0:00:06 > 0:00:10Ice creams, miles of sandy beach and, of course, a pier.
0:00:10 > 0:00:14The perfect recipe for a bit of traditional British antique spotting.
0:00:14 > 0:00:16Welcome to Flog It from Clacton on Sea.
0:00:40 > 0:00:47Clacton's pier was constructed in 1871 and it now reaches over 1,000 feet into the sea.
0:00:47 > 0:00:53It survived a fire and storms and helped this Essex seaside resort becomes the attraction it is today.
0:00:55 > 0:01:00And like most seaside resorts, Clacton has a history of glitz, glamour and showbiz.
0:01:02 > 0:01:05And we've set up in the heart of this seaside town
0:01:05 > 0:01:06at the Princes Theatre
0:01:06 > 0:01:09and it looks like word has got out that Flog It is in town
0:01:09 > 0:01:11because look at the size of this massive queue!
0:01:11 > 0:01:14And I can't wait to see what's in all of these bags and boxes.
0:01:14 > 0:01:21And later on in the show we'll be dipping into the world of variety here at Clacton's oldest theatre.
0:01:21 > 0:01:26This stage has provided a springboard for many well known British entertainers.
0:01:26 > 0:01:31But, first, helping me sort through all the bags and boxes are today's experts Elizabeth Talbot and
0:01:31 > 0:01:35Will Axon and they'll be looking for today's star attractions.
0:01:35 > 0:01:41And first on today's bill is a silver trio brought in by a local lady, Georgina.
0:01:41 > 0:01:45Georgina, I love this tea service, this tea set, and I just feel like
0:01:45 > 0:01:49we should pour ourselves a refreshing cup of tea now. That would be nice.
0:01:49 > 0:01:50What a good idea!
0:01:51 > 0:01:54What can you tell me about this set?
0:01:54 > 0:01:56- It's obviously a silver tea set.- Yes.
0:01:56 > 0:02:00It belonged to my husband and it belonged to his father.
0:02:00 > 0:02:04- Right.- And I don't know where he could have been...
0:02:04 > 0:02:08- So it might have been family silver via him then, through the family. - That's right.
0:02:08 > 0:02:14I mean, they're Victorian pieces and they will predate your husband's father by some way.
0:02:14 > 0:02:21- Yes.- Interestingly, I don't know whether you know, but the teapot and the milk jug are London 1844,
0:02:21 > 0:02:23but the sugar bowl
0:02:23 > 0:02:28is dated London 1850, and actually if you look closely and
0:02:28 > 0:02:31compare them, you will see there is subtle differences in design.
0:02:31 > 0:02:35Well, I've always thought it was oversized compared with the other two.
0:02:35 > 0:02:40Yeah, I'm not too fretful about the over-sizing, because Victorians did like their sugar.
0:02:40 > 0:02:44- Well, yes.- And it did often come in large bowls, but it's more the question of the actual design.
0:02:44 > 0:02:46Whereas these two are floral...
0:02:46 > 0:02:48- Yeah.- ..between the vacant cartouches,
0:02:48 > 0:02:51this one has more of a sort of a crest in the middle.
0:02:51 > 0:02:55I can see what you mean, but I never knew it was different
0:02:55 > 0:02:59- until your expert eye pointed it out.- Well, there you go.
0:02:59 > 0:03:00Live and learn all the time.
0:03:00 > 0:03:05Interestingly, the shape of these, the melon fluted shape with the baluster outline
0:03:05 > 0:03:08reflects very much the William IV period which just preceded Victoria,
0:03:08 > 0:03:11so there's this transition into the Victorian era.
0:03:11 > 0:03:14And the Victorians just through everything else at it,
0:03:14 > 0:03:19so they threw all the floral design and all the lavishness of it, this wonderful flower
0:03:19 > 0:03:24and the handles, so the Victorians just loved more rather than less. But I think, all in all...
0:03:24 > 0:03:28Well, you tell me, what do you think it might fetch? Have you got an idea?
0:03:28 > 0:03:32- 375.- Oh, my goodness! I think we'd better make a note of that to see how...
0:03:32 > 0:03:36I like decisive suggestions, that's good.
0:03:36 > 0:03:41Well, I think given the weight alone, it should make £300, and I would hope it should
0:03:41 > 0:03:46make somewhere between £300 and £450, so I think, you know, you're quite in the middle there,
0:03:46 > 0:03:49so I think between us, we should have success
0:03:49 > 0:03:52- so we'll put on a £300 reserve... - Yes.- ..if you're comfortable with that.
0:03:52 > 0:03:57- Yes.- OK. I think it's a lovely set, so thank you for bringing it in and we'll...
0:03:57 > 0:04:00Do attend the auction, you can buy it!
0:04:00 > 0:04:04I shall be at the auction, but I cannot buy it. So...
0:04:04 > 0:04:06- No, no.- But someone will, I'm sure.
0:04:06 > 0:04:08- Thank you for bringing it in. - Thank you.
0:04:12 > 0:04:14- Karina, Sue, welcome to Flog It. - Hello.
0:04:14 > 0:04:16You're sisters, right? Tell me I'm right.
0:04:16 > 0:04:18- No.- No?- No.- Mother and daughter?
0:04:18 > 0:04:20- Yes.- You're looking great, both of you.- Thank you.
0:04:20 > 0:04:24And you've brought in what's perfectly obvious - we're hidden behind these because
0:04:24 > 0:04:29- neither of us are particularly gifted in the height department - but a pair of corner chairs.- Yes.
0:04:29 > 0:04:33So, Sue, are these pieces that you've inherited through the family or...?
0:04:33 > 0:04:36No, a friend gave them to me.
0:04:36 > 0:04:38Very nice friend, yes.
0:04:38 > 0:04:41And you've had them on display in the house? Do you use them?
0:04:41 > 0:04:46They were in my conservatory, but they didn't look quite right, so...
0:04:46 > 0:04:49- Don't tell me they're in the loft. - In the loft, yes.
0:04:49 > 0:04:51I tell you, the number of times we hear that on this show.
0:04:51 > 0:04:53They're in the loft.
0:04:53 > 0:04:57- But at least you've held on to them and you haven't chucked them on the skip or the bonfire.- No.
0:04:57 > 0:04:59- Karina, you're not tempted?- No.
0:04:59 > 0:05:01They don't do anything for you?
0:05:01 > 0:05:02- No, I'm afraid not, no.- Really?
0:05:02 > 0:05:05- They've got to go.- They've got to go, so we've got to flog them.- Yes.
0:05:05 > 0:05:09Well, I like them because A, they're a pair of...
0:05:09 > 0:05:13You know, anything that, you know, comes in pairs tends to be sort of
0:05:13 > 0:05:18well received on the antiques and the auctions. And another thing, they...
0:05:18 > 0:05:21The sort of shape of them, this corner chair, it really sort of harks back
0:05:21 > 0:05:23to the earliest chairs that they used to make.
0:05:23 > 0:05:28In the late 17th century, mid 17th century, they used to call them thrown chairs,
0:05:28 > 0:05:33thrown being another word for turned, and you can see here on these spindles at the back and
0:05:33 > 0:05:36along these top where all this is done by turning.
0:05:36 > 0:05:41This is what they would call turning, so they sort of hark back to the late 17th century. They're not that old.
0:05:41 > 0:05:46They're going to be late Victorian, that sort of period, 1890s, maybe into the 1900s perhaps.
0:05:46 > 0:05:48That sort of late Victorian, early Edwardian.
