0:00:02 > 0:00:05The sea, the sand, plenty of sunshine! But more importantly,
0:00:05 > 0:00:08plenty of people all here laden with antiques
0:00:08 > 0:00:09to have them valued by our experts,
0:00:09 > 0:00:13and today we're in this magnificent building, the Kings Hall
0:00:13 > 0:00:17in Herne Bay on the Kent coastline. And you're watching "Flog It!".
0:00:43 > 0:00:47Look at this! We've got a massive crowd gathering outside our venue,
0:00:47 > 0:00:50this magnificent building, the Kings Hall in Herne Bay
0:00:50 > 0:00:51on the Kent coastline.
0:00:51 > 0:00:54This venue has been used for music recitals, parties,
0:00:54 > 0:00:57and even wrestling. But we don't want any fighting today, do we?
0:00:57 > 0:00:59Because this is "Flog It!",
0:00:59 > 0:01:02the show where we put your unwanted antiques into auction,
0:01:02 > 0:01:06and today somebody's going to go home with an awful lot of money.
0:01:08 > 0:01:10Hello, there! How are you?
0:01:10 > 0:01:13Show and tell! Get them out!
0:01:13 > 0:01:16Today's experts, Kate Bateman and Mark Stacey,
0:01:16 > 0:01:19are already looking for the most exciting items.
0:01:19 > 0:01:20How weird is that?
0:01:20 > 0:01:22They're lovely.
0:01:22 > 0:01:24Kate once stepped out as a ballet dancer.
0:01:24 > 0:01:27These days she's poised as an auction-house owner.
0:01:29 > 0:01:31EPNS stands for electro-plated nickel silver,
0:01:31 > 0:01:33so sadly not solid silver.
0:01:33 > 0:01:36- You're not going to be selling the family silver today.- No.
0:01:38 > 0:01:39Hello. How are you?
0:01:39 > 0:01:41Mark Stacey grew up in Wales,
0:01:41 > 0:01:43and started collecting silver in his teens.
0:01:43 > 0:01:46He's now an independent valuer with a taste for Art Nouveau.
0:01:46 > 0:01:49It's a lovely piece. We'll tell you more inside.
0:01:49 > 0:01:53I've got a piece that's got a signature on the bottom.
0:01:53 > 0:01:57Well, let's have a quick look, because I like signatures on bottoms.
0:01:57 > 0:01:58THEY LAUGH
0:01:58 > 0:02:01- There you go.- Thank you very much. - Bless you. Good luck!
0:02:08 > 0:02:11Coming up - a little bit of the Wild West rides into town.
0:02:11 > 0:02:16He was issued with it by the Pinkerton Detective Agency.
0:02:16 > 0:02:19- Really?- Yes, for his own protection carrying money.
0:02:19 > 0:02:21And that was in the 1890s.
0:02:21 > 0:02:25We find out that one woman's rubbish is another's treasure.
0:02:25 > 0:02:29- That got the boundary, didn't it? - Yes! I must go and find some more.
0:02:29 > 0:02:33- Have you got any more?- Not cricket, but I've got some more rubbish!
0:02:33 > 0:02:37And a charity-shop find knocks us all for six.
0:02:37 > 0:02:40- What are you hoping for? - I have no idea.
0:02:40 > 0:02:43- I didn't think it was worth anything.- Really?
0:02:45 > 0:02:49Oh! I knew it had quality, but not that much.
0:02:50 > 0:02:53Find out later just how much quality this little pot has.
0:03:00 > 0:03:03Oh! You caught me unwrapping man's best friend here,
0:03:03 > 0:03:06covered in bubble wrap. As you can see, it's a full house,
0:03:06 > 0:03:08and everybody is now safely seated inside.
0:03:08 > 0:03:11It's about time we got on with the valuations.
0:03:11 > 0:03:13- Everybody wants to know... - ALL: What's it worth?
0:03:13 > 0:03:15And we're going to find out.
0:03:15 > 0:03:17Kate is the first expert at the blue tablecloth.
0:03:17 > 0:03:21Let's go and join her and see what she's found.
0:03:21 > 0:03:25Isabel, you've brought quite an interesting sporting collection.
0:03:25 > 0:03:28- What do we know about it? - Well, first of all, it's not mine.
0:03:28 > 0:03:31It's my late husband's, and I found it in the loft.
0:03:31 > 0:03:34- Did you know he had it up there? - I knew vaguely
0:03:34 > 0:03:38- that there was a lot of what I might have called rubbish.- Right.
0:03:38 > 0:03:41- I knew not to throw them out.- He's collected a fantastic collection
0:03:41 > 0:03:45of cricket memorabilia, I suppose you would call it.
0:03:45 > 0:03:48You've got signatures, mainly late 1940s, so post-war.
0:03:48 > 0:03:50He obviously has cut out some of them.
0:03:50 > 0:03:54- Yes.- Which, for a collector... - Isn't as good. No.
0:03:54 > 0:03:56In this book, you've got all the different counties,
0:03:56 > 0:03:59and he's got complete sets of quite a few of them.
0:03:59 > 0:04:01Look at this, on a Surrey headed paper.
0:04:01 > 0:04:04- That's beautiful! - That's really nice. What's this one?
0:04:04 > 0:04:09That's a West Indies touring team, but I'm not sure of the date.
0:04:09 > 0:04:12As you can see, they've come over on a cargo ship,
0:04:12 > 0:04:15and they must have all been sitting on the deck
0:04:15 > 0:04:17- signing pieces of paper.- Brilliant!
0:04:17 > 0:04:20And again, we've got a West Indies fully signed team photo here.
0:04:20 > 0:04:23New Zealand team, 1949.
0:04:23 > 0:04:25And again, a South African team.
0:04:25 > 0:04:29- I'm not a cricketer myself, obviously...- No, neither am I!
0:04:29 > 0:04:31So most of these names are not leaping out at me,
0:04:31 > 0:04:35but I'm sure the collectors will still get interested in them.
0:04:35 > 0:04:38They're of a good age, as well, and condition-wise, brilliant.
0:04:38 > 0:04:41- So they were up in the loft. - They were in the loft.
0:04:41 > 0:04:43How much do you think they might be worth?
0:04:43 > 0:04:45- To me, nothing.- Right.
0:04:45 > 0:04:47But to a cricketer or a cricket fan,
0:04:47 > 0:04:49- who knows?- Like your husband.
0:04:49 > 0:04:52Yes! Yes, they were very precious to him.
0:04:52 > 0:04:56As a mixed collection, you've probably got an estimate for auction
0:04:56 > 0:04:59- of somewhere between £100 and £150. - That sounds brilliant.
0:04:59 > 0:05:02- You'd be happy with that?- Yes, yes.
0:05:02 > 0:05:05Probably reserve it just below that. £80 reserve.
0:05:05 > 0:05:09- Give the auctioneer a bit of discretion, so if it gets to 75, let it go.- Yes.
0:05:09 > 0:05:13I'm sure there will be names in here that are very collectible.
0:05:13 > 0:05:16The auction house can find out some of the more collectible names,
0:05:16 > 0:05:19make sure they're listed in the catalogue,
0:05:19 > 0:05:22and they'll contact some collectors, or if it goes up on the internet,
0:05:22 > 0:05:25they'll be flagged up as worth collecting,
0:05:25 > 0:05:27and that will get your buyers in.
0:05:27 > 0:05:32- Hopefully we'll find out the more interesting people and get you a good result.- Thank you!
0:05:32 > 0:05:36Kate's done her best to put a fair valuation on that collection,
0:05:36 > 0:05:39but you just can never tell with this kind of lot.
0:05:42 > 0:05:45Now, here's something we rarely see on "Flog It!".
0:05:47 > 0:05:49Ted's brought in an antique gun.
0:05:49 > 0:05:52Firearm laws don't apply to old weapons like this,
0:05:52 > 0:05:55as you can't get ammunition for it. It's clearly a collectable.
0:05:55 > 0:05:59- Can you tell us what it is? - It's a Smith & Wesson.
0:05:59 > 0:06:03It's a .310-calibre Rimfire.
0:06:03 > 0:06:07- It's what is also called a lockup. - Explain that.
0:06:07 > 0:06:11- Can you show us what that is? - Yes, certainly. Colts had a patent
0:06:11 > 0:06:14- that they locked down the barrel. - Oh, right. OK.
0:06:14 > 0:06:16To load it, you'd lock it down and put the bullets in.
0:06:16 > 0:06:19So Smith & Wesson had to think up another idea,
0:06:19 > 0:06:22and they designed what's called the lockup,
0:06:22 > 0:06:24- so it works in the opposite direction.- Oh, wow!
0:06:24 > 0:06:27- And then you'd load it there. - What you do is, you cock the gun,
0:06:27 > 0:06:31take out the barrel. You then push out the old cartridges
0:06:31 > 0:06:34with that piece, reload,
0:06:34 > 0:06:36put it back in again, lock it up,
0:06:36 > 0:06:40and it's got a hidden trigger, so it's safe in somebody's pocket.
0:06:40 > 0:06:42- So you don't blow your leg off. - Exactly, yeah.
0:06:42 > 0:06:45It wasn't a holstered gun. It was carried in the pocket.
0:06:45 > 0:06:49- It's quite a light weight. It's not a heavy gun.- No.
0:06:49 > 0:06:51It appealed to me for several reasons,
0:06:51 > 0:06:54first of all because it's a really good, collectable firearm.
0:06:54 > 0:06:59There's lots of collectors for them. But also it's in fabulous condition.
0:06:59 > 0:07:02- I used to shoot at the pistol club in Herne Bay.- Oh, right. OK.
0:07:02 > 0:07:05Looking at it, I'm quite certain it's never been fired.
0:07:05 > 0:07:09By looking down the barrel, you can see how clean it is.
0:07:09 > 0:07:13- If you look up at the light with it, it's never been fired at all.- No.
0:07:13 > 0:07:15And the wear on it is minimal.
0:07:15 > 0:07:18But also you've got all this wonderful blueing to the metal.
0:07:18 > 0:07:21There's not even a scratch on there, is there?
0:07:21 > 0:07:23And the lovely turned handle.
0:07:23 > 0:07:26- So, how long have you owned it? - About 18 years now.
0:07:26 > 0:07:29- And where did you get it from? - I had a very good friend.
0:07:29 > 0:07:34He was ex-Navy, same as I was. And when he left the Navy after the war,
0:07:34 > 0:07:36he became a bookmaker, a London bookmaker.
