0:00:02 > 0:00:04MUSIC: Hallelujah Chorus by Handel
0:00:10 > 0:00:12This is Southwell Minster,
0:00:12 > 0:00:15situated in the heart of Nottinghamshire
0:00:15 > 0:00:17in the market town of Southwell,
0:00:17 > 0:00:18a farming community.
0:00:18 > 0:00:21You're probably thinking, well, not a lot has happened here,
0:00:21 > 0:00:23but you're wrong.
0:00:23 > 0:00:26Because these walls have witnessed some key events that have
0:00:26 > 0:00:28shaped our great history.
0:00:28 > 0:00:32Later on in the programme, we'll be finding out more about them.
0:00:32 > 0:00:34But right now, we need to find some antiques.
0:00:34 > 0:00:36Welcome to Flog It!
0:00:59 > 0:01:02When a minster has been around for 1,000 years like Southwell,
0:01:02 > 0:01:04you wish the walls could talk.
0:01:04 > 0:01:06Nestled in the heart of the town of Southwell,
0:01:06 > 0:01:10the minster has transformed itself from its modest early
0:01:10 > 0:01:13Anglo-Saxon beginnings as a small parish church,
0:01:13 > 0:01:18to a Norman status symbol through to the cathedral it is today.
0:01:18 > 0:01:19I'll tell you what else,
0:01:19 > 0:01:22the snow is coming down but it hasn't dampened our spirits.
0:01:22 > 0:01:25Because everybody is here to have their antiques and collectables
0:01:25 > 0:01:26valued here at Southwell Minster.
0:01:26 > 0:01:29This place has seen political intrigue during
0:01:29 > 0:01:31the Elizabethan period, it's seen the Civil War,
0:01:31 > 0:01:36and later on, I'll be finding out more about the dramas that unfolded here.
0:01:36 > 0:01:38But right now, we've got some dramas of our very own,
0:01:38 > 0:01:40because in these bags and boxes
0:01:40 > 0:01:44are antiques and collectables that all tell the unique story of our
0:01:44 > 0:01:47social history, and later we will be putting the lucky ones through to auction.
0:01:47 > 0:01:49And if you get a great valuation from our experts,
0:01:49 > 0:01:52- what are you going to do? - ALL: Flog it!
0:01:52 > 0:01:56Well, let us hope there will be plenty of intrigue amongst our experts,
0:01:56 > 0:01:59Caroline Hawley and Mark Stacey, as they poke around for
0:01:59 > 0:02:03the best objects. But not everyone has come for a valuation.
0:02:03 > 0:02:08We've come just to see you. THEY LAUGH
0:02:08 > 0:02:10Can you just say that again, but louder?
0:02:10 > 0:02:13And flattery gets you everywhere, Mark.
0:02:13 > 0:02:15And now he's trying it on with Caroline.
0:02:15 > 0:02:17It's like Lady Chatterley's Lover.
0:02:17 > 0:02:21I feel like the stable hand, compared to the Lady of the Manor.
0:02:21 > 0:02:26Steady on, Mark! You'd better get back to all those bags and boxes.
0:02:26 > 0:02:29Despite the cold, it looks like we have a lot of happy people here
0:02:29 > 0:02:32raring to go, so let's get this huge crowd indoors,
0:02:32 > 0:02:35into this venue that's bursting with history.
0:02:38 > 0:02:42In the show today, we cover the span of ages.
0:02:42 > 0:02:45Caroline's turned football player with an early-20th-century toy.
0:02:45 > 0:02:48- I think they're exceptionally rare. I like them.- Do you?
0:02:48 > 0:02:49They're lovely, aren't they?
0:02:49 > 0:02:54We've a kitsch 1950s collectable that doesn't suit all tastes.
0:02:54 > 0:02:58- I don't like it.- I have to admit, I actually quite like it.
0:02:58 > 0:03:01And a high-class wartime Rolex.
0:03:01 > 0:03:05- Somebody actually threw that in a skip.- No!- Yes.
0:03:05 > 0:03:06- No!- Yes.
0:03:06 > 0:03:10But which of these objects doubles its estimate at auction?
0:03:10 > 0:03:12Find out later.
0:03:12 > 0:03:15Well, you can just feel the presence of all the characters that
0:03:15 > 0:03:18have passed through these doors over the millennium.
0:03:18 > 0:03:20It's been a roll call for the rich and the powerful,
0:03:20 > 0:03:24from Cardinal Wolsey to Charles I, to one of our greatest artists, and
0:03:24 > 0:03:28as the crowds are now safely seated inside, it's time for one
0:03:28 > 0:03:31of our own movers and shakers to get on with the valuations.
0:03:31 > 0:03:35And that's Caroline, who's ready to kick things off.
0:03:37 > 0:03:41- Right. Here we go. Whoa! Oh!- Wow!
0:03:41 > 0:03:45So, of all the things I expected to find today,
0:03:45 > 0:03:49John, I did not think I'd be sitting here, playing football with you.
0:03:49 > 0:03:53- What a wonderful set of footballers. - Thank you.- Now, tell me about them.
0:03:53 > 0:03:55How long have you had them?
0:03:55 > 0:03:58- Well, my father gave them to me when I was about 12.- Right.
0:03:58 > 0:04:03- And he had them when he was a child. - So, when was your father born?
0:04:03 > 0:04:04He was born in 1906.
0:04:04 > 0:04:081906, so these are from the early part of the 20th century.
0:04:08 > 0:04:11I don't think the ball is the original one.
0:04:11 > 0:04:14- The ball's a cork one, here. - That's right, yes.
0:04:14 > 0:04:17I think they're probably made by Britains,
0:04:17 > 0:04:22which was a major company, making these lead toys, which perfected
0:04:22 > 0:04:26the art of hollow lead soldiers and footballers in about 1893.
0:04:26 > 0:04:29So this ties in perfectly with that date.
0:04:29 > 0:04:35These are articulated, so we can do this...
0:04:35 > 0:04:39- Look, his arms go up as well.- Yes. - There's a few bits of damage.
0:04:39 > 0:04:43- I mean, not much. There's a couple of armless players.- Yeah.
0:04:43 > 0:04:47- And apart from that, it's just the paint.- That's right.- That's missing.
0:04:47 > 0:04:50They've been well played with, which is great.
0:04:50 > 0:04:53In my opinion, I think that's fantastic.
0:04:53 > 0:04:57- These should have been played with. - Yeah.- And look at the long shorts.
0:04:57 > 0:05:00- Footballers don't wear shorts like that now, do they?- They don't, no.
0:05:00 > 0:05:03And do you have some great memories of you and your father playing?
0:05:03 > 0:05:05Oh, yes. Me and my dad, we had a lot of time with this.
0:05:05 > 0:05:08- And who usually won?- Dad.- Did he?
0:05:08 > 0:05:12Oh! This is obviously the Great British team.
0:05:12 > 0:05:16This here, with the stripes, I mean, some of the colour's worn off,
0:05:16 > 0:05:19but the red stripes,
0:05:19 > 0:05:24as far as my limited football knowledge goes, is Sunderland.
0:05:24 > 0:05:28Now, I know that, John, because I have got an ancient Sunderland
0:05:28 > 0:05:31footballer at home - my present husband is an old footballer.
0:05:31 > 0:05:35- Really?- Yes. And one of the teams he played for was Sunderland.
0:05:35 > 0:05:38- So he'll be very proud that I recognised them.- Yes.
0:05:38 > 0:05:41These are actually in better condition than my present
0:05:41 > 0:05:44husband, but anyway, that's another story.
