0:00:02 > 0:00:03MUSIC: "In the Mood" by Glenn Miller
0:00:03 > 0:00:06Today we're in Imperial War Museum, Duxford.
0:00:06 > 0:00:10It's perhaps best known as one of the world's leading aviation museums.
0:00:10 > 0:00:12But today, for one day only,
0:00:12 > 0:00:15hundreds of people have arrived, laden with unwanted antiques
0:00:15 > 0:00:16and collectables.
0:00:16 > 0:00:18Welcome to "Flog It!"
0:00:39 > 0:00:43MUSIC: "Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines"
0:00:43 > 0:00:46We've set up our stall in the fantastic AirSpace hangar,
0:00:46 > 0:00:50filled with aeroplanes ranging from the very big to the very small.
0:00:50 > 0:00:56And all of them, a unique part of our aviation history.
0:00:56 > 0:00:59Airspace used to be known simply as "Hangar 1",
0:00:59 > 0:01:03but in the year 2000, it was decided the building should be extended
0:01:03 > 0:01:07by another 40%, in order to fit in even more aircraft.
0:01:08 > 0:01:12It's absolutely packed, from floor to ceiling in here,
0:01:12 > 0:01:14with aircraft of all shapes and sizes.
0:01:14 > 0:01:17Even before the extension, this was called the "super hangar",
0:01:17 > 0:01:19and you can see why.
0:01:19 > 0:01:21Today, we'll be telling the stories
0:01:21 > 0:01:23some of these magnificent machines.
0:01:23 > 0:01:26The ambitions for them, and the pilots who flew them.
0:01:26 > 0:01:29But of course, we'll be telling the stories behind the hundreds of antiques
0:01:29 > 0:01:33that the people have brought in today.
0:01:33 > 0:01:35MUSIC: "The Great Escape" Theme
0:01:35 > 0:01:38Our Top Guns today are Group Captain James "Bomber" Lewis...
0:01:38 > 0:01:41- That is a candlestick. - I realise that!
0:01:41 > 0:01:42HE LAUGHS
0:01:42 > 0:01:46And Lieutenant Commander Christina "Hotshot" Trevanion. Chocks away.
0:01:46 > 0:01:48Are you thinking about splitting the profits?
0:01:48 > 0:01:50Is it going to be a bit of a profit-share arrangement?
0:01:50 > 0:01:54- We haven't negotiated yet! - See how much it's worth first! - Could be a bit of diesel money.
0:01:56 > 0:01:59Everyone's here to ask our experts that all-important question,
0:01:59 > 0:02:00which is...?
0:02:00 > 0:02:02ALL: What's it worth?
0:02:02 > 0:02:06And hopefully they'll make a small fortune at auction.
0:02:06 > 0:02:10Which of these items will fetch top dollar at the sale room?
0:02:10 > 0:02:13Is it this Mappin & Webb silver tea service,
0:02:13 > 0:02:16from 1918?
0:02:16 > 0:02:18Or will these World War II medals be awarded
0:02:18 > 0:02:20the distinction of top spot?
0:02:22 > 0:02:24Or maybe this painting by a famous British artist.
0:02:24 > 0:02:26Or is it?
0:02:28 > 0:02:32We've got a lot to get through today, so let's get straight on to the tables.
0:02:32 > 0:02:34First up, it's James.
0:02:34 > 0:02:37George and Carol, are you fans of Miss Marple?
0:02:37 > 0:02:40It all depends! SHE LAUGHS
0:02:40 > 0:02:43I know that was rather a strange way of starting to talk about a tea service,
0:02:43 > 0:02:47but whenever I see a silver tea service like this, I always think about...
0:02:47 > 0:02:48TROLLEY SQUEAKS
0:02:48 > 0:02:50..squeaky trolleys(!)
0:02:50 > 0:02:51THEY LAUGH
0:02:51 > 0:02:53That's what I think about(!)
0:02:53 > 0:02:55THEY LAUGH
0:02:55 > 0:02:57I always think about Miss Marple,
0:02:57 > 0:02:59when I see a little tea service like this.
0:02:59 > 0:03:03It's just archetypal "English", isn't it?
0:03:03 > 0:03:05It's a lovely set - a wonderful quality.
0:03:05 > 0:03:09We've got a maker's mark for Mappin & Webb.
0:03:09 > 0:03:12Or a retailer in this case, probably.
0:03:12 > 0:03:15But then we've got the mark for Dublin.
0:03:15 > 0:03:20Now, Mappin & Webb, a classic English retailer,
0:03:20 > 0:03:23you normally see Sheffield, Birmingham or London hallmarks.
0:03:23 > 0:03:26This is the first time I've ever seen
0:03:26 > 0:03:29a Dublin hallmark with Mappin & Webb.
0:03:29 > 0:03:31So it's just an interesting
0:03:31 > 0:03:34side to it.
0:03:34 > 0:03:36It's in the Celtic style,
0:03:36 > 0:03:37with this wonderful strap work
0:03:37 > 0:03:39and these great, big raised bosses.
0:03:39 > 0:03:42And it's a really stylish set.
0:03:42 > 0:03:44Any ideas as to value?
0:03:44 > 0:03:47- No idea at all.- I haven't got any at all. None at all.
0:03:47 > 0:03:50- None at all?- It's just a real pity to have it up in the loft,
0:03:50 > 0:03:53when it's such a waste, and if someone else can appreciate it...
