0:00:33 > 0:00:36Hello and welcome to another series of Flog It - Ten of the Best,
0:00:36 > 0:00:38from the stunning surroundings of Syon House,
0:00:38 > 0:00:42nestling on the River Thames, just a few miles from central London.
0:00:42 > 0:00:46This amazing estate has been home to the Percy family,
0:00:46 > 0:00:51the title-holders of Northumberland, for over 12 generations.
0:00:51 > 0:00:54Over the years, I'm sure this place has seen and witnessed
0:00:54 > 0:01:00and celebrated many births, marriages and mourned quite a few deaths.
0:01:00 > 0:01:06As I look around this magnificent interior, it's easy to see artefacts and mementoes
0:01:06 > 0:01:09that mark these milestones in history.
0:01:09 > 0:01:11It's a tribute to the people.
0:01:11 > 0:01:15Over the years on Flog It, we've had our fair share of mementoes and gifts
0:01:15 > 0:01:17to mark these sort of occasions.
0:01:17 > 0:01:21So today, I have hunted some of my favourite ones out
0:01:21 > 0:01:23from the archives to share with you,
0:01:23 > 0:01:28so be prepared to be hatched, matched and dispatched.
0:01:29 > 0:01:33For my first milestone masterpiece, I'm taking you to Plymouth.
0:01:33 > 0:01:36Back in 2003, Mark Stacey discovered that Sara
0:01:36 > 0:01:40had grown out of the Georgian silver beaker she'd had since a baby.
0:01:40 > 0:01:43She wanted Mark to name her a good price.
0:01:46 > 0:01:49Sara, you've brought this nice beaker in to show us today.
0:01:49 > 0:01:51But before we look at it, can you tell us
0:01:51 > 0:01:54a little bit about the history - how has it come into your possession?
0:01:54 > 0:01:59I've always owned this beaker - it was given to me as a christening gift by my godfather.
0:01:59 > 0:02:02A gentleman who was no relation to the family.
0:02:02 > 0:02:05My parents met him in the late 1930s, I believe,
0:02:05 > 0:02:07on a holiday in Switzerland.
0:02:07 > 0:02:10They happened to be walking, and he was a bachelor boy,
0:02:10 > 0:02:13and they got talking and then they remained friends.
0:02:13 > 0:02:15What a lovely gift to receive on your christening.
0:02:15 > 0:02:19If we look at the piece in closer detail, what we will see,
0:02:19 > 0:02:21we've got a very nice Georgian period beaker.
0:02:21 > 0:02:26I particularly like the simplicity of the design, it's a very simplistic pattern,
0:02:26 > 0:02:29but with these two effective bands of Greek key motifs.
0:02:29 > 0:02:33Nice clear hallmarks for London 1805.
0:02:33 > 0:02:37It also has the maker's initials, J E, for John Eames.
0:02:37 > 0:02:40He's quite a good maker from that period.
0:02:40 > 0:02:45But it's not a typical shape, it's a nice shape.
0:02:45 > 0:02:47Got a very good feel to it.
0:02:47 > 0:02:50It's also got this really nice gilding inside.
0:02:50 > 0:02:54Your godfather had this engraved for you.
0:02:54 > 0:02:56We've got a reasonably good maker,
0:02:56 > 0:02:59a nice piece with some nice decoration on it.
0:02:59 > 0:03:03The later engraving obviously will have a slight detrimental effect to the value.
0:03:03 > 0:03:07Have you ever thought about what that might be?
0:03:07 > 0:03:09No, I can honestly say, I haven't.
0:03:09 > 0:03:13I've assumed it has a value because there is a hallmark on it
0:03:13 > 0:03:17and silver-gilt, so I thought there has to be a value but, I don't know.
0:03:17 > 0:03:20If we were putting this into auction today,
0:03:20 > 0:03:24I think it would make around £120 to £180.
0:03:24 > 0:03:27Would that be something that would interest you in doing?
0:03:27 > 0:03:29- Yes, it would. - You'd like to flog it?
0:03:29 > 0:03:32Yes, it seems a shame, but it's just sitting in a cupboard.
0:03:32 > 0:03:34I was going to come to that.
0:03:34 > 0:03:37Are you not sentimentally attached to it at all?
0:03:37 > 0:03:39Yes and no.
0:03:39 > 0:03:44But I think, what a shame, this piece is sitting, hidden.
0:03:45 > 0:03:47Absolutely gorgeous.
0:03:47 > 0:03:51We'll return to find out how it fared at auction in a little while.
0:03:53 > 0:03:55From birth bequests to inherited items now,
0:03:55 > 0:03:57as I take you to Milton Keynes
0:03:57 > 0:04:02where in 2008, Irene had Kate Bateman completely arrested
0:04:02 > 0:04:04by her unusual Victorian heirloom.
0:04:07 > 0:04:11My mother owned it. It used to be her uncle's many years ago
0:04:11 > 0:04:14and she just kept it and kept it and one day said,
0:04:14 > 0:04:16"this is something you can have",
0:04:16 > 0:04:19and I thought, oh, nice!
0:04:19 > 0:04:21You were thrilled to have it as a gift?
0:04:21 > 0:04:24It was nice but when you're younger, you never ask questions
0:04:24 > 0:04:27about what it was about, you weren't interested.
0:04:27 > 0:04:31Now she's long gone, it would be nice to know a bit more.
0:04:31 > 0:04:35- Was someone in the family a policeman?- Yeah, my mother's uncle.
0:04:35 > 0:04:37OK, and was that fairly locally?
0:04:37 > 0:04:42Oh yeah, around Wolverton, Bucks, which is in Milton Keynes.
0:04:44 > 0:04:48It's a late 19th-century policeman's truncheon. Have a look.
0:04:48 > 0:04:49It's quite nicely decorated.
0:04:49 > 0:04:52You've got all these hand-painted things on the front.
0:04:52 > 0:04:58You've got a crown and a VR, for Victoria's cipher,
0:04:58 > 0:05:01and you've got constable for a police constable,
0:05:01 > 0:05:03you've got a turned fruitwood handle
0:05:03 > 0:05:05and you've got a bit of string here,
0:05:05 > 0:05:08but it would've had a leather strap or something for the wrist strap.
0:05:08 > 0:05:10Quite a highly decorative thing,
0:05:10 > 0:05:14as well as a highly effective thing to hit someone over the head with.
0:05:14 > 0:05:19- Do you like it?- I think it's nice, but it's in a cupboard in a box.
0:05:19 > 0:05:21- So it is hard to display.- Oh, yeah.
0:05:21 > 0:05:24Sometimes they have wording on them, like where it comes from,
0:05:24 > 0:05:27so sometimes you would have the county.
0:05:27 > 0:05:34This doesn't, but you've got the VR sign so it tells you it's Victorian, pre-1910.
0:05:34 > 0:05:38Price-wise for the auction, do you have any idea what it would go for?
0:05:38 > 0:05:39- Not really.- No idea.
0:05:39 > 0:05:42I would think probably for an auction estimate
0:05:42 > 0:05:47you would put maybe £80-120 on it, so they are quite collectible.
