0:00:08 > 0:00:11This is an Avro Lancaster, a long-range heavy bomber,
0:00:11 > 0:00:14one of thousands that were used during World War II.
0:00:14 > 0:00:17Today, it is only one of three working Lancasters left
0:00:17 > 0:00:19in the world.
0:00:19 > 0:00:22Later on in the programme, I am going to be meeting the family
0:00:22 > 0:00:25who lovingly restored it for future generations to appreciate it.
0:00:25 > 0:00:28But right now, we are heading due north 30 miles
0:00:28 > 0:00:30to our valuation day.
0:00:30 > 0:00:31Let's start the engines!
0:00:36 > 0:00:38Welcome to Flog It!
0:00:58 > 0:01:02Lincolnshire became known as Bomber County during the Second World War.
0:01:02 > 0:01:07Its flat land and big skies made it the epicentre of RAF Bomber Command.
0:01:07 > 0:01:08And at the height of the War,
0:01:08 > 0:01:12there were more airfields here than anywhere else in the UK.
0:01:13 > 0:01:17This 350-acre estate, Normanby Park, was also used
0:01:17 > 0:01:20as a training base for the Army during the Second World War.
0:01:20 > 0:01:22But today, for one day only, the gardens
0:01:22 > 0:01:23and this magnificent
0:01:23 > 0:01:26English country manor house are home to Flog It!
0:01:26 > 0:01:28And all the people here in this magnificent queue
0:01:28 > 0:01:31are hoping it is their antiques and collectibles
0:01:31 > 0:01:33that will make a small fortune at auction.
0:01:33 > 0:01:37Stay tuned and you'll find out which ones will fly sky-high.
0:01:37 > 0:01:40The stage is being set in the house and the gardens
0:01:40 > 0:01:44and our experts are ready to greet the crowds.
0:01:44 > 0:01:47Touching down at Normanby today is Michael Baggott,
0:01:47 > 0:01:49and he has already found something priceless.
0:01:49 > 0:01:51It's worth a million pounds.
0:01:51 > 0:01:53THEY LAUGH
0:01:53 > 0:01:55Where's my car? Where did I park?
0:01:55 > 0:01:58And his trusty co-pilot today is Caroline Hawley.
0:01:58 > 0:02:01- What have you brought? - No, he's with me.
0:02:01 > 0:02:03Oh, you brought him. You've brought each other.
0:02:03 > 0:02:07- What do you think of him?- I think he's lovely. I think he's gorgeous.
0:02:07 > 0:02:10Is he a growler? Oh, he is! He's a squeaker.
0:02:10 > 0:02:12The crowds are arriving in the gardens,
0:02:12 > 0:02:16clutching the items they hope will be worth a hefty sum.
0:02:16 > 0:02:19But which of these will land a high price at auction?
0:02:19 > 0:02:22Will it be these handmade brass fighter planes?
0:02:22 > 0:02:28This striking Chinese necklace thought to be Buddhist prayer beads?
0:02:28 > 0:02:31Or this touching collection of World War II memorabilia?
0:02:33 > 0:02:36Well, whilst everybody is enjoying our fabulous garden party
0:02:36 > 0:02:37outside in the sunshine,
0:02:37 > 0:02:41Michael is enjoying the sumptuous interiors inside the manor house.
0:02:41 > 0:02:44Let's catch up with him now and see what he has spotted
0:02:44 > 0:02:45and who he is talking to.
0:02:45 > 0:02:49Jan, Joe, thank you so much for bringing these wonderful figurines.
0:02:49 > 0:02:52Are they something you have collected or have they come down
0:02:52 > 0:02:53through the family?
0:02:53 > 0:02:58No, my parents bought them in Hong Kong. And they came back in 1949.
0:02:58 > 0:02:59Were they there on holiday or...?
0:02:59 > 0:03:04No, my father was in the RAF and we moved out to join him
0:03:04 > 0:03:05- when he was posted out there. - Oh, my word!
0:03:05 > 0:03:08Were these things that, at the time, your father collected
0:03:08 > 0:03:11- or were they souvenirs? - I think they were souvenirs, yes.
0:03:11 > 0:03:14It's getting quite difficult sometimes to tell
0:03:14 > 0:03:17- whether these figures are Japanese or Chinese.- All right.
0:03:17 > 0:03:20Just because they're bought in Hong Kong doesn't necessarily
0:03:20 > 0:03:23mean that they are going to be Chinese.
0:03:23 > 0:03:26And I think, whilst these are Chinese taste,
0:03:26 > 0:03:29I think they were carved for export.
0:03:29 > 0:03:34- Yes.- I think, with this chap, with his very long forehead,
0:03:34 > 0:03:37that's usually the sign of sort of a deity.
0:03:37 > 0:03:41Because they think so much, they've got large foreheads. Um...
0:03:41 > 0:03:45This figure, which I think again is possibly another immortal,
0:03:45 > 0:03:50a Lohan, he is much better carved than this one.
0:03:50 > 0:03:53They're very similar, but the facial features here, I mean,
0:03:53 > 0:03:55the detail of the brow, the eyes.
0:03:55 > 0:03:57- He has got one inset eye missing. - Yes.
0:03:57 > 0:04:00And he's got the most wonderful, elegant beard.
0:04:00 > 0:04:03If I could grow one like that, I think I'd be quite happy.
0:04:03 > 0:04:06- And they've got their original bases, as well.- Yeah.
0:04:06 > 0:04:09I would think this would be turn-of-the-century,
0:04:09 > 0:04:12this would be about 1890, 1900.
0:04:12 > 0:04:16The downside is they are carved root wood figures.
0:04:16 > 0:04:20So, they are carved from a section of wood that grew underground,
0:04:20 > 0:04:22and you get this sort of rust colour.
0:04:22 > 0:04:25And of all the things, really, the ceramics are worth a lot of money.
0:04:25 > 0:04:29- Yes.- The jades are worth a phenomenal amount of money.- Yes.
0:04:29 > 0:04:32The root wood figures sort of support the rear
0:04:32 > 0:04:35in terms of value and desirability.
0:04:35 > 0:04:40- Kind of like me then. - Don't...don't say that.
0:04:40 > 0:04:45- Value, have you given any thought either of you to the value?- No idea.
0:04:45 > 0:04:47Cos we've never seen anything like them, so...
0:04:47 > 0:04:51I think we sell them together and I think we say
0:04:51 > 0:04:53£100 to £200.
0:04:53 > 0:04:56- And we put a fixed reserve of £100. - Yes.
0:04:56 > 0:04:58The only caveat, so I don't look stupid on the day,
0:04:58 > 0:05:01- is that they are Chinese and they'll be on the Internet.- Yes.
0:05:01 > 0:05:05- So, if they go and make £1,000, I suspected it all along.- Wow!
0:05:05 > 0:05:07Don't get your hopes up.
0:05:07 > 0:05:09They really are worth about £100,
0:05:09 > 0:05:12but sometimes Chinese works of art can do funny things.
0:05:12 > 0:05:14Thank you very much for bringing them along.
0:05:14 > 0:05:17Not at all, thank you very much. It's been very interesting.
0:05:17 > 0:05:20Well, stranger things have happened on Flog It!
0:05:20 > 0:05:24You can never predict an auction. In another corner of the house,
0:05:24 > 0:05:27something rather fitting has landed at Caroline's table.
0:05:27 > 0:05:29And she is joined by Ken.
0:05:29 > 0:05:33Well, here we are in Lincolnshire, and what better thing to fly in
0:05:33 > 0:05:37than these two iconic World War II planes?
0:05:37 > 0:05:40Which look as if they could be just flying into one of the dozens
0:05:40 > 0:05:44of airfields that were around here in the Second World War.
0:05:44 > 0:05:48Now, I'm ashamed, and apologies to my father who would be horrified,
0:05:48 > 0:05:52who worked in the aerospace industry for over 40 years,
0:05:52 > 0:05:56I don't know the models. Can you tell me a bit about them?
