0:00:08 > 0:00:12Today's show comes from the heart of the Pennines, Todmorden in Yorkshire.
0:00:12 > 0:00:14Welcome to "Flog It!".
0:00:37 > 0:00:40We're holding our valuation day in the wonderful town hall
0:00:40 > 0:00:43in the centre of Todmorden.
0:00:48 > 0:00:52It's nice and quiet in here at the moment, but all that is just about to change.
0:00:52 > 0:00:55THEY LAUGH
0:00:55 > 0:00:59That's because we've got this magnificent queue outside -
0:00:59 > 0:01:01hundreds of people hoping they'll get chosen
0:01:01 > 0:01:05to go through to auction, and their item makes the bidders' pulses race.
0:01:05 > 0:01:08Here to make sure we don't miss anything is our team of experts,
0:01:08 > 0:01:12- headed up by Catherine Southon... - It's just interesting!
0:01:12 > 0:01:16- ..and Adam Partridge. - 4,000 badges! Not bad.
0:01:16 > 0:01:19THEY LAUGH
0:01:20 > 0:01:23Oh, you are beautiful! Mwah!
0:01:24 > 0:01:27Ooh! Well, it is 9:30. It's time to get the doors open,
0:01:27 > 0:01:30get the show on the road. Are you ready? Let's...
0:01:30 > 0:01:32- Flog it!- Come on! Follow me!
0:01:32 > 0:01:34PAUL LAUGHS
0:01:34 > 0:01:37Coming up on the programme, Adam gets personal.
0:01:38 > 0:01:40- Who's your favourite expert? - You are!
0:01:40 > 0:01:41Very good answer!
0:01:43 > 0:01:46'I make some new lady friends.' Anthea, give us a twirl.
0:01:46 > 0:01:49- Remember that? - PAUL LAUGHS
0:01:49 > 0:01:52'And Catherine...' Easy, tiger!
0:01:52 > 0:01:55- '..gets down to business.' - It's in superb condition.
0:01:55 > 0:01:58- Exactly. And quality always... - Sells.
0:02:05 > 0:02:08Let's get on with the action. Everyone is safely seated inside.
0:02:08 > 0:02:12It looks like Catherine is our first expert to the table.
0:02:12 > 0:02:14I must say, I love the uniform. Can I try the hat on?
0:02:14 > 0:02:18- Yes, of course.- Everybody loves an officer and a gentleman.
0:02:18 > 0:02:22Let's take a closer look at what Catherine's spotted. Over there.
0:02:22 > 0:02:24John gets us off to a galloping start
0:02:24 > 0:02:27with his collection of comical figurines.
0:02:29 > 0:02:32- So, who do these belong to? - Well, I bought them for the wife,
0:02:32 > 0:02:34my wife Anthea.
0:02:34 > 0:02:37Right. These are quite modern, as you probably know.
0:02:37 > 0:02:41They're 1980s, and designed by Norman Thelwell.
0:02:41 > 0:02:45And they're all rather cute, these little figures...
0:02:45 > 0:02:49- That's why she loved them. - ..on ponies. Is she a horse-rider?
0:02:49 > 0:02:52Oh, no. She's not into horses, but she took a fancy to these.
0:02:52 > 0:02:54So you bought one for each birthday, or...
0:02:54 > 0:02:58Something like that. Christmas, birthday, and just got up the set,
0:02:58 > 0:03:02back in the, as you say, the early '80s.
0:03:02 > 0:03:05- What a nice man you are! - Oh, I know. I'm brilliant, aren't I?
0:03:05 > 0:03:07- Brilliant.- Very nice.
0:03:07 > 0:03:09Well, as you know, Beswick is very collectable,
0:03:09 > 0:03:12as long as they are in perfect condition,
0:03:12 > 0:03:15no breakages or anything like that, no cracks.
0:03:15 > 0:03:19For example, I'm looking at this one in particular,
0:03:19 > 0:03:22because there is a slight little fault on the jacket.
0:03:22 > 0:03:25It's hardly worth talking about, but it's there, isn't it?
0:03:25 > 0:03:28But even so, they do pick up on these little things.
0:03:28 > 0:03:33- With Beswick you have to be - - Spot-on.- You do have to be spot-on.
0:03:33 > 0:03:35The thing is about Beswick as well,
0:03:35 > 0:03:37people look at the marks very carefully,
0:03:37 > 0:03:40and see whether they are an earlier mark
0:03:40 > 0:03:43or perhaps whether they were redesigned
0:03:43 > 0:03:47at a later stage, because you might get one that was done in 1981
0:03:47 > 0:03:50and then again they remade it in '82,
0:03:50 > 0:03:53perhaps with a slightly different colourway, for example,
0:03:53 > 0:03:56a slightly different-colour jacket, something like that.
0:03:56 > 0:03:58So that really depends on the price.
0:03:58 > 0:04:00But you do get a lot of people going for these,
0:04:00 > 0:04:03even though they are still very modern.
0:04:03 > 0:04:07Now, the big question value-wise. I would have thought, in the '80s,
0:04:07 > 0:04:11- you paid quite a lot for these. - I know it probably broke my heart.
0:04:11 > 0:04:13THEY LAUGH
0:04:13 > 0:04:17Probably about 20-ish, I think, maybe even...
0:04:17 > 0:04:22I know it was a lot. It was a treat, a good treat for my lady wife.
0:04:22 > 0:04:24So how does she feel about you selling them now?
0:04:24 > 0:04:26They've been on the cupboard for a long time,
0:04:26 > 0:04:29and we've come along to see all this, and yourself...
0:04:29 > 0:04:31Oh, thank you! You're so kind.
0:04:31 > 0:04:34And it's been lovely just to see how it goes on.
0:04:34 > 0:04:36We nearly watch every antique programme going,
0:04:36 > 0:04:40so to a certain extent we've got a fair idea what they're worth.
0:04:40 > 0:04:44- I think the thing to do for this is to split them in half...- Lovely.
0:04:44 > 0:04:48..and sell them as two separate lots at £100 to £150 each.
0:04:48 > 0:04:51- How does that sound? - That sounds pretty good!
0:04:51 > 0:04:53- Happy with that? - Yeah. We've been here and seen you,
0:04:53 > 0:04:58and all the rest of it. And it's been gorgeous. It's been brilliant.
0:04:58 > 0:05:00THEY LAUGH It's been really brilliant.
0:05:00 > 0:05:04Great to meet you. Thank you, John. I'll see you at the auction.
0:05:04 > 0:05:10It looks like Catherine and John have started their own mutual-appreciation club there!
0:05:12 > 0:05:15Geoffrey found this unusual item cleaning out a room
0:05:15 > 0:05:18for the charity he works for.
0:05:18 > 0:05:22Now, then, you've brought something that's quite a curious item.
0:05:22 > 0:05:25- It is to me, as well. Yeah. - I like having a stab
0:05:25 > 0:05:27at these wacky things here.
0:05:27 > 0:05:30Obviously it's got lots of writing that tells us...
0:05:30 > 0:05:34"Society of Arts", "best guinea set",
0:05:34 > 0:05:36"blowpipe apparatus".
0:05:36 > 0:05:38Yeah, some sort of experimental thing.
