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This is an Avro Lancaster, a long-range heavy bomber, | 0:00:08 | 0:00:11 | |
one of thousands that were used during World War II. | 0:00:11 | 0:00:14 | |
Today, it is only one of three working Lancasters left | 0:00:14 | 0:00:17 | |
in the world. | 0:00:17 | 0:00:19 | |
Later on in the programme, I am going to be meeting the family | 0:00:19 | 0:00:22 | |
who lovingly restored it for future generations to appreciate it. | 0:00:22 | 0:00:25 | |
But right now, we are heading due north 30 miles | 0:00:25 | 0:00:28 | |
to our valuation day. | 0:00:28 | 0:00:30 | |
Let's start the engines! | 0:00:30 | 0:00:31 | |
Welcome to Flog It! | 0:00:36 | 0:00:38 | |
Lincolnshire became known as Bomber County during the Second World War. | 0:00:58 | 0:01:02 | |
Its flat land and big skies made it the epicentre of RAF Bomber Command. | 0:01:02 | 0:01:07 | |
And at the height of the War, | 0:01:07 | 0:01:08 | |
there were more airfields here than anywhere else in the UK. | 0:01:08 | 0:01:12 | |
This 350-acre estate, Normanby Park, was also used | 0:01:13 | 0:01:17 | |
as a training base for the Army during the Second World War. | 0:01:17 | 0:01:20 | |
But today, for one day only, the gardens | 0:01:20 | 0:01:22 | |
and this magnificent | 0:01:22 | 0:01:23 | |
English country manor house are home to Flog It! | 0:01:23 | 0:01:26 | |
And all the people here in this magnificent queue | 0:01:26 | 0:01:28 | |
are hoping it is their antiques and collectibles | 0:01:28 | 0:01:31 | |
that will make a small fortune at auction. | 0:01:31 | 0:01:33 | |
Stay tuned and you'll find out which ones will fly sky-high. | 0:01:33 | 0:01:37 | |
The stage is being set in the house and the gardens | 0:01:37 | 0:01:40 | |
and our experts are ready to greet the crowds. | 0:01:40 | 0:01:44 | |
Touching down at Normanby today is Michael Baggott, | 0:01:44 | 0:01:47 | |
and he has already found something priceless. | 0:01:47 | 0:01:49 | |
It's worth a million pounds. | 0:01:49 | 0:01:51 | |
THEY LAUGH | 0:01:51 | 0:01:53 | |
Where's my car? Where did I park? | 0:01:53 | 0:01:55 | |
And his trusty co-pilot today is Caroline Hawley. | 0:01:55 | 0:01:58 | |
-What have you brought? -No, he's with me. | 0:01:58 | 0:02:01 | |
Oh, you brought him. You've brought each other. | 0:02:01 | 0:02:03 | |
-What do you think of him? -I think he's lovely. I think he's gorgeous. | 0:02:03 | 0:02:07 | |
Is he a growler? Oh, he is! He's a squeaker. | 0:02:07 | 0:02:10 | |
The crowds are arriving in the gardens, | 0:02:10 | 0:02:12 | |
clutching the items they hope will be worth a hefty sum. | 0:02:12 | 0:02:16 | |
But which of these will land a high price at auction? | 0:02:16 | 0:02:19 | |
Will it be these handmade brass fighter planes? | 0:02:19 | 0:02:22 | |
This striking Chinese necklace thought to be Buddhist prayer beads? | 0:02:22 | 0:02:28 | |
Or this touching collection of World War II memorabilia? | 0:02:28 | 0:02:31 | |
Well, whilst everybody is enjoying our fabulous garden party | 0:02:33 | 0:02:36 | |
outside in the sunshine, | 0:02:36 | 0:02:37 | |
Michael is enjoying the sumptuous interiors inside the manor house. | 0:02:37 | 0:02:41 | |
Let's catch up with him now and see what he has spotted | 0:02:41 | 0:02:44 | |
and who he is talking to. | 0:02:44 | 0:02:45 | |
Jan, Joe, thank you so much for bringing these wonderful figurines. | 0:02:45 | 0:02:49 | |
Are they something you have collected or have they come down | 0:02:49 | 0:02:52 | |
through the family? | 0:02:52 | 0:02:53 | |
No, my parents bought them in Hong Kong. And they came back in 1949. | 0:02:53 | 0:02:58 | |
Were they there on holiday or...? | 0:02:58 | 0:02:59 | |
No, my father was in the RAF and we moved out to join him | 0:02:59 | 0:03:04 | |
-when he was posted out there. -Oh, my word! | 0:03:04 | 0:03:05 | |
Were these things that, at the time, your father collected | 0:03:05 | 0:03:08 | |
-or were they souvenirs? -I think they were souvenirs, yes. | 0:03:08 | 0:03:11 | |
It's getting quite difficult sometimes to tell | 0:03:11 | 0:03:14 | |
-whether these figures are Japanese or Chinese. -All right. | 0:03:14 | 0:03:17 | |
Just because they're bought in Hong Kong doesn't necessarily | 0:03:17 | 0:03:20 | |
mean that they are going to be Chinese. | 0:03:20 | 0:03:23 | |
And I think, whilst these are Chinese taste, | 0:03:23 | 0:03:26 | |
I think they were carved for export. | 0:03:26 | 0:03:29 | |
-Yes. -I think, with this chap, with his very long forehead, | 0:03:29 | 0:03:34 | |
that's usually the sign of sort of a deity. | 0:03:34 | 0:03:37 | |
Because they think so much, they've got large foreheads. Um... | 0:03:37 | 0:03:41 | |
This figure, which I think again is possibly another immortal, | 0:03:41 | 0:03:45 | |
a Lohan, he is much better carved than this one. | 0:03:45 | 0:03:50 | |
They're very similar, but the facial features here, I mean, | 0:03:50 | 0:03:53 | |
the detail of the brow, the eyes. | 0:03:53 | 0:03:55 | |
-He has got one inset eye missing. -Yes. | 0:03:55 | 0:03:57 | |
And he's got the most wonderful, elegant beard. | 0:03:57 | 0:04:00 | |
If I could grow one like that, I think I'd be quite happy. | 0:04:00 | 0:04:03 | |
-And they've got their original bases, as well. -Yeah. | 0:04:03 | 0:04:06 | |
I would think this would be turn-of-the-century, | 0:04:06 | 0:04:09 | |
this would be about 1890, 1900. | 0:04:09 | 0:04:12 | |
The downside is they are carved root wood figures. | 0:04:12 | 0:04:16 | |
So, they are carved from a section of wood that grew underground, | 0:04:16 | 0:04:20 | |
and you get this sort of rust colour. | 0:04:20 | 0:04:22 | |
And of all the things, really, the ceramics are worth a lot of money. | 0:04:22 | 0:04:25 | |
-Yes. -The jades are worth a phenomenal amount of money. -Yes. | 0:04:25 | 0:04:29 | |
The root wood figures sort of support the rear | 0:04:29 | 0:04:32 | |
in terms of value and desirability. | 0:04:32 | 0:04:35 | |
-Kind of like me then. -Don't...don't say that. | 0:04:35 | 0:04:40 | |
-Value, have you given any thought either of you to the value? -No idea. | 0:04:40 | 0:04:45 | |
Cos we've never seen anything like them, so... | 0:04:45 | 0:04:47 | |
I think we sell them together and I think we say | 0:04:47 | 0:04:51 | |
£100 to £200. | 0:04:51 | 0:04:53 | |
-And we put a fixed reserve of £100. -Yes. | 0:04:53 | 0:04:56 | |
The only caveat, so I don't look stupid on the day, | 0:04:56 | 0:04:58 | |
-is that they are Chinese and they'll be on the Internet. -Yes. | 0:04:58 | 0:05:01 | |
-So, if they go and make £1,000, I suspected it all along. -Wow! | 0:05:01 | 0:05:05 | |
Don't get your hopes up. | 0:05:05 | 0:05:07 | |
They really are worth about £100, | 0:05:07 | 0:05:09 | |
but sometimes Chinese works of art can do funny things. | 0:05:09 | 0:05:12 | |
Thank you very much for bringing them along. | 0:05:12 | 0:05:14 | |
Not at all, thank you very much. It's been very interesting. | 0:05:14 | 0:05:17 | |
Well, stranger things have happened on Flog It! | 0:05:17 | 0:05:20 | |
You can never predict an auction. In another corner of the house, | 0:05:20 | 0:05:24 | |
something rather fitting has landed at Caroline's table. | 0:05:24 | 0:05:27 | |
And she is joined by Ken. | 0:05:27 | 0:05:29 | |
Well, here we are in Lincolnshire, and what better thing to fly in | 0:05:29 | 0:05:33 | |
than these two iconic World War II planes? | 0:05:33 | 0:05:37 | |
Which look as if they could be just flying into one of the dozens | 0:05:37 | 0:05:40 | |
