0:00:07 > 0:00:08Forget Silverstone.
0:00:08 > 0:00:12The very first motor racing event to take place on British soil
0:00:12 > 0:00:14happened right here, in this seaside town.
0:00:14 > 0:00:19Thousands turned out to witness the spectacle in 1902 and today,
0:00:19 > 0:00:24we're hoping for the same amount of enthusiasm here in Bexhill-on-Sea.
0:00:24 > 0:00:25Welcome to Flog It.
0:00:51 > 0:00:55Here we are in Bexhill-on-Sea, the birthplace of British motor racing.
0:00:55 > 0:00:58I tell you what, there are so many people in our queue, hundreds,
0:00:58 > 0:01:00I'm going to step it up a gear to get down to the front.
0:01:00 > 0:01:01They've come here
0:01:01 > 0:01:05to ask our experts that important question, what is it worth?
0:01:05 > 0:01:08We're going to take the best items off to auction
0:01:08 > 0:01:11and hopefully there's going to be surprises later on in the show.
0:01:11 > 0:01:15- But they're all here because they want to?- ALL: Flog it!
0:01:15 > 0:01:18'And gearing up for their grand prix performances
0:01:18 > 0:01:21'are antiques experts David Fetcher...'
0:01:21 > 0:01:24I tell you one thing, they're not £1 million.
0:01:24 > 0:01:28I don't know what they are, but it's not £1 million.
0:01:28 > 0:01:29'..and Michael Baggot.'
0:01:29 > 0:01:32- That's electric-plated Britannia metal.- So I'll throw that away then?
0:01:32 > 0:01:35No, you put a plant in that, don't you?
0:01:35 > 0:01:38You put a plant in that grows over and hides it. That's the trick.
0:01:38 > 0:01:43'Today's show brings us a menagerie of animals.
0:01:43 > 0:01:46'A wise old owl, ready to melt a few hearts.
0:01:46 > 0:01:49'A golden chick with a pearl egg.
0:01:49 > 0:01:52'And a magnificent bronze elephant.
0:01:52 > 0:01:54'They say that elephants never forget,
0:01:54 > 0:01:56'but will it be the elephant
0:01:56 > 0:01:59'that ends up getting the most memorable price in the saleroom?
0:01:59 > 0:02:02'Stay with us to find out.'
0:02:04 > 0:02:07Everybody's now safely seated inside the pavilion.
0:02:07 > 0:02:10We've got a full house. We're going to have a fabulous day.
0:02:10 > 0:02:12'First, it's that elephant,
0:02:12 > 0:02:15'and it looks like Michael has met his match...in Hazel.'
0:02:15 > 0:02:17No, no, no. I charge for kisses.
0:02:17 > 0:02:20I charge double. THEY LAUGH
0:02:20 > 0:02:22I didn't expect to see a zoo in the queue this morning,
0:02:22 > 0:02:24but this fellow leapt out at me.
0:02:24 > 0:02:26He did, didn't he?
0:02:26 > 0:02:28- Is he the only one?- He is, yes.
0:02:28 > 0:02:31You haven't got a whole herd of them back home?
0:02:31 > 0:02:33I've got a big one at home
0:02:33 > 0:02:37and I've got a big Japanese bronze jardiniere with elephants on.
0:02:37 > 0:02:40- Have you?- Yes.- Why didn't you bring those in? Why this one?
0:02:40 > 0:02:42I don't want to part with those!
0:02:42 > 0:02:45- That one, I can part with. - So where did it come from then?
0:02:45 > 0:02:49From a boot sale. About five, six years ago.
0:02:49 > 0:02:51- Three pounds. Three pounds? - Three pounds.
0:02:51 > 0:02:54When you bought it, did you buy it thinking, "Oh, I like the look
0:02:54 > 0:02:57of that elephant," or did you think, "Three pounds, I must get this"?
0:02:57 > 0:03:00No, I bought it cos I loved him. I absolutely loved him.
0:03:00 > 0:03:03That is the best and only reason to buy anything,
0:03:03 > 0:03:06is because you love it and it appeals to you.
0:03:06 > 0:03:10When you got it home, did you know where it was from, when it was made?
0:03:10 > 0:03:13Yeah, I knew it was made of bronze because of the weight of it.
0:03:13 > 0:03:15And I knew it was Japanese
0:03:15 > 0:03:18because there is a signature on the bottom of one of the feet.
0:03:18 > 0:03:19You're absolutely right.
0:03:19 > 0:03:23If we turn him up, and he's very heavy, cast bronze,
0:03:23 > 0:03:27we've got a two-character signature on the foot.
0:03:27 > 0:03:31What we also would have had... As I turn him up, we can see,
0:03:31 > 0:03:34there's a bit of broken tusk there.
0:03:34 > 0:03:37So, he would have had ivory tusks on him.
0:03:37 > 0:03:43- He's not the first class of Japanese bronze.- No.
0:03:43 > 0:03:46What you've got to understand about when this fellow was made,
0:03:46 > 0:03:49and he was made towards the end of the Meiji period,
0:03:49 > 0:03:55maybe into the Taisei period, so you're looking at 1900 to 1920.
0:03:55 > 0:04:01- Oh, right.- The Japanese were better than anybody else
0:04:01 > 0:04:04at working metal at the time.
0:04:04 > 0:04:07I mean, it hit an absolute zenith.
0:04:07 > 0:04:11But while this is a lovely cast bronze, and it's all textured,
0:04:11 > 0:04:15it's not as good as the best that they could do.
0:04:15 > 0:04:16Oh, really?
0:04:16 > 0:04:19But still, for £3, it doesn't really matter, does it?
0:04:19 > 0:04:22- No, I think he's gorgeous anyway. - Any idea of value?
0:04:22 > 0:04:26Because you knew he was Japanese. You knew he was a bronze.
0:04:26 > 0:04:31But I've no idea of his age and absolutely no idea of his value.
0:04:31 > 0:04:36I think we'll put him into auction, minus his tusks
0:04:36 > 0:04:38and with a little loss of patination,
0:04:38 > 0:04:44in the region of £70 to £100. We'll put a fixed 70 reserve on him.
0:04:44 > 0:04:47I'd expect him to do the top end, a little bit more,
0:04:47 > 0:04:51even without his tusks. Why are you selling him, Hazel?
0:04:51 > 0:04:54Well, because he's too beautiful to be stuck in a cupboard,
0:04:54 > 0:04:58and I'd like to move him on so someone else can enjoy him
0:04:58 > 0:05:00and see the beauty of him. Because I just think he's gorgeous.
0:05:00 > 0:05:05- So, basically, we're freeing him from captivity.- Yes, we are.
0:05:05 > 0:05:10Well, let's look for a lovely, large place to roam after the sale.
0:05:10 > 0:05:14- Hope so.- Thank you so much for bringing him in.- Thank you, Michael.
0:05:14 > 0:05:16Nice story and an appealing item.
0:05:16 > 0:05:19I always feel a little bit like a detective
0:05:19 > 0:05:20at a Flog It! valuation day.
0:05:20 > 0:05:23Someone's got a treasure here, haven't they?
0:05:23 > 0:05:26- And we're going to find it.- Yes. - Well, I hope it's me.
0:05:26 > 0:05:29I'm going to look in your bag next. But look.
0:05:29 > 0:05:31That's the best news I've had all day.
0:05:34 > 0:05:39Hey, we've got a livewire here, Len. Do you know each other?
0:05:39 > 0:05:42- Only from sitting here for hours. - You see?