0:05:44 > 0:05:50Well, I think we put an auction estimate of £200 to £300,
0:05:50 > 0:05:53with a reserve of £200, and I'm sure they will do very well.
0:05:53 > 0:05:58- Are you happy with that?- Yes, I'm happy with that. Yes, thank you.
0:05:58 > 0:06:02- Brilliant. Well, let's hope they top the league for you.- Let's hope so.
0:06:02 > 0:06:04Do you mind? Can I butt in?
0:06:04 > 0:06:09- Aren't they great?- Hi, Paul. - Fantastic. Are they Britains?
0:06:09 > 0:06:12They're not marked, but I think they probably will be, won't they?
0:06:12 > 0:06:16And they were given to John's father in about 1910.
0:06:16 > 0:06:18- I think they're exceptionally rare. I like them.- Do you?
0:06:18 > 0:06:21- They're lovely, aren't they? - They caught my eye.- Oh, right.
0:06:21 > 0:06:24- And they're complete. Two complete teams.- Yes.
0:06:24 > 0:06:26- Look.- Articulated.- Articulated.
0:06:26 > 0:06:28Good luck. We'll see you at the auction. Good luck.
0:06:28 > 0:06:30- Thank you very much.- Bye.
0:06:30 > 0:06:33Well, I love those and I'm betting on such a charming piece
0:06:33 > 0:06:36finding a keen sports lover at the saleroom.
0:06:37 > 0:06:39As the crowds continue to pour in,
0:06:39 > 0:06:42we're making history of our own today.
0:06:42 > 0:06:451,300 people have passed through the doors,
0:06:45 > 0:06:48making this an all-time record turnout for Flog It!
0:06:48 > 0:06:51Now, that's what we call dedication.
0:06:52 > 0:06:55Now, Mark's got something that might not, at first glance,
0:06:55 > 0:06:57appeal to everyone.
0:06:57 > 0:07:01Now, Alan, where on earth did you get this figure from?
0:07:01 > 0:07:05- It belongs to the wife. - Does she know you've brought it?
0:07:05 > 0:07:07Yes, she insisted I brought it.
0:07:07 > 0:07:12- She's had it since her mother died about ten years ago.- Right.
0:07:12 > 0:07:16- But her mother had it since my wife was 11 and she's now...- Whoa!
0:07:16 > 0:07:21- You should never say... Oh, you're in trouble.- Yeah, she's now 68.
0:07:21 > 0:07:23- You're in trouble.- Over 50 years.
0:07:23 > 0:07:27- Yes. Well, it actually dates, I think, to the 1950s.- Yes.
0:07:27 > 0:07:30- And it's what I call a kitsch collectible.- Yes.
0:07:30 > 0:07:35They're made by a German factory called Hummel and normally,
0:07:35 > 0:07:40they're little children skiing or climbing trees or doing something.
0:07:40 > 0:07:43I mean, this is a real...giant one.
0:07:43 > 0:07:48And I love the way she's sort of looking so intently at this book,
0:07:48 > 0:07:51painted with a duck and a flower. She's pointing to the flower.
0:07:51 > 0:07:55These are based on a drawing by a Franciscan nun called
0:07:55 > 0:07:58Sister Maria Innocentia.
0:07:58 > 0:08:02And they were very, very popular. Years ago, 10-20 years ago,
0:08:02 > 0:08:05they used to be hugely popular with Americans.
0:08:05 > 0:08:08I have to say, I've never seen this model before.
0:08:08 > 0:08:11And I think it's of its type, it's beautifully done.
0:08:11 > 0:08:13It is marked underneath.
0:08:13 > 0:08:15You can see a little Goebel's Pottery mark
0:08:15 > 0:08:18and there's a little mark that says Western Germany.
0:08:18 > 0:08:21So we know it was made after the war.
0:08:21 > 0:08:251945 or later. So that fits in again with that 1950s theme,
0:08:25 > 0:08:30although the drawings were copied from the 1930s.
0:08:30 > 0:08:33And I think it's of its type, it's beautifully done,
0:08:33 > 0:08:37and it's got a sort of quirky charm about it, hasn't it?
0:08:37 > 0:08:39Yes, it has, really, but I don't like it.
0:08:39 > 0:08:44- I have to admit, I actually quite like it.- Yes.- Don't think bad of me.
0:08:44 > 0:08:48- No, no.- Your wife obviously doesn't like it either.
0:08:48 > 0:08:50No, it brings back bad memories for her
0:08:50 > 0:08:53because her mother got it just after her father had died,
0:08:53 > 0:08:57so every time she looks at it, it just brings back the memories, so...
0:08:57 > 0:09:01I'm sure in a sale, somebody's going to want to buy this figure
0:09:01 > 0:09:04cos I think she's absolutely charming, in a way.
0:09:04 > 0:09:08And I think we've got to be sensible about the estimate
0:09:08 > 0:09:11though and put £80 to £120 on it.
0:09:11 > 0:09:13- Yes.- With an £80 reserve.
0:09:13 > 0:09:16But it wouldn't surprise me if it made 150, £200.
0:09:16 > 0:09:19- Because collectors of this would like it.- Yes.
0:09:19 > 0:09:22Because of its size and because of its nostalgic look,
0:09:22 > 0:09:26- if you know what I mean. You're happy to sell it with us?- Yes, yes.
0:09:26 > 0:09:29We'd like it to go to somebody who'd probably appreciate it a lot
0:09:29 > 0:09:33- more than we do.- Yeah, that's a good idea.- It's stuck in the cupboard.
0:09:33 > 0:09:35No, I think we're definitely going to find a buyer.
0:09:35 > 0:09:39I'm absolutely certain there's going to be two or three people who
0:09:39 > 0:09:42- want this.- Yeah. So, yes, we'll sell it.- Fantastic.
0:09:42 > 0:09:44- Thanks for bringing it in. - OK, pleasure.
0:09:44 > 0:09:46Not for Alan, maybe,
0:09:46 > 0:09:49but I agree with Mark - there's a buyer out there for everything.
0:09:49 > 0:09:51That's the joy of Flog It!
0:09:51 > 0:09:55Now, while the valuations are coming thick and fast,
0:09:55 > 0:09:58I've got time to clear up a debate that's been raging
0:09:58 > 0:10:01here at the Minster today and for decades.
0:10:01 > 0:10:04# You say ee-ther and I say aye-ther... #
0:10:04 > 0:10:06Now, do you say "Suth-ull" or "South-well"?
0:10:06 > 0:10:08South-well.
0:10:08 > 0:10:10- You do, do you?- Yes. - Why do you say that?
0:10:10 > 0:10:14- Because that's what the locals have always said.- Have they?- Yes.
0:10:14 > 0:10:15Right, OK.
0:10:15 > 0:10:18- What's your name?- Cherry. - Where do you live?
0:10:18 > 0:10:21In Farnsfield, which is a surrounding village.
0:10:21 > 0:10:23- OK, what do you say? - I say South-well too.
0:10:23 > 0:10:26- You say South-well too. - Again, cos the locals do.
0:10:26 > 0:10:32- Do you say South-well?- Suth-ull. - Suth-ull.- Wow! Look at this!
0:10:32 > 0:10:38I know just the man to clear up the pronunciation question - Dean John.
0:10:38 > 0:10:41When there was a railway station here,
0:10:41 > 0:10:45the station master always used to say, "All change, this is South-well.
0:10:45 > 0:10:47"All change, this is Suth-ull."
0:10:47 > 0:10:50- Right.- So both have been used. - Well, thank you very much.
0:10:50 > 0:10:54I think we got an answer there. It is...a nation divided.
