0:00:02 > 0:00:04Greetings, Sir Duke!
0:00:04 > 0:00:06OK, I know she looks like Queen Victoria,
0:00:06 > 0:00:10but today we're in Lancaster. Welcome to Flog It!
0:00:40 > 0:00:43And for those that didn't know,
0:00:43 > 0:00:45every English monarch, whether King or Queen,
0:00:45 > 0:00:48holds the title of the Duke of Lancaster.
0:00:48 > 0:00:50And, over at the town hall opposite Her Majesty,
0:00:50 > 0:00:52your family treasures are being valued.
0:00:52 > 0:00:55Now, as all you historians will probably know,
0:00:55 > 0:00:58the Wars of the Roses were fought
0:00:58 > 0:01:02in 1455, between the House of York and the House of Lancaster.
0:01:02 > 0:01:03Guess who won?
0:01:03 > 0:01:05CROWD CHEERS
0:01:05 > 0:01:07Got to be, isn't it? The House of Lancaster.
0:01:07 > 0:01:12We're fighting our own battle here today, but hopefully there'll be two winners.
0:01:12 > 0:01:15We've got experts fighting it out - Anita Manning and Philip Serrell,
0:01:15 > 0:01:18hopefully bagging the best items to take off to auction.
0:01:19 > 0:01:22And, as you can see, the hall is filling up,
0:01:22 > 0:01:24and time is already ticking away.
0:01:24 > 0:01:27First off the mark is Philip Serrell, who's found a splendid clock.
0:01:30 > 0:01:34- Brian, this is an impressive-looking beast, isn't it?- It is, yes.
0:01:34 > 0:01:36- Quite an ornament.- Family piece?
0:01:36 > 0:01:39No, bought from an old friend who needed the money at the time.
0:01:39 > 0:01:42- Needed the cash.- That's it. - How much cash did you give him?
0:01:42 > 0:01:45- 30 quid.- How long ago? - 30, 40 years ago.
0:01:45 > 0:01:48But I'm a joiner by trade, so I like a nice piece of wood,
0:01:48 > 0:01:51- and it is.- A man after my own heart.
0:01:51 > 0:01:54- Did it keep good time? - It keeps good time, yeah,
0:01:54 > 0:01:56but it takes a bit of attending and I don't like the chimes.
0:01:56 > 0:01:58- You don't like the chimes?- No.
0:01:58 > 0:02:02You didn't have it in the centre of your house ticking away and clanging?
0:02:02 > 0:02:04Big Ben knocking away in the corner - no.
0:02:04 > 0:02:05- You didn't like that?- No.
0:02:05 > 0:02:08- Why did you buy it, then? - For the furniture outlook,
0:02:08 > 0:02:11- it's a nice piece.- You bought it as an object to sit in a room,
0:02:11 > 0:02:13- rather than a clock.- Yeah.
0:02:13 > 0:02:17- It's well made. It's a nice piece of furniture.- When was it made?
0:02:17 > 0:02:19Edwardian time, possibly.
0:02:19 > 0:02:22- 1900, 1910?- Yeah. - I think you're spot-on.
0:02:22 > 0:02:25So, you're a joiner - what timber is it?
0:02:25 > 0:02:30- Could it be...beech? Or ash? - It's walnut.- Walnut!- Yeah.
0:02:30 > 0:02:32It's a walnut case clock.
0:02:32 > 0:02:35I'm not sure if I can say this on television...
0:02:35 > 0:02:39I think it's a bit fur-coat-no-knickers!
0:02:39 > 0:02:41And I'll say that for two reasons.
0:02:41 > 0:02:47If you look here, this timber is actually quite good quality.
0:02:47 > 0:02:50- Yeah.- Right, but if you look at the sides, here,
0:02:50 > 0:02:53it's nothing like the quality.
0:02:53 > 0:02:56What the Victorians and Edwardians did...
0:02:56 > 0:03:01- If you can imagine that really rich, burr walnut colour...- Yeah.
0:03:01 > 0:03:04- ..that's like chewed toffee, that's an expensive bit of timber.- Yeah.
0:03:04 > 0:03:09- Why would you put expensive timber on the side...- You wouldn't, would you?- ..that no-one sees?
0:03:09 > 0:03:11What they did in a lot of instances,
0:03:11 > 0:03:14they would put an ordinary bit of walnut there,
0:03:14 > 0:03:19they'd get a sponge or a paintbrush, and they would paint or dab in
0:03:19 > 0:03:22- the burrs that you would see on the front.- Right.
0:03:22 > 0:03:24- So they cheated a little bit.- Yeah.
0:03:24 > 0:03:29That, in a way, is the test, or guide to a really good bit of furniture.
0:03:29 > 0:03:34If it's got those rich burrs on the SIDE, or even on the back,
0:03:34 > 0:03:36then it's something special, you know?
0:03:36 > 0:03:39- So, you gave 30 quid for this, 40 years ago?- Mm-hm.
0:03:39 > 0:03:43- What's it worth now?- Got to be worth a few hundred, hasn't it?
0:03:43 > 0:03:46- A FEW hundred.- Mmm. Three?
0:03:46 > 0:03:49- Fashions change a little bit.- Right.
0:03:49 > 0:03:51Not sure how fashionable it is now.
0:03:51 > 0:03:55Also, if you put too high a reserve on this,
0:03:55 > 0:03:57then your estimate has to reflect the reserve, in a way.
0:03:57 > 0:04:02So if you've got a £300 reserve on this, you've got to put an estimate on it at £300-£500,
0:04:02 > 0:04:04which I think will kill it stone dead.
0:04:04 > 0:04:09The dealers will walk up to you and go, "Whoa, want all the money for that, don't you?"
0:04:09 > 0:04:11- I'm not saying it won't make it...- Yeah.
0:04:11 > 0:04:16- My estimate for this would be £200-£300.- Yeah.
0:04:16 > 0:04:20- I'd like to see a reserve of £150 on it.- No, that's a bit low, that.
0:04:20 > 0:04:21- Bit low, that...- Bit low, that.
0:04:21 > 0:04:26I think it's worth £200... and then it's cheap at that.
0:04:26 > 0:04:30If we put £200 as a reserve, and we say to the auctioneer,
0:04:30 > 0:04:34if you're really struggling, we'll give you 10% discretion,
0:04:34 > 0:04:37- but we only want you to use that if you're really struggling...- Yeah.
0:04:37 > 0:04:39- You happy with that?- Yeah.
0:04:39 > 0:04:42- Let's hope it does well for us, shall we?- I hope so!
0:04:49 > 0:04:52- Martin.- Yeah.
0:04:52 > 0:04:58These coins are about the size of a five pence piece.
0:04:58 > 0:05:02But - they're worth a lot more. Tell me, where did you get them?
0:05:02 > 0:05:05They're my dad's,
0:05:05 > 0:05:09actually, so I brought them along to see how much they were worth.
