0:00:02 > 0:00:08Hello. This is the show that turns your unwanted antiques and collectables into cash.
0:00:08 > 0:00:13We're in Bristol, home to Wallace and Gromit, Concorde and Brunel's amazing suspension bridge.
0:00:13 > 0:00:15Welcome to Flog It.
0:00:37 > 0:00:42Like the rest of the country, Bristol is covered in a thick blanket of snow.
0:00:47 > 0:00:53The city has come to a standstill, but a few hardy Bristolians have braved the weather
0:00:53 > 0:00:57to get to College Green for their Flog It valuations.
0:00:57 > 0:01:00It is freezing cold outside the Council House.
0:01:00 > 0:01:04People can't queue down that slope. They're all huddled here.
0:01:04 > 0:01:08It's early in the morning, but hopefully, many more will turn up.
0:01:08 > 0:01:14I know you're eager to sell some things and if you're happy with the valuation, what will you do?
0:01:14 > 0:01:20- Flog it.- Definitely. I think we should get inside and get the show on the road.- Yes.- Come on.
0:01:22 > 0:01:28'There might only be a few people here at the moment, but our experts David Barby and Philip Serrell
0:01:28 > 0:01:32'will be valuing everything they've brought along.
0:01:32 > 0:01:38'He has a special interest in English ceramics, but David will cast his expert eye over anything,
0:01:38 > 0:01:43'especially if he finds a little gem before his fellow experts can.'
0:01:43 > 0:01:46And thanks for not giving me a hard time.
0:01:46 > 0:01:52'Phil is not one for being left behind though and after giving up an early career as a PE teacher,
0:01:52 > 0:01:59- 'he now runs his own saleroom, so he obviously knows what he's talking about.'- Flog it?- Flog it. Please.
0:01:59 > 0:02:03'Coming up, Ron's pug dogs get a grumpy response from Phil.'
0:02:03 > 0:02:06What do you think of it so far? Rubbish.
0:02:06 > 0:02:11'Rachel's coin gets a shocked response from David.'
0:02:11 > 0:02:17- This is extraordinary.- 'And I get a response of my own from the Lord Mayor of Bristol.'- I won't flog it.
0:02:17 > 0:02:23'But it's nothing compared to the bidders' response when our owners' items go under the hammer.'
0:02:23 > 0:02:26- Shocked?- Very.- We are.- We are.
0:02:28 > 0:02:34'People are still trickling in with their bags and boxes and first up to the valuation table is Ron
0:02:34 > 0:02:39'who is keen to see if Philip thinks his two porcelain pugs will make him some cash.'
0:02:39 > 0:02:44- Do you like these two old dogs? - Yes, I do.- Yeah?
0:02:44 > 0:02:48- Are you a doggy man?- Yes. We breed and show dogs and judge them.
0:02:48 > 0:02:51I'm due to judge Crufts in 2012.
0:02:51 > 0:02:56- That's a huge honour. - Yes, it's the top honour you can have as a private breeder.
0:02:56 > 0:03:00They come from that Victorian era and almost every Victorian parlour,
0:03:00 > 0:03:05either on the floor by the fireplace or up on the mantelpiece,
0:03:05 > 0:03:08you'd have a pair of spaniels, wouldn't you?
0:03:08 > 0:03:13Dogs were made because they were the popular dogs of the era,
0:03:13 > 0:03:16pugs and King Charles spaniels in particular.
0:03:16 > 0:03:20The differing breeds, I think, are much more interesting.
0:03:20 > 0:03:24- These have got glass eyes. There's a significance there.- Yes.
0:03:24 > 0:03:31It's a small pottery. If I've got it right, it should be Bo'ness which is in Edinburgh in Scotland.
0:03:31 > 0:03:35- I think they're quite nice, aren't they?- Well, they're unusual.
0:03:35 > 0:03:39They're different from the traditional spaniels.
0:03:39 > 0:03:46Pug dogs have that premium over the ordinary, plain, white spaniel.
0:03:46 > 0:03:49- These are about 1885, 1890? - Something like that.
0:03:49 > 0:03:53- And you bought these as part of your dog collecting?- Correct.
0:03:53 > 0:03:56- What did you pay for them?- £15.
0:03:56 > 0:03:59- At a car boot sale. - How long ago?- Six years ago.
0:03:59 > 0:04:03- How much are they going to make at auction?- I don't know.
0:04:03 > 0:04:07I've heard a number of things. I've seen a number of valuations.
0:04:07 > 0:04:12It just depends, I think, on their condition and also their size
0:04:12 > 0:04:16and maybe if you get two people who want them.
0:04:16 > 0:04:22- You've told me how old they are, where they were made and what they're worth.- Correct.
0:04:22 > 0:04:24You're making me redundant, Ron.
0:04:24 > 0:04:29There's always a chance of a new initiative and employment in TV.
0:04:29 > 0:04:32- A new initiative for you or me? - Either.
0:04:32 > 0:04:36I think we put 80 to 120 on them as an estimate.
0:04:36 > 0:04:39We can reserve them at £60 fixed for you.
0:04:39 > 0:04:44I mean, if you have a good day, you could make perhaps 150, 200.
0:04:44 > 0:04:48- Are you happy to sell them?- Yes. - Happy to flog it?- Yes.
0:04:48 > 0:04:51- Are you going to leave them with me now?- Yeah.
0:04:51 > 0:04:57- If you brave that snow out there, I'll look after my two new friends and we'll get them sold.- Thank you.
0:04:57 > 0:05:03- Thank you for bringing them along. - You're welcome.- What do you think of it so far? Rubbish!
0:05:08 > 0:05:11- What have you got in here?- Aagh!