0:05:48 > 0:05:54They look to me as if they're made in beech, in beech wood, which is a reasonable wood.
0:05:54 > 0:05:58It's not sort of Premier league but, you know, it's not Jewson's League either,
0:05:58 > 0:06:01it's, you know, second division, shall we say.
0:06:01 > 0:06:04- Value wise, they're not going to be hugely valuable.- OK.
0:06:04 > 0:06:10- I would say let's put these in at an auction with an estimate of 100 to 150.- That's all right.
0:06:10 > 0:06:12- How do you feel about that? - Yes, yeah.
0:06:12 > 0:06:14Yeah? £100 in your pocket, hopefully a bit more, maybe.
0:06:14 > 0:06:18What about a reserve? Are you going to want them back if they don't sell?
0:06:18 > 0:06:19What do you think?
0:06:19 > 0:06:22- What do you think? What do I think? - What do you think?
0:06:22 > 0:06:26Well, my suggestion is... Well, I'm always a bit cheeky on reserves and
0:06:26 > 0:06:29I like to go in without reserve, but they're not mine.
0:06:29 > 0:06:32- I mean, let's protect them at £80. How you feel?- What about 100?
0:06:32 > 0:06:34You just valued them at 100.
0:06:34 > 0:06:37- Yeah, do you think 100? - With discretion.- Yes.
0:06:37 > 0:06:39- So 90, meet me halfway.- Yes, yes.
0:06:39 > 0:06:41- Yes, OK.- What do you reckon, Karina?
0:06:41 > 0:06:44- Yeah, fine.- So they're £100 discretionary reserve.
0:06:44 > 0:06:45- Yes.- So at £90 they'll go...
0:06:45 > 0:06:50- Yes.- And if they don't reach that, they'll be in the boot of your car back down to Clacton.
0:06:57 > 0:06:59Claudia, Mary, it's good to see you.
0:06:59 > 0:07:02- Now, it's... That's grandma, isn't it?- Yeah.
0:07:02 > 0:07:05So, is this is yours, Claudia, or is it grandma's?
0:07:05 > 0:07:07Well, it's my nan's and my granddad's.
0:07:07 > 0:07:10OK. This dog needs a new home, I guess?
0:07:10 > 0:07:16Yeah, it does because it's been in the family for a while now, but my nan and granddad have just moved
0:07:16 > 0:07:21and they're going to sell a few things and split the money between the grandchildren.
0:07:21 > 0:07:22- So you get to benefit!- Yeah.
0:07:22 > 0:07:24So it was yours, Mary.
0:07:24 > 0:07:26- Yes.- And you had a paint shop?
0:07:26 > 0:07:31- Yes, wallpaper and decorating. - What a lovely little business. Was that based in Clacton?
0:07:31 > 0:07:33That was in Old Road in Clacton.
0:07:33 > 0:07:35Are you going to take over one day, Claudia?
0:07:35 > 0:07:38- No, the businesses isn't there any more.- Isn't it?
0:07:38 > 0:07:40What happened to the business?
0:07:40 > 0:07:42- You just sold it?- Yes.
0:07:42 > 0:07:45- Sold it and now it's a block of flats.- It's a block of flats!
0:07:45 > 0:07:48- Yeah.- Oh! But, nevertheless, you managed to hang on to this.
0:07:48 > 0:07:51- Yes, yes.- And you know it's made by Beswick, don't you?
0:07:51 > 0:07:57- Yes.- And there's a registration mark, there's a little stamp underneath, just there. Can you see that?- Yes.
0:07:57 > 0:08:04- Yes.- These were first issued in 1964 and then they stopped issuing them in 1970, so it was just a short...
0:08:04 > 0:08:07A short spell of time that Beswick were making them.
0:08:07 > 0:08:11A few times on the show we've had these on and they've been full of cement
0:08:11 > 0:08:17because the shop owners have filled this hole up underneath with sand and cement and it's left to set
0:08:17 > 0:08:24so it weighs an absolute ton and they've used this little dog as a doorstop for the shop.
0:08:24 > 0:08:27And we've also seen little holes cut in here.
0:08:27 > 0:08:30- Yeah, we saw that one. - You've seen that one!
0:08:30 > 0:08:33Where the little paint tin's been used as a money box.
0:08:33 > 0:08:37Well, this is in perfect, perfect condition, it really is.
0:08:37 > 0:08:39And all credit to you, Mary...
0:08:39 > 0:08:42- Thank you. - ..for looking after this little dog.
0:08:42 > 0:08:47There are a lot of fakes on the market now.
0:08:47 > 0:08:51- Right.- Because these peaked at around £300 four or five years ago,
0:08:51 > 0:08:54a lot of fakes have been reproduced...
0:08:54 > 0:08:57- Yes.- ..which has now devalued the good ones.
0:08:57 > 0:09:02- Oh.- And even though this one is in perfect condition, I'd say it's in mint condition,
0:09:02 > 0:09:07we might struggle to get that £300 today purely because of the fakes.
0:09:07 > 0:09:12- Yes.- So, if you're willing to sell this, we could put it into auction
0:09:12 > 0:09:17with a value of £180 to £280 and still hope for that top end.
0:09:17 > 0:09:20- Yes.- That sounds good, doesn't it? - Yeah, that does sound good.
0:09:20 > 0:09:22- Happy?- Very.
0:09:22 > 0:09:25What would you spend your half of the money on, then?
0:09:25 > 0:09:29- Well, a fifth.- A fifth! Oh, a fifth!- Yeah.
0:09:29 > 0:09:31- Oh, crikey.- I'll just save it.
0:09:31 > 0:09:33We need £500 for this dog!
0:09:45 > 0:09:50Well, a camel in Clacton is a comparatively rare sight, Paul, but you tell me your story behind it.
0:09:50 > 0:09:53Well, a long story, really.
0:09:53 > 0:09:56I started off getting involved in antiques and collecting about
0:09:56 > 0:09:5920 years ago from a friend who introduced me to the subject.
0:09:59 > 0:10:03I've been going to boot sales and antiques fairs,
0:10:03 > 0:10:07auctions on and off for the last 20 years.
0:10:07 > 0:10:11This one, I picked up about two years ago at an auction in Brentwood.
0:10:11 > 0:10:14- Right.- And I was just taken by the size of it, really, and the fact
0:10:14 > 0:10:20that it's a bit quirky. I'm quite a quirky person and I think I was just taken to it quite instantly, really.
0:10:20 > 0:10:22OK. Well, it's certainly an unusual piece.
0:10:22 > 0:10:24Do you know much about the factory?
0:10:24 > 0:10:29I know it's Czechoslovakian, but apart from that, it something I don't know much about.
0:10:29 > 0:10:36OK. I mean, it's by the Royal Dux factory, which was founded in Dux in Czechoslovakia in 1860,
0:10:36 > 0:10:42and they do favour a sort of Arabian and sort of desert type subjects, but in their heyday, during the
0:10:42 > 0:10:49late 19th century, they were very, very influenced and influential within the Art Nouveau period, and
0:10:49 > 0:10:54they did some very romantic stylised figural groups, particularly shepherds and shepherdesses
0:10:54 > 0:11:00in very sort of artful poses and they were large because they were intended to be statuesque.
0:11:00 > 0:11:02They were intended to be the equivalent of
0:11:02 > 0:11:06almost painted marble statues. They were the bigger figures.