0:05:09 > 0:05:11Who's going to get the money, Martin?
0:05:11 > 0:05:15- I'm not sure, yet.- Maybe you'll be able to split them.- I hope.
0:05:15 > 0:05:23Now, these are sovereigns. These were brought out in the 15th century,
0:05:23 > 0:05:26and at that time, they were worth one pound.
0:05:26 > 0:05:28If we just look at them,
0:05:28 > 0:05:35on the face of the coin, we see the head of Edward VII.
0:05:35 > 0:05:39- He was the king who came after Victoria.- Yeah.
0:05:39 > 0:05:44If we look on the back, we can see the date of these coins.
0:05:44 > 0:05:461907...
0:05:46 > 0:05:49- 1910.- 1910...
0:05:49 > 0:05:52- Um...906...- 1906.
0:05:52 > 0:05:55So, the early 1900s.
0:05:55 > 0:05:59We also see on the back, here,
0:05:59 > 0:06:04the image of St George slaying the dragon.
0:06:04 > 0:06:09So, value. This is the best time to sell these coins.
0:06:11 > 0:06:14Gold has gone up considerably.
0:06:14 > 0:06:18I would put them into auction at an estimate of...
0:06:18 > 0:06:22- probably £80 to £90.- Oh, OK.
0:06:22 > 0:06:25So, if we're getting £80 each, about £240,
0:06:25 > 0:06:28- and we would sell them together.- OK.
0:06:28 > 0:06:31These aren't items, Martin, that will fly through the roof.
0:06:31 > 0:06:34There will be a set price for them,
0:06:34 > 0:06:38and it's whichever bidder gets to that figure first of all.
0:06:38 > 0:06:40Now. Your Dad wants you to sell them.
0:06:40 > 0:06:43- You've brought them along. - I have, yes.
0:06:43 > 0:06:47- You deserve a cut of them. - Hopefully!
0:06:47 > 0:06:50What would you do with the money?
0:06:50 > 0:06:55I'm trying to save up to buy a car, so I might put it towards that.
0:06:55 > 0:06:57Dad, if you're out there - he needs a car!
0:06:57 > 0:07:05- So we'll put them into auction at an estimate of 250 to 280...- OK.
0:07:05 > 0:07:12- ..and have a reserve of £240.- OK. - Would you be happy with that?
0:07:12 > 0:07:15- Yeah.- Will your dad be happy with that?- He'll be delighted.
0:07:15 > 0:07:17Well, you've got to keep dad happy!
0:07:17 > 0:07:20- Thank you very much for bringing them along.- Thank you.
0:07:20 > 0:07:23HE PLAYS A BLUESY COUNTRY MELODY
0:07:39 > 0:07:40Big ending...
0:07:42 > 0:07:43Simon, thank you very much.
0:07:43 > 0:07:47- Did you like that?- ALL: Yes! - Yes, that was good, wasn't it?
0:07:49 > 0:07:52- Now, Michael, that's your guitar, isn't it?- Yes, it is.
0:07:52 > 0:07:53Why aren't you playing that?
0:07:53 > 0:07:57- Because...I'm the apprentice. - You're the apprentice.
0:07:57 > 0:08:00- I'm actually being taught to play, by Simon.- OK.
0:08:00 > 0:08:03Have you been thinking of selling it? Do you have other guitars?
0:08:03 > 0:08:07I have other guitars, yeah. It is something I've been thinking of selling, yeah.
0:08:07 > 0:08:10- Can I have a quick look?- Mmm.
0:08:10 > 0:08:15This looks like a typical 1960s guitar, just by the look and feel.
0:08:15 > 0:08:18Especially with that tortoiseshell scratchplate.
0:08:18 > 0:08:22It's got quite a naive bridge, hasn't it? Built in the heart of Bavaria!
0:08:22 > 0:08:26This is nice, because a lot of guitars in the '50s and '60s
0:08:26 > 0:08:30came out of Germany, like Hoffner, and Hohner,
0:08:30 > 0:08:32so it's got good pedigree, hasn't it?
0:08:32 > 0:08:35It's nice - got a good rosewood neck, and that's quite straight...
0:08:35 > 0:08:41- I don't think it's up there with Gretch, Gibson, and Fender... - No, no. I gathered that.
0:08:41 > 0:08:44But if a student wanted to buy something with a retro sound
0:08:44 > 0:08:47because he's putting a band together, and he wants a '60s sound,
0:08:47 > 0:08:52he's going to achieve this, rather than buying a Yamaha 12-string,
0:08:52 > 0:08:59- from the 1990s.- There's something there you're not going to get with a modern instrument.
0:08:59 > 0:09:02You're buying the sound, aren't you. And that retro look.
0:09:02 > 0:09:04It's got a retro sound with a retro feel.
0:09:04 > 0:09:08It's in VERY good condition. Lovely sunburst finish to it.
0:09:08 > 0:09:11All the tuning pegs are there, it's got a rosewood neck,
0:09:11 > 0:09:14it's all there. If you put this into auction and you want to sell it,
0:09:14 > 0:09:19you've got to be realistic, and pitch it around the £50-£80 mark.
0:09:19 > 0:09:21- See what happens, you might get the £100.- Yeah.
0:09:21 > 0:09:23- Wanna flog it? - Yeah! That's fine by me.
0:09:23 > 0:09:27Will it strike a good chord in the auction room? Go on, take it away, Simon.
0:09:27 > 0:09:30Let's hear something. Here we go. Ready? Any requests?
0:09:30 > 0:09:34HE PLAYS A BLUESY COUNTRY MELODY
0:09:49 > 0:09:51- How are you doing? - Very well, thank you.
0:09:51 > 0:09:54- How did you come by it?- An employer I used to work for threw that out,
0:09:54 > 0:09:57and some other books out, so...
0:09:57 > 0:09:59- Throwing it out? - Throwing it out, yes.
0:09:59 > 0:10:03- Why?- I've no idea, whether because it was damaged or not, I don't know.
0:10:03 > 0:10:05We'd better have a look and see what it is!
0:10:05 > 0:10:07Let's just be very careful with it.
0:10:08 > 0:10:13And it tells us here, it's Collections...of Genealogy...
0:10:13 > 0:10:21and Topographical...for Bedfordshire, by Thomas Fisher, 1817.
0:10:21 > 0:10:25It's got wonderful aquatint engravings
0:10:25 > 0:10:26and there's over 100 of them.
0:10:26 > 0:10:28Basically this is a book,
0:10:28 > 0:10:34that tells us all about the history of Bedfordshire.
0:10:34 > 0:10:37It's got lots and lots of wonderful plates in there.
0:10:37 > 0:10:41- That's right!- I've marked this one earlier, because I think that one,
0:10:41 > 0:10:43if I just spin it round...
0:10:45 > 0:10:47I think that's absolutely lovely.
