0:00:07 > 0:00:08STEAM BLOWS
0:00:08 > 0:00:10RINGING, HORN BLARES
0:00:13 > 0:00:16This is a military lorry that was built in 1916, that carried
0:00:16 > 0:00:20provisions to and from the front line during the First World War.
0:00:20 > 0:00:24Only 5,000 of these beautiful old vehicles were made,
0:00:24 > 0:00:27only a handful survive. Today, we are at Milestones Museum
0:00:27 > 0:00:29in Basingstoke, Hampshire.
0:00:29 > 0:00:32And later on in the programme, I'll be finding out more about
0:00:32 > 0:00:37incredible objects like this and how they have survived against the odds.
0:00:37 > 0:00:39Welcome to Flog It!.
0:01:00 > 0:01:02Today we are in Basingstoke,
0:01:02 > 0:01:06a town that has seen tremendous change in 900 years.
0:01:06 > 0:01:10In 1086, it was recorded as having 200 people,
0:01:10 > 0:01:13but by the mid-19th century, factory workers had flooded
0:01:13 > 0:01:15here in their thousands.
0:01:15 > 0:01:18Then, after the Second World War, the overspill policy set up to
0:01:18 > 0:01:23reduce overcrowding in London brought 75,000 people to its door.
0:01:23 > 0:01:26New housing estates, modern businesses
0:01:26 > 0:01:31and roads sprung up, replacing the old Victorian high streets.
0:01:31 > 0:01:32But not altogether.
0:01:34 > 0:01:35Well, as you can see,
0:01:35 > 0:01:38those high streets haven't entirely disappeared in Hampshire
0:01:38 > 0:01:41because, at our valuation day venue here at Milestones Museum
0:01:41 > 0:01:45in Basingstoke, the shops and the streets have been recreated!
0:01:45 > 0:01:47And look at our wonderful queue today.
0:01:47 > 0:01:49And judging by the size of this, they are raring to go
0:01:49 > 0:01:51and hoping to earn a few bob themselves.
0:01:51 > 0:01:53So if you're happy with your valuations,
0:01:53 > 0:01:54what are you going to do today?
0:01:54 > 0:01:56- ALL:- Flog It!
0:01:58 > 0:02:00Our experts are off to a good start,
0:02:00 > 0:02:04with Nick Davies feeling his way into history.
0:02:04 > 0:02:07It is a bit like pass the parcel, this one. There we are.
0:02:07 > 0:02:10While James is getting a real taste for the past.
0:02:10 > 0:02:11It is a wax bobbin.
0:02:11 > 0:02:14And judging by this crowd, James, there will be more
0:02:14 > 0:02:17curiosities for you to get your teeth stuck into later.
0:02:17 > 0:02:19- Do you know what this is? - I don't, no.
0:02:19 > 0:02:23- I bet you know what it is.- You know what it is.- Trust you to find a lovely little
0:02:23 > 0:02:26- bit of jewellery.- It is sweet, isn't it?- Beat me to it.- Beat you to it.
0:02:26 > 0:02:27- Damn!- Carry on.
0:02:27 > 0:02:31Now, boys, there's plenty more to go around on the show today.
0:02:31 > 0:02:33There's a painting that's won James's heart.
0:02:33 > 0:02:36She is a stunner.
0:02:36 > 0:02:39And a clock that's got Nick's heart beating faster.
0:02:39 > 0:02:43It is just little details that show quality.
0:02:43 > 0:02:46But which object will get our blood pumping at auction?
0:02:48 > 0:02:51"Flog It!" Yeah, we did it.
0:02:51 > 0:02:53So, as I'm getting everyone settled in,
0:02:53 > 0:02:56I can't help but notice where we are.
0:02:56 > 0:02:59London Road? Well, not really.
0:02:59 > 0:03:01This museum recreates the high streets of Hampshire,
0:03:01 > 0:03:06and I've just got time to visit its backstreets.
0:03:06 > 0:03:08The museum has brought together shops and businesses
0:03:08 > 0:03:12and exhibits which represent 200 years of technological
0:03:12 > 0:03:14and domestic advances in Hampshire.
0:03:14 > 0:03:18For instance, this Victorian street is laid with cobbles, but
0:03:18 > 0:03:22if you look closely, these cobbles are actually end grain of wood.
0:03:22 > 0:03:24You can see it, look. Hard oak.
0:03:24 > 0:03:27And if you pull up half the streets in London,
0:03:27 > 0:03:30get rid of that tarmac, that's what you find underneath.
0:03:32 > 0:03:36The valuation day is already gearing up and we are ready to hit the road.
0:03:36 > 0:03:42Our first stop is with Nick and Alan on a vintage 1930s bus.
0:03:42 > 0:03:44Well, Alan, welcome aboard. Nice to see you.
0:03:44 > 0:03:46Thank you for coming to Flog It.
0:03:46 > 0:03:48Now, 1930s bus.
0:03:48 > 0:03:50Art Deco surroundings, what do you need when you go on holiday?
0:03:50 > 0:03:53- You have brought the ideal thing, haven't you?- Yes.
0:03:53 > 0:03:54You need a suitcase.
0:03:54 > 0:03:57But what's in the suitcase? This is great.
0:03:57 > 0:03:58Look at that.
0:03:58 > 0:04:01- It's a lovely Art Deco travelling set.- Yes.
0:04:01 > 0:04:03Tell me about it, where did you get it?
0:04:03 > 0:04:06It's come down from my mother's side of the family.
0:04:06 > 0:04:08I believe it was my aunt's originally.
0:04:08 > 0:04:11She worked for a wealthy family in Mayfair and we believe it was
0:04:11 > 0:04:14a present to her from them and she passed it on to my mother
0:04:14 > 0:04:15and hence to me.
0:04:15 > 0:04:17- It looks like it has hardly ever been used!- Exactly.
0:04:17 > 0:04:20- Doesn't it? I mean... - No, the brushes are clean. - Absolutely pin clean.
0:04:20 > 0:04:22A couple of little issues with it.
0:04:22 > 0:04:24We're obviously missing the mirror in the back here.
0:04:24 > 0:04:26Not too much of a problem.
0:04:26 > 0:04:28It probably would have just been a plate mirror, anyway,
0:04:28 > 0:04:30without any border at all.
0:04:30 > 0:04:32So it doesn't really retract from it.
0:04:32 > 0:04:35And there's a tiny little, I mean tiny little nibble
0:04:35 > 0:04:36to one of the bits of enamel.
0:04:36 > 0:04:38But, hey, I'm being ultra-picky.
0:04:38 > 0:04:41Two hallmarks on it, it's not an issue. Don't worry about it.
0:04:41 > 0:04:44It's the same manufacturer, a company called Adie Brothers.
0:04:44 > 0:04:47From Birmingham. My neck of the woods, up in the Jewellery Quarter in Hockley.
0:04:47 > 0:04:50Big manufacturers of all sorts of silverware.
0:04:50 > 0:04:54Often they spread their work over a couple of years and then they would do a run of these.
0:04:54 > 0:04:58And so some will be hallmarked one year, another, and they would just put them together.
0:04:58 > 0:05:00So that is explained away, it's not a problem at all.
0:05:00 > 0:05:02The enamel box is, oh, beautiful!
0:05:02 > 0:05:07You've got this sunburst guilloche enamel radiating from the bottom.
0:05:07 > 0:05:09They all match. I mean, it's a complete set!
0:05:09 > 0:05:12I mean, it's pushing 100 years old and it's all together.
0:05:12 > 0:05:17I even love this one, because still inside, still got the hair grips.
0:05:17 > 0:05:18I mean, it's fantastic.
0:05:18 > 0:05:20Brushes aren't so popular.
0:05:20 > 0:05:24People don't tend to like the brushes for obvious reasons.
0:05:24 > 0:05:28So, Alan, tell me, why are you thinking of selling such a beautiful thing?
0:05:28 > 0:05:31It's ... At the moment it's sitting in the loft. Nobody uses it.
0:05:31 > 0:05:34- You haven't got a holiday planned with it?- No, I haven't got a holiday planned.
0:05:34 > 0:05:36- It weighs too much to go on an aircraft.- It does.
0:05:36 > 0:05:38It does weigh a bit, doesn't it? It does.
0:05:38 > 0:05:41So, I'd put a valuation on this of £400-£500.
0:05:41 > 0:05:43- OK?- Yes.
0:05:43 > 0:05:45- So you are happy with that? - That sounds reasonable.
0:05:45 > 0:05:48- I would like to put a reserve on it. - Absolutely, I couldn't agree with you more.
0:05:48 > 0:05:52- What shall we say? Shall we say £400 with a little bit of discretion? - Yes, that sounds good.
0:05:52 > 0:05:54Perfect.
0:05:59 > 0:06:04And now James, who is definitely keeping it teetotal.
0:06:04 > 0:06:09Graham, let me take you back to a time when spice, exotic fabrics,
0:06:09 > 0:06:12wonderful smelling aromatics and teas
0:06:12 > 0:06:16were some of the most expensive things you could possibly buy.
0:06:16 > 0:06:19- OK.- And were only a thing for the rich.
0:06:19 > 0:06:23Because what we have here is a piece of
0:06:23 > 0:06:26Oriental porcelain, made when
0:06:26 > 0:06:29porcelain, in the UK and Europe,
0:06:29 > 0:06:32was still...
0:06:32 > 0:06:34a dream away from being made.
0:06:34 > 0:06:37And this is the Kangxi mark,
0:06:37 > 0:06:42the little leaf mark that was used between 1662 and 1722.
0:06:42 > 0:06:46A mark that was also reused later in the 18th century.
0:06:46 > 0:06:49And this, I have to say, is a bit later.
0:06:49 > 0:06:51It is late 18th century, or mid-18th century.
0:06:51 > 0:06:56- And it is a tea caddy.- OK. I thought it was a scent bottle.- Oh, no.
0:06:56 > 0:06:59- It is almost certainly for tea. - Right.
0:06:59 > 0:07:03At a time when tea was more expensive,
0:07:03 > 0:07:05per pound, than gold.
0:07:05 > 0:07:09And when only the very richest people in the land could afford it,
0:07:09 > 0:07:12- which is why it's so small. - All right, OK.
0:07:12 > 0:07:14Tell me, where did you find it?