0:05:38 > 0:05:42Some sort of experimental thing, by JT Letcher of Truro, Cornwall.
0:05:42 > 0:05:45Now this dates this, I would say, to 1880, 1890.
0:05:45 > 0:05:49We've got all sorts of apparatus here,
0:05:49 > 0:05:52and I think it's for analysing minerals.
0:05:52 > 0:05:55- Right. Right. - If we lift that tray out...
0:05:55 > 0:05:58- Yes.- There.
0:05:58 > 0:06:00Oh!
0:06:00 > 0:06:03And we've got all these little tubes in here.
0:06:07 > 0:06:10- And, um... - These, all things in these.
0:06:10 > 0:06:12- In here as well, there's a little tin.- Yeah.
0:06:12 > 0:06:16- So, those have got things in 'em? - Yeah, they've all got something in.
0:06:16 > 0:06:19Platinum, tin foil, all sorts in there.
0:06:19 > 0:06:22So it's some sort of home experimental kit,
0:06:22 > 0:06:26a mineralogist's...testing kit.
0:06:26 > 0:06:29- Yeah.- You've decided to sell it, I suppose?
0:06:29 > 0:06:32- Yes, because no use for us. No. - You're not into your minerals?
0:06:32 > 0:06:34- No. - THEY LAUGH
0:06:34 > 0:06:38- Any idea what it might be worth? - I don't know. No.
0:06:38 > 0:06:40What would be the least you'd sell it for?
0:06:40 > 0:06:43- Anything. - So we'd put it in with no reserve?
0:06:43 > 0:06:47- No reserve, yeah. - Well, I think estimate 50 to 100.
0:06:47 > 0:06:49- Yeah.- No reserve on it.- No.
0:06:49 > 0:06:52And I'd be interested to see what the auction house calls it!
0:06:52 > 0:06:53THEY LAUGH
0:06:54 > 0:06:56Can I have a cup of Earl Grey? Got any?
0:06:56 > 0:06:59- No! - You caught me having a cup of tea.
0:06:59 > 0:07:02It's thirsty work, valuing antiques. I've just been given a coffee.
0:07:04 > 0:07:06Liz, thank you for bringing these trophies in.
0:07:06 > 0:07:09It looks like somebody in your family was a winner. Who was it?
0:07:09 > 0:07:12- It was my great-grandfather. - And this is him here, is it?
0:07:12 > 0:07:15- Yes.- What was his name?- Arthur Wills.
0:07:15 > 0:07:18Ahh! So, these are trophies for breeding the best heifer?
0:07:18 > 0:07:21One's for the heifer and one's for the dairy.
0:07:21 > 0:07:23- Is that your grandfather? - Yes, it is.
0:07:23 > 0:07:27- What a proud man! And who's this? - That's my father, Richard Wills.
0:07:27 > 0:07:31What lovely family social history! You are a lucky girl. You know that?
0:07:31 > 0:07:34- Yes.- I know you want a valuation and you might be selling these,
0:07:34 > 0:07:36but let's talk about that later.
0:07:36 > 0:07:39Let's just look at the silver trophies.
0:07:39 > 0:07:42There's the assay mark for Birmingham, the anchor.
0:07:42 > 0:07:45There's the lion passant, telling us it's sterling silver,
0:07:45 > 0:07:49- and the capital Z. So that was made in 1924.- Yes.
0:07:49 > 0:07:52So this was purchased as new in 1924,
0:07:52 > 0:07:56and then engraved. It was won in 1926, AW Wills, and in 1927.
0:07:56 > 0:08:01So that's nice. And this one - a lot of weight here.
0:08:01 > 0:08:04- And there you are, look. - Yes.- This is lovely.
0:08:04 > 0:08:07- You should be proud of this.- I am.
0:08:07 > 0:08:10- It's your granddad, isn't it? - Yes.- Bless him!
0:08:10 > 0:08:13What else have you got here? You've got a rose-gold watch chain.
0:08:13 > 0:08:16- Yes.- Which is very, very nice.
0:08:16 > 0:08:19Nine-carat gold, with two nine-carat gold medals.
0:08:19 > 0:08:24- Yes.- Again, "best dairy beast". I like that "best dairy beast"!
0:08:24 > 0:08:27- HE LAUGHS - 1928, and "best heifer".
0:08:27 > 0:08:29THEY LAUGH
0:08:29 > 0:08:32Isn't that fantastic! There's a fair bit of weight there.
0:08:32 > 0:08:34- There's three ounces there. - Certainly is, yes.
0:08:34 > 0:08:36That's worth around...
0:08:36 > 0:08:38£700 to £900.
0:08:38 > 0:08:40Mmm.
0:08:40 > 0:08:43But I think sentimental value is worth twice as much to you.
0:08:43 > 0:08:47I would put that into the auction with a value of £250 to £350,
0:08:47 > 0:08:51- with a fixed reserve... - Mm.- ..at 220.
0:08:51 > 0:08:53220. Right. Yes.
0:08:53 > 0:08:56This one I'd put in at £300 to £400,
0:08:56 > 0:08:58with a fixed reserve of maybe 280.
0:08:58 > 0:09:00Right.
0:09:00 > 0:09:02I think you'd be silly to sell them,
0:09:02 > 0:09:05because that's the sort of figure you're going to get.
0:09:05 > 0:09:07Yes. Sentimental value.
0:09:07 > 0:09:10Big question is, are you going to sell it?
0:09:10 > 0:09:13I don't think I will today, thank you.
0:09:13 > 0:09:15Oh, bless you! I'm so pleased you said that.
0:09:15 > 0:09:19This is something to be proud of. It goes all the way back to 1924.
0:09:19 > 0:09:23- I envy you, because I don't have family history that old.- Mm-hm.
0:09:23 > 0:09:26I'd be dead chuffed with this if I owned this.
0:09:26 > 0:09:29- Thank you. Yes. - Look! The one that got away!
0:09:29 > 0:09:32This isn't "Flog It!" any more, is it? This is "Keep It!"
0:09:32 > 0:09:35- Thanks for coming in anyway. - Thank you very much.
0:09:41 > 0:09:44Marion has brought in a striking table centrepiece
0:09:44 > 0:09:47for Catherine to have a look at.
0:09:53 > 0:09:56Marion, welcome to "Flog It!", and thank you for bringing along
0:09:56 > 0:10:00this amazing, very flamboyant table decoration.
0:10:00 > 0:10:03I'm sure you're aware that these are actually called epergnes.
0:10:03 > 0:10:06They just really shout for themselves.
0:10:06 > 0:10:11They speak for themselves, and they epitomise the Victorian era
0:10:11 > 0:10:14in every way. Tell me about it. Where did you get this from?
0:10:14 > 0:10:16Well, it belonged to my father.
0:10:16 > 0:10:21It was a prize which he received for a cycling race
0:10:21 > 0:10:23- in southern Ireland.- Right.
0:10:23 > 0:10:27- But I landed up with this, so... - You say you landed up with it.
0:10:27 > 0:10:30- THEY LAUGH - I can tell you're not that keen.
0:10:30 > 0:10:34- No, not at all.- It's not the sort of thing you'd think a cyclist -
0:10:34 > 0:10:38a male cyclist - would like to receive. Did he like it?
