0:00:02 > 0:00:07This has got to be the perfect way to travel to a valuation day, on the famous Gypsy Moth IV.
0:00:07 > 0:00:10I'm going to tell you a bit more about this historic vessel later,
0:00:10 > 0:00:13but right now it's off to the marina, just over there.
0:00:13 > 0:00:15Welcome to Flog It! from the Isle of Wight!
0:00:35 > 0:00:40The waters around the Isle of Wight are a haven for water sports enthusiasts and beginners alike.
0:00:40 > 0:00:43Windsurfing, kayaking and kite surfing are just
0:00:43 > 0:00:47some of the popular sports that people flock to this island for.
0:00:49 > 0:00:51Then, of course, there's sailing.
0:00:51 > 0:00:55The regatta that takes place every year in Cowes now claims
0:00:55 > 0:00:59to be the biggest international yachting event in the world.
0:00:59 > 0:01:04And diving into the crowd today at our nautical location, the Cowes Yacht Haven, are our two experts,
0:01:04 > 0:01:09Kate Bateman and Will Axon, hoping to navigate their way to all
0:01:09 > 0:01:12the quality items and avoiding all the tat!
0:01:12 > 0:01:16Who do these belong to and why have you brought them along to us today?
0:01:16 > 0:01:18They belong to my partner, Clive.
0:01:18 > 0:01:21He's at work so he's asked us to come along.
0:01:21 > 0:01:24This is Eileen, Clive's mother.
0:01:24 > 0:01:26OK. So you brought the mother-in-law!
0:01:26 > 0:01:33- I did.- You're both most welcome, and you've brought with you today some Matchbox Series toys.
0:01:33 > 0:01:37- These are things that your partner had as a child?- Yes.
0:01:37 > 0:01:41They're in very good condition.
0:01:41 > 0:01:44He's had them boxed up, has he, in the loft?
0:01:44 > 0:01:50- They've been boxed up in my loft. - Has he got his own loft to fill up? - Yes.- Be you let him fill yours up!
0:01:50 > 0:01:55I've still got all the rest of his toys boxed up in my loft.
0:01:55 > 0:01:58Let's go back to what you've brought in today.
0:01:58 > 0:01:59These are Lesney Matchbox Series.
0:01:59 > 0:02:06When you first think of, say, toys and die-cast cars particularly, you think of Dinky, don't you?
0:02:06 > 0:02:10That's the main manufacturer and they're the most collected.
0:02:10 > 0:02:17But Lesney was a firm that was set up in the late '40s, really in competition with Dinky.
0:02:17 > 0:02:19They really hit
0:02:19 > 0:02:25the sort of peak when they produced in 1952
0:02:25 > 0:02:28a scale model of the Coronation coach.
0:02:28 > 0:02:33It was such a success that it prompted them to bring out this series, the Matchbox Series.
0:02:33 > 0:02:41The whole idea was you've got miniature scale models and they were presented in these cardboard boxes.
0:02:41 > 0:02:45Have you any idea of value? Has your partner had them valued in the past?
0:02:45 > 0:02:47- No.- You don't remember what you paid for them originally?
0:02:47 > 0:02:50No. Shillings and pence.
0:02:50 > 0:02:52Well, for this little group here...
0:02:52 > 0:02:57What have we got? We have the fire station in its box, which is nice.
0:02:57 > 0:03:01And the fire station itself looks to be in very good condition.
0:03:01 > 0:03:05You've got four various fire vehicles at the front, together with their four boxes,
0:03:05 > 0:03:09which again are in reasonable condition, fair condition.
0:03:09 > 0:03:13If I said to you I suspect they're going to
0:03:13 > 0:03:18be worth in the region of £60-£100 at auction, would that surprise you?
0:03:18 > 0:03:21Is that something you thought they might be worth?
0:03:21 > 0:03:25- Didn't think about it at all to be honest.- Really?
0:03:25 > 0:03:28You just want them out of the loft, don't you?
0:03:28 > 0:03:31OK. Shall we reserve them at £50 just to protect them?
0:03:31 > 0:03:35- That would be good, yes. - Let's reserve them at £50.
0:03:44 > 0:03:47Mike, it's good to see you. You look like a seafaring chap.
0:03:47 > 0:03:49Well, I was.
0:03:49 > 0:03:51- Living on land now? - Living on land now.
0:03:51 > 0:03:53What have we got here?
0:03:53 > 0:03:55An aneroid barometer
0:03:55 > 0:03:58and a ship's clock.
0:03:58 > 0:04:00They were given
0:04:00 > 0:04:04to my godfather, who was Captain Angus George Brown.
0:04:04 > 0:04:05Right, OK.
0:04:05 > 0:04:09You have here his master's ticket, which is the equivalent of a...
0:04:09 > 0:04:11Driving licence. Yes.
0:04:11 > 0:04:14That's a copy of it.
0:04:14 > 0:04:17It's fairly unique because on the
0:04:17 > 0:04:22extreme left-hand side it also states that Captain Brown
0:04:22 > 0:04:26is entitled to act as the skipper of a square-rigged sailing vessel.
0:04:26 > 0:04:28Not only of a motor vessel but of a sailing vessel.
0:04:28 > 0:04:31- That's right.- He was a good seaman.
0:04:31 > 0:04:32Fantastic.
0:04:32 > 0:04:35Excellent. This is dated 1913.
0:04:35 > 0:04:37That's when he got his ticket.
0:04:37 > 0:04:41Is it plausible that these two bulkhead instruments have come from...?
0:04:41 > 0:04:44Came from a yacht that he served on as a captain.
0:04:44 > 0:04:50- Which yacht, do you think? - I suspect it was the Jeannette, owned by Sir Harry Livesey.
0:04:50 > 0:04:53What a lovely piece of history.
0:04:53 > 0:04:55Also, what quality instruments!
0:04:55 > 0:04:58Absolute quality. Let's look at the eight-day clock.
0:04:58 > 0:05:01Made by Negretti and Zambra of London.
0:05:01 > 0:05:04They started making these instruments around the 1850s.
0:05:04 > 0:05:09They were known back then in their catalogues as, "philosophical instruments".
