0:00:02 > 0:00:04SPOOKY MUSIC
0:00:08 > 0:00:10Today we are exploring the spooky side of Lancashire
0:00:10 > 0:00:13with tales of ghosts and witches.
0:00:13 > 0:00:16Let's hope there's nothing scary about what our experts
0:00:16 > 0:00:18have to say when it comes to valuing antiques.
0:00:18 > 0:00:20Welcome to "Flog It!"!
0:00:23 > 0:00:25SINISTER CACKLE
0:00:26 > 0:00:28Can someone let me out?
0:00:49 > 0:00:51We will be back at Lancaster Castle later on in the show,
0:00:51 > 0:00:55but right now we are off to the location for today's valuations.
0:00:57 > 0:00:59We are in Blackpool,
0:00:59 > 0:01:02one of the UK's most popular holiday destinations.
0:01:02 > 0:01:05It originally became fashionable in the 1800s,
0:01:05 > 0:01:07when the opening of the railway meant that workers
0:01:07 > 0:01:09from the cotton mills of Lancashire
0:01:09 > 0:01:12could escape the grime of the cities for a bit of sea air.
0:01:13 > 0:01:16The town still attracts over ten million visitors each year,
0:01:16 > 0:01:20who come to be thrilled and scared by the attractions,
0:01:20 > 0:01:22including the country's tallest rollercoaster ride
0:01:22 > 0:01:26and today's venue, the Tower Circus.
0:01:28 > 0:01:30But it's not about the tourists today.
0:01:30 > 0:01:32We're here to do some business and, of course,
0:01:32 > 0:01:35it's about the good people of Blackpool and the surrounding areas.
0:01:35 > 0:01:38They have turned up en masse, laden with unwanted antiques
0:01:38 > 0:01:42and collectables, all hoping to make a small fortune in auction.
0:01:42 > 0:01:45Our experts are already hard at work in the queue.
0:01:45 > 0:01:47There's Anita Manning over there. There's James Lewis.
0:01:47 > 0:01:49All hoping to find the best items.
0:01:49 > 0:01:52Of course, this lot have one question on their lips
0:01:52 > 0:01:54and they are dying to say it, aren't you?
0:01:54 > 0:01:57- Come on! - ALL: What's it worth?
0:01:57 > 0:01:59We've got the crowd, they've got their items,
0:01:59 > 0:02:02all we need now are our experts.
0:02:02 > 0:02:06When I was a wee girl I wanted to run away to the circus.
0:02:06 > 0:02:09- Did you?- And today I'm doing it. You're going to take me?
0:02:09 > 0:02:11- I'll carry you off! - SHE LAUGHS
0:02:13 > 0:02:16Here's a couple of items that are getting carted off
0:02:16 > 0:02:18to the auction in today's show.
0:02:18 > 0:02:21Which of these will make thousands later on in the programme?
0:02:21 > 0:02:26The silver snuffbox with the intriguing inscription,
0:02:26 > 0:02:28or this Royal Doulton Spook figure?
0:02:28 > 0:02:30Find out later on.
0:02:30 > 0:02:33CIRCUS MUSIC
0:02:33 > 0:02:38There has been a circus on this site since it first opened in 1894.
0:02:38 > 0:02:41And the four corners of the room I'm standing in today are actually
0:02:41 > 0:02:45part of the superstructure, they're made up of the legs of the tower.
0:02:45 > 0:02:49This is one of the legs, which rises 500 feet above me in the air.
0:02:49 > 0:02:52There's another one over there and there and there.
0:02:52 > 0:02:55Fingers crossed we have some high-flying results
0:02:55 > 0:02:58in the auction room today. First, we need some antiques.
0:02:58 > 0:03:03Let's join up with our experts and look at their first finds.
0:03:03 > 0:03:05And as the crowd settle in, James has made a head start
0:03:05 > 0:03:09with a spooky-looking mask that's a long way from home.
0:03:10 > 0:03:15Anybody who knows me knows I am an Africa nut.
0:03:15 > 0:03:17I've been to Tanzania
0:03:17 > 0:03:22and I have spent time with the tribe who made this mask,
0:03:22 > 0:03:24called the Makonde.
0:03:24 > 0:03:29They are northern Tanzania and Mozambique.
0:03:30 > 0:03:34They are the most amazing people with, in my opinion,
0:03:34 > 0:03:37- the most ferocious masks on the planet.- Yeah.
0:03:37 > 0:03:42So, what is a fantastic mask like that doing here today?
0:03:42 > 0:03:45- It was a find off the internet. - Right, OK.
0:03:47 > 0:03:52And it was so unusual and the markings on it, I found it bizarre.
0:03:52 > 0:03:55And being a full helmet rather than just a mask...
0:03:55 > 0:03:59Did you buy it because you had an interest in African art
0:03:59 > 0:04:01or just because you thought it strange?
0:04:01 > 0:04:03We had the staff and that, didn't we?
0:04:03 > 0:04:08And we got a couple of the normal wooden masks that everybody gets.
0:04:08 > 0:04:12- Yeah.- But it's just so unusual and to have the hair
0:04:12 > 0:04:14on the top and everything, it's a bit freaky.
0:04:14 > 0:04:17- And you know it's real hair? - BOTH: Yes.
0:04:19 > 0:04:24There are different designs that you find on different masks
0:04:24 > 0:04:26for different purposes.
0:04:26 > 0:04:30These type of helmet masks were used in marriage ceremonies,
0:04:30 > 0:04:33in death ceremonies, funerals,
0:04:33 > 0:04:37but also for fertility,
0:04:37 > 0:04:41for wishing a new season of a fertile harvest.
0:04:42 > 0:04:48Some of the masks are denoting female, some male.
0:04:48 > 0:04:52The rarer ones are the female ones. This is a male.
0:04:52 > 0:04:56The teeth, they are actually pierced.
0:04:56 > 0:05:01The mask was designed to be worn like that and some masks,
0:05:01 > 0:05:05you would look through the mouth, use it as eye slots.
0:05:05 > 0:05:09I think this one would have been worn more like that.
0:05:09 > 0:05:13So it is one of the only masks that was worn on the top of the head
0:05:13 > 0:05:15rather than like that.
0:05:15 > 0:05:19Inside you see white wood under the dark staining.
0:05:21 > 0:05:25- That dark staining is made to look older than it is.- Right.
0:05:25 > 0:05:27And this is very light.
0:05:27 > 0:05:29They often were light but...
0:05:31 > 0:05:33..made for the tourist market.
0:05:34 > 0:05:39The masks that were made to be used in their own ceremonies,
0:05:39 > 0:05:4319th century and earlier, are massively in demand,
0:05:43 > 0:05:47worth sometimes tens of thousands of pounds.
0:05:47 > 0:05:51The ones that are made for the tourist market
0:05:51 > 0:05:55are a totally different thing. But there we are.
0:05:56 > 0:05:59The staff, it's not so exciting.
0:05:59 > 0:06:02It's a bit of hardwood.
0:06:02 > 0:06:06It's probably Ghanaian. North-west African.
0:06:06 > 0:06:11Probably a tribal chief's staff, or meant to be.
0:06:11 > 0:06:15But again, it's made for the tourist market rather than for their own.
0:06:16 > 0:06:20- So, shall I ask what you paid?- Well, we would rather keep that one quiet.
0:06:20 > 0:06:23- Oh, really? - Especially if my wife's watching.
0:06:23 > 0:06:26- Definitely.- Do you think you might have paid a bit too much?
0:06:26 > 0:06:28A little bit too much, yes!
0:06:28 > 0:06:30Well, I reckon at auction -
0:06:30 > 0:06:34you might have bought a bargain, you don't know -
0:06:34 > 0:06:36£60 to £100, as an estimate.
0:06:37 > 0:06:39- You paid too much, didn't you? - Yes!- Your face!
0:06:39 > 0:06:41I'm sorry. You never know.
0:06:41 > 0:06:45It might absolutely fly and do really well.
0:06:46 > 0:06:49But if it does, then you will have done really, really well.
0:06:49 > 0:06:51- Thank you very much.- Thank you.
0:06:51 > 0:06:56From a "Flog It!" first to a "Flog It!" classic. Over to Anita.
0:06:56 > 0:06:58Tina, welcome to "Flog It!"!
0:06:58 > 0:07:01It's lovely to have you along and thank you
0:07:01 > 0:07:06- for bringing in our old favourite, Clarice Cliff.- Yes.
0:07:06 > 0:07:09We see lots of Clarice on the programme.
0:07:09 > 0:07:14Some people love it, some people hate it. I love it. What about you?
0:07:14 > 0:07:20I absolutely love Clarice Cliff. I have done now for 30-odd years.
0:07:20 > 0:07:24- How did you come by this lot? - It was from a house clearance.
0:07:24 > 0:07:29My mum helped our old neighbour clear her sister's house
0:07:29 > 0:07:31and this was part of some pottery
0:07:31 > 0:07:35that she put in the back of the cupboard.
0:07:35 > 0:07:38When I discovered this was Clarice Cliff when I was about 18,
0:07:38 > 0:07:40this started my collection.
0:07:40 > 0:07:44- So, this started a love affair with Clarice Cliff's work?- Yes.
0:07:44 > 0:07:48- Yes, it did.- So, why have you brought this in today?
0:07:48 > 0:07:50I mean, I've got some of these pieces out of newspaper
0:07:50 > 0:07:54- that has got the 2001 date on. - You haven't had it out since then?
0:07:54 > 0:07:58- No. No.- So it's time to pass it on.
0:07:58 > 0:08:01I just love it and I think that somebody else will as well.
0:08:01 > 0:08:04I mean, I love Clarice Cliff.
