0:00:02 > 0:00:05Today Flog It is from Richmond in North Yorkshire,
0:00:05 > 0:00:08situated right on the edge of the Yorkshire Dales National Park.
0:00:08 > 0:00:10Welcome to the show!
0:00:31 > 0:00:34Richmond is a town of unique character and beauty
0:00:34 > 0:00:36which has changed little through the centuries.
0:00:36 > 0:00:42It lies on the banks of the River Swale, and the breathtaking Richmond Castle presides over it.
0:00:42 > 0:00:49The town has 450 listed buildings and has been called the most beautiful market town in England.
0:00:53 > 0:00:55Flog It is the main attraction in town.
0:00:55 > 0:00:57We're in the heart of Richmond
0:00:57 > 0:01:01and already there's a healthy queue gathering outside the Market Hall, today's venue.
0:01:01 > 0:01:05Our two experts are Mr Adam Partridge and James Lewis, already hard at work
0:01:05 > 0:01:07delving through all the bags and boxes.
0:01:07 > 0:01:09Somebody here has a wonderful treasure
0:01:09 > 0:01:12and they're going to go home later on in the show with a lot of money.
0:01:12 > 0:01:15Who's it going to be? Well, stay tuned and you'll find out.
0:01:15 > 0:01:18It's 9.30am, it's time to get the doors open.
0:01:18 > 0:01:19Are you ready to go inside?
0:01:19 > 0:01:22Yes! Let's get the show on the road.
0:01:29 > 0:01:33- Look what I've spotted. Is this yours?- No, it's my son's.
0:01:33 > 0:01:36- Where is he?- He's hiding.- He doesn't want to be on TV, does he?
0:01:36 > 0:01:38- No.- Look at this. Can I sit on it?
0:01:38 > 0:01:41- Yeah.- Will it take my weight?- Yeah. - How about that?
0:01:41 > 0:01:43Shall I give it a go?
0:01:43 > 0:01:45Yeah, if you want.
0:01:45 > 0:01:47Let's Flog It!
0:01:49 > 0:01:54Coming up, find out what's got me nervous.
0:01:54 > 0:01:56Mark, I'm very worried.
0:01:56 > 0:01:57I am.
0:01:57 > 0:02:00I've not been looking forward to this moment!
0:02:01 > 0:02:03No?
0:02:07 > 0:02:10And I learn all about...
0:02:13 > 0:02:14Cheese!
0:02:17 > 0:02:20Well, we made it and, as you can see, it's a full house inside.
0:02:20 > 0:02:25Everybody's safely seated. Here's the young chap, here's his bike.
0:02:25 > 0:02:27He didn't want to be on TV. Well, he is now!
0:02:27 > 0:02:32I'll tell you who loves being on TV - James and Adam, our experts.
0:02:32 > 0:02:34- Sorry, Bargain Hunt's coming out! - Yeah!
0:02:34 > 0:02:40Adam Partridge's day job is as an auctioneer in Cheshire, so he should be used to the climate up North.
0:02:40 > 0:02:43I've got my van over there, full of blankets. I'm tempted to go in...
0:02:43 > 0:02:47And James Lewis runs a saleroom in Derbyshire and is used to plain talking.
0:02:47 > 0:02:50Is this to go back in the car, is it?
0:02:50 > 0:02:52Honest answer?
0:02:52 > 0:02:54Yes!
0:02:54 > 0:02:57But it's Adam first up with David and his metal vase.
0:02:57 > 0:03:02And you've brought along, well, a very interesting looking object.
0:03:02 > 0:03:05- Is it out on view or shoved away in a cupboard?- Shoved away.
0:03:05 > 0:03:08- And that's why you've brought it in today.- That's why I brought it.
0:03:08 > 0:03:10- To find a new home for it.- Well, yes.
0:03:10 > 0:03:12Well, it's certainly very decorative.
0:03:12 > 0:03:20There's this ornate pierced border and then you've got these figures in relief all the way around.
0:03:20 > 0:03:23- The more you look at it, the more you see.- Yes.
0:03:23 > 0:03:28And as we always do in this business, we'll have a look on the bottom
0:03:28 > 0:03:32for the marks, and there you see, you've got a windmill
0:03:32 > 0:03:34and a couple of pipes.
0:03:34 > 0:03:37- Right.- Well, Holland, the Netherlands, is famous for windmills,
0:03:37 > 0:03:42so it doesn't take the best detective to get that it is almost definitely a Dutch piece.
0:03:42 > 0:03:47- Yes.- And I think it dates from the late 19th century, the end of the 19th century.
0:03:47 > 0:03:50- That's interesting. - So, a little bit over 100 years old.
0:03:50 > 0:03:56There are a couple of issues with condition and the main one is this big split, which you can't see.
0:03:56 > 0:03:57- You can see fresh air. - Ah, yeah.
0:03:57 > 0:04:00And that's going to hurt its value.
0:04:00 > 0:04:02- Can you see?- Yes, I can.
0:04:02 > 0:04:06I think, if that was in good order, it would be three figures.
0:04:06 > 0:04:12£100, £200, maybe a bit more, but because of the damage I think we're going to have to try it a bit lower.
0:04:12 > 0:04:14I don't know what your expectations are.
0:04:14 > 0:04:16Did you have any thoughts on the value?
0:04:16 > 0:04:21None, really. It's only now because I'm getting a little elderly,
0:04:21 > 0:04:24that I thought, well, we'll tie it up a little bit, you know?
0:04:24 > 0:04:28- So you're thinking of what am I going to do with this now?- That's right.
0:04:28 > 0:04:31It's a horrible practicality that a lot of people have to do,
0:04:31 > 0:04:34- isn't it? - It comes to us all eventually.- Yeah.
0:04:34 > 0:04:38- I would suggest an estimate of £50 to £80.- Right.
0:04:38 > 0:04:41- Sound all right with you? - It sounds all right with me.- Good.
0:04:42 > 0:04:46I've got a flashy silver pen now and it shows up on my photograph.
0:04:46 > 0:04:49- Thank you.- Thank you.
0:04:49 > 0:04:54Next up, James is having a chat with Bruce, a collector with the foresight to save his toy boxes.
0:04:54 > 0:04:58Bruce, these are just so many memories for me.
0:04:58 > 0:05:02It's not just toys, I remember having one of those, I remember having one of those.
0:05:02 > 0:05:07I keep thinking, the last time I saw that was in the sandpit at home!
0:05:07 > 0:05:12And that's the sort of thing that toy collectors are passionate about.
0:05:12 > 0:05:15- Which is your favourite? - I like that one.
0:05:15 > 0:05:17That's mine. That's mine.
0:05:17 > 0:05:22I love the Beetles. Well, I've got a VW camper now, an old 1969 one.
0:05:22 > 0:05:26All my friends say I'm never looking happier than when I'm driving it.
0:05:26 > 0:05:31- These have been a great investment. Some of them have still got the price tag on.- Yeah.- What's that?
0:05:31 > 0:05:33Catterick, 16p.
0:05:33 > 0:05:36There used to be a local shop there and they sold them.
0:05:36 > 0:05:38- And you bought them all from the same shop.- Yeah.
0:05:38 > 0:05:41So, back as a boy, what did you do, wheel them around
0:05:41 > 0:05:43in the sandpit like me, or did you have a proper track?
0:05:43 > 0:05:48- I had a proper track, which I've got on the floor down here with me.- Oh, let's have a look.
0:05:48 > 0:05:51OK.
0:05:51 > 0:05:53- There we go.- Fantastic.
