0:00:02 > 0:00:05The sea, the sand, plenty of sunshine! But more importantly,
0:00:05 > 0:00:09plenty of people all here laden with antiques to have them valued by our experts,
0:00:09 > 0:00:13and today we're in this magnificent building, the Kings Hall
0:00:13 > 0:00:17in Herne Bay on the Kent coastline. And you're watching "Flog It!".
0:00:43 > 0:00:47Look at this! We've got a massive crowd gathering outside our venue,
0:00:47 > 0:00:50this magnificent building, the Kings Hall in Herne Bay
0:00:50 > 0:00:51on the Kent coastline.
0:00:51 > 0:00:54This venue has been used for music recitals, parties,
0:00:54 > 0:00:57and even wrestling. But we don't want any fighting today, do we?
0:00:57 > 0:01:02Because this is "Flog It!", the show where we put your unwanted antiques into auction,
0:01:02 > 0:01:06and today somebody's going to go home with an awful lot of money.
0:01:08 > 0:01:10Hello, there! How are you?
0:01:10 > 0:01:13Show and tell! Get them out!
0:01:13 > 0:01:16Today's experts, Kate Bateman and Mark Stacey,
0:01:16 > 0:01:19are already looking for the most exciting items.
0:01:19 > 0:01:20How weird is that?
0:01:20 > 0:01:22They're lovely.
0:01:22 > 0:01:24Kate once stepped out as a ballet dancer.
0:01:24 > 0:01:27These days she's poised as an auction-house owner.
0:01:29 > 0:01:33EPNS stands for electro-plated nickel silver, so sadly not solid silver.
0:01:33 > 0:01:36You're not going to be selling the family silver today.
0:01:38 > 0:01:39THEY CHATTER
0:01:39 > 0:01:43Stacey grew up in Wales, and started collecting silver in his teens.
0:01:43 > 0:01:46He's now an independent valuer with a taste for Art Nouveau.
0:01:46 > 0:01:49It's a lovely piece. We'll tell you more inside.
0:01:49 > 0:01:53I've got a piece that's got a signature on the bottom.
0:01:53 > 0:01:57Well, let's have a quick look, because I like signatures on bottoms.
0:01:57 > 0:01:58THEY LAUGH
0:01:58 > 0:02:01- There you go.- Thank you very much. - Bless you. Good luck!
0:02:08 > 0:02:11Coming up - a little bit of the wild West rides into town.
0:02:11 > 0:02:16He was issued with it by the Pinkerton Detective Agency.
0:02:16 > 0:02:19- Really?- Yes, for his own protection carrying money.
0:02:19 > 0:02:21And that was in the 1890s.
0:02:21 > 0:02:25We find out that one woman's rubbish is another's treasure.
0:02:25 > 0:02:29- That got the boundary, didn't it? - Yes! I must go and find some more.
0:02:29 > 0:02:33- Have you got any more?- Not cricket, but I've got some more rubbish!
0:02:33 > 0:02:37And a charity-shop find knocks us all for six.
0:02:37 > 0:02:40- What are you hoping for? - I have no idea.
0:02:40 > 0:02:43- I didn't think it was worth anything.- Really?
0:02:45 > 0:02:49Oh! I knew it had quality, but not that much.
0:02:50 > 0:02:53Find out later just how much quality this little pot has.
0:03:00 > 0:03:03Oh! You caught me unwrapping man's best friend here,
0:03:03 > 0:03:06covered in bubble wrap. As you can see, it's a full house,
0:03:06 > 0:03:08and everybody is now safely seated inside.
0:03:08 > 0:03:11It's about time we got on with the valuations.
0:03:11 > 0:03:13- Everybody wants to know... - What's it worth?
0:03:13 > 0:03:17And we're going to find out. Kate is the first expert at the blue tablecloth.
0:03:17 > 0:03:21Let's go and join her and see what she's found.
0:03:21 > 0:03:25Isabel, you've brought quite an interesting sporting collection.
0:03:25 > 0:03:28- What do we know about it? - Well, first of all, it's not mine.
0:03:28 > 0:03:31It's my late husband's, and I found it in the loft.
0:03:31 > 0:03:34- Did you know he had it up there? - I knew vaguely
0:03:34 > 0:03:38- that there was a lot of what I might have called rubbish.- Right.
0:03:38 > 0:03:41- I knew not to throw them out.- He's collected a fantastic collection
0:03:41 > 0:03:45of cricket memorabilia, I suppose you would call it.
0:03:45 > 0:03:48You've got signatures, mainly late 1940s, so post-war.
0:03:48 > 0:03:50He obviously has cut out some of them.
0:03:50 > 0:03:54- Yes.- Which, for a collector... - Isn't as good. No.
0:03:54 > 0:03:56In this book, you've got all the different counties,
0:03:56 > 0:03:59and he's got complete sets of quite a few of them.
0:03:59 > 0:04:01Look at this, on a Surrey headed paper.
0:04:01 > 0:04:04- That's beautiful! - That's really nice. What's this one?
0:04:04 > 0:04:09That's a West Indies touring team, but I'm not sure of the date.
0:04:09 > 0:04:12As you can see, they've come over on a cargo ship,
0:04:12 > 0:04:15and they must have all been sitting on the deck
0:04:15 > 0:04:17- signing pieces of paper.- Brilliant!
0:04:17 > 0:04:20And again, we've got a West Indies fully signed team photo here.
0:04:20 > 0:04:23New Zealand team, 1949.
0:04:23 > 0:04:25And again, a South African team.
0:04:25 > 0:04:29- I'm not a cricketer myself, obviously...- No, neither am I!
0:04:29 > 0:04:31So most of these names are not leaping out at me,
0:04:31 > 0:04:35but I'm sure the collectors will still get interested in them.
0:04:35 > 0:04:38They're of a good age, as well, and condition-wise, brilliant.
0:04:38 > 0:04:41- So they were up in the loft. - They were in the loft.
0:04:41 > 0:04:43How much do you think they might be worth?
0:04:43 > 0:04:44To me, nothing.
0:04:44 > 0:04:47- Right. - But to a cricketer or a cricket fan,
0:04:47 > 0:04:49- who knows?- Like your husband.
0:04:49 > 0:04:52Yes! Yes, they were very precious to him.
0:04:52 > 0:04:56As a mixed collection, you've probably got an estimate for auction
0:04:56 > 0:04:59- of somewhere between £100 and £150. - That sounds brilliant.
0:04:59 > 0:05:02- You'd be happy with that?- Yes, yes.
0:05:02 > 0:05:05Probably reserve it just below that. £80 reserve.
0:05:05 > 0:05:09- Give the auctioneer a bit of discretion, so if it gets to 75, let it go.- Yes.
0:05:09 > 0:05:13I'm sure there will be names in here that are very collectible.
0:05:13 > 0:05:16The auction house can find out some of the more collectible names,
0:05:16 > 0:05:19make sure they're listed in the catalogue,
0:05:19 > 0:05:22and they'll contact some collectors, or it goes up on the internet,
0:05:22 > 0:05:25they'll be flagged up as worth collecting,
0:05:25 > 0:05:27and that will get your buyers in.
0:05:27 > 0:05:32- Hopefully we'll find out the more interesting people and get you a good result.- Thank you!
0:05:32 > 0:05:36Kate's done her best to put a fair valuation on that collection,
0:05:36 > 0:05:39but you just can never tell with this kind of lot.
0:05:43 > 0:05:46I love just looking over one of our experts' shoulders,
0:05:46 > 0:05:48sometimes some of the off-screeners'.
