0:00:02 > 0:00:05MUSIC: "Better On Holiday" by Franz Ferdinand
0:00:11 > 0:00:13Today, Flog It is in the home of the holiday camp.
0:00:13 > 0:00:17Mention Skegness and what springs to mind? Butlins!
0:00:47 > 0:00:51In 1936, Billy Butlin opened his first holiday camp here in Skegness
0:00:51 > 0:00:56on the site of a former turnip field. It provided value for money,
0:00:56 > 0:01:00good accommodation and entertainment for the holidaying masses.
0:01:00 > 0:01:03Clearly, a winning formula!
0:01:03 > 0:01:05And here at the Embassy Theatre,
0:01:05 > 0:01:09I'm hoping for a winning formula with our experts, Elizabeth Talbot
0:01:09 > 0:01:11and David Barby, and it looks like the happy campers
0:01:11 > 0:01:15have turned out in their droves! There are hundreds of people here!
0:01:15 > 0:01:18Bags and boxes full, brimming with antiques.
0:01:18 > 0:01:21Hopefully, they're off to auction.
0:01:21 > 0:01:25Amongst these antiques, David has already made his first find.
0:01:25 > 0:01:28A collection of intriguing, tiny boxes.
0:01:28 > 0:01:33- Daisy, this is a lovely echo from the past.- Yes?
0:01:33 > 0:01:41Both 18th and 19th century, and all with an element of personal hygiene.
0:01:41 > 0:01:46Do you collect objects of this nature, or did you just acquire these through family inheritance?
0:01:46 > 0:01:50Family inheritance, from an aunt.
0:01:50 > 0:01:52And what was the appeal to you to hang on to them?
0:01:52 > 0:01:59They intrigued me, these little boxes that people put small tablets in, patches and so forth.
0:01:59 > 0:02:02- That's right.- And if you move, you can take them with you.
0:02:02 > 0:02:06That's true. It's the expertise in construction I find so intriguing.
0:02:06 > 0:02:11- Yes.- Particularly with this little box here, which is ivory and it has
0:02:11 > 0:02:16- a delicate inlay of gold all the way around.- Yes, exquisite.- Absolutely!
0:02:16 > 0:02:18So, when you open this up...
0:02:20 > 0:02:23..you've got an interior where on this little velvet section,
0:02:23 > 0:02:26you would put your toothpick, normally silver.
0:02:26 > 0:02:30- Yes.- And then this mirror, which is very much, sort of, discoloured now.
0:02:30 > 0:02:32But just enough to show my teeth.
0:02:32 > 0:02:36- Yes.- So, I'd take the toothpick out and then just clean.
0:02:36 > 0:02:38So, that fogging is actually to one's advantage?
0:02:38 > 0:02:41If you've got filthy teeth, you can't see them very well!
0:02:41 > 0:02:43Well, not really!
0:02:43 > 0:02:47The one I find fascinating is this box here.
0:02:47 > 0:02:54- Yes?- Because this is a simple little oval box and this velvet lining here
0:02:54 > 0:02:57could have had, sort of, personal implements,
0:02:57 > 0:03:01maybe for nails or teeth or something like that.
0:03:01 > 0:03:03- Yes.- But what is so intriguing,
0:03:03 > 0:03:07again with this one, you have this gold mount all the way round
0:03:07 > 0:03:12- and it's encasing under glass a little watercolour drawing.- Yes.
0:03:12 > 0:03:15Of a coastal scene.
0:03:15 > 0:03:18- It would have been lovely if it was Skegness, but it's not.- No!
0:03:18 > 0:03:22Because this is an estuary and on the other side of the estuary,
0:03:22 > 0:03:24there is a range of hills or mountains.
0:03:24 > 0:03:29- Yes.- Right in the middle of the scene there's a little frigate,
0:03:29 > 0:03:31which has a steam funnel,
0:03:31 > 0:03:37so you're looking at the, sort of, middle of the 19th century.
0:03:37 > 0:03:40About 1840, 1850, that sort of period.
0:03:40 > 0:03:45This piece, I like immensely, because I love enamel boxes,
0:03:45 > 0:03:46and if we open it,
0:03:46 > 0:03:48it's got a little mirror inside.
0:03:48 > 0:03:52- Yes.- So, this would be used for patches that you would take out
0:03:52 > 0:03:53and put on all those spots.
0:03:53 > 0:03:55And so easy just to pop in a purse.
0:03:55 > 0:03:57Oh, waistcoat. Waistcoat pocket.
0:03:57 > 0:04:01- Waistcoat. Absolutely.- Waistcoat pocket. So, this is quite nice.
0:04:01 > 0:04:05And then, the absolute wonder
0:04:05 > 0:04:09of your collection is this little case here
0:04:09 > 0:04:11- which is called an etui.- Etui?
0:04:11 > 0:04:14And inside...
0:04:14 > 0:04:16..There's a little press catch there.
0:04:16 > 0:04:23- Yeah.- I can open it and there you have a lady's delightful
0:04:23 > 0:04:26- pair of scissors.- Tiny!
0:04:26 > 0:04:28If she snagged her sleeve, her lace,
0:04:28 > 0:04:32she would be able to take out these various implements and use them.
0:04:32 > 0:04:33I think it's gilt metal.
0:04:33 > 0:04:37It would be lovely if it were silver or gold, but I don't think it is.
0:04:37 > 0:04:42Very nice indeed. Now, how much are we going to realise for these pieces?
0:04:42 > 0:04:46Well, I think somewhere between £500 and £600.
0:04:46 > 0:04:47How splendid!
0:04:47 > 0:04:51How it is to be sold, well, I'm going to leave that to the auctioneer.
0:04:51 > 0:04:56- Yes?- Because he may decide to put them in as one collection,
0:04:56 > 0:04:59- or to sell them individually.- Yes.
0:04:59 > 0:05:02But he knows his market for these.
0:05:02 > 0:05:07- Right.- So, I'm going to leave it up to him to say how he wants to sell them.- Excellent.
0:05:07 > 0:05:10- Now, are you agreeable to that? - Perfectly.
0:05:10 > 0:05:13- Will you be at the auction? - Of course!- So shall I!- Good!
0:05:13 > 0:05:14I'll look forward to seeing you.
0:05:14 > 0:05:17- Thank you very much for bringing these.- Thank you.
0:05:26 > 0:05:28Sheila, hello. Thanks for bringing
0:05:28 > 0:05:31your Staffordshire flatback figure group. What can you tell me about it?
0:05:31 > 0:05:35Not much, except that it belonged to my parents.
0:05:35 > 0:05:38Now, given the age of it, which I think is probably from about 1880,
0:05:38 > 0:05:41presumably they must have inherited it themselves?
0:05:41 > 0:05:43- Oh, I'd say from their parents.- OK.
0:05:43 > 0:05:46So, possibly three generations of the family.
0:05:46 > 0:05:47Yes, it's been there as long as me!
0:05:47 > 0:05:51And, so, we come to today and you've decided you want to sell it.
0:05:51 > 0:05:54- I do.- And why is that? - Because I don't like it!
0:05:54 > 0:05:57- You don't like it?- No, I don't like it.- Oh, dear!- I know.
0:05:57 > 0:06:02- It's a Staffordshire flatback figure, which will be familiar to a lot of people.- Yes.
