0:00:03 > 0:00:06We start today's show at the Beaulieu Estate in Hampshire.
0:00:06 > 0:00:10Its attractions include a fine historic house,
0:00:10 > 0:00:11the ruins of an abbey,
0:00:11 > 0:00:15and one of the largest collections of amazing old cars in the country.
0:00:18 > 0:00:23Beaulieu is an excellent example of how a family have made their home,
0:00:23 > 0:00:27their family treasures and 7,000 acres of parkland
0:00:27 > 0:00:30viable in the modern world, with some very clever thinking.
0:00:30 > 0:00:32And later on in the programme,
0:00:32 > 0:00:35we'll be looking at more fascinating cars on display, like this one!
0:00:35 > 0:00:38But first, it's a tour of the country as we find out if today's
0:00:38 > 0:00:43valuations will make their owners as financially sound, too.
0:00:43 > 0:00:47- Welcome to "Flog It!" - CAR HORN SOUNDS
0:01:09 > 0:01:12We've travelled across the country in search of exceptional
0:01:12 > 0:01:14stories and objects to take to auction.
0:01:14 > 0:01:17And we've been saving some of the best till now.
0:01:19 > 0:01:22Into today's show, we travel to Kent to Chiddingstone Castle,
0:01:22 > 0:01:27a fascinating historic house set in 35 acres of countryside.
0:01:28 > 0:01:31To Dorset, to Lulworth Castle,
0:01:31 > 0:01:35an early 17th-century mock castle only ten minutes from the coast.
0:01:35 > 0:01:39And then inland to Wrest Park in Bedfordshire,
0:01:39 > 0:01:43an elegant house in the French style,
0:01:43 > 0:01:46where our experts find some fascinating collectables.
0:01:48 > 0:01:49In our programme today,
0:01:49 > 0:01:53things get a bit out of control for Christina Trevanion at Wrest Park.
0:01:53 > 0:01:56- BUZZING SOUND - What happens when it gets to the... Oh, we've got more of it, here.
0:01:56 > 0:02:00- We've got some more, but I...- Oh, we've got to stop him! Quick, stop him!
0:02:00 > 0:02:01THEY LAUGH
0:02:01 > 0:02:04And Adam Partridge has to put the brakes on at Chiddingstone Castle.
0:02:04 > 0:02:07- We're ready, loaded with air. Yeah? Are you with me?- And now we're going to fire?
0:02:07 > 0:02:09- Not quite!- Oh.- You're very impetuous, Diana!
0:02:09 > 0:02:12We're not going to fire just yet. I knew it, you can't wait to.
0:02:12 > 0:02:14Oh, dear, well, I really wanted the excitement.
0:02:14 > 0:02:18But which one of these items will be a runaway success at the auction?
0:02:18 > 0:02:21Bids all out then, selling then to the blue shirt.
0:02:25 > 0:02:29Can you imagine how much it costs to maintain an estate like Beaulieu?
0:02:29 > 0:02:32Well, the owners aren't going to tell me exactly,
0:02:32 > 0:02:34but needless to say, a great deal
0:02:34 > 0:02:38to keep all of these individual elements running smoothly.
0:02:38 > 0:02:42The Montagu family have owned this site since 1538,
0:02:42 > 0:02:45and they take their responsibility very seriously,
0:02:45 > 0:02:48opening up their home to the public over 60 years ago.
0:02:48 > 0:02:52And later on in the show, we will be exploring some of the attractions here,
0:02:52 > 0:02:56but right now, it's straight in to the valuations and let's hope
0:02:56 > 0:03:00our owners have been equally as diligent with the care of their treasures.
0:03:02 > 0:03:06Our first stop is Kent, where we find Thomas Plant making the most
0:03:06 > 0:03:10of the sunshine in the grounds of Chiddingstone Castle.
0:03:10 > 0:03:15- So, John, are you a photographer? - Only digital these days.- Yes?- Yes.
0:03:15 > 0:03:16JOHN LAUGHS
0:03:16 > 0:03:18And what were you doing before, was it 35mm film, or...?
0:03:18 > 0:03:20- It was 35mm SLR, yes.- Yes.
0:03:20 > 0:03:23I've still got that one tucked away in a cupboard somewhere.
0:03:23 > 0:03:25- They're quite valuable. As these are now.- Yes.
0:03:25 > 0:03:28- So we're looking at early photography, aren't we?- Yes.
0:03:28 > 0:03:31And traditionally we would call these, um,
0:03:31 > 0:03:34mahogany and brass hand-held
0:03:34 > 0:03:37- quarter-plate cameras.- Yes.
0:03:37 > 0:03:40- Quarter-plate because of the glass plate on the back...- Yes.
0:03:40 > 0:03:43- ..is quarter size of a larger plate. - Yes.
0:03:43 > 0:03:45Tell me, how did you come by it?
0:03:45 > 0:03:49I inherited it from my great uncle, Major Ernest Lee.
0:03:49 > 0:03:51- That was about 30 years ago. - And what did he do?
0:03:51 > 0:03:55He was an inventor and mechanical engineer
0:03:55 > 0:03:57for most of his life.
0:03:57 > 0:04:00He served in both the World Wars.
0:04:00 > 0:04:03In the First World War it was his job to go
0:04:03 > 0:04:08and view crashed German aircraft behind our lines...
0:04:08 > 0:04:12- Really?- ..and unbolt bits of interest to be sent back to Farnborough for further
0:04:12 > 0:04:17evaluation. So he was looking for inventions that the Germans had built
0:04:17 > 0:04:20onto their machines, like synchronised machine guns.
0:04:20 > 0:04:21- In the First War?- In the First War.
0:04:21 > 0:04:24So he would have had something very similar,
0:04:24 > 0:04:28- if not this camera, in the First War.- Quite possibly, yes.
0:04:28 > 0:04:31It dates from that period, the first war period and just after.
0:04:31 > 0:04:34- The lens is interesting.- Yes.
0:04:34 > 0:04:39- Bausch & Lomb.- Yes.- They established lenses manufacturing in the mid-19th
0:04:39 > 0:04:43- century. Bausch was an optician, and Lomb was his financer.- Oh, right.
0:04:43 > 0:04:46- Do you know how it works?- Well, you adjust the focus with the
0:04:46 > 0:04:48knurled knob at the side.
0:04:48 > 0:04:51Um, looking at the glass screen on the back.
0:04:51 > 0:04:56Then when you've got the image right, you open this little flap here...
0:04:56 > 0:04:58like that, and that folds out of the way.
0:04:58 > 0:05:02And you can slide one of the negative carriers which you've previously
0:05:02 > 0:05:05- loaded in the darkroom with two glass plates.- Yes.- And that...
0:05:05 > 0:05:07So these nitrate plates?
0:05:07 > 0:05:10..drops in there, and then to take the picture,
0:05:10 > 0:05:13assuming you should have closed the shutter...
0:05:13 > 0:05:16you pull that up there to expose the plate
0:05:16 > 0:05:19and then you cock the shutter
0:05:19 > 0:05:22and...press the trigger.
0:05:22 > 0:05:26- And there seems to be a few additions to this camera.- Yes.
0:05:26 > 0:05:30- Here...- My great uncle modified the trigger mechanism
0:05:30 > 0:05:34and he's also added on a...
0:05:34 > 0:05:37structure on the base of the camera to
0:05:37 > 0:05:41allow for a flash to be fitted, which goes in that side there.
0:05:41 > 0:05:44- Right.- And also it's got a fitting to screw onto a tripod.
0:05:44 > 0:05:49- Oh, so he really was an inventor of sorts, wasn't he?- Oh, he was, yes.