0:05:09 > 0:05:12Obviously for the academic!
0:05:12 > 0:05:14They're beautiful instrument makers.
0:05:14 > 0:05:16Rich man's instruments.
0:05:16 > 0:05:18Very expensive in their day.
0:05:18 > 0:05:21- Renowned worldwide.- Absolutely.
0:05:21 > 0:05:24How much have you spent on this? You had it restored.
0:05:24 > 0:05:27- 97 quid.- It means a lot to you.
0:05:27 > 0:05:30- Have you been using this as a clock in the house?- Yes.
0:05:30 > 0:05:35It was on the boat and when I went ashore it's been my main timepiece.
0:05:35 > 0:05:37Aww, how lovely.
0:05:37 > 0:05:40Also, a matching size, a ship's barometer, bulkhead barometer.
0:05:40 > 0:05:43It's really nice to have the pair together.
0:05:43 > 0:05:46Are you sure you want to part with these?
0:05:46 > 0:05:49Yes, I do. I'm 80 now.
0:05:49 > 0:05:53Time is getting slightly shorter.
0:05:53 > 0:05:55I'd hate these just to go anywhere.
0:05:55 > 0:05:57I hope they stay on the island actually.
0:05:57 > 0:06:00- I hope they will.- Value.
0:06:00 > 0:06:07Can we put them into auction as a pair with the ticket, copy of the ticket, with a value of £200-£300?
0:06:07 > 0:06:09- Yep.- Fixed reserve at 200.
0:06:09 > 0:06:13- Fixed reserve.- Yes? I know you've spent a bit recently.
0:06:13 > 0:06:14Spent exactly half that.
0:06:14 > 0:06:19So £200-£300, fixed reserve at £200.
0:06:19 > 0:06:23Whoever buys them will get a bit of provenance because we know what vessel they came off.
0:06:23 > 0:06:26And both instruments are still working perfectly.
0:06:26 > 0:06:29All credit to such a good maker.
0:06:34 > 0:06:39So, David and Judith, you've brought me a sweet little piece of Clarice Cliff.
0:06:39 > 0:06:40What's its history?
0:06:40 > 0:06:44Well, it was my mother and father's.
0:06:44 > 0:06:46They kept it under the stairs.
0:06:46 > 0:06:49What?!
0:06:49 > 0:06:54I was working away at the time and one day Judith called in on them when they were preparing to move.
0:06:54 > 0:06:58She just had it in her hand and she said, "D'you want this?
0:06:58 > 0:07:00"Otherwise it's going in the bin."
0:07:00 > 0:07:02I thought, "I'm sure that's Clarice Cliff."
0:07:02 > 0:07:05Looked at the bottom and it said it was?
0:07:05 > 0:07:09Yes, so we've had it for 25 years.
0:07:09 > 0:07:12- Do you use it?- I don't like it.
0:07:12 > 0:07:14It must run in the family!
0:07:14 > 0:07:16Well, I quite like it.
0:07:16 > 0:07:18There are plenty of collectors that do.
0:07:18 > 0:07:20Let's just take the lid off.
0:07:20 > 0:07:25It's a sugar bowl, with sugar nips for your sugar lumps.
0:07:25 > 0:07:29It's quite strange to have metal on top of the ceramic.
0:07:29 > 0:07:33You'd think it would damage it but it doesn't seem to have made a lot of difference.
0:07:33 > 0:07:37There are a few chips on the rim, but that's more to do with the thickness of the paint.
0:07:37 > 0:07:40It tended to always be very thick and chip anyway.
0:07:40 > 0:07:43So we see this on pieces that haven't got metal on.
0:07:43 > 0:07:45It's quite a sweet little thing.
0:07:45 > 0:07:48Obviously on the bottom you've got the Clarice Cliff marks.
0:07:48 > 0:07:52"Bizarre Fantasque", which is the series for Newport Pottery.
0:07:52 > 0:07:54The design is hand-painted.
0:07:54 > 0:07:58It's the oranges and lemons pattern.
0:07:58 > 0:08:02For an estimate, I'd probably say somewhere between £80 and £120.
0:08:02 > 0:08:05Is that the sort of figure you'd be happy to get?
0:08:05 > 0:08:07I wouldn't like to see it go for less than 100.
0:08:07 > 0:08:11You could reserve at 100 and put an estimate at £100-£150, if you like.
0:08:11 > 0:08:15That means obviously if it doesn't reach £100, it's not sold.
0:08:15 > 0:08:17- You'd be happy with that?- Yes.
0:08:17 > 0:08:22- We'll put it into the sale. Ever been to an auction before?- No.
0:08:22 > 0:08:24First-timers - brilliant!
0:08:24 > 0:08:26It'll be exciting anyway, whether it goes or not.
0:08:26 > 0:08:29I think it should go, so I'll see you there.
0:08:29 > 0:08:31Looking forward to it. Thank you.
0:08:38 > 0:08:42Well, Miriam, thank you for coming along today to Flog It! here on the Isle of Wight.
0:08:42 > 0:08:46Tell me, are these both yours? Have you been engaged twice, perhaps?
0:08:46 > 0:08:50No. This one is my mother's engagement ring
0:08:50 > 0:08:53and she unfortunately died many years ago.
0:08:53 > 0:08:56This is my engagement ring.
0:08:56 > 0:09:00But unfortunately my fingers have got somewhat fat
0:09:00 > 0:09:08and I don't carry it. The idea is that my two nieces will inherit the rings,
0:09:08 > 0:09:10but really and truly, they're not that interested.
0:09:10 > 0:09:13They've got their own rings. Now, if we can do it this way,
0:09:13 > 0:09:17I can just split the whole thing and they get whatever there is each.
0:09:17 > 0:09:20Well, that's quite a sensible way to do it, isn't it?
0:09:20 > 0:09:26Because, I suppose value-wise they're going to be in a similar ballpark figure as rings.
0:09:26 > 0:09:29I'll just get my loop out of my pocket here so I can have a closer look.
0:09:29 > 0:09:34- Let's take this one. This is the one that belonged to your mother.- Yes.
