0:00:02 > 0:00:08Edward William Godwin was a Victorian dandy, and at the age of 27, he was let loose on this.
0:00:08 > 0:00:12Today, we're going gothic, at the Guildhall in Northampton.
0:00:12 > 0:00:14Welcome to Flog It!
0:00:48 > 0:00:50Not one to hide his light under a bushel,
0:00:50 > 0:00:54Edward unleashed his young talents on the magnificent Guildhall.
0:00:54 > 0:00:57The Victorian facade is inspired by medieval architecture,
0:00:57 > 0:01:00and it is absolutely breathtaking!
0:01:00 > 0:01:03Just look at the wonderful spiralling turrets,
0:01:03 > 0:01:06the tiny little statues, the gothic arched windows.
0:01:06 > 0:01:12It really is a wonderful achievement for such a young man.
0:01:12 > 0:01:14Godwin was a flamboyant character,
0:01:14 > 0:01:16who mixed in rather colourful circles.
0:01:16 > 0:01:19Writer and wit Oscar Wilde, and James Whistler, the painter,
0:01:19 > 0:01:21were amongst his friends,
0:01:21 > 0:01:24and he caused a real scandal when he had an affair with
0:01:24 > 0:01:28the famous actress Ellen Terry, fathering two illegitimate children.
0:01:30 > 0:01:34But today, we're here to value antiques with our very own Whistler and Wilde,
0:01:34 > 0:01:36experts Mark Stacey and James Lewis.
0:01:36 > 0:01:41- I'm glad I'm Wilde!- I bet you are! - Cos some of us are in the gutter but we're looking at the stars!
0:01:41 > 0:01:44Isn't he... What a poet!
0:01:44 > 0:01:47- Genius!- Genius!
0:01:47 > 0:01:52Everyone is pleased to get out of the rain and into the shelter of Godwin's splendid hall.
0:01:52 > 0:01:55James is first at the table, so let's see what he's found.
0:01:57 > 0:02:00Glenys, there are a few things over the last few years
0:02:00 > 0:02:02that have been a great investment.
0:02:02 > 0:02:05One has been postcards, another's been coins,
0:02:05 > 0:02:08and militaria, in general, has been a good investment.
0:02:08 > 0:02:10So you've got two linked to one here,
0:02:10 > 0:02:13because we've got militaria and we've got postcards.
0:02:13 > 0:02:17These are wonderful. They're known as silks, and these were
0:02:17 > 0:02:23sent back by the troops in the First World War to their loved ones and parents at home.
0:02:23 > 0:02:26How did you come to have them?
0:02:26 > 0:02:30They were my grandmother's. She collected them for years, I gather.
0:02:30 > 0:02:36Everybody that knew her collected them, sent them back, posted them,
0:02:36 > 0:02:41and when she died, we found the collection in an old shoe box.
0:02:41 > 0:02:45Right. Well, they're interesting. We've got varying designs -
0:02:45 > 0:02:48floral ones, ones with little flags on, and some more unusual ones.
0:02:48 > 0:02:50We've got the Machine Gun Corps there.
0:02:50 > 0:02:53And that's a nice one - 1918.
0:02:53 > 0:02:55Of course, 1918 was a happy New Year
0:02:55 > 0:02:59because it was the year the war ended. What else have we got in here?
0:02:59 > 0:03:02We've got the military theme continuing here.
0:03:02 > 0:03:04Logically enough, being in Northampton...
0:03:04 > 0:03:07- The Northamptonshire Regiment. - Absolutely.
0:03:07 > 0:03:09Ah. The town hall, Northampton.
0:03:09 > 0:03:12Yeah. Where we are now.
0:03:12 > 0:03:15From what we've already said, they're family cards.
0:03:15 > 0:03:17How did you come to have them?
0:03:17 > 0:03:22It was just in the house, tucked away in an old shoe box.
0:03:22 > 0:03:24Opened it up, and there they were.
0:03:24 > 0:03:27I think shoe boxes were made to carry postcards.
0:03:27 > 0:03:30I think you'll be amazed about how many people have shoe boxes
0:03:30 > 0:03:32full of postcards at home!
0:03:32 > 0:03:35And the fun was sorting through them, looking at them,
0:03:35 > 0:03:37reading the messages on the back.
0:03:37 > 0:03:39- Working out who was who. - Yeah, trying to!
0:03:39 > 0:03:43And you can actually uncover secret love affairs as well
0:03:43 > 0:03:45with all these postcards!
0:03:45 > 0:03:47Oh, so that was what was going on with Granny!
0:03:47 > 0:03:50It's amazing when you think you've seen elderly people
0:03:50 > 0:03:53and you always think of them as Granny,
0:03:53 > 0:03:57but when you see love poems and things that were being written
0:03:57 > 0:04:02- 80 years ago, it's quite emotive and it brings things home to you.- Yeah.
0:04:02 > 0:04:05OK. You've obviously brought them here for a reason.
0:04:05 > 0:04:08We've got the postcards, and little lace hankies as well.
0:04:08 > 0:04:11They all link in. Silk hankies. We've got this, too.
0:04:11 > 0:04:14It's inscribed, "The Territorial Force Association.
0:04:14 > 0:04:16"County of Northampton,"
0:04:16 > 0:04:18again, which is good.
0:04:18 > 0:04:21Local history. "The Great War". That's what they called it.
0:04:21 > 0:04:25And, of course, that would have been given
0:04:25 > 0:04:28along with maybe a commemorative medal or something like that.
0:04:28 > 0:04:31So not a lot of value there, but as a package,
0:04:31 > 0:04:35I think we've got somewhere between £200 and £300 worth there.
0:04:35 > 0:04:37- Lovely.- All right?- Yeah, smashing.
0:04:37 > 0:04:39Are you selling them for a reason?
0:04:39 > 0:04:41Because if they've been in the family a while,
0:04:41 > 0:04:44- there's going to be a reason for selling.- I am.
0:04:44 > 0:04:45Go on then, tell me.
0:04:45 > 0:04:49My niece emigrated to Australia 20-odd years ago.
0:04:49 > 0:04:52She has always said, "I want you to come and see me."
0:04:52 > 0:04:58- Yeah.- This year she came over and she said, "You've not kept your promise yet, when are you coming?"
0:04:58 > 0:05:03So my eldest daughter then said, "Mum, I'll pay your air fare, you get your spending money."
0:05:03 > 0:05:06- So this is what it's for. - Have a wonderful time.
0:05:06 > 0:05:10- I will.- Fingers crossed we'll have a wonderful time at the auction first.
0:05:10 > 0:05:14- Otherwise you'll not be having a wonderful time!- I know!
0:05:20 > 0:05:23Trudy, I'm armed with my art index guide.
0:05:23 > 0:05:25So tell me about your watercolour.
0:05:25 > 0:05:28It belonged to my great great uncle.
0:05:28 > 0:05:33- It was my great grandfather's brother, so I think that's right.- OK.
