0:00:02 > 0:00:03Take a look at a £5 note.
0:00:03 > 0:00:06I have one there. There's Her Majesty the Queen on the front.
0:00:06 > 0:00:11But if I turn it over, on the back, ever wondered who Elizabeth Fry is?
0:00:11 > 0:00:17Well, you're about to find out because today we're in a city which was her birthplace and her home.
0:00:17 > 0:00:19Today Flog It! is in Norwich.
0:00:51 > 0:00:53Born into a wealthy Quaker family,
0:00:53 > 0:00:58Elizabeth Fry was one of this country's great philanthropists.
0:00:58 > 0:01:03And after visiting London's notorious Newgate Prison in 1813,
0:01:03 > 0:01:07she became Europe's chief campaigner for inmates' rights.
0:01:08 > 0:01:11So in 2002, in recognition of her work,
0:01:11 > 0:01:16Elizabeth Fry took pride of place on the £5 note.
0:01:19 > 0:01:21Now, if we have some great finds here today,
0:01:21 > 0:01:25some of you could be making a whole wodge of these, couldn't you?
0:01:25 > 0:01:29- Yes.- That would be good.- Yes. - Well, we're here in Norwich at St Andrew's Hall.
0:01:29 > 0:01:34And helping out with all the valuations, our experts, Mark Stacey and Philip Serrell.
0:01:34 > 0:01:40And it's not taken Philip long to find something rather unusual with an intriguing story.
0:01:40 > 0:01:42- Helen, how are you? - I'm very well, thank you.
0:01:42 > 0:01:46- Is this a fine Norfolk cow? - Well, they're Jersey cows.
0:01:46 > 0:01:50- A Jersey cow?- And black Angus. - Black Angus?- I have never heard of a Norfolk one.
0:01:50 > 0:01:51I think this is absolutely lovely.
0:01:51 > 0:01:54Do you know its history or anything about it?
0:01:54 > 0:01:57- I do happen to have the history. - Let me have a look. - I have it written down.
0:01:57 > 0:01:59- We can see here you've got all this recorded.- Yes.
0:01:59 > 0:02:01How did you find all this out?
0:02:01 > 0:02:06Well, the gentleman who it belonged to, he was going to have it thrown away.
0:02:06 > 0:02:10- You've got a lovely accent. - ANGLO-AMERICAN ACCENT: Thank you. I'm half and half.
0:02:10 > 0:02:12Half and "heff." So it's half...?
0:02:12 > 0:02:14I'm half Norfolk and half American.
0:02:14 > 0:02:17- Really?- Yes.- That's a nice mixture. It's a lovely accent.
0:02:17 > 0:02:20- So this says, Jack Marks...- Mm-hm.
0:02:20 > 0:02:22- Where did Jack Marks live? - He lived in England.
0:02:22 > 0:02:25Jack Marks was the first owner of this prized cow.
0:02:25 > 0:02:27- The first owner, yes.- And in 1853...
0:02:27 > 0:02:31- Yes.- ..so this piece of paper says, he was awarded the cow at a farm show.
0:02:31 > 0:02:35And then in 1855 this cow embarked on a bit of trip, didn't it?
0:02:35 > 0:02:37- Went to America.- Yeah?
0:02:37 > 0:02:39They must have emigrated to America.
0:02:39 > 0:02:42- It says here it went in a barrel of flour for protection.- Mm-hm.
0:02:42 > 0:02:45- So you're half American and you're half Norfolk?- Yes.
0:02:45 > 0:02:48- Which half came first?- Norfolk.
0:02:48 > 0:02:51- Then you went to America? - Then I went to America.
0:02:51 > 0:02:54- Why did you go over there? - I married one of those awful Yanks.
0:02:55 > 0:02:58What was it? "They're all over here," or something?
0:02:58 > 0:03:00- "Over-sexed and over here".- Hey!
0:03:00 > 0:03:03This is an afternoon programme. You can't say that(!)
0:03:03 > 0:03:05- Yes, you can.- Enough of that! You'll embarrass me.
0:03:05 > 0:03:08Let's move on. I've gone red. I can feel myself colouring up.
0:03:08 > 0:03:13If you look just here, we've got papier-mache for the base
0:03:13 > 0:03:15- that clearly is not English, is it? - No.
0:03:15 > 0:03:19I'm not the biggest linguist in the world, but it's either French or German.
0:03:19 > 0:03:22And these cows were made in leather
0:03:22 > 0:03:25and they're like a pull-along-toy almost.
0:03:25 > 0:03:26- You would have pulled it...- Yes
0:03:26 > 0:03:29..and occasionally the head would move backwards and forwards.
0:03:29 > 0:03:31- This is really, really fragile.- Yes.
0:03:31 > 0:03:36And sometimes the tail would wag, as well. And if we have a look at a sort of...
0:03:37 > 0:03:40- There's...- I think there's one missing.
0:03:40 > 0:03:42- There's two udders missing. - Two missing?
0:03:42 > 0:03:46- And two horns missing. - Yeah. Two horns and two udders.- Yes.
0:03:46 > 0:03:51Because of the condition, I think you need to estimate her at £30 to £50.
