0:00:02 > 0:00:05It's typical British weather, it's either too hot, or it's too wet,
0:00:05 > 0:00:07but we're not going to let rain dampen our spirits, are we?
0:00:07 > 0:00:11We've got a massive turnout here today, all eager to find out
0:00:11 > 0:00:13if their treasures are worth a few bob or not.
0:00:13 > 0:00:16Somebody in this queue is going home with an awful lot of money.
0:00:16 > 0:00:19I don't know who it's going to be, but stay tuned and you'll find out.
0:00:46 > 0:00:48Well, by my watch, it is 9:30,
0:00:48 > 0:00:50so it's time to get this massive queue inside.
0:00:50 > 0:00:55All of these people have come here to ask that all-important question, which is?
0:00:55 > 0:00:56ALL: What's it worth?
0:00:56 > 0:00:59And if you're happy with the valuation, what are you going to do?
0:00:59 > 0:01:01ALL: Flog It!
0:01:01 > 0:01:03Let's get on with the show.
0:01:03 > 0:01:06Our experts are on hand to offer valuations and the best items
0:01:06 > 0:01:09will be taken off to auction later on in the programme.
0:01:09 > 0:01:13Elizabeth Talbot is already on the lookout for something eye-catching.
0:01:13 > 0:01:15Oh, my goodness, toys and toys and toys!
0:01:15 > 0:01:16You've collected all these, have you?
0:01:16 > 0:01:20She's been in the business 25 years
0:01:20 > 0:01:23and does regular antique phone-ins on BBC radio.
0:01:23 > 0:01:25Of all of what we've seen so far, that's the bit
0:01:25 > 0:01:26which makes me go, "Oh!"
0:01:26 > 0:01:29I do clean that one, it's the only one I've cleaned.
0:01:31 > 0:01:34Philip Serrell has always been at home in amongst the
0:01:34 > 0:01:36cut and thrust of the antiques trade, though he fancies
0:01:36 > 0:01:38himself as a bit of a matchmaker.
0:01:38 > 0:01:42- They're military badges, aren't they?- They are.- What have you got?
0:01:42 > 0:01:45- Did you two know that you were both coming, or...?- No.
0:01:45 > 0:01:49- This is by accident?- Yes.- That's just the wonder of television, eh?
0:01:53 > 0:01:55As everyone settles in,
0:01:55 > 0:01:58here's a glimpse of what's to come on today's programme.
0:01:58 > 0:02:01An eye-catching young lady gets Phil all a-fluster...
0:02:01 > 0:02:04I...I really don't know what to say.
0:02:04 > 0:02:07- Well, hopefully you've learned something.- Yes, I have. Yes.
0:02:07 > 0:02:10And Elizabeth's hopping about with excitement at auction...
0:02:10 > 0:02:12170, 180...
0:02:12 > 0:02:13Oh, this is more like it.
0:02:13 > 0:02:16Which of today's antiques will hit the hundreds?
0:02:16 > 0:02:18You'll just have to stay tuned in and find out.
0:02:18 > 0:02:21So, to our first item of the day, and it's with Philip Serrell.
0:02:21 > 0:02:23- Stuart, how are you doing? - Fine, thank you.
0:02:23 > 0:02:26Do you not think you're a bit big for this?
0:02:26 > 0:02:28Well, I am slightly now.
0:02:28 > 0:02:29Yeah...
0:02:29 > 0:02:32I have a view with this stuff, you know, I think
0:02:32 > 0:02:36we can create a new word here, a new "Flog It!" word of rememorabilia,
0:02:36 > 0:02:41because this is memorabilia that you remember from a time in your life,
0:02:41 > 0:02:43clearly your childhood.
0:02:43 > 0:02:45It's just a fabulous collection.
0:02:45 > 0:02:48I mean, were these bought for you when you were a little one?
0:02:48 > 0:02:50Yes, all the Magic Roundabout stuff was bought for me
0:02:50 > 0:02:55when I was about two or three. I think that one...
0:02:55 > 0:02:58- Lord knows how old I was when I was given that.- Laurel and Hardy?
0:02:58 > 0:03:00Laurel and Hardy... I just acquired them.
0:03:00 > 0:03:04I think I must have picked them up when I was a kid at a jumble sale,
0:03:04 > 0:03:07- or something.- Well, Noddy here, he's probably, I would think, '60s,
0:03:07 > 0:03:11- and he's like that bendy, sort of squidgy stuff, isn't he?- Yeah.
0:03:11 > 0:03:13And these are Corgi models.
0:03:13 > 0:03:16We've got Miss Piggy here from The Muppets, was that right?
0:03:16 > 0:03:18Yeah, The Muppets.
0:03:18 > 0:03:20My guess is that this was probably '80s and I would think...
0:03:20 > 0:03:26- That's an old Citroen Safari, isn't it? And these would probably be '70s.- Yep, I would say so...
0:03:26 > 0:03:30But who would... They were a bit sort of, "heavy," weren't they?
0:03:30 > 0:03:32Well, when you were about two or three,
0:03:32 > 0:03:34you didn't really pay much attention to that.
0:03:34 > 0:03:36We've got Dougal, he was a bit of a hero of mine.
0:03:36 > 0:03:40- Who's this one here? - That is Dylan.- Dylan.
0:03:40 > 0:03:45- And that's Brian The Snail.- Brian The Snail. Zebedee.- Zebedee, yeah.
0:03:45 > 0:03:48- "Boing!" said Zebedee. You've got all these off pat, haven't you? - Yeah!
0:03:48 > 0:03:50Why Magic Roundabout?
0:03:50 > 0:03:53Well, it's the thing I was brought up with as a child.
0:03:53 > 0:03:57I just think it's great fun, really, because they're not hugely valuable.
0:03:57 > 0:04:01I mean, this one here, this Corgi Magic Roundabout Citroen,
0:04:01 > 0:04:06- it's just a diecast toy, isn't it? - Yeah.- Produced in thousands.
0:04:06 > 0:04:08I just think that, at auction,
0:04:08 > 0:04:11- I'd sell the whole lot as one collection.- Yeah.
0:04:11 > 0:04:14I'd probably put £40-£60 on it,
0:04:14 > 0:04:17and a fixed reserve of £30.
0:04:17 > 0:04:20So, what's going to replace your life in the Magic Roundabout?
0:04:20 > 0:04:26- Well, my other passion is actually movie musicals on the West End theatre.- Really?- Yes.
0:04:26 > 0:04:28Well, that's good, it's a bit more grown up, that.
0:04:28 > 0:04:31- You can talk about that with some confidence with your mates, can't you?- Yeah.
0:04:31 > 0:04:33Well, absolutely. Let's hope they sell at the sale
0:04:33 > 0:04:36really, really well. Thank you so much for coming.
0:04:36 > 0:04:39It's not just Phil and Stuart who seem to have toys on their minds today.
0:04:39 > 0:04:41We always see a few at our valuations,
0:04:41 > 0:04:46proof that "rememorabilia," as Phil calls it, is always popular.
0:04:46 > 0:04:48Let's get back to grown-up collectables now.
0:04:48 > 0:04:52Elizabeth has spotted a beautiful micro-mosaic brooch.
0:04:52 > 0:04:55A fine, quality piece of jewellery you have brought here today, Adrian.
0:04:55 > 0:04:59- It's very nice.- Is it something you've inherited?- It is, yes.
0:04:59 > 0:05:03It belonged to a good friend of mine's mother.
0:05:03 > 0:05:07I believe she acquired it from a jeweller friend of hers
0:05:07 > 0:05:11after her first husband died in the First World War.
0:05:11 > 0:05:13It's a charming piece of late Victorian jewellery
0:05:13 > 0:05:16and I'm a great admirer of the production of micro-mosaic
0:05:16 > 0:05:20- this is micro-mosaic jewellery - because of the time and effort
0:05:20 > 0:05:24that goes into producing a picture in absolute miniature,
0:05:24 > 0:05:28using tiny fragments of coloured glass and ceramic
0:05:28 > 0:05:31to make up the picture. In a way, we're used to seeing, these days,
0:05:31 > 0:05:33through computer imagery.
0:05:33 > 0:05:36You know, you can imagine breaking down a well-known scene into
0:05:36 > 0:05:39little squares through computers and sort of building it back up.
0:05:39 > 0:05:41In those days, they had nothing, it was all done through
0:05:41 > 0:05:43precision work, through magnification.
0:05:43 > 0:05:46It's a piece of jewellery which, I would suggest, dates from
0:05:46 > 0:05:48the last quarter of the 19th century.
0:05:48 > 0:05:50It's losing the fussiness of the mounts,
0:05:50 > 0:05:52which a lot of Victorian jewellery would have.
0:05:52 > 0:05:55I actually think it's better for that, because it then
0:05:55 > 0:05:57sets off the scene of the Roman columns
0:05:57 > 0:06:00and the temple, almost, in the middle there,
0:06:00 > 0:06:04in a way which doesn't detract from the focus of the picture.
0:06:04 > 0:06:07And the micro-mosaics were produced in lots of countries,
0:06:07 > 0:06:09but primarily in Europe.
0:06:09 > 0:06:11Particularly in places like Italy,
0:06:11 > 0:06:15who were very well known for the manufacture of such things.
0:06:15 > 0:06:19They often set them off in black, whether that be in jet or in ceramic, or in glass.
0:06:19 > 0:06:22And then this, although it's not marked, the big, gold mount.
0:06:22 > 0:06:25And it is very important to find them in such good condition
0:06:25 > 0:06:28and this one looks to be perfect, I can't find anything that suggests
0:06:28 > 0:06:31- there's been anything wrong with that.- That's great, yes, very nice.
0:06:31 > 0:06:33Micro-mosaic jewellery is extremely collectable these days.
0:06:33 > 0:06:38I've had success with other examples on this programme in the past as well,
0:06:38 > 0:06:42and I'd be tempted to put an auction estimate between £80-£120, really.
0:06:42 > 0:06:45I think it's more likely to be over £100 than under £100.
0:06:45 > 0:06:47- That's very nice, yes.- Reserve of 80?
0:06:47 > 0:06:50- Yes, absolutely.- Happy with that?
0:06:50 > 0:06:53- Yes.- We'll do that, and I think that will find favour.
