0:00:08 > 0:00:13If you're looking for something spicy, you'll get it on today's show.
0:00:13 > 0:00:16Where am I? Manchester's curry mile, of course.
0:00:16 > 0:00:19But before I get stuck into some of the local fodder,
0:00:19 > 0:00:24let's see what the people of Manchester will bring along to our valuation day in Oldham.
0:01:02 > 0:01:04Where I'm walking right now, this very street,
0:01:04 > 0:01:08was part of the original road from Manchester to Huddersfield.
0:01:08 > 0:01:13It's the oldest part of Oldham. It was originally known as Cuckstool Pit.
0:01:13 > 0:01:19Somewhere along it, it contained a very large pool of stagnant water.
0:01:19 > 0:01:24Where, apparently, they used to dunk the heads of women into,
0:01:24 > 0:01:27when their chattering was considered to be a menace to the town.
0:01:27 > 0:01:29Believe me.
0:01:32 > 0:01:36But there won't be any of that sort of behaviour going on here today...
0:01:36 > 0:01:39Because today, it's going to be a particularly organised
0:01:39 > 0:01:43and delightful show, because it's all about the girls.
0:01:43 > 0:01:45Yes!
0:01:45 > 0:01:48Our fragrant experts, bringing their own special feminine touch
0:01:48 > 0:01:52to the show, are the lovely Kate Bliss and Anita Manning.
0:02:00 > 0:02:04- Joyce and Peter, welcome along to "Flog It!".- Thank you.
0:02:04 > 0:02:06Do you know what this is?
0:02:06 > 0:02:09- Yes, a Moorcroft.- A Moorcroft.
0:02:09 > 0:02:10A Moorcroft vase, yup.
0:02:10 > 0:02:12Very popular on "Flog It!".
0:02:12 > 0:02:15And no wonder because it's a wonderful item,
0:02:15 > 0:02:18wonderful quality, wonderful colour.
0:02:18 > 0:02:20Tell me, who does it belong to?
0:02:20 > 0:02:23- It belongs to me. - Where did you get it, Joyce?
0:02:23 > 0:02:26An aunt left it to me.
0:02:26 > 0:02:31I admired it, because of the colours, from me being very young.
0:02:31 > 0:02:33And I was quite surprised...
0:02:33 > 0:02:35when she died, she left it me.
0:02:35 > 0:02:37I didn't give it much thought, really.
0:02:37 > 0:02:41- Do you like it, Joyce? - I do like it, I do like it.
0:02:41 > 0:02:46But it doesn't match anything that, that I've got, because I, I have a lot of cut glass.
0:02:46 > 0:02:49OK, let's look at this piece of Moorcroft.
0:02:49 > 0:02:52It's a very nice shape, baluster shape.
0:02:52 > 0:02:57It's a very popular pattern, it's pansies.
0:02:57 > 0:03:03William Moorcroft started his own factory in 1913.
0:03:03 > 0:03:08Before that he had worked for James McIntyre and Company.
0:03:08 > 0:03:15And when he set up on his own, he developed this wonderful style of pottery.
0:03:15 > 0:03:19And the Moorcroft factory is still going today,
0:03:19 > 0:03:24and it is still selling well. It is a quality item
0:03:24 > 0:03:28and people will always love it.
0:03:28 > 0:03:30If we look underneath, at the back stamp,
0:03:30 > 0:03:33we have the embossed mark of Moorcroft.
0:03:33 > 0:03:39We can see the Moorcroft signature, we have Made in England.
0:03:39 > 0:03:42Now, we know from this information here,
0:03:42 > 0:03:48that this little vase was made between 1928 and 1940.
0:03:48 > 0:03:51So, it's not a very early vase.
0:03:51 > 0:03:53Price?
0:03:53 > 0:03:58The bigger pieces, the earlier pieces, achieve a much higher price.
0:03:58 > 0:04:01This vase, I would say...
0:04:01 > 0:04:05I would like to put it in at £100-150.
0:04:05 > 0:04:10If there are Moorcroft collectors in the rooms, on that day,
0:04:10 > 0:04:14- it may go higher than the top estimate.- Right.
0:04:14 > 0:04:17We could perhaps put a reserve of £80.
0:04:17 > 0:04:22But that's just really to protect it, just in case.
0:04:22 > 0:04:26Now, is that enough to give you a romantic night out?
0:04:26 > 0:04:28Oh, yeah, oh, yeah.
0:04:28 > 0:04:30- Bit left over... - You're easy pleased.
0:04:37 > 0:04:40Is it drinks all round? Is this a drinks display cabinet?
0:04:40 > 0:04:43Well, Paul and I know what it is. In fact,
0:04:43 > 0:04:45it's a cabinet gramophone player.
0:04:45 > 0:04:49So, tell me about it's history. How did you come by this?
0:04:49 > 0:04:55It belonged to relatives of mine, which I always admired it, when I used to visit.
0:04:55 > 0:04:57- As a young nipper. - As a young nipper.
0:04:57 > 0:05:00- And when they passed on, they left it to me. - How long have you had this?
0:05:00 > 0:05:02I've had it about 30 years now.
0:05:02 > 0:05:0430 odd years? Wow.
0:05:04 > 0:05:06Where's it been, in the house?
0:05:06 > 0:05:08Well, partly in the house
0:05:08 > 0:05:12but it's been... spent last nine years in the garage.
0:05:12 > 0:05:15- Right, OK. OK, well, at least you've got a dry garage.- Yes.
0:05:15 > 0:05:17Because there's no sign of any damp.
0:05:17 > 0:05:20It's so typical of the late Edwardian period.
0:05:20 > 0:05:22It's almost, got a serpentine front.
0:05:22 > 0:05:26It's like a waterfall cascading down.
0:05:26 > 0:05:31It's got a nice bit of stringing, which has been done by the maker.
0:05:31 > 0:05:34That's professionally done. That's not professionally done,
0:05:34 > 0:05:38that's done by one loving previous owner,
0:05:38 > 0:05:40that was quite handy with a chisel and a gouge.
0:05:40 > 0:05:45And it's got its original handles, which is nice, so...
0:05:45 > 0:05:48All fixtures and fittings are here and it's in good condition.
0:05:48 > 0:05:51And it's virtue is the fact that it's still working.
0:05:51 > 0:05:55Because many have survived, but they're not working. Value?
0:05:55 > 0:05:58It is such a hard thing to value.
0:05:58 > 0:06:03It's not the carpentry and the cabinet making which has got a great deal of value, or interest, here.
0:06:03 > 0:06:07But the mechanics of the thing, and the history of the gramophone record.
0:06:07 > 0:06:11From the wax cylinder right through to the iPod of today.
0:06:11 > 0:06:12There's good social history.
0:06:12 > 0:06:15And I think young kids should be able to look at something
0:06:15 > 0:06:20like this and say, well, that was going on, you know, in the 1930s.
