0:00:04 > 0:00:07Today we've come north of the border to Ayrshire,
0:00:07 > 0:00:11which was once the engine room of Scotland's industrial revolution.
0:00:11 > 0:00:14Welcome to Flog It from Kilmarnock!
0:00:34 > 0:00:37This once remote and sleepy part of the country
0:00:37 > 0:00:39sat on a wealth of local natural resources
0:00:39 > 0:00:44and from the mid-17th century onwards, mills and factories sprung up all over the area.
0:00:44 > 0:00:50And as the city grew as an industrial centre, its workforce needed entertaining.
0:00:50 > 0:00:53So in 1863, this distinctive red sandstone building,
0:00:53 > 0:00:57the Palace Theatre, opened as a concert hall.
0:00:57 > 0:01:00Well, there's a great show in town today and all these players
0:01:00 > 0:01:03are hoping to take centre stage with their prized possessions.
0:01:03 > 0:01:08Our two leading stars are David Fletcher and James Lewis, spot-on experts here.
0:01:08 > 0:01:10Well, it's now 9.30, it's time to get the doors open,
0:01:10 > 0:01:14get the show on the road and as they say, let's raise the curtain!
0:01:17 > 0:01:23In today's programme, auctioneer Anita Manning shows us all is not what it first seems.
0:01:25 > 0:01:30This picture came in with a non-reflective glass.
0:01:30 > 0:01:35We couldn't see any detail with that glass on and I wish people wouldn't do that.
0:01:35 > 0:01:39And I learn a thing or two about some rather special locals.
0:01:39 > 0:01:43So I spent a lot of time thinking why Scotland, and Ayrshire in particular,
0:01:43 > 0:01:45had such an influence on world for innovation.
0:01:45 > 0:01:52But right now, Act One is under way at the Palace Theatre and James has mixed feelings about his first item.
0:01:52 > 0:01:56Jack, it is so nice to see a local picture here in Kilmarnock.
0:01:56 > 0:02:03- Are you local?- Darvel, ten miles away, where Alexander Fleming was born, the inventor of penicillin.
0:02:03 > 0:02:07And that, of course, is the area of the most wonderful salmon fishing
0:02:07 > 0:02:12and lovely rivers and great otter country as well, of course.
0:02:12 > 0:02:13Yes, a lot of otters.
0:02:13 > 0:02:16So tell me, how did it come to be in your family?
0:02:16 > 0:02:21I owned a trout fishery, Regal Fishery up at Drumclog.
0:02:21 > 0:02:27And an old fisherman brought it in, just the bare canvas.
0:02:27 > 0:02:32And it had been lying in his garden shed for years.
0:02:32 > 0:02:34Years and years, just lying.
0:02:34 > 0:02:40And he brought it in and he said, "There's a picture if you want to put it on your wall."
0:02:40 > 0:02:44Well, we sold the fishery and I kept the painting.
0:02:44 > 0:02:47That's not a salmon, is it? I'm not good on my fish.
0:02:47 > 0:02:52- No, that's a grayling. - This is by quite a good artist, A Roland Knight.
0:02:52 > 0:02:55Signed down at the bottom right hand corner there.
0:02:55 > 0:02:59It's titled, The First... The First Lesson.
0:02:59 > 0:03:05And of course this is a female otter bringing back the catch, teaching the baby otters how to catch fish.
0:03:05 > 0:03:08Now, Roland Knight was a very well-known fish painter.
0:03:08 > 0:03:12If you have a look at the head of the grayling here,
0:03:12 > 0:03:15you'll see that wonderful detail.
0:03:15 > 0:03:17And the grayling is painted beautifully.
0:03:17 > 0:03:20But I have to say, I don't think the otters are painted as well.
0:03:20 > 0:03:24On some of the otter pictures, the fur glistens,
0:03:24 > 0:03:27you can see the water in the fur and the oils in the fur.
0:03:27 > 0:03:32- I was hoping it was worth quite a bit of money. - Yes, I mean, it's a good artist.
0:03:32 > 0:03:35But having explained about the difficulty of the subject matter,
0:03:35 > 0:03:38I'm hoping I'm not going to disappoint you here.
0:03:38 > 0:03:42Probably, at auction, £300-£500, something like that.
0:03:42 > 0:03:46- Is that quite a bit of money? - No.- No!
0:03:46 > 0:03:48I think it's a beautiful painting.
0:03:48 > 0:03:51What I'd like to see, before it goes to the auction,
0:03:51 > 0:03:58is this frame taken off and probably left in just the canvas itself.
0:03:58 > 0:04:01It's been reframed, put behind glass,
0:04:01 > 0:04:05and it isn't really doing it any favours.
0:04:05 > 0:04:08So if we put a reserve of £300 on there, are you happy with that?
0:04:08 > 0:04:10Yes. OK.
0:04:10 > 0:04:13Fantastic. Well, fingers crossed, let's hope so.
0:04:13 > 0:04:15I do like it, you know.
0:04:15 > 0:04:17And I think fishermen will like it.
0:04:17 > 0:04:20If you've got a few contacts in the fisheries, maybe you've got somebody
0:04:20 > 0:04:23who might like a picture of an otter catching a grayling!
0:04:35 > 0:04:41- So I see you've brought me in a vase...and a bowl.- Indeed.
0:04:41 > 0:04:44So, Bryn, what can you tell me about these vases?
0:04:44 > 0:04:49Well, I emigrated with my wife to South Africa
0:04:49 > 0:04:54and when we were setting up house 50 years ago,
0:04:54 > 0:05:00we happened to see these on sale in the main street of Durban.
0:05:00 > 0:05:03- And we immediately took a fancy to them.- Right.
0:05:03 > 0:05:07They were made in the Wedgwood factory in the 1930s
0:05:07 > 0:05:12and they were designed by a man called Keith Murray,
0:05:12 > 0:05:15who trained as an architect.
0:05:15 > 0:05:17He was immensely influential, really.
0:05:17 > 0:05:21Presumably, you knew a bit about Keith Murray when you bought them?
0:05:21 > 0:05:22Or did you just buy them...?
0:05:22 > 0:05:24No, I didn't know a thing about them.
0:05:24 > 0:05:27I discovered they were by Keith Murray
0:05:27 > 0:05:29when I saw one of them on Flog It.
0:05:29 > 0:05:31Right, OK. Without us, you wouldn't have known that?
0:05:31 > 0:05:36- No, I wouldn't. - They're very popular today.
0:05:36 > 0:05:39I have to err a bit on the conservative side,
0:05:39 > 0:05:44because it is true to say that this green, this turquoise colour,
0:05:44 > 0:05:46is not the most commercial colour.
0:05:46 > 0:05:49I think they would have done better had they have been
0:05:49 > 0:05:55in that rather nice stoneware, sort of sandy colour that he sometimes used.
0:05:55 > 0:06:03I would consider this vase at auction today to be worth between £120 - £160.
0:06:03 > 0:06:10The bowl is, I think, slightly less saleable at say, £100 - £140.
0:06:10 > 0:06:16And I would suggest a reserve of £120 on this and £100 on that.
0:06:16 > 0:06:18How does that sound to you?
0:06:18 > 0:06:21When I saw the item on Flog It and saw it sold,
0:06:21 > 0:06:25it sold for I think £300 for one of them.
0:06:25 > 0:06:28It might have been signed, which is important.
0:06:30 > 0:06:33Or I may have got the valuation wrong.
0:06:33 > 0:06:36Yes. I hope you are wrong!
0:06:36 > 0:06:37Not a lot of people say that to me!
0:06:37 > 0:06:40What will you do with the money?
0:06:40 > 0:06:42Well, I'll use it for making a trip to Norway.
0:06:42 > 0:06:46I have relatives over there.
0:06:46 > 0:06:49Well, don't book your flight yet!
0:06:49 > 0:06:53Let's hope that I'm wrong and they sell for a lot more.
0:07:06 > 0:07:10Anne, thank you so much for coming along today because you put a smile on my face.
0:07:10 > 0:07:16You've brought what I would call traditional purist antiques
0:07:16 > 0:07:18and there's nothing better than a snuff bowl, for me.
0:07:18 > 0:07:22These, ideally, were put in the pocket,
0:07:22 > 0:07:26a waistcoat pocket, and taken out to have a pinch or two.
0:07:26 > 0:07:30And obviously to lay on the table to impress your guests
0:07:30 > 0:07:33and you could pass it around and everybody could have a pinch.
0:07:33 > 0:07:38And this is very nice as well. Again, local. Look at that thistle.
0:07:38 > 0:07:41I would put this at the same date, early 1800s.
0:07:41 > 0:07:43What can you tell me about this?
0:07:43 > 0:07:46Again, it's horn. How would you pronounce it, a "kwech"?
