0:00:03 > 0:00:06Many of our towns and cities started as religious centres
0:00:06 > 0:00:08and this one's no exception.
0:00:08 > 0:00:13First, a village around a monastery, then a town around the cathedral
0:00:13 > 0:00:16and now it's the 21st-century city of Peterborough.
0:00:18 > 0:00:20Welcome to "Flog It!"
0:00:45 > 0:00:47What a marvellous queue we have.
0:00:47 > 0:00:49Hundreds of people have turned up.
0:00:49 > 0:00:52The sun is coming out, everybody is happy and everybody is hoping
0:00:52 > 0:00:55they are going to be chosen to go through to the auction
0:00:55 > 0:00:58and hopefully go home with a small fortune.
0:00:58 > 0:01:01Everybody has come to ask that all important question to our experts,
0:01:01 > 0:01:05- which is...- "What's it worth?"
0:01:05 > 0:01:08Our experts today are the perfectly polite Philip Serrell.
0:01:08 > 0:01:11Pleased to meet you, how are you?
0:01:11 > 0:01:14That lay at the bottom of the sea for 200 years.
0:01:14 > 0:01:16It'll probably lasted better than I did.
0:01:16 > 0:01:21And the no-nonsense, Brigadier Commander General Charlie Ross.
0:01:21 > 0:01:24Oh, who made that?
0:01:24 > 0:01:28- Mouse Man, was it?- Robert Thompson, known as the Mouse Man.
0:01:28 > 0:01:30He carved a mouse on everything he did.
0:01:32 > 0:01:35While the pilgrims of Peterborough enter the Cathedral,
0:01:35 > 0:01:37here's a taste of what's coming up.
0:01:37 > 0:01:41There's a menagerie on the menu, but which one of these animals
0:01:41 > 0:01:44makes the biggest profit at auction?
0:01:44 > 0:01:46Is it this prize-winning pigeon?
0:01:46 > 0:01:49Or this, pouting pug.
0:01:49 > 0:01:52Or, strutting his tail feathers, this magnificent cockerel.
0:01:52 > 0:01:56Stay tuned for a raucous showdown.
0:01:58 > 0:02:02The crowds are flooding in and filling the cathedral
0:02:02 > 0:02:07and it looks like we've got everybody inside, including that pigeon, I mentioned earlier.
0:02:13 > 0:02:17- Ken, is this yours?- It's mine, yes.- How long have you had that?
0:02:17 > 0:02:21I found it in the back of my mother's cupboard last year after she died.
0:02:21 > 0:02:25- Was your mother a pigeon fancier? - My uncle was a pigeon fancier.
0:02:25 > 0:02:29She inherited it from my Uncle Albert. This is my Uncle Albert's pigeon.
0:02:29 > 0:02:32- Was he Albert Spencer? - He was Albert Spencer.
0:02:32 > 0:02:36- What happened to him, was he a keen pigeon man?- He was a keen pigeon man.
0:02:36 > 0:02:39He was so keen in fact that when he asked his young lady to marry him,
0:02:39 > 0:02:44she said, "It's either me or the pigeons."
0:02:44 > 0:02:49- And?- She got the elbow.- Blimey!- He died a bachelor.- That is fantastic.
0:02:49 > 0:02:53- This is Lucky Patch. What does all this mean?- That's his number.
0:02:53 > 0:02:55- His pigeon number.- What's CFC?
0:02:55 > 0:02:59That Chelsea Fantail Club or Fanciers Club?
0:02:59 > 0:03:02- Not football club? - Not football club, I think.
0:03:02 > 0:03:05- You can't sell this to Mr Abramovich? - I was thinking about that.
0:03:05 > 0:03:09- That's his registration? - That's right. - From the Chelsea Fantail Club.
0:03:09 > 0:03:12He came first in this race. La-Teste.
0:03:12 > 0:03:16- This was painted by Edward Henry Windred.- That's right.
0:03:16 > 0:03:20Who I think was born in about 1875
0:03:20 > 0:03:23and lived for about 75 years and died in the early '50s.
0:03:23 > 0:03:26- I just think that is absolutely fantastic.- Yeah.
0:03:26 > 0:03:29Do you know who one of the country's biggest pigeon fanciers is?
0:03:29 > 0:03:32- Who is that?- The Queen. - The Queen, of course.
0:03:32 > 0:03:36She supposedly has a loft of racing pigeons
0:03:36 > 0:03:39and these things can be worth a huge amount of money, can't they?
0:03:39 > 0:03:43- Pigeons, you mean? Not the painting. - We'll come to that in a minute.
0:03:43 > 0:03:47- A racing pigeon, it's a very prestigious thing.- It is.
0:03:47 > 0:03:51I don't know what they're worth. I would guess tens of thousands of pounds or more.
0:03:51 > 0:03:58- So, Edward Henry Windred he was a painter of pigeons, wasn't he?- That's right.
0:03:58 > 0:04:01The thing I like about this sort of thing, in the 18th century
0:04:01 > 0:04:04there were artists who went around, the painted primitive bulls,
0:04:04 > 0:04:10primitive cattle and they all had a particular subject that they painted.
0:04:10 > 0:04:12Windred, he was our pigeon man.
0:04:12 > 0:04:17I guess this would date, well, it's got to be after 1933,
0:04:17 > 0:04:20between there and the outbreak of the Second World War.
0:04:20 > 0:04:24- Why do you want to sell it?- It's been in the cupboard, nobody can see it.
0:04:24 > 0:04:27It hasn't been up for 30 years.
0:04:27 > 0:04:31I'd love it to be up somewhere with somebody who appreciates it, really.
0:04:31 > 0:04:36- That's the point.- What's it going to make at auction?- You tell me.
0:04:36 > 0:04:38I was hoping a couple of hundred pounds.
0:04:40 > 0:04:42Erm, I think you're spot on for an estimate, actually.
0:04:42 > 0:04:46I think we probably need to estimate it at 150 to 250.
0:04:46 > 0:04:49We'll recommend a reserve of 150, if you're happy with that.
0:04:49 > 0:04:54I'm really pleased you've brought that, it's a great story.
0:04:54 > 0:04:58Albert saying, "No love I'm not going to do your bidding. You're off."
0:04:58 > 0:05:01- There's a bit of Jack Duckworth to that.- There is a bit, yes.
0:05:01 > 0:05:07The bird or the bride? Fortunately, not a choice I have to make.
0:05:10 > 0:05:13How much am I worth? Well, we're just about to find out.
0:05:13 > 0:05:18Jamie, thank you so much for bringing your nutcrackers in. What can you tell me about them?
0:05:18 > 0:05:22I know that they're Swiss and the writing on it is for a resort in Switzerland.
0:05:22 > 0:05:28- I actually bought it from a charity shop for 49p.- How much?- 49p.- 49p!
0:05:28 > 0:05:30- How long ago? - About seven or eight years ago.
