0:00:05 > 0:00:07Today I've crossed the border into Scotland,
0:00:07 > 0:00:10into the largest town in East Ayrshire.
0:00:10 > 0:00:12Welcome to Flog It! from Kilmarnock.
0:00:33 > 0:00:36The crowds have gathered outside today's venue, the Palace Theatre,
0:00:36 > 0:00:39at this busy junction in the heart of Kilmarnock.
0:00:39 > 0:00:44This grand concert hall was opened in the 1860s and over the years,
0:00:44 > 0:00:48it's endured various closures and developments, changing from theatre
0:00:48 > 0:00:51to cinema and back again to theatre.
0:00:55 > 0:00:58Well, it looks like all the locals have turned out in force today
0:00:58 > 0:01:01and already the experts are working the crowd.
0:01:01 > 0:01:03I'd better join them.
0:01:03 > 0:01:06Today's entertainers are veteran expert James Lewis
0:01:06 > 0:01:08and new boy David Fletcher.
0:01:08 > 0:01:12They're keen to find all those important valuables to take off to auction.
0:01:12 > 0:01:17And coming up later in the show a familiar lady at auction weaves her magic.
0:01:17 > 0:01:18100, 110...
0:01:18 > 0:01:22And we get some exciting results.
0:01:22 > 0:01:26- What do you think of that? - I'm speechless!
0:01:26 > 0:01:29- Sweet music to our ears. - It is that, aye.
0:01:29 > 0:01:32But now to the valuation tables and opening the show
0:01:32 > 0:01:38is our old hand James and he's spotted some beauties from overseas.
0:01:38 > 0:01:44Rita, tell me, what are a fabulous pair of French Grecian maidens doing here in Kilmarnock?
0:01:44 > 0:01:47Well, I'd have to ask myself that.
0:01:47 > 0:01:52- No, no. I went along to the antique fair in Edinburgh...- Right.
0:01:52 > 0:01:57..which I go to every couple of months and I bought them there.
0:01:57 > 0:02:00- OK, how long have you had them? - Five years.- OK.
0:02:00 > 0:02:01So why are you flogging them now?
0:02:01 > 0:02:08They've been on my wall five years, I thought it would be nice to get something different to look at.
0:02:08 > 0:02:09Fantastic. Well, I love them.
0:02:09 > 0:02:12I have to say they're really wonderful quality
0:02:12 > 0:02:15and I'm sure you've seen the signature down at the bottom here.
0:02:15 > 0:02:16I have indeed.
0:02:16 > 0:02:20F Barbedienne for Ferdinand Barbedienne,
0:02:20 > 0:02:23and Ferdinand Barbedienne was a sculptor
0:02:23 > 0:02:26but he actually started in France as a wallpaper designer.
0:02:26 > 0:02:29- Really?- And he was a trainee saddle maker as well.
0:02:29 > 0:02:35- Wow.- So he was from the start having made saddles and then going into interior design and wallpaper making
0:02:35 > 0:02:39his influence really was on the overall look rather than
0:02:39 > 0:02:42on the actual sculpture, he was an interior designer.
0:02:42 > 0:02:46- Right.- So it was something that always has what we call "the look"
0:02:46 > 0:02:48and these are typical of his work.
0:02:48 > 0:02:50They're influenced by ancient Greece,
0:02:50 > 0:02:56they're made probably 1840 to 1860 and they're wonderful quality and as you say,
0:02:56 > 0:03:00they're just wall plaques, and they're lovely, I think they're great.
0:03:00 > 0:03:03So tell me, are you a massive collector of antiques?
0:03:03 > 0:03:09The house is stuffed full of antiques and bits and bobs and we say to the children that all the stuff
0:03:09 > 0:03:14is their inheritance and they say, "But, Mum. It's a load of rubbish."
0:03:14 > 0:03:20It's all about investment, and getting the money back that you paid, so what did you pay for them?
0:03:20 > 0:03:23Paid £160 for them.
0:03:23 > 0:03:25Well, we need to get you that money back...
0:03:25 > 0:03:28- Yes, please.- And I think we'll do that quite easily.
0:03:28 > 0:03:32I would put an estimate of 180 to 250 with a bit of discretion,
0:03:32 > 0:03:35- then fingers crossed it might do even better.- Yes.
0:03:35 > 0:03:37- Is that all right?- Yes, please.
0:03:37 > 0:03:39Brilliant. Let's see what happens.
0:03:39 > 0:03:44James has got one under his belt and now to our new expert, David. Well, he's spotted a little gem.
0:03:44 > 0:03:46Marjorie, this is sensational,
0:03:46 > 0:03:52a little group comprising a brooch and a pair of ear pendants.
0:03:52 > 0:03:54What can you tell me about them?
0:03:54 > 0:03:57Actually, I inherited them from my Aunt Mary,
0:03:57 > 0:03:59who moved out to Long Beach.
0:03:59 > 0:04:01Sadly, she died quite young and I inherited them from her
0:04:01 > 0:04:04along with some other items of jewellery.
0:04:04 > 0:04:07- Have you ever worn them yourself? - Yes, I have worn them.
0:04:07 > 0:04:10- The earrings in particular, yes. - Marvellous.- I enjoyed wearing them.
0:04:10 > 0:04:12They're real eye-catchers aren't they?
0:04:12 > 0:04:19- Yes.- The jewellery itself comprises three gold pieces,
0:04:19 > 0:04:24each one of which is set with an emerald
0:04:24 > 0:04:28backed by a piece of green foil, which just made them
0:04:28 > 0:04:33catch the light and sparkle in the way that a gemstone might do.
0:04:33 > 0:04:38These trembly bits are prone to damage and there is a certain
0:04:38 > 0:04:43amount of bending that has occurred there, which is a bit of a problem.
0:04:43 > 0:04:46Have you any idea what they might be worth?
0:04:48 > 0:04:51Um, about 300 - 500? I don't know.
0:04:51 > 0:04:52I think you're spot on.
0:04:52 > 0:04:56I think somewhere between those two figures.
0:04:56 > 0:05:00You should be doing my job, I think you've hit the nail on the head, really.
0:05:00 > 0:05:04They would have been made, I don't think I mentioned this, in about 1860
0:05:04 > 0:05:08so they would be catalogued as Victorian, in the middle of Victoria's reign.
0:05:08 > 0:05:14And, as you say, I would suggest an estimate of 300 - 500.
0:05:14 > 0:05:19The reserve just a little bit below the bottom estimate,
0:05:19 > 0:05:22280, if that would be acceptable to you?
0:05:22 > 0:05:23- Yes.- OK?
0:05:23 > 0:05:26Have you got anything nice planned to spend the money on?
0:05:26 > 0:05:30- We're going out to California, my fiance and I.- Splendid.
0:05:30 > 0:05:33- And it's near Long Beach where Aunt Mary used to live... - That's right.
0:05:33 > 0:05:36So perhaps I can visit some of her friends...
0:05:36 > 0:05:37How fitting.
0:05:37 > 0:05:41OK, I'll look forward to seeing you at the sale and I'm sure they will do very well.
