0:00:05 > 0:00:09This town has witnessed some very dramatic events over the centuries.
0:00:09 > 0:00:12It was destroyed by fire, hit by the plague,
0:00:12 > 0:00:14and in 1880 there was even a riot.
0:00:14 > 0:00:17Well, we're going to be making a bit of commotion of our own
0:00:17 > 0:00:20because today Flog It is in Basingstoke.
0:00:49 > 0:00:53Basingstoke played a key role in one of the bloodiest battles
0:00:53 > 0:00:54of the English Civil War.
0:00:54 > 0:00:57It happened here around Basing House,
0:00:57 > 0:01:00now a ruin but once a Royalist stronghold.
0:01:00 > 0:01:03Oliver Cromwell's army attacked it for over two years.
0:01:03 > 0:01:06The final siege of 1645
0:01:06 > 0:01:11saw victory for the Roundheads and the house razed to the ground.
0:01:13 > 0:01:16Today we're just a stone's throw away
0:01:16 > 0:01:18in the modern heart of Basingstoke.
0:01:27 > 0:01:31This massive crowd we've got here seem to be enjoying themselves,
0:01:31 > 0:01:35they're about ready to take siege of today's venue,
0:01:35 > 0:01:40The Anvil, so let's get the doors open, and let the drama unfold.
0:01:40 > 0:01:43And taking centre stage today are our two experts,
0:01:43 > 0:01:46Catherine Southon and James Lewis.
0:01:48 > 0:01:51It's James who's first in the spotlight
0:01:51 > 0:01:54and he's found something Flog It is very familiar with.
0:01:56 > 0:01:59Angela, Marilyn, what we have in front of us
0:01:59 > 0:02:02everybody at home will know is an old Flog It favourite.
0:02:02 > 0:02:04It is of course Clarice Cliff.
0:02:04 > 0:02:08And people say, "Oh no, not another piece of Clarice Cliff",
0:02:08 > 0:02:11but this is a really interesting piece.
0:02:11 > 0:02:14It has everything about Art Deco that you want to see.
0:02:14 > 0:02:17It has those wonderful bright colours,
0:02:17 > 0:02:21slightly wacky fan-shaped designs, angular designs,
0:02:21 > 0:02:25and it just works, and I love it. What do you think to it?
0:02:25 > 0:02:28- Yeah, it was a family piece and we love it as well.- Yeah?
0:02:28 > 0:02:31But we're too frightened to use it.
0:02:31 > 0:02:34I have to say these things aren't really for use any more,
0:02:34 > 0:02:37they are far too valuable for use. Tell me its family history.
0:02:37 > 0:02:41Well, it was my mother's mum's, my grandmother's,
0:02:41 > 0:02:45and Mum says she can remember using it as a child.
0:02:45 > 0:02:47So who has it in whose house?
0:02:47 > 0:02:50- Mum has it in her house. - OK, so you don't own it?
0:02:50 > 0:02:52- No.- No. - No, we're here on her behalf.
0:02:52 > 0:02:54- Does she know? - Yes.- Yes.- Sure?
0:02:54 > 0:02:58- Yes.- Yes.- Fantastic.
0:02:58 > 0:03:01Well, I think she obviously had very, very good taste.
0:03:01 > 0:03:03- Do you know the pattern name?- No.
0:03:03 > 0:03:05It's known as Secrets.
0:03:05 > 0:03:07And Secrets came in various designs
0:03:07 > 0:03:11and it was well known as being Clarice Cliff's favourite pattern.
0:03:11 > 0:03:17The very common versions are in various tones of green and blue.
0:03:17 > 0:03:21This one is known as the seven colourway Secrets
0:03:21 > 0:03:24for, of course, the simple reason it has seven colours
0:03:24 > 0:03:28and this was produced from 1932 onwards.
0:03:28 > 0:03:32Different things you need to take into consideration when valuing it,
0:03:32 > 0:03:35the first one, no cracks, that sounds fine;
0:03:35 > 0:03:38no chips, but we have got a little bit
0:03:38 > 0:03:43of oxidation on the blue there, that's common, you often found that.
0:03:43 > 0:03:46Devalues it slightly but it's not a massive problem.
0:03:46 > 0:03:49Having said all that, what do you think it's worth?
0:03:49 > 0:03:53- I know Clarice Cliff is popular but we really have no idea. - No idea.- No?- No.- No.
0:03:53 > 0:03:59I would put an auction estimate of £300 to £500.
0:03:59 > 0:04:00- Ooh.- Very nice.- Yeah.
0:04:00 > 0:04:03- Is that all right? - Yes, lovely.- Good, yes.
0:04:03 > 0:04:06Having said that, we need to protect it with a reserve.
0:04:06 > 0:04:10If we put £300 on it, I'm sure it will sell.
0:04:10 > 0:04:13- The market is so buoyant for it. - Brilliant.- Ooh good.
0:04:13 > 0:04:15I'm 100% confident it will sell.
0:04:15 > 0:04:16- Very good.- Yes. - All right?- Yes.- Yes.
0:04:22 > 0:04:25Caroline, welcome to Flog It.
0:04:25 > 0:04:28You brought along this lovely Chitty Chitty Bang Bang car
0:04:28 > 0:04:29and it's quite special to me
0:04:29 > 0:04:32because it's something that my grandfather has.
0:04:32 > 0:04:34My grandfather's got a little one,
0:04:34 > 0:04:37but unfortunately his isn't in such beautiful condition,
0:04:37 > 0:04:39his is really battered.
0:04:39 > 0:04:42Yours is in absolute superb condition,
0:04:42 > 0:04:45almost mint and certainly boxed.
0:04:45 > 0:04:46Where did you get it from?
0:04:46 > 0:04:50My husband had it, I believe,
0:04:50 > 0:04:52from his grandparents when he was younger,
0:04:52 > 0:04:54that's all I can say, really.
0:04:54 > 0:04:59They bought it for a present, birthday present, Christmas present, something like that.
0:04:59 > 0:05:03It's amazing to me that a young boy would never have played with this,
0:05:03 > 0:05:06especially because it's got lots of little fiddly bits to touch.
0:05:06 > 0:05:10I mean, these fantastic wings here, you would have pressed them in,
0:05:10 > 0:05:13and then there's a little lever here that you pull forward
0:05:13 > 0:05:16and then the wings would fly out.
0:05:16 > 0:05:19- Yeah.- I just find that amazing that he just wouldn't touch it.
0:05:19 > 0:05:22I mean a child today would have it all out and probably
0:05:22 > 0:05:26lots of bits would be broken off. Is it something that you like?
0:05:26 > 0:05:29Yeah, we often got it out and had a look at it
0:05:29 > 0:05:34but you know, really, we're sort of condensing collections
0:05:34 > 0:05:37so we just thought that would be one that would go, really.
0:05:37 > 0:05:40- Did you ever see the film? - Yes, quite a few times.
0:05:40 > 0:05:43Oh, right, so you're big Chitty Chitty Bang Bang fans.
0:05:43 > 0:05:47We've got lovely Dick Van Dyke at the front here waving away,
0:05:47 > 0:05:50and they're all having a little wave and great fun in the car.
0:05:50 > 0:05:51I think it's a super piece,
0:05:51 > 0:05:55do you have any idea of how much this would be worth at auction?
0:05:55 > 0:05:57No, not really, no.
0:05:57 > 0:06:01Well, my husband, sort of we went to an antique thing years ago
0:06:01 > 0:06:04and it was worth something then but, about 200,
0:06:04 > 0:06:08- but then that was a long time ago. - Right, OK.
0:06:08 > 0:06:11Prices of these have come down slightly
0:06:11 > 0:06:15and I would say that 200 is probably quite high,
0:06:15 > 0:06:20although that does seem a bit unfair considering it is in immaculate condition.
0:06:20 > 0:06:24I would say you would probably ask in the region of £100 to £150...
0:06:24 > 0:06:27- Um-hum. - ..with a fixed reserve of £80.
0:06:27 > 0:06:30- How does that sound to you? - Yes. Yes, fine, that's lovely.
0:06:30 > 0:06:34- But I hope it makes the top end and flies away at auction. - Lovely. Thank you.
0:06:40 > 0:06:42Keith, tell me a bit about the clock.
0:06:42 > 0:06:46I actually inherited it from my grandmother on my father's side,
0:06:46 > 0:06:50but it's been staying with my other grandmother in her house, which is a bungalow.
0:06:50 > 0:06:55Unfortunately, she passed away last year and we've had to rent out the bungalow
0:06:55 > 0:06:57so we haven't got anywhere to store it.
0:06:57 > 0:06:59Well, it's a cracking clock
0:06:59 > 0:07:02and it's made by James Fell, and it's Kendall.
0:07:02 > 0:07:06It's a nice brass dial with a silver chapter ring, good Roman numerals,
0:07:06 > 0:07:09a subsidiary dial with a second hand.
0:07:09 > 0:07:12The great thing about it is it's an 8-day longcase.
