0:00:02 > 0:00:05Picture the scene - Hever Castle at the height of the Tudor period.
0:00:05 > 0:00:09In ride a dozen courtiers, dressed in their finest,
0:00:09 > 0:00:13flanking the most notorious man in England...
0:00:13 > 0:00:14King Henry VIII.
0:00:16 > 0:00:20Up at that window, a young woman smiles, as if to say,
0:00:20 > 0:00:22"Let the games begin."
0:00:22 > 0:00:25'It's one of the most famous relationships in history.
0:00:25 > 0:00:27'Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn,
0:00:27 > 0:00:30'and the story started here at Hever Castle.'
0:00:30 > 0:00:33We'll find out more about that intriguing couple later on
0:00:33 > 0:00:34in the programme, but first,
0:00:34 > 0:00:37we have some antiques and collectables to value.
0:00:37 > 0:00:38Welcome to "Flog It!"
0:01:01 > 0:01:03The Kent countryside is peppered with Tudor relics,
0:01:03 > 0:01:06and just a stone's throw from Hever Castle
0:01:06 > 0:01:09is our very own valuation day location.
0:01:12 > 0:01:14Here at Chiddingstone Castle,
0:01:14 > 0:01:17there's been a house on this land since the 15th century.
0:01:17 > 0:01:20It's the perfect location for a "Flog It!" valuation day,
0:01:20 > 0:01:22so let's get started.
0:01:24 > 0:01:28'They say the British love to queue, and the Kent folk are no exception.
0:01:28 > 0:01:30'Hundreds of people have arrived already,
0:01:30 > 0:01:33'but what have they got in their bags and boxes?'
0:01:33 > 0:01:35Show us what you've got, come on!
0:01:35 > 0:01:39Look at that - a wonderful array of antiques and collectables.
0:01:39 > 0:01:40Now, somebody here in this queue
0:01:40 > 0:01:43has something that's worth a small fortune.
0:01:43 > 0:01:45It's our experts' job to find it and value it,
0:01:45 > 0:01:48and if you're happy with the valuation, what are you going to do?
0:01:48 > 0:01:50- ALL:- Flog it!
0:01:52 > 0:01:54'Putting the prices on today are Lord and Lady
0:01:54 > 0:01:58'of the valuation tables - Claire Rawle and Adam Partridge.'
0:01:58 > 0:02:00- Oh!- Oh, that's... Excuse me!
0:02:00 > 0:02:04'They work as a team to seek out the most valuable objects...'
0:02:04 > 0:02:07- Would you be interested in selling it?- Um...
0:02:07 > 0:02:10'They're dedicated in their search for historic items
0:02:10 > 0:02:12'that tell a story about the past.
0:02:12 > 0:02:16'And if they come on a trolley, that's even better.'
0:02:16 > 0:02:19I think it's time we got this queue moving to the valuation tables.
0:02:19 > 0:02:21Let's get the show on the road and get valuing.
0:02:21 > 0:02:24It's time to set sail. Come on, everybody.
0:02:30 > 0:02:34'On today's show, two fascinating items of royal history.
0:02:35 > 0:02:38'An eye-catching piece from the recent past...'
0:02:38 > 0:02:40And you've got the magnificent plumes.
0:02:40 > 0:02:43It's really quite a glorious thing.
0:02:43 > 0:02:45'..and a relic from the Stuart period
0:02:45 > 0:02:47'that would be unimaginable, today.'
0:02:47 > 0:02:51What I'm about to tell you will make your jaw drop.
0:02:51 > 0:02:55'And, at the auction, items are selling for a king's ransom.'
0:02:55 > 0:02:58- I'm gobsmacked! - I'm quite shocked as well.- Sold.
0:02:58 > 0:03:01Well, there you are, the last in the queue.
0:03:01 > 0:03:02Everybody is now safely seated.
0:03:02 > 0:03:05I've just been told Adam Partridge has spotted a real gem.
0:03:05 > 0:03:06Let's take a closer look.
0:03:07 > 0:03:10It's always interesting to see something a little different on the show.
0:03:10 > 0:03:14John, thanks for bringing along this, quite an unusual typewriter.
0:03:14 > 0:03:15Let's have a look.
0:03:16 > 0:03:19There we go. The Blickensderfer, number 7.
0:03:19 > 0:03:23- And look at that keyboard! Some engineering, isn't it?- It is.
0:03:23 > 0:03:26- I bought it because I like the mechanism. It's very unusual.- Yes.
0:03:26 > 0:03:30It seemed to be a precursor of a later golf-ball type of typewriter.
0:03:30 > 0:03:33Right. Precursor - very good.
0:03:33 > 0:03:36Yes, I know what you mean, and so, you know,
0:03:36 > 0:03:38we see lots of old typewriters
0:03:38 > 0:03:41and, of course, they were mass-produced later, after this.
0:03:41 > 0:03:44- Yes.- Many, many hundreds of thousands of typewriters made.
0:03:44 > 0:03:47Most of which don't have any kind of interest or commercial value
0:03:47 > 0:03:50- these days, because they've become redundant...- Yes.
0:03:50 > 0:03:51..with the age of the computer,
0:03:51 > 0:03:54but this obviously falls into the collectors' category.
0:03:54 > 0:03:56Where did you get it from?
0:03:56 > 0:03:58I got it from a local antiques shop,
0:03:58 > 0:04:00in Sevenoaks, about 30 years ago.
0:04:00 > 0:04:02- OK. About 30 years ago.- Yes.
0:04:02 > 0:04:05- Do you remember what you paid for it?- £19.- £19!
0:04:05 > 0:04:08- You've got a good memory, John.- Yes! - What line of work are you in?
0:04:08 > 0:04:11- I'm, personally... I'm a model-maker.- Oh, right.
0:04:11 > 0:04:15I'm particularly interested in mechanisms and that sort of thing.
0:04:15 > 0:04:17Have we got some patent marks on there as well?
0:04:17 > 0:04:20- Yes, there's patent marks over this side.- This side.
0:04:20 > 0:04:24- They're from...between 1890 and 1892.- Interesting.
0:04:24 > 0:04:27Because I believe in, around 1892, 1893,
0:04:27 > 0:04:29the QWERTY keyboard was standardised.
0:04:29 > 0:04:31Oh, that's when it happened.
0:04:31 > 0:04:34So perhaps these Blickensderfer number 7s
0:04:34 > 0:04:36were produced less frequently after that.
0:04:36 > 0:04:39Possibly, although they would have been able to change the drum
0:04:39 > 0:04:42- and the keys to suit the new layout. - I suppose... They would have been
0:04:42 > 0:04:44- able to modify it, wouldn't they? - Yes.
0:04:44 > 0:04:46- With their technical abilities.- Yes.
0:04:46 > 0:04:48What's made you decide to sell it now?
0:04:48 > 0:04:52It's just been in...on top of a wardrobe for a long while.
0:04:52 > 0:04:56I had trouble using it because it doesn't have a ribbon.
0:04:56 > 0:04:58- It has an ink roller and I couldn't get the ink for it.- Ah.
0:04:58 > 0:05:01Even then, with a non-standard keyboard, it's - you know,
0:05:01 > 0:05:05if you're used to a QWERTY keyboard, it'd take you a while to relearn it.
0:05:05 > 0:05:08- There are lots of people interested in this sort of thing.- Yeah.
0:05:08 > 0:05:11So, any idea on the current value?
0:05:11 > 0:05:12No idea at all. No.
0:05:12 > 0:05:16Well, I mean, typically, you'd put something like £60 or £80, estimate.
0:05:16 > 0:05:18- Yeah.- You'd hopefully make 100 of it.
0:05:18 > 0:05:21- That's all right with you, then? - That's very good, yes.
0:05:21 > 0:05:23We'll pop a reserve of £50 on it, stop it going for less.
0:05:23 > 0:05:26- Yes, thank you.- And, hopefully, it might make a little bit more
0:05:26 > 0:05:28and it'll certainly go to someone who's passionate
0:05:28 > 0:05:32about mechanical and typewriters and all that sort of thing.
0:05:32 > 0:05:34Let's hope it maybe hits the three-figures mark.
0:05:34 > 0:05:36Thank you very much.
0:05:38 > 0:05:42You never know what or who is going to turn up at a valuation day.
0:05:42 > 0:05:45Vintage typewriters are fairly common,
0:05:45 > 0:05:48but I can't say I ever expected pop stars
0:05:48 > 0:05:50the Cheeky Girls to turn up for a valuation.