0:10:55 > 0:10:58# Let's call the whole thing off. #
0:10:58 > 0:11:02But there's no debate about the quality of Caroline's next object.
0:11:02 > 0:11:03Hi, Carol.
0:11:03 > 0:11:07Thank you very much for bringing along these lovely watercolours.
0:11:07 > 0:11:09Would you like to tell me what you know about them?
0:11:09 > 0:11:13My husband and I collected them about 25 years ago.
0:11:13 > 0:11:17- Quite a few, we had about ten. - Yeah?- At one time, yes.
0:11:17 > 0:11:20Both signed, lower left here, Frank Gresley.
0:11:20 > 0:11:24- He was from a family of painters.- He was.- His father, James...- His father.
0:11:24 > 0:11:26And his brothers, Harold and Cuthbert.
0:11:26 > 0:11:32His dates are 1855 to 1936 and I think these are early 20th century.
0:11:32 > 0:11:34- Yeah.- Typical of the period.
0:11:34 > 0:11:38They're sort of late Victorian, very pretty,
0:11:38 > 0:11:41sentimental watercolours, and they are so beautiful.
0:11:41 > 0:11:44I mean, I don't know about you, but I'm a lover of Thomas Hardy.
0:11:44 > 0:11:46Oh, right.
0:11:46 > 0:11:50And all things of that period and I feel as if, in these pictures,
0:11:50 > 0:11:55I would love to be walking down that path, in the dappled sunlight.
0:11:55 > 0:11:57And these lovely girls here...
0:11:57 > 0:12:00You can see the two girls and the cows walking along.
0:12:00 > 0:12:04They're beautifully painted and this other one, here, you can
0:12:04 > 0:12:07see the sheep settling down under the trees,
0:12:07 > 0:12:09the little church in the background...
0:12:09 > 0:12:13They're probably not the most fashionable of subjects,
0:12:13 > 0:12:16- but to me, it's timeless. It's a summer day.- Yeah.
0:12:16 > 0:12:20- You have nowhere to display them now?- No. No, I haven't.
0:12:20 > 0:12:23Gresley did an awful lot of this and specialising in scenes along
0:12:23 > 0:12:27the River Trent and you were telling me he used to paint for a pint.
0:12:27 > 0:12:30- He used to paint for a pint. - Well, I bet he had a few pints then
0:12:30 > 0:12:33because he was quite a prolific artist!
0:12:33 > 0:12:35- He was.- Excellent.
0:12:35 > 0:12:40I would say, an auction estimate of possibly £200 to £300 for the pair.
0:12:40 > 0:12:43- For the pair.- For the pair. Possibly a bit more.- Yeah.
0:12:43 > 0:12:46- I would hope for more than that. - Yeah, yeah.
0:12:46 > 0:12:48- Would you like a reserve on them, Carol?- I think so.
0:12:48 > 0:12:51- I think they out to have 250 on them. - 250 reserve.
0:12:51 > 0:12:54Well, in that case, we can't have a reserve higher than the lower
0:12:54 > 0:12:59- estimate, so shall we put them 250 to 350?- Yes.- With a reserve of 250.
0:12:59 > 0:13:01- Yeah, I think so. - And are you happy with that?
0:13:01 > 0:13:04- Yeah, I'm happy with that.- Brilliant. And I'm sure they'll do well.
0:13:04 > 0:13:07- Thank you.- Thank you for bringing them. I love them.
0:13:07 > 0:13:09A painting for a pint!
0:13:09 > 0:13:12Let's hope we find a buyer who prefers these tranquil
0:13:12 > 0:13:14paintings over a pint!
0:13:14 > 0:13:17Now, if you want to see some characters in the Minster,
0:13:17 > 0:13:22other than our experts, then look no further than up there in the choir.
0:13:22 > 0:13:2814th-century stone carvings. I think these are marvellous.
0:13:28 > 0:13:31Obviously, the stonemason had free artistic licence
0:13:31 > 0:13:33and a great sense of humour.
0:13:33 > 0:13:36That one in particular, look, the guy's scratching his bottom.
0:13:36 > 0:13:38That really is quite funny.
0:13:38 > 0:13:40But it gives you an idea of the sort of people that were walking
0:13:40 > 0:13:42through the door back then,
0:13:42 > 0:13:45sort of burly, sort of ugly, thick stock characters,
0:13:45 > 0:13:47which brings us to our first visit to the auction.
0:13:47 > 0:13:50Let's hope we can keep those bidders' hands in the air
0:13:50 > 0:13:52on our lots and here's a quick recap
0:13:52 > 0:13:54of all the items going under the hammer.
0:13:56 > 0:14:00John is lined up to score with that lovely early football set.
0:14:02 > 0:14:04There's Alan's oversized Hummel figure.
0:14:04 > 0:14:09He might not be mad about it, but could be a big fan out there
0:14:09 > 0:14:10to take it off his hands.
0:14:10 > 0:14:14And there are Carol's delightful paintings by local artist
0:14:14 > 0:14:17Frank Gresley - the perfect antidote to winter.
0:14:21 > 0:14:24For our auction today, we've popped into Nottingham,
0:14:24 > 0:14:27a city bursting with industrial history.
0:14:27 > 0:14:30It was producing coal from the 15th century onwards
0:14:30 > 0:14:33and by the 19th century, mines had spread right
0:14:33 > 0:14:38across Nottinghamshire, accounting for 6% of the nation's coal output.
0:14:38 > 0:14:41And it all came through here, on the Nottingham Canal.
0:14:41 > 0:14:44Today, we've come to the salerooms of Mellors and Kirk, which is
0:14:44 > 0:14:47situated just at the back of the canal.
0:14:47 > 0:14:50And it's Nigel Kirk who will be keeping an eye on proceedings
0:14:50 > 0:14:52here today. And don't forget,
0:14:52 > 0:14:58he'll be adding 15% plus VAT as commission for any sale.
0:14:58 > 0:15:04And first, it's the beautiful game - John's miniature lead football set.
0:15:04 > 0:15:05We got two to three.
0:15:05 > 0:15:08Hopefully, we might get a little bit more than three,
0:15:08 > 0:15:09somewhere nearer five.
0:15:09 > 0:15:12- We'll see.- Which would be really nice.- It's nice.
0:15:12 > 0:15:15They're just different to the soldiers that we see all the time.
0:15:15 > 0:15:18- It's a different subject, isn't it? - Yeah. Totally different subject.
0:15:18 > 0:15:22- Yes.- Good luck. Cos I love them. I love them. This is it.
0:15:22 > 0:15:27Early 20th century set of 22 painted lead alloy figures of footballers.
0:15:27 > 0:15:30And £120 for this lot, I am bid. At 120.
0:15:30 > 0:15:32At 120. 130 for it.
0:15:32 > 0:15:35130. 140. 150.
0:15:35 > 0:15:38160. 170. 180.
0:15:38 > 0:15:40Come on! He's going! Come on!
0:15:40 > 0:15:43180. 190. 200.
0:15:43 > 0:15:45- 220. At 200...- We've sold them.
0:15:45 > 0:15:48- Yes.- All done, at 200.
0:15:48 > 0:15:51- £200, just.- Just on there. Wow!
0:15:51 > 0:15:53- Happy with that.- Amazing.
0:15:53 > 0:15:55- Well, that was very good.- You know what they say, don't you?
0:15:55 > 0:15:59Back of the net! What a result!
0:15:59 > 0:16:02Next, will Alan's rare Hummel figure score with the bidders?
0:16:04 > 0:16:05It's good to see you, Alan, again.
0:16:05 > 0:16:08- This Hummel figure's of the large size.- It's wonderful.