0:05:42 > 0:05:45Come to Flog It! and make friends, all like-minded people,
0:05:45 > 0:05:46all enthusiastic about antiques.
0:05:46 > 0:05:48And that's what it's all about really, isn't it?
0:05:48 > 0:05:53- Yeah.- Len, I like your owl. I've seen these before.- You have?
0:05:53 > 0:05:57- Yes, Spanish pottery.- Yes. - And I've seen this particular model.
0:05:57 > 0:06:00And I know the modeller, as well. Antonio Ballesta.
0:06:00 > 0:06:02- Yes.- But I've not seen that colourway before.
0:06:02 > 0:06:06- I think it's almost worn off. - Do you think so?- Yes.
0:06:06 > 0:06:10- What makes you think that?- Because I've never seen another one like it.
0:06:10 > 0:06:13- You know about these owls, do you? - I collect owls.- You collect owls.
0:06:13 > 0:06:15There are a lot of people that collect owls,
0:06:15 > 0:06:18and that's the only reason why I'm talking to you. For me,
0:06:18 > 0:06:21it's not a great piece of pottery, it's not a refined piece of work.
0:06:21 > 0:06:23It's a collectible.
0:06:23 > 0:06:26It's sort of 1971 to 1979, somewhere around there.
0:06:27 > 0:06:32- But because it's an owl, I want to hold it, can I?- You may indeed.
0:06:32 > 0:06:35Look at that, isn't that cute?
0:06:35 > 0:06:38You cannot help but want to love that little fellow.
0:06:38 > 0:06:40- Do you like that?- Lovely.
0:06:40 > 0:06:44Would you give that space on your shelf at home?
0:06:44 > 0:06:47- I'm not 100% sure, but I do like it. - It's fun, isn't it? It is fun.
0:06:47 > 0:06:50If you had kids, they'd love it.
0:06:50 > 0:06:55I do believe that's one of the early ones, and it may even be a one-off.
0:06:55 > 0:06:56In which case, that bird -
0:06:56 > 0:06:58if you'll excuse the pun - is going to fly away.
0:06:58 > 0:07:00I think, to be realistic,
0:07:00 > 0:07:05you've got to put that into auction with a value of £50 to £70.
0:07:05 > 0:07:10On a good day, it will sell for £100, if it is that rare.
0:07:10 > 0:07:13But you have to have two people that collect owls,
0:07:13 > 0:07:16someone like you that falls in love with it, and they bid
0:07:16 > 0:07:19against each other and push the bidding up to get to £100.
0:07:19 > 0:07:22- Happy with that?- Yes. - Good, job done.
0:07:27 > 0:07:29Over to you, David.
0:07:31 > 0:07:36Hello, John. It goes without saying that you're a sports fan.
0:07:36 > 0:07:37Yes, very much so.
0:07:37 > 0:07:40Broadly speaking, we've got memorabilia here that relates
0:07:40 > 0:07:44to football, golf and other sports.
0:07:44 > 0:07:47- Yes.- Let's concentrate on the football.- All right.
0:07:47 > 0:07:49Over to you.
0:07:49 > 0:07:54Well, the story on this is that I managed to get these boots,
0:07:54 > 0:07:57claret and blue, West Ham, for those who don't know,
0:07:57 > 0:07:59from Alan Sealey, actually, from his family.
0:07:59 > 0:08:03We used to play in East London in a team together and the four of us -
0:08:03 > 0:08:06four guys from Fairbairn House Club - went to the match.
0:08:06 > 0:08:09And at the end of the match, we decided that we would wait
0:08:09 > 0:08:13around to see Alan, congratulate him because he scored the two goals,
0:08:13 > 0:08:15so he was a bit of a hero.
0:08:15 > 0:08:19So, I have these boots, and Bobby Moore, Martin Peters,
0:08:19 > 0:08:23amongst others, signed them. On here, is Moore, Hurst and Peters.
0:08:23 > 0:08:29While somebody was signing, a pound note came floating down
0:08:29 > 0:08:31on the ground and I looked up and Brian Dear,
0:08:31 > 0:08:33who was one of the West Ham players, had just said,
0:08:33 > 0:08:35- "Have a drink on me, lads." - Wonderful!
0:08:35 > 0:08:38What a nice gesture for one of the players to throw you
0:08:38 > 0:08:41a pound note and say, "Have a drink on me, lads."
0:08:41 > 0:08:44- And to get a drink for two and six pence.- That's another story.
0:08:44 > 0:08:46- We're just showing our age now. Remember those days?- Yes.
0:08:46 > 0:08:48Just one of two points about this.
0:08:48 > 0:08:52This programme has got a bit of damage. And the other thing,
0:08:52 > 0:08:54the Bobby Moore signature,
0:08:54 > 0:08:57which is quite a crucial signature, is a bit smudged, which does...
0:08:57 > 0:09:00For the purest, that's not good news.
0:09:00 > 0:09:03I don't think it matters for the general collector.
0:09:03 > 0:09:08And, of course, people our age remember that Peters, Moore
0:09:08 > 0:09:12- and Hurst played in the World Cup final in 1966.- That's right.
0:09:12 > 0:09:15- And you've got something here which relates to that too.- Yes.
0:09:15 > 0:09:18This is signed too. Are they all there?
0:09:18 > 0:09:20Unfortunately, Bobby had passed away by then
0:09:20 > 0:09:22and Jack Charlton didn't play.
0:09:22 > 0:09:26This was at a Pro-Am golf tournament and the nine players,
0:09:26 > 0:09:28Nobby Stiles, they're all there.
0:09:28 > 0:09:32- The nine who still survived.- Right. Fantastic.
0:09:32 > 0:09:37One other thing which catches my eye here is the final tie,
0:09:37 > 0:09:40the Cup Final ticket stub
0:09:40 > 0:09:45for the 1958 FA Cup final.
0:09:45 > 0:09:48That was... The Manchester United team that played in that
0:09:48 > 0:09:53- was the team that had suffered the Munich air crash.- That's right.
0:09:53 > 0:09:55They just got a team together, really,
0:09:55 > 0:09:57in a couple of months, and they reached the final.
0:09:57 > 0:10:03And this one relates to the World Cup semifinal in '66.
0:10:03 > 0:10:05When we won at Wembley, beat Portugal.
0:10:05 > 0:10:09So, it's a fantastic collection. Why are you selling it?
0:10:09 > 0:10:12- Well, you know, I'm not going to last forever.- No.
0:10:12 > 0:10:16I've got two sons, so I really don't want to split between the two.
0:10:16 > 0:10:21- So, I think, at this time, flog it! - Yep, flog it, that's the word.
0:10:21 > 0:10:26I must say, I find it very difficult to value a collection like this.
0:10:26 > 0:10:27I'm going on a hunch, really.
0:10:27 > 0:10:32I feel the collection ought to do £200, maybe £300.
0:10:32 > 0:10:36I would like to go for an estimate of 180 to 220
0:10:36 > 0:10:39- and a reserve of 180...- Yes.
0:10:39 > 0:10:43..and hope that we make a bit more. I'm confident we will.
0:10:43 > 0:10:48Let's hope we have as good a result as England had in 1966.
0:10:48 > 0:10:50- Yes, very much so. Thank you. - I'll see you there.
0:10:50 > 0:10:54Well, I think David really enjoyed that item, don't you?
0:10:54 > 0:10:58Michael has also tracked down something to his liking.
0:11:00 > 0:11:02People will know now - from watching Flog It! -
0:11:02 > 0:11:06I have an automatic silver-detecting machine in my fingers.