0:07:14 > 0:07:16How did you come to have it?
0:07:16 > 0:07:19Um, this was a possession of my uncle in Holland,
0:07:19 > 0:07:23- who in fact was Indonesian and worked...- Oh, OK!
0:07:23 > 0:07:27And served in the Indonesian or Dutch army in the Second World War.
0:07:27 > 0:07:30- OK.- And just before. And from what I remember as a child,
0:07:30 > 0:07:34he was a bit of a collector of various items, including some china.
0:07:34 > 0:07:37So, whether he brought that over from there or whether he
0:07:37 > 0:07:41bought it in Holland in a second-hand shop, antiques shop,
0:07:41 > 0:07:44- I don't know.- OK. That's interesting for two reasons.
0:07:44 > 0:07:48The first is that it was the Dutch East India Company that was
0:07:48 > 0:07:52the major trading company in the 18th century.
0:07:52 > 0:07:56- Yeah.- But the Dutch East India Company had ships going to India,
0:07:56 > 0:07:58China, all over the Far East,
0:07:58 > 0:08:01and bringing all those spices and treasures
0:08:01 > 0:08:03and silks back to Europe.
0:08:03 > 0:08:08Now, this certainly came from China back to Holland
0:08:08 > 0:08:12- because the mounts on there are Dutch.- OK, right.
0:08:12 > 0:08:16So, we've got an 18th-century Chinese porcelain tea caddy.
0:08:16 > 0:08:20I think at some stage there may well have been some damage.
0:08:20 > 0:08:23And because the porcelain was so treasured and so valuable,
0:08:23 > 0:08:27- they've put Dutch mounts on it in the 19th century.- OK.
0:08:27 > 0:08:30It's a difficult thing to value because without taking all those
0:08:30 > 0:08:35mounts off, it's hard to say what the condition is like underneath.
0:08:35 > 0:08:39Having said that, in good order, it would have been a valuable piece.
0:08:39 > 0:08:41But it isn't. It's damaged. So...
0:08:41 > 0:08:44- £60 to £100. - Yes, I think that's...
0:08:44 > 0:08:47- Is that OK?- Yes, that's fine. - Thank you.
0:08:47 > 0:08:51- And in terms of reserve, £60.- Yep. - Is that all right?- Yeah.
0:08:51 > 0:08:54Well, fingers crossed it'll do well and see you at the auction!
0:08:54 > 0:08:55OK, thank you very much, James.
0:08:55 > 0:08:57All right.
0:08:57 > 0:09:01A lovely example but will that damage affect the price at auction?
0:09:02 > 0:09:05Our crowds today are seated in this recreated
0:09:05 > 0:09:09early 20th-century high street, filled with the kind of shops
0:09:09 > 0:09:12we're used to seeing in many of our old towns.
0:09:12 > 0:09:16I'll tell you what I miss, everybody. The old ironmonger's.
0:09:16 > 0:09:19- Who remembers those shops? ALL:- Yes!
0:09:19 > 0:09:22Yeah! Every town and village had one, didn't they?
0:09:22 > 0:09:25- Have you got one near you?- Um, not an ironmonger's, no.- Yes, we do!
0:09:25 > 0:09:30- Lincoln's.- Do you?- Lincoln's. - And you support it?- Yes, definitely.
0:09:30 > 0:09:33And you can get anything in there, like a letterbox, door knocker,
0:09:33 > 0:09:36- tin of paint, broom...- Absolutely everything. Cake-making stuff.
0:09:36 > 0:09:39- Candles?- Fork handles! - Fork handles!
0:09:39 > 0:09:43I was getting to that one! She robbed my line.
0:09:43 > 0:09:47The Two Ronnies would be pleased to know the hardware store is
0:09:47 > 0:09:49still alive and well.
0:09:49 > 0:09:53Over to Nick now, who's found some collectables that might have
0:09:53 > 0:09:56been bought on any Edwardian high street.
0:09:56 > 0:09:59Three well-loved dolls, brought in by David.
0:09:59 > 0:10:02So, where have they been? Tell me a bit of history about them.
0:10:02 > 0:10:05- Um, well, my mother was born in 1915.- Right.
0:10:05 > 0:10:08And we believe that they were her childhood dolls.
0:10:08 > 0:10:11She died about 15 years ago.
0:10:11 > 0:10:13And we found them in a suitcase in the loft.
0:10:13 > 0:10:16So, they haven't seen the light of day for many years.
0:10:16 > 0:10:18Well, your dates are spot on.
0:10:18 > 0:10:22I mean, the main girl here is this lovely lady in front of us.
0:10:22 > 0:10:24Lovely but tired!
0:10:24 > 0:10:27She is an Armand Marseille doll, so she is a German doll.
0:10:27 > 0:10:31And, with all dolls, heads are of paramount importance.
0:10:31 > 0:10:34The head is made out of bisque china,
0:10:34 > 0:10:37so, any damage there and, really,
0:10:37 > 0:10:40the rest of the doll suffers greatly to collectors.
0:10:40 > 0:10:43OK, she's got model numbers on her back.
0:10:43 > 0:10:46She is stamped A and M, which is Armand Marseille.
0:10:46 > 0:10:50German bisque-head dolls were made prolifically at the beginning
0:10:50 > 0:10:51of the 1900s.
0:10:51 > 0:10:54They were turning out 1,000 heads a day at their peak
0:10:54 > 0:10:56- in Armand Marseille.- Gosh.
0:10:56 > 0:10:58And where the factory is, in southern Germany,
0:10:58 > 0:11:01the clay was really good for this type of ceramics.
0:11:01 > 0:11:05She is a common-sized model. She is a 390 model.
0:11:05 > 0:11:07And that's one of the larger ones.
0:11:07 > 0:11:10And also on the back of the head is the number 12, which is
0:11:10 > 0:11:13the size of the head. So, they did the same model in graduated sizes.
0:11:13 > 0:11:18If we tilt her back, her eyes will close, and she's got little
0:11:18 > 0:11:21teeth showing in her mouth, which is quite a nice detail.
0:11:21 > 0:11:24This chap over here is completely different.
0:11:24 > 0:11:26His eyes are fixed and painted.
0:11:26 > 0:11:30So, she is a better-quality doll than he is. Do you like her?
0:11:30 > 0:11:34- Not particularly.- Not particularly? Do you like him?- Not at all.
0:11:34 > 0:11:37- We're going for three in a row. Do you like HER?- Not really.
0:11:37 > 0:11:39Not really either. Oh, dear! Oh, dear.
0:11:39 > 0:11:42Well, listen, I reckon we can find really good homes for them
0:11:42 > 0:11:45because there are collectors for these type of things.
0:11:45 > 0:11:47And, yes, the wigs are a little bit dodgy.
0:11:47 > 0:11:49They need a little bit of TLC and a little bit of care.
0:11:49 > 0:11:52So, what I'll do is put a value of 100 to 150 on the three dolls.
0:11:52 > 0:11:56- Most of your value is in the large Armand Marseille doll.- Right.- OK?
0:11:56 > 0:11:58This little French doll here is quite sweet as well.
0:11:58 > 0:12:01He's probably the least valuable of the three.
0:12:01 > 0:12:03- Are you happy with that? - I certainly am.
0:12:03 > 0:12:05As Nick says, there's a market for old dolls.
0:12:05 > 0:12:07But let's see if the bidders
0:12:07 > 0:12:10are troubled about their careworn condition.
0:12:11 > 0:12:15It seems James's next lot, brought in by owner Nicola,
0:12:15 > 0:12:17has definitely won his heart!
0:12:18 > 0:12:21- She is a stunner, isn't she? - She is beautiful.
0:12:21 > 0:12:23- She's very, very pretty.- Yes.
0:12:23 > 0:12:28And she's typical of this sort of rather risque picture that
0:12:28 > 0:12:32you would find around the Art Nouveau period.
0:12:32 > 0:12:38It's sort of almost Pre-Raphaelite in style, with these doves
0:12:38 > 0:12:43courting at the top and another pair here bathing at the bottom.
0:12:43 > 0:12:48- It's all about idealised beauty. - Yes.- And symbolism.
0:12:48 > 0:12:51- And it is very beautiful. - She is.- Yeah.
0:12:51 > 0:12:57In terms of a subject matter, nude women are always great.
0:12:57 > 0:12:59But then we start to look down here.
0:12:59 > 0:13:01- Lutyens.- Yeah.
0:13:01 > 0:13:06Now, Lutyens, an artist who was a great friend of Edwin Landseer.
0:13:06 > 0:13:10He was the father of Lutyens the architect,
0:13:10 > 0:13:14and he was also famed for painting horses.
0:13:14 > 0:13:18- But I don't think he's as good at people...- No.- ..as he is at animals.
0:13:18 > 0:13:20No.
0:13:20 > 0:13:24And you tend to find that people that collect animal subjects
0:13:24 > 0:13:29- don't necessarily also collect portraits and nudes.- No.
0:13:29 > 0:13:32But then you have to think, well,
0:13:32 > 0:13:37if we've got a picture of a person, what is the bestselling selling
0:13:37 > 0:13:40type of a picture of a person, if we were going to have one?
0:13:40 > 0:13:43- And that is...- A nude. - Nude, young female.
0:13:43 > 0:13:48So, it's a really difficult balancing act to come to a value.
0:13:48 > 0:13:53Some of his works sell for lots and lots of money.
0:13:53 > 0:13:57Horse subjects, good horse subjects, command thousands of pounds.
0:13:57 > 0:13:59HE SIGHS
0:13:59 > 0:14:01What does a nude make?
0:14:01 > 0:14:06There's a lot of dodgy aspects of this part of the body.
0:14:06 > 0:14:10The face seems to have the most finest detail.
0:14:10 > 0:14:16Yeah, typical again of that sort of Pre-Raphaelite style of painting.
0:14:16 > 0:14:19- So, where did you find her? - I didn't exactly find her.
0:14:19 > 0:14:21It was my mother's.
0:14:21 > 0:14:25She left me her entire collection of all sorts of paintings
0:14:25 > 0:14:31and photographs. And I gave most of it to family members.
0:14:31 > 0:14:35And, um, I was left with this, which was my favourite. Of course.
0:14:35 > 0:14:37So, why are you selling it now?
