0:00:27 > 0:00:31Welcome back to Sherborne Castle in the beautiful Dorset countryside,
0:00:31 > 0:00:34and to another special edition of Ten of the Best of "Flog It!"
0:00:34 > 0:00:37This magnificent house has been in the same family
0:00:37 > 0:00:40for nearly 400 years and it contains a splendid collection
0:00:40 > 0:00:42of antiques and artefacts that you'll find throughout
0:00:42 > 0:00:46this superb building, collected over the generations.
0:00:46 > 0:00:50And that's inspired me for my theme for today's programme.
0:00:50 > 0:00:53Over the years, we've seen many a collection come through
0:00:53 > 0:00:56the valuation day doors that have delighted our experts,
0:00:56 > 0:00:59so today I've picked out 10 of my favourites to share with you.
0:00:59 > 0:01:03So sit back and enjoy my collection of collections.
0:01:03 > 0:01:06This is definitely a case of the more the merrier.
0:01:08 > 0:01:12'My first pick takes us back to Chelmsford back in 2007,
0:01:12 > 0:01:14'when Sylvia's wonderful collection of silver
0:01:14 > 0:01:17'put a smile on David Barby's face.'
0:01:17 > 0:01:20This, for me, is a true "Flog It!" moment.
0:01:20 > 0:01:24- There's something outstanding on this table.- Me!
0:01:24 > 0:01:26THEY LAUGH
0:01:26 > 0:01:29- But it's where it all came from. It came from the attic.- Yes.
0:01:29 > 0:01:31How long have they been in the attic? 25 years?
0:01:31 > 0:01:35- Must be. Must be 25.- Goodness me!
0:01:35 > 0:01:38This little piece here is very nice indeed.
0:01:38 > 0:01:41That dates from 1775.
0:01:41 > 0:01:46But during the Victorian period, somebody's put this chase
0:01:46 > 0:01:49- design all the way around, and that's spoilt its value.- Ah.
0:01:49 > 0:01:54It makes it very attractive but it takes away from its original form.
0:01:54 > 0:01:58So that's a nice little piece but only probably about £80 to £100.
0:01:58 > 0:02:00Right.
0:02:00 > 0:02:03The salts, here, are typical sort of salts of the late 19th century
0:02:03 > 0:02:08and a set like that might only realise £60 to £100.
0:02:08 > 0:02:12These beautiful serving spoons. Very ornate.
0:02:12 > 0:02:14Collectible but not of a great price.
0:02:14 > 0:02:19- Probably round about 50, £60.- Oh.
0:02:19 > 0:02:24The one I love is this tankard here, that dates from 1750.
0:02:24 > 0:02:28- And it's hallmarked for London. - Right.
0:02:28 > 0:02:31I also like, on the handle,
0:02:31 > 0:02:34with this little kick at the bottom in the form of a heart.
0:02:34 > 0:02:38- Isn't that beautiful? Really is. - Yes.- And this nice flanged foot.
0:02:38 > 0:02:41That's super.
0:02:41 > 0:02:46I reckon that will be worth somewhere between £700 and £900.
0:02:46 > 0:02:49- Lovely.- £700 and £900.
0:02:49 > 0:02:54The outstanding piece is this little teapot at the front.
0:02:54 > 0:02:59Yes. I noticed you fitted the bits inside.
0:02:59 > 0:03:01Now we wouldn't have thought of that.
0:03:01 > 0:03:03Well, this is called a picnic teapot.
0:03:03 > 0:03:09So inside, we have a milk jug and then a sugar basin.
0:03:09 > 0:03:11Oh, right.
0:03:11 > 0:03:14And it was designed by a very, very important maker
0:03:14 > 0:03:16called Christopher Dresser.
0:03:16 > 0:03:19Now, Christopher Dresser had his designs
0:03:19 > 0:03:23executed in silver by a company called Hukin and Heath.
0:03:23 > 0:03:25And he designed this little teapot.
0:03:25 > 0:03:28Now, I reckon that, at auction,
0:03:28 > 0:03:31will sell for something in the region of about,
0:03:31 > 0:03:33wait for it,
0:03:33 > 0:03:36£800 to £1,000.
0:03:36 > 0:03:41- So you've got a marvellous find from the attic.- Yes.
0:03:41 > 0:03:44And I reckon between £2,000 and £2,500 for the whole.
0:03:44 > 0:03:50- Oh, that's lovely. - Is that OK?- That's lovely, yes.
0:03:50 > 0:03:53I hope nobody else comes and says they want a share, hey?
0:03:53 > 0:03:55I hope so.
0:03:55 > 0:03:57What did Clint Eastwood say? You've made my...
0:03:57 > 0:03:59- Day.- Absolutely!
0:03:59 > 0:04:02- Thank you very much. - And you've made my day as well.
0:04:03 > 0:04:05'David was clearly thrilled by that collection.
0:04:05 > 0:04:08'Now we are going back to Ely in 2009,
0:04:08 > 0:04:11'when Elizabeth Talbot found a colourful set of jewellery.'
0:04:11 > 0:04:16You've brought a veritable treasure trove of micro mosaic here, Helen.
0:04:16 > 0:04:18Now, it's not uncommon to find one
0:04:18 > 0:04:20but it's uncommon to find a little collection.
0:04:20 > 0:04:23What's the story behind these?
0:04:23 > 0:04:25They belonged to my aunt.
0:04:25 > 0:04:27A friend of hers used to buy them for her.
0:04:27 > 0:04:30I think she picked up one or two herself, from second-hand shops. OK.
0:04:30 > 0:04:33I've had a quick look through and it strikes me
0:04:33 > 0:04:36that most of them seem stylistically
0:04:36 > 0:04:38to come from about the 1950s, maybe 1960s.
0:04:38 > 0:04:40They're Italian in origin.
0:04:40 > 0:04:42Some of them are actually souvenirs from Roma, from Rome.
0:04:42 > 0:04:45Did she travel around and abroad, then?
0:04:45 > 0:04:48- I think they were all bought in this country.- Right, OK.
0:04:48 > 0:04:51Micro mosaic is a form of decoration,
0:04:51 > 0:04:53making tiny miniature mosaics
0:04:53 > 0:04:55out of cut pieces of glass.
0:04:55 > 0:04:57Very much in the tradition from Roman times,
0:04:57 > 0:05:01when mosaics were used for walls and other ornamental items.
0:05:01 > 0:05:04It was very popular for use in jewellery. Victorians loved it.
0:05:04 > 0:05:06One on its own is quite nice
0:05:06 > 0:05:08but when you see such a lot together,
0:05:08 > 0:05:12you can then appreciate all the different designs and patterns.
0:05:12 > 0:05:14It's nice to see you have a couple here that are set in ivory,
0:05:14 > 0:05:17pierced ivory, and you've got several in gilt mounts.
0:05:17 > 0:05:21And these three, which are rather charming, the musical instruments.
0:05:21 > 0:05:24This one was my aunt's favourite, I think.
0:05:24 > 0:05:26I think she was really pleased when that one was found
0:05:26 > 0:05:28because she used to play the cello.
0:05:28 > 0:05:32But no, I think it's rather magical to have so many together.
0:05:32 > 0:05:34The Victorian nineteenth-century examples
0:05:34 > 0:05:37are the ones which make the most money these days.
0:05:37 > 0:05:41We've seen them sell on "Flog It!" quite successfully in the past.
0:05:41 > 0:05:45I think, realistically, as a collection sold together,
0:05:45 > 0:05:47they would sell for round about £70 to £100.
0:05:47 > 0:05:52- £70 to £100.- Gosh. I didn't expect that much.- Did you not?- No.
