0:00:02 > 0:00:05This is what I love, a town full of character.
0:00:05 > 0:00:07Lots of distinctive old buildings,
0:00:07 > 0:00:10some dating back to the 16th century.
0:00:10 > 0:00:12I'm in south Cheshire, in Nantwich,
0:00:12 > 0:00:15and we're all ready to Flog It!
0:00:42 > 0:00:45Nantwich has managed to preserve many of its fine old buildings
0:00:45 > 0:00:49despite a terrible fire back in 1583.
0:00:49 > 0:00:51That was then, but this is now.
0:00:53 > 0:00:56Here at Nantwich's fine civic hall,
0:00:56 > 0:00:58we've got a couple of intrepid explorers.
0:00:58 > 0:01:01Kate Bliss and Will Axon.
0:01:01 > 0:01:03Their job to spot the most intriguing items
0:01:03 > 0:01:05brought along for us to see.
0:01:06 > 0:01:10Everybody in this massive queue will have a free valuation.
0:01:10 > 0:01:13But only a few will have the cameras focused on them.
0:01:13 > 0:01:16Who's it gonna be? We'll find out shortly.
0:01:16 > 0:01:21Let's see what the good people of Cheshire have decided to bring to our attention.
0:01:22 > 0:01:25It's great to see a bit of Clarice Cliff. Are you collectors?
0:01:25 > 0:01:27- No.- No.- Sadly no.
0:01:27 > 0:01:30- No?- No, we're not. I'm a Moorcroft collector.
0:01:30 > 0:01:34We've been collecting Moorcroft for four or five years.
0:01:34 > 0:01:37My interest is antique English silver.
0:01:37 > 0:01:41- Right.- That's what I collect. - You're a man after my own heart.
0:01:41 > 0:01:45- Is this your only Clarice Cliff vase?- It is. We bought it on a whim
0:01:45 > 0:01:48- at an antique fair at Bingley Hall in Staffordshire.- OK.
0:01:48 > 0:01:53At the time when Clarice was really quite a name
0:01:53 > 0:01:57and we thought, "Let's buy a piece of Clarice."
0:01:57 > 0:02:00But it doesn't really go with all the Moorcroft I've got.
0:02:00 > 0:02:04- Time to sell. Time to flog it! - Time to flog it. Sounds good to me.
0:02:04 > 0:02:09You're right, you've bought when Clarice Cliff was a household name
0:02:09 > 0:02:11and that's what she became, in fact,
0:02:11 > 0:02:16- when she was designing pre-war in the 1920s.- Yes.
0:02:16 > 0:02:21What we've got here is an example of the "Bizarre" range.
0:02:21 > 0:02:24It should be marked on the bottom here. There we have it.
0:02:24 > 0:02:26"Bizarre. Clarice Cliff."
0:02:26 > 0:02:29I've just noticed that we've got the name of the pattern.
0:02:29 > 0:02:34It's quite unusual to have the pattern name on the bottom there.
0:02:34 > 0:02:36There we have it. Gayday.
0:02:36 > 0:02:40It's not an unusual pattern in her output. It was quite prolific
0:02:40 > 0:02:45but it's these lovely sunny chrysanthemum-like flowers
0:02:45 > 0:02:48clustered around the centre here,
0:02:48 > 0:02:53set off by the familiar banding that you see on the Bizarre range.
0:02:53 > 0:02:57The thing you've got to be careful about pieces like yours
0:02:57 > 0:02:58is that they're not restored.
0:02:58 > 0:03:04You've got to feel around the edges when purchasing a piece like this
0:03:04 > 0:03:07just to check that nothing has been restored
0:03:07 > 0:03:13and often cracks, if they're restored, on the honey glaze show up most easily.
0:03:13 > 0:03:17So look inside. That's quite a good tip. Also when buying Moorcroft!
0:03:17 > 0:03:19Thank you.
0:03:19 > 0:03:21I've had a very good look at this piece
0:03:21 > 0:03:26and I can't see anything so I think you've got a really good buy here.
0:03:26 > 0:03:30Do you mind me asking how much you paid for it all that time ago?
0:03:30 > 0:03:33Well, it was advertised almost £400
0:03:33 > 0:03:37- but it came down to about 300, 310, something like that.- Right.
0:03:37 > 0:03:39But we appreciate that was when it was at its peak.
0:03:39 > 0:03:43Yes, and you were paying a retail price at a fair
0:03:43 > 0:03:46which is a fair price when it was at its height.
0:03:46 > 0:03:50I think we have to come down quite a bit to sell it at auction.
0:03:50 > 0:03:52We're quite realistic.
0:03:52 > 0:03:55If we put a nice "come and buy me" estimate on it,
0:03:55 > 0:03:58- such as 80 to £120...- Yes.
0:03:58 > 0:04:00..I think it would generate interest.
0:04:00 > 0:04:03It would be in reach of prospective buyers
0:04:03 > 0:04:07and we might find prices climbing above that to 150 on a good day.
0:04:07 > 0:04:10We would put a reserve on it as well of £80
0:04:10 > 0:04:13so it wouldn't go for less than that, certainly.
0:04:13 > 0:04:17- Happy with that?- Yes, I think so. - Yes. The idea is we want to sell it.
0:04:17 > 0:04:22- We'll find something else to replace it.- Put the money towards silver or Moorcroft.
0:04:22 > 0:04:25- OK. Excellent. Thank you for bringing it.- Thank you.- Thank you.
0:04:35 > 0:04:38- Alan, hello, there.- Hello. - Thanks for coming in today.
0:04:38 > 0:04:41Taking "the time", shall we say, to come to Flog It!
0:04:41 > 0:04:46An interesting little group you've brought in today.
0:04:46 > 0:04:50I suppose if I was gonna look at it critically,
0:04:50 > 0:04:54I'd say that we've got one, two, three, four different items here.
0:04:54 > 0:04:57But rolled into one, shall we say.
0:04:57 > 0:05:00Now, it's obviously a pocket watch on a chain.
0:05:00 > 0:05:03Tell me about it. How have you come by this?
0:05:03 > 0:05:05It was originally my granddad's.
0:05:05 > 0:05:08He bought it for his 21st birthday.
0:05:08 > 0:05:12They say that the gifts you buy yourself are the best ones!
0:05:12 > 0:05:16Now, obviously, the watch itself is silver-cased,
0:05:16 > 0:05:20which helps me to identify where and when it was made.
0:05:20 > 0:05:23So if I turn it over here,
0:05:23 > 0:05:26we've got the typical engraved back here,
0:05:26 > 0:05:30a little cartouche where he may have had his initials engraved,
0:05:30 > 0:05:32in this case not.
0:05:32 > 0:05:35We open up and we've got the silver marks there
0:05:35 > 0:05:38for Chester, 1890.
0:05:39 > 0:05:41That's the inside.
0:05:41 > 0:05:44And you've got this nice Roman numeral dial here
0:05:44 > 0:05:47with a subsidiary second dial, which is running.
