0:00:05 > 0:00:09Today's programme comes from Crathes Castle in Aberdeenshire.
0:00:09 > 0:00:15This magnificent building has been home to the Burnett family for 350 years.
0:00:15 > 0:00:19For one day only, it's home to Flog It! Welcome to the show.
0:00:45 > 0:00:48The sun is shining. I've got a good feeling.
0:00:48 > 0:00:52I'm feeling happy and I hope so is this lot.
0:00:52 > 0:00:54That's the very end of the queue.
0:00:54 > 0:00:58It looks like the whole of Aberdeenshire has turned up.
0:00:58 > 0:01:02This is where their journey starts, a Flog It! valuation day.
0:01:02 > 0:01:06If you want to take part, you've got to come to one of these.
0:01:06 > 0:01:10Our experts pick the most interesting treasures
0:01:10 > 0:01:14to put to auction where, hopefully, we can make you a small fortune.
0:01:14 > 0:01:17I'm now at the front of the queue. Are you ready to go in?
0:01:17 > 0:01:20- EVERYONE: Yes! - Come on, then!
0:01:22 > 0:01:26'Let's find out who our experts are today.
0:01:26 > 0:01:29'Adam Partridge is an accomplished violinist
0:01:29 > 0:01:33'who specialises in musical instruments.
0:01:33 > 0:01:36'He also seems to be skilled in wooing the ladies!'
0:01:36 > 0:01:40- You've broken my heart! - Don't be like that!
0:01:40 > 0:01:42It's my kind of woman!
0:01:43 > 0:01:47'He's joined by Glaswegian auctioneer Anita Manning.
0:01:47 > 0:01:51'Isn't Adam meant to be the musical one?'
0:01:51 > 0:01:53HONKS
0:01:53 > 0:01:55ANITA LAUGHS
0:01:57 > 0:02:02'Coming up on today's Flog It! Anita gets in the mood for a party.'
0:02:02 > 0:02:06I love dressing up and this is the most wonderful kimono.
0:02:06 > 0:02:10'Adam soldiers on, despite the unpredictable weather.'
0:02:10 > 0:02:14I'm going to quickly value them as the rain is tumbling.
0:02:14 > 0:02:20- That sounds good.- ANYTHING sounds good in our current condition!
0:02:20 > 0:02:25'And stay tuned for big surprises, when we take our items to auction.'
0:02:25 > 0:02:27I'm speechless.
0:02:27 > 0:02:29'Well, we've got a great turnout.
0:02:29 > 0:02:33'Our crowd can't wait to put our experts through their paces.
0:02:33 > 0:02:37'Adam's first up with Donald, who's brought in this pocket telescope.'
0:02:37 > 0:02:42- Good morning, Donald. How are you? - I'm fab, on this wonderful day.
0:02:42 > 0:02:45- Beautiful day, lovely location. - Absolutely perfect.
0:02:45 > 0:02:48- Castle behind us, couldn't get better.- Not at all.
0:02:48 > 0:02:52You've brought in a telescope, which is useful round here.
0:02:52 > 0:02:56There's plenty of sights to see. Tell me about your telescope.
0:02:56 > 0:02:58Are you a maritime chap?
0:02:58 > 0:03:02Not really. I got it as a present from my oldest stepdaughter,
0:03:02 > 0:03:05- Anna, eight years ago at Christmas. - Right.
0:03:05 > 0:03:11Because she says I like "old things". It's the usual story.
0:03:11 > 0:03:15- It's been in the drawer for eight years.- How do you think she'll feel?
0:03:15 > 0:03:19She'll be fine. It was going to be sold at some point.
0:03:19 > 0:03:23- That was the point of it. - Everything gets sold eventually.
0:03:23 > 0:03:25It's not a rare object, really.
0:03:25 > 0:03:30It's mid-19th century, mahogany with brass, and it extends.
0:03:30 > 0:03:35It's quite nice because it's an Edinburgh mark on it.
0:03:35 > 0:03:37Scottish origin or Scottish retail.
0:03:37 > 0:03:40- Is that fully extended?- That's it.
0:03:40 > 0:03:44It sits in your pocket then extends all that way.
0:03:44 > 0:03:47- There we've got Lennie of Edinburgh. - Who would have used it?
0:03:47 > 0:03:52Well, I would have thought it would have been used on the ships.
0:03:52 > 0:03:57But I think it's a pocket telescope. It's not a great big posh one.
0:03:57 > 0:03:59I think it would have had a leather case.
0:03:59 > 0:04:02Lennie of Edinburgh was the retailer
0:04:02 > 0:04:08of the mid 19th century, and it collapses down to just hand size.
0:04:08 > 0:04:13Leather outer case and it probably would have had a protective cap.
0:04:13 > 0:04:17You see these with a brass cap to keep that lens safe.
0:04:17 > 0:04:23- It looks in good condition. Ever used it?- I've only used it once.
0:04:23 > 0:04:27- Only once?- Yeah.- But it looks as though it's functioning.
0:04:27 > 0:04:29You decided to put it into auction?
0:04:29 > 0:04:33- Yes.- On Flog It!- Yes. - Any idea what it's worth?- No.
0:04:33 > 0:04:38- No?- No.- No guess at all?- No guess.
0:04:38 > 0:04:41I would expect £30 to £50, estimate.
0:04:41 > 0:04:45- It might do a bit better, hopefully make £50 or £60.- OK.
0:04:45 > 0:04:50- Do you know what she paid for it? - No. I've never asked her.- No.
0:04:50 > 0:04:54- "Thanks for me telescope. How much was it?"- Exactly.
0:04:54 > 0:04:56How does that sound, value-wise?
0:04:56 > 0:05:03- That sounds fine.- We should put a reserve of £30. We don't want you disappointed.- That's fair enough.
0:05:03 > 0:05:05I think it'll find its own value.
0:05:05 > 0:05:10- Again, because it's relatively local...- Yeah.- Scottish, anyway.
0:05:10 > 0:05:16You'd hope it'll have a greater appeal than one with a London mark.
0:05:16 > 0:05:19- Well, good luck. Thanks for coming along.- Thank you.
0:05:19 > 0:05:23'It's great to see a Scottish item here.
0:05:23 > 0:05:29'Next up is Fiona, who's brought in something from much further afield.'
0:05:29 > 0:05:36Fiona, welcome to Flog It! Thank you for bringing this very nice oriental vase. Where did you get it?
0:05:36 > 0:05:41It belonged to an aunt who died in January, and she left it to me.
0:05:41 > 0:05:44- Do you like it? - I wasn't sure about it.
0:05:44 > 0:05:47Another one she gave me, I like better.
0:05:47 > 0:05:50My husband's always thought this was more expensive.
