0:00:02 > 0:00:08Beautiful countryside, lots of fresh air and hopefully, some wonderful antiques to value.
0:00:08 > 0:00:13This is Flog It from Ashbourne, Derbyshire. Welcome to the show.
0:00:34 > 0:00:36- Good luck.- Thank you very much.
0:00:36 > 0:00:41There's a healthy queue outside the Queen Elizabeth Grammar School.
0:00:41 > 0:00:46The sun is shining and hopefully, someone here today will go home with a lot of money.
0:00:46 > 0:00:50Our experts are already dipping through all the bags and boxes.
0:00:50 > 0:00:54On hand is Michael Baggott and Mr Will Axon.
0:00:54 > 0:00:59We value your unwanted antiques and collectables and whisk you off to auction.
0:00:59 > 0:01:03- If you're happy with your valuation, what are you going to do?- Flog it!
0:01:03 > 0:01:09Keep watching. Somebody is going home with a lot of money. Let's get the doors open and you'll find out.
0:01:11 > 0:01:15Michael and Will might look like a pair of naughty schoolboys,
0:01:15 > 0:01:20but they are expertly qualified to lead our team here
0:01:20 > 0:01:27because before he was even a teenager, Michael was 15 quid up on his first antiques deal.
0:01:27 > 0:01:32His boundless knowledge means he always has an interesting insight to add.
0:01:32 > 0:01:38They're the sort of thing that if you wanted to find these again, you'd probably never be able to.
0:01:38 > 0:01:43Having worked his way up through the business, Will is also a mine of information.
0:01:43 > 0:01:46- I think it's a stool. - What else could it be?
0:01:46 > 0:01:49Coming up, Will gets his orders.
0:01:49 > 0:01:54- You can say no if you like. I won't take it personally. - No.- Well done. I'm hurt.
0:01:54 > 0:01:57No discretion, it's a fixed reserve.
0:01:57 > 0:02:01And a large ginger jar has Michael fearing for his future.
0:02:01 > 0:02:07It's a bit of a wild stab in the dark, which is what I might be getting if it doesn't sell.
0:02:09 > 0:02:15There's always a buzz at the start of the day because you never know what people will bring in.
0:02:16 > 0:02:22- Very nice. The jazz era, isn't it?- Yes, you can imagine doing the charleston.
0:02:24 > 0:02:29Michael is starting us off with something that could not be overlooked.
0:02:30 > 0:02:37Jill, Bill, thank you for struggling in with this marvellous, huge pot today.
0:02:37 > 0:02:41It is a beast of a thing, isn't it? Where does it live at home?
0:02:41 > 0:02:45It's in the bedroom because I haven't got room for it.
0:02:45 > 0:02:51We often hear, "We haven't got room for it." This is one thing that might apply to as it is a whopper!
0:02:51 > 0:02:55- Where did it come from?- Scotland. - His parents lived in Scotland.
0:02:55 > 0:02:59- And they left it to you? - They left it.- Yes.
0:02:59 > 0:03:03- If we take this off, this is a super finial, isn't it?- It is, yes.
0:03:03 > 0:03:08- This is modelled on a Chinese dog of Foo.- Really? - The whole thing is a Chinese shape.
0:03:08 > 0:03:12- But you know it's not Chinese, don't you?- That's right.
0:03:12 > 0:03:18All here on the base for us - Carlton Ware, Rouge Royale, as if we needed to turn it over and find out.
0:03:18 > 0:03:21- That's right.- I mean, Carlton Ware,
0:03:21 > 0:03:25from Stoke, a factory set up by Wiltshaw and Robinson,
0:03:25 > 0:03:29- producing Rouge Royale in the late '20s, early '30s.- Yes.
0:03:29 > 0:03:33- But they then continued production on after the war.- That's right.
0:03:33 > 0:03:38- And this piece probably dates to about 1945, 1950.- Really?
0:03:38 > 0:03:42It's amongst their later wares, but it's a splendid pot
0:03:42 > 0:03:47- with all these...- All the designs. - ..quite manic and fantastical Chinese scenes.
0:03:47 > 0:03:51- And these very vibrant, decadent colours.- Colours.
0:03:51 > 0:03:56- But it has to be said, sometimes size is everything.- It is.
0:03:56 > 0:03:58And this is an absolute whopper.
0:03:58 > 0:04:02It's sadly dipped from the top of the market, but I still think
0:04:02 > 0:04:09if we put it in at £300 to £500, it's a good piece of Carlton Ware Rouge Royale for a collector.
0:04:09 > 0:04:12It might be the pinnacle in their collection.
0:04:12 > 0:04:17- And if we put a fixed reserve at 250...- That's fine, isn't it?- OK.
0:04:17 > 0:04:22- I hope it will do really well when it comes up.- I hope so too. - Thank you.- Thank you.
0:04:22 > 0:04:26'Well, we'll have to wait and see how that whopper does.
0:04:27 > 0:04:32'I'm next with Keith who's brought in something really interesting.'
0:04:32 > 0:04:36- Keith, heads or tails?- I don't know...- I'll flip it. You catch it.
0:04:36 > 0:04:40- Three pence.- Three pence. Fancy having those in your pocket!
0:04:40 > 0:04:43How did you come across this?
0:04:43 > 0:04:47It was just passed on to me and the wife from a nursing matron
0:04:47 > 0:04:51who was actually nursing in the First World War.
0:04:51 > 0:04:55The wife nursed her till she died. It was just passed through to us.
0:04:55 > 0:05:00It's been sitting in a tin in my wardrobe since I've had it.
0:05:00 > 0:05:04- At least it's been safe.- Yes. - And you couldn't spend it.- No.
0:05:04 > 0:05:08I wouldn't want to carry it around in my pocket with the weight of it.
0:05:08 > 0:05:11You could only spend these up until 1820.
0:05:11 > 0:05:15They were out of circulation after that.
0:05:15 > 0:05:20That's a workhouse in Birmingham on the site of where the police station is now.
0:05:20 > 0:05:23So it's been pulled down like many of the workhouses.
