0:00:03 > 0:00:06The buzz of the auction room, there's nothing like it.
0:00:06 > 0:00:09This is where dreams are made or hopes are shattered.
0:00:09 > 0:00:14One thing is for sure. There will never be a dull moment. Welcome to Flog It!
0:00:39 > 0:00:42Our venue today is the Corn Hall, right in the heart of Cirencester.
0:00:42 > 0:00:45We've got a massive queue already gathering.
0:00:45 > 0:00:48Some of them have been here since 8:30 this morning.
0:00:48 > 0:00:50The bells are ringing out. It is a Sunday morning,
0:00:50 > 0:00:54but we've got a Flog It faithful right here laden with bags and boxes.
0:00:54 > 0:00:57Hopefully, the best items will go off to auction and make a fortune.
0:00:57 > 0:01:02It is now 9:30. It's time to get the doors open and get this massive crowd inside.
0:01:02 > 0:01:05- Are you ready to go in?- ALL: Yes! - Come on, then, follow me.
0:01:05 > 0:01:09'Helping them discover exactly what they've got is our team of experts,
0:01:09 > 0:01:13'and today, it's headed up by Thomas Plant and Michael Baggott.'
0:01:13 > 0:01:16I'll leave that for my colleague, cos he's the toy man.
0:01:16 > 0:01:21'Thomas has an auction business which specialises in, amongst other things, toys.
0:01:21 > 0:01:25'But he won't be playing around when it comes to today's valuations.'
0:01:25 > 0:01:29If it was all polished up, it would be shiny-shiny glitzy-glitzy.
0:01:29 > 0:01:35- It's not Clarice Cliff, is it? - 'And Michael's interest in antiques began as a young child.
0:01:35 > 0:01:37'Today, he runs a business specialising in silver.
0:01:37 > 0:01:41'But there isn't much Michael doesn't know about antiques,
0:01:41 > 0:01:44'so our crowd are guaranteed a sterling valuation.
0:01:44 > 0:01:48'And coming up on today's programme, I take a walk in the wild side
0:01:48 > 0:01:51'with a pair of naturist gardeners.'
0:01:52 > 0:01:57He did this to calm the rebellious nature of his body.
0:01:57 > 0:02:00HE LAUGHS Read into that what you will!
0:02:00 > 0:02:02I think I understand.
0:02:02 > 0:02:06'And both our experts feel a little more than excited about some of their finds.'
0:02:07 > 0:02:11I think you've got a very rare early Barbie here.
0:02:11 > 0:02:16- It's got the Michael Baggott seal of approval all over it. - It should walk out of the door.
0:02:18 > 0:02:23'And Thomas is up first after spotting these smart ceramics.'
0:02:23 > 0:02:30- So we have three generations here, don't we?- We do. Tim, Claire, my daughter, granddaughter Libby.
0:02:30 > 0:02:35Is this a Deco service which was been within your family?
0:02:35 > 0:02:39The history of it is that my mother used to look after
0:02:39 > 0:02:42a lady called Yvonne Darwin,
0:02:42 > 0:02:45who was married to Robin Darwin,
0:02:45 > 0:02:49and he, in fact, was the great grandson of Charles Darwin.
0:02:49 > 0:02:54- Oh, right! OK.- And my mother used to look after Yvonne Darwin
0:02:54 > 0:02:57as she got older and became ill,
0:02:57 > 0:03:04and before she died, she asked my mother if she would like this service as a present.
0:03:04 > 0:03:08- Did she use it?- Yes, all the time. - Really?- Regularly.
0:03:08 > 0:03:12I remember going for Christmas dinner and she had these out.
0:03:12 > 0:03:14- Not every day. - No, special occasions.- Weekends.
0:03:14 > 0:03:17- High days and holidays.- Well, OK.
0:03:17 > 0:03:22Birthday parties and Sunday lunches with the family. Isn't that sweet?
0:03:22 > 0:03:24- Did she know then what she was using?- No.
0:03:24 > 0:03:29I think, for the cameras and everybody at home, let's reveal all.
0:03:29 > 0:03:33On the back here, we have "Designed by Billy Walters,
0:03:33 > 0:03:37"produced in the Bizarre range by Clarice Cliff."
0:03:37 > 0:03:39And we've got the date, 1934.
0:03:39 > 0:03:41Now, Billy Walters was the designer.
0:03:41 > 0:03:46Clarice Cliff probably had little or no input.
0:03:46 > 0:03:49So she would've had an association with Billy Walters
0:03:49 > 0:03:54but she wouldn't have gone in on the design with him on this.
0:03:54 > 0:04:00- Do you see what I mean?- Yes. - We see plates and other associated designers with Clarice Cliff,
0:04:00 > 0:04:04such as Dame Laura Knight and Frank Brangwyn.
0:04:04 > 0:04:09Those are two famous artists who have done associations with Clarice.
0:04:09 > 0:04:14I've seen those more often. I have to admit, I have never seen this service before, or this pattern.
0:04:14 > 0:04:20So it is quite interesting. Now, you said it was a whole dinner service. How whole is it?
0:04:20 > 0:04:23There are 12 of each plate,
0:04:23 > 0:04:25two serving dishes,
0:04:25 > 0:04:30two terrine dishes and the meat platter.
0:04:30 > 0:04:33- So it's 41 pieces altogether. - 41 pieces altogether.
0:04:33 > 0:04:36I think this could do quite well at auction.
0:04:36 > 0:04:42I mean, I certainly know that a plate has sold in 2006
0:04:42 > 0:04:45for £100, which is quite good.
0:04:45 > 0:04:48Now, we're not valuing every single bit at £100.
0:04:48 > 0:04:52Some things might be worth more than 100 and some things will be worth less than 100.
0:04:52 > 0:04:57I personally believe that, if you put it up for auction
0:04:57 > 0:05:03and you put the estimate at £2,000 to £3,000,
0:05:03 > 0:05:07I think you've got a good opportunity to sell it.
0:05:07 > 0:05:09- Really?- Yeah.
0:05:09 > 0:05:12With regards to a reserve,
0:05:12 > 0:05:16- I think as it's been in your family, we should have a reserve. - Yes, I'd like a reserve.
0:05:16 > 0:05:19And I think that should be fixed at the bottom estimate of £2,000.
0:05:19 > 0:05:23- I'm going to be so intrigued. - So am I.
0:05:23 > 0:05:28'Gosh, what an immense dinner service with an equally huge price tag.
0:05:28 > 0:05:33'I think it's worth every penny, but will the bidders? We'll find out later on.
0:05:33 > 0:05:36'Flog It valuation days are always very busy,
0:05:36 > 0:05:39'and I can't help having a good nose around.'
0:05:39 > 0:05:41HE LAUGHS
0:05:43 > 0:05:46I don't think it's signed at all, is it?
0:05:49 > 0:05:52Oh, they're nice. Split cane fly rods.
