0:00:06 > 0:00:09This town has witnessed some very dramatic events over the centuries.
0:00:09 > 0:00:12It was destroyed by fire, hit by the plague,
0:00:12 > 0:00:14and in 1880 there was even a riot.
0:00:14 > 0:00:17Well, we're going to be making a bit of commotion of our own
0:00:17 > 0:00:20because today Flog It is in Basingstoke.
0:00:49 > 0:00:53Basingstoke played a key role in one of the bloodiest battles
0:00:53 > 0:00:54of the English Civil War.
0:00:54 > 0:00:57It happened here around Basing House,
0:00:57 > 0:01:00now a ruin but once a Royalist stronghold.
0:01:00 > 0:01:03Oliver Cromwell's army attacked it for over two years.
0:01:03 > 0:01:06The final siege of 1645
0:01:06 > 0:01:11saw victory for the Roundheads and the house razed to the ground.
0:01:13 > 0:01:16Today we're just a stone's throw away
0:01:16 > 0:01:18in the modern heart of Basingstoke.
0:01:27 > 0:01:31This massive crowd we've got here seem to be enjoying themselves,
0:01:31 > 0:01:35they're about ready to take siege of today's venue,
0:01:35 > 0:01:40The Anvil, so let's get the doors open, and let the drama unfold.
0:01:40 > 0:01:43And taking centre stage today are our two experts,
0:01:43 > 0:01:46Catherine Southon and James Lewis.
0:01:48 > 0:01:51It's James who's first in the spotlight
0:01:51 > 0:01:54and he's found something Flog It is very familiar with.
0:01:56 > 0:01:59Angela, Marilyn, what we have in front of us
0:01:59 > 0:02:02everybody at home will know is an old Flog It favourite.
0:02:02 > 0:02:04It is of course Clarice Cliff.
0:02:04 > 0:02:08And people say, "Oh no, not another piece of Clarice Cliff",
0:02:08 > 0:02:11but this is a really interesting piece.
0:02:11 > 0:02:14It has everything about Art Deco that you want to see.
0:02:14 > 0:02:17It has those wonderful bright colours,
0:02:17 > 0:02:21slightly wacky fan-shaped designs, angular designs,
0:02:21 > 0:02:25and it just works, and I love it. What do you think to it?
0:02:25 > 0:02:28- Yeah, it was a family piece and we love it as well.- Yeah?
0:02:28 > 0:02:31But we're too frightened to use it.
0:02:31 > 0:02:34I have to say these things aren't really for use any more,
0:02:34 > 0:02:37they are far too valuable for use. Tell me its family history.
0:02:37 > 0:02:41Well, it was my mother's mum's, my grandmother's,
0:02:41 > 0:02:45and Mum says she can remember using it as a child.
0:02:45 > 0:02:47So who has it in whose house?
0:02:47 > 0:02:50- Mum has it in her house. - OK, so you don't own it?
0:02:50 > 0:02:52- No.- No. - No, we're here on her behalf.
0:02:52 > 0:02:54- Does she know? - Yes.- Yes.- Sure?
0:02:54 > 0:02:58- Yes.- Yes.- Fantastic.
0:02:58 > 0:03:01Well, I think she obviously had very, very good taste.
0:03:01 > 0:03:03- Do you know the pattern name?- No.
0:03:03 > 0:03:05It's known as secrets.
0:03:05 > 0:03:07And Secrets came in various designs
0:03:07 > 0:03:11and it was well known as being Clarice Cliff's favourite pattern.
0:03:11 > 0:03:17The very common versions are in various tones of green and blue.
0:03:17 > 0:03:21This one is known as the seven colourway Secrets
0:03:21 > 0:03:24for, of course, the simple reason it has seven colours
0:03:24 > 0:03:28and this was produced from 1932 onwards.
0:03:28 > 0:03:32Different things you need to take into consideration when valuing it,
0:03:32 > 0:03:35the first one, no cracks, that sounds fine;
0:03:35 > 0:03:38no chips, but we have got a little bit
0:03:38 > 0:03:43of oxidation on the blue there, that's common, you often found that.
0:03:43 > 0:03:46Devalues it slightly but it's not a massive problem.
0:03:46 > 0:03:49Having said all that, what do you think it's worth?
0:03:49 > 0:03:53- I know Clarice Cliff is popular but we really have no idea. - No idea.- No?- No.- No.
0:03:53 > 0:03:59I would put an auction estimate of £300 to £500.
0:03:59 > 0:04:00- Ooh.- Very nice.- Yeah.
0:04:00 > 0:04:03- Is that all right? - Yes, lovely.- Good, yes.
0:04:03 > 0:04:06Having said that, we need to protect it with a reserve.
0:04:06 > 0:04:10If we put £300 on it, I'm sure it will sell.
0:04:10 > 0:04:13- The market is so buoyant for it. - Brilliant.- Ooh good.
0:04:13 > 0:04:15I'm 100% confident it will sell.
0:04:15 > 0:04:16- Very good.- Yes. - All right?- Yes.- Yes.
0:04:22 > 0:04:25Caroline, welcome to Flog It.
0:04:25 > 0:04:28You brought along this lovely Chitty Chitty Bang Bang car
0:04:28 > 0:04:29and it's quite special to me
0:04:29 > 0:04:32because it's something that my grandfather has.
0:04:32 > 0:04:34My grandfather's got a little one,
0:04:34 > 0:04:37but unfortunately his isn't in such beautiful condition,
0:04:37 > 0:04:39his is really battered.
0:04:39 > 0:04:42Yours is in absolute superb condition,
0:04:42 > 0:04:45almost mint and certainly boxed.
0:04:45 > 0:04:46Where did you get it from?
0:04:46 > 0:04:50My husband had it, I believe,
0:04:50 > 0:04:52from his grandparents when he was younger,
0:04:52 > 0:04:54that's all I can say, really.
0:04:54 > 0:04:59They bought it for a present, birthday present, Christmas present, something like that.
0:04:59 > 0:05:03It's amazing to me that a young boy would never have played with this,
0:05:03 > 0:05:06especially because it's got lots of little fiddly bits to touch.
0:05:06 > 0:05:10I mean, these fantastic wings here, you would have pressed them in,
0:05:10 > 0:05:13and then there's a little lever here that you pull forward
0:05:13 > 0:05:16and then the wings would fly out.
0:05:16 > 0:05:19- Yeah.- I just find that amazing that he just wouldn't touch it.
0:05:19 > 0:05:22I mean a child today would have it all out and probably
0:05:22 > 0:05:26lots of bits would be broken off. Is it something that you like?
0:05:26 > 0:05:29Yeah, we often got it out and had a look at it
0:05:29 > 0:05:34but you know, really, we're sort of condensing collections
0:05:34 > 0:05:37so we just thought that would be one that would go, really.
0:05:37 > 0:05:40- Did you ever see the film? - Yes, quite a few times.
0:05:40 > 0:05:43Oh, right, so you're big Chitty Chitty Bang Bang fans.
0:05:43 > 0:05:47We've got lovely Dick Van Dyke at the front here waving away,
0:05:47 > 0:05:50and they're all having a little wave and great fun in the car.