0:06:53 > 0:06:55Thank you very much.
0:06:55 > 0:06:58We're all enjoying the glorious surroundings of Wellington College,
0:06:58 > 0:07:01and I'm enjoying getting to know some of the fascinating people
0:07:01 > 0:07:02who've come to meet us.
0:07:04 > 0:07:07Oh, Mo, what are you holding there? I like the look of that.
0:07:07 > 0:07:11- My little- pepper pot. Isn't that lovely? How did you come by that?
0:07:11 > 0:07:17Well, my mother-in-law gave it to me, but originally it was her mother's.
0:07:17 > 0:07:21- It was bought at a jumble sale... - How much for?- Sixpence.
0:07:21 > 0:07:25- Really?- Yes, yes.- Gosh. Can I have... Can I hold her?
0:07:25 > 0:07:29- I think she's really cute. - Be careful.- I will do.
0:07:29 > 0:07:32- What's on the bottom? Oh, look, it's still got its cork stopper!- Mm.
0:07:32 > 0:07:34Copenhagen, Denmark.
0:07:34 > 0:07:37This is a bit of earthenware, this is what is called faience, OK?
0:07:37 > 0:07:41It's not a pepperer, no, it's a sugar caster.
0:07:41 > 0:07:45- The holes are too fine. - Oh, I see.- Can you see that?
0:07:45 > 0:07:47But she's definitely meant to be in the kitchen.
0:07:47 > 0:07:49Pretty ugly face on her,
0:07:49 > 0:07:51but do you know what I love about this little thing?
0:07:51 > 0:07:54What caught my eye, not just the pretty, floral dress,
0:07:54 > 0:07:56but because of the waisted shape.
0:07:56 > 0:08:00She's got this sort of bosom which is very much like Thora Hird.
0:08:00 > 0:08:02- Do you know what I mean?- Yes. - Really buxom.
0:08:02 > 0:08:06Proper country piece, and that will look fabulous on an old
0:08:06 > 0:08:08pine dresser in the kitchen, wouldn't it? Or something like that.
0:08:08 > 0:08:11A lot of people collect pottery like this.
0:08:11 > 0:08:14- This is quite rare, it's not valuable...- No?
0:08:14 > 0:08:16But it's very collectable.
0:08:16 > 0:08:18Purely because of the figure, purely because of that.
0:08:18 > 0:08:21Oh, right. We always thought it was a pepper pot, you see.
0:08:21 > 0:08:25- And we wondered if there was a salt pot somewhere to go with it.- Which would be nice.
0:08:25 > 0:08:28I'm sure they made versions like this, though.
0:08:28 > 0:08:30But the holes would have been slightly bigger.
0:08:33 > 0:08:35It's got a value.
0:08:35 > 0:08:38If you put this into auction, I could see it quite easily
0:08:38 > 0:08:40fetching £50, because of the novelty factor.
0:08:40 > 0:08:44And I'd like to put it into auction with a value of £50-£80,
0:08:44 > 0:08:46- if you're happy... Do you want to sell it?- No, no.
0:08:46 > 0:08:50- No, I love her too much. - Do you know what, for £50, I wouldn't part with her either.
0:08:50 > 0:08:54- No, no.- And I'm so pleased, I'm so pleased you want to keep her.
0:08:54 > 0:08:57This is one that got away. This isn't "Flog It!", is it?
0:08:57 > 0:09:00- It's "Keep It!", today. - It's "Keep It!", definitely.
0:09:00 > 0:09:01Thank you.
0:09:01 > 0:09:04We need to pin down our third item to take off to auction
0:09:04 > 0:09:07and it looks like Phil's found it, or rather, them,
0:09:07 > 0:09:11a pair of candlesticks owned by Jonathan.
0:09:11 > 0:09:14Do you know, when I first saw these, I got really, really excited.
0:09:14 > 0:09:18Because I thought they were a pair of 18th-century candlesticks,
0:09:18 > 0:09:22and I thought, "Wow, we are looking at a four-figure lot here."
0:09:22 > 0:09:27And so, you know, I was just a touch disappointed when I saw...
0:09:27 > 0:09:31They are silver, you've got an English silver hallmark there,
0:09:31 > 0:09:33but what's all this bar code all about?
0:09:33 > 0:09:36Because I bought this from a charity shop.
0:09:36 > 0:09:39I always watch "Flog It!" and I know it's silver,
0:09:39 > 0:09:44because of the hallmarks, it's very cheap for its price, so...
0:09:44 > 0:09:48I thought I had a real bargain with it, so I bought it from them.
0:09:48 > 0:09:50You can be the expert now, all right?
0:09:50 > 0:09:53So, explain the hallmarks to me.
0:09:53 > 0:09:54- The anchor sign...- Yeah?
0:09:54 > 0:09:57I thought it was Birmingham
0:09:57 > 0:10:01and then the lion sign, it's silver.
0:10:01 > 0:10:02It's London.
0:10:02 > 0:10:06- And I looked on the internet, I can't find that...- That's the maker's stamp.
0:10:06 > 0:10:08The maker's stamp.
0:10:08 > 0:10:10And what about the K, did you date it?
0:10:10 > 0:10:13Yeah, it's about 1930s, but I don't know the exact number.
0:10:13 > 0:10:16You're getting good at this, aren't you?
0:10:16 > 0:10:20- You knew that was silver, but the charity shop didn't?- No.
0:10:20 > 0:10:21How much where they?
0:10:21 > 0:10:25- Five pounds for a pair. - Five pounds for a pair?
0:10:25 > 0:10:28Well, Jonathan, I think we taught you really well.
0:10:28 > 0:10:33You ought to be highly delighted, because I think, at auction,
0:10:33 > 0:10:36I think we can put £150-£250 on these.
0:10:36 > 0:10:40So, there's potentially like £150, £200 profit in these for you.
0:10:40 > 0:10:42What you going to spend the money on?
0:10:42 > 0:10:47- At the moment, my wife is pregnant. - Really? Don't look at me.- No.
0:10:47 > 0:10:50- Go on, then.- Yeah, at the moment my wife's pregnant,
0:10:50 > 0:10:54she is due next month, so probably the money will go to the baby.
0:10:54 > 0:10:56Oh, that's brilliant, isn't it? And do you know what?
0:10:56 > 0:10:59If you had a little baby boy, you could call it Philip.
0:10:59 > 0:11:03Philip? No, it's a girl, sorry.
0:11:03 > 0:11:05My turn now, and I've really hit the jackpot with
0:11:05 > 0:11:07Sally's exquisite Lalique bowl.
0:11:09 > 0:11:13- Sally, shouldn't you be at work? - I am at work.
0:11:13 > 0:11:16Sally actually works here at Wellington College. What do you do here?
0:11:16 > 0:11:18- I'm PA to the bursar. - Oh, wonderful job.
0:11:18 > 0:11:21- How long have you worked here? - I've worked here for 24 years.
0:11:21 > 0:11:24You must know every part of this wonderful school.
0:11:24 > 0:11:27I think I probably do. But I'm retiring at Christmas.
0:11:27 > 0:11:32I hope you're getting a nice watch, or a clock or something. My word.
0:11:32 > 0:11:35Tell me a little bit about the history of the Lalique bowl.
0:11:35 > 0:11:39It belonged to my grandmother, and my grandmother gave it to my mother, and my mother gave it to me.
0:11:39 > 0:11:43- So, it's been in the family for three generations?- It's been in the family for at least
0:11:43 > 0:11:46- three generations.- And now you're telling me you want to sell it?- Yes. - Why?
0:11:46 > 0:11:49I don't use it and I'm afraid I store it in the cupboard where
0:11:49 > 0:11:52- I keep my shoes.- You keep it in the cupboard where you keep your shoes?
0:11:52 > 0:11:55- So, do you keep your shoes in the kitchen?- No, I don't.
0:11:55 > 0:11:59Underneath the... In the bedroom? So, what's that doing in the bedroom, then?
0:11:59 > 0:12:02- I just think it's a safe place to keep, so it's all wrapped up. - Oh, I see. That's OK, OK.
0:12:02 > 0:12:05Well, it doesn't get much better than Rene Lalique,
0:12:05 > 0:12:07when you talk about glass design.
0:12:07 > 0:12:11Born in France in 1860, Lalique is still made, it's all stamped,
0:12:11 > 0:12:13Lalique, it's moulded glass.
0:12:13 > 0:12:16And they'd just stamp Lalique after his death. The pieces that were
0:12:16 > 0:12:19made during his lifetime were always stamped, "R Lalique,"
0:12:19 > 0:12:21and you can see it moulded into the glass there, right at the centre.
0:12:21 > 0:12:24It's a wonderful, opalescent glass.
0:12:24 > 0:12:28It's not quite clear, so you can see little flecks of blue, sometimes yellows and sometimes green.
0:12:28 > 0:12:31If I hold that up to the light, you can see what I'm going on about.
0:12:31 > 0:12:34- Oh, yes.- And there's the stamp right in the middle, "Rene Lalique".
0:12:34 > 0:12:36- Can you see that?- Mm-hm.
0:12:38 > 0:12:42Classic size, classic shape. 24 centimetres.
0:12:42 > 0:12:44It's the mistletoe and berries pattern,
0:12:44 > 0:12:45it's not the rarest of designs.
0:12:45 > 0:12:48When you think of Lalique and you think of those sexy ladies,
0:12:48 > 0:12:51all flowing around the vase, or you think of those gorgeous
0:12:51 > 0:12:54dragonflies, they are the ones that fetch the top money.
0:12:54 > 0:12:57But the key to the value here is, just look at that rim...
0:12:57 > 0:13:01Look down there and run your finger around the edge, go on.
0:13:01 > 0:13:03- Oh, yes, it's... - There's not one chip, is there?
0:13:03 > 0:13:06- No, no, it's perfect. Isn't it? - We see a lot on this show,
0:13:06 > 0:13:09and there's always one little chip of glass that's been slightly
0:13:09 > 0:13:12polished out, there's a little dink.
0:13:12 > 0:13:14Collectors are so fussy, it will put them off a bit.
0:13:14 > 0:13:17This is in very, very good condition, so I think if we put this
0:13:17 > 0:13:20into a sale tomorrow, let's say,
0:13:20 > 0:13:23it's got to have an auction price guide of £200-£300.
