0:00:27 > 0:00:30Welcome to Sherborne Castle in Dorset
0:00:30 > 0:00:33and to another special edition of ten of the best from Flog it!,
0:00:33 > 0:00:36set within these beautiful, magnificent grounds.
0:00:36 > 0:00:39This house has been home to the Wingfield Digby family
0:00:39 > 0:00:41for nearly 400 years.
0:00:41 > 0:00:43Although the family don't live here today,
0:00:43 > 0:00:46they do return for special occasions -
0:00:46 > 0:00:49proof, if any were needed, that the home is important to us all.
0:00:49 > 0:00:52That's going to be my theme for today's programme.
0:00:52 > 0:00:54I've been searching through the archives,
0:00:54 > 0:00:57looking for items firmly related to the home.
0:00:57 > 0:00:59Used and loved as part of everyday life,
0:00:59 > 0:01:02simple or grand, they prove home is where the heart is.
0:01:06 > 0:01:09So let's start in Bangor, back in 2010, where Mark Stacey
0:01:09 > 0:01:11found a lovely piece of silver.
0:01:13 > 0:01:20It was left to my mother-in-law by a friend of hers in the late '60s.
0:01:20 > 0:01:24- So you don't know the date or the age of it?- It is probably
0:01:24 > 0:01:27- early 20th century. - I think you're absolutely right.
0:01:27 > 0:01:30There's an indication with the design that leads
0:01:30 > 0:01:33to think it is early 20th century,
0:01:33 > 0:01:37because it's got this rather nice Art Nouveau design.
0:01:37 > 0:01:40It is hallmarked, which is a good clue. I have looked the hallmark up.
0:01:40 > 0:01:46It's Birmingham, 1904. It has a maker's mark AJ&Z,
0:01:46 > 0:01:49which is AJ Zimmerman and Co.
0:01:49 > 0:01:52Quite a prolific silversmith of that period.
0:01:52 > 0:01:56The mirror itself is interesting, because this is just a small piece of sheet silver.
0:01:56 > 0:01:58This would have been made in a press
0:01:58 > 0:02:02and then applied to the wooden carcass.
0:02:02 > 0:02:05Then you've got the velvet background, which unfortunately has faded
0:02:05 > 0:02:09but there are signs it would've been a vibrant bluey-purple colour.
0:02:09 > 0:02:15It's a charming little object. Sometimes they're photograph frames.
0:02:15 > 0:02:18In this instance, we've got a rather nice mirror with a bevelled edge.
0:02:18 > 0:02:21Altogether, a very appealing little item.
0:02:21 > 0:02:23You've obviously had it as an inherited piece
0:02:23 > 0:02:27for a number of years. Why have you decided to sell it today?
0:02:27 > 0:02:31We just thought we would come along and see what it was worth.
0:02:31 > 0:02:35- We didn't know if you would like it or not.- I love this period.
0:02:35 > 0:02:38I very much like what is generally refer to today as decorative art,
0:02:38 > 0:02:41the Art Nouveau period, the Art Deco period.
0:02:41 > 0:02:44Have you ever thought about the value?
0:02:44 > 0:02:47We think, possibly, about 150.
0:02:47 > 0:02:53- In terms of value, I would probably suggest £200-£300.- Oh.
0:02:53 > 0:02:57With a reserve of 200, with a 10% discretion on the day.
0:02:57 > 0:03:03But I would hope, actually, that it would see its way clearly past the £200 mark.
0:03:03 > 0:03:07Because it's a really nice, honest piece. There is no damage.
0:03:07 > 0:03:11It's not over-cleaned. That's what we want with an item coming into auction.
0:03:11 > 0:03:14People just think it's come from a deceased's house.
0:03:14 > 0:03:17Altogether, a very nice, commercial object.
0:03:17 > 0:03:20I'll show you a bit later if Mark's estimate was right.
0:03:20 > 0:03:23I had a giggle in Chester, in 2004,
0:03:23 > 0:03:26about some rather sad-looking pieces of furniture,
0:03:26 > 0:03:27which I loved.
0:03:27 > 0:03:31Just look at this, we've got four mid-Victorian,
0:03:31 > 0:03:33good-quality mahogany chairs
0:03:33 > 0:03:37and they belong to sisters Sandra and Amanda.
0:03:37 > 0:03:43- How did you inherit these? - They came from our great-aunt Alice.
0:03:43 > 0:03:46They were given to her by our great-grandparents.
0:03:46 > 0:03:49They used to loan money and receive furniture in dues.
0:03:49 > 0:03:53So Aunt Alice had them for years and then she gave them to Mum,
0:03:53 > 0:03:56but Mum thought they were too big, so she put them in the loft.
0:03:56 > 0:04:00They've been in the loft for 30 years, until she moved recently
0:04:00 > 0:04:02and she gave two to Amanda and two to me.
0:04:02 > 0:04:07- And I put them in the shed. - Yes, they've been in the garage for a while,
0:04:07 > 0:04:08so we need to get rid of them.
0:04:08 > 0:04:12I can see that. This one has the bottom rotted out of it.
0:04:12 > 0:04:16It's absolutely had it. It's hanging on for dear life. They have castors.
0:04:16 > 0:04:19They are heavy. Have you pushed them here?
0:04:19 > 0:04:22Some of the castors are falling off.
0:04:22 > 0:04:25- We have got some of the castors.- With the brass shoe and porcelain castor?
0:04:25 > 0:04:26It's important we have those
0:04:26 > 0:04:29if we're going to put them into auction. It will help put the value up.
0:04:29 > 0:04:33- These are mid-19th century. - Mm-hm.
0:04:33 > 0:04:37Circa 1860, no later, possibly 1850.
0:04:37 > 0:04:40They are good-quality West Indian mahogany,
0:04:40 > 0:04:42which was so fashionable then.
0:04:42 > 0:04:46They're built so well. There is good, tensile strength in mahogany. It's lovely and crisp.
0:04:46 > 0:04:49Craftsmen love to work with mahogany. And they weigh a ton.
0:04:49 > 0:04:53Feel the weight of that. What I love about this
0:04:53 > 0:04:56is it's got a sabre back-leg, which sweeps back like this,
0:04:56 > 0:04:57typical Regency fashion chair.
0:04:57 > 0:05:01What they've done is given it a kick-back, so it turns back in.
0:05:01 > 0:05:04It's got a turned, fluted, front column leg,
0:05:04 > 0:05:07which terminates on this lovely little toe.
0:05:07 > 0:05:13Here we've the one existing the brass shoe and castor!
0:05:13 > 0:05:16Unfortunately, it's not got its original seat covering.
0:05:16 > 0:05:18It would've been leather or needlepoint.
0:05:18 > 0:05:20This is what is known as Rexine.
0:05:20 > 0:05:23It was probably re-covered in about 1920.
0:05:23 > 0:05:26Rexine is a hessian that has a plastic coating,
0:05:26 > 0:05:28so it's like a faux leather.
0:05:28 > 0:05:32Any idea of what they might be worth?
0:05:32 > 0:05:35Even just a normal chair nowadays would sell for 50 quid.
0:05:35 > 0:05:38Yeah. This might sound really cruel,
0:05:38 > 0:05:41but furniture like this is just not selling right now.
0:05:41 > 0:05:43It's called brown furniture.
0:05:43 > 0:05:46The trade for brown furniture is on its knees.
