0:00:03 > 0:00:09Welcome to Flog It. Today we're at the seaside on the Essex coastline on the lookout for some real treasure.
0:00:09 > 0:00:14And later on in the programme, I won't be building sand castles, I've got a real one to play with!
0:00:34 > 0:00:38This is the fascinating Harwich Redoubt fort, built 200 years ago
0:00:38 > 0:00:43to fend off the threat of Napoleon's invading French army.
0:00:43 > 0:00:45It's now hidden away and nearly forgotten.
0:00:45 > 0:00:46Later in the programme,
0:00:46 > 0:00:49I'll be having a good look around and finding out
0:00:49 > 0:00:53why this place was once of great importance to our island nation.
0:00:55 > 0:01:02Just look at this! It feels like one great big solid mass, but it is a visual delight.
0:01:02 > 0:01:07But first we're off to a traditional British seaside holiday resort,
0:01:07 > 0:01:09nearby Clacton-on-Sea in Essex,
0:01:09 > 0:01:12where the queue is already forming for our valuation day.
0:01:12 > 0:01:15Today we're at the Princes Theatre,
0:01:15 > 0:01:19just a couple of minutes from the seafront and the town pier.
0:01:19 > 0:01:23Our experts are already mooching through this massive crowd,
0:01:23 > 0:01:27searching for the best items to take off to auction
0:01:27 > 0:01:31and today we've got the wonderful Elizabeth Talbot and Will Axon.
0:01:31 > 0:01:32Well, by my watch, it is now 9.30.
0:01:32 > 0:01:36It's time to get the doors open and get this show on the road.
0:01:36 > 0:01:38- Are you ready to go in? CROWD:- Yes!
0:01:48 > 0:01:51Everybody is now settled inside and it's time to get started.
0:01:51 > 0:01:56It looks as though Will has found an item to put a big smile on his face.
0:01:56 > 0:01:59- Malcolm, hello there.- Hello. - Thanks for coming in.- Yeah.
0:01:59 > 0:02:03- Tell me, are you a cat lover in particular?- Yes.
0:02:03 > 0:02:06- I've had collections of cats. - So what drew you to this cat,
0:02:06 > 0:02:10because looking at him, he's got quite a scary face, hasn't he?
0:02:10 > 0:02:16He's very unusual to look at, the green eyes and the funny-coloured mouth.
0:02:16 > 0:02:17Yeah, I mean...
0:02:17 > 0:02:19And that's what took me to him.
0:02:19 > 0:02:22- That big grin, I would say Alice In Wonderland.- Yeah.
0:02:22 > 0:02:24- It's the Cheshire Cat, isn't he? - Yeah.
0:02:24 > 0:02:28Let's have a closer look at him because I rather like him.
0:02:28 > 0:02:31And I can just see inside here,
0:02:31 > 0:02:35- "Modelled by FG Doughty". Freda Doughty.- Yeah.
0:02:35 > 0:02:41So 1957, Royal Worcester, Cheshire Cat modelled by Freda Doughty.
0:02:41 > 0:02:44Now, Royal Worcester, Freda Doughty, good names,
0:02:44 > 0:02:47in this case, for a series of Alice In Wonderland figures.
0:02:47 > 0:02:49- Have you got the whole set at home? - No, I wish I had.
0:02:49 > 0:02:51- So do I. That would have been nice. - Yeah.
0:02:51 > 0:02:54So how come you've come by getting just the one figure here?
0:02:54 > 0:02:59Well, the one figure - I was car-booting at Weeley
0:02:59 > 0:03:04and it started to rain, a lady was packing up, and I...
0:03:04 > 0:03:08I just looked in the bottom of a box and it was wrapped in a towel.
0:03:08 > 0:03:11- Really?- Yeah. And I said, "Are you selling it?" And she said,
0:03:11 > 0:03:15- "Yeah, a pound."- And you said, "I'll have that!"- Yeah.
0:03:15 > 0:03:17- You didn't know what it was?- No.
0:03:17 > 0:03:22- You didn't even look at the mark. - No, I just had that...that thing that it was worth something.
0:03:22 > 0:03:24Well, we love to hear stories like that on Flog It!
0:03:24 > 0:03:27It makes you want to get up early and get out to the boot fairs.
0:03:27 > 0:03:29- Yeah.- Something for £1.
0:03:29 > 0:03:32Because once you got it home, you did a bit of research, did you?
0:03:32 > 0:03:35Or did it hang about in the display cabinet for a while?
0:03:35 > 0:03:40Well, when I was at the car boot, there was a dealer there
0:03:40 > 0:03:43and he said, "I'll give you £50 for it, here and now,"
0:03:43 > 0:03:45and that's what tipped me over the edge.
0:03:45 > 0:03:48I thought, "No, I'll stick with it, I'll keep it,"
0:03:48 > 0:03:51just to have a bit of a study and I looked it up
0:03:51 > 0:03:55and, lo and behold, it was worth more than I thought.
0:03:55 > 0:03:59I've done a bit of research. If we had a full set, then you're talking,
0:03:59 > 0:04:01because that's a lot rarer than just single figures.
0:04:01 > 0:04:09- Yeah.- A set of seven, you're looking at about £1,500 to £2,000, because obviously, there's a premium.- Yeah.
0:04:09 > 0:04:13- So, what's that? A couple of hundred each, just over.- Yeah.
0:04:13 > 0:04:18So what I would like to sort of say to you is it's worth about 150, 250.
0:04:18 > 0:04:21- Right.- OK? Right. So, straddle that £200 mark.- Yeah.
0:04:21 > 0:04:24- Shall we reserve it at the bottom figure?- Yeah.
0:04:24 > 0:04:25- 150 with discretion?- 150, yeah.
0:04:25 > 0:04:27- Not a bad return for £1! - No, it's not.
0:04:27 > 0:04:31- A lot of people would have been tempted to take the £50. - That's right.
0:04:41 > 0:04:43Alistair, I think you've made my day.
0:04:43 > 0:04:46- Oh, that's good.- I've seen a lot of Black Forest carving,
0:04:46 > 0:04:50we've seen a lot on Flog It! before, but I think...
0:04:50 > 0:04:53this has got to be the best piece I've seen, that's for sure.
0:04:53 > 0:04:56And the biggest! So tell me, how did you come across this?
0:04:56 > 0:05:00The earliest I can remember is when I went to my grandmother's house.
0:05:00 > 0:05:04- I was about five or six. - So you were about that high.- Yeah.
0:05:04 > 0:05:08I remember the bear used to come up and stare me in the face!
0:05:08 > 0:05:10- I was quite frightened of it sometimes.- Aww!
0:05:10 > 0:05:13So it's been in the family a long time.
0:05:13 > 0:05:16- Did they use this as a stick stand? - It was an umbrella stand.
0:05:16 > 0:05:19- Yeah. - We used to put umbrellas in there.
0:05:19 > 0:05:21My mother inherited it and now she's given it to me.
0:05:21 > 0:05:23I don't know how old it is, actually.
0:05:23 > 0:05:25It's quite old, late Victorian.
0:05:25 > 0:05:27- OK.- And it is absolutely gorgeous.
0:05:27 > 0:05:30It's still got its original glass eyes.
0:05:30 > 0:05:32It's chip carved, as you can see.
0:05:32 > 0:05:35- I love chip carving. - This is all hand carved?
0:05:35 > 0:05:40- Yes. With a tiny gouge, and this was one great lump of beech.- Wow!
