0:00:08 > 0:00:13If you're looking for something spicy, you'll get it on today's show.
0:00:13 > 0:00:16Where am I? Manchester's Curry Mile, of course.
0:00:16 > 0:00:19But before I get stuck into some of the local fare,
0:00:19 > 0:00:24let's see what the people of Greater Manchester will bring along to our valuation day in Oldham.
0:01:02 > 0:01:04Where I'm walking right now, this very street,
0:01:04 > 0:01:08was part of the original road from Manchester to Huddersfield.
0:01:08 > 0:01:13It's the oldest part of Oldham. It was originally known as Cuckstool Pit.
0:01:13 > 0:01:19Somewhere along it, it contained a very large pool of stagnant water.
0:01:19 > 0:01:24Where, apparently, they used to dunk the heads of women into,
0:01:24 > 0:01:27when their chattering was considered to be a menace to the town.
0:01:27 > 0:01:29Believe me.
0:01:32 > 0:01:36But there won't be any of that sort of behaviour going on here today...
0:01:36 > 0:01:39Because today, it's going to be a particularly organised
0:01:39 > 0:01:43and delightful show, because it's all about the girls.
0:01:43 > 0:01:45Yes!
0:01:45 > 0:01:48Our fragrant experts, bringing their own special feminine touch
0:01:48 > 0:01:52to the show, are the lovely Kate Bliss and Anita Manning.
0:02:00 > 0:02:04- Joyce and Peter, welcome along to Flog It!.- Thank you.
0:02:04 > 0:02:06Do you know what this is?
0:02:06 > 0:02:09- Yes, a Moorcroft.- A Moorcroft.
0:02:09 > 0:02:10A Moorcroft vase, yup.
0:02:10 > 0:02:12Very popular on Flog It!.
0:02:12 > 0:02:15And no wonder because it's a wonderful item,
0:02:15 > 0:02:18wonderful quality, wonderful colour.
0:02:18 > 0:02:20Tell me, who does it belong to?
0:02:20 > 0:02:23- It belongs to me. - Where did you get it, Joyce?
0:02:23 > 0:02:26An aunt left it to me.
0:02:26 > 0:02:31I admired it, because of the colours, from me being very young.
0:02:31 > 0:02:33And I was quite surprised...
0:02:33 > 0:02:35when she died, she left it me.
0:02:35 > 0:02:37I didn't give it much thought, really.
0:02:37 > 0:02:41- Do you like it, Joyce? - I do like it, I do like it.
0:02:41 > 0:02:46But it doesn't match anything that, that I've got, because I, I have a lot of cut glass.
0:02:46 > 0:02:49OK, let's look at this piece of Moorcroft.
0:02:49 > 0:02:52It's a very nice shape, baluster shape.
0:02:52 > 0:02:57It's a very popular pattern, it's pansies.
0:02:57 > 0:03:03William Moorcroft started his own factory in 1913.
0:03:03 > 0:03:08Before that he had worked for James McIntyre and Company.
0:03:08 > 0:03:10And when he set up on his own,
0:03:10 > 0:03:15he developed this wonderful style of pottery.
0:03:15 > 0:03:19And the Moorcroft factory is still going today,
0:03:19 > 0:03:24and it is still selling well. It is a quality item
0:03:24 > 0:03:28and people will always love it.
0:03:28 > 0:03:30If we look underneath, at the back stamp,
0:03:30 > 0:03:33we have the embossed mark of Moorcroft.
0:03:33 > 0:03:39We can see the Moorcroft signature, we have Made in England.
0:03:39 > 0:03:42Now, we know from this information here,
0:03:42 > 0:03:48that this little vase was made between 1928 and 1940.
0:03:48 > 0:03:51So, it's not a very early vase.
0:03:51 > 0:03:53Price?
0:03:53 > 0:03:58The bigger pieces, the earlier pieces, achieve a much higher price.
0:03:58 > 0:04:01This vase, I would say...
0:04:01 > 0:04:05I would like to put it in at £100-150.
0:04:05 > 0:04:10If there are Moorcroft collectors in the rooms, on that day,
0:04:10 > 0:04:14- it may go higher than the top estimate.- Right.
0:04:14 > 0:04:17We could perhaps put a reserve of £80
0:04:17 > 0:04:22but that's really just to protect it, just in case.
0:04:22 > 0:04:26Now, is that enough to give you a romantic night out?
0:04:26 > 0:04:28Oh, yeah, oh, yeah.
0:04:28 > 0:04:30- Bit left over... - You're easy pleased.
0:04:36 > 0:04:39Wow, what a stunning necklace!
0:04:39 > 0:04:42That's the nicest piece of jewellery I've seen all day,
0:04:42 > 0:04:43but for quite a while, as well.
0:04:43 > 0:04:46- So, this is yours, presumably? - It is, yes.
0:04:46 > 0:04:48So, where did it come from?
0:04:48 > 0:04:50It was left to me by my godmother.
0:04:50 > 0:04:54I've had it for about ten years now. I've never worn it.
0:04:54 > 0:04:56You've never worn it?
0:04:56 > 0:05:01- Not even once?- No.- Why not? Jewellery's for wearing, you know.
0:05:01 > 0:05:06Oh, it is. I have offered it to people to wear on wedding days and special occasions.
0:05:06 > 0:05:09But, no, it's always been declined.
0:05:09 > 0:05:12So, it hasn't actually been worn since you had it?
0:05:12 > 0:05:14Since your godmother passed it to you?
0:05:14 > 0:05:17No, and I don't think my godmother would have worn it for a long time.
0:05:17 > 0:05:22Gosh! Well, it's actually... It's quite a heavy piece to wear, I should imagine, isn't it?
0:05:22 > 0:05:25You've got a lot of stone in there.
0:05:25 > 0:05:27The stones, of course, are amethyst and citrine,
0:05:27 > 0:05:30placed alternately here and graduated,
0:05:30 > 0:05:33working up to this large amethyst at the bottom.
0:05:33 > 0:05:37And the stone's quality depends, really, on the saturation of the colour.
0:05:37 > 0:05:40And the very pure lemony form of citrine
0:05:40 > 0:05:44is perhaps the rarest example, and the most expensive.
0:05:44 > 0:05:48And the amethyst, that has a very deep saturated colour also,
0:05:48 > 0:05:50is one of the most desirable stones.
0:05:50 > 0:05:54And here they're a beautiful colour, aren't they?
0:05:54 > 0:05:56Especially arranged like this.
0:05:56 > 0:05:59They're cut in the oval cut and set in an open setting,
0:05:59 > 0:06:03to let as much light pass through them as possible.
0:06:03 > 0:06:07And I think what we have here is a silver-gilt mount.
0:06:07 > 0:06:10I can tell that by the colour. I think that's what it is.
0:06:10 > 0:06:13A little replacement catch here, but I think the necklace itself
0:06:13 > 0:06:15is Victorian in date,
0:06:15 > 0:06:19somewhere between 1860, 1880, something like that.
0:06:19 > 0:06:22- So, quite a bit of age to it. - It is. Older than what I thought.
0:06:22 > 0:06:26So, what about value, Helen? Have you any idea at all?
0:06:26 > 0:06:32No, because I thought it was, sort of, earlier, you know, 1900s.
0:06:32 > 0:06:34- It's older than I thought.- Right.
0:06:34 > 0:06:40Well, I think, at auction, today, a lovely set such as this
0:06:40 > 0:06:42is probably going to be,
0:06:42 > 0:06:46realistically, somewhere between £400-£600.
0:06:47 > 0:06:51But it's worth it, it's worth it. It's beautiful.
0:06:51 > 0:06:55- It is beautiful, isn't it? So, you're quite happy you want to sell it?- Yes.
0:06:55 > 0:06:59- Yes, she says, final answer.- Yes.
0:06:59 > 0:07:01OK, well, we'll whisk it away from you then.
0:07:01 > 0:07:06I'm sure we'll get a good jewellery buyer, if not a private person, who falls in love with this.
0:07:06 > 0:07:09- Because I think it is stunning, isn't it?- Yes, it is.
0:07:09 > 0:07:11- Thank you very much for bringing it along.- Thank you.
0:07:16 > 0:07:20Is it drinks all round? Is this a drinks display cabinet?
0:07:20 > 0:07:23Well, Paul and I know what it is. In fact,
0:07:23 > 0:07:25it's a cabinet gramophone player.
