0:00:05 > 0:00:08Meet Oakham, he's a rare Suffolk Punch horse.
0:00:08 > 0:00:10They're known as Suffolks for short.
0:00:10 > 0:00:13And if you haven't guessed where the show is coming from today,
0:00:13 > 0:00:14the clue is in the name.
0:00:14 > 0:00:17And I don't mean Oakham. Welcome to 'Flog It!'
0:00:40 > 0:00:43Today's valuations come from Ickworth House,
0:00:43 > 0:00:46which I'm sure you've guessed is in Suffolk.
0:00:46 > 0:00:49Ickworth is an Italianate palace built for the extravagant
0:00:49 > 0:00:52Hervey family - the Marquises of Bristol.
0:00:52 > 0:00:54Created in 1795,
0:00:54 > 0:00:57the Hervey family were surrounded by a community of staff
0:00:57 > 0:01:00and villagers, who made the estate a self-sustaining
0:01:00 > 0:01:03way of life for nearly 200 years.
0:01:09 > 0:01:12Now a Grade I listed building, the National Trust look after
0:01:12 > 0:01:14the house and the estate for all of us to enjoy today.
0:01:14 > 0:01:17And they've certainly got their work cut out today.
0:01:17 > 0:01:19We've got a wonderful crowd that have turned up,
0:01:19 > 0:01:20laden with antiques and collectibles.
0:01:20 > 0:01:24All hoping they're one of the lucky ones to go through to the
0:01:24 > 0:01:25auction later on in the programme.
0:01:27 > 0:01:28But before that can happen,
0:01:28 > 0:01:31our two experts have to get busy with those stickers.
0:01:33 > 0:01:34I'll give you a yellow sticker.
0:01:34 > 0:01:37Can we have a look in your bag, see what we've brought along?
0:01:37 > 0:01:39- What colour are you, yellow? - Yellow today, look.
0:01:39 > 0:01:42I can see more than four or five yellow stickers from here.
0:01:42 > 0:01:44I've been up early.
0:01:44 > 0:01:46We've got the ever-eager Will Axon...
0:01:46 > 0:01:49Right, the late arrivals at the back of the queue.
0:01:49 > 0:01:51What was it, lie-in today, was it, this morning?
0:01:51 > 0:01:53What have we got? Come and show me your treasure.
0:01:53 > 0:01:56And the equally industrious Adam Partridge.
0:01:56 > 0:01:58Anyone fancy a pinch of snuff?
0:01:58 > 0:01:59THEY LAUGH
0:01:59 > 0:02:01- Go on, then.- No chance!
0:02:02 > 0:02:04Today 'Flog It!' have the run of Ickworth,
0:02:04 > 0:02:07with valuations taking place within the West Wing,
0:02:07 > 0:02:12inside the splendour of the rotunda and amongst the Italianate gardens.
0:02:14 > 0:02:18So, what are we waiting for? Let's get everybody in.
0:02:23 > 0:02:26On today's show we've got two unloved items.
0:02:27 > 0:02:31He saw it and took a bit of a gamble on it,
0:02:31 > 0:02:33and paid far too much, I think.
0:02:33 > 0:02:36You've brought along this lovely glass vase.
0:02:36 > 0:02:37Whatever you say. SHE LAUGHS
0:02:37 > 0:02:39- You don't like it?- I don't like it.
0:02:39 > 0:02:4150, I'll take five.
0:02:41 > 0:02:44But which one will raise the roof over in Yorkshire?
0:02:44 > 0:02:45Yep.
0:02:45 > 0:02:47LAUGHTER
0:02:47 > 0:02:49He's just wanting to steal the show, isn't he?
0:02:51 > 0:02:53You'll just have to wait and see.
0:02:58 > 0:03:01Fingers crossed, everybody. I hope you have a great day.
0:03:01 > 0:03:04As you can see, everybody's safely seated inside the West Wing
0:03:04 > 0:03:08which, at one stage, was used by the Hervey family to play squash in.
0:03:08 > 0:03:10The 4th Marques installed the court.
0:03:10 > 0:03:12Right now it's time to catch up with our experts
0:03:12 > 0:03:13and get on with the valuing.
0:03:15 > 0:03:17And talking of the Marques of Bristol, we are
0:03:17 > 0:03:21heading over first to the elegant surroundings of the rotunda,
0:03:21 > 0:03:24where the Hervey family are watching over Will Axon in the dining room.
0:03:27 > 0:03:30Colin, I've been reliably informed that the 4th Marques,
0:03:30 > 0:03:33who is hanging on the wall down behind us there,
0:03:33 > 0:03:35had a Wolseley Super Six in his garage.
0:03:35 > 0:03:38But I think what he should have had is the old Mercedes Kompressor.
0:03:38 > 0:03:40I mean, it's quite a bit of kit, isn't it?
0:03:40 > 0:03:44- Yep.- Tell me, are you a toy collector?- Yes, I do like my toys.
0:03:44 > 0:03:48I go to the car boots and have a look about. Get what I can.
0:03:48 > 0:03:50- So you are a car booter? - Yeah, definitely.
0:03:50 > 0:03:54- Ever going to auctions to buy?- No, I haven't been to auctions yet.- OK.
0:03:54 > 0:03:58My initial thought was that it was a Schuco clockwork car.
0:03:58 > 0:03:59But it's not.
0:03:59 > 0:04:04- I suppose it's pronounced Gescha. - Yeah, Gescha.
0:04:04 > 0:04:09The firm was established in Germany, in Nuremberg, circa 1923.
0:04:09 > 0:04:11That sort of period. As we always say with toys,
0:04:11 > 0:04:15the box is as important almost as the toy that's in it.
0:04:15 > 0:04:17So you've got the original box, which is nice.
0:04:17 > 0:04:19Let's call it a little bit scuffed.
0:04:19 > 0:04:21It's certainly not in mint condition, is it?
0:04:21 > 0:04:24Let's open it up and see what's inside.
0:04:24 > 0:04:28- Look at that, the car inside is in lovely condition.- Yeah.
0:04:28 > 0:04:31And I see here as well in the box we've got the original key,
0:04:31 > 0:04:33that's always nice to have as well.
0:04:33 > 0:04:37This is a bit of fun as well. The old sort of starting grid.
0:04:37 > 0:04:41- Yeah, a pit board starting grid. - Yeah, a pit board starting grid.
0:04:41 > 0:04:43With a few names there, probably F1 drivers at the time.
0:04:43 > 0:04:46- At the time, yeah. - Campbell - that's Malcolm, I think.
0:04:46 > 0:04:48- Is it Donald's father?- Yes.
0:04:48 > 0:04:52Fagioli, we all know an Italian racing car driver, don't we?
0:04:52 > 0:04:55I imagine he would have been in the Ferrari, not the Mercedes.
0:04:55 > 0:04:58- Yeah, I should imagine so. - We know you got it from a car boot.
0:04:58 > 0:05:01I'm going to be cheeky and find out how much you paid for it.
0:05:01 > 0:05:04- Tell me, go on.- The grand sum of five pounds.- Oh, dear, a bluey.
0:05:04 > 0:05:06- You had to pull a bluey out, did you?- Yeah, a bluey out, yeah.
0:05:06 > 0:05:09I did try and knock them down but they were not going to have it.
0:05:09 > 0:05:13I would say, on your fiver, let's stick a nought on the end.
0:05:13 > 0:05:16- How do you think a sort of £50-£80 as an estimate?- Yeah.
0:05:16 > 0:05:18- Yeah, you happy with that? - Yeah, 50 to 80.
0:05:18 > 0:05:22- Let's reserve it at that £50, yeah? - Yeah.- Good.
0:05:22 > 0:05:25- I tell you what, does it work? - Yeah, it works fine. It's fine.
0:05:25 > 0:05:28Let's have a look. Hang on, let me get this key.