0:06:20 > 0:06:24And that's what everybody had in their house, and they would have had one of these.
0:06:24 > 0:06:27These were quite affordable. What do you think it's worth?
0:06:27 > 0:06:29Well, I would think, £60.
0:06:29 > 0:06:33I think we can, hopefully, double that.
0:06:33 > 0:06:36That's what I'd like. I'd like to put it into auction,
0:06:36 > 0:06:39give it the classic 80-120, put a reserve of £60.
0:06:39 > 0:06:42Because you don't want to give it away.
0:06:42 > 0:06:46- No.- You don't want to give this away. OK, Paul, take it away.
0:06:46 > 0:06:47Obviously that's the brake.
0:06:47 > 0:06:50- That's the brake. - Let's see what we're playing.
0:06:50 > 0:06:56It's called Little Darling, and on the other side it's Yes, Tonight Josephine.
0:06:56 > 0:06:58I think we'll go for Little Darling.
0:06:58 > 0:07:02And I'll open the doors, so we can have full volume.
0:07:02 > 0:07:04Because this is your volume control.
0:07:04 > 0:07:07For maximum volume, there's your speaker.
0:07:09 > 0:07:12And to put the volume down slightly, just close the doors fractionally.
0:07:12 > 0:07:17- So, here we go, full volume, here goes, ready?- Yes.
0:07:20 > 0:07:24Needle on and it should... RECORD CRACKLES
0:07:27 > 0:07:29It sounds like we're in an air raid.
0:07:37 > 0:07:39RECORD PLAYS
0:07:47 > 0:07:49Terry, let's play at wee motors.
0:07:52 > 0:07:54I've seen a lot of toys,
0:07:54 > 0:08:01and I have not seen anything in as good condition as this is.
0:08:01 > 0:08:04Did you not play with this when you were a wee boy?
0:08:04 > 0:08:07Not a lot. It seemed old fashioned at the time,
0:08:07 > 0:08:11so I was playing with more modern cars.
0:08:11 > 0:08:14How did you come by it? Where did you get it from?
0:08:14 > 0:08:15It was a pass-me-down.
0:08:15 > 0:08:18It came down through the family or friends.
0:08:18 > 0:08:23As I say, it seemed old fashioned, and just got put aside.
0:08:23 > 0:08:25- And left there?- Yeah.
0:08:25 > 0:08:30What we have here really is a little car, which was made by Schuco.
0:08:30 > 0:08:34Now, Schuco were a German toy company
0:08:34 > 0:08:40and they were known for the quality of their toys.
0:08:40 > 0:08:43And this is a very nice little set.
0:08:43 > 0:08:45We see on the back of the box,
0:08:45 > 0:08:47how to play the game.
0:08:47 > 0:08:51And these little pegs in the box
0:08:51 > 0:08:57would form the boundaries of the course, the race course.
0:08:57 > 0:09:00This steering wheel here...
0:09:00 > 0:09:03- Would this go on top?- Yes, it's...
0:09:03 > 0:09:08it connects up with the green one, so you can, you can steer it round the course. I've never done it.
0:09:08 > 0:09:10Right, you've never done it.
0:09:10 > 0:09:12It's certainly a smashing idea.
0:09:12 > 0:09:17And I like the way that we have a change of gears through the windscreen here.
0:09:17 > 0:09:20You've kept them for a long time, Terry.
0:09:20 > 0:09:22Why do you want to sell them, now?
0:09:22 > 0:09:26I'm being told to clear out some of the things.
0:09:26 > 0:09:28We have too much.
0:09:28 > 0:09:32She who must be obeyed has told you to get rid of all your own toys!
0:09:32 > 0:09:38Well, estimate on them, I would say for both of them,
0:09:38 > 0:09:42if we put say 60-80, 70-90. In that region.
0:09:42 > 0:09:45- Yeah, that's fine. - I'm sure they'll fly away.
0:09:45 > 0:09:49- Do you want to put a fixed reserve on?- No, no.- No, no?
0:09:49 > 0:09:53Well, we'll put it in at 60-80.
0:09:53 > 0:09:57And we'll want the auctioneer to sell it with some discretion.
0:09:57 > 0:09:59But I'm sure there will be collectors.
0:09:59 > 0:10:03- I know it's a boy's toy, but do you think I could...? - Please do, please do.
0:10:03 > 0:10:06Shall we wind it up and see what happens?
0:10:08 > 0:10:12Yes, that's lovely.
0:10:12 > 0:10:15I could say specially for lady drivers, but I better not.
0:10:23 > 0:10:26Wow, what a stunning necklace!
0:10:26 > 0:10:28That's the nicest bit of jewellery I've seen all day,
0:10:28 > 0:10:30but for quite a while, as well.
0:10:30 > 0:10:33- So, this is yours, presumably? - It is, yes.
0:10:33 > 0:10:34So, where did it come from?
0:10:34 > 0:10:37It was left to me by my godmother.
0:10:37 > 0:10:41I've had it for about ten years now. I've never worn it.
0:10:41 > 0:10:43You've never worn it?
0:10:43 > 0:10:48- Not even once?- No.- Why not? Jewellery's for wearing, you know.
0:10:48 > 0:10:52Oh, it is. I have offered it to people to wear on wedding days and special occasions.
0:10:52 > 0:10:56But, no, it's always been declined.
0:10:56 > 0:10:58So, it hasn't actually been worn since you had it?
0:10:58 > 0:11:00Since your godmother passed it to you?
0:11:00 > 0:11:04No, and I don't think my godmother would have worn it for a long time.
0:11:04 > 0:11:09Gosh! Well, it's actually... It's quite a heavy piece to wear, I should imagine, isn't it?
0:11:09 > 0:11:11You've got a lot of stone in there.
0:11:11 > 0:11:14The stones, of course, are amethyst and citrine,
0:11:14 > 0:11:17placed alternately here and graduated,
0:11:17 > 0:11:19working up to this large amethyst at the bottom.
0:11:19 > 0:11:24And the stone's quality depends, really, on the saturation of the colour.
0:11:24 > 0:11:27And the very pure lemony form of citrine
0:11:27 > 0:11:31is perhaps the rarest example, and the most expensive.
0:11:31 > 0:11:34And the amethyst, that has a very deep saturated colour also,
0:11:34 > 0:11:37is one of the most desirable stones.
0:11:37 > 0:11:41And here they're a beautiful colour, aren't they?
0:11:41 > 0:11:43Especially arranged like this.
0:11:43 > 0:11:46They're cut in the oval cut and set in an open setting,
0:11:46 > 0:11:50to let as much light pass through them as possible.
0:11:50 > 0:11:53And I think what we have here is a silver-gilt mount.
0:11:53 > 0:11:57I can tell that by the colour. I think that's what it is.
0:11:57 > 0:12:00A little replacement catch here, but I think the necklace itself
0:12:00 > 0:12:01is Victorian in date,
0:12:01 > 0:12:06somewhere between 1860, 1880, something like that.
