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Typical British weather - either too hot or too wet.

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But we won't let the rain dampen our spirits.

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We've got a massive turnout today,

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all eager to find out if their treasures are worth a few bob.

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Somebody in this queue will go home with a lot of money.

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I don't know who it's going to be, but stay tuned and you'll find out.

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By my watch, it is 9:30.

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Time to get this massive queue inside.

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All these people have come here

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to ask that all-important question, which is:

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CROWD: What's it worth?!

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And if you're happy with the valuation, what will you do?

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-CROWD: Flog it!

-Let's get on with the show.

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'Our experts are on hand to offer valuations.

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'The best items will be taken to auction later in the programme.

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'Elizabeth Talbot is on the lookout for something eye-catching.'

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Oh, my goodness! Toys and toys and toys! You've collected all these?

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'She's been in the business 25 years

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'and does regular antique phone-ins on BBC Radio.'

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Of all we've seen so far, that's what makes me go, "Oh!"

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I do clean that one. That was the only one I cleaned.

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'Philip Serrell has always been at home in the cut and thrust of the antiques trade,

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'though he fancies himself as a bit of a matchmaker.'

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-They're military badges.

-Badges.

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What have you got?

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-Did you two know you were both coming?

-No!

-This is by accident?

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That's just the wonder of television!

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'As everyone settles in,

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'here's a glimpse of what's to come on today's programme.

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'An eye-catching young lady gets Phil all a-fluster.'

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I... really don't know what to say!

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I hope you've learnt something. I have.

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'And Elizabeth's hopping about with excitement at auction.'

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-AUCTIONEER:

-170, 180...

-This is more like it.

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'Which of today's antiques will hit the hundreds? Stay tuned in and find out.

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'So, to our first item of the day with Philip Serrell.'

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-Stuart, how are you doing?

-Fine, thank you.

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Do you not think you're a bit big for...this?

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-I am slightly now.

-Yeah.

-HE CHUCKLES

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I have a view with this stuff.

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I think we can create a new "Flog It!" word - rememberbilia.

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This is memorabilia that you remember from a time in your life,

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clearly your childhood.

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It's a fabulous collection.

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Were these bought for you when you were a little one?

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Yes. All the Magic Roundabout stuff was bought for me when I was two or three.

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That one... Lord knows how old I was when I was given that.

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-Laurel and Hardy?

-Laurel and Hardy, I just acquired them.

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I must have picked them up, as a kid, at a jumble sale.

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Noddy here, he's probably, I would think, '60s.

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He's like that bendy, squirty stuff, isn't he?

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Yeah.

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These are Corgi models. We've got Miss Piggy here, from the Muppets?

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Yeah, the Muppets.

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My guess is that this was probably '80s, and I would think...

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That's an old Citroen Safari, isn't it,

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and these would probably be '70s.

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Yeah, I would say.

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They were a bit sort of "heavy", weren't they?

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When you were two or three, you didn't pay much attention to that.

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We've got Dougal. He was a bit of a hero of mine.

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-Who's this one here?

-Er... that is Dylan.

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Dylan.

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-And that's Brian the snail.

-Brian the snail.

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Zebedee. Boing! said Zebedee.

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-You got all these off pat?

-Yeah.

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Why Magic Roundabout?

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It's the thing I was brought up with as a child, basically.

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I just think it's great fun. They're not hugely valuable.

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This one here, this Corgi Magic Roundabout Citroen,

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it's just a die-cast toy, produced in thousands.

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I just think that, at auction,

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-I'd sell the whole lot as one collection.

-Yeah.

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I'd probably put £40 to £60 on it and a fixed reserve of £30.

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So what's going to replace your life for the Magic Roundabout?

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Well, my other passion is movie musicals and West End theatre.

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-Really?

-Yes.

-That's good. It's a bit more grown-up.

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You can talk about that with some confidence with your mates.

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-Yeah.

-Absolutely.

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Let's hope they sell really well. Thank you so much for coming.

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'It's not just Phil and Stuart who have toys on their minds today.

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'We always see a few at valuations, proof that rememberbilia, as Phil calls it, is always popular.

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'Back to grown-up collectibles now.

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'Elizabeth has spotted a beautiful micro mosaic brooch.'

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-A fine, quality piece of jewellery you've brought here, Adrian.

-It's very nice.

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-Is it something you've inherited?

-It is, yes.

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It belonged to a good friend of mine's mother.

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I believe she acquired it from a jeweller friend of hers

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after her first husband died in the First World War.

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It's a charming piece of late-Victorian jewellery

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and I'm a great admirer of the production of micro mosaic -

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this is micro mosaic jewellery -

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because of the time and effort that goes into producing a picture

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in absolute miniature,

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using tiny fragments of colours, glass and ceramic,

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to make up the picture.

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In a way, we're used to seeing these days through computer imagery.

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You can imagine breaking down a well-known scene into little squares, then building it back up.

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But in those days it was all done through precision work and magnification.

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It's a piece which, I would suggest, dates from the last quarter of the 19th century.

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It's losing the fussiness of the mounts which a lot of Victorian jewellery would have.

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I think it's better for that because it sets off the scene

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of the Roman columns and the temple in the middle there

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in a way which doesn't detract from the focus of the picture.

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Micro mosaics were produced in lots of countries,

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but primarily in Europe, particularly in a place like Italy,

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who were very well known for the manufacture of such things.

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They often set them off in black, whether in jet or ceramic or glass,

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and this, although it's not marked, will be a gold mount.

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It is very important to find them in such good condition,

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and this one looks perfect.

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-Nothing suggests anything has been lost.

-That's great. Yes, very nice.