0:14:37 > 0:14:39We've had it for seven years
0:14:39 > 0:14:42and it doesn't really go with our decoration in the house.
0:14:42 > 0:14:45But it's been nice to look at it for seven years.
0:14:45 > 0:14:50And now it's time for it to move on to someone else that wants it.
0:14:50 > 0:14:53Yeah. Oh, it's a very good way of looking at it.
0:14:53 > 0:14:57OK, I think we should put a conservative estimate on her.
0:14:57 > 0:15:02And I think we should put 300 to 500 on her as an estimate.
0:15:02 > 0:15:06- 300 reserve and see what happens. - Yeah.- Are you happy?
0:15:06 > 0:15:08- Yeah, very happy.- Super.
0:15:10 > 0:15:12Before we head off to auction,
0:15:12 > 0:15:15there is something I would like to show you.
0:15:18 > 0:15:21Now, whilst I've been in Hampshire,
0:15:21 > 0:15:24I've had the chance to visit Southampton,
0:15:24 > 0:15:26the busiest cruise port in Europe.
0:15:26 > 0:15:29Every year, over 1.5 million passengers
0:15:29 > 0:15:32head out from here to foreign shores.
0:15:32 > 0:15:35I've come down to the docks to learn about the history
0:15:35 > 0:15:37of the great cruise liners
0:15:37 > 0:15:41and to find out why it's not always been plain sailing.
0:15:43 > 0:15:48Ocean liners first took off in Southampton 177 years ago.
0:15:48 > 0:15:52During that time, many vessels have been berthed here.
0:15:52 > 0:15:54I've been given special permission to come aboard
0:15:54 > 0:15:56P&O ship the Oceana.
0:15:56 > 0:16:00And like all these modern cruise ships,
0:16:00 > 0:16:03it really feels like the height of luxury.
0:16:04 > 0:16:07But riding the waves hasn't always been about glamour
0:16:07 > 0:16:10and entertainment. When the first cruise liners
0:16:10 > 0:16:12took passengers across the oceans,
0:16:12 > 0:16:15it all looked very different.
0:16:15 > 0:16:19For hundreds of years, ships had been used for trade,
0:16:19 > 0:16:22but in 1840, there was a sea change.
0:16:22 > 0:16:24Companies like Cunard,
0:16:24 > 0:16:27and the Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation group,
0:16:27 > 0:16:29now known as P&O,
0:16:29 > 0:16:32got the first contracts to take mail around the world
0:16:32 > 0:16:34on scheduled voyages,
0:16:34 > 0:16:37and diplomats and merchants went along for the ride.
0:16:39 > 0:16:42By the late 1800s, the transatlantic cruises
0:16:42 > 0:16:44had become big business,
0:16:44 > 0:16:48as ships took immigrants to America and Australia.
0:16:48 > 0:16:50But the long trips meant weeks at sea
0:16:50 > 0:16:53that could be harrowing for the passengers.
0:16:56 > 0:16:59Journeys to the far reaches of the British Empire,
0:16:59 > 0:17:01like the Middle East,
0:17:01 > 0:17:05were so hot that, despite awnings being rigged up over the decks,
0:17:05 > 0:17:07and stewards operating fans,
0:17:07 > 0:17:10people took to sleeping on the decks.
0:17:10 > 0:17:12Men would sleep on one side,
0:17:12 > 0:17:14women on the other.
0:17:14 > 0:17:16For decorum, of course.
0:17:16 > 0:17:20Britain was steeped in the class system,
0:17:20 > 0:17:22and from the early days of the ocean liner,
0:17:22 > 0:17:24passengers were allocated three classes of travel -
0:17:24 > 0:17:27first, second and steerage...
0:17:29 > 0:17:33..as Peter Boyd, a leading expert on the history of cruise liners
0:17:33 > 0:17:36and the Titanic can tell us.
0:17:37 > 0:17:40Steerage, on the Titanic, for instance,
0:17:40 > 0:17:45there was one bath for 750 passengers.
0:17:45 > 0:17:47- One bath?!- One bath.
0:17:47 > 0:17:48That was third class.
0:17:48 > 0:17:50And that would have been cold water?
0:17:50 > 0:17:52Cold water. Salt water.
0:17:52 > 0:17:54HE CHUCKLES
0:17:54 > 0:17:57The ships themselves would have been very, very luxurious,
0:17:57 > 0:18:00especially the Cunard and the White Star ships.
0:18:00 > 0:18:03They were the most luxurious on the North Atlantic route.
0:18:03 > 0:18:04What was the food like?
0:18:04 > 0:18:06Excellent. It really was.
0:18:06 > 0:18:10For dinner, you'd probably have five or six courses in third class,
0:18:10 > 0:18:12you'd have up to 12 courses for first class.
0:18:12 > 0:18:15So, when did the first cruise holiday kick in, so to speak,
0:18:15 > 0:18:18as opposed to the necessity of travel, getting to America
0:18:18 > 0:18:22or Australia? When could you just go for a jolly one week somewhere?
0:18:22 > 0:18:24The first purpose-built cruise ship was a German ship,
0:18:24 > 0:18:29Hamburg America, in roundabout 1900, 1902, thereabouts.
0:18:29 > 0:18:33And she carried round about 200 passengers,
0:18:33 > 0:18:36- and she was the world's first purpose-built cruise ship.- Wow.
0:18:41 > 0:18:45But the days of these early cruise liners were short-lived.
0:18:47 > 0:18:51During World War I, they were requisitioned as troop carriers
0:18:51 > 0:18:53and hospitals, and after the war,
0:18:53 > 0:18:56the fate of the transatlantic liners looked sealed for good
0:18:56 > 0:19:01when, in 1919, America put a cap on immigration.
0:19:01 > 0:19:05Companies had to find new ways to fill their ships
0:19:05 > 0:19:07and they had just the ticket.
0:19:07 > 0:19:11They created a new tourist class,
0:19:11 > 0:19:14which appealed to the cash-strapped public.
0:19:14 > 0:19:16You still had first and second class,
0:19:16 > 0:19:19but tourist class replaced steerage class,
0:19:19 > 0:19:22which appealed to a wider group of people.
0:19:22 > 0:19:27This early film shows how they began to lay on organised entertainment,
0:19:27 > 0:19:32like balls, dinners, and promote the benefits of exercise.
0:19:44 > 0:19:47But this heyday wasn't to last.
0:19:47 > 0:19:50During World War II, liners were requisitioned again,
0:19:50 > 0:19:53and this time cruise companies lost half their ships,
0:19:53 > 0:19:56along with thousands of merchant seamen.
0:19:56 > 0:19:59After the war, the liners had a brief resurgence,
0:19:59 > 0:20:02thanks to a new wave of immigration.
0:20:05 > 0:20:09Liners gave passage to hundreds of thousands of immigrants,
0:20:09 > 0:20:12including the £10 poms - people leaving Britain
0:20:12 > 0:20:15to go to Australia for a fare of only £10.
0:20:15 > 0:20:16One-way ticket, mind you.
0:20:16 > 0:20:19Now, despite it being prosperous times here,
0:20:19 > 0:20:23the liners faced another challenge for their survival.
0:20:25 > 0:20:30In the 1950s, the new jet airliner shot onto the world stage,
0:20:30 > 0:20:34offering a safe, quicker route to any destination.
0:20:34 > 0:20:36Yet again, the shipping companies
0:20:36 > 0:20:39found a way to weather the storm.
0:20:40 > 0:20:43They began to offer a new type of cruise,
0:20:43 > 0:20:46many of which came out of Southampton.
0:20:46 > 0:20:49They were short, affordable and, this time,
0:20:49 > 0:20:51one class for all.
0:20:51 > 0:20:56In 1966, social commentator and broadcaster Alan Whicker
0:20:56 > 0:20:59made this documentary for BBC's Whicker's World,
0:20:59 > 0:21:03which captured the appeal of cruising to the growing clientele.
0:21:05 > 0:21:07Everybody speaks to each other.
0:21:07 > 0:21:10There is no such thing as a class on board a ship.
0:21:10 > 0:21:12You're all the same person.
0:21:12 > 0:21:16I expected millionaires and quite glamorous ladies,
0:21:16 > 0:21:17and there just aren't.
0:21:17 > 0:21:20- WHICKER:- While the phlegmatic British, inspired, perhaps,
0:21:20 > 0:21:22by all that African abandon,
0:21:22 > 0:21:25initiate their own quaint tribal ceremonies.
0:21:25 > 0:21:26Go!
0:21:26 > 0:21:30This had become cruises for the masses.
0:21:30 > 0:21:32CHEERING
0:21:35 > 0:21:37Good evening.
0:21:37 > 0:21:40By the late 1970s,
0:21:40 > 0:21:43the transatlantic crossings had become things of the past.
0:21:43 > 0:21:46In their place was a new, growing package of cruises
0:21:46 > 0:21:48accessible to anyone.
0:21:48 > 0:21:52That resurgence has continued to the present day.
0:21:52 > 0:21:54Now cruising is a global industry,
0:21:54 > 0:21:56so slickly run it's not uncommon
0:21:56 > 0:22:00for 2,000 passengers to be brought on and off the ship
0:22:00 > 0:22:02in just four hours on changeover day.
0:22:02 > 0:22:07It doesn't faze seasoned sailor and bar manager Jamie Collins.
0:22:08 > 0:22:12Jamie, you're the bar manager and it's changeover day today.
0:22:12 > 0:22:13It must be chaotic.
0:22:13 > 0:22:16Hectic. Very hectic days, Southampton turnaround days,
0:22:16 > 0:22:18- as you can imagine.- Yeah.
0:22:18 > 0:22:19Welcome aboard.
0:22:19 > 0:22:21We have to prepare all the cabins,
0:22:21 > 0:22:23all the cabins have to be turned round,
0:22:23 > 0:22:25all the bed coverings changed, cleaned, hoovered.
0:22:25 > 0:22:28- You name it, it happens today.- Yeah. - On top of that,
0:22:28 > 0:22:31nearly 300 tonnes' worth of stores.
0:22:31 > 0:22:33- You can't have a dry ship. - Of course not!
0:22:33 > 0:22:36What's the most difficult thing about getting the ship ready?
0:22:36 > 0:22:38It's that last half hour,
0:22:38 > 0:22:42when you're expecting 2,000 passengers to come up that gangway,
0:22:42 > 0:22:43and their expectation.
