0:00:10 > 0:00:13Welcome to one of my favourite places in the world.
0:00:13 > 0:00:16This is one of our oldest and most romantic manor houses,
0:00:16 > 0:00:20and one of the most perfect to survive from the Middle Ages.
0:00:20 > 0:00:21It gives me great pleasure today
0:00:21 > 0:00:25to say that this beautiful manor house is exclusively ours.
0:00:25 > 0:00:27Haddon Hall is home to Flog It!
0:00:50 > 0:00:54Haddon Hall in the heart of the Peak District National Park
0:00:54 > 0:00:57is very special, and its Grade I listed status
0:00:57 > 0:01:00reflects its historic importance.
0:01:00 > 0:01:03Haddon Hall lives and breathes history.
0:01:03 > 0:01:05It's a perfect example of why we should protect
0:01:05 > 0:01:08our heritage buildings, and later on in the programme,
0:01:08 > 0:01:11I'll be finding out why it is so well preserved.
0:01:11 > 0:01:13But first, let's meet our "Flog It!" crowd,
0:01:13 > 0:01:16who've arrived in their hundreds carrying bags and boxes
0:01:16 > 0:01:19full of antiques and treasures from their past
0:01:19 > 0:01:22and, of course, before we go inside this beautiful manor house,
0:01:22 > 0:01:25there is one question on everybody's lips, which is...?
0:01:25 > 0:01:27ALL: What's it worth?!
0:01:27 > 0:01:29Stay tuned and you'll find out.
0:01:30 > 0:01:33And responsible for uncovering today's treasures
0:01:33 > 0:01:37is our lord of the manor, Michael Baggott.
0:01:37 > 0:01:38You may pass.
0:01:38 > 0:01:42And joining Michael as our lady of the house is none other than
0:01:42 > 0:01:44Caroline Hawley.
0:01:44 > 0:01:46- You've got a big pocket in there, sir.- I have, yeah.
0:01:46 > 0:01:49- What else is in there?- It's not very deep! All the money's gone.
0:01:49 > 0:01:51- She's spent it all.- Aw!
0:01:51 > 0:01:54And it's time to get everyone inside.
0:01:54 > 0:01:55Follow me!
0:01:59 > 0:02:02So, with our experts poised, our house guests filing in,
0:02:02 > 0:02:04and the Flog It! team set up in every room
0:02:04 > 0:02:08of this historic manor house, we're ready to unearth items
0:02:08 > 0:02:10fit for today's surroundings,
0:02:10 > 0:02:13and then, we'll take the best ones off to auction.
0:02:14 > 0:02:16But which of these items will fetch
0:02:16 > 0:02:18more than double our expert's valuation?
0:02:20 > 0:02:22Will it be this Victorian perfume bottle?
0:02:22 > 0:02:27This sextant, which has special historical significance?
0:02:27 > 0:02:30Or this exquisite ruby and diamond bracelet?
0:02:33 > 0:02:38Caroline's first find gives us more than a snapshot of history.
0:02:38 > 0:02:42John, what a fabulous collection of stereoscope and slides,
0:02:42 > 0:02:46- all of the First World War.- Thank you, Caroline.- They are fascinating.
0:02:46 > 0:02:49Before we go into further detail, tell me how you came by them.
0:02:49 > 0:02:51They belonged to my grandfather, who used to live in Sheffield
0:02:51 > 0:02:54and when I was a young lad I used to visit him and they were all
0:02:54 > 0:02:57on display in his display cabinet, and I said to him one day,
0:02:57 > 0:03:00"Do you think I might be able to have those one day, Grandad?"
0:03:00 > 0:03:03And he said, "I suppose so." So they were passed down
0:03:03 > 0:03:06to my father and then to myself and I've had them about 40 years.
0:03:06 > 0:03:08And do you look at them all?
0:03:08 > 0:03:10I've looked at them a long time ago, but, regrettably,
0:03:10 > 0:03:12I haven't looked at them recently.
0:03:12 > 0:03:17Now, this set of cards was made by Underwood & Underwood,
0:03:17 > 0:03:21a firm which set up in Kansas in 1881,
0:03:21 > 0:03:23and it went right through to 1840,
0:03:23 > 0:03:27and they were pioneers in early news photography.
0:03:27 > 0:03:30- They really are a lovely collection...- About 200 in total.
0:03:30 > 0:03:31200 in total?
0:03:31 > 0:03:35And all in good condition and, tell me, you know how they work?
0:03:35 > 0:03:39Yes, I do. You literally put one of the slides in the viewer,
0:03:39 > 0:03:44look through the twin aperture there and you put it to your face
0:03:44 > 0:03:47and then move the viewer backwards or forwards
0:03:47 > 0:03:50until it comes into focus and you see the 3-D image.
0:03:50 > 0:03:51Thank you.
0:03:51 > 0:03:55Yes, so it starts off with the two pictures
0:03:55 > 0:03:57and as you put it to your eyes,
0:03:57 > 0:03:59- get it into focus... - It puts them together.
0:03:59 > 0:04:02Wow. You could almost be there.
0:04:02 > 0:04:06The two pictures merge into one and you have this 3-D effect.
0:04:06 > 0:04:10It's incredible! And they're so widely varied.
0:04:10 > 0:04:15There's Her Majesty Queen Mary here, visiting the hospital in Hull,
0:04:15 > 0:04:19and then there's one, which is the super one here of the troops
0:04:19 > 0:04:22enjoying a bath after a long day's march.
0:04:22 > 0:04:26"Crocodiles made the river too dangerous."
0:04:26 > 0:04:30And they are all in these boxes here which are made to look like books
0:04:30 > 0:04:32and a lot of people would own these.
0:04:32 > 0:04:36They wouldn't be terribly expensive to buy at the time.
0:04:36 > 0:04:39Tell me, why have you decided now is the time to sell them, Tom?
0:04:39 > 0:04:42Having had them for about 40 years, I feel that it's appropriate
0:04:42 > 0:04:45- for someone else to have a look at them now...- Yeah.
0:04:45 > 0:04:47..and maybe generate interest in schools or colleges,
0:04:47 > 0:04:49who may not have seen these before.
0:04:49 > 0:04:53To put a value on this is a difficult thing to do.
0:04:53 > 0:04:55It is difficult.
0:04:55 > 0:04:58There's a lot of interest in World War I.
0:04:58 > 0:05:04- I would put an estimate of between £100 and £150.- Mm-hm. Mm-hm.
0:05:04 > 0:05:07- Are you happy with that? - Yes, I am, yes.
0:05:07 > 0:05:10Right, and we'll see where they go.
0:05:10 > 0:05:15That's just over a pound a photo. Surely they've got to be worth that?
0:05:15 > 0:05:19And with finds like that, I'm taking the opportunity to see
0:05:19 > 0:05:22what else people have in their bags and boxes.
0:05:23 > 0:05:26It's all coming in today, isn't it?
0:05:26 > 0:05:29Next, Michael with a bevy of beauties.
0:05:30 > 0:05:34Charlotte, Vivienne, what can I say?
0:05:34 > 0:05:38I've got a table full of semi-clad and naked young ladies.
0:05:38 > 0:05:41Um, explain this immediately. Where did these come from?
0:05:41 > 0:05:46- Well, I've collected them over a period of 30, 35 years.- Right.
0:05:46 > 0:05:48And so, from various places.
0:05:48 > 0:05:51And what was the appeal in collecting them?
0:05:51 > 0:05:55I just thought they were very attractive and elegant.
0:05:55 > 0:05:58Yeah, it's quite extraordinary, cos you would expect these to be
0:05:58 > 0:06:02the sort of remit of the sort of gentleman's library,
0:06:02 > 0:06:07the sort of sniggering Edwardian having those probably on a desk
0:06:07 > 0:06:11or tucked away somewhere, cos they are quite, um...
0:06:13 > 0:06:16..quite risque. I mean, Charlotte, these have been in your house
0:06:16 > 0:06:18for some time, what do you think of them?
0:06:18 > 0:06:21I did find them attractive in the house. They were cute.
0:06:21 > 0:06:25I mean, they are made by... Some of these are glazed,
0:06:25 > 0:06:27some of them are bisque.
0:06:27 > 0:06:30The bisque ones are probably by the same manufacturers
0:06:30 > 0:06:33that would make the bisque heads for dolls.
0:06:33 > 0:06:35Er, so someone like Heubach.
0:06:35 > 0:06:38Er, the glazed ones would be from any number of
0:06:38 > 0:06:42small Bohemian, Czechoslovakian potteries,
0:06:42 > 0:06:46- and they would have been imported into this country and sold.- Right.
0:06:46 > 0:06:51Dating from around 1900 up through about 1920, 1925,
0:06:51 > 0:06:56this, probably my favourite, this large figure of a girl
0:06:56 > 0:06:59reading a book, with a bow in her hair,
0:06:59 > 0:07:02and that's probably 1910 to 1915.
0:07:02 > 0:07:04When were you collecting these...?
0:07:04 > 0:07:07Years and years ago or recently?
0:07:07 > 0:07:11About 30, 35 years ago, um, I haven't...I must have
0:07:11 > 0:07:16stopped...probably, 15 to 20 years ago.
0:07:16 > 0:07:19And were they still out in the house or where they...?
0:07:19 > 0:07:24- Um, I had several out, the rest were just in a box.- Packed away.
0:07:24 > 0:07:28So, Flog It! is here today, you thought, "Get the box out!"
0:07:28 > 0:07:30That's right.
0:07:30 > 0:07:34I'm afraid the market for these sort of figures has sort of gone up
0:07:34 > 0:07:36and then gone down again.
0:07:36 > 0:07:41And some of these... The larger bisque ones are quite attractive.
0:07:41 > 0:07:46Some of the smaller glazed ones, '20s, '30s, not quite so commercial.
