0:00:02 > 0:00:06People have been crossing the Monnow River in the Wye Valley for the last past 800 years
0:00:06 > 0:00:08using this bridge, and now it's our turn.
0:00:08 > 0:00:11Welcome to Flog It! from Monmouth in Wales.
0:00:12 > 0:00:14And he's running!
0:00:34 > 0:00:37Monnow Bridge, with its impressive gate tower,
0:00:37 > 0:00:41is the only surviving mediaeval bridge of its kind in Britain.
0:00:41 > 0:00:43Each century has left its mark,
0:00:43 > 0:00:46adapting and expanding the bridge and the tower,
0:00:46 > 0:00:50so it could serve as a toll house, guard room and even a dwelling.
0:00:52 > 0:00:55Today this bridge provides a busy toll-free thoroughfare
0:00:55 > 0:00:59connecting the outlying areas to Monmouth's centre,
0:00:59 > 0:01:00and that's where we need to be.
0:01:01 > 0:01:05And later I'll be travelling out and about to the nearby Forest of Dean
0:01:05 > 0:01:09where creatures can be conjured up in all shapes and sizes.
0:01:14 > 0:01:17As you can see, the local people of Monmouth have turned out in force
0:01:17 > 0:01:20at today's venue, Monmouth Comprehensive School.
0:01:20 > 0:01:22We've got a massive queue, so let's get them inside.
0:01:24 > 0:01:27And already delving into the antiques and collectables
0:01:27 > 0:01:31are today's experts, Charlie Ross and Mark Stacey,
0:01:31 > 0:01:35so, as the crowds flood in, let's jump to the front of the queue
0:01:35 > 0:01:38where Mark is ready to pull the strings.
0:01:38 > 0:01:39- Hello, Gordon. Hello, Barbara.- Hello.
0:01:39 > 0:01:41- Nice to meet you. - Nice to meet you.
0:01:41 > 0:01:43- You've brought, obviously, a violin in to show us.- Yes.
0:01:43 > 0:01:45Now, tell us a little bit about it.
0:01:45 > 0:01:51When our daughter was at primary school she wanted to learn to play
0:01:51 > 0:01:55and a neighbour said she had a violin which we could have,
0:01:55 > 0:01:58so that's how we came by it.
0:01:58 > 0:02:03- It was in a bit of disrepair, so we had to have reglued.- Right.
0:02:03 > 0:02:07But then my daughter had it and played it for a number of years
0:02:07 > 0:02:11and then later on, a younger brother took it on.
0:02:11 > 0:02:13- Oh, right.- Yes.- So, it's had a good bit of family use?
0:02:13 > 0:02:16- Oh, yes.- Yes.- Yes.
0:02:16 > 0:02:18Can you remember what you paid for it with your neighbour?
0:02:18 > 0:02:20- I think it was £10.- £10.
0:02:20 > 0:02:24- £10, gosh. And then a little bit to have it reglued.- Yes, yes.
0:02:24 > 0:02:28- And you got the bow with it as well at the same time. - Yes, yes, it came with that.
0:02:28 > 0:02:32- The nice thing with this, of course, it's signed in the case.- Yes, yes.
0:02:32 > 0:02:33"Stent, 1915",
0:02:33 > 0:02:38and a little number four on the left hand bottom of the label,
0:02:38 > 0:02:42- so it could be his fourth violin, you never know.- That's right, yes.
0:02:42 > 0:02:44Obviously, you know, we've got the signature
0:02:44 > 0:02:47and I think it's always nice to look all over the instrument.
0:02:47 > 0:02:51- You get this lovely grain at the back.- It's beautiful.
0:02:51 > 0:02:54And I particularly like the fact, it's nice quality,
0:02:54 > 0:02:58because he's done these etched lines really all round the outline there.
0:02:58 > 0:03:02I don't know if you've noticed there the black inlay or markings there.
0:03:02 > 0:03:05- But it's quite nicely balanced, isn't it?- Yes, yes.
0:03:05 > 0:03:08It's of typical construction of course,
0:03:08 > 0:03:11except for this rather nice little finial at the end there,
0:03:11 > 0:03:14- which looks a bit like a melon, doesn't it?- Yes, yes.
0:03:14 > 0:03:17- Or a tomato.- Someone suggested it might be a pomegranate.
0:03:17 > 0:03:19It could be a pomegranate actually,
0:03:19 > 0:03:22with that sort of seed bit there, it could well be.
0:03:22 > 0:03:26- But I like it. I love the fact that you, almost recycled it, really, didn't you?- Yes.
0:03:26 > 0:03:28- The neighbour was about to throw it out.- Yes.
0:03:28 > 0:03:34You recycled it and then your daughter and son had great pleasure out of using it for all those years.
0:03:34 > 0:03:37- That's right. - Where has it lived recently?
0:03:37 > 0:03:40- Well, in the loft.- Oh, dear. - Yes.- Stuck up in the loft.
0:03:40 > 0:03:42- That's why it's come along to you. - Come to us today.
0:03:42 > 0:03:47- And hopefully we'll strike the right note on it.- Yes.
0:03:47 > 0:03:49In terms of value, it's nice you've got the bow.
0:03:49 > 0:03:52- I couldn't see any signatures on the bow.- No, no.
0:03:52 > 0:03:55- But bows are worth a little bit of money in their own right.- Yes.
0:03:55 > 0:04:00I would suggest it may be around £200 to £300 in today's market,
0:04:00 > 0:04:03- but put the reserve at 200. - Yes.- Right.
0:04:03 > 0:04:06With a bit of discretion with the auctioneer, but who knows?
0:04:06 > 0:04:08It might go way above that.
0:04:08 > 0:04:12- It will be quite exciting, I should think.- Yes, it will. - It will be interesting.
0:04:12 > 0:04:15- Have you been to auctions before? - No.- No, we haven't.
0:04:15 > 0:04:17- It'll be your first time? - Yes.- Yes.
0:04:17 > 0:04:20- We must try it, mustn't we? - Yes, we must.- Fantastic.
0:04:24 > 0:04:26Jane, it's lovely to meet you.
0:04:26 > 0:04:30What I want to know is why is this little piggy going off to market?
0:04:30 > 0:04:34Well, he's at home and he's living in a chest of drawers
0:04:34 > 0:04:37- and it doesn't seem fair. And I think...
0:04:37 > 0:04:42- Why's he in a chest of drawers? - I've put him up for safekeeping. - Oh, I see.
0:04:42 > 0:04:45I bought him with lots of other bits and pieces...
0:04:45 > 0:04:48- How long ago?- And I liked him. About 20 years ago now.- OK.
0:04:48 > 0:04:51- I liked him. I liked his little eyes.- He's got...- Character.
0:04:51 > 0:04:54- He's got the cutest little eyes! - Yeah.
0:04:54 > 0:04:55Do you know anything about him?
0:04:55 > 0:04:59- It's German.- Yeah.- That's about all. - That's about all you know.- Yeah.
0:04:59 > 0:05:03- And he still works.- Yes. - Do you want to wind him up?- OK.
0:05:03 > 0:05:06Go on, wind him up, let's watch him play before we talk about him.
0:05:13 > 0:05:16- That's great, isn't it? You can hear the rhythm.- Yes, yeah.
0:05:16 > 0:05:19It's a two bar phrase, isn't it? Listen.
0:05:21 > 0:05:25Oh, he's stopped. We were trying to play in unison, march together!
0:05:25 > 0:05:27We were all marching off to the sale room!
0:05:27 > 0:05:29He is beautiful. He really is.
0:05:29 > 0:05:32I'm going to pick him up and have a quick look.
0:05:32 > 0:05:35I'll take the key out. The thing to look for...
