0:00:04 > 0:00:08For more than 30 years, this town has played host to a heart-stopping event.
0:00:08 > 0:00:12Thousands of competitors flock here each year to jump off the end
0:00:12 > 0:00:15of that pier, in the hope that they're going to fly.
0:00:15 > 0:00:18Yes, Flog It has landed in Bognor Regis.
0:00:40 > 0:00:42The Bognor Birdman competition
0:00:42 > 0:00:45attracts daredevils from around the world
0:00:45 > 0:00:46who all want to fly the furthest.
0:00:46 > 0:00:48Over the years, would-be aviators have built
0:00:48 > 0:00:51all sorts of enterprising machines and contraptions
0:00:51 > 0:00:55to help try to defy nature.
0:00:58 > 0:01:03It's that adventurous spirit which has brought this massive crowd out here today at Butlin's.
0:01:03 > 0:01:05These owners are hoping they're lucky ones,
0:01:05 > 0:01:08where their item just flies way at auction.
0:01:08 > 0:01:14Taking a leap of faith with their valuations are our experts, Catherine Southon and Charlie Ross.
0:01:14 > 0:01:16Chocks away, it's time to take off.
0:01:18 > 0:01:23With this many bags and boxes to rummage through, there is plenty of excitement to come.
0:01:23 > 0:01:26But first, Charlie's found a real gem.
0:01:26 > 0:01:28But before he gets stuck in,
0:01:28 > 0:01:31John wants to show him something rather dashing.
0:01:31 > 0:01:34John, this is rather a frightening-looking object.
0:01:34 > 0:01:36Why have you brought this along?
0:01:36 > 0:01:39Well, I use it as a prop in my balancing act.
0:01:39 > 0:01:41- You're a balancing act?- Yes, I...
0:01:41 > 0:01:43- Not surely with this?! - Yes, I...- Do you stand on it?
0:01:43 > 0:01:49- No, I balance it on my nose and walk over ladders.- Here at Butlin's?
0:01:49 > 0:01:54I worked at Butlin's 40 years ago and Clacton and Skegness.
0:01:54 > 0:02:01I entered a talent competition called the National People Talent Competition. I won a free holiday!
0:02:01 > 0:02:05I have got a showing off bit of paper here.
0:02:05 > 0:02:10- A showing off bit of paper?- This is the bayonet there. - Were you called Johnny Pierce?
0:02:10 > 0:02:11- Yes.- Is that your real name?
0:02:11 > 0:02:13- Yes, yes.- Oh, it is.
0:02:13 > 0:02:15But tell me - you're not English, are you?
0:02:15 > 0:02:19- No. I changed it by deed poll. - Oh, did you?
0:02:19 > 0:02:22I've been over here 70 years.
0:02:22 > 0:02:30- Good Lord!- I'm one of the fortunate people who escaped the Nazis and I came from Berlin in 1938.
0:02:30 > 0:02:34- Gosh!- My father sent me to England. - Just in the nick of time.- He saved my life, yes.
0:02:34 > 0:02:37We'll come to that in a minute. What have we got in here?
0:02:37 > 0:02:41After the war, we were living in Tooting.
0:02:41 > 0:02:46And a photo album arrived out of the blue,
0:02:46 > 0:02:53with photographs of my grandmother, and this was inside, slotted in, in the book.
0:02:53 > 0:02:57- It was stuck in there and it came through.- So, smuggled?
0:02:57 > 0:02:59Well, whether it's smuggled, I don't know.
0:02:59 > 0:03:05Then the people who sent it to me, I went to get in touch with them, but they've all passed away now.
0:03:05 > 0:03:11They were actually colleagues of my father, my father worked with,
0:03:11 > 0:03:16that knew him and they knew of his fate, and this came in my possession.
0:03:16 > 0:03:17Let's have a look at it.
0:03:17 > 0:03:24It's a very pretty ring, set with three good-sized diamonds in the middle.