0:05:47 > 0:05:49- That's good.- You want it to sell.
0:05:49 > 0:05:52What would you say to a reserve of £50?
0:05:52 > 0:05:53Why not?
0:05:53 > 0:05:55- And an estimate of 80-120. - Brilliant.
0:05:55 > 0:05:57Great. We'll see you at the sale.
0:05:58 > 0:06:04We'll be back to find out whether that truncheon beat out a good price in the sale room.
0:06:04 > 0:06:08To Monmouth, and back to 2008, when Michael was after a top estimate
0:06:08 > 0:06:13from Charlie Ross for his inherited embroidery box.
0:06:15 > 0:06:17It used to belong to my grandmother.
0:06:17 > 0:06:18Right.
0:06:18 > 0:06:22It was handed to my mother when she died in 1970-ish.
0:06:22 > 0:06:25My mother handed it on to my daughter
0:06:25 > 0:06:27- so it's the fourth generation in the family.- Right.
0:06:27 > 0:06:30- And your daughter's instructed you to bring it?- Yes.
0:06:30 > 0:06:32She's getting married next year.
0:06:32 > 0:06:35It would be useful towards the honeymoon.
0:06:35 > 0:06:36Does it come with any story?
0:06:36 > 0:06:38Not that I'm aware of.
0:06:38 > 0:06:42I don't know where it's from, what age it is, anything.
0:06:42 > 0:06:45All I know is it must be something like 110 years old.
0:06:45 > 0:06:49That's pretty accurate. It's late 19th century.
0:06:49 > 0:06:51- But where does it come from? - I don't know.
0:06:51 > 0:06:54- I'll put you out of your misery. It's Indian.- Right.
0:06:54 > 0:06:57- And do you know what it's made of? - No.
0:06:57 > 0:07:02It's very black. I thought initially it was ebony but I think I can see a bit of flecking.
0:07:02 > 0:07:06I think it's a wood called coromandel, hence its weight.
0:07:06 > 0:07:08Unbelievably heavy.
0:07:08 > 0:07:12- Almost the weight of stone rather than wood!- Right, yes.
0:07:12 > 0:07:14We'll open it up.
0:07:14 > 0:07:15Wow.
0:07:15 > 0:07:18Look at that fantastic workmanship.
0:07:18 > 0:07:19It is coromandel.
0:07:19 > 0:07:23If we look at the back, you can see the brown flecks running through it,
0:07:23 > 0:07:25rather like rosewood.
0:07:25 > 0:07:27- You know, the wood. Rosewood.- Right.
0:07:27 > 0:07:29It's got the most wonderful ivory inlay.
0:07:29 > 0:07:34When I say wonderful, it's not Japanese quality.
0:07:34 > 0:07:38The quality isn't brilliant. It's rising up in a few places.
0:07:38 > 0:07:41Nevertheless, it's interesting.
0:07:41 > 0:07:45Then it has different woods, specimen woods, laid into it.
0:07:45 > 0:07:51There's some - probably - tigerwood, there's some rosewood, I think,
0:07:51 > 0:07:56and mostly ivory, and then coloured with these floral...
0:07:56 > 0:07:57Good Lord.
0:07:57 > 0:08:01- There's not something like this in every one, is there?- No!
0:08:01 > 0:08:04That was actually given to me 40-odd years ago.
0:08:05 > 0:08:08- You know what that is? - That's a vesta.
0:08:08 > 0:08:12A vesta for matches and striking along the bottom.
0:08:12 > 0:08:14We haven't come to look at this. we're looking at the box.
0:08:14 > 0:08:19If we lift this up, there should be a compartment in the bottom.
0:08:19 > 0:08:21Oh my gosh, it's full, isn't it?
0:08:24 > 0:08:26- I don't know anything about them. - You don't?- No.
0:08:26 > 0:08:30There's a little note which we could probably have a look at.
0:08:30 > 0:08:33"Dear Rosa." Does that ring a bell?
0:08:33 > 0:08:37- There was an Aunt Rosa.- An Aunt Rosa! - My mother's aunt.
0:08:37 > 0:08:41"First pair of boots. Too small for her little feet."
0:08:41 > 0:08:44That's dated 1873.
0:08:45 > 0:08:47Wonderful.
0:08:47 > 0:08:49Coming back to the box,
0:08:49 > 0:08:55did your daughter say take it away, if it's worth more than ten quid, sell it? Or 500?
0:08:55 > 0:08:59No, she just said take it and sell it. I've got no use for it.
0:08:59 > 0:09:02I suggested it might be worth in excess of 100.
0:09:02 > 0:09:07That's a pretty good valuation. I think it's worth about £100.
0:09:07 > 0:09:09- Really?- How does that sound?
0:09:09 > 0:09:10Reasonable.
0:09:10 > 0:09:12Reasonable! Were you hoping for more?
0:09:12 > 0:09:14Well, always.
0:09:14 > 0:09:16LAUGHTER
0:09:16 > 0:09:17- It's not my money!- No.
0:09:17 > 0:09:19- But that would be all right? - Yes. Jolly good.
0:09:19 > 0:09:24I would suggest putting a reserve in just below the psychological £100 barrier.
0:09:24 > 0:09:26- Perhaps £75.- OK.
0:09:26 > 0:09:28Would you be happy with that?
0:09:28 > 0:09:30My daughter would be very happy.
0:09:31 > 0:09:37We'll see if that box exceeded Charlie's somewhat conservative valuation a little bit later.
0:09:39 > 0:09:41I'm taking you to Newcastle now
0:09:41 > 0:09:45where in 2006, Lesley made Anita's day with the Whitefriars vase
0:09:45 > 0:09:50that she'd bought for her parents' wedding anniversary 30 years ago.
0:09:52 > 0:09:55This is a lovely blackcurrant sweetie.
0:09:55 > 0:09:57I love it to bits!
0:09:57 > 0:09:58Do you know what it is?
0:09:58 > 0:10:02I believe it's a Whitefriars vase, but that's as much as I know.
0:10:02 > 0:10:03Where did you get it?
0:10:03 > 0:10:08I bought it as an anniversary present for my parents in the early '70s.
0:10:08 > 0:10:10You're a woman of taste.
0:10:10 > 0:10:13Did you pay a lot of money for it at the time?
0:10:13 > 0:10:17I thought it was a lot of money. It couldn't have been more than a fiver.
0:10:17 > 0:10:20All I can say is it was a good buy.
0:10:20 > 0:10:24- Was it?- It was a good buy!
0:10:24 > 0:10:29It is Whitefriars, and one of the prestigious glass makers,
0:10:29 > 0:10:33they always made items of quality.
0:10:33 > 0:10:36Not only did they make quality products,
0:10:36 > 0:10:41they employed the best of designers,
0:10:41 > 0:10:48and this vase was designed by a chap called Geoffrey Baxter,
0:10:48 > 0:10:52who was one of the most prestigious designers of the 20th century.
0:10:52 > 0:10:54This is what is hot!
0:10:54 > 0:10:58And that's why I'm so pleased to see it.