0:05:50 > 0:05:51I think it's a super piece,
0:05:51 > 0:05:55do you have any idea of how much this would be worth at auction?
0:05:55 > 0:05:57No, not really, no.
0:05:57 > 0:06:01Well, my husband, sort of we went to an antique thing years ago
0:06:01 > 0:06:04and it was worth something then but, about 200,
0:06:04 > 0:06:08- but then that was a long time ago. - Right, OK.
0:06:08 > 0:06:11Prices of these have come down slightly
0:06:11 > 0:06:15and I would say that 200 is probably quite high,
0:06:15 > 0:06:20although that does seem a bit unfair considering it is in immaculate condition.
0:06:20 > 0:06:24I would say you would probably ask in the region of £100 to £150...
0:06:24 > 0:06:27- Um-hum. - ..with a fixed reserve of £80.
0:06:27 > 0:06:30- How does that sound to you? - Yes. Yes, fine, that's lovely.
0:06:30 > 0:06:34- But I hope it makes the top end and flies away at auction. - Lovely. Thank you.
0:06:40 > 0:06:42Keith, tell me a bit about the clock.
0:06:42 > 0:06:46I actually inherited it from my grandmother on my father's side,
0:06:46 > 0:06:50but it's been staying with my other grandmother in her house, which is a bungalow.
0:06:50 > 0:06:55Unfortunately, she passed away last year and we've had to rent out the bungalow
0:06:55 > 0:06:57so we haven't got anywhere to store it.
0:06:57 > 0:06:59Well, it's a cracking clock
0:06:59 > 0:07:02and it's made by James Fell, and it's Kendall.
0:07:02 > 0:07:06It's a nice brass dial with a silver chapter ring, good Roman numerals,
0:07:06 > 0:07:09a subsidiary dial with a second hand.
0:07:09 > 0:07:12The great thing about it is it's an 8-day longcase.
0:07:12 > 0:07:14You can tell instantly it's an 8-day longcase
0:07:14 > 0:07:16by the two winding movements.
0:07:16 > 0:07:19If it was a 30-hour clock you'd just have the one winding movement.
0:07:19 > 0:07:22- So the 8 day indicates how long it would keep going...- Yes.
0:07:22 > 0:07:24..on its own without being wound.
0:07:24 > 0:07:28- Yes, one wind on the seventh or eighth day. - I was curious about what that meant.
0:07:28 > 0:07:30Oh, it's lovely, it's a classic case.
0:07:30 > 0:07:32- It's nice and narrow, it's not too tall.- Yes.
0:07:32 > 0:07:34It has a nice colour to the grain too,
0:07:34 > 0:07:39but what I would like to take the hood off and have a look at the movement.
0:07:39 > 0:07:40- OK.- Can we do that?
0:07:40 > 0:07:45- OK.- You hold the trunk and I'll slide the hood out.- OK.- OK.
0:07:45 > 0:07:47- I should put that on the floor. - Right.
0:07:47 > 0:07:51And I've just noticed, actually, a little bit of the cornice needs some TLC
0:07:51 > 0:07:54- but we've got that bit down there, haven't we?- Yep.
0:07:54 > 0:07:57You've got the weights, pendulum, and winder, that's good.
0:08:01 > 0:08:05- And that actually sits nicely on the shoulders of the trunk.- Yeah.
0:08:05 > 0:08:07So that's a good indication as well.
0:08:07 > 0:08:11You can see there's no bits of new pine that's been added
0:08:11 > 0:08:14to make a base for this to sit on, you can see that.
0:08:14 > 0:08:16So that's totally original.
0:08:16 > 0:08:20- Oh, good.- It's so easy to tell and you can see the wear marks here.
0:08:20 > 0:08:23- Oh, crikey, yeah. - You see that?- Yeah.
0:08:23 > 0:08:26- Over the years, where that's just been dropped into place.- Cool.
0:08:26 > 0:08:29That's another good thing to look for, wear.
0:08:29 > 0:08:31- There's no additional pieces of wood...- Yeah.
0:08:31 > 0:08:36..that's holding this up, so we know the clock is 100% right.
0:08:36 > 0:08:41It's a shame we can't get the little flywheel to tick over and hammer the bell.
0:08:41 > 0:08:45It does need somebody who specialises in longcase clocks
0:08:45 > 0:08:50to actually get this movement cleaned up, get it working properly,
0:08:50 > 0:08:52and that will cost around about £300.
0:08:52 > 0:08:55- Right.- That's the downside.- Yeah.
0:08:55 > 0:08:59A little bit of TLC to the case, not a lot of work,
0:08:59 > 0:09:03possibly around about £50 just to put the missing piece of cornice on
0:09:03 > 0:09:06and touch up the door there.
0:09:06 > 0:09:10But that's what you're looking for for a bit of restoration.
0:09:10 > 0:09:12Had you thought about price?
0:09:12 > 0:09:15Because it does need the restoration work etc,
0:09:15 > 0:09:18- I was thinking 500, maybe 600, at auction.- Yeah.
0:09:18 > 0:09:21- And then it's for the dealer to restore.- I think you're spot on.
0:09:21 > 0:09:26- If we can put it in to auction with a valuation of £500 to £700...- Yeah.
0:09:26 > 0:09:28..a reserve of 500.
0:09:28 > 0:09:31- If it goes for that, there's commission, obviously, to pay.- Yeah.
0:09:31 > 0:09:33Then there's the restoration costs.
0:09:33 > 0:09:37I think there's profit in it for a dealer to buy it and sell it on.
0:09:37 > 0:09:38- Right, OK.- OK, happy?
0:09:38 > 0:09:40I'm fine with that, yeah. OK.
0:09:49 > 0:09:52You know, Clive, of all the things I've ever seen on Flog It,
0:09:52 > 0:09:54this has got to be one of the more unusual.
0:09:54 > 0:09:56Tell me, where did you come by it?
0:09:56 > 0:10:01- Winchester car boot sale a couple of years ago.- Right. How much was it?
0:10:01 > 0:10:05Well, I asked the gentleman behind the stall and he said 50p.
0:10:05 > 0:10:10- OK.- I had a feeling I knew it was old, very old,
0:10:10 > 0:10:12obviously the person selling didn't.
0:10:12 > 0:10:16The thing that I love about this is everything really.
0:10:16 > 0:10:19It's the fact that it was from a car boot sale for 50p,
0:10:19 > 0:10:24the fact that it's the earliest and oldest thing that I've ever seen on Flog It,
0:10:24 > 0:10:28and probably my favourite thing as well,
0:10:28 > 0:10:29just the feel of it.
0:10:29 > 0:10:34- Do you know what it is? - I believe it's Greek.- Yeah.
0:10:34 > 0:10:37- I believe it's over 2,000 years old. - It is.
0:10:37 > 0:10:40It could be used for oils or...
0:10:40 > 0:10:42Aromatic waters, something like that.
0:10:42 > 0:10:45It's the classic antique shape, isn't it?
0:10:45 > 0:10:49Whenever we're talking about antiquities, that's the shape we're talking about.
