0:00:02 > 0:00:07Today's programme is on the northwest coast, welcome to Flog It! for the first time from Lancaster.
0:00:43 > 0:00:46Later on in the programme, we'll be finding out more
0:00:46 > 0:00:50about the fascinating story behind this incredible structure.
0:00:50 > 0:00:53But now it's time to get your antiques valued, at the Town Hall,
0:00:53 > 0:00:56which, incidentally, was commissioned by the same man.
0:00:56 > 0:01:00# Imagine all the girls Ah ah-ah ah ah-ah-ah-ah
0:01:00 > 0:01:04# And your boys Ah ah-ah ah ah-ah-ah-ah... #
0:01:05 > 0:01:08These Lancastrians are keen to find out if their antiques and valuables,
0:01:08 > 0:01:11family heirlooms, are really worth something.
0:01:11 > 0:01:15So, rummaging through the bags and boxes of this massive queue today,
0:01:15 > 0:01:19looking for the best items, we've got our experts,
0:01:19 > 0:01:21Mr Philip Serrell and Anita Manning!
0:01:21 > 0:01:23What have you two found so far?
0:01:23 > 0:01:28- Oh, this is going to be a good day... - Some plastic bags!- Bubble-wrap!
0:01:33 > 0:01:35And as you can see, the hall is filling up.
0:01:35 > 0:01:39First at the tables Philip Serrell, who's found something rather mysterious.
0:01:41 > 0:01:44Dorothy, this is interesting, where's it come from?
0:01:44 > 0:01:49I bought it at a bring-and-buy sale about 30 years ago.
0:01:49 > 0:01:52I hadn't been particularly interested in it when I saw it,
0:01:52 > 0:01:56but when the stalls were being packed up, I heard somebody say,
0:01:56 > 0:01:59"Shall we throw this dirty old thing in the bin
0:01:59 > 0:02:01"because nobody wants it?"
0:02:01 > 0:02:03So I paid a pound for it.
0:02:03 > 0:02:05It's a crying shame to think that all that work
0:02:05 > 0:02:08is going to be confined to the bin, isn't it?
0:02:08 > 0:02:12- That was what I thought. - So it was really bought out of the sympathy vote?- Yes.
0:02:12 > 0:02:15Why has it taken you 30 years to decide to sell it?
0:02:15 > 0:02:17I don't know, it got put in a cupboard,
0:02:17 > 0:02:22and I really forgot about it most of the time.
0:02:22 > 0:02:25As I say, it was very dirty,
0:02:25 > 0:02:30I've tried to brush it a little, but you can't do a lot with it.
0:02:30 > 0:02:34I mean, all this lovely bead work, this lovely mellow sort of patinated,
0:02:34 > 0:02:37which is another way of saying dirty, but in the middle...
0:02:37 > 0:02:41- Yes!- ..there is a bright, shiny... - Modern pin.
0:02:41 > 0:02:43..modern pin. Is that you, Dorothy?
0:02:43 > 0:02:46Yes, I did, I thought it needed something in the middle.
0:02:46 > 0:02:50Well, it does a job there, so we'll just leave that as it be.
0:02:50 > 0:02:53It's a Victorian love token, really.
0:02:53 > 0:02:58- Oh!- And this would have been done by someone in the Forces but I think
0:02:58 > 0:03:03- this particular one has been done by a sailor for his sweetheart.- Yes.
0:03:03 > 0:03:06And you can just, can you see these anchors?
0:03:06 > 0:03:09- The anchors, yes.- So, we've got the anchors and the hearts.
0:03:09 > 0:03:10Ah! Are those hearts?
0:03:10 > 0:03:13Yes, and it's been done as a real,
0:03:13 > 0:03:18- in the literal sense, as a labour of love, as a present for someone.- Yes.
0:03:18 > 0:03:23It would date, I would think, to the last half of the 19th century.
0:03:23 > 0:03:26So it's a Victorian sailor's love token.
0:03:26 > 0:03:30And I think it's really sweet, it's become quite collectable. Any idea what it's worth?
0:03:30 > 0:03:32No, no idea at all.
0:03:32 > 0:03:36Well, I think... It's not big bucks, particularly for the amount of work
0:03:36 > 0:03:40that's in there, but I think that's gonna make between £30-£50.
0:03:40 > 0:03:42If you have a bit of luck it might make a bit more.
0:03:42 > 0:03:46So you've been to your bring-and-buy, now it's your take it and flog it!
0:03:46 > 0:03:51- Yes.- Let's hope it does really well at the auction.- Yes.
0:03:59 > 0:04:03Dorothy, this was the best-looking bird in the queue!
0:04:06 > 0:04:10- What a lovely object, what a wonderful thing.- She is pretty.
0:04:10 > 0:04:12Tell me, where did you get her?
0:04:12 > 0:04:19It belonged to my mother-in-law, and it was left to her
0:04:19 > 0:04:22by a Polish gentleman, and they were friends,
0:04:22 > 0:04:25and she had nursed his wife,
0:04:25 > 0:04:28and he left it to her, and she left it to us.
0:04:28 > 0:04:31Now, Edna, tell me, what do you think of her?
0:04:31 > 0:04:34I think she's really tactile.
0:04:34 > 0:04:36You want to touch her all the time.
0:04:36 > 0:04:39Did you think of giving her to your sister?
0:04:39 > 0:04:43Erm, I love her but not that much!
0:04:43 > 0:04:48Let's have a look at her. Now, she's made of alabaster,
0:04:48 > 0:04:55the period that she was made was say between 1910 and 1920.
0:04:55 > 0:04:58I thought initially she may be French
0:04:58 > 0:05:03but I think she is, erm, Hungarian-Austrian,
0:05:03 > 0:05:08so that may fit in with the fact that it was given by a Polish gentleman.
0:05:08 > 0:05:10Right, yes.
0:05:10 > 0:05:13Now, if we look at the back...
0:05:15 > 0:05:19we can see the artist's signature here.
0:05:19 > 0:05:25Now, we can't make it out at this point or find any information on him,
0:05:25 > 0:05:30- but when he goes to auction, your auctioneer will have time...- Right.
0:05:30 > 0:05:33..to perhaps identify the artist.
0:05:33 > 0:05:35That will be interesting, mmm.
0:05:35 > 0:05:39And if we look underneath,
0:05:39 > 0:05:42we have this brass stud here,
0:05:42 > 0:05:48and this stud tells us where it was made and which foundry made it.
0:05:48 > 0:05:51Right.
0:05:51 > 0:05:54Now, what I like most about her is the overall beauty.
0:05:54 > 0:06:01We have this lovely young maiden, with this interesting garment,
0:06:01 > 0:06:06it's a dress made from the wings of a dragonfly,
0:06:06 > 0:06:08isn't that a romantic idea?
0:06:08 > 0:06:11- It is, yes.- She's a lovely item,
0:06:11 > 0:06:15she will be very popular, have you had it valued before?
0:06:15 > 0:06:18No, I haven't, no.
