0:00:04 > 0:00:07You could be forgiven for thinking we're on the high seas,
0:00:07 > 0:00:10because behind me is the North Sea, but we're sticking to dry land,
0:00:10 > 0:00:15because today we're in the seaside resort of Herne Bay on the Kent coastline.
0:00:15 > 0:00:16Welcome to Flog It!
0:00:43 > 0:00:47Our venue today is right on the seafront. It doesn't get much better than that.
0:00:47 > 0:00:50Here it is, the magnificent Kings Hall in Herne Bay.
0:00:50 > 0:00:53And already a massive, great, big crowd are gathering
0:00:53 > 0:00:57all laden with bags and boxes full of antiquarian delight.
0:00:57 > 0:01:01They've come to ask that all-important question to our experts, which is...
0:01:01 > 0:01:05- Come on!- ALL: What's it worth?! - Stay tuned and you'll find out.
0:01:08 > 0:01:12'And those experts are the small and stylish Kate Bateman
0:01:12 > 0:01:15'and the chic and loveable Mark Stacey.
0:01:16 > 0:01:21'Kate combines auctioneering with motherhood, but still seems relaxed and unflustered.'
0:01:21 > 0:01:26- How dare you? How very dare you? - Does nobody else see that? It's the nose, I think.
0:01:26 > 0:01:30'Mark's a busy man who works as a consultant and media star.
0:01:30 > 0:01:32'He's not averse to a little name dropping.'
0:01:32 > 0:01:36- This is a rupee signed by Vera Lynn. - Oh, yes, it is.
0:01:36 > 0:01:38- I've met her, you know.- Have you?
0:01:38 > 0:01:44She thought my valuation was very mean, so I told her she was good at singing and I was good at valuing.
0:01:46 > 0:01:50'Coming up in today's programme, we have something which shines out with style.'
0:01:50 > 0:01:55That's really the pinnacle of Japanese decorative art, so these are fantastic.
0:01:55 > 0:01:59'It's not only the items which benefit from a bit of spit and polish.'
0:01:59 > 0:02:04- I had a wash this morning. She made me.- I should jolly well hope so. - LAUGHTER
0:02:04 > 0:02:09'And I get to visit a splendid castle where you definitely need a head for heights.'
0:02:09 > 0:02:13Especially, when you look straight down into the moat. It's scary.
0:02:16 > 0:02:20'Let's get on with the show. Being next to the sea has inspired Kate's choice.
0:02:20 > 0:02:23'She's talking to Nicola and her daughter Rosie.'
0:02:23 > 0:02:29- What have you brought me? - These are two paintings from my late father.- Right.
0:02:29 > 0:02:35- We lost him about ten years ago. They were left as part of a collection for the family.- Right.
0:02:35 > 0:02:40One of the paintings was left to my daughter Rosie and the other one to my daughter Catherine.
0:02:40 > 0:02:42- You're a mother-daughter team?- Yes.
0:02:42 > 0:02:50- Two daughters each got a painting? - Yes.- OK. Do you know much about the artist?- No, nothing at all.
0:02:50 > 0:02:54They're not particularly old. You've got the artist's name here - James Brereton
0:02:54 > 0:02:59Now, he's a fairly prolific, well-known, late 20th century marine artist.
0:02:59 > 0:03:02He was born in Derby in the 1950s.
0:03:02 > 0:03:07These are about 1980s, and I think it's dated on the back 1981 anyway.
0:03:07 > 0:03:11What they're showing is much earlier, 19th-century battle scenes.
0:03:11 > 0:03:14We've got our traditional enemies, the French.
0:03:14 > 0:03:17Basically, English and French galleons firing against each other.
0:03:17 > 0:03:21- Do you like them?- Yes, I love them. - They're bloodthirsty scenes.
0:03:21 > 0:03:25- You've got cannons dropping in the water.- This one's my favourite. - This one?- Yes.
0:03:25 > 0:03:29There's a lot going on and they're nicely painted. The sea is lovely.
0:03:29 > 0:03:33- It reminds me of Grandpa a lot, because he enjoyed the sea. - Right. Was he a sailor?
0:03:33 > 0:03:38- Yes, he had his own ship and he sailed a lot.- That's probably why he was drawn to them.
0:03:38 > 0:03:44I have to talk about condition before we value, because there are some cracks here in the paint.
0:03:44 > 0:03:49Also, you've got a little loss here, a bit of paint's flaked off. You can see the canvas underneath.
0:03:49 > 0:03:52But overall, they're pretty good. They're what? 30, 35 years old?
0:03:52 > 0:03:58- Any ideas price-wise, what you think they're worth?- No idea. - I don't know.- You don't know?
0:03:58 > 0:04:02He's interesting. He has done quite a lot at auction, and it's quite a wide range.
0:04:02 > 0:04:08He does anywhere from £300 to £400, rightly up to £3,000 and £4,000. It's nice you've got a pair.
0:04:08 > 0:04:13Would you want to sell them as a pair or as two separate lots if they went into the sale?
0:04:13 > 0:04:17- As a pair.- As a pair, so they both go or neither go?- Yes.
0:04:17 > 0:04:23Price-wise, I think midway between those estimates I've given you really.
0:04:23 > 0:04:28- I would have said for the pair somewhere around £1,000 to £1,500 for the sale.- Yes. OK.
0:04:28 > 0:04:35- What do you think about that? - I'm happy with that. We wanted to get about a grand for each.
0:04:35 > 0:04:39As much as possible. The funds are going for a wedding.
0:04:39 > 0:04:44- My eldest daughter is getting married in Red Rock Canyon in Las Vegas next year.- Oh, wow!
0:04:44 > 0:04:47So, an expensive wedding.
0:04:47 > 0:04:51- Not dressed as Elvis or anything crazy?- No, no, no. - Not a total Las Vegas wedding.
0:04:51 > 0:04:54Obviously, the auctioneer will try to do as much as they can.
0:04:54 > 0:05:00- Would you want to put a reserve on them if they went into the sale? - Yes, probably £1,500 for the two.
0:05:00 > 0:05:02That's at the high end of my estimate.
0:05:02 > 0:05:07Now that means the auction couldn't put a low estimate of £1,000 if your reserve is £1,500.
0:05:07 > 0:05:13So, you could try them. I would've said more towards the £1,500 with a reserve of £1,000.
0:05:13 > 0:05:16If you are adamant and you want to reserve on £1,500,
0:05:16 > 0:05:20we'll have to estimate it at £1,500 to £2,000 for the pair,
0:05:20 > 0:05:24and tell the auction house to put that in the catalogue with a firm reserve of £1,500.
0:05:24 > 0:05:29- OK.- It's one of those ones. They may fly away or they may not get a bid.
0:05:29 > 0:05:33- You sound like you might be a bit gutted if they go for just that.- I will be gutted
0:05:33 > 0:05:36We've put a high estimate on them, so if they don't sell
0:05:36 > 0:05:42- they'll be happily looked after and appreciated anyway.- Right. - They're hung in my mum's house.
0:05:42 > 0:05:44And your sister's OK if you sell hers?