0:05:46 > 0:05:50I think we could put a valuation of £80 to £100.
0:05:50 > 0:05:53Then somebody else can put some work on them
0:05:53 > 0:05:56and, hopefully, increase the value.
0:05:56 > 0:05:57This is going to be interesting.
0:05:57 > 0:06:00There are hundreds of people country that have chairs like this
0:06:00 > 0:06:04in sheds and garages and they want to skip them, but I think it's worth
0:06:04 > 0:06:07putting them into auction and let's find out what they do.
0:06:07 > 0:06:10Let's find out what the market think of them.
0:06:10 > 0:06:13'I had my fingers crossed for those girls.'
0:06:13 > 0:06:16Now, at the end of a busy day on the Isle of Man,
0:06:16 > 0:06:17Catherine Southern got to talk
0:06:17 > 0:06:20to Dawn and Hilda about their unusual toast rack.
0:06:20 > 0:06:22Don and Hilda, I can't make up my mind
0:06:22 > 0:06:26whether this is regimental silver, or just a nice trophy.
0:06:26 > 0:06:29What I know is it's a super novelty toast rack.
0:06:29 > 0:06:32What are your thoughts on it?
0:06:32 > 0:06:36I think it's almost certainly from an army officer's mess.
0:06:36 > 0:06:41And quite possibly from a rifle regiment, looking at the guns.
0:06:41 > 0:06:43Where did you get this from?
0:06:43 > 0:06:46We got it 54 years ago as a wedding present.
0:06:46 > 0:06:49Its history is it came from Sudbury in Suffolk.
0:06:49 > 0:06:51It was given to me by an uncle.
0:06:51 > 0:06:53Otherwise, I know nothing about it.
0:06:53 > 0:06:57What do you think... Where do you think it's come from?
0:06:57 > 0:06:59I can imagine it in an officer's mess.
0:06:59 > 0:07:01Yeah, I think you're probably right.
0:07:01 > 0:07:06This laurel leaf makes me think it might be a trophy of some description.
0:07:06 > 0:07:08Have you ever used it as a toast rack?
0:07:08 > 0:07:10Yes, it has been used.
0:07:10 > 0:07:12You probably know that it's not silver,
0:07:12 > 0:07:16- but electroplated nickel silver. - I did know.
0:07:16 > 0:07:18It's got these markings down here.
0:07:18 > 0:07:22We can date it easily, it will be too difficult, because it has
0:07:22 > 0:07:28the date stamped on it, saying 1871, so that is not too tricky.
0:07:28 > 0:07:32Nevertheless, it is a really unusual piece. It's a novelty piece.
0:07:32 > 0:07:36It's something that would stand out at auction, because it is so unusual.
0:07:36 > 0:07:38I would expect it to do quite well.
0:07:38 > 0:07:43I think we should put an estimate of £60-£80. Does that sound reasonable?
0:07:43 > 0:07:45Yes, it does.
0:07:45 > 0:07:47I think perhaps just to safeguard it,
0:07:47 > 0:07:49we should put a reserve on of £50.
0:07:49 > 0:07:52- Yes.- Just to make sure that it doesn't just go for nothing.
0:07:52 > 0:07:53Sounds reasonable.
0:07:53 > 0:07:57In this sort of country, Isle of Man, I think a lot of people would
0:07:57 > 0:08:00be interested in it, because it is a novelty, interesting piece.
0:08:00 > 0:08:03And I would hope it would make £80, £100.
0:08:03 > 0:08:08- Let's hope it makes the money. - Let's be optimistic.
0:08:08 > 0:08:09Absolutely. Why not?
0:08:09 > 0:08:12Let's hope the forces were at the sale
0:08:12 > 0:08:15when we return to the Isle of Man later.
0:08:15 > 0:08:18In Kilmarnock, back in 2009,
0:08:18 > 0:08:21Rita made James's day with a couple of items from overseas.
0:08:21 > 0:08:25What are a fabulous pair of French Grecian maidens
0:08:25 > 0:08:27doing here in Kilmarnock?
0:08:27 > 0:08:29I would have to ask myself that!
0:08:29 > 0:08:34No, no. I went along to the antique fair in Edinburgh,
0:08:34 > 0:08:37which I go to every couple of months.
0:08:37 > 0:08:39- I bought them there. - How long have you had 'em?
0:08:39 > 0:08:43- Five years.- OK, so why are you flogging them now?
0:08:43 > 0:08:46They have been on my wall five years.
0:08:46 > 0:08:50- I thought it would be nice to get something different to look at. - Fantastic.
0:08:50 > 0:08:54Well, I love them. I have to say they are really wonderful quality.
0:08:54 > 0:08:57I'm sure you've seen the signatures at the bottom.
0:08:57 > 0:08:58I have, indeed.
0:08:58 > 0:09:01F Barbedienne for Ferdinand Barbedienne.
0:09:01 > 0:09:06Ferdinand Barbedienne was a sculptor, but he started in France
0:09:06 > 0:09:08as a wallpaper designer.
0:09:08 > 0:09:12- Really?- He was a trainee saddle-maker, as well.- Wow.
0:09:12 > 0:09:15From the start, having made saddles
0:09:15 > 0:09:18and going into interior design and wallpaper making,
0:09:18 > 0:09:21his influence was on the overall look,
0:09:21 > 0:09:24rather than the actual sculpture.
0:09:24 > 0:09:28He was an interior designer. So it is something that always has what we call "the look".
0:09:28 > 0:09:30These are typical of his work.
0:09:30 > 0:09:32They're influenced by Ancient Greece.
0:09:32 > 0:09:36They're made, probably, 1840 to 1860.
0:09:36 > 0:09:41They're wonderful quality. As you say, they're just wall plaques and they are lovely.
0:09:41 > 0:09:45I think they are great. Tell me, are you a massive collector of antiques?
0:09:45 > 0:09:48The house is stuffed full of antiques and bits and bobs.
0:09:48 > 0:09:53We say to the children that all the stuff is their inheritance.
0:09:53 > 0:09:56They just say, "But Mum, it's a load of rubbish!" LAUGHTER
0:09:56 > 0:10:02Well, it's all about investment and getting the money back you paid. What did you pay for them?
0:10:02 > 0:10:05I paid £160 for them.
0:10:05 > 0:10:08- We need to get you that money back. - Yes, please.
0:10:08 > 0:10:10I think we'll do that easily.
0:10:10 > 0:10:13I would put an estimate of £180-£250,
0:10:13 > 0:10:17with a bit of discretion, and, fingers crossed, they might do even better.
0:10:17 > 0:10:20- Is that all right?- Yes. Yes, please.- Brilliant.
0:10:20 > 0:10:24I couldn't wait to see what those made at auction.
0:10:24 > 0:10:27Here's a reminder of my first selection of homely treasures
0:10:27 > 0:10:30that we took off to the sale rooms.
0:10:30 > 0:10:34Was Mark's estimate of £200-£300 the fairest of all?
0:10:34 > 0:10:36Did anyone agree with me
0:10:36 > 0:10:40when we went back to North Wales to sell those four chairs?
0:10:40 > 0:10:44And did Catherine's estimate of £60-£80 warm the sale room up
0:10:44 > 0:10:47on the Isle of Man?
0:10:47 > 0:10:49And James loved these two bronze plaques
0:10:49 > 0:10:51that Rita brought in to Kilmarnock.
