0:00:04 > 0:00:06This is our valuation day venue,
0:00:06 > 0:00:10the spectacular estate of Lulworth Castle, deep in the heart
0:00:10 > 0:00:14of Dorset, home to the Weld family for more than 350 years.
0:00:14 > 0:00:17Now, while fortune has smiled down on many owners
0:00:17 > 0:00:21of grand country estates, the Welds have had their fair share
0:00:21 > 0:00:25of misfortune, from persecution to the destruction of their own home,
0:00:25 > 0:00:29and to find out how the family survived all of that, stay watching.
0:00:29 > 0:00:30Welcome to "Flog It!".
0:00:54 > 0:00:57This is the Weld family seat of Lulworth Castle,
0:00:57 > 0:01:00stretching across 12,000 acres,
0:01:00 > 0:01:03but unlike some, the Weld family fortune
0:01:03 > 0:01:05wasn't bestowed by the Crown.
0:01:05 > 0:01:08Like a 16th-century Dick Whittington, Humphrey Weld
0:01:08 > 0:01:11worked his way up from grocer to Lord Mayor of London,
0:01:11 > 0:01:14and a knighthood.
0:01:14 > 0:01:16However, there were stormy times ahead for the family,
0:01:16 > 0:01:19as we'll be finding out later on in the show.
0:01:22 > 0:01:25The storm clouds have gathered for our valuation day, but that
0:01:25 > 0:01:29hasn't deterred our hardy crowds, who have arrived in force.
0:01:29 > 0:01:30We've brought everybody inside
0:01:30 > 0:01:32to see our experts. They're here
0:01:32 > 0:01:35to ask that all-important question, "What's it worth?"
0:01:35 > 0:01:36If they're happy with that valuation,
0:01:36 > 0:01:38- what are you going to do? - ALL: Flog it!
0:01:40 > 0:01:43Surviving the day is on our experts' minds, too.
0:01:43 > 0:01:46Well, I know what he's got, look.
0:01:46 > 0:01:49Catherine Southon's found a three-course meal.
0:01:49 > 0:01:51How long are you staying for?
0:01:52 > 0:01:55While Mark Stacey's gone for the more liquid lunch.
0:01:55 > 0:02:00Oh, is that for me? Oh, thank you so much.
0:02:00 > 0:02:03And with so much cutlery there, there could be a food fight.
0:02:03 > 0:02:05- How old is it?- Well, I don't know.
0:02:05 > 0:02:08- No idea.- It's probably, sort of, '50s, isn't it?
0:02:08 > 0:02:10Well, it says, "Our cutlery is dishwasher proof".
0:02:10 > 0:02:14- It's not '50s, then, more like '80s. - I think it's a little bit later, Catherine, but I'm here to help.
0:02:14 > 0:02:18- Thank you.- So if you need any assistance, just give me a shout.
0:02:18 > 0:02:22But I'm sure they'll be best friends by dessert.
0:02:22 > 0:02:25On the show today, we've got a feast of wonderful objects
0:02:25 > 0:02:27that have survived the years.
0:02:28 > 0:02:31Mark's put in his place over one of the classics.
0:02:31 > 0:02:33- £60.- No, come on.
0:02:33 > 0:02:37- Bit more.- Don't play around with me. - Don't play around with you.
0:02:37 > 0:02:40Catherine's got a menu with a difference from the 1970s.
0:02:40 > 0:02:43"Dogs are not allowed in restaurant cars."
0:02:43 > 0:02:46Just in case you bring your dog along.
0:02:46 > 0:02:48And a trip down memory lane for Mark.
0:02:48 > 0:02:52Infamy! Infamy! They've all got it in for me.
0:02:52 > 0:02:55But which item will get the bidders carried away
0:02:55 > 0:02:57when it goes under the hammer?
0:02:57 > 0:02:59£2,200, we'll sell...
0:03:02 > 0:03:04Well, enter into this grand castle
0:03:04 > 0:03:08and you will find an unexpected space.
0:03:08 > 0:03:10Built in the Jacobean times, as beautiful as it is,
0:03:10 > 0:03:13it is now a complete empty shell, as you can see.
0:03:13 > 0:03:16Just the very fabric of the building left. As to why?
0:03:16 > 0:03:19Well, we'll let you know later on in the programme, but right now, it's
0:03:19 > 0:03:23time for our experts to find their first item to take off to auction.
0:03:23 > 0:03:25And Mark's got a classic on his table,
0:03:25 > 0:03:28but first, he's getting the important stuff out of the way.
0:03:30 > 0:03:33- Shirley, how lovely to meet you. - It's nice to meet you.
0:03:33 > 0:03:37I gather, a little birdie tells me, you had a birthday this week.
0:03:37 > 0:03:40- Yes, I did. - Are you going to share it with us?
0:03:40 > 0:03:42I don't know whether I should.
0:03:42 > 0:03:45Whisper it to me.
0:03:45 > 0:03:47- 80.- 80 years young?
0:03:47 > 0:03:50- Yes.- Well, you're looking remarkably well on it.- Thank you.
0:03:50 > 0:03:53And thank you for braving the weather
0:03:53 > 0:03:56and the temperature today to bring us in a "Flog It!" favourite.
0:03:56 > 0:03:57Yes, it is, isn't it?
0:03:57 > 0:04:00A piece of CC - Clarice Cliff.
0:04:00 > 0:04:03- Yes.- Now, where's the teapot?
0:04:03 > 0:04:07- Got no idea...no idea at all. - You've never had the teapot?
0:04:07 > 0:04:11- No.- Because it is what we call a little bachelor set.
0:04:11 > 0:04:14So this would have been for a single person to have...
0:04:14 > 0:04:16- Wouldn't have got much out of that. - You wouldn't,
0:04:16 > 0:04:19- but the teapot would have given you probably one cup of tea.- Mm.
0:04:19 > 0:04:21There would have been a cup, as well, if you wanted it,
0:04:21 > 0:04:24in this pattern. But it's so typical, I mean,
0:04:24 > 0:04:27you see this, and there's only one designer you can think of, isn't it?
0:04:27 > 0:04:30- Yes, that's right. - Where did you get it from?
0:04:30 > 0:04:34- It was my mother-in-law's. - And you inherited it?
0:04:34 > 0:04:37- Yes.- And do you like it?
0:04:37 > 0:04:38Yes, I think it's quite nice.
0:04:38 > 0:04:42- But it's very collectable for people who like the Art Deco movement.- Yes.
0:04:42 > 0:04:46We're looking at the jazz age, the mid-1920s, you know,
0:04:46 > 0:04:49- everything is changing.- Mm. - Modern art is coming in, and you
0:04:49 > 0:04:54get these fantastic modern shapes being produced by Clarice Cliff.
0:04:54 > 0:04:57And then, very brightly, some people say gaudily decorated,
0:04:57 > 0:04:59but I think they're lovely.
0:04:59 > 0:05:03I think those bright enamels are really rather exciting to look at.
0:05:03 > 0:05:06Yes, I like them. What is that design?
0:05:06 > 0:05:10- It's just known as Orange Tree. - Right.
0:05:10 > 0:05:14Strangely enough, I think it might be because the trees are orange.
0:05:15 > 0:05:18But we have got a full mark underneath.
0:05:18 > 0:05:19Now, sometimes we'll see,
0:05:19 > 0:05:23or more often we'll see the word "Bizarre by Clarice Cliff."
0:05:23 > 0:05:25- This is "Fantasque"...- Mm.
0:05:25 > 0:05:28..which is another range that Clarice Cliff produced.
0:05:28 > 0:05:31And this one is fully marked on both pieces.
0:05:31 > 0:05:35- And how old? - I would have said mid-'20s.
0:05:35 > 0:05:37Sort of, 1925 to 1930.
0:05:37 > 0:05:40So they're right, bang on,
0:05:40 > 0:05:43- for the period for the collectors of this type of thing.- Right.
0:05:43 > 0:05:47Now, money, how much is an old cream jug and sugar bowl worth?
0:05:47 > 0:05:50- Got no idea.- £50?
0:05:50 > 0:05:52- Bit more.- Bit more? £60.
0:05:52 > 0:05:54No, come on.
0:05:54 > 0:05:57- Bit more.- Don't play around with me. - Don't play around with you.
0:05:57 > 0:05:59- You've got to get straight to the chase, don't you?- Yes.