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Micro mosaic jewellery is extremely collectible.

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I've had success with other examples on this programme in the past

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and I've been tempted to put an estimate between £80 to £120.

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I think it's more likely to be over £100 than under.

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That's very nice, yes.

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-Reserve of £80?

-Absolutely. That'd be very good.

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-We'll do that, and I think that will find favour.

-Thank you.

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'We're all enjoying the glorious surroundings of Wellington College,

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'and I'm enjoying getting to know some of the fascinating people

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'who have come to meet us.'

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-Mo, what are you holding there? I like that.

-My little pepper pot.

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-Isn't that lovely!

-Isn't she sweet?

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How did you come by that?

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My mother-in-law gave it to me, but originally it was her mother's.

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-It was bought at a jumble sale.

-How much for?

-Sixpence.

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-Really?

-Yes.

-Gosh.

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-Can I hold her?

-Yes.

-I think she's really cute.

-Be careful.

-I will do.

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What's on the bottom? Oh, it's still got its cork stopper.

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Copenhagen, Denmark.

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This is a bit of earthenware. This is what is called faience.

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And it's earthenware with a tin glaze.

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It is proper country pottery. Good old-fashioned country pottery.

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-And you see that little mark with the three lines through it?

-Yes.

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That's the factory strike mark.

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These were made between 1903 and 1965.

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Oh, great.

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I'd say that is, looking at it, around 1940s.

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It's got that feel and that look to it. It's in very good condition.

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-It's not a pepperer.

-Oh?

-No, it's a sugar caster.

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-The holes are too fine.

-Oh, I see!

-Can you see that?

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But she's definitely meant to be in the kitchen.

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Pretty ugly face on her.

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Do you know what I love about this little thing, what caught my eye?

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Not just the pretty, floral dress,

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but because of the waisted shape.

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She's got this bosom which is very much like Thora Hird.

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Do you know what I mean? Really buxom. A proper country piece.

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And that will look fabulous on an old pine dresser in the kitchen,

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or something like that.

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A lot of people collect pottery like this.

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This is quite rare.

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-It's not valuable.

-No?

-But it's very collectible.

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-Purely because of the figure. Purely because of that.

-Oh, right.

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We always thought it was a pepper pot, you see,

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and we wondered if there was a salt pot somewhere.

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It would be nice. I'm sure they made versions like this,

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but the holes would have been slightly bigger.

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Oh, righty-ho.

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It's got a value.

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If you put this into auction,

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I could see it easily fetching £50 because of the novelty factor.

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I'd like to put it into auction with a value of £50 to £80.

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-If you're happy.

-No.

-Do you want to sell it?

-No. I love her too much.

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-For £50, I wouldn't part with her either.

-No.

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And I'm so pleased you want to keep her.

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This is one that got away. This isn't "Flog It!", it's Keep It.

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It's Keep It, definitely. Thank you.

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'We need to pin down our third item to take off to auction,

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'and it looks like Phil's found it - or, rather, them.

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'A pair of candlesticks, owned by Jonathan.'

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Do you know, when I first saw these, I got really excited

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because I thought they were a pair of 18th-century candlesticks.

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I thought, "Wow. We're looking at a four-figure lot here."

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And so I was just a touch disappointed when I saw...

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They are silver. You've got an English silver hallmark there.

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But what's all this barcode all about?

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I bought these from a charity shop.

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I always watch "Flog It!"

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and I know it's silver because of the hallmarks

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and I thought it's very cheap for its price.

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I thought I'd have a real bargain with it, so I bought it from them.

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You can be the expert now, all right?

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So explain the hallmarks to me.

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-The anchor sign, I thought it was Birmingham.

-Yeah.

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-And then the lion sign means it's silver.

-Yeah.

-And it's London.

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But I looked on the internet. I couldn't find...

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-That's the maker's stamp.

-..the maker's stamp.

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-What about the K? Did you date it?

-Yeah. It's about 1930s.

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-But I don't know exactly.

-Right. You're getting good at this.

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-You knew they were silver, but the charity shop didn't?

-No.

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-How much were they?

-£5, for a pair.

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£5 for a pair?

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Well, Jonathan, I think we taught you really well.

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You ought to be highly delighted because I think, at auction...

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I think we can put £150 to £250 on these.

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So there's potentially £150 to £200 profit in these for you.

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-What will you spend the money on?

-At the moment my wife is pregnant.

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Really? Don't look at me!

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HE LAUGHS No.

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-Go on, then.

-Yeah, at the moment my wife is pregnant.

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She's due next month, so probably the money will go to the baby.

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Oh, that's brilliant.

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And if you had a little baby boy, you could call it Philip.

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-Philip? No, it's a girl. Sorry.

-Oh, right.

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I think you've got a really good eye. Well done, you.

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-Thank you for coming.

-Thank you.

-I hope they do really well for you.

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It is now time to put those valuations to the test.

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We're in the auction room, on the edge of our seats,

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feeling really nervous for our owners.

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Our experts are normally on the money.

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But anything can happen at auction.

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'We're taking Stuart's toys.

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'While Phil's not expecting Noddy and his chums to break any records,

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'he has a hunch that nostalgia will help the sale along.

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'Elizabeth chose this Victorian micro mosaic brooch.

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'She's hoping its class and beauty will attract the bidders.

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'And, to round things off, we have a pair of 1930s candlesticks,

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'Jonathan's £5 charity shop bargain,

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'which Phil thinks will easily sell for 30 times that amount.

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'Our items will go under the hammer

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'at the Martin & Pole saleroom in Wokingham,

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'and our lots are in the hands of auctioneer Garth Lewis.