0:07:46 > 0:07:51- "Quaich".- Quaich? Little drinking vessels.
0:07:51 > 0:07:54Some of the Scandinavian ones are quite large.
0:07:54 > 0:07:57This is actually made in Edinburgh. I can tell by the hallmark.
0:07:57 > 0:07:59I don't know who the maker is.
0:07:59 > 0:08:02But this was made in the early 1900s.
0:08:02 > 0:08:05So what can you tell me about them? How did you come by them?
0:08:05 > 0:08:12I inherited them from... a cousin of my mother's.
0:08:12 > 0:08:17And she had got them, I think, from a brother-in-law
0:08:17 > 0:08:19or a cousin who grew marrows.
0:08:19 > 0:08:22- So they've been in the family a long time?- That's right.
0:08:22 > 0:08:25- And this one was obviously awarded to him.- Yes.- And it's dated.
0:08:25 > 0:08:28It's wonderful, it's from the Horticultural Society.
0:08:28 > 0:08:33And it says, "For the best marrow grown. 6th August 1816."
0:08:33 > 0:08:37So we can instantly date this. I think that's gorgeous.
0:08:37 > 0:08:42It's just a shame about that little bit of damage, isn't it?
0:08:42 > 0:08:44Now, does gardening run in the family?
0:08:44 > 0:08:46It does a bit, yes.
0:08:46 > 0:08:49- Are you a keen gardener? - Yes, I was.- You were?- Yes.
0:08:49 > 0:08:51So it's all overgrown a bit, is it?
0:08:51 > 0:08:53Yes, it is.
0:08:53 > 0:08:55Are you offering?!
0:08:55 > 0:08:58I'll come round and do it! How about that? With my strimmer!
0:08:58 > 0:09:01It would take a lot more than a strimmer, I'm afraid!
0:09:01 > 0:09:04Had you any idea of value?
0:09:04 > 0:09:06No.
0:09:06 > 0:09:09- No.- OK. I think as a group lot,
0:09:09 > 0:09:16we could put them in with an estimate of £150 - £250.
0:09:16 > 0:09:19And they're going to find their level somewhere in the middle,
0:09:19 > 0:09:22- I think. - I see.- How do you feel about that?
0:09:22 > 0:09:24- That's fine.- Happy?
0:09:24 > 0:09:27- Yes.- Why d'you want to sell them now?
0:09:27 > 0:09:31I'm kind of past my best! And nobody's interested in them.
0:09:31 > 0:09:32No, you're not!
0:09:46 > 0:09:51What are a fabulous pair of French Grecian maidens doing here in Kilmarnock?
0:09:51 > 0:09:55Well, I'd have to ask myself that.
0:09:55 > 0:09:59- No, no. I went along to the antique fair in Edinburgh...- Right.
0:09:59 > 0:10:03..which I go to every couple of months and I bought them there.
0:10:03 > 0:10:06- OK, how long have you had them? - Five years.
0:10:06 > 0:10:08OK. So why are you flogging them now?
0:10:08 > 0:10:14They've been on my wall five years, I thought it would be nice to get something different to look at.
0:10:14 > 0:10:16Fantastic. Well, I love them.
0:10:16 > 0:10:20I have to say they're really wonderful quality
0:10:20 > 0:10:23and I'm sure you've seen the signature down at the bottom here.
0:10:23 > 0:10:24I have indeed.
0:10:24 > 0:10:27F Barbedienne for Ferdinand Barbedienne,
0:10:27 > 0:10:30and Ferdinand Barbedienne was a sculptor
0:10:30 > 0:10:33but he actually started in France as a wallpaper designer.
0:10:33 > 0:10:37- Really?- And he was a trainee saddle maker as well.- Wow.
0:10:37 > 0:10:43So he was from the start having made saddles and then going into interior design and wallpaper making
0:10:43 > 0:10:47his influence really was on the overall look rather than
0:10:47 > 0:10:50on the actual sculpture, he was an interior designer.
0:10:50 > 0:10:53- Right.- So it was something that always has what we call "the look"
0:10:53 > 0:10:55and these are typical of his work.
0:10:55 > 0:10:58They're influenced by ancient Greece,
0:10:58 > 0:11:03they're made probably 1840 to 1860 and they're wonderful quality and as you say,
0:11:03 > 0:11:07they're just wall plaques, and they're lovely, I think they're great.
0:11:07 > 0:11:10So tell me, are you a massive collector of antiques?
0:11:10 > 0:11:17The house is stuffed full of antiques and bits and bobs and we say to the children that all the stuff
0:11:17 > 0:11:21is their inheritance and they say, "But, Mum. It's a load of rubbish."
0:11:21 > 0:11:27It's all about investment, and getting the money back that you paid, so what did you pay for them?
0:11:27 > 0:11:30Paid £160 for them.
0:11:30 > 0:11:32Well, we need to get you that money back...
0:11:32 > 0:11:35- Yes, please.- And I think we'll do that quite easily.
0:11:35 > 0:11:40I would put an estimate of 180 to 250 with a bit of discretion,
0:11:40 > 0:11:43- then fingers crossed it might do even better.- Yes.
0:11:43 > 0:11:44- Is that all right?- Yes, please.
0:11:44 > 0:11:47Brilliant. Let's see what happens.
0:11:52 > 0:11:54- Hello, Dan.- Hello, David.
0:11:54 > 0:11:57Well, this is every schoolboy's dream!
0:11:57 > 0:12:01- Absolutely.- Tell me, were you a schoolboy when you acquired it?
0:12:01 > 0:12:06Yes, I was. I was only about six or seven when I got the original set.
0:12:06 > 0:12:08It was a birthday present.
0:12:08 > 0:12:12And I added some bits and pieces in the years after that.
0:12:12 > 0:12:16It looks as if you hardly ever played with it.
0:12:16 > 0:12:21Well, it is probably more used than it looks, but I was one of these sad children
0:12:21 > 0:12:25that put everything back in the boxes once I'd played with them!
0:12:25 > 0:12:28- Very irritating!- Indeed!- I was completely the opposite, I'm afraid.
0:12:28 > 0:12:31All my Dinky toys and Corgi Toys got smashed to pieces.
0:12:31 > 0:12:36What's in this little paper bag in the front of the box?
0:12:36 > 0:12:40That was something that was in the original goods set
0:12:40 > 0:12:46- and it's still in the original envelope there.- Gosh.
0:12:46 > 0:12:48And all it is, is...
0:12:48 > 0:12:50a very small...lamp.
0:12:50 > 0:12:53It's even got a little lens, hasn't it?
0:12:53 > 0:12:57Yes. So it's perfect in every detail.
0:12:57 > 0:13:01Now, you've obviously grown up with it, but in spite of that, you're happy to sell it?
0:13:01 > 0:13:07Yes. I mean, I think there comes a time when you've got to look at these things and say,
0:13:07 > 0:13:12well, it's almost 50 years old, I'm a bit older than that, and maybe this is the time to flog it!
0:13:12 > 0:13:17There does come a time in your life when you have to finally grow up, you're right! And move on.
0:13:17 > 0:13:18That's right.
0:13:18 > 0:13:21You're not going to make a fortune, I'm sure you know that.
0:13:21 > 0:13:25But there are a great many plus points, mainly relating to the condition.
0:13:25 > 0:13:29And of course, and this is imperative to a collector,
0:13:29 > 0:13:34all of it is in its original box. Quite a bit of potential here.
0:13:34 > 0:13:40So I'd be thinking in terms of £50 - £100 as an estimate.
0:13:40 > 0:13:43Let's hope it makes more than that.
0:13:43 > 0:13:46But you've looked after it very carefully.
0:13:46 > 0:13:51You've protected your investment and I hope we get a good result for you.
0:13:51 > 0:13:55Thanks very much for that. Let's hope it doesn't hit the buffers!
0:13:55 > 0:13:58I'm sure it won't. Full steam ahead!
0:13:58 > 0:14:01All on board then for our first items from Kilmarnock.
0:14:01 > 0:14:06Let's have a quick reminder of the stars we're taking to auction today.
0:14:06 > 0:14:09James thinks there's something a bit fishy about the detail
0:14:09 > 0:14:13in this painting, but owner Jack hopes other anglers will love it.
0:14:13 > 0:14:16Bryn found his Wedgwood pieces in South Africa.
0:14:16 > 0:14:19David thinks they'd do better if they were signed.
0:14:19 > 0:14:21He valued them at under £300.
0:14:21 > 0:14:24Let's hope that I'm wrong and they sell for a lot more.
0:14:24 > 0:14:27I hope you are wrong!
0:14:27 > 0:14:30Not often that people say that to me!
0:14:30 > 0:14:36I valued Anne's two snuff bowls and quaich at £150 - £250.