0:05:53 > 0:05:55- Well, at least you've got the box. - Yeah.
0:05:55 > 0:05:59It's seen better days. Oh, gosh, it's pretty good inside, though.
0:05:59 > 0:06:02You've got all the bits, all the ramps.
0:06:02 > 0:06:04Fantastic.
0:06:04 > 0:06:06The track doesn't have a massive value,
0:06:06 > 0:06:09so I think the track should go with the other bits
0:06:09 > 0:06:10and sell them altogether, OK?
0:06:12 > 0:06:14There we go.
0:06:14 > 0:06:16Well, when it comes to value,
0:06:16 > 0:06:20the more interesting ones like that and the brighter colours,
0:06:20 > 0:06:23£5, £6.
0:06:23 > 0:06:26Some of the more common ones and less interesting,
0:06:26 > 0:06:29like the truck in yellow and red, maybe £3 or £4.
0:06:29 > 0:06:34So if we take an average of, say, £3 each,
0:06:34 > 0:06:37we've got 50 of them here, so £150.
0:06:37 > 0:06:41- Yeah.- I think we ought to use that as the lower end estimate.
0:06:41 > 0:06:47- £150 to £250 and if a couple of the specialists get involved they might make a bit more.- Yeah.
0:06:47 > 0:06:51Let's take them along and see how much we can raise for you.
0:06:51 > 0:06:55That valuation sounds like it's got the chance to speed away at auction.
0:06:55 > 0:06:59But, for me, time is of the essence as I compare watches with owner Mark.
0:06:59 > 0:07:03- I've got nearly 20 to.- Well, you're running a bit slow then, aren't you?
0:07:03 > 0:07:07- Well, it is an old watch. - That is a nice watch, isn't it? Is it a military watch?
0:07:07 > 0:07:08It's a military Air Force watch.
0:07:08 > 0:07:14My ex mother-in-law's second husband used to fly in the Air Force, so it was handed down.
0:07:14 > 0:07:17- It's a family heirloom, isn't it? - Of course it is.
0:07:17 > 0:07:19Have you had that looked at by our experts?
0:07:19 > 0:07:25I've had one over and value it and have a look at it and she said it's a very, very sought after, rare watch.
0:07:25 > 0:07:28It's stamped on the back and everything and it's 17 jewels.
0:07:28 > 0:07:29And you really want to sell it?
0:07:29 > 0:07:32- I think anything from £1,000 upwards would be...- OK.
0:07:32 > 0:07:36- Are you happy to do that?- I am, yeah.- This is literally off the cuff,
0:07:36 > 0:07:42- because you hadn't thought about selling it, had you?- Not really. I brought another item in.
0:07:42 > 0:07:47This is most unusual because we haven't rehearsed this, this gentlemen brought in something else
0:07:47 > 0:07:51which he's had valued and now he's decided to sell his wristwatch!
0:07:51 > 0:07:55We'll stick that in with a reserve at £1,000. Hopefully, we'll get £1,500.
0:07:55 > 0:07:58This whole little chat, according to my watch, took four minutes.
0:07:58 > 0:07:59Three on mine because I'm slow!
0:08:01 > 0:08:06Raymond and Nancy have brought in a rather large number of pipes
0:08:06 > 0:08:10they've rescued from the rubbish to show Adam.
0:08:10 > 0:08:13- Who's the pipe smoker?- Her granddad.
0:08:13 > 0:08:15They were from my granddad, passed down to my uncle.
0:08:15 > 0:08:20- OK.- And then my uncle passed away two years ago, so we were left to clear the house.
0:08:20 > 0:08:25- So you had to clear Uncle's house. Horrible job, isn't it?- Especially with how much he had.
0:08:25 > 0:08:28- Was there are a lot there? - Oh, there's a lot.
0:08:28 > 0:08:30And you rescued these, basically.
0:08:30 > 0:08:34- We did. They were heading for the skip.- Were they?- They were.
0:08:34 > 0:08:36They took my eye, so I asked him if I could have them.
0:08:36 > 0:08:40Oh, Raymond's trying to take the credit now! Ray, they took my eye!
0:08:40 > 0:08:42It is a good collection.
0:08:42 > 0:08:46You've got all sorts here. You've got some 19th century clay pipes.
0:08:46 > 0:08:50You've got various Bavarian and Black Forest and porcelain and all sorts of pipes.
0:08:50 > 0:08:52Have you got a favourite amongst them?
0:08:53 > 0:08:59- I like that one up front with the duck on.- The one with the duck on it.- Yeah.- What about you, Ray?
0:08:59 > 0:09:01My favourite's that one, nice picture.
0:09:01 > 0:09:05Yeah, continental porter, it's a nice picture, isn't it?
0:09:05 > 0:09:08Well, I'm afraid I'm going to have to go for that one.
0:09:08 > 0:09:11I think that's a great one, isn't it?
0:09:11 > 0:09:14- It's funny, isn't it? - Yeah, it is funny, isn't it?
0:09:14 > 0:09:19I think that's European walnut from the Black Forest region, as a number of the carved ones are.
0:09:19 > 0:09:21She's a looker, isn't she?
0:09:21 > 0:09:26What do you think they're worth? What would you ask for them at a car boot?
0:09:26 > 0:09:28£1 each I'd ask for them.
0:09:28 > 0:09:29- Yeah, £1 each.- If you got that.
0:09:29 > 0:09:33Yeah, I think, you know, you may get £100 for the lot.
0:09:33 > 0:09:35Really?
0:09:35 > 0:09:37Yeah, yeah. I think you may.
0:09:37 > 0:09:41I think we should put an estimate of £60 to £100 and a reserve of £50
0:09:41 > 0:09:44because whatever happens, 50 quid, they must be worth 50 quid.
0:09:44 > 0:09:46- Fantastic.- And even then at £1 each, you can...
0:09:46 > 0:09:49You know, some of these are £5 or £10 each, I would have thought.
0:09:49 > 0:09:52- I wouldn't have thought that. - That's really surprised me.
0:09:52 > 0:09:56- It's nice to see a good reaction like that.- It really has.- Very nice. - Excellent.
0:09:56 > 0:10:01- We weren't going to bring them until last night.- Weren't you? Then you thought...
0:10:01 > 0:10:05- She said, Ray, what about them pipes?- Well, thanks very much for coming along today.
0:10:05 > 0:10:07- Thank you.- Thank you.
0:10:07 > 0:10:11Well, sounds like it was worth Raymond and Nancy bringing them in.
0:10:11 > 0:10:15Well, we've been working flat out. It's now time for our first visit to the auction room.
0:10:15 > 0:10:18Let's up the tempo and put the valuations to the test.
0:10:18 > 0:10:21Now, our experts are normally on the money, aren't they?
0:10:21 > 0:10:24They're pretty good. I know it's not an exact science.
0:10:24 > 0:10:26- Who's your favourite, Adam or James? - James.
0:10:26 > 0:10:28- Oh, James. James, yes. How about this side?- Adam.
0:10:28 > 0:10:30- Adam!- Oh, there you go, look, a nation divided.
0:10:30 > 0:10:33You've heard what our experts said about the items.
0:10:33 > 0:10:38You've probably made up your own minds, but let's see what the bidders think. Let's get over there.
0:10:41 > 0:10:43340.
0:10:43 > 0:10:46And now for the moment we've all been waiting for,
0:10:46 > 0:10:48where we put our valuations to the test
0:10:48 > 0:10:52and today we're the guest of Thomas Watson Auctioneers in Darlington.