0:22:43 > 0:22:46We need to match that. I think we do.
0:22:46 > 0:22:48But 20 years in the business, you're still smiling.
0:22:48 > 0:22:50There must be a big attraction.
0:22:50 > 0:22:52There's got to be, hasn't there?
0:22:52 > 0:22:55Well, Paul, let's say it beats nine to five.
0:22:55 > 0:22:57It's nice waking up in a different port every day.
0:22:57 > 0:23:01One day you'll have the Sydney Opera House outside your porthole,
0:23:01 > 0:23:05the next day you're in Madeira. It's hard work but it's worth it.
0:23:05 > 0:23:08Brilliant. I think there's only one thing left to say.
0:23:08 > 0:23:11- Bartender, I think we'll have a drink!- What would you like, sir?
0:23:17 > 0:23:21We've got our first four items. Now we're taking them off to the sale.
0:23:22 > 0:23:26There's Graham's mismatched 18th-century Oriental tea caddy.
0:23:26 > 0:23:29That could do well if the Chinese buyers are out in force.
0:23:31 > 0:23:32We have David's dolls,
0:23:32 > 0:23:36the finest of them by maker Armand Marseille.
0:23:36 > 0:23:40All a bit shabby, but will they be chic enough for the collectors?
0:23:40 > 0:23:45We'll be taking Alan's evocative Art Deco travel case.
0:23:45 > 0:23:48It's in tip-top condition,
0:23:48 > 0:23:52so it should be as irresistible to the buyers as it was to Nick.
0:23:53 > 0:23:57And there's Nicola's much-loved nude portrait by highly regarded
0:23:57 > 0:24:00painter of horses Charles Lutyens.
0:24:01 > 0:24:04Our auction today is in Winchester
0:24:04 > 0:24:07and in Anglo-Saxon times, it was the capital of England.
0:24:07 > 0:24:10And The Great Hall of Winchester Castle contains a medieval
0:24:10 > 0:24:13imagining of King Arthur's Round Table.
0:24:13 > 0:24:16It was later decorated by Henry VIII,
0:24:16 > 0:24:18with the ornately painted names of the knights.
0:24:18 > 0:24:23It all goes to show, recreating the past isn't a modern phenomenon.
0:24:24 > 0:24:28Well, let's hope we're making some history for ourselves today
0:24:28 > 0:24:29here at Andrew Smith and Son.
0:24:29 > 0:24:31Our lots are just about to go under the hammer.
0:24:31 > 0:24:34I'm going inside to catch up with our owners.
0:24:34 > 0:24:37Don't go away, we're going to have some fun!
0:24:37 > 0:24:42Today, the seller's commission is 18%, including VAT,
0:24:42 > 0:24:45something you mustn't forget to check when you're selling.
0:24:45 > 0:24:48And looking after us here are two auctioneers,
0:24:48 > 0:24:52Nick Jarrett and Andrew Smith, who's first up on the rostrum,
0:24:52 > 0:24:57starting us off with that damaged 18th-century Chinese tea caddy
0:24:57 > 0:24:58with the Dutch mounts.
0:24:58 > 0:25:01- Graham, it's belonged to you for a few years.- Yes.
0:25:01 > 0:25:03What have you been doing with this?
0:25:03 > 0:25:05- It's basically been sitting in a cupboard.- In a cupboard.
0:25:05 > 0:25:07In a cupboard, glass-framed cupboard.
0:25:07 > 0:25:10Oh, I see, appreciating it.
0:25:10 > 0:25:12Yes, but slowly got pushed towards the back, I think,
0:25:12 > 0:25:15- and forgotten about.- OK. It's got some later mounts on it.- Yeah.
0:25:15 > 0:25:19It's not a lot of money. £60, £80, hopefully, that sort of thing.
0:25:19 > 0:25:21No, but it's the sort of thing that sometimes just goes crazy.
0:25:21 > 0:25:24It's one of those speccy things, as they say in the trade. Speccy!
0:25:24 > 0:25:27We're going to find out right now. Let's speculate.
0:25:27 > 0:25:28It's going under the hammer.
0:25:28 > 0:25:31We have two commission bids here. I'm going to start the bidding at
0:25:31 > 0:25:33- £90...- That's top end, straight in!
0:25:33 > 0:25:3795, 100, and 10, 120, 130...
0:25:37 > 0:25:43140, 150, commission bids out, 150 in the room. Is there 160?
0:25:43 > 0:25:47At £150 and selling, is there 160?
0:25:47 > 0:25:51180 on the net, 190, 200 and 20.
0:25:51 > 0:25:56240. 260. 280...
0:25:56 > 0:26:01300? At £280 then, any more?
0:26:01 > 0:26:05At £280, selling on the net, if you're all done, last time...
0:26:07 > 0:26:09£280, the hammer has gone down.
0:26:09 > 0:26:12It is all about opinions at the end of the day, isn't it? Let's face it.
0:26:12 > 0:26:14But by the time they've paid commission,
0:26:14 > 0:26:16that's up in the mid-300s.
0:26:16 > 0:26:17- Well done, you!- Thank you very much!
0:26:17 > 0:26:20And well done for looking after it as well!
0:26:20 > 0:26:22What a great start!
0:26:22 > 0:26:25That buyer was obviously happy to overlook the damage to pick up
0:26:25 > 0:26:30a taste of the Orient. Will the bidders be as kind to our next lot,
0:26:30 > 0:26:33the well-used dolls brought in by David?
0:26:33 > 0:26:37The best of the three being by the highly sought-after German
0:26:37 > 0:26:40doll-manufacturer Armand Marseille.
0:26:40 > 0:26:43This time, our auctioneer is Nick Jarrett.
0:26:43 > 0:26:46- They were your mother's and you found them up in the loft? - My mother's childhood dolls.
0:26:46 > 0:26:50So, she would have loved these. And she's obviously treasured them and put them up in the loft.
0:26:50 > 0:26:55- I don't know about treasured them but they were certainly up in the loft.- OK.- They've been played with.
0:26:55 > 0:26:57Oh, have they? Slightly... slightly worn...
0:26:57 > 0:26:58Girl's hair's cut, that type thing.
0:26:58 > 0:27:01OK, hence £100 to £150 valuation.
0:27:01 > 0:27:03Because otherwise, you could normally say,
0:27:03 > 0:27:06"Right, easily, £120, £150 per doll. Couldn't you?
0:27:06 > 0:27:08Sure, sure. They've had a hard life.
0:27:08 > 0:27:10They've had a hard life. Good luck!
0:27:10 > 0:27:13- And I'm sure we'll find a new home for them.- Well, let's hope so.
0:27:13 > 0:27:15- Ready for this? - Yes, indeed.- Here we go.
0:27:15 > 0:27:19The Armand Marseille doll here, in fact, there's three in the lot.
0:27:19 > 0:27:24I have to start you here at, um, £55... 60, can I say?
0:27:24 > 0:27:29- At £55, 60, is it? 60 on the phone. 65, 70.- We are nearly there.
0:27:29 > 0:27:34- And five... 80...- That's our reserve.- And five... 90...
0:27:34 > 0:27:36Still going.
0:27:36 > 0:27:38£90, then. At £90, on the phone, I'm out here.
0:27:38 > 0:27:42At £90, then, on the phone, then, at £90, have you done?
0:27:43 > 0:27:45Yes! The hammer's gone down at £90.
0:27:45 > 0:27:47I was getting slightly worried there.
0:27:47 > 0:27:50- When you mentioned condition... - Yeah...- But a good valuation.
0:27:50 > 0:27:53Well, they've sold, that's the main thing. They've got a new home.
0:27:53 > 0:27:55Your mum would be pleased. You must be pleased?
0:27:55 > 0:27:59Well, we'll be taking the family out for a nice meal, I think, on that.
0:27:59 > 0:28:00- Fantastic.- Good on you!
0:28:00 > 0:28:04Now for that near-pristine travelling vanity set
0:28:04 > 0:28:07by well-known Birmingham maker Adie Brothers.
0:28:07 > 0:28:11I absolutely love this, with all that wonderful blue enamel.
0:28:11 > 0:28:14- Alan, it's good to see you again. - And you.- Who have you brought along?
0:28:14 > 0:28:17- My wife, Sheila.- Sheila.- Hello. - Pleased to meet you.
0:28:17 > 0:28:18What do you think of this?
0:28:18 > 0:28:22It's really different, because we've never been to a sale before.
0:28:22 > 0:28:25I think this will go. 400 to 600. Not a lot of money.
0:28:25 > 0:28:28Not a lot of money. Break it down, there's a lot amongst it.
0:28:28 > 0:28:31There's a lot of collectors that want these kind of things.
0:28:31 > 0:28:34Condition's good. If you add up what's there, 400 to 500
0:28:34 > 0:28:36- is pretty reasonable.- Yeah.
0:28:36 > 0:28:39- Absolutely.- Let's find out what the bidders think.
0:28:39 > 0:28:41Hopefully it TRAVELS well! Here we go.
0:28:43 > 0:28:49I'm going to start you at 260. 280 now?
0:28:49 > 0:28:52- 320?- Interest in the room.
0:28:52 > 0:28:55All right, 310.
0:28:55 > 0:28:56320 with me.
0:28:56 > 0:28:58330, then?
0:28:58 > 0:29:00Yes? 340. 350.
0:29:02 > 0:29:04360. 370.
0:29:05 > 0:29:07380. 390.
0:29:07 > 0:29:08It's getting a lift.
0:29:08 > 0:29:10At £390, then?
0:29:10 > 0:29:13At £390. I have in the room at 390.
0:29:13 > 0:29:16It's a lovely thing, that. £400. I should think so.
0:29:16 > 0:29:18420. 440.
0:29:20 > 0:29:22Got 450.
0:29:22 > 0:29:24470, do you mean?
0:29:24 > 0:29:25This is better.
0:29:25 > 0:29:27450, then. On the net at...
0:29:27 > 0:29:29470. New bidder. 500.
0:29:29 > 0:29:31- ALAN:- Keep going.
0:29:31 > 0:29:32That's it.
0:29:32 > 0:29:35It's £470, then. In the room at 470.
0:29:35 > 0:29:37500 do you mean?
