0:00:04 > 0:00:07"Flog It!" has travelled to the beautiful county of Kent,
0:00:07 > 0:00:12where during World War II, the skies were filled with planes,
0:00:12 > 0:00:14as the Battle of Britain raged overhead.
0:00:14 > 0:00:16Later on in the programme,
0:00:16 > 0:00:18we'll be finding out more about Kent's role
0:00:18 > 0:00:20during World War II.
0:00:20 > 0:00:22And visiting the home of the great
0:00:22 > 0:00:23Sir Winston Churchill.
0:00:23 > 0:00:25Welcome to "Flog It!"
0:00:46 > 0:00:49The Battle of Britain was short and intense.
0:00:49 > 0:00:51As the sound of dogfights rattled through the air,
0:00:51 > 0:00:54the people of Kent took shelter and held together.
0:01:00 > 0:01:03Remembering the past helps us keep history alive,
0:01:03 > 0:01:06and that's exactly what we do here on "Flog It!"
0:01:10 > 0:01:13Today, we are at Chiddingstone Castle in Kent, which is
0:01:13 > 0:01:15crammed full of historic items.
0:01:15 > 0:01:19We are hoping to find the artefacts that help us capture the past,
0:01:19 > 0:01:22whether it's memories of wartime or of childhood.
0:01:25 > 0:01:28But it's not all about history, this lot are definitely in the here
0:01:28 > 0:01:32and now and they're clutching bags and boxes full of treasures.
0:01:36 > 0:01:38A big, big thank you to all of you
0:01:38 > 0:01:40turning up on this lovely summer's day.
0:01:40 > 0:01:44Hundreds of people here, laden with antiques and collectables,
0:01:44 > 0:01:47hoping for a favourable valuation from our experts.
0:01:47 > 0:01:50The great thing about this show is someone in this queue has
0:01:50 > 0:01:54something that's worth a small fortune. They don't know it yet.
0:01:54 > 0:01:55It's our experts' job to find it.
0:01:55 > 0:01:59And once they've found it, there's only one question on your lips,
0:01:59 > 0:02:00which is...
0:02:00 > 0:02:01ALL: What's it worth?
0:02:04 > 0:02:08Fighting to find the best items in the queue are...
0:02:08 > 0:02:11Wow, look at that! Straight to the spear.
0:02:11 > 0:02:14..Mr Soft And Gentle, Adam Partridge...
0:02:14 > 0:02:17Hello. What have you brought along today?
0:02:17 > 0:02:20..and pretty in pink, Thomas Plant.
0:02:20 > 0:02:22Look at the size of that beast.
0:02:22 > 0:02:25If they like an item, they sticker its owner,
0:02:25 > 0:02:27and that's where the Flog It! journey begins.
0:02:31 > 0:02:33Now it's time for everyone to take
0:02:33 > 0:02:35the weight off their feet, apply the suntan lotion
0:02:35 > 0:02:38and hope they get a life-changing valuation.
0:02:40 > 0:02:44On today's show, three fascinating items from far-flung lands.
0:02:46 > 0:02:50An oriental piece that found a new use in the UK.
0:02:50 > 0:02:53My grandma used it to make all our Christmas puddings
0:02:53 > 0:02:54and our Christmas cakes.
0:02:54 > 0:02:58Foreign objects of the tribal variety.
0:02:58 > 0:03:01It's just something we found at a boot fair.
0:03:01 > 0:03:02It was only four pounds.
0:03:02 > 0:03:04And a special book that charts
0:03:04 > 0:03:06a year in the life of a British man abroad.
0:03:06 > 0:03:10I've got an eight year old, and I think he'd laugh at these. Yes.
0:03:10 > 0:03:14Which do you think makes the most money at auction?
0:03:14 > 0:03:15Everybody is now safely seated.
0:03:15 > 0:03:17Let's hand the proceedings over to Thomas Plant.
0:03:17 > 0:03:21He's found his first item, and I've just been told it's a gem.
0:03:23 > 0:03:25David. Hello.
0:03:25 > 0:03:30Tell me, you've brought along your family group of medals. Yes.
0:03:30 > 0:03:32Who do they all belong to?
0:03:32 > 0:03:36The Second World War medals are my father's.
0:03:36 > 0:03:41The First World War medals are from both sets of grandparents.
0:03:41 > 0:03:45And the watch here, this is a First World War watch. It is.
0:03:45 > 0:03:48I would say that probably belonged to one of your grandparents. Yes.
0:03:48 > 0:03:54Now, did you know that the two medals you've got for each of your
0:03:54 > 0:03:58grandparents are Victory In British War medals from the First World War?
0:03:58 > 0:04:02Yes. These are silver, those are brass. Yes.
0:04:02 > 0:04:08Round each of these medals is a name and rank and regiment. Yes. Right.
0:04:08 > 0:04:09If I pick up this medal here,
0:04:09 > 0:04:15it's for Lance Corporal GF Mannering, MFP. Yes.
0:04:15 > 0:04:17Military Foot Police. Yes.
0:04:17 > 0:04:21So he was in the police and he was a Lance Corporal in the police. Yes.
0:04:21 > 0:04:26It looks like his number was 7479. It's got P next to it.
0:04:26 > 0:04:28I think that was his police number.
0:04:28 > 0:04:30It possibly was. Kept his police number. Yes.
0:04:31 > 0:04:35Interesting being Military Foot Police. Yes.
0:04:35 > 0:04:36And this chap here...
0:04:37 > 0:04:39..was Private...
0:04:39 > 0:04:41Is it CJ...?
0:04:41 > 0:04:45CJ Manktelow. Kent Regiment. Yes.
0:04:45 > 0:04:47They must have been quite young when they joined up.
0:04:47 > 0:04:50I suppose, like most First World War soldiers,
0:04:50 > 0:04:55they were anything from 16 to 18 when they joined up.
0:04:55 > 0:05:00What's interesting, it would have been after the 14-15 years,
0:05:00 > 0:05:03because they don't have the 14-15 Star. Right.
0:05:03 > 0:05:06So I'm pretty sure it would have been after that they would
0:05:06 > 0:05:09have joined up. And your father's medals here.
0:05:09 > 0:05:13He has the Pacific Star. That's right. And the 1939-45 Star.
0:05:13 > 0:05:15What regiment was he in?
0:05:15 > 0:05:20I'm not sure because he was serving on the Burma to Siam railway
0:05:20 > 0:05:23as a prisoner of war for three years.
0:05:23 > 0:05:25So he was captured? Yes. That's right.
0:05:25 > 0:05:31He was in one of the prisoner of war camps alongside Kwai.
0:05:31 > 0:05:33He never talked about it that much.
0:05:33 > 0:05:35God, that must have been awful.
0:05:35 > 0:05:38I never used to question him on what regiment he was and that,
0:05:38 > 0:05:41but I'm sure he must have been in some sort of Kent Regiment
0:05:41 > 0:05:43because we are Kent people.
0:05:43 > 0:05:46Just tell me, what's your reasoning on selling these?
0:05:46 > 0:05:48I have no children to pass them on to.
0:05:48 > 0:05:53And quite frankly, the medals have just been sitting in a tin,
0:05:53 > 0:05:57in a drawer, for many, many years. The same with the watch.
0:05:57 > 0:06:00Part of me says sell them as two lots.
0:06:00 > 0:06:03Yes. Part of me says sell them as a family group. OK.
0:06:03 > 0:06:06Because of the Kent connection. Yes.
0:06:06 > 0:06:08I think that might be quite interesting. Yes.
0:06:08 > 0:06:10When it comes to value, funnily enough,
0:06:10 > 0:06:13these are not worth as much as people think. No.
0:06:13 > 0:06:18However, Military Foot Police I think is quite rare.
0:06:18 > 0:06:19Yes.
0:06:19 > 0:06:23The East Kent Regiment. People like regiments more than corps. Yes.
0:06:23 > 0:06:26And, of course, we have the watch.
0:06:26 > 0:06:30We have probably got ?100 with the watch there and the medals here.
0:06:30 > 0:06:34And then your father's medals probably add another 50. Yeah, yeah.
0:06:34 > 0:06:39I think we'd say ?150-?200. Right. And reserve it at 100. Yes.
0:06:39 > 0:06:41Are you happy with that? Yes, I would be, yes.
0:06:41 > 0:06:44Very interesting. And thank you for bringing them along.
0:06:44 > 0:06:47It's quite emotional, really. I'd like to see them at auction.
0:06:47 > 0:06:50Yes, I'd like to see them go to a nice home.
0:06:51 > 0:06:54It's always hard selling family medals, but with
0:06:54 > 0:06:57the provenance of this group, they're sure to go to a good home.
0:06:57 > 0:07:00It's not just local history that we take an interest in -
0:07:00 > 0:07:05war items come to the show from all over the world, as Adam discovered.
0:07:07 > 0:07:11It's quite a surprise to come to Kent and to see African tribal art,
0:07:11 > 0:07:16shields, blow pipes, bow and arrow. What's all this about?
0:07:16 > 0:07:18Well, it was just something we found at a boot fair.
0:07:18 > 0:07:22The assegai was the first thing that we found. Yes.
0:07:22 > 0:07:24It was only four pounds... Four pounds?
0:07:24 > 0:07:26So we thought we'd bring it home.
0:07:26 > 0:07:28And that started off... That started off...
0:07:28 > 0:07:30How long has this been going on for?
0:07:30 > 0:07:33It was within a short period of time. It was about 15 years ago.
0:07:33 > 0:07:36OK. It took... "We" being?
0:07:36 > 0:07:38My husband and myself. OK. Yeah.
0:07:38 > 0:07:41As we got them, we displayed them on our dining room wall, which was
0:07:41 > 0:07:45quite a nice feature for people to talk about when they came to dinner.
0:07:45 > 0:07:46Yeah, definitely.
0:07:46 > 0:07:48How has it ended up on our valuation table at "Flog It!" today?
0:07:48 > 0:07:50What's the reason for getting rid of it?
0:07:50 > 0:07:53My husband passed away three years ago.
0:07:53 > 0:07:55Just before that, we moved house. Right.
0:07:55 > 0:07:59To a Georgian house. And they really don't fit into a Georgian house.
0:07:59 > 0:08:02What sort of house were you in before that they did fit into?
0:08:02 > 0:08:05It was just a modern flat. Right, OK.
0:08:05 > 0:08:06So we did what we wanted to do within it.
