0:00:32 > 0:00:34Today, Flog It has come to St Albans,
0:00:34 > 0:00:38a city rich in cultural heritage, with Roman ruins,
0:00:38 > 0:00:40a magnificent medieval cathedral
0:00:40 > 0:00:45and lots of fascinating buildings and architecture.
0:00:45 > 0:00:48We're standing outside the superb 19th century town hall
0:00:48 > 0:00:51which has recently undergone a total refurbishment and facelift.
0:00:51 > 0:00:54The iconic frontage certainly does look the part
0:00:54 > 0:00:56with the splendid portico entrance
0:00:56 > 0:00:59and the wonderful ionic columns above it,
0:00:59 > 0:01:00but it looks even better
0:01:00 > 0:01:04with this massive great big Flog It! queue standing outside in front.
0:01:04 > 0:01:08Who knows what treasures we'll find in all those bags and boxes?
0:01:08 > 0:01:11Well, it's time to get everyone inside the town hall,
0:01:11 > 0:01:13which used to double as a courthouse
0:01:13 > 0:01:16and still retains the old courtroom...
0:01:17 > 0:01:20Which is really handy because today on trial
0:01:20 > 0:01:24will be the valuation skills of our two experts,
0:01:24 > 0:01:28Kate Bliss and Mark Stacey, who swear the tell the truth,
0:01:28 > 0:01:30the whole truth and nothing but the truth.
0:01:30 > 0:01:33Judging by the numbers packed into the hall,
0:01:33 > 0:01:36they've got a lot of evidence to sift through.
0:01:36 > 0:01:41First into the dock is Margaret, who has called up an unusually exhibit.
0:01:41 > 0:01:43- Margaret, hello.- Hello, Mark.
0:01:43 > 0:01:46Here we are in the middle of Hertfordshire,
0:01:46 > 0:01:49and we're looking at a lovely pair of items that have come
0:01:49 > 0:01:52from far, far away from here, far more eastern.
0:01:52 > 0:01:55They're Russian, of course. Now, where did they come from?
0:01:55 > 0:01:59They came from my father's side of the family.
0:01:59 > 0:02:03They came through... He was known as Uncle Sam, and he was
0:02:03 > 0:02:09my grandmother's uncle and he had businesses in Moscow.
0:02:09 > 0:02:10Whenever he came home,
0:02:10 > 0:02:13he always brought presents and things from there.
0:02:13 > 0:02:14When I was growing up,
0:02:14 > 0:02:17- they were always on the sideboard with salt in them.- Of course.
0:02:17 > 0:02:22And they are salt cellars. And it wasn't until I was nearly a teenager
0:02:22 > 0:02:28my mother was told if we kept salt in them, it would corrode them.
0:02:28 > 0:02:31So she packed them away and that was it.
0:02:31 > 0:02:34They're gorgeous but they're very small, so it's not easy
0:02:34 > 0:02:36to display them so we can enjoy them.
0:02:36 > 0:02:40I think with objects like this, when they're so, so beautiful
0:02:40 > 0:02:44and such beautiful workmanship, they really do deserve
0:02:44 > 0:02:47to be in a collection with other pieces like it.
0:02:47 > 0:02:51If we have a little look at this one, what we've actually got is
0:02:51 > 0:02:55a Russian kovsh shape, K-O-V-S-H,
0:02:55 > 0:03:00that's an old, antique Russian drinking vessel.
0:03:00 > 0:03:03And it refers to their shape.
0:03:03 > 0:03:07We've got silver bases and then a champ-leve enamel,
0:03:07 > 0:03:10all this wonderful enamel all over them.
0:03:10 > 0:03:13It's even shaded it in various colours.
0:03:13 > 0:03:17Underneath, we've got the Russian mark for 1890 to 1917,
0:03:17 > 0:03:20so they're pre-Revolution.
0:03:20 > 0:03:22Also, if that wasn't charming enough,
0:03:22 > 0:03:25we've got these lovely little spoons that go with them.
0:03:25 > 0:03:29- They're gorgeous.- Aren't they divine? They are lovely pieces.
0:03:29 > 0:03:32You're quite right also about not keeping salt in them.
0:03:32 > 0:03:35This is why often interiors like this
0:03:35 > 0:03:37are gilded or have a glass liner.
0:03:37 > 0:03:41- Would they have been gilded or had a glass liner?- No, I don't think so.
0:03:41 > 0:03:44I think, even if they had been gilded and they'd been rubbed,
0:03:44 > 0:03:46there would have been traces of it.
0:03:46 > 0:03:49- Right.- Having said that, they're lovely objects,
0:03:49 > 0:03:52and the Russian market is quite hot at the moment,
0:03:52 > 0:03:53which is a good thing.
0:03:53 > 0:03:58I think we should put them in with a sensible estimate of £400 - £600
0:03:58 > 0:04:04with a £400 fixed reserve, so we don't sell them for a penny under.
0:04:04 > 0:04:07- Right.- I'm hoping that there'll be two or three Russians
0:04:07 > 0:04:10who discover them through the internet.
0:04:10 > 0:04:12But there are specialist dealers as well.
0:04:12 > 0:04:14But I suppose from our point of view,
0:04:14 > 0:04:16what we want is somebody to want them.
0:04:16 > 0:04:19That's right! As I say I grew up with them on the sideboard,
0:04:19 > 0:04:21and we all enjoyed them as a family.
0:04:21 > 0:04:23That's a nice memory.
0:04:23 > 0:04:28- It is. And I think there'll be a lot of interest at the sale.- Good.
0:04:35 > 0:04:38Angela, we have the odd sampler that comes to Flog It!,
0:04:38 > 0:04:42but I have to say I haven't seen one as detailed as this for a long time.
0:04:42 > 0:04:45Is needlework something that you're interested in?
0:04:45 > 0:04:47It is, although I can't do anything this good.
0:04:47 > 0:04:52Yes, I do a bit of dressmaking and that sort of thing.
0:04:52 > 0:04:55Where did this particular sampler come from?
0:04:55 > 0:04:57I joined a yoga class and I mentioned that I had been
0:04:57 > 0:05:01looking for a sampler, and a woman in my class said she had a couple,
0:05:01 > 0:05:03so I went to her house to have a look.
0:05:03 > 0:05:06And I bought one, which is a bit older than this,
0:05:06 > 0:05:09and I'm keeping that one because I really like that one.
0:05:09 > 0:05:12I went away without this one, got home and thought, "Well,
0:05:12 > 0:05:16"the work's so fine, maybe I should buy the other one as well."
0:05:16 > 0:05:20So I went back the following week and bought this one.
0:05:20 > 0:05:21Right. So how long ago was that?
0:05:21 > 0:05:23About six months ago.
0:05:23 > 0:05:25- OK. So fairly recently.- Yes.
0:05:25 > 0:05:28- So why have you brought it along today? Do you want to sell it?- I do.
0:05:28 > 0:05:34As you can see, it's a hunting scene, and that rankles with me a bit.
0:05:34 > 0:05:36That's why I want to sell it.
0:05:36 > 0:05:38- It's the subject, really. - Yes.- I think it's super.
0:05:38 > 0:05:42We've obviously gentlemen shooting,
0:05:42 > 0:05:45they could be a flock of ducks or geese they're shooting at.
0:05:45 > 0:05:48And we've got the dogs here collecting the birds
0:05:48 > 0:05:49down the bottom here.
0:05:49 > 0:05:54And the landscape and the subject is worked in so much detail, isn't it?