0:05:46 > 0:05:48Tim, may I have a look at your walking cane?
0:05:48 > 0:05:51- Certainly.- Every fine gentleman should have a stick.
0:05:51 > 0:05:54- They should.- Does that look better? Does it suit me?- Absolutely.
0:05:54 > 0:05:57Tell me its history. How did you come by it?
0:05:57 > 0:06:01Well, it's actually my mother's. She's had it for years and years and years.
0:06:01 > 0:06:04I remember playing with it as a boy but that's all I know about it
0:06:04 > 0:06:08to be honest with you, apart from it's having little secrets in it.
0:06:08 > 0:06:11There are little secrets and we shall reveal them in just a moment.
0:06:11 > 0:06:15- It's actually a Malacca cane.- Right.
0:06:15 > 0:06:20- A lot of the good quality canes were made of Malacca, it's a tropical cane, basically.- Right.
0:06:20 > 0:06:26A good straight grain, easy to work with, and this is circa 1920s.
0:06:26 > 0:06:31- Right.- It's not a great deal of age but it was at the time when the Edwardians were hunting
0:06:31 > 0:06:36and shooting and fishing and just really pondering around the countryside, dressed up...
0:06:36 > 0:06:40- Right.- Enjoying themselves. Anyway, I can't wait to do this.
0:06:40 > 0:06:46- Carry on.- So we'll take this off because inside the cap there is...
0:06:47 > 0:06:52This is the little surprise. I'll use my finger here, look,
0:06:52 > 0:06:53very carefully...
0:06:53 > 0:06:59to reveal a little, tiny...it's like a stirrup cup, really, isn't it?
0:06:59 > 0:07:03- Look at that. So you can take a wee tot...- Yeah.
0:07:03 > 0:07:06..out on a frosty morning, in the winter.
0:07:06 > 0:07:12And where do you get the whisky from? Well, the flask is inside the cane, isn't it?
0:07:12 > 0:07:13Yeah.
0:07:13 > 0:07:18I'm astonished at the size of the flask, actually.
0:07:18 > 0:07:24- Here we go. It's still got its original silver stopper with cork, making it watertight.- Yeah.
0:07:24 > 0:07:27Because you don't want to lose any of that whisky, do you?
0:07:27 > 0:07:29Look at that.
0:07:29 > 0:07:31It'll keep you warm on a winter's morning.
0:07:31 > 0:07:34How about that?
0:07:34 > 0:07:37Everything is in such good condition. Isn't that lovely?
0:07:37 > 0:07:41- It is, yes.- Have you any idea how much this is worth?
0:07:41 > 0:07:42Haven't a clue.
0:07:42 > 0:07:46Well, because it's complete, these flasks usually break and they go missing.
0:07:46 > 0:07:49- Yeah.- And they get replaced with all sorts of things.
0:07:49 > 0:07:54I think we could put this into auction with a value of £100 to £150
0:07:54 > 0:07:57but I wouldn't be surprised if it made a little bit more.
0:07:57 > 0:07:58Mmm...yeah.
0:07:58 > 0:08:02- Were you surprised with that? - Yes, I was actually.
0:08:02 > 0:08:04Because it doesn't look quality from the outside.
0:08:04 > 0:08:07The components are all there and it's totally original.
0:08:07 > 0:08:09That's where the value is.
0:08:09 > 0:08:13- OK.- The collectors would like to own this. We'll put a fixed reserve on
0:08:13 > 0:08:15- at £100 if you're happy.- Yeah.
0:08:15 > 0:08:17- Yeah?- Yeah. - Do you want to sell it?- Yeah.
0:08:17 > 0:08:22I'll see you at the auction room and I think I'm ready to go now, I think that's rather smart.
0:08:22 > 0:08:23- Thank you, Tim.- Thank you.
0:08:33 > 0:08:39Liz, I can tell that this is a Royal Doulton pot,
0:08:39 > 0:08:43or a Royal Doulton jardiniere to give it its grand title.
0:08:43 > 0:08:48I'll tell you a bit more about how I know that in a minute. What can you tell me about it?
0:08:48 > 0:08:53Well, actually it was inherited from my mother, who went to auctions quite regularly.
0:08:53 > 0:08:55Right. What did she do with it?
0:08:55 > 0:08:59That was never ever a favourite of hers for some reason.
0:08:59 > 0:09:02- No.- And she obviously kept plastic daffodils in it.
0:09:05 > 0:09:10There's nothing wrong with plastic daffodils but it cries out for an aspidistra.
0:09:10 > 0:09:15- Yes.- Really. And they were very fashionable in the late 19th,
0:09:15 > 0:09:18early 20th century when this was made.
0:09:18 > 0:09:24I know this is Royal Doulton because I've seen a lot of similar items,
0:09:24 > 0:09:29all featuring this blue and white transfer-printed decoration.
0:09:29 > 0:09:33The decoration comprises two panels,
0:09:33 > 0:09:37each depicting a romantic...
0:09:37 > 0:09:40it could almost be a Tuscan landscape, couldn't it?
0:09:40 > 0:09:42Northern Italy.
0:09:42 > 0:09:45It evokes a distant time and a sunnier climate
0:09:45 > 0:09:48and you get very nostalgic about these things,
0:09:48 > 0:09:51so it's a piece of escapism, really, in that sense.
0:09:51 > 0:09:54Pots like this are fashionable, popular today,
0:09:54 > 0:09:58although they're not used for the same purposes,
0:09:58 > 0:10:01which makes me think to ask, what do you use it for?
0:10:01 > 0:10:04Well, I actually keep receipts in it.
0:10:04 > 0:10:09Keep receipts in it. OK. Your bookkeeping is about as good as mine if you can fill that with receipts.
0:10:09 > 0:10:13If you want to keep on top of your bookkeeping, you file your receipts immediately,
0:10:13 > 0:10:16you don't chuck 'em in a blue and white pot.
0:10:16 > 0:10:17Anyway, that's digressing.
0:10:17 > 0:10:23I'm pretty certain this would do very well if we came to sell it
0:10:23 > 0:10:26so I suggest an estimate of 100 to 150
0:10:26 > 0:10:29and a reserve of £100 if that's OK with you?
0:10:29 > 0:10:31- That would be fine.- Good.
0:10:33 > 0:10:37Well, we're half way through our day and we've found our first items
0:10:37 > 0:10:40to take off to auction and this is where it gets exciting
0:10:40 > 0:10:43because we put those valuations to the test and as you know,
0:10:43 > 0:10:45anything can happen in an auction room.
0:10:45 > 0:10:48So what will happen to this fab four?
0:10:48 > 0:10:54Firstly there's Liz's Royal Doulton pot that her mother filled with plastic daffodils.
0:10:54 > 0:10:56It will be joined by my stylish find.
0:10:56 > 0:10:59Every fine gentleman should have a stick. Does that look better?
0:10:59 > 0:11:01- Does it suit me? - It does. Absolutely.
0:11:01 > 0:11:07Tim's walking cane with secret drinking flask and mini glass should appeal to the Scottish bidders.