0:16:08 > 0:16:11- I've not seen as big a one as this, have you?- No, I haven't.
0:16:11 > 0:16:14- This is the largest I've seen for quite some time.- Do you like them?
0:16:14 > 0:16:16No. I don't.
0:16:16 > 0:16:19Mark, though... You've quite an extensive collection of Hummel.
0:16:19 > 0:16:21Paul, please.
0:16:21 > 0:16:24I try to keep it quiet. It's the world's largest collection.
0:16:24 > 0:16:30I try and keep it under my hat. But this one is so kitsch. I love it.
0:16:30 > 0:16:34- It's just got a real quirky feel. - OK, good luck. Here we go.
0:16:34 > 0:16:39275 is the unusually large Goebel figure of a little girl.
0:16:39 > 0:16:42Modelled by MJ Hummel. £50 for it?
0:16:42 > 0:16:4550 bid. At 50. 60. 70. 80.
0:16:45 > 0:16:4880. 90. 90. 100.
0:16:48 > 0:16:50110. 120. 130.
0:16:50 > 0:16:53At 120, on my left at 120.
0:16:53 > 0:16:54And I sell.
0:16:54 > 0:16:57£120.
0:16:57 > 0:16:59Gosh, that was quick, wasn't it? 120.
0:16:59 > 0:17:01You're happy with that. We didn't like it, did we?
0:17:01 > 0:17:05- I'm glad it's gone.- So am I! We didn't like it!
0:17:05 > 0:17:09But I'm glad someone appreciated it as much as Mark did.
0:17:12 > 0:17:14And now, the last of our three lots -
0:17:14 > 0:17:18Carol's pastoral paintings by local artist Frank Gresley.
0:17:18 > 0:17:21Do you want to see them go today? Do you like them?
0:17:21 > 0:17:24- They're old-fashioned. - They are a little bit stuffy.
0:17:24 > 0:17:27I think they're a little bit stuffy, but there is still a market for this.
0:17:27 > 0:17:29Well, there are collectors of Frank Gresley.
0:17:29 > 0:17:32- We used to collect them at one time. - It's the name, isn't it?
0:17:32 > 0:17:35- The name will get them. - They're good local...- Local artist.
0:17:35 > 0:17:36Not a lot of money either.
0:17:36 > 0:17:37No.
0:17:37 > 0:17:40- For two.- We're hoping for 250. - OK, that's not a lot of money.
0:17:40 > 0:17:42Not for the pair.
0:17:42 > 0:17:46We're going to find out what the locals think right now. This is it.
0:17:46 > 0:17:52435. A pair of watercolours by the Derbyshire artist Frank Gresley.
0:17:52 > 0:17:54- And £250 I am bid.- Straight in!
0:17:55 > 0:17:57Confident!
0:17:57 > 0:18:00350 for them? 350. 380.
0:18:00 > 0:18:05380. 400. At 380, I am bid now. £380.
0:18:05 > 0:18:09Any advance? And selling at £380.
0:18:09 > 0:18:11380.
0:18:11 > 0:18:12- Smashing!- Good, good.
0:18:12 > 0:18:15- Well done.- You see? Art is an arbitrary subject, isn't it?
0:18:15 > 0:18:19It really is. What I like, you may not like.
0:18:19 > 0:18:22- You may like... So... - And they're fashionable to someone.
0:18:22 > 0:18:25- Yes.- Somewhere.- Yes, if you've got the house for it.
0:18:25 > 0:18:28There's always a market for something in an auction room.
0:18:33 > 0:18:36Three lots down and three very happy owners.
0:18:36 > 0:18:38We're coming back here later on in the show,
0:18:38 > 0:18:42so don't go away because I can guarantee one or two big surprises.
0:18:42 > 0:18:44Now, our stunning valuation day venue, Southwell Minster,
0:18:44 > 0:18:47ticks all the boxes worldwide for its architecture,
0:18:47 > 0:18:53but it's also famed for its history, spanning well over 1,000 years
0:18:53 > 0:18:57and it's witnessed some key events which have shaped our nation.
0:19:03 > 0:19:06To understand Southwell, you have to go back to its very beginnings.
0:19:06 > 0:19:09Picture the scene, when the Romans were in Britain,
0:19:09 > 0:19:13nearly 2,000 years ago. This was the perfect spot for them,
0:19:13 > 0:19:17with hills which helped their defence of the area
0:19:17 > 0:19:20and plenty of water for transport from wells, hence the name -
0:19:20 > 0:19:22"south well".
0:19:22 > 0:19:27And all of this explains why before the Minster in all its various forms
0:19:27 > 0:19:31was a glimmer in the architect's eye, the Romans built the
0:19:31 > 0:19:35obligatory grand villa right here and there's evidence of that here.
0:19:35 > 0:19:39Look at that. Fragments of a fresco, painted into the wet plaster.
0:19:39 > 0:19:42You can see an image of a goddess, looking down on you.
0:19:42 > 0:19:45And it's remarkable how that has survived.
0:19:45 > 0:19:47This is just a fragment from one of the bathhouses,
0:19:47 > 0:19:49but this was no ordinary villa.
0:19:49 > 0:19:53It was on a huge scale, one of the largest in the country
0:19:53 > 0:19:54and of great significance.
0:19:54 > 0:19:57But unusually, it had no fortifications.
0:19:57 > 0:20:00This wasn't defensive architecture.
0:20:00 > 0:20:03The Romans felt their presence was strong enough here,
0:20:03 > 0:20:05they could just relax and enjoy themselves.
0:20:05 > 0:20:08This was a mark of things to come.
0:20:11 > 0:20:14The churches of Britain are like layers of wallpaper.
0:20:14 > 0:20:16Start to peel away the layers
0:20:16 > 0:20:21and you'll be surprised what glories and stories you'll find beneath.
0:20:21 > 0:20:24From 956, on the site of the Roman villa,
0:20:24 > 0:20:28the first Anglo-Saxon church was built.
0:20:28 > 0:20:31And there's a great example of waste not, want not,
0:20:31 > 0:20:34right here underneath my feet.
0:20:34 > 0:20:37Look at that. Hey, presto. Let there be light.
0:20:37 > 0:20:41That's the last surviving example of the Anglo-Saxon church,
0:20:41 > 0:20:45but if you look closely, you can see it's reclaimed Roman build.
0:20:45 > 0:20:48That's Roman paving and Roman mosaics.
0:20:48 > 0:20:50A wonderful example of tessellated work.
0:20:50 > 0:20:54So everybody was at it, reclaiming periods of history
0:20:54 > 0:20:55and that's what it's all about.
0:20:58 > 0:21:00But it was when the Normans arrived
0:21:00 > 0:21:05and added their touches that this place really began to flourish.
0:21:05 > 0:21:06And this is the nave.
0:21:06 > 0:21:11Work began on it in 1120 and the result is these wonderful
0:21:11 > 0:21:16soft Norman arches, running the length of this incredible building.
0:21:16 > 0:21:20And as you look up, your eye is drawn towards the heavens.
0:21:20 > 0:21:22It really is quite inspirational,
0:21:22 > 0:21:26emulating the French churches of the day.
0:21:26 > 0:21:29Really saying - look, we have arrived. This is how we do things.
0:21:29 > 0:21:31Watch and be inspired.
0:21:31 > 0:21:36This surely was the magnet drawing bishops and kings to Southwell.
0:21:43 > 0:21:47Charles Leggatt is fundraiser here and he's got an encyclopaedic
0:21:47 > 0:21:52knowledge of the great and the good who have passed through these doors.