0:05:54 > 0:05:58- Yes, yes.- It's silk work of course rather than wool work,
0:05:58 > 0:06:00so you get that much finer stitch,
0:06:00 > 0:06:02and, of course, the moth loves silk work.
0:06:02 > 0:06:06But this appears to have escaped the moth's munching for now.
0:06:06 > 0:06:10- It does.- But I have to say, unfortunately, the downside
0:06:10 > 0:06:13of it is that the colours have faded hugely, haven't they?
0:06:13 > 0:06:17Yes, they have. I can imagine it was quite vibrant when it was first done.
0:06:17 > 0:06:19Yes, exactly, particularly the landscape
0:06:19 > 0:06:21has gone very dull brown and green.
0:06:21 > 0:06:25I think this would have been vivid greens and blues, perhaps even red
0:06:25 > 0:06:28here that you can see on the gentlemen's jacket.
0:06:28 > 0:06:32And you can see we've got some water damage here as well,
0:06:32 > 0:06:35where the colours have just bleached out onto the canvas.
0:06:35 > 0:06:41But perhaps the most significant point is that it's signed,
0:06:41 > 0:06:45- "Martha Wheeler's work, aged 13." - I know. It's incredible, isn't it?
0:06:45 > 0:06:49Isn't it just? When you step back and think about that,
0:06:49 > 0:06:52a 13-year-old girl working that. That's what I like about it.
0:06:52 > 0:06:55Not only do you have this work of art,
0:06:55 > 0:06:58but you have a little glimpse into social history.
0:06:58 > 0:07:01Who was Martha Wheeler and where did she live?
0:07:01 > 0:07:03What was she doing when she did this?
0:07:03 > 0:07:05So what about value, Angela?
0:07:05 > 0:07:08Let me ask you, if I dare, how much did you pay for it?
0:07:08 > 0:07:10I paid £120.
0:07:10 > 0:07:13OK. If it was in what I call good condition and the colours
0:07:13 > 0:07:16were fairly vibrant, I would say you would certainly be talking
0:07:16 > 0:07:18about several hundred pounds.
0:07:18 > 0:07:23- Right.- In this condition, I'm going to be a bit mean and say at auction
0:07:23 > 0:07:25probably anything from £50 to £100.
0:07:25 > 0:07:29I'd hope on a good day you might get your money back, but I'm gonna be
0:07:29 > 0:07:34a little bit cautious because the colours are very, very dulled.
0:07:34 > 0:07:36But would you be happy with that?
0:07:36 > 0:07:38Yes, I'd like to give it a try.
0:07:38 > 0:07:42- You're not keen on this shooting, are you?- No!
0:07:42 > 0:07:45Maybe if we can get you a good price, you can buy you another one.
0:07:45 > 0:07:49- That's what I was thinking, yeah. - Well, we'll do our best for you.
0:07:49 > 0:07:50OK. Lovely. Thank you.
0:07:58 > 0:08:01Bill, you've watched Flog It! many times, haven't you?
0:08:01 > 0:08:02Yes, many a time.
0:08:02 > 0:08:06And I can see straight away you're a fan of Flog It!
0:08:06 > 0:08:08You've brought in William De Morgan tiles.
0:08:08 > 0:08:11I have done quite a few William De Morgan tiles before,
0:08:11 > 0:08:14but they've been more of the classical iconic ones
0:08:14 > 0:08:17you'd expect De Morgan to have, with the mythical beasts,
0:08:17 > 0:08:21the dragons, the Viking boats with the slight red lustre to them.
0:08:21 > 0:08:22But these are quite unusual,
0:08:22 > 0:08:25and they are so typical of the Arts and Crafts movement.
0:08:25 > 0:08:29So tell me the story. How did you come across them?
0:08:29 > 0:08:33They were found under a floor in an empty house.
0:08:33 > 0:08:35- In an empty house?- Yes. I was working on it as a builder.
0:08:35 > 0:08:38We had to clear out the floor space.
0:08:38 > 0:08:40Great. So you're a builder
0:08:40 > 0:08:44- and you were in the right place at the right time?- Yes. 40 years ago.
0:08:44 > 0:08:47- What have you done with them? - They've been in coffee tables.
0:08:47 > 0:08:51You built a coffee table and set them in it in a panel?
0:08:51 > 0:08:54- More than one coffee table. - More than one? What, three...?
0:08:54 > 0:08:57We just changed coffee table styles.
0:08:57 > 0:09:00So where is your coffee table now?
0:09:00 > 0:09:02Gone, gone. We finally bought one.
0:09:02 > 0:09:04You actually bought...
0:09:04 > 0:09:06Oh, I like the DIY ones best.
0:09:06 > 0:09:09Let's have a look at the back. Yes, look, there you go.
0:09:09 > 0:09:12You can just see it, "Merton Abbey".
0:09:12 > 0:09:16And we're looking at about 1892 to 1897.
0:09:16 > 0:09:18And William De Morgan,
0:09:18 > 0:09:21the godfather of the Arts and Crafts movement
0:09:21 > 0:09:23along with William Morris, really.
0:09:23 > 0:09:26And you're going to see this design on a lot of fabrics as well.
0:09:26 > 0:09:29This one, sadly... Did you find it like this?
0:09:29 > 0:09:33- No, it broke some years ago. In your coffee table days?- Yes, probably.
0:09:33 > 0:09:39Interestingly enough, you can just make out the DM - De Morgan.
0:09:39 > 0:09:43I think they're absolutely divine, I really do.
0:09:43 > 0:09:46Have you any idea of their value?
0:09:46 > 0:09:50No, not really, only having seen your programmes recently.
0:09:50 > 0:09:54As I said earlier, not the iconic William De Morgan tile
0:09:54 > 0:09:56that everybody is fighting for.
0:09:56 > 0:09:59- That's right.- But nevertheless they have their virtues.
0:09:59 > 0:10:01I can see this one being restored
0:10:01 > 0:10:05and it will make quite a nice panel, won't it?
0:10:05 > 0:10:07They're lovely, they really are lovely.
0:10:07 > 0:10:10A little bit of arts and crafts history.
0:10:10 > 0:10:15And I think, safely, we could put them into auction with a value
0:10:15 > 0:10:18of £200 - £300 for the set.
0:10:18 > 0:10:21- Lovely. Yeah.- So, shall we flog them?
0:10:21 > 0:10:23- Yes, certainly. - Why do you want to flog them?
0:10:23 > 0:10:27We need a new patio out the back. I'm doing it myself, so...
0:10:27 > 0:10:29Of course you are!
0:10:29 > 0:10:32- You see, you've got all the practical skills.- That's right.
0:10:40 > 0:10:43Lynn and Elizabeth, you're best friends, aren't you?
0:10:43 > 0:10:46We've been friends for a very long.
0:10:46 > 0:10:49- How long?- Since we were 16.
0:10:49 > 0:10:50When we were at school.
0:10:50 > 0:10:54So you know each other's tastes very well, I should imagine?
0:10:54 > 0:10:56Sort of, yes, we do.
0:10:56 > 0:10:59Who does this beautiful vase belong to?
0:10:59 > 0:11:02It actually belongs to my mother, who is a very old lady.
0:11:02 > 0:11:05- She's going to be 94.- Is she really?
0:11:06 > 0:11:09And it's always been in my parents' home,
0:11:09 > 0:11:12but it wasn't given a specially prominent place.
0:11:12 > 0:11:15Where did your mother keep it in the house?
0:11:15 > 0:11:18- She kept it underneath the coffee table.- On the floor?!
0:11:18 > 0:11:19I think it was on the floor,
0:11:19 > 0:11:22you could see it when you sat on the sofa.