0:05:59 > 0:06:02- Well, I think we should put 100 to 150 on them.- Right.
0:06:02 > 0:06:04- With £100 reserve.- Yes.
0:06:04 > 0:06:06- Would you be happy with that?- Yes.
0:06:06 > 0:06:09And what we hope for is somebody's got the teapot out there
0:06:09 > 0:06:11- and wants to match the sets up. - Yeah, could be.
0:06:11 > 0:06:13- And they might bid a bit more.- Mm.
0:06:13 > 0:06:16- It's not bad for an old cream jug and sugar bowl, is it?- No.
0:06:16 > 0:06:18- Shall we let a collector have them? - Yes.
0:06:18 > 0:06:21Lovely, well, we'll have a cup of tea to celebrate after,
0:06:21 > 0:06:22but not in a Clarice Cliff teapot.
0:06:22 > 0:06:25- No, all right. - See you at the auction.- You will.
0:06:28 > 0:06:31I'll put the kettle on, in the hope that Mark's valuation is
0:06:31 > 0:06:35spot-on and will earn him a cup of tea with Shirley.
0:06:36 > 0:06:39Now, Catherine's found a very special object
0:06:39 > 0:06:43and she has a modest proposal for Peter.
0:06:43 > 0:06:45Normally, Peter, at "Flog It!", the way this works is
0:06:45 > 0:06:49you would come along, sit down, and I would tell you a little bit
0:06:49 > 0:06:53about the item, and then we'd work out an estimate.
0:06:53 > 0:06:57But I feel, today, we're going to swap places
0:06:57 > 0:07:01and you are going to teach me about this, because I'm afraid
0:07:01 > 0:07:03this is not something that I know very much about.
0:07:03 > 0:07:05So, over to you.
0:07:05 > 0:07:07Well, during the last war, my father spent
0:07:07 > 0:07:11a lot of time in North Africa, particularly around Tobruk,
0:07:11 > 0:07:14and there was an occasion when the Tiger tanks
0:07:14 > 0:07:17that the German Army used were causing a lot of trouble
0:07:17 > 0:07:19- to the British Army.- Hm.
0:07:19 > 0:07:23So it was decided to fit out eight or nine Hurricanes
0:07:23 > 0:07:25with special engines and rockets
0:07:25 > 0:07:29- to try and remove this threat to the British Army.- Mm-hm.
0:07:29 > 0:07:33But sadly, one of those aircraft, very soon after taking off, crashed.
0:07:33 > 0:07:36- The pilot escaped uninjured...- Hm.
0:07:36 > 0:07:41..but the aircraft crashed between the German and British lines.
0:07:41 > 0:07:46At this time, fighting ceased for a short period.
0:07:46 > 0:07:50The Germans and the British met in the middle of the desert
0:07:50 > 0:07:55- and salvaged some of the parts from the aircraft...- Mm-hm.
0:07:55 > 0:07:59..and my father acquired the plate from the result of that.
0:07:59 > 0:08:01And this is what we've got here today.
0:08:01 > 0:08:02This is what we have here today.
0:08:02 > 0:08:05This would have been in the pilot's cockpit, and it would be to the right
0:08:05 > 0:08:10of him. It would give him details of the air and the oil pressure,
0:08:10 > 0:08:15which has, in fact, been altered to take account of the warmer climates.
0:08:15 > 0:08:18- Yeah, that's interesting. - It was a Merlin engine, a Merlin 20.
0:08:18 > 0:08:21I can see that, so that's the name of the actual engine
0:08:21 > 0:08:23- that this plate was on. - Yes, that's right.
0:08:23 > 0:08:26Is that right? That's fascinating, it really is.
0:08:26 > 0:08:28I mean, if you saw something like that, you'd just discard it,
0:08:28 > 0:08:32and probably put it in the skip, but once you actually sit and really
0:08:32 > 0:08:35- look at it, it's a fantastic piece of social history, isn't it?- Yes,
0:08:35 > 0:08:37- if it could talk... - If it could talk...
0:08:37 > 0:08:39I mean, that is wonderful, isn't it?
0:08:39 > 0:08:41It's just, value on something like this,
0:08:41 > 0:08:46I mean, it could really get people very excited, I think.
0:08:46 > 0:08:48And why is it now that you want to sell it?
0:08:48 > 0:08:51I've had it for long enough and somebody else ought to enjoy it.
0:08:51 > 0:08:54Yeah, I mean, people really do collect this sort of ephemera,
0:08:54 > 0:08:57- don't they?- Yes.- Aviation memorabilia in particular...- Yeah.
0:08:57 > 0:09:00..but you've also got that crossover, haven't you?
0:09:00 > 0:09:02You've got people who are interested in aeronautica,
0:09:02 > 0:09:05but you've also got people who are interested in
0:09:05 > 0:09:07- World War I and World War II ephemera...- Mm.
0:09:07 > 0:09:10..so I think that something like this could do rather well.
0:09:10 > 0:09:14- Right.- With...at auction, I think.
0:09:14 > 0:09:17- Can we say £60-£80?- Yes.
0:09:17 > 0:09:20- With 50 reserve.- Yes. - Or even 40 reserve?
0:09:20 > 0:09:22- Shall we say 40 reserve?- 40, 40, 40.
0:09:22 > 0:09:27- Let's put 60-80, 40 reserve, and just see what happens.- Yes.
0:09:27 > 0:09:29- Let's hope it takes off. - Sounds good.- Very good.
0:09:29 > 0:09:31- Thanks very much, Peter. - Thank you very much.- Thanks for
0:09:31 > 0:09:34teaching me so much, that's interesting. Very interesting.
0:09:34 > 0:09:37Peter's engine plaque is an incredible testament to the
0:09:37 > 0:09:40brilliant engineers who made these planes,
0:09:40 > 0:09:42and the pilots who flew them.
0:09:42 > 0:09:44The Hurricane played a vital role
0:09:44 > 0:09:48in defeating the Germans during the Battle of Britain in 1940.
0:09:48 > 0:09:51But how many of us have heard about the part it played
0:09:51 > 0:09:54in the deserts of North Africa?
0:09:54 > 0:09:57From 1940 to 1942, the Hurricane was
0:09:57 > 0:10:01the most advanced British fighter aircraft in North Africa,
0:10:01 > 0:10:04as the Allied forces successfully held off the Germans
0:10:04 > 0:10:07from taking the vital oil reserves of the area,
0:10:07 > 0:10:10and ultimately leading to Allied victory.
0:10:11 > 0:10:16It's amazing how such a small piece can help tell such a big story.
0:10:18 > 0:10:20- It's a lighter.- Oh, is it?
0:10:21 > 0:10:23That's made from an old shell.
0:10:24 > 0:10:27- HE LAUGHS - That's really cute, isn't it?
0:10:27 > 0:10:31- It's a bit chunky, you wouldn't want it in your pocket, would you?- No.
0:10:31 > 0:10:33Now, Mark's met up with a couple
0:10:33 > 0:10:35he's had something to do with before.
0:10:36 > 0:10:39Stefan, Anna, it's lovely to see you again.
0:10:39 > 0:10:41- It's lovely to see you too. - Nice to see you too.
0:10:41 > 0:10:43- How long ago was it, six years? - Six years ago, yes.
0:10:43 > 0:10:47With those lovely little devils, which you hated.
0:10:47 > 0:10:51I remember those little devils well. They weren't to Anna's taste.
0:10:52 > 0:10:56I think we should put them in at £300.
0:10:56 > 0:10:59- Would you be happy for us to do that?- Yes.- I am.
0:10:59 > 0:11:02You're quite determined, Anna, aren't you?
0:11:02 > 0:11:05But it didn't put the buyers off.
0:11:05 > 0:11:09Selling, then, at £950, on the telephone, we go.
0:11:09 > 0:11:12This time, of course, you've brought in something a lot more,
0:11:12 > 0:11:14- sort of, well, sophisticated, even. - Oh...
0:11:14 > 0:11:16Isn't that beautiful?
0:11:16 > 0:11:20Now, is this a family member, Stefan?
0:11:20 > 0:11:26Not really... it's my grandfather's first wife.
0:11:26 > 0:11:29- OK.- And it's quite a sad story,
0:11:29 > 0:11:35because she died a few days after giving birth to a little boy...
