0:00:02 > 0:00:06Have you ever wondered how much that old vase might be worth?
0:00:06 > 0:00:12Or perhaps you've got an old antique tucked away that you fancy trading in for some cash.
0:00:16 > 0:00:19We want to meet you. This is Flog It!
0:00:19 > 0:00:21Today we're in Melksham.
0:00:42 > 0:00:44So, this is how it works.
0:00:44 > 0:00:49We set up valuation days, very much like this one, all over the country.
0:00:49 > 0:00:53Today we're at the Assembly Hall in Melksham in the heart of Wiltshire,
0:00:53 > 0:00:56but we'll be coming to a town near you very soon -
0:00:56 > 0:00:59details of the dates at the end of the show.
0:01:01 > 0:01:07And everybody that turns up to one of our events is guaranteed a free valuation and a good time.
0:01:07 > 0:01:10- Having a good time?- Good time. - Yes, course we are!
0:01:10 > 0:01:13- A bit more enthusiasm, please.- Yes!
0:01:13 > 0:01:14Yeah!
0:01:16 > 0:01:20The most interesting items will be brought to a local auction room,
0:01:20 > 0:01:23where we find out exactly what they're worth.
0:01:23 > 0:01:28Providing the vital valuations are Flog It! favourites David Barby
0:01:28 > 0:01:31and Philip Serrell, two of the best in the business.
0:01:31 > 0:01:36But will their estimates live up to expectations when we head off to the auction room?
0:01:36 > 0:01:41Under starter's orders is Philip, who's chomping at the bit to get going.
0:01:41 > 0:01:46- Is this a childhood memory? - The memory is, the game's not.
0:01:46 > 0:01:49- Is it not?- No, I had a version when I was a child,
0:01:49 > 0:01:54- went to a car-boot sale, saw this one for sale for £2, and snapped it up.- £2? Why did you buy it?
0:01:54 > 0:02:00Purely nostalgia. I remembered the game from when I was small.
0:02:00 > 0:02:02- It reminded you of your youth?- Yeah.
0:02:02 > 0:02:06- So, how old is it, do you think? - I think it's post Second World War.
0:02:06 > 0:02:10- How do you know that?- Because this version's got metal horses.
0:02:10 > 0:02:14The version I had in the first game had plastic horses.
0:02:14 > 0:02:19So we looked on the web and saw that there are those two versions and also a version with paper horses.
0:02:19 > 0:02:21Who's the expert here, you or me?
0:02:21 > 0:02:26I've no idea about its value. I suspect it's worth more than £2.
0:02:26 > 0:02:29- Why?- Because that's all I paid for it.
0:02:29 > 0:02:33- You don't think it might be a faller at the first fence?- Could be.
0:02:33 > 0:02:35Well, I think it's a bit of fun.
0:02:35 > 0:02:40It's by Waddingtons and Totopoly clearly was a successor to Monopoly.
0:02:40 > 0:02:45We've got rules. The thing that got me when I was a kid, you'd open this at Christmas or your birthday...
0:02:45 > 0:02:49- It was so complicated. - Did you really want to start reading all this stuff?
0:02:49 > 0:02:52Well, we started it, and then we just made up our own version.
0:02:52 > 0:02:57- Really?- Yeah, and I think that's probably why this version's in quite good condition.
0:02:57 > 0:02:59- Too complex for kids.- Yes.
0:02:59 > 0:03:01That's a good game, isn't it? Too Complex For Kids.
0:03:01 > 0:03:05So, you went to a car-boot sale?
0:03:05 > 0:03:08You bought it for £2.
0:03:08 > 0:03:11- That's right. - How much do think it's worth now?
0:03:11 > 0:03:13I think about £20.
0:03:13 > 0:03:17I think, what we've got to do is go to an auction,
0:03:17 > 0:03:23- and we got to put a reserve on it of...£10.- That sounds fair.
0:03:23 > 0:03:30I think if you're really, really lucky...you might get £30 for it.
0:03:30 > 0:03:38- Great.- But if you come in at 100-1 with a red hot winner, you might get 50 quid.- I'll be amazed.
0:03:38 > 0:03:40- Are you happy with that?- Absolutely.
0:03:40 > 0:03:43- Good girl. Let's get it sold! - Wonderful. Thank you.
0:03:50 > 0:03:54Now, you're Gaye and you're Lucy?
0:03:54 > 0:03:56What's the relationship?
0:03:56 > 0:04:02- Mother-in-law.- Right. So, are they all family pieces?- Yes.
0:04:02 > 0:04:07You must have come from an exceptionally wealthy family! What's the background?
0:04:07 > 0:04:14My grandparents and great grandparents had a tea plantation in Ceylon, as it was then.
0:04:14 > 0:04:17When did they finish with the plantations?
0:04:17 > 0:04:23- '50s, 1950s.- So, they started plantation way back in the latter part of the 19th century,
0:04:23 > 0:04:26into the early part of the 20th century.
0:04:26 > 0:04:29That's remarkably interesting. I'll tell you why.
0:04:29 > 0:04:37All this silver dates from around about 1898, through to about 1915.
0:04:37 > 0:04:41So, it's a period when they were probably making
0:04:41 > 0:04:46a great deal of money and investing in family silver.
0:04:46 > 0:04:52And they're all quite attractive pieces in their own right, particularly the covered cup.
0:04:52 > 0:04:55It's a replica of a Charles II cup
0:04:55 > 0:05:02and, if you look at the detail, it's got this wonderful canvas leaf decoration here,
0:05:02 > 0:05:08first of all, in a polished leaf and then in a chased leaf, which is rather nice.
0:05:08 > 0:05:11The beauty of this is the finial.
0:05:11 > 0:05:18It's all leaves enclosed and it's pierced all the way through. That is absolutely beautiful.
0:05:18 > 0:05:21And then we have this arrangement of condiments.
0:05:21 > 0:05:24So we got pepperettes, salts and mustards.
0:05:24 > 0:05:29The thing I love is this little piece here.
0:05:29 > 0:05:32- I'd like to think possibly this was for place names.- Yes, yes.
0:05:32 > 0:05:37So you'd have a table laid out for supper and you'd have one of these
0:05:37 > 0:05:41at each place setting with the name of the person.
0:05:41 > 0:05:45They're lovely. That's even got glass eyes.
0:05:45 > 0:05:48I think that's going to be quite sought-after.
0:05:48 > 0:05:53And then we've quite a conventional little tea caddy of rectangular form, of a Georgian design.
0:05:53 > 0:06:00All these lovely bits of silver, dating from the early part of the 20th century.
0:06:00 > 0:06:06Price... I think you're going to achieve between £350 and £400.
0:06:06 > 0:06:12But the auctioneer, I'm sure, will separate them into separate lots.
0:06:12 > 0:06:18Obviously you want reserves. I think the most important piece for reserve is the covered cup.
0:06:18 > 0:06:20I'd hate that to go under 200.