0:11:22 > 0:11:26What can you tell me about it? Do you like it, first of all?
0:11:26 > 0:11:28I think it's very pretty,
0:11:28 > 0:11:32but it's not something I would have in my house, I don't think.
0:11:32 > 0:11:36- It's very, very nice. - And do you know who manufactured it?
0:11:36 > 0:11:37I know it's a Lalique,
0:11:37 > 0:11:39and it's written on the back that it's Lalique.
0:11:39 > 0:11:41OK. The name of the design -
0:11:41 > 0:11:46and Lalique usually gave his pieces design names - is called Malherbe,
0:11:46 > 0:11:50which in French I'm sure translates into this type of leaf.
0:11:50 > 0:11:54And the geometrical pattern of it, the way the design
0:11:54 > 0:11:58is integral to the vase, is typical of the natural forms
0:11:58 > 0:12:01that are used in the 1920s and '30s.
0:12:01 > 0:12:06And then we've got what's called blue patination.
0:12:06 > 0:12:09So this is a staining put on top of the actual glass
0:12:09 > 0:12:13to give it this lovely blue colour and tone.
0:12:13 > 0:12:17- It looks much nicer since I gave it a good wash.- Does it?- Yes, it does.
0:12:17 > 0:12:22Well, you have to be a bit careful about washing this too vigorously,
0:12:22 > 0:12:26because this patination may come off, with too much scrubbing.
0:12:26 > 0:12:27No, I was careful.
0:12:27 > 0:12:31Let's have a little look at the mark on the bottom.
0:12:31 > 0:12:32That told you it was Lalique.
0:12:32 > 0:12:35We have a stencilled mark there.
0:12:35 > 0:12:37R Lalique.
0:12:37 > 0:12:39That also helps to us date it
0:12:39 > 0:12:41because after 1945 when Lalique died,
0:12:41 > 0:12:44all genuine pieces are just marked Lalique,
0:12:44 > 0:12:46they don't have his initial R,
0:12:46 > 0:12:48so we know this is pre-1945 just from that.
0:12:48 > 0:12:53And we've a lovely little retailer's label here, made in France,
0:12:53 > 0:12:57which is super, which is probably an original one or close to it.
0:12:57 > 0:13:01- Amazing how that survived. - Isn't it just? From the '20s.
0:13:01 > 0:13:04I think it's a super piece. I would love to own it myself,
0:13:04 > 0:13:08and there are hundreds of people out there who would feel the same.
0:13:08 > 0:13:10What about value, have you any idea?
0:13:10 > 0:13:12I have no idea at all what it's worth.
0:13:12 > 0:13:14What do you think, Elizabeth?
0:13:14 > 0:13:17- £500 or so?- Well, I don't think you're far off at all.
0:13:17 > 0:13:19I'm going to be slightly conservative,
0:13:19 > 0:13:23although the market is very buoyant for this sort of thing.
0:13:23 > 0:13:26I'm going to say £300 - £500 at auction.
0:13:26 > 0:13:28But I wouldn't be surprised if we made the top estimate
0:13:28 > 0:13:30and a little bit more.
0:13:30 > 0:13:33I'd like you to have a nice surprise rather than a nasty one.
0:13:33 > 0:13:34So if you're happy with that,
0:13:34 > 0:13:38I think we ought to certainly set a reserve at the lower end
0:13:38 > 0:13:41of the estimate, so the very minimum would be £300,
0:13:41 > 0:13:44and we should be able to realise that very easily, I think.
0:13:44 > 0:13:47- Right, right.- And will you be able to come to the auction?
0:13:47 > 0:13:50I won't be able to come to the auction. I shall be in Costa Rica.
0:13:50 > 0:13:52Will you? Lucky thing!
0:13:52 > 0:13:54So my friend Elizabeth is going to come,
0:13:54 > 0:13:57and she's quite used to auctions, aren't you?
0:13:57 > 0:13:59Yes, I've been to a number of auctions.
0:13:59 > 0:14:01So you know what happens. Great.
0:14:01 > 0:14:05I'm sure Elizabeth and I will keep a very careful eye on it for you.
0:14:05 > 0:14:06That'll be nice.
0:14:10 > 0:14:14Well, what a variety of items we're seeing here today!
0:14:14 > 0:14:17Right now, it's time for our first visit to the saleroom.
0:14:17 > 0:14:19Let's put those valuations to the test.
0:14:19 > 0:14:22These little Russian suits are exquisite,
0:14:22 > 0:14:26such an unusual item is not going to go unnoticed.
0:14:26 > 0:14:29Despite the fading, I still think the bidders will be prepared
0:14:29 > 0:14:31to take a pop at Angela's little sampler.
0:14:31 > 0:14:35And found under the floorboards, Bill's William De Morgan's tiles.
0:14:35 > 0:14:39All we need to do now is find the right buyer.
0:14:39 > 0:14:42I've got a feeling they'll be forming a long queue
0:14:42 > 0:14:44for Lynn's lovely Lalique vase.
0:14:44 > 0:14:46It's a real stunner.
0:14:46 > 0:14:49For today's sale, we have come to Tring and our venue
0:14:49 > 0:14:52is a Flog It! favourite, Tring Market Auctions.
0:14:52 > 0:14:57We're in the experienced hands of local auctioneer, Stephen Hearn
0:14:57 > 0:15:00who's been working this patch for well over 40 years.
0:15:00 > 0:15:03Very nice, for £70.
0:15:06 > 0:15:08I love this, this is one of my favourite lots.
0:15:08 > 0:15:10I think it's special. Belongs to Angela.
0:15:10 > 0:15:15Not for much longer with £50 to £100 riding on this as an estimate
0:15:15 > 0:15:17- put on by Kate.- Oh.
0:15:17 > 0:15:21Angela paid £120 for this about six months ago.
0:15:21 > 0:15:23And I thought that was a fantastic buy.
0:15:23 > 0:15:28It's quality, isn't it? An accomplished needlecraft there.
0:15:28 > 0:15:31You'd be at the age of 13, if you took this up at the age of eight.
0:15:31 > 0:15:36Is she portraying a memory of the autumn? A shooting party.
0:15:36 > 0:15:41I think this is worth somewhere in the region to £300 to £400.
0:15:41 > 0:15:44That's what I'd like to see that for sale for.
0:15:44 > 0:15:47It would be nice to achieve £300 to £400.
0:15:47 > 0:15:50I think probably the fading among the work
0:15:50 > 0:15:54may hold it just under the £300. I hope I'm wrong.
0:15:54 > 0:15:56You still think around £300?
0:15:56 > 0:16:00I still think it could quite easily get around £300.
0:16:00 > 0:16:03Well, all said and done, I think it's up to you
0:16:03 > 0:16:06to weave your magic on the rostrum, don't you?
0:16:06 > 0:16:08Oh dear, the magic.
0:16:08 > 0:16:10Get the wand out.
0:16:10 > 0:16:13I'm sure Stephan will be able to charm the bidders.
0:16:13 > 0:16:18First under the hammer - something small that put a spell on Mark.
0:16:18 > 0:16:21Russian salts that belong to Margaret.
0:16:21 > 0:16:24We've got £400 to £600 put on these by our expert, Mark,
0:16:24 > 0:16:26who has just joined us here.
0:16:26 > 0:16:30I love that cross, did that come from the same place?
0:16:30 > 0:16:31It did.
0:16:31 > 0:16:33Spotted that?
0:16:33 > 0:16:35Yes, it's lovely, isn't it?
0:16:35 > 0:16:37Turquoise is associated with Russia as well.