0:07:46 > 0:07:51Um, there's always going to be the naughty boy factor at auction,
0:07:51 > 0:07:54and you've got a large number of them,
0:07:54 > 0:07:58but I think, to be very cautious, one would say...
0:07:58 > 0:08:03£150 maybe up to £300 as a broad estimate
0:08:03 > 0:08:07- and fix a reserve at £150 for them. - Thank you.
0:08:07 > 0:08:09Um, so you're going to sell them.
0:08:09 > 0:08:12What, if they make a good sum of money, are you going to spend it on?
0:08:12 > 0:08:17- I've got eight grandchildren. - Oh, so...?- It wouldn't take long!
0:08:17 > 0:08:21Well, we've got to at least get 160 for you to get £20 each.
0:08:21 > 0:08:25I mean, Charlotte, would you prefer the money or the figurines?
0:08:25 > 0:08:29- What's...?- The money!- The money! Well, there's your answer, isn't it?
0:08:29 > 0:08:31Off to auction we go.
0:08:31 > 0:08:34Well, Charlotte was clear about that.
0:08:34 > 0:08:37It's a big event here at Haddon today.
0:08:37 > 0:08:40Hundreds of people are waiting to get their antiques valued
0:08:40 > 0:08:43and whilst the experts are working away,
0:08:43 > 0:08:47I want to take a look at some of Haddon's most prized possessions,
0:08:47 > 0:08:48and these ones are priceless.
0:08:48 > 0:08:52There's a collection of five royal tapestries here in this house
0:08:52 > 0:08:55called The Five Senses, and there's three of them in this
0:08:55 > 0:08:59particular spot and, as you can see, they are incredibly detailed.
0:08:59 > 0:09:01This particular one is hearing.
0:09:01 > 0:09:05Now, the condition is exceptionally good, considering the age.
0:09:05 > 0:09:08These were made in the reign of Charles I, 1630s.
0:09:08 > 0:09:10The colour has somewhat faded.
0:09:10 > 0:09:14The black that you can see was originally gold thread,
0:09:14 > 0:09:16but it's tarnished over the years.
0:09:16 > 0:09:20It's the only surviving full set of the five senses,
0:09:20 > 0:09:25which makes them incredibly rare and incredibly valuable.
0:09:27 > 0:09:29The fires are still roaring
0:09:29 > 0:09:32and the valuations are in full swing in the Long Gallery.
0:09:34 > 0:09:39And Caroline's eye has been caught by some gleaming jewels.
0:09:40 > 0:09:43- Joy, nice to meet you. - Nice to meet you.
0:09:43 > 0:09:45And you've brought along this delightful bangle.
0:09:45 > 0:09:47Would you like to tell me about it?
0:09:47 > 0:09:51- Um, actually, I bought this one in Jaipur in India.- Yeah.
0:09:51 > 0:09:58In 2007. My husband proposed to me...he proposed to me in India.
0:09:58 > 0:10:02- Oh, how romantic!- At the Taj Mahal! - Oh, how lovely.
0:10:02 > 0:10:06And we found a nice engagement ring there and then I saw this bangle.
0:10:06 > 0:10:08- As well as your engagement ring? - Yeah!
0:10:08 > 0:10:12- So, I thought, "OK, that's mine." - Yeah, it's very nice.
0:10:12 > 0:10:16- But it's a little bit too dainty for me.- It's tiny, isn't it?- It's tiny.
0:10:16 > 0:10:19Well, I can get it on easily when I wash my hands with soap,
0:10:19 > 0:10:24- so it slides on easily. - It's 18-carat gold.- 18-carat gold.
0:10:24 > 0:10:29- With rubies and diamond. - 55 diamonds in it.- 55 diamonds!
0:10:29 > 0:10:34- I haven't counted.- 5 times 11.- And it's a very Art Deco style.- It is.
0:10:34 > 0:10:38It's a modern style, and the lovely cut of the rubies.
0:10:38 > 0:10:41Why have you decided now is the time to sell it, Joy?
0:10:41 > 0:10:44Well, I don't wear it any more and I can't be bothered to...
0:10:44 > 0:10:46every time with washing my hands,
0:10:46 > 0:10:49and with swabs of soap, putting it on, taking it off again...
0:10:49 > 0:10:54- Yes, yeah.- Um, I've got other bangles and I live in them.- Right.
0:10:54 > 0:10:57So, this one can go and make place for the others.
0:10:57 > 0:10:59- Right, now, value-wise...- Yes.
0:10:59 > 0:11:03This is a lovely bangle and, all things considered,
0:11:03 > 0:11:07the 18-carat gold, the rubies, the diamond...
0:11:07 > 0:11:09I think it should be worth
0:11:09 > 0:11:14- between £350 and £550 at auction. - That's OK, yeah.
0:11:14 > 0:11:18But if we put a fixed reserve of £350, is that all right with you?
0:11:18 > 0:11:22- Yes, that's OK.- That's brilliant. We'll hope for the best
0:11:22 > 0:11:25- and what we want is two ladies or three ladies or more...- All bidding.
0:11:25 > 0:11:29- ..all mad for it, bidding for it and then it could really soar.- OK.
0:11:29 > 0:11:32- So, we'll hope for the best and we'll do our best.- That's fine.
0:11:32 > 0:11:34It's a delightful bracelet with all those rubies
0:11:34 > 0:11:37and 55 brilliant-cut diamonds.
0:11:37 > 0:11:39It should do well.
0:11:39 > 0:11:42Now over to Michael, who's found something with real poignancy.
0:11:44 > 0:11:48John, thank you for bringing this lovely group of medals.
0:11:48 > 0:11:51- Are these family medals? - No, they're not.
0:11:51 > 0:11:55My daughter found them when she was moving into a new house,
0:11:55 > 0:11:57and was clearing the attic out
0:11:57 > 0:11:59and we came across those in a box.
0:11:59 > 0:12:02- Good grief! Just left?- Absolutely.
0:12:02 > 0:12:06- Or maybe forgotten. Who knows?- More likely to be forgotten, I think.
0:12:06 > 0:12:11- What we've got is a standard group of First World War medals.- Right.
0:12:11 > 0:12:14We've got the Great War Medal, the Victory Medal.
0:12:14 > 0:12:21- These are more standard. This one is normally the 1914-15 Star.- Right.
0:12:21 > 0:12:24This is the 1914 Star on its own.
0:12:24 > 0:12:27And this is a little bit more uncommon,
0:12:27 > 0:12:30- especially with the bar.- Right.
0:12:30 > 0:12:32And this basically means that the person
0:12:32 > 0:12:37to whom this medal was awarded, and we've got here Private F Harrison,
0:12:37 > 0:12:39the Notts & Derby Regiment,
0:12:39 > 0:12:44he was probably one of the very first soldiers to go out
0:12:44 > 0:12:47- and engage the Germans at the start of the war.- OK.
0:12:47 > 0:12:51It also probably referred to the fact that he was,
0:12:51 > 0:12:54- before the war started, a serving British soldier.- Right.
0:12:54 > 0:12:57Or as they were known, an Old Contemptible.
0:12:57 > 0:13:00That's where they get the name from? Right.
0:13:00 > 0:13:04So what we've got is a more interesting than standard group
0:13:04 > 0:13:06- of First World War medals.- OK.
0:13:06 > 0:13:10They're all named, which means that people who collect medals
0:13:10 > 0:13:13can do a lot of research in them.
0:13:13 > 0:13:15This is why First World War medals, and earlier,
0:13:15 > 0:13:19- are much more popular than Second World War medals.- I see.
0:13:19 > 0:13:21- So, they were found in the loft. - Yeah.
0:13:21 > 0:13:25So they either cost the price of a house or they were free,
0:13:25 > 0:13:27depending on how you look at it.
0:13:27 > 0:13:30- They're not worth the price of a house so let's go with free.- Right.
0:13:30 > 0:13:32Any idea what they might be worth?
0:13:32 > 0:13:34I've no idea at all.
0:13:34 > 0:13:37Well, I can tell you that five or six years ago,
0:13:37 > 0:13:39which isn't that long ago,
0:13:39 > 0:13:43you'd have been struggling to get £25 or £35 for them.
0:13:43 > 0:13:47- Right.- Because you can research these officers online now,
0:13:47 > 0:13:51- through the websites.- OK. - The whole system of research
0:13:51 > 0:13:54has become much easier and much more accessible,
0:13:54 > 0:13:57which has made these medals more desirable.
0:13:57 > 0:13:58I think, conservatively,
0:13:58 > 0:14:01- we'll put £100 to £150 on them.- OK.
0:14:01 > 0:14:04And on a good day, if you get two people
0:14:04 > 0:14:07particularly interested in the Notts & Derby Regiment,
0:14:07 > 0:14:09it might go on from that.
0:14:09 > 0:14:12But they're a nice group of medals. If you're happy,
0:14:12 > 0:14:14we'll put a reserve of £100 on them.
0:14:14 > 0:14:16Yes, that's absolutely OK.
0:14:16 > 0:14:20That's marvellous. You can go back home now without your medals
0:14:20 > 0:14:23- and tell your daughter the good news.- It's been very interesting.
0:14:23 > 0:14:25Thank you. I didn't know anything about them until today.
0:14:25 > 0:14:28It's fascinating for me, as well.
0:14:28 > 0:14:31I'm not a medal expert, so whenever things like this get brought it,
0:14:31 > 0:14:35- I learn as well, and it's marvellous to find out about these things.- OK.
0:14:35 > 0:14:38- Thank you so much indeed.- Pleasure.
0:14:38 > 0:14:41Before we head off to auction,
0:14:41 > 0:14:44there is something I would like to show you.
0:14:50 > 0:14:52Beer!
0:14:52 > 0:14:55We drink around 22 million pints of it every day.
0:14:55 > 0:14:58It's part of our national identity and heritage.