0:10:47 > 0:10:49We've got our bridge here,
0:10:49 > 0:10:54and this wonderful, old - I guess Elizabethan - hall,
0:10:54 > 0:10:57which is Radwell Hall and Bridge,
0:10:57 > 0:10:58in Bedfordshire.
0:10:58 > 0:11:02You've got this really moody sky over it.
0:11:02 > 0:11:04I think it's a really beautiful engraving.
0:11:04 > 0:11:07Condition of this is not great.
0:11:07 > 0:11:12It's got damp, there's quite a bit of staining to some of the plates.
0:11:12 > 0:11:15- Yeah.- But it's absolutely lovely.
0:11:15 > 0:11:18If we turn the page, here's another one -
0:11:18 > 0:11:21it's Newbury in the parish of Flitton, Bedfordshire.
0:11:21 > 0:11:25The sad thing is, a lot of these houses aren't there any more.
0:11:25 > 0:11:28What I really want to happen, is I want someone in Bedfordshire
0:11:28 > 0:11:31to get on the internet, and to come and buy this book from us.
0:11:31 > 0:11:34I want them to take it home and enjoy it, to love it...
0:11:34 > 0:11:37Because, to me, that's what should happen to it.
0:11:37 > 0:11:40This spine, here, is splitting,
0:11:40 > 0:11:43- and it's really not in the best condition.- No.
0:11:43 > 0:11:46Someone's got to look after it, and love it.
0:11:46 > 0:11:48We need the auctioneers to check on it,
0:11:48 > 0:11:51- make sure all the plates and engravings are there.- Yes.
0:11:51 > 0:11:54I'm sure they are, and I think it'll do quite well.
0:11:54 > 0:11:58- I think an auction estimate of this is perhaps 120-180...- OK, yeah.
0:11:58 > 0:12:01..and I think a reserve ought to be £100.
0:12:01 > 0:12:05- But I think you need to give the auctioneer some discretion.- Right.
0:12:05 > 0:12:13- If he gets to between £80 and £90, I think you ought to let it go.- OK.
0:12:13 > 0:12:16So, if that makes £100, what will you spend it on?
0:12:16 > 0:12:18Well, we just had a carpet fitted in the living room,
0:12:18 > 0:12:20and I need one for the stairs.
0:12:20 > 0:12:23So, your book on Bedfordshire is going to become a carpet?
0:12:23 > 0:12:24- That's right.- Well, well.
0:12:24 > 0:12:26It's a funny old world, isn't it?
0:12:26 > 0:12:30- Let's hope it does really well, might do the landing as well!- It might do!
0:12:34 > 0:12:36We're certainly rocking along now,
0:12:36 > 0:12:39we've got Paul McCartney, John Lennon,
0:12:39 > 0:12:43Ringo Starr on drums, and the fourth Beatle, George Harrison.
0:12:43 > 0:12:48It's time for us to get back on the road - it's time to go for our first visit to the auction,
0:12:48 > 0:12:51and here's the pick of the pops that we're taking with us.
0:12:51 > 0:12:55Someone's going to have great fun strumming the blues
0:12:55 > 0:12:57on Michael's vintage guitar.
0:12:57 > 0:13:01Because of changing fashions, the high reserve on Brian's clock
0:13:01 > 0:13:03may just put the bidders off.
0:13:03 > 0:13:05This is an intriguing piece,
0:13:05 > 0:13:08but unfortunately, damage to the spine of Jilly's Bedfordshire book
0:13:08 > 0:13:11might just affect the final price.
0:13:11 > 0:13:14And finally, let's hope the sovereigns make their money,
0:13:14 > 0:13:17so that Martin can start his car fund.
0:13:23 > 0:13:27On the rostrum today are auctioneers Kevin Kendal and David Brookes.
0:13:31 > 0:13:34Simon, thank you for busking at the valuation day -
0:13:34 > 0:13:37I enjoyed that little bit of blues, and I'm sure you did!
0:13:37 > 0:13:41And here's Michael, whose guitar we're trying to sell right now.
0:13:41 > 0:13:43It's from the '60s, the swinging '60s,
0:13:43 > 0:13:46it's that lovely 12-string, steel-strung guitar,
0:13:46 > 0:13:49with a value of £60-£80.
0:13:49 > 0:13:52The good news is, look out there - we've got a packed house.
0:13:52 > 0:13:54So if this guitar doesn't sell,
0:13:54 > 0:13:58Simon here can start busking, and we'll go round, cap in hand.
0:13:58 > 0:14:02- You never know, we might make more than the £50 reserve! - HE LAUGHS
0:14:03 > 0:14:06- What's he like as a student, then? - He's very good.- Is he?
0:14:06 > 0:14:08But he says he needs one now with less strings on it.
0:14:08 > 0:14:12Yeah. Get a 6-string. Yeah. Fingers crossed, you guys.
0:14:12 > 0:14:14Thanks for bringing something like that in.
0:14:14 > 0:14:19It's different, and we love things like that. It's back to the '60s!
0:14:19 > 0:14:23But will it sell? We're going to find out right now - this is it.
0:14:23 > 0:14:24Lot 51, now.
0:14:24 > 0:14:27The 1960s 12-string guitar,
0:14:27 > 0:14:29we had a tune out of this earlier,
0:14:29 > 0:14:31all strings intact as well.
0:14:31 > 0:14:34What can I ask for it? £100, surely?
0:14:34 > 0:14:35100? Start me at 50, then.
0:14:35 > 0:14:37£50? 50, thank you.
0:14:37 > 0:14:40£50 in the centre, sir. £50 bid.
0:14:40 > 0:14:41£50 bid. 55?
0:14:41 > 0:14:4460...5. 70.
0:14:44 > 0:14:47- £70 in the room now. 70 bid. - (Brilliant!)
0:14:47 > 0:14:49£70. Any further interest?
0:14:49 > 0:14:50£70...5! Thank you.
0:14:50 > 0:14:5275. 80.
0:14:52 > 0:14:54£80. £80 it's here to sell.
0:14:54 > 0:14:57We sell away this time at 80...
0:14:57 > 0:14:59Da-dah! As Pete Townshend
0:14:59 > 0:15:00of The Who would do. Da-nah!
0:15:02 > 0:15:04How do you feel, guys?
0:15:04 > 0:15:07- Good, yeah.- Is he going shopping for a guitar, now?
0:15:07 > 0:15:10I think that's the next stop, isn't it. Nearest guitar shop.
0:15:10 > 0:15:13- Nearest guitar shop.- Saw one, just coming through the village.
0:15:13 > 0:15:21And a bit of busking! Why not! Good luck, thank you so much. Brilliant.
0:15:26 > 0:15:29Time's ticking away, it's Brian's turn next,
0:15:29 > 0:15:32and we have the Edwardian clock. £200-£300.
0:15:32 > 0:15:35Good luck with this one. It's the first of the clocks.
0:15:35 > 0:15:37We don't know how they're going, right now.
