0:00:04 > 0:00:07Just look at this. We all laugh at boys and their toys, don't we?
0:00:07 > 0:00:11But this is one man's lifelong passion for collecting model railways
0:00:11 > 0:00:16and it's all here in his backyard, which measures 30 feet by 18 feet.
0:00:16 > 0:00:19More of that later on in the show, but right now it's full steam ahead
0:00:19 > 0:00:24to the Isle of Wight to meet more collectors who are passionate and want to Flog It!
0:00:44 > 0:00:48The Isle of Wight is a haven for people who are mad about boats.
0:00:48 > 0:00:50It's known for its stunning coastline.
0:00:50 > 0:00:52The Needles, its most famous landmark,
0:00:52 > 0:01:00juts dramatically from the sea and the lighthouse has been warning captains of their danger since 1859.
0:01:00 > 0:01:05And it's to Cowes that we sail today, where the crowds are starting to build.
0:01:05 > 0:01:12Surveying the line for those hidden treasures today, our experts Kate Bateman and Will Axon.
0:01:12 > 0:01:14A cup of tea and a biscuit.
0:01:14 > 0:01:17But right now it's time to get the doors of the Cowes Yacht Haven
0:01:17 > 0:01:18well and truly open.
0:01:18 > 0:01:20- Ready to go inside?- Yes!
0:01:20 > 0:01:21Yes! Come on, then!
0:01:21 > 0:01:26Whilst the crowd settle, here's a sneak preview of what's coming up later in the show.
0:01:28 > 0:01:30Why do you want to sell this?
0:01:30 > 0:01:35- Well, I lost my teeth last New Year...- Oh, yes!
0:01:35 > 0:01:39And I've got to get some new ones.
0:01:39 > 0:01:45And to start us off, Kate has found a mysterious medal from a fashion giant at her table.
0:01:45 > 0:01:50So, Lindsey, you've brought this medal along, what do you know about it?
0:01:50 > 0:01:52Unfortunately not a lot.
0:01:52 > 0:01:56It was given to me by my father in the early '80s.
0:01:56 > 0:01:59I believe the recipient was known to him.
0:01:59 > 0:02:05He was an auctioneer and valuer and maybe he was involved in her estate when she died.
0:02:05 > 0:02:08- So this is this Mrs Alison Settle? - Alison Settle, yes.- Right.
0:02:08 > 0:02:11And she was an editor of Vogue in the 1920s...
0:02:11 > 0:02:15- Excellent.- ..and obviously was well thought of by Christian Dior.
0:02:15 > 0:02:21I think it was a thank you for her interest in Christian Dior fashion and presumably...
0:02:21 > 0:02:23Her patronage! Maybe she dressed head to toe in Dior.
0:02:23 > 0:02:27- Absolutely, yes.- And what we've got is a little silver medallion here.
0:02:27 > 0:02:28I'll just take it out and have a look.
0:02:28 > 0:02:32It's got a picture of Christian Dior on the...
0:02:32 > 0:02:34On the back here and, here we go, on the front
0:02:34 > 0:02:41- we've got the dates, so 1947 to 1967, obviously the 20th anniversary of the House Of Christian Dior.- Yes.
0:02:41 > 0:02:44What's lovely is that you've got this letter on it. It's brilliant.
0:02:44 > 0:02:48- Yes.- We talk about provenance and needing the background information about a piece.
0:02:48 > 0:02:50Yes, well, I didn't find it...
0:02:50 > 0:02:53until I had the medal in my possession for a couple of years.
0:02:53 > 0:02:56- I didn't realise it was tucked underneath...- It was hidden behind the thing? Ah.
0:02:56 > 0:02:59- It was folded up and hidden behind. - A good find!- Yes.
0:02:59 > 0:03:03I love the fact that it says "In spite of the overwhelming week of collections
0:03:03 > 0:03:08"you find some time to write to me about them", so obviously high fashion and drama going on!
0:03:08 > 0:03:11- Absolutely.- It's an unusual thing. - It is.- I haven't sold anything like it and
0:03:11 > 0:03:18I doubt we'll find anything really close to it online and selling, but it's quite hard to price.
0:03:18 > 0:03:20Obviously it means something to you personally.
0:03:20 > 0:03:25It does, but I've had it for 25 years and I've shown it to friends of mine
0:03:25 > 0:03:30who are interested in fashion and I think that it's probably time to move it on.
0:03:30 > 0:03:32I'm sure somebody would love to have it.
0:03:32 > 0:03:35I think somebody with a fashion background or anything like that.
0:03:35 > 0:03:40Even a collector or a museum would love to have it, maybe even Dior, themselves, back again.
0:03:40 > 0:03:42- Yes, you never know.- Any idea what price you're hoping to get?
0:03:42 > 0:03:47I don't think it's worth a great deal because it's the interest rather than the value.
0:03:47 > 0:03:50- Absolutely.- I suppose...
0:03:50 > 0:03:56- £30 or... I'm really more interested that it should go for its interest's sake...- To a good home.
0:03:56 > 0:03:58..rather than for the value.
0:03:58 > 0:04:01So maybe put it around the £50 mark.
0:04:01 > 0:04:03- Yeah.- Sort of estimate maybe 40 to 60.- That would be fine.
0:04:03 > 0:04:05Put a reserve of, say, £30...
0:04:05 > 0:04:10- Yes.- You don't want to give it away. - No.- You'd be gutted to sell it for a tenner.- That would be sad.
0:04:10 > 0:04:13- So, OK, and we'll do that, and a reserve of 30. - I'm very happy with that.- Good.
0:04:13 > 0:04:16- OK.- I'll see you at the auction. - I shall be there.
0:04:22 > 0:04:23- Alex.- Yes.- Hello there.
0:04:23 > 0:04:28- Hello.- I'm Will. Thank you for coming along today and bringing on a small selection of studio pottery.
0:04:28 > 0:04:32- That's right.- What can you tell me about it? Do you collect it?
0:04:32 > 0:04:37We do, we collect all sorts of things like this and I particularly like all this stuff here.
0:04:37 > 0:04:43- So you're aware of the marks to the base of most of these?- I think so.
0:04:43 > 0:04:50If I turn this one up first, we've got the L impressed mark there,
0:04:50 > 0:04:56so that's from the Leach family, headed up by Bernard Leach, probably the most famous studio potter...
0:04:56 > 0:05:01- Yes, yes.- ..from England and the British Isles.
0:05:01 > 0:05:04When you think of the Leach factory you think of two places, don't you?
0:05:04 > 0:05:07- You think of St Ives... - Yes.- ..where the factory was based and set up.- Yes.
0:05:07 > 0:05:10- And you also think of Japan... - That's true, yes.
0:05:10 > 0:05:15- ..which is where Bernard Leach, who was born in Hong Kong...- Oh, was he? - He was born in Hong Kong.
0:05:15 > 0:05:18- Shortly after his birth he was taken to Japan...- Yes.
0:05:18 > 0:05:25And that's where he had this great relationship with Shoji Hamada, who was a Japanese potter.
0:05:25 > 0:05:29- Right, I've heard of him. - And it's from him that he learned all these techniques
0:05:29 > 0:05:34of the Japanese art pottery, the slab techniques, the glazes, the shapes.
0:05:34 > 0:05:39You say you've bought them, you've collected them. Have you been buying them from shops or auctions
0:05:39 > 0:05:40or just where you see them?
0:05:40 > 0:05:43I got this in a charity shop.
0:05:43 > 0:05:45- OK.- And I only paid 40p for it.
0:05:45 > 0:05:49- Well done! Good. Because you spotted the mark?- I did see the mark but I...