0:08:04 > 0:08:08She was a poor girl who became enormously successful
0:08:08 > 0:08:12in her designs in the pottery trade.
0:08:12 > 0:08:16Wonderful, wonderful designs which were ground-breaking.
0:08:16 > 0:08:20This little coffee set is the Sundew pattern
0:08:20 > 0:08:23and it was done for the 1930s.
0:08:23 > 0:08:28We've got six cups, six saucers, a coffee pot here, sugar,
0:08:28 > 0:08:31cream and a little jam dish.
0:08:31 > 0:08:36But I did notice, Tina, that we have some damage on the coffee pot.
0:08:36 > 0:08:38That's right.
0:08:38 > 0:08:42So that's the only thing that worries me a little bit, the crack.
0:08:42 > 0:08:45And it's quite a substantial crack
0:08:45 > 0:08:47which goes the full length of the pot.
0:08:47 > 0:08:50But we still have our six cups and saucers,
0:08:50 > 0:08:53we still have our sugar and cream and we still have our jam pot.
0:08:54 > 0:09:01Estimate on this, I would say maybe £150 to £200.
0:09:01 > 0:09:04It would be more if we had, you know...
0:09:04 > 0:09:07- if everything was in good condition. - I know. I realise.
0:09:07 > 0:09:12- Would you be happy to pass it on at that price?- Yes.
0:09:12 > 0:09:15- Shall we go for it? - Absolutely.- OK.
0:09:15 > 0:09:18- £150 to £250. Keep it wide.- Yeah.
0:09:18 > 0:09:21With a reserve of maybe round about 130 on it.
0:09:22 > 0:09:24- Yes. I agree with that. - We'll do that.
0:09:24 > 0:09:27- Thank you again for bringing it along.- You're welcome.
0:09:30 > 0:09:34These are two of the most unusual things
0:09:34 > 0:09:38that I have ever seen on the "Flog It!" tables.
0:09:38 > 0:09:43I THINK I know what they are. I'm sort of 99% there.
0:09:43 > 0:09:46- What do you know about them? - Not a great deal.
0:09:46 > 0:09:49They are a family heirloom
0:09:49 > 0:09:56and I've been asking people do they know what they are and they say no.
0:09:56 > 0:10:02I haven't seen anything quite like them for probably 25 years.
0:10:04 > 0:10:11My last family holiday with parents was to go to the Somme battlefield.
0:10:11 > 0:10:14My dad is a great sort of military historian.
0:10:14 > 0:10:17And we would walk the battlefields and try and work out
0:10:17 > 0:10:22- where the trench lines were and all that sort of thing.- Right.
0:10:22 > 0:10:26As a sort of an eagle-eyed collector, I was ferreting around,
0:10:26 > 0:10:30trying to find interesting things to pick up, and one of the things
0:10:30 > 0:10:33I picked up was one of these, or something very similar.
0:10:33 > 0:10:40I think what we have here are a pair of World War I
0:10:40 > 0:10:47- shell case fuses.- Fuses? Honest? - From the pointed end of the shell.
0:10:47 > 0:10:51- Oh.- There we have a hole at the end
0:10:51 > 0:10:55and then a spiral to contain something.
0:10:55 > 0:10:58- I think it's a wire, a fuse wire. - A wire? Oh!
0:10:58 > 0:11:00There is a gap at the bottom
0:11:00 > 0:11:05and then there is a little hole that comes out either at zero -
0:11:05 > 0:11:09which I presume is zero seconds -
0:11:09 > 0:11:12- or 49, for 49 seconds.- Right!
0:11:12 > 0:11:18And that is a bit of a guess, but I think that's what they are.
0:11:18 > 0:11:22Now, the fact that they are First World War
0:11:22 > 0:11:27would indicate that they were probably put together in this form
0:11:27 > 0:11:32by probably somebody in the trenches.
0:11:32 > 0:11:38If you think in terms of an infantryman 100 years ago
0:11:38 > 0:11:41on the front-line battlefields,
0:11:41 > 0:11:47we often see the scenes of them going up over the edge and fighting,
0:11:47 > 0:11:51but the truth was, 95% of their time
0:11:51 > 0:11:54was literally sitting in the trenches,
0:11:54 > 0:11:57waiting - cold, damp, bored,
0:11:57 > 0:12:02and up to their knees in mud with very little to do.
0:12:02 > 0:12:08So they made things known as trench art, and they made snuffboxes
0:12:08 > 0:12:10out of bits of brass shell case,
0:12:10 > 0:12:14they made fire implements for them for stoking the fire and tongs
0:12:14 > 0:12:17and also things like desk weights.
0:12:17 > 0:12:20And it wouldn't surprise me if these were made
0:12:20 > 0:12:26- by an infantryman in the trenches 100 years ago.- Could be right. Yeah.
0:12:26 > 0:12:31So, now the final thing to try and work out is a valuation.
0:12:31 > 0:12:33It's a little bit like that.
0:12:33 > 0:12:36- I've not sold them before. - No.- But...
0:12:38 > 0:12:41- ..I think £30 or £40. - OK. That's fine.
0:12:41 > 0:12:43- Would that be all right for you? - Yes.
0:12:43 > 0:12:45Somebody might love them.
0:12:45 > 0:12:48Somebody might, love. Let them enjoy them.
0:12:48 > 0:12:51Anita has found a classic timepiece.
0:12:51 > 0:12:55- Carol, Eric, welcome to "Flog It!". - Thank you.
0:12:55 > 0:12:57It's lovely to have you along.
0:12:57 > 0:13:02Especially in this most fantastic and wonderful circus ring.
0:13:02 > 0:13:05- Do you come from Blackpool? - I do, yes.
0:13:05 > 0:13:09- And what about you, Eric? - I originate from Yorkshire. I've been in...
0:13:09 > 0:13:15- Right.- How did you two get together? - We met when I was 16, Eric was 17.
0:13:15 > 0:13:17And we started going out together
0:13:17 > 0:13:20and we went out together for a couple of years.
0:13:20 > 0:13:24And then, unfortunately, we parted company because we fell out.
0:13:24 > 0:13:26- SHE GASPS - Whose fault was it?
0:13:26 > 0:13:29- His. - CHUCKLES
0:13:29 > 0:13:31- So what happened? - Well, we parted company,
0:13:31 > 0:13:34and 50 years later, we met again,
0:13:34 > 0:13:37after our husband and wives had died.
0:13:37 > 0:13:38About five or six years ago.
0:13:38 > 0:13:41And then you fell in love with her all over again.
0:13:41 > 0:13:42Oh, yes.
0:13:42 > 0:13:45- CHUCKLES - Right, let's get back to antiques.
0:13:45 > 0:13:48- Yes. - This is a watch of some style.
0:13:48 > 0:13:50Tell me, where did you get it?
0:13:50 > 0:13:53It was a present, originally, from my first wife.
0:13:53 > 0:13:56I used to wear it, originally, but as time went on,
0:13:56 > 0:13:57I got a little older
0:13:57 > 0:13:59and I get a little bit frightened of wearing things.
0:13:59 > 0:14:01No, I can understand that.
0:14:01 > 0:14:05- So, how long have you had it? - Somewhere in the region of 15 years.
0:14:05 > 0:14:06About 15 years.
0:14:06 > 0:14:12This is a Rolex which is really the Rolls-Royce of watches.
0:14:12 > 0:14:14And this is a Rolex Oyster.
0:14:14 > 0:14:19The Rolex company was founded in about, I think it was 1905, 1906,
0:14:19 > 0:14:24by a German, but the company existed in London.
0:14:24 > 0:14:30By 1908, 1909, it was one of the most famous watch companies
0:14:30 > 0:14:33in the world and renowned for the precision
0:14:33 > 0:14:36of these wonderful machines.
0:14:36 > 0:14:40And the Rolex Oyster, which first came out in 1926,
0:14:40 > 0:14:43was the first waterproof watch.
0:14:43 > 0:14:49This is a later Rolex Oyster, but still a wonderful piece.
0:14:49 > 0:14:51- Mm-hm.- And I love these watches.
0:14:51 > 0:14:53This one is in stainless steel.
0:14:53 > 0:14:58And we also have the original box and that is good,
0:14:58 > 0:15:01with the Rolex logo and this little crown here.
0:15:01 > 0:15:04And we have the box to put the box in!
0:15:04 > 0:15:09OK, I think this will do well at auction.
0:15:09 > 0:15:11It's in beautiful condition, it's been well-kept.
0:15:11 > 0:15:15I tend to be a wee bit conservative in my estimates,
0:15:15 > 0:15:19but I would like to put it in maybe £500-£700.
0:15:19 > 0:15:22Would you be happy to put forward...
0:15:22 > 0:15:24- Yes.- With that estimate?- Yes.
0:15:24 > 0:15:27- And would you like us to put a reserve on it, Eric?- Yes, please.
0:15:27 > 0:15:29- Yes.- We'll put it at the lower estimate
0:15:29 > 0:15:31with a wee bit of discretion.
0:15:31 > 0:15:33- Would you be happy with that?- Yes. - Absolutely.
0:15:33 > 0:15:38Well, let's hope that this Rolls-Royce of watches
0:15:38 > 0:15:43just rolls away and makes a terrific price.
0:15:43 > 0:15:46I'm sure it will. Thank you, Eric, for bringing it in.
0:15:46 > 0:15:48- Thank you, so much. - Thank you very much.
0:15:48 > 0:15:53Before we head off to auction, I'm going to explore a local landmark.
0:15:55 > 0:15:59Browsholme Hall is one of over 5,000 listed buildings in Lancashire.
0:15:59 > 0:16:01But what makes this one more special
0:16:01 > 0:16:05than most is it's the oldest surviving family home in the county,
0:16:05 > 0:16:10having been passed down through 14 generations of the Parker family.