0:08:06 > 0:08:09I think they are good fun, really.
0:08:09 > 0:08:10Are these poisoned?
0:08:10 > 0:08:13They are. They are poison-tipped arrows in the blow pipe.
0:08:13 > 0:08:15Very good. Ever had to use one?
0:08:15 > 0:08:18No! A bit rough around Chatham?
0:08:18 > 0:08:21LAUGHING: Sometimes, but I've never used it.
0:08:21 > 0:08:23It would be another one, wouldn't it?
0:08:23 > 0:08:25"Burglar impaled by poisoned arrow."
0:08:25 > 0:08:27That would be quite good.
0:08:27 > 0:08:29So the spear was the first thing.
0:08:29 > 0:08:31That was... That was four pounds. Four pounds.
0:08:31 > 0:08:34It looks like it has a bit of age about it, doesn't it?
0:08:34 > 0:08:35Yes, it does.
0:08:35 > 0:08:38Some engraving on the blade and some nice bits of wear.
0:08:38 > 0:08:42There can be a great demand for certain older tribal art things.
0:08:42 > 0:08:45And they can make many, many thousands of pounds.
0:08:45 > 0:08:48I think the majority of this is tourist-ware that people would
0:08:48 > 0:08:51have picked up on holidays throughout the 20th century.
0:08:51 > 0:08:54Some maybe as recently as 30-40 years ago.
0:08:54 > 0:08:57I think this one might even be aboriginal rather than African.
0:08:57 > 0:09:01Yeah. The decoration on that looks more Australian, doesn't it?
0:09:01 > 0:09:04And also... I'll just put that back a minute.
0:09:05 > 0:09:08These are... These are... I think they are original, actually.
0:09:08 > 0:09:10I think they are. Yeah, you are quite right.
0:09:10 > 0:09:13Rather gruesome. They are bolas. Or bol-as.
0:09:13 > 0:09:16That's right. Do they sort of swing them round and...?
0:09:16 > 0:09:19For swinging and throwing and ensnaring the animals.
0:09:19 > 0:09:22Yeah, but they are very heavy, aren't they? They are.
0:09:22 > 0:09:24I'm quite sure that they are... They are very weighty.
0:09:24 > 0:09:28..they are real. They must be lead-filled, I think.
0:09:28 > 0:09:30And I agree with you, I think they are the real thing.
0:09:30 > 0:09:33So, you've got a reason for selling them,
0:09:33 > 0:09:36you haven't paid much for them... No, no. These were 50 pence.
0:09:36 > 0:09:39I don't think they are going to be massive money. OK.
0:09:39 > 0:09:42I think we'd put a guide price of ?50-?100 on them. OK.
0:09:42 > 0:09:45Is that all right? Try and hide the disappointment, Linda.
0:09:45 > 0:09:47A few more noughts would have been nice.
0:09:47 > 0:09:51I doubt it. Although you almost never know.
0:09:51 > 0:09:54I hope for you that it's one that really takes off.
0:09:54 > 0:09:55Yeah, hopefully.
0:09:55 > 0:09:58Thanks for bringing them along. Not what I expected to see in Kent.
0:09:58 > 0:10:00No! That's the joy of this programme.
0:10:03 > 0:10:06The "Flog It!" folk are a calm and gentle sort,
0:10:06 > 0:10:09which is more than can be said for this formidable group.
0:10:09 > 0:10:11Heavyweight boxer Henry Cooper,
0:10:11 > 0:10:14with heavyweight gangsters, the Krays.
0:10:14 > 0:10:17George. Yes. You don't sound like you're from these parts.
0:10:17 > 0:10:20I'm not, I'm from the East End. You're from the East End?
0:10:20 > 0:10:22A proper East Ender? I'm a proper East Ender.
0:10:22 > 0:10:24What brings you down to these parts?
0:10:24 > 0:10:28Well, I've lived in Kent now for the last 50 years. Have you? Yeah.
0:10:28 > 0:10:29THEY LAUGH
0:10:29 > 0:10:32So you've been a Kent person more than a Cockney? Definitely.
0:10:32 > 0:10:34But you were still born there.
0:10:34 > 0:10:36I was born there, I was bred there, and I still love the East End.
0:10:36 > 0:10:38Brilliant, brilliant.
0:10:38 > 0:10:41And tell me, you brought along some interesting photographs... Yeah.
0:10:41 > 0:10:43..of what looks like a boxing night. Yes.
0:10:43 > 0:10:46What it is, it's mostly of the Kray twins,
0:10:46 > 0:10:48and their brother Charlie.
0:10:48 > 0:10:52That's Charlie Kray, Reggie Kray,
0:10:52 > 0:10:54Henry Cooper, and Ronnie Kray.
0:10:54 > 0:10:56You didn't know the Krays, did you?
0:10:56 > 0:10:58You'd obviously heard of them growing up?
0:10:58 > 0:11:01Oh, I've met them a few times. Have you? Yeah.
0:11:01 > 0:11:02How did you meet them?
0:11:02 > 0:11:04Well, we used to...
0:11:04 > 0:11:06When I was in my teens,
0:11:06 > 0:11:11there used to be little sort of disco clubs around the East End,
0:11:11 > 0:11:15and many a time, the Krays, the two brothers used to walk in,
0:11:15 > 0:11:18have a little dance, and chat with the fellas and that.
0:11:18 > 0:11:24But they were... Well, to me, they seemed nice fellas. Yeah?
0:11:24 > 0:11:29But in their own little circle, we know what happened, don't we?
0:11:29 > 0:11:31Well, yes, absolutely. It's extraordinary.
0:11:31 > 0:11:36And the celebrity of criminality...
0:11:36 > 0:11:43It's been publicised heavily, in films, documentaries... Yeah.
0:11:43 > 0:11:48..and auction houses do sell a lot of Kray memorabilia, actually,
0:11:48 > 0:11:50from the twins here.
0:11:50 > 0:11:52There's a big group of people here,
0:11:52 > 0:11:55and you can see the twins here, and anybody you recognise there?
0:11:55 > 0:11:57Yeah, that's Terry Spinks, the boxer.
0:11:57 > 0:12:00The little guy there? Oh, yeah, he was a brilliant boxer, Terry.
0:12:00 > 0:12:02Was he? Yeah, brilliant, Terry Spinks. This fella here,
0:12:02 > 0:12:05I used to go to school with. Really? This chap there?
0:12:05 > 0:12:07Yes, this chap there, Harry Abrahams,
0:12:07 > 0:12:09I went to school with him. He's a nice fella.
0:12:09 > 0:12:11So how did you get these photographs?
0:12:11 > 0:12:15Well, I've had them about 25, 30 years now.
0:12:15 > 0:12:16And a friend of mine had them,
0:12:16 > 0:12:18and we were just looking through them one day.
0:12:18 > 0:12:20I said, "Oh, I'd like to keep them."
0:12:20 > 0:12:22He said, "You can have them if you want them. I don't want them."
0:12:22 > 0:12:25Really? And he just gave them to me. Well, they are...
0:12:25 > 0:12:26They're quite candid shots as well.
0:12:26 > 0:12:29I quite like the fact that you've got... Here's an example.
0:12:29 > 0:12:31You've got the Kray twins here,
0:12:31 > 0:12:34sort of one sort of leaning in to make sure he's in the photograph,
0:12:34 > 0:12:38but the cameraman has photographed them through the boxing ring.
0:12:38 > 0:12:41That's right. So you've got the rope in the middle of it all.
0:12:41 > 0:12:43Yeah, that's right. It's all quite odd, isn't it? Yeah.
0:12:43 > 0:12:45As you can see, they were very smart fellas.
0:12:45 > 0:12:47Well, I think these are marvellous photographs,
0:12:47 > 0:12:50and underneath here, you've got a Matt Busby,
0:12:50 > 0:12:55one of Manchester United's most famous managers,
0:12:55 > 0:12:58but also the one who took them through the Munich air disaster.
0:12:58 > 0:13:00That's right. So...a real hero.
0:13:00 > 0:13:03Well, I'll tell you how that came about.
0:13:03 > 0:13:07My son, Tony, unfortunately, he's not with us no more.
0:13:07 > 0:13:10We lost him about 16 years ago. Oh, I'm sorry.
0:13:10 > 0:13:12My father-in-law - my wife's dad -
0:13:12 > 0:13:15he worked for the Mirror Group newspapers,
0:13:15 > 0:13:17and Sir Matt Busby came in there one day.
0:13:17 > 0:13:20I said, "Do you think I could get a signature for my son?
0:13:20 > 0:13:22"He plays football, and likes football."
0:13:22 > 0:13:24So he said, "Certainly," and he just wrote that.
0:13:24 > 0:13:27"To Tony, best wishes, Matt Busby." Yeah.
0:13:27 > 0:13:29It's such a treasured thing, really.
0:13:29 > 0:13:32You sure you want to sell these things? Well...
0:13:32 > 0:13:35You don't want to give them away. I don't want to give them away, no.
0:13:35 > 0:13:36I think there's two lots, though. Yeah.
0:13:36 > 0:13:40I think the Kray photographs are candid, they're exciting,
0:13:40 > 0:13:43interesting. The provenance is...
0:13:43 > 0:13:47You're an East Ender, they've come straight from the horse's mouth,
0:13:47 > 0:13:48so to speak. Right.
0:13:48 > 0:13:53I think they're worth at least 60-100, maybe even ?80-?100.
0:13:53 > 0:13:55So let's meet in the middle.
0:13:55 > 0:14:00Let's say ?70-?100, with a reserve of round about ?50. Yeah.
0:14:00 > 0:14:02So we won't give them away. Yeah.
0:14:02 > 0:14:07So, on to the valuation of the Matt Busby signed piece of paper.
0:14:07 > 0:14:08I think...
0:14:10 > 0:14:14The estimate would be between 40 and ?60. Right, yeah.
0:14:14 > 0:14:18I'd reserve it at at least ?30. OK. You happy with that?
0:14:18 > 0:14:19Yeah, I'm happy with that.
0:14:19 > 0:14:22So, a pleasure to see them, and to meet you as well.
0:14:22 > 0:14:24Oh, thank you very much! Thank you.
0:14:26 > 0:14:28They might not be worth a fortune,
0:14:28 > 0:14:30but those photos are fresh to the market
0:14:30 > 0:14:32and could be very rare.
0:14:35 > 0:14:40Items from abroad give us a picture of the world in another era,
0:14:40 > 0:14:44and Adam's found a book full of them.