0:03:53 > 0:03:57It would be nice for someone to appreciate it, but do you know what I think will happen?
0:03:57 > 0:03:59Not melt down?
0:03:59 > 0:04:01Oh, really?!
0:04:01 > 0:04:04- There's a possibility that this will end up in the melting pot.- Oh!
0:04:04 > 0:04:07For the moment, silver's on a high.
0:04:07 > 0:04:11There's about 55, 60 ounces here, altogether.
0:04:11 > 0:04:12Therefore, your tea service,
0:04:12 > 0:04:15that ten years ago was unfashionable
0:04:15 > 0:04:17and unwanted,
0:04:17 > 0:04:18is now quite good.
0:04:18 > 0:04:21So, estimate -
0:04:21 > 0:04:23£700 to £1,000.
0:04:25 > 0:04:26Gosh!
0:04:26 > 0:04:28- More than you thought?- Yeah.
0:04:28 > 0:04:30But fingers crossed, it'll make nine,
0:04:30 > 0:04:32and it'll go to somebody who loves it.
0:04:32 > 0:04:33- All right?- Very nice.
0:04:33 > 0:04:37It would be a crime against antiques if that service
0:04:37 > 0:04:38was melted down.
0:04:38 > 0:04:41'Let's hope the tea drinkers are out in force at the auction
0:04:41 > 0:04:42'to save it.'
0:04:45 > 0:04:48'Now, what's just landed on Christina's table?!
0:04:49 > 0:04:53So, Christine, we've gone from normal aeroplanes of flight
0:04:53 > 0:04:56- to space travel!- I'm afraid so. - It's wonderful! I love it!
0:04:56 > 0:04:59Now, we'll open him up,
0:04:59 > 0:05:02and we'll show him in his glory. There he is.
0:05:02 > 0:05:04Tell me a little bit about him.
0:05:04 > 0:05:06Well, we bought him at a boot sale,
0:05:06 > 0:05:08- the usual story.- Did you?
0:05:08 > 0:05:10About 20 years ago.
0:05:10 > 0:05:15- My husband thinks he cost about 50p. - Did he?!
0:05:15 > 0:05:16SHE LAUGHS
0:05:16 > 0:05:19We bought him for our eldest children,
0:05:19 > 0:05:21who weren't that interested.
0:05:21 > 0:05:25And he was put in the cupboard and just left until the other day.
0:05:25 > 0:05:27We got it our for our nine-year-old daughter.
0:05:27 > 0:05:30- She thought it was extremely freaky. - Oh, really?!
0:05:30 > 0:05:32Wouldn't have anything to do with it.
0:05:32 > 0:05:34So we thought we'd bring him along.
0:05:34 > 0:05:36He does still work in a fashion, doesn't he?
0:05:36 > 0:05:38- He can be a bit temperamental. Can he?- Shall we give him a go?
0:05:38 > 0:05:40- Yes.- Are you feeling brave?- Yes.- OK.
0:05:40 > 0:05:42If you're brave enough,
0:05:42 > 0:05:44give it a go.
0:05:44 > 0:05:46MECHANICAL WHIRRING
0:05:46 > 0:05:47I think he's wonderful.
0:05:47 > 0:05:50Ooh!
0:05:50 > 0:05:51Let's turn him off.
0:05:51 > 0:05:55- It's nice when it stops, isn't it? - It is.- He's quite noisy, bless him.- He is. Very.
0:05:55 > 0:05:58What we've got is your tin-plate robot,
0:05:58 > 0:06:00and you've got The Flight of Apollo?
0:06:00 > 0:06:02He's got a film, like a reel, in it.
0:06:02 > 0:06:05And the film should go round.
0:06:05 > 0:06:08Flight of Apollo was, correct me if I'm wrong, around 1961.
0:06:08 > 0:06:11That dates him to the 1960s,
0:06:11 > 0:06:12which would be about right.
0:06:12 > 0:06:14- Gosh, right.- It's earlier than I thought.
0:06:14 > 0:06:17A Japanese model, he really is very representative of his time.
0:06:17 > 0:06:19- Oh, right!- He's really quite "cosmic".- Oh, good!
0:06:19 > 0:06:21THEY LAUGH
0:06:21 > 0:06:22Right,
0:06:22 > 0:06:24I think at auction,
0:06:24 > 0:06:26if he were in excellent condition,
0:06:26 > 0:06:28we would be looking somewhere in the region of about £150...
0:06:28 > 0:06:32- Right.- ..if he was perfect, OK?- Yes.
0:06:32 > 0:06:35Maybe we should be looking in the region of more £60-£100?
0:06:35 > 0:06:36Yes, yeah.
0:06:36 > 0:06:38With a reserve at 60.
0:06:38 > 0:06:40That's a lot of money going for that!
0:06:40 > 0:06:42It's not bad for an investment of 50p, is it?
0:06:42 > 0:06:44It's not bad at all.
0:06:44 > 0:06:47I think you've probably done better with this than put it in the bank.
0:06:47 > 0:06:48I think so. Definitely.
0:06:48 > 0:06:50MUSIC: "Fancy Footwork" by Chromeo
0:06:50 > 0:06:52# But if you let her see that fancy footwork
0:06:52 > 0:06:55# Show her you're that type of guy. #
0:06:56 > 0:06:59I've brought Susie, who I've met in the crowd,
0:06:59 > 0:07:01holding, I know, a concertina, to my favourite aircraft,
0:07:01 > 0:07:02which is this.