0:11:07 > 0:11:10David valued the stunning emerald and gold mourning brooch
0:11:10 > 0:11:12and earrings at £300 to £500.
0:11:12 > 0:11:15Marjorie is selling these inherited pieces
0:11:15 > 0:11:18to raise funds for a trip to California.
0:11:18 > 0:11:23And finally, James loved Rita's two bronze plaques by sculptor Ferdinand Barbedienne.
0:11:23 > 0:11:26James valued them at £180 to £250,
0:11:26 > 0:11:30but at auction will the bidders have their own ideas?
0:11:34 > 0:11:36Get me a chair.
0:11:37 > 0:11:39And now we're off to Glasgow to find out
0:11:39 > 0:11:44because those items have been catalogued by Flog It! favourite Anita Manning
0:11:44 > 0:11:47ready for today's sale at the Great Western auction rooms.
0:11:47 > 0:11:51As you can see, the room is absolutely packed full of kit.
0:11:51 > 0:11:53I think we'd better get things started.
0:11:55 > 0:12:01And to kick things off that fantastic set of gold and emerald jewellery.
0:12:01 > 0:12:04Now we've got those, they're just about to go under the hammer
0:12:04 > 0:12:08but unfortunately the owner, Marjorie, is in California on holiday.
0:12:08 > 0:12:10But we do have her best friend here, Elizabeth.
0:12:10 > 0:12:14Now you've been best friends for how long? Well, since you were what?
0:12:14 > 0:12:15About 18 or 19.
0:12:15 > 0:12:18- That's about ten years or so. - Something like that, yes.
0:12:18 > 0:12:22And did you ever see this brooch?
0:12:22 > 0:12:25Yes, I did. She wore it on one or two celebrations of mine,
0:12:25 > 0:12:28my 60th birthday and things like that, she wore it then.
0:12:28 > 0:12:32- But I don't think she's worn it since then.- Right. That's why she's decided to sell it?
0:12:32 > 0:12:34Yes. It's in a safe and not being used,
0:12:34 > 0:12:37so she's decided it's time for her to let it go.
0:12:37 > 0:12:40In a safe. Oh, it's that valuable. We got three to five, David.
0:12:40 > 0:12:44We have. It's a nice little assemblage, really, the three items.
0:12:44 > 0:12:47- Yes.- And it's that lovely little trembling effect you get
0:12:47 > 0:12:50from the little dangly bits that are going to make the sale really.
0:12:50 > 0:12:52They're eye catching.
0:12:52 > 0:12:56Hopefully, they'll be eye-catching to somebody here, they're about to go under the hammer.
0:12:56 > 0:13:00- Good luck.- Thank you. - You're going to get on the phone and tell her the good news?
0:13:00 > 0:13:04- Yes, I think she'll phone me this evening.- Will she? OK, it's going under the hammer.
0:13:04 > 0:13:07Lot 100, ladies and gentlemen,
0:13:07 > 0:13:12we have the brooch with the step cut emerald in the centre
0:13:12 > 0:13:14and the pair of earrings.
0:13:14 > 0:13:17That is a wonderful Victorian set.
0:13:17 > 0:13:21Can we say £500? 300?
0:13:21 > 0:13:25Will you start me at £200 for the emerald set? 200 bid.
0:13:25 > 0:13:27- 200, any advance at 210?- Come on.
0:13:27 > 0:13:29It's always a nerve-wracking time this.
0:13:29 > 0:13:33240, 250, 260, 270, 280...
0:13:33 > 0:13:38- We're getting there Elizabeth, we're getting there.- 280.
0:13:38 > 0:13:45Any advance on 280? All done at 280, all done at 280, 280.
0:13:45 > 0:13:47Yes. The reserve was 280. Just!
0:13:47 > 0:13:51Just edged it. It's so tense when the bidding starts as low as 100, 150,
0:13:51 > 0:13:54you're thinking they're never going to get there...
0:13:54 > 0:13:57- Yes.- But they do. - It climbs, it climbs.
0:13:57 > 0:14:00People are reluctant to make that first bid that's the problem.
0:14:00 > 0:14:02- That's right, yes.- He who dares!
0:14:07 > 0:14:12If you ever get stuck for something to drink out of you should be buying this next lot, it's a walking stick.
0:14:12 > 0:14:15- Yeah, and it belongs to Tim. Well, Tim's mother in fact.- Yeah.
0:14:15 > 0:14:20It's a wonderful walking cane with a little secret surprise and it's just great.
0:14:20 > 0:14:23I had a little chat to Anita off screen before the auction started
0:14:23 > 0:14:25- and she said it is such a fun item...- Yeah?
0:14:25 > 0:14:29When it arrived at the auction room straight from the valuation day
0:14:29 > 0:14:34- with the couriers she ran round to the pub which is next door and showed the landlord...- Right.
0:14:34 > 0:14:38- And he fell in love with it so hopefully he's going to be buying it.- It should be good.
0:14:38 > 0:14:41- I think that's a great thing for a landlord to have, don't you?- Yeah.
0:14:41 > 0:14:47Lot 250. Now this is a 19th century Malacca drinking flask cane.
0:14:47 > 0:14:50It is an unusual and rare item.
0:14:50 > 0:14:54Will you start me at 100? 50 then? 50 bid.
0:14:54 > 0:14:5960, 70, 80, 90, 100,
0:14:59 > 0:15:02110, 120, 130.
0:15:02 > 0:15:06- 130.- It's sold, isn't it?- Yeah.
0:15:06 > 0:15:09With Ian at 130 for this rare cane.
0:15:09 > 0:15:11Any advance on 130.
0:15:11 > 0:15:15- Come on, we'd like a bit more. - Any advance? 140, back in.
0:15:15 > 0:15:16150.
0:15:16 > 0:15:22With Ian at 150, any advance on 150? All done at 150, 150.
0:15:22 > 0:15:26- Hammer's gone down.- Spot on.- I think Mum would be pleased.- Spot on.
0:15:26 > 0:15:28- £150.- Yeah. - That's not bad is it?- Yeah.
0:15:28 > 0:15:31And hopefully the landlord did buy it.
0:15:31 > 0:15:33200, 210, 220.
0:15:33 > 0:15:39220, any advance on 220...
0:15:39 > 0:15:44We've got a top name going under the hammer right now, a bit of Royal Doulton.
0:15:44 > 0:15:48- It's a pot with a value of £100 to £150 and it belongs to Liz. Hello, there.- Hello.
0:15:48 > 0:15:53Now you kept, Mum kept plastic daffodils in this and you kept your...?
0:15:53 > 0:15:55- Receipts in it.- The receipt pot.
0:15:55 > 0:15:58The Royal Doulton receipt pot. Will we get that top end?
0:15:58 > 0:16:02Well, I don't think we will, Paul. I've had second thoughts about this.
0:16:02 > 0:16:04Bit of mixed feelings since valuation day.
0:16:04 > 0:16:07Yes, I have I'm afraid. I think I was so seduced about Liz's stories
0:16:07 > 0:16:10about keeping daffodils and her receipts in there,
0:16:10 > 0:16:11I thought, "What a wonderful idea."