0:10:53 > 0:10:55But did the bidders agree?
0:10:55 > 0:10:59Well, first up, it's Glyn and Pamela's mirror,
0:10:59 > 0:11:02which I would have loved to have taken home with me.
0:11:02 > 0:11:05- I wouldn't be selling this.- It isn't of sentimental value to us.
0:11:05 > 0:11:07It's just stuck in the cupboard
0:11:07 > 0:11:11and if I had it out, it would have to be cleaned
0:11:11 > 0:11:13and that devalues it, doesn't it?
0:11:13 > 0:11:15I had a chat to David, the auctioneer.
0:11:15 > 0:11:18We both agreed, top end of the valuation.
0:11:18 > 0:11:22Yes, I think I was a bit "come and get me" on this one, £200,
0:11:22 > 0:11:26because it is fresh to the market and they love that.
0:11:26 > 0:11:29It's going to find a new home and we're going to see right now.
0:11:30 > 0:11:34An extremely fine Art Nouveau silver easel mirror.
0:11:34 > 0:11:39You do not get quality like this if we date of the week in all honesty.
0:11:39 > 0:11:43Art Nouveau style, it belts it out, doesn't it? Birmingham, 1904.
0:11:46 > 0:11:51Hold onto your whatevers. Lot 332 starts at 540.
0:11:51 > 0:11:52540 bid.
0:11:52 > 0:11:56Oh, ho, ho! Straight in at 540.
0:11:56 > 0:11:58You do have to pay for quality.
0:11:58 > 0:12:02560. 600. 600 bid. At 600.
0:12:03 > 0:12:06625. At 625.
0:12:06 > 0:12:09650 anywhere? At 625.
0:12:09 > 0:12:11Everybody done?
0:12:11 > 0:12:15- 625 on the telephone.- £625!
0:12:15 > 0:12:17£625.
0:12:17 > 0:12:20You don't get chances like this every day for this quality.
0:12:20 > 0:12:23625 on the phone.
0:12:23 > 0:12:26Everybody done? Final call.
0:12:26 > 0:12:29At 625.
0:12:29 > 0:12:31£625.
0:12:31 > 0:12:34Bang! And that's a sold sound.
0:12:34 > 0:12:37- What do you think about that? - Well, amazed.- A bit shocked?- Yes.
0:12:37 > 0:12:41I think we are a bit taken aback, as well. Gosh.
0:12:41 > 0:12:43What will you put the money towards?
0:12:43 > 0:12:46We're going to put half towards the Prostate Cancer Fund.
0:12:46 > 0:12:48- OK.- Oh, that's nice.
0:12:48 > 0:12:54And, um, half towards taking the family out for a very nice day out.
0:12:54 > 0:12:58- Yes.- And Glyn's going to buy something later on.
0:12:58 > 0:13:01- Something for you?- No, something for him...well, something for us.
0:13:01 > 0:13:02HE LAUGHS
0:13:02 > 0:13:05- Wonderful result.- Yeah, yeah.
0:13:05 > 0:13:07- Thank you very much. - It is our pleasure.
0:13:07 > 0:13:09Thank you for bringing such a quality item.
0:13:11 > 0:13:15Next up, it's my chairs, but before we find out how they sold,
0:13:15 > 0:13:17auctioneer Anthony Parry had a word or two to say.
0:13:19 > 0:13:21Four Victorian mahogany chairs.
0:13:21 > 0:13:26They were going on a skip and our expert said, "£80 to £120, let's try and sell them."
0:13:28 > 0:13:31- You're not saying anything! - I'm speechless.
0:13:31 > 0:13:36That you actually picked four Edwardian chairs to bring to me.
0:13:36 > 0:13:39- I picked them.- You picked them?
0:13:39 > 0:13:43- And I'm sure because they were two attractive young ladies. - No, it's because...
0:13:43 > 0:13:44That was the appeal.
0:13:44 > 0:13:47No. It's furniture. We need more furniture on the show.
0:13:47 > 0:13:49They made a big effort to bring four chairs in.
0:13:49 > 0:13:52I think there is a little bit of money left in these
0:13:52 > 0:13:54if somebody does them up themselves.
0:13:54 > 0:13:57- Well, yes, but they do need doing up.- They do.
0:13:57 > 0:14:01- But you are getting each chair for £20.- Well, yes.
0:14:01 > 0:14:04And you brought them off the skip.
0:14:04 > 0:14:07Well, we will sell them, won't we?
0:14:07 > 0:14:09Well, Paul, as we've got no reserve of them,
0:14:09 > 0:14:11I will sell them for you.
0:14:11 > 0:14:14It'll be interesting to see if we get the £80 mark
0:14:14 > 0:14:18- and they don't just go for 30 quid. - Right, it will be interesting, yes.
0:14:18 > 0:14:21Well, I had everything crossed.
0:14:21 > 0:14:24As, with no reserve, I didn't want them to go for nothing.
0:14:25 > 0:14:29I got stick for picking this next lot from auctioneer Anthony Parry.
0:14:29 > 0:14:32He actually said I picked the chairs
0:14:32 > 0:14:36- because I just wanted to be next you two good-looking girls. - LAUGHTER
0:14:36 > 0:14:38Well, he's right, really, but it is furniture.
0:14:38 > 0:14:41- Are you confident?- No.
0:14:41 > 0:14:45- SHE GIGGLES - You set no reserve, so they are not going home with you.
0:14:45 > 0:14:49- Hopefully not.- No, they won't. I can assure you they won't go home.
0:14:49 > 0:14:52They are going under the hammer and they are going to sell.
0:14:52 > 0:14:55170, a set of four mahogany chairs.
0:14:55 > 0:14:59Again, well, we've got the four, this time, in the room.
0:14:59 > 0:15:02What shall we say for the four mahogany chairs?
0:15:02 > 0:15:06Put them in, £100 for them.
0:15:06 > 0:15:09Oh, dear. Oh, dear.
0:15:09 > 0:15:1250. Thank you very much.
0:15:12 > 0:15:15£50 I'm bid. £50. 50. £50.
0:15:15 > 0:15:18£60. 60. 70.
0:15:18 > 0:15:20£70. 80.
0:15:20 > 0:15:2390. 100.
0:15:23 > 0:15:28£100. 110.
0:15:28 > 0:15:30120? 110 in the centre.
0:15:30 > 0:15:33£110. 110.
0:15:33 > 0:15:38All done at £110 then, are you quite sure?
0:15:38 > 0:15:44Yes! £110. That's brilliant. That is so good, isn't it?
0:15:44 > 0:15:46I am so pleased.
0:15:46 > 0:15:50- Thank you so much.- I'm made up!- The pressure was certainly on me then.
0:15:52 > 0:15:54That was a relief and a very fair result.
0:15:54 > 0:15:58I was so chuffed for Sandra and Amanda.
0:15:58 > 0:16:00Now it's Don and Hilda's novelty toast rack,
0:16:00 > 0:16:03which went up for sale on the Isle of Man.
0:16:04 > 0:16:07I think our gorgeous expert Catherine Southern knows
0:16:07 > 0:16:09which side her bread is buttered.
0:16:09 > 0:16:11She will be the toast of Don and Hilda's novelty toast rack
0:16:11 > 0:16:14when this sells, and where is Hilda, Don?