0:05:28 > 0:05:30If I give it a wind up...
0:05:30 > 0:05:32I won't wind it up too much, because I don't want it to do
0:05:32 > 0:05:35is go flying through that door, into the library
0:05:35 > 0:05:38- and knock over the priceless vase. - Nor do I.- Exactly, yeah.
0:05:38 > 0:05:41It's still yours, you are liable for this. I'm doing it under duress.
0:05:41 > 0:05:45Let's pop her on the carpet and off you go, Mercedes.
0:05:45 > 0:05:47TYRES SCREECH
0:05:47 > 0:05:49Phew! No damage caused.
0:05:49 > 0:05:52It's a bit more dent-proof over in the West Wing,
0:05:52 > 0:05:56where Adam has found some reassuringly robust silverware.
0:05:58 > 0:06:02- Well, Jackie, what a lovely set of bonbon dishes here.- They are.
0:06:02 > 0:06:06- Now, tell me, where did you get them from?- They were my grandmother's.
0:06:06 > 0:06:08But they've been in the family for a long time.
0:06:08 > 0:06:11- They have, haven't they? I think they are delightful.- Yes.
0:06:11 > 0:06:14- And they are nice quality as well. - They are unusual.
0:06:14 > 0:06:18They are very nicely worked. I'll just pick one up.
0:06:18 > 0:06:20Some of these are paper-thin.
0:06:20 > 0:06:23These ones, I'm putting force on them there
0:06:23 > 0:06:26and they are not bending an inch. So they are quality.
0:06:26 > 0:06:29They are nicely worked, pierced and embossed.
0:06:29 > 0:06:32They are by a decent firm of makers.
0:06:32 > 0:06:36There is a D&F on the bottom, which stands for Deacon and Francis.
0:06:36 > 0:06:42Which was a Birmingham manufacturer. The date letter there is for 1891.
0:06:42 > 0:06:45- Right.- They are lovely. And you've got a set of six.- Yes.
0:06:45 > 0:06:49- In the original case. Do you use them at all?- No. No.- Why not?
0:06:49 > 0:06:52The occasion doesn't really arise to put them out now.
0:06:52 > 0:06:54I think you've put your finger on it there
0:06:54 > 0:06:56because people don't really use them.
0:06:56 > 0:06:59And you're not going to think, oh, I must get those out the side board,
0:06:59 > 0:07:01those six silver dishes, and fill them up with things.
0:07:01 > 0:07:04Which is a great shame. It would be nice to get them out.
0:07:04 > 0:07:06You need other things to go with them.
0:07:06 > 0:07:10- You know, beautiful glasses, beautiful china.- You are quite right.
0:07:10 > 0:07:11But clearly, they have
0:07:11 > 0:07:14- some sentimental value as well, don't they?- They do.
0:07:14 > 0:07:16- Down to the price then.- OK.
0:07:16 > 0:07:20We've had our off-screen valuers look at them.
0:07:20 > 0:07:23- They've told me £150-£200.- Mm-hmm.
0:07:24 > 0:07:26- Definitely. - Not enough, is it?- No, no.
0:07:26 > 0:07:30- I think they will make about £300. - OK.
0:07:30 > 0:07:33- How does that fit with your expectations?- Yes, that's better.
0:07:33 > 0:07:35- Better?- Much better, yeah.
0:07:35 > 0:07:39I'd like to put an estimate of £200-£300 to encourage interest.
0:07:39 > 0:07:42- What do you think about that? - Yep, that would be fine.
0:07:42 > 0:07:45What's the very minimum you think you'd take for them?
0:07:45 > 0:07:47- 250.- Yeah, I think that's sensible.
0:07:47 > 0:07:50In which case, we'll have to put the bottom estimate at 250
0:07:50 > 0:07:52because you cannot mislead people. £250-£300.
0:07:52 > 0:07:57- And they go on the internet?- Oh, yeah. Photographs on the internet.
0:07:57 > 0:07:58- I shall make sure of it.- Good.
0:07:58 > 0:08:01What would you do with the money if it made £300?
0:08:01 > 0:08:04Well... My son is getting married next year.
0:08:04 > 0:08:07- Oh! Congratulations!- Yeah, so...
0:08:07 > 0:08:12- A trip up there, I guess.- OK. A wedding next year.- Yes.- Very good.
0:08:12 > 0:08:14- And you are happy about that, I presume?- I am, yes.
0:08:14 > 0:08:17- Good choice, has he made a good choice?- Oh, yes, she's lovely.
0:08:17 > 0:08:20I'll be very happy to call her daughter-in-law.
0:08:20 > 0:08:23Oh, good! What a lovely story. And thanks very much for coming.
0:08:23 > 0:08:24- You are very welcome.- OK.
0:08:26 > 0:08:28Now, behind the cameras on evaluation day, there's
0:08:28 > 0:08:31a whole team of 'Flog It!' crew making it all happen.
0:08:31 > 0:08:34But what happened behind-the-scenes in a stately home?
0:08:36 > 0:08:38The history of Ickworth isn't just restricted
0:08:38 > 0:08:41to the grand rooms upstairs.
0:08:41 > 0:08:45We all know life was just as busy below stairs.
0:08:45 > 0:08:49Where I am now would have been the busiest part of the house.
0:08:49 > 0:08:53It connects the main kitchen to all the little service stations
0:08:53 > 0:08:55that you can see here.
0:08:55 > 0:08:59Stations were preparing food, game cupboards, dough bins,
0:08:59 > 0:09:04dairy areas, cold storage, you name it, it's all here.
0:09:04 > 0:09:08You can just imagine, can't you, scullery maids, chambermaids,
0:09:08 > 0:09:13footmen - all under the watchful eye of the housekeeper and the butler.
0:09:15 > 0:09:17So, in an orderly fashion,
0:09:17 > 0:09:20let's make our way to the sunshine of the pleasure grounds.
0:09:24 > 0:09:25Well, Georgie,
0:09:25 > 0:09:28we are standing in this wonderful garden before this 18th-century
0:09:28 > 0:09:32Italian-inspired rotunda, which is quite something, isn't it?
0:09:32 > 0:09:34And you've brought along something that's been
0:09:34 > 0:09:37inspired by a culture on the other side of the world.
0:09:37 > 0:09:39Why don't we open it up
0:09:39 > 0:09:42and show everyone at home what you've brought in today.
0:09:42 > 0:09:45A rather special, I think, travelling easel clock.
0:09:45 > 0:09:47Where does it come from?
0:09:47 > 0:09:50We only found it when my parents passed away
0:09:50 > 0:09:52- and we had to sort the place out. - Yes.
0:09:52 > 0:09:55We found it in the wardrobe or drawer, I can't remember.
0:09:55 > 0:09:58So it's never been out on display, you don't remember it?
0:09:58 > 0:09:59- Don't remember it at all.- No?
0:09:59 > 0:10:02- Do you have any idea where your parents got it from?- No.
0:10:02 > 0:10:04The only thing I could think of is that
0:10:04 > 0:10:08- it's possibly from their parents. - OK.- My grandparents.
0:10:08 > 0:10:11Because it's actually got a rather good pedigree, shall we say.
0:10:11 > 0:10:15We've got a mark here on the inside of the cover -
0:10:15 > 0:10:18Callow of Mount Street in Mayfair. Really top-class retailers.
0:10:18 > 0:10:21I mean, you're talking, you know, this is where
0:10:21 > 0:10:24the moneyed folk went to buy their goods.
0:10:24 > 0:10:28And then, the clock itself, it's certainly striking, isn't it?
0:10:28 > 0:10:31I mean, this is what we call chinoiserie decoration,
0:10:31 > 0:10:35inspired by the sort of Western interpretation of Chinese designs,
0:10:35 > 0:10:39very popular around the time of this clock, circa 1920, should we say.
