0:00:06 > 0:00:10Today we're in Devon, on the edge of Dartmoor,
0:00:10 > 0:00:14in Sir Francis Drake's home town of Tavistock.
0:00:50 > 0:00:56In 1105, Henry I granted a Royal Charter to Tavistock to hold a weekly pannier market,
0:00:56 > 0:01:00pannier meaning the baskets used to carry the goods.
0:01:00 > 0:01:08Back then it was all vegetables and flowers, but today I hope they'll be brimming full of antiques!
0:01:10 > 0:01:15It's Charlie Ross and Philip Serrell assessing your items today.
0:01:15 > 0:01:21This could be another very interesting programme.
0:01:21 > 0:01:24Already something has caught Philip's eye.
0:01:24 > 0:01:29- How are you, Peggy?- Very well. - Fancy a drink?- A little bit more.
0:01:29 > 0:01:36- More! You're greedy! What's your favourite tipple? Gin?- I make my own home-made wine.
0:01:36 > 0:01:43- What do you make?- Everything. Anything I can get hold of. - Strong stuff.- Good stuff.
0:01:43 > 0:01:47- Brought a bottle along today? - If I'd known, I would have done.
0:01:47 > 0:01:52OK, so if you're a wine collector, why get rid of this little glass?
0:01:52 > 0:01:59- I think it's a cordial glass. - That's what I wanted to know. What it was for.
0:01:59 > 0:02:03- It's an air twist. Do you know how they make these?- I'd like to.
0:02:03 > 0:02:09Imagine little strands of glass only a hair's breadth in width.
0:02:09 > 0:02:14- They will almost roll it out like a sheet of pastry.- Yes.
0:02:14 > 0:02:19And roll it round a straw and then they pull the straw and twist it
0:02:19 > 0:02:23and it creates this air twist, which is then put in the column.
0:02:23 > 0:02:29And on the base here, we've got this pontil mark. That's where the glass is blown.
0:02:29 > 0:02:32- That's where it's snapped off.- Yes.
0:02:32 > 0:02:37- I think this is probably 18th century.- One of a set or...?
0:02:37 > 0:02:43I don't think so, no. I think it's 18th century. Might be 1780, might be 1820.
0:02:43 > 0:02:48I think it's really lovely. How long have you had it?
0:02:48 > 0:02:54- My father used to collect glasses... - Did he?- ..so I've had it... - So this is a hand down.
0:02:54 > 0:03:00- He died when I was eight, so I've had it a long, long while. - Why do you want to sell it now?
0:03:00 > 0:03:06- Because somebody nearly knocked the whole cabinet over. - Not after your home-made wine?- No!
0:03:06 > 0:03:08They weren't the worse for wear?
0:03:08 > 0:03:14- No, they were teetotallers, actually.- They should have had some!
0:03:14 > 0:03:20- So you thought it was time to move on.- Yes.- So we now know what it is and we know how old it is.
0:03:20 > 0:03:25- Do we know what it's worth? - I'd like to know.- No idea?
0:03:26 > 0:03:32- Not really, no. - I think we'll put a very cautious £80-£120 estimate on it.
0:03:32 > 0:03:36I think we'll put a reserve on it of £60.
0:03:36 > 0:03:40If we have a bit of luck, it might make 150, a little more.
0:03:40 > 0:03:44- It's lovely.- Yes. - Are you happy with that?- Yes.
0:03:44 > 0:03:48What's your strongest wine? The most powerful one?
0:03:48 > 0:03:55- Well, I make a blackberry whisky... - That's the one to bring to auction! - ..that'll blow your head off.
0:03:55 > 0:03:58- How do you make that? - Em, blackberries,
0:03:58 > 0:04:02- a bottle of whisky... - A bit like sloe gin?
0:04:02 > 0:04:07- That's right. Very similar. - That does sound very good.- It is.
0:04:07 > 0:04:09You bring a sample to the auction.
0:04:18 > 0:04:24John and Hilary, I'll have some fun now. One car works, one doesn't?
0:04:24 > 0:04:26- Which one works?- Mine.- The red one?
0:04:26 > 0:04:29Can we set it again? Here goes.
0:04:29 > 0:04:32Fingers crossed. Up or down? Yes!
0:04:34 > 0:04:39You must have hours and hours of fun at home with this.
0:04:39 > 0:04:43- It's never been out.- Is this the first time it's been set up?
0:04:43 > 0:04:47- No, I used to play with it as a child.- Did you?
0:04:47 > 0:04:54What intrigues me - it's pretty hopeless, isn't it? It doesn't go up the hill.
0:04:54 > 0:04:58We'll leave it there. It's made by somebody called Louis Marks.
0:04:58 > 0:05:01It's nice to have the box.
0:05:01 > 0:05:08I've done a little bit of research. Their factory was opened in the '30s
0:05:08 > 0:05:12- in Dudley.- Oh. - Where did you get it from?
0:05:12 > 0:05:16I'm pretty sure my mother's cousin gave it to me
0:05:16 > 0:05:23- when I was young. I was born in '36. - Right.- So it's probably about... It would be wartime.- Yeah.
0:05:23 > 0:05:28- And she worked at Hamley's. - Oh, at Hamley's. THE toy shop.
0:05:28 > 0:05:34But what we've got here is the name, Marks, and have you noticed anything about the cars?
0:05:34 > 0:05:39- They appear to be Citroens. - I'm sure. That's a Citroen front.