0:03:51 > 0:03:57- OK.- And put a, sort of, a £30 "with discretion" reserve on it.
0:03:58 > 0:03:59And there's a "but" coming now.
0:04:00 > 0:04:03I sold one of these, I think, last year,
0:04:03 > 0:04:07and it was slightly bigger, but in a similar condition
0:04:07 > 0:04:12and my Daisy made about £200, £250.
0:04:12 > 0:04:16You know, the proviso is she could do really, really well for you.
0:04:16 > 0:04:21- But because of her condition, you've got to put on her what I call a "come and buy me" estimate.- Right.
0:04:21 > 0:04:23- Yeah. Are you happy with that?- Yes. - Yeah?
0:04:23 > 0:04:26- So Daisy's going to go to pastures new?- I'm afraid so.
0:04:31 > 0:04:34Joanna, what a bit of fun you've brought in for us today.
0:04:34 > 0:04:37- Lovely isn't it?- I love it. It's so, so wacky, isn't it?
0:04:37 > 0:04:40Tell us a little bit about it. How do you own it?
0:04:40 > 0:04:44- I own it, it's part of a much larger collection.- Oh, brilliant.
0:04:44 > 0:04:49I shared it with my ex-husband, so I've got half of the original collection.
0:04:49 > 0:04:52- And we were collecting in the early 70s.- Oh, right.
0:04:52 > 0:04:58- We bought things in ordinary retail shops, but often found things that were rather older than that.- Yes.
0:04:58 > 0:05:03People were not selling them and we used to root around the backs
0:05:03 > 0:05:06of shops and find things propping up shelves and all sorts of things.
0:05:06 > 0:05:08But you haven't got these on display at home?
0:05:08 > 0:05:11I have very few of them out on display.
0:05:11 > 0:05:13Things of this size are hard to display.
0:05:13 > 0:05:17- It's not much older than that. It probably dates to the early 60s.- Yes.
0:05:17 > 0:05:19And what we've actually got is quite a simple toy.
0:05:19 > 0:05:25It's press moulded, and then transfer printed and not hand painted.
0:05:25 > 0:05:27I think you ought to show us how it works.
0:05:27 > 0:05:31- Show us the aeroplane taking off. - I'll see if I can remember, yes.
0:05:31 > 0:05:32I did remember the key this morning.
0:05:32 > 0:05:34Ah, good.
0:05:37 > 0:05:40- Oh, and then you guide it do you? - Yes.
0:05:40 > 0:05:43- And it goes up and down and... whoops.- Oh.
0:05:46 > 0:05:50And then, as the mechanism runs down, you hopefully bring it in to land.
0:05:50 > 0:05:53- In the right spot.- Yes.
0:05:53 > 0:05:54There we go.
0:05:54 > 0:05:56- Touchdown.- There we go.- Well done.
0:05:56 > 0:05:59- You've got the original box with it as well.- Yes.
0:05:59 > 0:06:06- Which I think is wonderful because, again, it sums up that whole era, you know, of the early '60s.- Yes.
0:06:06 > 0:06:09Now, I notice the actual plane is undecorated,
0:06:09 > 0:06:15but of course we have got some of these funky stickers here, which I suppose a kid could have cut out...
0:06:15 > 0:06:16Yes, different airlines.
0:06:16 > 0:06:20..and used them. We've got Alitalia here and SAS.
0:06:20 > 0:06:22But altogether, it's quite a fun item.
0:06:22 > 0:06:25Now, you've had them quite a long time.
0:06:25 > 0:06:26Why are you deciding to sell it?
0:06:26 > 0:06:31Well, most of the things are away put in cupboards. This is very large.
0:06:31 > 0:06:36Now, in terms of value, I don't think we're looking at a huge amount.
0:06:36 > 0:06:39- No.- Maybe sort of £50 to £70, something like that.
0:06:39 > 0:06:41I would suggest putting it in without reserve.
0:06:41 > 0:06:45- Right.- It is a bit of a gamble because obviously if the highest bid
0:06:45 > 0:06:49- on the day is £20, then they'll sell it for £20.- Yes.
0:06:49 > 0:06:51- But you want it to go. - Yes.- Are you happy with that?
0:06:51 > 0:06:54I'm happy with that yes, because I've got other things
0:06:54 > 0:06:57and I'm interested in testing the water, really.
0:06:57 > 0:07:00I look forward to seeing you at auction and let's hope it takes off
0:07:00 > 0:07:03- and we fly first class all the way. - That would be lovely.
0:07:03 > 0:07:07# Asereje ja de je de jebe tude jebere seibiunouva
0:07:07 > 0:07:09# Majavi an de bugui an de buididipi... #
0:07:09 > 0:07:12- How are you, Jackie, are you all right?- I'm fine, thank you.
0:07:12 > 0:07:16- Where do you live, then?- Swaffham. - Swaffham. Where's Swaffham?
0:07:16 > 0:07:17Um, west of Norwich.
0:07:17 > 0:07:20- West of Norwich.- Yeah. - So what brought you out here?
0:07:20 > 0:07:23- We inherited a house in Swaffham so we moved up.- Really?- Yep.
0:07:23 > 0:07:25- Did these come with the house?- Yes.
