0:00:03 > 0:00:05Well, I'm not going to tell you where we are today.
0:00:05 > 0:00:07I'm going to let some of the good people here,
0:00:07 > 0:00:09who've been waiting patiently in the queue, inform you.
0:00:09 > 0:00:12- So, where are we? - Malvern in Worcestershire!
0:00:12 > 0:00:15- And what are you here to do? - Flog it!
0:00:15 > 0:00:18It is 9.30, I think it's time to get the doors open
0:00:18 > 0:00:21- and get the show on the road, don't you?- Yes!- Come on then.
0:00:44 > 0:00:48Our venue is tucked just under the beautiful Malvern Hills.
0:00:48 > 0:00:51This is the spa town famous for Malvern water
0:00:51 > 0:00:53which was first bottled nearly 400 years ago.
0:00:53 > 0:00:56It became a popular resort in Victorian times
0:00:56 > 0:01:00as people came here for the famous water cure.
0:01:04 > 0:01:07Today, this lot are queueing outside the Malvern Theatre complex
0:01:07 > 0:01:09for a Flog It! cure.
0:01:09 > 0:01:12Yes, this is the programme where we take your unwanted antiques
0:01:12 > 0:01:15and collectables and turn them into cash.
0:01:15 > 0:01:18- Very nice. Everyone knows the Meissen sign.- Don't they just?
0:01:20 > 0:01:23Leading our team of experts today, well, we have the young ones.
0:01:23 > 0:01:26Adam Partridge runs his own auction house.
0:01:26 > 0:01:29He started in the antiques business when he was just 17 years old.
0:01:29 > 0:01:31A very interesting object.
0:01:31 > 0:01:34He's sold everything from cars to houses.
0:01:34 > 0:01:37He once spotted a £10,000 vase on Flog It!
0:01:37 > 0:01:39In Royal Mint condition!
0:01:39 > 0:01:40Yes, mint condition. That's it.
0:01:40 > 0:01:43Kate Bateman nearly became a professional ballet dancer,
0:01:43 > 0:01:47but realised her future was more auction house than opera house
0:01:47 > 0:01:48and set up business with her father.
0:01:48 > 0:01:51I don't think you're going to appreciate the ducks really.
0:01:51 > 0:01:53Not at all. Not at all.
0:01:53 > 0:01:55Well, I wonder who will be topping the bill in today's show.
0:01:55 > 0:01:59Somebody here in this queue is going to go home with a lot of money.
0:01:59 > 0:02:02Who was it going to be? Stay tuned and you'll find out.
0:02:02 > 0:02:05When I say a lot of money, I mean thousands.
0:02:05 > 0:02:07£1,000 I have. And 50.
0:02:07 > 0:02:091,150, 1,250.
0:02:09 > 0:02:12- Will we get 2,000?- And done.
0:02:12 > 0:02:14Also on the show today,
0:02:14 > 0:02:17Adam's all fumble with this toy from yesteryear.
0:02:17 > 0:02:19That's going to go on for a while, isn't it?
0:02:19 > 0:02:22- It's going to go on for a while. - Shall I stop it? OK!
0:02:22 > 0:02:25Kate's hoping Susan's coffee pot is worth a few beans.
0:02:25 > 0:02:28What would you buy if we sold it for that kind of money?
0:02:28 > 0:02:29Probably put it towards a holiday.
0:02:29 > 0:02:32You could go somewhere they grow coffee in remembrance of your pot.
0:02:32 > 0:02:34That's true.
0:02:34 > 0:02:37Sounds good to me so let's get on with the valuations.
0:02:37 > 0:02:39Adam is already getting stuck in.
0:02:39 > 0:02:41He is with Josephine who's no stranger
0:02:41 > 0:02:43to the Malvern Theatre's complex.
0:02:43 > 0:02:45I believe you were here late last night as well, then?
0:02:45 > 0:02:47Yes, yes, 11 o'clock.
0:02:47 > 0:02:50- Were you? Goodness me, what were you doing?- Dancing.
0:02:50 > 0:02:54- We go dancing about four or five times a week.- Do you?
0:02:54 > 0:02:57- Yes.- Keeps you fit, doesn't it?- Very.
0:02:57 > 0:02:59You've got a delightful little Royal Worcester cabinet cup here.
0:02:59 > 0:03:02- Yes.- Isn't it pretty?
0:03:02 > 0:03:05- It is lovely. - And what area were you working in?
0:03:05 > 0:03:08First of all, I started in the factory
0:03:08 > 0:03:12and then I went into the shop.
0:03:12 > 0:03:15- So, you've brought along this lovely little example today...- That's right.
0:03:15 > 0:03:18- ..which I presume you got while you were there, did you?- Yes, I did.
0:03:18 > 0:03:21- Do you remember when that was? - In the '70s.
0:03:21 > 0:03:25OK. And did you used to get a staff discount?
0:03:25 > 0:03:26Oh, yes! Very good discount.
0:03:26 > 0:03:30It must have been around £70.
0:03:30 > 0:03:31- Quite a lot still!- Yes.
0:03:31 > 0:03:35Yes, it was a lot of money in those times - then.
0:03:35 > 0:03:37- Still a fair amount now, isn't it? - Yes.
0:03:37 > 0:03:39Beautiful painting though, isn't it?
0:03:39 > 0:03:43- The cup's painted inside... - Absolutely first-class.
0:03:43 > 0:03:45- And all around the outside. - It is beautiful.
0:03:45 > 0:03:46It's 22-carat gold.
0:03:46 > 0:03:51You have the modern Royal Worcester mark on the bottom. 22 carat.
0:03:51 > 0:03:54You are selling it to me, aren't you? You're still in sales!
0:03:54 > 0:03:55Yes, yes!
0:03:55 > 0:03:58- You've got a signature on there as well.- That's right. Yes.
0:03:58 > 0:04:00- That's the signature of... - The painter.
0:04:00 > 0:04:03- The painter called Nutt, his surname. His first name was?- Terry.
0:04:03 > 0:04:07Terry. Terry Nutt, very talented to be able to paint like that.
0:04:07 > 0:04:09Very clever. Very, very talented.
0:04:09 > 0:04:11Just to give you, I've got very small hands
0:04:11 > 0:04:14- but look out tiny that cup is compared to my finger.- I know.
0:04:14 > 0:04:17- To be able to paint like that, so precisely.- Fantastic.
0:04:17 > 0:04:19In the Royal Worcester tradition,
0:04:19 > 0:04:21with the fruits on the typical mossy background
0:04:21 > 0:04:24that they've always done, it's quite a skill, isn't it?
0:04:24 > 0:04:26And it really tings, you know?
0:04:26 > 0:04:27Yeah. Ding!
0:04:27 > 0:04:30- Put a pen on it. - Get a pen on it. You do it.
0:04:30 > 0:04:32BRIGHT RINGING SOUND
0:04:32 > 0:04:34Wow, that's really good.
0:04:34 > 0:04:36PLAYS A DIFFERENT NOTE
0:04:37 > 0:04:40- You can play a tune on china, you really can.- That's lovely.
0:04:40 > 0:04:42- If you'd got a load of them, we could.- Yes.
0:04:42 > 0:04:45Isn't it going to be hard for you to part with this?
0:04:45 > 0:04:47Yes, in a way, in a way
0:04:47 > 0:04:49but I don't mind selling it now.
0:04:49 > 0:04:55I've got a plate, I've got so many beautiful things at home
0:04:55 > 0:04:58and they are... A lot of it is shut away.
0:04:58 > 0:05:00It is a job to fit everything in, isn't it?
0:05:00 > 0:05:04- Because I've only got one corner unit.- Right.
0:05:04 > 0:05:07Of course, all the best things as well go on there.
0:05:07 > 0:05:10Well, your £70 is obviously going to have increased in value.
0:05:10 > 0:05:13- Yes.- I think it'll probably...
0:05:13 > 0:05:17Well, let's hope it makes 150 or £200 plus. I would hope so.
0:05:17 > 0:05:18I hope so, I hope so.
0:05:18 > 0:05:20I think we should put a reserve on it
0:05:20 > 0:05:23- because I would hate to have you disappointed.- Oh, yes.
0:05:23 > 0:05:26- I wouldn't let it go under £100. - Yes, I think that sensible.
0:05:26 > 0:05:30No, I wouldn't let it go under £100. No way.
0:05:30 > 0:05:35- We'll put an estimate of 120-180 to get them encouraged about it.- Yes.
0:05:35 > 0:05:37I'm hoping I'm going to get the price right.
0:05:37 > 0:05:40I am sure our auctioneers will because they handle
0:05:40 > 0:05:41so much fruit-painted Worcester.
0:05:41 > 0:05:44I know it's extremely popular.
0:05:44 > 0:05:47Let's hope that all the Worcester collectors are there.
0:05:47 > 0:05:48That's right, I hope so.
0:05:48 > 0:05:51- It's been lovely talking to you. - Thank you very, very much.
0:05:51 > 0:05:54- A pleasure. I'll see you at the auction.- Yes, you will.