0:10:52 > 0:10:56It's a packed room. Hopefully, all these people will be putting their hands up
0:10:56 > 0:10:57and bidding on our owners' lots.
0:10:57 > 0:11:02Now I'm going to catch up with them because I know they're feeling nervous and we'll leave you
0:11:02 > 0:11:05with a run-down of all the items we're putting under the hammer.
0:11:05 > 0:11:10David's Dutch vase has a crack, but it's an unusual design.
0:11:12 > 0:11:17Mark's military watch is on the slow side, but will it catch up in time to meet its estimate?
0:11:17 > 0:11:22Adam thinks Nancy and Raymond's collection of pipes are a good lot.
0:11:22 > 0:11:27And what will auctioneer Peter Robinson think of the number of cars in Bruce's collection?
0:11:27 > 0:11:31Well, take a look at this, Peter. There's a lot of lot,
0:11:31 > 0:11:3360 or 61 Matchbox cars.
0:11:33 > 0:11:37They belong to Bruce. He's been collecting them since the mid 1970s.
0:11:37 > 0:11:41- But the condition is brilliant! And also we've got some track, as well.- And some track, yeah.
0:11:41 > 0:11:43I had lots of these.
0:11:43 > 0:11:47Well, it's a confession that I'm not going to allude to.
0:11:47 > 0:11:50Oh, come on, what? What were you going to say?
0:11:50 > 0:11:53I played with mine in the garden, they all got dirty and rusty
0:11:53 > 0:11:56and of course now, when you see them like this in the original boxes,
0:11:56 > 0:12:01you kind of wonder how much pleasure was had as toys,
0:12:01 > 0:12:04but of course they're now great collectors' pieces.
0:12:04 > 0:12:06I ran mine into the ground, the wheels came off.
0:12:06 > 0:12:09As soon as I got them I took them out of the box and threw the box.
0:12:09 > 0:12:12- Yeah.- Did you do the same? - I did the same, yeah.
0:12:12 > 0:12:13But, this is a nice collection.
0:12:13 > 0:12:16I think we've got a reserve of £150 on this lot.
0:12:16 > 0:12:20- That's about £2.50 a car.- You know, we've got interest in the lot.
0:12:20 > 0:12:25- We've got one phone line I think booked at the moment, one or two commission bids.- Sounds good.
0:12:25 > 0:12:29Interest in the room, so I think we'll exceed the reserve.
0:12:29 > 0:12:31By how much, who knows?
0:12:31 > 0:12:33You're cautious, aren't you?
0:12:33 > 0:12:34I'm a cautious chappie!
0:12:34 > 0:12:39'Well, let's hope the bidders throw caution to the wind. But first up are the pipes.'
0:12:39 > 0:12:42Nancy and Raymond, it's good to see you.
0:12:42 > 0:12:47This is the thing I love about Flog It, we find so many things in skips our owners bring along.
0:12:47 > 0:12:51Classic recycling. It doesn't get any greener than the antiques trade, really.
0:12:51 > 0:12:54So, why have you decided to sell? It hasn't cost you anything.
0:12:54 > 0:12:57- You don't really like them? - They're in her way.- What?
0:12:57 > 0:12:59- They're in her away. - You're going away?
0:12:59 > 0:13:03- They're in her way.- Oh, IN the way. - They're in my way, but we've got three grandchildren
0:13:03 > 0:13:07- and another one on the way, so they're getting the money. - Excellent.
0:13:07 > 0:13:10Can you drive past a skip without stopping to have a look?
0:13:10 > 0:13:12Well, you kind of go like that, don't you?
0:13:12 > 0:13:18- I kind of do a little bit still!- I wouldn't like to be seen diving in.
0:13:19 > 0:13:24No, I know! Come back under darkness. I think it's probably theft if it's not your own skip.
0:13:24 > 0:13:26Yeah, it could well be.
0:13:26 > 0:13:29Anyway, good luck, they're going under the hammer right now.
0:13:29 > 0:13:30Let's hope we get the top end.
0:13:32 > 0:13:34A lot of pieces here, the collection of
0:13:34 > 0:13:38the Austrian and Black Forest pipes there.
0:13:38 > 0:13:40A lot of items in the lot.
0:13:40 > 0:13:42Over 40 pipes in total.
0:13:42 > 0:13:46Commission bids again here, so we can start at £80.
0:13:46 > 0:13:49- Smoking! 80, straight in. - Straight in.
0:13:49 > 0:13:51At £90. 100 can I have?
0:13:52 > 0:13:55100 with me, then.
0:13:55 > 0:13:58110. 120. 130.
0:13:58 > 0:14:00- 140. 150.- Gosh.
0:14:00 > 0:14:03150 on my left for the collection. At £150.
0:14:03 > 0:14:07- Excellent.- Are we all finished now at £150 for the collection?
0:14:07 > 0:14:10- £150!- Pipes sell well.
0:14:10 > 0:14:11I told you, didn't I?
0:14:11 > 0:14:14Straight in and straight out that was, virtually.
0:14:14 > 0:14:17- You wouldn't leave 150 pound notes in a skip would you, eh?- No.
0:14:17 > 0:14:20Over estimate, those pipes were in demand.
0:14:20 > 0:14:23David's vase is also looking for a new home.
0:14:23 > 0:14:26Let's find out what the bidders think, shall we, David?
0:14:26 > 0:14:28It's a packed room. Have you been here before?
0:14:28 > 0:14:30- No, never. - It's a cracking saleroom, isn't it?
0:14:30 > 0:14:33Purpose built saleroom, lots of history here.
0:14:33 > 0:14:36We're looking for £50 to £80 for this white metal Dutch...
0:14:36 > 0:14:38It's a beautiful little thing.
0:14:38 > 0:14:41- It's lovely. There's a lot of work in it, isn't there?- Yes.
0:14:41 > 0:14:43For 50 quid, but a bit of damage.
0:14:43 > 0:14:46Right, let's see what the bidders think.
0:14:46 > 0:14:51The Dutch ornate vase, could do with a polish, but there we go.
0:14:51 > 0:14:53At £30 bid on this lot.
0:14:53 > 0:14:57At £30. 40 bid. 50. 60 with me, sir.
0:14:57 > 0:14:5970 yours. 70 at the back now.
0:14:59 > 0:15:02- This is good.- 80. 90. 100.
0:15:02 > 0:15:04And ten.
0:15:04 > 0:15:07£100 on my right, then, the bid.
0:15:07 > 0:15:09- That's very good. - It's on my right at £100.
0:15:09 > 0:15:12Selling now on my right at £100.
0:15:12 > 0:15:14All finished at £100?
0:15:14 > 0:15:16Yes, £100.
0:15:16 > 0:15:20- That's a good result, isn't it?- It was a good result.- Happy with that?
0:15:20 > 0:15:23Happy all round.
0:15:23 > 0:15:26'Double the reserve, no wonder we're all smiling!
0:15:26 > 0:15:30'However, I do have reserves of my own when it comes to the military watch.'
0:15:30 > 0:15:31Mark, I'm very worried.
0:15:31 > 0:15:33- I know.- I am.
0:15:33 > 0:15:35I've not been looking forward to this moment.
0:15:35 > 0:15:39Oh, dear! Do you know, normally, when we get to the auction room,
0:15:39 > 0:15:43the auctioneer has a chat to me and says, Paul, that one might struggle, but this will do well
0:15:43 > 0:15:45and we normally have an auctioneer chat.
0:15:45 > 0:15:49But he hasn't said anything. He said nothing today about the watch.
0:15:49 > 0:15:51Well, he's not said nothing, it's something.