0:06:02 > 0:06:05What I like about it is that it's not the rarest of models,
0:06:05 > 0:06:09but it's slightly unusual and it brought a smile to my face,
0:06:09 > 0:06:12because we have the two figures here on a daybed
0:06:12 > 0:06:15and it's the way the drapes are sagging in the middle, but it just
0:06:15 > 0:06:18looks as though it's straining under the weight of two people.
0:06:18 > 0:06:22- It does.- I like the lady, the young woman up here.
0:06:22 > 0:06:27A parakeet on her arm, a pretty little tiered skirt and who I take
0:06:27 > 0:06:32to be her suitor, who's taking a break from his lute playing there
0:06:32 > 0:06:34to kneel and have a chat!
0:06:34 > 0:06:40As I say, he's not the rarest of figures and Staffordshire has taken a bit of a tumble over
0:06:40 > 0:06:44the last few years, much as a lot of goods have, but they are picking up slightly.
0:06:44 > 0:06:50It's in good order so I think it still would find a market quite comfortably at the moment.
0:06:50 > 0:06:54You don't like it, but have you any idea of what it might be worth?
0:06:54 > 0:06:59- Have you sort of given it that thought?- Well, I thought probably 60 to 100, maybe.
0:06:59 > 0:07:05It might be. I think it's more likely to fetch comfortably around 50 to 70.
0:07:05 > 0:07:09I mean, splitting hairs slightly, but I think more like £50 to £70.
0:07:09 > 0:07:13And, if it were about £50 to £70, would you still be happy to sell it?
0:07:13 > 0:07:14- Yes, I would, yeah.- You would.
0:07:14 > 0:07:20Would you like a reserve on it so it's protected and if it doesn't sell, you have it back?
0:07:20 > 0:07:21Not really, no!
0:07:21 > 0:07:24- Testing you there!- I know you were!
0:07:24 > 0:07:26No, no. I think it has to go.
0:07:26 > 0:07:29- It has to go. See how the market takes it?- Yeah.
0:07:29 > 0:07:33- OK, well, in that case, we'll take it, we'll put it in auction, £50 to £70.- Yes.
0:07:33 > 0:07:36- See if we can find a nice new home for it.- OK.
0:07:40 > 0:07:42Susan, you've just put a big smile on my face
0:07:42 > 0:07:45cos you've brought in some furniture which I love.
0:07:45 > 0:07:48- It's a classic low back Windsor stick chair.- Right.
0:07:48 > 0:07:50So, how long have you had this?
0:07:50 > 0:07:54I've had it for ten years and I was left it from two old ladies.
0:07:54 > 0:07:58I was their domestic for ten years and they left me it in their will.
0:07:58 > 0:08:01And you've used this and sat on it for the last ten years?
0:08:01 > 0:08:04And I've polished it and looked after it, so I'd like
0:08:04 > 0:08:07it to go to somebody who's going to care for it just as much.
0:08:07 > 0:08:09It's a very late Victorian chair.
0:08:09 > 0:08:12We're, sort of, talking about 1890s.
0:08:12 > 0:08:15This is what I would call a local chair to Skegness.
0:08:15 > 0:08:19This is made in that triangle from Lincoln to Nottingham to Newark.
0:08:19 > 0:08:21It's come from that area.
0:08:21 > 0:08:24I can tell it's a Newark chair because of these two ring turnings.
0:08:24 > 0:08:29It's as simple as that. And this particular Christmas tree splat.
0:08:29 > 0:08:35- Oh, that's what you call it, is it? - Yeah, I can identify this as 20 miles around Newark.
0:08:35 > 0:08:37When these were originally made,
0:08:37 > 0:08:40they would have been made in the forests by travelling workmen
0:08:40 > 0:08:44that would travel around villages. They would set up a pole lathe,
0:08:44 > 0:08:49fell the tree and this would be made while the timber was still very fresh and green.
0:08:49 > 0:08:51Quite a few people were involved in making a chair.
0:08:51 > 0:08:55One person would have used an adze and he would have made this seat.
0:08:55 > 0:08:56This is made of elm.
0:08:56 > 0:08:59His job description was called a bottomer.
0:08:59 > 0:09:01He purely made these seats.
0:09:01 > 0:09:05- Just the end bits.- The bottoms for your bum! Like a tractor seat.
0:09:05 > 0:09:07- Can you see that? - Yes, how it's curved, yeah.
0:09:07 > 0:09:11The next guy on the job would have been the turner, the wood turner.
0:09:11 > 0:09:16- Now, he turned the legs and the arm supports, OK?- Right.
0:09:16 > 0:09:18He also turned the sticks.
0:09:18 > 0:09:22Then, along came the guy who's job description was the assembler.
0:09:22 > 0:09:24- He put the whole thing together, yeah?- Oh, right.
0:09:24 > 0:09:29- And I think this is a great practical kitchen chair.- Right.
0:09:29 > 0:09:32If you've got kids and dogs and you're not precious
0:09:32 > 0:09:36and you want to use a chair and make it functional,
0:09:36 > 0:09:39but invest in a piece of history, this is the chair for you.
0:09:39 > 0:09:45- Oh, that's nice, then. - And I think it will do somewhere in the region of £120 to £150.
0:09:45 > 0:09:49- That's lovely.- I think we should put a reserve of £80 on this.
0:09:49 > 0:09:51Don't let it go for anything less.
0:09:51 > 0:09:53That's fine. Thank you. Yes, that's it.
0:09:53 > 0:09:55- Let's put it into auction. - Thank you.
0:10:03 > 0:10:06- Sue, hello.- Hello. - Are you having a lovely day?
0:10:06 > 0:10:09- I'm having a lovely day. - Excellent.- Very enjoyable.
0:10:09 > 0:10:13Well, I've picked out what you've brought cos I think this is charming.
0:10:13 > 0:10:14Tell me what you have here?
0:10:14 > 0:10:18I don't really know what it is. I know the name
0:10:18 > 0:10:22Vesta has been mentioned.
0:10:22 > 0:10:27- OK.- Dad died in '96 and we were sorting out the drawers,
0:10:27 > 0:10:32and Mum said, there's a bit of rubbish in there, just clear it out, you can have what you want.
0:10:32 > 0:10:36- OK.- So, I liked the colour of it.
0:10:36 > 0:10:40And basically, it's been in a drawer for 12 years.
0:10:40 > 0:10:43It caught my eye because of this electric blue.
0:10:43 > 0:10:44- It's a stunning colour.- Yes.
0:10:44 > 0:10:47You mention the word Vesta and you are quite right.
0:10:47 > 0:10:53What we have here is a late Victorian, Edwardian Vesta case.
0:10:53 > 0:10:59- Right.- It would have taken a little book of matches that would sit in there quite comfortably
0:10:59 > 0:11:01and on the outside is this stunning...
0:11:01 > 0:11:05- Do you know what this is made of? - Is it ceramic?- No, it's not ceramic.
0:11:05 > 0:11:07Good guess. It's enamelled.
0:11:07 > 0:11:12- Oh, enamel, right.- Now, enamel is, in effect, molten glass.
0:11:12 > 0:11:15- Oh, right, yes.- So, what they did was they painted
0:11:15 > 0:11:19this wonderful greyhound in a little landscape
0:11:19 > 0:11:22with this wonderful blue surround.
0:11:22 > 0:11:24I think it works beautifully.
0:11:24 > 0:11:28It's amazing that in its history it hasn't come to any grief.
0:11:28 > 0:11:33There's no damage, no crack and that is just lovely. So, that's what I am excited about.
0:11:33 > 0:11:35- I see.- The box itself is fairly straightforward.