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'On preview day, I took the opportunity

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'of asking Garth about his hopes for Stuart's toy collection.'

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Does this take you back to your childhood?

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It certainly does. Mine's a bit further ago than yours, but it's very reminiscent.

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This collection belongs to Stuart.

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Philip, our valuer, has put £40 to £60 on this lot.

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There's a few favourites I've got.

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I absolutely love Dougal the dog and Noddy, the sponge toy here.

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So lots of memories for me, great fun,

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and hopefully we'll get a little bit more.

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I think perhaps we will. On the face of it,

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it's an ephemeral lot which has survived a bit against the odds.

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But there are one or two stars which I think they'll pick up on.

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I was hoping you'd say that.

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So can you pick out any star lots amongst them?

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-Yes. There's Dougal's car.

-Yeah.

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Mr McHenry there with Zebedee box on the back.

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-But the undoubted star, of course, is Miss Piggy.

-Right.

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How much would you put a value on her of?

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Condition is obviously an issue, and there is some play damage.

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But she might even command half of the lot price on her own.

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-So you're confident.

-Well, I am, yes.

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And on my head be it, but I have squeezed the estimate up just a bit

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to £50 to £70 on this just to encourage the buyers.

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-And the buyers will be here.

-Great.

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'Fingers crossed that there are some rememberbilia lovers here

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'because the toys are our first item up.'

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I've just been joined by Philip. Unfortunately our owner is not with us. Stuart can't make it.

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But we do have all of his toys, and hopefully they'll reach the top estimate.

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I had a chat with the auctioneer. YOU know what he said.

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-What did he say?

-HE EXHALES

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We're in the money?

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# We're in the mo...# Are we?

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-Ready for this?

-Yeah.

-Could double our money.

-Well!

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-I always thought Dougal was cool.

-So did I.

-He was my favourite.

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-And Zebedee.

-No, Dougal was...

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I wasn't keen on Miss Piggy, but I'll tell you what he did say.

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-Miss Piggy is the most valuable one there.

-Really?

-Yeah.

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How do you know that? How does he know that?

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-Because she's more collectible.

-I...

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I... really don't know what to say!

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-I hope you've learnt something.

-I have, yes.

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-I still like Dougal the best.

-I do as well.

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Let's find out what the bidders think.

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Twenty-seven is a little collection of toys,

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including some Magic Roundabout Corgi figures

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and, most memorably, Miss Piggy's car.

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I'm sure you've had a look. Interesting lot.

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May I say £40 to start, please?

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£30 if you like. I don't mind.

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Nobody wants it?

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-You should've told everybody else.

-Here we go. Someone's in.

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£30 bid. Thank you. £32 now.

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£35. £38. £40.

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£42. £45.

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£48 with the lady. New place.

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£48. Lady's bid. At £48, then.

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If you're done...

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£50.

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He was right. He knows his Miss Piggy.

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£55. £60.

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-This is good.

-£60 on my left.

-Boing.

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At £60.

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£60. Sold.

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-Well, I've learnt something.

-Miss Piggy. That's where the money is.

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'I wonder if Kermit the Frog was amongst the bidders.

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'Now onto serious stuff and that micro mosaic jewellery,

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'valued by Elizabeth at £80 to £120.'

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It belongs to Adrian here, who's just joined us in the nick of time.

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-Cor, sweats on, eh?

-Hopefully.

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I'm quite confident about this because this is pure quality.

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It is a pretty formulated piece. We see this regularly.

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But it is such a strong feel for collectors.

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Again, you've got a nice pictorial one and the condition is good,

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-so it ticks all the boxes.

-Let's find out what the bidders think.

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Nice example of a small, oval micro mosaic brooch

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decorated with a colonnaded Roman building.

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May we say £50 here, please? £50 for it?

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It's bid. Thank you. At £50.

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Any further? And 5, with the lady.

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Someone down the front.

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Competition.

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£70. And 5.

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£80. And 5.

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£90. 5.

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£95. Was there a bid here?

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£95. Lady's bid. Are we all done?

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-£100. New place.

-Yes.

-Bang on mid-estimate.

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-£110.

-£110.

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-BANG OF GAVEL

-Sold at £110.

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-Brilliant.

-I'm happy with that.

-I'm happy with that.

-Excellent.

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Quality always sells.

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Remember that. When you want to invest in antiques, look for quality.

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Condition, good maker's name and provenance, if you can find it.

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-Well done, and thank you for bringing in such a great example.

-Thank you, Paul.

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'Mid-estimate, a solid sale.

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'We're on our way and the bidders are warming up.'

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I've just been joined by Jonathan.

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And since the valuation day, you've got some good news for us.

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Yeah. On the day of the valuation my wife was pregnant.

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Now she's three and a half months.

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-Ah! A wonderful baby. A little girl or boy?

-Girl.

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A little girl, and she's just over there, and there's your wife.

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Give us a wave. Hello.

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Beautiful baby.

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-What's her name?

-Zoe Gabrielle.

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Zoe Gabrielle. Philip, look. How sweet!

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Her first auction. She's starting young.

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You never know, she could be a jewellery expert when she's older, or a fine art expert.

0:17:590:18:04

Good luck with this. It is a great time to sell. Why are you selling?

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I just bought it in a charity shop for £5.

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-No, you're kidding.

-Yeah, a week before the valuation.

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Hey... keen eye.

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-And you got your eye through "Flog It!".

-Yeah. I learned through watching "Flog It!".

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It's all about giving you information so you can take it a bit further, lots of inspiration.

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Here we go. This is it.

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Good pair of early-20th-century silver sticks.

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Say £100 to start, please, surely.