0:12:06 > 0:12:09- So, quite a bit of age to it. - It is. Older than what I thought.
0:12:09 > 0:12:13So, what about value, Helen? Have you any idea at all?
0:12:13 > 0:12:19No, because I thought it was, sort of, earlier, you know, 1900s.
0:12:19 > 0:12:21- It's older than I thought.- Right.
0:12:21 > 0:12:27Well, I think, at auction, today, a lovely set such as this
0:12:27 > 0:12:28is probably going to be,
0:12:28 > 0:12:33realistically, somewhere between £400-£600.
0:12:34 > 0:12:37But it's worth it, it's worth it. It's beautiful.
0:12:37 > 0:12:42- It is beautiful, isn't it? So, you're quite happy you want to sell it?- Yes.
0:12:42 > 0:12:45- Yes, she says, final answer.- Yes.
0:12:45 > 0:12:48OK, well, we'll whisk it away from you then.
0:12:48 > 0:12:52I'm sure we'll get a good jewellery buyer, if not a private person, who falls in love with this.
0:12:52 > 0:12:55- Because I think it is stunning, isn't it?- Yes, it is.
0:12:55 > 0:12:58- Thank you very much for bringing it along.- Thank you.
0:12:58 > 0:13:02We're heading off to the auction with our first batch of items.
0:13:02 > 0:13:08Moorcroft always attracts healthy interest, but how accurate is Anita's valuation of the pansy vase?
0:13:08 > 0:13:12I'm hoping to rock the house with the gramophone belonging to Paul.
0:13:12 > 0:13:16And I love the retro Schuco cars valued by Anita,
0:13:16 > 0:13:18which should put the bidders in a spin.
0:13:18 > 0:13:22And finally, Kate couldn't resist the glamour of the necklace.
0:13:22 > 0:13:24This one should definitely shine.
0:13:31 > 0:13:34And our sale venue today is the Calder Valley Auction Rooms,
0:13:34 > 0:13:38in West Yorkshire, where Ian is on the rostrum.
0:13:40 > 0:13:45Well, it's here to sell. There's absolutely no reserve and it's my favourite lot of the day.
0:13:45 > 0:13:48It's the boxed Schuco cars belonging to Terry here.
0:13:48 > 0:13:51Why, why, why are you selling these?
0:13:51 > 0:13:54These are wonderful and they're in mint condition.
0:13:54 > 0:13:56I've not played with them for a long, long time.
0:13:56 > 0:13:58We can see that. Yeah, we can see that.
0:13:58 > 0:14:01When you say there's no reserve, I'm sorry,
0:14:01 > 0:14:04but I did come and see the auctioneer and put a reserve on.
0:14:04 > 0:14:08- Oh, you did? And what's the fixed reserve now?- 60. - I don't blame you.
0:14:08 > 0:14:10I mean, it was always going to sell.
0:14:10 > 0:14:12I think that's fair enough.
0:14:12 > 0:14:17But I think that it might be just, for your own piece of mind, because these will find the market value.
0:14:17 > 0:14:22They're in good condition. They're highly collectable and lovely little objects.
0:14:22 > 0:14:26770. The boxed Schuco...
0:14:26 > 0:14:29green car, and one other.
0:14:29 > 0:14:31And, of course, in lovely condition.
0:14:31 > 0:14:33And I'd like to open the bidding at 50.
0:14:33 > 0:14:3650? 40, then?
0:14:36 > 0:14:3740, sir, well done.
0:14:37 > 0:14:4040, at 40, and 5.
0:14:40 > 0:14:4350, and 5,
0:14:43 > 0:14:4560 and 5,
0:14:45 > 0:14:4870 and 5, 80.
0:14:48 > 0:14:5080 bid here. Anybody else, now?
0:14:50 > 0:14:53At 80, it's absolute mint condition.
0:14:53 > 0:14:5880, 5 anywhere? Then at 80, we're going at 80, and 5.
0:14:58 > 0:15:02- Good, good, good.- Yes! - 85, 90.- Another bidder, fresh legs.
0:15:02 > 0:15:0690 and 5? 95, have we all settled at £95?
0:15:06 > 0:15:11First and last time at £95 then.
0:15:11 > 0:15:15Yes. Nearly did the 100, but we did it, thank goodness for that.
0:15:15 > 0:15:18- That's very good.- Yes. - Are you happy?- Yes, very happy.
0:15:18 > 0:15:20What are you going to do with the money?
0:15:20 > 0:15:23- Go on a cruise.- Go on a cruise!
0:15:23 > 0:15:26The family's going out tomorrow...
0:15:26 > 0:15:28Are you? A day out.
0:15:28 > 0:15:30- Well, an evening out.- Ah, lovely.
0:15:30 > 0:15:34That was a cracking little lot, wasn't it? Put a smile on my face.
0:15:34 > 0:15:37Ah, I'd love to be the owner of that thing.
0:15:41 > 0:15:46Remember that Edwardian gramophone? Let's hope it makes sweet music right now, Paul.
0:15:46 > 0:15:50- Yeah, let's hope so.- I'm scared. This is the first item of furniture today.
0:15:50 > 0:15:57It's a cracking piece. I mean, it is something from the bygone era, and it's well worth 80-120.
0:15:57 > 0:15:58So, it's here to sell.
0:15:58 > 0:16:01Well, I hope there's some enthusiasm here today.
0:16:01 > 0:16:03Yeah, so do I.
0:16:03 > 0:16:07- You're not looking forward to taking it home.- No, no, I'm not.
0:16:07 > 0:16:09You don't want to put it back in that garage.
0:16:09 > 0:16:14Edwardian inlaid mahogany cabinet gramophone.
0:16:14 > 0:16:1650? 40?
0:16:16 > 0:16:1730, anywhere?
0:16:17 > 0:16:1930 bid, 30.
0:16:19 > 0:16:2230, 30 and 5. At 35, at 40?
0:16:22 > 0:16:2640 and 5? At 45, 50
0:16:26 > 0:16:30and 5. At 55, 55.
0:16:30 > 0:16:31Any further bids at 55?
0:16:31 > 0:16:33At 55 we're not quite there,
0:16:33 > 0:16:36ladies and gentlemen. At 55. Do I see 60?
0:16:36 > 0:16:39Then at 55, 60, £60.
0:16:39 > 0:16:41Here on my right at 60.
0:16:41 > 0:16:43We're in the market at 60.
0:16:43 > 0:16:45Are there any further bids?
0:16:45 > 0:16:48At 60. Buyer 74.
0:16:48 > 0:16:51It's just goes to show, no-one's buying this sort of thing.
0:16:51 > 0:16:53And that is a classic investment,
0:16:53 > 0:16:57you should be buying it now, because it's at a give-away price.