0:05:30 > 0:05:33- What have you done with them since? - Sat in a cupboard.
0:05:33 > 0:05:38They were used once at Christmas to crack nuts but, in case I break it, I didn't want to use it again.
0:05:38 > 0:05:41- You wouldn't want to crack a Brazil nut.- It's not strong enough.
0:05:41 > 0:05:46Or a walnut because that fulcrum is by virtue of a tiny little peg,
0:05:46 > 0:05:48- can you see that.- I can.
0:05:48 > 0:05:51That's keeping them together is that wooden dowel.
0:05:51 > 0:05:53What a lovely thing.
0:05:53 > 0:05:56- It's a little pug dog. - It's something like that.
0:05:56 > 0:05:59It really is. I love its little glass eyes. It's in very good condition.
0:05:59 > 0:06:02It's a legacy that's been left over from that region
0:06:02 > 0:06:06from the Black Forest carvings that we see quite a lot of on "Flog It!".
0:06:06 > 0:06:09From on the borders between Switzerland and Germany.
0:06:09 > 0:06:13A trade that was very, very popular in the 1800s.
0:06:13 > 0:06:17- You know the stuff I'm talking about? Chip carved.- Mainly bears.
0:06:17 > 0:06:22Bears, stags, cuckoo clocks, things like that.
0:06:22 > 0:06:26Small gouges literally chipped and chipped away, that's why it's called chip carving.
0:06:26 > 0:06:30This has been carved by hand from one piece of wood.
0:06:30 > 0:06:32This is one section of wood and that is another.
0:06:32 > 0:06:36- It's been machine polished. Have you seen that?- Yes.
0:06:36 > 0:06:41This has been offered against a real, sanding wheel and polished.
0:06:41 > 0:06:47I would put this at around 1920s to 1930s.
0:06:47 > 0:06:51A tourist souvenir. High-quality, tourist souvenir.
0:06:51 > 0:06:54I don't think that's had a lot of use apart from the time you used it,
0:06:54 > 0:06:57looking at its teeth and looking at the tongue.
0:06:57 > 0:07:01No, look, hang on a minute, can you just see in the roof of the mouth.
0:07:01 > 0:07:05- Can you see a glue line running across.- Very faintly. - That's been repaired.
0:07:05 > 0:07:10- Now I can see it on the outside of the jowl. Can you see that running down the jowl?- I can see it.
0:07:10 > 0:07:14It's a nice piece of treen and it's an exciting talking point,
0:07:14 > 0:07:16if you leave it on the tabletop.
0:07:16 > 0:07:21- I think we put this into auction with a value of £40 to £60. - That's OK. That's fine.
0:07:21 > 0:07:24It's a nice thing, I thought it was nice when I bought it.
0:07:24 > 0:07:27- I couldn't leave it there at 49p. - No, you couldn't, could you?
0:07:27 > 0:07:29- It's amazing what you can pick up, isn't it?- It is.
0:07:29 > 0:07:32- Have you been back there since? - Yes, very regularly.
0:07:32 > 0:07:37I've bought a Mouse Man ashtray for a similar price and a few other bits and pieces over the time.
0:07:37 > 0:07:40- Where is this charity shop? - I'm not saying. THEY LAUGH
0:07:40 > 0:07:42- Can you make it to the auction?- Yes.
0:07:42 > 0:07:48I would love to see you there and hopefully, your 49p
0:07:48 > 0:07:50could be £49.
0:07:52 > 0:07:55A substantial profit, if it does.
0:07:55 > 0:07:58Here is Charlie with a tale of two sisters.
0:08:00 > 0:08:03- Ann and Gill, sisters, I'm told.- Yes.
0:08:03 > 0:08:08- But not only that, the story goes a bit deeper, doesn't it?- It does.
0:08:08 > 0:08:09Tell us.
0:08:09 > 0:08:15Ann met her husband, Tom, and they got married in 1962 and moved away from Peterborough.
0:08:15 > 0:08:20And then I started going out with one of the younger brothers and we got married in 1966.
0:08:20 > 0:08:23- So your husbands are brothers?- Yes. - It's got to be pretty rare, hasn't it?
0:08:23 > 0:08:26We didn't have a third sister for the third son.
0:08:26 > 0:08:29THEY LAUGH
0:08:29 > 0:08:34- Gosh, how fantastic. How far apart do you live now?- Two doors away.
0:08:34 > 0:08:36- Two doors away!- Now we've retired, we've moved back.
0:08:36 > 0:08:39Where did this wonderful creature come from?
0:08:39 > 0:08:44- Our late mother, she was an avid China collector.- Was she?
0:08:44 > 0:08:48- This is one of the pieces after she passed away that we had to decide what to do with it.- Yeah.
0:08:50 > 0:08:53- Who inherited it?- Well, jointly. - Jointly, really.
0:08:53 > 0:08:57I suppose if you are two doors away, you can have six months each.
0:08:57 > 0:09:02Neither of us have really got room for it and it's a nice piece, if somebody collects Beswick.
0:09:02 > 0:09:05- Do you actually like it? - Yes, I do like it.
0:09:05 > 0:09:09- I think he's a beautiful chap. - Why are you selling it?
0:09:09 > 0:09:13We've got lots of other bits and pieces of my mother's and things we've collected over the years.
0:09:13 > 0:09:18- It's a matter of room, really. - I wouldn't have bought it, put it that way.- Right.
0:09:18 > 0:09:23We can't keep everything, so we thought we would bring him today to see what it was worth.
0:09:23 > 0:09:27You obviously know what it is, don't you? It is Beswick.
0:09:28 > 0:09:34- Sussex cockerel, I think, isn't? Do you know the date of it?- No.
0:09:35 > 0:09:40It's about 1970. I suspect that your mother purchased this new.
0:09:40 > 0:09:42Yes, probably after we got married.
0:09:43 > 0:09:49It would have been quite expensive at the time. It does look perfect to me.
0:09:49 > 0:09:52Actually, I like it. I like the colours, it's not too garish, is it?
0:09:52 > 0:09:54- No.- No.- Quite soft colours.- Yes.
0:09:55 > 0:10:00Down to the nitty-gritty of the valuation, how much is a bird worth?
0:10:00 > 0:10:04Somebody looked at it and they thought between £500 and £1,000.
0:10:04 > 0:10:08- Did they really?- They did. - Oh, crumbs. Who was that?
0:10:08 > 0:10:12- He was an antiques dealer.- Yeah. Did he want to buy it?
0:10:12 > 0:10:16He was quite interested in it but he felt he couldn't afford it at the time.
0:10:16 > 0:10:20It's difficult when people give a valuation but won't put their money where their mouth is.
0:10:20 > 0:10:24- You are never quite sure.- No. - How accurate the valuation is.
0:10:24 > 0:10:27- I think that's high.- Yes. - I think £300 to £500.