0:11:06 > 0:11:09- Right.- You do find smaller, more elegant ones, more in the size of Royal Worcester
0:11:09 > 0:11:14or Royal Doulton sized figures, but most of them are actually quite large size.
0:11:14 > 0:11:17And in the 19th and early 20th century, a lot of their figures
0:11:17 > 0:11:22were actually brighter than this, they were more colourful. They used a lot of browns and greens.
0:11:22 > 0:11:26This one is later. It comes further into the 20th century, but it still retains all
0:11:26 > 0:11:31the elements of the original large figures that they were making several decades earlier.
0:11:31 > 0:11:34- It looks to be in good condition. I couldn't see any damage. - I've not seen any.
0:11:34 > 0:11:38I've had a good look over it and it looks to be in perfect condition.
0:11:38 > 0:11:41So, you bought it at auction. What did you pay for it?
0:11:41 > 0:11:44- I paid £200.- £200.
0:11:44 > 0:11:47Well, you know, I mean, you get a lot for your money at £200.
0:11:47 > 0:11:52It probably will be a little steep for where the market would support it at the moment.
0:11:52 > 0:11:57I think a more realistic estimate is in the region of £120 to £160 at the moment.
0:11:57 > 0:11:59Yeah, I expect it to have gone down.
0:11:59 > 0:12:02- Right.- Obviously if you get two bidders buying...
0:12:02 > 0:12:03- That's it.- ..it may reach the 200.
0:12:03 > 0:12:07That's the joy of auction. But you're a realist and you know the marketplace
0:12:07 > 0:12:10well enough to understand that, which is important.
0:12:10 > 0:12:11A lot of people fall short there.
0:12:11 > 0:12:14Making a profit's nice, but it's not always possible.
0:12:14 > 0:12:18No. Who knows - good condition, quality piece, well known factory.
0:12:18 > 0:12:23- It's got all the elements of a good day, so let's go and flog it! - Fingers crossed, yeah.
0:12:23 > 0:12:25- Fingers crossed.- OK.
0:12:25 > 0:12:28Everybody's working so hard down there.
0:12:28 > 0:12:32Our valuations are well underway, but we've now found our first items to take off to auction.
0:12:32 > 0:12:34So while we make our way over there,
0:12:34 > 0:12:38we're going to leave you with a recap of all the items going under the hammer.
0:12:38 > 0:12:41Paul's Royal Dux camel has outgrown his flat
0:12:41 > 0:12:45and after two years together, he's ready to let go of the reins.
0:12:45 > 0:12:49Sue and her daughter Karina might have banished these chairs
0:12:49 > 0:12:52to the loft, but Will's interest has upped their expectations.
0:12:52 > 0:12:55- Yeah, do you think 100? - With discretion?- Yes.
0:12:55 > 0:12:58- So 90, meet me halfway.- Yes. Yes, OK.
0:12:58 > 0:13:02With the price fixed, the corner chairs are heading to auction.
0:13:02 > 0:13:07I loved the Beswick sheepdog brought in by Mary and her granddaughter, Claudia.
0:13:07 > 0:13:11I give it a broad estimate of 180 to 280. This should get it away.
0:13:11 > 0:13:14And, finally, Georgina's Victorian silver tea set.
0:13:14 > 0:13:19It may be a bit of a mix and match, but Elizabeth loved the detailing
0:13:19 > 0:13:21and is confident the bidders will, too.
0:13:27 > 0:13:28For today's sale,
0:13:28 > 0:13:30we've travelled inland to Reeman Dansie Auction Rooms
0:13:30 > 0:13:34on the outskirts of Colchester, once the old Roman capital of Britain.
0:13:34 > 0:13:38As you can see, the car park's pretty full which means there's going to be a lot of bidders
0:13:38 > 0:13:43packed inside the room, and it looks like somebody has got an eye for quality!
0:13:43 > 0:13:49And in charge of this arena is auctioneer James Grinter, who's almost ready to sell our first lot.
0:13:53 > 0:13:56At the centre of the action now is this gorgeous centrepiece.
0:13:56 > 0:14:01It's a table centrepiece, in fact. It's a Royal Dux, it's the figures with camel. It belongs to Paul.
0:14:01 > 0:14:03Now I know you're a bit of a buyer and a seller, aren't you?
0:14:03 > 0:14:06- A bit of a dealer?- I like to make a bit of money if I can.
0:14:06 > 0:14:08Hopefully we'll get your money back today.
0:14:08 > 0:14:11- I know Elizabeth has put 120 to 160 on it.- Yes.
0:14:11 > 0:14:12- How much did you pay for it?- £200.
0:14:12 > 0:14:14£200. Not long ago?
0:14:14 > 0:14:17Two years ago. I bought it on a whim. I really liked it.
0:14:17 > 0:14:20- It was very big, it was impressive. - It is, isn't it?
0:14:20 > 0:14:23It's showy. That's what you want for a centrepiece, something, "Wow!"
0:14:23 > 0:14:28So, hopefully the quality will get it away at the top end. We're going to find out. Here we go.
0:14:28 > 0:14:32The impressive Royal Dux porcelain camel table centre with Arab rider.
0:14:32 > 0:14:36There we are. The one as shown. £100 to start me. £100 I have.
0:14:36 > 0:14:39- Yes, come on.- At £100 now. Do I hear 110?
0:14:39 > 0:14:41- At £100 is bid.- Oh, come on.
0:14:41 > 0:14:43Any advance?
0:14:43 > 0:14:47110 down here now. At 110. 120. 130.
0:14:47 > 0:14:50At £130. Down here now at £130.
0:14:50 > 0:14:53Are you all done? 130 it is.
0:14:53 > 0:14:55- Mid estimate, but... - It's fair enough.
0:14:55 > 0:14:58- Fair enough.- Happy with that. - Sorry about that.
0:14:58 > 0:15:00- No, I'm happy with it. - But it's gone.
0:15:00 > 0:15:03Are you going to reinvest the money back into antiques?
0:15:03 > 0:15:06I collect Poole pottery, so I'm hoping to buy one or two pieces of that.
0:15:06 > 0:15:10- Early Poole?- 1920s normally. - Ah, good period.- Nice designs.
0:15:10 > 0:15:13- Well, you'll pick up something for £130.- Yeah, hopefully.
0:15:17 > 0:15:20- Sue and Karina, it's great to see you again.- Hello.
0:15:20 > 0:15:23- I've got to say you both look stunning.- Thank you.- You really do.
0:15:23 > 0:15:26Your corner chairs are just about to go under the hammer.
0:15:26 > 0:15:29We've got £100 to £150 riding on this.
0:15:29 > 0:15:34Plenty of dealers here and there's lots of good kit, so hopefully these will get snapped up.
0:15:34 > 0:15:38Yeah, I mean they're nice, they're small, they're easily accommodated.
0:15:38 > 0:15:41We all know we love a pair, so, you know, I'm sure that there's going
0:15:41 > 0:15:43to be someone here who's going to fall in love with these.
0:15:43 > 0:15:48Number 557 now is the pair of Edwardian corner chairs.
0:15:48 > 0:15:50£80 for these somewhere? 80? 60?
0:15:50 > 0:15:54- 60's bid on there. At 60. At £60 now.- Come on, come on.
0:15:54 > 0:15:58Do I hear 65? At £60 is bid, only. At £60. Do I hear 65 anywhere?
0:15:58 > 0:16:02No? At £60 only, are you all done?
0:16:02 > 0:16:05No. That's it, the hammer's gone down on it, didn't sell it.
