0:00:08 > 0:00:10The magnificent Peak District
0:00:10 > 0:00:13is the second most visited national park in the world.
0:00:13 > 0:00:14Today, we are so lucky to be
0:00:14 > 0:00:17in the heart of Britain's beautiful countryside.
0:00:17 > 0:00:19Let's hope we can attract the visitors, too.
0:00:19 > 0:00:21Welcome to Flog It!
0:00:44 > 0:00:47The Peak District is about the same size as Greater London
0:00:47 > 0:00:50and it was Britain's very first national park.
0:00:53 > 0:00:57Nestled in the south of the park is the very handsome Haddon Hall,
0:00:57 > 0:01:00which looks over the graceful River Wye.
0:01:00 > 0:01:04I'll be out and about exploring the beautiful Peak District
0:01:04 > 0:01:05later on in the show, but first,
0:01:05 > 0:01:07it is time for me to get down there
0:01:07 > 0:01:10to join up with our Flog It! crowd, who have travelled across
0:01:10 > 0:01:12the hills and the dales to provide us
0:01:12 > 0:01:15with a veritable feast of antiques to take off to auction.
0:01:16 > 0:01:19And leading our Flog It! expedition today
0:01:19 > 0:01:21is the wonderful Michael Baggott.
0:01:21 > 0:01:24It's trying desperately to be earlier.
0:01:24 > 0:01:26But we all do that when we get to a certain age, don't we?
0:01:26 > 0:01:27Of course we do.
0:01:29 > 0:01:31And taking to the peak for the girls
0:01:31 > 0:01:35is Yorkshire lass Caroline Hawley.
0:01:35 > 0:01:37- Now, that's very fitting for here, isn't it?- It is.
0:01:37 > 0:01:39Very nice.
0:01:39 > 0:01:43Armed with bags and boxes full of antiques ready to be valued,
0:01:43 > 0:01:45our crowds are all set to explore
0:01:45 > 0:01:48this magnificent medieval manor house.
0:01:48 > 0:01:51It certainly is a bit nippy out here in the Peak District,
0:01:51 > 0:01:53so let's hope the fires are lit inside.
0:01:53 > 0:01:57This is one of our best preserved buildings from the Middle Ages.
0:01:57 > 0:02:01It's nearly 900 years old. And back then, there was no central heating.
0:02:01 > 0:02:04And today, there still is no central heating.
0:02:04 > 0:02:05Time has stood still.
0:02:05 > 0:02:08So let's hope our experts have found something to warm their cockles.
0:02:08 > 0:02:10Let's go inside and find out.
0:02:11 > 0:02:13Well, I'm glad to see everyone is prepared
0:02:13 > 0:02:15and looking warmly wrapped up.
0:02:17 > 0:02:19Now, which one of the following metal items
0:02:19 > 0:02:23will forge ahead at the auction, leaving the others behind?
0:02:24 > 0:02:27Will it be this cast-iron shield?
0:02:27 > 0:02:30Or this early silver spoon?
0:02:30 > 0:02:34Or maybe this piece of Second World War memorabilia?
0:02:34 > 0:02:38Well, you'll have to keep watching to find out.
0:02:38 > 0:02:41We're going to start in the long gallery with Michael,
0:02:41 > 0:02:44who is totally delighted with his first find.
0:02:44 > 0:02:48Carol, you have absolutely made my day today,
0:02:48 > 0:02:51bringing in this wonderful spoon.
0:02:51 > 0:02:53I mean, it's an absolute delight.
0:02:53 > 0:02:57I will probably bore you in telling you so much about this spoon.
0:02:57 > 0:03:00- But before I do...- Yes. - How did you come by it?
0:03:00 > 0:03:03- It's a family spoon, on its own. - Yes.
0:03:03 > 0:03:06And it has lived in the cutlery drawer for the last 30 years,
0:03:06 > 0:03:08as far as I'm concerned.
0:03:08 > 0:03:12- And I don't know where it came from. - In the cutlery drawer?- Oh, yes, yes.
0:03:12 > 0:03:15- Oh.- I got it out of the cutlery drawer last night.
0:03:15 > 0:03:16To polish it.
0:03:18 > 0:03:21AC, the initials, does that relate to anyone you know in the family?
0:03:21 > 0:03:26- No, it doesn't. - It's a very interesting spoon.
0:03:26 > 0:03:30- First of all, let's look at... I've got it this way up.- Yes.
0:03:30 > 0:03:33With the bowl facing down and the back of the bowl up,
0:03:33 > 0:03:36because this is how this would have been placed on the table
0:03:36 > 0:03:38when it was made.
0:03:38 > 0:03:42- Yes.- In about 1750, we started putting spoons that way up
0:03:42 > 0:03:44- on the table.- Right.
0:03:44 > 0:03:46Which is why you have got a little bit of decoration here
0:03:46 > 0:03:48as you are holding and using it,
0:03:48 > 0:03:52but most of the decoration is on the reverse of the bowl.
0:03:52 > 0:03:54Right.
0:03:54 > 0:03:58The pattern is what we call trefid pattern now,
0:03:58 > 0:04:02because of the three lobes. And there are various forms of trefid.
0:04:02 > 0:04:06- Later ones simply have a rat tail... - Yes.- ..to the bowl.
0:04:06 > 0:04:10- Earlier ones have this decoration which we call lace backs.- Yes.
0:04:10 > 0:04:13So this would be a lace-back trefid spoon.
0:04:13 > 0:04:16This, rather peculiarly,
0:04:16 > 0:04:19has got a device of a backwards Z
0:04:19 > 0:04:23- struck over itself three times.- Yes.
0:04:23 > 0:04:26And the last mark, which is nearest the stem, there is
0:04:26 > 0:04:29- a maker's mark there.- Right.
0:04:29 > 0:04:31Which has been very poorly struck.
0:04:31 > 0:04:33And that Z mark is over-stamping it.
0:04:33 > 0:04:36- Right.- Now, this is a provincial spoon.
0:04:36 > 0:04:38I can't be definite,
0:04:38 > 0:04:42- but from the pattern of the lacework on the back...- Yes.
0:04:42 > 0:04:45- ..I think it is more likely to be North Country...- Yes.
0:04:45 > 0:04:49- ..which is either York or Newcastle. - Yes.- As opposed to the Southwest.
0:04:49 > 0:04:52Well, that's where the family came from, Yorkshire.
0:04:52 > 0:04:55- That hangs together beautifully. - It does, yes.- That all makes sense.
0:04:55 > 0:05:00What's happened is this spoon has been made by a good silversmith
0:05:00 > 0:05:04and then sold on to someone who has put their own
0:05:04 > 0:05:07- sort of set of almost tinker marks on it.- Really?
0:05:07 > 0:05:12And whilst that is very unusual, it doesn't really help us
0:05:12 > 0:05:16- placing it in terms of where it was made and who made it.- No.
0:05:16 > 0:05:18Any idea when it was made?
0:05:18 > 0:05:21I thought it might be as early as 17th century, 16-something.
0:05:21 > 0:05:25- Absolutely.- Really? - This style of spoon comes in
0:05:25 > 0:05:28in about 1660, 1670.
0:05:28 > 0:05:33- Right.- And this will date to anywhere between 1680 and 1690.
0:05:33 > 0:05:35- Really?- So, we're dealing...
0:05:35 > 0:05:37You know, we're dealing with quite an age.
0:05:37 > 0:05:43- We're talking James II into William and Mary.- Yes.- It has got issues.
0:05:43 > 0:05:44Right.
0:05:44 > 0:05:49When you use a spoon for 300 years and you're right-handed,
0:05:49 > 0:05:52you do that in a bowl and you get wear.
0:05:52 > 0:05:56And initially, the edge of the bowl has worn down
0:05:56 > 0:05:59and then it has started to curl back on itself.
0:05:59 > 0:06:04And that is pretty much as bad as a bowl gets on an early spoon.
0:06:04 > 0:06:07- Yes.- So, any thoughts of what it might be worth?
0:06:07 > 0:06:10Well, I was hoping it might be worth £100 or more.
0:06:10 > 0:06:14It is worth £100 all day long. It's worth £200 all day long.
0:06:14 > 0:06:17- Really?- So, what we'll do is we'll put an estimate,
0:06:17 > 0:06:21- a tempting estimate of £200 to £400.- Really?
0:06:21 > 0:06:24- And we'll put a fixed reserve of £200 on it.- That's excellent.
0:06:24 > 0:06:26It's a lovely thing. They are rare.
0:06:26 > 0:06:31I mean, the harsh news is that if that had nice York hallmarks
0:06:31 > 0:06:35on it and was in good condition, it would be...
0:06:35 > 0:06:39- £5,000.- No!- So...
0:06:39 > 0:06:42What you need to do is go home to the cutlery drawer and see
0:06:42 > 0:06:45if you've got any others in slightly better condition.
0:06:45 > 0:06:50There are no others. It has always been one on its own. Strange!
0:06:50 > 0:06:53It's a lovely thing. Why have you decided to sell it now?
0:06:53 > 0:06:55It has been sitting there for a long time.
0:06:55 > 0:06:56I had various valuations done,
0:06:56 > 0:07:00but nothing as in-depth as what you have given me now.
0:07:00 > 0:07:05- Well, you see, I am a spoon anorak. - Yes.- And this is right up my street.
0:07:05 > 0:07:07- That's wonderful. - And in fact, it is so up my street
0:07:07 > 0:07:09that I will go home tonight
0:07:09 > 0:07:12and in my large hallmark book, I will write down that I have seen
0:07:12 > 0:07:16a 1680s trefid with a backwards Z struck on it four times.
0:07:16 > 0:07:19So in 30 years' time, when I see another one, I'll say,
0:07:19 > 0:07:21"I've seen one of those before,
0:07:21 > 0:07:24"on a Flog It! valuation day at Haddon Hall."
0:07:25 > 0:07:29Gosh, that was really interesting. Michael is a font of knowledge.
0:07:31 > 0:07:35Caroline's next, and she has also picked out something special.
