0:00:02 > 0:00:05Today we're 20 miles from London, in a town that was at the forefront
0:00:05 > 0:00:09of Britain's post-war plans to reinvent urban life.
0:00:09 > 0:00:12Welcome to Flog It!, from Harlow.
0:00:45 > 0:00:50Many of the buildings in Harlow were designed by world-famous architects.
0:00:50 > 0:00:53This is known as The Chantry, designed by
0:00:53 > 0:00:56husband and wife team, Maxwell Fry and Jane Drew,
0:00:56 > 0:00:58both social idealists
0:00:58 > 0:01:03who believed the better the quality of the building, the better the quality of your life.
0:01:05 > 0:01:11Maxwell and Jane helped bring Modernist architecture to Britain in the 30s,
0:01:11 > 0:01:17introducing us to the bold new ideas of iconic figures such as Walter Gropius and le Corbusier.
0:01:20 > 0:01:25They also designed many award-winning public buildings around the world
0:01:25 > 0:01:30and today we're in the thoroughly modern Latin Bush Centre(!)
0:01:32 > 0:01:36And looking for the best items to take to auction are our two experts,
0:01:36 > 0:01:37Mr Charlie Ross and Mark Stacey.
0:01:37 > 0:01:41Sorry to interrupt, guys. We've got a massive queue. Good luck.
0:01:43 > 0:01:49There's no time to lose, so let's get going with our first valuation.
0:01:51 > 0:01:56Chris, you bought this wonderful pot in to show us. Why have you brought it in?
0:01:56 > 0:01:59Really to find out a little bit more about it.
0:01:59 > 0:02:03- My husband's done a little bit of research on the internet. - The good old internet!
0:02:03 > 0:02:09Yes, and we think it's Satsuma, we're not 100% sure, obviously we'd like you to clarify that.
0:02:09 > 0:02:11Well, you're spot on, it is Satsuma.
0:02:11 > 0:02:15Now, Satsuma is a Japanese earthenware pottery
0:02:15 > 0:02:18which tends to be a very creamy texture,
0:02:18 > 0:02:24and a key point to identify Japanese Satsuma ware is this mark here, Chris.
0:02:24 > 0:02:29You see that circle with the cross in it? That's the Princess Satsuma,
0:02:29 > 0:02:35so that tells you that it's come from the Satsuma region, and this, of course, is the maker's mark.
0:02:35 > 0:02:38I can't read it, I'm afraid, but it is a very nice piece.
0:02:38 > 0:02:42What I can tell you is it won't be one of the major artists,
0:02:42 > 0:02:45it won't be by Kinkozan or Yabu Meizan.
0:02:45 > 0:02:52They produced top-quality pieces, very finely painted and all-over decorated.
0:02:52 > 0:02:57This is typical of that slightly earlier to mid period,
0:02:57 > 0:03:02sort of 1880, 1890, because of these deep rich
0:03:02 > 0:03:06blue enamels, very thick enamels on that, and basically,
0:03:06 > 0:03:08obviously if I could read Japanese it would help,
0:03:08 > 0:03:11because this is obviously telling a story.
0:03:11 > 0:03:14As we move it around you can see you've got these various
0:03:14 > 0:03:17gods and mortals in various scenes going round it.
0:03:17 > 0:03:22The whole thing is wonderfully put together, very tactile.
0:03:22 > 0:03:24Why are you selling it?
0:03:24 > 0:03:28It's a little bit big for our home and it doesn't
0:03:28 > 0:03:31hold any sentimental value for myself or my husband, really.
0:03:31 > 0:03:36It was his grandparents' and we don't want it, to be truthful.
0:03:36 > 0:03:37To be truthful... fair enough.
0:03:37 > 0:03:39We live different lives these days.
0:03:39 > 0:03:44Our Victorian and Edwardian grandparents wanted the house filled with aspidistras...
0:03:44 > 0:03:47- That's what was in there. - You know, and I can tell.
0:03:47 > 0:03:50I'm coming onto the bad bit next because inside we've got
0:03:50 > 0:03:54- a nasty stain and there's been some water-staining on the outside.- Yeah.
0:03:54 > 0:03:58But I just think it's such a lovely pot, it's a really nice, perky piece.
0:03:58 > 0:04:02In terms of value, now what do you think?
0:04:02 > 0:04:07I don't know about two, three, £400... I don't know!
0:04:07 > 0:04:10That's a typical auctioneer's thing two, three, £400, whatever!
0:04:10 > 0:04:13- It depends on the day, yeah! - It depends on the day.
0:04:13 > 0:04:16I think it's somewhere between those, actually.
0:04:16 > 0:04:21I'd put an estimate of £300 to £400 on it with a reserve of £300,
0:04:21 > 0:04:23- with 10% discretion on the day.- Yeah, yeah...
0:04:23 > 0:04:24Would you be happy with that?
0:04:24 > 0:04:28Yes, my husband's told me that he doesn't want it to go for nothing.
0:04:28 > 0:04:30Let's hope it does really well at the auction.
0:04:30 > 0:04:31Let's hope so!
0:04:41 > 0:04:44These are very visual objects, Peter.
0:04:44 > 0:04:47I think they're delightfully coloured, very stylised.
0:04:47 > 0:04:50- Do you know what they are?- Flagons.
0:04:50 > 0:04:54Flagons? Well, that's absolutely right, they're whisky flagons.
0:04:54 > 0:04:57- Have you looked at the bottom of them?- I think they're Royal Doulton.
0:04:57 > 0:05:00They are, absolutely right. Have you had them a long time?
0:05:00 > 0:05:03They belonged to my mother, who is 90 this year.
0:05:03 > 0:05:06- Oh, really!- Yes, and she recently...
0:05:06 > 0:05:13because of that she had to downsize, and these flagons she offered to my son,
0:05:13 > 0:05:18Christopher and he said to her, "Ooh, thank you ever so much",
0:05:18 > 0:05:22and then when Mum had gone, he said, "They are absolutely hideous!
0:05:22 > 0:05:28"I would not give them house room, dispose of them!"
0:05:28 > 0:05:29- So...- Is mum still alive?
0:05:29 > 0:05:31- Oh, she is, very much so! - Oh, my goodness me!
0:05:31 > 0:05:33She'd better not hear of this story!
0:05:33 > 0:05:35Do you know how old they are?
0:05:35 > 0:05:38Not at all. I know nothing about them whatsoever.
0:05:38 > 0:05:40Right. They're 1920s.
0:05:40 > 0:05:42Right...
0:05:42 > 0:05:45You can tell from the Doulton stamp with Doulton England underneath it...
0:05:45 > 0:05:49they're 1920s with a lovely sort of stylised poppy decoration -
0:05:49 > 0:05:51not that the colour's poppy at all,
0:05:51 > 0:05:57and then this fabulous crisp acanthus leaf decoration running up the body.
0:05:57 > 0:06:01They're not that practical, to be honest, they haven't got spouts.
0:06:01 > 0:06:06I suspect they don't pour that well, and I don't suppose you've ever used them for that?
0:06:06 > 0:06:07No. They've got no lip, have they?
0:06:07 > 0:06:10No, they haven't. What surprises me is the condition.
0:06:10 > 0:06:14You would expect, over a hundred years, these to have been chipped.
0:06:14 > 0:06:17There are no chippings or damage to them whatsoever.
0:06:17 > 0:06:24Now, going onto the value, I would say you ought to have a guess.
0:06:24 > 0:06:31My wife guessed about £20 and I guessed about £120, so...
0:06:31 > 0:06:34- You've won the valuation award! - If you split the difference...