0:14:36 > 0:14:40And this Hornby train set was bought by Daniel with his pocket money.
0:14:40 > 0:14:43But now he's outgrown it.
0:14:43 > 0:14:49It's almost 50 years old, I'm a bit older than that and maybe this is the time to flog it!
0:14:49 > 0:14:52And finally, James loved Rita's two bronze plaques
0:14:52 > 0:14:54by sculptor Ferdinand Barbedienne.
0:14:54 > 0:15:00James valued them at £180-250 but at auction will the bidders have their own ideas?
0:15:01 > 0:15:04We'll do battle in the auction room later.
0:15:06 > 0:15:10But first we're off to visit a collection
0:15:10 > 0:15:13any knight would be proud of.
0:15:13 > 0:15:17This is Dean Castle Country Park on the edge of Kilmarnock town.
0:15:17 > 0:15:21At the heart of these stunning grounds is the magnificent historic castle itself.
0:15:21 > 0:15:24But it's the collection, a wonderful collection,
0:15:24 > 0:15:27that I've come to see today that's housed inside the castle.
0:15:39 > 0:15:42The armoury here at Dean is a magnificent collection.
0:15:42 > 0:15:44It was brought together by just one man
0:15:44 > 0:15:46and it provides a fascinating insight
0:15:46 > 0:15:49into the realm of knights in shining armour
0:15:49 > 0:15:51and the conflict throughout the Middle Ages.
0:15:53 > 0:15:55Late on in the 19th century
0:15:55 > 0:15:59Dean Castle was inherited in a terrible condition
0:15:59 > 0:16:03by the eighth Lord Howard de Walden, Thomas to his friends.
0:16:03 > 0:16:06The eighth lord was a great benefactor to history.
0:16:06 > 0:16:08Not only did he bring this evocative castle back to life
0:16:08 > 0:16:12but he also established the glorious collection I am here to see.
0:16:12 > 0:16:17And thanks to the generosity of his son, the castle and armoury
0:16:17 > 0:16:21was donated to the people of Kilmarnock for all to enjoy.
0:16:37 > 0:16:39My guide to this incredible collection
0:16:39 > 0:16:41is museum officer Linda Fairlie.
0:16:41 > 0:16:46- This suit of armour is an Italian suit and it has...- 16th century?
0:16:46 > 0:16:51- It is 16th century and it's very light, it's light in weight.- Yeah.
0:16:51 > 0:16:55There's not a lot of weight in that one. The breast plate is very light.
0:16:55 > 0:16:58So how did the eighth lord amass such a wonderful collection?
0:16:58 > 0:17:03- How did he put it together?- Well, he had the help of a dealer in London.
0:17:03 > 0:17:08His name was Joubert and Joubert advised him on the weaponry to buy.
0:17:08 > 0:17:11He had a great deal of knowledge himself and he wrote books on armour
0:17:11 > 0:17:15but Joubert was certainly the dealer in London who was of most help to him.
0:17:15 > 0:17:17How much is in the collection?
0:17:17 > 0:17:21There's in excess of 250 items in the collection.
0:17:21 > 0:17:2390-odd swords, there are helmets,
0:17:23 > 0:17:26there are suits of armour, lots of decorative pieces.
0:17:26 > 0:17:29It's not like a military collection where there are lots and lots
0:17:29 > 0:17:32of the same type of thing, it has a whole variety of examples.
0:17:32 > 0:17:36- And you can see how it's developed over the centuries as well, can't you?- Yeah.
0:17:36 > 0:17:41- Not only as a cutting edge weapon but also as a piece of protection. - That's right.
0:17:42 > 0:17:46Conflict in the Middle Ages was dominated by the knight in shining armour.
0:17:46 > 0:17:48Forward.
0:17:48 > 0:17:52Battledress in various forms had been used throughout recorded history
0:17:52 > 0:17:55but only in the Middle Ages did the developments in metalworking
0:17:55 > 0:17:59enable sheet armour to be widely adopted.
0:17:59 > 0:18:02An arms race followed, with conflict spurring
0:18:02 > 0:18:04great innovations in design of armour
0:18:04 > 0:18:07and soon it became just as important
0:18:07 > 0:18:09outside the realms of conflict.
0:18:11 > 0:18:13Armour was a huge status symbol,
0:18:13 > 0:18:16the equivalent of a sports car or luxury yacht.
0:18:16 > 0:18:19Elaborately decorated and beautifully crafted,
0:18:19 > 0:18:23style became important as fashion dictated trends.
0:18:25 > 0:18:29Beauty and craftsmanship is abundantly evident in the Dean's collection
0:18:29 > 0:18:32and, for Linda, it is this that is most interesting.
0:18:41 > 0:18:43You've selected some pieces, Linda, for us to look at.
0:18:43 > 0:18:46What interests you most about these?
0:18:46 > 0:18:48I think these ones are interesting.
0:18:48 > 0:18:55The piece we looked at earlier, the armour, is a lightweight suit that would be worn on parade.
0:18:55 > 0:18:58This one is exceedingly heavy, it's at the other end of the spectrum
0:18:58 > 0:19:01and it's early to mid-17th century.
0:19:01 > 0:19:05It's Hungarian, originally this would have been bright blue.
0:19:05 > 0:19:09It would have been polished steel and then heat treated
0:19:09 > 0:19:13and it would have ended up being almost peacock blue with all the gilding,
0:19:13 > 0:19:14it just would have been amazing.
0:19:14 > 0:19:19There's this sense that you can't move in this sort of armour and you really can,
0:19:19 > 0:19:22they're so well made that the articulation on them is wonderful
0:19:22 > 0:19:24and you can move quite freely, really.
0:19:29 > 0:19:32One thing that does interest me is the gun.
0:19:32 > 0:19:34- Can I pick that up?- Yes, you can.
0:19:36 > 0:19:39- Can you tell me about this? - Yes, this is a really interesting piece.
0:19:39 > 0:19:44It's beautifully decorated, it's a rifle carbine,
0:19:44 > 0:19:47it dates from about 1660 and the interesting thing about this
0:19:47 > 0:19:52is that it's one of the few English pieces that we have in the collection.
0:19:52 > 0:19:54The collection is mainly European.
0:19:54 > 0:20:01- Yeah.- Italy, Germany are the main, but there are one or two notable exceptions and this is one of them.
0:20:01 > 0:20:03- It was made by Hughes... - Hughes, it says here.
0:20:03 > 0:20:06- Yes.- Wootton Bassett. It says it here and it says it...
0:20:06 > 0:20:10That's incredible, that's near me in Marlborough, in Wiltshire.
0:20:10 > 0:20:13Yeah, yeah. And he is known only to have made five weapons.
0:20:13 > 0:20:19Two pairs of pistols, and they are in Copenhagen and Vienna museums,
0:20:19 > 0:20:23- and this is the only rifle carbine that we know off.- It's beautiful.
0:20:23 > 0:20:26- It's a beautiful piece.- Look at the craftsmanship and the detail.
0:20:26 > 0:20:29- Yes.- It is a work of art. And the bat extends?- It does indeed.
0:20:29 > 0:20:35There's a little button just here and with any luck it will just pull out and that allowed it the carbine...
0:20:35 > 0:20:37Goes into the shoulder.
0:20:37 > 0:20:39- The carbine was used on horseback. - Yes.
0:20:39 > 0:20:43And it's not as long as a flintlock rifle as such,
0:20:43 > 0:20:46smaller than that and it can be turned into a pistol as well,
0:20:46 > 0:20:50so the muzzle can screw off and it turns back into a pistol.
0:20:50 > 0:20:54This is possibly one of the nicest guns I have ever held.
0:20:54 > 0:20:56- Yes, it's beautiful, really beautiful.- It really is.
0:20:56 > 0:20:58Thank you so much for showing me round.
0:20:58 > 0:21:01This is just a small part of it and there is so much more to see.
0:21:01 > 0:21:03- There is indeed and it was my pleasure.- Thank you.
0:21:26 > 0:21:29And this is where all the auction action is taking place today.
0:21:29 > 0:21:32Great Western auction rooms in Glasgow.
0:21:32 > 0:21:35Already the house is filling up. People are browsing.
0:21:35 > 0:21:38Let's hope they're going to be bidding on our lots later on.
0:21:38 > 0:21:42But before the action gets underway, let's have a quick chat with today's auctioneer -
0:21:42 > 0:21:45everybody's favourite, Anita Manning.
0:21:45 > 0:21:49And she's got some bad news about Jack's otter painting.
0:21:49 > 0:21:52She's spotted some damage which could affect the value.
0:21:52 > 0:21:56This picture came in with non-reflective glass.
0:21:56 > 0:21:59Yes, James did the valuation with the glass on.