of airfields that were around here in the Second World War. | 0:05:40 | 0:05:44 | |
Now, I'm ashamed, and apologies to my father who would be horrified, | 0:05:44 | 0:05:48 | |
who worked in the aerospace industry for over 40 years, | 0:05:48 | 0:05:52 | |
I don't know the models. Can you tell me a bit about them? | 0:05:52 | 0:05:56 | |
Well, I presume this is the Spitfire. | 0:05:56 | 0:06:00 | |
And then I've been told it's the Mosquito. | 0:06:00 | 0:06:03 | |
Look at the work that has gone into it and the detail in the cockpit. | 0:06:03 | 0:06:06 | |
-Yeah. -How did they come into your possession? | 0:06:06 | 0:06:09 | |
Well, they have come into the family from my granddad, | 0:06:09 | 0:06:12 | |
who worked in the railway yard at Doncaster. | 0:06:12 | 0:06:14 | |
-He was quite a handy sort of chap? -Yes. | 0:06:14 | 0:06:16 | |
And he used to make old model planes, | 0:06:16 | 0:06:18 | |
because he had a workshop. | 0:06:18 | 0:06:21 | |
I've got my two boys, he used to make model planes for them. | 0:06:21 | 0:06:26 | |
-So you think he made these? -Well, we think so, yeah. | 0:06:26 | 0:06:30 | |
I can imagine your grandfather in his shed, | 0:06:30 | 0:06:33 | |
working lovingly for hours doing this. | 0:06:33 | 0:06:37 | |
-And it comes off the base, doesn't it? -That's right. -Turns round. | 0:06:37 | 0:06:40 | |
Solid brass. It is naively made. | 0:06:40 | 0:06:44 | |
And this one, the detail in this, you can see underneath, | 0:06:44 | 0:06:48 | |
the work that has gone into this. | 0:06:48 | 0:06:49 | |
-He must have been very proud of them. -That's right. | 0:06:49 | 0:06:52 | |
-And they're working models, aren't they? -Well, yeah. | 0:06:52 | 0:06:54 | |
The propellers go around. | 0:06:54 | 0:06:55 | |
Then, of course, at the time, he would have seen them | 0:06:55 | 0:06:58 | |
going over, seen them leaving from here from his home, | 0:06:58 | 0:07:01 | |
-probably from his garden shed. -Yeah. | 0:07:01 | 0:07:03 | |
As to value, Ken, | 0:07:03 | 0:07:05 | |
I think that they will get quite a bit of interest round here. | 0:07:05 | 0:07:09 | |
There's a lot of people that are interested | 0:07:09 | 0:07:11 | |
in World War II memorabilia. | 0:07:11 | 0:07:14 | |
There's a lot of people interested in planes. | 0:07:14 | 0:07:16 | |
I think they could get £40 to £60. | 0:07:16 | 0:07:20 | |
And if we put a fixed reserve of £40, and hope that they fly. | 0:07:20 | 0:07:27 | |
-That's right. Yes, we hope so. -Let's hope so. | 0:07:27 | 0:07:30 | |
The de Havilland Mosquito bomber was nicknamed the Wooden Wonder | 0:07:30 | 0:07:35 | |
because it was one of a few aircraft of its day to be made | 0:07:35 | 0:07:37 | |
almost entirely out of timber. | 0:07:37 | 0:07:40 | |
Sadly, the wooden frame was not built to last, | 0:07:40 | 0:07:42 | |
and there are no flying Mosquitoes left today. | 0:07:42 | 0:07:45 | |
The Spitfire, meanwhile, | 0:07:45 | 0:07:47 | |
was produced in greater numbers than any other aircraft in the War | 0:07:47 | 0:07:50 | |
and there are over 40 left today that are still in the air. | 0:07:50 | 0:07:53 | |
So, let's hope we find some model plane enthusiasts | 0:07:53 | 0:07:56 | |
at our Lincoln auction. | 0:07:56 | 0:07:58 | |
Back outside, in case it rains, our crowd are sheltering in the marquee. | 0:07:58 | 0:08:03 | |
Can I hold Munchkin? | 0:08:03 | 0:08:05 | |
-You can, but she gets a bit naughty. -Oh, does she? | 0:08:05 | 0:08:08 | |
-She won't tiddle on me? -No. | 0:08:08 | 0:08:10 | |
-She won't tiddle on me? -No, don't bother about that. | 0:08:10 | 0:08:14 | |
I've got a corduroy suit on. Munchkin! | 0:08:14 | 0:08:17 | |
-Shall we put a value on Munchkin? -Now, that's a good idea! | 0:08:17 | 0:08:22 | |
In a quieter part of the gardens, | 0:08:22 | 0:08:24 | |
Michael has found a very personal collection of items. | 0:08:24 | 0:08:28 | |
Jenny, Brian, thank you very much for bringing in this very poignant | 0:08:28 | 0:08:33 | |
group of medals and documentation. | 0:08:33 | 0:08:37 | |
Before I say anything about them, tell me the family history. | 0:08:37 | 0:08:40 | |
You must have quite a lot with these. | 0:08:40 | 0:08:42 | |
Well, this is my Uncle Ray. He was in the Navy in the Second World War. | 0:08:42 | 0:08:47 | |
And I had all these documents and medals passed down to me | 0:08:47 | 0:08:51 | |
through the family. | 0:08:51 | 0:08:53 | |
Why have you brought them in to Flog It!? | 0:08:53 | 0:08:55 | |
Well, we wanted to know a little bit more about it | 0:08:55 | 0:08:58 | |
and also we would like to give him recognition | 0:08:58 | 0:09:02 | |
-for what he did during the War. -Absolutely. | 0:09:02 | 0:09:05 | |
Well, it sounds sometimes odd but the people who collect these, | 0:09:05 | 0:09:09 | |
they do have a sincere and genuine interest in the history of it. | 0:09:09 | 0:09:14 | |
-Mm. That is what Jenny was hoping. -Yeah. -That is what attracts them. | 0:09:14 | 0:09:18 | |
We have got the two standard stars | 0:09:18 | 0:09:20 | |
and the standard medal that you get for the '39-'45 conflict. | 0:09:20 | 0:09:25 | |
And we've got this very interesting medal here, | 0:09:25 | 0:09:27 | |
which is the Naval General Service medal. | 0:09:27 | 0:09:30 | |
And what is very important is | 0:09:30 | 0:09:32 | |
we have got the additional bar for minesweeping. | 0:09:32 | 0:09:35 | |
That makes it a very interesting group of medals on their own. | 0:09:35 | 0:09:40 | |
But you have got this original photograph of him and you have got | 0:09:40 | 0:09:44 | |
his original certificate of service, which is absolutely wonderful. | 0:09:44 | 0:09:48 | |
So, we've got his name there. | 0:09:48 | 0:09:49 | |
We can see that he joined up during the middle of the War. | 0:09:49 | 0:09:52 | |
-Yes, 1942. -And he was only 18 years of age then. -Mm-hm. | 0:09:52 | 0:09:56 | |
I mean, that's... | 0:09:56 | 0:09:58 | |
It is a very young age to be thrust in to sort of the thick end | 0:09:58 | 0:10:03 | |
of a terrible conflict like that. | 0:10:03 | 0:10:06 | |
And we've got, there we go, the first ship that he was with, | 0:10:06 | 0:10:09 | |
the Ganges. And he was a Second Seaman. | 0:10:09 | 0:10:12 | |
And we've got the dates that he served on the individual ships. | 0:10:12 | 0:10:17 | |
We go from Pembroke, Revenge... | 0:10:17 | 0:10:19 | |
And there he's been made Able-bodied Seaman. | 0:10:19 | 0:10:22 | |
Which he remains till the end of his service. | 0:10:22 | 0:10:24 | |
And we have got a photograph here of him with the crew. | 0:10:24 | 0:10:30 | |
And we think this is in training on the Ganges, don't we? | 0:10:30 | 0:10:32 | |
-Yes. That's him, second from the left. -That's marvellous. | 0:10:32 | 0:10:35 | |
I mean, the thing about medals is people think, | 0:10:35 | 0:10:38 | |
"Why are medals valuable?" | 0:10:38 | 0:10:40 | |
And it isn't the medal that is valuable. Not to medal collectors. | 0:10:40 | 0:10:44 | |
It's the associated history with it. | 0:10:44 | 0:10:47 | |
And it is what a person has done. It is a section of somebody's life. | 0:10:47 | 0:10:51 | |
Sometimes it can be a bit hard to put a price on these things, | 0:10:51 | 0:10:54 | |
because it is our history. | 0:10:54 | 0:10:57 | |
And a very important moment from history it is, as well. | 0:10:57 | 0:11:00 | |
I think this group on its own, | 0:11:00 | 0:11:02 | |
with the ephemera, wouldn't be greatly valuable. | 0:11:02 | 0:11:05 | |
But when you add in the General Service medal | 0:11:05 | 0:11:07 | |
and the bar for serving on a minesweeper, | 0:11:07 | 0:11:11 | |