0:05:52 > 0:05:55For those of you who don't remember their big hit,
0:05:55 > 0:05:58here they are on Top Of The Pops in 2003.
0:05:58 > 0:06:02# We are the cheeky girls We are the cheeky girls
0:06:02 > 0:06:06# You are the cheeky boys You are the cheeky boys
0:06:06 > 0:06:08# Cheeky cheeky. #
0:06:08 > 0:06:11They've brought along a bag full of inherited trinkets,
0:06:11 > 0:06:13and the painting really looks promising.
0:06:13 > 0:06:17I've asked off-screen expert Aubrey Dawson to take a closer look.
0:06:17 > 0:06:20- Hi there, I'm Aubrey.- Hi, I'm Monica. Very pleased to meet you.
0:06:20 > 0:06:22- Hello, Gabriela. - Hi, Gabriela. How are you?
0:06:22 > 0:06:24- Very well, thank you. - You've got a nice picture here.- Yes.
0:06:24 > 0:06:27It's a little bit far from home, isn't it?
0:06:27 > 0:06:29Yes, it is a picture from Rome. That's what we know.
0:06:29 > 0:06:33- And it's the castle of Sant'Angelo. - Yes, that is the one.
0:06:33 > 0:06:37And, basically, the story of it is a very long story,
0:06:37 > 0:06:40- so I'm going to try and cut it short.- OK.
0:06:40 > 0:06:43My... Our step-grandmother,
0:06:43 > 0:06:47she had a neighbour when she was living in East Dulwich,
0:06:47 > 0:06:48here in London.
0:06:48 > 0:06:52They were really good friends and their family name was Roberts.
0:06:52 > 0:06:55Now then, her husband passed away,
0:06:55 > 0:06:57so our step-grandmother,
0:06:57 > 0:07:00she took care of her and she was all the time doing her shopping,
0:07:00 > 0:07:04and the cleaning and helping with the house and everything.
0:07:04 > 0:07:08So, as a gift, as a thank-you gift, she gave her this picture
0:07:08 > 0:07:11and she said it has been inherited from generation to generation
0:07:11 > 0:07:13in her family.
0:07:13 > 0:07:15What a fantastic story.
0:07:15 > 0:07:18- I notice it's dated 1853.- Yes.
0:07:18 > 0:07:20Which gives us obviously a nice indication of age.
0:07:20 > 0:07:22Not signed, though. We don't have any artist.
0:07:22 > 0:07:25Normally, we'd expect to have a nice artist's signature at the bottom.
0:07:25 > 0:07:28Yes, we did a bit of research.
0:07:28 > 0:07:31- We have heard of a painter called David Roberts...- Mm-hm.
0:07:31 > 0:07:33..who was around that period, painting,
0:07:33 > 0:07:37and, apparently, he did a grand tour of Europe and Egypt,
0:07:37 > 0:07:39and he did loads of paintings in Egypt,
0:07:39 > 0:07:44and they became very famous and they were sold at big auctions.
0:07:44 > 0:07:46Now, it's a bit of a, you know,
0:07:46 > 0:07:49coincidence that Roberts, Roberts, you know, the family name...
0:07:49 > 0:07:52- Yeah, same name.- So, you know, it would be nice for us to find out more
0:07:52 > 0:07:56about this painting, whether actually it is David Roberts or it's not.
0:07:56 > 0:07:59Well, I think it's definitely painted by an English artist,
0:07:59 > 0:08:02because he's detailed "The Castle of Sant'Angelo",
0:08:02 > 0:08:05which is obviously in English, instead of writing in Italian,
0:08:05 > 0:08:07if it was an Italian painter.
0:08:07 > 0:08:10So what we'll do is, we'll take it away, do some research and come back
0:08:10 > 0:08:12- to you with what I can find. - Thank you.- Thank you so much.
0:08:12 > 0:08:15'Aubrey will cross-reference the painting with known works
0:08:15 > 0:08:18'by David Roberts and see if he can find a match.
0:08:18 > 0:08:22'No pressure, Aubrey, but I think the girls are quite excited.'
0:08:22 > 0:08:24THEY GIGGLE
0:08:27 > 0:08:31'Back in the real world, Claire and Cheryl are clutching classics.'
0:08:31 > 0:08:34- Hi, Cheryl. It's good to meet you. - Hi. Lovely to meet you.
0:08:34 > 0:08:36I feel that no "Flog It!" should go through without
0:08:36 > 0:08:38- a bit of Clarice Cliff. - Oh, absolutely.- Don't you think?
0:08:38 > 0:08:41- Are you a collector?- No, no, I don't really like Clarice Cliff
0:08:41 > 0:08:44- at all, actually. These belonged to my husband's grandmother.- Oh, OK.
0:08:44 > 0:08:47Yeah, I think with Clarice, it's a bit like Marmite -
0:08:47 > 0:08:50- you either like it or you hate it. - Absolutely.
0:08:50 > 0:08:52What's the history behind them? Are they sort of something
0:08:52 > 0:08:55- you've just had in your cupboard for years and years?- Well, no, actually.
0:08:55 > 0:08:58After my husband's grandmother died, everyone else, you know,
0:08:58 > 0:09:01had the first go and we got the leftovers,
0:09:01 > 0:09:03so we got a box of hers,
0:09:03 > 0:09:06and, actually, I was about to drop them off at the charity shop,
0:09:06 > 0:09:09and a little bell rang in my head going, "Oh, hand-painted plates.
0:09:09 > 0:09:10"Maybe I should hang onto those."
0:09:10 > 0:09:13And, lo and behold, two or three years later, suddenly, Clarice Cliff
0:09:13 > 0:09:17was the flavour of the month, but that was 23 years ago!
0:09:17 > 0:09:20I've been meaning to get rid of them ever since!
0:09:20 > 0:09:22Yeah, well, fortunately, she's still pretty popular,
0:09:22 > 0:09:25though, in some ways, some of her prices have dropped a bit...
0:09:25 > 0:09:27- Right.- ..but she's still popular.
0:09:27 > 0:09:29But the one thing she did do is actually bring a lot of colour
0:09:29 > 0:09:32into her designs. Do you know the history of Clarice
0:09:32 > 0:09:33- and how she started? - Not really, no. No.
0:09:33 > 0:09:36- Well, she actually started work at 13.- Oh, really? Gosh.
0:09:36 > 0:09:39And she started playing around with the designs,
0:09:39 > 0:09:40sort of, between the interwar years,
0:09:40 > 0:09:43- where everything was a bit drab, and a bit grey, and a bit sad.- Right.
0:09:43 > 0:09:46And she had these wonderfully vibrant designs, so you had
0:09:46 > 0:09:50these very bold colours, bold panels of red and green and yellow.
0:09:50 > 0:09:52- Something that people were, sort of, crying out for.- Right.
0:09:52 > 0:09:54But it was also supposed to be cheaply made
0:09:54 > 0:09:56- so that people could afford it. - Right, right.
0:09:56 > 0:09:58- And buy it, and put it in their homes.- Yeah.
0:09:58 > 0:10:01And it was immensely popular and, of course, this is a classic.
0:10:01 > 0:10:04- This is one of the patterns you see quite a bit of.- Right.
0:10:04 > 0:10:07It's Rhodanthe, which is very, very classic,
0:10:07 > 0:10:10with these, sort of, long, sinewy brown stems, orangey flowers.
0:10:10 > 0:10:15- And you'll find it on plates and jugs, and cups and saucers.- Right.
0:10:15 > 0:10:17And then, if you look on the back, of course,
0:10:17 > 0:10:19- you have the classic mark. - Oh, right.
0:10:19 > 0:10:22- They did an over-stamp with "Bizarre by Clarice Cliff."- Right.
0:10:22 > 0:10:24- It was the Bizarre range.- Right. - If you look back at the pattern...
0:10:24 > 0:10:26At the moment they're in good order.
0:10:26 > 0:10:28There's a little bit of flaking round the edge.
0:10:28 > 0:10:31That's acceptable for her work but there's no cracks, no chips,
0:10:31 > 0:10:34cos anything like that and the value just absolutely plummets.
0:10:34 > 0:10:36- Right, right. - So, before they get damaged,
0:10:36 > 0:10:38a good idea to put them in the sale.
0:10:38 > 0:10:40And I think, at auction,
0:10:40 > 0:10:43- you're looking between £60 and £100 for the two.- Oh, right.
0:10:43 > 0:10:45- Does that sound OK? - Fabulous, yeah, that sounds great.
0:10:45 > 0:10:49- Yeah, no, absolutely.- I look forward to seeing you at the auction.- Super.