0:16:37 > 0:16:39The salts are fantastic quality.
0:16:39 > 0:16:43Pre-Revolution, of course. And the Russian market is very strong.
0:16:43 > 0:16:45So we should do very well with them.
0:16:45 > 0:16:47They're going under the hammer.
0:16:47 > 0:16:50Let's hope they find a good home with a collector.
0:16:50 > 0:16:54Now we have the rather interesting Russian silver with enamel.
0:16:54 > 0:16:58The table salts and the spoons, lot number 531.
0:16:58 > 0:17:01I think we ought to be looking for £500 to £600 for them.
0:17:01 > 0:17:04£300 for them. Yes, £300 is bid then.
0:17:04 > 0:17:08£300, £320, £350 I'm bid on them.
0:17:08 > 0:17:13£380, are you 400 now? At £380.
0:17:13 > 0:17:20£400 bid, at £400, if there's no further bid.
0:17:20 > 0:17:22At £400 then.
0:17:22 > 0:17:25£400, we had a fixed reserve.
0:17:25 > 0:17:29- Just got them away. - Yes, sold for £400.- That's OK.
0:17:29 > 0:17:31- We've sold them, haven't we? - It's fine.
0:17:31 > 0:17:35I'd have liked £500, actually, I'd have to say.
0:17:35 > 0:17:37I just hope they've gone to a good home.
0:17:37 > 0:17:40I think they will. The other thing with Russian things,
0:17:40 > 0:17:44we all think of just a handful of names. One of them is Faberge.
0:17:44 > 0:17:48And of course, if they were Faberge, we'd add another nought.
0:17:48 > 0:17:53Exactly. Nevertheless, £400, what will you put that towards?
0:17:53 > 0:17:56My youngest daughter has a dog,
0:17:56 > 0:18:00and she'd to have a very expensive operation not so very long ago.
0:18:00 > 0:18:02So we're going to put the money towards....
0:18:02 > 0:18:04Vet's fees.
0:18:04 > 0:18:06- OK.- A good cause.- A very good cause.
0:18:06 > 0:18:08We all love our doggies.
0:18:16 > 0:18:19OK, it's Angela's needlework sampler.
0:18:19 > 0:18:22- You look absolutely stunning. - Thank you.
0:18:22 > 0:18:25You look like a woman who really appreciates and loves her textiles.
0:18:25 > 0:18:28I really don't understand why you're selling this.
0:18:28 > 0:18:30I know it's the hunting scene.
0:18:30 > 0:18:32But it's so beautiful, I know you loved it.
0:18:32 > 0:18:34We've got £50 to £100 on this.
0:18:34 > 0:18:39You paid £120. You'll settle for £120, will you, quite easily?
0:18:39 > 0:18:42- Yes.- I had a chat with the auctioneer before the sale
0:18:42 > 0:18:44and we both thought you had a really good buy at £120.
0:18:44 > 0:18:48- Do you think so?- Yes, I'd pay £120 any day of the week.
0:18:48 > 0:18:51I know it's a bit faded but I just think so special.
0:18:51 > 0:18:54It is, it's beautifully done. It's very faded though.
0:18:54 > 0:18:57Just think what it would have been like when it was first done.
0:18:57 > 0:19:01We should have kept it. But it's going under the hammer right now.
0:19:01 > 0:19:02Isn't that a good needlework?
0:19:02 > 0:19:06There it is. Typical of the period.
0:19:06 > 0:19:08What about £150 for it? £100.
0:19:08 > 0:19:12£50, £70, £80, are you 90, sir?
0:19:12 > 0:19:1590 I'm bid. £90, 100 to bid.
0:19:15 > 0:19:19110, I have, 120, are you 30?
0:19:19 > 0:19:22140, 150, 160,
0:19:22 > 0:19:25at 180, no. £170,
0:19:25 > 0:19:30And 80 now? 80 is it, I'm selling, £170!
0:19:30 > 0:19:33No further bid, it's down for £170.
0:19:34 > 0:19:36Hammer's gone down. You're right, Kate.
0:19:36 > 0:19:38A bit of damage put them off.
0:19:38 > 0:19:41- Nevertheless, top end, and a bit more. Happy with that?- Yes.
0:19:41 > 0:19:42Got your money back.
0:19:42 > 0:19:44That's quite hard to do in auctions.
0:19:44 > 0:19:46Even though you pay your commission on that,
0:19:46 > 0:19:49you still got a bit more than what you paid for it.
0:19:49 > 0:19:51It was a jolly good buy.
0:19:51 > 0:19:53What are you going to do with it?
0:19:53 > 0:19:54- With?- The money.
0:19:54 > 0:19:59I'm going to put it towards another one, but with a picture I like more.
0:19:59 > 0:20:01- No hunting scenes. - A garden scene, maybe.
0:20:01 > 0:20:04- Because you're a gardener.- Yes. - Good luck.
0:20:11 > 0:20:14It's my turn to be the expert and we've got something
0:20:14 > 0:20:16for the serious collector, something for purists.
0:20:16 > 0:20:19Three William De Morgan tiles.
0:20:19 > 0:20:24Buy two, get one free. It is bust, but we can fix that anyway.
0:20:24 > 0:20:28Great story. Found while working in an empty house,
0:20:28 > 0:20:31they've been a coffee table!
0:20:31 > 0:20:35- Long time, long time.- Sad moment?
0:20:35 > 0:20:40Er... Yes and no, things change. Styles change.
0:20:40 > 0:20:43You can't ever see yourself in a few years' time
0:20:43 > 0:20:46going out and buying any more William De Morgan tiles?
0:20:46 > 0:20:50No. I have actually gone purist, Shaker,
0:20:50 > 0:20:54- mostly reproduction, I'm afraid.- I was gonna say, before you said that,
0:20:54 > 0:20:57still following the same principles though.
0:20:57 > 0:21:00Art made by man, not made by machine.
0:21:00 > 0:21:03Then you go for the reproduction. So they are...
0:21:03 > 0:21:08- What you're saying is the Shaker style...- In kit form from America.
0:21:08 > 0:21:10Let you off.
0:21:11 > 0:21:14Now these William De Morgan tiles.
0:21:14 > 0:21:16Three of them, two and two halves.
0:21:16 > 0:21:19How are we going on those? Are we going to say £250 for them?
0:21:19 > 0:21:25£200 for them. What about £100, 110, £120, are you 30?
0:21:25 > 0:21:31£140, 50, 160, Sir, thank you, 170,
0:21:31 > 0:21:33180, are you 90?
0:21:33 > 0:21:41200, 210, at 210 and you coming again, 220.
0:21:41 > 0:21:46230? No, 220 and I'm going to sell them.
0:21:47 > 0:21:51Gentleman has them at £220.
0:21:51 > 0:21:52Sold. Short and sweet, really,
0:21:52 > 0:21:56- but that's predicted, isn't it? Are you happy with that?- Yes.
0:21:56 > 0:21:57I'm happy with that. It's settled.
0:21:57 > 0:21:59That's a good price, really.
0:22:05 > 0:22:08We've got Elizabeth, we've got Kate and we've got the Lalique vase.
0:22:08 > 0:22:11Unfortunately, we don't have Lynn.
0:22:11 > 0:22:13- She's in...- Costa Rica.
0:22:13 > 0:22:16Lucky Lynn!
0:22:16 > 0:22:17A place I'd love to go.
0:22:17 > 0:22:21I love this bit of Lalique, and so does Kate. What do you think?
0:22:21 > 0:22:24It's lovely, it's absolutely beautiful.