0:14:44 > 0:14:45Thanks for coming.
0:14:45 > 0:14:48It's an interesting album you've got here by the looks of it. Thank you.
0:14:48 > 0:14:50What can you tell us about it?
0:14:50 > 0:14:53It goes back to my late husband's grandfather. Yes.
0:14:53 > 0:14:57When he was out in Egypt, tied up with the diplomatic service.
0:14:57 > 0:15:01I see! And presumably working out there at that time.
0:15:01 > 0:15:02When was that?
0:15:02 > 0:15:06The postcards are basically 1908. So that era.
0:15:06 > 0:15:09This is the year he was perhaps out, stationed in Egypt?
0:15:09 > 0:15:12That's what I would think. And he's formed this collection of cards?
0:15:12 > 0:15:15Yes. Some aren't written on, and some I guess he sent back.
0:15:15 > 0:15:19Some of the later ones, as you go through the album, he had sent back
0:15:19 > 0:15:25to what would have been my husband's father when he was a little boy.
0:15:25 > 0:15:27Right. We'll have a look at those.
0:15:27 > 0:15:30We've got, of course, the Sphinx and some pyramids.
0:15:30 > 0:15:33They won't have changed much, will they? No!
0:15:33 > 0:15:36But some of the places will have changed incredibly. Very much so.
0:15:36 > 0:15:38A lot of this is Egypt, right.
0:15:38 > 0:15:41And then the Suez Canal. Yeah.
0:15:41 > 0:15:46Eventually, they come through to...it's almost a tour...
0:15:46 > 0:15:49They went on a bit of a European tour by the look of it.
0:15:49 > 0:15:50Because then we are in Paris.
0:15:50 > 0:15:53Yes. I have a feeling that's perhaps when they were on their way back.
0:15:53 > 0:15:56On their way back they maybe did a bit of a tour.
0:15:56 > 0:15:59Here's an interesting one - trains. Yes. People love trains.
0:15:59 > 0:16:03That translates to the collectors of rare train cards as well. Yes.
0:16:03 > 0:16:07Those are a little more interesting perhaps than all the views
0:16:07 > 0:16:11that you get, which are quite common tourist pick-up things. Yes.
0:16:11 > 0:16:15We carry on through a little bit and where are we now? Vesuvius.
0:16:15 > 0:16:18Keep going. Greek costume.
0:16:18 > 0:16:20And here, these are fun. Yes.
0:16:20 > 0:16:22These are the ones that he sent back to his son, aren't they? Yes.
0:16:22 > 0:16:26There is one there that's half in. There's one there... Look at that!
0:16:26 > 0:16:27THEY LAUGH
0:16:27 > 0:16:32All it is, is to Master AC Brockies in London.
0:16:32 > 0:16:34There is no message, just the address.
0:16:34 > 0:16:36There you go, there is a postcard for you. Yes.
0:16:36 > 0:16:40And how nice for little boys to see that. From his dad. Yeah.
0:16:40 > 0:16:42When was that? I think... 1908?
0:16:42 > 0:16:44It is 1908, isn't it?
0:16:44 > 0:16:47Absolutely right. How young do you think the boy would have been?
0:16:47 > 0:16:49He would have been eight, because he was born in 1900.
0:16:49 > 0:16:52OK, I've got an eight year old, and I think he'd laugh at this.
0:16:52 > 0:16:53Yes. Yes.
0:16:53 > 0:16:56Look at these. They are great fun, aren't they? They are.
0:16:56 > 0:16:59All of them simply with just a name and address on the back.
0:16:59 > 0:17:03Sally, it seems slightly sad, in a way,
0:17:03 > 0:17:06that you've decided to sell them. What's the reasoning?
0:17:06 > 0:17:09Well, none of the family are really interested.
0:17:09 > 0:17:13Equally, how do I split an album like this
0:17:13 > 0:17:16between seven granddaughters and one grandson?
0:17:16 > 0:17:18Very good point. You can't split it.
0:17:18 > 0:17:21In terms of value, there's not a huge amount of value there.
0:17:21 > 0:17:24I might be over-optimistic thinking about the hundred mark.
0:17:24 > 0:17:26I think we could make towards 100. Yeah.
0:17:26 > 0:17:30I would temper it to maybe 70 to 100 as an estimate.
0:17:30 > 0:17:32And put a reserve of about ?70 on it.
0:17:32 > 0:17:34Yes, I think definitely a reserve on it. I think so.
0:17:34 > 0:17:36Thanks for coming, Sally.
0:17:36 > 0:17:37I'm looking forward to seeing how they go.
0:17:37 > 0:17:40Thank you. A fascinating chronology of your family history.
0:17:40 > 0:17:41Thank you very much.
0:17:41 > 0:17:44While everyone's busy here, I'm off to do something
0:17:44 > 0:17:45completely different.
0:17:51 > 0:17:52Two and a half miles of track,
0:17:52 > 0:17:56cars driving wildly at hundreds of miles an hour.
0:17:58 > 0:18:01Sponsorship deals worth millions and an international
0:18:01 > 0:18:03audience of billions!
0:18:08 > 0:18:10This is Brands Hatch,
0:18:10 > 0:18:12a Formula 1 racetrack for 22 years,
0:18:12 > 0:18:15loved by all the driving greats, from Stirling Moss
0:18:15 > 0:18:17to Graham Hill.
0:18:17 > 0:18:20But how did this world-renowned track come about?
0:18:20 > 0:18:22And why here, in Kent?
0:18:24 > 0:18:26Well, it all started with an overgrown field
0:18:26 > 0:18:27and the humble bicycle.
0:18:29 > 0:18:33In 1926, a group of cyclists were riding past on bikes,
0:18:33 > 0:18:36like this, led by a local man, Ron Argent.
0:18:36 > 0:18:40Now, Ron noticed that the field's natural contours
0:18:40 > 0:18:43acted like something of an amphitheatre,
0:18:43 > 0:18:45and he thought this would be the ideal racetrack,
0:18:45 > 0:18:49with these banks acting as natural viewing platforms.
0:18:49 > 0:18:53At the time, the area was owned by Brands Hatch farm,
0:18:53 > 0:18:55so the cyclists approached the owners
0:18:55 > 0:18:57to see if they could use it as a racetrack,
0:18:57 > 0:19:01and thanks to the farmer saying yes, Brands Hatch was born.
0:19:01 > 0:19:03BELL RINGS
0:19:03 > 0:19:05The first-ever race was in 1926
0:19:05 > 0:19:10and it was between cyclists and the cross-country runners.
0:19:10 > 0:19:15Nobody knows quite why the contest was between man and machine.
0:19:15 > 0:19:16The runners won the day,
0:19:16 > 0:19:20and the event put the wheels in motion for more wheels in motion.
0:19:23 > 0:19:26Before long, the circuit developed into a three-quarter-mile track
0:19:26 > 0:19:30in the valley, attracting even more two-wheelers -
0:19:30 > 0:19:32this time, the motorised kind.
0:19:32 > 0:19:35Local groups of motorcyclists got together,
0:19:35 > 0:19:40and they had their first meet here, in March of 1932.
0:19:40 > 0:19:4550cc Nortons and Triumphs raced on the dusty, noisy track.
0:19:45 > 0:19:48Within two decades, the circuit was tarmacked
0:19:48 > 0:19:51and races attracted 30,000 spectators -
0:19:51 > 0:19:53and this was just the beginning.
0:19:56 > 0:20:01By the 1950s, the track started filling up with cars like this -
0:20:01 > 0:20:05a 1953 Staride Formula 3,
0:20:05 > 0:20:08the first car ever to race at Brands Hatch.
0:20:10 > 0:20:12It was the forerunner to the Formula 1 car,
0:20:12 > 0:20:17and this particular one raced here at Brands Hatch in 1953.
0:20:17 > 0:20:19Its present owner, Xavier,
0:20:19 > 0:20:22brought it back to Brands Hatch to race again -
0:20:22 > 0:20:2561 years later, after its first outing.
0:20:27 > 0:20:29Hello. Hi, hello, good to see you.
0:20:29 > 0:20:32And you. And what a machine! Brilliant, isn't it? Yes.
0:20:32 > 0:20:35Now, I know you've never been a professional racing car drive,
0:20:35 > 0:20:38so how did you end up owning a Formula 3 car like this.
0:20:38 > 0:20:40Very easy story, really, Paul.
0:20:40 > 0:20:43I decided to retire early. I've always loved motorsport,
0:20:43 > 0:20:45so what do you do when you retire?
0:20:45 > 0:20:47You buy a racing car. It's almost as easy as that.
0:20:47 > 0:20:50You've never grown up, really, it's boys and their toys, isn't it?
0:20:50 > 0:20:52Absolutely right. So, what you inspired you to buy
0:20:52 > 0:20:54this particular car, then? I'll show you. This.
0:20:56 > 0:20:57A model of it? A model of it.
0:20:57 > 0:21:01When I was a teenager, 13, 14, I used to make model kits.
0:21:01 > 0:21:04And one of the ones I made was of a Formula 3 racing car.
0:21:04 > 0:21:07And ever since then, I've really, really loved that type of car.
0:21:07 > 0:21:10So when I retired, save a bit of money, buy a car.
0:21:10 > 0:21:13So you know the history of this car? Absolutely.
0:21:13 > 0:21:15It raced here first in April 1953,
0:21:15 > 0:21:18then stayed racing around various circuits in the UK
0:21:18 > 0:21:21and was eventually exported to California in 1959.
0:21:21 > 0:21:24Then came back on the historic race scene in the States.
0:21:24 > 0:21:27And then eventually, I bought the car at the end of 2010.
0:21:27 > 0:21:28And that's when you found it.
0:21:28 > 0:21:30That's when I found it, absolutely right.
0:21:30 > 0:21:32OK, let's just get a bit technical, very, very quickly. OK? OK.
0:21:32 > 0:21:36Maximum speed? Gearing - 110, 115, depending on the circuit.
0:21:36 > 0:21:39That's quite fast! It's quick enough when you are about three inches
0:21:39 > 0:21:42off the ground! Yeah, you're very, very low, aren't you?
0:21:42 > 0:21:44You are low. And what sort of cylinder is the engine?
0:21:44 > 0:21:46It's got Norton - is that a bike engine?
0:21:46 > 0:21:49It's a Manx Norton - it's only 500cc.