0:05:33 > 0:05:39It was always hanging up in his house, and when he died, it was just one of the things that came to me.
0:05:39 > 0:05:42- A family heirloom? - Yeah.- A sunny cornfield.
0:05:42 > 0:05:45It is absolutely beautiful.
0:05:45 > 0:05:47My great grandad, he worked in the farm,
0:05:47 > 0:05:51and my mum said, this is what Great Grandad would have done.
0:05:51 > 0:05:55- So it reminds me of him as well. - And have you enjoyed looking at it?
0:05:55 > 0:05:56I have, yes. Yeah.
0:05:56 > 0:06:01- It does look like a sunny picture. - Let's take a closer look.
0:06:01 > 0:06:04Let's take it off its little easel...and have a look.
0:06:04 > 0:06:08That's an accomplished hand. Look at the figures, and the women there,
0:06:08 > 0:06:09helping bundle up.
0:06:09 > 0:06:13These chaps are having a picnic and rest halfway through the day.
0:06:13 > 0:06:17Sussex, more than likely, with a red tile roof.
0:06:17 > 0:06:21Oh, it's beautiful. It's a proper harvest scene, isn't it?
0:06:21 > 0:06:23And it's signed here, look.
0:06:23 > 0:06:25"Henry J Kinnard".
0:06:25 > 0:06:28And if you look up here, in this book,
0:06:28 > 0:06:33of relative works that he would have sold before, if they'd gone through auction, it would all be in here.
0:06:33 > 0:06:37I've taken the liberty of finding it, and there it is, look,
0:06:37 > 0:06:42It's Henry J Kinnard. Flourishing between 1880 and 1908.
0:06:42 > 0:06:47British born, and looking at his folio of works
0:06:47 > 0:06:53that have sold through auction, they're all watercolour on paper,
0:06:53 > 0:06:56- and they're all painted around the Sussex area.- Oh.
0:06:56 > 0:06:58So that's quite nice,
0:06:58 > 0:07:01because that's what we've got, a Sussex cornfield.
0:07:01 > 0:07:04And that sold in auction for £800.
0:07:04 > 0:07:08- Blimey! I'm surprised!- Has that surprised you?- It has, yeah.
0:07:08 > 0:07:11- Yes.- He's a sought-after artist. - Really?- Yeah. He really is.
0:07:11 > 0:07:13There's a little bit of foxing.
0:07:13 > 0:07:16- Yeah, yeah.- That's going to hold it back a bit.- Yeah.
0:07:16 > 0:07:18Needs a little bit of conservation,
0:07:18 > 0:07:22but it just needs that foxing to be stopped dead in its tracks.
0:07:22 > 0:07:24I'm surprised you want to sell this, Trudy.
0:07:24 > 0:07:29It's on the wall, you're enjoying it, why not carry on for a few more years?
0:07:29 > 0:07:32Well...maybe I will!
0:07:32 > 0:07:33THEY LAUGH
0:07:33 > 0:07:38No, you can't, this is Flog It! You've come here to flog it!
0:07:38 > 0:07:41- No, seriously, I'm not going to twist your arm.- I know. No.
0:07:41 > 0:07:45I just think... I do like it.
0:07:45 > 0:07:46Erm...
0:07:46 > 0:07:48But it's not my favourite picture.
0:07:48 > 0:07:50And the money would come in useful?
0:07:50 > 0:07:55- Yes, the money would come in handy.- It would be nice to get £400 or £500 for this.- It would.
0:07:55 > 0:07:57It would, yeah.
0:07:57 > 0:08:00- Would you like to put it in to auction?- Yes, OK.- Are you sure?
0:08:00 > 0:08:06- I'm sure.- Let's put it into auction, with a value of £300 to £500.
0:08:06 > 0:08:11- OK. I definitely want a reserve on it, though.- Of 300?- 300, yeah.
0:08:11 > 0:08:13I think 300's fine.
0:08:13 > 0:08:16All right, then. Yeah, OK, let's see what happens on the day.
0:08:16 > 0:08:19Thank you for bringing it in. It's charming.
0:08:29 > 0:08:35Sandra, imagine you're in late 19th-century Paris
0:08:35 > 0:08:39in one of those wonderful big townhouses that you would find,
0:08:39 > 0:08:43and you walk into your living room, this is the sort of thing you'd find on the fireplace.
0:08:43 > 0:08:48These are French, these are 1870, and I think they're fantastic.
0:08:48 > 0:08:51Really good quality.
0:08:51 > 0:08:54- Did you find them in France? - I did not find them in France.
0:08:54 > 0:08:59I found them in Northampton at an antiques and craft fair,
0:08:59 > 0:09:03and two things attracted me - the design on them, which I thought was lovely,
0:09:03 > 0:09:07and I'm curious about them, I've never seen anything like this.
0:09:07 > 0:09:13There was a great fashion in the late 19th century for opalescent glass, glass that's slightly opaque,
0:09:13 > 0:09:20slightly different colour, and it came in browns, beigey colour like this, blues, greens, pinks -
0:09:20 > 0:09:23every colour you could imagine, and a lot of these pieces
0:09:23 > 0:09:28were made plain and they were then farmed out to cottage industries,
0:09:28 > 0:09:31where people would paint them and then sell them on.
0:09:31 > 0:09:36Whereas these are a far more classy type of vase.
0:09:36 > 0:09:39These are factory-produced,
0:09:39 > 0:09:44decorate by a professional artist, and almost certainly French.
0:09:44 > 0:09:46And the shape is wonderful.
0:09:46 > 0:09:49They're hand-gilded, great scrolling feet on there.
0:09:49 > 0:09:55And the aesthetic movement was inspired by the Japanese,
0:09:55 > 0:09:58and, of course, the Japanese in the 19th century -
0:09:58 > 0:10:03we didn't have trade links with Japan, and Commodore Perry, an American commodore,
0:10:03 > 0:10:06went over to Edo, or Tokyo,
0:10:06 > 0:10:10and signed what we now call the Treaty of Edo.
0:10:10 > 0:10:16That allowed trade links to start again between the West and Japan.
0:10:16 > 0:10:19The first time a lot of people, mainly in the big cities,
0:10:19 > 0:10:22saw anything to do with Japan, were the big exhibitions.
0:10:22 > 0:10:27Imagine you go into this great big hall and you see Japanese stuff for the first time.
0:10:27 > 0:10:32Absolutely fascinating, and that's what this is.
0:10:32 > 0:10:35Were these sold as a pair or were they bought separately?
0:10:35 > 0:10:39Vases generally were sold as a pair, just like candlesticks.
0:10:39 > 0:10:42Occasionally you would get a very large individual piece
0:10:42 > 0:10:47but when they were like this they were sold as a pair and worth more as a pair as well.
0:10:47 > 0:10:51- Right.- Obviously you love them, you love the colour. It matches your jumper.- Thank you.
0:10:51 > 0:10:54So why sell them?
0:10:54 > 0:10:57I'm selling them because my central heating's broke down.