0:07:25 > 0:07:27- And you don't like them.- No.- Why?
0:07:27 > 0:07:29Too old fashioned.
0:07:29 > 0:07:33Too old fashioned? It's people like you that's ruining my business!
0:07:33 > 0:07:34SHE LAUGHS
0:07:34 > 0:07:36Why are they too old? I mean...
0:07:36 > 0:07:40Well, you don't have things like that for marmalade any more, do you?
0:07:40 > 0:07:41- Yeah.- No way.
0:07:41 > 0:07:45- Yeah.- Not me. - No? What do you have, then?
0:07:45 > 0:07:48- The jar.- The jar, yeah. So you like modern stuff.
0:07:48 > 0:07:50- Yeah.- You don't like clutter.
0:07:50 > 0:07:52- No.- But you must watch Flog It!
0:07:52 > 0:07:57- Yeah.- Why?- Just interested in what things are worth, really.
0:07:57 > 0:08:00- So it's all down to money, is it? - Well, yeah.
0:08:00 > 0:08:01So you don't mind...
0:08:01 > 0:08:05So that could be the rarest thing in the world, but it's, "How much is it worth?"
0:08:05 > 0:08:09- Yeah, that's right.- Cor, blimey. Well, at least you're honest, Jackie.
0:08:09 > 0:08:13These three are silver. They're hallmarked. They've got the little line on them.
0:08:13 > 0:08:15We've got two spoons, and do you know what that is?
0:08:15 > 0:08:19- No.- That's a little pusher out of a christening set.
0:08:19 > 0:08:24- Oh, yes.- So the little baby would have a spoon and you'd push the food onto the spoon with that.
0:08:24 > 0:08:25Oh, right.
0:08:25 > 0:08:28And here, we've got a little silver ring there.
0:08:28 > 0:08:31So in terms of value there, not colossal.
0:08:31 > 0:08:35I mean, those three spoons are perhaps a couple of pounds.
0:08:35 > 0:08:36That might be £10 to £15.
0:08:36 > 0:08:40I like this. How old do you think it is?
0:08:40 > 0:08:43My mother-in-law and father-in-law got it for a wedding present
0:08:43 > 0:08:45and they'd been married over 50 years, so...
0:08:45 > 0:08:48- Well, I think you're 50 years out because...- Oh, right.
0:08:48 > 0:08:50There's a date on here.
0:08:50 > 0:08:55- This is hallmarked in Chester in about 1905, 1910.- Oh, right, oh.
0:08:55 > 0:08:57So it's about a hundred years old.
0:08:57 > 0:09:01It would be really stylish on a Sunday morning - lazy breakfast,
0:09:01 > 0:09:06fill that full of marmalade. You know, "Would you like some marmalade, would you?"
0:09:06 > 0:09:09- No?- I'm not posh enough for that. - Get out of it.
0:09:09 > 0:09:16And I think that on its own, almost got a bit of an Arts and Crafts look, that might make £30, £40.
0:09:16 > 0:09:21- So I think what we do is we put the whole lot in one lot, estimate £30 to £50.- Yep.
0:09:21 > 0:09:25If you have a good result, might make just over top estimate, but it'll sell.
0:09:25 > 0:09:29- And we'll put a reserve on it for you - fixed reserve of £30. - That's fine.
0:09:29 > 0:09:33If I had told you this collection was worth £5,000, what would you have spent it on?
0:09:33 > 0:09:36- The house.- The house. So what's this £50 going to do?
0:09:36 > 0:09:41- Buy a shower curtain. - You're going to buy a shower curtain?- That's correct.
0:09:41 > 0:09:43I'd rather have this, thank you.
0:09:47 > 0:09:49- Hello, Don.- Hello.
0:09:49 > 0:09:53- Now, you've brought a super pair of Moorcroft vases in to show us.- Yeah.
0:09:53 > 0:09:55What is the history of them?
0:09:55 > 0:09:59Well, they belonged to my auntie.
0:09:59 > 0:10:03Um, she died, I think, when she was 90.
0:10:03 > 0:10:09- Gosh.- Some time ago. Where she got them from I only surmise, because she used to be what we call tweeny.
0:10:09 > 0:10:12They lived in the top of the house and they were maids.
0:10:12 > 0:10:16- Oh, yes, yes.- You know. But she worked her way up to the top
0:10:16 > 0:10:20and her husband was a driver for gentry.
0:10:20 > 0:10:23- Yes, so the chauffeur and chief maid. - Yes.
0:10:23 > 0:10:30And they did this nearly all their life. And I think that a lot of this stuff was given to them as...
0:10:30 > 0:10:33- So it could have been a gift, a thank-you gift.- Yes.
0:10:33 > 0:10:37I think looking at the vases, we can tell straight away they're William Moorcroft.
0:10:37 > 0:10:40We've got this lovely Art Nouveau baluster shape,
0:10:40 > 0:10:45this lovely tube-line decoration, and this particularly attractive design of lilac.
0:10:45 > 0:10:51- Yes.- And interestingly with these, when you actually look, normally this Florian Ware...
0:10:51 > 0:10:55- That's right. - ..is just light and dark blue.