0:06:18 > 0:06:25The estimate I would put on it would be in the region of £300-£500.
0:06:25 > 0:06:28Would you be happy, Dorothy, to sell it at that price?
0:06:28 > 0:06:31Yes, that's absolutely fine.
0:06:31 > 0:06:33Well, let's put it to auction,
0:06:33 > 0:06:38we'll put a reserve of £300, with a little bit of discretion.
0:06:38 > 0:06:43And I'm sure that she will be fiercely competed for.
0:06:54 > 0:06:56Cedric, this has got the look,
0:06:56 > 0:06:59those dogs are flying through the hedgerow, such movement!
0:06:59 > 0:07:01Tell me all about this.
0:07:01 > 0:07:04I literally rescued it from a skip.
0:07:04 > 0:07:06Where and when?
0:07:06 > 0:07:08Going back 35 years.
0:07:08 > 0:07:10- 35 years?- I've had it. - You've had it 35 years, OK.
0:07:10 > 0:07:13And I was working at the Customs House on Lancaster Quay.
0:07:13 > 0:07:17- And they were just... - Clearing it out.
0:07:17 > 0:07:18..clearing everything out,
0:07:18 > 0:07:22throwing stuff away which probably was of value.
0:07:22 > 0:07:24- Yeah.- I like greyhounds, whippets.
0:07:24 > 0:07:27- Yes, do you have one? - No, I might get one one day.
0:07:27 > 0:07:31And I just thought, it's a real shame to see it thrown away.
0:07:31 > 0:07:34Exactly, and someone was gonna literally chuck that.
0:07:34 > 0:07:35Just throw it away.
0:07:35 > 0:07:38So I asked if I could have it and they said, "By all means, take it."
0:07:38 > 0:07:42- That was a bonus on top of your wages, wasn't it?- It was, wasn't it?
0:07:42 > 0:07:44Yes. I'm hoping it is anyway.
0:07:44 > 0:07:48- And you've had it on your wall for the last 30-odd years?- 30-odd years.
0:07:48 > 0:07:50Can I take it off and have a good look, do you mind?
0:07:50 > 0:07:52By all means, yeah.
0:07:52 > 0:07:57I absolutely love it, I think it's typical of the 1830s, 1840s.
0:07:57 > 0:08:00Have you done any research on this?
0:08:00 > 0:08:03Erm, first of all the name came up, Abraham Cooper.
0:08:03 > 0:08:06Well, he did sporting dogs.
0:08:06 > 0:08:10And he flourished in the 1830s, he did paint dogs just like this.
0:08:10 > 0:08:12Unfortunately, there are no signatures,
0:08:12 > 0:08:15we can't attribute it to him without a signature,
0:08:15 > 0:08:17it's certainly in the style of.
0:08:17 > 0:08:21- This was painted on card.- Card, yes.
0:08:21 > 0:08:25And it's been laid on plywood, quite a thick piece of plywood.
0:08:25 > 0:08:28Have you had any work done to this?
0:08:28 > 0:08:34Because this certainly is not 1830s, this is sort of marine ply,
0:08:34 > 0:08:38- you know, from the 1930s. - I had it restored.
0:08:38 > 0:08:40And regardless of the price of having it restored,
0:08:40 > 0:08:44I thought, to me, it's worth it. I just like the picture, full stop.
0:08:44 > 0:08:46- You fell in love with it.- Yeah.
0:08:46 > 0:08:48How much did you pay for restoration?
0:08:48 > 0:08:53- 300.- Right, so, the picture owes you £300, basically.
0:08:53 > 0:08:55I've got to say,
0:08:55 > 0:08:57I do think it's been over-restored.
0:08:57 > 0:08:59Right, yes.
0:08:59 > 0:09:02I think it's been slightly treacled up, and I think it's been cut down.
0:09:02 > 0:09:04Was it always this size?
0:09:04 > 0:09:07- Always, yes.- Whoever painted this, if it was Cooper,
0:09:07 > 0:09:08he would have painted that...
0:09:08 > 0:09:12- You would have seen the full... - You would have seen the full dog,
0:09:12 > 0:09:15you would have seen that dog ready to leap, there would have been
0:09:15 > 0:09:16something else going on here,
0:09:16 > 0:09:19and there would have been more foreground interest here.
0:09:19 > 0:09:22And in this corner, hopefully it would have been signed
0:09:22 > 0:09:26"Abraham Cooper", you know, 1840, or something like that.
0:09:26 > 0:09:29- It would have been nice. - It would have been very nice,
0:09:29 > 0:09:34- then you would have been looking at £2,500.- Shame, still, it's nice.
0:09:34 > 0:09:35Value-wise, it's a hard one
0:09:35 > 0:09:38cos I want you to make as much money as possible.
0:09:38 > 0:09:43I think if we put this into auction with £600-£900 on it,
0:09:43 > 0:09:46I don't think we're gonna get a sniff.
0:09:46 > 0:09:48I think we've got to tempt people in.
0:09:48 > 0:09:51Are you happy with £400-£600?
0:09:51 > 0:09:55- We'll try it.- And I'd like to put a fixed reserve of £400 on this,
0:09:55 > 0:09:57so you're not gonna lose any money.
0:09:57 > 0:10:00And hopefully we'll get the £400-£600,
0:10:00 > 0:10:01and we'll get that top end.
0:10:01 > 0:10:05- It's about time it moved on, yeah. - OK. That's fine.
0:10:15 > 0:10:19- How are you doing, James, all right? - Fine, thank you, you?- Yep.
0:10:19 > 0:10:24- How long have you had this, then?- My father had it in about the 1940s.
0:10:24 > 0:10:27When I was about five years old.
0:10:27 > 0:10:30- I remember it.- You've just told everybody how old you are now!
0:10:30 > 0:10:31I know, it's not a problem.
0:10:31 > 0:10:33- Did he enjoy a drink?- Yes.- He did.
0:10:33 > 0:10:35So what would he have kept in here?
0:10:35 > 0:10:37Three different sorts of malt?
0:10:37 > 0:10:40- He probably would because he used to have pubs as well.- Really?
0:10:40 > 0:10:42Do you know what this is called?
0:10:42 > 0:10:43A tantalus.
0:10:43 > 0:10:46- Why's it called a tantalus? - I've no idea.
0:10:46 > 0:10:49- Cos it tantalises you and you can't get the booze out.- Right.
0:10:49 > 0:10:52But it's interesting cos there's more going on in this one
0:10:52 > 0:10:54than you'd normally expect to find.
0:10:54 > 0:10:56So if we open it up, clearly,
0:10:56 > 0:11:01these cupboards here form the locking device because when they're shut,
0:11:01 > 0:11:04you can't get the decanters out.
0:11:04 > 0:11:07So let's just open it up...
0:11:07 > 0:11:09And now, of course,
0:11:09 > 0:11:11out your decanter comes out.
0:11:11 > 0:11:15- But there's a lot more going on here, isn't there?- Oh, yes.