0:05:52 > 0:05:54I don't really know what I thought.
0:05:54 > 0:05:57- I'm pleased it's come as a nice surprise.- Yeah.
0:05:57 > 0:06:00Would you like a reserve on them or see how the market...?
0:06:00 > 0:06:03I'll be guided by you, really. I don't really know.
0:06:03 > 0:06:06If you're happy at 70 to 100, it came as a surprise,
0:06:06 > 0:06:10but we don't want to give them away, if we put a reserve of £50 on them and then at least that
0:06:10 > 0:06:13gives them a chance to sell, but realistically.
0:06:13 > 0:06:15What would you do with the money, then?
0:06:15 > 0:06:17There's myself and a cousin on that side of the family
0:06:17 > 0:06:20so we thought we'd have a family meal out if we got something for them.
0:06:20 > 0:06:22At £50, you should have a good meal.
0:06:22 > 0:06:25- At £70, it could be an even better one.- Even better, yes.
0:06:27 > 0:06:30'Let's hope the bidders thought the same at auction.
0:06:30 > 0:06:34'James Lewis was very excited to see this next special collection
0:06:34 > 0:06:36'at Balbirnie House in 2010.'
0:06:38 > 0:06:40Ian, are these things from your childhood
0:06:40 > 0:06:42or things you've been collecting?
0:06:42 > 0:06:46No. These are definitely from my childhood in the 60s.
0:06:46 > 0:06:49So you were a really good boy who put them back in their boxes.
0:06:49 > 0:06:52I have to turn you, all mine ended up in the sandpit.
0:06:52 > 0:06:55Did you have to save up your pocket money and buy them yourself?
0:06:55 > 0:06:59I seem to remember getting them bought me for Christmases and birthdays.
0:06:59 > 0:07:02- Oh, really? - Yeah, probably too much for me.
0:07:02 > 0:07:04Whoever bought them for you bought them well
0:07:04 > 0:07:06because you've got two of the best names
0:07:06 > 0:07:08in the toy world, really.
0:07:08 > 0:07:11Dinky and Corgi. Dinky, of course, is the first.
0:07:11 > 0:07:15The factory started in about 1908 and about 50 years later,
0:07:15 > 0:07:181956, the Corgi toy was launched.
0:07:18 > 0:07:22Whereas Dinky were very interested in copying models
0:07:22 > 0:07:24of actual vehicles,
0:07:24 > 0:07:28and the copied them very, very well, in great detail.
0:07:28 > 0:07:32Where Corgi benefited was they got the contract to copy
0:07:32 > 0:07:35things like The Man from U.N.C.L.E.'s car,
0:07:35 > 0:07:38the Batmobile, the James Bond Aston Martin.
0:07:38 > 0:07:41All of those very collectible ones are the movie ones
0:07:41 > 0:07:44and that's what Corgi specialised in.
0:07:44 > 0:07:46You've got a total cross-section here.
0:07:46 > 0:07:49I reckon the best one of all is this.
0:07:49 > 0:07:53The large Dinky Supertoy Leyland eight-wheeled chassis.
0:07:53 > 0:07:55I think that's a great thing,
0:07:55 > 0:07:58with these three blocks
0:07:58 > 0:08:01and each one of those is detachable,
0:08:01 > 0:08:02very easy to lose.
0:08:02 > 0:08:05I think that's the best.
0:08:05 > 0:08:07I think that's a pretty good one
0:08:07 > 0:08:10because it's still in original packaging without any dents at all
0:08:10 > 0:08:13to this plastic, which is great.
0:08:13 > 0:08:17And again, we've got the police fast response car, there.
0:08:17 > 0:08:22As a whole, I think we should put them in as one group lot.
0:08:22 > 0:08:25- Are you sure you want to sell these? - HE LAUGHS
0:08:25 > 0:08:28- I have doubts. - Do you?
0:08:28 > 0:08:31No thoughts about passing them on to kids or relatives or anything?
0:08:31 > 0:08:33No because really, to me,
0:08:33 > 0:08:37they were my childhood and the ones I have allowed
0:08:37 > 0:08:40my children to use have been destroyed,
0:08:40 > 0:08:43so it's not good to see that.
0:08:43 > 0:08:47- They're more like me than you. - In the sandpit.- Exactly.
0:08:47 > 0:08:52OK, I reckon an auction estimate of £150 to £250.
0:08:52 > 0:08:55That one is worth 80, 120.
0:08:55 > 0:08:58That one's worth 30, that one's worth 30.
0:08:58 > 0:09:01I think it should make the top end of that.
0:09:03 > 0:09:05'I wish I'd been a bit more careful with my cars.
0:09:05 > 0:09:08'Now for a collection I particularly remember,
0:09:08 > 0:09:10'because I was the one who valued it.
0:09:11 > 0:09:12'It was in Cardiff back in 2005,
0:09:12 > 0:09:15'when Anne showed me her quirky collection of character jugs.'
0:09:18 > 0:09:21You brought along your whole family, by the looks of it.
0:09:21 > 0:09:23Do you collect these little character jugs?
0:09:23 > 0:09:29No. My grandmother collected them and she left them to me in her will.
0:09:29 > 0:09:33- Do you like them?- I think they're very decorative but not my taste.
0:09:33 > 0:09:35That's a very polite answer, isn't it?
0:09:35 > 0:09:37Thousands of people do like them, though.
0:09:37 > 0:09:40This whole characterising of a drinking vessel or a jug
0:09:40 > 0:09:44dates back well into the 14th century with the Bellarmine jars,
0:09:44 > 0:09:47the earthenware jars made in the Rhineland, and you had a little
0:09:47 > 0:09:51face of Cardinal Bellarmine on it and he used to get drunk a lot.
0:09:51 > 0:09:54A little fat figure. They'd decorate the bottle with him.
0:09:54 > 0:09:59In Victorian times, Toby jugs were really, really popular.
0:09:59 > 0:10:01This whole thing has carried on right until the present day.
0:10:01 > 0:10:06Doulton do make Toby jugs but these are an extension of Toby jugs,
0:10:06 > 0:10:08character jugs.
0:10:08 > 0:10:10There's one here which,
0:10:10 > 0:10:12I think, is probably the most collectible.
0:10:12 > 0:10:15That's Merlin the wizard.
0:10:15 > 0:10:18He's also got an owl on him and the decorators really do like owls.
0:10:18 > 0:10:21There's a few early ones, here, there are some 1940s ones,
0:10:21 > 0:10:28most of them are 1960s, and I think their value is round about £20 each.
0:10:28 > 0:10:33- OK.- Really, there is a table full here of about £420.
0:10:33 > 0:10:36That's a lot better than sitting in my loft, isn't it?
0:10:36 > 0:10:38Did you think they might be worth that much?
0:10:38 > 0:10:41I thought they'd be worth something but I didn't think that much.
0:10:41 > 0:10:44Purely because of their volume. I don't think they're that collectible
0:10:44 > 0:10:47when you see one by themselves and you've got him
0:10:47 > 0:10:50on your mantelpiece or shelf, it doesn't look right.
0:10:50 > 0:10:54You've got to have them in volume like this to make them work.
0:10:54 > 0:10:59- Shall we flog them, then?- Yes, yes. My grandmother wouldn't mind at all.
0:10:59 > 0:11:01Can you make it to the auction?
0:11:01 > 0:11:04- No. I'm afraid we're on holiday. - Where are you going?- Tenerife.
0:11:04 > 0:11:08- Very nice.- My daughter, I think, will come along.
0:11:08 > 0:11:10That's fitting. She might just run off with the money.