0:05:11 > 0:05:14- LAUGHTER - I'm not that scary, am I?
0:05:14 > 0:05:18'Thankfully, not all the kids are scared of me.'
0:05:18 > 0:05:23This one's definitely not for sale. This is little Jamie, the son of our cameraman.
0:05:23 > 0:05:28He's pointing at Daddy now. Daddy's got to get on with his work. Oh, bless him!
0:05:32 > 0:05:36'Another gentleman and his wife have arrived with some gold necklaces,
0:05:36 > 0:05:41'although these will definitely not be going to auction.'
0:05:41 > 0:05:46- This is the Mayor of Bristol. - Hello, Paul.- Chris, hi, and Sue, the Mayoress. Can I say Mayoress?
0:05:46 > 0:05:50- Of course you can. - Have you come for a valuation?
0:05:50 > 0:05:55I'm not going to flog this. I know the programme's Flog It, but this is £100,000-worth of gold round here.
0:05:55 > 0:06:00Sue has got about an equal amount, but this is diamonds and sapphires.
0:06:00 > 0:06:02That is really, really special.
0:06:02 > 0:06:06And bought by subscription by the ladies of Bristol, which is nice.
0:06:06 > 0:06:10And made in Bristol, so it's particularly precious to Bristol.
0:06:10 > 0:06:15'Let's get back to the items that people can and do want to sell,
0:06:15 > 0:06:18'such as Alan and Jane's glass walking sticks.'
0:06:18 > 0:06:22I think they were produced in glass factories,
0:06:22 > 0:06:28- initially to use up wasted metal at the end of the day.- Oh, yeah.
0:06:28 > 0:06:34They'd have the furnaces on and they might not have used all the metal which was the molten glass.
0:06:34 > 0:06:38- If you rub your hand along that... - Yes.- Do you feel it?
0:06:38 > 0:06:42- It's ribbed, isn't it? - Yes.- Yes, it is.
0:06:42 > 0:06:46- Ribbed, I can feel it.- So you can sense how this was produced.
0:06:46 > 0:06:52- You'd have the coloured inclusions and then this was stretched and twisted.- Was it?
0:06:52 > 0:06:55Whilst it was still in its molten form.
0:06:55 > 0:06:58Now, these were given to young couples
0:06:58 > 0:07:02- when they were embarking on a marriage.- Really?
0:07:02 > 0:07:07- And they were often placed above a door.- I've heard of that, yes.
0:07:07 > 0:07:11- As long as these remained intact, so would the marriage.- I see.
0:07:11 > 0:07:15- We'd better not get rid of them then.- No.
0:07:15 > 0:07:18So, these are quite nice pieces.
0:07:18 > 0:07:24You've got a problem at that end on one of them because you're missing the stopper at the bottom.
0:07:24 > 0:07:29And the market for this type of ornamental ware has dropped slightly.
0:07:29 > 0:07:33So, if these go up for sale, I think you will be lucky...
0:07:34 > 0:07:36..to get £40 to £60 on them.
0:07:36 > 0:07:40- Oh, well...- All right. OK. - That's it.
0:07:40 > 0:07:46- I thought you might have ranted and raved, "They cost me a fortune when we bought them!"- No.
0:07:46 > 0:07:49- Let's protect ourselves with a £30 reserve.- Thank you.
0:07:49 > 0:07:55- Thank you.- Thank you very much indeed. And thanks for not giving me a hard time.
0:07:55 > 0:08:01'Why would they give you a hard time, David? Although Dorrie and Pat might do just that to Philip
0:08:01 > 0:08:05'as they've brought in something that does what it says on the box.'
0:08:05 > 0:08:08It's a magneto-electric machine.
0:08:08 > 0:08:12And it says here, "For nervous..." That's me. "..and other diseases.
0:08:12 > 0:08:18"This machine has been designed expressly for the use of the medical profession and for invalids
0:08:18 > 0:08:24"who are unable to take exercise, suffering from rheumatism and various nervous complaints."
0:08:24 > 0:08:28You've got this huge, great magnet there
0:08:28 > 0:08:34and then you've got this lovely little...almost like a flywheel that's cranked here and that...
0:08:34 > 0:08:41You turn that round and round and round, but with this magnet, it creates an electric shock.
0:08:41 > 0:08:44You see, that there completes the circuit.
0:08:44 > 0:08:50- I see.- Do you see? When it's there, it's completed and when it's not there, it isn't.
0:08:50 > 0:08:55And then you plonk that... down in there,
0:08:55 > 0:08:58and you plonk that in there...
0:08:59 > 0:09:01..and then you hold it...
0:09:01 > 0:09:08- I don't want my finger in there. - Look, do I look like I'd hurt you? - Well, I'm not sure.
0:09:08 > 0:09:10Hold it. Come on.
0:09:10 > 0:09:13This'll make you laugh, Dorrie.
0:09:13 > 0:09:16- I hope it makes ME laugh. - Are you ready for this?
0:09:16 > 0:09:21- No.- It's no more than about 100 volts, honestly.- No more than 100? That's all right(!)
0:09:21 > 0:09:24- Ready?- Yes.- You won't feel a thing.
0:09:24 > 0:09:27- It doesn't do anything. - Nothing's happening, no.
0:09:27 > 0:09:32- I'm frightened more than anything. - Concentrate.- I am. - This is serious.- This is fear.
0:09:32 > 0:09:37What happens is you spin that round and round and it gives you a shock.
0:09:37 > 0:09:42- Right.- And I would think this probably dates to 1920, 1930.
0:09:42 > 0:09:44- Really?- Yeah, yeah.
0:09:44 > 0:09:49There were some bizarre medical beliefs as to how you got better.