0:10:57 > 0:11:00- Oh, no!- I want to replace it, so I need some money.
0:11:00 > 0:11:04And I can't display them anywhere. I'd rather someone enjoyed them.
0:11:04 > 0:11:09We need to raise a bit of money for a full central heating system. I don't think we'll get there.
0:11:09 > 0:11:11I'm nearly there.
0:11:11 > 0:11:13- Just need a top-up?- Yes.- OK.
0:11:13 > 0:11:19I reckon they are going to make £70 to £100.
0:11:19 > 0:11:22Is that top-up going to be enough? Not quite, probably.
0:11:22 > 0:11:25Well, yeah.
0:11:25 > 0:11:27Lovely. Let's take them along.
0:11:27 > 0:11:31- Let them go under the hammer and see how we do.- All right. Thank you very much.
0:11:41 > 0:11:45- Hello, Sandra.- Hello.- Hello, June. - Hello.- Very nice to see you.
0:11:45 > 0:11:48You've brought an interesting autograph album along today
0:11:48 > 0:11:51with lots of stars of screen and theatre in there.
0:11:51 > 0:11:55But one in particular caught our attention and I'm going to show that now.
0:11:55 > 0:11:59The wonderful Stan Laurel, from Laurel and Hardy.
0:11:59 > 0:12:02- Yes.- Fantastic. How did you happen to get it?
0:12:02 > 0:12:08It's my gran's autograph book which my mother gave me a few years ago.
0:12:08 > 0:12:10She used to work in a restaurant in London.
0:12:10 > 0:12:15- Really?- That's how she's got all those autographs.- Wonderful.
0:12:15 > 0:12:19We've also got in here some wonderful photographs.
0:12:19 > 0:12:21- Gracie Fields, of course.- Yes.
0:12:21 > 0:12:28And here we've got two unique photographs of Stan tucking into a nice plate of roast dinner.
0:12:28 > 0:12:31And tell me, June, did your mother cook this food?
0:12:31 > 0:12:35My mother would have cooked that food and that is in the restaurant
0:12:35 > 0:12:39- that she was the chef at in Piccadilly in London.- Fantastic.
0:12:39 > 0:12:41That was when? Some time ago.
0:12:41 > 0:12:46- Just after the war.- He looks as though he's thoroughly enjoying it.
0:12:46 > 0:12:50Your mum must have had a fascinating time in that restaurant.
0:12:50 > 0:12:54I think so. She had some very interesting customers
0:12:54 > 0:12:57and I did go to the restaurant several times.
0:12:57 > 0:13:00I used to go and sit in the kitchen and watch her cook.
0:13:00 > 0:13:03She obviously specialised in good, old-fashioned British lunches.
0:13:03 > 0:13:06Yes, she was a very good cook. A lady chef.
0:13:06 > 0:13:09These are really unique and for a collector, of course,
0:13:09 > 0:13:13of Laurel and Hardy memorabilia, to be able to get a photograph
0:13:13 > 0:13:16which nobody else has seen, I guess, before,
0:13:16 > 0:13:22- would be quite an important acquisition to their collection of memorabilia.- Yes.
0:13:22 > 0:13:25We have more modern TV personalities.
0:13:25 > 0:13:28We all remember the British actors of the '70s and '80s.
0:13:28 > 0:13:34A very young Jim Davidson there, and John Craven, of course, my favourite on Newsround.
0:13:34 > 0:13:36Then of course more film stars here.
0:13:36 > 0:13:41Wonderful. It goes right up to the present day.
0:13:41 > 0:13:43We've got Paul Martin.
0:13:43 > 0:13:48- And I've got his autograph.- Yes, but this is the rarer one, it's unsigned!
0:13:50 > 0:13:53Now we've got to think of a value on these things.
0:13:53 > 0:13:57I think we're probably looking at something like £100 to £150.
0:13:57 > 0:14:01We'll sell them together because they belong together, really.
0:14:01 > 0:14:05Maybe putting a reserve of 80 so we don't sell them for nothing.
0:14:05 > 0:14:12But if two or three collectors are warned through the internet that things like that these are coming up,
0:14:12 > 0:14:15- I suspect there will be quite a lot of interest.- Mm.
0:14:15 > 0:14:19- Having said that, it will probably buy you lunch for two today, won't it?- Yeah.
0:14:19 > 0:14:21Not as good as your mum's, I bet.
0:14:21 > 0:14:24Wonderful. I look forward to seeing you at the auction.
0:14:24 > 0:14:28I hope this isn't another fine mess you've got us into.
0:14:28 > 0:14:31MUSIC: LAUREL AND HARDY THEME
0:14:37 > 0:14:40James was excited by Glenys' wonderful collection
0:14:40 > 0:14:45of wartime silks and postcards, so we'll meet again at the auction.
0:14:45 > 0:14:48I hope Trudi reaps the reward of a family heirloom,
0:14:48 > 0:14:52the delicate watercolour of a harvest scene by Henry J Kinnard.
0:14:53 > 0:14:56Sandra needs to fix her central heating,
0:14:56 > 0:15:00so we need to catch the bidders' eye with these Japanese fish vases.
0:15:00 > 0:15:05And another album, but this time full of autographs and photos of the stars.
0:15:05 > 0:15:09Let's hope the room isn't silent when these are in the spotlight.
0:15:15 > 0:15:19We've just crossed over the border into Leicestershire for today's sale
0:15:19 > 0:15:23in the heart of Market Harborough where we find Gilding's Ltd.
0:15:23 > 0:15:26On the rostrum today's auctioneer is Mark Gilding.
0:15:26 > 0:15:28Let's go inside and find him.
0:15:28 > 0:15:3145, you're out. 48, 50.
0:15:31 > 0:15:36Glenys, let's see if we can get you to Australia, shall we?
0:15:36 > 0:15:39A lot riding on this, with all those silk cards.
0:15:39 > 0:15:43There's a lot of them and if you break it down to £2 or £3 a card, that's where our valuation is.
0:15:43 > 0:15:46I totally agree with you, James. £200 to £300.
0:15:46 > 0:15:48Let's hope we're in for more of a surprise.
0:15:48 > 0:15:50- Let's hope so.- Let's do it.
0:15:50 > 0:15:55170, a collection of World War I silk postcards, a handkerchief,
0:15:55 > 0:15:59and a Northampton Territorial Force certificate, framed. Lot 170.
0:15:59 > 0:16:00A low start here, £110 I'm bid.
0:16:00 > 0:16:04At 110 for these. 110, 120, 130?
0:16:04 > 0:16:06140, 150. 160, 170.
0:16:06 > 0:16:09180, 190. £200 bid.
0:16:09 > 0:16:11- Hooray!- Right, we're in.
0:16:11 > 0:16:14220. 230.
0:16:14 > 0:16:16240. 250.
0:16:16 > 0:16:19- Come on.- Yes!
0:16:19 > 0:16:20270.
0:16:20 > 0:16:23- 290, £300.- We're going to do it.