0:11:35 > 0:11:37- The lid is lovely.- Yes, yes.
0:11:37 > 0:11:41When it comes to assessing it for open market value at the moment,
0:11:41 > 0:11:45because it's not a solid silver or a solid gold case,
0:11:45 > 0:11:49I think the value will be restricted to round about £60 to £80.
0:11:49 > 0:11:52- Right.- And with that in mind, would you like a reserve on it?
0:11:52 > 0:11:55- Yes and I would value your opinion. - OK, then.
0:11:55 > 0:12:02Well, I think that if we put a £60 threshold on it, but perhaps asked the auctioneer to use his discretion
0:12:02 > 0:12:07of one bid maybe, so that if it got close enough and there would be one bid difference, he'd sell it.
0:12:07 > 0:12:10If it were any greater discrepancy, it would be saved and kept
0:12:10 > 0:12:14back for you, so it wouldn't be sold for a huge amount less than £60.
0:12:14 > 0:12:18- That's fine.- But I'm hoping for it to be £80, nearer, so...
0:12:18 > 0:12:22But £60 to £80 with a £60 discretionary reserve.
0:12:22 > 0:12:24That would be lovely, yeah. Thank you.
0:12:24 > 0:12:27The queue is still pouring in through the door,
0:12:27 > 0:12:33so we've got plenty more to see, but right now it's time to take our first lots off to the auction.
0:12:33 > 0:12:39David definitely had a happy start to the day with the discovery of the exquisite boxes.
0:12:39 > 0:12:42I wonder if the auctioneer will sell them as one lot or split them up?
0:12:42 > 0:12:45Good luck to Daisy.
0:12:45 > 0:12:51It's such a shame Sheila doesn't like her Staffordshire flatback, but I think if you inherit things
0:12:51 > 0:12:56which aren't to your taste, it's better to sell them on to someone who will appreciate them.
0:12:56 > 0:13:01What a great little chair! It's the kind of piece with real rustic charm which needs to be used and loved.
0:13:01 > 0:13:04Let's hope we find a good home for it.
0:13:04 > 0:13:06And finally, the enamel Vesta case.
0:13:06 > 0:13:12It's in perfect condition, and I think well worth the £60 to £80 Elizabeth valued it at.
0:13:12 > 0:13:16For today's sale, we've travelled to Golding Young in Grantham.
0:13:16 > 0:13:18It's a wonderful bright, breezy morning.
0:13:18 > 0:13:22People are queuing at the burger van, working up an appetite for the day ahead.
0:13:22 > 0:13:27Fingers crossed we're going to be on the money and I think we're going to be in for a few surprises.
0:13:29 > 0:13:32And the man weaving the magic here today is auctioneer Colin Young
0:13:32 > 0:13:35and the first lot going under his hammer is the Vesta case.
0:13:35 > 0:13:375 anywhere else now? At 32 bid.
0:13:37 > 0:13:40Last call, then. Going at £32!
0:13:40 > 0:13:43Sue, why are you flogging this? It's a lovely Vesta. Nice box.
0:13:43 > 0:13:47Well, it's been in the family for a while, but it's been in a drawer for
0:13:47 > 0:13:54the past 12 years since Dad died, and I'd like to buy an ornament to remember him by.
0:13:54 > 0:13:56Let's hope we can get you around £100.
0:13:56 > 0:14:00It might be pushing it, that's the top end. We've got £60 to £80 on it.
0:14:00 > 0:14:04I would hope so. It's in good order. The enamelling is very, very nice,
0:14:04 > 0:14:07and I think it's got many positives, so I'm quite optimistic.
0:14:07 > 0:14:12We've got two sets of collectors after this. The little enamel boxes and animal lovers.
0:14:12 > 0:14:14Yes, so that will always help!
0:14:14 > 0:14:17Fingers crossed! Straight out of the traps and there we go!
0:14:17 > 0:14:20Lot Number 95 is the late 19th century gilt metal Vesta case
0:14:20 > 0:14:25with a greyhound on grass. Who's going to start me at £50? 50?
0:14:25 > 0:14:27Thank you. £50. 5 bid. 60...
0:14:27 > 0:14:30- We're in! We've done it! - At £60 I'm bid. 5 now, surely?
0:14:30 > 0:14:33At £60, I'm bid. I'll take 2 if it's going to...
0:14:33 > 0:14:39It does! 62. 65. 5 bid. 65. 68. 68. 70. At 70 bid. 2. 72. 75. 78?
0:14:39 > 0:14:4278 bid. 80 bid. Make it 5? Let's make some progress.
0:14:42 > 0:14:44- 85, I see? 85 now. - Come on, one more!
0:14:44 > 0:14:47I'll take 2, then. No, it doesn't work. £80.
0:14:47 > 0:14:50We're on the market and we're selling. Make no mistake. At £80.
0:14:50 > 0:14:53The top end of our estimate! Well done, Elizabeth!
0:14:53 > 0:14:55A good part of the country for greyhounds!
0:14:55 > 0:14:57Yes. And well done Colin Young.
0:14:57 > 0:15:00So, you've got £80, less a bit of commission.
0:15:00 > 0:15:02- Yes, that's fine. - That's a good day out.
0:15:02 > 0:15:04That's lovely. Yes, it is, yes.
0:15:04 > 0:15:06A good day at the races!
0:15:08 > 0:15:1355. 55 now. £80 bid. At 110.
0:15:13 > 0:15:18It's my time to be the expert and this little Windsor chair needs a good home. It belongs to Susan.
0:15:18 > 0:15:20- Hi.- You've had it for 10 years?
0:15:20 > 0:15:23- I have.- You've enjoyed sitting on it?- I have.- Very practical?
0:15:23 > 0:15:27- Yes.- Had a little chat to Colin about it. He likes it as well.
0:15:27 > 0:15:29So, it's good pedigree, you know?
0:15:29 > 0:15:32It's just lacking colour, and that comes with age, that patina.
0:15:32 > 0:15:35So, give it 100 years and everybody will be going,
0:15:35 > 0:15:36oh, isn't this wonderful!
0:15:36 > 0:15:40It's got a personality, like I said to you at the valuation day.
0:15:40 > 0:15:43But at a reserve of £80, it's got to sell.
0:15:43 > 0:15:45- I hope it goes. - It's a good, practical chair.
0:15:45 > 0:15:49We're going to find out right now. It's really down to the bidders now.
0:15:49 > 0:15:51Lot Number 600 is a late 19th century
0:15:51 > 0:15:54low back Windsor chair with pierced vase splat.
0:15:54 > 0:15:58Who's going to start me at £100? 100? 80 to go then, surely. 80?
0:15:58 > 0:16:0150? Thank you. £50 I'm bid. 50 bid. 5 do I see now? 55 bid.
0:16:01 > 0:16:0360. At 60 bid. 5 bid. 70 bid.
0:16:03 > 0:16:085 bid. 80 bid. 5 bid. 90 bid. 5, do I see? At £90 I'm bid. 5?
0:16:08 > 0:16:11At 95. 100. 110 make it? 110. 120.
0:16:11 > 0:16:13130 now? 120.
0:16:13 > 0:16:15Any more bids? At 120 bid. 5? This is cheap.
0:16:15 > 0:16:20At 120. We've done, we're finished and we're going then at £120.
0:16:20 > 0:16:21- Spot on.- That's good.
0:16:21 > 0:16:23- Pleased it's gone?- Yeah.