0:11:10 > 0:11:14I hope she's still there when we get home!
0:11:14 > 0:11:19'Anne's daughter made the sale and I'll show you later how they sold.
0:11:19 > 0:11:22'Here's a reminder of my selection which went under the hammer.
0:11:24 > 0:11:28'Was it worth Sylvia digging out her stunning collection of silver from the attic?
0:11:28 > 0:11:32'Helen was happy to get shot of her colourful set of jewellery.
0:11:32 > 0:11:37'Ian's pristine assortment of toy cars.
0:11:37 > 0:11:41'And Anne's collection of character jugs, which I split into five lots.
0:11:44 > 0:11:46'We're off to Colchester to see what happened
0:11:46 > 0:11:49'with Sylvia's fabulous collection of silver.
0:11:49 > 0:11:52'It was split into eight lots so we're going to pick up the action
0:11:52 > 0:11:55'after the first six lots had been sold.
0:11:55 > 0:11:59'Already, Sylvia had made a very impressive £1,210.'
0:11:59 > 0:12:02Next up, the teapot. Christopher Dresser teapot.
0:12:02 > 0:12:05- They've separated all the items as well.- Lot 217.
0:12:05 > 0:12:07The Victorian silver picnic tea set.
0:12:07 > 0:12:11This now has been confirmed that it was designed by Christopher Dresser.
0:12:11 > 0:12:12Tea set, here.
0:12:12 > 0:12:15- £500, start me, somewhere. - We're in.
0:12:15 > 0:12:19500 now, five. I have down here, at £500. 520.
0:12:19 > 0:12:22540. 560. 580.
0:12:22 > 0:12:24600. 620.
0:12:24 > 0:12:26640. 660.
0:12:26 > 0:12:29680. 700. 720.
0:12:29 > 0:12:32- This is good. This is good so far. This is fantastic.- £740.
0:12:32 > 0:12:34I have down here. Now at 740.
0:12:34 > 0:12:37760, anywhere? At £740.
0:12:37 > 0:12:40I'm going to sell it. All out, 740.
0:12:40 > 0:12:43Yes! We're certainly riding on the crest of a wave.
0:12:43 > 0:12:45There's one more left!
0:12:45 > 0:12:48The early George II silver tankard.
0:12:48 > 0:12:50- £700 with me.- 700, straight in.
0:12:50 > 0:12:53720. 740. 760.
0:12:53 > 0:12:55780. 800. 820.
0:12:55 > 0:12:57840. 860.
0:12:57 > 0:12:59880. 900. 920.
0:12:59 > 0:13:03We might need to get you a chair halfway through this!
0:13:03 > 0:13:041,000. 1,100.
0:13:04 > 0:13:10- 1,200. At £1,200.- Sylvia!- At £1,200.
0:13:10 > 0:13:12I'm going to sell it. Are you bidding?
0:13:12 > 0:13:15- 1,300.- Yes! Go on, buy it.
0:13:15 > 0:13:17At £1,300. 1,350? 1,350.
0:13:17 > 0:13:21Make it 1,400? I'm going to sell it.
0:13:21 > 0:13:25- 1,400.- 1,400! Yes! This is definitely a purist item.- At 1,450.
0:13:25 > 0:13:29At 1,450, is bid, down here, now, at 1,450.
0:13:29 > 0:13:311,500 at another place. 1,500.
0:13:31 > 0:13:33Make it 1,550? No.
0:13:33 > 0:13:38- 1,500, seated. Are you all done? - GAVEL FALLS
0:13:38 > 0:13:40- Yes!- £1,500.
0:13:40 > 0:13:43Sylvia, all credit to you, my love,
0:13:43 > 0:13:44for hanging on to this
0:13:44 > 0:13:49and not putting it into a charity shop or down a car boot sale.
0:13:49 > 0:13:51- That's where it was going to go. - I can't believe that!
0:13:51 > 0:13:53Do you know how much we've got?
0:13:53 > 0:13:56You're looking, our researcher is holding up a piece of paper,
0:13:56 > 0:13:58he added it up for me.
0:13:58 > 0:14:00£3,450.
0:14:00 > 0:14:03- Very good.- In your attic.
0:14:03 > 0:14:07I'll have to have another look up there!
0:14:07 > 0:14:09'Fantastic result for Sylvia.
0:14:09 > 0:14:15'Now we're off to Stamford for the sale of Helen's micro mosaic jewellery.
0:14:15 > 0:14:18'Elizabeth really rated them but what did the bidders think?'
0:14:18 > 0:14:22Going under the hammer is jewellery that belongs to Helen.
0:14:22 > 0:14:25There's some lovely things there. I love the micro mosaics.
0:14:25 > 0:14:28We're looking at 70 to £100 put on by our expert, Elizabeth.
0:14:28 > 0:14:30Why are you selling them now?
0:14:30 > 0:14:33They've always been in the box and nobody in the family liked them
0:14:33 > 0:14:35and I'm never going to wear one.
0:14:35 > 0:14:38- You would, wouldn't you? - I would, some of them.
0:14:38 > 0:14:41They are different. Some I don't like but some are charming.
0:14:41 > 0:14:43Since I've been looking at them more closely,
0:14:43 > 0:14:45- I've got interested in them. - Too late now!
0:14:45 > 0:14:47- I know. - It's far too late now.
0:14:47 > 0:14:51- I did keep one.- Elizabeth told me. I think that was wise.
0:14:51 > 0:14:53I think it's a nice little memento.
0:14:53 > 0:14:57Lovely collection of brooches. 23, in all. Nice little collection.
0:14:57 > 0:14:58Put them in at, what, £50.
0:14:58 > 0:15:0050 I'm bid.
0:15:00 > 0:15:0450, 5. 60, 65, 70, 75, 80, 85.
0:15:04 > 0:15:0790, 95. 100 here.
0:15:07 > 0:15:10100, 110, 120, 130.
0:15:10 > 0:15:13140, 150. Oh, go on. One more.
0:15:13 > 0:15:14At 150.
0:15:14 > 0:15:18160, 170. You in on the net, 180? 180 on the net.
0:15:18 > 0:15:23Back with you now, 190? 180, here. Madam, how badly do you want them?
0:15:23 > 0:15:25Tell him.
0:15:25 > 0:15:28180. Still over here at 180. You're out down here.
0:15:28 > 0:15:31At £180, I sell on the net at 180, 190.
0:15:31 > 0:15:33Oh, brilliant, I'm ever so pleased with this.
0:15:33 > 0:15:35I think it's the micro mosaics.
0:15:35 > 0:15:41200, 210. 220. 220, 230.
0:15:41 > 0:15:44Helen, we might need a seat at this rate.
0:15:44 > 0:15:48250 in the room. Goes in the room at £250.
0:15:48 > 0:15:51Net, you've got to go 260 if you want it.
0:15:51 > 0:15:55All done at £250, I sell here. Goes at 250.
0:15:55 > 0:15:59- That was lovely. A sweet result, £250.- Pleased, are you pleased?
0:15:59 > 0:16:04Yes, it's going to be a very nice meal, that night.
0:16:04 > 0:16:07Brilliant. That was a lovely surprise for everyone.
0:16:07 > 0:16:10Now to Scotland, where the sale of Ian's immaculate car collection
0:16:10 > 0:16:12went under the hammer in Edinburgh.
0:16:14 > 0:16:16Good luck. That's all I can say and you deserve it
0:16:16 > 0:16:18because you looked after these.
0:16:18 > 0:16:21Boys and their toys, it's time to say goodbye. Wave them goodbye.
0:16:21 > 0:16:22We've got some Corgis and some Dinkys,
0:16:22 > 0:16:24boxed as well and in good condition.