0:15:51 > 0:15:52Yes, exactly, which means he agrees with the valuation.
0:15:52 > 0:15:56We're talking about that wonderful RAF watch
0:15:56 > 0:15:59which, hopefully, hopefully, won't be yours after today.
0:15:59 > 0:16:02- It might fly away. - Anyway, this is it.
0:16:02 > 0:16:04I'm a bit scared.
0:16:05 > 0:16:10The pilot chronograph this time, nice lot.
0:16:10 > 0:16:11Lot 255, the watch.
0:16:13 > 0:16:18I have £600, lot 255. At £600.
0:16:18 > 0:16:21£600. And 50 bid. At 650 bid.
0:16:21 > 0:16:25At 650 bid. Is it 700 I have?
0:16:30 > 0:16:33750. 800. 850.
0:16:33 > 0:16:37- 900? At 850 the bid's with me. - It's not going to sell.
0:16:37 > 0:16:39At £850. 900.
0:16:41 > 0:16:42Bidding on the phone.
0:16:42 > 0:16:45At £850. Short on the reserve here.
0:16:45 > 0:16:47It will be unsold at this point.
0:16:47 > 0:16:49At £850.
0:16:49 > 0:16:51No?
0:16:51 > 0:16:55- No. I had butterflies in my stomach about this one.- Yeah.
0:16:55 > 0:16:58This morning when I arrived, I just thought...
0:16:58 > 0:17:01I just had a feeling this was going to struggle.
0:17:01 > 0:17:02- Think so?- Yeah.
0:17:02 > 0:17:07Yeah. Well, there you go, he was calling for 850, so...
0:17:07 > 0:17:09That gives an indication of where it could be actually valued at, then.
0:17:09 > 0:17:12- Yes, yes.- So, wait until next time.
0:17:12 > 0:17:14What will you do?
0:17:14 > 0:17:16Well, you're obviously going to take it home.
0:17:16 > 0:17:19Well, sit on it for a while and try again.
0:17:19 > 0:17:24Will you lower the valuation to £800 to £1,200 as opposed to £1,000 to £1,500?
0:17:24 > 0:17:28No, because they are really sought after, so I might still stick with it.
0:17:28 > 0:17:29- OK.- You just never know.
0:17:29 > 0:17:32Stick by your guns.
0:17:32 > 0:17:36Well, Mark's got nothing to lose by biding his time with the watch.
0:17:36 > 0:17:40Now we're going from timepieces to toy cars.
0:17:40 > 0:17:44And coming up in the next lot, there is a lot of lots. 61 in total.
0:17:44 > 0:17:48You know what I'm talking about, it's those Matchbox and Corgi cars belonging to Bruce.
0:17:48 > 0:17:51I've been joined by our expert James who put the valuation on.
0:17:51 > 0:17:55I had a chat to the auctioneer just before the sale started and we both thought,
0:17:55 > 0:18:00wow, what condition, and you've managed to hang on to the boxes as well.
0:18:00 > 0:18:05- What will you put the money towards? - Taking the girl to see Status Quo in November.- Status Quo!
0:18:05 > 0:18:06Oh, brilliant!
0:18:06 > 0:18:11- Oh, what a fun night out!- I wasn't going to tell her, we've got tickets, so she's going.
0:18:11 > 0:18:15- Does she know?- I'm afraid so, yes, somebody told her. Yeah.
0:18:15 > 0:18:18Well, it's about time we got down to business.
0:18:18 > 0:18:19It's going under the hammer now.
0:18:21 > 0:18:24Matchbox this time, the track in its box
0:18:24 > 0:18:30and a collection of 61 vehicles in total in that box.
0:18:32 > 0:18:34And £50 to start for the lot.
0:18:34 > 0:18:37- That's low, isn't it? - 60. 70. 80.
0:18:37 > 0:18:4090. 100. At £100 bid for the collection.
0:18:40 > 0:18:44At £100. And ten. 120. 130.
0:18:44 > 0:18:46140. 150.
0:18:46 > 0:18:48- This is more like it! - 150 on my left.
0:18:48 > 0:18:52At £150. 160. 170.
0:18:52 > 0:18:54180. 190. 200. 210.
0:18:54 > 0:18:56210 on my left.
0:18:56 > 0:18:59At 220 on my right. 230. 240.
0:18:59 > 0:19:03250. 260.
0:19:03 > 0:19:04270.
0:19:06 > 0:19:07280. 290.
0:19:07 > 0:19:10I've got to say, they're racing away now!
0:19:10 > 0:19:12320. 330.
0:19:12 > 0:19:13340.
0:19:13 > 0:19:16360. 370?
0:19:16 > 0:19:18No?
0:19:18 > 0:19:22360. In the back of the room, at £360 for the lot. Are we all done?
0:19:22 > 0:19:26- 300...- Oh, he's come back.
0:19:26 > 0:19:27380. 390.
0:19:27 > 0:19:31400? 400. 410, sir? At £400, then.
0:19:31 > 0:19:36In the back of the room at £400. Being sold now at 400 bid.
0:19:36 > 0:19:40- Bang, the hammer's gone down! What do you think of that?- Brilliant.
0:19:40 > 0:19:42What a great result!
0:19:42 > 0:19:45- I didn't expect that, no. - No, nor did I.
0:19:45 > 0:19:48The toy market has blossomed over the last few years.
0:19:48 > 0:19:52Lots of auctioneers are trying to get into the toy market and that is why.
0:19:52 > 0:19:56- And, interestingly enough, the bidding was all going on in the room.- Yeah.- Wow!
0:19:56 > 0:20:01- Happy?- I'm fine with that. - It's put a smile on my face! - Oh, it certainly has, yeah.
0:20:01 > 0:20:04Well, those cars were a real sterling lot.
0:20:04 > 0:20:06I love it when things just fly away.
0:20:17 > 0:20:21Wow, just look at that stunning view!
0:20:21 > 0:20:24Isn't that incredible? We are so lucky here in this country
0:20:24 > 0:20:26to have backdrops like this.
0:20:26 > 0:20:30I'm in the stunning Yorkshire Dales and I've come here to find out
0:20:30 > 0:20:33about one of the oldest industries in the area.
0:20:33 > 0:20:36It dates back around 1,000 years, and it's the art of cheesemaking,
0:20:36 > 0:20:40but they don't just make any old cheese here in this region.
0:20:40 > 0:20:43Won't you come in? We were just about to have some cheese.
0:20:43 > 0:20:45Oh, no, not cheese.
0:20:45 > 0:20:47I can't stand the stuff.
0:20:47 > 0:20:49Not even Wensleydale?
0:20:49 > 0:20:53Yes, that's right, I've come to the town of Hawes in Wensleydale
0:20:53 > 0:20:56to find out more about Wensleydale cheese,
0:20:56 > 0:21:01the favourite variety from two of the country's best loved characters, Wallace and Gromit.
0:21:01 > 0:21:04Wensleydale is actually an area within the Yorkshire Dales
0:21:04 > 0:21:08and the history of cheesemaking in this region dates back to the industrious monks,
0:21:08 > 0:21:13at the time of the Norman conquest. But after Henry VIII abolished the monasteries,
0:21:13 > 0:21:19the art of cheesemaking passed on to local farmers' wives who made cheese from their farmhouses.
0:21:22 > 0:21:25Then, in 1897, right here in Hawes,
0:21:25 > 0:21:30a local merchant called Edward Chapman began collecting milk from the local farmhouses
0:21:30 > 0:21:34to use for the commercial production of Wensleydale cheese,
0:21:34 > 0:21:36and it's been made here ever since.