0:05:49 > 0:05:53First of all I saw the shape of it and I really liked it, and then I thought, I'll have a quick look
0:05:53 > 0:05:57and see what it was and then I just couldn't believe it, so I bought it.
0:05:57 > 0:06:00You've done well. We love to hear stories like that on Flog It!
0:06:00 > 0:06:04- So that's your cheapest buy.- Yes, that's right.- Which one's your most expensive?
0:06:04 > 0:06:07- I can't remember. I think they were all round about £30, £40...- OK.
0:06:07 > 0:06:10- The rest of them anyway. - OK, which is a sort of retail figure, so...- Yeah.
0:06:10 > 0:06:12If we translate that to the saleroom,
0:06:12 > 0:06:16- you're probably looking at still that sort of figure each.- OK.
0:06:16 > 0:06:21- It's unfortunate that none of them are by Bernard himself. You'd be putting a nought on the end.- Sorry!
0:06:21 > 0:06:25- Yes, he is, shall we say, the granddaddy of British studio pottery.- Yeah.
0:06:25 > 0:06:33I would say if we could think of £30 to £40 each again, we're looking at around that £150 mark...
0:06:33 > 0:06:37- Yes.- ..for the group.- Yes.- Would you be happy at that sort of figure? - I would.
0:06:37 > 0:06:41- Yeah?- I would, yes. - What about reserve? Are we going to put a reserve on them
0:06:41 > 0:06:46or are you going to let them make what they make? I'm happy to reserve them at... Shall we put 100 on them?
0:06:46 > 0:06:51- Say that, yes.- As a reserve.- OK, that would be lovely.- Fixed reserve of £100 to give us a bit of...- Leeway.
0:06:51 > 0:06:54Leeway, exactly, for the auctioneer on the day.
0:06:54 > 0:06:59- That's fine.- We'll see you at the auction.- I'll look forward to that, thank you very much.- Great.- Lovely.
0:06:59 > 0:07:04Well, that's a couple of good finds from Kate and Will, and, having scoured around myself,
0:07:04 > 0:07:09I've now persuaded Trevor to let me take a closer look at his mysterious wooden box.
0:07:11 > 0:07:12Trevor, what can you tell me about this?
0:07:12 > 0:07:15I can't tell you too much about it.
0:07:15 > 0:07:20- Where did you get this level?- Where did I get it?- Yeah.- I bought it at a boot sale about 25 years ago.
0:07:20 > 0:07:24- On the island?- On the island. - And how much did you pay for it? - About £2.50.
0:07:25 > 0:07:27- Is that all?- That's all.
0:07:27 > 0:07:30Mind you, it was 20 years ago, I suppose.
0:07:30 > 0:07:32- Yes. Yeah, it was a long time.- Yeah.
0:07:32 > 0:07:34But I... I bought it for work.
0:07:34 > 0:07:37- What do you do for a living, then? - I used to be a roofer.- Right, OK.
0:07:37 > 0:07:41- So I bought this, to use up on the roof.- To find the angles.- Yeah, but...
0:07:41 > 0:07:43It's a little too precise, isn't it?
0:07:43 > 0:07:47Yeah, too much for me. I couldn't... Couldn't use it so I put it up in the loft.
0:07:47 > 0:07:51I think you've picked up a bargain, I really do.
0:07:51 > 0:07:56It is for a carpenter, but it's for a cabinet maker that would have worked onboard ship.
0:07:56 > 0:08:02- Yes.- You can see that was hanging up in a workshop somewhere just with this little hole here.
0:08:02 > 0:08:05- The second-fix cabinetmaker would take this onboard vessel...- Right.
0:08:05 > 0:08:11..with the pieces of furniture he's made in the workshop to fit in the cabins.
0:08:11 > 0:08:14Now, when he comes to fit the furniture, awkward sized cabins,
0:08:14 > 0:08:18different ribs, different stations and bulkheads protruding in.
0:08:18 > 0:08:25To find the angles he would use this, he would then set his level to find the horizontal.
0:08:25 > 0:08:30Once he's got that gauge he can turn this around and then he knows,
0:08:30 > 0:08:35working off that same station line which he's found, let's say a 45 degree angle,
0:08:35 > 0:08:38he knows where the horizontal is.
0:08:38 > 0:08:40That's very interesting because I knew none of that.
0:08:40 > 0:08:45That is such a precise gauge and tool, it really is.
0:08:45 > 0:08:47I've not seen one like this.
0:08:47 > 0:08:50Well, it's the only one I've ever seen.
0:08:50 > 0:08:53- It's a quality item, it really is. - Good, that's nice to know.
0:08:53 > 0:08:57I'm quite excited because there are a lot of people that collect levels and spirit levels and gauges.
0:08:57 > 0:08:59I never knew that.
0:08:59 > 0:09:04- Yeah, there's a big collectors' club and I think they're going to want to own it.- That's nice to know.
0:09:04 > 0:09:08It's a nice Victorian piece, circa 1880, 1890s, towards the end of the Victorian period.
0:09:08 > 0:09:14- I didn't think it was that early. - Yeah. Why do you want to sell this?
0:09:14 > 0:09:18Well, I lost my teeth last New Year...
0:09:18 > 0:09:24- Oh, yes!- And I've got to get some new ones.- So you're going to pay for the teeth.
0:09:24 > 0:09:26So it'll go towards it, yes, yeah.
0:09:26 > 0:09:28Any idea what it's worth?
0:09:28 > 0:09:31I have no idea whatsoever what it's worth.
0:09:31 > 0:09:34I'd like to put this into auction with a valuation of £100 to £150.
0:09:34 > 0:09:37- That would be very nice.- And hopefully it'll get to the top end.
0:09:37 > 0:09:42- If you pardon the pun, it is going to find its own level around there. - Be nice, be very nice.
0:09:42 > 0:09:44We'll put a fixed reserve at £100, shall we?
0:09:44 > 0:09:46- Yeah, fine, thank you.- OK. - Thank you very much.
0:09:46 > 0:09:49My pleasure. Thank you so much for bringing it in, Trevor.
0:09:49 > 0:09:51It's been my pleasure to bring it in here.
0:09:51 > 0:09:57Well, it's nice to be able to inform folk about an item they know nothing about,
0:09:57 > 0:10:00Then again, we're always happy to see a few old favourites.
0:10:02 > 0:10:05- Hello, Hugh.- Hi.- Thank you for coming along today.
0:10:05 > 0:10:06Being on the Isle of Wight
0:10:06 > 0:10:10I expected to perhaps see some seafaring vessels,
0:10:10 > 0:10:15but you've brought along some landlocked examples in these Hornby Dublo train set.
0:10:15 > 0:10:20- Indeed.- How have you come by this? Is this something that was played with by you?
0:10:20 > 0:10:21Yes, it was...
0:10:21 > 0:10:27It goes back to the mid '50s, childhood toys bought as Christmas presents, birthday presents
0:10:27 > 0:10:30and I played regularly with them until, probably, my early teens.
0:10:30 > 0:10:33- I thought you were going to say last week there...- No, no, no!
0:10:33 > 0:10:38- Where have they been since then? Tucked away in the loft?- In several lofts in all the house moves, yes.
0:10:38 > 0:10:42- Because we've got a small selection on the table here in front of us. - We have.
0:10:42 > 0:10:46- But you came with quite a variety of pieces including a lot of track. - Yes, indeed.
0:10:46 > 0:10:48Hornby, of course, is a name that everyone's familiar with.
0:10:48 > 0:10:51- Sure.- It was started back sort of in the 1920s.- Yeah.