0:03:24 > 0:03:30Very deco in looking, very 1920s. What I call the Charleston era.
0:03:30 > 0:03:32Yes, that is. Yes.
0:03:32 > 0:03:36I have to say I think it's extremely beautiful,
0:03:36 > 0:03:41- but not necessarily the most commercial, in terms of design these days.- Mm-hm.
0:03:41 > 0:03:48People tend to go for plainer rings, single-stone, three-stone diamond rings rather than such intricacies.
0:03:48 > 0:03:51- Yes.- Have you ever had it valued?
0:03:51 > 0:03:55I had it valued quite a while ago at between...
0:03:55 > 0:03:59just...250, 350, something like that.
0:03:59 > 0:04:02- I think that's pretty well spot-on. - Mm-hm.
0:04:02 > 0:04:05- I'd like to put a valuation of 300 to 400 on it.- Thank you very much.
0:04:05 > 0:04:12With a fixed reserve, below which thou shalt not go...of £250.
0:04:12 > 0:04:14- Yes, fine.- You happy with that?
0:04:14 > 0:04:17Yes, I would be. My wife would be happy, and the kids would be too.
0:04:17 > 0:04:23Good. We'll put that into the sale, and you take your balancing act home with you to practise.
0:04:24 > 0:04:27- John, thank you so much. - Thank YOU very much.
0:04:34 > 0:04:40Rhona, this is a delightful charger you've brought along to Flog It today. Thank you very much.
0:04:40 > 0:04:45I saw this in the queue and I pounced upon you, because I love it. I just think it's very striking.
0:04:45 > 0:04:48Tell me a little bit about it. Where did you get it from?
0:04:48 > 0:04:54- It came from an antique shop in Arundel.- Oh, lovely!- My father was an antiques dealer in Bognor Regis.
0:04:54 > 0:04:59- Right.- He used to visit this particular dealer and he picked it out
0:04:59 > 0:05:05among some other things one day and he gave it to me, and I've looked after it for 45 years.
0:05:05 > 0:05:11But now it's no longer my colour scheme and something I don't need any longer.
0:05:11 > 0:05:14This is quite contemporary.
0:05:14 > 0:05:17I would think it would fit quite well in today's...
0:05:17 > 0:05:21It would fit someone else's room. It just doesn't fit in mine at the moment.
0:05:21 > 0:05:24I've had a lot of pleasure from it.
0:05:24 > 0:05:26It's a chance for someone else to enjoy it.
0:05:26 > 0:05:30Do you know anything about it? Do you know who it was designed by?
0:05:30 > 0:05:34- It says "Burleigh Ware" on the reverse.- Right.
0:05:34 > 0:05:38- I think you probably know the designer.- Let's just take a little look.
0:05:38 > 0:05:41Let's turn it over.
0:05:41 > 0:05:46When I saw this earlier, I did think it was Burleigh, but it's actually Bursley,
0:05:46 > 0:05:49Bursley Ware.
0:05:49 > 0:05:53Charlotte Read designed for Bursley Ware in the 1920s.
0:05:53 > 0:06:00We can date this almost exactly to between 1922 and 1926.
0:06:00 > 0:06:04Because after 1926, she actually designed for a different factory.
0:06:04 > 0:06:09What I like about it is, it's got the real Charlotte Read trademark
0:06:09 > 0:06:15of this wonderful...tube lining here, which is what she's famous for.
0:06:15 > 0:06:18You can feel that it's raised, it's got that texture to it.
0:06:18 > 0:06:21It's almost as if it has been piped with an icing bag.
0:06:21 > 0:06:26I just think it's wonderful, it's got that lovely texture,
0:06:26 > 0:06:28the colours are so vibrant and so strong -
0:06:28 > 0:06:32these lovely cobalt blues and nice vibrant oranges.
0:06:32 > 0:06:35It's in fantastic condition. There's no real damage to it.