0:07:02 > 0:07:04D'you know what that is?
0:07:04 > 0:07:06It's an aeroplane of some sort.
0:07:06 > 0:07:08It's a Lancaster bomber, a British heavy bomber.
0:07:08 > 0:07:11Carried more bombs than any other British aircraft
0:07:11 > 0:07:12during the Second World War.
0:07:12 > 0:07:13It was famous for its raids,
0:07:13 > 0:07:16for the Dambusters, in 1943.
0:07:16 > 0:07:20I have made one of these as an Airfix model, and I'm very, very proud of it.
0:07:20 > 0:07:24- Very good!- I'm here in my favourite position. Can I have a look at this, Susie?- Certainly.
0:07:24 > 0:07:25Are you a local girl?
0:07:25 > 0:07:29I'm from London, but I'm staying in Cambridge with my dad at the moment.
0:07:29 > 0:07:31- Is this Dad's?- That's my mother's.
0:07:31 > 0:07:33- It's Mum's?- Yes. - Right. Did she play?
0:07:33 > 0:07:36She used to play that and sing folk songs.
0:07:36 > 0:07:38- Can I take it out and have a look? - Certainly.
0:07:38 > 0:07:41The box is marked Crabb, that is Harry Crabb & Son.
0:07:41 > 0:07:43Concertinas.
0:07:44 > 0:07:45Now...
0:07:45 > 0:07:47INSTRUMENT SQUEAKS
0:07:47 > 0:07:50The bellows are working! And the reeds!
0:07:50 > 0:07:53There's nothing wrong with it. Have you ever tried playing this?
0:07:53 > 0:07:56Useless! I have no talent for it.
0:07:56 > 0:07:59So am I. Absolutely useless as well.
0:07:59 > 0:08:05I'm just looking for a paper label. It should have a paper label but it doesn't.
0:08:05 > 0:08:09Now, the first thing to check with a concertina is the bellows.
0:08:09 > 0:08:12Make sure they are not ripped and torn. That is interesting.
0:08:12 > 0:08:16Can you see on the bellows? There is an 'L'. Can you see that?
0:08:16 > 0:08:19- Yes.- That there? That tells me one thing straight away.
0:08:19 > 0:08:23- This is not made by Crabb & Sons. - Isn't it?- No.
0:08:23 > 0:08:27- It is in the wrong box.- It's made by Lachenal & Co of London.
0:08:27 > 0:08:30Circa 1900-1905.
0:08:30 > 0:08:33Wonderful pierced fretwork. That is what you expect to see.
0:08:33 > 0:08:39- Also, have you counted those buttons?- No.- There's 24.
0:08:39 > 0:08:41Which tells me this is quite desirable.
0:08:41 > 0:08:46The more buttons the better because the more it can do musically so that puts the price.
0:08:46 > 0:08:50We've seen these on the show before, we've seen them with 12 buttons.
0:08:50 > 0:08:52They don't fetch a lot of money.
0:08:52 > 0:08:5524 buttons is good, 32 buttons is fantastic.
0:08:55 > 0:08:59- How many buttons?- 24. - Not 32.- Mid-range, mid-range, OK?.
0:08:59 > 0:09:03It is not too bad. The condition is very, very good.
0:09:03 > 0:09:07If we put this into auction I think it should do £400.
0:09:07 > 0:09:10But in order to get it there we need to tempt people in.
0:09:10 > 0:09:14- Could we put this in at £200-£400? - Yes.- We should watch this fly away.
0:09:14 > 0:09:16- Good.- If you pardon the pun!
0:09:16 > 0:09:20Let's hope our first batch of antiques takes off at auction.
0:09:20 > 0:09:23We are now ready to go over there and here's what we're taking.
0:09:23 > 0:09:30As a nation of tea drinkers it is our duty to save the Mappin & Webb tea service from the melting pot.
0:09:33 > 0:09:35In good working order,
0:09:35 > 0:09:37Susie's concertina still has plenty of music to make.
0:09:40 > 0:09:45Christine's 1960s robot complete with box should appeal to the collectors.
0:09:48 > 0:09:51From Duxford we've travelled a few miles east
0:09:51 > 0:09:54to Rowley's fine art auctioneers at Tattersalls in Newmarket.
0:09:57 > 0:10:00On the rostrum today is auctioneer Will Axon.
0:10:01 > 0:10:04It's my turn to be the expert right now
0:10:04 > 0:10:06and I've just been joined by Susie in the nick of time.
0:10:06 > 0:10:11We've always sold these on the show and they normally deliver around £400
0:10:11 > 0:10:13for the ones that are like yours.
0:10:13 > 0:10:18Let's see what the bidders think. It's going under the hammer right now. This is it. Good luck.
0:10:19 > 0:10:2476 is the Lachenal concertina in a Crabb case.
0:10:24 > 0:10:27There we are. A nice example.
0:10:27 > 0:10:31Where do you start me? I'm bid 100, 120, 140, 160 I'm bid.
0:10:31 > 0:10:33You're bidding 180, now.
0:10:33 > 0:10:35In the room at 180. At 180, I have you.
0:10:35 > 0:10:36A 180 bid now.
0:10:36 > 0:10:39Join me? 200 now, on the telephone.
0:10:39 > 0:10:42- It's gone. But it is struggling. - £200.
0:10:42 > 0:10:45With you I shall sell it. Make no mistake.