0:16:23 > 0:16:27It'll go to a nice home and it'll have another 200 years of use
0:16:27 > 0:16:29because that chair is built to last.
0:16:33 > 0:16:38Well, next up is Sheila's Staffordshire flatback figure with a value of £50 to £70.
0:16:38 > 0:16:40I like this and Sheila's not keen on it,
0:16:40 > 0:16:42as we found out at the valuation day.
0:16:42 > 0:16:44It took a lot of persuading to look at it!
0:16:44 > 0:16:46Proper, proper country pottery.
0:16:46 > 0:16:49- It looks fantastic on a Welsh dresser.- And I'm a country girl.
0:16:49 > 0:16:52- A country girl! Why don't you like it?- I just don't!
0:16:52 > 0:16:56There's plenty of collectors though that love Staffordshire figures.
0:16:56 > 0:17:00It's a big area. And again, it's the condition that's so good.
0:17:00 > 0:17:01A nice, colourful example.
0:17:01 > 0:17:03And it's got the parrot! I like the parrot.
0:17:03 > 0:17:06- There's a home for it in anybody's house.- I think so.
0:17:06 > 0:17:09- Except mine!- Except yours!
0:17:09 > 0:17:11Lot Number 265 is a 19th century
0:17:11 > 0:17:15Staffordshire pottery flatback group. It's a courting couple.
0:17:15 > 0:17:1930 to go? 30? 20, then, surely? £20 bid. At £20 bid. 2 do I see now?
0:17:19 > 0:17:21- Come on!- 2 bid. 5? 5 bid.
0:17:21 > 0:17:2328 bid. 30 now. £30 bid. At £30 bid.
0:17:23 > 0:17:2532 do I see? At £30 bid.
0:17:25 > 0:17:282 anywhere else now, surely? 32 bid?
0:17:28 > 0:17:30- Come on!- 35. 38.
0:17:30 > 0:17:3340, may I say? 40 bid. 2 now, do I see? At £40 bid.
0:17:33 > 0:17:35- A bit more! - No, at £40 we're on the market.
0:17:35 > 0:17:37We're going to sell, make no mistake.
0:17:37 > 0:17:40Last call, then, all done and finished at £40.
0:17:40 > 0:17:43Well, it found a home.
0:17:43 > 0:17:45- It did.- That struggled, didn't it?
0:17:45 > 0:17:49- Yes.- Still, it's gone and you're pleased cos you didn't like it,
0:17:49 > 0:17:53- but we could have done a bit more? - It could.- A bit gloomy.
0:17:53 > 0:17:56- Yeah, a bit gloomy. - It's gone, Sheila. It's gone.
0:17:56 > 0:17:58We did our best!
0:17:58 > 0:18:0080 bid.
0:18:02 > 0:18:06Well, it looks like Daisy's selling part of her collection?
0:18:06 > 0:18:08- Absolutely.- Yeah?- A small selection.
0:18:08 > 0:18:11Small. Why did you start with these four items?
0:18:11 > 0:18:18The first one, the enamel one, is my favourite, actually, because it's been much used.
0:18:18 > 0:18:22- And I think there must be so much history with it.- Yeah.
0:18:22 > 0:18:24And it's sweet and I love enamel,
0:18:24 > 0:18:26but yes, that's the first one to go.
0:18:26 > 0:18:30Well, we're starting off with that one, then there's a couple of ivory
0:18:30 > 0:18:33little cases and that lovely little etui, which I love.
0:18:33 > 0:18:36- You valued all of these, David, £500 to £600 in one lot?- Yes.
0:18:36 > 0:18:39- Colin's decided to sell them separately.- Which is sensible.
0:18:39 > 0:18:42Well, you knew he was going to do that.
0:18:42 > 0:18:45- Yeah.- So, we're going to start with the little enamel box.
0:18:45 > 0:18:47Lot Number 140 is the 19th century
0:18:47 > 0:18:50French enamelled and gilt metal box. 30?
0:18:50 > 0:18:54- 30, surely?- Come on!- Come on! - 20 to go then, surely? 20 bid.
0:18:54 > 0:18:5722. 25. 28. 30. 2. 35. 38.
0:18:57 > 0:18:59Bid 40. And 2. 42. At 42.
0:18:59 > 0:19:03This is cheap. 45 now, surely. At 42 it's on the market and selling. 45.
0:19:03 > 0:19:0645. 48. 48. Bid 50. And 5. 55.
0:19:06 > 0:19:08Bid 60. And 5.
0:19:08 > 0:19:12Bid 70. 70 bid. 75. Bid 80, now. No?
0:19:12 > 0:19:1575. 78, if it helps, then? At 75. Last call, then.
0:19:15 > 0:19:17All done and finished and selling then, £75.
0:19:17 > 0:19:19That's one gone, 75.
0:19:19 > 0:19:21The next is the tooth pick.
0:19:21 > 0:19:25What shall we say for this one? Start me at £50 for it. 50?
0:19:25 > 0:19:2830 then. 30, Who's first in? Thank you. 30. 35, now.
0:19:28 > 0:19:3035 was on the net. 35. Bid 40. 45.
0:19:30 > 0:19:33Bid 50. And 5. Bid 60. 55 bid.
0:19:33 > 0:19:3560, now, do I see? 60. At 60 bid.
0:19:35 > 0:19:375 bid. 70 bid. 5 bid.
0:19:37 > 0:19:4080 bid. 5? £80, I'm bid. 5 anywhere else now? £80, I'm bid.
0:19:40 > 0:19:42Any more bids? 5, do I see?
0:19:42 > 0:19:445 now, surely? Thank you. 85. Bid 90. At 90 bid.
0:19:44 > 0:19:47- 95? 95. 100.- We've got to 100.
0:19:47 > 0:19:49And 10 now? Thank you. 110.
0:19:49 > 0:19:51At 110. 120 now? 110.
0:19:51 > 0:19:52Are we all done and finished, then?
0:19:52 > 0:19:55At £110. Last call.
0:19:55 > 0:19:57I'm selling at £110.
0:19:57 > 0:19:59Well done, that man!
0:19:59 > 0:20:02- Yes! The internet does work. - Yes, doesn't it?
0:20:02 > 0:20:05The next one is another ivory box. It's the one with the D end.
0:20:05 > 0:20:08Who's going to start me at £50? 50 straight in. 50.
0:20:08 > 0:20:12I'm bid 50. At £50 I'm bid. 5. 55 bid. 60 bid. 65. 70. £70, I'm bid.
0:20:12 > 0:20:15At 70 bid. 5, anywhere else? At £70 bid. 5 anywhere else?
0:20:15 > 0:20:20At 70. Are we all done? At 70. Last call, then. Going at £70.
0:20:20 > 0:20:24That's OK. We're still on track for your £500 to £600.
0:20:24 > 0:20:26Lot Number 155 is an 18th century
0:20:26 > 0:20:31lady's gilt metal and banded agate etui. £100, surely. 100.
0:20:31 > 0:20:34Thank you. Down there at 100. 120 now, may I say? At £100 bid.
0:20:34 > 0:20:37120? 120. 140? 140. 160?
0:20:37 > 0:20:38- 160 now. Do I see 160?- 180, come on!
0:20:38 > 0:20:42180. 200. 220 now. £200 I am bid.
0:20:42 > 0:20:46At 200. 220? 220. 240. 260. 280.
0:20:46 > 0:20:48- We've done it.- 300. 320.
0:20:48 > 0:20:50340. 360 now. 340 is all I'm bid.
