0:00:03 > 0:00:07We've flown across the Irish Sea to Ballymoney
0:00:07 > 0:00:09in the heart of Northern Ireland.
0:00:09 > 0:00:14And what a magnificent, beautiful setting we have for today's Flog It!
0:00:37 > 0:00:41Lissanoure Castle dates back to the 14th century.
0:00:41 > 0:00:46It was largely destroyed in 1847 when unused caskets of gunpowder
0:00:46 > 0:00:48were accidentally ignited.
0:00:51 > 0:00:56And this Tudor archway is one of the survivors of that huge explosion.
0:00:56 > 0:00:59But it's out in the barn in the grounds of the castle today
0:00:59 > 0:01:02that scores of people have turned up laden with bags and boxes
0:01:02 > 0:01:05full of antiques and treasures to be valued by our team
0:01:05 > 0:01:09of experts and hopefully sold off to the highest bidder at auction.
0:01:16 > 0:01:18Joining us today is expert Will Axon
0:01:18 > 0:01:22who likes handling the goods, especially when it's a handful of gold.
0:01:22 > 0:01:26What have we got... They're going to be of interest to someone.
0:01:26 > 0:01:30Catherine Southon has had an eye for antiques since she was a child
0:01:30 > 0:01:34and when she finds something, she just can't let it go.
0:01:34 > 0:01:37You can't sell that!
0:01:37 > 0:01:40And coming up, we take a trip down memory lane.
0:01:40 > 0:01:45'I've got my eye on the ball.' Oh, missed it completely!
0:01:45 > 0:01:47Will is in touch with his animal side.
0:01:47 > 0:01:49Tigers attacking elephants.
0:01:49 > 0:01:51And Catherine gets flirty.
0:01:51 > 0:01:53Put my number in your phone, give me a call!
0:01:53 > 0:01:56Well, I'm bally well done in after that.
0:02:01 > 0:02:05Everybody is safely seated inside and somebody here in this massive crowd -
0:02:05 > 0:02:08and 400 or 500 people have already turned up first thing this morning -
0:02:08 > 0:02:11somebody is going to go home with an awful lot of money.
0:02:11 > 0:02:14It could be you, it could be you, it could be this chap here.
0:02:14 > 0:02:17Who knows? But keep watching and you'll find out,
0:02:17 > 0:02:20and it looks like Catherine Southon is our first expert to the tables.
0:02:20 > 0:02:22Let's take a closer look at what she's spotted.
0:02:22 > 0:02:26It's Heather's vase that's up first.
0:02:26 > 0:02:29Heather, I do love Charlotte Rhead, I do actually collect
0:02:29 > 0:02:32Charlotte Rhead myself. Are you a collector of Charlotte Rhead?
0:02:32 > 0:02:36No, not personally, but I think it's rather nice.
0:02:36 > 0:02:37So where did you get this vase from?
0:02:37 > 0:02:40I bought it in Scotland last week just.
0:02:40 > 0:02:42- Last week?- Yes, last week, yes.
0:02:42 > 0:02:44Right, OK. So did you buy it at a fair?
0:02:44 > 0:02:47I bought it in an antiques centre.
0:02:47 > 0:02:50Right, OK. Can I ask how much you paid for it?
0:02:50 > 0:02:52- 30.- £30?- Yes.
0:02:52 > 0:02:56OK. Well, let's just have a look at it because it screams out
0:02:56 > 0:03:00Charlotte Rhead, it's got all the characteristics we know and love.
0:03:00 > 0:03:06The yellow and oranges of the 1930s and then obviously the tube lining
0:03:06 > 0:03:09here which I always think looks a bit like an icing bag,
0:03:09 > 0:03:12- when you're doing your icing. - I appreciate that.
0:03:12 > 0:03:15Looks as if it has been squeezed out of the bag.
0:03:15 > 0:03:19What I think is quite unusual is that it's not a smooth piece,
0:03:19 > 0:03:22- it's very bumpy. - Yes, that's what caught my eye.
0:03:22 > 0:03:25It's got that sort of textured look about it.
0:03:25 > 0:03:29- But the rest of it is all quite standard Charlotte Rhead.- Yes.
0:03:29 > 0:03:32Now, let's just turn it over here.
0:03:34 > 0:03:36And we can see the signature there of Rhead,
0:03:36 > 0:03:40C Rhead. And obviously she was the designer for the factory.
0:03:40 > 0:03:43- Yes.- The Crown Ducal factory.
0:03:43 > 0:03:47Now you say you paid £30 for it.
0:03:47 > 0:03:51Yes, I was surprised when he said 30, and I said, "Yes, that's fine."
0:03:51 > 0:03:57- So do you actually buy to sell? - Well, I do for charity fairs mainly
0:03:57 > 0:04:00and I just love the buzz of buying and selling
0:04:00 > 0:04:04- and it keeps the grey matter active. - I think that's wonderful.
0:04:04 > 0:04:08- Now, you certainly will make a bit of a profit on this.- I'm hoping to!
0:04:08 > 0:04:14I'd like to see this vase really make between £60-80 at auction.
0:04:14 > 0:04:16- Yes, that's fine.- It should make £80,
0:04:16 > 0:04:20but I think let's keep it at £60-80 with a £60 reserve.
0:04:20 > 0:04:23- Does that sound good? - Yes, that's fine for me.
0:04:23 > 0:04:27- So this particular item you bought in Scotland last week?- Yes, yes.
0:04:27 > 0:04:30That's amazing. This must be one of the quickest items you've had.
0:04:30 > 0:04:34- It definitely is!- So you've had it in your possession about four days.
0:04:34 > 0:04:37I came back on Sunday night and this is now Wednesday.
0:04:37 > 0:04:41- So three days and then it's off. - Three days!
0:04:41 > 0:04:44- Well, I hope we do you justice at the auction.- I hope so.
0:04:44 > 0:04:48- It's a wonderful story and thank you so much for coming along, Heather. Thank you.- OK.
0:04:51 > 0:04:54Things are moving along nicely here today.
0:04:54 > 0:04:56As you can see, it really is in full flow.
0:04:56 > 0:04:58It looks a bit chaotic but believe me, everybody knows
0:04:58 > 0:05:01what they're doing, and this I have to show you
0:05:01 > 0:05:05because it's the first piece of Irish silver I've come across today.
0:05:05 > 0:05:09It's a wonderful Georgian ladle.
0:05:09 > 0:05:13Instantly you can tell it's Irish or Scottish because the handle is a lot
0:05:13 > 0:05:17longer than the English ones, but there's some nice weight there.
0:05:17 > 0:05:18It's a good time to sell silver
0:05:18 > 0:05:21because everybody is investing in it now.
0:05:21 > 0:05:23But if I show you here, the owner has put some
0:05:23 > 0:05:27Sellotape on the back of the assay marks because she's frightened of
0:05:27 > 0:05:30cleaning them too much when she's cleaning the rest of the ladle.
0:05:30 > 0:05:32If this was English, a ladle like that dating from around
0:05:32 > 0:05:39the early 1800s would realise in auction around about £100-120 tops.
0:05:39 > 0:05:45But because it's Irish and it's from Dublin, this ladle is worth £300.