0:16:24 > 0:16:28That's where the value is. £150 to £250.
0:16:28 > 0:16:31- It's nice to see, isn't it?- It's all about condition, that's the thing.
0:16:31 > 0:16:35- Most people, most kids just... - Throw the box away.
0:16:35 > 0:16:38I used to do that with my cars, get them on the floor,
0:16:38 > 0:16:41go like that then throw them into the wall and watch them bounce.
0:16:41 > 0:16:43Let's see what the bidders think, shall we?
0:16:43 > 0:16:45They're going under the hammer now.
0:16:45 > 0:16:48A very interesting collection of model vehicles.
0:16:48 > 0:16:52I have various commissions on them and we start them at £150.
0:16:52 > 0:16:54150.
0:16:54 > 0:16:57150, who is going on at 150? 160.
0:16:57 > 0:16:59Telephone bids.
0:16:59 > 0:17:01180, 200, 220.
0:17:03 > 0:17:09240, 260, 280. 280, 300.
0:17:09 > 0:17:13320, 340.
0:17:13 > 0:17:16360, 380, 400, 420.
0:17:16 > 0:17:23440, 460, 480, 500.
0:17:25 > 0:17:26520, 550.
0:17:26 > 0:17:27Gosh!
0:17:27 > 0:17:28580.
0:17:28 > 0:17:30I'm shocked.
0:17:30 > 0:17:33You bidding? 600. 600.
0:17:33 > 0:17:36- In the room at £600. - James, this was a come and buy me.
0:17:36 > 0:17:40Anyone else like to go on at 600? Selling at £600.
0:17:41 > 0:17:46- £600!- Is that all? Knew it all the time.- Wow!!
0:17:46 > 0:17:50Give us a handshake for that. Oh dear, I just wish I had my cars.
0:17:51 > 0:17:55Marvellous. That really brought back some childhood memories for me.
0:17:55 > 0:17:57Now, we're off to Wales
0:17:57 > 0:18:00for the sale of Anne's huge collection of character jugs
0:18:00 > 0:18:03and I always get a bit nervous when my neck is on the block.
0:18:05 > 0:18:06Remember Susan?
0:18:06 > 0:18:08Well, she's now on holiday in Tenerife
0:18:08 > 0:18:13but I have her daughter, Eleanor, and mother-in-law, June.
0:18:13 > 0:18:17Yes, got it right. Anyway, we've split the lots into four groups, OK?
0:18:17 > 0:18:20We've got the first one coming up now.
0:18:20 > 0:18:22It's just about to go under the hammer.
0:18:22 > 0:18:25How come mum didn't invite you away on holiday?
0:18:25 > 0:18:28Oh, I just embarrass her. I'm too good looking for her.
0:18:28 > 0:18:32- Probably.- Here it is, good luck.
0:18:32 > 0:18:34Lot number one, first out of the four.
0:18:34 > 0:18:37There are five Royal Doulton character jugs in this one, lot 424.
0:18:37 > 0:18:39140.
0:18:39 > 0:18:43- At 140, 150.- This is it, this is really good.
0:18:43 > 0:18:47160? At 150, the gentleman at 150 now. At £150.
0:18:47 > 0:18:50- Are we all done at 150?- Fantastic. - That's much better.
0:18:50 > 0:18:53I was thinking £100 for each lot, kind of thing,
0:18:53 > 0:18:54but that's really good.
0:18:56 > 0:18:59That was sold for £150, this is now the second lot.
0:18:59 > 0:19:02150. At 150, 160.
0:19:02 > 0:19:05Oh, this is even better, this group.
0:19:05 > 0:19:09- Are we all done at 160?- Yes, 160.
0:19:09 > 0:19:11Fantastic. £310 so far.
0:19:11 > 0:19:14Third lot to go, third group now.
0:19:14 > 0:19:16130, 140, 150.
0:19:16 > 0:19:21At 150, the gentleman there. 160 with the gentleman.
0:19:21 > 0:19:24At £160, are we all done at 160?
0:19:24 > 0:19:26Yes, another 160.
0:19:26 > 0:19:28Six character jugs this time, lot 427.
0:19:28 > 0:19:32Well, we've got £470 so far. This is the last lot.
0:19:32 > 0:19:33100, and 10.
0:19:33 > 0:19:36120, 130, 140, 150.
0:19:36 > 0:19:38Great, come on, another 160.
0:19:38 > 0:19:41170. At 170, 180.
0:19:41 > 0:19:44At 180, the gentleman here at 180 now.
0:19:44 > 0:19:48At £180, are we all done at 180?
0:19:48 > 0:19:54That was the best result so far. Gosh, they loved them, didn't they?
0:19:54 > 0:19:57They absolutely adored them! You didn't like them, did you really?
0:19:57 > 0:20:00I didn't really see them much, they were in the attic.
0:20:00 > 0:20:02- Not really do a lot with them. - The attic!
0:20:02 > 0:20:08- That is a grand total of £650 if my maths are right.- Wow. Oh, wow.
0:20:08 > 0:20:12Above my estimate. I was thinking maybe 450, somewhere around there.
0:20:14 > 0:20:16Are you going to ring Mum up and tell her?
0:20:16 > 0:20:17I think I'd better have, yeah,
0:20:17 > 0:20:20otherwise she will be annoyed with me.
0:20:20 > 0:20:22Yeah. What's she going to do with the money, do you know?
0:20:22 > 0:20:25I think she's going to buy some silver photo frames, three,
0:20:25 > 0:20:28for me and my brothers, and then when she goes, we'll have them.
0:20:28 > 0:20:30Then come and flog them here!
0:20:31 > 0:20:33Wasn't that a great result for Anne?
0:20:33 > 0:20:36The collectors were out in force that day.
0:20:44 > 0:20:48I always feel so privileged to see such beautiful private collections
0:20:48 > 0:20:51like the ones here at Sherborne Castle.
0:20:51 > 0:20:56Now, back in 2003, I interviewed an extraordinary collector
0:20:56 > 0:20:59who had a passion for, well, absolutely everything.
0:20:59 > 0:21:03To this day, I've not come across anything like it,
0:21:03 > 0:21:05so be prepared to meet Eric St John-Foti,
0:21:05 > 0:21:08where more is definitely the merrier.
0:21:09 > 0:21:13Ah, hello, yes. Can you put me through to Downham 251, please?
0:21:13 > 0:21:18Putting you through now, caller. Right then.
0:21:18 > 0:21:21What does this tin of mustard and these old telephones have in common?
0:21:21 > 0:21:22I'll tell you.
0:21:22 > 0:21:25The first telephone exchange in England started in Norfolk
0:21:25 > 0:21:30and it linked the Colman's mustard factory in Norwich to their offices in London.
0:21:30 > 0:21:33This old telephone exchange is just a small part of Eric St John-Foti's
0:21:33 > 0:21:38collection, here at Hermitage Hall in Downham Market.
0:21:38 > 0:21:40Eric doesn't just collect old phones.
0:21:40 > 0:21:44It would be fair to say he is truly a collector's collector,
0:21:44 > 0:21:45so just what have you got, Eric?
0:21:45 > 0:21:47Oh, cars,
0:21:47 > 0:21:49carriages,
0:21:49 > 0:21:51carts,
0:21:51 > 0:21:53oh, and a Concorde engine.
0:21:55 > 0:21:58Eric, it's a truly remarkable collection, isn't it?
0:21:58 > 0:22:02It's unbelievable. I mean, we're sitting here in a room totally dedicated to Nelson.