0:10:49 > 0:10:53Those wonderful excavations at Pompeii and Herculaneum
0:10:53 > 0:10:55in the 18th century
0:10:55 > 0:11:02brought about this wonderful neoclassical movement in England in the 1770s, 1780s,
0:11:02 > 0:11:08in which Robert Adam was doing these wonderful designs of urns, the Wedgwood urn shape,
0:11:08 > 0:11:12all of them inspired from this type of thing.
0:11:12 > 0:11:15This is sort of a colour-coated ware, we've got a terracotta-type base
0:11:15 > 0:11:20and it was probably held by that, dipped into the glaze,
0:11:20 > 0:11:25and you can see here where it's missed the glaze on the rim there.
0:11:25 > 0:11:28But look at the quality of that turned foot rim
0:11:28 > 0:11:34and thinking in terms of 100 BC possibly up to 200 AD,
0:11:34 > 0:11:38the quality of that and it survived, you know?
0:11:38 > 0:11:40Yeah, that's the amazing thing, isn't it?
0:11:40 > 0:11:43We look at these Doulton plates andthings from the 1930s,
0:11:43 > 0:11:45and it's stapled or it's cracked,
0:11:45 > 0:11:49and here we have the earliest thing ever on Flog It and it's perfect.
0:11:49 > 0:11:53So having said how much I love it,
0:11:53 > 0:11:55back down to earth. What's it worth?
0:11:55 > 0:11:58£50, that's all probably,
0:11:58 > 0:12:0150 to 70, something like that.
0:12:01 > 0:12:05And a reserve, I think, of £50.
0:12:05 > 0:12:09- Yep.- But you know when people say it's old, it's got to be valuable,
0:12:09 > 0:12:12- just proves it doesn't. - Not always, no it doesn't. No.
0:12:12 > 0:12:15- That to somebody is a piece of history.- Yes.
0:12:23 > 0:12:26Well, as you can see, everybody is working flat out down there.
0:12:26 > 0:12:30We're now halfway through our day, we've found some fantastic antiques,
0:12:30 > 0:12:33so it's time to put those experts' valuations to the test.
0:12:33 > 0:12:36While we make our way over to the auction room in Winchester,
0:12:36 > 0:12:38here's a recap of what we've found so far.
0:12:38 > 0:12:42The pattern on Angela's dish was Clarice Cliff's favourite,
0:12:42 > 0:12:45but will it prove just as popular with our bidders?
0:12:45 > 0:12:48And this Chitty Chitty Bang Bang toy car is in perfect condition,
0:12:48 > 0:12:51so I'm sure it'll fetch a grown-up price.
0:12:51 > 0:12:54Keith's grandfather clock is in need of some renovation
0:12:54 > 0:12:56but I doubt if it'll put the buyers off.
0:12:56 > 0:12:59Clive's Grecian urn is 2,000 years old.
0:12:59 > 0:13:02At just 50p what a car boot bargain.
0:13:02 > 0:13:04He's bound to see a good return.
0:13:17 > 0:13:18Here we are in the auction room,
0:13:18 > 0:13:22it's packed full of bidders, all our owners are here with their antiques.
0:13:22 > 0:13:24Catherine, our expert, is here.
0:13:24 > 0:13:28Unfortunately James, our other expert, cannot be with us today. He's in Derby
0:13:28 > 0:13:31but we've got a phone link to him and a camera on him,
0:13:31 > 0:13:33so we can hear his opinions. So fingers crossed,
0:13:33 > 0:13:37- we'll get a profit today on everything.- We're gonna do well.
0:13:37 > 0:13:40The man brandishing the gavel today is Andrew Smith.
0:13:42 > 0:13:45It wouldn't be Flog It without Clarice Cliff, would it?
0:13:45 > 0:13:51Thankfully, our two lovely sisters, Angela and Marilyn, have brought in a wonderful example. So who owns it?
0:13:51 > 0:13:53- Mum.- Mum.
0:13:53 > 0:13:57- So where's Mum, then?- She's not able to come, she's disabled.
0:13:57 > 0:13:59- Oh, she's watching at home.- Yes.
0:13:59 > 0:14:01- Hopefully, yeah. - Mum will get all the money?- No.
0:14:01 > 0:14:03- No.- No? Marilyn and Angela.
0:14:03 > 0:14:07Ooh. It could be £300 to £500, were you surprised by the valuation?
0:14:07 > 0:14:09- We were, actually, yeah.- Yeah?
0:14:09 > 0:14:11- James has done you proud. - Yes, he has.
0:14:11 > 0:14:13James knows his Clarice Cliff.
0:14:13 > 0:14:15I must say, I don't understand it really,
0:14:15 > 0:14:19I'm not a big fan of Clarice but I do know it fetches lots and lots of money.
0:14:19 > 0:14:22- Yes.- And I hope this pattern is one of the better ones.
0:14:22 > 0:14:25- So do we.- It's a nice shape bowl though; it's so big, isn't it?
0:14:25 > 0:14:29- Yeah.- The pointed ends are a little like a boat.- Yes, it is.
0:14:29 > 0:14:31So why are you flogging it, why's Mum flogging it?
0:14:31 > 0:14:35She doesn't use it any more, she's not able to use it any more.
0:14:35 > 0:14:38- The easiest thing to do is sell it as you can't divide that up?- No.
0:14:38 > 0:14:40What would you do, James?
0:14:40 > 0:14:43I have to say my house does not suit Clarice Cliff
0:14:43 > 0:14:46so if it was mine, I'd sell it and buy something I like.
0:14:46 > 0:14:49Hopefully we'll get the top end of your estimate.
0:14:49 > 0:14:52OK, we're gonna find out now then, James. It's here.
0:14:52 > 0:14:54Good luck, everybody. Here we go.
0:14:54 > 0:14:59Lot 381 is the Clarice Cliff Bizarre,
0:14:59 > 0:15:01a lot of interest in this.
0:15:01 > 0:15:06We have a commission bid and a telephone up at the back there,
0:15:06 > 0:15:12so I'm going to start the bidding at £300.
0:15:12 > 0:15:15At £300 and selling... is there a 20?
0:15:15 > 0:15:18At £300... any more? At £300...
0:15:18 > 0:15:20is there a telephone there?
0:15:20 > 0:15:24No. At £300 then, all done at £300.
0:15:24 > 0:15:25Last time.
0:15:25 > 0:15:27- Oh.- Blink and you'll miss it.
0:15:27 > 0:15:29One opening bid of £300, James.
0:15:32 > 0:15:35- But it sold.- Yeah, I mean it's not being used at home so...
0:15:35 > 0:15:36- I'm happy with that.- Yes, yes.
0:15:42 > 0:15:45Well, it was a great film and a fantastic car,
0:15:45 > 0:15:46it's Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.
0:15:46 > 0:15:51It reminds me of my childhood because I had one of these cars, it belongs to Caroline.
0:15:51 > 0:15:55- Who have you brought along here? - My daughter, Susan.- Hi, hello Susan.
0:15:55 > 0:15:57Something you wouldn't want to inherit, is it?
0:15:57 > 0:15:59- No.- Chitty Chitty Bang Bang?
0:15:59 > 0:16:02Honestly, I've got one of these, the wings have bust off,
0:16:02 > 0:16:05- nothing works, I chucked the box as soon as I had it.- Yep.