0:20:50 > 0:20:54- At 340. 360 or not now? 340. Any more bids?- Thank you!- At 340.
0:20:54 > 0:20:58At 340. Last call, then. I'm selling, make no mistake, at £340.
0:20:58 > 0:21:00Brilliant! We got your top end, then.
0:21:00 > 0:21:03- Oh, that is good! - We have gone toppies!
0:21:03 > 0:21:04- We have!- That is good.
0:21:04 > 0:21:07You were spot on. You said £500 to £600.
0:21:07 > 0:21:09I think we've just topped £600...
0:21:09 > 0:21:12- For once in my life! - The prayer was answered!- It was!
0:21:12 > 0:21:18- I am so pleased! - For once in my life! Bless you!
0:21:18 > 0:21:21Thank you both so much. What fun!
0:21:26 > 0:21:29The great thing about Flog It is that I get the chance to go
0:21:29 > 0:21:32out and about all over the British Isles
0:21:32 > 0:21:35to explore weird and wonderful things which people
0:21:35 > 0:21:38are passionate about and today is certainly no exception.
0:21:38 > 0:21:41The place I'm going to visit is a real gem and you wouldn't
0:21:41 > 0:21:44expect to find this in the heart of Lincolnshire.
0:21:47 > 0:21:52The Parrot Sanctuary was set up in 2003.
0:21:52 > 0:21:59It's home to almost 1,700 birds and is the result of one man's extraordinary passion.
0:21:59 > 0:22:02So, how did it all start, and what drove Steve Nicholls,
0:22:02 > 0:22:08the man behind it all, to set up this national sanctuary here, just outside Skegness?
0:22:12 > 0:22:17Steve, I've met some collectors in my time before on the show, but nothing like this!
0:22:17 > 0:22:19You and your extended family!
0:22:19 > 0:22:23- It is quite big now, yes.- Where did a passion for parrots start?
0:22:23 > 0:22:28- I've always been an animal oriented person.- Yeah. Did you have a parrot as a kid?
0:22:28 > 0:22:32We had budgies, we had cockatiels, things like that,
0:22:32 > 0:22:38but then, in my early 20s, I started to become more fascinated.
0:22:38 > 0:22:42And then it developed, and I quickly identified that
0:22:42 > 0:22:45- we didn't have a lot of knowledge of the pet parrot.- Yeah.
0:22:45 > 0:22:49And no matter how fabulous they are and how nice we are with them,
0:22:49 > 0:22:53there was a big mismatch with parrots and people.
0:22:53 > 0:22:58I wanted to further my studies, so I actually bought one parrot, which was a cockatoo.
0:22:58 > 0:23:01- That's one of those over there. - That's right, one of the large ones.
0:23:01 > 0:23:05There was a reason for what I was doing. I didn't collect them as pets.
0:23:05 > 0:23:09I wanted to study them and try to help them, and help people that kept them.
0:23:09 > 0:23:12And I realised that there needed to be a place like this.
0:23:12 > 0:23:15So, all of these are unwanted birds that people give you?
0:23:15 > 0:23:17They're unwanted, but loved.
0:23:17 > 0:23:23The people genuinely do love them, but they realise that they can't give them what they need.
0:23:23 > 0:23:26They need things to do.
0:23:26 > 0:23:33It's a case of they're a very social, interactive creature, so all day, they will be playing with each other.
0:23:33 > 0:23:37They will be biting, pinching food. They will be doing things that keeps them preoccupied.
0:23:37 > 0:23:43In a cage, you can only play with that plastic yellow toy so many times before you become demented.
0:23:43 > 0:23:46What state are they in when they arrive?
0:23:46 > 0:23:49That's the main state that they come in. The self-mutilation.
0:23:49 > 0:23:52They'll sit there, just bored, and pull a feather out.
0:23:52 > 0:23:57It becomes a habit and then they'll turn up to us with no feathers on.
0:23:57 > 0:24:03So, the self-mutilation is the worst, but it is a physical deformity, there's a mental deformity.
0:24:03 > 0:24:08Most of them sadly actually do suffer from mental diseases where it's stereotypical to a human,
0:24:08 > 0:24:11where they rock backwards and forwards, and don't know
0:24:11 > 0:24:14- how to present themselves with other animals.- Yeah.
0:24:14 > 0:24:17They're beautiful, aren't they? Striking colours.
0:24:17 > 0:24:19Well, that's their downfall.
0:24:19 > 0:24:25If they were just a plain, dull brown, nobody would be interested in having them in.
0:24:25 > 0:24:27What would one of these cost in a pet shop now?
0:24:27 > 0:24:29Between £1,500 and £2,000.
0:24:29 > 0:24:32- It's a lot of money, isn't it? - It is a big commitment.
0:24:32 > 0:24:37We actually get people that will buy these on Sunday and then phone me on a Monday
0:24:37 > 0:24:40and say, can they eat fruit, and what size cage do they need?
0:24:40 > 0:24:45We have to say, right, let's start it from scratch. Why have you bought one of these?
0:24:45 > 0:24:50- Yes.- And they saw it because it's sat here and it's fabulous while it's in the shop. Very difficult.
0:24:50 > 0:24:53We don't want to say, yes, we've got nearly 1,700 parrots here
0:24:53 > 0:24:56and we should have them all and nobody else should have any.
0:24:56 > 0:25:01But here are certain birds out there that are far better suited to being with people
0:25:01 > 0:25:04than others that are better off in this kind of environment.
0:25:04 > 0:25:07Name me some of the breeds you've got here.
0:25:07 > 0:25:09Well, we've got 101 species.
0:25:09 > 0:25:15Now, if you imagine there are 334 species of parrot in the world, that means we've got a third of them here.
0:25:15 > 0:25:21- Yeah.- And we've got all the macaws from South America and the Amazons from South America.
0:25:21 > 0:25:27The cockatoos from Australia, and then, we've got the Indian ringnecks from India.
0:25:27 > 0:25:31We're absolutely surrounded! Shall we take a look at the rest?
0:25:31 > 0:25:35- Yes, certainly.- I'm absolutely fascinated by them all.- That's OK.
0:25:41 > 0:25:43PARROTS SQUAWKING LOUDLY
0:25:43 > 0:25:45Gosh!
0:25:45 > 0:25:47These are noisy, aren't they?
0:25:47 > 0:25:50- These are the real noisy ones. - Look at this one!
0:25:50 > 0:25:54- That's Peter, that!- Now, he's got more of an Elvis Presley haircut!
0:25:56 > 0:26:00- He has.- Do you see how gentle he was?- Oh, they're very dextrous with their beaks.
0:26:00 > 0:26:03It's just they're also very loud.
0:26:03 > 0:26:08- Wow! They're quite aggressive, aren't they?- They can be, yes.
0:26:08 > 0:26:09They're very, very aggressive.
0:26:14 > 0:26:19- Watch your head as you come in. - I'm surprised they aren't fluttering everywhere!
0:26:19 > 0:26:22No, these are quite relaxed, steady birds, these.
0:26:22 > 0:26:27This is a lovely big colony, and they get their own nice feeling, being together.
0:26:27 > 0:26:31It's really nice that they can actually fly around and interact with each other.
0:26:31 > 0:26:35- Well, just this is just their play area for them to chew...- Gosh!
0:26:35 > 0:26:39- This is Rio!- You know, I felt that! I thought, what the hell was happening there?
0:26:39 > 0:26:42He won't let anybody go on telly without him being there.