0:09:49 > 0:09:53I mean, they used to have things called trepanning sets.
0:09:53 > 0:09:57- And these things were... You know like a brace and bit?- Yeah.
0:09:57 > 0:10:01It was like a huge brace and bit and if you had a headache,
0:10:01 > 0:10:04they bored a hole in your head to relieve the pressure.
0:10:04 > 0:10:11- There's a lot to be said for the National Health.- How did people get this? Did a doctor recommend it?
0:10:11 > 0:10:15I imagine you'd just go and buy it 80 or 90 years ago.
0:10:15 > 0:10:17A lot of this stuff is coming back.
0:10:17 > 0:10:23- I read somewhere that they still use leeches and maggots to clear up wounds.- Yes.
0:10:23 > 0:10:28So your magneto-electric machine might come back to the fore. But it's a real good bit of fun.
0:10:28 > 0:10:31- Oh, yes, yes.- But value-less?
0:10:31 > 0:10:34I think, girls, this will make between £20 and £30.
0:10:34 > 0:10:39- Put a reserve on it of a tenner and somebody will have a bit of fun with it.- I think so.
0:10:39 > 0:10:44- It's a great talking point after a dinner party.- Absolutely.
0:10:44 > 0:10:48I think if we can get a proper band on there, I reckon we could get it going.
0:10:48 > 0:10:52- Dorrie, we could give her a bit of a jolt later on.- Yeah.
0:10:52 > 0:10:55Monday morning, I need one to get to work!
0:10:55 > 0:11:02Before we see more valuations here in Bristol, we're taking our first batch of items off to auction.
0:11:02 > 0:11:06We've got Dorrie and Pat's quirky electric shock machine,
0:11:06 > 0:11:11animal lover Ron's pair of porcelain pug dogs,
0:11:11 > 0:11:15Alan and Jane's glass walking sticks.
0:11:20 > 0:11:25This is where all the action takes place - the Clevedon Salerooms.
0:11:25 > 0:11:30Auctioneer Marc Burridge knows his local market and we have a packed saleroom, wonderful antiques -
0:11:30 > 0:11:33the ingredients of a classic sale.
0:11:33 > 0:11:38- I just hope the bidders aren't going to sit on their hands. Are those hands going up today?- Yes!
0:11:38 > 0:11:43Brilliant! We've got some eager bidders today, but a word of advice.
0:11:43 > 0:11:47At auction, buyers and sellers have to pay commission.
0:11:47 > 0:11:50Here in Clevedon, if an item is less than £1,000,
0:11:50 > 0:11:53the commission is 15%, plus VAT.
0:11:53 > 0:12:00These amounts vary from saleroom to saleroom, so make sure you take this into account.
0:12:02 > 0:12:07The bidders are raring to go, so let's get our owners' items under the hammer,
0:12:07 > 0:12:10starting with the pair of pugs.
0:12:10 > 0:12:16Who let the dogs out? Ron did and he's standing next to me. We've got two pug dogs going under the hammer,
0:12:16 > 0:12:21a valuation of 80 to 120, but this guy has eight real dogs at home.
0:12:21 > 0:12:25- Do you breed from them?- Yes.- You must know your stuff.- I hope so.
0:12:25 > 0:12:31- I'm due to judge Crufts in the breed in 2012.- Good for you. How can you judge Philip's valuation today?
0:12:31 > 0:12:36- We'll wait and see. - I think 80 to 120 is spot-on. We've got to get them away at that.
0:12:36 > 0:12:42I hope so. It's interesting how your enthusiasm for an animal leads you off into a collecting field.
0:12:42 > 0:12:49I think that's really good. Good luck at Crufts and good luck right now. It's going under the hammer.
0:12:50 > 0:12:55Lot 160, the Staffordshire pottery figures of seated pug dogs.
0:12:55 > 0:12:59Glass eyes. Interest in these. 60 I'm bid.
0:12:59 > 0:13:02- And 5.- We're off.- We've sold them.
0:13:02 > 0:13:04And 70. And 5. And 80.
0:13:04 > 0:13:085. £90 on my book. And 5 in the room.
0:13:08 > 0:13:10And 110 I am...
0:13:10 > 0:13:13- They're dog lovers.- 120.
0:13:13 > 0:13:15130. 140?
0:13:15 > 0:13:18£130 with me. 140, anyone else?
0:13:19 > 0:13:22Are you all done? Selling then at £130...
0:13:22 > 0:13:26- We like that.- Great. - We like that.- Great.
0:13:26 > 0:13:30- That's very good.- It is, considering we bought them at a car boot sale.
0:13:30 > 0:13:33The money's going towards the dogs?
0:13:33 > 0:13:37It is going towards the dogs, but the donation is going to the rescue...
0:13:37 > 0:13:39- Oh, brilliant.- I'm glad they sold.
0:13:39 > 0:13:46'The pugs are off to a new home and the money could help some real animals find a new home too.
0:13:51 > 0:13:53Things are running smoothly.
0:13:53 > 0:13:58Let's hope this next lot walks out the saleroom - Alan and Jane's two glass walking canes.
0:13:58 > 0:14:03- They're beautiful with the glass coloured beads. - Little hundreds and thousands.
0:14:03 > 0:14:06You can imagine them sprinkled on a trifle!
0:14:06 > 0:14:12We did have a valuation put on by David, our expert here, of around sort of £50
0:14:12 > 0:14:15- with a fixed reserve of 30. - It was a "come and get me".
0:14:15 > 0:14:20- But since the valuation day, you've upped the reserve now to 50.- 50.
0:14:20 > 0:14:24Fixed at 50. £25 a cane. I still think that's good value for money.