0:05:52 > 0:05:56Fishing for antiques, that's what this is all about. Hello!
0:05:56 > 0:06:01- Hello.- I love what you're wearing. Obviously, you're a couple. What's your name?- Jim.
0:06:01 > 0:06:06- Jim? That's a really unusual name for a lady.- I liked ginger cake when I was little and I couldn't say it,
0:06:06 > 0:06:10so I used to say Jimmy cake, so I've been stuck with Jimmy since I was two.
0:06:10 > 0:06:12Aww! What have you brought along?
0:06:12 > 0:06:18- This I bought in a charity shop for £5.- £5, OK.
0:06:18 > 0:06:22- I think you got a good bargain there.- Yeah. It's very pretty.
0:06:22 > 0:06:24- Very pretty. - Cos you know what they say,
0:06:24 > 0:06:27one person's trash is somebody else's treasure.
0:06:27 > 0:06:33- Are you saying that's trash, then? - No! - THEY LAUGH
0:06:33 > 0:06:35No, seriously, it's a bit of fun.
0:06:35 > 0:06:38That's a bit of cranberry glass. That's Victorian.
0:06:38 > 0:06:43- And that would've come off a centrepiece, something big and fanciful.- I wondered that.
0:06:43 > 0:06:48Obviously, it's got broken and it's been mounted at a later date
0:06:48 > 0:06:51- on this 1930s piece of cut glass. - I see.
0:06:51 > 0:06:56But I kind of like the look of that. I think it's really nice. It's like a little spill vase.
0:06:56 > 0:06:59And if you put a rose in there, you see the reflection, so...
0:06:59 > 0:07:02- My sister wants it. - You're buying it off her?
0:07:02 > 0:07:07I am, but if it makes a lot of money, I'm happy to let it go for charity.
0:07:07 > 0:07:11I think, on a good day, this could realise £30 to £50. OK?
0:07:11 > 0:07:14- If it reached £50, you've got to pay commission.- That's fine.
0:07:14 > 0:07:17- But it's still better than a fiver, isn't it?- Yeah.
0:07:17 > 0:07:23- Why don't I pay £50 and have it?- No, we've got to put it into auction.
0:07:23 > 0:07:25You can't cut the auctioneer out now we're here.
0:07:25 > 0:07:28THEY LAUGH
0:07:28 > 0:07:30You can't... That's a different show.
0:07:30 > 0:07:32THEY LAUGH
0:07:32 > 0:07:34- You know!- Ooh, she's tight!
0:07:34 > 0:07:38Yeah, exactly! Think of it all going to charity.
0:07:38 > 0:07:41She's frightened it goes up too high and she can't afford it.
0:07:41 > 0:07:44That's even better. It means you don't have to pay for it,
0:07:44 > 0:07:48- someone else has bought it and they may pay £80 for it.- Yeah.
0:07:48 > 0:07:50And that's more money for charity.
0:07:50 > 0:07:55I'll see you at the auction. Hopefully, all of you. And you can be there with your paddle bidding.
0:07:55 > 0:07:58That's where we're going.
0:07:58 > 0:08:01'But first, we've still got room for one more item,
0:08:01 > 0:08:04'and Michael has spotted Ed with an intriguing little box.'
0:08:06 > 0:08:09- So, Ed, you're on an errand today. - Yes.
0:08:09 > 0:08:12- You are here in proxy for your mother.- Yeah.
0:08:12 > 0:08:15- She owns this little piece here.- Yep.
0:08:15 > 0:08:19- So are you going to get into frightful trouble now? - Hopefully not, no.
0:08:19 > 0:08:22Oh, dear! It's quite awkward! Let's hope not.
0:08:22 > 0:08:25I love boxes like this, shaped boxes,
0:08:25 > 0:08:28cos it took a lot of work, believe me, to make that box.
0:08:28 > 0:08:31A specialist did it and usually for a very good reason.
0:08:31 > 0:08:36You know what's in it already. Let's open it up and reveal
0:08:36 > 0:08:39- that fabulous pendant.- Yeah.
0:08:39 > 0:08:44But being a bit of an anorak, what I also think is fabulous
0:08:44 > 0:08:47is the retailer's name on the top of the box.
0:08:47 > 0:08:53Henry Tessier. Tessier, one of the most important firms in the 19th century.
0:08:53 > 0:08:57So, this is your mother's. Do you know where she got it from?
0:08:57 > 0:09:03It's been passed from various generations. I'm not sure who owned it originally.
0:09:03 > 0:09:05- But it's just come down through the family.- Yeah.
0:09:05 > 0:09:12Let's have a look. What we've got is the most fantastic cabochon,
0:09:12 > 0:09:18which basically just means a polished oval or round stone, rather than it being facetted.
0:09:18 > 0:09:22We've got this cabochon garnet with a little fly,
0:09:22 > 0:09:29but picked out in diamonds and with little ruby eyes, so there's a lot of work in this.
0:09:29 > 0:09:36If we flick it over, we've got probably a 15-carat gold mount to it
0:09:36 > 0:09:39and we've got this little glazed panel at the back,
0:09:39 > 0:09:41which would be for a loved one's lock of hair.
0:09:41 > 0:09:43Oh, right.
0:09:43 > 0:09:47What's interesting is, we've also got an engraved date,
0:09:47 > 0:09:52which is LL, 1st August 1882,
0:09:52 > 0:09:5512th October 1882.
0:09:55 > 0:10:00And that's a very odd dated inscription,
0:10:00 > 0:10:03cos it's the same year and it's different months.
0:10:03 > 0:10:07I don't know to what it pertains.
0:10:07 > 0:10:11My mum thinks, or what she's been told, is that it's a mourning brooch for a dead baby,
0:10:11 > 0:10:14which is why she doesn't like it so much.
0:10:14 > 0:10:17That was going to be my second thought.
0:10:17 > 0:10:19I don't want to say for definite,
0:10:19 > 0:10:23- because I'm not sure of the symbolism of garnet as a stone.- OK.
0:10:23 > 0:10:26- But it would suggest a birth and death date.- Yeah.
0:10:26 > 0:10:31Normally, though, you will have a D or a "Died"
0:10:31 > 0:10:34after one of the dates, and a B for born.
0:10:34 > 0:10:37Aside from that possibly gruesome explanation for it,
0:10:37 > 0:10:40it is a fairly stunning little pendant.
0:10:40 > 0:10:43So, have you got any idea as to the value of it?
0:10:43 > 0:10:46None at all. Not in the slightest.
0:10:46 > 0:10:48- You weren't given instructions by mother?- No.
0:10:48 > 0:10:52Does she know you're going to flog it with us today?
0:10:52 > 0:10:55Yeah, she knows I'm here, but she doesn't know about selling it.
0:10:55 > 0:10:59You're on the knife edge. So we may see it at the auction, we may not.