0:21:52 > 0:21:56So, why was Southwell a "must" place to visit? Was it perfectly situated?
0:21:56 > 0:21:59- Yeah.- Literally, between London and York.- Absolutely so.
0:21:59 > 0:22:02And it's easily defensible. Good agriculture.
0:22:02 > 0:22:07So much so that it became a very popular destination, not just for the
0:22:07 > 0:22:11archbishops who built their palace here, but for the medieval kings.
0:22:11 > 0:22:16Remember, we're very close to what was the main arterial road
0:22:16 > 0:22:21north-south, known as the Great North Road, now known as the A1.
0:22:21 > 0:22:24- And so if the king's coming from London...- It's so convenient.
0:22:24 > 0:22:26Exactly. It's extremely convenient.
0:22:26 > 0:22:28I'm just picturing the visitors' book.
0:22:28 > 0:22:31- I mean, it would read rather well. - It reads extremely well.
0:22:31 > 0:22:35I mean, you really do get virtually all the medieval kings,
0:22:35 > 0:22:38from Richard I through to Richard II, staying here.
0:22:44 > 0:22:48One of the key figures who appeared at the Minster was none other
0:22:48 > 0:22:51than Cardinal Wolsey, spiritual counsellor
0:22:51 > 0:22:53and government minister to Henry VIII.
0:22:53 > 0:22:56He was appointed in the early part of the 1500s.
0:22:56 > 0:23:00He had a long relationship with Southwell and he spent many a time
0:23:00 > 0:23:03at the bishop's palace, the remains of what you can see behind me there.
0:23:03 > 0:23:07He would come here and relax and get away from all the cares
0:23:07 > 0:23:10and the affairs of state in the court of Henry VIII,
0:23:10 > 0:23:13and believe me, there were quite a few of those.
0:23:13 > 0:23:16Wolsey's biggest headache was that he failed to secure
0:23:16 > 0:23:20a divorce from Catherine of Aragon, Henry's first wife,
0:23:20 > 0:23:24who had not managed to provide Henry with the son he so wished for.
0:23:24 > 0:23:30Wolsey, in 1530, is told by Henry VIII, look,
0:23:30 > 0:23:32I've had enough of you, you know? Get out of my sight.
0:23:32 > 0:23:36Get off back to your work as Archbishop of York.
0:23:36 > 0:23:41But Wolsey only comes as far as here and it's here, at Southwell,
0:23:41 > 0:23:44that he's frantically trying to work out his final last-minute
0:23:44 > 0:23:49plans to appease Henry VIII, to say to the king, look, it's not my fault
0:23:49 > 0:23:54that Pope Clement VII won't grant a divorce from Catherine of Aragon.
0:23:54 > 0:23:57And he's here for the whole of the summer,
0:23:57 > 0:24:01but at the end of the summer, Henry VIII changes his mind
0:24:01 > 0:24:04and says to Wolsey - actually, come back to London.
0:24:04 > 0:24:06I want you back in London.
0:24:06 > 0:24:11And undoubtedly, Wolsey would have been given a show trial and executed.
0:24:11 > 0:24:13Henry VIII, remember,
0:24:13 > 0:24:16was very much into blaming the messenger for the bad news.
0:24:16 > 0:24:20And Wolsey only had bad news to give at that stage.
0:24:20 > 0:24:25It's not hard to guess Wolsey's state of mind when he wrote,
0:24:25 > 0:24:26"Thus, with weeping tears,
0:24:26 > 0:24:30"I bid you farewell at Southwell with a trembling hand."
0:24:32 > 0:24:36He would have sat within these walls and contemplated the fate
0:24:36 > 0:24:40that Henry had in store for him when he returned to London.
0:24:43 > 0:24:47Now, Wolsey made his journey from Southwell to the Tower of London,
0:24:47 > 0:24:50but he actually didn't make it to the tower. On his journey, he died.
0:24:50 > 0:24:53It was November 1530.
0:24:53 > 0:24:57The twist in the tail is he escaped the executioner's axe,
0:24:57 > 0:25:00but he wasn't the only VIP to walk where I am today.
0:25:00 > 0:25:05100 years later, we had a visit from King Charles I.
0:25:05 > 0:25:10As civil war raged into its ninth year, Charles I, fleeing for
0:25:10 > 0:25:14his life from the Parliamentarians, arrived at Southwell.
0:25:14 > 0:25:18Charles believed the Scottish troops encamped here would give him
0:25:18 > 0:25:20safe haven, but when he arrived,
0:25:20 > 0:25:24he was handed straight into the hands of the Parliamentarians.
0:25:24 > 0:25:27But there's a nice story during one of the King's earlier visits
0:25:27 > 0:25:31here, when he was staying at the palace, that he
0:25:31 > 0:25:34needed a new pair of boots
0:25:34 > 0:25:39and a local shoemaker in the town was visited by this man,
0:25:39 > 0:25:43because the King went into the town in mufti, not as the king,
0:25:43 > 0:25:45and the shoemaker, James Lee,
0:25:45 > 0:25:50refused to serve this strange man cos he said he'd had a dream
0:25:50 > 0:25:53the previous night in which he had been forewarned that
0:25:53 > 0:25:59a stranger would visit him and if he was to serve this stranger,
0:25:59 > 0:26:00no good would come of it
0:26:00 > 0:26:06because the hand of destiny was upon this man and he was fated.
0:26:06 > 0:26:09It was a strange foreshadowing of the drama to come.
0:26:09 > 0:26:12And soon after being handed back to his enemies,
0:26:12 > 0:26:15Charles was tried and executed and the palace ransacked.
0:26:15 > 0:26:17It was the beginning of the end for the Minster.
0:26:17 > 0:26:21In 1711, the western spire was hit by lightning,
0:26:21 > 0:26:25which caused fire damage to the whole structure,
0:26:25 > 0:26:27and it was slowly left to deteriorate.
0:26:32 > 0:26:36But in 1884, the Minster was given an injection of cash
0:26:36 > 0:26:39to upgrade the building. Southwell finally earned its stripes.
0:26:39 > 0:26:41It was named a cathedral,
0:26:41 > 0:26:44although the moniker of a minster has somewhat stuck a little.
0:26:44 > 0:26:48But it was given the status to match its vital role in our history.
0:27:02 > 0:27:06The valuations have been going apace in the Minster.
0:27:06 > 0:27:08Now, I wonder
0:27:08 > 0:27:11if Caroline can shed some light on the history of her next item
0:27:11 > 0:27:14that she's just about to value and she's down there at ground level.
0:27:17 > 0:27:20- John, nice to meet you. - Nice to meet you, Caroline.
0:27:20 > 0:27:23- And this is a lovely watch that you've brought along.- Yes.
0:27:23 > 0:27:27- And it's got the magic name on it, hasn't it?- Yes. Rolex.- Rolex.
0:27:27 > 0:27:29- Yes, that's the one.- How lovely!
0:27:29 > 0:27:31So, how have you come by this?
0:27:31 > 0:27:34For ten years, I ran a recycling centre...
0:27:34 > 0:27:37- Yes, so you could earn the money to buy such a thing.- Yes.
0:27:37 > 0:27:41- No, somebody actually threw that in a skip.- No!- Yes.- No!- Yes.
0:27:44 > 0:27:48- And you just saw it glinting in the skip?- Yeah, that's it.
0:27:48 > 0:27:51How extraordinary! And it works, does it? Do you wear it?
0:27:51 > 0:27:53It does work. I've worn it once.
0:27:53 > 0:27:56- When was that?- 20 years ago on my daughter's wedding.
