0:00:02 > 0:00:05This is Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School in Derbyshire.
0:00:05 > 0:00:10We're filming in the holidays, so the timetable's given over to Flog It!
0:00:33 > 0:00:36I think it's time this lot went back to school.
0:00:36 > 0:00:39Hopefully, our antiques experts
0:00:39 > 0:00:43will give lessons in the geography of the item, where it was made,
0:00:43 > 0:00:48the history, why it was made, and also the maths - what is it worth?
0:00:48 > 0:00:50Because they want to sell it.
0:00:50 > 0:00:54Viv here taught English at Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School.
0:00:54 > 0:00:59You're now retired, you loved your job here but, strangely enough,
0:00:59 > 0:01:03almost next to her is Andrew, who was your pupil!
0:01:03 > 0:01:06- What was he like? - He was a nice little boy.
0:01:06 > 0:01:10- Did you put him in detention? - No. Didn't have to!
0:01:10 > 0:01:13The bell has gone. Time to go back to school.
0:01:17 > 0:01:22'We have a learned team of experts to provide the valuations.
0:01:22 > 0:01:26'Top of the class here in Ashbourne are Michael Baggott,
0:01:26 > 0:01:30'who started collecting in primary school, with an old coin.'
0:01:30 > 0:01:33A lot of very good porcelain comes from Bavaria.
0:01:33 > 0:01:37'He's been hooked on antiques ever since, so he knows his stuff.'
0:01:37 > 0:01:42- Is that something you were thinking of selling?- If it's worth selling.
0:01:42 > 0:01:46- Is it worth selling? - I won't tell you a value.
0:01:46 > 0:01:49'And auctioneer and valuer, Will Axon,
0:01:49 > 0:01:52'who's worked his way up from the bottom,
0:01:52 > 0:01:56'and learnt a few tricks of the trade on his way.'
0:01:56 > 0:02:00London touch marks. See how it spins!
0:02:00 > 0:02:02Ooh!
0:02:04 > 0:02:06'Coming up, Michael spots a clue.'
0:02:06 > 0:02:11- Have you ever seen that? - I just thought it was a mark.
0:02:11 > 0:02:15- Along with all the other dents and knocks?- Yes.
0:02:15 > 0:02:18'And Will also turns detective.'
0:02:18 > 0:02:22I think, at some stage, she has had a haircut.
0:02:22 > 0:02:27- Was that down to you? - No. I think that was my nan.
0:02:27 > 0:02:28'I wonder if that's true.
0:02:31 > 0:02:33'The start to the day gives me
0:02:33 > 0:02:35'the chance to chat to people.'
0:02:35 > 0:02:38- That's an interesting-looking copper kettle.- Yes.
0:02:38 > 0:02:40It's supposed to be from
0:02:40 > 0:02:43- the First World War.- It looks it.
0:02:43 > 0:02:48- A tad earlier, actually. I'd say around 1890.- As early as that?- Yes.
0:02:48 > 0:02:52- Was it black when you got it? - It was filthy!
0:02:52 > 0:02:55Dad scrubbed it with lemon and salt.
0:02:55 > 0:03:00My dad was a painter. He nearly painted it. I'd have killed him!
0:03:00 > 0:03:03'Thank goodness he didn't!
0:03:03 > 0:03:07'Michael's first at the valuation tables with Val.'
0:03:07 > 0:03:10You brought this funny little jug in.
0:03:10 > 0:03:14- What can you tell me about it? - It was left to me 43 years ago
0:03:14 > 0:03:17by my aunt, left in her will
0:03:17 > 0:03:19as a "silver cream jug".
0:03:19 > 0:03:24I don't know whether it is a cream jug, whether it's silver, or what.
0:03:24 > 0:03:27- I can't find a hallmark on it. - Right.
0:03:27 > 0:03:32That's a challenge! 43 years of looking! Let's pick it up.
0:03:32 > 0:03:38First thing I can tell you is it is a cream jug and it's not English,
0:03:38 > 0:03:42with this roundel attachment to the handle,
0:03:42 > 0:03:45this curved ebonised handle
0:03:45 > 0:03:48and very low-bellied form.
0:03:48 > 0:03:53If you turn it over, an English one would have marks there.
0:03:53 > 0:03:56And an English one might have marks on the side.
0:03:56 > 0:03:58Nothing.
0:03:58 > 0:04:02- But, thankfully, have you ever seen that?- I have.
0:04:02 > 0:04:08- I just thought it was a mark.- Along with the other dents and marks?- Yes.
0:04:08 > 0:04:11That is the town mark for Venice.
0:04:11 > 0:04:12Venice?
0:04:12 > 0:04:14Venice, Italy.
0:04:14 > 0:04:20And it was made between 1810 and about 1825.
0:04:20 > 0:04:24That's as far as I can narrow it down from that mark.
0:04:24 > 0:04:28It is slightly lower grade than ours but it is silver.
0:04:28 > 0:04:31- Mm-hm.- The good news is...
0:04:31 > 0:04:35Venetian silver is not thick on the ground.
0:04:35 > 0:04:38Italians love to buy back their heritage.
0:04:38 > 0:04:43- I see.- So, even though we've got one jug from what would have been
0:04:43 > 0:04:46a pretty fantastic coffee set,
0:04:46 > 0:04:53it's still quite an interesting and sought-after little piece of silver.
0:04:53 > 0:04:58You've had it 43 years. Why did you decide to bring it along today?
0:04:58 > 0:05:03I'm getting rid of things. Nobody in the family wants anything, so they're going.
0:05:03 > 0:05:06- So this has got to go?- Yes.
0:05:06 > 0:05:12- I think we would be safe if we put an estimate of £100 to £150.- Right.
0:05:12 > 0:05:14And a fixed reserve of £90.
0:05:14 > 0:05:18I think it would make that all day long.
0:05:18 > 0:05:22If we get two telephones, one in Rome, one in Venice...
0:05:22 > 0:05:26- Gosh!- ..and they both want a little Venetian jug,
0:05:26 > 0:05:29might make a couple of hundred.
0:05:29 > 0:05:33We probably won't see more Venetian silver on "Flog It!"
0:05:33 > 0:05:36- for ten or 20 years! - I didn't know it was Venetian.
0:05:36 > 0:05:42'Gosh! He's good. Let's hope the Italians spot it on the internet!
0:05:45 > 0:05:49'I'm next, with a nice family piece that Joan has brought in.'
0:05:49 > 0:05:52Joan, where did you come across this walking cane?
0:05:52 > 0:05:55It's been in my family all my life.
0:05:55 > 0:05:57I can remember it as a child.
0:05:57 > 0:06:00Yeah? Are you into horses?
0:06:00 > 0:06:05Not at all. I'm sure it belonged to my grandfather who WAS into horses.
0:06:05 > 0:06:08Right. Where did he get it from?
0:06:08 > 0:06:13- Well, he was a groom.- Was he?- Yes. At the Royal Hotel in Derby.
0:06:13 > 0:06:18Where has this been in the house? Lying around somewhere?
0:06:18 > 0:06:20- It was in my loft.- Was it?
0:06:20 > 0:06:22- Absolutely.- This is silver.
0:06:22 > 0:06:26Sterling silver, but I can't find the hallmarks.
0:06:26 > 0:06:30Sometimes, they are hidden away in the decorative work.
0:06:30 > 0:06:35See around the trees of this little hunting scene? It's the chase.
0:06:35 > 0:06:38- Thank goodness! Not the kill.- No!
0:06:38 > 0:06:41See the way the horse has been modelled?
0:06:41 > 0:06:44See the deep relief of the silver
0:06:44 > 0:06:48and the way the hounds are running with extended long legs?
0:06:48 > 0:06:53- That is typical of the style from about the 1840s.- Really?- Hm.
0:06:53 > 0:06:57This has come off something else.
0:06:57 > 0:07:03- Oh.- Possibly a very good quality riding crop or whip.
0:07:03 > 0:07:09It's been adapted to be used on the top of this walking cane.
0:07:09 > 0:07:13This is ash. You can see the wood, the grain of the ash.
0:07:13 > 0:07:19But it's been painted with a paint effect and then lacquered,
0:07:19 > 0:07:22which is typical of the 1880s.
0:07:22 > 0:07:26So I think this was put on around then.
0:07:26 > 0:07:29- Gosh.- You can see, architecturally,
0:07:29 > 0:07:31it just doesn't sit right, does it?
0:07:31 > 0:07:35- That's been forced on around the collar.- Yes.