0:16:10 > 0:16:14It's estimated that over 90 of Lancashire's historic stately homes
0:16:14 > 0:16:16have been lost over the last century,
0:16:16 > 0:16:18having either been demolished
0:16:18 > 0:16:20or left to fall into a state of disrepair.
0:16:20 > 0:16:24Browsholme Hall, however, is one of the county's proud survivors
0:16:24 > 0:16:27and it's been in the same ownership for the past 500 years.
0:16:27 > 0:16:30Now, that is an impressive claim to fame,
0:16:30 > 0:16:32only made possible by the courage,
0:16:32 > 0:16:36the conviction and the incredible antiques of its inhabitants.
0:16:36 > 0:16:38The house was built in 1507
0:16:38 > 0:16:42by Edmund Parker, using money that he inherited.
0:16:42 > 0:16:44Through the years, each generation
0:16:44 > 0:16:45has made its own mark on the building
0:16:45 > 0:16:48and that's continuing today with the current owners
0:16:48 > 0:16:50and members of the family.
0:16:50 > 0:16:52And I'm here to take a look around.
0:16:52 > 0:16:54But first, I want to introduce you
0:16:54 > 0:16:56to two men from the Parker family tree
0:16:56 > 0:16:59who I believe have been instrumental in cementing the ancestral roots
0:16:59 > 0:17:02of Browsholme Hall over the last five centuries.
0:17:02 > 0:17:04And we're going to start with the first gentleman.
0:17:04 > 0:17:05The current owner.
0:17:08 > 0:17:09Hello, pleased to meet you.
0:17:09 > 0:17:12- Welcome to you, Paul. - What a lovely day, as well.
0:17:12 > 0:17:15Robert Parker was left the house and its collection of antiques
0:17:15 > 0:17:19aged just 19 when he inherited it from a distant relative.
0:17:19 > 0:17:22And whilst most people at that age would have sold up and spent
0:17:22 > 0:17:26the money on partying, Robert chose to stick to his family roots
0:17:26 > 0:17:28and has lived here ever since.
0:17:28 > 0:17:30This is a marvellous house.
0:17:30 > 0:17:32What was the house like, when you inherited its?
0:17:32 > 0:17:33Well, when we first came here,
0:17:33 > 0:17:35we found a house that was almost unliveable in.
0:17:35 > 0:17:39The water supply was poisonous, the electricity supply was dangerous,
0:17:39 > 0:17:41there were no kitchens, no bathrooms.
0:17:41 > 0:17:44So not something you could comfortably move into, by any means.
0:17:44 > 0:17:46Right. Obviously, all of your ancestors
0:17:46 > 0:17:48have had a fabulous eye for antiques.
0:17:48 > 0:17:51They are great collectors. Is it something you have inherited?
0:17:51 > 0:17:53And who do you think was the main man?
0:17:53 > 0:17:57The rooms that you will see today are really the creation of
0:17:57 > 0:18:01Thomas Lister Parker, who is one of the early antiquarians.
0:18:01 > 0:18:04Unusual at the beginning of the 19th century,
0:18:04 > 0:18:06to actually start admiring what went before,
0:18:06 > 0:18:10rather than collecting new and modern things...
0:18:10 > 0:18:12- From the day?- From the day.
0:18:12 > 0:18:15So the room as you see it today is his creation.
0:18:15 > 0:18:21What had accumulated in this house in 300 years before he inherited it.
0:18:21 > 0:18:22Do you mind if I take a look around?
0:18:22 > 0:18:26Because, really, this is my kind of thing, this period, the 1600s.
0:18:26 > 0:18:28- Can I be nosy?- Absolutely delighted.
0:18:28 > 0:18:30- OK, thank you.- Thank you.
0:18:30 > 0:18:35Thomas Lister Parker owned the house from around 1796 to 1824
0:18:35 > 0:18:36and it was he who first discovered
0:18:36 > 0:18:39all the collections stored in Browsholme's attic.
0:18:39 > 0:18:42Whilst generations before had obviously acquired the items
0:18:42 > 0:18:46over the years, they had certainly not appreciated them.
0:18:46 > 0:18:48Luckily, Thomas had an eye for antiques and
0:18:48 > 0:18:50he went on to buy many more.
0:18:50 > 0:18:54Most of the items here in this room were bought by the family
0:18:54 > 0:18:58centuries ago to be used, practical pieces of kit which have now
0:18:58 > 0:19:01become precious antiques for us to enjoy today.
0:19:01 > 0:19:03The first thing that grabs my attention
0:19:03 > 0:19:05is this huge great big dresser.
0:19:05 > 0:19:07It is a dresser? No, it's not.
0:19:07 > 0:19:11If you look closely, you can see it is in fact four separate chests.
0:19:11 > 0:19:14These tests were made for the family in the 1600s
0:19:14 > 0:19:17and they are beautifully carved.
0:19:17 > 0:19:21But Thomas, in the 1800s, put them all together to make this dresser,
0:19:21 > 0:19:25to make something practical, to display all of these antiques on.
0:19:25 > 0:19:29And it is absolutely remarkable.
0:19:29 > 0:19:32Just look at this. This is a panel from a local abbey.
0:19:32 > 0:19:34But it just shows the wonderful carving
0:19:34 > 0:19:36of the secular work of the monks.
0:19:36 > 0:19:38This is classical Renaissance at its very best.
0:19:38 > 0:19:40And here, look, if you look closely,
0:19:40 > 0:19:43you can see St Catherine of Alexander.
0:19:43 > 0:19:46So we are talking around circa the year 250.
0:19:46 > 0:19:48You associate Catherine with the Catherine wheel,
0:19:48 > 0:19:51this is the term we know - the Catherine wheel.
0:19:51 > 0:19:52How did that come about?
0:19:52 > 0:19:55Well, she was persecuted for their religious beliefs,
0:19:55 > 0:19:57tied to a wheel and beaten to death.
0:19:57 > 0:19:59Horrific, what went on back then.
0:20:02 > 0:20:05Another of Thomas's purchases was this painting,
0:20:05 > 0:20:08which shows the hall as it looked when he was alive.
0:20:10 > 0:20:12This watercolour is by John Butler,
0:20:12 > 0:20:15a renowned watercolour artist back in the 1800s.
0:20:15 > 0:20:18He specialised in interiors and he helped the family out quite a lot.
0:20:18 > 0:20:22This was done in 1807, but if you look at the hall,
0:20:22 > 0:20:25as it was back then, you can see a lot of the pieces of furniture
0:20:25 > 0:20:30and artefacts are still here today, some 200 years later.
0:20:30 > 0:20:33And I've spotted these chairs, see, there's quite a few of them.
0:20:33 > 0:20:34There's two here, look.
0:20:34 > 0:20:38But look at the abuse somebody has given this chair over the centuries.
0:20:38 > 0:20:40They've obviously enjoyed sitting in it,
0:20:40 > 0:20:43and they have adapted it to be turned into a rocking chair
0:20:43 > 0:20:44for extra comfort.
0:20:44 > 0:20:46But that gives us a fascinating insight,
0:20:46 > 0:20:49not just into the antiques and the architecture of the house,
0:20:49 > 0:20:51but of what the things were used for.
0:20:51 > 0:20:54The social history of the family, work rest and play.
0:20:56 > 0:20:59Thomas Lister Parker was a great patron of the arts,
0:20:59 > 0:21:03spending huge sums of money on collections of paintings.
0:21:03 > 0:21:06But in 1824, he spent up and ran out of money
0:21:06 > 0:21:10and was forced to sell the house he loved so much.
0:21:10 > 0:21:12Although, luckily enough, it stayed in the family,
0:21:12 > 0:21:14when his cousin bought it.
0:21:14 > 0:21:17Gosh, I absolutely love this house.
0:21:17 > 0:21:19I wish I was born a Parker!
0:21:19 > 0:21:21You know, every room you walk into,
0:21:21 > 0:21:26it embraces you, it does have a magnificent family feel about it.
0:21:26 > 0:21:28And that is so important.
0:21:28 > 0:21:30This staircase is another feature...
0:21:30 > 0:21:33installed by the ever-present Thomas Lister Parker,
0:21:33 > 0:21:36and it dates back to the early part of the 1800s.
0:21:36 > 0:21:39But that stained glass window there on the landing,
0:21:39 > 0:21:42or elements of that, date back even further.
0:21:42 > 0:21:46He put this together in the 1800s, really as a montage,
0:21:46 > 0:21:48as a piece of colour, something to enjoy,
0:21:48 > 0:21:51not for religious purposes, but really for antiquarian purposes.
0:21:51 > 0:21:55And I can point out some of the early pieces here.
0:21:55 > 0:22:00This little picture of Christ, that dates back to around 1250.
0:22:00 > 0:22:03Here, this little panel, that's around the mid-1500s.
0:22:03 > 0:22:06That is the Tudor Rose, look, Henry VIII.
0:22:06 > 0:22:08And here, I quite like that.
0:22:08 > 0:22:10That's sort of what the pagans really worship,
0:22:10 > 0:22:11and that's the Green man.
0:22:11 > 0:22:16Look at that, isn't that lovely? That's, again, from the 1500s.
0:22:16 > 0:22:18Beautifully detailed.
0:22:18 > 0:22:21And being a family home, obviously enjoyed by everybody,
0:22:21 > 0:22:23even the youngsters would like to look at this window.
0:22:23 > 0:22:26But these bars have been added for protection, really,
0:22:26 > 0:22:27to stop them from getting too close
0:22:27 > 0:22:31so they don't poke their fingers through the glass.
0:22:31 > 0:22:33Sensible.
0:22:33 > 0:22:36It's easy to see why Thomas's collection attracts
0:22:36 > 0:22:38thousands of visitors each year.