0:05:45 > 0:05:47I think she'll be pleased with that.
0:05:49 > 0:05:51From a dainty piece of silver to Sharon's mighty bronze.
0:05:51 > 0:05:55I hope you haven't had to lug this here on your own - there's quite a weight in this.
0:05:55 > 0:05:58- Have you got a big, strong man helping you?- I did bring him along.
0:05:58 > 0:06:01- Excellent, he's hiding off camera, is he?- Yes.
0:06:01 > 0:06:03Keeping under wraps?
0:06:03 > 0:06:06Well, it's an impressive bronze you've brought along today.
0:06:06 > 0:06:10- What can you tell me about it? - My parents had it in their hall since
0:06:10 > 0:06:13I was a child, it always just sat in the hallway.
0:06:13 > 0:06:15- Yes.- Nobody ever talked about it.
0:06:15 > 0:06:19- Really?- And then I inherited it about 10 years ago.
0:06:19 > 0:06:21Well, I really like it.
0:06:21 > 0:06:24When I saw it across the room, it really caught my attention.
0:06:24 > 0:06:28It's beautifully modelled. That's one of the key things with bronzes,
0:06:28 > 0:06:30how crisp and detailed it is.
0:06:30 > 0:06:34The bull's face here and the detail in his skin and this Japanese man,
0:06:34 > 0:06:38because that's what it is, a Japanese bronze.
0:06:38 > 0:06:40We can tell that by this figure
0:06:40 > 0:06:44who's very much similar to the kind of figures we see carved in ivory,
0:06:44 > 0:06:47- okimonos and that sort of thing. - OK.- This is going to date
0:06:47 > 0:06:50from around late 19th century.
0:06:50 > 0:06:54Early Chinese and Japanese bronzes, they were ceremonial pieces,
0:06:54 > 0:06:58tigers attacking elephants, that sort of quite, shall we say,
0:06:58 > 0:07:02macho bronzes that a lot of people aren't that keen on.
0:07:02 > 0:07:07This obviously doesn't have any ritualistic connotations to it.
0:07:07 > 0:07:12The whole fashion started to change with the rise of Buddhism
0:07:12 > 0:07:17when more naturalistic themes started to come into their thinking.
0:07:17 > 0:07:21Sort of farmers, rural workers, fishermen, the same applies
0:07:21 > 0:07:25- to the ivory carvings that we get from Japan as well.- Yes.
0:07:25 > 0:07:27So you remember it from your childhood,
0:07:27 > 0:07:31you've no inclination to hold on to it, really?
0:07:32 > 0:07:34Well, I've tried to...
0:07:34 > 0:07:39grow to like it, I've put it in my hall a few times, let it sit there and then I put it back in the garage
0:07:39 > 0:07:41- and it's been in the garage for ten years.- In the garage?!
0:07:41 > 0:07:44Oh, that's terrible, we hear that all the time on Flog It!
0:07:44 > 0:07:48- Oh, dear!- If it's not in the wardrobe, it's under the stairs or in the garage.
0:07:48 > 0:07:50I'm glad it's seen the light of day today
0:07:50 > 0:07:53and I think we could do well with this at auction.
0:07:53 > 0:07:57Did your parents ever let on what they thought it was worth,
0:07:57 > 0:07:58or have you seen similar items?
0:07:58 > 0:08:02- No, I didn't even know it was bronze, to be honest.- OK.
0:08:02 > 0:08:05Bronze has got a scrap value as well, let alone what it's going
0:08:05 > 0:08:07to be worth for its artistic merit.
0:08:07 > 0:08:10But I wouldn't be surprised if we could put this in the sale room
0:08:10 > 0:08:13- at around £400-600.- OK.
0:08:13 > 0:08:18Is it something that you think would sit well with you and perhaps
0:08:18 > 0:08:21your sons who might stand to perhaps get a cut themselves?
0:08:21 > 0:08:23I'm sure they'd be happy enough!
0:08:23 > 0:08:27Yes, I'm sure they are, they'll be watching now saying, "Go on, Mum!"
0:08:27 > 0:08:31But I'll be there with you on the day to hopefully see it sold. Thanks for coming, Sharon.
0:08:33 > 0:08:36This is the bit I love at valuation days, dipping in and out
0:08:36 > 0:08:40of the queue before the experts see all the little treasures.
0:08:40 > 0:08:43I'm sitting next to Helen who's got a bit of tissue paper.
0:08:43 > 0:08:45What are you going to reveal there?
0:08:45 > 0:08:47Oh, look at that.
0:08:47 > 0:08:49What's that going to do?
0:08:49 > 0:08:51HE LAUGHS
0:08:51 > 0:08:56And now it's Brian and Ellen who have brought in some of the family silver.
0:08:56 > 0:08:58Thank you very much for coming
0:08:58 > 0:09:01and bringing along this lovely piece of Victoriana.
0:09:01 > 0:09:06From first glimpse we could think it might be a little Victoria handbag.
0:09:06 > 0:09:08But if we just open it up here...
0:09:09 > 0:09:12..we can see...
0:09:12 > 0:09:16that it's probably a little food warmer of some description.
0:09:16 > 0:09:18So perhaps used to put your water.
0:09:18 > 0:09:22I don't think you'd have put candles underneath because
0:09:22 > 0:09:27it's probably a little bit dangerous because of this barrel shape here,
0:09:27 > 0:09:29so perhaps put your hot water
0:09:29 > 0:09:33and then you'd have put something on the top here to heat it up.
0:09:33 > 0:09:37- Now, tell me a bit about it, where did you get this from? - Well, my mother left it to me.
0:09:37 > 0:09:40It was her grandfather's.
0:09:40 > 0:09:44- Right.- Yep.- So it's been handed down through the family?
0:09:44 > 0:09:47- It has, yes.- Now, if we look on the front here, it does say,
0:09:47 > 0:09:52there's a little inscription here. It says, "Presented to..."
0:09:52 > 0:09:53I'm just trying to make that out.
0:09:53 > 0:09:57N Luke Esquire, by the peoples of the Metropolitan
0:09:57 > 0:10:01- School of Art in Dublin.- Yes.
0:10:01 > 0:10:03- Your grandfather was actually given this as a...- Retirement present.
0:10:03 > 0:10:07- As a retirement present? - He taught art in this college.
0:10:07 > 0:10:09And are you an artist yourself?
0:10:09 > 0:10:13- He dabbles.- I do a bit. - Oh, he dabbles? Oh, very nice.
0:10:13 > 0:10:14It says it's
0:10:14 > 0:10:18a token of their esteem and affection.
0:10:18 > 0:10:24And that's May 1879, so right at the height of Victoriana.
0:10:24 > 0:10:27That works perfectly with all this lovely decoration here.
0:10:27 > 0:10:29The Victorians liked to go over the top really, didn't they? But this,
0:10:29 > 0:10:32I love, it's really beautiful.
0:10:32 > 0:10:35Now have you actually ever used this as a warmer?
0:10:35 > 0:10:37- No, no.- I was sort of afraid
0:10:37 > 0:10:41to do anything with it in case it wasn't the right thing.