0:13:23 > 0:13:24And that way, it's bound to sell,
0:13:24 > 0:13:27and hopefully will get the £300 top end.
0:13:27 > 0:13:31- But they have done 220, I saw one do 250.- Mm-hm.
0:13:31 > 0:13:34- Let's put a fixed reserve on at £200.- OK.
0:13:34 > 0:13:37- Don't let it go for a penny less. - Right, OK. OK, that's fine.- Happy?
0:13:37 > 0:13:39- Yes, I'm very happy. - You're sure?- Very happy.
0:13:39 > 0:13:42Three generations here you're saying goodbye to.
0:13:42 > 0:13:46- No, I'm happy.- And obviously the money will go for a pair of shoes now, now there's space
0:13:46 > 0:13:49in the shoe cupboard for another pair of shoes.
0:13:59 > 0:14:05Highclere Castle, built by the third Earl of Carnarvon in 1842.
0:14:05 > 0:14:07It's everything a stately home should be.
0:14:07 > 0:14:11It has beautiful grounds, the house itself is splendid
0:14:11 > 0:14:16and is much in demand as a setting for costume dramas.
0:14:16 > 0:14:19The Herbert family have lived here for generations,
0:14:19 > 0:14:21and many of its members have played their part
0:14:21 > 0:14:23in the history of the nation.
0:14:25 > 0:14:28But it was the fifth earl who had the greatest impact worldwide,
0:14:28 > 0:14:30because it was his friendship and belief in
0:14:30 > 0:14:34Egyptologist Howard Carter that led to the discovery
0:14:34 > 0:14:37of the only complete royal tomb of a pharaoh.
0:14:37 > 0:14:38And it was that of Tutankhamen.
0:14:50 > 0:14:53I was very lucky to meet the present Lady Carnarvon at Highclere
0:14:53 > 0:14:55when I was filming here a few years ago.
0:14:55 > 0:14:59She very kindly showed me her recently-opened Egyptian exhibition,
0:14:59 > 0:15:02which I found absolutely fascinating,
0:15:02 > 0:15:04and I'm delighted to say she's invited me back
0:15:04 > 0:15:06to share it with you.
0:15:08 > 0:15:13Lady Carnarvon, why did the fifth earl become interested in Egypt and Egyptology?
0:15:13 > 0:15:16He went to Egypt because he was really ill.
0:15:16 > 0:15:18He'd nearly killed himself several times,
0:15:18 > 0:15:21driving the early cars far too fast, turning them over
0:15:21 > 0:15:24and his doctor said he had to go somewhere warm for the winter,
0:15:24 > 0:15:27because he would pack up here in England. So, they gave him a choice
0:15:27 > 0:15:30of places to go and he decided to go to Egypt.
0:15:34 > 0:15:37When he got there, he was much more than a kind of social butterfly,
0:15:37 > 0:15:40he really liked doing something. He was a very clever man,
0:15:40 > 0:15:41really intellectual.
0:15:41 > 0:15:45So, he bought a concession to excavate and they thought
0:15:45 > 0:15:49he would be there for a season and gone, like some sort of rich toff.
0:15:49 > 0:15:52And he became completely obsessed.
0:15:52 > 0:15:55He sat out on his dust heap
0:15:55 > 0:15:57and he discovered a mummified cat.
0:15:57 > 0:16:00- You know, he dug for three months. - He was actually mucking in as well?
0:16:00 > 0:16:04He did it. If you didn't sit there with your team of men working,
0:16:04 > 0:16:07you wouldn't come up with anything at the end.
0:16:07 > 0:16:10They'd have disappeared off into the bazaars and sold it.
0:16:10 > 0:16:14- Did he know Carter at this stage? - No, never had met Carter.
0:16:14 > 0:16:16He was doing it all on his own.
0:16:16 > 0:16:19Everyone, as I said, thought he would get bored and go away.
0:16:19 > 0:16:21He knew he'd been given a really dud site,
0:16:21 > 0:16:25so the next year he went back, and he went to Cairo,
0:16:25 > 0:16:27and he organised the site for himself,
0:16:27 > 0:16:29where he thought there was a tomb
0:16:29 > 0:16:33and he found a rather fabulous tomb of a mayor of Thebes,
0:16:33 > 0:16:35that of Tetiky. Fab.
0:16:40 > 0:16:43Talk me through some of the things you've got in the exhibition.
0:16:43 > 0:16:45I have arranged the exhibition thematically.
0:16:45 > 0:16:48So, there's groups of pottery, or groups of jewellery,
0:16:48 > 0:16:51or groups of faces and figures.
0:16:51 > 0:16:53One of the most lovely things is an offering table
0:16:53 > 0:16:55from the tomb of Tetiky.
0:16:55 > 0:16:58It was probably in the innermost sanctum of Tetiky's tomb
0:16:58 > 0:17:02after he died, and it's got inscriptions all about, you know,
0:17:02 > 0:17:05giving offerings to the gods in his name.
0:17:05 > 0:17:08You'd have left some flowers and some oil in it
0:17:08 > 0:17:11and it's 3,500 years old. It's amazing.
0:17:11 > 0:17:15There's another wonderful 12th-Dynasty inscription
0:17:15 > 0:17:17about the great Chamberlain from Abydos.
0:17:17 > 0:17:22The line drawings and the hieroglyphs are so clear.
0:17:22 > 0:17:25Well, actually, you or I probably couldn't have done them yesterday,
0:17:25 > 0:17:27but...they look as if they were.
0:17:27 > 0:17:32It's an extraordinary piece of art, which I simply love,
0:17:32 > 0:17:34it's very special to have there as well.
0:17:37 > 0:17:40This is wonderful, this coffin. The children who come here love it.
0:17:40 > 0:17:43Oh, I bet they do!
0:17:43 > 0:17:46You can see the goddess Nut, who caught you up in her arms
0:17:46 > 0:17:51and took you on to the world of the resurrection, the next world.
0:17:51 > 0:17:53Were all the royal coffins highly decorated like this?
0:17:53 > 0:17:57This is, kind of, a lady of the house, so it's a noble woman,
0:17:57 > 0:17:59not a royal coffin.
0:17:59 > 0:18:01But she could afford to be mummified.
0:18:01 > 0:18:04Although Lord Carnarvon made many discoveries of his own,
0:18:04 > 0:18:09it was his famous 13-year patronage of Egyptologist Howard Carter
0:18:09 > 0:18:12that was destined to make ripples across the world.
0:18:16 > 0:18:19So, when did Carter come on the scene, then?
0:18:19 > 0:18:23He met Howard Carter, I have now found out, in 1909.
0:18:23 > 0:18:26So, two or three years after he started
0:18:26 > 0:18:30and this is through some diaries of Gaston Maspero, kept in Paris,
0:18:30 > 0:18:32who was head of the antiquities.
0:18:32 > 0:18:37He introduced Carnarvon to Carter, thinking he needed a right-hand man
0:18:37 > 0:18:39out in Egypt, someone to be there and help him.
0:18:41 > 0:18:45But soon, the dawn of the First World War put a stop
0:18:45 > 0:18:46to the pair's exploration.
0:18:46 > 0:18:48When their search resumed,
0:18:48 > 0:18:51they continued for five long years, with little reward.
0:18:55 > 0:18:59It was the last chance. Carnarvon was at this point running out of money.
0:18:59 > 0:19:02This was 1922, it was post the First World War.
0:19:02 > 0:19:03Just about to give up.
0:19:03 > 0:19:05For Carnarvon, it was the last shot.
0:19:05 > 0:19:10Howard Carter had gone ahead of Lord Carnarvon that season and he had
0:19:10 > 0:19:13discovered a few steps, cabled Lord Carnarvon,
0:19:13 > 0:19:15who rushed out to be there.
0:19:15 > 0:19:19And then they went down the steps, cleared the passageway and
0:19:19 > 0:19:21they were confronted with this bricked-in wall
0:19:21 > 0:19:23and they chipped away at it.
0:19:25 > 0:19:29And then Howard Carter held in a candle
0:19:29 > 0:19:33- and he saw this extraordinary range of gold...- Unbelievable.
0:19:33 > 0:19:36..from another culture, another world.
0:19:38 > 0:19:41Lord Carnarvon was next to him, sort of whispering in his ear,
0:19:41 > 0:19:44- saying, "What can you see?" - I know, "What can you see?"
0:19:44 > 0:19:47And turning around and saying, with a peephole, "Treasure."
0:19:47 > 0:19:49Wonderful things, what wonderful things.
0:19:49 > 0:19:52It just sounds like a movie, doesn't it? It really does, like a film set.
0:19:52 > 0:19:55I mean, looking at that, it's like a film set. But that's real,
0:19:55 > 0:19:56that's history captured.
0:19:57 > 0:20:01What happened, because I know the earl never actually saw
0:20:01 > 0:20:04- the inner chamber, did he? - Not at all.
0:20:04 > 0:20:08He got bitten by a mosquito, which ultimately led to his death.
0:20:08 > 0:20:11But the bizarre thing is, I find the most bizarre thing,
0:20:11 > 0:20:14is that Tutankhamen's famous gold mask, which you're right,
0:20:14 > 0:20:16he never saw,
0:20:16 > 0:20:18is made of two sheets of gold,
0:20:18 > 0:20:21of amazingly equal thickness throughout.
0:20:21 > 0:20:26It's weaker and less thick at just one point, which is here,
0:20:26 > 0:20:28exactly on the left cheek,
0:20:28 > 0:20:31where Lord Carnarvon was bitten by the mosquito.
0:20:31 > 0:20:33And in some ways, the mosquito, it seems like,
0:20:33 > 0:20:36was also responsible for Tutankhamen's death.
0:20:36 > 0:20:39So, there is some kind of curse going on, do you think?
0:20:39 > 0:20:41Well, I just think... Hold steady!
0:20:41 > 0:20:43Well, I'm certainly careful.
0:20:47 > 0:20:49What happened to all the treasure?
0:20:49 > 0:20:53All the treasures from Tutankhamen's tomb went to Cairo.
0:20:53 > 0:20:59What we have here is the remains of his collection, pre-Tutankhamen.