0:05:40 > 0:05:43He'd have been working on this for days on end.
0:05:43 > 0:05:47Now, the problem is, wood dries out.
0:05:47 > 0:05:52If it's not seasoned properly and you put it inside next to radiators,
0:05:52 > 0:05:56- it splits.- That's what's caused that. - That's what's happening.
0:05:56 > 0:05:57I love Mr Bear!
0:05:57 > 0:05:59I do as well. You can see the colour.
0:05:59 > 0:06:03You can see on his forehead, you can see where everyone's walked past him.
0:06:03 > 0:06:06- Yeah, I remember doing that myself. - And stroked him.
0:06:06 > 0:06:09I think he's got the potential to do an awful lot of money.
0:06:09 > 0:06:13Had you any figure in mind? What do you think he's worth?
0:06:13 > 0:06:17Well, I'd like to get about 1,000 for him, I think.
0:06:17 > 0:06:20I actually thought, before you said you wanted £1,000,
0:06:20 > 0:06:23I was going to put this into auction with a valuation of £1,000 to £2,000,
0:06:23 > 0:06:26but because you want to go home with £1,000...
0:06:26 > 0:06:31- It would be nice!- There's commission to pay, so let's call the valuation £1,100, fixed reserve.
0:06:31 > 0:06:331,100 to 1,900.
0:06:33 > 0:06:36Instead of 1,000 to 2000, 1,100 to 1,900.
0:06:36 > 0:06:39- Well, if I could get 1,000 for him, I'd be very happy.- OK.
0:06:47 > 0:06:51Jack, I have never seen a pair of Carlton Ware figures like this before.
0:06:51 > 0:06:54They're new to me, but what can you tell me about them?
0:06:54 > 0:07:00They belonged to my father and they're about 35, 40 years old
0:07:00 > 0:07:04and he just went out one Sunday and came back with them, like.
0:07:04 > 0:07:06He said he'd bought them at a market.
0:07:06 > 0:07:08- An impulse buy, was it? - Yeah, well, that's it.
0:07:08 > 0:07:13He's like me, he's a military man, well, he was in the Navy,
0:07:13 > 0:07:15and I like anything military, so they caught his eye.
0:07:15 > 0:07:18Hence you've carried them forward to this date.
0:07:18 > 0:07:21- Well, that's it.- But you're looking possibly to sell them, now.
0:07:21 > 0:07:23- Yes, yeah.- And why is that?
0:07:23 > 0:07:27Well, I want to go to Australia next year and see my boy
0:07:27 > 0:07:30and, you know, everything else at the moment...
0:07:30 > 0:07:33- Everything adds up towards the big fund.- Yeah.
0:07:33 > 0:07:36- But do you like them, though? - I do, as it happens.- Yeah?
0:07:36 > 0:07:40- I'll be sorry to see them go, really, but as needs must.- Sure.
0:07:40 > 0:07:44I think that they date slightly from before when your father bought them,
0:07:44 > 0:07:47- but they were probably nearly new when he bought them.- Yes.
0:07:47 > 0:07:52- I think they date from the 1960s and they were intended to be advertising figures.- Yes.
0:07:52 > 0:07:56They do appear even to possibly have hollow tops
0:07:56 > 0:08:00and it could be that they were intended to have contents as well.
0:08:00 > 0:08:04Having said all that, because... because they're unusual,
0:08:04 > 0:08:08it doesn't necessarily mean to say that they're any more valuable.
0:08:08 > 0:08:11- No.- Because there will be, I think, a very specific person
0:08:11 > 0:08:14who looks at them and thinks they are collectable and interesting,
0:08:14 > 0:08:17although I do like your idea of the military link,
0:08:17 > 0:08:21somebody who's interested in the military and uniforms and history.
0:08:21 > 0:08:24I think that's also an aspect which could appeal.
0:08:24 > 0:08:29To be fair, you'd need to be looking at around about £60 to £90 for the pair.
0:08:29 > 0:08:35They might make a little bit more. It would be lovely if they make a lot more, but I think it's unlikely.
0:08:35 > 0:08:38I think £60 to £90 is about the area that we would...
0:08:38 > 0:08:42- Yes.- That we should be looking for before auction.
0:08:42 > 0:08:43Does that suit you?
0:08:43 > 0:08:46I'd rather put a reserve on them of £100.
0:08:46 > 0:08:47- You'd like £100?- Yeah.
0:08:47 > 0:08:51- That means we need to make the estimate higher.- Yes.
0:08:51 > 0:08:53Because we can't put a reserve higher than an estimate,
0:08:53 > 0:08:56so we need to make the estimate 100 to 150.
0:08:56 > 0:09:00- So that's kind of doubled, well, almost doubled what I think.- Yes.
0:09:00 > 0:09:02- But if you're happy to go, we'll see.- Yeah.
0:09:02 > 0:09:05The worst thing that can happen is they don't sell.
0:09:05 > 0:09:08Or they sell and we all learn what they're worth,
0:09:08 > 0:09:10which is a big question mark at the moment.
0:09:10 > 0:09:13- So see you at the auction. - Thanks very much.- Thank you.
0:09:22 > 0:09:25Carol, is this your money box from childhood you brought in?
0:09:25 > 0:09:27That's right, it is, yeah.
0:09:27 > 0:09:30- Was it full of pennies before you brought it in?- It was.
0:09:30 > 0:09:33Emptied those out, have you, put them to one side?
0:09:33 > 0:09:34- It was my nan's.- OK.
0:09:34 > 0:09:38And she died six years ago at 96
0:09:38 > 0:09:43- and I've inherited it, so...- OK.
0:09:43 > 0:09:46It carries the date underneath, the patent date, for 1883.
0:09:46 > 0:09:48- That's right.- So, it's 19th century.
0:09:48 > 0:09:50Let's see if it does work, shall we?
0:09:50 > 0:09:53There's 10p, I'll donate that to the cause.
0:09:53 > 0:09:57Let me see if I can just pop that in mother bird's beak.
0:09:57 > 0:09:59There she goes, holding on to that,
0:09:59 > 0:10:02and let's see if she can dip it in the nest and feed the young.
0:10:04 > 0:10:06Hey! There we go.
0:10:06 > 0:10:08So, that's another 10p in there.
0:10:08 > 0:10:10Hopefully that will entice the bidders!
0:10:10 > 0:10:13Now, did your nan give you any idea of what it was worth
0:10:13 > 0:10:15when you inherited it from her?
0:10:15 > 0:10:17- No, she never did.- No?
0:10:17 > 0:10:19Never talked about value?
0:10:19 > 0:10:23- The cast-iron money box has been much reproduced.- Right.
0:10:23 > 0:10:25They started making copies of these
0:10:25 > 0:10:28and the reason I mention that is because that can, in turn,
0:10:28 > 0:10:31affect the value of even the genuine ones
0:10:31 > 0:10:35because the market gets a bit nervous, isn't sure if something is genuine or not,
0:10:35 > 0:10:39but the fact that you've got this story that ties it back to your nan
0:10:39 > 0:10:44that helps put it into some sort of perspective, give it what we would call a bit of provenance
0:10:44 > 0:10:50and just puts me at ease that we're not dealing with something here that is brand new or made to deceive.
0:10:50 > 0:10:55Value wise, I'm going to sort of remain a bit cautious
0:10:55 > 0:10:57because of those factors that I've mentioned
0:10:57 > 0:11:00and I'm going to say it's worth 100 to 150.