0:10:59 > 0:11:04Well, if we do, I think we've got to put an estimate of £200 to £300 on it
0:11:04 > 0:11:10- and a fixed reserve of £200.- OK.- And it's really worth that all day long.
0:11:10 > 0:11:12A wonderful, wonderful pendant.
0:11:12 > 0:11:17So let's hope, when you get home and you haven't got this with you,
0:11:17 > 0:11:21you're not in too much trouble and I look forward to seeing you at the auction.
0:11:21 > 0:11:24- OK. Thank you very much. - Or your mum. Thanks very much.
0:11:24 > 0:11:27'And that's where we're off to now.
0:11:27 > 0:11:32'Thankfully, Ed's mother decided to go ahead, so we will be selling the pendant.
0:11:34 > 0:11:39'We've also got the spectacularly rare Clarice Cliff dinner service.
0:11:39 > 0:11:44'And Jim's charity shop find, the cranberry glass vase and mirror.
0:11:46 > 0:11:50'It's a busy saleroom in Cirencester and things are selling well,
0:11:50 > 0:11:54'so hopefully we'll achieve some top prices for our owners.
0:11:54 > 0:11:59'We're starting with the interesting cranberry glass piece.
0:11:59 > 0:12:01'Hopefully, we'll improve on a fiver.'
0:12:02 > 0:12:06We're just about to sell that wonderful adapted bit of cranberry glass
0:12:06 > 0:12:12into this lovely little wall sconce with a pocket and a nice little mirror dating from the early 1900s.
0:12:12 > 0:12:15And all the money is going back to the charity.
0:12:15 > 0:12:20Lots of people find things in charity shops and go off and spend the money on a holiday
0:12:20 > 0:12:25- and don't really give it to the shop.- I don't think this will be enough for a holiday, do you?
0:12:25 > 0:12:27- I don't know... - SHE LAUGHS
0:12:27 > 0:12:32- Don't be pessimistic. - THEY LAUGH
0:12:32 > 0:12:36- Your sister wanted to buy it. - Yes, she's here.- She's in the...
0:12:36 > 0:12:39- Right, OK. - I wouldn't let them have it.
0:12:39 > 0:12:42Well, she might be bidding on it, you never know. Hopefully she is.
0:12:42 > 0:12:46That way, it'll put the price up a bit for someone else who wants to buy it.
0:12:46 > 0:12:49Anyway, good luck. It's going under the hammer now.
0:12:51 > 0:12:531930s mirror there.
0:12:53 > 0:12:57Pretty little piece. Victorian taste.
0:12:57 > 0:13:00I can start you here on the book at £25.
0:13:00 > 0:13:05£25 I have here. 30. 5. 40. 5.
0:13:05 > 0:13:0850. The book's out at £50 now. 5 now. At £50.
0:13:08 > 0:13:125. 60 if you like, madam. At £55.
0:13:12 > 0:13:1660 now. At 55, you all sure?
0:13:16 > 0:13:19Happy days. Happy days!
0:13:19 > 0:13:21I only paid a fiver for it.
0:13:21 > 0:13:26- Yes, I know! I wonder if your sister ended up buying it.- I don't know.
0:13:26 > 0:13:29We've got to go and find out. Well done, anyway.
0:13:29 > 0:13:34'Alas, it turns out that Jim's sister missed out on it by just £5.
0:13:34 > 0:13:38'Still, it means a lot more money for charity.
0:13:38 > 0:13:41'Now it's time for the dinner service.'
0:13:41 > 0:13:46We've seen a lot of Clarice Cliff on the show before and 99 percent of the time, it hasn't let us down,
0:13:46 > 0:13:50but I've never seen so much Clarice Cliff in one lot, belonging to Claire and Tim.
0:13:50 > 0:13:55- Hi. Pleased to see you again. - Hi.- Now, this is a bit of a family piece, because it's yours
0:13:55 > 0:13:59- but, technically, now it's yours. You're inheriting this.- Yep.
0:13:59 > 0:14:01Now we're selling it. £2,000 to £3,000 on this,
0:14:01 > 0:14:06and I know it's worth every single penny, because there's 41 pieces.
0:14:06 > 0:14:11Absolutely. It's amazing. 41 pieces, so averaging at about £60 a piece.
0:14:11 > 0:14:15- Yeah. - I think that's what the cheapest piece of Clarice Cliff is worth.
0:14:15 > 0:14:19And for a big dinner service, all displayed out, it looks amazing in the saleroom.
0:14:19 > 0:14:24It absolutely is stunning. My only worry, I do have a slight doubt,
0:14:24 > 0:14:28is not many people use dinner services any more. There is an awful lot of it.
0:14:28 > 0:14:32Will it find a home? I know the value is spot on.
0:14:32 > 0:14:34It's going under the hammer now.
0:14:34 > 0:14:39Lot number 50, which is the Clarice Cliff dinner service.
0:14:39 > 0:14:42Designed by Billy Walters.
0:14:42 > 0:14:47I can start you on the book here. Commissions at £1,150.
0:14:47 > 0:14:50- Come on. We need a lot more. - 1,200 if you like.
0:14:50 > 0:14:541,250. With me at 1,250. 1,300. And 50.
0:14:54 > 0:14:571,400. And 50.
0:14:57 > 0:15:01At 1,450. With me at 1,450.
0:15:01 > 0:15:041,500 now. At 1,450.
0:15:06 > 0:15:10- Not sold.- Well, it's going home. I'm so sorry. We tried our hardest.
0:15:10 > 0:15:14The best thing you could do is hang onto it for a few more months,
0:15:14 > 0:15:16put it back into another sale. Give it a bit of space,
0:15:16 > 0:15:21otherwise people see the same thing all the time and it looks like the trade are trying to sell it.
0:15:21 > 0:15:25Maybe take it to a 20th century sale, have a chat with the auctioneer.
0:15:25 > 0:15:28- He might even decide to split them up into smaller lots. - Yeah.- Oh, well.
0:15:28 > 0:15:32- Anyway...- Ever so sorry. - That's all right.- Sorry about that.
0:15:32 > 0:15:37'Well, today just wasn't the right day, but I'm sure it can achieve that price.
0:15:37 > 0:15:42'It just needs the right people to spot it. Now, will we do any better with the pendant?'
0:15:42 > 0:15:47Ed brought it along on behalf of his mum, he had to get permission to sell it and he's got it,
0:15:47 > 0:15:50but unfortunately, they can't be with us today.
0:15:50 > 0:15:54But Michael's here. A valuation of £200 to £300. Hopefully we'll get the top end.
0:15:54 > 0:15:58- Jewellery is selling well. - It is. And most mourning jewellery,
0:15:58 > 0:16:03because this is more of a collector's piece than something you'd wear, is usually black enamel and serious.
0:16:03 > 0:16:07And in its original fitted case. It's just wonderful. It's a complete thing.
0:16:07 > 0:16:10- And at £200...- You're confident.