it becomes rare. | 0:11:11 | 0:11:13 | |
-Oh, right. -Wow. -Had you had any thoughts as to value? | 0:11:13 | 0:11:16 | |
No, not at all, really. It's just putting it all together, really. | 0:11:16 | 0:11:19 | |
-That has been your interest in it, hasn't it? -Yes. | 0:11:19 | 0:11:22 | |
-Not the military side. -No. | 0:11:22 | 0:11:23 | |
I think we would be sensible to say £400 to £600. | 0:11:23 | 0:11:27 | |
-Really? -We'll put a £400 reserve on it. | 0:11:27 | 0:11:29 | |
Um, but if it goes beyond that, I won't be surprised, | 0:11:29 | 0:11:34 | |
because that's what those are worth | 0:11:34 | 0:11:37 | |
on their own in cold hard cash. | 0:11:37 | 0:11:40 | |
But this makes them much more attractive | 0:11:40 | 0:11:43 | |
and much more interesting. | 0:11:43 | 0:11:45 | |
-Thank you very much indeed. -Thank you for having us. -Thanks very much. | 0:11:45 | 0:11:49 | |
Well, we have been working flat out and now we are halfway | 0:11:53 | 0:11:56 | |
through our day, it is time to put those valuations to the test. | 0:11:56 | 0:11:59 | |
And here is a quick recap of what is going under the hammer. | 0:11:59 | 0:12:02 | |
Will Jan and Joe's oriental figures shock us at the auction? | 0:12:03 | 0:12:07 | |
They are definitely being sold in the right place, | 0:12:11 | 0:12:13 | |
but will Lincolnshire's aviation history mean their price | 0:12:13 | 0:12:16 | |
soars when they go under the hammer? | 0:12:16 | 0:12:18 | |
And then there's the very personal collection of World War II history. | 0:12:20 | 0:12:24 | |
Let's hope it goes to someone who can appreciate its true value. | 0:12:24 | 0:12:28 | |
Lincoln is our destination for today's auction, | 0:12:30 | 0:12:33 | |
and putting our items under the hammer is auctioneer Colin Young. | 0:12:33 | 0:12:36 | |
The commission is 15% plus VAT. | 0:12:36 | 0:12:40 | |
So, remember to factor that in if you're planning to sell or buy | 0:12:40 | 0:12:44 | |
anything at auction. | 0:12:44 | 0:12:46 | |
And the first lot to go under the hammer is Ken's model planes. | 0:12:46 | 0:12:50 | |
-It is a nice little lot. -It is. -It is an unusual looking lot, as well. | 0:12:50 | 0:12:53 | |
-And it couldn't be sold in a better place. -That's right. | 0:12:53 | 0:12:56 | |
Hopefully, these two little aircraft will fly out today at the top end | 0:12:56 | 0:12:59 | |
of the estimate. | 0:12:59 | 0:13:01 | |
That's what it is all about. Fingers crossed. | 0:13:01 | 0:13:03 | |
They're going under the hammer right now. Let's put it to the test. | 0:13:03 | 0:13:06 | |
Who is going to start me a £50? 50? | 0:13:06 | 0:13:09 | |
50? 30 shall we go then? | 0:13:09 | 0:13:11 | |
Surely. £30, anyone? 30? | 0:13:11 | 0:13:12 | |
£30 bid. 32, now we go to two. At two. | 0:13:12 | 0:13:14 | |
And five. Anywhere else? Five, 35. | 0:13:14 | 0:13:16 | |
38. Bid 40 do I see now? 38 bid, 40 surely. | 0:13:16 | 0:13:18 | |
40 it will have to be. I've already got the 38 bid. 40 coming in now. | 0:13:18 | 0:13:22 | |
At 38 bid, 40 now, do I see it? | 0:13:22 | 0:13:24 | |
-38 bid, 40 surely. At 38, bid 40. 40 on the Net. -It's slow, isn't it? | 0:13:24 | 0:13:27 | |
He's pushing it up, pushing it up. He is working his magic. | 0:13:27 | 0:13:32 | |
-Selling at 40. -£40, it is sold. | 0:13:32 | 0:13:35 | |
-The hammer has gone down. -Yeah. | 0:13:35 | 0:13:37 | |
Not the top end they were expecting, | 0:13:37 | 0:13:39 | |
but they are gone anyway, they're gone. | 0:13:39 | 0:13:41 | |
-Happy with that? -Yes, yes. | 0:13:41 | 0:13:43 | |
-Please, yeah. -Somebody is going to look at those, | 0:13:43 | 0:13:45 | |
have fun with those and they'll be part of another collection. | 0:13:45 | 0:13:48 | |
-That's right, yeah. -Thank you for coming in. -Yeah. | 0:13:48 | 0:13:51 | |
Well, we thought they'd land at the higher end of the estimate, | 0:13:51 | 0:13:55 | |
but they're sold anyway. | 0:13:55 | 0:13:58 | |
The tension is building right now. | 0:13:58 | 0:13:59 | |
We're about to put the medals under the hammer with all | 0:13:59 | 0:14:02 | |
-the documentation. Wonderful personal story. -Yes. | 0:14:02 | 0:14:05 | |
Is it something that was a bit of a wrench to think about parting with? | 0:14:05 | 0:14:08 | |
In a way. We really brought it to find out more about the photographs. | 0:14:08 | 0:14:12 | |
It is what medal collectors want. They don't just want medals. | 0:14:12 | 0:14:15 | |
-No, they want the history. -The history. | 0:14:15 | 0:14:17 | |
And you've got all of that with it. So, that makes the difference. | 0:14:17 | 0:14:20 | |
-Hopefully, they will find a good home. -Yes, I hope so. | 0:14:20 | 0:14:23 | |
Here we go. This is it. | 0:14:23 | 0:14:25 | |
There is a heck of a lot in this lot, so it is time to bid for it. | 0:14:25 | 0:14:28 | |
Let's get on. Who's going to start me at £400 for it? | 0:14:28 | 0:14:31 | |
400? Three to go then, surely. £300. 300. | 0:14:31 | 0:14:34 | |
300. Two to go then, surely. 200. £200 bid. | 0:14:34 | 0:14:38 | |
-220, surely. -That's a low start. -Mm. | 0:14:38 | 0:14:40 | |
At £200 bid. 220 now. | 0:14:40 | 0:14:42 | |
220 there. At 220. 240 now. | 0:14:42 | 0:14:45 | |
-240. -I'm rather hoping there are some commission bids on this. | 0:14:45 | 0:14:48 | |
260. 280 now. 280. At 280. | 0:14:48 | 0:14:52 | |
-300. -We are getting there, come on. | 0:14:52 | 0:14:55 | |
340. 360 now. At 340 bid. | 0:14:55 | 0:14:59 | |
At 340. 360 do I see? | 0:14:59 | 0:15:01 | |
At 340 bid, 360 now. At 340. | 0:15:01 | 0:15:03 | |
You're out in the back row. At 340 bid. | 0:15:03 | 0:15:05 | |
360 now, surely. At 340 bid. Last call then at £340... | 0:15:05 | 0:15:10 | |
I'm afraid at that level, we have to withdraw it, | 0:15:10 | 0:15:12 | |
ladies and gentlemen. | 0:15:12 | 0:15:13 | |
In a way, I am delighted because the medals alone | 0:15:13 | 0:15:16 | |
were worth £500. | 0:15:16 | 0:15:19 | |
That is before you put all the documentation. | 0:15:19 | 0:15:22 | |
-I'm very sorry. -At least it didn't go for nothing. | 0:15:22 | 0:15:24 | |
You know, that's the main thing, isn't it? | 0:15:24 | 0:15:26 | |
-We haven't given them away. -No. | 0:15:26 | 0:15:28 | |
And that is why you fix a reserve, | 0:15:28 | 0:15:31 | |
especially with a collection as personal as this. | 0:15:31 | 0:15:34 | |
Jenny and Brian are still hoping to sell their collection, | 0:15:34 | 0:15:36 | |
but are now looking at specialist sales for these items. | 0:15:36 | 0:15:40 | |
Up next is another one of Michael's valuations. | 0:15:40 | 0:15:43 | |
And after further research, the auction house has found out | 0:15:43 | 0:15:45 | |
that, as Michael suspected, these are Chinese figures. | 0:15:45 | 0:15:49 | |
A touch of the Orient comes to Lincoln right now with two Chinese | 0:15:49 | 0:15:54 | |
carved root wood figures belonging to Jan and Joe. | 0:15:54 | 0:15:56 | |
-It is great to see you again. -Thank you. | 0:15:56 | 0:15:58 | |
-How have you been since the valuation day? -Brilliant. | 0:15:58 | 0:16:01 | |
-Yeah? Enjoying the weather? -Yes. -Indeed. | 0:16:01 | 0:16:03 | |
-What have you been doing with yourselves? -Oh, all sorts. | 0:16:03 | 0:16:05 | |
-I can't think. -Clearing the house out for more stuff to sell | 0:16:05 | 0:16:07 | |
-on Flog It!... -That's right. -..the next time we come to the area. -Yes. | 0:16:07 | 0:16:11 | |
-It's that magic word - Chinese. -Yes. | 0:16:11 | 0:16:14 | |
-You know, hard to put a value on. -Yes, exactly. | 0:16:14 | 0:16:16 | |
We put an estimate on and hope the buyers are there for it. | 0:16:16 | 0:16:20 | |