0:11:15 > 0:11:19This is quite interesting. That is for lighting a cigar.
0:11:19 > 0:11:20Possibly, yeah.
0:11:20 > 0:11:22And this little beast here,
0:11:22 > 0:11:25that's a cigar-cutter.
0:11:25 > 0:11:28You put the end of your cigar in there, and then bang.
0:11:28 > 0:11:31And let's just pull this draw out here and have a look...
0:11:31 > 0:11:33Look at that!
0:11:34 > 0:11:37Now, we've got a pegging board there, look,
0:11:37 > 0:11:40- that's quite nice in its own right, isn't it?- Yeah.
0:11:40 > 0:11:43Playing cards would have fitted in here.
0:11:43 > 0:11:47And quite what would have gone there, I'm unsure.
0:11:47 > 0:11:53So, it's a tantalus, with a games compendium here as well.
0:11:53 > 0:11:57You fall between two stalls a little bit really, because this is oak.
0:11:57 > 0:12:00Early tantaluses in mahogany or rosewood
0:12:00 > 0:12:04are much more sought-after than the oak version.
0:12:04 > 0:12:07A normal oak version might only be £80-£120,
0:12:07 > 0:12:12but the very fact that this has got all of this going on,
0:12:12 > 0:12:14and our games compendium as well,
0:12:14 > 0:12:18I think that's going to lift that up to possibly £200-£300,
0:12:18 > 0:12:20perhaps a little bit more.
0:12:20 > 0:12:25And I think you need to put a fixed reserve on it,
0:12:25 > 0:12:29- of about 180. How does that sound to you?- That's fine.
0:12:29 > 0:12:30- So it's gonna go?- Yes.
0:12:30 > 0:12:33And if it makes 200 quid, what are you going to spend that on?
0:12:33 > 0:12:35Probably give it to my daughter.
0:12:35 > 0:12:37What will she do with it?
0:12:37 > 0:12:40- She'll soon find a way to get rid of it.- She's a spender, is she?
0:12:40 > 0:12:43Well, yes, handbags.
0:12:43 > 0:12:47- Handbags?! Oh, my life! So this is going for a handbag.- Or two!
0:12:47 > 0:12:50Absolute travesty, absolute travesty!
0:12:50 > 0:12:54- That's the way it is.- Let's just hope it sells really well.- OK.
0:12:55 > 0:12:58Now it's time for our first visit to the saleroom,
0:12:58 > 0:13:01so let's remind ourselves of what we're taking.
0:13:01 > 0:13:06Dorothy's canny £1 buy should see a great return at auction.
0:13:06 > 0:13:09And I'm sure there will be plenty of bidders
0:13:09 > 0:13:13whose decor will suit Dorothy's beautiful statue.
0:13:13 > 0:13:16And it's amazing what you can find in a skip these days.
0:13:16 > 0:13:19So I'll be hoping for the right collectors in the saleroom
0:13:19 > 0:13:21on the day to buy Cedric's painting.
0:13:21 > 0:13:24And finally, because it's functional,
0:13:24 > 0:13:28James's oak tantalus should do very well.
0:13:36 > 0:13:39I can feel excitement in the air, tension is building,
0:13:39 > 0:13:41have our experts got their valuations right?
0:13:41 > 0:13:43We're just about to find out,
0:13:43 > 0:13:45because it's auction time on the rostrum,
0:13:45 > 0:13:49we have two auctioneers today, Kevin Kendall and David Brooks.
0:13:52 > 0:13:55First, I wonder what Kevin Kendall
0:13:55 > 0:13:57thinks of Cedric's canine composition?
0:14:00 > 0:14:03I like this a lot. I took this painting in, I'm a dog lover,
0:14:03 > 0:14:07and thank goodness the dogs are in chase, they haven't got to the kill.
0:14:07 > 0:14:10I'd have said, "No, don't want that, I don't think it's gonna sell!"
0:14:10 > 0:14:12It belongs to Cedric,
0:14:12 > 0:14:15a great story behind this because he found it in a skip...
0:14:15 > 0:14:18- Right.- ..on a building site some 30-odd years ago.
0:14:18 > 0:14:21He's looked after it, he likes looking at it,
0:14:21 > 0:14:25recently he had it restored and paid £300 on restoration.
0:14:25 > 0:14:28I personally think they've over-restored it,
0:14:28 > 0:14:31they've mounted it on the wrong kind of plywood, it's far too thick.
0:14:31 > 0:14:35And they've kind have taken the love out of it, for me.
0:14:35 > 0:14:37But he wants his money back,
0:14:37 > 0:14:41so we're gonna try and get him £400-£600 for this.
0:14:41 > 0:14:43Yeah, I think we could struggle.
0:14:43 > 0:14:45It's catalogued in the style of Abraham Cooper.
0:14:45 > 0:14:48If it had been an original Abraham Cooper,
0:14:48 > 0:14:50then we're talking several thousands,
0:14:50 > 0:14:52but I think we'll struggle to get several hundred.
0:14:52 > 0:14:56It's pretty typical, naive style, and could be painted by anybody.
0:14:56 > 0:14:58Exactly. It's got something about it though,
0:14:58 > 0:15:00that sort of linear look.
0:15:00 > 0:15:03I mean, when you look at it to start with, it looks like a sort of 1930s,
0:15:03 > 0:15:06it looks like that, but it is earlier.
0:15:06 > 0:15:08But it has been cut down from a larger painting.
0:15:08 > 0:15:11And he's adamant he wants 400 quid, so...
0:15:11 > 0:15:12It's a nice subject,
0:15:12 > 0:15:15- so with the wind behind it, we could just about get there.- I hope so.
0:15:15 > 0:15:18With Kevin Kendall weaving his magic on the rostrum,
0:15:18 > 0:15:21and this guy is so good, they named the town after him,
0:15:21 > 0:15:22it's got to sell!
0:15:32 > 0:15:34From £1 hopefully to £50,
0:15:34 > 0:15:39that's what we're hoping for with Dorothy's little pin cushion.
0:15:39 > 0:15:42A nice little love token. I love the anchors and the hearts.
0:15:42 > 0:15:45You found this, didn't you recently? You'd forgotten you had it.
0:15:45 > 0:15:47It was in the cupboard, yes.
0:15:47 > 0:15:49I did buy it quite a while ago.
0:15:49 > 0:15:51About 30 years ago.
0:15:51 > 0:15:52That was a good spot though.
0:15:52 > 0:15:55- Yes.- Mind you, £1 was a lot of money back then,
0:15:55 > 0:15:57- but it's gone up considerably.- £1 a year.
0:15:57 > 0:15:59Hopefully, if we get the top end, a little bit more.
0:15:59 > 0:16:01- £1.50, £1.80.- Now we're talking!
0:16:01 > 0:16:05- That would be rocking, flying away! - That would be very good.
0:16:05 > 0:16:07- It'll do well.- It should do.