0:05:56 > 0:06:00Well, I presume this is the Spitfire.
0:06:00 > 0:06:03And then I've been told it's the Mosquito.
0:06:03 > 0:06:06Look at the work that has gone into it and the detail in the cockpit.
0:06:06 > 0:06:09- Yeah.- How did they come into your possession?
0:06:09 > 0:06:12Well, they have come into the family from my granddad,
0:06:12 > 0:06:14who worked in the railway yard at Doncaster.
0:06:14 > 0:06:16- He was quite a handy sort of chap? - Yes.
0:06:16 > 0:06:18And he used to make old model planes,
0:06:18 > 0:06:21because he had a workshop.
0:06:21 > 0:06:26I've got my two boys, he used to make model planes for them.
0:06:26 > 0:06:30- So you think he made these? - Well, we think so, yeah.
0:06:30 > 0:06:33I can imagine your grandfather in his shed,
0:06:33 > 0:06:37working lovingly for hours doing this.
0:06:37 > 0:06:40- And it comes off the base, doesn't it?- That's right.- Turns round.
0:06:40 > 0:06:44Solid brass. It is naively made.
0:06:44 > 0:06:48And this one, the detail in this, you can see underneath,
0:06:48 > 0:06:49the work that has gone into this.
0:06:49 > 0:06:52- He must have been very proud of them.- That's right.
0:06:52 > 0:06:54- And they're working models, aren't they?- Well, yeah.
0:06:54 > 0:06:55The propellers go around.
0:06:55 > 0:06:58Then, of course, at the time, he would have seen them
0:06:58 > 0:07:01going over, seen them leaving from here from his home,
0:07:01 > 0:07:03- probably from his garden shed.- Yeah.
0:07:03 > 0:07:05As to value, Ken,
0:07:05 > 0:07:09I think that they will get quite a bit of interest round here.
0:07:09 > 0:07:11There's a lot of people that are interested
0:07:11 > 0:07:14in World War II memorabilia.
0:07:14 > 0:07:16There's a lot of people interested in planes.
0:07:16 > 0:07:20I think they could get £40 to £60.
0:07:20 > 0:07:27And if we put a fixed reserve of £40, and hope that they fly.
0:07:27 > 0:07:30- That's right. Yes, we hope so. - Let's hope so.
0:07:30 > 0:07:35The de Havilland Mosquito bomber was nicknamed the Wooden Wonder
0:07:35 > 0:07:37because it was one of a few aircraft of its day to be made
0:07:37 > 0:07:40almost entirely out of timber.
0:07:40 > 0:07:42Sadly, the wooden frame was not built to last,
0:07:42 > 0:07:45and there are no flying Mosquitoes left today.
0:07:45 > 0:07:47The Spitfire, meanwhile,
0:07:47 > 0:07:50was produced in greater numbers than any other aircraft in the War
0:07:50 > 0:07:53and there are over 40 left today that are still in the air.
0:07:53 > 0:07:56So, let's hope we find some model plane enthusiasts
0:07:56 > 0:07:58at our Lincoln auction.
0:07:58 > 0:08:03Back outside, in case it rains, our crowd are sheltering in the marquee.
0:08:03 > 0:08:05Can I hold Munchkin?
0:08:05 > 0:08:08- You can, but she gets a bit naughty. - Oh, does she?
0:08:08 > 0:08:10- She won't tiddle on me?- No.
0:08:10 > 0:08:14- She won't tiddle on me? - No, don't bother about that.
0:08:14 > 0:08:17I've got a corduroy suit on. Munchkin!
0:08:17 > 0:08:22- Shall we put a value on Munchkin? - Now, that's a good idea!
0:08:22 > 0:08:24In a quieter part of the gardens,
0:08:24 > 0:08:28Michael has found a very personal collection of items.
0:08:28 > 0:08:33Jenny, Brian, thank you very much for bringing in this very poignant
0:08:33 > 0:08:37group of medals and documentation.
0:08:37 > 0:08:40Before I say anything about them, tell me the family history.
0:08:40 > 0:08:42You must have quite a lot with these.
0:08:42 > 0:08:47Well, this is my Uncle Ray. He was in the Navy in the Second World War.
0:08:47 > 0:08:51And I had all these documents and medals passed down to me
0:08:51 > 0:08:53through the family.
0:08:53 > 0:08:55Why have you brought them in to Flog It!?
0:08:55 > 0:08:58Well, we wanted to know a little bit more about it
0:08:58 > 0:09:02and also we would like to give him recognition
0:09:02 > 0:09:05- for what he did during the War. - Absolutely.
0:09:05 > 0:09:09Well, it sounds sometimes odd but the people who collect these,
0:09:09 > 0:09:14they do have a sincere and genuine interest in the history of it.
0:09:14 > 0:09:18- Mm. That is what Jenny was hoping. - Yeah.- That is what attracts them.
0:09:18 > 0:09:20We have got the two standard stars
0:09:20 > 0:09:25and the standard medal that you get for the '39-'45 conflict.
0:09:25 > 0:09:27And we've got this very interesting medal here,
0:09:27 > 0:09:30which is the Naval General Service medal.
0:09:30 > 0:09:32And what is very important is
0:09:32 > 0:09:35we have got the additional bar for minesweeping.
0:09:35 > 0:09:40That makes it a very interesting group of medals on their own.
0:09:40 > 0:09:44But you have got this original photograph of him and you have got
0:09:44 > 0:09:48his original certificate of service, which is absolutely wonderful.
0:09:48 > 0:09:49So, we've got his name there.
0:09:49 > 0:09:52We can see that he joined up during the middle of the War.
0:09:52 > 0:09:56- Yes, 1942.- And he was only 18 years of age then.- Mm-hm.
0:09:56 > 0:09:58I mean, that's...
0:09:58 > 0:10:03It is a very young age to be thrust in to sort of the thick end
0:10:03 > 0:10:06of a terrible conflict like that.
0:10:06 > 0:10:09And we've got, there we go, the first ship that he was with,
0:10:09 > 0:10:12the Ganges. And he was a Second Seaman.
0:10:12 > 0:10:17And we've got the dates that he served on the individual ships.
0:10:17 > 0:10:19We go from Pembroke, Revenge...
0:10:19 > 0:10:22And there he's been made Able-bodied Seaman.
0:10:22 > 0:10:24Which he remains till the end of his service.
0:10:24 > 0:10:30And we have got a photograph here of him with the crew.
0:10:30 > 0:10:32And we think this is in training on the Ganges, don't we?
0:10:32 > 0:10:35- Yes. That's him, second from the left.- That's marvellous.
0:10:35 > 0:10:38I mean, the thing about medals is people think,
0:10:38 > 0:10:40"Why are medals valuable?"
0:10:40 > 0:10:44And it isn't the medal that is valuable. Not to medal collectors.
0:10:44 > 0:10:47It's the associated history with it.
0:10:47 > 0:10:51And it is what a person has done. It is a section of somebody's life.
0:10:51 > 0:10:54Sometimes it can be a bit hard to put a price on these things,
0:10:54 > 0:10:57because it is our history.
0:10:57 > 0:11:00And a very important moment from history it is, as well.
0:11:00 > 0:11:02I think this group on its own,
0:11:02 > 0:11:05with the ephemera, wouldn't be greatly valuable.
0:11:05 > 0:11:07But when you add in the General Service medal
0:11:07 > 0:11:11and the bar for serving on a minesweeper,
0:11:11 > 0:11:13it becomes rare.
0:11:13 > 0:11:16- Oh, right.- Wow.- Had you had any thoughts as to value?
0:11:16 > 0:11:19No, not at all, really. It's just putting it all together, really.
0:11:19 > 0:11:22- That has been your interest in it, hasn't it?- Yes.