0:09:34 > 0:09:38So, if we have a look at this. This is a nice sort of flower-set
0:09:38 > 0:09:42diamond ring, of course, as you probably know.
0:09:42 > 0:09:49These look like nice clean stones in this flowerhead setting.
0:09:49 > 0:09:51And the ring itself is gold.
0:09:51 > 0:09:53So if I have a look here for the hallmark,
0:09:53 > 0:09:58it should tell me that it's 18 carat gold.
0:09:59 > 0:10:02And your mother's engagement date was...?
0:10:02 > 0:10:051929.
0:10:05 > 0:10:07Got the receipt to prove it.
0:10:07 > 0:10:12Of course, you've brought along the original receipt for that ring.
0:10:12 > 0:10:19This is from a jewellers in London and we can see 10 and five paid in 1929.
0:10:20 > 0:10:22I was really pleased to find that, actually.
0:10:22 > 0:10:25Was it something you just came across?
0:10:25 > 0:10:29It was amongst all their papers when we cleared them out after they died.
0:10:29 > 0:10:31And then we move on to yours.
0:10:31 > 0:10:34- And you were engaged in...?- 1959.
0:10:34 > 0:10:40This is now a solitaire diamond, this one here, in a claw setting
0:10:40 > 0:10:44with these sort of pierced shoulders there. And it's platinum.
0:10:44 > 0:10:47It's on a platinum ring.
0:10:47 > 0:10:52Quite different, though they are both diamond rings.
0:10:52 > 0:10:54Have you got an idea of what you think they might be worth?
0:10:54 > 0:10:59Well, for insurance purposes, they were valued at £500 each.
0:10:59 > 0:11:04But I'm quite sure that they're probably nearer £150-200.
0:11:04 > 0:11:07- Something like that. - I think you're spot on.
0:11:07 > 0:11:10I mean, I could have handed it over to you from the start.
0:11:10 > 0:11:14I think around £150 each is about right.
0:11:14 > 0:11:18- You want them to sell, don't you? - Yes.
0:11:18 > 0:11:21So if you put them at £200-300 for the two, I think they're
0:11:21 > 0:11:26bound to find buyers and hopefully £300 plus would be the plan.
0:11:26 > 0:11:29Sort of money you would be happy to sell them at, do you think?
0:11:29 > 0:11:32- Yes, I think so.- See you on the day and fingers crossed, Miriam.
0:11:36 > 0:11:43For today's sale, we've headed south on a very breezy day to Island Auctioneers in Shanklin.
0:11:43 > 0:11:48And with our auctioneer, Warren Riches already on the rostrum,
0:11:48 > 0:11:51it's time to see what will happen to the sugar bowl that nobody loved.
0:11:53 > 0:11:56Judith and David are our next two owners and possibly
0:11:56 > 0:11:59not for long because going under the hammer right now,
0:11:59 > 0:12:02it's that all-time Flog It! favourite, Clarice Cliff.
0:12:02 > 0:12:06I think it's here to sell, do you know that? £100-150 now.
0:12:06 > 0:12:08Are you a Clarice Cliff fan?
0:12:08 > 0:12:10Would you have it at home?
0:12:10 > 0:12:13I'm not. I love it to go into a sale-room, but it's just not for me.
0:12:13 > 0:12:16- I don't like that kind of thing myself.- Nor me.
0:12:16 > 0:12:19- But you like Troika.- Yeah. - Oh, I like Troika.
0:12:19 > 0:12:21Chacun a son gout.
0:12:21 > 0:12:23Each to his own.
0:12:23 > 0:12:26It would be boring if we all collected the same stuff.
0:12:26 > 0:12:28But there's lots of collectors who like it.
0:12:28 > 0:12:31Millions of people love Clarice Cliff, and hopefully we've got
0:12:31 > 0:12:33half a dozen here because it's about to go under the hammer.
0:12:33 > 0:12:37Clarice Cliff bizarre patterned sugar bowl with plated lid.
0:12:37 > 0:12:38Showing at the back there.
0:12:38 > 0:12:42Good condition. Someone start me at 75. 75 with Tim. 80, can I say?
0:12:42 > 0:12:5080. And five. 90. And five. And 100.
0:12:50 > 0:12:52And five.
0:12:52 > 0:12:54It's 100. 100 at the back.
0:12:54 > 0:12:55All done at 100?
0:12:55 > 0:12:59A bid of £100 at the back of the room. All done and selling.
0:12:59 > 0:13:02Just got it away.
0:13:02 > 0:13:06Clarice didn't let us down once again. We're all happy with that.
0:13:06 > 0:13:09It's found a new owner. Someone's going to love it.
0:13:09 > 0:13:11What are you going to do with £100?
0:13:11 > 0:13:13Enjoy!
0:13:13 > 0:13:1555 and 60 and five.
0:13:17 > 0:13:18And 70.
0:13:18 > 0:13:21Going under the hammer right now, two engagement rings.
0:13:21 > 0:13:25They belonged to Miriam. One was yours and one was Mother's.
0:13:25 > 0:13:30That's correct, yes. Mum's ring, I used to try it on as a child.
0:13:30 > 0:13:33Did you? Dressing up?
0:13:33 > 0:13:36And I always swore it was going to be mine.
0:13:36 > 0:13:42And then she had the effrontery to have it enlarged, so it didn't fit me anymore, as a child.
0:13:42 > 0:13:46Hey, that's clever. We've got £200-300 on the rings.
0:13:46 > 0:13:47That's right. There's two rings.
0:13:47 > 0:13:53One's platinum, the other 18 carat solitaire diamond, decent sized stone.
0:13:53 > 0:13:55- Sounds good value.- Exactly.
0:13:55 > 0:13:59Solitaire diamond ring, over a quarter of a carat, together with
0:13:59 > 0:14:05- a nine stone cluster ring in an 18 carat setting.- Here we go, Miriam.
0:14:05 > 0:14:06130. 130.
0:14:06 > 0:14:10140 anywhere?
0:14:10 > 0:14:12130, 140, 150.
0:14:14 > 0:14:17160. 160. 170. 170, 180.