Right. Now we are going to find out exactly what the bidders think. | 0:16:20 | 0:16:22 | |
It's all down to them. Here we go. | 0:16:22 | 0:16:24 | |
Two late 19th century or early 20th century Chinese root carvings. | 0:16:24 | 0:16:29 | |
There we go, what shall we say for these? | 0:16:29 | 0:16:31 | |
We ought to be somewhere in the region of what, £100 to £200? | 0:16:31 | 0:16:34 | |
Who is going to start at 80, save the hard work? | 0:16:34 | 0:16:36 | |
£80 anybody, 80? | 0:16:36 | 0:16:38 | |
50 to go then, surely. £50 bid, at 50. Five anywhere else? | 0:16:38 | 0:16:42 | |
Come on, come on. | 0:16:42 | 0:16:43 | |
60. 65. 70. 70 is bid. And five. At 75. | 0:16:43 | 0:16:47 | |
It is a good decorator's lot, this. | 0:16:47 | 0:16:49 | |
-Five now. At 90 bid. 95. 100. -We're there, yes. | 0:16:49 | 0:16:54 | |
-Very good. -We are on the market and we are selling, make no mistake. | 0:16:54 | 0:16:58 | |
At £100 bid, are we all done and finished? | 0:16:58 | 0:17:00 | |
Going then and selling at £100. | 0:17:00 | 0:17:03 | |
-£100. -That's wonderful. Brilliant. -Spot on. | 0:17:03 | 0:17:06 | |
-There we go, in and out. -Yeah. -Spot on. -Very good. | 0:17:06 | 0:17:09 | |
And they sold right on estimate. Good valuing, Michael. | 0:17:10 | 0:17:14 | |
Right now, I'm going to meet a family who devoted their lives | 0:17:16 | 0:17:18 | |
to sharing the history of Lincolnshire's Bomber Command. | 0:17:18 | 0:17:22 | |
During the Second World War, | 0:17:28 | 0:17:30 | |
over 100,000 young volunteers faced one of the most dangerous tasks | 0:17:30 | 0:17:34 | |
of any British servicemen and suffered the highest casualty rates. | 0:17:34 | 0:17:39 | |
Nearly half of them were killed. | 0:17:39 | 0:17:41 | |
They were known as Bomber Command, the force who took on Hitler | 0:17:42 | 0:17:45 | |
when air power was the only way of striking back at Nazi Germany. | 0:17:45 | 0:17:48 | |
This cathedral, in the heart of Lincoln, was an important | 0:17:48 | 0:17:52 | |
landmark for the men of Bomber Command, guiding them safely home. | 0:17:52 | 0:17:55 | |
Lincolnshire's flat landscape and proximity to Germany made it | 0:17:56 | 0:18:00 | |
the perfect place for Bomber Command to be stationed, | 0:18:00 | 0:18:03 | |
earning it the nickname Bomber County. | 0:18:03 | 0:18:05 | |
Thousands of planes flew from here, | 0:18:05 | 0:18:07 | |
full of brave young man on dangerous missions deep into enemy territory. | 0:18:07 | 0:18:12 | |
But despite their heroism, | 0:18:13 | 0:18:15 | |
the men of Bomber Command found themselves ignored after the War. | 0:18:15 | 0:18:18 | |
Their orders meant they led massive bombing attacks on Hamburg and | 0:18:18 | 0:18:22 | |
Dresden in the later months of the War, killing thousands of civilians. | 0:18:22 | 0:18:26 | |
It was after the Germans bombed the city of Coventry with such | 0:18:27 | 0:18:30 | |
devastating consequences in 1940 that Commander In Chief | 0:18:30 | 0:18:34 | |
of Bomber Command, Sir Arthur Harris, began a new | 0:18:34 | 0:18:37 | |
and more controversial strategy known as area bombing. | 0:18:37 | 0:18:40 | |
The aim was not just to destroy specific targets, | 0:18:40 | 0:18:43 | |
but the people and places surrounding those targets. | 0:18:43 | 0:18:47 | |
Now, many people thought these attacks unnecessary, | 0:18:47 | 0:18:50 | |
as the War was virtually won by then. | 0:18:50 | 0:18:52 | |
Whilst other servicemen received their medals, the controversy | 0:18:52 | 0:18:55 | |
surrounding Bomber Command left these servicemen empty handed. | 0:18:55 | 0:18:59 | |
For those young men who risked their lives night after night, | 0:19:00 | 0:19:04 | |
it must have felt very difficult to swallow. | 0:19:04 | 0:19:07 | |
But time has helped the nation realise | 0:19:07 | 0:19:09 | |
the importance of Bomber Command's contribution. | 0:19:09 | 0:19:11 | |
And one family especially is working hard to keep | 0:19:11 | 0:19:15 | |
this memory alive. | 0:19:15 | 0:19:17 | |
Harold and Fred Panton lost their brother, Christopher, | 0:19:17 | 0:19:21 | |
during a bombing raid over Nuremberg on the 31st of March, 1944. | 0:19:21 | 0:19:26 | |
They were all just teenagers at the time. | 0:19:26 | 0:19:28 | |
To remember Christopher and the thousands of men who were | 0:19:30 | 0:19:32 | |
killed fighting in Bomber Command, Fred and his family | 0:19:32 | 0:19:35 | |
have set up their own museum | 0:19:35 | 0:19:37 | |
and have given their lives for the last 25 years to transforming | 0:19:37 | 0:19:40 | |
this old RAF base into what is now an incredible | 0:19:40 | 0:19:44 | |
collection of stories and artefacts. | 0:19:44 | 0:19:46 | |
The original control tower still stands and it is a stark reminder | 0:19:49 | 0:19:52 | |
of the thousands of planes that flew out of this Lincolnshire airfield. | 0:19:52 | 0:19:56 | |
The museum chapel has been set up to honour those men who didn't return. | 0:19:56 | 0:20:01 | |
Of the 212 operations carried out from this airfield | 0:20:01 | 0:20:06 | |
during the Second World War, 121 failed to come back. | 0:20:06 | 0:20:10 | |
The family are very proud of their unique collection | 0:20:10 | 0:20:14 | |
of World War II history, from the original buildings | 0:20:14 | 0:20:17 | |
to the period vehicles. | 0:20:17 | 0:20:20 | |
And their most precious antique is pretty special. | 0:20:20 | 0:20:23 | |
It's only one of three working Lancasters left in the world. | 0:20:23 | 0:20:27 | |
What an aircraft! | 0:20:27 | 0:20:30 | |
From 1942, this mighty four-engined machine became | 0:20:30 | 0:20:33 | |
the mainstay of the RAF during the Second World War. | 0:20:33 | 0:20:37 | |
It carried the biggest bomb load of any other aircraft and it | 0:20:37 | 0:20:40 | |
became the most famous and the most successful of all the night bombers. | 0:20:40 | 0:20:44 | |
Fred and his family managed to get hold of one of the only | 0:20:47 | 0:20:50 | |
Lancasters that didn't take part in active service. | 0:20:50 | 0:20:54 | |
Just Jane is the centrepiece of this museum | 0:20:54 | 0:20:56 | |
and has been the family's labour of love for nearly 20 years. | 0:20:56 | 0:21:01 | |
She is a fine tribute to brother Chris, | 0:21:01 | 0:21:03 | |
who was an engineer in Bomber Command. | 0:21:03 | 0:21:05 | |
-Fred, that is the biggest antique I've seen in my life. -Oh, is it? | 0:21:06 | 0:21:09 | |
-And the biggest restoration project. -Very good. | 0:21:09 | 0:21:12 | |
You and Harold have done the most remarkable job. | 0:21:12 | 0:21:15 | |
I know about your brother Christopher. | 0:21:15 | 0:21:18 | |
Was really that the turning point for you to say, | 0:21:18 | 0:21:20 | |
-"Right, one day I am going to do something..." -Yes. | 0:21:20 | 0:21:23 | |
-"..in his memory." -It would be, yeah, and the Bomber Command. | 0:21:23 | 0:21:27 | |
-Can you talk to me about Christopher? -Yes. | 0:21:27 | 0:21:29 | |
Tell me what happened. | 0:21:29 | 0:21:30 | |
-He was on his last operation, really. -Gosh. -Yeah. | 0:21:30 | 0:21:33 | |
And that night they went to Nuremberg. | 0:21:33 | 0:21:36 | |
There should have been more clouds than what there was. | 0:21:36 | 0:21:38 | |
40 miles from the target, they could see the streets in Nuremberg, | 0:21:38 | 0:21:43 | |
shining about the width of your finger | 0:21:43 | 0:21:45 | |
like pieces of ribbon, all the streets. | 0:21:45 | 0:21:48 | |
And the German night fire took them underneath and got her starboard engine on fire. | 0:21:48 | 0:21:52 | |