0:06:35 > 0:06:38Looking at it there, is that three tiny chips?
0:06:38 > 0:06:41- Maybe where I've cut food on it... - SHE GASPS
0:06:41 > 0:06:43I used it as a...
0:06:43 > 0:06:47as a party plate...for a big pizza.
0:06:47 > 0:06:52- Right. For a big pizza!- I have to say, it's been very useful.
0:06:52 > 0:06:58Right, OK. Estimate-wise, you say your father bought it from an antiques dealer
0:06:58 > 0:07:00quite some time ago. Any ideas?
0:07:00 > 0:07:07- 45 years ago, he paid £5 for it... - £5?!- ..which was quite a lot then. I know it isn't now.
0:07:07 > 0:07:12- I think it's worth between £100 and £150.- Really?
0:07:12 > 0:07:14- Goodness!- Absolutely.
0:07:14 > 0:07:19I'm going to put an £80 reserve on it, but it should really sell between 100 and 150.
0:07:19 > 0:07:23I love the colours and I thank you so much for bringing it along. You've made my day.
0:07:23 > 0:07:26Thank you, because you've made MY day.
0:07:26 > 0:07:28I had no idea it was that high.
0:07:32 > 0:07:37- Sheila, it's a presentation cup you've brought along.- Yes.
0:07:37 > 0:07:40It was presented to...is it Monty?
0:07:40 > 0:07:42No, I think it was Alfred...Taylor.
0:07:42 > 0:07:46- Oh, "A Taylor", yes. What's the top name?- "Won by."
0:07:46 > 0:07:49- Oh, won by!- "Won by A Taylor." - I need some new glasses!
0:07:49 > 0:07:54"Won by A Taylor, November 14th, 1908."
0:07:54 > 0:07:56What was it won for?
0:07:56 > 0:07:58It was for best budgie in a...
0:07:58 > 0:08:00It was for what?!
0:08:00 > 0:08:02The best budgie in a show
0:08:02 > 0:08:05at a budgerigar club.
0:08:05 > 0:08:08It was an enormous cup for a budgie.
0:08:08 > 0:08:11- It's about ten times bigger than a budgie!- I know!
0:08:11 > 0:08:15- Was it the best-looking budgie? - I suppose they were breeders. I don't know.
0:08:15 > 0:08:20If you belonged to a budgie club, you probably bred budgies.
0:08:20 > 0:08:23What constituted a prize budgie, I have no idea.
0:08:23 > 0:08:25Who won it? Who was this person?
0:08:25 > 0:08:30- He was a great-great uncle of mine. - Right.
0:08:30 > 0:08:34He had no children, so it got passed down through the family.
0:08:34 > 0:08:36- With the story?- With the story.
0:08:36 > 0:08:43It was told to me by an aunt, that he decided to buy a nice silver cup
0:08:43 > 0:08:46- to be presented to the next winner of the best budgie.- Right.
0:08:46 > 0:08:51He actually went out and bought this lovely silver cup,
0:08:51 > 0:08:56and behold, who won it but Uncle Alfred!
0:08:56 > 0:09:01- Himself! - So, he bought himself a trophy. - I'm afraid so. And he kept it!
0:09:01 > 0:09:03How wonderful!
0:09:03 > 0:09:05Isn't that selfish?
0:09:05 > 0:09:07Well, it's extremely selfish.
0:09:07 > 0:09:10It's very nicely decorated with ferns.
0:09:10 > 0:09:13This cup was made in London,
0:09:13 > 0:09:17and it's got an "n", which dates it to 1908.
0:09:17 > 0:09:21So it's absolutely right that he went out and bought it new.
0:09:21 > 0:09:25So he probably bought it in the spring and won it by November.
0:09:25 > 0:09:27And had it engraved.
0:09:27 > 0:09:31This wouldn't have been a cheap thing to go out and buy, silver.