0:07:36 > 0:07:39And he got friendly with another bookmaker
0:07:39 > 0:07:41who was quite older than him.
0:07:41 > 0:07:45He asked him if he would like this when this bookmaker was retiring,
0:07:45 > 0:07:47and he said that he was issued with it
0:07:47 > 0:07:51- by the Pinkerton Detective Agency. - Really?- Yes,
0:07:51 > 0:07:54for his own protection carrying money. And that was in the 1890s.
0:07:54 > 0:07:58- Gosh!- Yeah.- There's no reason why it shouldn't have happened,
0:07:58 > 0:08:02but with all these stories, you need a good provenance to show that.
0:08:02 > 0:08:06You've had it for all these years. Why have you decided now to sell it?
0:08:06 > 0:08:09Having reached the great old age of 77...
0:08:09 > 0:08:12They won't throw it in the box after me, will they?
0:08:12 > 0:08:15But the thing is that there are collectors out there,
0:08:15 > 0:08:17younger people who like to collect,
0:08:17 > 0:08:20and it seems such a shame to go to waste.
0:08:20 > 0:08:24I agree with you. They're specialist dealers and collectors
0:08:24 > 0:08:29who want this. I think a sensible estimate is £300 to £500.
0:08:29 > 0:08:32- Is that something you'd be happy with?- Oh, yes.
0:08:32 > 0:08:35- It's better than being in the safe. - Of course it is.
0:08:35 > 0:08:38We'll put a reserve of 300, because it's not worth giving these away.
0:08:38 > 0:08:42- It's a good, collectable item. - It is a mint-condition item.
0:08:42 > 0:08:46I think it's fantastic. I'm really pleased to have met you.
0:08:46 > 0:08:49- Thank you for telling us all about it.- Thank you, Mark.
0:08:49 > 0:08:51Whoever buys this won't need a firearms licence,
0:08:51 > 0:08:53because it's obviously an antique.
0:08:56 > 0:08:59Just look at this a moment. Do you two know each other?
0:08:59 > 0:09:01- Not at all.- How random is this?
0:09:01 > 0:09:04This lady has brought in the kettle,
0:09:04 > 0:09:06this young lad's brought in the biscuit barrel.
0:09:06 > 0:09:10Tea and biscuits, anybody? Refreshments are here!
0:09:10 > 0:09:13And I just might have found something to satisfy anyone
0:09:13 > 0:09:16with a real sweet tooth.
0:09:16 > 0:09:19It certainly stands well, Mike. Thank you for bringing this in.
0:09:19 > 0:09:22It's a piece of sterling silver. Anybody know what this is?
0:09:22 > 0:09:25- Sugar shaker?- Sorry?- Sugar shaker.
0:09:25 > 0:09:27A sugar shaker?
0:09:27 > 0:09:30- A sugar castor! Yeah.- Castor.
0:09:30 > 0:09:33Well done. You got it, though, didn't you, really?
0:09:33 > 0:09:37- So, how did you come by this? - I bought it in Portobello Road.
0:09:37 > 0:09:39Did you? That's my old stomping ground.
0:09:39 > 0:09:43- How long ago was that? - It was about 30 years ago.
0:09:43 > 0:09:46I would've been there then. I had my own little pitch.
0:09:46 > 0:09:49- How much did you pay for it? - £48.- OK.
0:09:49 > 0:09:53Well, there's the assay marks. There's the leopard's head there.
0:09:53 > 0:09:56- Does anybody know that assay mark? - London.- Do you know where that is?
0:09:56 > 0:10:01Yeah, London. And the letter U, which is quite clear there.
0:10:01 > 0:10:04- 1895.- That's 1895.
0:10:04 > 0:10:07And there's the maker's initials, look - WRC.
0:10:07 > 0:10:12Now, I can't find any WRCs in my book, unfortunately.
0:10:12 > 0:10:16There's a WRS, late Victorian, but he was a spoon maker.
0:10:16 > 0:10:19I would say you paid...
0:10:21 > 0:10:24..the right money for that, and it's what the trade wants right now.
0:10:24 > 0:10:27It's good, it's clean, there's no dents in it.
0:10:27 > 0:10:31The finial is slightly bent to one side, but that can be sorted out.
0:10:31 > 0:10:34And it stands well. It looks good. It's got a good height.
0:10:34 > 0:10:36It's not flatware, which is quite boring.
0:10:36 > 0:10:39- It looks good in my cabinet. - Why is it here today,
0:10:39 > 0:10:42- and not in your cabinet? - I've had it quite a few years now,
0:10:42 > 0:10:46and I've, er, really liked looking at it.
0:10:46 > 0:10:52It's given me a lot of pleasure, and it's time to pass it on to somebody else who'll appreciate it too.
0:10:52 > 0:10:55I would say, if an auctioneer wanted to catalogue this,
0:10:55 > 0:10:59he'd put this into the saleroom at a valuation of £75 to £100.
0:10:59 > 0:11:04- How do you feel about that? - That's OK. Happy with that. Yeah.
0:11:04 > 0:11:07- Well, let's flog it.- Yeah. Flog it.
0:11:14 > 0:11:18Next up, Mark has seen something he fancies, but Frances is not so sure.
0:11:18 > 0:11:20What a lovely piece of Victoriana you've brought in.
0:11:20 > 0:11:23- Now, you love it, don't you? - Oh, yes(!) No!
0:11:23 > 0:11:24THEY LAUGH
0:11:24 > 0:11:27- Do you, though?- No, no.- Why not?
0:11:27 > 0:11:29It's just not my sort of thing.
0:11:29 > 0:11:32- You think it's quite ugly, don't you?- Yes.
0:11:32 > 0:11:35You see, I love it because we've got here a wonderful,
0:11:35 > 0:11:37what we call a relief-moulded mould.
0:11:37 > 0:11:40Basically, it's been made in two halves in a mould
0:11:40 > 0:11:41and then put together
0:11:41 > 0:11:45but it's to commemorate the death of Prince Albert in 1861
0:11:45 > 0:11:48and this was a very traumatic part of British history.
0:11:48 > 0:11:52Remember, Victoria went into mourning for the rest of her life.
0:11:52 > 0:11:55- Yes.- She was absolutely devastated by the loss of her husband,
0:11:55 > 0:11:57and I just love the imagery.
0:11:57 > 0:12:00We've got a wonderful portrait of Albert there,
0:12:00 > 0:12:03and then the whole jug is covered
0:12:03 > 0:12:05with royal pomp and ceremony.
0:12:05 > 0:12:06You've got crowns, symbols,
0:12:06 > 0:12:09you've got the royal crest on the back here,
0:12:09 > 0:12:12you've got all the medallions. Just fantastic.
0:12:12 > 0:12:15It's not got a maker's mark, as far as I can see.
0:12:15 > 0:12:18It could be several makers but it is really a lovely lot,
0:12:18 > 0:12:22and you haven't washed it or anything, have you?
0:12:22 > 0:12:24- No.- That's exactly what we need for auction.
0:12:24 > 0:12:27We want to keep it untouched.
0:12:27 > 0:12:29- It's just come from a house.- Yes.
0:12:29 > 0:12:32I love it. Now, does that make any difference to you?
0:12:32 > 0:12:34- Do you like it any more?- No. - No, you still don't like it?
0:12:34 > 0:12:36You're determined to flog it?
0:12:36 > 0:12:39- Yes.- Wonderful, because we wouldn't have a show otherwise.- No!
0:12:39 > 0:12:42But I adore it. Where did you get it from?
0:12:42 > 0:12:47Well, my husband was given it by his mother
0:12:47 > 0:12:50and it came from his father's mother.
0:12:50 > 0:12:52- So it's been in the family for quite a long time.- Yes.
0:12:52 > 0:12:55And does hubby know you brought it along today?
0:12:55 > 0:12:58Only last night, I said, "Shall I take this?"
0:12:58 > 0:13:01- And he was quite happy?- He said yes. - If you go home without it,
0:13:01 > 0:13:03- it's not going to cause a family dispute.- No.
0:13:03 > 0:13:06- Oh, good, because we don't want that.- No.
0:13:06 > 0:13:07But I adore it.
0:13:07 > 0:13:10I have to tell you the sad thing that ten years ago,
0:13:10 > 0:13:13this probably would have been worth a bit more money.
0:13:13 > 0:13:15I think in today's market
0:13:15 > 0:13:19we are probably looking at an estimate of...
0:13:19 > 0:13:21£60 to £80.
0:13:21 > 0:13:25I hope it would make a bit more than that, if we put a reserve of 50.
0:13:25 > 0:13:27Would that be all right with you?
0:13:27 > 0:13:29- Yes.- But I just noticed looking at the handle,
0:13:29 > 0:13:32the top of the crown there has got a little bit missing.
0:13:32 > 0:13:34- I didn't notice.- No, I didn't notice
0:13:34 > 0:13:36until I suddenly look at it at this eye level.
0:13:36 > 0:13:39I don't think it will affect the value
0:13:39 > 0:13:42but maybe if we just put the reserve at discretion,
0:13:42 > 0:13:45- so within 10% rather than fixed, is that all right?- Yes.
0:13:45 > 0:13:47- That's all right.- Wonderful.
0:13:47 > 0:13:49Well, I think it's charming
0:13:49 > 0:13:51and I very much look forward to seeing it at the auction,
0:13:51 > 0:13:56and I really hope other people appreciate it as much as I do.
0:13:56 > 0:13:58- Oh, good.- Thank you.- Thank you.
0:14:02 > 0:14:04This is Manston Airfield in Kent.
0:14:04 > 0:14:07As you can see, there are planes behind me here.
0:14:07 > 0:14:10They take off daily carrying passengers and cargo across Europe
0:14:10 > 0:14:13and onwards to Africa, but during the years of the Second World War,
0:14:13 > 0:14:16there was only one destination and that was a short ten-minute hop
0:14:16 > 0:14:18across the English Channel to France
0:14:18 > 0:14:23because this airstrip played a vital role in Britain's air defences.
0:14:26 > 0:14:30In 1940 the threat of German invasion hung over the country
0:14:30 > 0:14:34and airfields across the south-east were put into service
0:14:34 > 0:14:35as urgently needed RAF bases.
0:14:38 > 0:14:39The Battle of Britain had begun
0:14:39 > 0:14:42and much of it was fought in the skies above Kent.
0:14:43 > 0:14:46Manston was home to hundreds of Spitfires.