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£100 for them is bid. Thank you. Any further?

0:18:360:18:39

£110. £120.

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£120. £130.

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£140. £150.

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£160. £170.

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£180. £190.

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£200 now.

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£220.

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£240.

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My original bidder at £240.

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If you're done...

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-£240.

-Well done.

-Well spotted, that's all I can say.

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If it's out there ready to be bought,

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get in there and buy it.

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'£240 - a great return on a £5 investment.'

0:19:120:19:17

That was our first visit to the auction room today.

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We'll come back later in the programme, so don't go away.

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While we were here in the area filming,

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I took the opportunity to visit a place

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where I went with my mum and dad years ago as a little toddler,

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and it brought back so many happy memories.

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Take a look at this.

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MUSIC: "Five Variants of 'Dives and Lazarus'" by Ralph Vaughan Williams

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'This beautiful corner of Berkshire has been a place of recreation

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'for as long as kings and queens have lived in Windsor Castle,

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'and that's almost a thousand years.'

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Today I'm rolling back the years.

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I'm in Windsor Great Park, and this is Virginia Water.

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The first time I came down this tree-lined avenue, I was that high,

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with my mother, father, sister

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and our dog, Bella, the boxer dog.

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We grew up about four miles from here in a place called Windlesham

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before I moved to Cornwall when I was 12 years old.

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We came here most weekends,

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and I was absolutely fascinated by this 100-foot-high totem pole,

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which was a gift to the park from British Columbia.

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It's still here. Look at that.

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Still looks as impressive.

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Oh, gosh, I am reliving some happy memories.

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MUSIC: "Oboe Concerto" by Ralph Vaughan Williams

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The park started out as a hunting forest under William the Conqueror.

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The most active period of landscaping took place

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in the 18th century under William Augustus, the Duke of Cumberland.

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He created Virginia Water

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and, with it, introduced a new form of garden design

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with a more natural, picturesque landscaping

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adorned with follies.

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-And swans.

-HE LAUGHS

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'Virginia Water was first dammed and flooded in 1753,

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'making it the largest man-made body of water in the British Isles at the time.

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'The lake was once a place of pageantry and spectacle,

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'with follies and fishing temples built on the shore.

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'Visits can still admire a Roman temple,

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'built from the columns and lintels brought from the ancient city of Leptis Magna,

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'and ornamental cascades from the 18th century.'

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Windsor Great Park covers a thousand years of history

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over a thousand acres of space.

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This is the most recent garden design - the Savill Garden.

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It was built in the 1930s and '40s by Sir Eric Savill.

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MUSIC: "A String Of Pearls" by Glenn Miller

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'The Savill Garden is 35 acres

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'of contemporary and classically designed gardens

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'and exotic woodland.

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'It began as a woodland garden

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'with native oak, beech and sweet chestnut trees

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'but has evolved by incorporating many new plants over the years.'

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Now, if you want a tour of the park in absolute regal style,

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there's only one way to do it,

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and that's to meet up with Jo Buick, who runs Ascot Carriages.

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Here you can truly embrace nature.

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-Hello, Paul.

-Hello. Thank you for meeting up with me.

-This is Delwyn.

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-Hello, Delwyn! How old are you?

-He's about 15 now.

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He's very experienced. He's a Welsh Cob from Mid Glamorgan.

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He's lovely. How long have you been doing this?

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We were invited to do this for the visitors a year ago.

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-This is your business?

-Yes, working in these glorious surroundings.

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The tours take half an hour to an hour?

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About half an hour, or you can book what you like.

0:22:450:22:47

-Weddings, parties?

-Yes. Romantic proposals.

-Really?

-Yes.

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-You've had proposals on board?

-Yes, underneath the spreading oak tree.

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-Or by the lake.

-How romantic!

-It's very romantic.

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-And they've been 100% success rate.

-Have they?

-Yes.

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THEY LAUGH

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-Well, thank you for letting me jump aboard today.

-Pleasure.

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And, Delwyn, I'm relying on a smooth ride.

0:23:060:23:09

To find out more about the work of the Crown Estate,

0:23:090:23:12

I've come to talk to Keeper Mark Flanagan.

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-Hello, Mark.

-Paul, Hello.

-Pleased to meet you. Climb aboard.

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-Travelling in style today!

-Absolutely.

0:23:180:23:21

-This is lovely, isn't it?

-Wonderful.

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-A great way to take in the view.

-The best way, I think.

-Walk on.

0:23:230:23:26

Tell me a bit about your work. What does the job title mean?

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As Keeper of the Gardens, I manage about 1,000 acres of Windsor Great Park.

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Gosh, that's a great responsibility.

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Wonderful job, but it includes well-known areas

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such as Virginia Water lake, the Savill and Valley Gardens,

0:23:460:23:49

features like the Totem Pole.

0:23:490:23:51

Gosh. And what's the biggest headache, do you think?

0:23:510:23:54

The responsibility of all that past history.

0:23:540:23:57

We need to be very clear

0:23:570:23:58

about what we're doing and why we're doing those things.

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We work as a team to present the park

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in the best way we can for visitors.

0:24:030:24:06

We have 50 staff working in the Royal Landscape, very diverse,

0:24:060:24:10

from tree surgeons responsible for the mature trees

0:24:100:24:13

right through to people who drive JCBs and tractors.

0:24:130:24:16

So we have a wide range of skills and specialisms here.

0:24:160:24:20

The most exciting thing must be the planting up,

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but it must take years to actually see the fruits of the labour.

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It does. Obviously trees take quite a long time to mature,

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but we put new features in all the time.

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Last summer, for example, we opened a new rose garden,

0:24:320:24:35

contemporary, very different, in the Savill Garden.