0:22:24 > 0:22:28She's put the reserve up to £400 so hopefully we're going to get that.
0:22:28 > 0:22:32I don't think that's out of the way. My £300 to £500 is conservative.
0:22:32 > 0:22:34It's really to encourage the buyers.
0:22:34 > 0:22:36But 400, bang in the middle.
0:22:36 > 0:22:42Let's hope somebody today picks it up for £500 plus.
0:22:42 > 0:22:45- Plus!- That will pay for the holiday in Costa Rica.
0:22:45 > 0:22:47It's going under the hammer right now.
0:22:47 > 0:22:50This is an interesting piece of glass, isn't it?
0:22:50 > 0:22:53My word, there you are, a Lalique blue tinted.
0:22:53 > 0:22:59I think we ought to be looking for £500, £300 are we...?
0:22:59 > 0:23:01We're in. 300.
0:23:01 > 0:23:05Are you 50? £350 bid for it. 380 bid for it, 400.
0:23:05 > 0:23:09Another 20, £450, 480,
0:23:09 > 0:23:14are you 500? 520, bid for it. 550.
0:23:14 > 0:23:16I've got a new bidder at 550.
0:23:16 > 0:23:20And 600 now for you. 600.
0:23:20 > 0:23:22Perhaps 20, yes, 620,
0:23:24 > 0:23:27just another one, 650, and 80 it is.
0:23:27 > 0:23:30680, and 700...
0:23:30 > 0:23:31Bit more. Come on, Liz.
0:23:31 > 0:23:37Finished? 680? I shall sell it away from you at £680!
0:23:37 > 0:23:40£680!
0:23:40 > 0:23:41That was a good result!
0:23:41 > 0:23:45- Fantastic. Who's going to get on the phone, then?- I will.
0:23:45 > 0:23:48Did she take her mobile with her?
0:23:48 > 0:23:51I don't know. She'll be back tomorrow evening.
0:23:51 > 0:23:54- Will she?!- Belongs to her mother
0:23:54 > 0:23:57and the money is going towards her mother's care.
0:23:57 > 0:24:03Her mother is in her 90s, and has constant care.
0:24:03 > 0:24:06The money's going to come in very useful.
0:24:06 > 0:24:09It's quality, and quality always sells.
0:24:09 > 0:24:12What a great result. That certainly got my heart pumping
0:24:12 > 0:24:15and after that breathtaking excitement,
0:24:15 > 0:24:17I could do with chilling out for a while.
0:24:17 > 0:24:21And what better way to calm the nerves, recharge the batteries,
0:24:21 > 0:24:23than to take time out at a health spa.
0:24:28 > 0:24:32# You make me feel so young You make me feel so.... #
0:24:32 > 0:24:36For decades people have been pummelled and half-starved
0:24:36 > 0:24:40in these establishments, in the pursuit of health and beauty.
0:24:40 > 0:24:43Nowadays, it's all about relaxing and pampering.
0:24:43 > 0:24:46But in the early days the focus was on natural healing
0:24:46 > 0:24:49and providing cures for a number of conditions
0:24:49 > 0:24:52and it all started here at Champneys, just outside Tring.
0:24:52 > 0:24:55And it's still a health spa today.
0:24:55 > 0:25:00In 1929 a naturopath Stanley Leaf along with a grateful patient
0:25:00 > 0:25:04purchased the mansion along with 170 acres of landscaped gardens
0:25:04 > 0:25:09from Baron Rothschild, and set out turning it into a Mecca for those
0:25:09 > 0:25:14that wanted something alternative than normal medicine, really.
0:25:14 > 0:25:17And Stanley's idea was to promote treating the body as one.
0:25:17 > 0:25:22Holistic health. Mind, body and spirit.
0:25:22 > 0:25:25Stanley had been an obese child with a weak heart.
0:25:25 > 0:25:27It was the desire to strengthen his body
0:25:27 > 0:25:31that led him to seek natural cures.
0:25:31 > 0:25:35An early incident in his life convinced him that they worked.
0:25:35 > 0:25:38Stanley's arm was badly injured during the First World War
0:25:38 > 0:25:42with shrapnel and he believed he avoided its amputation
0:25:42 > 0:25:47and regained its use with a strict exercise and diet regime.
0:25:47 > 0:25:48# Keep fit, take exercise
0:25:48 > 0:25:50# Keep fit and you'll be wise
0:25:50 > 0:25:53# That's it, grow twice your size
0:25:53 > 0:25:55# Whatever you do keep fit... #
0:25:56 > 0:26:02I'm here in the games room which is pretty much how it was back in the 1920s. Nothing much has changed.
0:26:02 > 0:26:06Behind me there's a bronze bust of Stanley Leaf the man himself.
0:26:06 > 0:26:10To find out more about him, I've come here to talk to Dennis Kylie...
0:26:10 > 0:26:11Hi, Dennis
0:26:11 > 0:26:16..who was trained by Stanley and worked here back in the 1950s.
0:26:16 > 0:26:17Does it bring back many memories?
0:26:17 > 0:26:19Yes it does, actually.
0:26:19 > 0:26:24Obviously it's more modernised than when I was here 50 years ago.
0:26:24 > 0:26:27But nevertheless it's good to bring back the nostalgia.
0:26:27 > 0:26:30What was he like? Tell me a little bit about Stanley.
0:26:30 > 0:26:33Obviously he was a pioneer.
0:26:33 > 0:26:35I always thought a very nice gentleman.
0:26:35 > 0:26:39He was a natural healer but he liked discipline
0:26:39 > 0:26:42and he ran this place like a little rod of iron.
0:26:42 > 0:26:46But he was a most approachable character.
0:26:46 > 0:26:49Explain a little bit more about his treatments.
0:26:49 > 0:26:50Well...um...
0:26:50 > 0:26:54Basically naturopathy or nature cure is wholeness.
0:26:54 > 0:26:56You treat the person as a whole.
0:26:56 > 0:27:00So all the treatments involved were things like manipulative treatment.
0:27:00 > 0:27:02There was psychotherapy,
0:27:02 > 0:27:06we used to have all the hydrotherapy, of course.
0:27:06 > 0:27:09There was gymnastics, there were walks he arranged.
0:27:09 > 0:27:13There were a lot of disciplines. Did you really have to the regime?
0:27:13 > 0:27:16It was a strict regime in those days, yes.
0:27:16 > 0:27:17Not so nowadays is it?
0:27:17 > 0:27:19No, it's a little bit more loose nowadays.
0:27:19 > 0:27:23But he was very, very strict indeed. If he said to a patient,
0:27:23 > 0:27:27"Look here I want you in bed by 9.00." Then 9.00 it had to be.
0:27:27 > 0:27:29- By golly you were in bed! - You're in trouble, yes.
0:27:29 > 0:27:32# Keep young and beautiful
0:27:32 > 0:27:34# It's your duty to be beautiful... #
0:27:34 > 0:27:39Being afraid of Stanley wasn't the only thing that had his patients turning hot and cold.
0:27:39 > 0:27:42These are the famous sitz baths that we have.
0:27:42 > 0:27:44We have the hot and the cold water.
0:27:44 > 0:27:47The patient has a minute in the cold, four minutes in the hot
0:27:47 > 0:27:50and alternates them, three times in each.
0:27:50 > 0:27:53It's for the repletion, depletion of the abdomen
0:27:53 > 0:27:57it improves circulation and I think, on the whole they enjoy it.
0:27:57 > 0:28:00You see if you'd contrast bathing like hot and cold
0:28:00 > 0:28:02you're going to stimulate an area.