0:05:35 > 0:05:38- A typical tin plate toy you can tell by his feet.- Right.
0:05:38 > 0:05:41You can see that. This is sort of pressed die-cast metal.
0:05:41 > 0:05:45There's the giveaway sign. It says there "Made in Germany".
0:05:45 > 0:05:48- Right.- Made in Germany and there, that's what you're looking for.
0:05:48 > 0:05:53- In there, it's very, very hard to see, that says Schuco.- Right.
0:05:53 > 0:05:59Now that's a German toy manufacturer that was founded in 1912
0:05:59 > 0:06:01by Heinrich Mueller and Heinrich Schreyer.
0:06:01 > 0:06:07OK? And they were very, very successful tinplate toymakers
0:06:07 > 0:06:11and they exported to this country and predominantly really to America
0:06:11 > 0:06:13right up until the Second World War.
0:06:13 > 0:06:14Aww.
0:06:14 > 0:06:18Now, I can tell you he has a valuation of around £40 to £60.
0:06:18 > 0:06:23- Right.- One sold recently for £40. - Right.- In about the same condition.
0:06:23 > 0:06:25- So, that's a good guide price.- Yes.
0:06:25 > 0:06:27He is part of a trio.
0:06:27 > 0:06:33- Now, there's a fiddle playing pig who's covered in felt.- Oh, right!
0:06:33 > 0:06:35- And a flautist who's covered in felt.- Right.
0:06:35 > 0:06:39- Now, if you've got the trio together they're worth £200 to £300.- Right.
0:06:39 > 0:06:44I'm hoping someone in the saleroom might have the fiddle player
0:06:44 > 0:06:47and they'll pay a lot more than £40 or £50 for him,
0:06:47 > 0:06:49because they'll want a little duo.
0:06:49 > 0:06:52- So, let's give him a value of £40 to £60.- Right.
0:06:52 > 0:06:56- With a reserve of 40.- Lovely. - Are we happy with that?
0:06:56 > 0:06:57- I'm happy with that.- Sure?- Yes.
0:06:57 > 0:06:59Let's wind him up one more time
0:06:59 > 0:07:03- and march out with him, shall we? - OK.- Go on, then.
0:07:05 > 0:07:07There we go.
0:07:12 > 0:07:15It's slowing down now!
0:07:22 > 0:07:25Zana, he is super. I love him.
0:07:25 > 0:07:28When you brought him along, did you know anything about him?
0:07:28 > 0:07:31- I knew a little, that he was an Austrian bronze.- Yeah.
0:07:31 > 0:07:34And obviously I tipped him up and checked on the name.
0:07:34 > 0:07:36- Had a look, yes. - He's just been in the family.
0:07:36 > 0:07:40I suspect when you tipped it up, you saw the name Geschuetz.
0:07:40 > 0:07:44- That's right, yes.- Manufactured. Where did he come from?
0:07:44 > 0:07:46- He was grandma's.- Right.
0:07:46 > 0:07:49And he sat on her sideboard in the parlour,
0:07:49 > 0:07:54but there was another little boy that had his head in his hands
0:07:54 > 0:07:57and they both were looking at the little pot,
0:07:57 > 0:08:00- which I'm not quite sure... - At the pot?- Yes.
0:08:00 > 0:08:03And I'm not quite sure quite what was brewing in the pot.
0:08:03 > 0:08:05- What do you think?- I don't know.
0:08:05 > 0:08:07Something a little wicked or perhaps coffee.
0:08:07 > 0:08:10- Coffee, I think.- Coffee. - Don't get too excited.
0:08:10 > 0:08:12- OK. Right.- I think the pot's too big
0:08:12 > 0:08:16- and it's traditional Moroccan or whatever shape...- Yes.
0:08:16 > 0:08:19- Or even Middle Eastern shape for a coffee pot.- Right.
0:08:19 > 0:08:22- So, I think we can say coffee... - Coffee.- Quite safely.
0:08:22 > 0:08:24- Nothing more risque than that.- Right.
0:08:24 > 0:08:27And you're right, it is Austrian. Date?
0:08:28 > 0:08:30- Late 19th century.- Yeah.
0:08:30 > 0:08:32- Late 19th century. It's about 1890. - Right.
0:08:32 > 0:08:37Cold cast bronze and hence its weight. It's very heavy.
0:08:37 > 0:08:39- Yes, it is heavy, isn't it? - Yes.- Yes.
0:08:39 > 0:08:41- I'm just going to check underneath. - Right.
0:08:41 > 0:08:45- There we are, it's clear, isn't it? - Yes. Austrian Geschuetz.
0:08:47 > 0:08:49The paintwork is in such good condition.
0:08:49 > 0:08:52- It's quite good, isn't it? - Quite often these have been...
0:08:52 > 0:08:57- They've gone out of fashion, been put in boxes with other ones and the paintwork chips.- Yes.
0:08:57 > 0:09:02And if you lose the paint, frankly, you lose a huge amount of the value.
0:09:02 > 0:09:06You can repaint it, but you'd never replicate that patination.
0:09:06 > 0:09:07No, I understand that.
0:09:07 > 0:09:12There's a little bit off the hat, off the fez, but the rest of it is splendid.
0:09:12 > 0:09:17- And I love the modelling of the logs. - The coals.- The coals.
0:09:17 > 0:09:19- Little coals or something. - The coals and the logs.
0:09:19 > 0:09:22I think it's wonderful. Value.
0:09:22 > 0:09:25When you were standing in the queue today,
0:09:25 > 0:09:27did you think, "Ah, that's worth X, Y, Z?"
0:09:27 > 0:09:31- Well, I would have thought over 100. - Yes.- But other than that...
0:09:31 > 0:09:33Certainly over 100.
0:09:33 > 0:09:38- I would put a conservative estimate of 150 to 200 on it.- Right.- Yeah.
0:09:38 > 0:09:41- I'd like to see it top 200, actually. - It would be nice.
0:09:41 > 0:09:44- It's one of the nicest ones I have seen.- It would be nice.
0:09:44 > 0:09:46We'll put a reserve on it of 150?
0:09:46 > 0:09:49- That's fine.- Happy with that?- Yes. - With perhaps a little discretion.
0:09:49 > 0:09:53I don't think I'd be disappointed if the auctioneer used his discretion,
0:09:53 > 0:09:57which would be a tenner or so either way, because I think there will be...
0:09:57 > 0:10:00- Hopefully, there'll be some fierce competition.- Yes.
0:10:00 > 0:10:02- He's lovely. He'll find a new home.- Yes.
0:10:02 > 0:10:04Thank you very much for bringing him along.
0:10:04 > 0:10:08We'll see if whoever buys it can find a little companion for him.
0:10:08 > 0:10:09That would be nice.
0:10:12 > 0:10:15- Hello, Ruth.- Hello, Mark. - Nice to meet you.
0:10:15 > 0:10:16Very nice to meet you.
0:10:17 > 0:10:20You've brought a lovely collection of silver in.
0:10:20 > 0:10:22Most of it is a family collection?
0:10:22 > 0:10:26These four items here were family, part of our family collection of silver.
0:10:26 > 0:10:30- And the two napkin rings I bought them fairly recently. - Where...- Online.
0:10:30 > 0:10:32Oh, you're an internet shopper, are you?
0:10:32 > 0:10:35- I'm afraid so.- It's compulsive. - It is.- You want to be careful.
0:10:35 > 0:10:39Well, looking at the collection we've got really some very usual things,
0:10:39 > 0:10:42but they're nice in their own individual right.