0:10:55 > 0:10:59Now, on these ones, particularly, we've got this added colour.
0:10:59 > 0:11:05We've got this reddish tinge, the yellow and the sort of pinkish tinge on the bottom here.
0:11:05 > 0:11:11- And that turns them into what I think William Moorcroft used to call Hesperian Ware.- Oh, yes.
0:11:11 > 0:11:16And they do come up from time to time, but I'm not quite sure that they were as popular at the time
0:11:16 > 0:11:18as the complete Florian Ware.
0:11:18 > 0:11:23It was under the same range, but he was just trying to introduce new techniques in there.
0:11:23 > 0:11:26When we look underneath, we have a nice clear mark again,
0:11:26 > 0:11:29- "W. Moorcroft, des" - designer.- Yes, that's right.
0:11:29 > 0:11:33And the Florian Ware mark. And we're looking at a date about 1900.
0:11:33 > 0:11:35Yes, that's quite old.
0:11:35 > 0:11:37- So very early.- Yes.- For Moorcroft.
0:11:37 > 0:11:41And a lovely pair. One of them is slightly damaged. We've got a chip.
0:11:41 > 0:11:42I don't know how that happened.
0:11:42 > 0:11:45It happened a long time ago because it is very stained.
0:11:45 > 0:11:49- Yes.- But, fortunately, it's on the rim, so it can be restored quite nicely.
0:11:49 > 0:11:50Oh, I see, yeah.
0:11:50 > 0:11:54I like these a lot and I think there's going to be quite a few potential buyers for these.
0:11:54 > 0:12:00And if I was suggesting we put them in, I would say £800 to £1,200.
0:12:00 > 0:12:03- With a reserve of 800. - Mm, sounds good, that does.
0:12:03 > 0:12:05- Sound all right? - Yes, that sounds fine.
0:12:05 > 0:12:10But you've had them for quite a while. Why have you decided to flog them now?
0:12:10 > 0:12:15Well, in our house, it's more of a modern house and these things don't sort of suit our...
0:12:15 > 0:12:17- Taste.- Yes.
0:12:17 > 0:12:18And the ambience of the property.
0:12:18 > 0:12:21Funny how we change, isn't it, over the years?
0:12:21 > 0:12:25- Yes.- And would you put the money towards anything in particular?
0:12:25 > 0:12:29At the moment, my computer's just blown up and I'm looking for a new computer.
0:12:29 > 0:12:33But other than that, it could go towards a nice holiday in Spain, I think.
0:12:33 > 0:12:37Well, you know, I hope we'll get more than that.
0:12:37 > 0:12:41- I think probably, on a good day, we might reach the top end.- Oh, yes.
0:12:41 > 0:12:45- We might be able to upgrade your computer quite a bit.- I hope so.
0:12:51 > 0:12:55I've been lucky enough to get away from all the hustle and bustle
0:12:55 > 0:12:58and head out into the beauty of the Norfolk Broads.
0:13:01 > 0:13:06The various habitats of the Broads are linked together by rivers, streams, ditches and, of course,
0:13:06 > 0:13:11the Broads themselves, shallow lakes which hold vast amounts of water,
0:13:11 > 0:13:15which is essential for the continued existence of the wetlands.
0:13:15 > 0:13:18But the Broads themselves, they need a little bit of help
0:13:18 > 0:13:25from mankind to make sure that these waterways remain navigable.
0:13:26 > 0:13:31Reed has been harvested for centuries wherever settlements grew up near wetlands.
0:13:31 > 0:13:37In the Broads, reed was extensively used to thatch houses, agricultural buildings and churches.
0:13:39 > 0:13:45Eric Edwards has been a marsh man for the last 40 years and he's only just recently hung up his scythe.
0:13:45 > 0:13:47He's going to show me some tricks of the trade
0:13:47 > 0:13:52of harvesting this reed and tell me a little bit about its history.
0:13:52 > 0:13:56He's waiting for me at the Living Marshes building, here at How Hill.
0:13:56 > 0:13:58So let's catch up with him.
0:14:02 > 0:14:04And here he is, he's in here. Hi, Eric.
0:14:04 > 0:14:07- Morning, Paul.- I've heard lots about you and it's all good.
0:14:07 > 0:14:08Yes. Nothing to say.
0:14:08 > 0:14:13Thank you for bringing what I've been told is a very small part of your collection.
0:14:13 > 0:14:16Tell me, what is a marsh man? I know what a Martian is.
0:14:16 > 0:14:20- A marsh man is a man who generally looks after the marshes.- Yes.
0:14:20 > 0:14:22He cuts reeds, he cuts sedge, he cleans the dykes.
0:14:22 > 0:14:24He does all the jobs that a marsh man would do.
0:14:24 > 0:14:28- Yeah, yeah.- Cut reed, it helps to bring the wildlife.
0:14:28 > 0:14:32When you cut the reed, you get a material you can use on thatched roofs.
0:14:32 > 0:14:35I've been told this is your handiwork up here.
0:14:35 > 0:14:39Yes, this reed was cut across the river, just over the river there,
0:14:39 > 0:14:41I think probably about two years ago.