0:05:56 > 0:06:00Kate's with Susan and a 100-year-old relic from the days of fine dining.
0:06:00 > 0:06:04You brought in this rather handsome coffee pot.
0:06:04 > 0:06:06What can you tell me about it?
0:06:07 > 0:06:10I really can only say that it was my mother's.
0:06:10 > 0:06:13I can remember it as long as I've been around.
0:06:15 > 0:06:19She had the teapot to go with it but I don't know what happened to that.
0:06:19 > 0:06:22No! So you're left with the coffee pot. Ever used it?
0:06:22 > 0:06:25- No, no.- Just sits there in a cupboard.- That's right.
0:06:25 > 0:06:27- Sits in a glass cabinet.- OK.
0:06:27 > 0:06:28Well, it's rather nice.
0:06:28 > 0:06:30I mean if we look at it round the other side,
0:06:30 > 0:06:33we've got here some hallmarks and the maker's name
0:06:33 > 0:06:35which tells me that it's Sheffield assay office.
0:06:35 > 0:06:38- Yes, yes.- 1902.- Right.
0:06:38 > 0:06:40And then R&B which is for Roberts and Belk,
0:06:40 > 0:06:43who are quite a good Sheffield maker.
0:06:43 > 0:06:46It's, in style, copying the Georgian silver,
0:06:46 > 0:06:49so you've got this plain top, half reeded bottom
0:06:49 > 0:06:52and then these ebonised handles.
0:06:52 > 0:06:54It's a really attractive piece.
0:06:54 > 0:06:57I suppose if you don't use it, you want to sell it.
0:06:57 > 0:07:00Well, that's right, I'm sort of getting to the age
0:07:00 > 0:07:02that I'm going to have to declutter
0:07:02 > 0:07:04and the children, it's not the sort of thing that
0:07:04 > 0:07:06they really want any more, is it?
0:07:06 > 0:07:09- It's not very practical.- No. - I mean, you can use them.
0:07:09 > 0:07:12You know, silver has gone up recently but it's still, I think,
0:07:12 > 0:07:15really underpriced, compared to gold and other things.
0:07:15 > 0:07:17Any idea price-wise what you think it would make?
0:07:17 > 0:07:21Possibly 120, 130?
0:07:21 > 0:07:24- Is that based on...things you've seen similar selling?- Yes.
0:07:24 > 0:07:26Right, if we pick it up it's fairly...
0:07:26 > 0:07:29- It's got a good weight to it and it is solid silver.- It is.
0:07:29 > 0:07:32Apart from the handles, you've got the ebonised wood
0:07:32 > 0:07:36which is adding a bit of weight but it's probably 15 or 20 ounces
0:07:36 > 0:07:38and silver's high at the moment anyway.
0:07:38 > 0:07:40The condition's pretty good.
0:07:40 > 0:07:43What's also nice is there's no inscription on the front
0:07:43 > 0:07:44so it's not dedicated to somebody
0:07:44 > 0:07:46which always makes it harder to sell,
0:07:46 > 0:07:48especially when it's got initials or something.
0:07:48 > 0:07:50So, it is a really nice thing
0:07:50 > 0:07:53and I think silver collectors will be happy to have it.
0:07:53 > 0:07:55Obviously, if it was an earlier properly Georgian peace
0:07:55 > 0:07:57we'd be tripling or quadrupling the price,
0:07:57 > 0:07:59but I think your estimate is not far off actually.
0:07:59 > 0:08:01You should be a valuer!
0:08:01 > 0:08:05What we think is probably a reserve of 120
0:08:05 > 0:08:08and maybe a slightly higher estimate just for the auction,
0:08:08 > 0:08:12so 150 to 200 as an estimate for the auction catalogue.
0:08:12 > 0:08:15- Is that something you'd be happy with?- Yes. Yes.
0:08:15 > 0:08:17- I think it will do all right.- Right.
0:08:17 > 0:08:20Let's hope it goes in the sale and somebody can pour themselves
0:08:20 > 0:08:23a cup of coffee out of it and see it go.
0:08:25 > 0:08:27Now, I'm going back another 100 years
0:08:27 > 0:08:30with this early 1800s corkscrew belonging to Christabel.
0:08:30 > 0:08:33- Do you know much about this? Have you ever used it?- No!
0:08:33 > 0:08:36- I wish we had a bottle of wine here! - I'm a teetotaller!
0:08:36 > 0:08:39- I'm teetotal, I've never had a drink in my life!- Haven't you really?
0:08:39 > 0:08:40Only tea and coffee!
0:08:40 > 0:08:43Can you see, look, there's an applied armorial there,
0:08:43 > 0:08:44- can you see that?- Yes, I can.
0:08:44 > 0:08:47That says Thomason, so we've got the maker's name.
0:08:47 > 0:08:51This is a Royal warrant which is issued to him.
0:08:51 > 0:08:54So he was a maker for royalty.
0:08:54 > 0:08:58And he was granted the patent in 1802
0:08:58 > 0:09:00to make this particular type of corkscrew
0:09:00 > 0:09:03and it was quite unique in its day
0:09:03 > 0:09:06and it was the forerunner to many corkscrews after.
0:09:06 > 0:09:08And I can show you why
0:09:08 > 0:09:11because when you draw the handle out, you can see it's got a male
0:09:11 > 0:09:15- and a female thread which runs in the opposite direction.- Yeah! Yeah!
0:09:15 > 0:09:17The male and the female thread.
0:09:17 > 0:09:20- You wind that down into the cork - Yeah.
0:09:20 > 0:09:24And then you...pull.
0:09:24 > 0:09:26Now, the handle is made of mahogany.
0:09:26 > 0:09:30- It's a very simple turning, you can see that.- Yes, yes.
0:09:30 > 0:09:32I have seen these handles with, let's say,
0:09:32 > 0:09:34some flat and reel turning.
0:09:34 > 0:09:37Yes, more elaborate.
0:09:37 > 0:09:40- Slightly more elaborate and I have seen them in ivory. OK?- Yes.
0:09:40 > 0:09:44So this is a basic handle on this particular model.
0:09:44 > 0:09:49Now, this I would date at around about 1815 to 1820.
0:09:49 > 0:09:52Now, this is quite interesting, look at this.
0:09:52 > 0:09:55- How good's your eyesight? - Not very!
0:09:57 > 0:10:02If you can see, it just says there in Latin, "non plus ultra".
0:10:02 > 0:10:05Yes, which means?
0:10:05 > 0:10:07"No more beyond."
0:10:07 > 0:10:11OK? So, he was quite confident, Thomason,
0:10:11 > 0:10:14that when he designed this it was going to be the best.
0:10:14 > 0:10:16You could not better this.
0:10:16 > 0:10:19- So, no more beyond, that was his motto.- Yes, yes.
0:10:19 > 0:10:21And, I guess, when you got to the bottom of the bottle,
0:10:21 > 0:10:25- no more beyond that! - Nobody worried anyway!
0:10:26 > 0:10:29- But isn't that lovely?- Yeah.
0:10:29 > 0:10:31Value-wise, I know one sold recently,
0:10:31 > 0:10:33exactly the same model, for £65,
0:10:33 > 0:10:38so let's put an auction estimate on of £60-£90 with a reserve at 60.
0:10:38 > 0:10:40That's fine.
0:10:40 > 0:10:43- Happy with that?- Yes, very happy. - Will I see you in the auction room?
0:10:43 > 0:10:44Yes, you will, yeah.
0:10:44 > 0:10:47I'll put something glamorous on so you can say,
0:10:47 > 0:10:49like you always do, "Oh, you look nice."
0:10:49 > 0:10:51THEY LAUGH
0:10:56 > 0:10:58We see a lot of childhood toys on Flog It!
0:10:58 > 0:11:00and this next one is the real tops.
0:11:03 > 0:11:07Adam's with John, who's brought in his grandfather's spinning top,
0:11:07 > 0:11:09carved from a kukui nut.
0:11:09 > 0:11:11- Fantastic, isn't it?- Yeah.
0:11:11 > 0:11:13That's going to go on for a while, isn't it?
0:11:13 > 0:11:15It's going to go on for a while, yes.
0:11:15 > 0:11:17It's absolutely dead upright, that's pretty good.
0:11:17 > 0:11:19OK.
0:11:20 > 0:11:22- There we are.- Almost!
0:11:22 > 0:11:25- So, you've had this from Grandad, have you?- Yeah.
0:11:25 > 0:11:27- And you played with it as a child? - I played with it as a child
0:11:27 > 0:11:31and then when he died back in the '70s, he left it in his will to me.
0:11:31 > 0:11:33Did he ever tell you anything about it?
0:11:33 > 0:11:37Nothing at all, no, it was just there, we just played with it.
0:11:37 > 0:11:40It was the first thing I asked for when I arrived on a Sunday morning.
0:11:40 > 0:11:41Well, I think it's a charming little thing.
0:11:41 > 0:11:44I just wonder what makes you want to sell it.