0:11:22 > 0:11:23- Not the military side.- No.
0:11:23 > 0:11:27I think we would be sensible to say £400 to £600.
0:11:27 > 0:11:29- Really? - We'll put a £400 reserve on it.
0:11:29 > 0:11:34Um, but if it goes beyond that, I won't be surprised,
0:11:34 > 0:11:37because that's what those are worth
0:11:37 > 0:11:40on their own in cold hard cash.
0:11:40 > 0:11:43But this makes them much more attractive
0:11:43 > 0:11:45and much more interesting.
0:11:45 > 0:11:49- Thank you very much indeed.- Thank you for having us.- Thanks very much.
0:11:53 > 0:11:56Well, we have been working flat out and now we are halfway
0:11:56 > 0:11:59through our day, it is time to put those valuations to the test.
0:11:59 > 0:12:02And here is a quick recap of what is going under the hammer.
0:12:03 > 0:12:07Will Jan and Joe's oriental figures shock us at the auction?
0:12:11 > 0:12:13They are definitely being sold in the right place,
0:12:13 > 0:12:16but will Lincolnshire's aviation history mean their price
0:12:16 > 0:12:18soars when they go under the hammer?
0:12:20 > 0:12:24And then there's the very personal collection of World War II history.
0:12:24 > 0:12:28Let's hope it goes to someone who can appreciate its true value.
0:12:30 > 0:12:33Lincoln is our destination for today's auction,
0:12:33 > 0:12:36and putting our items under the hammer is auctioneer Colin Young.
0:12:36 > 0:12:40The commission is 15% plus VAT.
0:12:40 > 0:12:44So, remember to factor that in if you're planning to sell or buy
0:12:44 > 0:12:46anything at auction.
0:12:46 > 0:12:50And the first lot to go under the hammer is Ken's model planes.
0:12:50 > 0:12:53- It is a nice little lot.- It is.- It is an unusual looking lot, as well.
0:12:53 > 0:12:56- And it couldn't be sold in a better place.- That's right.
0:12:56 > 0:12:59Hopefully, these two little aircraft will fly out today at the top end
0:12:59 > 0:13:01of the estimate.
0:13:01 > 0:13:03That's what it is all about. Fingers crossed.
0:13:03 > 0:13:06They're going under the hammer right now. Let's put it to the test.
0:13:06 > 0:13:09Who is going to start me a £50? 50?
0:13:09 > 0:13:1150? 30 shall we go then?
0:13:11 > 0:13:12Surely. £30, anyone? 30?
0:13:12 > 0:13:14£30 bid. 32, now we go to two. At two.
0:13:14 > 0:13:16And five. Anywhere else? Five, 35.
0:13:16 > 0:13:1838. Bid 40 do I see now? 38 bid, 40 surely.
0:13:18 > 0:13:2240 it will have to be. I've already got the 38 bid. 40 coming in now.
0:13:22 > 0:13:24At 38 bid, 40 now, do I see it?
0:13:24 > 0:13:27- 38 bid, 40 surely. At 38, bid 40. 40 on the Net.- It's slow, isn't it?
0:13:27 > 0:13:32He's pushing it up, pushing it up. He is working his magic.
0:13:32 > 0:13:35- Selling at 40.- £40, it is sold.
0:13:35 > 0:13:37- The hammer has gone down.- Yeah.
0:13:37 > 0:13:39Not the top end they were expecting,
0:13:39 > 0:13:41but they are gone anyway, they're gone.
0:13:41 > 0:13:43- Happy with that?- Yes, yes.
0:13:43 > 0:13:45- Please, yeah. - Somebody is going to look at those,
0:13:45 > 0:13:48have fun with those and they'll be part of another collection.
0:13:48 > 0:13:51- That's right, yeah. - Thank you for coming in.- Yeah.
0:13:51 > 0:13:55Well, we thought they'd land at the higher end of the estimate,
0:13:55 > 0:13:58but they're sold anyway.
0:13:58 > 0:13:59The tension is building right now.
0:13:59 > 0:14:02We're about to put the medals under the hammer with all
0:14:02 > 0:14:05- the documentation. Wonderful personal story.- Yes.
0:14:05 > 0:14:08Is it something that was a bit of a wrench to think about parting with?
0:14:08 > 0:14:12In a way. We really brought it to find out more about the photographs.
0:14:12 > 0:14:15It is what medal collectors want. They don't just want medals.
0:14:15 > 0:14:17- No, they want the history. - The history.
0:14:17 > 0:14:20And you've got all of that with it. So, that makes the difference.
0:14:20 > 0:14:23- Hopefully, they will find a good home.- Yes, I hope so.
0:14:23 > 0:14:25Here we go. This is it.
0:14:25 > 0:14:28There is a heck of a lot in this lot, so it is time to bid for it.
0:14:28 > 0:14:31Let's get on. Who's going to start me at £400 for it?
0:14:31 > 0:14:34400? Three to go then, surely. £300. 300.
0:14:34 > 0:14:38300. Two to go then, surely. 200. £200 bid.
0:14:38 > 0:14:40- 220, surely.- That's a low start.- Mm.
0:14:40 > 0:14:42At £200 bid. 220 now.
0:14:42 > 0:14:45220 there. At 220. 240 now.
0:14:45 > 0:14:48- 240.- I'm rather hoping there are some commission bids on this.
0:14:48 > 0:14:52260. 280 now. 280. At 280.
0:14:52 > 0:14:55- 300.- We are getting there, come on.
0:14:55 > 0:14:59340. 360 now. At 340 bid.
0:14:59 > 0:15:01At 340. 360 do I see?
0:15:01 > 0:15:03At 340 bid, 360 now. At 340.
0:15:03 > 0:15:05You're out in the back row. At 340 bid.
0:15:05 > 0:15:10360 now, surely. At 340 bid. Last call then at £340...
0:15:10 > 0:15:12I'm afraid at that level, we have to withdraw it,
0:15:12 > 0:15:13ladies and gentlemen.
0:15:13 > 0:15:16In a way, I am delighted because the medals alone
0:15:16 > 0:15:19were worth £500.
0:15:19 > 0:15:22That is before you put all the documentation.
0:15:22 > 0:15:24- I'm very sorry. - At least it didn't go for nothing.
0:15:24 > 0:15:26You know, that's the main thing, isn't it?
0:15:26 > 0:15:28- We haven't given them away.- No.
0:15:28 > 0:15:31And that is why you fix a reserve,
0:15:31 > 0:15:34especially with a collection as personal as this.
0:15:34 > 0:15:36Jenny and Brian are still hoping to sell their collection,
0:15:36 > 0:15:40but are now looking at specialist sales for these items.
0:15:40 > 0:15:43Up next is another one of Michael's valuations.
0:15:43 > 0:15:45And after further research, the auction house has found out
0:15:45 > 0:15:49that, as Michael suspected, these are Chinese figures.
0:15:49 > 0:15:54A touch of the Orient comes to Lincoln right now with two Chinese
0:15:54 > 0:15:56carved root wood figures belonging to Jan and Joe.
0:15:56 > 0:15:58- It is great to see you again. - Thank you.
0:15:58 > 0:16:01- How have you been since the valuation day?- Brilliant.
0:16:01 > 0:16:03- Yeah? Enjoying the weather? - Yes.- Indeed.
0:16:03 > 0:16:05- What have you been doing with yourselves?- Oh, all sorts.
0:16:05 > 0:16:07- I can't think.- Clearing the house out for more stuff to sell
0:16:07 > 0:16:11- on Flog It!...- That's right.- ..the next time we come to the area.- Yes.
0:16:11 > 0:16:14- It's that magic word - Chinese.- Yes.
0:16:14 > 0:16:16- You know, hard to put a value on. - Yes, exactly.
0:16:16 > 0:16:20We put an estimate on and hope the buyers are there for it.