0:05:47 > 0:05:51- Yes.- You've got a rather fine 9-carat gold chain here, also.
0:05:51 > 0:05:55Has that always been with the watch or is that a later addition?
0:05:55 > 0:05:58I'm not sure of the history of the chain or the two sovereigns.
0:05:58 > 0:06:02Yes, you've got a full sovereign and a half sovereign
0:06:02 > 0:06:05also mounted onto the chain
0:06:05 > 0:06:10which can sometimes detract. The important thing is they can be taken out of their mounts
0:06:10 > 0:06:12as the collectors like to do.
0:06:12 > 0:06:16Looking at it, I think it's just a simple job of opening that frame
0:06:16 > 0:06:18and that'll soon drop out.
0:06:18 > 0:06:22It's unusual to see a gold chain with a silver pocket watch.
0:06:22 > 0:06:25You'd expect to see the theme of silver running through.
0:06:25 > 0:06:26Now,
0:06:26 > 0:06:30when it comes to value, have you had a think about value?
0:06:30 > 0:06:32- No idea, to be honest.- No?
0:06:32 > 0:06:38The value for the silver case pocket watch I'd estimate at maybe 30 to 50, 40 to 60. Something like that.
0:06:38 > 0:06:40- Yes.- Then we move on to the gold chain.
0:06:40 > 0:06:43I popped the chain onto my scales earlier
0:06:43 > 0:06:45and you're looking at about an ounce there.
0:06:45 > 0:06:50- So 9-carat gold, you're looking at just over £200 for the ounce. - Not bad.
0:06:50 > 0:06:54So we're probably looking at 200 there for the chain in itself.
0:06:54 > 0:06:57And we haven't even included the sovereigns yet.
0:06:57 > 0:07:02Sovereigns generally make between 80 and £90 for a full sovereign
0:07:02 > 0:07:05and half that for a half sovereign.
0:07:05 > 0:07:09So if we look at valuing the whole lot around the £300 mark,
0:07:09 > 0:07:11I think we stand a chance.
0:07:11 > 0:07:14- How do you feel about that? - Very good.- Yes?- Yes. Surprising.
0:07:14 > 0:07:16250 to 350 as an estimate.
0:07:16 > 0:07:20I'll twist your arm and put £200 on as a reserve. How's that?
0:07:20 > 0:07:22- Fine, thank you.- Listen,
0:07:22 > 0:07:26we'll see you on the day and hopefully raise some money for you.
0:07:26 > 0:07:29In your grandfather's tradition, you can buy yourself a gift.
0:07:29 > 0:07:33- Not for your 21st, though! - I'll think of something.
0:07:33 > 0:07:35- See you on the day, Alan. - Thank you very much.
0:07:40 > 0:07:44- Eric, that is a fine bat, isn't it? - It is, indeed.
0:07:44 > 0:07:46Made by Duncan Fearnley, one of the best.
0:07:46 > 0:07:48Yes!
0:07:49 > 0:07:51That was a six!
0:07:51 > 0:07:54The thing is, it's a cricket bat
0:07:54 > 0:07:59but it's been signed by the Manchester United squad of 1974.
0:07:59 > 0:08:04- And Stoke City. - And the Stoke City squad.
0:08:04 > 0:08:07How come all these footballers signed this cricket bat?
0:08:07 > 0:08:10Um, it was in aid of a charity.
0:08:10 > 0:08:16- Yes.- And it was auctioned off at the Man U supporters' club.
0:08:16 > 0:08:21- I'm a United supporter. - And you got it?- I got it, yes.
0:08:21 > 0:08:23- I put the last bid in. £100.- Wow.
0:08:23 > 0:08:25How long have you had this?
0:08:25 > 0:08:27Um... 1975.
0:08:27 > 0:08:291975.
0:08:29 > 0:08:33Let's just look at some of the Manchester United players.
0:08:33 > 0:08:35Sammy McIlroy...
0:08:36 > 0:08:41- Lou Macari.- Yes, he was there. - He played for Scotland as well.
0:08:41 > 0:08:44I don't know any of the Stoke City footballers
0:08:44 > 0:08:46apart from Sir Stanley Matthews.
0:08:46 > 0:08:50- He played for Stoke in the early days.- Yes, but this is a bit later.
0:08:50 > 0:08:54- Would you like to sell this? - Well, yes, I would.
0:08:54 > 0:08:59- I've got two sons and I can't pass it down to one and not the other. - No.
0:08:59 > 0:09:02- And you can't cut it in half! - Not at all, no.
0:09:02 > 0:09:07I'll tell you something. I think this is worth between 100 and £150.
0:09:07 > 0:09:10- Ah, yes.- You can get your money back quite easily.
0:09:10 > 0:09:13I don't want to put a reserve on it
0:09:13 > 0:09:17because if I took it back home, the problem is...
0:09:17 > 0:09:20- You've still got it. - I've still got the problem at home.
0:09:20 > 0:09:22- No reserve, then.- No.- No.
0:09:22 > 0:09:24All right. That's brilliant.
0:09:31 > 0:09:34- Is this a family piece? Where's it from?- It was my mother's.
0:09:35 > 0:09:40I think she bought it from a small antique shop at home.
0:09:40 > 0:09:43- That's all I know about it.- OK.
0:09:43 > 0:09:47You remember her having it as a child?
0:09:47 > 0:09:51I think it was bought in the 1940s, somewhere round about there.
0:09:51 > 0:09:57- When my mother died, I took it, with a lot of others, cos she was very fond of pottery.- Right.
0:09:57 > 0:10:00I really have got a houseful!
0:10:01 > 0:10:03Well, you've come to the right place!
0:10:03 > 0:10:07That's it. I just thought it was a bit of a different Moorcroft.
0:10:07 > 0:10:10I have other pieces of Moorcroft.
0:10:10 > 0:10:15- I see.- With it having so much white on it.- You're absolutely right.
0:10:15 > 0:10:19Are all your other pieces this lovely ivory creamy colour
0:10:19 > 0:10:23- or are they the darker? - No, darker colours.- Right.
0:10:23 > 0:10:26I think this is slightly more unusual
0:10:26 > 0:10:29and I'm very glad you brought this piece today to show us.
0:10:29 > 0:10:34Of course, it is distinctly Moorcroft because of the pattern
0:10:34 > 0:10:38but also because of this lovely raised slip decoration on here
0:10:38 > 0:10:41which Moorcroft really helped to develop.
0:10:41 > 0:10:45It was one of the signature characteristics of his art pottery.
0:10:45 > 0:10:50- What age do you think it is? - What we've got here, if we look at the bottom,
0:10:50 > 0:10:53and you can see that impressed signature,
0:10:53 > 0:10:55we've also got "Made in England" on the bottom here.
0:10:55 > 0:10:59- So we're looking at late '30s, early '40s.- So I thought.
0:10:59 > 0:11:03In the 1920s and '30s, instead of using very English flowers
0:11:03 > 0:11:04like poppy and cornflower,
0:11:04 > 0:11:07he began incorporating a few exotic flowers.