0:10:49 > 0:10:52'Cheryl didn't hold back with her opinion on Clarice Cliff,
0:10:52 > 0:10:56'and now I have to deliver my thoughts on that cheeky painting.'
0:10:56 > 0:10:58Well, I have to say, it looks good, doesn't it?
0:10:58 > 0:11:00- Fingers crossed. - It looks, it looks desirable.
0:11:00 > 0:11:03It's something that I would want to own, so that's a good start.
0:11:03 > 0:11:05But Aubrey has done a lot of research on this,
0:11:05 > 0:11:08we've asked all the other experts here...
0:11:08 > 0:11:09It's not David Roberts.
0:11:09 > 0:11:11- It's not?- Oh... - It's in the style of, OK?
0:11:11 > 0:11:14But look, I think, if it was a David Roberts,
0:11:14 > 0:11:16you'd be looking at around about £5,000-£8,000
0:11:16 > 0:11:19- for a watercolour like this. - I know, I know!
0:11:19 > 0:11:22But if somebody, you know, it sums up that whole Grand Tour thing,
0:11:22 > 0:11:25but if you can't afford David Roberts, you can afford this.
0:11:25 > 0:11:27- And you get the look, you buy the look, don't you?- Yes, you do.
0:11:27 > 0:11:30It's beautifully presented, it's wonderfully mounted.
0:11:30 > 0:11:32I like the fact the frame's a bit lived-in.
0:11:32 > 0:11:33- It's not over the top. - It's very old, yes.
0:11:33 > 0:11:38But it draws your attention to the image, so it does have a value.
0:11:38 > 0:11:39- Right, OK.- Right.
0:11:39 > 0:11:42OK, look, £100-£150 is very, very safe.
0:11:42 > 0:11:44- Hopefully it'll do a bit more.- OK.
0:11:44 > 0:11:46- We need to start somewhere...- OK.
0:11:46 > 0:11:48- So, if we put a reserve at £100 on. - £100.
0:11:48 > 0:11:51- I think we should go for it. - OK? Happy to put it into auction?
0:11:51 > 0:11:53- Yes.- Yes, yes. - Fixed reserve at £100?
0:11:53 > 0:11:56- Yes.- I think she would be happy with that.- OK, let's do it.
0:11:58 > 0:12:01There's nothing predictable about a "Flog It!" valuation day,
0:12:01 > 0:12:04even the good old British weather has made an appearance!
0:12:05 > 0:12:08If there was a swimming pool here right now, you'd all be in it,
0:12:08 > 0:12:11- wouldn't you?- Yes. - Thank goodness there isn't one!
0:12:11 > 0:12:13But we have now made our first choices of items
0:12:13 > 0:12:16to take off to auction. I think there's a couple of gems there.
0:12:16 > 0:12:18Let's put those valuations to the test.
0:12:18 > 0:12:21And here's a quick recap, just to jog your memory,
0:12:21 > 0:12:23of all the items that are going into the auction room.
0:12:23 > 0:12:27There's a growing market for vintage devices like this,
0:12:27 > 0:12:29but will the bidders have their
0:12:29 > 0:12:30fingers on the pulse and snap it up?
0:12:30 > 0:12:34Sadly, it's not the artist Gabriela and Monica were hoping for,
0:12:34 > 0:12:37but the painting still has a value,
0:12:37 > 0:12:39and now, a cheeky provenance.
0:12:39 > 0:12:42And Clarice Cliff plates that brightened up the post-war era,
0:12:42 > 0:12:44will they set the saleroom alight?
0:12:48 > 0:12:50To find out, we're leaving Chiddingstone Castle
0:12:50 > 0:12:53for the saleroom, which is also packed with beautiful items
0:12:53 > 0:12:55that keep the past alive.
0:12:57 > 0:12:58Well, this is what I love to see,
0:12:58 > 0:13:01an auction room jam-packed full of potential bidders.
0:13:01 > 0:13:05Today, our lots are being put under the hammer at Ewbank auction rooms.
0:13:05 > 0:13:08The man with all the local knowledge is auctioneer Tim Duggan.
0:13:08 > 0:13:10He's just about to get on the rostrum any minute.
0:13:10 > 0:13:14I'm going to catch up with our owners. You sit back and enjoy this.
0:13:15 > 0:13:18It's time to find out if our experts' valuations
0:13:18 > 0:13:20are on the money.
0:13:20 > 0:13:23First up, Adam, John and the Blickensderfer.
0:13:23 > 0:13:27It's an old number 7. Have you sold anything like this before?
0:13:27 > 0:13:30Well, we're finding an increasing interest in vintage typewriters.
0:13:30 > 0:13:34And, please, don't mean that... bring along your 1960s Remington,
0:13:34 > 0:13:36but early 20th-century,
0:13:36 > 0:13:38late 19th-/early 20th-century typewriters.
0:13:38 > 0:13:40People are beginning to collect these things
0:13:40 > 0:13:41much more than they used to.
0:13:41 > 0:13:43Are you a steam train fanatic, John?
0:13:43 > 0:13:45I see you've got Stephenson's Rocket on your tie.
0:13:45 > 0:13:46I'm a model-maker.
0:13:46 > 0:13:48Ah, that explains it. I've made that model.
0:13:48 > 0:13:50I have made an Airfix Stephenson's Rocket.
0:13:50 > 0:13:52Have you? Oh, the Airfix one, yes.
0:13:52 > 0:13:54Yes, anyway, let's put this valuation to the test.
0:13:54 > 0:13:56Here we go, here's the typewriter going under the hammer.
0:13:58 > 0:14:02Like this one. This is the vintage typewriter, there.
0:14:02 > 0:14:05The Blickensderfer there. And, we've got interest,
0:14:05 > 0:14:07I'll go straight in at £50 on the commission.
0:14:07 > 0:14:09At £50, now. 55 in the room, now.
0:14:09 > 0:14:1365. 75, 85, now.
0:14:13 > 0:14:15Told you there was a rising interest in this.
0:14:15 > 0:14:16I'm pleased about that.
0:14:17 > 0:14:19100 we got online, now. Looking for 110.
0:14:19 > 0:14:21110 online, now. Looking for 120, now.
0:14:21 > 0:14:24The battle's online, now. Looking for 120, 120.
0:14:24 > 0:14:26- Looking for 130.- That's quite good.
0:14:26 > 0:14:27At 130, online, now.
0:14:27 > 0:14:30Looking for 140, 140 bid, looking for 150 now.
0:14:30 > 0:14:33At 140 online. Are we all done, then?
0:14:33 > 0:14:36Selling, then, online, at £140...
0:14:36 > 0:14:39- £140, the hammer's gone down. Well done, Adam.- Thank you very much.
0:14:39 > 0:14:41- Pleasure.- You know what?
0:14:41 > 0:14:43- I'm glad I chose you. - I'd have liked to own that.
0:14:43 > 0:14:45There's a little tip there for the viewer.
0:14:45 > 0:14:48You know, if it's a vintage thing like that, that really appears
0:14:48 > 0:14:51to be unusual, then it probably is going to be quite desirable.
0:14:51 > 0:14:52Yeah.
0:14:53 > 0:14:57Bought with love and sold for a profit, a classic antique tale.
0:14:57 > 0:15:00Next, it may not be a Michelangelo,
0:15:00 > 0:15:04but this painting of Rome is well worth the £100 reserve.
0:15:04 > 0:15:07We thought it may be a David Roberts but sadly it wasn't.
0:15:07 > 0:15:10But it was by an Englishman, an unknown artist.
0:15:10 > 0:15:12It's an image of Rome and it was stunning.
0:15:12 > 0:15:15And it belongs to the Cheeky Girls.
0:15:15 > 0:15:17And not for much longer.
0:15:17 > 0:15:19Gabriela and Monica. Which one is it?
0:15:19 > 0:15:21- Gabriela.- Monica.- Monica, Gabriela.
0:15:23 > 0:15:25I'm not the only one to get you confused, surely?
0:15:25 > 0:15:26Oh, no. Surely, no, no.
0:15:26 > 0:15:29Everyone, especially when we have the hair done exactly the same.
0:15:29 > 0:15:32- Everyone is confusing us.- Well, look, let's just talk about the art.
0:15:32 > 0:15:35So, just remind us, it's been in the family a bit of time, hasn't it?
0:15:35 > 0:15:39Yes. Yes, it has been for a very, very, very long time.
0:15:39 > 0:15:41- And it did belong to our grandmother.- Yes.