0:05:49 > 0:05:53When it comes to value, these aren't making hundreds and hundreds,
0:05:53 > 0:05:57- but they are certainly making over £100.- Oh, that's good.- Yeah.
0:05:57 > 0:06:01And I would think that would be a sensible estimate. £100-£150.
0:06:01 > 0:06:03- Right, that's good, thank you. - Are you happy with that?
0:06:03 > 0:06:06- Yes, very happy.- Because you've got all the accoutrements with it.
0:06:06 > 0:06:10Yes, there's quite a few spare negative carriers.
0:06:10 > 0:06:12- Well, thank you very much, John.- OK.
0:06:12 > 0:06:15And we look forward to making a
0:06:15 > 0:06:17snappy sale for you at the auction.
0:06:17 > 0:06:20I look forward to being there.
0:06:20 > 0:06:22You could have a lot of fun with that.
0:06:22 > 0:06:25Our tour continues 145 miles to the
0:06:25 > 0:06:28west in Dorset, at Lulworth Castle,
0:06:28 > 0:06:32where Catherine Southon has spotted a great little character.
0:06:33 > 0:06:36Well, this little piggy hasn't come to market, but he's come
0:06:36 > 0:06:39out in the sticks to Lulworth Castle to see us here today.
0:06:39 > 0:06:42- Thank you for bringing him along, Claire.- It's quite all right.
0:06:42 > 0:06:45Tell me a little bit about this pincushion, where did you get him from?
0:06:45 > 0:06:49He's a little piggy that has come to me from my mother,
0:06:49 > 0:06:54who died two years ago. And I always played with it as a child.
0:06:54 > 0:06:57He did have a nice bright blue
0:06:57 > 0:07:00back where the pins would be put in,
0:07:00 > 0:07:04but unfortunately I played with it so much it got rubbed away.
0:07:04 > 0:07:07My mother obviously realised that I liked it
0:07:07 > 0:07:11and she gave it to my sister to give to me, you know, when...
0:07:11 > 0:07:15when she died. My mother was an auctioneer's clerk, which is
0:07:15 > 0:07:17where she got this little pig from.
0:07:17 > 0:07:20- So she bought this at auction?- Yes.
0:07:20 > 0:07:23- Oh, I see.- Yes, when she was about 18.- Right.
0:07:23 > 0:07:26- And she would have been 94 this year. - Right.
0:07:26 > 0:07:30So this was always at home, you never used it as a pincushion...
0:07:30 > 0:07:33- No.- ..it was just in a cabinet or something?- On the shelf, yes.
0:07:33 > 0:07:35I think it's beautifully fashioned,
0:07:35 > 0:07:39it's got such an intricate little tail
0:07:39 > 0:07:42and the haunches at the back and the little ears, I just...
0:07:42 > 0:07:45I think it is such a beautiful little item.
0:07:45 > 0:07:48- But I know nothing about it. - He's got character, hasn't he?
0:07:48 > 0:07:50Let's be honest.
0:07:50 > 0:07:52We see a lot of these on Flog It!,
0:07:52 > 0:07:55I'm not going to pretend to you they are incredibly rare, because they are not.
0:07:55 > 0:07:58I've seen bigger ones and I've seen smaller ones.
0:07:58 > 0:08:01But he seems nicely proportioned, this one,
0:08:01 > 0:08:03and he's got a nice little character.
0:08:03 > 0:08:07Now, he's silver, it's hallmarked for Birmingham and it's dated with
0:08:07 > 0:08:12the letter M, so it's about 1911, 1912, so that's the date.
0:08:12 > 0:08:15And we've got the maker's initials there as well,
0:08:15 > 0:08:19so it is Adie & Lovekin. And it's that sort of date, 1911, 1912.
0:08:19 > 0:08:22You say that you played with it quite a bit
0:08:22 > 0:08:25and it was a nice bright blue. It's slightly faded.
0:08:25 > 0:08:28To be honest, it's not going to make a huge difference.
0:08:28 > 0:08:32If it had a replaced pincushion or if indeed if it was missing,
0:08:32 > 0:08:34then that would be questionable.
0:08:34 > 0:08:37But it's just a little rubbed with time.
0:08:37 > 0:08:39There are people as well that collect pigs,
0:08:39 > 0:08:43so this sort of thing would be desirable at auction.
0:08:43 > 0:08:48- Any ideas on price? - I have absolutely no idea whatsoever.
0:08:48 > 0:08:52I would say at auction you probably expect around £60 to £100
0:08:52 > 0:08:55and I would suggest putting a reserve on of 50.
0:08:55 > 0:08:58- How does that sound to you? - That's fine by me.
0:08:58 > 0:09:00I think the fact that it came from auction
0:09:00 > 0:09:04and it's going back to auction is absolutely perfect.
0:09:04 > 0:09:05Well, say goodbye.
0:09:05 > 0:09:08- Bye, little piggy.- Bye, little piggy. He's going off to auction.
0:09:10 > 0:09:14It is true, these pigs are not rare but they are charming.
0:09:14 > 0:09:19So, fingers crossed, Clare's luck in the saleroom is set to continue.
0:09:19 > 0:09:23We travel 150 miles north now to Rest Park in Bedfordshire,
0:09:23 > 0:09:27where Christina Trevanion has found her second childhood.
0:09:27 > 0:09:30Ooh, round it goes, round it goes, round it goes, ooh!
0:09:30 > 0:09:33Come on, you can do it!
0:09:33 > 0:09:36There we go! He's speedy on the straight bits, isn't he?
0:09:36 > 0:09:38Norman, I love this.
0:09:38 > 0:09:41And, Olive, thank you for bringing them in, these wonderful
0:09:41 > 0:09:44collection of toys, I feel like a child in a sweet shop, I really do.
0:09:44 > 0:09:46Where have they come from?
0:09:46 > 0:09:49Well, they're family toys that have been with us,
0:09:49 > 0:09:52- we believe, an awful long time. - Right.
0:09:52 > 0:09:56Unfortunately, I spent most of my childhood in hospital, from two
0:09:56 > 0:09:58- to seven.- Oh, really? Five years.
0:09:58 > 0:10:02- Yes.- Oh, my goodness! So, did you never play with these as a child?
0:10:02 > 0:10:06I don't have a recollection of actually playing with them, no.
0:10:06 > 0:10:10Unfortunately, or fortunately, that may have been their saving
0:10:10 > 0:10:14grace because so often we see toys these days, especially tin
0:10:14 > 0:10:18plate toys, which, as you can see, they're quite thin, aren't they?
0:10:18 > 0:10:22They were pressed out. They are so often very, very worn.
0:10:22 > 0:10:27I think also the fact that nearly all of them are still working.
0:10:27 > 0:10:32- It shows just how good English toys were made pre-war.- Absolutely. Yeah.
0:10:32 > 0:10:36Well, we have... Obviously, the Germans made...
0:10:36 > 0:10:38They were the real sort of frontrunners at the turn
0:10:38 > 0:10:41of the century, making really could tin plate toys,
0:10:41 > 0:10:45- but the majority of what you've got here is actually British.- Yes.
0:10:45 > 0:10:47They really do evoke the era.
0:10:47 > 0:10:50I mean, this is so sort of 1950s, 1960s, it's fabulous.
0:10:50 > 0:10:51Really fabulous.
0:10:51 > 0:10:54And have you been playing with them since you found them?
0:10:54 > 0:10:56- No, but I have! - LAUGHTER
0:10:56 > 0:10:59Well done, Olive!
0:10:59 > 0:11:02I like it. So, which is your favourite, Norman?
0:11:03 > 0:11:07- Well, I think the cowboy, actually. - This little chap over here?- Yes.
