0:00:02 > 0:00:04Recognised the world over as iconic symbols of Scotland,
0:00:04 > 0:00:08the two bridges spanning the majestic Firth of Forth.
0:00:08 > 0:00:12And in 2016, they'll be joined by a third bridge,
0:00:12 > 0:00:16making this the only place in the world where you can see
0:00:16 > 0:00:18three magnificent bridges at once, spanning three centuries.
0:00:18 > 0:00:20And later on in the programme,
0:00:20 > 0:00:22we'll be crossing over to the other side.
0:00:22 > 0:00:24Welcome to Flog It!
0:00:45 > 0:00:49In 1964, tens of thousands of people turned out to see the Queen
0:00:49 > 0:00:52open the new Forth Road Bridge which,
0:00:52 > 0:00:56at the time, was the longest suspension bridge in Europe.
0:00:56 > 0:01:00But the Scottish weather paid no notice to the important occasion
0:01:00 > 0:01:02and a thick mist hung over the bridge all day long.
0:01:05 > 0:01:07Luckily, the fog has lifted today
0:01:07 > 0:01:10and just a few miles away in the distance, you can
0:01:10 > 0:01:14see our venue with its own tales of visiting royalty,
0:01:14 > 0:01:17from King George IV to Prince Philip.
0:01:17 > 0:01:20Welcome to the beautiful Hopetoun House
0:01:20 > 0:01:24for a rather regal valuation day with just a spot of rain.
0:01:28 > 0:01:30- Nice jugs.- Thank you.
0:01:30 > 0:01:31THEY LAUGH
0:01:31 > 0:01:33I was hoping you would say that!
0:01:33 > 0:01:36Well, the queues have definitely gathered here,
0:01:36 > 0:01:37laden with antiques and collectables.
0:01:37 > 0:01:41Hopefully, when they go to auction, we'll have a royal flush, as well.
0:01:41 > 0:01:44- I think we're all blushing here, don't you?- Yeah.
0:01:46 > 0:01:49Giving their seal of approval to today's proceedings
0:01:49 > 0:01:52are the king and queen of the auction room.
0:01:52 > 0:01:53James Lewis...
0:01:53 > 0:01:55I know that feeling. Oh, dear!
0:01:55 > 0:01:57..and Caroline Hawley.
0:01:57 > 0:02:01Isn't that nice? Just the thing for today(!)
0:02:01 > 0:02:03A competent and professional team at all times.
0:02:03 > 0:02:07- Head down!- Aargh!- Relax. Try and breathe.- I'm fine. I can breathe.
0:02:07 > 0:02:09SHE LAUGHS
0:02:09 > 0:02:11Oh, dear!
0:02:11 > 0:02:14So now it's time for our loyal subjects to get inside
0:02:14 > 0:02:17and get out of the rain and let our experts start valuing, and
0:02:17 > 0:02:20if you're happy with the valuation you get, what are you going to do?
0:02:20 > 0:02:22ALL: Flog it!
0:02:22 > 0:02:24Let's get them in.
0:02:26 > 0:02:29On today's show, three items of commemoration.
0:02:29 > 0:02:32A ceremonial tipstaff, dated 1836.
0:02:32 > 0:02:37- This, if it were a car, would be a Rolls-Royce.- Really?
0:02:37 > 0:02:39And ever wondered what the cake is like at a Royal Wedding?
0:02:39 > 0:02:44- Well, Caroline finds out.- Have you never been tempted to eat these?
0:02:44 > 0:02:47- I ate Princess Anne's. - You ate Princess Anne's?
0:02:48 > 0:02:53And an unusual set of medals awarded to a nurse on the front line.
0:02:53 > 0:02:58They are so much rarer than anything you can imagine awarded to a man.
0:02:58 > 0:03:03But can you guess which celebratory item makes over £1,000 at auction?
0:03:05 > 0:03:07Good luck, everybody, and enjoy the day.
0:03:07 > 0:03:10It could be you or you going home with a lot of money.
0:03:10 > 0:03:12As you can see, everybody's now safely seated,
0:03:12 > 0:03:14but it's not just about the money.
0:03:14 > 0:03:16It's about great British craftsmanship,
0:03:16 > 0:03:19objects that show us a window into the past,
0:03:19 > 0:03:21documents of social history, and we're here to find them,
0:03:21 > 0:03:23and James Lewis has made a cracking start.
0:03:23 > 0:03:26Let's hand the proceedings over to him. He's just over there.
0:03:28 > 0:03:31Glynis, there are certain things that,
0:03:31 > 0:03:34when you pick them up,
0:03:34 > 0:03:36just send tingles down my spine.
0:03:38 > 0:03:41And this sends tingles for me.
0:03:41 > 0:03:44I absolutely love it.
0:03:44 > 0:03:46It's an incredible document.
0:03:46 > 0:03:51It says at the top, "The Oaths of Allegiance" and here we have,
0:03:51 > 0:03:57down the right-hand column, a whole list of local people who have
0:03:57 > 0:04:05signed up to say that they will support King George III in 1768.
0:04:06 > 0:04:09Now, before we go into the historical importance of what
0:04:09 > 0:04:12they're saying, how did you get that?
0:04:12 > 0:04:16About 40 years ago, I was a student in Edinburgh,
0:04:16 > 0:04:20and weekend entertainment, we would go and look at historical buildings
0:04:20 > 0:04:25and places of interest, and a friend and myself went to Culross,
0:04:25 > 0:04:30which is a historical village just across the water from here,
0:04:30 > 0:04:35and a local caretaker allowed us into a building that he was helping
0:04:35 > 0:04:37clear and restore.
0:04:37 > 0:04:40As a memento of the day, when we were leaving,
0:04:40 > 0:04:43he put his hand in one of the boxes and said,
0:04:43 > 0:04:45"Glynis, here's a memento"
0:04:45 > 0:04:50and I took it and I didn't know what it was till I got it home.
0:04:50 > 0:04:55OK, to understand what we're looking at, we need to go back to
0:04:55 > 0:05:01when King George II is confronted with the uprising.
0:05:01 > 0:05:05Bonnie Prince Charlie, the Jacobite rebellion, and they start to make
0:05:05 > 0:05:10their way down into England and they are fighting for the British crown.
0:05:10 > 0:05:14That's what he wants. He wants to become King of England.
0:05:14 > 0:05:16They got as far as Derby.
0:05:16 > 0:05:21He was defeated and he went back and fled back to France.
0:05:21 > 0:05:24So that's 1745.
0:05:24 > 0:05:3123 years later, George II's son, King George III, is thinking,
0:05:31 > 0:05:35"Gosh, what happens if it happens again, if they return?"
0:05:37 > 0:05:40So he gathers signatures
0:05:40 > 0:05:43and oaths of allegiance from people all over Scotland.
0:05:43 > 0:05:48Now, I read it through and made some notes earlier and it says here,
0:05:48 > 0:05:53"I do sincerely and faithfully promise to maintain
0:05:53 > 0:05:55"and defend His Majesty's government
0:05:55 > 0:05:59"and I will do my utmost endeavours to disclose
0:05:59 > 0:06:05"and make known to His Majesty all the reasons of conspiracies."