0:16:57 > 0:17:01Keep it for 20 years and, you never know, it'd be probably be worth £300-£400.
0:17:11 > 0:17:15There's a big romantic night out waiting for Peter and Joyce...
0:17:15 > 0:17:21- if, if we can get top money for the Moorcroft vase.- That's right.
0:17:21 > 0:17:23What would we like to see?
0:17:23 > 0:17:28- How much is a big romantic night out?- Oh, I don't know. - 150? Theatre, restaurant.
0:17:28 > 0:17:33- Yeah, something like that.- Cab home. - Yes.- Maybe a hotel for one night.
0:17:33 > 0:17:36Might be, might be.
0:17:36 > 0:17:38- Oh, dear.- The pressure's on then.
0:17:38 > 0:17:41Moorcroft, great name, quality.
0:17:41 > 0:17:45There's lots of Moorcroft in this sale, so it will bring the buyers in.
0:17:45 > 0:17:47- Yes.- This is a nice piece.
0:17:47 > 0:17:52588. Moorcroft baluster vase, with pansy decoration.
0:17:52 > 0:17:55588 is the lot number.
0:17:55 > 0:17:57What am I going to bid on this, 100, 80?
0:17:57 > 0:17:58Open me at 50?
0:17:58 > 0:18:00Thank you, 50, 60.
0:18:00 > 0:18:02£60, is 70 there?
0:18:02 > 0:18:0370, 8 if you like?
0:18:03 > 0:18:05At 80, at 80.
0:18:05 > 0:18:09- Here we go.- 100, and 10, 120.
0:18:09 > 0:18:12130, 140?
0:18:12 > 0:18:14At 140 I'm bid.
0:18:14 > 0:18:16At 140, 150 a fresh bid, thank you.
0:18:16 > 0:18:19150? 150 now. Are we all done?
0:18:19 > 0:18:24At £150, then, the back of the room?
0:18:24 > 0:18:27- Yes.- Yes.- Hammer's gone down, top end of the estimate.
0:18:27 > 0:18:30- Thank you very much.- That is a romantic night-out.
0:18:30 > 0:18:33- You can do something with that, can't you, yeah?- Yes, yes.
0:18:38 > 0:18:42A lot of money riding on this. It's good to see you again, Helen.
0:18:42 > 0:18:44Who are you with?
0:18:44 > 0:18:46- Paul, my husband. - Paul, your husband.
0:18:46 > 0:18:47Oh, bodyguard on the way home.
0:18:47 > 0:18:50£400-£600, Kate. Lovely necklace, had a chat
0:18:50 > 0:18:53to the auctioneer about this. He thinks it could do well.
0:18:53 > 0:18:55It's a really good solid piece.
0:18:55 > 0:18:58The stones are beautiful. They're beautifully set.
0:18:58 > 0:19:01It looks quite contemporary, it doesn't look Victorian.
0:19:01 > 0:19:04I still think it's very wearable today.
0:19:04 > 0:19:07Well, we're going to find out. It's going under the hammer.
0:19:07 > 0:19:10801. The fine 9-carat gold necklace,
0:19:10 > 0:19:14set with 13 oval cut amethysts and 12 citrine stones.
0:19:14 > 0:19:16Lovely piece of jewellery there,
0:19:16 > 0:19:18for both young and old.
0:19:18 > 0:19:19Lot 801.
0:19:19 > 0:19:21Who'd like to open me at 300?
0:19:21 > 0:19:23200 then, 200? Thank you.
0:19:23 > 0:19:24200, at 200.
0:19:24 > 0:19:26At 220, 220?
0:19:26 > 0:19:28220, 240.
0:19:28 > 0:19:31- 240, 260.- It's going up. - 260, at 260.
0:19:31 > 0:19:32At 280, at 300.
0:19:32 > 0:19:35320, 340,
0:19:35 > 0:19:37360, 380,
0:19:37 > 0:19:41400 and 20, 440.
0:19:41 > 0:19:44At 440 bid, at 440.
0:19:44 > 0:19:45Are there any further bids?
0:19:45 > 0:19:50At 440 on my right, first and last time.
0:19:50 > 0:19:53440 then, your bid, sir.
0:19:53 > 0:19:57Yes, we're going to settle for that.
0:19:57 > 0:19:59£440, it's gone.
0:19:59 > 0:20:04I know. I'm a little bit sad, but I never wore it
0:20:04 > 0:20:07and I have amethyst, so...
0:20:07 > 0:20:08And I wear these.
0:20:20 > 0:20:23It's said the Curry Mile here in Manchester,
0:20:23 > 0:20:29has the greatest concentration of South Asian restaurants anywhere outside the Indian subcontinent.
0:20:29 > 0:20:32And whether that's true, it's got more than anywhere else in the UK.
0:20:32 > 0:20:38Tens of thousands of diners, every week, come here to enjoy a massive
0:20:38 > 0:20:43range of dishes, from India to Pakistan and Bangladesh.
0:20:50 > 0:20:54The word curry isn't even used in India.
0:20:54 > 0:21:00In Britain today, it describes any dish with a hot, spicy sauce.
0:21:00 > 0:21:05And the British have certainly had a love affair with Indian food for centuries...
0:21:05 > 0:21:08adopting Indian spices into their cuisine,
0:21:08 > 0:21:10from as early as the 1700s.
0:21:10 > 0:21:14The restaurants here opened up in response to demand, from the influx
0:21:14 > 0:21:20of Asian residents who arrived in Britain during the 1950s.
0:21:20 > 0:21:23They brought their own style, colour and culture.
0:21:23 > 0:21:26And Manchester's own celebrity chef, Azam Ahmad.
0:21:26 > 0:21:31who grew up around here, is keen for me to sample some local flavours.
0:21:33 > 0:21:36Azam, there's an incredible atmosphere here.
0:21:36 > 0:21:39- We're here during the day but at night it's...- Buzzing.- Electric.
0:21:39 > 0:21:44- Because they're all cooking and prepping, you can smell all the flavours.- Yes.
0:21:44 > 0:21:48- Are some of the early restaurants still here since the 60s? - There are.
0:21:48 > 0:21:54There's one that specialised in doing sweets, because, you'd find that a lot of the older generation used to
0:21:54 > 0:21:59think that it was wasting of money, to go out to a restaurant to eat. So, they'd eat at home.
0:21:59 > 0:22:03But things that they couldn't do at home, like the sweets and things, they'd buy here.
0:22:03 > 0:22:09And what's happened is, some of the traditional sweet houses started to do snacks like samosas and pakoras.
0:22:09 > 0:22:14So, originally the sweet houses were here first?
0:22:14 > 0:22:19They were here first. Yeah. And then you'd get, maybe they'd make one curry for that day.
0:22:19 > 0:22:24And it'd sell, and different people would say, "Oh, can I have some of that?"
0:22:24 > 0:22:26So, slowly it evolved from there.