0:21:36 > 0:21:40Before I go off to the creamery to find out how cheese is made,
0:21:40 > 0:21:44I'm going to take a closer look at the source of the raw ingredient.
0:21:46 > 0:21:53And here it is, milk! Well, it will be a bit later when the farmer gets his hands on this lot!
0:21:53 > 0:21:57But the cows here in the Wensleydale region get to graze on limestone pastures,
0:21:57 > 0:22:01which is incredibly rich in wild flowers and herbs
0:22:01 > 0:22:06and it's only milk from these cows that's used at the Wensleydale Creamery in Hawes.
0:22:06 > 0:22:08That's it, it's so simple, isn't it?
0:22:08 > 0:22:12That's what gives Wensleydale cheese its wonderful Dales flavour.
0:22:12 > 0:22:15And right now I'm off to the creamery.
0:22:23 > 0:22:2750 local farmers in the Wensleydale area provide milk for this creamery
0:22:27 > 0:22:30and tankers arrive every morning.
0:22:30 > 0:22:33They pull right up here and this is where the milk is pumped in.
0:22:33 > 0:22:36Now, the first process is it has to be pasteurised.
0:22:36 > 0:22:37This is quite simple, really.
0:22:37 > 0:22:41The milk gets heated to 72 degrees for around 15 seconds
0:22:41 > 0:22:44and that will kill off any bad bacteria.
0:22:44 > 0:22:47Right, let's have a look at the cheesemaking process!
0:22:50 > 0:22:55Once the milk has been pasteurised, 1,000 gallons are pumped into each metal vat.
0:22:57 > 0:23:01One vat will end up being 500kg of Wensleydale cheese.
0:23:01 > 0:23:05Rennet addition is then stirred into the milk.
0:23:05 > 0:23:08The mixture then cools until it sets into what is known as
0:23:08 > 0:23:12a semi-solid junket, which has a consistency a bit like blancmange.
0:23:12 > 0:23:18Next, the mixture is cut into small pieces by rotating knives and stirrers.
0:23:18 > 0:23:22This releases the curds and whey.
0:23:22 > 0:23:24Now, the equipment may look hi-tech down there,
0:23:24 > 0:23:27but the basic way Wensleydale cheese has been made
0:23:27 > 0:23:29hasn't changed for centuries.
0:23:29 > 0:23:34Really, that is just a full-scale larger version of what would have been going on in there.
0:23:34 > 0:23:37And it's still very much largely a handmade process.
0:23:39 > 0:23:45Once the moisture's drained and the correct level of acidity has been reached, it's time to pitch the vat.
0:23:47 > 0:23:51The curds are moved to one end in order to allow the whey to run off.
0:23:54 > 0:23:58Salt is then added to the curd. This serves as a preservative
0:23:58 > 0:24:01and, of course, enhances the flavour.
0:24:01 > 0:24:05It's then put through the cheese mill and shredded into small pieces,
0:24:05 > 0:24:09which are then packed into stainless steel moulds ready for the press.
0:24:09 > 0:24:12Well, it looks like back-breaking work in there.
0:24:12 > 0:24:15I'm pleased I'm in the viewing gallery just watching!
0:24:19 > 0:24:23Wensleydale cheese is only pressed lightly compared to other varieties
0:24:23 > 0:24:27which gives it that distinctive crumbly texture.
0:24:27 > 0:24:32The cheeses are bandaged in muslin as soon as they are removed from their moulds.
0:24:32 > 0:24:36They are put into the drying room where they are turned over daily.
0:24:39 > 0:24:42From here the Wensleydale cheese may be sent to the maturing room
0:24:42 > 0:24:45where it'll be stored for four to six months.
0:24:45 > 0:24:49And it will be checked regularly by the cheese grader.
0:24:51 > 0:24:56Right, I think it's time I got myself a piece of Wensleydale cheese.
0:24:56 > 0:24:58Trevor, you work here as a cheesemaker.
0:24:58 > 0:25:01- So how long have you been here? - Oh, 14 years.
0:25:01 > 0:25:05Crikey! Man and boy, really, all your working life, I know you're a young chap.
0:25:05 > 0:25:07I'm going to try some.
0:25:07 > 0:25:11- Which shall I go for first?- The Blue Jervaulx is going to be a big seller.
0:25:11 > 0:25:15- I never knew there were so many variations.- Oh, yeah.
0:25:15 > 0:25:19We do, like, through the samples, if it's a seller, we do more.
0:25:19 > 0:25:21Oh, blimey, that is really good!
0:25:21 > 0:25:26Cor! Hey, I'm not surprised you haven't put on weight!
0:25:26 > 0:25:28All the work we do! THEY LAUGH
0:25:28 > 0:25:30I'm going to have another bit of that.
0:25:30 > 0:25:31Cor, that is delicious!
0:25:31 > 0:25:36So, in your opinion, what sets this apart from other cheese, why is Wensleydale so good?
0:25:36 > 0:25:40Well, we use the milk from cows from Wensleydale, basically,
0:25:40 > 0:25:42and it's been a seller for years.
0:25:42 > 0:25:48It's the way we make it. People come from all over the country and the world.
0:25:48 > 0:25:50This is the best advert for local produce.
0:25:50 > 0:25:53- Yeah.- It doesn't travel far and food shouldn't travel.- No.
0:25:53 > 0:25:59Who would think that eating grass turns into something as delicious as this?
0:26:00 > 0:26:03That's incredible, absolutely incredible, isn't it?
0:26:03 > 0:26:06Mmmm!
0:26:06 > 0:26:08Get off me cheese! Get off!
0:26:14 > 0:26:16It's not just Wallace and Gromit that are our friends.
0:26:16 > 0:26:19People of all ages come to see us.
0:26:19 > 0:26:22- Is that Mum's or yours? - It's my great uncle's.
0:26:22 > 0:26:25It's your great uncle's. Oh, how wonderful!
0:26:25 > 0:26:28Look at that lovely blue enamel.
0:26:28 > 0:26:31And, inside, what a surprise when you open up.
0:26:31 > 0:26:33- Are you into antiques?- Er...
0:26:33 > 0:26:37Oh, look, look! Your nail varnish nearly matches the enamel, look!
0:26:40 > 0:26:45- Gosh, so many people! Good luck, ladies.- Thank you.
0:26:45 > 0:26:48Welcome back to our valuation day in the heart of Richmond.
0:26:48 > 0:26:50I can't believe there's so many people.
0:26:50 > 0:26:53Looks like the whole of North Yorkshire has turned out!
0:26:53 > 0:26:57Let's catch up with our experts and find out what they've been up to.
0:26:57 > 0:27:00Coming up, Barbara gets some fashion advice from James.
0:27:00 > 0:27:04Watches, popular. Necklaces, popular. Brooches, not so good.
0:27:04 > 0:27:07Adam's drumming up interest for Andrew's loving cup.
0:27:07 > 0:27:11- We've got five prospective bidders already.- We want bidders!
0:27:11 > 0:27:13And James has found a bit of quality.
0:27:13 > 0:27:16That's 62.5% gold.
0:27:16 > 0:27:22But, first, there's a buzz in the air as James talks to Barbara about her insect brooch.
0:27:22 > 0:27:25I have to say, whenever somebody says to me "I've got a brooch,"
0:27:25 > 0:27:30unless it's diamonds, sapphires, something fantastic quality,
0:27:30 > 0:27:34generally I say, they're just so unfashionable today. I mean, if we look around,
0:27:34 > 0:27:38no brooch, no brooch, no brooch, no brooch.