0:16:07 > 0:16:11Lot 60, a very nice lot, the Victorian sailor's memento cushion.
0:16:11 > 0:16:13No pressure.
0:16:13 > 0:16:16A very nice lot. Some old romantic would have made this as a gift.
0:16:16 > 0:16:20And we have interest in it. Romance isn't dead.
0:16:20 > 0:16:22We start the bidding, with me, at £40. £40 bid.
0:16:22 > 0:16:2645. 48. £50 now. 50, bid.
0:16:26 > 0:16:28£50. Are we all done this time?
0:16:28 > 0:16:30We sell away this time.
0:16:30 > 0:16:32At 50.
0:16:32 > 0:16:34- I make that a good profit.- Yes.
0:16:34 > 0:16:37You're not bad at this, are you?
0:16:38 > 0:16:40I should be on the rostrum, shouldn't I?
0:16:40 > 0:16:43- I tell you...- You ought to be on the telly!
0:16:48 > 0:16:52Next stop, a beautiful, Art Nouveau, alabaster maiden
0:16:52 > 0:16:53with little butterfly wings.
0:16:53 > 0:16:55Value - £300 to £500.
0:16:55 > 0:16:58Brought in by Dorothy and Edna, here, also,
0:16:58 > 0:17:01equally as beautiful, aren't you both?!
0:17:01 > 0:17:03I think this is going to sell well, up here.
0:17:03 > 0:17:06I know I'm tempting fate, anything can happen.
0:17:06 > 0:17:09This is what keeps us going. This is where the tension is.
0:17:09 > 0:17:11We're experiencing it right now.
0:17:11 > 0:17:13Good luck. It's been a long wait.
0:17:13 > 0:17:17We've got lots of bidders here though and they're keen to buy.
0:17:17 > 0:17:18This is it.
0:17:18 > 0:17:23Lot 353 is the alabaster figure bust.
0:17:23 > 0:17:27The young maiden with the dragonfly dress. 500, surely.
0:17:27 > 0:17:29500, somebody will.
0:17:29 > 0:17:315. We'll start at 250 bid then. 250.
0:17:31 > 0:17:35280. 280. 280. 300 on the telephone.
0:17:35 > 0:17:39300 bid. 300 bid. 300 bid.
0:17:39 > 0:17:40300 bid. That wasn't a bid, was it?
0:17:40 > 0:17:43No? 300. 300.
0:17:43 > 0:17:44300. 300 is on the telephone.
0:17:44 > 0:17:48No further interest, we'll sell then at 300.
0:17:48 > 0:17:50Well, they've gone, that's sold.
0:17:50 > 0:17:53Do you know, there was a guy on the telephone,
0:17:53 > 0:17:56he'd be prepared to push that bid possibly to the £400 mark.
0:17:56 > 0:17:59But there was no-one in the room to bid against him.
0:17:59 > 0:18:02- I think he was keener, you know...- I'm quite pleased with that.
0:18:02 > 0:18:04Well, we sold it anyway, didn't we?
0:18:11 > 0:18:13OK, it's my turn to be the expert now.
0:18:13 > 0:18:16Remember the dog chase, well, time is up.
0:18:16 > 0:18:19Hare today, gone tomorrow, let's hope that rings true!
0:18:19 > 0:18:21That's all I can say. £400 to £600.
0:18:21 > 0:18:25I've had a chat to Kevin just before the sale started.
0:18:25 > 0:18:29He thinks it might struggle, but you just don't know with auction rooms.
0:18:29 > 0:18:31I understand why you want a fixed reserve at 400.
0:18:31 > 0:18:35It means a lot to you. You've enjoyed it. You've had it 30 years
0:18:35 > 0:18:38- and you spent money on it.- Well, if no go, it's going back home.
0:18:38 > 0:18:40Makes me feel a lot better anyway,
0:18:40 > 0:18:42cos it's an awful moment if things don't sell.
0:18:42 > 0:18:45But fingers crossed this one will. Here we go.
0:18:45 > 0:18:49Lot number 409, the oil on board, in the style of Abraham Cooper,
0:18:49 > 0:18:52not signed, still a nice painting all the same.
0:18:52 > 0:18:55600, somewhere.
0:18:55 > 0:18:58Six, four, start lower then, start sensible, £300 bid.
0:18:58 > 0:19:01£300 bid. 300 bid.
0:19:01 > 0:19:05300 bid. 320. 320. 320. 320, now.
0:19:05 > 0:19:07We're stuck on 320.
0:19:07 > 0:19:11320. 40, yes? 340. 340.
0:19:11 > 0:19:13350 now. 350, all done?
0:19:13 > 0:19:17350. At 350, I'm afraid that's reserved, we can't sell that today.
0:19:17 > 0:19:20Not quite.
0:19:20 > 0:19:23- Three bids away.- Oh, well. It's the way it goes, isn't it?
0:19:23 > 0:19:26Yeah. It's going home. At least you can enjoy it.
0:19:26 > 0:19:27Yes. Try again some time.
0:19:27 > 0:19:31- And it's had an airing on telly. - When the dogs are back in fashion!
0:19:31 > 0:19:32That's the spirit!
0:19:32 > 0:19:38# Dankeschon Darling, Dankeschon
0:19:39 > 0:19:43# Dankeschon... #
0:19:45 > 0:19:47James, this is an absolutely cracking tantalus.
0:19:47 > 0:19:50Remember the tantalus Philip spotted at the valuation day?
0:19:50 > 0:19:52It's about to go under the hammer.
0:19:52 > 0:19:55We've got £200 to £300 valuation put on this,
0:19:55 > 0:19:57but it really is a Rolls-Royce version.
0:19:57 > 0:20:00It's got the lighter, it's got the cigar cutter,
0:20:00 > 0:20:01it's got everything going for it.
0:20:01 > 0:20:03I think it will be well sought-after.
0:20:03 > 0:20:06You don't see too many with all of those fittings to it,
0:20:06 > 0:20:09- so it should do very well. - All of the bells and whistles.
0:20:09 > 0:20:11- Do you enjoy a drink, James?- Yes,
0:20:11 > 0:20:15but I don't have a dining room any longer, so it's nowhere to stand now.
0:20:15 > 0:20:18Some one that does drink in excess is our Phil.
0:20:18 > 0:20:21THEY LAUGH
0:20:21 > 0:20:24Erm...I'm not sure I'm in a position to argue with that one,
0:20:24 > 0:20:26Paul, but that was rather hurtful, actually.
0:20:26 > 0:20:3075 is the tantalus, with the cigar cutter and the games drawer,
0:20:30 > 0:20:33so you've got smoking, drinking and gambling.
0:20:33 > 0:20:35The recipe for a good night!
0:20:35 > 0:20:38We'll start the bidding with me at 150. 150. 160.
0:20:38 > 0:20:41For somebody with a lot of vices.
0:20:41 > 0:20:43180. 190, I'll take. 190. 200. 200.
0:20:43 > 0:20:47200. 200. 200, we're going to sell-on commission.