0:22:02 > 0:22:05There's about 300 rooms here and if you put your collection
0:22:05 > 0:22:08together in one long line, it spreads over a mile.
0:22:08 > 0:22:12- It does indeed.- That's bonkers, isn't it? That's bonkers collecting.
0:22:12 > 0:22:14How did it all start?
0:22:14 > 0:22:16Well, it started of course with the last war,
0:22:16 > 0:22:19because in those days, people just didn't throw things away.
0:22:19 > 0:22:21I've always been blessed with three things.
0:22:21 > 0:22:23Number one, I've had the room to keep things.
0:22:23 > 0:22:25I've never thrown anything away.
0:22:25 > 0:22:29Number two, I've had the means to do it, thank God.
0:22:29 > 0:22:31Number three, which is most important,
0:22:31 > 0:22:32I've had a wife that lets me.
0:22:32 > 0:22:35That's very important! Without it, you can't collect.
0:22:35 > 0:22:39Most people that collect specialise in one area, but you don't.
0:22:39 > 0:22:43- There's no rhyme or reason? - That's not it.
0:22:43 > 0:22:45You see, sometimes a lot of people collect correctly.
0:22:45 > 0:22:47You see, collections shouldn't be
0:22:47 > 0:22:49just amassing a lot of material things.
0:22:49 > 0:22:52Collection should be preserving something from the past,
0:22:52 > 0:22:55something that you're passionately fond of
0:22:55 > 0:22:58or passionately interested in and a lot of memories.
0:22:58 > 0:23:02If you've got that, then your collections will be a success.
0:23:02 > 0:23:06We've ended up in a room dedicated to Nelson and Trafalgar. Why's that?
0:23:06 > 0:23:08Well, it's very important
0:23:08 > 0:23:12because Nelson spent part of his education in Downham Market.
0:23:12 > 0:23:15- He actually learnt to sail on the river just outside here.- Just there.
0:23:15 > 0:23:16Just there.
0:23:16 > 0:23:19Can you point out a few special things in here that you really like?
0:23:19 > 0:23:22Well, there are one or two very special things, you see.
0:23:22 > 0:23:25In 1805, at the Battle of Trafalgar, there wasn't photography,
0:23:25 > 0:23:27so how did people cope?
0:23:27 > 0:23:29If they had someone important abroad or in a battle,
0:23:29 > 0:23:32they used to carry supplies of plaster of Paris with them.
0:23:32 > 0:23:34If the famous person was killed,
0:23:34 > 0:23:37then they immediately put grease on the face,
0:23:37 > 0:23:41they put the plaster of Paris over it and made a mould,
0:23:41 > 0:23:44and from that mould, it was like the negative, in effect.
0:23:44 > 0:23:46This is the origin of the death mask.
0:23:46 > 0:23:49We have, of course, got Nelson's death mask there.
0:23:49 > 0:23:53This is a Queen Mary mask, with his eyes closed.
0:23:53 > 0:23:56Another thing which I love are the letters, because over there
0:23:56 > 0:23:58we've got letters written by him,
0:23:58 > 0:24:02- and you'll see there's two different handwritings.- Why is that?
0:24:02 > 0:24:06It's because those ones were written before he lost his right arm,
0:24:06 > 0:24:10and the others were written after he'd lost his right arm.
0:24:10 > 0:24:14That one there, he says how proud he is to be a Norfolk lad
0:24:14 > 0:24:17and he presented to the Mayor of Norwich,
0:24:17 > 0:24:20his sword which he had just won in battle.
0:24:20 > 0:24:24That sword is still in Norwich, in the Castle Museum in Norwich.
0:24:24 > 0:24:26What's your most treasured possession?
0:24:26 > 0:24:29It doesn't have to be value-wise, but for personal reasons.
0:24:29 > 0:24:32The most sentimental thing, I think, are the two cinema seats.
0:24:32 > 0:24:34We got married 54 years ago,
0:24:34 > 0:24:38and on our honeymoon in Lynton and Lynmouth,
0:24:38 > 0:24:40we went to the cinema and we saw Wuthering Heights
0:24:40 > 0:24:42and we sat with our arms round each other
0:24:42 > 0:24:45in the first two seats in the circle.
0:24:45 > 0:24:49Years later, the cinema was going to be demolished
0:24:49 > 0:24:52and the seats I gave to my wife on our 50th wedding anniversary
0:24:52 > 0:24:54and presented them to her,
0:24:54 > 0:24:57and they are my two most treasured things in the collection.
0:24:57 > 0:24:59Eric's collection is so diverse,
0:24:59 > 0:25:01you never know what you're going to see next.
0:25:01 > 0:25:04Turn the corner and you find yourself
0:25:04 > 0:25:07in a fully functioning Victorian cobbler's.
0:25:07 > 0:25:10Eric, this really does show, doesn't it, without explaining,
0:25:10 > 0:25:12your whole ethos on collecting,
0:25:12 > 0:25:15because one item like this is not really worth a lot of money,
0:25:15 > 0:25:18but when you see it in situ like this, how it should be,
0:25:18 > 0:25:19it's so rich in tapestry.
0:25:19 > 0:25:21Well, that's what it's all about,
0:25:21 > 0:25:25and this is exactly as it was in Victorian days, and in fact,
0:25:25 > 0:25:29when the gentleman died who had it, he'd run it for 50 years.
0:25:29 > 0:25:32We took photographs, even down to the pieces of leather on the floor.
0:25:32 > 0:25:34I can see that.
0:25:34 > 0:25:36It's exactly as it was, and that's why it's so important
0:25:36 > 0:25:40for people to come in and get that image of the past.
0:25:40 > 0:25:43The thing with collecting, it's got to be something that's from the heart.
0:25:43 > 0:25:45You don't have to have money to collect.
0:25:45 > 0:25:48There something you can collect which will give you memories,
0:25:48 > 0:25:52and it's the memories, so important, and you've got to connect yourself
0:25:52 > 0:25:55with the past, preserving it for the future.
0:25:55 > 0:25:57Have you ever thrown anything away?
0:25:57 > 0:25:59I've never thrown out anything in all my life.
0:25:59 > 0:26:01My wife complains bitterly about it!
0:26:01 > 0:26:04That's my top tip on collecting - don't throw anything away.
0:26:04 > 0:26:07I see my shoes are ready. Thanks, Eric, I'm off now.
0:26:13 > 0:26:15And I've still got those shoes, you know.
0:26:15 > 0:26:17Now, back to our valuation day.
0:26:17 > 0:26:21In Birmingham, 2002, Nigel Smith was delighted to meet Bert
0:26:21 > 0:26:24with what has become a Flog It favourite.
0:26:24 > 0:26:27I think most people looking at these initially will recognise
0:26:27 > 0:26:29what they are, Clarice Cliff.
0:26:29 > 0:26:33- But you've been sent on an errand today, have you?- Yes.- Who sent you?
0:26:33 > 0:26:35To try to sell them, my wife.
0:26:35 > 0:26:37She says she's poorly but I think she's camera-shy.
0:26:37 > 0:26:40- She doesn't fancy being and television?- I don't think so.
0:26:40 > 0:26:43- But you've got licence to sell, have you?- Oh, yes, definitely.
0:26:43 > 0:26:46Extremely good, and has she had them...
0:26:46 > 0:26:48- She's had them for quite a few years, actually.- Right.
0:26:48 > 0:26:52I think some of them belong to her mother and some of them to relations.
0:26:52 > 0:26:54Clarice Cliff is one of those things
0:26:54 > 0:26:58that goes from strength to strength in the salerooms.
