0:00:02 > 0:00:07This medieval castle overlooks the city of Lancaster's truly eventful history,
0:00:07 > 0:00:10through the War of the Roses to the Industrial Revolution
0:00:10 > 0:00:14and right now it's about to witness another great historic event,
0:00:14 > 0:00:17because today "Flog It!" is in town.
0:00:54 > 0:01:00Lancaster made its fortune during the 18th century, when its port was one of the busiest in the country
0:01:00 > 0:01:04and its civic buildings certainly show off their wealth and their pride.
0:01:04 > 0:01:08Today's venue is the very imposing town hall.
0:01:15 > 0:01:19Rummaging through the bags and boxes of this massive queue today,
0:01:19 > 0:01:23we've got our two experts, Mr Philip Serrell and Anita Manning.
0:01:29 > 0:01:34And Anita's quick to hog today's first item.
0:01:34 > 0:01:36Jill, Sarah...
0:01:37 > 0:01:39..this is a great laugh.
0:01:39 > 0:01:48- It is!- "Flog It!" is so much fun, especially when people bring in a group of very sinister pigs.
0:01:48 > 0:01:52- Yeah, they're hideous, aren't they? - Sarah, tell me all about these.
0:01:52 > 0:01:58When I was little my mum started a bank account and we got this little piggy first.
0:01:58 > 0:02:03And then when you saved a certain amount, you got
0:02:03 > 0:02:05another one and another one, until you got the whole set.
0:02:05 > 0:02:09- And by the time you got, I suppose, to Dad...- Yeah, you had...
0:02:09 > 0:02:12- You were worth a couple of bob? - Well, yeah.
0:02:12 > 0:02:16As a child, yeah. 100-odd quid, yeah. It's not bad.
0:02:16 > 0:02:20So what happened when your kid got to £100?
0:02:20 > 0:02:23We went to an account that gave better interest.
0:02:23 > 0:02:29Very good, very good. Wise mum. Always listen to your mum.
0:02:29 > 0:02:31Exactly, yes. Will do.
0:02:31 > 0:02:39So really what they were was a saving incentive and your darling mum
0:02:39 > 0:02:42decided that she would start off
0:02:42 > 0:02:45- and get you into saving. Is that right?- Oh, yeah.
0:02:45 > 0:02:47And it's worked reasonably well.
0:02:47 > 0:02:50- Yeah, relatively. - Did you have them in a row?
0:02:50 > 0:02:53Yeah, they were on the shelf in the bedroom,
0:02:53 > 0:02:58peering down at us as we played with our little toys.
0:02:58 > 0:03:01- To me they look a bit sinister.- Yeah.
0:03:01 > 0:03:06- Do they feel like that to you or do you love them?- No. - Do you love them, Sarah?
0:03:06 > 0:03:12In a very special way I'm sure, yeah. I mean, you've got the boys
0:03:12 > 0:03:17and then you've got Mum and then you've got the funny-looking uncle.
0:03:17 > 0:03:20I'm not sure what he is, but I'm not particularly keen on him.
0:03:20 > 0:03:22- Is that not the sister?- I don't know!
0:03:22 > 0:03:27I think it's supposed to be, but he just looks funny.
0:03:28 > 0:03:33Well, they're great fun, they're great fun and they are collectable, they are.
0:03:33 > 0:03:37They were doing a little better three or four years ago.
0:03:37 > 0:03:40They are made by Wade, who made little animals.
0:03:40 > 0:03:47They made little Wade Whimsies which children collected, little humorous objects and so on.
0:03:47 > 0:03:51And I think these are in that sort of vein.
0:03:51 > 0:03:55Price - I would say that we should put them in
0:03:55 > 0:03:59with an estimate of perhaps £50-£80.
0:03:59 > 0:04:04They may do better than that, they may do better, but I think that's reasonable enough.
0:04:04 > 0:04:06A tenner apiece for all that fun.
0:04:06 > 0:04:08Yeah, exactly.
0:04:08 > 0:04:11Ladies, shall these little pigs go to market?
0:04:11 > 0:04:17- I think they will, yes.- Absolutely. Definitely.- Let's flog them!- OK.
0:04:24 > 0:04:27- How are you doing, Richard?- Very well thank you. Very well.
0:04:27 > 0:04:29Ever thought about silver polish?
0:04:29 > 0:04:33- No. I've never seen 'em for I don't know how long.- What do you mean?
0:04:33 > 0:04:39Well, I moved house about 18 years ago and they went up into the loft
0:04:39 > 0:04:42and when I saw your advert, I decided to go and dig them out.
0:04:42 > 0:04:45So these haven't been cleaned for 18 years?
0:04:45 > 0:04:47I'm guessing it's between 16 and 18.
0:04:47 > 0:04:49- I'll let you off. - They've been wrapped up.
0:04:49 > 0:04:55I think they're nice. They're a 20th-century copy of an 18th-century stick, OK?
0:04:55 > 0:05:02If these were 18th century, which they're not, they'd be £1,000, £2,000, right?
0:05:02 > 0:05:08These are very much 20th century. If you turn one over,
0:05:08 > 0:05:12we can see they're not actually solid silver. This is loaded.
0:05:12 > 0:05:14It's almost like a plaster base.
0:05:14 > 0:05:19So they are loaded silver, 20th century. What are they worth?
0:05:19 > 0:05:24I think in auction we could put an estimate on them of £100-£200.
0:05:24 > 0:05:27We'll put a reserve on them of £100. Are you happy with that?
0:05:27 > 0:05:31- I'd like a reserve a bit higher perhaps.- What?!
0:05:31 > 0:05:37- You said up to £200.- If you have your reserve higher than the estimate, you're breaking the law.
0:05:37 > 0:05:42- OK.- So I think 100-200.
0:05:42 > 0:05:46I don't mind you putting perhaps 120 on them and then we'll estimate them at 150 to 250.
0:05:46 > 0:05:49- OK, put it at 120. - Are you happy with that?
0:05:49 > 0:05:53- That's ideal, yeah. - So 120 reserve, 150-250 estimate.
0:05:53 > 0:05:55- They might go and make more. - That's OK.
0:05:55 > 0:06:02- But the beauty of an auction is that the market will dictate what they're going to make.- Yep.
0:06:02 > 0:06:04Because people will bid on them on the day.
0:06:04 > 0:06:07They will be catalogued. They'll go on the internet.
0:06:07 > 0:06:11And all those things will ensure that they make what they're worth.
0:06:11 > 0:06:16- Fine, yeah.- So 18 years ago, why did you put these in the roof?
0:06:16 > 0:06:19They're not something that you stick around as an ornament, are they?
0:06:19 > 0:06:24- That's just what they are. - I know they're not functional. I'm not going to stick candles in them.
0:06:24 > 0:06:28- Did you never have a power cut? - Yeah, but I've never stuck candles in them.
0:06:28 > 0:06:33I'm going to let you off for not cleaning them, but let's hope they do well at the auction.