0:11:07 > 0:11:10He is quite spectacular. I do love him.
0:11:10 > 0:11:13I can quite see why you're taken with him.
0:11:13 > 0:11:16They are all still in fantastic condition. They really are.
0:11:16 > 0:11:20- Olive, which is your favourite? - I like my fireman.- Our fireman.
0:11:20 > 0:11:22Can we have a demonstration of him?
0:11:23 > 0:11:25Oh, look at him!
0:11:25 > 0:11:27- I think he's fantastic. - That's wonderful.
0:11:27 > 0:11:29What happens when he gets to the top?
0:11:29 > 0:11:32Oh, we've got more of it here, haven't we? We've got to stop him!
0:11:32 > 0:11:34Stop him! Quick!
0:11:34 > 0:11:36Before he climbs off the end of his ladder!
0:11:36 > 0:11:38It really sort of evokes the innocence of childhood
0:11:38 > 0:11:41and how much fun actually you can get out of the simplest of things.
0:11:41 > 0:11:43And with the simplest of technology, really.
0:11:43 > 0:11:45I mean, they are all key turn.
0:11:45 > 0:11:48There's nothing particularly fancy about them,
0:11:48 > 0:11:49but they're just great fun.
0:11:49 > 0:11:53I really like them and there is definitely a market for them.
0:11:53 > 0:11:54There is an interest in tin plate toys
0:11:54 > 0:11:57and in toys that obviously are made in Britain.
0:11:57 > 0:12:00What sort of expectations did you have at auction?
0:12:00 > 0:12:03Were you thinking about selling them?
0:12:03 > 0:12:05If they could get a home, somewhere where
0:12:05 > 0:12:08- they would not deteriorate, I think it would be good.- Yeah.
0:12:08 > 0:12:11I would hope that they would go to a home that is a collector's home,
0:12:11 > 0:12:14rather than to be played with cos I think
0:12:14 > 0:12:16they are far too precious for that.
0:12:16 > 0:12:19They are wonderfully nostalgic, aren't they?
0:12:19 > 0:12:22I found the box and when I opened it, this was the first one I saw.
0:12:22 > 0:12:25- Oh, really?- And it... I'd had a rotten day up until then
0:12:25 > 0:12:27and it really brought a smile to my face.
0:12:27 > 0:12:30But you can't help but smile, can you? I mean, they are wonderful.
0:12:30 > 0:12:33They just make you smile. You're absolutely right.
0:12:33 > 0:12:36I think really we would be looking at putting them in as one lot
0:12:36 > 0:12:38because I think they certainly will all appeal to the same
0:12:38 > 0:12:41collector of tin plate toys. And I think at auction,
0:12:41 > 0:12:46we're probably thinking somewhere in the region of £200 to £300.
0:12:46 > 0:12:48How would you feel about that?
0:12:48 > 0:12:50Well, I think that's...
0:12:50 > 0:12:53It will at least give an opportunity for somebody that would like to
0:12:53 > 0:12:55- do something with them.- Quite.
0:12:55 > 0:12:58Would you be happy with a discretionary reserve at 200,
0:12:58 > 0:13:02- or would you want a firm reserve? - I think a firm reserve.- Firm reserve.
0:13:02 > 0:13:05- So, if they don't sell for 200, then you'll have them back.- Yes.- Super.
0:13:05 > 0:13:08Shall we have a quick last go before he goes?
0:13:12 > 0:13:14- Oh, wow! Crash! - LAUGHTER
0:13:15 > 0:13:17Oh, he's derailed.
0:13:17 > 0:13:18Oh, no!
0:13:20 > 0:13:24Those toys are at the top of their game.
0:13:24 > 0:13:25And now back to Beaulieu
0:13:25 > 0:13:30and to something else which has been preserved in excellent condition.
0:13:33 > 0:13:35The palace's dining room -
0:13:35 > 0:13:37everything about it is on a grand scale,
0:13:37 > 0:13:40from the Gothic stone vaulted ceiling with these
0:13:40 > 0:13:44magnificent ribs radiating out from the stone half columns to
0:13:44 > 0:13:50this magnificent refectory table made from a single elm tree.
0:13:50 > 0:13:52But it's the setter chairs that have got me going.
0:13:52 > 0:13:58I'd love to show them to you as well because I've fallen in love with them. Look at this.
0:13:58 > 0:14:02For style and proportion. They're made of yew wood and elm.
0:14:02 > 0:14:05Some of the back rests have been painted with an armorial,
0:14:05 > 0:14:09the quartered arms of the Montague family, but these chairs
0:14:09 > 0:14:14represent a very important statement in early neo-Gothic design.
0:14:14 > 0:14:16Let's try them out.
0:14:17 > 0:14:20And they are rather comfortable too.
0:14:20 > 0:14:24Now, I know we don't have any items that date as far back as these,
0:14:24 > 0:14:27but we do have some very interesting pieces.
0:14:27 > 0:14:30Before we find out how they fare in the saleroom,
0:14:30 > 0:14:33here's a quick recap of what we're taking with us.
0:14:33 > 0:14:36John's camera comes with all the kit.
0:14:36 > 0:14:39So it should get full exposure in the saleroom.
0:14:43 > 0:14:46This little silver piggy was bought at auction
0:14:46 > 0:14:48but will history repeat itself?
0:14:51 > 0:14:54And the toy collection is in mint condition,
0:14:54 > 0:14:56so what more could the bidders ask for?
0:15:06 > 0:15:09We start our sales in Surrey, near the town of Guildford,
0:15:09 > 0:15:12which is steeped in history.
0:15:12 > 0:15:15Tim Duggan is wielding the gavel for us at Ewbank's Auctions.
0:15:15 > 0:15:18And remember, of course, that with every auction,
0:15:18 > 0:15:20there are varying rates of commission to pay
0:15:20 > 0:15:24and VAT to add on top, if you're buying or selling,
0:15:24 > 0:15:28so make sure you find out how much that is in advance.
0:15:28 > 0:15:31John, good luck. Your camera is just about to go under the hammer
0:15:31 > 0:15:34- and I should say this was your... Was it your uncle's?- Great uncle.
0:15:34 > 0:15:37Great uncle. Why are you selling it now?
0:15:37 > 0:15:40Well, when I originally inherited it in 1984, I had ideas of,
0:15:40 > 0:15:43"Oh, I'll get this working", and that sort of thing
0:15:43 > 0:15:46and it's remained in a box ever since.
0:15:46 > 0:15:48I have those ideas with things! They stockpile.
0:15:48 > 0:15:52Never going to get round to it. We're going to put this to the test, this camera.
0:15:52 > 0:15:54It's going under the hammer right now.
0:15:54 > 0:15:58The mahogany and glass-plated camera there by Bausch & Lomb there.
0:15:58 > 0:16:02And we go straight in at £60 online. 65, now 70, have we got now?
0:16:02 > 0:16:03I want 75 now, please.
0:16:03 > 0:16:06Online. 80, we've got now. 85, now, please.
0:16:06 > 0:16:08Looking for £80 now. We're looking for 85 now.
0:16:08 > 0:16:12- All online, collectors buying online.- 95 now.
0:16:12 > 0:16:13Looking for 95 now.
0:16:13 > 0:16:1595 bid now. Looking for 100. 100 in the room now.
0:16:15 > 0:16:18These cameras look lovely on the tripod base, don't they?
0:16:18 > 0:16:21- They look fabulous.- And it's the bases that haven't survived.
0:16:21 > 0:16:23Look at this. It's brilliant.
0:16:23 > 0:16:28It's your bid online now. 110. Selling then, online, at 110.
0:16:28 > 0:16:31- 110, the hammer's gone down. Good for you.- That's good.