0:16:23 > 0:16:25320 do I see? 320 back in.
0:16:25 > 0:16:28330. 330. At 330 he's out.
0:16:28 > 0:16:32At 330. Selling at £330.
0:16:32 > 0:16:36We're going to take that. That's sold at £330.
0:16:36 > 0:16:39- Brilliant, thank you so much. - That'll get you over there.
0:16:39 > 0:16:43I've got the ticket, I just need my spending money.
0:16:43 > 0:16:45A few dollars there.
0:16:45 > 0:16:48- A few dollars indeed.- Beauty, mate!
0:16:54 > 0:16:57Sandra and June, it's good to see you.
0:16:57 > 0:17:00Grandma's autograph book is just about to go under the hammer.
0:17:00 > 0:17:05Made all the rarer and hopefully the value's gone up with that one signature of you know who.
0:17:05 > 0:17:07You never know!
0:17:07 > 0:17:10More importantly, it's the Stan Laurel pieces.
0:17:10 > 0:17:15- Yes.- That lovely photograph of him tucking into the traditional Sunday lunch
0:17:15 > 0:17:20- that of course your mother cooked for him. - Let's flog it, shall we?- Yes.
0:17:20 > 0:17:23An autograph book containing various signatures including Stan Laurel
0:17:23 > 0:17:26and a photograph album, some signed.
0:17:26 > 0:17:29Commission bids start me here at £100.
0:17:29 > 0:17:31Oh, straight in at 100.
0:17:31 > 0:17:35100 I'm bid. All out at £100? 100. I'll take 10 if you like.
0:17:35 > 0:17:38Commissions in at £100. It will be sold, make no mistake.
0:17:38 > 0:17:40£100 on commission.
0:17:40 > 0:17:43Selling away at £100.
0:17:43 > 0:17:46That was quick, wasn't it? Blink and you miss it.
0:17:46 > 0:17:48But it has gone.
0:17:48 > 0:17:51- That's the main thing.- Yes. - What are you doing with the money?
0:17:51 > 0:17:54I'm going to buy a set of nice saucepans.
0:17:54 > 0:17:56Are you? Something for the kitchen!
0:17:56 > 0:18:00- Yes.- Good for you. I've never heard that before.
0:18:00 > 0:18:03It's kind of in the theme
0:18:03 > 0:18:06because you sold the kitchen photographs,
0:18:06 > 0:18:09and this is something to replace them. Very good.
0:18:16 > 0:18:20We've got the Kinnard. It's a lovely watercolour. £300 to £500.
0:18:20 > 0:18:25I had a chat with the auctioneer earlier and he agreed with the valuation, so we're spot on.
0:18:25 > 0:18:28At least we've got a fixed reserve - if it doesn't sell it's going home.
0:18:28 > 0:18:33- I'm happy to take it home. - Are you having second thoughts? - No, I'm happy either way.
0:18:33 > 0:18:36I won't be disappointed.
0:18:36 > 0:18:39We're going to find out what it's worth right now.
0:18:39 > 0:18:44335. A Henry John Kinnard. A sunny cornfield watercolour.
0:18:44 > 0:18:46Signed and titled. Nice watercolour, this.
0:18:46 > 0:18:51- Come on.- Bids start with me at £210.
0:18:51 > 0:18:56210 I'm bid. 220, 230, 240, 250, 270,
0:18:56 > 0:19:00- 280, 290. - We're going to sell it now.
0:19:00 > 0:19:02£300.
0:19:02 > 0:19:05In the room at £300. It will be sold.
0:19:05 > 0:19:08At £300.
0:19:08 > 0:19:13Well, it went. We said three to five, it was within estimate.
0:19:13 > 0:19:16- That's good. - Isn't it? Where's the £300 going?
0:19:16 > 0:19:20I've got some sash windows that badly need repairing so it might go towards that.
0:19:20 > 0:19:22Rattling away and rotting away.
0:19:22 > 0:19:23- Good luck.- Thank you.
0:19:23 > 0:19:28- Thank you for bringing such a quality piece in as well.- Thanks.
0:19:36 > 0:19:40Right, Sandra, two glass vases just about to go under the hammer.
0:19:40 > 0:19:42£70 to £100 we've got the valuation on.
0:19:42 > 0:19:46I know you've got a very keen eye and you love car booting and all the fairs.
0:19:46 > 0:19:49Yes, and I love auctions.
0:19:49 > 0:19:51Has anything caught your eye here today?
0:19:51 > 0:19:54- Yes.- Come on, whisper in my ear!
0:19:54 > 0:19:56Behind you, that picture.
0:19:56 > 0:20:00- Right. Are you going to have a bid? - No.
0:20:00 > 0:20:02- Why not?- I've got to take it home.
0:20:02 > 0:20:04I have to walk and go by bus.
0:20:04 > 0:20:07- Do you?- Yes. I just like looking at stuff at the moment.
0:20:07 > 0:20:11I think you could be in for a nice surprise with these vases.
0:20:11 > 0:20:12I'll keep my fingers crossed.
0:20:12 > 0:20:1565 is a pair of opaque glass vases in tapering form
0:20:15 > 0:20:17on gilt scrolled feet.
0:20:17 > 0:20:20Enamel decoration of carp. I start with commission bids here.
0:20:20 > 0:20:21£70 I'm bid.
0:20:21 > 0:20:23Straight in at 70.
0:20:23 > 0:20:25Five, 80. Five, 90.
0:20:25 > 0:20:27Five, 100. 110, 120.
0:20:27 > 0:20:30- Are these my vases?- Yes, listen!
0:20:30 > 0:20:35160, 170, 180, 190, 200.
0:20:35 > 0:20:37£200 here, then, at £200.
0:20:37 > 0:20:39210 I'm looking for. Look around.
0:20:39 > 0:20:42£200. Selling away at £200.
0:20:42 > 0:20:46Yes. That's a good sound, isn't it?
0:20:46 > 0:20:49That hammer going down. £200.
0:20:49 > 0:20:52- I'll have to go back to Norfolk. - I think you will, do you know that?
0:20:52 > 0:20:54You have got a cracking good eye.
0:20:54 > 0:20:57I'm surprised at that. It's really good.
0:20:57 > 0:21:01They're quality, aren't they? And the condition was bang on.
0:21:01 > 0:21:03I'm going back to Norfolk.
0:21:03 > 0:21:05It's all up there in Norfolk.
0:21:15 > 0:21:20Nestling next to a village church in the rolling countryside of Northamptonshire
0:21:20 > 0:21:23we find Lamport Hall, a modest stately home
0:21:23 > 0:21:28containing many treasures, all with their stories to tell.
0:21:31 > 0:21:34It was the home of the Isham family for over 400 years
0:21:34 > 0:21:38and we pick up the tale with Sir Justinian, the second baronet.
0:21:38 > 0:21:41A highly educated and cultured gentleman.
0:21:41 > 0:21:43Also a very happy chap back in 1656,
0:21:43 > 0:21:49because at the age of 47 he fathered his first son, christened Thomas.