0:06:41 > 0:06:44Eileen, this has certainly caught my eye.
0:06:44 > 0:06:47For one reason - the little label on the back of this.
0:06:47 > 0:06:50So I want you to tell me how you came by this toilet mirror.
0:06:50 > 0:06:55I bought it in a local auction warehouse, because I liked it.
0:06:55 > 0:06:57- How long ago?- About three years.
0:06:57 > 0:07:01- Were you looking for something like this?- No, but I saw it and liked it.
0:07:01 > 0:07:06I didn't like these bits on the top especially, but the drawers and just the general look of it.
0:07:06 > 0:07:08- It's just a nice mirror. - They're slightly over the top.
0:07:08 > 0:07:11Sort of brass, the neo-classical finials.
0:07:11 > 0:07:13- Yes.- They don't quite sit that well, do they?
0:07:13 > 0:07:15But it is an over-the-top piece.
0:07:15 > 0:07:17It's not what I would say is a period piece.
0:07:17 > 0:07:19It's not a 17th- or 18th-century piece.
0:07:19 > 0:07:22- No.- Unfortunately, this is early 20th century.
0:07:22 > 0:07:26So it's going to have all those elements of nouveau riche and over the top about it.
0:07:26 > 0:07:31It's got a nice bit of cut, bevelled glass though. That's a bit of quality.
0:07:31 > 0:07:34Let's just take the drawers out and have a look.
0:07:34 > 0:07:38The whole construction is made of mahogany, which is nice.
0:07:38 > 0:07:41That's good. It's an exotic hardwood. This is a Spanish mahogany.
0:07:41 > 0:07:46It's not that sort of lovely flamed, figured Cuban mahogany you'd expect from the West Indies.
0:07:46 > 0:07:48- So it's a cheaper mahogany.- Right.
0:07:48 > 0:07:52But it is quality. Look, it's all dovetailed, as you can see.
0:07:52 > 0:07:58- And from a wonderful furniture maker local to this area - Gillows of Lancaster.- Yes.
0:07:58 > 0:08:03They later joined forces with a company from Manchester called Waring.
0:08:03 > 0:08:05And this is a Waring and Gillows.
0:08:05 > 0:08:08But this is circa 1920.
0:08:08 > 0:08:15- Right.- It's got the attributes of a George II piece from the 1740s.
0:08:15 > 0:08:18It's got those lovely bracket feet.
0:08:18 > 0:08:21- Quite over the top. - Yes.- Very architectural.
0:08:21 > 0:08:27But unfortunately what lets it down as a piece of furniture is the fact that it's been stripped back.
0:08:27 > 0:08:29It's been over-cleaned and varnished.
0:08:29 > 0:08:34It's not got original patina. There's nothing you can touch
0:08:34 > 0:08:37- that gives it a sense of history, if you know what I mean.- Yes.
0:08:37 > 0:08:41I'm just going to look at the back. If I can turn this around, Eileen.
0:08:41 > 0:08:44I won't say goodbye. I'll just hide myself.
0:08:44 > 0:08:47Yeah, in fact, I'll take that out.
0:08:47 > 0:08:49Then I can see you. How about that?
0:08:49 > 0:08:51If you hold that.
0:08:51 > 0:08:52Right.
0:08:54 > 0:09:00And I just do that. Yes, that's the all-important little label. If you clean that up...
0:09:00 > 0:09:06It says "Guaranteed, designed and manufactured at our Lancaster factory"...
0:09:06 > 0:09:08- Right.- "Waring and Gillows".
0:09:08 > 0:09:10So there you go. There's its little tag.
0:09:10 > 0:09:14Purely because of that, we hopefully will get your money back.
0:09:14 > 0:09:19We've got to put this into auction with a value, I personally believe,
0:09:19 > 0:09:23- of £150-£250.- Right.
0:09:23 > 0:09:27And if you want to, we can put a reserve on of 150.
0:09:27 > 0:09:29- Yes, please.- Protect it a little bit.
0:09:29 > 0:09:33- Cos it is useful and I'm sure you use it, do you? - Well, we used to use it,
0:09:33 > 0:09:38but we've since moved and don't have so much need for it any more. That's why I want to "Flog It!".
0:09:39 > 0:09:43- OK. Well, we'll try our very best for you.- Fine, thank you.- Thank you.
0:09:48 > 0:09:52- Are you local lassies? - No. Well, we are...- No, yes, no, yes?
0:09:52 > 0:09:55- Come on, make your mind up. - We're from Bolton-le-Sands.
0:09:55 > 0:09:59- Bolton-le-Sands. Where's that then? - About four miles down the road.
0:09:59 > 0:10:03- That's on the sands then, on the sea, is it?- Yes.- Is it nice? - Very nice.- Bracing walks?
0:10:03 > 0:10:05- Lovely.- Tell me about these then.
0:10:05 > 0:10:08- They belonged to two old ladies that I...- That's not you two, is it?
0:10:08 > 0:10:11- No!- No, I just wanted to establish that. Go on.
0:10:11 > 0:10:13..That I'd known for about 30 years.
0:10:13 > 0:10:17- Yeah.- I used to go and help them when they had a holiday flat.- Yeah.
0:10:17 > 0:10:22- They were two really lovely old ladies.- They clearly liked you, cos they gave you these, didn't they?
0:10:22 > 0:10:24Yeah, yeah.
0:10:24 > 0:10:26What do you know about them?
0:10:26 > 0:10:32Not a lot, except that their father worked for the Leeds Fireclay, which became Burmantofts.
0:10:32 > 0:10:35- I thought you said you didn't know very much?- Well, that much.
0:10:35 > 0:10:41So if we just turn one of these over, we can just see on the base here, it says "The Leeds Fireclay Company".
0:10:41 > 0:10:45- That's right.- And as you so rightly say, they became Burmantofts.
0:10:45 > 0:10:49- Yes.- And Burmantofts produced those sort of...what? about 1890, 1900...
0:10:49 > 0:10:53those really decorative, big, bold vases in real in-your-face colours
0:10:53 > 0:10:56- with dragons and serpents.- Yeah. - Have you got any of that?
0:10:56 > 0:10:59- Just a dragon.- You've got a dragon?
0:10:59 > 0:11:01- Yes.- Blimey.
0:11:01 > 0:11:06- I think that these are in-house paperweights.- Right.
0:11:06 > 0:11:13That were almost like advertising for the Leeds Fireclay Company
0:11:13 > 0:11:17and I think that these might have been given away or possibly sold.
0:11:17 > 0:11:20Their condition leaves a bit to be desired, doesn't it?
0:11:20 > 0:11:25- They scrubbed everything, these ladies.- I'm sure they did.- Spring cleaned and everything was scrubbed.
0:11:25 > 0:11:28- Yeah?- So I think that's why they were...
0:11:28 > 0:11:32They're chipped and nibbled everywhere, but I think they're quite a bit of fun.