0:16:31 > 0:16:35- Happy with that result? - Yes, thank you.- Well done.
0:16:35 > 0:16:39Yes, I hope it will give someone an interesting attempt to use it.
0:16:39 > 0:16:42Someone should have a go. If they've got all the kit and they just need the chemicals,
0:16:42 > 0:16:45it's worth trying to have a go, isn't it?
0:16:45 > 0:16:48And so much more satisfying than clicking a button
0:16:48 > 0:16:50and seeing them on screen.
0:16:54 > 0:16:58We're now heading just north of London to Tring Market Auctions,
0:16:58 > 0:17:01where auctioneer Stephen Hearn is selling the toys for us.
0:17:01 > 0:17:05I shall sell. Make no mistake, they're going for £180.
0:17:05 > 0:17:06Thank you.
0:17:06 > 0:17:10Fingers crossed, Norman. Good luck. Is this your first auction?
0:17:10 > 0:17:13- First auction.- The first auction you've ever been to.
0:17:13 > 0:17:16Fingers crossed. That's all I can say. Condition, very, very good.
0:17:16 > 0:17:19I know there's a bit of damage to one of the wheels,
0:17:19 > 0:17:21wasn't there, in transit?
0:17:21 > 0:17:24Had a chat to Stephen earlier and he said there's enough in the lot,
0:17:24 > 0:17:27hopefully, to carry it through without devaluing it.
0:17:27 > 0:17:31Condition is key with these collectors. They are a fussy lot.
0:17:31 > 0:17:32You know who you are.
0:17:32 > 0:17:35But you've got to be right here, right now to buy them!
0:17:35 > 0:17:39Very interesting collection of '50s and '60s tin plate toys.
0:17:39 > 0:17:44Where shall we start? 150 for them? 100 for them? Yes? 100, we have.
0:17:44 > 0:17:4610 for you, sir? Are you 20, sir? Yes?
0:17:46 > 0:17:49130. 140. And 50.
0:17:49 > 0:17:52160. Two of you want them. 70. 80.
0:17:52 > 0:17:5680, I have. At £180. And 90, is it?
0:17:56 > 0:18:01I'm going to sell at 180, then. They're going down. I shall sell.
0:18:01 > 0:18:04Make no mistake, they're going for £180.
0:18:04 > 0:18:08Well, the hammer's gone down and they've sold at £180.
0:18:08 > 0:18:12I know we had a fixed reserve at £200, but I think Stephen's used
0:18:12 > 0:18:15his discretion there and the auction room will make up the balance.
0:18:15 > 0:18:18- Often, you use that 10% discretion. - It was one bid away.
0:18:18 > 0:18:21- Why lose the sale for one bid? Are you happy with that?- Yes.
0:18:21 > 0:18:23- Good.- Sold. Job done!
0:18:24 > 0:18:27And they're off to a new home.
0:18:27 > 0:18:31Now back to Dorset and to beautiful Sherborne, where my favourite item
0:18:31 > 0:18:36is being sold by auctioneer Richard Bromell, Charterhouse Auctioneers.
0:18:37 > 0:18:42Going under the hammer right now, we have a silver pincushion in the form of a little pig.
0:18:42 > 0:18:45It belongs to Clare. I go gooey when little pigs come on the show.
0:18:45 > 0:18:47Every time we sell a pincushion, it's a
0:18:47 > 0:18:50pig or it's some kind of pig, I love pigs.
0:18:50 > 0:18:54- Why are you selling it?- Just for the Flog It! experience actually.
0:18:54 > 0:18:56The Flog It! experience!
0:18:56 > 0:18:58- Why not?- Oh, good girl! Brilliant! OK.
0:18:58 > 0:19:01- We should get top end cos everyone loves pigs.- People do.
0:19:01 > 0:19:04Let's put it to the test. Ready? This is it.
0:19:04 > 0:19:07The Edwardian novelty pincushion and this little piggy's going off
0:19:07 > 0:19:10to market now. £50 is bid. At 50. 60. 70.
0:19:10 > 0:19:12- At £70 and away now.- We're away.
0:19:12 > 0:19:14At £70, it goes, selling... 80, new bidder.
0:19:14 > 0:19:17Third row and seated on the aisle. At £80 and away now.
0:19:17 > 0:19:19- It's selling in the room at £80. - Good.- The internet all quiet.
0:19:19 > 0:19:22It's in the room and I sell at 80. At 80.
0:19:22 > 0:19:24Well, that trotted up quickly, didn't it? Fantastic. £80.
0:19:24 > 0:19:26Nice and quick.
0:19:26 > 0:19:29Well outweighed its scrap value and that's what it's all about,
0:19:29 > 0:19:31- isn't it?- Yeah, very nice.
0:19:31 > 0:19:34- Cos the cushion was a little bit worn, wasn't it?- It was, yes.
0:19:34 > 0:19:38- Nice looking thing though.- Good face on it.- Thank you for bringing it in.
0:19:47 > 0:19:50Back at Beaulieu, I'm admiring one of the largest
0:19:50 > 0:19:54collections of vintage and veteran cars in the country.
0:19:54 > 0:19:55And guess what? I'm in my element!
0:20:01 > 0:20:04Memories and the passion for motoring are on show
0:20:04 > 0:20:06here at the National Motor Museum,
0:20:06 > 0:20:12which has over 250 spectacular historic vehicles on display.
0:20:14 > 0:20:16When it comes to motoring,
0:20:16 > 0:20:21Britain gave the world the iconic design of the Mini, the style
0:20:21 > 0:20:25of the Jaguar and the everlasting elegance of the Rolls-Royce.
0:20:27 > 0:20:30I'm here to look at some of the highlights of British
0:20:30 > 0:20:33motoring history, including one of my own.
0:20:38 > 0:20:41This Morris Traveller, a 1970s reg, brings back lots of memories for me
0:20:41 > 0:20:45because I was a 19-year-old art student, this was my very
0:20:45 > 0:20:49first car, and it was even a cream colour, just like this.
0:20:49 > 0:20:52I paid £400 for it because all the wood on the panelling,
0:20:52 > 0:20:54all the ash, was completely rotten.
0:20:54 > 0:20:57I had access to the wood and some machinery, the right saws,
0:20:57 > 0:21:01I was able to put all that back together and I kept the car
0:21:01 > 0:21:05and I loved it for three years and I sold it for £800
0:21:05 > 0:21:09and I think that's when my motoring days went downhill from there
0:21:09 > 0:21:12on, but I do have lots of lovely memories of this old baby.
0:21:16 > 0:21:19The museum was set up over 60 years ago by the current
0:21:19 > 0:21:23Lord Montague in honour of his late father, John Montague,
0:21:23 > 0:21:25who was an early British motoring enthusiast.
0:21:27 > 0:21:31He became a leading advocate for motoring in this country,
0:21:31 > 0:21:35even introducing the royal family to the car by taking
0:21:35 > 0:21:37the Prince Of Wales out for a spin.
0:21:37 > 0:21:39He enthusiastically took part in rallies
0:21:39 > 0:21:41and owned a little gem like this.
0:21:43 > 0:21:46The 1903 De Dion Bouton was made in France and was one of the most
0:21:46 > 0:21:50popular cars on British roads in the early 20th century.
0:21:52 > 0:21:55In fact, over half of all the cars in Britain were being
0:21:55 > 0:21:57manufactured by De Dion Bouton.
0:22:01 > 0:22:05The French and the Germans were the early pioneers, setting the standard
0:22:05 > 0:22:10for motor manufacturing, with names like the Benz Velo and Renault.