0:06:05 > 0:06:08- So I reckon these guys are spies. - Yeah.
0:06:08 > 0:06:11I think they're important people and I think they are people that have
0:06:11 > 0:06:15been commissioned by the King to find out what's
0:06:15 > 0:06:18going on here in Scotland and report back.
0:06:18 > 0:06:21- My goodness, I never knew. - So, tingles, lovely.
0:06:23 > 0:06:25What will it make? I don't know.
0:06:25 > 0:06:27It's very much that.
0:06:29 > 0:06:31They're not rare, these things.
0:06:31 > 0:06:36- There are lots of papers relating to this sort of thing.- Antiquity value.
0:06:36 > 0:06:41- £100 maybe.- It's not its real value. - It's so much more than that.
0:06:41 > 0:06:43- It's just so much more. I love it.- Good.
0:06:43 > 0:06:47- One of my favourite things for years.- I'm delighted.- Thank you.
0:06:47 > 0:06:48You're very welcome.
0:06:54 > 0:06:58How incredible that Linda rescued this special document 40 years ago
0:06:58 > 0:06:59and has kept it safe.
0:06:59 > 0:07:02Now this humble piece of paper transports us
0:07:02 > 0:07:04back to a poignant moment in history.
0:07:04 > 0:07:06Now that's antiques for you.
0:07:08 > 0:07:12And Caroline's found another slice of social history.
0:07:12 > 0:07:14- Hello, Robert.- Hello.
0:07:14 > 0:07:18Now, you have brought some fantastic things along
0:07:18 > 0:07:24and they're wedding cakes from both the marriage of Charles and Diana
0:07:24 > 0:07:28- and Andrew and Sarah. - Yeah, that's right.
0:07:28 > 0:07:31You tell me how you came to own these two pieces of wedding cake.
0:07:31 > 0:07:35Well, on Charles and Diana's wedding,
0:07:35 > 0:07:38I was coachman to Princess Margaret and Princess Anne.
0:07:38 > 0:07:42- For the actual wedding day? - Actual wedding day at St Paul's.
0:07:42 > 0:07:43Oh, my goodness!
0:07:43 > 0:07:49And then, on Andrew's wedding, I drew up Princess Diana and Charles.
0:07:49 > 0:07:52I've never met a real life coachman in my life,
0:07:52 > 0:07:56so how long did you work for the Royal Family?
0:07:56 > 0:08:01- Between 25 to 30 years. - What got you into that line of work?
0:08:01 > 0:08:02I started off in the coal mines
0:08:02 > 0:08:06and then I went into race horses for a little bit
0:08:06 > 0:08:09and then I went into carriage driving.
0:08:09 > 0:08:13Goodness me, you went right to the top in the carriage-driving stakes.
0:08:13 > 0:08:15Yes, I started at the bottom and went up.
0:08:15 > 0:08:18- And do you still have horses yourself?- I'm lucky.
0:08:18 > 0:08:21- When I left, I got two horses. - You got two horses?
0:08:21 > 0:08:23Two horses from Her Majesty.
0:08:23 > 0:08:26- That beats a gold watch, doesn't it, any day?- Yeah, it did to me.
0:08:26 > 0:08:28Wow, Robert!
0:08:28 > 0:08:30It must have been fabulous to be there.
0:08:30 > 0:08:32I mean, we all remember the royal weddings,
0:08:32 > 0:08:37- but you were given these wedding cakes?- Yes.- Fabulous.
0:08:37 > 0:08:42Now, this one here from Charles and Diana's wedding, July 29th,
0:08:42 > 0:08:481981, because Charles was Commander in the naval forces,
0:08:48 > 0:08:52this cake was made by the naval forces and it was in five tiers.
0:08:52 > 0:08:54Yes.
0:08:54 > 0:08:58So you can imagine, you'll have seen it, what a beautiful cake it was.
0:08:58 > 0:09:01Now this one here from Sarah
0:09:01 > 0:09:04and Andrew's wedding has the little card in it.
0:09:04 > 0:09:08- Yes.- And then if we open this one up...
0:09:10 > 0:09:15..and have a look, oh, it smells a bit like it's gone off, doesn't it?
0:09:15 > 0:09:19- Have you never been tempted to eat these?- I ate Princess Anne's.
0:09:19 > 0:09:25- You ate Princess Anne's!- Yes, by mistake. I was hungry at the time.
0:09:25 > 0:09:28- Oh, dear, Robert.- It was nice. - Was it?- It was lovely.
0:09:28 > 0:09:31- And you've not been tempted to eat these then?- No, no.
0:09:31 > 0:09:35It's very difficult to put a price on such history
0:09:35 > 0:09:37and it's full of memories for you.
0:09:37 > 0:09:40But put a price on I must, and I would say if we put
0:09:40 > 0:09:46- an estimate for auction for £60-£80, would you be happy with that?- Yeah.
0:09:46 > 0:09:50They're fabulous pieces of royal memorabilia
0:09:50 > 0:09:53and it's just a pleasure to talk to you.
0:09:53 > 0:09:57Let's hope we can get them to the saleroom before any of us eat them!
0:09:58 > 0:10:01Well, you do find all sorts at a "Flog It!" evaluation day.
0:10:04 > 0:10:08Moira, we are, at the moment, about 100 years
0:10:08 > 0:10:12since the outbreak of the First World War
0:10:12 > 0:10:18and when we see two service medals awarded to a woman,
0:10:18 > 0:10:23they are so much rarer than anything you can imagine awarded to a man.
0:10:23 > 0:10:27Tell me, what's the history behind them? What do you know?
0:10:27 > 0:10:30The only thing I know is they were given
0:10:30 > 0:10:33to my husband by my sister-in-law.
0:10:33 > 0:10:35And what relation...
0:10:35 > 0:10:37If we turn this one over, it's named
0:10:37 > 0:10:41"Miss JJ Roy - Civil Hospital Reserves."
0:10:41 > 0:10:45- I really don't have that information.- You don't know who she was?
0:10:45 > 0:10:48- I don't know, no.- What a shame. I bet she was a relation somewhere.
0:10:48 > 0:10:52- Probably, yeah.- So, let's start here.
0:10:52 > 0:10:55We've got the most fancy-looking medal, that one.
0:10:55 > 0:10:59- "RRC" - Royal Red Cross.- Yes. - And it says, "2nd".
0:10:59 > 0:11:03That's second class and this is made in silver.
0:11:04 > 0:11:08The first class were a gilt metal, gold-coloured.
0:11:08 > 0:11:11It's not something that's awarded for bravery.
0:11:11 > 0:11:16- It's something that's awarded for being a good nurse.- Yes.
0:11:16 > 0:11:19It was an interesting group, these reserves,
0:11:19 > 0:11:24because they found themselves in 1914, only about 60 of them,
0:11:24 > 0:11:28straight to the front into these mobile hospitals,
0:11:28 > 0:11:31- almost on the front line.- Yes.
0:11:31 > 0:11:35And this also was unheard of for women to be there.
0:11:35 > 0:11:39This is really quite a rare group of medals.
0:11:39 > 0:11:41So we've got this one which is for being a nurse.
0:11:41 > 0:11:44We've got this one, a 1914 star.