0:14:46 > 0:14:50The young pilots were on constant alert to intercept bombers
0:14:50 > 0:14:53and the people of Kent even raised enough money
0:14:53 > 0:14:55to sponsor their own squadron.
0:14:55 > 0:14:59Unfortunately, none of those Kent planes survived,
0:14:59 > 0:15:03but you can still see a real Spitfire here at Manston Airfield
0:15:03 > 0:15:06in the Spitfire and Hurricane Memorial Museum.
0:15:06 > 0:15:08This one saw active service at home
0:15:08 > 0:15:10and across Northern Holland and Germany.
0:15:10 > 0:15:14Although it will never fly again, it's been faithfully restored.
0:15:14 > 0:15:16Imagine sitting in there as a young pilot
0:15:16 > 0:15:19chasing the Messerschmitt 109s through the clouds,
0:15:19 > 0:15:21and when I say young, the pilots were young.
0:15:21 > 0:15:2420 years was about the average age.
0:15:24 > 0:15:27Skilful, brave men, and if you've ever wondered
0:15:27 > 0:15:31what a Rolls-Royce V12 Merlin engine sounds like,
0:15:31 > 0:15:32I've got a real treat for you.
0:15:37 > 0:15:40I've come to meet the pilot of one of the few Spitfires still flying,
0:15:40 > 0:15:43which is named in honour of the men and their aircraft
0:15:43 > 0:15:45who once flew out of Manston.
0:15:48 > 0:15:51Some guys go fishing for a hobby or they have classic cars
0:15:51 > 0:15:53but Peter here flies Spitfires.
0:15:53 > 0:15:55- Hello.- Hello.- Pleased to meet you.
0:15:55 > 0:15:57And what a beauty, what a design icon.
0:15:57 > 0:15:59I envy you! What's it like to fly?
0:15:59 > 0:16:02- It's an absolute delight to fly. It really is.- Is it?
0:16:02 > 0:16:04Yeah, and it's an absolute privilege
0:16:04 > 0:16:07to be able to have access to a Spitfire to fly.
0:16:07 > 0:16:10- Even as a schoolboy, you made Airfix models, I guess. I did.- Oh, yes.
0:16:10 > 0:16:14- I loved them, I loved making them. I've still got some!- That's right.
0:16:14 > 0:16:17This is the real thing. How did you come across this?
0:16:17 > 0:16:20Well, I did a little bit of research and found that there were a few
0:16:20 > 0:16:24- that had been recovered from South Africa in a scrapyard.- Really?
0:16:24 > 0:16:27In a very dilapidated state, to say the least,
0:16:27 > 0:16:28but it was a starting point.
0:16:28 > 0:16:31How did they end up there? Do you know? Did you find out?
0:16:31 > 0:16:32Yes, at the end of the war
0:16:32 > 0:16:36a number of Spitfires were sold to the South African Air Force
0:16:36 > 0:16:39in around about 1946, 1947.
0:16:39 > 0:16:42I believe that they operated them right up until the late '50s
0:16:42 > 0:16:44and then they were scrapped from there.
0:16:44 > 0:16:47- Was this a complete rustbucket, then?- Um...
0:16:47 > 0:16:50I suppose that's one way of describing it, to be honest.
0:16:50 > 0:16:51PAUL LAUGHS
0:16:51 > 0:16:55- How many years did it take to restore?- Eight years.- Did it?
0:16:55 > 0:16:59Eight years of scouring the world looking for spare parts.
0:16:59 > 0:17:01What was the hardest thing you had to find for this?
0:17:01 > 0:17:06- To be honest, airframe parts, the bits you can actually see.- Fuselage?
0:17:06 > 0:17:08Yeah, fuselage and wing components.
0:17:08 > 0:17:11Engines are still not too much of a problem
0:17:11 > 0:17:14and propeller blades, ironically, are made
0:17:14 > 0:17:15and they are made in Germany.
0:17:15 > 0:17:17- Are they? Really?- They are.
0:17:19 > 0:17:21Spitfires were not just fighters.
0:17:21 > 0:17:23Many were equalled with bombs
0:17:23 > 0:17:27and used as ground attack aircraft against road and rail targets.
0:17:27 > 0:17:30Some were based on board aircraft carriers
0:17:30 > 0:17:33and others were used for photo reconnaissance.
0:17:33 > 0:17:35In all, 22,500 were built
0:17:35 > 0:17:39and they became the iconic image of Britain's victory in the war.
0:17:40 > 0:17:43But by the late 1940s, with the war over,
0:17:43 > 0:17:46most were quickly taken out of service and scrapped.
0:17:46 > 0:17:49In the early 1950s, the RAF retired its last Spitfire.
0:17:50 > 0:17:54Within a few short years, only a handful were still flying.
0:17:54 > 0:17:57But thanks to enthusiasts around the world,
0:17:57 > 0:17:5970 years after their greatest hour,
0:17:59 > 0:18:02there are believed to be around 50 flying today.
0:18:02 > 0:18:0520 of them are here in the UK.
0:18:05 > 0:18:07You've done a terrific job.
0:18:07 > 0:18:12- Wonderful job.- It just looks right, doesn't it, as an aeroplane?- Yeah.
0:18:12 > 0:18:13There's just something about it.
0:18:13 > 0:18:16They always say, if it looks right, then it flies right,
0:18:16 > 0:18:18and I think that's definitely the case with the Spitfire.
0:18:18 > 0:18:22- And it's capable of speeds of up to what? 350 mph?- Yes, yes.
0:18:22 > 0:18:25- It's not particularly comfortable at high speeds.- No, I bet it's not.
0:18:25 > 0:18:28There's very few comforts in the cockpit, so you need to fly it
0:18:28 > 0:18:31really for pleasure and the preservation of the aircraft.
0:18:32 > 0:18:34So what's the future of this?
0:18:34 > 0:18:37Well, we want to make sure that its future is secure.
0:18:37 > 0:18:40At the moment we do various events with the aircraft,
0:18:40 > 0:18:42not necessarily airshows,
0:18:42 > 0:18:44off-airfield events, weddings,
0:18:44 > 0:18:48private parties, and they all make contributions
0:18:48 > 0:18:51and it does help to cover some of the running costs
0:18:51 > 0:18:53because they are really...
0:18:53 > 0:18:55- Horrendous, I bet.- They are, yeah.
0:18:55 > 0:18:58We've got a website running for the aircraft
0:18:58 > 0:19:02- and so that's our advertising. - OK.- Really that's our future.
0:19:02 > 0:19:06- We just type in "Spitfire", do we, and we find it?- Absolutely. Sure.
0:19:06 > 0:19:09- Oh, thank you so much for letting me look around this.- My pleasure.
0:19:09 > 0:19:12I'm going to watch you take off and enjoy the moment.
0:19:31 > 0:19:36Just look at that. The Spirit of Kent, that's nostalgia in the sky.
0:19:36 > 0:19:38It's such a shame that it's just
0:19:38 > 0:19:41a short-range single-seater fighter plane because if it had two seats
0:19:41 > 0:19:45I'd be hitching a lift and it would be fly away Peter, fly away Paul.
0:19:55 > 0:19:57And now for my favourite part of the show.
0:19:57 > 0:20:00Let's head straight to the auction and see what the bidders think.
0:20:00 > 0:20:03And here's a reminder of what we're taking.
0:20:03 > 0:20:05We have Isabel's cricket memorabilia.
0:20:05 > 0:20:08It's been in the loft for ages, but she's sure it's worth a few bob.
0:20:08 > 0:20:11Michael's silver sugar castor is over 100 years old,
0:20:11 > 0:20:14and that's the same age as our third item,
0:20:14 > 0:20:17Ted's Smith & Wesson revolver. It's an unusual piece,
0:20:17 > 0:20:19with a great story.
0:20:19 > 0:20:20And that china jug,
0:20:20 > 0:20:24which was made to commemorate the death of Prince Albert in 1861.
0:20:27 > 0:20:31For our auction today, we've moved a few miles inland to Canterbury.
0:20:31 > 0:20:34A quick tip, just before the sale starts.
0:20:34 > 0:20:37Buy a catalogue, read all the information in it,
0:20:37 > 0:20:41and check the small print, because there is a buyer's and seller's premium to pay.
0:20:41 > 0:20:46So factor that in! When the hammer goes down, make sure you can afford a little extra.
0:20:46 > 0:20:49Our auctioneer today is Cliona Kilroy.
0:20:51 > 0:20:55And first under the hammer is Isabel's cricket collection.
0:20:55 > 0:20:57- This is one for the boys, isn't it? - It is!
0:20:57 > 0:21:01Let's bring Kate in, because it's a girlie thing as well, cricket,
0:21:01 > 0:21:03- let's face it, if you like... - Um, no.
0:21:03 > 0:21:07I don't know much about it, just enough to know it should sell at this price.
0:21:07 > 0:21:10- £100 to £200 we've got on this. - Yeah.
0:21:10 > 0:21:13- Cricket memorabilia is big business. It really is.- Yeah.
0:21:13 > 0:21:16- This is going to go for six, - straightaway. Promise?
0:21:16 > 0:21:19- Yes, definitely! - Might be a duck. You never know.
0:21:19 > 0:21:22No, it won't. It won't be a no-bowl. This is it here.
0:21:24 > 0:21:28Three cricket photographs autographed by the various teams
0:21:28 > 0:21:32as in the catalogue, and a selection of other autographed photographs.
0:21:32 > 0:21:34- Commission interest. We start at... - 90.- £90.
0:21:34 > 0:21:37- Oh! - 90 I'm bid. I'm looking for £100.
0:21:37 > 0:21:39100 I'm bid. 110. 120. 130.
0:21:39 > 0:21:41140. 150.
0:21:41 > 0:21:44- 160?- Oh, that's great!
0:21:44 > 0:21:47160. 170. 180. 190.
0:21:47 > 0:21:50200? Anybody at 200?
0:21:50 > 0:21:52- This is good. - On my right, still at £190 now.
0:21:52 > 0:21:55Any further offer? Any further bid? Anything online?
0:21:55 > 0:21:58If not, I'm selling at £190. The bid is on my right at 190.
0:21:58 > 0:22:01You're back in at 200. 210.
0:22:01 > 0:22:03220. 220 anywhere?
0:22:03 > 0:22:07Still on my right at £210. And selling at 210...
0:22:07 > 0:22:11- Yes! £210!- Thank you! - Hammer's gone down at 210.
