0:00:04 > 0:00:08Welcome to Flog It, the show where we turn your unwanted antiques and collectables into cash.
0:00:08 > 0:00:11And this is the saleroom where it all happens.
0:00:11 > 0:00:13But first we need to find the antiques,
0:00:13 > 0:00:17so let's make our way over to Wilmslow in Cheshire for our valuation day.
0:00:41 > 0:00:44Only ten miles from Manchester,
0:00:44 > 0:00:46Wilmslow is home to over 30,000 people, some of them
0:00:46 > 0:00:50famous footballers and actors, who've made the town their home.
0:00:50 > 0:00:54Wilmslow's other famous resident is a bit older than the stars
0:00:54 > 0:00:56of field and screen.
0:00:56 > 0:00:59Preserved in peat bogs for 2,000 years, Lindow Man was discovered
0:00:59 > 0:01:03in 1984, and is considered one of the most important
0:01:03 > 0:01:05Iron Age finds in the country.
0:01:05 > 0:01:08Now, I can pretty much guarantee we won't find anything as old
0:01:08 > 0:01:13or important in today's programme, but we've plenty in store for you.
0:01:13 > 0:01:16Well, all the locals have turned out in force
0:01:16 > 0:01:20on a bright and breezy morning here at the Wilmslow Leisure Centre,
0:01:20 > 0:01:24all laden with bags and boxes, ready for evaluation by our experts.
0:01:24 > 0:01:26- Morning everyone!- MORNING!- Morning!
0:01:26 > 0:01:29Those two experts are the wonderful Anita Manning and James Lewis,
0:01:29 > 0:01:33and it's our job to find the best items, take them off to auction
0:01:33 > 0:01:36where they'll be sold to the highest bidder.
0:01:36 > 0:01:39And we'll find out later if those bidders come out in force.
0:01:39 > 0:01:41It's all gone quiet.
0:01:44 > 0:01:49- I can't believe it!- This is great, isn't it? What luck.
0:01:50 > 0:01:53- Oh, no.- No.- No.
0:01:55 > 0:01:58They love it. They love it.
0:02:01 > 0:02:03Before that, time's ticking away.
0:02:03 > 0:02:07Let's get those valuations started and James is first off the mark.
0:02:10 > 0:02:15Chris, imagine you are a 17th century lord, and you are going out
0:02:15 > 0:02:19hunting for the day, and you have killed your white heron,
0:02:19 > 0:02:24or whatever that big white bird was, you're coming back to a fire...
0:02:24 > 0:02:27- Yes.- ..and you want a great glass of wine to drink from.
0:02:27 > 0:02:30This is the sort of thing that you would have had at your table.
0:02:30 > 0:02:34Probably not quite as large as this in the 17th century,
0:02:34 > 0:02:35but certainly this style.
0:02:35 > 0:02:39It's in what we call green forest glass,
0:02:39 > 0:02:43and it's applied with what we call raspberry prunts.
0:02:43 > 0:02:45And these, you think, "OK, it's a decorative feature,"
0:02:45 > 0:02:50but it's also quite a practical feature as well, cos imagine you've been ripping
0:02:50 > 0:02:53your duck or goose or heron to bits with your bare hands...
0:02:53 > 0:02:59- Greasy hands.- Yes, and the last thing you want to have is your valuable glass slipping from your hands.
0:02:59 > 0:03:02So it has the practical support as well.
0:03:02 > 0:03:08The base is hollow, and is manufactured by coiling glass,
0:03:08 > 0:03:11kind of like the old coil pots you made at school, with a coil of clay,
0:03:11 > 0:03:12same sort of principle,
0:03:12 > 0:03:16then applied with this pearling to give it a bit of decorative quality.
0:03:16 > 0:03:20But the best and most important part is the bowl,
0:03:20 > 0:03:26and what we're looking at here is a 19th century German oversized version
0:03:26 > 0:03:31of a 17th century rummer for drinking wine.
0:03:31 > 0:03:37It was made around 1870 to 1890, but the thing that makes me
0:03:37 > 0:03:42fall in love with it is the wonderful quality enamelling on the bowl.
0:03:42 > 0:03:46If you were looking at this on a canvas, done in pure oil paint, you'd think it was good.
0:03:46 > 0:03:50But imagine doing it in enamels that had to be heated and fired.
0:03:50 > 0:03:53It's brilliant. I really love it.
0:03:53 > 0:03:55So it would be a German, not an Italian?
0:03:55 > 0:03:58Yeah. It's definitely German.
0:03:58 > 0:04:04So, having gone over the top about how much I love it, tell me about how much you love it.
0:04:04 > 0:04:06Well, I don't love it or not love it.
0:04:06 > 0:04:08It originated from my late mother-in-law.
0:04:08 > 0:04:14- When she died I didn't know what it was, so I didn't want it to be thrown away.- Yeah.
0:04:14 > 0:04:18So I've had it since 1997, in a plastic bag in the bedroom.
0:04:18 > 0:04:22So that's where it's been, and when we heard about Flog It,
0:04:22 > 0:04:24we thought we'd bring it down and let someone have a look at it.
0:04:24 > 0:04:27Gosh. You've got your wife's permission to sell it?
0:04:27 > 0:04:30Yes, she says it can be sold.
0:04:30 > 0:04:33- Yes.- Right, OK. - It's a pity it's broken.
0:04:33 > 0:04:39- I know.- But it was broken when we got it, when it came out of the late mother-in-law's house it was broke.
0:04:39 > 0:04:43Well, this will end up selling to someone who loves it for what it is.
0:04:43 > 0:04:45- Yes.- They're not going to be interested in a massive profit,
0:04:45 > 0:04:48- because, being damaged, it doesn't have a massive value.- No.
0:04:48 > 0:04:52So it does bring us to, what's it worth?
0:04:52 > 0:04:56If it had been perfect, I think this would have been £400 to £600.
0:04:56 > 0:04:59- Yes.- Something like that, but it's not.
0:04:59 > 0:05:05- Still got to be £60 to £100, hasn't it?- I'd have thought so. The enamel work is amazing.
0:05:05 > 0:05:07Let's put £60 to £100 on it.
0:05:07 > 0:05:09- OK.- £60 reserve.
0:05:09 > 0:05:11- Very good.- And see how we go. - See how we go.- Yeah?
0:05:11 > 0:05:14- Thank you very much. - Super. Thank you.
0:05:20 > 0:05:24Penny, welcome to Flog It, and I'm absolutely delighted
0:05:24 > 0:05:29that you've brought along this lovely piece of Scottish jewellery.
0:05:29 > 0:05:33- Tell me, where did you get it? - My mother gave it to me, and it was her grandmother's.
0:05:33 > 0:05:36- Do you wear it, Penny? - No, unfortunately not.
0:05:36 > 0:05:38No, so stuck in a drawer?
0:05:38 > 0:05:40It is stuck in a drawer, yes. My daughters don't want it,
0:05:40 > 0:05:43- might as well get rid of it.- Well, let's have a closer look at it.
0:05:43 > 0:05:47This is what we call Scottish pebble jewellery.