0:28:02 > 0:28:04In other words, if I put my hand in say cold water,
0:28:04 > 0:28:06well, then, the blood will go away from it.
0:28:06 > 0:28:09If I put it in hot, the blood comes...
0:28:09 > 0:28:11It's like an internal massage.
0:28:11 > 0:28:13It does sound like a bit of a shock treatment.
0:28:13 > 0:28:17Hot one minute, perspiring, and then freezing cold.
0:28:17 > 0:28:21It wasn't that strong. No, no, you could do it nice and gently.
0:28:21 > 0:28:24How much can anybody stand in that that machine?
0:28:24 > 0:28:26No more I would say than about 15 minutes to 20.
0:28:26 > 0:28:28I'm on low at the moment, you see.
0:28:28 > 0:28:33We have three different temperature gauges on them.
0:28:33 > 0:28:35Do you feel faint when you come out?
0:28:35 > 0:28:37No, I feel invigorated afterwards,
0:28:37 > 0:28:40as long as you have shower... a cold shower and lie down.
0:28:40 > 0:28:43What about diet here? What did most people eat?
0:28:43 > 0:28:47Diet. Well, first of all, today they use this word detox.
0:28:47 > 0:28:50They used to put people on a fast, which is probably a similar thing.
0:28:50 > 0:28:53So you're detoxing. So you're resting the body.
0:28:53 > 0:28:56So some people just had water. Water fast only.
0:28:56 > 0:28:58Others maybe just fruit juices and so on.
0:28:58 > 0:29:00Jolly good health.
0:29:00 > 0:29:03Then he would reintroduce the diet very slowly.
0:29:03 > 0:29:06That would be things like fruit first of all.
0:29:06 > 0:29:10And then he may go on to salads for two or three days.
0:29:10 > 0:29:14Whatever you thought the patient required, so that the individual
0:29:14 > 0:29:18is the most important thing, which is lost today unfortunately.
0:29:18 > 0:29:23It seems very soporific to walk around during the day, not working,
0:29:23 > 0:29:27- wearing a dressing gown and slippers, and just relaxing.- Oh yes.
0:29:27 > 0:29:29It's a wonderful thing to do.
0:29:29 > 0:29:31I know people check in here for two or three days.
0:29:31 > 0:29:34But back then, did they check in for a lot longer?
0:29:34 > 0:29:38A lot longer. You may have people come from a fortnight,
0:29:38 > 0:29:40three weeks, four weeks, sometimes longer.
0:29:40 > 0:29:43They came from all over the world for his treatment, yes.
0:29:43 > 0:29:47I don't think I would have lasted four weeks of Stanley's treatments.
0:29:47 > 0:29:51Thankfully Champney's today is more beauty camp than boot camp,
0:29:51 > 0:29:54with the emphasis on relaxation, and providing an escape
0:29:54 > 0:29:57from the stresses of a busy modern life.
0:29:58 > 0:30:00Right now I'm going to enjoy the grounds
0:30:00 > 0:30:03in a way that Stanley would have approved.
0:30:03 > 0:30:07On my bike, getting lots of fresh air and exercise.
0:30:12 > 0:30:14Back at the Valuation Day,
0:30:14 > 0:30:17Mark has found something that might inspire him to keep fit.
0:30:17 > 0:30:19- Hello, Barbara.- Hello, Mark.
0:30:19 > 0:30:22- And now for some monkey business. - Right.
0:30:22 > 0:30:26This wonderful, little cane, tell me about it. Where did you get it from?
0:30:26 > 0:30:29There's not much history. My mother in law died and my late husband
0:30:29 > 0:30:33just brought it home when he was clearing out the house.
0:30:33 > 0:30:36- When was that?- Over 20 years ago. - Over 20 years ago.- Yeah.
0:30:36 > 0:30:40- You'd never seen it in the house, your mother in law had never shown it to you?- No.
0:30:40 > 0:30:43- I wonder where she got it from?- No idea.- Strange, isn't it?- Yeah.
0:30:43 > 0:30:47Actually we've got a nice, little baton here
0:30:47 > 0:30:49- which has this nice, wooden shaft. - A baton? All right.
0:30:49 > 0:30:56- Then it's set with this solid silver monkey on the top.- Right.
0:30:56 > 0:30:59- Which is hallmarked in London in 1887.- Really?
0:30:59 > 0:31:03So it's a late Victorian piece, actually, and highly collectable.
0:31:03 > 0:31:05People like these novelty objects.
0:31:05 > 0:31:07Have you ever looked at the monkey in detail?
0:31:07 > 0:31:09No, not till I was polishing it last night.
0:31:09 > 0:31:14He's very nicely made, a lot of texture in his fur, his little feet.
0:31:14 > 0:31:19- Yes.- Nice little face with the ears, I think it's rather fun, actually.
0:31:19 > 0:31:23- I think it's really nice. So it's not worth anything, then.- Not to me.
0:31:23 > 0:31:25- It's been under your stairs.- Exactly!
0:31:25 > 0:31:29- And you can't wait to see the back of it.- Exactly.
0:31:29 > 0:31:32Well, I think there'll be a lot of people interested in this.
0:31:32 > 0:31:37I think you might be surprised. I'd like to put £100 to £150 on it.
0:31:37 > 0:31:39- Goodness me.- Is that a surprise?
0:31:39 > 0:31:43- Yes.- But I hope that we might even double that.
0:31:43 > 0:31:44- Really?- On the day, yes.
0:31:44 > 0:31:48If what I've seen happening in the salerooms recently occurs.
0:31:48 > 0:31:50I think a lot of people will want to buy it.
0:31:50 > 0:31:52Because it's a monkey, or...
0:31:52 > 0:31:57Because of the monkey. Because it's a bit of Victorian novelty silver.
0:31:57 > 0:31:59- Right.- So, whereas you hate it...
0:31:59 > 0:32:01Oh, I don't hate it. I just haven't given it a thought.
0:32:01 > 0:32:06- Other people would be climbing trees to get it.- Very good.
0:32:15 > 0:32:18Susan, is Troika something that you collect?
0:32:18 > 0:32:20No, I don't collect it. I really like it.
0:32:20 > 0:32:22It was a present I bought for my mother
0:32:22 > 0:32:25when we went down to Cornwall in about '72, '73.
0:32:25 > 0:32:28So have you brought it on behalf of your mother?
0:32:28 > 0:32:31No, my mother's dead and I really love it
0:32:31 > 0:32:34but I'm saving up for a VW camper van
0:32:34 > 0:32:37- so that I can travel round France and Italy.- Oh, lovely.
0:32:37 > 0:32:40And this is going to be my fund, go towards my VW fund.
0:32:40 > 0:32:43- OK, so you're having a bit of a declutter?- Yes, absolutely.
0:32:43 > 0:32:47- So what do you like about this, do you like it?- Yes, I do like it.
0:32:47 > 0:32:50I've been humming and hahing whether to sell it or not but I just
0:32:50 > 0:32:54like the design because it reminds me of the tin mines in Cornwall.
0:32:54 > 0:32:57Yes, this side particularly does, doesn't it?
0:32:57 > 0:32:59I can see exactly what you're saying here.
0:32:59 > 0:33:01- This could be a mineshaft, couldn't it?- Yes.
0:33:01 > 0:33:04This side I love it because it's so different.
0:33:04 > 0:33:08- It is sort of Islamic-y, isn't it? - It looks like an Islamic mosque.
0:33:08 > 0:33:11- It does.- And then you've got that
0:33:11 > 0:33:15- incorporated into this very Celtic motif.- Exactly.