0:10:58 > 0:11:02Price-wise, you paid a fiver for it, Lesley.
0:11:02 > 0:11:04About that.
0:11:04 > 0:11:08- If I offered you a fiver for it now, would you take it?- No!
0:11:08 > 0:11:11You'd be quite right! You would be quite right.
0:11:11 > 0:11:13Now, you bought it for your folks.
0:11:13 > 0:11:16It's in your possession now. Do you have it on display?
0:11:16 > 0:11:19No. It's just in the spare room.
0:11:19 > 0:11:21- So it's doing nothing?- No.
0:11:21 > 0:11:25In that case, it's time to pass it on.
0:11:25 > 0:11:29I would love this to go into auction and be one of my items.
0:11:29 > 0:11:35I would estimate it in the region of £500-£700.
0:11:35 > 0:11:36How much?!
0:11:36 > 0:11:38500-700.
0:11:38 > 0:11:41I'm very, very surprised it's as much as that.
0:11:41 > 0:11:46I didn't have any idea at all it would be worth that much.
0:11:46 > 0:11:49- But a very nice surprise! - Are you pleased?- Yes.
0:11:49 > 0:11:51Would you be happy to sell it at that price?
0:11:51 > 0:11:54Sure! Yes! Very happy!
0:11:54 > 0:11:56Well, it may go higher.
0:11:56 > 0:12:00There is one of this design which is an orange colour.
0:12:00 > 0:12:02This is quite unusual. You don't see a lot of them,
0:12:02 > 0:12:08and I'm not absolutely sure if this colour is more desirable
0:12:08 > 0:12:11than the orange colour, but your auctioneer will do some research.
0:12:11 > 0:12:14Lesley, we'll see you at the auction
0:12:14 > 0:12:18- and I'm sure it's going to do very well.- Thank you.
0:12:18 > 0:12:22It may have been love at first sight for Anita,
0:12:22 > 0:12:25but did it win any admirers in the auction room?
0:12:25 > 0:12:29We'll find out in just a moment, but first,
0:12:29 > 0:12:34let me give you a quick recap on my initial line-up of today's ten of the best.
0:12:34 > 0:12:38Charlie Ross was convinced that Michael's gorgeous embroidery box
0:12:38 > 0:12:42would have the sale room all sewn up.
0:12:42 > 0:12:47Lesley's blackcurrant Whitefriars vase made Anita's mouth water,
0:12:47 > 0:12:50but did it get the bidders drooling when it went under the hammer?
0:12:50 > 0:12:55Sara's silver christening beaker brought a twinkle to Mark Stacey's eyes
0:12:55 > 0:12:59so get ready to see whether it polished up a profit when it went to auction.
0:12:59 > 0:13:02And Kate Bateman thought it was a crime
0:13:02 > 0:13:05that Irene kept her Victorian police truncheon hidden away.
0:13:05 > 0:13:08Here's hoping it managed to collar a winning bidder.
0:13:08 > 0:13:12Let's find out as we head over to the auction room in Woburn,
0:13:12 > 0:13:17where familiar Flog It face Charlie Ross was presiding over the auction.
0:13:17 > 0:13:22We've got £80-£120 on it. It belongs to Irene here.
0:13:22 > 0:13:23Possibly for not much longer.
0:13:23 > 0:13:26- Who have you brought along? - My husband.
0:13:26 > 0:13:29Hello. Cracking item. How did you come across this thing?
0:13:29 > 0:13:32It was my mother's uncle.
0:13:32 > 0:13:37I wonder if someone was in the police force somewhere in the family.
0:13:37 > 0:13:39I don't know. I wish I did know.
0:13:39 > 0:13:40It took your eye, Kate.
0:13:40 > 0:13:43I think it's great. Condition is great,
0:13:43 > 0:13:45so that should mean it should sell pretty well.
0:13:45 > 0:13:49But you're right, if it was dated, if it had a warrant number on it...
0:13:49 > 0:13:51The name of a place.
0:13:51 > 0:13:55Yeah. You could attribute it to the local police station.
0:13:55 > 0:13:58- Wow. You are looking at 400-500.- And upwards.
0:14:00 > 0:14:05Lot number 577 is a Victorian constable's truncheon.
0:14:06 > 0:14:09In fantastic condition. £50, I'm bid.
0:14:09 > 0:14:12Five. 60. Five. 70. Five.
0:14:12 > 0:14:1480. Five.
0:14:14 > 0:14:17Your bid. 85 on my left. 90.
0:14:17 > 0:14:21Five. 100. And ten. 120.
0:14:21 > 0:14:22120. 130.
0:14:24 > 0:14:27120, your bid in the back standing.
0:14:27 > 0:14:29£120.
0:14:29 > 0:14:32And selling at 120... 30.
0:14:32 > 0:14:34140. 150? No.
0:14:34 > 0:14:37140 at the back. At £140.
0:14:40 > 0:14:43- That was like a game of table tennis!- That is really good!
0:14:43 > 0:14:45Really nice.
0:14:45 > 0:14:48- So what are you going to put the money towards?- A holiday.
0:14:48 > 0:14:51- Where do you fancy going? - We go to Norfolk.- Norfolk.
0:14:51 > 0:14:53We take the pets with us.
0:14:53 > 0:14:59That truncheon gave Kate's £80-£120 estimate a jolly good beating.
0:15:00 > 0:15:05Now to Plymouth, to see how Sara's christening beaker performed.
0:15:06 > 0:15:10Sara, your little silver beaker is just about to go under the hammer.
0:15:10 > 0:15:11How do you feel about that?
0:15:11 > 0:15:15Mixed feelings, because it's something I've known all my life
0:15:15 > 0:15:18and yet it just sits in a cupboard and it seems a shame.
0:15:18 > 0:15:21- The silver dealers are out in force today.- Are they?
0:15:21 > 0:15:24All the silver has sold, so we're feeling pretty confident.
0:15:24 > 0:15:27- Let's hope so!- Let's see if Mark's still feeling confident.
0:15:27 > 0:15:31Yes, I am. I'm very confident. I like it.
0:15:31 > 0:15:33120-180.
0:15:33 > 0:15:35I like the classical borders.
0:15:35 > 0:15:40It's a nice clean piece, nice gilt interior.
0:15:40 > 0:15:44The only sad thing in some ways is the name on it,
0:15:44 > 0:15:47because it doesn't tie in with it at all but it's a nice solid piece
0:15:47 > 0:15:50and I think we'll be all right with this.
0:15:50 > 0:15:54- It's silver.- Good luck.
0:15:54 > 0:15:58And several bids. I am bid £210 for it.
0:15:58 > 0:16:00- At 210.- Wow!- 220.
0:16:00 > 0:16:03230, 240, 250, 260.
0:16:03 > 0:16:06270, 280, 290.
0:16:06 > 0:16:08310, 320.
0:16:08 > 0:16:12- It's nice to know somebody will really enjoy it.- 330.
0:16:12 > 0:16:15- At £340.- Good gracious!
0:16:15 > 0:16:18All done at £340.
0:16:18 > 0:16:22- 340 quid!- That's amazing!