0:10:27 > 0:10:30- It's still valuable, it's not a £40-to-£60 piece.- No.
0:10:30 > 0:10:32It's a £300-to-£500 piece
0:10:32 > 0:10:35and if we're going to put it into auction, which it sounds like we are,
0:10:35 > 0:10:40we want to put a reserve of £300 with perhaps a little auctioneer's discretion.
0:10:40 > 0:10:43- Are you happy with £300 to £500? - Yes, I think so.
0:10:43 > 0:10:46- Then we divide the proceeds down the middle, do we?- That's it.
0:10:46 > 0:10:51- That seems very, very fair. Thank you very much indeed.- Thank you.
0:10:53 > 0:10:57What a wonderful location to talk about antiques in. It doesn't get much better.
0:10:57 > 0:10:59You can see it's lights, camera, action.
0:10:59 > 0:11:01It's all going on down there.
0:11:01 > 0:11:04In fact, I've just had a cue from one of the directors.
0:11:04 > 0:11:08It's time to put our valuations to the test. We're going to the auction rooms in Stamford.
0:11:08 > 0:11:11Here's a quick reminder of what we are taking with us.
0:11:12 > 0:11:16Uncle Albert's painting of his prized pigeon, Lucky Patch.
0:11:16 > 0:11:19He is a charming artefact of a bygone era.
0:11:21 > 0:11:25Eagle-eyed Jamie's scouring at the charity shop has paid off
0:11:25 > 0:11:26with this hand carved nutcracker.
0:11:30 > 0:11:34And this fine upstanding Beswick cockerel should make the money.
0:11:36 > 0:11:40We're heading over to the village of Stamford and to Batemans saleroom,
0:11:40 > 0:11:44where auctioneer, David Palmer, has dressed to impress.
0:11:44 > 0:11:51During the preview day, I had a chat with senior valuer, Kate Bateman about Ken's pigeon painting.
0:11:56 > 0:11:59We've got £150 to £250 on this.
0:11:59 > 0:12:03- It's good but it's not Naive School, is it?- Yes, you're right.
0:12:03 > 0:12:06It's not quite simple enough to be Naive School.
0:12:06 > 0:12:08This artist is a fairly prolific artist.
0:12:08 > 0:12:10There's lots of results of different people,
0:12:10 > 0:12:12different people's pigeons selling.
0:12:12 > 0:12:16- I can't say I personally fancy this pigeon.- Are you a pigeon fancier?
0:12:16 > 0:12:19Not for myself, but there are plenty of people out there that will.
0:12:19 > 0:12:24You know who you are as well. It's got enough going for it and I'm sure it's going to sell.
0:12:24 > 0:12:28There's enough people out there and enough interest in specialist collectors. It will go.
0:12:31 > 0:12:36A nice solid 60, take 5 again? 60, behind you.
0:12:36 > 0:12:39If you're buying or selling in auction there is commission to pay.
0:12:39 > 0:12:45This varies from saleroom to saleroom. Here, in Stamford, it's 15% plus VAT.
0:12:45 > 0:12:48So factor those costs into the hammer price.
0:12:48 > 0:12:53It's time for our first item. Ken's pretty portrait of his uncle's prize-winning pigeon.
0:12:55 > 0:12:58It's that moment we've been waiting for. You probably have as well.
0:12:58 > 0:13:01You can't forget that pigeon, let's face it. It is beautiful.
0:13:01 > 0:13:07Will it fly or will it come home to roost? It belongs to Ken but I think not for much longer.
0:13:07 > 0:13:09I had a chat to Kate Bateman, one of the valuers here.
0:13:09 > 0:13:14She said, "Yes, it is quality. He is a known artist."
0:13:14 > 0:13:16There's been interest. So there you go.
0:13:16 > 0:13:20- I love him, he's a great thing, isn't it?- Yes. He'll look good on the wall.
0:13:20 > 0:13:24- Yeah, good decorators' lot.- And, it's affordable. Happy with that?
0:13:24 > 0:13:27- Happy with that, yes.- Let's see, shall we see what this lot think.
0:13:27 > 0:13:30Are they pigeon fanciers? We're going to find out. Here we go.
0:13:30 > 0:13:36Lot 280, the Edward Henry Windred racing pigeon.
0:13:36 > 0:13:39Oil on canvas, interesting little fellow there.
0:13:40 > 0:13:43What are my bid, 60 quid? 60, I am bid.
0:13:43 > 0:13:48- Five, 70, five, five, 80, five, 90, five, 100.- Come on.- 100, now. 110.
0:13:48 > 0:13:52Back this side at £110. 120, 130, 140, at 140, now.
0:13:52 > 0:13:54At 140, 150?
0:13:54 > 0:13:58- Are you in? 160, 170.- It's gone. - It's gone.- At £170.
0:13:58 > 0:14:03Done, then at 170. 180? The internet at 180 now. The bird fancier.
0:14:03 > 0:14:08- All done at £180?- Go on.- Come on. - It's a nice bird.
0:14:08 > 0:14:10At 180. Is there more on the net?
0:14:10 > 0:14:15Goes then, with the internet, at £180. You are out in front, at 180.
0:14:16 > 0:14:20- It's gone. Happy?- Very happy.- Good. - I'm pleased with that.
0:14:20 > 0:14:21Yes, so am I. So am I.
0:14:21 > 0:14:24The money will go to my grandson whose name is Spencer
0:14:24 > 0:14:28as it's a family item. So, Albert Spencer's bird will go to my grandson, Spencer.
0:14:28 > 0:14:30That's a good touch, isn't it. Well done.
0:14:32 > 0:14:34Looks like Lucky Patch has found a new roost.
0:14:34 > 0:14:37Next up, it's the nutcracker.
0:14:37 > 0:14:43Right now, we're about to, Jamie and myself, all down to Jamie, really to turn...
0:14:43 > 0:14:46- 49p.- Into?- £49.
0:14:46 > 0:14:49Exactly. That is profit. He picked this up...
0:14:49 > 0:14:53- Where in a charity shop? - Local charity shop, yeah.
0:14:53 > 0:14:58You've got a good eye there. This is the great thing about antiques, they keep going around and around.
0:14:58 > 0:15:01They find maybe a dozen owners in their lifetime.
0:15:01 > 0:15:04They're not second-hand, they're third-, fourth-, fifth-, sixth-hand.
0:15:04 > 0:15:07It doesn't get greener than antiques, so invest in them now
0:15:07 > 0:15:10because there's never been a better time to buy.
0:15:10 > 0:15:15Let's find out if this lot heard my message and hopefully they'll put their hand up. Here we go.
0:15:15 > 0:15:22Lot 345 is the German Black Forest nutcracker. Circa 1920.
0:15:22 > 0:15:25There you are, nice one, crack your nuts with this.
0:15:25 > 0:15:27That sounds painful!
0:15:27 > 0:15:31I don't know, 20 quid. Start low, £20 for it. 20 I'm bid.