0:16:10 > 0:16:14- Don't put me on the spot! - It's got the Michael Baggott seal of approval all over it!
0:16:14 > 0:16:19- It should walk out of the door. - Good luck. And good luck to Ed. It's going under the hammer now.
0:16:22 > 0:16:25The Victorian pendant. Has a diamond chip and ruby decorated fly
0:16:25 > 0:16:27upon the garnet loop.
0:16:27 > 0:16:30Start me 2.
0:16:30 > 0:16:33I can start you here, then, at 150 on the book. At 150.
0:16:33 > 0:16:35160 now. 160. 170.
0:16:35 > 0:16:39180. 190. 200. The book's out at 200. 220 now.
0:16:39 > 0:16:42220 on the phone if you like. 220. Thank you, madam.
0:16:42 > 0:16:49240 if you like. 240. 260 on the phone if you like. At 260. 280.
0:16:49 > 0:16:52This is good. It's going to get the top of your estimate.
0:16:52 > 0:16:56It deserves to. It's a really finely worked piece.
0:16:56 > 0:17:00340. 360. 380. 400.
0:17:00 > 0:17:03- Oh, fantastic.- This is very good. - 440.
0:17:03 > 0:17:07At 440 in the room. 460. 480.
0:17:07 > 0:17:11- 500.- What do they say? Quality always sells.
0:17:11 > 0:17:12At 500.
0:17:12 > 0:17:15I wish Ed could've been here, that's all I can say.
0:17:15 > 0:17:17- He'd be doing cartwheels now! - He would be!
0:17:17 > 0:17:21His mum must be really pleased. At least you can enjoy watching this later on.
0:17:21 > 0:17:25But well done, Michael. Unbelievable price, though.
0:17:25 > 0:17:30- If it's perfect and in a fitted case, it'll always do that little bit more. - Yeah.
0:17:30 > 0:17:32And as Michael said, quality always counts.
0:17:32 > 0:17:37If you're going to invest in antiques, make sure the condition is perfect if you can.
0:17:37 > 0:17:41- No restorations and a good maker's name.- Absolutely.
0:17:45 > 0:17:48Well, so far, so good. You've just seen three items go under the hammer.
0:17:48 > 0:17:53We are coming back later in the programme and hopefully there'll be one or two surprises.
0:17:53 > 0:17:59Bob, I think you've made my day today by bringing in this absolutely fantastic piece of jewellery.
0:17:59 > 0:18:02'Michael's dazzled by this diamond stunner.
0:18:02 > 0:18:05'But the auctioneer is a little more cautious.'
0:18:05 > 0:18:09It's got lots and lots of things going for it.
0:18:09 > 0:18:13- I know what you're going to say. Brooches aren't fashionable. - They're not.
0:18:13 > 0:18:16'What will the bidders think, I wonder?'
0:18:16 > 0:18:20Before we go back to the valuation day, while we've been in the area,
0:18:20 > 0:18:23I had the opportunity to get some wonderful fresh air
0:18:23 > 0:18:27and explore the most beautiful garden. Take a look at this.
0:18:31 > 0:18:35This is the ancient hilltop town of Malmesbury in Wiltshire and it's not far from where I live.
0:18:35 > 0:18:39As you can see, it is rather a busy place, but today I've come here
0:18:39 > 0:18:43to show you an incredible town garden which is owned by a very special couple.
0:18:43 > 0:18:46So come with me and let's explore Abbey House Gardens.
0:18:47 > 0:18:49'Right in the middle of Malmesbury,
0:18:49 > 0:18:55'these extraordinary gardens boast 10,000 different species of plants and trees.
0:18:55 > 0:19:01'But they're particularly well known for an impressive collection of tulips and 2,000 species of rose.
0:19:01 > 0:19:05'And they were all planted by husband and wife owners Ian and Barbara.
0:19:05 > 0:19:09'However, Abbey House Gardens are perhaps most famous
0:19:09 > 0:19:13'for the unusual style Ian and Barbara like to indulge in when they're gardening.
0:19:13 > 0:19:19'Quite often, they wear absolutely nothing, hence their nickname, the naked gardeners.
0:19:19 > 0:19:23'Ian and Barbara work fully clothed when the gardens are open to the public,
0:19:23 > 0:19:26'apart from on special "clothes optional" days,
0:19:26 > 0:19:30'when the visitors are given the opportunity to strip off, too.'
0:19:33 > 0:19:38I think you'll be pleased to hear it's not a "clothing optional" day today and I'm really relieved.
0:19:38 > 0:19:42I'm going to head inside and find out what else makes this place so unique.
0:19:42 > 0:19:47Just taking a first glance there, you can understand what I'm going on about.
0:20:00 > 0:20:04- Barbara, Ian, hello! Good to see you! Caught you at work.- Yep!
0:20:04 > 0:20:08- You look fabulous. You look really healthy.- So do you.
0:20:08 > 0:20:13The gardens look great. It's late spring. I know this is one of the hardest times of the year for you.
0:20:13 > 0:20:19Everything's growing. And after such a long, hard, cold, miserable, wet winter, we've been very glad
0:20:19 > 0:20:25- to see the colour come in a rush. - Everything was three of four weeks late and now it's catch-up time.
0:20:25 > 0:20:30Early tulips have come up with mid-season tulips, blossom everywhere, all happening.
0:20:30 > 0:20:35- How long have you had this place? - In a few weeks, it'll be 16 years. - Happy birthday.
0:20:35 > 0:20:39- What was it like? - Completely different. There was no garden here at all.
0:20:39 > 0:20:45This area was formal and the lawns were kept cut, but just lawn with a little bit of perennial.
0:20:45 > 0:20:48- Was this just... - An exercise in moss.
0:20:48 > 0:20:53Getting the heads off the daisies and dandelions and keeping the moss down.
0:20:53 > 0:20:55What a backdrop over there. Look at that.
0:20:55 > 0:20:58Through into the abbey. Tell me about the history of the abbey.
0:20:58 > 0:21:03It started in the late 7th century. It began from a school
0:21:03 > 0:21:06and a Celtic monk coming to the hill to be a hermit
0:21:06 > 0:21:09and exchanging his knowledge for food.
0:21:09 > 0:21:13So the school began and then that developed into a Benedictine monastery,
0:21:13 > 0:21:16which was dissolved by Henry VIII about 1539
0:21:16 > 0:21:21- and then a wealthy clothier bought the site and put up that Tudor house.- It's a lovely house.
0:21:21 > 0:21:26- So that's 1600s, as well.- 1542. - Yeah, there abouts.- Wow.
0:21:26 > 0:21:30It's absolutely fabulous, it really is.
0:21:30 > 0:21:34- What's this?- Berberis. - I've never seen that before, but it works really well with the box.
0:21:34 > 0:21:38- A number of people think it's a purple box.- I kind of thought that.
0:21:38 > 0:21:42- THEY LAUGH - But I didn't say it.
