0:00:03 > 0:00:08This incredible red-brick sculpture depicts the famous locomotive
0:00:08 > 0:00:12Mallard, and that certainly puts a smile on your face! And it lies just
0:00:12 > 0:00:16yards away from the track of the world's first public railway system,
0:00:16 > 0:00:18which ran from Stockton to
0:00:18 > 0:00:22our valuation destination of Darlington. Welcome to Flog It.
0:00:57 > 0:01:00I love all of these bricks.
0:01:00 > 0:01:03They represent all the smoke billowing out of the back of
0:01:03 > 0:01:05the locomotive as it charges by you.
0:01:05 > 0:01:11There's 185,000 bricks used in this construction, and it weighs
0:01:11 > 0:01:1415,000 tonnes. It's one of the largest single sculptures to be
0:01:14 > 0:01:19built in the United Kingdom, with a length of 40 metres, and it took
0:01:19 > 0:01:2434 bricklayers, with apprentices and labourers, five months to complete.
0:01:24 > 0:01:27And I bet once they finished it, they stood back
0:01:27 > 0:01:31and they looked at that and they were all chuffed to bits!
0:01:31 > 0:01:34And at the Dolphin Centre in the heart of Darlington,
0:01:34 > 0:01:37fingers crossed Will Axon and Adam Partridge will make equally
0:01:37 > 0:01:41impressive finds, but, hopefully, on a slightly smaller scale.
0:01:41 > 0:01:45Well, I think it's about time we got everybody inside to see what
0:01:45 > 0:01:48the people of Darlington have to offer. Don't you?
0:01:48 > 0:01:50Show us what you've got!
0:01:53 > 0:01:57Whilst the crowds have been getting settled, Adam's made his first find,
0:01:57 > 0:02:00but Valerie's vases aren't what they first appear to be.
0:02:03 > 0:02:04Good afternoon.
0:02:04 > 0:02:06- Good afternoon, Adam. - Welcome to Flog It.
0:02:06 > 0:02:08- Thank you.- How are you today?
0:02:08 > 0:02:10- I'm very well, thank you. - A lot of people at home
0:02:10 > 0:02:14might look at these vases and think, "Oh, more Moorcrofts!
0:02:14 > 0:02:18- "Here we go, Flog It!" But they're not Moorcroft, are they?- No.
0:02:18 > 0:02:21And they're not that Stanley ware Jacobean that looks a bit like
0:02:21 > 0:02:23- Moorcroft either.- No.- What are they?
0:02:23 > 0:02:24- Well, they're Dutch.- Yes, they are.
0:02:24 > 0:02:27And how did you come to own?
0:02:27 > 0:02:29They're by Gouda.
0:02:29 > 0:02:33- Gouda ware.- Yes, yes. Well, they belonged to my husband's father.
0:02:33 > 0:02:37- Right.- And I think he was probably given them as a gift,
0:02:37 > 0:02:39because he did quite a lot of business in Holland, Norway...
0:02:39 > 0:02:43Right, so it may have been a gift from a client or something?
0:02:43 > 0:02:45Yes, to do with shipping.
0:02:45 > 0:02:50- Right. And when was that? In the '40s, or something?- Er, '30s.
0:02:50 > 0:02:53'30s, '40s. These very much look the Art Deco style.
0:02:53 > 0:02:55- Yes.- Do you like them?- No.- No?
0:02:55 > 0:02:59- No, no.- Why don't you like them? I think they're quite pleasant.
0:02:59 > 0:03:01No, they're dark, and I don't do dark.
0:03:01 > 0:03:02That's why you're selling?
0:03:02 > 0:03:07- That's why I'm selling them, yes. - What would you go for instead?
0:03:07 > 0:03:12- Well, I would go for something like probably a piece of Royal Worcester.- Right.
0:03:12 > 0:03:15Or even a bit of pretty Doulton, something like that.
0:03:15 > 0:03:16These are too dark and overpowering?
0:03:16 > 0:03:19Yes. And I've had them for quite a long time
0:03:19 > 0:03:22- and I've never known where to put them.- Are they out on display at home?
0:03:22 > 0:03:26- They're out on a very high shelf in the breakfast room.- OK.
0:03:26 > 0:03:29- It would be like this to see them! - So you're not going to miss them?
0:03:29 > 0:03:32- No, no.- Any idea what they're worth?- No.- £1,000?
0:03:32 > 0:03:35Oh, no, definitely not!
0:03:35 > 0:03:38I think they're probably worth £40-60.
0:03:38 > 0:03:40Yes, yes.
0:03:40 > 0:03:43They're decorative, but they're not particularly rare or
0:03:43 > 0:03:46exceptionally valuable, but they should make £40-60 between them.
0:03:46 > 0:03:48- Yes.- Happy with that?- Yeah.
0:03:48 > 0:03:51- Put a reserve on them? - Yes.- What do you think, 40?
0:03:51 > 0:03:55- Put... Yeah.- With discretion? - No, just put 40 on them.
0:03:55 > 0:03:56If not, what will you do with them?
0:03:56 > 0:03:58Put them back on the shelf.
0:03:58 > 0:04:00Not give them away or something?
0:04:00 > 0:04:04- No. Put them back on the shelf.- And you were telling me about the Flogs.
0:04:04 > 0:04:06I said, "What are you going to do
0:04:06 > 0:04:10"with the money?" And you said, "I'm going to give it to the Flogs."
0:04:10 > 0:04:12Does that mean the Flog It team?!
0:04:12 > 0:04:17No, no, no. Well, I've got four granddaughters, and they're called
0:04:17 > 0:04:20Fleur, Lucinda, Olivia and Georgina.
0:04:20 > 0:04:22- Right.- So I've christened them the Flogs.
0:04:22 > 0:04:25- OK. Did they like that? - Oh, yes, they loved it, yes.
0:04:25 > 0:04:28They had T-shirts done with a Flogs name across it.
0:04:28 > 0:04:32Friends, the four of them, and they did me a badge.
0:04:32 > 0:04:35- It said "Flogs team leader".- Oh!
0:04:35 > 0:04:38Cos I'd taken them out picnicking and this sort of thing, you see.
0:04:38 > 0:04:41I hope they sell well, but I don't think we'll be
0:04:41 > 0:04:44- fainting with excitement for these. - No, no. I didn't think so.
0:04:44 > 0:04:47But it'll be a bit more pocket money for the Flogs.
0:04:47 > 0:04:50Yeah, and something different for the viewer as well.
0:04:50 > 0:04:52For the viewer, yes, yes.
0:04:56 > 0:05:00Judith, I like these little silver pepperettes, or salt and pepper,
0:05:00 > 0:05:03that you've brought in today. How have you come by them?
0:05:03 > 0:05:08I was in Bishop Auckland and they had a church fair. And I thought
0:05:08 > 0:05:11they looked interesting, cos they had the little finials on the top.
0:05:11 > 0:05:13These were on a stand at the fair, were they?
0:05:13 > 0:05:16- Among all the rubbish.- Were they?
0:05:16 > 0:05:18Yes, and I got them for 60p.
0:05:18 > 0:05:2260p?! Did the person selling them know they were silver?
0:05:22 > 0:05:24No, she was banging them together
0:05:24 > 0:05:26and saying, "Oh, they're only tin."
0:05:26 > 0:05:28"They're only tin"! Imagine that!
0:05:28 > 0:05:31Were they as shiny as now? They're in wonderful condition.
0:05:31 > 0:05:36No, that's why I got them, they desperately needed a good clean.
0:05:36 > 0:05:39You get that with silver. It's just a reaction with the atmosphere.
0:05:39 > 0:05:42It tarnishes the surface, which is why you get that blackening, which
0:05:42 > 0:05:46can sometimes be a clue that things are silver, rather than
0:05:46 > 0:05:49silver plate, where you don't get that tarnishing so much.
0:05:49 > 0:05:51So, you've paid 60p for a pair
0:05:51 > 0:05:55of solid-silver salt and pepper. Any idea of the date?
0:05:55 > 0:05:58Yes, I did have a look in a book and I thought it was 1890.
0:05:58 > 0:06:031890? Well, if I have a look at the hallmark on this on here...