0:24:350:24:38

-That's an instant splash of colour.

-Absolutely.

0:24:380:24:40

We're coming to the water, with all the lilies.

0:24:430:24:45

This is a Royal Park. Do many of the royals still come and visit?

0:24:450:24:49

Obviously the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh reside at Windsor Castle,

0:24:490:24:52

which is four miles from where we are here, through the park.

0:24:520:24:56

-Any other plans for the future?

-Always. Yeah, always.

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We're looking at Virginia Water to do some of the historical restoration work.

0:25:060:25:10

But the framework of the landscape that people enjoy

0:25:100:25:13

is very long term and we have to take that into account.

0:25:130:25:16

The estate must track hundreds of thousands of visitors each year.

0:25:160:25:20

The estimate for Windsor Great Park is about two million visits a year.

0:25:200:25:24

That's fabulous. It's the perfect family day out.

0:25:240:25:27

Wonderful opportunities for all kinds of recreation.

0:25:270:25:30

Cycling, dog-walking, jogging, rollerblading, picnicking.

0:25:300:25:34

-And you've got some lovely restaurants on site.

-Lots of refreshment outlets.

0:25:340:25:38

It would be a great family day here.

0:25:380:25:40

I've thoroughly enjoyed my trip.

0:25:400:25:42

Mark, thank you for my tour.

0:25:420:25:43

It's brought back many happy memories as a young lad.

0:25:430:25:47

-My mum will enjoy watching this, I know.

-Paul, you're welcome.

0:25:470:25:50

'We'll head indoors now to catch up with more owners at valuation day

0:25:590:26:03

'just down the road from Windsor in beautiful Wellington College.

0:26:030:26:08

'There are plenty of people wanting items valued,

0:26:080:26:11

'and Elizabeth Talbot is ready with our next owners.'

0:26:110:26:15

-Hello, Pete. Hello, Ben.

-Hello.

0:26:150:26:17

-I understand you're on half-term this week.

-Yes, I am.

0:26:170:26:20

So you've come along with your grandfather

0:26:200:26:22

to produce for us today...

0:26:220:26:25

Now, this... What can you tell me about this?

0:26:250:26:29

It was my nan's, and I'd never seen it.

0:26:290:26:32

But when she died, we were clearing out the house

0:26:320:26:35

-and we found it in a cupboard.

-Right.

0:26:350:26:38

My dad said he could remember listening to it,

0:26:380:26:40

but we couldn't find the horn, so it's a shame.

0:26:400:26:43

Oh, that is a shame.

0:26:430:26:45

So have you seen this before?

0:26:450:26:47

I hadn't until this morning, actually,

0:26:470:26:49

-when my granddad brought it to my house and said, "Ben, we're going to 'Flog It!'."

-Very good!

0:26:490:26:55

-So you had your day planned out for you by your granddad.

-Yes.

0:26:550:26:58

I'll tell you a bit about it. It's called a phonograph.

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Phonographs were invented in 1887 by Thomas Edison, an American.

0:27:020:27:07

-Do you know what the original usage of these was?

-No.

-No.

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It was originally intended to capture dictated human voice

0:27:120:27:17

so that it could be played back in office use, like early Dictaphones.

0:27:170:27:22

They would record on these very delicate wax discs.

0:27:220:27:25

There were grooves on the wax discs

0:27:250:27:27

and the needle would run into the grooves

0:27:270:27:30

and then the voice would be broadcast through the horn,

0:27:300:27:33

which, as you say, in this case is sadly missing.

0:27:330:27:36

The earliest ones were for office use.

0:27:360:27:38

Then, by the early 1900s, they were used for home entertainment,

0:27:380:27:43

for playing favourite musical songs and classical pieces

0:27:430:27:47

and perhaps a bit of human voice that was recorded as well.

0:27:470:27:50

This one dates between 1900 and 1910.

0:27:500:27:54

The most usual colour would have been black.

0:27:540:27:56

This is unusual because it's maroon.

0:27:560:27:58

It reminds me of the early Hornby trains, that colour combination.

0:27:580:28:03

-Similar coach lines as well.

-Exactly. Very much of its time.

0:28:030:28:07

It was called a Maroon Gem,

0:28:070:28:09

and its little horn, which you possibly imagine being brass,

0:28:090:28:13

was also maroon-coloured.

0:28:130:28:15

-Oh!

-Wow. That would have been nice.

-It would have been nice.

0:28:150:28:18

I have seen them, with horns, sell for as much as £300,

0:28:180:28:21

but I think, on this occasion,

0:28:210:28:23

it's in very good condition, so that counts for it,

0:28:230:28:27

but we're looking at about £100 to £150 as an estimate.

0:28:270:28:31

-Wow. That's nice.

-Happy with that?

-Yeah.

-Yeah, very.

0:28:310:28:34

-Would you like a reserve on that?

-No, I don't think so.

-See how the market takes it.

0:28:340:28:38

I think it should achieve its value quite comfortably.

0:28:380:28:41

It is a rarity in its own right, even without the horn.

0:28:410:28:45

-So fingers crossed.

-Yeah, we'll do that.

0:28:450:28:48

-Fingers crossed?

-Yeah.

-THEY LAUGH

0:28:480:28:50

'Fingers crossed, the phonograph should do really well at auction.

0:28:510:28:55

'Knowing Phil Serrell, he won't be leaving anything to chance.

0:28:550:28:59

'He's zoned in on Rosemary, who has a large collection of postcards.'

0:28:590:29:04

You've got a fascinating collection here of postcards.

0:29:040:29:08

Who's collected these?