0:11:44 > 0:11:50The 1914 is a rarer star than the 14-18 or 14-15 star
0:11:50 > 0:11:55and this is the Victory Medal that was awarded to everybody who
0:11:55 > 0:11:58served throughout the First World War, and here, this one,
0:11:58 > 0:12:03if we turn it over, May 1935, almost all the nurses were given one of
0:12:03 > 0:12:07those, reflecting the service they had given to the country, really.
0:12:07 > 0:12:11But that's a commemoration medal for the Coronation.
0:12:11 > 0:12:13So...value.
0:12:13 > 0:12:19- Any ideas?- No, I haven't any idea at all.- OK.- None whatsoever.
0:12:19 > 0:12:23- That's worth about £40, something like that.- Really?
0:12:23 > 0:12:26- That's worth about £30.- Right.
0:12:26 > 0:12:29- But on top of that, we've got these two.- Yes.
0:12:29 > 0:12:33If they were awarded to a private, just a foot soldier,
0:12:33 > 0:12:37- they would also be worth about £30. - OK.- But they're not.
0:12:38 > 0:12:42- They're awarded to a nurse, a lady.- Yes.
0:12:42 > 0:12:47- And therefore they're worth £200. - Oh, yeah.- So it's a good group.
0:12:47 > 0:12:52- So this little group together is worth £250 to £350.- Right, OK, yeah.
0:12:52 > 0:12:55- Would you like to put a reserve on them?- I think so.
0:12:55 > 0:12:58Where would you like it to be?
0:12:58 > 0:13:01- 250, 200.- 200?- Yeah.
0:13:01 > 0:13:04200, let's put 200 on them and that should be absolutely fine.
0:13:04 > 0:13:07- Thank you very much.- Well, thank you for bringing them.
0:13:07 > 0:13:09- It's an absolutely pleasure. - Thank you.
0:13:16 > 0:13:18While the valuations are in full swing over
0:13:18 > 0:13:22there in the ballroom, I thought I'd take the opportunity to have a
0:13:22 > 0:13:25quick glance at this magnificent house and show you around.
0:13:25 > 0:13:28Now, traditionally in the 18th century, you would arrive by horse
0:13:28 > 0:13:32and carriage and be dropped off at the bottom of those steps there,
0:13:32 > 0:13:34ascended right in to this grand entrance hall
0:13:34 > 0:13:39and greeted by the footman and taken into the state apartments.
0:13:39 > 0:13:43This state room traditionally would have been the dining room,
0:13:43 > 0:13:45right next to the entrance hall, where the guests would have
0:13:45 > 0:13:48been entertained by the owners of the house, who really wanted
0:13:48 > 0:13:51to show off their wealth. It was all about trying to impress.
0:13:51 > 0:13:54As you can see, over the years, things have evolved.
0:13:54 > 0:13:55It's now a drawing room.
0:13:55 > 0:13:58But this room was designed by the architect, William Adam.
0:13:58 > 0:14:00Now, all of these state rooms, these apartments,
0:14:00 > 0:14:02are interconnecting, as you can see.
0:14:02 > 0:14:04They just join each other
0:14:04 > 0:14:06with a great big corridor running through them.
0:14:06 > 0:14:10The next room you'd come to would be the saloon or the drawing room,
0:14:10 > 0:14:12so you can imagine this back in the day.
0:14:12 > 0:14:16The sofas would be arranged to ignite intimate conversation
0:14:16 > 0:14:20after lunch, a piano in the corner, maybe, card tables.
0:14:20 > 0:14:22The ladies would do some sewing, write some poetry
0:14:22 > 0:14:25and take in these wonderful views in the evening.
0:14:25 > 0:14:30Now, how far you got in these state apartments depended on how
0:14:30 > 0:14:34important you were, because the next room is a state bedroom,
0:14:34 > 0:14:37and if you were lucky, you got invited to one of those.
0:14:37 > 0:14:39Now, not for the reasons you're thinking of.
0:14:39 > 0:14:42There are other reasons, you know, because, back in the 18th century,
0:14:42 > 0:14:45some of the most important pieces of furniture were in the state
0:14:45 > 0:14:48bedrooms and, of course, gentlemen wanted to show them off.
0:14:48 > 0:14:49And right now,
0:14:49 > 0:14:52we're going to show off the best antiques we've found here
0:14:52 > 0:14:55so far today, as we make our first trip across to the auction room,
0:14:55 > 0:14:58and here's a quick recap of what we're taking.
0:14:58 > 0:15:01A document of huge historical significance,
0:15:01 > 0:15:03but will anyone pay the £100 reserve
0:15:03 > 0:15:06for this 18th-century oath of allegiance?
0:15:07 > 0:15:09Don't call her a fruitcake -
0:15:09 > 0:15:13Caroline picked these out as top royal memorabilia.
0:15:13 > 0:15:14Will the bidders agree?
0:15:15 > 0:15:18And the medal collectors will have a field day
0:15:18 > 0:15:20tracing the provenance of this group.
0:15:22 > 0:15:25Let's see how they do when they go under the hammer,
0:15:25 > 0:15:27over the bridge in the city of Glasgow,
0:15:27 > 0:15:29at the Great Western auction house,
0:15:29 > 0:15:32owned and run by our very own Anita Manning.
0:15:34 > 0:15:36It's always a pleasure coming here,
0:15:36 > 0:15:38because I love your auction room.
0:15:38 > 0:15:41It's a period building, it's got history itself -
0:15:41 > 0:15:42it's an old chapel, isn't it?
0:15:42 > 0:15:44But it lends itself well to an auction room.
0:15:44 > 0:15:50Yeah. Well, built in about the 1860s, 1870s, it was a Baptist church.
0:15:50 > 0:15:54And when I saw it for the first time, I fell in love with it.
0:15:54 > 0:15:57And I like everything to look beautiful, as well.
0:15:57 > 0:16:01- I think there's maybe a wee feminine touch in here.- Do you?
0:16:01 > 0:16:04- Oh, yes, don't you think so? - Well, yes, I suppose so.
0:16:04 > 0:16:06Now you've pointed it out. Yes, yes.
0:16:06 > 0:16:09The girls who lay out the tables,
0:16:09 > 0:16:15I like them to look at the shapes, the sizes, the texture.
0:16:15 > 0:16:16The colours of everything.
0:16:16 > 0:16:20And I'll occasionally go and say, "Move that one round a wee bit..."
0:16:20 > 0:16:24Because you're playing Mum. Because you're too busy playing Mum!
0:16:24 > 0:16:26And how many lots have you got in this sale?
0:16:26 > 0:16:28We'll have over 1,000 in this sale.
0:16:28 > 0:16:31This is one of our fortnightly antiques and collectable sales.
0:16:31 > 0:16:34- So you do these every two weeks? - Every two weeks.- Good team?
0:16:34 > 0:16:38- Good team.- You're a good boss. Good luck on the rostrum.- Thank you.
0:16:40 > 0:16:43Our first lot to go under Anita's hammer is the oath of allegiance.
0:16:44 > 0:16:46Going under the hammer right now,
0:16:46 > 0:16:48two 18th-century handwritten documents
0:16:48 > 0:16:52pledging allegiance to King George III and the constitution.