0:06:03 > 0:06:08They can be hard to find, but usually under the rim. There we are. We've got three hallmarks there.
0:06:08 > 0:06:11We've got the Assay Office, which is Birmingham.
0:06:11 > 0:06:13- Then you've got the date letter, which is a Z.- Yes.
0:06:13 > 0:06:18And then you've got the sterling-silver mark, and then a maker's mark,
0:06:18 > 0:06:21which I can't quite make out. It's a little bit rubbed, to be honest.
0:06:21 > 0:06:23But that doesn't detract from them.
0:06:23 > 0:06:27Now, the date letter, Z, is going to be 1899.
0:06:27 > 0:06:30Nine years from what you thought, but the right decade.
0:06:30 > 0:06:32Typical from that period.
0:06:32 > 0:06:34This nice, moulded body here,
0:06:34 > 0:06:36a bit of scrolling, bit of chasing here and there.
0:06:36 > 0:06:41And then these, I think, rather fine little finial tops, that you said
0:06:41 > 0:06:44attracted them to you in the first place. Have you any idea of value?
0:06:44 > 0:06:47You're not going to be a genius to guess they're worth
0:06:47 > 0:06:50a little bit more than the 60p you paid for them. What do you think?
0:06:50 > 0:06:54- Do you think we can put a nought on the end of that?- Maybe.
0:06:54 > 0:06:56I think you're looking at £60-80 as a sensible estimate,
0:06:56 > 0:06:59which for your investment is not a bad return.
0:06:59 > 0:07:01How long ago was it you came across them?
0:07:01 > 0:07:04- 12 years.- OK. So that's not bad at all.
0:07:04 > 0:07:06More than if you'd stuck it in the saving account.
0:07:06 > 0:07:08- Oh, yes!- So if we estimate them
0:07:08 > 0:07:13at £60-80, I'd like to set the reserve at, let's say, £50.
0:07:13 > 0:07:17Fixed £50 reserve. What do you think you'd do with the money?
0:07:17 > 0:07:21Start trawling more church fairs, perhaps, looking for more bargains?
0:07:21 > 0:07:25No, what I would like to do is, my grandson's just taken up golf and he needs a lot of...
0:07:25 > 0:07:27Equipment and so on, and green fees.
0:07:27 > 0:07:30That's not cheap, is it? It's not a cheap hobby.
0:07:30 > 0:07:32- Is he any good?- I believe so.- Yes?
0:07:32 > 0:07:34How old is he? Has he started young?
0:07:34 > 0:07:35- He's 12.- You've started him young.
0:07:35 > 0:07:38Let's hope we see him winning the Open in future.
0:07:38 > 0:07:42I'll look out for him. And £50 towards a budding golf career. Let's hope we get you that figure.
0:07:42 > 0:07:45OK. We'll see you at the saleroom.
0:07:45 > 0:07:47- Thanks, Judith.- Thanks very much.
0:07:51 > 0:07:55Jean, this album is just so fascinating.
0:07:55 > 0:07:58It's all your family history, really. Your social history.
0:07:58 > 0:08:01- It is.- So when did your mother give you this?
0:08:01 > 0:08:04It was grandmother who gave me them just before she died, which would
0:08:04 > 0:08:07probably be about 30 year ago, and I've kept them safe.
0:08:07 > 0:08:10- All these were sent to her? - They were all sent to her from her
0:08:10 > 0:08:14- husband in the First World War. - Yeah, during the Great War, through
0:08:14 > 0:08:16the sort of 1914-1917 period.
0:08:16 > 0:08:19- That's right.- He must have loved her so much, because
0:08:19 > 0:08:21they're all sent to her from France.
0:08:21 > 0:08:23- That's true. - It's incredible. "To my dear wife".
0:08:23 > 0:08:28- There's some loving sentiments from a very brave man.- Yes.
0:08:28 > 0:08:29Did she look at it much?
0:08:29 > 0:08:32Oh, yes, and we used to look at it as children and go through it, and
0:08:32 > 0:08:34she used to talk about these days.
0:08:34 > 0:08:38And some of the cards are sent to my mother, which is her daughter,
0:08:38 > 0:08:40- of course.- Yeah. Some are worth a lot more than others.
0:08:40 > 0:08:43I mean, there's a great double-page spread.
0:08:43 > 0:08:46- Yes.- Condition, very good. These silk cards are lovely, and they're
0:08:46 > 0:08:49- worth around about £7-9 each.- Right.
0:08:49 > 0:08:53So, you know, there's quite a bit of monetary value here as well.
0:08:53 > 0:08:56I've picked out these two from a previous page.
0:08:56 > 0:08:58Lord Kitchener and Charles Fryatt.
0:08:58 > 0:09:02I mean, they've not been sent in the post, which helps. Hasn't devalued them.
0:09:02 > 0:09:04- Yes.- So they're worth £20 each.
0:09:04 > 0:09:07- Oh, good.- A lot of them are so personal to your grandma.
0:09:07 > 0:09:11- Well, they are.- I really should be trying to talk you out of
0:09:11 > 0:09:15selling this. I should, you know. Is there no-one...?
0:09:15 > 0:09:20- No, I only have distant cousins. - No children to...? No, I haven't got any children, no.
0:09:20 > 0:09:22There was one in here of Whitby, wasn't there?
0:09:22 > 0:09:24- You've just passed it.- The cats!
0:09:24 > 0:09:27- That's my favourite one.- You like that?- I breed Persian cats.
0:09:27 > 0:09:29Would you like to keep them? Shall we take them out?
0:09:29 > 0:09:34Well, yes, it would be rather nice, cos it was sent to my mother when she was a little girl!
0:09:34 > 0:09:36You've got to have something.
0:09:36 > 0:09:39- Well, yes. - Well, look, that one's yours.
0:09:39 > 0:09:42That is mine because it was sent to my mother, so,
0:09:42 > 0:09:45- yes, that's special. - Are you seriously selling these?
0:09:45 > 0:09:48I'm seriously going to sell those, yes,
0:09:48 > 0:09:51- because they'll only go in a skip. - Oh, what are we doing?!
0:09:51 > 0:09:54This is quite nice, Whitby. Cos this one pulls out.
0:09:54 > 0:09:56It does, yes. Concertina one.
0:09:56 > 0:09:59- So you can see exactly what Whitby was like...- That's true.
0:09:59 > 0:10:01- ..in the early 1900s.- That's right.
0:10:01 > 0:10:04- That's quite nice. Collectors will buy this.- Oh, yes.
0:10:04 > 0:10:07The sad thing is, when this sells in auction, it'll be split up.
0:10:07 > 0:10:11It won't have any sentimental value to anyone else, let's face it.
0:10:11 > 0:10:13- And you feel the time is right now?- Yes.
0:10:13 > 0:10:17I'm sure my gran would have wanted me to hand them to someone who will appreciate them.
0:10:17 > 0:10:19Any idea of the value?
0:10:19 > 0:10:21No, I have no idea of the value, really, at all.
0:10:21 > 0:10:23It's not really important.
0:10:23 > 0:10:25Well, I think there is a great deal of value here.
0:10:25 > 0:10:27- There's a lot of silk cards.- Yes.
0:10:27 > 0:10:30Those two, as I said, are worth £20 each, so you've
0:10:30 > 0:10:31already got £40. I think we could
0:10:31 > 0:10:35- put these into auction with a value of round about £100-150.- Oh, gosh.
0:10:35 > 0:10:38I think they'll get the £150 mark.
0:10:38 > 0:10:41- Oh, right. - Fingers crossed, on a good day.
0:10:41 > 0:10:44- Right. Lovely.- Is that OK?- Yes, fine.
0:10:44 > 0:10:46We'll put a reserve of £80 on.
0:10:46 > 0:10:48- Right, yes.- You can change your mind.
0:10:48 > 0:10:50- I won't change my mind.- OK.
0:10:50 > 0:10:52- I've given it thought. - Let's put them into auction.
0:10:52 > 0:10:55- Yes.- And I guess it's a book that we have to shut, isn't it?