0:11:32 > 0:11:36- Yeah.- I think you've got to put a £50-£80 estimate on them
0:11:36 > 0:11:40- and I think that you put a reserve on them of £40.- Right. - Why do you want to sell 'em?
0:11:40 > 0:11:43My son has qualified for the World Triathlon Championships.
0:11:43 > 0:11:48- World Triathlon Championships? - Yeah. They take place in June in Vancouver, in Canada.
0:11:48 > 0:11:50So he is in the World Championships
0:11:50 > 0:11:52- and you want to sell these to go and watch him?- Yeah.
0:11:52 > 0:11:57So we've really got to hope then that our little Leeds lions do very well for him.
0:11:57 > 0:12:01- I think they will.- I hope so.- Do you not like them? Is it just to raise money?
0:12:01 > 0:12:05I like them. We just want to raise some money. I want to help her.
0:12:05 > 0:12:09I think that's brilliant and, on the basis of that alone, I hope they make a fortune.
0:12:09 > 0:12:11- Oh, I wish they would. - Thank you.
0:12:11 > 0:12:16Well, it's time to leave the packed valuation day and head off to the auction.
0:12:16 > 0:12:20These Wade money boxes may have been designed as promotional gifts,
0:12:20 > 0:12:23but we don't want to give them away today.
0:12:23 > 0:12:25They might not have been cleaned for 18 years,
0:12:25 > 0:12:29but Richard's hoping his candlesticks will certainly shine in the saleroom.
0:12:29 > 0:12:34Eileen's mirror's got a great label, so that should be reflected in a decent sale price.
0:12:34 > 0:12:38And I like these paperweight lions, so let's hope for Margaret's sake
0:12:38 > 0:12:40they're a roaring success in the sale.
0:12:44 > 0:12:48Well, this is what I like to see, a jam-packed, very busy saleroom.
0:12:48 > 0:12:52Hopefully, they're going to be bidding on all our owners' lots in just a moment.
0:12:52 > 0:12:56Before the sale starts, let's catch up with auctioneer Kevin Kendal
0:12:56 > 0:13:00and see what he has to say about some of our owners' items.
0:13:03 > 0:13:07Well, we're in Lancaster, so we had to pick an item of Gillows furniture.
0:13:07 > 0:13:11This was the closest we got, Gillows and Waring. It belongs to Eileen.
0:13:11 > 0:13:16She got this in auction locally three years ago and she paid £200 for it.
0:13:16 > 0:13:20She doesn't want it any more, but wants, believe it or not, her money back.
0:13:20 > 0:13:25So I've kind of tucked it under the £200 mark, with a reserve of 150.
0:13:25 > 0:13:30I think she will struggle. It really is what the market isn't wanting at the moment.
0:13:30 > 0:13:33Oh, dear. So do you think she paid too much for it?
0:13:33 > 0:13:38A little bit too much for it at the time and the market has come back a bit since then.
0:13:38 > 0:13:41Incredible, in three years. What would you put on this?
0:13:41 > 0:13:43- 80-120?- If you're lucky, really.
0:13:43 > 0:13:45Sort of 70-100, yeah.
0:13:45 > 0:13:48Well, I think we've got to try and get her her money back.
0:13:48 > 0:13:54But I don't think she'll be disappointed if it doesn't sell, cos she doesn't want to lose money.
0:13:54 > 0:13:57It's attractive enough. It's just not what's in fashion at the moment.
0:13:57 > 0:14:02And if she does sell at £150, she's still got to pay commission on a seller's premium.
0:14:02 > 0:14:06- Yeah, unfortunately we have to eat.- Got to eat. That's how you pay your bills.
0:14:08 > 0:14:14And Kevin will be joined today on the rostrum by his colleague David Brookes.
0:14:14 > 0:14:18Well, I've just been joined by Philip, our expert, along with our owner Richard.
0:14:18 > 0:14:22About to go under the hammer - the silver 20th-century candlesticks.
0:14:22 > 0:14:27A valuation of £120-£180. Richard, why are you selling these? These have got the look.
0:14:27 > 0:14:30They are only ornaments after all, aren't they?
0:14:30 > 0:14:33And they just stand there in a display cabinet.
0:14:33 > 0:14:37They're doing no good. Somebody else can have the benefit of them. I'll have the money.
0:14:37 > 0:14:42I would use them. I would light them - put a candle in and use them at the dinner table.
0:14:42 > 0:14:43- I daren't do that.- I would!
0:14:43 > 0:14:49The pair of period-style... They are 1960s, but in the period style
0:14:49 > 0:14:51and I have interest in these lots
0:14:51 > 0:14:56I'm going to start the bidding with me on this one at 130. 130. 130.
0:14:56 > 0:14:58Not a lot of silver collectors today.
0:14:58 > 0:15:00No, there aren't, Richard, you're right.
0:15:00 > 0:15:04130. 40. 150. 150. You're all out in front on this lot.
0:15:04 > 0:15:07- We're selling then. Are we all done? - They're going.- At 150!
0:15:07 > 0:15:10The hammer's gone done. That was short and sweet.
0:15:10 > 0:15:12- I think they've sold well. - They've sold well.
0:15:12 > 0:15:17Richard, £150, what are you going to put the money towards?
0:15:17 > 0:15:22- It'll have to go towards a holiday. - Where do you fancy going? Saving up for?
0:15:22 > 0:15:29- Possibly end up in Majorca or somewhere like that. - Oh, lovely. Little short trip.
0:15:29 > 0:15:31- Only a short one. - Well, enjoy it.- Aye.
0:15:31 > 0:15:3465. New bid. 32.
0:15:36 > 0:15:40We need top money now for Margaret, cos we've got two little Burmantofts lions.
0:15:40 > 0:15:43They're paperweights. We're looking at £50-£80.
0:15:43 > 0:15:46I love them. The money's going to a great cause, isn't it?
0:15:46 > 0:15:48Well, my grandson has won a competition...
0:15:48 > 0:15:53He's a triathlete... to go to the World Champion games in Vancouver.
0:15:53 > 0:15:59And it's costing a lot of money and I thought anything would help, so that's what the money's going to.
0:15:59 > 0:16:03How much do you think he has to raise? A couple of thousand pounds?
0:16:03 > 0:16:04Oh, that's just the start.
0:16:04 > 0:16:09- Hopefully he can get the £80 for that, at the top end of the estimate.- I bet they don't sell.
0:16:09 > 0:16:11Here they go. This is it.
0:16:11 > 0:16:14Yeah, the paperweights. Models of Empire lions.
0:16:14 > 0:16:16And can I ask £50 for a start?
0:16:16 > 0:16:19- 50, if you like. 50.- 30.
0:16:19 > 0:16:22£30. Thank you, sir. £30 bid. 35.
0:16:22 > 0:16:2340 now. £40 in the room. 40 bid.
0:16:23 > 0:16:2640 bid. 40 bid.