0:11:07 > 0:11:10This is what we've got here, the lovely orchid.
0:11:10 > 0:11:17That's on the outside. But he also paid attention to botanical accuracy.
0:11:17 > 0:11:21- They're very tactile. - Tactile.- It fits in with what he was trying to do.
0:11:21 > 0:11:26He wanted to produce a piece of art and the ivory and cream is much warmer
0:11:26 > 0:11:29- than the dark blue and green glazes. - Yes.
0:11:29 > 0:11:31What about value? Have you any idea?
0:11:31 > 0:11:33I haven't, really.
0:11:33 > 0:11:37Well, although it is on this lovely cream ground
0:11:37 > 0:11:41some people do prefer the darker glazes. It's not everybody's cup of tea.
0:11:41 > 0:11:43Having said that, it's in lovely condition.
0:11:43 > 0:11:49It's a lovely late '30s, early '40s example of Moorcroft.
0:11:49 > 0:11:53I think at auction you ought to expect somewhere between 150 and £200.
0:11:53 > 0:11:56- Yes, that's fine. - OK? Does that sound fair to you?
0:11:56 > 0:11:59- It does, yes. Yes.- OK. Lovely.
0:11:59 > 0:12:03- You ought to put a reserve on around the £150 mark.- Yes, please.
0:12:03 > 0:12:06We'll make sure that that is the worst scenario, if you like.
0:12:06 > 0:12:09- Yes.- It can only make that or a little bit more.
0:12:09 > 0:12:13- I would hope the top end of the estimate.- We'll keep our fingers crossed!- OK.
0:12:13 > 0:12:16- Lovely. Thank you for bringing it. - Thank you.
0:12:16 > 0:12:20It's been busy at the civic hall and we've found some great items
0:12:20 > 0:12:22to take off to auction.
0:12:22 > 0:12:25Moorcroft and silver-lovers Janet and Mike are keen
0:12:25 > 0:12:29to clear their collections of a rogue piece of Clarice Cliff.
0:12:30 > 0:12:34- Is this your only Clarice Cliff? - It is. We bought it on a whim.
0:12:34 > 0:12:38Alan wants to auction his granddad's 21st birthday present
0:12:38 > 0:12:40as it's been in the wardrobe for decades.
0:12:41 > 0:12:45Eric's hoping his celebrity-signed cricket bat will go for a six
0:12:45 > 0:12:48because he can't give it to his children.
0:12:48 > 0:12:53- I've got two sons and I couldn't pass it down to one and not the other.- No.
0:12:53 > 0:12:56- You can't cut it in half! - Not at all, no!
0:12:56 > 0:13:02Shirley's cream vase doesn't fit in with the rest of her Moorcroft collection.
0:13:07 > 0:13:10You've seen all our items and now it's time to sell them.
0:13:10 > 0:13:13We've travelled north to Adam Partridge Auctioneers
0:13:13 > 0:13:15just outside Congleton.
0:13:15 > 0:13:19Now our fate is in the hands of this lot, the bidders!
0:13:24 > 0:13:26We always say if you want to invest in antiques,
0:13:26 > 0:13:30put your money into quality, a good maker's name, and condition.
0:13:30 > 0:13:34This lot has the lot. It's Moorcroft and it belongs to Shirley.
0:13:34 > 0:13:36We have a valuation of 150 to £200.
0:13:36 > 0:13:39- I think you'll be flogging this right now.- Yes.
0:13:39 > 0:13:42- Ceramics are going well here. - They are.
0:13:42 > 0:13:46There's a lot of Moorcroft in the sale, which brings the buyers in.
0:13:46 > 0:13:50- Why are you flogging this? - Because I've got other pieces.
0:13:50 > 0:13:53- Are you a collector?- Sort of.
0:13:53 > 0:13:54Sort of!
0:13:54 > 0:13:59I like that answer. Sort of. It's options open, isn't it?
0:13:59 > 0:14:00Why are you flogging this one?
0:14:00 > 0:14:05It would be nice to get the money and give a present to my new grandson.
0:14:05 > 0:14:09- He'd rather have the money than the Moorcroft.- When he's older, yes.
0:14:09 > 0:14:11I think he would, don't you?
0:14:11 > 0:14:15Well, good luck. The auction room is absolutely jam-packed.
0:14:15 > 0:14:17- It is.- Fingers crossed for a good result.
0:14:17 > 0:14:20Lot 183. There we have it.
0:14:20 > 0:14:22Orchid design on a cream ground. Lot 183.
0:14:22 > 0:14:24The Moorcroft pottery vase.
0:14:24 > 0:14:27I'm bid 100 to start. Take ten. £100 I have.
0:14:27 > 0:14:28110, 120, 130.
0:14:28 > 0:14:31- Got some bidders in here!- 160?
0:14:31 > 0:14:34160. 170. 160 over here.
0:14:34 > 0:14:38At 160. 160. Any more now? At £160.
0:14:38 > 0:14:42This will be sold at 160. Are you all finished? At £160.
0:14:42 > 0:14:45This Moorcroft vase at 160. And we're done.
0:14:46 > 0:14:48It's gone. Well done. It's gone.
0:14:48 > 0:14:50- Gone!- Shirley, say goodbye!
0:15:00 > 0:15:04You could say there's no pressure. We've no reserve on this cricket bat.
0:15:04 > 0:15:08But it would be lovely to see it do the 100 to £150 which it deserves.
0:15:08 > 0:15:12- It would.- We're bang in the middle of Stoke and Manchester,
0:15:12 > 0:15:15two famous cities, two great football clubs.
0:15:15 > 0:15:17- Ideal situation, isn't it?- Yeah.
0:15:17 > 0:15:19Lot 516, the cricket bat.
0:15:19 > 0:15:23Signed by Man United and Stoke City footballers in 1974 and 1975.
0:15:23 > 0:15:26Some good names on there. What do we say? £100?
0:15:26 > 0:15:28£100 the cricket bat.
0:15:28 > 0:15:31- Come on!- It's got to be sold. What's it worth? £50?
0:15:31 > 0:15:35Now's the test. £50, surely?
0:15:35 > 0:15:38- 30.- 30? Well, we'll start there.
0:15:38 > 0:15:41Take you at 30. Who's going 35?
0:15:41 > 0:15:4530's a start. £30. It's worth a bit more than that, isn't it? £30
0:15:45 > 0:15:47is a start. £30. Take five.
0:15:47 > 0:15:4935. 40?
0:15:49 > 0:15:5145. 50. And five?
0:15:51 > 0:15:54£50 I'm bid. At £50.
0:15:54 > 0:15:5750. Any more, then?
0:15:57 > 0:15:59£50.
0:15:59 > 0:16:02- Gone. But we've sold it. - We have sold it.
0:16:02 > 0:16:05What I plan to do with the £50
0:16:05 > 0:16:09is I'm gonna treat the family out to a meal.
0:16:09 > 0:16:12- Bless you. - Everybody will be equal then.