0:11:44 > 0:11:47Well, it's now been in the attic for, oh...
0:11:47 > 0:11:50about 20 years. It's just been in a box out of the way.
0:11:50 > 0:11:52No-one else in the family would want it?
0:11:52 > 0:11:55I've got four boys, ten grandchildren, so...
0:11:55 > 0:11:58- It makes an argument, doesn't it? - What do you do with it?
0:11:58 > 0:12:00- I wanted it! I wanted it!- Exactly.
0:12:00 > 0:12:03- So, it's going to come to auction. - Yeah, I think so.
0:12:03 > 0:12:05Well, it's a lovely little piece.
0:12:05 > 0:12:07It's a good, solid material, isn't it?
0:12:07 > 0:12:11It's just a pleasing object, there's something really lovely about it.
0:12:11 > 0:12:12It's very tactile.
0:12:12 > 0:12:15- Well, have you got any ideas what it might be worth?- No idea at all.
0:12:15 > 0:12:18No, I thought I'd leave that up to the experts.
0:12:18 > 0:12:21I know, it's a tricky one. It is a tricky one.
0:12:21 > 0:12:24I'm usually on the cautious side, it's a 19th-century
0:12:24 > 0:12:26kukui nut spinning top.
0:12:26 > 0:12:27I'd say £50-£80 estimate,
0:12:27 > 0:12:30- but I think it'll make more than that, actually.- Do you think?
0:12:30 > 0:12:31- Yeah.- Right, OK.
0:12:31 > 0:12:34- How does that sound to you? - That sounds pretty good.
0:12:34 > 0:12:37It'll go towards something, I'm sure.
0:12:37 > 0:12:40- I wouldn't be surprised if it did a bit more than that.- Really?
0:12:40 > 0:12:42Cos it's a lovely object and novelty things, you know,
0:12:42 > 0:12:45it's a curio for a cabinet.
0:12:45 > 0:12:47It's got a lot of appeal to it.
0:12:47 > 0:12:48I think where we're going
0:12:48 > 0:12:51- the auctioneer's going to like that, as well.- Is he?
0:12:51 > 0:12:54- Yeah, he's into his little bits of things like this.- Oh, good.
0:12:54 > 0:12:56Put a reserve in at £40,
0:12:56 > 0:12:58but if it doesn't make £40 I think, you know,
0:12:58 > 0:13:00- you'll be underselling it. - Right.
0:13:00 > 0:13:02- We don't want that to happen. - No.
0:13:02 > 0:13:05That's why we're here, to protect your interest, to make sure
0:13:05 > 0:13:08nothing's given away, you don't want it going for a tenner, do you?
0:13:08 > 0:13:10- That would be upsetting. - It would be upsetting.
0:13:10 > 0:13:11More for you than for me,
0:13:11 > 0:13:13but I wouldn't like to see it go for a tenner, either.
0:13:13 > 0:13:15I think that's lovely, thank you for bringing it in.
0:13:15 > 0:13:17No, thank you. Thank you very much.
0:13:26 > 0:13:30We've got our first four items. Now we're taking them off to be sold
0:13:30 > 0:13:33at Philip Serrell's Auctioneers and Valuers.
0:13:33 > 0:13:36Well, this is what I love to see,
0:13:36 > 0:13:38an auction room packed full of people, and I hope all this lot
0:13:38 > 0:13:41are going to put their hands up and bid on our lots.
0:13:41 > 0:13:43Before the action starts, we're going to leave you with a quick
0:13:43 > 0:13:46rundown of all the items going under the hammer.
0:13:46 > 0:13:48Adam's in a spin with John's top.
0:13:48 > 0:13:51It belonged to his grandfather but now it's got to go.
0:13:51 > 0:13:54Christabel's corkscrew is a class item,
0:13:54 > 0:13:56so should command a decent price.
0:13:57 > 0:14:01This 1902 coffee pot belongs to Susan, but she's never used it.
0:14:01 > 0:14:05Josephine used to work at the Royal Worcester factory
0:14:05 > 0:14:06and really knows her stuff.
0:14:06 > 0:14:10She can even get a tune out of this hand-painted cabinet cup.
0:14:10 > 0:14:11DING-DING
0:14:11 > 0:14:14It might be tiny, but our larger-than-life auctioneer,
0:14:14 > 0:14:16Philip Serrell, loves Royal Worcester,
0:14:16 > 0:14:18and he's an expert on the subject.
0:14:18 > 0:14:22- It's time for tea, hope you're not thirsty!- Not with that, no, no!
0:14:22 > 0:14:25It's good, though, isn't it? Royal Worcester, little cabinet piece.
0:14:25 > 0:14:28Yes, this is all hand-painted, totally hand-painted.
0:14:28 > 0:14:31It's incredible, really, isn't it? You're buying a work of art.
0:14:31 > 0:14:34It is, and what makes it harder is, to paint an apple
0:14:34 > 0:14:39inside that sort of shaping, sloping side is really awesome.
0:14:39 > 0:14:42The factory's shut, it's not in Worcester any more.
0:14:42 > 0:14:44- Which is sad, isn't it? - This is interesting
0:14:44 > 0:14:46because it's quite late, it's painted by Terry Nutt.
0:14:46 > 0:14:49This stuff, they started to paint it in the '20s and '30s,
0:14:49 > 0:14:52but in my eye and my taste, the earlier stuff I prefer,
0:14:52 > 0:14:54it makes more money.
0:14:54 > 0:14:56Well, we're looking at £120-£180 on this.
0:14:56 > 0:15:00A little miniature coffee cup and saucer like this, retail,
0:15:00 > 0:15:02would cost you - I haven't got the exact figure -
0:15:02 > 0:15:05but I would guess that cup and saucer would cost between £300 and £600.
0:15:05 > 0:15:08If you bought it new, retail. So, actually,
0:15:08 > 0:15:11if it makes £150 it's jolly good value for money.
0:15:11 > 0:15:13Very good value for money, yes. Come and buy them at auction.
0:15:13 > 0:15:16And there's a huge army of collectors.
0:15:16 > 0:15:19They'll be here to buy it, they'll be on the phone to buy it,
0:15:19 > 0:15:21- there'll be commissioned on the book to buy it.- Brilliant.
0:15:21 > 0:15:22And it'll sell.
0:15:24 > 0:15:26So, let's find out if he's right.
0:15:26 > 0:15:28Josephine's Royal Worcester cup and saucer
0:15:28 > 0:15:30is our first item under the hammer.
0:15:31 > 0:15:34Why are you selling this? Because the artwork is stunning.
0:15:34 > 0:15:36It is, it is absolutely lovely.
0:15:36 > 0:15:39It is so tiny, surely you've got a space for that?
0:15:39 > 0:15:44Well, I've had to reduce in size, I'm in a flat now.
0:15:44 > 0:15:47- Well, that's perfect for a flat isn't it?- Yes, I know.
0:15:47 > 0:15:49Good luck, anyway.
0:15:49 > 0:15:52We've all had fun talking about this and looking at it.
0:15:52 > 0:15:55And you've probably got your own opinion of what it will go for,
0:15:55 > 0:15:58but let's hope it's the high end of Adam's estimate. Good luck.
0:16:00 > 0:16:04Start me off, someone bid me £100 to start.
0:16:05 > 0:16:0780 I'm bid, at 80. 90, 90 bid.
0:16:09 > 0:16:11100 on the telephone, at 100 bid.
0:16:11 > 0:16:13We've got a phone now.
0:16:13 > 0:16:14110, 120...
0:16:14 > 0:16:16No, thank you.
0:16:16 > 0:16:19What?! At £110 only.
0:16:19 > 0:16:20At 110.
0:16:20 > 0:16:22120 on the net.
0:16:22 > 0:16:26At £120 on the net, 130 on the net.
0:16:28 > 0:16:31Within the estimate at the moment.
0:16:31 > 0:16:34130, 140.
0:16:34 > 0:16:35At £140, 150.
0:16:35 > 0:16:38Is there any more at all?
0:16:38 > 0:16:40At £150, and I sell then.
0:16:40 > 0:16:41Spot on.
0:16:41 > 0:16:45- £150.- I'm so pleased. - Well, I'm pleased for you, as well.
0:16:45 > 0:16:48- Thank you very much.- I'm glad to hear that, it's a pleasure.
0:16:48 > 0:16:51- It's been lovely, I've enjoyed every minute.- Good, good.
0:16:56 > 0:16:58Well, I hope this next lot goes with a...
0:16:58 > 0:17:00- Pop! - THEY LAUGH
0:17:00 > 0:17:02- You know what Oscar Wilde said, don't you?- No?
0:17:02 > 0:17:05"Drinking is a mug's game. The bigger the mug, the better!"
0:17:06 > 0:17:09- Hey, look, I've got good hopes for this.- OK.
0:17:09 > 0:17:12- There's a few other corkscrews in the sale today.- Yes, I did notice.
0:17:12 > 0:17:15- And they are not as good.- Good.