0:33:15 > 0:33:18With four leaves, a quatrefoil motif.
0:33:18 > 0:33:21That combined with the glazes, I think, makes it
0:33:21 > 0:33:23quite an attractive piece.
0:33:23 > 0:33:25Well, I have it on my windowsill
0:33:25 > 0:33:27and it depends on my mood which side I have.
0:33:27 > 0:33:31- Oh, that's interesting. That's a nice way to look at it.- Yes, I do.
0:33:31 > 0:33:35Well, I think the glazes aren't that unusual.
0:33:35 > 0:33:40Some of the more commercial pieces are a very strong blue colour
0:33:40 > 0:33:44or have a very strong contrast in glazes and design.
0:33:44 > 0:33:46It's known, of course, I'm sure you know,
0:33:46 > 0:33:50as a wheel vase because of the shape of it and it's a medium size.
0:33:50 > 0:33:52What is it about eight inches?
0:33:52 > 0:33:58There's a set estimate price which these pieces go for.
0:33:58 > 0:33:59Any ideas yourself?
0:34:01 > 0:34:03I thought about the 200 mark.
0:34:03 > 0:34:07I think you're about right. I'm gonna say, conservatively,
0:34:07 > 0:34:09150 to 200 but I wouldn't be surprised at all
0:34:09 > 0:34:12- if two collectors went for this it would make 200 plus.- OK.
0:34:12 > 0:34:16But, I think, 150 as a reserve would be a safety net
0:34:16 > 0:34:18- and it would certainly get them interested.- OK.
0:34:18 > 0:34:21- Are you happy with that? - Absolutely, yeah.
0:34:21 > 0:34:25- Well, I wish you luck with your camper van fund.- Thank you very much.
0:34:31 > 0:34:32- Hello, Gill.- Hello.
0:34:32 > 0:34:34We love boxes on this show.
0:34:34 > 0:34:38- Shall I open it and show everybody what it is.- Yes, please.
0:34:38 > 0:34:41There it is a lovely little bar brooch. What's the history of it?
0:34:41 > 0:34:46It was left to me in the 1960s by an elderly aunt. I've never worn it.
0:34:46 > 0:34:50It's been in a jewellery box and it's just such a shame
0:34:50 > 0:34:55to see it shut away and I thought, "No, it's going to go on Flog It!"
0:34:55 > 0:34:59So you've had it for quite a long time, 40 odd years?
0:34:59 > 0:35:01- Yes.- And you've never worn it.- No.
0:35:01 > 0:35:03Brooches are difficult,
0:35:03 > 0:35:06- they're not always the most fashionable thing to wear.- Yes.
0:35:06 > 0:35:10I mean, what we've got is a very nice simple bar brooch there
0:35:10 > 0:35:13- with a floret in the middle of rose cut diamonds.- Right.
0:35:13 > 0:35:17The actual main body of it is gold, then we've got a thin top sealing
0:35:17 > 0:35:22- of platinum and little platinum rims around the diamonds.- Wonderful.
0:35:22 > 0:35:26The reason is that diamonds draw in colour from what's around them.
0:35:26 > 0:35:30So if you mount them in a yellow metal, they'll look slightly yellow.
0:35:30 > 0:35:33- Right.- So this is actually quite a nice little piece.
0:35:33 > 0:35:36Now have you ever thought of selling it before,
0:35:36 > 0:35:37or have you had it valued?
0:35:37 > 0:35:42I've had it valued many years ago and I put it into an auction,
0:35:42 > 0:35:46- a reserve of about 450...- Right. - ..which it didn't quite make.
0:35:46 > 0:35:52So, I'm just looking sort of maybe it might fetch that. We don't know.
0:35:52 > 0:35:56We hope so. The buyers on the day will decide what it's worth.
0:35:56 > 0:35:59I've discussed it with some of my colleagues who are good on jewellery
0:35:59 > 0:36:03and we feel a more sensible estimate would be 300 to 400
0:36:03 > 0:36:05- with a 300 fixed reserve.- Right, OK.
0:36:05 > 0:36:07- How would you feel about that? - Yes, I'm quite happy.
0:36:07 > 0:36:09- To give it a go.- I'm happy with that.
0:36:09 > 0:36:13If we get a reasonable price, would you get another piece of jewellery
0:36:13 > 0:36:14or do something else with it?
0:36:14 > 0:36:19If it reached its price, no, I'll treat my little new grandson
0:36:19 > 0:36:24that was born this week and also my elder son is running the marathon
0:36:24 > 0:36:27for the British Heart Foundation and I'd like to contribute to that.
0:36:27 > 0:36:31I look forward to seeing you at the auction and thank you so much.
0:36:31 > 0:36:32You're welcome, thank you.
0:36:34 > 0:36:39Let's take a last look before our items head off to the auction rooms at Tring.
0:36:39 > 0:36:42There was no monkey business from Mark,
0:36:42 > 0:36:45he thinks Barbara's cane will walk straight out of the auction.
0:36:46 > 0:36:49Troika is an old favourite in the salerooms
0:36:49 > 0:36:52but the rarity of the pattern should help Susan's vase.
0:36:52 > 0:36:56Let's hope the rose cut diamond brooch sparkles on the day.
0:36:56 > 0:36:59The money is going to charity and Gill's new grandson.
0:37:07 > 0:37:11This should walk out the saleroom, shouldn't it? The walking stick!
0:37:11 > 0:37:14Remember it's got the little silver monkey on its head.
0:37:14 > 0:37:16We're looking at £100 to £150.
0:37:16 > 0:37:19- Who have you got here? - These are my granddaughters.
0:37:19 > 0:37:23This is Georgia who was 11 yesterday and this is Lauren.
0:37:23 > 0:37:25- And how old are you?- Seven.
0:37:25 > 0:37:29Oh, a big seven, aren't you? Yes...
0:37:29 > 0:37:32- I think this is quality, Mark. - Oh, I love it.- It's cheeky.
0:37:32 > 0:37:34It's very cheeky, it's very Victorian.
0:37:34 > 0:37:38It's just really caught my eye, the little monkey perched on the top,
0:37:38 > 0:37:41fully hallmarked which is rather nice.
0:37:41 > 0:37:45Late Victorian, it should easily do £120, £150.
0:37:45 > 0:37:48- It's got to, yeah. Are you ready for this, girls?- BOTH: Yes.
0:37:48 > 0:37:50The auctioneer's gonna flog it. Here we go.
0:37:50 > 0:37:51Here's a good cane.
0:37:51 > 0:37:55This is one for Sunday. There you are, lot 705.
0:37:55 > 0:37:58The silver monkey terminal, 1887.
0:37:58 > 0:38:00There you are, Jubilee year, yeah.
0:38:00 > 0:38:02It's Golden Jubilee year, 1887.
0:38:02 > 0:38:06What shall we say for this one, £100 for the monkey... £100?
0:38:06 > 0:38:07£50? 60 I'm bid for it.
0:38:07 > 0:38:1070 I'm bid. 80. 90 I'm bid. 100 I'm bid.
0:38:10 > 0:38:15100 I'm bid and 10 now. 110 I'm bid for the monkey. 110...
0:38:15 > 0:38:19- And 20? 120 I'm bid for it. - This is good.- 130 and 40...- Wow.
0:38:19 > 0:38:20130 I'm bid for it.
0:38:20 > 0:38:23Are you out at 130? The monkey's going.
0:38:23 > 0:38:26For £130 then...
0:38:26 > 0:38:27The monkey's gone.
0:38:27 > 0:38:30- Bang, the hammer's gone down, £130. - Thank you.