0:15:41 > 0:15:46And her last wish was to have her ashes scattered in Belgium
0:15:46 > 0:15:49near her husband. So, we are going to, we're going to use the money...
0:15:49 > 0:15:51To put towards that.
0:15:51 > 0:15:54To travel there and to, you know, make her last wish come true.
0:15:54 > 0:15:57- Oh, that's a really nice thing to do.- Yes.- Yeah.
0:15:57 > 0:15:59Fingers crossed we get the top end of the estimate.
0:15:59 > 0:16:01- I know, I'm so excited.- Let's find out what your artwork does,
0:16:01 > 0:16:04shall we? This lovely painting is going under the hammer. Here it is.
0:16:04 > 0:16:08342, look who we've got in the room, the Cheeky Girls!
0:16:08 > 0:16:11- WHOOPING - That's why you're all here.
0:16:12 > 0:16:15The Cheeky Girls. Lot 342.
0:16:15 > 0:16:19We've got the watercolour here dating from 1853, £100 for it.
0:16:19 > 0:16:22- It's next to nothing, is it?- I know.
0:16:22 > 0:16:25Come on, you've gone very quiet. Come on. Anybody interested at 50?
0:16:25 > 0:16:28Come on, £50 for it. Get the bidding going.
0:16:28 > 0:16:3250 I've got, sir. Thank you, £50 bid. 55, now. 60.
0:16:32 > 0:16:33- Come on.- It's ready to go,
0:16:33 > 0:16:35- it's got a lovely frame on it. - Everyone is embarrassed.
0:16:35 > 0:16:37Got 60. 65?
0:16:37 > 0:16:40At £60, now. I've got 65, now. 70.
0:16:40 > 0:16:42At 65 with me, on the book, now.
0:16:42 > 0:16:43At £65 now, looking for 70.
0:16:43 > 0:16:46At 65, then. All done, then, at £65.
0:16:46 > 0:16:48- Really, really? Oh... - It didn't sell.
0:16:48 > 0:16:50- Oh...- Oh, dear.
0:16:50 > 0:16:52- It's OK, it doesn't matter. - Matter...
0:16:52 > 0:16:55We are still going to, you know, we are still going to...
0:16:55 > 0:16:58- Make that trip.- Of course, of course.- Of course.- Of course.
0:16:58 > 0:16:59Has it been a good day out?
0:16:59 > 0:17:01Of course, we've loved the whole experience.
0:17:01 > 0:17:03It completes the "Flog It!" journey.
0:17:03 > 0:17:05You came to the valuation day, you came to the auction.
0:17:05 > 0:17:07- The thing is, we had to do this as well.- OK.
0:17:07 > 0:17:10- Because we are watching the show all the time.- Oh, good for you.
0:17:10 > 0:17:13And I said, we need to be on "Flog It!", no matter what.
0:17:14 > 0:17:16'See, even if your item doesn't sell,
0:17:16 > 0:17:20'you go away with great memories of the "Flog It!" experience.'
0:17:20 > 0:17:22# Cheeky, cheeky. #
0:17:22 > 0:17:24Going under the hammer right now, we have Clarice Cliff.
0:17:24 > 0:17:27It's a pair, and they belong to Cheryl. Why are you selling these?
0:17:27 > 0:17:30- Everybody wants it. - Oh, they're ghastly.
0:17:31 > 0:17:33Do you know something? I don't like it either.
0:17:33 > 0:17:36I was so frightened to say, they're ghastly. It's just not my taste.
0:17:36 > 0:17:39- I would sell them as well.- Great. - Look, good luck.- Thank you.
0:17:39 > 0:17:42Hopefully we get the top end. Claire, do you like these?
0:17:42 > 0:17:45- I have to be honest...I don't like it either.- Oh, bless you. No, no.
0:17:45 > 0:17:47But there is a big market out there. We're not putting this down
0:17:47 > 0:17:49cos lots of people collect Clarice Cliff.
0:17:49 > 0:17:51You've seen it, it's gone under the hammer many times.
0:17:51 > 0:17:54Here we go. Big smile on your face. There'll be an even bigger smile
0:17:54 > 0:17:56- if you don't have to take these home.- Yes.
0:17:56 > 0:17:58They're going under the hammer right now.
0:17:59 > 0:18:03The Clarice Cliff plates, there.
0:18:03 > 0:18:05How do you see these, £50 for them?
0:18:05 > 0:18:0850 bid, 55. 60, 5, 70, 5.
0:18:08 > 0:18:10- They're gone.- 80, 5, 90, 5.
0:18:10 > 0:18:13100, 110, 120.
0:18:13 > 0:18:14I've got 110, 120 with you, madam.
0:18:14 > 0:18:16120, now looking for 130, anywhere.
0:18:16 > 0:18:18At £120, we're all done, then.
0:18:18 > 0:18:21Selling, then, at £120.
0:18:21 > 0:18:24Whoosh! Hammer's going down... # Clarice Cliff does the business! #
0:18:24 > 0:18:27- Fantastic. - Someone out there liked it.- Great.
0:18:27 > 0:18:30- Super, thank you very much. - Well done, you. Well done, you,
0:18:30 > 0:18:32and if you've got anything like that, we'd like to flog it.
0:18:32 > 0:18:35Bring it along to one of our valuation days and you could be in
0:18:35 > 0:18:38an auction room just like this, going home with some money.
0:18:38 > 0:18:40- Well done.- Fantastic, thank you.
0:18:41 > 0:18:43That's the first visit to the saleroom complete.
0:18:43 > 0:18:48Now, we're heading back to that most royal of counties - Kent.
0:18:48 > 0:18:53For time immemorial, we've been fascinated by our kings and queens.
0:18:53 > 0:18:58And one relationship in particular that's intrigued us for centuries
0:18:58 > 0:19:01has to be the one of King Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn.
0:19:01 > 0:19:04Well, earlier in the week, I went along to Hever Castle,
0:19:04 > 0:19:07where Anne Boleyn spent many years of her life,
0:19:07 > 0:19:09to find out how it all began.
0:19:17 > 0:19:20This impressive building has all the classic qualities
0:19:20 > 0:19:22of a Tudor castle.
0:19:23 > 0:19:26But this castle is much more than its thick stone walls,
0:19:26 > 0:19:29and its Tudor works of art.
0:19:29 > 0:19:32It's the place where Anne Boleyn spent many years of her life.
0:19:32 > 0:19:35It's also the setting for her courtship with Henry VIII,
0:19:35 > 0:19:39where he sent her many letters declaring his love.
0:19:39 > 0:19:41And it's here that Anne's parents
0:19:41 > 0:19:43made the decisions about her upbringing
0:19:43 > 0:19:46that would ultimately shape the rise and the fall of the whole family.
0:19:50 > 0:19:53Because how did this girl, who was not considered a beauty
0:19:53 > 0:19:58by any means, capture the heart of the married King of England?
0:20:07 > 0:20:10Anne lived here with her mother and father, Elizabeth and Thomas,
0:20:10 > 0:20:14her older sister Mary and her brother George.
0:20:14 > 0:20:17The family moved to this incredible castle in 1505,
0:20:17 > 0:20:19when her father inherited the house.
0:20:19 > 0:20:22The Boleyn family had always been ambitious
0:20:22 > 0:20:25and had risen from the ranks of yeoman landowners
0:20:25 > 0:20:28to noblemen in just a few generations.
0:20:31 > 0:20:35Their move to Hever helped secure the Boleyn status,
0:20:35 > 0:20:39but head of the family Thomas wanted more for his children.
0:20:39 > 0:20:43He wanted them to rise to the very top.
0:20:43 > 0:20:47Historian Elizabeth Norton has written several books
0:20:47 > 0:20:48on the Boleyn family,
0:20:48 > 0:20:51and knows all about Anne's journey to becoming Queen.
0:20:53 > 0:20:55What would it have been like for Anne, growing up here?
0:20:55 > 0:20:58She would have spent a lot of time with her siblings,
0:20:58 > 0:21:01her elder sister Mary and her younger brother George.
0:21:01 > 0:21:03They would have been taught their letters by the parish priest
0:21:03 > 0:21:07before having tutors employed when they were a bit older.
0:21:07 > 0:21:10- Education was a big thing here, obviously.- Absolutely.
0:21:10 > 0:21:12Education was particularly important to the Boleyns.
0:21:12 > 0:21:15Anne was renowned for being well-educated.
0:21:15 > 0:21:18Particularly, she could speak French, she could read and write.
0:21:18 > 0:21:21And it's really that that shapes her.