0:07:35 > 0:07:38Hello, Yvonne. Nice to meet you.
0:07:38 > 0:07:41Now, would you tell me what you have brought along for me to see today?
0:07:41 > 0:07:44- It's two items of Worcester. - Right.- Yes.
0:07:44 > 0:07:47And how did you come to have them?
0:07:47 > 0:07:50Well, it came to us by an aunt of respect.
0:07:50 > 0:07:52I've never heard of that expression, an aunt of respect,
0:07:52 > 0:07:55is it somebody you chose to call "auntie"?
0:07:55 > 0:07:57- Have you not heard of it before? - No, I haven't.
0:07:57 > 0:08:01It's a lady that's not related, but she was an elderly lady,
0:08:01 > 0:08:03- so we called her "auntie". - That's lovely.
0:08:03 > 0:08:07- She was a friend of my mother-in-law's.- Yes.
0:08:07 > 0:08:11And we had to deal with her estate, and they came to us.
0:08:11 > 0:08:16So, it's a little cream and sugar basin. Very pretty.
0:08:16 > 0:08:19- Have you ever used them at all?- No. - They have been in a cabinet,
0:08:19 > 0:08:22- have they?- Yeah, in a cabinet. - Very highly prized.
0:08:22 > 0:08:24Why do you feel that now is the time to sell them?
0:08:26 > 0:08:28Well, it was really just coming to the programme
0:08:28 > 0:08:30and getting some information about them.
0:08:30 > 0:08:32- Yeah, and you are happy to sell them?- I am.
0:08:32 > 0:08:34Now, do you know who the artist was, Yvonne?
0:08:34 > 0:08:37Well, I know the name Powell on there,
0:08:37 > 0:08:39but I don't know anything about him.
0:08:39 > 0:08:42- Right.- Or is it a him? - It's a him, it is.
0:08:42 > 0:08:44Now, it's William Powell -
0:08:44 > 0:08:47William or Billy, as he was known at the factory.
0:08:47 > 0:08:51He was born in 1878 and he worked right up
0:08:51 > 0:08:53until his retirement in 1950.
0:08:53 > 0:08:58He had a seven-year apprenticeship before he was allowed to
0:08:58 > 0:08:59sign his name on pieces.
0:08:59 > 0:09:04He became one of the finest small bird artists that Worcester had.
0:09:04 > 0:09:07He was seen regularly out in the countryside,
0:09:07 > 0:09:13sketchbook in hand, drawing the birds to put them onto these pieces.
0:09:13 > 0:09:15Sadly, as we say, time and time again,
0:09:15 > 0:09:18- condition is almost everything. - I know, yeah.
0:09:18 > 0:09:23- And you know there is a slight chip here.- I understand that, yes.
0:09:23 > 0:09:27In this one. Which does affect the value somewhat.
0:09:27 > 0:09:31They date from that early part of the 20th century,
0:09:31 > 0:09:34about 1918, 1916.
0:09:34 > 0:09:36And he is a very collectible artist.
0:09:36 > 0:09:40Do you have any idea what sort of price you would like for these?
0:09:40 > 0:09:41I don't.
0:09:41 > 0:09:44Only having seen previous programmes,
0:09:44 > 0:09:47I thought about £40, £50.
0:09:47 > 0:09:49- About £40, £50.- I don't know.
0:09:49 > 0:09:52I would think we could hope to do a little bit better than that.
0:09:52 > 0:09:56And I think if we put an estimate of... I'm going
0:09:56 > 0:09:59to stick my neck out here and say...80,
0:09:59 > 0:10:03possibly 80 to 120.
0:10:03 > 0:10:06And we'll put a fixed reserve of £80, Yvonne.
0:10:06 > 0:10:08- Are you happy with that? - I am happy with that, thank you.
0:10:08 > 0:10:11Thank you, very much.
0:10:11 > 0:10:16Well, I think that's great value for two little works of art.
0:10:16 > 0:10:18Our crowds today are certainly enjoying
0:10:18 > 0:10:19the Elizabethan long gallery,
0:10:19 > 0:10:23with its oak-panelled walls and its high-relief plaster ceiling.
0:10:23 > 0:10:25What they probably don't realise is
0:10:25 > 0:10:28the floorboards that are taking all their weight have been
0:10:28 > 0:10:33cut from one single oak tree that has grown here on the estate.
0:10:33 > 0:10:38Now, oak is an incredibly dense hardwood with a tight, close grain.
0:10:38 > 0:10:41And the heart of the wood itself is impervious to woodworm
0:10:41 > 0:10:45and beetle, that's why it looks as good today as it does
0:10:45 > 0:10:48when it was first laid centuries ago.
0:10:48 > 0:10:52And the same estate craftsmen have also cut semi-circular steps
0:10:52 > 0:10:56that I am sitting on from the root of the same oak tree.
0:10:56 > 0:11:00Not only is that creative, it's also resourceful.
0:11:00 > 0:11:02Back in the long gallery,
0:11:02 > 0:11:06our experts are making the very best of the resources available to them.
0:11:07 > 0:11:12And Michael has found a second item as thrilling as his first.
0:11:12 > 0:11:15John, I spotted this wonderful armorial in the queue.
0:11:15 > 0:11:19I was instantly drawn to it. It's completely my area of interest.
0:11:19 > 0:11:22But where did you get something as marvellous as this from?
0:11:22 > 0:11:26- Well, my uncle presented it to me 40 years or so ago.- Yeah.
0:11:26 > 0:11:29He had exchanged it during the Second World War
0:11:29 > 0:11:32- for packet of cigarettes with a German soldier.- Good grief.
0:11:32 > 0:11:35Where was he when this took place, do you know?
0:11:35 > 0:11:37As far as I am aware, in Germany.
0:11:37 > 0:11:40You don't know the region or the area?
0:11:40 > 0:11:42I believe the shield is this shield of Dortmund.
0:11:42 > 0:11:46I mean it could be, basically, the town mark of anywhere.
0:11:46 > 0:11:50It could be... Frankfurt has a single-headed eagle.
0:11:50 > 0:11:52Or it could be a family crest.
0:11:52 > 0:11:55I mean, what's fascinating is, obviously, this was towards
0:11:55 > 0:11:56- the end of the war?- I believe so.
0:11:56 > 0:12:00The Germans must have sort of almost had defeat in their hearts
0:12:00 > 0:12:03that they were taking things like this,
0:12:03 > 0:12:08which I imagine would be fixed to the exterior of a building.
0:12:08 > 0:12:10Let's turn it over.
0:12:10 > 0:12:12- I mean, it's cast-iron.- Yes.
0:12:12 > 0:12:15And it has got this very sturdy, this very German,
0:12:15 > 0:12:18well-engineered bracket fitting.
0:12:18 > 0:12:21And there are a couple of screws that hold it in.
0:12:21 > 0:12:25They don't to my mind look like machine-made screws.
0:12:25 > 0:12:28- Right.- Cos we have got no marks on this at all.
0:12:28 > 0:12:33And of course, being cast-iron, it doesn't tend to weather and age
0:12:33 > 0:12:38over a period of time as wood or copper or anything else would,
0:12:38 > 0:12:39to give us an idea of the period.
0:12:39 > 0:12:43But I would place this sort of 1880 to about 1900 in date.
0:12:43 > 0:12:45When you get arms like this,
0:12:45 > 0:12:49- one thing that helps you identify them are the colours.- Yes.
0:12:49 > 0:12:52So the different colour of eagle on a different ground.
0:12:52 > 0:12:55But of course, being cast-iron, and being black,
0:12:55 > 0:12:59it doesn't help us very much. I mean, this is a fabulous thing,
0:12:59 > 0:13:01a fabulous bit of your family history.
0:13:01 > 0:13:04Why have you decided to sell it?
0:13:04 > 0:13:08Two children, neither of them are interested in it particularly.
0:13:08 > 0:13:10You can't cut it down the middle, can you?
0:13:10 > 0:13:14- It is not the wisdom of Solomon, is it?- No.- I mean, value...
0:13:14 > 0:13:17- I will put a very broad estimate on it...- Yes.
0:13:17 > 0:13:20..of £50 to £100.
0:13:20 > 0:13:23And we'll put a fixed reserve of £50 on it because,
0:13:23 > 0:13:27I promise you, if you went to a foundry today to have that made,
0:13:27 > 0:13:31it will cost several hundred pounds just to have that done.
0:13:31 > 0:13:35Well, you've got all the modelling to do. It's a fantastic thing.
0:13:35 > 0:13:39And I think... I mean, I love it. I'm sure someone at the auction...
0:13:39 > 0:13:41Well, hopefully, at least two people.
0:13:41 > 0:13:43- Two Germans.- Two Germans.
0:13:43 > 0:13:46We're in the internet age, these things go online.
0:13:46 > 0:13:48I've never seen it on the internet.
0:13:48 > 0:13:51I don't know what the postage will cost,
0:13:51 > 0:13:53but that is the bidder in Germany's concern.
0:13:57 > 0:14:00And, now, for a little bit of local culinary history.
0:14:00 > 0:14:04A Bakewell pudding, always a good thing mid-afternoon.
0:14:05 > 0:14:07Well, most of us have heard about the Bakewell tart
0:14:07 > 0:14:09and, as I found out ten years ago,
0:14:09 > 0:14:12when I came to Derby to do one of our first valuation days,
0:14:12 > 0:14:14I found out in fact it was the Bakewell pudding up here
0:14:14 > 0:14:18- that everybody is familiar with. - That is correct.- And I got told off.
0:14:18 > 0:14:22What is basically...the ingredients of a Bakewell pudding?
0:14:22 > 0:14:24OK, well, the Bakewell pudding,
0:14:24 > 0:14:26back at the beginning of the 19th century,
0:14:26 > 0:14:30used to have candied peel in it, raisins, dried cherries,
0:14:30 > 0:14:35lemon peel, some had lemon brandy in, different things like that.
0:14:35 > 0:14:37It was quite a rich one.