0:16:52 > 0:16:55Bit of a hot potato back then, Glenys, what do you think?
0:16:55 > 0:16:57Fingers crossed somebody will get it who will appreciate it.
0:16:57 > 0:17:01Oh, I love this. I wish I was there bidding, not here.
0:17:01 > 0:17:02I want maximum money for this,
0:17:02 > 0:17:04because you won't find another two on the market.
0:17:04 > 0:17:08It's going under the hammer right now and this is it, here we go.
0:17:08 > 0:17:14Two documents of historical interest, and at that time...
0:17:14 > 0:17:19- Should be serious money. Don't you? - Well, they SHOULD be.
0:17:19 > 0:17:21200. 150.
0:17:21 > 0:17:26Will you start me at £100 for these rare documents?
0:17:26 > 0:17:31- £100.- Come on!- 100. 80, then. 90.
0:17:31 > 0:17:34- 100. 120. - This is more like it. Come on.- 130.
0:17:34 > 0:17:38140. £140.
0:17:38 > 0:17:45150. £150. Any advance on 150?
0:17:45 > 0:17:49Any advance on 150, all done at 150, 150?
0:17:49 > 0:17:51Well, you were right at the valuation,
0:17:51 > 0:17:53- spot on with the valuation. - Absolutely.
0:17:53 > 0:17:55Well done, James, don't be disappointed.
0:17:55 > 0:17:57- But, I just...- Oh, I know, I know.
0:17:57 > 0:17:59You kind of... You think, hang on a minute,
0:17:59 > 0:18:03these are handwritten by a quill. Back in the late 1700s.
0:18:03 > 0:18:06- I've got- goose bumps. Yes. - It's not about the money, though,
0:18:06 > 0:18:09it's about someone having them that really wanted them.
0:18:09 > 0:18:10Will look after them.
0:18:10 > 0:18:12I'm certain they've gone to a good home, Linda.
0:18:12 > 0:18:16Now let's see if anyone wants to have some cake and keep it,
0:18:16 > 0:18:17not eat it.
0:18:17 > 0:18:22Robert. Royal carriage driver. And the pieces of wedding cake.
0:18:22 > 0:18:25I'm surprised you kept them for such a long time and didn't eat them.
0:18:25 > 0:18:29- I ate one, I ate Princess Anne's. - Princess Anne's.- Unfortunately.
0:18:29 > 0:18:32- It was good.- What a job, and what a career you've had.
0:18:32 > 0:18:36- It was good cake, was it? Was it a fruitcake?- It was a fruitcake.
0:18:36 > 0:18:38- Like me!- I tell you what.
0:18:38 > 0:18:39You're an auctioneer,
0:18:39 > 0:18:42- have you ever sold anything like that in your life?- Never.
0:18:42 > 0:18:46And I'm sure Anita hasn't, either. So it's a first for all of us.
0:18:46 > 0:18:50So do enjoy this moment. This is it, here we go, good luck.
0:18:50 > 0:18:52Two pieces of royal wedding cake.
0:18:52 > 0:18:55Now, wonderful conversation pieces, ladies and gentlemen.
0:18:55 > 0:18:58You could pretend to your friends
0:18:58 > 0:19:01that you attended both of these weddings.
0:19:02 > 0:19:06I have two bids on the books. I can start the bidding at £40.
0:19:06 > 0:19:0840. 50.
0:19:08 > 0:19:1060. 70.
0:19:10 > 0:19:1280. 90.
0:19:12 > 0:19:16It's with the lady at £90. 100.
0:19:16 > 0:19:19Oh, she's going to go again, she's going again.
0:19:19 > 0:19:21- She's got to go again.- 110, 120.
0:19:21 > 0:19:25- Yes.- 130, 140.- This is good, this is good.
0:19:25 > 0:19:28- £140.- 140 over there now.
0:19:28 > 0:19:33It's with you, sir, at 140. Any advance on 140?
0:19:33 > 0:19:35150, fresh bidder.
0:19:35 > 0:19:37150.
0:19:37 > 0:19:43Any advance on £150, all done at 150? 150?
0:19:43 > 0:19:47Great result, £150, that's brilliant, isn't it?
0:19:47 > 0:19:48Well, thank you for bringing those in.
0:19:48 > 0:19:51I tell you what, if you were a baker or a cake maker,
0:19:51 > 0:19:54to own those and have them on display in your shop window,
0:19:54 > 0:19:58would just attract all the people off the pavement.
0:19:58 > 0:20:03- Thank you so much, because I've not seen anything like that before.- No!
0:20:03 > 0:20:05A distinctive item with provenance,
0:20:05 > 0:20:07always a winner at auction.
0:20:07 > 0:20:10Next up, Moira's medals.
0:20:10 > 0:20:11So far, so good,
0:20:11 > 0:20:14going under the hammer right now, World War I medals.
0:20:14 > 0:20:16Nurses' medals, in fact, belonging to Moira.
0:20:16 > 0:20:20- These have been in the family quite some time.- They have, yes.
0:20:20 > 0:20:21In the attic.
0:20:21 > 0:20:25And we're looking for £250-£350, let's put the value to the test,
0:20:25 > 0:20:27they're going under the hammer right now.
0:20:27 > 0:20:31The group of four medals, to Sister JJ Roy,
0:20:31 > 0:20:37and I can start the bidding at £150.
0:20:37 > 0:20:40- For Sister Roy's medals.- OK.- 150.
0:20:40 > 0:20:45Any advance on 150, 160, 170, 180, 190.
0:20:45 > 0:20:48200, 220.
0:20:48 > 0:20:50240, 260.
0:20:50 > 0:20:52280, 300.
0:20:52 > 0:20:56On the books at 300. 320, I'm out.
0:20:57 > 0:21:01It's with you, sir, at £320.
0:21:01 > 0:21:06320. Any advance on 320, all done at 320?
0:21:06 > 0:21:10- 320.- They've gone, Moira.- Gone, yes.
0:21:10 > 0:21:13- Oh, well, to a good home, hopefully. - Yes, exactly.
0:21:13 > 0:21:16And go to a good home they did, Moira -
0:21:16 > 0:21:18to a father and daughter, in fact.
0:21:18 > 0:21:23My name is Lucy Reilly and my dad bought some medals at auction.
0:21:23 > 0:21:27The medals that I bought, it was really for my daughter.
0:21:27 > 0:21:30She's been doing some history at school, on the First World War,
0:21:30 > 0:21:32so I thought it would be nice if she could do a
0:21:32 > 0:21:35- bit of history on those medals, as well.- Well, there you go,
0:21:35 > 0:21:38World War I medals enjoyed by the next generation.
0:21:38 > 0:21:42That's our first visit to the auction complete.
0:21:42 > 0:21:44We'll be back later on in the show.
0:21:45 > 0:21:46On a clear day, from our
0:21:46 > 0:21:49valuation-day location, Hopetoun House,
0:21:49 > 0:21:51in the distance you can see two magnificent engineering
0:21:51 > 0:21:54structures spanning the water.
0:21:54 > 0:21:55They are of course the Forth Bridges,
0:21:55 > 0:21:59taking hundreds of people each day - in fact, thousands of people -
0:21:59 > 0:22:01backwards and forwards across the Firth of Forth.