0:21:49 > 0:21:51That's nothing, is it? Absolutely nothing.
0:21:51 > 0:21:53What does your good lady wife think of all this?
0:21:53 > 0:21:56Well, without Angie, I couldn't go racing,
0:21:56 > 0:21:59because Angie's the person that starts the car.
0:21:59 > 0:22:01How do you start this car, then?
0:22:01 > 0:22:04Well... You don't stick a key in the ignition.
0:22:04 > 0:22:06I'm afraid you have to jack it up, you have to spin the back wheels
0:22:06 > 0:22:09to get the car going, and then you fire it up.
0:22:09 > 0:22:10So, jack the back of the car up,
0:22:10 > 0:22:14then third gear, then the Demon starter comes along.
0:22:14 > 0:22:18This is only part of it cos it needs someone to work it.
0:22:18 > 0:22:19OK, Angie...?
0:22:20 > 0:22:22OK.
0:22:26 > 0:22:27ENGINE STARTS
0:22:32 > 0:22:34You can feel the whole room vibrate.
0:22:40 > 0:22:43Xavier is just one of many people whose lives have been
0:22:43 > 0:22:45touched by Brands Hatch,
0:22:45 > 0:22:50and it's brought Formula 1 into the homes for many millions of people.
0:22:54 > 0:22:58In 1986, Brands Hatch held its final Grand Prix.
0:22:58 > 0:23:03115,000 people came here to witness this historic event.
0:23:04 > 0:23:07And the passionate crowd would have been on their feet here
0:23:07 > 0:23:09in the grandstand, over there on the South Bank
0:23:09 > 0:23:12and all around the edges.
0:23:12 > 0:23:14The atmosphere would have been electrifying
0:23:14 > 0:23:17as Nigel Mansell won the race with a five-and-a-half-second lead.
0:23:19 > 0:23:21Grand Prix are no longer held here,
0:23:21 > 0:23:23but Brands Hatch is still a hive of activity.
0:23:23 > 0:23:26And today, it's my turn to experience
0:23:26 > 0:23:28the buzz of the racetrack.
0:23:28 > 0:23:30Nigel Mansell, eat your heart out.
0:23:30 > 0:23:33MACHO MUSIC
0:23:38 > 0:23:40Hi, Paul, I'm Peter. Pleased to meet you.
0:23:40 > 0:23:41I'm a instructor here at Brands.
0:23:41 > 0:23:43Let's show you how this circuit goes.
0:23:43 > 0:23:46Looking forward to this. You are a brave man!
0:23:46 > 0:23:48LAUGHTER
0:23:49 > 0:23:51Oh, well, here goes.
0:23:51 > 0:23:53Wish me luck!
0:23:53 > 0:23:55MUSIC: Cars by Gary Numan
0:23:57 > 0:24:00And up to third gear.
0:24:00 > 0:24:03Can I go for it? Accelerate down the hill, yeah. Wow!
0:24:03 > 0:24:05You can feel the contours.
0:24:05 > 0:24:08You can, it's a very undulating circuit, Brands Hatch.
0:24:08 > 0:24:11It's a real drivers' circuit. It's fantastic!
0:24:11 > 0:24:14Then we're braking for Graham Hill Bend.
0:24:14 > 0:24:15Graham Hill Bend - wow!
0:24:15 > 0:24:18Named after one of the classic British racing drivers
0:24:18 > 0:24:20of all time.
0:24:20 > 0:24:22Straighten the front wheels slightly, that's good.
0:24:22 > 0:24:25That's good, here comes this main straight. Oh!
0:24:25 > 0:24:27Power on, power on. Oh, ho-ho!
0:24:27 > 0:24:30Superb! Very well done.
0:24:31 > 0:24:33Climb up the hill...
0:24:33 > 0:24:35Braking...
0:24:35 > 0:24:36Good...
0:24:41 > 0:24:43Well done, sir. PAUL CHUCKLES
0:24:44 > 0:24:45Oh...
0:24:47 > 0:24:48That was fantastic.
0:24:48 > 0:24:50That was scary.
0:24:50 > 0:24:52That was the real McCoy.
0:24:52 > 0:24:55Gosh! Brilliant. Woo!
0:25:01 > 0:25:04And now a quick reminder of what's going off to auction.
0:25:06 > 0:25:09There's a curious collection of tribal artefacts.
0:25:09 > 0:25:11Is it all made for tourists, or
0:25:11 > 0:25:14will some of it make a small fortune?
0:25:14 > 0:25:17War medals that tell a family story.
0:25:17 > 0:25:19The Krays, Henry Cooper and Matt Busby -
0:25:19 > 0:25:22all big names, but will they fetch big money?
0:25:23 > 0:25:27And you get a lot of postcards for your money with this lot,
0:25:27 > 0:25:30but will the album make the ?70 reserve?
0:25:32 > 0:25:36There's only one way to find out, it's auction time
0:25:36 > 0:25:40and we're nipping over the county border to Surrey.
0:25:40 > 0:25:41This is where we put
0:25:41 > 0:25:43our valuations to the test -
0:25:43 > 0:25:44Ewbank Auction Rooms.
0:25:44 > 0:25:47And I tell you what, the car park is full, which means
0:25:47 > 0:25:49it's going to be jam-packed inside.
0:25:49 > 0:25:51Let's get in there and catch up with our owners.
0:25:53 > 0:25:57Our items have been catalogued and displayed,
0:25:57 > 0:26:00and Tim Duggan is the man with the gift of the gavel.
0:26:00 > 0:26:03First up, it's Linda's tribal collection.
0:26:03 > 0:26:06Good luck, Adam, because this one is a hard one to value.
0:26:06 > 0:26:08Ethnographica.
0:26:08 > 0:26:11A collection of African spears and shields and tribal art.
0:26:11 > 0:26:13Bought in car-boot sales.
0:26:13 > 0:26:16How much do you think you collectively paid for the lot?
0:26:16 > 0:26:20For the lot, probably about ?15-?17.
0:26:20 > 0:26:24Not bad. You are going home with a profit. Yeah, hopefully.
0:26:24 > 0:26:26They will sell, won't they? There's enough of it.
0:26:26 > 0:26:28There's a nice diversity.
0:26:28 > 0:26:30OK, we are going to put it to the test right now.
0:26:30 > 0:26:32Here we go, this is it.
0:26:32 > 0:26:34We've got the tribal collection there, including two African
0:26:34 > 0:26:36animal-skin shields there.
0:26:36 > 0:26:37?50 for these.
0:26:37 > 0:26:39Bid me 30. ?30. ?30 bid.
0:26:39 > 0:26:4135. 40.
0:26:41 > 0:26:43Yes! Good! ?40. 45 I've got now. 45 now.
0:26:43 > 0:26:47Can I have 50 anywhere? Be quick. 50 we've got online now.
0:26:47 > 0:26:49?50. Looking for 55 now.
0:26:49 > 0:26:52For the last time, selling them online at ?50.
0:26:52 > 0:26:54GAVEL BANGS ?50. Yes!
0:26:54 > 0:26:57Sold to a chap on the internet. Whew!
0:26:57 > 0:27:00We got there. Well done. Thank you.
0:27:00 > 0:27:04Not a bad return on a ?17 investment.
0:27:06 > 0:27:09Well, let's hope this next lot hits the back of the net
0:27:09 > 0:27:10and scores a great goal.
0:27:10 > 0:27:13It is Sir Matt Busby's autograph and it belongs to George.
0:27:13 > 0:27:16Were you a Manchester United fan? No. No. Just a football fan?
0:27:16 > 0:27:18No. I'm a football fan, yeah.
0:27:18 > 0:27:21Who do you support? Tottenham Hotspur. Tottenham Hotspur.
0:27:21 > 0:27:23You're a...Londoner. OK...
0:27:23 > 0:27:26And there you go. It should sell. This is it.
0:27:26 > 0:27:28We've got Matt Busby there, the autograph there,
0:27:28 > 0:27:30signed in blue pen.
0:27:30 > 0:27:32How do you see it? ?40 for it.
0:27:32 > 0:27:3420, if you like. 20 bid.
0:27:34 > 0:27:3720 bid. 25, 30 now. 35, sir, with you at 35.
0:27:37 > 0:27:39Now looking for 40...
0:27:39 > 0:27:43At 35, then, in the jacket we go at ?35.
0:27:43 > 0:27:45Sold. ?35. Well done.
0:27:47 > 0:27:49Next, those fantastic photos.
0:27:49 > 0:27:51And the Krays are quite collectible, aren't they?
0:27:51 > 0:27:54Oh, yeah, the celebrity of the criminal
0:27:54 > 0:27:57has become a collectible subject in its own right.
0:27:57 > 0:27:59Yeah.
0:27:59 > 0:28:02Good luck, both of you. OK. Good luck, here we go, this is it.
0:28:02 > 0:28:05Got the six black and white photographs there.
0:28:05 > 0:28:08The Krays - including Henry Cooper as well.
0:28:08 > 0:28:10?50 for these, ?50 for them.
0:28:10 > 0:28:1230, if you like.
0:28:12 > 0:28:1530 bid, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55...
0:28:17 > 0:28:1960, 65... Selling, good.
0:28:19 > 0:28:2270, 75. We're in estimate now...
0:28:22 > 0:28:2480, 85.
0:28:24 > 0:28:2685, 90, 95...
0:28:28 > 0:28:3095, 100...
0:28:30 > 0:28:31At ?95, close in at ?95, then,
0:28:31 > 0:28:34right in front we go, then, selling, then, to the lady in front
0:28:34 > 0:28:36at ?95.
0:28:36 > 0:28:39?95. We've done it, George. Yeah. Done it, that's a good result.
0:28:39 > 0:28:41That's a brilliant result. I honestly...
0:28:41 > 0:28:44You were spot-on with your estimate there. I didn't know
0:28:44 > 0:28:46what they were going to make, it was a guess, I have to say.
0:28:46 > 0:28:49Yeah. It was a well-educated one. Well done, Thomas.
0:28:49 > 0:28:50A spot-on valuation by our expert.
0:28:52 > 0:28:55Well, I think this next lot is absolutely fascinating
0:28:55 > 0:28:58It's a postcard album featuring Egypt and Europe after 1908.
0:28:58 > 0:29:01And it belongs to Sally, who is right next to me.
0:29:01 > 0:29:03And our expert - Adam.
0:29:03 > 0:29:05Have you ever been to Egypt? No, I haven't. Nor have I.