0:11:06 > 0:11:10So, I leapt on you on the queue with these wonderful spoons.
0:11:10 > 0:11:13Full set of 11.
0:11:13 > 0:11:15- Yes.- If you're selling.
0:11:15 > 0:11:17Incomplete set of 12, if you're buying.
0:11:17 > 0:11:20- Where did you get them from? - A local auction house.
0:11:20 > 0:11:25I just saw the name Tiffany on them and thought I should buy them.
0:11:25 > 0:11:29That's as good a reason as any. You've let the cat out of bag there.
0:11:29 > 0:11:33We have got a set of 11 American spoons,
0:11:33 > 0:11:36and they are indeed marked, not with the hallmarks you get
0:11:36 > 0:11:41on British silver, but stamped with the retailer's name, Tiffany,
0:11:41 > 0:11:43and the word sterling.
0:11:43 > 0:11:48You've also got at the end of that, just over that leaf, a little M.
0:11:48 > 0:11:50Now, that M means Moore.
0:11:50 > 0:11:53It was a Mr Moore who came in as a designer
0:11:53 > 0:11:58for Tiffany in the late 1860s, early 1870s.
0:11:58 > 0:12:02And all of his designs are stamped with a little M.
0:12:02 > 0:12:06There are various styles of M to tell you
0:12:06 > 0:12:09what they were designed for and in what particular range.
0:12:09 > 0:12:12And there are also a huge number of patterns.
0:12:12 > 0:12:15This one, I don't know off the top of my head,
0:12:15 > 0:12:17but it's got roses on it.
0:12:17 > 0:12:24- Yes.- So rose, or wild rose pattern, seems a reasonable assumption.- Yes.
0:12:24 > 0:12:28The other thing you don't get with American silver is a date letter.
0:12:28 > 0:12:31- Oh.- So, we have to look at these as we look at other antiques
0:12:31 > 0:12:33and date them stylistically.
0:12:33 > 0:12:40This particular lap-over-edge shape came in about 1870, 1880.
0:12:40 > 0:12:44So, I would date these anywhere from that date up until about 1900.
0:12:44 > 0:12:47- Right.- What's very interesting, I don't know if you've seen it...
0:12:47 > 0:12:50- Have you seen that little mark there?- No.
0:12:50 > 0:12:53That's a little French export mark.
0:12:53 > 0:12:55So, at some stage,
0:12:55 > 0:12:59these were made by Tiffany probably for their sale in the shop in Paris.
0:12:59 > 0:13:02Oh, right.
0:13:02 > 0:13:05- So, you bought them at auction.- Yes.
0:13:05 > 0:13:09Because they were Tiffany, they cost an absolute fortune, didn't they?
0:13:09 > 0:13:13- Well, I paid £80 for them, or thereabout.- £80?- Yes.
0:13:13 > 0:13:15- That's about £10 a spoon. - That's what I thought.
0:13:15 > 0:13:18You did your maths very quickly on the spot.
0:13:18 > 0:13:21I think a set of 11 of those
0:13:21 > 0:13:25are going to be worth £10 or £15 each.
0:13:25 > 0:13:30- Right.- So, let's put £120 to £180 on them.- Excellent.
0:13:30 > 0:13:33Let's put a fixed reserve of 120. Does that sound good?
0:13:33 > 0:13:36- Are you happy with that? - That sounds very good. Excellent.
0:13:36 > 0:13:38So when you spied them in the auction initially,
0:13:38 > 0:13:40it was sort of an investment potential?
0:13:40 > 0:13:43- Well, sort of. Just the name, really. - The name swings it.
0:13:43 > 0:13:47Let's hope that name works for us at the auction again.
0:13:47 > 0:13:50- Thanks very much indeed.- Thank you. Thank you very much.
0:13:50 > 0:13:54I just love discovering the treasures that people
0:13:54 > 0:13:57bring along to our valuation days.
0:13:57 > 0:14:01Well, one way or another, it is a bit of racing memorabilia,
0:14:01 > 0:14:03albeit a game.
0:14:03 > 0:14:05But I do like Scalextrics. Wonderful bit of history.
0:14:05 > 0:14:07Our experts have been working flat-out,
0:14:07 > 0:14:09now it's time to up the tempo.
0:14:09 > 0:14:11This is where we put those valuations to the test.
0:14:11 > 0:14:15We're off to auction, and here's a quick recap of what we're taking.
0:14:15 > 0:14:20I'm sure you'll all remember Hazel's charming bronze elephant.
0:14:22 > 0:14:26And Len's lovable owl should pull some heartstrings at the sale room.
0:14:29 > 0:14:32David is not the only football fan on the South Coast,
0:14:32 > 0:14:35so John's collection of ephemera should soon have a new home.
0:14:38 > 0:14:41As will the 11 silver Tiffany spoons.
0:14:49 > 0:14:53Just a short trip of 12 miles or so along the South Coast
0:14:53 > 0:14:56is the elegant town of Eastbourne.
0:14:57 > 0:14:59Well, this is where it gets exciting,
0:14:59 > 0:15:02the moment we now put those valuations to the test.
0:15:02 > 0:15:04And today, we are the guests of the Eastbourne Auction Rooms.
0:15:04 > 0:15:07On the rostrum right now, our auctioneer. Hello there. Paul.
0:15:07 > 0:15:11Good luck. You can take it away. Let's join up with our owners.
0:15:11 > 0:15:12Stay tuned for some surprises.
0:15:13 > 0:15:17The atmosphere is building as the sale room fills up.
0:15:17 > 0:15:20Our first item cost owner Hazel £3,
0:15:20 > 0:15:22but what will she sell it for?
0:15:24 > 0:15:26I absolutely love this little bronze Japanese elephant.
0:15:26 > 0:15:29Missing its ivory tusks, but according to Michael,
0:15:29 > 0:15:31we could get around £70.
0:15:31 > 0:15:35Yes. I mean, if you're saying we just have to go over £3...
0:15:35 > 0:15:38- We are lucky.- We ought to get up to that 70 figure.
0:15:38 > 0:15:40- I'm getting excited for it. - We are all getting excited.
0:15:40 > 0:15:42Let's hope we can get the bidders excited right now,
0:15:42 > 0:15:44because it's going under the hammer.
0:15:45 > 0:15:48The Japanese patinated bronze elephant.
0:15:48 > 0:15:50It's signed to the base, 20 centimetres in length.
0:15:50 > 0:15:52There it is, there.
0:15:52 > 0:15:54Nice elephant, there. Bid me what you like on this one.
0:15:54 > 0:15:59Who's got what? £70 to start that. Do I see £70 to start it anywhere?
0:15:59 > 0:16:0070 I've taken on the internet.
0:16:00 > 0:16:04At £70 only. Is there five? Do you want to go to five, sir?
0:16:04 > 0:16:07- At £70 only.- £70. - Internet has it at £70.
0:16:07 > 0:16:10- And five bid now. 75. - Come on.- £80 on the internet.
0:16:10 > 0:16:13- At £80 only. - Well, they sold it.- Yeah.
0:16:13 > 0:16:1885 is bid. 90 now. 90 has it. At £90. Net bidder has it at 90.
0:16:18 > 0:16:22At £90 only. Is there five in the room? £90.
0:16:22 > 0:16:24You're all out in the room then at £90. I sell it to the internet then.
0:16:24 > 0:16:27- Hammer's going down! - Are we all done?
0:16:27 > 0:16:33- It's £90! You've turned £3 into £90!- Brilliant!
0:16:33 > 0:16:36Next up, Len, who has raised the reserve on his owl. But why?