0:07:25 > 0:07:29So, tell me about its history. How did you come by this?
0:07:29 > 0:07:34It belonged to relatives of mine, which I always admired it, when I used to visit.
0:07:34 > 0:07:37- As a young nipper. - As a young nipper.
0:07:37 > 0:07:40- And when they passed on, they left it to me. - How long have you had this?
0:07:40 > 0:07:42I've had it about 30 years now.
0:07:42 > 0:07:4430-odd years? Wow.
0:07:44 > 0:07:46Where's it been, in the house?
0:07:46 > 0:07:48Well, partly in the house
0:07:48 > 0:07:52but it's been... spent last nine years in the garage.
0:07:52 > 0:07:55- Right, OK. OK, well, at least you've got a dry garage.- Yes.
0:07:55 > 0:07:57Because there's no sign of any damp.
0:07:57 > 0:08:00It's so typical of the late Edwardian period.
0:08:00 > 0:08:02It's almost got a serpentine front.
0:08:02 > 0:08:07It's like a waterfall cascading down.
0:08:07 > 0:08:11It's got a nice bit of stringing, which has been done by the maker.
0:08:11 > 0:08:14That's professionally done. That's not professionally done,
0:08:14 > 0:08:18that's done by one loving previous owner,
0:08:18 > 0:08:20that was quite handy with a chisel and a gouge.
0:08:20 > 0:08:25And it's got its original handles, which is nice, so...
0:08:25 > 0:08:28All fixtures and fittings are here and it's in good condition.
0:08:28 > 0:08:31And its virtue is the fact that it's still working.
0:08:31 > 0:08:35Because many have survived, but they're not working. Value?
0:08:35 > 0:08:38It is such a hard thing to value.
0:08:38 > 0:08:43It's not the carpentry and the cabinet making which has got a great deal of value or interest here,
0:08:43 > 0:08:47but the mechanics of the thing, and the history of the gramophone record.
0:08:47 > 0:08:51From the wax cylinder right through to the iPod of today.
0:08:51 > 0:08:52There's good social history.
0:08:52 > 0:08:55And I think young kids should be able to look at something
0:08:55 > 0:09:00like this and say, well, that was going on, you know, in the 1930s.
0:09:00 > 0:09:04And that's what everybody had in their house, and they would have had one of these.
0:09:04 > 0:09:07These were quite affordable. What do you think it's worth?
0:09:07 > 0:09:09Well, I would think, £60.
0:09:09 > 0:09:13I think we can, hopefully, double that.
0:09:13 > 0:09:16That's what I'd like. I'd like to put it into auction,
0:09:16 > 0:09:19give it the classic 80-120, put a reserve of £60.
0:09:19 > 0:09:22Because you don't want to give it away.
0:09:22 > 0:09:26- No.- You don't want to give this away. OK, Paul, take it away.
0:09:26 > 0:09:27Obviously that's the brake.
0:09:27 > 0:09:30- That's the brake. - Let's see what we're playing.
0:09:30 > 0:09:33It's called Little Darling, and on the other side
0:09:33 > 0:09:36it's Yes, Tonight Josephine.
0:09:36 > 0:09:38I think we'll go for Little Darling.
0:09:38 > 0:09:42And I'll open the doors, so we can have full volume.
0:09:42 > 0:09:44Because this is your volume control.
0:09:44 > 0:09:47For maximum volume, there's your speaker.
0:09:49 > 0:09:52And to put the volume down slightly, just close the doors fractionally.
0:09:52 > 0:09:57- So, here we go, full volume, here goes, ready?- Yes.
0:10:00 > 0:10:04Needle on and it should... RECORD CRACKLES
0:10:07 > 0:10:09It sounds like we're in an air raid.
0:10:17 > 0:10:19RECORD PLAYS
0:10:27 > 0:10:29Terry, let's play at wee motors.
0:10:32 > 0:10:34I've seen a lot of toys,
0:10:34 > 0:10:41and I have not seen anything in as good condition as this is.
0:10:41 > 0:10:44Did you not play with this when you were a wee boy?
0:10:44 > 0:10:47Not a lot. It seemed old-fashioned at the time,
0:10:47 > 0:10:51so I was playing with more modern cars.
0:10:51 > 0:10:54How did you come by it? Where did you get it from?
0:10:54 > 0:10:55It was a pass-me-down.
0:10:55 > 0:10:58It came down through the family or friends.
0:10:58 > 0:11:03As I say, it seemed old-fashioned, and just got put aside.
0:11:03 > 0:11:05- And left there?- Yeah.
0:11:05 > 0:11:10What we have here really is a little car, which was made by Schuco.
0:11:10 > 0:11:14Now, Schuco were a German toy company
0:11:14 > 0:11:20and they were known for the quality of their toys.
0:11:20 > 0:11:23And this is a very nice little set.
0:11:23 > 0:11:25We see on the back of the box,
0:11:25 > 0:11:27how to play the game.
0:11:27 > 0:11:31And these little pegs in the box
0:11:31 > 0:11:37would form the boundaries of the course, the racecourse.
0:11:37 > 0:11:40This steering wheel here...
0:11:40 > 0:11:43- Would this go on top?- Yes, it's...
0:11:43 > 0:11:48it connects up with the green one, so you can, you can steer it round the course. I've never done it.
0:11:48 > 0:11:50Right, you've never done it.
0:11:50 > 0:11:52It's certainly a smashing idea.
0:11:52 > 0:11:57And I like the way that we have a change of gears through the windscreen here.
0:11:57 > 0:12:00You've kept them for a long time, Terry.
0:12:00 > 0:12:02Why do you want to sell them, now?
0:12:02 > 0:12:06I'm being told to clear out some of the things.
0:12:06 > 0:12:08We have too much.
0:12:08 > 0:12:12She who must be obeyed has told you to get rid of all your own toys!
0:12:12 > 0:12:18Well, estimate on them, I would say for both of them,
0:12:18 > 0:12:22if we put say 60-80, 70-90. In that region.
0:12:22 > 0:12:25- Yeah, that's fine. - I'm sure they'll fly away.
0:12:25 > 0:12:29- Do you want to put a fixed reserve on?- No, no.- No, no?
0:12:29 > 0:12:33Well, we'll put it in at 60-80.
0:12:33 > 0:12:37And we'll want the auctioneer to sell it with some discretion.
0:12:37 > 0:12:39But I'm sure there will be collectors.
0:12:39 > 0:12:43- I know it's a boy's toy, but do you think I could...? - Please do, please do.
0:12:43 > 0:12:46Shall we wind it up and see what happens?
0:12:48 > 0:12:52Yes, that's lovely.
0:12:52 > 0:12:55I could say specially for lady drivers, but I better not.
0:13:03 > 0:13:07- Meg, hello.- Hello.- Hi. And you've brought your friend, Ann, along.- Hello.- Hello.
0:13:07 > 0:13:10- Have you come for moral support? - I have, yes.
0:13:10 > 0:13:14Some very colourful pottery here. Where did this come from?
0:13:14 > 0:13:19They belonged to a great aunt of mine who was also my godmother
0:13:19 > 0:13:22and they've just been passed through the family since the 1930s.
0:13:22 > 0:13:25Do you know what factory they are?
0:13:25 > 0:13:27- Clarice Cliff. - They are Clarice Cliff.
0:13:27 > 0:13:32But, it's not perhaps immediately obvious that they're Clarice Cliff.
0:13:32 > 0:13:35One of the things I like about them is the pattern.
0:13:35 > 0:13:39It's quite an unusual pattern for Clarice Cliff.
0:13:39 > 0:13:44If we turn the bowl over, we can see her signature, just as it should be, on the bottom.
0:13:44 > 0:13:47Clarice Cliff. And the word "Bizarre."
0:13:47 > 0:13:49Do you know what that relates to?
0:13:49 > 0:13:54I just know a lot of Clarice Cliff pieces have the Bizarre on but I don't know the significance, really.
0:13:54 > 0:13:58Well, it's actually the name given to a range of her work.
0:13:58 > 0:14:04One of the earliest ranges in fact - it was launched in 1928 - which usually used very bright colours.
0:14:04 > 0:14:10Some colours really quite outrageous, which is what makes this quite unusual.
0:14:10 > 0:14:15And the thing that really strikes me about it is this beautiful powder blue colour.