0:11:35 > 0:11:40- Oh, gosh.- ..in India, in about 1910.
0:11:40 > 0:11:44And her name is Mildred Greenwall.
0:11:44 > 0:11:48- Oh, wow. - From quite a well-to-do family,
0:11:48 > 0:11:52and my grandfather was a parson,
0:11:52 > 0:11:56naturally, not earning a huge amount of money.
0:11:56 > 0:12:01And so, they agreed to them marrying on the condition that he,
0:12:01 > 0:12:07his income, was equivalent to hers, and the only way that he could
0:12:07 > 0:12:11do that was to become a padre in the Indian Army.
0:12:11 > 0:12:13- So they went out to India.- Gosh.
0:12:13 > 0:12:16- And unfortunately...- She died.
0:12:16 > 0:12:19..at her childbirth, she died.
0:12:19 > 0:12:21I mean, she was a very beautiful woman,
0:12:21 > 0:12:24and this might have been painted, I suppose, at that time,
0:12:24 > 0:12:26- because there's a lock of hair in the back.- Yup.
0:12:26 > 0:12:28- Had a little look earlier on. - That's right.
0:12:28 > 0:12:30Which is, obviously, a sentimental thing
0:12:30 > 0:12:35when somebody passes on. I mean, she's beautifully painted on ivory.
0:12:35 > 0:12:37- These look...- Is it on ivory?
0:12:37 > 0:12:39- I think so, on a very thin sliver of ivory.- It is, hm, hm...
0:12:39 > 0:12:43And quite a controversial subject, obviously, but this,
0:12:43 > 0:12:47- it does predate the CITES laws of 1947.- Mm, mm.
0:12:47 > 0:12:52- Clearly, it's 1908, 1910, or something like that.- Yeah.
0:12:52 > 0:12:55- So, we're safe to sell it as an antique object...- Yeah.
0:12:55 > 0:12:56..with what looks like diamonds.
0:12:56 > 0:12:59- It'd be lovely if they WERE diamonds.- I know.
0:12:59 > 0:13:00- Yes, we were hoping.- We were hoping.
0:13:00 > 0:13:03But sadly we've tested them and they are paste,
0:13:03 > 0:13:06but very good quality antique paste,
0:13:06 > 0:13:09and it's in a silver-gilt mount, as well.
0:13:09 > 0:13:12And just a beautiful reminder, really,
0:13:12 > 0:13:16of someone who was very beautiful herself.
0:13:16 > 0:13:19Taking aside the information, it's important that we have it,
0:13:19 > 0:13:22because we can write that down and pass it on to the auction house.
0:13:22 > 0:13:26- Yeah.- Yeah.- So they can put it in the catalogue description, because
0:13:26 > 0:13:30collectors of these sort of things do like to know who the sitters are.
0:13:30 > 0:13:33- Yeah.- We know... - So what is it worth, do you think?
0:13:33 > 0:13:35- No idea.- No idea.
0:13:35 > 0:13:40Well, I think myself, we should comfortably put it in at, sort of,
0:13:40 > 0:13:44- say, £300-£500.- Oh.- Very good. - Something like that.
0:13:44 > 0:13:47I mean, I think if it can't get that sort of figure,
0:13:47 > 0:13:49maybe put the reserve slightly lower, if you're happy with that.
0:13:49 > 0:13:53If we have a £250 fixed reserve,
0:13:53 > 0:13:55- but let's put the estimate at 300-500...- Right.
0:13:55 > 0:13:59..to show that we believe it should be worth more than that.
0:13:59 > 0:14:01And I look forward to seeing it at the auction and...
0:14:01 > 0:14:02- We shall look forward to it.- Yeah.
0:14:02 > 0:14:05- It'll go to a good home, I think. - I'm sure.
0:14:05 > 0:14:08Let's hope Mark is right and this lovely locket,
0:14:08 > 0:14:12with such good provenance, does really well at auction.
0:14:12 > 0:14:15Now, this may look like a fortified building,
0:14:15 > 0:14:17but it's never seen any battles.
0:14:17 > 0:14:19It was built in the 17th century as a hunting lodge
0:14:19 > 0:14:24in the medieval style, harking back to the age of chivalry.
0:14:24 > 0:14:26Great place to have a party and entertain your friends,
0:14:26 > 0:14:29but right now, we're going to have a party all of our own,
0:14:29 > 0:14:31as we go over to auction for the very first time.
0:14:31 > 0:14:32Anything can happen, don't go away,
0:14:32 > 0:14:34there could be one or two big surprises.
0:14:34 > 0:14:38Here's a quick recap of all the items going under the hammer.
0:14:39 > 0:14:42We have Shirley's lovely duo of Clarice Cliff, in search of
0:14:42 > 0:14:44a teapot-owning collector.
0:14:44 > 0:14:46And there's a scrap of a Hurricane's engine
0:14:46 > 0:14:48that's a true survivor of World War II,
0:14:48 > 0:14:50belonging to Peter.
0:14:50 > 0:14:51And there's also
0:14:51 > 0:14:53a portrait of Stefan's relative,
0:14:53 > 0:14:55who died prematurely, but whose memory endures
0:14:55 > 0:14:57through his beautiful painting.
0:14:57 > 0:15:01But can it beat the success of his last visit to "Flog It!"?
0:15:05 > 0:15:11Dorset has 72 castles, and you can see two of them at Sherborne,
0:15:11 > 0:15:15the beautiful town where our auction is being held today.
0:15:15 > 0:15:17Sir Walter Raleigh, no less, bought the first Castle,
0:15:17 > 0:15:19now a folly, but realising he'd bought
0:15:19 > 0:15:22a wreck he couldn't afford to do up,
0:15:22 > 0:15:24he promptly settled for building a new one,
0:15:24 > 0:15:29at a far reduced cost, which you can visit today.
0:15:29 > 0:15:32For our sale today, we've come to Charterhouse Auction Rooms,
0:15:32 > 0:15:34and we're hoping for the highest prices
0:15:34 > 0:15:35from auctioneer Richard Brommell.
0:15:35 > 0:15:39Let's go inside, and hopefully the room will be packed full of bidders.
0:15:39 > 0:15:42200, and 20, 240.
0:15:42 > 0:15:43260, 280.
0:15:43 > 0:15:45Selling at 280...
0:15:45 > 0:15:48Just a quick reminder, if you're buying or selling at auction,
0:15:48 > 0:15:52there is commission to pay. It varies from saleroom to saleroom.
0:15:52 > 0:15:53Here, today, at Charterhouse,
0:15:53 > 0:15:56it's 15% plus VAT,
0:15:56 > 0:15:58so factor that into the hammer price, but also
0:15:58 > 0:16:01deduct that from the hammer price if you're selling something,
0:16:01 > 0:16:04because it does add up.
0:16:04 > 0:16:07First, it's that incredibly evocative piece of World War II
0:16:07 > 0:16:11aeroplane memorabilia, from the battles over North Africa.
0:16:11 > 0:16:14I think this is a fantastic piece of aviation history.
0:16:14 > 0:16:16It belongs to Peter, who's just joined me.
0:16:16 > 0:16:17We have our expert Catherine here.
0:16:17 > 0:16:20It's a little plate from a Hawker Hurricane.
0:16:20 > 0:16:22Now, they say the Battle of Britain was won by
0:16:22 > 0:16:24the Supermarine Spitfire, but really,
0:16:24 > 0:16:27the Hurricane played just as big a part in that, didn't it?
0:16:27 > 0:16:28It really did, and...
0:16:28 > 0:16:31And I think, you know, for spending 60-odd quid in our auction room, to
0:16:31 > 0:16:35- go home with a little plate from that Hawker Hurricane...- I know.
0:16:35 > 0:16:37..would be something to treasure, wouldn't it?
0:16:37 > 0:16:40- And you've treasured this for a long time.- Yes, I have.
0:16:40 > 0:16:42So, why have you decided to sell it now?
0:16:42 > 0:16:44- Well, I'm having a big clear-out at home.- Oh, are you?
0:16:44 > 0:16:47Anything brass, needs polishing, that goes first!
0:16:47 > 0:16:50So, will we get the top end for this? I hope so.
0:16:50 > 0:16:52- It should be worth that, come on. - Should be, shouldn't it?