0:16:05 > 0:16:08- Oh, no.- Oh, well, they'll have to go back in the loft.
0:16:08 > 0:16:10No, put them in the conservatory.
0:16:10 > 0:16:14- No, no! They won't go, they won't go.- Oh, what a shame.
0:16:14 > 0:16:18Look, there is another auction room on another day if you fancy doing that again,
0:16:18 > 0:16:22- but I'm just sorry it wasn't your day today.- That's all right.
0:16:22 > 0:16:25Now it's my turn to be the expert and we've got the Dulux sheepdog
0:16:25 > 0:16:27made by Beswick going under the hammer.
0:16:27 > 0:16:33It belongs to Mary and unfortunately we don't have Claudia with us today, so let's say hello to her anyway.
0:16:33 > 0:16:36- Yes, she's very sorry. - I hope she's OK.- Thank you.
0:16:36 > 0:16:41- I put 180 to 280 on this. Let's just hope we can break that top end.- Yes.
0:16:41 > 0:16:43OK, it's going under the hammer now. This is it.
0:16:43 > 0:16:46Number 100 now is Beswick Dulux dog.
0:16:46 > 0:16:48There we are, the advertising figure.
0:16:48 > 0:16:52Can I start the bidding with me at £260? With me now at 260.
0:16:52 > 0:16:56At 260 with me now. 270. 280.
0:16:56 > 0:16:59290. 300. At £300 with me now.
0:16:59 > 0:17:02At 300. At 320. 340. At 340.
0:17:02 > 0:17:06With me on the book at £340.
0:17:06 > 0:17:09All done now at 340? All done?
0:17:09 > 0:17:12- Yes, £340.- Very good. - Brilliant.- Well, done.
0:17:12 > 0:17:16So, that's going to be split now between the five grandchildren.
0:17:16 > 0:17:17OK, what are their names?
0:17:17 > 0:17:20- Is Claudia the oldest?- No, Jonathan.
0:17:20 > 0:17:21OK.
0:17:21 > 0:17:25Chloe, Ellie... Oh, I've forgotten Claudia in the middle there!
0:17:25 > 0:17:27And Evie. Evie's 11 months.
0:17:27 > 0:17:30Oh, all lovely names. Well, look, wish them all well, won't you?
0:17:30 > 0:17:34- Will do.- And have fun. Get them all together and spend the money.- Yes.
0:17:37 > 0:17:40It's about that time of day when we're thinking about a cup of tea.
0:17:40 > 0:17:43Well, don't rush away to the kitchen to put the kettle on.
0:17:43 > 0:17:46We are selling Georgina's silver tea service.
0:17:46 > 0:17:51Why are you selling this, because there's a lot of silver here and it's worth a lot of money.
0:17:51 > 0:17:54I've had my pleasure out of it and I need a new bathroom.
0:17:54 > 0:17:56OK. And how much money have you got saved up?
0:17:56 > 0:18:00- Towards the bathroom?- Yeah. - 4,000.- 4,000!- Yes.
0:18:00 > 0:18:02Cor, this is going to be a posh bathroom, isn't it?
0:18:02 > 0:18:05The shower is over £700.
0:18:05 > 0:18:09It's a steam shower, it's got a radio in and I was tempted.
0:18:09 > 0:18:14And it's only a little two bedroom bungalow but, boy, is that going to be a good shower!
0:18:14 > 0:18:17Number 186 now is the Victorian silver teapot and
0:18:17 > 0:18:19the two other items with it.
0:18:19 > 0:18:22I have three commissions with me and
0:18:22 > 0:18:26I start the bidding at £360 with me now. At 360.
0:18:26 > 0:18:29Fantastic! At £360 with me. 380.
0:18:29 > 0:18:34400. 420. 440. 460. 480.
0:18:34 > 0:18:36500. At £500. Over here now at 500.
0:18:36 > 0:18:42520. 540. 540. 560. 580.
0:18:42 > 0:18:45At £580. On my left at £580.
0:18:45 > 0:18:47Are you all done?
0:18:47 > 0:18:51- Excellent, well done. That was brilliant.- Fantastic!
0:18:51 > 0:18:55£580! That's going to go a long way towards that walk-in shower.
0:18:55 > 0:18:59- Well, it is.- Instead of the radio, you could get a TV put in there.
0:18:59 > 0:19:03- You could watch Paul! - Now, stop being silly, Paul. - You could watch Flog It, then!
0:19:05 > 0:19:07What a great result!
0:19:07 > 0:19:12And, coming up, Jacqueline was not impressed to find out her plastic box is actually ivory.
0:19:12 > 0:19:15I honestly thought it was plastic.
0:19:15 > 0:19:19When I bought it, all I was looking for was a jewellery box.
0:19:19 > 0:19:21Until she gets to the auction.
0:19:21 > 0:19:22I don't believe this.
0:19:22 > 0:19:25I honestly don't believe this.
0:19:25 > 0:19:29But, before all of that, it's show time at the oldest venue in town.
0:19:36 > 0:19:41Welcome to the West Cliff Theatre, home for over 80 years to the variety show.
0:19:41 > 0:19:43Now, the curtain is just about to rise,
0:19:43 > 0:19:48so I'm going to get myself ready for a very special performance.
0:19:48 > 0:19:51By day Bill Graham was a civil servant, but by night
0:19:51 > 0:19:56he was a talented performer. So in 1894 he gathered some friends together and
0:19:56 > 0:20:01they started giving open air concerts in Clacton on a piece of wasteland.
0:20:01 > 0:20:08The first permanent theatre, the West Cliff Gardens Theatre, was established on this site in 1898.
0:20:08 > 0:20:13Open to the elements initially, it developed in stages as a large marquee,
0:20:13 > 0:20:19a timber building and finally to its current design in 1928.
0:20:32 > 0:20:39And now, ladies and gentlemen, at enormous expense, stars of stage,
0:20:39 > 0:20:47screen and the local job centre, for one night only, Bob and Reg, the Young Brothers!
0:20:47 > 0:20:49APPLAUSE
0:20:51 > 0:20:56# Oh, I'd give the world to start all over
0:20:56 > 0:21:00# Back in the old routine
0:21:00 > 0:21:05# To live my life in fields of clover
0:21:05 > 0:21:07# Back in the old routine. #
0:21:07 > 0:21:11Bob and Reg Young have come from a long tradition of acts that have
0:21:11 > 0:21:15developed the variety show from its beginnings on the Victorian stage.
0:21:15 > 0:21:20It's a collection of musical and comedy performances knitted together by a compere or host.
0:21:20 > 0:21:24# Or calling encore, we'll walk in a wonderful glow
0:21:24 > 0:21:29# Oh, see the joy to be there pluggin'
0:21:29 > 0:21:32# Back in the old routine
0:21:32 > 0:21:36# You're up, you're down, you're in there slugging
0:21:36 > 0:21:41# Back in the old routine, oh! #
0:21:41 > 0:21:44So, tell me a little bit about your career.
0:21:44 > 0:21:49Well, we've been performing 59 years, 59 years this year, Robert.
0:21:49 > 0:21:51- Yes, yes. - We're getting on a bit now.
0:21:51 > 0:21:55We started in 1950 and we started in a young people's club.
0:21:55 > 0:21:57They began to start a drama group.
0:21:57 > 0:22:01We thought we'd go into drama group, but it didn't turn out that way.