0:16:12 > 0:16:17Even if it's a fish and chip meal and a bottle of champagne.
0:16:17 > 0:16:20Yes, of course. I've a feeling it'll be more than that.
0:16:20 > 0:16:23Bless you, Eric. Thank you for bringing it along.
0:16:28 > 0:16:31Well, it wouldn't be Flog It without Clarice Cliff
0:16:31 > 0:16:33and here's Janet and Mike.
0:16:33 > 0:16:38We've got a lovely bit of Clarice. 80 to £100 Kate's put on this.
0:16:38 > 0:16:42The bad news is, you paid £300 on the day.
0:16:42 > 0:16:46- That wasn't a good day's buying, was it?- No, it wasn't.
0:16:46 > 0:16:49Well, unless we can get £300 back?
0:16:49 > 0:16:52- Slim chance, I think.- Is there?
0:16:52 > 0:16:55But in fairness you paid a retail price.
0:16:55 > 0:16:58And at that time in the market, that was a fairytale price.
0:16:58 > 0:17:02We're selling it at auction, which is lower than retail.
0:17:02 > 0:17:04Why have you decided to flog it now?
0:17:04 > 0:17:09- We're both collectors. I collect Moorcroft.- OK.- I've got quite a lot.
0:17:09 > 0:17:11- Mike?- I collect antique silver.
0:17:11 > 0:17:15You're gonna split the money. You buy silver, you buy Moorcroft.
0:17:15 > 0:17:19No? It's all going to Moorcroft. I get the picture!
0:17:19 > 0:17:21Good luck, both. Good luck, Kate.
0:17:21 > 0:17:25Let's hope we can get you as much back as possible.
0:17:25 > 0:17:28Lot 213, a Clarice Cliff Gayday vase. There we are.
0:17:28 > 0:17:33- I can come straight in at £160 bid. - Great!- Excellent!
0:17:33 > 0:17:35160 bid. 170. 180. 190 and 200.
0:17:35 > 0:17:38£200, then.
0:17:38 > 0:17:40All done at 200? Anyone else?
0:17:40 > 0:17:42At 200. All done. Selling now.
0:17:42 > 0:17:44£200 and we're finished.
0:17:45 > 0:17:49- We'll take that! We'll take that! - More than happy. Great.
0:17:55 > 0:18:00This is a great lot. A lovely pocket watch with chain. Time's up, Alan!
0:18:00 > 0:18:03- It was Granddad's?- It was, yes.
0:18:03 > 0:18:07250 to £300. It's still working. It's absolute quality.
0:18:07 > 0:18:12I have to say, I wouldn't sell this if this had come from my family.
0:18:12 > 0:18:16- I love it to bits.- Yes. It's nice when you have a family tradition
0:18:16 > 0:18:19- that it's been used through the generations.- It's working well.
0:18:19 > 0:18:23I'd sell the sovereigns, but I'd keep that watch.
0:18:23 > 0:18:26And the chain is included, where a lot of the value is also.
0:18:26 > 0:18:29Can I ask why you're selling?
0:18:29 > 0:18:31It's been in the wardrobe for the last 30 years.
0:18:31 > 0:18:35- I'm never going to use it, so...- You don't fancy a waistcoat one day?
0:18:35 > 0:18:37- It's not my style.- Not your style.
0:18:37 > 0:18:40710 is a Victorian hallmarked silver pocket watch.
0:18:40 > 0:18:43It has a 9-carat chain with a Victorian sovereign
0:18:43 > 0:18:45and Edward VII sovereign.
0:18:45 > 0:18:49- I can come straight in at £400. And 20 as well?- It's on!
0:18:49 > 0:18:52420. 440. 460. 480.
0:18:52 > 0:18:56In the room now. 480. Is there 500? 480.
0:18:56 > 0:18:58480 bid. At 480. Any more?
0:18:58 > 0:19:01480. All done.
0:19:01 > 0:19:03- Fantastic!- Brilliant.- Excellent!
0:19:03 > 0:19:07- Better than that 200!- I'm just covering myself there!
0:19:07 > 0:19:11- That's exciting news. - That's very good, yes.
0:19:11 > 0:19:14- Quality always sells. - Yeah.- It always does.
0:19:21 > 0:19:25Now, how about this for the perfect gentleman's residence?
0:19:25 > 0:19:28Sure to impress the visitors and the neighbours!
0:19:29 > 0:19:34'This is Arley in north Cheshire, a big estate with a wonderful house in the middle of it.'
0:19:34 > 0:19:39OK. So what period does the architecture suggest?
0:19:39 > 0:19:42You're probably thinking it's got an Elizabethan feel about it.
0:19:42 > 0:19:45You're right - in appearance it has.
0:19:45 > 0:19:48But in fact, this dates from Victorian times.
0:19:50 > 0:19:53Managing an estate like this can be a huge responsibility.
0:19:53 > 0:19:56While there are inevitable financial demands,
0:19:56 > 0:20:01many owners feel a strong duty to preserve their inheritance for the nation.
0:20:05 > 0:20:08The man who shoulders this responsibility is Lord Ashbrook.
0:20:08 > 0:20:11He's keen to maintain his family heritage
0:20:11 > 0:20:12and share it with the public.
0:20:12 > 0:20:16He's offered Flog It a guided tour. How could I resist?
0:20:19 > 0:20:23There has been a house on this site since the 15th century
0:20:23 > 0:20:25but the present structure dates from 1832
0:20:25 > 0:20:30when Lord Ashbrook's ancestor, Rowland Egerton-Warburton and his wife Mary
0:20:30 > 0:20:35commissioned a home by local architect George Latham in the popular Elizabethan style.
0:20:39 > 0:20:42Lord Ashbrook, many thanks for the privileged tour. We're starting here
0:20:42 > 0:20:46in this wonderful drawing room. Why here?
0:20:46 > 0:20:50This room's interesting because it's very much Rowland and Mary's room.
0:20:50 > 0:20:52That is Rowland Egerton-Warburton
0:20:52 > 0:20:54who is my great-great-grandfather
0:20:54 > 0:20:57and his beautiful wife, Mary.
0:20:57 > 0:21:01She was Mary Brooke from Norton Priory, another house in Cheshire.
0:21:01 > 0:21:04Rowland and Mary made an enormous impact
0:21:04 > 0:21:07here at Arley in so many different ways.
0:21:07 > 0:21:12The architectural detail is absolutely fantastic.
0:21:12 > 0:21:15You can't help but gravitate towards the heavens in this room.
0:21:15 > 0:21:18We're talking about a period, sort of 1840,
0:21:18 > 0:21:22which was the high point of high Victoriana
0:21:22 > 0:21:28- when they were copying...- Gothic revival.- Elizabethan and Jacobean.
0:21:28 > 0:21:33It's quite interesting, if you look at a Jacobean house or Elizabethan house,
0:21:33 > 0:21:36you can absolutely see what the Victorians were driving at.
0:21:36 > 0:21:40They went a bit over the top, some of the decoration.