0:14:15 > 0:14:21It's called blue cafe au lait, the ground here that we see, which really makes it striking,
0:14:21 > 0:14:23combined particularly, I think, with the pink.
0:14:23 > 0:14:25So, Meg, what about value?
0:14:25 > 0:14:27- Any ideas?- Not really.
0:14:27 > 0:14:31No, because it is an unusual pattern and I haven't seen it before.
0:14:31 > 0:14:33OK. What about you, Ann?
0:14:33 > 0:14:35Have you done any secret research?
0:14:35 > 0:14:37Well, I thought they were worth a bit more.
0:14:37 > 0:14:43As Meg said, they're unusual, so I was looking at 250 for that and about 100 for the two plates.
0:14:43 > 0:14:46- OK. Right. You're optimistic, aren't you?- I am, aren't I?
0:14:46 > 0:14:49She needs a new bathroom, you know.
0:14:49 > 0:14:52Well, I'm going to be a little bit conservative.
0:14:52 > 0:14:56It's a great pattern and I mean, the shape is nice as well
0:14:56 > 0:14:58but it's the pattern that's really going to pull collectors.
0:14:58 > 0:15:01- But plates, we've only got two. - Yeah.
0:15:01 > 0:15:03They probably would have been a set of six or larger.
0:15:03 > 0:15:08- So it would have been part of a much larger dinner service and we've only got a small section here.- Right.
0:15:08 > 0:15:10So that does affect the value quite a bit.
0:15:10 > 0:15:15So I'm going to say, conservatively, £100-200 at auction.
0:15:15 > 0:15:21- I certainly would hope you'll get the upper end of that but that will get buyers interested.- Yeah.
0:15:21 > 0:15:28- But I really hope we reach the 200 or even more.- Right.- I think it's super. I love that powder blue.
0:15:28 > 0:15:29Yes. It is nice. Yes. Yeah.
0:15:46 > 0:15:50We're heading off to the auction with our first batch of items.
0:15:50 > 0:15:56Moorcroft always attracts healthy interest, but how accurate is Anita's valuation of the pansy vase?
0:15:56 > 0:15:59I'm hoping to rock the house with the gramophone belonging to Paul.
0:15:59 > 0:16:02It's a nice piece of history.
0:16:02 > 0:16:04And Clarice Cliff is a Flog It favourite.
0:16:04 > 0:16:08I hope this piece does as well as the others have in the past.
0:16:08 > 0:16:11And I love the retro Schuco cars valued by Anita,
0:16:11 > 0:16:13which should put the bidders in a spin.
0:16:13 > 0:16:17And finally, Kate couldn't resist the glamour of the necklace.
0:16:17 > 0:16:20This one should definitely shine.
0:16:27 > 0:16:30And our sale venue today is the Calder Valley Auction Rooms
0:16:30 > 0:16:33in West Yorkshire, where Ian is on the rostrum.
0:16:35 > 0:16:40Well, it's here to sell. There's absolutely no reserve and it's my favourite lot of the day.
0:16:40 > 0:16:43It's the boxed Schuco cars belonging to Terry here.
0:16:43 > 0:16:46Why, why, why are you selling these?
0:16:46 > 0:16:49These are wonderful and they're in mint condition.
0:16:49 > 0:16:51I've not played with them for a long, long time.
0:16:51 > 0:16:53We can see that. Yeah, we can see that.
0:16:53 > 0:16:56When you say there's no reserve, I'm sorry,
0:16:56 > 0:16:59but I did come and see the auctioneer and put a reserve on.
0:16:59 > 0:17:02- Oh, you did? And what's the fixed reserve now?- 60. - I don't blame you.
0:17:02 > 0:17:04I mean, it was always going to sell.
0:17:04 > 0:17:06I think that's fair enough.
0:17:06 > 0:17:12But I think that it might be just for your own piece of mind, because these will find the market value.
0:17:12 > 0:17:16They're in good condition. They're highly collectable and lovely little objects.
0:17:16 > 0:17:21770. The boxed Schuco...
0:17:21 > 0:17:24green car, and one other.
0:17:24 > 0:17:26And, of course, in lovely condition.
0:17:26 > 0:17:28And I'd like to open the bidding at 50.
0:17:28 > 0:17:3050? 40, then?
0:17:30 > 0:17:3240, sir, well done.
0:17:32 > 0:17:3540, at 40, and 5.
0:17:35 > 0:17:3750, and 5,
0:17:37 > 0:17:4060 and 5,
0:17:40 > 0:17:4370 and 5, 80.
0:17:43 > 0:17:4580 bid here. Anybody else, now?
0:17:45 > 0:17:47At 80, it's absolute mint condition.
0:17:47 > 0:17:5380, 5 anywhere? Then at 80, we're going at 80, and 5.
0:17:53 > 0:17:56- Good, good, good.- Yes! - 85, 90.- Another bidder, fresh legs.
0:17:56 > 0:18:0190 and 5? 95, have we all settled at £95?
0:18:01 > 0:18:06First and last time at £95 then.
0:18:06 > 0:18:09Yes. Nearly did the 100, but we did it, thank goodness for that.
0:18:09 > 0:18:12- That's very good.- Yes. - Are you happy?- Yes, very happy.
0:18:12 > 0:18:14What are you going to do with the money?
0:18:14 > 0:18:18- Go on a cruise.- Go on a cruise!
0:18:18 > 0:18:20The family's going out tomorrow...
0:18:20 > 0:18:22Are you? A day out.
0:18:22 > 0:18:24- Well, an evening out.- Ah, lovely.
0:18:33 > 0:18:35Meg's Clarice Cliff is just about to go under the hammer
0:18:35 > 0:18:39and I've been joined by Ann and Kate, our lovely expert here.
0:18:39 > 0:18:42So, you two, best friends...
0:18:42 > 0:18:43guess for how long?
0:18:43 > 0:18:47- I know it's quite a long time. How long is it?- Near on 40 years.
0:18:47 > 0:18:4940 odd years. Did you meet at school then?
0:18:49 > 0:18:51No. Meg's from Northern Ireland.
0:18:51 > 0:18:53I'm from County Wexford.
0:18:53 > 0:18:57We're involved with the Irish community in Manchester, so we met really through that.
0:18:57 > 0:19:03- Friends.- And you've been best friends ever since, for 40 years. That's a cracking long time.
0:19:03 > 0:19:07Well, you like Clarice Cliff but you don't mind flogging this.
0:19:07 > 0:19:10- They're just taking up room at the moment.- Ann, do you like this?
0:19:10 > 0:19:15Not really but I can see, you know, the value in it because the design is different.
0:19:15 > 0:19:19There's not a lot of that design around. So fingers crossed.
0:19:19 > 0:19:24Let's see what this lot think right now, shall we? It's going under the hammer. Here we go.
0:19:24 > 0:19:27Right. The Clarice Cliff salad bowl and two matching octagonal plates.
0:19:27 > 0:19:32What am I bid for this lot, ladies and gentlemen? 100, shall we say 180?
0:19:32 > 0:19:33Open me at £50. £50.
0:19:33 > 0:19:3650 I'm bid. I have 50. At 60.
0:19:36 > 0:19:40At 70. At 80. £80. At £80. 90 bid.
0:19:40 > 0:19:43£90.
0:19:43 > 0:19:44I've £90. 100. 100.
0:19:44 > 0:19:47At 100 on my right. Anybody else?
0:19:47 > 0:19:50110 there. 110. 120. 130. 140.
0:19:50 > 0:19:54- This is more like it.- I was a bit worried there for a moment.
0:19:54 > 0:19:56- Yeah. Mid estimate now.- 150.
0:19:56 > 0:19:59160.
0:19:59 > 0:20:01170. 180.
0:20:01 > 0:20:05Clarice Cliff never lets us down, does it?
0:20:05 > 0:20:09- 210? Yeah.- 210. 220.
0:20:09 > 0:20:12- Keep going, Meg.- 230. 240.
0:20:12 > 0:20:15- 250. Yeah.- 250. 260.
0:20:15 > 0:20:19That phone bidder's pretty determined.
0:20:19 > 0:20:20290. 300.
0:20:20 > 0:20:22310? Yeah.
0:20:22 > 0:20:27- And ten. 320.- Yeah.- 330.