0:14:41 > 0:14:45It's flecked, the term is "flecking", like the old buildings years ago.
0:14:45 > 0:14:48- Yes.- And there's a thousand bunches of reed on here.
0:14:48 > 0:14:51- How long did that take you to do? - It took me a couple of weeks.
0:14:51 > 0:14:55- That's not bad going, is it?- No, you know, you'd probably get 500 a week.
0:14:55 > 0:14:58- Let's take a look at a bundle of reed first.- Yeah.
0:14:58 > 0:15:02- Now, how many could you cut in a day?- Approximately a hundred.
0:15:02 > 0:15:04- A hundred a day. - A hundred bunches a day.
0:15:04 > 0:15:06And how much would a bunch like that cost?
0:15:06 > 0:15:10When I first started a bunch of reed, about one ninepence, two bob.
0:15:10 > 0:15:14And now it's roughly about £2 a bundle - it varies.
0:15:14 > 0:15:16- £2 a bundle.- Yeah.
0:15:16 > 0:15:20- When you think there's a thousand bundles here...- Not bad, and you can do a hundred a day.
0:15:20 > 0:15:24Yeah, I was working on a salary so...
0:15:24 > 0:15:27Well, we should have a look at the most important tool of the trade, the scythe.
0:15:27 > 0:15:30Yes. A lovely old tool.
0:15:30 > 0:15:31Have you used this one?
0:15:31 > 0:15:34- I used this for probably ten or 12 years.- Gosh.
0:15:34 > 0:15:37And the old man cut this handle.
0:15:37 > 0:15:40- Nothing much bought, it's an alder cut out of the marsh.- Yep.
0:15:40 > 0:15:42They bought very little years ago.
0:15:42 > 0:15:45It's hedgerow materials, really, what was growing around.
0:15:45 > 0:15:48- Yes. This is called a boil and that's called a pricker.- What does that do?
0:15:48 > 0:15:53This is actually, when you swing the scythe...
0:15:53 > 0:15:55Shall I keep out of the way?
0:15:55 > 0:15:57- Well, when the reed travels along... - I'll hold the reed.
0:15:57 > 0:16:04- When it travels along, you see, Paul, you swing and that piece of reed comes along the blade, look.- Yeah.
0:16:04 > 0:16:08Travels along, hits, locked into the peg and it all comes round.
0:16:08 > 0:16:10So that catches the reed.
0:16:10 > 0:16:12So it folds the reed over once you've cut it.
0:16:12 > 0:16:14Yeah. I still love this way.
0:16:14 > 0:16:17You're at peace with nature working with something like that?
0:16:17 > 0:16:19You see everything working away, the little bearded tits.
0:16:19 > 0:16:21Yeah, all the wildlife.
0:16:21 > 0:16:24I always think wildlife works around you. You're part of their scenery.
0:16:24 > 0:16:28Let's get out on the marshes and bring the scythe along, come on.
0:16:30 > 0:16:36'The heyday of the marsh men was the 19th century when hundreds of men worked across the Broads.
0:16:36 > 0:16:42'With the onset of World War I and mechanisation, marsh men's numbers began to dwindle.'
0:16:42 > 0:16:46Now, this is a sort of a greeny colour right now.
0:16:46 > 0:16:49You would normally cut the reed when it's golden,
0:16:49 > 0:16:51so is there a certain part of the year you do this?
0:16:51 > 0:16:55Yeah, you cut reed about mid-December till about the first week in April.
0:16:55 > 0:16:57It's a winter crop.
0:16:57 > 0:17:00OK. This has to be cut down because it's good land management.
0:17:00 > 0:17:03- Well, yeah.- Otherwise the marshes would disappear, get overgrown.
0:17:03 > 0:17:06Well, they'd grow up alders and all manner of things
0:17:06 > 0:17:10- and they'd dry out and you'd lose your commercial crop.- Yeah.
0:17:10 > 0:17:13- You going to show me how to use this?- This is the old way.
0:17:13 > 0:17:14Shall I step right back?
0:17:14 > 0:17:17You spit in your hand,
0:17:17 > 0:17:19and basically you would get right in, look.
0:17:19 > 0:17:23You never hurry, you just...
0:17:25 > 0:17:28- Looks easy.- You cut low, you see.
0:17:28 > 0:17:31If you cut there you'll snap it. You've got to get right down, look.
0:17:31 > 0:17:36So it's right in. Nice and steady.
0:17:36 > 0:17:39A lovely little swing, look.
0:17:41 > 0:17:44I've never used a scythe, can I have a go?
0:17:44 > 0:17:47Yes. Make sure you keep your heel down, as old boys used to say.
0:17:47 > 0:17:49Keep your scythe like that.
0:17:49 > 0:17:51If you go like that, you'll hit the ground.
0:17:51 > 0:17:53- OK.- So keep your heel down.
0:17:53 > 0:17:57Yeah, you're quite welcome. Just mind your feet and go steady
0:17:57 > 0:18:01and hit that front bit and just draw it into the reed.
0:18:01 > 0:18:05Yeah, you've got to get lower. Ain't as easy as you think, is it?
0:18:05 > 0:18:07Cor, it's not, is it? You made that look really easy.