0:05:39 > 0:05:43- If you look at that... - They're definitely Citroens.
0:05:43 > 0:05:50So we've got a German name, English company and, for some reason, they're Citroen cars.
0:05:50 > 0:05:55I can't possibly understand why. What made you bring them along?
0:05:55 > 0:05:59- Mainly because it's just up in the loft doing nothing.- Yeah.
0:05:59 > 0:06:05- Did you hope it might be worth something?- Yes. - What sort of money?- No idea!
0:06:05 > 0:06:08The condition's good, the box.
0:06:08 > 0:06:12It would be dead easy to make that go again.
0:06:12 > 0:06:18I think you're looking at £40-£60, £40-£80. I don't know.
0:06:18 > 0:06:20You don't want it back, do you?
0:06:20 > 0:06:25- Hmm, that's got you thinking. - It has.
0:06:25 > 0:06:31- A reserve of £30?- Yes. - £40 reserve, estimate £40-£60.
0:06:31 > 0:06:35- You're still happy to sell it? - Yes, definitely.- Sure?- Yes.
0:06:35 > 0:06:40- It doesn't want to go back in the loft.- No, it's cold up there.
0:06:48 > 0:06:52Doreen, what a beautiful tobacco container.
0:06:52 > 0:06:56Absolutely stunning. Very good condition.
0:06:56 > 0:07:00- Are you hoping to sell this today? - Yes.- Who's that? Your granddaughter?
0:07:00 > 0:07:04- What's her name?- Emma Kate. - Hello, Emma Kate.
0:07:04 > 0:07:11- Are you shy? How old are you?- Three. - Three? Oh, bless you.
0:07:11 > 0:07:16- How long have you had this? - It must be 20, 30 years.
0:07:16 > 0:07:20Shag is a brand of tobacco. Or it was.
0:07:20 > 0:07:27- This would have been in a tobacconist.- My mother-in-law had a tobacconist shop.
0:07:27 > 0:07:30- She did?- Very old-fashioned one.
0:07:30 > 0:07:32You wouldn't find this in a house.
0:07:32 > 0:07:36- This was used for selling tobacco. - From the jar, yes.
0:07:36 > 0:07:41And everybody in Victorian England smoked.
0:07:41 > 0:07:46I'd put this around... On the cusp of the early 1900s.
0:07:46 > 0:07:53- Yes?- It was a wonderful thing to do. You went in to the tobacconist and you either got ground tobacco,
0:07:53 > 0:07:57which was snuff, or you bought loose tobacco.
0:07:57 > 0:08:00Oh, it's marked underneath.
0:08:00 > 0:08:04- It's made in Stoke On Trent. - Is it?- There's no maker's name.
0:08:04 > 0:08:12- See where it says London? That's just, basically, the outlet, the shop that sold these.- I see.
0:08:12 > 0:08:17To put them on display to sell tobacco from. Got many more?
0:08:17 > 0:08:19- Two more.- Have you?
0:08:19 > 0:08:26- Oh, brilliant. If they're as good as this one...- One is as good. One looks dirtier.- That's fine.
0:08:26 > 0:08:32It's got character. This is very clean. Why do you want to sell them?
0:08:32 > 0:08:36- Repairs to the house. - What have you got to do?
0:08:36 > 0:08:40- The ceiling!- OK. Let's put them into auction
0:08:40 > 0:08:45with an estimate of £250-£350. Fix the reserve at £250.
0:08:45 > 0:08:48- Yes.- So they won't go for under.
0:08:48 > 0:08:53I think it will encourage bidders. They'll think they've got a bargain.
0:08:53 > 0:08:57- And I can see these going for 400 on a good day.- Let's hope so.
0:09:03 > 0:09:10Terry and Ann, I can see why that ring is on the table. You've got no room for any more!
0:09:10 > 0:09:14- No!- How many rings are you wearing?- Um...
0:09:14 > 0:09:17Two, four, five... six, seven, eight. Ten.
0:09:17 > 0:09:22- Is that a normal, everyday occurrence?- I normally wear them.
0:09:22 > 0:09:24Oh, fantastic.
0:09:24 > 0:09:29May I say, there are some beautiful rings there?
0:09:29 > 0:09:34This is also a beautiful stone. Where did it come from?
0:09:34 > 0:09:39It belonged to Terry's gran. When she died, it went to his mother.
0:09:39 > 0:09:44- And she left it to me.- Right. Did she use it as an engagement ring?
0:09:44 > 0:09:50- No, Grandmother did.- Yes. - Mother wore it as a normal ring.
0:09:50 > 0:09:55- Grandmother got married in 1914. - Yeah.- So it was dated prior to that.
0:09:55 > 0:10:02It's got chips on the shoulders, but by and large it's a single-stone ring.
0:10:02 > 0:10:10And I think with regard to valuing a ring, the simpler, the better.
0:10:10 > 0:10:16The great beauty of this ring is its simplicity and therefore it will appeal to more people.
0:10:16 > 0:10:22- If it's in a fancy setting, it's never quite right. - Over-elaborate.
0:10:22 > 0:10:26Never right for the next person.
0:10:26 > 0:10:32And it's a jolly good stone. And it's a good carat, a little bit more.
0:10:32 > 0:10:34It's a brilliant cut.
0:10:36 > 0:10:40We have had a look at it under a glass and it has a little blemish,
0:10:40 > 0:10:46which is what happens to diamonds. They're forced up by volcanic pressure
0:10:46 > 0:10:50and as they come to the top, the odd fissure happens.
