0:00:03 > 0:00:07'Today's show from Malvern gets our expert Kate Bateman's pulse racing.'
0:00:07 > 0:00:10- He has got lots then? - Oh, he's got loads.- All boxed?
0:00:10 > 0:00:12Yep. Every single one of them.
0:00:12 > 0:00:15That's enough to make an auctioneer's heart start to race.
0:00:17 > 0:00:20How have you come to own these lovely rugby caps?
0:00:20 > 0:00:25'The discovery of some Welsh rugby memorabilia causes excitement all round.'
0:00:25 > 0:00:28- I'm excited about these. - So was Philip, just before the sale.
0:00:28 > 0:00:31- He knows, they're going to go back to Wales.- Really?
0:00:31 > 0:00:33Fingers crossed.
0:00:56 > 0:00:59"Flog It!" is visiting the charming town of Malvern -
0:00:59 > 0:01:03famous for its pure water, the beautiful hills it nestles next to
0:01:03 > 0:01:07and the stirring music of one of its most famous sons,
0:01:07 > 0:01:09Sir Edward Elgar.
0:01:14 > 0:01:17And I'm hoping for a show-stopper here at the Malvern Theatres.
0:01:19 > 0:01:20'By the size of the queue,
0:01:20 > 0:01:23'it looks like we'll have a full house.
0:01:23 > 0:01:25'So, who's leading our team of experts today?
0:01:25 > 0:01:30'Well, it's Adam Partridge, who has loved antiques since he was a boy.
0:01:30 > 0:01:33'He made his first purchase at the age of ten.
0:01:33 > 0:01:38'At 17, he bought a van and started going to auctions - and the rest, as they say, is history.
0:01:38 > 0:01:41'And Kate Bateman, who has also got antiques in the blood.
0:01:41 > 0:01:44'Her father was a successful artist
0:01:44 > 0:01:47'who ran an antique shop and art gallery
0:01:47 > 0:01:51'before the family decided to set up their own auction house in Lincolnshire.'
0:01:51 > 0:01:53I don't think you're going to appreciate the ducks,
0:01:53 > 0:01:56- really, are you?- Not at all.
0:01:56 > 0:01:58Hurray!
0:01:59 > 0:02:05'While people are busy taking their seats, it's a perfect time for me to see what's come in.
0:02:05 > 0:02:08'Meanwhile, some of our experts are already centre stage.
0:02:08 > 0:02:10'Let's catch up with Kate.
0:02:10 > 0:02:14'She's with Jan, who's brought in a little gem in mint condition,
0:02:14 > 0:02:15'belonging to her husband, John.
0:02:15 > 0:02:18'I'm sure this will bring back memories for most of us.'
0:02:18 > 0:02:21He's had it since he was very, very small.
0:02:21 > 0:02:23But he was very careful.
0:02:23 > 0:02:25He never, ever played with it.
0:02:25 > 0:02:26Right.
0:02:26 > 0:02:30I can see it is perfect condition, in terms of the actual car.
0:02:30 > 0:02:34The box has seen better days, but it is boxed, which is brilliant.
0:02:34 > 0:02:36It is Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.
0:02:36 > 0:02:38- Was he a fan of the film? - I think he was, yes.
0:02:38 > 0:02:42We're going to date him horribly, by saying, the date here is 1967.
0:02:42 > 0:02:47- So we shan't mention how old he must be to have been a child when it came out.- No.
0:02:47 > 0:02:51But it's a great thing. It's so unusual to get them in their boxes.
0:02:51 > 0:02:56Children get it for Christmas, rip open the box, throw it away, play with it.
0:02:56 > 0:02:59So it's so nice to see it in working condition with all its bits.
0:02:59 > 0:03:03Do you know its secret - what it does?
0:03:03 > 0:03:04Yeah, the wings pop out.
0:03:04 > 0:03:06- Do you want to give it a go? - No, you do it.
0:03:06 > 0:03:08So if I break it, that's fine?!
0:03:08 > 0:03:11This is your item. You've said it live now, we can't go back.
0:03:11 > 0:03:14I'm petrified. Do we pull it forward?
0:03:14 > 0:03:16There we go.
0:03:16 > 0:03:19So it works, and presumably flies off into the distance.
0:03:19 > 0:03:23I think it's a really fun thing. Why are you selling?
0:03:23 > 0:03:25Well, we've got four boys.
0:03:25 > 0:03:28You can't really divide it between the four of them.
0:03:28 > 0:03:31The general consensus is to sell it
0:03:31 > 0:03:33and it will go towards our holiday fund.
0:03:33 > 0:03:37- OK. Flying off in a motorised car somewhere! - Not quite, I don't think, but...
0:03:37 > 0:03:42In this condition I would have thought estimate for auction is £80-£120.
0:03:42 > 0:03:47- Mm-hmm.- I think we'd reserve it at slightly lower than that, maybe a £60 reserve.
0:03:47 > 0:03:49But £80-£120 estimate.
0:03:49 > 0:03:52- Would you be happy with that? - Yeah, fine, lovely.
0:03:52 > 0:03:55I take it you don't have an attic full of other boxed toys?
0:03:55 > 0:03:58- We do.- You do?- We do, yeah.
0:03:58 > 0:04:02My husband had two brothers, so whenever one was bought something all three of them were.
0:04:02 > 0:04:05He used to hide his and put them away and play with his brothers'.
0:04:05 > 0:04:07So his were never touched.
0:04:07 > 0:04:11- So are the brothers' completely ruined?- They're wrecked.- Excellent.
0:04:11 > 0:04:13He can have the last laugh if this sells for £100.
0:04:13 > 0:04:15That would be brilliant.
0:04:15 > 0:04:19- So we'll take it to the sale and see if it goes.- OK, lovely. Thank you.
0:04:19 > 0:04:21- Thanks for bringing it in.- Thanks.
0:04:21 > 0:04:25'It just goes to show, it is well worth looking after things.
0:04:25 > 0:04:28'These rugby caps look in pretty good condition.'
0:04:28 > 0:04:29- Newport, in Wales.- Wow!
0:04:29 > 0:04:32But there's loads of different things.
0:04:32 > 0:04:351905-1906.
0:04:35 > 0:04:37'I've no time to stop now.
0:04:37 > 0:04:39'Waiting to see me are Kay and Simon,
0:04:39 > 0:04:42'and my favourite girl of the day, baby Sienna.'
0:04:45 > 0:04:49Can you give me a high five? Yeah! Ah!
0:04:49 > 0:04:53So, whose is this then? Who likes the taxidermy?
0:04:53 > 0:04:56- My father liked it.- OK.
0:04:56 > 0:04:58It was a bit of a talking point in the family.
0:04:58 > 0:05:00He was the only one that liked it.