0:20:27 > 0:20:30- Oh, don't they love Clarice Cliff? - Don't they.
0:20:30 > 0:20:36360. At £360, are we all done at £360 then, on the phone?
0:20:36 > 0:20:39- Brilliant.- That is a good result.
0:20:39 > 0:20:41That's a great result.
0:20:41 > 0:20:45- You two girls are going to have a jolly afternoon, aren't you?- Yes.
0:20:45 > 0:20:47- You're set up for one now.- We are.
0:20:47 > 0:20:50What's £360 going towards, less a bit of commission?
0:20:50 > 0:20:58Well, I've recently had a new granddaughter, so hopefully, a lot will go on her.
0:20:58 > 0:20:59Treat yourself to lunch out as well.
0:20:59 > 0:21:03- We might. - You might. I'm sure you two will.
0:21:03 > 0:21:04- Trouble.- No doubt.
0:21:09 > 0:21:14Remember that Edwardian gramophone? Let's hope it makes sweet music right now, Paul.
0:21:14 > 0:21:18- Yeah, let's hope so.- I'm scared. This is the first item of furniture today.
0:21:18 > 0:21:24It's a cracking piece. I mean, it is something from the bygone era, and it's well worth 80-120.
0:21:24 > 0:21:26So, it's here to sell.
0:21:26 > 0:21:29Well, I hope there's some enthusiasm here today.
0:21:29 > 0:21:31Yeah, so do I.
0:21:31 > 0:21:35- You're not looking forward to taking it home.- No, no, I'm not.
0:21:35 > 0:21:37You don't want to put it back in that garage.
0:21:37 > 0:21:42Edwardian inlaid mahogany cabinet gramophone.
0:21:42 > 0:21:4450? 40?
0:21:44 > 0:21:4530, anywhere?
0:21:45 > 0:21:4730 bid, 30.
0:21:47 > 0:21:5030, 30 and 5. At 35, at 40?
0:21:50 > 0:21:5340 and 5? At 45, 50
0:21:53 > 0:21:58and 5. At 55, 55.
0:21:58 > 0:21:59Any further bids at 55?
0:21:59 > 0:22:01At 55 we're not quite there,
0:22:01 > 0:22:04ladies and gentlemen. At 55. Do I see 60?
0:22:04 > 0:22:07Then at 55, 60, £60.
0:22:07 > 0:22:09Here on my right at 60.
0:22:09 > 0:22:11We're in the market at 60.
0:22:11 > 0:22:13Are there any further bids?
0:22:13 > 0:22:16At 60. Buyer 74.
0:22:16 > 0:22:19It's just goes to show, no-one's buying this sort of thing.
0:22:19 > 0:22:21And that is a classic investment,
0:22:21 > 0:22:25you should be buying it now, because it's at a give-away price.
0:22:25 > 0:22:29Keep it for 20 years and, you never know, it'd probably be worth £300-£400.
0:22:39 > 0:22:43There's a big romantic night out waiting for Peter and Joyce...
0:22:43 > 0:22:49- if, if we can get top money for the Moorcroft vase.- That's right.
0:22:49 > 0:22:51What would we like to see?
0:22:51 > 0:22:56- How much is a big romantic night out?- Oh, I don't know. - £150? Theatre, restaurant.
0:22:56 > 0:23:01- Yeah, something like that.- Cab home. - Yes.- Maybe a hotel for one night.
0:23:01 > 0:23:03Might be, might be.
0:23:03 > 0:23:06- Oh, dear.- The pressure's on then.
0:23:06 > 0:23:09Moorcroft, great name, quality.
0:23:09 > 0:23:13There's lots of Moorcroft in this sale, so it will bring the buyers in.
0:23:13 > 0:23:15- Yes.- This is a nice piece.
0:23:15 > 0:23:20588. Moorcroft baluster vase, with pansy decoration.
0:23:20 > 0:23:23588 is the lot number.
0:23:23 > 0:23:25What am I going to bid on this, 100, 80?
0:23:25 > 0:23:26Open me at 50?
0:23:26 > 0:23:28Thank you, 50, 60.
0:23:28 > 0:23:30£60, is 70 there?
0:23:30 > 0:23:3170, 80 if you like?
0:23:31 > 0:23:33At 80, at 80.
0:23:33 > 0:23:37- Here we go.- 100, and 10, 120.
0:23:37 > 0:23:40130, 140?
0:23:40 > 0:23:42At 140 I'm bid.
0:23:42 > 0:23:44At 140, 150 a fresh bid, thank you.
0:23:44 > 0:23:48150? 150 now. Are we all done?
0:23:48 > 0:23:51At £150, then, the back of the room?
0:23:52 > 0:23:55- Yes.- Yes.- Hammer's gone down, top end of the estimate.
0:23:55 > 0:23:58- Thank you very much.- That is a romantic night out.
0:23:58 > 0:24:01- You can do something with that, can't you, yeah?- Yes, yes.
0:24:06 > 0:24:10A lot of money riding on this. It's good to see you again, Helen.
0:24:10 > 0:24:12Who are you with?
0:24:12 > 0:24:14- Paul, my husband. - Paul, your husband.
0:24:14 > 0:24:15Oh, bodyguard on the way home.
0:24:15 > 0:24:18£400-£600, Kate. Lovely necklace, had a chat
0:24:18 > 0:24:21to the auctioneer about this. He thinks it could do well.
0:24:21 > 0:24:23It's a really good solid piece.
0:24:23 > 0:24:26The stones are beautiful. They're beautifully set.
0:24:26 > 0:24:29It looks quite contemporary, it doesn't look Victorian.
0:24:29 > 0:24:32I still think it's very wearable today.
0:24:32 > 0:24:35Well, we're going to find out. It's going under the hammer.
0:24:35 > 0:24:38801. The fine 9-carat gold necklace,
0:24:38 > 0:24:42set with 13 oval cut amethysts and 12 citrine stones.
0:24:42 > 0:24:44Lovely piece of jewellery there,
0:24:44 > 0:24:46for both young and old.
0:24:46 > 0:24:47Lot 801.
0:24:47 > 0:24:49Who'd like to open me at 300?
0:24:49 > 0:24:51200 then, 200? Thank you.
0:24:51 > 0:24:52200, at 200.
0:24:52 > 0:24:54At 220, 220?
0:24:54 > 0:24:56220, 240.
0:24:56 > 0:24:59- 240, 260.- It's going up. - 260, at 260.
0:24:59 > 0:25:00At 280, at 300.
0:25:00 > 0:25:03320, 340,
0:25:03 > 0:25:05360, 380,
0:25:05 > 0:25:09400 and 20, 440.
0:25:09 > 0:25:12At 440 bid, at 440.
0:25:12 > 0:25:13Are there any further bids?
0:25:13 > 0:25:18At 440 on my right, first and last time.
0:25:18 > 0:25:21440 then, your bid, sir.
0:25:21 > 0:25:24Yes, we're going to settle for that.
0:25:24 > 0:25:27£440, it's gone.
0:25:27 > 0:25:32I know. I'm a little bit sad, but I never wore it
0:25:32 > 0:25:34and I have amethyst, so...
0:25:34 > 0:25:36And I wear these.
0:25:48 > 0:25:51It's said the Curry Mile here in Manchester
0:25:51 > 0:25:57has the greatest concentration of South Asian restaurants anywhere outside the Indian subcontinent.
0:25:57 > 0:26:00And whether that's true, it's got more than anywhere else in the UK.
0:26:00 > 0:26:06Tens of thousands of diners, every week, come here to enjoy a massive
0:26:06 > 0:26:10range of dishes, from India to Pakistan and Bangladesh.
0:26:18 > 0:26:22The word "curry" isn't even used in India.
0:26:22 > 0:26:28In Britain today, it describes any dish with a hot, spicy sauce.
0:26:28 > 0:26:33And the British have certainly had a love affair with Indian food for centuries...
0:26:33 > 0:26:36adopting Indian spices into their cuisine,
0:26:36 > 0:26:38from as early as the 1700s.
0:26:38 > 0:26:42The restaurants here opened up in response to demand, from the influx
0:26:42 > 0:26:48of Asian residents who arrived in Britain during the 1950s.
0:26:48 > 0:26:51They brought their own style, colour and culture.
0:26:51 > 0:26:54And Manchester's own celebrity chef, Azam Ahmad.