0:10:50 > 0:10:54Other than that, the colour is really jolly good.
0:10:54 > 0:10:59It's set in 18-carat gold with a platinum setting here.
0:10:59 > 0:11:04It couldn't be better than that. It's not an old nine-carat.
0:11:04 > 0:11:10- With regard to valuation, a sensible saleroom estimate would be £800-£1,200.- Yes.
0:11:10 > 0:11:16I think we should put a reserve on it. Tuck it in just below the reserve, 700?
0:11:16 > 0:11:22- That's fine.- So fixed, no auctioneer's discretion, to make sure no one steals it.
0:11:22 > 0:11:26I would like to see it make the best part of £1,000.
0:11:26 > 0:11:29I think it's a delightful stone.
0:11:33 > 0:11:40What a great start to the day. All manner of items are turning up from rock and roll memorabilia
0:11:40 > 0:11:44to antiques and fine art... on the horizon.
0:11:44 > 0:11:50It's time for our first visit to the auction room. Here's a quick recap of all the items.
0:11:52 > 0:12:00Before it gets broken, I hope Peggy's beautiful cordial glass will give her cause to celebrate.
0:12:00 > 0:12:06Racing out of a chilly loft and into a warm, welcoming saleroom is John and Hilary's race track.
0:12:07 > 0:12:11I've a feeling that Doreen's three tobacco jars might do rather well.
0:12:11 > 0:12:19I wonder if there will be any romantics ready to brandish their wallets for this splendid ring?
0:12:29 > 0:12:34This is where we put all our experts' valuations to the test.
0:12:34 > 0:12:39We're selling our heirlooms today at Eldreds, just outside Plymouth.
0:12:39 > 0:12:43And on the rostrum today is auctioneer Anthony Eldred.
0:12:47 > 0:12:53Peggy, I think you're doing the right thing. Somebody nearly knocked over Peggy's display cabinet,
0:12:53 > 0:12:58so all the china and glass must go, including this cordial glass.
0:12:58 > 0:13:03We've got £80-£120 put on by Philip. It's a nice thing.
0:13:03 > 0:13:09- A proper old antique. - Something for the purists from the late 18th century.
0:13:09 > 0:13:15- You don't find kit like that about much now.- I know. I'm hopeful it does well,
0:13:15 > 0:13:21although they aren't flavour of the month. People don't collect them in the way they used to.
0:13:21 > 0:13:27- Fingers crossed, good crowd. - We're going to find out, Peggy. Good luck.- I think I need it!
0:13:27 > 0:13:35- What will the money go towards? - Well, I've always wanted one of these hammocks for the garden.
0:13:35 > 0:13:42- Oh, really?- When I retire. - Read a book, get some sunshine, laze about in the hammock.
0:13:42 > 0:13:49- What a nice feeling, eh? He does it all the time! - Between two very sturdy trees!
0:13:49 > 0:13:56Next is Lot 233. It's a late-19th century cordial glass. There it is.
0:13:56 > 0:14:00Several bidders for it. I'm bid £130.
0:14:00 > 0:14:03Yes! Straight in! How lovely.
0:14:03 > 0:14:0640 if you want it. At 130, then.
0:14:06 > 0:14:09Quite sure? 130. 140. 150.
0:14:09 > 0:14:13160. 170. We're at 170 now.
0:14:13 > 0:14:15All done at £170?
0:14:17 > 0:14:22- Great result!- It's really nice to see that make money.
0:14:22 > 0:14:26It's a lovely thing. Well done, you. Well done.
0:14:26 > 0:14:31- Thank you.- Looks like you will be having that hammock.- Yes!
0:14:39 > 0:14:45- Hilary and John, I loved the toy racing car, but are we on the right track at £40-£80?- Spot on!
0:14:45 > 0:14:50I think we are! Great little Citroens.
0:14:50 > 0:14:53- Wish it was a real one.- We do!
0:14:53 > 0:14:58Why are you flogging this? Surely it's a bit of fun to keep.
0:14:58 > 0:15:04- He doesn't use it. - I've had it since I was a boy. It's probably time to go.
0:15:04 > 0:15:09- And the boys have never been allowed to play with it. - It caught your eye, Charlie.
0:15:09 > 0:15:13It did, but it's not a great thing to keep.
0:15:13 > 0:15:17You can't have a race - only one car works!
0:15:19 > 0:15:25So what you can is bet your neighbour a fiver and give him the car that won't go!
0:15:25 > 0:15:32The next lot is Lot 349. It's a Louis Marks Streamline Speedway set.
0:15:32 > 0:15:38And I'm bid £30 for it. 2. 5. 8. 40.
0:15:38 > 0:15:40In front here at 42.
0:15:40 > 0:15:44At £42, then. All done at 42?
0:15:45 > 0:15:52- Well, it's a bit of lunch. - It's another bit of stuff gone. Another bit gone.
0:15:58 > 0:16:04Ann and Terry, there's a lot of money riding on this. It's that gorgeous diamond ring.
0:16:04 > 0:16:09£800-£1,200. It's 1.1 carat. I think you're about right.
0:16:09 > 0:16:13- You can't give away diamonds. - You can't, no.
0:16:13 > 0:16:21- And there's lots of memories here. - It was my grandmother's engagement ring from just before WWI.
0:16:22 > 0:16:27- Wow. Gosh.- Long ago. - Look, it's going, anyway. OK?