0:10:55 > 0:10:58- You're right.- Let's hope they go to a good home, OK?- That is
0:10:58 > 0:11:01the most important thing, that they go to someone who
0:11:01 > 0:11:05appreciates them. People wouldn't buy them if they weren't interested.
0:11:05 > 0:11:07Exactly. And that's going back to a good home.
0:11:07 > 0:11:11That is going to a good home and then that'll be treasured as well.
0:11:11 > 0:11:12I'll see you in the auction.
0:11:12 > 0:11:14Yes, I'd love that. Thank you.
0:11:20 > 0:11:23- Hi, Dave.- Hello.- How are you today?
0:11:23 > 0:11:26- Not bad, not bad.- And what's made you come along to Flog It?
0:11:26 > 0:11:31- Well, I watch the programme and I've actually seen one similar to this sold.- Have you?
0:11:31 > 0:11:33- Without the heraldic bits.- Yep.
0:11:33 > 0:11:38- Got this one from a charity shop. - Did you?- How long ago?
0:11:38 > 0:11:41- About 18 months.- 18 months ago. How expensive was it?
0:11:41 > 0:11:43- £1.90.- £1.90?
0:11:43 > 0:11:45- Yes.- Yeah. And you're selling it.
0:11:45 > 0:11:48It appears to be a Georgian cannon.
0:11:48 > 0:11:50This bit is Georgian. The stand is later.
0:11:50 > 0:11:53Little garrison stand there,
0:11:53 > 0:11:55which is probably in the last 50 years, I'd have thought.
0:11:55 > 0:11:58So, what attracted you, just cos it was a bargain?
0:11:58 > 0:12:01Well, I thought it was an excellent piece of workmanship when I saw it.
0:12:01 > 0:12:03And it was that that attracted me.
0:12:03 > 0:12:07It's a nice piece of brassware. It's a good piece of workmanship, and you've got
0:12:07 > 0:12:11the George III cipher on there. Any idea what it's worth?
0:12:11 > 0:12:16- Not really.- Well, I'd estimate that at £30-50 at auction. And
0:12:16 > 0:12:19I think it would probably make that, perhaps a little bit more.
0:12:19 > 0:12:20It's a miniature example.
0:12:20 > 0:12:24The big ones on the big cast-iron stands can make hundreds, even sometimes
0:12:24 > 0:12:26thousands, but this is fairly ordinary.
0:12:26 > 0:12:30So I'd expect that sort of money. Are you happy with that?
0:12:30 > 0:12:33- Yeah, yeah.- OK. Say it makes £80, what would you do with it?
0:12:33 > 0:12:36Probably most of it would go to
0:12:36 > 0:12:40- a computer programme or some such thing.- OK. Or back to the charity
0:12:40 > 0:12:42- shops for more bargains?- Oh, always.
0:12:42 > 0:12:45- Yes, yes.- Do you scour them a lot? Is that a hobby of yours?
0:12:45 > 0:12:48- Well, I look. I look. - So, off to auction with it.
0:12:48 > 0:12:51We'll put it in the auction with a £30-50 estimate on it. Any reserve?
0:12:51 > 0:12:54Well, I would like a £30 reserve.
0:12:54 > 0:12:56Bottom of estimate, see what happens.
0:12:56 > 0:12:59- If it doesn't make that, we'll take it home.- Uh-huh.
0:12:59 > 0:13:01Thank you for coming, I'll see you at the auction.
0:13:01 > 0:13:03OK. No problem.
0:13:03 > 0:13:06They haven't got long to wait. It's now that time
0:13:06 > 0:13:11where we head off to the saleroom, and here's what's coming with us.
0:13:11 > 0:13:13I hope Valerie's vases do well so she has a stash of cash
0:13:13 > 0:13:18to give to the granddaughters, the well-named Flogs.
0:13:18 > 0:13:21Judith's bound to make a profit on the salt and pepper shakers.
0:13:21 > 0:13:26They're definitely going to make more than the 60p she paid for them.
0:13:26 > 0:13:28And with a valuation of £30-50,
0:13:28 > 0:13:31I'm convinced the cannon will go with a bang.
0:13:31 > 0:13:34And Jean is selling a real piece of her past here.
0:13:34 > 0:13:38They're are some smashing postcards in the album,
0:13:38 > 0:13:41so I just hope the collectors are in the saleroom to spot them.
0:13:48 > 0:13:53And this is where the auction will take place, Thomas Watson's in the heart of Darlington.
0:13:53 > 0:13:55The room's to filling up. Let's hope it'll be
0:13:55 > 0:13:59jam-packed full of bidders and they're all here for our lots.
0:13:59 > 0:14:03And the auctioneer with the gavel at the ready is Peter Cartwright.
0:14:05 > 0:14:07Under the hammer, two Dutch vases with a valuation of
0:14:07 > 0:14:12£40-60. They belong to Valerie, and all the money's going to the Flogs.
0:14:12 > 0:14:16- So, remind us about the Flogs. - Well, I have four granddaughters.
0:14:16 > 0:14:20Their initials are... Well, they're Fleur, Lucinda, Olivia and Georgina.
0:14:20 > 0:14:22Spells Flogs, taking the initials.
0:14:22 > 0:14:23It's an anagram of Flogs!
0:14:23 > 0:14:26- So I call them the Flogs. - So we need top money, Adam.
0:14:26 > 0:14:28We do. They're attractive vases, but
0:14:28 > 0:14:29I don't think we'll be surprised.
0:14:29 > 0:14:32Too dark for Valerie. Will that put many people off?
0:14:32 > 0:14:34Well, they're quite stylish, though.
0:14:34 > 0:14:36I think they're quite Deco-looking.
0:14:36 > 0:14:39- Yeah.- I think they'll be all right, but I think
0:14:39 > 0:14:43we should be delighted if they hit three figures, and very surprised.
0:14:43 > 0:14:46I hope so. Well, I hope so!
0:14:46 > 0:14:47Well, we can't say any more, really.
0:14:47 > 0:14:50The lot is just about to go under the hammer.
0:14:50 > 0:14:51Let's see what the bidders think.
0:14:51 > 0:14:55The two Dutch Gouda vases, each with a flora decoration.
0:14:55 > 0:14:58Interest in these. I can start these away at £65 for the two.
0:14:58 > 0:15:0065 straight in.
0:15:00 > 0:15:0470 now for the two. At £65 with me. The bid at £65 for the two.
0:15:04 > 0:15:05Straight in and straight out.
0:15:05 > 0:15:09£65. Are we all done at £65?
0:15:09 > 0:15:12Hammer's gone down. £65. That's not too bad.
0:15:12 > 0:15:14- £15 each for the Flogs.- Yeah.
0:15:14 > 0:15:16- That's not bad, is it?- Yeah.- Yeah.
0:15:16 > 0:15:18- That's OK.- That's a good day out.
0:15:18 > 0:15:20Well, they'll be pleased to start with that.
0:15:20 > 0:15:23- And you didn't like them anyway, did you?- No, I didn't!
0:15:23 > 0:15:27No, they were too dark for me. Yeah, I like lighter china.
0:15:27 > 0:15:31- They had the look, and I'm sure somebody's going to enjoy them. - I think so.
0:15:37 > 0:15:40Next up, we've got some solid-silver salt and pepper shakers
0:15:40 > 0:15:41with a value of £60-80.
0:15:41 > 0:15:44They belong to Judith, and she's brought along her partner.
0:15:44 > 0:15:47- Hi, what's your name?- Alan. - Alan, pleased to meet you.
0:15:47 > 0:15:50Why are you flogging these? Don't they come in handy?
0:15:50 > 0:15:52Not really, because I don't want to use them.
0:15:52 > 0:15:54- I would.- They're too nice.- I would!
0:15:54 > 0:15:56I've had them in the cabinet for a long time.
0:15:56 > 0:15:58- I've had them 17 years.- Yeah.
0:15:58 > 0:16:02And I paid the great sum of 60p for them!
0:16:02 > 0:16:04- That was a bargain! - At a church fair.
0:16:04 > 0:16:06Never happens to me, that. A church fair?
0:16:06 > 0:16:07And they were really black and dirty.