0:06:20 > 0:06:23- So do we put a reserve 200 on that? - That's fine.
0:06:23 > 0:06:29OK. And I think the other pieces, we should let run in the saleroom. They'll find their own level.
0:06:29 > 0:06:32- Yeah, OK.- Are you happy with that? - Yes, I'm fine.
0:06:32 > 0:06:34Shall you both be at the auction?
0:06:34 > 0:06:37No, I'll be on holiday so Lucy will be coming.
0:06:37 > 0:06:39Where are you going on holiday?
0:06:39 > 0:06:41- To Majorca.- Oh, very, very nice.
0:06:41 > 0:06:43- Where it's a bit warmer. - Don't spend the money in advance.
0:06:43 > 0:06:46That's what I want it for!
0:06:46 > 0:06:48I hope we can guarantee another holiday out there.
0:06:48 > 0:06:51- I hope so. - Thank you very much.- Thank you.
0:06:59 > 0:07:02- Howzat?- Out.- Out! Yeah.
0:07:02 > 0:07:04Graham, do you know something?
0:07:04 > 0:07:08I've made one of these.
0:07:08 > 0:07:10A Duncan Fearnley cricket bat.
0:07:10 > 0:07:14I went to his workshop, and we filmed it for Flog It! in Worcester
0:07:14 > 0:07:18and we selected a wonderful piece of willow, grown locally.
0:07:18 > 0:07:22The right grain, the right weight, and you can knock a piece of willow.
0:07:22 > 0:07:28Duncan knows exactly what it should sound like before he starts fashioning the wood.
0:07:28 > 0:07:30And he helped me make a bat.
0:07:30 > 0:07:33Best day of my life, it was.
0:07:33 > 0:07:34So, tell me a little bit about this.
0:07:34 > 0:07:39I won it in a raffle in Hampshire, Romsey.
0:07:39 > 0:07:42After I was presented with it, it said an England select XI,
0:07:42 > 0:07:47with Courtney Walsh and Clive Lloyd and Malcolm Marshall in it.
0:07:47 > 0:07:50Wow. Let's have look at some of those autographs.
0:07:50 > 0:07:52Alan Knott.
0:07:52 > 0:07:54Courtney Walsh.
0:07:54 > 0:07:56There's some great names on there.
0:07:56 > 0:07:58Never been used, this bat?
0:07:58 > 0:08:02- Oh, no.- You wouldn't want to use it, once it's signed, would you?- No.
0:08:02 > 0:08:03Why do want to sell this?
0:08:03 > 0:08:07It's been stood in the bedroom for 15 years.
0:08:07 > 0:08:11The children aren't interested in cricket, and grandchildren, they don't seem to bother with it.
0:08:11 > 0:08:15It's a lovely thing. Sporting memorabilia is big business.
0:08:15 > 0:08:21Unfortunately, it's not like the Australian touring sides, which fetch big, big money.
0:08:21 > 0:08:25And there's a lot of signed England XIs out there.
0:08:25 > 0:08:27But it's on a cracking bat, isn't it?
0:08:30 > 0:08:33If I had to put an auction value on this,
0:08:33 > 0:08:37I'd like to think it got somewhere around the £60 to £80 mark.
0:08:37 > 0:08:42Hopefully a little bit more. On a good innings, in the auction room, with two cricket lovers,
0:08:42 > 0:08:46they might just push each other, but I think we've got to tempt people.
0:08:46 > 0:08:50Let's give it a valuation of £40 to £60, with a reserve at 40.
0:08:50 > 0:08:53That would be brilliant.
0:08:53 > 0:08:54Well, thank you so much for bringing it in.
0:08:54 > 0:08:59I had a wonderful day with Duncan Fearnley and that has brought back so many memories!
0:08:59 > 0:09:00Can you buy it, then?
0:09:04 > 0:09:07- Janet, how you doing? - All right, thank you.
0:09:07 > 0:09:10- Do you like this? - Yes, I do, I think it's pretty.
0:09:10 > 0:09:13- So why are you selling it? - I've got three children
0:09:13 > 0:09:20and I can't give one the spout, one the handle and one the lid, can I, and put my ashes in the pot?
0:09:20 > 0:09:23Oh, dear, that's a bit morbid, isn't it?
0:09:23 > 0:09:25I can't do that, can I?
0:09:27 > 0:09:28- We're in Wiltshire.- We are.
0:09:28 > 0:09:31- Do you know where I'm from? - Worcester.
0:09:31 > 0:09:33Why is that relevant?
0:09:33 > 0:09:35- Because it's a Worcester teapot. - How did you know that?
0:09:35 > 0:09:40Seen it in an antique book, and then I went to the Worcester factory
0:09:40 > 0:09:45and looked in the museum and saw it there.
0:09:45 > 0:09:52So we know we've got a teapot that was made in Worcester, we know how old it is, 1765-1770.
0:09:52 > 0:09:56- How did this come into your family? - It was a present for my mother.
0:09:56 > 0:10:00- Why was it bought for your mum? - She just liked things like that.
0:10:00 > 0:10:06- What would have appealed to her?- The Chinese figures.- What do you think the relevance is there?- No idea.
0:10:06 > 0:10:12Well, let me tell you. If you go back 12, 13, 1400,
0:10:12 > 0:10:16the Chinese were making wonderful bits of porcelain.
0:10:16 > 0:10:21Our porcelain in this country, we didn't really have such a thing.
0:10:21 > 0:10:24The inspiration came from the Orient.
0:10:24 > 0:10:29In 1751, Dr John Wall set up the Worcester porcelain factory.
0:10:29 > 0:10:35- Ah.- OK? And if you look at a lot of early English porcelains,
0:10:35 > 0:10:40most of them have this Chinese and oriental design, and that's why.
0:10:40 > 0:10:44That's what we were trying to replicate.
0:10:44 > 0:10:47- From a distance, it looks Chinese, doesn't it?- Yes, it does.
0:10:47 > 0:10:50But it's definitely English, Worcester.
0:10:50 > 0:10:53- We've got a little bit of damage just here, haven't we?- Yes.
0:10:53 > 0:10:56If we just take that off as well,
0:10:56 > 0:11:00we can see just there, we got a little nibble there.
0:11:00 > 0:11:05I think, if it hadn't been for these two nibbles, we could have put
0:11:05 > 0:11:07£300 to £500 on it, OK?
0:11:07 > 0:11:11Because of those nibbles and because the market is a bit tough,
0:11:11 > 0:11:15I think we've got to put a bit of a come and buy me estimate on it.
0:11:15 > 0:11:19I think we've got to estimate it at £150 to £250.
0:11:19 > 0:11:21If you have a good day, you might get 300 for it.
0:11:21 > 0:11:27150 to 250, and put a reserve on it of £120, and it should do fine.
0:11:27 > 0:11:31- Thank you.- Are you happy with that? - Yes, thank you.