0:05:23 > 0:05:28Yes. The Gilbert's Act came in in 1782 and it enabled all the parishes
0:05:28 > 0:05:31to club together to form a Poor Law Union.
0:05:31 > 0:05:37- Yeah.- Where they could build workhouses. This one was built in Birmingham two years later in 1784.
0:05:37 > 0:05:43- At the time, there was a shortage of coins, so these were made to pay the workers.- Yes.
0:05:43 > 0:05:46These were redeemable in certain shops around the area.
0:05:46 > 0:05:50You could spend this token on anything except for alcohol.
0:05:50 > 0:05:54- I see.- So it encouraged the workers to stay sober.
0:05:54 > 0:06:00- That way, they always got it returned to them because it was no good to anyone else.- Absolutely.
0:06:00 > 0:06:02These were made right up until 1817.
0:06:02 > 0:06:07They were being used up to 1817, 1820, then taken out of circulation.
0:06:07 > 0:06:13- Have you thought what it's worth, have you done any research?- No, no.
0:06:13 > 0:06:18I think if it wanted to go into someone's hands who could appreciate it more
0:06:18 > 0:06:24than being stuck in my tin in a wardrobe, I'd like them to have it.
0:06:24 > 0:06:27- What else is in this tin? - Oh, many things.
0:06:27 > 0:06:32Many kinds of coins and things, but I think this is the oldest.
0:06:32 > 0:06:35Well, in 1813, this coin was worth three pence.
0:06:35 > 0:06:40I think today, if we put it into auction, fingers crossed, £40.
0:06:40 > 0:06:45But let's put it in with a valuation of 20 to 40. It's had a bit of damage.
0:06:45 > 0:06:49It's been dropped. Around the edge, you can see that.
0:06:49 > 0:06:55But the image is very clear, so that's good. It's a nice piece of social history.
0:06:55 > 0:06:57It's a good connection to the past.
0:06:57 > 0:07:02'What a fascinating item! It does give a real sense of history.
0:07:02 > 0:07:06'Will is next, impressing Janet with both his knowledge and his charm.'
0:07:06 > 0:07:11I don't know what's more stylish - the mirror or yourself today.
0:07:11 > 0:07:15You're looking stunning. Tell me, where has this mirror come from?
0:07:15 > 0:07:20I bought it in Eastbourne in... I don't know, '85, '86.
0:07:20 > 0:07:23..to put in a house that was a 1930s house.
0:07:23 > 0:07:30- Let me guess - you've now moved into a Victorian house?- Yes. - And it doesn't quite fit?- No.
0:07:30 > 0:07:34Well, that's what the market for these type of pieces is,
0:07:34 > 0:07:37the decorator's market.
0:07:37 > 0:07:42There are people who are in love with this period and they live, breathe Art Deco.
0:07:44 > 0:07:47That's the sort of styling it is, obviously.
0:07:47 > 0:07:51I suppose it's a cross between a fan and perhaps a sunburst.
0:07:51 > 0:07:57- I can see it sitting quite nicely with one of those sunburst clocks. - Hmm.
0:07:57 > 0:08:01You bought it in Eastbourne. Did you pay a lot for it in the '80s?
0:08:01 > 0:08:05- I think I paid about £40 for it, near to that.- Not bad, really.
0:08:05 > 0:08:11When you think of the effect it has when it's hung in a period property, it's not a lot to pay
0:08:11 > 0:08:14for something that could provide a focal point.
0:08:14 > 0:08:17What I like about it is these two strips here,
0:08:17 > 0:08:21this sort of...I'd call it champagne glass, that colour,
0:08:21 > 0:08:24that real Deco colour.
0:08:24 > 0:08:29It's that little detail that just sort of lifts it above the norm.
0:08:29 > 0:08:33And this is nice as well, this sort of convex roundel
0:08:33 > 0:08:38which plays with the light, shall we say, as it reflects off the mirror.
0:08:38 > 0:08:42So, £40 you paid for it in the 1980s...
0:08:43 > 0:08:46I don't think it's going to be as good an investment
0:08:46 > 0:08:50as if you had invested in gold bullion or oil barrels,
0:08:50 > 0:08:55but I think it's still going to be worth around that sort of figure.
0:08:55 > 0:09:01- Would you be happy with that sort of figure at auction?- Yes. I wouldn't like to lose on it.- OK.
0:09:01 > 0:09:05That's a canny way to come at it. You don't want to lose money.
0:09:05 > 0:09:09- So you'd be happy at a £40 reserve, would you?- Yes.
0:09:09 > 0:09:14Can I twist your arm to give us a little bit of discretion on that £40?
0:09:14 > 0:09:19- You can say no if you like. I won't take it personally. - No.- Well done. I'm hurt.
0:09:19 > 0:09:22- So it's a fixed reserve at £40?- Yes.
0:09:22 > 0:09:28So we'll put the estimate at £40 to £60 and we'll hopefully say bye-bye to your mirror
0:09:28 > 0:09:31and hello to your new Victorian one.
0:09:31 > 0:09:37Well done, Janet. It's great when people are selling to re-invest in antiques.
0:09:37 > 0:09:43We're about halfway through our day. Everyone's having a marvellous time, aren't we? Enjoying yourselves?
0:09:43 > 0:09:49- Yes.- Good. Right now it's time to up the tempo and put our valuations to the test.
0:09:49 > 0:09:51Let's go over to the auction room.
0:09:54 > 0:09:58The sale is being held by Hanson Auctioneers and Valuers Limited.
0:09:59 > 0:10:04And auctioneer Charles Hanson is selling our lots for us.
0:10:07 > 0:10:11And before we start, let's remind ourselves of our lots.
0:10:13 > 0:10:19Who says size isn't everything? It's probably what will sell the ginger jar.
0:10:20 > 0:10:25I love history, so Keith's three pence coin caught my attention.
0:10:25 > 0:10:27I hope I'm not alone.
0:10:27 > 0:10:34Finally, Art Deco has a faithful following these days and I'm optimistic about Janet's mirror.
0:10:39 > 0:10:44It's always great to see a packed saleroom and we certainly have one today.