0:15:37 > 0:15:42- Philip.- Will time fly?- I think it will. You know, we'll sell this,
0:15:42 > 0:15:46but whether it's the top end, I'm not sure. But it's served you well.
0:15:46 > 0:15:50- It's a nice clock.- It's a nice clock, isn't it.- Just ticks a lot...
0:15:50 > 0:15:53- Clocks have a habit of doing that, don't they.- Funny thing, that, yeah.
0:15:53 > 0:15:57Anyway, it's going under the hammer right now. Good luck, Brian, Philip.
0:15:57 > 0:16:01452, now we have an Edwardian walnut mantle clock,
0:16:01 > 0:16:03impressive-looking piece there,
0:16:03 > 0:16:05may I say £300 for this, please?
0:16:05 > 0:16:08£300? £200?
0:16:08 > 0:16:09Start me at £100, then, please.
0:16:09 > 0:16:12£100. Thank you, sir. 110?
0:16:12 > 0:16:15120? 130?
0:16:15 > 0:16:17130 with the commission there.
0:16:17 > 0:16:23140 anywhere with commissions at £130. Any advance?
0:16:23 > 0:16:25Didn't sell.
0:16:25 > 0:16:32I just had a hunch. It's the first of the clocks, we're the first to find out. Oh, well.
0:16:32 > 0:16:36- Well, try again.- There is another saleroom on another day.
0:16:36 > 0:16:40I do suggest that if you do want to put it back into auction, leave it a little while.
0:16:40 > 0:16:44Yeah, well I'm glad to take it home really, it's nice.
0:16:44 > 0:16:51Well, Philip did warn Brian that fashions had changed, so let's hope the book does a little better.
0:16:51 > 0:16:55From Bedfordshire to Lancashire it's that gorgeous topographical book belonging to Jillian. Hi there.
0:16:55 > 0:17:01- Hiya. - We've got a value put on by Phil, of £120 to £180, fingers crossed.
0:17:01 > 0:17:03It really is quality.
0:17:03 > 0:17:06So, why are you selling this, just remind us again.
0:17:06 > 0:17:09Because it's too big for my book shelf and it's just gathering dust.
0:17:09 > 0:17:12Really, that's the real excuse, is it?
0:17:12 > 0:17:15Look, fingers crossed. We've got a room packed with bidders.
0:17:15 > 0:17:17It's a gorgeous book, great topographic scenes.
0:17:17 > 0:17:20I see this going back to Bedford, do you know.
0:17:20 > 0:17:22- I hope so.- I hope so.
0:17:22 > 0:17:25- It's going to be a real bind if it doesn't sell. - Phil, leaf it out.- Ohh.
0:17:25 > 0:17:28Anyway the bidders are here, let's hope the hands go up for this one.
0:17:28 > 0:17:32- Here it is.- Lot 15 which is the historical volume,
0:17:32 > 0:17:36with nice illustrations as well, almost 200 years old.
0:17:36 > 0:17:40What can I ask here for a start? Couple of hundred. £100 to start.
0:17:40 > 0:17:43£100... We'll start then at £50 only.
0:17:43 > 0:17:45£50 bid, I'll take a 5... 60...
0:17:45 > 0:17:50£60 now, 60 bid... 60 bid. 60 bid.
0:17:50 > 0:17:525 if you like, 65... 70...
0:17:52 > 0:17:575...80... 90... £90 at the very back, £90 are we all done?
0:17:57 > 0:18:00£90 at the front. Are you all out this time? Have you all done at £90?
0:18:00 > 0:18:05Phew, well done Philip, hard thing to value but we got there, we got there.
0:18:05 > 0:18:07- That's not bad, is it? - No.- What are you going to
0:18:07 > 0:18:10put the money towards? There is a bit of commission, it's 15% here.
0:18:10 > 0:18:13That's how the auctioneers earn their wages.
0:18:13 > 0:18:15It will go towards a carpet for my stairs.
0:18:15 > 0:18:17Carpet for the stairs.
0:18:22 > 0:18:27Martin brought us in three wonderful gold sovereigns, early 20th century, to the valuation day.
0:18:27 > 0:18:31He's brought along his dad, who owns them. Hi there, what's your name?
0:18:31 > 0:18:33- John. - John, did you know he took them in?
0:18:33 > 0:18:35- I did, yeah.- He didn't sneak them out of the house.
0:18:35 > 0:18:38- No, he didn't sneak them out of the house.- He had permission.
0:18:38 > 0:18:43- Were you happy with the valuation? Round about £80 a piece.- Yeah.
0:18:43 > 0:18:46- Hopefully £100 a piece.- Oh, yeah. Very happy.
0:18:46 > 0:18:51- The weight of gold has gone up, hasn't it, Anita?- I don't think they'll go to £100.- Don't you?
0:18:51 > 0:18:57No, well, I mean, these things have a set price, it does depend on the weight of gold on the day.
0:18:57 > 0:19:03- OK. Will they get £80 a piece?- Well, I hope so.- Which as a lot, the three of them put together is around £240.
0:19:03 > 0:19:06A nice bit of pocket money.
0:19:06 > 0:19:08Yes, it is, isn't it? For Dad.
0:19:08 > 0:19:10For Dad, yeah.
0:19:10 > 0:19:16Lot 215. We now come to three gold sovereigns, 1906, 1907 and 1910.
0:19:16 > 0:19:18And I have commission interest.
0:19:18 > 0:19:25I can start the bidding with me at £150. Lot 215, with me at 150...
0:19:25 > 0:19:28160 anywhere. 160... 170...
0:19:28 > 0:19:33bidding 180... 190... 200... 220...
0:19:33 > 0:19:36230 if you like. 220 now. 230, fresh bid, commissions out.
0:19:36 > 0:19:3830 on the rail.
0:19:38 > 0:19:42Any advance, on the rail now, £230...
0:19:42 > 0:19:45240 just in time. Are you bidding, sir?
0:19:45 > 0:19:50240 now and with the lady, and selling at £240, make no mistake.
0:19:50 > 0:19:54- Yes. - Right on the dot, right on the dot.
0:19:54 > 0:19:59- Precious metal, I tell you, right down to the last gram, isn't it? Wow.- Yes.
0:19:59 > 0:20:01- Happy?- Yes.- Very happy.
0:20:01 > 0:20:05What comes to mind after you've paid the commission, which is 15%?
0:20:05 > 0:20:08Martin will get half and his sister will get the other half.
0:20:08 > 0:20:11What a lovely dad, what a great dad.
0:20:11 > 0:20:15Hey. Go on, good old John.
0:20:15 > 0:20:17Too generous by far.
0:20:34 > 0:20:38Quicksand, swirling currents and deep tidal channels.
0:20:38 > 0:20:41They're just some of the perils that await anybody without
0:20:41 > 0:20:48lifelong knowledge of the beautiful, as you can see, look at that, but notorious Morecambe Sands behind me.