0:05:50 > 0:05:53- He likes this one. - He likes this one?- Yes.
0:05:53 > 0:05:56It would have been one of a pair.
0:05:56 > 0:06:00- Do you have the other one?- No. - OK. Let's have a look at it.
0:06:00 > 0:06:06Oriental wares are highly sought after today.
0:06:06 > 0:06:09People want to buy Chinese items.
0:06:09 > 0:06:15I'm finding that oriental items are going higher than expected.
0:06:15 > 0:06:20This vase is what we call "famille rose",
0:06:20 > 0:06:26because of this rather lovely pink colour in the design of the vase.
0:06:26 > 0:06:34It's from, probably, 1890, 1900, 1910.
0:06:34 > 0:06:37So it's not an early one.
0:06:37 > 0:06:41I would like to look at the bottom to see if we have any marks.
0:06:41 > 0:06:44There are no marks on the bottom.
0:06:44 > 0:06:47This leads me to believe that it is export ware.
0:06:47 > 0:06:51That means porcelain, pottery which was made
0:06:51 > 0:06:54for the export market.
0:06:54 > 0:06:56In Victorian times,
0:06:56 > 0:07:02there was a great love of all things exotic and oriental.
0:07:02 > 0:07:08We imported large quantities of Chinese porcelain into Britain.
0:07:08 > 0:07:12In the west of Scotland, in Glasgow,
0:07:12 > 0:07:16we had many sea-faring folk, because it was a port.
0:07:16 > 0:07:19Often, captains would bring this type of thing.
0:07:19 > 0:07:23Was your aunt in any way involved with sea-faring men?
0:07:23 > 0:07:28I think the only person I could recall would have been her brother,
0:07:28 > 0:07:32who lived in Canada, and he travelled quite a lot.
0:07:32 > 0:07:36But whether it was him that brought this back, I don't know.
0:07:36 > 0:07:42OK. I like this little vase here. The painting is of some quality.
0:07:42 > 0:07:47Not the highest quality, but of some quality.
0:07:47 > 0:07:49There's lots of content there.
0:07:49 > 0:07:53At the front, we have these figures in an interior.
0:07:53 > 0:08:00Obviously, it's a situation of entertainment, or whatever.
0:08:00 > 0:08:03We have smaller figures outside of the house.
0:08:03 > 0:08:08We have rather pretty butterflies, flowers
0:08:08 > 0:08:11and so on, so there's lots of movement.
0:08:11 > 0:08:16There's lots of decoration on the vase. It's an extremely pretty one.
0:08:16 > 0:08:19Value. What sort of value do you...?
0:08:19 > 0:08:22- No idea.- You've no idea at all? - No idea at all.
0:08:22 > 0:08:27- Do you think it's something like 50 to a million?- I hardly think so!
0:08:27 > 0:08:31If it is, my dog's tail's been wagging against it,
0:08:31 > 0:08:33- so I'd be really worried!- OK.
0:08:33 > 0:08:39This is, as I say, for the export market, but it's a pretty one.
0:08:39 > 0:08:44Value on it, I would say 100 to 150, 80 to 120.
0:08:44 > 0:08:49- Would you be happy to sell it in that region?- Yes, I would.
0:08:49 > 0:08:51Let's put it in at 100 to 150.
0:08:51 > 0:08:56We should put a reserve on it of £80. Would you be happy with that?
0:08:56 > 0:08:58Yes, I would.
0:08:58 > 0:09:03So I think that this should do quite well and you never know,
0:09:03 > 0:09:05the Chinese market is so strong
0:09:05 > 0:09:10- and things are taking flyers in the salerooms.- Good. Good.
0:09:10 > 0:09:13'Wise words from Anita. Fiona may not like that vase,
0:09:13 > 0:09:18'but I've a feeling it'll find a new home where somebody will love it.'
0:09:18 > 0:09:21If you've got any unwanted antiques and collectables,
0:09:21 > 0:09:24bring them to one of our valuation days.
0:09:24 > 0:09:26Your journey starts right now.
0:09:26 > 0:09:32Details of dates and venues are on our website - bbc.co.uk/flogit
0:09:32 > 0:09:36All the information will be there. I would love to see you.
0:09:36 > 0:09:39Or check the details in your local press.
0:09:42 > 0:09:47'Back to the tables, and Linda's brought a great goblet collection.'
0:09:47 > 0:09:51- Good afternoon, Linda. - Good afternoon.- How are you doing?
0:09:51 > 0:09:55- Fine, thank you.- You've brought an impressive selection of goblets.
0:09:55 > 0:09:57How long have you had them?
0:09:57 > 0:10:00I've had them about 30 years.
0:10:00 > 0:10:04I bought them from a jeweller's who was doing a house clearance.
0:10:04 > 0:10:07They just looked quite pretty.
0:10:07 > 0:10:11In the '80s, I thought they could sit on the dining table nicely.
0:10:11 > 0:10:13Yes. Have you ever used them?
0:10:13 > 0:10:17- The gilt ones we have. - What did you drink out of them?
0:10:17 > 0:10:20- Oh, liqueur.- Liquer, very good.
0:10:20 > 0:10:24- Creme de menthe?- Maybe a Drambuie. THEY LAUGH
0:10:24 > 0:10:28They're very nice in their case and they're quite easy to do.
0:10:28 > 0:10:32We see lots of these around. They're both hallmarked silver.
0:10:32 > 0:10:37These ones, to a lot of people look like they're gold.
0:10:37 > 0:10:40Solid gold! But they're not, they're silver.
0:10:40 > 0:10:44They've got a layer of gold. We call that silver gilt.
0:10:44 > 0:10:48Or gold plated on a silver body. They've both got their hallmarks.
0:10:48 > 0:10:51These are Birmingham for 1910.
0:10:51 > 0:10:55We've got the retailers, Wilson & Sharp of Edinburgh.
0:10:55 > 0:10:58They've stayed in Scotland for 100 years.
0:10:58 > 0:11:02These ones are a London mark for 1912, but also a Scottish retailer.
0:11:02 > 0:11:05If I slip that back, you've got the retailer.
0:11:05 > 0:11:09Stewart, "By appointment to the Queen" and Glasgow!
0:11:09 > 0:11:14- Very posh! When was the last time you used them?- Oh, 20 years ago!
0:11:14 > 0:11:18- Why are you selling them?- They lie in a cupboard and do nothing.
0:11:18 > 0:11:22- RAIN FALLS HEAVILY - I'm going to quickly value them.
0:11:22 > 0:11:25The rain is tumbling!
0:11:25 > 0:11:29This set of 12, I'd like to say £200 to £300 estimate.