0:14:17 > 0:14:20- Yes!- 190. - There's someone in the room, Miriam.
0:14:20 > 0:14:24180. 190 anywhere? 180 then.
0:14:24 > 0:14:27All done at 180. Selling at 180...
0:14:27 > 0:14:29190 behind.
0:14:29 > 0:14:30195? 190 then with the gentleman.
0:14:30 > 0:14:33At 190, all done and selling at 190?
0:14:36 > 0:14:39Yes, well, they've gone. We just got them away.
0:14:39 > 0:14:42- Well done, Will. Within estimate. - Yeah, just.
0:14:42 > 0:14:45That's all right. I'm quite happy with that.
0:14:49 > 0:14:54Right, it's my turn to be the expert now and next up is the nautical clock and barometer.
0:14:54 > 0:14:57Michael, thank you for bringing it along. £200-300.
0:14:57 > 0:15:01Fingers crossed we're going to get the top end of that because they are quality.
0:15:01 > 0:15:05So hopefully they won't leave the island and they'll be re-used again.
0:15:05 > 0:15:07- Even better.- Here we go. Look.
0:15:07 > 0:15:09It's going under the hammer now.
0:15:09 > 0:15:12Negretti and Zambra eight day ship's clock
0:15:12 > 0:15:15with separate second hand, together with a matching
0:15:15 > 0:15:17compensated barometer.
0:15:17 > 0:15:19And it's also with a certificate of competency.
0:15:19 > 0:15:21Nice lot. Someone start me at...?
0:15:21 > 0:15:25- 110.- 110 here. 120 anywhere? 120.
0:15:25 > 0:15:29130. 140. 150. 160.
0:15:29 > 0:15:32- 170. 180.- More!
0:15:32 > 0:15:35190. And 200.
0:15:35 > 0:15:37210.
0:15:37 > 0:15:39It's 200 on the stairs.
0:15:39 > 0:15:43210 anywhere? Selling at 200, on the stairs.
0:15:43 > 0:15:47That's £200, less commission of course, but what will you
0:15:47 > 0:15:49put the money towards?
0:15:49 > 0:15:52- Grandchildren I suppose.- Lovely. How many have you got?- Five.
0:15:52 > 0:15:54- Wow!- How many have you got?
0:15:54 > 0:15:57- None!- Time yet.
0:16:02 > 0:16:06Next up, we've got the Matchbox fire station and trucks. We've got that in the sale.
0:16:06 > 0:16:10We've also got Eileen here, but unfortunately Fiona's missing.
0:16:10 > 0:16:12- Where is she?- She's working today.
0:16:12 > 0:16:15- She couldn't get the day off.- No. - At least you can make it.
0:16:15 > 0:16:19We've got Will, our expert. We're looking at £60-100.
0:16:19 > 0:16:21That's right. You brought them in on the valuation day.
0:16:21 > 0:16:24They belong to your son, I believe, didn't they?
0:16:24 > 0:16:27Fairly good condition, so let's give them a go.
0:16:27 > 0:16:30Matchbox series fire station, together with
0:16:30 > 0:16:33the fire chief's car, his truck, another truck
0:16:33 > 0:16:35and the chief's new model.
0:16:35 > 0:16:37- Someone start me at £50.- 30.
0:16:37 > 0:16:4430 here. And five. 40. And five. 50. And five. 60. And five. 70.
0:16:44 > 0:16:4770 behind.
0:16:47 > 0:16:5070 in your new place. And five.
0:16:50 > 0:16:5480. And five. 90. And five.
0:16:54 > 0:16:58100. 110. 120. 130.
0:16:58 > 0:17:01- 140. 150.- Hey, this is good!
0:17:01 > 0:17:04Selling at 150.
0:17:04 > 0:17:07- £150.- Fantastic!
0:17:07 > 0:17:09That's good news, isn't it?
0:17:09 > 0:17:12And you're definitely going to keep that then!
0:17:13 > 0:17:15Well, listen, that was a really good price.
0:17:15 > 0:17:19They've done really well here. They've got a few other toys in which is good.
0:17:19 > 0:17:21Always brings the buyers in, but that's a great price.
0:17:21 > 0:17:24- Really well done.- I never expected that. That's terrific.
0:17:24 > 0:17:28- Makes the rest left in your loft worth a bit more now, doesn't it? - Thank you very much.
0:17:32 > 0:17:35Well, how about that? So far so good.
0:17:35 > 0:17:38That concludes our first visit to the auction room.
0:17:38 > 0:17:42Before I head back to the valuation day to find some more antiques to put under the hammer,
0:17:42 > 0:17:48I'm going to need one of these because I'm going to take a trip on a very special boat.
0:17:49 > 0:17:55On 28 May 1967 Sir Francis Chichester, aged 65,
0:17:55 > 0:18:01cruised into the history books, when he sailed into Plymouth Docks on Gipsy Moth IV.
0:18:01 > 0:18:06He had just become the first person to sail solo around the world with only one port of call.
0:18:06 > 0:18:11As well as breaking many records, this achievement turned him into a national hero.
0:18:11 > 0:18:15Sir Francis Chichester had a history of daring solo adventures.
0:18:15 > 0:18:21As a young man, he crossed continents by plane as a pioneering aviator.
0:18:21 > 0:18:27His interests moved from the sky to the sea and soon he was claiming many solo sailing records.
0:18:30 > 0:18:33But it wasn't until he neared retirement that he set off
0:18:33 > 0:18:37to circumnavigate the world solo in this very special boat.
0:18:40 > 0:18:46The Gipsy Moth IV now resides in the Cowes Marina and that's where I caught up with Richard,
0:18:46 > 0:18:50an experienced sailing instructor, who had sailed the Gipsy Moth many times.
0:18:50 > 0:18:53Hi, Richard. Pleased to meet you.
0:18:53 > 0:18:54- Can I come on board?- Yeah, come on.
0:18:54 > 0:19:01Before we could set sail, Richard was keen to fill me in on the amazing life of this unique vessel
0:19:01 > 0:19:03and how she could have ended up as scrap.