0:10:41 > 0:10:44I thought at first of just putting muffins or something to warm
0:10:44 > 0:10:46them but then I was afraid of that.
0:10:46 > 0:10:49I mean, I really think that's probably what you used to do,
0:10:49 > 0:10:53put little muffins or something like that on the top.
0:10:53 > 0:10:56I have to say it's been beautifully made.
0:10:56 > 0:11:00It's not silver. Had it been solid silver,
0:11:00 > 0:11:04we'd be talking about something very special.
0:11:04 > 0:11:06If you turn it over here,
0:11:06 > 0:11:12you can see there the registration mark which is actually 1876.
0:11:12 > 0:11:17- Have you ever had it valued before? - Yes, about 1960 something.
0:11:17 > 0:11:22I got it an insurance appraisal of £10.
0:11:22 > 0:11:25£10? I'll give you £10 for it now, I'll give you 15!
0:11:25 > 0:11:28I'd like to say probably £100-150.
0:11:28 > 0:11:31- Terrific. - Let's hope it makes more than that.
0:11:31 > 0:11:32- Thank you very much. - Thank you very much.
0:11:32 > 0:11:36Thank you so much for coming along and I'll see you at the auction.
0:11:39 > 0:11:45This is Ballymoney and this is Margaret I've just met in the crowd who's my new best friend.
0:11:45 > 0:11:48Go on, take it away, why are there so many Ballys around here?
0:11:48 > 0:11:53Well, if Ballywalter hadn't been so Ballymena with his Ballymoney,
0:11:53 > 0:11:57he could have bought a Ballycastle for his Ballyholme.
0:11:57 > 0:12:00Well, I'm bally-well done in after that.
0:12:00 > 0:12:05Next up, it's aspiring collector Danielle.
0:12:05 > 0:12:07You're somewhat below the demographic age
0:12:07 > 0:12:10that we usually see on this programme which I'm
0:12:10 > 0:12:13pleased about, I'm glad to see a younger generation coming through.
0:12:13 > 0:12:16And you've brought what I'd call a piece of sort of almost
0:12:16 > 0:12:20folk art, I suppose, that sort of, well, let's call it what it is,
0:12:20 > 0:12:23a chessboard/draughts board, isn't it? What can you tell me about this?
0:12:23 > 0:12:27Are you a chess grandmaster, is this what you practise on?
0:12:27 > 0:12:30Me and my brother, it was actually just a phase of playing
0:12:30 > 0:12:32chess and draughts at the time
0:12:32 > 0:12:35and me and my dad would be a regular goer to car boot sales.
0:12:35 > 0:12:38I spotted this and I said it was nice and I asked how much it was,
0:12:38 > 0:12:40and the lady told me it was £2.
0:12:40 > 0:12:43But I had a pound in my pocket so I said would you take a pound?
0:12:43 > 0:12:48And she said yes, take it with you. So I was quite happy and me and my brother played on it for a while.
0:12:48 > 0:12:50- So you actually used it? - Yeah, for a while.
0:12:50 > 0:12:54And you got her down to a pound from two, that's good work,
0:12:54 > 0:12:56good haggling, I like your style.
0:12:56 > 0:13:00I don't think it's going to be hugely valuable before we get too
0:13:00 > 0:13:03excited but I just like its honesty and its simplicity, shall we say.
0:13:03 > 0:13:06I say simplicity, it's actually quite
0:13:06 > 0:13:09sophisticated marbling on here.
0:13:09 > 0:13:13- Yeah.- You've got this border around the outside with these
0:13:13 > 0:13:15wonderful shamrocks.
0:13:15 > 0:13:21Sort of ribbon-tied shamrocks, very apt being here in Northern Ireland.
0:13:21 > 0:13:23And in the corners we've just got
0:13:23 > 0:13:25these compass-type stars, aren't they?
0:13:25 > 0:13:29That sort of feel and all hand-painted remember,
0:13:29 > 0:13:30- this is all hand-painted.- Yes.
0:13:30 > 0:13:33You've got these double lines,
0:13:33 > 0:13:37this red line bordered in yellow and then you've got this
0:13:37 > 0:13:42marbled effect in the squares to denote the black and white squares.
0:13:42 > 0:13:45How old do you think it is, have you any idea?
0:13:45 > 0:13:48- Maybe ten, 20 years.- Ten or 20 years?
0:13:48 > 0:13:49- Yep.- So what are we talking,
0:13:49 > 0:13:5280s or 90s, I think it's a bit older than that to be honest.
0:13:52 > 0:13:58I'm going to say it's definitely 19th century so we're talking 1800.
0:13:58 > 0:14:00- Yeah.- So you liked it,
0:14:00 > 0:14:04you've used it, you didn't pay a lot for it, so why are you selling it?
0:14:04 > 0:14:06Daddy said just take it to the
0:14:06 > 0:14:09- antiques today to see what it's worth.- Did he?- Yeah.
0:14:09 > 0:14:11Daddy said! So I've already told you
0:14:11 > 0:14:14more or less that it's not going to be worth a fortune.
0:14:14 > 0:14:17- That's fine.- But I think as someone
0:14:17 > 0:14:20who likes it and would probably have a go at it if I saw it in a
0:14:20 > 0:14:25sale room, I'd be prepared to pay between 30, 40 maybe £50 for it.
0:14:25 > 0:14:29So how does that sound as a return on your pound purchase?
0:14:29 > 0:14:30That sounds fantastic.
0:14:33 > 0:14:35Well, some fabulous items there.
0:14:35 > 0:14:39Even the dog's giving them the nod of approval. We're halfway through our day which means
0:14:39 > 0:14:43it's time for our first visit to the auction room. You've heard what our experts have said,
0:14:43 > 0:14:48you've probably got your own opinions. I think there could be a real surprise there.
0:14:48 > 0:14:51Let's get over to the sale room and find out what the bidders think.
0:15:00 > 0:15:03Today, we're at McAfee's auctioneers.
0:15:04 > 0:15:07Good luck! Hopefully you're going to be bidding on some of our items,
0:15:07 > 0:15:08well, I hope so.
0:15:08 > 0:15:11It's a jam-packed sale room here in Ballycastle.
0:15:11 > 0:15:14Someone today is going home with a lot of money, but do you know what?
0:15:14 > 0:15:16Auctions are so unpredictable.
0:15:16 > 0:15:18It can be a roller-coaster for everybody.
0:15:18 > 0:15:21Someone may be going home very disappointed.
0:15:21 > 0:15:23I'm going to catch up with our owners and we'll leave you
0:15:23 > 0:15:26with a quick run-down of the items going under the hammer.
0:15:26 > 0:15:30We have Heather's textured Charlotte Rhead vase.
0:15:30 > 0:15:34Eagle-eyed Danielle's bargain chessboard.
0:15:34 > 0:15:37Brian and Ellen's silver-plated food warmer
0:15:37 > 0:15:40and Sharon's Japanese bronze bull.
0:15:40 > 0:15:43Jerry McAfee is on the rostrum.
0:15:43 > 0:15:45Let's hope it's checkmate in one.