0:29:080:29:09

Well, as a family, we are well into postcards,

0:29:090:29:13

and I think we inherited from my grandmother

0:29:130:29:16

most of these movie stars going back to 1904, 1905.

0:29:160:29:21

So she started collecting them.

0:29:210:29:23

And my mother inherited them from her.

0:29:230:29:27

So this is Granny's, this is Mum's. Where's yours?

0:29:270:29:30

They're still to come. We're hoarding those so in years to come

0:29:300:29:34

they will come on to "Flog It!" in 50 years' time.

0:29:340:29:37

-Do you collect them, really?

-Yes. We have boxes and boxes.

0:29:370:29:41

-Is this genetic?

-There is something,

0:29:410:29:43

because my nieces and nephews are well into sending postcards.

0:29:430:29:48

I bet you're a wow at Christmas, you lot!

0:29:480:29:52

So let's deal with them. I think we've got two lots here.

0:29:530:29:56

-These are all musical stars?

-Movie stars.

-Movie stars.

-Yeah.

0:29:560:30:02

I had a flick through earlier.

0:30:020:30:04

I don't profess to be an expert

0:30:040:30:06

on early-20th-century movie stars and personalities,

0:30:060:30:10

but I would guess that that lot's worth around £50 to £80.

0:30:100:30:16

Do you? That's... fine.

0:30:160:30:19

And put a reserve of £50 on them, with 10% discretion.

0:30:190:30:24

-That's those. OK?

-Yeah.

0:30:240:30:26

For me, these are so much more fun. Mum had a sense of humour, yeah?

0:30:260:30:32

SHE LAUGHS Yes.

0:30:320:30:34

My mother was a huge "Flog It!" fan,

0:30:340:30:37

and she passed away only about 18 months ago.

0:30:370:30:39

-Oh, really?

-And so she's up there watching us, thinking, "Yes."

0:30:390:30:44

-I'd better get it right, Mum.

-SHE LAUGHS

0:30:440:30:46

I think this is lovely. Look at this one.

0:30:460:30:49

And you've got these two storks.

0:30:540:30:57

You look at these sort of irreverent children, in a way,

0:30:570:31:03

And you don't even need to see the artist's name there

0:31:030:31:07

because you know that they're Mabel Lucie Attwell.

0:31:070:31:10

She, of course, did some of the designs for the breakfast plates

0:31:100:31:13

and the Bunnykins plates that we get to sell.

0:31:130:31:17

I just think they're lovely.

0:31:170:31:18

They are just wizard.

0:31:180:31:21

So I think these are really collectible.

0:31:210:31:23

I think these will fly through £60 to £90.

0:31:230:31:26

But we should sell them as two lots.

0:31:260:31:28

So £50 to £80, 10% discretion.

0:31:280:31:33

£60 to £90,

0:31:330:31:35

and we'll perhaps give them £10 discretion if they have to.

0:31:350:31:38

But I think these will do very well.

0:31:380:31:40

I think they're lovely cards and a great bit of fun.

0:31:400:31:43

And hopefully we'll keep Mum happy.

0:31:430:31:46

SHE LAUGHS

0:31:460:31:47

I'm sure we will.

0:31:470:31:49

'That's our aim on "Flog It!", to make you happy

0:31:500:31:53

'by selling your unwanted collectibles for a decent sum.

0:31:530:31:56

'We'll find out later how those postcards get on at auction.

0:31:560:32:00

'But first, over to Elizabeth. She's with Paul.'

0:32:000:32:03

Your painting caught my eye, Paul.

0:32:030:32:05

What can you tell me about it?

0:32:050:32:07

-Well, it doesn't belong to me. It belongs to my mother.

-Right.

0:32:070:32:12

It was handed down from her mother when she died.

0:32:120:32:15

And you've come on behalf of your mother today.

0:32:150:32:18

Exactly. She's in a care home being looked after.

0:32:180:32:22

Has the family found out anything about it up to this point?

0:32:220:32:25

-Do you know anything about it? Or links to the artist?

-Not really.

0:32:250:32:29

I'm quite intrigued.

0:32:290:32:30

I like the style of it.

0:32:300:32:33

The bold, artistic style and use of the brushwork caught my eye.

0:32:330:32:37

It's signed very boldly at the bottom "Johnson Hayward".

0:32:370:32:41

Now, I haven't been able to find anything about him at all,

0:32:410:32:44

even with the facilities here today,

0:32:440:32:46

which is frustrating because I like the style.

0:32:460:32:49

I feel as though it's somebody,

0:32:490:32:51

if they hadn't got full potential at this stage,

0:32:510:32:54

-they were certainly showing a lot of potential.

-Really?

0:32:540:32:57

The sky is very good. I like the fluffy clouds, very bright sky.

0:32:570:33:00

I like the viewpoint going across the river valley

0:33:000:33:04

through to the little town there.

0:33:040:33:06

But the foreground with these lovely, almost gorse, bushes,

0:33:060:33:09

it's very atmospheric, very bold, very vibrant.

0:33:090:33:13

All that enthusiasm and not having found anything about the artist

0:33:130:33:18

-makes valuation very difficult.

-I'll bet, yes.

0:33:180:33:20

I'd be tempted to keep it fairly modest

0:33:200:33:23

because there's no precedent found to be able to tie back to...

0:33:230:33:26

You know, the last one sold by this gentleman was X, Y, Z.

0:33:260:33:30

-I feel instinctively it should be £200 to £300.

-Mm-hm.

0:33:300:33:35

But I would recommend a reserve of around about £150 for it

0:33:350:33:39

so we're not pushing it too hard.

0:33:390:33:40

-I would like it to be more, obviously.