0:07:35 > 0:07:38- That's where the value is.- Is it?
0:07:38 > 0:07:42I'd imagine, if you wanted to sell this, and it does sell,
0:07:42 > 0:07:44that'll get taken off
0:07:44 > 0:07:48and put back on to a riding crop or whip.
0:07:48 > 0:07:54- Because that's just beautiful. Is it something you want to sell?- Yes.
0:07:54 > 0:07:58It's been in the family for so long
0:07:58 > 0:08:02but I'm not particularly attached to it.
0:08:02 > 0:08:06I think it's worth in the region of around about £60 to £80,
0:08:06 > 0:08:09- purely for that part.- OK. Yeah.
0:08:09 > 0:08:12- Reserve of 60. Don't give it away. - All right.
0:08:12 > 0:08:14- Are you happy with that?- I am.
0:08:14 > 0:08:19If it doesn't sell, everybody needs a stick of some sort.
0:08:19 > 0:08:22Even to retrieve something from under the cupboards!
0:08:22 > 0:08:24You always need a stick!
0:08:24 > 0:08:29'I'm always intrigued when things have been adapted over the years.
0:08:33 > 0:08:36'Will found something for the doll collectors.'
0:08:36 > 0:08:40- Is this yours, Kevin or Vicky? - No.- It was my nana's.
0:08:40 > 0:08:44It's come down through the family to yourself.
0:08:44 > 0:08:48Have you not got someone to pass it on to?
0:08:48 > 0:08:51I've got my daughter but she thinks it's freaky.
0:08:51 > 0:08:55Freaky? Does she? She's quite a sweet little doll,
0:08:55 > 0:08:59for the collectors of these types of things, who obviously do like them.
0:08:59 > 0:09:03Have you any idea where your nana got her from?
0:09:03 > 0:09:06She got her from her dad, who had a friend in Germany.
0:09:06 > 0:09:07It came from Germany.
0:09:07 > 0:09:10Interesting. Well, that's good.
0:09:10 > 0:09:15Because the best known maker of these bisque porcelain headed dolls
0:09:15 > 0:09:19was Armand Marseille, a German firm who were producing these
0:09:19 > 0:09:23in various quantities and qualities.
0:09:23 > 0:09:28One way to find out is on the back of the head, the maker's mark.
0:09:28 > 0:09:34Without taking off her hair, I couldn't look and it's a shame to pull off her hair.
0:09:34 > 0:09:38Though I think, at some stage, she has had a bit of a haircut.
0:09:38 > 0:09:42- Was that down to you?- No. I think that was my nan.- It does happen.
0:09:42 > 0:09:46Little girls get the scissors out from Mummy's dressing table.
0:09:46 > 0:09:49They give the doll a haircut
0:09:49 > 0:09:53and don't understand it's not going to grow back.
0:09:53 > 0:09:56That's an issue to the hardcore collector,
0:09:56 > 0:09:58where things like that do matter.
0:09:58 > 0:10:04These types of baby dolls are the "bebe" dolls.
0:10:04 > 0:10:10Generally, smaller, like this, with the angled arms and so on.
0:10:10 > 0:10:15Looking at the head itself, where a lot of the focus is for collectors.
0:10:15 > 0:10:21She's... You've got to appreciate that she's quite prettily painted.
0:10:21 > 0:10:26The mouth is another area where you can look at the quality.
0:10:26 > 0:10:28If they have just a solid mouth,
0:10:28 > 0:10:35they tend to be, shall we say, lower league quality pieces.
0:10:35 > 0:10:37Once you get open mouths and teeth,
0:10:37 > 0:10:41that's a bit more intricate, takes longer to make
0:10:41 > 0:10:44and, hence, is a better quality doll.
0:10:44 > 0:10:46As with most dolls, if I sit her up,
0:10:46 > 0:10:48this really will scare you!
0:10:48 > 0:10:52The eyes open and she comes alive!
0:10:52 > 0:10:56You said your daughter doesn't like it. She thinks it's freaky.
0:10:56 > 0:11:00- Are you the same?- Yeah. I'm not really into it.
0:11:00 > 0:11:03- Doesn't make you feel broody? - Not at all!- No.
0:11:03 > 0:11:09If I said sort of around the £50 mark, how would you feel about that?
0:11:09 > 0:11:12- Would your mum be happy with that? - I think so.
0:11:12 > 0:11:16- She's not upset you're selling it? - No. I asked permission first.
0:11:16 > 0:11:22You don't want her sitting with a cup of tea. "There's me doll!"
0:11:22 > 0:11:24She wouldn't want less than that.
0:11:24 > 0:11:30- So, £50 to £80. Discretionary reserve at £50.- Yeah. Brilliant.
0:11:30 > 0:11:32- See you both at the sale.- Thank you.
0:11:32 > 0:11:36'No, we wouldn't want Vicky's mum choking on her tea.
0:11:36 > 0:11:38'We like people to enjoy Flog It!'
0:11:38 > 0:11:45Jill, Bill, thank you for struggling in with this marvellous, huge pot today.
0:11:45 > 0:11:49It is a beast of a thing, isn't it? Where does it live at home?
0:11:49 > 0:11:53It's in the bedroom because I haven't got room for it.
0:11:53 > 0:11:59We often hear, "We haven't got room for it." This is one thing that might apply to as it is a whopper!
0:11:59 > 0:12:03- Where did it come from?- Scotland. - His parents lived in Scotland.
0:12:03 > 0:12:07- And they left it to you? - They left it.- Yes.
0:12:07 > 0:12:11- If we take this off, this is a super finial, isn't it?- It is, yes.
0:12:11 > 0:12:16- This is modelled on a Chinese dog of Foo.- Really? - The whole thing is a Chinese shape.
0:12:16 > 0:12:20- But you know it's not Chinese, don't you?- That's right.
0:12:20 > 0:12:25All here on the base for us - Carlton Ware, Rouge Royale, as if we needed to turn it over and find out.
0:12:25 > 0:12:28- That's right.- I mean, Carlton Ware,
0:12:28 > 0:12:33from Stoke, a factory set up by Wiltshaw and Robinson,
0:12:33 > 0:12:37- producing Rouge Royale in the late '20s, early '30s.- Yes.
0:12:37 > 0:12:41- But they then continued production on after the war.- That's right.
0:12:41 > 0:12:45- And this piece probably dates to about 1945, 1950.- Really?
0:12:45 > 0:12:49It's amongst their later wares, but it's a splendid pot
0:12:49 > 0:12:55- with all these...- All the designs. - ..quite manic and fantastical Chinese scenes.
0:12:55 > 0:12:59- And these very vibrant, decadent colours.- Colours.
0:12:59 > 0:13:03- But, it has to be said, sometimes size is everything.- It is.
0:13:03 > 0:13:06And this is an absolute whopper.
0:13:06 > 0:13:10It's sadly dipped from the top of the market, but I still think
0:13:10 > 0:13:16if we put it in at £300 to £500, it's a good piece of Carlton Ware Rouge Royale for a collector.
0:13:16 > 0:13:20It might be the pinnacle in their collection.
0:13:20 > 0:13:24- And if we put a fixed reserve at 250...- That's fine, isn't it?- OK.
0:13:24 > 0:13:30- I hope it will do really well when it comes up.- I hope so too. - Thank you.- Thank you.
0:13:30 > 0:13:34Well, we'll have to wait and see how that whopper does.
0:13:46 > 0:13:49We often see people with their collections on the show,
0:13:49 > 0:13:50but the Cavendish family,
0:13:50 > 0:13:52the dukes and duchesses of Devonshire,
0:13:52 > 0:13:55have brought a whole new meaning to the word collection.
0:13:55 > 0:13:58For over 450 years, the Devonshire collection of artefacts
0:13:58 > 0:14:01has evolved and continues to grow,
0:14:01 > 0:14:04here in this magnificent setting of Chatsworth House.
0:14:15 > 0:14:18The house contains an extensive private art collection
0:14:18 > 0:14:21which includes a magnificent sculpture gallery,
0:14:21 > 0:14:25Old Master drawings and paintings, furniture and much, much more.
0:14:32 > 0:14:35The list is absolutely endless,
0:14:35 > 0:14:38so I'm going to focus on one particular part of the collection
0:14:38 > 0:14:40which, for me, fuses history, wealth, style
0:14:40 > 0:14:44and the forward-thinking attitude that has come to represent the family.
0:14:44 > 0:14:47And that's their personal portraits.