0:11:29 > 0:11:34And the set of six, about half of that - £100, £150 estimate.
0:11:34 > 0:11:37- How does that sound? - That sounds good.
0:11:37 > 0:11:40ANYTHING sounds good in our current condition!
0:11:40 > 0:11:44Let's put a reserve on them. We'll sell them separately.
0:11:44 > 0:11:49So we'll put £200 bottom limit on that, and £100 on those.
0:11:49 > 0:11:54- Is that acceptable to you?- Yes. I would be delighted.- That's great.
0:11:54 > 0:11:56Any plans on what you might do?
0:11:56 > 0:12:00They might make 300, 400, even a bit more,
0:12:00 > 0:12:03once we get to the final hammer price.
0:12:03 > 0:12:07- A weekend away.- Anywhere in particular?- Gleneagles?- Gleneagles!
0:12:07 > 0:12:11Brilliant! I like a lady who's very decisive!
0:12:11 > 0:12:13Thank you for coming to Flog It!
0:12:13 > 0:12:17- We'll speak in more detail at the auction.- Thank you.- It's a pleasure.
0:12:17 > 0:12:23'It seems like it's a good time to escape the rain and get over to the auction.
0:12:23 > 0:12:27'Let's remind ourselves what we're taking along.
0:12:27 > 0:12:31'Adam valued Donald's pocket telescope at £30 to £50,
0:12:31 > 0:12:33'which I think is spot-on.
0:12:33 > 0:12:37'Anita thinks the Chinese vase will fly out the door,
0:12:37 > 0:12:41'and has given it an estimate of £100 to £150.'
0:12:41 > 0:12:46- That sounds good.- ANYTHING sounds good in our current condition!
0:12:46 > 0:12:48'Finally, Adam braved the elements
0:12:48 > 0:12:53'to give Linda's goblets a value of £200 to £300 for the gilt set of 12,
0:12:53 > 0:12:57'and £100 to £150 for the silver collection.'
0:13:03 > 0:13:08This is where we're selling our items, John Milne Auctioneers, Aberdeen.
0:13:08 > 0:13:13As the sale day arrives, my sense of anticipation gets higher and higher.
0:13:13 > 0:13:15Anything could happen. It's an auction.
0:13:15 > 0:13:18'On the sale preview day,
0:13:18 > 0:13:25'I wanted to see if auctioneer Graham agreed with Anita's valuation on that oriental vase.'
0:13:25 > 0:13:29Fiona's Chinese vase. We got a valuation of £100 to £150.
0:13:29 > 0:13:33We get quite a lot of these Canton vases coming through.
0:13:33 > 0:13:36- It's Chinese export, isn't it? - Yeah.
0:13:36 > 0:13:40- The market is still fairly inundated with this type of work.- Yes.
0:13:40 > 0:13:43You see them used as lamp bases.
0:13:43 > 0:13:48I was going to say that. They make very good lamp bases for £80.
0:13:48 > 0:13:51The beauty about this one, it hasn't been bored.
0:13:51 > 0:13:55You're not going to lose the value. It's a good size.
0:13:55 > 0:13:58It's an interesting size. There's a lot going on.
0:13:58 > 0:14:00I think £80 is good value for money.
0:14:00 > 0:14:05- Hopefully, a bit more.- Yes. We should push it up to a good price.
0:14:05 > 0:14:09'So, without further ado, let's get cracking with our first lot.
0:14:09 > 0:14:13'It's Donald's handy little telescope.'
0:14:13 > 0:14:17Edinburgh maker, should have a bit of local interest.
0:14:17 > 0:14:19We're only looking at £30 to £40.
0:14:19 > 0:14:23- Hopefully, we'll get a little more. - I hope so.- Fingers crossed. Adam?
0:14:23 > 0:14:29I'd like to see it make 50 or 60, but I think it's right for similar examples that have come up.
0:14:29 > 0:14:32- Nice thing.- Very nice. - Where's it been?
0:14:32 > 0:14:35It's been in a drawer for eight years.
0:14:35 > 0:14:37It's going under the hammer now.
0:14:37 > 0:14:40Lennie of Edinburgh. It's a pocket telescope.
0:14:40 > 0:14:45It's in a mahogany and brass case. Signed Lennie of Edinburgh.
0:14:45 > 0:14:47For the telescope, £60?
0:14:47 > 0:14:49Lot 85, for £60.
0:14:49 > 0:14:5150?
0:14:51 > 0:14:55I'm bid 40. Any advance at £40, the telescope?
0:14:55 > 0:15:00One bid. Lennie of Edinburgh telescope for £40. 42. 45.
0:15:00 > 0:15:04- 48. At 48, the lady's. - Sold it.
0:15:04 > 0:15:07Any advance on £48? The telescope at £48.
0:15:07 > 0:15:09It's going to be sold for 48...
0:15:09 > 0:15:14- You were right. Spot-on. Happy with that?- Absolutely.
0:15:14 > 0:15:18- Well done. Thank you for bringing that in.- Pleasure.
0:15:18 > 0:15:23'Great start. Next up, let's see if auctioneer Graham was right
0:15:23 > 0:15:28'to be confident about Fiona getting a good price for her Chinese vase.'
0:15:30 > 0:15:34Next, all the money is going towards a holiday, and I don't blame Fiona.
0:15:34 > 0:15:37- The weather hasn't been good in Aberdeen.- It hasn't.
0:15:37 > 0:15:42- Where do you fancy?- Anywhere warm, I don't mind.- Anywhere warm!
0:15:42 > 0:15:44Glasgow's very warm!
0:15:44 > 0:15:48It's always a Mediterranean climate there.
0:15:48 > 0:15:51How about Cornwall, then? Seriously, where do you fancy?
0:15:51 > 0:15:53- Maybe Italy.- Oh, how nice.
0:15:53 > 0:15:58- Cultured.- Yes.- Oh, very, very nice. Let's get you there, shall we?
0:15:58 > 0:16:03We're about to sell a famille rose vase. Hopefully, we'll sell it.
0:16:03 > 0:16:08- What do you think? £150?- Uh-huh. I would hope for the top estimate.
0:16:08 > 0:16:11There are Chinese buyers in the room.
0:16:11 > 0:16:14The Chinese market is very strong just now.
0:16:14 > 0:16:19- So even a late vase like this should do reasonably well.- Yeah.
0:16:19 > 0:16:23335 is Chinese vase, a Canton vase.
0:16:23 > 0:16:27The Chinese vase on my right. This one, 150?
0:16:27 > 0:16:29120?
0:16:29 > 0:16:31Canton vase for £120.
0:16:31 > 0:16:33£100?
0:16:34 > 0:16:3680?
0:16:36 > 0:16:38- 60. > - I'm bid 60.