0:21:51 > 0:21:57Little did he know that Thomas was to turn into a tearaway, with a taste for the finer things in life.
0:21:57 > 0:22:03George Drye is here to tell us more about the extravagant life of the third baronet of Lamport.
0:22:06 > 0:22:10Am I right in thinking Thomas was the apple of his father's eye?
0:22:10 > 0:22:15Traditionally that's the theory, but more researching Thomas,
0:22:15 > 0:22:17we wonder whether actually his dad knew that
0:22:17 > 0:22:21he had a naughty boy on his hands and wanted to keep him within sight.
0:22:21 > 0:22:28But that said, he certainly took the trouble to make sure Thomas was educated thoroughly.
0:22:28 > 0:22:34He wasn't going to be the son of the squire who just knew how to hunt and fish, although he did.
0:22:34 > 0:22:39And indeed when Thomas was a young boy, he bribed him by paying him
0:22:39 > 0:22:45six shillings a year to keep his diary in Latin.
0:22:45 > 0:22:49- Right, OK.- He trained him to be quite a sophisticated young man.
0:22:49 > 0:22:52So he's obviously a clever chap. He got into university.
0:22:52 > 0:22:56What happened then? When did he inherit all this money?
0:22:56 > 0:23:00He inherited it surprisingly early in his university career.
0:23:00 > 0:23:04His dad took him down to Oxford, dropped him off at Christ College, Oxford,
0:23:04 > 0:23:07went off to a local inn and promptly died.
0:23:07 > 0:23:09That's really sad.
0:23:09 > 0:23:13He was the baronet on his first day at Oxford, extremely wealthy.
0:23:13 > 0:23:17His first job was to take his dad's coffin and put it back here.
0:23:17 > 0:23:22Worth remembering that Thomas at 18 was in charge of all the family finance,
0:23:22 > 0:23:24that's how it worked in those days.
0:23:24 > 0:23:27Gosh. Did he ever go back to Oxford?
0:23:27 > 0:23:30Yes, he went back. He didn't have a glittering career.
0:23:30 > 0:23:34He didn't like Oxford very much. They made him work.
0:23:34 > 0:23:37I'm not sure that was much to Thomas' liking.
0:23:40 > 0:23:45So, like a lot of students, Thomas decided to go on a 17th-century gap year,
0:23:45 > 0:23:47which was then called the Grand Tour,
0:23:47 > 0:23:49taking in everywhere from Paris to Rome.
0:23:49 > 0:23:53The 20-year-old, armed with his father's fortune,
0:23:53 > 0:23:59quickly gained a reputation as one of the first international playboys.
0:24:06 > 0:24:09If he was sort of a wild character here, back in England,
0:24:09 > 0:24:14what must he have been like in Paris and Florence and places like that?
0:24:14 > 0:24:16- I know.- Uncontrollable.
0:24:16 > 0:24:19Well, that's a question of opinion.
0:24:19 > 0:24:25He certainly had a mistress out there and she's over there, actually, on the painting you see.
0:24:25 > 0:24:30Thomas is holding a miniature and that's Gabriella, Gabriella Boncompagni.
0:24:30 > 0:24:33He burned all the candles at every end.
0:24:33 > 0:24:39You know, any kid on a gap year now with have lots of money to spend would just go wild.
0:24:39 > 0:24:42He got through 1.3 million on his gap year.
0:24:42 > 0:24:43Oh, gosh!
0:24:43 > 0:24:45Not cheap.
0:24:45 > 0:24:48That's an awful lot of money.
0:24:48 > 0:24:54How many of us if we spent that money would still find that what we bought was being discussed 350 years later?
0:24:54 > 0:24:58It's a lot of money. I'd love to go and see, George, what he spent it on. Can we go?
0:24:58 > 0:25:00I'd love to show you.
0:25:10 > 0:25:13These are some of Thomas' paintings.
0:25:14 > 0:25:17Some Salvatore Rosas.
0:25:17 > 0:25:21And these are Thomas' on the stairs as well,
0:25:21 > 0:25:26- all the way up the stairs as you can see, all brought back by Thomas. - He did have a good eye, didn't he?
0:25:26 > 0:25:31Do you think? Your eye is probably better than mine for these things, in fact.
0:25:33 > 0:25:38Young Thomas was having a whale of a time and his trip turned into a three-year shopping spree,
0:25:38 > 0:25:43in spite of a constant flow of letters from Lamport pleading for his return home.
0:25:43 > 0:25:48Instead of Thomas coming home, box after box full of artworks arrived.
0:25:51 > 0:25:54Oh, gosh, George, look at these. You didn't tell me about these.
0:25:54 > 0:25:57- No, I didn't. - Fine art meets furniture.
0:25:57 > 0:26:00My word, that's all painted on glass panel, isn't it?
0:26:00 > 0:26:03Yes, in reverse. They're an acquired taste to the English eye.
0:26:03 > 0:26:06Yes, they are. That's typically continental.
0:26:06 > 0:26:12What must the family have thought when this arrived? They must have thought he'd gone bonkers.
0:26:12 > 0:26:16Don't forget, of course, his poor brothers and sisters were here.
0:26:16 > 0:26:20His sister depended upon him for her dowry, which he wasn't providing for her,
0:26:20 > 0:26:23so she wasn't going to get married in a hurry. Money was going out.
0:26:23 > 0:26:28He was getting into debt and these things were coming to the hall, so it must have been fairly tense!
0:26:28 > 0:26:32I'd have thought so. What happened? What happened once he got back?
0:26:32 > 0:26:39Well, he finally agreed to come back, in part because his favourite sister had died
0:26:39 > 0:26:44and his little brother was losing his cool about the whole thing.
0:26:44 > 0:26:48Thomas finally pitched up, in debt,
0:26:48 > 0:26:51in desperate need of money,
0:26:51 > 0:26:56so the family agreed that he had to be married to a rich heiress.
0:26:56 > 0:27:01But unfortunately, his reputation by that stage had got ahead of him
0:27:01 > 0:27:05and there were two or three girls who took one look,
0:27:05 > 0:27:09- or, probably the parents, said not on your life.- Party animal!
0:27:09 > 0:27:13Yeah. But in the end they found a very wealthy girl, who was apparently quite pretty, too.
0:27:13 > 0:27:17She was the daughter of a Dutch merchant in London
0:27:17 > 0:27:23and obviously she'd get the title and her children would become the Baronet
0:27:23 > 0:27:26and her dad would settle all of Thomas' debts
0:27:26 > 0:27:30and then supply also an extensive dowry on top of that.
0:27:30 > 0:27:32All was set up, all agreed,
0:27:32 > 0:27:36and then sadly, on the eve of his wedding day, Thomas died.
0:27:36 > 0:27:39Oh!
0:27:39 > 0:27:41- What age was he?- 24.
0:27:41 > 0:27:43- What did he die of? - Well, they all died of smallpox.