0:22:01 > 0:22:04Soon, that load will be shared by a third bridge,
0:22:04 > 0:22:06the Queensferry Crossing,
0:22:06 > 0:22:08so I donned a hard hat and work boots
0:22:08 > 0:22:10to check out this engineering marvel.
0:22:19 > 0:22:22It's a claim that's thought to be unique the world over.
0:22:22 > 0:22:26Three bridges built in three centuries, spanning one river.
0:22:28 > 0:22:30Striking engineering and cutting-edge construction.
0:22:34 > 0:22:37The first rail bridge that you can see in the distance over there,
0:22:37 > 0:22:40the red one, that was built in the 19th century.
0:22:40 > 0:22:43The second road bridge, the one with the traffic running over it,
0:22:43 > 0:22:45was built in the 20th century.
0:22:45 > 0:22:47And the bridge you can see behind me here, look,
0:22:47 > 0:22:51under construction now, again of epic proportions.
0:22:51 > 0:22:54Take a look at that. That is colossal!
0:22:54 > 0:22:57That will be completed in 2016.
0:22:57 > 0:23:00"But why three bridges?" you're probably asking,
0:23:00 > 0:23:03and what does each superstructure tell us
0:23:03 > 0:23:05about the century it was built in?
0:23:06 > 0:23:09The new bridge is the biggest engineering project
0:23:09 > 0:23:11Scotland has seen for a generation.
0:23:11 > 0:23:14The £1.45 billion project,
0:23:14 > 0:23:17named by the public as the Queensferry Crossing,
0:23:17 > 0:23:20will carry traffic from Edinburgh to Fife
0:23:20 > 0:23:23on a road equal in size to a motorway.
0:23:23 > 0:23:25Well, this is where it's all happening,
0:23:25 > 0:23:29I'm surrounded by bridge and it's all going on right now.
0:23:29 > 0:23:32There are five piers that form the supporting platform
0:23:32 > 0:23:35for the bridge on the land, and out at sea there,
0:23:35 > 0:23:37there are three huge, great big towers
0:23:37 > 0:23:39and you can just see one there.
0:23:39 > 0:23:43Now, they stand firmly like a rock in these turbulent waters,
0:23:43 > 0:23:47and they go down to a depth of 28 metres, which is around 85 feet.
0:23:47 > 0:23:52And the foundations are filled with 28,000 tonnes of concrete.
0:23:54 > 0:23:58Nearly 1,000 people from all over the world are working on the site.
0:23:58 > 0:24:02The road is being constructed and pushed out onto the viaduct,
0:24:02 > 0:24:04and over the next two years,
0:24:04 > 0:24:09the three towers will rise up 200 metres above sea level.
0:24:09 > 0:24:12The Queensferry Crossing was commissioned
0:24:12 > 0:24:15because the Forth Road Bridge is no longer up to the job.
0:24:15 > 0:24:17Although only just over 50 years old,
0:24:17 > 0:24:19it's showing signs of wear and tear,
0:24:19 > 0:24:23and that's not surprising when it was designed to carry
0:24:23 > 0:24:25a load of five million cars per year
0:24:25 > 0:24:28and now it's ended up carrying 24 million.
0:24:30 > 0:24:33Although it hasn't stood the test of time as well as initially hoped,
0:24:33 > 0:24:38the Forth Road Bridge still represents a massive achievement.
0:24:38 > 0:24:41It was opened in 1964 by Queen Elizabeth.
0:24:41 > 0:24:45It was Europe's largest suspension bridge, spanning 1.5 miles,
0:24:45 > 0:24:49using 30,000 miles of cable.
0:24:49 > 0:24:52That's long enough to go all the way around the world.
0:24:54 > 0:24:57It took 400 men six years to build.
0:24:57 > 0:24:59It was hard and sometimes dangerous work.
0:24:59 > 0:25:03And the conditions in the early '60s were rather different to today.
0:25:06 > 0:25:09Alex Porteous worked on the bridge when he was just 18
0:25:09 > 0:25:11and remembers the time fondly.
0:25:12 > 0:25:14Alex, what section of the bridge did you work on?
0:25:14 > 0:25:17I worked on two sections.
0:25:17 > 0:25:18I worked on the south viaduct here,
0:25:18 > 0:25:22with a company called Reed and Mallik, on the concrete squad.
0:25:22 > 0:25:25And later on I got a job with the ACD Bridge Company.
0:25:25 > 0:25:27Happy days, were they hard days?
0:25:27 > 0:25:29Oh, it was one of the best jobs I ever had.
0:25:29 > 0:25:30I look back now and I think, yeah,
0:25:30 > 0:25:33it definitely was one of the best jobs I ever had.
0:25:33 > 0:25:37- Was it dangerous at times? - Depends how stupid you were!- Really?
0:25:37 > 0:25:41I went up one day and I was curious as to what was over the edge,
0:25:41 > 0:25:46- just to have a look.- To see how high it was?- And I tripped.
0:25:46 > 0:25:50I just fell from a vertical to horizontal, lying down,
0:25:50 > 0:25:53- looking at the safety net below me. - You were lucky.
0:25:53 > 0:25:56- What did you trip on?- Oh, there'd be electric cables up there.
0:25:56 > 0:25:59- Just stuff lying around?- Yeah. - Which you won't get today?- No.
0:26:00 > 0:26:06It was a good job. You were well-paid, good team to work with.
0:26:06 > 0:26:10- What about the weather?- That was a killer. That stopped everything.
0:26:10 > 0:26:13Shirley-Smith, who was the head of the resident engineers,
0:26:13 > 0:26:16he'd built bridges all over the world and he said this was
0:26:16 > 0:26:19the worst stretch of water that he's ever worked on.
0:26:19 > 0:26:23But I mean, this is Scotland. You can get four seasons in one day.
0:26:23 > 0:26:26You must be so proud of what you've helped achieve, really.
0:26:26 > 0:26:29Well, you see it now, it's very unique.
0:26:29 > 0:26:32You worked on one bridge as a young man,
0:26:32 > 0:26:36and then as a 68-year-old man now, they're building another one.
0:26:36 > 0:26:39So to see two bridges in your lifetime is very unique.
0:26:39 > 0:26:41- Look at it now, it is fantastic, isn't it?- It is.
0:26:45 > 0:26:48The first bridge, opened for rail in 1890,
0:26:48 > 0:26:52has one thing in common with the others - the use of steel.
0:26:54 > 0:26:56It may be an everyday material now,
0:26:56 > 0:26:59but at the time it was considered a wonder material
0:26:59 > 0:27:02and was taking construction to new heights.
0:27:03 > 0:27:06Properties of steel enabled engineers to build huge structures
0:27:06 > 0:27:10like this that were strong, but not too heavy.
0:27:10 > 0:27:13The Forth Bridge was one of the first bridges in the world
0:27:13 > 0:27:16to be built using steel, and at the time, this was considered to be
0:27:16 > 0:27:20a cornerstone in the history of modern civil engineering.
0:27:22 > 0:27:25It was the world's longest cantilever bridge,
0:27:25 > 0:27:27at 1.6 miles long.