0:21:42 > 0:21:47- When you put your hands around it to weed, you know it isn't, cos it scratches you to bits.- Beautiful.
0:21:47 > 0:21:51- How do you get those levels so perfect?- With difficulty.- Is it?
0:21:51 > 0:21:54You need a good eye, really. Piece of string and some shears.
0:21:54 > 0:21:57Yes, and shears.
0:21:57 > 0:22:01I used a machine to do the tops, but the sides, I still cut with hand shears.
0:22:01 > 0:22:05Machines have a tendency to drag it and rip it about.
0:22:05 > 0:22:08- Gardening is hard work. Can we have a tour?- Let's go.
0:22:08 > 0:22:13- You could say this is the best office in the world, the best place to work.- Definitely.
0:22:13 > 0:22:16- It's a good stress buster.- Oh, yes!
0:22:22 > 0:22:26Beautiful, aren't they? Absolutely beautiful.
0:22:26 > 0:22:29- So full.- I like this one with the stripes on it.
0:22:29 > 0:22:32A splash of Monet.
0:22:41 > 0:22:44The herb garden looks fabulous, it really does.
0:22:44 > 0:22:49And I love the deep raised beds. Obviously keeps the herbs drier, as well.
0:22:49 > 0:22:54Absolutely. Most herbs come from the Mediterranean and they don't like getting their feet wet.
0:22:54 > 0:22:58- And also... Walafrid Strabo was his name, wasn't it?- Yep.
0:22:58 > 0:23:01He was a monk in the 9th century and he wrote this poem,
0:23:01 > 0:23:06"To grow your herbs well and good, you should grow them in raised beds with oaken sides."
0:23:06 > 0:23:09- Really?- So we have raised beds with oaken sides.
0:23:09 > 0:23:12- The monks would be proud of the herbs here.- I think they would.
0:23:12 > 0:23:17- What herbs are you growing here? - Things like ajuga reptans, which is the little bugle.
0:23:17 > 0:23:22They're really good for lowering the blood pressure and stopping internal bleeding.
0:23:22 > 0:23:26And then chives, which happen to be growing beside it.
0:23:26 > 0:23:29Although we eat those for flavour, they're mildly antiseptic,
0:23:29 > 0:23:33so they're quite good to help keep you healthy.
0:23:33 > 0:23:37We've got Solomon's Seal in flower at the moment. You can make a poultice from that
0:23:37 > 0:23:40- that's good for drawing out bruising.- Isn't it lovely?
0:23:40 > 0:23:44- It's so tranquil.- It is. And the sound of the water.
0:23:44 > 0:23:47The monks would've always had water nearby.
0:23:47 > 0:23:51There's an energy in that water, as well. It keeps you going.
0:23:51 > 0:23:55And it draws the birds, makes the atmosphere moist, it's lovely.
0:23:55 > 0:23:59Oh, I do envy you. Where next?
0:23:59 > 0:24:02- Shall we go down to the river garden?- OK.
0:24:13 > 0:24:16There's still daffodils.
0:24:16 > 0:24:19All the time we're walking along, you're both working, aren't you?
0:24:19 > 0:24:22You're thinking, "Tomorrow, I'm going to sort you out."
0:24:22 > 0:24:27- That's right. That's got to change, that's got to move, get down here and sort that.- Make a mental note.
0:24:37 > 0:24:41- Were the fish ponds originally here? Did the monks have them?- They did.
0:24:41 > 0:24:46They had three, small, medium and large, and an eel trap that ran the water back to the river.
0:24:46 > 0:24:50- Oh, gosh!- This whole area was their supermarket.
0:24:50 > 0:24:53They were even farming fresh-water oysters, cos we've found the shells.
0:24:53 > 0:24:57Have you? Native oysters. So it was fish on Friday here.
0:24:57 > 0:25:01Fish on Friday. The fish would've been lined or netted in the river,
0:25:01 > 0:25:06thrown on here, taken up to a holding tank near the kitchen that was called the stew pond.
0:25:06 > 0:25:12I've got to say, I love the rear elevation of the property, the house from here with that steep bank.
0:25:12 > 0:25:15When I think how that was when we came here, it was completely overgrown.
0:25:15 > 0:25:19I just feel that it's one of Ian's greatest achievements,
0:25:19 > 0:25:23actually getting that planted up and so colourful at this time of year.
0:25:23 > 0:25:29- Do you think that's one of the hardest things?- It was, cos I lost the digger a couple of times!
0:25:29 > 0:25:32- THEY LAUGH - Isn't that lovely?
0:25:32 > 0:25:36Absolutely beautiful. I think you've done a magnificent job, I really do.
0:25:36 > 0:25:40- There's one more thing we've got to show you.- OK. Come on, then.
0:25:53 > 0:25:56- Right, are we here? - This is what I wanted to show you.
0:25:56 > 0:25:58Look at this lovely, smooth area of water.
0:25:58 > 0:26:01There's a pool in the riverbed here.
0:26:01 > 0:26:05- Where it changes colour?- Yes. - You can see it's a lot deeper.
0:26:05 > 0:26:09That's right. It was known as St Aldhelm's Pool and it's been a place of baptism
0:26:09 > 0:26:13until as recently as 1904, and the reason is that Aldhelm,
0:26:13 > 0:26:16who was the first abbot of the Benedictine monastery,
0:26:16 > 0:26:19used to bring himself down to this part of the river
0:26:19 > 0:26:24- and immerse himself in the water night and day, year long. - For a wash?
0:26:24 > 0:26:27- And, apparently...- No...
0:26:27 > 0:26:33..according to the record, he did this to calm the rebellious nature of his body.
0:26:33 > 0:26:38- HE LAUGHS Read into that what you will. - I think I understand.
0:26:38 > 0:26:42- But, interestingly...- Get rid of all those naughty thoughts.- That's it.
0:26:42 > 0:26:45- Cool yourself down. - That's it.- How wonderful!
0:26:45 > 0:26:50It is wonderful, and I think it's wonderful that people followed suit
0:26:50 > 0:26:53and came to immerse themselves in the water in just the same spot.
0:26:53 > 0:26:57Thank you both so much. It's been delightful. The weather's been perfect.
0:26:57 > 0:27:02This is just a haven for wildlife, but not only that, it's inspiration for everybody.
0:27:02 > 0:27:05If you come here, you can take a bit home and be creative at home
0:27:05 > 0:27:09- and hopefully follow in your footsteps.- Thank you. We'd like to think so.- Wonderful.
0:27:09 > 0:27:14- Now for a cold bath. Come on, let's get a cup of tea. - THEY LAUGH
0:27:22 > 0:27:25'Away from the peace and quiet of the garden,
0:27:25 > 0:27:31'we're holding our valuation day at the Corn Hall in Cirencester. And it's a very busy day.'
0:27:31 > 0:27:33We're prepared for almost anything.
0:27:33 > 0:27:36Pretend you're enjoying yourself.