0:29:05 > 0:29:06And I'm fascinated by it.
0:29:06 > 0:29:08I'd love to go there. That's right.
0:29:08 > 0:29:11How many pictures there, do you think? About 200.
0:29:11 > 0:29:13It's hard to put a value on, isn't it?
0:29:13 > 0:29:15Because some of these typography things really fly.
0:29:15 > 0:29:19I think we always kind of hold back. Let's see what happens.
0:29:19 > 0:29:22Adam is going to be spot on. I'm going to eat my words.
0:29:22 > 0:29:23OK, let's find out.
0:29:23 > 0:29:26I'd love it if they made loads more for Sally, but I don't... Good luck.
0:29:26 > 0:29:28Thank you. Good luck, Sally, this is it.
0:29:28 > 0:29:32Lot 247. We've got a postcard album containing over 200 postcards.
0:29:32 > 0:29:35What did we say on this one? We've got interest on the go.
0:29:35 > 0:29:38In on the commission of ?50 now. ?50. 55 in the room now. 60. Five.
0:29:38 > 0:29:4170. Five. 80. Five. 90. Five. 100.
0:29:41 > 0:29:44110. At 110 now. 120 anywhere?
0:29:44 > 0:29:46Are we all done then? Selling online at 110.
0:29:46 > 0:29:48BANGS GAVEL Yeah, 110.
0:29:48 > 0:29:51You were getting excited for a minute. Yeah, I was getting excited.
0:29:51 > 0:29:54I was like, go on! 200! Acquired information or something.
0:29:54 > 0:29:57No, no. The top end of the estimate. That's good. Really good.
0:29:57 > 0:30:00I'm pleased with that. Thank you very much.
0:30:00 > 0:30:02It's a pleasure. Thank you. Thank you for bringing it in.
0:30:02 > 0:30:03Brilliant, thank you.
0:30:05 > 0:30:09More international history saved from the skip.
0:30:09 > 0:30:12Going under the hammer right now, we have a very special lot.
0:30:12 > 0:30:15It contains an incredible amount of family history.
0:30:15 > 0:30:18And I know, at the valuation day, Thomas,
0:30:18 > 0:30:21you gave us a wonderful description of the medals.
0:30:21 > 0:30:24Since that day, the reserve has been raised, hasn't it?
0:30:24 > 0:30:29Yes, simply because they are family medals. 150, wasn't it?
0:30:29 > 0:30:33I think I put ?100-?200 or 150, but you've upped it to... 200.
0:30:33 > 0:30:35A fixed reserve at 200.
0:30:35 > 0:30:38I think that's very sensible because they are a huge group.
0:30:38 > 0:30:40Look, they are going under the hammer.
0:30:40 > 0:30:44I just hope, for your sake, you get what you really want for them.
0:30:44 > 0:30:47Top, top money. This is it.
0:30:47 > 0:30:49We've got the family of war medals there
0:30:49 > 0:30:52and a Jaeger-LeCoultre gentleman's military pocket watch.
0:30:52 > 0:30:54?80 online now. ?80 bid now. 85 now.
0:30:54 > 0:30:5690. 95 now.
0:30:56 > 0:30:58100 bid now. 110. 120.
0:30:58 > 0:31:00130. 140.
0:31:00 > 0:31:02150. 160.
0:31:02 > 0:31:06170. 180. 190. 200.
0:31:06 > 0:31:08220. 240 now.
0:31:08 > 0:31:11At 240. 260 anywhere?
0:31:11 > 0:31:13At 240 now with me on the commission.
0:31:13 > 0:31:14At 240, you are out, sir.
0:31:14 > 0:31:16At ?240. Are we all done, then?
0:31:16 > 0:31:18Selling at 240.
0:31:18 > 0:31:21240. So that's ?40 above your reserve. Yeah.
0:31:21 > 0:31:23You've got to be happy with that.
0:31:23 > 0:31:25Yes, I am, yes. And they've gone to a collector.
0:31:25 > 0:31:30Yeah, I hope that a collector will look after them and appreciate them.
0:31:30 > 0:31:34Well done. OK. That's a hard thing to do. Hard thing to do.
0:31:34 > 0:31:38Unfortunately, the successful bidder for David's medals never came
0:31:38 > 0:31:40forward and paid for them.
0:31:40 > 0:31:42In such rare cases, when this happens,
0:31:42 > 0:31:44the lot is returned to the seller.
0:31:44 > 0:31:46So David has got his medals back.
0:31:47 > 0:31:49'Now it's back over to Kent
0:31:49 > 0:31:53'to visit the house of a very famous military man.'
0:31:53 > 0:31:55The house is called Chartwell.
0:31:55 > 0:31:58'And he was one of the greatest figures in British history.
0:31:58 > 0:32:01'Earlier in the week, I went to find out more.'
0:32:10 > 0:32:15The man in question lived like a king in his stunning Victorian home.
0:32:15 > 0:32:17But he was no royalty.
0:32:17 > 0:32:20He received the Nobel Prize for Literature,
0:32:20 > 0:32:23but writing was not what made him famous.
0:32:23 > 0:32:25And he lived in this peaceful setting,
0:32:25 > 0:32:28surrounded by animals and paintings.
0:32:28 > 0:32:32But spent much of his life in the midst of war.
0:32:32 > 0:32:35So who would live in a house like this?
0:32:35 > 0:32:40'We shall fight on the beaches. We shall fight on the landing grounds.
0:32:40 > 0:32:43'We shall fight in the fields. And in the streets.
0:32:43 > 0:32:47'We shall fight in the hills. We shall never surrender.'
0:32:48 > 0:32:52Yes, you've guessed it, Sir Winston Churchill
0:32:52 > 0:32:58lived at Chartwell with his wife, Clementine, from 1922 to 1965.
0:32:58 > 0:33:01It was the family home for their five children
0:33:01 > 0:33:05and was a place for entertaining and for solace.
0:33:05 > 0:33:07Churchill had a vivid public image.
0:33:09 > 0:33:12He was a compelling orator and a robust, driven man.
0:33:12 > 0:33:16But what happened away from the public's gaze?
0:33:16 > 0:33:19Who was the real man behind the V-sign and the cigar?
0:33:19 > 0:33:22Well, follow me, because I think the answer lies up these steps.
0:33:25 > 0:33:29The Churchill family enjoyed Chartwell for over 40 years
0:33:29 > 0:33:32and today, it looks very much like it would have done in the 1950s.
0:33:37 > 0:33:41The first thing that strikes you when you walk around the house is
0:33:41 > 0:33:43the quantity and quality of the paintings.
0:33:43 > 0:33:47Winston Churchill started painting at the age of 40, which is
0:33:47 > 0:33:49relatively late for any artist.
0:33:49 > 0:33:52Churchill showed a natural flair for oil on canvas
0:33:52 > 0:33:56and painting became more than a pastime - it was a lifeline.
0:33:57 > 0:34:00He was plagued with what he called the black dog -
0:34:00 > 0:34:03a depression that followed him throughout his life.
0:34:06 > 0:34:10Painting helped him find peace when the black dog rose.
0:34:12 > 0:34:17And it became a lifelong pursuit, creating over 500 stunning oils.
0:34:18 > 0:34:20From his studio at Chartwell,
0:34:20 > 0:34:24you start to get an insight into the man himself.
0:34:24 > 0:34:27There certainly is an impressive body of work here.
0:34:27 > 0:34:30Churchill may have suffered from depression,
0:34:30 > 0:34:32but it doesn't show in his artwork.
0:34:32 > 0:34:35They are vivid, they are warm, beautiful landscapes.
0:34:35 > 0:34:39Some of the UK and some from abroad. He definitely liked to travel.
0:34:39 > 0:34:42And he definitely loved to study a view.
0:34:42 > 0:34:46And Chartwell is a lush, green space surrounded by nature.
0:34:46 > 0:34:50Here is an image from Chartwell, looking out into the garden,
0:34:50 > 0:34:52with the man himself.
0:34:52 > 0:34:55That's the painting I'm going to find out about.
0:34:56 > 0:35:00Celia Sandys is Sir Winston Churchill's granddaughter
0:35:00 > 0:35:03and spent many happy summers here as a child.
0:35:03 > 0:35:05How does it feel being back here?
0:35:05 > 0:35:07It's always lovely to come back to Chartwell.
0:35:07 > 0:35:10I used to spend a lot of my school holidays here.
0:35:10 > 0:35:13And I came so often, I think I've signed the visitors book more
0:35:13 > 0:35:14than anyone else.
0:35:14 > 0:35:16I can't believe how beautiful it is here.
0:35:16 > 0:35:18It's absolutely stunning.
0:35:18 > 0:35:21Churchill must have been inspired by so much nature.
0:35:21 > 0:35:24Well, he loved it, but he didn't buy a house, he bought a view.
0:35:24 > 0:35:25LAUGHING: Yes.
0:35:25 > 0:35:28He'd been brought up by his nanny, Mrs Everest, who came from Kent.
0:35:28 > 0:35:31And she said that Kent was the Garden of England.
0:35:31 > 0:35:34I think she probably put that into his head.
0:35:34 > 0:35:36I know the house is full of wonderful art.
0:35:36 > 0:35:38But there's one particular one I want to talk to you about,
0:35:38 > 0:35:40and that's Mary's First Speech. Absolutely, yes.
0:35:40 > 0:35:43Mary is the youngest child, born in 1922.
0:35:43 > 0:35:46My grandfather, he wanted to do bricklaying
0:35:46 > 0:35:48and he enjoyed building some of these walls.
0:35:48 > 0:35:50He built these walls along there?
0:35:50 > 0:35:52He built a large part of the walls. Gosh!
0:35:52 > 0:35:55Anyway, he decided to build this little house,
0:35:55 > 0:35:58miniature cottage for her, called the Marycot.
0:35:58 > 0:36:03So he did a painting of Mary laying the foundation stone.
0:36:03 > 0:36:08There is Randolph and my grandfather and Mary in the picture.
0:36:08 > 0:36:12I think he found for himself the best form of therapy to relieve
0:36:12 > 0:36:15stress that he could've done. And one that he really enjoyed.
0:36:15 > 0:36:18One of the greatest pleasures of his life, I think,
0:36:18 > 0:36:22was to be surrounded by as many members of his family as possible.
0:36:22 > 0:36:24He'd had quite a bleak childhood.
0:36:24 > 0:36:28His family, when he was a child, was his nanny and his brother.