0:16:20 > 0:16:22Right. Now we are going to find out exactly what the bidders think.
0:16:22 > 0:16:24It's all down to them. Here we go.
0:16:24 > 0:16:29Two late 19th century or early 20th century Chinese root carvings.
0:16:29 > 0:16:31There we go, what shall we say for these?
0:16:31 > 0:16:34We ought to be somewhere in the region of what, £100 to £200?
0:16:34 > 0:16:36Who is going to start at 80, save the hard work?
0:16:36 > 0:16:38£80 anybody, 80?
0:16:38 > 0:16:4250 to go then, surely. £50 bid, at 50. Five anywhere else?
0:16:42 > 0:16:43Come on, come on.
0:16:43 > 0:16:4760. 65. 70. 70 is bid. And five. At 75.
0:16:47 > 0:16:49It is a good decorator's lot, this.
0:16:49 > 0:16:54- Five now. At 90 bid. 95. 100.- We're there, yes.
0:16:54 > 0:16:58- Very good.- We are on the market and we are selling, make no mistake.
0:16:58 > 0:17:00At £100 bid, are we all done and finished?
0:17:00 > 0:17:03Going then and selling at £100.
0:17:03 > 0:17:06- £100.- That's wonderful. Brilliant.- Spot on.
0:17:06 > 0:17:09- There we go, in and out.- Yeah. - Spot on.- Very good.
0:17:10 > 0:17:14And they sold right on estimate. Good valuing, Michael.
0:17:16 > 0:17:18Right now, I'm going to meet a family who devoted their lives
0:17:18 > 0:17:22to sharing the history of Lincolnshire's Bomber Command.
0:17:28 > 0:17:30During the Second World War,
0:17:30 > 0:17:34over 100,000 young volunteers faced one of the most dangerous tasks
0:17:34 > 0:17:39of any British servicemen and suffered the highest casualty rates.
0:17:39 > 0:17:41Nearly half of them were killed.
0:17:42 > 0:17:45They were known as Bomber Command, the force who took on Hitler
0:17:45 > 0:17:48when air power was the only way of striking back at Nazi Germany.
0:17:48 > 0:17:52This cathedral, in the heart of Lincoln, was an important
0:17:52 > 0:17:55landmark for the men of Bomber Command, guiding them safely home.
0:17:56 > 0:18:00Lincolnshire's flat landscape and proximity to Germany made it
0:18:00 > 0:18:03the perfect place for Bomber Command to be stationed,
0:18:03 > 0:18:05earning it the nickname Bomber County.
0:18:05 > 0:18:07Thousands of planes flew from here,
0:18:07 > 0:18:12full of brave young man on dangerous missions deep into enemy territory.
0:18:13 > 0:18:15But despite their heroism,
0:18:15 > 0:18:18the men of Bomber Command found themselves ignored after the War.
0:18:18 > 0:18:22Their orders meant they led massive bombing attacks on Hamburg and
0:18:22 > 0:18:26Dresden in the later months of the War, killing thousands of civilians.
0:18:27 > 0:18:30It was after the Germans bombed the city of Coventry with such
0:18:30 > 0:18:34devastating consequences in 1940 that Commander In Chief
0:18:34 > 0:18:37of Bomber Command, Sir Arthur Harris, began a new
0:18:37 > 0:18:40and more controversial strategy known as area bombing.
0:18:40 > 0:18:43The aim was not just to destroy specific targets,
0:18:43 > 0:18:47but the people and places surrounding those targets.
0:18:47 > 0:18:50Now, many people thought these attacks unnecessary,
0:18:50 > 0:18:52as the War was virtually won by then.
0:18:52 > 0:18:55Whilst other servicemen received their medals, the controversy
0:18:55 > 0:18:59surrounding Bomber Command left these servicemen empty handed.
0:19:00 > 0:19:04For those young men who risked their lives night after night,
0:19:04 > 0:19:07it must have felt very difficult to swallow.
0:19:07 > 0:19:09But time has helped the nation realise
0:19:09 > 0:19:11the importance of Bomber Command's contribution.
0:19:11 > 0:19:15And one family especially is working hard to keep
0:19:15 > 0:19:17this memory alive.
0:19:17 > 0:19:21Harold and Fred Panton lost their brother, Christopher,
0:19:21 > 0:19:26during a bombing raid over Nuremberg on the 31st of March, 1944.
0:19:26 > 0:19:28They were all just teenagers at the time.
0:19:30 > 0:19:32To remember Christopher and the thousands of men who were
0:19:32 > 0:19:35killed fighting in Bomber Command, Fred and his family
0:19:35 > 0:19:37have set up their own museum
0:19:37 > 0:19:40and have given their lives for the last 25 years to transforming
0:19:40 > 0:19:44this old RAF base into what is now an incredible
0:19:44 > 0:19:46collection of stories and artefacts.
0:19:49 > 0:19:52The original control tower still stands and it is a stark reminder
0:19:52 > 0:19:56of the thousands of planes that flew out of this Lincolnshire airfield.
0:19:56 > 0:20:01The museum chapel has been set up to honour those men who didn't return.
0:20:01 > 0:20:06Of the 212 operations carried out from this airfield
0:20:06 > 0:20:10during the Second World War, 121 failed to come back.
0:20:10 > 0:20:14The family are very proud of their unique collection
0:20:14 > 0:20:17of World War II history, from the original buildings
0:20:17 > 0:20:20to the period vehicles.
0:20:20 > 0:20:23And their most precious antique is pretty special.
0:20:23 > 0:20:27It's only one of three working Lancasters left in the world.
0:20:27 > 0:20:30What an aircraft!
0:20:30 > 0:20:33From 1942, this mighty four-engined machine became
0:20:33 > 0:20:37the mainstay of the RAF during the Second World War.
0:20:37 > 0:20:40It carried the biggest bomb load of any other aircraft and it
0:20:40 > 0:20:44became the most famous and the most successful of all the night bombers.
0:20:47 > 0:20:50Fred and his family managed to get hold of one of the only
0:20:50 > 0:20:54Lancasters that didn't take part in active service.
0:20:54 > 0:20:56Just Jane is the centrepiece of this museum
0:20:56 > 0:21:01and has been the family's labour of love for nearly 20 years.
0:21:01 > 0:21:03She is a fine tribute to brother Chris,
0:21:03 > 0:21:05who was an engineer in Bomber Command.
0:21:06 > 0:21:09- Fred, that is the biggest antique I've seen in my life.- Oh, is it?
0:21:09 > 0:21:12- And the biggest restoration project. - Very good.
0:21:12 > 0:21:15You and Harold have done the most remarkable job.
0:21:15 > 0:21:18I know about your brother Christopher.
0:21:18 > 0:21:20Was really that the turning point for you to say,
0:21:20 > 0:21:23- "Right, one day I am going to do something..."- Yes.
0:21:23 > 0:21:27- "..in his memory."- It would be, yeah, and the Bomber Command.
0:21:27 > 0:21:29- Can you talk to me about Christopher?- Yes.
0:21:29 > 0:21:30Tell me what happened.
0:21:30 > 0:21:33- He was on his last operation, really.- Gosh.- Yeah.
0:21:33 > 0:21:36And that night they went to Nuremberg.
0:21:36 > 0:21:38There should have been more clouds than what there was.
0:21:38 > 0:21:4340 miles from the target, they could see the streets in Nuremberg,
0:21:43 > 0:21:45shining about the width of your finger
0:21:45 > 0:21:48like pieces of ribbon, all the streets.
0:21:48 > 0:21:52And the German night fire took them underneath and got her starboard engine on fire.
0:21:52 > 0:21:56They lost power on one side and Nielsen couldn't hold it
0:21:56 > 0:21:58cos it still has got the bombs on it, you see.
0:21:58 > 0:22:01And, well, they didn't have a chance to get out.