0:10:39 > 0:10:44You've got this shagreen background. Shagreen is ray skin.
0:10:44 > 0:10:47It's an expensive material - it's a sign of quality.
0:10:47 > 0:10:50Then you've got this rather fine lacquering.
0:10:50 > 0:10:53You can see it is almost proud of the surface, it's 3-D.
0:10:53 > 0:10:56That's just a building up of layers of lacquer
0:10:56 > 0:10:59that takes some time and certainly skill.
0:10:59 > 0:11:02Then you've got this faux bamboo border.
0:11:02 > 0:11:06Which, again, is just a little touch that lifts it above the rest.
0:11:06 > 0:11:09Georgie, your parents obviously didn't think much of it,
0:11:09 > 0:11:11- cos they had it tucked away. - Mm-hmm.
0:11:11 > 0:11:13Tell me, do you like it?
0:11:13 > 0:11:17- I'm not sure, really.- You haven't made your mind up?- No. No.
0:11:17 > 0:11:19- Maybe when I tell you what it's worth.- Possibly.
0:11:19 > 0:11:21SHE LAUGHS
0:11:21 > 0:11:22I'm going to try and see
0:11:22 > 0:11:26if I can get it into sale with an estimate straddling that £200 mark.
0:11:26 > 0:11:30- OK.- Could we say £150-£250 as an estimate?- Yes.
0:11:30 > 0:11:32- You are happy with that?- Yep.
0:11:32 > 0:11:35Let's have a bit of confidence on my valuation
0:11:35 > 0:11:39- and fix the reserve at 150, what do you think?- Yep, that's fine.
0:11:39 > 0:11:43Georgie, it's really nice for you to bring this along to us today.
0:11:43 > 0:11:46All that's left now is for Elizabeth to do her job on the rostrum
0:11:46 > 0:11:49- and hopefully get it away at the auction.- Yeah.
0:11:49 > 0:11:51- Georgie, thanks very much. - Thank you. Thank you.
0:11:58 > 0:12:02Up until 1914, the 4th Marques employed over 50 staff
0:12:02 > 0:12:04here at Ickworth House.
0:12:04 > 0:12:06Before we head off to auction,
0:12:06 > 0:12:09I want to show you one of the two back staircases that the
0:12:09 > 0:12:13servants would have used to move around the house unseen.
0:12:13 > 0:12:17Hip baths were still used in the bedrooms right up until 1910.
0:12:17 > 0:12:21The servants had to carry hot and cold water up
0:12:21 > 0:12:23and down these stairs to service them.
0:12:23 > 0:12:26Nowadays the stairs are still in use by the National Trust staff
0:12:26 > 0:12:29and, of course, me. But right now, we are heading off to auction.
0:12:29 > 0:12:32Here's a quick re-cap of what's going under the hammer.
0:12:32 > 0:12:37I'm sure this 1950s clockwork racing car will get off to a flying
0:12:37 > 0:12:39start in the auction room.
0:12:41 > 0:12:43Adam disagreed with the off-screen valuation
0:12:43 > 0:12:46and put a higher estimate on these bonbon dishes.
0:12:46 > 0:12:49Let's see if he's right.
0:12:49 > 0:12:52Georgie's travelling clock truly is a work of art.
0:12:52 > 0:12:55Will it bring in the chinoiserie collectors?
0:13:00 > 0:13:03We've jumped over the county boundary into Norfolk, to the
0:13:03 > 0:13:08historic market town of Diss, for today's auction at TW Gaze.
0:13:10 > 0:13:13There is already a good crowd browsing the saleroom.
0:13:13 > 0:13:15But before the bedlam of the auction, I caught up with
0:13:15 > 0:13:19today's auctioneer, veteran 'Flog It!' expert Elizabeth Talbot.
0:13:23 > 0:13:27I've got one particularly favourite lot that I want to show you, really.
0:13:27 > 0:13:30- OK.- It's the bright red Mercedes sports car.- Oh!
0:13:30 > 0:13:34- And it's not your one parked outside.- Mine is a green one.
0:13:34 > 0:13:38- It's this one here. - Oh, yes.- I think that is tremendous.
0:13:38 > 0:13:41And I think it's a bargain at 50 quid.
0:13:41 > 0:13:43I think this is a little gem, actually,
0:13:43 > 0:13:47because not only is it in lovely condition, and with its box,
0:13:47 > 0:13:50but I have never seen one personally with its little scorecard.
0:13:50 > 0:13:53- I think for a collector that is just...- It's a must-have.
0:13:53 > 0:13:55- Yeah, absolutely. - That's a must-have.
0:13:55 > 0:13:57Colin paid a fiver for that.
0:13:57 > 0:13:59I'd like to buy that for a fiver. I really would.
0:13:59 > 0:14:03- I'd give him a profit right now. - Yes, it's a super little piece.
0:14:03 > 0:14:06Albeit 1950s, but I think there's a nostalgic thing about it.
0:14:06 > 0:14:09I think increasingly there is a lot of coverage about 1950s racing
0:14:09 > 0:14:12memorabilia at the moment. And that fits beautifully into that era.
0:14:12 > 0:14:15- And it looks iconic, doesn't it? It really does.- Yes.
0:14:15 > 0:14:17Yeah, well, good luck with that.
0:14:17 > 0:14:20Now it's time to see how Colin's little gem fares
0:14:20 > 0:14:22as the auction gets under way.
0:14:23 > 0:14:25Unfortunately, Colin is a bit poorly today,
0:14:25 > 0:14:28but his car is in pole position.
0:14:28 > 0:14:30Vroom, vroom, we're all revved up, aren't we?
0:14:30 > 0:14:33- Yes, ready to go.- It's just a shame Colin cannot be with us.
0:14:33 > 0:14:34He couldn't make the sale
0:14:34 > 0:14:37but we do have his little red Mercedes sports car.
0:14:37 > 0:14:39- A sweet little thing. - It's boxed, it's complete.
0:14:39 > 0:14:41And if it was mine, I would not be selling it.
0:14:41 > 0:14:42Now, it's sweet, isn't it?
0:14:42 > 0:14:46- I wouldn't mind scaling it up for the real thing. Imagine that. - PAUL LAUGHS
0:14:47 > 0:14:51This is lovely. A boxed 1950s German clockwork Mercedes Kompressor.
0:14:54 > 0:14:56Start me at 50.
0:14:56 > 0:14:59- 50 straight in.- Oh, good.
0:14:59 > 0:15:03Gallery at 50. I'll take the five. Surely must go further than that.
0:15:03 > 0:15:05At £50. Where is five?
0:15:05 > 0:15:0860. Five. 70.
0:15:12 > 0:15:14£70, looking for five now.
0:15:17 > 0:15:2170 in the gallery. At 70. Any advance on £70?
0:15:21 > 0:15:24Anybody else can join in at 70. It's a lovely collector's item.
0:15:26 > 0:15:29- Gone. £70. - He'll be pleased with that.- Spot on.
0:15:29 > 0:15:33- Well done, Will.- Thank you. I hope he gets better soon.- So do I.
0:15:33 > 0:15:35I hope he enjoyed his little moment watching it.
0:15:35 > 0:15:40Well, it was certainly a healthy profit for a £5 outlay.
0:15:40 > 0:15:46How much 21st century interest will there be for a silver set from 1891?
0:15:48 > 0:15:50- Good luck, Jackie.- Thank you. - Every penny will help.
0:15:50 > 0:15:52All the money is going towards some flights up to
0:15:52 > 0:15:54- Scotland for your son's wedding. - That's right.
0:15:54 > 0:15:57Congratulations. I think it's going to be a brilliant day.
0:15:57 > 0:15:59- We're selling six silver bonbon dishes.- Yes.