0:36:28 > 0:36:30Wherever they were was home.
0:36:30 > 0:36:33Therefore, I think he made a decision that he wanted to
0:36:33 > 0:36:35have as much of his family around him as possible.
0:36:35 > 0:36:38He was never happier than when he could look around the dining
0:36:38 > 0:36:41room table here and see his children and his grandchildren here.
0:36:49 > 0:36:53But it was here in the study that Churchill spent most of his time.
0:36:53 > 0:36:56Here you can see his writing desk,
0:36:56 > 0:36:58full of wonderful family photographs.
0:36:58 > 0:37:03And here Churchill would stand and dictate to his secretary.
0:37:03 > 0:37:07Did you know that he wrote one novel, two autobiographies
0:37:07 > 0:37:09and three volumes of memoirs?
0:37:09 > 0:37:13He won the Nobel Prize for Literature for his prolific works.
0:37:13 > 0:37:16That's not bad for a man who helped save the nation
0:37:16 > 0:37:18from German occupation.
0:37:22 > 0:37:25Writing was more than a hobby, it was a job.
0:37:25 > 0:37:29Politics didn't pay then what it does now and writing helped fund
0:37:29 > 0:37:33the upkeep of Chartwell and his taste for the finer things in life.
0:37:33 > 0:37:37But even with the volumes he wrote, the bills kept mounting up.
0:37:37 > 0:37:41Churchill's lavish lifestyle nearly cost him this house.
0:37:41 > 0:37:45But in 1946, consortium of wealthy businessmen bought
0:37:45 > 0:37:47the house on the understanding that Churchill
0:37:47 > 0:37:50and Clementine could live here until their death.
0:37:55 > 0:38:01Winston Churchill passed away in 1965, at the age of 90.
0:38:01 > 0:38:05His state funeral was attended by unprecedented numbers
0:38:05 > 0:38:08and as the cranes of London dipped in honour,
0:38:08 > 0:38:12the nation mourned the loss of one of its greatest leaders.
0:38:15 > 0:38:17You were 21 when he died. Yes.
0:38:17 > 0:38:20Tell me, what was he like, the grandfather?
0:38:20 > 0:38:23He was lovely. For us, he was just Grandpapa.
0:38:23 > 0:38:26I think after the war, the only people who took
0:38:26 > 0:38:29Winston Churchill completely for granted were his grandchildren.
0:38:29 > 0:38:32Even his children were in awe of him.
0:38:32 > 0:38:34What did Chartwell mean to him?
0:38:34 > 0:38:36Chartwell meant everything to him.
0:38:36 > 0:38:40He once famously said, "A day away from Chartwell is a day wasted."
0:38:40 > 0:38:42But that didn't stop him running away from it all the time.
0:38:42 > 0:38:45He seemed to have an absolute need to travel.
0:38:45 > 0:38:47And he got an adrenaline rush every time he went.
0:38:47 > 0:38:51But Chartwell was the harbour that he returned to.
0:38:51 > 0:38:53And where he felt most at ease.
0:38:53 > 0:38:55And most of the most important things
0:38:55 > 0:38:58that happen in his life happened here.
0:38:58 > 0:39:00Wonderful memories. Great memories.
0:39:00 > 0:39:02Thank you for sharing them with me here today as well.
0:39:02 > 0:39:03Very happy to be with you.
0:39:03 > 0:39:06We've got a great insight into Winston Churchill.
0:39:06 > 0:39:08My biggest hero, I think. Mine too.
0:39:09 > 0:39:13We shall defend our island whatever the cost may be.
0:39:26 > 0:39:29Back at our valuation day at Chiddingstone Castle,
0:39:29 > 0:39:33there's a great atmosphere as the people of Kent await a valuation.
0:39:33 > 0:39:38And Thomas has found more intriguing pieces of military history.
0:39:40 > 0:39:43You have brought an interesting collection of war items
0:39:43 > 0:39:46dating, I think, from the First World War.
0:39:46 > 0:39:48How come they are in your possession?
0:39:48 > 0:39:54They belonged to my mother. And they were her parents' before then.
0:39:54 > 0:39:57They had been sitting in a chest belonging to my mother
0:39:57 > 0:40:00and grandparents, not doing very much.
0:40:00 > 0:40:06We think that this booklet was given to my grandparents by a friend
0:40:06 > 0:40:08of theirs.
0:40:08 > 0:40:12The other items may or may not have come from him as well.
0:40:12 > 0:40:14We really don't know.
0:40:14 > 0:40:17You've got a number of different things here.
0:40:17 > 0:40:20We've got instruments of death. Yes.
0:40:20 > 0:40:24And then we have what could be parts of an airship.
0:40:24 > 0:40:28This could be the canvas of the actual airship, aluminium
0:40:28 > 0:40:32from part of the actual workings of the ship, it looks like a pulley.
0:40:32 > 0:40:36It's light enough. And sights and other items
0:40:36 > 0:40:39from it. Could be salvaged from this wreck.
0:40:39 > 0:40:42They were all in the chest together? Yes.
0:40:42 > 0:40:45Interesting that they were all in the chest together
0:40:45 > 0:40:49with a photograph of a destroyed ship, burnt out. Yes.
0:40:49 > 0:40:52Along with a collection of instruments of death. Yes.
0:40:52 > 0:40:57Flechettes, these are called. These are British flechettes. Right.
0:40:57 > 0:41:00These arrows or darts were used
0:41:00 > 0:41:02to pierce the actual airship themselves.
0:41:02 > 0:41:08Oh, were they? Mm-hm. Dropped from planes flying above them. Oh!
0:41:08 > 0:41:11These could have been thrown out as bucket-loads
0:41:11 > 0:41:14either on troops or airships as well.
0:41:14 > 0:41:16And they'd sail through the air and land and
0:41:16 > 0:41:20they would be almost silent killers until you actually heard them -
0:41:20 > 0:41:23THUNK - hit you on the head, and that's it, game over.
0:41:23 > 0:41:27Horrible. Indeed! Then again, war is horrible. It is.
0:41:27 > 0:41:29Tell me, what do you feel about these items
0:41:29 > 0:41:32and why do you think your mother has kept them?
0:41:32 > 0:41:35I suppose they have always been in the chest.
0:41:35 > 0:41:37And that's just where they stayed.
0:41:37 > 0:41:42But I certainly don't want to keep them. No. And my mother doesn't.
0:41:42 > 0:41:45There is a huge collectorship in these items.
0:41:45 > 0:41:51Yes. There is a possibility of you making over ?100. Yes.
0:41:51 > 0:41:56Easily. Mm-hmm. I think there is a possibility of you making ?300.
0:41:56 > 0:41:58Right. So what I would say,
0:41:58 > 0:42:02let's put a really wide estimate. ?200-?300.
0:42:02 > 0:42:05Yes, that's fine. Do you think that's fair?
0:42:05 > 0:42:08Then we'll reserve it, a really low reserve at ?100. OK.
0:42:08 > 0:42:13I think that gives it a fair... It gives the auctioneer a lot of scope.
0:42:13 > 0:42:14Yes.
0:42:14 > 0:42:17Because we don't know the story.
0:42:17 > 0:42:21If this was coming into my saleroom, then I would be getting details
0:42:21 > 0:42:24and looking for crash sites. I'm sure one could find out...
0:42:24 > 0:42:27Yes, you could. Because look at the way it has landed.
0:42:27 > 0:42:30There would be other photographs. And people would do research.
0:42:30 > 0:42:35There are your collectors out there who will know. Yes.
0:42:35 > 0:42:38Anyway, you happy with the valuation? Yes, yes. Yes.
0:42:38 > 0:42:39Let's see what happens.
0:42:41 > 0:42:46The Flog It! team are still hard at it - well, most of them at least -
0:42:46 > 0:42:50and local lady Pat's brought my hero along for a valuation.
0:42:50 > 0:42:53Have you had a good day, Pat? Very much so. Definitely.
0:42:53 > 0:42:56You are holding a little Toby jug of Winston Churchill.
0:42:56 > 0:42:58That reminds me of my visit to Chartwell House.
0:42:58 > 0:43:00Oh, you have been there? Don't drop it.
0:43:00 > 0:43:03No, I won't drop him. He's a little Royal Doulton figure.
0:43:03 > 0:43:04Winston Churchill.
0:43:05 > 0:43:08With cigar. My husband told me not to sell it today.
0:43:08 > 0:43:11I said, "Well, they are not buying today." No.
0:43:11 > 0:43:13THEY LAUGH
0:43:13 > 0:43:15Pat's keeping hold of her little Churchill,
0:43:15 > 0:43:18but Linda's silver cup is up for sale.
0:43:20 > 0:43:22I always like to see a nice box like that.
0:43:22 > 0:43:24Things were just presented so nicely,
0:43:24 > 0:43:26weren't they, in the Victorian period?
0:43:26 > 0:43:29That's right. I just can't wait to have a look. Can I open it up?
0:43:29 > 0:43:32Please do. Very good. Let's have a look and see what's in there.
0:43:32 > 0:43:33Oh, look at that!
0:43:33 > 0:43:36And we are the box has suffered over the years,
0:43:36 > 0:43:38this has been perfectly preserved inside,
0:43:38 > 0:43:41this little silver bowl with this heart-fluted body.
0:43:41 > 0:43:45It's got a presentation inscription to a DBR Fagge.
0:43:45 > 0:43:47Do you know who Mr Fagge was?
0:43:47 > 0:43:52Unfortunately not. My husband inherited it from his father.
0:43:52 > 0:43:56Unfortunately I lost my husband recently, so
0:43:56 > 0:44:01the information about it, I'm not really very clear on. Oh, dear!
0:44:01 > 0:44:05His father, I think, had it as a wedding present.
0:44:05 > 0:44:08But where Fagge comes into it, I don't know.
0:44:08 > 0:44:12It would be nice if this DBR Fagge was an eminent politician or
0:44:12 > 0:44:14historian or surgeon or...
0:44:14 > 0:44:17I tried to find out. ..an actor or sportsman. No? No.
0:44:17 > 0:44:19I haven't been able to trace him.
0:44:19 > 0:44:22What a shame that we can't find that out
0:44:22 > 0:44:25because that would then make the inscription helpful. That's right.
0:44:25 > 0:44:28A lot of presentation inscriptions on silver are things like
0:44:28 > 0:44:31on the occasion of your marriage or anniversary.