0:27:38 > 0:27:39You're covering yours!
0:27:39 > 0:27:44You're a little bit out of fashion wearing a brooch, but everybody's wearing necklaces.
0:27:44 > 0:27:46Rings, popular. Watches, popular.
0:27:46 > 0:27:50Necklaces, popular. Brooches, not so good.
0:27:50 > 0:27:55But with this, it's different because they have a collectors' field of their own right.
0:27:55 > 0:27:59Around 1870, 1880, the Victorians started making
0:27:59 > 0:28:02these wonderful brooches made in the form of insects.
0:28:02 > 0:28:06Sometimes you get them set with sapphires, moonstones,
0:28:06 > 0:28:08emeralds, diamonds.
0:28:08 > 0:28:10The bigger and more flash, the better.
0:28:10 > 0:28:16With this little one we've got garnets, and the wings are set with facet-cut garnets.
0:28:16 > 0:28:19The head, again, with facet-cut garnets.
0:28:19 > 0:28:22The thorax is a garnet cabochon.
0:28:22 > 0:28:25And the abdomen, again, uncut, a cabochon garnet.
0:28:25 > 0:28:28Now, where did it come from?
0:28:28 > 0:28:31- My mother.- Oh, really, so it's a family thing?- Mmm.
0:28:31 > 0:28:33So do you remember your mother wearing this?
0:28:33 > 0:28:36I do, yes. My mother liked to get dressed up.
0:28:36 > 0:28:40- Did she?- So, she liked to wear, you know, a nice piece of jewellery.
0:28:40 > 0:28:42And before that, can you trace it back?
0:28:42 > 0:28:48I think it was her mother-in-law, who was my grandmother, who was German.
0:28:48 > 0:28:53Ah! Now, if it's German, that might indicate why there's no hallmarks.
0:28:53 > 0:28:58- Right.- So, it could be gold. - My grandparents on my father's side were German.
0:28:58 > 0:29:01OK. It might be worth having that tested,
0:29:01 > 0:29:05- hopefully the auction house will do that before selling it.- Right.
0:29:05 > 0:29:07Assuming, and we've got to assume that it's not,
0:29:07 > 0:29:11otherwise you just get very excited for no good reason!
0:29:13 > 0:29:15Assuming it's not gold,
0:29:15 > 0:29:20I think it's worth 60 to 100. If it is gold...
0:29:20 > 0:29:21Shall we say if it is gold?
0:29:21 > 0:29:24- Yeah.- 300 to 500. - That would be better.
0:29:24 > 0:29:26It would, wouldn't it?
0:29:26 > 0:29:30Sad to see it go?
0:29:30 > 0:29:33Well, yes, but if it's stuck in a drawer in a box, you know?
0:29:33 > 0:29:38I think we ought to put an auction estimate of £60 to £100 on it.
0:29:38 > 0:29:40It might make 120 on the day.
0:29:40 > 0:29:43- Are you happy with that?- Yes, I think so.- I think it would do well.
0:29:43 > 0:29:45Somebody will love it,
0:29:45 > 0:29:47and if it's just been sitting in the jewellery box,
0:29:47 > 0:29:50maybe you can buy something that you'd use.
0:29:50 > 0:29:51But it's a nice thing. I like it.
0:29:51 > 0:29:54I don't generally like brooches, but I like that.
0:29:54 > 0:29:58But is the moth brooch actually gold? We'll find out later.
0:29:58 > 0:30:00Meanwhile...
0:30:00 > 0:30:02# Crocodile shoes... #
0:30:02 > 0:30:06It's not crocodile shoes I've been faced with, it's alligator handbags!
0:30:06 > 0:30:09Sheila, are these yours?
0:30:09 > 0:30:11- Yes.- Did you ever use them?
0:30:11 > 0:30:13Oh, no.
0:30:13 > 0:30:16They've been in the cupboard for years, about 30 years.
0:30:16 > 0:30:18That was some alligator, wasn't it?!
0:30:18 > 0:30:20They still look modern, don't they?
0:30:20 > 0:30:23Yeah. Well, I guess they've not been used, have they?
0:30:23 > 0:30:27And it's still got the things inside, as well.
0:30:27 > 0:30:29So, how did you come across these?
0:30:29 > 0:30:32My brother was working on an old pub,
0:30:32 > 0:30:36and the lady gave 'em him about 35 years ago, and he gave 'em me.
0:30:36 > 0:30:40- It's not the kind of thing you want to carry around, really, is it?- No.
0:30:40 > 0:30:43What do you do with things like this? It's always a mystery.
0:30:43 > 0:30:46we're all frightened to talk about it or to show it or own it
0:30:46 > 0:30:51because it's not PC. Rather rare, but...
0:30:51 > 0:30:53hard to put a value on this.
0:30:53 > 0:30:55Is it something you're hoping to sell?
0:30:55 > 0:30:57Yeah, get rid of them.
0:30:57 > 0:31:00- Get rid of it and make it snappy! Hmm?- Yeah.
0:31:00 > 0:31:05On a more serious note, vintage animal products can be hard to value and sell,
0:31:05 > 0:31:08so without knowing more about the provenance, we're not taking them.
0:31:08 > 0:31:12Next up, Adam's getting all polite about Andrew's item.
0:31:12 > 0:31:16It's a lovely cup. It's a loving cup! Two handles, known as a loving cup.
0:31:16 > 0:31:18- You knew that already.- Yes.
0:31:18 > 0:31:22- What else do you know about it? - Very little, really.- Right.
0:31:22 > 0:31:26It just took my fancy, and... It was about £30 when I bought it.
0:31:26 > 0:31:29£30 wasn't bad. It's in lovely condition, isn't it?
0:31:29 > 0:31:31- Yeah.- Beautiful condition.
0:31:31 > 0:31:34What we've got is sort of lustre printed colours
0:31:34 > 0:31:37on the front there, with a classical design
0:31:37 > 0:31:40and initials on the back there of...
0:31:40 > 0:31:43Is that PMB?
0:31:43 > 0:31:46- Yeah, something like that. - Yeah, is your surname a B?
0:31:46 > 0:31:47- No, no.- No, shame.
0:31:47 > 0:31:52And underneath, of course, where we always look to see the marks,
0:31:52 > 0:31:55we've got George slaying the dragon, haven't we?
0:31:55 > 0:31:59We've got six valuers here today and we've all looked at that,
0:31:59 > 0:32:04we've all looked through the books and none of us can find this mark.
0:32:04 > 0:32:07Don't get your hopes up, it doesn't mean it's valuable!
0:32:07 > 0:32:10It probably means it's quite an obscure factory.
0:32:10 > 0:32:12What's made you decide to sell it now?
0:32:12 > 0:32:16Well, I've just got a lot of things in boxes and there's just no room for it.
0:32:16 > 0:32:18- Are you a bit of a collector? - A little bit.
0:32:18 > 0:32:19Stash it all away in boxes.
0:32:19 > 0:32:25My grandmother's house was to clear out two or three years ago and so just accumulated a lot of things.
0:32:25 > 0:32:27It's quite nice. What do we think about it behind?
0:32:27 > 0:32:31- Very attractive. - General positive comments.- Good.
0:32:31 > 0:32:35- We've got five prospective bidders already!- Yeah, we want some bidders!
0:32:35 > 0:32:38- 50 to 80 is what I think it's likely to make.- Right.
0:32:38 > 0:32:43So there's a bit of a profit there and I think that's quite cheap,
0:32:43 > 0:32:47really, for a mid 19th century piece, but that's the way it is these days.