0:06:34 > 0:06:37No. I think we can do better than split the difference,
0:06:37 > 0:06:40because I would attach a value of certainly £100 to £150.
0:06:40 > 0:06:48I think they might make a little bit more, but I think a safe valuation is £100 to £150 and reserve at £100,
0:06:48 > 0:06:53perhaps a bit of discretion, because after all, your son would rather have the money than the pots!
0:06:53 > 0:06:54- Yes, I'm sure!- Yeah...
0:06:54 > 0:06:56- Thank you very much.- Thank you.
0:07:03 > 0:07:0820th century modern world, it doesn't get better than that, does it? Concorde memorabilia...
0:07:08 > 0:07:11what an iconic plane and do you know something, if I had the money when
0:07:11 > 0:07:14that plane was in service, I would have been on it!
0:07:14 > 0:07:17I missed out, but somebody who didn't is Sylvia here.
0:07:17 > 0:07:20She flew on that aircraft and here's the memorabilia to go with it -
0:07:20 > 0:07:25a certificate, in-flight magazine, Concorde brochure and, of course,
0:07:25 > 0:07:28the Concorde menu as well.
0:07:28 > 0:07:31Let's see how they travelled in style, shall we.
0:07:31 > 0:07:37Oh, look, Kiwi fresh fruit for an appetiser, garnished asparagus and
0:07:37 > 0:07:41cucumber as a main course, cheese and crackers, glass of champagne...
0:07:41 > 0:07:43all on board Concorde.
0:07:43 > 0:07:46If this was part of the plane itself, the fuselage or
0:07:46 > 0:07:50part of the interior, it's worth thousands of pounds.
0:07:50 > 0:07:52There are so many Concorde collectors out there.
0:07:52 > 0:07:58But this little package alone with its menu is worth £60 to £80
0:07:58 > 0:08:03and I think the memories that you've got are worth far more than that.
0:08:03 > 0:08:05It's a trip of a lifetime.
0:08:05 > 0:08:08I can see you've got tears in your eyes, reliving it, re-flying it.
0:08:08 > 0:08:11How many of you would love to fly on Concorde?
0:08:11 > 0:08:14All of you! Has anybody? No, no, no!
0:08:14 > 0:08:17What lovely memories! Sylvia, thank you so much.
0:08:17 > 0:08:18Thank you very much.
0:08:23 > 0:08:25- Hello, Keith.- Hi.
0:08:25 > 0:08:27You've brought a very interesting object in,
0:08:27 > 0:08:30a medal from the Battle of the Nile. Where did you get it from?
0:08:30 > 0:08:35I bought it in a shop in Cornwall some three years ago when Nelson was quite popular.
0:08:35 > 0:08:38Yes, 2005, the bicentenary.
0:08:38 > 0:08:43That's it, yeah, and my view was to buy it with a view to selling it on at some stage.
0:08:43 > 0:08:46- And that's why you've brought it in to us today?- Yes, indeed.
0:08:46 > 0:08:51Of course, it's the Battle of the Nile, 1798, one of Nelson's famous victories.
0:08:51 > 0:08:55At the time, these would have been handed out to different classes so
0:08:55 > 0:08:59for Nelson and the other admirals, they would have had a gold version.
0:08:59 > 0:09:03For the junior officers, there would have been a silver version, so we
0:09:03 > 0:09:06- know, of course, as a bronze medal, it would have been for a rating.- Yes.
0:09:06 > 0:09:08We'll have a little look here.
0:09:08 > 0:09:11Now we've got here, you know,
0:09:11 > 0:09:18Rear Admiral Lord Nelson of the Nile and obviously a portrait of him.
0:09:18 > 0:09:20He did actually like
0:09:20 > 0:09:24advertising himself, he wasn't shy at the time,
0:09:24 > 0:09:28and then we turn it over and then of course we've got
0:09:28 > 0:09:32"Almighty God had blessed his Majesty's Arms" and then we've got
0:09:32 > 0:09:39the details of the battle underneath and obviously a representation of the ships that were involved.
0:09:40 > 0:09:45These do come up from time to time and at the moment, they don't always make a huge amount of money.
0:09:45 > 0:09:51This one, for example, we would suggest an estimate of £200 to £300.
0:09:51 > 0:09:54- Now does that sit comfortably with you?- It does.
0:09:54 > 0:09:57We'll put a £200 reserve, of course, because we want to protect it.
0:09:57 > 0:10:00We don't want to give it away, so we should put a £200 fixed reserve.
0:10:00 > 0:10:03- How would you feel about that? - Fine, very happy with it.
0:10:03 > 0:10:05Thank you for bringing such an interesting
0:10:05 > 0:10:08and historical item in and I look forward to the auction.
0:10:08 > 0:10:09Thank you very much.
0:10:09 > 0:10:13Outside, people are still arriving laden with treasures,
0:10:13 > 0:10:16but right now we're heading off to the auction room,
0:10:16 > 0:10:19and here's a quick recap of all the items we're taking with us.
0:10:19 > 0:10:23First off, it's Christine's piece of Satsuma pottery, which I'm sure
0:10:23 > 0:10:27will cause a happy stir in the auction room.
0:10:27 > 0:10:31Even though Peter's son thought these whisky flasks were hideous,
0:10:31 > 0:10:34they'll hopefully be plenty of Doulton collectors at the sale
0:10:34 > 0:10:35who are gonna snap them up!
0:10:35 > 0:10:40And finally, it's amazing how much historic medals can fetch,
0:10:40 > 0:10:43and I'm sure Keith's is no exception.
0:10:48 > 0:10:52All your family heirlooms will be going under the hammer here
0:10:52 > 0:10:53and hopefully reaching top prices.
0:10:53 > 0:10:57Fingers crossed at Reeman Dansie Auctions in Colchester.
0:10:57 > 0:11:01The man on the rostrum is auctioneer James Grintner.
0:11:06 > 0:11:09Next up that wonderful Japanese Satsuma jardiniere.
0:11:09 > 0:11:13We have that in the sale valued at £300 to £400 but unfortunately,
0:11:13 > 0:11:17we don't have its owner, Christine, but we do have Robert, her son.
0:11:17 > 0:11:19Now where's Mum? On holiday?
0:11:19 > 0:11:20- Grand Canaria.- Oh, lovely!
0:11:20 > 0:11:22- Getting a good tan?- Yes, indeed.
0:11:22 > 0:11:25- So you're looking after the house, are you?- Oh, yes, yes.
0:11:25 > 0:11:26Say no more, then!
0:11:26 > 0:11:28Keep quiet, then!
0:11:28 > 0:11:30Do you like this jardiniere Mum's selling?
0:11:30 > 0:11:32It's not that pretty, but it's OK.
0:11:32 > 0:11:34Nothing you want to inherit, really, is it?
0:11:34 > 0:11:38- No...- Get the money and spend it, that's what I say!
0:11:38 > 0:11:40Mark, we're looking at £300 to £400.
0:11:40 > 0:11:43Had a chat to the auctioneer, James Grintner, he agreed with the value.
0:11:43 > 0:11:46He did say, though, that the market has slightly dropped.
0:11:46 > 0:11:50The Americans and the Japanese aren't buying any more because
0:11:50 > 0:11:52of the credit crunch, so it's affecting us all.
0:11:52 > 0:11:56It is, and Robert sums it up as well, because he says I don't want it.
0:11:56 > 0:12:01The younger generation don't want things like this so that does affect its marketability.
0:12:01 > 0:12:02Yeah, and what do you do with them?
0:12:02 > 0:12:05Put them in the bay window and put an aspidistra in them!