0:21:40 > 0:21:42- It's very fanciful.- It is fanciful.
0:21:42 > 0:21:47When I was a child, this sort of architecture wasn't greatly admired.
0:21:47 > 0:21:50Now, this is very much admired.
0:21:57 > 0:22:01Local architect George Latham estimated the cost, the whole undertaking,
0:22:01 > 0:22:03to be around £6,000.
0:22:03 > 0:22:07The entire build, at the end, cost nearly £30,000.
0:22:07 > 0:22:10That's builders' estimates for you!
0:22:10 > 0:22:13In today's money, that's equivalent to eight million pounds.
0:22:13 > 0:22:16And once the house was built, it needed furnishing
0:22:16 > 0:22:18with appropriate contents.
0:22:18 > 0:22:25Things like this wonderful inlaid ebonised cabinet on a stand.
0:22:25 > 0:22:28This was brought back from Italy on the Grand Tour
0:22:28 > 0:22:32and was an acquisition which every wealthy young man would want to bring home
0:22:32 > 0:22:34to show off to friends.
0:22:34 > 0:22:36If you look closely at the face side,
0:22:36 > 0:22:41all these fitted drawers have been inlaid with an image, and that image
0:22:41 > 0:22:47is made from very finely sliced pieces of marble of different colours.
0:22:47 > 0:22:51Superb detail. That technique was developed in Florence.
0:22:51 > 0:22:55Little images like this alone, on a panel, that size,
0:22:55 > 0:22:59today would cost around £600 in auction.
0:22:59 > 0:23:01So work the price out for yourself.
0:23:01 > 0:23:03A lot of money.
0:23:11 > 0:23:17To have a staircase this grand in a provincial house built in the 1840s
0:23:17 > 0:23:20is very unusual.
0:23:20 > 0:23:24The problem is supporting the very high walls when you look at the height of this.
0:23:24 > 0:23:27And of course the roof on top of it. Almost impossible.
0:23:27 > 0:23:32But architect Latham was an early exponent of iron girders.
0:23:32 > 0:23:35So he was able to create this internal bracing
0:23:35 > 0:23:39so that this stairwell, this beautiful carved feature,
0:23:39 > 0:23:41could sit in.
0:23:41 > 0:23:47And it's lit by daylight from the most wonderful dome. Look at that!
0:23:49 > 0:23:52As well as housing stunning pieces of furniture,
0:23:52 > 0:23:56Arley has also had its fair share of famous guests.
0:23:56 > 0:23:59As a young prince, Napoleon III of France stayed here.
0:23:59 > 0:24:04But for the present Viscount Ashbrook, it's the memories of his own upbringing at Arley
0:24:04 > 0:24:06which are most poignant.
0:24:07 > 0:24:10This is a magnificent library.
0:24:10 > 0:24:15It's the room that when my parents lived here all the time, which they did until 1981,
0:24:15 > 0:24:18this was the room we used to use as a sitting room a great deal.
0:24:18 > 0:24:21- Lots of memories.- A lot of memories.
0:24:21 > 0:24:23- Wonderful fireplace. Nice centrepiece.- Yes.
0:24:23 > 0:24:26Of course this very intricate carving and woodwork
0:24:26 > 0:24:29is very much a characteristic of the house.
0:24:29 > 0:24:31Most of the materials are local
0:24:31 > 0:24:34but that was made in London because of the craftsmen
0:24:34 > 0:24:38and it's amazing, really, the detail that they achieved.
0:24:38 > 0:24:41Generally, the house is in very good condition.
0:24:41 > 0:24:45- You've maintained it beautifully. - I've been lucky in a sense.
0:24:45 > 0:24:49There was a very big restoration done about 20 years ago.
0:24:49 > 0:24:54A lot of money was spent. It needed to be because we had outbreaks of dry rot and so on.
0:24:54 > 0:24:58But you're right, it is in good condition now
0:24:58 > 0:25:00but it's no good being complacent
0:25:00 > 0:25:05because every now and then you have to erect scaffolding and replace things.
0:25:05 > 0:25:09But the sheer size of it means that the upkeep challenge is quite great.
0:25:09 > 0:25:14Yes. And it must be really rewarding for you being here.
0:25:14 > 0:25:17- It's got to be, surely. - Of course it is.
0:25:17 > 0:25:22I get a kick out of the fact that an awful lot of people come here and enjoy themselves.
0:25:22 > 0:25:26So you feel the place is earning its keep, not necessarily in the financial sense,
0:25:26 > 0:25:30- but it's earning its keep in the social sense.- Yes.
0:25:30 > 0:25:35The visitors get something as well cos they can take away a sense of history,
0:25:35 > 0:25:40a sense of connection. I can vouch for that cos it's been a great day out for me as well.
0:25:40 > 0:25:43- It's been a real pleasure to meet you.- Very nice to see you.
0:25:43 > 0:25:45Thank you very much indeed.
0:25:50 > 0:25:54After that wonderful trip to Arley, we're now back at the valuation day.
0:25:54 > 0:25:56And Will is in the firing line!
0:25:59 > 0:26:02Barbara, you've brought Ellie, your niece, with you today.
0:26:02 > 0:26:05- Who does this belong to? Is it yours?- It's mine, yes.
0:26:05 > 0:26:10I think personally it's great. It's a wonderful piece of fun.
0:26:10 > 0:26:14How have you come by it? Is it something you've kept your pennies in?
0:26:14 > 0:26:20Not really. I used to work with a lady that became a good friend of mine.
0:26:20 > 0:26:26She asked if my husband would like to buy it. I've had it ever since.
0:26:26 > 0:26:33- These are cast iron American money boxes.- Yes.
0:26:33 > 0:26:38What's fun is when they're these mechanical money boxes.
0:26:38 > 0:26:43You've got moving parts. This one here is just as fun in my opinion.
0:26:43 > 0:26:47We've got the soldier who's aiming his rifle at this tree stump
0:26:47 > 0:26:53- with this aperture in the tree stump to take the coins.- Yes.
0:26:53 > 0:26:56Are you not tempted to use this to keep your pound coins in?
0:26:56 > 0:26:59Well, she needs more money than I need it.
0:26:59 > 0:27:04Ooh, imagine that! "She needs more money than I do"! How kind of her!
0:27:04 > 0:27:07- Why don't we have a look and see how it works, shall we?- Yes.
0:27:07 > 0:27:11I've got some one p's there. So...
0:27:11 > 0:27:14we need to cock the soldier's rifle, as it were.
0:27:14 > 0:27:18So we push this back and his head comes down, doesn't it?
0:27:18 > 0:27:20Looking down the barrel.
0:27:20 > 0:27:24We'll load him up with one of my precious one p's.
0:27:24 > 0:27:28And to fire it, why don't you press that... Good shot!
0:27:28 > 0:27:30Look at that! Annie get your gun! Well,
0:27:30 > 0:27:35- it's a great bit of fun. A real conversation piece.- It is.