0:17:15 > 0:17:18So, I'm feeling really positive,
0:17:18 > 0:17:22I just hope it does a little bit more than £110.
0:17:22 > 0:17:24- It doesn't matter. - It's going to go. Here we are.
0:17:26 > 0:17:28228 is the corkscrew.
0:17:28 > 0:17:30£70 bid, at 70,
0:17:30 > 0:17:32£70 only for the corkscrew.
0:17:32 > 0:17:34It's 70, it's £70 bid.
0:17:34 > 0:17:36At 80, 80 bid.
0:17:36 > 0:17:37At £80 only.
0:17:37 > 0:17:39Nine on the telephone?
0:17:39 > 0:17:4190 I'm bid on the telephone.
0:17:41 > 0:17:43We have a phone line, that's great news.
0:17:43 > 0:17:44£90 on the telephone, at 90,
0:17:44 > 0:17:46is there any more?
0:17:47 > 0:17:49At £90 only, is there any more at all?
0:17:49 > 0:17:52At £90, on the telephone...
0:17:52 > 0:17:53- He's selling.- Great.
0:17:53 > 0:17:55I sell at 90, and done.
0:17:55 > 0:17:58- Good.- Top end of the estimate. It did go with a pop, didn't it?
0:18:01 > 0:18:03Going under the hammer right now we have an Edwardian silver
0:18:03 > 0:18:05teapot in a neoclassical style.
0:18:05 > 0:18:08We've got that, but unfortunately we don't have Susan, its owner.
0:18:08 > 0:18:12But we do have Gladys! Who is Susan's best friend, aren't you?
0:18:12 > 0:18:15- I am.- So, how long have you been mates then?- About 15 years.
0:18:15 > 0:18:19- And you live close by?- I live in Worcester, Susan's in Bournville.
0:18:19 > 0:18:21And you've obviously seen this coffee pot,
0:18:21 > 0:18:24- haven't you, in the house?- No, I haven't.- Though, you haven't? No.
0:18:24 > 0:18:29- You might want to buy it! You should have a quick look on the screen when it comes up.- Yes.
0:18:29 > 0:18:30- It's a nice bit of silver.- Is it?
0:18:30 > 0:18:33- I really like this, Kate, it's good quality.- It's...
0:18:33 > 0:18:36It's a classic thing, so it's a lovely thing,
0:18:36 > 0:18:38but the fact you haven't seen it just shows how
0:18:38 > 0:18:41- it was never on display and not really appreciated.- No.- No...
0:18:41 > 0:18:44But she did polish it up, it's going under the hammer now, good luck.
0:18:47 > 0:18:52Lot number 387 is the Edwardian silver coffee pot.
0:18:52 > 0:18:54Nice lot, this, there we are. Bid me for that.
0:18:54 > 0:18:58- Put them in the bidding, start me off.- Oh, it looks so good.
0:18:59 > 0:19:01And I'm bid £50 for that, at 50,
0:19:01 > 0:19:0360, 70, 80, 90...
0:19:04 > 0:19:0690 bid, at 90,
0:19:06 > 0:19:08100, 110, 120, thank you.
0:19:08 > 0:19:10- Good.- At 120 bid, at 120.
0:19:12 > 0:19:14- At 120.- Fast and furious.
0:19:14 > 0:19:16Is there any more, it's being sold.
0:19:16 > 0:19:18There's the bid. At £120, at 120,
0:19:18 > 0:19:20120, any more at all?
0:19:23 > 0:19:25At £120, 30 anywhere?
0:19:25 > 0:19:27At 120, there's the bid.
0:19:28 > 0:19:30At £120 and I sell then...
0:19:30 > 0:19:33- Excellent.- ..at £120 and done. Thank you.
0:19:33 > 0:19:35- That was quick.- Very good.- £120.
0:19:35 > 0:19:37That is heavily contested, it was very quick.
0:19:37 > 0:19:40- Well done, you going to get on the phone and tell her?- I will.
0:19:40 > 0:19:42Brilliant. Thanks very much.
0:19:42 > 0:19:44Well, that's the kind of phone call that would make your day.
0:19:44 > 0:19:46Let's see if we can make it three in a row.
0:19:46 > 0:19:49Here's John with that spinning top.
0:19:49 > 0:19:50Valued by Adam at £50-£80.
0:19:53 > 0:19:56- Why do want to sell it?- Well, I've got ten grandchildren.- Oh, crikey.
0:19:56 > 0:20:00- They all want to come on holiday with us, so it's going into the holiday... - You can't divide it...
0:20:00 > 0:20:03- No, I can't. So, it's going to the holiday fund and...- Best thing to do.
0:20:03 > 0:20:05- We'll see what happens.- Lots of memories.- Lots of memories.
0:20:05 > 0:20:07- Nice memories.- Yes.- It's so tactile.
0:20:07 > 0:20:10- Lovely.- It's beautiful, isn't it? - Right up your street. - Yes, it is, yeah.
0:20:10 > 0:20:14I'd like to see this do way over the top end, but you just don't know.
0:20:14 > 0:20:16- Three figures, 100 quid plus. - Yeah, or 120-130.- Would be nice.
0:20:16 > 0:20:19- Would be nice, wouldn't it?- Would be good.- What did we put? 50 to 80?- Yes.
0:20:19 > 0:20:21A nice, sensible estimate. Come and buy me.
0:20:21 > 0:20:24We'll just need all these hands going up, three or four at once.
0:20:24 > 0:20:26- We're going to find out right now. - OK.
0:20:29 > 0:20:33Lot 290, it's the nut and bone spinning top.
0:20:33 > 0:20:3540 bid, £40 only,
0:20:35 > 0:20:3840, 50, 60, 70, 80.
0:20:38 > 0:20:4080 bid. I've got to take 90 here.
0:20:40 > 0:20:42100, madam?
0:20:42 > 0:20:44100 bid.
0:20:44 > 0:20:45We've got it. We've got 100.
0:20:45 > 0:20:47We've cracked it(!)
0:20:47 > 0:20:48At £100 only.
0:20:48 > 0:20:52100, 110, 110, 20 now, ma'am?
0:20:52 > 0:20:56120, 120, 120, the internet's out.
0:20:56 > 0:20:59- 130.- Oh, this is brilliant.
0:21:00 > 0:21:02At 130, 40 is it?
0:21:03 > 0:21:05It's only money.
0:21:05 > 0:21:08Philip's enjoying selling this. He's doing us proud, actually.
0:21:08 > 0:21:09At £130 on the net,
0:21:09 > 0:21:13- at £130.- 130...
0:21:13 > 0:21:15£130 and done. Thank you.
0:21:15 > 0:21:16Yes. Under the hammer.
0:21:16 > 0:21:18There are so many treen collectors out there
0:21:18 > 0:21:20and I know a lot of them would love
0:21:20 > 0:21:22- this as part of their collection. - Yup. OK.
0:21:22 > 0:21:24That was well over estimate and a great little item.
0:21:24 > 0:21:27We'll be back at auction later on in the programme.
0:21:38 > 0:21:41I'm a musician and I love playing music and listening to it,
0:21:41 > 0:21:44but is a musical instrument a good investment?
0:21:44 > 0:21:49VIOLIN PLAYS
0:21:55 > 0:21:58The highest value instrument has to be the violin.
0:21:58 > 0:22:03In 2006, Christie's New York sold a Stradivarius for over £2 million.
0:22:06 > 0:22:10Italian Antonio Stradivari really set the standard for violin-making
0:22:10 > 0:22:13300 years ago with his beautiful instruments.
0:22:13 > 0:22:15And it's by his craftsmanship
0:22:15 > 0:22:18that all the violins made since are compared.
0:22:26 > 0:22:29To be a good instrument and a great investment,
0:22:29 > 0:22:31it doesn't have to be a Stradivarius -
0:22:31 > 0:22:34even newly-made violins will eventually go up in value.
0:22:34 > 0:22:35Now, believe it or not,
0:22:35 > 0:22:38there's a violin-maker here in the Jinney Ring Craft Centre
0:22:38 > 0:22:40just outside Bromsgrove that's turning out
0:22:40 > 0:22:42the most wonderful instruments
0:22:42 > 0:22:45and his name is Bill Piper, so let's go and meet the man.
0:22:47 > 0:22:49Bill started playing the violin as a lad,
0:22:49 > 0:22:53and at the age of 16 became an apprentice repairer.
0:22:53 > 0:22:54Now, with over 40 years of experience,
0:22:54 > 0:22:58his instruments sell for £2,500-£3,000 each.
0:22:59 > 0:23:01- Hello, Bill.- Hello.
0:23:01 > 0:23:05- Lovely little workshop, isn't it? - How you doing? Yeah, it's fine.
0:23:05 > 0:23:06What have I caught you working on?
0:23:06 > 0:23:08That looks like the back of a cello, not a violin.
0:23:08 > 0:23:11Well, that's correct, yeah. Well, at the stage I've got to,
0:23:11 > 0:23:14I've contoured the side, as you can see.
0:23:14 > 0:23:16- This is maple, isn't it? - It is maple.