0:27:56 > 0:28:02- Oh, did you?- Yeah. Yes. - Dates from 1938, 1939...- Yeah.
0:28:02 > 0:28:05- I don't think the strap is an original one.- No.
0:28:05 > 0:28:09- Simply because the watch is 9 carat gold...- Yes, it is, yeah.
0:28:09 > 0:28:13This buckle here, should, in my opinion, be 9 carat gold,
0:28:13 > 0:28:15if it was the original strap.
0:28:15 > 0:28:18- Yeah.- But no matter, that's not important.
0:28:18 > 0:28:21And you were telling me earlier that you'd repaired it.
0:28:21 > 0:28:23The second hand dropped off it...
0:28:23 > 0:28:25When I actually got it, the second hand was off.
0:28:25 > 0:28:29- Well, if you'd been chucked into a skip, I think you'd have a bit missing.- Probably, yeah.
0:28:29 > 0:28:33So, the second hand was off and you had it repaired.
0:28:33 > 0:28:36- Do you remember what it cost you to repair?- £127.
0:28:36 > 0:28:40- Right.- They did put a new winder on as well cos the winder was very worn.
0:28:40 > 0:28:43And did you send that back to Rolex to do that?
0:28:43 > 0:28:45The jeweller that I took it to, yeah.
0:28:45 > 0:28:49- They said they couldn't touch it. It had got to go back to Rolex.- Right.
0:28:49 > 0:28:52- So it stands you £127.- Yes. - That's all.
0:28:52 > 0:28:58Now, this, as it's a 9 carat gold Rolex in great condition,
0:28:58 > 0:29:01it's always been made for a man of means,
0:29:01 > 0:29:04so consequently it's a valuable thing.
0:29:04 > 0:29:08I would say, in today's market, it's going to be worth £300-ish,
0:29:08 > 0:29:12so I would think a presales estimate of £250 to £350,
0:29:12 > 0:29:15- with a fixed reserve of £250? - Yes, that would be all right.
0:29:15 > 0:29:18- Are you happy with that? - Yes, I am.- Brilliant.
0:29:18 > 0:29:21And I'm sure the buyer will be very, very happy with it,
0:29:21 > 0:29:24- but not as happy as you, who found it in your skip!- Yes.
0:29:24 > 0:29:28- I'm so jealous! Thank you, John. See you at the auction.- Yes, you will.
0:29:28 > 0:29:31Don't forget, if you've got a vintage watch hidden away,
0:29:31 > 0:29:34check if it's a good quality Swiss movement,
0:29:34 > 0:29:38from the likes of Omega, Longines or Tissot,
0:29:38 > 0:29:42and you'll be laughing if you have a military watch from the 1960s
0:29:42 > 0:29:44and '70s, as these are very popular.
0:29:44 > 0:29:47Now, I've found something brought in by Anthony,
0:29:47 > 0:29:51that marks the best of British engineering and which played
0:29:51 > 0:29:54a vital part in military operations during World War II.
0:29:54 > 0:29:58Tell me, what are we looking at here? You can explain.
0:29:58 > 0:30:00We're looking at the control wheel
0:30:00 > 0:30:03and throttle quadrant from Guy Gibson's aircraft.
0:30:03 > 0:30:06And this would have been a Lancaster bomber.
0:30:06 > 0:30:10Yeah, from the Dams raid, so he actually handled these on the raid.
0:30:10 > 0:30:14This is an incredible piece of history. How did you come by it?
0:30:14 > 0:30:16Father ended up with it.
0:30:16 > 0:30:18It was actually broken up, the aircraft,
0:30:18 > 0:30:21- at RAF Bracebridge Heath, near Lincoln...- Right.
0:30:21 > 0:30:23And been in our possession ever since.
0:30:23 > 0:30:27- And we are in heavy bomber country. - We are, absolutely.
0:30:27 > 0:30:28This whole area...
0:30:28 > 0:30:32Yeah, hundreds of airfields, from the north of Lincolnshire
0:30:32 > 0:30:33and Yorkshire, all the way down.
0:30:33 > 0:30:36So, what do you intend to do with these?
0:30:36 > 0:30:38Are you going to keep them forever,
0:30:38 > 0:30:41or pass them on to the next of kin and keep them in the family?
0:30:41 > 0:30:45Well, they're no good sitting in a loft or in someone's house.
0:30:45 > 0:30:48They need to be in a local museum, in bomber country.
0:30:48 > 0:30:52- Yes.- But definitely in England and preferably in Lincolnshire.
0:30:52 > 0:30:54Is that something you're looking to do,
0:30:54 > 0:30:57- put it into a museum around here? - Yes, it is.
0:30:57 > 0:31:00Maybe Anthony's control panel could find
0:31:00 > 0:31:03a home at the Lincolnshire Heritage Aviation Centre,
0:31:03 > 0:31:07where I had the good fortune to see the inside of a Lancaster bomber,
0:31:07 > 0:31:10though it was on the ground. And there was that control panel
0:31:10 > 0:31:16and steering wheel in situ that Anthony is so lucky to have found.
0:31:16 > 0:31:19Here we are. Right up in the cockpit.
0:31:19 > 0:31:23The first thing that struck me was the lack of space inside.
0:31:23 > 0:31:27Secondly now, once I've crawled the length of this aircraft,
0:31:27 > 0:31:30is there is not a lot of protection.
0:31:30 > 0:31:33The pilot had no GPS, no satellite navigation system,
0:31:33 > 0:31:36no air traffic control, telling him what to do.
0:31:36 > 0:31:40He relied on his navigator and this chap had a compass, a map,
0:31:40 > 0:31:44a ruler and a watch, basically. It was crucial,
0:31:44 > 0:31:49plotting out where precisely these bombs had to be dropped.
0:31:49 > 0:31:53It's incredible to think that the Lancaster bomber was the mainstay of
0:31:53 > 0:31:56the RAF, carrying the biggest load
0:31:56 > 0:32:00and being one of the most successful night-time bombers.
0:32:00 > 0:32:03Today, just three working Lancaster survive,
0:32:03 > 0:32:07so for Anthony to have a piece from an original is quite amazing.
0:32:09 > 0:32:12I think the value is in the story behind this item, don't you?
0:32:12 > 0:32:13Absolutely.
0:32:13 > 0:32:16- Thank you so much for talking to me. - Pleasure.
0:32:16 > 0:32:18It really is a wonderful thing to see.
0:32:18 > 0:32:22And all I can say is, chocks away and over to our experts.
0:32:22 > 0:32:26And the object that's landed on Mark's table shouts 1960s.
0:32:28 > 0:32:32- Jason...- Yes.- And your lovely son Tate, is that right?- It is, yeah.
0:32:32 > 0:32:34Tell me about this.
0:32:34 > 0:32:38It's designed by Geoffrey Baxter, it's called Whitefriars Glass,
0:32:38 > 0:32:39it's called a hooped vase,
0:32:39 > 0:32:44designed in the 1960s and in a colour called tangerine.
0:32:44 > 0:32:46Gosh! I don't need to be here.
0:32:46 > 0:32:48I can go home.
0:32:48 > 0:32:52- Cos you've just told me all the things I should have told you.- Mm.
0:32:52 > 0:32:54But what I want to know about it is - where did you get it from?
0:32:54 > 0:32:57- I actually got it from a car boot. - Did you?- Yeah.
0:32:57 > 0:33:01- So, do you go to a lot of car boots? - Yeah.- All the time?
0:33:01 > 0:33:04When the weather's nice and I can take the children.
0:33:04 > 0:33:07We're used to the big banjo vases and the bricklayer vases,
0:33:07 > 0:33:09but these hooped vases, we don't see very often.