0:14:58 > 0:15:01It remains the most popular alcoholic drink
0:15:01 > 0:15:02among British men.
0:15:05 > 0:15:08We drink it and we make it by the barrel load
0:15:08 > 0:15:11in breweries, both large and small, all over the country.
0:15:11 > 0:15:15But commercial brewing is a relatively recent part of the story.
0:15:15 > 0:15:18Home brewing goes back centuries.
0:15:21 > 0:15:24Monks had been brewing for generations,
0:15:24 > 0:15:27although it wasn't until the Middle Ages
0:15:27 > 0:15:30that ale became the most common drink of the day.
0:15:30 > 0:15:34Water was impure, so drinking it carried a high risk,
0:15:34 > 0:15:37whereas ale was boiled up as part of the brewing process,
0:15:37 > 0:15:40so it was a much safer bet. It was the obvious choice.
0:15:40 > 0:15:42And it was drunk with every meal.
0:15:42 > 0:15:46But I don't think many of us today would recognise the ale
0:15:46 > 0:15:49of the Middle Ages. It was often flavoured with herbs and spices,
0:15:49 > 0:15:53making a unique brew, and some of it was very weak,
0:15:53 > 0:15:56so everyone could drink it, even children.
0:15:56 > 0:16:01Large estates like Haddon would have been self sufficient
0:16:01 > 0:16:04and made their own in the brew house, sadly now destroyed.
0:16:04 > 0:16:06There would have been three large containers -
0:16:06 > 0:16:09one ready to drink, one half-ready
0:16:09 > 0:16:12and one at the beginning of the new brew.
0:16:12 > 0:16:16This was how they made sure there was always plenty of ale available.
0:16:18 > 0:16:20Now, Haddon Hall would have brewed up
0:16:20 > 0:16:24around 1,800 gallons of ale per month,
0:16:24 > 0:16:26and it's quite easy to imagine the great feasts
0:16:26 > 0:16:29that would have taken place here.
0:16:29 > 0:16:32After all, it was a communal space, a place of entertainment,
0:16:32 > 0:16:35but the booze wasn't always free flowing.
0:16:38 > 0:16:42Over the ages, there would have been various ways devised
0:16:42 > 0:16:45to control how much people drank. In the 10th century,
0:16:45 > 0:16:49King Edgar ordered all wooden tankards to be fitted with pegs,
0:16:49 > 0:16:51each peg marking one measure.
0:16:51 > 0:16:54When you had drunk your peg, you passed it on
0:16:54 > 0:16:57and if you drank more than your share,
0:16:57 > 0:17:00you were "taking the next man down a peg or two" -
0:17:00 > 0:17:01a phrase still used today.
0:17:01 > 0:17:06Now, Haddon Hall had its own way of rationing by virtue of this iron manacle and lock,
0:17:06 > 0:17:10which was all part of the punishment if you didn't play by the rules.
0:17:10 > 0:17:14You see, if you drank too much, or didn't drink enough,
0:17:14 > 0:17:17then your arm was locked here, behind that,
0:17:17 > 0:17:22and the rest of your ale poured down your sleeve. Let me explain.
0:17:22 > 0:17:25If you drank too much, that was looked upon as being greedy,
0:17:25 > 0:17:28more than your quota, but if you didn't drink enough,
0:17:28 > 0:17:30that looked suspicious.
0:17:30 > 0:17:33Remaining sober meant you were probably plotting
0:17:33 > 0:17:37evil acts of wrongdoings against your hosts.
0:17:37 > 0:17:40Thank goodness times have moved on.
0:17:40 > 0:17:44And so has ale, and that's largely thanks to the introduction
0:17:44 > 0:17:46of hops from Holland in the 16th century.
0:17:46 > 0:17:50We now have a more rounded flavour and the beer lasts longer.
0:17:50 > 0:17:54Haddon Hall no longer makes beer, but the Thornbridge Brewery
0:17:54 > 0:17:57a couple of miles down the road is the next best thing.
0:17:57 > 0:18:02The machinery may have changed, but brewing beer remains an ancient art.
0:18:02 > 0:18:05I caught up with brewer Keilan Vaughn
0:18:05 > 0:18:08to find out how they achieve the flavours in their beers.
0:18:08 > 0:18:10I can recognise the hops. What's that?
0:18:10 > 0:18:13OK, what we have here is roasted wheat.
0:18:13 > 0:18:18So that's used to impart big, rich, dark-malt, roasted flavours.
0:18:18 > 0:18:21- If you want to have a little taste, please do.- OK.
0:18:21 > 0:18:26So it's just going to have a nice sort of roasted, chocolate, sort of burnt flavours.
0:18:26 > 0:18:27Ooh, that's nice.
0:18:27 > 0:18:32So you use that in, like, just small quantities to impart large amounts of flavour into the beer.
0:18:32 > 0:18:35And here we have pale malt, so that's the main base malt.
0:18:35 > 0:18:40That's the food source or the sugar source we actually get the alcohol from which comes from malt.
0:18:40 > 0:18:42So you don't want anything to be too sickly sweet
0:18:42 > 0:18:45so you want to have a little bit of balance between the alcohol,
0:18:45 > 0:18:49the amount of residual malt sweetness and, of course,
0:18:49 > 0:18:53the hops, which provide that nice aroma of bitterness and flavours.
0:18:53 > 0:18:56Beer has never tasted as good as it does today.
0:18:56 > 0:18:57By providing a range of beers,
0:18:57 > 0:19:01this small, modern brewery is following in the same tradition
0:19:01 > 0:19:03as the medieval brewers of Haddon Hall
0:19:03 > 0:19:07by producing good, local ale, and now, time to try some.
0:19:07 > 0:19:09You've selected two beers for me to have a sip of.
0:19:09 > 0:19:12I can clearly see the difference. Which do you want me to start with?
0:19:12 > 0:19:14I think we should taste Jaipur first.
0:19:14 > 0:19:17So this beer, you can see it's a lot lighter,
0:19:17 > 0:19:20it's going to have really nice sort of citrus aromas to it,
0:19:20 > 0:19:25nice bitterness. At 5.9%, it's a nice beer. A beautiful beer.
0:19:25 > 0:19:26It's refreshing
0:19:26 > 0:19:30- and it tastes like a modern beer. - Absolutely.- It really does.
0:19:30 > 0:19:33A modern interpretation of a style.
0:19:33 > 0:19:35This is beer to be sipped and savoured.
0:19:35 > 0:19:39Very intense sort of roast malts like we saw before.
0:19:39 > 0:19:42- Clearly a lot different. - Very different.
0:19:42 > 0:19:44I do prefer this, I must admit.
0:19:44 > 0:19:47It's got a wonderful lingering taste
0:19:47 > 0:19:50of sort of chocolates and roasts and coffees.
0:19:50 > 0:19:52But then when it does die down,
0:19:52 > 0:19:55you can taste the sort of... the hop in it, can't you?
0:19:55 > 0:19:58Yeah, absolutely, once that malt sweetness dies off,
0:19:58 > 0:20:01you get that nice sort of bitter finish towards the end.
0:20:01 > 0:20:04It's really nice, actually, I've got to say.
0:20:04 > 0:20:08- I'm not a big beer drinker but that's gorgeous.- Yeah?
0:20:08 > 0:20:10- Cor!- I'm glad you think so.
0:20:19 > 0:20:21Everybody is thoroughly enjoying themselves
0:20:21 > 0:20:24here in this magnificent room, the Long Gallery.
0:20:24 > 0:20:28It is 110 feet in length and during the Elizabethan period,
0:20:28 > 0:20:32whole families would promenade up and down here taking exercise.
0:20:32 > 0:20:35The children would play ball games during the winter months.
0:20:35 > 0:20:39Right now, though, it's time for us to play a game of our very own
0:20:39 > 0:20:41as we put our first set of valuations to the test
0:20:41 > 0:20:43in the auction room.
0:20:43 > 0:20:45Will they come up to the mark? Let's find out.
0:20:45 > 0:20:47As we make our way over to the saleroom,
0:20:47 > 0:20:50here's a quick recap of all the items we're taking with us.
0:20:52 > 0:20:55Will the buyers snap up the stereoscopic viewer and photos?
0:20:57 > 0:20:59It is possible they might be attracted more to
0:20:59 > 0:21:02Vivienne's collection of semi-nude figures.
0:21:05 > 0:21:09Or will they both be outshone by the ruby and diamond bracelet?
0:21:11 > 0:21:15Or will Michael be right about the internet fuelling interest
0:21:15 > 0:21:17in the WWI medals?
0:21:21 > 0:21:24Just one mile down the road is the village of Rowsley,
0:21:24 > 0:21:29part of the Haddon Estate until the 20th century.
0:21:30 > 0:21:33It was transformed in the 1860s by the train line,
0:21:33 > 0:21:36which was built through the Peak District,
0:21:36 > 0:21:40creating one of the most spectacular railways in the country.
0:21:41 > 0:21:44Today's sale comes from Bamfords Auction House,
0:21:44 > 0:21:47built on the original site of Rowsley Railway Station,
0:21:47 > 0:21:50designed by the celebrated architect Sir Joseph Paxton.
0:21:50 > 0:21:53Sadly, the railway station is long gone, but let's hope
0:21:53 > 0:21:57our experts are on track to hit the top end of their estimates.
0:21:57 > 0:22:02Sellers here pay 12.5% plus VAT, so it's always worth
0:22:02 > 0:22:06doing your sums and checking for any hidden extra charges.
0:22:06 > 0:22:10'Conducting our auction today is Flog It! regular James Lewis
0:22:10 > 0:22:12and we're off to a romantic start.
0:22:12 > 0:22:14Going under the hammer right now
0:22:14 > 0:22:17we have Joy's diamond and ruby bracelet.