0:16:26 > 0:16:27- Five anywhere?- Come on.
0:16:27 > 0:16:31£40. Going this time then at 40.
0:16:31 > 0:16:34- He sold them at 40. - Yeah.- Yeah.
0:16:34 > 0:16:37- Well, every little helps, doesn't it?- A little bit, yeah.
0:16:37 > 0:16:39- It really does. - Yeah, it's something.
0:16:39 > 0:16:44I hope that's a start and he can raise a bit more locally and get himself to Vancouver.
0:16:44 > 0:16:46That's what we want. Thank you.
0:16:46 > 0:16:50- You're a good gran, aren't you? - Well!- Top gran!
0:16:55 > 0:16:59Well, I've just been joined by Sarah and Jill, mum and daughter.
0:16:59 > 0:17:01Hello. You're both looking fabulous.
0:17:01 > 0:17:04We've got the Wade money boxes, five of them.
0:17:04 > 0:17:06£50-£80.
0:17:06 > 0:17:09It's not a lot of money, but it's just about the right money.
0:17:09 > 0:17:12£10 apiece. You've got the full set there.
0:17:12 > 0:17:16They've gone down a little in price, but I'm sure they should do 50.
0:17:16 > 0:17:21And I'm sure they've had a lot more money in them in their day, haven't they?
0:17:21 > 0:17:23How much did you manage to save?
0:17:23 > 0:17:25Oh, actually a few pennies.
0:17:25 > 0:17:27About £100 or something like that.
0:17:27 > 0:17:29Well, that's not bad going, is it?
0:17:29 > 0:17:32- Yeah!- What did you save up for? Can you remember?
0:17:32 > 0:17:34Oh, probably sweets, knowing me.
0:17:36 > 0:17:39Well, we're going to find out what the bidders think right now, OK?
0:17:39 > 0:17:43Good luck. Let's hope we get the top end of the estimate. Here we go.
0:17:43 > 0:17:46Thank you. Lot 280, the five Wade money boxes. NatWest piggies.
0:17:46 > 0:17:50Start me for this please. £80. 50.
0:17:50 > 0:17:52I'll go with the commissions at £40 now.
0:17:52 > 0:17:5540. 45 now at the back of the room.
0:17:55 > 0:17:58- 50 now with me. 55. - 50, we've done it.
0:17:58 > 0:18:01In the second row, with the lady at 55.
0:18:01 > 0:18:04Little money, but it's going now at £55.
0:18:04 > 0:18:09- Yes, sold! That got rid of them, didn't it?- It did. They're gone!
0:18:09 > 0:18:11Are you saving for anything now?
0:18:11 > 0:18:15I don't know. We'll find something to spend it on I'm sure.
0:18:15 > 0:18:16That's nice. You include Mum.
0:18:16 > 0:18:21- Mm-hm.- Good luck with the career. I know you're off to do a Masters soon, aren't you?
0:18:21 > 0:18:23- I am, yes.- So good luck with that.
0:18:23 > 0:18:25Thank you very much. Cheers.
0:18:31 > 0:18:34Eileen, I think we need a bit of luck on our side right now.
0:18:34 > 0:18:38- Do you think so?- Waring and Gillows, it's a great make.
0:18:38 > 0:18:45- Yes.- But is £150-£250 a true reflection on the price of this little toilet mirror? I think it is.
0:18:45 > 0:18:47Well, you paid that for it.
0:18:47 > 0:18:48You paid 250, didn't you?
0:18:48 > 0:18:50- No. Not quite.- 200?- Yes.
0:18:50 > 0:18:53- But with commission, it was about 230...- Yeah.
0:18:53 > 0:18:55..in auction three years ago.
0:18:55 > 0:18:58- Had a chat to Kevin the auctioneer before the sale.- Right.
0:18:58 > 0:19:02And he said he thinks it's worth somewhere in the region of 60-90.
0:19:02 > 0:19:05- Is that all?- I know.- Ooh!
0:19:05 > 0:19:09But I don't know. That's his opinion. Obviously, he's an auctioneer.
0:19:09 > 0:19:12He knows the local scene, but you bought this not far away
0:19:12 > 0:19:15and a different auctioneer had a different opinion,
0:19:15 > 0:19:20- because he sold it to you for £200 plus commission.- Yeah.
0:19:20 > 0:19:23So where do we stand? Hopefully, somewhere in the middle.
0:19:23 > 0:19:29- Yes.- And we've got a valuation of 150-200, fixed reserve at 150.- Mm.
0:19:29 > 0:19:30- I hope we get it.- Now lot 500.
0:19:30 > 0:19:34It's the early 20th-century, mahogany toilet swing mirror.
0:19:34 > 0:19:38It does bear the Waring and Gillow label. What can I ask for it?
0:19:38 > 0:19:41Nice little mirror. 200 if you like. 150.
0:19:41 > 0:19:43Start me £100, somebody.
0:19:43 > 0:19:45100. We'll start at £70 then.
0:19:45 > 0:19:48£70 on the bid. 70 bid. 70 bid.
0:19:48 > 0:19:52- 70 bid. £70...- I can't see anybody bidding. Can you?- No.
0:19:52 > 0:19:55- No.- £70. Gone this time at 70.
0:19:55 > 0:19:57Sadly, that has a reserve and we can't sell I'm afraid.
0:19:59 > 0:20:01Oh, dear. You win some, you lose some, don't you?
0:20:01 > 0:20:04It's a great name in cabinet-making.
0:20:04 > 0:20:07It doesn't deserve to be sold for 60 quid.
0:20:07 > 0:20:09What are you going to do with it?
0:20:09 > 0:20:13Just take it home. Perhaps sell it another time.
0:20:16 > 0:20:20Well, I'm disappointed. I really thought that name would sell it.
0:20:20 > 0:20:21And here's why.
0:20:21 > 0:20:26Gillows of Lancaster is one of the most illustrious names in the history of cabinet-making.
0:20:26 > 0:20:29Now here at the Judges' Lodgings Museum
0:20:29 > 0:20:33they have one of the finest collections of Gillows furniture in the world.
0:20:33 > 0:20:35I have hit the jackpot.
0:20:44 > 0:20:47The story really begins in 1728, when Robert Gillow
0:20:47 > 0:20:52opened his cabinet-making firm right here in the heart of Lancaster.
0:20:52 > 0:20:56And through a combination of exceptional craftsmanship,
0:20:56 > 0:21:00good business sense and access to exotic hardwoods imported from the Americas
0:21:00 > 0:21:08via the port of Lancaster, Gillows rapidly became one of the leading cabinet-making firms of its day.
0:21:08 > 0:21:14Robert married Agnes Fell in 1730 and they had two sons, Richard and Robert Junior.
0:21:14 > 0:21:19Richard trained as an architect and was made a partner in the firm in 1769,
0:21:19 > 0:21:21the same year his brother Robert was.