0:26:42 > 0:26:45- Do you know the names of all of these birds?- Only the characters.
0:26:45 > 0:26:49I think you are the most eccentric collector I've ever met, Steve.
0:26:49 > 0:26:52And, you know, I take my hat off to you! I really do.
0:26:52 > 0:26:53You and the family.
0:26:53 > 0:26:55Where does it go from here?
0:26:55 > 0:26:59- Well, all we can do is keep collecting, but on a good side.- OK.
0:26:59 > 0:27:02Ultimately, we'll be the largest rehabilitation centre
0:27:02 > 0:27:05for parrots in the world, and it'll belong to the UK,
0:27:05 > 0:27:09to all the guys that come to see them, and more than anything, to these lovely birds.
0:27:09 > 0:27:14This fascinating place is a real testament to Steve's passion and drive.
0:27:14 > 0:27:18What an inspirational, unique individual.
0:27:25 > 0:27:30Back at the Embassy Theatre, we've still got a room brimming with people.
0:27:30 > 0:27:36David and Elizabeth have certainly got their work cut out getting through this lot!
0:27:36 > 0:27:38James, are you into the classics?
0:27:38 > 0:27:41Not desperately, no.
0:27:41 > 0:27:45I didn't think you were, otherwise you wouldn't be selling this!
0:27:45 > 0:27:49This is quite a good model, actually. It's hard paste porcelain.
0:27:49 > 0:27:51It's German.
0:27:51 > 0:27:54Dating from the earlier part of the 19th century.
0:27:54 > 0:27:57And you've got this distinctive sort of raised circular plinth
0:27:57 > 0:27:59with the sort of Greek key pattern,
0:27:59 > 0:28:03which was a feature of porcelain produced at that particular time.
0:28:03 > 0:28:06And also, it's part and parcel of the neo-classical movement.
0:28:06 > 0:28:10This is an extremely elegant figure.
0:28:10 > 0:28:14When you look at the detail, the hair, wonderful!
0:28:14 > 0:28:17- And of course, there's his wonderful feet.- What, those long toes?
0:28:17 > 0:28:19Yes, those long toes.
0:28:19 > 0:28:21James, have you got a foot fetish?
0:28:21 > 0:28:23No, I don't think so!
0:28:23 > 0:28:30- But I think, to a certain extent, there is an element of restoration. - I think maybe you're right, yes.
0:28:30 > 0:28:38Yeah, and dare I be so bold as to take it up and start passing it through my mouth?
0:28:41 > 0:28:45The reason I do that is to test to see if there's any restoration.
0:28:45 > 0:28:51- You know how you test pearls, whether they're synthetic or cultured?- Yeah.
0:28:51 > 0:28:56If there's a slight give, it feels plasticky, that's synthetic pearls.
0:28:56 > 0:29:00And exactly the same sensation on this one here.
0:29:00 > 0:29:06I haven't left any indentation there, but I do think that possibly is a restored section.
0:29:06 > 0:29:13But it's such an exquisite figure, I can understand why somebody went to great expense in having it restored.
0:29:13 > 0:29:17- With the restoration, it does affect the value.- I'm sure it does.
0:29:17 > 0:29:23- And I think the auctioneer will be happy to put it up for sale with a guide round about 80 to 120.- Right.
0:29:23 > 0:29:27- If it goes for more, I shall be delighted.- So will I!
0:29:27 > 0:29:31Do you want to place a reserve on it, or just want it to ride in the sale room?
0:29:31 > 0:29:34- No, I think...- Is it something that you want to get rid of?- I don't...
0:29:34 > 0:29:38Not for nothing, no. I mean, you know, maybe it's £80 or something.
0:29:38 > 0:29:42- OK, let's put a reserve of £80. I think that's sensible. - OK, thank you very much.
0:29:42 > 0:29:45And if it doesn't go, you can put it back on the mantelpiece!
0:29:54 > 0:29:57- Mary, hello.- Hello, Elizabeth.
0:29:57 > 0:30:02I've been sitting, drooling over this lovely - what is called an object of virtue -
0:30:02 > 0:30:07this lovely gem of craftsmanship, and I'd like to hear your story about it, because I think it's lovely.
0:30:07 > 0:30:12Well, I bought it in the 1960s, the mid 1960s,
0:30:12 > 0:30:18from an antiques fair in Chichester, and it just caught my eye.
0:30:18 > 0:30:24I love its sort of tactile shape, you know, and it sits in the palm of my hand.
0:30:24 > 0:30:30I used to use it when I put my make-up on before I went out.
0:30:30 > 0:30:32- I used to go round the folk clubs, singing.- Really?
0:30:32 > 0:30:35I was very much part of that scene in those days.
0:30:35 > 0:30:38And yes, I've always loved it.
0:30:38 > 0:30:42You must have been the best equipped folk singer in the time, then, because what we have here,
0:30:42 > 0:30:45which isn't obvious from just looking from the outside,
0:30:45 > 0:30:50is a little vanity mirror, and I think that is just charming. Do you know what it's made from?
0:30:50 > 0:30:56Well, I know it's tortoiseshell, and I understand it's not really tortoiseshell, but turtle shell.
0:30:56 > 0:30:58That's one thing I have learned from Flog It!
0:30:58 > 0:31:02And I presume it's inlaid with silver.
0:31:02 > 0:31:06Absolutely. The silver is so fine, that it is impossible for it
0:31:06 > 0:31:10- ever to have been assayed, so you cannot look for a mark to date it. - I see.
0:31:10 > 0:31:15The silver is inlaid, and then it's chased, so the bird, which I think is...
0:31:15 > 0:31:18I don't know what kind of bird you thought it was?
0:31:18 > 0:31:22I don't know. I think it looks like an imaginary bird.
0:31:22 > 0:31:24It's kind of part eagle, I think.
0:31:24 > 0:31:26Part ho-ho bird, part lots of...
0:31:26 > 0:31:30- I know!- But the silver is then chased to give the detail of the feathers,
0:31:30 > 0:31:33just to give it that three-dimensional appeal.
0:31:33 > 0:31:39- Yes.- Absolute charming thing. So, you used to use it, does that mean you don't use it anymore?
0:31:39 > 0:31:43I like having it, but at a certain age, you don't look in mirrors so often.
0:31:43 > 0:31:47Oh, get away! I can't believe that at all.
0:31:47 > 0:31:52- But you're thinking of selling it now?- I think so, yes. - It is very much a collector's piece.
0:31:52 > 0:31:56It is, as I said at the beginning, classed as an object of virtue,
0:31:56 > 0:31:59and I think that it would go to a specialist collector,
0:31:59 > 0:32:07- who would, at the moment, be prepared to pay somewhere between £70 and £100 for it.- Right.
0:32:07 > 0:32:09Would you like a reserve on it?
0:32:09 > 0:32:14- I'm not really bothered, I'd leave that to the auctioneer. - I think that's a good idea.
0:32:14 > 0:32:19He will monitor it and we can have a chat nearer the time and he'll look after it for you,
0:32:19 > 0:32:22but £70 to £100, and we'll see what response we get.
0:32:22 > 0:32:24- Splendid!- See you at the auction. - Thank you.
0:32:31 > 0:32:34Well, Dee,
0:32:34 > 0:32:36you've travelled the world, haven't you?
0:32:36 > 0:32:38- No, not me.- Oh, not you?
0:32:38 > 0:32:40No, my grandmother.