0:21:27 > 0:21:30Anne showed great promise during these formative years,
0:21:30 > 0:21:32and was chosen over her older sister Mary
0:21:32 > 0:21:35to attend the court of Archduchess Margaret of Austria.
0:21:35 > 0:21:38Anne made a very good impression on the court,
0:21:38 > 0:21:43and was described as presentable and pleasant by the princess.
0:21:45 > 0:21:49It seems even as a youngster, probably no more than 12 years old,
0:21:49 > 0:21:51Anne was accomplished in court etiquette -
0:21:51 > 0:21:55a skill she would later use to her advantage.
0:21:55 > 0:22:00By 1513, she was asked by her father to attend another Royal,
0:22:00 > 0:22:04this time Henry VIII's sister, Mary Tudor, in France.
0:22:06 > 0:22:09French style, French fashion, French culture, mon Dieu!
0:22:09 > 0:22:13The French were trendsetting as much in the 16th century
0:22:13 > 0:22:15as they do today.
0:22:15 > 0:22:17And Anne Boleyn was immersed in all of it
0:22:17 > 0:22:21at the court of Queen Mary, from the age of 13 to 21.
0:22:21 > 0:22:23But what did she learn en France?
0:22:24 > 0:22:28Anne's time in France was crucial to the woman that she later became.
0:22:28 > 0:22:30She learnt style and grace at the French court,
0:22:30 > 0:22:32it was the most sophisticated in Europe.
0:22:32 > 0:22:35She also learnt courtly love.
0:22:35 > 0:22:37Anne would have learnt how to interact with men
0:22:37 > 0:22:40while she was in France, so when she came back to England wearing her
0:22:40 > 0:22:44French hoods, which showed a daring amount of hair, she stood out.
0:22:49 > 0:22:52Anne wasn't the only sister to serve in French court.
0:22:52 > 0:22:56The other Boleyn girl, Mary, also spent her formative years there.
0:22:56 > 0:22:59But Mary took quite a different approach to her sister,
0:22:59 > 0:23:02giving herself fully to several courtiers,
0:23:02 > 0:23:06and eventually King Francis of France, himself.
0:23:06 > 0:23:10Mary was later referred to by Francis of France as
0:23:10 > 0:23:12a very great whore, and infamous above others.
0:23:12 > 0:23:15It looks as though she was sent home in disgrace,
0:23:15 > 0:23:18before emerging at the English court as a mistress of Henry VIII.
0:23:26 > 0:23:28Anne and her sister Mary were close,
0:23:28 > 0:23:33and Anne saw how Mary was treated when she gave into Henry's advances.
0:23:33 > 0:23:36Henry was far from generous with his mistresses.
0:23:36 > 0:23:40Mary gained little more than two illegitimate children.
0:23:40 > 0:23:43Anne saw that her sister was simply discarded by the King,
0:23:43 > 0:23:45with very little to show for it,
0:23:45 > 0:23:47and she decided that she wanted something else.
0:23:47 > 0:23:50She wanted a good husband and was not going to yield to the King.
0:23:55 > 0:23:58Just a few months after Henry's affair with Mary,
0:23:58 > 0:24:00he was chasing Anne.
0:24:00 > 0:24:02Now, wise to Henry's tendencies
0:24:02 > 0:24:05to cast aside his mistresses once he got them into bed,
0:24:05 > 0:24:09Anne told Henry she wouldn't be his lover until she was his wife.
0:24:18 > 0:24:21Henry wanted Anne to be his mistress, something that Anne,
0:24:21 > 0:24:24who was looking to make a good marriage, could never allow.
0:24:24 > 0:24:27We know that Anne retreated back to Hever Castle.
0:24:27 > 0:24:30Henry VIII's love letters survive, and show him pursuing her,
0:24:30 > 0:24:34so, speaking of being struck with the dart of love.
0:24:34 > 0:24:37Eventually he realised he had to divorce his wife, and that
0:24:37 > 0:24:40led onto the long period of divorce before they could marry in 1533.
0:24:42 > 0:24:46Anne Boleyn achieved her father's goal and became Queen of England.
0:24:46 > 0:24:50But unable to produce a male heir, her marriage was short-lived.
0:24:50 > 0:24:52She was Queen for just 1,000 days
0:24:52 > 0:24:55before Henry viciously turned against her.
0:24:57 > 0:25:02In a shocking sequence of events, Anne was beheaded for treason,
0:25:02 > 0:25:06at the Tower of London, in 1536.
0:25:06 > 0:25:09An extraordinary outcome for a girl who showed such promise.
0:25:12 > 0:25:15So, in your opinion, Elizabeth, what do you think was the biggest
0:25:15 > 0:25:17influence in Anne's upbringing, that shaped her life?
0:25:17 > 0:25:20For Anne, it has to be France.
0:25:20 > 0:25:22When she returned to England at the age of around 21,
0:25:22 > 0:25:25she was French in all but birth. She was fluent,
0:25:25 > 0:25:27she had a certain grace about her.
0:25:27 > 0:25:30And as part of that, her father must have a great deal of the credit,
0:25:30 > 0:25:32because he was the one who believed in her enough
0:25:32 > 0:25:36to send her first to Brussels and then on to France.
0:25:36 > 0:25:38And it's really that that shapes Anne,
0:25:38 > 0:25:41and sets her apart from all the other women at the English court.
0:25:46 > 0:25:49The Boleyn family were ambitious and educated,
0:25:49 > 0:25:52and they knew the importance of a good marriage.
0:25:52 > 0:25:56Anne's strength and spirit helped her rise to the very highest rank,
0:25:56 > 0:25:59but it also, in part, led to her execution.
0:25:59 > 0:26:02Tudor England was a tumultuous period in our history,
0:26:02 > 0:26:06and the pursuit of power was quite literally a cut-throat business.
0:26:17 > 0:26:20Back at our valuation day at Chiddingstone Castle,
0:26:20 > 0:26:22we've found a very special royal item
0:26:22 > 0:26:25that celebrates a historic moment from our own time.
0:26:28 > 0:26:30This chair was specially designed
0:26:30 > 0:26:33for Prince Charles' Investiture in 1969.
0:26:33 > 0:26:36MUSIC: God Save The Queen
0:26:36 > 0:26:39The ceremony gave heir to the throne Charles
0:26:39 > 0:26:41the official title of Prince of Wales
0:26:41 > 0:26:43and the Earl of Chester.
0:26:43 > 0:26:46It's a tradition that predates even the Tudors,
0:26:46 > 0:26:49starting in 1301, by King Edward I,
0:26:49 > 0:26:53having completed his conquest of Wales.
0:26:54 > 0:26:56Many centuries later, the practice continues
0:26:56 > 0:27:00and was watched by 500 million people worldwide.
0:27:01 > 0:27:044,000 chairs were made for the occasion,
0:27:04 > 0:27:07and seated royals and dignitaries.
0:27:07 > 0:27:10I wonder who sat on the chair Claire's discovered.
0:27:10 > 0:27:13How did this chair come to be in your possession?
0:27:13 > 0:27:17It came through my husband, who was in the Metropolitan Police,
0:27:17 > 0:27:21and he was on protection the day of the Investiture.
0:27:21 > 0:27:23And afterwards, he was allowed to keep one of the chairs.
0:27:23 > 0:27:25So, we've had it in the house ever since.
0:27:25 > 0:27:27Did you both like the chair?
0:27:27 > 0:27:29We weren't mad about it, let's put it that way.
0:27:29 > 0:27:32It was one of those things that you got
0:27:32 > 0:27:35and you thought you'd better keep for a while, and that was it.
0:27:35 > 0:27:37It wasn't really used,
0:27:37 > 0:27:40it was just sat there and hidden away most of the time.
0:27:40 > 0:27:43- The design is good, actually, it's nice.- It's nice, yeah.
0:27:43 > 0:27:44But the colour takes a little bit more.
0:27:44 > 0:27:48- I often think if I had a really modern kitchen, it would go in.- Yes.
0:27:48 > 0:27:51It'd certainly be a talking point, wouldn't it, in somebody's home?
0:27:51 > 0:27:54Of course, you see the Coronation stools and Coronation chairs,
0:27:54 > 0:27:57- through the 20th century, the couple we've had.- Yes, yeah.
0:27:57 > 0:28:00Don't see quite so many of these, although a few have
0:28:00 > 0:28:02- come up for sale.- There were quite a few made, yes.- Yes, yes.
0:28:02 > 0:28:04But you don't see many, you know?
0:28:04 > 0:28:07You suddenly look sometimes and think, "Oh, that's like mine."