0:23:16 > 0:23:20Now, I'm just turning it over and doing the thicknessing...
0:23:20 > 0:23:23So, this is the same process as a violin, basically?
0:23:23 > 0:23:26- Exactly the same except, of course, the cello is bigger.- Yeah.
0:23:26 > 0:23:28It's lovely working with wood
0:23:28 > 0:23:30and feeling the fresh shavings when they hit the floor
0:23:30 > 0:23:33and then smelling the aroma. There's just something about it.
0:23:33 > 0:23:35- It's the workshop, isn't it?- Yeah.
0:23:35 > 0:23:38The aroma of the workshop. I know what you mean.
0:23:38 > 0:23:41Where do you start? You start with a template, you draw that shape out,
0:23:41 > 0:23:43and the way you're getting the contour in that
0:23:43 > 0:23:46- is by hollowing it out with that tiny plane?- That's right.
0:23:46 > 0:23:49These planes are peculiar to violin-makers.
0:23:49 > 0:23:52- So, the tools haven't really changed over the last 300 years?- No.
0:23:52 > 0:23:54Stradivari would have a plane very similar to this.
0:23:54 > 0:23:57- It may not have been metal, it may have been wood. - It would've been wood.
0:23:57 > 0:24:00- That's incredible. Can I have a go at that?- Yes.
0:24:00 > 0:24:02Be careful, because the blade is very sharp.
0:24:02 > 0:24:05- And you're going across the grain? - That's right.
0:24:05 > 0:24:06And just...
0:24:07 > 0:24:09Yeah, very good.
0:24:10 > 0:24:13I've done a lot of woodwork in my time,
0:24:13 > 0:24:15and it's quite a nice, smooth action.
0:24:15 > 0:24:18- How long will that take to dish out like that?- Probably about a day.
0:24:18 > 0:24:21- And then, obviously, the face side. - Yes. That took me a day.
0:24:21 > 0:24:23Are you passing these skills on to anybody?
0:24:23 > 0:24:26Yes, I've taught other people to make instruments.
0:24:26 > 0:24:29- I used to teach at a college in Wolverhampton.- Yes.
0:24:29 > 0:24:33During that time, I certainly taught over 100 people.
0:24:33 > 0:24:35- I did it for 13 years. - That's really good.
0:24:35 > 0:24:38So, there is a lot of talent out there and, hopefully,
0:24:38 > 0:24:41- one day, their instruments will be a good investment as well.- Indeed.
0:24:41 > 0:24:45Bill, thank you so much. I'm going to shake your hand, hand of the master,
0:24:45 > 0:24:47- and I know you're really busy, so I'll let you carry on.- OK.
0:24:47 > 0:24:50- It's been a pleasure meeting you. - And you, Paul.
0:25:00 > 0:25:02That was absolutely fabulous.
0:25:02 > 0:25:05It's wonderful to see skilled artisans like Bill working away
0:25:05 > 0:25:08with their hands, producing something of such good quality,
0:25:08 > 0:25:13and the great thing is, it's a trade that's not dying out.
0:25:26 > 0:25:30At our Malvern valuation day, we have got a great crowd,
0:25:30 > 0:25:33and I love getting a sneak preview of what people have brought in.
0:25:33 > 0:25:37If I just push the foot here, just there...
0:25:37 > 0:25:39Isn't that great?!
0:25:39 > 0:25:41Thank you.
0:25:41 > 0:25:43More fun later on inside, I think.
0:25:43 > 0:25:45- See you at the blue tablecloths. - Thank you.
0:25:45 > 0:25:49And still to come on today's Flog It! - a familiar city landscape,
0:25:49 > 0:25:52but will Big Ben ring true with the bidders?
0:25:52 > 0:25:56So, this could be your inheritance? I think that scene is a classic.
0:25:56 > 0:25:59Everybody can identify with that, and that's what's going to sell it.
0:25:59 > 0:26:03- Thank goodness you've hung on to this.- I'm glad I did. - And didn't throw it out.
0:26:03 > 0:26:06And feast your eyes on this collection -
0:26:06 > 0:26:08Jill's gold coins are probably worth a mint.
0:26:08 > 0:26:11- Any idea of price?- I've no idea, no.
0:26:11 > 0:26:14- If I said I'd give you 100 quid for them, would you take it?- No.
0:26:14 > 0:26:16You're fairly canny with that.
0:26:16 > 0:26:20And first up, our expert Adam Partridge just can't avoid trouble.
0:26:22 > 0:26:25- Good morning, June.- Good morning. - Welcome to Flog It!- Thank you.
0:26:25 > 0:26:27Where did you get this from?
0:26:27 > 0:26:32A friend of my mum and dad's passed away about 15-16 years ago,
0:26:32 > 0:26:35had no-one else to leave it to, so I finished up with it.
0:26:35 > 0:26:40- And you like it?- Yes, it's been over my bed for the last 11 years.
0:26:40 > 0:26:43- Traditionally, the dragon is a protector.- Yes.
0:26:43 > 0:26:45- A powerful symbol in Chinese culture.- Yes.
0:26:45 > 0:26:49Obviously, in European culture, the dragon's an aggressive beast,
0:26:49 > 0:26:50- isn't it?- That's right.
0:26:50 > 0:26:53But in Chinese culture, it's a symbol of power, protection,
0:26:53 > 0:26:56- success and control, and that sort of thing.- Yes.
0:26:56 > 0:26:59Now, a lot of people may think this is a painting,
0:26:59 > 0:27:01- but no, it's not, of course. It's a tapestry.- Yes.
0:27:01 > 0:27:05- And you've got the dragon in gold thread.- Yes.
0:27:05 > 0:27:06Which is really quite intricate,
0:27:06 > 0:27:10- and there's an awful lot of work in that, isn't there? - Yes, there is, a lot of work.
0:27:10 > 0:27:13I wonder how many hundreds of hours that would have taken.
0:27:13 > 0:27:17- I dread to think.- Do you do any tapestry?- I hate sewing.- Do you?
0:27:17 > 0:27:20- Yes, I can't sew a button on. - Can't do anything?- No. She says.
0:27:20 > 0:27:24- You and me alike.- Exactly. There's lots of things I can do, but that's not one of them.
0:27:24 > 0:27:27- It's a curious shape, as well, isn't it?- It is. Very curious.
0:27:27 > 0:27:28What do you make of the shape?
0:27:28 > 0:27:32- I think we had it upside down, to be quite truthful.- Did you?- Yes.
0:27:32 > 0:27:36I just wonder... It looks like it might be part of a larger work.
0:27:36 > 0:27:38Yes, it could be.
0:27:38 > 0:27:41Because you've got this business here that could be carrying on.
0:27:41 > 0:27:44- Maybe you could be another one, or even one of four.- Exactly.
0:27:44 > 0:27:47I think it was probably a fragment that was brought back
0:27:47 > 0:27:52and framed up in that curious shape, which I think works rather well.
0:27:52 > 0:27:56- It does.- Quite eye-catching. - It is.- So, value-wise...
0:27:56 > 0:27:59- Is there any value to it? - There is some.- There is?
0:27:59 > 0:28:03- It's fairly limited.- It is? - Fairly limited, I'd have thought.
0:28:03 > 0:28:06- I think if we get over 100, we're doing well.- Yes. I thought over 100.
0:28:06 > 0:28:10I hope it makes over 100, but I'd be tempted to put the estimate
0:28:10 > 0:28:14- slightly lower than that, at 70 to 100.- That's too low.- Is it too low?
0:28:14 > 0:28:16- Yeah.- Right. You want 100 minimum?- Yeah.
0:28:16 > 0:28:20- June, I like a lady that knows what she wants.- I do.- Very good.
0:28:20 > 0:28:22Well, we'll try it. We'll try it
0:28:22 > 0:28:24- and put 100 to 150. - Yes.- We'll put 100 reserve.
0:28:24 > 0:28:28- Yes.- If it doesn't make 100, you'll have to have it back.- That's right.
0:28:28 > 0:28:30And I can always put it on the net.
0:28:30 > 0:28:33That's swearing. Don't tell us that.
0:28:34 > 0:28:37- Put it in a real auction! - I'm sorry.- No, it's all right.
0:28:37 > 0:28:39You must do with it what you wish,
0:28:39 > 0:28:41- but I think 100 is a sensible reserve.- Yeah.
0:28:41 > 0:28:45- Let's hope it sells very well. - Let's hope so.- Thanks for coming. - Thank you.
0:28:46 > 0:28:50Now, see what's crossing my palm - a walnut curved with tiny faces.
0:28:52 > 0:28:57- How long have you had this?- 10, 12 years.- A gorgeous little walnut.
0:28:57 > 0:29:01- Yes.- With Asian faces carved on it. What's it worth? Do you know?
0:29:01 > 0:29:03- I know what I paid for it. - What did you pay for it?
0:29:03 > 0:29:08- I paid £4.50 on a boat in China. - Wow.- Again, on a boat.