0:26:54 > 0:26:59who grew up around here, is keen for me to sample some local flavours.
0:27:01 > 0:27:04Azam, there's an incredible atmosphere here.
0:27:04 > 0:27:07- We're here during the day but at night it's...- Buzzing.- Electric.
0:27:07 > 0:27:12- Because they're all cooking and prepping, you can smell all the flavours.- Yes.
0:27:12 > 0:27:16- Are some of the early restaurants still here since the '60s? - There are.
0:27:16 > 0:27:22There's one that specialised in doing sweets, because, you'd find that a lot of the older generation used to
0:27:22 > 0:27:27think that it was wasting of money, to go out to a restaurant to eat. So, they'd eat at home.
0:27:27 > 0:27:31But things that they couldn't do at home, like the sweets and things, they'd buy here.
0:27:31 > 0:27:37And what's happened is, some of the traditional sweet houses started to do snacks like samosas and pakoras.
0:27:37 > 0:27:42So, originally the sweet houses were here first?
0:27:42 > 0:27:47They were here first. Yeah. And then you'd get, maybe they'd make one curry for that day.
0:27:47 > 0:27:52And it'd sell, and different people would say, "Oh, can I have some of that?"
0:27:52 > 0:27:54So, slowly it evolved from there.
0:27:54 > 0:27:56Did you, did you witness this evolution?
0:27:56 > 0:27:59- Were you a Manchester lad? - I'm born and bred.
0:27:59 > 0:28:01So, as a teenager, you saw all this happening?
0:28:01 > 0:28:04Younger than that, because I'd come here with my mum and dad.
0:28:04 > 0:28:09Is there a variation in dishes from the Bangladesh to the Sri Lankan to the Indian?
0:28:09 > 0:28:13Of course. I mean, that's always... Different chefs cooking different styles.
0:28:13 > 0:28:16Bangladeshi more fish and rice dishes,
0:28:16 > 0:28:20Punjabi-style love their meat and they'd have lots of lamb.
0:28:20 > 0:28:25And each suburb and so forth, they'll have their speciality to that region.
0:28:25 > 0:28:29- Bit like European food. - Exactly. I'm vegetarian, and we're going to cook later.
0:28:29 > 0:28:32I'm going to make you something really special.
0:28:32 > 0:28:34But I'll not tell you exactly.
0:28:34 > 0:28:39But I'm going to do you a fusion twist of some Asian cuisine, with a bit of modern flavours.
0:28:39 > 0:28:43I'm looking forward to that. Shall we take a look at some of the sweet delis?
0:28:43 > 0:28:47Sure, come on. I'll take you across to one of the oldest in Manchester.
0:29:07 > 0:29:10The colours and the scents in here are incredible.
0:29:10 > 0:29:13But I'm keen to get on with our main course.
0:29:13 > 0:29:16So we're borrowing the Shere Khan restaurant where Azam
0:29:16 > 0:29:18can demonstrate his fusion style of cooking,
0:29:18 > 0:29:22giving a modern twist to classic Indian dishes.
0:29:22 > 0:29:26We're going to make you something really nice and exciting.
0:29:26 > 0:29:30I'll use asparagus, as it's one of your favourites. And pineapple, yeah?
0:29:30 > 0:29:33- Yes.- Fresh pineapple, asparagus, going to make you a sauce/vegetable dish.
0:29:33 > 0:29:38Going to start you off with a little bit of oil. Tell me when to stop.
0:29:38 > 0:29:40- About there.- Yeah, that's perfect.
0:29:40 > 0:29:42- Oh, you've done this before. - I love cooking.
0:29:42 > 0:29:45- There you go. - So, how did you get into cooking?
0:29:45 > 0:29:47We're actually a family of doctors.
0:29:47 > 0:29:50And I didn't really fancy much education when I was at school.
0:29:50 > 0:29:54And my mum was always worried, "What's he going to do?"
0:29:54 > 0:29:56And one day when I said, "I want to be a chef."
0:29:56 > 0:29:59She said, "Great, at least my son won't starve."
0:29:59 > 0:30:02So, since then, I've gone into this and I've enjoyed it.
0:30:02 > 0:30:06Did you train obviously as an English chef, then, in Continental food?
0:30:06 > 0:30:13I did. I went into English and French cuisine, and from there developed different tastes around Europe.
0:30:13 > 0:30:18Even Cantonese and Italian cooking. You like hot stuff, I believe?
0:30:18 > 0:30:21I do, I love cooking with chillies.
0:30:21 > 0:30:23I never wash my hands afterwards.
0:30:23 > 0:30:26So, when I'm sort of wiping my brow, it gets in my eyes.
0:30:26 > 0:30:30- Ah, dangerous. Don't do that. - OK.- We're leaving the seeds in.
0:30:30 > 0:30:32So, it's going to be really quite hot?
0:30:32 > 0:30:36No, no, no, not quite that strong. It'll complement the taste.
0:30:36 > 0:30:42We're going to soften that up. At the same time that's softening up, we're going to add you some red tomato.
0:30:42 > 0:30:47Are the red chillies stronger than the green ones? Or is that just a myth?
0:30:47 > 0:30:49No, they are, because they've ripened.
0:30:49 > 0:30:51Colour looks fantastic. What's that?
0:30:51 > 0:30:57Mango juice. We're using that as our stock because, instead of using... because you're vegetarian
0:30:57 > 0:31:01we're not using any chicken stock or anything. Just keep stirring that in.
0:31:01 > 0:31:04- Little bit of seasoning? - Little bit of seasoning.
0:31:04 > 0:31:07So, you're reducing the sauce down.
0:31:07 > 0:31:10You're almost separating most of your stock.
0:31:10 > 0:31:13You're going to add in your asparagus.
0:31:13 > 0:31:18- Just a couple of minutes with the asparagus?- Yes, and your pineapple goes in there.
0:31:18 > 0:31:22That's looking nice. We're going to add some coriander to your sauce.
0:31:22 > 0:31:24- Smells delicious. - Can you see what we've done?
0:31:24 > 0:31:27We've turned off the heat, and then we've added in the coriander.
0:31:27 > 0:31:31- So it doesn't burn too quickly.- I tell you, you've done this before.
0:31:31 > 0:31:33I have, yeah.
0:31:33 > 0:31:35We've got for you here, some pilau rice.
0:31:35 > 0:31:39And we've got some browned onions,
0:31:39 > 0:31:43and some cashew nuts, and we're just going...
0:31:43 > 0:31:46- I love cashew nuts. - Pass you that over,
0:31:46 > 0:31:52and we're going to put your asparagus on the side there, the pineapple and your sauce.
0:31:52 > 0:31:54It's the presentation, it's so hard to do.
0:31:54 > 0:31:57- You're going to do perfect. - I'm not, I'm not.
0:32:00 > 0:32:04So, is this the dish you're going to make for your wife on your next anniversary?
0:32:04 > 0:32:06Well, I hope so. I hope so.
0:32:06 > 0:32:08Try and put the asparagus on top.
0:32:08 > 0:32:13- Oh, on top? Laying on top, like little solders.- That's fine. - OK, OK, OK.- Yeah, that's perfect.
0:32:13 > 0:32:15- You're doing well there.- One more?
0:32:15 > 0:32:19Yeah, go on. Now, the other thing that we can do with your sauce, because it's so rich...
0:32:19 > 0:32:24serving it as a garnish for some nice vegetable samosas.
0:32:24 > 0:32:28That's quite nice, because sometimes they can be quite dry.
0:32:28 > 0:32:30- Ainsley would be proud of you. - He would.
0:32:30 > 0:32:33- Yes, definitely.- Look at that.
0:32:33 > 0:32:37Two very quick, wonderful dishes.
0:32:37 > 0:32:42While I'm standing admiring my first dish, Azam is getting on with some spicy vegetable bhajis.
0:32:42 > 0:32:46We chop the asparagus stalks, some okra, aubergine and onion.
0:32:46 > 0:32:49And mix the vegetables up in a batter,
0:32:49 > 0:32:52before deep frying them for several minutes.
0:33:00 > 0:33:05Well, here it is. Here's all our hard work, and we're going to enjoy this.
0:33:05 > 0:33:09Believe me, this is so easy to do, and thank you so much, Azam, for showing us.