0:28:07 > 0:28:10- Yes, there are other people with orange chairs.- Yeah, yeah.
0:28:10 > 0:28:12Yes, and you've got the magnificent plumes,
0:28:12 > 0:28:14the Prince of Wales plumes on the back of the chair.
0:28:14 > 0:28:17- And then "Ich dien" - "I serve". Erm...- Yeah.
0:28:17 > 0:28:19- This is really quite a glorious thing.- Thing, yeah.
0:28:19 > 0:28:21Obviously, you've decided now to part with it.
0:28:21 > 0:28:23Yes, our children aren't interested, really,
0:28:23 > 0:28:27- so I thought I might as well part with it.- Yeah, yeah.
0:28:27 > 0:28:29- Spend the money on something I would like.- Very sensible.
0:28:29 > 0:28:32And I see there, you're actually, you've got a souvenir...
0:28:32 > 0:28:35- I've got the brochure that goes with it.- That's nice, actually, isn't it?
0:28:35 > 0:28:38That's a souvenir that tells you all about the Investiture.
0:28:38 > 0:28:40- Yes, and has all the photographs... - Photographs in it of the day.
0:28:40 > 0:28:43- ..of an incredibly youthful Prince of Wales.- Prince Charles.
0:28:43 > 0:28:46Oh, yes, it's such a long time ago but I remember it.
0:28:46 > 0:28:48- I remember watching it at school. - Really?
0:28:48 > 0:28:50Which dates me a bit, now. I was very young at the time,
0:28:50 > 0:28:53- didn't really understand what it was about.- Yeah.
0:28:53 > 0:28:56- They do sell. They don't make a huge amount of money.- No.
0:28:56 > 0:28:58I don't know what you're hoping for, for it.
0:28:58 > 0:29:02- My feeling is, just under the 200. - Yes, that's what I...
0:29:02 > 0:29:06- That's what I imagined. - About one... Sort of, 180, 190?- Yes.
0:29:06 > 0:29:08So, if we put a reserve of 190,
0:29:08 > 0:29:11- and estimate it at 190 to 230 or something like that...- Yeah.
0:29:11 > 0:29:14- And you don't know... - Yes... Well, that's right,
0:29:14 > 0:29:16because I'm sure there are lots of people out there
0:29:16 > 0:29:17that would love to have this.
0:29:17 > 0:29:20Well, yes, I often think someone in Wales might be quite interested.
0:29:20 > 0:29:23- Well, yeah, that's probably where the other 3,999 are!- Yes.
0:29:23 > 0:29:25- This is the one that escaped to England.- Yeah.
0:29:25 > 0:29:28But, yeah, we'll give it a good go and see what we can do for you.
0:29:28 > 0:29:30All right, thank you very much.
0:29:33 > 0:29:36Collecting royal memorabilia goes back further than you might think.
0:29:36 > 0:29:40Inside Chiddingstone Castle is a fantastic group of items
0:29:40 > 0:29:43from the Stuart period, amassed by the eccentric collector
0:29:43 > 0:29:46and last owner of the house, Denys Eyre Bower.
0:29:48 > 0:29:50Bower may have bought them in the 1950s,
0:29:50 > 0:29:54but these pieces prove collecting anything relating to a Royal
0:29:54 > 0:29:58was as popular in the 17th century as it is today.
0:29:58 > 0:30:01Please don't disappear and make a cup of tea right now,
0:30:01 > 0:30:05because what I'm about to tell you will make your jaw drop.
0:30:05 > 0:30:08What I have here is a relic from James II,
0:30:08 > 0:30:10and it's known as the Stuart relic.
0:30:10 > 0:30:13King James Stuart II died in exile in France.
0:30:13 > 0:30:15His body was dissected and interred
0:30:15 > 0:30:18so it could be displayed in several churches.
0:30:18 > 0:30:20Now, his corpse was buried in France,
0:30:20 > 0:30:24but during the French Revolution, his tomb was broken into
0:30:24 > 0:30:27and his corpse was displayed as a tourist attraction
0:30:27 > 0:30:28for several months.
0:30:28 > 0:30:33What I have here belongs to James II.
0:30:33 > 0:30:36There's a little tiny box made of horn, with its own little lid.
0:30:36 > 0:30:39Inside, beautifully displayed and decorated,
0:30:39 > 0:30:44there is a section of his clothing, with some bloodstains on it.
0:30:44 > 0:30:46And some fabric from his garter,
0:30:46 > 0:30:48the little blue piece of fabric there,
0:30:48 > 0:30:52and you've got a few strands of King James' hair.
0:30:52 > 0:30:55Inside the silver locket...
0:30:55 > 0:30:58there is a section of his heart.
0:30:58 > 0:31:01Now, all of this has been DNA-tested
0:31:01 > 0:31:05and it definitely belongs to King James II.
0:31:05 > 0:31:09I find it a little bit disturbing, but it is real history.
0:31:09 > 0:31:11What a bold, punchy move by Bower
0:31:11 > 0:31:15to find something so incredibly bizarre as this.
0:31:15 > 0:31:17He wasn't just interested in furniture and fine art
0:31:17 > 0:31:20for the walls, he had to find something of incredible history
0:31:20 > 0:31:23that no-one else could possibly own.
0:31:23 > 0:31:27And I think that's the trick to being a great collector.
0:31:27 > 0:31:29Now, I know our experts won't find
0:31:29 > 0:31:31anything as interesting or as historical as this,
0:31:31 > 0:31:35but I do know Adam has found something with a story of its own.
0:31:35 > 0:31:38MUSIC: Run Rabbit Run by Flanagan and Allen
0:31:40 > 0:31:44# Run, rabbit, run, rabbit Run, run, run... #
0:31:44 > 0:31:46- Susan.- Hello.- Time for pie.
0:31:46 > 0:31:49Yes, hopefully. HE LAUGHS
0:31:49 > 0:31:52- Yes, it's a nice example of a game pie dish.- Oh, thank you.
0:31:52 > 0:31:56It's an absolute classic in antiques terms, isn't it?
0:31:56 > 0:31:58You open an antiques reference book, you're going to find
0:31:58 > 0:32:02a piece of majolica, a game pie dish just like this.
0:32:02 > 0:32:05What do you know about it, Susan, and where did you get it from?
0:32:05 > 0:32:07- My nan owned it...- Yeah.
0:32:07 > 0:32:10- ..and gave it to my mother.- OK.
0:32:10 > 0:32:13And my mother, sadly, has had to go into a home
0:32:13 > 0:32:15- and so she's given it to me.- Yeah.
0:32:15 > 0:32:17And how has it ended up on the table here,
0:32:17 > 0:32:20in this beautiful setting at Chiddingstone Castle?
0:32:20 > 0:32:23I just have nowhere to stand it safely
0:32:23 > 0:32:25and it would go in the loft and...
0:32:25 > 0:32:28- What a shame. - It's a big old thing, isn't it?- Yes.
0:32:28 > 0:32:31And they're very, very brittle, vulnerable things.
0:32:31 > 0:32:34It's lead-glazed earthenware and...just need to tap it
0:32:34 > 0:32:38- and it will break and chip. And it's survived incredibly well.- Yeah.
0:32:38 > 0:32:40I've given it a good once-over
0:32:40 > 0:32:42- and I can't see anything wrong with it, really.- No, no.
0:32:42 > 0:32:45A beautiful lid there, and the blue interior.
0:32:45 > 0:32:47It kind of reveals the contents of your pie, doesn't it?
0:32:47 > 0:32:49- On the lid, there.- Yes, yeah.
0:32:49 > 0:32:52And they've always got this blue interior,
0:32:52 > 0:32:56and this is particularly fresh and clean, like it's never been used.
0:32:56 > 0:32:59It's got a lovely, sort of, basket-shaped design,
0:32:59 > 0:33:03applied with these oak leaves and acorns.
0:33:03 > 0:33:07Really quite an effective technique, but not your taste?
0:33:07 > 0:33:10- No, I love it, actually. - Oh, right.- It's just...
0:33:10 > 0:33:12- where to put it. - Just the practicality of it all.
0:33:12 > 0:33:13So, let's have a look at the mark.
0:33:13 > 0:33:16There's no Minton mark on there, which is...
0:33:16 > 0:33:19To some collectors, that will be a concern, but those
0:33:19 > 0:33:22that are knowledgeable enough will know that this is the Minton model.
0:33:22 > 0:33:25I mean, it's still popular stuff and there's still a demand for it.