0:21:21 > 0:21:27But he was based down in London, the fashionable capital city and soon, with clients all over the country,
0:21:27 > 0:21:34the business rapidly expanded, producing the most exquisite pieces of English, 18th-century furniture.
0:21:46 > 0:21:50Now take this stunning example.
0:21:50 > 0:21:53It really is the centrepiece of any gentleman's study.
0:21:53 > 0:21:57It's a library table and it's meant to be a centrepiece. It's an island.
0:21:57 > 0:22:01You're supposed to walk around it and appreciate it from every face, side -
0:22:01 > 0:22:05those wonderful serpentine shapes.
0:22:05 > 0:22:12This was commissioned by Sir James Ibbetson of Denton Hall and is known as the Denton library table.
0:22:12 > 0:22:17Now he originally approached Chippendale, another leading cabinet-maker of the day.
0:22:17 > 0:22:22It's from a line drawing from Thomas Chippendale's book, first published in 1754,
0:22:22 > 0:22:30but the year is now 1778 and Thomas Chippendale declined to make this.
0:22:30 > 0:22:32He felt his styles had moved on.
0:22:32 > 0:22:34He was more fashion orientated.
0:22:34 > 0:22:39This is where Gillows comes into the frame, because they made this piece,
0:22:39 > 0:22:44enhancing their reputation as a cabinet-maker rather than a designer.
0:22:44 > 0:22:50And they've copied very closely Chippendale's early 1754 design.
0:22:50 > 0:22:52I absolutely adore it.
0:22:52 > 0:22:56What I love about it is the fact that the top is so rough. It's not been restored.
0:22:56 > 0:23:03I love the fact that leather has a variegated hue with wear and it almost takes on the patina of wood.
0:23:03 > 0:23:08That obviously is the front, flanked four drawers on each column with a central drawer.
0:23:08 > 0:23:12Here we've got two base cupboards on each column with a central drawer.
0:23:12 > 0:23:15This is quite interesting. If I pull the drawer open this way,
0:23:15 > 0:23:17it disappears on your side.
0:23:17 > 0:23:19And vice versa.
0:23:21 > 0:23:24I think that's very, very clever.
0:23:24 > 0:23:32They have selected the finest Cuban mahogany possible to build this piece.
0:23:33 > 0:23:38And that was just one of the many new materials that had started to come into the country.
0:23:38 > 0:23:41The 18th century was the age of discovery and exploration.
0:23:41 > 0:23:46Lancaster was a busy port with ships coming and going to the New World.
0:23:46 > 0:23:49Gillows were in the right place at the right time.
0:23:53 > 0:23:56A perfect example of how the company took advantage
0:23:56 > 0:24:00of the growing trade of different exotic imported hardwoods
0:24:00 > 0:24:04is shown here in this little lady's workbox. It's absolutely stunning.
0:24:04 > 0:24:10There's 72 different variations of wood here, imported from all over the world -
0:24:10 > 0:24:14the Americas, the tropics, Australia, the Indian sub-continent,
0:24:14 > 0:24:16along with our own woods from the British Isles.
0:24:16 > 0:24:20They're all numbered so you can find out exactly what they are.
0:24:20 > 0:24:24Now we're all familiar with elms and oaks and yew woods,
0:24:24 > 0:24:28but there's some woods on here that I've not come across
0:24:28 > 0:24:31and 200 years later, this little box is educating me.
0:24:31 > 0:24:33Number 30 here.
0:24:33 > 0:24:36Now that's a purple wood. Just look at the grain on that.
0:24:36 > 0:24:41That's an exotic hardwood from the Americas, but it's like a volcanic explosion.
0:24:41 > 0:24:43It's sort of erupting all over the place.
0:24:43 > 0:24:45A very tight, dense and decorative grain.
0:24:45 > 0:24:52Here is a classic ebony. We've seen that from the Americas before, used for stringing an inlay detail.
0:24:52 > 0:24:54But here's a softer version that I've not come across -
0:24:54 > 0:24:57number 26, and that's a green ebony.
0:24:57 > 0:25:01You can actually see the grain in this. It's slightly lighter.
0:25:01 > 0:25:03What a wonderful box.
0:25:03 > 0:25:09It's no wonder Miss Elizabeth Gifford commissioned this to be made by Gillows in 1808.
0:25:09 > 0:25:13And if I open it up, it's not just the cabinet-maker's swatch,
0:25:13 > 0:25:16so he can show off to clients what woods are available,
0:25:16 > 0:25:20it's got a practical use as well, because just look at that.
0:25:20 > 0:25:23A lovely fitted interior. Isn't that splendid?
0:25:23 > 0:25:28Little compartments, all beautifully dovetailed.
0:25:28 > 0:25:30Sliding lids.
0:25:30 > 0:25:33And there's the example, look, of the ebony stringing.
0:25:33 > 0:25:35Very fashionable.
0:25:35 > 0:25:39Everything fits so beautifully.
0:25:39 > 0:25:44And here's the all-important thing, the stamp - "Gillows, Lancaster".
0:25:49 > 0:25:55Gillows ability to exploit new materials from overseas certainly enhanced the company's reputation
0:25:55 > 0:25:58as one of the country's leading cabinet-makers.
0:25:58 > 0:26:01But it was its patronage from Lancaster's high society
0:26:01 > 0:26:06which really gave the firm a seal of approval amongst social circles.
0:26:06 > 0:26:07Now take this lady, for instance.
0:26:07 > 0:26:10Mary Rawlinson. Looks very formidable, doesn't she?
0:26:10 > 0:26:14But at the time, she was one of Lancaster's most wealthiest women
0:26:14 > 0:26:18and her husband made his fortune in the West Indies slave trade.
0:26:18 > 0:26:22And he was also Lancaster's biggest importer of mahogany.
0:26:28 > 0:26:32Mary commissioned Gillows to make this magnificent bookcase
0:26:32 > 0:26:36and it is considered to be one of their finest pieces. It's absolutely stunning.
0:26:36 > 0:26:39By now the firm is well established by some 40 years or so
0:26:39 > 0:26:43and Gillows spared no expense in making this wonderful piece.
0:26:43 > 0:26:48Their top craftsman, brothers Thomas and John Dowbiggin, built this and I've got to say,
0:26:48 > 0:26:54just standing back and looking at its architectural proportions, it's mind-blowing, it really is.
0:26:54 > 0:26:59The whole carcass is solid Cuban mahogany, but they've used a decorative veneer
0:26:59 > 0:27:02laid on the top. Just look at the grain, the way it's curling.
0:27:02 > 0:27:06This is called a flamed curl and you can see why.
0:27:06 > 0:27:12There's a natural join here, where this piece has been cut from one piece and opened out,
0:27:12 > 0:27:14so it's mirrored on this side.
0:27:14 > 0:27:18It really has the most wonderful inlay detail up there.
0:27:18 > 0:27:20That's inlaid in satinwood.