0:20:47 > 0:20:49220 at the back. 220.
0:20:49 > 0:20:54220 we're selling at this time, at 220.
0:20:54 > 0:20:57Very, very odd, because that was quality.
0:20:57 > 0:20:59Could have done more, but it didn't.
0:20:59 > 0:21:03That's auctions for you, some days they're cracking,
0:21:03 > 0:21:05other days they're a little bit disappointing,
0:21:05 > 0:21:09but we've got £220 on the hammer. I think that's a good result.
0:21:09 > 0:21:10Thank you. Thank you very much.
0:21:24 > 0:21:26Looking at this soaring building
0:21:26 > 0:21:29with its domed roof and its lofty towers, you'd be forgiven
0:21:29 > 0:21:32for thinking we'd travelled to India, but we haven't.
0:21:32 > 0:21:35We're in Lancaster. And this is the Ashton Memorial.
0:21:35 > 0:21:38It's known to the locals as the Taj Mahal of the North.
0:21:41 > 0:21:46In keeping with the romantic story of the original Taj Mahal,
0:21:46 > 0:21:51this fine Edwardian edifice was built to commemorate a family tragedy.
0:21:51 > 0:21:56James Williamson, Lord Ashton, built it between 1907 and 1909
0:21:56 > 0:22:01on this highest point above Lancaster City, here in Williamson Park.
0:22:01 > 0:22:05Now, who would have thought that this modest, unassuming-looking figure
0:22:05 > 0:22:08could have been capable of such a grand romantic gesture?
0:22:16 > 0:22:21Lord Ashton had originally planned a statue of Queen Victoria on this very spot.
0:22:21 > 0:22:25But after losing two wives, Jessie and Margaret and a daughter, Maud,
0:22:25 > 0:22:31he decided instead to have this incredible building built in memory of them all.
0:22:31 > 0:22:33CHORAL MUSIC PLAYS
0:22:39 > 0:22:42So, let's go and find local historian, Sue Ashworth,
0:22:42 > 0:22:46who's going to tell me a little bit more about Lord Ashton and his touching story.
0:22:50 > 0:22:52So, Sue, what can you tell me about Lord Ashton?
0:22:52 > 0:22:55What sort of chap was he?
0:22:55 > 0:22:58Well, as a businessman, fantastically astute.
0:22:58 > 0:23:00- Was he?- Hard-hitting.
0:23:00 > 0:23:02Made an awful lot of money.
0:23:02 > 0:23:05By the time he'd died, he'd made £10.5m.
0:23:05 > 0:23:07Oh, that's a lot of money.
0:23:07 > 0:23:10- My word!- As a private man, we know virtually nothing.
0:23:10 > 0:23:12He kept very much to himself.
0:23:12 > 0:23:15And even where he was giving buildings and statues to the town,
0:23:15 > 0:23:18he wouldn't have a ceremony to unveil them.
0:23:18 > 0:23:21- Wouldn't he? - No, they were all unveiled privately.
0:23:21 > 0:23:25Who designed this extraordinary building behind us?
0:23:25 > 0:23:27- A fantastic building.- Incredible.
0:23:27 > 0:23:34Lord Ashton was very happy to go to London architects and artists to help with his grand designs.
0:23:34 > 0:23:36After all, he did have a London house.
0:23:36 > 0:23:42So, he brought in Sir John Belcher, who was president of the Royal Institute of Architects.
0:23:42 > 0:23:46So do you think it may have been inspired slightly by the Taj Mahal?
0:23:46 > 0:23:50Well, it could be. It's certainly linked with, as far as we know,
0:23:50 > 0:23:54losses in his family, so there's a personal and maybe a romantic link.
0:23:54 > 0:23:58Hard to know how romantic he was, but that would be a lovely idea.
0:23:58 > 0:24:01It's slightly reminiscent of St Paul's Cathedral, with the big domed roof.
0:24:01 > 0:24:07Indeed, certainly, Belcher was working in that Edwardian, baroque, very confident style.
0:24:07 > 0:24:09And yes, I think that's quite close to the mark.
0:24:09 > 0:24:13But it's very dramatic here, overlooking this wonderful landscape.
0:24:13 > 0:24:18Yes, it's a fantastic piece on the landscape, and everybody sees it from miles away.
0:24:18 > 0:24:19A great backdrop, isn't it?
0:24:24 > 0:24:28For Sir John Belcher, it turned out to be the biggest challenge of his career.
0:24:28 > 0:24:32And the result was much admired by his contemporaries.
0:24:32 > 0:24:34They couldn't believe he'd been given free rein
0:24:34 > 0:24:38to design the most sumptuous building of his career -
0:24:38 > 0:24:41a grandiose folly with no obvious function.
0:24:44 > 0:24:47It was built by Gillows, the famous Lancaster firm,
0:24:47 > 0:24:51renowned for its cabinet making with exotic hardwoods.
0:24:51 > 0:24:55You couldn't get any further away from that, could you? Just look at this.
0:24:55 > 0:25:00In the past, the local press described this as a poem built in stone,
0:25:00 > 0:25:02and I think that's such a fitting tribute.
0:25:02 > 0:25:05To me, it's like a cathedral, floating in the sky -
0:25:05 > 0:25:07beautiful, symmetrical proportions.
0:25:07 > 0:25:11The gleaming facades are of Cornish granite and Portland stone,
0:25:11 > 0:25:14painstakingly brought up from the West country, hundreds of miles away.
0:25:14 > 0:25:18And the main steps to the building are all of Derbyshire limestone.
0:25:24 > 0:25:30In the two-and-a-half years it took to build this, it's recorded that 300 tonnes of worked stone
0:25:30 > 0:25:33was delivered each week by the Ashton Road Yard.
0:25:33 > 0:25:38In 1907, the total cost of the build was £87,000.
0:25:38 > 0:25:41Now that's an incredible amount of money.
0:25:41 > 0:25:46In today's standards that works out as £6.5m.
0:25:54 > 0:25:59While Lord Ashton's memorial to his loved ones may have been seen as somewhat extravagant at the time,
0:25:59 > 0:26:04the local community also benefited greatly from his Lordship's wealth.
0:26:04 > 0:26:08He was a great philanthropist and his legacy can still be seen in the city today.
0:26:08 > 0:26:12He built Lancaster Town Hall and erected a Queen Victoria monument
0:26:12 > 0:26:18next to it, and founded many other public buildings throughout the city including this beautiful palm house
0:26:18 > 0:26:22opposite his great memorial, which you can still visit today.
0:26:24 > 0:26:31Whatever we think of Lord Ashton today, he built beautiful structures just like this one and the memorial.
0:26:31 > 0:26:35And I tell you what, it really is good for the soul in here.
0:26:35 > 0:26:38There are butterflies fluttering everywhere.
0:26:39 > 0:26:44He employed over a quarter of the city's population,
0:26:44 > 0:26:47spent well over £400,000 on the region,
0:26:47 > 0:26:49which is a great deal of money.