0:10:45 > 0:10:51First up, it's Keith with his little piece of the past - the three pence coin.
0:10:51 > 0:10:54- I think the story is more important than the value.- Exactly.
0:10:54 > 0:11:01I relate it to my days in the '30s when I was at school and what you could get for three pence then.
0:11:01 > 0:11:04- I'll just give you one instance. - Go on then.
0:11:04 > 0:11:07You could get a fish from the fish shop for tuppence.
0:11:07 > 0:11:10For a pound, that was 120 fish.
0:11:10 > 0:11:16- Now we're going back another 115, 120 years.- Yes.
0:11:16 > 0:11:21- So what could you get for three pence in those days?- It's a long way back, isn't it?
0:11:21 > 0:11:26Keith, let's find out what value it's going for today. This is it.
0:11:27 > 0:11:30Copper too, it came from a Birmingham workhouse.
0:11:31 > 0:11:35£18 I'm bid. Do I see £20 for it?
0:11:35 > 0:11:3918. 20, ma'am. 2. 24. I'm out.
0:11:39 > 0:11:4226. 28. 30. 2?
0:11:42 > 0:11:44One more. Are you sure?
0:11:44 > 0:11:472, thank you. 35.
0:11:47 > 0:11:51- A little better than we were saying, isn't it?- Yes.
0:11:51 > 0:11:54..£35. Yes, we are. All done.
0:11:54 > 0:11:57- Sold in the room, £35. - You was pretty good at that
0:11:57 > 0:12:00- because you said between 20 and 40. - I did.
0:12:00 > 0:12:06- What are you going to treat yourself to now? A quick drink in the hotel here?- I will tell you one thing.
0:12:06 > 0:12:12- Have a gin and tonic. - It's my diamond wedding next month. - Is the wife here?- Yes.
0:12:12 > 0:12:16I've got my eye on a diamond ring and it's a real sparkler.
0:12:16 > 0:12:20- Are you going to have a bid? - My daughter's going to bid for it.
0:12:20 > 0:12:24- That's what we like to see - people re-investing in antiques.- Yes.
0:12:24 > 0:12:27'Well, that was worthwhile then.
0:12:27 > 0:12:31'Next, that whopping piece of Carlton Ware.'
0:12:31 > 0:12:37- It belongs to Bill. It was your mum, wasn't it?- Yes.- What do you think of this?- It's not my type of thing.
0:12:37 > 0:12:43- You don't like Carlton Ware?- No. But she said to me before she died she'd like to give it to me.
0:12:43 > 0:12:47Hopefully, we can send you home with a bit of money in your pocket.
0:12:47 > 0:12:51We're looking for around £300, maybe 4 on a good day?
0:12:51 > 0:12:53It's a bit out of my comfort zone.
0:12:53 > 0:12:5720th century ceramics are not my first love.
0:12:57 > 0:13:03But it's a bit of a wild stab in the dark which is what I might be getting if it doesn't sell off Bill,
0:13:03 > 0:13:06but we will see what happens.
0:13:07 > 0:13:11Very fine Carlton Ware Rouge Royale jar and cover.
0:13:11 > 0:13:14£210. Look at it, it's monumental.
0:13:14 > 0:13:16210.
0:13:16 > 0:13:18I'm bid 210.
0:13:18 > 0:13:21Do I see 220 now? Come on.
0:13:21 > 0:13:23- He's trying his best.- He is.
0:13:23 > 0:13:27- That's right.- It's not selling.- No.
0:13:27 > 0:13:30Once, twice, three times...
0:13:30 > 0:13:33- Not sold.- No further bids.
0:13:33 > 0:13:35It's a sad reflection
0:13:35 > 0:13:39because that market was at its peak maybe three or four years ago.
0:13:39 > 0:13:45It's just coming down slightly, so maybe the thing to do is pack it up, forget about it for a while.
0:13:45 > 0:13:50- It'll save for another day.- Yes, thank you.- Or leave it here.- Yeah.
0:13:50 > 0:13:56I think Bill is thinking about leaving it here and reducing the estimate.
0:13:56 > 0:14:00- I think Bill is thinking about dropping it.- I think he is.- Yes.
0:14:00 > 0:14:07'At least Bill's got a sense of humour. Remember Janet and her mirror? Well, she's up next.'
0:14:07 > 0:14:13- This is my son-in-law Kevin.- Hello there.- Hello.- Someone had to drive you in.- Yes.- He's the transport?
0:14:13 > 0:14:18- What do you think of the mirror? - Not my favourite. - It's not my cup of tea.
0:14:18 > 0:14:23But in the right setting it would look really good and I understand why you're selling it
0:14:23 > 0:14:27because the decor's changed, you've moved house.
0:14:27 > 0:14:30£40 to £60, is that a true reflection of the value?
0:14:30 > 0:14:35The only thing that lifts it up is that champagne glass panel. That's typical Deco.
0:14:35 > 0:14:40Let's find out what it's worth. It's going under the hammer now.
0:14:41 > 0:14:44A very fine Art Deco-inspired mirror.
0:14:44 > 0:14:47- Bigging this up!- £40.
0:14:47 > 0:14:49Do I see 5 now? Come on. 45.
0:14:49 > 0:14:5155, the lady. I'm out.
0:14:51 > 0:14:545 at the back. 60. 5.
0:14:54 > 0:14:58- 70. 5. 80. 5...- It's got the look.
0:14:58 > 0:15:0290. 5. The magical 100.
0:15:02 > 0:15:05105. One more? Are you sure? You've come so far.
0:15:05 > 0:15:08That's because I've got the eye, you see.
0:15:08 > 0:15:11I'll take 115? 115. 120.
0:15:11 > 0:15:13125. 130.
0:15:13 > 0:15:16135...? Are you sure? Thank you.
0:15:16 > 0:15:20That's a death, OK. 130. We say sale!
0:15:20 > 0:15:22£130!
0:15:22 > 0:15:26- That's more like it, isn't it? - It is indeed.- Yeah.
0:15:26 > 0:15:31- Quality.- It's not a lot of money for a period feature.- No.
0:15:31 > 0:15:35- So now you can treat Kevin.- No.- No?