0:15:31 > 0:15:35- There is damage, don't forget. - 28, this side at 28. All done...
0:15:35 > 0:15:3930, 32, 35, 38, 40 in front.
0:15:39 > 0:15:42At 40 now. Behind? 42. 45, 50.
0:15:42 > 0:15:45- We've got that magic figure. - Behind you, goes on at £50.
0:15:45 > 0:15:49I saw behind at 50 quid. Is that it? Oh, go on, sir, it's a dog.
0:15:49 > 0:15:5450 there, right on the back wall at £50. I sell at £50.
0:15:55 > 0:15:56- Bang, we're going to take that.- Yes.
0:15:56 > 0:15:58That's brilliant, I'm ever so happy.
0:15:58 > 0:16:01It is there, you've just got to get out there and get lucky.
0:16:01 > 0:16:03Well done, you.
0:16:09 > 0:16:11Now on to our next owners, Ann and Jill,
0:16:11 > 0:16:15the two sisters that married the two brothers.
0:16:15 > 0:16:18- I think that's wonderful. That is a first on "Flog It!".- Is it?
0:16:18 > 0:16:20- Are you still all very happy? - Yes.- Oh, good.
0:16:20 > 0:16:26- We just celebrated 49 years.- Wow! Right, the Beswick cockerel.
0:16:26 > 0:16:28We are looking at £300 to £500.
0:16:28 > 0:16:31- It's not an early Beswick figure, it's 1970s.- But very collectable.
0:16:31 > 0:16:36Very collectable. A good size. Let's find out what the bidders think. It's going under the hammer now.
0:16:36 > 0:16:41Lot 500 is the Beswick cockerel
0:16:41 > 0:16:43The Beswick cockerel, 180, 190, 200.
0:16:43 > 0:16:49- At 200, 210, 220, 230. - They love this, don't they?- 260.
0:16:49 > 0:16:53At the back at 260 now. 270, 280. Are you in?
0:16:53 > 0:16:58I've got 280 in the room. Net go 290. Or, you on the phone go 290.
0:16:58 > 0:17:04- 300. 300 on the net. 320 on the net. At 320.- Oh, boy.- Anybody else?
0:17:04 > 0:17:10- 340, net.- Oh!- At £340 with the Internet. 360 now. Room at 360.
0:17:11 > 0:17:13Net, you're out. 380
0:17:13 > 0:17:18- This is a serious cockerel. At 380. - It's a very good cockerel.- Yeah.
0:17:18 > 0:17:24At 400... With the gent in the room at £400 now.
0:17:24 > 0:17:26At £400. You'll be able to crow over this, sir.
0:17:26 > 0:17:28THEY GROAN
0:17:28 > 0:17:30All done at 400.
0:17:30 > 0:17:35Yes, £400. Mid-estimate. That's a good result, isn't it?
0:17:35 > 0:17:40That's easy to divide, as well. £200 each. Obviously, less commission, of course, and VAT.
0:17:40 > 0:17:43- You've got to be pleased with that. - That was good.
0:17:43 > 0:17:46- I can now confess I didn't like it. - No!
0:17:46 > 0:17:51- I'm not a Beswick fan, either. - I'm not.- We weren't, really. - They don't do anything for me.
0:17:51 > 0:17:55It's very desirable. Very collectable. There are plenty of collectors out there.
0:17:55 > 0:17:58They have done us proud in the past. They did the job today, as well.
0:18:01 > 0:18:05Someone, somewhere will buy something, sometime.
0:18:05 > 0:18:07We will be back at auction later on.
0:18:07 > 0:18:10That's the end of our first visit to the auction today.
0:18:10 > 0:18:12We are coming back later on in the programme.
0:18:12 > 0:18:17Whatever you do, don't go away, there will be hopefully, one or two big surprises.
0:18:25 > 0:18:29Before we head back to Peterborough Cathedral for more valuations,
0:18:29 > 0:18:32I'm going to delve deeper into the history of Christianity.
0:18:32 > 0:18:35I'm visiting the holy island of Lindisfarne,
0:18:35 > 0:18:38often referred to as the cradle of Christianity.
0:18:38 > 0:18:42And, those famous manuscripts are a miracle in itself.
0:18:46 > 0:18:50This is an official reproduction of the Lindisfarne Gospels.
0:18:50 > 0:18:54These precious manuscripts are highly regarded as artistic,
0:18:54 > 0:18:58cultural, religious and linguistic masterpieces.
0:18:58 > 0:19:02The original was created at the beginning of the 8th century
0:19:02 > 0:19:05and it's a lavishly illustrated version of the Latin New Testament.
0:19:05 > 0:19:11Even though this is a reproduction it is still worth a considerable amount of money.
0:19:11 > 0:19:14It belongs to the Heritage Centre here in Lindisfarne.
0:19:14 > 0:19:17Let me just flick through very carefully
0:19:17 > 0:19:19and show you a couple of the illustrations.
0:19:20 > 0:19:23You can see what I mean about how beautiful this is.
0:19:25 > 0:19:29The original is housed in the British library and it is considered
0:19:29 > 0:19:35to be such a unique piece of our history, it's absolutely priceless.
0:19:35 > 0:19:381,000 years after it was first produced,
0:19:38 > 0:19:42there is a campaign to bring it back to the north-east
0:19:42 > 0:19:46and some people are even saying, "Return it to Lindisfarne, where it belongs."
0:19:46 > 0:19:48Let me tell you why.
0:19:49 > 0:19:53Lindisfarne is a beautiful tidal island off the east coast of Northumberland.
0:19:53 > 0:19:58Incredibly remote, it's cut off from the mainland twice a day.
0:19:58 > 0:20:03For centuries, it's been used as a place of solitude and reflection.
0:20:05 > 0:20:11Its location made it a perfect base for a monastery in 635 AD
0:20:11 > 0:20:14The missionaries set about trying to convert
0:20:14 > 0:20:18the northern Anglo-Saxons from paganism into Christianity.
0:20:18 > 0:20:23The monastery soon became a hub of Christian learning and teachings.
0:20:23 > 0:20:26Half a decade later, a monk called Cuthbert settled in Lindisfarne
0:20:26 > 0:20:30and he set about trying to bring back the monastic rule
0:20:30 > 0:20:33and, in doing so, bring it in line with Roman teachings.
0:20:33 > 0:20:35For his efforts, he was made a bishop
0:20:35 > 0:20:38and he was also well-known as a pastor and healer.
0:20:39 > 0:20:43He died in 678 and was buried at Lindisfarne.
0:20:43 > 0:20:47His body was removed to be enshrined 11 years later.
0:20:47 > 0:20:52It's said that when his coffin was opened his body had been perfectly preserved.
0:20:52 > 0:20:55This miracle elevated Cuthbert to a saint.