0:14:24 > 0:14:29- Marc Burridge, the auctioneer, said they should just sell.- Good.- Good.
0:14:29 > 0:14:31Lot 140,
0:14:31 > 0:14:34Nailsea type glass sticks,
0:14:34 > 0:14:39two of them there together for you. I have 30 on the book.
0:14:39 > 0:14:42- Good.- Brilliant.
0:14:42 > 0:14:4635. Who's got 40? 40? 40? 40?
0:14:46 > 0:14:4740?
0:14:47 > 0:14:50Are you bidding sat down there? 40? No?
0:14:50 > 0:14:53At £35 only... 40. 40 bid.
0:14:53 > 0:14:57And 5. And 50? 50...?
0:14:57 > 0:15:01You won't go 50? 50?
0:15:01 > 0:15:04It's against you all at £45. Anyone else, 50?
0:15:04 > 0:15:06Yes or no? No.
0:15:06 > 0:15:11- I don't mind, I'm taking them home. - I can see a big smile on your face.
0:15:11 > 0:15:13- You like them.- I do like them.
0:15:13 > 0:15:18- Are they going back on the wall? - I may let my grandson have them. He's ten.
0:15:18 > 0:15:23- They might be better for him. - As long as doesn't play with them - fencing!
0:15:23 > 0:15:27'That was a shame, but it's better Alan and Jane upped the estimate
0:15:27 > 0:15:30'than sold it for less than they were happy with.
0:15:30 > 0:15:36'Luckily, no-one has upped the estimate on our next lot - Dorrie and Pat just want to get rid of it.'
0:15:37 > 0:15:43I've just been joined by mum and daughter, Dorothy and Pat, and we've got that electro machine.
0:15:43 > 0:15:46This came from a house clearance?
0:15:46 > 0:15:52- Yes, a very elderly friend died last August.- I'm sorry.- It was very sad, but we were left to clear the house.
0:15:52 > 0:15:57- We found this interesting box. - We've seen items like this before. - We've had a few on Flog It.
0:15:57 > 0:16:02What intrigues me is the things they did in olden days to make you feel better.
0:16:02 > 0:16:08Let's find out what the bidders think of this. It's going under the hammer right now.
0:16:12 > 0:16:16Lot 180, a pine cased magneto-electric machine,
0:16:16 > 0:16:19which will cure all your ills.
0:16:19 > 0:16:21Lot 180. What can we say?
0:16:21 > 0:16:2410. 12. 15. 18. 20.
0:16:24 > 0:16:2720. 20. 22. 5. 8. 30.
0:16:28 > 0:16:31£30...
0:16:31 > 0:16:34And bid 2. 32?
0:16:34 > 0:16:38£30, the bid in the room, and selling on £30 then...
0:16:38 > 0:16:41- Yes, £30. Well done.- Yeah.
0:16:41 > 0:16:44- Shocked?- Very.- We are.- We are.
0:16:51 > 0:16:57In the midst of the bustling Broadmead shopping centre in Bristol, something stirs.
0:16:59 > 0:17:01The spirit of the Lord is upon me,
0:17:01 > 0:17:05for He has anointed me to preach the Gospel to the poor.
0:17:05 > 0:17:08He has sent me to heal the broken-hearted.
0:17:08 > 0:17:11This is where 250 years ago,
0:17:11 > 0:17:16the powerful preacher and campaigner for social justice, John Wesley,
0:17:16 > 0:17:19held open-air meetings before thousands
0:17:19 > 0:17:25and eventually set up the headquarters of what became the Methodist Church.
0:17:25 > 0:17:29John Wesley's New Rooms are right through these two arches.
0:17:29 > 0:17:34It's an oasis of calm tucked away from the hustle and bustle of the shops just there
0:17:34 > 0:17:37and here's the man himself shown on horseback
0:17:37 > 0:17:44because he is said to have travelled some 250,000 miles back and forth across Britain and Ireland,
0:17:44 > 0:17:47preaching some 40,000 sermons.
0:17:47 > 0:17:52And he once famously said, "I look upon the whole world as my parish."
0:17:52 > 0:17:55He campaigned tirelessly to encourage people
0:17:55 > 0:17:58to become Christians and to serve the needs of others.
0:17:58 > 0:18:04He was especially keen to help those in prison, to offer free medical care to the poor
0:18:04 > 0:18:07and universal education.
0:18:07 > 0:18:11This is the oldest Methodist chapel in the world.
0:18:11 > 0:18:13Building work started in 1739.
0:18:13 > 0:18:17It was later extended and finally completed in 1748.
0:18:17 > 0:18:22The building is exactly the same today as it was back then.
0:18:22 > 0:18:26And up there is the very pulpit where Wesley preached his sermons.
0:18:26 > 0:18:30You could say it's the cradle of the early Methodist movement.
0:18:30 > 0:18:36Bristol was a city built on international trade and that included the slave trade.
0:18:36 > 0:18:42So it's fitting that it was here in 1788 that Wesley preached to a packed house
0:18:42 > 0:18:44against this "execrable villainy".
0:18:46 > 0:18:52This equally concerns every gentleman that has an estate on our American plantations.
0:18:52 > 0:18:57Yea, all slave-holders of whatever rank and degree,
0:18:57 > 0:19:05seeing that men-buyers are exactly on a level with men-stealers.
0:19:05 > 0:19:10Now, it is your money that pays the merchant
0:19:10 > 0:19:14and through him the slave captain.
0:19:14 > 0:19:17Spill no more the blood of the innocent.
0:19:17 > 0:19:22Do not hire another to shed blood. Do not pay him for doing so.
0:19:23 > 0:19:27Away with all whips, all chains, all compulsion!
0:19:28 > 0:19:32Be gentle towards all people.