0:22:26 > 0:22:28Did you, did you witness this evolution?
0:22:28 > 0:22:31- Were you a Manchester lad? - I'm born and bred.
0:22:31 > 0:22:33So, as a teenager, you saw all this happening?
0:22:33 > 0:22:36Younger than that, because I'd come here with my mum and dad.
0:22:36 > 0:22:41Is there a variation in dishes from the Bangladesh to the Sri Lankan to the Indian?
0:22:41 > 0:22:45Of course. I mean, that's always... Different chefs cooking different styles.
0:22:45 > 0:22:48Bangladeshi more fish and rice dishes,
0:22:48 > 0:22:52Punjabi-style love their meat and they'd have lots of lamb.
0:22:52 > 0:22:57And each suburb and so forth, they'll have their speciality to that region.
0:22:57 > 0:23:01- Bit like European food. - Exactly. I'm vegetarian, and we're going to cook later.
0:23:01 > 0:23:04I'm going to make you something really special.
0:23:04 > 0:23:06But I'll not tell you exactly.
0:23:06 > 0:23:12But I'm going to do you a fusion twist of some Asian cuisine, with a bit of modern flavours.
0:23:12 > 0:23:15I'm looking forward to that. Shall we take a look at some of the sweet delis?
0:23:15 > 0:23:19Sure, come on. I'll take you across to one of the oldest in Manchester.
0:23:39 > 0:23:42The colours and the scents in here are incredible.
0:23:42 > 0:23:45But I'm keen to get on with our main course.
0:23:45 > 0:23:48So we're borrowing the Shere Khan restaurant where Azam
0:23:48 > 0:23:50can demonstrate his fusion style of cooking.
0:23:50 > 0:23:54Giving a modern twist to classic Indian dishes.
0:23:54 > 0:23:58We're going to make you something really nice and exciting.
0:23:58 > 0:24:02I'll use asparagus, as it's one of your favourites. And pineapple, yeah?
0:24:02 > 0:24:06- Yes.- Fresh pineapple, asparagus, going to make you a sauce/vegetable dish.
0:24:06 > 0:24:10Going to start you off with a little bit of oil. Tell me when to stop.
0:24:10 > 0:24:12- About there.- Yeah, that's perfect.
0:24:12 > 0:24:14- Oh, you've done this before. - I love cooking.
0:24:14 > 0:24:17- There you go. - So, how did you get into cooking?
0:24:17 > 0:24:19We're actually a family of doctors.
0:24:19 > 0:24:22And I didn't really fancy much education when I was at school.
0:24:22 > 0:24:26And my mum was always worried, "What's he going to do?"
0:24:26 > 0:24:28And one day when I said, "I want to be a chef."
0:24:28 > 0:24:32She said, "Great, at least my son won't starve."
0:24:32 > 0:24:34So, since then, I've gone into this and I've enjoyed it.
0:24:34 > 0:24:38Did you train obviously as an English chef, then, in Continental food?
0:24:38 > 0:24:45I did. I went into English and French cuisine, and from there developed different tastes around Europe.
0:24:45 > 0:24:50Even Cantonese and Italian cooking. You like hot stuff, I believe?
0:24:50 > 0:24:53I do, I love cooking with chillies.
0:24:53 > 0:24:55I never wash my hands afterwards.
0:24:55 > 0:24:58So, when I'm sort of wiping my brow, it gets in my eyes.
0:24:58 > 0:25:02- Ah, dangerous. Don't do that. - OK.- We're leaving the seeds in.
0:25:02 > 0:25:04So, it's going to be really quite hot?
0:25:04 > 0:25:08No, no, no, not quite that strong. It'll compliment the taste.
0:25:08 > 0:25:14We're going to soften that up. At the same time that's softening up, we're going to add you some red tomato.
0:25:14 > 0:25:19Are the red chillies stronger than the green ones? Or is that just a myth?
0:25:19 > 0:25:21No, they are, because they've ripened.
0:25:21 > 0:25:23Colour looks fantastic. What's that?
0:25:23 > 0:25:29Mango juice. We're using that as our stock because, instead of using... because you're vegetarian
0:25:29 > 0:25:34we're not using any chicken stock or anything. Just keep stirring that in.
0:25:34 > 0:25:36- Little bit of seasoning? - Little bit of seasoning.
0:25:36 > 0:25:39So, you're reducing the sauce down.
0:25:39 > 0:25:42You're almost separating most of your stock.
0:25:42 > 0:25:45You're going to add in your asparagus.
0:25:45 > 0:25:50- Just a couple of minutes with the asparagus?- Yes, and your pineapple goes in there.
0:25:50 > 0:25:54That's looking nice. We're going to add some coriander to your sauce.
0:25:54 > 0:25:56- Smells delicious. - Can you see what we've done?
0:25:56 > 0:25:59We've turned off the heat, and then we've added in the coriander.
0:25:59 > 0:26:03- So it doesn't burn too quickly.- I tell you, you've done this before.
0:26:03 > 0:26:05I have, yeah.
0:26:05 > 0:26:07We've got for you here, some pilau rice.
0:26:07 > 0:26:11And we've got some browned onions,
0:26:11 > 0:26:15and some cashew nuts, and we're just going...
0:26:15 > 0:26:18- I love cashew nuts. - Pass you that over,
0:26:18 > 0:26:24and we're going to put your asparagus on the side there, the pineapple and your sauce.
0:26:24 > 0:26:26It's the presentation, it's so hard to do.
0:26:26 > 0:26:29- You're going to do perfect. - I'm not, I'm not.
0:26:32 > 0:26:36So, is this the dish you're going to make for your wife on your next anniversary?
0:26:36 > 0:26:38Well, I hope so. I hope so.
0:26:38 > 0:26:40Try and put the asparagus on top.
0:26:40 > 0:26:45- Oh, on top? Laying on top, like little solders.- That's fine. - OK, OK, OK.- Yeah, that's perfect.
0:26:45 > 0:26:47- You're doing well there.- One more?
0:26:47 > 0:26:52Yeah, go on. Now, the other thing that we can do with your sauce, because it's so rich...
0:26:52 > 0:26:56serving it as a garnish for some nice vegetable samosas.
0:26:56 > 0:27:00That's quite nice, because sometimes they can be quite dry.
0:27:00 > 0:27:02- Ainsley would be proud of you. - He would.
0:27:02 > 0:27:05- Yes, definitely.- Look at that.
0:27:05 > 0:27:09Two very quick, wonderful dishes.
0:27:09 > 0:27:14While I'm standing admiring my first dish, Azam is getting on with some spicy vegetable bhajis.
0:27:14 > 0:27:18We chop the asparagus stalks, some okra, aubergine and onion.
0:27:18 > 0:27:21And mix the vegetables up in a batter,
0:27:21 > 0:27:24before deep frying them for several minutes.
0:27:33 > 0:27:37Well, here it is. Here's all our hard work, and we're going to enjoy this.