0:22:11 > 0:22:14- Thank you very much! - That got the boundary, didn't it?
0:22:14 > 0:22:19- Yes! I must go and find some more! - Have you got any more?
0:22:19 > 0:22:21Not cricket, but I've got some more rubbish!
0:22:21 > 0:22:24Oh, you have some rubbish. If you've got any rubbish like that,
0:22:24 > 0:22:27- we want to see it.- That's the kind of rubbish we love. Bring it in.
0:22:27 > 0:22:29I'll bring it!
0:22:29 > 0:22:31I love it when one person's hobby
0:22:31 > 0:22:33proves popular with other collectors.
0:22:36 > 0:22:38Our next item is Michael's silver sugar castor,
0:22:38 > 0:22:42which he bought 30 years ago at my old stomping ground,
0:22:42 > 0:22:44the Portobello Road.
0:22:44 > 0:22:47Unfortunately its owner Michael cannot be with us today,
0:22:47 > 0:22:49so it's just me holding the fort. Here we go.
0:22:49 > 0:22:53Let's find out what this lot think. Let's hope the bidders are here.
0:22:54 > 0:22:58Lot number 437 is the late-Victorian silver sugar castor.
0:22:58 > 0:23:00Lot 437. Who'll start me at, er, £50?
0:23:00 > 0:23:0350? Any interest at £50, lot 437, the sugar castor?
0:23:03 > 0:23:0650 I'm bid. Who's in at 60 now?
0:23:06 > 0:23:0860 for someone? 60 I have.
0:23:08 > 0:23:10- Yes. Chap down the front. - Anybody at 80?
0:23:10 > 0:23:14Bid is at the front of the room here at £70 now. Anybody else bidding?
0:23:14 > 0:23:19Right at the front at £70, then. If we're all done I will sell.
0:23:19 > 0:23:22Well, that's it. It's gone. It just sold for £70.
0:23:22 > 0:23:24Straight in, straight out. Blink and you'll miss it.
0:23:24 > 0:23:27I think Michael will be pleased with that. He bought it for,
0:23:27 > 0:23:32if my memory serves me well, £40 in the Portobello Road quite a few years ago. That's a winner.
0:23:32 > 0:23:35A lovely item, on its way to a new home.
0:23:35 > 0:23:39Next up, it's the commemorative jug brought in by Frances.
0:23:39 > 0:23:42- I know this was your husband's jug, wasn't it?- Yes.- Is he here today?
0:23:42 > 0:23:45- Is he going to wave it goodbye? Where is he?- He's over there.
0:23:45 > 0:23:49- There he is, waving at you. Good luck.- It was his grandmother's
0:23:49 > 0:23:51and she took in lodgers,
0:23:51 > 0:23:54- so I think they used it as a payment. - Oh, did they?
0:23:54 > 0:23:58- A part payment, that's a way to pay the bills.- It's not bad, is it?
0:23:58 > 0:24:00- I like bartering like that. - Yes, it's not bad.
0:24:00 > 0:24:04I love these sort of things, these moulded jugs. They're wonderful.
0:24:04 > 0:24:07This is so indicative of the royal family and all those coats of arms.
0:24:07 > 0:24:10- Wonderful quality.- I guess the greatest monument to Prince Albert
0:24:10 > 0:24:13would be the Albert Hall, wouldn't it? What a wonderful building
0:24:13 > 0:24:15with a lovely monument around it.
0:24:15 > 0:24:18- A bit too big to... - Too big to bring in to film!
0:24:18 > 0:24:21Yes, if you've got anything like that, we want to see you!
0:24:21 > 0:24:24Bring it to one of our evaluation days. Look, good luck.
0:24:24 > 0:24:26And good luck. Here we go, it's going under the hammer.
0:24:28 > 0:24:31Lot number 101 is the 19th-century Parian ware jug
0:24:31 > 0:24:34to commemorate the death of Prince Albert. Lot 101.
0:24:34 > 0:24:36Who'll start me at £50?
0:24:36 > 0:24:38Thank you, 50 I'm bid.
0:24:38 > 0:24:39Who's in at 60 now?
0:24:39 > 0:24:4260 for someone? Thank you. 60? 70.
0:24:42 > 0:24:4380.
0:24:43 > 0:24:4590. 100.
0:24:45 > 0:24:46It's doing well!
0:24:46 > 0:24:47110. 120.
0:24:50 > 0:24:52130? 140.
0:24:54 > 0:24:56No? Any interest at 140 in the room?
0:24:56 > 0:25:00140. 150. 160.
0:25:00 > 0:25:02Somebody on the phone.
0:25:02 > 0:25:05Anyone at 160? Right at the front here at £150,
0:25:05 > 0:25:07I'm looking for 160.
0:25:07 > 0:25:09If not, I'll sell at £150, then...
0:25:10 > 0:25:13Yes, the hammer's gone down. We'll take that, won't we?
0:25:13 > 0:25:16He's laughing his head off, your husband over there.
0:25:16 > 0:25:17- What a good result. - A very good result
0:25:17 > 0:25:19because there was a tiny bit of damage.
0:25:19 > 0:25:22There was a little bit of the crown missing that we found at the end.
0:25:22 > 0:25:24- All the collectors were here today. - Yes.
0:25:24 > 0:25:27Frances might not have liked it, but two of the bidders did,
0:25:27 > 0:25:29and that's all you need to get a good price.
0:25:29 > 0:25:33And now we're ready for Ted's 1890s Smith & Wesson revolver.
0:25:33 > 0:25:37The auctioneers are happy to sell, as it's clearly 100 years old,
0:25:37 > 0:25:40and you can't buy ammunition for it.
0:25:41 > 0:25:44- Remind me, why are you selling this? - You can't take it with you.
0:25:44 > 0:25:47Well, you can't take anything with you, can you?
0:25:47 > 0:25:50I used to do a lot of shooting at one time, but, you know,
0:25:50 > 0:25:53- I sort of packed it up.- Is there no-one you wanted to pass it on to?
0:25:53 > 0:25:56- No. Kids aren't interested these days.- Not really, are they?
0:25:56 > 0:25:58You don't want it lying round the house.
0:25:58 > 0:26:02No. It's really for a collector, because, as you say,
0:26:02 > 0:26:05the condition is fantastic, all the blueing on the barrel...
0:26:05 > 0:26:09- It's just what you want.- I want to see some phone lines booked here,
0:26:09 > 0:26:11and I want to see some internet bidding,
0:26:11 > 0:26:14- because hopefully this will just fly away.- Hope so.
0:26:14 > 0:26:16Let's find out, shall we? Ted, this is it.
0:26:19 > 0:26:23The Smith & Wesson lockup-patent five-shot-calibre revolver.
0:26:23 > 0:26:26Good thing, this. Several bids. Starting at £360.
0:26:26 > 0:26:29I'm looking for 380. Bid is on the book at £360
0:26:29 > 0:26:34and I'm looking for 380. Who's in at £380?
0:26:34 > 0:26:36Anybody in at 380?
0:26:38 > 0:26:40380. 400. And 20.
0:26:42 > 0:26:44- 440. 460.- This is good.
0:26:44 > 0:26:47480. 500.
0:26:48 > 0:26:52No? It's at £480 on my right now. Any further offer?
0:26:52 > 0:26:56Any further bid in the room? If not I'll sell at £480.
0:26:56 > 0:27:00The bid is on my right at 480. If we're all done at 480...
0:27:00 > 0:27:03- Top end of the estimate. - We're happy with that.- Very.
0:27:03 > 0:27:05- Are you, Ted?- Yeah, not half!- Good. - THEY LAUGH
0:27:08 > 0:27:11- There's commission to pay, don't forget.- Of course.
0:27:11 > 0:27:14- Enjoy the rest of the day. - Thank you.- And the money.
0:27:14 > 0:27:17A cheque will be going off to help the old soldiers.
0:27:17 > 0:27:22- Is that what you're doing? - Some of it.- Help The Heroes? - I shall send them a cheque.
0:27:22 > 0:27:25Ted's revolver was in mint condition and had never been fired,
0:27:25 > 0:27:28so the collectors were prepared to pay top money for it.
0:27:31 > 0:27:34That concludes our first visit to the sale today.
0:27:34 > 0:27:38We are coming back here later, and I guarantee one big surprise,
0:27:38 > 0:27:42so whatever you do, don't go away. But while we were in the area,
0:27:42 > 0:27:45I took the opportunity to explore some of the local history.
0:27:45 > 0:27:47Take a look at this!
0:27:54 > 0:27:57For hundreds of years, sailing barges were a familiar sight
0:27:57 > 0:28:01- along the Kent coastline. - Up topsail!
0:28:01 > 0:28:03Take it right up.
0:28:03 > 0:28:05Forwards, as well.
0:28:06 > 0:28:09One, the Cambria, was still plying her trade
0:28:09 > 0:28:12well into the '70s, the only remaining commercial cargo vessel
0:28:12 > 0:28:16in the UK purely working under sail.
0:28:16 > 0:28:20A flat-bottomed, leeboarded, spritsailed barge she is.
0:28:20 > 0:28:22Built at the turn of the century,
0:28:22 > 0:28:26the Cambria still knows no other power than the wind.
0:28:29 > 0:28:32But this romantic age was slowly ending.
0:28:32 > 0:28:34As modern ships took over the work,
0:28:34 > 0:28:39the Cambria was retired from working life, and left to rot in mud.
0:28:45 > 0:28:47Well, here on the quayside in Faversham,
0:28:47 > 0:28:50the old girl is being brought back to life.
0:28:50 > 0:28:53Underneath all these temporary canvasses and covers,
0:28:53 > 0:28:56the sailing barge Cambria lives again,
0:28:56 > 0:28:59and the shipwrights are working on her right now,
0:28:59 > 0:29:00so come aboard and take a look.
0:29:01 > 0:29:06In 1996, a group of enthusiasts took over ownership of the Cambria,
0:29:06 > 0:29:08and formed a charitable trust.
0:29:08 > 0:29:10William Collard is the project manager.
0:29:11 > 0:29:15What a wonderful vessel! It's an honour to be on the deck with you,
0:29:15 > 0:29:18and I can't wait to see this finished,
0:29:18 > 0:29:20- because it is a huge vessel, isn't it?- Yes, it is,
0:29:20 > 0:29:23and everything around us, as you see, is chunky...
0:29:23 > 0:29:26- Big scale.- Big stuff. - Where did you come across her?