0:16:40 > 0:16:45Len, I think you've got high hopes. You know that. It's a collectible.
0:16:45 > 0:16:49And I know you've actually put the reserve up an extra £20,
0:16:49 > 0:16:51- haven't you?- Yes, I have.
0:16:51 > 0:16:53You feel that selling it at £50 would be too little.
0:16:53 > 0:16:56- Definitely.- We've got a fixed reserve of £70.
0:16:56 > 0:17:01- We're going to have a hoot of a day.- Exactly. Good line.
0:17:03 > 0:17:06The porcelain owl,
0:17:06 > 0:17:08green porcelain owl, factory marked at the base.
0:17:08 > 0:17:12There it is. A lovely one. There it is, too. And where are we here?
0:17:12 > 0:17:15£60 on bid. At £60 only. And five.
0:17:15 > 0:17:20Bid at 65. Is there 70 anywhere? At £65. I'll take 70 from you.
0:17:20 > 0:17:25- At £65 only.- Come on. - Anybody else coming in at 65?
0:17:25 > 0:17:28OK, that's a bid of 65 there. I'll have to put that forward.
0:17:28 > 0:17:31- We're £5 short!- Not quite there.
0:17:31 > 0:17:34- £5.- At £65, not sold.
0:17:34 > 0:17:38It would have gone at 65 if you didn't meddle.
0:17:38 > 0:17:42- Yes.- Meddling fingers, Len. Now you're disappointed, aren't you?
0:17:42 > 0:17:45For a fiver. I would have given you a fiver, do you know that?
0:17:45 > 0:17:48- If we had sold that for 65. - Can I have a five?- No, you can't.
0:17:50 > 0:17:52Whatever next!
0:17:52 > 0:17:56Take this bid to 280, will you? 270 then.
0:17:56 > 0:17:59Well, it's the name, isn't it? Tiffany. It attracts the buyers.
0:17:59 > 0:18:02It attracted Tony that day at the auction room, didn't it?
0:18:02 > 0:18:04Tiffany and Co. "I've got to have it."
0:18:04 > 0:18:08I hope that's what we have here today in Eastbourne.
0:18:08 > 0:18:10- We've got 11 silver spoons going under the hammer.- Yes.
0:18:10 > 0:18:13We've got a few bidders here, look, dotted around the room.
0:18:13 > 0:18:15I'm thinking it might go in the room, do you know that?
0:18:15 > 0:18:18A few people with cups of tea that need stirring, as well.
0:18:18 > 0:18:21I could do with one right now.
0:18:23 > 0:18:2511 Tiffany and Co sterling silver teaspoons,
0:18:25 > 0:18:27the stems decorated with flowers,
0:18:27 > 0:18:30housed in an unassociated case there. There we go.
0:18:30 > 0:18:32And where are we here? Who's got £80 to start those?
0:18:32 > 0:18:36Do I see 80 for those anywhere? 80 bid on the net. And five.
0:18:36 > 0:18:41- 90... At £85, 90 is bid. And five.- Come on!- 100.
0:18:41 > 0:18:45110 bid. 120 now. At 110 only. At 110, is there 20?
0:18:45 > 0:18:48- At £110 only, is there 120 anywhere? 120 is bid now.- Come on.
0:18:48 > 0:18:52- There's this one.- At 120 only. Anybody else than at 120?
0:18:52 > 0:18:57All done and I sell it on that bid of 120.
0:18:57 > 0:19:00- Well, that's all right.- Well, just! - It's a return on your money.- It is.
0:19:00 > 0:19:03And I think somebody in America is probably doing cartwheels,
0:19:03 > 0:19:05so everybody wins.
0:19:08 > 0:19:11And now something for the footie enthusiasts.
0:19:11 > 0:19:14- Big business, football memorabilia. - Yeah, it's coming on, of course.
0:19:14 > 0:19:17There's so much money in football now.
0:19:17 > 0:19:20I remember when there was less money in football and far more in cricket.
0:19:20 > 0:19:21And it was the cricket memorabilia that sold.
0:19:21 > 0:19:23Cricket memorabilia still sells,
0:19:23 > 0:19:26but football is certainly coming on as a collectors' field.
0:19:26 > 0:19:27Bobby Moore as well, big name.
0:19:27 > 0:19:31- Unfortunately, that's not mentioned in the catalogue.- Sadly not.
0:19:31 > 0:19:33- That was a disappointment, but we shall see.- We shall see.
0:19:33 > 0:19:37I bet the West Ham fans have picked up on this.
0:19:37 > 0:19:41We now move to the football autographs, including Hurst,
0:19:41 > 0:19:43Peters, the famous one, Bobby Moore,
0:19:43 > 0:19:47signed programmes of Boys of '66 hardback book, all sorts there.
0:19:47 > 0:19:49We're straight in at £180.
0:19:49 > 0:19:53At 180. 180 it is. At 180. Commission bid has it at 180.
0:19:53 > 0:19:57Take 90 from you. 190. 200. 210.
0:19:57 > 0:20:04£200. 210. 220. 230. 230 on the phone. 240 with me. 250.
0:20:04 > 0:20:06They picked up on the Bobby Moore.
0:20:06 > 0:20:09Commission has it at 240. 250, I'll take.
0:20:09 > 0:20:12At £240. The commission bidder has it at 240.
0:20:13 > 0:20:17250 on the phone. 260 with me. £260 with me.
0:20:17 > 0:20:20Commission bidder has it at 260. Anybody else coming in?
0:20:20 > 0:20:24At £260, you're out on the telephone now. At 260. Anyone else?
0:20:24 > 0:20:27At £260, it sells then.
0:20:27 > 0:20:31- Yes!- Pretty good.- Well, I'm delighted.- Yes.- Back in the net.
0:20:31 > 0:20:32Picked that one out.
0:20:32 > 0:20:39- Happy?- Yes. I was a bit...- A bit apprehensive.- We were. Thank you.
0:20:39 > 0:20:41What are you going to put that money towards anyway?
0:20:41 > 0:20:45Well, I'm going to put some of it toward the Bobby Moore Cancer Fund,
0:20:45 > 0:20:47because without Bobby Moore, I wouldn't have sold it.
0:20:47 > 0:20:49So, I'll put some money to them.
0:20:49 > 0:20:52And we're going on holiday next year to California.
0:20:52 > 0:20:55So, a little bit to go towards that.
0:20:55 > 0:20:58- Good for you, John. - You'll enjoy it, won't you?
0:20:58 > 0:21:03It's nice to know that some of that money is going to charity.
0:21:04 > 0:21:07One thing you are guaranteed to find in places like this
0:21:07 > 0:21:08all over the country are collectors.
0:21:08 > 0:21:11And believe me, they are a breed apart.
0:21:11 > 0:21:12While we are up here in the area filming,
0:21:12 > 0:21:14I had an opportunity to go off and explore
0:21:14 > 0:21:17the story about an unforgettable collector who did not live
0:21:17 > 0:21:20far from here. Take a look at this.
0:21:24 > 0:21:26Collecting is a real bug.
0:21:26 > 0:21:28Once you've got it, there's no stopping it.
0:21:28 > 0:21:30Believe me, it's so addictive.
0:21:30 > 0:21:32Of course, there is one major problem.
0:21:32 > 0:21:36Sooner or later, you're going to run out of space to store it all.
0:21:36 > 0:21:39It's precisely at this point, back in 1955,
0:21:39 > 0:21:43that antiques dealer and collector Dennis Eyre Bower decided to do
0:21:43 > 0:21:48something radical about housing his own personal collections.