0:32:47 > 0:32:49So, we'll see how it goes at the auction.
0:32:49 > 0:32:51So, with a valuation of £50 to £80,
0:32:51 > 0:32:55Andrew's ready to send the loving cup to a new owner.
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0:33:14 > 0:33:18Next up, Paul's pocket watch has caught James' eye.
0:33:18 > 0:33:20Paul, I have to say, as an auctioneer,
0:33:20 > 0:33:24pocket watches are something you see day after day after day.
0:33:24 > 0:33:28There are certain things that every family seem to pass down.
0:33:28 > 0:33:30Family Bibles, tea services,
0:33:30 > 0:33:34maybe a sewing machine and a typewriter, and a pocket watch.
0:33:34 > 0:33:38It seems to be the archetypal thing that passes down generation to generation.
0:33:38 > 0:33:41So, is this something that you've had passed down?
0:33:41 > 0:33:44- No, it isn't.- Foiled!
0:33:44 > 0:33:46After all that, as well!
0:33:46 > 0:33:48- No, it isn't. - How did you come to have this?
0:33:48 > 0:33:52- When I was in the Army I needed a pocket watch for my mess dress. - Really?
0:33:52 > 0:33:55So, I went to an antique shop in York and found this one.
0:33:55 > 0:33:59- £200.- For the watch and chain? - All in, yeah.
0:33:59 > 0:34:04OK. All right, well, we'll move and see what that's going to end up being worth now.
0:34:04 > 0:34:08Well, we've got a 14 carat case, which is good news.
0:34:08 > 0:34:12The standard cases that we see are nine carat.
0:34:12 > 0:34:15Sometimes we see English cases as 18 carat.
0:34:15 > 0:34:18Sometimes, if they're fantastic quality, 22 carat gold,
0:34:18 > 0:34:23but here we've got an American Watch Company watch
0:34:23 > 0:34:26and that is actually put into an American case, as well.
0:34:26 > 0:34:29The chain is hallmarked.
0:34:33 > 0:34:3415 carat.
0:34:34 > 0:34:37- OK.- The chain is 15 carat gold, which is lovely.
0:34:37 > 0:34:39Again, much better than nine.
0:34:39 > 0:34:45And it's marked .625, which means that's 62.5% gold.
0:34:45 > 0:34:47Lovely. You paid?
0:34:47 > 0:34:49- £200 for it. - What do you think it's worth?
0:34:51 > 0:34:54- I have no idea.- Oh, you do! You do!
0:34:54 > 0:34:57I'd like to say 600, but I doubt it.
0:34:57 > 0:35:00I think, retail, I think 600 is about there.
0:35:00 > 0:35:03- I think you're right. - That's just guesswork.
0:35:03 > 0:35:06I think we ought to put £400 to £600 as an estimate.
0:35:06 > 0:35:08- OK.- I'm hoping it'll make over four.
0:35:08 > 0:35:13If it doesn't make 400, hang onto it and keep it.
0:35:13 > 0:35:15- So put a reserve on it? - A reserve of 400.
0:35:15 > 0:35:17- Happy with that?- I am, yeah.
0:35:17 > 0:35:20It will take my girlfriend on holiday, so, yeah, that's fine.
0:35:20 > 0:35:25- Fantastic. Where are you going? - Hopefully, Amsterdam.- Oh, lovely.
0:35:25 > 0:35:28The finest antiques fairs are in Amsterdam, so, you never know,
0:35:28 > 0:35:31you might find something interesting to buy for her.
0:35:31 > 0:35:34By keeping it to a fixed reserve, will it be
0:35:34 > 0:35:38a nice holiday for Paul and his girlfriend, or will it be a big disappointment?
0:35:38 > 0:35:40You've heard our experts.
0:35:40 > 0:35:42You've probably made your own minds up,
0:35:42 > 0:35:44but now let's find out what the bidders think.
0:35:47 > 0:35:51We're selling our lots at Thomas Watson Auctioneers in Darlington
0:35:51 > 0:35:53and here is what's coming up next.
0:35:53 > 0:35:58Barbara's buzzy brooch hoping to fetch £70 to £100.
0:35:58 > 0:36:01Paul's quality gold pocket watch,
0:36:01 > 0:36:06and Andrew's loving cup, which has caught the attention of auctioneer Peter Robinson.
0:36:06 > 0:36:07Here's an interesting one.
0:36:07 > 0:36:1119th century loving cup, possibly Staffordshire. It belongs to Andrew.
0:36:11 > 0:36:16- He got this ten years ago, paid £30 for it, which I think was quite a lot of money.- Yeah.
0:36:16 > 0:36:20Adam has put £50 to £80 on the auction valuation,
0:36:20 > 0:36:23but not quite sure about the maker's label.
0:36:23 > 0:36:25It's George and the Dragon,
0:36:25 > 0:36:29- George slaying the dragon. - George and the Dragon printed mark on the base
0:36:29 > 0:36:33and no other information, but a bit of painstaking research...
0:36:33 > 0:36:36- Oh, you've done some, have you? - I was able to find the factory
0:36:36 > 0:36:40called Baker & Co, so not too special. Staffordshire factory.
0:36:40 > 0:36:45But it's in nice condition and it's got this lustre finish to it.
0:36:45 > 0:36:48Now you've got the history of the makers, does it affect the value?
0:36:48 > 0:36:50Does it go up more than £80?
0:36:50 > 0:36:54I think it gives a little bit of confidence to people buying it,
0:36:54 > 0:36:57so it'll probably help us secure a sale
0:36:57 > 0:37:03- rather than a non sale, put it that way.- Oh, it was that close, was it?- I think so, yeah.
0:37:03 > 0:37:05Well, we don't want any no sales,
0:37:05 > 0:37:10Peter, so thank you so much for doing your homework on the loving cup. Beautiful glaze.
0:37:10 > 0:37:11- The condition is so good.- Yeah.
0:37:11 > 0:37:15I think that was a very good buy. You've got a keen eye.
0:37:15 > 0:37:18- Hopefully, we'll get the top end, around the £80 mark.- You think so?
0:37:18 > 0:37:21Yes, I do. Yeah. It's a nice piece.
0:37:21 > 0:37:23It is, isn't it? It's a pleasing object, isn't it?
0:37:25 > 0:37:27Loving cup this time, showing on this side,
0:37:27 > 0:37:31the Staffordshire Baker & Co loving cup in nice condition.
0:37:32 > 0:37:35And opening at £50, this lot.
0:37:35 > 0:37:39At £50. Nice piece of Staffordshire, Victorian. At £50. 60 can I say?
0:37:39 > 0:37:41At £50.
0:37:43 > 0:37:4760, thank you. 70 with me. 80 bid.
0:37:47 > 0:37:5090 bid. 100 bid.
0:37:50 > 0:37:53At £100 bid.
0:37:53 > 0:37:55Are you all finished at £100?
0:37:55 > 0:37:59- Selling at £100. All finished. - Lovely, nice round figure.
0:37:59 > 0:38:02There's the face of a Yorkshireman that's made a profit!
0:38:02 > 0:38:04And you paid £30 for that, I gather?
0:38:04 > 0:38:07- Yeah, just over ten years ago, so, yeah.- That was a good investment.
0:38:07 > 0:38:09- Yeah.- Trust the eye!
0:38:09 > 0:38:12He's obviously got a good eye. He'll be back out there now with that 100!
0:38:12 > 0:38:16The auctioneer's research certainly did the job.
0:38:16 > 0:38:19Let's hope his advice works for Barbara's brooch, too.