They lost power on one side and Nielsen couldn't hold it | 0:21:52 | 0:21:56 | |
cos it still has got the bombs on it, you see. | 0:21:56 | 0:21:58 | |
And, well, they didn't have a chance to get out. | 0:21:58 | 0:22:01 | |
About, I don't know, four or five years ago, a German who lived not | 0:22:01 | 0:22:05 | |
far from the crash site wrote to us to see if we minded him going | 0:22:05 | 0:22:10 | |
-with a metal detector to see what he could find. -Really? -Yeah. | 0:22:10 | 0:22:12 | |
-And did he find anything? -He did. | 0:22:12 | 0:22:14 | |
Well, he found this... this little adjustable spanner. | 0:22:14 | 0:22:18 | |
-That was Christopher's, was it? -Yeah, it was. | 0:22:18 | 0:22:20 | |
When he went on ops, he took that. | 0:22:20 | 0:22:21 | |
Just in case he had to adjust something. | 0:22:21 | 0:22:23 | |
Yeah, he carried it in his pocket. | 0:22:23 | 0:22:25 | |
Did he write to you before that flight or write to Mum and Dad? | 0:22:25 | 0:22:30 | |
He did. Yeah, he did. The very last letter he wrote to my sister Gwen. | 0:22:30 | 0:22:34 | |
And Chris, when he wrote, he never... | 0:22:34 | 0:22:37 | |
he never put any kisses or anything like that | 0:22:37 | 0:22:40 | |
in any letter, you know. | 0:22:40 | 0:22:41 | |
In this particular... the very last letter, | 0:22:41 | 0:22:44 | |
he put some kisses on it, big ones. | 0:22:44 | 0:22:46 | |
I'm pretty sure he knew he wasn't going to make it, you know. | 0:22:46 | 0:22:50 | |
-This...all your land here, this was an old airfield? -It was. | 0:22:50 | 0:22:54 | |
-Were Lancasters taking off from here? -Oh, yeah, there were. | 0:22:54 | 0:22:56 | |
I'd always wave to them. | 0:22:56 | 0:22:58 | |
I didn't realise, I didn't know until probably two years ago, | 0:22:58 | 0:23:02 | |
that a veteran said to me, | 0:23:02 | 0:23:04 | |
did I know the worst thing that veterans didn't like to see? | 0:23:04 | 0:23:09 | |
I said, "No, I have no idea." | 0:23:09 | 0:23:11 | |
He said, "We didn't like when people used to wave to us." | 0:23:11 | 0:23:14 | |
-To them, it was like waving goodbye. -Do you know? I can imagine that. | 0:23:14 | 0:23:18 | |
-One day, Fred, you and Harold are going to get this flying. -Oh, yeah. | 0:23:18 | 0:23:23 | |
Before anything happens to me, I want to see that flying. | 0:23:23 | 0:23:26 | |
-I don't blame you. It'll happen. It will happen. -It'll come. | 0:23:26 | 0:23:30 | |
-You are a determined man. -One step at a time. | 0:23:30 | 0:23:33 | |
Although Just Jane taxies down the runway, she doesn't fly yet. | 0:23:35 | 0:23:39 | |
But Fred's restoration project is nearing its completion. | 0:23:39 | 0:23:43 | |
New engines have been ordered | 0:23:43 | 0:23:44 | |
and the family hope it will be airworthy within a year. | 0:23:44 | 0:23:48 | |
Here we are, right up in the cockpit. | 0:23:52 | 0:23:56 | |
You know, the first thing that struck me | 0:23:56 | 0:23:58 | |
was the lack of space inside. | 0:23:58 | 0:24:00 | |
Secondly, now, once I have crawled the length of this aircraft, | 0:24:00 | 0:24:03 | |
is there is not a lot of protection. | 0:24:03 | 0:24:06 | |
I mean, you know, it's not bulletproof. | 0:24:06 | 0:24:08 | |
The fuselage is very, very thin. There is glass everywhere. | 0:24:08 | 0:24:12 | |
The pilot had no GPS, no satellite navigation system, | 0:24:12 | 0:24:15 | |
no air traffic control, you know, telling him what to do. | 0:24:15 | 0:24:19 | |
He relied on his navigator. | 0:24:19 | 0:24:21 | |
And this chap had a compass, a map, a ruler and a watch, basically. | 0:24:21 | 0:24:26 | |
It was crucial plotting out where precisely these bombs | 0:24:26 | 0:24:30 | |
had to be dropped. | 0:24:30 | 0:24:32 | |
These men, you have to remember, they were volunteers. They... | 0:24:32 | 0:24:35 | |
They put their lives through hell to protect our country. | 0:24:35 | 0:24:40 | |
I wouldn't have liked to have done it. I really wouldn't have. | 0:24:42 | 0:24:46 | |
I don't think I'd be brave enough. | 0:24:46 | 0:24:49 | |
And that bravery has finally been given the recognition it deserves. | 0:24:51 | 0:24:55 | |
In June, 2012, a memorial dedicated to the men of Bomber Command | 0:24:55 | 0:25:00 | |
and to the civilians who lost their lives | 0:25:00 | 0:25:03 | |
in the controversial bombings was finally unveiled in London. | 0:25:03 | 0:25:07 | |
-Lest we forget. -VARIOUS: Lest we forget. | 0:25:07 | 0:25:11 | |
Well, it's sad that it has taken so long for the men of Bomber Command | 0:25:18 | 0:25:21 | |
to be officially recognised, but it is thanks to Fred and his family | 0:25:21 | 0:25:25 | |
that their story has been told right here, in Lincolnshire. | 0:25:25 | 0:25:28 | |
It is a fitting tribute to Bomber Command and to Bomber County, | 0:25:28 | 0:25:31 | |
and I for one can't wait to come back in a couple of years, | 0:25:31 | 0:25:34 | |
where hopefully I will take a flight with Fred. | 0:25:34 | 0:25:37 | |
Well, we've landed back in the gardens at the Normanby estate. | 0:25:45 | 0:25:48 | |
And the gems are coming thick and fast. | 0:25:48 | 0:25:51 | |
I found something that is right up my street. | 0:25:51 | 0:25:54 | |
-Janice, I love that. -Mm-hm. | 0:25:55 | 0:25:57 | |
British 20th century modern, that is my thing. | 0:25:57 | 0:26:00 | |
-Yes, it's lovely, isn't it? -I am drawn to that. Do you like it? | 0:26:00 | 0:26:03 | |
I do like it. I have been looking at it for 15 years. | 0:26:03 | 0:26:06 | |
-But not enough to want to keep it. -No. | 0:26:06 | 0:26:09 | |
-Because I believe you want to sell this, don't you? -Yes, I do. -Why? | 0:26:09 | 0:26:12 | |
I think it's time it went to another home. | 0:26:12 | 0:26:14 | |
-I've got other pictures to replace it. -How did you come across this? | 0:26:14 | 0:26:17 | |
I went to a church fete in a nearby village about 15 years ago | 0:26:17 | 0:26:21 | |
and I got that along with two other paintings. | 0:26:21 | 0:26:23 | |
Can you remember how much you paid for them? | 0:26:23 | 0:26:25 | |
-I think they were about a pound each. -That was bad, was it? | 0:26:25 | 0:26:28 | |
You've got an eye for a bargain. | 0:26:28 | 0:26:30 | |
There is something quite quirky about this injured rugby player, | 0:26:30 | 0:26:33 | |
-the schoolboy. -He has had a hard game. | 0:26:33 | 0:26:35 | |
Yeah, but look at his perfect skin and his perfect lips. | 0:26:35 | 0:26:39 | |
There is something quite... It's almost feminine how he is painted. | 0:26:39 | 0:26:43 | |
-Yeah. -Purvis, Tom Purvis, | 0:26:43 | 0:26:45 | |
renowned as a poster painter | 0:26:45 | 0:26:48 | |
in the early 1920s and '30s. | 0:26:48 | 0:26:50 | |
He did a lot of work for the London And North Eastern Railways. | 0:26:50 | 0:26:54 | |
And I would imagine this was done in the very... | 0:26:54 | 0:26:59 | |
late 1920s, 1930s. | 0:26:59 | 0:27:03 | |
"Only been having a game," quite cheeky. | 0:27:03 | 0:27:07 | |
And that is done in pencil, which I think is really sweet. | 0:27:07 | 0:27:09 | |
It's an afterthought, isn't it? | 0:27:09 | 0:27:11 | |
Yeah. It's in its contemporary frame. | 0:27:11 | 0:27:13 | |
I know his works have sold before. | 0:27:13 | 0:27:15 | |
I've looked in the art index guides and some of his watercolours, | 0:27:15 | 0:27:19 | |
which are a lot busier and larger than this, | 0:27:19 | 0:27:21 | |
have sold for around about £600 to £900. | 0:27:21 | 0:27:24 | |
Any thoughts about value now I've told you something? | 0:27:24 | 0:27:27 | |
I haven't really got an idea, honestly, I haven't. | 0:27:27 | 0:27:31 | |
Well, I think we put this into auction | 0:27:31 | 0:27:34 | |