0:05:48 > 0:05:51Michael Bowles here has just found some maritime memorabilia,
0:05:51 > 0:05:54which is what you'd expect to find on the Kentish coastline.
0:05:54 > 0:05:58Ship's wheel, port and starboard lights, and look at this!
0:05:58 > 0:06:00A diver's helmet.
0:06:03 > 0:06:06Now, here's something we rarely see on "Flog It!".
0:06:08 > 0:06:10Ted's brought in an antique gun.
0:06:10 > 0:06:13Firearm laws don't apply to old weapons like this,
0:06:13 > 0:06:16as you can't get ammunition for it. It's clearly a collectable.
0:06:16 > 0:06:20- Can you tell us what it is? - It's a Smith & Wesson.
0:06:20 > 0:06:24It's a .310-calibre Rimfire.
0:06:24 > 0:06:28- It's what is also called a lockup. - Explain that.
0:06:28 > 0:06:32- Can you show us what that is? - Yes, certainly. Colts had a patent
0:06:32 > 0:06:34- that they locked down the barrel. - Oh, right. OK.
0:06:34 > 0:06:37To load it, you'd lock it down and put the bullets in.
0:06:37 > 0:06:40So Smith & Wesson had to think up another idea,
0:06:40 > 0:06:43and they designed what's called the lockup,
0:06:43 > 0:06:45- so it works in the opposite direction.- Oh, wow!
0:06:45 > 0:06:48- And then you'd load it there. - What you do is, you cock the gun,
0:06:48 > 0:06:52take out the barrel. You then push out the old cartridges
0:06:52 > 0:06:54with that piece, reload,
0:06:54 > 0:06:57put it back in again, lock it up,
0:06:57 > 0:07:01and it's got a hidden trigger, so it's safe in somebody's pocket.
0:07:01 > 0:07:03- So you don't blow your leg off. - Exactly, yeah.
0:07:03 > 0:07:06It wasn't a holstered gun. It was carried in the pocket.
0:07:06 > 0:07:10- It's quite a light weight. It's not a heavy gun.- No.
0:07:10 > 0:07:12It appealed to me for several reasons,
0:07:12 > 0:07:15first of all because it's a really good, collectable firearm.
0:07:15 > 0:07:19There's lots of collectors for them. But also it's in fabulous condition.
0:07:19 > 0:07:23- I used to shoot at the pistol club in Herne Bay.- Oh, right. OK.
0:07:23 > 0:07:26Looking at it, I'm quite certain it's never been fired.
0:07:26 > 0:07:30By looking down the barrel, you can see how clean it is.
0:07:30 > 0:07:34- If you look up at the light with it, it's never been fired at all.- No.
0:07:34 > 0:07:35And the wear on it is minimal.
0:07:35 > 0:07:39But also you've got all this wonderful blueing to the metal.
0:07:39 > 0:07:42There's not even a scratch on there, is there?
0:07:42 > 0:07:44And the lovely turned handle.
0:07:44 > 0:07:47- So, how long have you owned it? - About 18 years now.
0:07:47 > 0:07:50- And where did you get it from? - I had a very good friend.
0:07:50 > 0:07:54He was ex-Navy, same as I was. And when he left the Navy after the war,
0:07:54 > 0:07:57he became a bookmaker, a London bookmaker.
0:07:57 > 0:08:02And he got friendly with another bookmaker who was quite older than him.
0:08:02 > 0:08:06He asked him if he would like this when this bookmaker was retiring,
0:08:06 > 0:08:08and he said that he was issued with it
0:08:08 > 0:08:12- by the Pinkerton Detective Agency. - Really?- Yes,
0:08:12 > 0:08:15for his own protection carrying money. And that was in the 1890s.
0:08:15 > 0:08:19- Gosh!- Yeah.- There's no reason why it shouldn't have happened,
0:08:19 > 0:08:23but with all these stories, you need a good provenance to show that.
0:08:23 > 0:08:27You've had it for all these years. Why have you decided now to sell it?
0:08:27 > 0:08:30Having reached the great old age of 77...
0:08:30 > 0:08:33They won't throw it in the box after me, will they?
0:08:33 > 0:08:36But the thing is that there are collectors out there,
0:08:36 > 0:08:38younger people who like to collect,
0:08:38 > 0:08:41and it seems such a shame to go to waste.
0:08:41 > 0:08:45I agree with you. They're specialist dealers and collectors
0:08:45 > 0:08:50who want this. I think a sensible estimate is £300 to £500.
0:08:50 > 0:08:52- Is that something you'd be happy with?- Oh, yes.
0:08:52 > 0:08:56- It's better than being in the safe. - Of course it is.
0:08:56 > 0:08:59We'll put a reserve of 300, because it's not worth giving these away.
0:08:59 > 0:09:03- It's a good, collectable item. - It is a mint-condition item.
0:09:03 > 0:09:06I think it's fantastic. I'm really pleased to have met you.
0:09:06 > 0:09:09- Thank you for telling us all about it.- Thank you, Mark.
0:09:09 > 0:09:12Whoever buys this won't need a firearms licence,
0:09:12 > 0:09:14because it's obviously an antique.
0:09:17 > 0:09:20Just look at this a moment. Do you two know each other?
0:09:20 > 0:09:22- Not at all.- How random is this?
0:09:22 > 0:09:24This lady has brought in the kettle,
0:09:24 > 0:09:27this young lad's brought in the biscuit barrel.
0:09:27 > 0:09:31Tea and biscuits, anybody? Refreshments are here!
0:09:31 > 0:09:34And I just might have found something to satisfy anyone
0:09:34 > 0:09:37with a real sweet tooth.
0:09:37 > 0:09:40It certainly stands well, Mike. Thank you for bringing this in.
0:09:40 > 0:09:43It's a piece of sterling silver. Anybody know what this is?
0:09:43 > 0:09:46- Sugar shaker?- Sorry?- Sugar shaker.
0:09:46 > 0:09:48A sugar shaker?
0:09:48 > 0:09:51- A sugar castor! Yeah.- Castor.
0:09:51 > 0:09:54Well done. You got it, though, didn't you, really?
0:09:54 > 0:09:57- So, how did you come by this? - I bought it in Portobello Road.
0:09:57 > 0:10:00Did you? That's my old stomping ground.
0:10:00 > 0:10:04- How long ago was that? - It was about 30 years ago.
0:10:04 > 0:10:07I would've been there then. I had my own little pitch.
0:10:07 > 0:10:10- How much did you pay for it? - £48.- OK.
0:10:10 > 0:10:14Well, there's the assay marks. There's the leopard's head there.
0:10:14 > 0:10:17- Does anybody know that assay mark? - London.- Do you know where that is?
0:10:17 > 0:10:22Yeah, London. And the letter U, which is quite clear there.
0:10:22 > 0:10:25- 1895.- That's 1895.
0:10:25 > 0:10:28And there's the maker's initials, look - WRC.
0:10:28 > 0:10:33Now, I can't find any WRCs in my book, unfortunately.
0:10:33 > 0:10:37There's a WRS, late Victorian, but he was a spoon maker.
0:10:37 > 0:10:40I would say you paid...
0:10:41 > 0:10:45..the right money for that, and it's what the trade wants right now.
0:10:45 > 0:10:48It's good, it's clean, there's no dents in it.
0:10:48 > 0:10:52The finial is slightly bent to one side, but that can be sorted out.
0:10:52 > 0:10:55And it stands well. It looks good. It's got a good height.
0:10:55 > 0:10:57It's not flatware, which is quite boring.