0:20:59 > 0:21:02The majority of his collection was sold after he had died,
0:21:02 > 0:21:03to pay death duties.
0:21:06 > 0:21:08- Tutankhamen is such an icon, isn't he?- Yes.
0:21:08 > 0:21:12He is an icon throughout the world, and I thought, "We are so lucky,
0:21:12 > 0:21:16"we've got the story, we've got the story of the discovery."
0:21:16 > 0:21:20It's the treasure trail of all treasures.
0:21:23 > 0:21:26So, this is the famous mask, and obviously a replica of it.
0:21:26 > 0:21:31- But it's quite beautifully made. - It is an iconic image, isn't it?
0:21:31 > 0:21:32It's an extraordinary image.
0:21:32 > 0:21:35So, this was found on top of the mummy,
0:21:35 > 0:21:37which was then inside a gold coffin, which was inside
0:21:37 > 0:21:42a rishi coffin, like the one over there, inside a gold coffin
0:21:42 > 0:21:45over wood, inside a sarcophagus, inside four different shrines.
0:21:45 > 0:21:46Extraordinary.
0:21:56 > 0:21:58Well, it's time to put those valuations to the test.
0:21:58 > 0:22:02This is where we go to auction, where everybody sits on the edge of their seats, because we're
0:22:02 > 0:22:06- feeling really nervous for our owners. Our experts are normally pretty good, aren't they?- Yes.
0:22:06 > 0:22:07They're normally on the money,
0:22:07 > 0:22:10but as you know, anything can happen at auction.
0:22:10 > 0:22:13We're taking Stuart's collection of toys, and while Phil's not expecting
0:22:13 > 0:22:16Noddy and his chums to break any records,
0:22:16 > 0:22:19he has a hunch that nostalgia will help the sale go along.
0:22:20 > 0:22:23Elizabeth chose this Victorian micro-mosaic brooch.
0:22:23 > 0:22:26She is hoping its class and beauty will attract the bidders.
0:22:28 > 0:22:30We have a pair of 1930s candlesticks.
0:22:30 > 0:22:32Jonathan's £5 charity shop bargain,
0:22:32 > 0:22:36which Phil thinks will easily sell for 30 times that amount.
0:22:39 > 0:22:43Sally's Lalique was pure quality, and I'm hoping that someone
0:22:43 > 0:22:46in the sale room will love it enough to give it a decent home.
0:22:48 > 0:22:50For today's sale, we've travelled to Wokingham,
0:22:50 > 0:22:53to the Martin & Pole sale room,
0:22:53 > 0:22:57where they charge a seller's commission of 15%, plus VAT.
0:22:57 > 0:22:59Before the sale kicks off, I want to find out
0:22:59 > 0:23:03if auctioneer Garth Lewis thinks Sally's Lalique can do the business.
0:23:03 > 0:23:05Well, they say quality always sells,
0:23:05 > 0:23:09- and I think this Lalique bowl has it in abundance, don't you?- Absolutely.
0:23:09 > 0:23:12- The name says it all.- It's an early one as well, Rene Lalique.
0:23:12 > 0:23:15But the rim's not chipped at all...
0:23:15 > 0:23:17It seems to be in pretty good order.
0:23:17 > 0:23:22There are one or two slight knife marks, I fancy, in the bottom there.
0:23:22 > 0:23:24- She did that, Sally did that. - Did she?- Yes!
0:23:24 > 0:23:25OK, well, we'll blame her.
0:23:25 > 0:23:30But it's very nice, it's an unusual design, the mistletoe design.
0:23:31 > 0:23:33It sells, absolute banker.
0:23:33 > 0:23:35It is in company with a couple of other Lalique lots in the sale.
0:23:35 > 0:23:38- Good, I noticed that.- Hopefully, the people will be here for it.
0:23:38 > 0:23:41And I like that word, it's a complete banker. That's what you
0:23:41 > 0:23:44- want to hear from the auctioneer. - Did I just say that? - Yes, the complete banker.
0:23:44 > 0:23:46Which is good, isn't it?
0:23:46 > 0:23:49Well, fingers crossed that there are some rememorabilia lovers
0:23:49 > 0:23:51here today, because the toys are our first item up.
0:23:54 > 0:23:55I've just been joined by Philip.
0:23:55 > 0:23:57Unfortunately our owner cannot be with us.
0:23:57 > 0:24:00Stuart can't make it, but we do have all of his toys,
0:24:00 > 0:24:03and hopefully they're going to reach the top end of the estimate.
0:24:03 > 0:24:06- Because I had a chat with the auctioneer...- What did he say?
0:24:07 > 0:24:09We're in the money?
0:24:09 > 0:24:11# We're in the money... # Are we?
0:24:11 > 0:24:14- Ready for this?- Yeah.- Could double our money.- Well, that's because...
0:24:14 > 0:24:17- I always thought Dougal was really cool, you know.- So did I.
0:24:17 > 0:24:20- He was my favourite, Dougal. - And Zebedee!- No, Dougal was...
0:24:20 > 0:24:23I wasn't keen on Miss Piggy, but I tell you what he did say,
0:24:23 > 0:24:25Miss Piggy is the most valuable one there.
0:24:25 > 0:24:27- Really?- Yeah.
0:24:27 > 0:24:32- How do you know that?- Well, he told me. Because she's more collectable.
0:24:32 > 0:24:37- I... I really don't know what to say.- Well, hopefully you've learned something, because I have.
0:24:37 > 0:24:38Yes. I still like Dougal the best.
0:24:38 > 0:24:40I do as well, but anyway, let's find out
0:24:40 > 0:24:42what the bidders think, shall we?
0:24:43 > 0:24:4627 is a little collection of toys,
0:24:46 > 0:24:50including some Magic Roundabout Corgi figures,
0:24:50 > 0:24:52and, most memorably, Miss Piggy's car.
0:24:52 > 0:24:55So, I'm sure you've had a good look through. Interesting little lot.
0:24:55 > 0:24:57May I say 40 to start, please? £40.
0:24:58 > 0:25:0030, if you like. I don't mind.
0:25:00 > 0:25:03- Nobody want it?- You should have told everybody else...
0:25:03 > 0:25:05Here we go. Someone's in.
0:25:05 > 0:25:0830 bid, thank you. At 30... 32, now.
0:25:08 > 0:25:1035. 38. 40.
0:25:10 > 0:25:1342. 45.
0:25:13 > 0:25:1548, with the lady. New place.
0:25:15 > 0:25:18It's 48. Lady's bid. At 48, then, if you're done...
0:25:20 > 0:25:24- 50.- Great.- He was right. He knows his Miss Piggy, doesn't he?
0:25:24 > 0:25:27- 55. 60.- This is good!- Mm.
0:25:27 > 0:25:30- £60. On my left here at 60.- Boing!
0:25:32 > 0:25:34£60, sold!
0:25:34 > 0:25:36Well, I have learnt something.
0:25:36 > 0:25:39Miss Piggy. That's where the money is.
0:25:39 > 0:25:42I wonder if Kermit the Frog was amongst the bidders.
0:25:42 > 0:25:45Now, on to serious stuff and that micro-mosaic jewellery,
0:25:45 > 0:25:47valued by Elizabeth at £80-£120.
0:25:49 > 0:25:54It belongs to Adrian here, who's just joined us in the nick of time.
0:25:54 > 0:25:56Phew. Sweat's on, hey?
0:25:56 > 0:25:57Hopefully.
0:25:57 > 0:25:59I'm quite confident about this,
0:25:59 > 0:26:01because I think this is pure quality.
0:26:01 > 0:26:03It is, but you formulate a piece of jewellery,
0:26:03 > 0:26:05you see this fairly regularly, but it is such
0:26:05 > 0:26:07a strong field for collectors.
0:26:07 > 0:26:10You've got a nice sort of pictorial one, and condition is good.
0:26:10 > 0:26:12So, all these, it ticks all the boxes.
0:26:12 > 0:26:14It ticks the right boxes. Let's find out what the bidders think.
0:26:16 > 0:26:20Nice example of a small, oval micro-mosaic brooch.
0:26:20 > 0:26:23Decorated with a colonnaded Roman building.
0:26:23 > 0:26:26May we say 50 here, please? £50 for it.
0:26:26 > 0:26:29It's bid, thank you. At 50. Any further?
0:26:29 > 0:26:32- And five with the lady. - Good, someone down the front.- Yes.
0:26:32 > 0:26:34- Competition.- I'll come to you in a second.
0:26:34 > 0:26:3870, and five. 80.
0:26:38 > 0:26:41And five. 90. Five. 95.
0:26:41 > 0:26:42Was there a bid here?
0:26:43 > 0:26:4695. Lady's bid. Are we all done?
0:26:46 > 0:26:49- 100, new face.- Bang on, mid-estimate. 110.
0:26:52 > 0:26:56- Sold at 110!- Brilliant.- Happy with that?- Thank you.- Excellent.
0:26:56 > 0:26:59Quality always sells, doesn't it? That's what you've got to
0:26:59 > 0:27:02keep remembering when you want to invest in antiques.
0:27:02 > 0:27:05Look for quality, condition, good maker's name and provenance,
0:27:05 > 0:27:07if you can find it. Well done, and thank you
0:27:07 > 0:27:09for bringing in such a great example.
0:27:09 > 0:27:12- Thank you, Paul, it's great. - Mid-estimate and a solid sale.
0:27:12 > 0:27:14We're on our way and the bidders are warming up.
0:27:16 > 0:27:18I've just been joined by Jonathan. It's great to see you again.
0:27:18 > 0:27:21And since the valuation day, you've got some good news for us,
0:27:21 > 0:27:23haven't you?
0:27:23 > 0:27:25On the day of the valuation, my wife was pregnant.
0:27:25 > 0:27:28Now she is three and a half months.
0:27:28 > 0:27:31- A wonderful baby, a little girl or boy?- Girl.
0:27:31 > 0:27:34A little girl, and she's just over there, and there's your wife.
0:27:34 > 0:27:36Give us a wave, hello.
0:27:36 > 0:27:38Hello, beautiful baby.
0:27:38 > 0:27:40- What's her name?- Zoe Gabriel.
0:27:40 > 0:27:43- Zoe Gabriel, that's cool! - Oh, Philip, look.
0:27:43 > 0:27:46How sweet. Her first auction, she's starting young.