0:29:08 > 0:29:11- What were you doing on a boat in China?- Having lunch.
0:29:11 > 0:29:13THEY LAUGH
0:29:15 > 0:29:19Such intricate detail, and from one tiny little thing to another.
0:29:19 > 0:29:22Not Kate, but this bronze monk belonging to Jean.
0:29:22 > 0:29:26- He's a lovely little thing. How long have you had him?- 50 years.
0:29:26 > 0:29:30- And did you inherit it?- No, I bought him when I was quite young
0:29:30 > 0:29:34at an antique shop on Poole quay.
0:29:34 > 0:29:36What you know about him?
0:29:36 > 0:29:39Not a great deal, apart from the fact that he's a little monk,
0:29:39 > 0:29:42and I've discovered today that he was a Vesta case monk.
0:29:42 > 0:29:46I had what he was possibly an inkwell,
0:29:46 > 0:29:51- but he hasn't got any kind of a liner.- We'll have a look. He tips up?
0:29:51 > 0:29:54- He does, he opens. - Yeah, you're right.
0:29:54 > 0:29:58You could have had a glass liner for an inkwell, but I think you're right with a Vesta case,
0:29:58 > 0:30:01because if you turn him round, you've got a roughened area here,
0:30:01 > 0:30:04which would be for striking the matches.
0:30:04 > 0:30:07And also, he looks like he should have something in his hand,
0:30:07 > 0:30:10so maybe you could put a match there, ready for lighting.
0:30:10 > 0:30:13- I can tell you a bit more about him. - Good.
0:30:13 > 0:30:15Unfortunately, he's not signed, but just looking at him,
0:30:15 > 0:30:19he's made of bronze, so it's like a patinated bronze.
0:30:19 > 0:30:22There is no maker's mark anywhere, or foundry mark,
0:30:22 > 0:30:24so we don't know who made him exactly,
0:30:24 > 0:30:26but he's probably Continental,
0:30:26 > 0:30:30French, most likely, and late 19th century.
0:30:30 > 0:30:33I'm not quite sure what kind of monk he is, what order he's from,
0:30:33 > 0:30:36but he's got his book, he's got his little rosary beads
0:30:36 > 0:30:38and things down here.
0:30:38 > 0:30:41Any idea, price-wise, what you think he's worth?
0:30:41 > 0:30:45Well, since I've had him 50 years, I would hope about £50.
0:30:45 > 0:30:48- A pound a year? - Yes.- That might work. OK.
0:30:48 > 0:30:52Well, I think you might be a little on the low side, even with that.
0:30:52 > 0:30:55I think, at auction, you'd probably estimate him
0:30:55 > 0:31:00at maybe £100 to £150, because he's quite a fun little item.
0:31:00 > 0:31:02If he were signed and we could know who the maker was,
0:31:02 > 0:31:05- he'd probably be a bit more than that.- I had no idea.
0:31:05 > 0:31:09Put the reserve at 80, put the estimate at 100 to 150.
0:31:09 > 0:31:12I think he should make it. I think he's quite a fun thing.
0:31:12 > 0:31:15I had no idea that he might be worth so much.
0:31:15 > 0:31:17- Somebody out there is looking for a mad monk!- Yes.
0:31:20 > 0:31:23I've got my eye on this engraving of Westminster Bridge,
0:31:23 > 0:31:27brought in by Christina and her mum, Janet.
0:31:27 > 0:31:30Tell me the story - how did you come by this, Janet?
0:31:30 > 0:31:33This was in front of a fireplace at the house that we were going to
0:31:33 > 0:31:37move into when I was getting married, and there was a girlie picture
0:31:37 > 0:31:40stuck to it, and this fell from behind her.
0:31:40 > 0:31:43"Oh, that's nice, we'll have that framed."
0:31:43 > 0:31:46We had it framed and kept it ever since.
0:31:46 > 0:31:48- And have you had this on the wall?- Yes.
0:31:48 > 0:31:52- I'm going to take a closer look. - It hung on the wall in my lounge.
0:31:52 > 0:31:55- And I bet it looked good on your wall?- It did, actually.
0:31:55 > 0:31:57Why did you take it off the wall?
0:31:57 > 0:32:00- I put something else there.- Why, because you got fed up with it?
0:32:00 > 0:32:04Yes, it's been the all these years and I thought, "Let's put something else there."
0:32:04 > 0:32:08- What you think of this, Christina? - I don't like it. - You don't like it?- No.- I do.
0:32:08 > 0:32:09I like it as well. It's quite moody.
0:32:09 > 0:32:11- It's a copper engraving.- Is it?
0:32:11 > 0:32:16And it's been signed by the artist, Frederick Arthur Farrell.
0:32:16 > 0:32:19- He had a short innings, you know? - Did he, really?- Yes, he did.
0:32:19 > 0:32:23He was born in 1882 and he died in 1935,
0:32:23 > 0:32:24and I would imagine
0:32:24 > 0:32:29this was possibly done when he was flourishing in the 1920s,
0:32:29 > 0:32:31looking at the traffic going over Westminster Bridge.
0:32:31 > 0:32:34There's a feel-good factor after the First World War,
0:32:34 > 0:32:37and it's London at its busiest.
0:32:37 > 0:32:40The tide's high, the tugs are moving through and, of course,
0:32:40 > 0:32:43there's Big Ben, famous clock there, made by Dent.
0:32:43 > 0:32:45But that's lovely, isn't it?
0:32:45 > 0:32:48But it's the moodiness of copper, because it's a very soft metal.
0:32:48 > 0:32:52The more print run you take from it, the softer,
0:32:52 > 0:32:55the more impressionistic it gets. Because the metal is so soft,
0:32:55 > 0:32:58you don't get that clarity, like you do with a steel engraving.
0:32:58 > 0:33:00That's lovely.
0:33:00 > 0:33:04And this is an affordable way of buying into Farrell's work.
0:33:04 > 0:33:06It really is.
0:33:06 > 0:33:09So, the etching is in very, very good condition.
0:33:09 > 0:33:11What you think this is worth?
0:33:11 > 0:33:14I have no idea whatsoever.
0:33:14 > 0:33:18I think, on a very good day, it might push £250 to £300.
0:33:18 > 0:33:20Oh, very good.
0:33:20 > 0:33:22But I'd like to get it into auction
0:33:22 > 0:33:27with a fighting chance of getting that figure at £150 to £250,
0:33:27 > 0:33:29with a reserve fixed at 150.
0:33:29 > 0:33:32- Yes, that's fine. - Happy with that?- Yes.
0:33:32 > 0:33:35And I think that scene is a classic.
0:33:35 > 0:33:39Everybody can identify with that, and that's what's going to sell it.
0:33:39 > 0:33:42- Thank goodness you've hung on to this.- Yes. I'm glad I did.
0:33:42 > 0:33:43And didn't throw it out.
0:33:47 > 0:33:51Time's running out, but it looks like Kate Bateman has the jackpot
0:33:51 > 0:33:55with a set of four 22-carat gold coins belonging to Jill.
0:33:55 > 0:33:57- What you know about them?- Not a lot.
0:33:57 > 0:34:00- My dad bought them and when he died, he left them to me.- Right.
0:34:00 > 0:34:04- And I just want to sell them.- They've just sat in a cupboard or...?
0:34:04 > 0:34:07- Under the bed.- You've never thought of selling them before now?
0:34:07 > 0:34:10- I haven't, no.- Just brought them along to a Flog It! valuation day.
0:34:10 > 0:34:13- Yes.- OK. At the moment, gold is very high and, actually,
0:34:13 > 0:34:16if we look at them, we can see that each one has a certificate.
0:34:16 > 0:34:19They're obviously made to commemorate Winston Churchill
0:34:19 > 0:34:22so if we've a look at them, turn it over, we've got
0:34:22 > 0:34:25his catchphrases, some of his best-known sayings here -
0:34:25 > 0:34:28"We shall never surrender" and "Our aim is victory".
0:34:28 > 0:34:30Usually, when we get commemorative coins,
0:34:30 > 0:34:33they're silver or silver gilt, so silver covered with gold.
0:34:33 > 0:34:36These are actually solid 22-carat gold, which is a good start,
0:34:36 > 0:34:38and each one is a limited edition of 2,000.
0:34:38 > 0:34:42Yours are various numbers, so he's bought different ones in this series.
0:34:42 > 0:34:45They're not a consecutive-numbered set. They got some weight to them.
0:34:45 > 0:34:48- Any idea of price? - I've no idea, no.- OK.
0:34:48 > 0:34:51Well, if I said I'll give you 100 quid for them, would you take it?
0:34:51 > 0:34:54- No, I wouldn't. - You fairly canny with that. OK.
0:34:54 > 0:34:57With gold being so high, they've got a certain amount of value,
0:34:57 > 0:35:00purely from the weight of them, irrespective of them being coins,
0:35:00 > 0:35:05so with the weight, they're going to be worth about £1,000 for the four.
0:35:05 > 0:35:10- £250 each. Does that surprise you? - It does, really. Yes, it does.