0:22:17 > 0:22:20There's a lot of love attached to this little story,
0:22:20 > 0:22:23- the Taj Mahal as well.- Yeah, actually, it's too dainty for me.
0:22:23 > 0:22:26OK, and it's something you don't really wear that much.
0:22:26 > 0:22:28- No, not at all, not at all. - You're hoping to sell this
0:22:28 > 0:22:31- and buy something that you will wear.- That I will wear.
0:22:31 > 0:22:33- OK, OK.- With ruby and diamonds again.
0:22:33 > 0:22:36- Let's hope we get that top end, around a £500 mark.- Yes.
0:22:36 > 0:22:37We've got our work cut out,
0:22:37 > 0:22:39but anything can happen in an auction room
0:22:39 > 0:22:41- and we're going to put it to the test. Good luck.- Thank you.
0:22:41 > 0:22:47Lot number 268 is this very pretty ruby and diamond hoop bangle
0:22:47 > 0:22:50with the panels of cushion-cut rubies divided by
0:22:50 > 0:22:54the brilliant cut diamonds. There it is and I have interest in it.
0:22:54 > 0:22:58I can start at £300, 300, 320 now.
0:22:58 > 0:23:00320, 350, 380, for you.
0:23:00 > 0:23:05380 in the room seated. At 380 and 4 now. 400, sir, 420.
0:23:05 > 0:23:10420 for you, 410 if you like. 410 bid, 420, you sure?
0:23:10 > 0:23:13At 410, here, to the left it's against you down the centre.
0:23:13 > 0:23:16All the bidding's stopping in exactly the same spot.
0:23:16 > 0:23:19- Oh, don't stop.- At 410, 420 now.
0:23:19 > 0:23:22It's going, Joy, it's going, isn't it?
0:23:22 > 0:23:24At 410, are your sure? Internet's out.
0:23:25 > 0:23:29- Yours.- It's gone mid-estimate. Good valuation, Caroline. It's gone.
0:23:29 > 0:23:32- It's gone!- It's OK, isn't it? - It's OK.- It's OK.
0:23:32 > 0:23:35- It's on the way to buying you the next one.- Yes.
0:23:35 > 0:23:39Why hang onto something you don't use? Joy has the right idea.
0:23:39 > 0:23:42She can now spend that on something she will wear.
0:23:42 > 0:23:43At £70 standing to the left.
0:23:43 > 0:23:45Right, this one's going to raise some eyebrows.
0:23:45 > 0:23:49Going under the hammer right now, 17 semi-clad, nude figures
0:23:49 > 0:23:52belonging to Vivienne and Charlotte who are right next to me.
0:23:52 > 0:23:54- This is your collection... - That's right.
0:23:54 > 0:23:57- ..built up over, what, 35 years? - 30, 35 years.- Gosh!
0:23:57 > 0:24:00Why have you decided to stop collecting and started to sell?
0:24:00 > 0:24:03Well, actually, I stopped collecting some time ago
0:24:03 > 0:24:06and they were just packed away in a box, like so many people do.
0:24:06 > 0:24:09- Yeah, and you don't really want to add to this collection?- No, no.
0:24:09 > 0:24:12- That doesn't really interest you? - No!
0:24:12 > 0:24:15- You'd rather collect something else. - Yeah.
0:24:15 > 0:24:17I think some of them are really nice.
0:24:17 > 0:24:19There's a couple I'm not keen on,
0:24:19 > 0:24:22but I can understand why you're selling them in a group.
0:24:22 > 0:24:25There's a broad mix and the good ones will help the bad ones sell.
0:24:25 > 0:24:28- The thing you don't want to do with a collection like this is... - Split it up.
0:24:28 > 0:24:31..break it up, have all the good ones that you really like, sell,
0:24:31 > 0:24:33and be left with the ones you can't sell.
0:24:33 > 0:24:36- There's some great figures and a lot of figures.- Exactly.
0:24:36 > 0:24:38Right, and they're going under the hammer right now.
0:24:38 > 0:24:44Lot number 373 are these German bisque piano ladies. There we are.
0:24:44 > 0:24:50Some naked, some clothed, a very pretty little lot. And I have...
0:24:50 > 0:24:54- In good shape.- I think James is blushing, isn't he?
0:24:54 > 0:25:00..130 now, 130, 140, 150, 150, 160, 170...
0:25:00 > 0:25:05- We're finding a buyer. - 190. 190, 200, 220.
0:25:05 > 0:25:09220 has it on the aisle. At 220, gentleman's bid. At 220...
0:25:09 > 0:25:12Gentleman's bid, of course.
0:25:12 > 0:25:15At 220, any advance? At 220...
0:25:17 > 0:25:18£220...
0:25:18 > 0:25:20the hammer is going down.
0:25:20 > 0:25:22It's gone, it's sold.
0:25:22 > 0:25:25- There's a big smile, there's a big smile, Charlotte.- Yes.
0:25:25 > 0:25:26Are you getting the money?
0:25:26 > 0:25:29- Well, it's being split between eight of us...- Is it? Gosh!
0:25:29 > 0:25:30There's a lot of you!
0:25:30 > 0:25:34Eight grandchildren, so they're all getting a piece.
0:25:36 > 0:25:40And going under the hammer right now, a group of World War I medals
0:25:40 > 0:25:41belonging to John
0:25:41 > 0:25:44and I know you've also brought in a small little Bible.
0:25:44 > 0:25:47Yeah, that's right. We found this Bible and it's got his name in it
0:25:47 > 0:25:50and the date that he was in Plymouth.
0:25:50 > 0:25:52Well, isn't that touching?
0:25:52 > 0:25:54That just rounds the story off of a soldier's life,
0:25:54 > 0:25:58to have his little Bible there. That's what collectors want.
0:25:58 > 0:26:00Absolutely. Yeah, I'm glad we've brought it in.
0:26:00 > 0:26:02It's a wonderful piece of history
0:26:02 > 0:26:03and hopefully its going to add to the value
0:26:03 > 0:26:07because it certainly adds to the provenance and that's what it's all about.
0:26:07 > 0:26:09We're going to put that to the test right now.
0:26:09 > 0:26:10It's up for sale and here it is.
0:26:11 > 0:26:14I can start the bidding at £100, straight in.
0:26:14 > 0:26:16At £100, 110 do I see?
0:26:16 > 0:26:20At 100, 110 now. 110. 110 online.
0:26:20 > 0:26:24110, 120, 130. 130, 140, 150.
0:26:26 > 0:26:30At £140. At £140.
0:26:30 > 0:26:34Absentee bid at £140, 150, do I see?
0:26:34 > 0:26:36Going to keep going online.
0:26:36 > 0:26:38All the bids, incidentally, are online
0:26:38 > 0:26:40they're going to collectors all over the country.
0:26:40 > 0:26:45170 for you, 180. 190 for you.
0:26:45 > 0:26:47We're slowly, slowly creeping up.
0:26:48 > 0:26:51190.
0:26:51 > 0:26:55At £180, two of you hovering online.
0:26:55 > 0:26:57It's worth an extra £10.
0:26:57 > 0:26:59At 180, all sure?
0:26:59 > 0:27:02Gavel's ready, it's at £180. Are we all sure?
0:27:02 > 0:27:06- Sold, £180. Thank you so much for bringing it in.- Thank you.
0:27:06 > 0:27:09And what's more important is that they've gone to a collector.
0:27:14 > 0:27:17And now for an item I have great hopes for.
0:27:17 > 0:27:19Going under the hammer right now,
0:27:19 > 0:27:22George V's stereoscopic viewer with 200 images belonging to John.
0:27:22 > 0:27:25- Pleased to meet you, John. - Pleased to meet you, Paul.
0:27:25 > 0:27:28- And this was grandmother's?- It was grandfather's.- Grandfather's,
0:27:28 > 0:27:30so you had a lot of fun as a child looking at the images.
0:27:30 > 0:27:32- That's correct. - I bet that was great.
0:27:32 > 0:27:35- From a very early age, yes, I was fascinated by it.- Wow.
0:27:35 > 0:27:38We had a great time with the valuation, David. Looking at them.
0:27:38 > 0:27:41These find markets all over the world, as you know,
0:27:41 > 0:27:43being an auctioneer, and we've sold them on the show before
0:27:43 > 0:27:47and they exceeded the top estimate by hundreds, so, hopefully,
0:27:47 > 0:27:48we can have a surprise today.
0:27:48 > 0:27:51We're going to find out right now here in Derbyshire. Here we go.
0:27:51 > 0:27:56Lot 749 is the George V stereoscopic viewer and I have one, two,
0:27:56 > 0:28:00- three bids on it at 110 to start. - Wow, straight in.
0:28:00 > 0:28:03- Oh, brilliant, brilliant. - 120, 130, 140, do I see?
0:28:03 > 0:28:06140, 150, 160, 170, 180.
0:28:06 > 0:28:08- Good, brilliant.- Fantastic.
0:28:08 > 0:28:10At 170, 180 now.
0:28:10 > 0:28:14At £170, at 170, 180, do I see?
0:28:14 > 0:28:16170...
0:28:16 > 0:28:18- 170.- Fantastic. Thank you so much, Caroline.
0:28:18 > 0:28:20- It's a pleasure. - Thank you so much, Paul.
0:28:20 > 0:28:22- Well done.- Really delighted with the result.- Oh, good.
0:28:22 > 0:28:25- Thank you so much.- There's a lot of history there.- Thank you so much.
0:28:25 > 0:28:27At 450.
0:28:27 > 0:28:30There you are, the end of our first visit to the auction room today.
0:28:30 > 0:28:33Some great results and I rather enjoyed that.
0:28:33 > 0:28:35Now, we all know how important it is to look after
0:28:35 > 0:28:38your antiques and collectibles, but what if
0:28:38 > 0:28:41your most important antique happens to be your family home?