-Absolutely.

0:33:400:33:44

-But I wouldn't want to dangle the carrot in front of you.

-I know you can't.

0:33:440:33:49

-So I think that's fair.

-Yes.

-Is that all right?

-Yes.

0:33:490:33:53

So we'll do that, and who knows?

0:33:530:33:55

Who knows? Yes. Fingers crossed.

0:33:550:33:57

We've had a marvellous day here and we've now found our final item.

0:34:010:34:05

We're off to the auction room to put those valuations to the test.

0:34:050:34:09

It's time for us to bid a very fond farewell to Wellington College.

0:34:090:34:15

'So this is what we're taking off to auction with us.

0:34:150:34:19

'Pete and grandson Ben brought in the Edison phonograph.

0:34:190:34:22

'It's missing the horn

0:34:220:34:23

'but does include a number of musical cylinders.

0:34:230:34:27

'Phil chose the albums of postcards and photos

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'collected by Rosemary's mother and grandmother.

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'Our third item is the Hayward oil painting,

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'valued by Elizabeth at £200 to £300.

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'Let's test those values now,

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'as we send them all off to auction at Martin & Pole in Wokingham.

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'Our auctioneer for today is Garth Lewis.

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'We're starting with the first of Rosemary's two lots.

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'We'll sell her cheeky postcards later,

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'but right now it's those film-star photos.'

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Going under the hammer right now, Grandma's inheritance.

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-Rosemary!

-I know.

-You should be hanging on to this, shouldn't you?

0:35:010:35:05

Maybe, but they've been in the family a long time,

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so it's time for somebody else to enjoy them.

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I guess you know what we're talking about - that wonderful album.

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There's 90-odd postcards in there.

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Black-and-whites of movie stars, singers, all that kind of thing.

0:35:160:35:21

-Some nice memories.

-Very fond memories.

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But let's hope we get that top estimate. What a lot!

0:35:230:35:27

I'm hoping that we get any estimate!

0:35:270:35:30

-No, I think they should sell.

-They're going under the hammer right now.

0:35:300:35:34

Strangely enough, it's gone very quiet.

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-Tension's building.

-It is here.

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It is in these shoes.

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A small album of Edwardian photographic postcards,

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mostly actors and actresses.

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I have interest on the book here.

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We'll start at £50 against you.

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I have £50.

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5. Thank you. £55. £60 here.

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We have a bidder right near us.

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Hopefully he's a postcard collector.

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He's not put his hand down yet, which is good.

0:36:000:36:03

£70. 5. £80. 5.

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£90. 5.

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And out at £95.

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-It's in the room.

-A determined bidder.

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If you're done...

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Sold. It's £95. Gone straight in, straight out.

0:36:140:36:18

'One down, one to go.

0:36:180:36:20

'We'll see how Rosemary's postcards do in just a moment.

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'But before that, here's Paul with his mum's oil painting.'

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-Good luck, Paul.

-BOTH: Fingers crossed.

-Yes.

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-We have a jam-packed saleroom. Have you been here before?

-Yes.

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-Buying and selling?

-No, just poking my nose in.

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Today, hopefully we'll sell big time, looking at £200 to £300.

0:36:380:36:42

It's a wonderful oil. It's been kept under glass, so the condition is very good.

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-And it was Mother's.

-Yes, it certainly was.

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-I like this.

-It's my style. I could live with this.

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I think it's lovely and I hope other people like it too.

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We're going to find out if the bidders like it.

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Let's see what it's worth.

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Lot 179.

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Johnson Hayward, the artist.

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Early 20th-century oil.

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Pleasant country scene

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with a river meandering through water meadows.

0:37:080:37:11

I can start the bidding at £100 against you.

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£100 bid.

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Any further?

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£110. Thank you. £120.

0:37:170:37:20

A lot of picture for that money.

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£140.

0:37:220:37:23

£140.

0:37:230:37:25

-Against you at £140.

-Oh, come on.

0:37:260:37:28

I'll have to pass the lot at £140 if you're all done.

0:37:280:37:31

One more.

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-BANG OF GAVEL

-It didn't sell.

-Didn't sell.

0:37:330:37:36

-It got so close, and not enough.

-Unbelievable.

0:37:360:37:39

That is worth every single penny of that, plus another £100.

0:37:390:37:43

We didn't overcook it at all.

0:37:430:37:45

I thought it was a bit of a "come and buy me".

0:37:450:37:48

I thought it was just fair for what it was.

0:37:480:37:51

Well, you've got a decision to make.

0:37:510:37:53

We tried.

0:37:530:37:54

You can either leave it here for the next sale,

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you can take it away, put it in another auction room,

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or you can take it home and live with it

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and enjoy it because Mum liked it.

0:38:040:38:06

-I might do that. Not a bad idea.

-The heritage continues.

-Exactly. That's what it's all about.

0:38:060:38:11

Once you get rid of your family heritage, you can't buy it back.

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It disappears to auction rooms and antique shops all over the country and you can't buy it back.

0:38:150:38:21

And sometimes pictures like that aren't worth selling for £200.

0:38:210:38:25

'Talking of family heritage, we're back with Rosemary.

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'Her photos sold for £95.

0:38:280:38:30

'Now we're selling the seaside postcards.

0:38:300:38:33

'Just as we start, we have a late arrival at Rosemary's side.'

0:38:330:38:37

-Who have you brought along?

-I'm Lucy, Rosemary's sister.

0:38:370:38:40

It was our mother who sadly has died,

0:38:400:38:42

but she enjoyed sending postcards and collecting postcards.

0:38:420:38:46

-So the money's being divided between you two.

-Oh, absolutely.