0:16:22 > 0:16:24- That's super.- That's wonderful.
0:16:24 > 0:16:26- That'll get you there.- It will!
0:16:26 > 0:16:28That'll pay for the flight as well!
0:16:28 > 0:16:30No tantrums there.
0:16:30 > 0:16:34Let's hope it brings years of joy to some other youngster.
0:16:34 > 0:16:37We're off to the sale room now in Cardiff,
0:16:37 > 0:16:40where Michael was joined by his daughter Heidi
0:16:40 > 0:16:43to see whether his sewing box managed to weave a good result.
0:16:44 > 0:16:47Hello! I love the hair!
0:16:47 > 0:16:49What does Dad think?
0:16:49 > 0:16:51I had a shock when I saw it!
0:16:51 > 0:16:54Cracking embroidery box. Lovely shoes. Did you see them?
0:16:54 > 0:16:57I love those. They're the first thing I go to when I look at it.
0:16:57 > 0:17:00I'd have kept those and sold the rest, I think,
0:17:00 > 0:17:03but I think a lot of the value is in those.
0:17:03 > 0:17:06- This took your fancy.- It did.
0:17:06 > 0:17:12The shoes are 1873 with a little note written about who owned them.
0:17:12 > 0:17:16- I think they're beautiful. But the box is good quality, too.- Yes.
0:17:16 > 0:17:19Hopefully we'll get the top end. We're going to find out right now.
0:17:19 > 0:17:23Thanks for brightening up the show with all that colour! It's going under the hammer now.
0:17:26 > 0:17:29Lot 516. Numerous commission bids here.
0:17:29 > 0:17:32Start me straight in at...
0:17:34 > 0:17:37- Come on.- £160.
0:17:37 > 0:17:39170.
0:17:39 > 0:17:42180, 190, 200.
0:17:42 > 0:17:44210, 220, 230.
0:17:44 > 0:17:46It's because you're here!
0:17:46 > 0:17:48270, 280.
0:17:48 > 0:17:50290, 300, 310 takes me out.
0:17:50 > 0:17:54At £310 back in the room at 310.
0:17:54 > 0:17:56320? 320.
0:17:56 > 0:17:57330.
0:17:57 > 0:18:01- 340, 350.- Oh, they like this.
0:18:01 > 0:18:04360, 370.
0:18:04 > 0:18:05380.
0:18:05 > 0:18:08390, 400.
0:18:08 > 0:18:10Charlie, what did we miss?
0:18:10 > 0:18:13I know nothing!
0:18:13 > 0:18:15£410. Back of the room at £410.
0:18:15 > 0:18:18At £410, are we all done?
0:18:18 > 0:18:20At £410.
0:18:20 > 0:18:23- How exciting was that?! - Oh, my word!
0:18:23 > 0:18:26That'll go a long way towards your honeymoon.
0:18:26 > 0:18:27Yeah, I can eat now!
0:18:27 > 0:18:30What is the money going to go towards?
0:18:30 > 0:18:32Don't forget there's commission to pay.
0:18:32 > 0:18:36I'm getting married in three months. I'm going on honeymoon to America
0:18:36 > 0:18:40so that'll go a long way to paying for the bits and bobs we want to do.
0:18:40 > 0:18:43Incredible result. What's your fiance's name?
0:18:43 > 0:18:44Carl.
0:18:44 > 0:18:47He'll be so surprised! I bet you can't wait to call him.
0:18:49 > 0:18:53That box got almost four times the top end of Charlie's estimate,
0:18:53 > 0:18:55and Heidi was tickled pink.
0:18:56 > 0:18:59And it's on to Newcastle now to see whether Lesley's vase
0:18:59 > 0:19:02managed to catch anyone's eye.
0:19:02 > 0:19:06Hopefully we're going to turn £5 into £700 right here, right now,
0:19:06 > 0:19:10with the help of Lesley here, and the Whitefriars glass
0:19:10 > 0:19:14designed by Geoffrey Baxter, picked out by our lovely expert, Anita.
0:19:15 > 0:19:18- That was a good investment in the 1970s.- It was indeed.
0:19:18 > 0:19:21I had a chat with Giles the auctioneer earlier.
0:19:21 > 0:19:24This is a hot spot for selling 20th-century modern.
0:19:24 > 0:19:26He gets a lot of buyers, they love it here,
0:19:26 > 0:19:28and he says it should do the top end of the estimate.
0:19:28 > 0:19:30Hopefully a little bit more.
0:19:30 > 0:19:33It hasn't peaked yet, and that's a good colour as well.
0:19:33 > 0:19:35Fingers crossed. I can't wait for this one!
0:19:37 > 0:19:40I've got four bids,
0:19:40 > 0:19:43and I'm bid 900 to start with.
0:19:43 > 0:19:48- Ooh! I like that!- 950 anybody?
0:19:48 > 0:19:501,000. 1,050.
0:19:50 > 0:19:511,100.
0:19:54 > 0:19:55It's a rare colour.
0:19:55 > 0:19:581,150. The commission's out.
0:19:58 > 0:20:01That's 1,150 for the last time.
0:20:03 > 0:20:05That's 1,150.
0:20:05 > 0:20:07- 1,150.- That's wonderful.
0:20:07 > 0:20:10Less the commission. What are you going to spend it on?
0:20:10 > 0:20:13- It's going to go towards a holiday. - Where?
0:20:13 > 0:20:16Buy quality? Anita's saying buy quality!
0:20:16 > 0:20:20She's going on holiday, she's not going to spend it on antiques!
0:20:20 > 0:20:22- We want to go back to Russia. - Do you?
0:20:30 > 0:20:33That vase of Lesley's certainly made a wonderful wedding anniversary gift
0:20:33 > 0:20:36for her parents back in the 1970s.
0:20:36 > 0:20:39There was certainly a lot of love for it in the room at the auction.
0:20:39 > 0:20:42Love is in the air right now as I take you back to 2008
0:20:42 > 0:20:47on a visit to Tenby in Wales, where I made my own little token of love
0:20:47 > 0:20:49for my beautiful wife, Charlotte.
0:20:49 > 0:20:50Take a look at this.
0:21:04 > 0:21:08One of my great passions in life is wood.
0:21:08 > 0:21:12I love it in the living organic form but also in its cut and felled form.
0:21:12 > 0:21:14It's incredible versatile.
0:21:14 > 0:21:18It's beautiful to look at, and it's also wonderfully tactile.
0:21:18 > 0:21:22Not only is it useful for making practical items like tables and chairs,
0:21:22 > 0:21:25but you can also make wonderful sentimental items,
0:21:25 > 0:21:30like this love spoon, which was made right here, just outside of Tenby.
0:21:37 > 0:21:41The tradition of making love spoons is believed to have originated in Wales
0:21:41 > 0:21:44and dates as far back as the 17th century.
0:21:44 > 0:21:47Spoons were given as a token of engagement or betrothal,
0:21:47 > 0:21:50and the tradition has lived on.
0:21:55 > 0:22:00And the man who's keeping the tradition very much alive is Kerry Thomas.