0:27:20 > 0:27:24Now that is a lifetime's experience.
0:27:24 > 0:27:28Working your way down, the handles are beautifully silvered
0:27:28 > 0:27:31and the quality of the casting is absolutely tremendous.
0:27:31 > 0:27:32Very, very crisp.
0:27:32 > 0:27:37The bulk of the piece, where the weight is, has been softened architecturally with canted corners.
0:27:37 > 0:27:40It doesn't meet at a right angle. It's softened.
0:27:40 > 0:27:43And it also gives you a chance to show off more inlay skills,
0:27:43 > 0:27:47because it's been decorated with sort of ribbons and swags.
0:27:47 > 0:27:51Not too much, not too over the top, because this is a gentleman's piece.
0:27:51 > 0:27:55It still retains a sort of masculine feel to it.
0:27:55 > 0:28:00And the whole thing stands so proudly on wonderful, over-the-top bracket feet.
0:28:00 > 0:28:03Look at the dragooning on the top there, with a little tear.
0:28:03 > 0:28:06That's so beautiful.
0:28:06 > 0:28:09It's commissions from rich and powerful patrons like this
0:28:09 > 0:28:12that have cemented the firm's success,
0:28:12 > 0:28:16guaranteeing Gillows of Lancaster a place in English cabinet-making history.
0:28:16 > 0:28:19Well, from the sublime to the ridiculous.
0:28:19 > 0:28:23It's time for me to go back to the valuation day and join up with our experts.
0:28:33 > 0:28:34- Sue.- Hi.
0:28:34 > 0:28:40- They say that diamonds are a girl's best friend.- So they say.
0:28:40 > 0:28:42And you brought us a diamond.
0:28:42 > 0:28:44It's absolutely lovely.
0:28:44 > 0:28:46- Good.- Tell me, where did you get it?
0:28:46 > 0:28:51I was given it by my great aunt before she passed away, but I don't use it.
0:28:51 > 0:28:53How long ago was that?
0:28:53 > 0:28:58- Probably about 15 or 16 years, I'd say.- Have you worn it at all?
0:28:58 > 0:29:01Only once. I wore it to a wedding on a black dress and it looked lovely.
0:29:01 > 0:29:06- But I was afraid of it falling off, cos it is quite big.- Yeah. - And though it's got a safety pin...
0:29:06 > 0:29:10- You were frightened of losing it. - Mm, I was.- Ah. Time to sell it. - I think so.
0:29:10 > 0:29:17Now, when we look at a diamond, we look at the cut and we look at the size.
0:29:17 > 0:29:24- OK.- In this one, it's mounted on 15-carat gold and platinum.- Right.
0:29:24 > 0:29:30- It's a brilliant, round-cut...- Right. - And people will like that.- OK.
0:29:30 > 0:29:34To size the diamond we need a special tool,
0:29:34 > 0:29:38but I would say it's in the region of a quarter of a carat.
0:29:38 > 0:29:46- So it's a reasonable size.- OK. - It could be changed into a ring.
0:29:46 > 0:29:49I thought about that, but I wondered whether somebody would do it justice.
0:29:49 > 0:29:55- You've got to make sure you get the right jeweller who's doing the right job...- Absolutely.
0:29:55 > 0:29:59- ..and that he's going to look after the stone.- I wouldn't want it spoilt. - Yeah.
0:29:59 > 0:30:04- It belonged to your aunt. Did you know her?- Yeah.- Do you think a loved one may have given her that?
0:30:04 > 0:30:09- Possibly, although she was never married, but you never know. - She was a maiden lady?
0:30:09 > 0:30:15- She was, yeah, she was.- But I mean, if you don't wear it, I always say, pass it on to someone who will.
0:30:15 > 0:30:21And what you can do is perhaps to use the money to buy something that you would wear.
0:30:21 > 0:30:23- Mm-hm.- And that you would enjoy.
0:30:23 > 0:30:26- Or pass it on... - Or pass it on to me.
0:30:26 > 0:30:27Sure I could make use of it.
0:30:27 > 0:30:31Would you like this diamond brooch to be passed on to you. Is it Ross?
0:30:31 > 0:30:33- No, it's Josh. - Joshua.- Josh, yeah.
0:30:33 > 0:30:37Well, probably, but only to sell it in the future, so...
0:30:37 > 0:30:41It's him and his sister, so, probably the money will be going to them anyway.
0:30:41 > 0:30:45Yeah, yeah. Well, estimate...
0:30:45 > 0:30:47Have you had it valued before?
0:30:47 > 0:30:49A long time ago for insurance.
0:30:49 > 0:30:52- And that was about £200. - Yeah, uh-huh.
0:30:52 > 0:30:58- I would estimate this brooch in the region of £200-£300.- Right.
0:30:58 > 0:31:01- Would you be happy to sell it at that?- I think I would be.
0:31:01 > 0:31:08- We'll put a reserve of, say, 180 on it, which means that we can't sell it below that.- OK.
0:31:08 > 0:31:16Two to three is a conservative estimate and I think that someone will fall in love with this.
0:31:16 > 0:31:19- OK. I hope so.- Thank you so much for bringing it along.- Thank you.
0:31:19 > 0:31:21I'll see you at the auction.
0:31:21 > 0:31:23- OK.- Thanks a lot.
0:31:29 > 0:31:31How long have you owned this?
0:31:31 > 0:31:36It's been in the family, I think, for about 60 or 70 years.
0:31:36 > 0:31:38And why do you want to sell it?
0:31:38 > 0:31:41- Because I don't like it.- Why?
0:31:41 > 0:31:45- I think cos the wood's too dark and it's just ugly.- Do you agree, John?
0:31:45 > 0:31:47I agree. It's too dark, dour.
0:31:47 > 0:31:50- Can I throw my threepenny worth in? - Absolutely.
0:31:50 > 0:31:52I think it's horrible.
0:31:52 > 0:31:57I think the problem with this is that the key part of this long-case clock
0:31:57 > 0:32:03is this really nice brass dial with an eight-day movement by Thomas Lister of Halifax.
0:32:03 > 0:32:09- And I would guess he might have been turn of the 1800s, somewhere around there.- Yep.
0:32:09 > 0:32:16But your eyes are averted from that by, can I say this, this dreadful case, right?
0:32:16 > 0:32:22And you've got an oak case here that may or may not be original for that movement. I suspect it might not be.
0:32:22 > 0:32:25But the Victorians got bored very easily.
0:32:25 > 0:32:32They had no television and they either bred or they got hold of furniture and they carved it.
0:32:32 > 0:32:39And the Victorians got wonderful 18th-century oak bureaus that today might be worth £1,000
0:32:39 > 0:32:43and they turned them into £200 bureaus by carving them.
0:32:43 > 0:32:52And this case has all been carved, I would guess 1880-ish, to look Jacobethan, which is a nothing term -
0:32:52 > 0:32:54a cross between Elizabethan and Jacobean.