0:16:14 > 0:16:16She's at home, waiting to see what the result is.
0:16:16 > 0:16:19- Oh, the excitement is a bit much? - Well, yes.
0:16:19 > 0:16:22Catherine's auction estimate, £60-£80.
0:16:22 > 0:16:24Pretty confident we're going to get that.
0:16:24 > 0:16:27I had a chat with the auctioneer earlier.
0:16:27 > 0:16:30He's confident we'll get the top end plus a little bit more.
0:16:30 > 0:16:33He had something quite interesting to say. Listen to this, Catherine.
0:16:33 > 0:16:37He said someone pointed out it could be a letter rack from an officer's mess.
0:16:37 > 0:16:40- It just might be.- I don't... - It's a toast rack.
0:16:40 > 0:16:44- I think it's a toast rack. - Or it was a target-rifle-club prize.
0:16:44 > 0:16:48- Somebody in the shooting competition.- Exactly, yes.
0:16:48 > 0:16:50Anyway, fingers crossed. We're going to find out
0:16:50 > 0:16:52and hopefully you can take some money to Hilda.
0:16:52 > 0:16:54- Good luck.- Thank you.
0:16:54 > 0:16:57This is an interesting lot, Victorian toast rack
0:16:57 > 0:17:01with the garland handle and we go straight in at £50.
0:17:01 > 0:17:02Yes!
0:17:02 > 0:17:05£50. 60, 70, 80.
0:17:05 > 0:17:1090, 100, 110, 120.
0:17:10 > 0:17:12120.
0:17:12 > 0:17:17Any more at 120? 130. 132. 135.
0:17:17 > 0:17:19Well, that's surprising.
0:17:20 > 0:17:24140, please. At 140.
0:17:24 > 0:17:26Five?
0:17:26 > 0:17:30145 for the ladies. At £145.
0:17:30 > 0:17:32- That's very good, actually. - Excellent.
0:17:32 > 0:17:34- Jolly good.- Brilliant.
0:17:34 > 0:17:36145. He is out of 145.
0:17:36 > 0:17:38- Hammer's going down. - Are you done?
0:17:38 > 0:17:41Brilliant. That is much more than I thought.
0:17:41 > 0:17:44- Thank you very much indeed. - Good result, everybody. £145
0:17:44 > 0:17:46- Jolly good.- That is going to come in useful, isn't it?
0:17:46 > 0:17:48Yes.
0:17:48 > 0:17:50Hilda is going to be pleased with you.
0:17:50 > 0:17:52Not if I spend it on my computers.
0:17:52 > 0:17:55I was waiting for this. There was a pause. You went, "Yes."
0:17:55 > 0:17:59You were hoping I was going to poach something out of you.
0:17:59 > 0:18:03I wasn't falling for it. It is going on YOUR computers.
0:18:03 > 0:18:07- What about Hilda? - She'll catch something, as well.
0:18:07 > 0:18:10- Of course she will.- He's a gentleman. - He really is, isn't he?
0:18:10 > 0:18:12Yeah. I try my best.
0:18:13 > 0:18:16Well, toast rack or letter rack, that was a great result
0:18:16 > 0:18:20and, finally, we have the beautiful pair of bronze plaques.
0:18:20 > 0:18:23Did the bidders in Glasgow see their quality, too?
0:18:25 > 0:18:27- Rita, are you ready for this? - Absolutely.
0:18:27 > 0:18:28It's the moment of truth.
0:18:28 > 0:18:30The bronze plaques are going under the hammer.
0:18:30 > 0:18:34We've got 180-250 on them. Will we get that top end?
0:18:35 > 0:18:38If we get top end, we've done really well.
0:18:38 > 0:18:41I think 200, 220 is a about the mark for them.
0:18:41 > 0:18:45- But, you know, a great auctioneer.- Yes.
0:18:45 > 0:18:49- She's great. From Glasgow, you see. - She is, isn't she?
0:18:49 > 0:18:54We're going to find out what Anita can do for us. Let's see some magic. Good luck.
0:18:54 > 0:18:59Lot 583. A beautiful pair of cast-bronze wall plaques.
0:18:59 > 0:19:01They're by Ferdinand Barbedienne.
0:19:01 > 0:19:07They are depicting two classical maidens.
0:19:07 > 0:19:09Start me at £200.
0:19:09 > 0:19:13£100 apiece. Start me at 200. One bid.
0:19:13 > 0:19:15One bid.
0:19:15 > 0:19:18110. 120. 130. 140.
0:19:18 > 0:19:23150. 160. 170.
0:19:23 > 0:19:27180. 190. 200. 210.
0:19:27 > 0:19:29220. 230.
0:19:29 > 0:19:31240. 250.
0:19:32 > 0:19:35260.
0:19:36 > 0:19:37270.
0:19:37 > 0:19:38280.
0:19:38 > 0:19:41290. 300.
0:19:41 > 0:19:44- These are my things?- 310.
0:19:44 > 0:19:47- These are mine?- These are yours. Yes. - 320?
0:19:47 > 0:19:49330. 340.
0:19:49 > 0:19:52350. 360.
0:19:52 > 0:19:55- 370.- 370!- 380.
0:19:55 > 0:19:57390. 400.
0:19:57 > 0:20:02- Oh! Get me a chair.- 420. 440.
0:20:02 > 0:20:04460.
0:20:04 > 0:20:05480.
0:20:07 > 0:20:11- 500.- It's frightening, now. - It is, isn't it?- 520.
0:20:11 > 0:20:12540.
0:20:12 > 0:20:13£540.
0:20:13 > 0:20:18All done at 540? 540.
0:20:18 > 0:20:23£540! The hammer's gone down of Rita's plaques.
0:20:23 > 0:20:27- What do you think of that? - I'm speechless.- Cor!
0:20:27 > 0:20:31- So am I. I think James is. - You often see great results,
0:20:31 > 0:20:34but that, I just cannot see that amount of money on those plaques.
0:20:34 > 0:20:37You know what it was, it was our bonnie Glasgow girl,
0:20:37 > 0:20:40Anita Manning, on the rostrum.
0:20:40 > 0:20:43- We should give her a round of applause.- We should, shouldn't we?
0:20:49 > 0:20:52Well Rita was absolutely delighted with her sale
0:20:52 > 0:20:54and I know James was genuinely shocked.
0:20:54 > 0:20:58That's what auctions are all about. That's why they are so exciting.
0:20:58 > 0:21:00You never know what's going to happen.
0:21:00 > 0:21:02Over the years on Flog It!
0:21:02 > 0:21:03I have visited many a grand house,
0:21:03 > 0:21:06but not all as beautiful as Sherborne Castle here.
0:21:06 > 0:21:10Nevertheless, they all have a story to tell.
0:21:10 > 0:21:13Back in 2004, I visited a Glasgow tenement flat,
0:21:13 > 0:21:15unchanged for decades,
0:21:15 > 0:21:19and as much a lesson in history as any stately home.
0:21:22 > 0:21:24Today, Glasgow is a prosperous city
0:21:24 > 0:21:27with a population of about half a million people.
0:21:27 > 0:21:30It's busy, it's sprawling and its vibrant.
0:21:30 > 0:21:33However, 200 years ago, it was a totally different story,
0:21:33 > 0:21:36with barely a population of 50,000 people.