0:16:05 > 0:16:07I played with car, rammed it along the carpet,
0:16:07 > 0:16:10all the wheels have fallen off, but I've still got it.
0:16:10 > 0:16:12Yes, we've got the same.
0:16:12 > 0:16:15Ours is the same, the wings they break off so easily and just...
0:16:15 > 0:16:19Yeah, yeah. And it's nowhere near worth as much as what we've got on this.
0:16:19 > 0:16:23- Hopefully we'll get the top end £150.- Ah this is mint, isn't it?
0:16:23 > 0:16:25- It's in mint condition.- Yes. - Well cherished.
0:16:25 > 0:16:26Yes, it was my husband's.
0:16:26 > 0:16:30- Never really played with then, did he?- No, he never played with.
0:16:30 > 0:16:32- A present from his grandparents. - Unbelievable.
0:16:32 > 0:16:34- Just left it in the box.- Yes.
0:16:34 > 0:16:37Oh, that burning desire.
0:16:37 > 0:16:40I would have had to get it out of the box and play with it.
0:16:40 > 0:16:43- No.- He's a very restrained chap.
0:16:43 > 0:16:46- He's over there.- Oh, is he, right. OK, well good luck.
0:16:46 > 0:16:49Good luck, Susan, as well. It's going under the hammer now.
0:16:50 > 0:16:55Lot 780, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, the Corgi model.
0:16:55 > 0:16:58So start with £100. £100...
0:16:58 > 0:17:0280 then, £80... Start with 50, £50.
0:17:02 > 0:17:04Thank you, and 5, at £50.
0:17:04 > 0:17:07Come on, we've got a bit of work to do here.
0:17:07 > 0:17:08And 5, 70...
0:17:08 > 0:17:13at £65, at £65... any more?
0:17:13 > 0:17:15At 70... and 5, 80...
0:17:15 > 0:17:19and 5, at £80 and we'll sell, at £80, are you done?
0:17:19 > 0:17:21At £80...
0:17:21 > 0:17:24Last time round at £80.
0:17:25 > 0:17:27- Sold it.- Just scraped it.
0:17:27 > 0:17:28Just sold it.
0:17:28 > 0:17:32- Phew.- I think you're right, there's not that many toys there.
0:17:32 > 0:17:35- No.- They haven't got the toys. It's the start, is it?
0:17:35 > 0:17:41- He's gradually going to sell?- Maybe. - Hopefully.- You've got no sons?
0:17:41 > 0:17:43- No.- Just me.
0:17:43 > 0:17:45- You don't want cars, do you?- No.
0:17:47 > 0:17:50Andrew's taking a break from the rostrum
0:17:50 > 0:17:53so it's up to his colleague Nick Jarrett to sell the clock.
0:17:53 > 0:17:57My turn to be the expert, remember that lovely 8-day longcase clock, the oak one?
0:17:57 > 0:18:01It's about to go under the hammer, belongs to Keith, he's not here.
0:18:01 > 0:18:04He's on holiday in Turkey but we've got Keith's mum and dad here.
0:18:04 > 0:18:06- Hi, what's your name?- Robin.
0:18:06 > 0:18:08- Robin, and?- Christine.- Christine.
0:18:08 > 0:18:12Hi. This clock's been in the family a couple of generations,
0:18:12 > 0:18:15- it was your Mum's, wasn't it?- Yes. - Then it was yours, now it's Keith's.
0:18:15 > 0:18:19I know Keith's adamant he won't take a penny under £500, will he,
0:18:19 > 0:18:23so if it sells in auction he's now put the reserve at 560,
0:18:23 > 0:18:25so the auctioneer can use a bit of discretion.
0:18:25 > 0:18:29If it sells at 560, you'll still get £500.
0:18:29 > 0:18:31Yes, yes. That'll be OK.
0:18:31 > 0:18:36Lot 840, the longcase clock at the back of the room.
0:18:36 > 0:18:42Now I'm starting you clear bids here at £500, 520 can I say?
0:18:42 > 0:18:45At £500... 520?
0:18:45 > 0:18:48520... 540, 560...
0:18:48 > 0:18:51560 on the phone, 580?
0:18:51 > 0:18:54At 560 on the phone, anybody else in?
0:18:54 > 0:18:58At £560... anybody going on at 560?
0:18:58 > 0:19:02I'll sell it for 560 if you're done.
0:19:02 > 0:19:04- Oh, well.- I was right, wasn't I?
0:19:04 > 0:19:07- Yeah, dead on.- On the spot.
0:19:07 > 0:19:10- It's gone.- At least we don't have to take it home with us.
0:19:10 > 0:19:13Exactly, that's the worrying thing
0:19:13 > 0:19:16- cos the more you move them, the more you damage them.- Yes.
0:19:16 > 0:19:18I did say to Keith whoever takes this on,
0:19:18 > 0:19:22there's £300 to spend on the restoration project, really.
0:19:28 > 0:19:30I've been looking forward to this.
0:19:30 > 0:19:33I think this is a real little gem, it's so cute to look at, isn't it?
0:19:33 > 0:19:36I wouldn't be selling it if I was you, Clive.
0:19:36 > 0:19:38This is my favourite item in the sale today
0:19:38 > 0:19:42and it's the least expensive item out of all our Flog It owners.
0:19:42 > 0:19:44We've got £50 to £70 on this.
0:19:44 > 0:19:48It's not a lot of money for something that's 100 years BC.
0:19:48 > 0:19:50I know why you like this, James,
0:19:50 > 0:19:54and I can see this sitting on your bureau at home or something like that.
0:19:54 > 0:19:56It's got the look, you know what I mean.
0:19:56 > 0:19:58Paul, you know me too well.
0:19:58 > 0:20:01For me, this is one of the stars of the show, I love it.
0:20:01 > 0:20:05You can forget Clarice Cliff, you can forget Moorcroft,
0:20:05 > 0:20:06I'd love to own this.
0:20:06 > 0:20:09Whoever buys this, I'm sure they're going to enjoy it,
0:20:09 > 0:20:10because it's so tactile.
0:20:10 > 0:20:13Fingers crossed we'll get a lot more than £70.
0:20:13 > 0:20:15- Hopefully.- It's going under the hammer now. Good luck.
0:20:15 > 0:20:21Lot 440, this is an ancient unguent bottle. Start me at £50?
0:20:21 > 0:20:26£50... 40 then, £40 surely...
0:20:26 > 0:20:30- 30 to get it going.- Oh, come on! - £30, thank you... and 2, 32...
0:20:30 > 0:20:3535, 37... 40, 42... 45, 47...
0:20:35 > 0:20:38At £45, any more? 47...
0:20:38 > 0:20:4250, and 5... at £50, any more?
0:20:42 > 0:20:44At £50, are you sure?
0:20:44 > 0:20:47Last time, at £50 then.
0:20:47 > 0:20:49James, was spot on.
0:20:49 > 0:20:52You've got a great eye, you found that in a car boot.
0:20:52 > 0:20:54Car boot sale for 50p.
0:20:55 > 0:20:57That's great profit, isn't it?
0:20:57 > 0:20:59I wish we could do that every single day.