0:14:37 > 0:14:39And food is passed down from mother to daughter,
0:14:39 > 0:14:41it has changed a little bit.
0:14:41 > 0:14:44Our pudding is the first one that was a translucent pudding.
0:14:44 > 0:14:47The young lady that made it, we think made it by mistake,
0:14:47 > 0:14:50it was a misunderstanding, so none of the fruit went in,
0:14:50 > 0:14:53and what came out was the Bakewell pudding that we've been
0:14:53 > 0:14:54making for the rest of the time.
0:14:54 > 0:14:56And what are the ingredients in there?
0:14:56 > 0:14:58Well, in there, you've got ground almonds, eggs,
0:14:58 > 0:14:59butter and sugar...
0:14:59 > 0:15:02- Something else.- A secret ingredient. - Go on, tell me.
0:15:02 > 0:15:04- I can't tell you. - Can't tell me, no, I thought not.
0:15:04 > 0:15:07And this recipe came about ten years after the...
0:15:07 > 0:15:09Yeah, round about that.
0:15:09 > 0:15:12It was made by mistake, it became very popular in the town.
0:15:12 > 0:15:15And, now, time for the Bakewell challenge.
0:15:16 > 0:15:20Right, who wants to try one? You've gone for the special recipe.
0:15:20 > 0:15:22You've gone for the special recipe.
0:15:24 > 0:15:27Oh, look, one of each left,
0:15:27 > 0:15:30it's a nation divided. Well, there you go.
0:15:36 > 0:15:37Back to business now with Caroline,
0:15:37 > 0:15:41who has spotted an interesting picture with a musical theme.
0:15:41 > 0:15:44Jean and Mark, lovely to meet you.
0:15:44 > 0:15:47Tell me little bit about what you've brought today, please.
0:15:47 > 0:15:51Well, it is this cartoon by Gillray,
0:15:51 > 0:15:54done roundabout 1800 or thereabouts.
0:15:54 > 0:15:57My father used to, when we had a holiday,
0:15:57 > 0:15:59stop at little antique shops.
0:15:59 > 0:16:02And he would be mostly looking for Chinese porcelain.
0:16:02 > 0:16:04But occasionally, if he saw something else,
0:16:04 > 0:16:07he would buy that as well. And, so, we think that's how we got it.
0:16:07 > 0:16:10Well, this is lovely. Absolutely lovely.
0:16:10 > 0:16:14By James Gillray, a very eminent caricaturist and fabulous
0:16:14 > 0:16:18- subject, you've obviously looked at the subject.- Oh, yes.
0:16:18 > 0:16:22The lady on the piano, it says next to it, "Execution!"
0:16:22 > 0:16:25She's absolutely murdering the piece that she's playing.
0:16:25 > 0:16:28And the assembled guests are just horrified,
0:16:28 > 0:16:33the sound that she's making, which is very amusing,
0:16:33 > 0:16:37and signed at the bottom with this monogram.
0:16:37 > 0:16:41JG. JG. James Gillray. Lovely lovely piece.
0:16:41 > 0:16:43And it looks like it has a contemporary frame.
0:16:43 > 0:16:48Little bit of damage to the frame. But, generally, a nice piece.
0:16:48 > 0:16:51Now, value, do you have any ideas of value?
0:16:51 > 0:16:53Well, some 15 years ago,
0:16:53 > 0:16:59we had it looked at by someone who valued at between 200 and £300.
0:16:59 > 0:17:05Right. Now, I would think certain things have gone down a little.
0:17:05 > 0:17:09It's a popular subject, it's obviously very amusing,
0:17:09 > 0:17:11you can imagine someone learning the piano,
0:17:11 > 0:17:14it would be a good present for them, wouldn't it?
0:17:14 > 0:17:19- But I would value it between 150 and 200.- Fair enough.
0:17:19 > 0:17:24- And we'd put a fixed reserve of 150?- Um...
0:17:24 > 0:17:28- Should be all right, shouldn't it? - Yes, yes.- Are you happy with that?
0:17:28 > 0:17:29It could well do...
0:17:29 > 0:17:33With discretion to the auctioneer because, if it went for 140,
0:17:33 > 0:17:35- that wouldn't be the end of the world.- No, that's fine.
0:17:35 > 0:17:40- We'll put a discretionary...- 150 discretionary.- 150 discretionary.
0:17:40 > 0:17:43- That's it.- Ideal. Superb. And thank you so much for bringing it along.
0:17:43 > 0:17:46I'm glad you found it so interesting.
0:17:48 > 0:17:50Before we head off to auction,
0:17:50 > 0:17:53there is something I would like to show you.
0:17:58 > 0:18:00The Peak District has a high amount of rainfall,
0:18:00 > 0:18:03compared to the rest of England and Wales,
0:18:03 > 0:18:05which certainly adds to its beauty
0:18:05 > 0:18:06and all of this extra water
0:18:06 > 0:18:10has helped play a major part in its heritage.
0:18:10 > 0:18:13The mills that sprung up across the Derwent Valley
0:18:13 > 0:18:17in the 18th century harnessed the natural water power
0:18:17 > 0:18:20of the Peak District, transforming British industry.
0:18:21 > 0:18:25Today, this part of Derbyshire has World Heritage status, attracting
0:18:25 > 0:18:29half a million visitors a year to view these iconic buildings.
0:18:31 > 0:18:32Nestled in the Derwent Valley,
0:18:32 > 0:18:35it was here at Cromford that one of the forefathers
0:18:35 > 0:18:38of the Industrial Revolution, Richard Arkwright,
0:18:38 > 0:18:43established the first successful water-powered cotton spinning mills,
0:18:43 > 0:18:47introducing what we now recognise today as the modern factory system.
0:18:49 > 0:18:53This was the first factory to use a continuous process from raw
0:18:53 > 0:18:55material to finished product.
0:18:57 > 0:18:59Arkwright built his mill workers homes,
0:18:59 > 0:19:02introduced working hours determined by the clock
0:19:02 > 0:19:04instead of by daylight
0:19:04 > 0:19:09and patent machinery that massively increased production,
0:19:09 > 0:19:12including this spinning machine called the water frame.
0:19:13 > 0:19:17His pioneering work inspired similar factories all across
0:19:17 > 0:19:20the United Kingdom and all over the world.
0:19:20 > 0:19:23But he is not the only noteworthy industrialist
0:19:23 > 0:19:25from the Peak District.
0:19:25 > 0:19:28In the small village of Lea Mills, which is two miles down the road
0:19:28 > 0:19:31from Cromford, is the John Smedley factory,
0:19:31 > 0:19:34which has been running continuously for over 200 years.
0:19:36 > 0:19:39In 1818, John Smedley, a hosier from nearby Wirksworth,
0:19:39 > 0:19:42bought the lease on this factory
0:19:42 > 0:19:45which had been operating as a cotton mill.
0:19:45 > 0:19:47But it is his son John Smedley Jr
0:19:47 > 0:19:50who turned out to be the really remarkable man.
0:19:52 > 0:19:55I met archivist Jane Middleton-Smith at the Smedley factory
0:19:55 > 0:19:57to find out more about him.
0:19:57 > 0:19:59How did he make his fortune?
0:19:59 > 0:20:01He made his money making underwear.
0:20:01 > 0:20:05In his early years, when his father was struggling,
0:20:05 > 0:20:07he focused his attention on the business.
0:20:07 > 0:20:09And he turned the machinery here
0:20:09 > 0:20:11over from cotton spinning to wool spinning.
0:20:11 > 0:20:15Let's face it, you know, everybody had to wear stuff like this,
0:20:15 > 0:20:18prior to central heating, just to keep you warm in the house,
0:20:18 > 0:20:22- literally, not just in the workplace.- Yes, absolutely.
0:20:22 > 0:20:25And he, using the framework knitting machine, could make
0:20:25 > 0:20:29fully-fashioned garments, so you could fit the curves of the body.
0:20:29 > 0:20:33Water played a large part, not only in the creation of his wealth,
0:20:33 > 0:20:36but also in maintaining his health.
0:20:36 > 0:20:38After being successfully treated from what
0:20:38 > 0:20:42he thought to be typhus by water cures or hydrotherapy,
0:20:42 > 0:20:46he became a great advocate of this fashionable treatment
0:20:46 > 0:20:50of the day and built a splendid hydro hotel in nearby Matlock,
0:20:50 > 0:20:52offering these water cures.
0:20:54 > 0:20:59He became passionately interested in the power of water to cure,
0:20:59 > 0:21:03not so much through drinking, but through bathing in it and having...
0:21:03 > 0:21:07you know, wrap yourself in wet blankets and...
0:21:08 > 0:21:11As well as the hotel, in 1862, Smedley built
0:21:11 > 0:21:16a castle for his family to live in, appointing himself architect.
0:21:16 > 0:21:19Riber Castle, sitting on the hill overlooking Matlock,
0:21:19 > 0:21:22was a symbol of his success.
0:21:22 > 0:21:26- Is this a picture of Riber Castle on the inside?- It is.
0:21:26 > 0:21:30This came in a box with some fancy dress costumes
0:21:30 > 0:21:32that had been kept by the family.
0:21:32 > 0:21:34And in the bottom of the box
0:21:34 > 0:21:38were these two photographs of Riber Castle in 1873.
0:21:38 > 0:21:39I'd never seen an interior.
0:21:41 > 0:21:44Today, the hydro hotel is used as the county hall.
0:21:44 > 0:21:46And the factory is still in production.
0:21:50 > 0:21:54The machines used here today haven't changed all that much since
0:21:54 > 0:21:56the era of Arkwright and Smedley.
0:21:56 > 0:22:00Although they may be electric, the machines still work the same way.
0:22:00 > 0:22:03The whole production process relies on the craft of the people,
0:22:03 > 0:22:06the machinists, the seamstresses, and the knitters,
0:22:06 > 0:22:11some of whom come from families that worked here when Smedley
0:22:11 > 0:22:14first set up shop in the 1800s.