0:19:32 > 0:19:36And see that you invariably do unto everyone
0:19:36 > 0:19:39as you would he should do unto you.
0:19:41 > 0:19:47That sermon was so controversial at the time, it nearly caused a riot here in the chapel.
0:19:47 > 0:19:50Chaos broke out all over the place.
0:19:50 > 0:19:53It not only marked out Wesley to be a great public speaker,
0:19:53 > 0:19:59but also a man who used his gift in a fair-minded and forward-thinking way,
0:19:59 > 0:20:04qualities which probably helped secure this church's future, the church that he started.
0:20:07 > 0:20:12Preaching services took place at 5am, so working people could attend
0:20:12 > 0:20:15and every service began and ended with him singing.
0:20:15 > 0:20:22Very handy then that John Wesley's brother Charles became one of the world's greatest hymn writers.
0:20:22 > 0:20:29John Wesley was so revered by his followers that they even wanted to commemorate him during his lifetime.
0:20:29 > 0:20:32What they could buy would have been this.
0:20:32 > 0:20:34This was the first item, a teapot,
0:20:34 > 0:20:38which was made in 1775 by Wedgwood of Stoke-on-Trent.
0:20:38 > 0:20:44Now, Wesley was alive at the time and he and Wedgwood were good friends.
0:20:44 > 0:20:48And this bust is a 19th century copy of the original bust,
0:20:48 > 0:20:52modelled by Enoch Wood who was Wedgwood's apprentice.
0:20:52 > 0:20:55This was made ten years before Wesley died
0:20:55 > 0:21:01and Enoch Wood is described as saying, "Every vein and every wrinkle is as of nature."
0:21:01 > 0:21:04It's so beautifully modelled.
0:21:04 > 0:21:09It's no wonder he went on to be the most successful modeller in his day.
0:21:09 > 0:21:14Today, there are 300,000 members of the Methodist Church in Britain...
0:21:15 > 0:21:18..and an estimated 75 million worldwide.
0:21:18 > 0:21:22The wonderful thing about John Wesley's New Room here in Bristol
0:21:22 > 0:21:26is that it's open six days a week, not just as a chapel,
0:21:26 > 0:21:29but as a celebration of Wesley's life and work,
0:21:29 > 0:21:34as a sanctuary, an oasis from the frenzy of the shopping just yards away.
0:21:48 > 0:21:53'We might not have the weather on our side at our Bristol valuation day,
0:21:53 > 0:21:59'but still people are braving the snow-filled streets to get their antiques and collectables valued.'
0:21:59 > 0:22:05It's time to kick off with Gwen's item. Thank you for bringing them in and braving the snow.
0:22:05 > 0:22:09Could this be Bristol City or Bristol Rovers? "Eether" or either?
0:22:09 > 0:22:11- Who's Bristol City?- Me.- Yes.
0:22:11 > 0:22:14- Who's Rovers? - They wouldn't like to say.
0:22:14 > 0:22:17OK, so how did you come by these?
0:22:17 > 0:22:20They were given to me by a lady called Ada Vickers
0:22:20 > 0:22:22whose father was a yachtsman
0:22:22 > 0:22:27- and he was presented with these in a yachting...- Regatta?
0:22:27 > 0:22:29A regatta in Plymouth.
0:22:29 > 0:22:33Looking at the clothing, the long shorts, I would say this is early 1900s.
0:22:33 > 0:22:40- Does that correlate with when these were given?- I believe it was in 1920-ish that they were given.
0:22:40 > 0:22:47- What have you been doing with them? - They've been on our mantelpiece and on the hearth watching us for years.
0:22:47 > 0:22:50They've got the look of bronze. Unfortunately, they're not.
0:22:50 > 0:22:56It's a mixed metal, a sort of base metal. There's a lot of lead content and a bit of tin as well.
0:22:56 > 0:22:59And there is a bit of weight there.
0:22:59 > 0:23:04And they're well cast. I like the faces. They've got a good feel and a good touch.
0:23:04 > 0:23:07They're taking on that nutty, variegated hue
0:23:07 > 0:23:12that bronze gives you with wear, the sweat and grease of the palm and the hand.
0:23:12 > 0:23:19I like that. Bronzes or any figures like this made of spelter or lead or pewter should always be handled.
0:23:19 > 0:23:24It's that discolouring that gives them that sort of decorator's quality.
0:23:24 > 0:23:28You know the look that you get with age? They're very good.
0:23:28 > 0:23:31Why do you want to sell them?
0:23:31 > 0:23:37Well, I'm not a great football fan and they don't really go with anything I have.
0:23:37 > 0:23:42And I don't think anybody in my family wants them either.
0:23:42 > 0:23:45I think these would be a great trophy for a young boys' club.
0:23:45 > 0:23:51If you've got a local football team and they want to win a cup, giving them something like this is a bonus.
0:23:51 > 0:23:58If you put them into auction, you could realise around £100. I think £50 each is pretty good.
0:23:58 > 0:24:02I love the goalie with his gloves on, ready to throw the ball out.
0:24:02 > 0:24:07- A reserve of 80 and hopefully, you'll get the top end.- Fantastic.
0:24:07 > 0:24:12- Happy with that?- Absolutely.- I just hope we hit the back of the net.
0:24:17 > 0:24:22It looks like David Barby and Michael Baggott have spotted something rare over there.
0:24:22 > 0:24:24There's a big buzz in the room.
0:24:24 > 0:24:29'After some research and consultation with other experts,
0:24:29 > 0:24:33'David is ready to tell Rachel why her coin has caused such a buzz.'
0:24:33 > 0:24:37Rachel, how on earth did you get your hands on this?