0:05:00 > 0:05:03So when my mum moved she didn't want to take it with her, so I took it -
0:05:03 > 0:05:05otherwise it was going to end up in the skip.
0:05:05 > 0:05:07Then this little one's just turned one.
0:05:07 > 0:05:10So we want to invest the money into an antique jewellery box for her.
0:05:10 > 0:05:13- Wow!- That's the plan.
0:05:13 > 0:05:17That's slightly more girly than a group of arranged dead birds!
0:05:17 > 0:05:19You hit the nail on the head -
0:05:19 > 0:05:23you either loathe this kind of thing or you love it. And I do love it.
0:05:23 > 0:05:28I must admit, I'm a big fan of taxidermy that's done really well. But it has to be good.
0:05:28 > 0:05:30It has to be very, very good. This is a nice gathering.
0:05:30 > 0:05:33I would say it is an Edwardian piece.
0:05:33 > 0:05:361910, something like that, when everybody
0:05:36 > 0:05:40was hunting, shooting and fishing, and they liked to have these trophies of the things they shot.
0:05:40 > 0:05:44I know it's a bit macabre, but it was very fashionable then.
0:05:44 > 0:05:48And I think this is a good entry piece for somebody who wants to buy some taxidermy.
0:05:48 > 0:05:53Because what you've got going for it is, you have actually got a pictorial image.
0:05:53 > 0:05:56Somebody's taken the time to make some rock formations,
0:05:56 > 0:06:01some fern, some grasses, with this very nice grouping of English birds.
0:06:01 > 0:06:04I know that's a little thrush and there's a mallard duck here.
0:06:04 > 0:06:09Taxidermy goes right back, believe it or not, to the ancient Egyptians,
0:06:09 > 0:06:16- because they used to mummify cats and put them in the tombs as a deity.- Yeah.
0:06:16 > 0:06:18The word taxidermy comes from the Greek.
0:06:18 > 0:06:21"Taxi", meaning to move around, and "dermy", skin.
0:06:21 > 0:06:25So you are moving the skin around. That is exactly what the Victorians did.
0:06:25 > 0:06:28They were the consummate artists in taxidermy.
0:06:28 > 0:06:33Back in the late 1800s, early 1900s, English taxidermy really was a big thing.
0:06:33 > 0:06:36Every parlour had something stuffed.
0:06:36 > 0:06:41- Let's get it into auction with a value of £60-£100 and put a reserve of £50, shall we?- Yeah, great.
0:06:41 > 0:06:44- Happy with that?- Absolutely. - And I'm sure somebody that wants
0:06:44 > 0:06:47some entry level taxidermy, this is the thing to buy.
0:06:47 > 0:06:50I know Philip will be annoyed with me, because he said no dead things.
0:06:50 > 0:06:53But unfortunately, Philip, this one's on the bill.
0:06:56 > 0:06:58'The next item might be more to Philip's taste.
0:06:58 > 0:07:00'Remember those rugby caps I spotted earlier?
0:07:00 > 0:07:03'Well, Adam's going to value them.'
0:07:03 > 0:07:05- Jackie, Christine...?- That's right.
0:07:05 > 0:07:07- I believe you are sisters, are you? - Yes, we are.
0:07:07 > 0:07:09- Welcome to "Flog It!"- Thank you.
0:07:09 > 0:07:12Now, how have you come to own these lovely rugby caps?
0:07:12 > 0:07:18Our dad died a couple of months ago so we were searching through all
0:07:18 > 0:07:21his stuff and we came across them in a suitcase up in the loft.
0:07:21 > 0:07:23So you never knew they were there?
0:07:23 > 0:07:25- No.- Really?
0:07:25 > 0:07:27No. It was quite a find.
0:07:27 > 0:07:30It was, really, wasn't it? Quite surprising.
0:07:30 > 0:07:33Can you explain... I'm presuming that this distinguished-looking
0:07:33 > 0:07:35rugby player here was the owner of these earlier caps.
0:07:35 > 0:07:40That's what we believe. We found the photo with the caps in the suitcase.
0:07:40 > 0:07:42OK. These are Newport Rugby Club, aren't they?
0:07:42 > 0:07:45- Yes, Newport Gwent.- That's right.
0:07:45 > 0:07:47Famous rugby club, aren't they?
0:07:47 > 0:07:50Do we know who this person is?
0:07:50 > 0:07:52We're not sure, are we?
0:07:52 > 0:07:54We think it might be a cousin of my father's.
0:07:54 > 0:07:56- Right.- Charlie Priest.
0:07:56 > 0:08:00That's Charlie Priest's cap, cos his name is in the cap. It is signed.
0:08:00 > 0:08:02- Is it?- Yeah.
0:08:02 > 0:08:03CW Priest.
0:08:03 > 0:08:07We assume that this is either his father or his grandfather.
0:08:07 > 0:08:09Yeah. So you've got four of them there.
0:08:09 > 0:08:12They're in fair condition. Some are a bit worn, aren't they?
0:08:12 > 0:08:15- Yes.- That one's all right. Is it that one?- It's this one.
0:08:15 > 0:08:17That one was heavily worn, was it?
0:08:17 > 0:08:19Must have been, mustn't it? Yeah.
0:08:19 > 0:08:22- Must have been very proud of that one.- Must have been.
0:08:22 > 0:08:26I see you've got this South Wales rugger souvenir over here.
0:08:26 > 0:08:32And there's a team photo of some of the Newport lads from '48 to '49,
0:08:32 > 0:08:37- which also adds in with this bit, which is '50 to '51.- Yeah.
0:08:37 > 0:08:40I had a scan through this line-up here. I'm sure you have as well.
0:08:40 > 0:08:43- Yes, we have.- No priests!- No!
0:08:43 > 0:08:47We're going to a place where... He's a former rugby player himself.
0:08:47 > 0:08:50I know the auction house quite well, Philip Serrell's.
0:08:50 > 0:08:52- In fact, he looks kind of... - The rugby build!
0:08:52 > 0:08:55Yeah. And I think it's quite a good choice of items to go there.
0:08:55 > 0:08:56I think he's going to like them.
0:08:56 > 0:09:01Value-wise, I mean, at what price would you rather have them back?
0:09:01 > 0:09:04Well, we said we wanted to put a £100 reserve on all of them.
0:09:04 > 0:09:08I think that's sensible. You are pitching about the right level.
0:09:08 > 0:09:11You don't want to overdo it, cos that will kill it off and no-one will bid.
0:09:11 > 0:09:16But £25 each, with a few other bits, £100 reserve sounds sensible.
0:09:16 > 0:09:22'Well, that's a nice collection of rugby memorabilia for £100 or so.
0:09:22 > 0:09:26'Now, a reminder of the first items going up for auction.'
0:09:28 > 0:09:31'Kate's truly scrumptious find - the little toy car,
0:09:31 > 0:09:34'in excellent condition, which should grab the bidders' interest.