with a value of £80 to £120. | 0:27:34 | 0:27:37 | |
Right, yeah. What do you think I should put on as a reserve? | 0:27:37 | 0:27:40 | |
-£80. -£80, that is fine by me. -Are you happy with that? | 0:27:40 | 0:27:43 | |
-I'm happy with that, yes. -You can put a £100 reserve on it. | 0:27:43 | 0:27:46 | |
No, I'll put an 80 on it because I have enjoyed it for so long. | 0:27:46 | 0:27:48 | |
It only cost me a pound. | 0:27:48 | 0:27:49 | |
-It's lovely. -That is not a bad result. | 0:27:49 | 0:27:51 | |
Somebody else will enjoy it, as well. | 0:27:51 | 0:27:53 | |
It's things like this that make my day on Flog It! | 0:27:53 | 0:27:55 | |
When you come across something like this, | 0:27:55 | 0:27:57 | |
something that you really are passionate about and you love, | 0:27:57 | 0:28:00 | |
it's a joy to talk about. | 0:28:00 | 0:28:02 | |
-Have you had one of his before? -No. | 0:28:02 | 0:28:04 | |
-Oh, well, that's great. -And the great thing is, you know, for five minutes | 0:28:04 | 0:28:08 | |
of the day, this is mine, | 0:28:08 | 0:28:09 | |
I get to own this for five minutes while I am talking about it, | 0:28:09 | 0:28:12 | |
-you know? -Well, I'm saying goodbye to it. | 0:28:12 | 0:28:13 | |
I get my fix and then someone can buy this at auction. | 0:28:13 | 0:28:16 | |
That's lovely. | 0:28:16 | 0:28:17 | |
Whilst I have been enjoying my 20th century art, | 0:28:18 | 0:28:21 | |
Caroline is working hard inside the house and has found an unusual piece of jewellery. | 0:28:21 | 0:28:26 | |
So, Sarah, you brought this along, | 0:28:26 | 0:28:29 | |
literally around your neck, and I spotted you in the queue. | 0:28:29 | 0:28:32 | |
-You did. -It's beautiful! Now, tell me about it. | 0:28:32 | 0:28:35 | |
My mother brought it back from China when she was working out there | 0:28:35 | 0:28:40 | |
as one of the first ex-pats that was sent out way back in 1948. | 0:28:40 | 0:28:44 | |
She did a lot of travelling | 0:28:44 | 0:28:45 | |
and I believe she went to Tibet early on in the '50s. | 0:28:45 | 0:28:50 | |
And she brought that back with her then. | 0:28:50 | 0:28:52 | |
Well, I think these will date probably from a little earlier | 0:28:52 | 0:28:55 | |
than that, possibly the 19...late '20s, '30s. | 0:28:55 | 0:28:59 | |
-Right. -And your mother, obviously, wore them. | 0:28:59 | 0:29:02 | |
And who else would have worn these, do you think? | 0:29:02 | 0:29:05 | |
I'm not sure anybody actually wore them. | 0:29:05 | 0:29:07 | |
I think they might have used them for like worry beads. | 0:29:07 | 0:29:10 | |
-Mm. -For religious reasons when they think about or sit and meditate. | 0:29:10 | 0:29:15 | |
Yeah. And some of these fellows look pretty worried to me, don't they? | 0:29:15 | 0:29:19 | |
Do you wear it a lot? | 0:29:19 | 0:29:20 | |
Apart from to attract my attention today, which you did. | 0:29:20 | 0:29:24 | |
-Do you? -No. -No. | 0:29:24 | 0:29:26 | |
It is beautifully and intricately carved. It is made of seed pods. | 0:29:26 | 0:29:32 | |
All of these are carved separately, by hand. | 0:29:32 | 0:29:36 | |
-Every expression is different. -Absolutely. | 0:29:36 | 0:29:39 | |
Have you seen, there's one I particularly like? | 0:29:39 | 0:29:42 | |
Screaming and shouting here. | 0:29:42 | 0:29:45 | |
-It is quite scary. -It is quite scary, that one. | 0:29:45 | 0:29:47 | |
The rest, some of them are grimacing, some of them are smiling. | 0:29:47 | 0:29:51 | |
It is all tied with silk knots in between and it is a silver... | 0:29:51 | 0:29:55 | |
Chinese silver marked fastening here. | 0:29:55 | 0:29:59 | |
It's lovely. But as you say, it's not something you wear, so... | 0:29:59 | 0:30:04 | |
No, it's something we kind of have seen as children, | 0:30:04 | 0:30:08 | |
-but then put away. -Yes. | 0:30:08 | 0:30:10 | |
And then when my mother passed away, it went up into the loft. | 0:30:10 | 0:30:13 | |
-Where it has been until today. -I think we could sell this quite well. | 0:30:13 | 0:30:18 | |
Ten years ago if you had brought this to me, | 0:30:18 | 0:30:20 | |
I would say possibly not, there wouldn't be a great interest. | 0:30:20 | 0:30:23 | |
But antiques, like most things, come in cycles, | 0:30:23 | 0:30:27 | |
and Chinese items are very fashionable at the moment. | 0:30:27 | 0:30:30 | |
And I think that this would probably sell quite well in today's market. | 0:30:30 | 0:30:35 | |
Would you be happy if we put it in to auction with | 0:30:35 | 0:30:40 | |
an estimate of £80 to £120, perhaps? | 0:30:40 | 0:30:44 | |
-Um...I guess so. -Yeah? -Yes. -I mean, it could fly. | 0:30:44 | 0:30:49 | |
It could do a lot better than that, | 0:30:49 | 0:30:51 | |
but if we put it in at that sort of estimate | 0:30:51 | 0:30:55 | |
with a reserve of £80... | 0:30:55 | 0:30:58 | |
-How do you feel about that? -Yes, OK. | 0:30:58 | 0:31:00 | |
And, fingers crossed, on the day that we haven't got a screamer | 0:31:00 | 0:31:04 | |
or a grimacer, we've got this rather jolly, smiley fellow here saying, | 0:31:04 | 0:31:08 | |
-"Yes!" -Absolutely, OK. -That's great. | 0:31:08 | 0:31:12 | |
Worry beads or prayer beads date back to sometime around 500 BC | 0:31:13 | 0:31:18 | |
and it is thought that they originated from somewhere in India. | 0:31:18 | 0:31:21 | |
Traditionally, Buddhist beads would have been made from wood or | 0:31:21 | 0:31:25 | |
seed pod and the faces represent the Buddhist Arhats - | 0:31:25 | 0:31:27 | |
the 18 original followers of Buddha. | 0:31:27 | 0:31:30 | |
Let's hope we get a few followers of Sarah's beads at the auction. | 0:31:30 | 0:31:34 | |
Our Flog It! fans have brought some fascinating items | 0:31:34 | 0:31:37 | |
to the gardens today, | 0:31:37 | 0:31:38 | |
but inside the house, there are a few surprises, too. | 0:31:38 | 0:31:41 | |
When the Council took over the property in 1964, they had | 0:31:41 | 0:31:45 | |
a huge task on their hands of filling it with items | 0:31:45 | 0:31:47 | |
that evoke the period and create a visitor attraction. | 0:31:47 | 0:31:51 | |
The curator at the time, Michael Kirkby, was given £1,000 | 0:31:51 | 0:31:55 | |
and asked to fill the house full of fine art and artefacts. | 0:31:55 | 0:31:59 | |
So, he set off around the country visiting auction rooms. | 0:31:59 | 0:32:02 | |
And this is one of his acquisitions. | 0:32:02 | 0:32:04 | |
It was catalogued as School of Titian. | 0:32:04 | 0:32:07 | |
Now, eagle-eyed Michael believed it to be the school of Rubens. | 0:32:07 | 0:32:11 | |
He paid five pounds for this. | 0:32:11 | 0:32:13 | |
Now, some 21 years later, this has actually been verified | 0:32:13 | 0:32:18 | |
that it is painted by Rubens himself, in his studio, | 0:32:18 | 0:32:23 | |
and not by one of Rubens' studio artists under his guidance. | 0:32:23 | 0:32:27 | |
This was painted sort of circa mid 1620s. | 0:32:27 | 0:32:33 | |
In 2002, another of Rubens' missing paintings, | 0:32:33 | 0:32:36 | |
The Massacre Of The Innocents, | 0:32:36 | 0:32:38 | |
became the most expensive painting ever auctioned in Britain | 0:32:38 | 0:32:41 | |
and it sold for almost £50 million at Sotheby's, | 0:32:41 | 0:32:45 | |
although it was a much bigger canvas than this one. | 0:32:45 | 0:32:48 | |
It is part of a series of paintings that Rubens did | 0:32:48 | 0:32:51 | |
on the first 12 emperors. | 0:32:51 | 0:32:54 | |
Here we have Emperor Otho. | 0:32:54 | 0:32:57 | |
Now, there are nine known in existence now, | 0:32:57 | 0:33:00 | |
so there are still three missing. | 0:33:00 | 0:33:02 | |