0:12:05 > 0:12:08I love it, I think it's such a lovely shape, that melon shape.
0:12:08 > 0:12:10- It's your thing.- So I like it.
0:12:10 > 0:12:12OK. Fingers crossed. We're gonna find out.
0:12:12 > 0:12:15The good quality late 19th century Satsuma jardiniere.
0:12:15 > 0:12:17One there, what do you say for it?
0:12:17 > 0:12:20I have two commissions and I'll start the bidding at £200.
0:12:20 > 0:12:21Two commission bids!
0:12:21 > 0:12:26At 200, 210, 220, 230, 240,
0:12:26 > 0:12:30250, 260, 270, 280, 290.
0:12:30 > 0:12:36At 290 there's a bid over here now at 290. At £290, are you all done?
0:12:36 > 0:12:37GAVEL FALLS
0:12:37 > 0:12:40Yes! Would have liked a bit more, but we crept in there,
0:12:40 > 0:12:43just under the lower end, £290.
0:12:43 > 0:12:45I think you should get on the phone to Christine, now...
0:12:45 > 0:12:47And tell her, yeah...
0:12:47 > 0:12:49She'll be by the pool and you can actually say,
0:12:49 > 0:12:53"Christine, it's gone, £290, less a bit of commission, of course."
0:12:53 > 0:12:55- OK?- Thank you.- Thank you, Robert.
0:12:55 > 0:12:58# Don't ask me because I don't know what
0:12:58 > 0:13:01# But it's like that and that's the way it is. #
0:13:02 > 0:13:04It's a great name, Royal Doulton,
0:13:04 > 0:13:07it's about to go under the hammer. It belongs to Peter.
0:13:07 > 0:13:11We've got the whisky decanters, valued by Charlie Ross here,
0:13:11 > 0:13:14our expert, between £100 and £150. Could be drinks all round!
0:13:14 > 0:13:16It's going under the hammer.
0:13:16 > 0:13:20It's the pair of late Victorian Royal Doulton flasks, with stoppers,
0:13:20 > 0:13:22the art nouveau floral decoration, as shown.
0:13:22 > 0:13:25What would you say to start me? £100 to start me?
0:13:25 > 0:13:29£100, £100 I have, 110, 120, 130...
0:13:29 > 0:13:30Bit more, bit more, bit more!
0:13:30 > 0:13:32140, 150.
0:13:32 > 0:13:33At 150 down here now, at 150.
0:13:33 > 0:13:35At 150 as bid.
0:13:35 > 0:13:38Are you all done now at 150?
0:13:38 > 0:13:40Yes. Hammer's gone down.
0:13:40 > 0:13:41£150!
0:13:41 > 0:13:43- Top end of the estimate!- Spot on!
0:13:43 > 0:13:45Drinks all round, Charlie!
0:13:45 > 0:13:48- Interesting story, though, because they were your mother's.- Yes.
0:13:48 > 0:13:50- She's now 90.- Yes.
0:13:50 > 0:13:53Congratulations, and she passed them onto your son?
0:13:53 > 0:13:57- She did.- Why did you miss out?
0:13:57 > 0:13:59Basically because I thought they were gross,
0:13:59 > 0:14:04so I said to my son, "You're more than welcome to them!"
0:14:04 > 0:14:08Oh, brilliant! Good name, good make?
0:14:08 > 0:14:11- There are always collectors of Doulton, aren't there?- Brilliant.
0:14:19 > 0:14:21We're all ready to do battle.
0:14:21 > 0:14:23We've been joined by Keith in the nick of time.
0:14:23 > 0:14:25It's that bronze medal from the Nile.
0:14:25 > 0:14:26- £200 to £300.- That's right.
0:14:26 > 0:14:28Why are you selling this?
0:14:28 > 0:14:32- Put some money in the bank. - Right, OK. Save it for a rainy day!
0:14:32 > 0:14:34- Absolutely!- Saving up for something.
0:14:34 > 0:14:36We've seen a lot of medals before in the past.
0:14:36 > 0:14:38It's kind of a hard thing to value?
0:14:38 > 0:14:40Very. I was all at sea with this one, I have to say.
0:14:40 > 0:14:43I think he's a brave man! I think you need one as well!
0:14:43 > 0:14:45I'm gonna pin one on you if we get it.
0:14:45 > 0:14:47- You never know with these things. - No, you don't.
0:14:47 > 0:14:50I mean fortunately, we had some help from the off-screen team.
0:14:50 > 0:14:53- Which helped out. - Which does help us a lot, actually.
0:14:53 > 0:14:55The unsung heroes you could say.
0:14:55 > 0:14:59One thing I can say to you both is, if we do have a discrepancy on the valuation day,
0:14:59 > 0:15:02and you know this at home, we talk to the auctioneer, get his opinion.
0:15:02 > 0:15:06He didn't say anything, so he must agree with Mark's valuation.
0:15:06 > 0:15:07- That's a relief, anyway!- Right.
0:15:07 > 0:15:09Here we go. We're off. This is it.
0:15:09 > 0:15:11The George III Davidson Nile Medal.
0:15:11 > 0:15:13I have two commissions with me...
0:15:13 > 0:15:17- Oh, great!- I'll start the bidding at £180. At 180, At 180, 190.
0:15:17 > 0:15:21At 190 I have, at 190, 200?
0:15:21 > 0:15:23- Come on.- At 190 I have.
0:15:23 > 0:15:26190. £200 I have. At £200 down here.
0:15:26 > 0:15:28Do I hear 210 anywhere? At £200.
0:15:28 > 0:15:31- You're spot on, Mark! - At £200, are you all done?
0:15:31 > 0:15:34Absolutely spot on! £200, right on the money.
0:15:34 > 0:15:36- Right on the money.- Well done!
0:15:37 > 0:15:39Had you any idea it was worth that much?
0:15:39 > 0:15:42I wasn't sure, to be frank, but I'm glad with what I've got.
0:15:42 > 0:15:44Comfortably optimistic, weren't we!
0:15:44 > 0:15:46Absolutely, yes.
0:15:46 > 0:15:48- Well, good luck and... - Thanks for all your help.
0:15:48 > 0:15:51- And put it towards that rainy day! - That's right!
0:16:09 > 0:16:14Hello and welcome to the Combined Military Services Museum here at Maldon in the heart of Essex.
0:16:14 > 0:16:17This place really is a treasure trove of British military history
0:16:17 > 0:16:20and behind me is an awesome Thunderbird missile,
0:16:20 > 0:16:24and there's plenty more weaponry like that inside, but today
0:16:24 > 0:16:29we're going to be taking a peek at something a little more mysterious, so follow me.
0:16:34 > 0:16:40'We're inside a unique espionage collection, a genuine spy museum.
0:16:40 > 0:16:43'It's one of the most impressive displays of covert
0:16:43 > 0:16:45'operations equipment in the world
0:16:45 > 0:16:49'and at the centre of the collection are the amazing gadgets and gizmos
0:16:49 > 0:16:55'used by two real-life spies who came in from the cold to share their darkest secrets with us.
0:17:00 > 0:17:03'Captain Peter Mason and his wife, Pru, were the real thing,
0:17:03 > 0:17:09'undercover agents who risked exposure, torture and death for their country's cause.
0:17:17 > 0:17:20'Peter and Pru have hung up their reversible jackets now
0:17:20 > 0:17:24'and kindly donated more than 250 items of equipment, clothing
0:17:24 > 0:17:27'and deadly weaponry to the museum.
0:17:31 > 0:17:34'Many of the exhibits here were actually used in secret operations,
0:17:34 > 0:17:38'as well as inspiring the exploits of Ian Fleming's fictional hero,
0:17:38 > 0:17:41'James Bond, played here by Sean Connery.'