0:10:51 > 0:10:57These were good quality die-cast models realistic to scale,
0:10:57 > 0:10:59there were no corners cut, shall we say?
0:10:59 > 0:11:04These were proper models and it just so happened that they were made for playing with.
0:11:04 > 0:11:07Have you any idea what it is worth, have you had a thought?
0:11:07 > 0:11:09Have you had it valued in the past?
0:11:09 > 0:11:10I have never had it valued, no.
0:11:10 > 0:11:15I mean, I've... I've looked on the internet from time to time and see obviously some...
0:11:15 > 0:11:17- Some items selling individually. - Yes, yes.
0:11:17 > 0:11:22Yes. I'd like to think it was probably sort of in the low hundreds, the value.
0:11:22 > 0:11:27Well, yeah. I think you're in the right sort of ballpark figure.
0:11:27 > 0:11:30- I can certainly see it, especially as you've got a decent quantity of it.- Yeah.
0:11:30 > 0:11:34My suggestion would be £200 to £300, perhaps, as an auction estimate.
0:11:34 > 0:11:37- OK, sounds good.- I think it could stand making a little bit more.
0:11:37 > 0:11:42Why are you selling them? To raise funds for another investment?
0:11:42 > 0:11:43Yes, it's...
0:11:43 > 0:11:47- I'm a supporter and volunteer of the Ellen MacArthur Trust...- Wonderful.
0:11:47 > 0:11:52..and I'd like to split between the trust
0:11:52 > 0:11:55and I also have a little daughter called Ellen, of course.
0:11:55 > 0:11:57- Oh, do you?- Yes.- Named after Ellen? - After Ellen MacArthur.
0:11:57 > 0:12:01- Really?- Indeed, yeah.- She's based on the island now, is she?
0:12:01 > 0:12:04- She lives on the island. - It sounds like a very worthwhile cause.- It is.
0:12:04 > 0:12:11So I think if we estimate at £200 to £300, and reserve it at 150...
0:12:11 > 0:12:15- Right.- Then I think hopefully we'll be able to get some money on the day
0:12:15 > 0:12:18- and that's going to go towards a great cause.- Yes.
0:12:18 > 0:12:24Well, that's it, we're now ready to make our first trip to Shanklin for today's auction.
0:12:24 > 0:12:27While we make our way there, we'll leave you with a reminder
0:12:27 > 0:12:29of all the items that are going under the hammer.
0:12:29 > 0:12:34Will the fashionistas be out in force to bid on Lindsay's medal?
0:12:34 > 0:12:38It celebrates the 20th anniversary of the House Of Christian Dior
0:12:38 > 0:12:42and Kate valued it at an affordable £40 to £60.
0:12:43 > 0:12:47We've also got Alex's collection of Leach studio pottery.
0:12:47 > 0:12:48She's got a keen eye.
0:12:48 > 0:12:50- I got this in a charity shop.- OK.
0:12:50 > 0:12:53And I only paid 40p for it.
0:12:53 > 0:12:59She'll make a nice profit if she can reach Will's £150 to £250 valuation.
0:12:59 > 0:13:05Trevor is yet to use his Victorian marine level and I don't think he's wasted his £2.50!
0:13:05 > 0:13:07I think it's a quality item.
0:13:07 > 0:13:13My valuation is £100 to £150 and that should make him smile.
0:13:13 > 0:13:15And, finally, Hugh's Hornby train set.
0:13:15 > 0:13:20He played with it as a young lad, in the 1950s, but it's been ignored since his teens.
0:13:20 > 0:13:24I think Will is on track with his £200 to £300 valuation.
0:13:27 > 0:13:33For today's auction we've headed south on a bright and breezy day to Island Auctioneers here in Shanklin.
0:13:33 > 0:13:38But, before the sale gets underway, I wanted to chat to today's auctioneer, Warren Riches,
0:13:38 > 0:13:41about that 1950s train set.
0:13:41 > 0:13:44Warren, I bet you had a train set like this, didn't you?
0:13:44 > 0:13:47- I did.- I did, as well.- Yeah, yeah. - Everyone had the Hornby.- They did.
0:13:47 > 0:13:52This belongs to Hugh. He was a lot more careful than I was
0:13:52 > 0:13:56- playing with trains. I never kept the boxes.- No.- Did you?- No.
0:13:56 > 0:13:58The first thing to get thrown out.
0:13:58 > 0:14:00I think that's 30% of the value now, a good box.
0:14:00 > 0:14:03It is, yeah. You can even sell the boxes without the innards now.
0:14:03 > 0:14:06We've put a value of £200 to £300...
0:14:06 > 0:14:07- Right.- ..on the lot...- Yeah.
0:14:07 > 0:14:10..with the track and the station. What do you think?
0:14:10 > 0:14:14I think it's a good lot. Condition is good, the boxes are good,
0:14:14 > 0:14:17there's a lot of it so I think it should sell for the top end.
0:14:17 > 0:14:19- We're on the right track.- We are.
0:14:19 > 0:14:24Well, that's good news for Hugh's charity, but right now we're starting off in style -
0:14:24 > 0:14:25Parisian style!
0:14:25 > 0:14:29First up it's Lindsey's limited edition Dior medal.
0:14:31 > 0:14:33We've got £40 to £60 on this.
0:14:33 > 0:14:35Yeah. it's really hard to value because it's almost a one off.
0:14:35 > 0:14:38There are so few made and I can't see who quite will buy it,
0:14:38 > 0:14:41but I'm sure somebody out there will love it.
0:14:41 > 0:14:44I just hope that somebody with a real passion for...
0:14:44 > 0:14:46- A passion for fashion! - For fashion, yes.
0:14:46 > 0:14:50- Oh, a passion for fashion. - That's what we like.- There's lots of women out there with that.
0:14:50 > 0:14:52Not too far away from here!
0:14:52 > 0:14:54Yes, probably, yes.
0:14:54 > 0:14:56What do you do with it other than look at it as I have
0:14:56 > 0:14:59many, many times since I've had it for the last 20 years or so?
0:14:59 > 0:15:03Let's find out. This is a great starting point. Let's see what it sells for. Here we go.
0:15:03 > 0:15:06A Christian Dior silver commemorative medal
0:15:06 > 0:15:09in the presentation case with the maker's mark to it.
0:15:09 > 0:15:11A nice little lot. Someone start me at £20.
0:15:11 > 0:15:13- Yeah, go on. - 20 with Tim. Two can I say?
0:15:13 > 0:15:1720 here. Two anywhere? 22. 24. 26.
0:15:17 > 0:15:2128. And 30. And two.
0:15:21 > 0:15:2430 there. Two anywhere? 30 there.
0:15:24 > 0:15:28Two in a new place. 32. 34. 36. 38.
0:15:28 > 0:15:31And 40. 42.
0:15:31 > 0:15:33- It's sold.- 44? It's 42, then.
0:15:33 > 0:15:37In the centre at 42. All done at 42?
0:15:37 > 0:15:40It sold, £42. That's OK. It was within estimate, wasn't it?
0:15:40 > 0:15:43And Kate was saying, well, how do you put a value on it,
0:15:43 > 0:15:44but you nailed it perfectly.
0:15:44 > 0:15:48- Well...- You did.- Tres bien! - Well done. Thank you very much.
0:15:48 > 0:15:51- Thanks for bringing it in. - No, that's lovely. Thank you.
0:15:51 > 0:15:54- It's a lovely thing to talk about, isn't it?- Very interesting, yes.
0:15:54 > 0:15:57- I've had great fun with it. Hopefully somebody else will. - Exactly.- Yes.