0:11:00 > 0:11:02What do you feel about that valuation?
0:11:02 > 0:11:05I'll put a reserve on it for 100.
0:11:05 > 0:11:08Well, straight to the point! I like it, no mucking about!
0:11:08 > 0:11:11Let's get that bottom figure fixed at 100, then.
0:11:11 > 0:11:13Are we going to give the auctioneer some discretion?
0:11:13 > 0:11:16Would you let him sell it at 90 if he's struggling on the day?
0:11:16 > 0:11:22No. A fixed reserve at £100. You're quite right to put your foot down.
0:11:22 > 0:11:26- Well, we'll give it a go for you... - All right.- At 100 to 150.- OK.
0:11:34 > 0:11:36Everybody's working so hard down there.
0:11:36 > 0:11:40Our valuations are underway, but we've found our first items to take off to auction,
0:11:40 > 0:11:45so while we make our way over, we're going to leave you with a recap of the items going under the hammer.
0:11:45 > 0:11:51Malcolm bought his Royal Worcester Cheshire Cat from a car-boot sale for an absolute bargain.
0:11:51 > 0:11:55I said, "Are you selling it?" and she said, "Yeah, a pound."
0:11:55 > 0:12:00Will thinks it's worth at least a few hundred.
0:12:00 > 0:12:04I just loved Alistair's inherited Black Forest umbrella stand.
0:12:04 > 0:12:06Let's hope the bidders will feel the same.
0:12:08 > 0:12:11It's time for Carol to part with her cast-iron money box
0:12:11 > 0:12:15which belonged to her gran, and it certainly got Will excited!
0:12:15 > 0:12:17Hey! There we go.
0:12:17 > 0:12:21And, finally, Jack is hoping to add to his Australia fund
0:12:21 > 0:12:24with the proceeds from his two Carlton Ware beefeaters,
0:12:24 > 0:12:27so fingers crossed they'll find fans in the auction room.
0:12:38 > 0:12:42And this is where all our items will be going under the hammer,
0:12:42 > 0:12:45Reeman Dansie Auction Rooms in Colchester,
0:12:45 > 0:12:49and I hope this lot here are getting ready to bid on all our items.
0:12:49 > 0:12:53Before the sale starts, I'm catching up with today's auctioneer, James Grinter,
0:12:53 > 0:12:57to ask him what he's got to say about one or two of our items.
0:12:58 > 0:13:01What do you think of this, James? This belongs to Malcolm.
0:13:01 > 0:13:04Royal Worcester Cheshire Cat.
0:13:04 > 0:13:07We valued it at £150 to £250.
0:13:07 > 0:13:09It's a rare figure and there's a lot of interest in it
0:13:09 > 0:13:14and I think this cat's not the only one that will have a smile on its face tomorrow.
0:13:14 > 0:13:18- A big grin at the end of the day. - Yes.- Well, Malcolm paid a lot of money for this.
0:13:18 > 0:13:20- Right.- And he wants his money back.
0:13:20 > 0:13:23I think he'll be pleasantly surprised.
0:13:23 > 0:13:25What do you think the top end will be?
0:13:25 > 0:13:29Well, I reckon it could do two or three times your estimate.
0:13:29 > 0:13:31- Really?- Yeah.- Gosh!
0:13:31 > 0:13:33Can tell you how much he paid for it?
0:13:33 > 0:13:34- Go on, tell me.- A pound.
0:13:34 > 0:13:37I think he did all right, don't you?
0:13:38 > 0:13:43Will James be right? Wait and see, because first up are those two pieces of Carlton Ware.
0:13:45 > 0:13:49- According to Jack's wife, the beefeaters have to go, don't they?- They certainly do.
0:13:49 > 0:13:51- She doesn't like them?- No.
0:13:51 > 0:13:53- They don't suit the house.- No.
0:13:53 > 0:13:57- But you love them?- I do, I don't want them to go, but she's the boss.
0:13:57 > 0:14:00- She's the boss, so.- She's the boss. Oh, well, I concur there!
0:14:00 > 0:14:02- Keep her sweet.- You've got to keep the wife happy.
0:14:02 > 0:14:06- That's it.- I hear there might be a trip to Australia coming up.
0:14:06 > 0:14:08Hopefully, yes, in the end of the year, to see my boy.
0:14:08 > 0:14:10I haven't seen him for five years.
0:14:10 > 0:14:12Really? You talk on the phone, though.
0:14:12 > 0:14:14- Yes, obviously. - What's he doing out there?
0:14:14 > 0:14:16- He's in IT.- Is he? Oh, good job.
0:14:16 > 0:14:19Yeah. He's in Perth. So, hopefully going to...
0:14:19 > 0:14:22- This will be going towards...- The holiday fund to get out and see him.
0:14:22 > 0:14:26- Oh, brilliant. Well, we've got £100 to £150, Elizabeth.- We have.
0:14:26 > 0:14:31And I saw a couple of elderly ladies this morning viewing them saying, "I like these, I want to buy them."
0:14:31 > 0:14:33- One each.- One each! You never know!
0:14:33 > 0:14:38Number 24 is the pair of impressive Carlton Ware ceramic beefeaters.
0:14:38 > 0:14:41There are the beefeaters here. What do you say for this lot?
0:14:41 > 0:14:44£100 to start me. £100 to start me.
0:14:44 > 0:14:4680, then? 80 I have down here now.
0:14:46 > 0:14:49At 80. At £80 bid now. At 80, 5.
0:14:49 > 0:14:50At £85 bid now. At 85.
0:14:50 > 0:14:5290, 5. At 95. 100.
0:14:52 > 0:14:55At £100 bid down here now. At 100.
0:14:55 > 0:14:58£100 is bid. Any advance?
0:14:58 > 0:15:00All done now at £100. All done?
0:15:00 > 0:15:05- Yes, £100! A nice, round figure. Well done, Jack.- Thanks very much.
0:15:05 > 0:15:07- That's a bit towards the holiday fund, isn't it?- Yeah.
0:15:07 > 0:15:11- Spot-on valuation.- Spot on, yes. Well done, Jack.- Thank you.
0:15:16 > 0:15:19Hopefully this next lot should be worth a lot of money
0:15:19 > 0:15:24and it's something to put your money into, as well, because it's a novelty money box.
0:15:24 > 0:15:25It belongs to Carol here.
0:15:25 > 0:15:29- Beautifully modelled, possibly American. It's got traces of polychrome paint.- Yes.
0:15:29 > 0:15:34It's just what the collectors want, because it's in its original condition.
0:15:34 > 0:15:36Exactly. You mentioned a bit of damage.
0:15:36 > 0:15:39Keep your voice down, because someone might not have spotted that!
0:15:39 > 0:15:44But it's the replicas of these that have affected the market, but there's no doubt this is genuine.
0:15:44 > 0:15:48- Yeah.- It's been catalogued as late 19th, so we were right on that.
0:15:48 > 0:15:49Yeah, it's ready to go. It's good.
0:15:49 > 0:15:52It's novelty, it's fun, it puts a smile on your face.
0:15:52 > 0:15:55There's lots of collectors for these money boxes.
0:15:55 > 0:15:59- That's good.- I'm sure this has been picked up on the internet. - OK, that's good.
0:15:59 > 0:16:02Shame it's not full of money. Then it would be worth a bit more.
0:16:02 > 0:16:04- Full of gold sovereigns!- Absolutely!
