0:00:21 > 0:00:25Today, we fly the Cornish flag here in Falmouth.
0:00:25 > 0:00:27This is where King Henry VIII
0:00:27 > 0:00:32built Pendennis Castle in 1540 to protect the country from invasion.
0:00:34 > 0:00:37The National Maritime Museum Cornwall was opened
0:00:37 > 0:00:41in 2003, with the aim of inspiring and engaging people
0:00:41 > 0:00:44with stories of boats, the people who built them,
0:00:44 > 0:00:47and the explorers who took them onto the high seas.
0:00:48 > 0:00:51I tell you what, we're not going to let the weather dampen our spirits
0:00:51 > 0:00:55because the Cornish are used to this, aren't you?
0:00:55 > 0:00:57We've got a lot of work to do and I think
0:00:57 > 0:00:59we're going to have a fabulous day,
0:00:59 > 0:01:02and everybody is in good spirits, so come on, let's get in.
0:01:04 > 0:01:08While Philip Serrell is stealing his way through the queue...
0:01:08 > 0:01:10Oh, I say! This is great, look at this!
0:01:10 > 0:01:15..our new expert, Charles Hanson, is brimming over with knowledge...
0:01:15 > 0:01:18All I will say is, "Long live Emperor Qianlong," OK?
0:01:18 > 0:01:20- And who's he and how? - I might tell you later.
0:01:22 > 0:01:25More than 150 years of Cornish maritime history
0:01:25 > 0:01:30is represented here in this museum, including this Olympic vessel.
0:01:30 > 0:01:33She's called Rita, and Ben Ainslie, the man considered
0:01:33 > 0:01:35to be one of our greatest Olympic sailors,
0:01:35 > 0:01:38won three gold medals in her.
0:01:38 > 0:01:41Now, that is a piece of history.
0:01:41 > 0:01:44I wonder if our experts are having that kind of success.
0:01:47 > 0:01:51Charles has set sail with the tale of an ancient mariner.
0:01:51 > 0:01:56- Who is this man pictured here? - This is Jesse Spencer.
0:01:56 > 0:02:00He was a fairly distant cousin of my grandfather.
0:02:00 > 0:02:04He was born about 1870
0:02:04 > 0:02:07and he joined the Navy when he was about 21.
0:02:07 > 0:02:12Absolutely, because this whole archive here would date that period.
0:02:12 > 0:02:161890, 1895?
0:02:16 > 0:02:21That's the period, so clearly that man Jesse was a young man
0:02:21 > 0:02:24- in Navy life at the end of the 19th century.- Yeah.
0:02:24 > 0:02:29Wonderful. Because what we've got here is, first of all,
0:02:29 > 0:02:34the main component in his armoury in the Navy, the naval dress sword.
0:02:34 > 0:02:40And the condition of it is superb. You've clearly looked after it well.
0:02:40 > 0:02:45The sword hasn't been overly cleaned, the burnished gilded work,
0:02:45 > 0:02:50with the anchor clearly here to identify its type,
0:02:50 > 0:02:54is in very, very nice condition. Wonderful.
0:02:54 > 0:03:00And then, obviously, alongside that, we've also got this belt.
0:03:00 > 0:03:04- Yes.- A late Victorian belt, again with the Navy insignia
0:03:04 > 0:03:08of the anchor. The clasp is complete, the belt hasn't
0:03:08 > 0:03:10in any way been replaced.
0:03:10 > 0:03:13It's well-worn but it's all there, as well.
0:03:13 > 0:03:15And what's this, here?
0:03:15 > 0:03:21That's actually a case. I think it's old waxed cotton material.
0:03:21 > 0:03:22I'm not quite sure.
0:03:22 > 0:03:28The sword used to live in it but it's in such a bad state of repair
0:03:28 > 0:03:30that you can't actually get it back inside.
0:03:30 > 0:03:33To me, it's very personal but you're feeling
0:03:33 > 0:03:36- it's time to let go, are you? - I think so.
0:03:36 > 0:03:39I've tried to put it in different places in the house
0:03:39 > 0:03:44- but there never seems to be quite the right place to display it so... - No.
0:03:44 > 0:03:48..I think perhaps I'm going to let it go to somebody
0:03:48 > 0:03:51- who could possibly cherish it a bit better.- Yeah.
0:03:51 > 0:03:55I think what's really important, Sarah, is if it does go to auction,
0:03:55 > 0:03:57it's really important that this has a face,
0:03:57 > 0:04:03it has that personal insight into this man and the pictures
0:04:03 > 0:04:08go with the hardware so the new owner can very much see the man
0:04:08 > 0:04:11and see where these objects originally came from.
0:04:11 > 0:04:14- Yes.- It's a unique archive.
0:04:14 > 0:04:18It's something which you can break up and give different values on.
0:04:18 > 0:04:21- Yeah.- The sword, typically, is a type
0:04:21 > 0:04:27which can make £120, £150, £180.
0:04:27 > 0:04:28It just depends on the day.
0:04:28 > 0:04:33I think, with the added value in the belt and other components,
0:04:33 > 0:04:38- my thought would be between 150 and 250.- Yes.
0:04:38 > 0:04:44- And I hope it will be going, going...- Gone.- I hope so.
0:04:44 > 0:04:46- Thanks very much.- Thank you.
0:04:46 > 0:04:50Hopefully, collectors of naval history will snap those up.
0:04:50 > 0:04:54Now, on "Flog It!" we're not the only ones who've had our fair share
0:04:54 > 0:04:58of strange and curious artefacts. The museum has, too,
0:04:58 > 0:05:01and I've popped upstairs to show you one such collection.