0:27:46 > 0:27:50You never know, she could be a jewellery expert when she's older.
0:27:50 > 0:27:52Or a fine art expert. But good luck with this,
0:27:52 > 0:27:53it is a great time to sell.
0:27:53 > 0:27:55Why are you selling them?
0:27:55 > 0:27:59- I just bought it in the charity shop for £5.- No, you're kidding?
0:27:59 > 0:28:01Yeah, a week before the valuation, so...
0:28:01 > 0:28:03Hey, hey, keen eye.
0:28:03 > 0:28:05You got your eye through "Flog It!", didn't you?
0:28:05 > 0:28:08- Yeah, I just learned through watching "Flog It!"- And that's what
0:28:08 > 0:28:11it's all about, giving you information so you can take it
0:28:11 > 0:28:12a bit further, lots of inspiration.
0:28:12 > 0:28:14Here we go, this is it.
0:28:16 > 0:28:20Good pair of early 20th-century silver sticks.
0:28:21 > 0:28:25Say £100 to start, please. Surely? 100 for them is bid, thank you.
0:28:25 > 0:28:26Any further?
0:28:28 > 0:28:31100, and 10. 120.
0:28:31 > 0:28:35120. 130. 140, 50.
0:28:36 > 0:28:3860. 70. 180.
0:28:38 > 0:28:41190. 200, now.
0:28:41 > 0:28:4320.
0:28:44 > 0:28:4740. £240.
0:28:47 > 0:28:49My original bidder at 240. If you're done...
0:28:53 > 0:28:56£240, well done. Well spotted, that's all I can say.
0:28:56 > 0:28:59If it's out there, ready to be bought, get in there and buy it.
0:29:01 > 0:29:03Last, but not least, it's Sally's lovely Lalique.
0:29:05 > 0:29:08It's great to see you again, Sally, and I love what you're wearing.
0:29:08 > 0:29:10That colour's this year's colour.
0:29:10 > 0:29:13- Everyone is wearing that.- Thank you. - Are you excited?- I'm very excited.
0:29:13 > 0:29:16- It's been a long wait, hasn't it? - It has been a long wait, yes.
0:29:16 > 0:29:19I had a chat to the auctioneer. You know what he said.
0:29:19 > 0:29:22He agreed with the valuation, it's good, everything's right about it.
0:29:22 > 0:29:25It's an early one, like I said, so, fingers crossed.
0:29:25 > 0:29:28It could either be 200, it could either be 300.
0:29:28 > 0:29:32- It could be a bit more, if we want to be greedy.- We'll have to see.
0:29:32 > 0:29:35Because, as you know, it's not an exact science. Right.
0:29:35 > 0:29:37It's going under the hammer now, good luck, Sally.
0:29:39 > 0:29:44This is the mistletoe bowl. Nice example, impressed mark.
0:29:44 > 0:29:48- I have interest here on the book. I'll start it at 150.- There we go.
0:29:48 > 0:29:51£150 against you. £150 is bid.
0:29:52 > 0:29:56Any further, at 160? Thank you. 170 here.
0:29:56 > 0:29:59170. 80. 190.
0:29:59 > 0:30:00190...
0:30:00 > 0:30:03- It's against you at 200. 220. - Right, now it's gone.
0:30:03 > 0:30:07Mine at 220, then, if you're all done. Is there any further? £220...
0:30:07 > 0:30:08Come on, a bit more...
0:30:11 > 0:30:14220. Well, we didn't get the top end, but at least it went.
0:30:14 > 0:30:16- That's fantastic, wonderful.- Happy?
0:30:16 > 0:30:18- Very happy. Thank you very much indeed.- Big smile.
0:30:18 > 0:30:20There is commission to pay, here it is 15%,
0:30:20 > 0:30:23but it does vary from room to room. So, enjoy the money.
0:30:23 > 0:30:25- Thank you very much indeed. - Thank you. It's good fun.
0:30:42 > 0:30:45Today, I'm rolling back the years.
0:30:45 > 0:30:48I'm in Windsor Great Park, and this is Virginia Water.
0:30:48 > 0:30:50Now, the first time I came here,
0:30:50 > 0:30:53walking down this tree-lined avenue, I was about that high,
0:30:53 > 0:30:57with my mother and father and sister and our dog, Bella, the boxer dog.
0:30:57 > 0:31:00We grew up, oh, about four miles away from here in a place
0:31:00 > 0:31:03called Windlesham, before I moved to Cornwall, when I was 12 years old.
0:31:03 > 0:31:08We came here most weekends and I was absolutely fascinated by this,
0:31:08 > 0:31:10this 100-ft high totem pole,
0:31:10 > 0:31:13which was a gift to the park from British Columbia.
0:31:13 > 0:31:14It's still here, look at that.
0:31:15 > 0:31:18Still looks as impressive.
0:31:18 > 0:31:21Oh, gosh, I am reliving some happy memories.
0:31:26 > 0:31:30The park started out as a hunting forest under William the Conqueror.
0:31:33 > 0:31:35The most active period of landscaping took place in the
0:31:35 > 0:31:3818th century under William Augustus, the Duke of Cumberland.
0:31:38 > 0:31:41He created Virginia Water, and with it,
0:31:41 > 0:31:45introduced a new form of garden design, with a more natural,
0:31:45 > 0:31:49picturesque landscaping, adorned with follies...
0:31:49 > 0:31:50and swans!
0:31:56 > 0:32:01Virginia Water was first dammed and flooded in 1753, making it
0:32:01 > 0:32:05the largest man-made body of water in the British Isles at the time.
0:32:05 > 0:32:09The lake was once a place of pageantry and spectacle,
0:32:09 > 0:32:12with follies and fishing temples built on the shore.
0:32:12 > 0:32:14Visitors can still admire a Roman temple,
0:32:14 > 0:32:18built from the columns and lintels brought from the ancient city
0:32:18 > 0:32:22of Leptis Magna, and ornamental cascades from the 18th century.
0:32:25 > 0:32:27Windsor Great Park covers 1,000 years of history
0:32:27 > 0:32:30over 1,000 acres of space,
0:32:30 > 0:32:32and this is the most recent garden design.
0:32:32 > 0:32:33The Savill Garden.
0:32:33 > 0:32:36It was built in the 1930s and '40s by Sir Eric Savill.
0:32:40 > 0:32:43The Savill Garden is 35 acres of contemporary
0:32:43 > 0:32:46and classically designed gardens and exotic woodland.
0:32:46 > 0:32:49It began as a woodland garden, with native oak,
0:32:49 > 0:32:53beech and sweet chestnut trees, but has since evolved by
0:32:53 > 0:32:56incorporating many new plants over the years.
0:32:58 > 0:33:01Now, if you want a tour of the park in absolute regal style,
0:33:01 > 0:33:04there's only one way to do it, and that's to meet up with Jo Buick,
0:33:04 > 0:33:08who runs Ascot Carriages. And here you can certainly embrace nature, can't you, Jo?
0:33:08 > 0:33:11- Hello, Paul.- Hello. Thank you for meeting up with me. Who's this?
0:33:11 > 0:33:14- This is Delwyn.- Hello, Delwyn. How old are you?- He's about 15 now.
0:33:14 > 0:33:18- Is he?- Yeah, he's very experienced. He's a Welsh Cob from Mid Glamorgan.
0:33:18 > 0:33:20Oh, he's lovely, isn't he? And how long have you been doing this?
0:33:20 > 0:33:24We've been very fortunate, we were invited to do this for the visitors a year ago.
0:33:24 > 0:33:26- So, this is your business? - This is, yes,
0:33:26 > 0:33:28and we work here in these glorious surroundings.
0:33:28 > 0:33:31- And tours take about, what, half an hour to an hour?- About half an hour.
0:33:31 > 0:33:34- You can book what you like, really, yeah.- Weddings, parties, anything like that?
0:33:34 > 0:33:36Yes, romantic proposals...
0:33:36 > 0:33:38- Really? Have you had proposals on board?- Yes,
0:33:38 > 0:33:41underneath the spreading oak tree, or by the lake.
0:33:41 > 0:33:42Oh, how romantic.
0:33:42 > 0:33:45It's very romantic and they've been a 100% success rate.
0:33:45 > 0:33:46- Have they?- Yes.
0:33:47 > 0:33:50Well, thank you for letting me jump aboard today.
0:33:50 > 0:33:54Thank you. Delwyn, I'm relying on a smooth ride.
0:33:54 > 0:33:57To find out a little bit more about the work of the Crown estate,
0:33:57 > 0:34:01I've come to talk to keeper Mark Flanagan. Hello, Mark.
0:34:01 > 0:34:04- Paul, hello.- Pleased to meet you. - Thank you.- Climb aboard, then.
0:34:04 > 0:34:06- Travelling in style today. - Absolutely.
0:34:06 > 0:34:10- This is lovely, isn't it?- Wonderful. - And a great way to take in the view.
0:34:10 > 0:34:11The best way, I think.
0:34:19 > 0:34:22So, tell me a little bit about your work. What does the job title mean?
0:34:22 > 0:34:26Well, keeper of the gardens means that I manage about 1,000 acres of Windsor Great Park.
0:34:26 > 0:34:28Gosh, that's a great responsibility.
0:34:28 > 0:34:31Great responsibility, a wonderful job, but it includes the well-known
0:34:31 > 0:34:35areas, such as Virginia Water lake, the Savill and Valley Gardens.
0:34:35 > 0:34:37- Features like the totem pole.- Gosh.
0:34:37 > 0:34:40And what's the biggest headache, do you think?
0:34:40 > 0:34:43The responsibility of all that past history, we need to be very
0:34:43 > 0:34:46clear about what we're doing and why we're doing those things.
0:34:46 > 0:34:49We work as a team to present the park in the best way
0:34:49 > 0:34:51we can for visitors.
0:34:51 > 0:34:53I guess the most exciting thing must be the planting up, but it
0:34:53 > 0:34:57must take years to actually see the fruits of labour, doesn't it?
0:34:57 > 0:35:00It does, I mean, obviously trees take quite a long time to mature.
0:35:00 > 0:35:02But we're putting new features in all the time.