0:22:38 > 0:22:40But some of his items haven't proved popular
0:22:40 > 0:22:43with the later generations of the family.
0:22:43 > 0:22:47The clock on the east wing dates from 1816
0:22:47 > 0:22:48and although it's been restored,
0:22:48 > 0:22:51earlier residents chose not to repair the mechanism
0:22:51 > 0:22:54because it has an extremely loud tick
0:22:54 > 0:22:57which makes it impossible for people in the rooms below to sleep.
0:22:59 > 0:23:02What an incredible house!
0:23:02 > 0:23:03Actually, I should rephrase that,
0:23:03 > 0:23:06and say what an incredible home because that's what it is.
0:23:06 > 0:23:09The building is not just of historical interest
0:23:09 > 0:23:11and significance, but also its contents.
0:23:11 > 0:23:14They have been in the same family for 14 generations.
0:23:14 > 0:23:17They have been looked after and cherished and is a wonderful insight
0:23:17 > 0:23:19into the Parker family social history.
0:23:19 > 0:23:22It's their heritage, they have protected it and looked after it.
0:23:22 > 0:23:25And it's good to see a building used for the same purpose
0:23:25 > 0:23:27that it was built for.
0:23:27 > 0:23:28A family home.
0:23:35 > 0:23:37Things have got off to a flying start here at the Tower Circus.
0:23:37 > 0:23:41I'm just watching Anita Manning, one of our experts, hard at work there.
0:23:41 > 0:23:44We are ready for our first trip to the auction room, but before that,
0:23:44 > 0:23:47here's a quick recap of all the items going under the hammer.
0:23:47 > 0:23:52Phil and Sean are hoping their mask doesn't scare off the bidders.
0:23:54 > 0:23:57There's that Clarice Cliff tea set, brought along by Tina.
0:23:59 > 0:24:03And there's the classic wrist watch along with its original packaging.
0:24:06 > 0:24:10And Stella is hoping her artillery fuses go with a bang.
0:24:12 > 0:24:14We are leaving Blackpool and heading a few miles down the coast
0:24:14 > 0:24:16to Lytham St Annes,
0:24:16 > 0:24:19where it's time to put our first lots under the hammer.
0:24:19 > 0:24:21And the man in charge of today's proceedings
0:24:21 > 0:24:23is auctioneer Jonathan Cook.
0:24:23 > 0:24:26The auction house is packed and ready to go.
0:24:26 > 0:24:28Let's get moving with our first lot.
0:24:28 > 0:24:30Fingers crossed, Stella.
0:24:30 > 0:24:33- Is this your first auction?- Yes. - Is it really?- I've never been.
0:24:33 > 0:24:36- Gosh. Are you nervous?- Yes, I am. - Got your hands behind your back.
0:24:36 > 0:24:39Whatever you do, don't do that! You might buy something!
0:24:39 > 0:24:41These two fuses from the First World War,
0:24:41 > 0:24:44that's what's going under the hammer right now.
0:24:44 > 0:24:46- Not a great deal of money, James, is there?- No.
0:24:46 > 0:24:50They are unusual things, things you don't see a lot of at auction.
0:24:50 > 0:24:52There are a lot of militaria collections out there
0:24:52 > 0:24:54and I'm sure these will find a new home.
0:24:54 > 0:24:57Good luck, both of you. Let's put it to the test.
0:24:57 > 0:25:00Lot 80. World War I trench art.
0:25:00 > 0:25:02A pair of brass and copper shell tops.
0:25:02 > 0:25:05Converted to paperweights.
0:25:05 > 0:25:07A bid's there at £20 on the internet, at 20.
0:25:07 > 0:25:09It's all down to the bidders now.
0:25:09 > 0:25:13£20. On the net at 20. Are we all sure at 20?
0:25:13 > 0:25:15Any further interest?
0:25:15 > 0:25:18£20. 22. 24.
0:25:18 > 0:25:21At £24. Any further interest on 24?
0:25:22 > 0:25:25- On the internet at 24. - There's no hands in the room.
0:25:25 > 0:25:32At £24. Selling away at 24. All finished? At £24.
0:25:34 > 0:25:36- It sold. You were right. - Absolutely.- Spot on, James.
0:25:36 > 0:25:39They are not easy things to sell, are they? Who wants them?
0:25:39 > 0:25:45- Paperweights.- Yeah.- There's only so many paperweights you can have.
0:25:45 > 0:25:48Thanks for bringing them in because it was an interesting talking point
0:25:48 > 0:25:51and that is what it's all about. It teaches us new things,
0:25:51 > 0:25:54cos I'd not seen these before, you'd not seen them.
0:25:54 > 0:25:56We know what they're worth and we know what they are.
0:25:56 > 0:25:58That's all right, love. That's fine.
0:25:58 > 0:26:01We love seeing trench art on "Flog It!"
0:26:01 > 0:26:03but often the priceless stories behind them
0:26:03 > 0:26:06aren't reflected in their value at auction.
0:26:06 > 0:26:08We've come downstairs for our next lot,
0:26:08 > 0:26:12the wooden helmet and staff brought along by Philip and Sean.
0:26:12 > 0:26:14Philip has some mobility problems
0:26:14 > 0:26:16and there are a lot of steps to the auction room,
0:26:16 > 0:26:19which is on the first floor above us, so we've set up a live link
0:26:19 > 0:26:22to the auction room down here
0:26:22 > 0:26:25so we can watch it on this monitor and follow all of the action
0:26:25 > 0:26:26and hear what is going on.
0:26:26 > 0:26:28- So are you excited, boys? - Very. Apprehensive.
0:26:28 > 0:26:31- Apprehensive.- We are going to put that valuation to the test.
0:26:31 > 0:26:34- That's what auctions are all about. - Yeah. It's a great lot.
0:26:34 > 0:26:36We haven't got much tribal art in this sale
0:26:36 > 0:26:38but it's live on the internet.
0:26:38 > 0:26:40What we're watching here on the internet
0:26:40 > 0:26:43is what thousands of people across the world are watching as well...
0:26:43 > 0:26:47Thank goodness to modern technology. Here's the action now.
0:26:47 > 0:26:50Let's follow it. This is our lot coming up right now. Good luck.
0:26:50 > 0:26:53Lot 180. Tribal art, possibly Makonde.
0:26:53 > 0:26:56Together with the carved staff.
0:26:56 > 0:26:59Bid's there at £40 on the net. Any advance on 40?
0:26:59 > 0:27:02At £40. Any advance on 40?
0:27:02 > 0:27:05At 42. £42. Any advance on 42?
0:27:05 > 0:27:08At 44. 46.
0:27:09 > 0:27:12At 48. 50.
0:27:12 > 0:27:1655. 60. 65.
0:27:16 > 0:27:1870. 75.
0:27:18 > 0:27:20- 80.- £80.
0:27:20 > 0:27:23- 85.- This is getting better.
0:27:23 > 0:27:27At £90 in the room. Any advance on 90?
0:27:27 > 0:27:30At £90. Gent's bid at 90. Are we all done at 90?
0:27:30 > 0:27:33At £90. Sell away at 90.
0:27:33 > 0:27:36It seems to have settled at 90.
0:27:36 > 0:27:38- I think it's settled now. It's found its level at £90.- £90.
0:27:38 > 0:27:39No further interest.
0:27:41 > 0:27:43He's sold.
0:27:43 > 0:27:47- £90. Well done.- Thank you.
0:27:47 > 0:27:49Another lot making its estimate.
0:27:49 > 0:27:52Time is up now for that classic wristwatch.
0:27:52 > 0:27:55Eric and Carole, why are you selling this?
0:27:55 > 0:27:59Em...well, I don't wear it that much, to be honest with you.
0:27:59 > 0:28:01It's been in the safe most of the time.
0:28:01 > 0:28:03I just thought it was time to go.
0:28:03 > 0:28:06- But you've got another watch? - I've got another watch.
0:28:06 > 0:28:08Well, look, good luck. I mean, the thing is,
0:28:08 > 0:28:11with its original box, it's much more sellable, isn't it?
0:28:11 > 0:28:12The box is very important,
0:28:12 > 0:28:16it's showing us the design features of that time
0:28:16 > 0:28:19and the collectors of vintage items will love that.
0:28:19 > 0:28:21I've got high hopes on this one,
0:28:21 > 0:28:24I think this could do the top end, perhaps a little bit more.
0:28:24 > 0:28:26- Let's hope so. - You know, it's a good thing. OK?
0:28:26 > 0:28:29Fingers crossed, everyone, let's put it to the test. Here we go.
0:28:29 > 0:28:33Rolex Precision Oyster gents' stainless-steel vintage wristwatch,
0:28:33 > 0:28:35circa 1960. Oyster strap,
0:28:35 > 0:28:38- lots of interest... - Classic date for a Rolex.
0:28:38 > 0:28:41340. At £340.
0:28:41 > 0:28:43Any advance? 360, 380,
0:28:43 > 0:28:45at £400.
0:28:45 > 0:28:49- 420, 440...- There's someone in the room bidding now.
0:28:49 > 0:28:50440, 460, 480, 500.
0:28:50 > 0:28:53At £500, any advance on 500?
0:28:53 > 0:28:57550. At 550 in the room, gent's bid at 550.
0:28:57 > 0:28:59Any advance on 550?
0:28:59 > 0:29:01600 on the net.
0:29:01 > 0:29:03At £600, on the internet at 600.
0:29:03 > 0:29:06We've sold it, haven't we?
0:29:06 > 0:29:09Any further interest? £600, then.
0:29:09 > 0:29:12- Sell away for 600, all sure? - He's selling.
0:29:12 > 0:29:16- Good result!- Yes!- Hammer's gone down. £600. We're happy with that.