0:10:45 > 0:10:49Hammer's up this time at £200 and selling.
0:10:49 > 0:10:50Gosh, we just got it away.
0:10:50 > 0:10:53- That was close.- It was. - That was a lucky one.
0:10:53 > 0:10:56I was hoping we'd make sweet music and end in a crescendo.
0:10:56 > 0:11:00- But we are still OK. We said £200-£400.- I did want to sell it.
0:11:00 > 0:11:03I think, I think whoever bought that wasn't pushed.
0:11:03 > 0:11:07No-one else wanted it so it was sold on the reserve, let's face it.
0:11:07 > 0:11:09- At least it was sold on the reserve. - Yeah.
0:11:11 > 0:11:14Next it's Christine's toy robot.
0:11:14 > 0:11:19'Do you know, I love this. And it still works, doesn't it?'
0:11:19 > 0:11:22- It does work.- I think this will find its way back to Japan.- I hope so.
0:11:22 > 0:11:24It would be nice, wouldn't it?
0:11:24 > 0:11:27- There's such a big market for them, there really is.- Is there?- Yes.
0:11:27 > 0:11:31It is a collectable. Let's find out what the bidders think.
0:11:31 > 0:11:33It is going under the hammer, this is it.
0:11:33 > 0:11:35226 now.
0:11:35 > 0:11:38It's the new Space Explorer, black painted and lithographed robot.
0:11:38 > 0:11:42There it is in its rather tired case but never mind.
0:11:42 > 0:11:45It's been well loved and played with.
0:11:45 > 0:11:48Start me at 50, 60, 70 bid here.
0:11:48 > 0:11:53- Brilliant.- 75. 80. 85 in the gods. An 85 bid now, at 85.
0:11:53 > 0:11:55Looking for 90. At 85 I shall sell it.
0:11:55 > 0:11:59In the gods at 85, and selling this time at 85.
0:12:00 > 0:12:03- Brilliant.- Well done.- I am amazed.
0:12:03 > 0:12:06That robot is going to entertain somebody now, that is for sure.
0:12:06 > 0:12:10- That is brilliant.- That was designed to put a smile on your face. - It certainly was.
0:12:10 > 0:12:12I'm totally amazed by that.
0:12:12 > 0:12:14I didn't think it would sell.
0:12:14 > 0:12:15Gosh.
0:12:17 > 0:12:20Now it's George and Carol's Mappin & Webb silver tea service.
0:12:22 > 0:12:24- Why are you selling this? - We never use it.
0:12:24 > 0:12:27It sat in the loft for the last 20-odd years
0:12:27 > 0:12:30and it is our 35th wedding anniversary coming up.
0:12:30 > 0:12:32We shall use the money towards that.
0:12:32 > 0:12:34You've brought along James.
0:12:34 > 0:12:38- Here we are in the auction. Doesn't it go quickly? - It goes very quickly.
0:12:38 > 0:12:42Have you been thinking about the valuation, thinking, I hope it doubles that?
0:12:42 > 0:12:45It would be very nice but it will be nice to see what happens.
0:12:45 > 0:12:49- It is exciting. - This is such wonderful quality.
0:12:49 > 0:12:54I'm just hoping that it will go for above the scrap value.
0:12:54 > 0:12:57- There are a couple of silver... - I've seen them, I have seen them.
0:12:57 > 0:12:59..they were viewing earlier and I said,
0:12:59 > 0:13:02"What do you think to that?" and they said, "Oh, it is beyond scrap."
0:13:02 > 0:13:07So it has an intrinsic value? Above the value of the weight of the metal.
0:13:07 > 0:13:11Let's find out what the bidders think, that's what it's about, it's down to them.
0:13:11 > 0:13:12- Ready for this?- Yes.- Here we go.
0:13:12 > 0:13:16So, we move onto the silver section of today's sale.
0:13:16 > 0:13:21The first lot of which is the George V tea and coffee set.
0:13:21 > 0:13:24I've got interest here starting me where? I'm bid 1,000 with me.
0:13:24 > 0:13:26At £1,000 on commission.
0:13:26 > 0:13:281,100. 1,200.
0:13:28 > 0:13:301,250, 1,300.
0:13:30 > 0:13:3450 again, if it helps you. It's 1,300 here. Shakes the head.
0:13:34 > 0:13:37At £1,300, I'm bid. All done.
0:13:37 > 0:13:40Last chance at £1,300 and selling.
0:13:40 > 0:13:43- 50...- There, late legs.
0:13:43 > 0:13:45- Almost missed it. - He did, didn't he.
0:13:45 > 0:13:48At 1,400, 1,500. You're in by 20.
0:13:48 > 0:13:52At 1,500, it's on the telephone. At £1,500 bid.
0:13:52 > 0:13:54All done at 1,500.
0:13:54 > 0:13:57- Yes!- Fantastic.- Result.
0:13:57 > 0:13:59Well above the melt value.
0:13:59 > 0:14:02Silver has gone slightly since the valuation.
0:14:02 > 0:14:06The guy on the line said it was £1,300 scrap.
0:14:06 > 0:14:09Including premium, it's well above.
0:14:09 > 0:14:12That's fantastic. That's brilliant.
0:14:12 > 0:14:14- Happy customers?- Definitely.
0:14:18 > 0:14:22Patrick, whenever I see anything like this it reminds me
0:14:22 > 0:14:26of tales of childhood, a little boy reading Biggles, Douglas Bader,
0:14:26 > 0:14:29learning about the Dambusters and the bouncing bomb.