0:32:40 > 0:32:46- Well, she travelled the world, didn't she?- No, she was born in India.
0:32:46 > 0:32:49Her parents lived in India.
0:32:49 > 0:32:53Her father owned a tea plantation,
0:32:53 > 0:33:00and she was born and brought up out in Lahore, Bangladesh.
0:33:00 > 0:33:06Well, why I say travelled the world is because this is quite a sort of eclectic selection of objects,
0:33:06 > 0:33:10and I can see that she may have travelled to India,
0:33:10 > 0:33:14in this little bracelet here with lacquer detail.
0:33:14 > 0:33:19This little necklace with the carved flowers, this may be Indian.
0:33:19 > 0:33:22This certainly is Indian. Extraordinary little thing.
0:33:22 > 0:33:27It's like a little mace, it's got holes at the end and you put your pins in there.
0:33:27 > 0:33:28Oh!
0:33:28 > 0:33:31This is a buckle and a brooch
0:33:31 > 0:33:36with a red lacquer centre, and that was produced in China.
0:33:36 > 0:33:38I never heard of her going to China.
0:33:38 > 0:33:43And these lovely carved ivory pieces,
0:33:43 > 0:33:47which include a little mirror, a shoehorn,
0:33:47 > 0:33:49and then these exquisite buttons,
0:33:49 > 0:33:54but rather frightening, because each is a carved baboon head!
0:33:54 > 0:33:56So, can you remember those as a child?
0:33:56 > 0:34:01Yes, I can, and they were sewn on to a cardigan that my mother had made for me.
0:34:01 > 0:34:08- Really?- And my grandmother used to cut them off every time the cardigan went for washing,
0:34:08 > 0:34:10and then sew them back on again.
0:34:10 > 0:34:13- Goodness me! - And I was never frightened by them!
0:34:13 > 0:34:16You probably just thought they were pretty buttons.
0:34:16 > 0:34:18Yes, they're lovely.
0:34:18 > 0:34:20Well, that really is quite a lovely collection,
0:34:20 > 0:34:26but the most amazing piece is this bangle here,
0:34:26 > 0:34:31which, although it's not marked gold, I think is gold,
0:34:31 > 0:34:35and it's set with turquoise and ruby.
0:34:35 > 0:34:40- And the most wonderful sort of snarling snake's head. - Now, that's horrifying!
0:34:40 > 0:34:42- It is horrifying, isn't it?- Yes.
0:34:42 > 0:34:49But this was a sort of fashionable bracelet to be worn by Victorian ladies. A lovely collection.
0:34:49 > 0:34:53Why do you want to sell them?
0:34:53 > 0:34:59It lives in a little wicker basket box, and that's just where it is.
0:34:59 > 0:35:05I don't do anything with it, and I thought, what's the point of it being there?
0:35:05 > 0:35:10- The bracelet is too small.- Was that worn by any member of your family?
0:35:10 > 0:35:14- My grandmother.- Oh, right! You remember that, can you? - Yes, but she was very small.
0:35:14 > 0:35:19I think with the jewellery, it ought to be sold, maybe,
0:35:19 > 0:35:25- as one lot of ethnic jewellery, and this bangle probably sold separately.- Mmm-hmm.
0:35:25 > 0:35:30OK. So, when I say ethnic jewellery, obviously, the Indian pieces and the ivory sections here,
0:35:30 > 0:35:38and these pieces, I think they'll realise something in the region of about £60 to £100.
0:35:38 > 0:35:41Well, there's a thing!
0:35:41 > 0:35:45- When we come to this snake bracelet, not everybody's choice.- No.
0:35:45 > 0:35:47But I think it's fantastic.
0:35:47 > 0:35:50I think this is probably going to sell for 80 to 160 on its own.
0:35:50 > 0:35:53- Oh, lovely. - So, you'll be happy at that?- Mmm.
0:35:53 > 0:35:59I would suggest that the ivory jewellery has a reserve, let's say,
0:35:59 > 0:36:02- round about £50.- Mmm-hmm.
0:36:02 > 0:36:07Your snake bracelet, we'll put a reserve, a definite reserve, fixed at £80.
0:36:07 > 0:36:09Oh, lovely.
0:36:09 > 0:36:14- Don't forget, this is all part of your history going.- I know, I know. I've got other stuff, as well.
0:36:14 > 0:36:16Have you really?
0:36:16 > 0:36:22Well, let's get to the auction room and see how this next selection of items goes down with the bidders.
0:36:22 > 0:36:25This porcelain figure is really a beautiful thing,
0:36:25 > 0:36:27but I wonder if its restoration will hold it back
0:36:27 > 0:36:29when it goes under the hammer.
0:36:29 > 0:36:32Mary's vanity mirror was used a lot during her career
0:36:32 > 0:36:37as a folk singer in the 1960s, but now it's time to sell it on.
0:36:37 > 0:36:39And this selection of ethnic jewellery
0:36:39 > 0:36:45and this striking snake bracelet belonged to Dee's grandmother, and they've certainly had a history.
0:36:45 > 0:36:48I hope Dee doesn't regret letting them go.
0:36:48 > 0:36:52James, you're selling some inheritance. Your aunt gave you this Meissen figure.
0:36:52 > 0:36:56- David has put £80 to £120 on it. - Yeah.- Why do you want to get rid of this?
0:36:56 > 0:36:58- Not particularly fond of it.- No?
0:36:58 > 0:37:01No, it's not really something I would, you know, miss.
0:37:01 > 0:37:05- Have on display, or... - I've had it on display, but I won't miss it.
0:37:05 > 0:37:10Well, plenty of people out there will love this, and at £80 to £120, it's going to sell.
0:37:10 > 0:37:15Lot number 245 is a 19th century Meissen figure of Apollo.
0:37:15 > 0:37:18Who's going to start me at 100 for this little beauty? 100.
0:37:18 > 0:37:22- 100 on the internet. Straight in at 100.- Oh, wow!
0:37:22 > 0:37:23- In at the top end!- 110. 120 now?
0:37:23 > 0:37:26120 bid. 130 anywhere else now?
0:37:26 > 0:37:30At 120 is all I'm bid. At 120. 130 now, do I see anywhere else?
0:37:30 > 0:37:34At 120. It's an internet bid, then. You're all out in the room, then?
0:37:34 > 0:37:36Selling, make no mistake, at £120.
0:37:36 > 0:37:39Yes! Fantastic! The top end of the estimate.
0:37:39 > 0:37:42Straight in and straight out. Blink and you'll miss that one!
0:37:42 > 0:37:45Quickly! 12 bid. 12 in the room. And 15 now.
0:37:46 > 0:37:48This item is absolutely gorgeous.
0:37:48 > 0:37:51We all love it. Mary loves it, myself and Elizabeth.
0:37:51 > 0:37:54It's a 19th century vanity mirror.
0:37:54 > 0:37:56Why are you selling this, Mary?
0:37:56 > 0:38:00It's been on the road with you, you've loved this and cherished it.
0:38:00 > 0:38:04Well, I think it deserves a new face. Mine is completely worn out!
0:38:05 > 0:38:08Nothing wrong with your face!
0:38:08 > 0:38:11Lot Number 125 is the 19th century tortoiseshell
0:38:11 > 0:38:14and silver pique work vanity mirror.
0:38:14 > 0:38:16A very pretty little lot.
0:38:16 > 0:38:18Who's going to start me at £50 for it? 50?
0:38:18 > 0:38:20Straight in, 50? Thank you, 50. 60?