0:05:47 > 0:05:53This is a little brooch in the form of a dagger, and if we look at this part here,
0:05:53 > 0:05:58- and this, this is formed by polished pebbles.- Pebbles.
0:05:58 > 0:06:02Now, these pebbles would have come from the lovely burns and streams
0:06:02 > 0:06:06of the Scottish Highlands, and people would go out and collect them,
0:06:06 > 0:06:10- send them to Edinburgh, where they would be polished...- Ooh!
0:06:10 > 0:06:14..and then they would go on to the silversmith's to be mounted.
0:06:14 > 0:06:18If we look here we have what we call a Cairngorm stone,
0:06:18 > 0:06:25- which is this lovely brownish, it reminds you of the peat water of the Scottish Highlands.- Yes.
0:06:25 > 0:06:31Now, this was made in Birmingham, and if we look at the back here
0:06:31 > 0:06:35we can see the anchor mark for Birmingham there.
0:06:35 > 0:06:39- It's a Victorian brooch, a wee bit out of fashion just now.- Yes.
0:06:39 > 0:06:43But we still have collectors. Would you be interested in selling it?
0:06:43 > 0:06:47Yes, cos it's no use to me, and my daughters don't want it, as I said.
0:06:47 > 0:06:50Well, although this is a bonny wee thing,
0:06:50 > 0:06:53the estimate on it will be quite low.
0:06:53 > 0:06:55I would estimate it between £20 and £30.
0:06:55 > 0:06:59- That's all right.- Would you be happy to sell it at that?- Yes, yes.
0:06:59 > 0:07:03Perhaps a reserve of £18 on it, just to protect it.
0:07:03 > 0:07:06- It may do much better. - Fine, I don't mind.
0:07:06 > 0:07:12- Well, I look forward to seeing you at the auction, and thank you for bringing it along.- Thank you.
0:07:18 > 0:07:21Linda, way back in the 1970s,
0:07:21 > 0:07:26when I used to come home from school, my parents had been to Cornwall on holiday,
0:07:26 > 0:07:30- and what my mum would unwrap were little bits like this.- Right.
0:07:30 > 0:07:35When I first trained to be an auctioneer and valuer, she said, "One day these'll be valuable."
0:07:35 > 0:07:41I said, "Not a chance, they are revolting, they are horrible, they have nothing about them at all."
0:07:41 > 0:07:45- I know.- So what are your feelings? - The same.- Are they?- Yes.
0:07:45 > 0:07:49- You don't like them either? - No.- But I have gained a slight respect for them,
0:07:49 > 0:07:51since they've actually had a value.
0:07:51 > 0:07:54Everybody knows they're Troika. It's a great collection.
0:07:54 > 0:07:57The most attractive one is the one in the centre.
0:07:57 > 0:08:01So tell me the history of them, where did they come from, and what are they doing here?
0:08:01 > 0:08:04They were my uncle's. He died in September,
0:08:04 > 0:08:09and we were tidying the house out, and we didn't know what they were,
0:08:09 > 0:08:14and my husband was actually using one of the pots to put paint in,
0:08:14 > 0:08:17- and his paintbrush and for knives.- No! Recently?- Mmm.
0:08:17 > 0:08:21- I thought everybody knew about these thanks to Flog It. - Well, no, we didn't.
0:08:21 > 0:08:28- Right.- And his next door neighbour came in and said to us, "That's Troika," and we went, "Oh, lovely."
0:08:28 > 0:08:30- Yeah.- But we didn't know anything about it.
0:08:30 > 0:08:33Well, here's me assuming that everybody knows about it.
0:08:33 > 0:08:35Do you know the period, do you know...?
0:08:35 > 0:08:36No, not that much at all.
0:08:36 > 0:08:39Right, well it's actually not that early.
0:08:39 > 0:08:43Most of it was made in the 1970s.
0:08:43 > 0:08:45Let's have a... pick a couple here. This one here,
0:08:45 > 0:08:52AB, Alison Brigden, 1977, 1983, '84, something around there.
0:08:52 > 0:08:56Let's have a look at this one just because it's the most interesting.
0:08:56 > 0:08:59- There we go, somebody's written "1983".- That'll be my uncle.
0:08:59 > 0:09:02And there we are, same initials again.
0:09:02 > 0:09:04We've got a crack through there.
0:09:04 > 0:09:08- It's in the firing, so it's not something that's happened by careless handling.- Right.
0:09:08 > 0:09:13It will affect it. It's not as bad as having it on the outside. But, yeah, it's a great group.
0:09:13 > 0:09:15OK, now then, value.
0:09:15 > 0:09:18- What do you think? - I haven't a clue at all.
0:09:18 > 0:09:24OK. Looking at the bottom end, lower estimate, £60.
0:09:24 > 0:09:26Another £60 - £120.
0:09:26 > 0:09:32- £40 for that - £160, and say another £60 for that - £220.- Right.
0:09:32 > 0:09:37That one on its own is worth £200, so we're there at £400.
0:09:37 > 0:09:40- Right.- Looking pleased. - Yes, very pleased.- Good.
0:09:40 > 0:09:42So I reckon, as a group,
0:09:42 > 0:09:47- £400 to £500, reserve of £350. Yeah, is that all right? - Yeah, that's brilliant.
0:09:47 > 0:09:51- I think they're going to do really, really well.- Great.
0:09:55 > 0:09:59I don't know about you, but I think there's some cracking items
0:09:59 > 0:10:02and right now it's time to put those valuations to the test.
0:10:02 > 0:10:07This is where it gets exciting. We're going to make our first visit to the auction room.
0:10:07 > 0:10:14So while we make our way across, we're leaving you with a quick recap of the items we're taking with us.
0:10:15 > 0:10:19James thinks Chris' large glass goblet is a unique piece,
0:10:19 > 0:10:23but the broken base has knocked down the value to £60 to £100.
0:10:25 > 0:10:28Anita has unearthed something from her neck of the woods
0:10:28 > 0:10:32with this stone and silver brooch Penny inherited from her mother.
0:10:32 > 0:10:35And, finally, Troika is a Flog It favourite,
0:10:35 > 0:10:37but not something Linda is familiar with.
0:10:37 > 0:10:41James thinks that this collection could fetch £400 to £500.
0:10:43 > 0:10:47We're heading to Adam Partridge's saleroom near Macclesfield for the auction.
0:10:47 > 0:10:51But before our items go under the hammer, just a word of advice.
0:10:52 > 0:10:56If you buy anything before an auction, make sure you find out
0:10:56 > 0:10:59what the buyer's premium is, or the seller's premium if you're selling.
0:10:59 > 0:11:04It varies from room to room, from 15% to 25%, so do your homework,
0:11:04 > 0:11:07factor those costs in on the hammer price,
0:11:07 > 0:11:12because if the hammer goes down at £2,000 on the picture you're buying, and the commission is 20%,
0:11:12 > 0:11:16it's going to cost you £2,400 when you come to pay for it.
0:11:16 > 0:11:19So do factor those costs in, won't you? Now, there's something
0:11:19 > 0:11:23I want to show you amongst all these rocking horses and very scary dolls,
0:11:23 > 0:11:27which I do not like, cos they look like they're staring at me, is this.