0:22:01 > 0:22:04It certainly didn't, because two chaps arrived
0:22:04 > 0:22:07who were obviously ex variety performers and
0:22:07 > 0:22:10instead of a drama group we found ourselves at a concert party.
0:22:10 > 0:22:16And he picked out his talent from our members at the club and actually there was no talent there at all!
0:22:16 > 0:22:19- Not really. - So, it was rather difficult for him.
0:22:19 > 0:22:22Yeah. He had... He had a couple of singers and he thought,
0:22:22 > 0:22:25- "Well, that's a start and we could do some chorus work".- Yes.
0:22:25 > 0:22:30And then he said, "We want some comedy," and he looked at us, didn't he?
0:22:30 > 0:22:34And we said, "Well, we actually haven't done anything like this before."
0:22:34 > 0:22:38"Don't worry, I'm writing a script for you."
0:22:38 > 0:22:41- Which he did. - Yeah.- Straight in at the deep end.
0:22:41 > 0:22:44- Oh, indeed.- Well, you must know all the old gags, then.
0:22:44 > 0:22:45- Please.- Oh, yes. Some of them...
0:22:45 > 0:22:48Well, actually, we are now older...
0:22:48 > 0:22:50We are now older, Paul, than some of the gags.
0:22:50 > 0:22:52- Between you and I.- Yeah.
0:22:52 > 0:22:57- I've got little bit of trouble downstairs.- Downstairs?- Yes.
0:22:57 > 0:23:00How can that be, you live in a bungalow?
0:23:00 > 0:23:03- No, no, I don't mean that. - People don't think we rehearse.
0:23:03 > 0:23:07They say, "It looks as though you're making it up as you go along." I wish that were true!
0:23:07 > 0:23:10We spend hours, you know, rehearsing so that we get...
0:23:10 > 0:23:13And, like all comics, it's timing.
0:23:13 > 0:23:15Of course it is and you've both got great timing.
0:23:15 > 0:23:19I always remember timing because when we first started doing
0:23:19 > 0:23:22- professional work at the Savoy Theatre in Clacton...- Big gig!
0:23:22 > 0:23:24- Oh, big gig.- Always a big gig.
0:23:24 > 0:23:29And Max Miller, the famous variety star of the music hall,
0:23:29 > 0:23:33came down for one week and he was supposed to be the man
0:23:33 > 0:23:36that you used to look at and say, "It's the timing."
0:23:36 > 0:23:39You see, I'm going to ask you a leading question.
0:23:39 > 0:23:42- A leading question.- Now, I want you to answer this truthfully.
0:23:42 > 0:23:47- He said, "Have you passed water lately?"- And had you?
0:23:47 > 0:23:52Well, I had to admit I walked along the riverbank on the way to the surgery.
0:23:52 > 0:23:58- And it's also wonderful to think of the wonderful performers that have been on this stage.- Yeah.
0:23:58 > 0:24:00- I mean...- Tommy Trinder was one.
0:24:00 > 0:24:02- Oh, Tommy Trinder. - Remember Tommy Trinder?
0:24:02 > 0:24:04Don MacLean. Old Jimmy.
0:24:04 > 0:24:07- Jimmy Cricket.- Jimmy Cricket, yeah. - Roy Hudd, Roy Hudd.
0:24:07 > 0:24:11And they all say that it's wonderful, the acoustics are great.
0:24:11 > 0:24:13It's a wonderful little theatre.
0:24:13 > 0:24:17It's like really performing in somebody's front room.
0:24:17 > 0:24:21When I went to see the doctor, you know what he's like. He said, "What's the matter this time?"
0:24:21 > 0:24:24I said, "Well, I've got a touch of the old lumbago again."
0:24:24 > 0:24:27He said, "The lumbago again?" I said, "Yeah, I've got it again."
0:24:27 > 0:24:30He said, "Would you go and stand by the window?
0:24:30 > 0:24:32"Stand by the window and stick your tongue out."
0:24:32 > 0:24:35I went and stood by the window, stuck my tongue out.
0:24:35 > 0:24:37"Why am I doing this", I said.
0:24:37 > 0:24:39I said, "Does this help the lumbago?"
0:24:39 > 0:24:43- He said, "No, I've had a row with the bloke over the road."- Oh!
0:24:43 > 0:24:46- We'd better go home now.- All right, we'll go, then.- Got to go now.
0:24:46 > 0:24:49- Cheerio!- See you later. Right-o, bye bye.
0:24:51 > 0:24:54The theatre is now managed by a charitable trust and
0:24:54 > 0:24:57there's an army of volunteers, but only one employee,
0:24:57 > 0:25:02Mike Bareham, who's also very passionate about this theatre.
0:25:02 > 0:25:04Why is the theatre so special?
0:25:04 > 0:25:08It was built as a variety theatre, a seaside variety theatre,
0:25:08 > 0:25:11and that's what it's remained right the way through it's history.
0:25:11 > 0:25:16- Besides, it has got a special feel. - There is a nice feel in here, isn't there?
0:25:16 > 0:25:20You can imagine when it's packed, there's a wonderful atmosphere.
0:25:20 > 0:25:23Let's talk about the future. What does that hold for the theatre?
0:25:23 > 0:25:27I think we look to the future very optimistically.
0:25:27 > 0:25:31We have a very strong following in Clacton and the surrounding areas.
0:25:31 > 0:25:35I think the thing that worries me most of all would be that
0:25:35 > 0:25:40where are the big names of tomorrow coming from?
0:25:40 > 0:25:45There are no longer the holiday camps, we don't have the variety shows on TV that we use to have
0:25:45 > 0:25:51which were the proving ground, of course, for so many of the stars of the stage. So, that is a worry.
0:25:51 > 0:25:56So I believe there is a bit of bad news because this year there is no summer season.
0:25:56 > 0:26:01This year, it was just not possible for us to stage a summer season,
0:26:01 > 0:26:03so we're basically busy working away to see...
0:26:03 > 0:26:06- Planning next year.- To see what we can possibly do next year.
0:26:06 > 0:26:10I think one of the things we have to face now, of course, is that
0:26:10 > 0:26:15seaside resorts do not draw the sort of crowds that they used to draw.
0:26:15 > 0:26:17- No.- We have put entertainment on every week.
0:26:17 > 0:26:19- Well, that's good. That's fine. - Oh, yes.
0:26:19 > 0:26:22- We haven't closed our doors. - Thank goodness.- Far from it!
0:26:31 > 0:26:35# Gee, the joy to be there pluggin'
0:26:35 > 0:26:39# Back in the old routine
0:26:39 > 0:26:43# You're up, you're down, you're in there sluggin'
0:26:43 > 0:26:47# Back in the old routine, oh
0:26:47 > 0:26:49# Give me the jazz
0:26:49 > 0:26:55# The razzmatazz, and we'll tread on Heaven's scene.
0:26:55 > 0:26:58# Back in the old routine
0:26:58 > 0:27:02# That's where the corn is green
0:27:02 > 0:27:12# Back in the old routine. #
0:27:12 > 0:27:14APPLAUSE
0:27:25 > 0:27:28Well, there's still plenty of entertainment going on
0:27:28 > 0:27:33at the Princes Theatre, and Will has found some diamonds to put in the spotlight.
0:27:34 > 0:27:38Jan, you've brought in a rather showy watch to show me today.
0:27:38 > 0:27:44- Yes, yes.- Is this something that you've worn through the years and had enough of, or have you inherited it?