0:33:09 > 0:33:13They're not quite as desirable as those standard pieces, I suppose.
0:33:13 > 0:33:15No, not as recognisable.
0:33:15 > 0:33:18Not as recognisable, but the colour is lovely on this.
0:33:18 > 0:33:20It's like a great big boiled sweet.
0:33:20 > 0:33:23The factory, of course, goes back a long way.
0:33:23 > 0:33:25The Whitefriars factory was originally
0:33:25 > 0:33:29- founded in the early 18th century. - James Powell.- By James Powell.
0:33:29 > 0:33:33And they produced a wonderful early 18th century glass,
0:33:33 > 0:33:36right up to the '20s, and then in the '60s,
0:33:36 > 0:33:38they wanted something move avant-garde
0:33:38 > 0:33:42and they employed Geoffrey Baxter to produce this series of barkwares.
0:33:42 > 0:33:45They went out of fashion, of course, in the '70s and '80s,
0:33:45 > 0:33:48- but now back in fashion again.- Mm.
0:33:48 > 0:33:53And it's a cracking example of that era, really.
0:33:53 > 0:33:56- You paid quite a reasonable price... - 35.
0:33:56 > 0:33:59- Well, £35 is not a huge amount, is it?- No.
0:33:59 > 0:34:03I think we've got to be realistic with the estimate.
0:34:03 > 0:34:05Have you got a figure in mind?
0:34:05 > 0:34:08I have seen them on the internet for sale as a buy it now price of £280.
0:34:08 > 0:34:10- Yes.- I'm not expecting that.- No, no.
0:34:10 > 0:34:13I think putting it into auction, we've got
0:34:13 > 0:34:16to be looking at sort of 100 to 150, with a 100 reserve fixed.
0:34:16 > 0:34:19But I think the collectors will still come for it.
0:34:19 > 0:34:22Hopefully, on the day, a couple of hundred quid.
0:34:22 > 0:34:24- But I think you do have to be realistic about it.- Yeah.
0:34:24 > 0:34:28I suppose if we get a good price, you'll go off car booting again?
0:34:28 > 0:34:30- They've got some good antique shops round here.- Oh, have they?
0:34:30 > 0:34:34- They have, yeah.- I haven't had a chance to look round. I'll have to come back, I think.
0:34:34 > 0:34:38- Jason, it's lovely to meet you both and I'll see you at the auction. - Thank you.- Thanks very much.- Cheers.
0:34:38 > 0:34:42Well, Tate might not be that excited about the prospect of the vase going
0:34:42 > 0:34:46to auction, but I'm sure there will be plenty of bidders for this
0:34:46 > 0:34:48lovely piece of Whitefriars.
0:34:48 > 0:34:51So, over to Caroline now for our final object of the day
0:34:51 > 0:34:53and it's worth the wait.
0:34:53 > 0:34:56- Hello, Andrea.- Hello.
0:34:56 > 0:35:00Thank you so much for bringing this absolutely beautiful pendant.
0:35:00 > 0:35:04I know, it's lovely but I just really have not a clue as to...if
0:35:04 > 0:35:10it's old or...anything about it, foreign or medieval or...
0:35:10 > 0:35:14- It's a mystery object.- Right. Well, let's see if we can unravel it.
0:35:14 > 0:35:17First of all, how did it come into your possession?
0:35:17 > 0:35:22Well, my mother kindly gave it to me and she got it from my father.
0:35:22 > 0:35:24We don't know where he bought it,
0:35:24 > 0:35:28but he was rather good at finding sort of treasures
0:35:28 > 0:35:33and things like that and I have worn it a couple of times only,
0:35:33 > 0:35:37- to both my daughters' weddings. - Oh, how lovely!- So, that was...
0:35:37 > 0:35:40- And did you wear on a gold chain? - On a chain, yes.
0:35:40 > 0:35:42Well, it's really lovely.
0:35:42 > 0:35:47It is gold, it's not marked at all, but it's probably 18, 22 carat gold.
0:35:47 > 0:35:52It's baroque pearls, emeralds and rubies.
0:35:52 > 0:35:55The stones are quite crudely cut
0:35:55 > 0:35:58and these beautiful misshapen river pearls...
0:35:58 > 0:36:01Can you see the tiny, tiny ones here?
0:36:01 > 0:36:07I would think it's mid-19th century and it's possibly of Indian origin.
0:36:07 > 0:36:11And can you imagine the beauty that would wear that?
0:36:11 > 0:36:15It would just look stunning with either a plain dress,
0:36:15 > 0:36:20or you can imagine it with her hair all up and across her forehead.
0:36:20 > 0:36:21Did your father travel a lot?
0:36:21 > 0:36:24- Not to India anyway.- No?- No.
0:36:24 > 0:36:28- Do you have any idea of value? - I don't know.
0:36:28 > 0:36:31One sort of assumes if it's kind of rubies and things,
0:36:31 > 0:36:34it might be quite valuable, but I really don't know.
0:36:34 > 0:36:38Well, I would think an auction estimate of between £300 and £500...
0:36:38 > 0:36:40Yes.
0:36:40 > 0:36:44- But if we protect it with a fixed reserve of 300, just so it's...- Yes.
0:36:44 > 0:36:46- That would be good.- I think so.
0:36:46 > 0:36:50And I think that'll go to a happy home and be worn.
0:36:50 > 0:36:53That would be lovely, yes.
0:36:53 > 0:36:56A piece of jewellery that wouldn't look out of place on the lapel
0:36:56 > 0:36:59of any king who has come through Southwell Minster.
0:37:01 > 0:37:05Well, what a colourful past Southwell Minster has had and
0:37:05 > 0:37:08I'm sure there are still many more corners still to be
0:37:08 > 0:37:10discovered here, but sadly for us,
0:37:10 > 0:37:12it's time to say goodbye to the Minster,
0:37:12 > 0:37:16our valuation day today, and this magnificent crowd of people,
0:37:16 > 0:37:19as we head over to the auction room for the very last time.
0:37:19 > 0:37:22And here's a quick recap of our experts' final choices.
0:37:23 > 0:37:27Has Whitefriars aficionado Jason backed a winner
0:37:27 > 0:37:29with his tangerine tinted piece?
0:37:31 > 0:37:35There's Andrea's gem-studded gold pendant that will surely
0:37:35 > 0:37:36dazzle the bidders.
0:37:39 > 0:37:42And John's utterly classic watch, unearthed from a skip
0:37:42 > 0:37:44and waiting to be worn again.
0:37:47 > 0:37:50We're back at the auction house in Nottingham,
0:37:50 > 0:37:53where today's sale has been hotting up.
0:37:53 > 0:37:58First, it's time for Jason's classic 1960s Whitefriars vase to go
0:37:58 > 0:38:03- under the hammer. Jason, it's good to see you again. - Hiya.- You know your Whitefriars.
0:38:03 > 0:38:06- A little bit.- You do, don't you? - A little bit.
0:38:06 > 0:38:09Remind me again of the story - where did you pick this up?
0:38:09 > 0:38:12Just from a car boot. It was £35, out early in the morning.
0:38:12 > 0:38:15- It is out there, isn't it? - Cheap enough, isn't it? 35 quid.
0:38:15 > 0:38:19People are still selling Whitefriars glass for around 20 to 30 to
0:38:19 > 0:38:22£40 and you can buy it and you can bring it to an auction room
0:38:22 > 0:38:25- and you can double your money. - Just fabulous.