0:09:34 > 0:09:37'Next, my choice, the Edwardian taxidermy,
0:09:37 > 0:09:39'which I think is the perfect starter piece
0:09:39 > 0:09:40'for a would-be collector.'
0:09:43 > 0:09:46'And Adam picked up on those rugby caps I spotted earlier,
0:09:46 > 0:09:50'which are bound to appeal to our old friend, Philip Serrell.'
0:09:53 > 0:09:55'Our items haven't got far to travel.
0:09:55 > 0:09:58'They're being sold down the road in Malvern
0:09:58 > 0:10:00'at Serrell's Auctioneers and Valuers.
0:10:00 > 0:10:03'There are plenty of people browsing,
0:10:03 > 0:10:05'so it should be a good sale.'
0:10:08 > 0:10:11'Before the auction starts, I'm going to find out
0:10:11 > 0:10:14'what Philip's research about the rugby caps has unearthed.'
0:10:16 > 0:10:18I know you're the best person in the business
0:10:18 > 0:10:20to bring these to because you are a rugby player.
0:10:20 > 0:10:21I love my rugby, Paul,
0:10:21 > 0:10:25and these caps, this is where the expression "being capped for your country" came from.
0:10:25 > 0:10:28So, England, Scotland, Ireland or Wales,
0:10:28 > 0:10:30- every time you played you got a cap. - These are Newport, though.
0:10:30 > 0:10:36Yes. The interesting thing about Welsh rugby, now it's all changed and it's regionalised.
0:10:36 > 0:10:39So you've got the Ospreys, you've got the Dragons, Cardiff Blues.
0:10:39 > 0:10:46And sides like Newport, Pontypool, Pontypridd, Maesteg, Neath, they have all evaporated, in a way.
0:10:46 > 0:10:51But these early caps belonged to a splendidly-named Knacker Priest.
0:10:51 > 0:10:56What a man, Knacker Priest, he's obviously got that nickname from something.
0:10:56 > 0:11:00Whether he dealt with dead horses or it was his style of rugby, I don't know.
0:11:00 > 0:11:02But they're just wonderful.
0:11:02 > 0:11:06And I think they've been estimated at what, £100-£150.
0:11:06 > 0:11:10- We have a lot of interest in them and I think we'll do well.- Good.
0:11:12 > 0:11:17'We're kicking off with Jan who's selling her husband John's toy car.
0:11:17 > 0:11:18'It should do well,
0:11:18 > 0:11:21'because he's kept it boxed and in mint condition.'
0:11:24 > 0:11:27- He's a good boy because he kept the box.- He always did, yeah.
0:11:27 > 0:11:29I never did. Bad boy!
0:11:29 > 0:11:32It's unnatural. It's unnatural not to keep it.
0:11:32 > 0:11:34You rip the box up and you play with the toys.
0:11:34 > 0:11:38- Christmas Day.- Or birthdays. - Normal children do.
0:11:38 > 0:11:40What are you saying about him then?
0:11:40 > 0:11:44It's got all the bits. There's all those bits to lose and break on it.
0:11:44 > 0:11:47- So that's why it should sell. - And we've got £80-£120, haven't we?
0:11:47 > 0:11:50- Yep.- It's a real iconic car.
0:11:50 > 0:11:52Every schoolboy knows this car, they loved the film.
0:11:52 > 0:11:56- We won't sing.- We won't sing, no, I won't embarrass myself.
0:11:56 > 0:12:00- I can't sing anyway. Can you, have you got a good voice?- Er, no.
0:12:00 > 0:12:04- I won't put you to the test, then. Good luck.- Thank you.- This is it.
0:12:05 > 0:12:09A very collectable Corgi Chitty Chitty Bang Bang model,
0:12:09 > 0:12:12complete with its plastic inserts,
0:12:12 > 0:12:14and nobody should be without theirs.
0:12:14 > 0:12:19I am bid on the book, £40, £45, 50, 60, 70 and five...
0:12:19 > 0:12:22- Don't shake your head.- Come on.
0:12:22 > 0:12:25It is with me. At 75, one more...
0:12:25 > 0:12:26£80, and five, 85.
0:12:26 > 0:12:29The bid's with me on the book.
0:12:29 > 0:12:32Commission bid. The net's out, the room's out.
0:12:32 > 0:12:33£85 on the book.
0:12:33 > 0:12:36Can I sell then at £85 and done? Thank you.
0:12:36 > 0:12:38- It's gone.- Well done.
0:12:38 > 0:12:39He'll be pleased.
0:12:39 > 0:12:42- He'll take you out for supper now, do you think?- Oh, it's mine.
0:12:42 > 0:12:43It's yours. It's your money. Shoes?
0:12:43 > 0:12:46You'll have to dig out the other ones now - see what else you've got!
0:12:46 > 0:12:49- He's got lots, then, you said? - Oh, he's got loads.- All boxed?
0:12:49 > 0:12:52Yep. Every single one of them.
0:12:52 > 0:12:55It's enough to make an auctioneer's heart just start to race.
0:12:55 > 0:12:58'I bet Kate wishes her attic was full of boxed,
0:12:58 > 0:13:01'mint condition toy cars.
0:13:01 > 0:13:03'My choice next, and it's time for my heart to start racing.
0:13:03 > 0:13:08'It's Kay and Simon and baby Sienna with the collection of taxidermy.'
0:13:09 > 0:13:11Well, we're talking about the water fowl.
0:13:11 > 0:13:15We've got those stuffed Edwardian birds in the cabinet going under the hammer right now.
0:13:15 > 0:13:16Philip didn't give me a ticking off.
0:13:16 > 0:13:19- He didn't say anything, he avoided the subject.- Thankfully.
0:13:19 > 0:13:24I just hope they sell after all the effort of bringing them here. Fingers crossed, OK?
0:13:24 > 0:13:26- Fingers crossed?- Little one and all.
0:13:28 > 0:13:33There we are, the case of taxidermy, two duck and other water fowl.
0:13:33 > 0:13:35Bid me £100 for that lot.
0:13:35 > 0:13:38The case of taxidermy. £100 to start me.
0:13:40 > 0:13:43Well, bid me £50, someone.
0:13:43 > 0:13:46Just down here on the left. I'm bid £20 for that lot.
0:13:46 > 0:13:5020, and five, 30, and five, 35, bid 40,
0:13:50 > 0:13:5240 bid. At 40.
0:13:52 > 0:13:53You're not bidding?
0:13:53 > 0:13:58Any more at all? At 45. 45. 45. One more?
0:14:00 > 0:14:01Come on, one more.
0:14:01 > 0:14:04Are you bidding, sir?
0:14:04 > 0:14:09At 45, any more at all? No, well, I'm sorry, I can't do that.
0:14:09 > 0:14:12- Oh, close.- Close, but no cigar.