0:21:48 > 0:21:52So, he borrowed £6,000 from the bank and bought himself a castle.
0:21:52 > 0:21:56And this is it. Chiddingstone Castle.
0:21:56 > 0:22:00Dennis hoped to finance the running of the castle
0:22:00 > 0:22:05and pay off his debt to the bank by charging visitors half a crown.
0:22:05 > 0:22:09He had antiques from his four areas of interest on display
0:22:09 > 0:22:10to the public.
0:22:10 > 0:22:12Buddhism.
0:22:14 > 0:22:16Egyptian art.
0:22:18 > 0:22:20Stuart and Jacobean artefacts.
0:22:24 > 0:22:27And the exquisite Japanese collection.
0:22:27 > 0:22:31His acumen for antique collecting being much better
0:22:31 > 0:22:33than his grasp of property management.
0:22:33 > 0:22:36It's true to say that his obsession with collecting had
0:22:36 > 0:22:40a disastrous effect on every other area of his life.
0:22:43 > 0:22:46In the 1920s, he was reprimanded by the Midland Bank,
0:22:46 > 0:22:51his then employer, for sending out runners to place bids for him
0:22:51 > 0:22:53in the local auction rooms.
0:22:53 > 0:22:55I'd like to show you a photo of him here.
0:22:55 > 0:22:57Look, there he is, with his bank colleagues.
0:22:57 > 0:22:59I bet he was a big hit with the ladies.
0:22:59 > 0:23:02He does look like trouble, doesn't he?
0:23:02 > 0:23:06It comes as no surprise, in 1943, at the age of 38,
0:23:06 > 0:23:10he quit the bank for his overriding passion, antiques,
0:23:10 > 0:23:12and he became an antique dealer.
0:23:14 > 0:23:18Dennis's relationship with women also suffered largely,
0:23:18 > 0:23:21taking second place to his passion for collecting.
0:23:21 > 0:23:23Although he had many girlfriends and lovers,
0:23:23 > 0:23:26neither of his two marriages lasted very long.
0:23:26 > 0:23:29The first was annulled after only one year.
0:23:34 > 0:23:36The second after only five weeks.
0:23:36 > 0:23:41So it seems that Dennis left a trail of disappointed women behind him.
0:23:43 > 0:23:47Well, to crown it all, not long after taking over the castle,
0:23:47 > 0:23:51Dennis met and fell in love with a beautiful young lady half his age.
0:23:51 > 0:23:54He was so in love with her, but one day,
0:23:54 > 0:23:58when she threatened to call off the romance, he was so upset,
0:23:58 > 0:24:01he ran to see her, picked up one of his antique guns, took it with
0:24:01 > 0:24:05him, dramatically threatening to kill himself if she called it off.
0:24:05 > 0:24:09Well, don't ask me how, but somehow, accidentally,
0:24:09 > 0:24:10he managed to shoot her.
0:24:10 > 0:24:14He was so horrified by what he did,
0:24:14 > 0:24:16he turned the gun on himself and tried to kill himself.
0:24:16 > 0:24:18After waking up in hospital,
0:24:18 > 0:24:22he found he was under arrest for attempted murder,
0:24:22 > 0:24:26because the young lady survived, but also attempted suicide.
0:24:27 > 0:24:30Dennis was sentenced to life imprisonment and spent
0:24:30 > 0:24:35a number of years in Wormwood Scrubs before finally being freed in 1962,
0:24:35 > 0:24:38when he returned to live at Chiddingstone Castle
0:24:38 > 0:24:40among his collections.
0:24:40 > 0:24:43You could say that his eye for the ladies brought him nothing
0:24:43 > 0:24:47but trouble, but we should all be grateful for his eye for antiques.
0:24:47 > 0:24:51I have arranged to meet Julia Hart, curator of Japanese Art
0:24:51 > 0:24:55at the Victoria and Albert Museum and also a trustee of Chiddingstone
0:24:55 > 0:24:58Castle, to look at some of Dennis's Japanese collection.
0:25:02 > 0:25:06There is a wonderful collection of Japanese artefacts here.
0:25:06 > 0:25:07- Absolutely.- We're surrounded by them.
0:25:07 > 0:25:10- Was this Dennis's main passion then?- Yes.
0:25:10 > 0:25:14His father had a collection of Chinese ceramics and Japanese swords.
0:25:14 > 0:25:18From that, really developed his love for Japanese art.
0:25:18 > 0:25:21- So this is his niche.- Yes. One of his niches.
0:25:21 > 0:25:23One of his niches. What a great collector.
0:25:23 > 0:25:24I mean, this is what
0:25:24 > 0:25:27I would normally associate Japanese lacquerware with.
0:25:27 > 0:25:30Things like the sake bowls there, with the typical reds.
0:25:30 > 0:25:32- And, of course, the little writing box there.- Yes.
0:25:32 > 0:25:37Lacquer is basically the sap from a tree that grows in East
0:25:37 > 0:25:38and Southeast Asia.
0:25:38 > 0:25:42By making incisions in the bark, the sap oozes out.
0:25:42 > 0:25:44- They can draw it off.- Yes.
0:25:44 > 0:25:50It's collected and then it's processed. After that, it's coloured.
0:25:50 > 0:25:54When you're talking about lacquer and the depth of coat in the build-up
0:25:54 > 0:25:58of the lacquer, it's normally about 20 to 30 different coats of lacquer?
0:25:58 > 0:26:01Yes, you normally have a thin wooden base and on top of that,
0:26:01 > 0:26:05you build it up with layers of lacquer, essentially.
0:26:05 > 0:26:08Then you start on the decorative layer. So, it's a long process.
0:26:08 > 0:26:10- And it's expensive work.- I bet.
0:26:10 > 0:26:13And the vessels themselves, let's look at this little box.
0:26:13 > 0:26:16Now, that's obviously made of wood to start with
0:26:16 > 0:26:18- and then covered with these lacquer processes.- Yes.
0:26:18 > 0:26:24Looking here, that geometric design is so mathematically correct.
0:26:24 > 0:26:26- Absolutely.- That's some discipline to achieve there.
0:26:26 > 0:26:30Yes. Really testing the lacquer skills to be able to work with these
0:26:30 > 0:26:33minute pieces and place them individually.
0:26:33 > 0:26:37- This is some of the best work I've ever seen in my life.- Yes.
0:26:37 > 0:26:39- Let's talk about the little sake cups.- Yes.
0:26:39 > 0:26:42They are little drinking vessels. The equivalent to our wine glasses.
0:26:42 > 0:26:46- Right.- What age are they? - They are 19th century.
0:26:46 > 0:26:52There are many examples of this type of work produced on sake cups.
0:26:52 > 0:26:55- Sake, of course, is clear.- So you can see the image through it.
0:26:55 > 0:26:56You can see the design.
0:26:56 > 0:27:00Sometimes, they have decoration on the back, so that when you drink,
0:27:00 > 0:27:04the other person would see the design on the back.
0:27:13 > 0:27:17Do you respect Dennis as a collector, a connoisseur?
0:27:17 > 0:27:20- Did he have a good eye? - Absolutely.- I agree with you.
0:27:20 > 0:27:22I think he was an English eccentric,
0:27:22 > 0:27:25who happened to be in the right place
0:27:25 > 0:27:28at the right time in the right period.
0:27:28 > 0:27:30He was buying Japanese
0:27:30 > 0:27:34art at a time when it was no longer especially popular.
0:27:34 > 0:27:37- It wasn't fashionable, so the prices were low.- The prices were low.