0:32:54 > 0:32:59So you've got, in my eyes, a really lovely movement
0:32:59 > 0:33:02and this awful case.
0:33:02 > 0:33:09And I think it's interesting, cos you've had this in your family for 70 years and it's come down the line.
0:33:09 > 0:33:12- I suspect that everybody's thought the same thing.- Probably right.
0:33:12 > 0:33:17- I would have thought so. - And you're thinking, "Oh, my Lord! I've got the clock."
0:33:17 > 0:33:21You know, but you can't sell it, cos it's a family heirloom.
0:33:21 > 0:33:24We've tried to give it to other members of the family, but nobody wants it.
0:33:24 > 0:33:27- Which tells you something, really, doesn't it?- Yes.
0:33:27 > 0:33:34Now in terms of value, if this clock was in its original state and had a lovely colour
0:33:34 > 0:33:37and the movement was absolutely bang on,
0:33:37 > 0:33:42you could be talking anywhere perhaps between £1,500 and £2,500.
0:33:42 > 0:33:46Now, I think that whoever buys this
0:33:46 > 0:33:50will put this movement in a better case.
0:33:50 > 0:33:54- What they're going to do with this I don't know.- What would happen to this case?
0:33:54 > 0:33:57- Firewood.- No, I didn't say that.
0:33:57 > 0:34:04I mean, there are buyers for it, but, in my eyes, you've got to make this a really attractive proposition
0:34:04 > 0:34:08to the buyer to sell it and hopefully create a bit of competition,
0:34:08 > 0:34:13otherwise, I'm afraid to say, it's coming back home.
0:34:13 > 0:34:14No, it's not.
0:34:14 > 0:34:18Well, you have to be sensible about this, right?
0:34:18 > 0:34:25And my view would be that you put a £400-£600 estimate on it and you put a £300 reserve on it.
0:34:25 > 0:34:29- OK.- Now, that still doesn't guarantee that it's going to sell,
0:34:29 > 0:34:34but I think you'd be silly to sell it for less than £300.
0:34:34 > 0:34:36- That's fair enough. - But that's your call.
0:34:36 > 0:34:38- Yes.- Are you happy with that? - We'll go with that.
0:34:38 > 0:34:40What will you do with the money?
0:34:40 > 0:34:42- Erm...- Buy a new clock.
0:34:42 > 0:34:44Buy a new clock!
0:34:50 > 0:34:53- David, welcome to "Flog It!".- Hi.
0:34:53 > 0:34:55Tell me, is this a family piece?
0:34:55 > 0:35:01No, it isn't. We bought it about 15 years ago for our Victorian house that we lived in at the time.
0:35:01 > 0:35:06- Uh-huh. Did you use it as a coal box?- No, it was purely ornamental.
0:35:06 > 0:35:08It just fitted in nicely with the fireplace.
0:35:08 > 0:35:14Did you have a wonderful Victorian fireplace with a copper canopy and your coal box sitting at the side?
0:35:14 > 0:35:16Absolutely, yes.
0:35:16 > 0:35:18- Absolutely.- OK.
0:35:18 > 0:35:20Well, let's look at it closely.
0:35:20 > 0:35:27It is a coal box and if we lift the lid here, we can see the compartment,
0:35:27 > 0:35:32- complete with liner, and we would keep our coal here.- Right.
0:35:32 > 0:35:35We have this handle affair at the back, which in actual fact
0:35:35 > 0:35:42is not a handle, but it was the slot that we would put a little shovel in.
0:35:42 > 0:35:47- And there would be a matching shovel, so there's something missing for a start.- OK.
0:35:47 > 0:35:50Now it's not the best of boxes.
0:35:50 > 0:35:52- Right.- But it's not the worst.
0:35:52 > 0:35:55- Um-hm.- It's made of oak
0:35:55 > 0:35:59- and we have this carved detail here, which is Victorian.- Right.
0:35:59 > 0:36:06But this is a little Arts and Crafts going into Art Nouveau motif,
0:36:06 > 0:36:11where we have these more flowing lines in the handle and these details here.
0:36:11 > 0:36:14Would they come originally with this?
0:36:14 > 0:36:16Yes, I believe that it is original.
0:36:16 > 0:36:21I mean, as well as being functional objects, they were decorative as well.
0:36:21 > 0:36:24This box has no function these days.
0:36:24 > 0:36:31People are not using coal fires and they have fallen from favour.
0:36:31 > 0:36:38I remember, maybe ten years ago, this would have done perhaps £70 or £80.
0:36:38 > 0:36:40- It's not going to do that now.- Right.
0:36:40 > 0:36:47They have fallen greatly from favour and this one is not complete.
0:36:47 > 0:36:51It doesn't have the shovel, so that's going to affect the price as well.
0:36:51 > 0:36:55- Have you moved to a smaller house? - Well, moved to a modern house.
0:36:55 > 0:36:57A modern house, uh-huh.
0:36:57 > 0:37:02- So it hasn't got any fireplaces at all and it doesn't fit in with the house.- Yeah.
0:37:02 > 0:37:07I would, I'm afraid, only estimate this in the region of £25-£40.
0:37:07 > 0:37:09Now, are you happy to sell it at that?
0:37:09 > 0:37:14- Yes. Yes.- Let's just sell it. Let's just go for it. - See what we get for it.- Yeah.
0:37:14 > 0:37:21- We'll put a reserve of £20. If it doesn't do £20, you can take it back and hand it to your charity shop.- OK.
0:37:23 > 0:37:28Just before we head back into the auction, here's a quick reminder of our remaining lots.
0:37:28 > 0:37:30There's nothing rough about this diamond.
0:37:30 > 0:37:36Let's see if today's bidders can spot its potential, so that Joshua can make a bit of money.
0:37:36 > 0:37:42Talking of potential, this clock's well and truly hidden behind its ugly Victorian case.
0:37:42 > 0:37:45Sue and John really don't want to have to take it home again.
0:37:45 > 0:37:52Richard hopes his coal box will stoke up today's bidders and create a bit of heat in the saleroom.
0:37:58 > 0:38:02Right. Now going under the hammer is a very handy piece of kit.
0:38:02 > 0:38:05It's the little coal bucket and it belongs to David, £25-£40.
0:38:05 > 0:38:10It's cute. It doesn't have its shovel. Nevertheless, it should sell.
0:38:10 > 0:38:18It's not a lot of money and five, six, seven years ago, this would have made maybe 60, 80, perhaps even 100.
0:38:18 > 0:38:21- But they've gone out of fashion... - Yeah.- ..a little bit.
0:38:21 > 0:38:28But this one has very nice copperized Art Nouveau strapping, so I'm hoping that that will help it along.
0:38:28 > 0:38:33It's got the look, hasn't it? It's quite decorative. It's not a boring, carved oak one.
0:38:33 > 0:38:37Lot 475 is the late Victorian, probably Edwardian, coal podonium.