0:27:37 > 0:27:41Believe me, this is so easy to do, and thank you so much, Azam, for showing us.
0:27:41 > 0:27:44- Your welcome, my pleasure. - While we tuck into this,
0:27:44 > 0:27:48you are going straight back to join our experts at the valuation day.
0:27:48 > 0:27:50Come on, let's go and sit down.
0:28:03 > 0:28:06Florence, we have had Troika on "Flog It!" before.
0:28:06 > 0:28:08But these are two quite different items.
0:28:08 > 0:28:11Both from St Ives in Cornwall.
0:28:11 > 0:28:13Tell me, where did you actually get them from?
0:28:13 > 0:28:16I bought them, from a shop, in Cornwall.
0:28:16 > 0:28:22We used to always go on our holidays there, when the children were small.
0:28:22 > 0:28:27- And when the holiday was finished, on a Friday...- Yes?
0:28:27 > 0:28:29..if we had any money left,
0:28:29 > 0:28:33my husband used to say, "Go and buy yourself a vase," you see.
0:28:33 > 0:28:35So, that's what I used to do.
0:28:35 > 0:28:38Oh, lovely. So, how long ago was that?
0:28:38 > 0:28:44I can't remember the exact year, but it was somewhere in the 60s.
0:28:44 > 0:28:47Well, what a great holiday souvenir.
0:28:47 > 0:28:51Because of course, the Troika market has taken off in recent years.
0:28:51 > 0:28:55And it's become a very collectable market in itself.
0:28:55 > 0:28:59And I think, that's for a number of reasons, but partly because
0:28:59 > 0:29:03the factory only produced pieces in a very limited time period.
0:29:03 > 0:29:09Started in 1963 but it actually closed in 1983.
0:29:09 > 0:29:13So, there were only really 20 years of production and after that, that was it.
0:29:13 > 0:29:16Yeah, they don't do any more.
0:29:16 > 0:29:17They don't, no, they don't.
0:29:17 > 0:29:21So, you've got, really, what are known as limited pieces.
0:29:21 > 0:29:24And every piece was unique, really, to a certain extent.
0:29:24 > 0:29:27And it's interesting what an impact
0:29:27 > 0:29:30that the pottery had on you at the time.
0:29:30 > 0:29:35Because it was very different from anything that studio potters were doing at the time.
0:29:35 > 0:29:38It's, it's typically Troika, you can see immediately.
0:29:38 > 0:29:44Because it uses the blues, and the browns and the green glazes, that they used so often.
0:29:44 > 0:29:47They used influences from the Aztec culture,
0:29:47 > 0:29:51and they say that the Cornish landscape had a, had a bearing.
0:29:51 > 0:29:54It's quite a bleak landscape, particularly in Northern Cornwall,
0:29:54 > 0:29:56where the tin mining was.
0:29:56 > 0:30:01- Yes, it is.- And so we got quite, sort of, simple and sometimes quite striking geometric shapes.
0:30:01 > 0:30:03This almost looks like a face, doesn't it?
0:30:03 > 0:30:05On this side, or a mask.
0:30:05 > 0:30:08Perhaps you can see the Aztec influence coming in there.
0:30:08 > 0:30:12This one is perhaps a little more conservative in design.
0:30:12 > 0:30:17It reminds me of some of the pieces that they produced for Heal's, that were retailed by Heal's in London.
0:30:17 > 0:30:20But this one, I don't know whether you noticed,
0:30:20 > 0:30:23has a whacking great big crack down the inside.
0:30:23 > 0:30:26You can just see that, down there.
0:30:26 > 0:30:28That's going to affect the value.
0:30:28 > 0:30:32So, can you remember what you paid for them all that time ago?
0:30:32 > 0:30:36I should think it was somewhere around about £10.
0:30:36 > 0:30:41Or even under, because that were about all we had left.
0:30:41 > 0:30:45Well, this one, I'm afraid, is going to be affected by the crack.
0:30:45 > 0:30:47- I would say... - Yeah, I can understand that.
0:30:47 > 0:30:51I would put it at perhaps £20, even.
0:30:51 > 0:30:55Whereas this one is a really good substantial piece.
0:30:55 > 0:30:58It's got everything that people like about Troika.
0:30:58 > 0:31:03And I think you're going to certainly be looking at between £100 and £150.
0:31:03 > 0:31:05So, what do you think about that?
0:31:05 > 0:31:07I think that's really good.
0:31:07 > 0:31:10I don't think it's a bad return. It's a pretty good investment.
0:31:10 > 0:31:12No, it's quite all right, that.
0:31:20 > 0:31:27This is a fairly straight forward, home-made, kind of item, Hilary.
0:31:27 > 0:31:30Can you tell me anything about it?
0:31:30 > 0:31:36I believe it was made by a German prisoner of war, in Sicily.
0:31:36 > 0:31:42And it was brought back by an Irish man, who was just an ordinary soldier there.
0:31:42 > 0:31:47So, he must have been working at the prisoner of war camp.
0:31:47 > 0:31:51And it was given to him by the prisoner who made it.
0:31:51 > 0:31:52And that's all I know.
0:31:52 > 0:31:57That's all, yeah. Well, what we have really, is a little bit of history.
0:31:57 > 0:32:02And the value of it lies in that interest.
0:32:02 > 0:32:07It may have been that the chap who made this little aeroplane,
0:32:07 > 0:32:10was a pilot. And had been shot down.
0:32:10 > 0:32:12Yes, yes, that sounds like that.
0:32:12 > 0:32:15And to fill his time, he's made this item.
0:32:15 > 0:32:18It's made of aluminium, it's made from an aeroplane.
0:32:18 > 0:32:25One of our other boy experts have identified it as a Stuka,
0:32:25 > 0:32:28which I believe was a dive bomber.
0:32:28 > 0:32:34And we have on the wings here, Sicily and 1944.
0:32:34 > 0:32:38So, it was towards the end of the war.
0:32:38 > 0:32:41It's telling us a wee story, Hilary.
0:32:41 > 0:32:45There is a market for this type of item,
0:32:45 > 0:32:49that were made by prisoners of war.
0:32:49 > 0:32:54They were in the main very simple items, home-made, hand-crafted.
0:32:54 > 0:32:58They had very little in the way of materials, either to make
0:32:58 > 0:33:03the items with, or any tools were often rudimentary.
0:33:03 > 0:33:06So, simple items, but they do tell a story.
0:33:06 > 0:33:11And I rather like the idea that your Irishman may have been friends
0:33:11 > 0:33:15with the young German pilot, at that point.
0:33:15 > 0:33:17- Yeah, yeah.- Value on it?
0:33:17 > 0:33:23I would say we could put it in at say 20-25.
0:33:23 > 0:33:26It's really just a figure plucked out.
0:33:26 > 0:33:31It depends on the day, if we do have some interest from the auction.