0:33:09 > 0:33:12- Your welcome, my pleasure. - While we tuck into this,
0:33:12 > 0:33:16you are going straight back to join our experts at the valuation day.
0:33:16 > 0:33:18Come on, let's go and sit down.
0:33:30 > 0:33:34Florence, we have had Troika on Flog It! before.
0:33:34 > 0:33:36But these are two quite different items.
0:33:36 > 0:33:39Both from St Ives in Cornwall.
0:33:39 > 0:33:41Tell me, where did you actually get them from?
0:33:41 > 0:33:44I bought them from a shop in Cornwall.
0:33:44 > 0:33:50We used to always go on our holidays there, when the children were small.
0:33:50 > 0:33:55- And when the holiday was finished, on a Friday...- Yes?
0:33:55 > 0:33:57..if we had any money left,
0:33:57 > 0:34:01my husband used to say, "Go and buy yourself a vase," you see.
0:34:01 > 0:34:03So, that's what I used to do.
0:34:03 > 0:34:06Oh, lovely. So, how long ago was that?
0:34:06 > 0:34:12I can't remember the exact year, but it was somewhere in the '60s.
0:34:12 > 0:34:15Well, what a great holiday souvenir.
0:34:15 > 0:34:19Because of course, the Troika market has taken off in recent years.
0:34:19 > 0:34:23And it's become a very collectable market in itself.
0:34:23 > 0:34:27And I think, that's for a number of reasons, but partly because
0:34:27 > 0:34:31the factory only produced pieces in a very limited time period.
0:34:31 > 0:34:37Started in 1963 but it actually closed in 1983.
0:34:37 > 0:34:41So, there were only really 20 years of production and after that, that was it.
0:34:41 > 0:34:43Yeah, they don't do any more.
0:34:43 > 0:34:45They don't, no, they don't.
0:34:45 > 0:34:49So, you've got, really, what are known as limited pieces.
0:34:49 > 0:34:52And every piece was unique, really, to a certain extent.
0:34:52 > 0:34:55They used influences from the Aztec culture,
0:34:55 > 0:35:00and they say that the Cornish landscape had a, had a bearing.
0:35:00 > 0:35:03It's quite a bleak landscape, particularly in northern Cornwall,
0:35:03 > 0:35:05where the tin mining was.
0:35:05 > 0:35:10- Yes, it is.- And so we got quite, sort of, simple and sometimes quite striking geometric shapes.
0:35:10 > 0:35:12This almost looks like a face, doesn't it?
0:35:12 > 0:35:14On this side, or a mask.
0:35:14 > 0:35:17Perhaps you can see the Aztec influence coming in there.
0:35:17 > 0:35:21This one is perhaps a little more conservative in design.
0:35:21 > 0:35:26It reminds me of some of the pieces that they produced for Heal's, that were retailed by Heal's in London.
0:35:26 > 0:35:29But this one, I don't know whether you noticed,
0:35:29 > 0:35:32has a whacking great big crack down the inside.
0:35:32 > 0:35:35You can just see that, down there.
0:35:35 > 0:35:37That's going to affect the value.
0:35:37 > 0:35:41So, can you remember what you paid for them all that time ago?
0:35:41 > 0:35:45I should think it was somewhere around about £10.
0:35:45 > 0:35:50Or even under, because that were about all we had left.
0:35:50 > 0:35:54Well, this one, I'm afraid, is going to be affected by the crack.
0:35:54 > 0:35:56- I would say... - Yeah, I can understand that.
0:35:56 > 0:36:00I would put it at perhaps £20, even.
0:36:00 > 0:36:04Whereas this one is a really good substantial piece.
0:36:04 > 0:36:07It's got everything that people like about Troika.
0:36:07 > 0:36:12And I think you're going to certainly be looking at between £100 and £150.
0:36:12 > 0:36:14So, what do you think about that?
0:36:14 > 0:36:16I think that's really good.
0:36:16 > 0:36:19I don't think it's a bad return. It's a pretty good investment.
0:36:19 > 0:36:21No, it's quite all right, that.
0:36:29 > 0:36:36This is a fairly straightforward, home-made, kind of item, Hilary.
0:36:36 > 0:36:39Can you tell me anything about it?
0:36:39 > 0:36:45I believe it was made by a German prisoner of war, in Sicily.
0:36:45 > 0:36:51And it was brought back by an Irish man, who was just an ordinary soldier there.
0:36:51 > 0:36:56So, he must have been working at the prisoner of war camp.
0:36:56 > 0:37:00And it was given to him by the prisoner who made it.
0:37:00 > 0:37:01And that's all I know.
0:37:01 > 0:37:06That's all, yeah. Well, what we have really, is a little bit of history.
0:37:06 > 0:37:10And the value of it lies in that interest.
0:37:10 > 0:37:16It may have been that the chap who made this little aeroplane,
0:37:16 > 0:37:19was a pilot. And had been shot down.
0:37:19 > 0:37:21Yes, yes, that sounds like that.
0:37:21 > 0:37:24And to fill his time, he's made this item.
0:37:24 > 0:37:27It's made of aluminium, it's made from an aeroplane.
0:37:27 > 0:37:34One of our other boy experts have identified it as a Stuka,
0:37:34 > 0:37:37which I believe was a dive bomber.
0:37:37 > 0:37:43And we have, on the wings here, Sicily and 1944.
0:37:43 > 0:37:47So, it was towards the end of the war.
0:37:47 > 0:37:49It's telling us a wee story, Hilary.
0:37:49 > 0:37:54There is a market for this type of item,
0:37:54 > 0:37:58that were made by prisoners of war.
0:37:58 > 0:38:01They were, in the main, very simple items,
0:38:01 > 0:38:03home-made, hand-crafted.
0:38:03 > 0:38:06They had very little in the way of materials either,
0:38:06 > 0:38:12to make the items with, or any tools were often rudimentary.
0:38:12 > 0:38:15So, simple items, but they do tell a story.
0:38:15 > 0:38:20And I rather like the idea that your Irishman may have been friends
0:38:20 > 0:38:24with the young German pilot, at that point.
0:38:24 > 0:38:26- Yeah, yeah.- Value on it?
0:38:26 > 0:38:32I would say we could put it in at, say, 20-25.
0:38:32 > 0:38:35It's really just a figure plucked out.
0:38:35 > 0:38:40It depends on the day, if we do have some interest from the auction.
0:38:40 > 0:38:43- I don't know if you want to put a reserve on it or...?- No.
0:38:43 > 0:38:49No, no reserve on it. And let's hope that it makes two figures anyway.
0:38:56 > 0:39:00Sheila, this is the only bit of silver I've seen so far today.
0:39:00 > 0:39:03- Oh, really?- I think it's great to have it here today.
0:39:03 > 0:39:04Is this a family piece?
0:39:04 > 0:39:06Yes, it belonged to my mother.
0:39:06 > 0:39:10And she got it from an elderly lady that we used to visit.
0:39:10 > 0:39:13And my mother eventually handed it on to me.
0:39:13 > 0:39:14Let's open it up.
0:39:14 > 0:39:17Because although it's got a beautifully engraved outside,
0:39:17 > 0:39:20it is actually rather nice inside as well, isn't it?
0:39:20 > 0:39:23- Yes.- It's got a leather interior.
0:39:23 > 0:39:26It is, as you can see quite clearly,
0:39:26 > 0:39:29a card case with a space here for cards.
0:39:29 > 0:39:32But then it's got this lovely aide-memoire as well,
0:39:32 > 0:39:35and what's known as an ivory leaf inset.
0:39:35 > 0:39:39And the little pencil to write on the ivory.
0:39:39 > 0:39:43Yes. One thing I regret about that is, that when we first had it,
0:39:43 > 0:39:46there was an address on the ivory leaf
0:39:46 > 0:39:49and unfortunately I cleaned it off.
0:39:49 > 0:39:51I do wish I hadn't.
0:39:51 > 0:39:54Oh, that's a shame, because it's almost part of its history.
0:39:54 > 0:39:57- That's right.- Social history. Interesting.
0:39:57 > 0:39:59Well, of course, this would have been owned
0:39:59 > 0:40:03by somebody really quite well-to-do in the Victorian period.
0:40:03 > 0:40:07She was a quite well-to-do lady, I think, and came from London,
0:40:07 > 0:40:09- and she got some nice things.- Right.