0:20:59 > 0:21:02Clive, thank you so much. That was a lovely little thing,
0:21:02 > 0:21:06- so tactile and a beautiful shape, had so much character.- It did.
0:21:17 > 0:21:19When it comes to the world of fashion,
0:21:19 > 0:21:24Basingstoke isn't necessarily the first town in this country you think of, is it, let's face it.
0:21:24 > 0:21:27But actually this town was the birthplace of one of
0:21:27 > 0:21:32Britain's most enduring internationally-renowned designer labels.
0:21:43 > 0:21:47The story starts back in the 1850s when thanks to
0:21:47 > 0:21:51the ever-expanding railway system, Basingstoke started to thrive.
0:21:51 > 0:21:54And it was at that point that a young apprentice draper
0:21:54 > 0:21:58moved here from Surrey, keen to set up his own business.
0:21:58 > 0:22:02His name was Thomas Burberry, and he was to revolutionise the clothing industry
0:22:02 > 0:22:06and tap straight into the hearts of Edwardian society.
0:22:06 > 0:22:12To tell us more about this entrepreneur and great British tailor is Sue Washington,
0:22:12 > 0:22:17who looks after the Burberry Collection for the Hampshire County Council Museum Service.
0:22:19 > 0:22:22So tell me a little bit more about Thomas Burberry.
0:22:22 > 0:22:26He must have been very ambitious because by the age of 21 he'd moved to Basingstoke,
0:22:26 > 0:22:30which was a thriving market town, and had opened up his own shop by 1856.
0:22:30 > 0:22:33The whole community would have been a farming area.
0:22:33 > 0:22:36Absolutely, yes, a very agricultural community
0:22:36 > 0:22:38and he was influenced by that.
0:22:38 > 0:22:43This is a standard agricultural worker's smock and this is where Burberry got his inspiration from.
0:22:43 > 0:22:47It's woven from the very close-woven twill weave,
0:22:47 > 0:22:49which you can see is very dense.
0:22:49 > 0:22:54It's not just the fabric that it's made of but it's also the way it's constructed
0:22:54 > 0:22:56with this double fabric over the shoulders,
0:22:56 > 0:22:58which would have protected from the rain.
0:22:58 > 0:23:01Burberry was obviously influenced by seeing these
0:23:01 > 0:23:04- and thought that he could adapt the technology.- Yeah.
0:23:04 > 0:23:07You can see where the inspiration comes from.
0:23:07 > 0:23:09He was something of a dress reformer,
0:23:09 > 0:23:12along with people like Dr Jaeger, in looking at using
0:23:12 > 0:23:14natural fibres to allow the body to breathe.
0:23:14 > 0:23:19His further invention, not just the close-knit cotton twill,
0:23:19 > 0:23:21was to proof the fabric and he did it twice.
0:23:21 > 0:23:23He proofed the yarn before it was woven
0:23:23 > 0:23:27and he proofed the fabric again after it was finished.
0:23:27 > 0:23:30He perfected the technique through the 1870s,
0:23:30 > 0:23:34but he didn't patent the name gabardine until 1888.
0:23:34 > 0:23:37Gabardine, with its weatherproof properties,
0:23:37 > 0:23:41couldn't have come along at a better time. British life was changing.
0:23:41 > 0:23:44The rolling fields of Edwardian England were turning into
0:23:44 > 0:23:49a playground for the urban elite and Hampshire's well-stocked rivers
0:23:49 > 0:23:53and fields of game were an ideal magnet for the country sport set.
0:23:53 > 0:23:56Burberry was perfectly placed to exploit this new desire
0:23:56 > 0:23:58for outdoor pursuits.
0:24:01 > 0:24:05And this, Paul, is an example of an early Burberry motoring coat.
0:24:05 > 0:24:08I thought so. When I saw this, I thought it's either
0:24:08 > 0:24:11motorcycling or motoring and it's got the look.
0:24:11 > 0:24:15It has and Burberry obviously exploited the fact
0:24:15 > 0:24:18that there was so much interest in lots of other activities at that time.
0:24:18 > 0:24:21He made specialist clothing for mountaineering,
0:24:21 > 0:24:22skiing, golfing, you name it.
0:24:22 > 0:24:25- Fishing, shooting.- Absolutely.
0:24:25 > 0:24:28But the motoring coat was a huge, huge success.
0:24:28 > 0:24:30The revolution with the Burberry gabardine
0:24:30 > 0:24:34was that it was very lightweight, but it was still waterproof and windproof.
0:24:34 > 0:24:38When you're driving along at heady speeds of 4 mph
0:24:38 > 0:24:41- on a rainy day, you need it.- With the G-force pushing against you!
0:24:41 > 0:24:45- Absolutely.- So by this period, how successful was Burberry?
0:24:45 > 0:24:48Hugely successful. Burberry expanded his empire enormously.
0:24:48 > 0:24:50- Making lots of money.- Indeed.
0:24:50 > 0:24:55In 1891 he opened his famous shop in the Haymarket in London
0:24:55 > 0:25:00and then he opened shops in Paris, Berlin, Buenos Aries, Montevideo, even New York.
0:25:00 > 0:25:02- Global brand.- Absolutely.
0:25:05 > 0:25:07Burberry's clothes were proving their worth
0:25:07 > 0:25:10in the glitzy capitals, but the real test was to come
0:25:10 > 0:25:13in one of the world's most extreme climates.
0:25:13 > 0:25:16Some of the world's most intrepid explorers
0:25:16 > 0:25:21of the time were wearing Burberry, and this one is a reproduction
0:25:21 > 0:25:23of the Shackleton outrig suit.
0:25:23 > 0:25:26Really? Shackleton's Trans-Antarctic expedition?
0:25:26 > 0:25:29Yes, 1914. They had also outfitted Amundsen,
0:25:29 > 0:25:32- the first man to reach the South Pole in 1911.- I never knew that.
0:25:32 > 0:25:34And Scott, all of his expeditions
0:25:34 > 0:25:38and it wasn't just the outfits. They also made the tents in the gabardine.
0:25:38 > 0:25:42That must have been such a good PR boost for the company
0:25:42 > 0:25:45to see Shackleton trudging across the ice in this.
0:25:45 > 0:25:48It was, and this period was of course the heyday of the British Empire
0:25:48 > 0:25:52and Burberry gabardine was going everywhere in the world.
0:25:52 > 0:25:54It wasn't just good for Arctic conditions,
0:25:54 > 0:25:57it was just as useful in jungles and veldt.
0:25:57 > 0:26:00Burberry published a book called Gabardine In Peace and War,
0:26:00 > 0:26:04and it included testimonials from everyone from Baden-Powell to Kitchener,
0:26:04 > 0:26:08to the kind of intrepid empire builders who were out there
0:26:08 > 0:26:12doing amazing things all over the world wearing their Burberry with pride
0:26:12 > 0:26:15and writing in to tell Thomas Burberry
0:26:15 > 0:26:18that his gabardine was keeping them dry and warm,
0:26:18 > 0:26:21keeping them cool, in one case even protecting them from a tiger attack.
0:26:21 > 0:26:24It was keeping them safe as well.