0:10:57 > 0:11:00- It looks good in my cabinet. - Why is it here today,
0:11:00 > 0:11:03- and not in your cabinet? - I've had it quite a few years now,
0:11:03 > 0:11:07and I've, er, really liked looking at it.
0:11:07 > 0:11:13It's given me a lot of pleasure, and it's time to pass it on to somebody else who'll appreciate it too.
0:11:13 > 0:11:16I would say, if an auctioneer wanted to catalogue this,
0:11:16 > 0:11:20he'd put this into the saleroom at a valuation of £75 to £100.
0:11:20 > 0:11:24- How do you feel about that? - That's OK. Happy with that. Yeah.
0:11:24 > 0:11:28- Well, let's flog it.- Yeah. Flog it.
0:11:34 > 0:11:37We are now halfway through our day. We've all been working flat out
0:11:37 > 0:11:41at a cracking pace. Our experts have made their first choices
0:11:41 > 0:11:46to go off to auction, so let's put those valuations to the test at Canterbury auction house.
0:11:46 > 0:11:48And here's a reminder of what we're taking.
0:11:48 > 0:11:52Isabel's cricket memorabilia has been in the loft for ages,
0:11:52 > 0:11:53but she's sure it's worth a few bob.
0:11:53 > 0:11:57Michael's silver sugar castor is over 100 years old,
0:11:57 > 0:11:59and that's the same age as our third item,
0:11:59 > 0:12:02Ted's Smith & Wesson revolver. It's an unusual piece,
0:12:02 > 0:12:04with a great story.
0:12:07 > 0:12:11For our auction today, we've moved a few miles inland to Canterbury.
0:12:11 > 0:12:14A quick tip, just before the sale starts.
0:12:14 > 0:12:16Buy a catalogue, read all the information in it,
0:12:16 > 0:12:21and check the small print, because there is a buyer's and seller's premium to pay.
0:12:21 > 0:12:25So factor that in! When the hammer goes down, make sure you can afford a little extra.
0:12:25 > 0:12:29Our auctioneer today is Cliona Kilroy.
0:12:30 > 0:12:35And first under the hammer is Isabel's cricket collection.
0:12:35 > 0:12:37- This is one for the boys, isn't it? - It is!
0:12:37 > 0:12:41Let's bring Kate in, because it's a girly thing as well, cricket,
0:12:41 > 0:12:43- let's face it, if you like... - Um, no.
0:12:43 > 0:12:47I don't know much about it, just enough to know it should sell at this price.
0:12:47 > 0:12:49- £100 to £200 we've got on this. - Yeah.
0:12:49 > 0:12:53- Cricket memorabilia is big business. It really is.- Yeah.
0:12:53 > 0:12:55- This is going to go for six, straight away.- Promise?
0:12:55 > 0:12:58- Yes, definitely! - Might be a duck. You never know.
0:12:58 > 0:13:02No, it won't. It won't be a no-bowl. This is it here.
0:13:04 > 0:13:07Three cricket photographs autographed by the various teams
0:13:07 > 0:13:12as in the catalogue, and a selection of other autographed photographs.
0:13:12 > 0:13:14- Commission interest. We start at... - 90.- £90.
0:13:14 > 0:13:17- Oh! - 90 I'm bid. I'm looking for £100.
0:13:17 > 0:13:19100 I'm bid. 110. 120. 130.
0:13:19 > 0:13:21140. 150.
0:13:21 > 0:13:24- 160?- Oh, that's great!
0:13:24 > 0:13:27160. 170. 180. 190.
0:13:27 > 0:13:29200? Anybody at 200?
0:13:29 > 0:13:32- This is good. - On my right, still at £190 now.
0:13:32 > 0:13:35Any further offer? Any further bid? Anything online?
0:13:35 > 0:13:38If not, I'm selling at £190. The bid is on my right at 190.
0:13:38 > 0:13:41You're back in at 200. 210.
0:13:41 > 0:13:43220. 220 anywhere?
0:13:43 > 0:13:47Still on my right at £210. And selling at 210...
0:13:47 > 0:13:51- Yes! £120!- Thank you! - Hammer's gone down at 210.
0:13:51 > 0:13:54- Thank you very much! - That got the boundary, didn't it?
0:13:54 > 0:13:59- Yes! I must go and find some more! - Have you got any more?
0:13:59 > 0:14:01Not cricket, but I've got some more rubbish!
0:14:01 > 0:14:04Oh, you have some rubbish. If you've got any rubbish like that,
0:14:04 > 0:14:09- we want to see it. - That's the kind of rubbish we love. - How brilliant!
0:14:09 > 0:14:13I love it when one person's hobby proves popular with other collectors.
0:14:15 > 0:14:18Our next item is Michael's silver sugar castor,
0:14:18 > 0:14:21which he bought 30 years ago at my old stomping ground,
0:14:21 > 0:14:24the Portobello Road.
0:14:24 > 0:14:27Unfortunately its owner Michael cannot be with us today,
0:14:27 > 0:14:29so it's just me holding the fort. Here we go.
0:14:29 > 0:14:33Let's find out what this lot think. Let's hope the bidders are here.
0:14:34 > 0:14:38Lot number 437 is the late-Victorian silver sugar castor.
0:14:38 > 0:14:40Lot 437. Who'll start me at, er, £50?
0:14:40 > 0:14:4350? Any interest at £50, lot 437, the sugar castor?
0:14:43 > 0:14:4650 I'm bid. Who's in at 60 now?
0:14:46 > 0:14:4860 for someone? 60 I have.
0:14:48 > 0:14:50- Yes. Chap down the front. - Anybody at 80?
0:14:50 > 0:14:54Bid is at the front of the room here at £70 now. Anybody else bidding?
0:14:54 > 0:14:59Right at the front at £70, then. If we're all done I will sell.
0:14:59 > 0:15:01Well, that's it. It's gone. It just sold for £70.
0:15:01 > 0:15:04Straight in, straight out. Blink and you'll miss it.
0:15:04 > 0:15:07I think Michael will be pleased with that. He bought it for,
0:15:07 > 0:15:12if my memory serves me well, £40 in the Portobello Road quite a few years ago. That's a winner.
0:15:12 > 0:15:15A lovely item, on its way to a new home.
0:15:15 > 0:15:19And now we're ready for Ted's 1890s Smith & Wesson revolver.
0:15:19 > 0:15:22The auctioneers are happy to sell, as it's clearly 100 years old,
0:15:22 > 0:15:25and you can't buy ammunition for it.
0:15:26 > 0:15:30- Remind me, why are you selling this? - You can't take it with you.
0:15:30 > 0:15:32Well, you can't take anything with you, can you?
0:15:32 > 0:15:35I used to do a lot of shooting at one time, but, you know,
0:15:35 > 0:15:38- I sort of packed it up.- Is there no-one you wanted to pass it on to?
0:15:38 > 0:15:42- No. Kids aren't interested these days.- Not really, are they?
0:15:42 > 0:15:44You don't want it lying round the house.
0:15:44 > 0:15:47No. It's really for a collector, because, as you say,
0:15:47 > 0:15:50the condition is fantastic, all the blueing on the barrel...
0:15:50 > 0:15:54- It's just what you want.- I want to see some phone lines booked here,
0:15:54 > 0:15:56and I want to see some internet bidding,
0:15:56 > 0:15:59- because hopefully this will just fly away.- Hope so.
0:15:59 > 0:16:02Let's find out, shall we? Ted, this is it.
0:16:04 > 0:16:08The Smith & Wesson lockup-patent five-shot-calibre revolver.