0:05:44 > 0:05:47We've had a word. We're both OK, cos it's going towards her wedding.
0:05:47 > 0:05:52- I think Grandpa would be happy with that.- Well, it's a nice cause. - He would approve.
0:05:52 > 0:05:57OK, let's give them a go. Let's put the reserve of £1,500 and just see what happens.
0:05:57 > 0:06:00- Yeah.- Fingers crossed, OK? - Thanks.- See you at the sale.
0:06:01 > 0:06:03'Well, that's all shipshape then.
0:06:03 > 0:06:08'Next up, Alan and Nina have brought along a collection which brings out the child in me.'
0:06:09 > 0:06:14- Thank you for bringing the rest of the family it looks like. - ALL LAUGH
0:06:14 > 0:06:19There's a lot of mechanical, clockwork toys here. Whose are they?
0:06:19 > 0:06:21They belong to the family as such.
0:06:21 > 0:06:26My father was an antiques dealer and when he passed away sadly eight years ago,
0:06:26 > 0:06:30he left individual items to us, but this was just a box
0:06:30 > 0:06:33that was up in his attic, which was then transferred to my attic.
0:06:33 > 0:06:37We decided it's about time we sold them
0:06:37 > 0:06:42and just split whatever between the family, or the five siblings.
0:06:42 > 0:06:49- Well, early German clockwork toys made by Schuco, which dates back to 1912, are the best.- Yes.
0:06:49 > 0:06:55That's where it all started. These, unfortunately, are predominately 1950s and 1960s
0:06:55 > 0:06:58and they're all Japanese...but one.
0:06:58 > 0:07:04Looking at this little mouse that's got a Tri-ang key in it, that's an English key.
0:07:04 > 0:07:08If I turn this little mouse upside-down... There you are. "Schuco. Made in Germany."
0:07:08 > 0:07:11So, this is a 1930s toy.
0:07:11 > 0:07:15And hopefully, it still works. Let's give it a wind up.
0:07:18 > 0:07:21There's a mouse in the house.
0:07:21 > 0:07:25Well, that's fabulous. That's the best lot.
0:07:25 > 0:07:29I do like this bear, though. I think he's a lot of fun, and if you wind him up...
0:07:31 > 0:07:36He's working and, hopefully - look at that - he'll turn the book.
0:07:37 > 0:07:39Isn't that lovely?
0:07:40 > 0:07:42One hand is turning the pages.
0:07:42 > 0:07:47When he gets to the end of the book, the other hand flips it back and they start again.
0:07:47 > 0:07:50- That's so clever. - So much thought.- So clever.
0:07:50 > 0:07:56Most of these little toys you can see are just tin plate bent from a mould,
0:07:56 > 0:08:01joined together - they come in two sections - with a lithograph transfer to give them the colour.
0:08:01 > 0:08:05A lot of them do have the original felt clothing, which is quite nice.
0:08:05 > 0:08:08And you've got some boxes, some packaging,
0:08:08 > 0:08:13some Tom and Jerry, a lot later, 1970s.
0:08:13 > 0:08:14It's a good mixed lot.
0:08:14 > 0:08:19Have you any idea what sort of value you want to put on these?
0:08:20 > 0:08:23Not really, no.
0:08:23 > 0:08:28They've been in the loft for eight years, and having just got them down, we'd really...
0:08:28 > 0:08:32Obviously, everybody likes to think they've got something of great value...
0:08:32 > 0:08:34I don't know. What would you suggest?
0:08:34 > 0:08:37I would say there's a value of around...
0:08:37 > 0:08:39£100 to £200.
0:08:39 > 0:08:45- Possibly the top end, £200, a little bit more on a good day. - So we could put a reserve on it?
0:08:45 > 0:08:49- Yes, we'll put a reserve on at £100 if that's all right with you. - That's fine.
0:08:49 > 0:08:54- I look forward to seeing you in the auction room. I think this is a bit of fun. I really do.- Great.
0:08:56 > 0:08:59'There's so much to do I just don't have any more time to play.
0:08:59 > 0:09:06'Mark's knuckling down too. He's chatting to Margaret and her grandson about the family silver.'
0:09:06 > 0:09:09- Hello, Margaret.- Hello. - Who's this chap here?
0:09:09 > 0:09:13- This is my grandson Herbie. - Hello, Herbie. Nice to see you.
0:09:13 > 0:09:16- You've brought in some silver to show us.- Yes, I have.
0:09:16 > 0:09:21- Can you give us a little bit of a family history? - Yes. It was originally my aunt's.
0:09:21 > 0:09:26She passed it on to me when she was going into sheltered accommodation.
0:09:26 > 0:09:29I'm afraid it's been in my loft for most of that time.
0:09:29 > 0:09:33- I know. We just don't use these sort of things any more.- No.
0:09:33 > 0:09:37- We've got two nice pieces. What do you think of the pair? Do you like them?- Yes.
0:09:37 > 0:09:43- Do you? Would you keep them? - They would be very nice, but I don't think they would fit in the home.
0:09:43 > 0:09:47- They're not very practical, are they?- No.- You're right. What a sensible lad.
0:09:49 > 0:09:54We've got two quite different things. We've got a little coffee pot or hot water jug.
0:09:54 > 0:09:59Very much, actually, in an 18th-century style, but it's actually much later than that.
0:09:59 > 0:10:03- Yes.- It's London 1924, but it's got quite a good weight to it.
0:10:03 > 0:10:05It's got a fruitwood handle.
0:10:05 > 0:10:10Ideally, if it had an ivory handle, it would make a lot of difference for the value.
0:10:10 > 0:10:14Then we move on to this tray, which, again, is quite a good weight.
0:10:14 > 0:10:20This is London 1904, and it's made by the London Goldsmiths' Company.
0:10:20 > 0:10:23- It has a bit of a problem. It has an inscription on it. - Yes, it has.
0:10:23 > 0:10:28It is quite thick, so somebody buying that could possibly have it removed,
0:10:28 > 0:10:33and then they can put either their own description or have it as a plain tray.
0:10:33 > 0:10:35Have you thought about values before?
0:10:35 > 0:10:40No, not really, because I wasn't even sure whether it was silver or whether it was plated.
0:10:40 > 0:10:44No, absolutely silver, and of course if we look at them we can see here
0:10:44 > 0:10:49- there's a full set of hallmarks here for London 1924.- Right.
0:10:49 > 0:10:55Then on this one, we turn it over and the marks are for London 1904,
0:10:55 > 0:10:58and you've got the Goldsmiths' silversmith's mark there as well.
0:10:58 > 0:11:01The nice thing is you haven't cleaned them in a while.
0:11:01 > 0:11:05I've watched a few television programmes that say don't clean them.
0:11:05 > 0:11:08- Don't clean them. Sell them as they are.- Why is that?
0:11:08 > 0:11:11People like to see them fresh on the market.
0:11:11 > 0:11:16- They like to think of them as being fresh in the sale, not all polished up and clean.- Right.
0:11:16 > 0:11:21- How much do you think they're worth, Herbie?- Well, they are silver.