0:33:31 > 0:33:34I don't know if you want to put a reserve on it or?
0:33:34 > 0:33:40No, no reserve on it. And let's hope that it makes two figures anyway.
0:33:48 > 0:33:51Sheila, this is the only bit of silver I've seen so far today.
0:33:51 > 0:33:54- Oh, really?- I think it's great to have it here today.
0:33:54 > 0:33:56Is this a family piece?
0:33:56 > 0:34:01Yes, it belonged to my mother. And she got it from an elderly lady that we used to visit.
0:34:01 > 0:34:04And my mother eventually handed it on to me.
0:34:04 > 0:34:07Let's open it up. Because although it's got a beautifully
0:34:07 > 0:34:11engraved outside, it is actually rather nice inside as well, isn't it?
0:34:11 > 0:34:14- Yes.- It's got a leather interior.
0:34:14 > 0:34:17It is, as you can see quite clearly,
0:34:17 > 0:34:20a card case with a space here for cards.
0:34:20 > 0:34:23But then it's got this lovely aide de memoir as well,
0:34:23 > 0:34:26and what's known as an ivory leaf inset.
0:34:26 > 0:34:30And the little pencil to write on the ivory.
0:34:30 > 0:34:34Yes. One thing I regret about that is, that when we first had it,
0:34:34 > 0:34:41there was an address on the ivory leaf and unfortunately I cleaned it off.
0:34:41 > 0:34:45- I do wish I hadn't. - Oh, that's a shame, because it's almost part of it's history.
0:34:45 > 0:34:48- That's right.- Social history. Interesting.
0:34:48 > 0:34:54Well, of course, this would have been owned, by somebody really quite well-to-do, in the Victorian period.
0:34:54 > 0:35:00- She was a quite, well-to-do lady, I think, and came from London, and she got some nice things.- Right.
0:35:00 > 0:35:02Have you found the hallmark on it?
0:35:02 > 0:35:07- No.- On pieces like this, which are elaborately engraved, it's quite difficult.
0:35:07 > 0:35:11But it is quite clearly there, and if I just get my little glass on it.
0:35:11 > 0:35:16- Oh, my goodness!- We can see, clearly, it's English silver and it's assayed
0:35:16 > 0:35:20in Birmingham, despite your lady coming from London.
0:35:20 > 0:35:22And the date letter's 1898.
0:35:22 > 0:35:25So it's right at the end of that Victorian period.
0:35:25 > 0:35:29But the other thing I can tell you, is that it has the maker's initials on it.
0:35:29 > 0:35:33JG. And I think I'm right in thinking it's possibly
0:35:33 > 0:35:36by J Glosser, who was working at that time in Birmingham.
0:35:36 > 0:35:38And those are his initials.
0:35:38 > 0:35:41So, we can tell quite a bit about it.
0:35:41 > 0:35:43So, what about value?
0:35:43 > 0:35:48Never thought about it, because I've never really thought about getting rid of it.
0:35:48 > 0:35:51But, it's... as they say on "Flog It!" so often...
0:35:51 > 0:35:55stuck in a drawer, and I think it's time it moved on.
0:35:55 > 0:35:59Well, it's in lovely condition, I think, the first thing is to say.
0:35:59 > 0:36:05The cartouche is vacant, it's not engraved. So, a buyer could personalise it, if they wanted to.
0:36:05 > 0:36:08And the leather interior is still in beautiful condition.
0:36:08 > 0:36:12- Yes, yes. - So, it is something that somebody could use today, if they wanted to.
0:36:12 > 0:36:16Apart from it being a lovely little cabinet piece for a collector.
0:36:16 > 0:36:20I think, in today's market, that should realise £70-£100.
0:36:20 > 0:36:22Yes.
0:36:22 > 0:36:25- Are you happy with that? - I think I am.- You think you are?
0:36:25 > 0:36:28- Yes.- Quite sure? Well, if you like, we can set a reserve.
0:36:28 > 0:36:31I would suggest putting it at the lower end of the estimate.
0:36:31 > 0:36:35So, a reserve of 70, and then just in case the right person
0:36:35 > 0:36:38isn't there and it doesn't sell, then you can simply take it home.
0:36:38 > 0:36:40- Yes, that would be all right.- OK.
0:36:40 > 0:36:44Kate and Anita have found some more choice items to sell at auction.
0:36:44 > 0:36:47First are the ever popular Troika vases,
0:36:47 > 0:36:50born and bred in my adopted home county of Cornwall.
0:36:50 > 0:36:53Then there's the fascinating story of the home-made Stuka plane,
0:36:53 > 0:36:56and it's anybody's guess whether it will take off.
0:36:56 > 0:37:01Sheila's delightful card case is a quality item, and I think it might do rather well.
0:37:03 > 0:37:08If I said, "Proper job, my handsome," you'd certainly know what I was talking about.
0:37:08 > 0:37:12In the antiques trade here, it's a little bit of Troika, belonging to Florence.
0:37:12 > 0:37:15- We've got two items. And you've brought in your granddaughter?- Yes.
0:37:15 > 0:37:22- What's your name?- Andrea.- Andrea, this could be your inheritance... - I hope so.- ..going under the hammer.
0:37:22 > 0:37:26- Two cracking pieces of Troika caught your eye. - Well, one has got a crack.
0:37:26 > 0:37:28It has. Slightly damaged, yes.
0:37:28 > 0:37:31But, nevertheless, always does well.
0:37:31 > 0:37:34Good pieces as well. Why are you flogging these?
0:37:34 > 0:37:39Well, they've been on a shelf in the pantry for years.
0:37:39 > 0:37:43And I just... when you were coming to Oldham, I thought...
0:37:43 > 0:37:45- Bring them along.- Yeah.
0:37:45 > 0:37:47Do you like Troika, Andrea?
0:37:47 > 0:37:49I love the pieces, because I remember them as being...
0:37:49 > 0:37:53a little girl, we had holidays to St Ives, from being a dot.
0:37:53 > 0:37:57- So, I remember them being at my grandma's.- Lots and lots of happy memories.
0:37:57 > 0:38:02- Really pretty.- Ah, well, let's hope we put a big smile on your face now, as these go under the hammer.
0:38:02 > 0:38:05And let's hope we get that top end, £150. Fingers crossed, everyone?
0:38:05 > 0:38:07Here we go, this is it.
0:38:07 > 0:38:13Large Troika vase and the cylindrical vase to go with it.
0:38:13 > 0:38:15Who'd like to open the bidding at £80?
0:38:15 > 0:38:1760 for the 2? 60, thank you, sir.
0:38:17 > 0:38:1960, at 60, and 70.
0:38:19 > 0:38:21I've 70, 80,
0:38:21 > 0:38:2290, 100.
0:38:22 > 0:38:24100, 105... 105?