0:29:37 > 0:29:38No. £500.
0:29:38 > 0:29:39And 20.
0:29:39 > 0:29:41At £500, then.
0:29:41 > 0:29:43At £500 on the net.
0:29:43 > 0:29:44Anybody I've missed?
0:29:44 > 0:29:47At £500. All done at £500?
0:29:47 > 0:29:48Top end!
0:29:48 > 0:29:52- Yes, I'm pleased with that. That's a good result.- Excellent.
0:29:52 > 0:29:54That was a slow climb, wasn't it?
0:29:54 > 0:29:56It TRAVELS very slowly.
0:29:56 > 0:29:57It did travel very slowly.
0:29:57 > 0:30:00But we got there in the end,
0:30:00 > 0:30:02and what a great result.
0:30:03 > 0:30:07Will our next lot be owner Nicola's meal ticket?
0:30:07 > 0:30:10Time to find out, as the oil-on-canvas nude,
0:30:10 > 0:30:14by famous painter Charles Lutyens, goes under the hammer.
0:30:14 > 0:30:16Nicola, I like this.
0:30:16 > 0:30:18And we've all heard of the famous architect Lutyens.
0:30:18 > 0:30:21- This artist is his father, isn't it? - Yes.- Charles.- Yeah.
0:30:21 > 0:30:24- I think it's good.- Yeah.- I think it's really good.
0:30:24 > 0:30:26Hopefully, it will find a new home today
0:30:26 > 0:30:28because I don't think £300 is a lot of money for that.
0:30:28 > 0:30:32Let's find out what the bidders think. Here we go.
0:30:32 > 0:30:34Now, we have the commission bid here.
0:30:34 > 0:30:37- Commission bid...- I'm going to start the bidding at...
0:30:37 > 0:30:40- um, £300... - We've sold it. Straight in!
0:30:40 > 0:30:42At £300 and selling...
0:30:42 > 0:30:46320 up at the top. 340, 360...
0:30:46 > 0:30:53360, my commission bid's out. 360 in the room. 380 on the net. 400.
0:30:53 > 0:30:55It's £400 in the room.
0:30:55 > 0:30:58420...450 now on the net.
0:30:58 > 0:31:01470...500...520...
0:31:03 > 0:31:05570 now on the net. Is there 600?
0:31:05 > 0:31:09- Yes.- 600, we have.- Ah, good!- 650.
0:31:10 > 0:31:11670...
0:31:11 > 0:31:16- This is good, this is good.- Yeah, I'm a bit nervous now.
0:31:16 > 0:31:20- At £670 on the net, we are going to sell at...- Yes.
0:31:20 > 0:31:22- 700 we have now.- 720.
0:31:22 > 0:31:25720...750?
0:31:25 > 0:31:27At £720.
0:31:27 > 0:31:32If you're all done, at £720, for the very last time...
0:31:33 > 0:31:37- Yes! The hammer's gone down.- Great! - Thank you for bringing that in.
0:31:37 > 0:31:39Flog it! Yeah, we did it!
0:31:39 > 0:31:45It just shows, it might have been an unusual subject but the name
0:31:45 > 0:31:48was enough for that sale to raise the roof.
0:31:48 > 0:31:50Lots of happy customers so far
0:31:50 > 0:31:53and still some more objects to come later on in the show.
0:31:53 > 0:31:56Now, you know, a lot of our high streets have
0:31:56 > 0:31:59changed beyond recognition over the last 50 years, with those small,
0:31:59 > 0:32:02family-run businesses being replaced by those big chain stores.
0:32:02 > 0:32:06Now, back at our valuation day venue, Milestones Museum,
0:32:06 > 0:32:09they've recreated some old high streets.
0:32:09 > 0:32:12Earlier, I went behind the scenes to see how they've rebuilt
0:32:12 > 0:32:15the past, brick by brick.
0:32:21 > 0:32:24As the Industrial Revolution raged during the 19th century,
0:32:24 > 0:32:28in Hampshire, the population was drawn to the towns and cities.
0:32:28 > 0:32:32Along with these newcomers came an explosion of commerce.
0:32:32 > 0:32:36This changed the profile of the high street from market-based hubs
0:32:36 > 0:32:40to prolific shopping streets, serving every need.
0:32:40 > 0:32:44By the turn of the century, the high street was absolutely thriving.
0:32:44 > 0:32:45You could get anything on it.
0:32:45 > 0:32:50There was a general store, the Co-op, that sold boots and shoes,
0:32:50 > 0:32:54tea, chocolate, soap, clothing, furniture.
0:32:54 > 0:32:57There was an ironmonger's. If you wanted to post your letter,
0:32:57 > 0:32:59you visited the Post Office.
0:32:59 > 0:33:01And if you wanted the latest hat,
0:33:01 > 0:33:03well, you popped in to the milliner's.
0:33:03 > 0:33:06These shops at Milestones Museum
0:33:06 > 0:33:09have been inspired by the kinds of businesses that would've
0:33:09 > 0:33:11existed in towns across Hampshire,
0:33:11 > 0:33:15from Victorian times to the mid-20th century.
0:33:15 > 0:33:19Others are representations of the original premises,
0:33:19 > 0:33:21as Jo Bailey,
0:33:21 > 0:33:24head of collections at Hampshire Cultural Trust, explains.
0:33:24 > 0:33:27So, what shops are based on real shops and businesses?
0:33:27 > 0:33:30Just around the corner from here, GW Willis & Son's,
0:33:30 > 0:33:32that was a faithful copy of the original.
0:33:32 > 0:33:35Not least because some of the timber work was pulled
0:33:35 > 0:33:38out of a skip in the 1990s and has been reinstalled into the museum.
0:33:38 > 0:33:41Gosh! Well, it looks so authentic.
0:33:41 > 0:33:46- Have you used photographs to recreate the facades?- Yes, we have.
0:33:46 > 0:33:49We've got collections, huge collections of photographs
0:33:49 > 0:33:52from the towns of Hampshire in our collections, that we can use.
0:33:52 > 0:33:55- So, it's as authentic as it can be. - Yes, yes, it is.
0:33:55 > 0:33:58Time's stood still when you take a walk down the high street here.
0:33:58 > 0:34:01- I imagine these shops would have served the local community.- Yes.
0:34:01 > 0:34:04I mean, during the Victorian times,
0:34:04 > 0:34:06Hampshire's towns were growing rapidly.
0:34:06 > 0:34:08The middle classes were getting much bigger,
0:34:08 > 0:34:11there were factories opening up in the towns.
0:34:11 > 0:34:14So lots of people who used to work on the farms were
0:34:14 > 0:34:18moving into the towns as well and all becoming customers.
0:34:18 > 0:34:22A lot of the work here has relied on volunteers
0:34:22 > 0:34:25and curators to bring these shops back to life,
0:34:25 > 0:34:27the ironmonger's being one example.
0:34:27 > 0:34:29A Basingstoke family-run business,
0:34:29 > 0:34:31established in the late 19th century,
0:34:31 > 0:34:34it served the new influx of people.
0:34:34 > 0:34:37Even though many businesses disappeared with the town's
0:34:37 > 0:34:40redevelopment after the Second World War,
0:34:40 > 0:34:43Kingdon's survived up to the 1970s.
0:34:43 > 0:34:47One of those who has been working on it here is volunteer
0:34:47 > 0:34:49and history lover Bob Applin.
0:34:49 > 0:34:53Bob, I'm pleased to say I am old enough to remember
0:34:53 > 0:34:56ironmonger's like this. My dad used to take me.
0:34:56 > 0:34:58But you can remember this actual shop. Where was it?
0:34:58 > 0:35:00It was in the marketplace in Basingstoke.
0:35:00 > 0:35:02- Yes.- A prime site.
0:35:02 > 0:35:05And it was the premier ironmonger's in the town.
0:35:05 > 0:35:09The thing I do remember about the shop is the characteristic smell.
0:35:09 > 0:35:14- Mm...- Paraffin mixed with the smell of dog food or animal feed.- Yes.
0:35:14 > 0:35:19- And I'll tell you what else, oil, the smell of oil.- Yes.
0:35:19 > 0:35:21You know, because they sold oil as well.
0:35:21 > 0:35:24In those days, it was those cans that squirted out. Dad had loads of those.
0:35:24 > 0:35:28- Yes.- But I'm so pleased that this is still here.
0:35:28 > 0:35:30And it's thanks to dedicated volunteers like you.
0:35:30 > 0:35:34Because places like this wouldn't survive without you guys.
0:35:34 > 0:35:37Bob and the team are busy fitting out this shop.
0:35:37 > 0:35:39But there's even more to the museum.
0:35:42 > 0:35:48There are over 4,500 domestic appliances here, including 200 irons,
0:35:48 > 0:35:5452 kettles and 11 washing machines. That's a lot of housework.
0:35:54 > 0:35:57Where does this stuff come from?
0:35:57 > 0:35:59Well, lots of the sort of social history stuff,
0:35:59 > 0:36:02the sort of everyday stuff, has actually come through
0:36:02 > 0:36:04donations from members of the public.
0:36:04 > 0:36:08Back 100 years, but those ordinary things are actually very special
0:36:08 > 0:36:11to people because they bring back some really lovely memories.
0:36:11 > 0:36:14- The nostalgia aspect to it... - We can all relate to it.
0:36:14 > 0:36:18Our grandmas and grandads had it, didn't they? And mums and dads.
0:36:18 > 0:36:21Yes, we hear that comment all the time.
0:36:21 > 0:36:24You know, "Oh, I used to have one of those and I'd forgotten all about it."
0:36:24 > 0:36:26It's not a museum that's all about kings and queens.
0:36:26 > 0:36:29There are lots of those that do that very well.
0:36:29 > 0:36:33But what we do here is about the history of everyday life.
0:36:35 > 0:36:38And that's why they call this a living museum.
0:36:38 > 0:36:43It's also a place that celebrates its successful home-grown industries.
0:36:43 > 0:36:45Two names to conjure with are Taskers,
0:36:45 > 0:36:50a company which was at the forefront of the 19th-century steam engine development,
0:36:50 > 0:36:54and Thornycroft, which built commercial vehicles in the 20th century.
0:36:54 > 0:36:57Eventually, the businesses closed.
0:36:57 > 0:37:01But like the high street, it wasn't all over.