0:16:05 > 0:16:09Well, I hope the bidders go potty about this next lot because, going under the hammer,
0:16:09 > 0:16:11we've got some studio pottery brought in by Alex.
0:16:11 > 0:16:16Will and I fell in love with these little Leach possessions, didn't we? They're gorgeous.
0:16:16 > 0:16:21Unfortunately, not Bernard Leach, not the name synonymous with fantastic studio pottery,
0:16:21 > 0:16:23but, nevertheless, part of the dynasty.
0:16:23 > 0:16:27- We've got £150 to £250.- Hopefully.
0:16:27 > 0:16:29Well, you bought really well.
0:16:29 > 0:16:33I did actually, yes. I was really pleased with that.
0:16:33 > 0:16:36- Why are you selling these, though? - I've got so many things indoors anyway.
0:16:36 > 0:16:40I do like collecting other things and I've seen something here that I like.
0:16:40 > 0:16:42- What? What have you seen? - I'm not telling you!
0:16:42 > 0:16:45- Oh, come on, we won't... - A really nice Poole pot, an old one.
0:16:45 > 0:16:48- A bit of Poole pottery. - Sort of an early one, anyway.- Yes.
0:16:48 > 0:16:52- So I'd quite like that. - Have a go for it.- Yeah, I will.
0:16:52 > 0:16:56Right now, let's get down to business. They're going under the hammer now.
0:16:56 > 0:16:59Five pieces of studio pottery from the Leach studio,
0:16:59 > 0:17:01all with impressed marks to the base.
0:17:01 > 0:17:04A nice collector's piece. 70 anywhere?
0:17:04 > 0:17:0770. And five. And 80.
0:17:07 > 0:17:12And five. And 90. And five. And 100.
0:17:12 > 0:17:19And 110. 120. 130. 140.
0:17:19 > 0:17:22150? 140 then. In the room at 140.
0:17:22 > 0:17:24Are we all done at £140?
0:17:24 > 0:17:27And selling at 140. All done at 140.
0:17:27 > 0:17:30- £140, Alex. - Oh, lovely. Oh, I'm pleased.
0:17:30 > 0:17:32- He just got them away, didn't he? - I know, just about.
0:17:32 > 0:17:37I didn't mind taking them home because I love them, but it's nice they've gone to a new home.
0:17:37 > 0:17:40And hopefully the money now is going to go towards that bit of Poole pottery.
0:17:40 > 0:17:43- My piece of Poole pottery.- We'll keep an eye on you. We'll watch...
0:17:43 > 0:17:46- We'll look after you. - That's lovely, thank you.
0:17:46 > 0:17:48- Well done, Will. - Lovely, really enjoyed it.
0:17:48 > 0:17:52Great result for Alex. Next up it's my old friend Trevor.
0:17:54 > 0:17:57Right, it's my turn to be the expert now.
0:17:57 > 0:18:01Next up, the Victorian spirit level and all the proceeds from the sale of this one
0:18:01 > 0:18:05are going to literally put a big smile on Trevor's face.
0:18:05 > 0:18:07Trevor, it's great to see you again.
0:18:07 > 0:18:10- And you've brought the wife along! What's your name?- Elaine.- Elaine.
0:18:10 > 0:18:14- He's a bit nervous today.- He's very nervous, yes.- It's his first auction.
0:18:14 > 0:18:18- Yes.- What do you think? - Yeah, it's all right, isn't it?
0:18:18 > 0:18:21- Hopefully they're all here buying your spirit level.- I hope so.
0:18:21 > 0:18:24- That was a good find, wasn't it, Elaine?- It was.
0:18:24 > 0:18:29- The only reason I brought it was because Elaine told me to bring it. - Really?- I did, yes.
0:18:29 > 0:18:33- Well, good for you.- Because I said it was quirky and he should bring it.- Yeah.- Yeah.
0:18:33 > 0:18:36- I like what he's spending the money on.- Yeah.
0:18:36 > 0:18:39- That's a first on Flog It!, isn't it?- I hope so.
0:18:39 > 0:18:42I just hope we sell it. I don't want to let you down.
0:18:42 > 0:18:45Late 19th century mahogany and brass marine level.
0:18:45 > 0:18:48Nice calibrated brass scale there.
0:18:48 > 0:18:51- I can start you at 70. - In at 70. Five anywhere?
0:18:51 > 0:18:5575. 80. Five. 90. Five.
0:18:55 > 0:18:57- We're going to sell it, we're going to do it!- 100.
0:18:57 > 0:19:02110. 120. 130. 140. 150?
0:19:02 > 0:19:04140 here. 150 anywhere?
0:19:04 > 0:19:08150. 160. 170?
0:19:08 > 0:19:10170. 180?
0:19:10 > 0:19:13180, yes. 190? 180, then. It's 180.
0:19:13 > 0:19:15190, he's back in. 200.
0:19:15 > 0:19:17210, only? One more?
0:19:17 > 0:19:19210. 220? 210 then.
0:19:19 > 0:19:24It's in the corner at £210. We're selling at 210, all done.
0:19:24 > 0:19:27Yes! It's all smiles over here!
0:19:27 > 0:19:30- £210!- That's great!
0:19:30 > 0:19:33Less commission, obviously, but that's fantastic, isn't it?
0:19:33 > 0:19:37- And I'll get my teeth!- Well, it's a good start, isn't it, yeah.
0:19:37 > 0:19:42- How about that?- Thank you very much. - That smile will be beautiful.
0:19:43 > 0:19:49- Trevor's as pleased as punch. Now, I'm really intrigued to see how those Hornby pieces do.
0:19:50 > 0:19:53It's certainly turning into a family event here in Shanklin.
0:19:53 > 0:19:58I've just been joined by Hugh and his daughter Ellen and we're about to sell the Hornby train set,
0:19:58 > 0:20:03which I had the exact model, and I had a chat to the auctioneer before the sale started and so did he.
0:20:03 > 0:20:05We've got £200 to £300, Will.
0:20:05 > 0:20:09That's right, yeah. Reserve at 150, so there's a lot there for your money.
0:20:09 > 0:20:13- There's a lot of kit. - Good condition and the money's going towards a good cause,
0:20:13 > 0:20:18- as you've mentioned at the valuation day, Hugh. It's all getting split. - Ellen MacArthur charity.- It is, yes.
0:20:18 > 0:20:20And you share the same name, don't you, Ellen?
0:20:20 > 0:20:23Well, she'll share a little bit if we make any money.
0:20:23 > 0:20:27- I'm sure you will.- It's a great cause and it helps kids get out and sail, which is what it's all about.
0:20:27 > 0:20:29- Indeed.- Yeah. Good luck.
0:20:29 > 0:20:32Good luck, wish daddy good luck, won't you? Here we go.
0:20:32 > 0:20:34It's going under the hammer now. Bless!
0:20:34 > 0:20:36That's better, we got a smile!
0:20:36 > 0:20:40Large collection of Hornby 00 train and accessories, over 30 pieces.
0:20:40 > 0:20:45Lots and lots of interest. Two commissions. £330.
0:20:45 > 0:20:49We're straight in at 330 on two commissions. 330. 340 anywhere?
0:20:49 > 0:20:53330 commission. 340 can I say? 340, phone.
0:20:53 > 0:20:57350? 350. 360. 370. 380?
0:20:57 > 0:20:59380. 390.
0:20:59 > 0:21:01400?
0:21:01 > 0:21:04- It's 390 here. 390.- You'll be going home via the toy shop!
0:21:04 > 0:21:08390. All done at 390 and selling.