0:14:12 > 0:14:15I'm ever so sorry. Ever so sorry.
0:14:15 > 0:14:18It's been a very worthwhile experience.
0:14:18 > 0:14:21- Have you enjoyed it? - It's been really enjoyable.
0:14:21 > 0:14:23And we've had a good day out as well.
0:14:23 > 0:14:25- Great.- I guess we can hang them up on the wall now.
0:14:25 > 0:14:30'Well, that was disappointing, but I'm glad they have enjoyed the day.
0:14:30 > 0:14:34'Christine and Jackie's mum needs picking up from the hospital today,
0:14:34 > 0:14:37'so we've only got one of the sisters at auction.
0:14:37 > 0:14:39'Let's see how the bidders tackle the rugby caps.'
0:14:42 > 0:14:45We have got the four rugby caps going under the hammer.
0:14:45 > 0:14:48- Early 1900s.- I'm excited about these. I really like these.
0:14:48 > 0:14:51So was Philip, just before the sale. He waxed lyrical.
0:14:51 > 0:14:54- Because you know he loves rugby, don't you?- Yeah.
0:14:54 > 0:14:58- I said that the other day at the valuation desk, he's going to love these.- Perfect place to bring them.
0:14:58 > 0:15:02He has contacted a few old mates and he knows they are going back to Wales.
0:15:02 > 0:15:04- There are three or four phone lines booked, so...- Really?
0:15:04 > 0:15:05Mmm. Fingers crossed.
0:15:08 > 0:15:11Lot number 241 is the Newport rugby caps,
0:15:11 > 0:15:14and the splendidly-named Knacker Priest.
0:15:14 > 0:15:17If you are going to be a rugby player, that's the name for you.
0:15:17 > 0:15:20I'm bid £100 on the book bid. Commission bid at £100.
0:15:20 > 0:15:23- Well, they're already sold anyway. - 120, 130, 140,
0:15:23 > 0:15:26150, 160, 170, 180.
0:15:26 > 0:15:27190, 200, 210...
0:15:27 > 0:15:30They might do 300.
0:15:30 > 0:15:32240, 250, 260, 270, 280.
0:15:32 > 0:15:34They might do more.
0:15:34 > 0:15:36- This is good!- It is.
0:15:36 > 0:15:37310.
0:15:37 > 0:15:43At £310 only. 320, 330.
0:15:43 > 0:15:45330. 340 on the Net, is it?
0:15:45 > 0:15:50340, 350. 360?
0:15:50 > 0:15:53370. 380 is it on the Net?
0:15:53 > 0:15:57380. 390. 400 on the Net, is it?
0:15:57 > 0:16:00£390 in the room. Any more?
0:16:00 > 0:16:04At £390, and I sell then, thank you.
0:16:04 > 0:16:07You must be so pleased. That's great news for your mum.
0:16:07 > 0:16:10- That will cheer her up no end. - It certainly will.
0:16:10 > 0:16:12Especially as she's coming out of hospital today.
0:16:12 > 0:16:16Oh, get on the phone and tell her. You will go around to see her.
0:16:16 > 0:16:17I'm going to do the text, yeah.
0:16:17 > 0:16:23- What a result!- Philip had a really good TRY there and converted us a good result, didn't he?
0:16:23 > 0:16:26'That was a super result.
0:16:26 > 0:16:28'I love it when things sell well over their estimate.
0:16:28 > 0:16:31'It shows this was the right place to sell them.'
0:16:34 > 0:16:37'When we return, Adam sniffs out another interesting item.'
0:16:37 > 0:16:41- It did smell a bit when we...cleaned it out.- Perhaps it still does.
0:16:41 > 0:16:45I was wondering, we're blaming John here, but it could be the object itself.
0:16:45 > 0:16:47I always get the blame for everything anyway.
0:17:01 > 0:17:04I'm at the Ruskin Mill Glass House College, right in the heart
0:17:04 > 0:17:07of the historic glass quarter of Stourbridge. Now, this whole area
0:17:07 > 0:17:12was the Royal Dalton factory, but now this site provides studio space and workshops for many
0:17:12 > 0:17:18artisans, both in traditional and contemporary glass-making, but also many other crafts.
0:17:18 > 0:17:21'For last 400 years, they have been making glass in Stourbridge.
0:17:21 > 0:17:26'It is one of the great names, world-renowned for its cut crystal.
0:17:26 > 0:17:32'Not only have the factories in the Stourbridge area created some of the finest glass ever made,
0:17:32 > 0:17:37'but the craftsmen from here have influenced the most famous international makers.'
0:17:39 > 0:17:44The golden era was in the Victorian period, when everybody wanted cut-glass crystal.
0:17:44 > 0:17:47It was hugely fashionable, but sadly, tastes do change
0:17:47 > 0:17:51and many of the big manufacturers went out of business.
0:17:51 > 0:17:54But Stourbridge today is well and truly alive and kicking in glass.
0:17:54 > 0:17:57Many of the traditional methods are still going on around me right now.
0:17:57 > 0:18:01But there is also a new wave of creative artisans providing
0:18:01 > 0:18:05the most wonderful, exciting and contemporary studio glass.
0:18:05 > 0:18:09'This is also the site of the International Festival of Glass,
0:18:09 > 0:18:13'which attracts as many as 15,000 visitors every two years.
0:18:13 > 0:18:15'It hosts a huge programme of events -
0:18:15 > 0:18:19'demonstrations, talks, activities and exhibitions.'
0:18:20 > 0:18:25Including the prestigious British Glass Biennale, which is part of the dynamic celebration of
0:18:25 > 0:18:30the British modern glass-makers, and I'm here to meet Martin Andrews, who is part of this revival.
0:18:34 > 0:18:37Martin, you have got some fabulous pieces here.
0:18:37 > 0:18:39How did you get started in glass-making?
0:18:39 > 0:18:43I did a degree at West Surrey College of Art and Design in Farnham,
0:18:43 > 0:18:49in 1991, and then after that I went to Sweden and I was very fortunate
0:18:49 > 0:18:54to work with Asa Brandt, who was one of first studio glass artists.
0:18:54 > 0:18:56She set up in 1968.
0:18:56 > 0:19:00Do you use traditional methods, but sort of put your own slant on?
0:19:00 > 0:19:04Yes, the traditional glass blowing has not really changed for 400 years.
0:19:04 > 0:19:07Same sort of tools, same benches.
0:19:07 > 0:19:10How do you make something like that? How do you get all the colours?
0:19:10 > 0:19:12The plates, in the furnace I have clear glass.
0:19:12 > 0:19:16All the colour is added while it is still a solid blob.
0:19:16 > 0:19:19Once the design is on, then you start to actually blow the shape.
0:19:19 > 0:19:22The skill of the glass-maker is working as fast as possible.