0:16:04 > 0:16:07Number 532 is the unusual late-19th-century cast-iron
0:16:07 > 0:16:09novelty money box.
0:16:09 > 0:16:14I have two commissions and I start the bidding at £200. At £200.
0:16:14 > 0:16:18210. 220. 230. 240.
0:16:18 > 0:16:21250. 260. 270.
0:16:21 > 0:16:22270 is bid over here now.
0:16:22 > 0:16:27At 270. 280 anywhere? At £270. Are you all done?
0:16:27 > 0:16:31Yes! Just over the top end.
0:16:31 > 0:16:33£270, that's a great result.
0:16:33 > 0:16:36- Cor!- You've got to be so happy with that?- I am, I am.
0:16:36 > 0:16:38What will you put the money towards?
0:16:38 > 0:16:41- Perhaps we'll go to the theatre. - Take Mum?- Yeah.
0:16:41 > 0:16:45- Because I know she's here today to give you a bit of support.- Yes.
0:16:45 > 0:16:47- Enjoy it, Carol.- OK, thank you. - Off to the West End.
0:16:47 > 0:16:49Brilliant! That was a great price.
0:16:49 > 0:16:53You should be able to get front-row seats with that sort of money.
0:17:05 > 0:17:09Next up, my turn to be the expert and I fell in love with this Black Forest bear.
0:17:09 > 0:17:13He's big, he's beautiful, but he is damaged, so it's going to hold it back slightly.
0:17:13 > 0:17:17- I've just been joined by Alistair, Big Bear's owner.- Yes!
0:17:17 > 0:17:22- Now, at the evaluation day you were adamant, you said you didn't want this to go below £1,100.- Yeah.
0:17:22 > 0:17:26Because we've got commission to pay, you wanted to come out with 1,000.
0:17:26 > 0:17:29- That's right, yes. - But you've had a change of heart.
0:17:29 > 0:17:32You want it to go, so we've dropped the reserve to 800,
0:17:32 > 0:17:35which is sensible, but I still feel it stands a chance
0:17:35 > 0:17:39- of doing what we suggested in the first place.- Hopefully, it will.
0:17:39 > 0:17:43It's the 19th-century Black Forest carved wooden bear umbrella stand.
0:17:43 > 0:17:46A very handsome stand here. What do you say to start me?
0:17:46 > 0:17:49£600 to start me? £600 to start me?
0:17:49 > 0:17:52600 I have. At £600, now. At 600.
0:17:52 > 0:17:56- Do I hear 620? At £600, now. Do I hear 620 anywhere?- Come on.
0:17:56 > 0:17:58At £600.
0:17:58 > 0:18:02- Oh, it's sticking, isn't it? - Any advance? All done now at £600.
0:18:02 > 0:18:05All done? I'm sorry, that lot didn't sell.
0:18:05 > 0:18:08I didn't think it would. I had this awful feeling.
0:18:08 > 0:18:10It didn't make any difference.
0:18:10 > 0:18:12I had this awful feeling it wasn't going to sell.
0:18:12 > 0:18:17- Why?- I don't know, I just had a gut feeling when I woke up this morning.
0:18:17 > 0:18:19I don't understand that.
0:18:19 > 0:18:22It was quality, it was just a bit damaged,
0:18:22 > 0:18:26but there was enough, for somebody, in it to make it work, give them some profit.
0:18:26 > 0:18:29- It's their loss.- Yeah, exactly.
0:18:29 > 0:18:32- I think Big Bear's going home with you.- Big Bear, yeah.
0:18:32 > 0:18:33It's not meant to be parted with you.
0:18:42 > 0:18:46I've just been joined by Malcolm and we're going under the hammer
0:18:46 > 0:18:50with that Royal Worcester Cheshire Cat which Will put a value on of 150 to 250.
0:18:50 > 0:18:53I had a chat to the auctioneer, you know what he said.
0:18:53 > 0:18:55It's positive, it's a good result.
0:18:55 > 0:18:58Hopefully, we're going to break that top end
0:18:58 > 0:19:01and we'll all be having these wonderful grins, unlike that cat!
0:19:01 > 0:19:04It's described in the catalogue as "with beaming smile,"
0:19:04 > 0:19:06but I think it looks a bit gruesome, don't you?
0:19:06 > 0:19:09- Yeah.- But £1, what a find!
0:19:09 > 0:19:12Yeah, a very good find. A very good find at the time!
0:19:12 > 0:19:14Would you be happy with 250?
0:19:14 > 0:19:17- I certainly would. - Would you be happy with 300?- Yeah.
0:19:17 > 0:19:20- You'd be over the moon with four, wouldn't you?- I would.
0:19:20 > 0:19:22You're building his hopes up!
0:19:22 > 0:19:27The 1930s Royal Worcester Cheshire Cat with beaming expression.
0:19:27 > 0:19:30We're just waiting to get through on the telephone here.
0:19:30 > 0:19:32- That's a good sign. - That's a good sign.
0:19:32 > 0:19:36- We could see this going up to 1,000 nearly, Will.- I hope!
0:19:36 > 0:19:39A lot of interest in this lot, ladies and gentlemen,
0:19:39 > 0:19:41and start the bidding with me at £300.
0:19:41 > 0:19:45At 300. 320. 340. 360.
0:19:45 > 0:19:46- 380.- Wow!- 400.
0:19:46 > 0:19:49420. 440. 460.
0:19:49 > 0:19:52480. 500. At £500 with me now.
0:19:52 > 0:19:55At £500. Still with me now at 500.
0:19:55 > 0:20:00Do I hear 520? At £500 with me. All done. 520.
0:20:00 > 0:20:02- Yes!- On the internet.- Fresh legs! - 540 on the internet.
0:20:02 > 0:20:05They're bidding against each other on the internet! 540.
0:20:05 > 0:20:08560. At 560 on the internet.
0:20:08 > 0:20:11They're bidding against each other at 560. 580 on the book.
0:20:11 > 0:20:13They absolutely love this little cat.
0:20:13 > 0:20:19On the internet now at 580. With me on the book at 580. At £580.
0:20:19 > 0:20:21600. At £600 on the internet.
0:20:21 > 0:20:23- 620 with me.- Wow!
0:20:23 > 0:20:25Still on the book now at 620.
0:20:25 > 0:20:27At 620 with me on the book.
0:20:27 > 0:20:29At 620. Make it 640 on the internet?
0:20:29 > 0:20:34At £620. I'm going to sell it, fair warning now, at 620.
0:20:34 > 0:20:36- Brilliant!- Wow!
0:20:36 > 0:20:39£620!
0:20:39 > 0:20:42- Brilliant!- We should be clapping you. Gosh!
0:20:42 > 0:20:44For a pound, not bad!
0:20:44 > 0:20:46- What a lot of money!- That's right.
0:20:46 > 0:20:48Had you ever thought it would be worth as much as that?
0:20:48 > 0:20:53Not really, no. 300, I'd have said, you know,
0:20:53 > 0:20:57- very good if I'd walked away with 300, but double that, lovely!- Great.
0:20:57 > 0:21:02Incredible. What are you going to do with all that money? Obviously, there's commission.
0:21:02 > 0:21:06My exhaust fell off the other day, I think I'll replace that!
0:21:08 > 0:21:11Later at the valuation day, we're in for some more surprises
0:21:11 > 0:21:14as Will finds a piece of majolica with an unusual use.
0:21:14 > 0:21:17Do you know what it is, what it should be used for?