0:27:43 > 0:27:46It was a sort of cancer of the 17th century, really.
0:27:46 > 0:27:51When it wasn't plague in the southern parts of Europe, smallpox killed them.
0:27:51 > 0:27:53What happened to the estate?
0:27:53 > 0:27:57Well, the estate was handed on, went to his younger brother.
0:27:57 > 0:28:01But obviously he had no financial help because the marriage didn't take place.
0:28:01 > 0:28:04No. The younger brother had to do the best he could.
0:28:04 > 0:28:08- Yet nothing's really mentioned about him.- No. We have a portrait of him.
0:28:08 > 0:28:13He's tucked in the corner of the drawing room where nobody ever sees him.
0:28:13 > 0:28:1620-odd years ago when I came here, this house was pretty derelict
0:28:16 > 0:28:21and we spent all that time putting it back together again, getting the contents restored.
0:28:21 > 0:28:26My heart goes out to Justinian, the younger brother, for stitching it all back together again,
0:28:26 > 0:28:30- but everybody really fancies Thomas. - George, thank you so much for showing me around.
0:28:30 > 0:28:34It's well worth a visit, coming here. There's so much to see.
0:28:34 > 0:28:36- I'm going to now take another look. - OK.
0:28:40 > 0:28:46Back to the valuation day, where Mark has met someone familiar.
0:28:46 > 0:28:49- Hello, Anita.- Hello. - Or should I say Joan Rivers?
0:28:49 > 0:28:54Because we've all commented on it, you do look like Joan Rivers.
0:28:54 > 0:28:58- You're not a relation, are you? - No, I don't tell rude jokes!
0:28:58 > 0:28:59Oh, good, neither do I.
0:28:59 > 0:29:02Now, moving on to something much more important,
0:29:02 > 0:29:05this lovely little butter boat, or cream jug.
0:29:05 > 0:29:09- Where did you get it from? - I got it from a table top for 20p.
0:29:09 > 0:29:13Now, tell us, what's a table top, like a jumble sale?
0:29:13 > 0:29:17- It's a bit upmarket to a jumble sale. - Right.
0:29:17 > 0:29:22- This was here in Northampton? - Yes, yes.- For 20p?- Yes.
0:29:22 > 0:29:23When was that?
0:29:23 > 0:29:25It was about a year ago.
0:29:25 > 0:29:29- And can we have the address of the next one?- No!
0:29:29 > 0:29:31- You're keeping it a secret, aren't you?- Yes!
0:29:31 > 0:29:34Well, did you have any idea what you were buying?
0:29:34 > 0:29:37- I thought it was very pretty. - The shape and the flowers.
0:29:37 > 0:29:41Yes, the shape. I'd never seen anything like it before.
0:29:41 > 0:29:45I thought it's really pretty, so I bought it, because I like pretty things.
0:29:45 > 0:29:49- I collect different things. - It's a lovely object. I want to tell you about it.
0:29:49 > 0:29:52- It's 18th century. - Really, that old?
0:29:52 > 0:29:55Yeah. It's over 200 years old.
0:29:55 > 0:29:57- I'm amazed. - It's a wonderful little thing.
0:29:57 > 0:30:02It's a little butter boat, for melted butter or a little cream jug, something like that.
0:30:02 > 0:30:09It's wonderfully modelled, as a leaf, with these lovely little sprays and sprigs of flowers on it
0:30:09 > 0:30:12and this lovely body, moulded with the leaves.
0:30:12 > 0:30:17It's got a little bit of a firing fault there, but that's absolutely fine.
0:30:17 > 0:30:20Minute damage on it, incredible.
0:30:20 > 0:30:24I'd love to be able to tell you the factory but I've been racking my brains
0:30:24 > 0:30:26and I've been asking colleagues here.
0:30:26 > 0:30:29There's so many different possibilities.
0:30:29 > 0:30:35I don't think it's Worcester, but it could be Lowestoft, it could be any number of the Liverpool factories.
0:30:35 > 0:30:39It could be any number of Staffordshire factories.
0:30:39 > 0:30:42What I've done is taken some digital photographs of it,
0:30:42 > 0:30:46and I'll have a word with a few colleagues when I get home
0:30:46 > 0:30:52and whatever we find out we'll put it in their catalogue description, and maybe boost it up a bit.
0:30:52 > 0:30:57Now, from 20p, how much do you think it's worth?
0:30:57 > 0:31:02- No idea.- £20, £50?
0:31:02 > 0:31:04Possibly. Possibly.
0:31:04 > 0:31:09I think you're going to be quite pleased, actually, because I think we should put it in at £200 to £300.
0:31:09 > 0:31:12- £200 to £300?- Yes.
0:31:12 > 0:31:15- Really?- 200 to 300. - I don't believe that.
0:31:15 > 0:31:17We'll put a reserve on it.
0:31:17 > 0:31:20- Yes.- Maybe £150.- Really?!
0:31:20 > 0:31:25I don't know, if two collectors want it... It's in such lovely condition, I'd love it at home.
0:31:25 > 0:31:28It's in such lovely condition it could really fly.
0:31:28 > 0:31:31- It's a lovely little object. - Thank you very much.
0:31:31 > 0:31:34- What a very good eye you've got. - Yes, I have, actually.
0:31:42 > 0:31:47Chris, if there was an award for bringing the heaviest thing ever to Flog It, I think you'd have won it.
0:31:47 > 0:31:51These are incredibly heavy, aren't they? You can hardly lift them.
0:31:51 > 0:31:55The first thing to say is they're clearly cast in solid bronze
0:31:55 > 0:32:00and they're plaques of Gladstone and Victoria and are they family pieces?
0:32:00 > 0:32:03They look as if they've been somewhere dirty.
0:32:03 > 0:32:06They were found in my grandfather's garage.
0:32:06 > 0:32:08- Really?- 18 months ago.
0:32:08 > 0:32:11No idea at all of family history?
0:32:11 > 0:32:14- No.- How long they've been there, why they were there?- No.
0:32:14 > 0:32:16Well, they clearly have a value.
0:32:16 > 0:32:21I know this sounds really crude but I think the first thing we need to do is actually weigh them
0:32:21 > 0:32:26and make sure we don't sell them at less than scrap value, but these are too good for that.
0:32:26 > 0:32:28They really are.
0:32:28 > 0:32:33They've survived for 120 years and I'd like to see them survive another 120.
0:32:33 > 0:32:37They're marked on the back. I'm sure you've seen it there.
0:32:37 > 0:32:44It says, "Cast by D Smith, 28 Clerkenwell Close, London."
0:32:44 > 0:32:52The only thing I can suggest is that having looked on the internet and finding no D Smith at all,
0:32:52 > 0:32:54and no trace of a caster,
0:32:54 > 0:32:59what I believe these are are probably a commission
0:32:59 > 0:33:02to be made as special individual objects,
0:33:02 > 0:33:05which is why we have no trace of them.
0:33:05 > 0:33:08- You bought them along so you obviously want to sell them.- Yes.