0:35:02 > 0:35:05Last summer, for example, we opened a new rose garden,
0:35:05 > 0:35:08a contemporary rose garden. Very different from the Savill Garden.
0:35:08 > 0:35:11- And that's an instant splash of colour, isn't it?- It is, absolutely.
0:35:12 > 0:35:14Oh, this is nice. Look, we're coming to the water now,
0:35:14 > 0:35:17with all the lilies. This is a royal park.
0:35:17 > 0:35:19Do many of the royals still come and visit?
0:35:19 > 0:35:22Well, obviously the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh are residents
0:35:22 > 0:35:25of Windsor Castle, four miles from where we are here, through the park.
0:35:33 > 0:35:35- Any other plans for the future? - Always, yeah.
0:35:35 > 0:35:37Always, we're looking at Virginia Water,
0:35:37 > 0:35:41to do some of the historical restoration work as well.
0:35:41 > 0:35:44But the framework of the landscape that people enjoy, obviously
0:35:44 > 0:35:46very long term, and we have to take that into account.
0:35:46 > 0:35:51I guess the estate must attract hundreds of thousands of visitors now, each year?
0:35:51 > 0:35:54The estimate for the whole of Windsor Great Park is about two million visits a year.
0:35:54 > 0:35:57That's fabulous, and it's the perfect family day out, isn't it?
0:35:57 > 0:36:00Well, wonderful opportunities for all kinds of recreation.
0:36:00 > 0:36:03You know, cycling, dog walking, jogging, roller blading,
0:36:03 > 0:36:06- picnicking...- You've got some lovely restaurants on site.
0:36:06 > 0:36:08We've got lots of refreshment outlets as well,
0:36:08 > 0:36:10so, it would be a great family day here.
0:36:10 > 0:36:13Well, I thoroughly enjoyed my trip, everybody. Mark, thank you
0:36:13 > 0:36:16for my tour, it's brought back so many happy memories for me, especially as a young lad.
0:36:29 > 0:36:32Let's catch up with our experts back at the valuation day.
0:36:35 > 0:36:38What I love about you, is you've brought this specifically
0:36:38 > 0:36:42because it colour coordinates in with our tablecloth, doesn't it?
0:36:42 > 0:36:45- Well, we've got to try. - Oh, brilliant job, brilliant job.
0:36:45 > 0:36:47This screams at you, Poole.
0:36:47 > 0:36:50It's a piece of Poole Pottery, and it's delphis ware,
0:36:50 > 0:36:54which was started in...that range was started in 1963.
0:36:54 > 0:36:58And I bet you'll never guess where Poole comes from.
0:36:58 > 0:37:00Poole?
0:37:00 > 0:37:04You've done so well, yeah. It was founded on the quayside in Poole.
0:37:04 > 0:37:09Yeah, by the Carter family in mid, sort of, 1870s, I would think.
0:37:09 > 0:37:11And this is so obviously Poole Pottery that we don't
0:37:11 > 0:37:14really need to turn it over, but I better just had.
0:37:14 > 0:37:17And there they are, we've got the Poole transfer label there,
0:37:17 > 0:37:21and then, just impressed here, we have Poole as well.
0:37:21 > 0:37:23How have you come by this?
0:37:23 > 0:37:27I inherited it from my mother-in-law when she died.
0:37:27 > 0:37:31My husband's younger brother was one of the principal dancers with
0:37:31 > 0:37:35- the Royal Festival Ballet. - Really?- Yeah.
0:37:35 > 0:37:38He died very young, unfortunately.
0:37:38 > 0:37:41But, while he was at the top, with the ballet,
0:37:41 > 0:37:44he used to buy her things
0:37:44 > 0:37:46from all over the world.
0:37:46 > 0:37:48Would he have bought this for his mum?
0:37:48 > 0:37:51I would have thought he would have bought it, because most of the stuff
0:37:51 > 0:37:54that she had, you know, nice stuff,
0:37:54 > 0:37:56would have come from Paul.
0:37:56 > 0:37:58It looks to be in good order.
0:37:58 > 0:38:01I think this stuff's come back a little bit over the past
0:38:01 > 0:38:03five or six years, in terms of value.
0:38:03 > 0:38:07And I think you've got to pitch this just at the right level...
0:38:09 > 0:38:12..that makes it attractive to people coming to the auction.
0:38:12 > 0:38:16So, I'd recommend 40 to 60 as an estimate.
0:38:16 > 0:38:17£30 as a reserve.
0:38:17 > 0:38:21- How does that grab you? - That sounds fine. That sounds fine.
0:38:21 > 0:38:25I'm not going to ask you what you're going to do with 30 quid...
0:38:25 > 0:38:27Why have you decided to sell it, though?
0:38:27 > 0:38:31I would love to have room to put everything on show,
0:38:31 > 0:38:34but with something like this, you know, the colour and all that,
0:38:34 > 0:38:35it's just in your face.
0:38:35 > 0:38:38I think, if it can go to someone who would like it enough to hang
0:38:38 > 0:38:43it on a wall, and look at it and really enjoy it, I think, well,
0:38:43 > 0:38:45let someone else get the pleasure of it.
0:38:45 > 0:38:49And I can maybe put the money... and buy something else.
0:38:49 > 0:38:52I think that's a great sentiment, and on that note, we're going to
0:38:52 > 0:38:54- leave it just at that.- OK.
0:38:55 > 0:38:58There are still plenty of people wanting items valued,
0:38:58 > 0:39:01and Elizabeth Talbot is ready with our next owners.
0:39:02 > 0:39:04- Hello, Pete. Hello, Ben.- Hello.
0:39:04 > 0:39:07- I understand you must be on half-term this week.- Yes, I am.
0:39:07 > 0:39:11- So, you've come along with your grandfather?- Yes.- To produce...
0:39:11 > 0:39:13for us, today...
0:39:13 > 0:39:16Now, this. What can you tell me about this?
0:39:16 > 0:39:21It was my nan's, and I hadn't even seen it, but, when she died
0:39:21 > 0:39:25- and we were clearing out the house, we found it in a cupboard.- Right.
0:39:25 > 0:39:27My dad said he could remember listening to it,
0:39:27 > 0:39:31- but we just couldn't find the horn. - Oh, look at the horn.
0:39:31 > 0:39:34- That's a shame.- That IS a shame. So, have you seen this before?
0:39:34 > 0:39:37I haven't, until this morning, actually, when my grandad
0:39:37 > 0:39:41has brought it over to my house and said, "Ben, we're going to Flog It."
0:39:41 > 0:39:42Oh, very good, then.
0:39:42 > 0:39:45So, you had your day planned out for you by your grandad?
0:39:45 > 0:39:47- Yes, it's great.- Well, I'll tell you a little bit about it.
0:39:47 > 0:39:49It's called a phonograph.
0:39:49 > 0:39:53Now, phonographs were invented in 1887 by Thomas Edison,
0:39:53 > 0:39:56who was an American. The original usage...
0:39:56 > 0:39:59- Do you know what the original usage of these was?- No.- No?
0:39:59 > 0:40:04It was originally intended to capture dictated human voice,
0:40:04 > 0:40:07so that it could be played back in office use, basically.
0:40:07 > 0:40:09- Like early dictaphones, OK?- Wow.
0:40:09 > 0:40:12And they would record on these very delicate wax discs,
0:40:12 > 0:40:15and there were grooves on the wax discs
0:40:15 > 0:40:18and the needle would run into the grooves and then the voice
0:40:18 > 0:40:21would be broadcast through the horn, which as you say, in this case,
0:40:21 > 0:40:22is sadly missing.
0:40:23 > 0:40:26Now, the earliest ones were for office use.
0:40:26 > 0:40:27Then, by the early 1900s,
0:40:27 > 0:40:30they were used for home entertainment, in effect.
0:40:30 > 0:40:34For playing favourite, you know, musical songs and classical
0:40:34 > 0:40:38pieces, and perhaps a bit of human voice that was recorded as well.
0:40:38 > 0:40:41This one dates between 1900-1910.
0:40:41 > 0:40:43The most usual colour would have been black.
0:40:43 > 0:40:46This is unusual because it's a sort of maroon colour. It actually
0:40:46 > 0:40:49reminds me of the early Hornby trains.
0:40:49 > 0:40:52- It's got that colour combination. - Same with the coach lines as well.
0:40:52 > 0:40:55Exactly right. Yeah, very much of its time.
0:40:55 > 0:40:58It was called a maroon gem, and its little horn, which you
0:40:58 > 0:41:03possibly imagine being brass, was actually also maroon coloured.
0:41:03 > 0:41:05- Wow, that would've been nice.- It would have been nice, wouldn't it?
0:41:05 > 0:41:09I have seen them with horns sell for as much as £300, but I think, to be
0:41:09 > 0:41:13realistic on this occasion, it's in very good condition, so that counts
0:41:13 > 0:41:17for it, but I think we need to look at about £100, £150 as an estimate.
0:41:17 > 0:41:19Wow, that's nice.
0:41:19 > 0:41:21- Yeah? You're happy with that?- Yeah.
0:41:21 > 0:41:24- Yes. Very fair.- And would you like a reserve on that?- No.
0:41:24 > 0:41:25See how the market takes it.
0:41:25 > 0:41:28I think, to be fair, it should achieve its value quite comfortably,
0:41:28 > 0:41:32because it is quite a rarity in its own right, even without the horn.
0:41:32 > 0:41:36- So, fingers crossed.- Yeah, yeah. Got your fingers crossed?- Yep!
0:41:38 > 0:41:40With that many fingers crossed,
0:41:40 > 0:41:42the phonograph should do really well at auction.
0:41:42 > 0:41:46Knowing Phil Serrell, he won't be leaving anything to chance.
0:41:46 > 0:41:49He's zoned in on Rosemary, who has a large collection of postcards.
0:41:51 > 0:41:55You've got a fascinating collection here of postcards.
0:41:55 > 0:42:00- Who's collected these?- Well, as a family, we are well into postcards.
0:42:00 > 0:42:03And I think we inherited, from my grandmother,
0:42:03 > 0:42:08most of these movie stars going back to 1904/1905.
0:42:08 > 0:42:11She started collecting them.
0:42:11 > 0:42:14Then my mother inherited them from her.
0:42:14 > 0:42:17This is Granny's? This is Mum's? Where's yours?