0:16:52 > 0:16:56- Let's keep our fingers crossed.- Come on, ready? Here we go, this is it.
0:16:56 > 0:16:59And I'm straight in, at £20 is bid, now. At £20, I have now.
0:16:59 > 0:17:01At £20, at £20 I have, and 5.
0:17:01 > 0:17:04And 25, 30, 5, 40, 5.
0:17:04 > 0:17:05£45, I have.
0:17:05 > 0:17:08The seat in the very front row, £45, I have bid.
0:17:08 > 0:17:10It's at £45 I have now, selling away, are you all sure?
0:17:10 > 0:17:13Fair warning, it sells at 45.
0:17:13 > 0:17:15- Wow.- I'm glad someone's bought that. - Yeah, so am I.
0:17:15 > 0:17:19- Yeah, I'm glad it's gone.- So am I, nice little thing.- That's good.
0:17:19 > 0:17:21And they should get it mounted up and put on the wall.
0:17:21 > 0:17:23I think they probably will.
0:17:23 > 0:17:24No more polishing for Peter,
0:17:24 > 0:17:28and someone has a real piece of history, there - for a snip.
0:17:28 > 0:17:30Onto the painted locket,
0:17:30 > 0:17:33that so beautifully conveys the sad story of the sitter.
0:17:34 > 0:17:36I think this is beautiful.
0:17:36 > 0:17:40- I think you could be going home with lots of money.- Keep fingers crossed.
0:17:40 > 0:17:42- I think it's absolutely amazing. - Yes, it is.
0:17:42 > 0:17:44The quality of the painting.
0:17:44 > 0:17:45Quality, quality, quality.
0:17:45 > 0:17:48- And we always say, quality always... - Sells.
0:17:48 > 0:17:51It does, but for how much?
0:17:51 > 0:17:52We'll find out.
0:17:52 > 0:17:55Let the bidders decide. This is it.
0:17:55 > 0:17:57And I'm straight in, at £150 is bid now.
0:17:57 > 0:18:00Hit me at 150, 160, 170, 180, 190.
0:18:00 > 0:18:03200, 220, 240, 260, 280.
0:18:03 > 0:18:05At 280, I have now. £280 is bid.
0:18:05 > 0:18:08Lady's bid on my right-hand side, at £280.
0:18:08 > 0:18:10The internet, you're out. It's on my right.
0:18:10 > 0:18:14Selling here at £280. Selling for 280.
0:18:14 > 0:18:16- Well, it's gone. I was expecting a lot more.- Yeah.
0:18:16 > 0:18:19- That was real quality.- I thought we might have done over 300.
0:18:19 > 0:18:22Yeah, yeah, look, it's gone, OK? It's gone. You're happy with that.
0:18:22 > 0:18:25- I'm happy, I'm happy.- I think someone got a good deal, there, but hey-ho.
0:18:25 > 0:18:27You know, it's gone.
0:18:27 > 0:18:29- Yup.- Phew.
0:18:29 > 0:18:33Stefan didn't quite hit the jackpot this time, but the buyer should
0:18:33 > 0:18:36certainly be pleased, with such an exquisite portrait.
0:18:37 > 0:18:39We love a bit of Clarice Cliff on the show,
0:18:39 > 0:18:43but will this piece live up to its reputation?
0:18:43 > 0:18:44We've got a bachelor set.
0:18:44 > 0:18:46- Well, not quite, have we? - No teapot, I'm afraid.
0:18:46 > 0:18:50- No teapot.- Just the cream jug and sugar bowl, but a great pattern.
0:18:50 > 0:18:52- Mm-hm.- A really strong pattern.
0:18:52 > 0:18:55Why did you decide to bring it in to sell?
0:18:55 > 0:18:57Fed up with it, now?
0:18:57 > 0:19:01Like everyone else, you know, you have things for a long time
0:19:01 > 0:19:02and then you just decide to get rid of them.
0:19:02 > 0:19:04I'm hoping this'll do at least 100.
0:19:04 > 0:19:07- You never know, someone might have the teapot...- Lovely, if...
0:19:07 > 0:19:08- It makes the set up.- Yeah.
0:19:08 > 0:19:10- Good for a dealer. - Yes, it's a good trade lot.
0:19:10 > 0:19:12Let's find out what the bidders think
0:19:12 > 0:19:15and hand the proceedings over to our auctioneer Richard.
0:19:15 > 0:19:16The lovely little Clarice Cliff
0:19:16 > 0:19:18Orange Trees and House patterned milk jug
0:19:18 > 0:19:21with a matching sugar bowl as well, and I've got a lot of bids here.
0:19:21 > 0:19:23- I'm straight in here at £200.- Oh...
0:19:23 > 0:19:27- Someone's got the teapot! - At 200, 220, 240, 260, 280, 300.
0:19:27 > 0:19:29At £300, I have now.
0:19:29 > 0:19:30At £300 I have bid now, at 300.
0:19:30 > 0:19:33At 300, 320, 340.
0:19:33 > 0:19:35At £340, I have bid now. At 340.
0:19:35 > 0:19:37340. Didn't take long to get there.
0:19:37 > 0:19:39- No, it didn't, did it?- No.
0:19:39 > 0:19:43Last chance, fair warning, I sell it at £340, at 340.
0:19:43 > 0:19:45And that hammer's gone down. That was exciting, Shirley.
0:19:45 > 0:19:49- That was a good sale.- It was, wasn't it?- Yeah, happy with that?- I am.
0:19:49 > 0:19:52I think you could go shopping with that. Buy something for yourself.
0:19:52 > 0:19:54- Don't you?- I don't know about that.
0:19:54 > 0:19:57I'll think about that on the way home.
0:19:57 > 0:19:59'Go ahead, Shirley, treat yourself!
0:19:59 > 0:20:02'And now you and Mark can enjoy that nice cup of tea he promised.'
0:20:04 > 0:20:07At 170, it's bid at £170, 170.
0:20:07 > 0:20:10Now, our valuation day venue, Lulworth Castle, has been
0:20:10 > 0:20:13in the Weld family since the 17th century,
0:20:13 > 0:20:15but their time there has been quite precarious.
0:20:15 > 0:20:19Theirs literally is a story of survival against all the odds.
0:20:19 > 0:20:22Now, while we're here in the area filming, I had the opportunity to go
0:20:22 > 0:20:26behind the facade of Lulworth Castle to delve into their family album.
0:20:35 > 0:20:37And what a family album it is.
0:20:37 > 0:20:40Up there, that's Sir Humphrey Weld,
0:20:40 > 0:20:43self-made man and esteemed London official,
0:20:43 > 0:20:46followed by Humphrey II, his grandson,
0:20:46 > 0:20:50who acquired the Lulworth estate in 1641.
0:20:50 > 0:20:53The castle became the family seat,
0:20:53 > 0:20:58a grand statement of the family's status - or so it seemed.
0:21:00 > 0:21:03After Henry VIII's Reformation of the English Church,
0:21:03 > 0:21:08when he broke away from Rome, things became tough for Catholics.
0:21:08 > 0:21:12It was illegal for them to practise and the punishments were severe.
0:21:12 > 0:21:16They faced heavy taxation and lost public office.
0:21:18 > 0:21:22Anti-Catholic feeling was high, and any blatant show of faith
0:21:22 > 0:21:25could lead to persecution or even worse, death.
0:21:25 > 0:21:29Now, there was just one problem for the Welds - they were Catholics.
0:21:29 > 0:21:34In other words, they were flouting the new religious laws.
0:21:34 > 0:21:36It was to prove a dangerous position to take.
0:21:38 > 0:21:41Humphrey lost his official positions,
0:21:41 > 0:21:44and the financial repercussions left him bankrupt.
0:21:44 > 0:21:48It was to be a familiar story for generations to come.
0:21:48 > 0:21:50Despite these impositions,
0:21:50 > 0:21:53the committed Weld family continued to worship secretly
0:21:53 > 0:21:56in their own home, something that was fraught with danger,
0:21:56 > 0:21:59and over there is a reminder of what was at stake.
0:22:01 > 0:22:05This is known as recusant silver, the word "recusant" referring to
0:22:05 > 0:22:10Roman Catholics who refused to attend an Anglican service.
0:22:10 > 0:22:12Now, this is a chalice, a chalice with a difference.