0:29:16 > 0:29:19- Yes.- Absolutely, very happy, yes.
0:29:19 > 0:29:21And the box really did help.
0:29:23 > 0:29:27Time to see if the Clarice Cliff tea set can improve on that.
0:29:28 > 0:29:31It wouldn't be "Flog It!" without it, would it?
0:29:31 > 0:29:32- Ever used it?- No.
0:29:32 > 0:29:36It's just been locked in the back of a cupboard before I had it
0:29:36 > 0:29:39and I have been storing it in boxes.
0:29:39 > 0:29:42A lovely thing like that shouldn't be stuck in a box
0:29:42 > 0:29:45or in a wardrobe or at the back of a cupboard.
0:29:45 > 0:29:48- It should be out, making people happy.- Very much so.
0:29:48 > 0:29:52Let's put it to the test. It's going under the hammer. This is it.
0:29:52 > 0:29:57Lot 380. Clarice Cliff. Hand-painted. Six-piece coffee set.
0:29:57 > 0:30:00Showing there. Bids of £100. 110. 120.
0:30:00 > 0:30:03At £120. Any advance on 120?
0:30:03 > 0:30:06130, right at the back at 130. In the room at 130.
0:30:06 > 0:30:09At £130. Any advance on 140?
0:30:09 > 0:30:12At 140. 150. At 150.
0:30:12 > 0:30:14160. 170.
0:30:15 > 0:30:18At 180. 190.
0:30:18 > 0:30:21Come on. Let's get 200. Come on, come on, come on.
0:30:21 > 0:30:23- Yes, we've got it!- 220.
0:30:24 > 0:30:27240. 260.
0:30:27 > 0:30:31£260. £260 in the room.
0:30:31 > 0:30:35Any advance on £260? All sure at 260.
0:30:35 > 0:30:37- £260!- No further interest.
0:30:39 > 0:30:42- Yes!- Wasn't that wonderful?
0:30:42 > 0:30:44Clarice doesn't let us down.
0:30:44 > 0:30:47It's a great name, isn't it? It's a great name in design, basically.
0:30:47 > 0:30:51- Yes.- Happy? You've got to be over the moon.- I'm just shocked.
0:30:51 > 0:30:53There you go.
0:30:53 > 0:30:55If you've got anything like that as well, we want to sell it.
0:30:55 > 0:30:57Bring it along to one of our valuation days
0:30:57 > 0:31:01and you could be standing in the next room next to us next time.
0:31:06 > 0:31:09Blackpool is a place best known for fun and laughter,
0:31:09 > 0:31:13but the County of Lancashire itself has had a scary and sinister past,
0:31:13 > 0:31:17with tales of witchcraft and magic throughout its history.
0:31:17 > 0:31:22And I've been off to investigate one of the most famous stories of all.
0:31:28 > 0:31:31From our early childhood, most of us have heard tales of witches,
0:31:31 > 0:31:35and they seem to be warted women concocting deadly potions,
0:31:35 > 0:31:38stirring a cauldron and casting wicked spells on people
0:31:38 > 0:31:42and they seem to have black cats and ride around on broomsticks.
0:31:42 > 0:31:45Well, such stories have thrilled and frightened us for centuries
0:31:45 > 0:31:47so today I've come to Lancaster Castle
0:31:47 > 0:31:51to unearth one of the greatest witchcraft tales of our history,
0:31:51 > 0:31:53that of the Pendle witches.
0:31:55 > 0:31:58It all began in March 1612,
0:31:58 > 0:32:01when an argument in a small town spiralled out of control
0:32:01 > 0:32:05and soon led to 20 people being arrested and accused of witchcraft.
0:32:05 > 0:32:08Colin Penny is the manager of Lancaster Castle
0:32:08 > 0:32:10and an expert on the Pendle witch trials.
0:32:10 > 0:32:1520 people were arrested. On what grounds?
0:32:15 > 0:32:18Well, the whole incident of the Lancashire witches begins
0:32:18 > 0:32:21with an argument between two people.
0:32:21 > 0:32:25Alison Device, who is very poor, she was a beggar,
0:32:25 > 0:32:26and John Law, a pedlar
0:32:26 > 0:32:29who basically is travelling around, selling things.
0:32:29 > 0:32:32He passes by, she asks him for some pins.
0:32:32 > 0:32:34He says, "Have you got any money?" She says no.
0:32:34 > 0:32:37"Well, you can't have any pins, then."
0:32:37 > 0:32:40He walks off, but he almost immediately becomes very ill.
0:32:40 > 0:32:42He has what we think was a stroke,
0:32:42 > 0:32:45judging from his symptoms as described at the time.
0:32:45 > 0:32:50He believes himself to have been bewitched. So did his son.
0:32:51 > 0:32:55Alison was arrested. That then began a snowball effect.
0:32:55 > 0:32:57Her friends, her family are also interviewed
0:32:57 > 0:33:00and the charges against them basically spiral out of control.
0:33:00 > 0:33:03There was a genuine belief in the power of magic,
0:33:03 > 0:33:08both for good and for evil, not least because James I
0:33:08 > 0:33:12was obsessed by witches and by witchcraft.
0:33:12 > 0:33:15He wrote the Daemonologie in the late 16th century,
0:33:15 > 0:33:18which is essentially, if you like,
0:33:18 > 0:33:22a handbook in how to identify and go through the process
0:33:22 > 0:33:25of what you should look for
0:33:25 > 0:33:29in a potential witch suspect, if you like.
0:33:29 > 0:33:33And it's no coincidence that there is a huge rise
0:33:33 > 0:33:38in the number of witch accusations under James I.
0:33:38 > 0:33:41The 20 accused were held in Lancaster Castle for five months
0:33:41 > 0:33:44between April and August 1612.
0:33:44 > 0:33:48And the conditions at the prison were far from comfortable.
0:33:48 > 0:33:51Back then there were no rules or rights when it came to the treatment
0:33:51 > 0:33:53of prisoners at the castle, and here are a few examples
0:33:53 > 0:33:57of the kind of things that were used to restrain the prisoners.
0:33:57 > 0:33:59Here you have got some neck and wrist irons,
0:33:59 > 0:34:02so you would literally be clamped to the wall. Handcuffs.
0:34:02 > 0:34:04These weren't items really designed to hurt you,
0:34:04 > 0:34:07but to humiliate you for hours on end.
0:34:07 > 0:34:10This one in particular, the scold's bridle,
0:34:10 > 0:34:15used mainly on women who were deemed too aggressive and outspoken.
0:34:15 > 0:34:18They'd be paraded through the town with all the folk jeering at them
0:34:18 > 0:34:21because they were too aggressive and a little bit lippy.
0:34:21 > 0:34:23And if you look inside there, that actually opens up,
0:34:23 > 0:34:25clamps all the way over the head
0:34:25 > 0:34:29and there's a gagging piece of metal that actually goes in your mouth.
0:34:29 > 0:34:32Clamps your tongue down to stop you from speaking
0:34:32 > 0:34:34as you are paraded through the streets.
0:34:34 > 0:34:36Nasty thing.
0:34:37 > 0:34:41All 20 of them were held together in one small, windowless cell,
0:34:41 > 0:34:43much like this one.
0:34:43 > 0:34:46And whether they had access to daylight or fresh air
0:34:46 > 0:34:50was down to the discretion of the jailer who was on duty at the time.
0:34:52 > 0:34:56One of the accused, an elderly lady named Old Demdike,
0:34:56 > 0:34:59died in the jail before the case could begin.
0:34:59 > 0:35:03However, in August that year, the remaining 19 stood trial.
0:35:06 > 0:35:08The proceedings were unusual
0:35:08 > 0:35:11because they were documented by the court clerk, Thomas Potts,
0:35:11 > 0:35:14in his account, The Wonderful Discovery Of Witches,
0:35:14 > 0:35:17which became a historical document of the trial.
0:35:17 > 0:35:22What was unusual was evidence was given from a nine-year-old girl.
0:35:22 > 0:35:27Now, that is totally out of the question normally, but here,
0:35:27 > 0:35:30the rules were bent to help the prosecution.
0:35:31 > 0:35:35The jury, no doubt basing their decision on their own fears
0:35:35 > 0:35:37and prejudice of witchcraft, found ten of the accused,
0:35:37 > 0:35:43including the original girl, guilty and they were sentenced to death.
0:35:43 > 0:35:45And it was here on Gallows Hill, overlooking the town,
0:35:45 > 0:35:48that the ten guilty people were hung
0:35:48 > 0:35:51and later their bodies were buried at a crossroads
0:35:51 > 0:35:53so if their spirits returned,
0:35:53 > 0:35:57they couldn't find their way back to haunt those that they cursed.
0:36:03 > 0:36:05What about the castle itself?
0:36:05 > 0:36:08Well, it's still playing its part in law and order.
0:36:08 > 0:36:10The castle was used as a fully functioning prison
0:36:10 > 0:36:14right up until March 2011.
0:36:14 > 0:36:18This room today is still being used as a fully working courtroom.
0:36:18 > 0:36:22Luckily enough, there are no witches to be put on trial any more.
0:36:34 > 0:36:36Welcome back to Blackpool and our valuation day
0:36:36 > 0:36:39here at the Tower Circus, where hundreds of people have turned up
0:36:39 > 0:36:43today with their unwanted antiques and collectables,
0:36:43 > 0:36:45all hoping to make a small fortune at auction.
0:36:45 > 0:36:48Now, which item will get a standing ovation?
0:36:48 > 0:36:51We are about to find out. Let's catch up with our experts.
0:36:53 > 0:36:56Jeanette, are you a collector, are you a trader,
0:36:56 > 0:36:59are you a car-booter that's found it for a bargain 50p?