0:26:49 > 0:26:53It works out to be round about £30m in today's standards.
0:26:53 > 0:27:00He gave the city of Lancaster great prosperity, redevelopment and hope.
0:27:00 > 0:27:02Look at those beautiful little things.
0:27:15 > 0:27:19It's now time to get back to the valuation day at Lord Ashton's town hall,
0:27:19 > 0:27:22where Anita has found something from his era.
0:27:25 > 0:27:28Cynthia, welcome to Flog It!
0:27:28 > 0:27:33- Thank you.- This is a lovely wee item. Tell me, where did you get it?
0:27:33 > 0:27:35I got it from my aunt.
0:27:35 > 0:27:39It was left to me when she died, quite a good few years ago.
0:27:39 > 0:27:45It was a present to her from her husband when she first got married.
0:27:45 > 0:27:50So it was a loving gift at that time. And a loving gift again.
0:27:50 > 0:27:53But, tell me, have you worn it?
0:27:53 > 0:27:55- No, I haven't.- Why not?
0:27:55 > 0:27:58Because I don't think it's my style at all.
0:27:58 > 0:28:02It's probably for somebody a little bit more delicate, I'd say.
0:28:04 > 0:28:08- Well, that's the thing about jewellery, it's such a personal thing.- It is.
0:28:08 > 0:28:11There are some people who like nice, big, chunky pieces.
0:28:11 > 0:28:14Other people who like things that are a bit more delicate.
0:28:14 > 0:28:19And this is a very delicate and bonny wee thing.
0:28:19 > 0:28:25If we just have a wee look at it, it's made of nine carat gold
0:28:25 > 0:28:32and we have two very light-coloured aquamarine drops and a little seed pearl drop,
0:28:32 > 0:28:40- so it's a very gentle, delicate sort of thing, and I can imagine a young person wearing that.- Yes.
0:28:40 > 0:28:47I think it would be more suitable for a young person than for someone more mature, like me and you!
0:28:48 > 0:28:50But it's lovely.
0:28:51 > 0:28:55This was, this is an Edwardian pendant, it was made somewhere
0:28:55 > 0:29:01between 1900 and 1910, and has a slight flavour
0:29:01 > 0:29:08of the Art Deco when you look at this round motif here.
0:29:08 > 0:29:10But I think it's pretty.
0:29:10 > 0:29:18Now, price, it's just a very, sort of simple, straightforward type of pendant.
0:29:18 > 0:29:23And I'd say, probably 60, in the region of 60, 70,
0:29:23 > 0:29:27and even then, I may be pushing it a wee bit.
0:29:27 > 0:29:30But if we put 60 to 80 on it.
0:29:30 > 0:29:32Yes, that would be fine.
0:29:32 > 0:29:34A reserve of 50. Now would you be happy with that?
0:29:34 > 0:29:38- Yes, I think so, yes.- OK.
0:29:38 > 0:29:40I'll be holding your hand at the auction.
0:29:40 > 0:29:43- We'll hope that it's really well fancied there.- Let's hope so.
0:29:43 > 0:29:46And we'll enjoy the day. Thank you for bringing it along.
0:29:46 > 0:29:48Thank you. It's a pleasure.
0:29:59 > 0:30:01Sandra, Martin, how are you doing?
0:30:01 > 0:30:03- All right, thank you.- Locals?- Yes.
0:30:03 > 0:30:05- Lancastrians? - I was born in Lancaster, yes.
0:30:05 > 0:30:10- Oh, right. It's nice round here. - Lovely.- Great building.
0:30:10 > 0:30:12What I love is, people bring these things along
0:30:12 > 0:30:15and that could be 101 different things in there.
0:30:15 > 0:30:19It could be a little empty box, it could be a rouge box,
0:30:19 > 0:30:22it could have a seal in there, and we've got no idea.
0:30:22 > 0:30:28When we look at it from the top, initially it looks like it's made out of yew wood.
0:30:28 > 0:30:31You have very light flecks in yew wood occasionally,
0:30:31 > 0:30:35but I am absolutely convinced that's boxwood, rather than yew wood.
0:30:35 > 0:30:38There's only one way we're going to find out what's inside.
0:30:38 > 0:30:39Yes.
0:30:39 > 0:30:41Let's take the lid off.
0:30:41 > 0:30:43Oh, wow.
0:30:43 > 0:30:45So this is a compass. Yes?
0:30:45 > 0:30:48- Yes, I'm sure it's a compass. - It's not.- Oh.
0:30:48 > 0:30:50- Right.- Right!
0:30:50 > 0:30:53It's a compass sundial, OK?
0:30:53 > 0:30:58So you put this down and it's actually self-orientating
0:30:58 > 0:31:00so that it finds north.
0:31:00 > 0:31:05And then the sun casts a shadow, and the shadow tells you the time.
0:31:05 > 0:31:12- Right.- But what's interesting is in different times of the year you've got to make adjustments.- Yeah.
0:31:12 > 0:31:17And here we can see we've got a table for all those adjustments.
0:31:17 > 0:31:22- Yeah.- These things were popular, I would think, in the first half of the 19th century.
0:31:22 > 0:31:26I think it's a great little thing. How did you come by it?
0:31:26 > 0:31:32My grandmother died about 27 years ago and my mother said, "What do you want?"
0:31:32 > 0:31:36Ornaments, and... I presume Martin said, "I'd like that."
0:31:36 > 0:31:40- Why would your grandmother have a sundial?- Don't know.
0:31:40 > 0:31:43Was it just one of those things in a box and no-one knew it was there?
0:31:43 > 0:31:46- I think she had it in a display cabinet.- She knew what it was.
0:31:46 > 0:31:48She treasured it.
0:31:48 > 0:31:53- Yes.- It wasn't stuffed in a drawer? - Oh, no.- And one of you two chose it and you don't know why.
0:31:53 > 0:31:56No. Just liked it.
0:31:56 > 0:31:57I think it's absolutely lovely.
0:31:57 > 0:31:59Do you think it's worth a lot?
0:31:59 > 0:32:03I wouldn't like to say. 80 or £90?
0:32:03 > 0:32:09You're not far off the mark. I think we ought to put a 120-180 estimate on this.
0:32:09 > 0:32:12It might do a lot better than that.
0:32:12 > 0:32:14We'll put a reserve on it of £100.
0:32:14 > 0:32:16I just think it's a nice thing.
0:32:16 > 0:32:21- Are you happy with that? - Absolutely happy.- Let's hope that time flies at the auction.
0:32:21 > 0:32:22Let's hope so.
0:32:32 > 0:32:40Angela, thank you for giving me this opportunity to talk to you about this picture.
0:32:40 > 0:32:44When I saw it earlier on, I was drawn to it.
0:32:44 > 0:32:48I love this industrial landscape.
0:32:48 > 0:32:56When I looked to see who the artist was, and it was Trevor Grimshaw,
0:32:56 > 0:32:58I hadn't heard of the artist.