0:22:12 > 0:22:15It's a portable chalice, and I can show you why,
0:22:15 > 0:22:19because it actually splits into three separate parts.
0:22:19 > 0:22:22I can unscrew the bowl here, reason being,
0:22:22 > 0:22:27this could be hidden inside a priest's cassock,
0:22:27 > 0:22:30quite secretly, and then, once he felt safe enough,
0:22:30 > 0:22:32it could be assembled
0:22:32 > 0:22:34and then filled with wine.
0:22:34 > 0:22:38Interestingly enough, on an item of silver of this quality,
0:22:38 > 0:22:42you'd expect to see an assay mark and maker's initials,
0:22:42 > 0:22:44but there's absolutely nothing.
0:22:44 > 0:22:47I'd imagine the silversmith refused to identify himself
0:22:47 > 0:22:50by stamping his initials in this,
0:22:50 > 0:22:52through fear of being persecuted.
0:22:52 > 0:22:55And there you are, look at that, a remarkable survivor
0:22:55 > 0:22:58and a wonderful piece of history.
0:22:58 > 0:23:00GREGORIAN CHANT PLAYS
0:23:00 > 0:23:05With Catholicism outlawed, the Weld family lay low for 100 years,
0:23:05 > 0:23:09but by the late 1700s, there was a softening of feeling towards
0:23:09 > 0:23:13Catholics, and George III brought an easing of sanctions.
0:23:15 > 0:23:19King George III visited the Weld family on several occasions,
0:23:19 > 0:23:21whilst en route to Weymouth,
0:23:21 > 0:23:25and on one particular visit, he gave the family his agreement
0:23:25 > 0:23:30that they could build a mausoleum and furnish it as they pleased.
0:23:30 > 0:23:32This is what they came up with. In other words,
0:23:32 > 0:23:35it was a tacit acknowledgement by the King that they could
0:23:35 > 0:23:38use this as a place of worship.
0:23:41 > 0:23:43And what an amazing place it is,
0:23:43 > 0:23:46a fine Palladian-style chapel,
0:23:46 > 0:23:49perfectly symmetrical, complete with an altar
0:23:49 > 0:23:53from one of the finest Russian architects of the time.
0:23:53 > 0:23:57In 1789, George III visited the completed chapel.
0:23:57 > 0:23:59The Welds finally had the approval
0:23:59 > 0:24:02they had been seeking for so long.
0:24:02 > 0:24:04Just two years later,
0:24:04 > 0:24:08an act was passed to allow Catholics to worship freely,
0:24:08 > 0:24:12making this the first freestanding Roman Catholic chapel in England
0:24:12 > 0:24:15since the Reformation.
0:24:15 > 0:24:18It might have seemed like a new beginning for the Welds.
0:24:20 > 0:24:23By 1929, 140 years later,
0:24:23 > 0:24:26the castle was the home of Herbert Weld,
0:24:26 > 0:24:30and decked out in the latest interior designs of the day.
0:24:30 > 0:24:33He was facing the same financial struggle that many
0:24:33 > 0:24:37owners of grand country estates encountered shortly after
0:24:37 > 0:24:41the First World War, but things were to get a whole lot worse.
0:24:43 > 0:24:49At 9:30 on the 29th of August, the alarm was raised, as fire broke out,
0:24:49 > 0:24:53probably caused by faulty wiring, and rapidly spread.
0:24:53 > 0:24:57This amazing footage, caught at the time, shows the force of the fire
0:24:57 > 0:25:01as it rampaged quickly through the building.
0:25:01 > 0:25:04Different fire crews from the surrounding area rushed to
0:25:04 > 0:25:07get here, and at first, they had the fire under control,
0:25:07 > 0:25:10but they weren't the only ones on the scene.
0:25:12 > 0:25:15Now, look at this, this is just one of many newspaper articles
0:25:15 > 0:25:19printed at the time about the fire, and inside, it says
0:25:19 > 0:25:22men from the Tank Corps School at Lulworth,
0:25:22 > 0:25:25Roman Catholic priests, girl guides, farm labourers
0:25:25 > 0:25:28and even schoolchildren helped with the salvage.
0:25:28 > 0:25:31And soon, quickly, the lawns of the castle became strewn with
0:25:31 > 0:25:35valuable pieces of furniture, pictures and books.
0:25:35 > 0:25:36And Herbert Weld, looking on,
0:25:36 > 0:25:38must have felt a slight sense of relief,
0:25:38 > 0:25:42knowing that his place, and its contents, were about to be saved.
0:25:44 > 0:25:46But things took a turn for the worse.
0:25:46 > 0:25:49The height of the castle made it hard to access.
0:25:49 > 0:25:53The towers acted like chimneys, drawing the fire upwards,
0:25:53 > 0:25:56and fatally, the water supply ran out.
0:25:58 > 0:26:01For 50 years, the castle remained a ruined shell,
0:26:01 > 0:26:06until, in 1983, the Welds proved their staying power yet again,
0:26:06 > 0:26:09joining forces with English Heritage,
0:26:09 > 0:26:11to make the castle safe.
0:26:11 > 0:26:12But what became of the contents?
0:26:12 > 0:26:16Well, most of the recovered pieces were lost, due, really,
0:26:16 > 0:26:21to a poorly drafted will, but the family are buying back works of art.
0:26:21 > 0:26:23There's one piece I'd like to show you.
0:26:23 > 0:26:27I'm absolutely in love with this. It's the original 17th-century door
0:26:27 > 0:26:30to the original 17th-century hunting lodge.
0:26:30 > 0:26:32And here we are, look.
0:26:32 > 0:26:34And I like the way it's been hung to the wall,
0:26:34 > 0:26:37so you can actually move it around like this.
0:26:37 > 0:26:39It almost becomes a piece of sculpture,
0:26:39 > 0:26:43but it's incredibly tactile, and it is full of history.
0:26:43 > 0:26:47Just think of the people who'd have walked through this door
0:26:47 > 0:26:50throughout its lifetime. And here it is, look,
0:26:50 > 0:26:52it's a wonderful symbol of the Weld family's survival
0:26:52 > 0:26:56through religious persecution and crisis,
0:26:56 > 0:26:59and I'm sure, as one door closes for them, many more will open.
0:27:05 > 0:27:08And here we are, back at our valuation day,
0:27:08 > 0:27:12inside the castle that miraculously withstood the flames.
0:27:12 > 0:27:14As the current owners of Lulworth Castle,
0:27:14 > 0:27:17Wilfrid and Sally Weld, sadly can't be here,
0:27:17 > 0:27:19they've asked their gardener Matt
0:27:19 > 0:27:23to bring along a piece that survived their turbulent family history.
0:27:23 > 0:27:25- Hi.- What have you got on your lap?
0:27:25 > 0:27:29Well, this is a leather-covered tabernacle.
0:27:29 > 0:27:34It was originally in a private chapel of Hanwell Castle,
0:27:34 > 0:27:36owned by George Berkeley,
0:27:36 > 0:27:40who later went on to marry the owner of the estate here,
0:27:40 > 0:27:43Wilfrid Weld's aunt Joan.
0:27:43 > 0:27:50And when George sadly passed away, Aunt Joan sold Hanwell Castle.
0:27:50 > 0:27:53- Right.- And consequently, this came down here
0:27:53 > 0:27:55and it's been here ever since.
0:27:55 > 0:27:57So, what are they hoping to do with this?
0:27:57 > 0:28:00Do they want to sell it or do they want a valuation, or what?
0:28:00 > 0:28:04They want it to go somewhere where it's going to be appreciated
0:28:04 > 0:28:05and, yeah, they want to sell it.
0:28:05 > 0:28:08I mean, looking at it, you can tell by the grain straight away,
0:28:08 > 0:28:09it's a pine carcass.
0:28:09 > 0:28:11There's nothing wrong with that,
0:28:11 > 0:28:13but it hasn't been built by a cabinet-maker.
0:28:13 > 0:28:15It is crude. It's rather elementary.
0:28:15 > 0:28:18It's been put together by somebody that's, let's say,
0:28:18 > 0:28:22good with their hands, a DIY person, not a professional cabinet-maker.
0:28:22 > 0:28:24That is the sad thing about it.
0:28:24 > 0:28:27- And it's late 19th-century. - Ah, right.
0:28:27 > 0:28:31Hasn't got a great deal of age, but interestingly enough, the person
0:28:31 > 0:28:35who has done the torque leather-work is a professional leather-worker.