0:38:25 > 0:38:29My mum and dad had Banjo vases and Drunken Bricklayer vases as well and
0:38:29 > 0:38:33they had a big shelf with the light coming through, as a room divider...
0:38:33 > 0:38:36Shelf, shelf, shelf, think of Abigail's Party, think 1970s.
0:38:36 > 0:38:40- That sounds very '60s, '70s... - It was. With Whitefriars glass.
0:38:40 > 0:38:43- They used to go out and buy it. - It's stunning, actually.- Exactly.
0:38:43 > 0:38:47Good on you though. Hopefully, we're going to make a profit here.
0:38:47 > 0:38:49Let's put it to the test.
0:38:49 > 0:38:53And £50, I am bid. £50.
0:38:53 > 0:38:5460 for it anywhere?
0:38:54 > 0:38:5750 anywhere? 60. 70. 80.
0:38:57 > 0:39:0080. 90. 100. 100, I am bid.
0:39:00 > 0:39:04110, do I see? Against you online. 110, I am bid online.
0:39:04 > 0:39:07- 120.- Come on, a bit more.- 130.
0:39:07 > 0:39:12130. 140. At £130, online, I sell.
0:39:12 > 0:39:15140.
0:39:15 > 0:39:18Selling at 140.
0:39:18 > 0:39:21- Not a bad profit, £140 in the room. - You can't beat that.
0:39:21 > 0:39:23I'm happy with that.
0:39:23 > 0:39:27- Will you go out now with that money and buy more Whitefriars?- Maybe.
0:39:27 > 0:39:28- Maybe.- All depends...
0:39:28 > 0:39:31You never know what's there on a car boot, so sometimes you're lucky.
0:39:31 > 0:39:33- He's a bit of a dealer.- Ah, right.
0:39:33 > 0:39:35So it's not just Whitefriars you home in on.
0:39:35 > 0:39:38- It's anything you think you can make a profit on.- Yeah, pretty much.
0:39:38 > 0:39:40- Yeah.- That's the way to do it. - Got to get up early though.
0:39:40 > 0:39:42He won't do that!
0:39:42 > 0:39:44Mark could learn from Jason,
0:39:44 > 0:39:49who is definitely the early bird who got the worm, with a profit of £105.
0:39:49 > 0:39:50Not bad.
0:39:50 > 0:39:54Next, it's Andrea's jewel-encrusted gold pendant,
0:39:54 > 0:39:57found by her treasure-seeking father.
0:39:57 > 0:40:00Auctioneer tends to think it's more of Iberian origin,
0:40:00 > 0:40:03- rather than Indian.- Yes.- OK?
0:40:03 > 0:40:05It is a little bit crude, it is mid-19th.
0:40:05 > 0:40:10If that was early 19th, I think we could almost quadruple that value.
0:40:10 > 0:40:14- Yes.- But hey, look, this is an auction. Anything can happen.- Yes.
0:40:14 > 0:40:18- And I know you've done a bit of fiddling with our valuation.- I did.
0:40:18 > 0:40:22- We did have a £300 reserve on this. - And that's now 400.- That's now £400.
0:40:22 > 0:40:25- So, you rang the auctioneer up, did you?- I did. Yes.
0:40:25 > 0:40:27You thought it's too little to let go.
0:40:27 > 0:40:30I just thought I'll keep it if it sort of doesn't go for very much.
0:40:30 > 0:40:33- I don't blame you.- Yeah.- Good luck. It's time to say goodbye to it.
0:40:33 > 0:40:37I don't think you'll be taking this home. Here we go. We're putting it under the hammer.
0:40:37 > 0:40:41The Iberian emerald, ruby, pearl and gold pendant.
0:40:41 > 0:40:45- And £200 for this... - Come on, ladies! Put your hands up!
0:40:45 > 0:40:48200. 220 for it.
0:40:48 > 0:40:49220 for it. 220.
0:40:49 > 0:40:51240. 260.
0:40:51 > 0:40:54280. 300.
0:40:54 > 0:40:55Right, OK...
0:40:55 > 0:40:57- At £300.- That's the old reserve.
0:40:57 > 0:41:00350. 380.
0:41:00 > 0:41:01380, I am bid.
0:41:01 > 0:41:03- Come on!- 400.
0:41:03 > 0:41:06- Nice.- £380, all done.
0:41:06 > 0:41:09- At... 400, I am bid now. Online.- Yes!- Yes!
0:41:09 > 0:41:12- 400. 420 for it?- That was close.
0:41:12 > 0:41:14420 anywhere? Fair warning.
0:41:14 > 0:41:17And selling at £400. Online.
0:41:17 > 0:41:19- £400. Well done to you.- Thank you.
0:41:19 > 0:41:22Because I think whoever was bidding on that may have only took it
0:41:22 > 0:41:25- up to 300 in the first place, so wise move. Happy?- Thank you. Lovely.
0:41:25 > 0:41:28- Delighted.- And if you've got anything like that you'd like to sell,
0:41:28 > 0:41:32we would love to see you. Bring it along to one of our valuation days.
0:41:32 > 0:41:34Details of up-and-coming dates and venues, you can
0:41:34 > 0:41:36find on our BBC website.
0:41:36 > 0:41:39If you don't have a computer, check the details in your local press.
0:41:39 > 0:41:43We would love to see you. Come on, dust them down and bring them in.
0:41:43 > 0:41:46£400, a kingly sum for Andrea.
0:41:46 > 0:41:49And now to our final lot, that elegant Rolex watch,
0:41:49 > 0:41:53saved from its fate in a skip by eagle-eyed John.
0:41:53 > 0:41:56It's good to buy watches in auction, but if you do get them
0:41:56 > 0:41:59- repaired, send them back to that manufacturer.- Yeah.
0:41:59 > 0:42:02- Yeah, it's the all-important name. - It is, isn't it?
0:42:02 > 0:42:05- Quality. And you know what we say on the show?- Quality always sells.
0:42:05 > 0:42:07Quality always sells.
0:42:07 > 0:42:09Let's put it to the test.
0:42:09 > 0:42:13Lot 15. Rolex 9 carat gold gentleman's wristwatch.
0:42:13 > 0:42:16£200, I am bid already, on commission for this lot.
0:42:16 > 0:42:19200. And 20. 250. 280.
0:42:19 > 0:42:21280. 300 on commission.
0:42:21 > 0:42:24- 320. 320. 350. - Someone in the room over there.
0:42:24 > 0:42:27380 online. 400. 400. 420. 450.
0:42:27 > 0:42:31- Keep going!- Yeah, keep going! Every little helps.
0:42:31 > 0:42:36- 480. 500. 550.- This is more like it. - Yeah.- It is quality.
0:42:36 > 0:42:39550. 600 online.
0:42:39 > 0:42:41650 for it?
0:42:41 > 0:42:45And selling, online at £600.
0:42:45 > 0:42:48That is a sold sound! £600!
0:42:48 > 0:42:50- Very good.- Fantastic!
0:42:50 > 0:42:53- That's a lot better than £250. - Correct! You're right!
0:42:53 > 0:42:56- We're happy with that.- Yes. - That was a bit of a come and buy me.
0:42:56 > 0:43:00- It's a lot of money.- Yeah. - Are you going back to the skip?- No!
0:43:00 > 0:43:02That won't be there, will it?
0:43:02 > 0:43:05But there are plenty more skips in Nottingham. Good luck, mate.
0:43:05 > 0:43:09And John will no doubt be scouring them.
0:43:09 > 0:43:13We've had a great day here. I hope you've enjoyed watching the show and you've learned something.
0:43:13 > 0:43:18That's the main thing. Join us again soon for many more. Until then, it's goodbye.