0:11:29 > 0:11:31It's a bit of Japanese root wood.
0:11:31 > 0:11:38I don't know what type of tree, but this was a part of a stabilising root - it's not a tap root -
0:11:38 > 0:11:42of a fairly old tree, but if you look very closely inside it,
0:11:42 > 0:11:47you can see naturalistically there's two carved ivory snakes,
0:11:47 > 0:11:53just there, one there and one there, sort of weaving their way through the hollows of the wood.
0:11:53 > 0:11:59And also at the very top of the walking stick, there's two tiny little carved ivory monkeys,
0:11:59 > 0:12:03and they've been fashioned beautifully, executed by a master craftsman.
0:12:03 > 0:12:05The detail is exquisite.
0:12:06 > 0:12:10Adam's catalogued this at £150 to £250,
0:12:10 > 0:12:14which is a fair valuation, and I don't blame him for doing that.
0:12:14 > 0:12:17It's going to sell, but if it finds its way back to the Orient,
0:12:17 > 0:12:20it's going to make around £600 to £700 quite easily,
0:12:20 > 0:12:22because this is highly sought after.
0:12:22 > 0:12:26And I bet this'll walk out of the saleroom a bit later.
0:12:26 > 0:12:30I'm not going to walk out of the saleroom myself just yet.
0:12:30 > 0:12:35I'm keen to find out what auctioneer Adam thinks about one of our items.
0:12:35 > 0:12:40Linda's Troika, you either love it or you hate it, Adam.
0:12:40 > 0:12:44I can guess which! I tell you what, it travels well from Cornwall.
0:12:44 > 0:12:48- Yeah, I'm not opposed to Troika. - No, nor am I, I think it's a good investment still.
0:12:48 > 0:12:52James has valued this as one lot, we've got £400 to £500 on it.
0:12:52 > 0:12:55He's about right there. The plaque's got a crack in it, as you know.
0:12:55 > 0:12:58Yeah, he knows his stuff, James, not much slips past him.
0:12:58 > 0:13:03- The plaque's the best bit, I'm sure you've referenced that.- £400 to £600 if it was in great condition.
0:13:03 > 0:13:06Yeah, I was tempted to split it down.
0:13:06 > 0:13:09I thought, "Well, because it's got a crack, we'll keep them together,"
0:13:09 > 0:13:14- cos you know, the rest of it, £50, £50, £80, £80-ish.- Yeah, yeah.
0:13:14 > 0:13:19- It adds up though, there's £400 there by the time you're pointing at the other objects.- Yeah.
0:13:19 > 0:13:24- Linda didn't know the values and she inherited them from her uncle. - A curious thing to inherit.
0:13:24 > 0:13:26Because it's quite a recent phenomenon, isn't it?
0:13:26 > 0:13:32- Yeah, in a way. But I mean, I'm going to inherit stuff like that, cos my mum's got a lot of this.- OK.
0:13:32 > 0:13:37- I think we'll get the top end. - It'll certainly sell, we're doing all right.
0:13:37 > 0:13:41- I mean, I think this is probably £300 or £400.- Yeah.
0:13:41 > 0:13:45And then you've got another £200 or £300. Let's say £600 to £700.
0:13:45 > 0:13:49- Yeah.- Be bullish! You with me? - I'm with you.- Good. Let's do it.
0:13:52 > 0:14:00This is certainly a curio, it's a glass goblet, Victorian, £60 to £100 on it, and it belongs to Chris.
0:14:00 > 0:14:03And it's curious for me, because it's been in a plastic bag
0:14:03 > 0:14:06in the spare bedroom, because you're sick of the sight of it.
0:14:06 > 0:14:09That's right, yes. My wife didn't like it.
0:14:09 > 0:14:12- How long have you had this? - Since about 1997.
0:14:12 > 0:14:15But you've only decided recently to bring it into Flog It and sell it.
0:14:15 > 0:14:21- Well, yes, cos my wife doesn't like it, and it just seemed pointless... - Yeah, hanging onto it.
0:14:21 > 0:14:22We thought we'd have a valuation.
0:14:22 > 0:14:26What do you do with it, hide it in the spare bedroom, James? It's got a bit of damage, hasn't it?
0:14:26 > 0:14:30It's got a huge great chunk out of the base.
0:14:30 > 0:14:34Now really, I'm not sure that that just might put everybody off.
0:14:34 > 0:14:36But £60 is not a lot of money, it should sell at that.
0:14:36 > 0:14:40Good luck, and thank goodness you kept it in that plastic bag in the spare bedroom.
0:14:40 > 0:14:45Onto the glassware now, which was once a lovely goblet, sadly damaged.
0:14:45 > 0:14:48Painted in enamels with figures on horseback. What about £100?
0:14:48 > 0:14:54£50 for it, £50 the goblet. £50, it's an impressive thing.
0:14:54 > 0:14:55£50, £50.
0:14:55 > 0:14:58Large green glass goblet.
0:14:58 > 0:15:01- Oh, no!- No.- No.
0:15:02 > 0:15:03Oh, well.
0:15:03 > 0:15:05Not an easy thing to mend I suppose.
0:15:05 > 0:15:06Sorry.
0:15:06 > 0:15:08Didn't sell it.
0:15:08 > 0:15:13I mean, it's an amazing thing, the quality of that glass.
0:15:13 > 0:15:16Yes, this is possibly a no reserve item.
0:15:16 > 0:15:19At least it's not a chest of drawers, it's easy to take home.
0:15:19 > 0:15:21It's easy to take back.
0:15:27 > 0:15:29Good luck, Penny, that's all I can say.
0:15:29 > 0:15:32It's not big money, we've got £20 to £30 riding on this Scottish brooch,
0:15:32 > 0:15:34or should I say "wee Scottish brooch".
0:15:34 > 0:15:37In fact, you say it better than I do, go on.
0:15:37 > 0:15:41- A lovely wee Scottish brooch. - There, how about that, how perfect is that?
0:15:41 > 0:15:45Obviously made in Birmingham, but the pebbles would have been collected in Scotland.
0:15:45 > 0:15:48I know your daughter doesn't want to wear this, does she?
0:15:48 > 0:15:52- No.- Not interested.- She's not interested in it, neither of them are.- I know someone who is.
0:15:52 > 0:15:58Well, I love these polished agates, they're so sweet with the lovely autumnal colours.
0:15:58 > 0:16:02- Yes.- I love them.- You've got a lot, I've seen you wearing them.- Yes.
0:16:02 > 0:16:05You're not allowed to buy, but I think someone will buy here now,
0:16:05 > 0:16:08because it's good, it's silver and it's quality.
0:16:08 > 0:16:12It's only £20 to £30, and it's going under the hammer right now, Penny. This is it.
0:16:12 > 0:16:14It's a wee bit of Scottish silver,
0:16:14 > 0:16:17a little Scottish brooch in the form of a dagger.
0:16:17 > 0:16:20There we are, very nice. Well, I've got £15 bid, is there £18?
0:16:20 > 0:16:25I have £15. I'll take £18 this time only. £15, any more now, £15.