0:15:59 > 0:16:02Adam has just said we should get £50 per item.
0:16:02 > 0:16:06- Yes, I think so. They are a proper matching set, in a case.- Boxed.
0:16:06 > 0:16:10Very nice. If they don't sell today, I'll be amazed.
0:16:12 > 0:16:14We have a set of six silver bonbon dishes
0:16:14 > 0:16:15with pierce and scroll detail.
0:16:17 > 0:16:20There is good interest here. I start at £160.
0:16:20 > 0:16:24They are worth more than that.
0:16:24 > 0:16:28170, 180. 190 Gallery. 200.
0:16:28 > 0:16:30210. 220.
0:16:31 > 0:16:34230. 240.
0:16:34 > 0:16:37250 now in the gallery. It's 250 above.
0:16:37 > 0:16:41The gentleman has bid at 250. Are you all done?
0:16:43 > 0:16:45It comes as a bit of a shock, doesn't it?
0:16:45 > 0:16:47It's fast and furious in an auction room.
0:16:47 > 0:16:49It's like... Blink and you'll miss it.
0:16:49 > 0:16:53- Yeah.- OK, we're £50 short of our golden target of £300,
0:16:53 > 0:16:55- but, look, they have gone. - They have gone.
0:16:55 > 0:16:56And that's the main thing.
0:16:56 > 0:16:59- I think we valued them right on the money there.- Sure.
0:16:59 > 0:17:02- I've got a real thing about silver. - Job done.
0:17:02 > 0:17:03THEY LAUGH
0:17:08 > 0:17:12Up next is Georgie's superb travel clock from the 1920s.
0:17:13 > 0:17:15Why are you selling this?
0:17:15 > 0:17:18I found it when we were sorting out Mum and Dad's place.
0:17:18 > 0:17:22- It's been sitting in the drawer ever since.- Fingers crossed, here we go.
0:17:24 > 0:17:28The early 20th century Callow of Mount Street in Mayfair
0:17:28 > 0:17:29chinoiserie travel clock.
0:17:32 > 0:17:37I start at £100. 110. 120. 130. 140.
0:17:37 > 0:17:38150...
0:17:38 > 0:17:39Right, we're in.
0:17:39 > 0:17:44At 150, a quality piece. 160. 170. 180.
0:17:44 > 0:17:48190. 190 in the middle. 200 in gallery. 210.
0:17:48 > 0:17:50220. 230.
0:17:50 > 0:17:56Downstairs at 230. Where is 40? It's 230, middle bid. Any advance on 230?
0:17:56 > 0:17:59- 240, new bidder. - New bidder altogether.
0:17:59 > 0:18:01260.
0:18:02 > 0:18:04300. Fine, £300.
0:18:04 > 0:18:08£300 in the middle bid now. £300. The lady is out.
0:18:08 > 0:18:09Any advance on the £300?
0:18:10 > 0:18:14Yes, hammer has gone down! £300. Top end.
0:18:14 > 0:18:17- Well done.- That's good. Well done, you, for bringing it.- Yes.
0:18:17 > 0:18:20- Goodness me.- That was a nice surprise, wasn't it?- It was.
0:18:20 > 0:18:22£300, nice round figure.
0:18:22 > 0:18:25She thought she was going to take it home. I told you no, it's away.
0:18:25 > 0:18:27- Georgie, it's gone.- I know. Ooh!
0:18:29 > 0:18:33I think Georgie can't quite believe it. A great result.
0:18:36 > 0:18:40That's it, that concludes our first visit to the auction room today.
0:18:40 > 0:18:42We are coming back later on in the programme.
0:18:42 > 0:18:45Now, the wonderful thing about salerooms like this is,
0:18:45 > 0:18:47we're surrounded by fine art and antiques.
0:18:47 > 0:18:51It's all here to be sold. Which means it gets a new lease of life.
0:18:51 > 0:18:53It's not consigned to the past.
0:18:53 > 0:18:57And that's exactly what a group of volunteers are doing with
0:18:57 > 0:18:59a very important part of Suffolk's regional history.
0:18:59 > 0:19:03And it also plays a major part with Ickworth's history as well,
0:19:03 > 0:19:05as I found out. Take a look at this.
0:19:13 > 0:19:15When the 1st Earl of Bristol inherited the Ickworth
0:19:15 > 0:19:20Estate in 1701, the Italianate palace hadn't been built.
0:19:20 > 0:19:23At the time, the family could only afford to enhance the park
0:19:23 > 0:19:25and create the walled garden.
0:19:27 > 0:19:31When eventually the family did find the funds to start building
0:19:31 > 0:19:33the house - nearly 100 years later -
0:19:33 > 0:19:36they chose a site much further up the hill.
0:19:36 > 0:19:38Quite a distance from the walled garden,
0:19:38 > 0:19:43whose produce was needed to feed the family, staff and guests.
0:19:45 > 0:19:48The head gardener would telephone the cook
0:19:48 > 0:19:52and the housekeeper daily to find out what produce was required.
0:19:52 > 0:19:55And also, what colour dinner service was going to be used.
0:19:55 > 0:19:58Then he would pick the appropriate vegetables
0:19:58 > 0:20:02and fruit and the right coloured flowers to match the dinner service.
0:20:02 > 0:20:06And all this would be sent up to the house. How did it get there?
0:20:06 > 0:20:10Well, with the help from a very hard worker.
0:20:12 > 0:20:16And that hard worker was a Suffolk Punch horse called Kitty.
0:20:16 > 0:20:20In the 1920s, Kitty hauled produce from the walled garden
0:20:20 > 0:20:22up to the house every day.
0:20:22 > 0:20:26Fred Astridge, whose uncle worked in the gardens, remembered Kitty well.
0:20:28 > 0:20:33She was the most gentle creature that you could ever wish to meet.
0:20:33 > 0:20:37And she became a 15-year friend of mine. I loved her.
0:20:37 > 0:20:40And I never failed when I'd walk through the garden to stick
0:20:40 > 0:20:44a couple of windfalls in my pocket, walk round Kitty's paddock,
0:20:44 > 0:20:46and Kitty knew straightaway when I was there.
0:20:46 > 0:20:50She'd come and push her muzzle into my pocket.
0:20:50 > 0:20:52I used to take the apples out and give them to her.
0:20:52 > 0:20:55Suffolk Punch horses, or Suffolks for short, hold a unique
0:20:55 > 0:20:59place in the history of the county after which they are named.
0:20:59 > 0:21:04Once in widespread use, today they are extremely endangered.
0:21:04 > 0:21:06Their survival status - critical.
0:21:10 > 0:21:14The Suffolk Punch Trust in Woodbridge is trying to safeguard
0:21:14 > 0:21:16the future of this unique animal.
0:21:16 > 0:21:20And the chairman Philip Davies has invited me to see
0:21:20 > 0:21:22some of the work they do with the horses.
0:21:22 > 0:21:26What makes this breed, the Suffolk Punch,
0:21:26 > 0:21:29a standout from other heavy horses?
0:21:29 > 0:21:32- Why are they so different? - This extraordinary history.
0:21:32 > 0:21:36They have been bred on this farm for 250 years. That's quite exceptional.
0:21:36 > 0:21:39The other thing is, in East Anglia they really fit into the countryside
0:21:39 > 0:21:43because so many people had fathers or grandfathers who worked with them.
0:21:43 > 0:21:46So it's really rather more than a horse in this area.
0:21:46 > 0:21:48It is an icon of this countryside, really.
0:21:48 > 0:21:50Yeah. That's quite unique, isn't it,
0:21:50 > 0:21:52having an unbroken chain for 200 years?
0:21:52 > 0:21:56- It's completely unique. - Nothing compares to it, does it?- No.
0:21:56 > 0:21:59As well as being used for farm duties,
0:21:59 > 0:22:02the breed were also used for laying roads.