0:16:27 > 0:16:30It's here to sell, so good luck.
0:16:30 > 0:16:37Next is Lot 470. It's a solitaire diamond ring. Just over a carat. Several bidders.
0:16:37 > 0:16:42- I'm bid £850. - It's gone, it's gone.- Good Lord!
0:16:42 > 0:16:46At 950, then. Still against you all at 950.
0:16:46 > 0:16:50At £950. All done at 950?
0:16:52 > 0:16:58- Great. £950.- Well done.- We'll settle for that. Interestingly, he had several bidders.
0:16:58 > 0:17:02They all must have left around £800 or £900.
0:17:02 > 0:17:05- Pleased, Ann?- Definitely.
0:17:11 > 0:17:17Doreen, it's great to see you. You've brought Darren, your son, and I remember you, Emma Kate.
0:17:17 > 0:17:22- Yes.- I'm getting slightly worried. It's my turn to be the expert.
0:17:22 > 0:17:26This... It's not a novelty lot. It's a purists' lot.
0:17:26 > 0:17:33Tobacco collectors, there's not many around. Thank you for picking up the extra two.
0:17:33 > 0:17:39One's slightly discoloured, but it's not going to devalue the group of three as one lot.
0:17:39 > 0:17:46We've put a value of £250-£350. Look at your face! Who's going to have all the money?
0:17:47 > 0:17:52- Good luck, everybody.- Thank you. - Going under the hammer right now.
0:17:52 > 0:17:59Next is Lot 188, which is three glazed stoneware shop display tobacco jars.
0:17:59 > 0:18:05Several bidders. I'm bid...£280. Against you all at 280.
0:18:05 > 0:18:08- We're straight in!- 290.
0:18:08 > 0:18:14300. And 10. 320. 330. 340. 350.
0:18:14 > 0:18:16At 350 now on my left.
0:18:16 > 0:18:21At £350. All done at £350, then?
0:18:23 > 0:18:27- Oh, yes! That's a nice feeling. I was slightly worried.- Lovely!
0:18:27 > 0:18:30- Top end of the estimate.- Good.
0:18:40 > 0:18:45Now we're going to travel over hill and dale to Buckfastleigh,
0:18:45 > 0:18:50a sleepy village that boasts a museum with a difference.
0:18:50 > 0:18:54Today on Flog It we're off down the pub.
0:18:54 > 0:19:00If you think you're in for a tipple in this watering hole, you haven't got a ghost of a chance.
0:19:00 > 0:19:07Intrigued? Let's go inside this weird and wonderful watering hole and find out why, shall we?
0:19:10 > 0:19:16Welcome to The Valiant Soldier in Buckfastleigh, South Devon, the pub that never called time.
0:19:20 > 0:19:25Ever since the last pint was pulled here in 1965, time has stood still.
0:19:26 > 0:19:32The brewery decided the pub was no longer viable, so publicans Mark and Alice downed tea towels
0:19:32 > 0:19:36for the last time and locked the doors forever.
0:19:36 > 0:19:41Alice continued to live here without changing a thing until 1996.
0:19:41 > 0:19:48Now open as a museum, you can step in here and drink in five decades of social history.
0:20:01 > 0:20:08Now The Valiant Soldier is not so much a tavern, more of a time warp. Look at it!
0:20:08 > 0:20:14We've got whiskies and gins. There's an old price list.
0:20:14 > 0:20:22Now what does it say? Draught beer, one shilling and five pence. That's about 5p.
0:20:22 > 0:20:30At that rate, the drinks are on me! There's a till full of old coppers, threepenny bits, sixpences.
0:20:30 > 0:20:37Over there is a darts game. Looks like it was in progress and suddenly stopped.
0:20:37 > 0:20:42The only thing that's missing are the locals. Where are the regulars?
0:20:45 > 0:20:51Mark and Alice Roberts took on the tenancy of The Valiant Soldier in January, 1938.
0:20:51 > 0:20:58During WWII, the place was packed, including American GIs in the run up to D-Day,
0:20:58 > 0:21:01and the interior never really changed.
0:21:01 > 0:21:07It was only when Alice was moved into a home that some light could be shone on the secrets of her pub.
0:21:07 > 0:21:12She clearly didn't throw anything away. She hoarded things.
0:21:12 > 0:21:17And up here in this attic room I can point a few things out.
0:21:17 > 0:21:20There's some old newspapers,
0:21:20 > 0:21:26a box that says "Stiff and Starch" with a gas mask popping out of it,
0:21:26 > 0:21:30lots of crockery and china, stuffed badgers,
0:21:30 > 0:21:35a brass bed stead, headboard and toe board, a Union Jack on the wall.
0:21:35 > 0:21:39Incredible, really. So much stuff. All clutter, really.
0:21:39 > 0:21:4540 years ago it was just commonplace things, but to a youngster today half of this wouldn't mean a thing.
0:21:50 > 0:21:57Alice Roberts' sitting room looks like she's just popped downstairs to make a cup of tea.
0:21:57 > 0:22:02The radio is still on, a newspaper on the table, slippers by the chair.
0:22:02 > 0:22:07It's easy to feel as if we're just intruding on her everyday life.
0:22:09 > 0:22:14This is Alice's bedroom. All her clothes are laid out for her.
0:22:14 > 0:22:19Maybe she's gone to take a bath and will be back in a moment.