0:16:25 > 0:16:27- Aw.- Have £15, £18's online, £18's online.
0:16:27 > 0:16:30- Oh, good!- I'll take £20.- Just!
0:16:30 > 0:16:32- £18 online, £20's online.- Yes!
0:16:32 > 0:16:36Five is next, £20's online, £20 online, I'll take five.
0:16:36 > 0:16:41At £20. Any more now? At £20, we sell this now at £20 online.
0:16:41 > 0:16:44At £20. And £25. Ooh, the tension.
0:16:44 > 0:16:49£25. That's quite a big jump actually.
0:16:49 > 0:16:53At £25. I'll take £30. They're hovering.
0:16:53 > 0:16:57£25 it is then, £25. We'll sell at £25, any more now, £25.
0:17:00 > 0:17:01Yes.
0:17:01 > 0:17:06He squeezed as much as he can out of it. Well done, Adam.
0:17:06 > 0:17:08Good Adam. Penny, £25.
0:17:08 > 0:17:09£25, yeah.
0:17:09 > 0:17:13- That's not bad, is it? Spot on valuation as well.- Thank you.
0:17:13 > 0:17:18- Well, you can treat yourself and your daughter now, can't you, to supper somewhere.- Fish and chips.
0:17:24 > 0:17:25Remember Linda and all that Troika?
0:17:25 > 0:17:30- It's just about to go under the hammer and you're feeling rather nervous.- Very nervous.
0:17:30 > 0:17:33It's Linda's first auction. Lots of mixed emotions.
0:17:33 > 0:17:36- Very much.- Too much to take in all at once.- Yeah, it is.- It really is.
0:17:36 > 0:17:39- Very interesting though. - You got here early, didn't you?
0:17:39 > 0:17:41We did, yes, to have a look.
0:17:41 > 0:17:46That's the key to any auction visit, get there early, then take your time looking at things.
0:17:46 > 0:17:48Don't get carried away. That's my advice.
0:17:48 > 0:17:54But we could get carried away cos we've got £400 to £500 riding on this Troika which James valued.
0:17:54 > 0:17:59Had a chat to the auctioneer earlier, and he said spot on valuation,
0:17:59 > 0:18:03even with the damaged plaque, cos that is worth around £400 by itself.
0:18:03 > 0:18:07So basically if you buy the rest of the lot you get that for nothing.
0:18:07 > 0:18:12- But you never know, there might be a few phone lines booked and it could do more than £500.- Hope so.
0:18:12 > 0:18:15We've got five pieces of Troika here,
0:18:15 > 0:18:19and you've got that wall plaque spill vase which is a rare piece,
0:18:19 > 0:18:21with a bit of a modelling crack on the back.
0:18:21 > 0:18:23But you've also got a coffin vase, a marmalade pot, a small wheel vase
0:18:23 > 0:18:26and a spice jar. What a great mix, a lot of Troika that is.
0:18:26 > 0:18:31I'll start straight in at £400 bid, take £20, I have £400 bid.
0:18:31 > 0:18:35£420, £440, £460 then, £480, £500.
0:18:35 > 0:18:37- £500 on the phone. - He's got a phone line there.
0:18:37 > 0:18:42At £500, the bid's on the phone, £520, £540, on the phone, £540 now.
0:18:42 > 0:18:47£560, £580... £580 still on the phone, £580, any more?
0:18:47 > 0:18:51£580, any advance on this one? £580 on the phone, are you all done?
0:18:51 > 0:18:54- £580 then? - Marvellous result.- Brilliant.
0:18:54 > 0:18:57- Top end and a bit more. You've got to be so happy with that.- I am!
0:18:57 > 0:19:00- You didn't know what they were or what they were worth.- I know.
0:19:00 > 0:19:06- That's what it's about, finding out what they're worth, and there's only one way - test the market.- Yeah.
0:19:06 > 0:19:09- I can't believe that.- Isn't that good?- It's brilliant, yeah!
0:19:09 > 0:19:12- You'll be back at the auction rooms, won't you?- I know!
0:19:12 > 0:19:15You'll be buying and selling like the rest of us.
0:19:15 > 0:19:20Looks like I've got some competition on my hands. What a great result for Linda.
0:19:20 > 0:19:22Well, that's the end of our first visit to the auction room today.
0:19:22 > 0:19:27I don't think this lot are impressed, they didn't put their hands up on our lots.
0:19:27 > 0:19:29They'll go under the hammer later.
0:19:29 > 0:19:31We're coming back here so don't go away,
0:19:31 > 0:19:35but before I join up with our experts to find some more antiques at our valuation day,
0:19:35 > 0:19:39I'm nipping to Crewe, cos there's something I've just got to show you.
0:19:53 > 0:19:56One of my biggest passions in life, apart from beautiful antiques,
0:19:56 > 0:19:59has got to be cars. I love them.
0:19:59 > 0:20:02And there's one car in particular that combines hand craftsmanship
0:20:02 > 0:20:05with state of the art high performance technology,
0:20:05 > 0:20:07and that car is the magnificent Bentley.
0:20:09 > 0:20:16WO Bentley's motto was to build a good car, a fast car, the best in class.
0:20:16 > 0:20:22He founded the company in 1919, and in the 1920s the cars they produced
0:20:22 > 0:20:26won critical acclaim, thanks to racing successes at Le Mans.
0:20:31 > 0:20:34Since those early days, the company has had its share of ups and downs,
0:20:34 > 0:20:40but in the last few decades, it's rediscovered and redeveloped its distinctive brand image.
0:20:40 > 0:20:45The traditional qualities remain, and every car that rolls off the production line
0:20:45 > 0:20:49is made to each customer's individual specifications.
0:20:51 > 0:20:54When I say "rolls off", I use that phrase really lightly,
0:20:54 > 0:21:00because it can only be described as witnessing the birth of a beautifully crafted British icon.
0:21:02 > 0:21:06The heart of one of these cars is its high performance engine,
0:21:06 > 0:21:10which is put together by hand, and this attention to detail
0:21:10 > 0:21:13continues throughout the interior.
0:21:13 > 0:21:18Now, look at this for example, it's the central console you see between the two front seats.
0:21:18 > 0:21:23Now this little section here has got a rolling door, very much like the tambour door of a roll top bureau.
0:21:23 > 0:21:27If I roll that down, it reveals where you put your drink cups.
0:21:27 > 0:21:30Now the point that I'm making is this is a section of swatch
0:21:30 > 0:21:35of the different veneers available to make one of these consoles. Let's take the bird's eye maple.
0:21:35 > 0:21:38The sealant they use to join these different segments
0:21:38 > 0:21:41has been colour matched to match the veneer,
0:21:41 > 0:21:44which is incredible, it takes hours to do
0:21:44 > 0:21:47and you're never going to see it. That's perfection.
0:21:47 > 0:21:51But what you do see clearly are the wooden interiors.
0:21:51 > 0:21:55This is where both my passions collide. See, I love cars,
0:21:55 > 0:21:58and I'm crazy about exquisitely-made wooden furniture.