0:16:38 > 0:16:42Five. 70? 75. 78.
0:16:42 > 0:16:4480. 85.
0:16:44 > 0:16:4690. 95.
0:16:46 > 0:16:48100. And ten.
0:16:48 > 0:16:50120. 130.
0:16:50 > 0:16:54140. 150.
0:16:54 > 0:16:56160. 170. 180.
0:16:56 > 0:16:58190. 200.
0:16:58 > 0:17:01210. At 210 near me.
0:17:01 > 0:17:05Any advance on £210? The bid's near me at 210.
0:17:05 > 0:17:07All finished now at 210?
0:17:08 > 0:17:12The hammer's gone down! That Chinese market's so strong at the moment.
0:17:12 > 0:17:17- I think Italy, don't you? - I think so. Yeah.
0:17:17 > 0:17:21'Good for you, Fiona. Send us a postcard.
0:17:21 > 0:17:27'Now let's see what the bidders make of Linda's miniature goblet collection.'
0:17:27 > 0:17:30Coming up now, lots of miniature goblets.
0:17:30 > 0:17:34- Were they for drinking Drambuie in? - Yes. Why not?
0:17:34 > 0:17:39- Tiny little shots, though. Mini ones!- Bit small for my friends.
0:17:39 > 0:17:43- They prefer larger glasses. - Yeah. Anyway, we've got lots here.
0:17:43 > 0:17:47Two lots coming up. First lot is a set of 12. Second lot, a set of six.
0:17:47 > 0:17:51- Correct.- 200 to 300 and 100 to 200, respectively.
0:17:51 > 0:17:55- OK?- Yeah.- Let's find out what our bidders think.
0:17:55 > 0:18:00Here's the first. We're looking at £200 to £300, a set of 12.
0:18:00 > 0:18:05Lot 145, a set of 12 London silver gilt miniature goblets
0:18:05 > 0:18:07in a fitted case.
0:18:07 > 0:18:09£300?
0:18:09 > 0:18:11250?
0:18:11 > 0:18:13£200?
0:18:13 > 0:18:1512 silver gilt goblets for £200. 150?
0:18:15 > 0:18:18I'm bid 150. 160.
0:18:18 > 0:18:20170. 180. 190.
0:18:20 > 0:18:23- This is good. - Five. 200.
0:18:24 > 0:18:26210. 220.
0:18:26 > 0:18:29230. 240.
0:18:29 > 0:18:32250. 260.
0:18:32 > 0:18:37- Wow!- It's not over yet. - 280. 290. 300.
0:18:37 > 0:18:39310. 320.
0:18:39 > 0:18:43330. 340. 350.
0:18:43 > 0:18:47- 360. 360 in the room. - 360!
0:18:47 > 0:18:52It's in the centre at 360. Going to be sold at £360...
0:18:52 > 0:18:55- Well, that's fabulous! - That was good.
0:18:55 > 0:18:57First lot £360.
0:18:57 > 0:19:01- Technically, we should get half this cos there's six.- Yes.
0:19:01 > 0:19:03You never know!
0:19:03 > 0:19:07A set of six Birmingham silver miniature goblets in a fitted case.
0:19:07 > 0:19:09£150?
0:19:09 > 0:19:12120? 100?
0:19:12 > 0:19:1790? I'm bid 90. Any advance now? 100 at the door.
0:19:17 > 0:19:21£100. Any advance now at £100? 105.
0:19:21 > 0:19:2515. 120. Five. 130.
0:19:25 > 0:19:27Five. 140. Five.
0:19:27 > 0:19:30150. Five.
0:19:30 > 0:19:31160. Five.
0:19:31 > 0:19:34170. Five.
0:19:34 > 0:19:36At 175 outside the door now.
0:19:36 > 0:19:41Any advance on £175? The bid is on my left at 175...
0:19:41 > 0:19:44We'll settle for that. Nearly half.
0:19:44 > 0:19:47- We got our sums right! - They weren't silver gilt.
0:19:47 > 0:19:51- No. You've got to be really happy. - They weren't as shiny.
0:19:51 > 0:19:53Well, it was a smaller set.
0:19:53 > 0:19:55It didn't look so expensive.
0:19:55 > 0:20:00- Happy?- Absolutely delighted.- Good.
0:20:00 > 0:20:05- Enjoy the money.- We will. - Good result. They snapped them up.
0:20:05 > 0:20:10- Well spotted at the valuation day. - They like their goblets in Aberdeen!
0:20:10 > 0:20:14'That concludes our first visit to the auction house.
0:20:14 > 0:20:18'We're back later to see the rest of our lots go under the hammer.
0:20:18 > 0:20:23'During my time in Scotland, I travelled down the beautiful Aberdeenshire coast
0:20:23 > 0:20:27'to find out about one of Scotland's great literary heroes.'
0:20:46 > 0:20:50Isn't that absolutely breathtaking? What a backdrop!
0:20:50 > 0:20:54The Scottish countryside has inspired many a writer.
0:20:54 > 0:20:57None so much as author James Leslie Mitchell.
0:20:57 > 0:21:01You may know him by his pen name, Lewis Grassic Gibbon -
0:21:01 > 0:21:04a central figure in 20th-century Scottish renaissance,
0:21:04 > 0:21:06best known for his fictional work
0:21:06 > 0:21:10paying homage to his northeastern Scottish roots.
0:21:10 > 0:21:15He went on to be one of the most celebrated Scottish writers of all time.
0:21:18 > 0:21:20Gibbon was born in 1901.
0:21:20 > 0:21:23He lived in the tiny village of Arbuthnott
0:21:23 > 0:21:26in the Howe of the Mearns, Aberdeenshire,
0:21:26 > 0:21:29during his formative years.
0:21:29 > 0:21:31This experience
0:21:31 > 0:21:34was to be profoundly influential on his writing.
0:21:36 > 0:21:38He came from a long line of farmers,
0:21:38 > 0:21:41and was fiercely proud of his peasant up-bringing.
0:21:41 > 0:21:45He lived in this small cottage from the age of seven to 16.
0:21:45 > 0:21:48Life in this small rural community
0:21:48 > 0:21:52shaped the way he thought and the way he believed,
0:21:52 > 0:21:55and it's all reflected in his novels.
0:21:55 > 0:21:59He drew on the people, sights, sounds, smells that he encountered
0:21:59 > 0:22:03while growing up here as a young lad.
0:22:04 > 0:22:07Gibbon attended the local school.
0:22:07 > 0:22:10It was here that his potential was recognised.
0:22:10 > 0:22:15A headteacher called Alexander Gray nurtured the boy's talent
0:22:15 > 0:22:18after being amazed by the 13-year-old's essays.