0:36:59 > 0:37:00Tell me the history.
0:37:00 > 0:37:01I've not got a lot of history.
0:37:01 > 0:37:04It's been in the family for a while, but I don't know a lot about it.
0:37:04 > 0:37:06- I'm a bit of a hoarder.- OK.
0:37:06 > 0:37:10But it's time to unleash some of these things I'm hoarding.
0:37:10 > 0:37:13Righty-ho. Well, do you know how much about it?
0:37:13 > 0:37:15Nothing. I'm hoping you can tell me.
0:37:15 > 0:37:18Well, let's start with the trinket pot for the dressing table
0:37:18 > 0:37:20that is combined with a hat pincushion.
0:37:20 > 0:37:23If we look around the edge, this is repousse work,
0:37:23 > 0:37:25which is very much in the Dutch style,
0:37:25 > 0:37:28but I was very surprised to see
0:37:28 > 0:37:31a Chester hallmark there
0:37:31 > 0:37:32for 1905.
0:37:32 > 0:37:36GN and RH, George Nathan and Ridley Hayes, good local makers,
0:37:36 > 0:37:40so we are talking about an Edwardian pincushion
0:37:40 > 0:37:42in the Dutch style.
0:37:42 > 0:37:45They've obviously just been inspired by a bit of Continental silver.
0:37:45 > 0:37:48The scrap value of the silver is next to nothing,
0:37:48 > 0:37:52it's a very thin, oval band, so very little silver there,
0:37:52 > 0:37:56but there are lots of collectors for silver trinkets
0:37:56 > 0:37:58and especially pincushions,
0:37:58 > 0:38:00so what do you think will be affecting the value of this?
0:38:00 > 0:38:02- The weight?- What else?
0:38:02 > 0:38:05The intricate figuring on it.
0:38:05 > 0:38:09- I'm not sure about the pincushion because it is worn a bit.- Bit worn.
0:38:09 > 0:38:11Whenever you look at any object,
0:38:11 > 0:38:15the things that generally make its value are the market,
0:38:15 > 0:38:19how fashionable it is, whether it has anything intrinsically valuable,
0:38:19 > 0:38:23like a scrap value to it, and whether it has any great provenance.
0:38:23 > 0:38:26Condition is the other thing, but in terms of pincushions,
0:38:26 > 0:38:30a bit of wear to the surface of the velvet is acceptable wear,
0:38:30 > 0:38:33but if we just push this up, you can see
0:38:33 > 0:38:37what a lovely plum-colour velvet it would have been,
0:38:37 > 0:38:40but that thing that is important is this,
0:38:40 > 0:38:41because as you polish,
0:38:41 > 0:38:44the first thing that is going to rub through
0:38:44 > 0:38:47is the noses on the figures, the ends of the hats
0:38:47 > 0:38:49and, as it wears through,
0:38:49 > 0:38:51you see light through, so if you hold it up,
0:38:51 > 0:38:56if you can't see any pinholes of light, then it's in good order.
0:38:56 > 0:39:01If you can see holes coming through, it halves the value.
0:39:01 > 0:39:03- Right.- Right? So, there we go.
0:39:03 > 0:39:06Don't worry about a bit of rubbed velvet.
0:39:06 > 0:39:10With it, we have three solid-silver... Oh, hang on...
0:39:10 > 0:39:14Correction, two solid-silver and one silver-plated thimble.
0:39:14 > 0:39:19- Right.- Those are worth £10 each, that one is worth next to nothing,
0:39:19 > 0:39:22so £20 worth of silver thimbles.
0:39:22 > 0:39:25What do you think the pincushion is worth?
0:39:25 > 0:39:26No idea.
0:39:26 > 0:39:28OK, guys, you've been watching long enough.
0:39:28 > 0:39:31What do you think that is going to make?
0:39:31 > 0:39:33120 - 150.
0:39:33 > 0:39:35- OK.- 115?
0:39:35 > 0:39:37You are all fairly close.
0:39:37 > 0:39:40100 - 150, I recognise is what it's worth,
0:39:40 > 0:39:45so I think I might as well retire and leave it to you lot, so I'm off!
0:39:46 > 0:39:51Bobby, welcome to "Flog It!". It's lovely to have you along.
0:39:51 > 0:39:53I had a wee blether with you in the queue
0:39:53 > 0:39:57and I know you're not from around these parts. Where are you from?
0:39:57 > 0:40:01- I am from Texas. - Texas! That's fabulous!
0:40:01 > 0:40:06- What are you doing here? - I came, my husband lured me over.
0:40:06 > 0:40:08After he moved back here, I came back with him.
0:40:08 > 0:40:11- So now you are a Lancashire lass. - Yes.
0:40:11 > 0:40:15Now, you have brought along a wee group of things.
0:40:15 > 0:40:18- Can you tell me where you got these?- Yes.
0:40:18 > 0:40:22These watches were my husband's grandfather's.
0:40:22 > 0:40:25This necklace my mother-in-law gave me
0:40:25 > 0:40:29and this necklace was my brother-in-law's.
0:40:29 > 0:40:32He worked for a lady in a large house
0:40:32 > 0:40:35- and so she gave it to him. - As a gift.- Yes.
0:40:35 > 0:40:38- Maybe she thought it suited him. - THEY LAUGH
0:40:38 > 0:40:42So these are all stuff that's maybe come from your husband's family.
0:40:42 > 0:40:44- Yes.- Right.
0:40:44 > 0:40:48And it really is the type of thing which anybody
0:40:48 > 0:40:52might have in a drawer, passed down in the family.
0:40:52 > 0:40:56Nothing of any great value, but a nice wee group.
0:40:56 > 0:41:01And if we look at them closely, this is a Victorian necklet.
0:41:01 > 0:41:03It is silver.
0:41:03 > 0:41:06It's not hallmarked but I think it is silver.
0:41:06 > 0:41:10- You are probably talking about 1880 to 1890.- Oh.
0:41:11 > 0:41:16Going on to this one, this necklet is a Norwegian necklet.
0:41:16 > 0:41:20It is sterling silver and it's marked sterling,
0:41:20 > 0:41:25but it has this wonderful enamel finish on the leaf design
0:41:25 > 0:41:30and the Norwegians were masters of enamel work.
0:41:30 > 0:41:37We have three pocket watches here that are all in various states of...
0:41:38 > 0:41:40..disrepair.
0:41:40 > 0:41:43We have hands missing on this one, we have the second hand missing
0:41:43 > 0:41:46on this one and we have this Waltham here,
0:41:46 > 0:41:51which is an American watch but it's not silver.
0:41:51 > 0:41:54So, it is a wee sort of mixed lot.
0:41:54 > 0:41:57If you put them all together,
0:41:57 > 0:42:00we could have some interest in the saleroom.
0:42:00 > 0:42:02- Do you like any of this stuff? - Not...
0:42:02 > 0:42:06I like the pocket watches, but the necklaces, no, not personally.
0:42:06 > 0:42:08- You wouldn't wear them?- No.
0:42:08 > 0:42:11- Does your husband know you have brought them along here?- Yes!
0:42:11 > 0:42:14- Is he quite happy?- Yes.
0:42:14 > 0:42:19If they were coming into auction I would put an estimate,
0:42:19 > 0:42:24grouped together, between £40 and £60.
0:42:24 > 0:42:27Would you and your husband be happy to put them
0:42:27 > 0:42:31- to auction at that price?- Yes. That's fine.- Shall we do that?- Yes.
0:42:31 > 0:42:34They may get more than that, but for a wee mixed lot,
0:42:34 > 0:42:38I think we keep the estimates conservative on them.
0:42:38 > 0:42:43- We'll put a reserve price on them. Would you want to do that?- Yes.
0:42:43 > 0:42:47We will put £40, but we will put "with discretion"
0:42:47 > 0:42:51- so the auctioneer has a little discretion if he needs it.- OK.
0:42:51 > 0:42:54- But I think they will sell away. - OK. Sounds good.
0:42:55 > 0:42:59Back to James Lewis now, who has discovered something
0:42:59 > 0:43:02that looks a bit and usual and even a little bit spooky.
0:43:03 > 0:43:09Helen, Doulton are very well known for making little models
0:43:09 > 0:43:15of girls in frilly dresses, little clowns, ladies and parasols.
0:43:15 > 0:43:19Really, as far as I'm concerned they should be smashed onto the floor,
0:43:19 > 0:43:24rolled over with a digger and used as road fill. I hate them.
0:43:24 > 0:43:28I hate them, I hate them, I hate them. But that is fantastic!
0:43:28 > 0:43:30He's a great little figure!
0:43:30 > 0:43:35He's called Spook and he's really sort of naughty,
0:43:35 > 0:43:38mysterious, hiding under a cloak.
0:43:38 > 0:43:42Modelled after my mother-in-law, I think, originally.
0:43:42 > 0:43:47- You'll be in trouble!- I think he's fantastic. What do you think?
0:43:47 > 0:43:49I'm not really keen on him myself.
0:43:49 > 0:43:53My husband bought him but I just don't like his evil-looking face.
0:43:53 > 0:43:55As if he's up to no good.
0:43:55 > 0:43:59- I like them ladies what you would like to smash!- You don't like those!
0:43:59 > 0:44:02You can't like those! No! No! I prefer him.
0:44:02 > 0:44:09He is in a titanium glaze, which is this wonderful iridescent blue.
0:44:09 > 0:44:13They came in different models. This titanium glaze was a trial glaze.
0:44:13 > 0:44:16The original and most well-known of the Spook,
0:44:16 > 0:44:18he's known as the Spook,
0:44:18 > 0:44:22is actually hand-coloured and decorated fairly naturally.
0:44:23 > 0:44:27If we turn him over, there we have the Doulton mark.