0:21:58 > 0:22:02And the same skills are used to create the veneer that you can see
0:22:02 > 0:22:04all the way through a Bentley.
0:22:04 > 0:22:09Producing the veneer is the longest process in making one of these cars.
0:22:09 > 0:22:12To take a single sheet of burr walnut veneer like this
0:22:12 > 0:22:13and turn it into this
0:22:13 > 0:22:17takes 15 days by a team of qualified cabinet makers.
0:22:18 > 0:22:23All the veneers are matched and mirrored, so they're symmetrical throughout the car.
0:22:23 > 0:22:29They're attached to a base material, and the final stage is when I think the magic really takes place,
0:22:29 > 0:22:33and my guide around the workshop is Oliver Whitlock.
0:22:33 > 0:22:37- So this is where it all happens, then, flatten polish?- That's right.
0:22:37 > 0:22:40After the veneers are impressed on the substrates,
0:22:40 > 0:22:44they're then coated with a polyester lacquer which takes 72 hours to cure.
0:22:44 > 0:22:46We then have to flat down that surface
0:22:46 > 0:22:50to get a nice smooth even surface, which is then polished by hand
0:22:50 > 0:22:53to bring it up to that pristine high-gloss shine.
0:22:53 > 0:22:56- It's almost like a mirror.- Right. - You can see your reflection.
0:22:56 > 0:23:00Everybody's working so hard, but there's smiles on everybody's faces.
0:23:00 > 0:23:02They absolutely love what they do.
0:23:02 > 0:23:05A huge amount of pride in the product that we produce here.
0:23:05 > 0:23:11The company started off in premises in London, but in 1946, was moved to Crewe,
0:23:11 > 0:23:14where it had access to highly-skilled engineers and mechanics,
0:23:14 > 0:23:19who had migrated to this busy industrial region during the war.
0:23:23 > 0:23:27The great thing about the site here at Crewe is every single thing is done in one place,
0:23:27 > 0:23:32and I'm talking about early pencil sketches of design to the little scale models
0:23:32 > 0:23:35right up to the full size clay models and then into production,
0:23:35 > 0:23:38and although there's around 3,000 men and women who work here,
0:23:38 > 0:23:41it feels like a family-run business, and that's because
0:23:41 > 0:23:47generation after generation of the same families end up working on production.
0:23:48 > 0:23:51In each area of production, this fosters a great pride in the work.
0:23:51 > 0:23:55If you take the leather that goes into the cars for seats,
0:23:55 > 0:23:59steering wheels and other details, only free range hides are used,
0:23:59 > 0:24:04and every piece is checked for imperfections, as well as being colour matched.
0:24:06 > 0:24:09All the leather is hand stitched, and one part of the car that
0:24:09 > 0:24:13embodies true perfection and craftsmanship is the steering wheel.
0:24:13 > 0:24:17After all, it's the part a driver hangs on to. To tell me about it is Kevin Brown.
0:24:17 > 0:24:20Hiya, Kevin. Talk me through what you're doing here.
0:24:20 > 0:24:24- Start off putting the rim on. - On a rubber mould?- Yes. - Not a metal steering wheel?
0:24:24 > 0:24:28- It's a metal substrate inside then a rubber mould over the top.- OK.
0:24:28 > 0:24:31- That's replaced the early sprung steering wheels?- Yes.
0:24:31 > 0:24:35You cover it in leather and the owner can choose colour and fashion.
0:24:35 > 0:24:39Whatever he wants, even down to the actual thread that we sew it in.
0:24:39 > 0:24:41It can be a different colour to the one you see there.
0:24:41 > 0:24:43How long will that take to cover?
0:24:43 > 0:24:47I would imagine around four to five hours from start to finish.
0:24:47 > 0:24:51- How long would it take to train somebody to do that? - 12 weeks.- Really?- Mm-hm.
0:24:51 > 0:24:56I've got to say, it's very neat and accurate. How do you get the holes evenly spread apart?
0:24:56 > 0:24:57Cos all that's cross-stitched?
0:24:57 > 0:25:02This comes in first of all with holes already punched in on this particular area.
0:25:02 > 0:25:06Just to actually make sure those holes are correct...
0:25:06 > 0:25:09- Use a fork from the canteen? - Yes, yes, we do.
0:25:09 > 0:25:11- THEY LAUGH - It's as simple as that?- It is.
0:25:11 > 0:25:14If I put that onto where I've sewn the thread,
0:25:14 > 0:25:17- you'll see that marries up all round.- That's incredible!
0:25:17 > 0:25:19- And this should last the lifetime of the car?- Oh, yes.
0:25:19 > 0:25:23- You can hardly see the join where the leather butts together. - That's the beauty of it.
0:25:23 > 0:25:26- With a bit of wear, that'll be invisible.- That's right.
0:25:26 > 0:25:29We actually tap that down all the way round,
0:25:29 > 0:25:32- so it will drop in all the way round there.- Yeah, you wouldn't believe
0:25:32 > 0:25:36that amount of detail and attention is spent on the steering wheel.
0:25:36 > 0:25:40- It's the first thing you see. - I guess it is, and you're always looking at it.- Mm-hm.
0:25:40 > 0:25:44Extreme care and attention is given to every level of production,
0:25:44 > 0:25:48right up until the cars leave the factory in tip-top condition.
0:25:48 > 0:25:52Everything on the car goes through test after test after test,
0:25:52 > 0:25:54but the ultimate test has got to be a little road trip.
0:25:54 > 0:25:57They've kindly lent me the keys to this Bentley Azure T.
0:25:57 > 0:26:01I'm going to take it out and let you know how it is.
0:26:19 > 0:26:22If ever there was a car that was meant to be driven,
0:26:22 > 0:26:24it's got to be the Bentley.
0:26:24 > 0:26:27And I'm thoroughly enjoying this.
0:26:27 > 0:26:29It's a car to get noticed in, that's for sure.
0:26:29 > 0:26:34There's such a feel good factor about being inside it.
0:26:34 > 0:26:37I've got to say, this is the best car I've ever driven.
0:26:37 > 0:26:39Well, it should be really, it's the most expensive.
0:26:41 > 0:26:43One day, I will own a Bentley.
0:26:51 > 0:26:56Well, I can always dream. For now, it's back to reality in Wilmslow,
0:26:56 > 0:27:00where more people are coming through the door to get their treasures valued.
0:27:03 > 0:27:09- Pat, welcome to Flog It. - Thank you.- And thank you for bringing along this big clock!
0:27:09 > 0:27:13SHE LAUGHS Tell me, where did you get it?
0:27:13 > 0:27:17- At a car boot.- Oh, this isn't going to be a car-boot sale story?- Yes.
0:27:17 > 0:27:20Oh, I love these! How much did you pay for it?
0:27:20 > 0:27:22- £20.- That's a bargain.
0:27:22 > 0:27:24Well, it looked a lot of clock for £20.
0:27:24 > 0:27:27And what drew your eye to it?
0:27:27 > 0:27:29I like the coloured marble, and also the animals.
0:27:29 > 0:27:33- I'm not sure what they are, but I thought they were attractive.- Yeah.