0:27:27 > 0:27:32And at its peak, 4,600 men were employed on the project.
0:27:32 > 0:27:34Working conditions were treacherous,
0:27:34 > 0:27:39and upwards of 60 men lost their lives, and thousands were injured.
0:27:39 > 0:27:43And some of those men were painters who had the unenviable task
0:27:43 > 0:27:47of painting this bridge that notorious red colour.
0:27:47 > 0:27:49And it's said that it took such a long time to do,
0:27:49 > 0:27:51by the time you started on the north side
0:27:51 > 0:27:54and got all the way over to the south side and finished,
0:27:54 > 0:27:57it was time to paint the north side again.
0:27:57 > 0:27:59And start all over!
0:27:59 > 0:28:03And that gave rise to the expression "Painting the Forth Bridge,"
0:28:03 > 0:28:07used to describe a never-ending, monotonous job.
0:28:07 > 0:28:10I tell you what, I wouldn't fancy doing that. I really wouldn't.
0:28:11 > 0:28:14Truth be told, the painting was never continuous
0:28:14 > 0:28:17and the metaphor can no longer be applied,
0:28:17 > 0:28:21as a new type of long-lasting paint has been used
0:28:21 > 0:28:25so the bridge won't need a fresh coat for another 25 years.
0:28:25 > 0:28:28This really is, truly, an exceptional bridge.
0:28:28 > 0:28:31It's one of my favourites in the world.
0:28:31 > 0:28:34And it's 123 years old, believe it or not.
0:28:34 > 0:28:38And trains still rattle across it every day - hundreds of them.
0:28:41 > 0:28:43It caused some controversy in its day,
0:28:43 > 0:28:47but its place as a Scottish icon is assured.
0:28:47 > 0:28:49In 2016,
0:28:49 > 0:28:53when these two bridges are joined by the Queensferry Crossing,
0:28:53 > 0:28:57this stretch of water will be one of the most distinctive in the world.
0:29:12 > 0:29:14Welcome back to Hopetoun House and, as you can see,
0:29:14 > 0:29:17our valuation day is still in full swing.
0:29:17 > 0:29:20Hundreds of people keep turning up throughout the day.
0:29:20 > 0:29:21So let's now meet up with our experts again
0:29:21 > 0:29:24and see what else we can find to take off to auction.
0:29:25 > 0:29:29Caroline has snuck off to the peace and quiet of the red drawing room.
0:29:30 > 0:29:35Lovely to see you both. And thank you for bringing this gorgeous object.
0:29:35 > 0:29:37Now, are you going to tell me anything about it?
0:29:37 > 0:29:39I don't know a great deal about it,
0:29:39 > 0:29:42but I do know it comes from the branch of the family
0:29:42 > 0:29:45personified to me through three maiden aunts.
0:29:45 > 0:29:48And was their name, by any chance, Strachan?
0:29:48 > 0:29:51I didn't mention the name because if there are any Strachans out there,
0:29:51 > 0:29:54- they might be outraged by what I'm going to say.- Right!
0:29:54 > 0:29:57- Continue saying it.- Now it's out in the open. So it's fine.
0:29:57 > 0:30:00So, it was in their house and it came down to my dad,
0:30:00 > 0:30:03but it brought back to me memories of being in the house with them.
0:30:03 > 0:30:06And they were three Victorian aunts,
0:30:06 > 0:30:09in this dark and gloomy Victorian house.
0:30:09 > 0:30:13And after church every Sunday - and we're going back to the 1950s -
0:30:13 > 0:30:18after church I'd be there in my kilt and we'd go in to visit the aunts.
0:30:18 > 0:30:23And I wasn't allowed to speak unless spoken to.
0:30:23 > 0:30:28And so, the goblet personifies these dark and disturbing memories.
0:30:28 > 0:30:31- I can see why you want rid!- It is a beautiful object.- It is.
0:30:31 > 0:30:35Well, I'll tell you what I know about it. I've had a good look.
0:30:35 > 0:30:42It's solid hallmarked silver. The date of it is 1862.
0:30:42 > 0:30:47It's made in London. And the inscription on the front is 1860.
0:30:47 > 0:30:52Which... That might commemorate a birth or something.
0:30:52 > 0:30:57The extraordinary thing is, this wasn't made until 1862.
0:30:57 > 0:30:59So two years afterwards.
0:30:59 > 0:31:01It's a lovely thing,
0:31:01 > 0:31:04and not only does Lily of the Valley happen to have
0:31:04 > 0:31:06a particular significance for me,
0:31:06 > 0:31:10it's my favourite flower, I adore Lily of the Valley.
0:31:10 > 0:31:13And it's beautifully embossed and etched here.
0:31:13 > 0:31:18- Do you have any idea of value? - About 100, 150?- You're spot on.
0:31:18 > 0:31:21You're spot on, John! I don't need to be here!
0:31:21 > 0:31:23Well, I would absolutely agree with that.
0:31:23 > 0:31:28I think between £100 and £150, but I would put a reserve on of 100.
0:31:28 > 0:31:32- Yes.- Would you like that a fixed reserve or a discretionary reserve?
0:31:32 > 0:31:35- Oh, I think fixed. I'd rather take it home.- Fixed, OK. We'll do that.
0:31:35 > 0:31:38- That's made my day, I adore that. - Oh, good!
0:31:39 > 0:31:42Maybe with a little more digging into the family archive,
0:31:42 > 0:31:46John will be able to find out where the Strachan connection comes from.
0:31:46 > 0:31:50- I love you too!- I love you back!
0:31:50 > 0:31:52- THEY LAUGH - I love you all!
0:31:52 > 0:31:54Without you guys we would not have a show.
0:31:54 > 0:31:56You know what, it's still raining outside.
0:31:56 > 0:31:58- Ah, we're used to it. - It's just Scottish weather!
0:32:00 > 0:32:02Well, it's warm inside the ballroom
0:32:02 > 0:32:05and every single person will be seen by one of our experts.
0:32:06 > 0:32:09And James is one of the best.
0:32:09 > 0:32:14Whatever the subject matter, there are always differences in quality
0:32:14 > 0:32:18of whatever it might be - whether tea caddies,
0:32:18 > 0:32:20or snuff boxes, cars.
0:32:20 > 0:32:24- And this, if it was a car, would be a Rolls-Royce.- Really?
0:32:24 > 0:32:27It's a lovely example. Tell me what you know.
0:32:28 > 0:32:30It was given to my father
0:32:30 > 0:32:35by an old lady who lived with us for several years.
0:32:35 > 0:32:39- And she died while I was still a little girl.- OK.
0:32:39 > 0:32:42- Been in the family since then, and you remember it as a child?- Yes.
0:32:42 > 0:32:46- 1950s, yeah.- Gosh. Well, do you know what a tipstaff is?
0:32:46 > 0:32:49Well, I just thought it was a truncheon.
0:32:49 > 0:32:53- Someone else put me right, told me it was a tipstaff.- Yeah.
0:32:53 > 0:32:56A tipstaff is something that was often to do with the police,
0:32:56 > 0:33:00and I guess originally it would have been something that would have been
0:33:00 > 0:33:03bashed over the head, used as a weapon.