-We'll go out and enjoy ourselves.

0:38:460:38:51

-Treat yourself to a bit of lunch after the auction.

-Hopefully more than lunch.

0:38:510:38:57

You never know, do you? Plus supper as well.

0:38:570:39:00

-This could get top money.

-Yeah, I like these.

0:39:000:39:02

I think the McGills and Lucie Attwells are so evocative.

0:39:020:39:07

It's the Donald McGills for me. They are just the best. So funny.

0:39:070:39:11

I can remember, as a ten-year-old boy,

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looking at these with my mum and dad.

0:39:140:39:16

We were on the pier, on holiday in Cornwall,

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and Mum and Dad would walk a bit ahead of me

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so I could glance back and look at this without being noticed, but I got a clip round the ear.

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Paul Martin, there you are.

0:39:270:39:30

-Terribly naughty when you were only ten.

-Oh, yes.

0:39:300:39:33

But so funny.

0:39:330:39:35

Let's hope they cheer everybody up in the saleroom

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and people put their hand up and bid on them.

0:39:380:39:41

Another little album of postcards.

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Mostly coloured, humorous subjects.

0:39:440:39:47

Donald McGill, Mabel Lucie Attwell amongst them.

0:39:470:39:51

About 55 in total.

0:39:510:39:53

I have a bid here.

0:39:530:39:54

Starts at £35 against you.

0:39:540:39:57

Any further? At £35.

0:39:570:39:58

£38. Thank you. £40 here.

0:39:580:40:00

£42. £45. 8.

0:40:000:40:02

£50. 5.

0:40:020:40:04

Same bidders.

0:40:040:40:05

Out at £55. Selling again, then.

0:40:050:40:08

Yes! £55.

0:40:090:40:11

He meant to have them.

0:40:110:40:13

-Wow. That was quick, wasn't it?

-Excellent.

0:40:130:40:15

It just goes to show, postcards are so collectible.

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If you've got something like that at home,

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bring it to one of our valuation days.

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The dates of upcoming venues are on our BBC website.

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Just log on to bbc.co.uk/flogit and follow all the links.

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All the information is there, plus a lot more about what goes on behind the scenes.

0:40:290:40:34

If you don't have a computer, check your local press.

0:40:340:40:37

It could be you in the saleroom the next time.

0:40:370:40:40

'The auctioneer used his 10% discretion

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'and let that one go at £55.

0:40:430:40:46

'And now to our last lot of the day, the Edison phonograph.

0:40:460:40:50

'It's valued at £100 to £150.

0:40:500:40:52

'We're taking a few risks here. There's no reserve.'

0:40:520:40:55

I'm joined by Pete. Unfortunately Ben cannot be with us. We do have Elizabeth.

0:40:550:40:59

We're looking for around £150. It does have the horn missing.

0:40:590:41:03

But I like the colour and the rest of it is in good condition

0:41:030:41:07

and you had one or two of the wax rolls.

0:41:070:41:10

-So it's all heading in the right direction.

-It's all coming together.

0:41:100:41:14

Hopefully it'll end on a crescendo. I wonder what the bidders think.

0:41:140:41:17

Why are you selling this?

0:41:170:41:19

I found it in my nan's house when we cleared it out.

0:41:190:41:23

It's no good to me, and I thought if someone's got the horn

0:41:230:41:26

it may be a perfect match for someone.

0:41:260:41:28

I'm sure someone does. We'll find out.

0:41:280:41:30

It's the Edison phonograph.

0:41:320:41:34

It is as viewed.

0:41:340:41:36

The original horn is missing.

0:41:360:41:38

I'm sure you've had a look.

0:41:380:41:40

What can I say? £100 for it, please, to start.

0:41:400:41:43

£100?

0:41:430:41:44

£80 if you like. I don't mind.

0:41:440:41:46

£80 is bid. Thank you.

0:41:460:41:48

£80. Any further? £85.

0:41:480:41:50

It's worth every penny.

0:41:500:41:52

£85. £90. £95.

0:41:520:41:55

£100. £110. £120.

0:41:550:41:59

It's near me here at £120.

0:41:590:42:01

-Against you on the telephone.

-There's a phone bidder.

0:42:010:42:04

£130 now. £140.

0:42:040:42:06

£150. £160.

0:42:070:42:09

Battling it out for the commission.

0:42:090:42:11

£170. £180.

0:42:110:42:13

This is more like it.

0:42:130:42:15

£190.

0:42:150:42:17

£200 now.

0:42:170:42:18

£220. £240.

0:42:190:42:22

£260. £280.

0:42:230:42:25

£280. Telephone's out.

0:42:280:42:30

£280 against you in the room. Are you all done?

0:42:300:42:34

-There we go. It was worth looking in your nan's attic.

-Good price.

0:42:350:42:39

-I didn't think I'd get that.

-Happy?

-Yeah.

0:42:390:42:41

Well over the top. £280. It should be worth that with the horn.

0:42:410:42:45

-Did you ever think of trying to find a horn for it?

-I wouldn't know where to look.

0:42:450:42:50

-So you never heard it played?

-No. My dad said they sat round and heard it.

0:42:500:42:55

-It's a most wonderful sound.

-A magical sound.

-It is magical. It's time stood still.

0:42:550:43:00

Well, that's it. It's all over. Another day in another saleroom.

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I hope you've enjoyed watching our show today.

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It was a bit of a mixed day. We had a few highs and a few lows.

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The interesting thing is,

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the things we thought would fly away struggled

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and the things we thought wouldn't do that well absolutely flew away.

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It just goes to show - you can't predict what something's worth.

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See you next time on "Flog It!".

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