0:22:11 > 0:22:14In contrast, the British were producing cars like this -
0:22:14 > 0:22:18John Henry Knight's 1895 creation, the Knight.
0:22:18 > 0:22:20Now, I know what you're thinking.
0:22:20 > 0:22:23It looks like something you will find in a farmyard!
0:22:23 > 0:22:25You're probably right!
0:22:25 > 0:22:30But in 1895, this was the first British petrol engine to be
0:22:30 > 0:22:32driven on a public road.
0:22:32 > 0:22:34It had a single cylinder engine
0:22:34 > 0:22:38and it was capable of doing a whopping 8mph!
0:22:38 > 0:22:41Driving laws were not easy on early motorists.
0:22:41 > 0:22:45Parliament passed a law that insisted a red flag had to be
0:22:45 > 0:22:49waved to warn the public of an approaching vehicle.
0:22:49 > 0:22:53British roads at the time were not yet ready for the new
0:22:53 > 0:22:54motorised vehicle.
0:22:54 > 0:22:57Early motorists had to prepare themselves for long,
0:22:57 > 0:23:01hard journeys and the cars were not equipped for the British weather.
0:23:02 > 0:23:05Conditions, however, for the motorist were about to improve.
0:23:05 > 0:23:08The turn of the century, the Edwardian period,
0:23:08 > 0:23:11brought style and elegance to the motoring classes in Britain.
0:23:11 > 0:23:13And luxury design in cars,
0:23:13 > 0:23:17such as this Rolls-Royce Alpine Eagle, had a long production run.
0:23:17 > 0:23:20Proving exquisite style was a winning formula.
0:23:20 > 0:23:22Well, let's take it for a spin.
0:23:25 > 0:23:29In 1913, during the Austrian Alpine Trials,
0:23:29 > 0:23:32it outperformed all other cars in the competition.
0:23:32 > 0:23:36It was said at the time that it flew through the Alps like an eagle,
0:23:36 > 0:23:38so becoming known as the Alpine Eagle.
0:23:41 > 0:23:46Even today, people associate Rolls-Royce with luxury and style.
0:23:48 > 0:23:50Thank you very much.
0:23:50 > 0:23:51Now, if you look inside the car,
0:23:51 > 0:23:54you can see the influence of the horse-drawn carriage.
0:23:54 > 0:23:58All the timbers have been beautifully handcrafted.
0:23:58 > 0:24:02All the metalwork has been hand-painted to a superb condition.
0:24:02 > 0:24:03And you have the luxury and style
0:24:03 > 0:24:05of the leather button back seats.
0:24:05 > 0:24:08It all heralds the golden age of motoring -
0:24:08 > 0:24:10a real testament to the coach-builder.
0:24:12 > 0:24:16As the 20th century raced on, the appetite for speed grew,
0:24:16 > 0:24:19and cars became more and more powerful.
0:24:19 > 0:24:22And so, the supercar was born.
0:24:27 > 0:24:29This is the Bentley supercharged Blower.
0:24:29 > 0:24:33It was built in 1930, it was the supercar in its day.
0:24:33 > 0:24:38And, incredibly, this could achieve speeds of 120mph.
0:24:38 > 0:24:42Cars like this had their engines adapted - air compressors were
0:24:42 > 0:24:45fitted to the engine, blowing more air into the engine,
0:24:45 > 0:24:49making the engine burn more fuel, making it work harder,
0:24:49 > 0:24:50making the car go faster.
0:24:52 > 0:24:55And everybody was obsessed with speed.
0:24:55 > 0:24:59The British wanted the title of being the fastest in the world.
0:25:03 > 0:25:05One of these men was Sir Malcolm Campbell,
0:25:05 > 0:25:08who led the charge in the 1920s by attempting to break
0:25:08 > 0:25:14the land speed record in order to showcase British engineering.
0:25:14 > 0:25:17I've come back to the museum to meet Don Wales, the grandson
0:25:17 > 0:25:21of Sir Malcolm Campbell, to hear more about the land speed record.
0:25:24 > 0:25:26Why was your grandfather obsessed
0:25:26 > 0:25:28with being the fastest person on the planet?
0:25:28 > 0:25:30It was a number of reasons.
0:25:30 > 0:25:33He was obsessed by speed. He was a very, very driven man.
0:25:33 > 0:25:37And he knew that if he could show that Britain was making fast cars
0:25:37 > 0:25:39it would help their exports.
0:25:39 > 0:25:41But for him, he was quite selfish, I think.
0:25:41 > 0:25:44Being obsessed by this ecstasy of fear, wanting to go fast,
0:25:44 > 0:25:45wanting to be the best.
0:25:45 > 0:25:48He wouldn't let up off a record attempt
0:25:48 > 0:25:51until he'd got to the other end, and lifted his foot off the accelerator.
0:25:51 > 0:25:53How many records did he break?
0:25:53 > 0:25:56My grandfather broke nine land speed records.
0:25:56 > 0:25:58He was the first to do 150mph in the Sunbeam,
0:25:58 > 0:26:01and the first to achieve 300mph on land.
0:26:01 > 0:26:04So he was the Lewis Hamilton of the day?
0:26:04 > 0:26:07Young kids would look up to him as the figurehead of motoring?
0:26:07 > 0:26:12In my grandfather's day, he was the king of all motorsport.
0:26:12 > 0:26:14Two million people watched him at Daytona,
0:26:14 > 0:26:17which is still the highest recorded figure for any spectator sport.
0:26:17 > 0:26:19- The king of speed.- Absolutely, yes.
0:26:19 > 0:26:22The Campbells carried on breaking records.
0:26:22 > 0:26:25In 1964, Don's uncle, Donald Campbell,
0:26:25 > 0:26:29became the first man to break both the land and water
0:26:29 > 0:26:31speed record in the same year.
0:26:31 > 0:26:35A feat that has never been repeated.
0:26:35 > 0:26:38Donald Campbell's record-breaking achievements continue to
0:26:38 > 0:26:42showcase British engineering as being amongst the best in the world.
0:26:46 > 0:26:47Most important of all,
0:26:47 > 0:26:51it still proves British leadership in engineering terms.
0:26:51 > 0:26:54And it does, I think, also show that the British, when they make their
0:26:54 > 0:26:58minds up, can jolly well overcome all obstacles and achieve anything.
0:26:58 > 0:26:59As a young boy,
0:26:59 > 0:27:04this iconic car must have left a huge impression on you?
0:27:04 > 0:27:07I had no idea what my uncle was doing...
0:27:07 > 0:27:09- You couldn't understand it. - Didn't understand it at all!
0:27:09 > 0:27:12But on one occasion, the car was at his garage in Leatherhead,
0:27:12 > 0:27:16and he pulled me out, dragging me by the hand, to come look at his car.
0:27:16 > 0:27:20And these massive wheels in front of me, not knowing what it was.
0:27:20 > 0:27:22And he picked me up and dropped me into the cockpit,
0:27:22 > 0:27:25and that's been a lasting memory ever since.
0:27:25 > 0:27:28Don has continued the family tradition,
0:27:28 > 0:27:34breaking the UK record for the fastest speed in an electric car.
0:27:34 > 0:27:37And now he's looking to break the world record.
0:27:37 > 0:27:39And are you confident you'll get there?
0:27:39 > 0:27:41Yes, we have the right people, we have the right design.
0:27:41 > 0:27:44We're going to go to Bonneville, where Grandfather did his records.
0:27:44 > 0:27:47- That's fabulous.- It is. It's just continuing that story.
0:27:47 > 0:27:49Good luck with that, I'm tingling at that thought,
0:27:49 > 0:27:52I really hope you do it. It's been a real pleasure to meet you.
0:27:52 > 0:27:53Thank you, Paul.