0:27:33 > 0:27:36Did you have a place for that clock?
0:27:36 > 0:27:42I thought possibly on the mantelpiece, but once it was there, it overtook the fireplace.
0:27:42 > 0:27:44- It was too big.- And too heavy.
0:27:44 > 0:27:48It was too big and too heavy. Well, let's have a closer look at it.
0:27:48 > 0:27:52- OK.- Initially, it was screaming at me Art Deco,
0:27:52 > 0:27:56but it's a wee bit later than the 1930s, it's a French clock,
0:27:56 > 0:28:03- and I would say it was 1940s, 1950s possibly.- Oh, right.
0:28:03 > 0:28:07It's made of black marble, and this wonderful onyx.
0:28:08 > 0:28:12We have white onyx here with bands of a mottled brown.
0:28:12 > 0:28:17The face with gilt figures and again an onyx background.
0:28:17 > 0:28:21- Here we have two I'm not sure what type of animals.- I'm not.
0:28:21 > 0:28:27Impalas or whatever, but the whole thing has an African look about it,
0:28:27 > 0:28:34and there was interest in things African in Paris during the 1930s.
0:28:34 > 0:28:38- Ah, yes.- With the Art Deco style. So, we've established that it's
0:28:38 > 0:28:44- Art Deco style rather than Art Deco...- Art Deco. - ..of the 1930s period.
0:28:44 > 0:28:48It's not going to be worth a huge amount of money.
0:28:48 > 0:28:51- Right.- We could put it into auction with an estimate maybe
0:28:51 > 0:28:55- of £40 to £60 on it, would you be happy?- Yeah, yeah, that's fine.
0:28:55 > 0:28:57- And you'll still be making profit on there.- Yeah.
0:28:57 > 0:28:59And it will appeal to someone,
0:28:59 > 0:29:03someone, Pat, with a bigger mantelpiece.
0:29:03 > 0:29:05Yes, with quite a big mantelpiece!
0:29:12 > 0:29:15Faye, I am so pleased you've turned up with some porcelain,
0:29:15 > 0:29:19because do you know, this so far is the only porcelain I've seen today,
0:29:19 > 0:29:22and if you bring porcelain, what better than Royal Worcester,
0:29:22 > 0:29:26probably the most sought after of the English porcelain.
0:29:26 > 0:29:30It's highly collectable, but this isn't true porcelain, it's a hybrid,
0:29:30 > 0:29:35it's known as Parian ware, and underneath all this sort of yellow, nice warm glaze
0:29:35 > 0:29:41is a white body that was originally invented to copy Carrera marble.
0:29:41 > 0:29:45And here we have a dessert service with 12 plates, two stands.
0:29:45 > 0:29:49The date, if we look on the back, above the R and above the D,
0:29:49 > 0:29:54we have ten dots altogether, 1891 plus ten, 1901.
0:29:54 > 0:29:57But my goodness it's grubby, where's it been?
0:29:57 > 0:30:01- In a cupboard.- In a cupboard? For how long?- 40-odd years.
0:30:01 > 0:30:06Well, my goodness. It really is good for it to see the light of day.
0:30:06 > 0:30:11Each individual plate is different, so it's a really pretty set.
0:30:11 > 0:30:15- But this is sort of lurking in the middle of it all.- Yes, Mr Skinks.
0:30:15 > 0:30:18- Mr Skinks, is that, is that what you call him?- Yes.
0:30:18 > 0:30:22- And where did he come from?- He was a wedding present, 60 years ago.
0:30:22 > 0:30:27- Was he?- Yes.- OK. Well, he's earlier than that! He was second hand, then!
0:30:27 > 0:30:31Well, winter of 1949, you didn't get much new china.
0:30:31 > 0:30:34- Well, this... I guess it's just post-war, isn't it?- Yes.
0:30:34 > 0:30:38Yeah. This one was made around 1870, 1880,
0:30:38 > 0:30:42and it has this wonderful tarnished gilding here, it's lovely.
0:30:42 > 0:30:44Really do like it, very unusual.
0:30:44 > 0:30:47- And, of course, it's marine, this nautilus shell.- Yes.
0:30:47 > 0:30:50Raised on a mad outcrop of coral,
0:30:50 > 0:30:53with, as you can see, a skink on the top of it.
0:30:53 > 0:30:57- I don't know what, but call it... - A skink or a lizard. A lizard.- Yes.
0:30:57 > 0:31:00- OK, do you like it?- No. - But he's not dirty.
0:31:00 > 0:31:01- No.- He's been out somewhere.
0:31:01 > 0:31:04Well, he's been sitting on the top of a display cabinet.
0:31:04 > 0:31:08- He's been there for the last 60 years?- No, cos in London,
0:31:08 > 0:31:13he was sat in, in the second toilet on the windowsill.
0:31:13 > 0:31:19- So he's been promoted from the toilet to the top of a display cabinet.- Yes.
0:31:19 > 0:31:23- Oh, dear, I shouldn't have asked! - No, no.- Poor skink.
0:31:23 > 0:31:28OK, well, all Royal Worcester, but definitely we need to split them up into two lots.
0:31:28 > 0:31:32- Yes.- This one needs to go on his own. He will go to a different buyer,
0:31:32 > 0:31:35or at least I'd imagine he'd go to a different buyer.
0:31:35 > 0:31:37- That's worth £200 to £250. - Oh, is he?
0:31:37 > 0:31:41And the dessert service... Well, these plates are worth,
0:31:41 > 0:31:43say £500, just under £50 a plate probably.
0:31:43 > 0:31:47So around £500 there. These two, £100 each,
0:31:47 > 0:31:52£100 to £150, so that's £700, so if we put an auction estimate
0:31:52 > 0:31:59- for the service of £600 to £900, and £200 to £250 for that.- Yes.
0:31:59 > 0:32:03Reserve of £160 on that, and a reserve of,
0:32:03 > 0:32:07- I think we should have £600 on this.- Yes.- Will you buy more Royal Worcester with it?
0:32:07 > 0:32:12- I don't think so, I'm downsizing, I've got my house on the market. - Have you?
0:32:18 > 0:32:23- Bill, can you tell me where you got this little lot from?- They've been left to me by an elderly gentleman.
0:32:23 > 0:32:28Are they things you or members of your family would have used or worn?
0:32:28 > 0:32:32- No.- No, no.- No.- And where have they been, in your house?
0:32:32 > 0:32:36They came to me earlier this year, and since then, they've been tucked in a drawer.
0:32:36 > 0:32:40Tucked in a drawer. Time to, time to let them go.
0:32:40 > 0:32:42- Yeah.- Well, let's have a wee closer look at them.
0:32:42 > 0:32:45First of all, we have this very pretty little pin.
0:32:45 > 0:32:52I would say that it dates from the early 1900s, possibly up to 1920.
0:32:52 > 0:32:55It has a green stone, and this stone is a peridot.
0:32:55 > 0:32:58- Right.- Next we have this enamelled watch,
0:32:58 > 0:33:02and this is quite a pretty thing. It has this red enamelled face,
0:33:02 > 0:33:07and on the back, we have this fleur-de-lys pattern.