0:26:58 > 0:27:02Clarice Cliff was one of the pottery ladies of the '20s and '30s, really,
0:27:02 > 0:27:05along with people like Charlotte Rhead and so on.
0:27:05 > 0:27:08She was a designer rather than a potter so she was
0:27:08 > 0:27:10a designer and worked for Wilkinson's of Stoke-on-Trent,
0:27:10 > 0:27:13and the subsidiary of that factory in the Newport Pottery.
0:27:13 > 0:27:17Her most collectible designs are those Bizarre Fantasque patterns
0:27:17 > 0:27:20introduced in the late '20s, really. Those are the ones
0:27:20 > 0:27:22that tend to make the most money.
0:27:22 > 0:27:25What we've got here, we've got a collection of Crocus pattern.
0:27:25 > 0:27:28The downside is that the Crocus pattern is one of the more
0:27:28 > 0:27:31common patterns made by these factories.
0:27:31 > 0:27:35- You've got a substantial amount of it.- Very good.
0:27:35 > 0:27:39The one impostor is that one. That's a copy.
0:27:39 > 0:27:42Now what I would suggest is selling those as a group.
0:27:42 > 0:27:45We can put the toast rack in just to sort of bolster the lot.
0:27:45 > 0:27:49The most commercial item is going to be the conical caster, I think.
0:27:49 > 0:27:52That will easily on its own be worth £100-150,
0:27:52 > 0:27:54probably a bit more.
0:27:54 > 0:27:58Then, these individual pieces - £60-80 there.
0:27:58 > 0:28:00£60-80 and so on.
0:28:00 > 0:28:03I would suggest putting a group estimate of 300-400 on those
0:28:03 > 0:28:07and probably a reserve of around 250, if you would be happy with that.
0:28:07 > 0:28:09I think that's a sensible sort of area to pitch them at
0:28:09 > 0:28:12and I think you should sell well at that.
0:28:12 > 0:28:14These teawares, lesser value, really.
0:28:14 > 0:28:17I would suggest putting an estimate of 100-150 on those as a group,
0:28:17 > 0:28:20and put an £80 reserve on just to protect yourself,
0:28:20 > 0:28:21that would be sensible.
0:28:21 > 0:28:24- Right.- What a wonderful assortment of Clarice Cliff.
0:28:24 > 0:28:27Now, before I show you what happened at the sale,
0:28:27 > 0:28:31here's a quick look at some of my other favourite collections.
0:28:31 > 0:28:33At Warrington in 2006, Anita Manning loved
0:28:33 > 0:28:38Christine's impressive assortment of papier mache and wooden animals.
0:28:38 > 0:28:41Who said that Flog It! was hard work?
0:28:41 > 0:28:44I've just had the best time in my life playing with all these animals.
0:28:44 > 0:28:47What a wonderful collection!
0:28:47 > 0:28:50They made £370 at auction.
0:28:50 > 0:28:54Carol's watches had been collected over many years by her father.
0:28:54 > 0:28:58Michael Baggott valued them at £150-250.
0:29:00 > 0:29:02This, I think, you can immediately tell is the earliest,
0:29:02 > 0:29:04because of the size of it.
0:29:04 > 0:29:08It basically should be a pair-cased watch, so if we open it here -
0:29:08 > 0:29:12that's lovely. That's something collectors look for - watch papers.
0:29:13 > 0:29:17Amazingly, they fetched over £1,500.
0:29:19 > 0:29:23And this quirky collection caught my eye in Coventry, back in 2008.
0:29:23 > 0:29:28Look at that! There is about 100 spectacles here.
0:29:28 > 0:29:31- And who are you going to be? - I'm going to be Dame Edna.- Dame Edna.
0:29:31 > 0:29:33So where did you pick these ones up?
0:29:33 > 0:29:37These ones we had when we used them for display in the window.
0:29:37 > 0:29:41They sold for a very respectable £190.
0:29:44 > 0:29:47To Skegness now, where in 2008, David Barby was delighted to value
0:29:47 > 0:29:51an unusual selection of ethnic jewellery.
0:29:51 > 0:29:55Well, Dee, you've travelled the world, haven't you?
0:29:55 > 0:29:57No, not me.
0:29:57 > 0:29:59- Not you?- No, my grandmother.
0:29:59 > 0:30:02Well, she travelled the world, didn't she?
0:30:02 > 0:30:05No, she was born in India.
0:30:05 > 0:30:12Her parents lived in India. Her father owned a tea plantation.
0:30:12 > 0:30:18This is quite a sort of eclectic selection of objects.
0:30:18 > 0:30:21I can see that she may have travelled to India.
0:30:21 > 0:30:25This little bracelet here with lacquered detail.
0:30:25 > 0:30:31This little necklace with the carved flowers. This may be Indian.
0:30:31 > 0:30:34This certainly is Indian. That's an extraordinary little thing.
0:30:34 > 0:30:35It's like a little mace.
0:30:35 > 0:30:39- It's got holes at the end and you put your pins in there.- Oh!
0:30:39 > 0:30:46This is a buckle and a broach with a red lacquer centre.
0:30:46 > 0:30:50- That was produced in China.- I've never heard of her going to China.
0:30:51 > 0:30:55These lovely carved ivory pieces, which include a little mirror,
0:30:55 > 0:31:01a shoe horn, and then these exquisite buttons.
0:31:02 > 0:31:05They are rather frightening because each is a carved baboon head,
0:31:05 > 0:31:08so can you remember those as a child?
0:31:08 > 0:31:09Yes, I can,
0:31:09 > 0:31:13and they were sewn onto a cardigan that my mother had made for me.
0:31:13 > 0:31:14Really?
0:31:14 > 0:31:18My grandmother used to cut them off every time
0:31:18 > 0:31:22the cardigan went for washing and then sew them back on again.
0:31:22 > 0:31:24I was never frightened by them!
0:31:24 > 0:31:29But the most amazing piece is this bangle here,
0:31:29 > 0:31:36which although it's not marked gold, I think is gold.
0:31:36 > 0:31:40It's set with turquoise and ruby.
0:31:40 > 0:31:43The most wonderful sort of snarling snake's head.
0:31:43 > 0:31:45Now, that's horrifying.
0:31:45 > 0:31:47- It is horrifying, isn't it?- Yes.
0:31:47 > 0:31:49But this was a sort of fashionable bracelet
0:31:49 > 0:31:52to be worn by Victorian ladies.
0:31:52 > 0:31:58A lovely collection. Why do you want to sell them?
0:31:58 > 0:32:01I don't do anything with it and I thought,
0:32:01 > 0:32:03what's the point in it being there?
0:32:03 > 0:32:05The bracelet is too small.
0:32:05 > 0:32:10I think with the jewellery, it ought to be sold maybe
0:32:10 > 0:32:13as one lot of ethnic jewellery,
0:32:13 > 0:32:16and this bangle probably sold separately.
0:32:16 > 0:32:19OK, So when I say ethnic jewellery, obviously the Indian pieces
0:32:19 > 0:32:23and the ivory sections here, and these pieces,
0:32:23 > 0:32:28I think they'll realise somewhere in the region of about £60-100.
0:32:29 > 0:32:32Wow, there's a thing.
0:32:32 > 0:32:36- When we come to this snake bracelet, not everyone's choice.- No.
0:32:36 > 0:32:38But I think it's fantastic.
0:32:38 > 0:32:41I think this is probably going to sell for about 80-160 on its own.
0:32:41 > 0:32:44- Oh, lovely. - So you'll be happy with that.
0:32:44 > 0:32:47- Don't forget, this is all part of your history going.- I know, I know.
0:32:47 > 0:32:51- I've got other stuff as well. - Have you really?