0:11:21 > 0:11:25I think silver's actually quite a bit of money.
0:11:25 > 0:11:27You're quite right, you know.
0:11:27 > 0:11:30If we were putting them into auction,
0:11:30 > 0:11:35I would put on the coffee pot or water jug something around £120 to £160,
0:11:35 > 0:11:38and on the tray, something around £150 to £200.
0:11:38 > 0:11:42- Right.- Because it's got quite a good weight to it.
0:11:42 > 0:11:45- How do you feel about that? - Well, that would be fine, yes.
0:11:45 > 0:11:49- Would you put them in separately? - Yes. Put them in as two lots.
0:11:49 > 0:11:53- I would also put the reserve at the low end of the estimate. - You would, yes.
0:11:53 > 0:11:56What would you do if we got a good price for them, Margaret?
0:11:56 > 0:12:03- I've got three grandsons, so I think it'll be divided amongst them. - So it'll come to you.
0:12:03 > 0:12:06- I'll split it with my new cousin and my brother. - A new cousin and brother.
0:12:06 > 0:12:12Gosh, so we need to get as much as we can, don't we, to keep you all happy.
0:12:12 > 0:12:15- Fantastic. Are you happy to put them in today?- Yes, very happy.
0:12:15 > 0:12:19Then we'll put the reserve at the fixed end of the estimate,
0:12:19 > 0:12:23- and we'll see if we can get a good price.- Thank you. - Thank you for coming.
0:12:25 > 0:12:29'Let's hope we can make some money towards the grandson fund for Margaret.
0:12:29 > 0:12:33'I think young Herbie can be an antique dealer in years to come.'
0:12:34 > 0:12:37Things seem to be moving along at a cracking pace right now.
0:12:37 > 0:12:41Our experts have made their first choices of items to go to the auction room.
0:12:41 > 0:12:44Let's put those evaluations to the test. Let's see how they fare.
0:12:46 > 0:12:51'We've got the beautiful paintings of the sea, which evoke the age of sea battles and adventure.
0:12:52 > 0:12:57'We're also selling Alan and Lena's clockwork toy collection, which I couldn't resist.
0:12:57 > 0:13:03'And Margaret's inherited silver water pot and tray.'
0:13:07 > 0:13:11It's time to up the tempo. This is where anything could happen.
0:13:11 > 0:13:13We're testing the valuations
0:13:13 > 0:13:17at the Canterbury Auction Galleries in the heart of Canterbury.
0:13:17 > 0:13:19Today's auctioneer is Cliona Kilroy.
0:13:19 > 0:13:24Before she takes to the rostrum over there, I had a quick chat with her on auction preview day.
0:13:24 > 0:13:26This is what she said about one of our items.
0:13:26 > 0:13:31Well, something for all the fine art lovers right now. Two seascapes, oil on canvas.
0:13:31 > 0:13:37They belong to Nicola and Rosie, and we've got a valuation on the pair for £1,500 to £2,000.
0:13:37 > 0:13:40In my opinion, and it's only an opinion at the end of the day,
0:13:40 > 0:13:43I thought the valuation might be a little bit punchy.
0:13:43 > 0:13:48I was suggesting to the vendor that we might try and reduce the estimate.
0:13:48 > 0:13:52They obviously have sentimental attachment to the pictures,
0:13:52 > 0:13:54so I understand if they don't achieve the £1,500,
0:13:54 > 0:13:57they'd rather keep them, which I understand.
0:13:57 > 0:14:03- The artist does have a reasonable track record.- Yes, he's in the book, isn't he?- That's right.
0:14:03 > 0:14:08Again it's subject matter, isn't it? If this doesn't appeal to you, it's concept art.
0:14:08 > 0:14:12It's hard to put values on things, because what I may like and price quite highly,
0:14:12 > 0:14:16- somebody else might not like and vice versa.- That's right.
0:14:16 > 0:14:21- Paintings in particular can be quite a fickle market.- Would you have split the lot if you had the chance?
0:14:21 > 0:14:27- I think they're not really a pair. They are two.- Yes.- I think that may have benefited the sale of them.
0:14:27 > 0:14:31- They wanted them to stay together. - They wanted to keep them together.
0:14:31 > 0:14:35I think you've slightly narrowed your market by selling them as a pair,
0:14:35 > 0:14:40- because it's hard to find a wall in a domestic house to put those on the wall together, isn't it?- Sure.
0:14:40 > 0:14:43- It's a hard thing. - I understand their point of view.
0:14:43 > 0:14:49- It's either a matter of selling both or keeping both.- Yes. Yes, a hard thing to put a price on.
0:14:49 > 0:14:54Keep watching, won't you, because we might just have one or two surprises, or we might not.
0:14:54 > 0:14:57'There is commission to pay. It does vary between auction houses.
0:14:57 > 0:15:02'Here, buyers and sellers pay 20% commission plus VAT.
0:15:02 > 0:15:05'Later we'll see how the paintings do,
0:15:05 > 0:15:09'but first we've got Alan and Lena's charming clockwork toys.'
0:15:09 > 0:15:12Things are ticking along nicely. You could say we're wound up.
0:15:12 > 0:15:16Which brings us to our next lot, my valuation, all those little clockwork toys.
0:15:16 > 0:15:20Some Japanese and the odd German one there, which is pure quality.
0:15:20 > 0:15:22- It's good to see you. - Lovely to be here.
0:15:22 > 0:15:24What have you been up to since I last saw you?
0:15:24 > 0:15:29- We've been to York.- Have you? - It's absolutely fabulous. Yes.
0:15:29 > 0:15:33- Just enjoying ourselves. - It's nice up there on the coast. - Gorgeous.- Love it.
0:15:33 > 0:15:38- Some good fish and chips up there. - We tried it, we tried it. - Excellent fish and chips, yes.
0:15:38 > 0:15:42- Just basically enjoying our retirement.- Yes. - Trying to fill the days.
0:15:42 > 0:15:47Let's hope we can carry on that enjoyment today with sending you home with lots of money.
0:15:47 > 0:15:52- There are lots of bidders. Hopefully, they'll want these. - Hope so.- We'll find out right now.
0:15:53 > 0:15:57Lot 197 is the Schuco patent clockwork mouse
0:15:57 > 0:16:00and a selection of other mechanical toys.
0:16:00 > 0:16:02- Who will start me at £50?- Here.
0:16:02 > 0:16:04Thank you. £50 on bid. Who's in on £60?
0:16:04 > 0:16:07£60 I have. £70. £80. £90. £100.
0:16:08 > 0:16:10- £100. £110.- That's good.- £120?
0:16:10 > 0:16:14On my right £110 now. Any further offer?
0:16:14 > 0:16:16I'm selling at £110. The bid is on my right.
0:16:16 > 0:16:18£120. £130?
0:16:18 > 0:16:21Now online at £120. Any further bids?
0:16:21 > 0:16:24On the Internet for £120 now, and selling at £120.
0:16:24 > 0:16:28Yes! Just couldn't resist.