0:19:22 > 0:19:26You are literally chasing it - the working temperature of glass
0:19:26 > 0:19:32is between 600 and 1,000 degrees, and it will go through that temperature barrier in about 40 seconds.
0:19:32 > 0:19:38So every time you reheat it you've got about 40 seconds to do something with it, and then you reheat it.
0:19:38 > 0:19:41- Got you.- So you're up and down the bench a lot.
0:19:41 > 0:19:46I really do love that, I love the colours in that, I love the golden hues.
0:19:46 > 0:19:48Could you show me how to make something?
0:19:48 > 0:19:50For a novice like me to attempt something like that?
0:19:50 > 0:19:54I'd like to have a go at that, because that looks like a big challenge.
0:19:54 > 0:19:56- OK, let's go and have a go. - How long will that take?
0:19:56 > 0:19:59It would take about an hour - with my help.
0:19:59 > 0:20:02- Come on, then.- OK!
0:20:05 > 0:20:08This is actually for real. We're going to take an hour to do this.
0:20:08 > 0:20:11I don't know what to do, so just talk me through it.
0:20:11 > 0:20:15If you start by heating that up, get that hot. Just keep it there.
0:20:15 > 0:20:19We want to heat the tip up, so it is hot enough for the glass to stick to it when we gather.
0:20:19 > 0:20:22I'm actually feeling quite nervous, to tell you the truth.
0:20:22 > 0:20:24Because I want this to work well.
0:20:24 > 0:20:27We can take that out. That's fine.
0:20:27 > 0:20:30Right. Now you are going to gather from the furnace.
0:20:30 > 0:20:32- Right.- You do the first gather.
0:20:32 > 0:20:37- Gosh, that's hot.- And you need to be in and out in about seven seconds.
0:20:37 > 0:20:39OK, keep turning. Keep turning.
0:20:39 > 0:20:41And go to the bench. Don't touch.
0:20:41 > 0:20:44Roll it forward, use all of your arm.
0:20:46 > 0:20:50OK, we are just going to reheat that, so, put the paper down.
0:20:50 > 0:20:52Reheat it in the glory hole.
0:20:56 > 0:20:57- Keep turning?- Keep turning it.
0:20:57 > 0:21:00- It's not easy, is it?- No.
0:21:00 > 0:21:02I'm actually quite frightened.
0:21:02 > 0:21:05This is all by feel, you just know, don't you, by instinct?
0:21:05 > 0:21:07Yes, it's all by touch.
0:21:07 > 0:21:09I will put some of the other colour out as well.
0:21:09 > 0:21:16- This is cooling all the time now. - It is cooling, but the coloured glass is sticking to the clear glass.
0:21:17 > 0:21:19- From here, OK... - Pulling back all the time.
0:21:19 > 0:21:22Yes. That's good, take it off.
0:21:22 > 0:21:27Now, the hard bit is the technique called thumbing.
0:21:27 > 0:21:30What you need to do is blow down.
0:21:30 > 0:21:32Blow, this in your mouth.
0:21:32 > 0:21:37Put your thumb over it and trap the air, so the air expands in the pipe.
0:21:37 > 0:21:39- Like that, ready? One big blow?- Yes.
0:21:42 > 0:21:44That's good.
0:21:44 > 0:21:47You now need to reheat it and repeat that process.
0:21:47 > 0:21:50- Keep my thumb on the end?- No.
0:21:52 > 0:21:55I see, you could do this for several times, you could just
0:21:55 > 0:21:58- keep going until you are happy with the size of air bubble?- Yes.
0:21:58 > 0:22:01Roll. Turn.
0:22:01 > 0:22:03- Oh, wow. - And then back the other way.
0:22:09 > 0:22:11- That's good.- That is better. - Now blow.
0:22:11 > 0:22:14It is looking more like a light bulb at the moment.
0:22:14 > 0:22:18It is getting bigger and bigger. It's getting harder to come out of that glory hole.
0:22:18 > 0:22:21- OK, Martin.- OK, out you come, yep.
0:22:21 > 0:22:23Ah!
0:22:23 > 0:22:27- Nearly. That's it.- Hang on.
0:22:28 > 0:22:31- Ah!- Ah.
0:22:31 > 0:22:33That's it. I just ruined it.
0:22:33 > 0:22:36Nearly had it. That was about 55 minutes' work, wasn't it?
0:22:36 > 0:22:40- Sorry.- That's all right. Never mind.
0:22:40 > 0:22:43- It's so difficult, isn't it? - It is very, very difficult. It is.
0:22:43 > 0:22:45Thank you so much, you have been brilliant.
0:22:45 > 0:22:46You know, we were so close,
0:22:46 > 0:22:50ten minutes away from seeing that dish open up.
0:22:50 > 0:22:52But I said we would only do this once.
0:22:52 > 0:22:54I said we would have an hour on this.
0:22:55 > 0:22:58And I knew it. I just knew it would go wrong.
0:22:58 > 0:23:00Do you know that? Oh...
0:23:06 > 0:23:08Oh, so close, yet so far.
0:23:08 > 0:23:13I was five minutes away from creating a wonderful glass charger and it all went wrong.
0:23:13 > 0:23:17That is the most stressful thing I have ever, ever done on "Flog It!" in nine years.
0:23:17 > 0:23:19Not only is Martin Andrews
0:23:19 > 0:23:23a wonderful glass designer and blower, he's also a great teacher -
0:23:23 > 0:23:25teaching traditional skills and methods,
0:23:25 > 0:23:27and that was really difficult, please believe me.
0:23:27 > 0:23:30And if you don't, have a go yourself - you'll see.
0:23:36 > 0:23:40'At the Malvern Theatres, there is still plenty to be discovered.'
0:23:42 > 0:23:46'The crowds on our valuation day are keeping our team of experts very busy.'
0:23:50 > 0:23:55'Kate's been bedazzled by something rather glamorous, that Erica inherited.'
0:23:55 > 0:23:59Erica, you brought in something sparkly which has caught my eye.
0:23:59 > 0:24:01What can you tell me about it?
0:24:01 > 0:24:04Well, originally, it came from Germany,
0:24:04 > 0:24:07it belonged to my mum's great aunty,
0:24:07 > 0:24:10and it was passed to my mother when she died
0:24:10 > 0:24:13and then when my mother died it was passed on to me.
0:24:13 > 0:24:15- So, family history. - Yes, but my mother didn't like it.
0:24:15 > 0:24:21As soon as she picked it up, it went in her jewellery box and she didn't like it. She didn't wear it.
0:24:21 > 0:24:25And I like it, but I'm not... I don't wear it very often.
0:24:25 > 0:24:28- Not that attached to it.- Probably a couple of times a year, I wear it.
0:24:28 > 0:24:31- It is what you call a dress ring. - It is a dress ring, yeah.