0:22:00 > 0:22:03Thank you very much for meeting up with us today
0:22:03 > 0:22:05and letting me have a go.
0:22:05 > 0:22:07How did you get into this?
0:22:07 > 0:22:12I first heard about the tradition back in 1969 when I was courting.
0:22:12 > 0:22:16I'd heard about the tradition of the love spoon, that it was a token of engagement
0:22:16 > 0:22:20and I thought it would be a good idea to make a love spoon
0:22:20 > 0:22:24- to save myself having to buy an engagement ring. - Simple as that!
0:22:24 > 0:22:30The first spoon that I ever made was this simple one here
0:22:30 > 0:22:34and once I carved the spoon, I offered it to my girlfriend, she accepted
0:22:34 > 0:22:39and that became our first engagement spoon made in 1969.
0:22:39 > 0:22:42But your workshop here, it's just wonderful.
0:22:42 > 0:22:46It's good being surrounded by items of folk art, it's good for your soul.
0:22:46 > 0:22:51It's a lovely material... Wood is such a lovely material to work with
0:22:51 > 0:22:57and I'm privileged to be able to make my living from such a lovely material.
0:22:57 > 0:23:01You've made hundreds of thousands, which I'll talk to you about a little later,
0:23:01 > 0:23:05but can I have a go? Can you talk me through?
0:23:05 > 0:23:07Because I want to make one for my wife
0:23:07 > 0:23:11- so this would be a good opportunity to try my skills.- Yes, yes.
0:23:11 > 0:23:14- Yes, yes!- With your expert advice!
0:23:14 > 0:23:17I really like that kind of love spoon
0:23:17 > 0:23:21which almost reads like a love letter for the intended.
0:23:21 > 0:23:23Oh, yeah. There's a message in the spoon.
0:23:23 > 0:23:27What we'll try to do today is get a bit of the message in your spoon.
0:23:27 > 0:23:30Every spoon is unique.
0:23:30 > 0:23:33The symbols carved on them have specific meanings
0:23:33 > 0:23:38but often the interpretation and the message are relevant only to the recipient.
0:23:45 > 0:23:48Well, it looks a bit rough.
0:23:48 > 0:23:50I've drawn it straight out on a blank of oak.
0:23:50 > 0:23:52I hope you approve of this.
0:23:52 > 0:23:57What I've got is a nice raised back panel,
0:23:57 > 0:24:00which for me looks like a piece of furniture. There's my hole -
0:24:00 > 0:24:04I want to hang it on the wall because hopefully I'm going to be proud of it.
0:24:04 > 0:24:07That's my initial, P for Paul, C for Charlotte.
0:24:07 > 0:24:10I've used this motif which I'll obviously put a hole in
0:24:10 > 0:24:13and cut this out with...
0:24:13 > 0:24:18a fret saw. That's a soul motif that the ancient Egyptians used.
0:24:18 > 0:24:22I've got keys. That's the key to my heart and the key to my house.
0:24:24 > 0:24:27Hopefully we can put this together
0:24:27 > 0:24:30and hopefully she'll fall in love with that and cherish it!
0:24:30 > 0:24:32I'm sure she will.
0:24:32 > 0:24:34- It did the trick for you! - Definitely.
0:24:50 > 0:24:52There, now...
0:24:52 > 0:24:57This hopefully should look something like... Oh!
0:24:57 > 0:24:59Do you know what? I'm happy with that.
0:24:59 > 0:25:01- Are you happy with that? - Yeah. So far, so good.
0:25:01 > 0:25:05It's getting there. It just needs a bit more love.
0:25:05 > 0:25:10A couple more stages, a smoothing plane on that and some sanding.
0:25:10 > 0:25:14You make a spoon every year which is very personal to you.
0:25:14 > 0:25:17It not only records events going on in your life
0:25:17 > 0:25:19but also world events.
0:25:19 > 0:25:20That's correct.
0:25:20 > 0:25:22- Can you show me some examples?- Yes.
0:25:22 > 0:25:25I started with our engagement spoon
0:25:25 > 0:25:28and from there we went on to our wedding spoon.
0:25:28 > 0:25:30Let me go on to 1977...
0:25:30 > 0:25:33children - various ways to recall the birth of a child on a love spoon.
0:25:33 > 0:25:37- The little balls. - A link, put the name, the seed.
0:25:37 > 0:25:40This is very clever because this is made out of one piece of wood.
0:25:40 > 0:25:42How long did that take you to do?
0:25:42 > 0:25:44Perhaps 60 hours at the time.
0:25:44 > 0:25:47That's a lot of work, isn't it?
0:25:56 > 0:25:59I've thoroughly enjoyed my visit here with Kerry.
0:25:59 > 0:26:01It's been so inspirational.
0:26:01 > 0:26:06He is a craftsman keeping a tradition and a spirit well alive here in Wales,
0:26:06 > 0:26:09and if you get a chance to pay him a visit, please do.
0:26:09 > 0:26:12You'll get a one-off spoon made for you.
0:26:12 > 0:26:15And I was lucky to make my own with his expert guidance.
0:26:15 > 0:26:17It's my design. It only took three hours.
0:26:17 > 0:26:21It's slightly naive but there's a lot of heart and soul and integrity
0:26:21 > 0:26:24and that's what it's all about with folk art.
0:26:24 > 0:26:28I absolutely love this, and I hope my wife does, too.
0:26:34 > 0:26:38From tokens of affection to portraits of a rather more sombre nature,
0:26:38 > 0:26:41as I take you back to 2005 and to Chippenham,
0:26:41 > 0:26:45where Carolyn bought two death scene paintings for me to value.
0:26:45 > 0:26:50Carolyn, thank you very much for bringing this pair of prints in.
0:26:50 > 0:26:52I love them and think they're quite romantic
0:26:52 > 0:26:54until you take a closer look and realise what's going on.
0:26:54 > 0:26:59- They are both death scenes of women, which is not very romantic.- No.
0:26:59 > 0:27:01- But they've got the look. - Definitely.
0:27:01 > 0:27:03Where have they come from?
0:27:03 > 0:27:07They've come from the attic of the house I moved to.
0:27:07 > 0:27:09- So you found them in your attic? - Yes.
0:27:09 > 0:27:12They look like they've come from an attic.
0:27:12 > 0:27:13They've been quite damp in places.
0:27:13 > 0:27:17Good job you got them out because they would have started to perish.
0:27:17 > 0:27:22The good news is, at least the print themselves isn't too badly damaged.
0:27:22 > 0:27:23A bit of water marking there.
0:27:23 > 0:27:28This is the sort of thing I'd like to repair and restore myself
0:27:28 > 0:27:31and anybody that's done a little bit of decorating
0:27:31 > 0:27:35and can work with Pollyfilla and plaster could touch that up.
0:27:35 > 0:27:37This one's in much better condition.
0:27:37 > 0:27:40It depicts the death of Lady Jane Grey.
0:27:40 > 0:27:44She was beheaded by Mary Tudor, daughter of Henry VIII,
0:27:44 > 0:27:46who rightfully inherited the throne,
0:27:46 > 0:27:50and if you look closely you can see millions and millions...