0:33:03 > 0:33:08But in latter years, it became a ceremonial staff of office in a way.
0:33:08 > 0:33:11The shaft of this one is in mahogany,
0:33:11 > 0:33:16and then we've got a solid silver end and terminal at the base.
0:33:16 > 0:33:20Then we've got a Chester hallmark.
0:33:21 > 0:33:23And also the date letter for 1836.
0:33:23 > 0:33:27At the top here, we've got the N for the maker.
0:33:27 > 0:33:28- And then the start of the L.- Yes.
0:33:28 > 0:33:32For Nicholson Lee, who were Liverpool makers,
0:33:32 > 0:33:34who specialised in the making of tipstaffs.
0:33:34 > 0:33:36OK. That matches.
0:33:36 > 0:33:40So, that's your maker. Now, you've done some research, I understand.
0:33:40 > 0:33:44- Yes, I tried to find out who they were.- James Magnell Esq.
0:33:44 > 0:33:49- He's the boroughreeve.- Yeah. And William Haslam? And Robert Knowles?
0:33:49 > 0:33:53- Two constables.- Two constables? - Yes, they're constables.
0:33:53 > 0:33:59- I found out that they were in Salford in Manchester.- Brilliant.
0:33:59 > 0:34:04- It's a lovely thing.- It is, yeah. - Oh, it's a lovely one. 1836.
0:34:04 > 0:34:09In good condition. Names that are traceable. Solid silver.
0:34:09 > 0:34:10It's got everything,
0:34:10 > 0:34:14everything that you want to see from a tipstaff is there.
0:34:14 > 0:34:17I think it's worth about £1,000.
0:34:17 > 0:34:22- That's very good.- I think that's good money for it, at £1,000.
0:34:22 > 0:34:27- But I'm hoping it'll do that and maybe a shade more.- OK!
0:34:27 > 0:34:28What a wonderful thing.
0:34:28 > 0:34:30We're always on the lookout for quality
0:34:30 > 0:34:34and Caroline's next item is no exception.
0:34:34 > 0:34:36Sheena, these are lovely.
0:34:36 > 0:34:42I'm very much a jewellery lady and these shout quality to me.
0:34:42 > 0:34:44And they would be worn by a lady
0:34:44 > 0:34:48that was lucky enough to grace a drawing room such as this.
0:34:48 > 0:34:50Have you worn these, Sheena?
0:34:50 > 0:34:52Yes, I've been lucky enough to wear them.
0:34:52 > 0:34:53I've worn them to a ball,
0:34:53 > 0:34:56and I wore them to a wedding in a chateau in France.
0:34:56 > 0:34:57And how did it come to you?
0:34:57 > 0:35:01A lady, a friend gave it to my grandmother, and she gave it to me
0:35:01 > 0:35:05when I was a student, for the very first ball I went to.
0:35:05 > 0:35:08- Oh, wow.- And then she said, "You can keep it."
0:35:08 > 0:35:12- Oh, how... And did your grandmother wear it?- I don't think she did.
0:35:12 > 0:35:15And you've decided now you don't want to keep them any longer?
0:35:15 > 0:35:20You know, maybe you go to one big ball or one wedding,
0:35:20 > 0:35:23and twice in a lifetime is not enough for a necklace like this.
0:35:23 > 0:35:24No. Right.
0:35:24 > 0:35:29Well, I can see why you say that, but to me, it's a beautiful object.
0:35:29 > 0:35:32It's three strands of cultured pearls.
0:35:32 > 0:35:34Do you know what a cultured pearl is?
0:35:34 > 0:35:38- No.- Right, well, a cultured pearl is a pearl that's made,
0:35:38 > 0:35:41fabricated, so the oyster shell would be opened
0:35:41 > 0:35:45and something would be put in, a chemical would be put in
0:35:45 > 0:35:47to stimulate the growth of the pearl.
0:35:47 > 0:35:54So it was cultured. And the clasp is what also screams quality to me.
0:35:54 > 0:35:59That is a nine-carat gold clasp, set with garnets,
0:35:59 > 0:36:02and seed pearls, surrounded with seed pearls.
0:36:02 > 0:36:05So the clasp is an item of beauty in itself.
0:36:05 > 0:36:12And if we turn it over, we can see, it's marked nine carat here.
0:36:12 > 0:36:16And the clasp itself, you would open it like that and put it on.
0:36:16 > 0:36:22It just, to me it screams glamour, all that is gorgeous.
0:36:22 > 0:36:25It dates from the 1920s, '30s.
0:36:25 > 0:36:29Now, to me, a valuation in today's market,
0:36:29 > 0:36:34- I would put an auction estimate of between £300 and £400.- Really?
0:36:34 > 0:36:37That would be good.
0:36:37 > 0:36:41- And I'm sure somebody would be very happy to pay that.- Really?- Yeah.
0:36:41 > 0:36:44If we put a reserve, a fixed reserve of 200?
0:36:44 > 0:36:47Just to stop them falling into the net.
0:36:47 > 0:36:48And thank you so much for bringing them,
0:36:48 > 0:36:50it's a pleasure to see them, I love them.
0:36:50 > 0:36:53- Thank you very much. - That's a pleasure, Sheena.
0:36:53 > 0:36:55- Have you all enjoyed yourselves? - Yes, thank you.
0:36:55 > 0:36:57Good, that's what it's all about.
0:36:57 > 0:37:00Thank you so much for turning up, because you've all made my day.
0:37:00 > 0:37:03And I think it's fair to say we've found some wonderful treasures
0:37:03 > 0:37:06here today at Hopetoun, worthy of our regal surroundings.
0:37:06 > 0:37:10Right now, we're racing off to the auction room for the very last time,
0:37:10 > 0:37:13and here's a quick recap of what we're taking with us.
0:37:14 > 0:37:16John remembers the goblet from his childhood,
0:37:16 > 0:37:20but has no idea where the name Strachan comes from.
0:37:20 > 0:37:23Nevertheless, it's up for grabs with a reserve of £100.
0:37:24 > 0:37:27And jewellery goes in and out of fashion,
0:37:27 > 0:37:31so will anyone be willing to pay £200 for a pearl necklace?
0:37:32 > 0:37:35And the Rolls-Royce of tipstaffs.
0:37:35 > 0:37:38Will it make the weighty sum of £1,000-£2,000?
0:37:38 > 0:37:42Well, there's only one way to find out. Let's Flog It!
0:37:44 > 0:37:46First up, the goblet.
0:37:46 > 0:37:48Hopefully, it's going to be cheers all round
0:37:48 > 0:37:50when we get over the top end for the silver goblet
0:37:50 > 0:37:51belonging to Claire and John,
0:37:51 > 0:37:53who are with me and our expert, Caroline.
0:37:53 > 0:37:56Now, I know this has been in the family some time.
0:37:56 > 0:37:59The name Strachan, there's a family connection somewhere
0:37:59 > 0:38:01but you couldn't establish that at the valuation day.
0:38:01 > 0:38:06So we dug out a family tree and it turns out that
0:38:06 > 0:38:11Alexander Strachan was married to one of John's great aunts.
0:38:11 > 0:38:14- OK.- There were three great aunts.