0:37:01 > 0:37:05It seems that these local companies had the foresight to see
0:37:05 > 0:37:10that their items had a value as pieces of social history.
0:37:10 > 0:37:13And as early as the 1940s, Taskers deliberately started to
0:37:13 > 0:37:17track down pieces from all over the country.
0:37:17 > 0:37:19And when Thornycroft closed down,
0:37:19 > 0:37:24they gave this huge great big gantry crane, you can see it up there,
0:37:24 > 0:37:26look, it's got huge big orange girders,
0:37:26 > 0:37:31they gave all of that plus their documents to the museum.
0:37:31 > 0:37:35It seems that families who invested in their businesses wanted to see
0:37:35 > 0:37:42this stuff preserved, rather than just memories, lost forever.
0:37:42 > 0:37:46BRASS BAND PLAYS
0:37:50 > 0:37:53Now, I love the story of this piece.
0:37:53 > 0:37:55As well as commercial vehicles, Thornycroft
0:37:55 > 0:37:59also built high-end cars from 1903 to 1912.
0:37:59 > 0:38:03And this was the Rolls-Royce of the day.
0:38:03 > 0:38:06And it cost a king's ransom as well. £400.
0:38:06 > 0:38:09Especially to the man who owned this, the local vicar,
0:38:09 > 0:38:13who had a salary of £120 a year.
0:38:13 > 0:38:17But he got his comeuppance when he was caught "en flagrant delit".
0:38:17 > 0:38:19Now, that is basically caught in the act with the housemaid.
0:38:19 > 0:38:25CAR HORN PARPS So, off went the car. It ended up in America!
0:38:25 > 0:38:27I don't know what happened to the vicar!
0:38:27 > 0:38:30But anyway, the car came up for auction in 1993,
0:38:30 > 0:38:33Sotheby's sold it to the museum.
0:38:33 > 0:38:36And it came here and it underwent a wonderful restoration project
0:38:36 > 0:38:38with the rest of the vehicles here.
0:38:38 > 0:38:42And I think they have done a tremendous job, they really have.
0:38:42 > 0:38:46£400. Whew!
0:38:46 > 0:38:48Museums like this, with the significant
0:38:48 > 0:38:52contribution of local people, do more than preserve the past.
0:38:52 > 0:38:56They keep a community's memory alive.
0:38:56 > 0:38:59And there's one vehicle here that epitomises that.
0:38:59 > 0:39:03This military lorry, known as a J Type, and built by Thornycroft
0:39:03 > 0:39:08in 1916, took men and ammunition to the front line during the First World War.
0:39:11 > 0:39:135,000 of these lorries were made,
0:39:13 > 0:39:17so it's even more incredible that only a handful have survived,
0:39:17 > 0:39:21not only the First World War but also the intervening 100 years.
0:39:21 > 0:39:25And that's thanks in no small part to a dedicated team of experts
0:39:25 > 0:39:30and volunteers here at the museum, who have rebuilt this engine
0:39:30 > 0:39:35and other parts of this wonderful lorry, screw by screw. OK, guys.
0:39:35 > 0:39:39- Crank it up!- Fingers crossed!
0:39:41 > 0:39:45ENGINE WHIRS Now, that's what I call people power!
0:39:50 > 0:39:53And now, it's time to go back to our valuations for more people power,
0:39:53 > 0:39:56as we look at some of the objects you've brought us.
0:39:57 > 0:40:02And Nick has found something that's about much more than its face value.
0:40:02 > 0:40:04How did you come by them, first of all?
0:40:04 > 0:40:06- Um, they were my late husband's. - Right.
0:40:06 > 0:40:09- He used to collect coins with my late father-in-law.- OK.
0:40:09 > 0:40:12My late father-in-law used to help him collect them
0:40:12 > 0:40:15- and he created these albums and dated...- Very particular!
0:40:15 > 0:40:17Absolutely. He was a very particular man.
0:40:17 > 0:40:20- All dated, all with the monarchs on them.- Yes.- It's fantastic.
0:40:20 > 0:40:24- And you've got some really interesting little bits and pieces, as we flick through.- Very.
0:40:24 > 0:40:29One caught my eye - this one here, which is a Cartwheel Halfpenny. It's 1797.
0:40:29 > 0:40:32And the reason why I like this coin, it's from my neck of the woods,
0:40:32 > 0:40:37Birmingham, and it was mass produced at Soho House by Matthew Boulton, the great industrialist.
0:40:37 > 0:40:41And it's a really good example of that period coinage.
0:40:41 > 0:40:45And he's started putting this raised edge round the outside,
0:40:45 > 0:40:48so the shape became absolutely die-cast.
0:40:48 > 0:40:52And he was producing these in their MILLIONS at the time.
0:40:52 > 0:40:56When you think wages were pennies, these were your wages.
0:40:56 > 0:40:58So, we'll pop that one back in there.
0:40:58 > 0:41:00I wouldn't want to get told off for putting it in the wrong place!
0:41:00 > 0:41:05- SHE LAUGHS - But not only all these, as your husband was very organised,
0:41:05 > 0:41:08we've also got more of the same.
0:41:08 > 0:41:10But these are slightly more valuable
0:41:10 > 0:41:13because a lot of these are silver examples.
0:41:13 > 0:41:16And again, we go into Victorian and onwards.
0:41:16 > 0:41:18Now, with your silver coins, there's two dates.
0:41:18 > 0:41:21Do you know what the dates of importance are for silver coins?
0:41:21 > 0:41:24- Pre-1947?- Brilliant. Pre-1947. And?
0:41:24 > 0:41:27- The other one I don't know. - Pre-1921.- Oh, right.
0:41:27 > 0:41:31So, pre-1921, the content of the coin is all silver.
0:41:31 > 0:41:35Between '21 and '47, half content,
0:41:35 > 0:41:36after that, nickel.
0:41:36 > 0:41:40- And you've got shillings in here, and sixpences.- Yeah.
0:41:40 > 0:41:43And you told me you did something with one of the shillings, was it?
0:41:43 > 0:41:45- No, the old half-crowns. - Half-crowns.
0:41:45 > 0:41:47What did you used to do with a half-crown?
0:41:47 > 0:41:48Come on, Chris, spill the beans.
0:41:48 > 0:41:50I used to use it as a plug.
0:41:50 > 0:41:52You used to use it to stop the water going down the sink?
0:41:52 > 0:41:54Stop the water going down the sink.
0:41:54 > 0:41:56Well, if you have money like that, why not use it?
0:41:56 > 0:42:00But we go right the way through all this era,
0:42:00 > 0:42:02and we come right the way up to 1970,
0:42:02 > 0:42:05- and then right up to more or less modern-day.- That was the year...
0:42:05 > 0:42:08- The reason with that one is that's the year we got married.- Yeah?
0:42:08 > 0:42:12- Ah, and that's got the special purple velvet round it as well.- Yes.
0:42:12 > 0:42:14- Oh, how sweet. That's lovely.- Yes.
0:42:14 > 0:42:16So we come to value, really, don't we?
0:42:16 > 0:42:19- Valuing money - you'd think it would be very easy.- Yeah.
0:42:19 > 0:42:22- I would put these in at £150-£200. OK?- Yeah.
0:42:22 > 0:42:24But let's make sure they're covered
0:42:24 > 0:42:27and we'll put a reserve on at £100 just to keep an eye on them, OK?
0:42:27 > 0:42:29Yep, yes, yeah.
0:42:29 > 0:42:31- Excellent.- Can I ask you just one question, please?
0:42:31 > 0:42:34Yes, fire away. You don't have to put your hand up.
0:42:34 > 0:42:36Can I take the 1970 one?
0:42:36 > 0:42:39- I think that's a really, really good idea.- Because that's special.
0:42:39 > 0:42:40Yes, special memories.
0:42:40 > 0:42:43- Yes, and I won't use it as a plug. - No. Good.- No.
0:42:45 > 0:42:48The objects you bring us hold such unique memories,
0:42:48 > 0:42:52and it's especially nice when they connect to your family history, too,
0:42:52 > 0:42:55like this oil painting I've spotted in the crowds.
0:42:56 > 0:42:59- And who's it by? - Margaret Lindsay Williams.
0:42:59 > 0:43:01- A Welsh artist? - A Welsh artist, yes.- Yes.
0:43:01 > 0:43:05- I think she died in 1960 or the early 1960s.- Uh-huh.
0:43:05 > 0:43:08Here's a picture of the lady, my aunt, great-aunt.
0:43:08 > 0:43:10Aw, aw, and who...? What else is in there?
0:43:10 > 0:43:13- Who's that? - That's my great-grandfather.
0:43:13 > 0:43:14He's a bit battered.
0:43:14 > 0:43:17- He's seen a bit of sun damage, hasn't he?- Yes.
0:43:17 > 0:43:19- And water damage.- Yeah.
0:43:19 > 0:43:22He looks a bit like Captain Mainwaring.
0:43:23 > 0:43:26I'd say these are worth around £1,500-£2,000.
0:43:26 > 0:43:29- Oh, wow.- OK?- Yeah.
0:43:29 > 0:43:31- So do look after them, won't you? - Yes.
0:43:31 > 0:43:33But this lady's not for turning,
0:43:33 > 0:43:35and being such precious family heirlooms,
0:43:35 > 0:43:37they're going home with her,
0:43:37 > 0:43:41but what a pleasure to see something by such a distinguished artist.
0:43:41 > 0:43:44MUSIC: September by Earth, Wind & Fire
0:43:44 > 0:43:47James is ready to open up more family memories
0:43:47 > 0:43:50with a box brought in by Julie.
0:43:50 > 0:43:54There is something about this that is the work of a cabinet-maker
0:43:54 > 0:43:59who is experimenting and loving his veneers.
0:43:59 > 0:44:02What's the history?
0:44:02 > 0:44:05Well, my great-grandfather made it,
0:44:05 > 0:44:06- and I never met him...- OK.
0:44:06 > 0:44:09..but my grandmother had it,
0:44:09 > 0:44:12always in her room, on the sideboard,
0:44:12 > 0:44:14- in the middle, always locked.- OK.
0:44:14 > 0:44:16I never knew what she had in it,
0:44:16 > 0:44:18because if you asked, it was always "private papers".
0:44:18 > 0:44:20- Oh, really?- Yes.