0:27:44 > 0:27:47No, I inherited it from my mother's jewellery
0:27:47 > 0:27:54about ten years ago and it's been in my drawer ever since, I'm afraid.
0:27:54 > 0:27:59- And it's very pretty, but hasn't been worn. It's unlikely to be worn, so...
0:27:59 > 0:28:02- Do you remember your mother wearing it?- No, I don't.
0:28:02 > 0:28:06- Was it some something she wore? - No, not at all.
0:28:06 > 0:28:08So it probably hasn't got a lot of sentimental value to you.
0:28:08 > 0:28:11It hasn't, no. To be honest, it hasn't, no.
0:28:11 > 0:28:14There's not a lot to say about it. It really is what it is.
0:28:14 > 0:28:17It's an Art Deco cocktail watch,
0:28:17 > 0:28:20- diamond set. They are diamonds.- Yes.
0:28:20 > 0:28:25It's on platinum, which is nice also, good quality.
0:28:25 > 0:28:30But the trouble with these is, you're selling it for the very reason people don't buy them.
0:28:30 > 0:28:32- Yes.- They're hard things to wear.
0:28:32 > 0:28:35They're not terribly commercial, as we would say.
0:28:35 > 0:28:38- Not something you'd wear every day is it, really?- Certainly not.
0:28:38 > 0:28:42Well, some people might, but not in my circles!
0:28:42 > 0:28:48Now, the other problem that we come up against when we see these, they do get brought into valuation days
0:28:48 > 0:28:53at work and at Flog It and we do see a fair amount of them because they were very fashionable at one stage.
0:28:53 > 0:28:59People had them, were given as gifts. People often think that they're worth a lot more than they actually are.
0:28:59 > 0:29:02- Yes.- Usually because they see diamonds, platinum.- Exactly.
0:29:02 > 0:29:05- Art Deco.- Pounds notes!- Exactly.
0:29:05 > 0:29:08For us it's a little bit tricky, we have to try and talk people down.
0:29:08 > 0:29:10Now, have you got any idea?
0:29:10 > 0:29:14Did you have a figure in mind when you came here and said, "I'm not going to let it go for less"?
0:29:14 > 0:29:20Well, I thought it would be a four figure, but realistically looking
0:29:20 > 0:29:24at it, I realise it probably won't be four figure. A three figure.
0:29:24 > 0:29:25Let's go for three figures.
0:29:25 > 0:29:29- I think two figures would be cheap! So, let's go for three figures.- Yes.
0:29:29 > 0:29:31I mean, I've seen these sell.
0:29:31 > 0:29:35Like I say, we do see them in the saleroom quite often.
0:29:35 > 0:29:41Not so good quality ones can make a couple of hundred, the better quality ones can make 400, 500.
0:29:41 > 0:29:48It's that sort of price bracket, so what I'm going to suggest is, I think it's better than a £200er.
0:29:48 > 0:29:49- Right.- I don't think it's £1,000er.
0:29:49 > 0:29:52- No.- I hope I'm wrong on the day. - Well, that would be nice.
0:29:52 > 0:29:55So I'm going to suggest an estimate of £300 to £400.
0:29:55 > 0:29:57How do you feel about that?
0:29:57 > 0:30:00Yes, I'd be happy to go along with that, actually. Yes.
0:30:00 > 0:30:04I mean, I'm not going to try and force you into it, but like you say, it sits in a drawer.
0:30:04 > 0:30:07- It does. - What does it do there? Nothing.
0:30:07 > 0:30:10- No.- It's got no real sentimental value to you.
0:30:10 > 0:30:14- No.- So as long as you're happy, let's put it in, £300 to £400.
0:30:14 > 0:30:15Let's reserve it at 300.
0:30:15 > 0:30:18Can we give the auctioneer a bit of discretion just in case?
0:30:18 > 0:30:22- Yes, why not?- I think once you've decided to sell...- It's got to go.
0:30:22 > 0:30:25You should go for it. Hopefully it'll make a little bit more than that.
0:30:25 > 0:30:31- Yeah.- Are you going to reinvest it in a piece of jewellery or something else perhaps?- Well, probably not.
0:30:31 > 0:30:34No, I think I might split it between my son and daughter
0:30:34 > 0:30:37and they can treat the family to a day out or something.
0:30:37 > 0:30:39Very nice. Are they aware of this treat?
0:30:39 > 0:30:41No. They don't know I'm here!
0:30:41 > 0:30:43Are you going to tell them or leave it as a surprise?
0:30:43 > 0:30:46Oh, I'll probably have to tell them. My husband will tell them!
0:30:46 > 0:30:47That's right, blame the husband!
0:30:47 > 0:30:50- Yeah, he'll let the cat out of the bag.- Exactly.
0:30:50 > 0:30:52- It's been a pleasure meeting you.- And you.
0:30:52 > 0:30:55And let's hope we can get as much money in your pocket as we can.
0:30:55 > 0:30:59- That would be great. Thank you very much.- Well done, Jan.
0:31:05 > 0:31:09Barbara, your vase has really caught my eye when I saw you in the queue.
0:31:09 > 0:31:15- What can you tell me about it? - Well, I work at the St Helena Hospice Shop in Clacton
0:31:15 > 0:31:20and when I turned up for work on a Tuesday morning, as I always do,
0:31:20 > 0:31:24it was sitting on the shelf and I just thought it was very beautiful and
0:31:24 > 0:31:26thought that I would bring it along and see,
0:31:26 > 0:31:29you know, what it's worth and if you can tell us anything more about it.
0:31:29 > 0:31:32Do you know anything about it at all?
0:31:32 > 0:31:35- Have you...- We did have somebody look at it from...
0:31:35 > 0:31:40We have a coin and metal dealer next door to our hospice shop
0:31:40 > 0:31:44and he came back in the afternoon and said that he thought it was
0:31:44 > 0:31:48about 1905 and that it was German, WMF.
0:31:48 > 0:31:51- It doesn't mean anything to me, but that's all we know.- OK, fine.
0:31:51 > 0:31:57Well, I did notice that at the bottom here on the foot rim is indeed
0:31:57 > 0:32:01the mark for WMF, which is a foundry
0:32:01 > 0:32:04which was established in Germany in 1880 and
0:32:04 > 0:32:09they specialised in pewter ware, silver and silver plated items.
0:32:09 > 0:32:13- And this is actually a piece of silver plated ware.- Right.
0:32:13 > 0:32:18And they were very design orientated, specifically for the Art Nouveau market
0:32:18 > 0:32:24of the period, which lasted from the turn of the late 19th century into the early 20th century, and
0:32:24 > 0:32:30they made metal, which is obviously very solid, very heavy, into such a fluid, decorative form.
0:32:30 > 0:32:35And the sinuous handles that flow from the top down, the baluster shaped body,
0:32:35 > 0:32:39incorporating these lovely poppies are just so evocative of that period and that style,
0:32:39 > 0:32:40so it's a lovely example.
0:32:40 > 0:32:47Now, I do think from looking inside, being hollow all the way through and with no bottom to it,
0:32:47 > 0:32:51I do think it probably had some form of liner at some point, possibly.
0:32:51 > 0:32:54- Right.- But in general terms, it's in very good condition.
0:32:54 > 0:32:57So, have you, in the shop, been sort of wondering what...
0:32:57 > 0:32:59what the vase might be worth?
0:32:59 > 0:33:01- Yes, yes. - Have you had any sort of...?
0:33:01 > 0:33:06Well, the chap did say that because it doesn't have its liner,
0:33:06 > 0:33:09he thought around about £25 is realistic.