0:10:42 > 0:10:45We've got a little continental pillbox,
0:10:45 > 0:10:47a little silver matchbox holder,
0:10:47 > 0:10:49a little silver bookmark in the form of a trowel
0:10:49 > 0:10:52and, as you mentioned, the latest of your purchases,
0:10:52 > 0:10:55the pair of Mappin & Webb napkin rings,
0:10:55 > 0:10:58which are relatively modern, but a lovely shape
0:10:58 > 0:11:01- and have got a good heavy weight. - Very, very heavy weight.
0:11:01 > 0:11:05- But the nicest piece I think is this little box here.- Yes.
0:11:05 > 0:11:07Immediately, you can see it's continental,
0:11:07 > 0:11:12because the shape of the piece of furniture it's meant to be imitating, or copying as such,
0:11:12 > 0:11:15is a continental piece, probably Dutch.
0:11:15 > 0:11:17- So, I would call it an armoire.- Yes.
0:11:17 > 0:11:20Although it's got a little funny saying on the back,
0:11:20 > 0:11:22- which I think you've translated. - Yes, we have.
0:11:22 > 0:11:26My friend, Bea, who came along with me today,
0:11:26 > 0:11:30she pointed out this means, "This is a new cabinet.
0:11:30 > 0:11:33"It is mine, don't take it!" Or something along those lines.
0:11:33 > 0:11:36I think it's wonderful. It's a little jokey novelty.
0:11:36 > 0:11:38And I think with the type of marks, the style of it,
0:11:38 > 0:11:41- I think we're looking at around about 1900.- Yes.
0:11:41 > 0:11:44- Give or take 10 years either way. - Right, right.
0:11:44 > 0:11:46I think it's quite a charming piece
0:11:46 > 0:11:50- and that is the sort of thing which would appeal to a box collector.- Yes.
0:11:50 > 0:11:52If I was putting it in for sale,
0:11:52 > 0:11:55I think I would put them in as a little group.
0:11:55 > 0:11:59- Right.- But leave the description with the box
0:11:59 > 0:12:01and I think as a little collection
0:12:01 > 0:12:05- we're probably looking at around about the £150 mark.- Right.
0:12:05 > 0:12:07- Something like that.- OK.
0:12:07 > 0:12:11And I would suggest putting the estimate straddling that,
0:12:11 > 0:12:16so maybe £120 to £180 with a reserve of 120.
0:12:16 > 0:12:17- OK.- Wonderful.
0:12:17 > 0:12:20Well, I'm very, very happy to have put that in for sale for you
0:12:20 > 0:12:24and I hope we get you a lot of money and we'll see you at the auction.
0:12:24 > 0:12:26- Thank you very much.- Thank you.
0:12:26 > 0:12:31Look at that. That's what we love to see, a very busy valuation day.
0:12:31 > 0:12:33We've now found our first items to take off to auction,
0:12:33 > 0:12:37so we'll leave you with a quick reminder of what we're flogging.
0:12:37 > 0:12:40Gordon and Barbara's daughter no longer plays this violin,
0:12:40 > 0:12:44so it's out of the loft and hopefully into new hands.
0:12:44 > 0:12:47And Jane's hoping her little piggy will make some noise at auction.
0:12:49 > 0:12:52- That's great, isn't it? You can hear the rhythm.- Yes.
0:12:52 > 0:12:55Will Ruth's online purchase pull in a profit
0:12:55 > 0:12:59when she combines the silver napkin rings with her family pieces?
0:12:59 > 0:13:02And I'm confident Zana's grandmother's bronze
0:13:02 > 0:13:05is by Austrian sculptor Franz Bergman.
0:13:05 > 0:13:08- Brilliant.- Oh, my Lord!- Brilliant.
0:13:11 > 0:13:13Right, now's the time to up the tempo.
0:13:13 > 0:13:14For today's sale
0:13:14 > 0:13:18we've come south to the Athenaeum Auction Rooms here in Cardiff.
0:13:18 > 0:13:21Now, I wonder if our experts are going to be on the money.
0:13:21 > 0:13:24And we'll soon find out because hammering out the prices
0:13:24 > 0:13:28on the rostrum today is auctioneer Ryan Beech.
0:13:28 > 0:13:30Ruth's collection of silver is up next.
0:13:30 > 0:13:33We've got £120 put on this in value.
0:13:33 > 0:13:35It's a good nucleus for somebody to start a collection.
0:13:35 > 0:13:38It is and it's a good trade off as well, in fairness,
0:13:38 > 0:13:42- which we discussed on the day, but I love that...- The armoire.- Dash box.
0:13:42 > 0:13:44It's so sweet. Because we led with that
0:13:44 > 0:13:45and then we put the other little bits in
0:13:45 > 0:13:48- just to make it a bit more exciting and tempting, really.- Yeah.
0:13:48 > 0:13:54- I'd have kept that one bit, I think. - Yeah.- It's too late now.- That's the only bit I would like to keep.
0:13:54 > 0:13:58Lot 284 is the Dutch, small Dutch white metal box
0:13:58 > 0:14:01and other silver items here. Lot 284.
0:14:01 > 0:14:04£75 I have to start. At £75.
0:14:04 > 0:14:06At 80. Five. 90. Five.
0:14:06 > 0:14:08100. And ten.
0:14:08 > 0:14:09120. It takes me out at 120.
0:14:09 > 0:14:12The gentleman standing at 120 now. At £120.
0:14:12 > 0:14:14Standing at 120. At £120.
0:14:14 > 0:14:17- Are we all done, then? - No bids.- At £120?
0:14:17 > 0:14:19- Thank you. - You've got to be happy with that.
0:14:19 > 0:14:20Yeah, very happy, yes.
0:14:20 > 0:14:23I'm going to put it towards something else.
0:14:23 > 0:14:26I've started to collect something different now.
0:14:31 > 0:14:33Time for the little piggy to go off to market today.
0:14:33 > 0:14:36It's that clockwork tin pig which belongs to Jane.
0:14:36 > 0:14:41We've got £40 to £60 on this. It's a cute little thing and it does work.
0:14:41 > 0:14:42Ryan didn't mention it at all,
0:14:42 > 0:14:45- so hopefully he agrees with the valuation...- Right.
0:14:45 > 0:14:46And it's going to sell.
0:14:46 > 0:14:50But I know if it doesn't sell, you're not too bothered.
0:14:50 > 0:14:52No, no, it can come home with me. I'd be quite happy.
0:14:52 > 0:14:55The Schuco automaton in the form of a pig.
0:14:55 > 0:14:58£15 I have to start. At £15.
0:14:58 > 0:15:00At £15. And 18. 20.
0:15:00 > 0:15:0222. 25. 28. 30.
0:15:02 > 0:15:0532. 35. 40. It takes me out at 40.
0:15:05 > 0:15:0745. 50.
0:15:07 > 0:15:1155. 60. 65.
0:15:11 > 0:15:1370. 75. At 75.
0:15:13 > 0:15:16The gentleman standing at 75 now.
0:15:16 > 0:15:19At £75. Are we all done then at £75?
0:15:19 > 0:15:23- Oh, well done. Lovely. - Yeah, that was good, wasn't it?
0:15:23 > 0:15:25- It deserved that.- Yes. - It was worth it.
0:15:25 > 0:15:26It was absolutely charming.
0:15:30 > 0:15:32Next up, a short musical interlude. It's the violin.
0:15:32 > 0:15:36It belongs to Barbara and Gordon and we've got £200 to £300 on this.
0:15:36 > 0:15:39It's cased. It's a cracking example, actually.
0:15:39 > 0:15:43I love the headstock, so unusual, and the condition is very good.
0:15:43 > 0:15:45- Mark, you've put two to three on this.- Yes.
0:15:45 > 0:15:48And I... I didn't mention anything to the auctioneer,
0:15:48 > 0:15:51he hasn't said anything, hopefully he agrees with our valuation.