0:44:20 > 0:44:22- Oh, gosh. - So, I've known it for a long time.
0:44:22 > 0:44:24We always say 30 years is a generation,
0:44:24 > 0:44:27so he would have done this around 1870-1880.
0:44:27 > 0:44:29- Yes.- So that ties in.
0:44:29 > 0:44:31Great.
0:44:31 > 0:44:37So we've got a casket that, from the outside, looks almost official.
0:44:37 > 0:44:43It's the sort of thing people were given silver boxes inside,
0:44:43 > 0:44:45and given freedom of the city.
0:44:45 > 0:44:47Fantastic quality.
0:44:47 > 0:44:51Round the outside here we've got ebony - the very dark wood.
0:44:51 > 0:44:55Then next to that, we have a satinwood,
0:44:55 > 0:44:57and then we've got a boxwood,
0:44:57 > 0:45:00and then mahogany and satinwood around the outside,
0:45:00 > 0:45:06more ebonised wood there, so it's a redwood that's been stained black.
0:45:06 > 0:45:09So, a really interesting box, OK?
0:45:09 > 0:45:12And we open it up.
0:45:12 > 0:45:15Got a detachable tray.
0:45:15 > 0:45:19Baize-lined, and velvet underneath,
0:45:19 > 0:45:21and a velvet-lined interior.
0:45:21 > 0:45:23It's not sectioned for jewellery.
0:45:23 > 0:45:27It's not divided for tea.
0:45:27 > 0:45:30In the cover, we've got two vacant squares.
0:45:30 > 0:45:34- Mm-hmm.- Almost for two names.
0:45:34 > 0:45:36Maybe a marriage piece.
0:45:36 > 0:45:38I'm guessing.
0:45:38 > 0:45:40Anyway, it's 1870.
0:45:40 > 0:45:44It's lovely quality, but this is just a box.
0:45:44 > 0:45:46It's not for any particular purpose.
0:45:46 > 0:45:48There are tea caddy collectors.
0:45:48 > 0:45:50There are snuffbox collectors.
0:45:50 > 0:45:53There are tobacco box collectors.
0:45:53 > 0:45:55So, although it's lovely quality,
0:45:55 > 0:45:58it won't actually appeal to any of those specific collectors,
0:45:58 > 0:46:00and it's worth £80-£120.
0:46:01 > 0:46:03Oh, right.
0:46:03 > 0:46:05I would say, reserve of £70.
0:46:05 > 0:46:08If it makes more than £120, I think that's a great result.
0:46:08 > 0:46:10- I still think it'll do well. - Yeah, thank you.
0:46:10 > 0:46:13- Is that all right for you? - Yes, that's fine.
0:46:13 > 0:46:15A mysterious box indeed,
0:46:15 > 0:46:18but let's see if the bidders value it for its craftsmanship.
0:46:18 > 0:46:20MUSIC: Our House by Madness
0:46:20 > 0:46:24Nick certainly seems to appreciate the piece Dulcie has brought in.
0:46:24 > 0:46:26Look what we have in front of us -
0:46:26 > 0:46:30a beautiful Tudric pewter clock.
0:46:30 > 0:46:33Tell me about it. How come it's here?
0:46:33 > 0:46:36Erm, I lost my grandmother 29 years ago...
0:46:36 > 0:46:40- Right. - ..and it was in her belongings.
0:46:40 > 0:46:44- So it was inherited down to you? - Yes, yes.- Stylish grandmother?
0:46:44 > 0:46:47- Must have been.- No.- No? - I'll tell you the story.
0:46:47 > 0:46:52- My grandmother was a housekeeper for two spinsters...- Right.
0:46:52 > 0:46:54..a lady doctor and a headmistress.
0:46:54 > 0:46:57- OK.- When they both died,
0:46:57 > 0:46:59the family took what they wanted
0:46:59 > 0:47:00and they asked my grandmother,
0:47:00 > 0:47:03would she like to get rid of the rest and choose what she wants?
0:47:03 > 0:47:05- And she chose this?- Yes.
0:47:05 > 0:47:08Well, this dates from the Art Nouveau period, obviously,
0:47:08 > 0:47:11- so it's 1910, somewhere around that era.- Yes.
0:47:11 > 0:47:14It's designed by Archibald Knox for Liberty,
0:47:14 > 0:47:16and if you look underneath,
0:47:16 > 0:47:19we've got the marks all here on the base -
0:47:19 > 0:47:21a Tudric stamp, and a model number as well.
0:47:21 > 0:47:23But the thing I really like,
0:47:23 > 0:47:25if you turn it round and have a look,
0:47:25 > 0:47:28look, they've even put a little hole there to keep the key.
0:47:28 > 0:47:29That's for the key.
0:47:29 > 0:47:32- It's just little details that show quality.- Yes.
0:47:32 > 0:47:35So, I've told you what I love about it. What do you like?
0:47:35 > 0:47:37- Um...- Not your taste?
0:47:37 > 0:47:40- Not your style?- No, no, not really.
0:47:40 > 0:47:42- You've surprised me. - No, I find it...
0:47:42 > 0:47:45- I find it quite dull. - Quite dull?- Yes.
0:47:45 > 0:47:46- Well, I mean...- Maybe the colour.
0:47:46 > 0:47:49Yeah, you can polish pewter up and make it look like silver.
0:47:49 > 0:47:51Oh, I thought you weren't allowed to touch it.
0:47:51 > 0:47:53- But I'm with you.- Yeah.
0:47:53 > 0:47:56- Things like this are best left alone.- Mm-hmm.- People...
0:47:56 > 0:47:58It's very easy to polish up, but you can't polish down,
0:47:58 > 0:47:59- as everybody knows.- Yes.
0:47:59 > 0:48:02- Well, it's working. It's in great condition.- Yes.
0:48:02 > 0:48:05- I think it will interest a lot of buyers.- Yes.
0:48:05 > 0:48:10Um, I would at auction put it up for sale around about £400-£600.
0:48:10 > 0:48:12- SHE GASPS - Oh, my goodness.
0:48:12 > 0:48:16- Obviously you're pleased with that. - Wow, I should say.
0:48:16 > 0:48:18So we'll reserve it just below the £400,
0:48:18 > 0:48:20- if that's OK with you... - Yes. Gosh, of course.
0:48:20 > 0:48:23..and I think we'll be able to find it quite a nice home.
0:48:23 > 0:48:27- Oh, thank you very much indeed. - That's a pleasure.- Wow.
0:48:27 > 0:48:30Let's hope we have a good result at auction.
0:48:30 > 0:48:34And now for his next item, James has found a furry friend.
0:48:34 > 0:48:36OK, Tim, who's this?
0:48:36 > 0:48:38- A bear, my sister-in-law's bear. - A bear?- Yeah, a bear.
0:48:38 > 0:48:42- Does he not have a name? - Nope, haven't given him a name.
0:48:42 > 0:48:48She was given it as a gift from a lady that she looked after.
0:48:48 > 0:48:49And did that lady give him a name?
0:48:49 > 0:48:51Not that we know of, no.
0:48:51 > 0:48:55You poor bear. But he can't go for the rest of his days without a name
0:48:55 > 0:48:58- so I think we need to christen him. - OK.
0:48:58 > 0:49:00Something like Paul?
0:49:00 > 0:49:05- Or Martin?- Paul.- Paul the Bear.
0:49:05 > 0:49:07Hello, Paul.
0:49:07 > 0:49:09This old bear is a bit of a character.
0:49:09 > 0:49:13- Do you know what to look for for an early bear?- No idea.
0:49:13 > 0:49:18First thing, boot button eyes. Second thing, a hump on the back
0:49:18 > 0:49:20just below his head.
0:49:20 > 0:49:22Third thing, very long arms.
0:49:22 > 0:49:26If his arms come down to the side of him, longer than his bottom,
0:49:26 > 0:49:28then he's an early bear.
0:49:28 > 0:49:32- Right.- Then look at things like the stitched over snout.
0:49:32 > 0:49:34This snout has been restitched at some stage.
0:49:34 > 0:49:38And his pads aren't original either.
0:49:38 > 0:49:40But he's what we call a mohair bear.
0:49:40 > 0:49:43And if he was to go and have a professional clean,
0:49:43 > 0:49:46he'd be a lot fluffier, have a lot more life in him.
0:49:46 > 0:49:50So how long has he been with you?
0:49:50 > 0:49:54My sister-in-law's had him three or four years.
0:49:54 > 0:49:58- Just had him in a cupboard. - In a cupboard?
0:49:58 > 0:50:05- Poor bear. OK, date, about 1910-20, that sort of period.- Right.
0:50:05 > 0:50:06Value.
0:50:08 > 0:50:10- She wants to sell him, I guess? - Yeah.
0:50:10 > 0:50:14The market for bears isn't as strong as it once was.
0:50:14 > 0:50:17But the market is still good.
0:50:17 > 0:50:22I still think he's worth £300-500.
0:50:22 > 0:50:24- Something like that.- Really?
0:50:24 > 0:50:27But he needs a bit of work.
0:50:27 > 0:50:33So I think to take that into consideration
0:50:33 > 0:50:35- let's put £200-300 on him...- Right.
0:50:35 > 0:50:39..let's put 150 as a firm reserve
0:50:39 > 0:50:42- and let's see how he does.- Sounds good.- All right?- Great.- Good.
0:50:48 > 0:50:51Well, what a fantastic day we've had here at Milestones Museum,
0:50:51 > 0:50:56with echoes of the past around every street corner.
0:50:56 > 0:50:59Sadly, it's time to say goodbye to this wonderful host location,
0:50:59 > 0:51:02as we head over to the saleroom for the last time, so let's hope
0:51:02 > 0:51:05our experts haven't led us down any blind alleys with their valuations.
0:51:05 > 0:51:08It's time to put them to the test.
0:51:08 > 0:51:11Here's a quick recap of all the items going under the hammer.
0:51:11 > 0:51:13There's Chris's collection of coins,
0:51:13 > 0:51:16minus the one from 1970, that
0:51:16 > 0:51:19she's hoping will make her a mint.
0:51:19 > 0:51:21Also, Julie's cabinet-maker's box,
0:51:21 > 0:51:24whose purpose has been lost in the mists of time,
0:51:24 > 0:51:26but could be put to great use.