0:22:20 > 0:22:24"In front of Arbuthnott school stretches a sea of green,
0:22:24 > 0:22:27"intersected here and there with small square fields
0:22:27 > 0:22:32"or a winding road disappearing in the waving masses of foliage."
0:22:32 > 0:22:35However, despite his early talent,
0:22:35 > 0:22:39it would be some years before the young man put it to good use.
0:22:39 > 0:22:43The following years proved troublesome for Gibbon.
0:22:43 > 0:22:47He spent time as a journalist, then he was in the army and the RAF.
0:22:47 > 0:22:49It really didn't suit his character.
0:22:49 > 0:22:51It wasn't until 1929,
0:22:51 > 0:22:56at the age of 28, he realised his dream and started writing full time.
0:22:56 > 0:22:58And, boy! Was it worth the wait?
0:22:58 > 0:23:03He produced a wealth of novels, the most celebrated of all, Sunset Song.
0:23:03 > 0:23:09In 2005, the public voted it the best Scottish book of all time.
0:23:09 > 0:23:14It caused a sensation when it was first published in 1932.
0:23:14 > 0:23:17Gibbon went on to write two more novels
0:23:17 > 0:23:20to create the trilogy he named A Scots Quair,
0:23:20 > 0:23:22"quair" meaning book.
0:23:22 > 0:23:26The novels follow the life of heroine Chris Guthrie
0:23:26 > 0:23:32and her experiences of the Great War and growing communism of the 1920s.
0:23:32 > 0:23:36What was ground-breaking was the author's attitude towards women.
0:23:36 > 0:23:40Gibbon disagreed with the traditional role of women.
0:23:40 > 0:23:42He didn't think they were inferior.
0:23:42 > 0:23:46In fact, he chose as a main character a strong female.
0:23:46 > 0:23:49So when Sunset Song was published,
0:23:49 > 0:23:52critics believed it was written by a woman,
0:23:52 > 0:23:55it so accurately described their concerns.
0:23:55 > 0:23:57It is also critically acclaimed
0:23:57 > 0:24:00for the skilful recreation of the rhythm of Scots
0:24:00 > 0:24:04without using spelling, dialect or Scottish vocabulary.
0:24:04 > 0:24:08"Below and around where Chris Guthrie lay,
0:24:08 > 0:24:12"the June moors whispered and rustled and shook their cloaks.
0:24:12 > 0:24:16"In the east against the cobalt blue of the sky
0:24:16 > 0:24:19"lay the shimmer of the North Sea that was by Bervie.
0:24:19 > 0:24:23"Maybe the wind would veer there in an hour or so
0:24:23 > 0:24:27"and you'd feel the change in the life and strum of the thing,
0:24:27 > 0:24:30"bringing a streaming coolness out of the sea."
0:24:32 > 0:24:35Many places near Arbuthnott feature in the novels.
0:24:35 > 0:24:39Sometimes Gibbon changed the name and sometimes he kept them for real.
0:24:39 > 0:24:44Behind me is spectacular Dunnottar Castle, a 14th-century keep.
0:24:44 > 0:24:48I understand why he chose this to feature in Sunset Song.
0:24:48 > 0:24:51It is absolutely awe-inspiring.
0:24:51 > 0:24:53Look at that!
0:24:53 > 0:24:57You can't help but feel creative when you look at that!
0:24:59 > 0:25:03"The air was blind with the splash of the incoming tide,
0:25:03 > 0:25:08"above you the rock rose sheer at the path wound downward sheer;
0:25:08 > 0:25:12"and high up, crowning the rock were the ruins of the castle walls,
0:25:12 > 0:25:15"splashed with sunlight."
0:25:20 > 0:25:23As Gibbon was fiercely proud about HIS roots
0:25:23 > 0:25:28are the villagers in Arbuthnott about their author, immensely proud.
0:25:28 > 0:25:30At this little centre,
0:25:30 > 0:25:34there's a fitting tribute to the man and his work.
0:25:34 > 0:25:37It contains lots of personal items -
0:25:37 > 0:25:40pens, papers, books, a writing slope.
0:25:40 > 0:25:44It's a fitting testament to the man they loved and admired.
0:25:44 > 0:25:48Gibbon was very much a young man in a hurry.
0:25:48 > 0:25:51He wrote everything from short story collections
0:25:51 > 0:25:54to books on history and biographies.
0:25:54 > 0:25:56The author produced 17 novels -
0:25:56 > 0:25:59some in his pen name and some in his real name -
0:25:59 > 0:26:02in under seven years!
0:26:11 > 0:26:14Lewis Grassic Gibbon passed away in 1935.
0:26:14 > 0:26:18He died of peritonitis at the very young age of 34.
0:26:18 > 0:26:22His final resting place is quite fitting.
0:26:22 > 0:26:25It's here in the churchyard at Arbuthnott.
0:26:25 > 0:26:28He wrote about this church. He loved it.
0:26:28 > 0:26:31It begs the question, doesn't it?
0:26:31 > 0:26:34If his life hadn't have ended so tragically early,
0:26:34 > 0:26:38what other great works would he have given us?
0:26:50 > 0:26:54'We're back at Crathes Castle, our stunning valuation day venue.
0:26:54 > 0:26:59'The weather's unpredictable, but we won't let that dampen our spirits.
0:26:59 > 0:27:02'Adam's with Carol, who wants to find out more about her watch.'
0:27:02 > 0:27:06- You brought in this little Omega watch.- Mm-hm.
0:27:06 > 0:27:08Tell us where you got it from.
0:27:08 > 0:27:12Well, it was left to me by my Great Aunt Lisetta.
0:27:12 > 0:27:14She died 23 years ago.
0:27:14 > 0:27:19- Lisetta's a pretty name. You don't hear that name often.- Very unusual.
0:27:19 > 0:27:24- She left it to you when she passed away?- Yes. She was a career nurse.
0:27:24 > 0:27:27Nursed through the war in the Middle East and Africa.
0:27:27 > 0:27:31Ultimately, teaching in the teaching hospital in Aberdeen.
0:27:31 > 0:27:35- A very well-travelled lady committed to nursing?- Yes.
0:27:35 > 0:27:37Never married, just a career lady.
0:27:37 > 0:27:41- Do you know how she got the watch? Was she presented it?- I don't know.
0:27:41 > 0:27:45I think she, perhaps, saved up and treated herself.
0:27:45 > 0:27:49- We really don't know.- What do you know about the watch itself?
0:27:49 > 0:27:54- Not a lot. It's an Omega.- That's marked on it.- I'm hoping it's gold.
0:27:54 > 0:27:59- It IS gold.- Good. A cocktail watch, I think.- I suppose so, yeah.