0:14:51 > 0:14:55Portraits are a method of recording and displaying family history
0:14:55 > 0:14:59and have long been a status symbol for the nobility.
0:14:59 > 0:15:03Faces of ancestors line the walls of many a stately home.
0:15:07 > 0:15:08But none more so than here at Chatsworth.
0:15:08 > 0:15:12I'm on the oak staircase, surrounded by portraits of the first,
0:15:12 > 0:15:13right through to the eleventh dukes,
0:15:13 > 0:15:16with some of their family and friends
0:15:16 > 0:15:18through the last 16 generations.
0:15:22 > 0:15:24The Cavendishes have kept up with the modern times
0:15:24 > 0:15:26by employing the best artists,
0:15:26 > 0:15:30using up-to-date technology, to capture their family portraits.
0:15:34 > 0:15:37The wife of the 5th Duke, Georgiana, the Duchess of Devonshire,
0:15:37 > 0:15:40commissioned portraits from some of the most famous artists of the day,
0:15:40 > 0:15:43including Gainsborough in around 1784
0:15:43 > 0:15:45and this one, by Sir Joshua Reynolds.
0:15:45 > 0:15:47As you can see, it's slightly unfinished
0:15:47 > 0:15:49on the shoulders and the upper part of the body.
0:15:49 > 0:15:55But I absolutely adore this portrait. She is so beautiful.
0:15:55 > 0:16:00And there's a confidence about Reynolds' work, his loose brushstroke. This is so feminine.
0:16:00 > 0:16:04This remained in Reynolds' studio right up until his death.
0:16:04 > 0:16:06They say it was left by his desk.
0:16:06 > 0:16:11Maybe he intended to finish it or he just liked looking at her.
0:16:11 > 0:16:15You can imagine him falling in love with her while he was painting this, can't you?
0:16:15 > 0:16:18It's just beautiful. And so was she.
0:16:19 > 0:16:21Georgina's son, the 6th Duke,
0:16:21 > 0:16:26was the first to have his photograph in around 1852,
0:16:26 > 0:16:30soon after the technique had been invented.
0:16:30 > 0:16:35In more recent times, the tradition of using eminent artists to capture family portraits
0:16:35 > 0:16:41has been continued by Andrew Cavendish, the 11th Duke of Devonshire, and his wife Deborah.
0:16:41 > 0:16:43This is by Lucian Freud.
0:16:43 > 0:16:45It was done in the early 1950s.
0:16:45 > 0:16:50He became a family friend and stayed at the house on many occasions, doing a series of portraits.
0:16:50 > 0:16:53Deborah sat for this when she was 36 years old,
0:16:53 > 0:16:56and she described Freud as having incredible insight.
0:16:56 > 0:17:00She is quoted as saying, "The older I get, the more like the picture I become."
0:17:00 > 0:17:06And this is so typical of Freud's work, the brushstroke here, rather flat, broad brushes.
0:17:06 > 0:17:08Again, very, very confident.
0:17:08 > 0:17:10Striking. Absolutely striking.
0:17:10 > 0:17:13And this is as close as I'll ever get to a Lucian Freud.
0:17:13 > 0:17:15Look, nearly touching it.
0:17:17 > 0:17:21The family continued the tradition of using artists and the style of the day
0:17:21 > 0:17:24with this incredible portrait of Laura Burlington,
0:17:24 > 0:17:28daughter-in-law of the current Duke. William, the Duke's son,
0:17:28 > 0:17:31commissioned a digital portrait of Laura by artist Michael Craig-Martin
0:17:31 > 0:17:35and this was unveiled at Chatsworth in 2010.
0:17:35 > 0:17:39There are nine areas where the colours keep changing. It's a wonderful likeness,
0:17:39 > 0:17:42but I've been told you could stand here all day
0:17:42 > 0:17:45and probably never see the same colour combination twice
0:17:45 > 0:17:48because there's just millions of different variations.
0:17:48 > 0:17:51As you can see, the background's changing, the lips are changing,
0:17:51 > 0:17:54the skin tone, the colours... It's going to alter again.
0:17:54 > 0:18:00It really is a wonderful likeness but, also, it just reflects the fast-moving times we live in today.
0:18:00 > 0:18:04It's a perfect example of contemporary art.
0:18:21 > 0:18:24'The sale is being held by Hansons Auctioneers and Valuers Ltd.
0:18:29 > 0:18:35'We have two auctioneers selling our lots - David Greatwood and Charles Hanson.
0:18:38 > 0:18:43'Time for a quick reminder of all of our lots.
0:18:43 > 0:18:45'It takes an eagle-eyed expert
0:18:45 > 0:18:49'to spot the Venetian mark on Val's silver jug.
0:18:49 > 0:18:51'So, well done, Michael.
0:18:51 > 0:18:54'The silver top on the walking stick caught my eye
0:18:54 > 0:18:58'because it's so beautifully crafted.
0:18:58 > 0:19:00'Who says size isn't everything?
0:19:00 > 0:19:02'It is probably what will sell the ginger jar.
0:19:02 > 0:19:04'Will picked out the bebe doll.
0:19:04 > 0:19:08'It's a shame someone's taken the scissors to her hair,
0:19:08 > 0:19:11'but at least she has her original clothes.'
0:19:19 > 0:19:21'Before the auction,
0:19:21 > 0:19:25'I caught up with Charles to get his take on the Venetian silver jug.'
0:19:25 > 0:19:29This is a cracking little lot. I love the form.
0:19:29 > 0:19:32It stands proud. "Look at me! I'm very important."
0:19:32 > 0:19:34But the family silver has to go.
0:19:34 > 0:19:37It's Continental, as you know.
0:19:37 > 0:19:43- Michael has put £100 to £150 on it. - I think it's quite speculative.
0:19:43 > 0:19:48It's an interesting pot. It's got the look of a pot far earlier.
0:19:48 > 0:19:52- It's a style that went on and on. - Because it was such a good style.
0:19:52 > 0:19:57- Top end or lower end? - I think £100 to £150 is quite right.
0:19:57 > 0:20:02It could race away. It could stall at the lower part. But I like it.
0:20:02 > 0:20:07- It's a quintessential antique. I agree with the price.- So do I.
0:20:07 > 0:20:12'It's the first of our lots, so let's see if Charles is right.
0:20:14 > 0:20:18'And we have David Greatwood on the rostrum.'
0:20:18 > 0:20:25- Something that Michael and myself wouldn't dream of selling. Valerie is. You're being a daredevil.- Yes.
0:20:25 > 0:20:29- Decluttering.- Yes. - This is a lovely silver jug.
0:20:29 > 0:20:32I had a chat to the auctioneer about it.
0:20:32 > 0:20:37We both agreed it just looks, "Look at me! I'm SO important."
0:20:37 > 0:20:41- It's just beautiful.- Bella! Bella! It's Italian, isn't it?
0:20:41 > 0:20:44If the Italians have seen it,
0:20:44 > 0:20:49- it will fly.- It's going under the hammer. Good luck.- Thank you.
0:20:49 > 0:20:54Silver pear-shaped cream jug. Commission interest at £75.
0:20:54 > 0:20:5775. 80. Five. 90. And I'm out.
0:20:57 > 0:21:02At £90. Any advance on £90? I'll take five. Surely...?
0:21:02 > 0:21:04Is someone getting a bargain?
0:21:04 > 0:21:10..On the pillar at 90. Any advance at £90? Take five. At £90...
0:21:10 > 0:21:14- It's gone at 90.- That's fine. - Happy?- Yeah, I am. Yes.
0:21:14 > 0:21:21- I'd have hoped for a bit more, for 120.- I would have done as well. It did look important.
0:21:21 > 0:21:24- It looked really good. - It's a lovely thing.
0:21:24 > 0:21:28'I don't think the Italians spotted their little jug.
0:21:28 > 0:21:32'It's my choice now, which can be nerve-racking.
0:21:32 > 0:21:34'Charles Hanson is taking the sale.'
0:21:34 > 0:21:37I'm not sure about this one.
0:21:37 > 0:21:43It's that walking cane with a silver top and belongs to Joan, with a value of £60 to £80.
0:21:43 > 0:21:46- Good to see you.- Thank you. - Who's this with you?
0:21:46 > 0:21:50- Ted, my grandson. - Hello, Ted. Pleased to meet you.
0:21:50 > 0:21:54I love your tractor T-shirt. Little boys love tractors, don't they?
0:21:54 > 0:21:59Have you got lots of friends at pre-school? Wave hello to them.
0:21:59 > 0:22:02All your friends can watch you now.