0:27:53 > 0:27:56Although the British motoring industry may not be as strong
0:27:56 > 0:28:00as it was, the cars that I've seen today at the museum really
0:28:00 > 0:28:04showcase British engineering, style and design.
0:28:04 > 0:28:08It's a real celebration of our place in motoring history.
0:28:13 > 0:28:16MUSIC: A Little Less Conversation by Elvis Presley
0:28:18 > 0:28:20We are picking some of the highlights from all
0:28:20 > 0:28:23the valuation days we've held across the country recently.
0:28:23 > 0:28:26And Anita has come across an interesting object
0:28:26 > 0:28:28at Wrest Park in Bedfordshire.
0:28:29 > 0:28:32David, I like a man with a couple of bob in the bank,
0:28:32 > 0:28:35and I see there's a couple of bob in this little bank.
0:28:35 > 0:28:38- In that little bank, yes. - Tell me, where did you get it?
0:28:38 > 0:28:41It was left to me by my second cousin,
0:28:41 > 0:28:44and it's been at home in the bedroom ever since.
0:28:44 > 0:28:46How long have you had it?
0:28:46 > 0:28:47About 30 years.
0:28:47 > 0:28:50- Were you ever tempted to save money in it?- No!
0:28:50 > 0:28:54I'd like to have had some money to save.
0:28:54 > 0:28:58- I can see a few two pences there... - Oh, yeah.
0:28:58 > 0:29:01It's a little American bank.
0:29:01 > 0:29:04And it comes from the 1900s.
0:29:04 > 0:29:07So it's a good age.
0:29:07 > 0:29:13Did you have family at one point that had gone to America?
0:29:13 > 0:29:18No, as far as I know, no family connection with America whatsoever.
0:29:18 > 0:29:20This little bank was made
0:29:20 > 0:29:24by a company called Stevens in Connecticut.
0:29:24 > 0:29:26Yeah.
0:29:26 > 0:29:29It was a time where the Wild West was still wild,
0:29:29 > 0:29:32but people were... Towns were growing,
0:29:32 > 0:29:34and people were building towns,
0:29:34 > 0:29:37shops were happening.
0:29:37 > 0:29:39Banks were happening, and so on.
0:29:39 > 0:29:41This would have been a child's bank.
0:29:41 > 0:29:44This was to teach the child the benefit
0:29:44 > 0:29:46of putting a little something away.
0:29:46 > 0:29:49If we pull this little handle here...
0:29:51 > 0:29:53..the little lid comes up,
0:29:53 > 0:29:58and we've got a little guy here who is the cashier.
0:29:58 > 0:30:01Now, I have a two pence here,
0:30:01 > 0:30:05and you would put your two pence on it...
0:30:05 > 0:30:08Or your cent, as it would have been in those days.
0:30:08 > 0:30:14And it goes down, and you've saved yourself two pence or a cent.
0:30:14 > 0:30:17It's made out of cast-iron, and one of the things I like
0:30:17 > 0:30:23so much about this little bank is that the colours are original.
0:30:23 > 0:30:27So, have you any reservations about selling it?
0:30:27 > 0:30:30No, no. I'm downsizing.
0:30:30 > 0:30:32- I lost my wife, and...- Yes.
0:30:32 > 0:30:36And a thing to do is, I suppose, all the things that you don't
0:30:36 > 0:30:40- immediately need, or use, or love can go.- That's right.
0:30:40 > 0:30:44And the thing is, these little things are very, very collectable.
0:30:44 > 0:30:47And if it goes for sale in auction,
0:30:47 > 0:30:52- it will be bought by somebody who will enjoy it.- Good.
0:30:52 > 0:30:53Value?
0:30:53 > 0:30:56Well, there's at least 20p in there.
0:30:58 > 0:31:04- I would like to put it in with an estimate of, say, 60-100.- Yes.
0:31:04 > 0:31:06Would you be happy to put it forward at that price?
0:31:06 > 0:31:08Yes, yes, I think so.
0:31:08 > 0:31:11- Shall we put a reserve on it?- Yes.- We'll put a reserve of £60.
0:31:11 > 0:31:13- That sounds fine.- OK.
0:31:13 > 0:31:17I'm sure it will go at least mid-estimate,
0:31:17 > 0:31:19and it may give us a wee surprise.
0:31:19 > 0:31:22- I hope so.- Thank you for bringing it along.- Thank you.
0:31:24 > 0:31:26Who knows, it might make a mint?
0:31:28 > 0:31:31The next stop is Chiddingstone Castle in Kent.
0:31:31 > 0:31:35Where Adam Partridge is trying to get to know one of the locals.
0:31:37 > 0:31:39- Hi, Diana. - I'm very pleased to meet you.
0:31:39 > 0:31:41- And you are?- I'm Adam.
0:31:41 > 0:31:44- Pleased to meet you. - I'm glad to be shaking your hand,
0:31:44 > 0:31:47because that looks like quite a fearsome weapon in your hands.
0:31:47 > 0:31:50In my darker days, maybe it was, but not now!
0:31:50 > 0:31:51How did you come to own this thing?
0:31:51 > 0:31:53What happened was
0:31:53 > 0:31:56- my husband used to work for a lady many years ago.- Yeah.
0:31:56 > 0:31:58And when she passed on, they cleared the house
0:31:58 > 0:32:01and they said to my husband, if there's anything you want to take
0:32:01 > 0:32:05that's left before it goes off to the skip, you can take what you want.
0:32:05 > 0:32:08- OK. Did he take a lot? - He took a good few things.
0:32:08 > 0:32:10We've sold a few things over the years, yes,
0:32:10 > 0:32:13but we've kept this back. It's just been behind the cupboard, really.
0:32:13 > 0:32:16- Can I have a look at it? - Yes, certainly.
0:32:16 > 0:32:20It just looks a normal cane. Bit of a tall cane, bit tatty, bit flaky.
0:32:20 > 0:32:24But it really is quite an interesting boys' toy.
0:32:24 > 0:32:28It's a concealed weapon, known as an air cane, or a poacher's gun.
0:32:28 > 0:32:32Firstly, let's go to this end, and this unscrews.
0:32:32 > 0:32:33Here we go.
0:32:33 > 0:32:35And there we have your ramrod.
0:32:35 > 0:32:38And that is for pushing your lead shot in.
0:32:38 > 0:32:40You pop your lead shot in there,
0:32:40 > 0:32:42and then you push it down to make sure it gets to the bottom.
0:32:42 > 0:32:46- Like they used to do in the Musketeers.- Exactly! Exactly right.
0:32:46 > 0:32:48- So, we're in the woods, waiting for a pheasant.- OK.
0:32:48 > 0:32:52- Hoping not to get caught poaching. Sounds exciting.- It does.
0:32:52 > 0:32:55So we unscrew this bit...
0:32:55 > 0:32:58OK. Now, we're missing a pump, because what we would've done now,
0:32:58 > 0:33:01is we'd have pumped this into here, this valve.
0:33:01 > 0:33:02We'd have pumped it full of air.
0:33:02 > 0:33:05And this is a canister in here that would've held the air,
0:33:05 > 0:33:08- compressed air, to get that power. OK?- Right.
0:33:08 > 0:33:11- And then you put that back on, full of air.- Screw it back up.
0:33:11 > 0:33:14- Screw it back up.- Can you manage, or do you want a hand?
0:33:14 > 0:33:17I think I can manage to screw it up... Oh, no... Yes, I can.
0:33:17 > 0:33:21- All right.- All this, still under the cover of darkness in the forest.
0:33:21 > 0:33:26- Right.- So we put our ball in there, we push it down with the ramrod.