0:16:28 > 0:16:30I was a bit worried for a second.
0:16:31 > 0:16:34- Don't forget there's commission to pay plus the VAT.- Yes.
0:16:34 > 0:16:38- Enjoy the rest of the day. - We will.- What are you putting the money towards?
0:16:38 > 0:16:42Because there are five siblings, we were going to split it between us.
0:16:42 > 0:16:46My father was Polish, he died a few years ago.
0:16:46 > 0:16:50His sister, unfortunately, just had to be operated on in Poland.
0:16:50 > 0:16:54The medical treatment over there isn't free, so we're going to send the money to her.
0:16:54 > 0:16:58- I'm sure he'd appreciate that. - What's her name?- Cilla.
0:16:58 > 0:17:01- Well, I hope she gets well soon. - Thank you.
0:17:01 > 0:17:06'That was a good result and the money is clearly going to be put to a worthy cause.
0:17:06 > 0:17:11'Next up, it's Rosie who has come along on her own to see the paintings go under the hammer.'
0:17:11 > 0:17:17It's great to see you again. I love what you're wearing, the head gear. Look at the camera. Ta-da!
0:17:17 > 0:17:20- Isn't that great, Kate? - It's fantastic.- It is.
0:17:20 > 0:17:25- Where's Mum today? Where's Nicola? - She's away in Spain with her mum. - Very nice.
0:17:25 > 0:17:29- What part of Spain? - South, near Almeria.
0:17:29 > 0:17:31It doesn't get much better than that.
0:17:31 > 0:17:35Listen, we've got £1,500 to £2,000 put on the oil paintings.
0:17:35 > 0:17:40Had a quick chat to Cliona earlier on at the auction preview day.
0:17:40 > 0:17:42She said she feels £800 to £1,200,
0:17:42 > 0:17:48but, hopefully, her top end is your lower end and they can sail away.
0:17:48 > 0:17:52- That's what we want?- Yes. - You're adamant about this fixed reserve of £1,500?- Yes.
0:17:52 > 0:17:57It's hard to know if they'll go. I would've preferred a slightly lower estimate.
0:17:57 > 0:18:02- It's your paintings. You don't have to sell them. See if they go. - OK, watch this. Don't go away.
0:18:03 > 0:18:08213, the James Brereton, the two oil paintings of the marine scenes.
0:18:08 > 0:18:10Who will start me at £1,000? Lot 213.
0:18:10 > 0:18:13Any interested at £1,000?
0:18:15 > 0:18:17- Lot 213. - Come on, Rosie! Fingers crossed.
0:18:17 > 0:18:20Any bid at £1,000? I'm looking at the room, on the telephone?
0:18:20 > 0:18:23Any interest at £1,000?
0:18:23 > 0:18:28- Oh no.- No bids? Sorry, we'll have to pass. No bids.
0:18:28 > 0:18:31- Oh.- They're going back on the wall. You love them.- Yes, I love them.
0:18:31 > 0:18:34- So it doesn't matter.- They mean a lot to me, so I don't mind.
0:18:34 > 0:18:38I think that estimate probably frightened a few of the bidders off.
0:18:38 > 0:18:41- Enjoy them.- I will. - Enjoy them. They're lovely.
0:18:41 > 0:18:46'They didn't sell, but I don't think Rosie was disappointed. Do you?
0:18:46 > 0:18:50'Let's hope we have more luck with Margaret and Herbie and their pieces of silver.
0:18:50 > 0:18:54'The tree and the water pot are being sold as separate lots.
0:18:54 > 0:18:58'The tray's up first with the hot water pot immediately after.'
0:18:58 > 0:19:01- Hello, Herbie.- Hello. - Do you like antiques?- Yes.
0:19:01 > 0:19:05- What are the best sort of antiques? Furniture, silver or pictures? - Silver.
0:19:05 > 0:19:11Oh, silver. Gran, why are you selling the family silver?
0:19:11 > 0:19:14I don't think anyone will want it really.
0:19:14 > 0:19:18- Herbie does. He collects silver, don't you? - Yes, but I don't collect it.
0:19:18 > 0:19:23- You don't?- No. - Would you rather have the money?
0:19:23 > 0:19:26- Well, I don't mind too much. - You don't mind too much.
0:19:26 > 0:19:30Good luck, Herbie. I hope you can see the auctioneer from here.
0:19:30 > 0:19:36- Why are you selling this? - Because you get these things and they sit in the loft.- Accumulating.
0:19:36 > 0:19:42- Nobody polishes silver any more. - No. It's a nice weight this tray, so it should do the £200 to £300.
0:19:42 > 0:19:47200 to 300, Herbie. Let's hope we get that top end. Here we go.
0:19:50 > 0:19:53Lot 405 is the Edward VII two-handled tray.
0:19:53 > 0:19:55Who will start me at £100? Any interest at 100?
0:19:55 > 0:19:57Oh, come on.
0:19:57 > 0:20:00100 bid. Who's in at 110 now?
0:20:00 > 0:20:04110 I have online. 120. 130 online.
0:20:04 > 0:20:08130? We're up to £150. 160. 170 online.
0:20:10 > 0:20:14170? The bid is in the room at £160 now. 170.
0:20:14 > 0:20:16- 180. 190.- Late legs.
0:20:16 > 0:20:21190. 200 on the Internet. 210, sir? In the room? 210.
0:20:21 > 0:20:23210, thank you. 220?
0:20:25 > 0:20:30- 220? Bid is in... 220.- This is good. It's slowly creeping up.
0:20:30 > 0:20:34Are we all done? At 220. Anybody else coming in? If not, I'm selling at 220.
0:20:34 > 0:20:38- £220. Happy with that Margaret? - Yes, yes.
0:20:38 > 0:20:42- This is our lot.- This is it, next one. Look, there it is.
0:20:45 > 0:20:49421 is the George V silver hot water jug. Who will start me at £100?
0:20:49 > 0:20:52£100 to someone? Lot 421. £100 bid.
0:20:52 > 0:20:57110 online? 110. 120. 130 online.
0:20:57 > 0:20:58140. 150 online.
0:21:00 > 0:21:05160. 170 online. 180.
0:21:05 > 0:21:08180. 190 online.
0:21:10 > 0:21:14Bidding online at 190. If not, the bid is in the room at £180.
0:21:14 > 0:21:16We'll sell now at 180 if we're all done.
0:21:17 > 0:21:22That has gone down £180. You've got to be pleased with that. Yes? Yes.
0:21:22 > 0:21:26- Pleased? Yes. Margaret's pleased? - Yes, I'm pleased.
0:21:26 > 0:21:30- You can divide that up now, can't you?- Yes. - But treat yourself.- I will.
0:21:30 > 0:21:31Good time to sell silver.
0:21:32 > 0:21:38'That's a total of £400, which after commission is still a nice amount for the grandchildren.'
0:21:38 > 0:21:43That concludes our first visit to the auction room. We're coming back later in the show.
0:21:43 > 0:21:48So, whatever you do, don't go away, because I can guarantee one very big surprise.