0:16:07 > 0:16:09I think we can turn a profit here!
0:16:09 > 0:16:11I would have thought so. Little bits
0:16:11 > 0:16:15of silver, that's what the market is taking well at the moment.
0:16:15 > 0:16:18- So I'm confident we'll get these away for you.- And precious metals,
0:16:18 > 0:16:20- they're riding high as well.- Certainly.
0:16:20 > 0:16:22The price of silver's gone up a lot.
0:16:22 > 0:16:24Yeah. And pepper's not cheap!
0:16:24 > 0:16:27The scrap value... Pepper's not cheap either!
0:16:27 > 0:16:29Saffron shakers, there we go!
0:16:30 > 0:16:32Let's they find a good home here today.
0:16:32 > 0:16:34Good luck, you two. This is it.
0:16:34 > 0:16:37Victorian silver salt and pepper shakers with embossed
0:16:37 > 0:16:40decoration. Birmingham, 1899, these.
0:16:40 > 0:16:42And I have 35 to start for the pair.
0:16:42 > 0:16:44At 35. 40 now for the pair. 40. 45.
0:16:44 > 0:16:4650. In the room, the bid.
0:16:46 > 0:16:49- Doing well at 50.- £50.
0:16:49 > 0:16:51The lady's bid at £50. 55 now. 55.
0:16:51 > 0:16:5560. 65. 70. 75.
0:16:55 > 0:16:5780. At £75 in the gallery.
0:16:57 > 0:16:59Gentleman's bid at £75.
0:16:59 > 0:17:03- Are we all done at £75 the pair? - Yes. Yes! The hammer's gone down.
0:17:03 > 0:17:08£75, and I think that lady on the second row has bought them.
0:17:08 > 0:17:09The lady you were sitting next to.
0:17:09 > 0:17:12- Yes.- They've gone to a good home, and I hope she's going to use them.
0:17:12 > 0:17:15- Yes.- I would. I would love to go and buy fish and chips, bring
0:17:15 > 0:17:19them home in newspaper and sit there with my silver salt and pepper pots!
0:17:19 > 0:17:23Silver knife and fork, and you're away, aren't you?! Good idea!
0:17:28 > 0:17:31Firing things right now for us, we've got
0:17:31 > 0:17:35David's little Georgian brass cannon with a value of £30-50.
0:17:35 > 0:17:39Fixed reserve at 30. We're not giving this little gem away, are we?
0:17:39 > 0:17:41You picked it up for a couple of quid?
0:17:41 > 0:17:44- Yeah.- So you've got keen eyes.- Well, yeah.
0:17:44 > 0:17:45Any other bargains you've found?
0:17:45 > 0:17:47- 'Fraid not.- That's the only one.
0:17:47 > 0:17:49I've never found a bargain in a charity shop.
0:17:49 > 0:17:51- A little gem.- A sweet little thing.
0:17:51 > 0:17:54I thought it was a bit of you, actually, when I saw it.
0:17:54 > 0:17:56Yeah, I do like it. It's a nice little desk toy.
0:17:56 > 0:17:58This should get the top end.
0:17:58 > 0:18:01- Should be £50, shouldn't it? - Mmm.- Be nice.
0:18:01 > 0:18:02We're going to find out right now.
0:18:02 > 0:18:07- This is it.- The Georgian model of a cannon on the mahogany stand.
0:18:07 > 0:18:10Interest in the lot, and I can start this away at £30 for the cannon.
0:18:10 > 0:18:15- Good.- At 35. 40 upstairs. 45. 50.
0:18:15 > 0:18:1855. 60. 65. 70. 75.
0:18:18 > 0:18:20At £70 in the gallery now.
0:18:20 > 0:18:22At £70, your bid, sir, at £70.
0:18:22 > 0:18:2475 for the lot now. 75.
0:18:24 > 0:18:3080. 85. 90. At £90. Still in the gallery, then, at £90 for the lot.
0:18:30 > 0:18:33Are we all done at £90?
0:18:33 > 0:18:37Yes! £90! That's fantastic.
0:18:37 > 0:18:38You see, quality always sells. What
0:18:38 > 0:18:42are you going to do with that money? Less a bit of commission.
0:18:42 > 0:18:45Erm, Photoshop 6.
0:18:45 > 0:18:47So you're into your computers?
0:18:47 > 0:18:53Well, yeah, I'm getting there, getting there. I combine it with art.
0:18:53 > 0:18:58- Erm, merging watercolours with line stuff...- Yeah.
0:18:58 > 0:19:00- For pleasure, of course. - Hours of fun!
0:19:00 > 0:19:03You pretend you understand what he's talking about!
0:19:11 > 0:19:14Oh, Jean, that brings back some memories, doesn't it? Look at that.
0:19:14 > 0:19:16We saw that at the valuation day.
0:19:16 > 0:19:17That's the one we've kept back.
0:19:17 > 0:19:20We've got quite a lot of these First World War postcards
0:19:20 > 0:19:25- going under the hammer with a valuation of £100-150.- Right.
0:19:25 > 0:19:27Let's hope we get that top end, shall we?
0:19:27 > 0:19:29I'm pleased you kept that one back.
0:19:29 > 0:19:31Yes, I'm pleased, cos that was the one thing that
0:19:31 > 0:19:35started off with breeding my cats, so it's very special.
0:19:35 > 0:19:37Did you say goodbye to them this morning?
0:19:37 > 0:19:40- Oh, yes, I certainly did! - Did they wish you luck?
0:19:40 > 0:19:42Yes, they did! My friends all rang, anyway!
0:19:42 > 0:19:46These cards have been in the family a long, long time.
0:19:46 > 0:19:48- They certainly have. Almost 100 years.- Let's hope
0:19:48 > 0:19:50they find a good home today.
0:19:50 > 0:19:52- I hope so.- Let's say goodbye to them.
0:19:52 > 0:19:54They're going under the hammer right now.
0:19:54 > 0:19:57Interesting lot. It's three albums of postcards.
0:19:57 > 0:19:58Silk cards in amongst this lot.
0:19:58 > 0:20:01Interest in the lot. Start these at £55, the lot.
0:20:01 > 0:20:06At 55. 60 now. At 55. 60. 65. 70. 75.
0:20:06 > 0:20:10- 80 at the back. At £80. Gentleman's bid in the room...- We've sold.
0:20:10 > 0:20:1285. 90. 95.
0:20:12 > 0:20:16100. And 10, sir. 120. 130. 140.
0:20:16 > 0:20:19- 150. 160. 170.- They love it.- Yeah.
0:20:19 > 0:20:22The cats will be pleased!
0:20:22 > 0:20:24- Certainly will!- At £200. Downstairs, the bid at £200.
0:20:24 > 0:20:29- Are we all done at £200?- Yes! £200!
0:20:29 > 0:20:31- I'm ever so pleased. - Wonderful. Thank you.
0:20:31 > 0:20:33- They got the right money. - They're going to
0:20:33 > 0:20:35someone who's going to look after them.
0:20:35 > 0:20:36Yeah. Will you treat the cats?
0:20:36 > 0:20:39Oh, it'll pay for some cat shows, that's one thing!
0:20:39 > 0:20:42It will get me to two cat shows, anyway!
0:20:42 > 0:20:44I hope you get a winner as well.
0:20:44 > 0:20:46I certainly hope so. Thank you very much.
0:20:56 > 0:21:00Now, 27th September, 1825, is certainly a date
0:21:00 > 0:21:04to remember here in Darlington, because it was the first time ever
0:21:04 > 0:21:08a steam locomotive was used to haul passengers on a public railway
0:21:08 > 0:21:13system, and the locomotive involved was Stephenson's Locomotion No. 1.
0:21:13 > 0:21:15It certainly was a piece of railway history.
0:21:15 > 0:21:19And today in Darlington, yet another is just about to unfold.
0:21:19 > 0:21:23I'm here at Darlington Locomotive Works to find out a little bit more.
0:21:28 > 0:21:30There's thousands of rail enthusiasts in the UK,
0:21:30 > 0:21:32but one group in particular took their
0:21:32 > 0:21:36passion, their energy and their enthusiasm a lot further than most.