0:11:31 > 0:11:35- Are you excited about the auction?- I won't be there.- You won't be there?
0:11:35 > 0:11:37- No, I'm going to Worcester. - You're going to Worcester?
0:11:37 > 0:11:40Yes, to look round the museum.
0:11:40 > 0:11:42You're joking, no?
0:11:42 > 0:11:46No, unless anything unforeseen happens, because we're going on a coach trip.
0:11:46 > 0:11:51If anything unforeseen happens, I'll turn up and you'll find me there.
0:11:51 > 0:11:54I'm just gonna slope off with this!
0:11:55 > 0:12:00We'll be back in Melksham later to see more fascinating antiques.
0:12:00 > 0:12:04I think it's extraordinary, because you rarely see this type of work.
0:12:04 > 0:12:07All those things are Masonic ciphers.
0:12:07 > 0:12:12But now it's time to test our first four valuations as we head off to auction.
0:12:12 > 0:12:18We've travelled just a few miles from Melksham to Devizes, a market town famous for its dray horses
0:12:18 > 0:12:24and this stunning flight of locks where we're the guests of Henry Aldridge and son.
0:12:24 > 0:12:27Keeping family traditions alive are auctioneers Alan and Andrew,
0:12:27 > 0:12:31the third and fourth generation of Aldridges to wield the gavel.
0:12:31 > 0:12:34But before the sale gets under way, there's just enough time to have
0:12:34 > 0:12:38a chat with Alan, who's gonna shed some light on one of our lots.
0:12:41 > 0:12:47Gaye and Lucy's silver collection has grown since I saw it at the valuation day. What have you done?
0:12:47 > 0:12:54- We've kept the cup, or the porringer, as it was, it's a lovely piece in its own right.- Gorgeous.
0:12:54 > 0:13:01I would hope that that little feller is going to make somewhere around 250, 350 in his own right.
0:13:01 > 0:13:05We've mentioned to the young lady that, if she found other pieces,
0:13:05 > 0:13:08it would obviously enhance the value of the lesser bits.
0:13:08 > 0:13:11She did.
0:13:11 > 0:13:18- She brought us in another one of these little owls.- They're cute. The novelty silver collectors love owls.
0:13:18 > 0:13:23Two tiny little owls, I'd hope, 120, 150, maybe 180.
0:13:23 > 0:13:26So those are very nice.
0:13:26 > 0:13:31Little tea box, doesn't really go with the condiments, so we broke them up.
0:13:31 > 0:13:34Tea box, £40 to £60.
0:13:34 > 0:13:38That's nice, it stands alone, it's architecturally quite interesting.
0:13:38 > 0:13:40It's a pretty piece.
0:13:40 > 0:13:42And then we come to the condiments.
0:13:42 > 0:13:49We've got three nice little salts, where I believe there was only two previously.
0:13:49 > 0:13:52- Lovely little peppers. - Had those all the time.
0:13:52 > 0:13:54Yeah. Beautiful little things, very pretty.
0:13:54 > 0:14:01Two mustards again. So basically, you've got a nice little table lot, and the bonus, two napkin rings.
0:14:01 > 0:14:06- And we're talking £80, £100. - Well, I'm pleased they did a bit of looking around the house
0:14:06 > 0:14:13- and found the rest, because they're fed up with cleaning it and looking after it, and losing it!- Yeah!
0:14:13 > 0:14:15Hopefully those additions will add serious value
0:14:15 > 0:14:19to Gaye and Lucy's silver collection when it goes under the hammer.
0:14:19 > 0:14:21Here's a quick reminder of the rest of our lots.
0:14:21 > 0:14:25Philip hedged his bets on Gill's Totopoly board game.
0:14:25 > 0:14:29If you come in at 100-1, you might get 50 quid.
0:14:29 > 0:14:35I took a look at Graham's signed cricket bat. All we need are a couple of cricket lovers
0:14:35 > 0:14:38for this to do well.
0:14:38 > 0:14:41Janet knew exactly what she'd brought in.
0:14:41 > 0:14:42It's a Worcester teapot.
0:14:42 > 0:14:46And Philip seemed happy it would brew up some interest.
0:14:46 > 0:14:48£60... Is it 65, quickly?
0:14:48 > 0:14:52Right, the Worcester teapot, remember that? Well, we've got that.
0:14:52 > 0:14:56- We've got Debbie but where's Mum? - She's gone to Worcester for the day.
0:14:56 > 0:15:00It's a cracking Worcester teapot but there is a crack in it.
0:15:00 > 0:15:05It's just a lovely thing and, again, lovely shape, so fingers crossed.
0:15:05 > 0:15:07281 - the Worcester teaport.
0:15:07 > 0:15:12Now, very pretty little thing this. Start me 300 quid.
0:15:12 > 0:15:16- 300? It's only money, you can't take it with you.- That's a punchy start.
0:15:16 > 0:15:19300? I've got two bids on the book that I can start at.
0:15:19 > 0:15:24So, I'll start at the bottom one. 15 quid.
0:15:24 > 0:15:28- Never!- I kid you not. £15...
0:15:28 > 0:15:31Then I'll jump to the second one which is £100.
0:15:31 > 0:15:35Then I'll go 120... At 120. 140.
0:15:35 > 0:15:38160, 180...
0:15:38 > 0:15:43200, 220, 240.
0:15:43 > 0:15:50- The look on her face.- 220. - The nerve! £15!
0:15:50 > 0:15:54- It would have been a good buy, though!- At £220 on the phone!
0:15:54 > 0:15:59- All done?- Good result.- Well done. - £220.- Mum'll be pleased.
0:15:59 > 0:16:04- What is she putting that money towards?- Another trip to Worcester!
0:16:09 > 0:16:14Time to find out if Graham's cricket bat is gonna be a big hitter.
0:16:14 > 0:16:16You've got £40 to £60 on this.
0:16:16 > 0:16:21It's a little bit of quality and let's hope we get the top end
0:16:21 > 0:16:24because I know the money is going to a fantastic cause.
0:16:24 > 0:16:29I've got a son-in-law in the RAF and he's served in Afghanistan and Iraq
0:16:29 > 0:16:35and he's just got back safely, which we're thankful for, and it's going to Help For Heroes.
0:16:35 > 0:16:38All our people out there,
0:16:38 > 0:16:41the guys and the girls, they're all heroes, aren't they?
0:16:41 > 0:16:44- Yes.- I'm so pleased he's safe. How many tours has he done?
0:16:44 > 0:16:50He's done nine in Afghanistan. He goes for a month and he comes back and he goes for another month.
0:16:50 > 0:16:54- And his kids miss him? - Absolutely, they follow him round now like sheep.
0:16:54 > 0:16:58Right, we need top money. It's going towards the Heroes.
0:16:58 > 0:17:00Lot 193, some cricket memorabilia.
0:17:00 > 0:17:04Duncan Fearnley, a very good make, autographed cricket bat.