0:16:11 > 0:16:14As a result of all that I think I slightly over-valued it
0:16:14 > 0:16:16so we got our heads together, Liz and I,
0:16:16 > 0:16:20and we've spoken to Anita and we've dropped the reserve. Not significantly...
0:16:20 > 0:16:23- OK.- But £80.- OK. Hopefully it shouldn't effect the result.
0:16:23 > 0:16:27I'd like to see it do what David said initially, between 100 and 150.
0:16:27 > 0:16:31Lot 598 is this very nice, now it's Royal Doulton,
0:16:31 > 0:16:34it's blue and white, it's a large jardiniere
0:16:34 > 0:16:36decorated with village scenes.
0:16:36 > 0:16:40Can we say 200? 150? £100.
0:16:40 > 0:16:42100, £50 then?
0:16:42 > 0:16:45£30. 30 bid.
0:16:45 > 0:16:47Any advance on 30 in the Doulton?
0:16:47 > 0:16:5340, 50, 60, 70, 80.
0:16:53 > 0:16:55£80. Any advance on £80?
0:16:55 > 0:16:59All done at £80. £80.
0:16:59 > 0:17:01- £80.- That's fine.- Well done.
0:17:01 > 0:17:03I think we did the right thing.
0:17:03 > 0:17:05- You did, didn't you?- I'm chuffed.
0:17:05 > 0:17:07That's fine. I'm very happy to have that.
0:17:07 > 0:17:09What are you going to put the money towards?
0:17:09 > 0:17:11- A meal out.- Oh, good. Good.
0:17:18 > 0:17:20Right, Rita, are you ready for this?
0:17:20 > 0:17:23- Absolutely, Paul. - It's the moment of truth.- It is.
0:17:23 > 0:17:25The bronze plaques are going under the hammer.
0:17:25 > 0:17:28We've got 180 to 250 on them. Will we get that top end?
0:17:28 > 0:17:31If we get top end we've done really well.
0:17:31 > 0:17:34- OK.- I think sort of 200, 220's about the mark for them.
0:17:34 > 0:17:36- OK.- But, you know, who knows?
0:17:36 > 0:17:39- Great auctioneer.- Yes.
0:17:39 > 0:17:41She's great. From Glasgow, you see.
0:17:41 > 0:17:43She is, isn't she? Yeah.
0:17:43 > 0:17:45We're going to find out what Anita can do for us.
0:17:45 > 0:17:47Let's see some magic. Good luck.
0:17:47 > 0:17:52Lot 583, a beautiful pair of cast bronze wall plaques.
0:17:52 > 0:17:56Now they're by Ferdinand Barbedienne
0:17:56 > 0:18:00and they're depicting two classical maidens.
0:18:00 > 0:18:04Start me at £200, £100 apiece.
0:18:04 > 0:18:07Start me at 200. One bid, one bid.
0:18:07 > 0:18:11110, 120, 130, 140.
0:18:11 > 0:18:16150, 160, 170,
0:18:16 > 0:18:21180, 190, 200, 210,
0:18:21 > 0:18:26220, 230, 240, 250,
0:18:26 > 0:18:30260, 270,
0:18:30 > 0:18:34280, 290, 300...
0:18:34 > 0:18:38- These are my things?- Sorry? - These are mine, aren't they?
0:18:38 > 0:18:40- These are yours, yes.- 20,
0:18:40 > 0:18:46330, 340, 350, 360, 370...
0:18:46 > 0:18:52- 370.- 380, 390, 400.
0:18:52 > 0:18:54Get me a chair.
0:18:54 > 0:19:01420, 440, 460, 480, 500...
0:19:01 > 0:19:04- It's frightening now. - It is, isn't it?
0:19:04 > 0:19:08520, 540. £540.
0:19:08 > 0:19:12Any advance on 540?
0:19:12 > 0:19:16All done at 540, 540.
0:19:16 > 0:19:20£540. The hammer's gone down on Rita's plaques.
0:19:20 > 0:19:22What do you think of that?
0:19:22 > 0:19:26- I'm speechless. - Cor. So am I. I think James is.
0:19:26 > 0:19:29You know, you often see great results, but that,
0:19:29 > 0:19:32I just cannot see that amount of money in those plaques. Fantastic.
0:19:32 > 0:19:36Do you know what it was? It was our bonny Glasgow girl, Anita Manning,
0:19:36 > 0:19:38- on the rostrum don't you think? - She's very good.
0:19:38 > 0:19:41- We should give her a round of applause.- We should, shouldn't we?
0:19:41 > 0:19:47We've got off to a great start and we'll be back to do battle in the auction room later.
0:19:47 > 0:19:50But first we're off to visit a collection
0:19:50 > 0:19:52any knight would be proud of.
0:19:54 > 0:19:58This is Dean Castle Country Park on the edge of Kilmarnock town.
0:19:58 > 0:20:02At the heart of these stunning grounds is the magnificent historic castle itself.
0:20:02 > 0:20:04But it's the collection, a wonderful collection,
0:20:04 > 0:20:07that I've come to see today that's housed inside the castle.
0:20:19 > 0:20:22The armoury here at Dean is a magnificent collection.
0:20:22 > 0:20:24It was brought together by just one man
0:20:24 > 0:20:27and it provides a fascinating insight
0:20:27 > 0:20:29into the realm of knights in shining armour
0:20:29 > 0:20:32and the conflict throughout the Middle Ages.
0:20:34 > 0:20:35Late on in the 19th century
0:20:35 > 0:20:39Dean Castle was inherited in a terrible condition
0:20:39 > 0:20:43by the eighth Lord Howard de Walden, Thomas to his friends.
0:20:43 > 0:20:46The eighth lord was a great benefactor to history.
0:20:46 > 0:20:49Not only did he bring this evocative castle back to life
0:20:49 > 0:20:53but he also established the glorious collection I am here to see.
0:20:53 > 0:20:57And thanks to the generosity of his son, the castle and armoury
0:20:57 > 0:21:01was donated to the people of Kilmarnock for all to enjoy.
0:21:17 > 0:21:19My guide to this incredible collection
0:21:19 > 0:21:22is museum officer Linda Fairlie.
0:21:22 > 0:21:26- This suit of armour is an Italian suit and it has...- 16th century?
0:21:26 > 0:21:31- It is 16th century and it's very light, it's light in weight.- Yeah.
0:21:31 > 0:21:35There's not a lot of weight in that one. The breast plate is very light.
0:21:35 > 0:21:38So how did the eighth lord amass such a wonderful collection?
0:21:38 > 0:21:43- How did he put it together?- Well, he had the help of a dealer in London.
0:21:43 > 0:21:47His name was Joubert and Joubert advised him on the weaponry to buy.
0:21:47 > 0:21:51He had a great deal of knowledge himself and he wrote books on armour
0:21:51 > 0:21:56but Joubert was certainly the dealer in London who was of most help to him.
0:21:56 > 0:21:58How much is in the collection?
0:21:58 > 0:22:01There's in excess of 250 items in the collection.