0:38:24 > 0:38:27110, 115, 120. 120 and 5,
0:38:27 > 0:38:30130 and 5,
0:38:30 > 0:38:34140 and 5, 150 and 5.
0:38:34 > 0:38:36155, right at the back, 155.
0:38:36 > 0:38:39160, a fresh bid.
0:38:39 > 0:38:43Fresh bid wins at 160, are you all done?
0:38:43 > 0:38:47- 160 then. Thank you.- £160!
0:38:47 > 0:38:50Florence and Andrea, that's great news, isn't it?
0:38:50 > 0:38:52That could be a trip down to Cornwall for you.
0:38:52 > 0:38:55- It could.- Couldn't it? Down to St Ives.
0:38:55 > 0:38:58Because it'll be going towards my next holiday.
0:38:58 > 0:39:00Which will be hopefully in Cornwall?
0:39:00 > 0:39:02- Could be.- Could be.
0:39:02 > 0:39:04Ah, Kate, that's a great result.
0:39:04 > 0:39:07You could say, you could say, "Proper job."
0:39:07 > 0:39:08- Proper job.- Proper job.
0:39:13 > 0:39:16Well, this next lot deserves to be on some gentleman's desk.
0:39:16 > 0:39:18It's Hilary's Stuka dive bomber.
0:39:18 > 0:39:21And it's wonderfully crafted out of aluminium.
0:39:21 > 0:39:24I love it, I love the story behind it as well. It's got some history.
0:39:24 > 0:39:28And it's got the look, hasn't it? It really has. I can see what you saw in it, Anita.
0:39:28 > 0:39:32Well, the Stuka is the classic dive bomber.
0:39:32 > 0:39:36And people are interested in World War memorabilia.
0:39:36 > 0:39:38Now, who knows the price of it?
0:39:38 > 0:39:42- It's not...- It's speculative, this one, isn't it?
0:39:42 > 0:39:45Aluminium model of a Stuka fighter plane.
0:39:45 > 0:39:49What do I bid on this, 30? 20, 20?
0:39:49 > 0:39:5020, I'm bid, thank you.
0:39:50 > 0:39:5120, 22.50?
0:39:51 > 0:39:5322.50, 25,
0:39:53 > 0:39:557.50, 30,
0:39:55 > 0:39:572.50, 35.
0:39:57 > 0:40:01- Come on.- 7.50, 40,
0:40:01 > 0:40:052.50, 45, 7.50, 50.
0:40:05 > 0:40:08At 50 here on my left, at £50.
0:40:08 > 0:40:09Have you all done at 50?
0:40:09 > 0:40:12We're selling at £50 then.
0:40:12 > 0:40:14£50.
0:40:14 > 0:40:16- Brilliant.- That's good, isn't it?
0:40:16 > 0:40:19Looking at that brought back lots of memories for me.
0:40:19 > 0:40:23- Because I actually made one of those.- Were you there?- No, no, no.
0:40:23 > 0:40:27I've actually made an Airfix model, almost to the same proportion and size.
0:40:27 > 0:40:30And I remember painting it up when I was a school boy.
0:40:36 > 0:40:43Next up, the Victorian silver card case, belonging to Sheila, who is an old friend of "Flog It!".
0:40:43 > 0:40:46How many times have you been on the show?
0:40:46 > 0:40:50Ten, if you don't count the two auctions.
0:40:50 > 0:40:55- Incredible!- It's because she's got so many nice things. - You have, you have, actually.
0:40:55 > 0:40:57Well, we've got a cigarette... It's not a cigarette...
0:40:57 > 0:40:59it's a card case, isn't it?
0:40:59 > 0:41:01Why are you flogging this one?
0:41:01 > 0:41:03Well, like everybody else,
0:41:03 > 0:41:07I'm tired of cleaning silver, and it was stuck in a drawer.
0:41:07 > 0:41:09And "Flog It!" was in town, so...
0:41:09 > 0:41:11Well, you came to the right expert.
0:41:11 > 0:41:15- Good Birmingham maker? - It is a good Birmingham maker.
0:41:15 > 0:41:19We haven't had much under the hammer yet today. So, we don't know how many of the buyers are here.
0:41:19 > 0:41:22This is the first item of silver out.
0:41:22 > 0:41:24The nice thing about this is, the ivory memoir...
0:41:24 > 0:41:28aide memoir... inside. Just makes it a little bit more special.
0:41:28 > 0:41:31- And the little pencil, as well, is still there.- That's right.
0:41:31 > 0:41:36640, the silver card case with a leather interior.
0:41:36 > 0:41:38Birmingham, 1898. Nice condition.
0:41:38 > 0:41:41What am I bid on this? 100, 80?
0:41:41 > 0:41:4540 to start, 40, 40, 30?
0:41:45 > 0:41:46Thank you, £30, £30
0:41:46 > 0:41:4835, 35, 40, 45.
0:41:48 > 0:41:5450 and 5, 60 and 5, 70?
0:41:54 > 0:41:56- Yes.- 70 on my right there.
0:41:56 > 0:41:58And 5, a fresh bid, 75 and 80, sir?
0:41:58 > 0:42:0080, 85,
0:42:00 > 0:42:02- 90, 95.- They like it.
0:42:02 > 0:42:0495, second row, and 100 here.
0:42:04 > 0:42:06105, 105,
0:42:06 > 0:42:09110, 115,
0:42:09 > 0:42:11120, one more?
0:42:11 > 0:42:13125, 130.
0:42:13 > 0:42:16£130 second row. 135?
0:42:16 > 0:42:18135, 140,
0:42:18 > 0:42:21140, 145, 150.
0:42:21 > 0:42:24At 150 here on my left.
0:42:24 > 0:42:27At £150... and a fresh bid, and 5.
0:42:27 > 0:42:29160, and 5,
0:42:29 > 0:42:31170 and 5, 180.
0:42:31 > 0:42:37180, then, lady's bid of £180.
0:42:37 > 0:42:41- Good result, this one. - I think that's a fantastic price.
0:42:41 > 0:42:43- Amazing. - It exceeded my expectations...
0:42:43 > 0:42:46- Well, it's quite an orderly one. - It's got a lot of things going for it.
0:42:46 > 0:42:49The condition was super, a good period piece.
0:42:49 > 0:42:51- It was complete as well. - Exactly.- Yes.
0:42:51 > 0:42:56Sheila, I'm sure there's going to be an 11th time, I can feel it.
0:43:00 > 0:43:03There certainly was a great buzz in the sale room today.
0:43:03 > 0:43:05And this lot, they're the lucky ones.
0:43:05 > 0:43:08They're paying for the things that they've purchased.
0:43:08 > 0:43:14The highlight of the day, for me, had to be Sheila's cigarette case, selling for a whopping £180.
0:43:14 > 0:43:16Well over it's original estimate.
0:43:16 > 0:43:19I hope you've enjoyed today's show.
0:43:19 > 0:43:21So, until the next time, it's cheerio.
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