0:15:35 > 0:15:38- No?!- I bought him some chicken sandwiches.
0:15:38 > 0:15:42- Bought him some chicken nuggets! - He owes you then!
0:15:42 > 0:15:47'I think she'll be taking him out for lunch at the very least.
0:15:47 > 0:15:51'Later, something unusual for the Moorcroft enthusiasts.'
0:15:51 > 0:15:57- We have a phone line. We have two phone lines. Three phone lines! - Oh, three phone lines!
0:15:57 > 0:16:03'While I'm in Derbyshire, I'm going to make the most of it by getting out into the countryside.'
0:16:12 > 0:16:16I've come back to Haddon Hall in the Peak District,
0:16:16 > 0:16:19but it's not the house I'm here to look at this time.
0:16:19 > 0:16:25Something really exciting has been happening to the management of the River Wye
0:16:25 > 0:16:29which meanders through the estate, which is what I'll show you today.
0:16:29 > 0:16:35I've got my day pass and I'm here to meet head river keeper Warren Slaney to do a spot of fly-fishing
0:16:35 > 0:16:38and also hear about what's been going on.
0:16:47 > 0:16:53'The Victorians were great fishing enthusiasts and gave this river a bit of a makeover.
0:16:53 > 0:16:59'In recent years, Warren has been undoing their work by bringing it back to nature
0:16:59 > 0:17:01'for the fly-fishermen of today.'
0:17:01 > 0:17:08So I guess fly selection is very, very important. You've got to select what the fish are biting for.
0:17:08 > 0:17:12- That's true. We've got two different flies.- Mayfly?
0:17:12 > 0:17:15They've hatched in the air, and also some hawthorn flies.
0:17:15 > 0:17:21But the fish will be much happier about feeding on the mayfly because it's a bigger bite.
0:17:21 > 0:17:27So what we need is a big fly that matches the colour and size of the mayfly and here we are.
0:17:27 > 0:17:31- Either of those two flies. - So these are dry flies.
0:17:31 > 0:17:37- They'll float on the surface of the water. Wet flies go under the water. - They'll sit on top.
0:17:37 > 0:17:42- It's an unwritten rule with fishermen - freshwater fish, catch and release.- Yeah.
0:17:42 > 0:17:48- I hope we catch one today. There's loads.- The hot time is now, late afternoon, and it's humid.
0:17:52 > 0:17:55There's a few down there.
0:17:56 > 0:18:00'I can't wait, but I'd like Warren to show me how it's done first.'
0:18:00 > 0:18:05- Do they target this river for poaching at night-time? - It can happen any time.
0:18:05 > 0:18:09It can happen at breakfast time, it can happen at midnight.
0:18:09 > 0:18:12- You got one!- And through... - He's got one.
0:18:12 > 0:18:16Do you want me to use the landing net?
0:18:16 > 0:18:18- That's it.- Cracked it.
0:18:22 > 0:18:27- Go on.- I'll take the opportunity to wet my hands when it comes in.
0:18:27 > 0:18:33- Otherwise, your hands are too dry. - It can sit in my lap, this beautiful fish, as painted by Mr Faberge.
0:18:33 > 0:18:35Aren't they pretty?
0:18:35 > 0:18:40- There it is.- Oh, nice. That's really good. It's not too deep, is it?
0:18:40 > 0:18:43I'll make sure his teeth are OK.
0:18:43 > 0:18:47- There he is.- Wonderful, all the spots on the dorsal fin as well.
0:18:47 > 0:18:49That's a Lathkill brown trout.
0:18:49 > 0:18:53- It's fat and happy on mayfly. - Isn't that lovely?
0:18:53 > 0:18:57- Gorgeous fish. There he goes. - There he goes.
0:18:57 > 0:19:01- Back home.- There he goes. - In a state of shock. - He doesn't know what's happened.
0:19:01 > 0:19:08- "What's happened? All I was doing was eating mayfly."- All of a sudden, he's on some chap's lap.
0:19:08 > 0:19:11'This river is full of fish.
0:19:11 > 0:19:16'It's my turn, but I have a feeling it may not be as easy as it looks.'
0:19:17 > 0:19:21Will we have to fish on our knees cos this is a very narrow strip?
0:19:21 > 0:19:26- If they see us.- So we'll crawl along on our knees.- Yeah.
0:19:29 > 0:19:33There, that's a nice fish. Let's creep up.
0:19:35 > 0:19:38- It doesn't matter, we won't scare him.- Are you sure?
0:19:40 > 0:19:42Oh, good... Nearly.
0:19:42 > 0:19:46- He's still there. - He is still there, isn't he?- Yeah.
0:19:48 > 0:19:54These brown trout, they're the red ones that Izaak Walton's friend wrote about in 1670.
0:19:54 > 0:19:58The reddest and best trouts in England, according to Charles Cotton.
0:19:58 > 0:20:05- The darker the water, the darker the trout sometimes?- You do get black ones in peaty water in Wales.
0:20:05 > 0:20:09- That's nice.- That's nice, isn't it? Look at that fly move.
0:20:09 > 0:20:12It looks natural when it lands then, doesn't it?
0:20:12 > 0:20:14That's what'll deceive the fish.
0:20:14 > 0:20:21- Oh, that's good.- Talk me through some of the changes. What's been happening to the riverbank?
0:20:21 > 0:20:26We took out all the weirs here, so the river level drops. It's a lot shallower.
0:20:26 > 0:20:29It means the river's got more current, which grows more weed,
0:20:29 > 0:20:33more insects and a much better life for fish.
0:20:33 > 0:20:36It must be wonderful to see stock levels rising naturally.
0:20:36 > 0:20:40- Yeah.- They're just feeding off of what's here.
0:20:40 > 0:20:46We used to be in complete control of the rivers. We could stock as many fish as we wanted.
0:20:46 > 0:20:49But we didn't have as many fish as there is now.
0:20:49 > 0:20:54By leaving nature to get on with it properly, the wildlife just becomes abundant.
0:20:54 > 0:20:58- It's wonderful how nature works, isn't it?- Yeah.