0:21:59 > 0:22:02- And he hoped you'd take it off. - It was the best thing to do.
0:22:02 > 0:22:08We couldn't see any detail with that glass on, and I wish people wouldn't do that.
0:22:08 > 0:22:12With the glass off, the signature is much clearer.
0:22:12 > 0:22:17And we also can see the damage much more, that's the only thing.
0:22:17 > 0:22:20You can see where they haven't got the varnish quite right.
0:22:20 > 0:22:23There has been an area here which has been damaged
0:22:23 > 0:22:26and it's been repaired and over-painted badly.
0:22:26 > 0:22:29Yes. I can see them, there's one there and one there.
0:22:29 > 0:22:32I think the damage is going to make a little bit of difference.
0:22:32 > 0:22:34What would you put on it if it came in?
0:22:34 > 0:22:36Perhaps 200 - 300.
0:22:36 > 0:22:39With looking at maybe 180.
0:22:39 > 0:22:44But the thing is, Paul, when something is in mint condition,
0:22:44 > 0:22:46- the pistols are packed. - Of course they are.
0:22:46 > 0:22:54When something isn't quite right, then it's difficult to estimate accurately.
0:23:01 > 0:23:04We'll find out what the bidders make of holey otter in a moment.
0:23:04 > 0:23:10But first up, it's Bryn's Wedgwood vase and bowl and the auctioneer has decided to sell them as one lot.
0:23:10 > 0:23:15The Keith Murray is just about to go under the hammer. Quality. A bit of Wedgwood.
0:23:15 > 0:23:18It fits so well in a minimalist interior and people are into minimalist.
0:23:18 > 0:23:22- Have you got a minimalist interior? - Halfway!- Halfway!
0:23:22 > 0:23:24- Having a good declutter, are you?! - That's right!
0:23:24 > 0:23:27We've got £220 - £300.
0:23:27 > 0:23:31I guess that's the fixed reserve of 220. Best of luck, that's all I can say.
0:23:31 > 0:23:36Let's hope we get the top end of David's estimate, because it is a sought-after name.
0:23:36 > 0:23:40We're going to find out right now, this is it.
0:23:40 > 0:23:44508, a wonderful Keith Murray lot, ladies and gentlemen.
0:23:44 > 0:23:53It's the vase of ovoid shape with this wonderful horizontal groove,
0:23:53 > 0:23:56both in this wonderful green.
0:23:56 > 0:24:00Can we say £400? 400?
0:24:00 > 0:24:03300? Start me at 200 for the two.
0:24:03 > 0:24:08200 bid. 210, 220, 230, 240.
0:24:08 > 0:24:14250, 260, 270, 280, 290, 300.
0:24:14 > 0:24:19£300, it's with you, sir, at 300.
0:24:19 > 0:24:22Any advance on £300?
0:24:22 > 0:24:27Any advance on 300? All done at 300?
0:24:27 > 0:24:30Spot on! Well done, top end of the estimate.
0:24:30 > 0:24:33You were right.
0:24:33 > 0:24:36There's commission to pay, what are you going to put the money towards?
0:24:36 > 0:24:40A trip to Norway, to visit family.
0:24:40 > 0:24:45- Who's out there then?- I've got nieces and nephews out there.
0:24:45 > 0:24:47Have a great time in Norway. Thank you.
0:24:47 > 0:24:49It's a great place, Norway. I've been there.
0:24:51 > 0:24:55Next, the moment of truth for the otter painting.
0:24:57 > 0:25:00I've just been joined by Jack, and hopefully this will be a good catch.
0:25:00 > 0:25:05I know you're in the middle of building your trout ponds right now, aren't you?
0:25:05 > 0:25:07- Starting up another fishery.- Uh-huh.
0:25:07 > 0:25:11Why are you selling this? This would look so good, promoting the farm.
0:25:11 > 0:25:16I bought it just to see, and then I was talked into it by James.
0:25:16 > 0:25:18Oh, he twisted your arm? He does that.
0:25:18 > 0:25:23- I quite like it, I'm not... - He normally says no reserve as well, but I think he let you off lightly.
0:25:23 > 0:25:25We got three to five.
0:25:25 > 0:25:27There's been a bit of damage on it.
0:25:27 > 0:25:32I had a chat to Anita before the sale started, and she feels the damage might hold it back a bit.
0:25:32 > 0:25:35I think it still looks better without the glass.
0:25:35 > 0:25:37Oh, for sure. It's a good piece.
0:25:37 > 0:25:42It's a great subject, but I didn't like all of it. OK.
0:25:42 > 0:25:44Let's see what the bidders think.
0:25:44 > 0:25:46Let's see if we can reel them in!
0:25:47 > 0:25:50Lot 401, A Roland Knight.
0:25:50 > 0:25:57One of the most prestigious English painters of fish and fishing scenes.
0:25:57 > 0:26:04Here, we have an oil on canvas, The First Lesson. Can we say £500?
0:26:04 > 0:26:07500? 300?
0:26:07 > 0:26:10Start me at 200?
0:26:10 > 0:26:12150, then? 150 bid.
0:26:12 > 0:26:17Any advance on 150?
0:26:17 > 0:26:22160, 170, 180, 190, 200.
0:26:22 > 0:26:25Any advance on 200?
0:26:25 > 0:26:33210, 220, 230, 240, 260.
0:26:33 > 0:26:40Any advance on £260?
0:26:40 > 0:26:44All done at 260? Not sold.
0:26:44 > 0:26:48No. Fixed reserve at 300.
0:26:48 > 0:26:53It was just, I think, that little bit amateurish for them.
0:26:54 > 0:26:58The six airgun holes in it wouldn't have helped.
0:26:58 > 0:27:02Was it? Airgun pellets? Shot through?
0:27:02 > 0:27:08- It was shot five or six times with an airgun.- Who did that?
0:27:08 > 0:27:13The fella I bought it from, his son, when he was a little boy, it used to lie in his hut and he shot it.
0:27:13 > 0:27:17Naughty boy! All these shooting, hunting, fishing types!
0:27:23 > 0:27:27Next up we've got a clockwork train set, a Hornby one belonging to Daniel.
0:27:27 > 0:27:31I love this, you've had this since you were six or seven.
0:27:31 > 0:27:33Why have you decided to sell after 50 odd years?
0:27:33 > 0:27:35It was just something that...
0:27:35 > 0:27:40Kids today aren't interested in the likes of clockwork train sets,
0:27:40 > 0:27:44so now's the time to maybe try and sell it, and use the money for something else.
0:27:44 > 0:27:49What I like about this is that it's a pocket money collection, you formed it on your pocket money?
0:27:49 > 0:27:52What an investment, we hope, it's turned out to be.
0:27:52 > 0:27:55- We're going to find out. Good luck, both of you. Here we go.- Thanks.
0:27:55 > 0:27:59Lot 316, a Hornby goods train set, number 30,
0:27:59 > 0:28:04with level crossing, water tank, signal arm, etc.
0:28:04 > 0:28:06£200 for the Hornby? 200, 150?
0:28:06 > 0:28:09Will you start me at 100? £50, then?
0:28:09 > 0:28:1350 bid. 60, 70.
0:28:13 > 0:28:16There's quite a few people in the room, David. They're eager.
0:28:16 > 0:28:20All done at £70? 80, fresh bidder.
0:28:20 > 0:28:2685, I'll take five. All done at 85?
0:28:26 > 0:28:30Yes! £85, top end of the estimate. That's great.
0:28:30 > 0:28:34I think you can go and start another collection now, something else.
0:28:34 > 0:28:36Something more grown up!
0:28:43 > 0:28:48Time to take the bull by the horns, it's my turn to do a valuation.
0:28:48 > 0:28:52We've got the two snuff mulls belonging to Anne, with a valuation of 150 to 250.
0:28:52 > 0:28:55- They've been in the family for a long time?- Yes, they have.
0:28:55 > 0:28:59- But you've decided to sell them? - Yes, along with the quaich.
0:28:59 > 0:29:01Which I had trouble pronouncing!
0:29:01 > 0:29:04- Hopefully we're going to find a buyer here today.- We'll see.
0:29:04 > 0:29:11179, ladies and gentlemen, a lovely lot comprising of
0:29:11 > 0:29:15a George III horn and agate snuff mull.
0:29:15 > 0:29:17Another white metal-mounted snuff mull
0:29:17 > 0:29:22and a silver and bone quaich with Edinburgh marks.
0:29:22 > 0:29:26I'm holding bids, ladies and gentlemen,
0:29:26 > 0:29:29and I'll start the bidding at £140.
0:29:29 > 0:29:32150, 160, 170, 180,
0:29:32 > 0:29:37190, 200, 210, 220, 230, 240,
0:29:37 > 0:29:45250, 260, 270, 280, 290, 300, 310...