0:07:12 > 0:07:14You can tell instantly it's an 8-day longcase
0:07:14 > 0:07:16by the two winding movements.
0:07:16 > 0:07:19If it was a 30-hour clock you'd just have the one winding movement.
0:07:19 > 0:07:22- So the 8 day indicates how long it would keep going...- Yes.
0:07:22 > 0:07:24..on its own without being wound.
0:07:24 > 0:07:27- Yes, one wind on the seventh or eighth day. - I was curious about what that meant.
0:07:27 > 0:07:29Oh, it's lovely. What I would like to see is,
0:07:29 > 0:07:32I'd like to take the hood off and have a look at the movement.
0:07:32 > 0:07:33- OK.- Can we do that?
0:07:33 > 0:07:38- OK.- You hold the trunk and I'll slide the hood out.- OK.- OK.
0:07:38 > 0:07:40- I should put that on the floor. - Right.
0:07:40 > 0:07:44And I've just noticed, actually, a little bit of the cornice needs some TLC
0:07:44 > 0:07:47- but we've got that bit down there, haven't we?- Yep.
0:07:47 > 0:07:50You've got the weights, pendulum, and winder, that's good.
0:07:54 > 0:07:58- And that actually sits nicely on the shoulders of the trunk.- Yeah.
0:07:58 > 0:08:00So that's a good indication as well.
0:08:00 > 0:08:04You can see there's no bits of new pine that's been added
0:08:04 > 0:08:08to make a base for this to sit on, you can see that.
0:08:08 > 0:08:10So that's totally original.
0:08:10 > 0:08:15It's a shame we can't get the little flywheel to tick over and hammer the bell.
0:08:15 > 0:08:19It does need somebody who specialises in longcase clocks
0:08:19 > 0:08:23to actually get this movement cleaned up, get it working properly,
0:08:23 > 0:08:27and that will cost around about £300.
0:08:27 > 0:08:29- Right.- That's the downside.- Yeah.
0:08:29 > 0:08:33A little bit of TLC to the case, not a lot of work,
0:08:33 > 0:08:37possibly around about £50 just to put the missing piece of cornice on
0:08:37 > 0:08:39and touch up the door there.
0:08:39 > 0:08:43But that's what you're looking for for a bit of restoration.
0:08:43 > 0:08:45Had you thought about price?
0:08:45 > 0:08:48Because it does need the restoration work etc,
0:08:48 > 0:08:52- I was thinking 500, maybe 600, at auction.- Yeah.
0:08:52 > 0:08:55- And then it's for the dealer to restore.- I think you're spot on.
0:08:55 > 0:09:00- If we can put it in to auction with a valuation of £500 to £700...- Yeah.
0:09:00 > 0:09:01..a reserve of 500.
0:09:01 > 0:09:05- If it goes for that, there's commission, obviously, to pay.- Yeah.
0:09:05 > 0:09:07Then there's the restoration costs.
0:09:07 > 0:09:10I think there's profit in it for a dealer to buy it and sell it on.
0:09:10 > 0:09:12- Right, OK.- OK, happy?
0:09:12 > 0:09:14I'm fine with that, yeah. OK.
0:09:22 > 0:09:27- Eileen, I love this piece. Thank you for coming along.- It's a pleasure.
0:09:27 > 0:09:30Let's open this little wallet here
0:09:30 > 0:09:32and we can see
0:09:32 > 0:09:35that we have a very fragile...
0:09:36 > 0:09:39..and rather nice map.
0:09:39 > 0:09:42Now, it's no ordinary map.
0:09:42 > 0:09:45It's a map by Wallis's
0:09:45 > 0:09:49and it's a map of the post roads of England and Wales.
0:09:49 > 0:09:54All these little roads are the mail routes. Where did you get this from?
0:09:54 > 0:09:57Actually, it belongs to my husband
0:09:57 > 0:10:01and originally, his aunt gave it to him.
0:10:01 > 0:10:07- We've had it round about 39 to 40 years.- Right.- Unfortunately, it's just been in a drawer.
0:10:07 > 0:10:14- He was not interested in maps? - Not really.- That's such a shame. I love maps and globes.
0:10:14 > 0:10:20They're so interesting. You've got a lot more counties than what we know of today.
0:10:20 > 0:10:26Norfolk looks a different size and shape to what we're familiar with.
0:10:26 > 0:10:29That's what I like about globes and maps.
0:10:29 > 0:10:35As the centuries and decades progress, we find more geographical information.
0:10:35 > 0:10:41Here we've got the "British Ocean". Obviously, now we know it as the North Sea.
0:10:41 > 0:10:45Once upon a time, it was the British Ocean.
0:10:45 > 0:10:50What is a pity about this is that it's not in terribly good condition.
0:10:50 > 0:10:56There are some holes here which has occurred as it's been folded up and popped into the wallet.
0:10:56 > 0:11:01Now, value-wise, I would probably put around £100 to £150 on it.
0:11:01 > 0:11:05- Would you really?- Yes. What were you hoping for?
0:11:05 > 0:11:10I had no idea at all and that's a little bit of a shock actually.
0:11:10 > 0:11:14I actually hope it would make a bit more than that.
0:11:14 > 0:11:18- Thank you for bringing it along. - Thank you.
0:11:27 > 0:11:30Now, Clive, of all the things I've ever seen on Flog It,
0:11:30 > 0:11:32this has got to be one of the more unusual.
0:11:32 > 0:11:34Tell me, where did you come by it?
0:11:34 > 0:11:40- Winchester car boot sale a couple of years ago.- Right. How much was it?
0:11:40 > 0:11:43Well, I asked the gentleman behind the stall and he said 50p.
0:11:43 > 0:11:48- OK.- I had a feeling I knew it was old, very old,
0:11:48 > 0:11:50obviously the person selling didn't.
0:11:50 > 0:11:55The thing that I love about this is everything really.
0:11:55 > 0:11:58It's the fact that it was from a car boot sale for 50p,
0:11:58 > 0:12:02the fact that it's the earliest and oldest thing that I've ever seen on Flog It,
0:12:02 > 0:12:06and probably my favourite thing as well,
0:12:06 > 0:12:07just the feel of it.
0:12:07 > 0:12:12- Do you know what it is? - I believe it's Greek.- Yeah.
0:12:12 > 0:12:15- I believe it's over 2,000 years old. - It is.
0:12:15 > 0:12:18It could be used for oils or...
0:12:18 > 0:12:20Aromatic waters, something like that.
0:12:20 > 0:12:23It's the classic antique shape, isn't it?
0:12:23 > 0:12:28Whenever we're talking about antiquities, that's the shape we're talking about.
0:12:28 > 0:12:31Those wonderful excavations at Pompeii and Herculaneum
0:12:31 > 0:12:33in the 18th century
0:12:33 > 0:12:40brought about this wonderful neoclassical movement in England in the 1770s, 1780s,
0:12:40 > 0:12:46in which Robert Adam was doing these wonderful designs of urns, the Wedgwood urn shape,
0:12:46 > 0:12:50all of them inspired from this type of thing.
0:12:50 > 0:12:53This is sort of a colour-coated ware, we've got a terracotta-type base
0:12:53 > 0:12:58and it was probably held by that, dipped into the glaze,
0:12:58 > 0:13:03and you can see here where it's missed the glaze on the rim there.
0:13:03 > 0:13:06But look at the quality of that turned foot rim
0:13:06 > 0:13:12and thinking in terms of 100 BC possibly up to 200 AD,
0:13:12 > 0:13:16the quality of that and it survived, you know?
0:13:16 > 0:13:18Yeah, that's the amazing thing, isn't it?
0:13:18 > 0:13:21We look at these Doulton plates and things from the 1930s,
0:13:21 > 0:13:23and it's stapled or it's cracked,
0:13:23 > 0:13:27and here we have the earliest thing ever on Flog It and it's perfect.
0:13:27 > 0:13:31So having said how much I love it,
0:13:31 > 0:13:33back down to earth. What's it worth?
0:13:33 > 0:13:36£50, that's all probably,
0:13:36 > 0:13:3950 to 70, something like that.
0:13:39 > 0:13:43And a reserve, I think, of £50.
0:13:43 > 0:13:47- Yep.- But you know when people say it's old, it's got to be valuable,
0:13:47 > 0:13:50- just proves it doesn't. - Not always, no it doesn't. No.
0:13:50 > 0:13:53- That to somebody is a piece of history.- Yes.
0:14:10 > 0:14:13There can only be a few places in the world
0:14:13 > 0:14:19where a global sport and an institution can be traced back hundreds of years
0:14:19 > 0:14:25to the very place where a simple country pursuit evolved into the game we know and love today.
0:14:31 > 0:14:35For a golden period during the 18th century,
0:14:35 > 0:14:39this unlikely looking spot was the epicentre of the cricketing world.
0:14:39 > 0:14:44This is Broadhalfpenny Down near the village of Hambledon in Hampshire.
0:14:46 > 0:14:50It was here between the years of 1756 and 1796
0:14:50 > 0:14:56that the Hambledon club dominated both game and the stewardship of cricket.