0:17:04 > 0:17:09Signatures include Alan Knott, Robin Smith, the great Courtney Walsh.
0:17:09 > 0:17:12What shall we say? £20... £20, thank you very much.
0:17:12 > 0:17:1525 in the middle.
0:17:15 > 0:17:2028, 30, 32, 34, 36,
0:17:20 > 0:17:2338, 40.
0:17:23 > 0:17:25- Come on.- 42.
0:17:25 > 0:17:27£40 to my right.
0:17:28 > 0:17:31- He's sold it.- Anywhere else? Fair warning. £40.
0:17:31 > 0:17:33Just!
0:17:33 > 0:17:37Just, £40. On the low end, but at least it's £40 towards the charity.
0:17:37 > 0:17:41- Thank you very much.- That's a lovely donation. Thank you as well, Graham.
0:17:44 > 0:17:48You could say we're under starter's orders, Gill - your Totopoly game.
0:17:48 > 0:17:53- Philip, you put £20 to £40 on it. - It'll race away. - What do you do for a living?
0:17:53 > 0:17:55I'm a tax inspector.
0:17:55 > 0:17:58- Oh!- Sorry!
0:17:58 > 0:18:00Someone's got to be.
0:18:00 > 0:18:05All our work is done by cheque, we get paid by invoice...
0:18:05 > 0:18:10168 - very interesting game of Totopoly.
0:18:10 > 0:18:14The horse racing version of Monopoly. A really nice item...
0:18:14 > 0:18:16Give me £30 for it.
0:18:16 > 0:18:18£30 anywhere? Start me at a tenner.
0:18:18 > 0:18:22It's not where we start it's where we finish. £10 anywhere?
0:18:22 > 0:18:25- Thank you very much, 15. - Yes.- 20, 25?
0:18:25 > 0:18:32£20 to my right. Fair warning, the lot is being sold for £20...
0:18:32 > 0:18:34You were right, Philip, weren't you?
0:18:34 > 0:18:38No capital gains liability on that!
0:18:43 > 0:18:46We've got a great collection of silver going under the hammer.
0:18:46 > 0:18:49We've got Lucy and we've got Gaye's son, Paul.
0:18:49 > 0:18:52Hi, Paul. How do you do? You're Lucy's husband.
0:18:52 > 0:18:57You've been searching the garden shed, the whole of the house looking for the rest of the silver.
0:18:57 > 0:19:02I'm pleased now we've got a pair of owls. That's gonna put the value up.
0:19:02 > 0:19:07I had a chat to Alan before the auction started and he's split the lots up now. We've got four lots.
0:19:07 > 0:19:12375 - salts, mustards, good little lot.
0:19:12 > 0:19:18Somewhere around about £90? 90 I'm straight in.
0:19:18 > 0:19:21At 90, have I got 100? 90, at 90 is there 100?
0:19:21 > 0:19:23At £90, am I done?!
0:19:23 > 0:19:26It's a good start, here's the second lot.
0:19:26 > 0:19:29Next, a very cute little tea box.
0:19:29 > 0:19:33Very pretty little thing and, again, the same sort of money, £100.
0:19:33 > 0:19:36£100 for this pretty little tea box.
0:19:36 > 0:19:3980, thank you. 80 I've got, 90? 100.
0:19:39 > 0:19:45At 100. 110, 115. 120, 125. At 125.
0:19:45 > 0:19:50At 125, 130? 130.
0:19:50 > 0:19:55135, 140. 145, 150.
0:19:55 > 0:19:58155? At 150 at the back of the room.
0:19:58 > 0:20:01At 150?
0:20:01 > 0:20:04Yes, brilliant. Well, we did a little better that time, £150.
0:20:04 > 0:20:08A two-handled cup or porringer.
0:20:08 > 0:20:10I've got three with me. Three I've got.
0:20:10 > 0:20:14320, 340.
0:20:14 > 0:20:17360, 360... 370?
0:20:17 > 0:20:20At £360.
0:20:20 > 0:20:22At 360, is there 70, quickly?
0:20:22 > 0:20:26At £360 with me.
0:20:26 > 0:20:30- Yes, £360!- That's good.
0:20:30 > 0:20:32Next 378...
0:20:32 > 0:20:35The menu card holders.
0:20:35 > 0:20:39I can start at £100, I've got. At 100, 120, 130...
0:20:39 > 0:20:43- Here we go.- Come on.- 140, 150. 155, 160.
0:20:43 > 0:20:50165? At 160. 170, at 170. 170, is there 80?
0:20:50 > 0:20:55- 180, thank you.- It's a good job you found the other one.- Yes.
0:20:55 > 0:20:57Now 180 with me. Am I done?
0:20:57 > 0:20:59180...
0:20:59 > 0:21:02- You've got to be happy with that. - Yeah.
0:21:02 > 0:21:06There's commission to pay but there's plenty of spending money.
0:21:06 > 0:21:09- What are you gonna put it on? - It's my mother-in-law's so...
0:21:09 > 0:21:12After our appearance fee, there won't be a lot left for her.
0:21:12 > 0:21:16- You've got to ring her up, haven't you? She's in...- Majorca.
0:21:16 > 0:21:19- Tell her the good news. - Tell her she's got £200.
0:21:19 > 0:21:21Half of the appearance fee!
0:21:21 > 0:21:26What a great result for Lucy and Paul, £780, that's brilliant!
0:21:26 > 0:21:30And there'll be more surprises from the auction room later.
0:21:30 > 0:21:32You were shaking, you've got tears in your eyes.
0:21:37 > 0:21:43This is Hartham Park, a charming Georgian mansion just 10 miles from Melksham.
0:21:43 > 0:21:48Hartham Park is something both intriguing and out of the ordinary.
0:21:48 > 0:21:54Lurking amongst this Georgian grandeur is a precious piece of Edwardian England.
0:21:54 > 0:21:58An enigmatic structure with a fascinating history.
0:22:10 > 0:22:13Here it is, just look at that.
0:22:13 > 0:22:17It's perched perfectly on the rise so it dominates the whole estate.
0:22:17 > 0:22:20It was built in 1904.
0:22:20 > 0:22:24It was all the rage at the time but now it stands defiantly
0:22:24 > 0:22:29as the oldest remaining building of its kind in the world.
0:22:36 > 0:22:41It's constructed primarily of wood and its shape and size is dictated
0:22:41 > 0:22:44by the measurements of artillery targets.
0:22:44 > 0:22:51It was used for a popular recreational pursuit during the Edwardian period. Let's take a look.
0:23:05 > 0:23:11It's a sticke court. Sticke is a form of indoor tennis,
0:23:11 > 0:23:14not unlike the historic real tennis.
0:23:14 > 0:23:20It draws its influences from a number of different racquet sports played during the 19th century.
0:23:20 > 0:23:24It was popular both here and abroad right up until the First World War.