0:28:41 > 0:28:44Well, I'm going back to Haddon Hall right now to find out
0:28:44 > 0:28:47how this 900-year-old house was restored and rescued
0:28:47 > 0:28:51by one man who made it his life's work to preserve its heritage.
0:28:57 > 0:29:00Beautiful Haddon Hall has the reputation of being
0:29:00 > 0:29:03something of a medieval Sleeping Beauty.
0:29:05 > 0:29:08It's been a place of romantic pilgrimage for generations
0:29:08 > 0:29:10and stepping into this magnificent courtyard,
0:29:10 > 0:29:13it really is like stepping back in time.
0:29:13 > 0:29:16Just take the windows, for example.
0:29:17 > 0:29:19These Gothic pointed ones are the oldest,
0:29:19 > 0:29:22dating this part of the hall back to the 13th century.
0:29:23 > 0:29:26But, if you look around the courtyard, the square windows,
0:29:26 > 0:29:29well, they're more Tudor in style, so they tell us
0:29:29 > 0:29:32that this section of the building is a couple of hundred years younger.
0:29:35 > 0:29:38And the journey through time continues inside.
0:29:41 > 0:29:43And this, the banqueting hall,
0:29:43 > 0:29:47would have housed many a great feast during the medieval period.
0:29:47 > 0:29:49Huge, great big chunks of pork
0:29:49 > 0:29:52and extravagantly baked pies would have lined
0:29:52 > 0:29:54this single-plank refectory table
0:29:54 > 0:29:57with the lord and the lady of the house sitting here
0:29:57 > 0:30:00with this tapestry behind them, facing out into the room
0:30:00 > 0:30:02so they could see everything coming and going.
0:30:02 > 0:30:06There would be another refectory table lined along here and one along
0:30:06 > 0:30:09that side where all their guests and servants would sit and dine.
0:30:09 > 0:30:12Remember, this was a time in our history
0:30:12 > 0:30:15before there was such a thing as upstairs and downstairs.
0:30:15 > 0:30:17The servants dined with their masters
0:30:17 > 0:30:21and they were all entertained here from the minstrels' gallery.
0:30:21 > 0:30:23MINSTREL MUSIC PLAYS
0:30:23 > 0:30:26It's so very easy to imagine the hustle and the bustle
0:30:26 > 0:30:27of medieval life here.
0:30:30 > 0:30:32And there's a very good reason why this magnificent building
0:30:32 > 0:30:34is in such good condition.
0:30:34 > 0:30:37At the early part of the 18th century, the Manners family
0:30:37 > 0:30:42moved out of Haddon Hall, leaving it empty for more than 200 years.
0:30:43 > 0:30:46Bizarrely, this neglect was the very thing that preserved
0:30:46 > 0:30:49the hall's medieval and Tudor character.
0:30:49 > 0:30:52It was as if it slept through the Georgian and Victorian eras.
0:30:54 > 0:30:57But although the hall lay dormant for most of that time,
0:30:57 > 0:31:01it became very much alive with the imagination of Victorian England.
0:31:01 > 0:31:05Popular fiction was full of the story of the 16th century elopement
0:31:05 > 0:31:07of the young Dorothy Vernon,
0:31:07 > 0:31:10daughter of Haddon Hall with John Manners.
0:31:10 > 0:31:13It is thought that Dorothy's father, a Catholic,
0:31:13 > 0:31:16disapproved of John Manners because he was a Protestant.
0:31:18 > 0:31:19Theirs was an important union,
0:31:19 > 0:31:21because it was their direct descendant,
0:31:21 > 0:31:25the 9th Duke of Rutland, who, at the start of the 20th century,
0:31:25 > 0:31:27turned the fortunes of the hall around.
0:31:29 > 0:31:33But breathing new life back into the house was easier said than done.
0:31:33 > 0:31:37Yew trees had rerooted themselves and taken over the gardens.
0:31:37 > 0:31:39The roof in the main hall was falling in
0:31:39 > 0:31:42and there was very little left in the way of furniture
0:31:42 > 0:31:44that wasn't completely rotten.
0:31:48 > 0:31:51It was a huge undertaking and the restoration was all-encompassing.
0:31:53 > 0:31:56And it's here, in this ancient chapel, that the most difficult
0:31:56 > 0:31:59and delicate piece of restoration work was carried out.
0:31:59 > 0:32:03If you look closely, you can see images of frescos
0:32:03 > 0:32:05that adorn these wonderful walls,
0:32:05 > 0:32:08but, like many other frescos, during the time of the Reformation,
0:32:08 > 0:32:11they were all plastered over and whitewashed.
0:32:14 > 0:32:16The Duke employed the foremost expert of the day
0:32:16 > 0:32:19to restore these beautiful frescos.
0:32:20 > 0:32:24Now, this, the three skeletons, that's a very popular
0:32:24 > 0:32:28and poignant 15th-century fresco image.
0:32:28 > 0:32:30It's there to remind us all of our fate.
0:32:32 > 0:32:34The fate of Haddon Hall nowadays rests on
0:32:34 > 0:32:37the 9th Duke of Rutland's grandson, Lord Edward Manners,
0:32:37 > 0:32:40a great admirer of his grandfather's work.
0:32:41 > 0:32:44Tell me about your grandfather's dreams for Haddon Hall.
0:32:44 > 0:32:46Well, his dream was really to restore Haddon.
0:32:46 > 0:32:49It was just at that tipping point, I think, in the 1920s.
0:32:49 > 0:32:53The family basically kept it watertight
0:32:53 > 0:32:56and made some repairs on the roof and on the pointing,
0:32:56 > 0:33:00but it was basically abandoned for 200 years,
0:33:00 > 0:33:02so, it was his life's work
0:33:02 > 0:33:05and he started restoring this house in 1913
0:33:05 > 0:33:09and finally completed the project in 1934.
0:33:09 > 0:33:11He was a man of many interests
0:33:11 > 0:33:14and one of his great interests was also archaeology.
0:33:14 > 0:33:18He helped Lord Carnarvon excavate Tutankhamun's tombs.
0:33:18 > 0:33:22He also recorded each stage of the restoration
0:33:22 > 0:33:27in volumes of notebooks which have fantastic photographs in them
0:33:27 > 0:33:29and drawings, architect's drawings as well,
0:33:29 > 0:33:33which we use to this day for continued restoration projects here.
0:33:33 > 0:33:37This must have been an ambitious project at the time.
0:33:37 > 0:33:39It was a very ambitious project
0:33:39 > 0:33:41and he brought in all sorts of experts
0:33:41 > 0:33:45to repair and restore, for instance, these Bombay glass windows.
0:33:45 > 0:33:49Every single window was taken out and he devised a methodology
0:33:49 > 0:33:54for actually making the undulation in the glass on a wooden frame.
0:33:54 > 0:33:58- What was he like as a person?- He was known as quite a serious person.
0:33:58 > 0:34:02Reasonably bookish and quite academic,
0:34:02 > 0:34:04but he was a fantastic enthusiast.
0:34:04 > 0:34:08People loved working with him, so what you see here
0:34:08 > 0:34:14is a very authentic view of sort of Tudor and Elizabethan life.
0:34:14 > 0:34:16- Yeah, a very honest view as well. - Yes, quite.
0:34:16 > 0:34:18If he hadn't done it then,
0:34:18 > 0:34:20then Haddon would definitely be a ruin now.
0:34:26 > 0:34:28Time has literally stood still here
0:34:28 > 0:34:32and that's thanks to the 9th Duke and his passion for history,
0:34:32 > 0:34:36that this place remains a window into life in medieval England
0:34:36 > 0:34:38and a modern-day marvel.
0:34:45 > 0:34:48It's lunch time, and we're taking a break from our valuations
0:34:48 > 0:34:52to go back in time with some musical entertainment, renaissance-style.
0:34:57 > 0:35:01Inspired by the professional court music that would have entertained
0:35:01 > 0:35:04the great and the good of the 16th and 17th century,
0:35:04 > 0:35:07local group Piva are on the bagpipes, the violin,
0:35:07 > 0:35:11and the hurdy-gurdy and they even came dressed for the occasion.
0:35:33 > 0:35:38From historical wooden instruments to a historical wooden box.
0:35:38 > 0:35:43Abigail, Rod, thank you for bringing in this very intriguing box.
0:35:43 > 0:35:44Very good.
0:35:44 > 0:35:47I love the reveal part of this job.
0:35:47 > 0:35:48THEY LAUGH
0:35:48 > 0:35:50Good grief!
0:35:50 > 0:35:52There we go. Normally, in a box like this,
0:35:52 > 0:35:55you'll get lovely scientific instruments
0:35:55 > 0:36:00and, of course, here we have a lovely sextant, all blacked out.
0:36:00 > 0:36:04Usually, blacked out for military purposes, so it can be used
0:36:04 > 0:36:08and not reflected and this in itself is a very interesting instrument.
0:36:08 > 0:36:11Is this a family thing? Has it come down through the...?
0:36:11 > 0:36:13No, no, I bought it 20-odd years ago
0:36:13 > 0:36:17- at an auction in Radford, Nottinghamshire.- Good grief.- Yes.
0:36:17 > 0:36:20When you bought this,
0:36:20 > 0:36:23was there a large catalogue description about its associations?
0:36:23 > 0:36:25None whatsoever, no,
0:36:25 > 0:36:30- I was after it because I was doing a navigation course at college.- Oh!
0:36:30 > 0:36:34I thought, you know, I should get a sextant just to try it out.
0:36:34 > 0:36:37- Good Lord!- So, I was...you know, I bought this one.
0:36:37 > 0:36:40This is the first one I bought and I'm very lucky to...
0:36:40 > 0:36:44No offence, but talk about dumb luck! That's absolutely brilliant!