0:14:59 > 0:15:07Although cricket was played in the 16th century, it was only in the 18th that it grew and developed
0:15:07 > 0:15:11and the first universal rules were established.
0:15:11 > 0:15:17Much of that momentum of change flowed from this very ground.
0:15:17 > 0:15:21Bob Beagley is an Honorary Vice President of the present-day club.
0:15:21 > 0:15:28Since a young man, he's taken a keen interest in the club's colourful history.
0:15:28 > 0:15:32So, Bob, put the Hambledon era into context.
0:15:32 > 0:15:36What was cricket like when the club was first established?
0:15:36 > 0:15:40Well, it was a game very much as it is now.
0:15:40 > 0:15:45The equipment has changed. The bat was more of a club.
0:15:45 > 0:15:49They often say it was evolved from a shepherd's crook.
0:15:49 > 0:15:52The wicket was two stumps, not three.
0:15:52 > 0:15:57- Cricket originated with two stumps? - Yes, which was called the wicket.
0:15:57 > 0:16:01- Could you get somebody out if it went through?- No.
0:16:01 > 0:16:07- You could be in all day long. - You could. You had to hit the stumps to get them out.
0:16:07 > 0:16:12- You gonna bowl me a couple? - Yeah, come on.- Underarm, of course!
0:16:12 > 0:16:15Of course. They were all underarm.
0:16:15 > 0:16:16OK, Bob.
0:16:20 > 0:16:27- That was a stroke of luck, really! - Beginner's luck!- Beginner's luck. Let's go to the pavilion.
0:16:33 > 0:16:37Looks like there's a few guys about to have a practice.
0:16:37 > 0:16:40Tell me more history of the club.
0:16:40 > 0:16:44Well, the club came into existence somewhere about 1750.
0:16:44 > 0:16:53The club at that point was mainly concerned with drinking and eating, I think.
0:16:53 > 0:16:55Like cricketers today!
0:16:55 > 0:17:00Exactly the same, yeah! And a lot of gambling took place.
0:17:00 > 0:17:05They gambled vast sums of money on the outcome of a cricket match.
0:17:07 > 0:17:12They were playing a match for £500 in which John Small,
0:17:12 > 0:17:17supposed to be the best batsman in the country at the time,
0:17:17 > 0:17:20came to bat with five runs to win.
0:17:20 > 0:17:25And he was bowled three times through the middle of the stumps.
0:17:25 > 0:17:33So after the game they decided that it was best that we had a third stump.
0:17:33 > 0:17:40It puts a smile on your face, looking out over this ground thinking this is the very first time
0:17:40 > 0:17:45- that three stumps were used. - Incredible.- It's quite powerful.
0:17:45 > 0:17:50The history of the game played today started here on this piece of turf.
0:17:50 > 0:17:54What about the batting order? Always the same?
0:17:54 > 0:17:58No. Then, if you look at the old school sheets,
0:17:58 > 0:18:03the batting order was the Duke of So-and-so versus Lord Somebody.
0:18:03 > 0:18:06They were at the top of the order with the paid players below it.
0:18:06 > 0:18:09The best players were last.
0:18:09 > 0:18:13So you'll see somebody scored a century at number nine!
0:18:16 > 0:18:18Were there many spectators?
0:18:18 > 0:18:23Gosh, yes. It was estimated in 1777 when Hambledon played All England
0:18:23 > 0:18:30- 22,000 people crowded round. - How fantastic.- But there were no boundaries in those days.- No.
0:18:30 > 0:18:37If somebody hit a ball into the crowd, there it stayed until it was found by a cricketer.
0:18:37 > 0:18:43- What if you lost the ball? - Six runs were added when the fielder called, "Lost ball!"
0:18:43 > 0:18:49And six runs were added, too, if somebody stopped the ball with their top hat
0:18:49 > 0:18:54or their headgear. Sort of an obstruction.
0:18:54 > 0:18:56- I love that sound.- Yeah, lovely.
0:18:56 > 0:19:00So what happened in the end? Why the demise of the club here?
0:19:00 > 0:19:07Really because of its locality. The Hambledon Club at that point had no facilities to offer
0:19:07 > 0:19:15and so a meeting was held in London and it was decided that the authority, the rules,
0:19:15 > 0:19:22would all be covered from London and the MCC, Marylebone Cricket Club, was formed
0:19:22 > 0:19:27and Lord's was chosen as its headquarters.
0:19:27 > 0:19:32Hambledon became less important and so that was the end, really.
0:19:32 > 0:19:39I guess it was important for the future of cricket, but a sad day for the local community.
0:19:39 > 0:19:43Many of the local men played for Hambledon and were employed.
0:19:43 > 0:19:49- Did you ever play cricket professionally?- No.- Would you have liked to?- I'd have loved to!
0:19:49 > 0:19:54We'd all love to have played cricket professionally. What a life.
0:19:54 > 0:19:58- Were you a good cricketer? - No, I made a number up!
0:19:58 > 0:20:02- But it is a passion, isn't it? - Yes! Lovely.
0:20:02 > 0:20:05- What better sport and what better place to play?- Exactly!
0:20:05 > 0:20:07No better place than this.
0:20:28 > 0:20:32Well, as you can see, everybody is working flat out down there.
0:20:32 > 0:20:35We're now halfway through our day, we've found some fantastic antiques,
0:20:35 > 0:20:38so it's time to put those experts' valuations to the test.
0:20:38 > 0:20:42While we make our way over to the auction room in Winchester,
0:20:42 > 0:20:44here's a recap of what we've found so far.
0:20:44 > 0:20:48The pattern on Angela's dish was Clarice Cliff's favourite,
0:20:48 > 0:20:51but will it prove just as popular with our bidders?
0:20:51 > 0:20:54And this Chitty Chitty Bang Bang toy car is in perfect condition,
0:20:54 > 0:20:57so I'm sure it'll fetch a grown-up price.
0:20:57 > 0:21:00Keith's grandfather clock is in need of some renovation
0:21:00 > 0:21:03but I doubt if it'll put the buyers off.
0:21:03 > 0:21:06Catherine received a special delivery as she took a look
0:21:06 > 0:21:11at that coastal road map, but will the bidders be guided to the lot?
0:21:11 > 0:21:13And Clive's Grecian urn is 2,000 years old.
0:21:13 > 0:21:16At just 50p, what a car boot bargain.
0:21:16 > 0:21:18He's bound to see a good return.
0:21:31 > 0:21:32Here we are in the auction room,
0:21:32 > 0:21:36it's packed full of bidders, all our owners are here with their antiques.
0:21:36 > 0:21:38Catherine, our expert, is here.
0:21:38 > 0:21:42Unfortunately James, our other expert, cannot be with us today. He's in Derby
0:21:42 > 0:21:45but we've got a phone link to him and a camera on him,
0:21:45 > 0:21:47so we can hear his opinions. So fingers crossed,
0:21:47 > 0:21:51- we'll get a profit today on everything.- We're gonna do well.
0:21:51 > 0:21:54The man brandishing the gavel today is Andrew Smith.
0:21:56 > 0:22:00I like this next lot. It's a little post map of England and Wales.
0:22:00 > 0:22:07Right now, all roads lead to Itchen Stoke near Winchester where we've been joined by Elaine and Catherine.
0:22:07 > 0:22:14- Can we get £100 for this today? - I hope so.- I think we should. It's very tactile.
0:22:14 > 0:22:20- You want to pick this up, study it and not put it down.- It's great. It's got a bit of wear to it.
0:22:20 > 0:22:24- Any regrets I'm thinking?- No. - Are you sure?- Yes.
0:22:24 > 0:22:29- It's here to sell?- Yes.- Happy with the valuation?- Yes. Very much so.
0:22:29 > 0:22:33Let's hope we flog it. We'll find out right now. Here we go.
0:22:33 > 0:22:38Lot 101 is the late 18th century map by John Wallis.
0:22:38 > 0:22:42Start me at £100? £100? £100?
0:22:42 > 0:22:4580 then? £80? 60 if you like?
0:22:45 > 0:22:48£60. £60 bid, thank you. And 5.
0:22:48 > 0:22:51At £60. 65. 70.
0:22:51 > 0:22:54And 5. 80. And 5.
0:22:54 > 0:22:57- At £80 and we're selling.- Come on.
0:22:57 > 0:23:02All done at £80? Last time then at £80...?
0:23:03 > 0:23:08- It was nearly 100, wasn't it? - I'm happy.- £80, we're all happy.
0:23:08 > 0:23:12I would've liked a bit more. I'm a bit disappointed. I'm greedy.
0:23:12 > 0:23:17- You would've bought that.- Yes. - You're not allowed to. Happy?- Yes.
0:23:17 > 0:23:23- I think that's lunch out.- We're going on holiday.- Where to?- Crete.
0:23:23 > 0:23:27So we'll have a meal when we're out and say thank you to Aunt Nell.
0:23:27 > 0:23:33Aunt Nell who gave it to you. And escape this rotten British weather!