0:14:29 > 0:14:32All those guys were awarded this.
0:14:32 > 0:14:34The Distinguished Flying Medal.
0:14:34 > 0:14:37The Distinguished Flying Medal, what an amazing thing.
0:14:37 > 0:14:41What a fantastic place to discover it - here.
0:14:41 > 0:14:45Tell me about the medal and tell me about who it was awarded to.
0:14:45 > 0:14:48It was my stepfather, Ronan Allen, he was a wonderful guy.
0:14:48 > 0:14:52He was an air gunner in the Royal Air Force but previous to the war
0:14:52 > 0:14:54he'd been in the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
0:14:54 > 0:14:57which meant he learned how to fly a plane.
0:14:57 > 0:15:02Although he wasn't a pilot, they attacked the Philips factory in Eindhoven in Holland
0:15:02 > 0:15:09where they made radar and radios for German aircraft and the German war industry.
0:15:09 > 0:15:15The plane was hit by anti-aircraft fire and the pilot was injured.
0:15:15 > 0:15:19He wanted the guys to bail out and Ronan said, no, I can fly.
0:15:19 > 0:15:23They pulled the pilot out of the seat and he flew the plane
0:15:23 > 0:15:26bringing back a valuable plane and a valuable crew as well.
0:15:26 > 0:15:30- Gosh.- There's the pilot who he saved.
0:15:30 > 0:15:33All those men have died of old age.
0:15:33 > 0:15:35The reason they died of old age was he brought the plane back.
0:15:35 > 0:15:38- That is a true hero.- He was indeed.
0:15:38 > 0:15:41There's a letter from the king, King George.
0:15:41 > 0:15:46Unfortunately, a facsimile signature which you always got on these things.
0:15:46 > 0:15:48- They are never genuine.- No.
0:15:48 > 0:15:53What we have here, we have the three straightforward Second World War medals.
0:15:53 > 0:15:59We have got the France and Germany Star, the 1939 and 1945 star.
0:15:59 > 0:16:02A Victory Medal and the Distinguished Flying Medal.
0:16:02 > 0:16:05That is the Air Efficiency Medal but I'm not too sure about it.
0:16:05 > 0:16:09Very late, probably 53/54. Something like that.
0:16:09 > 0:16:13One of the questions that I am sure so many people are thinking,
0:16:13 > 0:16:15why do you want to sell them?
0:16:15 > 0:16:21You're obviously very proud of him as family history.
0:16:21 > 0:16:24He would've wanted them to go to my daughter who is 29.
0:16:24 > 0:16:28She's got two grandchildren but they never knew him.
0:16:28 > 0:16:30She knew him as her grandad.
0:16:30 > 0:16:34I think it is quite possible they could disappear into a drawer
0:16:34 > 0:16:36and they may be discarded.
0:16:36 > 0:16:40If we can pass them on with all the memorabilia to somebody
0:16:40 > 0:16:43who would do something good with them,
0:16:43 > 0:16:45we'll make some money out of it.
0:16:45 > 0:16:48I was thinking in terms of an estimate of £1,000-£1,500.
0:16:48 > 0:16:51I would recommend a reserve of £1,000.
0:16:51 > 0:16:53If it doesn't make that, have it home.
0:16:53 > 0:16:58- But you know, I've got no doubts whatsoever, it's going to sell.- OK.
0:16:58 > 0:17:01- I think, pardon the pun, they're going to fly.- OK!
0:17:01 > 0:17:03Thank you very much.
0:17:04 > 0:17:07You're nicking one of my lines there, James!
0:17:07 > 0:17:10But seriously, those medals represent true heroism.
0:17:10 > 0:17:14# Adolf, you've bitten off
0:17:14 > 0:17:18# Much more than you can chew... #
0:17:18 > 0:17:21We all know Christina's partial to a bit of glitter
0:17:21 > 0:17:25and here she's struck gold with Sandra and Roger's bracelet.
0:17:27 > 0:17:31- Tell me a bit about it. Where's it come from?- I was given it about 15 years ago but to be honest with you
0:17:31 > 0:17:34I don't like bracelets, and they don't like me.
0:17:34 > 0:17:38I catch them all the time. I've probably only worn it about twice.
0:17:38 > 0:17:42- Oh, right.- It's been stuck in a drawer for years.
0:17:42 > 0:17:44- I thought I would just bring it and see.- What a shame.
0:17:44 > 0:17:49It dates to the Victorian period. Probably about 1880/1890.
0:17:49 > 0:17:53We've got this wonderful garnet set in the middle.
0:17:53 > 0:17:58Inset into that is a little gold star with a little sea pearl.
0:17:58 > 0:18:00Really great quality workmanship.
0:18:00 > 0:18:05Then, just set to the sides we've got this sea pearl here and here
0:18:05 > 0:18:09and we've got a lovely little curved link chain around the outside.
0:18:09 > 0:18:12We know it's a good quality piece because of the workmanship at the front
0:18:12 > 0:18:17and the clasp at the back is pretty much totally invisible.
0:18:17 > 0:18:19It's actually been illusion-set so when you wear it
0:18:19 > 0:18:24it's not obvious where the clasp is which is always a good sign of workmanship.
0:18:24 > 0:18:28We know that it's good quality because it is 15 carat gold
0:18:28 > 0:18:32which is obviously a better and higher standard of gold.