0:15:51 > 0:15:54- I hope so. It's not my usual subject. - It's not.
0:15:54 > 0:15:56I'm a bit blind on this, I'm afraid.
0:15:56 > 0:16:00- I might have hit a bum note.- Ooh!
0:16:00 > 0:16:03Well, I... I think we'll get the top end, surely we've got to.
0:16:03 > 0:16:05- I hope so.- That's what I'm hoping.
0:16:05 > 0:16:08- So, have you done any more research on it?- Yes, yes.
0:16:08 > 0:16:11We asked the neighbours who sold it to us
0:16:11 > 0:16:16and they're telling us that it belonged to a Burt Gutsell,
0:16:16 > 0:16:17who was known as Bertini,
0:16:17 > 0:16:21and was leader of the ballroom orchestra in Blackpool
0:16:21 > 0:16:23during the '20s and '30s.
0:16:23 > 0:16:25That's a really nice piece of history.
0:16:25 > 0:16:27In the '20s, when it was all happening.
0:16:27 > 0:16:30Let's hope we get the top end, and hit the right note.
0:16:30 > 0:16:31It's going under the hammer now.
0:16:31 > 0:16:34Lot number 535 is a violin.
0:16:34 > 0:16:36Lot number 535.
0:16:36 > 0:16:40Numerous commission bids here. Start me straight in at...
0:16:41 > 0:16:43It's gone quiet.
0:16:43 > 0:16:45£230. 230 I have.
0:16:45 > 0:16:47- Well, we've sold it.- £230.
0:16:47 > 0:16:50At £230. 240.
0:16:50 > 0:16:52250. 260. 270.
0:16:52 > 0:16:54- 280. 290.- Fantastic!
0:16:54 > 0:16:55300. 310.
0:16:55 > 0:16:57At £310. 320, Mike?
0:16:57 > 0:17:00£320. Yes, please.
0:17:00 > 0:17:02320. 330 with me.
0:17:02 > 0:17:03No? OK.
0:17:03 > 0:17:09At £330. Back with me at £330. Are we all out then at £330?
0:17:09 > 0:17:12- Yes!- Brilliant! - That wasn't bad, was it?
0:17:12 > 0:17:15- You could say we've ended on a crescendo.- Brilliant!
0:17:15 > 0:17:16Barbara, Gordon, wow!
0:17:16 > 0:17:17Yeah, we're very surprised.
0:17:17 > 0:17:21You've got to pay the commission. What are you going to do with £300?
0:17:21 > 0:17:25- Well, we'll split it up between our three children.- Yes, yeah.
0:17:25 > 0:17:27- It will divide up easily, then. - Yes.- It will.
0:17:29 > 0:17:30Great result.
0:17:30 > 0:17:32I think we hit the right note.
0:17:32 > 0:17:35- It wasn't a bum note, Mark. - That was excellent.
0:17:39 > 0:17:44When we talk about investing in antiques we talk about quality, condition and a good maker's name.
0:17:44 > 0:17:47This has got the lot. It's a little Austrian cold painted bronze.
0:17:47 > 0:17:49It belongs to Zana, not for much longer,
0:17:49 > 0:17:52- and the name Bergman will just definitely sell this.- Great.
0:17:52 > 0:17:53It's a cracking little thing.
0:17:53 > 0:17:55Charlie, our expert, you fell in love with this.
0:17:55 > 0:17:57I did. I think it's fabulous
0:17:57 > 0:18:00and the paintwork's pretty good on it, which is good.
0:18:00 > 0:18:03I think probably the estimate is a little conservative.
0:18:03 > 0:18:04I think it is a little bit.
0:18:04 > 0:18:07I had a chat to Ryan the auctioneer before the sale.
0:18:07 > 0:18:08A wonderful Bergman bronze.
0:18:08 > 0:18:12This has got "come and buy me" written all over it at 150 to 200.
0:18:12 > 0:18:14It certainly has. I can see it doubling that.
0:18:14 > 0:18:16The quality of it is superb.
0:18:16 > 0:18:19Look at the folds of the tunic, the detailing of the face and hands.
0:18:19 > 0:18:21It's a lovely quality piece.
0:18:21 > 0:18:24I think probably 300 to 400 would be a sensible estimate.
0:18:24 > 0:18:28Let's find out what the bidders in Cardiff think of this little Bergman piece. Here we go.
0:18:28 > 0:18:34Lot number 577 is the Franz Bergman bronze here, lot 577.
0:18:34 > 0:18:39Numerous commission bids here again. Start me straight in at £210.
0:18:39 > 0:18:41210 I have to start.
0:18:41 > 0:18:42220. 230.
0:18:42 > 0:18:44240. It takes me out at 240.
0:18:44 > 0:18:46At £240. 250.
0:18:46 > 0:18:48260. 270. 280.
0:18:48 > 0:18:52- 290. 300.- Brilliant.- 310.
0:18:52 > 0:18:55- Oh, my Lord! 320. 330. - Three to four.
0:18:55 > 0:18:58340. 350. 360.
0:18:58 > 0:19:00At £360. Back of the room at 360.
0:19:00 > 0:19:03Are we all done, then, at 360?
0:19:03 > 0:19:06- Sold! £360.- That's good, isn't it?
0:19:06 > 0:19:09- Yeah, we're happy with the three to four.- Yes. Great.
0:19:09 > 0:19:11You've got to be over the moon with that?
0:19:11 > 0:19:15I'm going to buy a Belcher chain to put on a locket of gran's.
0:19:15 > 0:19:16Oh, lovely.
0:19:16 > 0:19:19Cos it was her grandma's and over the years it's worn,
0:19:19 > 0:19:20so I'll put a new chain on it.
0:19:20 > 0:19:22That's a nice thing to remember her by.
0:19:22 > 0:19:26So it's handed down through oldest daughters, so...
0:19:26 > 0:19:28- Then you can pass that on again. - That's right.
0:19:30 > 0:19:33That's the end of our first visit to the auction room today.
0:19:33 > 0:19:35We are coming back later on in the show,
0:19:35 > 0:19:38but before I go back to the valuation day in Monmouth
0:19:38 > 0:19:39I'm going to take a short detour...
0:19:39 > 0:19:47to this impressive canopy, 42 square miles of woodland that makes up the Forest of Dean.
0:19:47 > 0:19:50This ancient forest was for many centuries owned by the reigning king
0:19:50 > 0:19:54or queen of England with the trees being used for fuelling industry.
0:19:54 > 0:19:58Since the 1970s this enchanting forest
0:19:58 > 0:20:03has been run by the Forestry Commission for leisure and tourism.
0:20:08 > 0:20:11Today this enchanting forest has become a great source of inspiration
0:20:11 > 0:20:17for many local artists, including the man I'm meeting today.
0:20:17 > 0:20:23Clayton Ryder is a sculptor, but he's got more than just artistic interest in the Forest of Dean.
0:20:23 > 0:20:24You could say it's in his blood.
0:20:36 > 0:20:40- Clayton, it's lovely to meet you. - Hiya, Paul. It's nice to meet you.
0:20:40 > 0:20:42- I think your work is fantastic. - Thank you very much.
0:20:42 > 0:20:45- You're a talented man.- Thank you very much, you're very kind.
0:20:45 > 0:20:48Before we talk about all these, can we take a pew here?
0:20:48 > 0:20:53And I just want to know a little bit about your background because I believe you are a true forester.
0:20:53 > 0:20:56- I am, yeah. I was born within the hundred of St Briavel's.- What's that?
0:20:56 > 0:21:01That's an old mining term that meant that anybody born within the hundred of St Briavel's
0:21:01 > 0:21:05- could work a year and a day down a pit and claim free miners' rates. - What do you mean by that?