0:21:17 > 0:21:20Keep watching and you'll find out.
0:21:20 > 0:21:24Well, that's all to come, but right now I'm heading back to the seaside,
0:21:24 > 0:21:28to rediscover one of the hidden treasures of Britain's coastal defences.
0:21:31 > 0:21:35The port of Harwich on the Essex coast is a bustling trade centre
0:21:35 > 0:21:39with passenger ships and container vessels coming and going,
0:21:39 > 0:21:45but 200 years ago, this was a vital part of England's defences against invasion.
0:21:45 > 0:21:50And proof of that importance is a little-known gem, hidden close to the town's harbour entrance.
0:22:07 > 0:22:09And this is it, Harwich Redoubt fort,
0:22:09 > 0:22:13built to defend Britain from Napoleon's invading French army
0:22:13 > 0:22:17and just look at it! You can see it's such a solid fortress.
0:22:22 > 0:22:25When work started on the fort in 1808,
0:22:25 > 0:22:29there was a perceived threat that Napoleon might invade at any time.
0:22:32 > 0:22:37So Harwich Redoubt was one of four Redoubt forts built along the east coast of England.
0:22:38 > 0:22:41Each was manned with 250 soldiers.
0:22:41 > 0:22:45The idea was traditionally it was built to be undefeatable,
0:22:45 > 0:22:47to withstand any attack.
0:22:47 > 0:22:54The fort was made circular so it had a 360 degree defence against any attack from land and sea,
0:22:54 > 0:22:58as well as squatting low in the ground to make it a very difficult target.
0:22:58 > 0:23:02There's a wonderful feeling of security down here.
0:23:02 > 0:23:06All the bricks were made locally, and thank goodness they didn't have far to travel
0:23:06 > 0:23:08because there's millions of them!
0:23:08 > 0:23:10The thickness of the walls is so deep!
0:23:10 > 0:23:12Look at that, you can see there.
0:23:12 > 0:23:17And considering this was built so rapidly, the attention to detail is second to none.
0:23:17 > 0:23:21Look at these wonderful brick lintels over all of the windows,
0:23:21 > 0:23:24and that's quite aptly called a soldier course.
0:23:24 > 0:23:26And then the fort had this,
0:23:26 > 0:23:31a six-metre-wide dry moat to protect it from invading armies on foot,
0:23:31 > 0:23:33and you can imagine, once you're down here,
0:23:33 > 0:23:38it would be virtually impossible to scale these massive high walls.
0:23:38 > 0:23:42The only way in would be by a working drawbridge.
0:23:42 > 0:23:47All of these design features made the fort a formidable defence.
0:23:53 > 0:23:56But all that preparation was for nothing.
0:23:56 > 0:23:58By the time the fort was finished in 1810,
0:23:58 > 0:24:04Napoleon's attention had turned elsewhere and the feared invasion never happened.
0:24:04 > 0:24:07However, despite the lack of frontline action,
0:24:07 > 0:24:11the fort was manned by an army of 200 to 300 soldiers
0:24:11 > 0:24:14that were billeted here and ate and slept here.
0:24:14 > 0:24:16A century later in the First World War,
0:24:16 > 0:24:19the fort was used as a lookout across the bay,
0:24:19 > 0:24:26but when peace came in 1918, Harwich Redoubt had still seen no front-line action.
0:24:28 > 0:24:31In all that time, in over a century of military service,
0:24:31 > 0:24:35not a single shot was fired in anger from these walls.
0:24:35 > 0:24:40In the 1920s, the fort was abandoned and left to fall in disrepair.
0:24:41 > 0:24:45Houses were built nearby and some land was given over to allotments.
0:24:45 > 0:24:48The fortified embankments became lost in the landscape,
0:24:48 > 0:24:51but one man who remembers this fort as a little boy
0:24:51 > 0:24:57is Bernie Sadler from the Harwich Society, which rescued the fort.
0:24:57 > 0:25:01- It's good to meet you, Bernie, up here on a rather breezy day. - Very breezy.
0:25:01 > 0:25:04When was the first time you discovered the fort?
0:25:04 > 0:25:08Oh, as a small boy, just after the war, I used to play round here
0:25:08 > 0:25:13and this was... Part of our adventure playground was to pop into here.
0:25:13 > 0:25:15It must have been exciting as a young lad!
0:25:15 > 0:25:17Yes, it was, but fairly inaccessible,
0:25:17 > 0:25:21because it was in such a state, particularly dumping,
0:25:21 > 0:25:24so that most of the staircases, there was no access,
0:25:24 > 0:25:26but it was certainly an exciting place for a young lad.
0:25:26 > 0:25:29- Did it feel like a special place? - Even in those days, yes.
0:25:29 > 0:25:33One knew there was something special about it.
0:25:33 > 0:25:36Not only because of the size, but because of the construction.
0:25:36 > 0:25:40What were your fears? What could happen if it hadn't have been restored?
0:25:40 > 0:25:48Well, we'd already seen the lower parts develop during the 1930s and the concern was, of course,
0:25:48 > 0:25:53that the allotment area at the top would be taken for housing as well and this would be demolished.
0:25:53 > 0:25:58But it was kind of discovered by the Society in the late '60s
0:25:58 > 0:26:01and then it was very quickly listed.
0:26:01 > 0:26:04It wasn't even a listed building until 1969,
0:26:04 > 0:26:08and then the Harwich Society started carrying out its renovation works.
0:26:14 > 0:26:18From 1969 until the present day, the people of the Harwich Society
0:26:18 > 0:26:21have worked tirelessly to save the fort.
0:26:22 > 0:26:25The volunteers have cleared the rubble
0:26:25 > 0:26:29and in doing so, they unearthed an original cannon.
0:26:29 > 0:26:32They have shored up the structure of the fort
0:26:32 > 0:26:36and have turned the lower rooms into a museum.
0:26:36 > 0:26:39So what does the future hold now?
0:26:39 > 0:26:43Well, we're glad that we've got the structure stabilised now,
0:26:43 > 0:26:45although of course, even that's a continuing process.
0:26:45 > 0:26:49We have chaps working up here every Sunday throughout the year.
0:26:49 > 0:26:52- All volunteers? - All done on a voluntary basis.
0:26:52 > 0:26:54There's also a lot of space up here,
0:26:54 > 0:26:57so we do need to fill the various rooms,
0:26:57 > 0:27:01- particularly downstairs, with various artefacts.- Yeah.
0:27:01 > 0:27:04I expect the local community are really proud of this.
0:27:04 > 0:27:10Yes, of all the ancient monuments in the town, this is the largest and one of the most attractive.
0:27:10 > 0:27:13I noticed your people, when they came up here this morning,
0:27:13 > 0:27:17it almost took their breath away and that's the usual impression that people get.
0:27:17 > 0:27:21It is amazing what can be done when a group of volunteers work together,
0:27:21 > 0:27:25and thanks to the Harwich Society, the fort continues to stand
0:27:25 > 0:27:29as an important monument to England's military history.
0:27:33 > 0:27:38It's still packed at the valuation day in Clacton's Princes Theatre
0:27:38 > 0:27:41and Elizabeth has found an impressive collection.
0:27:43 > 0:27:46Sylvia, I'm intrigued by your collection of jewellery,
0:27:46 > 0:27:50which is rather an unusual cross section of the history of jewellery,
0:27:50 > 0:27:52but how have you come by it all?