0:17:43 > 0:17:45To show me around this fabulous espionage collection
0:17:45 > 0:17:48is my own very own Q, manager, Marilyn Bullivant.
0:17:48 > 0:17:51Hello! This is absolutely fascinating because it's real,
0:17:51 > 0:17:54this is not fictional, it's not made for the movies, is it?
0:17:54 > 0:17:55No, not at all.
0:17:55 > 0:17:59All these items, everything you see here belonged to two real-life spies.
0:17:59 > 0:18:04You must have been so surprised when items started arriving from Peter and Pru?
0:18:04 > 0:18:07We were, because to start with we didn't think it was real,
0:18:07 > 0:18:10we thought it was a bit of a hoax and then all these items that
0:18:10 > 0:18:12you see before you started coming through the post.
0:18:12 > 0:18:14But they're dangerous!
0:18:14 > 0:18:18- Did you have a specialist to open them?- No, no, just us.
0:18:18 > 0:18:23We sort of started opening the parcels and took out a suit and
0:18:23 > 0:18:29a pair of well-worn shoes, and they just appeared to be everyday items.
0:18:29 > 0:18:33Talk me through just a small part of the collection you've got in front of you.
0:18:33 > 0:18:35OK, this one.
0:18:35 > 0:18:37Looks like an ordinary tin of cigarettes.
0:18:37 > 0:18:41- Is it gonna go off?- No, you're all right, you're safe with this one.
0:18:41 > 0:18:43- Is it a camera or a gun? - It just takes a picture of you.
0:18:43 > 0:18:47It's a camera. You pull that down and the lens is there, so that would take
0:18:47 > 0:18:51the image, and of course these are fake cigarettes but with a couple of real ones in there.
0:18:51 > 0:18:54So that's your camera.
0:18:54 > 0:18:57Now the shoes, these look like an ordinary pair of shoes.
0:18:57 > 0:19:00As you can see, they're really well worn,
0:19:00 > 0:19:04but when I looked at them closely, concealed in the heel is a blade.
0:19:04 > 0:19:07- Oh, yes, look at that. Locked into the heel!- Yep.
0:19:07 > 0:19:09What would that be used for, then?
0:19:09 > 0:19:14Well, mainly if they're in a situation where they were tied with rope, they could cut through.
0:19:14 > 0:19:15Oh, I get it, yes, so using...
0:19:15 > 0:19:19That's it, yep, and I think sometimes if they're in hand to hand combat,
0:19:19 > 0:19:22they would take the blade out to inflict a nasty injury.
0:19:22 > 0:19:28Now this looks like an ordinary pipe -
0:19:28 > 0:19:30it's actually a pistol.
0:19:30 > 0:19:33Take that off and you just pull that, and that would
0:19:33 > 0:19:39detonate the projectile which would come out through a hole there, which could be a bullet or cyanide capsule.
0:19:42 > 0:19:44It seems extremely dangerous!
0:19:44 > 0:19:47You need the Marigolds when you're handling some of these!
0:19:47 > 0:19:50This is affectionately known as "the kiss of death".
0:19:50 > 0:19:52Looks like a lipstick.
0:19:52 > 0:19:55You take the cover off, and it reveals a pistol.
0:19:55 > 0:19:57- Are you gonna put some on? - And blow my head off!
0:19:57 > 0:20:03It probably wouldn't kill someone, but it would certainly inflict a nasty injury.
0:20:03 > 0:20:05Or slow them down so you could make your escape.
0:20:05 > 0:20:06That's right.
0:20:06 > 0:20:10But that was also used when Pru wore this suit.
0:20:10 > 0:20:12These are their clothes as well?
0:20:12 > 0:20:18Yeah. Their actual clothes. She was actually interrogated when she was wearing this outfit.
0:20:19 > 0:20:26'In fact, the KGB took this photograph of Pru just before the interrogation began.
0:20:30 > 0:20:34'Another of Pru's covers behind the iron curtain was a bare-backed rider
0:20:34 > 0:20:39'in the Circus Americana, and this is the disguise she used.'
0:20:42 > 0:20:46- This is hers as well?- This is hers as well. This is a reversible jacket.
0:20:46 > 0:20:49You can see here, you've got the plain grey.
0:20:49 > 0:20:50One side to the other.
0:20:50 > 0:20:53One side, and then if she wanted, if she was being chased or followed
0:20:53 > 0:20:55and she wanted to change her appearance,
0:20:55 > 0:20:58she would very quickly take it off, turn it inside out...
0:20:58 > 0:21:02And mingle in with the crowd so they're not following someone in checks any more?
0:21:02 > 0:21:05No. The skirt does as well, but you couldn't whip that off in the street,
0:21:05 > 0:21:08could you, but again, you could change her appearance.
0:21:08 > 0:21:11- Clever.- And looking at Pru's clothing, this is some of Peter's.
0:21:11 > 0:21:13Again, a reversible coat.
0:21:13 > 0:21:16If he's wearing the tweed coat, he would wear this hat
0:21:16 > 0:21:18which, as you can see, is no ordinary hat.
0:21:18 > 0:21:23- There's a little gun holster in there?- Yep, metal carry case, which would have the holster.
0:21:23 > 0:21:27He would have the pistol in there, or he would change his appearance to
0:21:27 > 0:21:31a sort of flat cap and scarf and the gabardine rain mac.
0:21:31 > 0:21:33Yes, yeah. It's beautifully made!
0:21:33 > 0:21:37It's very good quality, isn't it? Yes, he did like his good clothes.
0:21:37 > 0:21:40- So, what else have we got here? More cigarettes?- More cigarettes, yes.
0:21:40 > 0:21:43- This is...- I guess every spy smoked really, didn't they!
0:21:43 > 0:21:46That's right. This really is bad for your health, this one.
0:21:46 > 0:21:50These are real cigarettes, but that's actually a gun.
0:21:50 > 0:21:53If he was in a situation where perhaps he needed to have access
0:21:53 > 0:21:57to the gun, he would open the case, and if you notice, the end is burnt.
0:21:57 > 0:21:59- Yes, so he knows which one to pick up?- Exactly!
0:21:59 > 0:22:01- How does it work?- It twists.
0:22:01 > 0:22:03Wow! These things actually worked?
0:22:03 > 0:22:07Yes, they're real, that's what we're trying to get across to people.
0:22:07 > 0:22:09This is where the James Bond bit finishes.
0:22:09 > 0:22:11These are real, and people really used these.
0:22:11 > 0:22:15It's only when you walk around this fascinating place, you know,
0:22:15 > 0:22:18your head gets around the fact that people risked their lives.
0:22:18 > 0:22:20- Yeah.- What's this?
0:22:20 > 0:22:21This is just an ordinary hip flask,
0:22:21 > 0:22:25but it actually belonged to Ian Fleming, and Fleming gave it to Peter
0:22:25 > 0:22:29as a present and Peter would advise Fleming on the type of weapons
0:22:29 > 0:22:31and gadgets and guns.
0:22:31 > 0:22:32Used in the movies!
0:22:32 > 0:22:34Exactly. The real Bond,
0:22:34 > 0:22:37and it has still got some whisky in there!
0:22:37 > 0:22:42Not only do they end up with Ian Fleming's whisky flask,
0:22:42 > 0:22:48but like his Bond character, Captain Peter Mason carried a licence to kill.
0:22:50 > 0:22:55Peter was originally a member of the SAS, Britain's crack special forces unit.
0:22:55 > 0:22:59Just after World War II, he joined the famous Baker team.