0:28:35 > 0:28:37Yeah, Mr Weld seems to think it might have
0:28:37 > 0:28:39originated from Spain or Italy.
0:28:39 > 0:28:42Now, that was going to be my next assumption.
0:28:42 > 0:28:45- It's not English, it is continental. - Right.
0:28:45 > 0:28:48And being a tabernacle box, you would straight away say,
0:28:48 > 0:28:52- yes, Spain or Italy...- Uh-huh. - ..for the Roman Catholic Church.
0:28:52 > 0:28:56But I do love the trailing grapevine, and fruit.
0:28:56 > 0:28:59- I love that foliate work. I mean, it puts a smile on my face.- Good.
0:28:59 > 0:29:02And-and-and, I think if I like it, somebody else is going to like it.
0:29:02 > 0:29:08- I think, if we put it into auction with a value of £100-£150.- Oh, OK.
0:29:08 > 0:29:10Fixed reserve at £100, I think you'll...
0:29:10 > 0:29:12I think that's possibly more than they were expecting.
0:29:12 > 0:29:15Well, then, that's good, we're singing from the same hymn sheet.
0:29:15 > 0:29:17- That's OK, isn't it?- Yeah.
0:29:17 > 0:29:19Whatever happens, we'll get it away,
0:29:19 > 0:29:22but it won't be enough to get you a new sit-on lawnmower.
0:29:22 > 0:29:25OK...that's OK.
0:29:25 > 0:29:26Onto Catherine's next find,
0:29:26 > 0:29:31and when is a tatty piece of paper not just a piece of paper?
0:29:31 > 0:29:32She can tell us.
0:29:33 > 0:29:36Michael, this is a great piece that you've brought in.
0:29:36 > 0:29:39I love things like this. This is right up my street.
0:29:39 > 0:29:43So, we've got a menu, which has come from a train travelling down
0:29:43 > 0:29:48from Waterloo to Southampton, but this is no ordinary menu, is it?
0:29:48 > 0:29:49Tell me more.
0:29:49 > 0:29:55No, what it is...my dad worked on the trains in the early '70s,
0:29:55 > 0:29:58and the Man United team were playing Southampton,
0:29:58 > 0:30:02and he got all their signatures, yeah.
0:30:02 > 0:30:05So, whilst he was serving them, or probably after, he ran round,
0:30:05 > 0:30:08- and got them all to sign the menu. - Yeah, that's right, yeah.
0:30:08 > 0:30:12He passed it around and they said, "No problem," and they all signed it.
0:30:12 > 0:30:15- Wonderful, he must have been so proud of that.- Yes, yeah.
0:30:15 > 0:30:19- Did he know they were going to be on there?- I don't think so, no.
0:30:19 > 0:30:20- So it was a real shock.- Yeah.
0:30:20 > 0:30:24And very lucky to be in the right, sort of, carriage at the right time.
0:30:24 > 0:30:27- Yes, yeah.- What a story to come home and tell the family
0:30:27 > 0:30:29at the time, I should think that was pretty amazing.
0:30:29 > 0:30:32- Yeah.- Is he a big football fan? - Yeah, he's a Bournemouth fan.
0:30:32 > 0:30:35- Ah, so not a Man United supporter. - No.
0:30:35 > 0:30:37But nevertheless, to get the signatures...
0:30:37 > 0:30:41Now, I'm no football expert, but I can see straight away,
0:30:41 > 0:30:44one of the signatures that is probably going to make this
0:30:44 > 0:30:47- is Georgie Best, signed down there. - Yeah.
0:30:47 > 0:30:51And also, Bobby Charlton up here.
0:30:51 > 0:30:53Does your father remember anything about them?
0:30:53 > 0:30:55Yeah, he remembered them,
0:30:55 > 0:31:00and the manager made sure he was happy with being tipped and stuff.
0:31:00 > 0:31:03- They tipped him a bit.- Oh, did they? Oh, good.- Yeah, yeah, yeah,
0:31:03 > 0:31:06they looked after him. And you know,
0:31:06 > 0:31:09it was quite a thing, you know, to serve them all and...
0:31:09 > 0:31:11- to meet the whole team.- Absolutely, it must be so memorable,
0:31:11 > 0:31:13after doing commuters on a daily basis
0:31:13 > 0:31:16and then all of a sudden, to have the football team.
0:31:16 > 0:31:18I'd love to see what they were having for breakfast,
0:31:18 > 0:31:20- so shall we have a quick look?- Yeah.
0:31:20 > 0:31:23This is so typical, isn't it, of the '70s?
0:31:23 > 0:31:26We've got "Choice of chilled fruit juices or cornflakes."
0:31:26 > 0:31:28Well, that's not terribly exciting.
0:31:28 > 0:31:32And then we've got, "Bacon, fried egg and chipolata,
0:31:32 > 0:31:35"or grilled bacon and chipolatas,
0:31:35 > 0:31:37"or grilled chipolatas and fried egg."
0:31:37 > 0:31:40So, not a huge variation there.
0:31:40 > 0:31:42But I love this right at the bottom, here, we've got,
0:31:42 > 0:31:45"Dogs are not allowed in restaurant cars."
0:31:45 > 0:31:48Just in case you bring your dog along.
0:31:48 > 0:31:53What worries me slightly is the more important signatures,
0:31:53 > 0:31:58like Georgie Best, are a little bit faded, this one more in particular.
0:31:58 > 0:32:01That's the one that is really the most crucial
0:32:01 > 0:32:06and it's not in the best condition. It is a little bit faded.
0:32:06 > 0:32:09- So that will slightly affect the value.- Yeah.
0:32:09 > 0:32:14- But I'm going to put £80-£120 on this.- Yes.- But who knows?
0:32:14 > 0:32:17With the internet, this could really go places.
0:32:17 > 0:32:19- It really could, cos it's a great piece.- Oh, good.
0:32:19 > 0:32:21So why are you selling it now?
0:32:21 > 0:32:26Well, my dad is raising money for a little charity in Bournemouth.
0:32:26 > 0:32:29Right, OK. Well, let's hope we can raise a significant
0:32:29 > 0:32:30amount of money for your charity.
0:32:30 > 0:32:33- Thank you so much for bringing it along, Michael.- Thanks.
0:32:33 > 0:32:34- Good to meet you. Thank you. - Thank you.
0:32:34 > 0:32:37# Glory, glory, Man United
0:32:37 > 0:32:40# Glory, glory, Man United... #
0:32:40 > 0:32:42While the crowds are having fun, I'm off to explore.
0:32:42 > 0:32:45# As the reds go marching on, on, on. #
0:32:45 > 0:32:46Now, there is something I want to show you,
0:32:46 > 0:32:49because I am fascinated by architecture.
0:32:49 > 0:32:52What we have here is a castle that hasn't been restored
0:32:52 > 0:32:56to its former glory, but it's been made safe
0:32:56 > 0:32:59using minimum amount of modern technology to make it safe.
0:32:59 > 0:33:00Look, new steel columns.
0:33:00 > 0:33:05New green oak RSJs, but if you look up there, right at the top,
0:33:05 > 0:33:09Victorian plasterwork. Below it, where that stair-line is,
0:33:09 > 0:33:12lathe and plasterwork, put in by the Georgians and that has survived.
0:33:12 > 0:33:15Look at it, look at the burnt ends, there.
0:33:15 > 0:33:17And right up there, that's a Jacobean window.
0:33:17 > 0:33:23So what we have here is 350 years of fascinating history, all exposed.
0:33:23 > 0:33:26It's not dressed up and decorated, it's not pretentious,
0:33:26 > 0:33:27it's left in the raw.
0:33:27 > 0:33:31And if you love architectural detail, this is a must.
0:33:34 > 0:33:36And now, back to our valuation tables,
0:33:36 > 0:33:39and Mark is on very safe territory with his next find,
0:33:39 > 0:33:44and it's one that is guaranteed to put a smile on all our faces.
0:33:44 > 0:33:46- Now, it's Simon and Simon, is that right?- That's right, yes.
0:33:46 > 0:33:51Well, I can't get that wrong, can I? Or maybe I can. I love Carry Ons.
0:33:51 > 0:33:54- Who is the Carry On fan?- That's me, I'm afraid.- Is it?