So, keep an eye out, won't you, if you go to an auction? | 0:33:02 | 0:33:04 | |
You never know what you might find. | 0:33:04 | 0:33:06 | |
Now, let's catch up with our experts who are back out in the garden | 0:33:06 | 0:33:10 | |
and see what they are up to. | 0:33:10 | 0:33:11 | |
On Michael's table is a fascinating collection of medals, | 0:33:13 | 0:33:16 | |
but this time not from the War. | 0:33:16 | 0:33:19 | |
I think you must know all about them, can you tell me what they are? | 0:33:19 | 0:33:22 | |
They are actually my father's medals. He was a professional footballer. | 0:33:22 | 0:33:26 | |
He started life out in the pits | 0:33:26 | 0:33:28 | |
because he came from a mining village called Barlborough in Derbyshire. | 0:33:28 | 0:33:31 | |
And he left there when he was 16 and he went to play | 0:33:31 | 0:33:35 | |
for Frickley Colliery. | 0:33:35 | 0:33:36 | |
And then Notts Forest came and they signed him on. | 0:33:36 | 0:33:41 | |
Then he was transferred to West Bromwich Albion. | 0:33:41 | 0:33:43 | |
And he stayed there with West Bromwich Albion | 0:33:43 | 0:33:45 | |
round about five years. | 0:33:45 | 0:33:47 | |
But he had £1,000 on his head. | 0:33:47 | 0:33:50 | |
Because in them days, they put money on your head | 0:33:50 | 0:33:53 | |
if you're going to be transferred back into another league club. | 0:33:53 | 0:33:56 | |
-Good Lord! -So, to get it off his head, | 0:33:56 | 0:33:58 | |
he came to a non-league club, and he came to Scunthorpe United here. | 0:33:58 | 0:34:01 | |
-Just down the road. -Yes. | 0:34:01 | 0:34:02 | |
It must have been really exciting to have | 0:34:02 | 0:34:04 | |
your father as a footballer. | 0:34:04 | 0:34:06 | |
Did you go to his matches and watch him? | 0:34:06 | 0:34:08 | |
Well, the thing about it was, I mean, I was born in 1933. | 0:34:08 | 0:34:11 | |
-Right. -And my father's playing career was up until about 1936. | 0:34:11 | 0:34:17 | |
So, I can't remember very much about him actually playing the game. | 0:34:17 | 0:34:21 | |
-So, this is your father here? -Yeah, Mr Pattison, Ernie Pattison. | 0:34:21 | 0:34:24 | |
-Pattison, number nine. -That's right. | 0:34:24 | 0:34:26 | |
And we've got some of his original contracts, as well. | 0:34:26 | 0:34:29 | |
Yes, that one I think is the Scunthorpe contract. | 0:34:29 | 0:34:31 | |
This is the Scunthorpe, the local interest one. | 0:34:31 | 0:34:34 | |
But what is more important is we've got the medals. | 0:34:34 | 0:34:37 | |
And we've got... These three at the front are really the most | 0:34:37 | 0:34:40 | |
important, the crucial ones. | 0:34:40 | 0:34:43 | |
We have got the Central League, the Benevolent Cup winners here, | 0:34:43 | 0:34:47 | |
and we've got Doncaster and District FA Winners Cup. | 0:34:47 | 0:34:52 | |
-Yeah. -And, of course, they're all gold. -Yes, there are. | 0:34:52 | 0:34:57 | |
Now, I'm not a follower of football, | 0:34:57 | 0:35:00 | |
but I think a few people are. | 0:35:00 | 0:35:02 | |
And you have got the associated paperwork and programmes as well. | 0:35:02 | 0:35:07 | |
And that, to me, if I had an interest in football, | 0:35:07 | 0:35:10 | |
that would be a wonderful group to have. | 0:35:10 | 0:35:13 | |
I mean, they must have very strong sentimental attachments to you. | 0:35:13 | 0:35:17 | |
So, why, you know, haven't you sort of held on to them? | 0:35:17 | 0:35:21 | |
Well, there's a reason why I want to sell them. | 0:35:21 | 0:35:23 | |
Um, my mother actually gave them to me. | 0:35:23 | 0:35:26 | |
Now, my mother has got... This year, unfortunately, | 0:35:26 | 0:35:29 | |
she has had to go into a home. | 0:35:29 | 0:35:30 | |
And she is quite old. | 0:35:30 | 0:35:33 | |
-105, or will be. -105! -Next Thursday. | 0:35:33 | 0:35:36 | |
-Next Thursday. -Good grief! That's amazing. | 0:35:36 | 0:35:39 | |
There are certain costs that do occur. | 0:35:39 | 0:35:41 | |
If there is a good cause for selling the medals, I think that's it. | 0:35:41 | 0:35:44 | |
Um, right. | 0:35:44 | 0:35:47 | |
Value, any idea? | 0:35:47 | 0:35:50 | |
Gold-wise, I had them appraised locally for gold, | 0:35:50 | 0:35:55 | |
just the gold itself, | 0:35:55 | 0:35:57 | |
and I think they said somewhere between £360 to £400 | 0:35:57 | 0:36:01 | |
was the gold value. | 0:36:01 | 0:36:03 | |
Thankfully, the interest in football takes them | 0:36:03 | 0:36:07 | |
above and beyond that, you'll be glad to know. | 0:36:07 | 0:36:09 | |
I think we should put them in auction at... | 0:36:09 | 0:36:13 | |
Reserve figure of say £700. | 0:36:13 | 0:36:16 | |
And we'll put the estimate at 800 to 1,200. | 0:36:16 | 0:36:18 | |
And I think there should be interest across the board in these. | 0:36:18 | 0:36:22 | |
I don't mind the auctioneer having a bit of leeway on the price | 0:36:22 | 0:36:26 | |
if we put a reserve on it... You know, | 0:36:26 | 0:36:28 | |
if it's reaching near the reserve or something like that. | 0:36:28 | 0:36:31 | |
We'll put a discretion on that reserve of £700 for you. | 0:36:31 | 0:36:35 | |
June, Michael, thank you very much for bringing these in. | 0:36:35 | 0:36:37 | |
-Wonderful collection. -Thank you, very pleased to meet you. -Pleasure. | 0:36:37 | 0:36:41 | |
Our experts have now made their final choices - | 0:36:45 | 0:36:47 | |
three wonderful items, all worthy | 0:36:47 | 0:36:50 | |
of our magnificent host location for today, | 0:36:50 | 0:36:52 | |
Normanby Hall, which sadly, we have to say goodbye to now, | 0:36:52 | 0:36:55 | |
as it's off to auction in Lincoln for the very last time. | 0:36:55 | 0:36:58 | |
And here is a quick recap of what's coming with us. | 0:36:58 | 0:37:01 | |
I think the Purvis painting was a very clever one-pound purchase | 0:37:03 | 0:37:06 | |
for Janice. | 0:37:06 | 0:37:07 | |
She is bound to make a profit, but how much? | 0:37:07 | 0:37:09 | |
Sarah's beads definitely caught Caroline's eye, | 0:37:13 | 0:37:15 | |
but should we be excited or worried about the prospects at auction? | 0:37:15 | 0:37:19 | |
And June and Michael's collection of football medals and memorabilia | 0:37:22 | 0:37:26 | |
is sure to find some fans, but will they score high in the sale room? | 0:37:26 | 0:37:30 | |
Let's find out. | 0:37:30 | 0:37:32 | |
Five, last call... | 0:37:32 | 0:37:34 | |
It is still bustling in the auction house | 0:37:34 | 0:37:36 | |
and we're hoping for bidding galore on all our items. | 0:37:36 | 0:37:39 | |
Everybody's out in the room now. | 0:37:39 | 0:37:41 | |
Fingers crossed for our next lot. Sarah, have you got them crossed? | 0:37:41 | 0:37:44 | |
I'm going to cross my legs, as well. | 0:37:44 | 0:37:46 | |
These Chinese beads are superb, they really are. | 0:37:46 | 0:37:50 | |
Or they could be Tibetan worry beads, I don't know. | 0:37:50 | 0:37:53 | |
But I love the little faces. | 0:37:53 | 0:37:54 | |
I can understand that, you know, these are valuable to you. | 0:37:54 | 0:37:57 | |
And you've obviously thought about the 80 to 120 | 0:37:57 | 0:37:59 | |
with a fixed reserve of 80. | 0:37:59 | 0:38:01 | |
You've got in touch with Colin, the auctioneer. | 0:38:01 | 0:38:04 | |
-I did. -You have raised that reserve now to £100. -I have. | 0:38:04 | 0:38:07 | |
-Which has put the estimate up to £100 to £150. -OK. | 0:38:07 | 0:38:11 | |
So, it can't sell for a penny under £100. | 0:38:11 | 0:38:16 | |
-What's your gut feeling, Caroline? -I think they're going to do well. | 0:38:16 | 0:38:19 | |
-I think they are going to top the top estimate. -OK. | 0:38:19 | 0:38:22 | |
I'm going to stick my neck out there. | 0:38:22 | 0:38:24 | |