0:22:01 > 0:22:05About, I don't know, four or five years ago, a German who lived not
0:22:05 > 0:22:10far from the crash site wrote to us to see if we minded him going
0:22:10 > 0:22:12- with a metal detector to see what he could find.- Really?- Yeah.
0:22:12 > 0:22:14- And did he find anything?- He did.
0:22:14 > 0:22:18Well, he found this... this little adjustable spanner.
0:22:18 > 0:22:20- That was Christopher's, was it?- Yeah, it was.
0:22:20 > 0:22:21When he went on ops, he took that.
0:22:21 > 0:22:23Just in case he had to adjust something.
0:22:23 > 0:22:25Yeah, he carried it in his pocket.
0:22:25 > 0:22:30Did he write to you before that flight or write to Mum and Dad?
0:22:30 > 0:22:34He did. Yeah, he did. The very last letter he wrote to my sister Gwen.
0:22:34 > 0:22:37And Chris, when he wrote, he never...
0:22:37 > 0:22:40he never put any kisses or anything like that
0:22:40 > 0:22:41in any letter, you know.
0:22:41 > 0:22:44In this particular... the very last letter,
0:22:44 > 0:22:46he put some kisses on it, big ones.
0:22:46 > 0:22:50I'm pretty sure he knew he wasn't going to make it, you know.
0:22:50 > 0:22:54- This...all your land here, this was an old airfield?- It was.
0:22:54 > 0:22:56- Were Lancasters taking off from here?- Oh, yeah, there were.
0:22:56 > 0:22:58I'd always wave to them.
0:22:58 > 0:23:02I didn't realise, I didn't know until probably two years ago,
0:23:02 > 0:23:04that a veteran said to me,
0:23:04 > 0:23:09did I know the worst thing that veterans didn't like to see?
0:23:09 > 0:23:11I said, "No, I have no idea."
0:23:11 > 0:23:14He said, "We didn't like when people used to wave to us."
0:23:14 > 0:23:18- To them, it was like waving goodbye. - Do you know? I can imagine that.
0:23:18 > 0:23:23- One day, Fred, you and Harold are going to get this flying.- Oh, yeah.
0:23:23 > 0:23:26Before anything happens to me, I want to see that flying.
0:23:26 > 0:23:30- I don't blame you. It'll happen. It will happen.- It'll come.
0:23:30 > 0:23:33- You are a determined man. - One step at a time.
0:23:35 > 0:23:39Although Just Jane taxies down the runway, she doesn't fly yet.
0:23:39 > 0:23:43But Fred's restoration project is nearing its completion.
0:23:43 > 0:23:44New engines have been ordered
0:23:44 > 0:23:48and the family hope it will be airworthy within a year.
0:23:52 > 0:23:56Here we are, right up in the cockpit.
0:23:56 > 0:23:58You know, the first thing that struck me
0:23:58 > 0:24:00was the lack of space inside.
0:24:00 > 0:24:03Secondly, now, once I have crawled the length of this aircraft,
0:24:03 > 0:24:06is there is not a lot of protection.
0:24:06 > 0:24:08I mean, you know, it's not bulletproof.
0:24:08 > 0:24:12The fuselage is very, very thin. There is glass everywhere.
0:24:12 > 0:24:15The pilot had no GPS, no satellite navigation system,
0:24:15 > 0:24:19no air traffic control, you know, telling him what to do.
0:24:19 > 0:24:21He relied on his navigator.
0:24:21 > 0:24:26And this chap had a compass, a map, a ruler and a watch, basically.
0:24:26 > 0:24:30It was crucial plotting out where precisely these bombs
0:24:30 > 0:24:32had to be dropped.
0:24:32 > 0:24:35These men, you have to remember, they were volunteers. They...
0:24:35 > 0:24:40They put their lives through hell to protect our country.
0:24:42 > 0:24:46I wouldn't have liked to have done it. I really wouldn't have.
0:24:46 > 0:24:49I don't think I'd be brave enough.
0:24:51 > 0:24:55And that bravery has finally been given the recognition it deserves.
0:24:55 > 0:25:00In June, 2012, a memorial dedicated to the men of Bomber Command
0:25:00 > 0:25:03and to the civilians who lost their lives
0:25:03 > 0:25:07in the controversial bombings was finally unveiled in London.
0:25:07 > 0:25:11- Lest we forget. - VARIOUS: Lest we forget.
0:25:18 > 0:25:21Well, it's sad that it has taken so long for the men of Bomber Command
0:25:21 > 0:25:25to be officially recognised, but it is thanks to Fred and his family
0:25:25 > 0:25:28that their story has been told right here, in Lincolnshire.
0:25:28 > 0:25:31It is a fitting tribute to Bomber Command and to Bomber County,
0:25:31 > 0:25:34and I for one can't wait to come back in a couple of years,
0:25:34 > 0:25:37where hopefully I will take a flight with Fred.
0:25:45 > 0:25:48Well, we've landed back in the gardens at the Normanby estate.
0:25:48 > 0:25:51And the gems are coming thick and fast.
0:25:51 > 0:25:54I found something that is right up my street.
0:25:55 > 0:25:57- Janice, I love that.- Mm-hm.
0:25:57 > 0:26:00British 20th century modern, that is my thing.
0:26:00 > 0:26:03- Yes, it's lovely, isn't it? - I am drawn to that. Do you like it?
0:26:03 > 0:26:06I do like it. I have been looking at it for 15 years.
0:26:06 > 0:26:09- But not enough to want to keep it. - No.
0:26:09 > 0:26:12- Because I believe you want to sell this, don't you?- Yes, I do.- Why?
0:26:12 > 0:26:14I think it's time it went to another home.
0:26:14 > 0:26:17- I've got other pictures to replace it.- How did you come across this?
0:26:17 > 0:26:21I went to a church fete in a nearby village about 15 years ago
0:26:21 > 0:26:23and I got that along with two other paintings.
0:26:23 > 0:26:25Can you remember how much you paid for them?
0:26:25 > 0:26:28- I think they were about a pound each. - That was bad, was it?
0:26:28 > 0:26:30You've got an eye for a bargain.
0:26:30 > 0:26:33There is something quite quirky about this injured rugby player,
0:26:33 > 0:26:35- the schoolboy. - He has had a hard game.
0:26:35 > 0:26:39Yeah, but look at his perfect skin and his perfect lips.
0:26:39 > 0:26:43There is something quite... It's almost feminine how he is painted.
0:26:43 > 0:26:45- Yeah.- Purvis, Tom Purvis,
0:26:45 > 0:26:48renowned as a poster painter
0:26:48 > 0:26:50in the early 1920s and '30s.
0:26:50 > 0:26:54He did a lot of work for the London And North Eastern Railways.
0:26:54 > 0:26:59And I would imagine this was done in the very...
0:26:59 > 0:27:03late 1920s, 1930s.
0:27:03 > 0:27:07"Only been having a game," quite cheeky.
0:27:07 > 0:27:09And that is done in pencil, which I think is really sweet.
0:27:09 > 0:27:11It's an afterthought, isn't it?
0:27:11 > 0:27:13Yeah. It's in its contemporary frame.
0:27:13 > 0:27:15I know his works have sold before.
0:27:15 > 0:27:19I've looked in the art index guides and some of his watercolours,
0:27:19 > 0:27:21which are a lot busier and larger than this,
0:27:21 > 0:27:24have sold for around about £600 to £900.
0:27:24 > 0:27:27Any thoughts about value now I've told you something?
0:27:27 > 0:27:31I haven't really got an idea, honestly, I haven't.
0:27:31 > 0:27:34Well, I think we put this into auction
0:27:34 > 0:27:37with a value of £80 to £120.
0:27:37 > 0:27:40Right, yeah. What do you think I should put on as a reserve?
0:27:40 > 0:27:43- £80.- £80, that is fine by me. - Are you happy with that?
0:27:43 > 0:27:46- I'm happy with that, yes. - You can put a £100 reserve on it.