0:44:31 > 0:44:33And those people erase.
0:44:33 > 0:44:35But the box has been really good to it.
0:44:35 > 0:44:38It has kept it in lovely condition, hasn't it? Yes, it has.
0:44:38 > 0:44:41If we just take it out for a moment, then you will see that the
0:44:41 > 0:44:45gilt interior is beautifully done, isn't it?
0:44:45 > 0:44:46It was.
0:44:46 > 0:44:48And on the bottom we have got nice,
0:44:48 > 0:44:52clear hallmarks for William Evans, a silversmith from London.
0:44:52 > 0:44:54And the hallmark there is from 1890.
0:44:54 > 0:44:58What made you bring it along to Flog It! today?
0:44:58 > 0:45:02If it had a family name on, then I would have kept it and passed it on.
0:45:02 > 0:45:05But it means nothing really to us. Where does it live?
0:45:05 > 0:45:08Does it live stuck away in a box, tucked in a cupboard somewhere?
0:45:08 > 0:45:11Yes, it does. I thought that would be the case. Yes.
0:45:11 > 0:45:14People often say, "Oh, it's only worth the weight in silver."
0:45:14 > 0:45:18That really annoys me, actually. It's too beautiful to be... Exactly!
0:45:18 > 0:45:21Can you imagine someone smashing that up and melting it?
0:45:21 > 0:45:22I wouldn't let it go for that.
0:45:22 > 0:45:25Which is why they need to make sure it doesn't go for that.
0:45:25 > 0:45:28It's about 3 1/2 ounces of silver, which is about ?35 worth.
0:45:28 > 0:45:31It's about ten pounds an ounce at the moment.
0:45:31 > 0:45:33We have got to make sure we clear that.
0:45:33 > 0:45:37I suggest we put ?50 to ?80 estimate and 50 reserve,
0:45:37 > 0:45:40so that whatever happens, you get back more than you would
0:45:40 > 0:45:43and whoever buys it is going to buy it as an object and not as a
0:45:43 > 0:45:46piece of metal to go and use making a mobile phone
0:45:46 > 0:45:47or something like that.
0:45:47 > 0:45:50Hopefully it'll make somewhere along ?50 to ?80.
0:45:50 > 0:45:52Would you do anything specific with that money?
0:45:52 > 0:45:55I know it's not an awful lot, but do you have anything...?
0:45:55 > 0:45:59I would do something for the garden because my husband loved the garden.
0:45:59 > 0:46:01So something in the garden for him.
0:46:01 > 0:46:03And we are in the Garden of England after all. We are, yes. Definitely.
0:46:03 > 0:46:05And what a glorious day it is. Beautiful.
0:46:05 > 0:46:07Linda, thanks for coming along.
0:46:07 > 0:46:10You are welcome. I really hope that it finds a new home in the auction.
0:46:10 > 0:46:13I hope so too. Thanks a lot. Thanks very much.
0:46:17 > 0:46:20Finally, let's find out what John has to say
0:46:20 > 0:46:21about his rather large bowl.
0:46:23 > 0:46:25It belonged to my grandmother.
0:46:25 > 0:46:27Although we believed it was brought back from the Far East
0:46:27 > 0:46:30by my uncle when he was with the Royal Marines.
0:46:30 > 0:46:33In the Second World War? Yes.
0:46:33 > 0:46:36Grandma used it basically to make all her Christmas puddings
0:46:36 > 0:46:39and her Christmas cakes.
0:46:39 > 0:46:41For years. For years? Years and years, yes.
0:46:41 > 0:46:44Now, when I met you in the queue, you said,
0:46:44 > 0:46:46"I've got a Japanese bowl."
0:46:46 > 0:46:49I always thought it was Japanese. It's just the figures on it.
0:46:49 > 0:46:52I thought these were more Japanese than Chinese.
0:46:52 > 0:46:56I have to shatter your illusions and say I'm afraid it's Chinese.
0:46:56 > 0:47:00However, that makes it more valuable. OK.
0:47:00 > 0:47:03The story about your uncle bringing this back from Asia,
0:47:03 > 0:47:05what was his name, Uncle...?
0:47:05 > 0:47:07Ron. Uncle Ron? Ronald.
0:47:07 > 0:47:09He was a corporal in the Royal Marines.
0:47:09 > 0:47:13A corporal in the Royal Marines sees this bowl and thinks,
0:47:13 > 0:47:15"Do you know what, my mother is going to like that..."
0:47:15 > 0:47:17Yep. "..to mix her Christmas pudding in."
0:47:17 > 0:47:19And he actually takes it and puts it on the ship
0:47:19 > 0:47:21and brings it all the way back. He looks after it.
0:47:21 > 0:47:24He brought a load of other stuff back as well. Did he? Yes.
0:47:24 > 0:47:27How did he manage to do that? In a crate? I don't know.
0:47:27 > 0:47:29Carved elephants and things like that. Really? Yep.
0:47:29 > 0:47:33How interesting. In his later life he was a storeman.
0:47:33 > 0:47:34Perhaps he had that in his blood
0:47:34 > 0:47:37when he was coming back from wherever it was.
0:47:37 > 0:47:38Absolutely!
0:47:38 > 0:47:40We've got to talk about the actual piece itself.
0:47:40 > 0:47:42How old do you think it is?
0:47:42 > 0:47:46I would say roundabout 100 years old. That's a rough guess.
0:47:46 > 0:47:50I would then minus another hundred years and you might be there.
0:47:50 > 0:47:521820s to 1830s. Really? Yes, it's got age.
0:47:52 > 0:47:57It's got age. It's not 18th century. Certainly early 19th century.
0:47:57 > 0:48:00Chinese export-ware. Ah!
0:48:00 > 0:48:03And it's part of a larger set. Right.
0:48:03 > 0:48:05It might even be a washbasin,
0:48:05 > 0:48:10part of a large serving dish for rice, a big family serving bowl.
0:48:10 > 0:48:13Because most of the decoration is on the inside.
0:48:13 > 0:48:16If it was on the outside, it would be worth considerably more.
0:48:16 > 0:48:19Oh, what a shame! Because you could see it then, couldn't you?
0:48:19 > 0:48:21What a shame. What do you think was going on here?
0:48:21 > 0:48:23It seems to tell a story of some sort.
0:48:23 > 0:48:25But I'm not quite sure what it is all about.
0:48:25 > 0:48:27Whether it's a wedding or something like that going on.
0:48:27 > 0:48:30I think it's discussions, maybe pre-wedding.
0:48:30 > 0:48:32I think it's a family scene. It's a very busy plate.
0:48:32 > 0:48:36Yes, and then you have this fabulous design round the edge here.
0:48:36 > 0:48:39We've got to check that it's in good condition.
0:48:39 > 0:48:42It's got a little chip on the side. A little chip.
0:48:42 > 0:48:47On the base, a very minor crack here. It doesn't go through.
0:48:47 > 0:48:51What do you think it's worth? I'd hoped for 200 or ?300.
0:48:51 > 0:48:56I wouldn't argue with that at all. I think we'd say ?300-?500.
0:48:56 > 0:48:59Don't be surprised if it makes the upper end.
0:48:59 > 0:49:02I think we should put a reserve on it. Definitely.
0:49:02 > 0:49:05And I think that reserve should be 280. That's fine. Yeah?
0:49:05 > 0:49:07Grandma's Christmas pudding bowl.
0:49:07 > 0:49:10Let me ask you a question, do you like figgy pudding?
0:49:10 > 0:49:12I like all puddings.
0:49:12 > 0:49:14HE LAUGHS
0:49:14 > 0:49:16I used to like...licking the bowl. Did you really?
0:49:18 > 0:49:20What next?
0:49:20 > 0:49:22What better way to celebrate than with a bottle?
0:49:22 > 0:49:24Don. Pleased to meet you, Andrew. Pleased to meet you, too.
0:49:24 > 0:49:27I was going for the bottle, but I'll take a handshake. Handshake, yeah.
0:49:27 > 0:49:30I've got some cups here, let's crack it open, it's a lovely sunny day.
0:49:30 > 0:49:33Yeah, I don't think so. Oh. Let's have a look.
0:49:33 > 0:49:36A bottle of Armagnac, 1914.
0:49:36 > 0:49:39Armagnac from the Armagnac region of France, 1914.
0:49:39 > 0:49:42It says it all on there, 65 proof.
0:49:42 > 0:49:44And sold by Averys of Bristol,
0:49:44 > 0:49:49a very famous firm, Averys of Bristol, founded in 1793.
0:49:49 > 0:49:51Yes. So, I don't want to be rude here, Dom,
0:49:51 > 0:49:53but clearly you haven't had this since 1914.
0:49:53 > 0:49:56How did you come to get it? Right.
0:49:56 > 0:50:01I took part in the Armed Forces day down in Woking.
0:50:01 > 0:50:03There was a raffle on for Help The Heroes
0:50:03 > 0:50:05and I happened to win this bottle in the raffle.
0:50:05 > 0:50:06Wow! You won it in a raffle!
0:50:06 > 0:50:10Now, you're an ex-serviceman yourself. An ex-Royal Marine.
0:50:10 > 0:50:11Ex-Royal Marine, yeah. Very good.
0:50:11 > 0:50:13And you've had an interesting life, haven't you?
0:50:13 > 0:50:16I've had an interesting life doing government security.
0:50:16 > 0:50:17Government security. Yes.
0:50:17 > 0:50:19Can you say any more, or is the rest of it...?
0:50:19 > 0:50:22I won't say any more, no. Cos you sign that little form.
0:50:22 > 0:50:23Oh, do you? Yes.
0:50:23 > 0:50:25So you've done government... That's very interesting, Dom.
0:50:25 > 0:50:27Seeing I'm not a brandy drinker,
0:50:27 > 0:50:30I don't want anything of the proceeds. It's all going to charity.
0:50:30 > 0:50:32Brilliant. Well, what a great reason to sell it.
0:50:32 > 0:50:34Now, we've had a little look into it
0:50:34 > 0:50:37and it's quite hard thing to value, really.
0:50:37 > 0:50:40We've all seen some bottles of wines and brandies
0:50:40 > 0:50:43make huge sums of money, but sadly there's very little
0:50:43 > 0:50:46to compare this with on the market at the moment.
0:50:46 > 0:50:48So we've had to take a bit of a guess.
0:50:48 > 0:50:50And the guess that we've taken is ?100-?150.