0:22:02 > 0:22:05- I am a bit frightened about this. - Really?- Mm.
0:22:05 > 0:22:09If it has to go home, then enjoy it, won't you?
0:22:09 > 0:22:13- Maybe leave it by the front door. - Yes.
0:22:13 > 0:22:17Put it in a big pot, like you do with walking sticks!
0:22:17 > 0:22:22- I know you got this out the loft. - Yes. It's been there for ages.
0:22:25 > 0:22:30Mounted walking stick. White metal. Lots of interest here.
0:22:30 > 0:22:34And I am bid, away we go, at £40, £50, £60.
0:22:34 > 0:22:39- Do I see five now...? - Get it within estimate.
0:22:39 > 0:22:42..75. 85 now.
0:22:42 > 0:22:4590. I'll take five. Let's see you all.
0:22:45 > 0:22:48At £90, we say sell. At 90.
0:22:48 > 0:22:50Fair warning. All out? We say sale.
0:22:50 > 0:22:54Just over the top end of the estimate. Pleased, Ted?
0:22:54 > 0:22:57That's £90. It's a lot of money.
0:22:57 > 0:23:00I wonder who's going to get the dosh.
0:23:00 > 0:23:03Well, yes. The grandchildren. Of course.
0:23:03 > 0:23:09'I'm delighted we could help Joan give something to the grandchildren.
0:23:09 > 0:23:12'Next, that whopping piece of Carlton Ware.'
0:23:12 > 0:23:15- It belongs to Bill. It was your mum, wasn't it?- Yes.
0:23:15 > 0:23:18- What do you think of this? - It's not my type of thing.
0:23:18 > 0:23:24- You don't like Carlton Ware?- No. But she said to me before she died she'd like to give it to me.
0:23:24 > 0:23:28Hopefully, we can send you home with a bit of money in your pocket.
0:23:28 > 0:23:31We're looking for around £300, maybe 400 on a good day?
0:23:31 > 0:23:34It's a bit out of my comfort zone.
0:23:34 > 0:23:3720th century ceramics are not my first love.
0:23:37 > 0:23:41But it's a bit of a wild stab in the dark,
0:23:41 > 0:23:44which is what I might be getting, if it doesn't sell, off Bill,
0:23:44 > 0:23:46but we will see what happens.
0:23:48 > 0:23:52Very fine Carlton Ware Rouge Royale jar and cover.
0:23:52 > 0:23:55£210. Look at it, it's monumental.
0:23:55 > 0:23:57210.
0:23:57 > 0:23:59I'm bid 210.
0:23:59 > 0:24:01Do I see 220 now? Come on.
0:24:01 > 0:24:04- He's trying his best.- He is.
0:24:04 > 0:24:08- That's right.- It's not selling.- No.
0:24:08 > 0:24:11Once, twice, three times...
0:24:11 > 0:24:13- Not sold.- No further bids.
0:24:13 > 0:24:15It's a sad reflection
0:24:15 > 0:24:19because that market was at its peak maybe three or four years ago.
0:24:19 > 0:24:26It's just coming down slightly, so maybe the thing to do is pack it up, forget about it for a while.
0:24:26 > 0:24:31- It'll save for another day.- Yes, thank you.- Or leave it here.- Yeah.
0:24:31 > 0:24:37I think Bill is thinking about leaving it here and reducing the estimate.
0:24:37 > 0:24:41- I think Bill is thinking about dropping it.- I think he is.- Yes.
0:24:41 > 0:24:45At least Bill's got a sense of humour!
0:24:45 > 0:24:48'Now for the little doll, with auctioneer David Greatwood.'
0:24:48 > 0:24:55- You're putting the proceeds towards DIY?- Yeah.- Who's doing that?- He is.
0:24:55 > 0:24:58We've seen these bisque dolls do quite well.
0:24:58 > 0:25:04£300 to £500. We had one doing a couple of thousand, but they vary so much.
0:25:04 > 0:25:09Well, the first were produced in the 1850s in France.
0:25:09 > 0:25:11They're really sought-after.
0:25:11 > 0:25:15- We suspect this one's German. - This one's been in a box.
0:25:15 > 0:25:20- Because you didn't like looking at it?- Yeah.- I don't blame you.
0:25:20 > 0:25:25Flashing eyes, open mouth, nicely dressed little doll.
0:25:25 > 0:25:29Commission interest here and I must go straight in at £55.
0:25:29 > 0:25:3255. 60. Five. 70. Five.
0:25:32 > 0:25:3580. Five. 90.
0:25:35 > 0:25:37£90 on the right.
0:25:37 > 0:25:3995, new place. 100?
0:25:39 > 0:25:43110. 120. 130.
0:25:43 > 0:25:46Right in the middle and seated at 130. Any advance?
0:25:46 > 0:25:50At 130. Selling at 130.
0:25:50 > 0:25:52- That was a good result.- Yeah.
0:25:52 > 0:25:55We're all happy. It's gone and for a good price!
0:25:55 > 0:26:00'Good sale! No point holding on to things you don't want.
0:26:00 > 0:26:03'Later, Michael has an extraordinary find.'
0:26:03 > 0:26:07- Made my day. Made my year, even. - Oh, right. Thank you.
0:26:12 > 0:26:15ANNOUNCER: 'Look at the odds for race number one...'
0:26:18 > 0:26:21'Harness racing, or "trotting", is an exhilarating sport
0:26:21 > 0:26:27'which has been practised in this country for over a century.
0:26:27 > 0:26:32'Every year, more than 1,500 horses take part in the United Kingdom,
0:26:32 > 0:26:37'yet most of us have barely heard of this pocket of sporting history.
0:26:37 > 0:26:41'This is John Towe racing at Pikehall in the Peak District.
0:26:41 > 0:26:45'His family have been involved with the sport for generations.
0:26:49 > 0:26:55'I've arranged to meet him and his wife Nicky at their farm near Matlock to find out more.'
0:26:55 > 0:26:59- Hi, Nicky.- Hello. - And who's this?- This is Merlin.
0:26:59 > 0:27:01You're a fine boy, aren't you?
0:27:01 > 0:27:03Gorgeous, gorgeous horse.
0:27:03 > 0:27:07I'm very excited. I've got my riding hat.
0:27:07 > 0:27:10- Expect the ride of your life! - PAUL LAUGHS
0:27:10 > 0:27:13What speeds are we going to do?
0:27:13 > 0:27:18- Probably close to 25, 30 miles an hour.- That's quite fast.
0:27:18 > 0:27:24- Your family has been involved in this sport for a long, long time. - Oh, yes.
0:27:24 > 0:27:26Probably since the early 1800s.
0:27:26 > 0:27:31My grandfather, great-grandfather, grandfather before him.
0:27:31 > 0:27:35- Are you into this sport as well? - I'm just starting.
0:27:35 > 0:27:40- It's so scary!- At least you love horses. A good starting point.- Yeah.
0:27:40 > 0:27:45- But you're bonkers about this. - Yes. It's very addictive.
0:27:45 > 0:27:48What are the origins of the sport?
0:27:48 > 0:27:51It started with your butchers, bakers, doctors.
0:27:51 > 0:27:54They all had their own horse and cart.
0:27:54 > 0:27:58When they went to market, they'd get together
0:27:58 > 0:28:03and decide, "We'll race home, see who gets home quickest."
0:28:03 > 0:28:07COMMENTATOR OVER P.A. SYSTEM
0:28:09 > 0:28:13The carts have changed over the years.
0:28:13 > 0:28:16Oh, yes. The basic design stays the same.
0:28:16 > 0:28:20- With modern engineering and materials...- Quite lightweight now.
0:28:20 > 0:28:25This one we're using today is what we call a training sulky,
0:28:25 > 0:28:27specially modified to carry two.
0:28:27 > 0:28:32The myth is they were called sulkies because they only sit one person,
0:28:32 > 0:28:39so you could go out on your own and people said you were sulking.
0:28:39 > 0:28:43How much would an average cart cost, a training, heavy work-out cart?
0:28:43 > 0:28:47- There's not a lot to it, is there? - LAUGHING:- No!
0:28:47 > 0:28:51That's the cheaper part, with how much horses cost.
0:28:51 > 0:28:54That would probably cost you...£1,000.
0:28:54 > 0:29:02- The lightweight ones are a bit more expensive?- Yeah, they can go up to £3,000, something like that.
0:29:02 > 0:29:07Harness racing is known as trotting in a lot of circles.
0:29:07 > 0:29:10Why is that? That's misleading.