0:27:46 > 0:27:48No, I'll put an 80 on it because I have enjoyed it for so long.
0:27:48 > 0:27:49It only cost me a pound.
0:27:49 > 0:27:51- It's lovely. - That is not a bad result.
0:27:51 > 0:27:53Somebody else will enjoy it, as well.
0:27:53 > 0:27:55It's things like this that make my day on Flog It!
0:27:55 > 0:27:57When you come across something like this,
0:27:57 > 0:28:00something that you really are passionate about and you love,
0:28:00 > 0:28:02it's a joy to talk about.
0:28:02 > 0:28:04- Have you had one of his before?- No.
0:28:04 > 0:28:08- Oh, well, that's great.- And the great thing is, you know, for five minutes
0:28:08 > 0:28:09of the day, this is mine,
0:28:09 > 0:28:12I get to own this for five minutes while I am talking about it,
0:28:12 > 0:28:13- you know? - Well, I'm saying goodbye to it.
0:28:13 > 0:28:16I get my fix and then someone can buy this at auction.
0:28:16 > 0:28:17That's lovely.
0:28:18 > 0:28:21Whilst I have been enjoying my 20th century art,
0:28:21 > 0:28:26Caroline is working hard inside the house and has found an unusual piece of jewellery.
0:28:26 > 0:28:29So, Sarah, you brought this along,
0:28:29 > 0:28:32literally around your neck, and I spotted you in the queue.
0:28:32 > 0:28:35- You did.- It's beautiful! Now, tell me about it.
0:28:35 > 0:28:40My mother brought it back from China when she was working out there
0:28:40 > 0:28:44as one of the first ex-pats that was sent out way back in 1948.
0:28:44 > 0:28:45She did a lot of travelling
0:28:45 > 0:28:50and I believe she went to Tibet early on in the '50s.
0:28:50 > 0:28:52And she brought that back with her then.
0:28:52 > 0:28:55Well, I think these will date probably from a little earlier
0:28:55 > 0:28:59than that, possibly the 19...late '20s, '30s.
0:28:59 > 0:29:02- Right.- And your mother, obviously, wore them.
0:29:02 > 0:29:05And who else would have worn these, do you think?
0:29:05 > 0:29:07I'm not sure anybody actually wore them.
0:29:07 > 0:29:10I think they might have used them for like worry beads.
0:29:10 > 0:29:15- Mm.- For religious reasons when they think about or sit and meditate.
0:29:15 > 0:29:19Yeah. And some of these fellows look pretty worried to me, don't they?
0:29:19 > 0:29:20Do you wear it a lot?
0:29:20 > 0:29:24Apart from to attract my attention today, which you did.
0:29:24 > 0:29:26- Do you?- No.- No.
0:29:26 > 0:29:32It is beautifully and intricately carved. It is made of seed pods.
0:29:32 > 0:29:36All of these are carved separately, by hand.
0:29:36 > 0:29:39- Every expression is different. - Absolutely.
0:29:39 > 0:29:42Have you seen, there's one I particularly like?
0:29:42 > 0:29:45Screaming and shouting here.
0:29:45 > 0:29:47- It is quite scary. - It is quite scary, that one.
0:29:47 > 0:29:51The rest, some of them are grimacing, some of them are smiling.
0:29:51 > 0:29:55It is all tied with silk knots in between and it is a silver...
0:29:55 > 0:29:59Chinese silver marked fastening here.
0:29:59 > 0:30:04It's lovely. But as you say, it's not something you wear, so...
0:30:04 > 0:30:08No, it's something we kind of have seen as children,
0:30:08 > 0:30:10- but then put away.- Yes.
0:30:10 > 0:30:13And then when my mother passed away, it went up into the loft.
0:30:13 > 0:30:18- Where it has been until today.- I think we could sell this quite well.
0:30:18 > 0:30:20Ten years ago if you had brought this to me,
0:30:20 > 0:30:23I would say possibly not, there wouldn't be a great interest.
0:30:23 > 0:30:27But antiques, like most things, come in cycles,
0:30:27 > 0:30:30and Chinese items are very fashionable at the moment.
0:30:30 > 0:30:35And I think that this would probably sell quite well in today's market.
0:30:35 > 0:30:40Would you be happy if we put it in to auction with
0:30:40 > 0:30:44an estimate of £80 to £120, perhaps?
0:30:44 > 0:30:49- Um...I guess so.- Yeah?- Yes. - I mean, it could fly.
0:30:49 > 0:30:51It could do a lot better than that,
0:30:51 > 0:30:55but if we put it in at that sort of estimate
0:30:55 > 0:30:58with a reserve of £80...
0:30:58 > 0:31:00- How do you feel about that? - Yes, OK.
0:31:00 > 0:31:04And, fingers crossed, on the day that we haven't got a screamer
0:31:04 > 0:31:08or a grimacer, we've got this rather jolly, smiley fellow here saying,
0:31:08 > 0:31:12- "Yes!"- Absolutely, OK.- That's great.
0:31:13 > 0:31:18Worry beads or prayer beads date back to sometime around 500 BC
0:31:18 > 0:31:21and it is thought that they originated from somewhere in India.
0:31:21 > 0:31:25Traditionally, Buddhist beads would have been made from wood or
0:31:25 > 0:31:27seed pod and the faces represent the Buddhist Arhats -
0:31:27 > 0:31:30the 18 original followers of Buddha.
0:31:30 > 0:31:34Let's hope we get a few followers of Sarah's beads at the auction.
0:31:34 > 0:31:37Our Flog It! fans have brought some fascinating items
0:31:37 > 0:31:38to the gardens today,
0:31:38 > 0:31:41but inside the house, there are a few surprises, too.
0:31:41 > 0:31:45When the Council took over the property in 1964, they had
0:31:45 > 0:31:47a huge task on their hands of filling it with items
0:31:47 > 0:31:51that evoke the period and create a visitor attraction.
0:31:51 > 0:31:55The curator at the time, Michael Kirkby, was given £1,000
0:31:55 > 0:31:59and asked to fill the house full of fine art and artefacts.
0:31:59 > 0:32:02So, he set off around the country visiting auction rooms.
0:32:02 > 0:32:04And this is one of his acquisitions.
0:32:04 > 0:32:07It was catalogued as School of Titian.
0:32:07 > 0:32:11Now, eagle-eyed Michael believed it to be the school of Rubens.
0:32:11 > 0:32:13He paid five pounds for this.
0:32:13 > 0:32:18Now, some 21 years later, this has actually been verified
0:32:18 > 0:32:23that it is painted by Rubens himself, in his studio,
0:32:23 > 0:32:27and not by one of Rubens' studio artists under his guidance.
0:32:27 > 0:32:33This was painted sort of circa mid 1620s.
0:32:33 > 0:32:36In 2002, another of Rubens' missing paintings,
0:32:36 > 0:32:38The Massacre Of The Innocents,
0:32:38 > 0:32:41became the most expensive painting ever auctioned in Britain
0:32:41 > 0:32:45and it sold for almost £50 million at Sotheby's,
0:32:45 > 0:32:48although it was a much bigger canvas than this one.
0:32:48 > 0:32:51It is part of a series of paintings that Rubens did
0:32:51 > 0:32:54on the first 12 emperors.
0:32:54 > 0:32:57Here we have Emperor Otho.
0:32:57 > 0:33:00Now, there are nine known in existence now,
0:33:00 > 0:33:02so there are still three missing.
0:33:02 > 0:33:04So, keep an eye out, won't you, if you go to an auction?
0:33:04 > 0:33:06You never know what you might find.
0:33:06 > 0:33:10Now, let's catch up with our experts who are back out in the garden
0:33:10 > 0:33:11and see what they are up to.
0:33:13 > 0:33:16On Michael's table is a fascinating collection of medals,
0:33:16 > 0:33:19but this time not from the War.