0:22:02 > 0:22:05And pulled non-motorised commercial vans and buses.
0:22:05 > 0:22:10Some examples of which the Trust have rescued for posterity.
0:22:10 > 0:22:12However, there is one missing today.
0:22:12 > 0:22:15- Tracey, thanks for the lift. - No problem.
0:22:15 > 0:22:19Tell me a little bit about the work you do with the horses on the farm.
0:22:19 > 0:22:24The work that we do ranges from the traditional farm work...
0:22:25 > 0:22:31..right through to doing cart rides, cos we have the public in.
0:22:31 > 0:22:35- How many are there on the farm?- We have 15 at the moment. 15 Suffolks.
0:22:35 > 0:22:38We are expecting, hopefully, fingers crossed,
0:22:38 > 0:22:40another four to arrive with us.
0:22:40 > 0:22:42It's nice making a connection with them
0:22:42 > 0:22:46- when they are foals, watching them grow up, isn't it?- Oh, yes.
0:22:46 > 0:22:50- Then starting to school them. - Personally, you can't beat it.
0:22:50 > 0:22:54You can really, really see them change, develop their characters.
0:22:54 > 0:22:57Not one horse is the same.
0:22:57 > 0:23:00Generally they have great natures. They are gentle giants, aren't they?
0:23:00 > 0:23:03- Well, I'm afraid I'm going to have to disagree.- Are you?
0:23:03 > 0:23:05You've got the odd bad one, have you?
0:23:05 > 0:23:08It really does come down to the amount of input that goes in
0:23:08 > 0:23:10when they are young.
0:23:10 > 0:23:14They need to be used to you, they need to be used to being handled,
0:23:14 > 0:23:17which is how you can work with these horses
0:23:17 > 0:23:20as quietly and as calmly as we are
0:23:20 > 0:23:23- without getting hurt.- Yeah.
0:23:23 > 0:23:24- They are too big.- Yes, they are.
0:23:24 > 0:23:26THEY LAUGH
0:23:26 > 0:23:29Suffolks are actually one of the oldest breeds
0:23:29 > 0:23:33of carthorse in the world. With the longest written pedigree.
0:23:33 > 0:23:36And by the time of the First World War, the Suffolk Punch was
0:23:36 > 0:23:41one of the most popular work horses in East Anglia.
0:23:41 > 0:23:44All Suffolk foals were registered in stud books.
0:23:44 > 0:23:47Such as this one from 1880.
0:23:47 > 0:23:51Creating a stud book is a practice that continues to this day.
0:23:51 > 0:23:52This is quite interesting.
0:23:52 > 0:23:55There are quite a few volumes here of stud books for different years.
0:23:55 > 0:24:00Look at this. A nice, weighty book. Plenty of horses. That's 1940.
0:24:00 > 0:24:04But look at the difference to 1960. Look.
0:24:04 > 0:24:08There's nothing there, virtually. From the Second World War,
0:24:08 > 0:24:11the numbers of Suffolk Punches spiralled into decline.
0:24:14 > 0:24:17And it was because of this. During the 1950s and 1960s,
0:24:17 > 0:24:21almost all of the Suffolk Punches were replaced by the tractor,
0:24:21 > 0:24:24and in particular, its hydraulic lifting gear.
0:24:24 > 0:24:26You see, with horses, when you finished ploughing the field,
0:24:26 > 0:24:29you had to pull the plough back to the farmhouse.
0:24:29 > 0:24:32If you went over country tracks and rough terrain, you had to
0:24:32 > 0:24:35manually lift the plough, put it on the cart and pull it.
0:24:35 > 0:24:38With a tractor, you just raise the lifting gear.
0:24:38 > 0:24:41And off you trundle. It is hassle-free.
0:24:41 > 0:24:43Or I should say, harness-free.
0:24:44 > 0:24:46So it raises the question,
0:24:46 > 0:24:49what does the future hold for the Suffolk Punch?
0:24:50 > 0:24:53Tracey, I can see you are putting a plait in the horse's tail.
0:24:53 > 0:24:57- Are you getting ready for a show? - Yes. Yes, I am indeed.
0:24:57 > 0:25:01Now that their farming days are predominantly behind most
0:25:01 > 0:25:04of the Suffolk Punches, what is their main use today?
0:25:04 > 0:25:06Believe it or not,
0:25:06 > 0:25:09there's an awful lot of people who have now got into forestry work.
0:25:09 > 0:25:11- Yeah. - Where they are using the horses...
0:25:11 > 0:25:13- To get into areas where you can't get a tractor.- Exactly.
0:25:13 > 0:25:16They are obviously much, much kinder on the actual ground
0:25:16 > 0:25:17than what a tractor would be.
0:25:17 > 0:25:21Not only that, the other thing that has actually proven to be
0:25:21 > 0:25:24quite popular is that they are becoming ridden horses.
0:25:24 > 0:25:28There is no reason you can't ride these horses.
0:25:28 > 0:25:31You just need to take into consideration their build
0:25:31 > 0:25:33and what they are able to do.
0:25:33 > 0:25:35They are designed to be the weightlifters
0:25:35 > 0:25:37as opposed to the athletes.
0:25:37 > 0:25:41- That's the way, really, you should think about it, isn't it?- Yes. Yes.
0:25:41 > 0:25:42- Look, good luck with that. - Thanks very much.
0:25:42 > 0:25:45I can see that's going to take a good, what, half an hour.
0:25:45 > 0:25:47Yes, well, I'll be here for a little while longer
0:25:47 > 0:25:51cos I've messed it up because I kept looking at you. THEY LAUGH
0:25:51 > 0:25:54- I'll let you get on with it. Thanks for a lovely morning out.- Thank you.
0:25:54 > 0:25:55Thanks very much indeed.
0:26:01 > 0:26:05The Suffolk Punch is an important part of this country's heritage.
0:26:05 > 0:26:08And it's marvellous to see the love the local people have
0:26:08 > 0:26:10for these gentle giants.
0:26:10 > 0:26:12And I'm sure, left in their capable hands, there is going to
0:26:12 > 0:26:15be a bright future for the Suffolk Punch.
0:26:24 > 0:26:27Welcome back to our valuation day, here at Ickworth House.
0:26:27 > 0:26:28As you can see,
0:26:28 > 0:26:31hundreds of people are still waiting here for a valuation.
0:26:31 > 0:26:32Let's now catch up with our experts
0:26:32 > 0:26:36and see what else we can find to take off to auction.
0:26:37 > 0:26:41Will Axon has headed back inside the rotunda to find
0:26:41 > 0:26:43a fitting setting for his next item.
0:26:44 > 0:26:48Angela, here we are in the wonderful dining room at Ickworth House.
0:26:48 > 0:26:52Surrounded by these large artworks hanging on the wall.
0:26:52 > 0:26:55Let's just scale it down a little bit to what you've brought in
0:26:55 > 0:26:57to show us today.
0:26:57 > 0:27:00You've brought in two, I think, charming 19th-century pictures.
0:27:00 > 0:27:03Very different but equally charming.
0:27:03 > 0:27:06Tell me what you know about each picture.
0:27:06 > 0:27:08Well, they've been in the family for many, many years.
0:27:08 > 0:27:12- I just remember growing up with them.- Yes?
0:27:12 > 0:27:18Now I find that they don't fit in with the present modern-day
0:27:18 > 0:27:20accommodation I have.
0:27:20 > 0:27:23- Right? - I think it's time to pass them on.
0:27:23 > 0:27:29They are just the sort of slightly quirky, genuine pieces that I like.
0:27:29 > 0:27:31So let's start up at the top here.
0:27:31 > 0:27:34We've got this charming little 19th-century silk work picture.
0:27:34 > 0:27:36Originally, when I first saw it, I thought
0:27:36 > 0:27:38it was a little pen work on the silk.