0:42:17 > 0:42:20- Well, they are still to come, we are hoarding those.- Really?
0:42:20 > 0:42:24In years to come they will come on to "Flog It!" in 50 years' time.
0:42:24 > 0:42:27- Do you collect them, really? - Yes, yes. We have boxes and boxes.
0:42:27 > 0:42:29Do you think this is genetic?
0:42:29 > 0:42:32There is something because my nieces and nephews,
0:42:32 > 0:42:36they are well into sending postcards, as well.
0:42:36 > 0:42:39I think this is.... I bet you're a wow at Christmas, aren't you?!
0:42:40 > 0:42:42Let's deal with them.
0:42:42 > 0:42:46I think we've got two lots here. These are all musical stars?
0:42:46 > 0:42:50- Movie stars, really. - Movie stars.- Yeah.
0:42:50 > 0:42:51Well, I had a quick flick through earlier
0:42:51 > 0:42:54and I'm not going to profess to being an expert on early
0:42:54 > 0:42:5920th century movie stars and personalities but I would guess...
0:43:01 > 0:43:05- ..that that lot is worth around £50-£80.- Do you?- Yeah.
0:43:05 > 0:43:07That's fine.
0:43:07 > 0:43:11Put a reserve of £50 on them with 10% discretion.
0:43:11 > 0:43:14- That's those.- Yeah.- OK?- Yeah.
0:43:14 > 0:43:16- I mean, for me, these are so much more fun.- Yeah.
0:43:16 > 0:43:20- Your mum had a sense of humour, yeah?- Yes.
0:43:20 > 0:43:24My mother was a huge "Flog It!" fan
0:43:24 > 0:43:28- and she passed away only about 18 months ago.- Oh, really?
0:43:28 > 0:43:31So she's up there watching, I think...
0:43:31 > 0:43:33Better get it right, Mum!
0:43:33 > 0:43:36I just think this is lovely. Look at this one here.
0:43:36 > 0:43:39"Any business today?" "No real business but I put the wind up
0:43:39 > 0:43:41"a couple of typists this afternoon!"
0:43:41 > 0:43:44And you've got these two storks and then,
0:43:44 > 0:43:49I mean, you look at these sort of irreverent children in a way.
0:43:49 > 0:43:54You don't even need to see the artist's name there
0:43:54 > 0:43:57because you know they are Mabel Lucie Attwell and she, of course,
0:43:57 > 0:44:00did some of the designs for the breakfast plates
0:44:00 > 0:44:03and the Bunnykins plates that we get to sell.
0:44:03 > 0:44:06I just think they're lovely.
0:44:06 > 0:44:10They are just wizard. I think these are really collectable.
0:44:10 > 0:44:14- I think these will fly through £60-£90.- Yeah?
0:44:14 > 0:44:16But we should sell them as two lots.
0:44:16 > 0:44:20- £50-£80, 10% discretion.- Yeah.
0:44:20 > 0:44:25£60-£90 and we'll perhaps give them £10 discretion, if they have to.
0:44:25 > 0:44:27I think these will do very well.
0:44:27 > 0:44:31I think they are lovely cards. They are a great bit of fun.
0:44:31 > 0:44:36- Hopefully, we'll keep Mum happy, will we?- I'm sure we will!
0:44:38 > 0:44:40And that's our aim on "Flog It!", to make you
0:44:40 > 0:44:44happy by selling your unwanted collectables for a decent sum.
0:44:44 > 0:44:47We'll find out later how those postcards get on at auction.
0:44:47 > 0:44:50But first over to Elizabeth, she's with Paul.
0:44:50 > 0:44:55Your painting caught my eye, Paul. What can you tell me about it?
0:44:55 > 0:44:59- It doesn't belong to me, it belongs to my mother.- Right.
0:44:59 > 0:45:02It was handed down from her mother when she died.
0:45:02 > 0:45:05And you have come along on behalf of your mother today to...?
0:45:05 > 0:45:08Exactly, because she is in a care home being looked after.
0:45:08 > 0:45:12Is there anything that the family has found out about it up to this point?
0:45:12 > 0:45:16Do you know anything about it, or links to the artist, or anything?
0:45:16 > 0:45:20- No.- I'm quite intrigued. I like the style of it.
0:45:20 > 0:45:22It was the bold artistic style
0:45:22 > 0:45:24and use of the brushwork which caught my eye.
0:45:24 > 0:45:28It's signed very boldly at the bottom, Johnson Hayward.
0:45:28 > 0:45:31I haven't been able to find anything about him at all,
0:45:31 > 0:45:35even with the facilities I have here today, which is quite frustrating.
0:45:35 > 0:45:38I like the style and I feel as though it's somebody
0:45:38 > 0:45:41if they hadn't got full potential at this stage,
0:45:41 > 0:45:43- was certainly showing a lot of potential.- Really?
0:45:43 > 0:45:45The sky is very good.
0:45:45 > 0:45:48I like the fluffiness of the clouds, very bright sky.
0:45:48 > 0:45:50I like the viewpoint going across the river valley
0:45:50 > 0:45:53through to the little town about there.
0:45:53 > 0:45:56The foreground with these almost gorse bushes in the foreground,
0:45:56 > 0:46:00it's very atmospheric, very bold, very vibrant.
0:46:00 > 0:46:04All that enthusiasm and not having been able to find
0:46:04 > 0:46:07anything about the artist makes the valuation very difficult.
0:46:07 > 0:46:10- I bet, yes.- I'd be tempted to keep it fairly modest
0:46:10 > 0:46:14because there is no precedent found to be able to tie back to,
0:46:14 > 0:46:17you know, the last one sold by this gentleman was X, Y, Z.
0:46:17 > 0:46:22I think instinctively my feeling says it should be £200-£300
0:46:22 > 0:46:26but I would recommend a reserve of around £150 for it
0:46:26 > 0:46:30- so we're not pushing it too hard.- I would like it to be more, obviously.
0:46:30 > 0:46:32Yes, absolutely, indeed.
0:46:32 > 0:46:36But I wouldn't want to dangle carrots in front of you and say...
0:46:36 > 0:46:41- I think that's fair. Is that all right?- Yes, yes.
0:46:41 > 0:46:44- So we'll do that and who knows? - Who knows? Fingers crossed.
0:46:49 > 0:46:52Well, we've had a marvellous day here and we've now found our final items.
0:46:52 > 0:46:56We're just going over to the auction room for the second time to put those valuations to the test.
0:46:56 > 0:47:02It's time for us to bid a very, very fond farewell to Wellington College.
0:47:02 > 0:47:05So this is what we're taking off to auction with us.
0:47:06 > 0:47:09Philip reckons Margaret's Poole plate will be a smash.
0:47:13 > 0:47:15Pete and his grandson, Ben, brought in the Edison phonograph.
0:47:15 > 0:47:19It's missing the horn but does include a number of musical cylinders.
0:47:21 > 0:47:22Phil chose the albums of postcards
0:47:22 > 0:47:26and photos collected by Rosemary's mother and grandmother.
0:47:27 > 0:47:32And the Hayward oil painting, valued by Elizabeth at £200-£300.
0:47:35 > 0:47:38Let's test those values now as we send them all off to auction at
0:47:38 > 0:47:43Martin & Pole in Wokingham, and our auctioneer for today is Garth Lewis.
0:47:43 > 0:47:45We're starting with the first of Rosemary's two lots.
0:47:45 > 0:47:48We'll sell her cheeky postcards later
0:47:48 > 0:47:51but right now it's those film star photos.
0:47:52 > 0:47:55Going under the hammer right now, Grandma's inheritance.
0:47:55 > 0:47:59Rosemary, you should be hanging on to this, shouldn't you?
0:47:59 > 0:48:02Maybe, but they've been in the family a long time.
0:48:02 > 0:48:04It's time for somebody else to enjoy them.
0:48:04 > 0:48:07I guess you know what we're talking about, if you've got a good memory,
0:48:07 > 0:48:12that wonderful album. There's 90-odd postcards in there, black-and-whites of movie stars,
0:48:12 > 0:48:16- singers, all that kind of thing. - Yes.- Some nice memories.
0:48:16 > 0:48:19- Very fond memories.- Let's hope we get that top estimate, Philip.
0:48:19 > 0:48:24- Yeah.- What a lot.- I'm hoping that we get any estimate at the minute.
0:48:24 > 0:48:26I think they should sell, shouldn't they? They should do.
0:48:26 > 0:48:28They're going under the hammer now.
0:48:28 > 0:48:31Strangely enough, it's gone very quiet. The tension's building.
0:48:31 > 0:48:35It is here. It is in these shoes!
0:48:36 > 0:48:40A small album of Edwardian photographic postcards,
0:48:40 > 0:48:43mostly actors and actresses. I have interest on the book here.
0:48:43 > 0:48:49We'll start at £50 against you. I have 50. Five, thank you, 55.
0:48:49 > 0:48:52- I have 60 here. - We have a bidder right near us.
0:48:52 > 0:48:55Hopefully he's a postcard collector and he's not put his hand down yet,
0:48:55 > 0:48:57which is good. Keep your hand up, sir.
0:48:57 > 0:49:0170? Five. 80. Five. 90. Five.
0:49:01 > 0:49:02I'm out at 95.
0:49:04 > 0:49:07- It is in the room at 95. - A determined bidder.
0:49:07 > 0:49:08If you're done.
0:49:08 > 0:49:12Sold. It's £95. Gone, straight in, straight out.
0:49:12 > 0:49:16One down, one to go and we'll see how Rosemary's postcards do in
0:49:16 > 0:49:18just a moment but before that,
0:49:18 > 0:49:20here's Paul with his mum's oil painting.
0:49:20 > 0:49:24Good luck, Paul, good luck. Fingers crossed.
0:49:24 > 0:49:28- We have a jam-packed saleroom. Have you been to this room before?- Yes.
0:49:28 > 0:49:31- You have?- Yes.- Buying and selling, or...?- No, just poking my nose.
0:49:31 > 0:49:33Just poking your nose in.
0:49:33 > 0:49:35Today, hopefully, we'll be selling big time.
0:49:35 > 0:49:37We're looking at £200-£300. It's a wonderful oil.
0:49:37 > 0:49:40It's been kept under glass, so the condition is very, very good.