0:22:59 > 0:23:05Their task was to hunt down Nazi war criminals and, how shall I put it, dispose of them.
0:23:08 > 0:23:14When the Cold War began in the 1950s, Peter and his wife were once again on the front line.
0:23:14 > 0:23:17Many of their assignments were so secret that they are still under
0:23:17 > 0:23:23wraps, but what we see here gives us a vivid idea of the challenges and dangers they faced.
0:23:24 > 0:23:30Spying is difficult, dangerous work with the constant risk of being discovered.
0:23:30 > 0:23:34It's nothing like the glamorous Bond movies we see or the books we read.
0:23:34 > 0:23:40With the need for total secrecy, its heroes and heroines often
0:23:40 > 0:23:43go unnoticed and that's what makes this spy museum so unique -
0:23:43 > 0:23:47it gives us a glimpse into a world we rarely see.
0:23:57 > 0:24:00After all that intrigue, we had better race back to the
0:24:00 > 0:24:05valuation day where Mark has spied something fishy.
0:24:05 > 0:24:06Hello, Sally.
0:24:06 > 0:24:08- Hello Mark. - Who is the young man next to you?
0:24:08 > 0:24:10This is my grandson, Aiden.
0:24:10 > 0:24:12- Hello, Aiden.- Hi.- Nice to see you.
0:24:12 > 0:24:15Now what have you brought along to show us today?
0:24:15 > 0:24:19Well, I've brought along this set of Poole pottery which I've had for some years.
0:24:19 > 0:24:24It's very unusual, I think, and I don't know whether it was
0:24:24 > 0:24:27bought or a gift to perhaps my mother or even my grandparents.
0:24:27 > 0:24:31I don't think my grandparents, they were passed on by then.
0:24:31 > 0:24:33By then, yes. Because we've got...
0:24:33 > 0:24:35I mean it's not that old, of course.
0:24:35 > 0:24:38I would say it goes back to the sort of '50s and '60s.
0:24:38 > 0:24:41There's various indications for that - the use of colour.
0:24:41 > 0:24:45I love this period because it's actually very sparsely decorated but
0:24:45 > 0:24:50it sums it up very nicely, actually, and also the mark on the back.
0:24:50 > 0:24:55We've got the typical Poole mark, the dolphin in the middle, and then we've got some artists' initials.
0:24:55 > 0:24:59- What I particularly like about it, it's a fish set?- Um hum.
0:24:59 > 0:25:04You would have your salmon or your lobster or your crab or whatever in
0:25:04 > 0:25:07the middle, and then you would serve it on the plates
0:25:07 > 0:25:09and I just think these animals are wonderful.
0:25:09 > 0:25:13I mean they're so naive, but in some ways, so quirky, aren't they?
0:25:13 > 0:25:14They are, yes.
0:25:14 > 0:25:16Have you got a favourite animal?
0:25:16 > 0:25:19I like the frog. That attracted me to it in the first place,
0:25:19 > 0:25:24but when you look at all of them individually, they are so unusual.
0:25:24 > 0:25:25Yes, they are.
0:25:25 > 0:25:27Do you have a favourite one?
0:25:27 > 0:25:30- The snail.- You like the snail, do you? Do you eat snails?
0:25:30 > 0:25:33- No.- I think it's great.
0:25:33 > 0:25:36It dates from about sort of 1950s as I said, '60s period,
0:25:36 > 0:25:40and I think it's very quirky and I think Poole collectors will like it.
0:25:40 > 0:25:43- Really? That's good.- Very difficult to value, I'll be honest with you,
0:25:43 > 0:25:50Sally, we don't see them often and the market does fluctuate on this.
0:25:50 > 0:25:53I mean, I just like it. I think it's got a lot of fun and I'm just hoping
0:25:53 > 0:25:57- somebody else will pick up on the imagination of it as well.- Yes, yes.
0:25:57 > 0:26:03My gut feeling is that we should put it in maybe at £80 to £100.
0:26:03 > 0:26:06- How would you feel about that? - Yes, yes, I'd be happy with that.
0:26:06 > 0:26:09Did you have any particular views yourself of the value?
0:26:09 > 0:26:13Well, l didn't think it was going to be madly valuable, but I thought
0:26:13 > 0:26:17as it was unusual that somebody might think, ooh, I'll add that to my collection.
0:26:17 > 0:26:21- Yes, absolutely. - Somebody who can appreciate it, have it on display, perhaps.
0:26:21 > 0:26:25Are you sad that your granny's selling it? Are you?
0:26:25 > 0:26:27Or would you use it when you grow up, do you think?
0:26:27 > 0:26:30- No. - No. So all I can say is let's hope
0:26:30 > 0:26:33they're not shellfish out there and bid a lot of money!
0:26:33 > 0:26:36Indeed, that would be good. Thank you.
0:26:41 > 0:26:43Alan and Lesley, which one's the golfer?
0:26:43 > 0:26:45Me!
0:26:45 > 0:26:48- Lesley, you've never tried?- No.
0:26:48 > 0:26:51Took his golf clubs round once on the green, but they were too heavy!
0:26:51 > 0:26:54- Too heavy?- Yes. - You can get a little cart, can't you?
0:26:54 > 0:26:57- They were on my shoulder! - Didn't use you as a caddy?
0:26:57 > 0:26:58He tried!
0:26:58 > 0:27:01The rotten man! I love these clubs you've brought in.
0:27:01 > 0:27:03- Have you ever played with them? - Yes, I did.
0:27:03 > 0:27:06- And how did you get on?- Not too bad.
0:27:06 > 0:27:09- They're a bit different to use from the modern clubs.- Yes, yes.
0:27:09 > 0:27:12These would date from 1900 to 1920.
0:27:12 > 0:27:15- Oh, yes.- Yeah. - We suspect about that age.
0:27:15 > 0:27:19- That's about right, and the shafts are hickory.- They're hickory shafts.
0:27:19 > 0:27:25Hickory shafts, and leather-bound handles which must have been very difficult in wet conditions.
0:27:25 > 0:27:27They would have been very slippery, wouldn't they?
0:27:27 > 0:27:31- Nowadays with firm rubber grips, you can play in any conditions.- Yes.
0:27:31 > 0:27:37And yet they still manage to go round golf courses in 67, 68 shots?
0:27:37 > 0:27:39Oh, yes, they did, yes!
0:27:39 > 0:27:41And given you're a greenkeeper...
0:27:41 > 0:27:44- I was a greenkeeper, yes. - Whereabouts where you greenkeeper?
0:27:44 > 0:27:45- Locally, in Harlow.- In Harlow?
0:27:45 > 0:27:46Yes, Cannons Brook.
0:27:46 > 0:27:51So with all this time on the golf course, your gardening must have suffered at home!
0:27:51 > 0:27:53- We haven't got a garden! - You haven't got a garden?- No!
0:27:57 > 0:27:59A golfer without a garden!
0:27:59 > 0:28:01I think he's grateful for that!
0:28:01 > 0:28:02So he couldn't practice in the back garden!
0:28:02 > 0:28:09Now getting onto value, these are of huge academic and sporting interest.
0:28:09 > 0:28:11- They're not, sadly, worth a huge amount of money.- No.
0:28:11 > 0:28:17I think for these to be worth lots of money, and clubs can make lots of
0:28:17 > 0:28:21money, they really need to date from the other end of the 19th century,
0:28:21 > 0:28:24early 1800s.
0:28:24 > 0:28:29Then you can be into hundreds of pounds for a club and of course you can go earlier with the golf balls,
0:28:29 > 0:28:31- the feathery balls. - The feathery balls.