0:21:36 > 0:21:40Then, along came the Industrial Revolution in the mid-19th century,
0:21:40 > 0:21:44turning a small city into this sprawling urban metropolis
0:21:44 > 0:21:50and by 1901, there were one million people living and working in Glasgow.
0:21:50 > 0:21:53Most people worked in the manufacturing industries -
0:21:53 > 0:21:56cotton, chemicals, glass and soap.
0:21:56 > 0:21:58At its height, the cotton industry alone
0:21:58 > 0:22:02employed a third of the workforce.
0:22:03 > 0:22:06Shipbuilding and other heavy industry also thrived
0:22:06 > 0:22:09and that was due to local resources of coal and iron ore.
0:22:09 > 0:22:13Industry was being driven at full pelt, so it wasn't surprising
0:22:13 > 0:22:18that Glasgow became one of the richest cities in Europe.
0:22:18 > 0:22:21But the unequal distribution of wealth created
0:22:21 > 0:22:24an even greater gap between the rich and the poor.
0:22:24 > 0:22:28Many people still lived in cramped, disease-ridden slum conditions.
0:22:30 > 0:22:33Tenement housing was the traditional Scottish solution
0:22:33 > 0:22:35for the ever-increasing lack of space
0:22:35 > 0:22:37and they realised by building upwards,
0:22:37 > 0:22:40they could house a lot more families on a small plot of land.
0:22:42 > 0:22:45The tenements building is a distinctive feature
0:22:45 > 0:22:47of Glasgow's architecture.
0:22:47 > 0:22:50But although redevelopment has changed the landscape,
0:22:50 > 0:22:53many Victorian buildings still remain, like we see today.
0:22:53 > 0:22:56Most of them have been updated and modernised.
0:22:56 > 0:23:01But lucky for us, one has remained unchanged for almost 100 years.
0:23:06 > 0:23:09Look, I've found it. 145 Buccleuch Street.
0:23:09 > 0:23:14This tenement block was built by James Ferguson in 1892.
0:23:14 > 0:23:17We don't know much about the original occupants, but we know
0:23:17 > 0:23:20that a Glasgow lady named Miss Agnes Toward,
0:23:20 > 0:23:22lived here for 50 years.
0:23:22 > 0:23:27She had a flat on the first floor, so let's go inside and have a look.
0:23:30 > 0:23:34The National Trust for Scotland bought the flat in 1982
0:23:34 > 0:23:38so it could be preserved as part of Scotland's national heritage.
0:23:38 > 0:23:40Lorna Hepburn manages the house today.
0:23:41 > 0:23:44- What do we know about Agnes? - We know a lot about Miss Toward.
0:23:44 > 0:23:47Oh, I got told off then.
0:23:47 > 0:23:50- We can't say Agnes, because I don't know her.- That's right.
0:23:50 > 0:23:56She was a very private person and I think we need to give her respect.
0:23:56 > 0:24:00We know a lot about Miss Toward, because she kept all sorts of things
0:24:00 > 0:24:03that other people would have thrown away. She kept letters,
0:24:03 > 0:24:06recipes, she kept newspaper cuttings.
0:24:06 > 0:24:09- Did she live here by herself? - She didn't at first.
0:24:09 > 0:24:12When she moved in in 1911, her mother lived with her,
0:24:12 > 0:24:15but her mother died in 1939 and, after that,
0:24:15 > 0:24:17Miss Toward lived here on her own.
0:24:17 > 0:24:20- Did she get married? - She never married.- Isn't that sad?
0:24:20 > 0:24:24- No, I don't think so. - What would you call this?
0:24:24 > 0:24:26It is a lovely tenement block.
0:24:26 > 0:24:29This little flat is a one-bedroom flat.
0:24:29 > 0:24:31Does it have a special name?
0:24:31 > 0:24:35- This is called a "two room and kitchen".- A two room and kitchen.
0:24:35 > 0:24:38- Talk me through some of the objects in the room.- Oh.
0:24:38 > 0:24:42The chairs are probably one of the most typical features.
0:24:42 > 0:24:44- Button back.- Horsehair covered.
0:24:44 > 0:24:48When we tell the schoolchildren about that, they are kind of horrified
0:24:48 > 0:24:52but at the same time fascinated that this is hair from horses.
0:24:52 > 0:24:56It was the best interior substance to use.
0:24:56 > 0:24:59It was comfortable, it was impervious to vermin.
0:24:59 > 0:25:02- I never thought of that. - And it didn't smell.
0:25:02 > 0:25:04It's beautiful. You've done a fantastic job here.
0:25:10 > 0:25:14Try and paint a picture of the daily routine. What went on?
0:25:14 > 0:25:17Well, we know Miss Toward moved here in 1911
0:25:17 > 0:25:19and she worked as a shorthand typist.
0:25:19 > 0:25:22Presumably she would get up in the morning
0:25:22 > 0:25:24she would put the kettle on.
0:25:24 > 0:25:27Maybe make some breakfast for her mother before going to work on the tram.
0:25:27 > 0:25:29I imagine she would have to clean for an hour
0:25:29 > 0:25:33before she went to work, because that's where the coal storage is.
0:25:33 > 0:25:36That's built in the kitchen units next to the cutlery drawer.
0:25:36 > 0:25:38I imagine it would be a constant battle against dirt
0:25:38 > 0:25:42- and it would be hard luck if you were trying to dry washing.- Yes.
0:25:42 > 0:25:45The washing would be filthy if it was hanging up there.
0:25:45 > 0:25:48I don't know about sleeping in the kitchen, but I if the flat
0:25:48 > 0:25:50was really cold in the winter, that's the place to be.
0:25:50 > 0:25:52- Very cosy.- Isn't it?
0:25:57 > 0:26:01People did like to have the shelves looking attractive.
0:26:01 > 0:26:05- You display your items of virtue. That's a way of showing off.- Yes.
0:26:05 > 0:26:08- There are some interesting items.- The tatty champer.
0:26:08 > 0:26:12- HE LAUGHS - I like that!- For mashing potatoes.
0:26:12 > 0:26:15Andy do you see hanging beside it, that's a very Scottish thing.
0:26:15 > 0:26:17- That wooden stick.- What's that for?
0:26:17 > 0:26:18It's called a spurtle.
0:26:18 > 0:26:21We use it for stirring lumps out of porridge.
0:26:21 > 0:26:25- Which you've got to have every morning up here.- Indeed, yes.
0:26:31 > 0:26:36- I like the bed.- Do you? Would you like to sleep on straw mattresses?
0:26:36 > 0:26:37Oh, is it straw?
0:26:37 > 0:26:41But, on top of that, if you were lucky, you had a horsehair mattress.
0:26:41 > 0:26:44You had to have something. That would make you itch and fidget.
0:26:52 > 0:26:56I guess you had to be privileged to have your own inside loo.
0:26:56 > 0:26:59Indeed. A lot of people thought they were posh if they had a toilet
0:26:59 > 0:27:00inside the house.
0:27:00 > 0:27:05- But this flat has a bath. This beautiful basin.- It's gorgeous.
0:27:06 > 0:27:10- It did have some hot water heated by the range of the kitchen.- Luxury.
0:27:10 > 0:27:15- Absolute luxury. - We talk in here with children.
0:27:15 > 0:27:18They are shocked to hear that toilet roll was very expensive
0:27:18 > 0:27:22and that a lot of people couldn't afford it and used to use newspaper.