0:20:55 > 0:21:00Lindisfarne became even more famous and the island continues
0:21:00 > 0:21:03to be the most important centre of pilgrimage in the North.
0:21:05 > 0:21:09Eadfrith, the Bishop of Lindisfarne, wanted to honour St Cuthbert.
0:21:09 > 0:21:13He did so by creating the Gospels, which were dedicated to him
0:21:13 > 0:21:18and it said that Eadfrith spent ten extremely hard, dedicated years
0:21:18 > 0:21:22creating all the 259 beautifully exquisite decorated leaves
0:21:22 > 0:21:25in the manuscripts.
0:21:25 > 0:21:30But the fame of Cuthbert and the Gospels attracted hostile attention, as well as good.
0:21:30 > 0:21:34Time and time again, the precious Gospels were removed from the island,
0:21:34 > 0:21:38in case they got stolen, during bloody Viking raids.
0:21:41 > 0:21:46It wasn't just the Gospels that left the island, bodies did too.
0:21:46 > 0:21:49Eventually, with further threats of attacks from the Vikings,
0:21:49 > 0:21:55the monks were forced to leave the island for the safety of the mainland in 875.
0:21:55 > 0:21:58They couldn't bear to leave their sacred saint behind,
0:21:58 > 0:22:00so they took him with them.
0:22:00 > 0:22:03Eventually, they settled in Durham
0:22:03 > 0:22:08where an awe-inspiring Norman cathedral was built to house St Cuthbert's body.
0:22:11 > 0:22:14The monks' exile in Durham lasted for 250 years,
0:22:14 > 0:22:20until the 12th century, when they finally returned to Lindisfarne.
0:22:21 > 0:22:24They built a brand-new church on the site
0:22:24 > 0:22:27where they believed Cuthbert had originally been buried.
0:22:27 > 0:22:32This is it. The new priory building, not only the site of Cuthbert's burial
0:22:32 > 0:22:35but also where those precious Gospels were created,
0:22:35 > 0:22:37all those centuries ago.
0:22:38 > 0:22:41This beautiful rainbow arch is one of the ribs
0:22:41 > 0:22:45that would have supported the central tower of the church.
0:22:45 > 0:22:48Originally, there would've been two arches which crossed
0:22:48 > 0:22:50diagonally to support the building.
0:22:50 > 0:22:53Although now fading, the pillars feature beautiful carvings,
0:22:53 > 0:22:58like these chevron markings based on this design at Durham Cathedral.
0:23:03 > 0:23:07This is what it would have looked like in its heyday.
0:23:10 > 0:23:13Sadly the Priory was closed down in 1537,
0:23:13 > 0:23:19on the orders of King Henry VIII, who became the supreme head of the Church of England and Wales.
0:23:19 > 0:23:24He quickly realised there was money to be made by closing down the churches
0:23:24 > 0:23:27and once again the monks were ordered to leave.
0:23:27 > 0:23:301613, the lead roof was stripped off this magnificent building,
0:23:30 > 0:23:35the bells removed and the very heart ripped out.
0:23:35 > 0:23:38It's really quite moving to think that you're standing here,
0:23:38 > 0:23:42touching this brickwork, which permeates so much history.
0:23:42 > 0:23:45It's still all here, really. So powerful.
0:23:47 > 0:23:49Over the following years,
0:23:49 > 0:23:52chunks of the priory's stone were taken away to build
0:23:52 > 0:23:56nearby Lindisfarne Castle but luckily enough of the building remains today
0:23:56 > 0:24:00for us to appreciate what a wonderful achievement the Priory was.
0:24:04 > 0:24:07Stood here in this beautiful serene environment
0:24:07 > 0:24:10it is so easy to understand what inspired the monks to write
0:24:10 > 0:24:14the masterpiece, that is the Lindisfarne Gospels.
0:24:14 > 0:24:18It's highly unlikely they will ever return here, back to the priory,
0:24:18 > 0:24:22but what does remain is a truly spiritual place that will
0:24:22 > 0:24:26attract modern pilgrims, like myself, for many years to come.
0:24:34 > 0:24:37Back at our own patch of holiness in Peterborough
0:24:37 > 0:24:39and Charlie Ross is on the case.
0:24:40 > 0:24:43Well, Mark, there are carriage clocks and carriage clocks.
0:24:43 > 0:24:48By that I mean ordinary ones and delicious ones.
0:24:48 > 0:24:53- Yours is a delicious one.- Good. - It's got a lot of things going for it,
0:24:53 > 0:24:57- over and above the standard carriage clock.- Yes.
0:24:57 > 0:24:59What can you tell me about it?
0:24:59 > 0:25:02- It actually belongs to my friend, Paul.- Yes.
0:25:02 > 0:25:05- I'm selling it on his behalf.- Yes.
0:25:05 > 0:25:12- I know it was left to him five years ago by a woman that has since deceased.- Right.
0:25:12 > 0:25:19- Paul told me, he believes she had it for about 20 to 30 years.- Yes.
0:25:19 > 0:25:24- But how much older it is, neither of us know.- It's about 1900.
0:25:24 > 0:25:27- It's about 100-years-old.- Is it? - Yes, it is indeed.
0:25:27 > 0:25:29- The quality is superb.- Yeah.
0:25:29 > 0:25:33- A straightforward timepiece would do no more than tell the time.- Yeah.
0:25:33 > 0:25:39Then you would have a chiming one, which would chime the hours, sometimes the half hours.
0:25:39 > 0:25:44This, has got a little button on the top and do you know what that is called?
0:25:44 > 0:25:49- Er, a regulator, isn't it? - A repeater.- A repeater.
0:25:49 > 0:25:52Now, if you were in the days before electricity,
0:25:52 > 0:25:57- and lighting, you want to know what the time was.- Yeah.
0:25:57 > 0:26:02Press the button and it will strike the nearest hour.
0:26:02 > 0:26:05Which is fantastic. Now, it's a good size.
0:26:05 > 0:26:07It's bigger than the average carriage clock.
0:26:07 > 0:26:12It is also, dare I say, better quality than the average carriage clock.
0:26:12 > 0:26:17These wonderful Corinthian columns are just beautiful.
0:26:17 > 0:26:20Really give it a substantial look.
0:26:22 > 0:26:27It is run on a platform movement at the top. Most clocks have a pendulum.
0:26:27 > 0:26:30You nudge them and they stop.
0:26:30 > 0:26:35You don't set them up correctly and they won't go.
0:26:35 > 0:26:38With this, it will work like that, it will work like that.
0:26:38 > 0:26:41You've been handling it very carefully, you don't need to.
0:26:41 > 0:26:44Imagine, you're me going along in an old carriage,
0:26:44 > 0:26:47bouncing along and it's still perfect time.
0:26:50 > 0:26:53Now, carriage clocks are known usually to be French.
0:26:53 > 0:26:56But, there is an anomaly to this.
0:26:56 > 0:27:01- The movement is French, however, the cases were made in England.- Ah.