0:29:26 > 0:29:29Well, I first came across her in the 1970s
0:29:29 > 0:29:33when she was down in Sittingbourne in a very bad state.
0:29:33 > 0:29:35She had been taken out of trade,
0:29:35 > 0:29:38and a group of enthusiasts were getting together
0:29:38 > 0:29:42to try and restore her. Unfortunately there was no funding,
0:29:42 > 0:29:45so she slowly deteriorated. She was moved around
0:29:45 > 0:29:50from place to place, but really just only patched up.
0:29:50 > 0:29:52You've been part of this for a long time.
0:29:52 > 0:29:55I joined the Cambria Trust in 1996,
0:29:55 > 0:29:58when the vessel was sinking on every tide.
0:29:59 > 0:30:02The big breakthrough came in 2007.
0:30:02 > 0:30:06The Trust was given a £1 million lottery grant.
0:30:06 > 0:30:11Now they could begin the enormous task of completely rebuilding her
0:30:11 > 0:30:12from the bottom upwards.
0:30:12 > 0:30:17A great percentage of this vessel had rotten timbers in it,
0:30:17 > 0:30:19didn't it? They've all been replaced now.
0:30:19 > 0:30:23She was really falling apart, especially on the one side.
0:30:23 > 0:30:25You could put your hand through the side.
0:30:25 > 0:30:29We couldn't really recover any of the timber.
0:30:29 > 0:30:32It was beyond re-using. Many places it was rotten,
0:30:32 > 0:30:35and in many places it was split and broken.
0:30:35 > 0:30:38An example of that is that knee here, this oak knee.
0:30:38 > 0:30:41This is slightly perished now, but a good hundred years old.
0:30:41 > 0:30:45Yes, indeed. It would've been lovely if we could've used things like this,
0:30:45 > 0:30:48but it's just beyond practical use, really.
0:30:48 > 0:30:52But the original floor was as good as the day it was put in,
0:30:52 > 0:30:54and has formed a base for us to work from.
0:30:54 > 0:30:58And it'll probably be just as good in another hundred years.
0:30:58 > 0:30:59We would hope so.
0:31:06 > 0:31:07The Cambria was a coasting barge.
0:31:07 > 0:31:10She worked along the south and east coasts of England,
0:31:10 > 0:31:13and across the Channel to France.
0:31:13 > 0:31:17What do you carry in this barge mainly, usually?
0:31:17 > 0:31:21Well, like all barges, we carry anything from manure to maize.
0:31:21 > 0:31:25We're a sort of a tramp ship, really. We pick up anything.
0:31:25 > 0:31:27I was on a barge once that had a freight of chicken coops.
0:31:27 > 0:31:31Five chicken coops high on the deck, we were.
0:31:31 > 0:31:34The Cambria had been built in Kent in 1906,
0:31:34 > 0:31:37so it's incredible that, 60 years later,
0:31:37 > 0:31:40she was still competing with the larger, more modern cargo ships.
0:31:40 > 0:31:43Remember, she had no engine, and relied on the winds
0:31:43 > 0:31:48and the skills of her master to take the cargoes up and down the Thames.
0:31:50 > 0:31:52What's going to be her place in the future?
0:31:52 > 0:31:54What will you do with her?
0:31:54 > 0:31:57The big hold area that you've seen down below
0:31:57 > 0:32:00- we're converting into a classroom. - OK.
0:32:00 > 0:32:03And the idea is, we've picked a number of ports,
0:32:03 > 0:32:05and we're going to take the vessel to the ports.
0:32:05 > 0:32:10We're starting in Kent, but then we hope to go into Essex and London.
0:32:10 > 0:32:14- Oh, smashing!- And we're going to get 20 to 30 schoolchildren aboard,
0:32:14 > 0:32:17and teach them about the history of the Thames,
0:32:17 > 0:32:20the kind of cargoes these vessels took,
0:32:20 > 0:32:25and see all about the restoration of a really old wooden vessel.
0:32:25 > 0:32:29And the project is already offering opportunities to young people.
0:32:29 > 0:32:31They've even taken on three apprentices
0:32:31 > 0:32:33to work on the restoration,
0:32:33 > 0:32:36under the supervision of master shipwright Tim Goldsack.
0:32:36 > 0:32:39Tim, can I stop you there? Hello, mate.
0:32:39 > 0:32:42- Pleased to meet you.- Hi. - Gosh, what a big vessel, isn't it?
0:32:42 > 0:32:46It's only when you're down here you can see the immense size of it.
0:32:46 > 0:32:49How long does each one of those planks take you
0:32:49 > 0:32:52- to cut to shape and put in? - From start to finish,
0:32:52 > 0:32:54each one takes approximately two days,
0:32:54 > 0:32:59and there's something in the region of 150 planks on the vessel.
0:32:59 > 0:33:02Gosh! So there's a lot of work gone into this hull.
0:33:02 > 0:33:05There certainly is, yeah. Quite a few hours.
0:33:05 > 0:33:08And obviously you're caulking it with bitumen and tar?
0:33:08 > 0:33:11Yeah, that's right. These vessels are constructed
0:33:11 > 0:33:15with two layers of planking, and between the layers
0:33:15 > 0:33:18it has what are called set-work, which is a layer of felt
0:33:18 > 0:33:21- and a layer of tar.- Do you heat the tar up and mix with horse manure?
0:33:21 > 0:33:24Yes. It's hot tar mixed with horse manure,
0:33:24 > 0:33:26which is a traditional binding agent,
0:33:26 > 0:33:29and that helps to give it its watertight integrity.
0:33:29 > 0:33:32And you're trying to use traditional methods all the time?
0:33:32 > 0:33:35Yeah. All the skills we use are the same that were used
0:33:35 > 0:33:39when they were originally built, the only difference being
0:33:39 > 0:33:42that we have modern materials and modern glues, etc.
0:33:42 > 0:33:45I know these would have been pegged and dowled with trennels,
0:33:45 > 0:33:48- tree nails, wouldn't they? - Exactly, yeah.
0:33:48 > 0:33:50Traditionally they were built with trennels.
0:33:50 > 0:33:54These days we used galvanised iron spikes to put everything together.
0:33:54 > 0:33:56Good luck with it.
0:33:56 > 0:33:59Good luck with it. I'm sure she's going to be watertight!
0:33:59 > 0:34:01THEY LAUGH
0:34:04 > 0:34:07It certainly is coming together. A few licks of paint,
0:34:07 > 0:34:09but under full sail she'll look fabulous,
0:34:09 > 0:34:11and I can't wait for that day.
0:34:11 > 0:34:14That's all down to the guys here and their hard work,
0:34:14 > 0:34:17because this sailing barge, Cambria, is now recognised
0:34:17 > 0:34:22as one of our most important sailing vessels. This is a piece of maritime history right here,
0:34:22 > 0:34:25and I'm touching it. Instead of being consigned to the mud
0:34:25 > 0:34:30for another 100 years, she's going to be afloat for future generations to appreciate and enjoy.
0:34:30 > 0:34:32And long may it last!
0:34:37 > 0:34:40At our valuation day in the Kings Hall, Herne Bay,
0:34:40 > 0:34:42there are still hundreds of eager people
0:34:42 > 0:34:45waiting to have their items valued.
0:34:46 > 0:34:50The room is packed inside there, and the queue is spilling out still
0:34:50 > 0:34:53along the seafront. This is where it all starts.
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0:35:12 > 0:35:16On with our valuations, and it's over to Mark Stacey.
0:35:16 > 0:35:19He's with Carol, who looks like she's cashing in her savings!
0:35:19 > 0:35:22- You've brought a little bit of bling in to show us.- I have.
0:35:22 > 0:35:25Now, where did you get all these gold sovereigns?
0:35:25 > 0:35:28I bought them off a dealer
0:35:28 > 0:35:33in London, down a lane called Cheshire Street,
0:35:33 > 0:35:36and my children were very young,
0:35:36 > 0:35:38and I was doing market work,
0:35:38 > 0:35:42and my way of saving was, I used to buy one a week,
0:35:42 > 0:35:44and gradually I built them up,
0:35:44 > 0:35:47and I bought the mounts at £1.25...
0:35:47 > 0:35:50Gosh, this must be going back 40 years or more!
0:35:50 > 0:35:55It is going back 40 years or more! And gradually I had it made into a bracelet.
0:35:55 > 0:35:59The George IV coin I bought round about the same era,
0:35:59 > 0:36:03but to be truthful, I've no idea at all what I paid for it.
0:36:03 > 0:36:06- Probably a tenner or something. - Something like that.
0:36:06 > 0:36:09- Not much.- A couple of quid for the mount, cos it's slightly bigger.
0:36:09 > 0:36:12No, I had the mount made much later. It cost me £100.
0:36:12 > 0:36:15Gosh! Really? Wow.
0:36:15 > 0:36:18- And I presume the mounts are nine-carat gold...- They are.
0:36:18 > 0:36:21- ..rather than the 22-carat gold of the coins.- That's right. Nine.
0:36:21 > 0:36:26If I pick it up, we've got a bun- head for the young Victoria's head
0:36:26 > 0:36:31on those, and then this one, we've got a young Queen Elizabeth head.
0:36:31 > 0:36:33That's right.
0:36:33 > 0:36:35Then we go on again, of course,
0:36:35 > 0:36:39to another young Queen Victoria's head.
0:36:39 > 0:36:42- Then we've got a mid-period head, haven't we?- Yes.
0:36:42 > 0:36:46And then we go back on to another young Victoria's head.
0:36:46 > 0:36:47Another one, yes.
0:36:47 > 0:36:51And then, of course, as you say, you've got a George IV gold £2 coin.
0:36:51 > 0:36:54The sad thing with these sort of things, Carol,
0:36:54 > 0:36:56there's no sentimentality about them.
0:36:56 > 0:37:00- Unless they're a rare coin... - That's right.- ..or a rare date,
0:37:00 > 0:37:03the dealers will weigh them and say, "That's the gold price."
0:37:03 > 0:37:06So I've had a quick tot-up,
0:37:06 > 0:37:09and I mean, as a sensible estimate,
0:37:09 > 0:37:11we're looking at £800 to £1,200.
0:37:11 > 0:37:14- Right.- So we're looking at a reserve of about 800 quid.
0:37:14 > 0:37:16- Yes.- How do you feel about that?
0:37:16 > 0:37:19There'd have to be a reserve of that, yes.