0:22:19 > 0:22:25The locals say that this place is haunted and this room, in particular, has a cold feel.
0:22:25 > 0:22:29I think I'm in the need of human company.
0:22:29 > 0:22:34Thankfully, downstairs some locals have arrived to keep me company
0:22:34 > 0:22:39and fill me in on the good old days. And the beers are on me!
0:22:39 > 0:22:43- Hi, guys. Mind if I join you? - No, come and sit down.
0:22:43 > 0:22:50- A couple of locals to talk to. Pleased to meet you.- John. - And another John.- OK!
0:22:50 > 0:22:55- Both born and bred in the village? - Yes.- What was Alice like? Can you remember?
0:22:55 > 0:22:59Always rolling around, collecting wood and stuff.
0:22:59 > 0:23:04She'd pass the time of day with you, but she was a bit of a recluse.
0:23:04 > 0:23:10- When her husband died, did she just shut the pub?- No, I don't know what really happened.
0:23:10 > 0:23:16- I think the brewery said enough was enough.- Right.
0:23:16 > 0:23:21But she stayed here. It was an old ale house.
0:23:21 > 0:23:26- A proper inn.- That's right. The ladies used to have to go in the lounge.
0:23:26 > 0:23:31- They weren't allowed in the bar. - Not very gentlemanly.
0:23:31 > 0:23:37- That's how it used to be. - This pub was thriving during the war when the Yanks were here.
0:23:37 > 0:23:39- Can you remember them?- Oh, yeah.
0:23:39 > 0:23:44But after they left, it just died a death.
0:23:44 > 0:23:48It was like a ghost town when the Americans left.
0:23:48 > 0:23:53- I bet those GIs invited some local girls in.- I bet they did!
0:23:53 > 0:23:55They'll be in the lounge.
0:23:55 > 0:23:59Here we go. The lounge, also known as the snug.
0:24:00 > 0:24:05Hello, ladies. Do you mind me joining you?
0:24:05 > 0:24:12- I've just been having a chat to John and John.- I was in the same class as one of them!
0:24:12 > 0:24:17- What are your names? I'm Paul. - I'm Pat.- I'm Marjorie.- Hello.
0:24:17 > 0:24:21I want to know all about Alice and the snug here.
0:24:21 > 0:24:24There used to be a cinema down here.
0:24:24 > 0:24:29And when we were young, we used to go to the pictures.
0:24:29 > 0:24:34On the way home, we'd come in here for a drink. A gin and orange.
0:24:34 > 0:24:40- You came in here?- He'd go in there for a drink and then he would come in here after a while.
0:24:40 > 0:24:45You could have a kiss and cuddle. You weren't allowed to at home!
0:24:45 > 0:24:50- My mum wouldn't let us.- Does this bring back lots of memories?
0:24:50 > 0:24:54- It does.- Dance days. - Dance days.- With the dances.
0:24:54 > 0:24:58We used to come down at half time from the town hall
0:24:58 > 0:25:02- and there were all the American troops.- Did you go out with a GI?
0:25:02 > 0:25:08No, I was too young, but I used to get well supplied with sweets and chewing gum.
0:25:08 > 0:25:10We done very well with them.
0:25:10 > 0:25:17- Tell me about Alice. Can you remember her behind the bar? - It was mostly Mark.
0:25:17 > 0:25:22- She was in the kitchen.- Yeah. - Was it sad when it shut down?
0:25:22 > 0:25:27- It was for the locals. One of the main local pubs.- Lost your snug.
0:25:29 > 0:25:34- They say it's haunted.- If we don't see you again, a ghost got you!
0:25:34 > 0:25:39- OK(!) Cheerio! Thank you very much.- Bye!- Bye!
0:25:43 > 0:25:47We've got to bid a fond farewell to The Valiant Soldier,
0:25:47 > 0:25:53a pub that can't offer you any booze, but can give you fond memories of drinking days of yore
0:25:53 > 0:25:56and conjure up a few spirits!
0:25:56 > 0:25:59So, bottoms up, back to the valuation day.
0:26:07 > 0:26:12It still looks very busy and Philip is playing house.
0:26:12 > 0:26:19I'm a bit overwhelmed, Jackie. I've never been one for playing with dolls, you'll be pleased to hear.
0:26:19 > 0:26:23I can remember being really pleased with this lot when I was a kid.
0:26:23 > 0:26:26- So is all this yours?- It is, yes.
0:26:26 > 0:26:32This is really bizarre. This is like utility furniture.
0:26:32 > 0:26:38- Yes, 1950s.- 1950s. Just after the war, and we've got 1950s utility doll's house furniture.
0:26:38 > 0:26:46- What I think are absolutely brilliant... Look at this little hoover.- It's lovely.
0:26:46 > 0:26:50And a little single-bar electric fire.
0:26:50 > 0:26:54A washing machine. And look at this - a television.
0:26:54 > 0:26:58- I didn't have a television in those days.- Didn't you? Great fun.
0:26:58 > 0:27:03Look at this three-piece suite. Five and threepence the set!
0:27:03 > 0:27:08How much is that? Five bob is 25p, isn't it?
0:27:08 > 0:27:12- I can't remember.- Five bob's 25p and threepence is about a halfpenny.
0:27:12 > 0:27:16So it's about 25 and a half pence. New pence.
0:27:16 > 0:27:19- Incredible.- Wouldn't get much today.
0:27:19 > 0:27:22Look at the iron as well.