0:27:38 > 0:27:42- But I looked closer and it's all hand-stitched, isn't it?- Yes.
0:27:42 > 0:27:45We've got the old rural family group there with the dog,
0:27:45 > 0:27:47making their way perhaps to market
0:27:47 > 0:27:49or perhaps on the way back.
0:27:49 > 0:27:52Slightly sort of romanticised early 19th-century image.
0:27:52 > 0:27:58Underneath we've got this very sort of bacchanalian scene of cherubs
0:27:58 > 0:28:03and fawns getting drunk and cavorting in the garden.
0:28:03 > 0:28:05I noticed in the corner there...
0:28:05 > 0:28:07- Here's a rotunda! - You've got your own little rotunda.
0:28:07 > 0:28:11Wonderful that that echoes everything about the building
0:28:11 > 0:28:14that really stands out and makes it special.
0:28:14 > 0:28:16They are just good, genuine items.
0:28:16 > 0:28:18To be honest with you, the sort of thing that
0:28:18 > 0:28:21I would perhaps put my hand up at an auction for.
0:28:21 > 0:28:23- They are not worth a fortune.- No. - But I like them.
0:28:23 > 0:28:25I think they are sweet.
0:28:25 > 0:28:29I would say maybe the little needlework is worth £20 or
0:28:29 > 0:28:35- something like that.- Right.- Probably £30 for the little plaster cast.
0:28:35 > 0:28:37- Right.- I would like to think that for the two
0:28:37 > 0:28:40we should be looking anywhere in the region of £50-£80.
0:28:40 > 0:28:42Right.
0:28:42 > 0:28:48- Well, I'm revamping my patio.- Ooh! - So I need every penny.- Yes.
0:28:48 > 0:28:52- So anything I get from the sale... - Yes, will go towards that.
0:28:52 > 0:28:56- Absolutely.- We are agreed at £50-£80. Let's reserve them at 50.
0:28:56 > 0:28:58- With a bit of discretion.- Yes.
0:28:58 > 0:29:01- Rather than not sell them for the sake of a bid.- Sure.
0:29:01 > 0:29:05And hopefully we'll be able to put a few pots
0:29:05 > 0:29:11- and plants towards your patio fund. - Yes, that would be very good.
0:29:12 > 0:29:15Back in the West Wing, the crowds are still streaming in
0:29:15 > 0:29:19and our off-screen experts are busy valuing all manner of items.
0:29:21 > 0:29:23Look at that, it wouldn't be 'Flog It!'
0:29:23 > 0:29:24without a Pelham puppet, would it?
0:29:24 > 0:29:27- What's your name?- Lindsay. - How long have you had the puppet?
0:29:27 > 0:29:29- Probably all my life.- Have you?
0:29:29 > 0:29:31Probably since I was about five or six.
0:29:31 > 0:29:34- Did you give him a name? - I don't think so, no.
0:29:34 > 0:29:36- I can't remember when I was that age.- He's great, isn't he?
0:29:36 > 0:29:39- He is fantastic.- He's in very good condition, actually.
0:29:39 > 0:29:43- It is, isn't it?- Yeah, it looks to be an early 1960s one.
0:29:43 > 0:29:48It was Bob Pelham who started making puppets in 1947.
0:29:49 > 0:29:52All the early puppets were made from recycled materials often
0:29:52 > 0:29:54found in scrapyards.
0:29:54 > 0:29:57From their factory in Marlborough, in Wiltshire, they produced more
0:29:57 > 0:30:01than nine million puppets over a period of nearly 40 years.
0:30:01 > 0:30:05And today, Pelham puppets have become very collectable.
0:30:08 > 0:30:11I think that fella is great. I really do. Have you got the box?
0:30:11 > 0:30:16I don't know, I may have. I can't find the box. It could be at home.
0:30:16 > 0:30:19- The box is worth 30% of the value of this puppet...- Is it?
0:30:19 > 0:30:20..if it's in good condition.
0:30:20 > 0:30:23Value wise, with the box in good condition,
0:30:23 > 0:30:25this fella is worth about £150-£160.
0:30:25 > 0:30:28- Thank you. - Because he is in great nick.
0:30:28 > 0:30:29Thank you.
0:30:29 > 0:30:32I'm sure Lindsay will have a good search
0:30:32 > 0:30:34when she gets home for that all-important box.
0:30:36 > 0:30:39Adam is sat with another 'Flog It!' expert.
0:30:40 > 0:30:44- Jan, I believe this isn't your first time on the programme.- It isn't, no.
0:30:44 > 0:30:45You've come back for more,
0:30:45 > 0:30:48so the first experience must have been all right.
0:30:48 > 0:30:52- It was fine.- Was it? How long ago was it?- At least ten years.- Was it?!
0:30:52 > 0:30:54Actually, it was back in 2002, Jan.
0:30:55 > 0:30:58I'm selling at £275.
0:30:58 > 0:31:03- Superb. Hat-trick. What a hat-trick. - Great.- That's brilliant.
0:31:03 > 0:31:06'Gosh, that takes me back.'
0:31:06 > 0:31:08We are back in the area and you thought you'd give it another go.
0:31:08 > 0:31:09I certainly do, yes.
0:31:09 > 0:31:12So you've brought along this lovely glass vase.
0:31:12 > 0:31:16- LAUGHING: Whatever you say. - You don't like it?- I don't like it.
0:31:16 > 0:31:18Why don't you like it, what's wrong with it?
0:31:18 > 0:31:22- Em, I don't know. It's a bit garish, isn't it?- A bit garish?
0:31:22 > 0:31:25- It's nothing that I would put out on show.- No.
0:31:25 > 0:31:27How did you come to own it?
0:31:27 > 0:31:32I think it belonged to my husband's great-great-aunt.
0:31:32 > 0:31:35- It ended up with you, did it? - I don't think anybody else wanted it.
0:31:35 > 0:31:39- It's lovely quality. It's Bohemian glass.- Oh, right!
0:31:39 > 0:31:42- Which is now the Czech Republic area.- Right.
0:31:42 > 0:31:44But we will refer to it as Bohemian glass.
0:31:44 > 0:31:48- It's end of the 19th century. So over 100 years old.- Right.
0:31:48 > 0:31:53- And super quality.- Amazing. - Overlaid to get that effect you see.
0:31:53 > 0:31:56That milky effect on the top.
0:31:56 > 0:32:00And with these gilded, decorated panels.
0:32:00 > 0:32:02But it's super quality. It's a really nice thing.
0:32:02 > 0:32:05- But there is no marking on it. - There is no marking on it.
0:32:05 > 0:32:09But in our terms, it doesn't need a mark cos it's written all over it.
0:32:09 > 0:32:11- Is it growing on you yet?- More.
0:32:11 > 0:32:13THEY LAUGH
0:32:13 > 0:32:17- Clearly, you're on the table here, it must be worth something.- Hmm.
0:32:17 > 0:32:19I'd have thought £100-£150.
0:32:19 > 0:32:23- Right.- Which is presumably a bit more than you thought. - I've got no idea.
0:32:23 > 0:32:26- I had no idea.- Do you want a reserve on it or...?- No.- No?
0:32:26 > 0:32:29Great! I like that. You are definitely going to flog it then.
0:32:29 > 0:32:33- Yeah, OK.- It'll definitely make 80 whatever happens.
0:32:33 > 0:32:36And it could go on and make a bit more than 150,
0:32:36 > 0:32:39- but I reckon we are about right with the estimate.- OK, that's fine.
0:32:39 > 0:32:42That's great, thanks for coming. What would you do with the money?
0:32:42 > 0:32:45- Give it to my grandchildren. - How many have you got?- Five.
0:32:45 > 0:32:49Right, so split it between them. They can do what they want with it.
0:32:49 > 0:32:50- Yep.- Very good.