0:22:18 > 0:22:21And, now, a quick reminder of what's going off to auction.
0:22:23 > 0:22:27Will the early silver spoon bring drama to the saleroom
0:22:27 > 0:22:28as the silver collectors battle over it?
0:22:31 > 0:22:34Or could it be the sale of the little William Powell
0:22:34 > 0:22:37Worcester jug and the sugar basin that causes the biggest stir?
0:22:37 > 0:22:40Or will the German shield outperform both of them
0:22:40 > 0:22:44by attracting interest from the Continent and on the internet?
0:22:47 > 0:22:50Or will the watercolour cartoon draw the attention of the crowd?
0:22:52 > 0:22:55Only a stone's throw away is the pretty village of Rowsley
0:22:55 > 0:22:57and today's auction house - Bamfords.
0:22:57 > 0:23:00And it looks like we are going to have all the fun of the fair.
0:23:05 > 0:23:08On the rostrum later is Flog It! expert James Lewis.
0:23:10 > 0:23:12And don't forget, there is commission to pay.
0:23:12 > 0:23:14It does vary from saleroom to saleroom.
0:23:14 > 0:23:17Here it is 12.5% plus VAT.
0:23:17 > 0:23:20Well, our auctioneer, James Lewis, is on the rostrum
0:23:20 > 0:23:23and the sale is under way. This is where it gets exciting.
0:23:23 > 0:23:26For all of you at home, sit back, put your feet up and relax.
0:23:26 > 0:23:29For our owners, it's going to be a roller-coaster ride.
0:23:29 > 0:23:31Let's get on with our first lot.
0:23:32 > 0:23:34At 450, do I see five?
0:23:34 > 0:23:37Going under the hammer right now, we've got a 19th-century
0:23:37 > 0:23:39German cast-iron shield belonging to John,
0:23:39 > 0:23:42- who is standing right next to me now. Who is this?- This is Daniel,
0:23:42 > 0:23:44- my grandson.- Daniel, pleased to meet you.
0:23:44 > 0:23:47Are you getting into the antiques business at a young age?
0:23:47 > 0:23:50- Hopefully.- Hopefully! Has anything caught your eye here today?
0:23:50 > 0:23:53- Not at the minute.- What do you think of the auction?- It's great fun.
0:23:53 > 0:23:56- It's a cracking place, isn't it? - Yeah.- And what an atmosphere.
0:23:56 > 0:23:59Hopefully, Grandad will sell this at the top end
0:23:59 > 0:24:00and take you out for a treat.
0:24:00 > 0:24:03In a way, you should be inheriting this.
0:24:03 > 0:24:05- You might be.- You might be! No!
0:24:05 > 0:24:08- Anyway, it's going under the hammer. Ready?- Yep.
0:24:08 > 0:24:09Good luck, Daniel. Here we go.
0:24:09 > 0:24:13It's the 19th-century, Continental cast-iron shield
0:24:13 > 0:24:17of Dortmund, there it is. With the eagle with open wings.
0:24:17 > 0:24:21And I can start the bidding here at £50. 60 anywhere?
0:24:21 > 0:24:23At 50, and 60 now.
0:24:23 > 0:24:25At 50, and 60, sir. 60 in the room.
0:24:25 > 0:24:2770, 80, 90 and 100.
0:24:27 > 0:24:30- You won't find another one in a hurry.- It's quirky.
0:24:30 > 0:24:31Yeah, very quirky.
0:24:31 > 0:24:33At £100. 110, do I see?
0:24:33 > 0:24:35At £100.
0:24:35 > 0:24:37Any advance? At 100, 110 anywhere?
0:24:37 > 0:24:40You're coming in online. Flashing light, you interested?
0:24:40 > 0:24:43At £100, 110 do I see?
0:24:43 > 0:24:45At £100, standing. All sure?
0:24:45 > 0:24:48The hammer has gone down, it's sold, £100.
0:24:48 > 0:24:51You're taking your grandad out shopping now, aren't you?
0:24:51 > 0:24:53- Mm?- They may see a little of it.
0:24:55 > 0:24:57Not the internet interest that I was expecting,
0:24:57 > 0:24:59but nevertheless, a good result.
0:24:59 > 0:25:02And now for something far more delicate.
0:25:02 > 0:25:05Going under the hammer now, we've got a Royal Worcester set,
0:25:05 > 0:25:07with a value of £80 to £120.
0:25:07 > 0:25:10It belongs to Yvonne, who sadly cannot be with us.
0:25:10 > 0:25:12But we do have our expert, the gorgeous Caroline.
0:25:12 > 0:25:15- And we should get the top end on this.- We should, we should.
0:25:15 > 0:25:19Very, very good artist, specialist in bird paintings.
0:25:19 > 0:25:21Very good quality.
0:25:21 > 0:25:24Beautiful thing. There's a tiny bit of damage on one of the pieces.
0:25:24 > 0:25:28But I'm sure it's going to achieve more than the top estimate.
0:25:28 > 0:25:30We have got a packed auction room here,
0:25:30 > 0:25:33it's an electric atmosphere and I'm sure this is going to fly out.
0:25:33 > 0:25:36- It is.- Figures crossed? Ready? - Fingers crossed.- Here we go.
0:25:36 > 0:25:40Lot 309 is very sweet, little Royal Worcester
0:25:40 > 0:25:44coopered milk jug and sugar basin,
0:25:44 > 0:25:46painted by William Powell.
0:25:46 > 0:25:47There we have it.
0:25:47 > 0:25:51And jolly pretty. And I can start the bidding straight in at £80.
0:25:51 > 0:25:5285 now.
0:25:52 > 0:25:5485 to the left. 95.
0:25:54 > 0:25:57100. 110. 110 in the room to the left.
0:25:57 > 0:25:59At 110, 120 now.
0:25:59 > 0:26:01At 110. 120 at the very back.
0:26:01 > 0:26:03130. 140, sir?
0:26:03 > 0:26:07140. 150. 160?
0:26:07 > 0:26:10160. 170? 170. 180?
0:26:10 > 0:26:13He shakes his head at 180. At 170 to the left.
0:26:13 > 0:26:17At £170. 180 anywhere? At 170.
0:26:17 > 0:26:21Anybody else? At 170... It's yours, 658.
0:26:21 > 0:26:23Good result. Yvonne, I hope you enjoyed that moment,
0:26:23 > 0:26:26watching us back at home.
0:26:26 > 0:26:29I'm pretty certain that the buyer will be delighted with those.
0:26:29 > 0:26:33And now for something that is properly antique.
0:26:33 > 0:26:34Well, so far, so good.
0:26:34 > 0:26:37And stirring up the mix right now - there is a good link there -
0:26:37 > 0:26:40is Carol's silver spoon, at £200 to £400.
0:26:40 > 0:26:42And I'll tell you what, I think this is one of the oldest items
0:26:42 > 0:26:46in the sale room, from the William and Mary period, circa 1680.
0:26:46 > 0:26:50It is a little gem. And you brought it to the right expert.
0:26:50 > 0:26:55- Michael loves silver.- I know, yes. - I am a spoon nut.- You are.
0:26:55 > 0:26:58And this, actually, is a very academic spoon. It is provincial.
0:26:58 > 0:27:01- So the collectors will be out for this one.- Sure.
0:27:01 > 0:27:03And it is here to be sold at £200 to £400.
0:27:03 > 0:27:05Let's find out what the bidders think.
0:27:05 > 0:27:10Lot number 24 is this wonderful William and Mary trefid spoon,
0:27:10 > 0:27:14circa 1685, with the lace back.
0:27:14 > 0:27:17Brilliant, James has done back and front pictures online.
0:27:17 > 0:27:19- This is really good. - Markings on the back.
0:27:19 > 0:27:22- And I have got three bids on commission.- Great, there you go.
0:27:22 > 0:27:24- Look at that.- Right.
0:27:24 > 0:27:27They are all clustered around the lower end of the estimate.
0:27:27 > 0:27:30And I can started it at £210.
0:27:30 > 0:27:32220 do I see in the room first?
0:27:32 > 0:27:34220? 220 is it?
0:27:34 > 0:27:37At 210, absentee bid.
0:27:37 > 0:27:40At 210, 220 now? Internet, 220.
0:27:40 > 0:27:42230.
0:27:42 > 0:27:45- Internet bidding 240, 250. - Come on, come on.
0:27:45 > 0:27:49- 260, 270. - I've got my fingers crossed.- Yes.
0:27:49 > 0:27:53280, 290.
0:27:53 > 0:27:56At 290. Make it 300 in the room.
0:27:56 > 0:27:57310?
0:27:57 > 0:27:58And a shake of the head.
0:27:58 > 0:28:00At £310.
0:28:00 > 0:28:03- At 310, you sure?- It's going.
0:28:03 > 0:28:05All right, 315.
0:28:05 > 0:28:07- 320.- Well done, James.
0:28:07 > 0:28:10- Carry on again. - Tease that little bit.
0:28:10 > 0:28:13No? £320. Absentee bid.
0:28:13 > 0:28:15Do I see any more?
0:28:15 > 0:28:18- You're out online, you're out in the room.- It's gone.
0:28:18 > 0:28:22- Great.- You could say he was an absolute corker on it, couldn't you?
0:28:23 > 0:28:26Caroline next, who has found a rather fun thing.
0:28:28 > 0:28:30Going under the hammer right now,
0:28:30 > 0:28:33the watercolour cartoon belonging to Jean and Mark.
0:28:33 > 0:28:36Is it attributed or is it by James Gillray?
0:28:36 > 0:28:39We're just about to find out.
0:28:39 > 0:28:43So, this has caused an awful lot of talking.
0:28:43 > 0:28:47Had a chat James just before the sale on the preview day yesterday.
0:28:48 > 0:28:52- And we're still not sure. - The jury is still out.
0:28:52 > 0:28:55If it is by the very well-known caricaturist...
0:28:55 > 0:28:56..you're looking at well over £500.
0:28:56 > 0:28:59Yes, oh, well over. Into the thousands.