0:16:08 > 0:16:12Good thing, this. Several bids. Starting at £360.
0:16:12 > 0:16:14I'm looking for 380. Bid is on the book at £360
0:16:14 > 0:16:19and I'm looking for 380. Who's in at £380?
0:16:19 > 0:16:22Anybody in at 380?
0:16:23 > 0:16:26380. 400. And 20.
0:16:27 > 0:16:30- 440. 460.- This is good.
0:16:30 > 0:16:32480. 500.
0:16:34 > 0:16:38No? It's at £480 on my right now. Any further offer?
0:16:38 > 0:16:41Any further bid in the room? If not I'll sell at £480.
0:16:41 > 0:16:45The bid is on my right at 480. If we're all done at 480...
0:16:45 > 0:16:48- Top end of the estimate. - We're happy with that.- Very.
0:16:48 > 0:16:51- Are you, Ted?- Yeah, not half!- Good. - THEY LAUGH
0:16:54 > 0:16:56- There's commission to pay, don't forget.- Of course.
0:16:56 > 0:16:59- Enjoy the rest of the day. - Thank you.- And the money.
0:16:59 > 0:17:03A cheque will be going off to help the old soldiers.
0:17:03 > 0:17:07- Is that what you're doing? - Some of it.- Help The Heroes? - I shall send them a cheque.
0:17:07 > 0:17:11Ted's revolver was in mint condition and had never been fired,
0:17:11 > 0:17:14so the collectors were prepared to pay top money for it.
0:17:17 > 0:17:19That concludes our first visit to the sale today.
0:17:19 > 0:17:23We are coming back here later, and I guarantee one big surprise,
0:17:23 > 0:17:27so whatever you do, don't go away. But while we were in the area,
0:17:27 > 0:17:31I took the opportunity to explore some of the local history.
0:17:31 > 0:17:32Take a look at this!
0:17:39 > 0:17:43For hundreds of years, sailing barges were a familiar sight
0:17:43 > 0:17:46- along the Kent coastline. - Up topsail!
0:17:46 > 0:17:48Take it right up.
0:17:48 > 0:17:50Forwards, as well.
0:17:52 > 0:17:54One, the Cambria, was still plying her trade
0:17:54 > 0:17:58well into the '70s, the only remaining commercial cargo vessel
0:17:58 > 0:18:01in the UK purely working under sail.
0:18:01 > 0:18:05A flat-bottomed, leeboarded, spritsailed barge she is.
0:18:05 > 0:18:08Built at the turn of the century,
0:18:08 > 0:18:11the Cambria still knows no other power than the wind.
0:18:15 > 0:18:17But this romantic age was slowly ending.
0:18:17 > 0:18:25As modern ships took over the work, the Cambria was retired from working life, and left to rot in mud.
0:18:31 > 0:18:33Well, here on the quayside in Faversham,
0:18:33 > 0:18:35the old girl is being brought back to life.
0:18:35 > 0:18:38Underneath all these temporary canvasses and covers,
0:18:38 > 0:18:41the sailing barge Cambria lives again,
0:18:41 > 0:18:44and the shipwrights are working on her right now,
0:18:44 > 0:18:46so come aboard and take a look.
0:18:47 > 0:18:52In 1996, a group of enthusiasts took over ownership of the Cambria,
0:18:52 > 0:18:56and formed a charitable trust. William Collard is the project manager.
0:18:57 > 0:19:01What a wonderful vessel! It's an honour to be on the deck with you,
0:19:01 > 0:19:03and I can't wait to see this finished,
0:19:03 > 0:19:06- because it is a huge vessel, isn't it?- Yes, it is,
0:19:06 > 0:19:08and everything around us, as you see, is chunky...
0:19:08 > 0:19:12- Big scale.- Big stuff. - Where did you come across her?
0:19:12 > 0:19:15Well, I first came across her in the 1970s
0:19:15 > 0:19:19when she was down in Sittingbourne in a very bad state.
0:19:19 > 0:19:21She had been taken out of trade,
0:19:21 > 0:19:24and a group of enthusiasts were getting together
0:19:24 > 0:19:28to try and restore her. Unfortunately there was no funding,
0:19:28 > 0:19:31so she slowly deteriorated. She was moved around
0:19:31 > 0:19:35from place to place, but really just only patched up.
0:19:35 > 0:19:37You've been part of this for a long time.
0:19:37 > 0:19:40I joined the Cambria Trust in 1996,
0:19:40 > 0:19:44when the vessel was sinking on every tide.
0:19:45 > 0:19:47The big breakthrough came in 2007.
0:19:47 > 0:19:51The Trust was given a £1 million lottery grant.
0:19:51 > 0:19:56Now they could begin the enormous task of completely rebuilding her
0:19:56 > 0:19:58from the bottom upwards.
0:19:58 > 0:20:02A great percentage of this vessel had rotten timbers in it,
0:20:02 > 0:20:05didn't it? They've all been replaced now.
0:20:05 > 0:20:09She was really falling apart, especially on the one side.
0:20:09 > 0:20:11You could put your hand through the side.
0:20:11 > 0:20:15We couldn't really recover any of the timber.
0:20:15 > 0:20:17It was beyond re-using. Many places it was rotten,
0:20:17 > 0:20:20and in many places it was split and broken.
0:20:20 > 0:20:23An example of that is that knee here, this oak knee.
0:20:23 > 0:20:27This is slightly perished now, but a good hundred years old.
0:20:27 > 0:20:31Yes, indeed. It would've been lovely if we could've used things like this,
0:20:31 > 0:20:34but it's just beyond practical use, really.
0:20:34 > 0:20:38But the original floor was as good as the day it was put in,
0:20:38 > 0:20:40and has formed a base for us to work from.
0:20:40 > 0:20:43And it'll probably be just as good in another hundred years.
0:20:43 > 0:20:45We would hope so.
0:20:51 > 0:20:56The Cambria was a coasting barge. She worked along the south and east coasts of England,
0:20:56 > 0:20:59and across the Channel to France.
0:20:59 > 0:21:03What do you carry in this barge mainly, usually?
0:21:03 > 0:21:06Well, like all barges, we carry anything from manure to maize.
0:21:06 > 0:21:10We're a sort of a tramp ship, really. We pick up anything.
0:21:10 > 0:21:13I was on a barge once that had a freight of chicken coops.
0:21:13 > 0:21:16Five chicken coops high on the deck, we were.
0:21:16 > 0:21:20The Cambria had been built in Kent in 1906,
0:21:20 > 0:21:22so it's incredible that, 60 years later,
0:21:22 > 0:21:26she was still competing with the larger, more modern cargo ships.
0:21:26 > 0:21:29Remember, she had no engine, and relied on the winds
0:21:29 > 0:21:34and the skills of her master to take the cargoes up and down the Thames.
0:21:35 > 0:21:38What's going to be her place in the future?
0:21:38 > 0:21:40What will you do with her?
0:21:40 > 0:21:42The big hold area that you've seen down below
0:21:42 > 0:21:46- we're converting into a classroom. - OK.
0:21:46 > 0:21:49And the idea is, we've picked a number of ports,
0:21:49 > 0:21:51and we're going to take the vessel to the ports.
0:21:51 > 0:21:55We're starting in Kent, but then we hope to go into Essex and London.
0:21:55 > 0:22:00- Oh, smashing!- And we're going to get 20 to 30 schoolchildren aboard,
0:22:00 > 0:22:02and teach them about the history of the Thames,
0:22:02 > 0:22:06the kind of cargoes these vessels took,
0:22:06 > 0:22:10and see all about the restoration of a really old wooden vessel.