0:27:35 > 0:27:39Now, as far as the market for these is concerned,
0:27:39 > 0:27:44- in about the 1980s, a lot of these were reproduced.- Yes.
0:27:44 > 0:27:48In quite large numbers and imported from the Far East, India.
0:27:48 > 0:27:52Now that had the effect, I'm afraid, of really diluting the market
0:27:52 > 0:27:55because buyers lose confidence, you see.
0:27:55 > 0:27:58Now, we've had a closer look at it.
0:27:58 > 0:28:03It's got plus points that are erring us towards
0:28:03 > 0:28:07the fact that it is late 19th century rather than 20th century.
0:28:07 > 0:28:11The market is still a little cautious, so we have to reflect that in the estimate.
0:28:11 > 0:28:14I'm looking to maybe get it in the sale
0:28:14 > 0:28:16at 80 to 120.
0:28:16 > 0:28:21Now, if it's not right, I think it's nice enough to sell at that.
0:28:21 > 0:28:24- If it is right, it'll make more than that.- Yes.
0:28:24 > 0:28:28- You're not gonna put a last-ditch claim on this, are you?- No.
0:28:28 > 0:28:30Auntie needs the money!
0:28:30 > 0:28:32So, 80 to 120.
0:28:32 > 0:28:37Before we say goodbye to him why don't we one more time fire off another shot.
0:28:37 > 0:28:40- I'll donate another one of my precious pennies.- OK.
0:28:40 > 0:28:43Barbara, you do the honours this time.
0:28:45 > 0:28:47Ooh! Good shot. Well done.
0:28:47 > 0:28:50- I'll see you on the day. - Thank you very much.
0:28:58 > 0:29:01I haven't seen a honey pot like this for quite a long time.
0:29:01 > 0:29:05- Do you like it?- I love it, but it's never used.
0:29:05 > 0:29:07It's been in a cupboard for 60 years!
0:29:07 > 0:29:1060?! That's a long time to be in a cupboard!
0:29:10 > 0:29:13Yes, but it's untouched, it's unbroken.
0:29:13 > 0:29:16- Where did it come from? - It was my grandmother's.
0:29:16 > 0:29:21- It was passed down through the family.- And come to you.- Yes.
0:29:21 > 0:29:23Why do you want to sell it now?
0:29:23 > 0:29:26I'm moving to a smaller house. Down-sizing.
0:29:26 > 0:29:30People don't use these sort of things these days, do they?
0:29:30 > 0:29:31They don't, you know.
0:29:31 > 0:29:37Honey pots, I suppose, are viewed as being a bit old-fashioned nowadays, and jam pots.
0:29:37 > 0:29:40Now we just spread it straight from the jar!
0:29:40 > 0:29:43- Or squeeze the honey from the tube! - Even that!
0:29:43 > 0:29:46What do you know about this type of porcelain?
0:29:46 > 0:29:50- I know it's Belleek. I've no idea of the age of it.- Right.
0:29:50 > 0:29:56Belleek, of course, is perhaps the most famous factory in Ireland producing pottery and porcelain.
0:29:56 > 0:29:59What we have here is typical Belleek porcelain.
0:29:59 > 0:30:07Quite thin porcelain and the porcelain was poured into the mould and poured out very quickly.
0:30:07 > 0:30:11So you'd almost get a sort of eggshell-like depth to it.
0:30:11 > 0:30:17And the basketwork moulding is typical of this type of porcelain.
0:30:17 > 0:30:20It is quite robust as a piece of Belleek goes.
0:30:20 > 0:30:26The later works were very intricate, almost rope-twist pierced work.
0:30:26 > 0:30:31Marine motifs were incorporated in the decorative designs.
0:30:31 > 0:30:34- This one is quite...- Robust. - ..a solid design by comparison.
0:30:34 > 0:30:37I love the rustic base it's on
0:30:37 > 0:30:39and these three little supports.
0:30:39 > 0:30:43It's beautifully moulded to give every detail.
0:30:43 > 0:30:45So let's tip it up
0:30:45 > 0:30:47and see how old it is.
0:30:47 > 0:30:50There we go, we've got the black printed mark here.
0:30:50 > 0:30:54Now, the history of the factory is divided into periods.
0:30:54 > 0:30:57This mark dates from the third period
0:30:57 > 0:31:02where this Celtic knot motif was added to the main mark.
0:31:02 > 0:31:06That tells me exactly that this was made between 1926 and 1946.
0:31:06 > 0:31:09- That would fit in.- That would fit in with its history?
0:31:09 > 0:31:12- I thought about 1920s, yes. - There we go. OK.
0:31:12 > 0:31:16So, what about value? Any ideas what that might make at auction?
0:31:16 > 0:31:19I don't know. I really honestly don't know.
0:31:19 > 0:31:22- I'm going to say two to three hundred.- Wow.
0:31:22 > 0:31:24- I'm amazed.- It's a nice thing.
0:31:24 > 0:31:27I hope it certainly makes the top end of that
0:31:27 > 0:31:31- if not a bit more for you. Would you like to put a reserve on it?- Yes.- OK.
0:31:31 > 0:31:33- What, for 200?- Yes, I think so.
0:31:33 > 0:31:38- I'm glad you've unearthed it and brought it along.- Thank you very much. Thank you.
0:31:45 > 0:31:49- Now, Olive.- Yes.- I must admit, when I first saw the box
0:31:49 > 0:31:52that you brought out of your bag, I thought, "Here we go again!
0:31:52 > 0:31:56- "Bog-standard service medals." But no, I was wrong.- Yeah.
0:31:56 > 0:32:03When I opened it, the first thing that struck me was a good-sized silver medal
0:32:03 > 0:32:06with the all-important words, "For courage".
0:32:06 > 0:32:11What can you tell me about this medal? How's it come to be in your family?
0:32:11 > 0:32:13A friend of the family gave it to me
0:32:13 > 0:32:16about 20, 25 years ago
0:32:16 > 0:32:21and he was very proud of his brother. It belonged to his brother.
0:32:21 > 0:32:24- So it was...- He gave it to me cos he knew I would look after it.
0:32:24 > 0:32:27You have. It's in very good condition.
0:32:27 > 0:32:34Before we get into the detail I noticed there was a repair to the top
0:32:34 > 0:32:36which has a bearing on the value.
0:32:36 > 0:32:38Let's look at the medal itself.
0:32:38 > 0:32:41It's a medal that was first issued in 1918.
0:32:41 > 0:32:47- Right.- It's for dedication or bravery or devotion in duty.
0:32:47 > 0:32:53- It was awarded to the RAF.- To pilots.- To those in the RAF. Pilots.
0:32:53 > 0:32:57- Because I understand he was a pilot? - He was a Spitfire pilot.- Really?
0:32:57 > 0:33:01- And did he survive the war? - No, he was shot down over Germany.
0:33:01 > 0:33:04- I think about 1941.- Right. Cos I see you've also brought in
0:33:04 > 0:33:07some interesting paperwork here as well.