0:21:05 > 0:21:13Them mines that are run by foresters born and bred still drawing coal from the forest
0:21:13 > 0:21:16and that's the only way that coal is drawn now, through the free mines.
0:21:16 > 0:21:18So, obviously your parents were in the mining community.
0:21:18 > 0:21:21They were, yeah. On both sides of my family.
0:21:21 > 0:21:23My mother's side and my father's side have both...
0:21:23 > 0:21:30- Right.- I went into engineering, following more of my father's side of history, if you like.- Yeah.
0:21:30 > 0:21:33And after working many years as an engineer of redundancies here and there
0:21:33 > 0:21:36sort of made me make a decision.
0:21:36 > 0:21:40I'd seen these chaps doing the carvings at fairs and shows all around.
0:21:40 > 0:21:43So, you make that transition from engineering into...carving.
0:21:43 > 0:21:45- Yeah.- In wood.- Yeah.
0:21:45 > 0:21:50- So, you're obviously very good with your hands, then.- I don't mind a bit of work with me hands.
0:21:50 > 0:21:55We're here at the Heritage Centre at the Forest of Dean, so how did you get involved with this?
0:21:55 > 0:21:59Well, I saw a job opportunity come up at the Dean Leisure Centre as a maintenance man.
0:21:59 > 0:22:01- Yeah.- I applied and got this job.
0:22:01 > 0:22:04I've been here now for... This is my fourth year.
0:22:04 > 0:22:12So, I work five days of the week as the site manager here and then on weekends we get on with the carving.
0:22:12 > 0:22:15- And you certainly have become a big attraction, haven't you?- Yeah, yeah.
0:22:15 > 0:22:18People from all over the country come here to see you work.
0:22:18 > 0:22:21- They do, yeah. They do.- Well, I want to talk about your technique
0:22:21 > 0:22:24because I know you don't use traditional carving tools
0:22:24 > 0:22:26like hammers and chisels and gougers, do you?
0:22:26 > 0:22:29No, not at all. I just use a chainsaw.
0:22:29 > 0:22:31- Just literally a chainsaw? - Yeah, nothing else.
0:22:31 > 0:22:33Everything I do is chainsaw started and chainsaw finished.
0:22:33 > 0:22:38And you... Did you start all those years ago with a chainsaw or did you actually do it traditionally?
0:22:38 > 0:22:43No, I've never been traditionally trained. I'm self taught. It's just the chainsaw, me and a bit of wood.
0:22:43 > 0:22:47So what's the biggest thing you've ever carved? What was it?
0:22:47 > 0:22:49That was a dragon and it was 22 feet long.
0:22:49 > 0:22:54- Wow!- About four feet across, 22 feet long out of copper beech.
0:22:54 > 0:22:56- And where's that now? - That's in the Forest of Dean.
0:22:56 > 0:22:58- Oh, is it? - Yeah. It's in a private residence.
0:22:58 > 0:23:02It came down in the garden and I carved it where it fell.
0:23:02 > 0:23:04I've got to say, on the show we see a lot of carvings of
0:23:04 > 0:23:09- 20th century Black Forest bears, you know the ones, so high?- Yeah.
0:23:09 > 0:23:15Behind you we've got a Forest of Dean carving of a bear, which is full size virtually!
0:23:15 > 0:23:18- Yeah.- How long did that take? - It took about 12 hours.
0:23:18 > 0:23:22- About 12 hours working on it. - It's no wonder you use a chainsaw! - Well, that's it.
0:23:22 > 0:23:26I can get the finish that I require and the timber requires with a chainsaw.
0:23:26 > 0:23:30The finish you've got is typical of the chip carving we see on the Black Forest work.
0:23:30 > 0:23:34- Yeah, yeah.- Are we going to get a demonstration?- You are, yeah. - Is it going to be loud?
0:23:34 > 0:23:38- It'll be loud for them that's close! - What will you carve? What are you going to do?
0:23:38 > 0:23:43- I'm not going to tell you. I'm going to surprise you.- Oh, OK. Am I sitting on it or are you sitting on it?
0:23:43 > 0:23:46- No, it's over there. - How long do you need?- It should be done in a couple of hours.
0:23:46 > 0:23:48A couple of hours. OK, all right, then.
0:23:48 > 0:23:54In the 1960s, chainsaw dealers in America competed to promote their products
0:23:54 > 0:23:59at forestry expos and state fairs, so they carved simple sculptural shapes.
0:23:59 > 0:24:05What started as a gimmick lead to a movement of artists who experimented with chainsaw carving.
0:24:17 > 0:24:21While Clayton gets on with his carving, I went to have a look
0:24:21 > 0:24:27at another important role he plays here in keeping an ancient tradition alive.
0:24:27 > 0:24:33For approximately 2,500 years, since the Celts settled within its boundaries, the valuable minerals
0:24:33 > 0:24:39of iron ore, coal and stone that lie beneath this forest floor have been extensively mined.
0:24:39 > 0:24:43To produce iron you need one important ingredient.
0:24:43 > 0:24:47It's charcoal and it's been produced in this forest since 450 BC
0:24:47 > 0:24:51and with Clayton's help it still goes on today.
0:24:51 > 0:24:56Clayton organises three burns a year at the Heritage Centre.
0:24:56 > 0:24:58He carefully stacks lengths of wood over a pit.
0:24:58 > 0:25:00This is covered with turf or soil.
0:25:00 > 0:25:06Charcoal embers are dropped into the central hole and the stack burns for four days.
0:25:06 > 0:25:12When the smoke pouring out of the vents changes from white to blue the burn is complete.
0:25:14 > 0:25:17Well, I can still hear the chainsaw.
0:25:17 > 0:25:19I wonder how Clayton is getting on.
0:25:27 > 0:25:31He's a busy man and time's running out to complete that sculpture,
0:25:31 > 0:25:36but before we see the results, there's another industry that's left its mark on this forest.
0:25:39 > 0:25:44The early 19th century saw Clayton's ancestors heading underground.
0:25:44 > 0:25:49Thousands of men and boys working in the mines that run deep underneath these trees.
0:25:49 > 0:25:53The last big mine closed in 1965,
0:25:53 > 0:25:57but mining continues on a much smaller scale carried out by the Dean Free Miners,
0:25:57 > 0:26:03local foresters like Clayton who still have the right to mine in this forest.
0:26:21 > 0:26:26Well, I know I'm a bit early, but I heard the chainsaw stop, so let's see if Clayton's finished.
0:26:26 > 0:26:30- Masking it! Hiya, mate. - All right, buddy?- Yeah.
0:26:30 > 0:26:32That was quick.
0:26:32 > 0:26:34- Aye, quick enough. - And that is fantastic.
0:26:36 > 0:26:38Isn't that amazing?
0:26:38 > 0:26:41- So quick!- Just over an hour.
0:26:41 > 0:26:43A wonderful bird of prey.
0:26:43 > 0:26:49I love the beak! God, could you imagine just going wrong at the last minute and knocking the beak off?
0:26:49 > 0:26:52Where did you start on that? Just talk me through the process of getting a block
0:26:52 > 0:26:54and then getting that from a solid block?
0:26:54 > 0:26:57I worked out where his back was going to be,
0:26:57 > 0:26:59- so it's just a straight cut down the back.- Yeah.
0:26:59 > 0:27:04Tilt the head slightly so then it's two... Two cuts to get either side of the head.
0:27:04 > 0:27:07- So you've shaped the head that way. - Yeah.- Then cut in for the breast?
0:27:07 > 0:27:10Yeah. Shape the wings in, cut the feathers in.
0:27:10 > 0:27:12- Feet last?- Yeah. Easy as that.
0:27:12 > 0:27:14As easy as that! I think it's brilliant.