0:33:25 > 0:33:30So, I would suggest an estimate of £300-£500 in the current market
0:33:30 > 0:33:34on that, and hopefully it will make a bit more. Oops...
0:33:34 > 0:33:37- Very nice.- So, we'll see what happens and fingers crossed,
0:33:37 > 0:33:39- it will make a good price at the auction.- Thank you.
0:33:39 > 0:33:43"Flog It!" valuation days take place all around the country,
0:33:43 > 0:33:44and everyone who comes along
0:33:44 > 0:33:48is guaranteed to see one of our experts for a valuation.
0:33:48 > 0:33:51And I'll be there to help in whatever way I can.
0:33:51 > 0:33:53- Is that heavy?- It... Slightly.
0:33:53 > 0:33:55- Shall I give you a hand with that? - Oh, you're very kind.- Come on.
0:33:55 > 0:33:57You're going to do a selfie?
0:33:57 > 0:33:59You can do a selfie. Go on, do a selfie.
0:33:59 > 0:34:01ALL LAUGH
0:34:01 > 0:34:03Good camera skills, Pat.
0:34:03 > 0:34:07And now, we have just time for one more valuation from Claire.
0:34:08 > 0:34:10- Hi, Anita.- Hello.
0:34:10 > 0:34:13And, well, you've brought along something a little more unusual.
0:34:13 > 0:34:15- Definitely different. - Indeed, indeed.
0:34:15 > 0:34:18It's lovely, actually, I mean, it's had a bit of a tough life.
0:34:18 > 0:34:21It's a flintlock pistol. So, what do you know about it, Anita?
0:34:21 > 0:34:22- Absolutely nothing.- OK.
0:34:22 > 0:34:27It was found in a house clearance that a family member done,
0:34:27 > 0:34:28and was given to my son.
0:34:28 > 0:34:31But it's just lived in the bottom of the cupboard.
0:34:31 > 0:34:32I've done nothing with it.
0:34:32 > 0:34:33So, here I am today.
0:34:33 > 0:34:36Brilliant, and here you are indeed, yes, with your pistol.
0:34:36 > 0:34:39Now, I do rather like it. I mean, we have got some damage issues on it.
0:34:39 > 0:34:43- Yes.- Because, I say, it's a flintlock, so in this bit here,
0:34:43 > 0:34:45there would have actually been another, like, another claw,
0:34:45 > 0:34:49and it would literally have had a flint screwed into it,
0:34:49 > 0:34:54which then fired down when you actually got the mechanism primed.
0:34:54 > 0:34:56And there would be, sort of, powder in here,
0:34:56 > 0:34:59and then the flint would fall on that metal thing, make a spark,
0:34:59 > 0:35:01flies into the chamber, ignites the gunpowder...
0:35:01 > 0:35:03- Boom! Out comes a bullet.- OK.
0:35:03 > 0:35:05So, real old antique weapon, this.
0:35:05 > 0:35:08And the great thing is that it's not a weapon you need
0:35:08 > 0:35:11a licence for, because the worst thing you could actually do
0:35:11 > 0:35:13to somebody with this is hit them over the head with it.
0:35:13 > 0:35:16Its firing days are long, long gone.
0:35:16 > 0:35:18Going onto the...the pistol,
0:35:18 > 0:35:21we appear to have an English brass barrel,
0:35:21 > 0:35:24because it says, "Cornhill London," on the top, there.
0:35:24 > 0:35:27But, in actual fact, it's a continental gun.
0:35:27 > 0:35:31- OK.- It's got a different maker on the lock-plate, on the side, there.
0:35:31 > 0:35:34Looks to me like a, sort of, Dutch,
0:35:34 > 0:35:37or...sort of, Low Countries-type design.
0:35:37 > 0:35:41Because, again, when you turn it upside down, all this is silver.
0:35:41 > 0:35:44It actually has got silver marks, and I'm fairly sure
0:35:44 > 0:35:46they're Dutch marks but I am prepared to be put right on that.
0:35:46 > 0:35:48You are going back to the early 19th century.
0:35:48 > 0:35:50It was quite a weapon in its day,
0:35:50 > 0:35:52and this was a statement, also, of wealth,
0:35:52 > 0:35:55because it was a reasonably expensive gun.
0:35:55 > 0:35:58And then, at the end of the butt, you've got this grotesque mask.
0:35:58 > 0:36:00Yes, it is rather scary. THEY LAUGH
0:36:00 > 0:36:03Yeah, well, I mean, the whole thing is a weapon and, of course,
0:36:03 > 0:36:06one of the things that you could do with it is turn it round,
0:36:06 > 0:36:08if you weren't firing, and hit someone over the head.
0:36:08 > 0:36:11It's not a nice thought but it's all part of its history
0:36:11 > 0:36:14and how it's arrived at the design it's in.
0:36:14 > 0:36:16Going back underneath, you would have had a ramrod,
0:36:16 > 0:36:19- cos you needed a rod to tamp everything down into the barrel.- OK.
0:36:19 > 0:36:22That's disappeared with the end of the stock.
0:36:22 > 0:36:23Still a good collector's piece, though.
0:36:23 > 0:36:26It's a nice item, it's got a good brass barrel on it.
0:36:26 > 0:36:28They're quite tough and durable.
0:36:28 > 0:36:32Yeah, OK, it's seen better days, it's lost bits,
0:36:32 > 0:36:35but there is still a market out there. It's a very decorative gun.
0:36:35 > 0:36:37Because of the damage, you're going to be looking at
0:36:37 > 0:36:39a low estimate of about, sort of, 150-ish.
0:36:39 > 0:36:42Had it been in much better condition, then it is a gun that
0:36:42 > 0:36:44would have been worth, sort of, 400, 500.
0:36:44 > 0:36:45- OK.- Maybe even a bit more than that.
0:36:45 > 0:36:47Put a reserve of 150 on it, if you're happy with that.
0:36:47 > 0:36:50- OK, no, I'm fine with that. - Where is the money going?
0:36:50 > 0:36:53Well, whilst I was sitting in the queue...
0:36:53 > 0:36:56to be seen today, my daughter told me that she's booked her wedding,
0:36:56 > 0:36:59so I guess it would be a good idea to give her the money towards her
0:36:59 > 0:37:02- wedding dress.- Oh, fantastic. That's really exciting,
0:37:02 > 0:37:04and I think it's great that, at the end of the day,
0:37:04 > 0:37:07a weapon of war is going towards an act of love.
0:37:07 > 0:37:08- Thank you.- Dying fate.
0:37:10 > 0:37:12Weddings don't come cheap,
0:37:12 > 0:37:16so let's hope the gun fires on all cylinders at the auction room.
0:37:17 > 0:37:20Well, there you are, our experts have now found their final items.
0:37:20 > 0:37:24So, it's time to say goodbye to our magnificent host location,
0:37:24 > 0:37:28Chiddingstone Castle - home to a man who loved antiques
0:37:28 > 0:37:31and an inspiration to collectors everywhere.
0:37:31 > 0:37:33But right now, we have some unfinished business
0:37:33 > 0:37:36to do in the auction room. So, while we make our way over there,
0:37:36 > 0:37:39here's a quick recap of all the items going under the hammer.
0:37:40 > 0:37:43It certainly makes a statement, and with its royal provenance,
0:37:43 > 0:37:45it's sure to appeal to collectors.
0:37:47 > 0:37:51This type of classic ceramic was hugely popular ten years ago.
0:37:51 > 0:37:54But have the fashions changed?
0:37:54 > 0:37:57And a 19th-century pistol found in a house clearance.
0:37:57 > 0:37:58How much will it raise
0:37:58 > 0:38:01for Anita's daughter's wedding?
0:38:02 > 0:38:04There's only one way to find out,
0:38:04 > 0:38:06and it's back over to the auction house.
0:38:06 > 0:38:09And it's not just "Flog It!" lots going under the hammer -
0:38:09 > 0:38:12the team behind the scenes are managing over 600 items
0:38:12 > 0:38:13that are up for sale.
0:38:13 > 0:38:16The antiques are packed from floor to ceiling,
0:38:16 > 0:38:18but you couldn't miss our next lot.
0:38:20 > 0:38:22Going under the hammer right now,
0:38:22 > 0:38:24we have the 1969 Prince of Wales chair,
0:38:24 > 0:38:27complete with plumes, designed by Lord Snowdon.
0:38:27 > 0:38:29Unfortunately, we don't have Gillian,
0:38:29 > 0:38:32but we do have two members of her family. Who am I talking to?
0:38:32 > 0:38:34This is Theresa, I'm a family friend.