0:40:09 > 0:40:12- Have you found the hallmark on it? - No.- On pieces like this,
0:40:12 > 0:40:16which are elaborately engraved, it's quite difficult.
0:40:16 > 0:40:20But it is quite clearly there, and if I just get my little glass on it.
0:40:20 > 0:40:23- Oh, my goodness! - We can see, clearly,
0:40:23 > 0:40:26it's English silver and it's assayed in Birmingham,
0:40:26 > 0:40:29despite your lady coming from London.
0:40:29 > 0:40:31And the date letter's 1898.
0:40:31 > 0:40:34So it's right at the end of that Victorian period.
0:40:34 > 0:40:36But the other thing I can tell you,
0:40:36 > 0:40:38is that it has the maker's initials on it, JG.
0:40:38 > 0:40:42And I think I'm right in thinking it's possibly
0:40:42 > 0:40:45by J Glosser, who was working at that time in Birmingham.
0:40:45 > 0:40:47And those are his initials.
0:40:47 > 0:40:50So, we can tell quite a bit about it.
0:40:50 > 0:40:52So, what about value?
0:40:52 > 0:40:54Never thought about it,
0:40:54 > 0:40:57because I've never really thought about getting rid of it.
0:40:57 > 0:41:00But, it's - as they say on Flog It! so often -
0:41:00 > 0:41:04stuck in a drawer, and I think it's time it moved on.
0:41:04 > 0:41:07I think, in today's market, that should realise £70-£100.
0:41:07 > 0:41:10Mmm. Yes.
0:41:10 > 0:41:13- Are you happy with that? - I think I am.- You think you are?
0:41:13 > 0:41:16- Yes.- Quite sure? Well, if you like, we can set a reserve.
0:41:16 > 0:41:19I would suggest putting it at the lower end of the estimate.
0:41:19 > 0:41:21So, a reserve of 70, and then just in case
0:41:21 > 0:41:24the right person isn't there and it doesn't sell,
0:41:24 > 0:41:26then you can simply take it home.
0:41:26 > 0:41:27Yes.
0:41:36 > 0:41:40- Maria, does this wee chap have a name?- It doesn't, no.
0:41:40 > 0:41:43Tell me, where did you get him?
0:41:43 > 0:41:46It's a piece that was bought for my husband when he was born.
0:41:46 > 0:41:51It was given by a family friend. He was born in 1969
0:41:51 > 0:41:56and I believe that these started to be made in the '60s.
0:41:56 > 0:41:59So you've had to take on the dog...
0:41:59 > 0:42:01when you took on your husband.
0:42:01 > 0:42:06- I did. Yeah.- Do you like this one? - I don't. I'm not fond of it at all.
0:42:06 > 0:42:10- Well, Maria, plenty of people will be fond of it.- Yeah.
0:42:10 > 0:42:15Now, this dog was produced by Beswick,
0:42:15 > 0:42:19commissioned by Dulux, the paint makers,
0:42:19 > 0:42:21and if we turn our dog round,
0:42:21 > 0:42:24- we can see the Beswick back stamp here.- Yeah.
0:42:24 > 0:42:27- Beswick were very good at animals. - Yeah.
0:42:27 > 0:42:32We have a very good factor there. We have a very good factory there.
0:42:32 > 0:42:36- The second factor is he's an advertising figure.- Yeah.
0:42:36 > 0:42:42Dulux commissioned Beswick to design and produce this dog
0:42:42 > 0:42:48and he would have sat in the shop window to advertise the paint.
0:42:48 > 0:42:51Who could resist a wee face like that?
0:42:51 > 0:42:56So you're appealing to the Beswick collectors and you're also appealing
0:42:56 > 0:43:00- to those people who collect advertising items.- Right. OK.
0:43:00 > 0:43:02So, quite a nice item here.
0:43:02 > 0:43:08I would estimate him in the region of £200-£300.
0:43:08 > 0:43:12Gosh, yes...
0:43:12 > 0:43:16By the way, have you consulted your husband?
0:43:16 > 0:43:18He does know I'm here today!
0:43:18 > 0:43:20He knows you're here.
0:43:20 > 0:43:24And is he quite happy that this goes to auction?
0:43:24 > 0:43:26- He's happy for him to be sold. Yeah.- OK.
0:43:26 > 0:43:30And will you share in the takings?
0:43:30 > 0:43:35Yeah, in some way I will. We're hoping if we are able to sell him
0:43:35 > 0:43:37that the proceeds might go towards
0:43:37 > 0:43:40a piece of original art work for the house.
0:43:40 > 0:43:43- You might see something at the auction.- We might do.- Yep.
0:43:43 > 0:43:47Well, I think the dog will do well.
0:43:47 > 0:43:52We'll put a reserve of £200 on him. Estimate of £200-£300.
0:43:52 > 0:43:58- I'm sure he'll do very well and you'll be very pleased.- Thank you.
0:43:58 > 0:44:01Kate and Anita have found some more choice items to sell at auction.
0:44:01 > 0:44:04First are the ever-popular Troika vases,
0:44:04 > 0:44:06born and bred in my adopted home county of Cornwall.
0:44:06 > 0:44:10Then there's the fascinating story of the home-made Stuka plane,
0:44:10 > 0:44:13and it's anybody's guess whether it will take off.
0:44:13 > 0:44:15Sheila's delightful card case is a quality item
0:44:15 > 0:44:18and I think it might do rather well.
0:44:18 > 0:44:20I hope Maria sells the Beswick dog
0:44:20 > 0:44:24so she can get the art work that she really wants.
0:44:25 > 0:44:29I love this little Dulux dog. He's quality. He's brilliant.
0:44:29 > 0:44:32His condition is wonderful.
0:44:32 > 0:44:37His coat is glossy. His nose is wet.
0:44:37 > 0:44:40He should get a first.
0:44:40 > 0:44:42- Best of breed. Here we go. Good luck.- Thank you.
0:44:42 > 0:44:46Lot 523. Large Beswick advertising model of an old English sheepdog.
0:44:46 > 0:44:50This was issued 1964 to 1972.
0:44:50 > 0:44:53£100 I have. £100. I have £100.
0:44:53 > 0:44:56I have 100. 120. 140. 160.
0:44:56 > 0:45:00180. At £180.
0:45:00 > 0:45:03At £180. Any further advance on 180?
0:45:03 > 0:45:05At 180. At £200. £200.
0:45:05 > 0:45:09- There's another bid coming here. - At £200. 210 if you like. 210.
0:45:09 > 0:45:13Well done. 210. At £210. We're in the market and selling at £210.
0:45:13 > 0:45:16Any further advances. At £210 then.
0:45:18 > 0:45:21It's gone. £210 the hammer went down.
0:45:21 > 0:45:23I was expecting 300-plus.
0:45:23 > 0:45:26But you're happy, cos you're not a dog lover, are you?
0:45:26 > 0:45:29And you didn't like that little Dulux dog.
0:45:29 > 0:45:31- Cat lover, you see.- Yeah.
0:45:31 > 0:45:34OK. £210 less a bit for commission.
0:45:34 > 0:45:36What's that going to go towards?
0:45:36 > 0:45:37Hopefully, a piece of art work
0:45:37 > 0:45:40for the house that we've just moved into.
0:45:40 > 0:45:42Oh, brilliant.
0:45:42 > 0:45:43Contemporary or sort of fancy?
0:45:43 > 0:45:45More contemporary I think, yeah.
0:45:45 > 0:45:47There's plenty for sale here.
0:45:47 > 0:45:50Yeah. I'll keep looking.
0:45:58 > 0:46:01If I said, "Proper job, my handsome," you'd certainly know what I was talking about.
0:46:01 > 0:46:05In the antiques trade here, it's a little bit of Troika, belonging to Florence.
0:46:05 > 0:46:09- We've got two items. And you've brought in your granddaughter?- Yes. - What's your name?- Andrea.
0:46:09 > 0:46:13- Andrea, this could be your inheritance...- I hope so. - ..going under the hammer.
0:46:15 > 0:46:19- Two cracking pieces of Troika caught your eye. - Well, one has got a crack.
0:46:19 > 0:46:21It has. Slightly damaged, yes.
0:46:21 > 0:46:24But, nevertheless, always does well.
0:46:24 > 0:46:27Good pieces as well. Why are you flogging these?
0:46:27 > 0:46:31Well, they've been on a shelf in the pantry for years.