0:27:36 > 0:27:40- Thank you very much. - That's OK.- You've made my day. - Oh! Thanks for coming in.
0:27:40 > 0:27:43- We wouldn't have a show without all these people.- Thank you.
0:27:43 > 0:27:45Three, two, one.
0:27:49 > 0:27:55'Toy expert Thomas is thrilled to have come across a rare doll, brought in by Susan.'
0:27:55 > 0:27:58Mattel. What a toy name to conjure with.
0:27:58 > 0:28:06And Barbie. The most iconic doll of the post-war era, isn't it?
0:28:06 > 0:28:11Fascinating. Tell me, how did you come by this almost mint Barbie?
0:28:11 > 0:28:15It was a present to me in 1963 from my auntie
0:28:15 > 0:28:20and her next-door neighbour brought it back from Canada.
0:28:21 > 0:28:25They weren't in this country much, I don't think, then.
0:28:25 > 0:28:28- No. - Nobody else had one that I know of,
0:28:28 > 0:28:31so that's why it's still in the box.
0:28:31 > 0:28:35- Were you a dolly person? - Yes, but the original baby dolls.
0:28:35 > 0:28:39- Yeah? - You know, like, the bigger dolls.
0:28:39 > 0:28:44- Oh, really? You liked the larger dolls, which looked like babies with round faces?- Yes.
0:28:44 > 0:28:49- With porcelain or celluloid heads by Pedigree?- Yes.- British dolls by Pedigree.- Yes.- Absolutely.
0:28:49 > 0:28:53- And this turned up and it was slightly alien to you, was it?- Yes.
0:28:53 > 0:28:58- Especially with the wigs.- You didn't like that?- No, not really.
0:28:58 > 0:29:00I suppose, if they weren't in the country
0:29:00 > 0:29:05- and none of your friends had them, you couldn't have a Barbie tea party.- No.
0:29:05 > 0:29:09- Nobody really knew what you were talking about.- No.- No.
0:29:09 > 0:29:14- It would've had a cellophane cover to it.- Yes. - Which has gone, unfortunately.
0:29:14 > 0:29:19But for the... How can you put it nicely? ..anoraks
0:29:19 > 0:29:22who collect Barbies, they'd like it all mint.
0:29:22 > 0:29:25But, as it is, you've got Barbie here
0:29:25 > 0:29:29within some sort of very risque swimming suit, really.
0:29:29 > 0:29:33I don't think you could go on the beach like that in the early 1960s.
0:29:33 > 0:29:38Early 60s, 1962 this was made, '63 you were given it,
0:29:38 > 0:29:42you wouldn't be seen dead... It was for film stars to wear that kind of costume.
0:29:42 > 0:29:46So what you've got here is a very risque and sexy Barbie
0:29:46 > 0:29:49with the wigs, which I've never seen before.
0:29:49 > 0:29:52- Oh.- I think it's quite impressive.
0:29:52 > 0:29:56Have you any thoughts or ideas of value?
0:29:56 > 0:29:59Not really. I know she must have some worth,
0:29:59 > 0:30:02but I wouldn't know what worth, really.
0:30:02 > 0:30:06I wouldn't be surprised if it made £150.
0:30:06 > 0:30:09- I really wouldn't.- Really?- Honestly.
0:30:09 > 0:30:14- However, in a general sale, I would suggest we put it in at £80 to £120. - Yes.
0:30:14 > 0:30:17- We fix the reserve at £80.- Mm-hm.
0:30:17 > 0:30:19- Cos I believe it's worth it.- Yep.
0:30:19 > 0:30:25And I would imagine that the phone lines will be red hot for the auction house
0:30:25 > 0:30:29wanting to know all about this. I think you've got a very rare, early Barbie here.
0:30:29 > 0:30:31- Thank you for coming. - Thank you very much.
0:30:31 > 0:30:34'That Barbie might well evoke the glamour of a film star,
0:30:34 > 0:30:39'but Michael has spotted Bob with something any A-lister would be proud to sport.'
0:30:39 > 0:30:45Bob, I think you've made my day today by bringing in this absolutely fantastic piece of jewellery.
0:30:45 > 0:30:50But before I tell you anything about it, can you tell me, where does it come from?
0:30:50 > 0:30:53Well, it belonged to my mother-in-law,
0:30:53 > 0:30:57and she was widowed quite early and she travelled a lot
0:30:57 > 0:31:01and she liked to wear nice jewellery.
0:31:01 > 0:31:06So would this be something that she would probably wear on quite a regular basis?
0:31:06 > 0:31:11- Oh, yes, she would. - Wonderful. Something like this was designed to be worn.
0:31:11 > 0:31:15If we look at it closely, we've got this fantastic brooch,
0:31:15 > 0:31:19made in about 1895, 1900,
0:31:19 > 0:31:21turn of the last century.
0:31:21 > 0:31:24What we call fin de siecle jewellery.
0:31:24 > 0:31:27It's very fine, it's very light.
0:31:27 > 0:31:31It's diamond-set. There's an elegance about it.
0:31:31 > 0:31:34The fantastic thing about so much of this jewellery
0:31:34 > 0:31:40is that it's affordable, because it's small stones, it's enamel work.
0:31:40 > 0:31:43When you move up a level, as you do with your brooch,
0:31:43 > 0:31:47- you start to get larger diamonds being used.- I see.
0:31:47 > 0:31:51And that's really where the value lies today, in that and its wearability.
0:31:51 > 0:31:55We've got a lovely white-gold setting
0:31:55 > 0:31:59and we've got a central brilliant-cut drop
0:31:59 > 0:32:02that probably weighs just over a carat.
0:32:02 > 0:32:08- Really?- And we've got four similarly sized stones here
0:32:08 > 0:32:12that between them are maybe 2, 2.5 carats.
0:32:12 > 0:32:14So you've got a lot of carat weight in this.
0:32:14 > 0:32:19It's a stunning thing. Why now have you decided to part with it?
0:32:19 > 0:32:24Well, my wife did used to wear it and she inherited it from her mum.
0:32:24 > 0:32:27Unfortunately, my wife is now in a nursing home.
0:32:27 > 0:32:35- Oh, dear.- And, erm, I know that a few years ago, when we discussed the jewellery that she inherited,
0:32:35 > 0:32:40that she felt that it probably wouldn't be worn
0:32:40 > 0:32:43and, at some point, she would like to sell it on.
0:32:43 > 0:32:45I mean, this is a valuable brooch.
0:32:45 > 0:32:52I think we should put it into auction with an estimate of £2,000 to £2,500.
0:32:52 > 0:32:58- Oh, really? That's quite good. - And we must protect it with a fixed reserve of £2,000.
0:32:58 > 0:33:01- OK.- And we'll instruct the auctioneer on those lines.