0:28:31 > 0:28:34If you find one of those, then you're into serious money.
0:28:34 > 0:28:38You've got some books, which you'd be happy to sell with the clubs?
0:28:38 > 0:28:39Yes, I would.
0:28:39 > 0:28:44It would be a great collection for somebody to perhaps start with. That's it, a starter.
0:28:44 > 0:28:47You've got one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight clubs.
0:28:47 > 0:28:51Sadly I think the collection is worth £50 to £100.
0:28:51 > 0:28:54- Are you happy with that? - Yes, I'd be very happy with that.
0:28:54 > 0:28:56- If you're not going to use them.- No.
0:28:56 > 0:28:58We ought to put a reserve on them, don't you think?
0:28:58 > 0:29:01- Yes, I'd like a reserve. - £50 with auctioneer's discretion.
0:29:01 > 0:29:04So we don't perhaps sell for less than £40.
0:29:04 > 0:29:06There's a lot of history in these books, isn't there?
0:29:06 > 0:29:10- Oh, yes, there is.- Who Won What? Did you ever win any competitions?
0:29:10 > 0:29:12Locally, yes. I won a few club competitions and I've
0:29:12 > 0:29:16got my name up on one of the clubs I belong to, one on the board as well.
0:29:16 > 0:29:19- So that will be up forever? - That's it, yes.
0:29:19 > 0:29:22- Long after you've gone, your name will be on there. - For a long while!
0:29:22 > 0:29:27- Lovely to meet you and thank you very much for bringing them along. - Thank you very much.
0:29:30 > 0:29:33- Hello Maureen, hello Darren.- Hello. - You're mother and son.
0:29:33 > 0:29:34That's right, yeah.
0:29:34 > 0:29:37God, I feel like Bruce Forsyth on the Generation Game!
0:29:37 > 0:29:39Now, a pair of vases.
0:29:39 > 0:29:41Tell me about them?
0:29:41 > 0:29:44Well, I bought them about 15 years ago in an antique fair at
0:29:44 > 0:29:48- Sawbridgeworth, just up the road, yeah.- And why did you buy them?
0:29:48 > 0:29:52Because I fell in love with the colour and the feel of them.
0:29:52 > 0:29:54- They are nice.- We both thought they were beautiful.
0:29:54 > 0:29:56We thought they were gorgeous when we saw them.
0:29:56 > 0:29:59Well, they are. I love this sort of turquoise colour it is?
0:29:59 > 0:30:02- That's right.- It's a starry blue colour and this lovely...
0:30:02 > 0:30:06it's almost got what is known in the trade as a sort of satin finish.
0:30:06 > 0:30:09- That's right.- Very smooth to the touch, and you've got this lovely
0:30:09 > 0:30:13lattice work going underneath the pattern, so you've got not only a nice colour but you've got
0:30:13 > 0:30:21- a two-tone type pattern, with of course the terribly Victorian frilly edge.- Yeah, that's right.
0:30:21 > 0:30:26- These were almost certainly made in the Webb factory in Stourbridge in Gloucestershire.- Well, that's funny!
0:30:26 > 0:30:28Our last name is actually Webb!
0:30:28 > 0:30:32Well, that's spooky, isn't it! That might be an omen on our favour.
0:30:32 > 0:30:35- We didn't know that when we bought them, though. - It wasn't on the ticket?- No.
0:30:35 > 0:30:39And it's almost nice to get a pair, because often one gets broken...
0:30:39 > 0:30:41Or it's chipped or something like that, yeah.
0:30:41 > 0:30:44- Exactly. Now what did you pay for them, 15 years ago?- £120.
0:30:44 > 0:30:48£120, which is a reasonable sum of money to pay for porcelain.
0:30:48 > 0:30:50- I thought... - A bargain, and it wasn't cheap.
0:30:50 > 0:30:52I thought it was a lot, but I loved them that much,
0:30:52 > 0:30:55that's why I didn't mind. I thought they were worth it.
0:30:55 > 0:30:58I can see how you loved them, and the family love them.
0:30:58 > 0:31:01Why are you possibly considering selling them?
0:31:01 > 0:31:03Well, they're just packed away in a box.
0:31:03 > 0:31:08I thought if nobody sees them, no point in leaving something pretty packed in a box.
0:31:08 > 0:31:09But why are they packed in a box?
0:31:09 > 0:31:13- They don't go with my colour scheme. - You've changed your colour scheme?
0:31:13 > 0:31:15- Yeah I have, yeah. - You see this is the thing.
0:31:15 > 0:31:18They went then, but now you've changed it to bright orange...
0:31:18 > 0:31:20Not quite!
0:31:20 > 0:31:24Well, now it's time to let them go to another collector, who will appreciate them.
0:31:24 > 0:31:27Well, yeah and I hope they love them as much as I do, you know.
0:31:27 > 0:31:29They're too nice to stay in a box.
0:31:37 > 0:31:40Sophia, what a wonderful tea set!
0:31:40 > 0:31:42- Thank you.- Where did you find this?
0:31:42 > 0:31:47Well, my grandfather has given it to my mother as a wedding gift.
0:31:47 > 0:31:48As a wedding gift! When was that?
0:31:48 > 0:31:52- 1956.- Right.
0:31:52 > 0:31:54Handed down from family...
0:31:54 > 0:31:57I was going to say, this is not 1950s.
0:31:57 > 0:32:01- No.- Do you know how old it is? - I think it's '20s or '30s, I think.
0:32:01 > 0:32:03It's 1920s, very much. It's a real...
0:32:03 > 0:32:06The Indians were very influenced by the art deco period.
0:32:06 > 0:32:09- Right, OK.- So 1920s we've got
0:32:09 > 0:32:12pure art deco lines, particularly if you look at the handle.
0:32:12 > 0:32:15- Yes.- This is very art deco, squared form...
0:32:15 > 0:32:18Right, OK.
0:32:18 > 0:32:19..of the handle, which I love.
0:32:19 > 0:32:22There are two things, really, that set it aside and make
0:32:22 > 0:32:26- it absolutely obvious that it's not an English tea set.- Right.
0:32:26 > 0:32:30One is this very intricate Indian chase decoration in the panels.
0:32:30 > 0:32:34If you took that decoration out, then you would think it was completely
0:32:34 > 0:32:39English and also, this extraordinary, very Indian-looking spout.
0:32:39 > 0:32:43You just wouldn't have a spout like that finishing off an English teapot.
0:32:43 > 0:32:46- Oh, I see, OK. - It's the combination itself.
0:32:46 > 0:32:50It's as if to say this is a pure piece of English workmanship
0:32:50 > 0:32:53- but we've just put a bit of Indian, just...- Just put something in.
0:32:53 > 0:32:56It looks more or less complete, as far as I can see.
0:32:56 > 0:32:58Perhaps there was another plate originally?
0:32:58 > 0:32:59- Yes.- And a spoon?
0:32:59 > 0:33:01- Yes, and a spoon. - It's quite a weight of silver.
0:33:01 > 0:33:04- Yes, yes.- Well, of course we can't date it exactly,
0:33:04 > 0:33:08because unlike English silver which would have had to have a hallmark,
0:33:08 > 0:33:11and if it had a hallmark we would be able to tell you exactly
0:33:11 > 0:33:15where it was made and we would be able to tell you the date and who made it.
0:33:15 > 0:33:19None of that information is available here, other than of course the
0:33:19 > 0:33:23bottom, where it says "Made in Kashmir".
0:33:23 > 0:33:26Well, we know Kashmir for other things, don't we, rather than silver?