0:10:38 > 0:10:41- It's never been on display. - It's never been on display?
0:10:41 > 0:10:43- Not even when I was a child. - Oh, what a shame!
0:10:43 > 0:10:46- It was always put away, yeah. - That's such a shame!
0:10:46 > 0:10:49That would account for its condition,
0:10:49 > 0:10:51because it is in absolute perfect condition.
0:10:51 > 0:10:54They are so incredibly fragile,
0:10:54 > 0:10:57but I can't see any cracks, any chips or anything on this.
0:10:57 > 0:10:59- No. - It is in absolute superb condition.
0:10:59 > 0:11:02The way it's been made is quite beautiful.
0:11:02 > 0:11:04It's been crimped at the top,
0:11:04 > 0:11:08- and also, this has been overlaid... - Yeah.- ..around the sides.
0:11:08 > 0:11:11This has been trailed around, the clear glass,
0:11:11 > 0:11:13and then hand-crimped. It's all hand-made,
0:11:13 > 0:11:16and it really is beautiful, if you think about the work
0:11:16 > 0:11:19that's gone into that. But not something that interests you?
0:11:19 > 0:11:23No, not at all. Um, I live in a modern house,
0:11:23 > 0:11:25and obviously it wouldn't look right.
0:11:25 > 0:11:28- Have you any idea on values? - Well, I saw one recently,
0:11:28 > 0:11:32but it had four flutes coming off rather than three.
0:11:32 > 0:11:35- Right.- And that was going for 695.
0:11:35 > 0:11:37Right, OK. That's quite a price.
0:11:37 > 0:11:41I think the fact that it had four trumpets rather than three
0:11:41 > 0:11:44- makes it more valuable. - Having said that,
0:11:44 > 0:11:48I don't know if it was in as good condition as this one is.
0:11:48 > 0:11:51I'm afraid I'll have to come down a little bit from that.
0:11:51 > 0:11:54I would suggest putting this in at £200 to £300.
0:11:54 > 0:11:56- OK. - Would you be happy to sell at that?
0:11:56 > 0:11:59- If it's worth 300 rather than 200. - Yes, I know,
0:11:59 > 0:12:02and I think if we can put it at a 180 reserve,
0:12:02 > 0:12:06- I think that would be sensible. - Er... What about a 200 reserve?
0:12:06 > 0:12:10- 200?- Yeah.- If you want it at 200, we'll do it at 200,
0:12:10 > 0:12:14- so we won't sell it, then, below £200.- Absolutely. OK.
0:12:14 > 0:12:19- And I'll see you at the auction. - Thank you.- Thank you, Marion.
0:12:22 > 0:12:23Thank you.
0:12:23 > 0:12:28We are now halfway through our day, and you've just seen the items.
0:12:28 > 0:12:30I think there's some real gems there.
0:12:30 > 0:12:32Let's put those valuations to the test.
0:12:32 > 0:12:36We're going to the auction rooms in the Calder Valley, where anything could happen.
0:12:38 > 0:12:40So, we have three items going under the hammer -
0:12:40 > 0:12:45the Thelwell Beswick figurines John bought for his wife,
0:12:45 > 0:12:46the box of scientific instruments
0:12:46 > 0:12:49which Adam thought could be for analysing minerals,
0:12:49 > 0:12:54and that huge Victorian epergne, made from cranberry glass.
0:12:58 > 0:13:02This is where we're putting all our owners' antiques under the hammer,
0:13:02 > 0:13:04the Calder Valley auction rooms. On the rostrum,
0:13:04 > 0:13:07the man with all the local knowledge, Ian Peace.
0:13:07 > 0:13:12Hopefully it's a full house and we get great results. Fingers crossed!
0:13:15 > 0:13:17First we're about to find out
0:13:17 > 0:13:22what the bidders make of Marion's father's unusual trophy.
0:13:22 > 0:13:26Our centrepiece for today's show has to be that wonderful cranberry epergne -
0:13:26 > 0:13:29- if you like that kind of thing, and Marion doesn't. Do you?- No.
0:13:29 > 0:13:32You live in a modern house, don't you,
0:13:32 > 0:13:35and this would just not look right in a modern house.
0:13:35 > 0:13:37I can understand. It's been in a box.
0:13:37 > 0:13:40It's a thing you either love or you hate. It's one of those.
0:13:40 > 0:13:42- There's no in-between. - It's a great colour.
0:13:42 > 0:13:46- It's the right colour. Condition's good?- Fabulous, yeah.
0:13:46 > 0:13:50Fabulous. I think it'll go. £200 is not a lot of money for that.
0:13:50 > 0:13:54- Right.- We're going to find out. Ready? Fingers crossed! Let's do it.
0:13:54 > 0:13:58The large cranberry glass epergne.
0:13:58 > 0:14:02Delightful piece there, and remarkably good condition.
0:14:02 > 0:14:08What am I bid on this? A couple of hundred? £100?
0:14:08 > 0:14:11- £100. Thank you. £100. 120. 120. - We need a lot more than that.
0:14:11 > 0:14:14140. At £140.
0:14:14 > 0:14:16- We're getting there.- At 140. 140.
0:14:16 > 0:14:19- At 160.- Not sure.- At 180.
0:14:19 > 0:14:23At £180. Anybody else, now? At £180.
0:14:23 > 0:14:27- The epergne, at £180. - Fixed reserve of 200.
0:14:27 > 0:14:30Any further bids? We're just short of the reserve at 180.
0:14:30 > 0:14:33Do I see a further bid? At £180...
0:14:33 > 0:14:36- Marion... - First and last time, then. 180.
0:14:36 > 0:14:40- I'm ever so sorry.- Oh, don't worry. I can take it home, can't I?
0:14:40 > 0:14:43- Is it going back in the box? - Back in t'box.
0:14:43 > 0:14:46- THEY LAUGH - You said that beautifully.
0:14:46 > 0:14:48- "Back in t'box." - HE LAUGHS
0:14:48 > 0:14:51Sadly, the crowd here today
0:14:51 > 0:14:54just weren't keen on that piece of classic Victoriana.
0:14:54 > 0:14:57Will we fare any better with our next item?
0:14:57 > 0:15:01This is a real curio. Scientific-instrument set maybe,
0:15:01 > 0:15:04blowpipes for enamelling, and you found it clearing out an almshouse.
0:15:04 > 0:15:07- That's right. Yes. - Do you work there?- I'm a warden.
0:15:07 > 0:15:10- A warden. Nice job?- Yes, yes.
0:15:10 > 0:15:13These curious objects... It's a difficult thing to price.
0:15:13 > 0:15:15It is. I think it's worth £100.
0:15:15 > 0:15:17I think it's probably for analysing minerals.
0:15:17 > 0:15:21- Good Cornish maker! You'll like that.- Ooh, proper job!
0:15:21 > 0:15:25- Proper job.- Sounds like Redruth to me. It's going under the hammer.
0:15:25 > 0:15:29The late-19th-century...
0:15:29 > 0:15:32wooden-cased Cornish scientific blowpipe apparatus
0:15:32 > 0:15:35by a fellow called Letcher of Truro.