0:09:31 > 0:09:36- Obviously, he thought a huge amount of money not only of his budgie but himself.- I think so.
0:09:36 > 0:09:40There's a bit of vanity in there, isn't there? Yes, indeed!
0:09:40 > 0:09:44Sadly, because it's "Won by A Taylor",
0:09:44 > 0:09:48- that removes quite a bit of value from the trophy.- Yes.
0:09:48 > 0:09:52It's possible that if somebody purchased this,
0:09:52 > 0:09:54they could flood out the engraving,
0:09:54 > 0:09:59but it tends to make it very thin and it's also very expensive.
0:09:59 > 0:10:04Of course, if you went to a shop to buy that,
0:10:04 > 0:10:09you'd be paying probably £150, £200 for a silver trophy.
0:10:09 > 0:10:14The sale value for the budgie trophy of 1908
0:10:14 > 0:10:19- is, top side, £40 or £50.- Pity.
0:10:19 > 0:10:21Sadly, I know.
0:10:21 > 0:10:26- If you're in agreement, we'd sell up and it wouldn't really need a reserve.- Right. Oh...
0:10:26 > 0:10:30We could put a reserve of £30, £40 on it, if you'd like?
0:10:30 > 0:10:34- I'd rather put a reserve on it. - You don't want it to sell for a fiver, do you?- No, I don't.
0:10:34 > 0:10:38No, if there's nobody bidding for silver. It was quite nice for flower arranging.
0:10:38 > 0:10:41We'll do that, we'll put a fixed reserve of £30 on it.
0:10:41 > 0:10:42That would be very nice, thank you.
0:10:42 > 0:10:45Thank you very much for bringing it along.
0:10:53 > 0:10:57Robin, I do love a piece of Lalique. And this is absolutely beautiful.
0:10:57 > 0:10:59Lovely, stylised item here,
0:10:59 > 0:11:02with these wonderful little holes at the top.
0:11:02 > 0:11:05- So it would have been like a posy vase.- Yes.
0:11:05 > 0:11:08But we've got these wonderful, stylised doves
0:11:08 > 0:11:11at the front here, interlocking.
0:11:11 > 0:11:13Tell me, where did you get it from?
0:11:13 > 0:11:16Well, my company imported them, back in the '60s.
0:11:16 > 0:11:21They were the people who imported all the top crystals from France.
0:11:21 > 0:11:26They sold these pieces, from the showrooms, off to staff.
0:11:26 > 0:11:29- So your company had actually imported these from France?- Yes.
0:11:29 > 0:11:31- And they were just selling them off at the end?- Yes.
0:11:31 > 0:11:33Fantastic. And you picked this one up?
0:11:33 > 0:11:35I picked this, fell in love with it.
0:11:35 > 0:11:37It cost me two weeks' wages, but I thought, I've got to have it,
0:11:37 > 0:11:40- it's the only chance I'll get to have a bit of Lalique.- Wonderful.
0:11:40 > 0:11:42What did you love about it?
0:11:42 > 0:11:44Just the style of it.
0:11:44 > 0:11:47It was so elegant, and I just had to have a piece.
0:11:47 > 0:11:52It is absolutely, I think elegant is the word, really.
0:11:52 > 0:11:56The way these beautiful birds come into one another, interlock.
0:11:56 > 0:11:58This lovely frosted glass.
0:11:58 > 0:12:02We also know that there was opalescent glass.
0:12:02 > 0:12:05This one is that lovely frosted colour.
0:12:05 > 0:12:08I'm just going to turn this over.
0:12:08 > 0:12:11- Gosh, it is a weighty piece, isn't it?- It is.
0:12:11 > 0:12:15And we can see there, we've got the signature on the bottom.
0:12:15 > 0:12:20Etched in, Lalique. Of course, Rene Lalique died in '45.
0:12:20 > 0:12:27And I think that this particular piece was designed by his granddaughter, Marie-Claude.