0:15:45 > 0:15:48You know what I'm talking about. I've been joined by Danielle,
0:15:48 > 0:15:49we're talking about that lovely
0:15:49 > 0:15:54chess board, we've got £30 to £50 on this and you got this for just £1.
0:15:54 > 0:15:56Yes, at the car boot sale.
0:15:56 > 0:15:58At the car-boot sale. Have you been back since?
0:15:58 > 0:16:00- What?- Have you been back since?- Yes.
0:16:00 > 0:16:04- Any other bargains?- We've got a few teapots and a few books and stuff.
0:16:04 > 0:16:06The good thing is, you've been playing chess as well.
0:16:06 > 0:16:09- Yes, and draughts.- And beating her brother. Do you play chess?
0:16:09 > 0:16:12Yes, I used to play a lot with my father and my grandfather was good.
0:16:12 > 0:16:15It was nice to see someone that's, you know, keeping the tradition
0:16:15 > 0:16:18going because I imagine it's a game that's dying out.
0:16:18 > 0:16:21I tell you what, this is a lovely, unique piece.
0:16:21 > 0:16:23You could say it's a bit of folk art -
0:16:23 > 0:16:26a bit of Irish folk art. It's beautifully painted.
0:16:26 > 0:16:28You could put any sort of chess figure on this.
0:16:28 > 0:16:33Why do you want to sell it? Are you trading upwards, going to put the money towards something else?
0:16:33 > 0:16:37Yes, I'm just looking, because like it's worth so much compared to what
0:16:37 > 0:16:40I bought it for, I just think it's worth more money and sell it.
0:16:40 > 0:16:42- OK and buy other things?- Yes.
0:16:42 > 0:16:46That's the spirit. Always trade on and trade upwards. Right now, we're
0:16:46 > 0:16:49trading this one in and it's going right under the hammer, good luck.
0:16:49 > 0:16:53We have a wooden chess board, a very nice early wooden chess board
0:16:53 > 0:16:55being held up at the back of the room.
0:16:55 > 0:16:58What will I get for the wooden chessboard, £40. 30?
0:16:58 > 0:17:02- 10 bid, wooden chess board at £10. - That sounds cheap.- We're in profit.
0:17:02 > 0:17:0516, 18. £20.
0:17:05 > 0:17:07We like it, they like it, Danielle.
0:17:07 > 0:17:0925 here, £25.
0:17:09 > 0:17:12Good value at £25. This chessboard at £25. I'm selling it.
0:17:12 > 0:17:14If we're all finished now at £25?
0:17:14 > 0:17:18The bid's here at £25. Last call, selling it at £25.
0:17:18 > 0:17:20The hammer's gone down.
0:17:20 > 0:17:22- £25, that's a good result.- Yes.
0:17:22 > 0:17:25You paid £1 for that.
0:17:25 > 0:17:27Don't forget, there is commission to pay. Anyway,
0:17:27 > 0:17:31that's good for you, because you can go off spending it
0:17:31 > 0:17:34and trade upwards. What's on your shopping list?
0:17:34 > 0:17:36Anything that's anything, to make money.
0:17:38 > 0:17:41We've got the makings here of a real dealer, haven't we?
0:17:41 > 0:17:44- It's great, good to see. - Maybe Danielle will even
0:17:44 > 0:17:47be one of our future experts.
0:17:47 > 0:17:53Next, it's Brian and Ellen's pretty silver-plated food warmer.
0:17:53 > 0:17:55Brian and Ellen, it's great to see you. Love the American accent.
0:17:55 > 0:17:58- Come on, give us a bit. - Howdy, y'all.
0:17:58 > 0:18:00How long have you been in Ireland?
0:18:00 > 0:18:02I've been here for 21 years.
0:18:02 > 0:18:04Wow. And you were working here,
0:18:04 > 0:18:08- you were obviously working across the road, that's how you met?- Yes.
0:18:08 > 0:18:10That was a good day, wasn't it?
0:18:10 > 0:18:13- Yes, it was. - How many years ago was that?
0:18:13 > 0:18:15- That was 17 years ago.- 17.
0:18:15 > 0:18:18- My car had broken down and he helped me.- He fixed it.
0:18:18 > 0:18:21- Ah, that's love, isn't it? - Love at first sight.
0:18:21 > 0:18:23Good luck, good luck.
0:18:23 > 0:18:25I agree with the value anyway.
0:18:25 > 0:18:29Well it's a piece of Victoriana, isn't it? A high Victoriana.
0:18:29 > 0:18:31- Very dressy.- It is, really dressy
0:18:31 > 0:18:35and I think it's quite good quality, it should do top end.
0:18:35 > 0:18:38It's got the look, it's got the look. Let's find out what the
0:18:38 > 0:18:42bidders think. It's going under the hammer right now. Here we go.
0:18:42 > 0:18:44A fine silver-plated food warmer,
0:18:44 > 0:18:49a biscuit box, circa 1870, a lovely piece of early silver plate
0:18:49 > 0:18:52and I can start it off with an internet bid of £70.
0:18:52 > 0:18:54£70, bid at £70. With me at 80.
0:18:54 > 0:18:5785. £90.
0:18:57 > 0:19:0095, £100.
0:19:00 > 0:19:03- Keep going.- Bid at £100.
0:19:03 > 0:19:09£100. £100 for the food warmer, £100. 105.
0:19:09 > 0:19:12110. 110, at 110.
0:19:12 > 0:19:16115. At 115.
0:19:16 > 0:19:18The bid's in the room at £115.
0:19:18 > 0:19:21I'm selling at £115...
0:19:21 > 0:19:24It's gone. £115.
0:19:24 > 0:19:26- Happy?- Yes.- Happy? Good.
0:19:26 > 0:19:28Maybe you can treat yourself for a nice meal out,
0:19:28 > 0:19:30the two of you together.
0:19:30 > 0:19:34- A romantic supper.- Yes.- Yes? OK.
0:19:34 > 0:19:36Another meal, care of Flog It!
0:19:36 > 0:19:39It's good to be of service.
0:19:39 > 0:19:41Next up, there's some more meat on the menu.
0:19:41 > 0:19:44We've got some real quality going under the hammer right
0:19:44 > 0:19:46now, it's the Japanese bull bronze.
0:19:46 > 0:19:50We have that, unfortunately Sharon, the owner, can't be with us tonight,
0:19:50 > 0:19:52but we do have Will, our expert.
0:19:52 > 0:19:54£400 to £600, a lot of money...
0:19:54 > 0:19:56It's got to be worth it, hasn't it?
0:19:56 > 0:19:59I think so, yes. Got a packed saleroom, let's find out
0:19:59 > 0:20:02right now what the bidders think. Here we go, this is it.
0:20:04 > 0:20:08The large Japanese bronze of a bull and herdsman, nicely carved,
0:20:08 > 0:20:13a very fine bronze here. A lovely carved base, very, very nice piece.
0:20:13 > 0:20:15Start at £300.
0:20:15 > 0:20:18£300, bid at £300. 320.
0:20:18 > 0:20:20340.
0:20:20 > 0:20:24360. 380. Big bronze now at 380.
0:20:24 > 0:20:27£400. The bronze now at £400.