0:27:52 > 0:27:57Well, I started collecting mourning jewellery about 30 years ago
0:27:57 > 0:28:01and I started with a lot of ebony, which has long since gone,
0:28:01 > 0:28:05and these are some of the pieces that I've kept.
0:28:05 > 0:28:08- I used to wear them.- That's good.
0:28:08 > 0:28:12But fashions change and I don't wear them any more,
0:28:12 > 0:28:15so they've just been sitting in the back of the cupboard
0:28:15 > 0:28:18and I thought, well, it's time they had an airing
0:28:18 > 0:28:20and so I thought I'd bring them along.
0:28:20 > 0:28:24I'm pleased you did, because it really is a joy to see so much, and so much quality.
0:28:24 > 0:28:31You obviously have quite an eye for both interesting things, good quality items.
0:28:31 > 0:28:37Starting at this end we have the Georgian elliptical elegant ring,
0:28:37 > 0:28:40which contains a glazed panel of plaited hair.
0:28:40 > 0:28:42Typically Georgian,
0:28:42 > 0:28:47- very much of the sort of late 17, very early 1800s in dates.- Right.
0:28:47 > 0:28:51And that progresses through to the much more traditional
0:28:51 > 0:28:53Victorian mourning jewellery,
0:28:53 > 0:28:57where they introduced the black background and the use of seed pearls heavily
0:28:57 > 0:29:00and a lot of scrollwork and decoration.
0:29:00 > 0:29:03And then this translates to, again, the later Victorian period,
0:29:03 > 0:29:06the love of the cameo, which was popular in the Victorian period.
0:29:06 > 0:29:10And moving through to the Edwardian period
0:29:10 > 0:29:12and the early 20th century with this stunning watch.
0:29:12 > 0:29:14I think this is gorgeous.
0:29:14 > 0:29:17The enamel work on this, which is guioche enamel,
0:29:17 > 0:29:20where they tool that the case and then an enamel over the top
0:29:20 > 0:29:22so the decoration shines through,
0:29:22 > 0:29:25- and if I just turn that over, that is just...- So lovely, isn't it?
0:29:25 > 0:29:28Gorgeous. Really rich and sumptuous.
0:29:28 > 0:29:30And moving through from that watch
0:29:30 > 0:29:33through to this very high Art Deco wristwatch.
0:29:33 > 0:29:35- That was my mother's. - That was your mother's?
0:29:35 > 0:29:38- Yes, yeah.- So do you remember her wearing that?
0:29:38 > 0:29:41I think on a Saturday night, maybe, yes!
0:29:41 > 0:29:44- It was a special occasion watch. Absolutely.- Yeah.
0:29:44 > 0:29:49Well, they're all gorgeous and it's difficult to say which I prefer.
0:29:49 > 0:29:52I think they're all very good examples of their type.
0:29:52 > 0:29:56I would strongly recommend that you're looking at this to be offered not as a collection.
0:29:56 > 0:30:00It needs to be sold, I believe, in a minimum of, probably, eight lots.
0:30:00 > 0:30:03- Virtually every item will stand alone.- Oh, really?
0:30:03 > 0:30:05- As an item.- Oh, OK.
0:30:05 > 0:30:08So you've got certainly six to eight lots of jewellery there
0:30:08 > 0:30:11with an overall value, which I think is realistic
0:30:11 > 0:30:16and possibly slightly conservative, of between £800 and £1,000.
0:30:16 > 0:30:20- Oh, wow! That's really good. Fantastic.- So we're going to have an exciting day!
0:30:20 > 0:30:24It's nice to know that someone's going to appreciate them
0:30:24 > 0:30:26and they're not just collecting dust.
0:30:26 > 0:30:28I think they'll be highly appreciated.
0:30:37 > 0:30:39Heather, thanks for coming along today
0:30:39 > 0:30:43and I must say, this is probably one of my favourite bits today.
0:30:43 > 0:30:46- I love this. The wacky world of Victorian majolica!- Yes.
0:30:46 > 0:30:49You knew what it was when you brought it in.
0:30:49 > 0:30:50How have you come by it?
0:30:50 > 0:30:52Is this something you collect or have bought?
0:30:52 > 0:30:54- No, it was my grandmother's.- Right.
0:30:54 > 0:30:57And then my mother had it, and then...
0:30:57 > 0:31:00- OK. So it's come down to you.- Yes.
0:31:00 > 0:31:01No-one left to pass it on to?
0:31:01 > 0:31:03Well, I've got two sons and a daughter
0:31:03 > 0:31:06and they're not really interested.
0:31:06 > 0:31:08We hear that a lot in this business, I'm afraid.
0:31:08 > 0:31:11It gets to a certain point and then no-one's interested in it.
0:31:11 > 0:31:15Do you know what it is, what it should be used for?
0:31:15 > 0:31:18Only recently.
0:31:18 > 0:31:20- It's a spoon warmer.- You're right.
0:31:20 > 0:31:22- That's exactly what it is.- Yes.
0:31:22 > 0:31:25- Fill it with hot water.- Yes.
0:31:25 > 0:31:27- Put the spoons in, it warms the spoons.- Yes.
0:31:27 > 0:31:31Now, I knew it was majolica as soon as I saw it across the room.
0:31:31 > 0:31:34You've got these wonderful bold colours,
0:31:34 > 0:31:37this nice turquoise, the green, the blue,
0:31:37 > 0:31:42real deep, rich colours typical of the majolica palette.
0:31:42 > 0:31:45They tend to be by a chap called George Jones.
0:31:45 > 0:31:48George Jones was one of three big majolica producers.
0:31:48 > 0:31:52You had Minton's, Wedgwood and George Jones.
0:31:52 > 0:31:55- Minton and Wedgwood I'm sure you've heard of.- Yes.
0:31:55 > 0:31:59George Jones, interesting this, probably why you haven't heard of him,
0:31:59 > 0:32:04is because all he did was make majolica, so when the fashion for this waned
0:32:04 > 0:32:08at the end of the 19th century, when we turn into the 20th century,
0:32:08 > 0:32:11he had nothing to fall back on. This was all he made.
0:32:11 > 0:32:14As soon as people stopped buying it, he went out of business.
0:32:14 > 0:32:17I've had a close look over it and I can see that generally,
0:32:17 > 0:32:19it's in good condition, I'll give you that,
0:32:19 > 0:32:22but there is a hairline crack. It's not the end of the world.
0:32:22 > 0:32:26It gets disguised in with the crazing which you get on the glaze,
0:32:26 > 0:32:29but it does go through to the other side,
0:32:29 > 0:32:34so that would be classed as a crack rather than a hairline glaze flaw.
0:32:34 > 0:32:39- That's going to have to be taken into consideration when we come to a value.- Yes.
0:32:39 > 0:32:43Have you any idea, have you come with a figure in your mind today?
0:32:43 > 0:32:46Well, it's only because I took it to the Antiques Roadshow,
0:32:46 > 0:32:50and they said about £200, but that was over ten years ago.
0:32:50 > 0:32:53Well, you've stolen my thunder now! What am I going to say?
0:32:53 > 0:32:58Because that's exactly where I was going to come in too, at 200 to 300.
0:32:58 > 0:33:01I sold a few bits in the last antiques sale,
0:33:01 > 0:33:04which we estimated cautiously and they made a lot of money.