0:20:48 > 0:20:52Now, I certainly wouldn't go for a walk out there without the expert
0:20:52 > 0:20:57knowledge of an extraordinary man, and his name is Cedric Robinson MBE.
0:21:02 > 0:21:05Cedric descends from generations of fishermen.
0:21:05 > 0:21:09When he was a young boy, his father used to take him out on the Sands
0:21:09 > 0:21:14in a horse and cart looking for early morning cockles, shrimps and small fish.
0:21:14 > 0:21:19They brought home their catch and cooked it, ready to sell on their market stall later on in the day.
0:21:19 > 0:21:25In 1965, Cedric was invited to take over as Queen's Guide to the Sands, an ancient
0:21:25 > 0:21:29royally appointed position that dates back to the 16th century.
0:21:29 > 0:21:33Then, the job entailed safely guiding local residents
0:21:33 > 0:21:36who wanted to take a short cut across this dangerous shore.
0:21:36 > 0:21:41Nowadays, Cedric leads groups of up to 400 people at a time,
0:21:41 > 0:21:44as he has done so for the past 44 years.
0:21:49 > 0:21:53Cedric, tell me all about the work of a sand pilot.
0:21:53 > 0:21:55Exactly what do you do and how did you get into this?
0:21:55 > 0:21:58Well, when I left school I didn't want to do anything
0:21:58 > 0:22:02but be a fisherman, the same as my father, and that's where the learning came in.
0:22:02 > 0:22:05Right, good local knowledge of the tides and the sand.
0:22:05 > 0:22:08Yeah, dad followed the Sands all of his life so he was a great help to me.
0:22:08 > 0:22:13Exactly how big is this area? How many square miles of sand have we got here?
0:22:13 > 0:22:16Well, it's very deceptive but it does cover approximately 120 square miles.
0:22:16 > 0:22:20That's a lot. Do you know all this like the back of your hand?
0:22:20 > 0:22:23Well, I've probably been over every inch of it in my lifetime.
0:22:23 > 0:22:26You need to know it and you need to live it to know it.
0:22:26 > 0:22:30How do you know where the quicksands are? How do you learn that?
0:22:30 > 0:22:35- Well, you don't, do you?- They say you learn by your mistakes,
0:22:35 > 0:22:39but luckily I haven't had many mistakes but I've seen incidents over the years,
0:22:39 > 0:22:43I've seen horses go down in quicksand, I've seen taxis disappear in seconds.
0:22:43 > 0:22:48If you follow the Sands regularly, you know day by day.
0:22:48 > 0:22:52If you're only a part time fisherman, you don't learn the same.
0:22:52 > 0:22:56- How do you test if the sand's moving? - Well, I can read it. As we come out
0:22:56 > 0:23:00I'm reading these sands like you would open a newspaper in the morning and read the newspaper.
0:23:00 > 0:23:03In the lower areas where the tide comes in and goes out.
0:23:03 > 0:23:07The tide comes in a lot faster than it goes out and that's where the main changes are.
0:23:07 > 0:23:12So, that's where... and always test with a stick, never just go walking or never drive a tractor straight
0:23:12 > 0:23:17through a river, you'd find you'd suddenly go down and lose the lot. So, you test with a stick.
0:23:17 > 0:23:24Sometimes it's disappointing, you get ten yards off the side and that stick would disappear up to the hilt.
0:23:24 > 0:23:28Then you have to retrace your steps and start again and look in a different area.
0:23:30 > 0:23:34As a fisherman, it's vitally important to know these sands.
0:23:34 > 0:23:38You may remember the dreadful tragedy of the 19 Chinese cockle pickers
0:23:38 > 0:23:43who lost their lives during a cold, wet night in February, 2004.
0:23:44 > 0:23:49It was a dreadful tragedy. Were you involved with the emergency services at all there?
0:23:49 > 0:23:54I wasn't able to go out... I am a Honorary Fellow of the University
0:23:54 > 0:23:57of Central Lancashire and we'd been invited away that day, we didn't get
0:23:57 > 0:24:02back till evening and my son said the phone had been non stop and he told me of the terrible tragedy.
0:24:02 > 0:24:07We saw lights out in the bay. It was dark and terribly cold.
0:24:07 > 0:24:12I was able to assist by telling them about the area and how the tide would come in.
0:24:12 > 0:24:15You've obviously seen a lot of tragedy in your days and it's made
0:24:15 > 0:24:21the news headlines, especially with the cockle pickers, but what about local incidents which never make
0:24:21 > 0:24:26- the press and news, it must happen day in and day out, doesn't it? - Yeah, it is a dangerous environment.
0:24:26 > 0:24:31There were four young lads and they came on the other side, Bolton le Sands, near Morecambe.
0:24:31 > 0:24:37They thought they'd walk along the coastline to Morecambe and two of them were a bit more
0:24:37 > 0:24:43adventurous and went out into the bay but within ten minutes of leaving the shore they'd drowned.
0:24:43 > 0:24:46That's how dangerous it is, you just go out for a paddle for ten minutes.
0:24:46 > 0:24:51Absolutely, yes, without knowing what you're doing, always stick to the safety of the shore.
0:24:51 > 0:24:55What sort of preparations do you make before you take people out on a long walk?
0:24:55 > 0:25:00Well, a walk doesn't just happen because the river moves every day. The tide comes in and goes out again.
0:25:00 > 0:25:04So, I go out with a tractor and I've got some good pals to help me.
0:25:04 > 0:25:08- That's your team, isn't it? - That's my team, yeah.
0:25:08 > 0:25:13We arrive at the river, trousers rolled up, barefoot, a stick apiece.
0:25:13 > 0:25:16And I will say we'll go at it
0:25:16 > 0:25:23so many yards apart and we'll walk slowly, not fast, and test with the stick.
0:25:23 > 0:25:25So, do you plant these laurels as a marker?
0:25:25 > 0:25:31Yes, I plant them out for the benefit of my driver because he has to come out this side sometimes on his own
0:25:31 > 0:25:34and he wouldn't be able to find his way to the river without the markers.
0:25:34 > 0:25:38So, you have to renew them for every walk in the lower areas.
0:25:38 > 0:25:41And I gather you've taken some famous people out on your walks, haven't you?
0:25:41 > 0:25:44Well, there seems to be so many over the years.
0:25:44 > 0:25:48Yes, crossed the Sands with His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh.
0:25:48 > 0:25:50And that was a wonderful experience.
0:25:50 > 0:25:54He did get a bit annoyed with the helicopter flying above us, so noisy,
0:25:54 > 0:25:57but they were there for protection really, I think.
0:25:57 > 0:26:02In case he'd gone down in the quicksands but as long as he was with Cedric he wouldn't do that.
0:26:02 > 0:26:04What are you going to do with all your knowledge?
0:26:04 > 0:26:07Are you passing this on? Is anyone else going to be doing this?