0:21:48 > 0:21:51But while we're here filming in the area, I took the opportunity
0:21:51 > 0:21:54to explore some of the local history. Take a look at this.
0:22:00 > 0:22:03I absolutely love castles, so I couldn't come to Rochester
0:22:03 > 0:22:06and not visit this magnificent Norman example.
0:22:06 > 0:22:12Just look at it. What a sight! Structure, with its magnificent square keep.
0:22:12 > 0:22:15It's the tallest in the country. It's 113 feet high.
0:22:15 > 0:22:19It's been towering over the city for more than 800 years.
0:22:19 > 0:22:23It's this aspect of the castle that I've come to find out more about today.
0:22:25 > 0:22:30'The early castle walls were built by Gundulf, Bishop of Rochester, in the 11th century.
0:22:30 > 0:22:37'The keep was added by William de Corbeil, the Archbishop of Canterbury, in 1127.
0:22:37 > 0:22:42'It's an outstanding example of Norman military architecture.'
0:22:42 > 0:22:47Strategically placed on the banks of the River Medway, the castle was guarding the bridge,
0:22:47 > 0:22:50which guarded the road onwards to London.
0:22:50 > 0:22:52It was a major garrison with a vital role to play -
0:22:52 > 0:22:55stop invading armies from marching towards the capital city.
0:22:55 > 0:23:01Its aim was to defend and repel, and its secret weapon was the keep.
0:23:02 > 0:23:08The keep is the stronghold of the castle. If all else fails, this is where you would head for.
0:23:10 > 0:23:13Look at the towers in the keep up there. Can you spot the difference?
0:23:13 > 0:23:18Yes, one of them's round. That's an unusual feature. The other three have square sides.
0:23:18 > 0:23:22To find out why that particular one is round, we've got to travel back in time
0:23:22 > 0:23:26to the reign of King John, and to the famous siege of 1215.
0:23:29 > 0:23:33'At that time, the castle was occupied by rebel barons
0:23:33 > 0:23:37'who were against the king for not abiding by the Magna Carta.'
0:23:37 > 0:23:40Inside the castle, there were around 90 to 140 knights
0:23:40 > 0:23:44stationed there with their horses and some of their entourage.
0:23:44 > 0:23:48Outside the castle, King John had five huge stone-throwing engines
0:23:48 > 0:23:51positioned all along here around Boley Hill.
0:23:51 > 0:23:57Relentlessly bombarding the keep day and night for a period of seven weeks.
0:23:57 > 0:24:03But this impenetrable keep withstood the bombardment, so King John came up with another plan.
0:24:07 > 0:24:13An urgent writ dated at Rochester on 25th November contains an unusual request.
0:24:13 > 0:24:16"Send unto us with all speed by day and night
0:24:16 > 0:24:21"40 of the fattest pigs of the sort least good for eating
0:24:21 > 0:24:24"to bring fire beneath the tower."
0:24:24 > 0:24:28King John was extremely determined, so he dug a tunnel where I am now,
0:24:28 > 0:24:31right underneath the moat to the southeast tower
0:24:31 > 0:24:35where he excavated a big hole and put the fat of the 40 pigs into it.
0:24:35 > 0:24:38- He then set it alight. - FIRE CRACKLES
0:24:38 > 0:24:43It burnt the wooden foundations, causing the tower to collapse to the ground.
0:24:43 > 0:24:47King John's men rushed through the gap and into the keep.
0:24:51 > 0:24:54But the knights weren't giving up that easily.
0:24:54 > 0:24:57They barricaded themselves here inside the keep
0:24:57 > 0:25:00for another five days until their supplies ran out.
0:25:00 > 0:25:04In fact, after seven weeks of surviving and then another five days,
0:25:04 > 0:25:07they had to make the ultimate sacrifice and eat their horses.
0:25:07 > 0:25:09That must've been a very difficult decision.
0:25:09 > 0:25:12Not only were they their only means of transport,
0:25:12 > 0:25:15they were brothers in arms in combat and best friends.
0:25:15 > 0:25:18It is a testament to the builders and craftsmen that built this place.
0:25:18 > 0:25:21Just look at the thickness of the walls.
0:25:21 > 0:25:25This really is one of the best fortifications I have ever seen.
0:25:25 > 0:25:29It's going to be around for another five centuries.
0:25:33 > 0:25:36'King John finally quelled the barons' rebellion,
0:25:36 > 0:25:42'but he didn't enjoy success for very long. He died the following year in 1216.
0:25:42 > 0:25:49'The tower was rebuilt round instead of square to better deflect future missile attacks.'
0:25:49 > 0:25:53Life inside the keep was tough. It wouldn't be open plan like today
0:25:53 > 0:25:57with lots of daylight flooding in the roof, because there is no roof.
0:25:57 > 0:26:00Once you board that over, it's midnight black in here.
0:26:00 > 0:26:03You went about your business by candlelight.
0:26:03 > 0:26:07Down there would have been the cesspit, so you can imagine the stink and the damp.
0:26:07 > 0:26:12There would've been store rooms, a small chapel, constable rooms, meeting rooms.
0:26:12 > 0:26:16As you got higher, the great hall where all the entertaining would've been done.
0:26:16 > 0:26:21You can see how the floors have been divided up by these big holes called sockets.
0:26:21 > 0:26:25Big oak beams would have been slid into those so you can suspend the floors on them.
0:26:25 > 0:26:30On the top floor would have been the bedrooms, the state apartments, where the noblemen slept.
0:26:30 > 0:26:35Obviously, the windows got bigger up there, because it was safer up there.
0:26:41 > 0:26:44I've climbed up to the very top of the keep. I'm here on the battlements.
0:26:44 > 0:26:47You need a head for heights when you're up here.
0:26:47 > 0:26:51Especially when you look down there into the moat. That's a bit scary.
0:26:51 > 0:26:53Look at the view! You can see for miles.
0:26:53 > 0:26:57You can see how the city has built up over the centuries around the castle.
0:26:57 > 0:27:02But that's what I want to show you, because looking at the keep from this angle,
0:27:02 > 0:27:05you get a real sense of the size of it and the strength of it.
0:27:05 > 0:27:08Castles like this fire up the imagination,
0:27:08 > 0:27:12and, for me, they wind back the years and bring history alive.
0:27:19 > 0:27:24'Our valuation day is being held at Kings Hall in Herne Bay on the southeast coast.
0:27:26 > 0:27:31'Kate is chatting to Patricia and Dennis about an unusual lady they've brought along.
0:27:32 > 0:27:35- Hello.- Hello.- What, or who, have you brought along today?
0:27:35 > 0:27:40- Well, we normally call her Eileen. - Eileen?- Eileen.- Right.
0:27:40 > 0:27:47- What do you know about Eileen? - Well, all I know is my auntie's had her for years
0:27:47 > 0:27:50and she gave it to me 12 years ago.
0:27:50 > 0:27:53I've had it in my living room for quite a number of years,
0:27:53 > 0:27:56but then I thought I'd put it in the spare bedroom
0:27:56 > 0:27:59- and there's she's been. - Sat in there forever.