0:23:24 > 0:23:32Now, sadly, the court here at Hartham is only one of two remaining active sticke courts in the world.
0:23:40 > 0:23:46Alan Bosley is the honorary secretary of the club that still play regularly at the court.
0:23:46 > 0:23:49Alan, what a remarkable court.
0:23:49 > 0:23:51It's a wonderful building.
0:23:51 > 0:23:56- It's very austere, but I like that - it's quite evocative. - I think it's wonderfully Edwardian.
0:23:56 > 0:24:01It creates that impression that you've been playing the game for the last 100 years.
0:24:01 > 0:24:03It's the simplicity of the place.
0:24:03 > 0:24:06How did you get involved with the sport and this particular building?
0:24:06 > 0:24:10Well, this building sits at the back of a business park
0:24:10 > 0:24:14that I came to join leaving London 10 years ago.
0:24:15 > 0:24:19To discover this in the grounds of the house was quite extraordinary.
0:24:19 > 0:24:24At first you look through the windows and...just mesmerised by the inside.
0:24:24 > 0:24:30Eventually found that there were a very small number of players who kept this place going.
0:24:30 > 0:24:36- So it wasn't run down so much, it was still going.- It was still going but it was in a dreadful state.
0:24:36 > 0:24:39A lot of remedial work has been done on the building.
0:24:39 > 0:24:41The whole roof has been replaced.
0:24:41 > 0:24:45And over 100 years - it's a completely wooden structure -
0:24:45 > 0:24:48it's obviously going to decay but it's in a fantastic state now.
0:24:48 > 0:24:50Tell me a little bit about the game itself.
0:24:50 > 0:24:54It goes back to the beginnings of lawn tennis.
0:24:54 > 0:25:01Lawn tennis was originally known as sphairistike, that was the name it was patented under in 1874.
0:25:01 > 0:25:08- The end bit has stuck to this game. It's now known as sticke tennis. - Sticke tennis.- From sphairistike.
0:25:08 > 0:25:13Instead of playing on a court, as lawn tennis is, this was enclosed in a box.
0:25:13 > 0:25:19- It creates a fantastic game.- What about the military?- It started...
0:25:19 > 0:25:23the very first originators of the game were the military
0:25:23 > 0:25:27and it was played at Shoeburyness, a gunnery range in Essex.
0:25:27 > 0:25:30They built the courts out of artillery targets.
0:25:30 > 0:25:37- 999 artillery targets and played within that.- So that's the footprint for this size court, is it?
0:25:37 > 0:25:39It's pretty much the same.
0:25:39 > 0:25:42How many are left, do you know?
0:25:42 > 0:25:44We know exactly how many are left that are playable.
0:25:44 > 0:25:49- Right, how many's that?- Two in this country, one here at Hartham and the other at Knightshayes in Devon.
0:25:49 > 0:25:54There is one court that is still playable
0:25:54 > 0:25:59at the Rashtrapati Nivas which is in Shimla in the Himalayan foothills.
0:25:59 > 0:26:03I've got a confession to make. I'd never heard of this tennis before.
0:26:03 > 0:26:06Neither had I and very few people have.
0:26:06 > 0:26:11You'll find very obscure articles in the Windsor magazine or the Strand magazine about the game
0:26:11 > 0:26:17when it was at its height which was at the end of the century through to the beginning of the 20th century.
0:26:17 > 0:26:19Do you have to be a good tennis player...?
0:26:19 > 0:26:25No, in fact, it's often a disadvantage because it confuses people.
0:26:25 > 0:26:29You're playing off so many different planes that it's just a very, very different game.
0:26:29 > 0:26:36Although you've got the hand-eye co-ordination and can play with a racquet, it's a surprising game.
0:26:36 > 0:26:38- Why don't we show you?- OK.
0:26:43 > 0:26:50Hartham sticke court is a fabulous building, a window to a bygone age and a vivid memory of times past.
0:26:50 > 0:26:53It was conceived and built by one of the estate's more infamous
0:26:53 > 0:27:00and colourful owners, a gentleman that delights in the name Sir John Poynder Dickson-Poynder.
0:27:00 > 0:27:05He was just one of many influential people to build a court on their own estate
0:27:05 > 0:27:09as the game was readily adopted by the landed gentry.
0:27:09 > 0:27:17At the time, a charming description praises the game for providing a level of pleasant tiredness.
0:27:20 > 0:27:25- Describe the court the way it's marked out. - Well, there's a serving box
0:27:25 > 0:27:30- which you can see marked out in front of you there.- This big one?
0:27:30 > 0:27:33Yeah. And there's a corresponding serving box at the other end.
0:27:33 > 0:27:37Every serve has to be served from within that box and has to hit the penthouse roof.
0:27:37 > 0:27:41- By the penthouse, you mean that 45 degree lean-to?- That's the one.
0:27:41 > 0:27:45- So you've got to serve off of that? - Yes.- OK. That is quite tricky.
0:27:45 > 0:27:48Well, it makes it difficult because the game slows down.
0:27:48 > 0:27:50The instant that you start hitting that, it slows down.
0:27:50 > 0:27:55- You've got to wait for the ball to roll and then drop.- Absolutely.
0:27:55 > 0:27:59Because you're dealing not just with going up and down - you're using the walls as well -
0:27:59 > 0:28:04the aim is to try and confuse your opponent. It's an evil game played well.
0:28:04 > 0:28:09- Rallies last so much longer.- Do they? - You can have a 30- or 40-shot rally.
0:28:09 > 0:28:15We haven't reached squash proportions yet but you can certainly have rallies that go 30 or 40 shots
0:28:15 > 0:28:19- because it's so much harder to get the ball out of play.- Yes.
0:28:19 > 0:28:23Let's have a look at the ball, it's very soft and spongy.
0:28:23 > 0:28:28It's a standard sized tennis ball but it is slightly softer than the normal ones.
0:28:28 > 0:28:31- That's not a high impact ball. - It's not a high impact ball.
0:28:31 > 0:28:32- You couldn't really whack that.- No.
0:28:32 > 0:28:34You're relying on a lot of spin.
0:28:34 > 0:28:39- Absolutely! We have had people playing with a power ball and the results were disastrous.- I bet!
0:28:39 > 0:28:47- Is membership strong? Is it picking up more interest?- As more people play the game and discover it,
0:28:47 > 0:28:50there are more people who want to play on a regular basis.
0:28:50 > 0:28:55One of the things we want to make sure is that this court is well used.
0:28:55 > 0:28:59Not just because of its rarity, but it's such a great fun game.
0:28:59 > 0:29:04Brilliant. Thank you so much for introducing me to sticke tennis.
0:29:04 > 0:29:08I'd never heard of it before. I'm pretty sure I'm gonna be one of your new members!
0:29:08 > 0:29:12It's been a pleasure meeting you and showing you a very rare game.
0:29:21 > 0:29:24Welcome back to Melksham's historic town hall.