0:28:59 > 0:29:01Up to £10,000.
0:29:01 > 0:29:03Let's hope we can make the top end and a bit more.
0:29:03 > 0:29:04Here we go. It's going under the hammer.
0:29:04 > 0:29:06Lots of opinion on this.
0:29:06 > 0:29:10Lots of people have looked at it and come up and decided whether
0:29:10 > 0:29:12it is or it isn't. But there it is, it's certainly period.
0:29:12 > 0:29:17And I've got two bids on it. And I can start at £140.
0:29:17 > 0:29:20At 140, at 150, do I see?
0:29:20 > 0:29:22At 140, 150, 150 bid.
0:29:22 > 0:29:26At 150, 160 absentee. 160, 170 for you.
0:29:26 > 0:29:29At 160, 170, 180, 190.
0:29:29 > 0:29:32At 180 with me, 190.
0:29:32 > 0:29:35At £180. With me at 180, 190 now.
0:29:35 > 0:29:39At 180. At £180.
0:29:39 > 0:29:41- Well, that answers all the speculation.- It does, doesn't it?
0:29:41 > 0:29:47- Yes.- The market has decided. - At 180. There it is.- It's sold. 180.
0:29:47 > 0:29:49- Well done, thank you very much. - We're happy with that?
0:29:49 > 0:29:53- It's what you estimated.- Yeah. - It is. I'm very pleased.
0:30:00 > 0:30:07555 square miles of unspoiled moorland and limestone dales
0:30:07 > 0:30:09make up the Peak District National Park
0:30:09 > 0:30:12that came into being in 1951.
0:30:12 > 0:30:14These days, we take our mighty
0:30:14 > 0:30:17and magnificent national parks for granted.
0:30:17 > 0:30:21We just park the car up and step out into the great outdoors.
0:30:21 > 0:30:26Each year, more than 22 million people do exactly that right here.
0:30:30 > 0:30:33But it hasn't always been that simple.
0:30:33 > 0:30:37Indeed, in the early years of the 20th century, this idyllic
0:30:37 > 0:30:41and rugged landscape became a battleground.
0:30:41 > 0:30:46From 1600 to 1860, successive parliamentary enclosure acts had,
0:30:46 > 0:30:50in effect, fenced off half of England's countryside
0:30:50 > 0:30:51from the people.
0:30:53 > 0:30:55It sounds far-fetched
0:30:55 > 0:30:57to say that access to the open countryside here
0:30:57 > 0:31:01ended in violence and arrests, but that is exactly what happened.
0:31:01 > 0:31:04The moorland was owned by various different private estates
0:31:04 > 0:31:05and landowners.
0:31:05 > 0:31:09And they were keen not to let trespassers on their land.
0:31:09 > 0:31:12So to the working class people of the large cities of Sheffield
0:31:12 > 0:31:17and Manchester, the countryside was visible, but it wasn't accessible.
0:31:21 > 0:31:24But they had some powerful allies and were determined to both
0:31:24 > 0:31:28preserve the landscape and to open it up to the wider public.
0:31:30 > 0:31:33Ethel Haythornthwaite, the daughter of a Sheffield scrap metal merchant,
0:31:33 > 0:31:38used her wealthy contacts to buy up swathes of the peaks,
0:31:38 > 0:31:41which were then gifted to the National Trust.
0:31:41 > 0:31:43And Labour activist Burt Ward
0:31:43 > 0:31:46campaigned for access to open countryside
0:31:46 > 0:31:51by forming the first working-class ramblers group in Sheffield.
0:31:52 > 0:31:54Local journalist Rory Smith tells me
0:31:54 > 0:31:57they played a crucial part in achieving reform.
0:31:58 > 0:32:02How close was the countryside to the working folk and why?
0:32:02 > 0:32:03You have to remember, Paul,
0:32:03 > 0:32:06that these wonderful moors around here,
0:32:06 > 0:32:09all the highest peaks of the Peak District were actually
0:32:09 > 0:32:12visible from the homes and workplaces of the people living
0:32:12 > 0:32:15- and working in Manchester. - You could see that from Sheffield,
0:32:15 > 0:32:17- couldn't you?- You could see them.
0:32:17 > 0:32:18Yet you couldn't walk on them.
0:32:18 > 0:32:21Kinder Scout was the forbidden mountain in those days.
0:32:21 > 0:32:23- That's frustrating. - It was frustrating.
0:32:23 > 0:32:25How key was the work of Burt and Ethel?
0:32:25 > 0:32:27Well, it was absolutely essential, really,
0:32:27 > 0:32:30because Ethel was the founder of
0:32:30 > 0:32:34the Campaign for the Protection of Rural England in Sheffield,
0:32:34 > 0:32:36which later became the Friends of the Peak.
0:32:36 > 0:32:40And Burt Ward was the founder of the first working-class
0:32:40 > 0:32:45rambling club in the country - the Sheffield Clarions - in 1900.
0:32:45 > 0:32:50And those two people were absolutely vital for the opening up
0:32:50 > 0:32:54- of the countryside and the campaign to make it a national park.- Sure.
0:32:54 > 0:32:57I understand there was a huge atmosphere brewing up amongst
0:32:57 > 0:32:58the working-class people.
0:32:58 > 0:33:02You know, they were denied access to huge parts of this open land.
0:33:02 > 0:33:04Frustration was enormous.
0:33:04 > 0:33:05So they used to trespass.
0:33:05 > 0:33:10And Burt Ward and others trespassed regularly on places
0:33:10 > 0:33:14like Kinder. He called it "the gentle art of trespass."
0:33:14 > 0:33:17And he counted gamekeepers all the time.
0:33:17 > 0:33:21In fact, he had a writ served on him not to walk on Kinder Scout
0:33:21 > 0:33:23at one point. But he still did.
0:33:25 > 0:33:26And this is Kinder Scout.
0:33:26 > 0:33:30And at 2,000 feet, it is the highest point in the Peak District.
0:33:30 > 0:33:33And it is the scene of a major battle between,
0:33:33 > 0:33:35on one side, the ramblers
0:33:35 > 0:33:38and, on the other, gamekeepers, protecting their employers' land.
0:33:40 > 0:33:42Describe the trespass, what happened?
0:33:42 > 0:33:46Well, there was a group of ramblers from Manchester called
0:33:46 > 0:33:48the British Workers Sports Federation.
0:33:48 > 0:33:49In fact, they were a communist group.
0:33:49 > 0:33:53They decided on what we would call today direct action.
0:33:53 > 0:33:56They said, "Well, if there's enough of us, they couldn't stop us."
0:33:56 > 0:34:01So one sunny April morning in 1932, about 400 of them
0:34:01 > 0:34:04gathered at Hayfield, which is the other side of the hill from here...
0:34:04 > 0:34:08- Yeah.- ..and decided they would do a mass trespass.
0:34:08 > 0:34:10This is the first time those words had been used.
0:34:10 > 0:34:13And they publicised it so everybody knew they were coming.
0:34:13 > 0:34:16And they set up a right-of-way
0:34:16 > 0:34:19and deliberately trespassed up on to Kinder Scout.
0:34:19 > 0:34:23And they were met by a line of gamekeepers who were ready
0:34:23 > 0:34:25and waiting for them. And there were a few scuffles.
0:34:25 > 0:34:29But they went on and met another group who had come over from Edale,
0:34:29 > 0:34:31this side of the mountain, and they had a victory meeting.
0:34:31 > 0:34:35And after that, they all went back down into Hayfield.
0:34:35 > 0:34:37The police were waiting for them.
0:34:37 > 0:34:40Six of them were arrested and five of them
0:34:40 > 0:34:45were actually charged with public order offences, basically,
0:34:45 > 0:34:48and were imprisoned for periods of up to six months.
0:34:48 > 0:34:50What was the significance?
0:34:50 > 0:34:52As a result of this,
0:34:52 > 0:34:56and particularly as a result of the severe sentences handed
0:34:56 > 0:34:59down by the judge, it actually united the ramblers' cause.
0:34:59 > 0:35:00Sure, I'd imagine it would.
0:35:00 > 0:35:03And they were fighting then not just for access to the moorland,
0:35:03 > 0:35:05but also for national parks all over.
0:35:05 > 0:35:08- All over the country.- Yeah. And here we are.- History was made.
0:35:08 > 0:35:10History was made.
0:35:10 > 0:35:12And this is the first national park,
0:35:12 > 0:35:15and it is the best, as far as I'm concerned.
0:35:15 > 0:35:18- You live on its doorstep, don't you? - I do.- It's beautiful.
0:35:22 > 0:35:24By the late 1930s, the CPRE -
0:35:24 > 0:35:27the Campaign to Protect Rural England -
0:35:27 > 0:35:31were running hard-hitting films in cinemas all over the country,
0:35:31 > 0:35:34demanding that urgent changes be made to access
0:35:34 > 0:35:36to the countryside.
0:35:38 > 0:35:41'Will you always be content with confined spaces?
0:35:41 > 0:35:44'Or are you going to take the road to national parks,
0:35:44 > 0:35:46'the road to freedom, freedom of England's country?
0:35:46 > 0:35:48'That is the case for the defence,
0:35:48 > 0:35:51'for the defence for the right of the beauty of our land.'
0:35:54 > 0:35:59Finally, in 1951, the first four national parks were designated -
0:35:59 > 0:36:02the Peak District being the first to open,
0:36:02 > 0:36:06followed by the Lake District, Snowdonia and Dartmoor.
0:36:06 > 0:36:09People power had paid off and now vast, open tracts
0:36:09 > 0:36:14of countryside were being protected for future generations to enjoy.
0:36:24 > 0:36:28Welcome back to Haddon Hall, where valuations are still in full swing.
0:36:28 > 0:36:31Our experts are working flat out to unearth gems from the past
0:36:31 > 0:36:34fit for our historic surroundings.
0:36:34 > 0:36:37Let's now join up with them and take a look at what they found.
0:36:40 > 0:36:44And we are straight back in with Caroline, who has found an unusual
0:36:44 > 0:36:49bird bath which might look quite at home here, in the gardens of Haddon.