0:21:08 > 0:21:14Very good. Very good result! £390.
0:21:14 > 0:21:16Half of it's going towards you.
0:21:17 > 0:21:22Good luck with the Ellen MacArthur charity because it's such a fantastic cause.
0:21:22 > 0:21:25Get out there and get sailing!
0:21:25 > 0:21:31That is such a good result and the money is going to a very worthy cause.
0:21:31 > 0:21:35Hugh may have decided to sell up his Hornby collection,
0:21:35 > 0:21:40but I'm going to visit a man who's made model railways a hobby for life.
0:21:45 > 0:21:50Mention Hornby and most people in the street are more than likely to know what you're going on about
0:21:50 > 0:21:55because the name and the product is so popular, and I bet, up and down the country,
0:21:55 > 0:22:00there's thousands of houses that have given over their attics, garages and spare bedrooms
0:22:00 > 0:22:05to provide the setting for tiny station guards to operate these miniature signals.
0:22:05 > 0:22:09Hornby is one of the celebrated names in miniature railways,
0:22:09 > 0:22:13designed by Frank Hornby of Meccano and Dinky toy fame.
0:22:13 > 0:22:18They first came onto the market in 1920 as construction kits.
0:22:18 > 0:22:24Later they were sold ready-assembled and shot to prominence in those little red boxes.
0:22:24 > 0:22:30I've always been fascinated by miniature railways and how this hobby has gripped old and young
0:22:30 > 0:22:32in equal measures and inspired many collectors.
0:22:32 > 0:22:38Now, I'm not much of a train spotter, but when I see Hornby train sets at weekend fairs
0:22:38 > 0:22:41and auction rooms all over the country it does put a smile on my face.
0:22:41 > 0:22:45What is it about these diminutive carriages that reduce grown men
0:22:45 > 0:22:48to sitting cross legged in their attics?
0:22:48 > 0:22:54One train enthusiast who's taken his boyhood passion into adulthood is collector Alan Leavy.
0:22:54 > 0:23:00And where better to set up his tracks than in the back garden of his London house?
0:23:03 > 0:23:05This is absolutely marvellous, Alan!
0:23:05 > 0:23:10I like this whole set up being alfresco, especially at this elevated height
0:23:10 > 0:23:11you can really enjoy it,
0:23:11 > 0:23:16but why didn't you decide to put this in the attic or the shed like most railway enthusiasts?
0:23:16 > 0:23:20It just gives you more freedom and when you invite people it's much nicer
0:23:20 > 0:23:24- to take them in the garden rather than up in a loft.- It is more fun, let's face it, yes.
0:23:24 > 0:23:28I love how you've planted things around, growing in and out of the track, it's great.
0:23:28 > 0:23:30Any problems with leaves on the line?
0:23:30 > 0:23:35Yes, they have to be cleared off and all this lot's come down so far
0:23:35 > 0:23:37and so every year, we'll have that problem.
0:23:37 > 0:23:41- We're all hands to the deck and that's it.- What about the elements?
0:23:41 > 0:23:43Are you slightly worried about snow and rain?
0:23:43 > 0:23:48No. No, I mean the system goes back to the turn of the century.
0:23:48 > 0:23:53Occasionally you might have to wipe over some of the tracks, whatever the weather is, you can run.
0:23:53 > 0:23:56Have you got some of your earliest locomotives and carriages?
0:23:56 > 0:24:03Yes, 80, 90 years old. They still run and I have those and we can run them at any stage,
0:24:03 > 0:24:07but, like anything else, like vintage cars, you know, you don't want to overdo it.
0:24:07 > 0:24:12- So there's a timetable all year round, basically? - I'm not into timetables, no.
0:24:12 > 0:24:14- It's whatever is out... - When the mood takes you.
0:24:14 > 0:24:16Yeah, absolutely, absolutely.
0:24:19 > 0:24:22So what gauge system is this?
0:24:22 > 0:24:29This is gauge 0, which was very popular from the turn of the century up to the Second World War.
0:24:29 > 0:24:34- Yeah. - It's twice the size of the popular model railway that most kids get.
0:24:34 > 0:24:41A lot of collectors would prefer to keep these inside and especially in boxes and keep them intact.
0:24:41 > 0:24:47I can understand people not wanting to run a 90-year-old locomotive
0:24:47 > 0:24:50where one chip or two chips off it will probably reduce the price by 25%.
0:24:50 > 0:24:53I like your attitude because you're still a true boy at heart,
0:24:53 > 0:24:57you want to use and play with these. That's what they were designed for.
0:24:57 > 0:25:01Absolutely, totally. When you get things at auction which are in their original boxes
0:25:01 > 0:25:06and the original paper and the original receipt, it's an absolute miracle they've survived.
0:25:06 > 0:25:11- We do see a lot on the road when we're filming and some are in museum condition.- I know, I know.
0:25:11 > 0:25:13What drew you to collecting model railways?
0:25:13 > 0:25:16I think it was the lack of having them when I was a child.
0:25:16 > 0:25:23- Yeah.- I was always interested in steam trains. I first saw the sea on a steam train journey
0:25:23 > 0:25:28and when I was able to, in my mid 20s, I started collecting one or two.
0:25:28 > 0:25:29Yeah.
0:25:30 > 0:25:34It might seem like a simple pleasure, but for many the fascination of model trains
0:25:34 > 0:25:39and the business of playing with them isn't just a case of getting the toys out,
0:25:39 > 0:25:41it's a walk down memory lane.
0:25:41 > 0:25:47During the 1930s the steam locomotive experienced something of a golden era
0:25:47 > 0:25:50romanticised in countless black-and-white movies.
0:25:50 > 0:25:57Train platforms were fog bound and fashionable young lovers waited to board mysterious carriages.
0:25:58 > 0:26:02During the Second World War young evacuees were sent to the country,
0:26:02 > 0:26:05perhaps travelling by train for the very first time.
0:26:07 > 0:26:11It set in motion feelings of trepidation and excitement
0:26:11 > 0:26:14that wouldn't diminish with the passing of time.
0:26:14 > 0:26:20It's the nostalgia that accompanies these train sets that still delights countless collectors today.
0:26:20 > 0:26:24What do some of your colleagues and friends think of this passion?
0:26:24 > 0:26:29- Do you worry that they may think you're slightly...nerdy?- No, I don't worry about what they think.
0:26:29 > 0:26:33- You've had it all before. - Yes, they think I'm barmy and very few of them share it.
0:26:33 > 0:26:36I've met a whole new group of people who are...
0:26:36 > 0:26:39There's the local postman who's interested.
0:26:39 > 0:26:42It's all gravitated towards you now you've got this outside.
0:26:42 > 0:26:47- Absolutely.- People can see it in this built-up area.- Oh, absolutely. In Central London this is unique.
0:26:47 > 0:26:50Yeah. What does your wife think of your passion?
0:26:50 > 0:26:52I think it's like...
0:26:52 > 0:26:56- something that has grown around her...- Yeah.- And she's gradually...
0:26:56 > 0:27:01She's had to give up this little garden that we've had for this, but now I think the fact that she can...
0:27:01 > 0:27:06- She's embracing it!- She can see the railway from her kitchen window. What a lucky girl she is!
0:27:06 > 0:27:11She's in love with the railway by a process of osmosis, really, by default!
0:27:11 > 0:27:13- Very accepting of it, yes.- You're a lucky man, aren't you?
0:27:13 > 0:27:16- Yeah.- What does this particular collection mean to you?
0:27:16 > 0:27:23Well, I think this railway means the realisation of a dream of a boy who didn't even have a circle of track...