0:33:08 > 0:33:11- Any idea of value?- None at all.
0:33:11 > 0:33:14When it comes to market value,
0:33:14 > 0:33:19- they aren't the easiest things to place.- No.
0:33:19 > 0:33:24Who would want a solid bronze plaque of Queen Victoria
0:33:24 > 0:33:27that would actually probably cause incredible damage
0:33:27 > 0:33:32to any piece of furniture it was put on and wouldn't be able to be hung on a wall, either?
0:33:32 > 0:33:36- No.- Gladstone is probably a little bit easier to sell
0:33:36 > 0:33:39because of course there's the political history with Gladstone.
0:33:39 > 0:33:43He was one of the most popular prime ministers of the 19th century
0:33:43 > 0:33:47and actually was Prime Minister for four terms,
0:33:47 > 0:33:52starting in 1868 and eventually out of office in 1894.
0:33:52 > 0:33:56And this plaque is dated 1888 on the back there, as I'm sure you've seen.
0:33:56 > 0:34:02I reckon we ought to put an estimate of £120 to £160 on them
0:34:02 > 0:34:06and if they don't make that, then you might as well keep them.
0:34:06 > 0:34:10- Yes.- They've got to be worth that for scrap.- That's right, yeah.
0:34:10 > 0:34:14- Yeah? How do you feel? - That's fine, yes.- Brilliant.
0:34:22 > 0:34:24- Hello, John.- Hello there.
0:34:24 > 0:34:26You've brought this long-case clock.
0:34:26 > 0:34:28Can you give us a little bit of the history?
0:34:28 > 0:34:31Well, I got it about just under 30 years ago,
0:34:31 > 0:34:34when I was rather enthusiastic about clocks
0:34:34 > 0:34:38- and one of my ambitions was to have a long-case clock.- Yes.
0:34:38 > 0:34:44I saw this in a local furniture shop and decided to buy it.
0:34:44 > 0:34:48Can you remember what you paid for it all those years ago?
0:34:48 > 0:34:53- Quite a lot of money, actually. - Oh, really?- Yes, yes, for the time. - For the time, yes.
0:34:53 > 0:34:58Well, obviously retail prices are retail prices, aren't they? But you've chosen a nice clock.
0:34:58 > 0:35:04- It's a very simple clock, a typical weight-driven eight-day long-case clock.- Yes.
0:35:04 > 0:35:08It has the nice maker's mark up there, Richard Smith, Newport,
0:35:08 > 0:35:13- which we settled on Newport, Isle of Wight, I think.- That's right.
0:35:13 > 0:35:17The circular dial with Roman numerals, the seconds dial
0:35:17 > 0:35:19and then the little date aperture
0:35:19 > 0:35:22and it's a standard inside, a standard weight-driven.
0:35:22 > 0:35:24Yes, eight-day.
0:35:24 > 0:35:27Eight-day, which is good, rather than 30-hour.
0:35:27 > 0:35:31So over 30 years, you've obviously acquired some more long-case clocks.
0:35:31 > 0:35:36I've got a lantern clock, which is actually a Victorian reproduction...
0:35:36 > 0:35:38Of a 17th century one.
0:35:38 > 0:35:43Yes, that's quite a small clock, but it fits in with what I've got.
0:35:43 > 0:35:48We've done some changes to our house which means this clock no longer fits in anywhere.
0:35:48 > 0:35:52- Where has it been living? - It's been living in a bedroom.
0:35:52 > 0:35:55- Not your bedroom? - Not the bedroom I sleep in, no.
0:35:55 > 0:35:58Because the ticking would keep you awake all night.
0:35:58 > 0:36:03I had one in the hallway once and even that, in the dead of night, you could hear the ticking,
0:36:03 > 0:36:08and of course we had to turn the bonging off because you'd be up all night with it.
0:36:08 > 0:36:12If you look at the case itself, we've got this nice domed hood here,
0:36:12 > 0:36:18this nice simple trunk, an outswept base with a plinth foot on it.
0:36:18 > 0:36:20All in all, a nice country piece.
0:36:20 > 0:36:22The case is in oak, of course.
0:36:22 > 0:36:25Quite a nice colour to it.
0:36:25 > 0:36:31When it comes to valuing something like this, the maker is known but isn't a major maker.
0:36:31 > 0:36:35It's a nice case but it's not walnut,
0:36:35 > 0:36:39it's not mahogany, it's not got any inlay in it,
0:36:39 > 0:36:44so it's a typical country clock and the market is realistic at the moment.
0:36:44 > 0:36:50- Yes.- Whereas retail I suppose you'd pay upwards of £1,000, £1,200 or so,
0:36:50 > 0:36:56at auction I think we're looking nearer £400 to £600 with a 400 reserve.
0:36:56 > 0:37:00I would hope, mind you, it'll go towards the top estimate,
0:37:00 > 0:37:02and if we're lucky we might get a bit more for it,
0:37:02 > 0:37:05because it is, it's not too big, either.
0:37:05 > 0:37:08It's got a nice proportion to it.
0:37:08 > 0:37:09- Yes.- Are you happy to put it in?
0:37:09 > 0:37:12- Yes, yes, that will be fine. - Wonderful.
0:37:12 > 0:37:16Will it go towards another long-case clock or something different?
0:37:16 > 0:37:19Maybe something different, a different sort of clock.
0:37:19 > 0:37:22- Oh, right, OK. Keeping your options open?- Yes, yes, yes.
0:37:22 > 0:37:25Time will tell, as they say.
0:37:25 > 0:37:30- I look forward to seeing you at the auction and let's hope it chimes up a huge success.- Thank you very much.
0:37:32 > 0:37:37Well, let's take another quick look at what our experts have found to take to Market Harborough.
0:37:37 > 0:37:40Only 20p for an upmarket table-top sale.
0:37:40 > 0:37:43Let's hope that Anita's blue and white butter boat
0:37:43 > 0:37:45is the creme de la creme in the sale room.
0:37:45 > 0:37:48The money is on these bronze plaques winning gold
0:37:48 > 0:37:50and not turning out to be a dead weight.
0:37:50 > 0:37:53And it's time for the long-case clock to face the bidders.
0:37:53 > 0:37:57Let's hope all hands are raised before the hammer strikes.
0:38:07 > 0:38:11Next up, John's long-case clock and I've been looking forward to this. I love my clocks.
0:38:11 > 0:38:16This is a good eight-day clock, 18th century, country oak clock
0:38:16 > 0:38:19and the movement's good, it's got a really nice bell to it.
0:38:19 > 0:38:21Yes. Well, I like long-case clocks.
0:38:21 > 0:38:25These days you switch them off because they wake you up in the middle of the night.
0:38:25 > 0:38:28Oh, I leave them on. I leave them on.
0:38:28 > 0:38:31You get used to it after a while, you don't notice it.
0:38:31 > 0:38:33It's quite therapeutic, tick tock.
0:38:33 > 0:38:35And you can wake up dead on the hour.