0:33:09 > 0:33:12I thought it would be worth a little bit more than that.
0:33:12 > 0:33:14- Yeah.- But, I mean, it's just something that I like.
0:33:14 > 0:33:16- Yes, it appeals to you.- Yes.
0:33:16 > 0:33:21Well, I think that a realistic pre-auction estimate for this vase would be £30 to £50.
0:33:21 > 0:33:24So, I side with you, I think slightly higher than £25.
0:33:24 > 0:33:26And would you like a reserve on?
0:33:26 > 0:33:28I think the £30.
0:33:28 > 0:33:33- Yes, we'll put £30 reserve on, but would you allow auctioneer's discretion on that?- Yes.
0:33:33 > 0:33:37So, we'll have £30 discretion, £30 to £50 estimate, and we'll take it to auction.
0:33:37 > 0:33:41So that means you can go back to the shop and tell them the good news!
0:33:41 > 0:33:43Yes, I will do straight away!
0:33:43 > 0:33:46- Excellent. Oh, thank you for bringing it in.- You're welcome.
0:33:56 > 0:33:59- Jacqui, thank you for coming in today to Flog It.- That's all right.
0:33:59 > 0:34:03And bringing along your item today.
0:34:03 > 0:34:05Now, from the outside
0:34:05 > 0:34:08I can do a bit of guessing as to what this is.
0:34:08 > 0:34:12I would suspect that it's made of ivory from where I'm sitting.
0:34:12 > 0:34:19I haven't had a look inside, so it could be a jewellery box, a little trinket box, maybe even a tea caddy.
0:34:19 > 0:34:25So let me just have a look inside so I can make a decision from that.
0:34:25 > 0:34:30Well, looking at the interior here, nicely lined in this felt,
0:34:30 > 0:34:33I would say that that's a jewellery box.
0:34:33 > 0:34:36- Is that what it's used as at home? - That's what I bought it as...
0:34:36 > 0:34:40to use as a jewellery, yes, and that's what I've been using up until today.
0:34:40 > 0:34:44- So, do you do use it?- I did use it, yes.- You did use it. Not any more?- No.
0:34:44 > 0:34:47What was the reason for that?
0:34:47 > 0:34:51Well, I thought it... I didn't realise it was ivory, I thought it was plastic.
0:34:51 > 0:34:55- Yes.- It was my husband that thought it was ivory and a friend of ours.
0:34:55 > 0:34:57Does that put you off a little bit?
0:34:57 > 0:35:02I've never owned everything in ivory, so I wouldn't know, really...
0:35:02 > 0:35:09It's an interesting area in the auction world and you have to be so careful as to dating these pieces.
0:35:09 > 0:35:13- Now, the cut off date is 1947.- Right.
0:35:13 > 0:35:17So anything pre 1947 is OK to sell.
0:35:17 > 0:35:23- Oh, I see.- Anything after 1947, you have to have a license to sell it.
0:35:23 > 0:35:28- All right.- And generally, most places will say, "No, we're not selling that."
0:35:28 > 0:35:31Looking at this trinket box,
0:35:31 > 0:35:33these Chinese...
0:35:33 > 0:35:41what we would call chinoiserie panels, just Chinese figures amongst pagodas in a Chinese garden.
0:35:41 > 0:35:43Yes.
0:35:43 > 0:35:47I would suggest that it's come out of Canton. Canton carved ivory.
0:35:47 > 0:35:53- Around that late 19th century, turn of the century, which is when I think this dates from...- Yes.
0:35:53 > 0:35:57..there was a lot of exports, ivory carvings from Canton.
0:35:57 > 0:36:00So now you know it's ivory.
0:36:00 > 0:36:02- Yes.- You've told me they you thought it was plastic.
0:36:02 > 0:36:08I honestly thought it was plastic. When I bought it, all I was looking for was a jewellery box.
0:36:08 > 0:36:11So now you're giving me some clues that I don't think you've probably paid
0:36:11 > 0:36:14the sort of money you would expect to pay for an ivory box.
0:36:14 > 0:36:18- Come clean with me, what have you paid for it?- A pound.
0:36:18 > 0:36:20You're seri...
0:36:20 > 0:36:23It never happens to me, does it? It never happens to me!
0:36:23 > 0:36:25I honestly bought it as a plastic box.
0:36:25 > 0:36:27- And where did you buy it from? - A boot sale.
0:36:27 > 0:36:32I tell you, I think the boot sales are pretty handy down here in Clacton
0:36:32 > 0:36:36because I would estimate this, maybe a little conservatively,
0:36:36 > 0:36:38it could make a bit more, at £100 to £200.
0:36:38 > 0:36:41Now, are you happy with that sort of investment for a pound?
0:36:41 > 0:36:47- Who wouldn't be? - And we'll reserve it at £100 with a little discretion, 10%,
0:36:47 > 0:36:50and really let's just hope it gets away on the day. I'm sure it will.
0:36:50 > 0:36:55And whatever happens you're going to go home with the profit, aren't you?
0:36:55 > 0:36:57- You've done well.- Couldn't go wrong.
0:36:57 > 0:36:59- I'll see you there. - Right, thank you very much.
0:36:59 > 0:37:01Well, now it's time to take our final trip
0:37:01 > 0:37:05to the auction and here's a reminder of what we're pinning our hopes on.
0:37:05 > 0:37:11Jan inherited this Art Deco diamond cocktail watch from her mother who never wore it.
0:37:11 > 0:37:16Jan's followed suit, but hope some bidders will want to wear it with style.
0:37:16 > 0:37:21Elizabeth valued this WMF vase at £30 to £50.
0:37:21 > 0:37:27We're all hoping for the top end as the funds raised are going to the hospice where Barbara works.
0:37:27 > 0:37:32And completing the trio is the ivory jewellery box that Jacqueline thought was plastic.
0:37:32 > 0:37:35- Come clean with me, what have you paid for it?- A pound.
0:37:35 > 0:37:41Ivory is not her thing, but Will thinks this piece should set the auction alight.
0:37:41 > 0:37:43Before it goes under the hammer,
0:37:43 > 0:37:47let's catch up with the auctioneer and get his expert opinion.
0:37:47 > 0:37:49Gorgeous little ivory jewellery box.
0:37:49 > 0:37:52It belongs to Jacqueline. A wonderful fitted interior as well.
0:37:52 > 0:37:56- We've got £100 to £200 on this. - Well, I think it's going to do very well, Paul.
0:37:56 > 0:38:01The Chinese market is very strong at the moment and they're buying back a lot of their works of art,
0:38:01 > 0:38:06particularly ivories and things like that, and they've really gone up a lot in the last two years.
0:38:06 > 0:38:10- What will it do? - Well, hopefully it's going to do at least £200 to £300.
0:38:10 > 0:38:14- Oh, that's fantastic, isn't it? - I think it'll be all right.
0:38:14 > 0:38:18You're not giving much away! You've got this grin on your face which says, "Yes, 300 plus."
0:38:18 > 0:38:21- Can I tell you how much she paid for it?- Please do.
0:38:21 > 0:38:23- A pound.- Really, that much!
0:38:23 > 0:38:26She thought it was plastic.
0:38:26 > 0:38:27I think she'll be very happy.
0:38:27 > 0:38:30- I do as well.- Yeah. - Yeah, especially if it exceeds 300.
0:38:30 > 0:38:34- Yeah, we'll see. - OK. Well, it's down to you. - Right, no pressure!