0:27:23 > 0:27:28to lay down and now one's master of one's universe!
0:27:30 > 0:27:35Universe or otherwise, it's nice to see a collection being used and enjoyed.
0:27:35 > 0:27:37Whoa!
0:27:43 > 0:27:46It's time to go back to our valuation room at Cowes Yacht Haven
0:27:46 > 0:27:49and Kate's straight in with a colourful collection.
0:27:51 > 0:27:52- Marilyn...- Yeah?
0:27:52 > 0:27:55It's time for tea or coffee. What have you brought us?
0:27:55 > 0:27:58- I take it as coffee.- Right, because of the shape of the pot?- Yeah.
0:27:58 > 0:28:00What do you know about it?
0:28:00 > 0:28:03I only know it was my mum and dad's.
0:28:03 > 0:28:05Whether they'd had it for a wedding present...
0:28:05 > 0:28:07- Right.- ..I do not know.
0:28:07 > 0:28:11Well, the date of it is about 1930s, so would that fit in with their...?
0:28:11 > 0:28:15No, they got married in 1940.
0:28:15 > 0:28:18- Well, basically, the maker is Wilkinson.- Yeah.
0:28:18 > 0:28:25The design is this transfer printed and hand-painted cowslip, but the shape is screaming Clarice Cliff.
0:28:25 > 0:28:28And sadly none of these pieces are marked Clarice Cliff,
0:28:28 > 0:28:30- but she worked for the Wilkinson factory...- Yeah.
0:28:30 > 0:28:36And all these, this is called the Biarritz shape, is one of the shapes that she got given as blanks
0:28:36 > 0:28:40and told to go crazy and obviously came up with all her designs.
0:28:40 > 0:28:42So, it's a Clarice Cliff shape...
0:28:42 > 0:28:48- Yeah.- ..and it's a Clarice Cliff factory, but it's not got Clarice Cliff design on it.
0:28:48 > 0:28:52But it's still really collectable for that reason and really good fun.
0:28:52 > 0:28:54Any idea, pricewise, what you think it's worth?
0:28:54 > 0:28:58Well, I was looking for somewhere about £100?
0:28:58 > 0:29:00£100-ish.
0:29:00 > 0:29:02Well, we've got quite a few pieces
0:29:02 > 0:29:07and we've got five saucers, four cups, milk and sugar and the coffee pot.
0:29:07 > 0:29:10- Yeah.- A few little nicks, you know, chips that I can see.- Yeah, yeah.
0:29:10 > 0:29:12But, overall, pretty good condition.
0:29:12 > 0:29:16I think you're probably about right with your valuation.
0:29:16 > 0:29:18It's going to straddle the £100 mark.
0:29:18 > 0:29:21I would probably put it between 80 and 120...
0:29:21 > 0:29:27- Yes, yes.- ..because of those little bits of damage and maybe a reserve just below that of £70.- Yeah, yeah.
0:29:27 > 0:29:30- Would you be happy with that? - Yes, yes, I would, yeah.
0:29:30 > 0:29:33- So...- I want, you know... I want it to go anyway.
0:29:33 > 0:29:35Why are you selling it? You just don't use it?
0:29:35 > 0:29:36I don't use it and I've got no-one...
0:29:36 > 0:29:39If anything happens to me, I've got no-one to leave it to.
0:29:39 > 0:29:41Right. What would you do with the money if it went?
0:29:41 > 0:29:44I would like a new hall carpet.
0:29:44 > 0:29:47- Oh, right!- Either that or it's new... Some more clothes!
0:29:47 > 0:29:50- Oh, go for the clothes! - I think I will.
0:29:50 > 0:29:53OK, I think they would be a really good thing to put to the sale.
0:29:53 > 0:29:55I hope somebody would have it, you know?
0:29:55 > 0:29:57Really look after it, you know?
0:29:57 > 0:30:00- But thank you very much. - Fingers crossed.
0:30:07 > 0:30:12Well, Richard, I wouldn't want to have to arm wrestle you because as I understand it
0:30:12 > 0:30:14you've carried this down to us today, haven't you?
0:30:14 > 0:30:18- I have.- We can't really convey it to the viewers, but this weighs a ton!
0:30:18 > 0:30:23When I tried to lift it from the table I thought someone had bolted it down.
0:30:23 > 0:30:25Where have you come by such an unusual piece?
0:30:25 > 0:30:29I bought it at auction some 36 years ago.
0:30:29 > 0:30:34And for 33 years it's hung on my wall and looked very nice
0:30:34 > 0:30:38and been a good talking point, but now it's past its sell-by date.
0:30:38 > 0:30:43Let's think about what it's made of, the material. I mean, it's so heavy
0:30:43 > 0:30:46I would imagine it's going to be some sort of iron or alloy,
0:30:46 > 0:30:51but looking at the colours it looks to have quite a high copper content in the alloy, as well
0:30:51 > 0:30:56and we've got a bit verdigree behind it, as well, which gives that away.
0:30:56 > 0:31:00- Yeah.- And also behind it, I'm not going to move it, I'm going to leave it as it is
0:31:00 > 0:31:04because, like I've said, it's quite a substantial weight, we've got the foundry mark.
0:31:04 > 0:31:06It's Booth and Brooks Ltd, isn't it?
0:31:06 > 0:31:08- Yeah.- And they're based in Essex.
0:31:08 > 0:31:12Now, have you connections to Essex at all, is that where it came from?
0:31:12 > 0:31:14Where was the saleroom you bought it?
0:31:14 > 0:31:15Five miles away in Newport.
0:31:15 > 0:31:17Oh, really? So on the island itself.
0:31:17 > 0:31:20So it hasn't gone far.
0:31:20 > 0:31:24- Detail wise it's...really quite something, isn't it?- Yeah.
0:31:24 > 0:31:28Are there any favourite parts that you particularly like on it?
0:31:28 > 0:31:32Well, every time you look at it you find something new and the bit that I always used to like
0:31:32 > 0:31:35was the little bit down here which is the dog...
0:31:35 > 0:31:40- OK.- Which was identical to our... - Was it?- ..dog.- OK, so that sort of struck a chord with you.- Yeah.
0:31:40 > 0:31:45I think it's fascinating. I think it's really a sort of masterclass in casting, isn't it?
0:31:45 > 0:31:49Thinking of value, how much did you pay for it?
0:31:49 > 0:31:52- £13.- £13.- Can I put that a different way?
0:31:52 > 0:31:54- Yes.- Two days' wages.
0:31:54 > 0:31:56Two days' wages.
0:31:56 > 0:32:03Bearing in mind that it's this high-Victorian neo-Renaissance shall we call it,
0:32:03 > 0:32:07where they've taken elements of different parts of the Renaissance
0:32:07 > 0:32:10and amalgamated them together in typical Victorian style.
0:32:10 > 0:32:16I mean, it's completely over the top and really epitomises what the Victorians were all about, in a way.
0:32:16 > 0:32:22I think it's got interest in that whole historical area
0:32:22 > 0:32:26as well as being purely aesthetic,
0:32:26 > 0:32:31so, I would think, valuewise, £200 to £300. Is that a fair investment that you've made, do you think?
0:32:31 > 0:32:34- Naturally, one would like more, but I'll...- Yes.
0:32:34 > 0:32:40But I'll more than be happy to accept 200 to 300, providing the reserve was two.
0:32:40 > 0:32:45OK, I'm happy to do that. But I'm confident that it's going to catch someone's eye, as it caught yours.
0:32:45 > 0:32:48200 to 300 it is, fixed at 200.