0:15:35 > 0:15:38Right! What am I bid for this lot here?
0:15:38 > 0:15:4050? 40?
0:15:40 > 0:15:4330? Start me where you like. £20?
0:15:43 > 0:15:4620 I'm bid, thank you. £20 I'm bid.
0:15:46 > 0:15:49Any further bids? At 20. 22.50.
0:15:49 > 0:15:5022.50.
0:15:50 > 0:15:5425. 27.50.
0:15:54 > 0:15:55£30.
0:15:55 > 0:15:5732.50.
0:15:57 > 0:15:5935.
0:15:59 > 0:16:0237.50. £40.
0:16:02 > 0:16:0442.50.
0:16:04 > 0:16:06At 42.50 bid.
0:16:06 > 0:16:08Any further bids? At 42.50, then.
0:16:10 > 0:16:13£42, 50 pence. It's gone.
0:16:13 > 0:16:15Crept through.
0:16:15 > 0:16:18- Every little helps.- What are you putting the money towards?
0:16:18 > 0:16:21- The almshouse. - Oh, that's lovely. That is nice.
0:16:21 > 0:16:25- Going to buy a chair for the garden. - Oh, are you?- All being well, yeah.
0:16:25 > 0:16:27- Excellent.- Thank you so much for bringing that in.
0:16:27 > 0:16:30- I love those curios. - Sorry it didn't make more.
0:16:30 > 0:16:33I thought it might have done getting on for 100.
0:16:33 > 0:16:35That's auctions for you. It's gone.
0:16:35 > 0:16:37It was a strange amount, but it sold.
0:16:37 > 0:16:41Now it's John's turn to find out if his figurines will romp away
0:16:41 > 0:16:43with a top price.
0:16:43 > 0:16:46Something to brighten up the day! I'm surrounded by red.
0:16:46 > 0:16:49I've just been joined by John and Catherine. Good luck, John.
0:16:49 > 0:16:52We've got the Beswick horses going under the hammer,
0:16:52 > 0:16:56- two separate lots, each bought for your wife.- Yeah, they were.
0:16:56 > 0:16:59Why have you decided to sell, or why has she decided to sell?
0:16:59 > 0:17:02We've both decided to sell. We're downloading again,
0:17:02 > 0:17:05like everybody else, but also we wanted to meet you lot.
0:17:05 > 0:17:09- Oh! What a nice excuse! - What more can you say?
0:17:09 > 0:17:11Had a chat to the auctioneer earlier.
0:17:11 > 0:17:14He said should get the top estimate, plus a bit more.
0:17:14 > 0:17:17As you know, the dapple greys always fetch more than the bays.
0:17:17 > 0:17:20Interesting, that, isn't it? So you bought well.
0:17:20 > 0:17:23- I think so, yeah. - Well, the dapple greys, obviously.
0:17:23 > 0:17:25Let's find out what the bidders think.
0:17:25 > 0:17:27Let's hope they don't fall at the first fence.
0:17:27 > 0:17:30Lot 319,
0:17:30 > 0:17:33the Beswick Thelwell bay equestrian figures,
0:17:33 > 0:17:36Kick Start, Pony Express and Angel On Horseback.
0:17:36 > 0:17:38Charming little group there, lot 319.
0:17:38 > 0:17:40Might be going home with lots of money!
0:17:40 > 0:17:44- I'm going to open this at £70. - I thought he said £7.
0:17:44 > 0:17:47- So did I. So did I.- I have 70.
0:17:47 > 0:17:50And 80. Do I see 80? And 90. At 100.
0:17:50 > 0:17:53- 110. 120.- Commission bid.
0:17:53 > 0:17:55At £120 on my right.
0:17:55 > 0:17:59£120. Are we all done at £120?
0:18:00 > 0:18:02130 at the back of the room.
0:18:02 > 0:18:05140. At 140.
0:18:05 > 0:18:07At 140.
0:18:07 > 0:18:09At 140, then. He says no.
0:18:09 > 0:18:13£140 on my right. All done.
0:18:13 > 0:18:15£140! That's good news, cos that's the bays.
0:18:15 > 0:18:19The dapples should fetch more. They're up right now.
0:18:19 > 0:18:23Three more Beswick Thelwell figures.
0:18:23 > 0:18:27Again, the same subject matter. These ones are in grey.
0:18:27 > 0:18:29The three dapple greys.
0:18:29 > 0:18:32I'm going to open this at, er...
0:18:32 > 0:18:34at £90. At 90.
0:18:34 > 0:18:36100. 110.
0:18:36 > 0:18:38At 110.
0:18:39 > 0:18:42At 110. 120.
0:18:42 > 0:18:45120. 130, sir. 130.
0:18:45 > 0:18:47140. 150.
0:18:48 > 0:18:50At 150 in the middle.
0:18:50 > 0:18:52£150.
0:18:52 > 0:18:55All done at £150, then?
0:18:56 > 0:18:59Hammer's gone down. £150. That is a good result!
0:18:59 > 0:19:02- It is.- Really good result. Happy?
0:19:02 > 0:19:04- Yeah.- And Anthea? Where is she today?
0:19:04 > 0:19:08- She's just across there. - Anthea, give us a twirl.
0:19:08 > 0:19:10- Remember that? - THEY LAUGH
0:19:12 > 0:19:14- Nice to see her, to see her, nice. - To see you, nice.
0:19:14 > 0:19:16THEY LAUGH
0:19:16 > 0:19:18What will Anthea do with the money? Treat herself?
0:19:18 > 0:19:22We could do with some new boots, cos we go walking a lot.
0:19:22 > 0:19:25- Oh, do you? - Yeah. Walking in the Dales.
0:19:25 > 0:19:27Oh, lovely. And they're starting to leak, are they?
0:19:27 > 0:19:30They let water in when you're going through wet grass.
0:19:30 > 0:19:33It keeps you fit and healthy, doesn't it?
0:19:33 > 0:19:36It gets you out and about, from the towns into the valleys and hills.
0:19:36 > 0:19:39- He's right.- Keep walking.
0:19:39 > 0:19:42- Thank you so much for coming in. - Thank you.- Top money.
0:19:42 > 0:19:44You're a star. Thank you.
0:19:48 > 0:19:52That concludes our first visit to the auction room today. So far, so good.
0:19:52 > 0:19:55No big surprises, but do stay tuned, because we'll come back later
0:19:55 > 0:19:58and hopefully there will be one or two big surprises.
0:19:58 > 0:20:01While I've been up here filming, I took the opportunity
0:20:01 > 0:20:06to see an art exhibition in a gallery just in nearby Halifax,
0:20:06 > 0:20:10which is in a converted mill. Take a look at this.
0:20:17 > 0:20:20This magnificent building in the centre of Halifax
0:20:20 > 0:20:24was once home to the largest carpet manufacturer in the world.
0:20:24 > 0:20:28It's been refurbished now and is now a complex of design studios,
0:20:28 > 0:20:31offices and galleries, and today I'm here to see the work
0:20:31 > 0:20:34of one of the 20th century's greatest graphic artists.
0:20:37 > 0:20:41Abram Games was born of Latvian parents in Whitechapel, London,
0:20:41 > 0:20:46in 1914, and was effectively self-taught.