0:33:07 > 0:33:13French watch perhaps, it's 14-carat gold, we've looked at the back plate.
0:33:13 > 0:33:19Thirdly, we have a sovereign, and the sovereign is dated 1912.
0:33:19 > 0:33:21So all quite nice items.
0:33:21 > 0:33:26If they came to my auction, I would put them together
0:33:26 > 0:33:29- as an interesting and a good wee lot.- OK.
0:33:29 > 0:33:32Your sovereign will be worth £100 anyway.
0:33:32 > 0:33:35- Right.- Could be up to about £110, £120.
0:33:35 > 0:33:41- In this lot here, I'm sure we've got near enough another £100.- OK.
0:33:41 > 0:33:46I would say auction estimate £180 to £220,
0:33:46 > 0:33:50- in that region. Would you be happy with that?- I would, yeah, yeah.
0:33:50 > 0:33:54Yeah, uh-huh. We'll put it in with a reserve of maybe round about £150.
0:33:54 > 0:33:56- Yeah.- Shall we go for it? - Sounds fair, yeah.
0:33:56 > 0:34:03- Let's go for it. And I don't think you're going to miss them, are you? - No, not at all.- Let's flog them.
0:34:03 > 0:34:07We'll take our second lot of items to Adam Partridge's saleroom now,
0:34:07 > 0:34:09and what an eclectic mix we've got for him.
0:34:13 > 0:34:15As well as Bill's job lot of sovereign, watch and pin,
0:34:15 > 0:34:21going to auction is the Worcester dinner service that's been collecting dust for many years,
0:34:21 > 0:34:24and the vase Faye affectionately calls Mr Skinks.
0:34:24 > 0:34:30If the bidding goes the way James hopes, she could be heading home over £1,000 richer.
0:34:30 > 0:34:34Although it's too big and heavy for Pat's mantelpiece, Anita's adamant
0:34:34 > 0:34:39that the Art Deco clock could get somewhere in the region of £40 to £60.
0:34:43 > 0:34:47It's not only our owners' items that are filling up the auction room,
0:34:47 > 0:34:51it's absolutely jam packed, and I love looking around at all the interesting lots.
0:34:53 > 0:34:57Have you met our new researcher? No, only kidding!
0:34:57 > 0:35:01She's for sale actually later on, but this is what I want to show you.
0:35:01 > 0:35:05It's a scratch-built live steam model of a locomotive and tender,
0:35:05 > 0:35:08configuration four six two.
0:35:08 > 0:35:13If you look at the wheels on the locomotive, a set of four, set of six, set of two.
0:35:13 > 0:35:18Some chap has spent hours and hours and hours in his garden shed making this from nothing,
0:35:18 > 0:35:21and that's why they're called scratch built today.
0:35:21 > 0:35:24And I think it's just charming, it's divine.
0:35:24 > 0:35:28Somebody very clever with their hands has made this.
0:35:28 > 0:35:32Not a woodworker, otherwise he would have done a carving, but an engineer, a plumber,
0:35:32 > 0:35:38a tool fitter, a pipe fitter, somebody with access to the right tools and off-cuts of metal.
0:35:38 > 0:35:43And it's built with passion, it's built with enthusiasm and it is built to scale as well.
0:35:43 > 0:35:50And I'd say this is sort of circa 1920, 1930, somewhere around there.
0:35:50 > 0:35:53And it actually did work.
0:35:53 > 0:35:58Paraffin would heat up the boiler, it'd heat the water in the boiler,
0:35:58 > 0:36:02which would turn to steam, the steam would then drive the cams,
0:36:02 > 0:36:03push the wheels along.
0:36:03 > 0:36:08These are the academic things that you can't really put a price on.
0:36:08 > 0:36:12Adam's put £60 to £100 on this, which is pretty fair.
0:36:12 > 0:36:15It is a little bit tatty, but I tell you what, it's all there,
0:36:15 > 0:36:17and you could get this working.
0:36:17 > 0:36:20You couldn't build it for £60 to £100.
0:36:20 > 0:36:26The man hours alone would probably set you back £2,000 today.
0:36:26 > 0:36:31In 100 years' time, let's say, when this comes up for sale again in another auction room,
0:36:31 > 0:36:35it's going to be catalogued as 20th-century folk art, and the key is folk art,
0:36:35 > 0:36:37because when we look at 18th-century folk art,
0:36:37 > 0:36:41naive little carvings are selling for £3,000 to £4,000,
0:36:41 > 0:36:45because they're one-offs, they're so individual, and they're charming
0:36:45 > 0:36:49and tell something about the period in which the piece was built in.
0:36:49 > 0:36:52And this is going to do the same, and I think it's worth every penny
0:36:52 > 0:36:56of £500, even today. I think this is a very good investment.
0:36:56 > 0:37:00Things like this will become great investments, because nobody today
0:37:00 > 0:37:04will ever build something like this again. Nobody has the time.
0:37:04 > 0:37:06Nobody has the time.
0:37:11 > 0:37:14Well, time is definitely up now for Pat's clock, the Art Deco clock is
0:37:14 > 0:37:18- just about to go under the hammer. It's only been two years?- Yes.
0:37:18 > 0:37:21- Didn't get that attached to it.- No. - LAUGHTER
0:37:21 > 0:37:23- £20 you got this for in a car-boot sale.- Yeah.
0:37:23 > 0:37:26We've got a valuation of £40-odd, hopefully £60.
0:37:26 > 0:37:29- I'd like to go for the top one. - That would be brilliant.- Top one!
0:37:29 > 0:37:33Did you think when you bought it, it was just right for the mantelpiece?
0:37:33 > 0:37:35I thought it might be, but I wasn't sure,
0:37:35 > 0:37:38and then I did try it, and it wasn't right at all.
0:37:38 > 0:37:42- OK, so where's it been, then? - Just stored away.- Just stored away.
0:37:42 > 0:37:44- Well, you're better off selling it.- Yes.
0:37:44 > 0:37:49- And have you been back to the car-boot sale since?- No.- No? - Been too busy.- Too busy.
0:37:49 > 0:37:54OK. Good luck and, hopefully, you'll get Anita's top end. Here we go.
0:37:54 > 0:37:58..onyx case mantel clock there, circular clock with a deer on it.
0:37:58 > 0:38:01There we are, deer on it. Very decorative thing.
0:38:01 > 0:38:05- Start me at £50, £40, £20. Get in on £20.- There!- £20 bid, take five.
0:38:05 > 0:38:09- At £20, £20. is there five?- Five. - £25, £30 now, at £30 bid. Five now.
0:38:09 > 0:38:13At £30, £35, £40, £40 here.
0:38:13 > 0:38:17- At £40, I'll take five. At £45, do you want £45?- Yes!- £45!
0:38:17 > 0:38:19£50 now, £50, OK, patient.
0:38:19 > 0:38:23£50 here. At £50, take five. I'm at £50, £55, £60.
0:38:23 > 0:38:26- It's going in the right direction! - 60 bid, take five online. £60.
0:38:26 > 0:38:29- Five.- £65, £70. £70 still here. - Yes!