0:27:59 > 0:28:03- Have you ever worn it?- No. - It's a tiny bracelet.- Far too small.
0:28:03 > 0:28:05A lot of people were smaller.
0:28:05 > 0:28:09- Yes.- As you see when you try on an old military uniform.
0:28:09 > 0:28:13You can barely get into them. Even me. I'm not a big fella.
0:28:13 > 0:28:17It's a pretty little thing. It's about 1960.
0:28:17 > 0:28:19It's nine-carat gold.
0:28:19 > 0:28:23It is an Omega, one of the big names in watch-making.
0:28:23 > 0:28:27The market isn't so strong. People don't wear them so much.
0:28:27 > 0:28:31- No. Not chunky enough.- Yeah. A little dated for the modern look.
0:28:31 > 0:28:35These things go in cycles, so perhaps it'll come back one day.
0:28:35 > 0:28:40What saves it is the magic name of Omega and it's nine-carat gold.
0:28:40 > 0:28:42Why are you selling it?
0:28:42 > 0:28:46Well, it's been in the bottom of my jewellery box since I got it.
0:28:46 > 0:28:50Not too much sentimental value. I have two daughters.
0:28:50 > 0:28:54- Neither of them like it. - So you've tried every angle.
0:28:54 > 0:28:59- Flog It! was coming and I'm dying to meet you all!- That's lovely!
0:28:59 > 0:29:03It's very nice to meet you, too. The valuation's just gone up!
0:29:03 > 0:29:05Good, good. Glad to hear it.
0:29:05 > 0:29:09We would normally expect £150, £200
0:29:09 > 0:29:13- for this sort of watch at auction. - OK.- How does that sound?
0:29:13 > 0:29:15That sounds fine, yeah.
0:29:15 > 0:29:19- I suggest putting it in the auction with a 150 reserve.- Fixed reserve?
0:29:19 > 0:29:22- Fixed reserve, so it doesn't make any less.- OK.
0:29:22 > 0:29:26- It works, does that make a difference?- It helps.
0:29:26 > 0:29:28It keeps good time.
0:29:28 > 0:29:33A couple of blemishes on the dial, that champagne coloured dial,
0:29:33 > 0:29:36but the fact that it's working goes in its favour.
0:29:36 > 0:29:41- OK.- I'd like to think we get a couple of hundred pounds for it.
0:29:41 > 0:29:45- Lovely.- Sound all right?- Peachy. LAUGHING:- Excellent.
0:29:45 > 0:29:47If it sells - hopefully it sells -
0:29:47 > 0:29:51any idea what you'd do with the proceeds?
0:29:51 > 0:29:54My daughter's expecting grandchild number two.
0:29:54 > 0:29:57Probably, a big supply of nappies!
0:29:57 > 0:29:59Well, that's unusual, but I like it.
0:29:59 > 0:30:02Most people say "go on holiday".
0:30:02 > 0:30:06In ten years of Flog It! that's the first time I've heard,
0:30:06 > 0:30:10"I'm going to spend the profits from my Omega watch on some nappies."
0:30:10 > 0:30:14I'll remember that one. Thanks for coming. It's been good to meet you.
0:30:14 > 0:30:16- And you. - See you at the auction.- Yes.
0:30:16 > 0:30:22'We'll find out how many nappies that watch will buy Carol
0:30:22 > 0:30:24'later in the programme.
0:30:24 > 0:30:27'We're all about sorting the treasure from the trash.
0:30:27 > 0:30:32'The next item takes that to a whole new level.'
0:30:32 > 0:30:35It's incredible what you can find in the rubbish.
0:30:35 > 0:30:40Lucky for Barry, he was on the receiving end. These were thrown out?
0:30:40 > 0:30:44Yes. A friend came across them on the pavement
0:30:44 > 0:30:47outside a lawyer's office 25 years ago.
0:30:47 > 0:30:51He asked permission to remove them. He took them to Edinburgh.
0:30:51 > 0:30:54He took them to museums.
0:30:54 > 0:30:58They translated most of it and then he returned with them.
0:30:58 > 0:31:01I was on the receiving end, by giving a small gratuity.
0:31:01 > 0:31:04Explain what's going on.
0:31:04 > 0:31:09- It's a transference of land. - Title deeds.- Title deeds. 1656.
0:31:09 > 0:31:14- The seal is of the Bishop of Murray. - 15...?- No. 1656.
0:31:14 > 0:31:17But this one is 1506.
0:31:17 > 0:31:21- 1506? That's older than the castle behind us.- Mm-hm.
0:31:21 > 0:31:24Is there anything interesting in the deeds?
0:31:24 > 0:31:26It gives a list of the lands.
0:31:26 > 0:31:28That's a summary.
0:31:28 > 0:31:33It includes one village that's being transferred from John Gordon.
0:31:33 > 0:31:36I haven't got the memory to remember all the detail.
0:31:36 > 0:31:42Have you traced any names from that village? Gone to the church or the archives?
0:31:42 > 0:31:45I've looked on the maps and all the locations
0:31:45 > 0:31:49are very close to Peterhead, about 30 miles north of Aberdeen.
0:31:49 > 0:31:53They're all villages or small farms or smallholdings.
0:31:53 > 0:31:58Some of the names are so old Scots that I haven't found them yet.
0:31:58 > 0:32:02I think this is the oldest thing, not only on today's programme,
0:32:02 > 0:32:05but possibly on Flog It! for five or six years.
0:32:05 > 0:32:09I don't think we've had anything as old as 1506.
0:32:09 > 0:32:15- I'm glad you're not referring to me! - The older things get the more valuable they are!- I agree with you!
0:32:15 > 0:32:18Although not a great deal of value.
0:32:18 > 0:32:21I don't think they'd be worth more than £200 or £300.
0:32:21 > 0:32:24That's all right. They're not for sale.
0:32:24 > 0:32:29- I just love looking at them. - Fascinating bit of social history.
0:32:29 > 0:32:32It's been a real pleasure talking to you.
0:32:32 > 0:32:36- Thank you very much indeed. - Not everything is for sale!
0:32:36 > 0:32:40'I think it's great that Barry is hanging on to those deeds.
0:32:40 > 0:32:45'Anita's picked out her second Oriental item of the day.
0:32:45 > 0:32:48'And it's a lovely rare piece.'
0:32:48 > 0:32:53Elizabeth, I love dressing up, and this is the most wonderful kimono.
0:32:53 > 0:32:56- Do you dress up in this?- No. - Tell me!
0:32:56 > 0:33:01- My husband has worn it at a fancy dress.- Has he?- He looked good!
0:33:01 > 0:33:03Please tell me where you got it.