0:22:10 > 0:22:14And the project is already offering opportunities to young people.
0:22:14 > 0:22:17They've even taken on three apprentices
0:22:17 > 0:22:22to work on the restoration, under the supervision of master shipwright Tim Goldsack.
0:22:22 > 0:22:24Tim, can I stop you there? Hello, mate.
0:22:24 > 0:22:28- Pleased to meet you.- Hi. - Gosh, what a big vessel, isn't it?
0:22:28 > 0:22:32It's only when you're down here you can see the immense size of it.
0:22:32 > 0:22:35How long does each one of those planks take you
0:22:35 > 0:22:37- to cut to shape and put in? - From start to finish,
0:22:37 > 0:22:39each one takes approximately two days,
0:22:39 > 0:22:44and there's something in the region of 150 planks on the vessel.
0:22:44 > 0:22:48Gosh! So there's a lot of work gone into this hull.
0:22:48 > 0:22:50There certainly is, yeah. Quite a few hours.
0:22:50 > 0:22:54And obviously you're caulking it with bitumen and tar?
0:22:54 > 0:22:57Yeah, that's right. These vessels are constructed
0:22:57 > 0:23:00with two layers of planking, and between the layers
0:23:00 > 0:23:04it has what are called set-work, which is a layer of felt
0:23:04 > 0:23:07- and a layer of tar.- Do you heat the tar up and mix with horse manure?
0:23:07 > 0:23:10Yes. It's hot tar mixed with horse manure,
0:23:10 > 0:23:12which is a traditional binding agent,
0:23:12 > 0:23:15and that helps to give it its watertight integrity.
0:23:15 > 0:23:18And you're trying to use traditional methods all the time?
0:23:18 > 0:23:21Yeah. All the skills we use are the same that were used
0:23:21 > 0:23:24when they were originally built, the only difference being
0:23:24 > 0:23:28that we have modern materials and modern glues, etc.
0:23:28 > 0:23:31I know these would have been pegged and dowled with trennels,
0:23:31 > 0:23:33- tree nails, wouldn't they? - Exactly, yeah.
0:23:33 > 0:23:36Traditionally they were built with trennels.
0:23:36 > 0:23:40These days we used galvanised iron spikes to put everything together.
0:23:40 > 0:23:42Good luck with it.
0:23:42 > 0:23:45Good luck with it. I'm sure she's going to be watertight!
0:23:45 > 0:23:46THEY LAUGH
0:23:49 > 0:23:52It certainly is coming together. A few licks of paint,
0:23:52 > 0:23:55but under full sail she'll look fabulous,
0:23:55 > 0:23:57and I can't wait for that day.
0:23:57 > 0:24:00That's all down to the guys here and their hard work,
0:24:00 > 0:24:03because this sailing barge, Cambria, is now recognised
0:24:03 > 0:24:07as one of our most important sailing vessels. This is a piece of maritime history right here,
0:24:07 > 0:24:11and I'm touching it. Instead of being consigned to the mud
0:24:11 > 0:24:16for another 100 years, she's going to be afloat for future generations to appreciate and enjoy.
0:24:16 > 0:24:18And long may it last!
0:24:23 > 0:24:25At our valuation day in the Kings Hall, Herne Bay,
0:24:25 > 0:24:28there are still hundreds of eager people
0:24:28 > 0:24:30waiting to have their items valued.
0:24:32 > 0:24:36The room is packed inside there, and the queue is spilling out still
0:24:36 > 0:24:38along the seafront. This is where it all starts.
0:24:38 > 0:24:42If you want to take part in a show, come along to a valuation day
0:24:42 > 0:24:44with your unwanted antiques and collectables,
0:24:44 > 0:24:46because we would love to see you.
0:24:46 > 0:24:50To find details of upcoming dates and venues, just log on to...
0:24:51 > 0:24:54If you don't have a computer, check your local press,
0:24:54 > 0:24:58because we are coming to an area, fingers crossed, near you soon.
0:24:58 > 0:25:01On with our valuations, and it's over to Mark Stacey.
0:25:01 > 0:25:04He's with Carol, who looks like she's cashing in her savings!
0:25:04 > 0:25:08- You've brought a little bit of bling in to show us.- I have.
0:25:08 > 0:25:11Now, where did you get all these gold sovereigns?
0:25:11 > 0:25:14I bought them off a dealer
0:25:14 > 0:25:18in London, down a lane called Cheshire Street,
0:25:18 > 0:25:22and my children were very young,
0:25:22 > 0:25:24and I was doing market work,
0:25:24 > 0:25:28and my way of saving was, I used to buy one a week,
0:25:28 > 0:25:30and gradually I built them up,
0:25:30 > 0:25:33and I bought the mounts at £1.25...
0:25:33 > 0:25:36Gosh, this must be going back 40 years or more!
0:25:36 > 0:25:40It is going back 40 years or more! And gradually I had it made into a bracelet.
0:25:40 > 0:25:45The George IV coin I bought round about the same era,
0:25:45 > 0:25:48but to be truthful, I've no idea at all what I paid for it.
0:25:48 > 0:25:51- Probably a tenner or something. - Something like that.
0:25:51 > 0:25:55- Not much.- A couple of quid for the mount, cos it's slightly bigger.
0:25:55 > 0:25:58No, I had the mount made much later. It cost me £100.
0:25:58 > 0:26:00Gosh! Really? Wow.
0:26:00 > 0:26:03- And I presume the mounts are nine-carat gold...- They are.
0:26:03 > 0:26:07- ..rather than the 22-carat gold of the coins.- That's right. Nine.
0:26:07 > 0:26:12If I pick it up, we've got a bun- head for the young Victoria's head
0:26:12 > 0:26:17on those, and then this one, we've got a young Queen Elizabeth head.
0:26:17 > 0:26:18That's right.
0:26:18 > 0:26:21Then we go on again, of course,
0:26:21 > 0:26:25to another young Queen Victoria's head.
0:26:25 > 0:26:28- Then we've got a mid-period head, haven't we?- Yes.
0:26:28 > 0:26:31And then we go back on to another young Victoria's head.
0:26:31 > 0:26:32Another one, yes.
0:26:32 > 0:26:37And then, of course, as you say, you've got a George IV gold £2 coin.
0:26:37 > 0:26:39The sad thing with these sort of things, Carol,
0:26:39 > 0:26:42there's no sentimentality about them.
0:26:42 > 0:26:45- Unless they're a rare coin... - That's right.- ..or a rare date,
0:26:45 > 0:26:49the dealers will weigh them and say, "That's the gold price."
0:26:49 > 0:26:51So I've had a quick tot-up,
0:26:51 > 0:26:55and I mean, as a sensible estimate,
0:26:55 > 0:26:57we're looking at £800 to £1,200.
0:26:57 > 0:27:00- Right.- So we're looking at a reserve of about 800 quid.
0:27:00 > 0:27:02- Yes.- How do you feel about that?
0:27:02 > 0:27:05There'd have to be a reserve of that, yes.
0:27:05 > 0:27:09What I'm looking at, really, I would like £1,200.
0:27:09 > 0:27:12It would be lovely to get that. I can give you a valuation today,
0:27:12 > 0:27:15but by the time the auction comes up in a few weeks' time,
0:27:15 > 0:27:19- the gold might have dropped a lot. - Exactly.- Or it might have risen.
0:27:19 > 0:27:22What we've got to pray for is that the market will be higher
0:27:22 > 0:27:26when we come to the auction. So I think what you've got to do
0:27:26 > 0:27:30in your own mind is say, "Right, I'm happy to get the 800 reserve,
0:27:30 > 0:27:35- and I'll pay a bit of commission on that and that's them." How do you feel about that?- I feel fine.