0:36:44 > 0:36:49- So, you bought this purely for practical use?- Practical use, yes.
0:36:49 > 0:36:52Well, what makes it special is this plaque here in the top.
0:36:52 > 0:36:54That's right.
0:36:54 > 0:36:59"Sextant used by Lieutenant-Commander John Bowman,
0:36:59 > 0:37:04"navigator HMS Exeter." Well, there's a familiar name.
0:37:05 > 0:37:10"Killed in action, River Plate, 13.12.1939."
0:37:10 > 0:37:13River Plate, to anyone that's familiar with good cinema,
0:37:13 > 0:37:17- they will have seen The Battle Of The River Plate.- That's right.
0:37:17 > 0:37:22- And the re-enactment of the pursuit of the Graf Spee...- Yes.
0:37:22 > 0:37:26..by the various cruisers at the time, one of which was the Exeter.
0:37:26 > 0:37:31The marvellous thing is that this sextant saw that engagement.
0:37:32 > 0:37:34And that's incredible.
0:37:34 > 0:37:39I mean, this is a piece of World War II history that's so important
0:37:39 > 0:37:42- it was brought to life in cinema. - Yes, that's right.
0:37:42 > 0:37:47- Now, I've got one question - does it work?- Yes.- Yeah?- Yes, yes, it works.
0:37:47 > 0:37:49It's a lovely instrument, It is actually, I mean,
0:37:49 > 0:37:53- ironically, an instrument made in Hamburg.- Correct.
0:37:53 > 0:37:57So, there's a touch of bitter irony there,
0:37:57 > 0:37:59but it was retailed in Portsmouth.
0:37:59 > 0:38:03I mean, Abigail, what does this do to you as a youngster?
0:38:03 > 0:38:07- It's a piece of history, isn't it? Yeah.- It's enthralling, isn't it?
0:38:07 > 0:38:11- And it's lovely to see that people appreciate it.- Definitely.
0:38:11 > 0:38:14And people do appreciate it, they appreciate it for what it is
0:38:14 > 0:38:18and for its associations and, of course, that means a value.
0:38:18 > 0:38:19Oh, right, yes.
0:38:19 > 0:38:25- 20 years ago, was it very expensive? - Well, I paid about £200 for it.
0:38:25 > 0:38:27Which, at the time, was a very reasonable price
0:38:27 > 0:38:29- to pay for a sextant.- That's right.
0:38:29 > 0:38:34But not with these associations, not at all. Um, that was a snip.
0:38:35 > 0:38:38Ooh...why have you decided to sell it now?
0:38:38 > 0:38:42- Are you not in naval training, Abigail, or anything? No?- No!
0:38:42 > 0:38:45Her grandfather was, though, and he was very good.
0:38:45 > 0:38:47He taught me how to use it and...
0:38:47 > 0:38:50- Oh, so, your grandfather taught you...- Yeah.- ..how to use it?
0:38:50 > 0:38:54- Yeah.- Oh, that's marvellous. So, no pangs to hold on to it or...?
0:38:54 > 0:38:58No, I've got another one which was her grandfather's,
0:38:58 > 0:39:00so, I'm quite prepared to let this one go.
0:39:00 > 0:39:03Normally, this would be two to three,
0:39:03 > 0:39:07but this makes all the difference, it really does.
0:39:07 > 0:39:11It's a stab in the dark, because I can't, hand on heart, tell you
0:39:11 > 0:39:14how much difference this will make, but let's say...
0:39:14 > 0:39:17- £500 to £800.- Right.
0:39:17 > 0:39:20- And a fixed reserve of £500 on this. - Yes, I'd go along with that.
0:39:20 > 0:39:24You know, I mean, if it goes for very much more than that,
0:39:24 > 0:39:26I wouldn't be the least bit surprised, because it's just
0:39:26 > 0:39:31a wonderful piece of history, more than an instrument, in fact.
0:39:31 > 0:39:33Thank you so much for bringing along something
0:39:33 > 0:39:35from one of my favourite films!
0:39:35 > 0:39:37- Yes.- If nothing else, it relates to that.
0:39:37 > 0:39:41Well, it's marvellous to see a piece of history like that.
0:39:42 > 0:39:46Now, Caroline has found something far more domestic.
0:39:46 > 0:39:48- So, welcome, Ron and Liz.- Thank you.
0:39:48 > 0:39:52And thank you very much for bringing this fabulous thing to show me.
0:39:52 > 0:39:56- Can you tell me anything about it? - It was part-payment of a job.
0:39:56 > 0:39:58Part-payment of what sort of a job?
0:39:58 > 0:40:01- To do with farming, ploughing or something of that region.- Yeah?
0:40:01 > 0:40:03So, you want to know how much this is worth
0:40:03 > 0:40:06- to know if you've got your money's worth for your job.- True.
0:40:06 > 0:40:09Right, OK, well, let's see if I can help you.
0:40:09 > 0:40:12First of all, I think it's wonderful.
0:40:12 > 0:40:17It's pottery, Staffordshire pottery, and it's encased in silver,
0:40:17 > 0:40:22which is made by a very famous London silversmith, William Cummins.
0:40:22 > 0:40:26Very good make, so those are all the plus points that add to it
0:40:26 > 0:40:28beautifully, but, as in life,
0:40:28 > 0:40:31- as always, there are some minuses. - Yeah.
0:40:32 > 0:40:36There's damage. You probably know there's quite a bit of damage.
0:40:36 > 0:40:39For instance, the cup here is damaged
0:40:39 > 0:40:41and if we look at the teapot,
0:40:41 > 0:40:46if we lift it up, we can see, at the bottom, it's been riveted
0:40:46 > 0:40:50and I like to see rivets, it shows how much somebody's thought about
0:40:50 > 0:40:52- the item to rivet it.- Yeah, yeah.
0:40:52 > 0:40:55You don't see it being repaired like that these days, do you?
0:40:55 > 0:40:57No, no, absolutely not.
0:40:57 > 0:41:01It's various dates... this lovely teapot
0:41:01 > 0:41:07with the William Cummins, London, silver-maker's marks here, 1896.
0:41:07 > 0:41:10The various cups and jugs are later
0:41:10 > 0:41:13and it's been a very, very smart set.
0:41:13 > 0:41:18Your average person wouldn't own a set like this and it's all complete.
0:41:18 > 0:41:21- Yes.- You've got four cups, four saucers, the four plates
0:41:21 > 0:41:25- and the two serving plates.- Yes. What would the handle be made of?
0:41:25 > 0:41:30Now, this is a wooden handle because it's not heat conductive,
0:41:30 > 0:41:34so you would be able to hold it and pour without getting hot.
0:41:34 > 0:41:35- Yes.- Do you like it?
0:41:35 > 0:41:38- Tell me.- I like it, it's pretty, but I would never use it for anything.
0:41:38 > 0:41:40It's too fragile to use, really.
0:41:40 > 0:41:43- We don't have it out on display or anything, do we?- It lives in there.
0:41:43 > 0:41:46- It lives in that box? - In the box in the loft.- Aw!
0:41:46 > 0:41:49Why have you decided now is the time to sell it?
0:41:49 > 0:41:52- Well, somebody else could maybe appreciate it more.- Yeah.
0:41:52 > 0:41:56Well, I think somebody would really appreciate this.
0:41:56 > 0:42:00- And as for value, do you have any idea of value?- No.
0:42:00 > 0:42:05Well, I would think, if we put an estimate at auction of
0:42:05 > 0:42:13- £150 to £250 with a fixed reserve of £150.- Yeah.
0:42:13 > 0:42:16- If the pottery was Royal Worcester...- Yes.
0:42:16 > 0:42:19- ..that would make a big difference to the price.- Yes.
0:42:19 > 0:42:22- This is just a Staffordshire potter. - Yeah.
0:42:22 > 0:42:23If it was in perfect condition,
0:42:23 > 0:42:26- it would make a huge difference to the price.- Yes.- Yes.
0:42:26 > 0:42:28It could do quite a lot better than that,
0:42:28 > 0:42:31- but if we put a fixed reserve of 150, are you happy with that? - Yes.- Yes.
0:42:35 > 0:42:40It's wonderful to have such a truly historic setting for our Flog It! valuation day
0:42:40 > 0:42:43and I've found it impossible not to snoop around.
0:42:43 > 0:42:46This house is just full of treasures.
0:42:47 > 0:42:49And it's here in the old milk larder
0:42:49 > 0:42:51that you'll find a collection of dole cupboards,
0:42:51 > 0:42:56possibly the finest collection of its kind, dating back to the 1500s.
0:42:56 > 0:43:02These cupboards you'll find in all the great houses throughout the country, houses like Haddon.
0:43:02 > 0:43:06Particularly in the sort of jetted porches of the Elizabethan houses
0:43:06 > 0:43:10and they were there to feed the estate workers and passing traders.
0:43:10 > 0:43:14Loaves of bread were put in them and the bread was known as doles
0:43:14 > 0:43:17and this is where we get the term from - "on the dole".
0:43:17 > 0:43:21I must say, I am rather jealous of this collection.
0:43:21 > 0:43:24There is so much history here in this room
0:43:24 > 0:43:27and I'm in awe of it. I really am.
0:43:29 > 0:43:32There are antiques and collectibles from all eras here, but no prizes
0:43:32 > 0:43:37for guessing the age of the little scent bottle coming up next.
0:43:37 > 0:43:39Oriana, thank you so much
0:43:39 > 0:43:42for bringing this little gem along today.
0:43:42 > 0:43:44- All right.- Lovely little thing.
0:43:44 > 0:43:47Before I even begin to tell you about it,
0:43:47 > 0:43:50you tell me where it came from.
0:43:50 > 0:43:53- My father's shed. - Your father's shed?!- Yes.
0:43:53 > 0:43:56- He actually worked for the refuge... - Yes.