0:20:46 > 0:20:49His career spanned six decades, and he was responsible
0:20:49 > 0:20:51for some of the most remarkable graphic images
0:20:51 > 0:20:54ever produced in Britain.
0:21:34 > 0:21:36It all started in 1936.
0:21:36 > 0:21:40He left St Martins school of art after only two terms,
0:21:40 > 0:21:43his only formal art training, so he really was self-taught.
0:21:43 > 0:21:46He went to work as a junior in a graphics department,
0:21:46 > 0:21:49and helped his father as a photographer's assistant,
0:21:49 > 0:21:53but his breakthrough came in 1936. While still working as a junior,
0:21:53 > 0:21:57he won a competition to design a poster for London County Council.
0:21:57 > 0:22:00This was the launch. It gave him the confidence
0:22:00 > 0:22:02to start what would be a flourishing career.
0:22:02 > 0:22:06He went on to design for Shell, and as you can see in this poster,
0:22:06 > 0:22:10introducing airbrush technique for the first time in his work,
0:22:10 > 0:22:13which he developed from his photography background.
0:22:56 > 0:23:01The 1940s, the war years, and an important period in Games's career.
0:23:01 > 0:23:04To date, he has been the only official wartime poster artist,
0:23:04 > 0:23:07and between the years of 1941 and 1945,
0:23:07 > 0:23:10he designed 100 posters for the War Office.
0:23:10 > 0:23:12There are hundreds here I'd like to talk about,
0:23:13 > 0:23:15but this one has caught my eye - the ATS.
0:23:15 > 0:23:18It's the Auxiliary Territorial Services.
0:23:18 > 0:23:20It's designed to get women involved in the war effort,
0:23:20 > 0:23:24working on the home front. This one's known as the Blonde Bombshell,
0:23:24 > 0:23:27and I don't have to explain that, with luscious red lips
0:23:27 > 0:23:30that you just want to kiss. Games's philosophy was "maximum meaning"
0:23:30 > 0:23:35with "minimum means", less is best. You can see why, can't you?
0:23:35 > 0:23:37It's so impactive.
0:23:53 > 0:23:56The 1950s, a very prolific time in Games's career.
0:23:56 > 0:23:59There was a feel-good factor going on in the country.
0:23:59 > 0:24:01Not only had we had the Festival of Britain,
0:24:01 > 0:24:06but also the government was encouraging people to go out and spend money, get out on holiday,
0:24:06 > 0:24:09and what better way to do it than by train? Look at this!
0:24:09 > 0:24:12Maximum meaning. You don't really need any text.
0:24:12 > 0:24:15Just look at the picture! You're seeing Britain by train,
0:24:15 > 0:24:18and if you look out the windows, you see all the counties.
0:24:18 > 0:24:22Absolutely love that. And then on to the '60s, '70s and '80s,
0:24:22 > 0:24:25bringing art to the masses, and this is where I can remember him,
0:24:25 > 0:24:28growing up in London, touring the Underground,
0:24:28 > 0:24:32and seeing all his posters as I go up and down the escalator.
0:24:43 > 0:24:47This stunning touring exhibition, comprising of over 70 posters,
0:24:47 > 0:24:50sketches, and other product designs,
0:24:50 > 0:24:53was curated by Games's daughter, Naomi.
0:24:53 > 0:24:55THEY LAUGH
0:24:55 > 0:24:57You've got to be so proud of your dad.
0:24:57 > 0:25:01He was head and shoulders above everybody else in the game.
0:25:01 > 0:25:04Thank you for saying so. We're very proud of him,
0:25:04 > 0:25:07- my brother and sister and I. - Did you ever get involved
0:25:07 > 0:25:10in his artwork, try and do some doodles for him?
0:25:10 > 0:25:15He worked in a studio in our house, and we grew up with his work.
0:25:15 > 0:25:19And when he designed a poster, he would show the children,
0:25:19 > 0:25:23and if we didn't understand it, he would tear it up and start again.
0:25:23 > 0:25:26- Really?- Because if children didn't understand,
0:25:26 > 0:25:29- nobody would.- So you were one of his biggest critics!
0:25:29 > 0:25:32- And my mum.- And your mum! - HE LAUGHS
0:25:32 > 0:25:36Tell me about those early years. Why did he only spend two terms
0:25:36 > 0:25:40at St Martins? Because they've turned out many great artists.
0:25:40 > 0:25:44He didn't believe in art schools. He realised, after two terms,
0:25:44 > 0:25:48that the students were much richer than he was - he was very poor -
0:25:48 > 0:25:52and they lost their individuality. They didn't think for themselves.
0:25:52 > 0:25:55- No.- They looked at magazines, and they didn't think.
0:25:55 > 0:25:59- And he became very anti-art college. - It's probably a silly question,
0:25:59 > 0:26:02- but did he have a favourite poster? - He was often asked,
0:26:02 > 0:26:05"Which are your favourite posters?" He designed 300 posters at least,
0:26:05 > 0:26:10and he said, "They're all my favourite. They're like my children."
0:26:10 > 0:26:13But one was the war poster
0:26:13 > 0:26:17for "your talk may kill your comrades",
0:26:17 > 0:26:22that actually had a self-portrait on it that Abram airbrushed.
0:26:22 > 0:26:25And that's the talk spiralling out of control.
0:26:25 > 0:26:29I know he wanted to go off and fight, didn't he?
0:26:29 > 0:26:32But he ended up being the official war-poster artist.
0:26:32 > 0:26:36Well, the Second World War was a war that Abram believed in.
0:26:36 > 0:26:41He was Jewish and he was a Londoner, and he wanted to fight.
0:26:42 > 0:26:47He went to his superiors and said, "Send me back to the front line."
0:26:47 > 0:26:51And they said, "No. What you're doing is very important."
0:26:51 > 0:26:54- Too valuable to the nation. - It's too valuable,
0:26:54 > 0:26:56and that was a great source of pride to Abram,
0:26:56 > 0:26:59because he didn't realise his posters were doing a good job too.
0:26:59 > 0:27:01Incredible.
0:27:01 > 0:27:03Fighting with a pen rather than a gun.
0:27:03 > 0:27:06- The pen is mightier than the sword, isn't it?- Exactly.
0:27:06 > 0:27:09- Yeah.- Did you follow in his footsteps at all?
0:27:09 > 0:27:13I was trained as a graphic designer, but I couldn't compete with him.
0:27:13 > 0:27:18That was the problem. A very hard act to follow, so I gave up.
0:27:18 > 0:27:21But you've helped put this exhibition together.
0:27:21 > 0:27:23That's what I do now. I look after his work.
0:27:23 > 0:27:26SHE TALKS UNDER BACKGROUND MUSIC
0:27:26 > 0:27:30Seeing students make notes and look at things and copy things...
0:27:30 > 0:27:34Abram would be smiling down now. He's left a fantastic legacy.
0:27:34 > 0:27:37- Oh, he has.- And I'm so proud of him.
0:27:37 > 0:27:40- It doesn't get much better than this.- Thank you!
0:27:40 > 0:27:45- Thank you so much for meeting me. - My pleasure. Thank you. Thanks!