0:32:50 > 0:32:53Maybe Jan's grandchildren could start their own collection
0:32:53 > 0:32:55with the money, a pastime that was popular with
0:32:55 > 0:32:58certain members of the Hervey family,
0:32:58 > 0:33:01as I discovered inside the splendour of the rotunda.
0:33:03 > 0:33:07Earlier on, we found out about the Suffolk Punch horses.
0:33:07 > 0:33:10But it's a different type of animal I want to show you right now.
0:33:10 > 0:33:12And it's right here in the library.
0:33:12 > 0:33:15A collection of articulated silver fish.
0:33:15 > 0:33:19Amassed by Geraldine, the wife of the 3rd Marques.
0:33:19 > 0:33:23This is just a small part of it, believe me, there are hundreds.
0:33:23 > 0:33:25These wonderful little scent bottles,
0:33:25 > 0:33:27or vinaigrettes as they are known,
0:33:27 > 0:33:31contained an aromatic liquid used by women of the upper echelons
0:33:31 > 0:33:34throughout the late 1700s, right through the 1800s,
0:33:34 > 0:33:38as a way of repelling the smells of human waste, which you would
0:33:38 > 0:33:41find quite frequently in the streets of the cities.
0:33:41 > 0:33:44Not to be mixed up with perfume bottles
0:33:44 > 0:33:46by calling them scent bottles.
0:33:46 > 0:33:49It wasn't to open up and dab on your neck, this was literally just
0:33:49 > 0:33:53to smell, to take away the horrendous smells of the streets.
0:33:53 > 0:33:57Or to dab on your clothing to neutralise the spots of waste
0:33:57 > 0:34:01that flicked up from the horse and carts on rainy days.
0:34:01 > 0:34:06Now, as you can imagine, the craftsmanship is superb.
0:34:06 > 0:34:09The best silversmiths of their day showing off their talents.
0:34:09 > 0:34:12Things like this became very, very collectable.
0:34:12 > 0:34:13All hallmarked,
0:34:13 > 0:34:16all assayed in different assay offices around the country.
0:34:16 > 0:34:19And they've all got their maker's initials, because the craftsmen
0:34:19 > 0:34:24that made these were proud to stamp their initials on them.
0:34:24 > 0:34:27And if you've got one of these at home, we'd love to see it.
0:34:27 > 0:34:30Why not bring it along and get it valued?
0:34:30 > 0:34:34Now, over in the Italianate gardens is another example
0:34:34 > 0:34:36of fabulous craftsmanship.
0:34:36 > 0:34:38Just looking at this box when I spotted it in the queue,
0:34:38 > 0:34:40it smacks of quality, doesn't it?
0:34:40 > 0:34:42And here we are in front of Ickworth House,
0:34:42 > 0:34:46and you can just imagine the 3rd Marques, in the 1870s when this
0:34:46 > 0:34:50was produced, going through his correspondence and paperwork.
0:34:50 > 0:34:52Tell me, how have you come by this?
0:34:52 > 0:34:54Is this something that's come to you through the family?
0:34:54 > 0:34:56It's my son, actually.
0:34:56 > 0:35:00As a sideline, he likes to buy little old wooden boxes to refurb
0:35:00 > 0:35:03and sell on cos him and his girlfriend are trying to get
0:35:03 > 0:35:05a deposit together for a house.
0:35:05 > 0:35:07- Which, as we all know, is quite a task.- It is.
0:35:07 > 0:35:10- That's a lot of boxes he is going to have to refurbish.- Definitely.
0:35:10 > 0:35:14He saw it and took a bit of a gamble on it and paid far too much, I think,
0:35:14 > 0:35:18and his girlfriend wasn't very pleased.
0:35:18 > 0:35:21So when they heard you were coming here today,
0:35:21 > 0:35:23she asked me if I would bring it on his behalf.
0:35:23 > 0:35:26- And see if we can get his money back?- Exactly. Yeah.
0:35:26 > 0:35:29Let's open her up and have a look inside.
0:35:29 > 0:35:31What first strikes me is the condition.
0:35:31 > 0:35:35I mean, it's almost as good as the day it was produced, isn't it?
0:35:35 > 0:35:38We've got marks here - Patent ABC - despatch box.
0:35:38 > 0:35:41And we've got a wonderful mark here from the retailer.
0:35:41 > 0:35:45We've got Jenner & Knewstub. They were "to the queen."
0:35:45 > 0:35:48So you are talking really top-end retailers.
0:35:48 > 0:35:53We've got various loops here to perhaps hold pens, rules and so on.
0:35:53 > 0:35:55Nibs.
0:35:55 > 0:35:58If we open this up, this flap folds down nicely.
0:35:58 > 0:36:01We've got a little aid memoir here for taking notes,
0:36:01 > 0:36:04as well as a little blotter here for writing letters and so on.
0:36:04 > 0:36:06It's been well used.
0:36:06 > 0:36:10- Look, it's probably authentic to the box itself, isn't it?- Fabulous.
0:36:10 > 0:36:13And a nice touch here. Look at that.
0:36:13 > 0:36:15The quality of that sliding across.
0:36:15 > 0:36:19And then you've got these rather nicely...with gilt tooling,
0:36:19 > 0:36:20index cards.
0:36:20 > 0:36:24Either for correspondence or invoices, that sort of thing.
0:36:24 > 0:36:28Your son obviously took a shine to it. How much did he pay for it?
0:36:28 > 0:36:32- £200.- OK, well, I think he has paid fair money for it.
0:36:32 > 0:36:35Because that is the kind of level I see it at.
0:36:35 > 0:36:38- I see it at about £200-£300. - Oh, wow!
0:36:38 > 0:36:40We will fix the reserve at £200.
0:36:40 > 0:36:42Elizabeth is obviously going to take her commission
0:36:42 > 0:36:45so it might end up with him making a small loss.
0:36:45 > 0:36:48But all we need is two people on the day to really fall in love with it.
0:36:48 > 0:36:51And who knows, it could make top estimate.
0:36:51 > 0:36:53In which case, he is quids in and he can go back
0:36:53 > 0:36:55to his girlfriend and wave the 20s in her face,
0:36:55 > 0:36:57and spend the money himself.
0:37:05 > 0:37:08That's it. As you've just seen, our experts have now made their final
0:37:08 > 0:37:10choice of items to go off to the auction,
0:37:10 > 0:37:13which means it's time to say goodbye to Ickworth House,
0:37:13 > 0:37:15our wonderful valuation day venue.
0:37:15 > 0:37:18We've been surrounded by heritage and history.
0:37:18 > 0:37:21It's been marvellous to be here. Have you enjoyed yourselves?
0:37:21 > 0:37:23- ALL: Yes!- Yes, and we've all learned so much as well.
0:37:23 > 0:37:25And that's what it's all about.
0:37:25 > 0:37:27But right now it's time to say goodbye,
0:37:27 > 0:37:30as we head over to the auction room in Diss.
0:37:30 > 0:37:32And here is what we are taking with us.
0:37:32 > 0:37:35I'm sure there will be interest in the saleroom
0:37:35 > 0:37:39for the 19th-century silk work and those cavorting cherubs.
0:37:40 > 0:37:42It isn't to Jan's taste,
0:37:42 > 0:37:45but this glass trumpet vase is superb quality.
0:37:46 > 0:37:50And campaign writing boxes originally travelled abroad
0:37:50 > 0:37:51with their serving officers.
0:37:51 > 0:37:54Let's see how much mileage this one has at the auction room.
0:37:59 > 0:38:02Welcome back to Diss, where auctioneer Elizabeth Talbot
0:38:02 > 0:38:05is conducting the bids from the front of the house.
0:38:05 > 0:38:08Going under the hammer right now, we've got a 19th-century mixed lot.