0:33:19 > 0:33:22I think you must know all about them, can you tell me what they are?
0:33:22 > 0:33:26They are actually my father's medals. He was a professional footballer.
0:33:26 > 0:33:28He started life out in the pits
0:33:28 > 0:33:31because he came from a mining village called Barlborough in Derbyshire.
0:33:31 > 0:33:35And he left there when he was 16 and he went to play
0:33:35 > 0:33:36for Frickley Colliery.
0:33:36 > 0:33:41And then Notts Forest came and they signed him on.
0:33:41 > 0:33:43Then he was transferred to West Bromwich Albion.
0:33:43 > 0:33:45And he stayed there with West Bromwich Albion
0:33:45 > 0:33:47round about five years.
0:33:47 > 0:33:50But he had £1,000 on his head.
0:33:50 > 0:33:53Because in them days, they put money on your head
0:33:53 > 0:33:56if you're going to be transferred back into another league club.
0:33:56 > 0:33:58- Good Lord! - So, to get it off his head,
0:33:58 > 0:34:01he came to a non-league club, and he came to Scunthorpe United here.
0:34:01 > 0:34:02- Just down the road.- Yes.
0:34:02 > 0:34:04It must have been really exciting to have
0:34:04 > 0:34:06your father as a footballer.
0:34:06 > 0:34:08Did you go to his matches and watch him?
0:34:08 > 0:34:11Well, the thing about it was, I mean, I was born in 1933.
0:34:11 > 0:34:17- Right.- And my father's playing career was up until about 1936.
0:34:17 > 0:34:21So, I can't remember very much about him actually playing the game.
0:34:21 > 0:34:24- So, this is your father here? - Yeah, Mr Pattison, Ernie Pattison.
0:34:24 > 0:34:26- Pattison, number nine. - That's right.
0:34:26 > 0:34:29And we've got some of his original contracts, as well.
0:34:29 > 0:34:31Yes, that one I think is the Scunthorpe contract.
0:34:31 > 0:34:34This is the Scunthorpe, the local interest one.
0:34:34 > 0:34:37But what is more important is we've got the medals.
0:34:37 > 0:34:40And we've got... These three at the front are really the most
0:34:40 > 0:34:43important, the crucial ones.
0:34:43 > 0:34:47We have got the Central League, the Benevolent Cup winners here,
0:34:47 > 0:34:52and we've got Doncaster and District FA Winners Cup.
0:34:52 > 0:34:57- Yeah.- And, of course, they're all gold.- Yes, there are.
0:34:57 > 0:35:00Now, I'm not a follower of football,
0:35:00 > 0:35:02but I think a few people are.
0:35:02 > 0:35:07And you have got the associated paperwork and programmes as well.
0:35:07 > 0:35:10And that, to me, if I had an interest in football,
0:35:10 > 0:35:13that would be a wonderful group to have.
0:35:13 > 0:35:17I mean, they must have very strong sentimental attachments to you.
0:35:17 > 0:35:21So, why, you know, haven't you sort of held on to them?
0:35:21 > 0:35:23Well, there's a reason why I want to sell them.
0:35:23 > 0:35:26Um, my mother actually gave them to me.
0:35:26 > 0:35:29Now, my mother has got... This year, unfortunately,
0:35:29 > 0:35:30she has had to go into a home.
0:35:30 > 0:35:33And she is quite old.
0:35:33 > 0:35:36- 105, or will be.- 105!- Next Thursday.
0:35:36 > 0:35:39- Next Thursday.- Good grief! That's amazing.
0:35:39 > 0:35:41There are certain costs that do occur.
0:35:41 > 0:35:44If there is a good cause for selling the medals, I think that's it.
0:35:44 > 0:35:47Um, right.
0:35:47 > 0:35:50Value, any idea?
0:35:50 > 0:35:55Gold-wise, I had them appraised locally for gold,
0:35:55 > 0:35:57just the gold itself,
0:35:57 > 0:36:01and I think they said somewhere between £360 to £400
0:36:01 > 0:36:03was the gold value.
0:36:03 > 0:36:07Thankfully, the interest in football takes them
0:36:07 > 0:36:09above and beyond that, you'll be glad to know.
0:36:09 > 0:36:13I think we should put them in auction at...
0:36:13 > 0:36:16Reserve figure of say £700.
0:36:16 > 0:36:18And we'll put the estimate at 800 to 1,200.
0:36:18 > 0:36:22And I think there should be interest across the board in these.
0:36:22 > 0:36:26I don't mind the auctioneer having a bit of leeway on the price
0:36:26 > 0:36:28if we put a reserve on it... You know,
0:36:28 > 0:36:31if it's reaching near the reserve or something like that.
0:36:31 > 0:36:35We'll put a discretion on that reserve of £700 for you.
0:36:35 > 0:36:37June, Michael, thank you very much for bringing these in.
0:36:37 > 0:36:41- Wonderful collection.- Thank you, very pleased to meet you.- Pleasure.
0:36:45 > 0:36:47Our experts have now made their final choices -
0:36:47 > 0:36:50three wonderful items, all worthy
0:36:50 > 0:36:52of our magnificent host location for today,
0:36:52 > 0:36:55Normanby Hall, which sadly, we have to say goodbye to now,
0:36:55 > 0:36:58as it's off to auction in Lincoln for the very last time.
0:36:58 > 0:37:01And here is a quick recap of what's coming with us.
0:37:03 > 0:37:06I think the Purvis painting was a very clever one-pound purchase
0:37:06 > 0:37:07for Janice.
0:37:07 > 0:37:09She is bound to make a profit, but how much?
0:37:13 > 0:37:15Sarah's beads definitely caught Caroline's eye,
0:37:15 > 0:37:19but should we be excited or worried about the prospects at auction?
0:37:22 > 0:37:26And June and Michael's collection of football medals and memorabilia
0:37:26 > 0:37:30is sure to find some fans, but will they score high in the sale room?
0:37:30 > 0:37:32Let's find out.
0:37:32 > 0:37:34Five, last call...
0:37:34 > 0:37:36It is still bustling in the auction house
0:37:36 > 0:37:39and we're hoping for bidding galore on all our items.
0:37:39 > 0:37:41Everybody's out in the room now.
0:37:41 > 0:37:44Fingers crossed for our next lot. Sarah, have you got them crossed?
0:37:44 > 0:37:46I'm going to cross my legs, as well.
0:37:46 > 0:37:50These Chinese beads are superb, they really are.
0:37:50 > 0:37:53Or they could be Tibetan worry beads, I don't know.
0:37:53 > 0:37:54But I love the little faces.
0:37:54 > 0:37:57I can understand that, you know, these are valuable to you.
0:37:57 > 0:37:59And you've obviously thought about the 80 to 120
0:37:59 > 0:38:01with a fixed reserve of 80.
0:38:01 > 0:38:04You've got in touch with Colin, the auctioneer.
0:38:04 > 0:38:07- I did.- You have raised that reserve now to £100.- I have.
0:38:07 > 0:38:11- Which has put the estimate up to £100 to £150.- OK.
0:38:11 > 0:38:16So, it can't sell for a penny under £100.
0:38:16 > 0:38:19- What's your gut feeling, Caroline? - I think they're going to do well.
0:38:19 > 0:38:22- I think they are going to top the top estimate.- OK.
0:38:22 > 0:38:24I'm going to stick my neck out there.
0:38:24 > 0:38:28- It is a come and buy me.- It is, yes.
0:38:28 > 0:38:30- Well.- I'll hold you to that.
0:38:30 > 0:38:33Over to Colin on the rostrum, and the bid is here in the room.
0:38:33 > 0:38:35Let's see what we can do. Here we go.
0:38:35 > 0:38:38Each bead carved with the head of an immortal.
0:38:38 > 0:38:39There we go.