0:24:31 > 0:24:34It is very dressy. I'm going to give it a go.
0:24:34 > 0:24:37I might have a bit of a Cinderella fantasy and give it a go.
0:24:37 > 0:24:41See, I can see that on my finger... if my husband's watching!
0:24:41 > 0:24:43But it's very attractive.
0:24:43 > 0:24:46I think date-wise, you're talking between...
0:24:46 > 0:24:48Probably between the wars, maybe.
0:24:48 > 0:24:51So 1930s - does that fit in with the sort of family background?
0:24:51 > 0:24:53Or maybe a bit earlier, '20s?
0:24:53 > 0:24:55I would think a bit earlier, '20s, probably.
0:24:55 > 0:24:58Yes. But it is a classic dress evening ring.
0:24:58 > 0:25:01You've got diamonds and sapphire in the middle, an oval cut sapphire.
0:25:01 > 0:25:04And it is on continental, so 14 carat gold, which again,
0:25:04 > 0:25:07- is not something we usually get in England.- No.
0:25:07 > 0:25:09But it's quite a pretty thing.
0:25:09 > 0:25:12Very sparkly, you can see this is an old cut brilliant on the diamond,
0:25:12 > 0:25:15so it makes it this lovely, sparkly colour.
0:25:15 > 0:25:19The diamonds aren't very big, but they are nice and clean.
0:25:19 > 0:25:20And they have a good colour to them.
0:25:20 > 0:25:22I suppose at auction
0:25:22 > 0:25:25you would be talking between £300 and £500 for it.
0:25:25 > 0:25:28Is that the kind of figure you would be happy to get?
0:25:28 > 0:25:30I think so, yes.
0:25:30 > 0:25:34- I would like to think I would get more than £400 for it.- Right.
0:25:35 > 0:25:37It depends on the day.
0:25:37 > 0:25:40If you don't wear it, you've got to think of who the buyer will be,
0:25:40 > 0:25:41and who would wear it.
0:25:41 > 0:25:44I suppose if a dealer's buying it, they would make a mark-up
0:25:44 > 0:25:47if they were selling it in a shop.
0:25:47 > 0:25:49So I think probably,
0:25:49 > 0:25:53you can maybe reserve it at 350 and put 400-500 guide price.
0:25:53 > 0:25:58Then if it doesn't reach 350, it hasn't sold, so at least you are not disappointed if it only gets to 300.
0:25:58 > 0:26:01- Would you be OK with that? - Yes, I would be fine with that.
0:26:01 > 0:26:04- Brilliant. - Hopefully we'll get the higher end.
0:26:04 > 0:26:07'Let's hope Erica has not set her sights too high.
0:26:07 > 0:26:12'From crossed fingers to the work of tiny fingers - I love these samplers.'
0:26:14 > 0:26:17'Next, Jill and John get an unusual reaction from Adam.'
0:26:17 > 0:26:20A very distinctive object here, isn't it?
0:26:20 > 0:26:23- It is, yes.- And quite a distinctive aroma of silage, is it?
0:26:23 > 0:26:27It's him, not me. He has been doing the cattle this morning.
0:26:27 > 0:26:30- Oh, right, you're farmers?- Yes. - Yes, we are. We're beef farmers.
0:26:30 > 0:26:34- Local beef farmers.- Yes, we are. - Farmers are working very hard.
0:26:34 > 0:26:37Yes, a lot of hours, not much money, the same as everybody!
0:26:37 > 0:26:40- If only they washed their hands! - I did. I did!
0:26:40 > 0:26:43- Anyway we are here to talk about this object.- Yes.
0:26:43 > 0:26:47Why did you bring it, where's it from, tell me about it, please.
0:26:47 > 0:26:51Well, I remember my grandmother growing hyacinths in it.
0:26:51 > 0:26:55And then we moved into the farmhouse, we wanted to redecorate,
0:26:55 > 0:26:58- so we put it in the cellar and we forgot about it.- Yeah.
0:26:58 > 0:27:01One day I went down into the cellar -
0:27:01 > 0:27:02or tried to get into the cellar -
0:27:02 > 0:27:06and I found that it was over five foot deep in water.
0:27:06 > 0:27:10- Ah.- So we had a blocked drain. - We had a blocked drain.
0:27:10 > 0:27:14So everything in the cellar was covered in mud and silt.
0:27:14 > 0:27:17Luckily it was not toilet drains, it was only water drains!
0:27:17 > 0:27:19Lucky it wasn't poo!
0:27:19 > 0:27:23That's right, yes, it did smell a bit when we cleaned it out.
0:27:23 > 0:27:27- Perhaps it still does.- I was wondering, we are blaming John here,
0:27:27 > 0:27:31- but it could be the object itself. - I always get the blame for everything anyway.
0:27:31 > 0:27:34Did you have to dig it out of the cellar?
0:27:34 > 0:27:39Well, when we uncovered it, it was all covered in silt and mud and what have you.
0:27:39 > 0:27:43So we cleaned it up and thought, oh, we don't really like that.
0:27:43 > 0:27:47- No.- So, and it has been sort of, sat, hanging around doing nothing, really.
0:27:47 > 0:27:53Yeah. It is a bit damaged so we are not expecting it to be a big value. But you never know.
0:27:53 > 0:27:56I could tell that you didn't have high expectations.
0:27:56 > 0:27:59- No!- Well, it looks to me as though it is Italian,
0:27:59 > 0:28:03and a piece of majolica, the tin-glazed earthenware.
0:28:03 > 0:28:07Probably the late 19th century is around the date of it.
0:28:07 > 0:28:11- Oh, yeah.- There have been quite a few losses, haven't there?
0:28:11 > 0:28:15- There have, yes. - We have got some damage this end.
0:28:15 > 0:28:17Yes. Even more this end, I'm afraid.
0:28:17 > 0:28:19Top of the wing is missing here.
0:28:19 > 0:28:22And I'm afraid her head fell off.
0:28:22 > 0:28:25It is a very brittle material anyway, it is very prone to damage.
0:28:25 > 0:28:27You rarely see them in good condition.
0:28:27 > 0:28:31If that was in perfect condition, it would be quite a valuable object.
0:28:31 > 0:28:34- But it is far from in good condition. - Well, yes.
0:28:34 > 0:28:37- Far from it. Erm, is it something you want back?- No.
0:28:37 > 0:28:40- No.- I didn't think so. I would share that opinion.
0:28:40 > 0:28:42A lot of people at home will either love this or hate it.
0:28:42 > 0:28:46- There is not going to be any middle ground.- No, that's right.- No, yes.
0:28:46 > 0:28:50I would suggest taking a gamble and sticking it in at no reserve.
0:28:50 > 0:28:52- Fair enough.- It is "Flog It!"