0:18:32 > 0:18:35Very lovely and I am sad you don't wear it
0:18:35 > 0:18:38because I think there will be quite a few ladies out there
0:18:38 > 0:18:42who would wear it pretty much every day.
0:18:43 > 0:18:48At auction I think we're looking somewhere in the region of £200-£300.
0:18:48 > 0:18:49Something like that.
0:18:49 > 0:18:52- How does that sound? - Sounds fantastic.
0:18:52 > 0:18:54- Are you happy with that?- Absolutely.
0:18:54 > 0:18:58- I don't know why I'm asking Roger, it's your bracelet! - I will enjoy her spending it!
0:19:01 > 0:19:05Finally, James sticks his neck out with this portrait.
0:19:07 > 0:19:10Well, Tebor, this is a first for me.
0:19:10 > 0:19:13I have to say I have never had something signed Lowry
0:19:13 > 0:19:15on the Flog It! tables before.
0:19:15 > 0:19:17What an interesting picture.
0:19:17 > 0:19:21How on earth did it come to be in your hands?
0:19:21 > 0:19:27- I bought it with others about 40 years ago at auction.- At auction?
0:19:27 > 0:19:29I've had it ever since.
0:19:29 > 0:19:35Lowry is, without question, one of the most famous British painters of the 20th century.
0:19:35 > 0:19:37He is of course famous for those sketches and oils
0:19:37 > 0:19:43of those matchstick men and cats and dogs that everybody even sings about.
0:19:43 > 0:19:47But here, we're looking at a portrait
0:19:47 > 0:19:53that is totally different to the style of Lowry.
0:19:53 > 0:19:58I have to tell you that we all went, oh yes, Lowry, not a chance.
0:19:58 > 0:20:02Then you start to think, OK, it is dated 1911.
0:20:02 > 0:20:05If you're going to fake a Lowry,
0:20:05 > 0:20:08would you fake a portrait of an elderly man?
0:20:08 > 0:20:13- I wouldn't if I was going to fake a Lowry.- He was possibly unknown in those days.
0:20:13 > 0:20:17In 1911, we're looking at a portrait that certainly has age to it.
0:20:17 > 0:20:19It's certainly of the period
0:20:19 > 0:20:24and in 1911, that's when Lowry was at Manchester School of Art
0:20:24 > 0:20:30before Lowry started to paint in his well-known style.
0:20:30 > 0:20:35So, the massive question, is it a Lowry or isn't a Lowry?
0:20:36 > 0:20:40None of us know. That is the honest answer.
0:20:40 > 0:20:44The pencil sketches that I have sold in the past,
0:20:44 > 0:20:49they are worth £1,500-£2,000 for a little pencil sketch
0:20:49 > 0:20:51or figures before a cottage.
0:20:51 > 0:20:57I sold two pen and ink sketches of figures in bowler hats
0:20:57 > 0:21:01and they made £19,000 and £20,000 each.
0:21:01 > 0:21:04- A lot of money. - An awful lot of money.
0:21:04 > 0:21:09But all of those had one key word that is so important
0:21:09 > 0:21:12when it comes to Lowry and that is provenance.
0:21:12 > 0:21:16- It hasn't come from a famous collection.- No, exactly.
0:21:16 > 0:21:18Give us a chance with it.
0:21:18 > 0:21:23Take it to Will, Will Axon, who is a Flog It! valuer as well,
0:21:23 > 0:21:27he knows what needs to be done with this.
0:21:27 > 0:21:29Let's just see what it might be.
0:21:29 > 0:21:32- Yes.- It might be £10,000.
0:21:32 > 0:21:36It might be ten quid.
0:21:36 > 0:21:39If it is a complete fake. Let's just find out.
0:21:42 > 0:21:45'That's it, our experts have made their final choices
0:21:45 > 0:21:48'and we've found some gems here today.
0:21:48 > 0:21:50'I've got my favourites and you've probably got yours'
0:21:50 > 0:21:53but watch out, there could be a big surprise in the auction room.
0:21:53 > 0:21:56We've had a marvellous time here at Duxford.
0:21:56 > 0:22:00Everyone's enjoyed themselves and we have learnt a lot about aviation history.
0:22:00 > 0:22:04As the GIs would say, it's been a swell day.
0:22:04 > 0:22:06Right now it is time to put those valuations
0:22:06 > 0:22:10to the test as we head off to the auction room for the last time.
0:22:10 > 0:22:12Here's what we're taking with us.
0:22:12 > 0:22:17Patrick's medals and his stepfather's story bring the past alive
0:22:17 > 0:22:20and are worth every penny of James's estimate.
0:22:22 > 0:22:26Sandra's gold bracelet is a shining example of late Victorian jewellery.
0:22:28 > 0:22:31And finally, Tebor's portrait signed Lowry.
0:22:31 > 0:22:34Now, is it a fake or is it real?
0:22:36 > 0:22:38# You and I
0:22:38 > 0:22:41# Baby we go side by side... #
0:22:41 > 0:22:46Before we get started, let's hear what Will Axon has to say on Tebor's alleged Lowry.
0:22:46 > 0:22:49# Tell me what we're going to do. #
0:22:49 > 0:22:51'I've seen and handled enough Lowrys'
0:22:51 > 0:22:55to know that my gut feeling is this is not right.
0:22:55 > 0:22:57It's not like Lowry's work.
0:22:57 > 0:23:00That's my opinion and that's my first gut reaction.