0:37:19 > 0:37:23What I'm looking at, really, I would like £1,200.
0:37:23 > 0:37:26It would be lovely to get that. I can give you a valuation today,
0:37:26 > 0:37:30but by the time the auction comes up in a few weeks' time,
0:37:30 > 0:37:33- the gold might have dropped a lot. - Exactly.- Or it might have risen.
0:37:33 > 0:37:37What we've got to pray for is that the market will be higher
0:37:37 > 0:37:40when we come to the auction. So I think what you've got to do
0:37:40 > 0:37:44in your own mind is say, "Right, I'm happy to get the 800 reserve,
0:37:44 > 0:37:49- and I'll pay a bit of commission on that and that's them." How do you feel about that?- I feel fine.
0:37:49 > 0:37:51- Are you happy with that?- I am happy.
0:37:51 > 0:37:54If you do get a reasonable price you're happy with,
0:37:54 > 0:37:57any plans? Are you going to go off to Barbados?
0:37:57 > 0:38:01- I shall have a few holidays. - Will you?- I'm going to enjoy it.
0:38:01 > 0:38:04- Fantastic. Enjoy it while you're young enough to.- I will.
0:38:04 > 0:38:08Well, that lot should add up to a decent holiday!
0:38:08 > 0:38:12Now to Kate Bateman. She's with Hugo and his grandson Stanley,
0:38:12 > 0:38:15and they've brought in two old characters.
0:38:15 > 0:38:17What can you tell me about them?
0:38:17 > 0:38:21Well, I've had them for 50 years.
0:38:21 > 0:38:24I got them off my father when he passed on,
0:38:24 > 0:38:27- and he got them off his father... - Right.
0:38:27 > 0:38:30..which would be my grandfather,
0:38:30 > 0:38:34and which would take us back to the turn of the century.
0:38:34 > 0:38:36Victorian, late Victorian.
0:38:36 > 0:38:39I presume you've had these in your house, if you inherited them.
0:38:39 > 0:38:43Yes. They've been hanging in my bedroom for 30 years.
0:38:43 > 0:38:44- 30 years!- Yes.
0:38:44 > 0:38:47Are you not tempted to keep them in the family, then,
0:38:47 > 0:38:50and pass them on to your grandson here?
0:38:50 > 0:38:54He doesn't want it. He wants me to enjoy myself.
0:38:54 > 0:38:56- Not at all? Oh!- No. - Do you like them?
0:38:56 > 0:39:00- Are you a doggy person? - Oh, yes. I had five dogs.
0:39:00 > 0:39:02Are these looking like either of your dogs?
0:39:02 > 0:39:07No. I had an English bull terrier and four ordinary bull terriers.
0:39:07 > 0:39:09OK. I don't know quite what breeds we've got here,
0:39:09 > 0:39:12but they're rather nice. They are late Victorian.
0:39:12 > 0:39:16They're both monogrammed. You've got here RC on this one,
0:39:16 > 0:39:18and I think FC, or CF, on this one.
0:39:18 > 0:39:21Now, we haven't been able to look up who the artists are,
0:39:21 > 0:39:24and if we can trace them down to a specific artist,
0:39:24 > 0:39:28it may affect the valuation upwards. Of the two,
0:39:28 > 0:39:30I think this one's the slightly better painting,
0:39:30 > 0:39:32and he's got quite a sweet face.
0:39:32 > 0:39:34He's got that kind of hang-dog expression.
0:39:34 > 0:39:38Looks like he hasn't had his dinner and he really wants to go home.
0:39:38 > 0:39:40This one's odder. He looks quite startled.
0:39:40 > 0:39:43I would offer them as a pair, though,
0:39:43 > 0:39:45rather than as individual ones.
0:39:45 > 0:39:49I would have said a fairly low estimate, from my point of view,
0:39:49 > 0:39:53would be £100 to £200 for the pair, so between £50 and £100 each,
0:39:53 > 0:39:55which I know is quite a wide estimate,
0:39:55 > 0:39:58but it will rely on somebody falling in love with the dog
0:39:58 > 0:40:00or specifically wanting dog paintings.
0:40:00 > 0:40:04- Is that the kind of figure you'd be happy with?- Yeah. Yeah.
0:40:04 > 0:40:07OK. Well, if we put an estimate of £100 to £200,
0:40:07 > 0:40:11would you want a reserve of £100, to stop it going for less than that?
0:40:11 > 0:40:14- Oh, yeah.- I'd be happy with that. - To protect it,
0:40:14 > 0:40:17so if the bidding didn't reach £100, it wouldn't be sold.
0:40:17 > 0:40:20I think somebody will fall in love with them, a dog lover,
0:40:20 > 0:40:26- and I think they're great fun, so let's put them in the sale and see how they go.- Thank you.
0:40:26 > 0:40:28After 30 years on Hugo's wall,
0:40:28 > 0:40:31those two deserve to find a new home, and I'm sure they will.
0:40:37 > 0:40:41It's been such a busy day, and our experts have been working flat-out,
0:40:41 > 0:40:45but there's still time for me to get around the queue and sniff out something special.
0:40:45 > 0:40:48- Can I be nosy? What's your name? - It's old books. Claire.
0:40:48 > 0:40:51You never know. You never know.
0:40:51 > 0:40:54There could be something really, really valuable in there.
0:40:54 > 0:40:57- There could be, couldn't there? - And Beatrix Potter books.
0:40:57 > 0:41:00- I think they're first editions. - You think they're first editions?
0:41:00 > 0:41:03If they are, you're sitting on a small fortune!
0:41:03 > 0:41:06- Do you know that? - That would be nice, wouldn't it?
0:41:06 > 0:41:09- THEY LAUGH - Have you shown them to anybody?- No.
0:41:09 > 0:41:14I've been on the internet doing searches and things.
0:41:15 > 0:41:19- Sadly they're not first edition. - Oh.- Which is a shame.
0:41:19 > 0:41:24They're 1960s. But they're in good condition, and very collectable.
0:41:27 > 0:41:30That would've been too good to be true, wouldn't it?
0:41:30 > 0:41:33Here on "Flog It!" we're always turning up little treasures,
0:41:33 > 0:41:38and Mark has found a small piece of glass that might turn out to be something big.
0:41:38 > 0:41:39- Hello, Olive.- Hello.
0:41:39 > 0:41:43Sometimes they say the best things come in small packages, don't they?
0:41:43 > 0:41:47- Yeah.- I'm talking about this lovely little vase you brought in.
0:41:47 > 0:41:50- Tell me about it. - I bought it in a charity shop.
0:41:50 > 0:41:51- No!- Yes.
0:41:51 > 0:41:55- When?- I know I bought it after my mother died, and that was '97.
0:41:55 > 0:41:58- How much did you pay for it? - 50 pence, I think it was. Yeah.
0:41:58 > 0:42:01And you were just attracted by the colour, I guess?
0:42:01 > 0:42:03- It was the poppies.- Yes.
0:42:03 > 0:42:05Because my grandmother loved poppies,
0:42:05 > 0:42:08and she always used to wear the California Poppy perfume,
0:42:08 > 0:42:10so I saw the poppies and I thought, "Ahh!"
0:42:10 > 0:42:14Gosh! I think it's absolutely delicious.
0:42:14 > 0:42:17- Thank you.- It's an absolutely wonderful little object.
0:42:17 > 0:42:19It's just a little small vase,
0:42:19 > 0:42:21and you've got the little rim here,
0:42:21 > 0:42:24which is decorated in coloured enamels and gilt.
0:42:24 > 0:42:29And as you turn the item around, it's got an iridescent background.
0:42:29 > 0:42:33It has that slight oily-on-water look to it.
0:42:33 > 0:42:36And then you've got these lovely trailing poppies.
0:42:36 > 0:42:40This one is nice and open, and then you've got another little one
0:42:40 > 0:42:43just about to come out, then this one is almost finished.
0:42:43 > 0:42:46It's seeded, really. And it screams quality.
0:42:46 > 0:42:49- Mmm.- But quality that isn't English.
0:42:49 > 0:42:51- Right.- It's French.- Mm-hm.
0:42:51 > 0:42:54What did you think it said underneath here?
0:42:54 > 0:42:57- I thought it said "Dawn Nancy". - Well, it's actually "Daum",
0:42:57 > 0:43:01and it's got the mark there with a Cross of Lorraine
0:43:01 > 0:43:03and "Nancy". Now, this was made
0:43:03 > 0:43:08probably around about...1900, 1910.
0:43:08 > 0:43:10Really? Oh!
0:43:10 > 0:43:12And it's sort of Art Nouveau-ish,
0:43:12 > 0:43:15and there are three factories in France at that time
0:43:15 > 0:43:19which really strike out for glass - that's Daum,
0:43:19 > 0:43:23Galle, of course, which also produced this type of cameo glass,
0:43:23 > 0:43:26and Lalique, and it just is lovely.
0:43:26 > 0:43:28There's a slight problem or two here.
0:43:28 > 0:43:32There's a couple of little fleabites around the inner rim.
0:43:32 > 0:43:35I mean, they are terribly small, but they're there,
0:43:35 > 0:43:37- and we have to take account of them. - Right. OK.
0:43:37 > 0:43:41But I think it's a charming little thing. What are you hoping for?
0:43:41 > 0:43:44I have no idea. I didn't think it was worth anything.
0:43:44 > 0:43:45- Really?- Mm.
0:43:45 > 0:43:51- Well, I think, if we put this in at £50 to £80...- Ooh!
0:43:51 > 0:43:54..hopefully, even with the little fleabites,
0:43:54 > 0:43:56if two people like it, it could well go over 100.
0:43:56 > 0:44:00- Lovely!- But I just think it's a charming little object.
0:44:00 > 0:44:03Are you happy to put it in at that? And we'll put a 50 reserve on it,
0:44:03 > 0:44:06- with discretion, if that's OK. - Thank you. Yes.
0:44:06 > 0:44:10But I do absolutely adore it. I could easily walk home with this.
0:44:10 > 0:44:12I think it's absolutely wonderful.
0:44:12 > 0:44:15- You're not having it. - I know! The auction's getting it!
0:44:15 > 0:44:18I think Mark's playing it very safe there!
0:44:18 > 0:44:21Daum Nancy glass is very collectable at the moment.
0:44:23 > 0:44:28Up now we have Irene, who's brought in an ornate piece of Victoriana.
0:44:28 > 0:44:31Thanks for coming in. You've brought this rather impressive centrepiece.