0:35:10 > 0:35:12What would you do with the money?
0:35:12 > 0:35:14I've got four daughters. Give it to them.
0:35:14 > 0:35:18- There are four coins - do they not want one each?- I don't think so, no.
0:35:18 > 0:35:20I think they'd rather have the money.
0:35:20 > 0:35:22They're not very girlie things, are they?
0:35:22 > 0:35:24- It's not like they're rings or jewellery.- No.
0:35:24 > 0:35:28I think I'd rather have money and buy a pair of shoes.
0:35:28 > 0:35:31Well, I think from a gold point of view, they're saleable.
0:35:31 > 0:35:34And also, from a collectable coin point of view, they are saleable.
0:35:34 > 0:35:38So, for an auction estimate, I'd probably put between £1,200 and £1,500 on them.
0:35:38 > 0:35:39Lovely, yes.
0:35:39 > 0:35:42Reserve, as I said, we should set it at about £1,000.
0:35:42 > 0:35:45- Would you be happy with that? - I would indeed. Thank you.
0:35:45 > 0:35:48- So, even if you got £1,000, it's easy to split four ways.- It is.
0:35:48 > 0:35:52Let's hope we get something a multiple of four that's going to work.
0:35:52 > 0:35:55They look like they're going to fly, unlike this chap.
0:35:55 > 0:35:57Oh, I like the owls!
0:36:00 > 0:36:02Wise old bird.
0:36:02 > 0:36:05Wise, but not wanted for auction.
0:36:05 > 0:36:10We've got our four items. Now, we're taking them off to the sale.
0:36:10 > 0:36:11We're selling our items
0:36:11 > 0:36:15at Philip Serrell's Valuers and Auctioneers in Malvern,
0:36:15 > 0:36:17but before the next session of bidding starts,
0:36:17 > 0:36:19I've been nosing around a bit.
0:36:19 > 0:36:24There's so much to see. I can spend hours browsing in an auction room.
0:36:24 > 0:36:27Now, this takes me back to my childhood,
0:36:27 > 0:36:30because I used to go fly-fishing with my father an awful lot in Somerset.
0:36:30 > 0:36:33I had a good collection flies as well.
0:36:33 > 0:36:35Fishing memorabilia is big business,
0:36:35 > 0:36:38and it's possibly the biggest sport in the world.
0:36:38 > 0:36:42So many people go freshwater coarse fishing or sea fishing
0:36:42 > 0:36:47than any other sport combined, and it's a wonderful relaxing pastime.
0:36:47 > 0:36:49I know a lot of women are shaking their heads,
0:36:49 > 0:36:52disagreeing with me now, but it is mega business.
0:36:52 > 0:36:55There are so many fishermen worldwide. Look at this.
0:36:55 > 0:36:57Some old boy has sat in a little room
0:36:57 > 0:37:00and made all these wet nymph flies up, and there's
0:37:00 > 0:37:04a selection on each page, different flies, certain things to look for.
0:37:04 > 0:37:07Made in the manner of little grubs or moths.
0:37:07 > 0:37:11This particular one here, with a large bobble at the top,
0:37:11 > 0:37:12that's known as a bead head fly.
0:37:12 > 0:37:16You can catch trout with that. These are wet nymphs.
0:37:16 > 0:37:18These are all trout flies.
0:37:18 > 0:37:20The wallet would have been picked up separately
0:37:20 > 0:37:25and then you'd have collected the flies over a period of time when you could afford them.
0:37:25 > 0:37:28It depends what you were fishing for, really, under certain conditions.
0:37:28 > 0:37:30You had to have a fly for almost every day of the week.
0:37:30 > 0:37:32Absolutely lovely.
0:37:32 > 0:37:35And it's contained in a wonderful leather wallet. Look at this.
0:37:35 > 0:37:39Moroccan leather. It's all hand-tooled as well.
0:37:39 > 0:37:43There's 100-odd flies in here. Gosh.
0:37:43 > 0:37:45I think that's a cracking little lot.
0:37:47 > 0:37:49It's catalogued at just £40 to £60.
0:37:49 > 0:37:53I think it'll make double that. We'll find out later.
0:37:53 > 0:37:55Well, let's hope auctioneer Philip Serrell
0:37:55 > 0:37:58can REEL in the bidders on our items.
0:37:58 > 0:38:00First up, June's tapestry.
0:38:02 > 0:38:05I absolutely love this. I agree with Adam's valuation.
0:38:05 > 0:38:08- £150 - spot on.- Thank you. - But it's one of those things that,
0:38:08 > 0:38:11as you say, can either fly or get stuck mid-estimate.
0:38:11 > 0:38:14- But, hey, you're selling this. You've had this a long time.- Yes.
0:38:14 > 0:38:16But you need to get some money together for a new carpet.
0:38:16 > 0:38:20- Yes, exactly.- Sitting room? Bedroom? - Bedroom.- The bedroom. OK.
0:38:20 > 0:38:22- Are you going to redecorate as well?- Yes.
0:38:22 > 0:38:25- Hopefully, if there's a bit more money left.- That's right.
0:38:25 > 0:38:28- Didn't the tapestry hang above the bed?- Yes, it did.
0:38:28 > 0:38:31So, the tapestry has gone, the bedroom is being redone.
0:38:31 > 0:38:34- Well, that's a good exchange. That's a fair swap, isn't it?- Yes.
0:38:34 > 0:38:39Let's see what the bidders think, shall we? Here we go.
0:38:42 > 0:38:46Lot number 280 is the really good-quality tapestry picture.
0:38:46 > 0:38:48He's being enthusiastic about as well.
0:38:48 > 0:38:52- That's unusual, isn't it?- Yes, but it's a proper a lot, isn't it?
0:38:52 > 0:38:54- Philip likes early pieces. - Go on, Phil.
0:38:54 > 0:38:57Good quality. I bid £50 for this. At 50. 50 bid.
0:38:57 > 0:39:00Take five? And five. And 60? 60 bid.
0:39:00 > 0:39:0365. 70. Five, 80.
0:39:03 > 0:39:0780 bid. And five.
0:39:07 > 0:39:1085. At £85 only. One more?
0:39:10 > 0:39:13At 85. 90. And five. 95.
0:39:13 > 0:39:1595. Can I say 100, anywhere?
0:39:18 > 0:39:23- At £95...- He's going to sell. - At £95... 100 is it?
0:39:23 > 0:39:25At £95...
0:39:25 > 0:39:28- 100 anywhere at all?- Let it go.
0:39:28 > 0:39:31- At £95. Any more?- Let it go.
0:39:31 > 0:39:33No, I'm sorry, I haven't done that.
0:39:33 > 0:39:35Oh, why didn't he let it go?
0:39:35 > 0:39:39- Because he didn't have a bit of discretion, did he?- Oh, how stupid!
0:39:39 > 0:39:42I'll tell you what - we'll have a word with Philip afterwards,
0:39:42 > 0:39:45- and if you can find that bidder, let it go at £95.- Yeah, let it go.
0:39:45 > 0:39:48- That was close enough, wasn't it, June?- Exactly! Yes.
0:39:48 > 0:39:50- You'll get the underlay.- Yes.
0:39:51 > 0:39:54It's £10 a metre - how big's the bedroom?!
0:39:54 > 0:39:55It's quite a big bedroom.
0:39:55 > 0:39:58- You're very au fait with the cost of underlay, Paul.- I am.
0:39:58 > 0:40:01I got another business on the side! Hey, I'll come round and do it!
0:40:01 > 0:40:04I don't want to have to hang about.
0:40:09 > 0:40:12This is quite unusual, Phil. It's a bit of a curio, really.
0:40:12 > 0:40:15We have been calling it a bronze Vesta case, but I'm not so sure.
0:40:15 > 0:40:18Kate's put a value of £100 to £150 on this.
0:40:18 > 0:40:19I wouldn't argue with her value.
0:40:19 > 0:40:21I think it'll do 100 to 150 all day long.
0:40:21 > 0:40:24It might do a bit more, but what it is I don't know.
0:40:24 > 0:40:26He's clearly meant to be holding something.
0:40:26 > 0:40:28The other thing is, if you open him up, if you had a match that
0:40:28 > 0:40:32- went on the way down there, they would be very long matches. - Yes, they would.
0:40:32 > 0:40:36The only place that you'd strike it on might be just down there,
0:40:36 > 0:40:38but I can see that that's ever happened.
0:40:38 > 0:40:40So I'm not convinced it's a Vesta.
0:40:40 > 0:40:42I wonder whether it may have been an inkwell,
0:40:42 > 0:40:44but then that would be in the way of it.
0:40:44 > 0:40:49- Or perhaps it's just a novelty monk. - Could be!
0:40:50 > 0:40:54Will the bidders be intrigued enough to have a go?
0:40:56 > 0:41:00Jean, good luck. I think this is a nice lot, I really do.
0:41:00 > 0:41:03- I had a chat to Philip about this and, Kate, he loved it.- Did he?