0:24:37 > 0:24:40My grandad gave it to me.
0:24:40 > 0:24:43He gave it to me about four years ago.
0:24:43 > 0:24:49He was very poorly and he was on his last legs and he just said to take care of it for him
0:24:49 > 0:24:53or do whatever's best, whatever I want to do with it.
0:24:53 > 0:24:57- Did he survive?- He's passed away. - He's passed away.
0:24:57 > 0:25:01- Where did you keep this?- I've just kept it in a pot in the cupboard.
0:25:01 > 0:25:06- What do you mean, "in a pot"? - Just with my spare change.
0:25:06 > 0:25:09You kept this in spare change?
0:25:09 > 0:25:12Yes, with all my coppers.
0:25:12 > 0:25:15This is extraordinary.
0:25:15 > 0:25:18- It's about 1528, that sort of period.- Ah!
0:25:18 > 0:25:22But I was looking very carefully on this
0:25:22 > 0:25:26- to see whether there was the initials "WS".- Oh, right.
0:25:26 > 0:25:31Because that would have been for William Sharington who was Master of the Mint in Bristol.
0:25:31 > 0:25:36And it was minted, we think, at the Tower Mint.
0:25:36 > 0:25:39There were five places - the Tower,
0:25:39 > 0:25:42Canterbury, York,
0:25:42 > 0:25:45Durham and here at Bristol.
0:25:45 > 0:25:50And there were only five occasions when these were actually minted.
0:25:50 > 0:25:53And they're called angels.
0:25:53 > 0:25:56- Angel coins. And they are gold.- Oh!
0:25:56 > 0:25:5823-carat gold.
0:25:58 > 0:26:03And you kept this in a pot with loose change!
0:26:03 > 0:26:06- Yes.- That is absolutely extraordinary.
0:26:06 > 0:26:12If you look at it in detail, there's the most exquisite, exquisite modelling
0:26:12 > 0:26:16- of an angel on the surface. Can you see that?- Yes. It's beautiful.
0:26:16 > 0:26:20It's probably St George and the dragon. We know it's Henry VIII
0:26:20 > 0:26:23because if I turn it upside down, on the back...
0:26:23 > 0:26:26Can you see that there? We have a boat.
0:26:26 > 0:26:30- Yes.- The royal shield, the cross,
0:26:30 > 0:26:35and just by the side of the cross, we have the initial H.
0:26:35 > 0:26:40For "Henri - Henry". All the way round, you have lettering
0:26:40 > 0:26:45which states that Henry was King of England and France.
0:26:45 > 0:26:48But somewhere along the line,
0:26:48 > 0:26:55- somebody has clipped all the way round the edge, rather like clipping your nails.- OK.
0:26:55 > 0:26:57They clipped it for gold.
0:26:57 > 0:27:02Now, in Georgian times, to stop that happening, they serrated all the edge.
0:27:02 > 0:27:08- They didn't do that during the time of Henry VIII because the coins were fairly thin.- Right.
0:27:08 > 0:27:14But people took advantage of this thinness and took a little slither of gold away. It's remarkable.
0:27:14 > 0:27:18- It's beautiful.- It is beautiful, but what would you do with it?
0:27:18 > 0:27:23- Not much. Probably put it back in the pot.- That's terrible.
0:27:23 > 0:27:27If I said it's worth between £400 and £600...
0:27:27 > 0:27:31- It's amazing. - Now, what I want from you
0:27:31 > 0:27:36- is whether you're going to flog it or not.- Yes, I'll flog it.
0:27:36 > 0:27:39- That's good. That was quite determined.- Yes.
0:27:39 > 0:27:42- We'll put a reserve of £400 on it. - Yeah.
0:27:42 > 0:27:45Thank goodness you kept that! It's quite interesting.
0:27:45 > 0:27:48This is so old and the oldest piece...
0:27:48 > 0:27:51- And I note that you're pregnant.- Yes.
0:27:51 > 0:27:55Hopefully, this will be sold just prior to the birth.
0:27:55 > 0:27:58- Thank you for bringing this along. - Thank you very much.
0:27:58 > 0:28:01'It's a really important find
0:28:01 > 0:28:07'and I'm going to ask the auctioneer to do some more in-depth research when it gets to the saleroom.
0:28:07 > 0:28:13'I've been invited into the Lord Mayor's parlour to look at some of the treasures in there,
0:28:13 > 0:28:17'including a rare Gainsborough painting.'
0:28:17 > 0:28:23The two cases we have either side, maces of Bristol, the city maces and also quite a few swords.
0:28:23 > 0:28:28Gosh, I really do like those! And they are so early, aren't they?
0:28:28 > 0:28:30- I like the maces. - The maces are about 1722.
0:28:30 > 0:28:33I've just got to do this while I'm in here.
0:28:34 > 0:28:37- Sit yourself down. - Here we are, look at this.
0:28:37 > 0:28:40- Does it feel very powerful? - It does, actually,
0:28:40 > 0:28:43especially looking at a Gainsborough
0:28:43 > 0:28:46Now I want to talk about wheelie bins!
0:28:49 > 0:28:55'I'm not interested in rubbish today as there are some fabulous things coming through the doors,
0:28:55 > 0:28:59'like this silver cross that Lesley has brought in.'
0:28:59 > 0:29:02This is interesting. Very much 19th century.
0:29:02 > 0:29:06- Probably 1880s?- OK. - No hallmark there.
0:29:06 > 0:29:08But English.
0:29:09 > 0:29:15- How did you come by that? - My parents bought a Victorian house about 38 years ago.
0:29:15 > 0:29:20It had never been modernised. It had gas chandeliers, gas fittings, no electricity.