0:21:36 > 0:21:40They turned a pipe dream into a reality. Meet Tornado.
0:21:40 > 0:21:4749 A1 locomotives were built between 1948 and 1949, and each and every
0:21:47 > 0:21:52one of them was scrapped by 1966, replaced by modern diesel engines.
0:21:52 > 0:21:58So the A1 became a missing part of railway history till 1990.
0:21:58 > 0:22:01The idea was hatched to build a brand-new A1 from scratch, and work
0:22:01 > 0:22:06began on the 50th locomotive of this class.
0:22:06 > 0:22:11Hopefully, Director of Engineering David Elliott can tell me how a seed of an idea with thousands
0:22:11 > 0:22:15of little parts like this can turn into something like this.
0:22:15 > 0:22:19The A1 was the last development in a long line of locomotives,
0:22:19 > 0:22:21which included the Flying Scotsman and Mallard.
0:22:21 > 0:22:25Created as a simplified version of the earlier models,
0:22:25 > 0:22:28the A1 was developed for post-war conditions, when there
0:22:28 > 0:22:31was a combination of poor coal with a shortage of manpower.
0:22:31 > 0:22:35Tornado has also been tweaked from the original, but this time
0:22:35 > 0:22:40to compete with modern diesel trains on the UK's mainlines.
0:22:40 > 0:22:41David, great to meet you.
0:22:41 > 0:22:46Thank you for showing us around. I want to know who came up with the idea, because this is awesome.
0:22:46 > 0:22:50It was down to a group of enthusiasts who also happened to be businessmen
0:22:50 > 0:22:54and the rumour has it that it came out of a convivial party, and after
0:22:54 > 0:22:56they'd got past the first two or
0:22:56 > 0:23:01three bottles of wine, the question came up, discussing the whole railway
0:23:01 > 0:23:05movement about the engines which were missing from the national collection.
0:23:05 > 0:23:08And it wasn't very long before they decided that this A1 Pacific
0:23:08 > 0:23:12was the biggest omission from the collection of preserved locomotives.
0:23:12 > 0:23:15Wonderful craftsmanship. How many are in the team here?
0:23:15 > 0:23:17Well, at the moment we've got
0:23:17 > 0:23:21about six people regularly working on it, plus a number of volunteers
0:23:21 > 0:23:24and others who come in just for specific activities as required.
0:23:24 > 0:23:26Thousands of hours.
0:23:26 > 0:23:29Many thousands of man hours. We haven't totted it up, but I should
0:23:29 > 0:23:32think it's heading for 90,000-100,000 when it's finished.
0:23:32 > 0:23:35Gosh. Have you any idea of what it's cost so far?
0:23:35 > 0:23:38Up till now, we're approaching £3 million, and by the time she's
0:23:38 > 0:23:40finished, over 3 million.
0:23:40 > 0:23:43That's a lot of money. So how have you managed to fund this?
0:23:43 > 0:23:44The vast proportion has come from
0:23:44 > 0:23:48individuals contributing regularly to the project.
0:23:48 > 0:23:49What have been the main problems?
0:23:49 > 0:23:53First, we had to establish whether there were any drawings for the engine.
0:23:53 > 0:23:55Luckily, as a result of a major trawl
0:23:55 > 0:23:58through the National Railway Museum, we discovered they had
0:23:58 > 0:24:02- around of 95% of the original drawings for the loco.- Yeah.
0:24:02 > 0:24:06This made the whole project possible, because if we'd had to work just off
0:24:06 > 0:24:09an arrangement drawing and redraw all the detailed parts,
0:24:09 > 0:24:13it would have been a huge task, and really outside our capabilities.
0:24:13 > 0:24:16People said you could never build a new steam locomotive -
0:24:16 > 0:24:19- the specialist skills you need are no longer there.- Yes.
0:24:19 > 0:24:22The difficulty was, unlike the old days when there was
0:24:22 > 0:24:26a loco works that did everything on the same site, we've had to source this
0:24:26 > 0:24:29from all over the UK, and into Europe and South Africa and beyond.
0:24:29 > 0:24:31Yeah. Can we take a guided tour?
0:24:31 > 0:24:34- Certainly, by all means. - Where do you actually start?
0:24:34 > 0:24:37Well, we laid the frames in the first instance.
0:24:37 > 0:24:39That is what everything else hangs off.
0:24:39 > 0:24:44- Yes.- We did actually have the wheels made early on.
0:24:44 > 0:24:46This enabled us to get going with
0:24:46 > 0:24:50- something that was very identifiable as part of a steam locomotive.- Yeah.
0:24:50 > 0:24:55Early on, the essential thing was to make progress to make it look as though we were building an A1.
0:24:55 > 0:24:56And the boiler, where was that made?
0:24:56 > 0:25:00Well, the boiler was and has been the biggest single problem.
0:25:00 > 0:25:03There's no manufacturing facility in the UK that
0:25:03 > 0:25:08produces steam-locomotive-type boilers on this scale. And finally, we chose the Mining
0:25:08 > 0:25:12and Locomotive Works in Germany, which is, astonishingly, still
0:25:12 > 0:25:16a fully-fledged steam-locomotive works here in the 21st century.
0:25:16 > 0:25:18What's been the highs and lows so far?
0:25:18 > 0:25:21One of the highest points was when we steamed this boiler for
0:25:21 > 0:25:24the first time. They invariably leak somewhere.
0:25:24 > 0:25:27- This didn't leak anywhere, which is what we'd hope.- Once you've
0:25:27 > 0:25:30got the steam up, you've got to generate it into power.
0:25:30 > 0:25:34Yeah. In order to be able to create enough pull to start a heavy train,
0:25:34 > 0:25:38three axles are coupled together so that they all go round at once,
0:25:38 > 0:25:39and altogether, when this
0:25:39 > 0:25:44is running at, say, in the order of 75 or 80 miles an hour, she's capable of
0:25:44 > 0:25:47- producing about 2,600 horsepower.- Wow.
0:25:47 > 0:25:51That's equivalent to most of the larger diesels that are around today.
0:25:51 > 0:25:53Have you had to modify the brakes?
0:25:53 > 0:25:55Only to enable them to haul modern rolling stock.
0:25:55 > 0:26:00This must be special for the people of Darlington. Do they keep an eye on what's going on?
0:26:00 > 0:26:0523 of these were actually built in the Darlington Locomotive Works of British Railways.
0:26:05 > 0:26:08Fantastic. Every morning when you come to work here and you
0:26:08 > 0:26:11look at this, you must go, "What a great day."
0:26:11 > 0:26:13It's not always like that.
0:26:13 > 0:26:16More often than not I'm coming in to sort a problem out, but
0:26:16 > 0:26:19there are times at the end of the day when I just stand back and look at it
0:26:19 > 0:26:23and think, "What is this that this team has created?"
0:26:23 > 0:26:27- Yeah.- Cos the opportunity to build a new steam locomotive of this scale
0:26:27 > 0:26:31and size in this century is just astonishing.
0:26:35 > 0:26:37Wow! That's all I can say.
0:26:37 > 0:26:39I really wasn't expecting that.
0:26:39 > 0:26:43It's magnificent. What an incredible achievement, and the great thing is,
0:26:43 > 0:26:48Tornado's built right here in Darlington. That's history.
0:26:48 > 0:26:51One day I'm going to take a ride on her, and I'm sure all the
0:26:51 > 0:26:55people of Darlington will as well, and they'll feel extremely proud.
0:27:01 > 0:27:04Well, it's now time for our second lot of valuations,
0:27:04 > 0:27:07and everything seems to be running like clockwork for Will.
0:27:07 > 0:27:09Joanne and Carole, thanks for coming
0:27:09 > 0:27:11along today. You were here nice and early.
0:27:11 > 0:27:14- Yes, we were. - That's what we like, good!
0:27:14 > 0:27:17You've brought along some tinplate toys for us to look at.
0:27:17 > 0:27:18What can you tell me about these?
0:27:18 > 0:27:23They were my father-in-law's. He passed away, and we brought them along just to see what they are,
0:27:23 > 0:27:26what they're worth, if they're worth selling.