0:27:14 > 0:27:17These could be the next collectables of the future.
0:27:17 > 0:27:19We'll see these turning up on Flog It! in 20 years.
0:27:19 > 0:27:24- That would be nice, wouldn't it? - Do you do many private commissions or is a lot of this charity work?
0:27:24 > 0:27:26It's mostly charity work because I work for the museum.
0:27:26 > 0:27:31Anything we can raise goes towards the charity of the museum, because the museum, being a charity,
0:27:31 > 0:27:34- we raise what we can for it. - Yeah, and they're doing such a cracking job here.
0:27:34 > 0:27:39- Yeah, yeah.- It's a pleasure to meet you.- And you, mate.- You're very talented man.- Thank you very much.
0:27:41 > 0:27:45The people here at the Dean Heritage Centre are working tremendously hard
0:27:45 > 0:27:48to celebrate and preserve this forest's rich history
0:27:48 > 0:27:54and the continued use of fallen trees like these by people like Clayton
0:27:54 > 0:27:58to make works of art bring that long history bang up to date.
0:28:06 > 0:28:09Out of the woods and back at the valuation tables
0:28:09 > 0:28:15is true forester Jean and she's brought in an interesting collection that caught Charlie's eye.
0:28:15 > 0:28:18Jean, lovely to see you. Where have these medals been hiding?
0:28:18 > 0:28:22They have been in a wardrobe for about 30 years in a box.
0:28:22 > 0:28:26Oh, have they? And you've had them all that time?
0:28:26 > 0:28:31- Yeah.- And what made you pull them out today?- I decided I'd have to declutter a little bit, yeah.
0:28:31 > 0:28:34Can you tell me anything about them?
0:28:34 > 0:28:38I know very little except they belonged to my late husband's father.
0:28:38 > 0:28:41- You're late husband's father.- Who was in the navy.- Who was in the navy.
0:28:41 > 0:28:44Well, hence this wonderful volume entitled
0:28:44 > 0:28:50World Cruises Of The British Special Service Squadron, '23 to '24.
0:28:50 > 0:28:53And these important warships
0:28:53 > 0:29:00that took part in the war subsequently, in the '39, '45 war
0:29:00 > 0:29:06went on a world cruise and this shows where they went and which the ships were.
0:29:06 > 0:29:10Right, the ships Hood, Repulse, Delhi,
0:29:10 > 0:29:14Danae, Dragon, Dauntless,
0:29:14 > 0:29:20HMAS Adelaide, Australian ship, and that's where they went all round the world.
0:29:20 > 0:29:23Now, the first one I think's interesting, the Hood,
0:29:23 > 0:29:28very, very famous ship which had a very, very famous and tragic ending.
0:29:28 > 0:29:30Now, did you say...
0:29:30 > 0:29:33- I believe he served on it. - He served on the Hood?
0:29:33 > 0:29:35- I believe he did, yeah. - He survived the war?- Yeah.
0:29:35 > 0:29:41He obviously wasn't on the Hood in, I don't know whether it was 1940 or '41
0:29:41 > 0:29:46because the Hood and the Repulse were sent out to get the Bismarck.
0:29:46 > 0:29:48I don't know if you've ever seen the film Sink The Bismarck!
0:29:48 > 0:29:51- Yes, I have, yes. - Kenneth More at his best.
0:29:51 > 0:29:55And the Hood, which was the pride of the British fleet,
0:29:55 > 0:30:01engaged the Bismarck
0:30:01 > 0:30:03and one shell...
0:30:03 > 0:30:05I mean, it's just extraordinary, one shell from the Bismarck
0:30:05 > 0:30:09hit the Hood, went down the funnel and went into the magazine.
0:30:09 > 0:30:12- Right.- And blew the whole ship up.
0:30:12 > 0:30:16And there were four survivors.
0:30:16 > 0:30:21Four survivors, so he obviously wasn't on that day, thank God.
0:30:21 > 0:30:23But that's the trip they did.
0:30:23 > 0:30:27There is HMS Hood, battle cruiser, big ship.
0:30:27 > 0:30:32Eight 15 inch guns, nothing compared with the Bismarck, sadly,
0:30:32 > 0:30:36but a big ship and an important ship.
0:30:36 > 0:30:41Then if we just flick through to here, here's one of the places.
0:30:41 > 0:30:43They went to New Zealand.
0:30:43 > 0:30:47There are some wonderful Maori pictures here.
0:30:47 > 0:30:50It was a sort of PR exercise, really,
0:30:50 > 0:30:54for Britain and the Royal Navy to go round the world.
0:30:54 > 0:30:59- It's a history of the world in one album, really.- That's right.
0:30:59 > 0:31:01And in super condition.
0:31:01 > 0:31:05Coming on to the medals, they're all General Service.
0:31:05 > 0:31:06- They're not medals for valour.- No.
0:31:06 > 0:31:12The nearest we've got to that is the long service medal, naval medal.
0:31:12 > 0:31:17Beautiful medal. Beautifully produced. These are general service medals.
0:31:17 > 0:31:20The Atlantic, he obviously served in the Atlantic,
0:31:20 > 0:31:23and you got a medal if you served in the Atlantic.
0:31:23 > 0:31:26Served in Italy, the Italy Star
0:31:26 > 0:31:28and that's the general '39, '45 star,
0:31:28 > 0:31:33and that is the General Service Medal, so they tell a story...
0:31:33 > 0:31:36- A story. - Of somebody that was through the war.
0:31:36 > 0:31:39- Do you've any idea what it might be worth?- Not really, no.
0:31:39 > 0:31:45- I've no idea.- The medal here, the long service medal, is worth
0:31:45 > 0:31:47£20, £30.
0:31:47 > 0:31:51These are worth a few pounds each, a few pounds for this.
0:31:51 > 0:31:54I think £50 to £100 would be a sensible valuation...
0:31:54 > 0:31:58- OK.- ..with a reserve at the bottom end and I think there'll be sufficient interest hopefully
0:31:58 > 0:32:01- to knock it up towards the top end. - OK, thank you.
0:32:05 > 0:32:07- Hello, Don.- Hello there.
0:32:07 > 0:32:10Now, I don't think we've had one of these on Flog It! before.
0:32:10 > 0:32:14This is a silver-castle-topped card case. Have you had it long?
0:32:14 > 0:32:17I bought it very early '60s.
0:32:17 > 0:32:23- Oh, right.- I bought one piece of silver each month as savings,
0:32:23 > 0:32:28and four years after I'd bought this, the dealer rang me up
0:32:28 > 0:32:30and offered me four, five times what I'd paid for it.
0:32:30 > 0:32:34- Good Lord!- And I thought, "Oh, I've struck gold!"
0:32:34 > 0:32:38and I slung it in the drawer and thought no more about it.
0:32:38 > 0:32:40- And what did you pay for it?- £96.
0:32:40 > 0:32:44Gosh. That was quite a lot of money back then, wasn't it, actually?
0:32:44 > 0:32:49Well, it was. It was to us. You know, £96 was like a month's wages.
0:32:49 > 0:32:52- To a struggling farmer. - That's it, you've got it.
0:32:52 > 0:32:56Well, it's very interesting. I mean, these are quite well-known pieces.
0:32:56 > 0:33:01- I mean, they made a lot of them in the early Victorian period. - Yeah, yeah.
0:33:01 > 0:33:06And there are several makers of them and the value, it very much lies in the rarity of the subject.
0:33:06 > 0:33:13- Yes.- Well, I think this one actually is Winchester Cathedral.
0:33:13 > 0:33:19- Oh, that's interesting. I did think it was Canterbury.- No, I don't... I don't think it's Canterbury.
0:33:19 > 0:33:21- But...- Oh, that's interesting.