0:32:58 > 0:33:06We did a wee bit of research and I do believe that his work is coming up in auction now.
0:33:06 > 0:33:11But I would be delighted if you could tell me a bit about him.
0:33:11 > 0:33:14Right, well, Trevor...
0:33:14 > 0:33:16I knew Trevor when I was a teenager.
0:33:16 > 0:33:19He went to Stockport Art College before I did.
0:33:19 > 0:33:25He was about five years ahead of me. My mother thought the gang he hung around with was very racy
0:33:25 > 0:33:29and the reason she thought they were racy was because he didn't wear any socks!
0:33:30 > 0:33:34I was told, "Don't have anything to do with them.
0:33:34 > 0:33:39"They'll get you into trouble." I got into trouble without any help at all from Trevor Grimshaw.
0:33:39 > 0:33:44What he did was he always did Northern scenes and he always did them in pencil.
0:33:44 > 0:33:48- Is this all the one area? - No, this is different areas.
0:33:48 > 0:33:54It was Ashton-under-Lyne, Dukinfield, and Hyde, and some in Salford, that he'd worked on.
0:33:54 > 0:33:58- He brought all these elements together to put into one work?- Yes.
0:33:58 > 0:34:03Even the North of England hasn't got that many mills in that much space.
0:34:03 > 0:34:05I love art and Trevor would say, "I've got this.
0:34:05 > 0:34:08"Do you want it?" I would say, "Oh, yes, please."
0:34:08 > 0:34:13My husband never had to do any decorating because the walls were full of pictures.
0:34:13 > 0:34:16That's absolutely marvellous.
0:34:16 > 0:34:22So what we have is this large drawing here and we have two smaller ones.
0:34:22 > 0:34:25And this wonderful portrait.
0:34:25 > 0:34:27This is a wonderful portrait.
0:34:27 > 0:34:31Which I would never part with. The others, yes, but this one I couldn't possibly.
0:34:31 > 0:34:36- Do you know who it is? - I seem to remember it was T S Eliot.
0:34:36 > 0:34:39Trevor, this was the only portrait he ever did,
0:34:39 > 0:34:41and he said he would never do another one,
0:34:41 > 0:34:44despite all this work, because that one took so long for him to do.
0:34:44 > 0:34:48It was so precise and it took so long and it was never right.
0:34:48 > 0:34:51Why do you want to sell these works, Angela?
0:34:51 > 0:34:55I started off with a big house and now I'm in a small house
0:34:55 > 0:35:00and now I'm moving into an even smaller house and I need a new kitchen.
0:35:00 > 0:35:03We'll do our best. What I suggest, Angela...
0:35:03 > 0:35:06- You want to keep the portrait.- Yes.
0:35:06 > 0:35:12I suggest we put the big one in at £400-£600. Would you feel happy at that?
0:35:12 > 0:35:16As long as it's got a reserve for 400, I'm fine.
0:35:16 > 0:35:22We could put the two little ones in at 150-250, with a reserve of 150.
0:35:22 > 0:35:25It doesn't matter at all if they don't sell, I'm quite happy.
0:35:25 > 0:35:29It's very Northern and this is where we are.
0:35:29 > 0:35:33You know, it's part of our past that we're never going to see again.
0:35:33 > 0:35:38- It's part of our history.- Yes. - Thank you very much once again for bringing them along.- Thank you.
0:35:40 > 0:35:43It's now time for our second visit to the auction rooms,
0:35:43 > 0:35:47so let's remind ourselves what's going under the hammer.
0:35:48 > 0:35:53Kay's pretty Edwardian pendant should attract plenty of bidders in the saleroom.
0:35:54 > 0:35:59Let's hope the weather is fair for Sandra and Martin's unusual sundial.
0:35:59 > 0:36:02And finally I'm confident that Angela will be able to start
0:36:02 > 0:36:06her new kitchen with the proceeds of Trevor Grimshaw's painting.
0:36:06 > 0:36:11Perhaps she'll also be able to run to a pair of socks for him!
0:36:17 > 0:36:20Cynthia, any regrets? We're right here in the saleroom.
0:36:20 > 0:36:22There's no turning back. This was your aunt's necklace.
0:36:22 > 0:36:25- It was.- You don't wear it?
0:36:25 > 0:36:28- No, I don't.- You'd rather have the £60-£80 in cash?
0:36:28 > 0:36:30Yes, I'm going to buy some jewellery.
0:36:30 > 0:36:33Are you? Sell some jewellery to buy some jewellery.
0:36:33 > 0:36:35Someone who would like this... is our Anita.
0:36:35 > 0:36:37It's kind of understated.
0:36:37 > 0:36:40I like it very much.
0:36:40 > 0:36:42I love that period.
0:36:42 > 0:36:48It's the beginning of the 20th century, looking towards Art Nouveau, maybe a wee glance at Art Deco.
0:36:48 > 0:36:52It's very pretty, very simple, and I hope it does well.
0:36:52 > 0:36:56Lot 244. Yellow metal pendant set with aquamarine and seed pearl.
0:36:56 > 0:36:59Pretty thing.
0:36:59 > 0:37:02I've commission interest. I can start the bidding with me at £30.
0:37:02 > 0:37:05- 35, 40.- We're in at 30.- 45, 50.
0:37:05 > 0:37:0755. Commissions are out.
0:37:07 > 0:37:11- 55 in the room now. 60, fresh bid. - It's gone.- It's against you.
0:37:11 > 0:37:1465. With the gentleman now at £65.
0:37:14 > 0:37:17- Bit more. - I'm selling, make no mistake.
0:37:17 > 0:37:19It's gone.
0:37:19 > 0:37:22- £65.- Not bad.
0:37:22 > 0:37:25- That's not bad, is it? Spot-on. - I think it's fine.
0:37:30 > 0:37:36We're gonna point you in the right direction now because I've just been joined by Sandra and Martin
0:37:36 > 0:37:39and this is absolutely divine. It's a little sundial.
0:37:39 > 0:37:42You've got to find north but then you can tell the time.
0:37:42 > 0:37:46Do you know, if this was mine, I wouldn't be flogging this.
0:37:46 > 0:37:49This is a keeper.
0:37:49 > 0:37:51- But it's got to go, hasn't it? - It has.
0:37:51 > 0:37:53We're raising funds. What for?
0:37:53 > 0:37:55Our daughter's wedding.
0:37:55 > 0:37:56Congratulations.
0:37:56 > 0:37:58- What's her name?- Zara.
0:37:58 > 0:38:00- And what's the lucky guy?- John.
0:38:00 > 0:38:04So is this going to be a new hat or is it going towards the cost?
0:38:04 > 0:38:06The cost of the wedding, the reception.
0:38:07 > 0:38:10Philip, this could do a little bit more than your top end.
0:38:10 > 0:38:14- I have to say that I'd miss a course at the reception and keep this. - So would I.
0:38:14 > 0:38:17Good luck. We've both enjoyed looking at this.