0:33:26 > 0:33:29- We're already loaded with air. - Now we're going to fire.- Not quite.
0:33:29 > 0:33:32You're very impetuous, Diana - we're not going to fire just yet.
0:33:32 > 0:33:33I really wanted the excitement.
0:33:33 > 0:33:36You can't wait to see those feathers going everywhere, can you?
0:33:36 > 0:33:38- Of course not. - The other thing we'd have had
0:33:38 > 0:33:42is a little key. So you put the little key in there, turn that,
0:33:42 > 0:33:45and then this little button pops up there. That's the trigger.
0:33:45 > 0:33:46We're ready to fire.
0:33:46 > 0:33:49- See the sights there and there? - That's right.
0:33:49 > 0:33:52So, there we go, where's that Paul Martin gone?
0:33:54 > 0:33:56And...press the button, bang!
0:33:56 > 0:33:58Now, now - he's over there.
0:33:58 > 0:34:01Any disturbance, and you'd be walking back through the forest...
0:34:01 > 0:34:03- So innocently. - So innocently. Exactly.
0:34:03 > 0:34:05- It's ingenious, isn't it? - Yeah, it is.
0:34:05 > 0:34:08It's got this top which looks like it's made from bone.
0:34:08 > 0:34:11And it would've been made at the end of the 19th century, 1880?
0:34:11 > 0:34:13- Gosh, as old as that?- Yeah.
0:34:13 > 0:34:15What do you think it's going to sell for then?
0:34:15 > 0:34:17- I've no idea, that's why I've come to you.- Want to have a guess?
0:34:17 > 0:34:20- Estimate of 150-250.- OK.
0:34:20 > 0:34:22Either side of the 200, and maybe a reserve of 150?
0:34:22 > 0:34:25And I'll be back at the auction, and if it doesn't sell...
0:34:25 > 0:34:28- Well, we won't be there.- What?!- We're on holiday in Cornwall, I'm sorry.
0:34:28 > 0:34:31- Well, I'll represent you. - Will you? That'll be lovely.
0:34:31 > 0:34:33- Have you got a mobile number? - I have.
0:34:33 > 0:34:34Leave us your mobile number,
0:34:34 > 0:34:36and I'll call you from the auction, let you know how it got on.
0:34:36 > 0:34:40- OK. Right, thanks very much. Lovely to have met you.- Lovely to meet you.
0:34:40 > 0:34:42- And thank you for explaining all of that.- Pleasure.
0:34:42 > 0:34:44MUSIC: Run Rabbit Run by Flanagan and Allen.
0:34:44 > 0:34:46I wish Adam would put that gun down!
0:34:49 > 0:34:52To the Dorset coast now, and to Lulworth Castle,
0:34:52 > 0:34:55where Mark Stacey is at the table.
0:34:55 > 0:34:58- Hello, Jacquie, hello, Val. - BOTH: Hello, Mark.
0:34:58 > 0:35:01In unison, you must be sisters.
0:35:01 > 0:35:04- You are, of course, sisters, aren't you?- We are.
0:35:04 > 0:35:06You've brought a lovely little box.
0:35:06 > 0:35:09But before we find out the intriguing contents,
0:35:09 > 0:35:11what's the family history?
0:35:11 > 0:35:13Well, we don't really know anything about it at all.
0:35:13 > 0:35:16They just appeared when my mother died.
0:35:16 > 0:35:18We found them in all her bits and pieces.
0:35:18 > 0:35:21She was 101 when she died.
0:35:21 > 0:35:24Wow, that's a good innings, isn't it? Wow. That's amazing!
0:35:24 > 0:35:26- She was amazing. - She was amazing, yes.
0:35:26 > 0:35:29Let's open it, shall we? Put us out of our misery.
0:35:29 > 0:35:31Because when we open it,
0:35:31 > 0:35:36we see two lovely, charming, ladies' fob watches.
0:35:36 > 0:35:39And two little... What, if it was in gold,
0:35:39 > 0:35:41would be called an Albert chain.
0:35:41 > 0:35:44But these are the chains that the watches would hang off.
0:35:44 > 0:35:48We've got some little gold elements on the actual chains.
0:35:48 > 0:35:51But I think that the main body of the chains are made
0:35:51 > 0:35:54- out of woven human hair. - Oh, really?.
0:35:54 > 0:35:57This often happened in the 19th century when people died,
0:35:57 > 0:36:02as a memento mori of the passing of the person.
0:36:02 > 0:36:05Rather macabre in some people's eyes.
0:36:05 > 0:36:07But you can imagine the fragility of it,
0:36:07 > 0:36:11so to find them in good condition is quite unusual, actually.
0:36:11 > 0:36:15- And would they go together? - I think they probably did.
0:36:15 > 0:36:17As they're all together, in the little package,
0:36:17 > 0:36:20there's every chance they might have been.
0:36:20 > 0:36:22Let's just look at one of the watches.
0:36:22 > 0:36:24- This is my favourite. - Mine as well, yes.
0:36:24 > 0:36:28This is silver and rose gold.
0:36:28 > 0:36:32With lovely, delicate enamel flowers there.
0:36:32 > 0:36:35And actually set into the arms of the watch
0:36:35 > 0:36:38- are two little diamonds. - Oh, are there?
0:36:38 > 0:36:41They're tiny diamonds, but they are actually in there.
0:36:41 > 0:36:45- If I move it slightly, you can see them glinting.- Yes.
0:36:45 > 0:36:49The date is going to be anywhere really from about 1890-1910,
0:36:49 > 0:36:51that sort of period.
0:36:51 > 0:36:53But I think they're lovely,
0:36:53 > 0:36:55and they've obviously been in this box for a long time.
0:36:55 > 0:36:57The box itself is rosewood.
0:36:57 > 0:37:00I think it would be a shame to split them.
0:37:00 > 0:37:02I think a collector would like this.
0:37:02 > 0:37:06I think we should put them in with an estimate of £150-250.
0:37:06 > 0:37:10- Oh, wow!- But we shall put the reserve at 150, fixed.- OK.
0:37:10 > 0:37:13So if you can't get 150, I think you should keep them.
0:37:13 > 0:37:19I would hope that two collectors will really go for them.
0:37:19 > 0:37:21And we might even get above the 250.
0:37:21 > 0:37:23There's every chance, actually.
0:37:23 > 0:37:27But if they do do very well, are you going to split the money?
0:37:27 > 0:37:30- Yes, and we've got two brothers as well.- Oh, so it's going four...
0:37:30 > 0:37:32So we need you to do very well.
0:37:32 > 0:37:35- We need you to do 400. - Probably go for a night out...
0:37:39 > 0:37:42And now it's time to put our expert's valuations to the test
0:37:42 > 0:37:43as we head off to auction.
0:37:43 > 0:37:45But before that,
0:37:45 > 0:37:48here's a quick recap of all the items we're taking with us.
0:37:49 > 0:37:53This little money box has travelled all the way from the USA.
0:37:53 > 0:37:56One internet bid, and it could be going home.
0:38:00 > 0:38:02The gun cane was a revelation to me,
0:38:02 > 0:38:05but I expect there'll be those in the know in the saleroom.
0:38:10 > 0:38:14And I think Mark Stacey has come across a sure bet with
0:38:14 > 0:38:16the watches and the fob chain.
0:38:25 > 0:38:27Time to travel back to the little town of Tring,
0:38:27 > 0:38:32and to Market Auctions, where Stephen Hearn is on the rostrum.
0:38:32 > 0:38:34Going under the hammer right now,
0:38:34 > 0:38:37that wonderful little money box made in Connecticut, USA.
0:38:37 > 0:38:40I think this is the first time on the show that we've had
0:38:40 > 0:38:41a little American money box.