0:44:27 > 0:44:29But it is very faint.
0:44:29 > 0:44:32I can understand why people probably wouldn't have recognised it
0:44:32 > 0:44:34as being a Doulton.
0:44:34 > 0:44:36But I think also, being a trial glaze,
0:44:36 > 0:44:39it's something that's slightly more difficult to identify.
0:44:39 > 0:44:45The date is 1916, 1917. Something around there.
0:44:45 > 0:44:49Modelled by Tittensor, one of Doulton's leading modellers.
0:44:49 > 0:44:52So, your husband liked him, he bought him,
0:44:52 > 0:44:54brought him home, fell in love with him
0:44:54 > 0:44:56and now you've brought it here to "Flog It!".
0:44:56 > 0:45:00- Yes, that's right.- That's not really fair. Where did he find him?
0:45:00 > 0:45:06- He found him in a car-boot sale. - Really?- Really. Yeah.- Recently?
0:45:06 > 0:45:10- About a month ago. - OK. And how much did you pay?
0:45:10 > 0:45:12£2. £2.
0:45:12 > 0:45:15- Would he take 3?- No.
0:45:15 > 0:45:18- 4?- No.- 10?
0:45:19 > 0:45:22No.
0:45:22 > 0:45:2350?
0:45:25 > 0:45:27- Yeah. Possibly 50.- Would he take 50?
0:45:27 > 0:45:29I'll buy it for 50.
0:45:29 > 0:45:33I'm not allowed to do it. I'm not allowed to and I wouldn't.
0:45:33 > 0:45:36It's not worth 50, it's worth 200 to 300.
0:45:36 > 0:45:38- Oh! Crikey!- Well done!
0:45:38 > 0:45:43Your £2 has turned into 200 or 300. That is a car-boot dream.
0:45:43 > 0:45:47- Well done. It's a great little object.- I like him now!
0:45:47 > 0:45:50Do you? You are going to take him home?
0:45:50 > 0:45:52No, he can go.
0:45:52 > 0:45:54No, he's really brought you a bit of luck.
0:45:54 > 0:45:57He's a great little figure.
0:45:57 > 0:45:59You can see how the Spook does later on in the auction.
0:45:59 > 0:46:02It's coming towards the end of the valuation day now
0:46:02 > 0:46:05but Anita has found one last item that's caught her eye.
0:46:06 > 0:46:09Molly, this is a charming little snuffbox.
0:46:09 > 0:46:11Can you tell me where you got it?
0:46:11 > 0:46:13It was left to my husband and myself
0:46:13 > 0:46:19with quite a few other things in 1989 from a dear friend.
0:46:19 > 0:46:22- So you've had it for a wee while. - I have, yes.
0:46:22 > 0:46:24- Have you had it on display? - Not really.
0:46:24 > 0:46:28It's been in the china cabinet, inside a teapot.
0:46:28 > 0:46:34- Inside a teapot? Not doing much good there.- Not really.- I like this one.
0:46:34 > 0:46:39If we open the lid we can see your silver marks here.
0:46:39 > 0:46:44It was made in Birmingham in the 1860s, so it's a good age.
0:46:44 > 0:46:47And this is important - when you look at an item like this,
0:46:47 > 0:46:53the hinges must be pristine to keep the snuff fresh.
0:46:55 > 0:46:58It's in very good condition, but one of the things
0:46:58 > 0:47:04I like most about this is the little dedication on the cartouche.
0:47:05 > 0:47:11Usually in items of silver we like to see the cartouche empty
0:47:11 > 0:47:14because it means if it is given as a gift
0:47:14 > 0:47:18then it can be engraved afterwards,
0:47:18 > 0:47:23but this one has a marvellous little dedication.
0:47:23 > 0:47:28"To Old Copey, from Scissors."
0:47:28 > 0:47:31- Do you know anything about that? - I'm sorry.
0:47:31 > 0:47:34- We know nothing at all. - You know nothing about it.
0:47:34 > 0:47:37If you think about it,
0:47:37 > 0:47:42I can see these names as being nicknames
0:47:42 > 0:47:44of two old friends.
0:47:44 > 0:47:47Two old pals.
0:47:47 > 0:47:50And to have something like that really does
0:47:50 > 0:47:53spark off your imagination.
0:47:53 > 0:47:57It makes us wonder who Old Copey was and who Scissors was.
0:47:57 > 0:47:59What about value, then?
0:47:59 > 0:48:02Snuffboxes were making a little more,
0:48:02 > 0:48:04say, ten years ago, five years ago.
0:48:04 > 0:48:10- In today's market they are a little less.- Yeah.
0:48:10 > 0:48:15I would put a value on that of between £60 and £80.
0:48:15 > 0:48:18- Yes.- Would you be happy to sell it at that?
0:48:18 > 0:48:21Yes, that would be quite all right.
0:48:21 > 0:48:23It would go to a collector and I think that is
0:48:23 > 0:48:28a far better place for it to go than in an old teapot.
0:48:28 > 0:48:30I think so too.
0:48:30 > 0:48:33- Shall we put a reserve on it? - We will leave that to you.
0:48:33 > 0:48:36We will put £60 with a little bit of discretion
0:48:36 > 0:48:39but I'm sure it will go higher.
0:48:39 > 0:48:42The buyers will like the condition
0:48:42 > 0:48:46- and they will like the inscription on this cartouche.- Lovely.
0:48:51 > 0:48:53There you are.
0:48:53 > 0:48:56What a wonderful time we have had at the Tower Circus in Blackpool.
0:48:56 > 0:48:58Everyone has thoroughly enjoyed themselves,
0:48:58 > 0:49:01I know I have, and our experts. And I can't wait to come back.
0:49:01 > 0:49:03But right now we've got some unfinished business
0:49:03 > 0:49:05in the auction room down in Lytham St Annes.
0:49:05 > 0:49:07While we make our way down the coastline,
0:49:07 > 0:49:10here's a quick recap of all the items going under the hammer.
0:49:10 > 0:49:13These silver sewing trinkets.
0:49:15 > 0:49:19Time is up for Bobby's collection of pocket watches and two necklaces.
0:49:21 > 0:49:23There is Helen's unusual ceramic Spook
0:49:23 > 0:49:26that was bought at a car-boot sale.
0:49:27 > 0:49:29And, finally, Molly hopes her snuffbox
0:49:29 > 0:49:31isn't something to be sniffed at.
0:49:31 > 0:49:35I caught up with today's auctioneer Jonathan Cook at the preview day
0:49:35 > 0:49:39to take a closer look at one of our items.
0:49:39 > 0:49:41Jonathan, I'm absolutely in love with this lot.
0:49:41 > 0:49:43Royal Doulton Spook figure.
0:49:43 > 0:49:46Not the kind of thing you associate Doulton with
0:49:46 > 0:49:48- when you look at their figures. - Not at all.
0:49:48 > 0:49:52I think he's quite rare, a lovely blue lustre to him.
0:49:52 > 0:49:54Belongs to Helen.
0:49:54 > 0:49:58Her husband bought it in a car-boot sale. Guess how much for?
0:49:58 > 0:50:01I don't think... A fiver?
0:50:01 > 0:50:03Less than that. It's horrible. It's horrible.
0:50:03 > 0:50:07- It's £2.- £2!- I mean, that's bonkers, isn't it?
0:50:07 > 0:50:09Somebody sold that for £2.
0:50:09 > 0:50:12They are going to be sick if they are watching.
0:50:12 > 0:50:15James, our expert, has put £200 to £300 on this.
0:50:17 > 0:50:19Could this be a little sleeper? Could this go for a lot more?
0:50:19 > 0:50:23I think this is a prototype. I've not seen this colour before.
0:50:23 > 0:50:26I've seen various other colours
0:50:26 > 0:50:28and some of them can fetch £2,000 to £3,000.
0:50:28 > 0:50:31- I'm not saying this one will. - £2,000 to £3,000!
0:50:31 > 0:50:35- Yes.- This is exactly what we like. This is what auctions are all about.
0:50:35 > 0:50:37I can't wait.
0:50:37 > 0:50:39Good luck on the rostrum with the rest of the lots
0:50:39 > 0:50:42but we are looking forward to this one.
0:50:46 > 0:50:49A bit of a mixed lot going under the hammer right now.
0:50:49 > 0:50:52Two necklaces and three pocket watches belonging to Bobby,
0:50:52 > 0:50:55all the way from Texas, who married a man from Lytham
0:50:55 > 0:50:56a couple of years ago.
0:50:56 > 0:51:00- Happy here? Like it?- Yes! I love it! - Great stretch of coastline.
0:51:00 > 0:51:03We originally had £40 to £60 put in by Anita.
0:51:03 > 0:51:08You've now upped the reserve to 80, new valuation of £100 to £120.
0:51:08 > 0:51:10- I think you're spot on with the money, I really do.- Yeah.
0:51:10 > 0:51:12I think it should. We have got...
0:51:12 > 0:51:15We've got watches and those two
0:51:15 > 0:51:17lovely enamelled pieces of jewellery.
0:51:17 > 0:51:20And that is very popular in today's market
0:51:20 > 0:51:24so we have put it up a wee bit but I think we're in with a great shout.
0:51:24 > 0:51:28Let's find out what the bidders think. This is our lot. Here we go.
0:51:28 > 0:51:31Bids of £70. Any advance on 70?
0:51:31 > 0:51:33At £70. 75 on the net.
0:51:33 > 0:51:3680 on the net. 85, 95, 100.
0:51:36 > 0:51:40110. 120. At 120 on the net. Any advance in the room?
0:51:40 > 0:51:44- At £120 on the internet. At 130 now on the net.- Good!
0:51:44 > 0:51:48Any advance in the room? At £130.
0:51:48 > 0:51:50Are we all sure at 130?