0:23:33 > 0:23:37- Enjoy your holiday.- Thank you very much.- Well done, Catherine.
0:23:45 > 0:23:48It wouldn't be Flog It without Clarice Cliff, would it?
0:23:48 > 0:23:54Thankfully, our two lovely sisters, Angela and Marilyn, have brought in a wonderful example. So who owns it?
0:23:54 > 0:23:56- Mum.- Mum.
0:23:56 > 0:23:59- So where's Mum, then?- She's not able to come, she's disabled.
0:23:59 > 0:24:01- Oh, she's watching at home.- Yes.
0:24:01 > 0:24:04- Hopefully, yeah. - Mum will get all the money?- No.
0:24:04 > 0:24:06- No.- No? Marilyn and Angela.
0:24:06 > 0:24:10Ooh. It could be £300 to £500, were you surprised by the valuation?
0:24:10 > 0:24:12- We were, actually, yeah.- Yeah?
0:24:12 > 0:24:14- James has done you proud. - Yes, he has.
0:24:14 > 0:24:16James knows his Clarice Cliff.
0:24:16 > 0:24:18I must say, I don't understand it really,
0:24:18 > 0:24:22I'm not a big fan of Clarice but I do know it fetches lots and lots of money.
0:24:22 > 0:24:25- Yes.- And I hope this pattern is one of the better ones.
0:24:25 > 0:24:28- So do we.- It's a nice shape bowl though; it's so big, isn't it?
0:24:28 > 0:24:31- Yeah.- The pointed ends are a little like a boat.- Yes, it is.
0:24:31 > 0:24:34So why are you flogging it, why's Mum flogging it?
0:24:34 > 0:24:37She doesn't use it any more, she's not able to use it any more.
0:24:37 > 0:24:41- The easiest thing to do is sell it as you can't divide that up?- No.
0:24:41 > 0:24:43What would you do, James?
0:24:43 > 0:24:46I have to say my house does not suit Clarice Cliff
0:24:46 > 0:24:49so if it was mine, I'd sell it and buy something I like.
0:24:49 > 0:24:52Hopefully we'll get the top end of your estimate.
0:24:52 > 0:24:55OK, we're gonna find out now then, James. It's here.
0:24:55 > 0:24:57Good luck, everybody. Here we go.
0:24:57 > 0:25:02Lot 381 is the Clarice Cliff Bizarre,
0:25:02 > 0:25:04a lot of interest in this.
0:25:04 > 0:25:08We have a commission bid and a telephone up at the back there,
0:25:08 > 0:25:14so I'm going to start the bidding at £300.
0:25:14 > 0:25:18At £300 and selling... is there a 20?
0:25:18 > 0:25:21At £300... any more? At £300...
0:25:21 > 0:25:23is there a telephone there?
0:25:23 > 0:25:26No. At £300 then, all done at £300.
0:25:26 > 0:25:28Last time.
0:25:28 > 0:25:30- Oh.- Blink and you'll miss it.
0:25:30 > 0:25:32One opening bid of £300, James.
0:25:34 > 0:25:38- But it sold.- Yeah, I mean it's not being used at home so...
0:25:38 > 0:25:39- I'm happy with that.- Yes, yes.
0:25:44 > 0:25:47Well, it was a great film and a fantastic car,
0:25:47 > 0:25:49it's Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.
0:25:49 > 0:25:53It reminds me of my childhood because I had one of these cars, it belongs to Caroline.
0:25:53 > 0:25:57- Who have you brought along here? - My daughter, Susan.- Hi, hello Susan.
0:25:57 > 0:26:00Something you wouldn't want to inherit, is it?
0:26:00 > 0:26:02- No.- Chitty Chitty Bang Bang?
0:26:02 > 0:26:05Honestly, I've got one of these, the wings have bust off,
0:26:05 > 0:26:08- nothing works, I chucked the box as soon as I had it.- Yep.
0:26:08 > 0:26:10I played with car, rammed it along the carpet,
0:26:10 > 0:26:13all the wheels have fallen off, but I've still got it.
0:26:13 > 0:26:15Yes, we've got the same.
0:26:15 > 0:26:18Ours is the same, the wings they break off so easily and just...
0:26:18 > 0:26:22Yeah, yeah. And it's nowhere near worth as much as what we've got on this.
0:26:22 > 0:26:25- Hopefully we'll get the top end £150.- Ah this is mint, isn't it?
0:26:25 > 0:26:28- It's in mint condition.- Yes. - Well cherished.
0:26:28 > 0:26:29Yes, it was my husband's.
0:26:29 > 0:26:32- Never really played with then, did he?- No, he never played with.
0:26:32 > 0:26:35- A present from his grandparents. - Unbelievable.
0:26:35 > 0:26:37- Just left it in the box.- Yes.
0:26:37 > 0:26:40Oh, that burning desire.
0:26:40 > 0:26:43I would have had to get it out of the box and play with it.
0:26:43 > 0:26:45- No.- He's a very restrained chap.
0:26:45 > 0:26:48- He's over there.- Oh, is he, right. OK, well good luck.
0:26:48 > 0:26:52Good luck, Susan, as well. It's going under the hammer now.
0:26:53 > 0:26:57Lot 780, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, the Corgi model.
0:26:57 > 0:27:01So start with £100. £100...
0:27:01 > 0:27:0580 then, £80... Start with 50, £50.
0:27:05 > 0:27:06Thank you, and 5, at £50.
0:27:06 > 0:27:09Come on, we've got a bit of work to do here.
0:27:09 > 0:27:10And 5, 70...
0:27:10 > 0:27:16at £65, at £65... any more?
0:27:16 > 0:27:17At 70... and 5, 80...
0:27:17 > 0:27:22and 5, at £80 and we'll sell, at £80, are you done?
0:27:22 > 0:27:24At £80...
0:27:24 > 0:27:27Last time round at £80.
0:27:28 > 0:27:29- Sold it.- Just scraped it.
0:27:29 > 0:27:31Just sold it.
0:27:31 > 0:27:35- Phew.- I think you're right, there's not that many toys there.
0:27:35 > 0:27:38- No.- They haven't got the toys. It's the start, is it?
0:27:38 > 0:27:43- He's gradually going to sell?- Maybe. - Hopefully.- You've got no sons?
0:27:43 > 0:27:46- No.- Just me.
0:27:46 > 0:27:48- You don't want cars, do you?- No.
0:27:50 > 0:27:52Andrew's taking a break from the rostrum
0:27:52 > 0:27:56so it's up to his colleague Nick Jarrett to sell the clock.
0:27:56 > 0:28:00My turn to be the expert, remember that lovely 8-day longcase clock, the oak one?
0:28:00 > 0:28:04It's about to go under the hammer, belongs to Keith, he's not here.
0:28:04 > 0:28:07He's on holiday in Turkey but we've got Keith's mum and dad here.
0:28:07 > 0:28:09- Hi, what's your name?- Robin.
0:28:09 > 0:28:11- Robin, and?- Christine.- Christine.
0:28:11 > 0:28:14Hi. This clock's been in the family a couple of generations,
0:28:14 > 0:28:18- it was your Mum's, wasn't it?- Yes. - Then it was yours, now it's Keith's.
0:28:18 > 0:28:22I know Keith's adamant he won't take a penny under £500, will he,
0:28:22 > 0:28:26so if it sells in auction he's now put the reserve at 560,
0:28:26 > 0:28:28so the auctioneer can use a bit of discretion.
0:28:28 > 0:28:31If it sells at 560, you'll still get £500.
0:28:31 > 0:28:33Yes, yes. That'll be OK.
0:28:33 > 0:28:39Lot 840, the longcase clock at the back of the room.
0:28:39 > 0:28:45Now I'm starting you clear bids here at £500, 520 can I say?
0:28:45 > 0:28:47At £500... 520?
0:28:47 > 0:28:51520... 540, 560...
0:28:51 > 0:28:54560 on the phone, 580?
0:28:54 > 0:28:57At 560 on the phone, anybody else in?
0:28:57 > 0:29:01At £560... anybody going on at 560?
0:29:01 > 0:29:05I'll sell it for 560 if you're done.
0:29:05 > 0:29:07- Oh, well.- I was right, wasn't I?
0:29:07 > 0:29:10- Yeah, dead on.- On the spot.
0:29:10 > 0:29:13- It's gone.- At least we don't have to take it home with us.
0:29:13 > 0:29:15Exactly, that's the worrying thing
0:29:15 > 0:29:18- cos the more you move them, the more you damage them.- Yes.
0:29:18 > 0:29:21I did say to Keith whoever takes this on,
0:29:21 > 0:29:24there's £300 to spend on the restoration project, really.
0:29:31 > 0:29:32I've been looking forward to this.
0:29:32 > 0:29:36I think this is a real little gem, it's so cute to look at, isn't it?
0:29:36 > 0:29:39I wouldn't be selling it if I was you, Clive.
0:29:39 > 0:29:41This is my favourite item in the sale today
0:29:41 > 0:29:44and it's the least expensive item out of all our Flog It owners.