0:38:30 > 0:38:33Who gets all that?
0:38:33 > 0:38:36I think we'll perhaps go out for a meal, what do you reckon?
0:38:36 > 0:38:40- Yes? Family meal,- Family meal. And a little present, I think.
0:38:40 > 0:38:42- Perhaps.- Along the way, don't you?
0:38:42 > 0:38:45- A good result. - It wasn't bad but I bet you, Paul,
0:38:45 > 0:38:49those two can be cheeky monkeys when they want to be, can't they?
0:38:49 > 0:38:51- Are you cheeky monkeys?- Sometimes.
0:38:51 > 0:38:53Sometimes!
0:38:59 > 0:39:02They say diamonds are a girl's best friend,
0:39:02 > 0:39:06we'll find out right now. Gill, a whole brooch full of them. £400.
0:39:06 > 0:39:10- I know.- That'll be nice, wouldn't it?- It would be nice, yes.
0:39:10 > 0:39:11500 hopefully, Mark.
0:39:11 > 0:39:15Well yes, I mean, let's be realistic. It's a very, very pretty brooch
0:39:15 > 0:39:20with some nice diamonds in there but brooches aren't the most fashionable.
0:39:20 > 0:39:22No, but lots of diamonds that could get broken down
0:39:22 > 0:39:25- into maybe some earrings or a ring.- Yes, certainly.
0:39:25 > 0:39:30- You could take the floret off and have it mounted into a band which would make a nice ring.- Yes.
0:39:30 > 0:39:34You haven't worn this, have you?
0:39:34 > 0:39:39I've never worn it and it nearly got lost once in the shed, in a box.
0:39:39 > 0:39:41- It nearly got thrown away.- Gosh.
0:39:41 > 0:39:44So I thought let's get rid of it. I've had it 40 years.
0:39:44 > 0:39:46- You've had it 40 years.- 40 years.
0:39:46 > 0:39:48- Never worn it.- Never worn, no.
0:39:48 > 0:39:51Everything goes around in circles, fashion changes.
0:39:51 > 0:39:54Hopefully, it'll start today and somebody will wear this.
0:39:54 > 0:39:56It's going under the hammer now.
0:39:56 > 0:40:00Now we have a gold and old cut diamond daisy brooch.
0:40:00 > 0:40:02There we are. Where do we go for this brooch?
0:40:02 > 0:40:03Do we do 350 for it?
0:40:03 > 0:40:06300, there's some stones.
0:40:06 > 0:40:08250 I'm bid for it, then. Thank you.
0:40:08 > 0:40:09250 I'm bid for it.
0:40:09 > 0:40:12260 and 70. And 80...
0:40:12 > 0:40:15That's better. He started going in the wrong direction for a minute.
0:40:15 > 0:40:18- 290 for the diamonds.- Come on.
0:40:18 > 0:40:20300 this end. At £300.
0:40:20 > 0:40:22And 10 now, at 300 then, thank you.
0:40:22 > 0:40:26Going down for £300 then... Thank you.
0:40:26 > 0:40:28Yes, the hammer's gone down, just.
0:40:28 > 0:40:30We have a valuation of 300 to 400.
0:40:30 > 0:40:32- So it's on the reserve there. - Jolly good.
0:40:32 > 0:40:35We were a bit too optimistic, thinking four to four and a half.
0:40:35 > 0:40:39- It's gone.- I'm pleased. - What will you put the money towards?
0:40:39 > 0:40:42I'm going to treat my little grandson who's a month old today.
0:40:42 > 0:40:44- What's his name?- Oliver.
0:40:44 > 0:40:47Oliver, good old Ollie, yeah. What are you gonna buy him?
0:40:47 > 0:40:50- Oh...- You don't know.- I don't know. - Let him choose!
0:40:56 > 0:40:58Susan I hope you get a lot of money
0:40:58 > 0:41:02- to put towards that camper van to do a tour round Europe.- I hope so.
0:41:02 > 0:41:05A Volkswagen camper van, will it be one with a pop up roof?
0:41:05 > 0:41:08- Oh, yes...- And with the accessories. - Oh yes, absolutely.- A proper picnic.
0:41:08 > 0:41:12- Flowers on the side.- Let's hope this Troika vase gets you there.
0:41:12 > 0:41:14I like it, Troika is a great studio name.
0:41:14 > 0:41:17It's got quality, it's got everything going for it.
0:41:17 > 0:41:20- We're looking at £150. - It should really do that.
0:41:20 > 0:41:23- There's quite a lot of Troika in the sale as well.- Yeah, I saw that.
0:41:23 > 0:41:26- So the collectors will be here. - Fingers crossed.
0:41:26 > 0:41:29We just need a proper job done from our auctioneer, don't we?
0:41:29 > 0:41:33In traditional Cornish fashion. It's going under the hammer.
0:41:33 > 0:41:36A Troika wheel vase and that's a nice example.
0:41:36 > 0:41:39- Are we gonna start at £200 for it? - Yes, yes, yes!
0:41:39 > 0:41:43£200, £100 for it... Yes, 100 is bid for this piece of Troika.
0:41:43 > 0:41:46Thank you. 100 is bid for it.
0:41:46 > 0:41:52Now, 110. At 110, 120... 130, 140.
0:41:52 > 0:41:54150 perhaps? Yes?
0:41:54 > 0:41:57150 surely. 150.
0:41:57 > 0:42:00- Yes! A fresh bidder - 160, you're all in a group. 170 now.
0:42:00 > 0:42:04170, 180? 180. 190, is it?
0:42:04 > 0:42:07190. It's gonna be 200, surely.
0:42:07 > 0:42:10- It is, yes.- At £190. 200, I'm bid. - That's great.
0:42:10 > 0:42:13210, 220 and 30.
0:42:13 > 0:42:19Are you going to be 40? 230, and 40 now. No? 230, sir.
0:42:19 > 0:42:21240 I'm bid now.
0:42:21 > 0:42:27- 250 and 60 is it? 260 and 70. At 270...- He's doing a proper job.
0:42:27 > 0:42:30280 now. 280... 290.
0:42:30 > 0:42:33300, £300 and 310...
0:42:33 > 0:42:35Are you gonna be 20?
0:42:35 > 0:42:37- 320? No.- I can't believe it.
0:42:37 > 0:42:42It's holding its value at £320 and I shall sell it away from you.
0:42:42 > 0:42:45It's going at 320 then.
0:42:45 > 0:42:47- Yes, £320!- Fantastic.- Ah!
0:42:47 > 0:42:50- Almost double its estimate. - Absolutely.
0:42:50 > 0:42:52Oh, Susan, I tell you what you've got to do...
0:42:52 > 0:42:53- Thank you so much.- That's OK.
0:42:53 > 0:42:56When you buy your camper van, use it, tour all over Europe.
0:42:56 > 0:42:59You can resell it and hopefully get your money back.
0:42:59 > 0:43:01- I'll flog it on Flog It!- Exactly!
0:43:01 > 0:43:03- Bring it along to one of our Flog Its!- I will.
0:43:03 > 0:43:04We'll sell the camper van.
0:43:04 > 0:43:06- Shall we do that?- Thank you so much.
0:43:06 > 0:43:08- That's a great price.- Good price.
0:43:10 > 0:43:12We've sold absolutely everything.
0:43:12 > 0:43:16All credit to our experts, they were certainly rocking today!
0:43:16 > 0:43:19We've had a great time here in Tring and I can't wait to come back.
0:43:19 > 0:43:22See you next soon for plenty more action on Flog It!
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