0:29:10 > 0:29:15I suppose because the original horses they used were trotters.
0:29:15 > 0:29:20Since the 1900s, they started to breed what they call "pacers".
0:29:20 > 0:29:23So tell me the difference between trotting and pacing.
0:29:23 > 0:29:28Basically, your trotter is like your normal riding horse.
0:29:28 > 0:29:31They have a diagonal gait like this.
0:29:31 > 0:29:36Your pacer has a lateral gait, both legs are moving on the same side.
0:29:36 > 0:29:39That looks really fun to watch.
0:29:39 > 0:29:41It's very smooth.
0:29:41 > 0:29:44It rolls from side-to-side.
0:29:44 > 0:29:48'These lightweight plastic loops around the legs, called hobbles,
0:29:48 > 0:29:52'encourage the horse to pace rather than trot.'
0:29:52 > 0:29:57Merlin's been very good. He's quite patient. Sure-footed?
0:29:57 > 0:29:59Can't wait to put him through his paces.
0:29:59 > 0:30:01He should give you a nice go today.
0:30:01 > 0:30:05The biggest thing that you'll find is the speed, really.
0:30:05 > 0:30:09From an onlooker, it doesn't look so fast.
0:30:09 > 0:30:13But when you're bumping around a track, it does seem...
0:30:13 > 0:30:16There's going to be a lot of dust
0:30:16 > 0:30:19flying in the eyes, grit in your mouth.
0:30:19 > 0:30:22- Oh, yeah.- It's all part of the fun.
0:30:22 > 0:30:25Do you train these every day?
0:30:25 > 0:30:28They jog half an hour to 45 minutes most days.
0:30:28 > 0:30:32A couple of days a week they'll do fast work.
0:30:32 > 0:30:36You're asking for a bit more to get the speed into them.
0:30:36 > 0:30:41- A day off before the big event? - They'll have an easy day before.
0:30:45 > 0:30:47Bet he looks forward to the event.
0:30:47 > 0:30:53- Loves it.- Gets excited. They know when they're going in the box.
0:30:53 > 0:30:57All they've got to see is the lorry coming into the yard and they know!
0:30:57 > 0:31:01- Let me go!- That's it. - Have you won much with him?
0:31:01 > 0:31:05- He won on Saturday!- Did he?- Yeah. He raced on Saturday and won.
0:31:05 > 0:31:09- Shall we get up on the track? - Yeah. That'll be fun.
0:31:09 > 0:31:13I'm getting quite excited. There's going to be a lot of dust and dirt!
0:31:20 > 0:31:22Where was this made, in America?
0:31:22 > 0:31:25Yeah. This is American.
0:31:28 > 0:31:31- This is incredible. - Beautiful views!
0:31:31 > 0:31:34- Shall I get on first? - Let me get on first.
0:31:34 > 0:31:37I'm going to come back covered...
0:31:37 > 0:31:39Oh, I saw that.
0:31:39 > 0:31:41- It's like a gentle swivel.- Yeah.
0:31:44 > 0:31:48- That wasn't too bad.- OK?- Yeah. I just hold on?- Yeah. That's it.
0:31:48 > 0:31:51There's a little handle. That's it.
0:31:51 > 0:31:56- Do you lean back, lean into the bends?- Lean back a little bit.
0:31:56 > 0:31:58You'll find your balance as you're going.
0:32:07 > 0:32:12- Can I have a go?- Yeah. Now he's settled, you've got your balance.
0:32:12 > 0:32:18- Has he got a soft mouth? - He's very responsive to his mouth.
0:32:18 > 0:32:20He'll do exactly what you tell him.
0:32:20 > 0:32:26What's great about this sport is that women compete against men.
0:32:26 > 0:32:31- The playing field is more level. Any age group can do it.- It is. Yes.
0:32:31 > 0:32:35It's down to driver's skill and the horse you've got.
0:32:35 > 0:32:40The sulkies are made so that weight makes very little difference.
0:32:40 > 0:32:44Good lad. Good boy.
0:32:44 > 0:32:46This is absolutely fabulous.
0:32:46 > 0:32:49- Sheer power!- Good lad.
0:32:49 > 0:32:52- PAUL LAUGHS - Good boy, Merlin.
0:32:52 > 0:32:55This is fantastic, just brilliant!
0:32:55 > 0:33:00John, I'm going to hand the reins back to you.
0:33:00 > 0:33:05You can take us round at near on race speed and I'll hang on.
0:33:05 > 0:33:09- Yeah. You hang on tight! - Here we go!
0:33:09 > 0:33:14My whole body is vibrating. I can feel my watch vibrating off.
0:33:14 > 0:33:16Literally.
0:33:22 > 0:33:25John, that's marvellous.
0:33:25 > 0:33:27Whoa.
0:33:27 > 0:33:30- PAUL CHUCKLES - Whoa.
0:33:30 > 0:33:35I'm absolutely exhausted. That was so exhilarating.
0:33:35 > 0:33:40Merlin, you are a wonderful horse. You were a wizard out there!
0:33:40 > 0:33:42Needs a good drink.
0:33:42 > 0:33:49That was exciting. You can feel the horsepower going through your veins, almost making my ribs tickle.
0:33:49 > 0:33:54- I'll remember that for a long time. John, thank you so much.- Pleasure.
0:33:54 > 0:33:58I think you deserve a drink of water. Let's go.
0:33:58 > 0:34:01- We'll get him a bath as well. - Hose him down.
0:34:11 > 0:34:16Welcome back to our valuation day at Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School.
0:34:16 > 0:34:21There are hundreds of people here and lots more antiques to value.
0:34:21 > 0:34:25Hopefully, some of these people will go to the auction.
0:34:25 > 0:34:30If you want to take part, just come along to one of our valuation days.
0:34:30 > 0:34:35Check details in your local press about up and coming dates,
0:34:35 > 0:34:38or log on to our BBC website.
0:34:40 > 0:34:46Hopefully, you'll find a town near you where we'll be coming.
0:34:46 > 0:34:47We'd love to see you.
0:34:52 > 0:34:54If you're coming along to a valuation day,
0:34:54 > 0:34:55please, bring more furniture,
0:34:55 > 0:34:58because all of our experts love talking about it.
0:34:58 > 0:35:03Now, this is classic brown, what the trade do call brown shipping furniture.
0:35:03 > 0:35:07It's 1930s. Unfortunately, most of it's made of plywood
0:35:07 > 0:35:10which has been stained to look like mahogany.
0:35:10 > 0:35:12- It's not worth a lot of money, you know.- OK.
0:35:12 > 0:35:15But I tell you something. Although it's only worth around 30 quid,
0:35:15 > 0:35:19£20, an auctioneer might say, don't throw it away like most people do.
0:35:19 > 0:35:22Use it, be practical with it, be funky with it.
0:35:22 > 0:35:27You must be into art, OK? Get Dad to break up loads of Mum's old plates.
0:35:27 > 0:35:30If you've got some bright coloured crockery that you don't want any more,
0:35:30 > 0:35:33break it up with a hammer, lay all those broken mosaics on there.
0:35:33 > 0:35:36Even put "Amy", your name, right across it. Just be creative with it.
0:35:36 > 0:35:40Get Dad to grout it with some tile grout, and hey-ho, then you've got a table
0:35:40 > 0:35:44that you can use in the garden or the conservatory to put teas and coffees on.
0:35:44 > 0:35:47And paint the legs a bright, funky colour.
0:35:47 > 0:35:50And I don't mind doing that kind of thing with sort of antiques
0:35:50 > 0:35:53that aren't of any virtue, really.
0:35:53 > 0:35:56Obviously, it's not a serious piece, otherwise you can't do things like that to it.
0:35:56 > 0:35:58But just be creative with it.
0:35:58 > 0:36:00- Yeah? Don't throw it away.- OK.
0:36:00 > 0:36:02And don't put it back up in the loft!
0:36:02 > 0:36:04In the loft, no!
0:36:04 > 0:36:06It's such a shame when items
0:36:06 > 0:36:08are just hidden away and forgotten about.
0:36:09 > 0:36:14Nigel, thank you for bringing this very promising-looking leather case.
0:36:14 > 0:36:19The first thing you can tell is it's very good quality leather.
0:36:19 > 0:36:23- I'm dying to see what's inside, so if I may...?- Yeah.
0:36:23 > 0:36:26- It is a bit stiff.- Wow.
0:36:26 > 0:36:29That's an interior! Let's unpack it.
0:36:29 > 0:36:31We've got...