0:27:22 > 0:27:27- A little black cat, and a toaster! - And the bread.- That's wonderful!
0:27:27 > 0:27:30- Hours of fun here.- I loved it.
0:27:30 > 0:27:34Absolutely wicked. Why sell it?
0:27:34 > 0:27:38- I don't play with it any more! - I'm pleased to hear it!
0:27:38 > 0:27:44- It's just been up in the loft. - So Flog It has come to town and you thought, "I'll flog it!"
0:27:44 > 0:27:50- Do you want to sell it all?- Yes. - What's it worth?- I just don't have any idea.
0:27:50 > 0:27:53You might be in good company.
0:27:56 > 0:28:01I think...that we could put...
0:28:01 > 0:28:06£60-£90 estimate on it. We'll put a £50 reserve.
0:28:06 > 0:28:12And it really wouldn't surprise me if it did a lot better than that.
0:28:12 > 0:28:17I can see that being worth £10 or £15. It could make £100, £200.
0:28:17 > 0:28:23It's such a great thing. What I love is that when you had it it was so contemporary.
0:28:23 > 0:28:28- It was, yes.- And now it's retro. It's like the wheel's turned full circle.
0:28:28 > 0:28:33So we'll get it sold. What would you do with £200?
0:28:33 > 0:28:40I'll probably put it towards having my furniture recovered. My old suite needs re-upholstering.
0:28:40 > 0:28:45- That'll be more than five and threepence. Let's hope it does well.- Thank you.
0:28:51 > 0:28:57A wonderful mixture here. Before we come on to the slides, which we will talk about,
0:28:57 > 0:29:00I love the microscope.
0:29:00 > 0:29:06I have never seen a microscope that is actually formed as part of the box it comes in.
0:29:06 > 0:29:12Normally you take it out, put it together and it free stands on the table.
0:29:12 > 0:29:16On this, the base is formed by the box, isn't it?
0:29:16 > 0:29:21- Has it got a name on it?- Yes. Dunn of Edinburgh.
0:29:21 > 0:29:26- And it's got some slides with it. - Yes, and various lenses as well.
0:29:26 > 0:29:31Oh, different lenses. How did you get hold of it?
0:29:31 > 0:29:38It's been in the family as long as I can remember. My mother used to go to auction sales
0:29:38 > 0:29:44and whether she bought it in a job lot... I don't think she would have bought that.
0:29:44 > 0:29:50It's quite possible in the good old days when people sold job lots that somebody bought that
0:29:50 > 0:29:52without actually looking inside it.
0:29:52 > 0:29:57And it's possible the auctioneers didn't do their job properly
0:29:57 > 0:30:01and put that in without realising what it was.
0:30:01 > 0:30:06- She must have got quite a shock when she opened it!- I think she did!
0:30:06 > 0:30:11- Ever tried using it?- I have. It does work, but it's very fiddly.
0:30:11 > 0:30:17I'm sure it is. The slides are beautiful. They're actually ivory-mounted.
0:30:17 > 0:30:23- And specimens of...I don't know. - I think there's flies' legs and flies' wings.
0:30:23 > 0:30:27A bit of everything, really.
0:30:27 > 0:30:33It's not worth hundreds of pounds. Valuation is an inexact science at the best of times,
0:30:33 > 0:30:38- but it's a beautiful thing for a collector. £60-£80?- Yeah.
0:30:38 > 0:30:40£120?
0:30:40 > 0:30:45These are fabulous. The real problem is the condition of them.
0:30:45 > 0:30:49They're magic lantern slides, but they're early 19th century.
0:30:49 > 0:30:54Most of the ones we see are 1880, 1890.
0:30:54 > 0:31:00I think you can put these back another 50 years, nearer 1800 than 1900.
0:31:00 > 0:31:05We've got all sorts of cartoons. I've pulled out three examples,
0:31:05 > 0:31:13one of which is mechanical and I'm sure you've seen this, but wind the handle,
0:31:13 > 0:31:18and it gives the most wonderful patterns.
0:31:20 > 0:31:23And here...we've got a boxing fight.
0:31:25 > 0:31:30The trouble is that the arms are fixed at an angle to the body!
0:31:30 > 0:31:38It's quite difficult to land a blow. And it's a lot of fun, but it's not wildly practical.
0:31:38 > 0:31:44- Wouldn't keep children amused today. - Well, they wouldn't be amused for long with that.
0:31:44 > 0:31:51It's a bit too simplistic. Whether it looks better with a light projecting it onto the wall
0:31:51 > 0:31:55and they become life-sized, it'll be a lot more fun.
0:31:55 > 0:32:01- Yes.- And another one we've pulled out here is or are some caricatures.
0:32:01 > 0:32:07The thing about these early magic lantern slides is they're hand-painted.
0:32:07 > 0:32:12We've seen quite a few today and they are a transfer print,
0:32:12 > 0:32:18and the early ones, early 19th century, they had a way of outlining
0:32:18 > 0:32:24onto the glass so that it made it easier once the outlines had been sketched
0:32:24 > 0:32:26to then fill in with hand paint.
0:32:26 > 0:32:32And you can feel, if you run your hand along the back, the texture of the paint.
0:32:32 > 0:32:35And it's smooth on the other side.
0:32:35 > 0:32:39But they are from a Punch and Judy show
0:32:39 > 0:32:45and I think great, great fun and something people will collect.
0:32:45 > 0:32:51Unfortunately, we've got some bad condition ones and that happens more with these
0:32:51 > 0:32:54than with transfer-printed ones.