0:33:21 > 0:33:23You've got the best maker.
0:33:23 > 0:33:28This is made by Nathaniel Mills, who was a specialist maker of small silver objects
0:33:28 > 0:33:34- in the early part of the 19th century and he was based in Birmingham. - Oh, Birmingham.
0:33:34 > 0:33:36So, we've got, you know, the right maker,
0:33:36 > 0:33:40we've got an interesting item in the fact that it's Winchester
0:33:40 > 0:33:44and the date letter is for 1843, so it's early Victorian.
0:33:44 > 0:33:46Oh, good.
0:33:46 > 0:33:48But we do have a slight problem.
0:33:48 > 0:33:53We have this sort of nasty dent in the back here. But that's not too bad.
0:33:53 > 0:33:55Somebody will be able to slip something in there.
0:33:55 > 0:33:58A good silversmith would push that one out.
0:33:58 > 0:34:02Yes, I would have thought so. So, to value.
0:34:02 > 0:34:06Ideally, I think, we would put something like 1,000 to 1,500
0:34:06 > 0:34:09on this, but you're a canny Welsh farmer, aren't you?
0:34:09 > 0:34:12Well, struggle isn't the word these days.
0:34:14 > 0:34:18- So, you've forced me up.- I know.
0:34:18 > 0:34:21And we're going to agree to put a £1,200 to £1,500 estimate on it.
0:34:21 > 0:34:25- Well, there you go.- With a 1,200 reserve.- That sounds about right.
0:34:25 > 0:34:28- I think it's got a chance. - Yeah, yeah, well... Be nice.
0:34:28 > 0:34:31We'll see you at the auction and let's hope we're toasting your success.
0:34:31 > 0:34:35- Let's hope Mother Luck shines on us. - Absolutely.- That would be good. Thank you.
0:34:37 > 0:34:41Bronwyn, first of all, happy birthday to you!
0:34:41 > 0:34:45- Thank you very much.- Celebrating you birthday with a trip to Flog It! - That's right, yes.
0:34:45 > 0:34:49- And then anything planned? - Lunch after.- Lunch.
0:34:49 > 0:34:54- Yes, with the family. - With the family.- Yes. - How many family members?- 16.- 16!
0:34:54 > 0:34:59- Oh, crikey! We'd better get a move on, then!- Yes, please. - Have you ever worn this?
0:34:59 > 0:35:03- No.- You don't like it, do you? - No, I don't.- I can tell. - No, I don't like it.
0:35:03 > 0:35:08- How long have you had it for? - Oh, I should think about 20 years now, but it was my aunt's.- Right.
0:35:08 > 0:35:11And when she died, it was given to me.
0:35:11 > 0:35:14Right. So, it's been sitting in a box somewhere, presumably?
0:35:14 > 0:35:17- Yes, actually in the teapot, yeah. - Right.- Yes.
0:35:17 > 0:35:19- Do you know how old it is?- No idea.
0:35:19 > 0:35:21Right.
0:35:21 > 0:35:24It's first half of the 20th century.
0:35:24 > 0:35:261920s, 1930s, I think.
0:35:26 > 0:35:29- Do you know where it comes from?- No, no, I know nothing at all about it.
0:35:29 > 0:35:32Well, looking at all those stones
0:35:32 > 0:35:36I think probably what is now Sri Lanka, what was Ceylon.
0:35:36 > 0:35:39- Oh, right, yes.- All these stones are
0:35:39 > 0:35:42readily available there.
0:35:44 > 0:35:48From the left here - and forgive me if I forget, I'm not a gemmologist -
0:35:48 > 0:35:51- but we have got a citrine.- Right.
0:35:51 > 0:35:53- Then a garnet.- Yes.
0:35:53 > 0:35:56- Then a smoky quartz.- Oh, right.
0:35:56 > 0:36:01Then really a rather splendid sapphire, big, deep cut sapphire.
0:36:01 > 0:36:05They cut it quite deeply so as to draw as much colour as possible.
0:36:05 > 0:36:07- Oh, right.- Yeah.
0:36:07 > 0:36:10Then we've got a cabochon amethyst.
0:36:10 > 0:36:13By cabochon, not cut, it's rounded.
0:36:13 > 0:36:15It's in the form really of a bead.
0:36:15 > 0:36:16- Yes.- Amethyst.
0:36:16 > 0:36:18Then we've got the zircon.
0:36:18 > 0:36:21- Right.- And then, although it's a slightly different colour,
0:36:21 > 0:36:23- we've got another garnet at the end. - Oh, right.
0:36:23 > 0:36:28Garnets come in different shades of orangey red.
0:36:28 > 0:36:29So, it's a nice
0:36:29 > 0:36:31collection of stones.
0:36:31 > 0:36:34It's set in silver.
0:36:34 > 0:36:36Sadly, not gold or platinum.
0:36:36 > 0:36:38- No.- So it's...
0:36:38 > 0:36:43It's not as precious as it might be, so we can't attach much value to the actual bracelet itself.
0:36:43 > 0:36:46- Have you had it insured?- No.- No.
0:36:46 > 0:36:48No, I didn't think it was worth anything.
0:36:48 > 0:36:52- You didn't think it was worth anything. Did you think it was a bit of costume jewellery?- Yes.
0:36:52 > 0:36:55So, you thought that was worth £10, I suppose.
0:36:55 > 0:36:58- I didn't think it was worth anything at all.- Anything at all!- No.
0:36:58 > 0:37:04- So, it will come as a pleasant surprise to be told that it's worth £100 to £150.- Lovely, yes.
0:37:04 > 0:37:11And I would suggest a discretionary reserve at the bottom end of the estimate.
0:37:11 > 0:37:13- Right.- So, we'll put 100 to 150.
0:37:13 > 0:37:17If we have... Give the auctioneer a little bit of discretion, which means
0:37:17 > 0:37:20basically if he gets bid perhaps £90 and that's the last bid, sell it.
0:37:20 > 0:37:23- Yes.- You're happy with that? - Yes, thank you very much.
0:37:23 > 0:37:26Well, we'll see if we can turn it into some serious birthday money.
0:37:26 > 0:37:29- Well, thank you.- Thank you, Bronwyn. - Lovely.
0:37:29 > 0:37:34Let me remind you who's off to auction and what items they're pinning their hopes on.
0:37:34 > 0:37:38Jean's nautical collection is rich in historical value.
0:37:38 > 0:37:41- It's a history of the world in one album, really.- That's right.
0:37:41 > 0:37:44But will it translate into cash?
0:37:44 > 0:37:49Don has high hopes for the card case. Despite only costing £96,
0:37:49 > 0:37:55he's pushed Mark to a healthy £1,200 to £1,500 estimate.
0:37:55 > 0:37:58And completing the trio is Bronwyn.
0:37:58 > 0:38:00Celebrating your birthday with a trip to Flog It!
0:38:00 > 0:38:02That's right, yes.
0:38:02 > 0:38:05Will her bracelet bring happy tidings at the auction?
0:38:05 > 0:38:07- Nice.- This is more like it.
0:38:07 > 0:38:11So, it's back to Cardiff where Ryan is raring to go.
0:38:11 > 0:38:16- Next up, Jean's photograph album of the warships and the medals. - That's right.
0:38:16 > 0:38:18Have you been looking forward to this?
0:38:18 > 0:38:21- I have, very much so. - Got your lucky earrings on...
0:38:21 > 0:38:23- I certainly have! - You told me earlier.- Yes.
0:38:23 > 0:38:27- You put £50 on this, but I'm hoping it'll double that.- It might do.
0:38:27 > 0:38:30- 50 to 100 we'll say.- Yeah.
0:38:30 > 0:38:32You just no longer look at these and...