0:21:06 > 0:21:09Where is he now? I've lost him.
0:21:15 > 0:21:17Come on, bite!
0:21:21 > 0:21:25The longer this line gets, the more I'm going to catch the bank.
0:21:30 > 0:21:31Shall I let that fly go...
0:21:32 > 0:21:35Oh, sorry, Warren!
0:21:35 > 0:21:40'Warren thinks it's time to try another spot. The fish aren't biting here.'
0:21:40 > 0:21:42There's a mayfly going downstream.
0:21:42 > 0:21:47- A fish just dropped in front there. - Yeah.- Can you see the fish?
0:21:47 > 0:21:50Just coming over now.
0:21:50 > 0:21:51Oh...
0:21:53 > 0:21:55I scared him.
0:21:55 > 0:21:59- Do you know who built this river? - The Marquess of Granby.
0:21:59 > 0:22:02- Back in the 1870s.- Built in 1870.
0:22:02 > 0:22:07- Purely just to fish in? - Behind us there was a fish farm.
0:22:07 > 0:22:13'The great thing about Warren is that he knows everything about this river.'
0:22:13 > 0:22:17- Tell me about Mr Ogden.- He influenced the way you fish.- Badly?
0:22:17 > 0:22:20- No, the style you're fishing.- OK.
0:22:20 > 0:22:24Little boys would come out on days like this and catch live mayfly,
0:22:24 > 0:22:29put them into boxes and wait outside the pubs to sell them for a penny.
0:22:29 > 0:22:32- That's quite enterprising.- Sure.
0:22:32 > 0:22:36Yeah, sure. So the rivers were being emptied by anglers.
0:22:36 > 0:22:40And Mr Ogden found a way of taking straw from the fields
0:22:40 > 0:22:44and trapping air in the middle to make an artificial floating fly.
0:22:44 > 0:22:51- Oh, really?- Yeah.- So he invented the fly!- Our steward asked him to demonstrate his methods.
0:22:51 > 0:22:56And James Ogden caught nine fish in front of a gallery of spectators,
0:22:56 > 0:23:04the head keeper, the steward, and the next day the steward made it a dry fly only estate.
0:23:04 > 0:23:08- Long may it continue. - It's a good conservation measure.
0:23:08 > 0:23:14- I guess this is a big part of your job, to make sure everyone does use a dry fly.- Fishermen are very good.
0:23:14 > 0:23:19- One out of a thousand will misbehave. - use a maggot or something.
0:23:19 > 0:23:23- You can clean up on maggots. - But what would be the point?
0:23:23 > 0:23:26- Yeah. It's not satisfying fishing, is it?- No.
0:23:30 > 0:23:34'There's no satisfaction here, so we're on the move once again.
0:23:43 > 0:23:46'This is not my lucky day!'
0:23:50 > 0:23:56You've got 20 years' experience which you've condensed into a few hours for me.
0:23:56 > 0:23:58I've creamed all your knowledge off!
0:23:59 > 0:24:02Oh, dear. Just got to put it to use.
0:24:03 > 0:24:07- Yep.- I'm not disappointed at all that I haven't caught one.
0:24:07 > 0:24:13I've really enjoyed myself and learnt so much for next time. That's the main thing.
0:24:13 > 0:24:19- That's a good cast. I'm going to make that my final cast. - You've got to have one more!
0:24:19 > 0:24:24- One more.- What if it's a bad cast? We're allowed one more after that.
0:24:24 > 0:24:27I've got to end on a good cast. OK?
0:24:29 > 0:24:33- OK.- That's good.- Yeah. Leave it in there for half an hour.
0:24:34 > 0:24:36Oh, please, bite!
0:24:45 > 0:24:50Welcome back to our valuation day here in Ashbourne.
0:24:50 > 0:24:56I'm still surrounded by people all hoping they're the lucky ones going to auction
0:24:56 > 0:25:02to make a lot of money. If you want to take part in the show, just come to a valuation day.
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0:25:07 > 0:25:14And you will see all the information in front of you. Hopefully, you'll find us very close to you.
0:25:14 > 0:25:20If you don't have a computer, check your local press. We would love to see you.
0:25:22 > 0:25:27Get ready, Moorcroft fans. Michael's found something for you.
0:25:27 > 0:25:31Ruth, thank you for coming in with this amazing vase.
0:25:31 > 0:25:35Most people at home will have a good idea what it is,
0:25:35 > 0:25:39but could you tell me what you know about it first?
0:25:39 > 0:25:44I've had it since 1962. This chap who was building our house at the time
0:25:44 > 0:25:47had it made for me for a housewarming gift.
0:25:47 > 0:25:54- That's marvellous.- He presented me with that, which was very modern then in this very modern house.
0:25:54 > 0:25:56Now it sticks out like a sore thumb.
0:25:56 > 0:26:01- So everyone's had time to shout Moorcroft at the television.- Yes.
0:26:01 > 0:26:08If we turn it over and confirm it, there we have the crossed mark. "Made in England".
0:26:08 > 0:26:14And we've got Walter Moorcroft, William's son. His signature's on the base.
0:26:14 > 0:26:17And, as you say, the date 1962.
0:26:17 > 0:26:23- Yes.- Was it a member of the Moorcroft family?- No, he was a friend of theirs and he had it done.
0:26:23 > 0:26:29- That's marvellous. I think, let's look at the things that go for it.- Yes.
0:26:29 > 0:26:32- It's this lovely flambe glaze.- Yes.
0:26:32 > 0:26:38And this wonderful large size. And it's in absolutely lovely condition,
0:26:38 > 0:26:44apart from the odd fleck of white emulsion, which is almost a sign of provenance in private hands.
0:26:44 > 0:26:49I think the only things that work against it
0:26:49 > 0:26:54are actually the date and the fact that it's of '60s manufacture.
0:26:54 > 0:27:00The large sums that are paid for Moorcroft, as we've seen over the years on Flog It,
0:27:00 > 0:27:05- are for those pieces that are really pre-1920...- Yes.- 1925.
0:27:05 > 0:27:11And the rarer patterns. But it's nice that it's commissioned and nice that it's dated.