0:36:49 > 0:36:51Paul, I love him.
0:36:51 > 0:36:56I saw him coming in earlier and I think I tried to chase after you.
0:36:56 > 0:36:59I think he is delightful. Tell me what you know about him.
0:36:59 > 0:37:02- Well, I've had him for 40 years. - Yeah.
0:37:02 > 0:37:04I was doing a building job
0:37:04 > 0:37:06and the antique dealer I was working for
0:37:06 > 0:37:08said I could have anything in this particular cupboard
0:37:08 > 0:37:12because he felt it didn't appeal to many people because of what it is -
0:37:12 > 0:37:16it's sort of Pan and the devil and the little horns.
0:37:16 > 0:37:18But the detail is what impressed me.
0:37:18 > 0:37:23- Well, why do you want to sell this lovely figure?- Well...
0:37:23 > 0:37:27I've had it a long time and my daughters don't really want it.
0:37:27 > 0:37:32So I thought I might buy them for their birthday something in gold.
0:37:32 > 0:37:36So you're trying to turn lead into gold? A lot of people have tried.
0:37:36 > 0:37:37And it is very, very heavy.
0:37:37 > 0:37:41I'm not going to pick him up, but I saw you struggling through with him.
0:37:41 > 0:37:45And the detail... Can you see the little hoof here?
0:37:45 > 0:37:46And the hair.
0:37:46 > 0:37:50- He's really...- There's all his muscles and then there is his hair.
0:37:50 > 0:37:54- His back is impressive.- Yeah. His back is very impressive, yeah.
0:37:54 > 0:37:56He's a strong piper.
0:37:56 > 0:38:00- Yeah, he is indeed. - And his fingernails are even on.
0:38:00 > 0:38:04Yeah, and they're sort of long and clawing, aren't they?
0:38:04 > 0:38:07It's very difficult to put an exact valuation on this
0:38:07 > 0:38:09or even a date on it.
0:38:09 > 0:38:11There are no marks on it anywhere.
0:38:11 > 0:38:15If I had to put a bet on it, I would say 19th century.
0:38:15 > 0:38:19- Pan comes from the Greek "to pleasure".- Right.- And there is...
0:38:19 > 0:38:22He is the god of shepherds and flocks,
0:38:22 > 0:38:24and he is a very handsome thing.
0:38:24 > 0:38:29And to put a figure on it, I would say between £300 and £500.
0:38:29 > 0:38:33- Ah. Yes. - How would you feel about that?
0:38:33 > 0:38:36Well, I'll put a reserve on in that sort of range.
0:38:36 > 0:38:39- Would you be happy with a 300 reserve?- Yes, I think so.
0:38:39 > 0:38:40- Are you sure?- Yep.
0:38:40 > 0:38:43Right, well, we'll do that. He's going into a good auction.
0:38:43 > 0:38:45It will be well advertised.
0:38:45 > 0:38:48And I think there is every chance he is going to go off
0:38:48 > 0:38:52and play happily in someone's beautiful garden forever and a day.
0:38:52 > 0:38:55- Thank you very much for bringing him, I love him.- Thank you.
0:38:55 > 0:38:57Thank you.
0:38:57 > 0:38:59So do I - let's hope the bidders agree.
0:38:59 > 0:39:02Michael next, with a beautiful piece of carving.
0:39:02 > 0:39:04Alan, I actually...
0:39:04 > 0:39:08I was resting earlier today on the stairs as you were passing me,
0:39:08 > 0:39:11and this was poking out of a bag, and I beckoned you forward.
0:39:11 > 0:39:13You did, yes.
0:39:13 > 0:39:16And I wasn't disappointed when you took it out of the bag.
0:39:16 > 0:39:18- It is a bit of a whopper, isn't it?- It is.
0:39:18 > 0:39:21- Now, are you a collector of Chinese works of art?- No.
0:39:21 > 0:39:22Where did this come from, then?
0:39:22 > 0:39:27My father bought it in an antique shop in Brighton in the 1960s.
0:39:27 > 0:39:30Good grief. Was it very expensive?
0:39:30 > 0:39:33As far as I can remember, four pounds, ten shillings.
0:39:33 > 0:39:35Well, what people tend to forget now,
0:39:35 > 0:39:39- because we have gone through a period of Chinese mania...- Right.
0:39:39 > 0:39:44'60s, '70s, '80s, '90s,
0:39:44 > 0:39:47- Chinese art was the poor cousin to Japanese.- Right.
0:39:47 > 0:39:49In the last five or six years,
0:39:49 > 0:39:53- anything Chinese is flavour of the month.- Right.
0:39:53 > 0:39:56So I can understand why it was only four pounds in the antique shop
0:39:56 > 0:39:58in the '60s.
0:39:58 > 0:40:00And what we have got here is a lovely, tall,
0:40:00 > 0:40:02carved section of bamboo.
0:40:02 > 0:40:06It would have been done in China, probably in Canton,
0:40:06 > 0:40:12anywhere from 1850 up to about 1880, 1890 in date.
0:40:12 > 0:40:15So, second half of the 19th century.
0:40:15 > 0:40:21What we've got is pagodas and Prunus trees and a procession of,
0:40:21 > 0:40:24I imagine by their headgear,
0:40:24 > 0:40:29monks going up to the rocky outcrop on top of the mountain.
0:40:29 > 0:40:30Right.
0:40:30 > 0:40:35It's well carved. All of this is one piece. All of this is undercut.
0:40:35 > 0:40:38- Nothing has been carved and applied onto it.- Right.
0:40:38 > 0:40:40How many man-hours would you say to create that?
0:40:40 > 0:40:43Because I imagine one man sort of sitting there, you know,
0:40:43 > 0:40:45for weeks and months.
0:40:45 > 0:40:47But remember, all that one man did
0:40:47 > 0:40:51- for a period of time was carve bamboo.- Right.
0:40:51 > 0:40:53And, you know, it's like me eating cream cakes.
0:40:53 > 0:40:56- I can eat a lot of cream cakes if I put my mind to it.- Right.
0:40:56 > 0:40:59It may not be the one person was so involved in this.
0:40:59 > 0:41:01You would have a series of them
0:41:01 > 0:41:05and one might concentrate on cutting out the rough form.
0:41:05 > 0:41:09And someone might do the trees, someone might do the temples,
0:41:09 > 0:41:12- someone might do the figures. - Right.- Why have you decided...?
0:41:12 > 0:41:14I mean, you have lived with it for 40 years, haven't you?
0:41:14 > 0:41:17Our children are not really interested in it,
0:41:17 > 0:41:19so I can't see myself leaving it to them.
0:41:19 > 0:41:22I've enjoyed plenty of years with it and it's time for someone else,
0:41:22 > 0:41:24- time to move on. - And it is a good time to sell.
0:41:24 > 0:41:26- That's right, yes. - It does happen in this business,
0:41:26 > 0:41:29there are times to keep and times to sell.
0:41:29 > 0:41:32- And I think this is at its peak now. - Right.- Value.
0:41:34 > 0:41:37It's very decorative and it's very big,
0:41:37 > 0:41:40- but I don't think it is the very best quality.- OK.
0:41:40 > 0:41:43So, we have to approach it cautiously
0:41:43 > 0:41:47and recognise that it might fly because it is Chinese.
0:41:47 > 0:41:50- But let's put £200 to £400 on it.- Right.
0:41:50 > 0:41:53And let's put a fixed reserve of £200, which is
0:41:53 > 0:41:56not a bad return on four pounds. Even over a period of time.
0:41:56 > 0:41:59- Thanks very much for bringing it in.- OK, thank you.
0:41:59 > 0:42:03With the Oriental market being so buoyant, that should do well.
0:42:05 > 0:42:08Next, I meet someone who jogged my memory back to the last time
0:42:08 > 0:42:10I filmed here at Haddon.
0:42:12 > 0:42:14I bet you've done that many a time.
0:42:14 > 0:42:16Not with salmon so much, no.
0:42:16 > 0:42:19That's the Rolls-Royce of fishing reels, the Hardy, isn't it?
0:42:19 > 0:42:21- Yeah.- This is worth around £300, this reel.
0:42:21 > 0:42:24- Right.- Do you collect Hardys?- I do.
0:42:24 > 0:42:28- I started about 15 years ago. - Do you still fish?
0:42:28 > 0:42:32I do, yeah. I work here for the Haddon estate. I'm on the river.
0:42:32 > 0:42:35- I've got my own fishery over the road.- Oh, you're set up, then.
0:42:35 > 0:42:37You are in heaven, basically.
0:42:37 > 0:42:39- I fished here. - It's a wonderful place.
0:42:39 > 0:42:43It's brilliant, it's absolutely brilliant.
0:42:43 > 0:42:44But it's not easy,
0:42:44 > 0:42:49even with expert help from Haddon's head river-keeper Warren Slaney.
0:42:49 > 0:42:50Come on, bite.
0:42:53 > 0:42:56Gave me a lesson in what flies to use
0:42:56 > 0:42:59and what particular time of day and the season.
0:42:59 > 0:43:02- You wouldn't have been using these. - No.- Too big.- Too big, far too big.
0:43:02 > 0:43:05But thanks for showing me those as well
0:43:05 > 0:43:07- and sharing your fishing memories with me.- Thank you.
0:43:09 > 0:43:11Back to Caroline now,
0:43:11 > 0:43:14who has found an intriguing model from the Second World War.
0:43:16 > 0:43:21Steven, you have brought along this doodlebug or buzz bomb.
0:43:21 > 0:43:25- Can you tell me any more about it? - The best way I can explain
0:43:25 > 0:43:31the history of this is, I purchased this in Germany many years ago.
0:43:31 > 0:43:36And the person I got this off of said to me that this
0:43:36 > 0:43:40was made for one of the hierarchy of the Nazi party at that time.
0:43:40 > 0:43:44Now, who that hierarchy... I don't know. No names were ever mentioned.