0:12:27 > 0:12:31She was working from the '60s until the 1990s.
0:12:31 > 0:12:33And you think that you bought it probably in...?
0:12:33 > 0:12:36- '62, '63, yes.- '62, '63.
0:12:36 > 0:12:38You say it cost you a fair amount.
0:12:38 > 0:12:42It cost me £58, 10 shillings, which was two weeks' wages.
0:12:42 > 0:12:46- It's amazing that you remember. - I remember it very distinctly, it was a lot of money.
0:12:46 > 0:12:49- Absolutely. Robin, you're obviously attached to this.- Yes.
0:12:49 > 0:12:53- It's an important part of your life, your working history.- Yes!
0:12:53 > 0:12:57With that in mind, I know that I've got to be a bit punchy with my estimate.
0:12:57 > 0:13:00Shall I say about 250 to 350?
0:13:00 > 0:13:04- How does that sound?- That's fine by me.- Are you happy with that? And a fixed reserve of 250.- Yes.
0:13:04 > 0:13:07And I hope that it flies away at the auction and does well for us.
0:13:07 > 0:13:09- Thank you.- Thanks very much.
0:13:13 > 0:13:17This is my favourite part of the show because we get to put those valuations to the test.
0:13:17 > 0:13:19- Our experts normally get things right, don't they?- Yes.
0:13:19 > 0:13:21Yeah, we trust them!
0:13:21 > 0:13:24While we make our way over to Chichester, here is a quick recap,
0:13:24 > 0:13:28just to jog your memory, of all the items going under the hammer.
0:13:28 > 0:13:32Robin bought this stunning dove-shaped Lalique posy vase
0:13:32 > 0:13:36in the 1960s and it certainly was a considered purchase.
0:13:36 > 0:13:40I just fell in love with it. It cost two weeks' wage but I had to have it.
0:13:40 > 0:13:44Sheila's Edwardian silver cup was bought by her great-great uncle
0:13:44 > 0:13:47as a prize in the best budgie competition.
0:13:47 > 0:13:49But with surprising results...
0:13:49 > 0:13:52Behold, who won it but Uncle Alfred!
0:13:54 > 0:13:56- Himself! - So he bought himself a trophy?
0:13:56 > 0:13:59I'm afraid so, and he kept it.
0:14:00 > 0:14:03John's diamond ring belonged to his grandmother
0:14:03 > 0:14:06and was smuggled out of post-war Germany by friends.
0:14:06 > 0:14:09This was inside, slotted in the book.
0:14:09 > 0:14:12Stuck in there and it came through.
0:14:14 > 0:14:16Catherine was really taken with this Charlotte Read charger
0:14:16 > 0:14:20but horrified to learn what Rhona's been using it for.
0:14:20 > 0:14:27- I've cut food on it.- Oh! I've used it as a party plate.- Right.
0:14:27 > 0:14:28- It's perfect for a big pizza.- Right.
0:14:37 > 0:14:42I've headed east to Arundel in search of a bit of peace and quiet.
0:14:42 > 0:14:46But it's not the most famous landmark I've come to see.
0:14:55 > 0:14:58Tucked away in the grounds of Arundel Castle is an oasis
0:14:58 > 0:15:02that's undergone a remarkable transformation
0:15:02 > 0:15:04to blossom into its present-day beauty.
0:15:04 > 0:15:08Up until two years ago, this was an ugly concrete mess.
0:15:08 > 0:15:10And now...just look at it.
0:15:14 > 0:15:18This formal garden has literally been dug out of an old dilapidated car park.
0:15:18 > 0:15:23It took a team of more than 30 less than two years to complete.
0:15:23 > 0:15:27I've come to meet up with head gardener Gerry Kelsey to find out more.
0:15:30 > 0:15:32Gerry, there's a lot of work,
0:15:32 > 0:15:35a great deal of work in creating a garden like this.