0:27:37 > 0:27:40He was buying on modest means.
0:27:40 > 0:27:44And, with a very good eye, he was able to buy some spectacular pieces.
0:28:01 > 0:28:04Well, old Dennis may have had a turbulent private life,
0:28:04 > 0:28:09but I tell you what, boy, was he a good collector and dealer!
0:28:09 > 0:28:15He had a fabulous eye for detail. He followed his own instincts.
0:28:15 > 0:28:17He bought items when they weren't fashionable,
0:28:17 > 0:28:19so they were affordable. There's a lesson for us all there.
0:28:19 > 0:28:24He bought only quality and items that weren't overly restored.
0:28:25 > 0:28:30And his legacy is here today for us to enjoy at Chiddingstone Castle.
0:28:43 > 0:28:46People are still arriving at the pavilion in Bexhill
0:28:46 > 0:28:49to have their unwanted collectibles and antiques valued.
0:28:51 > 0:28:55Let's see who David is talking to at the table.
0:28:56 > 0:28:57- Hello, Dougie.- Hello.
0:28:57 > 0:29:01- What a wonderful lorry you've brought along here.- Yeah.
0:29:01 > 0:29:03- Do you collect these?- I do.
0:29:03 > 0:29:07I collect all sorts of different toys, tinkertoys mostly now.
0:29:07 > 0:29:10- But I've got a few of these larger ones.- OK.
0:29:10 > 0:29:12And when did you buy this?
0:29:12 > 0:29:17- Oh, about in the 1970s, the early 1970s.- OK.
0:29:17 > 0:29:19Tell me a bit about it.
0:29:19 > 0:29:22- I'm sure you know far more about these things than I do.- Oh, right.
0:29:22 > 0:29:25- It obviously has a clockwork motor. - It has a clockwork motor, yes.
0:29:25 > 0:29:28That's the key to wind it up. This is the key to take it all apart,
0:29:28 > 0:29:31because it is actually a kit.
0:29:31 > 0:29:33I've never taken it apart,
0:29:33 > 0:29:36I'm worried about not being able to put it back together again.
0:29:36 > 0:29:40- I don't think I would.- So, it came preassembled.- It came like that.
0:29:40 > 0:29:43- You bought it preassembled. - I bought it like that, yeah.- OK.
0:29:43 > 0:29:45It's very old, it's 1950s.
0:29:45 > 0:29:49The firm who made this, Shackleton, I've been told,
0:29:49 > 0:29:51made them for four years, from '48 to '52.
0:29:51 > 0:29:54- And then they went out of production for some reason.- Right.
0:29:54 > 0:29:57- They never made them after that. - OK. So, the Shackleton firm...
0:29:57 > 0:30:02- And I see you brought along here the maintenance instructions.- Yeah.
0:30:02 > 0:30:05- Also in good condition.- Yeah.
0:30:05 > 0:30:07Nice to have those, I think they add value.
0:30:07 > 0:30:10It's very good to have them. It's a pity the box is missing now.
0:30:10 > 0:30:14Yes, of course. But Shackleton were in business just for four years.
0:30:14 > 0:30:16That's right. So I've been told.
0:30:16 > 0:30:20- So that must add to the scarcity, obviously.- Oh, yes.
0:30:20 > 0:30:22I've never seen another one.
0:30:22 > 0:30:24- We need to think about what it might be worth.- Yes.
0:30:24 > 0:30:28Before we do that, if it's in your collection,
0:30:28 > 0:30:29why are you thinking of selling it?
0:30:29 > 0:30:32Well, I'm going on a holiday to Las Vegas after Christmas.
0:30:32 > 0:30:36- Las Vegas, right.- And I need as much spending money as I can get.- Right.
0:30:36 > 0:30:38And this goes towards that.
0:30:38 > 0:30:40I love your waistcoat, that'll go down well.
0:30:40 > 0:30:42- It's not bad, is it? - It's fantastic.
0:30:42 > 0:30:48Anyway, I think this is going to make between £100 and £150.
0:30:48 > 0:30:51- Yeah.- I'm being a bit conservative. - Yeah, I think so.
0:30:51 > 0:30:54Nonetheless, we'll keep the estimate down to 100 to 150.
0:30:54 > 0:30:56- That's fine.- We'll make the reserve £100.- That's fine.
0:30:56 > 0:31:00So, it won't sell for less than 100 and let's hope it makes a lot more.
0:31:00 > 0:31:03- Yep, that's fine.- I'll see you at the sale.- I'll be there.
0:31:03 > 0:31:07- Thanks very much.- And I can just picture Dougie in Las Vegas.
0:31:10 > 0:31:12It looks like Michael has had a lucky find
0:31:12 > 0:31:14with a piece of jewellery.
0:31:16 > 0:31:20I see you brought this lovely little brooch along today.
0:31:20 > 0:31:24- Why aren't you wearing it?- It's just something... I never wear normally.
0:31:24 > 0:31:27I don't wear a lot of jewellery. I love it.
0:31:27 > 0:31:29I like to get it out once a year out of the jewellery box,
0:31:29 > 0:31:32look at it, see it's safe and that's it.
0:31:32 > 0:31:37- So, it gets an airing every 365 days.- Usually, yes.
0:31:37 > 0:31:39It's a beautiful thing to look at and handle.
0:31:39 > 0:31:42I mean, look at the ingenuity of making a little brooch
0:31:42 > 0:31:44out of a wishbone.
0:31:44 > 0:31:46- Very pretty. I like the idea. - And then you've got the chick there.
0:31:46 > 0:31:51I don't know whether that's quite morose or not, before and after.
0:31:51 > 0:31:55- I never thought of it like that.- No, I've just got a very dark side to me.
0:31:55 > 0:31:59I think the pearl is meant to represent an egg.
0:31:59 > 0:32:00That's what I thought.
0:32:00 > 0:32:03But they couldn't quite find a pearl that was egg shaped enough,
0:32:03 > 0:32:05so they just put that one in.
0:32:05 > 0:32:07Have you got any idea when it was made, where was made?
0:32:07 > 0:32:12- We just guessed that it was probably Victorian.- Definitely Victorian.
0:32:12 > 0:32:15- It's about 1880, 1890.- Is it? - They're not marked.
0:32:15 > 0:32:20Because a lot of small gold work wasn't marked at this time.
0:32:20 > 0:32:22- It was simply because it would damage it.- Right.
0:32:22 > 0:32:25Because it's not marked, we don't know what carat it is
0:32:25 > 0:32:27- without testing it for definite.- Right.
0:32:27 > 0:32:32But, by the colour of it, it's going to be nine carats.
0:32:32 > 0:32:33Right, OK.
0:32:33 > 0:32:36The nice feature is that they've gone to a bit of trouble.
0:32:36 > 0:32:39- All the feathers are picked out on the chick.- Yes.
0:32:39 > 0:32:44All beautifully engraved. And the eye is just a little garnet or ruby.
0:32:44 > 0:32:49Not a valuable stone, but a lovely touch, lovely finish to it.
0:32:49 > 0:32:51- We have to consider its gold value at the moment.- Yes.
0:32:51 > 0:32:54- Because gold is very high.- Yes.
0:32:54 > 0:32:58But I want to put it at a figure that is above its gold value.
0:32:58 > 0:33:01Because if that was melted down, it would just be a waste, really.
0:33:01 > 0:33:05- Of course.- So, let's say £80 to £120.- All right.
0:33:05 > 0:33:09I think the gold value in there's probably about 60 to 65.
0:33:10 > 0:33:13Let's put a fixed reserve of £80 on it.