0:19:03 > 0:19:07So, what was the story? How did she arrive here?
0:19:07 > 0:19:10Well, when Sir Francis Chichester finished his round the world trip,
0:19:10 > 0:19:13he donated the boat to the country, to the nation.
0:19:13 > 0:19:15And she was then based in London, next to the Cutty Sark.
0:19:15 > 0:19:17I saw her with my dad at Greenwich.
0:19:17 > 0:19:23And she just fell into disrepair a bit and the trust that owned it
0:19:23 > 0:19:31were looking for somebody to take the boat on, so we bought the boat from them for £1 and a gin and tonic.
0:19:32 > 0:19:35- She must have been bad.- She was.
0:19:35 > 0:19:37There was a hell of lot of rot.
0:19:37 > 0:19:42You could pretty much stand here and see the ground underneath, right the way down through the boat.
0:19:42 > 0:19:44Because she'd been sat there for a long time.
0:19:44 > 0:19:48We spent about 300,000 on her to get her restored over six months.
0:19:48 > 0:19:52Sir Francis had Gipsy Moth IV designed
0:19:52 > 0:19:55specifically for the challenge, and she was built in Gosport.
0:19:55 > 0:20:01She's an iconic yacht, using pioneering construction techniques available in the 1960s, combining
0:20:01 > 0:20:06traditional materials of wood with the newest materials of the time, aluminium and plastic.
0:20:06 > 0:20:12After four years of preparations, Gipsy Moth IV was ready to set sail.
0:20:12 > 0:20:16Shall we take this opportunity to look at his living quarters?
0:20:16 > 0:20:17Yeah, absolutely.
0:20:17 > 0:20:21The boat today still has many of the original features
0:20:21 > 0:20:24that allowed this large vessel to be sailed single-handedly.
0:20:24 > 0:20:27So he'd have read all his charts here?
0:20:27 > 0:20:31Yeah. This is the chart table area, so what we have here
0:20:31 > 0:20:35is a lot of the original instruments that he had on-board.
0:20:35 > 0:20:38This is his radio that he used to communicate with the rest of world.
0:20:38 > 0:20:41So he would report in with that.
0:20:41 > 0:20:46But there's a bit of a cheat in that we have a lot of modern equipment hidden away in here.
0:20:46 > 0:20:48Now you've got GPS!
0:20:48 > 0:20:53So we've got the GPS and all the mod cons. So, yeah,
0:20:53 > 0:20:59this is a VHF radio which does a similar thing to what this does.
0:20:59 > 0:21:02Well, it is a decent sized galley. I mean, you could see yourself cooking here.
0:21:02 > 0:21:07- I like the fact everything is on a gimble.- It has to be at sea.
0:21:07 > 0:21:08This is a good size.
0:21:08 > 0:21:12There's quite a lot of room in here. For one person.
0:21:12 > 0:21:15There's a lot of original features here.
0:21:15 > 0:21:18This is the original Primus stove that runs off paraffin.
0:21:20 > 0:21:23The galley layout is exactly the same.
0:21:23 > 0:21:24These are all the original taps.
0:21:24 > 0:21:28There's an interesting bit about this whole area here.
0:21:28 > 0:21:30That wasn't there when we took the boat over.
0:21:30 > 0:21:34What he actually had was a chair that he sat in and it gimbled like this,
0:21:34 > 0:21:39so he could sit there with a little table and he had a barrel of beer underneath the floor.
0:21:39 > 0:21:42- He made it home, didn't he? - Yeah, absolutely.
0:21:42 > 0:21:45Well, she's not just a floating museum. You use her.
0:21:45 > 0:21:47- What for? - Absolutely. We use her all time.
0:21:47 > 0:21:55She's based here at the UKSA and what we do is we do personal development through maritime training.
0:21:55 > 0:22:00- It's an academy for sailing. - We do a lot of youth work.
0:22:00 > 0:22:03The main use for the Gipsy Moth was to go and take her around the world
0:22:03 > 0:22:10with some of these younger people to experience the Sir Francis Chichester experience, which is now completed.
0:22:10 > 0:22:15She's now based back in Cowes and we take her out chartering.
0:22:15 > 0:22:19And we also use her with kids.
0:22:19 > 0:22:20That's so exciting.
0:22:20 > 0:22:22- You must feel really proud of this vessel?- Absolutely.
0:22:22 > 0:22:27I know we can't put her on to sail today as it's a bit blowy, but can we at least have a potter?
0:22:27 > 0:22:31Absolutely. I think what we'll do is just go out into the river
0:22:31 > 0:22:34- and have a little cruise around and show you what she can do.- OK.
0:22:40 > 0:22:41We're under way.
0:22:41 > 0:22:44- Do you want to have a steer?- Yeah.
0:22:45 > 0:22:48When Chichester neared retirement, he was diagnosed with cancer,
0:22:48 > 0:22:52but that blow didn't dampen his adventurous spirit.
0:22:52 > 0:22:55He began to plan a voyage of a lifetime.
0:22:55 > 0:22:58To circumnavigate the world, single-handed.
0:22:58 > 0:23:05Sir Francis Chichester set off from Plymouth on 27 August 1966.
0:23:05 > 0:23:07Many thought he would fail.
0:23:07 > 0:23:12In the 1960s, when it was almost unthinkable for anyone to sail solo around the world, Chichester
0:23:12 > 0:23:20established the record for the fastest voyage around the world by any small vessel with just one stop.
0:23:20 > 0:23:27After 226 days at sea, Gipsy Moth IV, with a defiant Chichester at the helm, sailed into Plymouth.
0:23:27 > 0:23:29He'd done it!
0:23:29 > 0:23:33Upon his return, Sir Francis Chichester was a national hero.
0:23:33 > 0:23:41Newspaper reports from the day quote crowds of 250,000 turning up to welcome him home.
0:23:41 > 0:23:44Sir Francis Chichester's epic voyage on Gipsy Moth IV
0:23:44 > 0:23:47was a milestone in the history of world sailing
0:23:47 > 0:23:51and definitely deserves a special place in all our hearts.