0:22:01 > 0:22:0390-odd swords, there are helmets,
0:22:03 > 0:22:06there are suits of armour, lots of decorative pieces.
0:22:06 > 0:22:10It's not like a military collection where there are lots and lots
0:22:10 > 0:22:13of the same type of thing, it has a whole variety of examples.
0:22:13 > 0:22:17- And you can see how it's developed over the centuries as well, can't you?- Yeah.
0:22:17 > 0:22:21- Not only as a cutting edge weapon but also as a piece of protection. - That's right.
0:22:22 > 0:22:26Conflict in the Middle Ages was dominated by the knight in shining armour.
0:22:26 > 0:22:28Forward.
0:22:28 > 0:22:33Battledress in various forms had been used throughout recorded history
0:22:33 > 0:22:37but only in the Middle Ages did the developments in metalworking
0:22:37 > 0:22:39enable sheet armour to be widely adopted.
0:22:39 > 0:22:42An arms race followed, with conflict spurring
0:22:42 > 0:22:45great innovations in design of armour
0:22:45 > 0:22:47and soon it became just as important
0:22:47 > 0:22:49outside the realms of conflict.
0:22:52 > 0:22:54Armour was a huge status symbol,
0:22:54 > 0:22:57the equivalent of a sports car or luxury yacht.
0:22:57 > 0:22:59Elaborately decorated and beautifully crafted,
0:22:59 > 0:23:04style became important as fashion dictated trends.
0:23:05 > 0:23:10Beauty and craftsmanship is abundantly evident in the Dean's collection
0:23:10 > 0:23:13and, for Linda, it is this that is most interesting.
0:23:21 > 0:23:24You've selected some pieces, Linda, for us to look at.
0:23:24 > 0:23:27What interests you most about these?
0:23:27 > 0:23:29I think these ones are interesting.
0:23:29 > 0:23:34The piece we looked at earlier, the armour, is a lightweight suit that would be worn on parade.
0:23:34 > 0:23:39This one is exceedingly heavy, it's at the other end of the spectrum
0:23:39 > 0:23:42and it's early to mid-17th century.
0:23:42 > 0:23:45It's Hungarian, originally this would have been bright blue.
0:23:45 > 0:23:48It would have been polished steel and then heat treated
0:23:48 > 0:23:53and it would have ended up being almost peacock blue with all the gilding,
0:23:53 > 0:23:55it just would have been amazing.
0:23:55 > 0:23:59There's this sense that you can't move in this sort of armour and you really can,
0:23:59 > 0:24:02they're so well made that the articulation on them is wonderful
0:24:02 > 0:24:04and you can move quite freely, really.
0:24:10 > 0:24:12One thing that does interest me is the gun.
0:24:12 > 0:24:14- Can I pick that up?- Yes, you can.
0:24:15 > 0:24:17Can you tell me about this?
0:24:17 > 0:24:19Yes, this is a really interesting piece.
0:24:19 > 0:24:24It's beautifully decorated, it's a rifle carbine,
0:24:24 > 0:24:28it dates from about 1660 and the interesting thing about this
0:24:28 > 0:24:32is that it's one of the few English pieces that we have in the collection.
0:24:32 > 0:24:35The collection is mainly European.
0:24:35 > 0:24:41- Yeah.- Italy, Germany are the main, but there are one or two notable exceptions and this is one of them.
0:24:41 > 0:24:44- It was made by Hughes... - Hughes, it says here.
0:24:44 > 0:24:47- Yes.- Wootton Bassett. It says it here and it says it...
0:24:47 > 0:24:51That's incredible, that's near me in Marlborough, in Wiltshire.
0:24:51 > 0:24:54Yeah, yeah. And he is known only to have made five weapons.
0:24:54 > 0:24:59Two pairs of pistols, and they are in Copenhagen and Vienna museums,
0:24:59 > 0:25:03- and this is the only rifle carbine that we know off.- It's beautiful.
0:25:03 > 0:25:06- It's a beautiful piece.- Look at the craftsmanship and the detail.
0:25:06 > 0:25:10- Yes.- It is a work of art. And the bat extends?- It does indeed.
0:25:10 > 0:25:13There's a little button just here and with any luck it will just pull out
0:25:13 > 0:25:15and that allowed it the carbine...
0:25:15 > 0:25:17Goes into the shoulder.
0:25:17 > 0:25:20- The carbine was used on horseback. - Yes.
0:25:20 > 0:25:23And it's not as long as a flintlock rifle as such,
0:25:23 > 0:25:27smaller than that and it can be turned into a pistol as well,
0:25:27 > 0:25:31so the muzzle can screw off and it turns back into a pistol.
0:25:31 > 0:25:34This is possibly one of the nicest guns I have ever held.
0:25:34 > 0:25:37- Yes, it's beautiful, really beautiful.- It really is.
0:25:37 > 0:25:41What's your favourite piece in the collection, if you can have one?
0:25:41 > 0:25:43Well, it is quite difficult.
0:25:43 > 0:25:47Possibly a basinet, which is on display but another piece
0:25:47 > 0:25:52is this tiny little piece here and this is a wheel lock spanner.
0:25:52 > 0:25:59It's beautifully decorated and, basically, it's like a Swiss army knife of an earlier date.
0:25:59 > 0:26:03It dates from 16th century and it is counterfeit damascened,
0:26:03 > 0:26:05which means that it has been cross hatched
0:26:05 > 0:26:08and then the gold has been battered into it
0:26:08 > 0:26:11and that's held as a key and that's held it in place.
0:26:11 > 0:26:15It's the fact they've gone to the trouble to decorate
0:26:15 > 0:26:18- a tiny little thing like that. - That's beautiful isn't it?- Yes.
0:26:18 > 0:26:20Thank you so much for showing me round,
0:26:20 > 0:26:23I know this is just a small part of it and there is so much more to see.
0:26:23 > 0:26:26- There is indeed and it was my pleasure.- Thank you.- Thank you.
0:26:46 > 0:26:49And now it's time to battle through the crowds
0:26:49 > 0:26:51back at the Palace Theatre.
0:26:51 > 0:26:55And James has quite a reaction to his next item.
0:26:57 > 0:27:00Ann, I love this. Do you?
0:27:00 > 0:27:03- I'm not particularly bothered.- No?
0:27:03 > 0:27:05- No.- Oh, it's fantastic.
0:27:05 > 0:27:12Look at that. That's a typical piece of Scottish hardstone and silverwork,
0:27:12 > 0:27:16only ever made in Scotland but taking all of its influence
0:27:16 > 0:27:20from a Roman or possibly... no, in fact, Greek...
0:27:20 > 0:27:23- Yes, it's a Greek key. - A Greek amphora.
0:27:23 > 0:27:27Set with Scottish hardstones and I think that would have been used as a scent bottle.
0:27:27 > 0:27:30I can't see what else it could be.
0:27:30 > 0:27:34It's got a little detachable or screw off cover
0:27:34 > 0:27:38that then slides, then you can see the hole from the centre.
0:27:38 > 0:27:41But this, I don't think, started life...
0:27:41 > 0:27:43- With the...- With the scent bottle.