0:38:39 > 0:38:42So, with this silver stamping on it, as well,
0:38:42 > 0:38:44that ought to be over £100.
0:38:44 > 0:38:47Who's going to start me at 100 for it? £100, 100.
0:38:47 > 0:38:4880 to go then, surely 80.
0:38:48 > 0:38:51£80, anybody? 80, who is going to join in? 80.
0:38:51 > 0:38:53Thank you. Bid at £80. 90 now.
0:38:53 > 0:38:5680 bid, 90. 90. £100 bid. At 100. 110?
0:38:56 > 0:38:58110. 120. 130.
0:38:58 > 0:39:00- Gone, they're away.- 150?
0:39:00 > 0:39:03- 150. 160. 170.- Yes!- Oh, wow.
0:39:03 > 0:39:06170. 180. 190.
0:39:06 > 0:39:07190. No more here.
0:39:07 > 0:39:09- 190 in the room.- Fantastic!- At 190.
0:39:09 > 0:39:11It is only 190. Is there 200 anywhere else?
0:39:11 > 0:39:15At £190 in the room. Then going at 190.
0:39:15 > 0:39:18- Yes!- Very happy with that, £190.
0:39:18 > 0:39:22- Well done.- Thank you. - Well done, well done.
0:39:22 > 0:39:25- Fantastic.- That was worrying for your little bit, wasn't it?
0:39:25 > 0:39:27I don't know about worry beads, worrying Sarah, here.
0:39:27 > 0:39:30When he went down to 80, I was like, "Oh, no!"
0:39:30 > 0:39:32But fantastic, thank you.
0:39:32 > 0:39:36Great result for a fascinating item.
0:39:36 > 0:39:39And next, it's a favourite from the valuation day,
0:39:39 > 0:39:42Janice's stylish watercolour of the rugby player.
0:39:42 > 0:39:44How have you been in the last few weeks?
0:39:44 > 0:39:46Very well, excited about the auction.
0:39:46 > 0:39:48So have I. Do you know what?
0:39:48 > 0:39:50If I had a hat and this didn't sell, I would eat it.
0:39:50 > 0:39:51Because I think this is wonderful.
0:39:51 > 0:39:53We'll find out if it is going to sell.
0:39:53 > 0:39:55Fingers crossed it will, and hopefully a little more than
0:39:55 > 0:39:58what I said. It is going under the hammer right now.
0:39:58 > 0:40:00What do we say for this?
0:40:00 > 0:40:01Who is going to start me at £100 for it?
0:40:01 > 0:40:04100? 100? 80 to go.
0:40:04 > 0:40:0680? Well, if we started...
0:40:06 > 0:40:09If they don't buy it, they've got no taste.
0:40:09 > 0:40:12- It's going back home.- £20 bid.
0:40:12 > 0:40:14Oh, you can't start that low, can you?
0:40:14 > 0:40:1728. 30. 32.
0:40:17 > 0:40:1935. 38. Bid 40. Two.
0:40:19 > 0:40:22- Has he got a bit on the book? - Yes, lots.
0:40:22 > 0:40:24He's looking down. Every alternate bid, he's looking down.
0:40:24 > 0:40:26The book is not out yet.
0:40:26 > 0:40:30Look, the book is not out. Someone has... Look. Book's out. £80.
0:40:30 > 0:40:34At £80 bid. Five do I see now? At 80 at the back of the room.
0:40:34 > 0:40:35- Come on.- Are we all done?
0:40:35 > 0:40:38- Selling this time. - We're selling.- £80...
0:40:38 > 0:40:41- It's done, lower end. - Never mind, that's wonderful.
0:40:41 > 0:40:44That was a relief, wasn't it? Do you know?
0:40:44 > 0:40:46I would be really annoyed if that didn't sell at £80,
0:40:46 > 0:40:49- cos it was quality. - It is. Is it good buy.
0:40:51 > 0:40:53Well, it was at the bottom end of the estimate,
0:40:53 > 0:40:55but Janice only paid a pound for it.
0:40:55 > 0:40:57So, that was a good buy and a great profit.
0:40:57 > 0:40:59Now, are we going to hit the back of the net
0:40:59 > 0:41:03with this collection of football medals? Let's find out!
0:41:03 > 0:41:05Originally, we had an estimate of £800 to £1,200
0:41:05 > 0:41:06put on by Michael here.
0:41:06 > 0:41:10- I know Colin, the auctioneer, has got in touch with you.- He has, yeah.
0:41:10 > 0:41:13- He has lowered the estimate. - That's right.- What did he say?
0:41:13 > 0:41:16He said that he felt that maybe it was high, that realistically
0:41:16 > 0:41:20he thought £500 to £700 was about the amount it would be at.
0:41:20 > 0:41:24- So, we are looking at 500 to 700. - It is one of these difficult things.
0:41:24 > 0:41:27- It is difficult to quantify because people love football.- Exactly.
0:41:27 > 0:41:29- They love football memorabilia. - And it's big business.
0:41:29 > 0:41:32It's big business. And we as valuers known that
0:41:32 > 0:41:34if something has got a football association,
0:41:34 > 0:41:38that can transform a very ordinary gold badge worth scrap value
0:41:38 > 0:41:40into something that is tremendously valuable.
0:41:40 > 0:41:43- We've seen it happen before. - Yeah, exactly.
0:41:43 > 0:41:46It's a little archive, it's for a collector of football medals.
0:41:46 > 0:41:50We just need two of them and I think we will see that top end.
0:41:50 > 0:41:52Yeah, so do I. Fingers crossed. Here we go.
0:41:52 > 0:41:56Lot number 275. Who is going to start me at £500? Five?
0:41:56 > 0:41:58Four to go then, surely. £400, anybody?
0:41:58 > 0:42:01400. 300? £300, anyone? 300.
0:42:01 > 0:42:02- Not good.- Mm.
0:42:02 > 0:42:04At 320 now. 320.
0:42:04 > 0:42:06340. And 360 on the book.
0:42:06 > 0:42:10At 360. 380 now. 380. 400. 420.
0:42:10 > 0:42:14You can't buy a gold football medal for 100 quid.
0:42:14 > 0:42:16460 do I see? 460 bid now?
0:42:16 > 0:42:19460 bid. At 460. 480.
0:42:19 > 0:42:21At 480 bid. Any more bids now?
0:42:21 > 0:42:24At 480 bid, any more now? At 480 bid. 500, surely.
0:42:24 > 0:42:27At 480, 500 bid.
0:42:27 > 0:42:29- At 500.- Just teased us.
0:42:29 > 0:42:31At 500. 520 now.
0:42:31 > 0:42:33At £500, are we all done then?
0:42:33 > 0:42:37- I think one interested bidder.- Yes. - Any more bids coming from the Net?
0:42:37 > 0:42:40No. Any more from the room? All done and finished then.
0:42:40 > 0:42:43And they are on the market and they are sold at £500.
0:42:43 > 0:42:44Well done, Colin.
0:42:44 > 0:42:47He teased that last bit out. He just got there.
0:42:47 > 0:42:48Colin knew his market
0:42:48 > 0:42:50and he was right to bring that estimate down.
0:42:50 > 0:42:52- Surely.- But it is always difficult
0:42:52 > 0:42:54when you're just having one person who's bidding.
0:42:54 > 0:42:56- Yes.- Because you never know how far they will go.
0:42:56 > 0:42:59- Thank you so much for coming in. - Thank you, Paul.
0:42:59 > 0:43:00- Thank you.- Thanks.
0:43:02 > 0:43:05The final price was lower than our estimate,
0:43:05 > 0:43:08but I'm sure Michael's 105-year-old mother will be happy
0:43:08 > 0:43:11with the money, as well we know on Flog It!
0:43:11 > 0:43:15It's not easy putting a price on an antique. Join us next time.
0:43:15 > 0:43:19But for now, from Lincolnshire, it is goodbye from all of us.
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