0:29:45 > 0:29:47Do I let my jaw drop?
0:29:47 > 0:29:49No, not yet, save it!
0:29:49 > 0:29:51Don't peak too soon, Anne!
0:29:51 > 0:29:57330, 340 on the phone.
0:29:57 > 0:29:59345, back in.
0:29:59 > 0:30:02A canny fiver there.
0:30:02 > 0:30:04350.
0:30:04 > 0:30:09It's on the phone at £350.
0:30:09 > 0:30:11All done at 350?
0:30:11 > 0:30:14All done at 350? 350.
0:30:14 > 0:30:17Now you can let your jaw drop!
0:30:17 > 0:30:21- I think that's a great result, don't you?- That's a good one.
0:30:21 > 0:30:25- A bit of a surprise.- It was. - There's some commission to pay, as you know, that's auctions for you.
0:30:25 > 0:30:27- And the insurance. - And the insurance.
0:30:27 > 0:30:30- What will you do with the rest? - Put it in the bank.
0:30:37 > 0:30:41- Right, Rita, are you ready for this? - Absolutely- It's the moment of truth.
0:30:41 > 0:30:44The bronze plaques are going under the hammer.
0:30:44 > 0:30:47We've got 180 to 250 on them. Will we get that top end?
0:30:47 > 0:30:50If we get top end we've done really well.
0:30:50 > 0:30:53- OK.- I think sort of 200, 220's about the mark for them.
0:30:53 > 0:30:55- OK.- But, you know, who knows?
0:30:55 > 0:30:58- Great auctioneer.- Yes.
0:30:58 > 0:31:00She's great. From Glasgow, you see.
0:31:00 > 0:31:02She is, isn't she? Yeah.
0:31:02 > 0:31:04We're going to find out what Anita can do for us.
0:31:04 > 0:31:06Let's see some magic. Good luck.
0:31:06 > 0:31:12Lot 583, a beautiful pair of cast bronze wall plaques.
0:31:12 > 0:31:15Now they're by Ferdinand Barbedienne
0:31:15 > 0:31:20and they're depicting two classical maidens.
0:31:20 > 0:31:23Start me at £200, £100 apiece.
0:31:23 > 0:31:25Start me at 200. One bid, one bid.
0:31:25 > 0:31:31110, 120, 130, 140.
0:31:31 > 0:31:35150, 160, 170,
0:31:35 > 0:31:39180, 190, 200, 210,
0:31:39 > 0:31:45220, 230, 240, 250,
0:31:45 > 0:31:49260, 270,
0:31:49 > 0:31:53280, 290, 300...
0:31:53 > 0:31:58- These are my things?- Sorry? - These are mine, aren't they?
0:31:58 > 0:31:59- These are yours, yes.- 20,
0:31:59 > 0:32:05330, 340, 350, 360, 370...
0:32:05 > 0:32:11- 370.- 380, 390, 400.
0:32:11 > 0:32:13Get me a chair.
0:32:13 > 0:32:20420, 440, 460, 480, 500...
0:32:20 > 0:32:23- It's frightening now. - It is, isn't it?
0:32:23 > 0:32:27520, 540. £540.
0:32:27 > 0:32:31Any advance on 540?
0:32:31 > 0:32:35All done at 540, 540.
0:32:35 > 0:32:39£540. The hammer's gone down on Rita's plaques.
0:32:39 > 0:32:41What do you think of that?
0:32:41 > 0:32:45- I'm speechless. - Cor. So am I. I think James is.
0:32:45 > 0:32:48You know, you often see great results, but that,
0:32:48 > 0:32:51I just cannot see that amount of money in those plaques. Fantastic.
0:32:51 > 0:32:55Do you know what it was? It was our bonny Glasgow girl, Anita Manning,
0:32:55 > 0:32:57- on the rostrum don't you think? - She's very good.
0:32:57 > 0:33:00- We should give her a round of applause.- We should, shouldn't we?
0:33:05 > 0:33:10So far, so good, and when we come back James has some good news for one owner.
0:33:10 > 0:33:15Of all the things I've seen on Flog It! for the last couple of years,
0:33:15 > 0:33:18this is one of my favourites. I love it.
0:33:22 > 0:33:28Kilmarnock is at the heart of Ayrshire, a proud historic region of south-west Scotland.
0:33:28 > 0:33:31It's got a beautiful, rugged landscape but it also hides a wealth
0:33:31 > 0:33:34of invention, creativeness and industry.
0:33:34 > 0:33:39And whatever the field, be it art, music, politics, sport, literature,
0:33:39 > 0:33:42Ayrshire has created some of the world's best innovators.
0:33:46 > 0:33:49To find out more, I've come to the magnificent Dick Institute,
0:33:49 > 0:33:53Kilmarnock's majestic Museum and Art Gallery, which is currently housing
0:33:53 > 0:33:59an exhibition celebrating key innovators who were born, lived or worked in Ayrshire.
0:34:07 > 0:34:11Just some of the world famous names to come from this small region
0:34:11 > 0:34:15are Alexander Fleming, discoverer of penicillin.
0:34:15 > 0:34:19John Boyd Dunlop, inventor of the pneumatic tyre.
0:34:19 > 0:34:25Robert Burns, Scotland's national poet, and that famous freedom fighter, Robert the Bruce.
0:34:25 > 0:34:29To add a modern twist to the exhibition, the museum commissioned
0:34:29 > 0:34:35photojournalist Kieran Dodds to take a fresh look at just some of the innovators.
0:34:35 > 0:34:37How did you get involved with this?
0:34:37 > 0:34:42I've been working as a photojournalist for the last seven years, and I saw the advertisement
0:34:42 > 0:34:46looking for an artist to do a work on Ayrshire innovators.
0:34:46 > 0:34:50So I suggested doing a series of large-scale portraits
0:34:50 > 0:34:54of people in Ayrshire who have changed the world, basically.
0:34:57 > 0:35:02I spent a lot of time thinking why Scotland, and Ayrshire in particular,
0:35:02 > 0:35:05had such an influence in the world for innovation.
0:35:05 > 0:35:10I was looking into the past, there's a great tradition of warriors, leaders and fighters
0:35:10 > 0:35:14from this area, and I think that's because it's a hard land
0:35:14 > 0:35:17to work and live in, a harsh environment.
0:35:17 > 0:35:20If you've been working there and some guy comes up from down south
0:35:20 > 0:35:24and tries to get your land, or to rule over you, you're not going to give it up easily.
0:35:24 > 0:35:27So a very independent and passionate spirit.
0:35:27 > 0:35:29You've done past and present.
0:35:29 > 0:35:32Trying to transport the audience back to see things
0:35:32 > 0:35:36that aren't there any more, but have a profound impact on our society.
0:35:39 > 0:35:40Great photos.
0:35:40 > 0:35:44I get this one straight away, John Dunlop and the tyre.
0:35:44 > 0:35:47He was watching his son playing on a bicycle,
0:35:47 > 0:35:49without any tyres, and he came up with that idea.
0:35:49 > 0:35:54Exactly right. I had this idea of trying to show the impact of a pneumatic tyre
0:35:54 > 0:35:56in the world today, so from the large wheels of the jumbo
0:35:56 > 0:36:00down to the little tricycle that the girl's on.
0:36:00 > 0:36:04I get the narrative now with the little girl. Where is that?
0:36:04 > 0:36:08It's down in Prestwick Airport, which is just a few miles away in Ayrshire.
0:36:08 > 0:36:12It's the only place you get 747s, the big jumbo jets, landing in Scotland,
0:36:12 > 0:36:15so I had the idea of getting a child underneath this jumbo jet.
0:36:15 > 0:36:18Took a bit of convincing, the guy at Prestwick.
0:36:18 > 0:36:23This girl, she's the daughter of one of the cargo handlers there, and she was great, just sat on the bike.
0:36:23 > 0:36:27It's lovely in that bright pink like that, with that whole industrial backdrop to it.
0:36:27 > 0:36:30- It's just sort of...- Softens it. - It comes out, doesn't it?
0:36:36 > 0:36:39Who's this lady playing football?
0:36:39 > 0:36:43This is Rose Riley, she was the first Scots person ever to win the World Cup,
0:36:43 > 0:36:47and she was captaining Italy at the time, though she's got no Italian blood whatsoever.
0:36:47 > 0:36:51How did she manage to play for Italy, then?
0:36:51 > 0:36:55When she was a child, I think seven years old, a scout came
0:36:55 > 0:36:58- from Celtic to sign her up, sign- him - up, they thought it was a boy.
0:36:58 > 0:37:02But then she couldn't play football in Scotland,
0:37:02 > 0:37:05so she went to France and played for Reims.