0:27:22 > 0:27:25And once people come in and start going round the house
0:27:25 > 0:27:29and talking about it and discussing it, that's what brings it alive
0:27:29 > 0:27:32and that's what makes it meaningful and important.
0:27:32 > 0:27:35It takes you back there. You say, "I remember things like that."
0:27:35 > 0:27:39- "Grandma had something like that. Mum's got something like that."- Yes.
0:27:39 > 0:27:42- Everybody does that.- It evokes those memories.- That's right.
0:27:46 > 0:27:49The tenement house here in the heart of Glasgow
0:27:49 > 0:27:52is one of those increasingly rare places,
0:27:52 > 0:27:57which enables us to see antiques of today within their original setting.
0:27:57 > 0:28:01It really does transport you back in time, bringing history alive.
0:28:01 > 0:28:03It's definitely well worth a visit.
0:28:13 > 0:28:15In Burton on Trent in 2005,
0:28:15 > 0:28:18Kate met Margaret and Aubrey, who had bought along
0:28:18 > 0:28:20something straight out of a Victorian kitchen -
0:28:20 > 0:28:21two jelly moulds.
0:28:23 > 0:28:27- Tell me when they came from. - They came from an old friend.
0:28:27 > 0:28:30We were clearing the house out. I've had them for 30 years now.
0:28:30 > 0:28:32They weren't in use.
0:28:32 > 0:28:35I can't remember whether they were in the pantry or the garage,
0:28:35 > 0:28:37They've been in my pantry for 30 years.
0:28:37 > 0:28:41Where do you think they came from before that?
0:28:41 > 0:28:44The friend was a chauffeur for Baroness Burton.
0:28:44 > 0:28:46I think there is a connection with Dunstall Hall.
0:28:46 > 0:28:48Which isn't far from here.
0:28:48 > 0:28:50About five or six miles away.
0:28:50 > 0:28:54And he had one or two little bits and pieces of interest.
0:28:54 > 0:28:59I think they were given to him by Baroness Burton and came from the hall.
0:28:59 > 0:29:02These certainly would have been used in a Victorian kitchen
0:29:02 > 0:29:05to make gelatine jellies.
0:29:05 > 0:29:06But not as we know them today.
0:29:06 > 0:29:09They'd make savoury jellies as well as sweet ones.
0:29:09 > 0:29:13I particularly like the horseshoe. It's fun.
0:29:13 > 0:29:17It's the more novelty shapes, and the more elaborate designs,
0:29:17 > 0:29:19which are most commercial today.
0:29:19 > 0:29:22Quite a lot of people collect them, in fact.
0:29:22 > 0:29:24This one is a good, large shape.
0:29:24 > 0:29:27I wonder if it would have been used in the hunt ball, perhaps.
0:29:27 > 0:29:29- To make jellies.- Possibly.
0:29:29 > 0:29:33This one is a more ordinary design
0:29:33 > 0:29:38and a typical jelly shape with that inside hollow.
0:29:38 > 0:29:39What about value?
0:29:39 > 0:29:42I've no idea. No idea at all.
0:29:42 > 0:29:46I think the horseshoe, particularly, is going to be
0:29:46 > 0:29:49sought after in today's market, but I would suggest we put them together
0:29:49 > 0:29:55in one lot and I'm going to put an estimate of £40-£60 on the two.
0:29:55 > 0:29:58That is not to say there might not fetch a little more,
0:29:58 > 0:30:02- but, if we are conservative, we will encourage people.- Yes.
0:30:02 > 0:30:04- So are you happy to sell them? - I think so.
0:30:04 > 0:30:08- I would rather somebody have them who can appreciate them- Excellent.
0:30:10 > 0:30:14If we put a loose reserve of £40 for you with a little bit of discretion,
0:30:14 > 0:30:18so if the auctioneer gets a bid that's close, he can sell it. Would you be happy with that?
0:30:18 > 0:30:21- I think so, yes.- Great. It's a good story.
0:30:21 > 0:30:24That's what I love about Flog It!,
0:30:24 > 0:30:27you never know what is going to come in to the valuation day.
0:30:27 > 0:30:29On a visit to Lincoln in 2003,
0:30:29 > 0:30:34Michael Baggott thought these open salt cellars were gorgeous.
0:30:34 > 0:30:36I'm sad to say if they were Georgian examples
0:30:36 > 0:30:39they'd probably be about £400-£600.
0:30:39 > 0:30:44As the Edwardian copies, in the region of about £100-£150.
0:30:44 > 0:30:45Very good.
0:30:45 > 0:30:49Leanne was delighted when they reached £240 at auction.
0:30:49 > 0:30:53Back in 2004, on a visit to Worcester, Colin brought in
0:30:53 > 0:31:00this beautiful Edwardian occasional table that Adam valued at £300-£500.
0:31:00 > 0:31:02It's Edwardian, made of mahogany,
0:31:02 > 0:31:06it's called a Pembroke table, which is a wide top and small flaps.
0:31:06 > 0:31:12It took everyone by surprise when it sold for an astonishing £1,120.
0:31:14 > 0:31:16And at King's Lynn in 2006,
0:31:16 > 0:31:22Charlie Ross spotted these Serpentine shelves, which were valued at £50-£100.
0:31:22 > 0:31:25It is a charming little job. How much?
0:31:25 > 0:31:29- £30?- £30. Any advance on 30?
0:31:29 > 0:31:32But with no reserve, I was a little nervous.
0:31:32 > 0:31:37Luckily for Charlie, they sold for a respectable £250.
0:31:41 > 0:31:44It' s Elizabeth's turn now and in Clacton in 2009,
0:31:44 > 0:31:48Maureen came to our valuation day with a lovely piece of furniture
0:31:48 > 0:31:49fit for any home.
0:31:49 > 0:31:51I really like this. I've been having a good look at it.
0:31:51 > 0:31:54But there's obviously a story behind it. Have you inherited it?
0:31:54 > 0:31:56No. I went to an auction.
0:31:56 > 0:32:00I'd just bought our first house and we went to an auction
0:32:00 > 0:32:04and it came up and I liked the carvings on the legs.
0:32:04 > 0:32:08- Is it an old house you had? - It was a Victorian house.
0:32:08 > 0:32:13- Only a small Victorian house in Walthamstow.- How long ago was that?
0:32:13 > 0:32:19- In the '70s.- Did you re-cover it?
0:32:19 > 0:32:22No, I've never touched it. It was like that when I bought it.
0:32:22 > 0:32:26I liked the colour. I know it's not what it was originally.
0:32:26 > 0:32:29But it blended with the interior, so it was fine?
0:32:29 > 0:32:34I think there's actually the original leather top, or a leather top under there.
0:32:34 > 0:32:39If you feel it, it you could feel the horsehair, which is what you'd expect.
0:32:39 > 0:32:44It dates from the William IV period, so it's about 1820, 1830.
0:32:44 > 0:32:46It's getting on for 200 years old,
0:32:46 > 0:32:48- so it's lived a little while now. - Yeah!
0:32:48 > 0:32:50What I'm struck by is the weight of it.
0:32:50 > 0:32:53It's made of solid walnut, rather than walnut veneer,
0:32:53 > 0:32:57- which gives such a hefty... - Yeah, it is heavy.
0:32:57 > 0:33:00Unusually so, but it adds to its charm
0:33:00 > 0:33:02and it has been beautifully carved.