0:29:20 > 0:29:26There was a very, very large Bible. You know, a very, very big one with metal edges.
0:29:26 > 0:29:30And they found this under the floorboards. That's all I know.
0:29:30 > 0:29:37- And the Bible as well under the floorboards?- I'm not sure, but this was definitely under the floorboards.
0:29:37 > 0:29:42- Do you think it was lost or put there intentionally? - Absolutely no idea.
0:29:42 > 0:29:46- How old was the house?- It would have been a Victorian house.
0:29:46 > 0:29:50All the other fittings, all the gas chandeliers and fittings were sold.
0:29:50 > 0:29:53They modernised it and put electricity in.
0:29:53 > 0:29:56And now people are turning it all back to the old fittings!
0:29:56 > 0:30:00So you've brought this with you for the last 30-odd years?
0:30:00 > 0:30:03I've had it for 38 years stuck in a drawer.
0:30:03 > 0:30:08I was quite interested in finding out details about it. I didn't have a clue.
0:30:08 > 0:30:11It's quite nice. It's very ecclesiastical.
0:30:11 > 0:30:18You've got this engraved decoration on the front, a big, bold chain, no hallmarks, but it is English.
0:30:18 > 0:30:22- Any idea on values? - I don't have a clue, no.
0:30:22 > 0:30:25You're selling it at a good time, I think.
0:30:25 > 0:30:29- I think we'll put an auction estimate on this at £60 to £90.- OK.
0:30:29 > 0:30:34We'll put a reserve of £50 on it and give the auctioneers 10% discretion to sell it for you.
0:30:34 > 0:30:40- Are you happy with that?- Yes. It's better that somebody wears it than it's in a drawer.
0:30:40 > 0:30:45- It's a big, bold thing.- Yes. - If it makes £50, what will you spend that on?
0:30:45 > 0:30:51- A piece of jewellery that I'll wear. - Really?- Yes.- You're not really going to wear that, are you?- No.
0:30:51 > 0:30:53- We better had get it sold.- Yes.
0:31:01 > 0:31:05You know what they say, don't you? Football is a game of two halves.
0:31:05 > 0:31:11So is Flog It and just as exciting because you never know what will happen in the auction room.
0:31:11 > 0:31:16It's time for our second visit, so let's see what's going under the hammer.
0:31:16 > 0:31:21'Let's hope these two metal football figures sell well for Gwen.
0:31:21 > 0:31:24'I think this lot will sell very well.
0:31:24 > 0:31:29'Rachel's 16th century gold coin is the oldest lot in the entire auction.
0:31:29 > 0:31:32'And the last lot we're taking is Lesley's silver cross.
0:31:32 > 0:31:36'Remember, there's commission to pay if you buy or sell at auction.
0:31:36 > 0:31:39'Here at the Clevedon Salerooms,
0:31:39 > 0:31:43'if an item goes for under £1,000, the commission is 15%, plus VAT.
0:31:43 > 0:31:47'If it fetches more than £1,000, it's 10%, plus VAT.
0:31:47 > 0:31:54'This commission is how the saleroom makes money and they'll market your item and do any extra research.
0:31:54 > 0:31:58'The man in charge, Marc Burridge, did just that with Rachel's coin
0:31:58 > 0:32:02'and has discovered that it was minted earlier than first thought.
0:32:02 > 0:32:05'Not during the reign of Henry VIII, but of his father.'
0:32:05 > 0:32:10I've never seen one of these before on Flog It in all my years.
0:32:10 > 0:32:14This belongs to Rachel. It's a gold coin in the reign of Henry VII.
0:32:14 > 0:32:16We've put £400 to £600 on this.
0:32:16 > 0:32:20It has been clipped around the edges, so it's been used as payment.
0:32:20 > 0:32:23And there's a ship on the other side.
0:32:23 > 0:32:26Isn't that fabulous? Heads or tails?
0:32:26 > 0:32:28It's a very nice coin,
0:32:28 > 0:32:31the ship on the other side there.
0:32:31 > 0:32:36And this side is St Michael with a spear slaying a dragon.
0:32:36 > 0:32:39Not St George, St Michael.
0:32:39 > 0:32:43And the dragon there is depicting Satan,
0:32:43 > 0:32:45so it's Satan getting his worth.
0:32:46 > 0:32:51- A 500-year-old coin.- It's fabulous. - In pretty good condition.
0:32:51 > 0:32:57It's in exceptional condition. The image is really, really clear. Apart from the clipping.
0:32:57 > 0:33:02- So is it worth that sort of money? - It's certainly worth that. - And a bit more?
0:33:02 > 0:33:05- Spot-on. I would say spot-on.- OK.
0:33:05 > 0:33:09That's one of the nicest things I've seen on Flog It in a long time.
0:33:09 > 0:33:15If you've got anything like that, we'd love to see it and I can't wait to see this go under the hammer.
0:33:15 > 0:33:20But that's not happening just yet. First up are the two football figures.
0:33:21 > 0:33:27It was my valuation and I've been joined by Gwen. We're talking about the two spelter figures.
0:33:27 > 0:33:33- I said, "Are you Bristol Rovers or Bristol City?"- That's right. Not at all.- We're neither, are we?- No.
0:33:33 > 0:33:37I pitched the same question to Marc, our auctioneer.
0:33:37 > 0:33:42- He said he doesn't like football, but he agreed with the valuations. - Oh, good.
0:33:42 > 0:33:45- That's OK.- Really good. - We're going under the hammer now.
0:33:48 > 0:33:52Lot 220, an interesting pair of bronze, base metal figures there,
0:33:52 > 0:33:55footballers or soccer players, as in the catalogue.
0:33:56 > 0:33:58Interest in these.