0:33:54 > 0:33:55I love it, don't you?
0:33:55 > 0:33:59- Yeah, just fantastic. I loved them as a boy, the schoolboy humour.- Me too.
0:33:59 > 0:34:02- And now it's nostalgia, so... - Well, we used to titter, didn't we?
0:34:02 > 0:34:05Cos the, you know, cos we'd just started to learn what some of these
0:34:05 > 0:34:07expressions meant, and they were rather fun.
0:34:07 > 0:34:09Who was your favourite, did you have a favourite?
0:34:09 > 0:34:11Not really. Obviously, people like Kenneth Williams.
0:34:11 > 0:34:15- When I was a boy, Kenneth Williams, cos he was so outrageous.- Absolutely.
0:34:15 > 0:34:17But I've been lucky enough to meet a few of them since,
0:34:17 > 0:34:18so that's changed my mind a bit.
0:34:18 > 0:34:20These are just fantastic.
0:34:20 > 0:34:23I know we all have our favourite lines, as well, from them,
0:34:23 > 0:34:27don't we, a bit? Which we can't go into in detail, here, but I'm sure,
0:34:27 > 0:34:30"Oh, matron," and all that sort of thing comes out, doesn't it?
0:34:30 > 0:34:32And they went on for years, didn't they?
0:34:32 > 0:34:35- The longest-running film series. - 20-odd years, yeah.
0:34:35 > 0:34:36I mean, which is incredible.
0:34:36 > 0:34:40And, of course, I'm like a lot of other people,
0:34:40 > 0:34:43if I see them on repeat on some of the channels, I'm glued.
0:34:43 > 0:34:46And I know what the lines are. You know, I know,
0:34:46 > 0:34:49"Infamy! Infamy! They've all got it in for me."
0:34:49 > 0:34:51I mean, I know these lines, you know?
0:34:51 > 0:34:54- And yet we still laugh at them, don't we?- Yeah, it's still funny.
0:34:54 > 0:34:56You've got a random selection here,
0:34:56 > 0:34:59but these two are the most important ones, aren't they? The framed ones.
0:34:59 > 0:35:02Yes, they're by an artist called Tom Chantrell.
0:35:02 > 0:35:05- Very famous in the '60s. - Popular poster artist, wasn't he?
0:35:05 > 0:35:09- Pop artist, really. - And these are great, actually.
0:35:09 > 0:35:12And they're...if you look, they're a lot more, in some ways,
0:35:12 > 0:35:15sort of, pop-art-y than the other ones.
0:35:15 > 0:35:18These are just caricatures, almost, aren't they? With the funny faces.
0:35:18 > 0:35:20- Whereas this is much more... - As the films went on, yeah,
0:35:20 > 0:35:23it all became more caricature, as did the artwork.
0:35:23 > 0:35:25But Simon, are you a great fan of this and collecting them?
0:35:25 > 0:35:27I am, I enjoy Carry On but perhaps not
0:35:27 > 0:35:30so much the poster art, though I do enjoy the films.
0:35:30 > 0:35:33Well, you obviously love them, but why are you selling them?
0:35:33 > 0:35:36Work probably takes us abroad,
0:35:36 > 0:35:38so it's maybe time to move them on.
0:35:38 > 0:35:42- Yeah.- Abroad? Well, there was a film, Carry On Abroad.- There was.
0:35:42 > 0:35:43So, you're carrying on abroad, are you?
0:35:43 > 0:35:46Wonderful, I think that's great fun.
0:35:46 > 0:35:48I mean, I think we've decided that these ones are more,
0:35:48 > 0:35:52sort of, general and range moderately in price.
0:35:52 > 0:35:55So, maybe, as a group lot, at sort of £400-£500,
0:35:55 > 0:35:56- something like that.- OK.
0:35:56 > 0:36:00But these two, sort of, more pop-art-y ones by a known designer,
0:36:00 > 0:36:04- I think carry a little bit more cash.- Mm.
0:36:04 > 0:36:05And they're already framed,
0:36:05 > 0:36:07you can put them straight up on the wall.
0:36:07 > 0:36:11So, I'm hoping, with a fair wind behind them, that, you know,
0:36:11 > 0:36:14- we can get 2,000-2,500 for those. - That would be good.
0:36:14 > 0:36:17Let's put them in and we can all go on "Carry On Flog It!".
0:36:17 > 0:36:21- Thank you very much.- Thank you.
0:36:21 > 0:36:24What a carry-on. Well, let's hope for a lot of enthusiastic
0:36:24 > 0:36:26Carry On fans in the saleroom.
0:36:28 > 0:36:31Now, before we leave Lulworth Castle for the very last time today,
0:36:31 > 0:36:33there's something I want to show you.
0:36:33 > 0:36:37It is this, an old telescope which survived the fire.
0:36:37 > 0:36:40Sadly, it's not in working condition,
0:36:40 > 0:36:42but the Welds were great navigators,
0:36:42 > 0:36:46great sailors, so, it could have possibly belonged to one of them.
0:36:46 > 0:36:48It's a remarkable symbol of the family's
0:36:48 > 0:36:51survival over the generations. It's a great relic.
0:36:51 > 0:36:54Now, if you make the effort to come and climb the stairs
0:36:54 > 0:36:56of this tower here at the castle,
0:36:56 > 0:36:58and you want to look out there, you won't be disappointed,
0:36:58 > 0:37:02because there is a modern one here that you can use.
0:37:02 > 0:37:05Make the effort, it's worth it, because the view is spectacular.
0:37:05 > 0:37:07Right, now, it's time to say goodbye to Lulworth Castle
0:37:07 > 0:37:10as we head over to auction for the very last time today,
0:37:10 > 0:37:15and here's a quick recap of the three items we're taking with us.
0:37:15 > 0:37:18There's the religious tabernacle that's been in the Weld family
0:37:18 > 0:37:20for generations.
0:37:20 > 0:37:24Will Michael find a Manchester United fan to buy his menu,
0:37:24 > 0:37:27signed by some of our football greats, so he can
0:37:27 > 0:37:29donate the proceeds to a good cause?
0:37:29 > 0:37:34And there are the two Simons' iconic film posters, going in as two lots.
0:37:34 > 0:37:37But will the posters by the artist Chantrell
0:37:37 > 0:37:40cause a right old carry-on in the saleroom?
0:37:43 > 0:37:47First, it's time for the Weld family Italianate tabernacle,
0:37:47 > 0:37:49brought along today by Mr Weld.
0:37:51 > 0:37:53We had a fantastic valuation day.
0:37:53 > 0:37:55- Good, good, I'm very pleased. - It was just the best.
0:37:55 > 0:37:58- So sorry to have missed it... - Well, we had a big turnout, anyway.
0:37:58 > 0:38:01..but I had to take my wife to France for her birthday.
0:38:01 > 0:38:04It was expensive, yes.
0:38:04 > 0:38:07Obviously, you can remember this little leather-covered box,
0:38:07 > 0:38:09- can't you?- Yes, it was left to me by my aunt,
0:38:09 > 0:38:12who was 20 years older than my father, and was also my godmother.
0:38:12 > 0:38:15And did you use the cupboard at all?
0:38:15 > 0:38:17Oh, not really, no. My wife was...
0:38:17 > 0:38:19she kept her gin in it, but...
0:38:19 > 0:38:21A gin cupboard, I like that!
0:38:23 > 0:38:26Well, look, it's...for me it's like an item of folk art, you know?
0:38:26 > 0:38:29It's got everything going for it, let's see if we can find a buyer,
0:38:29 > 0:38:31right here, right now. It's going under the hammer.
0:38:31 > 0:38:33- Good luck.- Thank you.- Here we are.
0:38:33 > 0:38:34Little cabinet here,
0:38:34 > 0:38:35and I'm straight in at 50,
0:38:35 > 0:38:3760, 70, 80, 90.
0:38:37 > 0:38:38At £90, I have, now.
0:38:38 > 0:38:41- He's out on the book, come on, come on.- £90, at 90.
0:38:41 > 0:38:43Last chance, fair warning.
0:38:43 > 0:38:45The bid is with me at 90, at 90...
0:38:45 > 0:38:47Not quite there, it's a couple of pounds short.
0:38:47 > 0:38:50- Yeah.- So, it didn't reach the reserve, so we've protected it.