0:23:51 > 0:23:55It's so fitting that Chichester's boat here still continues
0:23:55 > 0:24:02to give future generations the experience on the sea, training sailors to follow where he led.
0:24:06 > 0:24:11There's still plenty of action back on dry land at the Cowes Yacht Haven,
0:24:11 > 0:24:14where Kate's getting carried away with the fairies.
0:24:15 > 0:24:18Sue, tell me what you've brought in.
0:24:18 > 0:24:21This is a piece of Wedgwood Fairyland Lustre.
0:24:21 > 0:24:27- I bought it 10 years ago in a charity shop for 39p.- 39p!
0:24:27 > 0:24:29That was a good buy!
0:24:29 > 0:24:34- What possessed you? - It was just so pretty and I'd never seen anything like it before.
0:24:34 > 0:24:35It was just so unusual.
0:24:35 > 0:24:39Yeah, it's fantastic. I mean it's the word of the moment.
0:24:39 > 0:24:42Fairyland Lustre, Wedgwood is the main proponent of that,
0:24:42 > 0:24:47and it's transfer-printed, hand-painted and decorated in gold and it's really sweet.
0:24:47 > 0:24:53I mean, you've got all these pixies and elves and gnomes and goodness knows what all over it.
0:24:53 > 0:24:57And on the bottom you've got the name and the patent number.
0:24:57 > 0:25:03So, Wedgwood. It's actually designed by Daisy Makeig-Jones,
0:25:03 > 0:25:07who did this particular pattern and she's one of the more collectable people.
0:25:07 > 0:25:14So, you liked it. Bought it in a charity shop. Do your family like it?
0:25:14 > 0:25:16Well, my daughter will be very upset
0:25:16 > 0:25:22because she always thought I was going to leave it to her.
0:25:22 > 0:25:25But I think it's too nice just to sit in a box.
0:25:25 > 0:25:29- Is that what you do with it? You don't display it? What a shame. - In a cupboard.
0:25:29 > 0:25:33- So you're happy to sell it. Any idea of value?- Absolutely not.
0:25:33 > 0:25:38It's not a piece of rubbish, but I don't know what it's worth.
0:25:38 > 0:25:41I've had a look at it and a couple of the other valuers
0:25:41 > 0:25:44have had a look at it and we can't decide on a price either.
0:25:44 > 0:25:47Because nothing really similar has sold.
0:25:47 > 0:25:53I'm going to go with my really conservative estimate, which I think is between £100-150.
0:25:53 > 0:26:00A reserve of perhaps £90, a bit of discretion for the auctioneer, so make it a discretionary reserve.
0:26:00 > 0:26:05I'm hope I'm wrong and the other valuers are right, cos they value it a bit higher than I do.
0:26:05 > 0:26:09But we'll let the auction decide. Are you happy to let it go?
0:26:09 > 0:26:14- Not happy but...- We'll wait and see. All right, fingers crossed.
0:26:22 > 0:26:26Joan, what a wonderful selection you've brought in today to show us,
0:26:26 > 0:26:31and I'm not going to pretend that I recognise these people that you've brought along,
0:26:31 > 0:26:36but I do recognise one, and that's this chap here at the front. Now, that Norman Wisdom, isn't it?
0:26:36 > 0:26:40- That's right.- Who's this beautiful companion of his?- That's me.
0:26:40 > 0:26:43No! Really? That was you and Norman?
0:26:43 > 0:26:45Yeah, in the '50s.
0:26:45 > 0:26:48- You were obviously quite close there.- We were at a party.
0:26:48 > 0:26:52At a party, excellent, and what was your job working in the shows?
0:26:52 > 0:26:55I was in the wardrobe, and I was a dresser.
0:26:55 > 0:27:00Right, so you had access to all the sort of backstage
0:27:00 > 0:27:04and all the sort of changing of costumes, which can be quite hectic.
0:27:04 > 0:27:10- It is very hectic, yeah.- Looking down here, you've got others of Norman here, and they're signed also.
0:27:10 > 0:27:13Those at the front are from the ice show.
0:27:13 > 0:27:15Oh, yes, look, they've got skates on as well,
0:27:15 > 0:27:20and it's a camel on ice, and there's Norman at the front, look.
0:27:20 > 0:27:23This one here as well, we move on to...
0:27:23 > 0:27:27Well, after I went to the ice show, I got a job at the London Palladium,
0:27:27 > 0:27:35and Norman Wisdom got me a job there, and did the variety shows, which was Johnnie Ray and...
0:27:35 > 0:27:41That's where these programmes come from, this is a royal performance, variety show programme.
0:27:41 > 0:27:47And again you've collected a pile of photographs which are nearly all signed, aren't they?
0:27:47 > 0:27:51- Most of them are, yes.- Most of them are signed in pen, which is what you want as a collector.
0:27:51 > 0:27:54And then I move over to here, this is different.
0:27:54 > 0:27:57This is from the Cunard liners, the Queen Elizabeth.
0:27:57 > 0:27:59That's right, the first one.
0:27:59 > 0:28:03- And this one here.- Yes, my brother was a steward on the boats,
0:28:03 > 0:28:09and he got the autographs from Elizabeth Taylor and Michael Todd.
0:28:09 > 0:28:12Well, I saw here, Elizabeth Taylor I know, Michael Todd is...
0:28:12 > 0:28:17She was married to him before she was married to Richard Burton.
0:28:17 > 0:28:20And then we've got Bill Haley on that one.
0:28:20 > 0:28:25Bill Haley, that's a very sought-after signature as well as Elizabeth Taylor.
0:28:25 > 0:28:31- Yeah.- I would thank, value-wise, if we put a figure on the whole collection of £200-300,
0:28:31 > 0:28:34- would you be happy with that? - Yes, I would.
0:28:34 > 0:28:38- Yes?- Yes, I would. - Shall we put a reserve...on them? - Yes, yes, please.
0:28:38 > 0:28:43You'd like a reserve at that bottom figure - with a bit of discretion perhaps for the auctioneer?
0:28:43 > 0:28:45So 200 with discretion.
0:28:50 > 0:28:52- Martin!- Yes, Kate.