0:38:29 > 0:38:33- At £70, I'll take five.- Five. - £75, £80 still here.
0:38:33 > 0:38:37At £80, we're going strong, £80, I'll take five, £85, £90.
0:38:37 > 0:38:42- It's not dear at £90. Five?- Great! They love this!- £100 bid, take ten.
0:38:42 > 0:38:46£100 the bid, £100, I'll take ten at £100, any advance now?
0:38:46 > 0:38:50£100 in the room and we sell at £100, are you all done? £100.
0:38:50 > 0:38:54- Delighted!- Good, good! - Well done, Adam Partridge!
0:38:54 > 0:38:55He's done us proud on the rostrum.
0:38:55 > 0:39:00- Excellent, pleased with that. - That was good. That was a wonderful buy for £20.- Just a bit.
0:39:00 > 0:39:03- You should get back to the car boot. - It certainly was!
0:39:03 > 0:39:06- Yeah, definitely go back to the car-boot sale.- I will.
0:39:06 > 0:39:09- Keep investing in antiques. - Definitely.- Recycling them.
0:39:09 > 0:39:14- The more of these programmes I see, I know what to buy.- Exactly. - Happy with the result?- Oh, yes!
0:39:14 > 0:39:18- It's all about information. If you know what to look for... - This is the thing.
0:39:18 > 0:39:22- ..it's easier to pick up a bargain. - It is.- Congratulations.- Thanks. - Well done.
0:39:27 > 0:39:31Well, this next lot has been in the cupboard for years and years!
0:39:31 > 0:39:34It's never seen the light of day, but it is worth £600.
0:39:34 > 0:39:38It belongs to Faye and it's that collection of Royal Worcester.
0:39:38 > 0:39:39James, will we get that £600?
0:39:39 > 0:39:43I hope so. I mean, there are loads and loads of bits there.
0:39:43 > 0:39:46You know, we've got plates, we've got dessert stands.
0:39:46 > 0:39:51- By the time you split it up, it only works out at £50-£60 a piece. It's got to be worth that.- Yeah.- Yeah.
0:39:51 > 0:39:55Take it from James. Here it is going under the hammer. Good luck, Faye.
0:39:55 > 0:39:58More Worcester now for you, it's a good set.
0:39:58 > 0:40:00Late 19th-century with a pair of comports.
0:40:00 > 0:40:04- It's all gone quiet!- 14 in the lot, good dessert service, start at £600.
0:40:04 > 0:40:10I'm bid £400, take £20, £420, £440, £460. £460 bid, any more now?
0:40:10 > 0:40:12At £460, £480, £500.
0:40:12 > 0:40:14- £20?- We're getting there. - £520 bid, any more?
0:40:14 > 0:40:18£520, any further now? £520.
0:40:18 > 0:40:21- Oh...- No, needed a bit of discretion there.
0:40:21 > 0:40:25We've got the shell vase, hang on, we've got the shell vase.
0:40:25 > 0:40:26So frustrating, so close.
0:40:26 > 0:40:30343 is a Royal Worcester cornucopia vase, 343 this time, a shell
0:40:30 > 0:40:34surmounted with a salamander. 343. 1884 this one is.
0:40:34 > 0:40:37Am I bid £100 to start, I'll take £10, £110, £120.
0:40:37 > 0:40:42£120 bid, £130 now. £120 bid, any advance on £120?
0:40:42 > 0:40:43£120 here, £120...
0:40:43 > 0:40:45So close.
0:40:45 > 0:40:49Well, you've just seen it yourself as well.
0:40:49 > 0:40:51- The hammer didn't go down. - No.- One of those days.
0:40:51 > 0:40:57- Maybe the buyers were here, but kept their hands in their pockets. - Well, it can't be helped.
0:40:57 > 0:40:59- Can't be helped. That is auctions for you.- It is.
0:40:59 > 0:41:03- Some you do win, and some you lose. - It's been a good experience.
0:41:03 > 0:41:07Oh, well, look. All I can say is the cupboard is still bare, isn't it?
0:41:07 > 0:41:09- Yes, it is, it'll go back in.- OK.
0:41:14 > 0:41:18I've just been joined by Bill in the nick of time in this packed auction room here.
0:41:18 > 0:41:21This lot is a mixed lot of gold, it's a great time to sell gold now,
0:41:21 > 0:41:27because prices are so high, because the economy is suffering so much, everybody seems to be selling it.
0:41:27 > 0:41:29Why are you selling this?
0:41:29 > 0:41:32- Well, one's a ladies' watch, my wife doesn't wear one.- OK.
0:41:32 > 0:41:35And there's a little stick pin and I don't wear ties.
0:41:35 > 0:41:38- No, I can see that. OK. - Time to get rid.
0:41:38 > 0:41:41Silly question, but the money's going to come in handy
0:41:41 > 0:41:44and I think we'll get the top end of Anita's estimate quite easily.
0:41:44 > 0:41:48- I really do. - Well, sovereigns always do well.
0:41:48 > 0:41:51- The watch is a divine little thing with an enamelled back.- Yeah.
0:41:51 > 0:41:54And the stick pin, nice wee aquamarine thing... A good lot.
0:41:54 > 0:41:58Yeah. And the trade's here. They're here to buy silver and gold
0:41:58 > 0:42:01and this will be no exception. Let's hand it over to Adam.
0:42:01 > 0:42:05Good lot here, we've got a 1912 sovereign and a 15-carat stick pin,
0:42:05 > 0:42:08and a continental ladies' watch with an enamelled case
0:42:08 > 0:42:11of fleur-de-lys design. Three in the lot. £150 straight in.
0:42:11 > 0:42:14£160, £170, £180, £190.
0:42:14 > 0:42:17- They love it! They love it!- £200, £210, £220, £230, £240 in the room.
0:42:17 > 0:42:22£240 in the room, £250 now. At £240 in the room, £240 in the room.
0:42:22 > 0:42:24Are you finished now? £240.
0:42:24 > 0:42:29All done now, nice to see a smile, at £240, we're done at £240.
0:42:29 > 0:42:31- GAVEL BANGS - I think we're all smiling!
0:42:31 > 0:42:35- We're all smiling.- Excellent. - I am so happy, such a good result.
0:42:35 > 0:42:38- Thank you very much. - What'll you do with the money?- Er...
0:42:38 > 0:42:40Some of it'll go to a treat for my wife, I think.
0:42:40 > 0:42:43- Good, good, always treat the wife. - Oh, yeah.
0:42:43 > 0:42:46Then you know you won't get in trouble. Be in the good books.
0:42:52 > 0:42:56Well, it's all over for our owners and it brings us to the end of another wonderful auction.
0:42:56 > 0:43:00We've had a great time here. OK, hands up, we didn't sell everything,
0:43:00 > 0:43:03but everybody's gone home happy, and that's the main thing.
0:43:03 > 0:43:08If you've got any antiques and collectables that you want to sell, we would love to see you.
0:43:08 > 0:43:12Check your local press, cos we're coming to an area near you soon.
0:43:12 > 0:43:15So, from Cheshire, until then, it's cheerio.