0:43:44 > 0:43:48When the Allies were pushing back the Nazi forces,
0:43:48 > 0:43:51they were out of range of London.
0:43:51 > 0:43:54And all the Allied supplies were going through Antwerp,
0:43:54 > 0:43:57so they directed all these at Antwerp.
0:43:57 > 0:43:59And that's why you've got the "Antwerp" on the side.
0:43:59 > 0:44:03Ah, right! So that explains... Yes, I do. So that explains the Antwerp.
0:44:03 > 0:44:04So that's the Antwerp bit.
0:44:04 > 0:44:07And as far as I know, I've never ever seen another one like it.
0:44:07 > 0:44:10- Not exactly like it.- I haven't. - And it's a part of history.
0:44:10 > 0:44:14That was the first flying bomb missile.
0:44:14 > 0:44:17The first one was actually launched at London,
0:44:17 > 0:44:19- 13th June, 1944. - That's correct.
0:44:19 > 0:44:23- So you can imagine they're going to be pretty proud of this bomb.- Yeah.
0:44:23 > 0:44:28It's a desk piece. It would be used on a desk.
0:44:28 > 0:44:33And this wonderful trail here, its use, I would think,
0:44:33 > 0:44:34- is of a paperweight.- Yes.
0:44:34 > 0:44:36- I would agree with you.- Would you?
0:44:36 > 0:44:41I would think it would grace somebody's desk as a paperweight.
0:44:41 > 0:44:44- It's chrome-plated.- Right.
0:44:44 > 0:44:47I've been told, I don't know if it's true or not, this base,
0:44:47 > 0:44:50this type of marble, you can only get in Belgium.
0:44:50 > 0:44:53Right! Now, I don't know the origin of that marble.
0:44:53 > 0:44:55That is what I was told.
0:44:55 > 0:44:57It's an interesting item.
0:44:57 > 0:45:00And people that collect wartime memorabilia
0:45:00 > 0:45:03from the Second World War, it's of great interest.
0:45:03 > 0:45:07- And there is a big following. - Yeah, I understand that.
0:45:07 > 0:45:10So, tell me why have you decided now that the time is right
0:45:10 > 0:45:15- to sell?- Cos I think because of its historical value
0:45:15 > 0:45:19and what it actually means, especially made like this,
0:45:19 > 0:45:22I would say that it needs to go into somebody's collection,
0:45:22 > 0:45:25someone that would really appreciate this
0:45:25 > 0:45:27as much as I have appreciated it over the years.
0:45:27 > 0:45:29OK. That brings us to value.
0:45:29 > 0:45:33It's very difficult to put a value on such a thing.
0:45:33 > 0:45:39I would say, if we put an estimate for auction of £50 to £80,
0:45:39 > 0:45:43with a fixed reserved of 50, are you happy with that?
0:45:43 > 0:45:46- I'm a little bit disappointed with that offer.- OK.
0:45:46 > 0:45:47You know, that valuation.
0:45:47 > 0:45:51I would have thought at least from £80 upwards.
0:45:51 > 0:45:53In that case,
0:45:53 > 0:45:5880 to 120, with an £80 fixed reserve?
0:45:58 > 0:45:59That sounds fine.
0:45:59 > 0:46:02What a fascinating item.
0:46:02 > 0:46:05Michael next, with a beautiful piece of carving.
0:46:05 > 0:46:08Nicky, what a wonderful selection,
0:46:08 > 0:46:12and a very unusual selection of carved ivories.
0:46:12 > 0:46:14Can you tell me, where did they come from?
0:46:14 > 0:46:17Well, I'm a volunteer at the local museum in Bakewell,
0:46:17 > 0:46:21the Old House Museum, and I'm a council member
0:46:21 > 0:46:24at the Bakewell and District Historical Society,
0:46:24 > 0:46:26and they were left to us.
0:46:26 > 0:46:28They were part of a much bigger bequest,
0:46:28 > 0:46:30and some of the things we've been able to take into
0:46:30 > 0:46:34the collection of the museum because they've got a local connection,
0:46:34 > 0:46:37but these particular items, we can't do anything with them,
0:46:37 > 0:46:39we can't put them on display
0:46:39 > 0:46:44- and, so, I've been asked to bring them into Flog it!- Marvellous.
0:46:44 > 0:46:47Yes, there isn't much of a Derbyshire flavour about
0:46:47 > 0:46:50- any of these, is there?- No.
0:46:50 > 0:46:56We must also say that all of these items I've looked at predate 1947.
0:46:56 > 0:47:03This little turned powder box is typically 1915, 1920. Art Deco.
0:47:03 > 0:47:06That would have been part of a large travelling set.
0:47:06 > 0:47:10Then, we move onto these two slender pieces here.
0:47:10 > 0:47:14This piece, I think, is part of the sceptre.
0:47:14 > 0:47:19And I would think that this dates from the middle of the 19th century.
0:47:19 > 0:47:22The dragon, I'm almost certain, is a parasol handle.
0:47:22 > 0:47:25This is very much Chinese.
0:47:25 > 0:47:27And this is tremendous fun.
0:47:27 > 0:47:32I mean, to think of a whole scaly dragon with his head
0:47:32 > 0:47:34crooked round for a handle,
0:47:34 > 0:47:36and this would have been a bit of Chinese export
0:47:36 > 0:47:41carved in about, again, 1870, 1880.
0:47:41 > 0:47:43This large figure group,
0:47:43 > 0:47:46- this is somewhat later than these two pieces.- Yes.
0:47:46 > 0:47:50I think this is about 1920, 1930.
0:47:50 > 0:47:53It is very much made for export,
0:47:53 > 0:47:57- maybe to British...diplomats. - Yes, yes.
0:47:57 > 0:48:01British civil servants working in India at the time.
0:48:01 > 0:48:04- It's the Hindu figure of Lord Krishna.- Yes.
0:48:04 > 0:48:06But the base is little bit...
0:48:06 > 0:48:09- It just lets it down slightly.- Yes.
0:48:09 > 0:48:11This of course is Japanese.
0:48:11 > 0:48:13It's immediately recognisable.
0:48:13 > 0:48:18Two young boys playing around on a horse.
0:48:18 > 0:48:22The carving isn't terribly good.
0:48:22 > 0:48:24It's quite difficult, when we think of values,
0:48:24 > 0:48:26because we've also got to think of how we sell them.
0:48:26 > 0:48:28And I think...
0:48:28 > 0:48:31- we would be remiss to put them all together.- Right.
0:48:31 > 0:48:35- Any idea of what the values might be?- Absolutely none at all. No.
0:48:35 > 0:48:38I think we have to be cautious with this.
0:48:38 > 0:48:41- It's not dreadfully commercial. - Yes.
0:48:41 > 0:48:43I mean, I'll be very cautious, actually,
0:48:43 > 0:48:47- and say £80-£120 with a fixed reserve of 80.- Yes.
0:48:47 > 0:48:52- This figure, again, £100-£150. A fixed reserve of 100.- Yes, yes.
0:48:52 > 0:48:57And then the oddments, let's say another £100-£150 for those,
0:48:57 > 0:48:59and a fixed reserve of 100.
0:48:59 > 0:49:02So that gives us three bites of the cherry and hopefully one of them
0:49:02 > 0:49:05will make substantially more than that estimate.
0:49:05 > 0:49:06That sounds fantastic.
0:49:06 > 0:49:09- And, then, that money can get ploughed back into the museum. - Back into the museum, yes.
0:49:09 > 0:49:11- Which is the point of it in the first place.- Yes.
0:49:11 > 0:49:13A fascinating group.
0:49:13 > 0:49:15- Lovely.- Thank you very much. - Thank you very much.
0:49:20 > 0:49:23Well, you've just seen our experts,
0:49:23 > 0:49:25they have made their final choices of the day.
0:49:25 > 0:49:28It's not just about the value, it's also about the beauty
0:49:28 > 0:49:31of the object and its contribution towards our social history
0:49:31 > 0:49:35and the stories it can tell. We have just heard some fabulous ones.
0:49:35 > 0:49:37It's time to say goodbye to Haddon Hall as we make our way
0:49:37 > 0:49:39down the road to the auction room.
0:49:39 > 0:49:42And here's a quick recap of what is coming with us.
0:49:42 > 0:49:43The bird bath is magnificent,
0:49:43 > 0:49:46but will it make the biggest splash at the saleroom?
0:49:48 > 0:49:51Or will the Oriental carving turn out to be the item
0:49:51 > 0:49:53that is a cut above?
0:49:55 > 0:49:56Ivory from India, Japan or China.
0:49:56 > 0:49:59How will the bidders choose between them?
0:50:02 > 0:50:07Or will the little German model be the really explosive sale?
0:50:09 > 0:50:12620, second row. 620.
0:50:12 > 0:50:15650. 680.
0:50:15 > 0:50:17680.
0:50:17 > 0:50:19Welcome back to our auction room in the Peak District.
0:50:19 > 0:50:22Let's now join up with auctioneer James Lewis,
0:50:22 > 0:50:25who's on the rostrum, ready to sell our next items.
0:50:26 > 0:50:29We're starting with a touch of grandeur.
0:50:29 > 0:50:31Well, if you want the country house look,
0:50:31 > 0:50:33you've got to be right here, right now, because going under the hammer
0:50:33 > 0:50:37is a 19th century lead bird bath, and it belongs to Paul.
0:50:37 > 0:50:39And I absolutely love this.
0:50:39 > 0:50:41Everyone, everyone could do with this in their garden.
0:50:41 > 0:50:44- Couldn't they?- Yeah. - So, why are you selling this?
0:50:44 > 0:50:46You live in a flat and you've got no garden?
0:50:46 > 0:50:49No, my daughters don't want it. I've had it for 40 years.
0:50:49 > 0:50:51You've had it inside, haven't you, with fruit in it?
0:50:51 > 0:50:56- Yes.- I can see it with some water in it now.- Yeah.- Good luck both of you.
0:50:56 > 0:50:59It's going under the hammer right now.