0:27:26 > 0:27:28I mean, date-wise,
0:27:28 > 0:27:31they're going to be from perhaps the '50s, perhaps the early '60s.
0:27:31 > 0:27:35Tinplate toys and, as you can see, in the box, "Made in Romania".
0:27:35 > 0:27:39Now, before we get too excited, as people do about tinplate toys,
0:27:39 > 0:27:44the market for the collectable tinplate toys is really the Japanese and German tinplate.
0:27:44 > 0:27:48Romanian tinplate toys, I'm afraid, haven't quite reached those heights,
0:27:48 > 0:27:50so we're not talking megabucks here.
0:27:50 > 0:27:52But let's have a closer look anyway.
0:27:52 > 0:27:54You've got here the steamroller.
0:27:54 > 0:27:57- Yeah.- That's a bit of fun. And if I take this one here out of
0:27:57 > 0:28:01the box, look at this sort of modern, futuristic design.
0:28:01 > 0:28:04See the way the buildings are designed? You say they work?
0:28:04 > 0:28:08- Yes.- Well, let's put it to the test, shall we? I've got the key here.
0:28:10 > 0:28:13Look at that. All modes of transport. It's a little bit sticky.
0:28:13 > 0:28:15A bit of oil, that'll go nicely.
0:28:15 > 0:28:19I'm sure even the kids of today, with their minds plugged into the
0:28:19 > 0:28:22computer games, I'm sure they would find those appealing.
0:28:22 > 0:28:24The steam tractor also works?
0:28:24 > 0:28:26- Yes, it does.- So when I wind this up
0:28:26 > 0:28:28and let it go on the table, it won't fly off the end?
0:28:28 > 0:28:31No, no, no. It'll go backwards and forwards.
0:28:31 > 0:28:32Oh, it's got forwards and reverse?
0:28:32 > 0:28:35- It has.- Clever. Let's look if we can get that...
0:28:37 > 0:28:40There it is, look. Ah!
0:28:41 > 0:28:45That's great fun, good. Backwards and forwards. I'll just let that run down,
0:28:45 > 0:28:47cos otherwise it'll go non-stop.
0:28:47 > 0:28:50So we'll put those down there. Have you
0:28:50 > 0:28:53- thought about value at all? - No, no idea at all.- Like I say,
0:28:53 > 0:28:57the market for Romanian tinplate isn't as collectable.
0:28:57 > 0:29:01I mean, I would value the two pieces, bearing in mind one's got the box...
0:29:01 > 0:29:03It is a little bit tatty, the corners have gone.
0:29:03 > 0:29:05You've lost the lid on that box, haven't you?
0:29:05 > 0:29:08But they've got to be worth a tenner apiece. I'd suggest
0:29:08 > 0:29:12putting them into auction at an estimate of £20-30.
0:29:12 > 0:29:15To be honest, I'd probably advise you not putting a reserve on them.
0:29:15 > 0:29:17Then they will make what they make.
0:29:17 > 0:29:20Bit of a gamble, at auction, not putting a reserve on.
0:29:20 > 0:29:23Well, I'm confident we'll get close to the £20.
0:29:23 > 0:29:27Carole, you didn't even expect to be here this morning?
0:29:27 > 0:29:32She texted me for coffee this morning, and I end up in here on this show.
0:29:32 > 0:29:34- You end up in the Flog It queue.- Yes.
0:29:34 > 0:29:37You came into town for a skinny latte and instead you've got
0:29:37 > 0:29:40- a skinny valuer!- Yes!
0:29:40 > 0:29:44- You could come with us if you want! - Well, that's very kind of you!
0:29:44 > 0:29:45On the day, perhaps if I get
0:29:45 > 0:29:48close to your £20, I'll take you up on that offer.
0:29:48 > 0:29:50We'll have a nice cup of coffee at the saleroom.
0:29:50 > 0:29:52Yes, we will do!
0:29:58 > 0:30:00- David?- Yes.- Shirley?- Yes.
0:30:00 > 0:30:03Welcome to Flog It. And you've brought along a very interesting
0:30:03 > 0:30:07- thing. This Taurus the bull.- Taurus, yes.- Can you tell us about it?
0:30:07 > 0:30:09Where did you get it from, David?
0:30:09 > 0:30:12- Bishop's Stortford in Hertfordshire. - OK. Who chose it?
0:30:12 > 0:30:17We both saw it, and his birthday is in May, which is Taurus the bull.
0:30:17 > 0:30:22- Is that what attracted you? What do you like about it? - Well, actually, I wanted the eagle.
0:30:22 > 0:30:25There was a ceramic eagle.
0:30:25 > 0:30:28And then my wife said, "Well, here's a bull.
0:30:28 > 0:30:31"You're May. Shall we have it?" And I liked it straightaway, really.
0:30:31 > 0:30:33- OK. But your wife made the decision?- I think so.
0:30:33 > 0:30:37- There's a pattern there, isn't there?- Oh, yes!
0:30:37 > 0:30:40So when was this that you brought it down in Bishop's Stortford?
0:30:40 > 0:30:42It must be about 40 years ago.
0:30:42 > 0:30:45- 40 years ago. Quite a while ago? - Oh, yes, yes.
0:30:45 > 0:30:48- And do you remember what you paid for it?- £25.
0:30:48 > 0:30:49- Good memory, David!- Oh, yes!
0:30:49 > 0:30:51- Yeah?- Money, isn't it?!
0:30:51 > 0:30:53A good memory for numbers?!
0:30:53 > 0:30:56- Erm, fairly. - No, he leaves that to me!
0:30:56 > 0:30:58Well, this is an interesting piece
0:30:58 > 0:31:02by Wedgwood, the zodiac bull, Taurus the bull. Obviously, as you've seen,
0:31:02 > 0:31:05it's got signs of the zodiac all the way around it.
0:31:05 > 0:31:07This was designed by Arnold Machin.
0:31:07 > 0:31:13He was a designer for Wedgwood, but what he was particularly famous for was the postage stamp.
0:31:13 > 0:31:16He designed that famous profile portrait of the Queen, and that
0:31:16 > 0:31:20image has been reproduced over 200 billion times.
0:31:20 > 0:31:23- Yes.- He also designed a number of other things, including this bull,
0:31:23 > 0:31:27which kind of shows the diversity of his work, really.
0:31:27 > 0:31:30So it's quite interesting. Any idea what the current value is?
0:31:30 > 0:31:33Cos £25 40 years ago was quite a lot of money.
0:31:33 > 0:31:35- It was, yes. - What was it the equivalent of?
0:31:35 > 0:31:37- Can you think, Shirley?- No, no.
0:31:37 > 0:31:40- A week's wage.- A week's wage? - It could be, yes.
0:31:40 > 0:31:42So, what's a week's wage now?
0:31:42 > 0:31:46- It's anywhere from 150 upwards, isn't it, I suppose?- Yes, yes.
0:31:46 > 0:31:47I've sold a lot of these in auction.
0:31:47 > 0:31:50They generally make between 100 and 200.
0:31:50 > 0:31:52Sometimes a little bit more.
0:31:52 > 0:31:54But that's the guide price that I would suggest on it, and
0:31:54 > 0:31:56we'll put a reserve of £100 on it.
0:31:56 > 0:31:58- And it'll go on the internet? - I believe it will.
0:31:58 > 0:32:01- So I think we should put a £100 reserve on it.- Great.
0:32:01 > 0:32:06Cos if it doesn't make that, it's worth that, and it should make
0:32:06 > 0:32:08- a couple of hundred quid.- Oh, great.
0:32:08 > 0:32:14- Why are you selling it?- The family don't really appreciate it, and as my
0:32:14 > 0:32:1651st wedding anniversary's coming up,
0:32:16 > 0:32:19I'll get something for the wife and something to replace it.
0:32:19 > 0:32:21Yeah. Have you got anything in mind?
0:32:21 > 0:32:22Not really, no.
0:32:22 > 0:32:26We're going to Carlisle, so there's some good shops there,
0:32:26 > 0:32:28- antiques.- Something nice.- Yeah.
0:32:28 > 0:32:29A nice idea to commemorate 51 years.