0:28:02 > 0:28:06Welcome back to the valuation day here in the town hall.
0:28:06 > 0:28:10There's a lot going on still. Our experts have their work cut out.
0:28:10 > 0:28:12People keep piling through those doors.
0:28:12 > 0:28:15Let's find out what Adam Partridge has been up to.
0:28:15 > 0:28:19He's looking at a figurine brought in by mother and daughter
0:28:19 > 0:28:21Jean and Lorraine.
0:28:22 > 0:28:25- Good afternoon, ladies. - Good afternoon!
0:28:25 > 0:28:29You've come to "Flog It!" today with this lovely Royal Dux figure group
0:28:29 > 0:28:33- of two dogs. Very nice indeed. Do you like them?- I like them.
0:28:33 > 0:28:36- Why don't you have them out? - I haven't got room for them,
0:28:36 > 0:28:39and I've got a silly cat that might knock them over.
0:28:39 > 0:28:42- A scatty cat? - THEY LAUGH
0:28:42 > 0:28:46- Lorraine, do you like them? - Yes, but I've got two scatty cats.
0:28:46 > 0:28:49- Oh! So quite an irony, isn't it? - It is.
0:28:49 > 0:28:53Dogs injured by cats. Obviously you can tell who made them,
0:28:53 > 0:28:57because underneath we've got that unmistakeable pink triangle there,
0:28:57 > 0:28:59- the Royal Dux mark.- Yeah.
0:28:59 > 0:29:04Bohemia, or the formerly known as Czechoslovakia, that sort of area.
0:29:04 > 0:29:06And Royal Dux made a range of figures
0:29:06 > 0:29:12which are very distinctive. They've usually got this greeny-gilt base,
0:29:12 > 0:29:15all types of animals, and shepherds, shepherdesses,
0:29:15 > 0:29:18figures of all kinds.
0:29:18 > 0:29:20And it's quite popular stuff.
0:29:20 > 0:29:22Condition-wise, I think you're in pretty good order.
0:29:22 > 0:29:25I did notice a couple of things,
0:29:25 > 0:29:29where we've got what we would call light hairline cracks
0:29:29 > 0:29:31across there, little one there.
0:29:31 > 0:29:34- Yeah. - And there's a little one there.
0:29:34 > 0:29:36- You watch "Flog It!" a bit? - We do, yes.
0:29:36 > 0:29:40- Who's your favourite expert? - You are.- Very good answer!
0:29:40 > 0:29:44Just before the valuation. That's a very clever answer!
0:29:44 > 0:29:47There was a little bit of hesitation, but we'll forgive that.
0:29:47 > 0:29:50In which case, what do you think it's worth yourself?
0:29:50 > 0:29:53- Any idea?- I wouldn't like to say.
0:29:53 > 0:29:55- Four figures would be nice. - Four figures?
0:29:55 > 0:29:58- Like £28.50? - THEY LAUGH
0:29:58 > 0:30:01Four figures would be amazing, actually.
0:30:01 > 0:30:04I've sold loads of Royal Dux, so it's not a hard one to predict.
0:30:04 > 0:30:07I think without the slight condition issues,
0:30:07 > 0:30:09it would make 200 or 300.
0:30:09 > 0:30:11Bearing in mind we've got minor issues there,
0:30:11 > 0:30:14I've reduced it a bit, and I suggest a reserve of 150,
0:30:14 > 0:30:16estimate of 150 to 250.
0:30:16 > 0:30:20- That's fine. - Sound all right?- Yeah, that's fine.
0:30:20 > 0:30:22- Sounds reasonable. - Sounds reasonable?- Yeah.
0:30:22 > 0:30:26Thanks for coming. I'm looking forward to seeing it.
0:30:26 > 0:30:27Thank you.
0:30:27 > 0:30:30- What did you do for a living? - Not a lot.- Not a lot.
0:30:30 > 0:30:32- You enjoying yourselves?- Yeah!
0:30:32 > 0:30:33Not half!
0:30:33 > 0:30:37- How long have we been married, love? - 57 years.
0:30:37 > 0:30:39- And still in love!- Oh, yes.
0:30:39 > 0:30:42- Where have you been all day, then? - Queuing to get in here.
0:30:42 > 0:30:44Gosh, there's more people coming in.
0:30:44 > 0:30:48Without the general public, we wouldn't have a show to make,
0:30:48 > 0:30:52and if you want to know what's going on behind the scenes, just log on to our website.
0:30:52 > 0:30:56Click onto bbc.co.uk/flogit and all will be revealed.
0:30:56 > 0:30:59- It's lots of fun.- I didn't really want to be on the telly.
0:30:59 > 0:31:03You didn't want to be on telly? Ooh, it's a bit late now, isn't it?
0:31:03 > 0:31:06- Flog it! - THEY LAUGH
0:31:09 > 0:31:13Patricia has brought in a projector with slides to show Catherine.
0:31:14 > 0:31:17Tell me, where did you get this from?
0:31:17 > 0:31:21- I bought it from a farmer near Haworth, the Bronte country.- Right.
0:31:21 > 0:31:25And he was clearing an old barn out, and I paid £30 for it.
0:31:25 > 0:31:29You paid £30 for it. Right. OK. Let's just have a little look at it.
0:31:29 > 0:31:33Made in Germany. Probably dates from the early part of the 20th century,
0:31:33 > 0:31:371920s, that sort of date. Now, the glass slides here...
0:31:37 > 0:31:40- Let's just have a look.- Right.
0:31:40 > 0:31:43Let's just put them in front of our special light we've got here,
0:31:43 > 0:31:47and we can see here, these cute little figures
0:31:47 > 0:31:52of gentlemen playing instruments and ladies dancing,
0:31:52 > 0:31:55really quite nice scenes. Are they all quite similar?
0:31:55 > 0:31:58- Yes, I think they are. - Right. So, we'll put that here.
0:31:59 > 0:32:04- Windmills and things...- Yes. - All of a similar sort of nature.
0:32:04 > 0:32:08Sometimes these are hand-painted, but I think these are transfers.
0:32:08 > 0:32:11- Yes.- Looks like there should have been another couple here.
0:32:11 > 0:32:14- It does. - We're missing a couple of slides.
0:32:14 > 0:32:17- Have you ever had this working? - Yes, I've had it working once.
0:32:17 > 0:32:21There was smoke coming out of the top of it,
0:32:21 > 0:32:25and a white screen up on the wall. We got gassed with the fumes,
0:32:25 > 0:32:29- so we stopped using it.- Right. Because the way that it works is,
0:32:29 > 0:32:33you would put some paraffin inside and then light it,
0:32:33 > 0:32:36and then you mentioned that the smoke all came out of the top.
0:32:36 > 0:32:39And you would put your glass slides in here.
0:32:39 > 0:32:43There are people who collect magic lanterns.
0:32:43 > 0:32:45It's actually got a really big following.
0:32:45 > 0:32:48- There is the Magic Lantern Society. - Oh, is there?
0:32:48 > 0:32:50People go crazy for lanterns,
0:32:50 > 0:32:53but they're really interested in collecting novelty ones.
0:32:53 > 0:32:56I've sold on in the shape of an Eiffel Tower...
0:32:56 > 0:32:58- Oh, yes? - ..Buddhas and things like that.