0:27:43 > 0:27:45I think that is a chatelaine
0:27:45 > 0:27:48so it would have probably been suspended
0:27:48 > 0:27:51from a lady's dress or skirt
0:27:51 > 0:27:54and each one of these is a little separate tool.
0:27:54 > 0:28:00Now, it could be a baby's feeding spoon, little separate fork.
0:28:00 > 0:28:02It's too jaggy for a baby, that fork.
0:28:02 > 0:28:04Oh, yes, the fork wouldn't be for a baby.
0:28:04 > 0:28:07But that...
0:28:07 > 0:28:10that looks remarkably like
0:28:10 > 0:28:12an ear cleaner.
0:28:12 > 0:28:14Ever tried it?
0:28:14 > 0:28:18- You can do it on yourself, thanks. - Come on, have a go, go on.
0:28:18 > 0:28:19Go away.
0:28:19 > 0:28:23Well, I'm not going to start poking my own ears.
0:28:23 > 0:28:27But you know, it's amazing that if you look at the ancient excavations,
0:28:27 > 0:28:31the Roman's had these and they called them ear spoons.
0:28:31 > 0:28:34- Mmm?- And you know... - Is it not a bit broken off the edge?
0:28:34 > 0:28:36No, I don't think so.
0:28:36 > 0:28:39See that little rounded end?
0:28:39 > 0:28:41- Yes.- It's just a little spoon.
0:28:41 > 0:28:44And it's much more sensible that a cotton bud.
0:28:44 > 0:28:48- Well, cotton bud would just shove wax back in again.- Yeah.
0:28:48 > 0:28:51But, on the other hand, I would think you could do your ear drum
0:28:51 > 0:28:55- a great deal of damage with that. - You certainly could with that.
0:28:57 > 0:28:59But, no, I think they're great.
0:28:59 > 0:29:02- I mean, I think that was probably made in China.- Oh.
0:29:02 > 0:29:08In Shanghai or possibly Hong Kong around 1890 to 1910.
0:29:08 > 0:29:11I think by the time this little lot finds its way into the auctions,
0:29:11 > 0:29:14I think Anita may well split them up into two lots
0:29:14 > 0:29:17but I'm going to leave them together,
0:29:17 > 0:29:19put an auction estimate of £100 to £150
0:29:19 > 0:29:22and I think they'll do that and do that easily.
0:29:22 > 0:29:26We'll be able to go for fish and chips when we're finished with it.
0:29:26 > 0:29:28Will you take me for fish and chips?
0:29:28 > 0:29:30Is that a deal if it does that?
0:29:30 > 0:29:32- Yes.- Shake on it.
0:29:32 > 0:29:33Deal. Fantastic.
0:29:50 > 0:29:53- Hello, Robert.- Hi there.- Thank you for coming to join us today.
0:29:53 > 0:29:55- Have you come far? - Catrine, ten miles away.
0:29:55 > 0:30:01Ten miles. Not too bad. Now, tell me what this is you've brought in for me and where you bought it.
0:30:01 > 0:30:04Well, I got it from my mum who passed away quite recently.
0:30:04 > 0:30:09- OK.- And she told me it was a Clarice Cliff jam pot.- Right.
0:30:09 > 0:30:11She's absolutely right.
0:30:11 > 0:30:13It's typical of Clarice Cliff,
0:30:13 > 0:30:18in the sense that it's decorated in those bright colours
0:30:18 > 0:30:23that are characteristic of the Art-Deco style, 1930s style.
0:30:23 > 0:30:27- Where did your mum buy it? - She got it in a charity shop for £5.
0:30:27 > 0:30:30- £5.- £5.- OK.
0:30:30 > 0:30:33If we turn it upside down we'll see that it's marked
0:30:33 > 0:30:38and this will also tell us the name of the title, which is Nasturtium,
0:30:38 > 0:30:44so we know exactly what the pattern is, the nature of the decoration is.
0:30:44 > 0:30:49There's one thing about it that strikes me as being slightly odd.
0:30:49 > 0:30:51Have you twigged what that might be?
0:30:51 > 0:30:59- No.- Well, I'm a bit concerned that the cover doesn't belong to the base. - Right.
0:30:59 > 0:31:04- I think if it did, you would find this type of decoration echoed in the lid.- It would carry on up the lid.
0:31:04 > 0:31:05That's exactly right.
0:31:05 > 0:31:12It's the right shape, I mean, the object itself forms the shape of an egg, as you can see,
0:31:12 > 0:31:16- and it has one of these popular Art-Deco handles...- Right.
0:31:16 > 0:31:20But the fact that it's filled, that's typical of the Art-Deco style.
0:31:20 > 0:31:25It would be more logical to have a piercing through the handle so you could pick it up.
0:31:25 > 0:31:30So it's not terribly functional but it makes it dead stylish, really,
0:31:30 > 0:31:33- and that's what Clarice Cliff is all about, style.- Style.
0:31:33 > 0:31:36We should now think about what it might make at auction.
0:31:36 > 0:31:40I think if it were absolutely certain that the top and the base matched
0:31:40 > 0:31:44- we'd be looking at a figure of around about £100.- Right.
0:31:44 > 0:31:49As it doesn't match, I think we're going to have to come down a bit.
0:31:49 > 0:31:53- I think this is worth between £40 and £60.- Right.
0:31:53 > 0:31:56- Not a huge amount of money but more than your mum paid for it.- Aye, aye.
0:31:56 > 0:31:59So what would you do with the money?
0:31:59 > 0:32:03Well, I would buy some mementos or keepsake for Mum.
0:32:03 > 0:32:05A keepsake of your mother, that's a lovely thought.
0:32:05 > 0:32:08Something I could keep that I liked.
0:32:08 > 0:32:14- Yes, something that would remind you of her and remind you indirectly of the Clarice Cliff...- Aye, aye.
0:32:14 > 0:32:18- ..Pot that she bought from a charity shop.- That's right.
0:32:18 > 0:32:23- And I hope will have happy associations for you because you brought it along to Flog It!- Right.
0:32:23 > 0:32:27- And I look forward to seeing you at the auction sale.- Right. Thanks. - Thank you.
0:32:32 > 0:32:36George, I have to say, when I first saw you in the queue outside
0:32:36 > 0:32:39I thought I was going to see you busking,
0:32:39 > 0:32:41but here we are, give me a pull with this.
0:32:41 > 0:32:43Do you play the concertina?
0:32:43 > 0:32:48- No, no.- No?- The guitar.- Oh, there's somewhat of a different skill in that isn't there.- Yeah.
0:32:48 > 0:32:51So tell me, where did you come to gain a concertina?
0:32:51 > 0:32:54Well, my uncle worked in a cleansing department in Glasgow.
0:32:54 > 0:32:57A cleansing department. What's a cleansing department?
0:32:57 > 0:33:00- Bin man, he works for... - Oh, a bin man. OK.- The council.
0:33:00 > 0:33:04And he used to pick up a lot of things and he brought me this
0:33:04 > 0:33:08and some records and a print and when he died they passed on to me
0:33:08 > 0:33:13- so it's really no good to me so better somebody gets the use of it.- Yeah.