0:38:17 > 0:38:22I'm sure it's going to find a collector here and make lots of money. For the big day.
0:38:22 > 0:38:24Right now, this is your big day.
0:38:24 > 0:38:29- Good luck.- Now we have lot 94 which is the 19th century pocket sundial.
0:38:29 > 0:38:32I'll start the bidding with me at £90 only. £90 bid with me. 90 bid.
0:38:32 > 0:38:36100. 100. 110, sir? 110. 110?
0:38:36 > 0:38:41110 only this time. At 110.
0:38:41 > 0:38:42Oh!
0:38:42 > 0:38:45I was expecting 200 quid for that.
0:38:45 > 0:38:47We aren't allowed to bid on things
0:38:47 > 0:38:49but of all the things I see on Flog It! that's one thing
0:38:49 > 0:38:52I would have loved to own and I would have loved to bid on that.
0:38:52 > 0:38:54I don't think that's...
0:38:54 > 0:38:57You could argue, why didn't I put more money on it?
0:38:57 > 0:39:00I think you have to put an estimate of 100-200 to sell it.
0:39:00 > 0:39:04I think it's worth that sort of sum and then you get the competition of the auction room.
0:39:04 > 0:39:06But I think that was disappointing.
0:39:06 > 0:39:07Well, it's better than nothing.
0:39:07 > 0:39:11It's gone. And it's going towards that big day. Good luck, Martin.
0:39:11 > 0:39:14- Good luck as well. - Thank you very much.
0:39:22 > 0:39:24I love this next lot.
0:39:24 > 0:39:27There's two of them, Trevor Grimshaw paintings. Monochromatic.
0:39:27 > 0:39:29Both belonging to Angela.
0:39:29 > 0:39:31You went to art college with the guy.
0:39:31 > 0:39:33He went a little time before I did.
0:39:33 > 0:39:35- But you were there!- I was there.
0:39:35 > 0:39:38I saw the guy. I knew him very well.
0:39:38 > 0:39:42- Mr No-Socks.- I wondered if you had socks on today.
0:39:44 > 0:39:49It's a lovely little collection you brought in. I like the portrait. You hung on to that one.
0:39:49 > 0:39:53That was gorgeous. The larger one, that's a mill-scape, that's really nice.
0:39:53 > 0:39:55400-600, and there's two in the next lot.
0:39:55 > 0:39:57We've got a conservative estimate.
0:39:57 > 0:40:00We could punch through the roof on these.
0:40:00 > 0:40:04We could. I've done a little bit of research since the valuation day.
0:40:04 > 0:40:08This artist is doing well in auction.
0:40:08 > 0:40:14He had a retrospective exhibition in Stockport Art Gallery in 2004.
0:40:14 > 0:40:20His works are coming onto the market and they are reaching good prices.
0:40:20 > 0:40:25The sale will be on the internet so let's hope they pick up that name.
0:40:25 > 0:40:28Exactly. This will have a worldwide audience.
0:40:28 > 0:40:32As Anita said, anybody that understands art and knows about art,
0:40:32 > 0:40:34the next name to buy for is always the big catch.
0:40:34 > 0:40:37Buy at the right time, sell at the right time.
0:40:37 > 0:40:40- Maybe this is the right investment. - Crossed fingers then.
0:40:40 > 0:40:41Let's hope we get more than £600.
0:40:41 > 0:40:44- Super. - It would make your day, wouldn't it?
0:40:44 > 0:40:46- It would! - Gosh. You've got a lot more at home.
0:40:46 > 0:40:49- This is it.- Don't tell anyone!
0:40:49 > 0:40:55396 is the first of the Trevor Grimshaw lots. Signed and dated.
0:40:55 > 0:40:59What can I ask for a start on this lot? 500, surely.
0:40:59 > 0:41:04Four? Start me at 300 bid. £300. £300 on the bid. 320 at the back.
0:41:04 > 0:41:06320. 340.
0:41:06 > 0:41:09360. 380.
0:41:09 > 0:41:11400. 400.
0:41:11 > 0:41:1320 on the phone if you can? 420.
0:41:13 > 0:41:15- 440.- It's creeping up.
0:41:15 > 0:41:18- It is.- 460 on the phone. Are we going to sell?
0:41:18 > 0:41:21Have you all done this time? At 460.
0:41:21 > 0:41:23Yes. Mid-estimate. That's OK.
0:41:23 > 0:41:25Good start. Here's the next one.
0:41:25 > 0:41:27Lot number 397. Again, Trevor Grimshaw.
0:41:27 > 0:41:31A pair this time. Yes. I have bids on the book as well
0:41:31 > 0:41:33as the phone and I have to start at £150.
0:41:33 > 0:41:36Straight in at 150.
0:41:36 > 0:41:41- 160. 170. 180. 190.- They're keen.
0:41:41 > 0:41:42200. 200. I'm going to sell.
0:41:42 > 0:41:45If you're all done this time at 200...
0:41:46 > 0:41:48Yes! Sold.
0:41:48 > 0:41:50- That's excellent, Angela.- Yes.
0:41:50 > 0:41:53- £660.- Well worked out, very quickly.
0:41:53 > 0:41:54I always work money out!
0:41:54 > 0:41:56The owners always do!
0:41:56 > 0:42:00- That's a good result.- Super. - You've got to be pleased with that.
0:42:00 > 0:42:02I am, I'm really pleased with that.
0:42:02 > 0:42:07There's commission to pay on this, it's 15% here but anything over £500, it's 10%.
0:42:07 > 0:42:08That's good. Oh, but...
0:42:08 > 0:42:12I don't know how you stand because you sold in two separate lots
0:42:12 > 0:42:14but I'm pretty sure they might do a favour for you.
0:42:14 > 0:42:16That would be good.
0:42:16 > 0:42:18What will you put the money towards?
0:42:18 > 0:42:21I could tell you it's going to a kitchen but it's not.
0:42:21 > 0:42:23I need some new bumpers for my car.
0:42:23 > 0:42:28- Do you? Have you been parking badly? - I'm not a very good parker.
0:42:28 > 0:42:33I sort of abandon but somebody reversed into me so I need two new bumpers, front and back.
0:42:33 > 0:42:36- That'll sort that out.- Just about.
0:42:36 > 0:42:38Yeah. Just about.
0:42:38 > 0:42:40Very unromantic, isn't it?
0:42:40 > 0:42:43Everyone else is going on holiday and I need two new bumpers!
0:42:52 > 0:42:55That's it. It's all over for our owners and what can I say?
0:42:55 > 0:42:58It has been a tough day but our experts did extremely well.
0:42:58 > 0:43:00We've had some highs and some lows.
0:43:00 > 0:43:06But the high for me definitely had to be tempting everybody's palate with the Trevor Grimshaw paintings
0:43:06 > 0:43:10belonging to Carole selling for a staggering £660.
0:43:10 > 0:43:13Something worth investing in. Look out for his name.
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