0:38:34 > 0:38:35I'm Daniel, her grandson.
0:38:35 > 0:38:38And Daniel the grandson. Have you sat in this chair?
0:38:38 > 0:38:41- No.- No, I haven't, no. - Not allowed.- Never allowed to.
0:38:41 > 0:38:43It's a nice thing, and I know it caught your eye, didn't it?
0:38:43 > 0:38:45- CLAIRE:- Yeah, well, it is quite eye-catching,
0:38:45 > 0:38:47it's quite a strong colour, isn't it?
0:38:47 > 0:38:50- It's just an unusual and quirky item, isn't it?- Yes, yeah.
0:38:50 > 0:38:52We're going to find out what the bidders think right now.
0:38:52 > 0:38:55It's going under the hammer. This is it.
0:38:55 > 0:38:58Lot 393, we've got the 1969 Prince of Wales, there.
0:38:58 > 0:39:00The red-stained beech elbow chair.
0:39:00 > 0:39:04And we've got bids and they're going at 150, now. 160. 170, now.
0:39:04 > 0:39:06180, now. 190, 200, now.
0:39:06 > 0:39:07Looking for 220, now.
0:39:07 > 0:39:09Looking for 220, on the phone?
0:39:09 > 0:39:10Yes, please.
0:39:10 > 0:39:12220.
0:39:12 > 0:39:14240. Hang on...
0:39:14 > 0:39:16With you online at 240,
0:39:16 > 0:39:17260 on the phone?
0:39:17 > 0:39:19The bids are all out, then.
0:39:19 > 0:39:22Selling, then, online at £240...
0:39:22 > 0:39:26It's £240. It's sold. That was a good buy.
0:39:26 > 0:39:27That will make a lot of money in the future.
0:39:27 > 0:39:30- Because I bet there aren't many around.- Yeah.
0:39:30 > 0:39:32- No, it's great. That's great. - You'll tell Gillian, won't you?
0:39:32 > 0:39:35- She'll be very pleased with that. - Give her the good news.
0:39:35 > 0:39:37- We'll be on the phone straightaway. - Great.
0:39:37 > 0:39:39That's a great result for Gillian.
0:39:39 > 0:39:43Next, Susan's majolica dish has been in the family for two generations.
0:39:43 > 0:39:46Will she be bidding it farewell today?
0:39:46 > 0:39:48Going under the hammer right now,
0:39:48 > 0:39:50we have a majolica game dish, belonging to Susan.
0:39:50 > 0:39:54And I know, when I first started this show, 12 years ago,
0:39:54 > 0:39:56these were big business. But fashions do change,
0:39:56 > 0:40:00and I know Adam has put a sensible estimate on this...three to five.
0:40:00 > 0:40:02- Yeah, yeah.- The Americans are off the boil, aren't they?
0:40:02 > 0:40:05These days, yeah, I mean, I couldn't guarantee it selling,
0:40:05 > 0:40:07- to be honest, but... - No.- Fingers crossed it does.
0:40:07 > 0:40:10- And you don't really like it? - I do, actually.- You do?
0:40:10 > 0:40:12I do, and I am quite happy to take it home.
0:40:12 > 0:40:15OK, so if we don't sell it, you're inheriting it, basically,
0:40:15 > 0:40:18- aren't you? OK, so Mum's happy and you are happy.- It's coming home...
0:40:18 > 0:40:20Well, look, good luck and good luck, Adam.
0:40:20 > 0:40:24Now, Lot 65, the Minton majolica game pie dish,
0:40:24 > 0:40:26with the stylised dead game.
0:40:26 > 0:40:28And I've got £150 bid on the commission, now.
0:40:28 > 0:40:30150, 160, 170, now. 180, now.
0:40:30 > 0:40:33Looking for 190 anywhere. At £180, now.
0:40:33 > 0:40:34Looking for 190 anywhere.
0:40:34 > 0:40:37- At £180, you've gone very, very quiet.- Yeah, it has gone quiet.
0:40:37 > 0:40:40At 180, waiting on the commission, now.. All done, then, at 180?
0:40:40 > 0:40:42Not sold.
0:40:42 > 0:40:46- You were right.- A dead game and a dead market, I'm afraid.
0:40:46 > 0:40:48Yeah, long time. It's going home.
0:40:48 > 0:40:51- Mum's happy and you're happy, so that's OK.- Yes, I am, actually.
0:40:51 > 0:40:53Well, that's probably fateful, isn't it?
0:40:53 > 0:40:55- It wasn't meant to happen, was it? - No.
0:40:55 > 0:40:56No, it's got to stay in the family.
0:40:56 > 0:40:58Just don't drop it on the way out.
0:40:59 > 0:41:02Fashions come, go and then come back again.
0:41:02 > 0:41:07So, hang onto it, Margaret, until the tide turns once more.
0:41:08 > 0:41:10Here's a clue, guess what's coming up next?
0:41:10 > 0:41:13Yes, Anita's flintlock pistol. She's right here next to me.
0:41:13 > 0:41:17- It's a good thing, despite the damage.- I know.
0:41:17 > 0:41:20Just remind us, why are you selling this and how did you come by it?
0:41:20 > 0:41:23Erm...it was acquired by a member of the family cos they do
0:41:23 > 0:41:27house clearances, and to be honest with you, it was given to my son.
0:41:27 > 0:41:30He wasn't really interested in guns, he's more into samurai swords.
0:41:30 > 0:41:31- Erm...- OK...
0:41:31 > 0:41:34Unfortunately, you know, I can't quite see the difference.
0:41:34 > 0:41:36Same kind of bracket, isn't it? Really...
0:41:36 > 0:41:37- Let's face it, arms, you know?- Yes,
0:41:37 > 0:41:41but it's just, sort of, lived in the bottom of the cupboard out the way.
0:41:41 > 0:41:44And on the evaluation day, my daughter informed me that she's
0:41:44 > 0:41:47getting married, so the proceeds from this can go towards her wedding.
0:41:47 > 0:41:49Right, OK. Well, look, good luck, Anita.
0:41:49 > 0:41:51- This is your lot, going under the hammer now.- OK.
0:41:51 > 0:41:53Every penny helps.
0:41:53 > 0:41:59On we go, lot 328 is the flintlock walnut pistol, there.
0:41:59 > 0:42:01£100 is bid, now. 110, 120.
0:42:01 > 0:42:03130, 140, 150, 160.
0:42:03 > 0:42:07- SHE GASPS - 170, 180.
0:42:07 > 0:42:08180. Bids are all over the place, now.
0:42:08 > 0:42:10180, 190, 200,
0:42:10 > 0:42:12220, 240, 260, 280.
0:42:12 > 0:42:15- 300, 320, 350.- Wow.
0:42:15 > 0:42:17350, 380, 400, now.
0:42:17 > 0:42:19450, 500, now.
0:42:19 > 0:42:20- I can't believe this. - Wow.- 550, now.
0:42:20 > 0:42:22- I'm so excited. - Looking for 600, now. 550, now.
0:42:22 > 0:42:25With me on the commission. 600, anywhere? With me at 550.
0:42:25 > 0:42:29Are we all done, then? Selling, then, to the commission, at £550...
0:42:29 > 0:42:31- Yes!- Yes!- The hammer's gone down.
0:42:31 > 0:42:33- That hit the target, didn't it? - Oh, my God.
0:42:33 > 0:42:35- £550.- I'm shocked, I'm absolutely gobsmacked.
0:42:35 > 0:42:36- That's fantastic.- I'm gobsmacked.
0:42:36 > 0:42:39I'm quite shocked, as well, because in good condition,
0:42:39 > 0:42:42- that's what that's worth.- I know. - And that had some damage.
0:42:42 > 0:42:44- It had quite a bit of damage. - Yeah, and bits missing.
0:42:44 > 0:42:46I just think, perhaps, it was the silver. It was quite pretty.
0:42:46 > 0:42:50- That's going to help big time.- My daughter's going to be very pleased.
0:42:50 > 0:42:53- Remind me how much that just went for?- £550.
0:42:53 > 0:42:55- Can I sit down now?- Yes.
0:42:56 > 0:42:58'Anita is thrilled with that result
0:42:58 > 0:43:01'and I bet her daughter will be pretty chuffed too.'
0:43:02 > 0:43:05Well, there you are, that's it, the sale is over.
0:43:05 > 0:43:08Our owners have gone home happy - that's the main thing. Job done.
0:43:08 > 0:43:10And I hope you've enjoyed the show.
0:43:10 > 0:43:13So, until the next time, it's goodbye.