0:43:56 > 0:43:58..many, many years ago,
0:43:58 > 0:44:03- and he would make private collections for the council.- Right.
0:44:03 > 0:44:08Um, and I think this is one of the items that he found in his job.
0:44:08 > 0:44:12- What? Thrown out?- Yeah. - In the rubbish?- Yeah.
0:44:12 > 0:44:16Right, now, following it so far, someone has thrown this out.
0:44:16 > 0:44:21- Whoever they may be, they're fools. - Yeah.- But your father found it.
0:44:21 > 0:44:24Why did he then put it in his shed?
0:44:24 > 0:44:27Overspill of things in the house, so they went in the shed.
0:44:27 > 0:44:31- It's not very big, is it, Oriana? - You didn't see the shed.
0:44:32 > 0:44:35- There's not more of these in the shed, are there?- No, no.
0:44:35 > 0:44:38Aw! Is it something you've known then, or it is something that's...?
0:44:38 > 0:44:40No, I found it three weeks ago.
0:44:40 > 0:44:44- And, up until then, no idea... - Didn't even know it existed.
0:44:44 > 0:44:45Oh, that's fantastic.
0:44:45 > 0:44:48So, when you discovered it three weeks ago, what did you think?
0:44:48 > 0:44:50- Did you think...?- I actually thought it was a bit of plastic.
0:44:50 > 0:44:54Oh, be fair! It's got that plasticky look
0:44:54 > 0:44:57because it's trying to imitate ivory.
0:44:57 > 0:45:01- Right. - It's an ivorine porcelain body.
0:45:01 > 0:45:03- Well...- Highlighted in gilt.- Mm-hm.
0:45:03 > 0:45:07And we've got... You know who she is, don't you? Cos it's written...
0:45:07 > 0:45:08Queen Victoria, yep.
0:45:08 > 0:45:10That's Queen Victoria's young head.
0:45:10 > 0:45:11Right.
0:45:11 > 0:45:15Um, and we've got the coronation date, 1837,
0:45:15 > 0:45:18- and then we've got the Jubilee 1887. - Right.
0:45:18 > 0:45:22- Um, and she didn't look like that in 1887, I can promise you!- No!
0:45:22 > 0:45:24If we look at it, we've got the stopper.
0:45:24 > 0:45:27- I mean, isn't that ingenious? - It is, it's lovely.
0:45:27 > 0:45:31Making a silver stopper look like a crown for the Jubilee,
0:45:31 > 0:45:33and, if we turn it over...
0:45:35 > 0:45:36..flowers, but not just flowers.
0:45:36 > 0:45:40- The emblems of England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales.- Yep.
0:45:40 > 0:45:46So, the Empire, basically, and if we look at the bottom here...
0:45:46 > 0:45:50- that's what we want to see, Royal Worcester.- Right, OK.
0:45:50 > 0:45:54So, I mean, really, when you see this blush ivory with gilding,
0:45:54 > 0:45:56you think it's going to be Worcester,
0:45:56 > 0:46:00- but to have a mark as confirmation on the base is rather great.- Right.
0:46:01 > 0:46:07And, surprisingly, for all the places it's been, the bin, the shed,
0:46:07 > 0:46:10only a little bit of the gilding has worn off the edges
0:46:10 > 0:46:11of the top of the decoration.
0:46:11 > 0:46:14- Any idea what it's worth? - Haven't got a clue.
0:46:14 > 0:46:17£20 to £40, would that seem a fair...?
0:46:17 > 0:46:20I honestly don't know, haven't got a clue.
0:46:21 > 0:46:26We can do a little bit better than that, because it's two things.
0:46:26 > 0:46:30- It's a royal commemorative.- Mm-hm. - And it's Royal Worcester.- OK.
0:46:30 > 0:46:32So, you get royal commemorative collectors
0:46:32 > 0:46:35- bidding against Royal Worcester collectors.- Right.
0:46:35 > 0:46:39And that's not even factoring the scent bottle collectors,
0:46:39 > 0:46:40of which there are many.
0:46:40 > 0:46:43- Yes.- Let's put it in at...
0:46:43 > 0:46:49£200 to £300 and let's put a fixed reserve of £200 on it.
0:46:49 > 0:46:52- Yes, please.- I mean, they might have made quite a few of them,
0:46:52 > 0:46:57- but they haven't all survived. - No, no.- And not in lovely condition.
0:46:57 > 0:47:01Um, it's an absolute find, but why, after discovering it,
0:47:01 > 0:47:03are you selling it now?
0:47:03 > 0:47:07Whatever it raises is going towards a headstone for my mum and dad.
0:47:07 > 0:47:10Oh, well, that's a very worthy cause, isn't it?
0:47:10 > 0:47:12They both recently passed away.
0:47:12 > 0:47:15Oh, that's very sad, but, hopefully that will get you some way
0:47:15 > 0:47:17to a beautiful headstone for them.
0:47:17 > 0:47:21- Yeah.- If not all the way. We'll keep our fingers crossed.- You never know.
0:47:22 > 0:47:25It is extraordinary what people throw away.
0:47:27 > 0:47:31Looks like Caroline has found something very special.
0:47:31 > 0:47:37Wow, Mike, I think it's over to you to tell me a bit about this history.
0:47:37 > 0:47:39It came from the family in Ireland
0:47:39 > 0:47:43and I know we've had it for about 100 years.
0:47:44 > 0:47:47It was used for christenings in the family
0:47:47 > 0:47:49and I think I was the last person to be christened in it.
0:47:49 > 0:47:53- Oh, were you?- In 1940. - So you have an attachment to this.
0:47:53 > 0:47:55I do have an attachment to it.
0:47:55 > 0:47:58Well, I'm sure you looked handsome and charming in this.
0:47:58 > 0:48:00- I had more hair then.- Did you?
0:48:01 > 0:48:06It's the finest silk you can imagine, it's absolutely beautiful.
0:48:06 > 0:48:10It dates from around 1900. Does that tie in with your...?
0:48:10 > 0:48:16- That ties in, yes.- Around 1900. So it's well over 100 years old now.
0:48:16 > 0:48:18It's in very, very good condition.
0:48:18 > 0:48:25There's a few tiny rust marks and a few tiny staining areas inside.
0:48:25 > 0:48:28This is beautiful, machine-made lace all the way around it
0:48:28 > 0:48:32and the embroidery. Beautifully, beautifully made.
0:48:32 > 0:48:34This is obviously the christening cape.
0:48:34 > 0:48:38Do you have a christening gown that went with it?
0:48:38 > 0:48:41There may have been one but I've no knowledge of it.
0:48:41 > 0:48:42- But you've kept this.- Yes.
0:48:42 > 0:48:46And why do you now feel the time is right to sell, Mike?
0:48:46 > 0:48:49I'd like to see it go to somebody else and be used, really,
0:48:49 > 0:48:52because it won't be used in our family again
0:48:52 > 0:48:55because the family has their own traditions
0:48:55 > 0:48:58so it won't carry on to another generation.
0:48:58 > 0:49:01I mean, it's a family heirloom of yours
0:49:01 > 0:49:05and the value is beyond counting, sentimental value,
0:49:05 > 0:49:09but what sort of value would you be happy to sell it for?
0:49:09 > 0:49:14I've no idea, I'd really just be happy with the idea that it's used.
0:49:14 > 0:49:19Well, I would put a valuation - to me it should be worth an awful lot more, we'll start by saying that -
0:49:19 > 0:49:22but a realistic valuation for auction I think
0:49:22 > 0:49:26would be £40-£60,
0:49:26 > 0:49:30- with a fixed reserve of £40. - Yes, that's fine.
0:49:30 > 0:49:34- And I'm sure that will go to a home and be used.- Absolutely.
0:49:34 > 0:49:37It would be nice to see it used in the future.
0:49:37 > 0:49:40Well, I'm sure it will be for at least another hundred years.
0:49:40 > 0:49:42- Thank you. - Thank you very much, Mike.
0:49:45 > 0:49:47I started this show by saying,
0:49:47 > 0:49:50"Haddon Hall is one of my favourite places in the world, I love it,"
0:49:50 > 0:49:52and now I hope you and love it too.
0:49:52 > 0:49:56We're off to the auction room now, to put these values to the test
0:49:56 > 0:49:58and here's a quick recap of what's coming with us.
0:49:58 > 0:50:02What price history? It's up to the bidders to value the sextant now.
0:50:05 > 0:50:08Caroline loved the tea set, but will she be the only one?
0:50:11 > 0:50:14And will the little perfume bottle do its bit to help Oriana
0:50:14 > 0:50:16with the headstone for her parents?
0:50:18 > 0:50:20And surely someone will fall in love
0:50:20 > 0:50:23with the exquisite hand-stitched christening gown.
0:50:30 > 0:50:33Welcome back to Bamfords Auction Rooms,
0:50:33 > 0:50:35where James Lewis is on the rostrum right now.
0:50:35 > 0:50:38Let's catch up with our next owners, Ron and Liz,
0:50:38 > 0:50:40as we're about to put the Staffordshire tea service
0:50:40 > 0:50:43under the hammer, and here's our expert Caroline.
0:50:43 > 0:50:45- Good to see you both again.- Yes.
0:50:45 > 0:50:49Now, you got this tea set as part of a part-payment,
0:50:49 > 0:50:50- in a way, for a farming job. - Yes, yes.
0:50:50 > 0:50:54- Well, we got a value of £150 to £250.- There is some damage on it.
0:50:54 > 0:50:57There is a bit of damage, but it looks like
0:50:57 > 0:51:00- a lot of lot for the money, doesn't it?- It does. Yeah.
0:51:00 > 0:51:02And the silver's beautiful, isn't it?
0:51:02 > 0:51:04William Cummins' silver. Fabulous.