0:33:02 > 0:33:07The tops of the legs have these wonderful lotus-leaf carvings.
0:33:07 > 0:33:10- Yes, that's what attracted me. - You liked that?- I did.
0:33:10 > 0:33:13What I like about this is it's not just carved on the outside,
0:33:13 > 0:33:16it's actually carved all the way round each side of the legs.
0:33:16 > 0:33:19It's sort of no expense spared.
0:33:19 > 0:33:22They've gone all the way round the leg and carved all the same, which is nice.
0:33:22 > 0:33:26It goes down to these solid, ring-turned legs,
0:33:26 > 0:33:30which stand firm and it looks very stable.
0:33:30 > 0:33:35I like that. The auction open-market value would be about £80-£120.
0:33:35 > 0:33:39- Oh. Lovely.- Would you like a reserve?
0:33:39 > 0:33:43- Yes, I would like a reserve. About 60?- About 60?
0:33:43 > 0:33:46- £60.- With discretion.
0:33:46 > 0:33:51We will have an £80-120 estimate, and agree with the auctioneer
0:33:51 > 0:33:55a discretionary reserve of £60, so it has a safety net
0:33:55 > 0:33:57and see what people think of it.
0:33:57 > 0:33:58Lovely. That will be quite exciting.
0:33:58 > 0:34:01I really liked that walnut stool and had high hopes for it
0:34:01 > 0:34:04when it went off to auction.
0:34:04 > 0:34:05Thomas Plant took a shine
0:34:05 > 0:34:07to our next fun and quirky item.
0:34:07 > 0:34:11It was brought into Warwick by sisters Miranda and Ruby.
0:34:12 > 0:34:16- Girls, tell me who actually owns this item?- Our late mother.
0:34:16 > 0:34:19- So you girls are sisters?- Yes.
0:34:22 > 0:34:26- And this, you are talking about your biscuit barrel.- Yes.
0:34:26 > 0:34:30Well, if I take the lid off, it helps us here.
0:34:30 > 0:34:35Look. McVitie & Price, Biscuit manufacturers,
0:34:35 > 0:34:37HM the King and the Prince of Wales.
0:34:37 > 0:34:41Edinburgh and London. So nicely printed.
0:34:41 > 0:34:45- Obviously, it is a biscuit tin.- Yes.
0:34:45 > 0:34:48But what I liked about it was the object itself.
0:34:48 > 0:34:53A biscuit tin can be a plain, simple, rectangular or square tin.
0:34:53 > 0:34:58But people decided, "We don't want to do that, we want to make interesting objects."
0:34:58 > 0:35:00That's what's important about this,
0:35:00 > 0:35:05the design and the lithography, which is the feathers,
0:35:05 > 0:35:08the painting, the printing on it and the moulding.
0:35:08 > 0:35:11- So it's quite a difficult thing to have done.- Yes, it is.
0:35:11 > 0:35:14It would have been quite expensive as a biscuit barrel.
0:35:14 > 0:35:17It would, yes. Yeah.
0:35:17 > 0:35:19Because it's more difficult to make
0:35:19 > 0:35:21and there are more integral parts.
0:35:21 > 0:35:24There's a base. We have the sections and the lid.
0:35:24 > 0:35:27- When was she married? It's a good way to...- 1952.
0:35:27 > 0:35:32- I think it could have been her mother's.- It might have been.
0:35:32 > 0:35:36If it wasn't that, it was the people she worked for.
0:35:36 > 0:35:40She worked for different people, you know, when she was younger, so...
0:35:40 > 0:35:43- What was she doing there? Was she in service?- Like service. - In service.
0:35:43 > 0:35:45I think it might have been that
0:35:45 > 0:35:47because this would have been quite an expensive item.
0:35:47 > 0:35:51- It's a frivolity to spend money on a biscuit barrel.- Yes.
0:35:51 > 0:35:55So it would have been something that maybe the household were getting rid of,
0:35:55 > 0:35:58moving on, and she acquired it that way.
0:35:58 > 0:36:03- Yes.- But it is from that period, the pre-war, 1920s I would've thought.
0:36:03 > 0:36:04Maybe earlier.
0:36:04 > 0:36:06I would have thought you are going to get
0:36:06 > 0:36:09between £50 and £80 at auction.
0:36:10 > 0:36:14- How does that grab you?- Yes. That's fine.- Is that all right?- Yes.
0:36:14 > 0:36:16Can we put a reserve on it?
0:36:16 > 0:36:19- Yes.- Around about £40? That gives the auctioneer
0:36:19 > 0:36:22- a bit of leeway.- Yes.
0:36:22 > 0:36:24Then he might be able to start it and move on from there.
0:36:24 > 0:36:26- But it's quite nice.- Yes.
0:36:26 > 0:36:28Yes, that's good. Thank you.
0:36:28 > 0:36:31What a quirky piece and in great condition.
0:36:31 > 0:36:34We'll find out in a moment what the bidders thought.
0:36:34 > 0:36:37First, let's refresh our memories of the other items
0:36:37 > 0:36:39we took to auction.
0:36:40 > 0:36:43Margaret and Aubrey hoped someone would appreciate
0:36:43 > 0:36:47their jelly moulds when they went up for sale in Derbyshire.
0:36:48 > 0:36:53£80-£120 was the estimate on Maureen's walnut stool, with a £60 reserve.
0:36:53 > 0:36:54Surely this was going to sell.
0:36:56 > 0:37:00And Thomas was really taken with this bird-shaped biscuit barrel.
0:37:00 > 0:37:03But did anyone else find it quite so attractive?
0:37:04 > 0:37:07So, first up, the Victorian jelly moulds.
0:37:08 > 0:37:11This is Margaret's first auction and she's got the wobbles.
0:37:11 > 0:37:14She's bound to have, because you are about to flog two jelly moulds.
0:37:14 > 0:37:16That's right.
0:37:16 > 0:37:19- You're not that scared, really.- Not really. I'm thoroughly enjoying it.
0:37:19 > 0:37:21There is a great atmosphere in the room.
0:37:21 > 0:37:25It's a kaleidoscope of colour. Lots of exciting things.
0:37:25 > 0:37:29And two of them are your jelly moulds. We need £40-£60, Aubrey. Do think we'll get it?
0:37:29 > 0:37:32- We hope. - We hope.- We hope.
0:37:32 > 0:37:36All our faith lies with our Kate Alcock, our expert. Kate, come on.
0:37:36 > 0:37:39A bit more money do you think 60, 70?
0:37:39 > 0:37:43- I think it's a fair estimate and it should bring a fair price.- Good.
0:37:43 > 0:37:45Well, they look great on the Welsh dresser.
0:37:45 > 0:37:48- If the country dealers are here, they will buy them.- Right.
0:37:48 > 0:37:50Let's hope they are. This is it.
0:37:50 > 0:37:54The 19th-century copper jelly mould in the form of a horse's shoe
0:37:54 > 0:37:58and one other and interest on commission.
0:37:58 > 0:38:00I can start the bidding at £40.
0:38:00 > 0:38:0440 and 5 in the room do I see? At £40 and 5.
0:38:04 > 0:38:085. 50. 5. 60.
0:38:08 > 0:38:095. 70. 5. 80.
0:38:10 > 0:38:12- 5. 90.- Wow.
0:38:12 > 0:38:145. 100. 10.