0:29:44 > 0:29:47We've got £50 to £70 on this.
0:29:47 > 0:29:51It's not a lot of money for something that's 100 years BC.
0:29:51 > 0:29:53I know why you like this, James,
0:29:53 > 0:29:57and I can see this sitting on your bureau at home or something like that.
0:29:57 > 0:29:59It's got the look, you know what I mean.
0:29:59 > 0:30:01Paul, you know me too well.
0:30:01 > 0:30:04For me, this is one of the stars of the show, I love it.
0:30:04 > 0:30:07You can forget Clarice Cliff, you can forget Moorcroft,
0:30:07 > 0:30:08I'd love to own this.
0:30:08 > 0:30:11Whoever buys this, I'm sure they're going to enjoy it,
0:30:11 > 0:30:13because it's so tactile.
0:30:13 > 0:30:15Fingers crossed we'll get a lot more than £70.
0:30:15 > 0:30:18- Hopefully.- It's going under the hammer now. Good luck.
0:30:18 > 0:30:24Lot 440, this is an ancient unguent bottle. Start me at £50?
0:30:24 > 0:30:29£50... 40 then, £40 surely...
0:30:29 > 0:30:33- 30 to get it going.- Oh, come on! - £30, thank you... and 2, 32...
0:30:33 > 0:30:3835, 37... 40, 42... 45, 47...
0:30:38 > 0:30:41At £45, any more? 47...
0:30:41 > 0:30:4550, and 5... at £50, any more?
0:30:45 > 0:30:46At £50, are you sure?
0:30:46 > 0:30:50Last time, at £50 then.
0:30:50 > 0:30:52James was spot on.
0:30:52 > 0:30:54You've got a great eye, you found that in a car boot.
0:30:54 > 0:30:56Car boot sale for 50p.
0:30:58 > 0:31:00That's great profit, isn't it?
0:31:00 > 0:31:02I wish we could do that every single day.
0:31:02 > 0:31:05Clive, thank you so much. That was a lovely little thing,
0:31:05 > 0:31:09- so tactile and a beautiful shape, had so much character.- It did.
0:31:20 > 0:31:22When it comes to the world of fashion,
0:31:22 > 0:31:27Basingstoke isn't necessarily the first town in this country you think of, is it, let's face it.
0:31:27 > 0:31:30But actually this town was the birthplace of one of
0:31:30 > 0:31:34Britain's most enduring internationally-renowned designer labels.
0:31:46 > 0:31:49The story starts back in the 1850s when thanks to
0:31:49 > 0:31:54the ever-expanding railway system, Basingstoke started to thrive.
0:31:54 > 0:31:57And it was at that point that a young apprentice draper
0:31:57 > 0:32:00moved here from Surrey, keen to set up his own business.
0:32:00 > 0:32:05His name was Thomas Burberry, and he was to revolutionise the clothing industry
0:32:05 > 0:32:09and tap straight into the hearts of Edwardian society.
0:32:09 > 0:32:15To tell us more about this entrepreneur and great British tailor is Sue Washington,
0:32:15 > 0:32:19who looks after the Burberry Collection for the Hampshire County Council Museum Service.
0:32:21 > 0:32:24So tell me a little bit more about Thomas Burberry.
0:32:24 > 0:32:29He must have been very ambitious because by the age of 21 he'd moved to Basingstoke,
0:32:29 > 0:32:33which was a thriving market town, and had opened up his own shop by 1856.
0:32:33 > 0:32:36The whole community would have been a farming area.
0:32:36 > 0:32:39Absolutely, yes, a very agricultural community
0:32:39 > 0:32:40and he was influenced by that.
0:32:40 > 0:32:46This is a standard agricultural worker's smock and this is where Burberry got his inspiration from.
0:32:46 > 0:32:49It's woven from the very close-woven twill weave,
0:32:49 > 0:32:52which you can see is very dense.
0:32:52 > 0:32:56It's not just the fabric that it's made of but it's also the way it's constructed
0:32:56 > 0:32:59with this double fabric over the shoulders,
0:32:59 > 0:33:01which would have protected from the rain.
0:33:01 > 0:33:04Burberry was obviously influenced by seeing these
0:33:04 > 0:33:07- and thought that he could adapt the technology.- Yeah.
0:33:07 > 0:33:10You can see where the inspiration comes from.
0:33:10 > 0:33:12He was something of a dress reformer,
0:33:12 > 0:33:14along with people like Dr Jaeger, in looking at using
0:33:14 > 0:33:17natural fibres to allow the body to breathe.
0:33:17 > 0:33:21His further invention, not just the close-knit cotton twill,
0:33:21 > 0:33:23was to proof the fabric and he did it twice.
0:33:23 > 0:33:25He proofed the yarn before it was woven
0:33:25 > 0:33:30and he proofed the fabric again after it was finished.
0:33:30 > 0:33:33He perfected the technique through the 1870s,
0:33:33 > 0:33:37but he didn't patent the name gabardine until 1888.
0:33:37 > 0:33:40Gabardine, with its weatherproof properties,
0:33:40 > 0:33:44couldn't have come along at a better time. British life was changing.
0:33:44 > 0:33:47The rolling fields of Edwardian England were turning into
0:33:47 > 0:33:51a playground for the urban elite and Hampshire's well-stocked rivers
0:33:51 > 0:33:56and fields of game were an ideal magnet for the country sport set.
0:33:56 > 0:33:59Burberry was perfectly placed to exploit this new desire
0:33:59 > 0:34:01for outdoor pursuits.
0:34:04 > 0:34:08And this, Paul, is an example of an early Burberry motoring coat.
0:34:08 > 0:34:11I thought so. When I saw this, I thought it's either
0:34:11 > 0:34:14motorcycling or motoring and it's got the look.
0:34:14 > 0:34:17It has and Burberry obviously exploited the fact
0:34:17 > 0:34:21that there was so much interest in lots of other activities at that time.
0:34:21 > 0:34:24He made specialist clothing for mountaineering,
0:34:24 > 0:34:25skiing, golfing, you name it.
0:34:25 > 0:34:28- Fishing, shooting.- Absolutely.
0:34:28 > 0:34:31But the motoring coat was a huge, huge success.
0:34:31 > 0:34:33The revolution with the Burberry gabardine
0:34:33 > 0:34:37was that it was very lightweight, but it was still waterproof and windproof.
0:34:37 > 0:34:40When you're driving along at heady speeds of 4 mph
0:34:40 > 0:34:44- on a rainy day, you need it.- With the G-force pushing against you!
0:34:44 > 0:34:47- Absolutely.- So by this period, how successful was Burberry?
0:34:47 > 0:34:51Hugely successful. Burberry expanded his empire enormously.
0:34:51 > 0:34:53- Making lots of money.- Indeed.
0:34:53 > 0:34:57In 1891 he opened his famous shop in the Haymarket in London
0:34:57 > 0:35:03and then he opened shops in Paris, Berlin, Buenos Aires, Montevideo, even New York.
0:35:03 > 0:35:05- Global brand.- Absolutely.
0:35:07 > 0:35:10Burberry's clothes were proving their worth
0:35:10 > 0:35:13in the glitzy capitals, but the real test was to come
0:35:13 > 0:35:16in one of the world's most extreme climates.
0:35:16 > 0:35:19Some of the world's most intrepid explorers
0:35:19 > 0:35:23of the time were wearing Burberry, and this one is a reproduction
0:35:23 > 0:35:25of the Shackleton outrig suit.
0:35:25 > 0:35:29Really? Shackleton's Trans-Antarctic expedition?
0:35:29 > 0:35:32Yes, 1914. They had also outfitted Amundsen,
0:35:32 > 0:35:35- the first man to reach the South Pole in 1911.- I never knew that.
0:35:35 > 0:35:36And Scott, all of his expeditions
0:35:36 > 0:35:41and it wasn't just the outfits. They also made the tents in the gabardine.
0:35:41 > 0:35:44That must have been such a good PR boost for the company
0:35:44 > 0:35:47to see Shackleton trudging across the ice in this.
0:35:47 > 0:35:51It was, and this period was of course the heyday of the British Empire
0:35:51 > 0:35:54and Burberry gabardine was going everywhere in the world.
0:35:54 > 0:35:57It wasn't just good for Arctic conditions,
0:35:57 > 0:36:00it was just as useful in jungles and veldt.
0:36:00 > 0:36:03Burberry published a book called Gabardine In Peace and War,
0:36:03 > 0:36:07and it included testimonials from everyone from Baden-Powell to Kitchener,
0:36:07 > 0:36:11to the kind of intrepid empire builders who were out there
0:36:11 > 0:36:15doing amazing things all over the world wearing their Burberry with pride
0:36:15 > 0:36:17and writing in to tell Thomas Burberry
0:36:17 > 0:36:20that his gabardine was keeping them dry and warm,
0:36:20 > 0:36:24keeping them cool, in one case even protecting them from a tiger attack.
0:36:24 > 0:36:26It was keeping them safe as well.