0:18:07 > 0:18:09- Yeah.- Right, let's have another go.
0:18:09 > 0:18:14Yeah. You see, the art is keeping it right low.
0:18:14 > 0:18:16You've cleared a bit, you see.
0:18:16 > 0:18:17But you would learn.
0:18:17 > 0:18:22The longer you done it, it will come to you, you see.
0:18:24 > 0:18:29Oh, do you know, I've done about a very poor metre
0:18:29 > 0:18:32and I'm puffed already.
0:18:32 > 0:18:35And it's not a good job either, is it, Eric?
0:18:35 > 0:18:37Well, it is reasonable, as we say in the trade.
0:18:37 > 0:18:38I'm puffed.
0:18:38 > 0:18:40Yeah, it's hard work.
0:18:40 > 0:18:45- I'm going to hand this back to the master, full of nettles. - That's all right. No problem.
0:18:45 > 0:18:47- Eric, thank you.- That's all right.
0:18:47 > 0:18:49- You've made my day, actually. - It's lovely to meet you.
0:18:49 > 0:18:52Keep passing the message on to all the youngsters out there -
0:18:52 > 0:18:55traditional skills and values which are sadly being lost.
0:18:55 > 0:18:58- But you're protecting our heritage, so thank you.- Thank you very much.
0:19:09 > 0:19:12We had a busy time at our valution day
0:19:12 > 0:19:17and now we're heading south to Diss in Norfolk, where we're the guests of TW Gaze auction rooms.
0:19:17 > 0:19:19And here's what we're selling today.
0:19:19 > 0:19:23This little papier-mache cow is a favourite of mine.
0:19:23 > 0:19:25Let's hope the bidders are in the MOOD for it.
0:19:25 > 0:19:28The child in me loves Joanna's toy airport.
0:19:28 > 0:19:30I'm sure it will fly away at the auction.
0:19:30 > 0:19:34Jackie's silver bits and pieces are cluttering up her home,
0:19:34 > 0:19:36and with a reserve of only £30,
0:19:36 > 0:19:38someone's bound to snap them up.
0:19:38 > 0:19:41And finally, Flog It! wouldn't be Flog It! without Moorcroft,
0:19:41 > 0:19:44and these two vases are certainly fine examples.
0:19:47 > 0:19:51Holding the gavel at today's sale is our old friend - auctioneer Elizabeth Talbot.
0:19:51 > 0:19:55- Helen, this is nearly your lot. The time has arrived.- I guess it has.
0:19:55 > 0:19:58This little papier-mache cow - this is my favourite lot.
0:19:58 > 0:20:01- She's sweet.- I love it, I love it, I love it.
0:20:01 > 0:20:05£30 to £50. I'd like to see this doing £200 because I just think
0:20:05 > 0:20:09it's, sort of, a very early 19th century papier-mache Continental toy.
0:20:09 > 0:20:11It's like me, though - it's a bit tired, isn't it?
0:20:11 > 0:20:16We're all fraying around the edges. Why are you flogging this gorgeous little cow?
0:20:16 > 0:20:18Because he's a bit of folk art. He's special.
0:20:18 > 0:20:21- I'm packing up.- You're packing up? - Because of house subsidence.
0:20:21 > 0:20:25- Oh.- And so I thought I would sell a few things.
0:20:25 > 0:20:28- That sounds serious. - It does, doesn't it?
0:20:28 > 0:20:30- It sounds very serious. - You're on the move, literally.
0:20:30 > 0:20:33- The house is on the move. The bricks are moving.- Wow.
0:20:33 > 0:20:35- Blimey.- It's going under the hammer.
0:20:35 > 0:20:39We have the papier-mache model of a cow, starting at £22.
0:20:39 > 0:20:4425, 28, 30-2, 35, 38 and 40-2, 45 and I'm out.
0:20:44 > 0:20:48I have 45 above, at 45 now, 48 - new bidder.
0:20:48 > 0:20:5450-5, 60-5, 70-5,
0:20:54 > 0:20:56- 80-5, 90.- That's good.
0:20:56 > 0:20:595, 100, 110,
0:20:59 > 0:21:02120, 130, 140, 150...
0:21:02 > 0:21:07- Oh, my word.- ..160 above, at 160 now. Where's 70?
0:21:07 > 0:21:11At 160 in the gallery, at £160.
0:21:11 > 0:21:15Yes! I love it, I love it. It's like a game of ping pong, table tennis.
0:21:15 > 0:21:19- Very good.- Helen, £160.
0:21:19 > 0:21:21- Yes.- That's a lot of dollars.
0:21:21 > 0:21:24- Can you believe... Yes, double that. - Double that.
0:21:24 > 0:21:27Two dollars for the pound. Goodness.
0:21:27 > 0:21:30You'll have to bring some more things to Flog It!
0:21:30 > 0:21:32- They're all packed. - Oh, they're all packed.
0:21:32 > 0:21:34- We can come round the house and unpack.- Absolutely.
0:21:37 > 0:21:41It's your very own runway with aircraft and it belongs to Joanna.
0:21:41 > 0:21:45- It's a lovely thing from the '60s, a good metal toy, and it's still working.- Yes.