0:33:13 > 0:33:16And see where it goes from there.
0:33:16 > 0:33:19- It's a great thing to buy for £80 or £90, isn't it?- It is.
0:33:19 > 0:33:22It would be nice to think that somebody would actually buy it
0:33:22 > 0:33:24and use it more often.
0:33:24 > 0:33:30- A chicken fancier?- Yes.- A roast chicken specialist? I don't know.
0:33:30 > 0:33:33The wishbone thing is actually something that goes back
0:33:33 > 0:33:35to my childhood.
0:33:35 > 0:33:38My sister and I always used to fight over who was going to win
0:33:38 > 0:33:40when you break it with your little finger
0:33:40 > 0:33:43when we used to have roast chicken or turkey at Christmas.
0:33:43 > 0:33:46- And she always won.- She won, but you got the brooch.
0:33:46 > 0:33:48Exactly.
0:33:48 > 0:33:53Let's hope the auctioneer eggs on the bidders in the sale room.
0:33:53 > 0:33:57As the day draws to a close, David has spied one last item.
0:34:00 > 0:34:02- Hello, Brian.- Hello, David. - Thank you for coming along today.
0:34:02 > 0:34:05Are you a naval man or a birdwatcher?
0:34:05 > 0:34:08- No, nothing like that at all. - How did you come to own this?
0:34:08 > 0:34:12Well, I acquired it when my mother died about 12 years ago.
0:34:12 > 0:34:15I was going through her possessions and found this in a drawer.
0:34:15 > 0:34:18And just took it home and put in a drawer in my house.
0:34:18 > 0:34:21And then thought, it's still sitting in a drawer,
0:34:21 > 0:34:22I might as well bring it along to you.
0:34:22 > 0:34:25Well, thank you for bringing it in.
0:34:25 > 0:34:29Certainly, it has a naval connection.
0:34:29 > 0:34:35- We can see it's a one, two, three, four draw telescope.- Right.
0:34:35 > 0:34:37The component parts,
0:34:37 > 0:34:41each individually fashioned and engineered.
0:34:41 > 0:34:45These three parts being brass,
0:34:45 > 0:34:47which has been gilded,
0:34:47 > 0:34:51- which just gives it that extra piece of quality.- Right.
0:34:51 > 0:34:54It just indicates that this is an object really made
0:34:54 > 0:34:57for a serious purpose. You know, if you were naval officer,
0:34:57 > 0:35:01your life could depend upon a telescope. So, you know,
0:35:01 > 0:35:03they were for a serious purpose.
0:35:03 > 0:35:10I think this will probably have been given to a naval cadet
0:35:10 > 0:35:14on his passing out, on attaining his commission,
0:35:14 > 0:35:16- more or less as a keepsake, really. - Right.
0:35:16 > 0:35:21It's manufactured by a very well known maker, Dollond.
0:35:21 > 0:35:25Dollond made optical instruments,
0:35:25 > 0:35:28and are perhaps the best maker there is of telescopes.
0:35:28 > 0:35:32- Any idea how old it might be? - I'm quite interested to know.
0:35:32 > 0:35:34I have no idea, actually. Is it of great age?
0:35:34 > 0:35:38- I would date this to the first half of the 19th century.- Right.
0:35:38 > 0:35:41More than likely pre-1830s.
0:35:41 > 0:35:44- So we're talking about something that is recent, really.- Yeah.
0:35:44 > 0:35:50They're very collectible objects. Any idea what it might be worth?
0:35:50 > 0:35:53I haven't, really. I'd be interested to see what you think.
0:35:53 > 0:35:55OK, I'm about to tell you. When I have told you,
0:35:55 > 0:35:57have you any thing in mind to spend the money on?
0:35:57 > 0:35:59I've got the desire to go to Machu Picchu.
0:35:59 > 0:36:02So, that's one of the things I want to take up in my life.
0:36:02 > 0:36:06- That South America, isn't it? - It is, Peru.- OK.
0:36:06 > 0:36:09- I don't think were going to get you to Peru.- No, I don't think you will.
0:36:09 > 0:36:11But it might go some way towards it.
0:36:11 > 0:36:15It will get you perhaps to the airport. But we'll do our best.
0:36:15 > 0:36:20- I reckon this is going to make between £100 and £150.- Right.
0:36:20 > 0:36:22With good luck and a following wind,
0:36:22 > 0:36:24I can see it making a bit more than that.
0:36:24 > 0:36:27- That would be very nice indeed. Thank you, David, very much.- Thank you.
0:36:27 > 0:36:31Gracious, yet another Atlantic voyage!
0:36:33 > 0:36:35Well, our experts have now made their final choices for items
0:36:35 > 0:36:37to go off to auction for the very last time.
0:36:37 > 0:36:40So, it is time for us to say farewell to this magnificent
0:36:40 > 0:36:44host location, the Delaware Pavilion in Bexhill-on-Sea.
0:36:44 > 0:36:46See you in the auction room.
0:36:46 > 0:36:50APPLAUSE
0:36:52 > 0:36:56I don't think Sue will need any extra luck with her golden pearl
0:36:56 > 0:36:58wishbone brooch, it's a lovely thing.
0:36:59 > 0:37:03And Brian's telescope is eminently collectible,
0:37:03 > 0:37:07so I'm looking forward to our second trip to the auctioneer.
0:37:09 > 0:37:12The question is, will the bidders be queuing up in Eastbourne
0:37:12 > 0:37:15to buy Dougie's flatbed lorry?
0:37:21 > 0:37:24Before we see exactly what it's worth and meet up with Dougie,
0:37:24 > 0:37:27here's what the auctioneer had to say about it
0:37:27 > 0:37:28yesterday at the preview date.
0:37:30 > 0:37:31This belongs to Dougie.
0:37:31 > 0:37:35Now, we've only got £150 or so riding on this.
0:37:35 > 0:37:39Now, seven years ago, he took that to the Antiques Roadshow
0:37:39 > 0:37:42and they valued it at £500 to £700.
0:37:42 > 0:37:46So, has it gone down that much in value?
0:37:46 > 0:37:48The market has dropped.
0:37:48 > 0:37:52- I mean, we did sell a boxed example. - Same lorry?- Same lorry.
0:37:52 > 0:37:55Boxed example. Nice clean box with it, as well.
0:37:55 > 0:37:59- I think it made around about 400 a couple of years ago.- Boxed?- Boxed.
0:37:59 > 0:38:02- So, the prices have really dropped. - They have dropped, yeah.
0:38:02 > 0:38:05That's incredible, isn't it? I mean, that's a rare little lorry.
0:38:05 > 0:38:06It is a rare little lorry, yes.
0:38:06 > 0:38:08I was rather hoping you would say,
0:38:08 > 0:38:10"Look, I think our experts are wrong,"
0:38:10 > 0:38:13and you've put the price back up to £400 to £600.
0:38:13 > 0:38:16- No, I think your experts are... - Bang on.- Bang on.
0:38:16 > 0:38:19Yeah they are, aren't they?
0:38:20 > 0:38:24Well, that was auctioneer Paul's view of it.
0:38:24 > 0:38:25It's coming up later in the show,
0:38:25 > 0:38:28so stay watching and see what the bidders think.
0:38:28 > 0:38:30- It's going out at 70. - Good luck, Brian.
0:38:30 > 0:38:32We've got a jam-packed auction room.
0:38:32 > 0:38:35Does somebody want a 19th century three draw telescope?
0:38:35 > 0:38:39We're going to find out right now. I like it, it's quality.
0:38:39 > 0:38:41I think you got the price spot on.