0:27:50 > 0:27:52- I've never noticed that. - ..of little dots.
0:27:52 > 0:27:54It's come from a print run.
0:27:54 > 0:27:57These are late-Georgian.
0:27:57 > 0:28:00I think they're 1810, 1820.
0:28:00 > 0:28:03What's good about them is they've not been hand-coloured in.
0:28:03 > 0:28:05This is beautifully coloured in
0:28:05 > 0:28:08but the ink has been on the press before they were pressed.
0:28:08 > 0:28:12- It's actually on the engraving.- OK. - And I like them.
0:28:12 > 0:28:15I think they're quality and they've definitely got that look for me.
0:28:15 > 0:28:18The backs. Well, if I pick one up...
0:28:21 > 0:28:24..original backing. The collectors will like that.
0:28:24 > 0:28:28The dealers will like that. It shows they haven't been tampered with.
0:28:28 > 0:28:30Value-wise,
0:28:30 > 0:28:35Mmm... I would like to see these sell for around £140 for the pair.
0:28:35 > 0:28:37I think they've got the look.
0:28:37 > 0:28:40But to be safe I'd like to put them into auction
0:28:40 > 0:28:43with a valuation of £90-£130.
0:28:43 > 0:28:45- Would you be happy with that? - That's fine.
0:28:45 > 0:28:49I was thrilled to death by those paintings
0:28:49 > 0:28:52but did anyone want to dice with them when they went under the hammer?
0:28:52 > 0:28:55We'll find out shortly.
0:28:56 > 0:28:59First though, here are three major milestone markers
0:28:59 > 0:29:02from the archives that I just have to show you.
0:29:05 > 0:29:07This Victorian mourning locket
0:29:07 > 0:29:09was given to Gill as an engagement gift
0:29:09 > 0:29:12but it wasn't really to her taste.
0:29:13 > 0:29:18When Prince Albert died, Queen Victoria went into mourning
0:29:18 > 0:29:21and mourning became a fashion.
0:29:21 > 0:29:23Oh, right.
0:29:23 > 0:29:27I would date it from about the 1860s, 1870s.
0:29:27 > 0:29:31And there was no need to mourn its loss at auction
0:29:31 > 0:29:33as it fetched a cheerful £380.
0:29:35 > 0:29:41In Dunstable, back in 2009, Valerie's stunning silver christening set
0:29:41 > 0:29:43made Michael Baggott somewhat broody.
0:29:43 > 0:29:45Look at the wonderful condition of that.
0:29:45 > 0:29:49- That's never been out of that case. - It's lovely, isn't it?
0:29:49 > 0:29:50And there was plenty to celebrate
0:29:50 > 0:29:55when it delivered a decent £210 result.
0:29:55 > 0:29:57Nothing says "I love you" like a diamond ring
0:29:57 > 0:30:02and this 1.1 carat stunner
0:30:02 > 0:30:06had Charlie Ross at "hello!" in Tavistock back in 2008.
0:30:06 > 0:30:09The great beauty of this ring is its simplicity
0:30:09 > 0:30:13and therefore it will appeal to more people.
0:30:13 > 0:30:18It absolutely lit up the sale room, selling for a sensational £950.
0:30:23 > 0:30:25Now for my next memorable milestone momento,
0:30:25 > 0:30:28and it was Michael Baggott's turn to be wooed
0:30:28 > 0:30:34when Carol brought in her rather unusual wedding disc back in Dunstable in 2009.
0:30:35 > 0:30:40Thank you for bringing in this small little metal disc today.
0:30:41 > 0:30:44Before I tell you anything about it, what can you tell me?
0:30:44 > 0:30:46Not very much, I'm afraid.
0:30:46 > 0:30:49When my mother-in-law died, it was found in a box with other items
0:30:49 > 0:30:52so it just stayed in the box.
0:30:52 > 0:30:56What were the other bits and pieces? Coins and metal?
0:30:56 > 0:30:59No, they were more religious items.
0:30:59 > 0:31:03It's probably the nicest thing
0:31:03 > 0:31:06I've ever seen on a Flog It valuation day.
0:31:06 > 0:31:12It's a very fine, very early Dutch wedding medal.
0:31:12 > 0:31:15- What we've got is a silver disc. - It's silver?
0:31:15 > 0:31:18Yes, it's not marked but that's not unusual.
0:31:18 > 0:31:21This is superbly engraved with the wedding couple,
0:31:21 > 0:31:26so you've got them here in this hallway,
0:31:26 > 0:31:28this classical hallway.
0:31:28 > 0:31:30You've got a checkerboard floor
0:31:30 > 0:31:32and you've got these little cherubs
0:31:32 > 0:31:35parting the clouds with a wreath
0:31:35 > 0:31:37and the rays of sunlight coming down on their union,
0:31:37 > 0:31:40like a blessing from heaven.
0:31:40 > 0:31:45The lovely thing is if we turn it round, and probably the explanation
0:31:45 > 0:31:49why it was in a box of religious-related items
0:31:49 > 0:31:52is we've got a scene of the wedding of Cana,
0:31:52 > 0:31:56which of course relates to it being a wedding medal.
0:31:56 > 0:31:59It's very difficult to pin an exact date on it
0:31:59 > 0:32:04but I would say anywhere from about 1650 up to 1700.
0:32:04 > 0:32:06Really?
0:32:06 > 0:32:09So Carol, any idea of how much it's worth?
0:32:09 > 0:32:10About £75?
0:32:10 > 0:32:13It's only a little bit of silver, isn't it?
0:32:13 > 0:32:17I think I'd be remiss in putting it into the auction
0:32:17 > 0:32:20with a reserve less than £500.
0:32:21 > 0:32:24And I think we'll set that as a reserve.
0:32:24 > 0:32:25Really?
0:32:25 > 0:32:28And we'll put £500-£800 as an estimate.
0:32:28 > 0:32:30I wasn't going to bring it in.
0:32:30 > 0:32:32Oh! Don't say that, Carol!
0:32:34 > 0:32:36It is a gem and a delight
0:32:36 > 0:32:41and it will, I think, by far be the finest piece of silver in the sale.
0:32:41 > 0:32:43- Right.- Thank you so much for bringing it in.
0:32:43 > 0:32:45Let's hope it does really well in the auction.
0:32:45 > 0:32:47- Thank you!- Thank you!
0:32:48 > 0:32:52Did anyone say "I do" to Carol's disc when it went under the hammer?
0:32:52 > 0:32:55We'll find out in just a moment.
0:32:56 > 0:33:01First, though, I'm taking you over to Dover, where back in 2009, Mark Stacey was astonished
0:33:01 > 0:33:07to discover that a pair of stunning Moorcroft vases that Liz had inherited from her grandma
0:33:07 > 0:33:09had been relegated to the cellar.
0:33:09 > 0:33:13You've bought a Flog It favourite in, Moorcroft pottery.
0:33:13 > 0:33:16Now, tell me all about them.
0:33:16 > 0:33:18These were a gift to my grandmother.
0:33:18 > 0:33:22- My mum thinks that they could have been a wedding present. - Where were they married?