0:46:31 > 0:46:36And I just... When you were coming to Oldham, I thought...
0:46:36 > 0:46:37- Bring them along.- Yeah.
0:46:37 > 0:46:39Do you like Troika, Andrea?
0:46:39 > 0:46:42I love the pieces, because I remember them as being...
0:46:42 > 0:46:45a little girl, we had holidays to St Ives, from being a dot.
0:46:45 > 0:46:48So, I remember them being at my grandma's.
0:46:48 > 0:46:50- Lots and lots of happy memories. - Really pretty.- Aw.
0:46:50 > 0:46:53Well, let's hope we put a big smile on your face now,
0:46:53 > 0:46:54as these go under the hammer.
0:46:54 > 0:46:58And let's hope we get that top end, £150. Fingers crossed, everyone?
0:46:58 > 0:46:59Here we go, this is it.
0:46:59 > 0:47:06Large Troika vase and the cylindrical vase to go with it.
0:47:06 > 0:47:08Who'd like to open the bidding at £80?
0:47:08 > 0:47:1060 for the two? 60, thank you, sir.
0:47:10 > 0:47:1260, at 60, and 70.
0:47:12 > 0:47:14I've 70, 80,
0:47:14 > 0:47:1590, 100.
0:47:15 > 0:47:17100, 105... 105?
0:47:17 > 0:47:20110, 115, 120. 120 and 5,
0:47:20 > 0:47:23130 and 5,
0:47:23 > 0:47:26140 and 5, 150 and 5.
0:47:26 > 0:47:28155, right at the back, 155.
0:47:28 > 0:47:32160, a fresh bid.
0:47:32 > 0:47:36Fresh bid wins at 160, are you all done?
0:47:36 > 0:47:40- 160 then. Thank you.- £160!
0:47:40 > 0:47:43Florence and Andrea, that's great news, isn't it?
0:47:43 > 0:47:45That could be a trip down to Cornwall for you.
0:47:45 > 0:47:47- It could.- Couldn't it? Down to St Ives.
0:47:47 > 0:47:51Because it'll be going towards my next holiday.
0:47:51 > 0:47:55- Which will be hopefully in Cornwall? - Could be.- Could be.
0:47:55 > 0:47:57Ah, Kate, that's a great result.
0:47:57 > 0:47:59You could say, you could say, "Proper job."
0:47:59 > 0:48:01- Proper job.- Proper job.
0:48:06 > 0:48:09Well, this next lot deserves to be on some gentleman's desk.
0:48:09 > 0:48:11It's Hilary's Stuka dive bomber.
0:48:11 > 0:48:14And it's wonderfully crafted out of aluminium.
0:48:14 > 0:48:17I love it, I love the story behind it as well. It's got some history.
0:48:17 > 0:48:21And it's got the look, hasn't it? It really has. I can see what you saw in it, Anita.
0:48:21 > 0:48:25Well, the Stuka is the classic dive bomber.
0:48:25 > 0:48:28And people are interested in World War memorabilia.
0:48:28 > 0:48:31Now, who knows the price of it?
0:48:31 > 0:48:35- It's not...- It's speculative, this one, isn't it?
0:48:35 > 0:48:38Aluminium model of a Stuka fighter plane.
0:48:38 > 0:48:41What do I bid on this, 30? 20, 20?
0:48:41 > 0:48:4320, I'm bid, thank you.
0:48:43 > 0:48:4420, 22.50?
0:48:44 > 0:48:4622.50, 25,
0:48:46 > 0:48:487.50, 30,
0:48:48 > 0:48:502.50, 35.
0:48:50 > 0:48:53- Come on.- 7.50, 40,
0:48:53 > 0:48:572.50, 45, 7.50, 50.
0:48:57 > 0:49:00At 50 here on my left, at £50.
0:49:00 > 0:49:02Have you all done at 50?
0:49:02 > 0:49:05We're selling at £50 then.
0:49:05 > 0:49:07£50.
0:49:07 > 0:49:09- Brilliant.- That's good, isn't it?
0:49:09 > 0:49:12Looking at that brought back lots of memories for me.
0:49:12 > 0:49:15- Because I actually made one of those.- Were you there?- No, no, no.
0:49:15 > 0:49:17I've actually made an Airfix model,
0:49:17 > 0:49:20almost to the same proportion and size.
0:49:20 > 0:49:22And I remember painting it up when I was a school boy.
0:49:30 > 0:49:33Next up, the Victorian silver card case, belonging to Sheila,
0:49:33 > 0:49:36who is an old friend of Flog It!.
0:49:36 > 0:49:38How many times have you been on the show?
0:49:38 > 0:49:43Ten, if you don't count the two auctions.
0:49:43 > 0:49:46- Incredible!- It's because she's got so many nice things.
0:49:46 > 0:49:48You have, you have, actually.
0:49:48 > 0:49:50Well, we've got a cigarette... It's not a cigarette...
0:49:50 > 0:49:52It's a card case, isn't it?
0:49:52 > 0:49:54Why are you flogging this one?
0:49:54 > 0:49:56Well, like everybody else,
0:49:56 > 0:50:00I'm tired of cleaning silver, and it was stuck in a drawer.
0:50:00 > 0:50:02And Flog It! was in town, so...
0:50:02 > 0:50:04Well, you came to the right expert.
0:50:04 > 0:50:08- Good Birmingham maker? - It is a good Birmingham maker.
0:50:08 > 0:50:12We haven't had much under the hammer yet today. So, we don't know how many of the buyers are here.
0:50:12 > 0:50:14This is the first item of silver out.
0:50:14 > 0:50:17The nice thing about this is, the ivory memoir,
0:50:17 > 0:50:20aide-memoire, inside. Just makes it a little bit more special.
0:50:20 > 0:50:24- And the little pencil, as well, is still there.- That's right.
0:50:24 > 0:50:29640, the silver card case with a leather interior.
0:50:29 > 0:50:31Birmingham, 1898. Nice condition.
0:50:31 > 0:50:34What am I bid on this? 100, 80?
0:50:34 > 0:50:3740 to start, 40, 40, 30?
0:50:37 > 0:50:38Thank you, £30, £30
0:50:38 > 0:50:4135, 35, 40, 45.
0:50:41 > 0:50:4650 and 5, 60 and 5, 70?
0:50:46 > 0:50:49- Yes.- 70 on my right there.
0:50:49 > 0:50:51And 5, a fresh bid, 75 and 80, sir?
0:50:51 > 0:50:5380, 85,
0:50:53 > 0:50:55- 90, 95.- They like it.
0:50:55 > 0:50:5795, second row, and 100 here.
0:50:57 > 0:50:59105, 105,
0:50:59 > 0:51:02110, 115,
0:51:02 > 0:51:04120, one more?
0:51:04 > 0:51:06125, 130.
0:51:06 > 0:51:09£130 second row. 135?
0:51:09 > 0:51:11135, 140,
0:51:11 > 0:51:14140, 145, 150.
0:51:14 > 0:51:17At 150 here on my left.
0:51:17 > 0:51:20At £150... And a fresh bid, and 5.
0:51:20 > 0:51:22160, and 5,
0:51:22 > 0:51:24170 and 5, 180.
0:51:24 > 0:51:30180, then, lady's bid of £180.
0:51:30 > 0:51:34- Good result, this one. - I think that's a fantastic price.
0:51:34 > 0:51:36- Amazing.- It exceeded my expectations...
0:51:36 > 0:51:39- Well, it's quite an orderly one. - It's got a lot of things going for it.
0:51:39 > 0:51:42The condition was super, a good period piece.
0:51:42 > 0:51:44- It was complete as well. - Exactly.- Yes.
0:51:44 > 0:51:48Sheila, I'm sure there's going to be an 11th time, I can feel it.
0:51:53 > 0:51:55There certainly was a great buzz in the sale room today,
0:51:55 > 0:51:58and this lot, they're the lucky ones.
0:51:58 > 0:52:01They're paying for the things that they've purchased.
0:52:01 > 0:52:05The highlight of the day, for me, had to be Sheila's cigarette case
0:52:05 > 0:52:07selling for a whopping £180,
0:52:07 > 0:52:09well over its original estimate.
0:52:09 > 0:52:12I hope you've enjoyed today's show.
0:52:12 > 0:52:14So, until the next time, it's cheerio.