0:29:24 > 0:29:29We're halfway through the day and the good people of Wiltshire are still pouring in.
0:29:29 > 0:29:32With many interesting items to see, it could be a long day.
0:29:32 > 0:29:36Next, let's find out what attracted David to this unusual picture.
0:29:36 > 0:29:39- Can I call you Charlotte? - You can call me Charlotte.
0:29:39 > 0:29:42Do people abbreviate your name? Do they give you another name?
0:29:42 > 0:29:45They don't dare. My parents call me Carlotta.
0:29:45 > 0:29:47That sounds very exotic.
0:29:47 > 0:29:50I get the occasional "Shurlettes", because round here, it is...
0:29:50 > 0:29:54- What do you do for a profession? - I've got my own gardening business.
0:29:54 > 0:29:57- It's a lovely area to be in.- It is.
0:29:57 > 0:29:59Around here is just a beautiful place to work.
0:29:59 > 0:30:04I've a job where I make things beautiful, you have a job where you look at beautiful things.
0:30:04 > 0:30:06- I'm looking at something now.- I know.
0:30:06 > 0:30:07Did you buy this recently?
0:30:07 > 0:30:11I bought it about a year ago at a junk shop in Bath.
0:30:11 > 0:30:13- I fell in love with it. - Do you have a spaniel?
0:30:13 > 0:30:16No, I just loves spaniels, and I have always wanted one.
0:30:16 > 0:30:21I don't have room for a dog. Sadly, I don't have room for this picture either. It was a bit bonkers.
0:30:21 > 0:30:24Oh, right. I think it's extraordinary.
0:30:24 > 0:30:27You rarely see this type of work.
0:30:27 > 0:30:31- Do you know anything about it? - All I know is it said on the label Crossley mosaic.
0:30:31 > 0:30:35I was interested to know what on earth a Crossley mosaic is.
0:30:35 > 0:30:37- Basically, it's a form of carpet. - Oh, right!
0:30:37 > 0:30:42It was a technique that was developed in the middle of the 19th century.
0:30:42 > 0:30:46- The actual finish is rather like a carpet pile.- Yes.
0:30:46 > 0:30:49I'm not certain whether in fact they produced a huge block,
0:30:49 > 0:30:52- and sliced it off rather like... - Like sticks of rock.
0:30:52 > 0:30:56- Exactly.- Yeah.- We're talking in terms of the 19th century.
0:30:56 > 0:30:58It was very industrial at that particular time.
0:30:58 > 0:31:00They were trying to create new novelties.
0:31:00 > 0:31:05This is one of the sort of novelties that was produced for a short period.
0:31:05 > 0:31:09The only other one I've seen is a Leamington Spa art gallery.
0:31:09 > 0:31:12That's in a dilapidated state.
0:31:12 > 0:31:16It's quite rare to find them in this condition.
0:31:16 > 0:31:18So I've found something fairly rare?
0:31:18 > 0:31:20- Well, yes, for its condition.- Yeah.
0:31:20 > 0:31:23- Whether in fact it has a great demand or not...- Yeah.
0:31:23 > 0:31:28People have to have a period house, or be very, very keen on spaniels.
0:31:28 > 0:31:33I think it's very nice. I can't imagine that you paid a terrific amount of money for it.
0:31:33 > 0:31:36- I probably paid too much. I paid £60 for it.- Oh, come on,
0:31:36 > 0:31:37that's not a lot of money, is it?
0:31:37 > 0:31:40I thought I'd pay up to 150 for it when I saw it.
0:31:40 > 0:31:45Then I saw 60, and I thought, "Oh, that's half of it," you know, so...I don't know...
0:31:45 > 0:31:47I think it's going to be in the region of
0:31:47 > 0:31:52- probably 90 to 140, that sort of price range.- Right.
0:31:52 > 0:31:54- If it does more, I shall be delighted.- Right.
0:31:54 > 0:31:58Obviously, you want to cover it, because you don't want to make a loss on this.
0:31:58 > 0:32:01I'm happy to put a reserve of about 75 on it.
0:32:01 > 0:32:03A small profit, just to turn it over.
0:32:03 > 0:32:06I thought you were going to say 150, or something like that.
0:32:06 > 0:32:11There's no room for it in my house and it's responsibility, so let somebody else deal with it.
0:32:11 > 0:32:14- What would you buy? Would you buy another image?- This is very silly.
0:32:14 > 0:32:19I hate it when people say this, I'm putting it towards a holiday rather than another antique.
0:32:19 > 0:32:23I'm going on a cruise and I can't find anyone to share my cabin with me!
0:32:23 > 0:32:26So I've got to fill up the single supplement.
0:32:26 > 0:32:27Well, that was an opening gambit!
0:32:27 > 0:32:32- If anyone wants to come along... - Where is the cruise going? - It's Eastern Mediterranean.
0:32:32 > 0:32:34- Oh!- Venice, Dubrovnik, Split.
0:32:34 > 0:32:37- You'll enjoy it. - I can't wait, it's my first time.
0:32:37 > 0:32:40- Let's hope you get 500 for it. Thank you very much.- Thank you.
0:32:46 > 0:32:49- Pam, how are you, all right? - I'm fine, thank you.
0:32:49 > 0:32:50Where has this come from?
0:32:50 > 0:32:53It came from a jumble sale.
0:32:53 > 0:32:57- In about 1960-something. - Why did you buy it?
0:32:57 > 0:33:00We were running it to raise money for our cricket club.
0:33:00 > 0:33:03- Which cricket club is that? - Ladies' cricket.- Ladies'?
0:33:03 > 0:33:05Vagabonds, they were called.
0:33:05 > 0:33:07- Did you bat or bowl? - I used to do a bit of both.
0:33:07 > 0:33:10- Ladies' cricket has come on a bit. - Definitely.
0:33:10 > 0:33:12You ran a jumble sale for the ladies' cricket team?
0:33:12 > 0:33:15We did. This came in, and it was left at the end.
0:33:15 > 0:33:18Nobody wanted it, so we put in... I don't know...
0:33:18 > 0:33:20I said ten shillings.
0:33:20 > 0:33:23It might not have been as much as that in those days.
0:33:23 > 0:33:25It was quite a lot of money, I suppose.
0:33:25 > 0:33:27- It was probably five bob. - No-one wanted it?
0:33:27 > 0:33:30- No.- Can we have a look at it? - Yeah, sure.
0:33:30 > 0:33:37We've got here 1852, engraved by J Harrison, Abbeyleix.
0:33:37 > 0:33:40- Does that mean anything to you? - Nothing at all.
0:33:40 > 0:33:42Then, as we move down,
0:33:42 > 0:33:46we've got a giraffe, we've got a stag hound, a seal, a jay.
0:33:46 > 0:33:50We've got a really lovely 19th-century walking cane here,
0:33:50 > 0:33:55that's decorated with all these wonderful emblems.