0:36:31 > 0:36:35kettle...teapot.
0:36:35 > 0:36:39We've got the little water jug. We delve in there...
0:36:40 > 0:36:42Got a little caddy.
0:36:42 > 0:36:44It goes on for ever.
0:36:44 > 0:36:48- It does, actually. - And we've got a little milk jug.
0:36:48 > 0:36:50And we should, finally,
0:36:50 > 0:36:52have the sugar bowl.
0:36:52 > 0:36:54And this lovely surface to
0:36:54 > 0:36:56mount it all on with a little stand.
0:36:56 > 0:37:01The only thing I think we're lacking...
0:37:01 > 0:37:04The burner, I think.
0:37:04 > 0:37:07I didn't know whether that fitted.
0:37:07 > 0:37:12- That aperture there would have been for the burner.- Oh, I see.
0:37:12 > 0:37:17Some little devil's played with that and that's gone missing.
0:37:17 > 0:37:24- Have you got any idea when it was made or how old it is?- It was my mother's. It was given to her.
0:37:24 > 0:37:29She was a housekeeper for a family in Derby called Preston-Jones.
0:37:29 > 0:37:34They used to go on a lot of cruises and used to take it with them.
0:37:34 > 0:37:39Now you say that, we can make sense of the initials on the top.
0:37:39 > 0:37:42EPJ for Preston Jones.
0:37:42 > 0:37:46That's lovely to have history going to the original owner.
0:37:46 > 0:37:50We've got the little retailer's name, Asprey,
0:37:50 > 0:37:52which is a good name.
0:37:52 > 0:37:58I know that the design of this set started many years earlier
0:37:58 > 0:38:04and was produced, initially, by Hukin and Heath
0:38:04 > 0:38:06to a design of Christopher Dresser.
0:38:06 > 0:38:12It's Asprey thinking, "This is popular. We'll make our own version."
0:38:12 > 0:38:16The Christopher Dresser originals are about 1875.
0:38:16 > 0:38:21Basically, you've got a travelling picnic set in electroplate...
0:38:21 > 0:38:24Sadly! Rather than silver.
0:38:24 > 0:38:27..dating to around 1900, 1910.
0:38:27 > 0:38:30It's just so compact and so useful.
0:38:30 > 0:38:33Why have you decided to part with it?
0:38:33 > 0:38:38Just cos I'd like to realise what the value of it is, I think.
0:38:38 > 0:38:41Because the burner's missing,
0:38:41 > 0:38:42let's be cautious.
0:38:42 > 0:38:48- Let's say £120 to £200.- Oh! Yeah. - Put a fixed reserve of £100 on it.
0:38:48 > 0:38:50Let's hope there are two
0:38:50 > 0:38:53like-minded people at the auction.
0:38:53 > 0:38:55Thanks very much.
0:38:55 > 0:38:58'A nice bit of quality. It should do well.
0:38:58 > 0:39:02'Sometimes on "Flog It!", things don't always go according to plan.'
0:39:02 > 0:39:03Ready?
0:39:03 > 0:39:06This is an anon... An anon... Oh.
0:39:06 > 0:39:09I've never seen one so big before.
0:39:09 > 0:39:11BOTH LAUGH
0:39:14 > 0:39:16- I looked up, sorry. - Let's do it again.
0:39:16 > 0:39:20Beryl, thank you so much for talking me... Oh.
0:39:20 > 0:39:23bbc.co.uk...
0:39:23 > 0:39:27Three, two, one. I'm not applauding myself. I'm not delusional yet.
0:39:27 > 0:39:29Stop it!
0:39:33 > 0:39:35At the Royal Queen Elizabeth...
0:39:35 > 0:39:37Ash Grove, whatever it is, football game.
0:39:37 > 0:39:39LAUGHTER
0:39:39 > 0:39:42Oh, dear, it's too near lunchtime.
0:39:42 > 0:39:43Action!
0:39:43 > 0:39:46The town comes out in force for the...
0:39:46 > 0:39:48The town in Ashbourne, Derbyshire.
0:39:48 > 0:39:51Oh, it's getting worse, isn't it?
0:39:51 > 0:39:52I've waited a long time to meet you.
0:39:52 > 0:39:55I have to just watch you on the television.
0:39:55 > 0:39:58- Cut!- OK, let's do that again.
0:40:01 > 0:40:04'Adrian's brought in something very unusual.
0:40:04 > 0:40:08'We don't see many of these!'
0:40:08 > 0:40:11You haven't been walking round with this under your arm?
0:40:11 > 0:40:15- No.- You came in the car, not on the bike!- Yeah.
0:40:15 > 0:40:19Good work. When I first saw it, it didn't really grab me.
0:40:19 > 0:40:22When I had a closer look,
0:40:22 > 0:40:26these panels are all hand-decorated.
0:40:26 > 0:40:31It looks like pen and ink. Have you inherited it?
0:40:31 > 0:40:34- It's what Mum left. - Your mother?- Yeah.
0:40:34 > 0:40:38- It's not something you want to put into your home?- No.
0:40:38 > 0:40:41It's just stored in the loft.
0:40:41 > 0:40:46Well, this is what we would call a decorator's piece.
0:40:46 > 0:40:50It's not the most decorative one in the world,
0:40:50 > 0:40:52ie being highly coloured.
0:40:52 > 0:40:58You see those Victorian ones which are decoupage, brightly coloured.
0:40:58 > 0:41:00This one is more understated
0:41:00 > 0:41:05but the more you look at it, the quirkier it becomes.
0:41:05 > 0:41:08It's going to date from late 19th century.
0:41:08 > 0:41:13It's almost Aesthetic Movement, with this ebonised frame.
0:41:13 > 0:41:19Sometimes, you see it with gilt highlights within the frame.
0:41:19 > 0:41:24- Yeah.- The upper half reminds me very much of Japanese wood block prints,
0:41:24 > 0:41:29late 19th century, that were looked at by Impressionist artists,
0:41:29 > 0:41:31van Gogh, that sort of artist,
0:41:31 > 0:41:37artists who were being inspired by the Far East and wood block prints.
0:41:37 > 0:41:42But if you look at the bottom half, it couldn't be more different.
0:41:42 > 0:41:44You've got here, a chap,
0:41:44 > 0:41:47who's bludgeoning a fox
0:41:47 > 0:41:49while his hounds pounce.
0:41:49 > 0:41:51Not everyone's cup of tea -
0:41:51 > 0:41:55shooting, fox hunting, fishing - but there is a market for it.
0:41:55 > 0:42:02I have seen them do very well, if they're not so "controversial".
0:42:02 > 0:42:07Let's pitch this sensibly, put this in at the £100 mark, 100 to 150.
0:42:07 > 0:42:12I think you'll have to sweeten the buyers with a low estimate,
0:42:12 > 0:42:17unless we have a couple of hunting aficionados in the crowd.
0:42:17 > 0:42:24- Do you want to take it home if it doesn't get away?- No. I'd sooner see what it fetches.- Right. OK.
0:42:24 > 0:42:27- I like your approach. Let it find its level.- Yeah.
0:42:27 > 0:42:31- 100 to 150 estimate, but no reserve. - Yeah. Take a gamble.
0:42:31 > 0:42:35'That might be wise, with the subject matter.
0:42:35 > 0:42:38'Let's look at the one that got away.'
0:42:38 > 0:42:41Hi, Liz. You showed me this earlier.
0:42:41 > 0:42:45It's an inlaid marble picture, pietra dura.
0:42:45 > 0:42:49- You've had a valuation, I gather. - Yes.- Were you happy?
0:42:49 > 0:42:53- I was quite surprised.- What did you think this would have been worth?
0:42:53 > 0:42:57- Between £800 and £1,000, perhaps. - Perhaps.
0:42:57 > 0:43:00What have our experts told you?
0:43:00 > 0:43:04- Between 1,500 and 2,500. - So that's good news.- Very good news.
0:43:04 > 0:43:07Now, are you going to sell it?
0:43:09 > 0:43:14- Sadly, not at the present time. - I don't blame you. That's quality.
0:43:14 > 0:43:18That dates to about 1850. Has that been on the wall?
0:43:18 > 0:43:21- It has.- It's obviously going back on the wall.- Yes.
0:43:21 > 0:43:26- How did you come by it?- It was part of a collection of my grandfather.
0:43:26 > 0:43:29- It is a family heirloom.- It is.
0:43:29 > 0:43:32Not everybody sells their family heirlooms!