0:44:31 > 0:44:33Yes, it's lovely, isn't it?
0:44:33 > 0:44:34What do you know about it?
0:44:34 > 0:44:39Not a lot, really. It used to belong to an elderly neighbour of mine
0:44:39 > 0:44:41- who left it to me in her will.- Oh.
0:44:41 > 0:44:43I've had it about 30 years.
0:44:43 > 0:44:46- What do you do with it? - I keep fruit in it on my table.
0:44:46 > 0:44:48OK, but you brought it along today,
0:44:48 > 0:44:51- so you must be thinking about selling it, presumably.- Yes.- OK.
0:44:51 > 0:44:54It doesn't really go in the house
0:44:54 > 0:44:57- and my sons wouldn't want it.- OK.
0:44:57 > 0:45:01So I thought it's just something less for them to have to clear out.
0:45:01 > 0:45:05- Oh, it's quite a girlie piece, I have to say.- It is.
0:45:05 > 0:45:07I suppose you'd feel quite grand
0:45:07 > 0:45:10taking your peaches and apples out of that. I quite like it
0:45:10 > 0:45:13- but it is a bit over the top, I suppose.- It is, yes.
0:45:13 > 0:45:16It's basically Victorian and the good thing about the Victorians was,
0:45:16 > 0:45:19they put registered marks on everything,
0:45:19 > 0:45:21so if we have a look at the bottom,
0:45:21 > 0:45:24this will tell us not just the year but actually the day
0:45:24 > 0:45:26and the month it was made as well.
0:45:26 > 0:45:28So on the bottom here there is a registered mark
0:45:28 > 0:45:31and that tells us the class at the top, which is class one,
0:45:31 > 0:45:33- which would be silver plate and glassware.- Yes.
0:45:33 > 0:45:38- Basically this code means the 3rd of May 1862.- I didn't know that.
0:45:38 > 0:45:41So we can date it fairly precisely
0:45:41 > 0:45:42and then it's got the name here,
0:45:42 > 0:45:46obviously, Elkington, who are the makers, a fairly good and well known
0:45:46 > 0:45:49- prolific maker of silver plate. - I did know that.
0:45:49 > 0:45:52So that's pretty good. That makes my job a lot easier
0:45:52 > 0:45:53- by telling me the exact date.- Yes.
0:45:53 > 0:45:57When it was made. And then you've got the cut glass bit on the top.
0:45:57 > 0:46:00The design of it is really cool and it's got lots of intricate detail.
0:46:00 > 0:46:04You've got these little bits here. These are anthemiums, this design.
0:46:04 > 0:46:06You've got a guioche pattern down the legs,
0:46:06 > 0:46:09you have little flower heads here,
0:46:09 > 0:46:10little lion's-paw feet.
0:46:10 > 0:46:13- There's a lot going on design-wise. - Yes.- But it's quite pleasing.
0:46:13 > 0:46:16It's a very nice bowl shape. I quite like it.
0:46:16 > 0:46:19- Yes, these unscrew, these bits.- Why?
0:46:19 > 0:46:23- And take off.- Do they? Why on earth would they unscrew?
0:46:23 > 0:46:25- Well, cleaning, I imagine.- I guess.
0:46:25 > 0:46:28There's no kind of design reason why they would unscrew.
0:46:28 > 0:46:30- You're not missing any parts? - Oh, no.- It's silver plated.
0:46:30 > 0:46:33You can see a bit's rubbed off here on the silver plate down to a brass.
0:46:33 > 0:46:36- That takes off. - Yeah, it would come off to clean.
0:46:36 > 0:46:38I suppose they're quite popular at the moment.
0:46:38 > 0:46:40It's a really nice decorative piece,
0:46:40 > 0:46:42so kind of an interior designer's piece.
0:46:42 > 0:46:45- But silver plate is not as high as it was.- No.
0:46:45 > 0:46:49- So maybe, estimate-wise, 100 to 150 for auction?- Yes, that's fine.
0:46:49 > 0:46:51- You'll be OK with that? - Yes, that would be lovely.
0:46:51 > 0:46:54Reserve would normally be just below, so maybe reserve it at £90.
0:46:54 > 0:46:57- Right.- £100 to £150 estimate.- Yes.
0:46:57 > 0:46:59What would you do with it?
0:46:59 > 0:47:01What will you put your fruit in if you sell it?
0:47:01 > 0:47:03Oh, I've got plenty of other things!
0:47:03 > 0:47:06- Something else, and you'd spend the money some other way?- Oh, yes.
0:47:06 > 0:47:09- Brilliant. OK, well, are you happy to put it into a sale?- Yes.
0:47:09 > 0:47:11Let's give it a go and see if we can find somebody else
0:47:11 > 0:47:13- that wants to buy it? - Yeah, that would be lovely.
0:47:13 > 0:47:16- OK, great.- Thank you.- Thanks for bringing it in.- Thank you.
0:47:18 > 0:47:21It's time for us to make our final trip to the auction house,
0:47:21 > 0:47:24and here's a quick reminder of what we're taking with us.
0:47:26 > 0:47:30We've got Carol's gold coins that she's saved over the years,
0:47:30 > 0:47:32Irene's Elkington cut-glass bowl
0:47:32 > 0:47:36with silver plate, valued at £100 to £150.
0:47:36 > 0:47:39We have those two dog paintings brought in by Hugo,
0:47:39 > 0:47:43and the tiny Daum Nancy glass which Olive bought for just 50 pence,
0:47:43 > 0:47:46and Mark's valued it at 100 times that.
0:47:49 > 0:47:51First up, Carol's gold coins,
0:47:51 > 0:47:53and the auctioneer has split them into two lots.
0:47:53 > 0:47:57The George IV £2 coin is now valued at £150 to £200.
0:47:57 > 0:48:00But first it's the bracelet of sovereigns,
0:48:00 > 0:48:04now valued at £800 to £1,200 on its own.
0:48:04 > 0:48:07If you're going to have a gold bracelet, have one like this,
0:48:07 > 0:48:10- because it's worth an awful lot of money, isn't it?- It is that!
0:48:10 > 0:48:15Wow! I know on the day you valued the bracelet with the £2 gold coin.
0:48:15 > 0:48:18- That's right.- We've since had them split by the auctioneer,
0:48:18 > 0:48:20so selling the two lots separately,
0:48:20 > 0:48:23though we've still got £800 to £1,200 on the bracelet
0:48:23 > 0:48:26- and hopefully a couple of hundred on the coin.- That would be nice.
0:48:26 > 0:48:29- This has been a lot of collecting! - I've done a lot more than that.
0:48:29 > 0:48:32- What, all gold?- Yes.- No!
0:48:32 > 0:48:35- And sold a lot.- Oh, and sold a lot.
0:48:35 > 0:48:37Did you enjoy wearing the bracelet at all?
0:48:37 > 0:48:41That was one I wore all the time. I had another one...
0:48:41 > 0:48:43- Oh!- ..with 36 sovereigns.
0:48:43 > 0:48:46- That's major bling! - That's major bling.
0:48:46 > 0:48:50That's proper, isn't it? Hey, that's showing off!
0:48:50 > 0:48:54- That got showed off, as you say. - That was showing off!- Yeah.
0:48:54 > 0:48:57So, you've decided to have a clear-out of all the gold?
0:48:57 > 0:49:00- I have.- It's a good time to sell. - That's why I'm doing it.
0:49:00 > 0:49:03You're not daft, are you? Precious metals are up right now.
0:49:03 > 0:49:07We're in a recession, and people invest in silver and gold.
0:49:07 > 0:49:08Yes. The safe options.
0:49:08 > 0:49:11So, we got two lots. One's following the other.
0:49:11 > 0:49:17Let's start with £300 to £1,200, fingers crossed for the top end. It's the bracelet. Here we go!
0:49:18 > 0:49:22554 is the nine-carat gold bracelet set with six sovereigns,
0:49:22 > 0:49:25as per catalogue, 57.9 grams. Lot 554.
0:49:25 > 0:49:27- Who will start me at £500? - Wait.- Sorry.
0:49:27 > 0:49:30- There's commission interest. Start £1,000.- Starting at £1,000.
0:49:30 > 0:49:34- Straight in at £1,000! - I'm looking for 1,050.
0:49:34 > 0:49:37Any bid at 1,050, in the room or online?
0:49:37 > 0:49:41It's a commission bid of £1,000. Any further offer? If not, I'm...
0:49:41 > 0:49:441,050. 1,100.
0:49:44 > 0:49:461,150.
0:49:47 > 0:49:50No? Bid is on my right at £1,100 now.
0:49:50 > 0:49:52Any further offer?
0:49:52 > 0:49:531,150. 1,150.
0:49:53 > 0:49:581,200. Anybody for 1,200? It's now in the room at 1,150.
0:49:58 > 0:50:00And selling...
0:50:00 > 0:50:02- Yes! Top end. So far, so good. - I'm so excited!
0:50:02 > 0:50:06And there's the £2 coin. Let's see if we can get the top end here.
0:50:07 > 0:50:10Lot number 559 is the George IV £2 coin.
0:50:10 > 0:50:13Lot 559. Who'll start me at £100? 100. 100 I'm bid.
0:50:13 > 0:50:16110. 120. 130. 140.
0:50:16 > 0:50:18150. 160. 170.
0:50:18 > 0:50:21180. 190. 200. And ten. 220.
0:50:21 > 0:50:23230. 240. 250.
0:50:23 > 0:50:25260. 270. 280.
0:50:25 > 0:50:27290. 300. 320?
0:50:27 > 0:50:29Anybody at 320?
0:50:29 > 0:50:32Any interest at 320? On my right at £300 now.
0:50:32 > 0:50:35Are we all done at £300?
0:50:35 > 0:50:38- Yes! £300!- That's not bad, was it?
0:50:38 > 0:50:40- That's incredible, isn't it? - Wasn't it?
0:50:40 > 0:50:42- What's that? £1,450?- Absolutely!
0:50:42 > 0:50:45- Oh, I'm so pleased! - Oh, I'm ever so pleased!
0:50:45 > 0:50:48- Thank you all very, very much! - It's a great time to sell gold.
0:50:48 > 0:50:52If you've got anything like that, bring it to a valuation day,
0:50:52 > 0:50:56and it could be you in the auction room next time. Well done, Carol.
0:50:56 > 0:51:01£1,450! A good day for gold, and a great day for Carol.
0:51:01 > 0:51:05Next up, that pair of dog paintings belonging to Hugo and Stanley.