0:51:28 > 0:51:30And could we be in for a big surprise
0:51:30 > 0:51:34when Tim's early 20th century bear, now named Paul,
0:51:34 > 0:51:35goes under the hammer?
0:51:37 > 0:51:41And Dulcie's saying goodbye to her classic Art Nouveau clock,
0:51:41 > 0:51:42but will it cause a stir at auction,
0:51:42 > 0:51:44as she hopes?
0:51:46 > 0:51:48Back at the saleroom,
0:51:48 > 0:51:51auctioneer Nick Jarrett is about to sell our next lot.
0:51:51 > 0:51:54It's the beautiful inlaid wooden box,
0:51:54 > 0:51:57lovingly constructed by Julie's grandfather.
0:51:57 > 0:51:59He must have been a great craftsman.
0:51:59 > 0:52:00- Yes, must have been. - Great craftsman.
0:52:00 > 0:52:03Why are you selling this? It's a family heirloom.
0:52:03 > 0:52:05Well, it's stuck in the wardrobe,
0:52:05 > 0:52:07and it doesn't really go in a modern home.
0:52:07 > 0:52:08- You've got other things.- Yeah.
0:52:08 > 0:52:10We've got other things, other boxes as well.
0:52:10 > 0:52:12- Oh, other boxes?- Yes. - Well, of course, you would.
0:52:12 > 0:52:15If he made things all the time. Well, good luck with this.
0:52:15 > 0:52:17- Thank you.- It's a nice thing. It's a really nice thing.
0:52:17 > 0:52:19One of the best apprentice things I've seen.
0:52:19 > 0:52:21- Lovely quality veneers.- Thanks.
0:52:21 > 0:52:24Good luck. We're putting it to the test. It's going under the hammer.
0:52:24 > 0:52:25Lovely thing there,
0:52:25 > 0:52:26and I've got a few bids.
0:52:26 > 0:52:28I'm going to have to...
0:52:28 > 0:52:29In order to clear other bids,
0:52:29 > 0:52:30I have to start you at £80,
0:52:30 > 0:52:32and I'll take five on that.
0:52:32 > 0:52:3485? 95.
0:52:34 > 0:52:36100.
0:52:36 > 0:52:3895, bid on the side here at £95.
0:52:38 > 0:52:39Bid it in somewhere?
0:52:39 > 0:52:41£100 on the net.
0:52:41 > 0:52:42110. 120.
0:52:42 > 0:52:44130.
0:52:44 > 0:52:45140.
0:52:45 > 0:52:47- Come on.- Come on.
0:52:47 > 0:52:48It's 130, then.
0:52:48 > 0:52:50In the room at £130.
0:52:50 > 0:52:52At £130, then,
0:52:52 > 0:52:54last chance at 130...
0:52:55 > 0:52:57- It's gone.- That was good. - It was good.
0:52:57 > 0:52:58That was all right, wasn't it?
0:52:58 > 0:53:00- Great.- I'm happy with that.
0:53:00 > 0:53:03- Yeah, me too.- Nice thing, nice thing. Talented family.
0:53:05 > 0:53:09Now, will Nick be on the money with his valuation for our next item?
0:53:09 > 0:53:12Guess what's coming up next? Yes, you've got it right.
0:53:12 > 0:53:13Chris's coin collection.
0:53:13 > 0:53:16- These are your late husband's, aren't they?- Yes, they are.
0:53:16 > 0:53:18I know he was collecting when you first met him
0:53:18 > 0:53:21- and he carried on collecting. - Yeah.- There's a lot there.
0:53:21 > 0:53:24There's about... I think there's about 400. I'm not sure.
0:53:24 > 0:53:27So you must have learnt a lot about coins over the years as well.
0:53:27 > 0:53:29How to spend them.
0:53:29 > 0:53:31- Let's find out what the bidders think, shall we?- Yes.
0:53:31 > 0:53:33Here we go. This is it.
0:53:33 > 0:53:36Start me at 150. £150.
0:53:36 > 0:53:37150.
0:53:37 > 0:53:38150, here we have it.
0:53:38 > 0:53:40- Straight in at 150.- That's good.
0:53:40 > 0:53:42At £150, and we are selling.
0:53:42 > 0:53:44Is there a 160?
0:53:44 > 0:53:45We've got 240.
0:53:45 > 0:53:47It's all happening on the net.
0:53:47 > 0:53:49- 200 and...- 40.
0:53:49 > 0:53:50240 now on the net.
0:53:50 > 0:53:53- That was a big jump, wasn't it? - That is a big jump, that is.- God.
0:53:53 > 0:53:55At £240, are you done?
0:53:55 > 0:53:57Anyone in the room that wants to come in at this point,
0:53:57 > 0:53:58now is a good time.
0:53:58 > 0:54:01At £240, we're about to sell.
0:54:01 > 0:54:02Last time.
0:54:02 > 0:54:05Well, I'm pleased with that. We got the top end, didn't we?
0:54:05 > 0:54:07- We did. Thank you very much. - And that was well worth it.- Good.
0:54:07 > 0:54:09- Well done, Chris. - That's good, thank you.
0:54:09 > 0:54:12- You can afford some plugs now. - I can, yeah.
0:54:15 > 0:54:19Next up is the slightly dog-eared, turn-of-the-century bear
0:54:19 > 0:54:21named after me.
0:54:21 > 0:54:24He's not a Steiff but I've got all the right attributes, long arms,
0:54:24 > 0:54:26the hump back.
0:54:26 > 0:54:28Padded paw.
0:54:28 > 0:54:30The right stuff, then.
0:54:30 > 0:54:32For me, he's got those characteristics
0:54:32 > 0:54:34you fall in love with as soon as you see him and say,
0:54:34 > 0:54:36"Can't leave him here. Got to take him home."
0:54:36 > 0:54:38Great face.
0:54:38 > 0:54:40"I need a new home, I really do."
0:54:40 > 0:54:42This could be the next Paddington Bear.
0:54:42 > 0:54:44It's going under the hammer right now.
0:54:44 > 0:54:48I have to start you here at £100.
0:54:48 > 0:54:50110 can I say now?
0:54:50 > 0:54:53At £100 and 10, is it? Surely.
0:54:53 > 0:54:56- £100. 110, yes?- 130.
0:54:56 > 0:54:57130 on the net.
0:54:57 > 0:54:59- 140 I have.- 150.
0:54:59 > 0:55:04150 then. At £150. On the net at 150.
0:55:04 > 0:55:06- 160 can I say anywhere else?- 170.
0:55:06 > 0:55:08170, it's still going on on the net at 170.
0:55:08 > 0:55:12- 180.- 180. 190.
0:55:12 > 0:55:13200.
0:55:15 > 0:55:17It's all on the net. Shout if I missed you here.
0:55:17 > 0:55:20On the net at £190. All done?
0:55:20 > 0:55:24At £190, have you done? Last chance.
0:55:24 > 0:55:27It's gone. That was a good result.
0:55:27 > 0:55:30Sister-in-law said she's be happy with £50.
0:55:30 > 0:55:32She's done all right.
0:55:32 > 0:55:34Everyone loves a bear, don't they?
0:55:34 > 0:55:36Brilliant.
0:55:39 > 0:55:42Finally, it's time for that early 20th-century Tudric clock.
0:55:44 > 0:55:46- I can understand it's not everybody's cup of tea.- No.
0:55:46 > 0:55:50- I can, I can understand that. - Yes.- What are you into?
0:55:50 > 0:55:52Erm, little ladies.
0:55:52 > 0:55:55- Porcelain ladies.- What, sort of, Royal Doulton figures,
0:55:55 > 0:55:56- and things like that? - Coalport and...
0:55:56 > 0:55:58Yeah, I think they're pretty.
0:55:58 > 0:56:01- You know, they're nice to look at. - Colourful.- Thank you.
0:56:01 > 0:56:02Well, I tell you what, if you sell this
0:56:02 > 0:56:05and you get the right money for it, you can buy two or three of those.
0:56:05 > 0:56:08- I could buy a few more.- You could, couldn't you? Here we go.
0:56:08 > 0:56:10It's going under the hammer right now.
0:56:10 > 0:56:14This is the Liberty Tudric pewter mantel clock
0:56:14 > 0:56:16and we've had good interest here.
0:56:16 > 0:56:19We have two commissioned bids with me.
0:56:19 > 0:56:23I'm going to start the bidding at £450.
0:56:23 > 0:56:25Is there 470 in the room?
0:56:25 > 0:56:27720 to the internet.
0:56:27 > 0:56:29- 720?- 720.- Some person online. - It's just jumped.
0:56:29 > 0:56:33£720, then, on the net at 720.
0:56:33 > 0:56:36At £720, we are about to sell.
0:56:36 > 0:56:38If there's anyone in the room who wants to
0:56:38 > 0:56:39put their hand up at this point,
0:56:39 > 0:56:40it's a good time.
0:56:40 > 0:56:42At £720, and selling, then.
0:56:42 > 0:56:44- 820.- 820 on the net, now.
0:56:44 > 0:56:47- Oh, no.- Now, that's better, isn't it?
0:56:47 > 0:56:48£820, and selling on the net.
0:56:48 > 0:56:49Are you all done?
0:56:49 > 0:56:52- 920.- £920.
0:56:52 > 0:56:54- Oh, my knees are shaking.- Oh...
0:56:54 > 0:56:57£920. We are selling, last time...
0:56:57 > 0:57:01- 970.- 900... There's a bit of gamesmanship going on here.
0:57:01 > 0:57:02970, now, on the net.
0:57:02 > 0:57:04Make it 1,000.
0:57:04 > 0:57:06At £970,
0:57:06 > 0:57:09for the last time, at £970...
0:57:11 > 0:57:13- Hold me up.- Get in there.
0:57:13 > 0:57:16£970, Dulcie - that's incredible, isn't it?
0:57:16 > 0:57:18That's a good result,
0:57:18 > 0:57:20and that's a great way to end today's show, isn't it?
0:57:20 > 0:57:22On a high like that.
0:57:22 > 0:57:24Well done, Dulcie. I hope you've enjoyed the show.
0:57:24 > 0:57:25We've thoroughly enjoyed being here,
0:57:25 > 0:57:28so until the next time, it's goodbye from all of us.