0:43:32 > 0:43:35- Hang on to it. It's absolutely beautiful.- Thank you very much.
0:43:35 > 0:43:37'I would have hung onto it too.
0:43:38 > 0:43:43'Michael has come across something he's pretty excited about.'
0:43:43 > 0:43:47Brenda, it's not often I'm speechless
0:43:47 > 0:43:51with a piece of pottery, but this is wonderful.
0:43:51 > 0:43:54Where did you get this fine fellow from?
0:43:54 > 0:44:00In 1989, we were left a farm and that was part of it, in the house.
0:44:00 > 0:44:02- Just left in the farmhouse?- Yes.
0:44:02 > 0:44:06Were you delighted when you discovered it?
0:44:06 > 0:44:12- Not really. No.- What have you done with it since?- Put it in a cupboard.
0:44:12 > 0:44:17- From the abandoned farmhouse to the cupboard.- Yes.- That's appalling.
0:44:17 > 0:44:21What we're looking at is a class of pottery
0:44:21 > 0:44:23that developed from creamware.
0:44:23 > 0:44:27Creamware came in about 1770.
0:44:27 > 0:44:32It's a pottery body that's covered in a glaze to imitate porcelain.
0:44:32 > 0:44:35It was widely produced in Staffordshire
0:44:35 > 0:44:38and potteries further north.
0:44:38 > 0:44:40It had a creamy tone to it
0:44:40 > 0:44:43and to whiten things up
0:44:43 > 0:44:49the glaze was "blued", and so we get the version on from that, pearlware.
0:44:49 > 0:44:51If we tip this fellow over,
0:44:51 > 0:44:55we've got that pooling of the blue glaze on the base.
0:44:55 > 0:44:58This is a pearlware figure.
0:44:58 > 0:45:00And it's a whopper!
0:45:00 > 0:45:05I've seen, in my years, very many pearlware horses.
0:45:05 > 0:45:10- They're very sought-after. This is the first cow I've seen.- Oh!
0:45:10 > 0:45:15Which makes it very unusual. We have got little bits of damage.
0:45:15 > 0:45:19The horns are there. Normally, the horns go and the ears are left.
0:45:19 > 0:45:23You've done it the other way round with this one!
0:45:23 > 0:45:27I wouldn't date it much before 1820.
0:45:27 > 0:45:31And not much after 1830, 1835.
0:45:31 > 0:45:34It's a rare thing, a lovely thing, as well.
0:45:34 > 0:45:38It really has taken my breath away to see it.
0:45:38 > 0:45:42- Any idea of what it's worth? - No. Not at all.
0:45:42 > 0:45:45Have a guess.
0:45:45 > 0:45:48- A hundred.- £100.- At the most.
0:45:48 > 0:45:52I never have my chequebook on me when I should!
0:45:54 > 0:45:57We will put this into auction
0:45:57 > 0:46:01and we'll put £1,000 to £1,500 on it.
0:46:01 > 0:46:05- And we'll put a fixed reserve of £1,000 on it.- Oh.
0:46:05 > 0:46:11I think that there will be three or four leading English pottery dealers
0:46:11 > 0:46:14who would cut each other's throat to own this.
0:46:14 > 0:46:19I think it's going to do exceptionally well.
0:46:19 > 0:46:24- I might turn out to have been conservative. You're happy?- Yes.
0:46:24 > 0:46:31- Thank you so much for bringing it in.- Thank you!- Made my day. Made my year, Brenda.- Thank you!
0:46:31 > 0:46:36'I think we might have a little treat in store.
0:46:36 > 0:46:40'I'm next with Keith, who's brought in something really interesting.'
0:46:40 > 0:46:44- Keith, heads or tails?- I don't know...- I'll flip it. You catch it.
0:46:44 > 0:46:48- Three pence.- Three pence. Fancy having those in your pocket!
0:46:48 > 0:46:51How did you come across this?
0:46:51 > 0:46:55It was just passed on to me and the wife from a nursing matron
0:46:55 > 0:46:59who was actually nursing in the First World War.
0:46:59 > 0:47:03The wife nursed her till she died. It was just passed through to us.
0:47:03 > 0:47:08It's been sitting in a tin in my wardrobe since I've had it.
0:47:08 > 0:47:12- At least it's been safe.- Yes. - And you couldn't spend it.- No.
0:47:12 > 0:47:16I wouldn't want to carry it around in my pocket with the weight of it.
0:47:16 > 0:47:19You could only spend these up until 1820.
0:47:19 > 0:47:23They were out of circulation after that.
0:47:23 > 0:47:28That's a workhouse in Birmingham on the site of where the police station is now.
0:47:28 > 0:47:31So it's been pulled down, like many of the workhouses.
0:47:31 > 0:47:36Yes. The Gilbert's Act came in in 1782 and it enabled all the parishes
0:47:36 > 0:47:39to club together to form a Poor Law Union.
0:47:39 > 0:47:45- Yeah.- Where they could build workhouses. This one was built in Birmingham two years later in 1784.
0:47:45 > 0:47:50- At the time, there was a shortage of coins, so these were made to pay the workers.- Yes.
0:47:50 > 0:47:54These were redeemable in certain shops around the area.
0:47:54 > 0:47:58You could spend this token on anything except for alcohol.
0:47:58 > 0:48:01- I see.- So it encouraged the workers to stay sober.
0:48:01 > 0:48:08- That way, they always got it returned to them because it was no good to anyone else.- Absolutely.
0:48:08 > 0:48:10These were made right up until 1817.
0:48:10 > 0:48:15They were being used up to 1817, 1820, then taken out of circulation.
0:48:15 > 0:48:21- Have you thought what it's worth, have you done any research?- No, no.
0:48:21 > 0:48:27I think if it wanted to go into someone's hands who could appreciate it more
0:48:27 > 0:48:31than being stuck in my tin in a wardrobe, I'd like them to have it.
0:48:31 > 0:48:35- What else is in this tin? - Oh, many things.
0:48:35 > 0:48:39Many kinds of coins and things, but I think this is the oldest.
0:48:39 > 0:48:43Well, in 1813, this coin was worth three pence.
0:48:43 > 0:48:48I think today, if we put it into auction, fingers crossed, £40.
0:48:48 > 0:48:53But let's put it in with a valuation of 20 to 40. It's had a bit of damage.
0:48:53 > 0:48:57It's been dropped. Around the edge, you can see that.
0:48:57 > 0:49:02But the image is very clear, so that's good. It's a nice piece of social history.
0:49:02 > 0:49:05It's a good connection to the past.
0:49:06 > 0:49:11'There's just enough time to have a look at what our experts picked out to take to auction.
0:49:11 > 0:49:17'I can see people being taken up by the romance of Nigel's picnic set
0:49:17 > 0:49:21'from the turn of the last century.
0:49:21 > 0:49:25'The late 19th-century screen is hand-decorated.
0:49:25 > 0:49:31'However, the hunting scene might not be to everybody's taste.
0:49:31 > 0:49:35'I love history, so Keith's three pence coin caught my attention.
0:49:35 > 0:49:37'I hope I'm not alone.
0:49:39 > 0:49:41'And all I can say about the pearlware cow
0:49:41 > 0:49:45'is if Michael is THAT excited, it's definitely the one to watch.'
0:49:52 > 0:49:56'It's Nigel's monogrammed picnic set first. Let's see how it does.'
0:49:56 > 0:49:58- Good luck, Nigel.- Thank you.
0:49:58 > 0:50:04- All we need is somebody in this room with the initials of PJ.- Be ideal.
0:50:04 > 0:50:09- There's a bit of history, and people use these.- You want to play with it.
0:50:09 > 0:50:13You want to take it all out, look at it, put it all back in...
0:50:13 > 0:50:20I just thought of somebody who might buy it. The guy from the Dragons' Den, Peter Jones.
0:50:20 > 0:50:27- He could afford it. Anyway, let's see what the bidders think here in Derbyshire.- Thank you.
0:50:27 > 0:50:33Very, very fine picnic set. Even better because it's Asprey.
0:50:33 > 0:50:37There we are. I will start this at £150...
0:50:37 > 0:50:42- Ooh. Good start. - ..Do I see 160 in the room?
0:50:42 > 0:50:45150. Do I see 160? 180.
0:50:45 > 0:50:48200? 220. 250..?
0:50:48 > 0:50:50That's more like it.
0:50:50 > 0:50:55..320. 350? 380. 400...
0:50:55 > 0:50:59This is keen bidding. This is really keen bidding.