0:27:59 > 0:28:03- She's quite old.- Yes.- She's late Victorian. She's in this dome.
0:28:03 > 0:28:08Normally, we don't see figurines in things like this. We usually see clocks in domes,
0:28:08 > 0:28:13or we see taxidermy or flower arrangements or things like that, so it's weird to see a figurine.
0:28:13 > 0:28:17I can see why you've done it. She's got lots of delicate little bits on her -
0:28:17 > 0:28:19leaves and grapes and stuff.
0:28:19 > 0:28:21She is made of an unglazed porcelain,
0:28:21 > 0:28:25so she's called Parian ware, which is a type of ware.
0:28:25 > 0:28:30She's probably continental, so German probably, late 19th century.
0:28:30 > 0:28:34I've had a quick look. She's stuck down.
0:28:34 > 0:28:38- I never noticed that. - She's been superglued to the base, which is quite weird.
0:28:38 > 0:28:43Again, I can see why, because for moving her it's better to have her stuck down onto the base.
0:28:43 > 0:28:47That's quite a weird thing to do. Do you think your aunt did that?
0:28:47 > 0:28:52- Maybe her husband, more likely. - Right, so it was a good idea to stick it down.
0:28:52 > 0:28:57Not to be recommended for most porcelain. Please don't stick your porcelain down.
0:28:57 > 0:28:59It doesn't really detract from the value.
0:28:59 > 0:29:03There may be something written on the bottom, but we can't lift it up and see.
0:29:03 > 0:29:08I'm fairly sure she'll just have a number, so that's usually what the German pieces are marked as.
0:29:08 > 0:29:11What do you think we can flog it for? The dome is nice.
0:29:11 > 0:29:17There are collectors who just buy the dome irrespective of what it is and put something else in it.
0:29:17 > 0:29:19I think they're not the most popular things.
0:29:19 > 0:29:24You yourselves have said she's got further and further out of the limelight.
0:29:24 > 0:29:29I think for auction, she's somewhere between £40 and £60, somewhere like that.
0:29:29 > 0:29:33- Is that the kind of thing you were hoping for? - I was looking for about £50.- £50?
0:29:33 > 0:29:39Well, OK, let's compromise. Let's put a reserve of 50, and an estimate of £50 to £80.
0:29:39 > 0:29:44- Good.- Give the auctioneer some discretion on the reserve, so if it gets close, he can sell it.
0:29:44 > 0:29:47- He can sell it. Yes. - OK, well...- That will be nice.
0:29:47 > 0:29:51- You're ready to say goodbye to Eileen?- Yes. - We said goodbye to her this morning.
0:29:51 > 0:29:55- We should say, "Come on, Eileen," and hope she sells.- Yes!
0:29:56 > 0:29:58'Come on, Eileen. Exactly.
0:29:58 > 0:30:01'I hope she doesn't come unstuck at the auction.'
0:30:01 > 0:30:04- Are you having a good time? - ALL: Yes!- That's what it's about.
0:30:04 > 0:30:08Hopefully, some of you will go home with a lot of money later in the show.
0:30:08 > 0:30:14I'm surrounded by antiques of all sorts here from all different periods.
0:30:14 > 0:30:17But also lots of collectibles that take me back to my schoolboy days.
0:30:17 > 0:30:22One of my favourite programmes was Captain Scarlet And The Mysterons,
0:30:22 > 0:30:25and just look at that. I've got the right jacket on for it now.
0:30:25 > 0:30:28I thought I should wear a red jacket as we're working by the seaside,
0:30:28 > 0:30:33because if anyone wants to know any answers and questions, they just ask a redcoat.
0:30:37 > 0:30:41- Hello, Elizabeth.- Hello. - Hello, Rebecca.- Hi. - Mother and daughter I gather?- Yes.
0:30:41 > 0:30:45What a charming little cruet you've brought in.
0:30:45 > 0:30:47Where did you get such a lovely object?
0:30:47 > 0:30:51- The loft.- The loft? I wish I could go up in my loft and find things. Tell me more.
0:30:51 > 0:30:57- It's been very exciting. It started very sadly. My husband died in November.- I am sorry.
0:30:57 > 0:31:02He had all sorts of antique-y bits and pieces that he gathered over the years.
0:31:02 > 0:31:07He didn't buy them. It was all family stuff. It was just wrapped up in the loft.
0:31:07 > 0:31:11We'd been going through boxes of it. We found this one and an identical one
0:31:11 > 0:31:15- with a pale white background with a blue flower on it.- Lovely.
0:31:15 > 0:31:18I decided to give one to each of my daughters,
0:31:18 > 0:31:22so Rebecca got the other one and Hannah, who's not here, got this one.
0:31:22 > 0:31:26- You don't want to sell yours, Rebecca?- No, I quite like it. - Indeed, indeed.
0:31:26 > 0:31:30- And Hannah, your other daughter? - She wants money for driving lessons.
0:31:30 > 0:31:32She liked it, but she'd rather have the money.
0:31:32 > 0:31:37I think it's wonderful, because there's one thing about this that makes it wonderful.
0:31:37 > 0:31:41That's the name of the designer, William Moorcroft.
0:31:41 > 0:31:44It's not signed, but it doesn't have to be,
0:31:44 > 0:31:48because all the key things are abandoned in this piece.
0:31:48 > 0:31:52First of all, if we look underneath, we see Macintyre's, James Macintyre.
0:31:52 > 0:31:58William Moorcroft was first employed by Macintyre's to produce a series of ware,
0:31:58 > 0:32:01called Florian Ware, back in the late 1890s.
0:32:01 > 0:32:07These are slightly later than that, probably just after 1900, 1910-ish.
0:32:07 > 0:32:11They're just charming. You've got this lovely tube-line decoration.
0:32:11 > 0:32:15This is very Macintyre's and very William Moorcroft, this screw action to the base.
0:32:17 > 0:32:23Apart from a very small chip to the inside of the cover, it's in mint condition.
0:32:23 > 0:32:27You've got the mustard pot, the pepper pot and the little salt pot.
0:32:27 > 0:32:31It's absolutely charming. I love these little blue cornflowers.
0:32:31 > 0:32:35- It's a lovely little set, which will be very collectible, very desirable.- Right.
0:32:35 > 0:32:39Did your daughter come out with any instructions what not to sell it for?
0:32:39 > 0:32:42- Did she have a fixed price? - No, she had no idea.
0:32:42 > 0:32:46- So if I said £50? - She'd be very happy.- Yes?- Yes.
0:32:46 > 0:32:48I think that would be a bit mean.
0:32:48 > 0:32:54- I think if we estimate it conservatively at, say, £80 to £120...- Oh!
0:32:54 > 0:32:59..and we put a reserve of £80 on it, I would hope it would certainly make 100 or more.
0:32:59 > 0:33:03It could surprise us on the day, because these little pieces
0:33:03 > 0:33:07aren't as abundant sometimes as the normal domestic wares.
0:33:07 > 0:33:12Yours would probably be the same sort of price if not a bit more,
0:33:12 > 0:33:16- so when you need driving lessons, come back and see us, all right?- OK, I will.