0:33:04 > 0:33:06- Yes.- And, again, you had Americans bidding
0:33:06 > 0:33:09as well as English collectors and dealers,
0:33:09 > 0:33:12but I'm going to be cautious and stick to my guns
0:33:12 > 0:33:16and while it hasn't appreciated much from your last valuation,
0:33:16 > 0:33:17I'm going to say 200 to 300 today.
0:33:17 > 0:33:20- Would you be happy with that? - Yes.- Yes?
0:33:29 > 0:33:34Doreen, your painting stopped me in my tracks when I saw you coming into the queue
0:33:34 > 0:33:37and I think it's lovely, but what can you tell me about it?
0:33:37 > 0:33:41I bought it 45 years ago in an antiques shop.
0:33:41 > 0:33:45- Well, I exchanged it for another painting.- Right. OK.
0:33:45 > 0:33:48And I've enjoyed it for years
0:33:48 > 0:33:54and now I've changed house and it doesn't go with the decor at the moment.
0:33:54 > 0:33:58You're having a refurbishment of your new surroundings and it just doesn't fit.
0:33:58 > 0:34:02- After so many years, you're looking to part with it?- Yes.- Aha, OK.
0:34:02 > 0:34:05Well, it was in the cupboard, so I think, you know,
0:34:05 > 0:34:08somebody will get a bit more pleasure out of it.
0:34:08 > 0:34:12And what was it particularly that drew you to this one?
0:34:12 > 0:34:14Well, it's peaceful.
0:34:14 > 0:34:16I think it's a peaceful painting
0:34:16 > 0:34:18and I enjoyed having it, you know,
0:34:18 > 0:34:19in an old farmhouse that we had
0:34:19 > 0:34:21and it looked beautiful.
0:34:21 > 0:34:26What we've here is a Highland scene, a Scottish Highland scene, with a sort of a loch in the foreground.
0:34:26 > 0:34:30- Yes.- And if you look carefully,
0:34:30 > 0:34:33there is a sort of flock of sheep and a shepherd,
0:34:33 > 0:34:35and looking even more closely,
0:34:35 > 0:34:38- I see he's wearing his kilt, which is rather charming.- Yes.
0:34:38 > 0:34:39A lovely picture.
0:34:39 > 0:34:44- Yes.- But it's signed at the bottom here, I think it says HB Goodman.
0:34:44 > 0:34:46- It's not the clearest of signatures.- No.
0:34:46 > 0:34:50And I haven't been able to establish anything about an HB Goodman.
0:34:50 > 0:34:53- No, no.- But don't give up hope,
0:34:53 > 0:34:57because I think there's a chance that if further research was done
0:34:57 > 0:34:58on another occasion,
0:34:58 > 0:35:03- we could put a bit more meat on the bone of the artist, if you like.- Yes.
0:35:03 > 0:35:07- And I do believe that the signature is possibly 1901.- Yes.
0:35:07 > 0:35:11Certainly stylistically, it would look to be late 19th, early 20th century painting.
0:35:11 > 0:35:14It's an oil on canvas and it's very evocative
0:35:14 > 0:35:19- of the Victorians' love of anything Scottish.- Yes, yes.
0:35:19 > 0:35:22Led by Victoria's, Queen Victoria's, love of Scotland
0:35:22 > 0:35:23and I would have said that
0:35:23 > 0:35:28market value was somewhere between £150 and £300,
0:35:28 > 0:35:30I think, without even really trying.
0:35:30 > 0:35:33- Right.- And I think you should expect to get that.
0:35:33 > 0:35:37I think if you don't fetch that, it's disappointing.
0:35:37 > 0:35:41- Yes.- You know, put £150 reserve on it, if you're happy at that.- Yes.
0:35:41 > 0:35:46- That would be fair.- That's fine. - Are you comfy with that? - I'm quite happy with that.
0:35:46 > 0:35:50Well, it's now time for Doreen's painting of a rural scene by Goodman
0:35:50 > 0:35:54to go under the hammer on our final trip to the auction room.
0:35:54 > 0:35:57Joining Doreen's painting is Heather's inherited majolica
0:35:57 > 0:36:02egg-shaped spoon warmer, which is one of the most unusual items of the day.
0:36:02 > 0:36:06Finally, we're selling Sylvia's fabulous collection of jewellery,
0:36:06 > 0:36:08which really impressed Elizabeth.
0:36:08 > 0:36:14You obviously have quite an eye for both interesting things, good quality items.
0:36:14 > 0:36:18Let's hope the bidders agree with Elizabeth.
0:36:18 > 0:36:21It's now time to find out as the jewellery is first under the hammer.
0:36:21 > 0:36:25I've been joined by Sylvia. We've got eight separate lots.
0:36:25 > 0:36:29The first one is the pocket watch and then we've got the wristwatch
0:36:29 > 0:36:30and it goes on and on.
0:36:30 > 0:36:31There's some quality items
0:36:31 > 0:36:35and hopefully, we can get a total of around £1,000.
0:36:35 > 0:36:39We've got a lot of trade here. There's a lot of dealers and prices are good.
0:36:39 > 0:36:41- Great.- That's what we like to hear.
0:36:41 > 0:36:45We've got a packed saleroom and it's going under the hammer right now.
0:36:45 > 0:36:49A good quality late-Victorian lady's yellow metal and enamel fob watch.
0:36:49 > 0:36:54- I have two commissions. I start the bidding with me at £180.- Good start.
0:36:54 > 0:36:57At 180. Do I hear 190?
0:36:57 > 0:36:59- Good quality!- All done now at 180.
0:36:59 > 0:37:03Straight in, straight out. There was one bid left on the book.
0:37:03 > 0:37:07Number 302 is the 1930s lady's gold Dayton wristwatch.
0:37:07 > 0:37:09I have 120 with me now.
0:37:09 > 0:37:12At 120. Do I hear 130 anywhere?
0:37:12 > 0:37:13Oh, late call!
0:37:13 > 0:37:15At 130 down here now. Against you at 130.
0:37:15 > 0:37:17Down here on the internet.
0:37:18 > 0:37:20- Yes, £130!- Right.
0:37:20 > 0:37:24This is firing along now. Next up is the nine-carat-gold bracelet.
0:37:24 > 0:37:28- Three commissions and I start the bidding at £200.- Good start.
0:37:28 > 0:37:30At £200 now. Do I hear 210?
0:37:30 > 0:37:33At 210. 220. At 220 with me.
0:37:33 > 0:37:38- Wow, that's £530! That's incredible! - That's kind of what I've spent.
0:37:38 > 0:37:42Number 304 is the lady's nine-carat-gold gate bracelet.
0:37:42 > 0:37:48At £90. At £90 bid. 95. All done now at £95?
0:37:48 > 0:37:51That one didn't sell. The memorial ring's coming up now.
0:37:51 > 0:37:54Commission to start at 100. At £100 for the memorial ring.
0:37:54 > 0:37:57110 beside me. 120. 130. 140.
0:37:57 > 0:37:58150. 160.
0:37:58 > 0:38:02170. At 170 down here now. At 170.
0:38:02 > 0:38:04- That's a good result. 170. - That's great.
0:38:04 > 0:38:09Number 306 is two Victorian yellow metal enamel memorial brooches.
0:38:09 > 0:38:11Say for this lot, 50?
0:38:11 > 0:38:14£50 to start me. 55. 55 I have.
0:38:14 > 0:38:18At 55. Make it 60? 60. 65.
0:38:18 > 0:38:20At 65 against you. At £65.
0:38:20 > 0:38:2370 on the internet. Are you all done?