0:50:59 > 0:51:02..£500. It's my under-bid at 500...
0:51:02 > 0:51:07I wonder if it's Asprey's on the phone buying it for stock!
0:51:07 > 0:51:12..At £500. £500. 520.
0:51:12 > 0:51:14550. Out.
0:51:14 > 0:51:19And out. At 550, all done. We say sale at £550.
0:51:19 > 0:51:22We certainly turned up the heat there. £550!
0:51:22 > 0:51:25- Without the burner!- Brilliant!
0:51:25 > 0:51:31Thank you so much for bringing that in. That was something from the golden years of travel.
0:51:31 > 0:51:35I'll be looking for one with a burner!
0:51:35 > 0:51:40'It sold for over £500, which means the commission drops to 10%.
0:51:40 > 0:51:43'Now for that late Victorian screen.'
0:51:43 > 0:51:49It's hand-painted, wood block, Japanese influence, and it belongs to Adrian.
0:51:49 > 0:51:54Unfortunately, Adrian can't be with us today. I like this a lot.
0:51:54 > 0:51:58- A lot of work's gone into this. - That's what caught my eye.
0:51:58 > 0:52:00You think there's not much about it,
0:52:00 > 0:52:04but on closer inspection, all the decoration is hand-painted.
0:52:07 > 0:52:10Late Victorian ebonised three-fold dressing screen
0:52:10 > 0:52:12with hunting rural scenes...
0:52:12 > 0:52:16Nice broad panels. Typical of the period.
0:52:16 > 0:52:20..£50, £60. Five. 70.
0:52:20 > 0:52:22Five. 80. I've got 90.
0:52:22 > 0:52:26- Five. And I'm out... - Near the bottom figure.
0:52:26 > 0:52:31- Be nice to get a round 100. - You're in, sir.
0:52:31 > 0:52:35£95. Come on. One more, do I see? Fair warning. All done.
0:52:36 > 0:52:40- I'll get on the phone to Adrian. - Yeah.
0:52:40 > 0:52:42'I think he'll be pleased with that.'
0:52:46 > 0:52:50- I think the story is more important than the value.- Exactly.
0:52:50 > 0:52:57I relate it to my days in the '30s when I was at school and what you could get for three pence then.
0:52:57 > 0:53:00- I'll just give you one instance. - Go on, then.
0:53:00 > 0:53:03You could get a fish from the fish shop for tuppence.
0:53:03 > 0:53:06For a pound, that was 120 fish.
0:53:06 > 0:53:12- Now we're going back another 115, 120 years.- Yes.
0:53:12 > 0:53:17- So what could you get for three pence in those days?- It's a long way back, isn't it?
0:53:17 > 0:53:22Keith, let's find out what value it's going for today. This is it.
0:53:23 > 0:53:27Copper too, it came from a Birmingham workhouse.
0:53:27 > 0:53:31£18 I'm bid. Do I see £20 for it?
0:53:31 > 0:53:3518. 20, ma'am. 2. 24. I'm out.
0:53:35 > 0:53:3826. 28. 30. 2?
0:53:38 > 0:53:40One more. Are you sure?
0:53:40 > 0:53:432, thank you. 35.
0:53:43 > 0:53:47- A little better than we were saying, isn't it?- Yes.
0:53:47 > 0:53:49..£35. Yes, we are. All done.
0:53:49 > 0:53:53- Sold in the room, £35. - You was pretty good at that
0:53:53 > 0:53:56- because you said between 20 and 40. - I did.
0:53:56 > 0:54:02- What are you going to treat yourself to now? A quick drink in the hotel here?- I will tell you one thing.
0:54:02 > 0:54:08- Have a gin and tonic. - It's my diamond wedding next month. - Is the wife here?- Yes.
0:54:08 > 0:54:12I've got my eye on a diamond ring and it's a real sparkler.
0:54:12 > 0:54:14'Well, that was worthwhile then.
0:54:14 > 0:54:16'Our next lot is the pearlware cow,
0:54:16 > 0:54:20'which Brenda found in an inherited farmhouse.
0:54:20 > 0:54:26'Let's look what Charles had to say about it earlier.'
0:54:26 > 0:54:30This has got to be the largest piece of pearlware
0:54:30 > 0:54:32I've seen on the show in nine years.
0:54:32 > 0:54:37- Yeah.- It's wonderful, isn't it? - It's glazed very well. It's huge.
0:54:37 > 0:54:41- We've got £1,000 to £1,500.- Yes.
0:54:41 > 0:54:45- For 1820s pearlware.- Yeah. I had a phone call from Brenda.
0:54:45 > 0:54:49Brenda said, "Charles, sell it. You get what it's worth."
0:54:49 > 0:54:54I think we'll probably... If we get up towards £600, we'll let it go.
0:54:54 > 0:54:58- She was happy to have no reserve? - Absolutely.- That's a dangerous game.
0:54:58 > 0:55:02- You don't want to sell this, as an auctioneer, for £25.- No.
0:55:02 > 0:55:07- You're not going to earn any money. - We feel it's worth 1,000 to 1,500.
0:55:07 > 0:55:13- If it only got to £100, it wouldn't go because it makes us look...- Not so good.
0:55:13 > 0:55:18- Exactly.- So you're going to say there's a fixed reserve of £600,
0:55:18 > 0:55:23- or it's going back to Brenda and you'll try on another day.- Indeed.
0:55:23 > 0:55:26- It is worth £1,000 - we hope! - Absolutely.
0:55:26 > 0:55:31My gut feeling is this was made for a butcher's shop as advertisement.
0:55:31 > 0:55:34- That's a good thought. - That's not a domestic piece.
0:55:34 > 0:55:39- Who's got a mantelpiece big enough? - No-one.- That's a butcher's shop.
0:55:46 > 0:55:50'Auctioneer David Greatwood is taking this sale.'
0:55:50 > 0:55:54Unfortunately, Brenda isn't here. She's on holiday in Blackpool.
0:55:54 > 0:55:59We do have her husband, Gordon. You must have seen this all your life.
0:55:59 > 0:56:04Yes. It's been in the farmhouse as long as I can remember.
0:56:04 > 0:56:11It's the largest model of a cow I've ever seen. You see cow creamers make £300, £400, £500 this big.
0:56:11 > 0:56:16- That's a whopper. - We could be in for a real surprise.
0:56:16 > 0:56:21- You ready for this, Gordon? - Yes.- It's going under the hammer right now.
0:56:24 > 0:56:28Pearlware model of a cow. A very fine specimen. Rare.
0:56:28 > 0:56:33- Commissions. I'm opening at £380... - Oh, dear. That's really low.
0:56:33 > 0:56:37- ..500. And 20... - 'We have hit £500.
0:56:37 > 0:56:39'So it's the lower commission of 10%.'
0:56:39 > 0:56:42- ..550... - Climbing steadily.
0:56:42 > 0:56:46..650. New place. 680.
0:56:46 > 0:56:49700. And 20. 750.
0:56:49 > 0:56:51- 780...- Come on!
0:56:51 > 0:56:54..850. 880.
0:56:54 > 0:56:57- 900... - There are collectors in the room.
0:56:57 > 0:57:00..950. 980.
0:57:00 > 0:57:031,000. And 50.
0:57:03 > 0:57:051,200. And 50.
0:57:05 > 0:57:081,300. And 50.
0:57:08 > 0:57:101,400. And 50...
0:57:10 > 0:57:15- Isn't this exciting? - Yes. They like it very well.
0:57:15 > 0:57:18..1,800. 1,900.
0:57:18 > 0:57:222,000. 2,100. 2,200.
0:57:22 > 0:57:252,300. 2,400.
0:57:25 > 0:57:272,500...
0:57:27 > 0:57:31- CHUCKLES - It deserves to make this.
0:57:31 > 0:57:34In the room, now, at 2,500.
0:57:34 > 0:57:36- £2,500... - BANGS GAVEL
0:57:36 > 0:57:41The hammer's gone down. Gordon, well done!
0:57:41 > 0:57:45Thank Brenda for bringing that in. Cheer her up in Blackpool!
0:57:45 > 0:57:50- How come you're not with her? - We're farmers.- You can't leave.
0:57:50 > 0:57:56- I'll give her a ring.- She might go on a spending spree in Blackpool!
0:57:56 > 0:58:02What a wonderful way to end the show. I hope Brenda's over the moon.
0:58:02 > 0:58:08Join us for many more surprises, because you never know what's going to happen in an auction room.
0:58:08 > 0:58:11For now, until then, it's goodbye.