32It was developed as a tourist attraction in 1853.
0:14:32 > 0:14:36It was opened by the sixth Duke of Devonshire.
0:14:36 > 0:14:40- Once the railway came to Buxton... - They must have flocked here!
0:14:40 > 0:14:44- How deep are the caves? - It's rather peculiar.
0:14:44 > 0:14:48People say "going down" a cave, but we're walking uphill!
0:14:48 > 0:14:52The hill rises steeply. We're walking horizontally into the cavern.
0:14:52 > 0:14:56At the end, we'll be 120 feet below the surface.
0:15:10 > 0:15:17- What part of the caves are we in? - The sculpture chamber, named after this crystal formation.
0:15:17 > 0:15:20- It looks like a cauliflower! - Absolutely!
0:15:20 > 0:15:23School children think it looks like mashed potato!
0:15:23 > 0:15:27Can I have a quick geology lesson about rock formation and crystals?
0:15:27 > 0:15:33We're completely surrounded by limestone. It's over 300 million years old.
0:15:33 > 0:15:39- The chemical name is calcium carbonate. You'll notice drips of water on our heads!- Yes!
0:15:39 > 0:15:44That's rain slowly filtered through the rock over many months, dissolving the limestone.
0:15:44 > 0:15:47Which creates all this formation, this undulating.
0:15:47 > 0:15:52That's right. The passages have been worn away by water over two million years.
0:15:52 > 0:15:54What about some of the crystals growing here?
0:15:54 > 0:15:58All these drips falling around us are depositing pure calcium
0:15:58 > 0:16:02on the walls and the ceiling, over many, many thousands of years.
0:16:02 > 0:16:05That creates the stalactites that hang down,
0:16:05 > 0:16:08and the stalagmites that grow up.
0:16:08 > 0:16:14- You can see little faces looking at you.- Gargoyles!- If you're in a creative mood...
0:16:14 > 0:16:19Yes, or ghostlike creatures or alien formation.
0:16:19 > 0:16:21It's incredible.
0:16:30 > 0:16:34These stalagmites look like they've got poached eggs on top!
0:16:34 > 0:16:39- We call it the poached egg chamber! LAUGHING:- It is, is it?
0:16:39 > 0:16:44- How's that created?- It's iron washing through in the rainwater.
0:16:44 > 0:16:46That stains the white.
0:16:46 > 0:16:49These grow annually.
0:16:49 > 0:16:54Do they leave growth marks, like a tree, so you can measure the age?
0:16:54 > 0:16:58Just the same, yeah. Scientists have proved recently
0:16:58 > 0:17:02that these formations grow incredibly fast compared with most stalagmites -
0:17:02 > 0:17:07up to 1cm in a year. We didn't really understand why to begin with,
0:17:07 > 0:17:12until we walked on the hill above. We found the remains of 18th-century lime-burning kilns.
0:17:12 > 0:17:17- The waste dust filtering through the rock produced very rich lime. - Yes.
0:17:17 > 0:17:22So they have grown because of the pollution from old quarries 300 years ago.
0:17:22 > 0:17:25What's the environmental impact nowadays on the caves?
0:17:25 > 0:17:30The stalagmites, for instance, the annual growth rings can mark how the climate is slowly altering.
0:17:30 > 0:17:33- So these are being monitored?- Yeah.
0:17:33 > 0:17:36The cave is a laboratory as much as a tourist attraction.
0:17:36 > 0:17:40Scientists visit the cave every year to study how the formations change.
0:17:40 > 0:17:43- How long have you worked here? - I've been here for 20 years!
0:17:43 > 0:17:47- You must know every rock in here! - I've almost got stalagmites growing on me!
0:17:47 > 0:17:50Thank you so much for showing me around.
0:17:50 > 0:17:55- I envy you. I like your office!- It's been a pleasure.- Thank you very much.
0:18:13 > 0:18:18It was all systems go at our valuation day in Buxton, and now we're off to Knutsford
0:18:18 > 0:18:22for today's auction. So here's a quick recap of all the items we're taking along.