0:27:01 > 0:27:06So we've got a bit like the Channel Tunnel, we've got a mixture of the two.
0:27:06 > 0:27:12It's an enamel dial, "Goldsmiths' Company, Regent Street, London".
0:27:12 > 0:27:15You don't get a better retailer than the Goldsmiths' Company.
0:27:15 > 0:27:18I actually love it. I think it's super.
0:27:18 > 0:27:21You've brought it here, but it's Paul that owns it.
0:27:21 > 0:27:25Did he tell you how much he wanted for it? What he thought it was worth?
0:27:25 > 0:27:30- He said he thought it was worth in excess of 400.- In excess of 400.
0:27:30 > 0:27:34I think it COULD make in excess of 400.
0:27:34 > 0:27:40- I would like to see the valuation at 300 to 500, which is a more, "come and get me" estimate.- Yeah.
0:27:40 > 0:27:46I think if he was expecting 400, you'd really have to put the estimate at 400 to 600,
0:27:46 > 0:27:49and I think you'd probably start frightening people off.
0:27:49 > 0:27:53I think 300 to 500. Are you prepared to take that on your shoulders?
0:27:53 > 0:27:55On my head, so be it. Yes.
0:27:55 > 0:27:58- If it makes less than 400, we'll go halves on the difference.- Yeah!
0:27:58 > 0:28:00THEY LAUGH
0:28:00 > 0:28:02Well, I hope it won't come to that!
0:28:05 > 0:28:07How much is that worth, Michael?
0:28:07 > 0:28:10I think it's worth about £40 to £50, Paul.
0:28:10 > 0:28:13- It's not much money for such a lot of work.- No, a lot of work has gone into that,
0:28:13 > 0:28:17- but it's not quite what we are buying now.- Yes.
0:28:19 > 0:28:24- Very nice. Did you buy this new in the '70s?- '64.- Lovely.
0:28:26 > 0:28:30That's a nice thing to do on a plain, white plate, get creative. Look at that.
0:28:33 > 0:28:38Now, I've seen some unusual things on "Flog It!" but nothing remotely like Philip's next item.
0:28:39 > 0:28:42- Jill, what is this? - It's a whisky still.
0:28:42 > 0:28:45- That's a way to get a bloke's attention, isn't it?- One way, yes.
0:28:45 > 0:28:49It's a bizarre thing, isn't it? How did you come by it?
0:28:49 > 0:28:53My husband, years ago, had a shop in Kent, antiques and junk.
0:28:53 > 0:28:57- He was an antiques man, was he? - Not all antiques, mostly junk.
0:28:57 > 0:29:02But a doctor brought it in and offered to sell it to him
0:29:02 > 0:29:06because he'd been given it in lieu of services rendered.
0:29:06 > 0:29:11I wouldn't like to think what he did! Your husband clearly knew a bit what he was talking about.
0:29:11 > 0:29:16- What was his view on it?- He thought it might be an apprentice piece.
0:29:16 > 0:29:19Engineering apprentice piece
0:29:19 > 0:29:23or the other thought we had was it was just be an example of a still
0:29:23 > 0:29:28- and it is in a glass dome, of course.- We have taken the glass dome off, haven't we?- Yeah.
0:29:28 > 0:29:31- I think someone has made this as a model.- Yeah.
0:29:31 > 0:29:36Quite why they made it, I have not got the first idea.
0:29:36 > 0:29:41We got this little figure here which I think is Bacchus, isn't it?
0:29:41 > 0:29:44Apollo, we now reckon.
0:29:44 > 0:29:48- I can't quite see... - I don't think it's got anything to do with a still.
0:29:48 > 0:29:51Let's take that off and put that down there.
0:29:51 > 0:29:57All of this around here, that to me is a complete frippery.
0:29:57 > 0:30:00- Great word, "frippery"? - It's a lovely word, yes.
0:30:00 > 0:30:06I can't see why any apprentice would adorn what was meant to be a working model with stuff like that.
0:30:06 > 0:30:09- This comes off, doesn't it?- It does.
0:30:09 > 0:30:14Can you see here, those are all meant to be rivets.
0:30:14 > 0:30:17If that was an apprentice piece they would be rivets
0:30:17 > 0:30:21- and it's just popped through. It's really quite crude.- Mmm.
0:30:24 > 0:30:26Have you any idea what you think it might be worth?
0:30:26 > 0:30:29I'd like to think it might be worth 300
0:30:29 > 0:30:31but I think you're going to disappoint me.
0:30:33 > 0:30:35Pass the whisky, Jill(!)
0:30:35 > 0:30:38- Value is all about comparison. - I appreciate that.
0:30:38 > 0:30:40I've never seen anything like this before.
0:30:40 > 0:30:43- So, you've never seen anything like this before?- No.
0:30:43 > 0:30:47And you are plucking £300 out of the air and I'm going to tell you
0:30:47 > 0:30:50I think it's worth a third of that and I don't know where that's coming from.
0:30:50 > 0:30:52- We're guessing.- Yeah.
0:30:52 > 0:30:57The point of going to auction is that if it's advertised properly,
0:30:57 > 0:30:58it will find what it's worth.
0:30:58 > 0:31:04In my eyes, it's worth perhaps £150 to £250.
0:31:04 > 0:31:10I would be very reluctant to put it in auction with a reserve of any more than £150 on it.
0:31:10 > 0:31:14OK. Well let's put a reserve of 150 and see what happens.
0:31:14 > 0:31:18Yeah, but I think it's going to be interesting. It's a bizarre situation.
0:31:18 > 0:31:22It wouldn't surprise me if it perhaps made £200 or £300.
0:31:22 > 0:31:26I got to warn you, it wouldn't surprise me if it didn't sell.
0:31:26 > 0:31:29Let's try it and see how it goes. I don't mind if I take it back home.
0:31:29 > 0:31:32- We'll find out what it's worth, won't we?- Let's see how it goes.
0:31:32 > 0:31:36I think that's come straight from the land of Lilliput!
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0:31:40 > 0:31:44we would love to see you. Bring them along to one of our valuation days.
0:31:44 > 0:31:47You could end up going home with a lot of money at auction.
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0:31:59 > 0:32:03Back to the tables and Charlie has found a miniature marvel.
0:32:03 > 0:32:08- Now, Alan, have you done any research here?- None at all.- Before you came here today.- None at all.
0:32:08 > 0:32:11How did you come by this delightful thing?
0:32:11 > 0:32:14- It belongs to my wife and it came down via her grandmother.- Yeah.
0:32:14 > 0:32:20All I know is that she was a housekeeper back in the early 1900s.
0:32:20 > 0:32:26- Whether it came via that route, I'm not sure.- How interesting. Was she English?- She was.
0:32:26 > 0:32:31It's an Austrian cold painted bronze, dating from the late 19th century.
0:32:31 > 0:32:34- It's about 1880.- Yeah.