0:28:52 > 0:28:56- I don't think it will do more than £100 to £200.- Fair enough. - That's more than I thought.
0:28:56 > 0:29:00I would be tempted to put a bit of a lower estimate on it than that.
0:29:00 > 0:29:03But let's go with 100-200, shall we? Let's go in bullish.
0:29:03 > 0:29:07- Yes, we'll do that.- But don't blame me if it makes 40 quid.- All right!
0:29:07 > 0:29:11'No reserve? Well, Adam's taking no risks there.'
0:29:13 > 0:29:17'Let's see if Kate's prepared to stick her neck out on the next find.'
0:29:17 > 0:29:20Now, you've brought in this fantastic snuff box.
0:29:20 > 0:29:22Is it a firm favourite of yours?
0:29:22 > 0:29:26Well, not particularly. We do have it on display, and we like it, yes.
0:29:26 > 0:29:28It wasn't a romantic present from one to the other?
0:29:28 > 0:29:30- No, no, no, no, no, no.- Oh, OK, fine.
0:29:30 > 0:29:32What's the story behind it?
0:29:32 > 0:29:35Well, I inherited it from my great-grandfather.
0:29:35 > 0:29:39Well, it came down through the family, obviously.
0:29:39 > 0:29:41- And that's about it. - That's it? Do you know what it is?
0:29:41 > 0:29:45Well, it's a snuff box. I understand it's a snuff box.
0:29:45 > 0:29:50OK. Well, if we take a look at it, it's obviously very pretty from the outside, and we've got this sort of
0:29:50 > 0:29:54machined enamel on the front and a little cartouche in the centre
0:29:54 > 0:29:57with a chap on a chariot, and then a floral border.
0:29:57 > 0:30:04And at first glance, it looks continental, with all this highly decorated stuff going on,
0:30:04 > 0:30:09but if we open it, it's silver gilt, there's gold on the inside, and the hallmark, which is in here,
0:30:09 > 0:30:13tells us that it's actually English and Georgian.
0:30:13 > 0:30:17And the hallmark, if we look at it, is for 1817.
0:30:17 > 0:30:21And we've got a "DH" there for David Hennell, who is the maker.
0:30:21 > 0:30:23So, he's a fairly well-known maker of snuff boxes.
0:30:23 > 0:30:28Regency, so you're talking George III, basically. It's a lovely thing.
0:30:28 > 0:30:30I used to polish it every week!
0:30:30 > 0:30:35Oh, my goodness! Because, obviously, it is quite soft, so you can overrub silver.
0:30:35 > 0:30:36Yes, I learnt that from "Flog It!"
0:30:36 > 0:30:39Ah-ha! We've taught you something!
0:30:39 > 0:30:42Public information broadcasting at its best.
0:30:42 > 0:30:46So, in terms of valuation, he's a known maker, it's a very pretty thing.
0:30:46 > 0:30:49You do have a little bit of wear, I've noticed, on the bottom here,
0:30:49 > 0:30:52- which will affect the price a little bit.- Mm.
0:30:52 > 0:30:53But it's still very pretty,
0:30:53 > 0:30:57and for a snuff box collector I think it's going to be quite fun.
0:30:57 > 0:31:03- Auction estimate would be between maybe £200 and £300, something like that.- Mm!
0:31:03 > 0:31:05Would that be the sort of price you'd be happy to sell it for?
0:31:05 > 0:31:08- Yeah, round about that, yes, certainly.- OK.
0:31:08 > 0:31:14Well, we'd normally set a reserve of just below that, so maybe 150 reserve, an estimate of 200 to 300.
0:31:14 > 0:31:15- Yeah.- That's OK?
0:31:15 > 0:31:18- Yes.- You'd not be sorry to see it go, then?
0:31:18 > 0:31:19- No.- No, not really.
0:31:19 > 0:31:21- No, no.- Not having to polish it any more?
0:31:21 > 0:31:26- Well, I haven't polished it for two years, so...!- No loss. No loss.
0:31:26 > 0:31:30OK, we'll try it, and I have high hopes for it at the auction, so hopefully it will go.
0:31:30 > 0:31:32- Thank you.- Fingers crossed. Thanks. - Thank you.
0:31:32 > 0:31:36'Now, that's more like it! We love a bit of optimism.
0:31:36 > 0:31:39'Let's remind ourselves of the final items going off to auction.
0:31:39 > 0:31:45'If the bidders like Erica's dress ring as much as Kate does, it should do very well.'
0:31:48 > 0:31:54'Jill and John don't like their majolica bowl, so it's time for it to go under the hammer.
0:31:54 > 0:31:57'If the serious snuff collectors are in the room on the day,
0:31:57 > 0:32:02'I think Bill and Jan could be in for a nice surprise.
0:32:02 > 0:32:06'Auctioneer Philip Serrell will be selling the rest of our lots
0:32:06 > 0:32:07'in his saleroom in Malvern.
0:32:07 > 0:32:11'The room's getting busy, which is always a hopeful sign.
0:32:11 > 0:32:15'First, let's find out how Jill and John do with their majolica bowl.
0:32:18 > 0:32:22A lovely bit of earthenware. Love it, love it, love it. Why are you selling this?
0:32:22 > 0:32:25Well, YOU may love it, but we don't, I'm afraid.
0:32:25 > 0:32:29We found it in our cellar, underwater.
0:32:29 > 0:32:32Neither of us like it, so we thought, "Well, we'll sell it."
0:32:32 > 0:32:35We're going to find out what the bidders think and also what the collectors think.
0:32:35 > 0:32:38- It's going under the hammer now. Here we go.- Fingers crossed.
0:32:40 > 0:32:45Lot number 540 is this really nice Cantagalli-style oval dish,
0:32:45 > 0:32:47a lovely thing. Will you bid me for that?
0:32:47 > 0:32:50Start me at £100, someone.
0:32:52 > 0:32:54Well, start me!
0:32:56 > 0:32:59Bid me £60 for it.
0:32:59 > 0:33:02Bid me £50 for it.
0:33:03 > 0:33:0720 I am bid. At £20 only. At 20.
0:33:07 > 0:33:11At £20 only. At 30. 40.
0:33:11 > 0:33:1350. 50 bid. At 50.
0:33:13 > 0:33:17At £50 only. Lady's bid at 50.
0:33:17 > 0:33:19At £50 only. Your bid, ma'am.
0:33:19 > 0:33:23At 50. At 50. 60. At 60. At £60. Have another go!
0:33:23 > 0:33:25At 60.
0:33:25 > 0:33:27Philip's got to work hard on this.
0:33:27 > 0:33:30Is 70 anywhere now? At £60 it's yours.
0:33:30 > 0:33:32It's not dear, this, at £60.
0:33:32 > 0:33:35Is there any more at all? Any more?
0:33:35 > 0:33:38At £60. And it's done and sold, then, at 60. And done.