0:27:35 > 0:27:37- Are you happy with that?- I am happy.
0:27:37 > 0:27:40If you do get a reasonable price you're happy with,
0:27:40 > 0:27:43any plans? Are you going to go off to Barbados?
0:27:43 > 0:27:46- I shall have a few holidays. - Will you?- I'm going to enjoy it.
0:27:46 > 0:27:50- Fantastic. Enjoy it while you're young enough to.- I will.
0:27:50 > 0:27:53Well, that lot should add up to a decent holiday!
0:27:53 > 0:27:58Now to Kate Bateman. She's with Hugo and his grandson Stanley,
0:27:58 > 0:28:00and they've brought in two old characters.
0:28:00 > 0:28:02What can you tell me about them?
0:28:02 > 0:28:06Well, I've had them for 50 years.
0:28:06 > 0:28:10I got them off my father when he passed on,
0:28:10 > 0:28:13- and he got them off his father... - Right.
0:28:13 > 0:28:16..which would be my grandfather,
0:28:16 > 0:28:20and which would take us back to the turn of the century.
0:28:20 > 0:28:22Victorian, late Victorian.
0:28:22 > 0:28:25I presume you've had these in your house, if you inherited them.
0:28:25 > 0:28:28Yes. They've been hanging in my bedroom for 30 years.
0:28:28 > 0:28:30- 30 years!- Yes.
0:28:30 > 0:28:33Are you not tempted to keep them in the family, then,
0:28:33 > 0:28:36and pass them on to your grandson here?
0:28:36 > 0:28:39He doesn't want it. He wants me to enjoy myself.
0:28:39 > 0:28:42- Not at all? Oh!- No. - Do you like them?
0:28:42 > 0:28:45- Are you a doggy person? - Oh, yes. I had five dogs.
0:28:45 > 0:28:47Are these looking like either of your dogs?
0:28:47 > 0:28:52No. I had an English bull terrier and four ordinary bull terriers.
0:28:52 > 0:28:55OK. I don't know quite what breeds we've got here,
0:28:55 > 0:28:58but they're rather nice. They are late Victorian.
0:28:58 > 0:29:01They're both monogrammed. You've got here RC on this one,
0:29:01 > 0:29:04and I think FC, or CF, on this one.
0:29:04 > 0:29:07Now, we haven't been able to look up who the artists are,
0:29:07 > 0:29:10and if we can trace them down to a specific artist,
0:29:10 > 0:29:13it may affect the valuation upwards. Of the two,
0:29:13 > 0:29:16I think this one's the slightly better painting,
0:29:16 > 0:29:18and he's got quite a sweet face.
0:29:18 > 0:29:20He's got that kind of hang-dog expression.
0:29:20 > 0:29:24Looks like he hasn't had his dinner and he really wants to go home.
0:29:24 > 0:29:26This one's odder. He looks quite startled.
0:29:26 > 0:29:29I would offer them as a pair, though,
0:29:29 > 0:29:31rather than as individual ones.
0:29:31 > 0:29:35I would have said a fairly low estimate, from my point of view,
0:29:35 > 0:29:39would be £100 to £200 for the pair, so between £50 and £100 each,
0:29:39 > 0:29:41which I know is quite a wide estimate,
0:29:41 > 0:29:44but it will rely on somebody falling in love with the dog
0:29:44 > 0:29:46or specifically wanting dog paintings.
0:29:46 > 0:29:49- Is that the kind of figure you'd be happy with?- Yeah. Yeah.
0:29:49 > 0:29:52OK. Well, if we put an estimate of £100 to £200,
0:29:52 > 0:29:57would you want a reserve of £100, to stop it going for less than that?
0:29:57 > 0:30:00- Oh, yeah.- I'd be happy with that. - To protect it,
0:30:00 > 0:30:03so if the bidding didn't reach £100, it wouldn't be sold.
0:30:03 > 0:30:06I think somebody will fall in love with them, a dog lover,
0:30:06 > 0:30:11- and I think they're great fun, so let's put them in the sale and see how they go.- Thank you.
0:30:11 > 0:30:14After 30 years on Hugo's wall,
0:30:14 > 0:30:17those two deserve to find a new home, and I'm sure they will.
0:30:23 > 0:30:26It's been such a busy day, and our experts have been working flat-out,
0:30:26 > 0:30:31but there's still time for me to get around the queue and sniff out something special.
0:30:31 > 0:30:34- Can I be nosy? What's your name? - It's old books. Claire.
0:30:34 > 0:30:36You never know. You never know.
0:30:36 > 0:30:40There could be something really, really valuable in there.
0:30:40 > 0:30:43- There could be, couldn't there? - And Beatrix Potter books.
0:30:43 > 0:30:46- I think they're first editions. - You think they're first editions?
0:30:46 > 0:30:49If they are, you're sitting on a small fortune!
0:30:49 > 0:30:52- Do you know that? - That would be nice, wouldn't it?
0:30:52 > 0:30:55- THEY LAUGH - Have you shown them to anybody?- No.
0:30:55 > 0:30:59I've been on the internet doing searches and things.
0:31:00 > 0:31:05- Sadly they're not first edition. - Oh.- Which is a shame.
0:31:05 > 0:31:09They're 1960s. But they're in good condition, and very collectable.
0:31:13 > 0:31:16That would've been too good to be true, wouldn't it?
0:31:16 > 0:31:19Here on "Flog It!" we're always turning up little treasures,
0:31:19 > 0:31:23and Mark has found a small piece of glass that might turn out to be something big.
0:31:23 > 0:31:25- Hello, Olive.- Hello.
0:31:25 > 0:31:29Sometimes they say the best things come in small packages, don't they?
0:31:29 > 0:31:32- Yeah.- I'm talking about this lovely little vase you brought in.
0:31:32 > 0:31:35- Tell me about it. - I bought it in a charity shop.
0:31:35 > 0:31:37- No!- Yes.
0:31:37 > 0:31:40- When?- I know I bought it after my mother died, and that was '97.
0:31:40 > 0:31:44- How much did you pay for it? - 50 pence, I think it was. Yeah.
0:31:44 > 0:31:47And you were just attracted by the colour, I guess?
0:31:47 > 0:31:49- It was the poppies.- Yes.
0:31:49 > 0:31:51Because my grandmother loved poppies,
0:31:51 > 0:31:54and she always used to wear the California poppy perfume,
0:31:54 > 0:31:56so I saw the poppies and I thought, "Ahh!"
0:31:56 > 0:32:00- Gosh! I think it's absolutely delicious.- Thank you.
0:32:00 > 0:32:02It's an absolutely wonderful little object.
0:32:02 > 0:32:04It's just a little small vase,
0:32:04 > 0:32:07and you've got the little rim here,
0:32:07 > 0:32:10which is decorated in coloured enamels and gilt.
0:32:10 > 0:32:14And as you turn the item around, it's got an iridescent background.
0:32:14 > 0:32:18It has that slight oily-on-water look to it.
0:32:18 > 0:32:22And then you've got these lovely trailing poppies.
0:32:22 > 0:32:25This one is nice and open, and then you've got another little one
0:32:25 > 0:32:29just about to come out, then this one is almost finished.
0:32:29 > 0:32:32It's seeded, really. And it screams quality.
0:32:32 > 0:32:35- Mmm.- But quality that isn't English.
0:32:35 > 0:32:37- Right.- It's French.- Mm-hm.