-It is a come and buy me. -It is, yes. | 0:38:24 | 0:38:28 | |
-Well. -I'll hold you to that. | 0:38:28 | 0:38:30 | |
Over to Colin on the rostrum, and the bid is here in the room. | 0:38:30 | 0:38:33 | |
Let's see what we can do. Here we go. | 0:38:33 | 0:38:35 | |
Each bead carved with the head of an immortal. | 0:38:35 | 0:38:38 | |
There we go. | 0:38:38 | 0:38:39 | |
So, with this silver stamping on it, as well, | 0:38:39 | 0:38:42 | |
that ought to be over £100. | 0:38:42 | 0:38:44 | |
Who's going to start me at 100 for it? £100, 100. | 0:38:44 | 0:38:47 | |
80 to go then, surely 80. | 0:38:47 | 0:38:48 | |
£80, anybody? 80, who is going to join in? 80. | 0:38:48 | 0:38:51 | |
Thank you. Bid at £80. 90 now. | 0:38:51 | 0:38:53 | |
80 bid, 90. 90. £100 bid. At 100. 110? | 0:38:53 | 0:38:56 | |
110. 120. 130. | 0:38:56 | 0:38:58 | |
-Gone, they're away. -150? | 0:38:58 | 0:39:00 | |
-150. 160. 170. -Yes! -Oh, wow. | 0:39:00 | 0:39:03 | |
170. 180. 190. | 0:39:03 | 0:39:06 | |
190. No more here. | 0:39:06 | 0:39:07 | |
-190 in the room. -Fantastic! -At 190. | 0:39:07 | 0:39:09 | |
It is only 190. Is there 200 anywhere else? | 0:39:09 | 0:39:11 | |
At £190 in the room. Then going at 190. | 0:39:11 | 0:39:15 | |
-Yes! -Very happy with that, £190. | 0:39:15 | 0:39:18 | |
-Well done. -Thank you. -Well done, well done. | 0:39:18 | 0:39:22 | |
-Fantastic. -That was worrying for your little bit, wasn't it? | 0:39:22 | 0:39:25 | |
I don't know about worry beads, worrying Sarah, here. | 0:39:25 | 0:39:27 | |
When he went down to 80, I was like, "Oh, no!" | 0:39:27 | 0:39:30 | |
But fantastic, thank you. | 0:39:30 | 0:39:32 | |
Great result for a fascinating item. | 0:39:32 | 0:39:36 | |
And next, it's a favourite from the valuation day, | 0:39:36 | 0:39:39 | |
Janice's stylish watercolour of the rugby player. | 0:39:39 | 0:39:42 | |
How have you been in the last few weeks? | 0:39:42 | 0:39:44 | |
Very well, excited about the auction. | 0:39:44 | 0:39:46 | |
So have I. Do you know what? | 0:39:46 | 0:39:48 | |
If I had a hat and this didn't sell, I would eat it. | 0:39:48 | 0:39:50 | |
Because I think this is wonderful. | 0:39:50 | 0:39:51 | |
We'll find out if it is going to sell. | 0:39:51 | 0:39:53 | |
Fingers crossed it will, and hopefully a little more than | 0:39:53 | 0:39:55 | |
what I said. It is going under the hammer right now. | 0:39:55 | 0:39:58 | |
What do we say for this? | 0:39:58 | 0:40:00 | |
Who is going to start me at £100 for it? | 0:40:00 | 0:40:01 | |
100? 100? 80 to go. | 0:40:01 | 0:40:04 | |
80? Well, if we started... | 0:40:04 | 0:40:06 | |
If they don't buy it, they've got no taste. | 0:40:06 | 0:40:09 | |
-It's going back home. -£20 bid. | 0:40:09 | 0:40:12 | |
Oh, you can't start that low, can you? | 0:40:12 | 0:40:14 | |
28. 30. 32. | 0:40:14 | 0:40:17 | |
35. 38. Bid 40. Two. | 0:40:17 | 0:40:19 | |
-Has he got a bit on the book? -Yes, lots. | 0:40:19 | 0:40:22 | |
He's looking down. Every alternate bid, he's looking down. | 0:40:22 | 0:40:24 | |
The book is not out yet. | 0:40:24 | 0:40:26 | |
Look, the book is not out. Someone has... Look. Book's out. £80. | 0:40:26 | 0:40:30 | |
At £80 bid. Five do I see now? At 80 at the back of the room. | 0:40:30 | 0:40:34 | |
-Come on. -Are we all done? | 0:40:34 | 0:40:35 | |
-Selling this time. -We're selling. -£80... | 0:40:35 | 0:40:38 | |
-It's done, lower end. -Never mind, that's wonderful. | 0:40:38 | 0:40:41 | |
That was a relief, wasn't it? Do you know? | 0:40:41 | 0:40:44 | |
I would be really annoyed if that didn't sell at £80, | 0:40:44 | 0:40:46 | |
-cos it was quality. -It is. Is it good buy. | 0:40:46 | 0:40:49 | |
Well, it was at the bottom end of the estimate, | 0:40:51 | 0:40:53 | |
but Janice only paid a pound for it. | 0:40:53 | 0:40:55 | |
So, that was a good buy and a great profit. | 0:40:55 | 0:40:57 | |
Now, are we going to hit the back of the net | 0:40:57 | 0:40:59 | |
with this collection of football medals? Let's find out! | 0:40:59 | 0:41:03 | |
Originally, we had an estimate of £800 to £1,200 | 0:41:03 | 0:41:05 | |
put on by Michael here. | 0:41:05 | 0:41:06 | |
-I know Colin, the auctioneer, has got in touch with you. -He has, yeah. | 0:41:06 | 0:41:10 | |
-He has lowered the estimate. -That's right. -What did he say? | 0:41:10 | 0:41:13 | |
He said that he felt that maybe it was high, that realistically | 0:41:13 | 0:41:16 | |
he thought £500 to £700 was about the amount it would be at. | 0:41:16 | 0:41:20 | |
-So, we are looking at 500 to 700. -It is one of these difficult things. | 0:41:20 | 0:41:24 | |
-It is difficult to quantify because people love football. -Exactly. | 0:41:24 | 0:41:27 | |
-They love football memorabilia. -And it's big business. | 0:41:27 | 0:41:29 | |
It's big business. And we as valuers known that | 0:41:29 | 0:41:32 | |
if something has got a football association, | 0:41:32 | 0:41:34 | |
that can transform a very ordinary gold badge worth scrap value | 0:41:34 | 0:41:38 | |
into something that is tremendously valuable. | 0:41:38 | 0:41:40 | |
-We've seen it happen before. -Yeah, exactly. | 0:41:40 | 0:41:43 | |
It's a little archive, it's for a collector of football medals. | 0:41:43 | 0:41:46 | |
We just need two of them and I think we will see that top end. | 0:41:46 | 0:41:50 | |
Yeah, so do I. Fingers crossed. Here we go. | 0:41:50 | 0:41:52 | |
Lot number 275. Who is going to start me at £500? Five? | 0:41:52 | 0:41:56 | |
Four to go then, surely. £400, anybody? | 0:41:56 | 0:41:58 | |
400. 300? £300, anyone? 300. | 0:41:58 | 0:42:01 | |
-Not good. -Mm. | 0:42:01 | 0:42:02 | |
At 320 now. 320. | 0:42:02 | 0:42:04 | |
340. And 360 on the book. | 0:42:04 | 0:42:06 | |
At 360. 380 now. 380. 400. 420. | 0:42:06 | 0:42:10 | |
You can't buy a gold football medal for 100 quid. | 0:42:10 | 0:42:14 | |
460 do I see? 460 bid now? | 0:42:14 | 0:42:16 | |
460 bid. At 460. 480. | 0:42:16 | 0:42:19 | |
At 480 bid. Any more bids now? | 0:42:19 | 0:42:21 | |
At 480 bid, any more now? At 480 bid. 500, surely. | 0:42:21 | 0:42:24 | |
At 480, 500 bid. | 0:42:24 | 0:42:27 | |
-At 500. -Just teased us. | 0:42:27 | 0:42:29 | |
At 500. 520 now. | 0:42:29 | 0:42:31 | |
At £500, are we all done then? | 0:42:31 | 0:42:33 | |
-I think one interested bidder. -Yes. -Any more bids coming from the Net? | 0:42:33 | 0:42:37 | |
No. Any more from the room? All done and finished then. | 0:42:37 | 0:42:40 | |
And they are on the market and they are sold at £500. | 0:42:40 | 0:42:43 | |
Well done, Colin. | 0:42:43 | 0:42:44 | |
He teased that last bit out. He just got there. | 0:42:44 | 0:42:47 | |
Colin knew his market | 0:42:47 | 0:42:48 | |
and he was right to bring that estimate down. | 0:42:48 | 0:42:50 | |
-Surely. -But it is always difficult | 0:42:50 | 0:42:52 | |
when you're just having one person who's bidding. | 0:42:52 | 0:42:54 | |
-Yes. -Because you never know how far they will go. | 0:42:54 | 0:42:56 | |
-Thank you so much for coming in. -Thank you, Paul. | 0:42:56 | 0:42:59 | |
-Thank you. -Thanks. | 0:42:59 | 0:43:00 | |
The final price was lower than our estimate, | 0:43:02 | 0:43:05 | |
but I'm sure Michael's 105-year-old mother will be happy | 0:43:05 | 0:43:08 | |
with the money, as well we know on Flog It! | 0:43:08 | 0:43:11 | |
It's not easy putting a price on an antique. Join us next time. | 0:43:11 | 0:43:15 | |
But for now, from Lincolnshire, it is goodbye from all of us. | 0:43:15 | 0:43:19 | |
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