0:37:05 > 0:37:07- Professionally?- Yeah, played for a women's team there.
0:37:07 > 0:37:11- And then she was signed up by AC Milan and wore the number ten shirt.- Gosh.
0:37:11 > 0:37:16And she won two Serie A out of four, and then they asked her to captain Italy in the World Cup.
0:37:16 > 0:37:22- What talent! How did you find her? - She's known locally, and so you just ask around and people mention her.
0:37:22 > 0:37:29She was inducted to the Scotland football hall of fame, so she's recognised at a national level.
0:37:29 > 0:37:33I just phoned her up and she said, "Come round for a cup of tea."
0:37:33 > 0:37:37In fact, she's living round the corner from this pitch, and it was on this pitch that she played as a girl.
0:37:37 > 0:37:41So she's gone full circle, all around Europe...?
0:37:41 > 0:37:46And she's given away all her trophies and just living in the town in Ayrshire she grew up in.
0:37:46 > 0:37:49- She looks happy, doesn't she? - Yeah, she's a good footballer.
0:37:53 > 0:37:58I spotted this on the way in as well, the chap with the racing bike, who's he?
0:37:58 > 0:38:00This is Graeme Obree.
0:38:00 > 0:38:05He, from an amateur from a backwater in Ayrshire, managed to break the world one-hour cycling record
0:38:05 > 0:38:11- with a bike that he had made from parts from his washing machine, among other things.- Really?
0:38:11 > 0:38:14This bike here, he had welded together from other bikes.
0:38:14 > 0:38:17He just cuts and pastes and puts things together.
0:38:17 > 0:38:20He was quite reluctant at first to have his photo taken,
0:38:20 > 0:38:23and when I got there I wasn't quite sure what shot I was going to do.
0:38:23 > 0:38:26I wanted to get this kind of idea of putting everything together.
0:38:26 > 0:38:30I like the way it's been framed with the graffiti. Did you do that on the wall?
0:38:30 > 0:38:34- That wasn't me, not guilty! - Artistic licence?
0:38:34 > 0:38:37It was just perfect, actually, for the idea of cutting and pasting.
0:38:37 > 0:38:42Graeme Obree summarises the idea of fighting against the status quo.
0:38:42 > 0:38:46He started cycling on bikes that he had modified himself,
0:38:46 > 0:38:50and when he broke the world record he was then banned, or his bike design was banned.
0:38:50 > 0:38:53- Really?- Yeah, by the authorities.
0:38:53 > 0:38:56Again, he epitomises the warrior spirit and he just built
0:38:56 > 0:38:59another design and went for the record again and broke it.
0:38:59 > 0:39:01- Did he?- Yeah, incredible guy.
0:39:01 > 0:39:06I guess it really does sum it up, the warrior spirit, it's alive today.
0:39:06 > 0:39:10And it's still very much there, innovative and pioneering,
0:39:10 > 0:39:13turning ideas into something that's successful.
0:39:18 > 0:39:22In its own way, Kieran's original approach to his photography
0:39:22 > 0:39:26has carried on that Ayrshire innovators tradition.
0:39:30 > 0:39:34Back to the Palace Theatre, and James is ready with his next valuation.
0:39:34 > 0:39:37Katie, it just wouldn't be Flog It! without a bit of Clarice Cliff?
0:39:37 > 0:39:42- No, that's why I brought it. - You've made my day. A family thing?
0:39:42 > 0:39:45From an aunt, yeah.
0:39:45 > 0:39:49I liked it, and she gave it to me.
0:39:49 > 0:39:52We have talked so much about Clarice Cliff over the years,
0:39:52 > 0:39:54but just as a brief reminder,
0:39:54 > 0:39:56the reason why she was so important was because,
0:39:56 > 0:39:59after the First World War,
0:39:59 > 0:40:02the men had been killed in such vast numbers,
0:40:02 > 0:40:05it left vacancies in the work force for women
0:40:05 > 0:40:08to start taking on roles that they never had before.
0:40:08 > 0:40:12And Clarice Cliff took advantage of just that.
0:40:12 > 0:40:18In around the 1920s, she started designing wonderful colours,
0:40:18 > 0:40:20wonderful designs, very bright,
0:40:20 > 0:40:22and, in a way, the art-deco movement was a rebellion
0:40:22 > 0:40:26against the depression of the First World War.
0:40:26 > 0:40:29So it really had its time, and it worked perfectly.
0:40:29 > 0:40:32When it comes to the price for Clarice Cliff...
0:40:32 > 0:40:38it varies greatly from design to design, shape to shape,
0:40:38 > 0:40:41and also important is condition. Use them?
0:40:41 > 0:40:45- No, I've never used them.- Really?
0:40:45 > 0:40:48Dust them and put them back in the cupboard.
0:40:48 > 0:40:55Since Flog It! was coming here today, I thought, "Well, let me take my Clarice Cliff, see how it goes."
0:40:55 > 0:40:59So, tell me, do you have any ideas of value?
0:40:59 > 0:41:03- I thought maybe about £100? - Spot on.- Good.
0:41:03 > 0:41:06Let's put an estimate of 100 to 150,
0:41:06 > 0:41:08it's got that little bit of damage
0:41:08 > 0:41:09under the cover there,
0:41:09 > 0:41:13that chip there, and the crack in the basin, but it's a good design
0:41:13 > 0:41:16and the teapot and the sugar basin, of course,
0:41:16 > 0:41:19are the most sought-after pieces, along with the milk jug.
0:41:19 > 0:41:22You'd get only one teapot, of course, one milk jug,
0:41:22 > 0:41:25one sugar basin but maybe six, eight or 12 cups and saucers.
0:41:25 > 0:41:28Those are the pieces that people really want.
0:41:28 > 0:41:34So, 100 to 150 estimate, and I'm sure they'll sell.
0:41:34 > 0:41:35Somebody will like them.
0:41:35 > 0:41:39What are you going to do, spend the money at the auction?
0:41:39 > 0:41:41Maybe, if something takes my eye.
0:41:41 > 0:41:46- Let's do that, and see what happens. - Super. Thanks very much, James.
0:41:51 > 0:41:53Tim, may I have a look at your walking cane?
0:41:53 > 0:41:56- Certainly.- Every fine gentleman should have a stick.
0:41:56 > 0:42:00- They should.- Does that look better? Does it suit me?- Absolutely.
0:42:00 > 0:42:02Tell me its history. How did you come by it?
0:42:02 > 0:42:06Well, it's actually my mother's. She's had it for years and years and years.
0:42:06 > 0:42:10I remember playing with it as a boy but that's all I know about it
0:42:10 > 0:42:12apart from it's having little secrets in it.
0:42:12 > 0:42:16There are little secrets and we shall reveal them in just a moment.
0:42:17 > 0:42:20- It's actually a Malacca cane.- Right.
0:42:20 > 0:42:26- A lot of the good quality canes were made of Malacca, it's a tropical cane, basically.- Right.
0:42:26 > 0:42:30A good straight grain, easy to work with, and this is circa 1920s.
0:42:30 > 0:42:36- Right.- It's not a great deal of age but it was at the time when the Edwardians were hunting
0:42:36 > 0:42:41and shooting and fishing and just really pondering around the countryside, dressed up...
0:42:41 > 0:42:45- Right.- Enjoying themselves. Anyway, I can't wait to do this.
0:42:45 > 0:42:52- Carry on.- So we'll take this off because inside the cap there is...
0:42:52 > 0:42:56This is the little surprise. I'll use my finger here, look,
0:42:56 > 0:42:58very carefully...
0:42:58 > 0:43:05to reveal a little, tiny...it's like a stirrup cup, really, isn't it?
0:43:05 > 0:43:07- Look at that. So you can take a wee tot...- Yeah.
0:43:07 > 0:43:11..out on a frosty morning, in the winter.
0:43:11 > 0:43:17And where do you get the whisky from? Well, the flask is inside the cane, isn't it?
0:43:17 > 0:43:18Yeah.
0:43:18 > 0:43:22I'm astonished at the size of the flask, actually.
0:43:22 > 0:43:30- Here we go. It's still got its original silver stopper with cork, making it watertight.- Yeah.
0:43:30 > 0:43:33Because you don't want to lose any of that whisky, do you?
0:43:33 > 0:43:36- Look at that.- It'll keep you warm on a winter's morning.
0:43:36 > 0:43:38How about that?
0:43:38 > 0:43:42- Everything is in such good condition. Isn't that lovely? - It is, yes.
0:43:42 > 0:43:45Have you any idea how much this is worth?
0:43:45 > 0:43:48Haven't a clue.
0:43:48 > 0:43:52Well, because it's complete, these flasks usually break and they go missing.