0:28:52 > 0:28:55This painting caught my eye. Tell me a bit about it.
0:28:55 > 0:29:03Well, it's a painting which my grandfather purchased in about the mid-1930s.
0:29:03 > 0:29:07It was then handed to my father, and then it was handed to me,
0:29:07 > 0:29:11and it's a painting which has actually survived the last war.
0:29:11 > 0:29:14Right. What happened to it? It was bombed or...?
0:29:14 > 0:29:20It was stored in a wardrobe on the third floor of a house,
0:29:20 > 0:29:23and then the property was bombed.
0:29:23 > 0:29:28The wardrobe and the frame were destroyed, and the picture survived.
0:29:28 > 0:29:34Ah-ha! So, yeah, it's come a long way, and you've brought it here today, and what else do we know?
0:29:34 > 0:29:37- It's got a signature, William Banks.- William Banks.
0:29:37 > 0:29:41And also there's a label verso, so you can just about read that.
0:29:41 > 0:29:47You can read on the back, "The hero of the encounter by William Banks from Edinburgh"
0:29:47 > 0:29:49and it's about the late 1800s.
0:29:49 > 0:29:52- Late, so 1890 something.- 1890, yes.
0:29:52 > 0:29:59OK, and it's obviously these two cavaliers regaling this poor serving girl with their antics,
0:29:59 > 0:30:05and he's drawn her a little picture about what's going on and how he defeated his enemy.
0:30:05 > 0:30:10It's not great condition in the sense of the paintwork, there are some bubbling up bits.
0:30:10 > 0:30:13But it also looks like it's been cleaned.
0:30:13 > 0:30:16That's correct, yes. No, I had it professionally done.
0:30:16 > 0:30:21It's a good job, I have to say, and if it's survived that long,
0:30:21 > 0:30:24it's in pretty good shape for what's happened to it.
0:30:24 > 0:30:31I mean, there's not very many areas of paint loss, it is just this area here with that raised section.
0:30:31 > 0:30:34It's beautifully painted, if you look at the faces and the fabric
0:30:34 > 0:30:39here, I mean, I love paintings, so this has really made my day.
0:30:39 > 0:30:41Why do you want to sell it?
0:30:41 > 0:30:44I have nowhere to put it, nowhere to display it properly.
0:30:44 > 0:30:48- I would like to, but I have nowhere. - It would go back in a wardrobe?
0:30:48 > 0:30:50It would go in the wardrobe to store.
0:30:50 > 0:30:54So what were your thoughts on price?
0:30:54 > 0:31:00- About the...£250 for reserve and anything upwards.- Upwards for that.
0:31:00 > 0:31:03OK, so if we maybe put the estimate a little bit higher,
0:31:03 > 0:31:08sort of £300-400 estimate and the reserve at 250 as a firm reserve, we'll try it at a sale.
0:31:08 > 0:31:12- Yes, and we'll flog it.- Brilliant!
0:31:14 > 0:31:19But back at the saleroom, it's not all good news, as the auctioneer has spotted something.
0:31:19 > 0:31:22I picked up on something your experts didn't.
0:31:22 > 0:31:26There is a small hairline in it, so under normal circumstances I would have said
0:31:26 > 0:31:32that the valuation was spot-on, but there's a hairline crack just there, if you can see it.
0:31:32 > 0:31:34Oh, yeah, I can see it.
0:31:34 > 0:31:39- And as you know, that's going to half the value, I should think. - So have you told her?
0:31:39 > 0:31:42I did, I rang her up and gave her the bad news,
0:31:42 > 0:31:47but she's still going to get a good return on her 39p, so we're guiding it now at £50-80.
0:31:47 > 0:31:52Right, OK, so fingers crossed we'll get that top end still and it's going to sell.
0:31:52 > 0:31:5555 and 60 and five...
0:31:55 > 0:31:59Right, time to break the news to Kate. Kate, at the valuation day,
0:31:59 > 0:32:04we had a value of £100-150, and since there's been a detection of a hairline crack,
0:32:04 > 0:32:11which has reduced the value, and I know the auctioneer's talked to you about this.
0:32:11 > 0:32:17So now we've got a value of around about £50-80, but I still think
0:32:17 > 0:32:21- this will do what you originally wanted, Kate.- Well, I hope so.
0:32:21 > 0:32:24It's nice to have a perfect piece, but it's still a rare pattern
0:32:24 > 0:32:27and a great designer, so we'll wait and see.
0:32:27 > 0:32:31Small Wedgwood Fairyland Lustre sugar bowl
0:32:31 > 0:32:33designed by...Daisy Jones.
0:32:33 > 0:32:36Someone start me at £40.
0:32:36 > 0:32:3740 here, two can I say?
0:32:37 > 0:32:4142, 44, 46, 48.
0:32:41 > 0:32:4350, five...
0:32:43 > 0:32:4755, 60, five. Nice piece of lustreware, 70...
0:32:47 > 0:32:51Look, someone's holding their card up, they're not putting it down.
0:32:51 > 0:32:5480, madam, and five, and 90...and five.
0:32:54 > 0:32:56And 100, madam.
0:32:56 > 0:33:00110, 120. One more, 120. 130, sir?
0:33:00 > 0:33:05- Yes!- 140, madam. 150, 160, 170, 180.
0:33:05 > 0:33:08- It's flying, isn't it?- 170, then.
0:33:08 > 0:33:12180, new bidders, 180, 190, 200.
0:33:12 > 0:33:17200 at the back, 210, 220. 230, 240.
0:33:17 > 0:33:20250, 260.
0:33:20 > 0:33:24270, 280. 290, 300.
0:33:24 > 0:33:27310, 320? 320, yes, 330?
0:33:27 > 0:33:30- I might need a taxi.- It's right at the back with you, madam, at 320,
0:33:30 > 0:33:32and selling at 320, all done?
0:33:32 > 0:33:34At 320, all done.
0:33:34 > 0:33:39- Wow!- Yes! Fantastic, £320, Sue!
0:33:39 > 0:33:43You see, we didn't need that revised estimate all along, did we?
0:33:43 > 0:33:45Just imagine if it didn't have a crack.