0:32:37 > 0:32:39What did you think it said underneath here?
0:32:39 > 0:32:43- I thought it said "Dawn Nancy". - Well, it's actually "Daum",
0:32:43 > 0:32:47and it's got the mark there with a Cross of Lorraine
0:32:47 > 0:32:49and "Nancy". Now, this was made
0:32:49 > 0:32:53probably around about... 1900, 1910.
0:32:53 > 0:32:55Really? Oh!
0:32:55 > 0:32:58And it's sort of Art Nouveau-ish,
0:32:58 > 0:33:01and there are three factories in France at that time
0:33:01 > 0:33:04which really strike out for glass - that's Daum,
0:33:04 > 0:33:09Galle, of course, which also produced this type of cameo glass,
0:33:09 > 0:33:12and Lalique, and it just is lovely.
0:33:12 > 0:33:14There's a slight problem or two here.
0:33:14 > 0:33:17There's a couple of little fleabites around the inner rim.
0:33:17 > 0:33:20I mean, they are terribly small, but they're there,
0:33:20 > 0:33:23- and we have to take account of them. - Right. OK.
0:33:23 > 0:33:26But I think it's a charming little thing. What are you hoping for?
0:33:26 > 0:33:30I have no idea. I didn't think it was worth anything.
0:33:30 > 0:33:31- Really?- Mm.
0:33:31 > 0:33:36- Well, I think, if we put this in at £50 to £80...- Ooh!
0:33:36 > 0:33:39..hopefully, even with the little fleabites,
0:33:39 > 0:33:42if two people like it, it could well go over 100.
0:33:42 > 0:33:45- Lovely!- But I just think it's a charming little object.
0:33:45 > 0:33:49Are you happy to put it in at that? And we'll put a 50 reserve on it,
0:33:49 > 0:33:51- with discretion, if that's OK. - Thank you. Yes.
0:33:51 > 0:33:55But I do absolutely adore it. I could easily walk home with this.
0:33:55 > 0:34:01- I think it's absolutely wonderful. - You're not having it. - I know! The auction's getting it!
0:34:01 > 0:34:04I think Mark's playing it very safe there!
0:34:04 > 0:34:07Daum Nancy glass is very collectable at the moment.
0:34:10 > 0:34:13It's time for us to make our final trip to the auction house,
0:34:13 > 0:34:16and here's a quick reminder of what we're taking with us.
0:34:17 > 0:34:20We've got Carol's gold coins that she's saved over the years.
0:34:20 > 0:34:24We have those two dog paintings brought in by Hugo,
0:34:24 > 0:34:28and the tiny Daum Nancy glass which Olive bought for just 50 pence,
0:34:28 > 0:34:31and Mark's valued it at 100 times that.
0:34:33 > 0:34:35First up, Carol's gold coins,
0:34:35 > 0:34:38and the auctioneer has split them into two lots.
0:34:38 > 0:34:42The George IV £2 coin is now valued at £150 to £200.
0:34:42 > 0:34:45But first it's the bracelet of sovereigns,
0:34:45 > 0:34:48now valued at £800 to £1,200 on its own.
0:34:48 > 0:34:52If you're going to have a gold bracelet, have one like this,
0:34:52 > 0:34:55- because it's worth an awful lot of money, isn't it?- It is that!
0:34:55 > 0:35:00Wow! I know on the day you valued the bracelet with the £2 gold coin.
0:35:00 > 0:35:03- That's right.- We've since had them split by the auctioneer,
0:35:03 > 0:35:05so selling the two lots separately,
0:35:05 > 0:35:08though we've still got £800 to £1,200 on the bracelet
0:35:08 > 0:35:11- and hopefully a couple of hundred on the coin.- That would be nice.
0:35:11 > 0:35:14- This has been a lot of collecting! - I've done a lot more than that.
0:35:14 > 0:35:17- What, all gold?- Yes.- No!
0:35:17 > 0:35:20- And sold a lot.- Oh, and sold a lot.
0:35:20 > 0:35:22Did you enjoy wearing the bracelet at all?
0:35:22 > 0:35:26That was one I wore all the time. I had another one...
0:35:26 > 0:35:29- Oh!- ..with 36 sovereigns.
0:35:29 > 0:35:31- That's major bling! - That's major bling.
0:35:31 > 0:35:35That's proper, isn't it? Hey, that's showing off!
0:35:35 > 0:35:39- That got showed off, as you say. - That was showing off!- Yeah.
0:35:39 > 0:35:42So, you've decided to have a clear-out of all the gold?
0:35:42 > 0:35:45- I have.- It's a good time to sell. - That's why I'm doing it.
0:35:45 > 0:35:49You're not daft, are you? Precious metals are up right now.
0:35:49 > 0:35:52We're in a recession, and people invest in silver and gold.
0:35:52 > 0:35:54Yes. The safe options.
0:35:54 > 0:35:56So, we got two lots. One's following the other.
0:35:56 > 0:36:02Let's start with £300 to £1,200, fingers crossed for the top end. It's the bracelet. Here we go!
0:36:04 > 0:36:07554 is the nine-carat gold bracelet set with six sovereigns,
0:36:07 > 0:36:10as per catalogue, 57.9 grams. Lot 554.
0:36:10 > 0:36:12- Who will start me at £500? - Wait.- Sorry.
0:36:12 > 0:36:16- There's commission interest. Start £1,000.- Starting at £1,000.
0:36:16 > 0:36:19- Straight in at £1,000! - I'm looking for 1,050.
0:36:19 > 0:36:22Any bid at 1,050, in the room or online?
0:36:22 > 0:36:26It's a commission bid of £1,000. Any further offer? If not, I'm...
0:36:26 > 0:36:291,050. 1,100.
0:36:29 > 0:36:311,150.
0:36:32 > 0:36:35No? Bid is on my right at £1,100 now.
0:36:35 > 0:36:37Any further offer?
0:36:37 > 0:36:391,150. 1,150.
0:36:39 > 0:36:431,200. Anybody for 1,200? It's now in the room at 1,150.
0:36:43 > 0:36:45And selling...
0:36:45 > 0:36:47- Yes! Top end. So far, so good. - I'm so excited!
0:36:47 > 0:36:51And there's the £2 coin. Let's see if we can get the top end here.
0:36:52 > 0:36:55Lot number 559 is the George IV £2 coin.
0:36:55 > 0:36:59Lot 559. Who'll start me at £100? 100. 100 I'm bid.
0:36:59 > 0:37:01110. 120. 130. 140.
0:37:01 > 0:37:03150. 160. 170.
0:37:03 > 0:37:07180. 190. 200. And ten. 220.
0:37:07 > 0:37:08230. 240. 250.
0:37:08 > 0:37:10260. 270. 280.
0:37:10 > 0:37:12290. 300. 320?
0:37:12 > 0:37:14Anybody at 320?
0:37:14 > 0:37:17Any interest at 320? On my right at £300 now.
0:37:17 > 0:37:20Are we all done at £300?
0:37:20 > 0:37:23- Yes! £300!- That's not bad, was it?
0:37:23 > 0:37:25- That's incredible, isn't it? - Wasn't it?
0:37:25 > 0:37:27- What's that? £1,450?- Absolutely!
0:37:27 > 0:37:30- Oh, I'm so pleased! - Oh, I'm ever so pleased!
0:37:30 > 0:37:34- Thank you all very, very much! - It's a great time to sell gold.
0:37:34 > 0:37:38If you've got anything like that, bring it to a valuation day,
0:37:38 > 0:37:41and it could be you in the auction room next time. Well done, Carol.