0:18:23 > 0:18:26Molly doesn't like the tick of the Edwardian clock.
0:18:26 > 0:18:31Although it's been in her husband's family for a long time, she's ready to let it go.
0:18:31 > 0:18:36Maureen prefers coloured stones, so hopefully her mother-in-law's diamond ring
0:18:36 > 0:18:38will find a new best friend.
0:18:38 > 0:18:40Philip was impressed with Graham's cavalry swords,
0:18:40 > 0:18:43but they no longer have a place in his home.
0:18:43 > 0:18:47And finally, although John's pewter bowl is not one of the best examples,
0:18:47 > 0:18:50it does have the sought-after Liberty mark.
0:18:50 > 0:18:52But before we find out how it does,
0:18:52 > 0:18:56sharp-eyed auctioneer Adam Partridge takes a closer look at one of our lots.
0:18:57 > 0:19:00Two French swords belonging to Graham.
0:19:00 > 0:19:06One's slightly earlier - 1811. The other's around 1820, 1825.
0:19:06 > 0:19:09Philip, our expert, good old Philip.
0:19:09 > 0:19:14He said £500 to £800. Put them in as a pair. Let Adam sort it out.
0:19:14 > 0:19:17- Hard thing to value. - They are hard to value.
0:19:17 > 0:19:22He phoned me and said, "Split them if you think they warrant splitting."
0:19:22 > 0:19:27We think they do, cos the earlier one will do a bit better.
0:19:27 > 0:19:33- That constitutes Napoleonic Wars because it's pre-1815.- Absolutely. They look like a pair.
0:19:33 > 0:19:38I was just going to say that. They look like a pair. So you decided to split them.
0:19:38 > 0:19:42Yeah. I think they will sell better separately. The same buyer might buy both of them.
0:19:42 > 0:19:48- But you might end up with a better price. That's what it's all about. - Yes. I hope they do stay together.
0:19:48 > 0:19:54Hm. Much as I like to shoot Philip's valuations down - we've got a great friendly rivalry -
0:19:54 > 0:19:57I think they're going to sell well.
0:19:57 > 0:20:00- He's probably got it just about right.- OK. No surprises?
0:20:00 > 0:20:04The only surprise is that Philip's got it right!
0:20:11 > 0:20:16Now, for all you Art Deco lovers, we've got a Liberty's Tudric bowl.
0:20:16 > 0:20:20It belongs to John, who's wearing the most amazing hat!
0:20:20 > 0:20:27I think more guys should wear hats. I haven't got the courage, but when I'm older I can wear one.
0:20:27 > 0:20:32- John swapped this for some old brass, basically!- Yes.
0:20:32 > 0:20:34We got a valuation of £300 to £500.
0:20:34 > 0:20:38- It's all the rage. Especially Liberty's, Kate.- It's a really good lump of Art Nouveau.
0:20:38 > 0:20:42It's not enamelled, which is a shame.
0:20:42 > 0:20:46The condition isn't top notch, but there should be someone for it.
0:20:46 > 0:20:50Fingers crossed. It's just about to go under the hammer. This is it. Good luck.
0:20:50 > 0:20:54398. This is a lot I like, the Art Nouveau Tudric pewter bowl.
0:20:54 > 0:20:59In the style of Archibald Knox. £300 for it?
0:20:59 > 0:21:02£300? 300? 200, then?
0:21:02 > 0:21:05£200? 200 bid.
0:21:05 > 0:21:08At 200, we have. 210.
0:21:08 > 0:21:11210 on the phone. 220? Come on.
0:21:11 > 0:21:14At 220. 230? 230. 240?
0:21:14 > 0:21:17240. 250? 250 on the phone.
0:21:17 > 0:21:20- 260 now? 260.- Yes.- 260.
0:21:20 > 0:21:22270? 270. 280?
0:21:22 > 0:21:27Come on, online. 280. 290 on the phone. 300, now?
0:21:27 > 0:21:30300. 320? 320 bid.
0:21:30 > 0:21:32- 340?- Yes.- 340. 360? 360.