0:33:38 > 0:33:40- JILL:- Oh, well. - Just a bit too badly damaged.
0:33:40 > 0:33:44Yes. Well, they said they didn't want it back. Didn't you?
0:33:44 > 0:33:46Well, that's right, yes. Yes.
0:33:46 > 0:33:49She could have lost her head altogether, so...!
0:33:49 > 0:33:53'Well, I can't help thinking that somebody got a real bargain there.'
0:33:56 > 0:33:58'Erica's brought her son Kurt to the auction room.
0:33:58 > 0:34:04'Let's hope the bidders give them a good price for the diamond and sapphire ring.'
0:34:04 > 0:34:08Why have you decided now is the best time to sell this?
0:34:08 > 0:34:10Well, I don't wear it.
0:34:10 > 0:34:12My mum didn't like it, either.
0:34:12 > 0:34:15She had it in her jewellery box and never wore it, and I thought,
0:34:15 > 0:34:20- I might as well sell it and use the money to get something I'd like.- OK.
0:34:20 > 0:34:24Hopefully the money will go to something you like as well, Kurt.
0:34:24 > 0:34:26But I know you really like this, don't you, Kate?
0:34:26 > 0:34:28It's a bit of sparkle. It's a girlie lot.
0:34:28 > 0:34:31- Something you could wear? - I like to think so, yeah!
0:34:31 > 0:34:34Well, let's hope this lot want a bit of sparkle as well, shall we?
0:34:34 > 0:34:35Here we go. Let's find out.
0:34:35 > 0:34:41The diamond and sapphire cocktail ring, set with a central sapphire.
0:34:41 > 0:34:43Come on...
0:34:45 > 0:34:47I'm bid £250 bid. At 250. 260.
0:34:47 > 0:34:51At 260 bid. 260. At 260.
0:34:51 > 0:34:52This is good.
0:34:54 > 0:34:57270. 270. 280.
0:34:57 > 0:35:01290. At 300 bid.
0:35:01 > 0:35:02At £300 only. At 300.
0:35:02 > 0:35:05At £300. At 300 out on my left.
0:35:05 > 0:35:07At £300 only. Any more?
0:35:07 > 0:35:10At £300. Is there any more at all?
0:35:10 > 0:35:13At £300 only on my left. Any more?
0:35:13 > 0:35:15At 300. There it is.
0:35:15 > 0:35:18At 300. Your bid. At £300. Any more?
0:35:18 > 0:35:20And done, then, or not at 300.
0:35:20 > 0:35:23Well, I'm sorry, I can't do that.
0:35:23 > 0:35:25- Oh, well.- No! - It was close, wasn't it?
0:35:25 > 0:35:27We had a fixed reserve of 350.
0:35:27 > 0:35:30Yeah. So it didn't quite make it.
0:35:30 > 0:35:33Oh, I'll take it home and try again another time.
0:35:33 > 0:35:35- You're stuck with it, Kurt! - That's it!
0:35:35 > 0:35:38Better start liking it!
0:35:38 > 0:35:42'Erica's right, there will be another auction on another day.
0:35:42 > 0:35:44'No point giving good things away.
0:35:44 > 0:35:48'Now, this is a lovely lot, Bill and Jan's silver Regency snuff box.'
0:35:50 > 0:35:53Absolutely beautiful, it really is, isn't it?
0:35:53 > 0:35:56It's a lovely example of what it is, yeah.
0:35:56 > 0:35:58- £200 to £300.- Yeah. Nice.
0:35:58 > 0:36:01Why are you selling this now?
0:36:01 > 0:36:03I don't know why. It just happened.
0:36:03 > 0:36:05We wanted to bring something to "Flog It!"
0:36:05 > 0:36:07You thought that was a good item?
0:36:07 > 0:36:10We didn't realise it was as old as it is. It's 1817.
0:36:10 > 0:36:13That's the great thing about hallmarks, is you can date it precisely, yeah.
0:36:13 > 0:36:16Good luck, because this is a piece to treasure.
0:36:16 > 0:36:18And there's lots of collectors for
0:36:18 > 0:36:20this kind of decorative item, so it should do well.
0:36:20 > 0:36:23- And here we go. We're going to find out.- All right.
0:36:26 > 0:36:28Georgian silver snuff box.
0:36:28 > 0:36:30Bid me, chaps. 150 to start?
0:36:33 > 0:36:37Thank you. 150 I'm bid. At 150. 160.
0:36:37 > 0:36:39- 170. 180.- Still cheap!
0:36:39 > 0:36:41- 190. 200.- Oh, it's not finished yet!
0:36:41 > 0:36:47- Go on!- 210. 220. 230. 240.
0:36:47 > 0:36:49Don't shake your head, ma'am. One more?
0:36:49 > 0:36:54240 with me. At 240. 250. 260.
0:36:54 > 0:36:59260. 270. 280.
0:36:59 > 0:37:02290. 300. 310, is it?
0:37:02 > 0:37:05310. 320.
0:37:07 > 0:37:10£320 on the book.
0:37:10 > 0:37:16330. 340. 350. 360. 370. 380.
0:37:16 > 0:37:19390. 400. And 10 with me. At 410.
0:37:19 > 0:37:21Is there any more?
0:37:21 > 0:37:26At £410. Any more in the room, phone or internet?
0:37:26 > 0:37:27At £410. Any more?
0:37:27 > 0:37:31And I sell, then, at £410. And done.
0:37:31 > 0:37:33Yes, the hammer's gone down.
0:37:33 > 0:37:37What a lovely moment. Well, thank you so much for bringing that in.
0:37:37 > 0:37:39- Good result!- Yes!
0:37:39 > 0:37:42Just goes to show, quality always sells, doesn't it?
0:37:42 > 0:37:44And if you've got anything like that, we want to see it!
0:37:44 > 0:37:48- So, what are you going to spend all that money on? - There's still a debate on that.
0:37:48 > 0:37:51- You could open a bottle of something and toast Grandad.- We could do that!
0:37:51 > 0:37:55Thank you for bringing such a wonderful item in, it really made our day.
0:37:55 > 0:37:58And it's a wonderful, fitting end to a great day here in Malvern.
0:37:58 > 0:38:01All credit to Philip Serrell. He's done us really proud.
0:38:01 > 0:38:03If you've got anything like that, we want to see you.
0:38:03 > 0:38:05Bring it along to one of our valuation days.
0:38:05 > 0:38:08But from Malvern, until then, it's cheerio.
0:38:08 > 0:38:11'And you can find details of our next valuation days
0:38:11 > 0:38:14'by logging on to the internet and going to...'
0:38:17 > 0:38:18'Click F for "Flog It!"
0:38:18 > 0:38:21'then follow the links and find the list of towns
0:38:21 > 0:38:23'we're coming to very soon.'
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