0:33:01 > 0:33:07And I think, on the day, because a piece of jewellery isn't just worth the intrinsic parts of it,
0:33:07 > 0:33:10but how wearable and attractive it is,
0:33:10 > 0:33:13I could see two Cirencester ladies
0:33:13 > 0:33:16becoming quite embattled about buying that brooch.
0:33:16 > 0:33:22So let's put it into the auction and I think it could have a sparkling result for us at the end of the day.
0:33:22 > 0:33:26- Excellent.- Thank you so much for bringing this in, Bob.- Not at all.
0:33:26 > 0:33:29'What a stylish brooch! Now Thomas is rounding off his day
0:33:29 > 0:33:34'with a beautiful but simple chalice belonging to Linda.'
0:33:34 > 0:33:37Linda, thanks for coming. Tell me about your cup.
0:33:37 > 0:33:42- Well, it's a silver cup. I believe it's quite old.- Mm-hm.
0:33:42 > 0:33:48It was given to me as a gift from somebody who knows that I like small silver.
0:33:48 > 0:33:52- But, for me, it's a bit too big. - It's not really a piece of small silver, is it?
0:33:52 > 0:33:55- No, not as small as I usually collect.- What do you collect?
0:33:55 > 0:33:59I like spoons, all sorts of different spoons.
0:33:59 > 0:34:03And I like little salt and little mustard pots.
0:34:03 > 0:34:06What's your earliest piece of silver?
0:34:06 > 0:34:11I think I've got a spoon and it's about 1715.
0:34:11 > 0:34:13That's not bad, is it? Quite interesting.
0:34:13 > 0:34:16- This is 18th century.- Yes.
0:34:16 > 0:34:18It is 1771.
0:34:18 > 0:34:22- Oh, right. - And it's by a man called Emik Romer.
0:34:22 > 0:34:26- Emik Romer.- Is he British? - Oh, yeah, British.
0:34:26 > 0:34:29He's quite a prolific maker of good-quality items.
0:34:29 > 0:34:32Normally, it's candlesticks and epergnes,
0:34:32 > 0:34:36but this is a sort of chalice or a footed cup.
0:34:36 > 0:34:40And it's very, very plain, which is actually so appealing.
0:34:40 > 0:34:44- Yes, I like plain things. - It hasn't been got at.- No.
0:34:44 > 0:34:49Of course, what was the risk of happening with this type of silver within the 19th century,
0:34:49 > 0:34:54this then would've been all decorated and repoussed with floral design.
0:34:54 > 0:34:57Somebody's restrained themselves.
0:34:57 > 0:34:59When Emik Romer was making it,
0:34:59 > 0:35:03this sort of slight gadrooning around here
0:35:03 > 0:35:06- was the only style of decoration to this.- Right.
0:35:06 > 0:35:10So it's rather fun. And you've got these quite good marks on the base here.
0:35:10 > 0:35:15- Yes, they're quite big. - They're quite big and quite fine and as you know from collecting silver,
0:35:15 > 0:35:18they look quite fresh, so that's brilliant.
0:35:18 > 0:35:21Because it's by Emik Romer and it's 1771,
0:35:21 > 0:35:27- you've got to think that the value is going to be higher than a usual chalice from this date.- Right.
0:35:27 > 0:35:31So I would put this in at auction between £300 and £500.
0:35:31 > 0:35:34- Oh, right. - I'd fix the reserve at £300.
0:35:34 > 0:35:36How does that grab you?
0:35:36 > 0:35:41- That was a nice friend, wasn't it? - It was a nice friend, wasn't it! A very nice friend!
0:35:43 > 0:35:47'So that completes our selection of antiques to take off to the auction room.
0:35:47 > 0:35:52'And we're spanning the ages. There's that 20th century icon, Barbie.
0:35:52 > 0:35:55'The Belle Epoque brooch.
0:35:55 > 0:35:58'And the 18th century silver cup.
0:36:01 > 0:36:05'As with all auctions, there's a buyer's and seller's commission,
0:36:05 > 0:36:09'and here it's 15 percent of the sale price, plus VAT.
0:36:09 > 0:36:12'Things are hotting up in the saleroom. In a quieter moment,
0:36:12 > 0:36:16'I had a chat with auctioneer Philip Allwood about Bob's brooch.'
0:36:19 > 0:36:24This could be the jewel in Flog It's crown. It's absolutely stunning, isn't it?
0:36:24 > 0:36:28- Smart thing.- Yeah, lovely brooch. Belongs to Robert.
0:36:28 > 0:36:33We've got £2,000 to £2,500, possibly could get £3,000, could it?
0:36:33 > 0:36:39It's a very nice looking piece. It's very good quality.
0:36:39 > 0:36:47The setting's nice. It's very typically that Belle Epoque style of the 1900, 1920s period.
0:36:47 > 0:36:53- It's got lots and lots of things going for it. - I know what you're going to say.
0:36:53 > 0:36:57- Brooches aren't fashionable. - They're just not fashionable. You can't get away from it.
0:36:57 > 0:37:01- Maybe that's because not many people have a brooch like this.- True.
0:37:01 > 0:37:04More fashionable would be
0:37:04 > 0:37:07a pair of ear studs, a solitaire ring,
0:37:07 > 0:37:09another pair of ear studs for everyday use
0:37:09 > 0:37:13and it would destroy the thing, of course.
0:37:13 > 0:37:18- It would be a dreadful shame, it was made to look like this for a reason. - It's got integrity.
0:37:18 > 0:37:24It's very organic looking. But I guess, to maximise the value, that's what the trade would do.
0:37:24 > 0:37:28- And they'd turn it into something that would be used.- Saleable.- Yeah.
0:37:28 > 0:37:31That's the shame of it. As to the value,
0:37:31 > 0:37:35I think £2,000 to £3,000 is enough for it in today's market.
0:37:35 > 0:37:39I hope it'll get there. We'll do our very best with it
0:37:39 > 0:37:42and if any brooch should make that, this should.
0:37:42 > 0:37:46But...you're selling something people don't want to buy.
0:37:46 > 0:37:48Yeah. I can see you're not sure about this one.
0:37:48 > 0:37:53So there's no telephone bids at the moment, as we speak?
0:37:53 > 0:37:58- That would be telling, wouldn't it? - OK. You've got to watch to find out.
0:38:01 > 0:38:06'First, Susan is going to find out whether she'll have to say goodbye to her childhood gift.'
0:38:06 > 0:38:11Now, will there be tears from Susan? We're just about to find out.
0:38:11 > 0:38:15We're talking about that wonderful Barbie doll from Canada, which was quite rare at the time.
0:38:15 > 0:38:21- You've had this ever since you were... How old?- I was nine.- Nine.
0:38:21 > 0:38:26- And it's still boxed! - Yes.- And the wigs are wonderful! I've never seen these wigs before.
0:38:26 > 0:38:30Thomas is a Barbie doll specialist. You are, though, let's face it!
0:38:30 > 0:38:34You specialise in lots of things like this. Collector's things.