0:38:37 > 0:38:40The Art Nouveau strapwork decoration.
0:38:40 > 0:38:44And I have interest in it. I'm going to start the bidding with me at £30.
0:38:44 > 0:38:46- Oh, yes!- It sold straightaway.
0:38:46 > 0:38:5035. 40. Five. 50. £50 now.
0:38:50 > 0:38:52£50 bid. £50 and we sell away.
0:38:52 > 0:38:56No further interest and we sell away then at £50.
0:38:56 > 0:38:59- Cracking! Excellent!- That's really good. It did have the look.
0:38:59 > 0:39:02Imagine if you had the little shovel with it.
0:39:02 > 0:39:04Maybe double your money. But that's fantastic.
0:39:04 > 0:39:08- There you go.- Are you surprised? - Thank you. Excellent.
0:39:14 > 0:39:18Next up, a family heirloom. It's a wonderful diamond pin. It's belongs to Susan.
0:39:18 > 0:39:23- And you've brought Joshua along. Good to see you both again.- Thank you.- Why are you selling this?
0:39:23 > 0:39:27Cos I wasn't wearing it really and it was just sitting in a drawer.
0:39:27 > 0:39:30Because it was so heavy and I was just frightened of losing it.
0:39:30 > 0:39:32It's absolutely gorgeous.
0:39:32 > 0:39:34- I mean, it really is.- Very pretty.
0:39:34 > 0:39:37Obviously, it's not something Josh is going to want to inherit,
0:39:37 > 0:39:41- but I'm sure he could do with the money, couldn't he, Mum? - He could, yeah.
0:39:41 > 0:39:42Would you wear this?
0:39:42 > 0:39:46It's lovely. Yes. I don't wear a lot of diamonds, you may have noticed.
0:39:46 > 0:39:50- Yes.- But I like this one and the auctioneer has measured it.
0:39:50 > 0:39:52We have half a carat there.
0:39:52 > 0:39:55- That's good. - So that's a substantial size.
0:39:55 > 0:39:59- That's good.- And it's in a classic, simple setting.- Right.
0:39:59 > 0:40:02So do we get the 300 or the 200?
0:40:02 > 0:40:04Well, it should go...
0:40:04 > 0:40:06- It's got a sparkle.- Yeah, yeah.
0:40:06 > 0:40:09- It should go over, shouldn't it? - It should go mid-estimate.
0:40:09 > 0:40:12Oh, right. OK!
0:40:12 > 0:40:14- That's you told! - I know. It is, isn't it?
0:40:14 > 0:40:17I'm going to stick my neck out and say we want a little bit more.
0:40:17 > 0:40:22- We always want a bit more. Good luck.- Thank you. - It's going under the hammer now.
0:40:22 > 0:40:25We now come to lot 235.
0:40:25 > 0:40:27Yellow metal and diamond bar brooch.
0:40:27 > 0:40:30Stamped 15 carats and half a carat. 200 for this please? 200.
0:40:30 > 0:40:33Start me £100 then. Thank you. 100.
0:40:33 > 0:40:35You bidding, sir? 110. 120.
0:40:35 > 0:40:37- Come on.- 130. 140.
0:40:37 > 0:40:40140 in the pink there. 150.
0:40:40 > 0:40:44160. 170. 180. 180 now in the pink.
0:40:44 > 0:40:47In the pink, £180. Any advance?
0:40:47 > 0:40:51Gentleman in the pink now at £180. It's going.
0:40:52 > 0:40:54He's put the hammer down. That is a sold sound.
0:40:54 > 0:40:57Right on its fixed reserve, £180.
0:40:57 > 0:40:59- It's gone.- Um-hm.
0:40:59 > 0:41:01- That's fine. - That's fine. That's a good result.
0:41:01 > 0:41:03I was waiting there, weren't you?
0:41:03 > 0:41:08- There's me talking it up. You said it was going to do bang on in the middle, but we've sold it.- Yeah.
0:41:08 > 0:41:10- We sold it on the reserve.- Yeah.
0:41:10 > 0:41:15I don't think the jewellery lovers were here today.
0:41:22 > 0:41:25Next up, Sue and John's eight-day, long case clock.
0:41:25 > 0:41:28It's a great movement, great dial, shame about the case.
0:41:28 > 0:41:34The Victorians got to this one, but we've £400-£600 on it, a reserve of three.
0:41:34 > 0:41:36John disowns this clock. You don't like it.
0:41:36 > 0:41:40- I don't. Not at all. It's appalling. - He refuses to talk about it even!
0:41:40 > 0:41:42Let's hope we get it away for you today...
0:41:42 > 0:41:46- I hope so.- ..cos you don't want to be putting it back in the car. - No.
0:41:46 > 0:41:48We've actually pitched this to sell it
0:41:48 > 0:41:51- and if we don't, then it really isn't a good day, is it really?- No.
0:41:51 > 0:41:54- It's pitched to sell. - We would like to sell it.
0:41:54 > 0:41:58- It's a giveaway price. - We would all like to see it go.- Yes. - Every single one of us.
0:41:58 > 0:42:03We come now to lot 463, which is the dark oak, long-case clock.
0:42:03 > 0:42:06Heavily carved, rather attractive clock there.
0:42:06 > 0:42:09May we say 600 for this, please? Start me 400 then, please.
0:42:09 > 0:42:12400 anywhere? We'll take three then. £300.
0:42:12 > 0:42:15- Ooh, we're in! We're off to the races.- 350. 400.
0:42:15 > 0:42:17450. Are you bidding?
0:42:17 > 0:42:19- 500.- Wow!
0:42:19 > 0:42:22500 now on the rail. It's on the rail at £500.
0:42:22 > 0:42:27- And selling at 500.- Yes!- Yes!- Here to be sold at £500 now and going.
0:42:27 > 0:42:29Hammer's gone down mid-estimate.
0:42:29 > 0:42:33£500! We were all being so negative.
0:42:33 > 0:42:36- We'll help him load!- Oh, yeah, yeah! - Thank goodness for that.
0:42:36 > 0:42:38- That's great. Thank you.- Well done.
0:42:38 > 0:42:44£500, less the commission, of course, which is 10% on £500.
0:42:44 > 0:42:46- That's fine.- That's fine. - So there you go.
0:42:46 > 0:42:48- Thank you very much for that. - Thank you.
0:42:48 > 0:42:53He says he wants to leave the case with the vendors! He's only taking the movement.
0:42:53 > 0:42:56- Don't blame him.- We'll store it for next winter's firewood.
0:43:04 > 0:43:06What a day we've had up here in the Lake District.
0:43:06 > 0:43:08All credit to the Kendal Auctions.
0:43:08 > 0:43:11They've looked after us and I can't wait to come back.
0:43:11 > 0:43:16We've had many surprises today and many happy faces and I hope you've enjoyed the show.
0:43:16 > 0:43:19Join us again soon. For now, it's cheerio.
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