0:33:03 > 0:33:06An aunt brought it home from China
0:33:06 > 0:33:10- about 50, 60 years ago.- Uh-huh.
0:33:10 > 0:33:12Did she travel in the east?
0:33:12 > 0:33:16Her husband was in Bangkok. He worked in the dock.
0:33:16 > 0:33:19He was manager of the Bangkok dock before the war.
0:33:19 > 0:33:23- They had a wonderful life out there. - And how did it come to you?
0:33:23 > 0:33:27My aunt died and I got it about 20 years ago.
0:33:27 > 0:33:31Let's look at it closely. It is quite a splendid kimono.
0:33:31 > 0:33:33It's this wonderful,
0:33:33 > 0:33:36I would say "singing" blue,
0:33:36 > 0:33:40marvellously decorated with gold thread.
0:33:40 > 0:33:43If we turn it round to the back first of all,
0:33:43 > 0:33:49we can see this wonderful imperial dragon here.
0:33:49 > 0:33:53To me, he's a stylised creature, and quite fierce.
0:33:53 > 0:33:58We can see his five claws here. The imperial dragons had five claws.
0:33:58 > 0:34:00Look at those eyes!
0:34:00 > 0:34:02A wee bitty scary.
0:34:02 > 0:34:07This symbol here denotes a pearl.
0:34:07 > 0:34:11It's not just your everyday ordinary kimono.
0:34:11 > 0:34:15It was worn by somebody of some standing within the community.
0:34:15 > 0:34:17The buttons here
0:34:17 > 0:34:20are made of a yellow metal.
0:34:20 > 0:34:25They have some decoration and, again,
0:34:25 > 0:34:29it's telling us that it has some quality.
0:34:29 > 0:34:33There is some wear on the neck. Some people don't like that.
0:34:33 > 0:34:36They like things in mint condition.
0:34:36 > 0:34:40But I feel it's telling me that it has been worn.
0:34:40 > 0:34:43And it sets my imagination...afire,
0:34:43 > 0:34:47wondering who wore it and at what occasions.
0:34:47 > 0:34:52I think that it could have been a military kimono
0:34:52 > 0:34:59and may have been worn by an officer at ceremonial occasions.
0:34:59 > 0:35:02Textiles are popular in the saleroom.
0:35:02 > 0:35:06This type of thing will be well-fancied.
0:35:06 > 0:35:09- Difficult to put a price on it.- Yes.
0:35:09 > 0:35:13But I'm thinking in the region of 100 to 150.
0:35:13 > 0:35:18Would you be happy to put it into auction at that estimate?
0:35:18 > 0:35:22- Probably a little more would be more acceptable.- A little more?- Yes.
0:35:22 > 0:35:25If we... We could try it...
0:35:25 > 0:35:27It could go.
0:35:27 > 0:35:31It's not an exact science and this is quite an unusual item.
0:35:31 > 0:35:36If we put it in at 150 to 200, we might have a chance at that.
0:35:36 > 0:35:41- Shall we go for it?- Yes. - With a reserve of 150?- We will.
0:35:41 > 0:35:44- Are you sure you're happy?- Yeah. Thank you.
0:35:44 > 0:35:51- If you get it back, your husband can wear it at the next fancy dress party!- Yes.
0:35:51 > 0:35:54I'll keep my fingers crossed, Elizabeth.
0:36:00 > 0:36:03What a fabulous day we have had here!
0:36:03 > 0:36:08More people keep turning up. Wonderful items of local interest.
0:36:08 > 0:36:12I came across an early 19th-century salmon rod made in Aberdeen.
0:36:12 > 0:36:18Getting out and about around the British Isles, we find all these wonderful treasures.
0:36:18 > 0:36:23Sadly, we have to leave Crathes Castle as we head to the auction.
0:36:23 > 0:36:26Here's a recap of what's going under the hammer.
0:36:26 > 0:36:29Hopefully, we'll reel in those bidders.
0:36:29 > 0:36:34What saves it is the magic name of Omega and that it's nine-carat gold.
0:36:34 > 0:36:36'Let's hope the bidders agree
0:36:36 > 0:36:40'and the watch makes Adam's estimate of £150 to £200.'
0:36:40 > 0:36:46It sets my imagination...afire wondering who wore it and at what occasions.
0:36:46 > 0:36:50'Anita's really fallen for this unusual kimono,
0:36:50 > 0:36:55'and thinks it will fetch £150 to £200 as well.
0:36:56 > 0:36:59'We're back at John Milne Auctioneers.
0:36:59 > 0:37:06'On the preview day, I took the opportunity to see what other lots are going in the sale.'
0:37:07 > 0:37:09I love auction preview days.
0:37:09 > 0:37:13It gives you a chance to browse everything at your leisure.
0:37:13 > 0:37:16You're under no pressure, you can pick things up,
0:37:16 > 0:37:20inspect things, ask the auctioneer his opinion.
0:37:20 > 0:37:23Something has caught my eye.
0:37:23 > 0:37:27It's this gorgeous little Cuban mahogany travelling box.
0:37:27 > 0:37:32It's designed for travelling because the handles have been recessed.
0:37:32 > 0:37:36It's not going to catch your fabric at all.
0:37:36 > 0:37:39If you lift this little brass handle up
0:37:39 > 0:37:42from its inset, you can open up the lid.
0:37:42 > 0:37:44There's a wonderful compartment.
0:37:44 > 0:37:47This is circa 1810, 1820.
0:37:47 > 0:37:49It's absolutely beautiful.
0:37:49 > 0:37:52You can see the grain, the figuring of the curl.
0:37:52 > 0:37:55That's been selected to look very decorative.
0:37:55 > 0:37:59It's not flat. It's got a lovely ambiguous glow to it.
0:37:59 > 0:38:01It's very attractive.
0:38:01 > 0:38:04Prior to 1721,
0:38:04 > 0:38:07mahogany wasn't that popular in this country.
0:38:07 > 0:38:12The Prime Minister, Walpole, dropped all the tax duties on it.
0:38:12 > 0:38:14The wood came flooding in.
0:38:14 > 0:38:18The big ships that brought this back from the West Indies,
0:38:18 > 0:38:21filled their hulls and used the timber as ballast.
0:38:21 > 0:38:25The cabinet makers couldn't wait to get their hands on it.
0:38:25 > 0:38:30All the fine furniture from the 1700s was made of Cuban mahogany.
0:38:30 > 0:38:35This little travel box is catalogued at £120 to £150.
0:38:35 > 0:38:38If it goes for that, it's an absolute bargain.
0:38:38 > 0:38:40I can see it topping £200.