0:21:45 > 0:21:48And we've only got £50 to £70-odd.
0:21:48 > 0:21:51- Yes.- Not a lot of money, is it, for happy memories?
0:21:51 > 0:21:53It's a great thing. You fell in love with it.
0:21:53 > 0:21:57Well, it's great fun. You can imagine at that time, of course,
0:21:57 > 0:21:59air travel wasn't as widely used as it is now.
0:21:59 > 0:22:02- We're all used to jumping off... - It's like getting on a bus.
0:22:02 > 0:22:04Exactly, I mean, it's getting on.
0:22:04 > 0:22:06And I've always wanted to say,
0:22:06 > 0:22:10the emergency exits are located here, here and here.
0:22:10 > 0:22:14Lot 220 now, we have the Technifix tin-plate international airways
0:22:14 > 0:22:18clockwork model, it's great fun, this one and interest on the sheet,
0:22:18 > 0:22:21low start here at just £22.
0:22:21 > 0:22:24At 22, 25, 28, 30, two.
0:22:24 > 0:22:2635 and I'm out. 38 new bidder.
0:22:26 > 0:22:3140 got. 42, 45, 48, 50.
0:22:31 > 0:22:33This is good, Joanna. This is good.
0:22:33 > 0:22:38- Five, 70, 70, the lady at 70. - This is great.
0:22:38 > 0:22:41At £70 in the gallery, at 70. Any advance?
0:22:42 > 0:22:46- £70.- That's the top of the estimate. - Brilliant.- Well done, you.
0:22:46 > 0:22:48Good value, good valuation.
0:22:48 > 0:22:50- So, £70.- Fantastic.
0:22:50 > 0:22:53Why did you want to flog this tin-plate toy in the first place?
0:22:53 > 0:22:55I've actually got a large collection.
0:22:55 > 0:22:57Ah, you're a toy collector?
0:22:57 > 0:23:02- Yes. Well, I was with my ex-husband in the early 70s.- Right.
0:23:02 > 0:23:05And got lots and lots of toys, and I really... It's time to start
0:23:05 > 0:23:08moving some on, so this is testing the market and I'm really pleased.
0:23:08 > 0:23:10Great. What a good start.
0:23:10 > 0:23:13'As Elizabeth leaves the rostrum to take a well-earned rest,
0:23:13 > 0:23:17'our last couple of lots will be auctioned by Steve Stockton.
0:23:17 > 0:23:21'So how is he going to do with Jackie's collection of silver?'
0:23:21 > 0:23:23- Right, Jackie, feeling nervous? - Yes. Very.
0:23:23 > 0:23:27It's Jackie's turn now. Teaching assistant from Norwich, aren't you?
0:23:27 > 0:23:29- Yep.- Do you enjoy the job?
0:23:29 > 0:23:30- Yeah.- It's a cracking job, I bet.
0:23:30 > 0:23:33- Yep.- What sort of kids are you looking after, what age group?
0:23:33 > 0:23:36- Five and upwards. - They're the best, aren't they?
0:23:36 > 0:23:38- They're less trouble. - That's correct.
0:23:38 > 0:23:42- When they get to our age, we're major trouble, aren't we? - Speak for yourself.
0:23:42 > 0:23:46We've got a collection of silver belonging to Jackie's in-laws about to go under the hammer.
0:23:46 > 0:23:49- £30 to £50? - Yeah. It'll sell, it'll sell.
0:23:49 > 0:23:53- Yeah? OK.- Yeah, no worries at all - it will sell.- That's good.
0:23:53 > 0:23:55Why are you having a clear out of the family silver, then?
0:23:55 > 0:24:00It's just been left in the cupboard for years and years so we've had to sort it out and...
0:24:00 > 0:24:02- Don't use it.- No, never used it.
0:24:02 > 0:24:04- Don't want it.- No. - Let's get rid of it.
0:24:04 > 0:24:07You've come to the right place at the right time.
0:24:07 > 0:24:10A quantity of miscellaneous silver, eight pieces in total,
0:24:10 > 0:24:14and interest on the sheet so I'm going to start with me at £15 now.
0:24:14 > 0:24:15Oh, that's not interest.
0:24:15 > 0:24:1918 straight in, 20, 22, 25, 28 and 30.
0:24:19 > 0:24:2132, I'm out. 35.
0:24:21 > 0:24:24Now we've sold.
0:24:24 > 0:24:2838, £40, 42, 45, 48, £50.
0:24:28 > 0:24:32- 50 in the room, do I see five? - Spot on for him.
0:24:32 > 0:24:3455 back in. 55, now where's 60?
0:24:34 > 0:24:39It's £55 now, any advance on £55?
0:24:39 > 0:24:42- Yes. £55.- That's good.- Not bad.
0:24:42 > 0:24:44It's interesting, because I suspect if you break it up,
0:24:44 > 0:24:49- you wouldn't make more and it's the fact that it's all as a package.- Yes.
0:24:49 > 0:24:5255 quid - not a lot of money, and you've got to pay a bit of commission.
0:24:52 > 0:24:56- That's fine.- But I think there's lunch or supper out, don't you?
0:24:56 > 0:24:58- Yep, that'd be great.- Happy? - Yes, very.