0:33:26 > 0:33:28- Yes, yes.- Lovely sweaters.
0:33:28 > 0:33:31But because of this design, it is a Kashmir design.
0:33:31 > 0:33:34- It is a Kashmiri design? Is it? - Yes, it is.
0:33:34 > 0:33:38- That's very interesting. - Because they do on a piece of cloth as well, you know, the design.
0:33:38 > 0:33:41So we said that this is a Kashmir design, you know, so...
0:33:41 > 0:33:42That's very interesting.
0:33:42 > 0:33:45You yourself can look at that and tell it's Kashmiri?
0:33:45 > 0:33:48- It's Kashmiri, yes. - Well, I'm learning all the time!
0:33:48 > 0:33:52I think it's wonderful. I think with regard to valuation, now I suppose
0:33:52 > 0:33:56of all the pieces of silver that are least saleable, it's tea sets,
0:33:56 > 0:33:58simply because people don't use them any more,
0:33:58 > 0:34:00hence it's been in your loft.
0:34:00 > 0:34:03- That's right.- When did you last have a cup of tea out of a silver teapot?
0:34:03 > 0:34:07- We never.- A long time ago, probably never, so I think
0:34:07 > 0:34:11you're really looking at a value of a few hundred pounds.
0:34:11 > 0:34:12- £200 to £300.- Yes, OK.
0:34:12 > 0:34:15- It might take off and might make a bit more.- Bit more, yes.
0:34:15 > 0:34:17But I think £200 to £300 is the sensible estimate.
0:34:17 > 0:34:19- Yeah, fine. - All right?- That's fine.
0:34:19 > 0:34:20Why are you selling it?
0:34:20 > 0:34:23I want to send the proceeds to Mother Theresa's charity
0:34:23 > 0:34:25in Calcutta, where my mother used to work.
0:34:25 > 0:34:26- Your mother worked there?- Yes.
0:34:26 > 0:34:31Let's hope we can leave that £200 to £300 estimate way behind, because it's such a wonderful cause.
0:34:31 > 0:34:33- Cause, yes.- For Mother Theresa?- Yes.
0:34:33 > 0:34:37- £500 would be nice, wouldn't it! - Oh, it would be! Very nice!
0:34:39 > 0:34:42Well, it's goodbye to the valuation day so let's remind ourselves
0:34:42 > 0:34:45of all the lots we're taking off to auction.
0:34:45 > 0:34:52I'm sure Sally's unusual fish set will attract a pool of interested bidders.
0:34:52 > 0:34:56Alan's golf clubs and books would look great decorating the bar
0:34:56 > 0:35:00of a local golf club, but will the worn handles handicap the price?
0:35:00 > 0:35:06They no longer suit her colour scheme, and have been in a box for 15 years, so can Maureen's vases
0:35:06 > 0:35:11find a sympathetic home for £150 to £200?
0:35:11 > 0:35:15And finally, Sophia's extraordinary silver tea service is a real gem
0:35:15 > 0:35:18and I'm sure will attract plenty of interest.
0:35:23 > 0:35:25Next up another of my favourites,
0:35:25 > 0:35:29a bit of studio pottery. It's Poole Pottery from Dorset.
0:35:29 > 0:35:32We don't have Sally our owner with us today, but we do have her
0:35:32 > 0:35:34daughter, Sarah, so where's Mum gone?
0:35:34 > 0:35:36- She's unwell today.- She's unwell?
0:35:36 > 0:35:39- Oh, I'm sorry about that.- So I'm taking her place, she'll be fine.
0:35:39 > 0:35:43- Get well, Sally, and hopefully the top end of the estimate will cheer her up!- I hope so!
0:35:43 > 0:35:45We're looking at £80 to £100, Mark?
0:35:45 > 0:35:48- Yeah, I love it.- There's a lot of pottery here for that.
0:35:48 > 0:35:50Is this a "come and buy me".
0:35:50 > 0:35:51I hope so. I like it.
0:35:51 > 0:35:57You've got the serving dish for the fish and all those quirky animals in there. We like them on Flog It!
0:35:57 > 0:36:01- We like quirky.- We do love quirky and I think quirky adds to value.
0:36:01 > 0:36:04It makes it slightly more individual.
0:36:04 > 0:36:08We just need an individual or two right now to bid against each other.
0:36:08 > 0:36:10We do, absolutely and it might swim away!
0:36:10 > 0:36:12Or to shell out top dollar!
0:36:14 > 0:36:16This is it. It's going under the hammer.
0:36:16 > 0:36:20The 1950s Poole Pottery fish service, there you are, Poole Pottery there.
0:36:20 > 0:36:22What do you say to start me? £60?
0:36:22 > 0:36:2760, 60 I have down there now, at 60, at £60. Yeah, 65, 65, 70...
0:36:27 > 0:36:29I think this is so cheap for what it is!
0:36:29 > 0:36:30At £70 down here now.
0:36:30 > 0:36:33At 70, 75, 80, at £80...
0:36:33 > 0:36:35Come on!
0:36:35 > 0:36:3680. At £80 is bid.
0:36:36 > 0:36:38All done now at £80. All done?
0:36:40 > 0:36:42Well, we got it within estimate, well done, Mark.
0:36:42 > 0:36:45- We did, but...- I think that's an affordable collectable.
0:36:45 > 0:36:49- It should have been more, but that's auctions for you. - That's fine, yes.
0:36:49 > 0:36:52- We needed another couple of people to put their hand up.- Fight over it.
0:36:52 > 0:36:56Put their hand up, yeah, a couple more times and we would have got £120, £140 for it.
0:36:56 > 0:37:00- As you say, that's auctions for you, but wish Mum all the best.
0:37:00 > 0:37:01I will do.
0:37:01 > 0:37:04- OK, get well soon!- Thank you.
0:37:04 > 0:37:0620, 30, 40...
0:37:10 > 0:37:12Well, good luck, Alan and Lesley.
0:37:12 > 0:37:16We've got the eight golf clubs with some books, all from the early 1900s, just about to go
0:37:16 > 0:37:18under the hammer, with a valuation of around £50,
0:37:18 > 0:37:22£60, hopefully £70 odd for the lot.
0:37:22 > 0:37:25I think it deserves that kind of money, Charlie, really!
0:37:25 > 0:37:28- It should be enough.- Hickory shafts, there's some quality there.
0:37:28 > 0:37:31- And some good makers' names, we should be fine.- Yeah.
0:37:31 > 0:37:33You were a greenkeeper, weren't you?
0:37:33 > 0:37:37- I was, yes.- Good job?- It was a nice, pleasant job working outside, yes.
0:37:37 > 0:37:39What are you holding there in your hand?
0:37:39 > 0:37:42- It's a little golf tee for Charlie. - Spin it around... there it is.
0:37:42 > 0:37:44Oh, it's a little sexy lady, look!
0:37:44 > 0:37:46- It's a present.- There you go, Charlie!
0:37:46 > 0:37:51- That's fantastic, thank you.- I think you're blushing! Oh, she's beautifully modelled.
0:37:51 > 0:37:54- I'd be afraid to lose it, that's the trouble!- There you go!
0:37:54 > 0:37:56That's a novelty in itself, isn't it?
0:37:56 > 0:37:58It'll make me keep my eye on the ball, won't it!
0:37:58 > 0:38:00Yes, it will. Something to aim for!
0:38:02 > 0:38:03Well, look, good luck, you two!
0:38:03 > 0:38:05- Is he always like this?- Yes.- Is he?
0:38:05 > 0:38:08Here we go, it's going under the hammer now. Let's tee off.