0:32:52 > 0:32:55Dee seemed very pleased with David's estimate
0:32:55 > 0:32:57and we had all our fingers crossed for her.
0:32:57 > 0:33:01Finally, there's no telling when or where something interesting
0:33:01 > 0:33:05is going to turn up, as Kate Bliss discovered in Kidderminster in 2009.
0:33:07 > 0:33:11They've been in my family for as long as I can remember, certainly.
0:33:11 > 0:33:13Have you any idea how old they are?
0:33:13 > 0:33:18I haven't. I know that my grandad from 1897, remembered them,
0:33:18 > 0:33:20so I don't know how old they are.
0:33:20 > 0:33:24OK, well, that's great, that you can remember that far back.
0:33:24 > 0:33:28- I can't remember to 1897.- No! I wasn't suggesting that!
0:33:30 > 0:33:34But what we've got here are two known manufacturers.
0:33:34 > 0:33:37If you look closely at these quirky characters,
0:33:37 > 0:33:43you can see on their hats, F & M, and they stand, those two initials,
0:33:43 > 0:33:45stand for Fernand Martin.
0:33:45 > 0:33:47- Right.- Who was French.
0:33:47 > 0:33:50They're never in very good condition, his characters,
0:33:50 > 0:33:54because they were made from scrap metal
0:33:54 > 0:33:57that was scavenged from the streets of Paris, literally.
0:33:57 > 0:34:02What we've got here is the drunkard swigging his grog,
0:34:02 > 0:34:05and he's got very pink cheeks which I love underneath that hat.
0:34:07 > 0:34:09Here, the fiddler in his checked trousers.
0:34:09 > 0:34:14He's lost his cloth tunic, hasn't he, but otherwise he's pretty good.
0:34:14 > 0:34:18Those are interesting. Then we have three very different ones here.
0:34:18 > 0:34:21If you go a little way across Europe from France,
0:34:21 > 0:34:25you come to Germany, and these three are by
0:34:25 > 0:34:27one of the best-known German manufacturers of toys
0:34:27 > 0:34:30at that moment, a company called Ernst Lehmann.
0:34:30 > 0:34:34They only produced novelty toys and were very well-known
0:34:34 > 0:34:39for producing clockwork, tinplate items just like these.
0:34:39 > 0:34:43My favourite, I think, is Paddy and the pig, as he is known, riding here.
0:34:43 > 0:34:44- He does go, doesn't he?- He does.
0:34:44 > 0:34:48If I give him a little tweak there,
0:34:48 > 0:34:54with a little bit of encouragement, there he is riding the pig.
0:34:56 > 0:35:00I think this is lovely. This is the Lehmann trademark, the insignia.
0:35:00 > 0:35:05We have also on the base, quite clearly, dated 1903.
0:35:05 > 0:35:09This goes right back to that turn-of-the-century period.
0:35:09 > 0:35:12These three are probably going to be less desirable
0:35:12 > 0:35:13because of the condition
0:35:13 > 0:35:17and because we can't associate them with any manufacturer.
0:35:17 > 0:35:20And I would advocate putting three in one lot at auction
0:35:20 > 0:35:25with an estimate of £60-£100, on the three.
0:35:25 > 0:35:30- Right.- The Fernand Martin, £60-£80 each.
0:35:32 > 0:35:36And the Lehmann, this one has an arm missing, unfortunately,
0:35:36 > 0:35:39- so that one, that is going to really bring the price down, unfortunately.- Yeah.
0:35:39 > 0:35:42So, I'm going to suggest putting that together
0:35:42 > 0:35:45with the clown in his cart and the donkey.
0:35:45 > 0:35:47And I think that, as a lot,
0:35:47 > 0:35:49should be estimated conservatively at £100-£200.
0:35:50 > 0:35:51OK.
0:35:51 > 0:35:55- Paddy and the pig, however, I think, should make £100 on his own.- Wow.
0:35:55 > 0:35:58And I think, with the right collectors at the auction,
0:35:58 > 0:36:02- they could significantly surpass my estimates.- Lovely.
0:36:03 > 0:36:06They were difficult to value and I can't wait to show you
0:36:06 > 0:36:08what happened at auction a little bit later.
0:36:08 > 0:36:10But first, here's a quick rundown
0:36:10 > 0:36:13of my final selection from the archives.
0:36:13 > 0:36:18The Clarice Cliff pieces owned by Bert's wife promised a good result.
0:36:18 > 0:36:23Dee's ethnic jewellery collection was an exciting find for David.
0:36:23 > 0:36:28And Stephanie's unusual clockwork toys had us all quietly optimistic.
0:36:31 > 0:36:33First though, to Birmingham
0:36:33 > 0:36:36and Bert's Clarice Cliff was about to go under the hammer.
0:36:36 > 0:36:39- Now, your wife sent you along to the valuation day, didn't she?- Yes.
0:36:39 > 0:36:41All that Clarice Cliff,
0:36:41 > 0:36:44Nigel's split it up into two lots. Why did you do that, Nigel?
0:36:44 > 0:36:46Well, we've put the tea wears in one lot
0:36:46 > 0:36:48and the non-tea wears in another lot.
0:36:48 > 0:36:51- That was the idea. So, more attractive like that.- Yeah.
0:36:51 > 0:36:54- I think it should do very well. Hope so.- We're confident still.
0:36:54 > 0:36:56- Yeah, I hope so.- Are you?- Yes.
0:36:56 > 0:36:58I'm hoping so, anyway.
0:36:59 > 0:37:00316, Clarice Cliff.
0:37:00 > 0:37:03Six pieces of Clarice Cliff Bizarre Crocus Pattern,
0:37:03 > 0:37:05including sugar sifter, etc.
0:37:05 > 0:37:08And we're starting at £550. 50 to my left.
0:37:08 > 0:37:10550 on the book.
0:37:10 > 0:37:12600, 700.
0:37:12 > 0:37:14800, sir.
0:37:14 > 0:37:17- 820.- Did you think that...?
0:37:17 > 0:37:19840's back. 860.
0:37:19 > 0:37:22- Crikey.- Goes to the gent at 840.
0:37:23 > 0:37:27- Very nice.- 840, fantastic. Fantastic, Bert.
0:37:27 > 0:37:29Over to our expert, Nigel, here.
0:37:29 > 0:37:31Absolutely delighted. What a price.
0:37:31 > 0:37:34That is a good price. Doubled our top estimate.
0:37:34 > 0:37:35It did, didn't it? It did.
0:37:35 > 0:37:38- Second lot's not quite so sparkly, is it?- No.
0:37:38 > 0:37:41Bizarre Crocus Pattern.
0:37:41 > 0:37:43280. 290.
0:37:43 > 0:37:45300, 310.
0:37:46 > 0:37:50£300 it is. Do I see 310? 310, new bidder. 320.
0:37:50 > 0:37:52330, 340.
0:37:53 > 0:37:56330 in the room, now. 330 the room.
0:37:57 > 0:38:02- 330, we're done.- Oh, my. - 330, brilliant. That's done it.
0:38:02 > 0:38:04- That's paid the commissions as well. - Paid the commissions.
0:38:04 > 0:38:09After commission, that's about £1,000. Fantastic. Well done.
0:38:09 > 0:38:10Very nice.
0:38:10 > 0:38:14June will be really pleased. I bet she won't sleep tonight.
0:38:15 > 0:38:18It never fails. And Bert was delighted.
0:38:18 > 0:38:19To Grantham next,
0:38:19 > 0:38:23for the sale of Dee's collection of ethnic jewellery.
0:38:23 > 0:38:25Ethnic art is something to invest in right now.