0:33:22 > 0:33:25I think they were probably married up in London.
0:33:25 > 0:33:30It would have been around early 1900s when they got married.
0:33:30 > 0:33:33- Oh, that would fit in with the date. - Then she happened to see this piece
0:33:33 > 0:33:37and because it matched, she bought that as well.
0:33:37 > 0:33:39Can you remember what she paid for this piece? Some time ago.
0:33:39 > 0:33:44- Yeah, I was very young when my grandmother died.- OK. So how have you ended up with them?
0:33:44 > 0:33:50- Because my mum gave them to me. - Right. And they're in pride of place in your sitting room, are they?
0:33:50 > 0:33:53They were until my husband and I got married a couple of years ago,
0:33:53 > 0:33:57and we got a gift of some large modern vases from our best friend,
0:33:57 > 0:34:01and so unfortunately, these have been relegated to the cellar.
0:34:01 > 0:34:04To the cellar? Oh, that's not very fair, is it?
0:34:04 > 0:34:08Some wonderful-quality objects like that. Well, I'll tell you a little bit about them.
0:34:08 > 0:34:12They are wonderful examples of William Moorcroft's work.
0:34:12 > 0:34:17William Moorcroft was an art nouveau designer who joined a factory called Macintyres, in about 1897.
0:34:17 > 0:34:21Basically, he was given free range in his department.
0:34:21 > 0:34:24He was an artistic director, if you like.
0:34:24 > 0:34:28And to produce these art nouveau designs under a brand name called Florian ware.
0:34:28 > 0:34:30- It is Florian.- Florian ware,
0:34:30 > 0:34:34and he produced that, and then in the early part of the 20th century
0:34:34 > 0:34:35he went his own separate way,
0:34:35 > 0:34:40but these are from that early period, so they're not quite the 1890s period,
0:34:40 > 0:34:45they're more likely to be 1910, 1915, somewhere around about that period.
0:34:45 > 0:34:49And they are blue and red anemones, the design, which is
0:34:49 > 0:34:53one of Moorcroft's favourite ways of decorating the vases.
0:34:53 > 0:34:57but on these particular examples, everything marries together very nicely.
0:34:57 > 0:35:01We've got a very curvaceous art nouveau shape on the vases here.
0:35:01 > 0:35:04I love these little minaret tube-line decorations,
0:35:04 > 0:35:08that go around the main cartouche of the flowers.
0:35:08 > 0:35:13And the use of these lovely colours, these subtle olive greens and the dark and light blues,
0:35:13 > 0:35:18just to really create that 3D effect, if you like.
0:35:18 > 0:35:22- And this one obviously, it's more inspired from the oriental designs.- Right.
0:35:22 > 0:35:27It's almost like a gourd shape vase, with this little sort of knot neck there.
0:35:27 > 0:35:30I mean, they're absolutely charming.
0:35:30 > 0:35:32I know you've brought the three items in as one lot,
0:35:32 > 0:35:36but I think in fairness, to get the best possible price,
0:35:36 > 0:35:38we need to sell them in two lots.
0:35:38 > 0:35:40The pair of vases and the single vase.
0:35:40 > 0:35:44I would put on these very pretty pair of vases £500-£800.
0:35:44 > 0:35:47And on this one, I would put around £400-£600.
0:35:47 > 0:35:51And I would put the reserve of 450 and 350 respectively.
0:35:51 > 0:35:55- Are you pleased with that? - I am very pleased with that. - Jolly good.
0:35:55 > 0:35:59- The fateful question, what will you do with the cash? - Spend it on our sick car.
0:35:59 > 0:36:02- On your sick car, poor thing.- Yes.
0:36:02 > 0:36:05- Has it got a name, this sick car? - I'm afraid he's called Pierre.
0:36:05 > 0:36:08Pierre? Is he a French car?
0:36:08 > 0:36:09He's a Peugeot.
0:36:09 > 0:36:12Pierre the Peugeot, how lovely.
0:36:13 > 0:36:17We'll see if those vases smash Mark's estimate in just a minute,
0:36:17 > 0:36:21but first, here's a quick reminder of my final ten of the best
0:36:21 > 0:36:25birth, marriage and death-related bygones.
0:36:25 > 0:36:28I was tickled to death by Carolyn's paintings, but did anyone
0:36:28 > 0:36:33at the Wiltshire auction room want to give them a new lease of life?
0:36:33 > 0:36:36Michael thought Carol's wedding disc was one of the finest
0:36:36 > 0:36:38pieces of silver he'd ever seen,
0:36:38 > 0:36:42so stand by to see if it delivered a sterling result in the sale room.
0:36:42 > 0:36:48Mark thought Lizzie's Moorcroft vases were positively delightful,
0:36:48 > 0:36:50but did the bidders in the sale room agree?
0:36:52 > 0:36:54We'll be back to find out in just a minute.
0:36:54 > 0:37:01But first, let's see if I was on the money with my £80-£130 valuation on Carolyn's two paintings.
0:37:02 > 0:37:05Pressure is on me now, it's my turn to be the expert.
0:37:05 > 0:37:10It's a bit of fine art. In fact, it's two lovely engravings, brought in by Carolyn.
0:37:10 > 0:37:11Early 19th century.
0:37:11 > 0:37:13They are death scenes,
0:37:13 > 0:37:16but I hope it's not going to be a nail in the coffin for our valuation.
0:37:16 > 0:37:20- What will you do with the money? - It's going to go towards my daughter's first car.
0:37:20 > 0:37:22How much is that going to cost?
0:37:22 > 0:37:24Lots of money, lots of saving up.
0:37:24 > 0:37:27- For the car she wants, anyway. - Hopefully, this is six months' road tax.
0:37:27 > 0:37:29- We're going to find out right now. - Thanks.
0:37:32 > 0:37:35Someone start me at £100?
0:37:35 > 0:37:4050 then? 50 I have. 50 I have. 55. 55.
0:37:40 > 0:37:4760 here. 65. 70 here. 75 at the back. 80. 85 at the back.
0:37:48 > 0:37:5290, and the bid's with you. 90, the bid's on my right.
0:37:52 > 0:37:58Do I see 95 anywhere? 90, the bid's on my right. Do I see 95 anywhere?
0:37:58 > 0:38:01Selling then, at £90.
0:38:01 > 0:38:02They're gone.
0:38:02 > 0:38:04Thank goodness for that.
0:38:04 > 0:38:06That is six months' road tax, isn't it?!
0:38:06 > 0:38:09Yes. Bang on the nose as well.
0:38:09 > 0:38:12Yeah, bottom end. Bottom end.
0:38:12 > 0:38:16- I'm pleased.- Thank you. I'm pleased. In fact, I'm well relieved.
0:38:18 > 0:38:20At least they didn't die a death in that sale room.
0:38:20 > 0:38:23Now to Tring, to see if Carol can find a bidder
0:38:23 > 0:38:27to fall in love with her stunning silver wedding disc.
0:38:27 > 0:38:31Next up we've got that wonderful old Dutch metal. Will it be a winner?