0:51:06 > 0:51:10Well, Hugo and Stanley, we're just about to let the dogs out.
0:51:10 > 0:51:13This is our next lot, £100 to £200. Really nice oils.
0:51:13 > 0:51:15One of them, I'm not sure what breed it is,
0:51:15 > 0:51:18- but the other is a Newfoundland. - It's a bitzer -
0:51:18 > 0:51:21bits of this and bits of that. It's a bit of a mix.
0:51:21 > 0:51:23They are quite sweet. They are lovely.
0:51:23 > 0:51:27One's better painted than the other, but they're going as a pair.
0:51:27 > 0:51:31But the dog lovers will love them! That's the main thing.
0:51:31 > 0:51:34And hopefully we've got a room full of them.
0:51:34 > 0:51:37- This could be your inheritance he's flogging.- I'm hoping so.
0:51:37 > 0:51:39- THEY LAUGH - Let's see how we do.
0:51:39 > 0:51:43It's down to the bidders now. It's going under the hammer.
0:51:44 > 0:51:47Pair of oil paintings, the heads of the dogs there.
0:51:47 > 0:51:50Various bids. We're starting at £130, and I'm looking for 140.
0:51:50 > 0:51:53There's a dog lover, look. Very keen, waving away.
0:51:53 > 0:51:56200. And ten.
0:51:56 > 0:51:58220.
0:51:58 > 0:51:59230. 240.
0:52:01 > 0:52:02250. 260.
0:52:06 > 0:52:09270. Anybody at 270?
0:52:09 > 0:52:12In the room at £260 now. Any further offer?
0:52:12 > 0:52:16If not, I'm selling at £260. The bid is standing at 260.
0:52:17 > 0:52:20- Brilliant! That was good.- Fantastic!
0:52:20 > 0:52:23- The dog lovers were here.- Yeah. - I thought they were really nice.
0:52:23 > 0:52:27They'd suit anybody's wall. Proper country little scene, that.
0:52:27 > 0:52:31I'm just going off to buy a nice pair of shoes.
0:52:31 > 0:52:34Is that what you're going to do? Oh, well done. Look after him!
0:52:34 > 0:52:38- I will.- Look after him. The dog lovers were certainly here today.
0:52:38 > 0:52:42What well behaved pooches! They made well over the top estimate.
0:52:43 > 0:52:46Next up, the Elkington bowl.
0:52:46 > 0:52:49And it belongs to Irene. My word, you've changed a lot, Irene.
0:52:49 > 0:52:51- Oh, yes!- Where is she?
0:52:51 > 0:52:53- She's in Canada at the moment, on holiday.- What's she doing there?
0:52:53 > 0:52:55- She's having a holiday.- Oh, is she?
0:52:55 > 0:52:58- In Newfoundland.- And you're her son. - Yes.- What's your name?- Alan.
0:52:58 > 0:53:01Alan, right. Can you remember this bowl as a nipper in the house,
0:53:01 > 0:53:03- looking at it? - Yeah, I remember it in the house.
0:53:03 > 0:53:08I can remember the lady that gave it to my mum, who we got it from.
0:53:08 > 0:53:13- I used to mow her lawn. - Oh, did you?- When I was a young boy.
0:53:13 > 0:53:16Aw! Well, your mum's obviously looked after this for a long time
0:53:16 > 0:53:18and I guess it's time for it to go.
0:53:18 > 0:53:20- Yeah.- And let's hope we get that top end of £150
0:53:20 > 0:53:22because I know you like this.
0:53:22 > 0:53:25I would buy this. I think this is really pretty and I think, maybe
0:53:25 > 0:53:26it's a bit of a girlie lot for you,
0:53:26 > 0:53:28but I think as a decorator's piece, it's great.
0:53:28 > 0:53:31Hopefully there's somebody here that will bid in the room for it.
0:53:31 > 0:53:33We'll find out right now. This is it. Good luck.
0:53:35 > 0:53:38Lot number 453 is the Victorian cut glass
0:53:38 > 0:53:41and plated mounted comport by Elkington & Co. Lot 453.
0:53:41 > 0:53:43Who'll start me at £50?
0:53:43 > 0:53:4550 I'm bid. Who's in at 60 now?
0:53:45 > 0:53:48Any interest at 60? Bid is right at the front here at £50 now.
0:53:48 > 0:53:50Who's in at 60? 60 I have. 70.
0:53:50 > 0:53:53- 80. 90.- This is more like it.
0:53:53 > 0:53:56And ten. 120. Who's in at 120?
0:53:56 > 0:54:00- Right at the front at £120 now... - I was a bit worried.- Anybody at 120?
0:54:00 > 0:54:04Any further bid? It's in the room at £110 now and selling at 110...
0:54:04 > 0:54:08Yes, hammer's gone down. It was dicey for one moment, wasn't it?
0:54:08 > 0:54:10- I thought we were stuck at 50 there. - So did I.
0:54:10 > 0:54:12That's auctions for you, isn't it? Lots of tension.
0:54:12 > 0:54:14- Happy with that? - I'm sure she will be, yeah.
0:54:14 > 0:54:17Will you be able to tell her, ring her up? Has she got a mobile?
0:54:17 > 0:54:21She'll be home in a couple of days anyway. So I'll give her the message.
0:54:23 > 0:54:26A solid mid-estimate sale for a girlie item.
0:54:26 > 0:54:28And now we have my favourite item of the day,
0:54:28 > 0:54:31that delicate French glass vase belonging to Olive.
0:54:31 > 0:54:35And I've a feeling Mark's estimate could be rather mean!
0:54:36 > 0:54:40Now, that lovely little French vase with a poppy on it,
0:54:40 > 0:54:44- which is just incredible, isn't it? That caught your eye...- Yes.
0:54:44 > 0:54:46- How much did you pay for it?- 50p!
0:54:46 > 0:54:49- SHE LAUGHS - You see, it is out there, isn't it?
0:54:49 > 0:54:56- And I think we can recycle this 50p into easily £100.- No!
0:54:56 > 0:55:00That's my gut feeling. It just stands out so well.
0:55:00 > 0:55:02- Absolutely. - It could do twice your top end.
0:55:02 > 0:55:04£180?
0:55:04 > 0:55:07Well, it could do, Paul. A tiny little thing.
0:55:07 > 0:55:11You could overlook it, but it just screams quality.
0:55:11 > 0:55:14- I saw it from a distance and just - - Zoomed in.
0:55:14 > 0:55:16I saw you. Wings! You were like that.
0:55:16 > 0:55:21- You gave me quite a fright. - Did I? I've been told that before.
0:55:21 > 0:55:25When he comes charging towards you. Why are you selling it, though?
0:55:25 > 0:55:28Because it is beautiful! This should be on your dressing table.
0:55:28 > 0:55:32My daughter recently won a make-over and a photo shoot,
0:55:32 > 0:55:36and she took me with her, because you get every photo,
0:55:36 > 0:55:39but then you have to pay for any more that you want,
0:55:39 > 0:55:41so she said, "Come with me so I don't buy any."
0:55:41 > 0:55:45- So I went, and I bought two myself! - HE LAUGHS
0:55:45 > 0:55:48- Oh, OK. - If it sells, I will put it...
0:55:48 > 0:55:50- OK.- Oh, wonderful.
0:55:50 > 0:55:53We can't talk about it any more because it's going under the hammer,
0:55:53 > 0:55:57and it's down to this packed saleroom in Canterbury. Good luck!
0:55:57 > 0:55:58- This is it.- Thank you.
0:56:01 > 0:56:03181, moving into the glassware.
0:56:03 > 0:56:06It's the Daum Nancy cranberry-tinted glass vase.
0:56:06 > 0:56:09- Several bids. We start at... - 340.- £340.
0:56:09 > 0:56:12I knew it had quality, but not that much!
0:56:12 > 0:56:15360. 360. 380.
0:56:15 > 0:56:20- 400.- Can you hold me up, please? - I'll prop you up. Don't worry.
0:56:22 > 0:56:25- 460. Anybody at 460?- 460!
0:56:25 > 0:56:27460. 480?
0:56:30 > 0:56:31500.
0:56:31 > 0:56:33520.
0:56:35 > 0:56:38- That was a cunning buy, wasn't it? - What were the chances?- 540.
0:56:38 > 0:56:40560.
0:56:42 > 0:56:43580.
0:56:43 > 0:56:45600.
0:56:49 > 0:56:51- Oh, my God!- 620.
0:56:52 > 0:56:54640?
0:56:58 > 0:57:02- Hang on in there!- 640. 660.
0:57:03 > 0:57:05680?
0:57:06 > 0:57:10No? The bid is at £660, with Tina.
0:57:10 > 0:57:11680? Do you want to come in?
0:57:14 > 0:57:17Any interest at 680, in the room or anywhere else?
0:57:17 > 0:57:20If not I'll sell at £660. The bidder's on the phone.
0:57:20 > 0:57:22At 660. If we're all done at 660...
0:57:23 > 0:57:26Yes! £660!
0:57:26 > 0:57:27Ooh!
0:57:27 > 0:57:31- Olive!- It's only this... - I know, I know!
0:57:31 > 0:57:35But small is beautiful! That poppy was just divine, wasn't it?
0:57:35 > 0:57:37- I have good taste. - You have very good taste!
0:57:37 > 0:57:40- I had a sneaky suspicion about this. - You did.
0:57:40 > 0:57:43I had that feeling. You know when you pick things up,
0:57:43 > 0:57:45you think, "Yes, that's a little sleeper"?
0:57:45 > 0:57:50What a wonderful way to end today's show here in Canterbury, with a wonderful moment like that!
0:57:50 > 0:57:54You're going to live that moment for a long time, aren't you?
0:57:54 > 0:57:57- £660!- My glasses have steamed up!
0:57:57 > 0:57:59THEY LAUGH
0:58:02 > 0:58:06That poppy design clearly had a lot of sentimental value for Olive,
0:58:06 > 0:58:09and it's earned her more than 1,000 times the 50 pence she paid for it.
0:58:09 > 0:58:12Just goes to show, always buy things you love!
0:58:14 > 0:58:16What a fantastic day we've had here!
0:58:16 > 0:58:21Everything's sold, and a lot of it at the top end of the estimate,
0:58:21 > 0:58:25and we were clearly overwhelmed by the sale of Olive's glass vase.
0:58:25 > 0:58:28That's definitely one to remember.