0:15:35 > 0:15:36Where did you start?
0:15:36 > 0:15:39It all started from an idea that me and the Duchess had.
0:15:39 > 0:15:44We were standing in the existing Victorian garden about ten years ago.
0:15:44 > 0:15:46We thought, "Wouldn't it be marvellous to create a garden
0:15:46 > 0:15:49"in the car park space?"
0:15:49 > 0:15:53All we could see was number plates and it just did not go with the garden.
0:15:53 > 0:15:55So the idea really started from there.
0:15:55 > 0:15:59- Yeah. Did you have to create these levels yourself?- Yes, we did.
0:15:59 > 0:16:03We had JCBs come in and literally scoop out the bottom area
0:16:03 > 0:16:08and take it away and level it completely.
0:16:08 > 0:16:09This is the result.
0:16:18 > 0:16:23And if you want to know how this crown sits aloft, just watch.
0:16:23 > 0:16:24A touch of magic!
0:16:33 > 0:16:35Even though this space is only two years old,
0:16:35 > 0:16:41it still manages to evoke the atmosphere and style of a formal 17th-century European garden,
0:16:41 > 0:16:43while at the same time allowing Gerry
0:16:43 > 0:16:47to indulge his passion for sub-tropical plants.
0:16:53 > 0:16:58For today's auction, we've headed inland to the cathedral city of Chichester.
0:17:03 > 0:17:07This is where we're going to put all our experts' valuations to the test.
0:17:07 > 0:17:10We've got a full house at Henry Adams Auctioneers
0:17:10 > 0:17:11in the heart of the town.
0:17:11 > 0:17:15I hope this lot are here to bid. Will we be in for a few surprises?
0:17:15 > 0:17:16Will our items fly away?
0:17:19 > 0:17:22Let's hope auctioneer Cliff Beacher can work his magic
0:17:22 > 0:17:24and send all our owners home happy.
0:17:24 > 0:17:28We've got Rhona's Charlotte Read charger going under the hammer right now.
0:17:28 > 0:17:31That was a good spot - a fiver! How long ago?
0:17:31 > 0:17:35A long time ago. 1964. So, quite a while ago.
0:17:35 > 0:17:38- And you've had a lot of use out of this as well?- I have.
0:17:38 > 0:17:39I've been cutting up pizzas on it.
0:17:39 > 0:17:43Use it, use your antiques, that's what I say.
0:17:43 > 0:17:44- Yes.- Good for you, Rhona!
0:17:44 > 0:17:47I like things if they're lovely to look at and useful.
0:17:47 > 0:17:51- I'd like to see the top end.- I would on this - it's a cracking piece.
0:17:51 > 0:17:55It just worries me that you've cut up your pizza on it!
0:17:55 > 0:17:56Let's find out what the bidders think.
0:17:56 > 0:17:58Here we go, it's going under the hammer.
0:17:58 > 0:18:01Lot 260, Bursley Ware circular charger -
0:18:01 > 0:18:04there it is, Charlotte Read design.
0:18:04 > 0:18:06Where am I started for this one? £100?
0:18:06 > 0:18:12£50 I'll start it, then, £50 for this one. 50, £50, 5, 60, 5, 70.
0:18:12 > 0:18:165, 75, 80 I'd like, 80 I see upstairs.
0:18:16 > 0:18:18And 5, sir? 85.
0:18:18 > 0:18:2190, upstairs? 90. 95.
0:18:21 > 0:18:25- 100.- Those colours are so vivid.- 110?
0:18:25 > 0:18:30110, 120, upstairs at £120,
0:18:30 > 0:18:35£120, at 120. 30 now? At £120.
0:18:35 > 0:18:39- Yes! Well done, Rhona. - Thank you very much!
0:18:39 > 0:18:42What a good eye you've got for spotting that.
0:18:42 > 0:18:44I haven't got to carry it home, cos it's very heavy.