0:26:25 > 0:26:29But it would be in the blood-soaked trenches of the First World War
0:26:29 > 0:26:34that Burberry would come up with his most famous design, the trench coat.
0:26:36 > 0:26:40Burberry received instructions from the War Office to create
0:26:40 > 0:26:42a new raincoat for officers
0:26:42 > 0:26:47and they came up with a variation of their existing raincoat, the Tielocken.
0:26:47 > 0:26:51The differences for war use were the addition of epaulets and D rings,
0:26:51 > 0:26:53which of course were used to attach kit.
0:26:53 > 0:26:57But again it was the waterproof qualities and the lightweightness
0:26:57 > 0:27:00and the fact that you could wear it over kit and wear kit over it
0:27:00 > 0:27:04- that made it so popular with everybody.- And you could roll it up.
0:27:04 > 0:27:06And it didn't really matter
0:27:06 > 0:27:09where the theatre of war was, it was suitable.
0:27:09 > 0:27:13The Burberrys were very much for officers' use only. The Edwardian era
0:27:13 > 0:27:18was class conscious and the officers were taken from the upper ranks.
0:27:18 > 0:27:20But even by the time of the Second World War when this coat
0:27:20 > 0:27:23was created, it was still officers only
0:27:23 > 0:27:26and there is a label saying that.
0:27:26 > 0:27:30Post war, it became a symbol of everything that's British.
0:27:30 > 0:27:34This is the style of coat that we see on film stars and what-have-you afterwards,
0:27:34 > 0:27:38well removed from the field of battle but very, very stylish.
0:27:38 > 0:27:41- It's lovely. - It's beautiful.- It's just so iconic.
0:27:41 > 0:27:44The trench coat reflects all of Thomas Burberry's
0:27:44 > 0:27:47original objectives of practicality and toughness.
0:27:47 > 0:27:51His clothing captured the British way of life in the Edwardian age,
0:27:51 > 0:27:54but it's the timeless and broad appeal of the design
0:27:54 > 0:27:59that's kept it at the forefront of fashion ever since.
0:28:04 > 0:28:06It's time to head back to the valuation day
0:28:06 > 0:28:11to see if our experts can find any classic pieces amongst our crowd at the Anvil.
0:28:11 > 0:28:13Johanna, what a lovely little box.
0:28:13 > 0:28:15Is this something you've had in the family for years?
0:28:15 > 0:28:17Yes. It was my mother's,
0:28:17 > 0:28:23it was my grandmother's, but it may even go back further down the line.
0:28:23 > 0:28:27- That accent, that isn't a Hampshire accent, is it?- No.
0:28:27 > 0:28:31- Whereabouts are you from originally? - No, I'm Dutch. I'm from Holland.
0:28:31 > 0:28:35OK, and on your father's side or mother's side, or both?
0:28:36 > 0:28:42Both, but from my father's side, they date back to Russia.
0:28:42 > 0:28:44Oh, really?
0:28:44 > 0:28:46Was it a style in Russia or...?
0:28:46 > 0:28:50Well, the interesting thing is that
0:28:50 > 0:28:55it's not Russian, it's probably not Dutch.
0:28:55 > 0:28:59The most likely source for this is English.
0:28:59 > 0:29:02- So it's...- So it's back home again.
0:29:02 > 0:29:04You've brought it back home.
0:29:04 > 0:29:09And this sort of tea caddy was popular from the second quarter
0:29:09 > 0:29:16of the 19th century, right the way through until around 1850, 1860.
0:29:16 > 0:29:21So this little chap started containing tea almost 200 years ago.
0:29:21 > 0:29:22It's lined, if we open it up.
0:29:22 > 0:29:25Funny lining, though.
0:29:25 > 0:29:29This little lining paper is a little zinc lining
0:29:29 > 0:29:32and it's started to degrade over the years.
0:29:32 > 0:29:36So you wouldn't want to be scraping that up with your tea leaves today.
0:29:36 > 0:29:40It's veneered over the whole surface in mother of pearl.
0:29:40 > 0:29:42The most important thing is that we check it for condition
0:29:42 > 0:29:46because with these mother of pearl and tortoiseshell tea caddies,
0:29:46 > 0:29:49the important thing is to make sure there aren't too many pieces missing.
0:29:49 > 0:29:52You've got traces of old glue marks there
0:29:52 > 0:29:54where pieces have been off and on.
0:29:54 > 0:29:58So what do you think that little box will make at auction?
0:29:58 > 0:30:00I haven't got a clue.
0:30:00 > 0:30:04No? Well, without the damage, it would obviously be a lot more.
0:30:04 > 0:30:10- Yes.- I would think probably 250 to £350 in perfect condition.
0:30:10 > 0:30:15With the damage, 100 to £150, something like that.
0:30:15 > 0:30:17Now, would you like to put a reserve on it?
0:30:17 > 0:30:20You mentioned £200 to 250?
0:30:20 > 0:30:24- Oh, 200.- Oh, that's when... Yes. - If it was perfect, 2 to 250.
0:30:24 > 0:30:27People remember the highest figures you tell them.
0:30:27 > 0:30:29They forget all the information that goes with it
0:30:29 > 0:30:32- and just remember the figures. - All right, £100.
0:30:32 > 0:30:34£100 - we'll do that.
0:30:34 > 0:30:36And I'll see you at the auction.
0:30:36 > 0:30:38- Yes, definitely.- OK, well done.
0:30:38 > 0:30:39Thank you, James.
0:30:45 > 0:30:48Greta, Donald, thank you very much for coming today.
0:30:48 > 0:30:51Welcome, and thank you for bringing along
0:30:51 > 0:30:54this rather sweet and very small autograph book.
0:30:54 > 0:30:57Have you got any interesting autographs in there?
0:30:57 > 0:30:59Yes, I've got Laurel and Hardy.
0:30:59 > 0:31:03Oh, wonderful, let's take a look then inside
0:31:03 > 0:31:07and there we are, we can see there's a wonderful picture of them there.
0:31:07 > 0:31:09Looks like a little sticker
0:31:09 > 0:31:14of a rather plump Oliver Hardy and a very skinny Stan Laurel.
0:31:14 > 0:31:19- Yes.- Then they've put there their signatures, Stan Laurel in ink
0:31:19 > 0:31:24and Oliver Hardy, which looks like to be in a little ballpoint pen.
0:31:24 > 0:31:27And they've signed underneath "Hello Greta," which is you.
0:31:27 > 0:31:28- Isn't that sweet?- Yes.
0:31:28 > 0:31:31Now let's just turn the page here
0:31:31 > 0:31:33and this...
0:31:33 > 0:31:37is what really interests me because there's more information on here.
0:31:37 > 0:31:40"Thanks for a nice hair trim, John. Oliver Hardy."
0:31:40 > 0:31:45And then at the top, you've got, "Me, too. Stan Laurel."
0:31:45 > 0:31:48Tell me a little bit about this. Where did you get this from?
0:31:48 > 0:31:54Well, my father was a lady and gents' hairdresser and Laurel and Hardy
0:31:54 > 0:31:58came to Dun Laoghaire and they stayed in the Royal Marine Hotel.
0:31:58 > 0:32:02My father came home and said they were coming the next day,
0:32:02 > 0:32:05so I said to him, "Oh, please, Daddy, get their autograph."