0:36:28 > 0:36:32But it would be in the blood-soaked trenches of the First World War
0:36:32 > 0:36:36that Burberry would come up with his most famous design, the trench coat.
0:36:39 > 0:36:43Burberry received instructions from the War Office to create
0:36:43 > 0:36:45a new raincoat for officers
0:36:45 > 0:36:50and they came up with a variation of their existing raincoat, the Tielocken.
0:36:50 > 0:36:54The differences for war use were the addition of epaulets and D rings,
0:36:54 > 0:36:56which of course were used to attach kit.
0:36:56 > 0:37:00But again it was the waterproof qualities and the lightweightness
0:37:00 > 0:37:03and the fact that you could wear it over kit and wear kit over it
0:37:03 > 0:37:06- that made it so popular with everybody.- And you could roll it up.
0:37:06 > 0:37:08And it didn't really matter
0:37:08 > 0:37:12where the theatre of war was, it was suitable.
0:37:12 > 0:37:16The Burberrys were very much for officers' use only. The Edwardian era
0:37:16 > 0:37:20was class conscious and the officers were taken from the upper ranks.
0:37:20 > 0:37:23But even by the time of the Second World War when this coat
0:37:23 > 0:37:26was created, it was still officers only
0:37:26 > 0:37:28and there is a label saying that.
0:37:28 > 0:37:32Post war, it became a symbol of everything that's British.
0:37:32 > 0:37:37This is the style of coat that we see on film stars and what-have-you afterwards,
0:37:37 > 0:37:41well removed from the field of battle but very, very stylish.
0:37:41 > 0:37:44- It's lovely. - It's beautiful.- It's just so iconic.
0:37:44 > 0:37:47The trench coat reflects all of Thomas Burberry's
0:37:47 > 0:37:50original objectives of practicality and toughness.
0:37:50 > 0:37:54His clothing captured the British way of life in the Edwardian age,
0:37:54 > 0:37:56but it's the timeless and broad appeal of the design
0:37:56 > 0:38:02that's kept it at the forefront of fashion ever since.
0:38:06 > 0:38:08It's time to head back to the valuation day
0:38:08 > 0:38:14to see if our experts can find any classic pieces amongst our crowd at the Anvil.
0:38:14 > 0:38:15Johanna, what a lovely little box.
0:38:15 > 0:38:18Is this something you've had in the family for years?
0:38:18 > 0:38:20Yes. It was my mother's,
0:38:20 > 0:38:26it was my grandmother's, but it may even go back further down the line.
0:38:26 > 0:38:29- That accent, that isn't a Hampshire accent, is it?- No.
0:38:29 > 0:38:33- Whereabouts are you from originally? - No, I'm Dutch. I'm from Holland.
0:38:33 > 0:38:38OK, and on your father's side or mother's side, or both?
0:38:39 > 0:38:45Both, but from my father's side, they date back to Russia.
0:38:45 > 0:38:47Oh, really?
0:38:47 > 0:38:49Was it a style in Russia or...?
0:38:49 > 0:38:52Well, the interesting thing is that
0:38:52 > 0:38:57it's not Russian, it's probably not Dutch.
0:38:57 > 0:39:02The most likely source for this is English.
0:39:02 > 0:39:05- So it's...- So it's back home again.
0:39:05 > 0:39:07You've brought it back home.
0:39:07 > 0:39:12And this sort of tea caddy was popular from the second quarter
0:39:12 > 0:39:18of the 19th century, right the way through until around 1850, 1860.
0:39:18 > 0:39:24So this little chap started containing tea almost 200 years ago.
0:39:24 > 0:39:25It's lined, if we open it up.
0:39:25 > 0:39:28Funny lining, though.
0:39:28 > 0:39:32This little lining paper is a little zinc lining
0:39:32 > 0:39:35and it's started to degrade over the years.
0:39:35 > 0:39:38So you wouldn't want to be scraping that up with your tea leaves today.
0:39:38 > 0:39:42It's veneered over the whole surface in mother of pearl.
0:39:42 > 0:39:45The most important thing is that we check it for condition
0:39:45 > 0:39:48because with these mother of pearl and tortoiseshell tea caddies,
0:39:48 > 0:39:52the important thing is to make sure there aren't too many pieces missing.
0:39:52 > 0:39:55You've got traces of old glue marks there
0:39:55 > 0:39:57where pieces have been off and on.
0:39:57 > 0:40:01So what do you think that little box will make at auction?
0:40:01 > 0:40:03I haven't got a clue.
0:40:03 > 0:40:07No? Well, without the damage, it would obviously be a lot more.
0:40:07 > 0:40:13- Yes.- I would think probably 250 to £350 in perfect condition.
0:40:13 > 0:40:17With the damage, 100 to £150, something like that.
0:40:17 > 0:40:20Now, would you like to put a reserve on it?
0:40:20 > 0:40:23You mentioned £200 to 250?
0:40:23 > 0:40:27- Oh, 200.- Oh, that's when... Yes. - If it was perfect, 2 to 250.
0:40:27 > 0:40:29People remember the highest figures you tell them.
0:40:29 > 0:40:32They forget all the information that goes with it
0:40:32 > 0:40:35- and just remember the figures. - All right, £100.
0:40:35 > 0:40:37£100 - we'll do that.
0:40:37 > 0:40:39And I'll see you at the auction.
0:40:39 > 0:40:41- Yes, definitely.- OK, well done.
0:40:41 > 0:40:42Thank you, James.
0:40:48 > 0:40:51Greta, Donald, thank you very much for coming today.
0:40:51 > 0:40:54Welcome, and thank you for bringing along
0:40:54 > 0:40:57this rather sweet and very small autograph book.
0:40:57 > 0:41:00Have you got any interesting autographs in there?
0:41:00 > 0:41:01Yes, I've got Laurel and Hardy.
0:41:01 > 0:41:06Oh, wonderful, let's take a look then inside
0:41:06 > 0:41:10and there we are, we can see there's a wonderful picture of them there.
0:41:10 > 0:41:12Looks like a little sticker
0:41:12 > 0:41:17of a rather plump Oliver Hardy and a very skinny Stan Laurel.
0:41:17 > 0:41:21- Yes.- Then they've put there their signatures, Stan Laurel in ink
0:41:21 > 0:41:26and Oliver Hardy, which looks like to be in a little ballpoint pen.
0:41:26 > 0:41:29And they've signed underneath "Hello Greta," which is you.
0:41:29 > 0:41:31- Isn't that sweet?- Yes.
0:41:31 > 0:41:34Now let's just turn the page here
0:41:34 > 0:41:35and this...
0:41:35 > 0:41:40is what really interests me because there's more information on here.
0:41:40 > 0:41:43"Thanks for a nice hair trim, John. Oliver Hardy."
0:41:43 > 0:41:48And then at the top, you've got, "Me, too. Stan Laurel."
0:41:48 > 0:41:51Tell me a little bit about this. Where did you get this from?
0:41:51 > 0:41:57Well, my father was a lady and gents' hairdresser and Laurel and Hardy
0:41:57 > 0:42:01came to Dun Laoghaire and they stayed in the Royal Marine Hotel.
0:42:01 > 0:42:05My father came home and said they were coming the next day,
0:42:05 > 0:42:08so I said to him, "Oh, please, Daddy, get their autograph."
0:42:08 > 0:42:11- Oh, that's fantastic. - So he took it along.
0:42:11 > 0:42:14He cut their hair in the hotel.
0:42:14 > 0:42:16That must have been such a privilege to cut their hair.
0:42:16 > 0:42:21It was, absolutely. My father was very, very proud. Very proud.
0:42:21 > 0:42:23He said they were a wonderful couple.
0:42:23 > 0:42:27- I bet they were great fun as well. - Yes.- Telling lots of jokes.
0:42:27 > 0:42:29You must really treasure this.
0:42:29 > 0:42:33Well, I did, I still do but the time has come now for...
0:42:33 > 0:42:35- My husband and I are retired.- Right.
0:42:35 > 0:42:38And we love enjoying ourselves, so...
0:42:38 > 0:42:42And what about you, Donald, are you a big fan of Oliver Hardy?
0:42:42 > 0:42:47Oh, yes, I've got some of his VHSs left at home.
0:42:47 > 0:42:50They were fantastic, weren't they? They were legends, even now.
0:42:50 > 0:42:55- You put them on and they still make you tickle.- Absolutely.
0:42:55 > 0:42:59It's hard to put a value on these because it's not just one set
0:42:59 > 0:43:01- of autographs, it's two. - That's right.
0:43:01 > 0:43:06I would suggest probably putting it in with an estimate of 400 to £600,
0:43:06 > 0:43:10and perhaps putting a reserve on of about 350.
0:43:10 > 0:43:14But I would hope that because there's so much interesting
0:43:14 > 0:43:17information here and it's just got a wonderful story,
0:43:17 > 0:43:20I would hope that it makes more towards the top estimate.
0:43:20 > 0:43:25The signatures are nice and clear. It's not "O Hardy" or "S Laurel",
0:43:25 > 0:43:26it's "Stan Laurel".