0:38:35 > 0:38:38- Yes. - 8 o'clock, 7 o'clock in the morning.
0:38:38 > 0:38:41If the clock is well balanced, it sounds beautiful.
0:38:41 > 0:38:45There's something very traditional about a long-case clock in the home.
0:38:45 > 0:38:48Right, well, we've got a value of £400 to £600.
0:38:48 > 0:38:50- Yes, we have.- I'd like to see it do the top end.
0:38:50 > 0:38:53- Good luck.- Thank you. - Under the hammer.
0:38:53 > 0:38:57430 is a longcase clock, the dial sign Richard Smith of Newport,
0:38:57 > 0:38:59and bids start with me.
0:38:59 > 0:39:02I have to start at £330.
0:39:02 > 0:39:04330, at 330?
0:39:04 > 0:39:08340, 350, 360, 370, 380, 390.
0:39:08 > 0:39:10£400 bid, at 400.
0:39:10 > 0:39:12- We've got 400.- Yeah.- £400, 420.
0:39:12 > 0:39:14440.
0:39:14 > 0:39:16This is better.
0:39:16 > 0:39:19440, 460, 480,
0:39:19 > 0:39:22500, 520,
0:39:22 > 0:39:26540, 540 in the room, at 540,
0:39:26 > 0:39:30560 now, 560 on the telephone.
0:39:30 > 0:39:34- This might find its way back to the Isle of Wight.- 580.
0:39:34 > 0:39:38£600 now, £600.
0:39:38 > 0:39:43All out in the room, 600, selling at £600.
0:39:43 > 0:39:47Yes! The hammer's gone down. £600.
0:39:47 > 0:39:48Top end of the estimate.
0:39:48 > 0:39:51- That's good.- It's very good. Happy?
0:39:51 > 0:39:53Yes, yes, yes.
0:39:58 > 0:40:01Christopher, it's going to be interesting to see
0:40:01 > 0:40:04what the bidders think of these two bronze plaques.
0:40:04 > 0:40:06They're going under the hammer right now.
0:40:06 > 0:40:09We had a chat to the auctioneer earlier. Let me bring James in.
0:40:09 > 0:40:13We agreed with your valuation, it's going to do around about that
0:40:13 > 0:40:14but what do you do with them?
0:40:14 > 0:40:18Do you melt them down, put them in the garden as a bit of garden art?
0:40:18 > 0:40:21It's a shame to melt them down, isn't it?
0:40:21 > 0:40:25But I have to say there's such weight in them, it's possible.
0:40:25 > 0:40:28People are buying copper kettles and things now and scrapping them.
0:40:28 > 0:40:32Yeah. Will the new buyer buy them and put them back in the garage?
0:40:32 > 0:40:35That's where they end up, in the garden shed again, isn't it?
0:40:35 > 0:40:36So these were Grandad's.
0:40:36 > 0:40:39- That's right, yes.- What did your father think of them?
0:40:39 > 0:40:41He doesn't think a great deal of them.
0:40:41 > 0:40:43That's why he put them in the garage.
0:40:43 > 0:40:47I don't blame you for getting them out because they do need a new home,
0:40:47 > 0:40:50so hopefully they'll find one and they won't get melted down.
0:40:50 > 0:40:52They're going under the hammer.
0:40:52 > 0:40:57140 is a Victorian cast bronze portrait plaque of Gladstone,
0:40:57 > 0:41:02marked cast by D Smith and a similar portrait plaque of Queen Victoria.
0:41:02 > 0:41:08Bids here £55, 55 bid, 65, 75, £80 in the room,
0:41:08 > 0:41:12at £80 at the back, at £80, 85, 90, 95, 100.
0:41:12 > 0:41:14That's OK.
0:41:14 > 0:41:18Your turn, 110, 110, at 110, 120, if you like it.
0:41:18 > 0:41:22110, 110, selling at £110.
0:41:22 > 0:41:25Yes, the hammer's gone down. £110.
0:41:25 > 0:41:29We were thinking along the lines at the lower end, £40 per plaque,
0:41:29 > 0:41:32we'll get them away, so 110 is a bonus.
0:41:32 > 0:41:36Good for you! You found them, hopefully all the money's going to you and not Dad, then?
0:41:36 > 0:41:38No, it's going to my children.
0:41:38 > 0:41:39Oh, great!
0:41:45 > 0:41:47How do you turn 20p into £200?
0:41:47 > 0:41:51Well, just watch this, because Anita here has just brought along
0:41:51 > 0:41:56that lovely little Bow cream jug, we've got £200 to £300 on it.
0:41:56 > 0:41:57You bought it for 20p!
0:41:57 > 0:42:00- Amazing, isn't it? - I've never had bargains like that.
0:42:00 > 0:42:04- Have you?- No, I haven't. I normally spend £200 and it's worth 20p!
0:42:04 > 0:42:06THEY LAUGH
0:42:06 > 0:42:10I tried to be fair and double our money and offer her 40p for it but she wouldn't take it!
0:42:10 > 0:42:14Have you had any other good finds like that?
0:42:14 > 0:42:16- Not really.- No.
0:42:16 > 0:42:18No. Because I collect things.
0:42:18 > 0:42:21- A bit of a one-off, is it? - Yes, really, yes.
0:42:21 > 0:42:25Let's see what we can do for you, shall we? 20p into 200, here we go.
0:42:25 > 0:42:30185 is an 18th-century porcelain leaf moulded butter boat,
0:42:30 > 0:42:33plain leaf handle, unmarked but possibly Bow.
0:42:33 > 0:42:38I have to start on commission here at £120. 120, I'm bid here at 120.
0:42:38 > 0:42:45- 120, 120...- Come on. - 120, 130, 140 now, at £140, 140 bid,
0:42:45 > 0:42:49150, 160, 170 on the telephone, 180, new bidder.
0:42:49 > 0:42:53- At 180, 190 now. £200.- Yes.- At 200.
0:42:53 > 0:42:56- 210.- It's going on a bit!
0:42:56 > 0:42:59220, at 220 now, at 220, 230, at 230 on the telephone.
0:42:59 > 0:43:02Don't you love auctions?
0:43:02 > 0:43:06The telephone wins, £230, all out in the room, selling at £230.
0:43:06 > 0:43:09Yes, made estimate, that's good.
0:43:09 > 0:43:13- That's excellent, really. - £230 towards the holiday, Anita.
0:43:13 > 0:43:15What place springs to mind?
0:43:15 > 0:43:17- Egypt, maybe?- Egypt.
0:43:17 > 0:43:19I haven't decided, really.
0:43:19 > 0:43:22That's half the fun, isn't it, looking through the brochures?
0:43:25 > 0:43:27Well, that's it.
0:43:27 > 0:43:32It's all over, sadly. We've come to the end of the show and the auction is just about to end.
0:43:32 > 0:43:36We've had a fantastic day here so join me next time on Flog It! for many more surprises.
0:43:36 > 0:43:39Until the next time, it's cheerio.
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