0:32:54 > 0:33:01If we put the whole lot together, you're looking at £100-£200 worth, which is not bad.
0:33:01 > 0:33:08- Would that be satisfactory for you to sell?- Yes. - And put a reserve of £80 on.
0:33:08 > 0:33:13- That'll be fine. - I think we should put a reserve on.
0:33:13 > 0:33:20It would be shame to see them blown away for £20 or £30. It's not going to be earth-changing!
0:33:20 > 0:33:25Then you could go on a world cruise, but it won't quite do that for you. Thank you for bringing them.
0:33:25 > 0:33:28They're fascinating, and early.
0:33:37 > 0:33:44- Maria, how are you? - I'm fine, thank you.- Who's this? Not granny?- No, Granny's frame.
0:33:44 > 0:33:50- Let's have a look at it. That is absolutely lovely. - I think it's beautiful, yes.
0:33:50 > 0:33:54- Tell me about this lady. - It's my paternal grandmother.
0:33:56 > 0:33:58She lived to be about 98
0:33:58 > 0:34:03and before that, about 5 or 7 years before that, she had her leg off, amputated
0:34:03 > 0:34:06- because she had gangrene.- Oh, dear.
0:34:06 > 0:34:15And her hair was so wiry that my father, her son, he used to make model boats
0:34:15 > 0:34:19- and he used to use her hair as the rigging.- Really?
0:34:19 > 0:34:25So this is a silver and tortoiseshell photograph frame.
0:34:25 > 0:34:31If you just look on the side here, we've got the hallmarks for 1920.
0:34:32 > 0:34:35Assayed in London,
0:34:35 > 0:34:41and the maker's mark on the side is CAR and C.
0:34:41 > 0:34:47If you looked up in the appropriate books, you could find out who produced this.
0:34:47 > 0:34:54- It's a glorious thing. Why do you want to sell it?- I'm getting older. Bits and pieces have to go somewhere.
0:34:54 > 0:35:00- They'll only fight over it, so sell it!- What do you think Granny's frame is worth?
0:35:00 > 0:35:04Again, I really don't know the values of them.
0:35:04 > 0:35:09I think we could put an estimate on this in auction of £300-£500.
0:35:09 > 0:35:15- And I think a fixed reserve of £250.- Yes, right. - I think it will do really well.
0:35:15 > 0:35:22- Happy with that?- Yes, fine. - One thing first. We can't send Granny to the saleroom, can we?
0:35:22 > 0:35:28- So I'm going to take out Granny for you.- Never sell your grandmother. - Never sell granny.
0:35:28 > 0:35:31- Rule number one. - Never sell her short.
0:35:31 > 0:35:35- Let's just take that out. There's Granny for you.- Thank you.
0:35:35 > 0:35:38Hang on to Granny.
0:35:38 > 0:35:43- Do you know? It's lost a bit of its attraction now.- Yes.
0:35:43 > 0:35:46- Yes.- It will still do well.
0:35:46 > 0:35:52And before we go off to auction, let's remind ourselves of what we're selling.
0:35:52 > 0:35:58Jackie's retro set of doll's house furniture will fit very nicely into any modern dwelling.
0:35:58 > 0:36:01I'm hoping it finds a new home.
0:36:01 > 0:36:06It's quite unusual to find a portable microscope in its own box
0:36:06 > 0:36:12and these slides are hand-painted. If the collectors are out in force, Derek and Ruth should do well.
0:36:12 > 0:36:17And I'm relieved that Maria has decided not to sell her grandmother
0:36:17 > 0:36:22along with this beautiful silver and tortoiseshell photo frame.
0:36:27 > 0:36:33Back at Eldreds, Anthony is showing an interest in Maria's beautiful photo frame.
0:36:33 > 0:36:37I absolutely love this. I really do. It belongs to Maria.
0:36:37 > 0:36:44When she brought it in, a picture of her grandmother was in this. Absolutely stunning.
0:36:44 > 0:36:49It made it look worth ten times more, but you can see the value.
0:36:49 > 0:36:54It is very plain without a photo in it, but the quality is there.
0:36:54 > 0:36:58It's typical of the 1920s. Plain, understated.
0:36:58 > 0:37:04And it's in good condition. The tortoiseshell hasn't been discoloured by perfume and things.
0:37:04 > 0:37:11- It's just in nice condition. - And I think Philip is spot on with his valuation - £300-£500.
0:37:11 > 0:37:18I would love to get it in at £300, but I do think he's right and it may go to the upper estimate.
0:37:18 > 0:37:24Very fashionable in its day. And hopefully when it goes under the hammer.
0:37:30 > 0:37:34Jackie, you're going from 1950s doll's house furniture
0:37:34 > 0:37:40to real furniture that grown-ups can sit on because with the money you're doing some upholstering.
0:37:40 > 0:37:47- Yes, yes.- That's a fair exchange, don't you think?- Yeah, but this lot makes me smile.
0:37:47 > 0:37:51In a way it's quite amateur, I think,
0:37:51 > 0:37:56and it's of an age that 10 or 15 years ago you'd have dismissed,
0:37:56 > 0:38:00but you've got those lovely utility wardrobes. It's brilliant.
0:38:00 > 0:38:04Sort of kitsch '50s. There's definitely a market for it.
0:38:04 > 0:38:09We've got £60-£90 riding on this. Let's hope we get the top end.