0:26:07 > 0:26:12No, very sadly my own family, they've all got good jobs and
0:26:12 > 0:26:19I mean it would have been ideal if my son had followed the sand and he'd taken in my footsteps but I'm...
0:26:19 > 0:26:25People say to me, "Who's going to come along after your time, when are you going to retire?"
0:26:25 > 0:26:30Well, that time hasn't come. I know when that time will come, you know, and it hasn't come.
0:26:30 > 0:26:32There's life in the old dog yet.
0:26:32 > 0:26:35My father lived to 102 so I've a few years left yet.
0:26:35 > 0:26:37Did he? Gosh. That's a good innings.
0:26:37 > 0:26:44'While Cedric has an often dangerous and responsible job, it doesn't pay the bills.'
0:26:44 > 0:26:48So, to supplement the princely sum of £15 per year that Cedric receives
0:26:48 > 0:26:54from the Duchy of Lancaster, he cultivates the land behind his grace and favour home.
0:26:54 > 0:26:57But his true passion is following the Sands.
0:27:01 > 0:27:05'What a remarkable job in a very unusual part of our island.'
0:27:07 > 0:27:08It's the crew.
0:27:11 > 0:27:17'Long may Cedric be able to continue his vital work guiding people across this beautiful landscape.'
0:27:33 > 0:27:39Well, it's still very busy here at the valuation day and Anita is conducting proceedings.
0:27:39 > 0:27:46Barbara, this is the most beautiful thing to handle, it's such a tactile object.
0:27:46 > 0:27:54It's a beautiful little silver and ivory presentation baton.
0:27:54 > 0:27:56It's an unusual item.
0:27:56 > 0:27:58Tell me where you got it.
0:27:58 > 0:28:00Well, it actually belonged to my stepfather.
0:28:00 > 0:28:05When my parents died it was just around the house and it was presented
0:28:05 > 0:28:10to someone called Smith, who's got nothing to do with my family.
0:28:10 > 0:28:14So, I know very little about it, I'm afraid.
0:28:14 > 0:28:17- 1877.- That's quite old I suppose.
0:28:17 > 0:28:20Tell me about him. Was he a musician?
0:28:20 > 0:28:27Yes, my stepfather was a wonderful pianist and he played the accordion and he played this organ here.
0:28:27 > 0:28:31- He played that wonderful organ in this hall?- On many occasions, I'm very proud of that.
0:28:31 > 0:28:34Wonderful. And what about you? Are you musical?
0:28:34 > 0:28:38I can't admit to being musical but I did learn to play the bagpipes.
0:28:38 > 0:28:41The bagpipes.
0:28:41 > 0:28:43- But not very well. - Isn't that wonderful?
0:28:43 > 0:28:45Did you wear the kilt?
0:28:45 > 0:28:47Oh, yes, full regalia.
0:28:47 > 0:28:50Oh, well, let's get back to this.
0:28:50 > 0:28:52I think it's beautiful.
0:28:52 > 0:28:57It's made of ivory and it has three sections of silver,
0:28:57 > 0:29:02with a little presentation inscription in this one here.
0:29:02 > 0:29:07- Well, there will be collectors of this type of item out there.- Really?
0:29:07 > 0:29:14People who are interested in musical ephemera, anything to do with music and this is a lovely item.
0:29:14 > 0:29:19It's not going to be worth a life changing sum of money, Barbara.
0:29:19 > 0:29:23I still think it's worth £60 to £80.
0:29:23 > 0:29:30Really, as much as that? I'm quite surprised but I would like someone to have it, if they would enjoy it.
0:29:30 > 0:29:33It's just sitting at the back of a cupboard at the moment.
0:29:33 > 0:29:37That's a very nice thought. If it gets sold.
0:29:37 > 0:29:43Someone will buy it, who will enjoy it and play with it. You've stopped playing with it, haven't you?
0:29:43 > 0:29:47I look at it from time to time. It's very nice but it's no use to me, really.
0:29:47 > 0:29:50Let's put it to auction, £60 to £80.
0:29:50 > 0:29:54- Would you like to put a reserve price on it? - Well, what would you suggest?
0:29:54 > 0:29:58- Maybe £50. - Fine, yes. That's fine with me.
0:29:58 > 0:30:03I'll see you on the day. And we'll hope that it flies.
0:30:03 > 0:30:06Fine, I'll be very happy with that, lovely, thank you very much.
0:30:06 > 0:30:07Thank you for bringing it along.
0:30:14 > 0:30:18- Well, I know exactly where this has come from.- Where?- Your house.
0:30:18 > 0:30:20Sorry.
0:30:20 > 0:30:27This is typical of Black Forest or Bavarian carved wooden items that they produced
0:30:27 > 0:30:30- back end of the 19th century and really typified by this here.- Right.
0:30:30 > 0:30:33This is wonderfully well carved.
0:30:33 > 0:30:38- What is it made of?- It might be oak, a lot of them are oak.
0:30:38 > 0:30:41- We've got a key here, lifts up like that.- Yes.
0:30:41 > 0:30:45I reckon in today's society that is a particularly useless item.
0:30:45 > 0:30:50- Probably is today. - Because I think that's a cigar holder. So your cigars would sit
0:30:50 > 0:30:56in these channels and after your dinner party, the brandy would come out
0:30:56 > 0:30:58and then you would offer your guests a cigar.
0:30:58 > 0:31:02That's what I think it's for and the only thing that makes me think that
0:31:02 > 0:31:05that might possibly be in a bit of doubt...
0:31:05 > 0:31:09If you were a serious cigar smoker, they would be kept in a thing called a humidor.
0:31:09 > 0:31:15- Yes.- And a humidor is almost a sealed environment
0:31:15 > 0:31:19that keeps cigars at a specific humidity
0:31:19 > 0:31:23- and clearly this isn't going to do that, is it?- No.
0:31:23 > 0:31:27Which means one of two things.
0:31:27 > 0:31:32Either I'm wrong or you smoke your cigars at such a rate they weren't
0:31:32 > 0:31:35in there long enough to get dried out. But I think that's what it is.
0:31:35 > 0:31:40And it's quite a fun thing. Where did it come from?
0:31:40 > 0:31:43Just down from my father.
0:31:43 > 0:31:48I assume he bought it second hand or had it given or something.
0:31:48 > 0:31:51- And you just want rid. - I don't smoke so...
0:31:51 > 0:31:54Do you not find it a pretty thing to keep at home, or not?
0:31:54 > 0:32:01- It is really but I only live in a quite small flat now compared to what I did have before.- We are downsizing.
0:32:01 > 0:32:04- Absolutely.- You've got a little bit of damage just here.
0:32:04 > 0:32:10But I think we can put an auction estimate on this of £100 to £200 and a fixed reserve of £80.
0:32:10 > 0:32:13- How does that grab you?- Yes.
0:32:13 > 0:32:15What are you going to do with £100?