0:23:00 > 0:23:02I've actually sent a few images of it
0:23:02 > 0:23:06to one of the main dealers in Lowry works in the country.
0:23:06 > 0:23:10He just had to have one look at it and he could tell it's not right.
0:23:10 > 0:23:15I would be as keen as mustard to sell the first Lowry to appear on Flog It!
0:23:15 > 0:23:19- We'd all be happy. - What value have you put on that?
0:23:19 > 0:23:22- I've put it in at £100-£150. - Just as a bit of wallpaper.
0:23:22 > 0:23:26It's almost got a curio appeal. It's got value at that.
0:23:26 > 0:23:31- But I think James deep down knew it was not going to be right.- Sure.
0:23:31 > 0:23:34- Thank you very much, Will. - Not at all.
0:23:34 > 0:23:35Will's convinced it is fake
0:23:35 > 0:23:40but I think James is still holding out hope that it might be the genuine article.
0:23:40 > 0:23:44'We're looking at £100, maybe £150.'
0:23:44 > 0:23:46It's a bit of wallpaper in its own right.
0:23:46 > 0:23:50- It's lovely.- It's a nice picture. - It's caused a good talking point.
0:23:50 > 0:23:53We've all enjoyed discussing this and musing over it.
0:23:53 > 0:23:57Let's find out what the bidders think. Let's put it to the test.
0:23:57 > 0:24:00- See if we can get that hundred pounds.- Do you think we will?- No.
0:24:00 > 0:24:03No, I don't either. I don't think it is going to sell.
0:24:03 > 0:24:06We'll find out what the bidders think.
0:24:06 > 0:24:07Let's hope it is.
0:24:07 > 0:24:11A speculative lot for you here, ladies and judgement.
0:24:11 > 0:24:13Circle of LS Lowry.
0:24:13 > 0:24:16I'm reliably informed he didn't have a circle because he was a miserable old git
0:24:16 > 0:24:17and he didn't have any friends.
0:24:17 > 0:24:20People copying him of course in his style.
0:24:20 > 0:24:22Make your own mind up on this.
0:24:22 > 0:24:24I have got interest starting here at 90, 100, I'm bid.
0:24:24 > 0:24:26At 110, I have.
0:24:26 > 0:24:29At 120, 130. I have a bid at 130 here.
0:24:29 > 0:24:32At 130 now. 140, 150.
0:24:32 > 0:24:34My bidder at £150.
0:24:34 > 0:24:3660, the nod. At £160.
0:24:36 > 0:24:38Join me now at 160.
0:24:38 > 0:24:41Speculative lot. 170.
0:24:41 > 0:24:44At 170. 180. At £180. 190.
0:24:44 > 0:24:49200 bid me now. 200, yes? At 190 behind me. At 200 bid.
0:24:49 > 0:24:53At 220 now. 220 now, 220 behind me.
0:24:53 > 0:24:55240. At 240 it is with Tess.
0:24:55 > 0:25:00A 240 bid. Yes? 260. At 260 behind me. Yes?
0:25:00 > 0:25:05280. At £280, behind me at 280. 300 if you want.
0:25:05 > 0:25:06At £280. Three bid.
0:25:06 > 0:25:10At 300, I am bid 320.
0:25:10 > 0:25:13At 320 now. At £320. I am bid 340.
0:25:13 > 0:25:16- At 340.- Some interest.
0:25:16 > 0:25:18Some interest is good interest.
0:25:18 > 0:25:22At £360, it is behind. At the 380 bid me now. Yes?
0:25:22 > 0:25:24At 360 now. No?
0:25:24 > 0:25:27At £360, thank you for your help. It is £360.
0:25:28 > 0:25:32Last look round for you ladies and gents. At £360 all done.
0:25:34 > 0:25:38- As a decorative painting, £360. - Very good.- So you are happy.
0:25:38 > 0:25:40- Very much, yes.- A strange result.
0:25:40 > 0:25:44- Yes.- Really weird.- Yeah, yeah.
0:25:44 > 0:25:47It's far more than it's worth for an oil sketch.
0:25:47 > 0:25:50Nowhere near what it's worth for a Lowry.
0:25:50 > 0:25:53That's auctions for you.
0:25:53 > 0:25:57At the end of the day, two people really liked looking at the subject matter.
0:25:57 > 0:26:01- Maybe it reminded them of somebody they know.- Lowry!- Maybe.
0:26:01 > 0:26:03It's nothing like Lowry.
0:26:03 > 0:26:07The jury's out on that but at least Tebor's happy.
0:26:10 > 0:26:14Next up, it's Sandra and Roger's gold bracelet.
0:26:14 > 0:26:18- You've got security with you? - Absolutely.
0:26:18 > 0:26:22- You never know what it's going to go for.- You've only worn this twice.
0:26:22 > 0:26:24- I know. I just don't do bracelets. - You don't do bracelets.
0:26:24 > 0:26:27No, unfortunately they catch on things.
0:26:27 > 0:26:28This one is very Victorian.
0:26:28 > 0:26:33I like the little star on it but it's not my kind of thing.
0:26:33 > 0:26:36I love it. I think it's lovely.
0:26:36 > 0:26:40It's pretty but it needs to go where somebody's going to wear it.
0:26:40 > 0:26:42What are we going to get today?
0:26:42 > 0:26:45- I don't think it's going to be huge amount.- £100? £150?
0:26:45 > 0:26:46£150, I would hope.