0:20:27 > 0:20:29This big bronze at 420 on the phone.
0:20:29 > 0:20:32- We need somebody in the room now. - £420.
0:20:32 > 0:20:35The bid's on the phone at 420. 440.
0:20:35 > 0:20:39It's like a Jack Russell wrestling with an old sock, won't let go.
0:20:39 > 0:20:44- I was thinking that.- In the room at 440 and selling at £440.
0:20:44 > 0:20:47It's gone down. 440, that's good.
0:20:47 > 0:20:50- I think we need to get on the phone and tell Sharon.- Yes.
0:20:50 > 0:20:53- Within estimate anyway, so she's going to be really happy.- I hope so.
0:20:53 > 0:20:56If you've got anything like that, we would love to see it.
0:20:56 > 0:20:58Bring it along to one of our valuation days.
0:20:58 > 0:21:02You can log on to bbc.co.uk/flogit.
0:21:02 > 0:21:04Go to the links and hopefully
0:21:04 > 0:21:07we'll be coming to a town very near you soon.
0:21:09 > 0:21:12Aspiring collector Heather followed this advice and now
0:21:12 > 0:21:14her vase is going under the hammer.
0:21:14 > 0:21:17Heather, I love the vase as well.
0:21:17 > 0:21:19The thrill of buying and selling is good, isn't it?
0:21:19 > 0:21:20The hunt, the search.
0:21:20 > 0:21:24I've just been joined by Heather, we're putting the Charlotte Rhead
0:21:24 > 0:21:28- vase under the hammer, which came all the way from Scotland.- Yes, it did. Perthshire.
0:21:28 > 0:21:29Are we going to make a big profit?
0:21:29 > 0:21:31- We should do.- We should do.
0:21:31 > 0:21:34It screams Charlotte Rhead though, doesn't it?
0:21:34 > 0:21:36It's got the colours, the pattern
0:21:36 > 0:21:38and that tube lining, it's a nice thing.
0:21:38 > 0:21:40It's the only piece like that here today.
0:21:40 > 0:21:43- Yes. A good sought after name.- Yes.
0:21:43 > 0:21:45Great name. That's going to get it away, isn't it?
0:21:45 > 0:21:47- I hope so.- So do I.
0:21:47 > 0:21:50We're going to find out what the bidders think right now,
0:21:50 > 0:21:51because this is your lot.
0:21:53 > 0:21:55The Charlotte Rhead crowned vase.
0:21:55 > 0:21:57Lovely quality, lovely colours.
0:21:57 > 0:21:59Somebody give me £100.
0:21:59 > 0:22:03£100 for the Charlotte Rhead vase £100?
0:22:03 > 0:22:06- Go on, Gerry.- Start it at £50.
0:22:06 > 0:22:07£50...
0:22:07 > 0:22:11- Fingers crossed.- 55, bid. 55, £60.
0:22:11 > 0:22:13Vase at £60.
0:22:13 > 0:22:15Another five anywhere, at £60?
0:22:15 > 0:22:18A bit more!
0:22:18 > 0:22:23I'm going to sell it then, the crown vase at £60.
0:22:23 > 0:22:24- Just on its reserve.- Low estimate.
0:22:24 > 0:22:26- It's gone.- That's OK.
0:22:26 > 0:22:28- Happy?- It only cost me £30.
0:22:28 > 0:22:30It only cost you £30, that's a good result.
0:22:30 > 0:22:32Doubled your money, didn't you?
0:22:32 > 0:22:37That's what it's all about, profit, profit, profit.
0:22:37 > 0:22:40Well, so far, so good. That concludes our first visit to
0:22:40 > 0:22:43the sale room today. We are coming back here later on in the programme,
0:22:43 > 0:22:47so fingers crossed there's going to be one or two big surprises.
0:22:58 > 0:23:01The Irish are very passionate about keeping their traditions alive.
0:23:01 > 0:23:07# Where we sported and played... #
0:23:11 > 0:23:13And this can be found in music
0:23:13 > 0:23:17and dance and one very unique sporting event.
0:23:17 > 0:23:21The All Ireland Finals are national occasions, arousing such
0:23:21 > 0:23:23passions, becoming an obsession,
0:23:23 > 0:23:26overwhelming every other aspect of life for weeks before.
0:23:34 > 0:23:36The team sport of hurling is one of
0:23:36 > 0:23:38the fastest field games in the world.
0:23:38 > 0:23:40It's frenetic, it's energetic
0:23:40 > 0:23:44but much importantly, it's born of Irish tradition.
0:23:46 > 0:23:50The men of the county hurling team prepare for the all-Ireland
0:23:50 > 0:23:51hurling final.
0:23:54 > 0:23:57Hurling is an ancient sport.
0:23:57 > 0:23:59It came to Ireland with the Celts.
0:23:59 > 0:24:01For the past two millennia,
0:24:01 > 0:24:05the Irish have celebrated its legendary status.
0:24:05 > 0:24:07It's in their blood.
0:24:13 > 0:24:17So what's involved in the game? Well, two teams of up to 15 players
0:24:17 > 0:24:21try to get a ball between two sets of extended goal posts.
0:24:21 > 0:24:25They get one point for doing that and three points for getting it in
0:24:25 > 0:24:27the back of the net past a goalkeeper.
0:24:27 > 0:24:30More recently during the Troubles, hurling has become
0:24:30 > 0:24:32even more important.
0:24:32 > 0:24:36By uniting communities, it's helped to heal the divide
0:24:36 > 0:24:38in Northern Ireland.
0:24:38 > 0:24:42But on the pitch, things have been known to get a little out of hand.
0:24:46 > 0:24:50It's tremendously exciting but what's caught my eye
0:24:50 > 0:24:54is the attention to detail in making this very simple piece of equipment.
0:24:56 > 0:25:01Michael Scullion runs a hurl-making business from his backyard.
0:25:03 > 0:25:07That's how it starts. You can see it taking shape now.
0:25:07 > 0:25:09I can show you in the workshop.
0:25:09 > 0:25:10Sure, OK.
0:25:16 > 0:25:18How many do you make a year?
0:25:18 > 0:25:21We'd make between 8 and 10,000 of all sizes.
0:25:21 > 0:25:22- Gosh, that's a lot, isn't it?- It is.
0:25:22 > 0:25:25That is a lot.
0:25:25 > 0:25:28Ash wood is used for its flexibility and strength.
0:25:28 > 0:25:32Michael customises the hurls for each player's needs.
0:25:39 > 0:25:41You've made this so quickly.
0:25:41 > 0:25:43You've turned it almost into a piece of sculpture.
0:25:43 > 0:25:45It feels so perfect.
0:25:45 > 0:25:47It really does.
0:25:47 > 0:25:49There's great balance there.
0:25:49 > 0:25:51That's what you're looking for.
0:25:51 > 0:25:55I'm very impressed with that. I really am.
0:25:57 > 0:26:01If you've got a quality tool, surely you're halfway there.
0:26:01 > 0:26:06Maybe not. I think I might need an expert to show me how.
0:26:06 > 0:26:07One more.
0:26:12 > 0:26:14You could dribble with it like this.