0:37:41 > 0:37:46£1,450! A good day for gold, and a great day for Carol.
0:37:46 > 0:37:50Next up, that pair of dog paintings belonging to Hugo and Stanley.
0:37:52 > 0:37:55Well, Hugo and Stanley, we're just about to let the dogs out.
0:37:55 > 0:37:58This is our next lot, £100 to £200. Really nice oils.
0:37:58 > 0:38:01One of them I'm not sure what breed it is,
0:38:01 > 0:38:03- but the other is a Newfoundland. - It's a bitzer -
0:38:03 > 0:38:06bits of this and bits of that. It's a bit of a mix.
0:38:06 > 0:38:08They are quite sweet. They are lovely.
0:38:08 > 0:38:13One's better painted than the other, but they're going as a pair.
0:38:13 > 0:38:16But the dog lovers will love them! That's the main thing.
0:38:16 > 0:38:19And hopefully we've got a room full of them.
0:38:19 > 0:38:22- This could be your inheritance he's flogging.- I'm hoping so.
0:38:22 > 0:38:24- THEY LAUGH - Let's see how we do.
0:38:24 > 0:38:28It's down to the bidders now. It's going under the hammer.
0:38:29 > 0:38:32Pair of oil paintings, the heads of the dogs there.
0:38:32 > 0:38:35Various bids. We're starting at £130, and I'm looking for 140.
0:38:35 > 0:38:39There's a dog lover, look. Very keen, waving away.
0:38:39 > 0:38:41200. And ten.
0:38:41 > 0:38:43220.
0:38:43 > 0:38:45230. 240.
0:38:46 > 0:38:48250. 260.
0:38:51 > 0:38:54270. Anybody at 270?
0:38:54 > 0:38:57In the room at £260 now. Any further offer?
0:38:57 > 0:39:02If not, I'm selling at £260. The bid is standing at 260.
0:39:02 > 0:39:05- Brilliant! That was good.- Fantastic!
0:39:05 > 0:39:09- The dog lovers were here.- Yeah. - I thought they were really nice.
0:39:09 > 0:39:13They'd suit anybody's wall. Proper country little scene, that.
0:39:13 > 0:39:16I'm just going off to buy a nice pair of shoes.
0:39:16 > 0:39:19Is that what you're going to do? Oh, well done. Look after him!
0:39:19 > 0:39:23- I will.- Look after him. The dog lovers were certainly here today.
0:39:23 > 0:39:27What well behaved pooches! They made well over the top estimate.
0:39:28 > 0:39:31And now we have my favourite item of the day,
0:39:31 > 0:39:34that delicate French glass vase belonging to Olive.
0:39:34 > 0:39:37And I've a feeling Mark's estimate could be rather mean!
0:39:39 > 0:39:43Now, that lovely little French vase with a poppy on it,
0:39:43 > 0:39:46- which is just incredible, isn't it? That caught your eye...- Yes.
0:39:46 > 0:39:49- How much did you pay for it?- 50p!
0:39:49 > 0:39:52- SHE LAUGHS - You see, it is out there, isn't it?
0:39:52 > 0:39:59- And I think we can recycle this 50p into easily £100.- No!
0:39:59 > 0:40:03That's my gut feeling. It just stands out so well.
0:40:03 > 0:40:05- Absolutely. - It could do twice your top end.
0:40:05 > 0:40:07£180?
0:40:07 > 0:40:10Well, it could do, Paul. A tiny little thing.
0:40:10 > 0:40:14You could overlook it, but it just screams quality.
0:40:14 > 0:40:17- I saw it from a distance and just - - Zoomed in.
0:40:17 > 0:40:19I saw you. Wings! You were like that.
0:40:19 > 0:40:23- You gave me quite a fright. - Did I? I've been told that before.
0:40:23 > 0:40:27When he comes charging towards you. Why are you selling it, though?
0:40:27 > 0:40:31Because it is beautiful! This should be on your dressing table.
0:40:31 > 0:40:35My daughter recently won a makeover and a photo shoot,
0:40:35 > 0:40:38and she took me with her, because you get every photo,
0:40:38 > 0:40:42but then you have to pay for any more that you want,
0:40:42 > 0:40:44so she said, "Come with me so I don't buy any."
0:40:44 > 0:40:48- So I went, and I bought two myself! - HE LAUGHS
0:40:48 > 0:40:51- Oh, OK. - If it sells, I will put it...
0:40:51 > 0:40:53- OK.- Oh, wonderful.
0:40:53 > 0:40:56We can't talk about it any more because it's going under the hammer,
0:40:56 > 0:40:59and it's down to this packed saleroom in Canterbury. Good luck!
0:40:59 > 0:41:01- This is it.- Thank you.
0:41:03 > 0:41:06181, moving into the glassware.
0:41:06 > 0:41:09It's the Daum Nancy cranberry-tinted glass vase.
0:41:09 > 0:41:12- Several bids. We start at... - 340.- £340.
0:41:12 > 0:41:15I knew it had quality, but not that much!
0:41:15 > 0:41:18360. 360. 380.
0:41:18 > 0:41:22- 400.- Can you hold me up, please? - I'll prop you up. Don't worry.
0:41:24 > 0:41:27- 460. Anybody at 460?- 460!
0:41:27 > 0:41:30460. 480?
0:41:33 > 0:41:34500.
0:41:34 > 0:41:36520.
0:41:38 > 0:41:41- That was a cunning buy, wasn't it? - What were the chances?- 540.
0:41:41 > 0:41:43560.
0:41:45 > 0:41:46580.
0:41:46 > 0:41:49600.
0:41:52 > 0:41:54- Oh, my God!- 620.
0:41:55 > 0:41:57640?
0:42:01 > 0:42:05- Hang on in there!- 640. 660.
0:42:06 > 0:42:08680?
0:42:09 > 0:42:13No? The bid is at £660, with Tina.
0:42:13 > 0:42:14680? Do you want to come in?
0:42:17 > 0:42:20Any interest at 680, in the room or anywhere else?
0:42:20 > 0:42:23If not I'll sell at £660. The bidder's on the phone.
0:42:23 > 0:42:25At 660. If we're all done at 660...
0:42:26 > 0:42:28Yes! £660!
0:42:28 > 0:42:30Ooh!
0:42:30 > 0:42:34- Olive!- It's only this... - I know, I know!
0:42:34 > 0:42:38But small is beautiful! That poppy was just divine, wasn't it?
0:42:38 > 0:42:40- I have good taste. - You have very good taste!
0:42:40 > 0:42:43- I had a sneaky suspicion about this. - You did.
0:42:43 > 0:42:46I had that feeling. You know when you pick things up,
0:42:46 > 0:42:48you think, "Yes, that's a little sleeper"?
0:42:48 > 0:42:53What a wonderful way to end today's show here in Canterbury, with a wonderful moment like that!
0:42:53 > 0:42:59- You're going to live that moment for a long time. £660! - My glasses have steamed up!
0:42:59 > 0:43:02THEY LAUGH
0:43:05 > 0:43:09That poppy design clearly had a lot of sentimental value for Olive,
0:43:09 > 0:43:12and it's earned her more than 1,000 times the 50 pence she paid for it.
0:43:12 > 0:43:15Just goes to show, always buy things you love!
0:43:17 > 0:43:19What a fantastic day we've had here!
0:43:19 > 0:43:24Everything's sold, and a lot of it at the top end of the estimate,
0:43:24 > 0:43:28and we were clearly overwhelmed by the sale of Olive's glass vase.
0:43:28 > 0:43:31That's definitely one to remember.
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