0:32:17 > 0:32:20Probably go for a meal, buy a bottle of wine.
0:32:20 > 0:32:23- It will be a good meal, won't it? - Yeah.- You enjoy.
0:32:33 > 0:32:34Pauline, Paula.
0:32:34 > 0:32:36- That's right.- Welcome to Flog It.
0:32:36 > 0:32:44- Thank you.- It's lovely to have you along and for you to have brought this cute little pair of clogs.
0:32:44 > 0:32:49Now, there's something special about these, they are made by the magic name.
0:32:49 > 0:32:52ALL: Clarice Cliff.
0:32:52 > 0:32:54Tell me, Pauline, where did you get them?
0:32:54 > 0:32:56They were given to me by a friend.
0:32:56 > 0:33:02They were his sister's and he passed them on to me.
0:33:02 > 0:33:06- Yes, that's a long time they haven't seen daylight. - Was it a chap that fancied you?
0:33:06 > 0:33:08I don't know.
0:33:08 > 0:33:13- Did he know they were worth a couple of bob? - Well, they weren't in those days.
0:33:13 > 0:33:16- Oh, right. - Going back a long time, you know.
0:33:16 > 0:33:20- Do you like these? - No, not particularly.
0:33:20 > 0:33:22Not particularly.
0:33:22 > 0:33:24Paula, what do you think of them?
0:33:24 > 0:33:29I don't like the colours, they are too bright for my liking. I like something more subdued.
0:33:29 > 0:33:31Well, I think that's fair enough.
0:33:31 > 0:33:39- Yes, we find that with Clarice Cliff items, you either love them or you hate them.- Yes.
0:33:39 > 0:33:46- I love the shape, a pair of clogs, they're so sweet. - They are nice, yes.
0:33:46 > 0:33:48You know you could do a wee sort of...
0:33:48 > 0:33:51- Clog dance.- Clog dance with them.
0:33:51 > 0:33:57The thing which is going to sell them, in the main,
0:33:57 > 0:33:59will be the magic name of Clarice Cliff.
0:33:59 > 0:34:05The work that she did is greatly sought after,
0:34:05 > 0:34:09particularly the bright patterns with geometric designs
0:34:09 > 0:34:16and although these are quite small objects, they do reflect the patterns that people like.
0:34:16 > 0:34:22Now, if we look at the back stamp here, we can see Bizarre by Clarice Cliff.
0:34:22 > 0:34:28Now, the Bizarre range was introduced in 1927
0:34:28 > 0:34:32and there were various patterns within the Bizarre range.
0:34:32 > 0:34:36This particular pattern is called Sunburst.
0:34:36 > 0:34:41And this was introduced in the 1930s.
0:34:41 > 0:34:45So, we can date it exactly.
0:34:45 > 0:34:52Price, you look like a canny sort of wee woman, what do you think these will get?
0:34:52 > 0:34:57I don't know about £100, £120?
0:34:57 > 0:34:59- About £300.- Ooh!
0:34:59 > 0:35:05Right, you think £120, you think £300. I think we should go somewhere in the middle.
0:35:05 > 0:35:11I find that if you estimate conservatively,
0:35:11 > 0:35:17that will encourage the bidders, because they'll think I'm going to get it cheap.
0:35:17 > 0:35:22- Yes.- So, I would like to put them in at £200 to £300
0:35:22 > 0:35:27- with a firm reserve of £200.- Yes.
0:35:27 > 0:35:32- And I think they will go higher than that.- Yes.
0:35:32 > 0:35:35But let's keep our estimates at a...
0:35:35 > 0:35:37- Reasonable.- Invitation level.- Yes.
0:35:37 > 0:35:40Do we three ladies agree?
0:35:40 > 0:35:43Do we agree, Mother?
0:35:43 > 0:35:48- Yes, yes.- Let's go for it, let's flog them, let's clog it.
0:35:52 > 0:35:57Well, it's goodbye to the valuation day and hello to the auction rooms
0:35:57 > 0:36:00and let's remind ourselves what we're contributing towards the sale.
0:36:00 > 0:36:07I think Barbara's presentation baton will conduct a symphony of interested bidders at the saleroom.
0:36:07 > 0:36:13James's cigar holder is a beauty and I hope it makes enough money to pay for a banquet.
0:36:13 > 0:36:16And I'm hoping Paula's unusual Clarice Cliff clogs
0:36:16 > 0:36:21will spread some sunshine in the saleroom.
0:36:21 > 0:36:27But first, I wonder what Kevin Kendall thinks of our Black Forest cigar box.
0:36:27 > 0:36:31James's cigar holder, it's Black Forest carving. Very, very nice, I like this.
0:36:31 > 0:36:35Yes, it's a nice decorative piece whether you smoke or not.
0:36:35 > 0:36:39You could have it on your mantelpiece and look at it all day.
0:36:39 > 0:36:43Yeah. It's rich in carving. It's good carving but also the subject up there, the grouping is very good.
0:36:43 > 0:36:47Slight bit of damage. That's why I think Philip, our expert, has only
0:36:47 > 0:36:51put £100 to £200 on this, but I can see this doing the top end.
0:36:51 > 0:36:54You expect a bit of damage on something like this that has
0:36:54 > 0:36:57travelled across the world and survived so many years.
0:36:57 > 0:37:00Black Forest always does really, really well.
0:37:00 > 0:37:03I wouldn't be surprised if it doesn't make £300 to £400.
0:37:03 > 0:37:07Brilliant. I hope Philip feels the same way and that's why he's put
0:37:07 > 0:37:11more of a come and buy me on it, so this really does fly away like the two little birds.
0:37:11 > 0:37:15- Let's hope we get a lot of attention on this in the saleroom later. - Let's hope so, yeah.
0:37:18 > 0:37:24Kevin seems very keen on this, so let's hope the bidders are just as enthusiastic.
0:37:24 > 0:37:28Guess what's coming up now? Yes, it's that ivory and silver
0:37:28 > 0:37:30conductor's baton belonging to Barbara.
0:37:30 > 0:37:33What a cracking item, it put a big smile on my face and yours.
0:37:33 > 0:37:40£60 to £80, it's a real curio. We've not seen one on the show before so we're quite fascinated by this one.
0:37:40 > 0:37:47- It's tactile, it's beautiful, it's in good condition, I hope it will play beautiful music.- Ohh.
0:37:47 > 0:37:52I've not seen one before so pretty and if I had a friend that was in an orchestra and I wanted to buy
0:37:52 > 0:37:57them a Christmas present or birthday present, I'd buy them this, they'd love it. They could conduct at home.
0:37:57 > 0:38:01We're going to conduct right now because it's going under the hammer, good luck.
0:38:01 > 0:38:04Lot number 197. Very interesting piece, this.
0:38:04 > 0:38:08The ivory and silver conductor's baton there.
0:38:08 > 0:38:10Nice inscription from 1877.