0:43:52 > 0:43:54And they get replaced with all sorts of things.
0:43:54 > 0:43:58I think we could put this into auction with a value of £100 to £150
0:43:58 > 0:44:01but I wouldn't be surprised if it made a little bit more.
0:44:01 > 0:44:02Mmm...yeah.
0:44:02 > 0:44:06- Were you surprised with that? - Yes, I was actually.
0:44:06 > 0:44:08Because it doesn't look quality from the outside.
0:44:08 > 0:44:12The components are all there and it's totally original.
0:44:12 > 0:44:17- That's where the value is. - OK.- The collectors would like to own this. We'll put a fixed reserve on
0:44:17 > 0:44:19- at £100 if you're happy.- Yeah.
0:44:19 > 0:44:21- Yeah?- Yeah. - Do you want to sell it?- Yeah.
0:44:21 > 0:44:25I'll see you at the auction room and I think I'm ready to go now, I think that's rather smart.
0:44:25 > 0:44:28- Thank you, Tim.- Thank you.
0:44:37 > 0:44:39- Hello, Candice.- Hi there.
0:44:39 > 0:44:42Now, did you bring this in on the bus?
0:44:42 > 0:44:47- No, no, thank goodness not! Just brought it up in the car today. - I gather it's your birthday today?
0:44:47 > 0:44:51- Yes, it is. - Many happy returns of the day.
0:44:51 > 0:44:54I won't ask you how old you are. You're a lot younger than I am.
0:44:54 > 0:44:57Now, I love this, I think it's great.
0:44:57 > 0:45:00A cabinet, glazed on four sides,
0:45:00 > 0:45:06and designed to advertise a particular chocolate-maker.
0:45:06 > 0:45:10The decoration would be acid-etched
0:45:10 > 0:45:17from behind. You'd blank out the rest of the sheet of glass, you'd apply acid to that bit
0:45:17 > 0:45:22which shows through the glass, and this lettering and these images would come up.
0:45:22 > 0:45:28The base has been carved, and this would have been filled
0:45:28 > 0:45:31with a compound which would then have been gilded,
0:45:31 > 0:45:34so that would have shone out really nicely.
0:45:34 > 0:45:37I must say, it's been through the wars a bit.
0:45:37 > 0:45:41It was in my grandfather's store at the back of his garden,
0:45:41 > 0:45:48and basically he stored paint tins in it, it had screwdrivers, you name it, it was buried underneath it.
0:45:48 > 0:45:54It's actually in remarkably good condition, given what it's been through.
0:45:54 > 0:45:58My mother had one of these, so I know roughly what they're worth.
0:45:58 > 0:46:03It was in much better condition, and she sold it by auction recently for £120.
0:46:03 > 0:46:07Sadly, I don't think you're going to get £120 for this one
0:46:07 > 0:46:11because of the damage, because of the unhelpful Formica,
0:46:11 > 0:46:15so I think we're going to have to keep the estimate down a bit.
0:46:15 > 0:46:20I'd suggest a figure of 50 to £80. Does that sound OK to you?
0:46:20 > 0:46:25That's all right, because it was going to end up in a skip. That's basically where it was going.
0:46:25 > 0:46:27Anything's better than nothing.
0:46:27 > 0:46:31OK, so we'll go with an estimate of 50 to £80.
0:46:31 > 0:46:36- I'd like to put a reserve of £45 on it, if that's OK with you? - That's fine.
0:46:36 > 0:46:39That's great, I look forward to seeing you at the sale.
0:46:39 > 0:46:44- Enjoy the rest of your birthday, won't you? - Thank you very much.- All the best.
0:46:52 > 0:46:56James has another painting, but this one's got him really excited.
0:46:56 > 0:47:03Joan, tell me, what's this Canadian picture doing just outside Glasgow?
0:47:03 > 0:47:05It was found in a skip.
0:47:05 > 0:47:09- In a skip?- In a skip where my husband was working.
0:47:09 > 0:47:11No! Where?!
0:47:11 > 0:47:15In Ayr, a big hotel was getting modernised.
0:47:15 > 0:47:18Everything was to be thrown out.
0:47:18 > 0:47:23So he asked if he could have it, so he got it and that was it.
0:47:23 > 0:47:28You don't often get an auctioneer that's speechless, but my goodness.
0:47:28 > 0:47:32- That's the dead honest truth. - I just can't believe what people put in a skip.
0:47:32 > 0:47:37But I have to say, this painting...I love it.
0:47:37 > 0:47:40- I absolutely love it. Do you?- No. - No?
0:47:40 > 0:47:46It's signed R Pilot and 28.
0:47:46 > 0:47:53Robert Pilot was one of the most famous Canadian artists of his time.
0:47:53 > 0:47:56After World War One,
0:47:56 > 0:48:00when Robert Pilot returned from fighting in Europe,
0:48:00 > 0:48:05he was asked and invited to join the Group Of Seven,
0:48:05 > 0:48:11which is THE big name when it comes to Canadian art.
0:48:11 > 0:48:17The Group Of Seven are what people always talk about in Canada as almost the forefathers of their art.
0:48:17 > 0:48:21That's when Canadian art really came into its own,
0:48:21 > 0:48:26- so he really is a very, very important artist.- Wow.- OK?
0:48:26 > 0:48:32It's a lovely picture that really has taken its influence in the Impressionist movement.
0:48:32 > 0:48:35We're talking about something that's blocks of colour
0:48:35 > 0:48:38applied to give impressions of buildings,
0:48:38 > 0:48:41some with palette knife, some with brush,
0:48:41 > 0:48:45and this tug, I think, is just perfectly positioned in the river.
0:48:45 > 0:48:48Wonderful, absolutely love it.
0:48:48 > 0:48:52- I still don't think much of it. - You still don't?- No. It just doesn't do anything for me.
0:48:52 > 0:48:54So if somebody had come to your house yesterday
0:48:54 > 0:48:58- and offered you 50 quid for it, would you have taken it?- No.
0:48:58 > 0:49:03Well, I think it should be worth 600 to £1,000.
0:49:09 > 0:49:12Wow, wait till hubby hears that, that's brilliant.
0:49:12 > 0:49:17It's a great picture. I absolutely love it.
0:49:17 > 0:49:22And of all the things I've seen on Flog It! for the last couple of years, this is one of my favourites.
0:49:22 > 0:49:26From a skip! It's not bad.
0:49:30 > 0:49:35What a surprise for Joan on her skip find, the landscape by R Pilot.
0:49:35 > 0:49:39And that's not the only gem we're taking to auction.
0:49:39 > 0:49:42When birthday girl Candice found this cabinet,
0:49:42 > 0:49:46it was full of her grandfather's old paint tins and tools.
0:49:46 > 0:49:48David valued it at 50 to £80.
0:49:48 > 0:49:51Every fine gentleman should have a stick.
0:49:51 > 0:49:53- Does that look better. Does it suit me?- Yep.
0:49:53 > 0:50:00Tim's walking cane with secret drinking flask and mini glass should appeal to the Scottish bidders
0:50:00 > 0:50:03And never used but often dusted, Kate's selling this pretty pair -
0:50:03 > 0:50:08a Clarice Cliff teapot and sugar bowl, valued at £100 - £150.
0:50:08 > 0:50:13And at the auction, that's the first lot going under the hammer.
0:50:13 > 0:50:17- Now, you've had these a long time, haven't you?- Yes.
0:50:17 > 0:50:21- Were you surprised at the valuation James put on?- Yes. - Hopefully we'll get you £150.
0:50:21 > 0:50:23That would be nice, wouldn't it?
0:50:23 > 0:50:27It's a field that anybody can collect, from £20 right the way up to £10,000.
0:50:27 > 0:50:32It's got a good entry level. So, hopefully, the collectors are here.
0:50:32 > 0:50:33We're going to find out, Kate.
0:50:33 > 0:50:38All the talking's over with, it's now time for some auction action, here we go.
0:50:38 > 0:50:40Lot 478.
0:50:42 > 0:50:49Clarice Cliff daffodil shape teapot and sugar bowl. Can we see £200?
0:50:49 > 0:50:55200, 150. Start me at 100. Start me at 100 for the Clarice Cliff. 100?
0:50:55 > 0:50:5880, then. 80 bid. Any advance on 80?
0:50:58 > 0:51:0290, 100, 110, 120...
0:51:02 > 0:51:04Steady climb.
0:51:04 > 0:51:07130, 140...140...
0:51:07 > 0:51:10150 with me. I'm holding bids.
0:51:10 > 0:51:12The bid's with me at 150.
0:51:12 > 0:51:14160, fresh bidder.
0:51:14 > 0:51:19With you, sir, at 160. Any advance on 160 for Clarice Cliff?
0:51:19 > 0:51:24All done at 160? 160.