0:38:34 > 0:38:39I think it's time to get on the rostrum and weave your magic. I'll look forward to watching it.
0:38:39 > 0:38:40I'll do my best.
0:38:52 > 0:38:57If you love the combination of platinum and diamonds, you will certainly love this next item.
0:38:57 > 0:39:01It belongs to Jan and it's that gorgeous cocktail watch and I love it.
0:39:01 > 0:39:03- A good Art Deco piece.- It is nice.
0:39:03 > 0:39:07£300 to £400. It's not a lot of money for the quality.
0:39:07 > 0:39:09Well, no. I'm hoping it will go higher.
0:39:09 > 0:39:11Oh, so are we, so are we.
0:39:11 > 0:39:14Even Will is, our expert. Did you ever wear this?
0:39:14 > 0:39:15- No, I didn't, no.- A bit too dressy?
0:39:15 > 0:39:19Well, it was in my mum's jewellery that was left to me and I never...
0:39:19 > 0:39:23just never had the occasion to wear it, to be honest, so...
0:39:23 > 0:39:26- Beautiful.- It's good quality. I mean, the trouble with these
0:39:26 > 0:39:30cocktail watches is a lot of people think they're worth a lot more than they are.
0:39:30 > 0:39:32It doesn't stop it making more,
0:39:32 > 0:39:37but you've kept the value sensible again, but like you say, for the platinum
0:39:37 > 0:39:40- and the number of stones in it, it seems good value.- Yeah, it is.
0:39:40 > 0:39:45Number 326 is the 1930s lady's platinum and diamond cocktail watch.
0:39:45 > 0:39:51I have two commissions with me and I start the bidding at £320 with me.
0:39:51 > 0:39:56- OK. It's a start.- Good. - 340. 360. 380. 400. 420, I'm out.
0:39:56 > 0:39:59420 in the room now. At 420.
0:39:59 > 0:40:04Do I hear 440? At £420, are you all done?
0:40:04 > 0:40:07- That was quick.- Yes.- What are you going to put the money towards?
0:40:07 > 0:40:09Well, I've got a son and a daughter
0:40:09 > 0:40:11and I'm going to split the money up and they're
0:40:11 > 0:40:14- going to have a day out, with the family.- Oh, brilliant.
0:40:19 > 0:40:25Barbara, the time has come! We're just about to put that gorgeous WMF Art Nouveau vase under the hammer.
0:40:25 > 0:40:28A big fan of that Art Nouveau style, especially with
0:40:28 > 0:40:31that naturalistic handles. You know, those stems.
0:40:31 > 0:40:35Absolutely. Well, this shoot suits the shape of the vase itself, so it's a nice little piece.
0:40:35 > 0:40:38Not too big, suits it very well, so we'll see.
0:40:38 > 0:40:43Number 278 is the early 20th century WMF silver plated Art Nouveau vase.
0:40:43 > 0:40:46I have two commissions with me and I start the bidding at £60.
0:40:46 > 0:40:48- Oh, straight in!- Do I hear 65?
0:40:48 > 0:40:5565. 70. 75. 80. 85. 90. 95. 100.
0:40:55 > 0:40:59At £100 at the back now. 110 in another place. Against you.
0:40:59 > 0:41:03At 110. 120. 130. At 130 is bid.
0:41:03 > 0:41:05The lady has bid now at £130. 140 on the internet against you.
0:41:05 > 0:41:09- It's still going.- That's brilliant, isn't it? That's really good.
0:41:09 > 0:41:10At 150 is bid now. 160.
0:41:10 > 0:41:13170 is bid down here now. At 170.
0:41:13 > 0:41:15At 170 is bid down here now. At 170.
0:41:15 > 0:41:17Make 180? 180.
0:41:17 > 0:41:19At 180 is bid down here now. Are you sure?
0:41:19 > 0:41:23- At £180, are you all done? - Well, how about that?
0:41:23 > 0:41:27- That's wonderful. Wonderful.- You've got to be pleased with yourself?
0:41:27 > 0:41:29Pleased for the shop.
0:41:29 > 0:41:31- Well, spotted for you, though.- Yes.
0:41:31 > 0:41:35- Because if you hadn't you would have let it go to somebody else! - Well, that's the point, yeah.
0:41:35 > 0:41:37That is the point, so...
0:41:37 > 0:41:41- It's brilliant. Thank you very much. - Excellent.- Thank you.
0:41:43 > 0:41:46Well, this next item came from a car boot sale and it cost £1.
0:41:46 > 0:41:51It belongs to Jacqueline and it's this lovely ivory jewellery box, which you thought...
0:41:51 > 0:41:57- It was plastic.- It was plastic. I expect the person that sold it to you thought it was plastic, as well.
0:41:57 > 0:41:58Well, they wouldn't have sold it...
0:41:58 > 0:42:01- For a pound! - ..as cheap as that, no, no.
0:42:01 > 0:42:06It's going to attract a lot of buyers, especially from the Orient, because I had a chat
0:42:06 > 0:42:10to the auctioneer, James, just before the sale started. You know what he said?
0:42:10 > 0:42:14- Tell us, Paul.- It could fly away. There's been a lot of interest...
0:42:14 > 0:42:17- That's what he said?- From China, yes.
0:42:17 > 0:42:22Number 491 is the good quality 19th century Cantonese ivory casket.
0:42:22 > 0:42:24I have four commissions on my book.
0:42:24 > 0:42:27- Four!- Four commission bids! - And I start the bidding at £500.
0:42:27 > 0:42:30- £500!- My goodness me!
0:42:30 > 0:42:34At £500 with me now. 520. 540. 560.
0:42:34 > 0:42:36580. 600. 620. 640.
0:42:36 > 0:42:38At 640. With Ian now at 640.
0:42:38 > 0:42:41Jacqueline, what are you thinking?
0:42:41 > 0:42:43- What's going through your mind? - I don't know.
0:42:43 > 0:42:45- I didn't think it would sell.- 720.
0:42:45 > 0:42:47740.
0:42:47 > 0:42:50760. 780.
0:42:50 > 0:42:52At £780 is bid now.
0:42:52 > 0:42:54I honestly don't believe this!
0:42:54 > 0:42:58At £780 I'm going to sell it. All done now at 780.
0:42:58 > 0:43:03£780! And that was bought for just one quid at a car boot.
0:43:03 > 0:43:05You see, it is out there.
0:43:05 > 0:43:09Jacqueline, that's a lot of money. What are you going to do with that?
0:43:09 > 0:43:16- Well, I expected 100, because we're going to France in November to see my mother in law, she's 92...- Wow.
0:43:16 > 0:43:18- It would be nice spending money. - Is she living there?
0:43:18 > 0:43:21Yes, she's had to go and live with her daughter.
0:43:21 > 0:43:23- So we go over there twice a year to see her.- OK.
0:43:23 > 0:43:26- And...- That's going to pay for the trip, isn't it?- Oh, my goodness!
0:43:26 > 0:43:28- Spending money, as well! - Spend, spend, spend!
0:43:28 > 0:43:30That's what's what we like to hear!
0:43:30 > 0:43:33- Thank you so much for bringing that along.- Thank you.
0:43:33 > 0:43:35It's given everybody the most wonderful surprise.
0:43:35 > 0:43:39- Thank you so much. - If you've got anything like that, Will and I want to see it.
0:43:39 > 0:43:41Until the next time, from Colchester, it's cheerio.
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