0:38:23 > 0:38:27Yeah, £70. That's a total of 770 so far.
0:38:27 > 0:38:31The lady's gold necklace set with jade at £60.
0:38:31 > 0:38:35With me on the book now at 60. 65. 70, 5.
0:38:35 > 0:38:3680, 5.
0:38:36 > 0:38:40- At £85. Over here now at 85.- Yes.
0:38:40 > 0:38:43Number 308 is the lady's nine-carat white gold mounted cameo brooch
0:38:43 > 0:38:45and a bracelet.
0:38:45 > 0:38:4850. At £50. Down here now at 50.
0:38:48 > 0:38:50At £50 bid. Are you all done?
0:38:50 > 0:38:5350. And that is for 980.
0:38:53 > 0:38:57That's £905! Perfect.
0:38:57 > 0:38:59That's mid-estimate. We said 800 to 1,000.
0:38:59 > 0:39:03We did. One lot didn't sell, so still a bit in reserve for a future date.
0:39:03 > 0:39:05- I'm amazed.- That's great, isn't it?
0:39:06 > 0:39:09Elizabeth was certainly on the money with Sylvia's jewellery.
0:39:09 > 0:39:14Let's see if she can do as well now with Doreen's painting.
0:39:14 > 0:39:17Going under the hammer right now, a bit of fine art. It's by Goodman.
0:39:17 > 0:39:21- Yes.- We've got a valuation of £150 to £300.
0:39:21 > 0:39:23Why are you selling this? It's gorgeous, Doreen.
0:39:23 > 0:39:25- It's a lovely painting.- Yeah.
0:39:25 > 0:39:31- But I've changed house and it's very modern, this house, and I just have got no...- It doesn't really fit.
0:39:31 > 0:39:35- It doesn't really fit. - But when you look at the image, it's sort of romantic.
0:39:35 > 0:39:38It's got a lot of artistic licence and you just want to be there.
0:39:38 > 0:39:41- It puts a smile on your face, don't you think?- Yes.
0:39:41 > 0:39:43That's what's going to help it sell today.
0:39:43 > 0:39:49- I kept the estimate quite wide, but I did wax lyrical about it, because it's a gorgeous picture.- Yeah.
0:39:49 > 0:39:54- Hopefully, we find somebody else who appreciates it. - I'm sure we will.
0:39:54 > 0:39:58Number 652 is the HB Goodman,
0:39:58 > 0:40:02the early-20th-century oil on canvas here, the Scottish loch view.
0:40:02 > 0:40:03£100 to start me.
0:40:03 > 0:40:06£100. £100 is bid. At £100 now.
0:40:06 > 0:40:09Do I hear 110? At £100 bid.
0:40:09 > 0:40:10£100 is bid. Any advance?
0:40:10 > 0:40:16110. 120. 130. 140. 150.
0:40:16 > 0:40:17At £150 in the front row now.
0:40:17 > 0:40:22At £150. Are you all done?
0:40:22 > 0:40:25Yes, we just did it. £150. It was close, wasn't it?
0:40:25 > 0:40:27- It was, yes.- But it's gone.
0:40:27 > 0:40:29- It's gone.- It's gone. Happy?
0:40:29 > 0:40:31Yes, happy.
0:40:39 > 0:40:43Going under the hammer we've got some majolica, one of the top names
0:40:43 > 0:40:47to be reckoned with. It's that wonderful egg-shaped spoon warmer.
0:40:47 > 0:40:51I love it, absolutely love it! It's a bit of fun, isn't it?
0:40:51 > 0:40:53It's so typical of the period, though.
0:40:53 > 0:40:54Lovely bright colours.
0:40:54 > 0:40:57- We're looking at 200 to 300, Will. - That's right.
0:40:57 > 0:40:59You either love it or hate it, majolica.
0:40:59 > 0:41:01These sort of wacky shapes, bright colours.
0:41:01 > 0:41:05I'm hoping there's someone here that loves it as much as I do.
0:41:05 > 0:41:07Why have you decided to sell this now, Heather?
0:41:07 > 0:41:11Because I'm getting old and I don't really have anyone to leave it to.
0:41:11 > 0:41:13Oh, you're not!
0:41:13 > 0:41:15I think it's a bit of fun, actually.
0:41:15 > 0:41:16Number 81 now
0:41:16 > 0:41:20is the Victorian majolica spoon warmer in the form of an egg.
0:41:20 > 0:41:22I'm getting a lot of interest in this lot.
0:41:22 > 0:41:26I have two commissions and I start the bidding with me at £300.
0:41:26 > 0:41:28- Straight in at the top end!- 320. 340.
0:41:28 > 0:41:31At 340. With me now at 340.
0:41:31 > 0:41:35At 340. With me at £340.
0:41:35 > 0:41:37360 on the internet. 380.
0:41:37 > 0:41:41At 380 on the internet. 400 on the internet. 420.
0:41:41 > 0:41:44This where the internet really comes into its own.
0:41:44 > 0:41:47At 460. 480.
0:41:47 > 0:41:51500. At £500 on the internet. 520 with me on the book.
0:41:51 > 0:41:54- They love this!- 540. 560.
0:41:54 > 0:41:56At 560 back with me on the book.
0:41:56 > 0:42:01- 580. 600. There's £600 with me. - It must be quite a rare piece.
0:42:01 > 0:42:03620. 640.
0:42:03 > 0:42:04At 640 with me on the book.
0:42:04 > 0:42:08660, I'm out. At £660.
0:42:08 > 0:42:11On the internet at 660. Are you...
0:42:11 > 0:42:15- Yes, one more!- Internet bidders bidding against each other.
0:42:15 > 0:42:18£700. On the internet now at £700.
0:42:18 > 0:42:21At £700. I'm going to sell it.
0:42:21 > 0:42:23Are you all done at £700?
0:42:23 > 0:42:25£700. Yes! The hammer's gone down.
0:42:25 > 0:42:29And we were worried about that hairline crack.
0:42:29 > 0:42:31- Heather, £700!- Yes!
0:42:31 > 0:42:33- It's wonderful.- Unbelievable!- Yeah.
0:42:33 > 0:42:37- I bet you never dreamed of that sort of money from us.- No, I didn't. No.
0:42:37 > 0:42:39A great result. I'm really pleased for you.
0:42:39 > 0:42:41I would have been happy to get 200.
0:42:41 > 0:42:45I thought you'd get the top end, but as you said, peaks and troughs.
0:42:45 > 0:42:49The Americans had stopped buying this, but maybe they're starting to buy back.
0:42:49 > 0:42:53It seems to be the trend at the moment. Majolica is making good money again.
0:42:53 > 0:42:55You heard it and you saw it here first!
0:42:55 > 0:42:59If you've got anything like that in the attic, bring it along, we'd love to see you.
0:42:59 > 0:43:04Enjoy the spending! There is commission to pay, but what will you put the money towards?
0:43:04 > 0:43:09Well, I was going to put it towards bills, but I might treat myself to something.
0:43:09 > 0:43:11Well, pay a few bills and treat yourself as well,
0:43:11 > 0:43:13and thank you so much for coming in.
0:43:13 > 0:43:15- Thank you. - What a wonderful day we've had here.
0:43:15 > 0:43:19- Thank you, Will.- Well done, Heather. - I hope you've enjoyed today's show.
0:43:19 > 0:43:22That's all we've got time for here today from Colchester,
0:43:22 > 0:43:25so until next time, from Flog It! it's cheerio.
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