0:38:08 > 0:38:13The collection of eight vintage hickory shafted golf clubs and the various books to go with them.
0:38:13 > 0:38:17- I have two commissions and I start the bidding at £80.- £80!
0:38:17 > 0:38:18£80... do I hear 85?
0:38:18 > 0:38:23At £80 is bid. 85 anywhere? 85, 90?
0:38:23 > 0:38:26At £90, are you all done?
0:38:26 > 0:38:29Yeah! The hammer's come down at £90!
0:38:29 > 0:38:31- That's a cracking result, isn't it? - It is, isn't it!
0:38:31 > 0:38:36Well, done, Charlie. I think he's got a little lucky emblem there! Ever so proud of that!
0:38:36 > 0:38:40Perhaps you should try selling that and not the golf clubs!
0:38:40 > 0:38:42- That is for the golf clubs! - Brilliant!
0:38:47 > 0:38:51Next a pair of glass vases made in Stourbridge by the Webb factory
0:38:51 > 0:38:55- and they've been stuck in a box for years, haven't they, Darren and Maureen?- 15 years.
0:38:55 > 0:38:59- 15 years?- That's right, yeah.- 15 years they've been stuck in a box!
0:38:59 > 0:39:01You opened the box, brought them along to the valuation day.
0:39:01 > 0:39:05Were you happy with Mark's valuation... £150 to £200?
0:39:05 > 0:39:07Yes, certainly, it's fine, yeah.
0:39:07 > 0:39:09Why have they been stuck in a box?
0:39:09 > 0:39:12- They don't go with my decor any more.- Don't they?- No.
0:39:12 > 0:39:14I don't want them. I'd be frightened to break them.
0:39:14 > 0:39:17And you don't want them, you don't want to inherit them?
0:39:17 > 0:39:18They don't fit the decor.
0:39:18 > 0:39:21They don't fit the decor and they don't always fit in today's market.
0:39:21 > 0:39:24It's one of those funny areas, Paul, that we bump into.
0:39:24 > 0:39:26Lovely quality, very Victorian,
0:39:26 > 0:39:28but not the most desirable.
0:39:28 > 0:39:30A few years ago these would have been sought-after,
0:39:30 > 0:39:32so I don't think we're gonna have any flyers.
0:39:32 > 0:39:36But you never know with antiques, do you? They go round in circles.
0:39:36 > 0:39:39Fashion changes and in five years, might be worth a bit more money,
0:39:39 > 0:39:41but we're gonna find out exactly...
0:39:41 > 0:39:44- I don't think I'll keep them. - You don't want to, but you might change the decor
0:39:44 > 0:39:47and all of a sudden they'll fit in in five years time!
0:39:47 > 0:39:49We've got to flog them, that's what we're here for.
0:39:49 > 0:39:52- That's right.- Let's do it, Maureen. They're going under the hammer.
0:39:52 > 0:39:55Victorian blue satin glass oval formed vases.
0:39:55 > 0:39:56What do you say to start me?
0:39:56 > 0:39:59£100 to start me? 100? £100 I have now, at £100.
0:39:59 > 0:40:01At £100. Do I have 110?
0:40:01 > 0:40:07At £100 as bid. 110, 120, 130, 140, 150.
0:40:07 > 0:40:09At 150, seated now at 150.
0:40:09 > 0:40:14Is there 160 anywhere? At £150 are you all done?
0:40:14 > 0:40:16Just £150!
0:40:16 > 0:40:18You see, you didn't need the boxes.
0:40:18 > 0:40:20- Brilliant. No.- Maureen whispered in my ear,
0:40:20 > 0:40:23"I brought the boxes, I had a feeling I might be taking them home."
0:40:23 > 0:40:25£150, less a bit of commission, that's fantastic.
0:40:25 > 0:40:28- Very nice.- What are you going to treat yourself to?
0:40:28 > 0:40:33Well, I've had an extension done to the house, so the money will go towards finishing off the interior.
0:40:33 > 0:40:36- Get some kitchen work.- Good luck.
0:40:38 > 0:40:3990, five, 100.
0:40:43 > 0:40:49Sophia's Kashmir silver is certainly becoming a big talking point, isn't it, just?
0:40:49 > 0:40:51We had Charlie's original valuation...
0:40:51 > 0:40:54£200 to £300 on the day.
0:40:54 > 0:41:00It's worth probably £500 in weight of silver, if it was English Sterling silver.
0:41:00 > 0:41:03You've cottoned onto this, haven't you, because you rang James up,
0:41:03 > 0:41:07because I had a quick chat with the auctioneer just before the sale started.
0:41:07 > 0:41:12Sophia is now upped the valuation, we've got a fixed reserve of £450.
0:41:12 > 0:41:18So it just might struggle, but you don't know, because you can't tell
0:41:18 > 0:41:23the quality, can you, of Indian silver, you don't know if it's equal amount or slightly less?
0:41:23 > 0:41:27It's not easy to sell something in this country that's "Made in Kashmir"
0:41:27 > 0:41:31on the bottom, as a rule, but, it's stylistically interesting...
0:41:31 > 0:41:34- Very...- And it weighs a lot. - And there's a lot there, yes.
0:41:34 > 0:41:36So what really made you change your mind?
0:41:36 > 0:41:39Was it the fact that it was the weight or the sentimental value
0:41:39 > 0:41:42or you just didn't want to let it go for £200?
0:41:42 > 0:41:44Yes, I think so. All of it, really.
0:41:44 > 0:41:49If I'm giving them the Mother Theresa Charity, why not give a
0:41:49 > 0:41:52little bit more than £200, you know.
0:41:52 > 0:41:54What's the point actually letting it go?
0:41:54 > 0:41:58And tell us a little bit more about the charity. Are you involved with it?
0:41:58 > 0:42:00My mother was involved with it.
0:42:00 > 0:42:03She actually worked with Mother Theresa, looking after children
0:42:03 > 0:42:07who are very, very poor and couldn't really afford anything, so literally
0:42:07 > 0:42:12picking them up from the street and looking after them and in fact I was part of it as well.
0:42:12 > 0:42:15Oh, wonderful, so you can remember that as a little girl?
0:42:15 > 0:42:18- Oh, yes, from age 13. - Did you ever meet Mother Theresa?
0:42:18 > 0:42:19- Yes, yes.- Oh, wonderful!
0:42:19 > 0:42:22What lovely memories! I can see why you're very protective over this.
0:42:22 > 0:42:26- Fingers crossed, OK. Let's see if we get that £450.- Thank you very much.
0:42:26 > 0:42:28It's all going to charity, Charlie.
0:42:28 > 0:42:30It's made me tingle, actually.
0:42:30 > 0:42:33Lot 184 is the 1920s Indian white metal tea service.
0:42:33 > 0:42:39I have two commissions on the book and I start the bidding with me at £450.
0:42:39 > 0:42:42Oh, yes! Worry over.
0:42:42 > 0:42:48460, 470, 480, 490, 500, 520, 540...
0:42:48 > 0:42:51- What do I know!- 560, 580, 600.
0:42:51 > 0:42:57At £600, with me on the book at £600. Are you all done?
0:42:57 > 0:42:59Our worries are over! The hammer's gone down.
0:42:59 > 0:43:01£600! Well done!
0:43:01 > 0:43:04Thank you, thank you. I'm really pleased.
0:43:04 > 0:43:08- Giving all the money to Mother Theresa, brilliant! - Yes. That's brilliant.
0:43:08 > 0:43:12We've had great fun here at Reeman Dansie in Colchester, so until the
0:43:12 > 0:43:16next time, there's plenty more surprises to come on Flog It!
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