0:38:10 > 0:38:12It's cracking, it's good.
0:38:12 > 0:38:15What can I ask for it then? £100 if you like, 100...
0:38:15 > 0:38:18£50 to start me, £50 bid, 50... 60... 70... 80...
0:38:18 > 0:38:20A lot of brass bands up here.
0:38:20 > 0:38:24£90 bid. You're out at the back there. £90 only... 100 anywhere?
0:38:24 > 0:38:28We're going to sell this time. £90.
0:38:28 > 0:38:30Well, it's gone anyway.
0:38:30 > 0:38:32We got over the top end, didn't we?
0:38:32 > 0:38:34- Over the top. - Are you happy with that?
0:38:34 > 0:38:38Very happy, I didn't think anybody would be interested in it at all.
0:38:38 > 0:38:41- Ohh. - It's a nice thing but not useful.
0:38:41 > 0:38:44What have you done with it? Nothing really.
0:38:49 > 0:38:52Next up, something that really caught my eye and Philip's.
0:38:52 > 0:38:55It belongs to James here and I think for not much longer.
0:38:55 > 0:38:57It's that bit of Black Forest carving.
0:38:57 > 0:38:59We've got it catalogued as a cigar holder.
0:38:59 > 0:39:05I had a chat to Kevin the auctioneer just before the sale started and not only did he agree with your
0:39:05 > 0:39:11valuation, he said the damage didn't put him off, you know, the tip to the wing and the corner of the box.
0:39:11 > 0:39:14- He could see it doing £300. - I hope he's right.
0:39:14 > 0:39:18I certainly hope so. Right, why are you selling this James? It's a nice object to look at.
0:39:18 > 0:39:22It is nice but somebody may as well use it if they can use it.
0:39:22 > 0:39:27OK. We're going to find out if that somebody is right here, right now because they could buy it.
0:39:27 > 0:39:29It's going under the hammer, this is it.
0:39:29 > 0:39:33Lot no 74. The Black Forest style cigar box.
0:39:33 > 0:39:35What can I say, it's a very, very nice piece.
0:39:35 > 0:39:37Can I ask a couple of hundred for it?
0:39:37 > 0:39:40Start me £100 then surely for Black Forest.
0:39:40 > 0:39:42100... Where are we going to start? All the way down.
0:39:42 > 0:39:46£70 we'll start. £70 bid, 70 bid, 70 bid...
0:39:46 > 0:39:51At 80 now? 70 bid. I will take an 80 if it will help.
0:39:51 > 0:39:54- 70 bid.- We've having trouble.
0:39:54 > 0:39:5680 now... £80 seated.
0:39:56 > 0:40:00That's little money, £80 only. 80...
0:40:00 > 0:40:07It's sold. That is really surprising for a bit of Black Forest carving.
0:40:07 > 0:40:11We had a fixed reserve at £80, just below the lower end of the estimate and it sold for it.
0:40:11 > 0:40:16I think that Black Forest stuff was very sought after in
0:40:16 > 0:40:23the American market and perhaps the recession in America is taking more of a firmer bite than we thought.
0:40:25 > 0:40:27Well, it's gone anyway.
0:40:27 > 0:40:31- Gone.- Somebody out there got rather lucky but...
0:40:31 > 0:40:35What it fetches, is what it fetches. Thank you very much.
0:40:42 > 0:40:46I've been waiting for this one. It's Flog It, it's Clarice Cliff time.
0:40:46 > 0:40:49It's got to be the star of our show, the two little clogs.
0:40:49 > 0:40:57£200 to £300 on this lovely Sunburst pattern belonging to Pauline, Paula and here's Paul, the three Ps.
0:40:57 > 0:41:02We are Ps in a pod, over to our expert Patricia...
0:41:02 > 0:41:05It's Anita.
0:41:05 > 0:41:08It's quite funny, isn't it? Paul, Pauline and Paula.
0:41:08 > 0:41:10Yes. Well, they are good names.
0:41:10 > 0:41:13£200 to £300 we've got on this.
0:41:13 > 0:41:17We should get you the top end of Anita's estimate.
0:41:17 > 0:41:20- Very good.- I think that's a bit of a come and buy me.
0:41:20 > 0:41:23- We'll get a good result for you both.- Very nice.
0:41:23 > 0:41:25I'll hold you to your word.
0:41:25 > 0:41:27OK, all right.
0:41:27 > 0:41:33Lot number 310 is the pair of Clarice Cliff, the Bizarre range,
0:41:33 > 0:41:37the Sunburst pattern and we have bids on the books for this one.
0:41:37 > 0:41:41We are going to start the bidding with me at £320...
0:41:41 > 0:41:43Straight in over the top end of the estimate.
0:41:43 > 0:41:50£320 bid, 320 bid. 340... 350...
0:41:50 > 0:41:53360.. 360 in the room now... 360...
0:41:53 > 0:41:57- Come on. - 360... 380 for you sir, 400...
0:41:57 > 0:42:01I'll take 20... 400... 420... 450...
0:42:01 > 0:42:04480... 500...
0:42:04 > 0:42:06550... 600...
0:42:06 > 0:42:12The phones are out, the bid's in the room and we're selling at 600.
0:42:12 > 0:42:17- £600, the hammer's gone down. - That's good, isn't it?
0:42:17 > 0:42:23I said to my daughter I'd have to get a plastic carton to bring them home in case we didn't sell them.
0:42:23 > 0:42:28Oh, ye of little faith. You know what? That's a brilliant result, they really did love them.
0:42:28 > 0:42:33Thank goodness you looked after them and tucked them away because it's all about condition.
0:42:33 > 0:42:35Those Clarice Cliff collectors are really fussy.
0:42:35 > 0:42:38So, there's 15% commission to pay in today's sale.
0:42:38 > 0:42:42That's how the auctioneer earns their wages and pays for all of this.
0:42:42 > 0:42:46What are you going to do when you get the cheque, in the post, in three weeks' time?
0:42:46 > 0:42:48- Oh, my daughter will tell you that. - Go on then.
0:42:48 > 0:42:51We're going to donate it to animal charities.
0:42:51 > 0:42:54- Oh, brilliant.- Yes.- One in particular or split the money?
0:42:54 > 0:42:56Maybe the Brook Hospital for sick animals.
0:42:56 > 0:42:58And where's that based?
0:42:58 > 0:43:00Well, London but they help all over the...
0:43:00 > 0:43:02- Country.- All over the world.
0:43:02 > 0:43:06Oh, lovely, oh, do you know what? You've definitely made my day, thank you so much for coming in.
0:43:06 > 0:43:09And you have made my day, too.
0:43:09 > 0:43:11Oh, bless you.
0:43:11 > 0:43:14We've had a fantastic time here in Kendal.
0:43:14 > 0:43:16I hope you've enjoyed watching the show today.
0:43:16 > 0:43:20There's plenty more surprises to come but for now, it's cheerio from all of us.
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