0:38:34 > 0:38:40We have a saleroom which sells toys, so I see lots of things coming up in the Barbie doll world.
0:38:40 > 0:38:45But I must admit, I'm like Paul, I've never seen the three wigs in there, in the set and boxed,
0:38:45 > 0:38:48so I'm a little bit excited.
0:38:48 > 0:38:52But I don't want to come over like I'm excited about selling dolls.
0:38:52 > 0:38:54THEY LAUGH
0:38:56 > 0:38:58Lot number 145
0:38:58 > 0:39:03is the new fashion queen Barbie. 50 to get on.
0:39:03 > 0:39:07£50. At £30 a bid only. At £30.
0:39:07 > 0:39:11At 5. 40. 5. 50. 5.
0:39:11 > 0:39:1460. 5. 70. 5.
0:39:14 > 0:39:1780. 5 if you like. At 80 here. At £80.
0:39:17 > 0:39:21Are you all sure now, then? Lady's bid at £80.
0:39:21 > 0:39:23Are you all done?
0:39:23 > 0:39:25- On estimate. Well done.- Good.
0:39:25 > 0:39:29- At least someone will appreciate it. - Oh, yeah.
0:39:29 > 0:39:34- I'm pleased. - It's been a long time.- Yeah.
0:39:34 > 0:39:36'Thomas got the valuation spot on.
0:39:36 > 0:39:39'But will he do just as well for Linda?'
0:39:41 > 0:39:45- Why are you selling this?- Well, I collect small Georgian silver,
0:39:45 > 0:39:48- but this is a bit large for my collection.- Yeah.
0:39:48 > 0:39:54- Hey, silver's selling well today. - Oh, yes.- The trade are here. And, as you know, silver prices are up
0:39:54 > 0:39:57- so it's a good time to sell. - Absolutely, great time to sell.
0:39:58 > 0:40:03Lot number 28 we're onto now, which is the George III silver goblet
0:40:03 > 0:40:06by Emik Romer. 2 get on. Must be 200.
0:40:06 > 0:40:09At 200. Thank you. At 200.
0:40:09 > 0:40:11I'll take 210 if you like now. 210. 220.
0:40:11 > 0:40:15230. 240. 250.
0:40:15 > 0:40:18At 250. 260 now. At 250.
0:40:18 > 0:40:20260. 270.
0:40:20 > 0:40:23- 280. 290.- Oh, that's better.- 300.
0:40:23 > 0:40:25At 300 here. And 20 if you like now.
0:40:25 > 0:40:28At 300. On my right at £300. 320.
0:40:28 > 0:40:32- 340. 360.- Good!- 380.
0:40:32 > 0:40:36At 380. In front of me at 380. 400 now. 400.
0:40:36 > 0:40:39- Fantastic.- Oh, excellent.- 420.
0:40:39 > 0:40:41440 anywhere?
0:40:41 > 0:40:44At 420.
0:40:44 > 0:40:47- Yes!- Brilliant!- Good man, Philip!
0:40:47 > 0:40:50He worked that really well, the auctioneer. £420.
0:40:50 > 0:40:53Ebbed and flowed, ebbed and flowed, sticking in places.
0:40:53 > 0:40:58- I was worried it wasn't going to sell.- So was I. It was bobbling around there, wasn't it? Wow!
0:40:58 > 0:41:02- That's very good. - That'll get you a good spoon.- Yes.
0:41:03 > 0:41:06'I hope she manages to find that spoon,
0:41:06 > 0:41:09'and I'm also hoping there's someone in there right now
0:41:09 > 0:41:13'who's just as keen to get their hands on a wonderful diamond brooch.'
0:41:14 > 0:41:19It sparkled at the valuation day. What will happen in the auction? We're just about to find out.
0:41:19 > 0:41:22I've been joined by Bob. The brooch is going under the hammer.
0:41:22 > 0:41:27£2,500 at the top end of the estimate is what we would love to get,
0:41:27 > 0:41:29but it's got to get over £2,000 to sell.
0:41:29 > 0:41:34I think it's the biggest diamond-set piece we've had on Flog It
0:41:34 > 0:41:37and it actually breaks up, not that anyone would break it up,
0:41:37 > 0:41:41at £2,000 for the constituent parts of it, if you just took the stones out.
0:41:41 > 0:41:44We talked about that just before the sale with the auctioneer.
0:41:44 > 0:41:47If the trade are really serious about this, they will break it up.
0:41:47 > 0:41:51But then I said to Philip, nobody will ever have a brooch like this again.
0:41:51 > 0:41:55Maybe this will be the new trend-setter. Maybe it should be kept intact.
0:41:55 > 0:41:58I hope so, because people appreciate antique jewellery now
0:41:58 > 0:42:03and it's still eminently wearable, even if you wanted to turn it into a pendant.
0:42:03 > 0:42:08- That would look nice.- Absolutely. - Let's find out what the bidders think. Here we go.
0:42:09 > 0:42:13The diamond brooch in the Belle Epoque taste.
0:42:13 > 0:42:17Super quality brooch there. Where for that? 1,000 to get on.
0:42:17 > 0:42:201,000 bid. At 1,000.
0:42:20 > 0:42:24And 50 if you like. And 50. 1,100. And 50.
0:42:24 > 0:42:281,200. And 50. 1,300. And 50.
0:42:28 > 0:42:301,400. And 50.
0:42:30 > 0:42:321,500. And 50.
0:42:32 > 0:42:351,600. And 50.
0:42:35 > 0:42:371,700. And 50.
0:42:37 > 0:42:401,800. And 50.
0:42:40 > 0:42:441,900. And 50.
0:42:44 > 0:42:462,000.
0:42:46 > 0:42:492,100. 2,200.
0:42:49 > 0:42:53At 2,200 on my left now. 2,200. 2,300 now.
0:42:53 > 0:42:55It's on my left. 2,300.
0:42:55 > 0:42:572,400 if you like, sir.
0:42:57 > 0:42:59At 2,300. The lady's bid at 2,300.
0:42:59 > 0:43:042,400 now. At £2,300. You sure now at 2,300?
0:43:06 > 0:43:11Yes! Well, Bob, £2,300!
0:43:11 > 0:43:15- Ooh!- A lady bidding. Maybe she will keep it intact as a brooch.
0:43:15 > 0:43:20- Brilliant. That's good. I'm really pleased about that. - It deserved to make every penny.
0:43:20 > 0:43:25- Well done. Thank you so much for bringing such a wonderful item in. - Well done.- Thank you very much.
0:43:25 > 0:43:30'If you think you've got something special hiding away at home like that,
0:43:30 > 0:43:33'bring it along to one of our valuation days.
0:43:33 > 0:43:38'You can find our more at bbc.co.uk/flogit
0:43:38 > 0:43:41'We look forward to seeing you.'
0:43:41 > 0:43:46I hope you've enjoyed the show. So, until the next time, from Cirencester, it's cheerio.
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