0:38:20 > 0:38:22We've sold it. Straight in!
0:38:22 > 0:38:2655. 60. And five now. 65. 70.
0:38:26 > 0:38:28Five, surely? 75?
0:38:28 > 0:38:3175 bid. 80 bid. Five. 90.
0:38:31 > 0:38:35Five. 100. Ten now. 110 bid.
0:38:35 > 0:38:3720 or not, now? 120, surely?
0:38:37 > 0:38:39110 at the back of the room. 120.
0:38:39 > 0:38:41130. At 135.
0:38:41 > 0:38:43We may have an internet bidder. We do!
0:38:43 > 0:38:47135, 140, thank you, sir. At 140. 145?
0:38:47 > 0:38:50145. 50 now? 150.
0:38:50 > 0:38:53155. 160. Thank you. 170.
0:38:53 > 0:38:56180 now in the room? 180. 190? 190.
0:38:56 > 0:38:59200. 20 anywhere else, now?
0:38:59 > 0:39:01220, it's the last call.
0:39:01 > 0:39:04At 200, my bid's in the room, then.
0:39:04 > 0:39:06At £200. All done. Selling then, in the room.
0:39:06 > 0:39:09And definitely selling at £200.
0:39:09 > 0:39:10- Thank you very much.- £200!
0:39:10 > 0:39:13Now that's a real, true reflection of its value.
0:39:13 > 0:39:17I think someone is buying all the love that little piece contains, you know?
0:39:17 > 0:39:20- The feelgood factor is there. - Yeah, it's a charming thing.
0:39:20 > 0:39:24- Well, Mary, that was a nice encore, wasn't it?- It certainly was.
0:39:30 > 0:39:33Next up, some ethnic jewellery belonging to Dee here.
0:39:33 > 0:39:35- They were your grandmother's?- Yes.
0:39:35 > 0:39:38She was born in India, and this is where they originate.
0:39:38 > 0:39:41Been in the family a long time, but Dee's flogging them.
0:39:41 > 0:39:47We've got the little snake bracelet which is, oh, I think, a come and get me at £80 to £160.
0:39:47 > 0:39:49It's lovely. Typical Victorian.
0:39:49 > 0:39:52- They loved these snake bracelets. - Talk me through the next lot.
0:39:52 > 0:39:57The other item that's coming up, these are a miscellaneous collection of ivory.
0:39:57 > 0:40:00Some buttons with monkey heads, and some other bits and pieces
0:40:00 > 0:40:04that were collected from, I suppose, the Far East when your...
0:40:04 > 0:40:09That's it. My grandmother got given them as presents from the local Raj,
0:40:09 > 0:40:12because she used to go to school with his family.
0:40:12 > 0:40:16Let's hope they create an awful lot of interest here in Grantham.
0:40:16 > 0:40:18Ethnic art is something to invest in right now.
0:40:18 > 0:40:22- It's hard to put a price on. - Absolutely.- So, well done, David.
0:40:22 > 0:40:23The snake's coming up first.
0:40:23 > 0:40:27Lot number 45 is a Victorian hinged snake bangle this time.
0:40:27 > 0:40:30No hallmarks, but a fabulous looking item. £50, surely?
0:40:30 > 0:40:32Thank you. £50 bid. At 55. 60.
0:40:32 > 0:40:34At 60 bid. Five?
0:40:34 > 0:40:37Bid 70, do I see? 70? 70. Five. 80.
0:40:37 > 0:40:40Five. 90. Five.
0:40:40 > 0:40:44100. And ten on the book. 120. 130.
0:40:44 > 0:40:47140. 150. 160 in the room.
0:40:47 > 0:40:49- 160! That's good!- 170 now?
0:40:49 > 0:40:51Surely 170? Thank you, 170. 180.
0:40:51 > 0:40:54190. 190, do I see?
0:40:54 > 0:40:56190 on the net. Two, now?
0:40:56 > 0:41:00- Two? 220 now?- This is very good.
0:41:00 > 0:41:01- They like it.- Yes, they love it.
0:41:01 > 0:41:03It's beautiful, actually.
0:41:03 > 0:41:06Another bidder. 240. 260. 280, now?
0:41:06 > 0:41:10280. 300. 320, now?
0:41:10 > 0:41:13320. 340. 360, now?
0:41:13 > 0:41:16360, do I see? I have 340 here.
0:41:16 > 0:41:20- 360!- We're at 340. 340 here.
0:41:20 > 0:41:23- 360, now.- 360!- 380, now? 380. 400?
0:41:23 > 0:41:28400. 420? 420. 440. 460.
0:41:28 > 0:41:30480. 500.
0:41:30 > 0:41:33- 550.- I don't think it's that ethnic!
0:41:33 > 0:41:35600. 650, now? At 600, I'm bid.
0:41:35 > 0:41:39At 600. Are there any more bids? 50 anywhere else, now?
0:41:39 > 0:41:42Either net or room? At 600 in the middle of the room, then.
0:41:42 > 0:41:45Last call, then. Going at £600.
0:41:45 > 0:41:47- Oh!- Oh, wow! Wow!
0:41:47 > 0:41:48Would you like a seat?
0:41:48 > 0:41:51- No, no!- And well done that man, Colin Young, as well.
0:41:51 > 0:41:53He really teased that bit out of people.
0:41:53 > 0:41:57£600 for the first item, for which we were hoping to get
0:41:57 > 0:42:01around about 80 to 100, and now we have, we're hoping for £60 to £80 for the next of the lots.
0:42:01 > 0:42:05What shall we say for this one? Starting me at £50 for it. 50?
0:42:05 > 0:42:0830, then. 30? Who's first in? Thank you. 30. 35 now?
0:42:08 > 0:42:1135 was on the net. 35. Bid 40. 45.
0:42:11 > 0:42:13- Anything now is a bonus, isn't it, really?- Yes.
0:42:13 > 0:42:1755 bid. 60, now, do I see? 60? At 60 bid. Five bid. 70 bid.
0:42:17 > 0:42:19Five bid. 80 bid.
0:42:19 > 0:42:20Five, now, surely? Thank you.
0:42:20 > 0:42:24- 85.- Ooh! It's topping now! - You are topping it up now, Dee!
0:42:24 > 0:42:27100. Ten, now, do I see? Thank you. 110. 120. 140? 140.
0:42:27 > 0:42:30160? 160, now? Do I see 160?
0:42:30 > 0:42:34At 140. Last call, then. I'm selling, make no mistake, at 140.
0:42:34 > 0:42:37- Wow!- Gosh!- Thank you.
0:42:37 > 0:42:40Those are the moments we love, actually.
0:42:40 > 0:42:43I told you were going to be in for a few surprises today, didn't I?
0:42:43 > 0:42:46- I think it's made Dee's day here, don't you?- It certainly has!
0:42:46 > 0:42:50It's made your year! What are you going to put all that money towards?
0:42:50 > 0:42:56- I've no idea, but I'll spend it! - £740!
0:42:56 > 0:43:01If you've got anything like that at home, please bring it along to one of our valuation days.
0:43:01 > 0:43:04You never know, you could end up in the auction room,
0:43:04 > 0:43:07just like Dee here, with a wonderful surprise. £740!
0:43:07 > 0:43:12We've had a great day in Grantham, I hope you've enjoyed the show. We certainly have.
0:43:12 > 0:43:14Until the next time, it's goodbye.
0:43:14 > 0:43:16- Thank you.- So good!
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