0:33:13 > 0:33:17And that likes that sort of thing and get it back to its original state.
0:33:17 > 0:33:21- Isn't that amazing what people do and what they throw away?- Aye.- Gosh.
0:33:21 > 0:33:25So whatever I get for it will go to restore an old guitar that I've got.
0:33:25 > 0:33:28- Restore one? - Yeah.- Why not buy a new guitar?
0:33:28 > 0:33:31Cos I like the one I've got, it's from the '60s and it's a wee bit damaged.
0:33:31 > 0:33:35- Electric or acoustic? - Both. Semi-electric.
0:33:35 > 0:33:37- And do you play in a band?- No, no.
0:33:37 > 0:33:40- Just for fun.- Just for fun. - Brilliant.
0:33:40 > 0:33:42Well, let's have a look at this.
0:33:42 > 0:33:47C. Wheatstone & Co, inventors, patentees and manufacturers
0:33:47 > 0:33:51of concertinas, violas, based in London.
0:33:51 > 0:33:57Now I'm not a specialist in the concertinas so I've phoned a few friends,
0:33:57 > 0:34:00and I looked it up on the internet before coming to the table here,
0:34:00 > 0:34:06and Wheatstone's first concertinas are listed between 1842 and 1847.
0:34:06 > 0:34:09This one is slightly later than that,
0:34:09 > 0:34:12probably made between 1860 and 1890
0:34:12 > 0:34:16- but the value really depends so much on how many keys...- Yeah.
0:34:16 > 0:34:18And on the quality of the materials.
0:34:18 > 0:34:21This one is ebonised rather than rosewood
0:34:21 > 0:34:25- and the front and back plates are pierced chrome rather than pierced silver...- Uh huh.
0:34:25 > 0:34:28But it's still a very good model.
0:34:28 > 0:34:32- Yeah.- I think it's going to make between £150 and £250.
0:34:32 > 0:34:34Right, right, that'd be quite good.
0:34:34 > 0:34:38How much do you think it's going to cost to have your guitars restored?
0:34:38 > 0:34:40I think about a £100 to £150 to get them restored.
0:34:40 > 0:34:43- Fingers crossed that'll pay for it. - Oh, aye, that'd be great.
0:34:46 > 0:34:49Well, our experts have been very busy working flat out.
0:34:49 > 0:34:54It's now time to test our valuations as we go off to auction and here's a quick rundown of what we're taking.
0:34:54 > 0:35:00Firstly, this brightly painted Clarice Cliff preserve jar with one small problem.
0:35:00 > 0:35:06Well, I'm a bit concerned that the cover doesn't belong to the base.
0:35:06 > 0:35:10But Robert's bound to make a profit, his mum got it for a fiver.
0:35:10 > 0:35:14George's concertina made by London makers Wheatstone
0:35:14 > 0:35:15was saved from the bin
0:35:15 > 0:35:18and could now prove to be a bit of a star in the auction.
0:35:20 > 0:35:23And last by no means least,
0:35:23 > 0:35:29Ann's unusual scent bottle with silver tools valued at £100 to £150.
0:35:29 > 0:35:31- Ann, I love these?- Why?- Do you?
0:35:31 > 0:35:34- I'm not particularly bothered.- No? - No.
0:35:34 > 0:35:38Let's hope the bidders share James' enthusiasm.
0:35:40 > 0:35:45Well, our auctioneer, Anita, is definitely on James' side.
0:35:45 > 0:35:48We have two separate things here, Paul.
0:35:48 > 0:35:53We have this absolutely divine little scent bottle and I love Scottish polished agate.
0:35:53 > 0:35:57- You like the stones. - Yes, I love the stones, I love them.
0:35:57 > 0:36:03- I'd rather have the mossy hues of Scottish pebble jewellery than diamonds.- Yes.
0:36:03 > 0:36:06But, added to this, we have this little...
0:36:06 > 0:36:09- Collection of tools. - Collection of tools.
0:36:09 > 0:36:14- It would have been part of a chatelaine, maybe at one point.- Yes.
0:36:14 > 0:36:17- I particularly like this little... - Moth.- Butterfly.- Is it a butterfly.
0:36:17 > 0:36:20- Or moth motif there.- It's lovely.
0:36:20 > 0:36:23I think it's very sweet and I kept them together.
0:36:23 > 0:36:27Yeah, I'm pleased you kept them together because James wanted them to be together.
0:36:27 > 0:36:30Well, again, it's the psychology of selling. He's an auctioneer.
0:36:30 > 0:36:35- Yes.- The people who look at that will know that they are two separate items...- Yes.
0:36:35 > 0:36:37And perhaps they're getting two for the price of one.
0:36:37 > 0:36:39So are we OK with the money?
0:36:39 > 0:36:42- Top end?- It might struggle at the top end, Paul.- Lower end then.
0:36:42 > 0:36:44Lower end. Lower end.
0:36:44 > 0:36:47But I'll do my very best.
0:36:47 > 0:36:54Well, they belong to Ann and she's arrived ready for the sale and I've got a question for her.
0:36:54 > 0:36:58I want to know why you're selling this because it's gorgeous, it's good,
0:36:58 > 0:37:01it's quality and it's something, it's something that,
0:37:01 > 0:37:03well, if we were allowed to buy,
0:37:03 > 0:37:05I know James and I would probably have a go at it.
0:37:05 > 0:37:09- Well, it's been in the family for a long time...- Yes.
0:37:09 > 0:37:15And, at my age, there's not really any sense and nobody else wants it.
0:37:15 > 0:37:16Oh, that's a shame isn't it.
0:37:16 > 0:37:19So you're going to let it go to a collector anyway?
0:37:19 > 0:37:22Yes. Maybe somebody will get some fun out of it.
0:37:22 > 0:37:25But it's quality, they're silver and they've been beautifully made as well.
0:37:25 > 0:37:29And I know, I was listening over your shoulder at the valuation day
0:37:29 > 0:37:32and thinking what's James going to say about the little spoon?
0:37:32 > 0:37:35You know, it could be a baby spoon or something,
0:37:35 > 0:37:36or one of them was an ear cleaner.
0:37:36 > 0:37:39Yes. I would have done myself an injury with that.
0:37:39 > 0:37:41You would, wouldn't you? You'd burst your eardrum.
0:37:41 > 0:37:44- I did try and clean her ears with it...- Oh, charming.
0:37:44 > 0:37:46- But you wouldn't let me. - They're clean already.
0:37:46 > 0:37:50- Isn't he naughty? Let's take a look at James's.- You don't want to.
0:37:50 > 0:37:51Oh, could do with some work there.
0:37:51 > 0:37:55131 is the Scottish silver scent bottle
0:37:55 > 0:37:57and it has, and it's a separate item,
0:37:57 > 0:38:00a chatelaine with a lovely,
0:38:00 > 0:38:04a silver chatelaine with a lovely little butterfly detail.
0:38:04 > 0:38:08So you have two lots there really, two items in that lot.
0:38:08 > 0:38:12Will you start me at 100? 100 bid.