0:33:55 > 0:33:58- Not much else to say about it is there?- No.
0:33:58 > 0:34:00Except, if you look just here,
0:34:00 > 0:34:04I think this is what makes it so much more interesting,
0:34:04 > 0:34:10you can see we've got the square and compasses.
0:34:10 > 0:34:14You can see we've got all sorts of other geometric symbols.
0:34:14 > 0:34:17We've got a trowel, a maul, a set of pillars.
0:34:17 > 0:34:19All of those things...
0:34:19 > 0:34:22are Masonic ciphers.
0:34:22 > 0:34:24So, if you're a Freemason...
0:34:24 > 0:34:27- Which I wouldn't be! - Well, you could be, actually.
0:34:27 > 0:34:30There are lady Freemasons, which I might be.
0:34:30 > 0:34:32There are lady Freemasons.
0:34:32 > 0:34:36But all of these signs here are ciphers and emblems
0:34:36 > 0:34:38that would be known to Freemasons.
0:34:38 > 0:34:44- I think that we can put an auction estimate of £80 to £120.- Right.
0:34:44 > 0:34:47And I think we'll put a fixed reserve on it of £60.
0:34:47 > 0:34:51Now, I have to say, it wouldn't surprise me if it made £200.
0:34:51 > 0:34:57Masonic memorabilia is, I believe the expression is hot to trot, at the minute. People want to buy it.
0:34:57 > 0:34:58There are big collectors of it.
0:34:58 > 0:35:01If it goes and makes £100, what would you spend the money on?
0:35:01 > 0:35:04I might put it towards my golf subscription.
0:35:04 > 0:35:06So we've gone from cricket to golf, have we?
0:35:06 > 0:35:07As we get older, yes.
0:35:07 > 0:35:10- Are we captain of the Ladies' Golf Club?- I have been.
0:35:10 > 0:35:12- What's your handicap?- 21.
0:35:12 > 0:35:15- I'll not be playing you, then. - I might give you a game!
0:35:15 > 0:35:18- I hope it sells well. - I hope so, thank you.
0:35:23 > 0:35:27- Sheila, are you a bizarre girl?- Um...
0:35:27 > 0:35:30It depends how you define bizarre, really.
0:35:30 > 0:35:32Well, you collect Clarice Cliff.
0:35:32 > 0:35:36- I do, yes.- Is this part of a large collection?
0:35:36 > 0:35:40- I've got several other pieces, but not in this design.- Right.
0:35:40 > 0:35:44- Why do you like Clarice Cliff? - I just like the unusual shapes,
0:35:44 > 0:35:48conical shapes, feet, particularly on this piece.
0:35:48 > 0:35:50This is a lovely piece.
0:35:50 > 0:35:52Each time I see a piece of Clarice Cliff,
0:35:52 > 0:35:55I'm always shocked by its design.
0:35:55 > 0:35:58I like this conical piece.
0:35:58 > 0:35:59It's extraordinary.
0:35:59 > 0:36:02It's almost surreal, the design, where you have a plant
0:36:02 > 0:36:07where the actual shrubbery is huge petals, flower heads. I think it's rather nice.
0:36:07 > 0:36:10But if you collect Clarice Cliff, why get rid of this?
0:36:10 > 0:36:14The design I do collect is bright orange. Of course, it doesn't go.
0:36:14 > 0:36:17- What, crocus?- No, it's Rhodanthe.
0:36:17 > 0:36:19- Oh, right, right. - And it's very bold,
0:36:19 > 0:36:23and, I think, quite stunning.
0:36:23 > 0:36:26- This is very similar to the design. This is called Aurora.- It is.
0:36:26 > 0:36:30- But the colours are very pale. - Indeed. That's probably why I like these.
0:36:30 > 0:36:35Now that you've told me you're a collector, I'll assume that you bought this fairly recently?
0:36:35 > 0:36:39- I did. I bought it last year. - At auction?- Yes.
0:36:39 > 0:36:42So, we're going to try and sell it at auction...
0:36:42 > 0:36:45- at a profit.- Hopefully.
0:36:45 > 0:36:46- One hopes.- Yeah.
0:36:46 > 0:36:50I look at that and I think, probably, on a lucky day,
0:36:50 > 0:36:53- 140, 160.- OK.
0:36:53 > 0:36:56- How much did you pay for it? - 120.- 120.
0:36:56 > 0:36:59So you're not making a great deal of profit, are you?
0:36:59 > 0:37:01- No, I'm not.- Is that disappointing?
0:37:01 > 0:37:06A little bit, I suppose. But I do think Clarice seems to go in cycles.
0:37:06 > 0:37:11At the moment, I think that people aren't so interested in it as they were.
0:37:11 > 0:37:14I think that's perfectly true.
0:37:14 > 0:37:19I've found that it's more the abstract patterns that are making the money.
0:37:19 > 0:37:22I think it's the shape that's going to sell this piece.
0:37:22 > 0:37:24The conical shape with the rounded feet.
0:37:24 > 0:37:27I think that is its selling point.
0:37:27 > 0:37:30- What reserve do you want? - I think 140, probably.
0:37:30 > 0:37:33Right, let's put a reserve of 140.
0:37:33 > 0:37:38- Can I say to reserve 140 with auctioneer's discretion?- Yes.
0:37:38 > 0:37:41And that means that you give them 10%.
0:37:41 > 0:37:42- OK. Fine.- OK.
0:37:42 > 0:37:44- Thank you very much.- Thank you.
0:37:46 > 0:37:50That's the last of our valuations. We've had a great turnout and some cracking items.
0:37:50 > 0:37:54Hopefully, everyone is leaving with a smile on their face.
0:37:54 > 0:37:57However, there are still three people nervous with anticipation
0:37:57 > 0:38:01as we head off to auction to flog our final items.
0:38:01 > 0:38:05So far, everything is going well, but will our run of good luck continue?
0:38:05 > 0:38:10David has got more riding on the sale of Charlotte's spaniel than normal.
0:38:10 > 0:38:14- I'm going on a cruise and I can't find anyone to share my cabin with me!- Oh!
0:38:14 > 0:38:17If it makes top end, he might be sailing off.
0:38:17 > 0:38:20Philip took a look at Pam's carved walking stick -
0:38:20 > 0:38:23she's hoping to put the money towards a stick of another kind.
0:38:23 > 0:38:25I might put it towards my golf subscription.
0:38:25 > 0:38:30And Clarice Cliff collector Sheila isn't fond of this delightful piece.
0:38:30 > 0:38:34- The colours are very pale.- Indeed. That's probably why I like this.
0:38:34 > 0:38:37David's hopeful we can trust in the name.
0:38:42 > 0:38:46We've just been joined by Charlotte, who looks absolutely fabulous
0:38:46 > 0:38:48and loves to wear vintage clothing.
0:38:48 > 0:38:52Look at that, give us a twirl! What sort of a reaction do you get from people in general?