0:27:11 > 0:27:15It's untested, really, with later Moorcroft to see how it goes,
0:27:15 > 0:27:19but possibly in the region of about £500-£800.
0:27:19 > 0:27:22Does that concur with what you were hoping for?
0:27:22 > 0:27:29- I think if we put a discretionary bid for the auctioneer of about 750. - 750.- I'd be happy with that.
0:27:29 > 0:27:34We can do that. It's an untested market. If the reserve is 750,
0:27:34 > 0:27:38- a broader estimate of £800-£1,200. - Yes.
0:27:38 > 0:27:43I think we'll see. We'll learn at the auction
0:27:43 > 0:27:48- and find out what it's really worth. - Yes.- I hope you're proved right. - Thank you very much.
0:27:50 > 0:27:54That sale will be an education for us all.
0:27:54 > 0:27:59What do you do if you inherit things you don't like? Bring them to us!
0:27:59 > 0:28:02Adrian and Wendy, welcome.
0:28:02 > 0:28:06Is this from your own home or things you've bought?
0:28:06 > 0:28:11It was my mum's. She passed away and it's dropped down to me.
0:28:11 > 0:28:16- So you inherited it.- Yeah. - Is it your sort of thing?- No!
0:28:16 > 0:28:19You're pretty definite about that.
0:28:19 > 0:28:23- What about you, Adrian?- I like it, but you don't, so...- No.
0:28:23 > 0:28:30When the wife doesn't like something, we don't get it in the house. That's why we have sheds.
0:28:30 > 0:28:32Well, look...
0:28:32 > 0:28:37The clock itself is a French mantel clock. It's gilt spelter, OK?
0:28:37 > 0:28:42That's spelter, not bronze, which would be ormolu.
0:28:42 > 0:28:46Because these clocks were popular at the time, 19th century,
0:28:46 > 0:28:52they made them in various levels of quality. So at the top end would be the gilt bronze,
0:28:52 > 0:28:55heavier, harder to produce, more expensive.
0:28:55 > 0:29:01And this one is spelter, which can give the same sort of look as bronze when patinated and gilded,
0:29:01 > 0:29:09as it is here, but it's a lot cheaper to produce and it's not quite as durable as bronze.
0:29:09 > 0:29:14When this was being produced, it was a popular style of clock.
0:29:14 > 0:29:18And because of that, a lot of them were produced.
0:29:18 > 0:29:24The clock itself, because amongst this very showy case is a working clock,
0:29:24 > 0:29:29you've got the dial at the front, which doesn't have any glass
0:29:29 > 0:29:32and I don't think it ever did.
0:29:32 > 0:29:34I don't think it had a glass front.
0:29:34 > 0:29:41The aperture in the back, we can see the movement, which is a fairly basic French barrel movement.
0:29:41 > 0:29:46It's job was to tell the time and to strike on the hour.
0:29:46 > 0:29:48It does have a striker, a bell.
0:29:48 > 0:29:51- Let's see if it's wound up at all. - TING
0:29:51 > 0:29:56- Yeah, it still works.- You need to calibrate the hands and movement.
0:29:56 > 0:30:00It struck once, but it's 11 o'clock. A good thing, really,
0:30:00 > 0:30:06- or we'd be standing here for 11 gongs!- Yeah.- You have some issues here with condition.
0:30:06 > 0:30:11- We've lost the huntsman's horn. That's come away.- Yeah.
0:30:11 > 0:30:16- You haven't got a huge glass dome at home?- No, I think it got broke.
0:30:16 > 0:30:23- Did it?- Yeah.- If it had been in perfect condition, without the losses and so on,
0:30:23 > 0:30:30I would have said, as a big showy clock, it would have been worth £200-£300, something like that,
0:30:30 > 0:30:33maybe £400 on a good day.
0:30:33 > 0:30:37But because of the condition and you haven't got the glass dome,
0:30:37 > 0:30:41which would have added £200 or £300 on top of the price,
0:30:41 > 0:30:46I'm going to say it's worth between £100 and £150.
0:30:46 > 0:30:51And we've got to think about a reserve figure as well.
0:30:51 > 0:30:57- If it doesn't sell, do you want to cart it home again? Or let it find its level?- Let it find its level.
0:30:57 > 0:31:03- And then it's sitting on this table here. Is that in the loft as well? - Yeah.- Is it?
0:31:03 > 0:31:09- You've got a big loft! Is this how you always remember them?- Yeah. - Did the clock sit on here?
0:31:09 > 0:31:11Always kept on there.
0:31:11 > 0:31:15I'm just going to move the clock carefully to one side.
0:31:15 > 0:31:19There's quite an interesting... central panel here.
0:31:19 > 0:31:23At first glance you think, "That's nice. It's ivory or bone."
0:31:23 > 0:31:30Tortoiseshell inlay as well. But they're both faux tortoiseshell and faux ivory.
0:31:30 > 0:31:35Not real ivory or tortoiseshell. It's a type of resin.
0:31:35 > 0:31:38- This was made late 19th century. - Yeah.- That period.
0:31:38 > 0:31:44Estimate-wise. I would think it's around that £100 mark.
0:31:44 > 0:31:51It's a good, functional table and usable. Would you be happy with that as an estimate?
0:31:51 > 0:31:58- See what it fetches.- You remember them together, but let's put them in as separate lots.
0:31:58 > 0:32:02- Yeah.- Yes? I don't think they'll appeal to the same buyer.
0:32:04 > 0:32:10'Not a huge valuation, but at least it will give them more space in the loft.
0:32:10 > 0:32:15'Michael spotted some Orientalware he really likes.'
0:32:15 > 0:32:22- Tessa, thank you for bringing in two wonderful Oriental pots. - Are they wonderful?- I think so.
0:32:22 > 0:32:27- Do you not think they're wonderful? - They're just Oriental pots.
0:32:27 > 0:32:29You've cut me to the quick!
0:32:29 > 0:32:33- Where did you get them from? - That was my mother's.
0:32:33 > 0:32:37- And that was 5p at a local village fete.- 5p?