0:32:48 > 0:32:51- Done.- We'll see you on the day. - You will.- Good.- Thank you. - Well done.
0:32:51 > 0:32:53Oh!
0:32:53 > 0:32:58Well, I think Richard will be quite happy not to have to drag that piece of Victoriana home.
0:32:58 > 0:33:03Now it looks like Kate has found something weighty on her table.
0:33:04 > 0:33:06- So, Patrick...- Yes.
0:33:06 > 0:33:13- You've brought in a classical lady artistically draped over some kind of big cat here.- I have, yes, yeah.
0:33:13 > 0:33:14How did you end up with her?
0:33:14 > 0:33:17Originally it was my grandmother's.
0:33:17 > 0:33:19- She owned an antique shop in Canterbury...- Right.
0:33:19 > 0:33:25..which was the Penny Theatre, and she obviously passed it on to my mother
0:33:25 > 0:33:28and when my mother passed away she passed it on to me.
0:33:28 > 0:33:32- And do you like it? - I do like it, yes, yeah.
0:33:32 > 0:33:36- You like it up to a certain point at which you would sell it? - Well, I've got two daughters.
0:33:36 > 0:33:42- Right.- They've both got children and they like it, but they're scared that it will get damaged.
0:33:42 > 0:33:47- She is in very good condition. - She is.- What she is is Minton and she's Parian ware,
0:33:47 > 0:33:51which is this unglazed porcelain, also known as blanc de Chine, so Chinese white.
0:33:51 > 0:33:57- Right.- And the date letter on the underneath, which I've had a quick look at, is 1858.
0:33:57 > 0:34:01- Right.- So classic mid-Victorian. Obviously quite an unusual pose.
0:34:01 > 0:34:08It's got a feel of almost Egyptian about it, but also classical, so sort of Egyptian, Greek.
0:34:08 > 0:34:13All her fingers and toes are in good condition, and that's one of the things we see a lot on Parian ware,
0:34:13 > 0:34:18it's very delicate, but even her ribbons and toes and everything's perfect, so that's a good sign.
0:34:18 > 0:34:19- Yeah.- Do you like her?
0:34:19 > 0:34:23I remember it from when I was a little boy on the piano, so...
0:34:23 > 0:34:27- Right.- Yeah.- And pricewise, do you have any idea what you would like to sell it for or...?
0:34:27 > 0:34:30- I don't. Not really, no.- Not really.
0:34:30 > 0:34:35I think she's probably the low hundreds, so if we were putting a price for auction estimate
0:34:35 > 0:34:39- I would probably put £150 to £200 on her.- Right.
0:34:39 > 0:34:43Obviously she's over 100 years old and she's in very good condition,
0:34:43 > 0:34:47but they're not the most popular of things at the moment in terms of subject matter.
0:34:47 > 0:34:51- Right.- So is that the kind of figure you'd want to sell her for? - That's fine.
0:34:51 > 0:34:55Now, you would normally put a reserve on an item if you don't want it to sell below a certain point.
0:34:55 > 0:34:59- What were you thinking? - 150, something like that?
0:34:59 > 0:35:03- You'd want a 150 reserve. Would you give the auctioneer any discretion?- Yes, yeah.
0:35:03 > 0:35:06- So maybe if you put the reserve at 140, but a discretionary reserve. - Right, OK.
0:35:06 > 0:35:09- And an estimate of 150 to 200.- Yeah, yeah.
0:35:09 > 0:35:11OK. Well, let's see if we can get her away at the auction.
0:35:11 > 0:35:13- OK, then.- Thank you.- Thank you.
0:35:13 > 0:35:18And it's now time to return to the auction and here's what we're taking with us.
0:35:18 > 0:35:23Marilyn's 1930s tea or coffee set was made by the Wilkinson factory.
0:35:23 > 0:35:28Will the associations with that famous name help this set on its way?
0:35:31 > 0:35:33Will spotted this unusual wall plaque.
0:35:33 > 0:35:37It's going back to auction after 36 years.
0:35:37 > 0:35:41Richard forked out £13 for it, which was two days' wages back then!
0:35:41 > 0:35:44Will any bidders do the same?
0:35:44 > 0:35:50And last, but not least, will we get a roaring success with Patrick's Parian ware Minton figure
0:35:50 > 0:35:53dating back to 1858?
0:35:56 > 0:35:59It's now time to head back to the Island Auction Rooms.
0:35:59 > 0:36:06I've managed to persuade auctioneer Warren Riches to cast his expert eye over another of our items.
0:36:09 > 0:36:11What do you think of this? It belongs to Richard.
0:36:11 > 0:36:15He brought it along and Will, our expert, has put £200 to £300 on this.
0:36:15 > 0:36:22It's a cast-alloy mixed-metal wall plaque, a Bacchanalian scene, sort of a bit of sort of classicalism.
0:36:24 > 0:36:27We've got a value of £200 to £300 on this.
0:36:27 > 0:36:33Fingers crossed, it's going to sell, but I would be slightly more dubious and put £100 to £200 on this.
0:36:33 > 0:36:35Well, I'm with you on that one, Paul.
0:36:35 > 0:36:41I think it's a good interior piece, you know, it'll hang well and grace the room, but ultimately...
0:36:41 > 0:36:48the age and the material used, I would have put it, if it had walked in the door, 80 to 120.
0:36:48 > 0:36:50- As low as that?- Yeah, that's what I would have put on it.
0:36:50 > 0:36:55It is interesting, but it's one of those things that's so hard to put a value on,
0:36:55 > 0:36:59and at the end of the day it's going to have to find its own level, isn't it?
0:36:59 > 0:37:04If two or three people get interested in it, we may find a home.
0:37:04 > 0:37:07What you're trying to say is it just might struggle, aren't you?
0:37:07 > 0:37:08I am, indeed.
0:37:08 > 0:37:11Do you know what, a good auctioneer will do the business for it!
0:37:11 > 0:37:13- I'll try my best. - Yeah, fingers crossed.- Yeah.
0:37:13 > 0:37:20Well, the auction room is packed to the gunwales, so let's see what the bidders make of our first lot.
0:37:21 > 0:37:25Well, right now it's time for tea, but don't rush and put the kettle on
0:37:25 > 0:37:26because we're selling Marilyn's tea set.
0:37:26 > 0:37:33It's going under the hammer right now with a value of £80 to £120 and it's Staffordshire. It's lovely.
0:37:33 > 0:37:37- Tea sets are fetching good money at the moment. - This just makes you smile, you know?
0:37:37 > 0:37:41It's a really happy thing. I think the collectors will like it. It's a great shape.
0:37:41 > 0:37:43- Pretty patterns.- Yeah. - I don't like it.
0:37:43 > 0:37:45You don't like it! That's why it's here to sell.
0:37:45 > 0:37:48That's right. That's why I want to sell it.
0:37:48 > 0:37:53We just hope there's half a dozen people in the room that want this and are going to bid like mad.
0:37:53 > 0:37:56We're going to find out now. Good luck, Marilyn, and you, Kate. Here it is.
0:37:56 > 0:37:59Art deco Royal Staffordshire pottery tea set.
0:38:01 > 0:38:03Clarice Cliff factory. Someone start me at 50.
0:38:03 > 0:38:08- 40.- 40 here. Two can I say? 42. 44.
0:38:08 > 0:38:11- Oh, come on!- 46. 48. And 50.
0:38:11 > 0:38:13And five. And 60.
0:38:13 > 0:38:16And five. And 70.
0:38:16 > 0:38:18And five. Five, phone.