0:33:16 > 0:33:20- She'd be happy for us to do that? - She would indeed, yes.- Fantastic.
0:33:20 > 0:33:25- What more can I say?- Excellent. - Thank you very much for coming in. - BOTH: Thank you.
0:33:28 > 0:33:34'However much Moorcroft we see, we still get excited about it, and that cruet set was charming.'
0:33:35 > 0:33:37It's Flog It! valuation day.
0:33:37 > 0:33:41If you want to take part in the show, come to one of our valuation days
0:33:41 > 0:33:45with your unwanted antiques and collectibles, because we would love to see you.
0:33:45 > 0:33:50You could be one of the lucky ones going to auction and taking home a lot of money.
0:33:50 > 0:33:55To find details of upcoming dates and venues, just log on to:
0:33:55 > 0:33:59There's information there about our experts that you'd love to see.
0:33:59 > 0:34:02If you don't have a computer, check your local press,
0:34:02 > 0:34:06because we are coming to an area - fingers crossed - very near you soon.
0:34:07 > 0:34:09'Someone who's done just that is Jane.
0:34:09 > 0:34:14'She's brought in two beautiful bronze vases for Kate to have a look at.'
0:34:14 > 0:34:19- What can you tell me about these fantastic vases?- They were bought by my father during the War at auction.
0:34:19 > 0:34:22They raised money for the war effort.
0:34:22 > 0:34:26- So they would've been donated by somebody to go into the auction.- Yes.
0:34:26 > 0:34:31- Probably somebody quite important, I'd think, or quite wealthy. - Quite wealthy, yes.- Yes.
0:34:31 > 0:34:36Do you know anything about them? Do you know where they're from or the date of them?
0:34:36 > 0:34:40- I know that they're Japanese, but no idea of the date.- Nothing else?
0:34:40 > 0:34:44They are Japanese. They're probably Meiji period, which is before 1912, pre-1912.
0:34:44 > 0:34:49That's the pinnacle of Japanese decorative arts. These are absolutely fantastic.
0:34:49 > 0:34:54If you take a closer look, what you've got is this bronze body, ovoid body.
0:34:54 > 0:35:00Then you've got different metals inlaid, so you've got gold, copper and brass and silver.
0:35:00 > 0:35:06Then you've got a little design of leaves and birds, usually, wisteria or other sinuous plants.
0:35:06 > 0:35:10These are leaves and tendrils. They're absolutely beautiful.
0:35:10 > 0:35:15Sometimes, you get a signature on the front, but on the bottom of these I can see a signature.
0:35:15 > 0:35:20There's a cartouche and someone's actually scratched an Anglicised name here.
0:35:20 > 0:35:25It says "Inouye", which I'm not sure how you pronounce.
0:35:25 > 0:35:29- ATTEMPTING NAME - Inouye, is my approximation of that.
0:35:29 > 0:35:32A scratch code, which means it's been through a dealer's.
0:35:32 > 0:35:35That's probably their code to say what they paid for it.
0:35:35 > 0:35:41They're lovely quality and fantastic condition. Are you particularly attached to them?
0:35:41 > 0:35:46- I like them, but they don't get put on display very much these days.- OK.
0:35:46 > 0:35:52- Any idea value-wise what you think they're worth? - No idea. I would hope at least 200.
0:35:52 > 0:35:56£100 each. That seems a fairly reasonable assumption.
0:35:56 > 0:35:58I think you're probably a little on the low side.
0:35:58 > 0:36:02For auction, I would estimate them at perhaps £300 to £500.
0:36:02 > 0:36:06They might even do better on a good day, but I think conservatively, £300 to £500.
0:36:06 > 0:36:11- That would be marvellous. - Reserve-wise, you should put a reserve on them.- Yes.
0:36:11 > 0:36:14I would say, if you're happy to take 200, put that as your reserve.
0:36:14 > 0:36:19- Obviously, the buyers won't know your reserve. The estimate catalogue will say 300-500.- Yes.
0:36:19 > 0:36:22- Are you happy to give it a go at that?- I am, yes.
0:36:22 > 0:36:24I think these could do quite well.
0:36:24 > 0:36:29- Will you be able to come to see them sell?- Unfortunately, no. My husband and I will be on holiday.
0:36:29 > 0:36:32Right, OK. If they did go, what would you spend the money on?
0:36:32 > 0:36:37It would go on another holiday. We're going on a cruise next March. It will go on that.
0:36:37 > 0:36:43- Are you on a cruise this time? - We are.- Around Japan? - No, no. The Baltic.
0:36:43 > 0:36:45Maybe next time, if they sell and you can finance it,
0:36:45 > 0:36:48you'll have to go far east in homage to your vases.
0:36:48 > 0:36:50- Thank you for bringing them in. - Thank you.
0:36:50 > 0:36:54'What lovely pieces. It's a shame Jane won't be there to see them go.'
0:36:56 > 0:36:59Well, that's it. Our experts have made their final choices
0:36:59 > 0:37:01and I must say we've had a marvellous day here.
0:37:01 > 0:37:04They people of Herne Bay have done us proud.
0:37:04 > 0:37:09They turned out in their hundreds with some real treasures, which we now must put to the test.
0:37:09 > 0:37:14So now we're off. We're heading inland to the Canterbury Auction Rooms.
0:37:14 > 0:37:19'And we're taking with us, Patricia and Dennis's figure in a dome,
0:37:19 > 0:37:21'that sweet Moorcroft cruet set
0:37:21 > 0:37:25'brought in by Elizabeth and daughter Rebecca on behalf of other daughter Hannah,
0:37:25 > 0:37:28'and Jane's wonderful Japanese vases.'
0:37:31 > 0:37:35'First up, we have Patricia and Dennis, but I can hardly recognise Dennis.'
0:37:35 > 0:37:40Dennis you look really frightened. You look so nervous. Give us a smile.
0:37:40 > 0:37:43I had a wash this morning. LAUGHTER
0:37:43 > 0:37:47Last time, I didn't look all that clean and tidy, so I had a quick wash.
0:37:47 > 0:37:51- She made me. - I should jolly well hope so! - LAUGHTER
0:37:51 > 0:37:55Anyway, we've got the Parian Ware, this lovely figure, going under the hammer.
0:37:55 > 0:37:59- £60 to £80, hopefully? A little more, Kate?- I think we should do it.
0:37:59 > 0:38:02If people aren't keen on the figure, they can use the dome
0:38:02 > 0:38:05for something like taxidermy or dried flower arrangements.
0:38:05 > 0:38:09- Hopefully, that will sell it. - Are you going to miss it?
0:38:09 > 0:38:14- In a way. We won't see Eileen standing there. - Yes, we lovingly called her Eileen.
0:38:14 > 0:38:18Eileen, yes, so probably we'll miss her.
0:38:18 > 0:38:22Let's say goodbye to Eileen. Hopefully, she'll get top money.
0:38:22 > 0:38:25- Bye, Eileen!- Yes, bye, Eileen. - Good luck. OK, everybody.