0:50:50 > 0:50:53It's not bad really, is it? Well, whatever it comes...
0:50:53 > 0:50:57And do you know what? I bet it's still very drinkable.
0:50:57 > 0:51:00It's got to be someone who wants it. It has, hasn't it?
0:51:00 > 0:51:02So we're going to put it in the auction at ?100, ?150.
0:51:02 > 0:51:05Do we want a reserve on at all do we let it make what it makes?
0:51:05 > 0:51:07Let them make what it makes. I think so.
0:51:07 > 0:51:11And hopefully it will make more than 100 quid for your charity.
0:51:11 > 0:51:15Well, it'll be any named charity, but it'll be for a youth charity.
0:51:15 > 0:51:17A youth charity. Even better. Yes, yes.
0:51:17 > 0:51:19Maybe we'll talk about that further on the sale day.
0:51:19 > 0:51:20When we know exactly what we've got,
0:51:20 > 0:51:22we'll know how we're going to split it. Exactly.
0:51:22 > 0:51:26And let's go for a third handshake. OK, Andrew. Thanks, Don. Thank you.
0:51:26 > 0:51:27Thanks for coming. See you soon.
0:51:31 > 0:51:34Chiddingstone Castle has been a marvellous valuation day venue.
0:51:34 > 0:51:36It's full of antiques
0:51:36 > 0:51:38and the people who have turned up have embraced it, they've had
0:51:38 > 0:51:41so much fun, and I think we have all learned a great deal today.
0:51:41 > 0:51:43Sadly, it's time to say goodbye to our host
0:51:43 > 0:51:47location as we are off to auction for the very last time today.
0:51:47 > 0:51:49Here is a quick recap of what is coming with us.
0:51:49 > 0:51:51A collection of World War I items
0:51:51 > 0:51:53that are both shocking and intriguing.
0:51:55 > 0:51:57And a 100-year old bottle of brandy,
0:51:57 > 0:52:01definitely not available at your local supermarket.
0:52:02 > 0:52:06A silver cup that Linda won't see sold for scrap.
0:52:06 > 0:52:10And a Chinese bowl - apparently perfect for making cakes!
0:52:11 > 0:52:15Let's see if there are any bakers or buyers in the saleroom right now.
0:52:16 > 0:52:19Thank you for coming in to the valuation day
0:52:19 > 0:52:20and bringing a nice piece in.
0:52:20 > 0:52:24I know you were initially very happy with Thomas' estimate
0:52:24 > 0:52:27and we did have a reserve of ?280. Yes.
0:52:27 > 0:52:31You had a chat to the auctioneer and you've put the reserve up to? 350.
0:52:31 > 0:52:33350. Yes.
0:52:33 > 0:52:36Because you feel that you don't want to let it go at 280.
0:52:36 > 0:52:38I just thought, 350, if it doesn't go,
0:52:38 > 0:52:41then we will put it back into the auction again later.
0:52:41 > 0:52:44If it's going to sell, then it is going to sell well.
0:52:44 > 0:52:47Hopefully, it won't put the bidders off. This is it. It does look good.
0:52:47 > 0:52:49We have a revised estimate.
0:52:49 > 0:52:52This is the Chinese famille verte bowl there.
0:52:52 > 0:52:55With the decorated panels. Nice art on this one.
0:52:55 > 0:52:59I go in at ?200 now. 220. 240. 260.
0:52:59 > 0:53:01Looking for 280 anywhere.
0:53:01 > 0:53:04At ?260. I'm looking for 280 anywhere. At ?260.
0:53:04 > 0:53:08Nice item this one. At 260. Are we all done?
0:53:08 > 0:53:10At ?260.
0:53:10 > 0:53:14No. Didn't even get 280, did it? No.
0:53:14 > 0:53:17Apparently, they have a Chinese and ceramics auction in November.
0:53:17 > 0:53:20Right. That's probably a good thing to do. Put it in a specialist sale.
0:53:20 > 0:53:22Put it back in here then. Brilliant.
0:53:22 > 0:53:25The reserve stopped the bowl selling for a song,
0:53:25 > 0:53:28we hope John has better luck next time.
0:53:30 > 0:53:33Well, it could be cheers all round if our next lot sells,
0:53:33 > 0:53:34it's the Averys bottle of brandy
0:53:34 > 0:53:37and I've just been joined by Donald, who looks extremely smart.
0:53:37 > 0:53:39I love this. And who's your mate?
0:53:39 > 0:53:43My mate is Chas, we've been comrades since 1961
0:53:43 > 0:53:45and we still go out together now.
0:53:45 > 0:53:47Were you both in the Royal Marines?
0:53:47 > 0:53:49We were both in the Royal Marines,
0:53:49 > 0:53:51we served with the third commando brigade all over the world.
0:53:51 > 0:53:53Wow. Wow.
0:53:53 > 0:53:55And you never thought of cracking open this bottle of brandy then?
0:53:55 > 0:53:58No, thank you. Bottle of rum, maybe.
0:53:58 > 0:53:59That's it, that's a proper Royal Marine.
0:53:59 > 0:54:02We've got no reserve on this bottle. That's right. None, it says.
0:54:02 > 0:54:04No reserve. Well, we'll see, the market will speak.
0:54:04 > 0:54:06We're going to see. It's going under the hammer now, this is it.
0:54:06 > 0:54:08How do you see it? ?100 for it.
0:54:08 > 0:54:1150, I've got a bit online. 50 bid, now. 55.
0:54:11 > 0:54:13Now 60, I've got. Now, I want 65 please online.
0:54:13 > 0:54:14And 70 online now.
0:54:14 > 0:54:1675 now. Looking for 80. 80 bid.
0:54:16 > 0:54:1885. At 90 online.
0:54:18 > 0:54:2095. 100 I need.
0:54:20 > 0:54:22100. 110.
0:54:22 > 0:54:23120.
0:54:23 > 0:54:25110 in the room now. ?110.
0:54:25 > 0:54:29Right in front we go then. Selling then at ?110.
0:54:29 > 0:54:32Yeah. ?110. Within estimate.
0:54:32 > 0:54:34That's good. Happy? Happy, boys? Yes, yes.
0:54:34 > 0:54:37The bottle of brandy has found a new home.
0:54:37 > 0:54:41Whether it's kept in a cellar or emptied straight into a glass,
0:54:41 > 0:54:43it's a great result for Donald and Chas.
0:54:43 > 0:54:47Fingers crossed, Linda. This is Linda's first auction.
0:54:47 > 0:54:50So hopefully, you are going home a happy lady.
0:54:50 > 0:54:52I hope so. I think we will sell this.
0:54:52 > 0:54:55I think Adam is spot on with this silver cup.
0:54:55 > 0:54:58William Evans, London maker, Victorian, with original case.
0:54:58 > 0:55:00That's right. Fingers crossed. This is it.
0:55:00 > 0:55:02It's going under the hammer now.
0:55:02 > 0:55:05Lot 46. The silver presentation bowl there. Nice one there.
0:55:05 > 0:55:08Straight in at ?50 on this. At 50. Five. Now looking for 60.
0:55:08 > 0:55:1260 in front. Now want 65 for it. It's with you, sir, at ?60.
0:55:12 > 0:55:13It's gone, hasn't it? Yes.
0:55:13 > 0:55:17At ?60. Right in front. Selling at ?60.
0:55:17 > 0:55:22We got it away. It's sold. That hammer going down is a good sound.
0:55:32 > 0:55:33Going under the hammer right now
0:55:33 > 0:55:36we have a collection of World War I items belonging to Susan.
0:55:36 > 0:55:39Good time to sell. I think it's a great time to sell.
0:55:39 > 0:55:41Also, it just goes to show that
0:55:41 > 0:55:44that war was the first mechanised war.
0:55:44 > 0:55:47But it was also quite Heath Robinson-esque.
0:55:47 > 0:55:50It's quite horrific really, isn't it? What went on.
0:55:50 > 0:55:54The courage of those young men. All of them in all wars. Yes.
0:55:54 > 0:55:58We've decided to give the money to charity. Good for you.
0:55:58 > 0:56:01It seems an appropriate thing to do somehow.
0:56:01 > 0:56:04Yes, I think you're right, actually. I would do the same.
0:56:04 > 0:56:07We are putting them under the hammer right now.
0:56:07 > 0:56:11265. We have got 11 flechettes here.
0:56:11 > 0:56:13Can I see ?100 for it?
0:56:13 > 0:56:15Internet.
0:56:15 > 0:56:1790 bid. 95 now. 100 we've got now, bid online.
0:56:17 > 0:56:20110. 120. 130 bid now.
0:56:20 > 0:56:22Very rushed. 140. 150.
0:56:22 > 0:56:24Those flechettes and bits there.
0:56:24 > 0:56:27180. At 180 online now. 190 anywhere?
0:56:27 > 0:56:30190 bid now. 200. 220?
0:56:30 > 0:56:32At ?200 now. 220 bid. 240.
0:56:32 > 0:56:35Very furious now. At 260 online.
0:56:35 > 0:56:38At 260 online now. You just don't see these things. You don't.
0:56:38 > 0:56:40I've never seen them for sale before.
0:56:40 > 0:56:42Coming on the phone. 280 on the phone.
0:56:42 > 0:56:44Need 300 now please. Online.
0:56:44 > 0:56:46280 on the phone now. I need 300. 300 bid now.
0:56:46 > 0:56:47320.
0:56:47 > 0:56:51Yep. 340 online please. 340!
0:56:51 > 0:56:53That's good. 360.
0:56:55 > 0:56:57380 online.
0:56:57 > 0:57:00400. 420 online.
0:57:02 > 0:57:03440.
0:57:05 > 0:57:07460 online.
0:57:07 > 0:57:09480.
0:57:10 > 0:57:14Bids all out. Selling online at ?460.
0:57:15 > 0:57:19?460! That's brilliant. And all that money will go to charity. Excellent.
0:57:19 > 0:57:22Good for you! And what a lovely surprise.
0:57:22 > 0:57:24And what a way to end today's show.
0:57:24 > 0:57:26I've learnt something, I hope you have as well.
0:57:26 > 0:57:29I told you there would be a big surprise. Well done, both of you.
0:57:29 > 0:57:31That's lovely, thank you very much. Thank you.
0:57:31 > 0:57:34And join us for many more surprises to come in the future.
0:57:34 > 0:57:37But until then, from Ewbank's here in Surrey, it's goodbye.
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