0:38:40 > 0:38:45If you asked a craftsman to make this, a good quality bench joiner,
0:38:45 > 0:38:49to produce something like this out of Cuban mahogany today,
0:38:49 > 0:38:52he would charge you about £1,000.
0:38:52 > 0:38:54He really would.
0:38:54 > 0:39:00That's absolutely divine and would make a wonderful jewellery box.
0:39:00 > 0:39:05'Stay tuned to find out how much it makes a little later on.
0:39:05 > 0:39:10'Now, the saleroom is buzzing and Carol's gold watch is up next.'
0:39:10 > 0:39:14It's been in the family a long time, but Carol doesn't want it.
0:39:14 > 0:39:18- I'm talking about that nine-carat gold Omega wrist watch. Hello.- Hi.
0:39:18 > 0:39:24- Left by your great aunt? - That's right.- You've never worn it? - No. It's far too small.
0:39:24 > 0:39:29- Fashion-wise, nowadays, people want a bigger watch.- They do.
0:39:29 > 0:39:35These tiny cocktail watches, it makes you wonder how they read them.
0:39:35 > 0:39:40- No safety chain. I'd be terrified I'd lose it.- It's nine-carat gold.
0:39:40 > 0:39:44- Yes.- And it's a great make, Omega. Good luck with that.- Thank you.
0:39:44 > 0:39:48You're doing the right thing. Sell it while the gold prices are high.
0:39:48 > 0:39:50- It works.- Oh, yes.
0:39:50 > 0:39:53Hopefully, someone will want a small watch.
0:39:53 > 0:39:57- Yes. I think we've priced it at the right level.- Yeah.
0:39:57 > 0:40:01If it doesn't make it, it's not worth selling.
0:40:01 > 0:40:03If it does, we're happy.
0:40:03 > 0:40:07- Time is ticking away. This is it. - Oh! Love that one(!)
0:40:07 > 0:40:12Lot 220 is a nine-carat gold Omega cocktail watch. £200?
0:40:12 > 0:40:14200?
0:40:14 > 0:40:17150? I'm bid 140...
0:40:17 > 0:40:21- Straight in. - That was good.- Was it?
0:40:21 > 0:40:27..The gold Omega wrist watch at 140. Any advance on £140?
0:40:27 > 0:40:32- The bid's beside me at 140... - Come on. It's a good starting point.
0:40:32 > 0:40:34..Any advance now at £140?
0:40:34 > 0:40:37Oh, come on!
0:40:37 > 0:40:39- Not sold. - The hammer's gone down.
0:40:39 > 0:40:45- But he didn't sell it. We'd got a fixed reserve at 150.- Yeah.
0:40:45 > 0:40:49- He didn't get 140 in the room. I'm so sorry.- That's all right.
0:40:49 > 0:40:53- At least we fixed it with a reserve. - It's worth that.
0:40:53 > 0:40:56- I think so.- Definitely worth that.
0:40:56 > 0:41:00- I'm not used to unsolds.- No! - CAROL LAUGHS
0:41:00 > 0:41:06'Bad luck, Carol, but I'm glad that watch was protected with a reserve.
0:41:06 > 0:41:11'Remember that mahogany travelling box I spied on the preview day?
0:41:11 > 0:41:13'It's up next, so let's watch this.'
0:41:16 > 0:41:20297, a fitted jewellery table box, John Bell and company, London.
0:41:20 > 0:41:23It's with Alan. The mahogany box. £100?
0:41:23 > 0:41:27I'm bid 100. Any advance on £100? 110.
0:41:27 > 0:41:30120. 130. 140.
0:41:30 > 0:41:32150. 160. 170.
0:41:32 > 0:41:35180. 190.
0:41:35 > 0:41:37200. 210. 220.
0:41:37 > 0:41:41230. At 230 at the door.
0:41:41 > 0:41:44Any advance on £230?
0:41:44 > 0:41:46230 it is. Number 20...
0:41:46 > 0:41:50'I had a feeling that would go over estimate.
0:41:50 > 0:41:52'Someone's bagged a lovely item.
0:41:52 > 0:41:57'Finally, it's that beautiful kimono which caught Anita's eye.'
0:42:00 > 0:42:03Next, we've got some textiles to go under the hammer.
0:42:03 > 0:42:05We don't get a lot of textiles.
0:42:05 > 0:42:08It's a brave expert that values a kimono.
0:42:08 > 0:42:11This was brought back from China a long time ago.
0:42:11 > 0:42:15- We've got a valuation of £150 to £200.- Yes.- Happy with that?- Yeah.
0:42:15 > 0:42:21- Let's hope we get that!- Hope so! - Chinese artefacts are very strong.
0:42:21 > 0:42:23Hopefully, that applies to early textiles.
0:42:23 > 0:42:26This is a thing of beauty.
0:42:26 > 0:42:29It has great quality.
0:42:29 > 0:42:33Although it HAS been worn for parties, it's in good condition.
0:42:33 > 0:42:37- You've had fun with it! - Yes, my husband has.
0:42:37 > 0:42:39Why have you decided to sell now?
0:42:39 > 0:42:43- I thought maybe someone else could appreciate it.- OK. Yeah.
0:42:43 > 0:42:48Fingers crossed. Let's see what it does, shall we? Here we go.
0:42:48 > 0:42:52345 is this kimono. There we go.
0:42:52 > 0:42:55- The kimono, £300?- Yes. - I'm bid 300...
0:42:55 > 0:43:00- ANITA GASPS - I'm speechless.
0:43:00 > 0:43:02..400. 420.
0:43:02 > 0:43:05450. 480. 500.
0:43:05 > 0:43:07520. At 520.
0:43:07 > 0:43:10Any advance? At 520 for the kimono.
0:43:10 > 0:43:12- 550. 580. - Yes!
0:43:12 > 0:43:16- 600. 620. 650... - Someone really wants it.
0:43:16 > 0:43:19- ..At £700. - Wow!
0:43:19 > 0:43:23Any advance on £700 for the kimono? To be sold at £700...
0:43:23 > 0:43:25Yes! The hammer's gone down!
0:43:25 > 0:43:29£700!
0:43:29 > 0:43:31I'm tingling! Are you tingling?
0:43:31 > 0:43:34- Absolutely! - That's what auctions do for you.
0:43:34 > 0:43:38Get down to your local saleroom. They can be such good fun.
0:43:38 > 0:43:43- That was wonderful.- I'm speechless. Enjoy the money, won't you?- I will.
0:43:43 > 0:43:46What a wonderful way to end today's show.
0:43:46 > 0:43:49I told you there was going to be one or two surprises.
0:43:49 > 0:43:53Join us again for many more but, from Aberdeen, from all of us,
0:43:53 > 0:43:56with big smiles on our faces, it's goodbye.
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