0:38:08 > 0:38:12A wonderful little silk work and a plaster cast belonging to Angela,
0:38:12 > 0:38:15who's just joined me right now in a packed saleroom.
0:38:15 > 0:38:17Let's find out what the bidders think, shall we?
0:38:17 > 0:38:20Hopefully, we'll get around £80, top end. Fingers crossed, here we go.
0:38:20 > 0:38:24The late 19th-century framed plaster plaque.
0:38:24 > 0:38:26And the associated embroidered silk landscape.
0:38:26 > 0:38:29There we go, that's pretty pieces there.
0:38:29 > 0:38:30Starting at 50.
0:38:32 > 0:38:34£50 surely. Come on!
0:38:34 > 0:38:37Nice romantic collectables there. 30, I'll take.
0:38:38 > 0:38:41Come on, where are you at £30? 30. 32.
0:38:42 > 0:38:4535. 38. 40 gallery.
0:38:45 > 0:38:4842. 45. 48. 50.
0:38:48 > 0:38:5150. Now where we started at 50. I'm looking for five.
0:38:53 > 0:38:5855 is gallery. 60. Five. 70. Five.
0:38:58 > 0:39:0275 is now centre gallery. At 75, looking for 80.
0:39:02 > 0:39:04Are you all done at 75?
0:39:06 > 0:39:08Yes, the hammer has gone down!
0:39:08 > 0:39:11- That's a good price. Well done. - Happy with that.- Brilliant.
0:39:11 > 0:39:13- That's a very good price. - Very good estimate there!
0:39:13 > 0:39:18- We get it right sometimes.- Anyway, that was good. That was successful.
0:39:18 > 0:39:20- Yes.- Happy with that? - Very happy. Yes.
0:39:20 > 0:39:25That will certainly help towards Angela's patio fund.
0:39:27 > 0:39:31From the back garden to Central Europe with Jan's Bohemian glass.
0:39:33 > 0:39:35- I don't like it. - I was just about to say that.
0:39:35 > 0:39:38- There is a clue there, isn't there? - It's an acquired taste.- No reserve.
0:39:38 > 0:39:42- If someone doesn't like it and they want to- flog it... No reserve.
0:39:42 > 0:39:45- Don't hold back. - If suddenly you find out it is worth a couple of hundred pounds,
0:39:45 > 0:39:48why would you want a reserve? You want to flog it. Get it sold.
0:39:48 > 0:39:51- Yes.- Absolutely.- I really admire that.- Do you?- Yeah.- Good.
0:39:53 > 0:39:57The late 19th, early 20th-century Bohemian glass trumpet vase.
0:39:57 > 0:39:59Beautiful gilt decoration for this.
0:39:59 > 0:40:01See, she likes it.
0:40:01 > 0:40:04Elegant vase. Interest on the sheet shown here.
0:40:04 > 0:40:07I'll start at £55. Bids are in at 55.
0:40:08 > 0:40:1360. Five. 70. Five. 80 in the room. I'm out.
0:40:17 > 0:40:21- Come on, come on. A few more bids. - £80.
0:40:21 > 0:40:23At £80, back left, any advance on £80?
0:40:27 > 0:40:30Jan, it's gone. It's gone at the lower end.
0:40:30 > 0:40:33A bit disappointing, but nevertheless, you didn't like it.
0:40:33 > 0:40:35Let somebody else enjoy it.
0:40:35 > 0:40:38The danger was that if it struggled and you took it home,
0:40:38 > 0:40:42- it'd probably end up getting damaged or smashed, wouldn't it?- Probably.
0:40:44 > 0:40:48And as we know, Bohemian glass isn't to everybody's taste.
0:40:48 > 0:40:51However, I'm sure our last lot of the day will be something to
0:40:51 > 0:40:53write home about.
0:40:54 > 0:40:56Well, all the fun of the auction!
0:40:56 > 0:40:59Right now we are ready to do battle with our campaign writing box
0:40:59 > 0:41:01belonging to Mandy, who's with me right now.
0:41:01 > 0:41:03- It's your son's really, isn't it? He collects.- Yes.
0:41:03 > 0:41:05We know the story, of course,
0:41:05 > 0:41:07that he's in trouble with the missus for spending £200.
0:41:07 > 0:41:10- So fingers crossed we'll get his money back.- Here we go.
0:41:10 > 0:41:13- There's enough people here.- Let's get the young lad out of trouble.
0:41:13 > 0:41:14THEY LAUGH
0:41:15 > 0:41:19The late Victorian Jenner & Knewstub campaign writing box.
0:41:19 > 0:41:21This is lovely.
0:41:21 > 0:41:24I'll start at a very low £75...
0:41:24 > 0:41:26Gosh, that's low, isn't it?
0:41:26 > 0:41:29£75 is bid. At 75. Now I'm looking for 80.
0:41:29 > 0:41:3380 bid. 85. 90. Five. 100.
0:41:33 > 0:41:35110. 120. 130.
0:41:35 > 0:41:38140. 150. 160.
0:41:38 > 0:41:40170. 180. 190.
0:41:40 > 0:41:43- 200.- He's out of trouble. - And I'm out.
0:41:43 > 0:41:46It's now £200 in the room. I'll take the ten.
0:41:46 > 0:41:50- £200 I have. Is the phone coming in? - 210.- 210 is bid.
0:41:50 > 0:41:53220. 230. 240.
0:41:53 > 0:41:55250. 260.
0:41:55 > 0:41:57He's either got phone or the internet.
0:41:57 > 0:41:59270. 280.
0:42:00 > 0:42:03290. 300. I'll take 20.
0:42:03 > 0:42:05320. 340.
0:42:05 > 0:42:08- What's his name?- Damon.- Damon.
0:42:08 > 0:42:10360. 400. 420.
0:42:10 > 0:42:12- Here we go.- My goodness me!
0:42:12 > 0:42:15- He's going to be so pleased. She's going to be so pleased.- Good.
0:42:15 > 0:42:17Any advance on £420?
0:42:17 > 0:42:18Yep!
0:42:18 > 0:42:21- Oh, made me jump! - LAUGHTER
0:42:21 > 0:42:22440?
0:42:22 > 0:42:24460.
0:42:24 > 0:42:28In the room at 460. Any advance on £460?
0:42:28 > 0:42:30Yep!
0:42:30 > 0:42:32LAUGHTER
0:42:32 > 0:42:35He's just wanting to steal the show, isn't he?
0:42:35 > 0:42:38- Is that 70 or 80?- 470.- 470. 480.
0:42:39 > 0:42:41- Round it up again.- No.
0:42:41 > 0:42:43480 in the room. I don't believe him.
0:42:43 > 0:42:44LAUGHTER
0:42:44 > 0:42:47480 standing in the front very patiently. At 480.
0:42:47 > 0:42:50Any advance on £480?
0:42:50 > 0:42:53£480. We turned up for battle and we won the fight.
0:42:54 > 0:42:58- Damon, you've got talent, mate. He's got some talent, hasn't he?- Yes!
0:42:58 > 0:42:59Oh, my goodness!
0:42:59 > 0:43:02He's going to be so pleased. She's going to be so pleased.
0:43:02 > 0:43:04- Thank you.- That's great.
0:43:04 > 0:43:08I suggest he puts the money towards buying more little boxes to do up.
0:43:08 > 0:43:11You can tell her that. THEY LAUGH
0:43:11 > 0:43:12I hope you're watching
0:43:12 > 0:43:15and I hope you've enjoyed the show because certainly we've
0:43:15 > 0:43:17come to the end of our day here in the auction room in Diss.
0:43:17 > 0:43:20And what a wonderful way to end. Everybody is happy. We are happy.
0:43:20 > 0:43:22Join us next time for many more surprises.
0:43:22 > 0:43:25But until then, from Diss, it's goodbye.