0:49:40 > 0:49:43- It was Mother's, wasn't it? - Yes, it certainly was.
0:49:43 > 0:49:46- I like this, this is good.- That's my style, I could live with this.
0:49:46 > 0:49:49It's lovely and I hope other people like it too.
0:49:49 > 0:49:53We're going to find out. Let's find out if the bidders like it. Let's see what it's worth. Here we go.
0:49:55 > 0:49:59Lot 179, Johnson Hayward the artist.
0:49:59 > 0:50:01Early 20th-century oil.
0:50:01 > 0:50:05Pleasant country scene with a river meandering through water meadows.
0:50:05 > 0:50:09I can start the bidding at £100 against you. 100 bid.
0:50:09 > 0:50:11Any further?
0:50:11 > 0:50:13110, thank you, 120?
0:50:13 > 0:50:16- A lot of picture for that money. - 130.
0:50:16 > 0:50:18140?
0:50:20 > 0:50:21It's against you at 140.
0:50:21 > 0:50:27- I'll have to pass the lot at 140, if you are all done.- One more?
0:50:28 > 0:50:33- Didn't sell.- Didn't sell. Got so close but not enough.- Unbelievable.
0:50:33 > 0:50:37That is worth every single penny plus another hundred pounds!
0:50:37 > 0:50:39We didn't overcook it at all.
0:50:39 > 0:50:41I thought it was a bit of a come-and-buy-me.
0:50:41 > 0:50:45I thought it was fair for what it was.
0:50:45 > 0:50:49- Well, now you've got a decision to make.- We tried.
0:50:49 > 0:50:52You can either leave it here for the next sale,
0:50:52 > 0:50:55take it away with you, put it in another auction room, or you can
0:50:55 > 0:51:00take it home and live with it and enjoy it because Mum liked it.
0:51:00 > 0:51:02I might do that. Good idea.
0:51:04 > 0:51:07And it is Margaret's Poole plate.
0:51:07 > 0:51:10So, are you going to downsize eventually or thinking, "No,
0:51:10 > 0:51:14- "I want to be minimalist now." - I'm clearing out for the next lot!
0:51:14 > 0:51:20Oh, are you? What, there's stacks of it, is there? Stacks of Poole or just stuff?
0:51:20 > 0:51:24- Just stacks of stuff, boxes and boxes.- A bit of a hoarder, are you?
0:51:25 > 0:51:28Yes, I told Philip last time I am a magpie!
0:51:28 > 0:51:31- Absolutely.- There's nothing wrong in that, is there?
0:51:31 > 0:51:34All these collectables add up over the years.
0:51:34 > 0:51:37It is going under the hammer right now.
0:51:37 > 0:51:40Poole Pottery, delphis pattern, circular charge.
0:51:40 > 0:51:41A nice example,
0:51:41 > 0:51:46red and orange ground in that striking abstract design.
0:51:46 > 0:51:51I have interest on the book. I'll start at £32 against you.
0:51:51 > 0:51:53Is there any advance? 35, thank you.
0:51:53 > 0:51:5838, here. 40, 42. 45, 48.
0:51:58 > 0:52:01£48.
0:52:03 > 0:52:07Telephone's out. I am here at £48. Against you in the room.
0:52:07 > 0:52:1050, new place. And five, here. 60.
0:52:10 > 0:52:13£60 if you are all done, I'm selling.
0:52:15 > 0:52:18I'm so pleased that Poole is still desirable.
0:52:18 > 0:52:21It is a good bit of 20th-century modern.
0:52:21 > 0:52:24- And they are still making it. You will miss that.- I won't!
0:52:24 > 0:52:27- THEY LAUGH - A cracking top end result.
0:52:29 > 0:52:33We're back with Rosemary, her photo sold for £95.
0:52:33 > 0:52:35Now we are selling the seaside postcards
0:52:35 > 0:52:39and just as we start we have a late arrival at Rosemary's side.
0:52:39 > 0:52:41- Who have you brought along? What is your name?- My name is Lucy.
0:52:41 > 0:52:43I am Rosemary's sister.
0:52:43 > 0:52:45It was our mother who sadly has died
0:52:45 > 0:52:48but she enjoyed sending postcards, collecting postcards.
0:52:48 > 0:52:50- So, the money is being divided between you.- Absolutely.
0:52:50 > 0:52:54We will share it. We shall go out and enjoy ourselves.
0:52:54 > 0:52:57- Treat yourself to a bit of lunch. - Oh, yes.- After the auction.
0:52:57 > 0:53:02- More than lunch!- You never know, do you? Plus supper as well.
0:53:02 > 0:53:03This could get top money.
0:53:03 > 0:53:08I like these. I think the McGills and the Lucie Attwells are so evocative.
0:53:08 > 0:53:14It is the Donald McGills for me. They are the best. So funny.
0:53:14 > 0:53:19I can remember as a ten-year-old boy looking at these with my mum
0:53:19 > 0:53:22and dad on the pier on holiday in Cornwall and Mum and Dad
0:53:22 > 0:53:25would walk further away from me so I could glance back and
0:53:25 > 0:53:28look at this without being noticed or I got a clip round the ear.
0:53:30 > 0:53:33Paul Martin, there you are.
0:53:33 > 0:53:37Terribly naughty when you are only ten but so funny.
0:53:37 > 0:53:40Look, let's hope they cheer everyone up in the saleroom
0:53:40 > 0:53:42and people put their hand up and bid on them.
0:53:42 > 0:53:44They're going under the hammer right now.
0:53:44 > 0:53:50Another album of postcards, mostly coloured, humorous subjects,
0:53:50 > 0:53:55Donald McGill, Mabel Lucie Attwell amongst them. About 55 in total.
0:53:55 > 0:54:01I have a bid here starts at £35, against you. Any further at 35? 38.
0:54:01 > 0:54:0640, here. 42, 45, 48. 50. Five.
0:54:06 > 0:54:07The same bidders.
0:54:07 > 0:54:14- I am out at 55. Selling again then.- Yes!- £55.
0:54:14 > 0:54:18- He meant to have them, didn't he? - Well, that was quick.- Excellent.
0:54:18 > 0:54:20It goes to show, postcards are so collectable.
0:54:20 > 0:54:23If you have something like that at home, we would love to see it.
0:54:23 > 0:54:25Bring it along to one of our valuation days and you can pick
0:54:25 > 0:54:29up the dates and upcoming venues on the BBC website...
0:54:31 > 0:54:34Follow the links, all the information will be there plus a lot
0:54:34 > 0:54:36more about what is going on behind the scenes.
0:54:36 > 0:54:39If you don't have a computer, check the details in your local press
0:54:39 > 0:54:43because it could be you in the saleroom the next time.
0:54:43 > 0:54:45The auctioneer used his 10% discretion
0:54:45 > 0:54:51and let that one go at £55 and now to our last lot of the day.
0:54:51 > 0:54:54The Edison phonograph is valued at £100-£150.
0:54:54 > 0:54:57We're taking a few risks here. There's no reserve.
0:54:57 > 0:54:59I've been joined by Pete
0:54:59 > 0:55:02but unfortunately Ben cannot be with us today. We do have Elizabeth.
0:55:02 > 0:55:07We are looking for around £150. It does have the horn missing.
0:55:07 > 0:55:10I like the colour and the condition of the rest of it is good.
0:55:10 > 0:55:11You had a few wax rolls as well.
0:55:11 > 0:55:16- It is all heading in the right direction.- It's coming together.
0:55:16 > 0:55:19Hopefully it'll end on a crescendo.
0:55:19 > 0:55:21I wonder what the bidders think. Why are you selling this?
0:55:21 > 0:55:24Well, I found it in my nan's house when we cleared it out
0:55:24 > 0:55:27so I thought, it's no good to me.
0:55:27 > 0:55:31If someone's got the horn, it may be a perfect match for someone.
0:55:31 > 0:55:33I'm sure someone does!
0:55:35 > 0:55:38It is the Edison phonograph, it is as viewed - I'm afraid
0:55:38 > 0:55:42the original horn is missing. I'm sure we've had a look.
0:55:42 > 0:55:46What can I say here? £100 to start? 100.
0:55:46 > 0:55:4980, if you like. I don't mind.
0:55:49 > 0:55:52£80 is bid. Thank you. Any further?
0:55:52 > 0:55:54It is worth every penny.
0:55:55 > 0:56:0190, 95. 100. And ten. 120.
0:56:01 > 0:56:05It is near me here at 120. Against you on the telephone.
0:56:05 > 0:56:10- There is a phone bidder. - 130 now. 140.
0:56:10 > 0:56:12150. 160.
0:56:12 > 0:56:15- Battling it out for the commission. - 170. 180.
0:56:15 > 0:56:18This is more like it.
0:56:18 > 0:56:20190. 200 now.
0:56:21 > 0:56:2520. 240.
0:56:25 > 0:56:27260. 280.
0:56:30 > 0:56:36280, telephone's out. £280, against you in the room. Are you all done?
0:56:37 > 0:56:41- It was worth looking in Nan's attic. - Good price.
0:56:41 > 0:56:44- I didn't think it would get that much.- Happy?- Well pleased.
0:56:44 > 0:56:45Well over the top. £280.
0:56:45 > 0:56:48That is what it should be worth with the horn.
0:56:48 > 0:56:51Did you ever not think of trying to find a horn for it?
0:56:51 > 0:56:54- I wouldn't know where to look. - You never heard it played?
0:56:54 > 0:56:57No, my dad said they sat around and heard it.
0:56:57 > 0:57:00- It is the most wonderful sound. - Magical sound.
0:57:00 > 0:57:02It is time stood still, isn't it?
0:57:07 > 0:57:11Well, that's it. It's all over. Another day in another saleroom.
0:57:11 > 0:57:14I hope you've enjoyed watching our show today.
0:57:14 > 0:57:17It was a bit of a mixed day, a few highs and lows.
0:57:17 > 0:57:20The interesting thing is, the things we thought that would fly away
0:57:20 > 0:57:24struggled and the things that we thought wouldn't do that well
0:57:24 > 0:57:25absolutely flew away.
0:57:25 > 0:57:29It goes to show, you can't predict what something is worth.
0:57:29 > 0:57:31See you next time on Flog It!