0:26:14 > 0:26:17And then as soon as you've got it up...
0:26:17 > 0:26:19When you've got it up, you're allowed
0:26:19 > 0:26:22to take four steps with the ball in your hand.
0:26:22 > 0:26:24So, I'll try and get away from you.
0:26:24 > 0:26:28I can set it on there and when that ball's...
0:26:28 > 0:26:31- Free like that you can try and tap it away.- I see.
0:26:34 > 0:26:38The ball's coming in and we're trying to...
0:26:38 > 0:26:42- Do people get hurt in this?- Yes.
0:26:42 > 0:26:46Hurling is fast, furious and above all, fun.
0:26:48 > 0:26:50For the Irish, it's more than a sport.
0:26:50 > 0:26:53And it's vital this tradition is kept alive
0:26:53 > 0:26:55and handed down to future generations.
0:26:55 > 0:26:58'At all the pubs and the roads, there were celebrations.
0:26:58 > 0:27:03'At every one they sang the same song - The Banks of Lee.'
0:27:08 > 0:27:12At Lissanoure Castle, there's a buzz in the air.
0:27:12 > 0:27:17All these people have come here to ask that all-important question...
0:27:17 > 0:27:18What's it worth?!
0:27:18 > 0:27:21And what are you going to do when you find out?
0:27:21 > 0:27:23Flog it!
0:27:23 > 0:27:26And that's what Joan is hoping to do with her pottery.
0:27:26 > 0:27:28Can you remember how much you paid?
0:27:28 > 0:27:34Well, I know it wasn't any more than £2 each.
0:27:34 > 0:27:37I tell you what, can I come with you next time?
0:27:37 > 0:27:40You certainly can because it would be great to have the expert.
0:27:40 > 0:27:43For £2 each, I think you did pretty well.
0:27:43 > 0:27:45Do you know anything about these at all?
0:27:45 > 0:27:50No, only what I found out from you watching your programmes.
0:27:50 > 0:27:52When I bought them, I didn't know at all.
0:27:52 > 0:27:54So, you didn't know they were Moorcroft.
0:27:54 > 0:27:56- No.- They're quite clearly Moorcroft.
0:27:56 > 0:28:01They have that distinctive look that we know and love from Moorcroft.
0:28:01 > 0:28:07They're quite late in date, probably 1930s.
0:28:07 > 0:28:15This one, the brown and this sort of coral or orangey flower,
0:28:15 > 0:28:18the pattern is known as hibiscus.
0:28:18 > 0:28:23This is probably like a little bon bon dish, something like that.
0:28:23 > 0:28:25I don't like this one so much.
0:28:25 > 0:28:29The colour isn't so commercial and also the shape
0:28:29 > 0:28:33whereas this one, you could nicely display this in your home
0:28:33 > 0:28:36and the colour is more commercial, it'll be more collectible.
0:28:36 > 0:28:40The pattern on this one is called clematis.
0:28:40 > 0:28:43This dark, very dark blue.
0:28:43 > 0:28:47It's quite dusty. It could do with a clean.
0:28:47 > 0:28:51Value-wise, this one,
0:28:51 > 0:28:54we'd be looking at £40-£60.
0:28:54 > 0:28:58This one would be about 80, £80 to £100.
0:28:58 > 0:29:00- How does that sound?- That's lovely.
0:29:00 > 0:29:02On £2, pretty good going.
0:29:02 > 0:29:05- A good return.- Not bad at all.
0:29:05 > 0:29:07Why do you want to sell them?
0:29:07 > 0:29:11Well, I have grandchildren
0:29:11 > 0:29:15and I'm scared they'll get toppled over and they'll be worth nothing.
0:29:15 > 0:29:19This way, if I sell them now, I can have a holiday to Blackpool.
0:29:19 > 0:29:21I love going to Blackpool.
0:29:21 > 0:29:24I have to say it's a good return on £2 each.
0:29:24 > 0:29:28- Very much so.- Very good. Next time I'm coming with you
0:29:28 > 0:29:34so put my number in your phone and give me a call and we'll be there together.
0:29:34 > 0:29:38But you've made everybody so wise now to it, we're not getting bargains!
0:29:40 > 0:29:43Time for some fresh air.
0:29:43 > 0:29:46Cherry and Hector have brought along a family heirloom.
0:29:46 > 0:29:49Our experts are working flat out inside the castle,
0:29:49 > 0:29:53but I've decided to do this one outside.
0:29:53 > 0:29:57It's drizzling, but this castle dates back to the 14th century
0:29:57 > 0:29:59and I'm sure it's seen a lot worse.
0:29:59 > 0:30:03- We didn't mind a bit of drizzle, do we?- We call it mizzle.
0:30:03 > 0:30:07- Why do you call it mizzle?- I don't know!- Do you really?- It's mizzling.
0:30:07 > 0:30:12Hopefully, it'll clear up a bit anyway. But we don't mind.
0:30:12 > 0:30:14It's not dampening our spirits.
0:30:14 > 0:30:16We know what this is.
0:30:18 > 0:30:19Do you know what this is?
0:30:19 > 0:30:22- Not really.- If I spin that round...
0:30:24 > 0:30:26Have another think.
0:30:26 > 0:30:28OK, it's an ornament of some sort.
0:30:28 > 0:30:30It does on a desk.
0:30:30 > 0:30:33- Ink well?- Yes, look.
0:30:33 > 0:30:35That's where the glass liner should be.
0:30:35 > 0:30:38Sadly it's missing. But that doesn't matter really
0:30:38 > 0:30:40because hundreds of those have survived.
0:30:40 > 0:30:44Not many of these have. I'm sure we can find a replacement for that.
0:30:44 > 0:30:47So, tell me how did you come by this?
0:30:47 > 0:30:54Well, I think it came back from India with one or other of two great-uncles of mine
0:30:54 > 0:30:57who worked there in the late 19th and early 20th century.
0:30:57 > 0:30:59Were they in the forces?
0:30:59 > 0:31:03They both worked for the railways in India
0:31:03 > 0:31:10- although one was a volunteer in the armed forces with the railway.- OK.
0:31:10 > 0:31:15It probably did come back from India but it found its way out to India.
0:31:15 > 0:31:18This was made in England.
0:31:18 > 0:31:22It is unfortunately the down side - it's only silver plate.
0:31:22 > 0:31:26It's electro-plated on a Britannia metal.
0:31:26 > 0:31:29Queen Victoria was made Princess of India and there was this sort of
0:31:29 > 0:31:32zest for anything that had the Raj influence.
0:31:32 > 0:31:36I think an officer and gentleman serving in the army
0:31:36 > 0:31:41took this out on campaign with all of his wonderful mahogany camping furniture.
0:31:41 > 0:31:44He'd have stuck that ink well on it
0:31:44 > 0:31:48and that would have reminded him of home, and also of where he was -
0:31:48 > 0:31:51it's an Indian elephant because it's got small ears
0:31:51 > 0:31:56and a wonderful ceremonial headdress as well. It's a very good casting.
0:31:56 > 0:32:00I like this matt groundwork because that gives the texture
0:32:00 > 0:32:04of the elephant's skin which is thick and undulating and hairy.