0:18:44 > 0:18:47That looks heavy. What are you going to do with your pizzas now?
0:18:47 > 0:18:49- How are you going to cut those up? - Buy smaller ones!
0:18:56 > 0:19:00It's not a lot of money, Sheila, but it's certainly a lot of fun.
0:19:00 > 0:19:05The best budgie in show! Picked by our expert Charlie, here.
0:19:05 > 0:19:08Incredible. This was your great-great-uncle's?
0:19:08 > 0:19:11Yes, it was and it's been passed down.
0:19:11 > 0:19:13How do you value that?
0:19:13 > 0:19:17It's worth the value of the silver because it's engraved.
0:19:17 > 0:19:21- It's lost some of its value. It can't be reused.- Yes, indeed.
0:19:21 > 0:19:23Why sell it, Sheila?
0:19:23 > 0:19:27Well, it's been in a cabinet for 15 years and it has got no use at all.
0:19:27 > 0:19:31My children don't want, someone else can have it.
0:19:31 > 0:19:32It's going under the hammer.
0:19:32 > 0:19:35Let's hope we get the top end - £60.
0:19:35 > 0:19:37- Good luck, Sheila.- Thank you.
0:19:37 > 0:19:41And Lot 74, an Edwardian silver chalice. London 1908.
0:19:41 > 0:19:44A starter for this one - £50? 50 I've got all over the place.
0:19:44 > 0:19:46- 55, 60.- £50!
0:19:46 > 0:19:495, 70?
0:19:49 > 0:19:5170, standing up, 70.
0:19:51 > 0:19:53On my left at £70, standing up at 70.
0:19:53 > 0:19:55At £70. In the room at £70.
0:19:55 > 0:19:595 anywhere? £70 to you. £70 then.
0:19:59 > 0:20:02Selling forever at £70.
0:20:02 > 0:20:04Straight in and straight out. £70!
0:20:04 > 0:20:06- Big surprise!- That's excellent.
0:20:06 > 0:20:09- That's a lot more than the scrap value.- It is, isn't it?
0:20:09 > 0:20:11- Yes!- I think it's novelty value.
0:20:11 > 0:20:14I think it's a great novelty thing. It really is.
0:20:14 > 0:20:15Best budgie in show!
0:20:15 > 0:20:20I might be able to afford a whole case of wine now instead of half!
0:20:20 > 0:20:23Who'd have thought of such a thing? Is that what you're putting the money towards?
0:20:23 > 0:20:26Wine, yes. But I might get a whole case for 70!
0:20:26 > 0:20:32- Will you lay it down and use it as an investment?- Oh, no. - No, wine's for drinking, isn't it?
0:20:32 > 0:20:33Sheila, I'll have a glass with you.
0:20:39 > 0:20:42Next up, we've got a frosted shaped vase, but it's not any old frosted shaped vase.
0:20:42 > 0:20:45It's a Rene Lalique, one of the top names in glass design.
0:20:45 > 0:20:47It belongs to Robin, here,
0:20:47 > 0:20:50with a value of £250-£350 put on by Catherine.
0:20:50 > 0:20:52Quality, quality, quality.
0:20:52 > 0:20:54Why are you selling this, Robin?
0:20:54 > 0:20:57Well, I'd had it over 40 years, and really and truthfully,
0:20:57 > 0:21:00although I've enjoyed it, I think it's about time it went.
0:21:00 > 0:21:05But it's in fantastic condition. It's a lovely, elegant piece. So, hopefully, we should do all right.
0:21:05 > 0:21:08I think you will. It's a sought-after name.
0:21:08 > 0:21:10Very, very collectible.
0:21:10 > 0:21:12- Yes.- Let's find out what this lot think. Here we go.
0:21:12 > 0:21:16That brings us on to lot 415,
0:21:16 > 0:21:19the Lalique frosted and clear glass vase, modelled as two doves.