0:33:07 > 0:33:10We've got the Commonwealth War Graves Commission
0:33:10 > 0:33:16- who have provided you with a photograph of his grave. - His grave, yes.
0:33:16 > 0:33:19- So we've got Squadron Leader Farmery.- Farmery.
0:33:19 > 0:33:23Squadron Leader Farmery with the DFM after his name,
0:33:23 > 0:33:27which is the Distinguished Flying Medal that we see here.
0:33:27 > 0:33:31- He's buried in a Berlin cemetery, I see.- Yes.
0:33:31 > 0:33:35So we've got that, again a nice tie-in when dealing with medals,
0:33:35 > 0:33:40it's all about history. That's what the buyers are buying into,
0:33:40 > 0:33:44- the history surrounding this medal. We don't know why he was awarded this.- No.
0:33:44 > 0:33:49But somewhere that will be recorded. And that is probably what the buyer
0:33:49 > 0:33:51will be doing after this.
0:33:51 > 0:33:54He'll look into the history and research of it.
0:33:54 > 0:33:59- Where does it live now? Is it... - It's just in a drawer at home.
0:33:59 > 0:34:01- Is it?- It's sad, really.
0:34:01 > 0:34:06If you sell medals like these, they go to specialist buyers who are interested
0:34:06 > 0:34:09- and they're gonna...- They're gonna look after it.- Exactly.
0:34:09 > 0:34:11Any idea of value? Have you ever...
0:34:11 > 0:34:16No, I didn't really think it would be worth anything, really, no.
0:34:16 > 0:34:21- You almost didn't bring it in. - I thought there'd be loads of them. I nearly didn't bring it.
0:34:21 > 0:34:25I would say that at auction, a sensible estimate for a medal of this type,
0:34:25 > 0:34:29- put it in with an estimate of 400 to 600...- Gosh!
0:34:29 > 0:34:33- 400 to £600.- Right!- Not bad for something languishing in the drawer. - Yeah.
0:34:33 > 0:34:37Now, I'm quietly confident that it's gonna make more than that.
0:34:37 > 0:34:40Shall we put a reserve on it at the bottom figure of 400?
0:34:40 > 0:34:44I'd hate for it, on the day, to go for any less than that.
0:34:44 > 0:34:49I think you should be looking forward to it almost having a new lease of life.
0:34:49 > 0:34:52- Yes.- In a fresh pair of hands. - Yes. Somebody to love it.
0:34:54 > 0:34:56That's the end of our valuations at Nantwich.
0:34:56 > 0:34:59We've got some interesting items going off to auction.
0:34:59 > 0:35:02Barbara's mechanised money box.
0:35:02 > 0:35:05Did Will upset her with that 80 to £120 estimate?
0:35:09 > 0:35:13Jill's Belleek honey pot has been in the cupboard for 60 years.
0:35:13 > 0:35:16Will the bidders be buzzing round it at the auction rooms?
0:35:17 > 0:35:22Olive had no idea how sought after her Distinguished Flying Medal was.
0:35:22 > 0:35:27- You almost didn't bring it in. - I thought there'd be loads of them! I nearly didn't bring it.
0:35:27 > 0:35:29Now, since Will valued that medal,
0:35:29 > 0:35:31there have been developments,
0:35:31 > 0:35:34as I found out from auctioneer Adam Partridge.
0:35:37 > 0:35:39Well, Olive's been in touch with us
0:35:39 > 0:35:41and she's found three more medals.
0:35:41 > 0:35:43As good as this?
0:35:43 > 0:35:46No, these are more standard World War II medals.
0:35:46 > 0:35:49This one's a good one, the Air Crew Europe Star.
0:35:49 > 0:35:52That's worth over £100 on its own, thereabouts.
0:35:52 > 0:35:55These two are standard World War II medals.
0:35:55 > 0:35:58Which everybody was issued. Yeah. OK.
0:35:58 > 0:36:01So that's a bit rarer, but this is the really important one.
0:36:01 > 0:36:04It's so nice to have this extra information
0:36:04 > 0:36:08about Squadron Leader C.J.Farmery.
0:36:08 > 0:36:11Are you putting the four into one lot or splitting them?
0:36:11 > 0:36:14- We thought it appropriate to include those with those.- Yes.
0:36:14 > 0:36:20- Assuming they came from the same recipient. It's acting on her information.- OK.
0:36:20 > 0:36:24- We had four to six on that. - We've upped it to five to seven.
0:36:24 > 0:36:26I see where you're going! Yeah!
0:36:26 > 0:36:30That one makes them worth a bit more but those two not so interesting.
0:36:30 > 0:36:34- Has there been any interest on this? - Yeah. A lot.
0:36:34 > 0:36:37Are we gonna see more than £700?
0:36:37 > 0:36:39Yeah. Fasten your seatbelts!
0:36:39 > 0:36:41It's gonna fly!
0:36:41 > 0:36:44They are gonna fly and I would expect four figures.
0:36:44 > 0:36:48- That's what we like to see. Well done, Adam.- Thank you very much.
0:36:50 > 0:36:56The auction house is linked to the internet so there could be plenty of interest from all around the world.
0:36:56 > 0:36:58But first, something novel.
0:37:00 > 0:37:04I love this next item. I like things mechanical that are working.
0:37:04 > 0:37:08This is quite rare. It's a money box. How many people save nowadays?
0:37:08 > 0:37:11We've got 80 to £120 on your money box, haven't we, Barbara?
0:37:11 > 0:37:16- And this cost about £40 some 30-odd years ago.- Yes, it did.
0:37:16 > 0:37:20- Yeah.- Did you manage to save much in it, or was it just a novelty?
0:37:20 > 0:37:23- Just a novelty.- It's great fun, though, isn't it?
0:37:23 > 0:37:26- It is, yes.- It caught Will's eye, that's for sure.
0:37:26 > 0:37:29- You've put 80 to £120 on this. - That's right.
0:37:29 > 0:37:35The only doubt we had on the day was period or not because a lot of these were reproduced
0:37:35 > 0:37:39which had the effect of making the market a bit unsteady
0:37:39 > 0:37:41because people weren't sure.
0:37:41 > 0:37:43But having had a good look at it,
0:37:43 > 0:37:46- I think it's right.- Yeah. - It's got the right patina,
0:37:46 > 0:37:49good colour finish on it, the paint's nicely worn.
0:37:49 > 0:37:53And great fun. I might save a few pennies if I had this!
0:37:53 > 0:37:55It's great fun. Brilliant.
0:37:55 > 0:37:58- Let's see what this lot think. Good luck!- Thank you.
0:37:58 > 0:38:02It's down to the bidders. Here we go. It's going under the hammer now.
0:38:02 > 0:38:06590. There we are. I'm bid 95.
0:38:06 > 0:38:08And 100. And 110. Is there 120?
0:38:08 > 0:38:09- Great.- 110 is bid.
0:38:09 > 0:38:13£110. Are you all done on this one? At 110. Any more now?
0:38:13 > 0:38:15110.
0:38:15 > 0:38:17- Brilliant.- Sold it. £110.