0:32:04 > 0:32:07I think if you put this into auction,
0:32:07 > 0:32:12we'd give a valuation of £120 to £150. It should do around 150-180.
0:32:12 > 0:32:16- Well done.- I like it a lot.
0:32:16 > 0:32:17That's delightful.
0:32:17 > 0:32:19- Something you'd like to own?- Yes.
0:32:19 > 0:32:23Come along to the auction, you never know! You could be the owner!
0:32:23 > 0:32:25- That's right.- See you there.
0:32:28 > 0:32:33There's just time for one more and it's Frank's carriage clock.
0:32:33 > 0:32:39Frank, welcome to Flog It! And you've brought a four glass mantel clock.
0:32:39 > 0:32:43Is this something you've bought for yourself or a family piece?
0:32:43 > 0:32:48When my mother was a young girl, she was a servant.
0:32:48 > 0:32:53- She was in service? In the big house on the hill.- That's right.
0:32:53 > 0:32:56- And this was gifted to her?- It was.
0:32:56 > 0:33:00A very nice gift. We hear that a lot in this business.
0:33:00 > 0:33:02Let's have another look at the clock itself.
0:33:02 > 0:33:07Called four glass for obvious reasons - glass on each side.
0:33:07 > 0:33:13Nice clean dial with the winding hole and another winding hole.
0:33:13 > 0:33:17I've looked at the movement. It's stamped France -
0:33:17 > 0:33:19they're fairly standard movements.
0:33:19 > 0:33:24They were produced in large numbers and were imported into this country.
0:33:24 > 0:33:28It strikes on a gong rather than a bell.
0:33:28 > 0:33:32Not the most popular striking mechanism, the gong.
0:33:32 > 0:33:38People tend to like the bells because it suggests they're earlier as clocks.
0:33:38 > 0:33:42But the bit I like is the mercury pendulum.
0:33:42 > 0:33:44We want clocks to be accurate.
0:33:44 > 0:33:51You don't want a clock losing a minute every hour because then you don't know what time it is.
0:33:51 > 0:33:56Heat expansions of the pendulums used to affect the distance of the arc, the tick.
0:33:56 > 0:34:03That in turn would cause it to lose time or gain time. The pendulum that was filled with mercury
0:34:03 > 0:34:10would compensate for that temperature change and therefore, in theory, it would keep better time.
0:34:10 > 0:34:16- Have you any idea what it might be worth?- No idea.- No idea at all.
0:34:16 > 0:34:21If I said it was worth £100 or so, would that be a figure you'd be happy with?
0:34:21 > 0:34:27Well, to be quite honest, I thought it might have been worth more.
0:34:27 > 0:34:33Well, with clocks, the buyers and collectors are really after named makers, that's what they want.
0:34:33 > 0:34:37This is going to be too sort of industrial for them,
0:34:37 > 0:34:41a mass-produced example of the four glass mantel clock.
0:34:41 > 0:34:45I know you want it to be worth more. I'D like it to be worth more.
0:34:45 > 0:34:47The auctioneer would like it to be worth more.
0:34:47 > 0:34:49Let's fix the reserve at £100.
0:34:49 > 0:34:51Will you let me run with this one?
0:34:53 > 0:34:57It doesn't stop it making more, remember, at an auction.
0:34:57 > 0:34:59Put a reserve of 125 on.
0:34:59 > 0:35:02125. That's going to look a bit...
0:35:02 > 0:35:04Let's go 120.
0:35:04 > 0:35:06You've seen the name of the programme. It's Flog It!
0:35:06 > 0:35:09- OK, right.- 120.- 120.
0:35:09 > 0:35:13We'll fix it at 120. It'll go and make £400 now, won't it?!
0:35:13 > 0:35:16It's time to leave Lissanoure Castle.
0:35:16 > 0:35:21We're making our way to the auction room and leaving you
0:35:21 > 0:35:23with a quick recap of all the items.
0:35:23 > 0:35:28Catherine was amazed by Joan's £2 Moorcroft finds.
0:35:28 > 0:35:31Frank's clock ticks all the boxes
0:35:31 > 0:35:34and Cherry and Hector are selling their exotic inkwell.
0:35:43 > 0:35:47We're back at McAfee's in Ballycastle.
0:35:47 > 0:35:49Frank and Will disagreed about his clock's value.
0:35:49 > 0:35:52What will auctioneer, Gerry, think?
0:35:52 > 0:35:56We've got a valuation of £120-£150 on this.
0:35:56 > 0:36:00It should certainly make 120. It's a nice clock in working order.
0:36:00 > 0:36:03- The case is a wee bit plain. - It's very, very...
0:36:03 > 0:36:07Which will appeal to some people and not to others but it should certainly get away at the low estimate of 120.
0:36:07 > 0:36:09That's good, that's really good.
0:36:09 > 0:36:12We need two people to fall in love with it and bid against each other.
0:36:12 > 0:36:16- That's what auctions are all about. - Getting the numbers up.
0:36:16 > 0:36:21It's time to see if the bidders are here because it's going under the hammer right now.
0:36:21 > 0:36:24Good luck, good luck. The tension's building.
0:36:24 > 0:36:30I think it's about time we found out what Frank's clock is worth. It's been in the family a long time.
0:36:30 > 0:36:35It was brought in to my house and my grandchildren didn't like it striking.
0:36:35 > 0:36:39- Oh, they didn't? Oh, dear. I love that sound.- Yeah, nice.
0:36:39 > 0:36:45Good luck. Good luck. Let's find out what the bidders think. This is it.
0:36:46 > 0:36:50A very nice French brass carriage clock, folks, you all viewed it.
0:36:50 > 0:36:52Very, very good working order.
0:36:52 > 0:36:55Nice, clean brass case, here. A French brass carriage clock.
0:36:55 > 0:36:58Somebody give me a couple of hundred for it?
0:36:58 > 0:37:00A couple of hundred for the brass carriage clock?
0:37:00 > 0:37:04A couple of hundred? 180? £100, start me at £100.
0:37:04 > 0:37:07The brass carriage clock, 110.
0:37:07 > 0:37:08At 110 beside me, 110.
0:37:08 > 0:37:12120. 130. 140.
0:37:13 > 0:37:17150. 160. 170. 180...
0:37:17 > 0:37:20This is good. We like it.
0:37:20 > 0:37:23The gent stood there at £190.
0:37:23 > 0:37:25Nice carriage clock now at 190.
0:37:25 > 0:37:29And I'm selling to the gent stood at £190.
0:37:29 > 0:37:34- Yes! Hammer's gone down - £190. Good result. Happy?- Yes.
0:37:34 > 0:37:40What are you going to spend your money on, Frank? Your wife?
0:37:40 > 0:37:42The wife will have to get some of it.
0:37:42 > 0:37:45- OK.- And I'll get some of it.
0:37:45 > 0:37:49And a digital clock for the grandchildren! No chiming.
0:37:49 > 0:37:57Sold over the estimate, and Frank and family can divvy up the cash. Will Hector and Cherry be as lucky?