0:43:26 > 0:43:30- Yes.- Good signatures, nice and clear, and I think they should
0:43:30 > 0:43:33fetch really good money. They're fantastic.
0:43:33 > 0:43:35Thank you very much indeed.
0:43:41 > 0:43:43When I first saw these, I thought they were
0:43:43 > 0:43:46just a standard string of beads, but they're actually a lot more
0:43:46 > 0:43:48interesting than that, aren't they?
0:43:48 > 0:43:52Well, so I believe. I've been told that they may be Japanese.
0:43:52 > 0:43:55- They are, and do you know what they were used for?- No idea.
0:43:55 > 0:43:59OK. Well, in fact, each one of these would never have been anywhere
0:43:59 > 0:44:02near the others because they're known as ojime.
0:44:02 > 0:44:07They're normally made from bronze and they're part of a Japanese dress,
0:44:07 > 0:44:11because, of course, in a kimono you don't have pockets.
0:44:11 > 0:44:14So you have what's called an inro, which is a box,
0:44:14 > 0:44:18and that box is suspended by a cord.
0:44:18 > 0:44:22And that cord is then brought under the belt and then to stop the cord
0:44:22 > 0:44:28falling from the belt is a netsuke, which is often carved out of ivory or hardwood.
0:44:28 > 0:44:33That stops the inro falling but under the inro
0:44:33 > 0:44:39is one of these little ojime, which are little beads to support the inro.
0:44:39 > 0:44:43These are all individually cast out of bronze,
0:44:43 > 0:44:48some are dark patinated, some have got little silver flowers on them.
0:44:48 > 0:44:54This one's wonderful. Little gourd shape here and that one
0:44:54 > 0:44:58appears to be a leaf with a crab crawling all over it.
0:44:58 > 0:45:03So they're all wonderful little individual works of art.
0:45:03 > 0:45:07There we've got a little frog on that one. Super, aren't they?
0:45:07 > 0:45:10They're lovely, I love looking at them but I suppose it's time
0:45:10 > 0:45:12to start clearing some junk out.
0:45:12 > 0:45:17Junk? Throw it my way, because I think these are great.
0:45:17 > 0:45:20Were they all used as a necklace when you were a child?
0:45:20 > 0:45:23We used to string them together for something to do.
0:45:23 > 0:45:29And then in later years, my husband wore it to a fancy dress party.
0:45:29 > 0:45:31- What did he go as? - A hippy, of course.
0:45:31 > 0:45:34A hippy, how brilliant.
0:45:34 > 0:45:37I think they're great and I think they'll do very well
0:45:37 > 0:45:38at the saleroom.
0:45:38 > 0:45:41I've counted them up. There are about 60 here,
0:45:41 > 0:45:43and at the fairs, these range from
0:45:43 > 0:45:483 or £4 each up to 50 or £60 for a slightly more unusual one.
0:45:48 > 0:45:51So I'm going to put an estimate of
0:45:51 > 0:45:56£150 to £250 on them, reserve of £150.
0:45:56 > 0:46:02But if anything has the potential to fly at the auction, it's these.
0:46:02 > 0:46:05- I think they might do really, really well.- Thank you very much.
0:46:11 > 0:46:17Duncan, I think we're going to swap around positions here. You're the expert on this.
0:46:17 > 0:46:20You've done a lot of research.
0:46:20 > 0:46:26All I can tell you is that this is a super piece, something that I would love to own,
0:46:26 > 0:46:30a lovely tin-plate model of an Alfa Romeo.
0:46:30 > 0:46:34A stunning piece. Tell me where you got it from.
0:46:34 > 0:46:38It was my father's. I suspect he got it new.
0:46:38 > 0:46:43- He was born in 1913 and this is a 1924-25 car.- Right.
0:46:43 > 0:46:48- I suspect as a young teenager he was given it by my grandfather. - Right.
0:46:48 > 0:46:54And then I remember it, as a child, being in the house, although I didn't play with it a great deal.
0:46:54 > 0:46:59I preferred Dinky toys. Then, when my father died, it came to me.
0:46:59 > 0:47:07I always thought about restoring it, but now being the proud grandfather of a new baby girl,
0:47:07 > 0:47:13I thought if we can flog it and perhaps use the money towards something for her
0:47:13 > 0:47:17- as she'll not play with it. - She'll certainly not.
0:47:17 > 0:47:24What do you know about the actual car? It's a beautiful model and a lovely shape as well.
0:47:24 > 0:47:27It was the epitome of racing in the '20s.
0:47:27 > 0:47:33The P2, which is what this is, came out in 1924.
0:47:33 > 0:47:39It was a brilliant car, developed with 145,000-150,000 brake horse power in those days,
0:47:39 > 0:47:44which gave it a top speed of 140 miles an hour. Not bad going.
0:47:44 > 0:47:48It is actually a clockwork toy. If we turn it over here,
0:47:48 > 0:47:50we see where you put the key in.
0:47:50 > 0:47:56- And then, presumably, press something...- I think that switched it on or off.
0:47:56 > 0:47:59That lever goes to the motor.
0:47:59 > 0:48:04- So you've never known it in working condition?- No.- Always like this.
0:48:04 > 0:48:06So you never got to play with it.
0:48:06 > 0:48:11Apart from pushing it around, no. I never wound it up.
0:48:11 > 0:48:15It is in a very poor state, but I quite like that.
0:48:15 > 0:48:20You thought about restoring it and I am so glad that you haven't.
0:48:20 > 0:48:25It shows that somebody's loved this and had a great time with it.
0:48:25 > 0:48:27What I really like is the detail.
0:48:27 > 0:48:32- I love this simulated leather seats. - The crinkled effect.- Exactly.
0:48:32 > 0:48:35Lovely crinkled, crackled finish.
0:48:35 > 0:48:39We think 1920s in date, probably 1925, around that.
0:48:39 > 0:48:45In perfect condition, with its box, we'd probably be looking at a couple of thousand pounds.
0:48:45 > 0:48:49Collectors always want these in perfect order.
0:48:49 > 0:48:56If we move away from toy collectors and think of people who might be interested in it as a charming piece
0:48:56 > 0:49:03- we're probably looking at £300-£500. - OK.- And hope it makes more the top end of the estimate.
0:49:03 > 0:49:07- Then you can buy something more girly.- That would be nice.
0:49:08 > 0:49:12Well, it's auction time again and here are our remaining lots.
0:49:12 > 0:49:15Johanna was astonished to hear her tea caddy
0:49:15 > 0:49:19was English and I hope she's in for another surprise too today.
0:49:19 > 0:49:21Bernadette is parting with the autographs of those stars
0:49:21 > 0:49:24of the silver screen, Laurel and Hardy.
0:49:24 > 0:49:26Will they achieve a legendary price?
0:49:26 > 0:49:30Duncan certainly made Catherine's day with this classic toy car.
0:49:30 > 0:49:32With so much style and character,
0:49:32 > 0:49:34it's sure to drive up the price.
0:49:35 > 0:49:38They've been in a dressing-up box for years,
0:49:38 > 0:49:41but James has high hopes for Janet's Japanese beads.
0:49:46 > 0:49:49Just a quick reminder that James can't be here with us today,
0:49:49 > 0:49:52but we're getting his reaction from Derby.
0:49:56 > 0:50:00I hope we get James' top end of the estimate, £150.
0:50:00 > 0:50:02Johanna, it's a gorgeous little thing.
0:50:02 > 0:50:04We're talking about the tea caddy.
0:50:04 > 0:50:08Probably you can remember James waxing lyrical over this at the valuation day.
0:50:08 > 0:50:11He fell in love with it. A nice Victorian piece,
0:50:11 > 0:50:15early Victorian, wonderful inlay, the condition's good as well.
0:50:15 > 0:50:18So, James, fingers crossed!
0:50:18 > 0:50:20It's been a long day here and we need some good results.
0:50:20 > 0:50:23This is a great example. It's seen better days, though,
0:50:23 > 0:50:27and those bits of veneer that are missing are expensive to repair.
0:50:27 > 0:50:30So, 100 to 150. Let's hope it makes towards the £200.
0:50:30 > 0:50:32If it does, then that's a great result.
0:50:32 > 0:50:37It's going under the hammer right now, good luck to both of you.
0:50:37 > 0:50:44Lot 810. This is a Victorian mother of pearl veneered single tea caddy.
0:50:44 > 0:50:49We have two commission bids here. I'll start the bidding at 130.
0:50:49 > 0:50:50is there 140 in the room?
0:50:50 > 0:50:54£130... 140, 150...
0:50:54 > 0:50:56160, commission bids out...
0:50:56 > 0:50:57160 in the room, is there 170?
0:50:57 > 0:51:03At £160 and we are selling, at £160 if you're all done.
0:51:03 > 0:51:05For the last time, then.
0:51:05 > 0:51:09- Sold. - Absolutely excellent, we got £160.
0:51:09 > 0:51:11What are you going to put that towards?