0:38:32 > 0:38:33No, it's been in the wardrobe.
0:38:33 > 0:38:38- You just might as well get rid of them.- Might as well get rid of them. - Yeah.- Yeah.- Well, look, good luck.
0:38:38 > 0:38:41- I hope so, anyway. - You look so smart. Thank you.
0:38:41 > 0:38:43From the Forest of Dean, look at this!
0:38:43 > 0:38:47A group of World War II medals together with the book,
0:38:47 > 0:38:51the World Cruise Of British Special Service Squadron, lot 150.
0:38:51 > 0:38:53Good luck, Jean. This is it.
0:38:53 > 0:38:55Commission bids. Start me at £50. 50 I have.
0:38:55 > 0:38:59- Oh, straight in!- Oh, yes. - 60. Five. 70. Five. 80.
0:38:59 > 0:39:01Five. 90. Five.
0:39:01 > 0:39:03- 95.- 100. And 10. At 110.
0:39:03 > 0:39:05The gentleman standing at 110.
0:39:05 > 0:39:07Now at £110. Standing at 110. 120.
0:39:07 > 0:39:09130. 140.
0:39:09 > 0:39:12Oh, there's a bit of a fight on for it.
0:39:12 > 0:39:15At £150. The gentleman standing at 150, now. At £150.
0:39:15 > 0:39:18Are we all out in the room at 150?
0:39:18 > 0:39:20- That's more like it. Yes! - I'm pleased.
0:39:20 > 0:39:23- £150.- That's good.
0:39:23 > 0:39:24That's brilliant, isn't it?
0:39:24 > 0:39:25That's good, isn't it?
0:39:25 > 0:39:29- The earrings... The earrings worked! - The earrings did it!- Didn't they?
0:39:34 > 0:39:37We've heard this name on the show before now, Nathaniel Mills.
0:39:37 > 0:39:40He's a Birmingham silversmith, but we haven't seen his maker's mark
0:39:40 > 0:39:43on something so exquisite before as this.
0:39:43 > 0:39:48It's a castle top card case and it belongs to Don, who's right here.
0:39:48 > 0:39:52- Well...- He's getting rather excited because you're not going to own this much longer.
0:39:52 > 0:39:54Well, it's a nice piece.
0:39:54 > 0:39:58We don't mind if it stays here or goes home with me, but...
0:39:58 > 0:39:59This isn't going home with you!
0:39:59 > 0:40:03- Well, we'll see.- This is going to fly out the sale room.
0:40:03 > 0:40:07- You paid how much this?- £96.
0:40:07 > 0:40:12OK. Well, we've got an estimate of £1,200 to £1,500 with a fixed reserve at £1,200
0:40:12 > 0:40:17because you don't want it to go for a penny less because you've been offered 1,000, haven't you?
0:40:17 > 0:40:18That's correct.
0:40:18 > 0:40:21- Lot number 330 is an early Victorian...- Good luck.
0:40:21 > 0:40:24..silver castle top card case by Nathaniel Mills. Lot number 330.
0:40:24 > 0:40:27- Love it, love it, love it. - At £780 I have to start. £780.
0:40:27 > 0:40:30At £780. 800 is there anywhere?
0:40:30 > 0:40:35800. And 20. 850. 880. 900. And 20.
0:40:35 > 0:40:39950. 980. 1,000. And 50.
0:40:39 > 0:40:42- At 1,050. Back with me at 1,050.- Oh!
0:40:42 > 0:40:45- I don't think it's going to sell here.- At 1,050. At £1,050.
0:40:45 > 0:40:48Are we all done, then, at £1,050?
0:40:48 > 0:40:50- It's not going. - No, I don't think it will.
0:40:50 > 0:40:52I shouldn't have opened my big mouth, should I?
0:40:52 > 0:40:56But, I tell you what, you protected it with a reserve of £1,200,
0:40:56 > 0:41:01so whatever I said it's not going to sell if the bidders aren't going to put their hand up.
0:41:01 > 0:41:02- Well...- But I'm pleased.
0:41:02 > 0:41:05Do you know that I'm pleased? Because it is worth more than £1,200.
0:41:05 > 0:41:07- Well...- I don't think the right people were here.
0:41:07 > 0:41:12No, I mean, to be honest, I think on the day we did have a big discussion about this and an ideal estimate
0:41:12 > 0:41:18I think would have been 800 to 1,200. But, you know, if you like it so much, you've got to protect it.
0:41:18 > 0:41:22- Yes.- Well, it's a very pretty piece. - Yes, it is.- Yeah.
0:41:25 > 0:41:27We're only a few lots away.
0:41:27 > 0:41:31Bronwyn's little Sri Lankan multi-gem bracelet.
0:41:31 > 0:41:32So, will we get the top end?
0:41:32 > 0:41:35- Middle end.- Middle.- 125.
0:41:35 > 0:41:37Oh, really! OK!
0:41:39 > 0:41:41Let's find out, OK? Hopefully, we'll get the top end.
0:41:41 > 0:41:46- This is it.- Seven stone bracelet set with semiprecious stones here.
0:41:46 > 0:41:48£65 I have to start. £65.
0:41:48 > 0:41:50At £65. And 70 is there anywhere?
0:41:50 > 0:41:53At 65. 70. Five. 80. Five.
0:41:53 > 0:41:55- The lady over there's bidding on this.- 100.
0:41:55 > 0:41:58It takes me out at 100. At 110. 120.
0:41:58 > 0:42:00- 130. 140.- Oh!
0:42:00 > 0:42:03150. 160.
0:42:03 > 0:42:06- 170. 180.- Nice.
0:42:06 > 0:42:09- This is more like it!- 200. 210.
0:42:09 > 0:42:13220. 230. 240.
0:42:13 > 0:42:16250. 260.
0:42:16 > 0:42:19- 270. 280.- Oh, they love it.
0:42:19 > 0:42:21290. 300. 310.
0:42:21 > 0:42:24320.
0:42:24 > 0:42:26330. 340.
0:42:26 > 0:42:28- Oh, crumbs!- 350. 360.
0:42:28 > 0:42:30370. 380.
0:42:30 > 0:42:32- And were still going!- 390. 400.
0:42:32 > 0:42:34At £400.
0:42:34 > 0:42:36With the lady at 400 now. At £400.
0:42:36 > 0:42:39- Oh, gosh!- £400.
0:42:39 > 0:42:42Bang, that hammer's gone down.
0:42:42 > 0:42:45- Wonderful.- £400!
0:42:45 > 0:42:46Shoot the valuer!
0:42:46 > 0:42:49Well, I don't know, Charlie, it's a hard thing to put a price on.
0:42:49 > 0:42:52- Yeah, yeah. It was very pretty.- Gosh.
0:42:52 > 0:42:54But I didn't think it was £400 worth.
0:42:54 > 0:42:56No. I thought it was costume jewellery!
0:42:56 > 0:42:58Gosh! There's commission to pay here.
0:42:58 > 0:43:00- Yes.- Deduct that.
0:43:00 > 0:43:06- Yes.- It's around 16%, plus the VAT, that's lots of spending money.
0:43:06 > 0:43:08- It is lovely, isn't it?- Yeah. What are you going to do with it?
0:43:08 > 0:43:11Well, my husband told me to buy some jewellery that I liked!
0:43:11 > 0:43:14- Buy some jewellery you liked!- Yeah.
0:43:17 > 0:43:19Well, that's it. It's all over.
0:43:19 > 0:43:23Ryan's still up there weaving his magic, but all our owners have gone home happy.
0:43:23 > 0:43:27We've had a cracking day here, plenty of surprises, and I hope you've enjoyed today's show.
0:43:27 > 0:43:29So, from Cardiff, it's cheerio.
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