0:38:19 > 0:38:20But is it actually made of gold?
0:38:20 > 0:38:23Now, will this one fly away?
0:38:23 > 0:38:25I hope so! It belongs to Barbara.
0:38:25 > 0:38:28I'm not a brooch fan, but I do like that, purely because
0:38:28 > 0:38:31it's in the shape of a moth and it looks quite interesting.
0:38:31 > 0:38:34We've got a value of £70 to £100 on this,
0:38:34 > 0:38:37and it's been in her family for three generations.
0:38:37 > 0:38:41She can remember her mother and her grandmother wearing that.
0:38:41 > 0:38:48Yeah. Well, it's a very nice late Victorian brooch, 1860s, 1870s.
0:38:48 > 0:38:51I also like it, but I like it because of the garnets.
0:38:51 > 0:38:53I just really like garnets,
0:38:53 > 0:38:57- especially the cabochon for the abdomen.- That's nice, isn't it?
0:38:57 > 0:39:02- It's rich-looking.- It's really nice. - It's not mounted in gold, is it?
0:39:02 > 0:39:05It's not mounted in gold, unfortunately.
0:39:05 > 0:39:07We have tested it and it's not mounted in gold,
0:39:07 > 0:39:10but it's still a lovely piece of jewellery.
0:39:10 > 0:39:12To make that today would cost a fortune.
0:39:12 > 0:39:16The estimate is very reasonable. It's got to sell.
0:39:16 > 0:39:18It's got to sell, I like that!
0:39:18 > 0:39:21- That's positive, it's got to fly away.- I hope so.
0:39:21 > 0:39:25Well, let's hope that confident vibe spreads through the auction room
0:39:25 > 0:39:29as Barbara's joined me for the sale of her brooch.
0:39:29 > 0:39:30- Hello, there.- Hello.
0:39:30 > 0:39:32This is fabulous, isn't it?
0:39:32 > 0:39:36- Nice, yeah. - I had a chat to the auctioneer and he fell in love with it.- Did he?
0:39:36 > 0:39:38It's real quality. Real quality.
0:39:38 > 0:39:42- You just don't see them like that any more.- No, you don't.
0:39:42 > 0:39:44And the other thing is, with those cabochon stones
0:39:44 > 0:39:47it's so difficult to know what the stones are,
0:39:47 > 0:39:49and on a valuation day like at Flog it,
0:39:49 > 0:39:53without all those different refractors and looking under lenses and things,
0:39:53 > 0:39:56it's difficult, but I think it's a lovely thing.
0:39:56 > 0:39:58Let's hope somebody else does!
0:39:58 > 0:40:01Let's find out what the bidders think.
0:40:02 > 0:40:08The garnet insect brooch there, the moth.
0:40:08 > 0:40:12And starting the bidding at £50.
0:40:12 > 0:40:14At £50 for the garnet brooch.
0:40:14 > 0:40:20At £50. At £50. At 60 bid. £70. £80.
0:40:22 > 0:40:24- £90.- More, more.
0:40:24 > 0:40:27£100. At £100 bid. At £100.
0:40:27 > 0:40:29Are we all finished now at £100?
0:40:29 > 0:40:33Selling now at £100 for the garnet brooch.
0:40:33 > 0:40:36- Well, it's gone at the top end of the estimate, that's OK.- Yes.
0:40:36 > 0:40:40- You can remember as a girl your mother wearing this, can't you?- Yes.
0:40:40 > 0:40:42Did you have fun wearing it?
0:40:42 > 0:40:46- I didn't wear it a lot.- You didn't? - No. I was frightened I'd lose it.
0:40:48 > 0:40:50Well, I'm glad I kept it!
0:40:50 > 0:40:53So are we! Because, honestly, it did brighten up our day.
0:40:53 > 0:40:54It's a lovely-looking thing.
0:40:54 > 0:40:58- Really nice. Good quality. - Well done, great result.- Good!
0:40:58 > 0:41:01That was a great result for Barbara, but will Paul be as lucky
0:41:01 > 0:41:04with his watch and make enough money for a holiday?
0:41:04 > 0:41:07Girlfriend Tina has come to join in with the watch sale.
0:41:07 > 0:41:10Time is definitely up. It's not the end of the show!
0:41:10 > 0:41:15It's time we put Paul and Tina's gold pocket watch under the hammer, with chain.
0:41:15 > 0:41:17I've got to say, there's a lot of gold here.
0:41:17 > 0:41:21- We're looking at around £400 to £600.- I hope so.- That caught my eye.
0:41:21 > 0:41:24That caught my eye. Why are you selling it, though?
0:41:24 > 0:41:26It's been sat in a drawer since I left the Army.
0:41:26 > 0:41:32I've left the Army and it's just been sat there and I thought, well, it's just wasted, so...
0:41:32 > 0:41:36- No-one to pass it on to soon coming along?- No, no.- Hmmm...
0:41:36 > 0:41:38I think the chain's got a lot of value in it.
0:41:38 > 0:41:41Yeah, I mean, it's picking the right time to sell,
0:41:41 > 0:41:44and this is the best time in history to sell gold.
0:41:44 > 0:41:46Gold prices are really high, very strong.
0:41:46 > 0:41:50Let's find out what this lot in the room think. It's under the hammer.
0:41:51 > 0:41:5714 carat gold hunter, with the 15 carat gold Albert.
0:41:57 > 0:42:02Nice condition, as well. Little old box as well to go with it.
0:42:02 > 0:42:04And interest.
0:42:04 > 0:42:06Starting the bidding at £400.
0:42:06 > 0:42:11- Straight in!- At 420. 450. 480. 500. 520.
0:42:11 > 0:42:12550?
0:42:12 > 0:42:18550. 600. 620.
0:42:18 > 0:42:23640. 660. 675.
0:42:23 > 0:42:25680?
0:42:25 > 0:42:30680 bid. At 680 bid. 690 I'll take.
0:42:30 > 0:42:32690. 700.
0:42:32 > 0:42:34710. 720.
0:42:34 > 0:42:37- I like him!- 730. 740.
0:42:37 > 0:42:39750.
0:42:39 > 0:42:41760. 770.
0:42:41 > 0:42:44No?
0:42:44 > 0:42:46760 downstairs.
0:42:46 > 0:42:47Back on my left at £760.
0:42:47 > 0:42:51- All finished now at £760.- Brilliant!
0:42:51 > 0:42:54Yes, £760. Brilliant. Good result.
0:42:54 > 0:42:58- It's not being melted down at that! - No! Someone's keeping that.- Yeah.
0:42:58 > 0:43:02- Happy?- Very happy. - What will you spend the money on? - We're going on holiday.
0:43:02 > 0:43:04- Are you? Somewhere nice? - We're going to Corfu.
0:43:04 > 0:43:07It was originally Amsterdam, but we changed our minds, so...
0:43:07 > 0:43:10- A nice long week away. - Some spending money, that's it.
0:43:10 > 0:43:13- Enjoy it.- We will. We will, absolutely.
0:43:13 > 0:43:15Well, that's it. It's all over for our owners.
0:43:15 > 0:43:18That concludes the end of another Flog It auction,
0:43:18 > 0:43:20and what a wonderful day we've had here.
0:43:20 > 0:43:24A few highs and a few lows, but that's what auctions are all about,
0:43:24 > 0:43:26a rollercoaster ride of emotions.
0:43:26 > 0:43:27I hope you've enjoyed the show.
0:43:27 > 0:43:31Join us again soon for many more, but for now, it's cheerio.
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