0:33:45 > 0:33:50- It was a good job by the auctioneer! - It was, wasn't it?- Unbelievable.
0:33:50 > 0:33:53As you said, away with the fairies!
0:33:58 > 0:34:02This next item about to go under the hammer is a cracking bit of memorabilia.
0:34:02 > 0:34:05It's been collected by Joan, and you were a wardrobe dresser
0:34:05 > 0:34:08- at the London Palladium. - That's right.
0:34:08 > 0:34:13Seen it all, heard it all, can tell us a few stories but not on camera.
0:34:13 > 0:34:16But you met lots of stars, lots of autographs,
0:34:16 > 0:34:21and we've also got the menu from the QE, the Queen Elizabeth I.
0:34:21 > 0:34:25- And the Earl's Court ice show as well.- Yes, with Norman Wisdom.
0:34:25 > 0:34:28We've got £200-300. There's a lot there.
0:34:28 > 0:34:31Autographs can sometimes be a little tricky to sell.
0:34:31 > 0:34:35They need to be in the right sale with the right people, but I've seen autographs
0:34:35 > 0:34:37make well into the hundreds.
0:34:37 > 0:34:41Photographs from the Royal London Palladium and Earl's Court,
0:34:41 > 0:34:44some signed, including Johnnie Ray and others.
0:34:44 > 0:34:47Someone start me at £100. 100 here with Tim, 110 anywhere?
0:34:47 > 0:34:52100 here with Tim, 110 can I say?
0:34:52 > 0:34:55It's at £100, then.
0:34:55 > 0:34:57All done at 100? All done at 100.
0:34:57 > 0:35:00I'm afraid that's not reached reserve.
0:35:00 > 0:35:03It needs a specialist sale, really.
0:35:03 > 0:35:07There are specialist auctioneers who just sell autograph material,
0:35:07 > 0:35:12go on the internet, have a look at one of those and just contact them direct.
0:35:12 > 0:35:17We thought about taking them to America, especially the Elizabeth Taylor one.
0:35:17 > 0:35:22A different market, it's on their doorstep if you take them to them.
0:35:22 > 0:35:25Oh, that's a shame, I was hoping for a new shed.
0:35:25 > 0:35:26Oh, dear!
0:35:26 > 0:35:29If you don't have any luck searching for the right auction,
0:35:29 > 0:35:32get in contact and we'll help you find that auction.
0:35:32 > 0:35:34Oh, right, fine, thank you very much.
0:35:37 > 0:35:41Going under the hammer right now, a late Victorian painting by William Banks.
0:35:41 > 0:35:47It belongs to Martin, and all the money is going towards little Sam. Tell us all about little Sam.
0:35:47 > 0:35:51Little Sam is a rescue dog from the RSPCA,
0:35:51 > 0:35:56and he was in a dogfight and he lost his leg.
0:35:56 > 0:35:58Is he a little dog?
0:35:58 > 0:36:03- He's a medium-sized dog, weighs about 10 or 15 kilos.- What is he, then, a terrier or something?
0:36:03 > 0:36:06He's a terrier cross, a black and tan terrier cross.
0:36:06 > 0:36:09And it just goes towards his vet bills.
0:36:09 > 0:36:14Well, thank goodness you've rescued him. You obviously love animals.
0:36:14 > 0:36:18We've got £300-400 on this wonderful bit of artwork
0:36:18 > 0:36:20with a fixed reserve of 250.
0:36:20 > 0:36:24Yeah... It's a good example of late Victorian painting.
0:36:24 > 0:36:28- I don't know if it's everybody's taste at the moment, but we'll wait and see.- Well, hopefully.
0:36:28 > 0:36:31We've got a packed auction room, I think this could sell.
0:36:31 > 0:36:34Late 19th century oil on canvas.
0:36:34 > 0:36:37Painting by William Banks.
0:36:37 > 0:36:40Friend being served wine by housemaid.
0:36:40 > 0:36:42Lot 100, we've got interest level.
0:36:42 > 0:36:48150, we've got 150 here, 160 can I say? 150, 160, 170, 180?
0:36:48 > 0:36:51180, 190, 200?
0:36:51 > 0:36:56200, 210, 220, 230, 240.
0:36:56 > 0:36:58- 240, 250, 260...- We've sold it.
0:36:58 > 0:37:05270, 280, 280? Yes, 290, 300, 310.
0:37:05 > 0:37:07- Yep.- Yep, 320...
0:37:07 > 0:37:11320, yes, 330, no. 320. On my left, 320, 330, phone bidder?
0:37:11 > 0:37:14330.
0:37:14 > 0:37:18330, yes, 340, 350.
0:37:18 > 0:37:20350, yes, 360?
0:37:20 > 0:37:22- Oh, brilliant. - Keep going, phone bidder.
0:37:22 > 0:37:26380? 390.
0:37:26 > 0:37:29Yep, 390, 400, Bob.
0:37:29 > 0:37:31410... 420.
0:37:31 > 0:37:37430. 440.
0:37:37 > 0:37:41440? Yep, 450. 450, 460. 470.
0:37:43 > 0:37:46480. 490.
0:37:46 > 0:37:50500. 500, yes, 520.
0:37:51 > 0:37:53540. 560.
0:37:53 > 0:37:57- This is great!- 580, 600.
0:37:57 > 0:37:59620, 640.
0:38:01 > 0:38:05660. No, he's out. It's 640 to the phone bidder.
0:38:05 > 0:38:08£640 to the phone bidder, are we all done?
0:38:08 > 0:38:11Selling to the phone at 640, all done?
0:38:11 > 0:38:15Yes! How about that? £640!
0:38:15 > 0:38:19Unbelievable! If little Sam was here right now, he'd be wagging his tail!
0:38:19 > 0:38:22- What a great result! Happy? - Yes.- Great.
0:38:22 > 0:38:24We've taken care of some vet bills.
0:38:24 > 0:38:28Thank you for finding that, Kate. I hope you've enjoyed today's show.
0:38:28 > 0:38:33There's plenty more to come on Flog It!, but from the Isle of Wight, it's cheerio.