0:50:59 > 0:51:02776. Here we are, this is the 19th-century lead
0:51:02 > 0:51:05country house bird bath with Pan.
0:51:05 > 0:51:08- And one, two, three, four, five bids on it.- Wow.
0:51:08 > 0:51:11But they are all below estimate.
0:51:11 > 0:51:15- Oh.- 220, 260. 275 I have.
0:51:15 > 0:51:18At 275, 280 now.
0:51:18 > 0:51:21- At 275. 280. 290. - Somebody in the room. Brilliant.
0:51:21 > 0:51:24At £300 in the room.
0:51:24 > 0:51:27At 300. 310 now. At £300, it's with you. 310?
0:51:27 > 0:51:30- Fantastic!- At £300, 310 anywhere?
0:51:30 > 0:51:35At 300. At 310? You coming in online? At £300, any advance?
0:51:35 > 0:51:36At 300...
0:51:36 > 0:51:41Yes, we did it! £300, it's gone! It was close.
0:51:41 > 0:51:44- Yes.- Are you happy with that? - Yes, thank you.- Brilliant.
0:51:44 > 0:51:47- Well done, Caroline.- It was creeping a bit, wasn't it?- It was.
0:51:47 > 0:51:49Worth every penny.
0:51:49 > 0:51:53I love this next lot belonging to Alan.
0:51:53 > 0:51:56It's carved from a solid piece of wood, hundreds of little figures
0:51:56 > 0:51:57going up a hill, it's exquisite.
0:51:57 > 0:52:00It's got the look and it is flavour of the month.
0:52:00 > 0:52:02- Let's find out what the bidders think.- Right.
0:52:02 > 0:52:06Lot 575 is the large Chinese bamboo section
0:52:06 > 0:52:11and I can start the bidding at...£150 starts it.
0:52:11 > 0:52:13150. 160, do I see?
0:52:13 > 0:52:16The Chinese bamboo carving. At 150. 160 now.
0:52:16 > 0:52:21At 150, 160 on the phone.
0:52:21 > 0:52:24180, 190, 200.
0:52:24 > 0:52:25200, 220, 240.
0:52:27 > 0:52:31- 240, 260, 280. - He's got a bid on the book.
0:52:31 > 0:52:34- He keeps dropping his eyesight down. - At £280.
0:52:34 > 0:52:37300, now. At 280 I'm out.
0:52:37 > 0:52:40At 280, do I see three?
0:52:40 > 0:52:45Online? 290. 290, bid. Three. 300.
0:52:45 > 0:52:50300, bid. 310. At £300.
0:52:50 > 0:52:53- On the phone at three. 310, if you like.- Hovering mid-estimate.
0:52:53 > 0:52:55No, they are out.
0:52:55 > 0:52:59At 300, all the bidding very close.
0:52:59 > 0:53:01Middle estimate at £300.
0:53:01 > 0:53:03Good valuation, Michael.
0:53:03 > 0:53:06- Thank you very much indeed.- Yeah. - Thank you for bringing that in.
0:53:06 > 0:53:10- That's all right.- It's nice to be right some of the time, isn't it?
0:53:13 > 0:53:15Well, I've just been joined by Nicky.
0:53:15 > 0:53:18We've got three separate lots here which we're going to add together.
0:53:18 > 0:53:23- All the money is going towards the local museum...- That's right. - ..in Bakewell.- The Old House Museum.
0:53:23 > 0:53:25Preserving the heritage of the county.
0:53:25 > 0:53:29And the first lot is the carved Indian ivory figure of Lord Krishna.
0:53:29 > 0:53:30Just about to go under the hammer.
0:53:30 > 0:53:33- We'll find a buyer for this at the top end.- I think we will.
0:53:33 > 0:53:37And I have, uh, two bids on it, one of 80, and one higher.
0:53:37 > 0:53:42- Straight in.- £90 starting it. 90, 100, do I see? 100?
0:53:42 > 0:53:46At £90, and 100. 100 by the cabinet. 110, 120, sir.
0:53:46 > 0:53:53130, 140, 150, 160, 170, 180, 190, 200. 200.
0:53:53 > 0:53:56220. 220 online. 200 in the room.
0:53:56 > 0:54:01220 online. 220, 240. 260.
0:54:01 > 0:54:05- It's small, it's postable, but it's quality as well.- 280.
0:54:05 > 0:54:07280, 300.
0:54:07 > 0:54:08300.
0:54:09 > 0:54:16- 300, 320, 340.- Oh, I'm so thrilled. - At 320 in the room.
0:54:16 > 0:54:18340, 360.
0:54:18 > 0:54:24At 340. Online now at 340 against you in the room.
0:54:24 > 0:54:29- £340.- At 340. At 340. - Hammer has gone down.
0:54:29 > 0:54:30That's the first of three lots.
0:54:30 > 0:54:32And here is the second,
0:54:32 > 0:54:35the Japanese walrus carving
0:54:35 > 0:54:37which I think could fly again, Nicky.
0:54:37 > 0:54:39- The first one did, but we never know, do we?- Yes, yes.
0:54:39 > 0:54:42Well, let's find out what the bidders think. Here we go.
0:54:42 > 0:54:44Here's the second of the three.
0:54:44 > 0:54:49And a little bit of interest here. And I start at £80. 80 and 90 now.
0:54:49 > 0:54:52At £80, 90. 90, do I see?
0:54:52 > 0:54:58At 80 and 90, now? 90, yes. 90, 100, 110. 110.
0:54:58 > 0:55:01110 bid. 120, 130.
0:55:01 > 0:55:06At £120, 130 now. At 120, absentee bid.
0:55:06 > 0:55:08130, do I see?
0:55:08 > 0:55:10Are you out online?
0:55:10 > 0:55:14At 120. Not as good as the last, but there we go.
0:55:14 > 0:55:16Are we all sure? 120.
0:55:16 > 0:55:21- 120.- Well, we expected that. The quality was down, but still...
0:55:21 > 0:55:25Still the top end, still the top end. Two down, one more to go.
0:55:25 > 0:55:28- And, already, we have a total of £460.- Brilliant.- Isn't it good?
0:55:28 > 0:55:31- Really good.- More than what you thought?- Much more, yes.
0:55:31 > 0:55:35- And there's one more to come.- Yes, I know, I can't wait.- It's adding up.
0:55:35 > 0:55:41507 is this Chinese ivory walking cane or parasol handle.
0:55:41 > 0:55:45Um, and a circular box. And £80 bid, 80 and 90, now.
0:55:45 > 0:55:47It's worth all that.
0:55:47 > 0:55:49Yeah, this is real quality.
0:55:49 > 0:55:53At 80, do I see 90 now? At £80, 90.
0:55:53 > 0:55:57All done? At £80. Do I see 90?
0:55:57 > 0:56:02At 80, then. Are you sure? At £80. At £80. Do I see 90?
0:56:04 > 0:56:10At £80 only. Trying. No. Not sold, I'm afraid.
0:56:10 > 0:56:12James was calling for 80 in the room.
0:56:12 > 0:56:15And we had a fixed reserved of £100. He didn't sell it.
0:56:15 > 0:56:17I think it's worth £100 all day long.
0:56:17 > 0:56:19Do you know what I think it was?
0:56:19 > 0:56:23- Putting it with two other items made it look a bit bitty?- Yeah.
0:56:23 > 0:56:27If the charity re-offers that on its own,
0:56:27 > 0:56:29- I think you'll make that all day long.- Well, we can do that.
0:56:29 > 0:56:33Nevertheless, two out of three, as they say, ain't bad.
0:56:38 > 0:56:41Just about to land on James's rostrum right now is
0:56:41 > 0:56:42the doodlebug belonging to Steven.
0:56:42 > 0:56:44We've got a value of 80 to 120.
0:56:44 > 0:56:45Let's hope...
0:56:45 > 0:56:49- Let's hope this does fly away, so to speak.- I do hope so.
0:56:49 > 0:56:52- Top end. It's quirky. It's unusual. - Yes.
0:56:52 > 0:56:55Have you used this as a paperweight over the years?
0:56:55 > 0:56:57- No.- Where has it been?
0:56:57 > 0:57:00Er... It's been in my cabinet with my cars and stuff like that.
0:57:00 > 0:57:02Do you collect cars?
0:57:02 > 0:57:06I collect cars as well. I'm a bit of a magpie, really. Guitars.
0:57:06 > 0:57:10Nothing wrong with that, is there? Hey, look, good luck!
0:57:10 > 0:57:12Lot number 455
0:57:12 > 0:57:15is this very interesting
0:57:15 > 0:57:17World War II model
0:57:17 > 0:57:19of the flying bomb.
0:57:19 > 0:57:23Lots of enquiries about it and I can start at £100. 110, sir.
0:57:23 > 0:57:27110 on the aisle. 120. 130.
0:57:27 > 0:57:31140. 150. 160. 170. 180.
0:57:31 > 0:57:33190, on the aisle.
0:57:33 > 0:57:36At £190. At 190. 200, now.
0:57:36 > 0:57:38At 190. Do I see two?
0:57:38 > 0:57:43190 on the aisle at £190. Do I see two anywhere?
0:57:43 > 0:57:45At 190, sir. All sure?
0:57:45 > 0:57:50- 190, 716.- That was a good result. - Yeah, very good result.
0:57:50 > 0:57:55- That was good design.- I presume that will go to a collector.
0:57:55 > 0:57:59- Thank you for bringing that in. - Thank you ever so much.
0:57:59 > 0:58:02- Appreciate it. Thanks for doing it for me.- Pleasure.
0:58:02 > 0:58:03Thank you ever so much.
0:58:09 > 0:58:11Well, that's it from our Derbyshire auction room
0:58:11 > 0:58:14just on the edge of the national park in the Peak District.
0:58:14 > 0:58:17I've loved exploring the great outdoors and we've had some
0:58:17 > 0:58:21great results indoors as well and that's what it's all about.
0:58:21 > 0:58:25From Rowsley, until next time, it's goodbye.