0:41:03 > 0:41:06Absolutely loved it. We're not quite sure it's a Vesta case.
0:41:06 > 0:41:09It's a novelty... It's a mystery monk, isn't it, really?
0:41:09 > 0:41:14- Let's face it.- Yes.- You paid about a fiver for this a long time ago.
0:41:14 > 0:41:16- Yes.- Why are you selling it now?
0:41:16 > 0:41:21- I just came for the interest, to the Flog It! valuation.- He's cute.
0:41:21 > 0:41:25- And then everybody got interested in it.- We certainly did, didn't we?
0:41:25 > 0:41:28We'll find out what this lot think now. Ready?
0:41:28 > 0:41:29This is the scary bit,
0:41:29 > 0:41:32this is the scary bit, but here we go. Good luck.
0:41:33 > 0:41:36Lot number 357 is the novelty Vesta case.
0:41:36 > 0:41:39Well, is it a Vesta case? I'm not sure, really,
0:41:39 > 0:41:41but you can't dispute it's a bronze monk.
0:41:41 > 0:41:44There we go. Bid me for it, someone.
0:41:44 > 0:41:46Bid me £100 to start?
0:41:46 > 0:41:5050 I'm bid for the monk. At 50. 50 bid. 50.
0:41:50 > 0:41:5350 bid. At 50. 60. 70. 70 bid.
0:41:53 > 0:41:56At 70. At 70. 80. 90.
0:41:56 > 0:42:00- One more? 100. 110. - That's good.
0:42:00 > 0:42:04- He's got a book he keeps referring to it.- 120. 120.
0:42:04 > 0:42:06There's someone on the phone.
0:42:08 > 0:42:11At £150 on the phone. At £150.
0:42:11 > 0:42:14Is there any more? At £150 only.
0:42:14 > 0:42:16150. Is there any more at all?
0:42:16 > 0:42:18At £150 on the telephone.
0:42:18 > 0:42:21Any more?
0:42:21 > 0:42:23At £150 and done at 150...and done!
0:42:23 > 0:42:27- That was a good investment. - Yes, yes.
0:42:27 > 0:42:31- Have you got anything else like that that you bought ages ago?- No, no.
0:42:31 > 0:42:35A good result for the mystery monk and money in Jean's pocket.
0:42:35 > 0:42:38Remember the fishing flies I showed you earlier? The wet flies and dry flies?
0:42:38 > 0:42:41They're just about to go under the hammer.
0:42:41 > 0:42:43I love that leather wallet they're contained in.
0:42:43 > 0:42:47Let's see if this lot fall hook, line and sinker for it, shall we?
0:42:47 > 0:42:50- Philip's just about to REEL them in. Here we go.- I start at £130 bid.
0:42:50 > 0:42:53- Yeah, look at that, straight in, 130.- 140.
0:42:53 > 0:42:54150. 160.
0:42:54 > 0:42:57At £160 only. 160.
0:42:57 > 0:43:02Is there any more? At £160 and I sell then at 160...and done!
0:43:02 > 0:43:06Good result. Great result, in fact. Ever so pleased.
0:43:09 > 0:43:13The auction seems to be hotting up, so fingers crossed for Janet
0:43:13 > 0:43:15and Christina and their copper etching.
0:43:15 > 0:43:18I love this, and it's in good company as well,
0:43:18 > 0:43:22- because look behind. Copper plates. - Yes.- Yours is the end result of that.
0:43:22 > 0:43:24Obviously, that's the image printed off on paper.
0:43:24 > 0:43:28We've got £150 to £250 on this, so we're hoping for the top end,
0:43:28 > 0:43:31because it's been signed by the artist. He's approved the etching
0:43:31 > 0:43:35so he worked closely with the master engraver and said, "Yes, that's OK."
0:43:35 > 0:43:38- I'm hoping it's going to do the top estimate.- I hope it will.
0:43:38 > 0:43:42- Have you been feeling rather nervous about this?- Well, yes and no.
0:43:42 > 0:43:46- We'll wait and see. - Am I in trouble if it doesn't sell?
0:43:46 > 0:43:50- No, I'll forgive you.- Will you? Please, please. Put it on the wall.
0:43:50 > 0:43:54- Take it home if it doesn't sell. - I will.- But hopefully it will.
0:43:54 > 0:43:56And look - it's a room packed full of bidders and hopefully...
0:43:56 > 0:43:58They're bidding for me.
0:43:58 > 0:44:01Putting their hands up and bidding on your lot.
0:44:01 > 0:44:04Because right now it's going under the hammer. This is it. Good luck.
0:44:04 > 0:44:08Lot number 162, the Fred G Farrell.
0:44:08 > 0:44:11Black and white etching of a view of Westminster. That's lovely.
0:44:11 > 0:44:14Bid me for that. Start me off. Wherever you want to be.
0:44:14 > 0:44:16Bid me £100 to start me. 100.
0:44:16 > 0:44:1950 I'm bid. At 50. At £50 only. At 50. 60.
0:44:19 > 0:44:2570. 70 bid. 80. 90. 100. 110. 120.
0:44:25 > 0:44:29130. 140. 150. It's your bid, sir. At 150 bid.
0:44:29 > 0:44:31Bid seated at 150. Any more?
0:44:31 > 0:44:35At £150 only. Any more at all?
0:44:35 > 0:44:38At £150. Seated. It's your bid, sir.
0:44:38 > 0:44:40At £150. One more, may I?
0:44:40 > 0:44:43At £150 and I sell then at £150.
0:44:43 > 0:44:46- It's gone.- It's gone.- Just!
0:44:46 > 0:44:50- Write the reserve as well. But I'm ever so pleased.- So am I.
0:44:50 > 0:44:52There is commission to pay, don't forget,
0:44:52 > 0:44:55- but hopefully that's a nice meal out for both of you.- It will be, yes.
0:44:55 > 0:44:58- Thank you very much.- Thank you as well. Thank you for trusting me!
0:44:58 > 0:45:00I was close.
0:45:00 > 0:45:03- Yes, you were.- I was, wasn't I?
0:45:03 > 0:45:06It might be close, but a sale is a sale.
0:45:06 > 0:45:09Now for the moment I've been waiting for - Jill's four gold coins.
0:45:09 > 0:45:13Kate valued them at £1,200 to £1,500,
0:45:13 > 0:45:16with a reserve of £1,000.
0:45:16 > 0:45:18Well, somebody could be in the money
0:45:18 > 0:45:21and she's standing right next to me now. It's not Kate, it's Jill!
0:45:21 > 0:45:23Four 22-carat gold coins.
0:45:23 > 0:45:26I know, since you've done the valuation, which is
0:45:26 > 0:45:29- about six weeks ago, the gold market has really shot up.- Yes.
0:45:29 > 0:45:32- So, fingers crossed.- It's a good time for gold-selling.
0:45:32 > 0:45:36It's a great time. Yes. Why are you selling all your gold?
0:45:36 > 0:45:37Everybody is investing in it.
0:45:37 > 0:45:40Your money is not worth a penny in the bank right now!
0:45:40 > 0:45:43- You can't do a lot with a coin. - You can't.
0:45:43 > 0:45:47- You can save it for another ten years.- No.- All right, OK.
0:45:47 > 0:45:51I've been outvoted. This is Flog It! and we've got to sell things,
0:45:51 > 0:45:53so let's get on with the show, shall we?
0:45:53 > 0:45:56They're going under the hammer right now.
0:45:56 > 0:46:00At the last moment, Jill's decided to increase the reserve to £2,000
0:46:00 > 0:46:03because she wasn't happy with the original valuation,
0:46:03 > 0:46:05and that does rack up the tension.
0:46:05 > 0:46:07Will they make the new figure?
0:46:07 > 0:46:09What will you bid me for that lot?
0:46:09 > 0:46:12£1,000 I have. And 50. 1,150. 1,250.
0:46:14 > 0:46:181,350. 1,450. 1,550.
0:46:18 > 0:46:211,600. 1,700. 1,800. Any more?
0:46:21 > 0:46:24£1,800. At 1,800. At £1,800?
0:46:24 > 0:46:271,900 on the net. 1,900.
0:46:27 > 0:46:29- 2,000.- Yes.
0:46:29 > 0:46:31At £2,000. One anywhere?
0:46:31 > 0:46:34At £2,000. There's the bid.
0:46:34 > 0:46:39At £2,000. Any more at all? At £2,000...and done!
0:46:39 > 0:46:43- You've got to be so pleased with that, surely?!- Lovely.
0:46:43 > 0:46:46£2,000! There is commission to pay, don't forget, it's 17%,
0:46:46 > 0:46:49- but wow. At least you know where the money's going.- I do indeed.
0:46:49 > 0:46:52- I can't believe it. - That's a great result.
0:46:52 > 0:46:53That's a good price, isn't it?
0:46:53 > 0:46:56It was worth the wait from the valuation day to the action
0:46:56 > 0:46:58- because the gold prices did shoot up.- It did us a favour.
0:46:58 > 0:47:01It can work the other way, but that's auctions for you.