0:32:37 > 0:32:39I thought it looked like that one.
0:32:39 > 0:32:45- So you were taken to the extent that you thought you'd risk 5p?- Yes.
0:32:45 > 0:32:52Well, let's start with your mother's pot first. Basically, we've got a vegetable terrine.
0:32:52 > 0:32:56What's lovely is you've got all the decoration inside.
0:32:56 > 0:33:02This is basically a class of porcelain that came out from Canton.
0:33:02 > 0:33:10It started in about 1780. And the pieces that were made in 1780 were quite sparsely decorated.
0:33:10 > 0:33:12You see much more white to them.
0:33:12 > 0:33:18- And the palette is a little bit more vibrant.- Yes.- As you progress through the 19th century,
0:33:18 > 0:33:23it gets a little bit paler, more fussy, more cluttered.
0:33:23 > 0:33:29This piece, I would think, would date anywhere from about 1850 up to 1880 even.
0:33:29 > 0:33:34You've got wonderful naturalistic scenes bordered by conjoined carp,
0:33:34 > 0:33:37- which is a symbol, I think, of marital bliss.- Right.
0:33:37 > 0:33:43It is quite thickly potted. They tend to be chunky devils.
0:33:43 > 0:33:46- Then you've got your 5p bargain. - Yes.
0:33:46 > 0:33:50Do you think that's older or later?
0:33:50 > 0:33:54- I would think that was later. - Older.- Is it?
0:33:54 > 0:33:59This piece would have come over in about 1750, 1760.
0:33:59 > 0:34:04- And I paid 5p for it! - You paid 5p. You did jolly well.
0:34:04 > 0:34:08It's just beautifully and more vibrantly decorated.
0:34:08 > 0:34:11It's a really super thing. For 5p!
0:34:11 > 0:34:14The only downside is a couple of chips there.
0:34:14 > 0:34:19This, I think, is slightly better condition.
0:34:19 > 0:34:24It's so robust. This is a family piece and this from a jumble sale,
0:34:24 > 0:34:30- why sell them now? - Because my house is filled with things my children want rid of.
0:34:30 > 0:34:34- They don't want them.- Exactly.
0:34:34 > 0:34:39This at auction, if it were earlier, might be £200-£300.
0:34:39 > 0:34:42- As it is, probably £80-£120.- Right.
0:34:42 > 0:34:45This piece, because of the chips, £40-£60.
0:34:45 > 0:34:49If we put the two together, that's £120-£180.
0:34:49 > 0:34:56- With a fixed reserve of 100.- Yes. - And I think, really, they make a very appealing, attractive lot.
0:34:56 > 0:34:58- If you're happy to do that...- I am.
0:34:58 > 0:35:05We'll pop them into the sale and see if the Chinese market is as buoyant as everybody says!
0:35:05 > 0:35:08- Thank you very much.- Thank you.
0:35:08 > 0:35:12They are very decorative so they should find buyers.
0:35:12 > 0:35:18Let's have a last glimpse at our items before they head off to the sale room.
0:35:18 > 0:35:23It's Moorcroft and massive, but will it appeal to the collectors?
0:35:24 > 0:35:30Two lots, but one valuation - a French clock and a little rosewood table. Neither has a reserve,
0:35:30 > 0:35:33so they're going to go.
0:35:33 > 0:35:39Finally, the Orientalware. The 19th-century terrine and the earlier porcelain bowl.
0:35:46 > 0:35:52Before the sale, I caught up with Charles to get his reaction to the splendid Moorcroft vase.
0:35:52 > 0:35:58- A cracking piece of Moorcroft. It belongs to Ruth. It says a lot.- A great statement.
0:35:58 > 0:36:03- Yes. Will we get £800-£1,200? - We might do.- Might do.- We might do.
0:36:03 > 0:36:10The market is so buoyant and upbeat for Moorcroft, it could go beyond £1,000, but I'm not sure.
0:36:10 > 0:36:15That's why we love auctions! That's why you give estimates!
0:36:15 > 0:36:19- Correct.- The wider, the better! - Exactly. We don't know.
0:36:19 > 0:36:23Well, we have to wait to see. The Orientalware is up first.
0:36:26 > 0:36:31- I've just been joined by Tessa in this packed saleroom. It is busy. - Very busy.
0:36:31 > 0:36:38- Now I want to know, 5p you paid for one of these.- Yes. - Because it looked like the other.
0:36:38 > 0:36:42I thought it did, but I think it's better.
0:36:42 > 0:36:47- You're right.- There's something to start off a collection.
0:36:47 > 0:36:53When you've been collecting for five or six years, you might sell those on to buy blue and white
0:36:53 > 0:36:58- or something a little earlier, but it's a good start.- Here we go.
0:37:00 > 0:37:06A very fine Chinese porcelain dish together with a terrine and cover.
0:37:06 > 0:37:1119th century. Where do we start? I am bid here, straight in,
0:37:11 > 0:37:14at £75. 80. 90.
0:37:14 > 0:37:17100. I'm out.
0:37:17 > 0:37:22Do I see 110? At £100 now. Do I see 110? Come on.
0:37:22 > 0:37:24At £100. I'll take 105 if it helps.
0:37:24 > 0:37:27£100. Do I see 105?
0:37:27 > 0:37:29£100. Sale.
0:37:29 > 0:37:32He sold them. Just.
0:37:32 > 0:37:36- That's a big improvement on 5p. - Yes, it is!
0:37:36 > 0:37:41It just goes to show it's worth picking up something if it catches your eye.
0:37:41 > 0:37:48Now the clock and the table sales, but unfortunately owners Adrian and Wendy can't join us.
0:37:48 > 0:37:53But we do have our valuer, Will. This is more of a decorative piece,
0:37:53 > 0:37:57- rather than a scientific precious instrument.- Exactly.
0:37:57 > 0:38:03Clock collectors are fairly fussy about movement and maker. Bog standard barrel movement from France
0:38:03 > 0:38:10and put into this spelter case, which was cheaper than bronze or gilt metal. A furnishing piece.
0:38:10 > 0:38:13A couple of bits of damage.