0:37:57 > 0:38:01If you've got a good memory - one like an elephant -
0:38:01 > 0:38:05you will remember this next lot belonging to Hector and Cherry - that wonderful elephant inkwell.
0:38:05 > 0:38:07What a charming little thing.
0:38:07 > 0:38:10It would grace any gentleman's desk.
0:38:10 > 0:38:12So, what have you been up to since we last saw you? Anything?
0:38:12 > 0:38:17- A bit of gardening? - Enjoying the good weather. - Enjoying the good weather.
0:38:17 > 0:38:20- It has been beautiful. - Have you seen the inkwell here?
0:38:20 > 0:38:24- Yes.- Yes, up at the top there. It looks well.- It does look well.
0:38:24 > 0:38:27- So, hopefully, we're going to sell it.- Hopefully.
0:38:27 > 0:38:31- If we don't, it will go home and you won't mind.- We will welcome it home.
0:38:31 > 0:38:34I bet you will, because it's a lovely thing.
0:38:34 > 0:38:37It's going under the hammer right now.
0:38:39 > 0:38:43Very unusual silver-plated inkwell in the form of an elephant.
0:38:43 > 0:38:46Nice bit of early, silver-plated inkwell in the form of an elephant.
0:38:46 > 0:38:49Couple of hundred pounds for it? 180? 50?
0:38:49 > 0:38:52Start me at £50.
0:38:52 > 0:38:56The silver inkwell now at £50. £50 bid now, at 50. 60 bid. 70 bid.
0:38:56 > 0:39:01- Looks fabulous, doesn't it? - It looks better...
0:39:01 > 0:39:04It's surely worth more. The inkwell now, at only £80.
0:39:04 > 0:39:0785? 85 bid.
0:39:07 > 0:39:11£90, the inkwell now at 90. At 90, what about £90?
0:39:11 > 0:39:13Hoping for more now, at £90.
0:39:13 > 0:39:18This silver-plated inkwell in the form of an elephant only making £90.
0:39:18 > 0:39:21Sorry, we're going to have to leave this now, folks, at £90.
0:39:21 > 0:39:24Do you know, I'm pleased it's going home
0:39:24 > 0:39:28because it didn't sell at the price you wanted.
0:39:28 > 0:39:33- We protected it with the reserve. A sensible reserve.- Yes, yes.
0:39:33 > 0:39:35- I'm glad it's going home.- Good.
0:39:35 > 0:39:41- Do you know, I bet it never leaves your sight again.- Never again.
0:39:41 > 0:39:43Well, at least Hector's happy to be taking it home.
0:39:43 > 0:39:47That's just the way it goes sometimes.
0:39:47 > 0:39:50Our last items of the day are Joan's Moorcroft pieces,
0:39:50 > 0:39:53which have been split into two lots.
0:39:53 > 0:39:56Going under the hammer right now we have some real quality.
0:39:56 > 0:40:01I've just been joined by Joan, it's your Moorcroft. Two lovely finds.
0:40:01 > 0:40:04- Yes.- From a bric-a-brac sale?
0:40:04 > 0:40:06- Indeed.- How long ago?
0:40:06 > 0:40:08At least 10 years.
0:40:08 > 0:40:11- OK, OK, not recently, though.- No.
0:40:11 > 0:40:15So, the first is the little vase, isn't it? £80-£100?
0:40:15 > 0:40:17Why are you selling now?
0:40:17 > 0:40:23- Well, there's none of the family interested in it.- Aren't they?
0:40:23 > 0:40:27No. And they're always telling me to downsize.
0:40:27 > 0:40:34I live in a fold which... You can only have so much. So I really have to downsize.
0:40:34 > 0:40:37- You live in a what? - A fold.- What's a fold?
0:40:37 > 0:40:39I've never heard of that, a fold.
0:40:39 > 0:40:42- Can't say I know what a fold is. - What's a fold?
0:40:42 > 0:40:50It's...you're independent living, but you have a supervisor to check on you to see that you're all right.
0:40:50 > 0:40:54- So you do need to declutter a bit? - Yes. Really.- Good luck.
0:40:54 > 0:40:58Let's hope all the collectors are here. Here we go.
0:40:58 > 0:41:01We're now into two very nice pieces of Moorcroft
0:41:01 > 0:41:05starting at lot number 325, the Moorcroft vase.
0:41:05 > 0:41:08Who will give me 150 for it? 150? 125.
0:41:08 > 0:41:12£100, the Moorcroft vase.
0:41:12 > 0:41:1550 bid. 60 bid. 70 bid. 80 bid.
0:41:15 > 0:41:19- Well, we've sold this one.- £90. - Come on!
0:41:19 > 0:41:21£90? £100.
0:41:21 > 0:41:24Standing here at £100.
0:41:24 > 0:41:29The Moorcroft vase at £100. 105 on the phone. 110. At £110.
0:41:29 > 0:41:32Excellent! That's what we like.
0:41:32 > 0:41:35On the phone at £115. I'm selling on the phone if we're all out. 120?
0:41:35 > 0:41:39Back in at £120. £125 on the phone.
0:41:39 > 0:41:42On the phone at £125 and selling.
0:41:42 > 0:41:47Yes, hammer's down at £125. This is the second lot, it is the bowl.
0:41:47 > 0:41:50Hopefully, we will get 50, £60?
0:41:52 > 0:41:54Who will give me £100 for this one?
0:41:54 > 0:41:56£100 for the Moorcroft comport.
0:41:56 > 0:41:59£100? 90? 80? £50 for this one?
0:41:59 > 0:42:0430? Start me at £30. At £30, it's Moorcroft, 35?
0:42:04 > 0:42:0640 here.
0:42:06 > 0:42:1145. £50. £50, the lady's bid at £50.
0:42:11 > 0:42:1455 over here. £60 here. £65.
0:42:14 > 0:42:16- £70.- This is great.
0:42:16 > 0:42:19- I'm very pleased about this. - £75 over here.
0:42:19 > 0:42:23And I'm selling now at £75, if we're all finished.
0:42:23 > 0:42:26- At £75 now.- Marvellous.
0:42:26 > 0:42:31- Very good.- As we always keep saying on this show, quality always sells.
0:42:31 > 0:42:33Joan, that's marvellous, isn't it?
0:42:33 > 0:42:35Not bad for £2.
0:42:35 > 0:42:38- That's going to come in handy. £2 from a bric-a-brac sale.- Yes.
0:42:38 > 0:42:43- Good on you. Good on you. - And that's you educated me.
0:42:43 > 0:42:46And are you going to spend the money on yourself?
0:42:46 > 0:42:50I love Blackpool and I'll probably book a holiday to Blackpool.
0:42:50 > 0:42:53Holiday to Blackpool. Aw, lovely!
0:42:58 > 0:43:01Well, we've come to the end of another day in another auction.
0:43:01 > 0:43:04It's been a marvellous roller-coaster ride of emotions,
0:43:04 > 0:43:09some highs and lows, some hits and misses but that's what auctions are all about.
0:43:09 > 0:43:13You can't predict what's going to happen and I can't wait until the next one.
0:43:13 > 0:43:18Join me again soon but, for now, from Ballycastle in Northern Ireland, it's goodbye.