0:32:29 > 0:32:32- Oh, yes. - Thank you for bringing it along.
0:32:32 > 0:32:36I think it'll make a couple of hundred pounds. I do hope it makes a good price.
0:32:36 > 0:32:39- Right, thank you.- I'll be at the auction there for moral support, and
0:32:39 > 0:32:44- let's hope it goes well.- Smashing. - Thanks for coming to Flog It. - Thanks very much.
0:32:49 > 0:32:52Dane, thanks for coming in today to see us here at Flog It, and
0:32:52 > 0:32:53you've brought with you
0:32:53 > 0:32:56a piece of jewellery. Now, we always like seeing
0:32:56 > 0:32:59good-quality jewellery boxes as valuers and auctioneers - that
0:32:59 > 0:33:03generally means the piece inside is going to be good quality, too. Let's have a look.
0:33:03 > 0:33:07If I open it up, well, there it is. Look at that. Quite a showy piece
0:33:07 > 0:33:12What can you tell me about it? Is it something you've inherited? Purchased?
0:33:12 > 0:33:15Well, I did purchase it, but not how you think.
0:33:15 > 0:33:18I bought an old pine tool chest full of old tools.
0:33:18 > 0:33:20And in the bottom of there was
0:33:20 > 0:33:24an old Oxo tin, and inside the Oxo tin... There we go.
0:33:24 > 0:33:27- Don't tell me this was inside the... - Yeah, that was inside.
0:33:27 > 0:33:29And did you know it was there when you were bidding?
0:33:29 > 0:33:33I didn't, no. I was after the box, the chest itself, cos I like wooden
0:33:33 > 0:33:36- boxes.- So this was literally a bonus in the bottom of the box?
0:33:36 > 0:33:38- A good bonus.- And how much did you pay for the box?
0:33:38 > 0:33:40- £15!- No! Get out!
0:33:40 > 0:33:45- And where was this saleroom? You can tell me afterwards!- I will do!
0:33:45 > 0:33:47Quite a story. It's those sort of stories
0:33:47 > 0:33:50that make the auction room so exciting.
0:33:50 > 0:33:53That's why you've got to go to these places and view well.
0:33:53 > 0:33:58Right, well, let's have a closer look at it, if I take it out of its nicely-fitted box.
0:33:58 > 0:34:01We can see that it's fully diamond encrusted.
0:34:01 > 0:34:05We've had a look at the size of the diamonds, and we've calculated that
0:34:05 > 0:34:10there are roughly sort of 2.1 carats' worth of diamonds there in total.
0:34:10 > 0:34:11Good-quality stones.
0:34:11 > 0:34:14- They're old-brilliant cut, which is just the style of cut.- Yeah.
0:34:14 > 0:34:18And if I spin it over, with nice-quality
0:34:18 > 0:34:22jewellery, you can tell a lot more sometimes by the back of a piece
0:34:22 > 0:34:25than you can about the front.
0:34:25 > 0:34:28These are the parts you're not meant to see, not show, but
0:34:28 > 0:34:31the quality in the workmanship and the finish is top notch,
0:34:31 > 0:34:34which would suggest to you that someone's taken a lot of care over this.
0:34:34 > 0:34:37And here we've got the pin attachment.
0:34:37 > 0:34:40And have you ever noticed that you can actually take this piece off?
0:34:40 > 0:34:44Yeah, you can. I believe you could put it on a pendant or, like, a...
0:34:44 > 0:34:46That's generally how they worked.
0:34:46 > 0:34:47I'll see if I can take this off now.
0:34:47 > 0:34:51There we go. So I've taken that off, and you can see you've got an area
0:34:51 > 0:34:54there where you can either attach this perhaps to a pendant,
0:34:54 > 0:34:57and occasionally they would attach to a bracelet.
0:34:57 > 0:35:02So, very versatile. I'll pop that back on so we don't lose it.
0:35:02 > 0:35:05Well, let's pop that back in its case safely.
0:35:05 > 0:35:08The only other thing to say is that it's set in silver on gold.
0:35:08 > 0:35:11Generally, they would set these diamonds in silver, because if they
0:35:11 > 0:35:15set them in gold, it would tend to discolour the diamonds, because of the
0:35:15 > 0:35:18yellow of the gold, and then that would just give a bit of a yellow
0:35:18 > 0:35:23tint to the diamonds, when really people are after the brilliant white.
0:35:23 > 0:35:26And I would suspect that this dates from that late 19th century.
0:35:26 > 0:35:281890, that sort of period.
0:35:28 > 0:35:30So why did you want to sell it?
0:35:30 > 0:35:33Well, it's not modern or, you know...
0:35:33 > 0:35:35It doesn't really have any practicability.
0:35:35 > 0:35:39Yeah. I mean, it's wearable. It is a wearable brooch.
0:35:39 > 0:35:42Value-wise, I don't know if you've ever had it valued?
0:35:42 > 0:35:47- I haven't, no.- No, you didn't go back to the auction you bought it from?!- I didn't dare!
0:35:47 > 0:35:49They'd say, "We'll have that back, thank you!"
0:35:49 > 0:35:52- Yes!- I think a sensible estimate for it
0:35:52 > 0:35:57at auction... I would like to see it in a catalogue at, let's say, £6-800.
0:35:57 > 0:35:58How do you feel about that?
0:35:58 > 0:36:01- Is that a figure you were thinking of?- That will get us
0:36:01 > 0:36:05- a painter and decorator in up the whole stairs and landing.- Will it?
0:36:05 > 0:36:08We're doing half the house already on that! Dane, it's been
0:36:08 > 0:36:11great seeing it, and I think it could be one of the stars
0:36:11 > 0:36:13of the show at the auction.
0:36:13 > 0:36:16And I'll see you there. £6-800. We'll reserve it at £600.
0:36:16 > 0:36:18We'll fix it at that, because
0:36:18 > 0:36:21I don't think the auctioneer's going to need any discretion.
0:36:21 > 0:36:23That's right, yeah. Good!
0:36:25 > 0:36:30Well, there you are. Another three items valued, and another trip to the auction room.
0:36:30 > 0:36:33What a lot of fun these toys are, and I'm sure any big kid would
0:36:33 > 0:36:36want to get their hands on these and have a play.
0:36:36 > 0:36:39And I hope the stars are on our side today and there's a stampede of
0:36:39 > 0:36:43bidders when the Taurus bull goes under the hammer.
0:36:43 > 0:36:44And finally, the brooch.
0:36:44 > 0:36:50I know diamonds are a girl's best friend, but at £600-£800, they could be Dane's, too.
0:36:50 > 0:36:53Will certainly has high hopes for the gorgeous diamond brooch,
0:36:53 > 0:36:57but how does auctioneer Peter Cartwright think it's going to do?
0:36:57 > 0:37:00This is a bit of quality. Look at this sparkling away.
0:37:00 > 0:37:02It's a real little gem.
0:37:02 > 0:37:042.1 carats, this diamond brooch.
0:37:04 > 0:37:07Belongs to Dane. You're going to love this, because
0:37:07 > 0:37:10it was inside a tool chest that they got for £15 in a little tiny tin.
0:37:10 > 0:37:12Very good £15 spent.
0:37:12 > 0:37:15We've got a value of £600-£800,
0:37:15 > 0:37:19- with a fixed reserve of 600. - Well, worth it.- Can we flog it?
0:37:19 > 0:37:23I'm sure we can. We've a good quality diamond brooch,
0:37:23 > 0:37:26late Victorian, original box, from Conduit Street in London, Mayfair.
0:37:26 > 0:37:30Fantastic piece. I don't think we'll have a problem selling this.
0:37:30 > 0:37:33- OK.- It should make the top estimate.- And more?
0:37:33 > 0:37:35And more, hopefully, on the day. I would hope so.
0:37:35 > 0:37:37OK, if you had to put a value on this the afternoon when somebody
0:37:37 > 0:37:40walked in, would you say 600-800, or would you say 800-1,000?
0:37:40 > 0:37:43I would hope for 800-1,000. I would hope.
0:37:43 > 0:37:47We're going to be relying on you to weave some magic. We want to see £1,000.