0:38:27 > 0:38:32Lot 85 is the 19th century Parian Ware figure of the young woman with the fruit and vines.
0:38:32 > 0:38:34Who will start me at £50? 50?
0:38:35 > 0:38:38- 50 on bid. Who's in at 60?- Yes!
0:38:38 > 0:38:41The bid is in the room at £50. Any further offers?
0:38:41 > 0:38:43£60 I'm looking for online or anywhere else.
0:38:43 > 0:38:46If not, I'll sell to the maiden bid for £50...
0:38:46 > 0:38:50- Sold on the opening bid. It's gone. You're happy anyway?- Yes.
0:38:50 > 0:38:56- No, because it could've got smashed. - Hopefully, it'll go somewhere it'll be shown.- Yes.
0:38:56 > 0:39:03- Somebody will appreciate it one day. - Hopefully, they've got some salt to clean it.
0:39:03 > 0:39:05- Thank you for bringing it in. - Thank you.
0:39:05 > 0:39:08- I like your dress as well. You look lovely.- Thank you, Paul.
0:39:09 > 0:39:13'£50 is a cracking result. So long, Eileen.
0:39:13 > 0:39:18'Next up is Elizabeth who has come along on her own to sell the Moorcroft cruet set.'
0:39:18 > 0:39:22- Elizabeth, where's Rebecca today? - She's at work. She's started a new job.
0:39:22 > 0:39:27She thought it wasn't a good idea to take a day off work so quickly. She started last Monday.
0:39:27 > 0:39:30No, you can't really, can you? Setting a good example, Mark.
0:39:30 > 0:39:35- You can't take a day off in your first week.- You cannot. It's not good for the job, is it?
0:39:35 > 0:39:40We've got some Macintyre Moorcroft going under the hammer, a three-piece cruet set -
0:39:40 > 0:39:43salt and pepper and mustard, early period.
0:39:43 > 0:39:47- Should it do a lot more than 80 to 120? - I'm hoping it will do the top end.
0:39:47 > 0:39:52There's a small chip on one of the pieces, but it's very small. Hopefully, it does the top end.
0:39:52 > 0:39:57Let's see what the bidders think of the Macintyre Moorcroft. It's going under the hammer.
0:39:57 > 0:40:01- Lot 53. Who will start me at £50? - 60.- £60 on bid.
0:40:01 > 0:40:02- We're in.- 70. 80.
0:40:02 > 0:40:0590. 100. 110.
0:40:05 > 0:40:06120. 130.
0:40:07 > 0:40:11140? Anybody at 140?
0:40:11 > 0:40:13140 in the room. 150?
0:40:13 > 0:40:15- Good.- This is good.- Hey!- 170.
0:40:15 > 0:40:18- 180?- Come on.
0:40:18 > 0:40:22No? It's £170 on the telephone now. Any further offer?
0:40:22 > 0:40:26I'm selling at £170. The bid is on the phone 170.
0:40:26 > 0:40:31- Yes, good.- Are you happy with that? - Very happy with that. - Hannah will be very pleased.- Bless.
0:40:31 > 0:40:33- It was hers, wasn't it?- Yes.
0:40:33 > 0:40:35- Rebecca was with you on valuation day.- Yes.
0:40:35 > 0:40:38- It wasn't hers. - It's her younger sister's.
0:40:38 > 0:40:42- She has one at home of her own. - Does she?- Yes. - She's keeping hers?- Yes.
0:40:42 > 0:40:46She might not now she knows it's gone for 170.
0:40:46 > 0:40:48- They can only go up in value. - Yes.- Yes.
0:40:48 > 0:40:51If you sell them in five years' time, you'll get even more money.
0:40:51 > 0:40:55'That's a good result and should pay for a few driving lessons for Hannah.
0:40:55 > 0:40:59'And finally, while Jane is cruising the world,
0:40:59 > 0:41:02'we're going to sell her wonderful Oriental vases.'
0:41:02 > 0:41:07- We have her next-door neighbour. Hello!- Hello.- It's Erina, isn't it? - Erina, that's it.
0:41:07 > 0:41:12- Did you ever see these vases in the house?- No.- No? - I don't know where she hid them.
0:41:12 > 0:41:14- She must have got them out of the attic.- Yes.
0:41:14 > 0:41:19She brought them along. They drew your attention, Kate. You went, "Wow! Look at these."
0:41:19 > 0:41:23The quality was amazing. You can tell they're really nicely made.
0:41:23 > 0:41:26- Hopefully, that will translate into bids.- It will do, won't it?
0:41:26 > 0:41:29- Yes, lots of money. - We're going to find out right now.
0:41:32 > 0:41:37590, the pair of Japanese patinated bronze vases, lot 590.
0:41:37 > 0:41:40- Who will start me at £200? - Straight in.
0:41:40 > 0:41:43220. 230. 240. 250.
0:41:43 > 0:41:46260. 270. 280. 290.
0:41:46 > 0:41:49300. 320. 340. 360.
0:41:49 > 0:41:53380. 400. 420. 440. 460. 480.
0:41:53 > 0:41:56500. 520. 540.
0:41:56 > 0:42:00- 560.- Fierce bidding.- 600. - Don't stop. Keep going.
0:42:00 > 0:42:02With you at 560, looking for 580.
0:42:02 > 0:42:04580. 600.
0:42:04 > 0:42:07That's better. Yes.
0:42:08 > 0:42:09640. 660.
0:42:10 > 0:42:12680.
0:42:12 > 0:42:15- 700.- Wow.- 720.
0:42:15 > 0:42:19740. 760. 780.
0:42:19 > 0:42:21800. 820?
0:42:23 > 0:42:25Anybody at 820?
0:42:25 > 0:42:26800. Any further offer?
0:42:26 > 0:42:30Any further bid? If not, I'm selling and we're all done.
0:42:30 > 0:42:31At £800...
0:42:31 > 0:42:36- Yes! £800.- Fantastic! - She is going to be so pleased.
0:42:36 > 0:42:41- Where is she at the moment?- St Petersburg. - We'll have to telephone her.- I will.
0:42:41 > 0:42:44- You're looking after her house. - Yes, I am.
0:42:44 > 0:42:46Well, have a rummage round and see what else she's got.
0:42:46 > 0:42:50If she's got a lot in her attic that you never see, get it out.
0:42:50 > 0:42:54That's brilliant. I'm pleased. That's about what I thought as well.
0:42:54 > 0:42:57- Yes, she'll be so excited. - Wish she was here.
0:42:58 > 0:43:03'That was a magical moment, and I'm sure Jane will be sad to have missed it.
0:43:03 > 0:43:06'At least she's well on her way to her next holiday fund.'
0:43:06 > 0:43:10It's over for our owners and sadly we're coming to the end of another show.
0:43:10 > 0:43:14We've had a few lows and a few highs, but that's auctions for you.
0:43:14 > 0:43:17That's why we love doing them. They're just full of surprises.
0:43:17 > 0:43:23So do join us again soon for many more, but for now from Canterbury, it's cheerio.
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