0:51:04 > 0:51:08I think it's about time we found out what it's worth, don't you? Here it is.
0:51:08 > 0:51:12And I can start the bidding at £140, 150 now.
0:51:12 > 0:51:15- 150, sir...- Straightaway we're straight in there.
0:51:15 > 0:51:22170, 180, and 190 beats it. At 180, very close, 190, now, standing.
0:51:22 > 0:51:27At 190 standing, 200, do I see? Coming back, 200, no?
0:51:27 > 0:51:34At 190 standing to the right, at 190 you're out online as well. At 190...
0:51:34 > 0:51:37All sure? Gavel's raised. 190...
0:51:37 > 0:51:40- Yours, sir.- That was short and sweet, wasn't it!
0:51:40 > 0:51:43That chap was determined to have it. He came to buy that.
0:51:45 > 0:51:48- Well, someone in the room did love it.- 180, 190...
0:51:48 > 0:51:51Now, let's see what the provenance does for the sextant.
0:51:51 > 0:51:55Showing us the right direction now is Rob and Abigail
0:51:55 > 0:51:58with the sextant which has been blacked out for military purposes.
0:51:58 > 0:52:00We've got a value of £500 to £800 on this,
0:52:00 > 0:52:04- and I know Rob has had this for around 30 years.- That's right.
0:52:04 > 0:52:06Why have you decided to sell now?
0:52:06 > 0:52:09I don't think I'll be using it again, Paul,
0:52:09 > 0:52:12so I hope it goes to somebody that will be using it.
0:52:12 > 0:52:15- I think it's got to go to a military historian.- Sure.
0:52:15 > 0:52:17It is a historical piece, Abigail, what do you think of it?
0:52:17 > 0:52:19I think it's a great piece of history,
0:52:19 > 0:52:23and it needs to go to somebody who's going to appreciate it and enjoy it.
0:52:23 > 0:52:25- And hopefully a collector will. - Yeah.
0:52:25 > 0:52:27We're going to put it to the test right now. Here we go.
0:52:27 > 0:52:30760, this is the sextant.
0:52:30 > 0:52:32And I can start the bidding here at...
0:52:32 > 0:52:34well, I've got three bids,
0:52:34 > 0:52:38all of them below estimate at £420,
0:52:38 > 0:52:42440. 440, 460 do I see?
0:52:42 > 0:52:44At 440, 460 now.
0:52:44 > 0:52:47At £440, I have...
0:52:47 > 0:52:49460. Lots of interest,
0:52:49 > 0:52:53but all around that area. At £440...
0:52:53 > 0:52:55- We've got a fixed reserve of 500, haven't we?- Mm-hm.
0:52:55 > 0:52:59No, it's too much, I think. Sorry.
0:52:59 > 0:53:03Lots of bids in the 400s, but it needs to make 500. Not sold.
0:53:03 > 0:53:06Oh, well, I would suggest a specialist maritime sale.
0:53:06 > 0:53:10It's disappointing. I think all those bids were for it as a sextant.
0:53:10 > 0:53:13- Yes.- But not its history.- Yes.
0:53:13 > 0:53:16And, you know, sometimes we say specialist sales are
0:53:16 > 0:53:19the best place to go, and this is so niche,
0:53:19 > 0:53:22there's probably only five or ten people in the country
0:53:22 > 0:53:24that appreciate what it is.
0:53:26 > 0:53:29Next, something we can be certain about.
0:53:30 > 0:53:33A Victorian christening cape belonging to Mike
0:53:33 > 0:53:35who actually wore it, didn't you?
0:53:35 > 0:53:39I wore it when I was christened when I was two days old.
0:53:39 > 0:53:42Aw! Fantastic. This is incredible really,
0:53:42 > 0:53:44- I mean, this is your own social history.- Yes.
0:53:44 > 0:53:47We did consider having it conserved but it would cost a fortune.
0:53:47 > 0:53:50- How do you feel...? - And where would it go in the future?
0:53:50 > 0:53:52- Is this going to be a sad moment? - No, not really.
0:53:52 > 0:53:54I'd like to think that it was going on to somebody else.
0:53:54 > 0:53:56- To a collection.- Yes.
0:53:56 > 0:53:57OK, we're going to find out right now.
0:53:57 > 0:53:59It's now down to the bidders.
0:53:59 > 0:54:02Lot number 561, Victorian silk christening gown.
0:54:02 > 0:54:06There we are, and I can start the bidding here at £30.
0:54:06 > 0:54:0930 and 5 now, 35, 40, 45.
0:54:09 > 0:54:10At 45, 50 now.
0:54:10 > 0:54:13At 45 and 50 anywhere?
0:54:13 > 0:54:17At £45, do I see 50? At 45.
0:54:17 > 0:54:18It's away.
0:54:19 > 0:54:22- 45.- And the hammer's gone down, £45.
0:54:22 > 0:54:24It was short and sweet.
0:54:24 > 0:54:26Blink and you'll miss that.
0:54:26 > 0:54:28Well done, good valuation, that was right on.
0:54:28 > 0:54:30Hopefully it will go to a collection.
0:54:30 > 0:54:31- Yes, or to be worn again.- Yes.
0:54:35 > 0:54:38Earlier, I caught up with auctioneer James Lewis to get his opinion
0:54:38 > 0:54:43on our final item, the commemorative Royal Worcester scent bottle.
0:54:43 > 0:54:45Will this have the sweet smell of success?
0:54:45 > 0:54:48Do you know, actually, James, I quite like that little scent bottle.
0:54:48 > 0:54:51- Young Queen Victoria on it, and I know you've sold these before.- Yeah.
0:54:51 > 0:54:55- We've got £200 to £300 on this.- I think that is almost spot on.- Yeah.
0:54:55 > 0:55:00- I hope to get top end estimate.- OK. - They come in various colours.
0:55:00 > 0:55:01This is quite a common colour.
0:55:01 > 0:55:04They come in slightly brighter ones as well
0:55:04 > 0:55:07and they also occasionally have a fleur-de-lys
0:55:07 > 0:55:10moulded into the back, and the countries of the commonwealth
0:55:10 > 0:55:12- around the outside.- Right.
0:55:12 > 0:55:15So this is one of two or three different models,
0:55:15 > 0:55:17but still, it's a good thing.
0:55:17 > 0:55:20And it's lovely to see that crown that hasn't been compressed,
0:55:20 > 0:55:23- cos the reppouse is quite thin. - Yeah, that's a nice thing.
0:55:23 > 0:55:25- Well, good luck with that. - Thank you.
0:55:25 > 0:55:29Well, the condition is good, so it's got everything going for it.
0:55:30 > 0:55:32And at £200 to £300, it's here to go.
0:55:32 > 0:55:35Oriana, why, why, why are you selling this?
0:55:35 > 0:55:36This should be a keeper somewhere.
0:55:36 > 0:55:39It should be, but, at the end of the day,
0:55:39 > 0:55:42- it belonged to my father.- Right.
0:55:42 > 0:55:47He recently passed away and I am left with dealing with his estate.
0:55:47 > 0:55:52- If it sells, the money is going towards the headstone.- OK.
0:55:52 > 0:55:54It ticks so many boxes.
0:55:54 > 0:55:56It does and, right now, it's going under the hammer.
0:55:56 > 0:56:00Let's find out what the bidders of the Peak District think. Here we go.
0:56:00 > 0:56:04318 is this Royal Worcester commemorative scent bottle.
0:56:04 > 0:56:08Let's find out how many phone lines are booked and what's the interest.
0:56:08 > 0:56:141, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 11, 12, 13 bids.
0:56:14 > 0:56:18- I thought he wasn't going to stop for a minute!- Two telephones...
0:56:18 > 0:56:21This is going to be a fight. This is going to be enjoyable. Watch this.
0:56:21 > 0:56:23This is going to be a classic auction.
0:56:23 > 0:56:28- 220? 220.- And the phones are poised as well.- 240, 260.
0:56:28 > 0:56:35300, 340, 400, 420. First phone at 420.
0:56:35 > 0:56:38460. 500.
0:56:39 > 0:56:40- 540.- Wow.
0:56:41 > 0:56:44- 580.- Ha!
0:56:44 > 0:56:46This is great.
0:56:46 > 0:56:49- Hidden treasure.- Yes.- 600. 650.
0:56:50 > 0:56:54At £600, 620 do you want?
0:56:54 > 0:56:58- 620 second phone. 620.- (620!)- 650.
0:56:58 > 0:56:59680.
0:57:01 > 0:57:04680, 700. 750.
0:57:06 > 0:57:09750. 800.
0:57:09 > 0:57:10850.
0:57:12 > 0:57:15- £800.- It's just one of those moments.- It's fantastic.- One more?
0:57:15 > 0:57:17- It is amazing though.- Yeah.
0:57:21 > 0:57:23820. 820.
0:57:23 > 0:57:28It worked at 820 on the phone, I'm out. 820, gavel's raised.
0:57:28 > 0:57:29Are you sure?
0:57:29 > 0:57:32At 820 on the telephone...
0:57:33 > 0:57:35- 820, well done.- Yes! £820.
0:57:35 > 0:57:38- Fantastic result. You're shaking, aren't you?- Very good...
0:57:38 > 0:57:40- for a bit of plastic! - You're shaking, aren't you?
0:57:40 > 0:57:43You thought it was plastic, but there you go. Porcelain at its best.
0:57:43 > 0:57:46- Yeah.- Well, look, I hope you have many more times like this.
0:57:46 > 0:57:47It's really, really put a highlight
0:57:47 > 0:57:51and a wonderful end spot to our show today from the Peak District.
0:57:51 > 0:57:53I hope you've enjoyed the surprise we guaranteed.
0:57:53 > 0:57:56You never know what's going to happen in an auction. Keep watching.
0:57:56 > 0:57:59So, until next time, from all of us. It's goodbye.