0:38:14 > 0:38:17110 has it. 120. 120.
0:38:17 > 0:38:19130. 140. 150.
0:38:19 > 0:38:21Oh!
0:38:21 > 0:38:25At 140. 150 do I see?
0:38:25 > 0:38:28At 140. Do I see 150 anywhere?
0:38:28 > 0:38:31At £140.
0:38:31 > 0:38:34- The hammer's gone down. £140! - That's incredible!
0:38:34 > 0:38:37You have a good eye, Kate, obviously, for that.
0:38:37 > 0:38:41Well, yes, jelly moulds have gone down in the last few years,
0:38:41 > 0:38:44they have become less popular, which is why I was cautious.
0:38:44 > 0:38:45But the horseshoe is a rare example
0:38:45 > 0:38:47and I hoped it was going to do a little better.
0:38:47 > 0:38:50People don't like polishing them. They're getting lazy!
0:38:50 > 0:38:54- It's incredible.- Enjoy the money and enjoy the rest of the day.
0:38:54 > 0:38:56- Thank you.- You might even buy something here.
0:38:56 > 0:38:58- I might do.- You never know.
0:38:59 > 0:39:02Brilliant. Margaret and Aubrey were really surprised at that result.
0:39:02 > 0:39:07Next we travel to Colchester to see the sale of Maureen's walnut stool.
0:39:09 > 0:39:12Coming up next, my favourite lot in the sale.
0:39:12 > 0:39:14I'm in love with this tiny walnut stool.
0:39:14 > 0:39:16- It belongs to Maureen. It's beautiful.- Thank you.
0:39:16 > 0:39:18If I was allowed to buy this, I would.
0:39:18 > 0:39:22I just think it's so understated. It is so English.
0:39:22 > 0:39:27Something beautiful about this. The colour is just right.
0:39:27 > 0:39:30I think, with the right covering, you are looking at a winner.
0:39:30 > 0:39:35It's in a genuine condition. That top cover could come off and it would be an earlier cover.
0:39:35 > 0:39:38A lovely-looking piece, yes. Just how we like to find it.
0:39:38 > 0:39:41I'm hoping for a little more than the top end, it's quality.
0:39:41 > 0:39:45- Fingers crossed.- It's auctions. We don't know what will happen. That's why we love them.
0:39:45 > 0:39:49- Anyway, it's going under the hammer now.- Is it?- Right now. This is it. - My goodness.
0:39:49 > 0:39:53The Regency mahogany stool in the manner of Bullock.
0:39:53 > 0:39:55The stool is shown.
0:39:55 > 0:39:59I have two commissions with me. And I start the bidding at £150.
0:39:59 > 0:40:00ALL: Ah!
0:40:00 > 0:40:01At 150.
0:40:03 > 0:40:06160. 170.
0:40:06 > 0:40:09At 170. 180. 190.
0:40:09 > 0:40:12At 190. 200. 210.
0:40:12 > 0:40:14At 210. 220?
0:40:14 > 0:40:17230. 240. 250.
0:40:17 > 0:40:19At 250. 260. 270.
0:40:19 > 0:40:21At 270. 280. 290.
0:40:21 > 0:40:23At 290. 300.
0:40:23 > 0:40:26I'm out at £300. On the telephone.
0:40:26 > 0:40:30320. 320 bid. 340.
0:40:30 > 0:40:34At 340 on the telephone. £340.
0:40:34 > 0:40:36Are you all done?
0:40:36 > 0:40:40- Yes. That's what it's all about. - That's lovely.- I knew it was quality.
0:40:40 > 0:40:44When I saw that at the valuation. I was drooling, wasn't I?
0:40:44 > 0:40:46- What a surprise.- That is a surprise.
0:40:46 > 0:40:51That is what auctions are about. Two people who fall in love with something, and won't give in.
0:40:51 > 0:40:55They keep bidding and bidding. You get a lot more for your money.
0:40:55 > 0:40:57- I really enjoyed watching that go. - I bet you did!
0:40:59 > 0:41:02What a marvellous result! I was so pleased for Maureen.
0:41:02 > 0:41:05She thoroughly enjoyed herself. Last, we are off to Stratford
0:41:05 > 0:41:09to see Miranda and Ruby's wonderful biscuit barrel go under the hammer.
0:41:10 > 0:41:14What a thing. It's full of nostalgia and quirkiness.
0:41:14 > 0:41:16It is so British and so much fun.
0:41:16 > 0:41:18Let's find out what the bidders think.
0:41:18 > 0:41:22It's going under the hammer. Let's hope we fall off our perch! Here we go.
0:41:23 > 0:41:26The McVitie & Price biscuit tin.
0:41:26 > 0:41:29Fashioned as a bird with a detachable head lid.
0:41:29 > 0:41:33Very unusual item. I can start at £80.
0:41:33 > 0:41:35180, we've gone.
0:41:35 > 0:41:39- 180.- 180. 200. 220.
0:41:39 > 0:41:41220. 230. 240 and I'm clear.
0:41:41 > 0:41:44250 there. 260. 270. 280.
0:41:44 > 0:41:48290. 300. 320.
0:41:49 > 0:41:51340. 360.
0:41:51 > 0:41:53I didn't expect that much.
0:41:53 > 0:41:56400. 420. 420? 420.
0:41:56 > 0:41:59440. 460. 480?
0:41:59 > 0:42:04480. 500. 520. 540. 560.
0:42:04 > 0:42:07- Is this our lot?!- Yeah!
0:42:07 > 0:42:10620. 640. 660. 680.
0:42:10 > 0:42:14680. 700? 700. 720.
0:42:14 > 0:42:18- 740.- You didn't have sovereigns in there(?)- No!
0:42:18 > 0:42:22800. 850. 900. 950.
0:42:22 > 0:42:24950.
0:42:24 > 0:42:251,000.
0:42:25 > 0:42:27Ah!
0:42:27 > 0:42:29£1,000!
0:42:30 > 0:42:351,050. By the stairs at 1,050. Are we all done and finished?
0:42:35 > 0:42:38- The hammer's gone down. 1,050. - APPLAUSE
0:42:38 > 0:42:39Well done, you two.
0:42:41 > 0:42:42There's money in biscuit barrels!
0:42:42 > 0:42:49- Thomas. Phew. I'm shivering. You guys must be shivering.- Yes.
0:42:49 > 0:42:54- Wow, wow!- What is going through your minds right now?
0:42:54 > 0:42:55I don't know.
0:42:55 > 0:42:59- It's just shock. - Unbelievable. Unbelievable.
0:42:59 > 0:43:00Thomas is lost for words.
0:43:02 > 0:43:05Super. What a fabulous result for Miranda and Ruby.
0:43:05 > 0:43:08That really was a special Flog It! moment.
0:43:17 > 0:43:21That colourful bird is a great example of things once seen
0:43:21 > 0:43:26as normal household items becoming very desirable collectables.
0:43:26 > 0:43:27That's what it's all about.
0:43:27 > 0:43:29I hope you enjoyed our trip down memory lane,
0:43:29 > 0:43:32looking at my favourite homely items.
0:43:32 > 0:43:34Join me again soon for another Ten Of The Best
0:43:34 > 0:43:36as we look at gems from the past.
0:43:36 > 0:43:40But, until then, from Sherborne Castle in Dorset, it's goodbye.
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