0:38:12 > 0:38:19100. 110, 120, 130, 140, 150, 160.
0:38:22 > 0:38:24160. 160, 170, 180...
0:38:24 > 0:38:29- She's pulling those bids. - This is good, isn't it?- 190.
0:38:29 > 0:38:35190, it's on the floor at £190.
0:38:35 > 0:38:37190.
0:38:37 > 0:38:40All done at 190, 190.
0:38:40 > 0:38:43- Yes.- That's it.
0:38:43 > 0:38:46Quality always sells. We got top money for that.
0:38:46 > 0:38:47- Fantastic.- We did.
0:38:47 > 0:38:49- Yeah.- Thank you.- He was right.
0:38:51 > 0:38:54Well, it wouldn't be Flog It!, would it, without this next lot.
0:38:54 > 0:38:57Can you guess what I'm going to say? Yes, Clarice Cliff.
0:38:57 > 0:38:59It's a preserve pot, it belongs to Robert.
0:38:59 > 0:39:04Now we've got the pot but unfortunately Robert can't be with us today but we do have David,
0:39:04 > 0:39:06our expert that put the value on this.
0:39:06 > 0:39:09- I did.- £40 to £60, somewhere around there we're hoping for.
0:39:09 > 0:39:11I mean, it's by no means the best lot in the sale
0:39:11 > 0:39:14but if you're looking to start collecting Clarice Cliff
0:39:14 > 0:39:17you've got to start somewhere and why not buy some like this?
0:39:17 > 0:39:19It's fully marked, it's brightly decorated,
0:39:19 > 0:39:22we're a little bit concerned that the top might belong to it
0:39:22 > 0:39:23but a good place to start.
0:39:23 > 0:39:26Lot 463, ladies and gentlemen,
0:39:26 > 0:39:32the Clarice Cliff bizarre Nasturtium daffodil shape preserve pot and cover.
0:39:32 > 0:39:34And I can start the bidding at £40.
0:39:34 > 0:39:36- OK.- It's with me at 40.
0:39:36 > 0:39:4350, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100, 110.
0:39:43 > 0:39:46110.
0:39:46 > 0:39:51I have a bid of 120 so the bid's with me at 120.
0:39:51 > 0:39:53Are you out, sir? Out. 120 with me.
0:39:53 > 0:39:57130, I'm out, fresh bidder.
0:39:57 > 0:39:59Fresh bidder at 130 and I'm out.
0:39:59 > 0:40:03140, fresh bidder again. 140.
0:40:03 > 0:40:05£140.
0:40:05 > 0:40:09150, 160.
0:40:09 > 0:40:13160. It's on the floor at £160.
0:40:13 > 0:40:17Any advance on 160? 160.
0:40:17 > 0:40:19- Gosh.- Fantastic.- £160.
0:40:19 > 0:40:23Robert will be so pleased with that because I know he was expecting £60
0:40:23 > 0:40:25for sort of the top end of the estimate.
0:40:25 > 0:40:28- Yes.- What did I say? Clarice never lets us down, does it?
0:40:28 > 0:40:31- Now he'll be able to buy something lovely in memory of his mum.- Yes.
0:40:31 > 0:40:35So I'm really sorry he's not able to be here but that's good news for him anyway.
0:40:41 > 0:40:43George, Wheatstone concertinas are big business
0:40:43 > 0:40:47and we've seen it on the show before, we've had some great results.
0:40:47 > 0:40:48It all depends on how many buttons.
0:40:48 > 0:40:52- Right.- We've got a valuation or around £150 to £250 put on by James
0:40:52 > 0:40:58but we're hoping, we're hoping for a big crescendo, a lovely big ending to this one.
0:40:58 > 0:41:00I'm totally confused, I have to admit.
0:41:00 > 0:41:03You know, on the valuation day I looked at this and I thought,
0:41:03 > 0:41:05"Now is it a good one or isn't it a good one?"
0:41:05 > 0:41:09- It's a great make, it's the best. - A great make but I didn't know if it was a really, really good one
0:41:09 > 0:41:12so I checked up on the internet and I thought, "Fabulous, yes,
0:41:12 > 0:41:16"found that one, that one and that one, they've all sold for around £200,
0:41:16 > 0:41:17"let's put 150 to 250 on it."
0:41:17 > 0:41:22A week last Friday, a week last Thursday, I was taking a sale where I put exactly that estimate.
0:41:22 > 0:41:24I'm not going to tell you, I've written on here what it made.
0:41:24 > 0:41:27OK. We're going to have a grand reveal later on.
0:41:27 > 0:41:32Lot 233 is the Wheatstone concertina with brass label
0:41:32 > 0:41:35in original box with paper label.
0:41:35 > 0:41:41I am holding bids on this item and I can start the bidding at £300.
0:41:41 > 0:41:43We're straight in at 300.
0:41:43 > 0:41:44Any advance on 300?
0:41:44 > 0:41:50320, 350, 380, 400, 420, 450,
0:41:50 > 0:41:57480, 500, 520, 550, 580, 600, 620, 640...
0:41:57 > 0:42:01- Getting higher and higher.- 680.
0:42:01 > 0:42:02680. 700.
0:42:02 > 0:42:09700. 720, 750, 780.
0:42:09 > 0:42:14£780. 780.
0:42:14 > 0:42:17- 800 on the phone.- Oh. - Yes, 800 on the phone.
0:42:17 > 0:42:22800, 820, 840, 860...
0:42:22 > 0:42:24- Sweet music to our ears, isn't it? - It is that, aye.
0:42:24 > 0:42:28880, 900,
0:42:28 > 0:42:34920, 940, 960,
0:42:34 > 0:42:39980, 1,000.
0:42:39 > 0:42:441,050, 1,100.
0:42:44 > 0:42:481,100 with Lara on the phone.
0:42:48 > 0:42:521,100. Any advance on 1,100?
0:42:52 > 0:42:55All done at 1,100, 1,100.
0:42:55 > 0:42:59- Yes.- 1,100. Why didn't you say that on the day?
0:42:59 > 0:43:01Because it was only a week last Thursday.
0:43:01 > 0:43:06- But I have to say the box of this one was fantastic condition in comparison to theirs.- Yeah.
0:43:06 > 0:43:09- Is that right.- Yeah, brilliant. - Fantastic, George.
0:43:09 > 0:43:11- That's superb.- That'll get the guitar.- Aye.
0:43:11 > 0:43:14Should get the granddaughter a new one and all. She's only three, so...
0:43:14 > 0:43:17- Oh, she's only three. Start them young.- That's right.
0:43:17 > 0:43:22- You never know, she might be the most famous singer songwriter in the next 20 years time.- That's good.
0:43:22 > 0:43:25- Fantastic.- What a great result. Thank you so much for bringing that in.
0:43:25 > 0:43:27- Yes, did well. - And to James for the valuation.
0:43:27 > 0:43:29I hope you've enjoyed today's show.
0:43:29 > 0:43:33We've got plenty more surprises to come in the future so whatever you do keep watching.
0:43:33 > 0:43:35Until the next time, bye-bye.
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