0:25:03 > 0:25:05Well, I've just been joined by Edna.
0:25:05 > 0:25:08Unfortunately Donald cannot be with us, your husband.
0:25:08 > 0:25:11It looks like you've just flown in from somewhere hot and exotic.
0:25:11 > 0:25:12- Yes, we have, Spain.- Oh.
0:25:12 > 0:25:15- Look at the tan. - Wonderful, isn't it?
0:25:15 > 0:25:18Mark's off to Spain in a couple of weeks' time as well, on his holidays.
0:25:18 > 0:25:20I am. Well, actually, a couple of days' time.
0:25:20 > 0:25:23Oh, a couple of days? Well, we've got two lovely Moorcroft vases.
0:25:23 > 0:25:26They are quality - £800 to £1,200 you've put on these, Mark.
0:25:26 > 0:25:28Yes, nice and early again.
0:25:28 > 0:25:32They are called Hesperian Ware because, not only do they have that two-toned blue colour...
0:25:32 > 0:25:35- It's a lovely colour.- ..they have that pinky colour as well.
0:25:35 > 0:25:37- Sounds collectable. - Very collectable.
0:25:37 > 0:25:39But they can be a bit hit-and-miss.
0:25:39 > 0:25:41You're sounding like an auctioneer now.
0:25:41 > 0:25:45- No, I'm not. I'm just saying, for some reason... I love them.- OK.
0:25:45 > 0:25:50I think they're adorable. But there's not always the same amount of collectors for that particular work.
0:25:50 > 0:25:54- OK.- It can be in the right pattern and these have got a good pattern on them.
0:25:54 > 0:25:55Edna, it sounds good.
0:25:55 > 0:25:58Why are you flogging them, though?
0:25:58 > 0:26:02Well, because I collected Lladro, and so I want to buy another piece of Lladro.
0:26:02 > 0:26:04OK. Will Donald mind that?
0:26:04 > 0:26:06No, he won't. He won't have to, will he?
0:26:06 > 0:26:10- No choice, then.- No choice, then. - I'd rather have the Moorcroft, I must admit.
0:26:10 > 0:26:14So would I, actually. Let's hope we get £1,200 for the top end plus a bit more.
0:26:14 > 0:26:16- So you can have a lunch out. - That's right.
0:26:16 > 0:26:18We have the pair of Moorcroft Florian Ware,
0:26:18 > 0:26:21lilac pattern, baluster form vases.
0:26:21 > 0:26:25And starting with... Let me see, starting with me at £520.
0:26:25 > 0:26:29550, 580, 600, 620.
0:26:29 > 0:26:31The damage is holding it back.
0:26:31 > 0:26:36650, 680. 700, 720.
0:26:36 > 0:26:39- 750, 780.- Come on.
0:26:39 > 0:26:40£800 I'm out.
0:26:40 > 0:26:42£800, they're sold. We've done it.
0:26:42 > 0:26:44800 in the room, do I see 20? 820.
0:26:44 > 0:26:46- Now the phones come into play.- 850.
0:26:48 > 0:26:49880.
0:26:49 > 0:26:51- 900.- Oh, Edna.
0:26:51 > 0:26:53920.
0:26:53 > 0:26:55950.
0:26:56 > 0:26:58980. £1,000.
0:27:01 > 0:27:03And 50. 11 hundred.
0:27:03 > 0:27:05Wonderful, wonderful.
0:27:05 > 0:27:07Brilliant. And the damage is not holding them back.
0:27:07 > 0:27:09£1,200.
0:27:09 > 0:27:12- And 50.- Oh.
0:27:12 > 0:27:13£1,300.
0:27:13 > 0:27:15Incredible.
0:27:15 > 0:27:17And 50. £1,400.
0:27:17 > 0:27:19It's not going to stop.
0:27:19 > 0:27:25And 50. £1,500. And 50.
0:27:25 > 0:27:27£1,600.
0:27:28 > 0:27:30Cor, they love them, don't they?
0:27:30 > 0:27:35And 50. £1,650. It's on the telephone at £1,650.
0:27:35 > 0:27:37I'm selling at £1,650.
0:27:40 > 0:27:41Wonderful.
0:27:41 > 0:27:42They wanted that, didn't they?
0:27:42 > 0:27:46- Oh, lovely.- Wow, that's a lot more than we expected.
0:27:46 > 0:27:49Fantastic, isn't it? I take it all back. They love this, they really do.
0:27:49 > 0:27:53- Yes.- Edna, what a lovely moment.
0:27:53 > 0:27:56- Donald will be so pleased with that, won't he?- Oh, yes.
0:28:00 > 0:28:04Well, as you can see, the auction is still going on, but it's definitely all over for our owners,
0:28:04 > 0:28:09and they've all gone home very happy because we've sold absolutely everything.
0:28:09 > 0:28:12All credit to our experts - they were spot on the money today.
0:28:12 > 0:28:16And it was great to see a big smile on Edna's face when she sold
0:28:16 > 0:28:20her Moorcroft vases for a staggering £1,650.
0:28:20 > 0:28:25What a surprise. Join me for many more surprises next time on Flog It!
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