0:32:34 > 0:32:38Of a North-African-origin boy.
0:32:38 > 0:32:42You can see it's got some of the colouring still on the fez,
0:32:42 > 0:32:45just a little bit of the red fez remains.
0:32:47 > 0:32:50The moulding is super. Don't you think the quality is wonderful?
0:32:50 > 0:32:52Absolutely marvellous.
0:32:52 > 0:32:58This, in all probability, was sculpted by a chap called Bergman, who was an Austrian Jew.
0:33:00 > 0:33:05He sometimes just put a foundry mark on his work,
0:33:05 > 0:33:10sometimes because of what was happening even then with regard to the Jewish race,
0:33:10 > 0:33:18he did not want to admit to being Jewish and signed himself, "Greb", G-R-E-B.
0:33:18 > 0:33:23The first four letters of his surname backwards. "Berg" backwards, "Greb".
0:33:23 > 0:33:28Interesting. I'm not quite sure, what is he holding here?
0:33:28 > 0:33:32Well, I wasn't sure whether it was damaged or whether he was holding a snake.
0:33:32 > 0:33:37I don't think it's damaged. There don't appear to be any breaks in it.
0:33:37 > 0:33:42- Perhaps, it is a snake. He's a brave chap, isn't he?- A very brave chap. - THEY LAUGH
0:33:42 > 0:33:47- Where has it been sitting? - Mainly on the mantelpiece at home.
0:33:47 > 0:33:49What made you bring it along today?
0:33:49 > 0:33:55I saw "Flog It!" was on and rummaged through to see what we had and thought we'll find more about it.
0:33:55 > 0:33:59- Are you not mad keen on it, particularly?- Not really, no.
0:33:59 > 0:34:07I love it. It is bronze, as I have said and feel the weight of it.
0:34:07 > 0:34:09It's absolutely amazing.
0:34:09 > 0:34:12"Geschulzt", that's the manufacturer.
0:34:14 > 0:34:17There is a mark here which I think is Bergman's mark.
0:34:17 > 0:34:23I haven't put a mark on it but it's of sufficient quality to be Bergman's work.
0:34:23 > 0:34:27The detail of the face is fabulous. The legs are delightful.
0:34:29 > 0:34:33- It really is super quality. And, really very collectable now.- OK.
0:34:33 > 0:34:36Very collectable. When you left home this morning,
0:34:36 > 0:34:40and you clutched your little figure, you must've had a figure in mind?
0:34:40 > 0:34:43I thought between 100 and 150.
0:34:43 > 0:34:46You've been watching "Flog It!" too much, haven't you?
0:34:46 > 0:34:48We have had a few Bergman figures on.
0:34:48 > 0:34:53- I think that's a little conservative. - OK.- I would like to see the valuation at 150 to 200.- Very nice.
0:34:53 > 0:34:56- With a reserve of 150 with discretion.- OK.
0:34:56 > 0:35:01I would be disappointed. If that were mine, I would not want to sell it for £100.
0:35:01 > 0:35:04We can't ever give a guarantee that something will sell,
0:35:04 > 0:35:06but you just have to take it from me
0:35:06 > 0:35:09that I think it's worth a bit more than £100.
0:35:09 > 0:35:12- Are you happy with that? - I am.- Jolly good.
0:35:13 > 0:35:15I agree with Charlie, that's an exquisite bronze
0:35:15 > 0:35:19and an affordable acquisition to anybody's collection.
0:35:21 > 0:35:24Our experts have now made their final choices of the day,
0:35:24 > 0:35:29so we're going over to the auction rooms in Stamford for the last time.
0:35:29 > 0:35:32Here's our final three items and a reminder of what we're taking with us.
0:35:32 > 0:35:35Charlie can spot a quality clock a mile off
0:35:35 > 0:35:37and this one fulfils all the criteria.
0:35:38 > 0:35:43Jill's whisky still is surely a one-off and is beautifully handcrafted.
0:35:43 > 0:35:46If you're after a unique item, this is it.
0:35:48 > 0:35:52This beautiful Bergman bronze should have no shortage of admirers.
0:35:57 > 0:36:00Back at the saleroom, auctioneer David Palmer is still looking resplendent
0:36:00 > 0:36:04in his snooker waistcoat and is working wonders at the lectern.
0:36:04 > 0:36:07Coming up is this carriage clock,
0:36:07 > 0:36:10but first let's see what valuer, Kate, thought about it.
0:36:12 > 0:36:16Nice little carriage clock. We've got £300 to £500 on this.
0:36:16 > 0:36:20Mark bought this in on behalf of his friend, Paul, who owns it.
0:36:20 > 0:36:24- He's selling it because he's got some bills to pay.- Right.
0:36:24 > 0:36:29Well, since the valuation day, the seller, Paul, has rung us and increased his reserve to £600.
0:36:29 > 0:36:32We've obviously had to accept that and change the estimate to £600 to £800.
0:36:32 > 0:36:38That's pushing it. It's the seller's prerogative to put a reserve they are happy with,
0:36:38 > 0:36:43but they do have to take expert advice and the current market value. I think, this has priced it out.
0:36:43 > 0:36:47- You think you're going to struggle? - I don't think it's going to go.
0:36:47 > 0:36:51- A nice thing, but it's not going to make it.- We're not optimistic right now.- Yeah.
0:36:51 > 0:36:55The vendor did say the reason he had upped the reserve was he had had an offer.
0:36:55 > 0:36:59I'm hoping that person comes to the sale, puts their money where their mouth is and goes for it.
0:36:59 > 0:37:04It might go. There's a small glimmer of hope but it's risky.
0:37:04 > 0:37:09I quite agree with you. Whatever you do, don't go away because this could be a bit of fun.
0:37:09 > 0:37:13The auction's in full swing so let's hope the bidders have got their eyes on our lots.
0:37:18 > 0:37:21Right, coming up next it's that carriage clock
0:37:21 > 0:37:25which had an original valuation of £300 to £500, put on by Charlie. It belongs to Mark, here.
0:37:25 > 0:37:29Well, it's your friend, Paul, isn't it? You brought it in on his behalf.
0:37:29 > 0:37:34I know, since the valuation day, you've actually put the value up.
0:37:34 > 0:37:40- You've reappraised it yourself because you've had a better offer. It's now raised to?- £600 to £800.
0:37:40 > 0:37:44- £600 to £800, which is almost twice the value.- Yeah.
0:37:44 > 0:37:46Why did you do that?
0:37:46 > 0:37:50Because we called in at our local clock dealers
0:37:50 > 0:37:54and he say he would have given us 750 there and then, Paul.
0:37:54 > 0:37:58Hopefully that offer will still stand if you don't sell it for any more today?
0:37:58 > 0:38:01- We've already checked it out, it still stands.- Oh, good.
0:38:01 > 0:38:07That's retail money. I've put wholesale money at £300 to £500.