0:21:19 > 0:21:23- It is beautiful. It catches the light so well.- It does.
0:21:23 > 0:21:27£200? £100 for a start, then.
0:21:27 > 0:21:34100, thank you, all over the place. 110, 120. 130, 140. With me at £140.
0:21:34 > 0:21:39150 anywhere? 160, 170, 180,
0:21:39 > 0:21:42190, 200.
0:21:42 > 0:21:45210? 210.
0:21:45 > 0:21:47220, 230,
0:21:47 > 0:21:50240, 250.
0:21:50 > 0:21:53250, upstairs in the balcony at 250.
0:21:53 > 0:21:56At £250.
0:21:56 > 0:22:00260, fresh face. 260, standing up.
0:22:00 > 0:22:02- Back of the room, at 260... - You're happy with this, aren't you?
0:22:02 > 0:22:08270, lady came in. 280, 290, 300.
0:22:08 > 0:22:10310, 320.
0:22:10 > 0:22:12This is fantastic.
0:22:12 > 0:22:17320, still with the gentleman. At £320, have you done and finished?
0:22:17 > 0:22:19320.
0:22:19 > 0:22:24- We did it.- That was fantastic, I'm surprised, actually.- £320!
0:22:24 > 0:22:27Quality. Quality always sells.
0:22:31 > 0:22:35Adding a real sparkle to the sale room right now we've got John's diamond ring.
0:22:35 > 0:22:36Thank you so much for turning up with that.
0:22:36 > 0:22:41And entertaining us all day long with your balancing act stories
0:22:41 > 0:22:42back in Butlin's!
0:22:42 > 0:22:47Lots of tales here, Charlie. This ring has had an amazing journey.
0:22:47 > 0:22:49And it's come back to the family.
0:22:49 > 0:22:51- Yes.- Posted to you.
0:22:51 > 0:22:58Yes, inside a photo album, cut out, smuggled really, into the country from abroad.
0:22:58 > 0:23:02- Incredible, isn't it? We had a chat to the auctioneer. You don't know this.- No.
0:23:02 > 0:23:07- Cliff said, "Totally agree with it, should do the top end."- Good.
0:23:07 > 0:23:11- Lovely.- It's going under the hammer. The diamond ring is up for grabs.
0:23:11 > 0:23:15161. Diamond ring, circa 1920.
0:23:15 > 0:23:16Where am I started for this one?
0:23:16 > 0:23:20- 300? 200?- Come on. - 200, I'll start at 200.
0:23:20 > 0:23:27210, 220, 230, 40, 50, £250 with me.
0:23:27 > 0:23:31260, 270, 280, 290, 300 and 20.
0:23:31 > 0:23:33350. 380.
0:23:33 > 0:23:36£380 with me on the book. 400 upstairs.
0:23:36 > 0:23:39- We've done it.- 420. 450. 450.
0:23:39 > 0:23:42Upstairs at 450. It's in the room.
0:23:42 > 0:23:44470, 500.
0:23:44 > 0:23:50- 520, 550, 570...- Fantastic.- ..600.
0:23:50 > 0:23:53- £600!- At £600, at 600, 20 anywhere else?
0:23:53 > 0:23:56£600, and selling upstairs at £600.
0:23:57 > 0:24:01£600! Great, great result, John.
0:24:01 > 0:24:03You've got to be so happy.
0:24:03 > 0:24:05I'm very happy. My wife's sitting over there and she's happy.
0:24:05 > 0:24:09Most probably she's fainted already! I've got to give her the kiss of life.
0:24:09 > 0:24:12- We've only been married 63 years! - Aw...and still in love.
0:24:12 > 0:24:19- We are.- Thank you so much for entertaining us today, and I hope we've entertained you at home.
0:24:19 > 0:24:23Stay tuned for plenty more surprises, but sadly we've run out of time here in Chichester,
0:24:23 > 0:24:25so, till the next time, cheerio from all of us.
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