0:37:47 > 0:37:49It would be fantastic if we could.
0:37:55 > 0:37:58I believe coffee and cake is in order after this little lot.
0:37:58 > 0:37:59- Don't you, Joanne and Carole?- Yes.
0:37:59 > 0:38:02We've got tin toys and a valuation from Will of £20.
0:38:02 > 0:38:05Yeah, not a lot, but we explained that on the day, didn't we?
0:38:05 > 0:38:10And I think if they sell, you've promised me coffee and cake, so I've got my eye on a little...
0:38:10 > 0:38:16- Can I come as well?- I think there's enough for two.- Hey, who came up with the idea of no reserve?- Him.
0:38:16 > 0:38:19- Oh!- Yes, well, you always like to have a couple no reserve.
0:38:19 > 0:38:24- Guaranteed sales.- What happens if it struggles at £10? Guess who's not getting coffee and cake?
0:38:24 > 0:38:26Me again. I will stick my own hand up.
0:38:26 > 0:38:29I'll buy it for 20 quid and take you all out, how's that?
0:38:29 > 0:38:31I'm pretty sure it'll do the top end.
0:38:31 > 0:38:33- It's a bit of quality. - Yeah, and it's a bit of fun
0:38:33 > 0:38:37and, hopefully, there's some toy collectors in here and dealers.
0:38:37 > 0:38:39We've got a packed house...
0:38:39 > 0:38:42The two Romanian, clockwork, tinplate toys.
0:38:42 > 0:38:45And I have 15 to start on these. At 15. 20 now for the toys.
0:38:45 > 0:38:48Well, 15 sells them.
0:38:48 > 0:38:5020 at the back, the bid. At £20.
0:38:50 > 0:38:54- This is good. - Are we all done at £20?
0:38:54 > 0:38:57Well, it sold at the lower end. That's not bad, is it?
0:38:57 > 0:38:58- We got it away.- Yeah.
0:38:58 > 0:39:00- Coffee and cake!- We're in!
0:39:02 > 0:39:04- For you two.- I'm paying.
0:39:04 > 0:39:08- Fair enough.- Thank you so much for being so much fun.
0:39:14 > 0:39:19David and Shirley, it's now time to find out exactly what that china bull will do.
0:39:19 > 0:39:22It's the sign of Taurus. Adam, is it a bullish price?
0:39:22 > 0:39:25I think it will hit towards 200.
0:39:25 > 0:39:27- Plus a little more.- Mm. - Had a chat to the auctioneer.
0:39:27 > 0:39:31He liked it as well. We both sort of thought it was very unusual.
0:39:31 > 0:39:33- Yes, it was, yeah. - You never know, do you?
0:39:33 > 0:39:37- We could get that £200 mark. - Could do.- Why do you want to sell it?
0:39:37 > 0:39:43I've had it a long time and our sons aren't interested in it, and you have to start getting rid of things.
0:39:43 > 0:39:48- OK.- And it's our 51st anniversary of our wedding...- Congratulations.
0:39:48 > 0:39:50We've been away for a week and now...
0:39:50 > 0:39:55- Where did you go? - Just outside Carlisle. Beautiful hotel.- Business spa hotel.
0:39:55 > 0:39:57Oh, lovely.
0:39:57 > 0:39:58So now you're going to pay for it?
0:39:58 > 0:40:02- That will pay for it.- No, I thought of buying something for me wife.
0:40:02 > 0:40:05Oh, lovely. Well, let's hope we get top money. This is it.
0:40:05 > 0:40:07The Wedgwood Taurus bull, decorated
0:40:07 > 0:40:10with colour transfer prints depicting signs of the zodiac.
0:40:10 > 0:40:13Interest in this lot. I can start this away at £90.
0:40:13 > 0:40:17100 now. 100 seated. 110 I'll take.
0:40:17 > 0:40:22At 110. 120. 130. 120 with the lady seated in the third row at 120.
0:40:22 > 0:40:26130 now for the lot. Are we all done? 130 at the back.
0:40:26 > 0:40:29140. 150. 140 with the lady still.
0:40:29 > 0:40:33At £140. Are we all done at £140?
0:40:33 > 0:40:36Hammer's gone down. We've sold it at mid estimate.
0:40:36 > 0:40:39- It's gone.- Yes.- It's gone.
0:40:39 > 0:40:42- Oh, yes,- Big smiles. It's a good result.- Yes.
0:40:42 > 0:40:44- Well, it is a good result.- Yes.
0:40:50 > 0:40:54As good finds go, it doesn't get much better than this next lot.
0:40:54 > 0:40:56We've got a diamond brooch. It belongs to Dane
0:40:56 > 0:40:59and it was found in a tool chest that you bought for £15.
0:40:59 > 0:41:02- That's right.- Gosh. 2.1 carats.
0:41:02 > 0:41:05- Good size.- £600, £800 possibly.
0:41:05 > 0:41:08Got to be worth that. I mean, if it doesn't sell, I'll be disappointed.
0:41:08 > 0:41:10At £600-£800, it's worth all of that.
0:41:10 > 0:41:13You work down the high street and see what sort of equivalent they're
0:41:13 > 0:41:17putting on these sort of things in the shop window and you can put a nought on the end.
0:41:17 > 0:41:21- Had a chat to the auctioneer. He totally agreed with the valuation.- Good.
0:41:21 > 0:41:22I'm hoping for the top end.
0:41:22 > 0:41:24What went through your mind when you found that?
0:41:24 > 0:41:27Did you think, "It's costume jewellery," or something?
0:41:27 > 0:41:31No, I wasn't really interested at first, cos I was more interested in the handles what was on top of it.
0:41:31 > 0:41:37- Yeah. And then you saw it and you thought...- It looked a bit dirty and cleaned it up and I thought,
0:41:37 > 0:41:40- "Well, it's sparkling, so it's got to be something." - Did you get it valued?
0:41:40 > 0:41:42No, no, it's been in a cupboard.
0:41:42 > 0:41:47So the first time you knew exactly how much it was worth was when you met Will at the valuation day?
0:41:47 > 0:41:49- That's right, yes.- Mm. - That must have been a nice moment?
0:41:49 > 0:41:54It was and it's come at the right time, cos we're doing up the house.
0:41:54 > 0:41:57- Haemorrhages money, doesn't it? - Yeah, it does.- This is it.
0:41:57 > 0:41:59We're going to find out exactly what this is worth.
0:41:59 > 0:42:02This very good-quality, late-Victorian, diamond brooch
0:42:02 > 0:42:04in the form of a Catherine wheel.
0:42:04 > 0:42:08Interest in the lot. I'll open this up at £450.
0:42:08 > 0:42:12At 450. 500. And 50. 600. In the room the bid.
0:42:12 > 0:42:14- We're there.- We need another bidder. - 650 now.
0:42:14 > 0:42:19At £600, gentleman's bid. At £600. 650 surely now for this brooch.
0:42:19 > 0:42:22At £600. Are we all done? At £600.
0:42:22 > 0:42:25650. 700. At 650 beside me now.
0:42:25 > 0:42:29At £650. Are we all done at £650?
0:42:29 > 0:42:33£650! Phew, did it!
0:42:33 > 0:42:35Yeah, we got it away for you.
0:42:35 > 0:42:39- We've got the paint. - Yeah, got the paint. I think you've got some wood,
0:42:39 > 0:42:44- some screws, some nails. I think you've got quite a bit there... - I've already got the tools.
0:42:44 > 0:42:46Yeah, they're in the bottom of the box!
0:42:52 > 0:42:56Well, how about that? Another great Flog It day out in the auction
0:42:56 > 0:42:59room here in Darlington and we're coming to the end of the show now.
0:42:59 > 0:43:01All our owners have gone home happy.
0:43:01 > 0:43:05Probably spending the money on holidays, nights out,
0:43:05 > 0:43:06doing up the house, pairs of shoes.
0:43:06 > 0:43:11But that is what it's all about, turning unwanted collectables into spending cash.
0:43:11 > 0:43:13I hope you've enjoyed today's show.
0:43:13 > 0:43:16So until the next time from Darlington, cheerio.
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