0:38:07 > 0:38:13If somebody were to buy it in the room at £500 plus the premium, that's £600.
0:38:13 > 0:38:17- You would need to be selling it for £750, £800, wouldn't you?- Yes. - In a shop.
0:38:17 > 0:38:21I tell you what, you've put the cat amongst the pigeons right here.
0:38:21 > 0:38:26You've upped the ante. Talk about pressure. We have a safety net.
0:38:26 > 0:38:30- That's what it's about. - A very good one.- We do, don't we?
0:38:30 > 0:38:33Anyway, let's find out what our bidders think. This is it.
0:38:33 > 0:38:36Lot 646, is the brass cased Victorian carriage clock.
0:38:36 > 0:38:38This is going to be interesting.
0:38:38 > 0:38:42- Apparently, this is going to be interesting. - THEY LAUGH
0:38:42 > 0:38:47400, I'm bid. Straight in at 400. Take 20 now.
0:38:47 > 0:38:51At 400. 420. 440. 460, 480, 500.
0:38:51 > 0:38:55520, 550, 580, 600. At £600 now.
0:38:55 > 0:38:58Standing bid of 600. Is that it?
0:38:58 > 0:39:01I sell then over here, in the blue, at £600. Nobody else?
0:39:01 > 0:39:04All done at 600.
0:39:04 > 0:39:08- Finished at 600.- That's interesting. He's selling in the room.
0:39:08 > 0:39:10That was quite interesting.
0:39:10 > 0:39:14- We are both right.- Yes. - Or, we're both wrong.
0:39:14 > 0:39:19I don't know because now you're down £150.
0:39:19 > 0:39:24Yes, but Paul did say he wanted a minimum of 400, in the first place.
0:39:24 > 0:39:27- That's right.- He's the winner. - Yeah.- Yeah.
0:39:27 > 0:39:30It's crept over my top estimate which was 500.
0:39:30 > 0:39:34- I think we're all happy, aren't we? - It's cheers all round.
0:39:34 > 0:39:36That was interesting.
0:39:36 > 0:39:40Thank you very much indeed, well done. Thank you. Thanks a lot, Mark.
0:39:40 > 0:39:46It's always worth a second opinion but our experts are proved right time and time again.
0:39:49 > 0:39:54Going under the hammer right now is a scratch-built whisky still underneath a glass dome.
0:39:54 > 0:39:57Love it. Proper antique dealer's lot, this.
0:39:57 > 0:40:02- I gather it came from your husband's old antique shop.- That's right.
0:40:02 > 0:40:06- He's got a good eye, hasn't he?- It's an awfully difficult thing to value.
0:40:06 > 0:40:10I've never seen anything like it. You've to hope that someone is here that will pay that for it.
0:40:10 > 0:40:13- Yes.- It really is a guesstimate.
0:40:13 > 0:40:16It's a one-off, and hopefully, that's going to make it fly away.
0:40:16 > 0:40:18We hope! Let's find out, here we go.
0:40:18 > 0:40:23Lot 376, is the scratch-made model of a whisky still.
0:40:23 > 0:40:26Under a glass dome, an unusual thing to have. £100.
0:40:26 > 0:40:29Straight in 100 to start. 100 I'm bid. At 100 now, take the 10.
0:40:29 > 0:40:34- Quirky.- At £100 only. Is that it? At £100, 10 if you will.
0:40:36 > 0:40:40At £100, nobody else? Done at 100. Are you bidding, madam?
0:40:40 > 0:40:44No? At £100. Is that it?
0:40:45 > 0:40:48- You don't like this. - Straight in at 100 and...
0:40:48 > 0:40:50OK, not sold. Forget it.
0:40:50 > 0:40:51Difficult to put a value on.
0:40:51 > 0:40:54I'm not surprised, really. I'm not surprised.
0:40:54 > 0:40:57I'm totally with you on the value, that's what I would have done.
0:40:57 > 0:40:59You don't want things to go for nothing.
0:40:59 > 0:41:03- People are frightened to invest in things they're not sure about. - That's right.
0:41:03 > 0:41:07It takes a brave man and one day that's going to be worth an awful lot of money.
0:41:07 > 0:41:11- I think so. There's a lot of work in it.- We've had it 35 years, we can have it some more.
0:41:11 > 0:41:14Exactly! And enjoy. It is a wonderful talking point.
0:41:14 > 0:41:18We love quirky things and they don't come quirkier than that.
0:41:19 > 0:41:21Finally, it's Alan's bronze figure.
0:41:22 > 0:41:27Absolutely love this next lot. We've seen many of them on the show. Bergman, it doesn't get any better
0:41:27 > 0:41:32for sculpting cold painted bronzes like this using the lost wax method.
0:41:32 > 0:41:37It's a wonderful technique. Just the definition of this character is so beautiful.
0:41:37 > 0:41:41Franz Bergman, the greatest.
0:41:41 > 0:41:44We're looking at around £150 to £200, Charlie.
0:41:44 > 0:41:46- I think we're going to get that. - I think so.
0:41:46 > 0:41:50It hasn't got all its original paint on it but they haven't, usually.
0:41:50 > 0:41:52No, and you would be worried if it had.
0:41:52 > 0:41:54You would be slightly worried if it had.
0:41:54 > 0:41:57Let's find out what the bidders think. Here we go.
0:41:57 > 0:41:59Lot 405...
0:41:59 > 0:42:04Franz Bergman, Austrian cold painted bronze.
0:42:04 > 0:42:08Interesting little piece, this. £100 for it. 100 I'm bid, here.
0:42:08 > 0:42:13At 100, 110, 120 now. 130 down here. 130, 140.
0:42:13 > 0:42:17At 150, 160, 170, 180.
0:42:17 > 0:42:23190. At 190. 200. At £200 now. 220.
0:42:23 > 0:42:25- At 220 on the net.- Oh.
0:42:25 > 0:42:30The internet at £220. Goes then at 220... 240.
0:42:30 > 0:42:36260, 280. At 280. 300, 320.
0:42:36 > 0:42:40- This is what I was secretly hoping for.- At £320, the bid's here.
0:42:40 > 0:42:44Anybody else? Goes then at £320. I sell at 320.
0:42:44 > 0:42:49£320. That hammer is going down.
0:42:49 > 0:42:52Now. Yes, £320. How about that?
0:42:52 > 0:42:55Don't forget there is 15% commission plus the VAT.
0:42:55 > 0:42:58- That still is a good, good price. - Thanks, yes.
0:42:58 > 0:43:00- You've got to be happy.- Very happy.
0:43:01 > 0:43:08Worth every single penny. What a marvellous day we've had but, sadly, that's all folks.
0:43:12 > 0:43:14I hope you have enjoyed today's show.
0:43:14 > 0:43:17Join me again soon for many more surprises.
0:43:17 > 0:43:20For now, from Stamford, it's goodbye.
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