0:51:50 > 0:51:54Any further interest? At 130. All sure?
0:51:54 > 0:51:56At £130.
0:51:58 > 0:52:02- It's gone. The hammer's gone down. That was a good result.- Well done.
0:52:02 > 0:52:04- I'm pleased with that. - You're pleased with that.
0:52:04 > 0:52:06I know you are. And your husband will be as well.
0:52:06 > 0:52:09Thanks very much for bringing that in.
0:52:11 > 0:52:14Now, time for some pieces of silver.
0:52:14 > 0:52:16Our next lot coming up is the silver pincushion
0:52:16 > 0:52:19with some thimbles, belonging to Jeanette.
0:52:19 > 0:52:21I think this is a cracking little lot.
0:52:21 > 0:52:22Back at the valuation day,
0:52:22 > 0:52:26there was no discussion within the valuation of a reserve,
0:52:26 > 0:52:28but I know you have got in contact with the auction room
0:52:28 > 0:52:30and you have sensibly put £100 on,
0:52:30 > 0:52:32which is what James recommended.
0:52:32 > 0:52:35- Yes.- Yeah.- I think the thing is,
0:52:35 > 0:52:38with something like that, it's best to just put a safety net.
0:52:38 > 0:52:41- Of course!- Silver at the moment, so much of the silver
0:52:41 > 0:52:43is selling for its scrap value, but it can go for very little,
0:52:43 > 0:52:47but having said that, this is so pretty, it's in lovely condition,
0:52:47 > 0:52:48it's not holed.
0:52:48 > 0:52:50- This won't go to melt. - No, it won't.- No, no, it won't.
0:52:50 > 0:52:52It's too worked, it's too beautiful.
0:52:52 > 0:52:53Let's do it, here we go.
0:52:53 > 0:52:56Edwardian fine silver pincushion trinket box,
0:52:56 > 0:52:59decorated in high relief, together with three silver thimbles.
0:52:59 > 0:53:02Bid's with me of £70.
0:53:02 > 0:53:05- Any advance on 70?- Straight in, aren't we? We need a bit more.
0:53:05 > 0:53:0885, 90. 95, 100.
0:53:08 > 0:53:10And 10? At £110.
0:53:10 > 0:53:13120, 130, 140,
0:53:13 > 0:53:15at 140 on the net.
0:53:15 > 0:53:18150 in the room, lady's bid at 150.
0:53:18 > 0:53:20Are we all...? 160.
0:53:20 > 0:53:24- At 160, then, on the internet at 160.- Come on!
0:53:24 > 0:53:27Any advance on 160? 165 if it helps?
0:53:27 > 0:53:28Go on!
0:53:28 > 0:53:31- Yay!- 165, at 165 in the room.
0:53:31 > 0:53:33Any advance on 165?
0:53:33 > 0:53:35At £165,
0:53:35 > 0:53:37are we all sure?
0:53:37 > 0:53:40- Well done.- Thank you. - Quality, you see? Quality, quality!
0:53:40 > 0:53:43- You were right. - It's lovely, very pretty.
0:53:43 > 0:53:44- Will you treat the granddaughter now?- Yes.
0:53:47 > 0:53:50Next up we've got a Victorian silver snuffbox.
0:53:50 > 0:53:52Is it a pinch at £60 to £80?
0:53:52 > 0:53:55We are about to find out. Anita's laughing her head off. Hello, Molly.
0:53:55 > 0:53:58I know this is yours. You've had it from the 1980s.
0:53:58 > 0:54:01- You've decided to sell it.- Yeah. - Good time to sell silver.
0:54:01 > 0:54:04The cracking thing about this little snuffbox
0:54:04 > 0:54:07is that it has this marvellous inscription,
0:54:07 > 0:54:11- "To Old Copey from Scissors." - I wonder who that was.
0:54:11 > 0:54:14- I've no idea, unfortunately. - Here we are.
0:54:14 > 0:54:16Let's find out what it's worth.
0:54:16 > 0:54:18It's going under the hammer now.
0:54:18 > 0:54:21Victorian silver snuffbox marked for 1861.
0:54:21 > 0:54:2542, 44, 46, 48, 50.
0:54:25 > 0:54:2855. 60. 65. 70. 75.
0:54:28 > 0:54:3080. 85.
0:54:30 > 0:54:3390. 95.
0:54:34 > 0:54:39At £95 on the internet. Any advance in the room?
0:54:39 > 0:54:43At £95, then. Are we all done at £95?
0:54:43 > 0:54:47Sell away, then, at 95. No further interest.
0:54:47 > 0:54:49It's sold.
0:54:49 > 0:54:51The hammer has gone down. Short and sweet.
0:54:51 > 0:54:53- Lovely.- Above the upper estimate. - Very nice.
0:54:53 > 0:54:56Good little things to collect, snuffboxes. They really are.
0:54:56 > 0:54:59We were lucky enough to have it left to us.
0:54:59 > 0:55:02Snuffboxes are a regular on "Flog It!",
0:55:02 > 0:55:05but now for something we've never seen before.
0:55:05 > 0:55:07Are you all sitting comfortably in your chairs?
0:55:07 > 0:55:10This could get exciting. Could get scary. It's quite spooky.
0:55:10 > 0:55:13It's the Doulton Spook belonging to Helen. Hello there.
0:55:13 > 0:55:16Thank you so much for bringing this along to our valuation day.
0:55:16 > 0:55:19I had a chat to the auctioneer yesterday and he said
0:55:19 > 0:55:23he's seen them come up for sale before in different colourways.
0:55:23 > 0:55:25Exactly. Different colour.
0:55:25 > 0:55:28I'm not going to tell you how much he said
0:55:28 > 0:55:30just in case it ruins the surprise
0:55:30 > 0:55:34- but, I mean, what are you thinking of getting? 200?- Hopefully.
0:55:34 > 0:55:37Maybe 300. If we're really lucky today, we could get 300.
0:55:37 > 0:55:40Good luck. That's all I can say. Fingers crossed.
0:55:40 > 0:55:42I think this will go online. It'll go on the internet.
0:55:42 > 0:55:45But let's watch this and hopefully,
0:55:45 > 0:55:47hopefully it will go through the roof. Here we go.
0:55:47 > 0:55:51Lot 360. Royal Doulton.
0:55:51 > 0:55:54Rare lustre figure. Spook.
0:55:54 > 0:55:56Lots of interest and we can start it off at...
0:55:56 > 0:56:00£650. 650 on commission.
0:56:00 > 0:56:02Any advance on 750?
0:56:02 > 0:56:05850.
0:56:06 > 0:56:08950. 1,000 with me.
0:56:09 > 0:56:11At 1,000 on commission.
0:56:11 > 0:56:161,100 on the net. Any advance on 1,100? 1,200.
0:56:16 > 0:56:181,200.
0:56:18 > 0:56:21Any advance on 1,200? 1,300 on the phone.
0:56:22 > 0:56:241,400.
0:56:25 > 0:56:281,500. 1,500. 1,600.
0:56:28 > 0:56:31- 1,600!- 1,600.
0:56:31 > 0:56:331,700.
0:56:33 > 0:56:35I love this, and they love it as well.
0:56:35 > 0:56:381,800. 1,900.
0:56:40 > 0:56:42- 2,000.- I'm tingling.
0:56:42 > 0:56:45I hope you're tingling at home.
0:56:45 > 0:56:472,200.
0:56:48 > 0:56:512,400.
0:56:51 > 0:56:53- 2,600.- 2,600!
0:56:53 > 0:56:56- Helen! You're in the money.- I know!
0:56:56 > 0:56:583,000.
0:57:00 > 0:57:04- 3,200.- 3,200.
0:57:04 > 0:57:063,400.
0:57:06 > 0:57:083,600.
0:57:09 > 0:57:113,700. 3,800.
0:57:13 > 0:57:15Now we know what they are worth!
0:57:15 > 0:57:17£3,900.
0:57:18 > 0:57:20- 4,000.- Wow!
0:57:22 > 0:57:26- 4,100.- £4,100, and don't forget,
0:57:26 > 0:57:29this was bought at a car boot for £2!
0:57:29 > 0:57:34- 4,200.- £4,200.
0:57:34 > 0:57:364,250, if it helps.
0:57:38 > 0:57:404,250.
0:57:41 > 0:57:434,250.
0:57:45 > 0:57:47At 4,250. Are we all sure?
0:57:48 > 0:57:52At £4,250. Fair warning.
0:57:52 > 0:57:54Fantastic!
0:57:55 > 0:57:57APPLAUSE
0:57:57 > 0:58:00Bang! 4,250!
0:58:00 > 0:58:03- Thank you.- £4,250.
0:58:03 > 0:58:06Bought in a car boot for just £2.
0:58:06 > 0:58:08And you said to me at the start of the sale you would be happy
0:58:08 > 0:58:11- with 200 to 300.- I would. - How about that?
0:58:11 > 0:58:14We didn't know what it was worth, now we do and now you do.
0:58:14 > 0:58:16Helen, enjoy that money, won't you?
0:58:16 > 0:58:19What's going through your mind? What will you do with that?
0:58:19 > 0:58:21I'm going on holiday next week with my daughter.
0:58:21 > 0:58:23It doesn't get much better than that. Have a good time.
0:58:23 > 0:58:25- Bit of spending money. - You will just love it.
0:58:25 > 0:58:27Thank you so much for bringing that in.
0:58:27 > 0:58:30That's what auctions are all about. That's why we love them.
0:58:30 > 0:58:32I hope you've enjoyed watching today's show.
0:58:32 > 0:58:34More surprises to come in the future so keep watching "Flog It!",
0:58:34 > 0:58:38but for now, from Blackpool, it's goodbye from all of us.