0:38:52 > 0:38:55It's quite nice. You feel nervous going out,
0:38:55 > 0:38:59and think you're overdressed, but everybody compliments you. It whets your ego.
0:38:59 > 0:39:01- And it's fun, isn't it? - It's wonderful, yes.
0:39:01 > 0:39:03But you always look very nice.
0:39:03 > 0:39:04Thank you very much.
0:39:04 > 0:39:08Now, Charlotte is just about to flog the spaniel carpet.
0:39:08 > 0:39:11- David, you liked this, you picked this.- I did.
0:39:11 > 0:39:13This is such a rich, coloured piece.
0:39:13 > 0:39:16I think it's an interior decorator's. It needs a new frame.
0:39:16 > 0:39:19Let's see what it does. It's going under the hammer now.
0:39:19 > 0:39:22521, a 19th-century woolwork of a spaniel on a cushion.
0:39:22 > 0:39:26Very attractive, very decorative item there. £70 I have with me.
0:39:26 > 0:39:27£70 I have with me.
0:39:27 > 0:39:3080, 90. 100.
0:39:30 > 0:39:33100 with me. 100 with me. 110.
0:39:33 > 0:39:38Anywhere else? Fair warning at £100.
0:39:38 > 0:39:41There we go. £100.
0:39:41 > 0:39:43There it is, it's right behind us.
0:39:43 > 0:39:45- You can say goodbye now.- Bye!
0:39:53 > 0:39:57I've just been joined by Sheila, and her favourite colour is bright orange, isn't it?
0:39:57 > 0:39:59It is at the moment.
0:39:59 > 0:40:02This piece of Clarice Cliff isn't vibrant enough.
0:40:02 > 0:40:05Why did you buy this one, if it was too pale?
0:40:06 > 0:40:08I love the style of it and the shape.
0:40:08 > 0:40:11The conical shape, with the round feet.
0:40:11 > 0:40:13That's what attracted me.
0:40:13 > 0:40:16It's a classic piece of Clarice, isn't it?
0:40:16 > 0:40:18I like this and I know you like this.
0:40:18 > 0:40:21Oh, yes, I like anything from the 1920s.
0:40:21 > 0:40:23I think it's vibrant, the shape.
0:40:23 > 0:40:25It's that new-age, isn't it?
0:40:25 > 0:40:30As though you're speeding ahead to the future, with those little circular feet on it. Very good.
0:40:30 > 0:40:34Clarice has never let us down on Flog It!
0:40:34 > 0:40:36That sounds so positive!
0:40:36 > 0:40:40Lot 291, The Clarice Cliff patterned sugar bowl.
0:40:40 > 0:40:43Pretty little thing, this. Very pretty.
0:40:43 > 0:40:48Lovely little bit of Clarice Cliff. Somewhere round about...160.
0:40:48 > 0:40:51100, get me away, then. 60?
0:40:51 > 0:40:52Going the wrong way.
0:40:52 > 0:40:55Come on, hands should start going up now! All right, then.
0:40:55 > 0:40:5740.
0:40:57 > 0:41:00I'll not start any lower. 40. 50.
0:41:00 > 0:41:0660, 70, 80, 90, £80? At £80.
0:41:06 > 0:41:08That's not quite enough.
0:41:08 > 0:41:11At £80. Is there 90, quickly?
0:41:11 > 0:41:13At £80...
0:41:13 > 0:41:14Not enough, I'm afraid.
0:41:14 > 0:41:18I don't know what to say, really. The buyers just weren't here today.
0:41:18 > 0:41:22- Never mind. I'll take it home and take it to another sale, another day.- Yes.
0:41:22 > 0:41:25Well, it's been lots of fun anyway, that's for sure. We've enjoyed it.
0:41:25 > 0:41:27- Yes.- What was I saying earlier?
0:41:27 > 0:41:30- Clarice Cliff has... - BOTH: ..never let us down!
0:41:30 > 0:41:33There's a first time for everything, isn't there?
0:41:33 > 0:41:3430?
0:41:37 > 0:41:41Pam, this walking-stick is going to march right out of the room.
0:41:41 > 0:41:43Isn't it, Philip?
0:41:43 > 0:41:44Yep, yeah.
0:41:44 > 0:41:48Well, we've 80 to 120 on this. This guy has done a bit more research.
0:41:48 > 0:41:51- I'd a few second thoughts. It's Irish.- Really?
0:41:51 > 0:41:53That's going to put the value up.
0:41:53 > 0:41:56And I think it might have a maritime collection.
0:41:56 > 0:42:01There's a lot of history. There's a big journey that you're investing in when you buy that stick.
0:42:01 > 0:42:03I think it'll find its way back to Ireland.
0:42:03 > 0:42:06- I hope so.- Just outside of Dublin. - I hope so.
0:42:06 > 0:42:08Lot 93...
0:42:08 > 0:42:13A lovely hardwood poker work walking cane, by J Harrison of Abbeyleix.
0:42:13 > 0:42:18150 straight in, 150, 160, 170, 180, 190, 200.
0:42:18 > 0:42:21220, 240, 260, 280, 300.
0:42:21 > 0:42:25320, 340, 260, 380, 400.
0:42:25 > 0:42:28420, 440, 460, 480, 500.
0:42:28 > 0:42:32520, 540, 560, 580, 600.
0:42:32 > 0:42:36620, 640, 660, 680, 700.
0:42:36 > 0:42:39£700, Pam!
0:42:39 > 0:42:44720, 740? £720, to my left.
0:42:44 > 0:42:45£740, anywhere else?
0:42:45 > 0:42:51740, 760, 780, 800, 820. 820.
0:42:51 > 0:42:53825? 830.
0:42:53 > 0:42:54835? 840.
0:42:54 > 0:42:58850. Let's get on with it. 860, 870?
0:42:58 > 0:43:00860, to my left.
0:43:00 > 0:43:02- 860 to my left.- A wonderful thing.
0:43:02 > 0:43:04- Not bad for 10 bob's worth.- No.
0:43:04 > 0:43:05£860.
0:43:06 > 0:43:08The hammer has gone down. That's a sold sound!
0:43:08 > 0:43:12£860!
0:43:12 > 0:43:14Will you pay my golf subs as well?
0:43:14 > 0:43:16How much is the membership to the club?
0:43:16 > 0:43:18- 650.- You are in!- I'm covered.
0:43:18 > 0:43:21And a new driver. Good old you, well done.
0:43:21 > 0:43:23Fantastic, thank you very much.
0:43:23 > 0:43:26Pam, that has made my day - and yours.
0:43:26 > 0:43:28Oh, you've got tears in your eyes.
0:43:28 > 0:43:31What a fantastic end to today's show. I hope you've enjoyed it.
0:43:31 > 0:43:36There's plenty more surprises to come on Flog It! in the future. So keep watching.
0:43:36 > 0:43:38Until then, goodbye from Philip and Pam. Cheerio.
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