0:38:31 > 0:38:36We're just about to find out. It's got a value of £500-£800.
0:38:36 > 0:38:40- This you found in a box, didn't you, of your mother's belongings?- Yeah.
0:38:40 > 0:38:44- Were you surprised when you showed Michael here?- Absolutely.
0:38:44 > 0:38:46I wasn't going to bring it on the day
0:38:46 > 0:38:49and then when he said how much he thought it would be...
0:38:49 > 0:38:53I had to stop my eyes popping out of my head when I saw it.
0:38:53 > 0:38:54It's a splendid thing.
0:38:54 > 0:38:58Hopefully, we've got one or two bidders in the sale room.
0:38:58 > 0:39:01A telephone bidder from Amsterdam would be what we'd like.
0:39:01 > 0:39:03That's what we were looking for!
0:39:03 > 0:39:04OK, we'll find out. This is it.
0:39:06 > 0:39:08It's 17th century.
0:39:08 > 0:39:11Do we start at five? Do we start at four?
0:39:11 > 0:39:13Do we start at three? I think so, surely. £300?
0:39:13 > 0:39:18Yes. 300 I'm bid for it. At £300.
0:39:18 > 0:39:20£320. At £350.
0:39:20 > 0:39:22£380.
0:39:22 > 0:39:25Are you 400? I've got it now.
0:39:25 > 0:39:28£400. At £400. 420 bid.
0:39:28 > 0:39:30420?
0:39:30 > 0:39:33450? 450. 480?
0:39:33 > 0:39:35- The room's out at 480.- Yes.
0:39:35 > 0:39:38At 480 bid. At 480. £500 bid.
0:39:38 > 0:39:41At £500. Are you 20, sir?
0:39:41 > 0:39:45520. Perhaps even 50.
0:39:45 > 0:39:46550 bid for it now.
0:39:46 > 0:39:49550 I am bid for it. 580.
0:39:49 > 0:39:52£550. At 550.
0:39:52 > 0:39:55- Can you see the bidding?- No.
0:39:55 > 0:39:56Nor can I!
0:39:56 > 0:39:59All the secret nods and winks, I think.
0:39:59 > 0:40:01Are you 20, sir? At 620?
0:40:01 > 0:40:03And 50. 650.
0:40:03 > 0:40:06This is good. This is good.
0:40:06 > 0:40:08You're travelling well. 680.
0:40:08 > 0:40:10At 680. 700 now.
0:40:10 > 0:40:12700 is bid.
0:40:12 > 0:40:15Is that it? £700.
0:40:15 > 0:40:16At £700 I am going to sell it.
0:40:16 > 0:40:18It's going away, I'm afraid.
0:40:18 > 0:40:21Away from the room at 700. I'm selling away from the room.
0:40:21 > 0:40:25He's going to be sold. Do I sell at £700?
0:40:25 > 0:40:27Well done, Carol's mum.
0:40:27 > 0:40:30That's all I can say! Good on her.
0:40:30 > 0:40:31Yeah!
0:40:31 > 0:40:35And on you for hanging on to it cos you know what we get like nowadays.
0:40:35 > 0:40:39You rummage through everything and chuck it all without thinking twice.
0:40:39 > 0:40:41If you hadn't put it into an auction
0:40:41 > 0:40:44and someone had seen it that had recognised it for what it was,
0:40:44 > 0:40:46it would've been a 20 pound note, I'm sure.
0:40:46 > 0:40:51£700 - a cracking result for Carol!
0:40:52 > 0:40:56Finally, let's join Liz and Mark at the saleroom in Canterbury
0:40:56 > 0:41:01to see if those Moorcroft vases made her some decent cash.
0:41:01 > 0:41:04We've got two lots of Moorcroft going on under the hammer.
0:41:04 > 0:41:06- A pair of vases to start with. 500-800.- That's right.
0:41:06 > 0:41:10It's all the money there and the single vase, 400-600.
0:41:10 > 0:41:13- Why are you selling these? - Good strong designs.- Very good.
0:41:13 > 0:41:15I've had to get a new car.
0:41:15 > 0:41:17- Oh, have you?- Yes.
0:41:17 > 0:41:20- So they had to go? - It's to finance that, I'm afraid.
0:41:20 > 0:41:23- I guess it's better being in too much debt, isn't it.- Yeah.
0:41:23 > 0:41:25Let's see what we can do. Here we go.
0:41:25 > 0:41:29Lot number 47 are the pair of early 20th century
0:41:29 > 0:41:31Macintyre Moorcroft pottery vases.
0:41:33 > 0:41:37- For bids, we're starting at £880 and I am looking for 900.- Straight in!
0:41:40 > 0:41:42Straight to the phone at £900. 920.
0:41:42 > 0:41:46- 940.- Hey!- 960. 980.
0:41:46 > 0:41:481,000. And 50.
0:41:48 > 0:41:50Oh, my life!
0:41:52 > 0:41:541,100. 1,150.
0:41:56 > 0:41:581,200.
0:41:58 > 0:42:001,250.
0:42:00 > 0:42:021,300. 1,350.
0:42:02 > 0:42:041,400.
0:42:04 > 0:42:051,450.
0:42:06 > 0:42:081,500. 1,550.
0:42:09 > 0:42:121,600. Anybody at £1,600?
0:42:13 > 0:42:15Any interest at 1,600 online?
0:42:15 > 0:42:18- Well, I never.- In the room?
0:42:18 > 0:42:22Bid is at 1,550 on the telephone and selling at 1,550.
0:42:22 > 0:42:26That's the first lot. £1,550. OK, here's the single vase.
0:42:26 > 0:42:29Are you ready for this? We're going to add to it.
0:42:29 > 0:42:33I think we might have a few bids.
0:42:33 > 0:42:36Four bids, we're starting at £820.
0:42:36 > 0:42:40- Oh my God!- Who's in at 840?
0:42:40 > 0:42:43Any interest at 840? 860? Anybody at 860?
0:42:43 > 0:42:45On the phone at 840 now. Anybody at 860?
0:42:45 > 0:42:48Any interest at 860?
0:42:48 > 0:42:50If not, I'm selling at £840.
0:42:50 > 0:42:52The bid is on the phone at 840.
0:42:52 > 0:42:54Gosh! Straight in!
0:42:54 > 0:42:58You were taken by surprise. So was I. £840!
0:42:58 > 0:43:01- That's 2,390 quid!- Excellent.
0:43:01 > 0:43:04- The debts are going!- They are!
0:43:04 > 0:43:06What a great thing to do.
0:43:06 > 0:43:08- Thank you.- Thank you so much!
0:43:08 > 0:43:10What a lovely feeling.
0:43:10 > 0:43:11Yes.
0:43:16 > 0:43:20With a grand total of £2,390,
0:43:20 > 0:43:23that was a cracking result for Liz!
0:43:27 > 0:43:30Sadly, that's all we have time for today's show
0:43:30 > 0:43:33but I do hope you join me again soon for another look back
0:43:33 > 0:43:36at some of my favourite collections from the Flog It archives
0:43:36 > 0:43:40but until then, it's cheerio from a rather splendid Syon House.
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