0:26:46 > 0:26:50As long as there's enough for the TV licence next year.
0:26:50 > 0:26:53So you can carry on watching Flog It!
0:26:53 > 0:26:55Let's find out what the bidders think.
0:26:55 > 0:26:57It's going under the hammer right now.
0:26:57 > 0:27:00Lot 430 now is the 15-carat gold
0:27:00 > 0:27:03sea pearl and semiprecious stone-set bracelet.
0:27:03 > 0:27:07There we are. Nicely in its fitted case.
0:27:07 > 0:27:09I'm bid 120,40. I'm bid 160.
0:27:09 > 0:27:11Have you? At 180 bid.
0:27:11 > 0:27:14At 200, 220, 240, 260...
0:27:14 > 0:27:17God, it's jumping ahead. Leaps and bounds.
0:27:17 > 0:27:20At 280 here. Bid me one more at 280, 300,
0:27:20 > 0:27:22320, at 320. Gentleman's bid.
0:27:22 > 0:27:2740. Will it help? At 320 here. Look at me again.
0:27:27 > 0:27:28At £320. 40, fresh blood.
0:27:28 > 0:27:31There's 40, at 340 in the gods.
0:27:31 > 0:27:35£340, right up there on the back row.
0:27:35 > 0:27:36The hammer's up this time at 340.
0:27:36 > 0:27:39- Yes!- Fantastic.- £340.
0:27:39 > 0:27:42With the workmanship on it, that's brilliant.
0:27:42 > 0:27:45- Super.- Good. We like that.
0:27:45 > 0:27:47- Well over the top end. - Straight down the pub.
0:27:51 > 0:27:53Next up is Patrick's medals.
0:27:53 > 0:27:57Always difficult to value as each one represents an individual act of heroism.
0:27:59 > 0:28:01Why are you selling them?
0:28:01 > 0:28:04They won't mean anything to my daughter or my grandchildren.
0:28:04 > 0:28:06We're taking a chance to come to Flog It!
0:28:06 > 0:28:08because we are all Flog It-ers.
0:28:08 > 0:28:11I am going to give the money, provided they sell,
0:28:11 > 0:28:13to my daughter for her wedding next month.
0:28:13 > 0:28:15Congratulations.
0:28:15 > 0:28:20Wow. Every penny helps. James, I like the lot. I think you're right on the money there.
0:28:20 > 0:28:24- Good, nothing like pressure, is there.- No. There isn't. - A wedding resting on this!
0:28:24 > 0:28:27It's going right under the hammer right now. Take a look at this.
0:28:28 > 0:28:33Lot number 11 is the World War II DFM group of five.
0:28:33 > 0:28:35There we are. Interesting lot this.
0:28:35 > 0:28:39Some history about it as well and some nice photos for you.
0:28:39 > 0:28:41I've got interest here starting me where?
0:28:41 > 0:28:43800, 850. 900. 1,000.
0:28:43 > 0:28:45Gone.
0:28:45 > 0:28:471,400.
0:28:47 > 0:28:501,400 here. 50 where? At 1,450.
0:28:50 > 0:28:5450. 1,500. My bidder.
0:28:54 > 0:28:57At 1,500. I will come to you all. 1,600. Bid me now.
0:28:57 > 0:28:59Wow.
0:28:59 > 0:29:02Fabulous. I can hear wedding bells.
0:29:02 > 0:29:06At 1,800 bid. Left handed at 1,900. Round it up?
0:29:06 > 0:29:08At 1,900. Two bid.
0:29:08 > 0:29:11- At 2,000 bid now. - Wow.- At 2,000. 22?
0:29:11 > 0:29:13At 22 bid. At 2,200 bid. At 22.
0:29:13 > 0:29:1724. At 2,400. 24. 26.
0:29:17 > 0:29:19At 2,600 bid.
0:29:19 > 0:29:21At 26. 28 At 28 now.
0:29:21 > 0:29:25Round it up. At 2,800. Three? At 28.
0:29:25 > 0:29:27Coming to you all now.
0:29:27 > 0:29:29At £2,800, on the telephone.
0:29:29 > 0:29:33- £2,800, Patrick.- Wow.
0:29:33 > 0:29:36Well done, Will Axon, great auctioneering.
0:29:36 > 0:29:38Things are flying out today.
0:29:38 > 0:29:42£2,800. I'm tingling. You've got to be shaking.
0:29:42 > 0:29:45I am, I am. I can't believe it. Absolutely unbelievable.
0:29:45 > 0:29:48Search a big interest in militaria at the moment.
0:29:48 > 0:29:53What you're investing in is pieces of history, not just medals but real history.
0:29:53 > 0:29:57- James, that flew.- That was a great result. A good price for that. - Very good.
0:29:57 > 0:29:59- It's going to a great cause as well. - It is, thank you.
0:29:59 > 0:30:02# Bells will ring
0:30:02 > 0:30:07# The sun will shine, woah... #
0:30:07 > 0:30:11Well, that's it, it's all over. Another day in another saleroom.
0:30:11 > 0:30:15Just like the aircraft at Duxford, we certainly had our high-flyers
0:30:15 > 0:30:16and some very happy owners.
0:30:16 > 0:30:20I told you there'd be one or two big surprises and we certainly delivered.
0:30:20 > 0:30:22That's it. Sadly, we've run out of time.
0:30:22 > 0:30:27Until the next time, from Newmarket, from all of us, it's goodbye.
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