0:32:58 > 0:33:01But this is really, you know, a small example,
0:33:01 > 0:33:06- a child's toy, really. It's probably a child's magic lantern.- Yes.
0:33:06 > 0:33:09- Now, you say you paid £30 for it. - Yes.
0:33:09 > 0:33:12That's probably quite a lot of money to pay for it,
0:33:12 > 0:33:16as I wouldn't expect it to make a lot more than that at auction.
0:33:16 > 0:33:21I would suggest putting a pre-sale estimate on of £40 to £60.
0:33:21 > 0:33:24- Right.- Thank you for coming along, and I hope it does well at auction.
0:33:24 > 0:33:27- So do I. Thanks very much.- Thank you.
0:33:31 > 0:33:34Adam was pleased to see Malcolm and Barbara,
0:33:34 > 0:33:36who brought in an item very close to his heart.
0:33:40 > 0:33:43I grew up with violins. Both my parents were violinists,
0:33:43 > 0:33:47and I used to play quite a bit. Tell us about your violin-playing.
0:33:47 > 0:33:50Well, I got this when I was about 11,
0:33:50 > 0:33:53from a great-uncle,
0:33:53 > 0:33:55and he just picked that up and he said,
0:33:55 > 0:33:57"You can have that, if you're going to learn."
0:33:57 > 0:34:02My sister used to make me go in the garden shed and do it.
0:34:02 > 0:34:04- So you weren't allowed to practise in the house?- No.
0:34:04 > 0:34:06I wasn't very good, obviously.
0:34:06 > 0:34:10This is a typical German factory-made violin,
0:34:10 > 0:34:13which will date from the turn of the century, 1900 or thereabouts.
0:34:13 > 0:34:18This front is known as the table, made of pine,
0:34:18 > 0:34:20as is always the case, pretty much always,
0:34:20 > 0:34:23and on the back... Well, it's a very flashy back,
0:34:23 > 0:34:25with this inlay on it, isn't it?
0:34:25 > 0:34:29Um... This is made from maple, two pieces of maple.
0:34:29 > 0:34:31So this looks very ornate,
0:34:31 > 0:34:35and we've also got carving round the scroll,
0:34:35 > 0:34:38which is not on every violin.
0:34:38 > 0:34:41So it's one that's been made to look really very smart.
0:34:41 > 0:34:45There's a label inside. Most of them tend to say Stradivarius...
0:34:45 > 0:34:50- I wish!- Most of them that say Strad aren't anyway.
0:34:50 > 0:34:54But this one, it says the Apollo violin,
0:34:54 > 0:34:56which is a trademark name, so it's an instrument,
0:34:56 > 0:35:00whilst it looks very flash, it's not particularly valuable.
0:35:00 > 0:35:03- It was one that was made for the student.- Yes.- Yes.
0:35:03 > 0:35:07But it's nice. It's in good condition. There's no cracks.
0:35:07 > 0:35:10Cracks are the crucial thing. Cracks on this table here
0:35:10 > 0:35:12affect the resonance, cos when you play,
0:35:12 > 0:35:16you get a little bit of a vibration. Same thing on the back.
0:35:16 > 0:35:19I'd say it hasn't been played very much in its life.
0:35:20 > 0:35:22So, you happy to let it go?
0:35:22 > 0:35:25- You're not going to take it up again?- No.
0:35:25 > 0:35:27- Sure about that? How about you, Malcolm?- No, no!
0:35:27 > 0:35:31- Definitely not! - Well, I've given you a few clues.
0:35:31 > 0:35:33It's not a Strad.
0:35:33 > 0:35:35It's not going to be tens of thousands.
0:35:35 > 0:35:39- It's probably going to be 50 to 100. - Yes.- That's fine.
0:35:39 > 0:35:42If it doesn't make 50, I'll come and give you some lessons
0:35:42 > 0:35:45in my garden shed, so no-one can hear.
0:35:45 > 0:35:47- THEY LAUGH - Thanks a lot.
0:35:47 > 0:35:48- Thank you.- Thank you.
0:35:51 > 0:35:54This is where it gets exciting, my favourite part of the programme,
0:35:54 > 0:35:58because you never know what might happen, and, fingers crossed,
0:35:58 > 0:36:01there may be surprises. We're going over to the Calder Valley,
0:36:01 > 0:36:05and leave you with a quick rundown of the items going under the hammer.
0:36:05 > 0:36:09Boxed and ready to go, we have the Royal Dux Labrador figure,
0:36:09 > 0:36:13the 1920s magic lantern with slides,
0:36:13 > 0:36:15and finally the German violin,
0:36:15 > 0:36:19which looks as though it hasn't been played very much!
0:36:26 > 0:36:29I can feel the tension rising. It's auction time!
0:36:29 > 0:36:33And look at this! A packed saleroom, lots of wonderful antiques,
0:36:33 > 0:36:36all the ingredients of a classic auction. On the rostrum,
0:36:36 > 0:36:38the man with all the local knowledge is Ian Peace.
0:36:38 > 0:36:41Before the sale gets underway, I had a chat with him
0:36:41 > 0:36:44about one of our items, and this is what he said.
0:36:44 > 0:36:47At £60, then. 60.
0:36:48 > 0:36:50Isn't this lovely, this toy magic lantern?
0:36:50 > 0:36:54It's all there. I absolutely love the box and paper label.
0:36:54 > 0:36:56Patricia bought it from a farmer.
0:36:56 > 0:36:59We've got a valuation of £40 to £60.
0:36:59 > 0:37:03She rang me up and said, "Ooh, look, I've found these additional slides,
0:37:03 > 0:37:07children's slides." "Ooh," I said. "Bring them down."
0:37:07 > 0:37:11And in my opinion it's actually well and truly enhanced that lot,
0:37:11 > 0:37:17possibly by double. There's a new auction estimate of 80 to 100,
0:37:17 > 0:37:21and I think the reserve is now 75 with slight discretion.
0:37:21 > 0:37:24Very pleased that this lady took the trouble to come across on the bus
0:37:24 > 0:37:28all the way from Burnley, in the rain, to bring this.
0:37:28 > 0:37:31- We took her back to the bus stop. - Did you? That was kind of you.
0:37:31 > 0:37:35That's what I call an auctioneer earning his commission!
0:37:36 > 0:37:40'We're about to discover whether those new slides will make all the difference.'
0:37:41 > 0:37:43- Thank goodness you found them! - I did.
0:37:43 > 0:37:46Have you spent many hours looking at them?
0:37:46 > 0:37:50- No. I've had them about 20 years. - Did you ever look at them?
0:37:50 > 0:37:54Not in detail, but I have seen them on the projector.
0:37:54 > 0:37:58- We did have it going once. We did take them out.- Good luck.
0:37:58 > 0:38:01- Thank you. I'm so pleased about the slides.- So am I.
0:38:01 > 0:38:03Let's find out what the bidders think.
0:38:03 > 0:38:06Plenty of collectors would love to get their hands on this.
0:38:06 > 0:38:08We're going to find out right now.
0:38:10 > 0:38:13The early 20th-century German portable magic lantern,
0:38:13 > 0:38:18plus ten boxed slides, Three Little Pigs, etc.