0:38:41 > 0:38:44Of course, we want to sell this because you're off to, where?
0:38:44 > 0:38:46Aiming to go to Machu Picchu.
0:38:46 > 0:38:49Let's hope you can sell this. Confident? He's confident.
0:38:49 > 0:38:53As you say, it's nice quality, beautifully built,
0:38:53 > 0:38:55- beautifully engineered, if you like.- Yeah.
0:38:55 > 0:38:58It's going under the hammer right now.
0:38:58 > 0:39:03It's a 19th-century mahogany round Dollond three draw brass telescope.
0:39:03 > 0:39:07There it is. 35 centimetres in length there. And where are we here?
0:39:07 > 0:39:08We're going to start this at £65.
0:39:08 > 0:39:14At 65. There it is. At 65. 70. Five. 80.
0:39:14 > 0:39:18- No, 75 it is. At 75.- I think there's another fellow coming in.
0:39:18 > 0:39:2280 is the bid on the net. At £80. And five now. 90 is it.
0:39:22 > 0:39:2690 is the bid on the net. And five. 95. Take 100. On the net, at 95.
0:39:26 > 0:39:28Anyone else then at 95?
0:39:28 > 0:39:34- At 95. 100 bid.- Yes!- Net bidder has it at 100. I'll take 10.
0:39:34 > 0:39:37At £100. All done on that bid of 100 then.
0:39:37 > 0:39:41Selling to the Internet bidder at £100.
0:39:41 > 0:39:42We did it! We did it!
0:39:42 > 0:39:45Spot on, £100. That was close, wasn't it?
0:39:45 > 0:39:48- Yes, it was.- We're happy, aren't we? - Exactly.
0:39:48 > 0:39:51- It's £100 I wouldn't have had, so I'm very happy.- Good.
0:39:51 > 0:39:55Well, that was good. I thought it would sell.
0:39:55 > 0:39:57140 now. 130 has it in the seat.
0:39:57 > 0:40:00We're just about put the gold wishbone brooch
0:40:00 > 0:40:03under the hammer and I know Sue and your sister...
0:40:03 > 0:40:04- What is your sister called? - Rosemary.
0:40:04 > 0:40:07- Rosemary, used to fight over the wishbone.- We did.
0:40:07 > 0:40:09- In the Christmas turkey. Didn't you?- We did.
0:40:09 > 0:40:12- And she always used to win. - Did she?- Yes, always.
0:40:12 > 0:40:14Did you make her jealous with this brooch then once you got it?
0:40:14 > 0:40:18- Yes, possibly.- Did you?- Yes. - I love the little bird.- Beautiful.
0:40:18 > 0:40:21- It's what the Victorians did best, novelty.- Yeah.
0:40:21 > 0:40:25- It's just so delightful. At 80 to 120...- It's going to fly away.
0:40:25 > 0:40:27- It's going to fly.- It will.
0:40:27 > 0:40:33The unmarked gold pearl wishbone bird design brooch. There it is.
0:40:33 > 0:40:36Who will start me at £80 on this lot? I see £80 for that.
0:40:36 > 0:40:39- Look at that.- There is 80 bid on the net. Five in the room. 90 is it.
0:40:39 > 0:40:41Five. 100 is it. 110.
0:40:41 > 0:40:47- Come on.- No. At £100.- Come on. - New place at 110. 120, Internet.
0:40:47 > 0:40:51At 120. 130, where?
0:40:51 > 0:40:54At £120 then. Selling to the Internet bidder at £120.
0:40:54 > 0:40:56Are you all done on that bid?
0:40:56 > 0:40:59Hammer has gone down. Sold on the Internet, £120.
0:40:59 > 0:41:01- Happy?- I'm very happy.- Big smile.
0:41:01 > 0:41:05- I'm very happy, yes, thank you very much.- Excellent.- Thanks for that.
0:41:05 > 0:41:07Short but sweet.
0:41:09 > 0:41:13Now for Dougie's flatbed lorry.
0:41:13 > 0:41:17Now, I had a chat with the auctioneer yesterday.
0:41:17 > 0:41:19We were talking about how dramatically in value
0:41:19 > 0:41:22this lorry has lost a lot of money in the last few years.
0:41:22 > 0:41:24- It has.- But you didn't want to sell it then.- I didn't.
0:41:24 > 0:41:27- You're still collecting. - I wouldn't have sold it then.
0:41:27 > 0:41:31- How many are in the collection? - In my collection indoors?- Yeah.
0:41:31 > 0:41:34- Oh, hundreds, hundreds of them. - Indoors? Is there more outdoors?- No.
0:41:34 > 0:41:36OK.
0:41:36 > 0:41:38I've got a massive collection of tinkertoys, yeah.
0:41:38 > 0:41:41I've been collecting them for years.
0:41:41 > 0:41:43What does the girlfriend think of all this?
0:41:43 > 0:41:44Not very impressed, I'm afraid.
0:41:44 > 0:41:47- She's not?- No.- But you're taking her to Vegas?- Oh, yeah.
0:41:47 > 0:41:49- She's going to be impressed by that. - She'll be impressed by that.
0:41:49 > 0:41:53The Shackleton. The scale model flatbed lorry,
0:41:53 > 0:41:56with the original instructions and tools.
0:41:56 > 0:41:58We'll start this at £100 with ten bids straight away.
0:41:58 > 0:42:05At 120 in the room. There at 120. 130. 140. 150. 160. 170. 180. 190.
0:42:05 > 0:42:08190, 200. 210. 220. 210 has it.
0:42:08 > 0:42:12- At 210. 220 in the room. - In the room.- 230. 240.
0:42:12 > 0:42:19250. 260. 270. 280. 290. 300. And 10. 320. 310 has it.
0:42:19 > 0:42:23At 310. At 310 in the room. 320 on the telephone.
0:42:23 > 0:42:25- Keep going, keep going. - 330 in the room.
0:42:25 > 0:42:31340 on the phone if you like. 340 is bid. 350 now. 360.
0:42:32 > 0:42:35360. 370. 380.
0:42:37 > 0:42:41390. 400? No. 390 in the room.
0:42:41 > 0:42:44You're out on the Internet and you're also out on the phone.
0:42:44 > 0:42:46All done on that bid? 390.
0:42:46 > 0:42:49- Very good.- The hammer has gone down. You know what that means?
0:42:49 > 0:42:50- Yeah.- Ka-ching!
0:42:50 > 0:42:54Ka-ching, yeah, brilliant. Ka-ching, yeah. More spending money.
0:42:54 > 0:42:58- Good luck. Have a great time.- Yeah, I will. Thank you much for your help.
0:42:58 > 0:43:00This auction business has been a gamble as well.
0:43:00 > 0:43:01But that gamble paid off.
0:43:01 > 0:43:04I was always confident that it was going to fetch a good price.
0:43:04 > 0:43:06That's why I said I'm not worried about the reserve.
0:43:06 > 0:43:09You were right, Dougie.
0:43:09 > 0:43:12- Quality always sells. That's what you always say.- Yeah.
0:43:12 > 0:43:14- And it had in abundance.- Yeah.
0:43:20 > 0:43:21Well, there you are, that's it.
0:43:21 > 0:43:23Another day in the office for Flog It!
0:43:23 > 0:43:25As you can see, the auction is still going on,
0:43:25 > 0:43:27but it is all over for our own.
0:43:27 > 0:43:30It's been a bit of a mixed day, but that's auctions for you.
0:43:30 > 0:43:34You just can't predict what's going to happen. See you next time.
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