0:32:05 > 0:32:08- Oh, that's fantastic. - So he took it along.
0:32:08 > 0:32:11He cut their hair in the hotel.
0:32:11 > 0:32:13That must have been such a privilege to cut their hair.
0:32:13 > 0:32:18It was, absolutely. My father was very, very proud. Very proud.
0:32:18 > 0:32:20He said they were a wonderful couple.
0:32:20 > 0:32:24- I bet they were great fun as well. - Yes.- Telling lots of jokes.
0:32:24 > 0:32:26You must really treasure this.
0:32:26 > 0:32:30Well, I did, I still do but the time has come now for...
0:32:30 > 0:32:32- My husband and I are retired.- Right.
0:32:32 > 0:32:35And we love enjoying ourselves, so...
0:32:35 > 0:32:39And what about you, Donald, are you a big fan of Oliver Hardy?
0:32:39 > 0:32:44Oh, yes, I've got some of his VHSs left at home.
0:32:44 > 0:32:48They were fantastic, weren't they? They were legends, even now.
0:32:48 > 0:32:52- You put them on and they still make you tickle.- Absolutely.
0:32:52 > 0:32:56It's hard to put a value on these because it's not just one set
0:32:56 > 0:32:59- of autographs, it's two. - That's right.
0:32:59 > 0:33:03I would suggest probably putting it in with an estimate of 400 to £600,
0:33:03 > 0:33:07and perhaps putting a reserve on of about 350.
0:33:07 > 0:33:11But I would hope that because there's so much interesting
0:33:11 > 0:33:15information here and it's just got a wonderful story,
0:33:15 > 0:33:17I would hope that it makes more towards the top estimate.
0:33:17 > 0:33:22The signatures are nice and clear. It's not "O Hardy" or "S Laurel",
0:33:22 > 0:33:24it's "Stan Laurel".
0:33:24 > 0:33:28- Yes.- Good signatures, nice and clear, and I think they should
0:33:28 > 0:33:30fetch really good money. They're fantastic.
0:33:30 > 0:33:32Thank you very much indeed.
0:33:38 > 0:33:40When I first saw these, I thought they were
0:33:40 > 0:33:44just a standard string of beads, but they're actually a lot more
0:33:44 > 0:33:46interesting than that, aren't they?
0:33:46 > 0:33:49Well, so I believe. I've been told that they may be Japanese.
0:33:49 > 0:33:52- They are, and do you know what they were used for?- No idea.
0:33:52 > 0:33:56OK. Well, in fact, each one of these would never have been anywhere
0:33:56 > 0:33:59near the others because they're known as ojime.
0:33:59 > 0:34:04They're normally made from bronze and they're part of a Japanese dress,
0:34:04 > 0:34:08because, of course, in a kimono you don't have pockets.
0:34:08 > 0:34:12So you have what's called an inro, which is a box,
0:34:12 > 0:34:16and that box is suspended by a cord.
0:34:16 > 0:34:19And that cord is then brought under the belt and then to stop the cord
0:34:19 > 0:34:26falling from the belt is a netsuke, which is often carved out of ivory or hardwood.
0:34:26 > 0:34:31That stops the inro falling but under the inro
0:34:31 > 0:34:37is one of these little ojime, which are little beads to support the inro.
0:34:37 > 0:34:40These are all individually cast out of bronze,
0:34:40 > 0:34:45some are dark patinated, some have got little silver flowers on them.
0:34:45 > 0:34:51This one's wonderful. Little gourd shape here and that one
0:34:51 > 0:34:55appears to be a leaf with a crab crawling all over it.
0:34:55 > 0:35:00So they're all wonderful little individual works of art.
0:35:00 > 0:35:04There we've got a little frog on that one. Super, aren't they?
0:35:04 > 0:35:08They're lovely, I love looking at them but I suppose it's time
0:35:08 > 0:35:10to start clearing some junk out.
0:35:10 > 0:35:14Junk? Throw it my way because I think these are great.
0:35:14 > 0:35:17Were they all used as a necklace when you were a child?
0:35:17 > 0:35:20We used to string them together for something to do.
0:35:20 > 0:35:27And then in later years, my husband wore it to a fancy dress party.
0:35:27 > 0:35:29- What did he go as? - A hippy, of course.
0:35:29 > 0:35:31A hippy, how brilliant.
0:35:31 > 0:35:34I think they're great and I think they'll do very well
0:35:34 > 0:35:35at the saleroom.
0:35:35 > 0:35:38I've counted them up. There are about 60 here,
0:35:38 > 0:35:41and at the fairs, these range from
0:35:41 > 0:35:463 or £4 each up to 50 or £60 for a slightly more unusual one.
0:35:46 > 0:35:48So I'm going to put an estimate of
0:35:48 > 0:35:53£150 to £250 on them, reserve of £150.
0:35:53 > 0:35:59But if anything has the potential to fly at the auction, it's these.
0:35:59 > 0:36:03- I think they might do really, really well.- Thank you very much.
0:36:03 > 0:36:08Well, it's auction time again and here are our remaining lots.
0:36:08 > 0:36:10Johanna was astonished to hear her tea caddy
0:36:10 > 0:36:14was English and I hope she's in for another surprise too today.
0:36:14 > 0:36:17Bernadette is parting with the autographs of those stars
0:36:17 > 0:36:22of the silver screen, Laurel and Hardy. Will they achieve a legendary price?
0:36:22 > 0:36:24They've been in a dressing-up box for years
0:36:24 > 0:36:27and James has high hopes for Janet's Japanese beads.
0:36:33 > 0:36:36Just a quick reminder that James can't be here with us today
0:36:36 > 0:36:39but we're getting his reaction from Derby.
0:36:43 > 0:36:46I hope we get James' top end of the estimate, £150.
0:36:46 > 0:36:49Johanna, it's a gorgeous little thing.
0:36:49 > 0:36:51We're talking about the tea caddy.
0:36:51 > 0:36:55Probably you can remember James waxing lyrical over this at the valuation day.
0:36:55 > 0:36:57He fell in love with it. A nice Victorian piece,
0:36:57 > 0:37:02early Victorian, wonderful inlay, the condition's good as well.
0:37:02 > 0:37:04So, James, fingers crossed!
0:37:04 > 0:37:07It's been a long day here and we need some good results.
0:37:07 > 0:37:10This is a great example. It's seen better days, though,
0:37:10 > 0:37:14and those bits of veneer that are missing are expensive to repair.
0:37:14 > 0:37:17So, 100 to 150. Let's hope it makes towards the £200.
0:37:17 > 0:37:19If it does, then that's a great result.
0:37:19 > 0:37:23It's going under the hammer right now, good luck to both of you.
0:37:23 > 0:37:30Lot 810. This is a Victorian mother of pearl veneered single tea caddy.
0:37:30 > 0:37:35We have two commission bids here. I'll start the bidding at 130.
0:37:35 > 0:37:37is there 140 in the room?
0:37:37 > 0:37:40£130... 140, 150...
0:37:40 > 0:37:42160, commission bids out...
0:37:42 > 0:37:44160 in the room, is there 170?