0:38:14 > 0:38:17- Now, does that make you want to keep it and not sell it?- Yes, it does.
0:38:17 > 0:38:19That's just what I was going to say!
0:38:19 > 0:38:22This is what we find, it's all about provenance and family connections.
0:38:22 > 0:38:25It's too late because it's going under the hammer right now,
0:38:25 > 0:38:27this is it.
0:38:27 > 0:38:31This charming Victorian silver goblet.
0:38:31 > 0:38:34Can we say... Oh, I have three bids on the books.
0:38:34 > 0:38:38- Oooh!- And I will start the bidding at...
0:38:40 > 0:38:43- £180.- Yes!- Wow. Brilliant.
0:38:43 > 0:38:47180, 190, 200, 210, 220.
0:38:47 > 0:38:52220 on the book. 220 on the book. 230, fresh bidder.
0:38:52 > 0:38:55230. With you, sir, at 230.
0:38:55 > 0:38:59240 on the book. 250, 260.
0:38:59 > 0:39:00It's on the book at £260.
0:39:00 > 0:39:04- 260.- That's a good price, that. - Commission bid. It's very good.
0:39:04 > 0:39:10At 260. Any advance on 260? All done at 260, 260?
0:39:10 > 0:39:14- The hammer's gone down! Sold. - That's fantastic!
0:39:14 > 0:39:16Over the top end. I half thought for a moment
0:39:16 > 0:39:19you might put your own hand up and try and buy it back!
0:39:19 > 0:39:21Honestly, honestly, I nearly did!
0:39:21 > 0:39:24Well, that's a great result, and John and Claire found out
0:39:24 > 0:39:26a little more about their family history.
0:39:29 > 0:39:31Fingers crossed, Sheena. Good luck, Caroline.
0:39:31 > 0:39:34Going under the hammer right now, we have that seed pearl necklace.
0:39:34 > 0:39:37It is absolutely gorgeous. And you're selling this because...?
0:39:37 > 0:39:41- I need a new car.- You need a new car.- No pressure, Paul!- No.
0:39:41 > 0:39:44Well, at least it adds towards the kitty, let's face it,
0:39:44 > 0:39:49- if we can get that top end of £400? - That would be fantastic.- Will we?
0:39:49 > 0:39:51- The reserve's two.- I saw that! - HE EXHALES HEAVILY
0:39:51 > 0:39:56- We'll get two, surely, we'll get £200.- Yes. Got to.
0:39:56 > 0:39:59Well, it's going under the hammer right now, this is it.
0:39:59 > 0:40:02Three-strand pearl necklace.
0:40:02 > 0:40:06Three strands of superb cultured pearls.
0:40:06 > 0:40:08Can we see £400?
0:40:08 > 0:40:10400?
0:40:10 > 0:40:12300?
0:40:12 > 0:40:16Will you start me at £200? Start me at 200.
0:40:16 > 0:40:19Start me at £100. THEY GROAN
0:40:19 > 0:40:23- 100 bid. 100 bid.- We're in.
0:40:23 > 0:40:26Any advance on £100? 110.
0:40:26 > 0:40:28- There's a reserve at two, isn't there?- Yeah.- 130.
0:40:28 > 0:40:32140, 150. 160, 170.
0:40:32 > 0:40:35180, 190. 200.
0:40:36 > 0:40:38£200.
0:40:38 > 0:40:41It's with the lady at 200.
0:40:41 > 0:40:45Any advance on 200? All done at 200, 200?
0:40:46 > 0:40:50- Just! Just!- Are you pleased?- Yes.
0:40:50 > 0:40:53- We did it. We did it. We did it. - Yes!
0:40:53 > 0:40:56Gosh, that was close, wasn't it?
0:40:56 > 0:40:59That's auctions for you, it really is quite tense, isn't it?
0:40:59 > 0:41:02- Very!- Yeah. You deserve a cup of tea now.
0:41:02 > 0:41:05- Oh, no, I'll have a pint, thank you! - A pint!
0:41:05 > 0:41:08Yeah, and you'll get a few drinks for that money, Sheena!
0:41:08 > 0:41:11And finally, the tiptop tipstaff.
0:41:11 > 0:41:13Well, this will ARREST your attention.
0:41:13 > 0:41:14Going under the hammer right now,
0:41:14 > 0:41:17we have a policeman's ceremonial tipstaff and James,
0:41:17 > 0:41:19you're nicked if it doesn't sell.
0:41:19 > 0:41:22We've got a value of £1,000-£2,000. I like it a lot.
0:41:22 > 0:41:24Now, I know since the valuation day,
0:41:24 > 0:41:26you've done a bit more additional homework, haven't you?
0:41:26 > 0:41:28And what have you come up with?
0:41:28 > 0:41:32Well, I wanted to find out who the people were on the engraving,
0:41:32 > 0:41:34so I did a lot of research online.
0:41:34 > 0:41:37And in the end I found a newspaper in 1836 had
0:41:37 > 0:41:42an announcement saying that that had been presented to them.
0:41:42 > 0:41:44So there's a photocopy of that.
0:41:44 > 0:41:47Really nice, so we've got a little bit of provenance to go with it.
0:41:47 > 0:41:49It's going under the hammer right now, good luck.
0:41:49 > 0:41:51- Thank you.- Let's put it to the test, here we go.
0:41:53 > 0:41:56Can we say 2,000?
0:41:56 > 0:41:581,500, 1,000?
0:41:58 > 0:42:01Would you start me at 800?
0:42:01 > 0:42:02800, 850.
0:42:02 > 0:42:06850. Any advance on 850?
0:42:06 > 0:42:09900, 950.
0:42:09 > 0:42:12It's on the books at £950.
0:42:12 > 0:42:15950, 1,000.
0:42:15 > 0:42:17£1,000.
0:42:17 > 0:42:191,000.
0:42:19 > 0:42:23- Any advance on 1,000? - We've got to that magic number.
0:42:23 > 0:42:27- 1,100.- £1,100. - Any advance on the 1,100?
0:42:27 > 0:42:32I'll take 50. 1,150. 1,200.
0:42:32 > 0:42:35£1,200. Any advance on 1,200?
0:42:35 > 0:42:39All done at 1,200? All done at 1,200?
0:42:39 > 0:42:411,200?
0:42:41 > 0:42:45Hammer's gone down, £1,200. Brilliant, I'm happy.
0:42:45 > 0:42:47- You're happy with that, aren't you? - Yes.
0:42:47 > 0:42:50- Fantastic, thank you for bringing that in.- Thank you.- Quality.
0:42:50 > 0:42:51Quality, quality.
0:42:52 > 0:42:55And as we always say, quality sells.
0:42:57 > 0:42:59Well, there you are, it's all over for our owners
0:42:59 > 0:43:02and what a fabulous day we've had here in Glasgow.
0:43:02 > 0:43:05All credit to our experts, they were right on the money today.
0:43:05 > 0:43:06And that's not easy.
0:43:06 > 0:43:08All I can say is, I love Scotland
0:43:08 > 0:43:12and I love the Scottish people, so thank you to everyone here.
0:43:12 > 0:43:14Hope you've enjoyed the show, see you next time.