0:38:09 > 0:38:13- Upholstering is an expensive business.- Very!
0:38:13 > 0:38:18On next to Lot 165, which is a quantity of doll's house furniture.
0:38:18 > 0:38:24There it is. £40 for that. At 40. 2. 5. 8. 50. 2.
0:38:24 > 0:38:27Look at that hand just held up.
0:38:27 > 0:38:31At 52 here in front. All done at £52? Sell at 52, then.
0:38:33 > 0:38:36That person was really keen.
0:38:36 > 0:38:41It's an instance where you've got one bidder going to buy it.
0:38:41 > 0:38:47It's almost about where you've pitched your reserve. We got it to where it's worth,
0:38:47 > 0:38:52- but that person would have paid more.- But no one pushed them.
0:38:52 > 0:38:58- Well, we flogged it. We didn't get that top end, but it's gone. - I'm quite happy with that, yes.
0:38:58 > 0:39:01I wouldn't play with it again!
0:39:06 > 0:39:10- This magic lantern was your mother's.- The slides were, yes.
0:39:10 > 0:39:16I think she probably bought them as a job lot and I don't think she bought them intentionally.
0:39:16 > 0:39:22- Well, let's hope we get that magic £200.- There are some wonderful images there.
0:39:22 > 0:39:27- And a couple of mechanical ones. There's a boxing one.- A bit of fun.
0:39:27 > 0:39:32And a kaleidoscopic one, which is rather fun. It should do all right.
0:39:32 > 0:39:40They've ended up back in a general auction! What goes around comes around! It's going right now.
0:39:40 > 0:39:44Next is Lot 124. It's 12 magic lantern slides.
0:39:44 > 0:39:50There they are. And a little brass microscope. All in one lot, several bidders.
0:39:50 > 0:39:54I'm bid...£120.
0:39:54 > 0:39:57Oh, we'll get that 200.
0:39:57 > 0:40:00150. 160. 170. 180.
0:40:00 > 0:40:03190. 200. And 20. 240.
0:40:03 > 0:40:08- What? Ooh!- 260. 300. - We must have missed something.- 340.
0:40:08 > 0:40:10At £340 here.
0:40:10 > 0:40:12At 340. Take 10?
0:40:12 > 0:40:17All done then at £340? Quite sure at 340?
0:40:17 > 0:40:22- £340!- Lovely. Proper job. - Proper job! That's what they say.
0:40:22 > 0:40:27That's a fantastic result. You'd have settled for 100 quid.
0:40:27 > 0:40:31- Well, yes.- We had 80 quid discretion! - I wouldn't have minded 80!
0:40:38 > 0:40:46Next up, Maria's silver and tortoiseshell photo frame. Real quality. It's got to do £500!
0:40:46 > 0:40:52- It's absolute quality. - I only do quality. - And you look quality as well.
0:40:52 > 0:40:57- A quality lady. This will sell. - Let's find out right now.
0:40:57 > 0:41:03Next is Lot 420. An Edwardian tortoiseshell and silver photograph frame.
0:41:03 > 0:41:09I'm bid £210. Against you all. 210. 220. 230.
0:41:09 > 0:41:12240. 250. 260.
0:41:12 > 0:41:14At 270 now. 280.
0:41:14 > 0:41:17- 290. 300.- Great.
0:41:17 > 0:41:21- At 320, then. 330. - Yes! Someone on the phone.
0:41:22 > 0:41:27- 360. 370. - They're really keen.- 380. 390.
0:41:28 > 0:41:32400. And 20. 440. 460.
0:41:34 > 0:41:37480. 500.
0:41:37 > 0:41:39And 20. 540.
0:41:41 > 0:41:45560. 580. 600. And 20.
0:41:45 > 0:41:47640.
0:41:47 > 0:41:50660. 680.
0:41:50 > 0:41:53700. And 50.
0:41:53 > 0:41:56At £750. 800 now.
0:41:56 > 0:42:01- And 50. 900.- Yes!- And 50.
0:42:01 > 0:42:06At £950, then. Bidding's on the telephone at £950.
0:42:06 > 0:42:09Last chance. At £950 here.
0:42:09 > 0:42:12Quite sure, then, at 950?
0:42:14 > 0:42:21Bash! £950! Quality, quality, quality, all the way through!
0:42:21 > 0:42:27Maria, thank you so much for bringing such a stunning item in. Philip, you loved it.
0:42:27 > 0:42:32- Yeah, nice thing. - What are you going to do with £950?
0:42:32 > 0:42:38I don't know what I'll do with all of it, but my mother was brought up in Dr Barnardo's homes
0:42:38 > 0:42:45and my youngest sister is trying to get the records plus photographs, so they'll have to pay for it.
0:42:45 > 0:42:50- Something will go...- Towards that. Some archive research.
0:42:50 > 0:42:54- Well done. - A stunning item. That's quality.
0:43:04 > 0:43:10How about that? One minute the saleroom is jam-packed and the next it's empty. Just me left!
0:43:10 > 0:43:15Sale's over, everyone's gone home happy, especially our owners.
0:43:15 > 0:43:20We sold everything today. A credit to our experts and Anthony Eldred.
0:43:20 > 0:43:26It was really nice to see Maria's wonderful smile when she made a staggering £950
0:43:26 > 0:43:31for the Edwardian photo frame. That's quality. That's what we love selling.
0:43:31 > 0:43:34Join us the next time on Flog It.
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