0:33:58 > 0:34:02I've got 80, 90, 100, 110 with me.
0:34:02 > 0:34:06- Sold straightaway.- 120 now? 120?
0:34:06 > 0:34:10A pair of figures there at £110. 120. 130.
0:34:10 > 0:34:12140. 150.
0:34:12 > 0:34:16160? The bid's still with me at £150.
0:34:16 > 0:34:20160 if you want 'em? With me then selling, make no mistake.
0:34:20 > 0:34:23All done on £150... Commission buyer.
0:34:23 > 0:34:28- £150. Back of the net, that's what I say!- Wow!
0:34:28 > 0:34:32- Isn't that good?- That's fantastic. - Paint splats and all.- Absolutely.
0:34:32 > 0:34:36- It wasn't me!- I'm ever so pleased with that.- I am too. Really pleased.
0:34:37 > 0:34:41That's great news and comfortably above the reserve.
0:34:41 > 0:34:45Next up, it's Lesley and her silver necklace.
0:34:47 > 0:34:51Good luck, Lesley. It's getting exciting, the tension's building.
0:34:51 > 0:34:54Hopefully, this will go for a lot of money.
0:34:54 > 0:34:58We've got £60 to £90 on this silver cross that Philip valued.
0:34:58 > 0:35:04- I like it.- It's a big, old chunky thing.- Yes.- And probably quite fashionable today.
0:35:04 > 0:35:07- For Goths.- For Goths, yeah. Why are you selling it?
0:35:07 > 0:35:12- That would suit you. - I wore it as a rebellious teenager. I haven't worn it since.
0:35:12 > 0:35:17Let's see what the bidders think. It's now down to them to decide.
0:35:18 > 0:35:23360, the engraved, white metal cruciform
0:35:23 > 0:35:27and a fancy link chain. Lot 360.
0:35:27 > 0:35:29Very Victorian, High Victorian.
0:35:29 > 0:35:33Very nice indeed. I've got 50, 5, 60 on the book.
0:35:33 > 0:35:35We're off.
0:35:35 > 0:35:38And 5? 65? 65? 65?
0:35:40 > 0:35:44At £60. Selling with me at £60 now...
0:35:44 > 0:35:48- Commission buyer.- Straight in and straight out, sold at £60.
0:35:48 > 0:35:51You've got to be pleased with that.
0:35:51 > 0:35:55Yeah, it's my daughter's birthday today. We'll buy her a present.
0:35:55 > 0:36:01'That's just fabulous, although Lesley and her birthday girl might not be the only ones celebrating.
0:36:01 > 0:36:05'It's time for the lot we've all been looking forward to.'
0:36:05 > 0:36:11I've been waiting for this one. There's tension in the air. I've been joined by Rachel and David.
0:36:11 > 0:36:16We're talking about that gold coin in the reign of Henry VII, £400 to £600.
0:36:16 > 0:36:21Marc the auctioneer loves it and it's wonderful just to hold something like that.
0:36:21 > 0:36:26Particularly if you love Tudor history, to have something from Henry VII's reign.
0:36:26 > 0:36:30The history of the Tudors has been on TV, so this is superb.
0:36:30 > 0:36:34When you hold this in your hand, you can see it's been nibbled around the edges.
0:36:34 > 0:36:38- They've clipped it.- It's been clipped as part payment for things.
0:36:38 > 0:36:42Gorgeous. All the money is going towards...?
0:36:42 > 0:36:45- My new child.- The little one, look.
0:36:45 > 0:36:49- Are you having a boy or a girl? - A boy.- Have you chosen a name?
0:36:49 > 0:36:53- Yes, Theo.- Little Theo. What a lovely little present!
0:36:53 > 0:36:57- It would be, yes. - Let's hope we get more than £600.
0:36:58 > 0:37:02And Lot 420 is the oldest thing here today.
0:37:02 > 0:37:06It dates between 1495 and 1498,
0:37:06 > 0:37:08the Henry VII gold angel.
0:37:08 > 0:37:13And I have interest here, starting at my £400 on the book.
0:37:13 > 0:37:16400. 420. 450. 480.
0:37:16 > 0:37:20480. 480. 500. 520.
0:37:20 > 0:37:23550. 580. 600. 620.
0:37:23 > 0:37:26650. 680. 700.
0:37:28 > 0:37:31720. 750. 780. 800.
0:37:31 > 0:37:33820. 850.
0:37:33 > 0:37:36- Wow!- Oh, wow!- I'm tingling.
0:37:36 > 0:37:39880. 900. 920.
0:37:39 > 0:37:42950. 980? 980?
0:37:43 > 0:37:45Oh, my God!
0:37:45 > 0:37:47- 1,000 on the book.- Oh, 1,000!
0:37:47 > 0:37:50I'll take £50 more...?
0:37:50 > 0:37:541,050 in the room. 1,100?
0:37:54 > 0:37:57Anyone else? 1,100?
0:37:57 > 0:38:001,100?
0:38:00 > 0:38:01Brilliant.
0:38:01 > 0:38:05All done then at £1,050...
0:38:05 > 0:38:09- Yes, the hammer's gone down at £1,050!- Oh, I feel all nervous.
0:38:09 > 0:38:14Rachel, that was a wonderful thing. That's all down to your grandad.
0:38:14 > 0:38:20- I'm excited for Theo and for you. I hope it all goes well. - Thank you very much.
0:38:20 > 0:38:23- Thank you as well.- Thank you. - I hope you've enjoyed the show.
0:38:23 > 0:38:27That's the end of another wonderful session in the auction room.
0:38:27 > 0:38:33There's more surprises to come in future shows, so keep watching. From Bristol, it's cheerio.
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