0:37:44 > 0:37:50At £160 and we are selling, at £160 if you're all done.
0:37:50 > 0:37:51For the last time, then.
0:37:51 > 0:37:55- Sold. - Absolutely excellent, we got £160.
0:37:55 > 0:37:58What are you going to put that towards?
0:37:58 > 0:38:02With Christmas around the corner, well, more or less.
0:38:02 > 0:38:06- Half a year away. - I think we spend that way.
0:38:06 > 0:38:09How would you say "good result" in Dutch?
0:38:09 > 0:38:12Sounds pretty similar - goede resultaat.
0:38:12 > 0:38:15Oh, it does actually, doesn't it?
0:38:20 > 0:38:25Remember the Laurel and Hardy autographs? It's time to put them under the hammer.
0:38:25 > 0:38:27We are joined by Catherine, Donald, and Bernadette.
0:38:27 > 0:38:31What a fabulous story we've just heard at the valuation day.
0:38:31 > 0:38:33Yes, absolutely. One of my favourites.
0:38:33 > 0:38:36Your father was a hairdresser?
0:38:36 > 0:38:38- Yes, ladies and gents. - Cut their hair.- Yes.
0:38:38 > 0:38:39Got their autograph.
0:38:39 > 0:38:42- Beautiful story. - He said they joked all the time.
0:38:42 > 0:38:44I bet they did. I would have been tempted
0:38:44 > 0:38:49to keep one set of autographs myself and sell the other,
0:38:49 > 0:38:52- but you didn't want to split the book up.- No.
0:38:52 > 0:38:56- I'm pleased we've protected them with a reserve.- Absolutely.
0:38:56 > 0:38:59Lots of memories and they're going under the hammer.
0:38:59 > 0:39:00Good luck, both of you.
0:39:00 > 0:39:02- Thank you.- Here we go.
0:39:02 > 0:39:07Lot 825. This is a miniature autograph book
0:39:07 > 0:39:15signed by Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy, so start me at £400. £400?
0:39:15 > 0:39:19- 350 then... £350.- Come on.
0:39:19 > 0:39:21Try 300, £300, thank you...
0:39:21 > 0:39:26and 20, 320... 350, at £320...
0:39:26 > 0:39:29make it 350, at £320.
0:39:29 > 0:39:31- Come on, one more. - We're one bid away.
0:39:31 > 0:39:35We are close at £320 but I'm afraid I can't sell at that figure.
0:39:38 > 0:39:40One bid away, we were one bid away.
0:39:40 > 0:39:44- We were so close. - We've got a reserve of £350.
0:39:44 > 0:39:46I'm so disappointed.
0:39:46 > 0:39:49It's an absolutely cracking lot, a really super lot.
0:39:49 > 0:39:51- Not to worry.- Not to worry.
0:39:51 > 0:39:52They're beautiful.
0:40:01 > 0:40:03We've got Janet's Japanese beads
0:40:03 > 0:40:06just about to go under the hammer. That's a tongue twister, isn't it?
0:40:06 > 0:40:08Janet's Japanese beads.
0:40:08 > 0:40:10Are you into textiles?
0:40:10 > 0:40:12- No, I'm not.- I was going to say you look very colourful
0:40:12 > 0:40:14and sort of as if you were.
0:40:14 > 0:40:16So how did you come across these beads,
0:40:16 > 0:40:18cos they're all from a dress?
0:40:18 > 0:40:20Well, they're the little...
0:40:20 > 0:40:23like the washer, under a netsuke.
0:40:23 > 0:40:27- Yes. - And they were in a dressing-up box.
0:40:27 > 0:40:29Were they? Where did you find that?
0:40:29 > 0:40:31At my grandmother's house.
0:40:31 > 0:40:36Well, James, you've put 150 to £250 on these. You obviously understand
0:40:36 > 0:40:40what you're looking at because I wouldn't know how to value these.
0:40:40 > 0:40:42Were you surprised at James' valuation?
0:40:42 > 0:40:45I had no idea what they'd be worth. I didn't even know what they were.
0:40:45 > 0:40:49No, it's so hard to put a price on something like this,
0:40:49 > 0:40:51it's quite an academic thing.
0:40:51 > 0:40:54How do you do it, James, how do you know about stuff like this?
0:40:54 > 0:40:57This is a really difficult subject.
0:40:57 > 0:41:00Loads of beads and a couple of them are signed.
0:41:00 > 0:41:03Those signatures could make all of the difference.
0:41:03 > 0:41:07Unfortunately, I can't read Japanese but there are plenty of people out there that can,
0:41:07 > 0:41:09so they might do really well.
0:41:09 > 0:41:12OK, I hope you're right. I hope we get the top end.
0:41:12 > 0:41:15We're gonna find out. It's packed here, so good luck, both of you.
0:41:15 > 0:41:18They're going under the hammer.
0:41:18 > 0:41:23Lot 180. This is the Japanese beads. A lot of interest in these.
0:41:23 > 0:41:28We have four commission bids and a telephone.
0:41:28 > 0:41:34- I shall start the bidding at £450. - Oh!
0:41:34 > 0:41:37Is there 470 in the room? At £450...
0:41:37 > 0:41:41is there a... 470, commission bids out...
0:41:41 > 0:41:47470 in the room... 500, 520...
0:41:47 > 0:41:51550, 570...
0:41:51 > 0:41:53- 600.- It's incredible.
0:41:53 > 0:41:55And 20...
0:41:55 > 0:41:57650, 670...
0:42:00 > 0:42:03700, and 20.
0:42:03 > 0:42:05James, it's exceeded your top estimate.
0:42:05 > 0:42:08- He said they might fly. - He did, didn't he?
0:42:08 > 0:42:12At £720... Is there 750?
0:42:14 > 0:42:16- At £720... Any more?- 720 quid!
0:42:16 > 0:42:21At £720, then, for the very last time.
0:42:21 > 0:42:24Bang, that is a big sold sound.
0:42:24 > 0:42:26£720, Janet.
0:42:26 > 0:42:29- Wonderful.- What are you going to do with all that money?
0:42:29 > 0:42:33It'll pay for the piece of jewellery I've already commissioned.
0:42:33 > 0:42:36- You've designed a piece of jewellery?- Yes.
0:42:36 > 0:42:38- And you're going to get it made. - Yes.
0:42:38 > 0:42:40Oh, good for you. Good for you.
0:42:40 > 0:42:44- Thank you so much.- If you've got anything like that lying around
0:42:44 > 0:42:46at home, do what Janet's done.
0:42:46 > 0:42:48Bring it along to one of our valuation days
0:42:48 > 0:42:50and hopefully James might be there to value it.
0:42:50 > 0:42:53What a lovely moment.
0:42:53 > 0:42:56It's a wonderful end to a wonderful day
0:42:56 > 0:42:59here in Itchen Stoke just outside Winchester.
0:42:59 > 0:43:02Our owners have gone home happy, James has been spot on
0:43:02 > 0:43:06with his valuations and so has Catherine. So all credit to our experts,
0:43:06 > 0:43:08to the auctioneer, and what a great day we've had.
0:43:08 > 0:43:11- See you next time on Flog It. - Thank you.
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