0:38:25 > 0:38:27- It's hard to value, put a price on. - Absolutely.
0:38:27 > 0:38:28Well done, David.
0:38:28 > 0:38:30- The first one's coming up, the snake.- Yes.
0:38:30 > 0:38:34Lot number 45 is a Victorian hinged snake bangle this time.
0:38:34 > 0:38:35No hallmarks on it,
0:38:35 > 0:38:37but a fabulous-looking item on 60 in the room.
0:38:37 > 0:38:42- That's good.- 180. 190 on the net. Two, 220 now.
0:38:42 > 0:38:45- This is very good.- They like it.
0:38:45 > 0:38:48- Yes, they love it. - It is beautiful, actually.
0:38:48 > 0:38:50Another bidder, 360 now.
0:38:50 > 0:38:53- 360.- What? 360.- Any more bids?
0:38:53 > 0:38:54350 is a fresh bidder.
0:38:54 > 0:38:57- 500. 550.- It's ethnic.- 600.
0:38:57 > 0:39:00650, now. At 600 I'm bid.
0:39:00 > 0:39:03At 600, in the middle of the room, then, last call,
0:39:03 > 0:39:05going at £600.
0:39:06 > 0:39:10- Wow.- Would you like a seat?- No.
0:39:10 > 0:39:12- And well done that man, Colin Young, as well.- Yes.
0:39:12 > 0:39:14He really teased the bids out of people.
0:39:14 > 0:39:16£600 for the first item,
0:39:16 > 0:39:19which we were hoping to get around about £80-£100.
0:39:19 > 0:39:22And now, we're hoping for 60-80 for the next of the lots.
0:39:22 > 0:39:24What shall we say for this one? Start me at 35. Bid 40, 45.
0:39:24 > 0:39:28- Anything now is a bonus, really. - 65 bid.
0:39:28 > 0:39:3170 bid. Five bid. 80 bid. Five now, surely. Thank you, 85.
0:39:31 > 0:39:34Oh, topping it up now, Dee.
0:39:34 > 0:39:38100. 10 now, do I see? Thank you. 110. 120, 140.
0:39:38 > 0:39:42140, 160? 160 now. Do I see 160?
0:39:42 > 0:39:46At 140, last call, then I'm selling, make no mistake, at 140.
0:39:46 > 0:39:49- Brilliant.- Gosh.- Thank you.
0:39:49 > 0:39:51- Gosh, those are the moments we love, actually.- Gosh.
0:39:51 > 0:39:54I told you were going to be in for a few surprises today, didn't I?
0:39:54 > 0:39:56And I think it's made Dee's day here, don't you?
0:39:56 > 0:39:59- Oh, it certainly has. - It's made your year.
0:39:59 > 0:40:02What are you going to put all that money towards?
0:40:02 > 0:40:03I've no idea, but I'll spend it.
0:40:05 > 0:40:10That was fabulous. Dee's grandmother certainly had great taste.
0:40:10 > 0:40:13And finally, we head to Stourbridge to see what happened
0:40:13 > 0:40:16with Stephanie's wonderful collection of clockwork toys.
0:40:16 > 0:40:18I love these tinplate toys.
0:40:18 > 0:40:20I know the condition's poor on some of them, but who cares,
0:40:20 > 0:40:23- because they're early ones. - A lot of them are quite damaged,
0:40:23 > 0:40:26so I've deliberately pitched them fairly conservatively.
0:40:26 > 0:40:29I've seen similar ones at auction making quite a bit more
0:40:29 > 0:40:33than our estimates, but because of the damage, I've kept it low.
0:40:33 > 0:40:36Let's find out what this lot in the room think, shall we? Here we go.
0:40:39 > 0:40:43Lot 734, you're bidding on the Lehmann clown
0:40:43 > 0:40:45and also the baker with his sweep.
0:40:45 > 0:40:49- £680.- Straight in at 680.
0:40:49 > 0:40:53900. 920, 940, 960, 980.
0:40:53 > 0:40:55Wow.
0:40:55 > 0:40:58- 1,300.- This is just flying away, isn't it?- This'll do, won't it?
0:40:58 > 0:41:01- This'll do. This'll do for a start. - Oh, yes.
0:41:01 > 0:41:03Don't forget, there's four more to come.
0:41:03 > 0:41:09- £1,700.- Hammer's going down at £1,700.- All done?
0:41:09 > 0:41:12That's the first, here's the second.
0:41:13 > 0:41:16We're opening at £400 for this lot, at £400.
0:41:17 > 0:41:18Do I see 420? 440?
0:41:20 > 0:41:23You're out. 420, there. 440 anywhere else in the room?
0:41:23 > 0:41:24We're all sure now, at £420?
0:41:26 > 0:41:29420, Paddy the pig got. Yes, we're on a roll, aren't we?
0:41:29 > 0:41:30Here's the next lot.
0:41:30 > 0:41:33This is the chap playing the fiddle.
0:41:33 > 0:41:35250, 260, 270. 280.
0:41:35 > 0:41:37290. 300. 310.
0:41:37 > 0:41:42- 320.- Everyone's in love with them. - At £320. All done and finished?
0:41:43 > 0:41:48I don't know if I can stand the tension. I'm going to fall over.
0:41:48 > 0:41:50OK, that's the first three. There's two more lots.
0:41:50 > 0:41:52And we open at £200 on the drunk.
0:41:52 > 0:41:55210, 220, 230, 240.
0:41:55 > 0:41:59- Did you ever think they'd be worth as much?- No idea. No, I didn't.
0:41:59 > 0:42:00£350.
0:42:00 > 0:42:03Oh, hammer's gone down. Here's the last of the lots.
0:42:03 > 0:42:06We have two soldiers and we have a policeman who has lost his arm
0:42:06 > 0:42:07and is naked.
0:42:07 > 0:42:10- A bit of damage on these ones. - Yeah, his arm's missing.
0:42:10 > 0:42:11Bless him, yeah.
0:42:11 > 0:42:14We're straight in, believe it or not, £2,100.
0:42:14 > 0:42:18- Straight in at 2,100.- 2,200.
0:42:18 > 0:42:21I'm not joking, listen.
0:42:21 > 0:42:242,300 anywhere?
0:42:24 > 0:42:27£2,200 for the three figures.
0:42:27 > 0:42:30At 2,200, all sure? At 2,200. You finished?
0:42:31 > 0:42:332,200.
0:42:33 > 0:42:38Do you know something, that's taken us to a total of £4,990,
0:42:38 > 0:42:39just under five grand.
0:42:41 > 0:42:42Give us a hug!
0:42:44 > 0:42:46Totally gobsmacked. Absolutely gobsmacked.
0:42:46 > 0:42:49Nearly five grand for those clockwork, tinplate toys.
0:42:49 > 0:42:52It didn't matter about the condition. The collectors loved them,
0:42:52 > 0:42:53they were so rare.
0:42:59 > 0:43:01Well, that was just extraordinary.
0:43:01 > 0:43:05We thought they'd do well, but not that well.
0:43:05 > 0:43:08And poor, old Stephanie, she was absolutely speechless.
0:43:08 > 0:43:12I love it when that happens, when we make somebody's day.
0:43:12 > 0:43:15Well, that brings us to the end of today's programme.
0:43:15 > 0:43:18I hope you've enjoyed our little trip down memory lane,
0:43:18 > 0:43:20looking at some of my favourite collections.
0:43:20 > 0:43:21Do join me again soon.
0:43:21 > 0:43:24But, until then, from a sun-kissed Sherborne Castle,
0:43:24 > 0:43:26here in Dorset, it's goodbye.
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