0:38:13 > 0:38:16- But it looks the part.- Exactly.
0:38:17 > 0:38:22Very, very nice spelter mantel clock. There we are. Delightful example.
0:38:22 > 0:38:28- Spelter's a mixed metal, rubbish metal fused together.- Exactly. - Scraps, yeah.
0:38:28 > 0:38:31Where do we start? I'm bid £60.
0:38:31 > 0:38:345. 70. 5. 80. 5.
0:38:34 > 0:38:3690. 5. I've got 100.
0:38:36 > 0:38:38105. Come on. One more.
0:38:38 > 0:38:40105 and I'm out.
0:38:40 > 0:38:43Do I see 110? Come on.
0:38:43 > 0:38:46All out, no more. Sold.
0:38:46 > 0:38:49That's a good price. £105.
0:38:49 > 0:38:52Good start. Now the occasional table.
0:38:52 > 0:38:56- It's quite nice quality. - A nice table. Very useful.
0:38:56 > 0:39:02I had a chat to Charles and said, "If you had to commission a cabinetmaker to make this,
0:39:02 > 0:39:05"it would cost you £1,000!"
0:39:05 > 0:39:11Even if he was making it out of Weetabix! Rosewood, inlaid, hand-done. Nice and tidy.
0:39:11 > 0:39:16Useful bit of furniture. I reckon this is good value at £100.
0:39:16 > 0:39:18Let's see if it does that.
0:39:21 > 0:39:24Edwardian rosewood occasional table.
0:39:24 > 0:39:27I'm bid, straight in here, only £50.
0:39:27 > 0:39:30Great table.
0:39:30 > 0:39:32I'll take 5 now. Surely 5.
0:39:32 > 0:39:3450. I'll take 5 now.
0:39:34 > 0:39:395. 60. 5. Then I'll be out. One more and it's yours. I'm out.
0:39:39 > 0:39:42£65. Do I see 70 now?
0:39:42 > 0:39:47One more do I see? The gavel is falling. OK.
0:39:47 > 0:39:51- Gone.- £65.- We'll get on the phone and let them know.
0:39:51 > 0:39:53I think they'll be pleased it went.
0:39:54 > 0:39:57Well, that was a total of £170.
0:40:00 > 0:40:03Now get ready to hang onto your seats.
0:40:03 > 0:40:10Going under the hammer right now is the biggest piece of Moorcroft we've seen. It belongs to Ruth.
0:40:10 > 0:40:14- We've got a valuation of £800-£1,200.- Yes.- It's difficult.
0:40:14 > 0:40:19On the day, I thought possibly more £500-£800.
0:40:19 > 0:40:23But I didn't see that your reserve was completely out of the question.
0:40:23 > 0:40:27- No, you had £750 as a reserve.- Yes. - OK, then.
0:40:27 > 0:40:32- All we can do is see...- Let the room decide.- It's a whopper.
0:40:32 > 0:40:36My next lot is a magnificent Moorcroft vase.
0:40:36 > 0:40:41Autumnal leaves, flambe glaze. We have a phone line. Two!
0:40:41 > 0:40:46- Three phone lines!- Three phone lines! - Oh!- Three phone lines.
0:40:46 > 0:40:48It's got to be sold.
0:40:48 > 0:40:53- I am bid here in the room... on my book...- Charles is excited!
0:40:53 > 0:40:56Do I see 550? 600.
0:40:56 > 0:40:5950. 700. 50. And I'm out.
0:40:59 > 0:41:02750 in the room. Do I see £800?
0:41:02 > 0:41:05800. 50. 900.
0:41:06 > 0:41:10900, Miss White. Make a name for yourself.
0:41:12 > 0:41:15950. £1,000, Miss White?
0:41:18 > 0:41:201,050. 1,100.
0:41:21 > 0:41:241,200. 1,300.
0:41:24 > 0:41:30- Oh, my gosh. - 1,400! £1,500, Miss White?
0:41:30 > 0:41:33Look at me. You've come so far.
0:41:33 > 0:41:36At £1,400. 15 and it could be yours.
0:41:36 > 0:41:40- 1,500. - We've teased it up. Marvellous.
0:41:40 > 0:41:431,550. 1,600?
0:41:43 > 0:41:461,650.
0:41:46 > 0:41:48£1,700, Miss White?
0:41:49 > 0:41:511,750.
0:41:52 > 0:41:55You've come so far. Thank you.
0:41:55 > 0:41:59- 1,750. 1,800.- Another phone.
0:41:59 > 0:42:03- 1,850.- Oh, Ruth! This is a magic moment.
0:42:03 > 0:42:071,900? ..1,950?
0:42:07 > 0:42:11We've got it. £2,000?
0:42:11 > 0:42:142,000. 2,100?
0:42:15 > 0:42:19Are you sure? All out. I'll take 2,050 if it helps you.
0:42:19 > 0:42:23- I can't believe this. - At £2,000, fair warning.
0:42:23 > 0:42:27Miss White, it's yours at £2,000. Well played.
0:42:27 > 0:42:30Crack! £2,000! Well done, Ruth. Well done.
0:42:30 > 0:42:32That is brilliant.
0:42:32 > 0:42:38'And she's quids in - the commission drops to 10% when the sale is over £500.'
0:42:38 > 0:42:43Moorcroft is so collectable and still making quality today.
0:42:43 > 0:42:49- That's why it's always worth, when you get a design you haven't seen before, giving it a go.- Yes.
0:42:49 > 0:42:54- A lot of money.- Half is going to Parkinson's Disease.- That's good.
0:42:54 > 0:42:59- The other half to the grandchildren. - How lovely. How many?- Four.
0:42:59 > 0:43:05Grandmas are the best. I hope you enjoyed watching the show. Sadly, we've run out of time here,
0:43:05 > 0:43:09but it's been a cracking day. Hope you enjoyed watching the show.
0:43:09 > 0:43:14There's many more surprises to come. You don't know what will happen,
0:43:14 > 0:43:18so join us again soon. But for now it's bye-bye.
0:43:18 > 0:43:21- Well done, well done.- Wonderful!
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