0:38:17 > 0:38:19- Thank you!- That's great, isn't it?
0:38:19 > 0:38:23- It is, really, yes. I'm happy about it.- Happy with that?- Yes.
0:38:28 > 0:38:30Jill, the auction room is jam packed.
0:38:30 > 0:38:34Look at it. There's certainly a buzz about this next lot
0:38:34 > 0:38:38cos it's a Belleek honey pot. 200 to £300. Why are you flogging it?
0:38:38 > 0:38:42It's been in a cupboard for 60 years, so I mean...
0:38:42 > 0:38:45- That's why it's in good nick! Really?- Yes.
0:38:45 > 0:38:47- Tucked away safe.- Never used.
0:38:47 > 0:38:51- Belleek is so delicate. It's a real technical thing to put together.- It is.
0:38:51 > 0:38:55It's a particular type of porcelain that gives that distinctive look.
0:38:55 > 0:38:58That lustrous glaze that it has.
0:38:58 > 0:39:03- These are popular pots, the beehive. - They always sell well. - Fingers crossed!
0:39:03 > 0:39:05The Belleek honey pot in the form of a bee hive.
0:39:05 > 0:39:08Lot 340. It's very nice. Lot 340.
0:39:08 > 0:39:10Who'll start me at £200?
0:39:10 > 0:39:13- 100, then. Let's get on. - Come on! Get in there.
0:39:13 > 0:39:15You're not gonna bid 100 for it? 100. Ten.
0:39:15 > 0:39:17120. 130. 140.
0:39:17 > 0:39:19150. 160.
0:39:19 > 0:39:21170. 180.
0:39:21 > 0:39:25180 bid now. At 180. Is there 190? At 180.
0:39:25 > 0:39:26190. 200?
0:39:26 > 0:39:28At 190, then.
0:39:28 > 0:39:30Anyone else now? 190.
0:39:32 > 0:39:35- I'm afraid that just falls short. - Oh!
0:39:36 > 0:39:38You had a fixed reserve, didn't you?
0:39:38 > 0:39:41Yes. It'll go back in the cupboard!
0:39:41 > 0:39:43What, for another 60 years?
0:39:48 > 0:39:54This next lot about to go under the hammer is so rare and is one of the nicest things I've seen on the show.
0:39:54 > 0:39:57It's got great provenance. It belongs to Olive
0:39:57 > 0:39:59who's selling this medal. 400 to £600
0:39:59 > 0:40:03with the right paperwork which Will saw at the valuation day.
0:40:03 > 0:40:09Since the valuation, I've had a chat to Adam Partridge and we've all discussed it
0:40:09 > 0:40:12you've found three more medals, we're putting them all in as one lot
0:40:12 > 0:40:17and we've revised the estimate 500 to £700.
0:40:17 > 0:40:22But that particular medal, the Distinguished Flying Medal, could do really well.
0:40:23 > 0:40:28Were you aware how valuable and rare this medal is?
0:40:28 > 0:40:31- Not at all, no! - Adam got really excited about it.
0:40:31 > 0:40:35- He said there's been lots of interest.- Gosh! Right!
0:40:35 > 0:40:39And he is hoping, it's only a hunch,
0:40:39 > 0:40:42but he's hoping it could do four figures.
0:40:42 > 0:40:45- Crikey!- That would be nice.
0:40:45 > 0:40:49With the other three medals added in, just could do four figures.
0:40:49 > 0:40:52We're gonna find out right now. Here we go.
0:40:52 > 0:40:55470 is the medal group to Sergeant,
0:40:55 > 0:40:57later Squadron Leader Clifford John Farmery, RAF,
0:40:57 > 0:41:01including his courage medal, a lovely medal group indeed.
0:41:01 > 0:41:06- Lot 470. An awful lot of interest on this.- Great.
0:41:06 > 0:41:10I can start straight in at £1,050.
0:41:10 > 0:41:13- Crikey!- 1,100 next, please?
0:41:13 > 0:41:161,050 bid. 1,050. Who's going 1,100?
0:41:16 > 0:41:1750. 1,200.
0:41:17 > 0:41:191,250. 1,300.
0:41:19 > 0:41:211,350. 1,400.
0:41:21 > 0:41:231,450. 1,500.
0:41:23 > 0:41:251,550. 1,600.
0:41:25 > 0:41:29- 1,650. 1,700.- There are two phone bidders waiting to come in!
0:41:29 > 0:41:321,700 on this phone. Is there 1,750 now?
0:41:33 > 0:41:36- 1,750.- New phone bidder.- Crikey!
0:41:36 > 0:41:391,850. 1,900.
0:41:40 > 0:41:411,950.
0:41:41 > 0:41:43- Perfect.- 2,000.
0:41:43 > 0:41:45Oh...
0:41:45 > 0:41:462,100.
0:41:46 > 0:41:482,200.
0:41:48 > 0:41:492,300.
0:41:49 > 0:41:52You'll have to pick me up off the floor soon!
0:41:52 > 0:41:552,300 on Mark's phone there.
0:41:55 > 0:41:582,300. Is there 2,400?
0:41:58 > 0:42:002,300. Are you all done now?
0:42:00 > 0:42:03At £2,300. We sell at 2,300.
0:42:04 > 0:42:07- The hammer's gone down.- Wow!- Gosh!
0:42:07 > 0:42:11Did you get that? £2,300!
0:42:11 > 0:42:13- Wow!- Would have been cheap at estimate!
0:42:13 > 0:42:17I hold my hands up there. That was brilliant.
0:42:17 > 0:42:20- Brilliant, yeah.- Anything to do with bravery, courage.- Yes.
0:42:20 > 0:42:23Like I say, it's a slice of history.
0:42:23 > 0:42:26- I'm thrilled for you. - I am as well.- Thank you!
0:42:26 > 0:42:30I'm so excited. OK, there is 15% commission to pay here.
0:42:30 > 0:42:33- Yeah.- What are you gonna put the money towards?
0:42:33 > 0:42:36Well, we just said a holiday.
0:42:36 > 0:42:40- A holiday. Might be a better holiday now!- A nice holiday now!- Yes!
0:42:40 > 0:42:43I'm just so shocked. It hasn't really sunk in yet.
0:42:43 > 0:42:46Go and have a cup of tea. Sit down.
0:42:46 > 0:42:49- A brandy, I think!- A brandy, yeah!
0:42:56 > 0:42:58What a day and what an auction!
0:42:58 > 0:43:02It's all over for us, but Adam's still weaving his magic.
0:43:02 > 0:43:06All credit to him. He's done us proud and so have our experts.
0:43:06 > 0:43:08But seeing the smile on Olive's face
0:43:08 > 0:43:10as she walked out the sale room
0:43:10 > 0:43:13with a whopping £2,300 for the medal.
0:43:13 > 0:43:16We fought our own personal battle here today and we won.
0:43:16 > 0:43:19Join us next time for many more surprises.
0:43:19 > 0:43:21Until then, it's cheerio from Cheshire!
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