0:21:32 > 0:21:36380? 360. The bid's on the phone at £360.
0:21:36 > 0:21:40At 360. At 360, good price here. All done?
0:21:40 > 0:21:43At £360...
0:21:45 > 0:21:48- Yes! The gavel's gone down. We'll take that.- That's all right.
0:21:48 > 0:21:51- £360. Happy?- Oh, yeah.
0:21:51 > 0:21:55What will you put the money towards, less a bit of commission?
0:21:55 > 0:22:00I like northern artists. One of the best is a guy called Geoffrey Key.
0:22:00 > 0:22:05- I'm going to put it towards one of his pictures.- Just did it, Kate.
0:22:05 > 0:22:09I'm glad John is happy, but I'm a little bit disappointed. I hoped it would make a little more.
0:22:09 > 0:22:13- But you never can tell.- That's auctions!- That's the market for you. - Yeah.
0:22:18 > 0:22:22- Molly, you look gorgeous. I love your outfit.- Thank you.
0:22:22 > 0:22:26Time's up, because we're about to flog Molly's Edwardian clock.
0:22:26 > 0:22:32- That clock from 1910. Were you happy with the valuation, 80 to 120? - Yes, very. If it fetches that.
0:22:32 > 0:22:36Fingers crossed. I think Philip's right on the money.
0:22:36 > 0:22:42- Philip...?- It'll sell. Adam will do a job.- Adam will do us proud!
0:22:42 > 0:22:44- He really will.- Yes.
0:22:44 > 0:22:49- There are quite a few clocks here. - Yes.- OK, so, this is it. Here we go.
0:22:49 > 0:22:54This is the moment we've been waiting for. Will the bidders of Knutsford love this? We'll find out.
0:22:54 > 0:22:56Here we are, Molly.
0:22:56 > 0:22:59Lot 18 is the French mahogany-cased mantel clock.
0:22:59 > 0:23:05Pretty clock with the cherub mount. What do we say? £1,000?
0:23:05 > 0:23:08- £100, then?- Molly! - LAUGHTER
0:23:08 > 0:23:10He's pulling your leg!
0:23:10 > 0:23:1360. Five. 70. Five. 80. 85.
0:23:13 > 0:23:1690 now? 90. Five? 100? 110? 120?
0:23:16 > 0:23:19Any more now? 110? 120. 130?
0:23:19 > 0:23:23140? 150? 160? 150, fourth row. Any more?
0:23:23 > 0:23:26All done at 150?
0:23:26 > 0:23:28Selling this one away at 150...
0:23:29 > 0:23:34- Yes! 150! Well done, Philip! - Wonderful!- That's good, isn't it?
0:23:44 > 0:23:49It's time to add a bit of sparkle to the sale! I'm joined by Maureen,
0:23:49 > 0:23:53- who's going to put a big smile on my face. You look absolutely lovely. - Thank you.
0:23:53 > 0:23:57- I love your ring. The diamond ring is so pretty.- I know it is.
0:23:57 > 0:24:01We've got a valuation of £400 to £600 on this.
0:24:01 > 0:24:03I had a chat to the auctioneer earlier on.
0:24:03 > 0:24:07He said he doesn't know a lot about diamonds.
0:24:07 > 0:24:09Adam owned up, put his hands up.
0:24:09 > 0:24:14But he has somebody that works for the firm who said it should do the lower end.
0:24:14 > 0:24:18- Fingers crossed we're going to sell it!- Good. I hope so.- It's going under the hammer now.
0:24:18 > 0:24:25A single stone diamond ring, old-cut stone, diamond shoulders.
0:24:25 > 0:24:28£400 for this? 400? 300?
0:24:28 > 0:24:30300 is bid.
0:24:30 > 0:24:34At £300. 20s now. Who's going on 320?
0:24:34 > 0:24:37340? 360?
0:24:37 > 0:24:40380? All done 380? Front row.
0:24:40 > 0:24:44£380. Any more now at £380?
0:24:44 > 0:24:47- Are you all done? I'm selling at £380.- He's going to sell.