0:51:24 > 0:51:27Yes! You've got to be happy with that, Kate?
0:51:27 > 0:51:29Top end of James's estimate.
0:51:29 > 0:51:35There's commission to pay, but hopefully there's a bit of spending money there, isn't there?
0:51:35 > 0:51:39- Yes, indeed. - Or is it going to pay some bills? - No, no.- Treat yourself?
0:51:39 > 0:51:42- Treat myself to something. - Good for you.
0:51:51 > 0:51:57I tell you what, I love chocolate. I could do with this cabinet as well because I eat tons of the stuff.
0:51:57 > 0:52:00It's a Fry's chocolate display cabinet and it belongs to Candice.
0:52:00 > 0:52:02You found this in your father's shed?
0:52:02 > 0:52:05My grandfather's shed.
0:52:05 > 0:52:08Just down the back of his garden, he had almost like a workshop,
0:52:08 > 0:52:12and he used to put everything in this building.
0:52:12 > 0:52:14It was just full of screws and nails...?
0:52:14 > 0:52:17Everything he's collected over the years, basically.
0:52:17 > 0:52:20We got a valuation of 50 to £80 on this.
0:52:20 > 0:52:23I think the thing about this, Candice, we know the condition
0:52:23 > 0:52:27isn't great, but if you collect advertising memorabilia,
0:52:27 > 0:52:29little beer jugs or cigarette advertising things,
0:52:29 > 0:52:32where better to put them than in a display cabinet like this?
0:52:32 > 0:52:37- I think that's where it'll end up. - It's going under the hammer now, good luck.
0:52:37 > 0:52:41Lot 300, a Fry's chocolate display cabinet
0:52:41 > 0:52:44with the etched glass front panel.
0:52:44 > 0:52:47Start me at £100? 100?
0:52:47 > 0:52:5150, then? 50 bid. 60, 70, 80...
0:52:51 > 0:52:59- This is a good start.- Goodness me! - 100, 110, 120, 130, 140, 150.
0:52:59 > 0:53:02- £150!- My goodness me!
0:53:02 > 0:53:05Any advance on 150?
0:53:05 > 0:53:07160, fresh bidder.
0:53:07 > 0:53:12Any advance on 160? 170...
0:53:12 > 0:53:15Gosh, it's going on. It's to do with potential, isn't it?
0:53:15 > 0:53:17Someone's seen the potential in this.
0:53:17 > 0:53:20180, 190, 200.
0:53:20 > 0:53:25£200, any advance on 200?
0:53:25 > 0:53:28All done at 200, 200.
0:53:28 > 0:53:31I can't believe that!
0:53:31 > 0:53:35- That really is good. - My valuation was so low,
0:53:35 > 0:53:38- I do apologise! - You were just slightly under!
0:53:38 > 0:53:41It was that damage that put me off, but it didn't matter.
0:53:41 > 0:53:43It obviously didn't put anybody else off.
0:53:43 > 0:53:46You've got to go home and tell your grandfather.
0:53:46 > 0:53:48- He'll be really pleased. - He will, won't he? £200.
0:53:48 > 0:53:52- It's something he's kept for years. - What will he do with the money?
0:53:52 > 0:53:55It's going towards his house, we're renovating it for him.
0:53:55 > 0:54:00- You are?- Yes, I am. I'm helping, anyway, I'm not doing it all!
0:54:00 > 0:54:04- Thank you so much for coming in, and good luck with all the DIY. - Thank you very much.
0:54:08 > 0:54:12If you ever get stuck for something to drink out of you should be buying this next lot, it's a walking stick.
0:54:12 > 0:54:16- Yeah, and it belongs to Tim. Well, Tim's mother in fact.- Yeah.
0:54:16 > 0:54:20It's a wonderful walking cane with a little secret surprise and it's just great.
0:54:20 > 0:54:23I had a little chat to Anita off screen before the auction started
0:54:23 > 0:54:25- and she said it is such a fun item...- Yeah?
0:54:25 > 0:54:29When it arrived at the auction room straight from the valuation day
0:54:29 > 0:54:34- with the couriers she ran round to the pub which is next door and showed the landlord...- Right.
0:54:34 > 0:54:38- And he fell in love with it so hopefully he's going to be buying it.- It should be good.
0:54:38 > 0:54:41- I think that's a great thing for a landlord to have, don't you?- Yeah.
0:54:41 > 0:54:47Lot 250. Now this is a 19th century Malacca drinking flask cane.
0:54:47 > 0:54:51It is an unusual and rare item.
0:54:51 > 0:54:54Will you start me at 100? 50 then? 50 bid.
0:54:54 > 0:54:5960, 70, 80, 90, 100,
0:54:59 > 0:55:03110, 120, 130.
0:55:03 > 0:55:07- 130.- It's sold, isn't it?- Yeah.
0:55:07 > 0:55:09With Ian at 130 for this rare cane.
0:55:09 > 0:55:11Any advance on 130.
0:55:11 > 0:55:15- Come on, we'd like a bit more. - Any advance? 140, back in.
0:55:15 > 0:55:17150.
0:55:17 > 0:55:23With Ian at 150, any advance on 150? All done at 150, 150.
0:55:23 > 0:55:26- Hammer's gone down.- Spot on.- I think Mum would be pleased.- Spot on.
0:55:26 > 0:55:29- £150.- Yeah. - That's not bad is it?- Yeah.
0:55:29 > 0:55:31And hopefully the landlord did buy it.
0:55:39 > 0:55:44Next up we've got a wonderful oil painting, value 600 to £1,000.
0:55:44 > 0:55:48It belongs to Joan, we've got the painting, but unfortunately Joan hasn't turned up yet.
0:55:48 > 0:55:51But it's a lovely thing and it was found on a skip.
0:55:51 > 0:55:53How green can that be? Proper recycling.
0:55:53 > 0:55:57Fantastic! What a thing to find.
0:55:57 > 0:56:01Lovely quality picture, very small, only about the size of that. But lovely detail.
0:56:01 > 0:56:06These New World pictures are really doing well, anything Australia, New Zealand, Canadian.
0:56:06 > 0:56:11It's just about to go under the hammer, I hope Joan walks in any second now,
0:56:11 > 0:56:13because she's going to miss it. Here we go.
0:56:13 > 0:56:17Lot 385, ladies and gentlemen,
0:56:17 > 0:56:21Robert Wakeham Pilot, 1898 to 1967.
0:56:21 > 0:56:25Canadian artist, an oil in panel,
0:56:25 > 0:56:27I'm holding bids, I'll start the bidding at £500.
0:56:27 > 0:56:32It's with me at 500.
0:56:32 > 0:56:34- Not sold yet.- 550, 600...
0:56:34 > 0:56:35Now it is!
0:56:35 > 0:56:40650, 700.
0:56:40 > 0:56:43750, 800.
0:56:43 > 0:56:45850, 900.
0:56:45 > 0:56:50- We're going to do it.- 950, 1,000.
0:56:50 > 0:56:561,025 with Lala, 1,050 with me.
0:56:56 > 0:57:00- 1,100. - This is good, this is very good.
0:57:00 > 0:57:05- This is exactly what we wanted. - 1,150 with Lara.
0:57:05 > 0:57:08- 1,200.- Joan's missing this.
0:57:08 > 0:57:121,250. 1,300.
0:57:12 > 0:57:15I'd like to be there in the mix, wouldn't you?
0:57:15 > 0:57:17Geeing it along a bit.
0:57:17 > 0:57:21Any advance on 1,300?
0:57:21 > 0:57:271,350, fresh bidder at 1,350.
0:57:29 > 0:57:321,400, 1,450.
0:57:32 > 0:57:36- This is great.- 1,550.
0:57:36 > 0:57:401,600. 1,650.
0:57:40 > 0:57:441,700, 1,750.
0:57:44 > 0:57:511,800, 1,850, 1,900.
0:57:51 > 0:57:54- £1,900...- Wow!
0:57:54 > 0:57:57We're on the phone at £1,900.
0:57:57 > 0:58:01Any advance on 1,900?
0:58:01 > 0:58:05Are we all done at 1,900? 1,900...
0:58:05 > 0:58:09- Yes!- I just wish Joan was here to see that.
0:58:09 > 0:58:11That's a very, very good result.
0:58:11 > 0:58:14As you said, James, New World art is hot right now.
0:58:14 > 0:58:17Those guys were on the phone from Canada, they know all about it.
0:58:17 > 0:58:19We don't, but luckily enough we do now.
0:58:19 > 0:58:21- Gosh.- Lookout for that name, Pilot.
0:58:21 > 0:58:26It's a great result for us, and it really sums up Bonny Scotland.
0:58:26 > 0:58:29Marvellous! See you next time.
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