0:38:50 > 0:38:51So, it's going home,
0:38:51 > 0:38:53or you can have a chat to the auctioneer
0:38:53 > 0:38:55and re-enter it into another sale if you want to.
0:38:55 > 0:38:57- Yeah, I'll probably do that, yeah.- OK.
0:38:57 > 0:38:59And Mr Weld agreed to sell that after all,
0:38:59 > 0:39:03with the proceeds going to a good local cause.
0:39:03 > 0:39:05Well, I hope those Manchester United fans out there
0:39:05 > 0:39:08are sitting up straight for our next lot -
0:39:08 > 0:39:10the signed menu by two footballing greats,
0:39:10 > 0:39:12George Best and Bobby Charlton.
0:39:12 > 0:39:15And Michael's brought along his dad to explain why
0:39:15 > 0:39:18he decided to sell the autographs.
0:39:20 > 0:39:22You've obviously hung onto these for a long time now.
0:39:22 > 0:39:26Yeah, my dad's had them for, well, 45 years, isn't it?
0:39:26 > 0:39:27- I think, yeah, 40 or 50.- Yeah.
0:39:27 > 0:39:31So why did you decide to bring them in to the valuation day?
0:39:31 > 0:39:33- Well...- Well, we're big fans of your show, partly,
0:39:33 > 0:39:36and partly, well, my dad can tell you.
0:39:36 > 0:39:38We were going to try and raise...
0:39:38 > 0:39:42Unfortunately, I lost a son, back, sorry...
0:39:42 > 0:39:45- About 18 months ago, and we've got a fund.- Right.
0:39:45 > 0:39:47So we're hoping that'll go to the fund.
0:39:47 > 0:39:50- Well, good luck. - That will be great...that's lovely.
0:39:50 > 0:39:53Well, we need some football fans in the audience, don't we, right now?
0:39:53 > 0:39:56- We do. It's a brilliant...- Cos these are big names.- Big names.
0:39:56 > 0:39:59Fingers crossed we get the top money, Michael. Here it is.
0:39:59 > 0:40:02And I'm straight in here at £60, I have bid.
0:40:02 > 0:40:05With me at £60, I have. With the bid at £60 and away now.
0:40:05 > 0:40:06- Come on.- 60, 70.
0:40:06 > 0:40:08At £70 and away now.
0:40:08 > 0:40:10Legends, these are legend names.
0:40:10 > 0:40:11£70 and away, here, going away.
0:40:11 > 0:40:13And selling at £70, at 70...
0:40:15 > 0:40:18We had a bit of discretion at 70. I would have liked a bit more on that.
0:40:18 > 0:40:21- Oh, yes.- Those names, ah...
0:40:21 > 0:40:23Well, they have gone. Thank you for sharing the memories with us
0:40:23 > 0:40:27and it's, you know, it's a little bit of money for the cause, there.
0:40:27 > 0:40:29- Lovely.- Every little helps. - It does, doesn't?
0:40:29 > 0:40:31And thank you, guys, for coming in.
0:40:31 > 0:40:34Well, I'm glad Michael and his father sold the football autographs
0:40:34 > 0:40:39and can put the proceeds towards the fund in memory of his son.
0:40:39 > 0:40:41It's the moment we've all been waiting for.
0:40:41 > 0:40:44Will Simon and Simon carry on laughing
0:40:44 > 0:40:48when their fabulously kitsch posters go under the hammer?
0:40:48 > 0:40:50OK, look, we've got all of these posters.
0:40:50 > 0:40:53- Now, I know you've separated... - We have.- ..into two lots.
0:40:53 > 0:40:55So, the first lot going under the hammer,
0:40:55 > 0:40:57we're looking for around four, maybe £500,
0:40:57 > 0:40:59- hopefully a bit more. - That's right.- OK?
0:40:59 > 0:41:03There are some folds and some, sort of, Sellotape repairs.
0:41:03 > 0:41:05And they're the more, regular ones, I think,
0:41:05 > 0:41:08- aren't they?- And there's eight of those.- And eight of those.
0:41:08 > 0:41:09OK, so that's the first lot.
0:41:09 > 0:41:13- The second lot, it's all down to the artist.- It is.
0:41:13 > 0:41:17- So we've now got £2,000-£2,500 on just those two.- Yes.
0:41:17 > 0:41:20- Fingers crossed. - A lot riding on that.- Big money.
0:41:20 > 0:41:22It's a big difference between those and the rest.
0:41:22 > 0:41:25Yeah, but I'm happy to take them home again.
0:41:25 > 0:41:27Well, I think they'll look great on anyone's wall,
0:41:27 > 0:41:30- as a collage running along like that.- I would love them.
0:41:30 > 0:41:33- Movie history. Well, look, good luck, guys.- Thank you.- Thank you.
0:41:33 > 0:41:36Here's the first lot going under the hammer, now. This is it.
0:41:36 > 0:41:38A lot of bids, here. I'm straight in here at £400. I have bid at 400.
0:41:38 > 0:41:41- Oh, well, that's a sale.- That's it. - At £400, I have now.
0:41:41 > 0:41:44At £400, 420, 450.
0:41:44 > 0:41:45At 450, against the internet.
0:41:45 > 0:41:48At 450, at 450, it's on commission at 450.
0:41:48 > 0:41:50- That's good, isn't it?- Yeah.
0:41:50 > 0:41:53- At 500, with me, at 500.- These were the ones we thought would struggle.
0:41:53 > 0:41:56- Yeah.- Against the internet, £500, it's at 520.
0:41:56 > 0:42:00- Internet's back in again at 520. - Carry On Internet.
0:42:00 > 0:42:04With me, at £550, your last chance, I sell at £550.
0:42:04 > 0:42:05At 550...
0:42:06 > 0:42:09- Brilliant, hammer's gone down. - That's not bad, is it?
0:42:09 > 0:42:11- Good result.- Yeah.- That's the top of what we wanted, isn't it?
0:42:11 > 0:42:13That's very good,
0:42:13 > 0:42:15- I'm very happy with that.- Yeah, OK.
0:42:15 > 0:42:16- This is the next one, now. - OK, the big one.
0:42:16 > 0:42:18- Carry On Cowboy poster. - This is the big pair.
0:42:18 > 0:42:20Another, Carry On Cabby, here.
0:42:20 > 0:42:22There we are, there's Pistol Pete.
0:42:22 > 0:42:25Lot number 954, and I'm straight in at...
0:42:25 > 0:42:28- £980 is bid. - Will they hit it, though?
0:42:28 > 0:42:301,000, 1,100, 1,200, 1,300.
0:42:30 > 0:42:32- Right, it's rising. - 1,400, 1,500, 1,600.
0:42:32 > 0:42:361,700, 1,800, 1,900. At 1,900.
0:42:36 > 0:42:38At £1,900 and away, now.
0:42:38 > 0:42:41At £1,900. Anyone else for that? Be quick.
0:42:41 > 0:42:442,000 is bid, thank you. At £2,000, I have.
0:42:44 > 0:42:46- We've got it.- We've done it. - On the internet, 2,200 is bid.
0:42:46 > 0:42:48- That's 2,200 on the internet.- Yes.
0:42:48 > 0:42:50£2,200, last chance, fair warning,
0:42:50 > 0:42:54I sell, at £2,200, we sell...
0:42:56 > 0:42:58Job done. Hey, you've got to be pleased with that, guys?
0:42:58 > 0:43:01- Yeah, totally.- We're pleased.- Yeah?
0:43:01 > 0:43:03Sad as well, but thrilled.
0:43:03 > 0:43:05- The bad news is, there's commission to pay.- Yeah, well...
0:43:05 > 0:43:08Everyone has to pay that, that's how they pay for the building,
0:43:08 > 0:43:10- isn't it, really, and their wages? - Absolutely.
0:43:10 > 0:43:13It's 15% plus VAT, so...
0:43:13 > 0:43:16- You can enjoy yourselves with that, can't you?- Absolutely.- Thank you.
0:43:16 > 0:43:18That's a great way to end today's show, as well.
0:43:18 > 0:43:20- Thank you, Mark. Thank you Simons! - Thank you.
0:43:20 > 0:43:22Join us again for more auctions in the future,
0:43:22 > 0:43:25it is Carry On Auctioneering, for us.
0:43:25 > 0:43:26See you soon.