0:38:18 > 0:38:20- Rather nice little lot, this. - So sweet!
0:38:20 > 0:38:24And... Right. Let's have an opening bid, please,
0:38:24 > 0:38:26of £50. 50. £40.
0:38:26 > 0:38:30Thank you. 40 I'm bid. £50. £50. 55.
0:38:30 > 0:38:3255. And £60.
0:38:32 > 0:38:35- Keen bidding.- And 65.
0:38:35 > 0:38:37And 65. And £70. 70.
0:38:37 > 0:38:40I have £70. And 70.
0:38:40 > 0:38:42Any further bids? 75?
0:38:42 > 0:38:45At £70, then, the back of the room. We're selling at 70.
0:38:45 > 0:38:49Are there any other bids? At £70. At £70, then,
0:38:49 > 0:38:51back of the room...
0:38:52 > 0:38:56The hammer's gone down. £70. You've said goodbye.
0:38:56 > 0:38:58Oh, are you a bit upset about that?
0:38:58 > 0:39:00I thought it would've gone for a little bit more.
0:39:00 > 0:39:03So did I, to tell you the truth.
0:39:03 > 0:39:06I loved that lot. Shame it didn't make a little bit more,
0:39:06 > 0:39:08but Ian used his discretion and sold it.
0:39:08 > 0:39:12Now, let's see how we do with Malcolm and Barbara's violin.
0:39:13 > 0:39:16Malcolm and Barbara, it's great to see you again.
0:39:16 > 0:39:18This violin was in the family a long time, wasn't it?
0:39:18 > 0:39:22- Great-Uncle used to play? - Yes.- Did you ever try and play?
0:39:22 > 0:39:24- Yes.- And? Any good? - Not very successfully, no.
0:39:24 > 0:39:27Well, you brought it to the right person to have valued,
0:39:27 > 0:39:30- because Adam plays. - It's a tricky instrument.
0:39:30 > 0:39:32It's a nice instrument for a student to pick up
0:39:32 > 0:39:35- at that sort of price. - A student's violin.
0:39:35 > 0:39:39Fingers crossed. Ready? Let's make some music. Here we go.
0:39:40 > 0:39:42516 is the early 20th-century German violin
0:39:42 > 0:39:48with the carved scroll, and it's got the bow and the case there.
0:39:48 > 0:39:50And we've got a couple of commission bids here.
0:39:50 > 0:39:53- Oh, that's good. - And a phone bid. Are you connected?
0:39:53 > 0:39:56Good. I need to open this at...
0:39:56 > 0:39:58Somebody's keen!
0:39:58 > 0:40:02..£80. £80 bid. £80 I'm bid. At 90.
0:40:02 > 0:40:06At 90. At 100. 100.
0:40:06 > 0:40:09And ten. 120. At £120.
0:40:09 > 0:40:11At 120.
0:40:11 > 0:40:14130. At £130. Any further bids?
0:40:14 > 0:40:16At 130.
0:40:16 > 0:40:22We're selling at 130. First and last time at 130.
0:40:23 > 0:40:25- That's what I call right money. - That's right money!
0:40:25 > 0:40:28- THEY LAUGH - Happy with that?- Very.
0:40:28 > 0:40:32When it comes to violins, Adam certainly knows his stuff,
0:40:32 > 0:40:34even if he was a tad cautious with that valuation.
0:40:34 > 0:40:38Now let's see if he was right about the Labrador figurine.
0:40:39 > 0:40:42Next up, the Royal Dux Labrador, and it's got to go,
0:40:42 > 0:40:45because the two scatty cats that Jean has at home
0:40:45 > 0:40:49don't get on with it, do they? They don't like dogs, cats, do they?
0:40:49 > 0:40:51- No.- Not even a Royal Dux dog!
0:40:51 > 0:40:53What do you think about this, Lorraine?
0:40:53 > 0:40:56- Well, I've got a cat as well, so... - Is that scatty as well?
0:40:56 > 0:41:00- Well, yeah.- So you're a cat person and not a doggy person?
0:41:00 > 0:41:02- No, no. Any animal, really. - Any animal? OK.
0:41:02 > 0:41:05That's purely the reason it's got to go, then, is it?
0:41:05 > 0:41:09Well, it's been hidden away for about 40 years, so...
0:41:09 > 0:41:13- That's a good enough reason. - It's time to give it a good home.
0:41:13 > 0:41:16If it's hidden in a cupboard for more than three years,
0:41:16 > 0:41:19- I think it's time to go. - Out it.- Have a good clear-out.
0:41:19 > 0:41:22- Get it sold.- Bring it to one of our valuation days and flog it.
0:41:24 > 0:41:27It's the early 20th-century Royal Dux group
0:41:27 > 0:41:30of a pair of gun dogs following the scent.
0:41:30 > 0:41:34Right. Good looking piece, 528.
0:41:34 > 0:41:38Two phones booked. I'm going to open the bidding at £100 on this.
0:41:38 > 0:41:41£100. At 125.
0:41:41 > 0:41:43- 125. 150.- Top end! Come on!
0:41:43 > 0:41:46150. 175.
0:41:46 > 0:41:49175. 185. 190.
0:41:49 > 0:41:51195 on commission.
0:41:51 > 0:41:54195. 200. £200.
0:41:54 > 0:41:59I'll go in tens. 210. 210. 220. 220.
0:41:59 > 0:42:01- Great!- 230.
0:42:01 > 0:42:03240.
0:42:04 > 0:42:06250.
0:42:06 > 0:42:08260.
0:42:08 > 0:42:10270. 280.
0:42:11 > 0:42:13290. 300.
0:42:15 > 0:42:18£300. They're out as well, so it's £300 to the lady in the room.
0:42:18 > 0:42:21All done at £300?
0:42:22 > 0:42:25Yes! The hammer's gone down, girls. £300!
0:42:25 > 0:42:28- You've got to be pleased with that. - We are.- Very pleased.
0:42:28 > 0:42:32Does something tell me that the cats are going to get the money?
0:42:32 > 0:42:35- What are you going to do? Pamper your cats?- We might do.
0:42:35 > 0:42:38- They're pampered enough! - Buy another one?
0:42:38 > 0:42:41In unison, "They're pampered enough!"
0:42:41 > 0:42:43"My turn now."
0:42:43 > 0:42:47We're going to treat ourselves to something to remember the dogs by
0:42:47 > 0:42:51- and remember my in-laws by. - Oh, nice sentiment!
0:42:51 > 0:42:53- Yeah.- It's a decent price, that.
0:42:53 > 0:42:57Just over the top end of the estimate is about the right money.
0:42:57 > 0:43:00- Yeah. Yeah. - Quality, as well, wasn't it?- Lovely.
0:43:00 > 0:43:02- Quality always...- Sells.
0:43:10 > 0:43:13Well, it's all over for our owners. The auction is still going on,
0:43:13 > 0:43:17but we've had a fabulous time here. Everybody's enjoyed themselves,
0:43:17 > 0:43:20and I hope you've enjoyed the show. Join me again soon
0:43:20 > 0:43:24for more surprises in auction, but for now, from the Calder Valley in Yorkshire, it's goodbye.
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