0:38:18 > 0:38:22- We're so close! - 75. And 80. And five.
0:38:22 > 0:38:24And 90. And five.
0:38:24 > 0:38:27And 100?
0:38:27 > 0:38:29No, it's 95 on the phone. 100 anywhere?
0:38:29 > 0:38:32Selling to the phone bidder at 95.
0:38:32 > 0:38:38- Yes! You can rest assured you don't have to take it home!- Oh, lovely.
0:38:38 > 0:38:41And you got £95, less commission.
0:38:41 > 0:38:43- Yeah.- That's good, isn't it?
0:38:43 > 0:38:47- It is.- That's a positive thing. - I'm pleased, got rid of it!
0:38:47 > 0:38:51The most perfect start! Now, let's hope someone in this room
0:38:51 > 0:38:54is looking for something a bit different to put on their wall.
0:38:55 > 0:38:59We've got £200 to £300 on this.
0:38:59 > 0:39:02- A gift.- It's a... You bought this a long time ago, didn't you?
0:39:02 > 0:39:05- I did, 35 years ago. - For 13 odd pounds?
0:39:05 > 0:39:07£13 at my one and only auction.
0:39:07 > 0:39:10- Really, was it?- Yeah. - You didn't go back since?- No, never.
0:39:10 > 0:39:15We've got a fixed reserve of 200 and I know you don't want to let it go for any less than that.
0:39:15 > 0:39:18It's punchy. If you want something that is typically Victorian,
0:39:18 > 0:39:21you've got the industrial side that it's cast alloy,
0:39:21 > 0:39:24- you've got these neo-Renaissance figures.- Bacchanalian thing going on...
0:39:24 > 0:39:27It's a real mishmash, which is typically Victorian.
0:39:27 > 0:39:28It's got a maker's mark on the back.
0:39:28 > 0:39:33It's good quality, it's really well cast, so let's give it a go at 200 to 300.
0:39:33 > 0:39:36- That's all we can do, really, for you.- Yeah.
0:39:36 > 0:39:39We're going to see if it finds its own level within that margin, so to speak.
0:39:39 > 0:39:41So, it's going under the hammer now.
0:39:41 > 0:39:44The decorative cast-metal wall plaque
0:39:44 > 0:39:45depicting naked men and females.
0:39:45 > 0:39:48£100 here. 100. 110 can I say?
0:39:48 > 0:39:51100 with the clerk. 100. All done at 100?
0:39:51 > 0:39:53110. 120. 130.
0:39:53 > 0:39:55- Oh, that's just picked up.- 140. 150?
0:39:55 > 0:39:59140. With Tim at 140.
0:39:59 > 0:40:01Are we all done at 140?
0:40:01 > 0:40:04No more bids at 140?
0:40:04 > 0:40:07I'm afraid that one's a no sale.
0:40:07 > 0:40:09A bit punchy, wasn't it?
0:40:09 > 0:40:11- Sorry about that, Richard. - That's OK.
0:40:11 > 0:40:14But you protected it with the reserve, so, you know, it can go home.
0:40:14 > 0:40:16- You're going to enjoy it.- Yeah.
0:40:16 > 0:40:20- You've just got to find another wall for it in that new house! - I have, correct!
0:40:20 > 0:40:23- Make sure it's reinforced, it's got some weight to it!- It has, yeah.
0:40:23 > 0:40:26Well, that's the luck of the auction room.
0:40:26 > 0:40:30Kate valued the next item with a reserve of £150.
0:40:30 > 0:40:35Now I'm hoping it will create a bit of interest amongst those Victoriana devotees.
0:40:35 > 0:40:39Well, next up is Patrick who's selling one of his family heirlooms.
0:40:39 > 0:40:42It's that lovely Minton figure, but it was grandmother's.
0:40:42 > 0:40:47- That's right, yes. Yeah, going back to Canterbury she owned The Penny Theatre antique shop.- Wow!
0:40:47 > 0:40:50Is there a sentimental attachment here, cos it is a nice thing?
0:40:50 > 0:40:53It's a nice thing, yes, but then again I'm scared of getting broken
0:40:53 > 0:40:56- because with six grandchildren when they come around it's a bit...- Yeah.
0:40:56 > 0:40:58The daughters didn't want it.
0:40:58 > 0:41:02- The kids don't want it. - The kids don't want it.- You can't split it six ways, can you?
0:41:02 > 0:41:04No, well, not really. No, not six ways, no.
0:41:04 > 0:41:08- We've got £150 to £200.- Yeah.
0:41:08 > 0:41:10- We should do that top end, shouldn't we?- You'd hope so.
0:41:10 > 0:41:14The condition is brilliant, which is what you ask for for a collectable, so, yeah.
0:41:14 > 0:41:18We were debating if it was a lion or a tiger, but the auction room settled on panther.
0:41:18 > 0:41:22It's a mythological beast, it doesn't matter!
0:41:22 > 0:41:24- Who cares?- It's a matter of opinion, really, isn't it?
0:41:24 > 0:41:28- I think whoever buys it is going to call it something different! - Oh, God.- That's true!
0:41:28 > 0:41:32Fingers crossed they're going to buy it and it's going under the hammer right now.
0:41:32 > 0:41:35Ariadne on panther.
0:41:35 > 0:41:37That's got a date for 1845.
0:41:37 > 0:41:40- A nice piece of Parian ware, 314. Someone start me at 100.- Yes.
0:41:40 > 0:41:43£100 here. 110 anywhere? £100 here.
0:41:43 > 0:41:47110 can I say? 110. 120. 130.
0:41:47 > 0:41:49140. 150. 160?
0:41:49 > 0:41:55160. 170. 180. 190? 190.
0:41:55 > 0:41:58- Yeah.- 200. 210. 220.
0:41:58 > 0:42:03230. 240. 250.
0:42:03 > 0:42:06- They absolutely love it.- 250, yes.
0:42:06 > 0:42:10260. 270? 270. 280. 290.
0:42:10 > 0:42:12300, come on! 300, come on!
0:42:12 > 0:42:15- 300. 310.- Yes.- Yeah!
0:42:15 > 0:42:19320. 330? 330. 340. 350.
0:42:19 > 0:42:22There's two people and they've got stuck in now.
0:42:22 > 0:42:23They do want to let it go.
0:42:23 > 0:42:25380. 390.
0:42:25 > 0:42:30400. 410. 420. 430.
0:42:30 > 0:42:32440. 450.
0:42:34 > 0:42:36460. 470.
0:42:36 > 0:42:39470!
0:42:39 > 0:42:40460 then. It's in the room.
0:42:40 > 0:42:42It's a really rare panther!
0:42:42 > 0:42:44470, new bidder. 480.
0:42:44 > 0:42:46- No more? Not one more?- Oh, come on.
0:42:46 > 0:42:48- No?- 470.- 470 then.- 470!
0:42:48 > 0:42:52It's on the left hand side in the room at 470. New bidder at 470.
0:42:52 > 0:42:54And selling at 470.
0:42:54 > 0:42:55£470.
0:42:55 > 0:43:00- Excellent.- That's a lot better than the 150 at the lower end!
0:43:00 > 0:43:02Gosh, you've got to be over the moon with that!
0:43:02 > 0:43:05I am, yeah. Very much so, yeah. Yeah, very much so.
0:43:05 > 0:43:07Well, I know you've got to divide up with a lot of kids.
0:43:07 > 0:43:09We have!
0:43:09 > 0:43:12At least it'll be a good proportion each now.
0:43:12 > 0:43:17- It's a purr-fect result!- Exactly, and that's the end to a perfect day here on the Isle of Wight.
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