0:24:49 > 0:24:53Yes! Hammer's gone down. Used a little bit of discretion there.
0:24:53 > 0:24:55£380. You're pleased with that, aren't you?
0:24:55 > 0:24:58I'm pleased. Could buy me another coloured ring!
0:25:11 > 0:25:18Once the antiques leave the valuation day, they arrive to the cut and thrust of the sale.
0:25:18 > 0:25:21I'm joined by Graham and Philip.
0:25:21 > 0:25:24- We've got two swords. We won't be crossing them.- No, no, no.
0:25:24 > 0:25:28Adam has decided to sell them separately, which Philip suggested.
0:25:28 > 0:25:30He's done his homework.
0:25:30 > 0:25:34I'll be proved wrong, but I don't think they'll sell in the room.
0:25:34 > 0:25:40I think they'll be sold to an internet or a telephone bidder - real specialist collector areas.
0:25:40 > 0:25:45It's not the kind of item you want to walk down the high street with on the way to the car!
0:25:45 > 0:25:49- Without being arrested! - The first one up is the sword dated 1811. Napoleonic era.
0:25:49 > 0:25:55Adam thinks this one will do quite well. Hopefully, £400 by itself.
0:25:55 > 0:25:58- We have got a reserve of £200 on each.- Yeah.
0:25:58 > 0:26:02- They're not going to go for nothing. - No.- Why have you decided to sell them now?
0:26:02 > 0:26:08They've been in the family 50 years. They're out of place on the decor that we've got.
0:26:08 > 0:26:13They're not on the walls at the moment, so they're gathering dust.
0:26:13 > 0:26:18The wife's complaining about dusting them off, so we thought we'd get rid of them!
0:26:18 > 0:26:20Now it's time to flog them. Let's do it. Here we go.
0:26:20 > 0:26:22On to the militaria now.
0:26:22 > 0:26:27A good selection of militaria, starting with lot 230.
0:26:27 > 0:26:33A 19th-century French heavy cavalry sword engraved for 1825. Lot 230.
0:26:33 > 0:26:37What a super sword. I'm starting at £200 bid.
0:26:37 > 0:26:40Take ten. At £200. Where's the ten? At 200.
0:26:40 > 0:26:43200 bid. 210. 220. 230? 240.
0:26:43 > 0:26:46240 bid? Any more now? 240. At 240.
0:26:46 > 0:26:48Are you finished, then, at £240?
0:26:48 > 0:26:51All done on this one at 240?
0:26:52 > 0:26:56£240. That's the later one. He's put them round a different way.
0:26:56 > 0:26:59Now it's the Napoleonic one. 1811.
0:26:59 > 0:27:041811, this one. Lot 231. Very similar, an earlier date.
0:27:04 > 0:27:08Also a French cavalry sword. I'm bid 220. 220.
0:27:08 > 0:27:11230. 240. 250? 260.
0:27:11 > 0:27:14270? 280. 290? 300. And 20?
0:27:14 > 0:27:16300 bid. Any more on this one?
0:27:16 > 0:27:19Are you all done at £300? Selling now.
0:27:19 > 0:27:22- 320.- Late bidder!- 340. 360?
0:27:22 > 0:27:26Yes? 360. In the room now at £360 this one.
0:27:26 > 0:27:29At 360. All done now at 360?
0:27:32 > 0:27:37- That is a great result.- Very good. - That is marvellous.- Yeah.
0:27:37 > 0:27:40Philip, you were right. 500 to 800, if you put the two together.
0:27:40 > 0:27:42You were there.
0:27:42 > 0:27:48- Went to someone in the room, the last one.- That lady. Her husband could be in for trouble tonight!
0:27:48 > 0:27:51That's why you got rid of them!
0:27:55 > 0:27:59As you can see, the auction's still going on, but it's definitely all over for our owners.
0:27:59 > 0:28:05It's been a hectic day. We've had mixed results and a few surprises. We've thoroughly enjoyed ourselves.
0:28:05 > 0:28:10I hope you've enjoyed watching the show. Join me next time when we put many more theories to the test!
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