0:38:41 > 0:38:44Why have you decided to sell it now, David?
0:38:44 > 0:38:48Well, I'm just downsizing a little bit.
0:38:48 > 0:38:51One or two things have to go.
0:38:51 > 0:38:52And starting with the money box.
0:38:52 > 0:38:55Good luck, it's going under the hammer right now. This is it.
0:38:55 > 0:38:57Interesting little object that one.
0:38:57 > 0:39:00We ought to be looking at £80 for it. £50 for it.
0:39:00 > 0:39:0140. 5, 50.
0:39:01 > 0:39:025, 60. Going...
0:39:02 > 0:39:0465. Two of you.
0:39:04 > 0:39:0565, 70, 5.
0:39:05 > 0:39:0780?
0:39:07 > 0:39:08No more?
0:39:08 > 0:39:10At £75... £80 is in.
0:39:10 > 0:39:11There's another telephone bidder.
0:39:11 > 0:39:1385? 80, I am bid. 85...
0:39:13 > 0:39:1690. 90, and 5?
0:39:16 > 0:39:17And 100. And 10.
0:39:17 > 0:39:21If there's no... I'm going to sell it then, it's going down at £100.
0:39:21 > 0:39:23- GAVEL STRIKES - Thank you, sir.
0:39:23 > 0:39:25Hammer's gone down, £100.
0:39:25 > 0:39:27Yeah, good, good, good. That's excellent.
0:39:27 > 0:39:29- I'm happy with that.- Yes, very good.
0:39:29 > 0:39:31Well done, thank you for bringing that in.
0:39:31 > 0:39:36- Won't break the bank though, will it? - No, it won't break the bank!
0:39:36 > 0:39:40But it was top end of the estimate, so well done, Anita.
0:39:40 > 0:39:44Moving on to Charterhouse Auction Rooms in Sherborne, Dorset.
0:39:44 > 0:39:46Where Jacquie's watches are up for sale,
0:39:46 > 0:39:49and her niece is standing in for her.
0:39:50 > 0:39:53Time up for Jacquie's fob watches.
0:39:53 > 0:39:55There's two going under the hammer right now.
0:39:55 > 0:39:57Sadly she cannot be with us right now, but we do have Rachel.
0:39:57 > 0:39:59Why is she selling these?
0:39:59 > 0:40:01I think it's the age-old thing, they're in the cupboard,
0:40:01 > 0:40:03Not doing anything...
0:40:03 > 0:40:06- Yes, so it would be better for someone else to make use of them.- OK.
0:40:06 > 0:40:08This is a cracking lot, actually, Paul.
0:40:08 > 0:40:11In a nice little rosewood box with pewter inlay.
0:40:11 > 0:40:12Two pocket watches, a bit of an Albert...
0:40:12 > 0:40:16and some mourning Albert as well, with plaited hair.
0:40:16 > 0:40:19It's just the sort of lot auctioneers like.
0:40:19 > 0:40:22You can sniff it straightaway.
0:40:22 > 0:40:24Right, I'm excited, you're excited, and so are you.
0:40:24 > 0:40:26Fingers crossed, it's going to get the top end plus.
0:40:26 > 0:40:28It's going under the hammer now.
0:40:28 > 0:40:31Sweet little 18 carat and enamel gold fob watch here,
0:40:31 > 0:40:33and I'm straight in at £100, I have bid.
0:40:33 > 0:40:35At 100, 110, 120,
0:40:35 > 0:40:36130, 140, 150.
0:40:36 > 0:40:39At 150, 160, 170.
0:40:39 > 0:40:40180, 190, 200.
0:40:40 > 0:40:44And 20, 240, 260, 280.
0:40:44 > 0:40:46- This is a bit more like it, isn't it?- Yes.
0:40:46 > 0:40:47Battle of the front row, at 320,
0:40:47 > 0:40:49it's dead-ahead there at 320, I have.
0:40:49 > 0:40:51At £320 I have, fair warning,
0:40:51 > 0:40:55selling at 320, last chance at 320...
0:40:55 > 0:40:59- Well done, Mark. Well done, well spotted.- Well done!- £320!
0:40:59 > 0:41:02- Thank you so much, that's brilliant. - I'm happy, you've got to be...
0:41:02 > 0:41:04I can see a big smile on Rachel's face.
0:41:04 > 0:41:06And I think Jacquie will be happy too.
0:41:06 > 0:41:09- Thank you for standing in for her. - No problem. Thank you.
0:41:11 > 0:41:13It's good to see everyone happy.
0:41:15 > 0:41:19Last stop, Surrey, and that bizarre poacher's gun, which I'm glad to say
0:41:19 > 0:41:23is in the safe hands of auctioneer Tim Duggan at Ewbank's Auctions.
0:41:26 > 0:41:29Our next lot is so unusual, in fact, I've never seen one before,
0:41:29 > 0:41:31and I've never seen one for sale before.
0:41:31 > 0:41:33It's a poacher's gun, hidden in a walking cane.
0:41:33 > 0:41:36We have that going under the hammer.
0:41:36 > 0:41:38Sadly, we do not have Diana, the owner.
0:41:38 > 0:41:41But we do have Adam, our expert. Have you seen any of these before?
0:41:41 > 0:41:44- I have, not many.- Sold a lot of them?- I have sold them before.
0:41:44 > 0:41:46That's why I came up with that estimate.
0:41:46 > 0:41:48Usually make a bit more than that.
0:41:48 > 0:41:50You don't see many, and they're very cool things.
0:41:50 > 0:41:53Poaching gun in a walking cane, who'd have thought of that?
0:41:53 > 0:41:55Anyway, it's going under the hammer right now.
0:41:55 > 0:41:59Fingers crossed it gets the top end of Adam's estimate. Here we are.
0:41:59 > 0:42:02In 20 years of this business, I've never seen one of these before -
0:42:02 > 0:42:05this is an interesting airgun cane of tapered form.
0:42:05 > 0:42:07I've got interest and I'm in at £100 now.
0:42:07 > 0:42:08£100, 110. 120,
0:42:08 > 0:42:11130, 140, 150, 160...
0:42:11 > 0:42:13Looking for 170 anywhere.
0:42:13 > 0:42:15170 with you, sir. At 170, looking for 180 now.
0:42:15 > 0:42:17180...
0:42:17 > 0:42:19180, 190.
0:42:19 > 0:42:20200.
0:42:20 > 0:42:23220, 240.
0:42:23 > 0:42:24Rare thing, see?
0:42:24 > 0:42:25260, 280.
0:42:25 > 0:42:27300, 320.
0:42:27 > 0:42:30Wow! They're battling it out in the saleroom!
0:42:30 > 0:42:32..at £300. The bids are all out then,
0:42:32 > 0:42:36Selling to the blue shirt at £300..
0:42:36 > 0:42:39- Great result! £300, well done, Adam. - Someone's poached that.
0:42:39 > 0:42:42That was a rare thing, wasn't it? I know Diana will be really pleased,
0:42:42 > 0:42:45and fingers crossed, you're watching this right now, enjoying the moment.
0:42:47 > 0:42:50Today we have visited some stunning locations
0:42:50 > 0:42:52and met some wonderful people.
0:42:52 > 0:42:53I'm very pleased to meet you.
0:42:53 > 0:42:56- And you are?- I'm Adam.
0:42:58 > 0:43:00Everyone has gone home happy...
0:43:00 > 0:43:011,880...
0:43:01 > 0:43:04Well, that trotted up quickly, didn't it?
0:43:04 > 0:43:06So join us again soon on Flog It!
0:43:06 > 0:43:09for more thrills and spills in the auction rooms.