0:51:11 > 0:51:15With Christmas around the corner, well, more or less.
0:51:15 > 0:51:19- Half a year away. - I think we spend that way.
0:51:19 > 0:51:22How would you say "good result" in Dutch?
0:51:22 > 0:51:25Sounds pretty similar - goede resultaat.
0:51:25 > 0:51:28Oh, it does actually, doesn't it?
0:51:34 > 0:51:38Remember the Laurel and Hardy autographs? It's time to put them under the hammer.
0:51:38 > 0:51:41We are joined by Catherine, Donald, and Bernadette.
0:51:41 > 0:51:45What a fabulous story we've just heard at the valuation day.
0:51:45 > 0:51:47Yes, absolutely. One of my favourites.
0:51:47 > 0:51:49Your father was a hairdresser?
0:51:49 > 0:51:51- Yes, ladies and gents. - Cut their hair.- Yes.
0:51:51 > 0:51:53Got their autograph.
0:51:53 > 0:51:56- Beautiful story. - He said they joked all the time.
0:51:56 > 0:51:58I bet they did. I would have been tempted
0:51:58 > 0:52:02to keep one set of autographs myself and sell the other,
0:52:02 > 0:52:05- but you didn't want to split the book up.- No.
0:52:05 > 0:52:09- I'm pleased we've protected them with a reserve.- Absolutely.
0:52:09 > 0:52:12Lots of memories and they're going under the hammer.
0:52:12 > 0:52:14Good luck, both of you.
0:52:14 > 0:52:15- Thank you.- Here we go.
0:52:15 > 0:52:21Lot 825. This is a miniature autograph book
0:52:21 > 0:52:29signed by Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy, so start me at £400. £400?
0:52:29 > 0:52:32- 350 then... £350.- Come on.
0:52:32 > 0:52:34Try 300, £300, thank you...
0:52:34 > 0:52:39and 20, 320... 350, at £320...
0:52:39 > 0:52:42make it 350, at £320.
0:52:42 > 0:52:44- Come on, one more. - We're one bid away.
0:52:44 > 0:52:48We are close at £320 but I'm afraid I can't sell at that figure.
0:52:51 > 0:52:54One bid away, we were one bid away.
0:52:54 > 0:52:57- We were so close. - We've got a reserve of £350.
0:52:57 > 0:52:59I'm so disappointed.
0:52:59 > 0:53:02It's an absolutely cracking lot, a really super lot.
0:53:02 > 0:53:04- Not to worry.- Not to worry.
0:53:04 > 0:53:06They're beautiful.
0:53:14 > 0:53:16We've got Janet's Japanese beads
0:53:16 > 0:53:20just about to go under the hammer. That's a tongue twister, isn't it?
0:53:20 > 0:53:22Janet's Japanese beads.
0:53:22 > 0:53:23Are you into textiles?
0:53:23 > 0:53:26- No, I'm not.- I was going to say you look very colourful
0:53:26 > 0:53:28and sort of as if you were.
0:53:28 > 0:53:30So how did you come across these beads,
0:53:30 > 0:53:32cos they're all from a dress?
0:53:32 > 0:53:33Well, they're the little...
0:53:33 > 0:53:36like the washer, under a netsuke.
0:53:36 > 0:53:40- Yes. - And they were in a dressing-up box.
0:53:40 > 0:53:42Were they? Where did you find that?
0:53:42 > 0:53:44At my grandmother's house.
0:53:44 > 0:53:50Well, James, you've put 150 to £250 on these. You obviously understand
0:53:50 > 0:53:53what you're looking at because I wouldn't know how to value these.
0:53:53 > 0:53:55Were you surprised at James' valuation?
0:53:55 > 0:53:59I had no idea what they'd be worth. I didn't even know what they were.
0:53:59 > 0:54:02No, it's so hard to put a price on something like this,
0:54:02 > 0:54:04it's quite an academic thing.
0:54:04 > 0:54:08How do you do it, James, how do you know about stuff like this?
0:54:08 > 0:54:10This is a really difficult subject.
0:54:10 > 0:54:13Loads of beads and a couple of them are signed.
0:54:13 > 0:54:16Those signatures could make all of the difference.
0:54:16 > 0:54:21Unfortunately, I can't read Japanese but there are plenty of people out there that can,
0:54:21 > 0:54:22so they might do really well.
0:54:22 > 0:54:25OK, I hope you're right. I hope we get the top end.
0:54:25 > 0:54:29We're gonna find out. It's packed here, so good luck, both of you.
0:54:29 > 0:54:31They're going under the hammer.
0:54:31 > 0:54:37Lot 180. This is the Japanese beads. A lot of interest in these.
0:54:37 > 0:54:42We have four commission bids and a telephone.
0:54:42 > 0:54:47- I shall start the bidding at £450. - Oh!
0:54:47 > 0:54:50Is there 470 in the room? At £450...
0:54:50 > 0:54:55is there a... 470, commission bids out...
0:54:55 > 0:55:01470 in the room... 500, 520...
0:55:01 > 0:55:04550, 570...
0:55:04 > 0:55:06- 600.- It's incredible.
0:55:06 > 0:55:08And 20...
0:55:08 > 0:55:11650, 670...
0:55:13 > 0:55:16700, and 20.
0:55:16 > 0:55:19James, it's exceeded your top estimate.
0:55:19 > 0:55:22- He said they might fly. - He did, didn't he?
0:55:22 > 0:55:25At £720... Is there 750?
0:55:27 > 0:55:30- At £720... Any more?- 720 quid!
0:55:30 > 0:55:34At £720, then, for the very last time.
0:55:34 > 0:55:37Bang, that is a big sold sound.
0:55:37 > 0:55:40£720, Janet.
0:55:40 > 0:55:43- Wonderful.- What are you going to do with all that money?
0:55:43 > 0:55:46It'll pay for the piece of jewellery I've already commissioned.
0:55:46 > 0:55:49- You've designed a piece of jewellery?- Yes.
0:55:49 > 0:55:52- And you're going to get it made. - Yes.
0:55:52 > 0:55:53Oh, good for you.
0:56:01 > 0:56:06I'm feeling quite excited. It's our favourite thing in the sale.
0:56:06 > 0:56:10It's the gorgeous 1920s tin-plate car. It belongs to Duncan.
0:56:10 > 0:56:16- Any second thoughts? - No, as I said, it doesn't have all those memories for me.
0:56:16 > 0:56:20I've got things of my father's that I remember very well.
0:56:20 > 0:56:24- But we never played with it. - And you can cherish those.
0:56:24 > 0:56:30And this has been in a box. At least it's got four spare tyres!
0:56:30 > 0:56:33It's got the look. It's a good gentleman's toy.
0:56:33 > 0:56:40Lot 660. I'm going to start the commission bids at £800.
0:56:40 > 0:56:42Is there 50 in the room?
0:56:42 > 0:56:44At £800. At £800.
0:56:44 > 0:56:47850. 900.
0:56:47 > 0:56:49And 50? 1,000.
0:56:49 > 0:56:54- And 50.- Doing battle on the phones now. We've done it.- Wow!
0:56:54 > 0:56:561,150?
0:56:56 > 0:57:01At £1,100 commission bid. Is there 50? At £1,100.
0:57:01 > 0:57:05And 50. Commission bid is out. 1,200.
0:57:05 > 0:57:08And 50. 1,300.
0:57:08 > 0:57:10And 50. 1,400.
0:57:10 > 0:57:13And 50. 1,500.
0:57:13 > 0:57:17And 50. 1,600. And 50. 1,700.
0:57:17 > 0:57:20And 50. 1,800.
0:57:20 > 0:57:22And 50. 1,900.
0:57:22 > 0:57:28- And 50.- Yes! Duncan! - 2,100.
0:57:28 > 0:57:31- 2,200. 2,300.- Wow!
0:57:32 > 0:57:352,400. 2,500.
0:57:36 > 0:57:382,600?
0:57:38 > 0:57:44- £2,500. On the telephone at £2,500. - Wow. I'm tingling.
0:57:44 > 0:57:49At £2,500. For the very last time.
0:57:49 > 0:57:51- Sold.- That's sold!
0:57:51 > 0:57:53Thank you very much indeed.
0:57:53 > 0:57:58- Thank you for bringing it in. That's made your day.- It has.
0:57:58 > 0:58:04- What will you put that towards? - As I said to Catherine, we've just had a granddaughter.
0:58:04 > 0:58:09- Right.- So it will go into a fund. Can't get a better start.
0:58:09 > 0:58:13- What a great start. What's her name?- Kerensa.
0:58:13 > 0:58:16- Lovely name!- Cornish for love.
0:58:16 > 0:58:19- Proper job.- Yes.- That's beautiful.
0:58:19 > 0:58:24- I didn't realise it was that much of a corker!- What a corker!
0:58:24 > 0:58:28That's brought the show to a wonderful climax.
0:58:28 > 0:58:34If you've got anything like that, bring it along. We'd love to see you.
0:58:34 > 0:58:36Join us next time for many more surprises on Flog It.
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