0:05:04 > 0:05:07Now, this is a replica of a shop that was in Market Street
0:05:07 > 0:05:09in Falmouth in the 19th century
0:05:09 > 0:05:12and it was owned by a local chap called John Burton,
0:05:12 > 0:05:16who became world-famous for his shop of quirky curiosities,
0:05:16 > 0:05:18and, as you can see, it is called The Old Curiosity Shop.
0:05:18 > 0:05:22People from all over the world would gravitate to see this
0:05:22 > 0:05:25because you could buy anything and he was lucky enough to buy all
0:05:25 > 0:05:28of this from returning sailors from their long voyages
0:05:28 > 0:05:30from all over the globe.
0:05:30 > 0:05:35John prided himself on being able to supply anybody with anything quirky.
0:05:35 > 0:05:38And it's said that he provided a museum in Edinburgh
0:05:38 > 0:05:42with a replacement whale vertebra. Can you believe that?
0:05:42 > 0:05:45Well, I've pulled a few things from out of the cabinet to show you,
0:05:45 > 0:05:46so take a look at this.
0:05:47 > 0:05:51Let's start with this sawfish bill.
0:05:51 > 0:05:54It's technically known as the sawfish rostrum.
0:05:54 > 0:05:57Now, in the sea, alive, this would be covered
0:05:57 > 0:06:02with electro-sensitive pores, which allow the fish to detect food
0:06:02 > 0:06:05and any movement in case it was going to be attacked.
0:06:05 > 0:06:09Also on the table, we've got some wonderful examples
0:06:09 > 0:06:13of some devil's masks, which are really great fun.
0:06:13 > 0:06:17Now, all of these curios, all of these things, plus John's
0:06:17 > 0:06:22larger-than-life personality, made his shop a must-see attraction.
0:06:25 > 0:06:28The Victorians loved their curios
0:06:28 > 0:06:32but today we prefer to focus on the less outlandish.
0:06:32 > 0:06:34I've come to the conclusion, Judy,
0:06:34 > 0:06:36that I must still be a big kid at heart. Oh, I love these.
0:06:36 > 0:06:38Cos you love the racing cars? Yes?
0:06:38 > 0:06:40Well, yeah. If you were going to give them away...
0:06:40 > 0:06:45I love these cos you've got a Talbot, HWM Jag,
0:06:45 > 0:06:48Cooper Bristol, Maserati, Alfa Romeo,
0:06:48 > 0:06:51- Ferrari, before they were red. - I wish I had them as real.
0:06:51 > 0:06:56Right, we've got a box here, a York airliner, a Chivers Jelly,
0:06:56 > 0:06:59a phone box, and this is what makes me feel really old,
0:06:59 > 0:07:02- I had that one.- Oh, how lovely. - Yeah, as a kid.
0:07:02 > 0:07:04- Have you still got it?- No. - Ah, there you are.
0:07:04 > 0:07:06- I've still got lots of my toys. - Have you?- Yeah, I have.
0:07:06 > 0:07:08You should have hung onto it, shouldn't you?
0:07:08 > 0:07:11They're lovely. I mean, these are my real favourite,
0:07:11 > 0:07:15- and I always think it's sad that... If you take this one, here...- Yes.
0:07:15 > 0:07:18- You've still got the original box. - Yes.
0:07:18 > 0:07:21- It doesn't look like it's ever been played with.- No, I don't think so.
0:07:21 > 0:07:24You just imagine someone really excited on Christmas morning,
0:07:24 > 0:07:27- and you open it and go... - HE SIGHS
0:07:27 > 0:07:28"Is that what they've given me?"
0:07:28 > 0:07:30I've got that. So, where have all these come from?
0:07:30 > 0:07:34- Are they your husband's?- I presume that was my husband's. I presume.
0:07:34 > 0:07:39- Those were my husband's. All these were, yes.- And he kept them all?
0:07:39 > 0:07:43- We need to talk value, don't we? - I suppose so, yes.
0:07:43 > 0:07:46And we must also just say, you've got a few more as well, haven't you?
0:07:46 > 0:07:49- Yes, yes.- So we've got these, here, which are the best ones
0:07:49 > 0:07:51and you've got a few more in a box
0:07:51 > 0:07:54- but we're going to include them all as one lot at the auction.- Yes.
0:07:54 > 0:07:58And I think we should put a £60-£90 estimate,
0:07:58 > 0:08:03with a fixed reserve of 50, and I think if you have a good result,
0:08:03 > 0:08:05you might get 100, 150 quid for them.
0:08:05 > 0:08:08Well, that's better than sitting in a box in my roof, isn't it?
0:08:08 > 0:08:13Yeah. I wish I was allowed to buy them. I love these.
0:08:13 > 0:08:15Me too. Especially that blue Ferrari.
0:08:18 > 0:08:20Our auction destination today is Lostwithiel,
0:08:20 > 0:08:23a small town that lies at the head of the Fowey Estuary,
0:08:23 > 0:08:27here in Cornwall. And the place? Jefferys Auctions.
0:08:30 > 0:08:32Remember, if you want to sell something at auction,
0:08:32 > 0:08:34there is a seller's commission to pay.
0:08:34 > 0:08:39Here, it's 15% plus VAT but it varies from saleroom to saleroom
0:08:39 > 0:08:43so don't get caught out because these things do add up.
0:08:44 > 0:08:48In charge of the proceedings is auctioneer Ian Morris.
0:08:49 > 0:08:52- Now, there's a family connection, isn't there?- There is, yes.
0:08:52 > 0:08:56- Which is?- The sword belonged to my grandfather's cousin and he was
0:08:56 > 0:09:00in the Navy for some years until he became a member of the coastguard.
0:09:00 > 0:09:02It's a nice-looking sword.
0:09:02 > 0:09:06Yeah, it's a really good lot and hopefully between 150 and 250,
0:09:06 > 0:09:09- we're about there.- Happy?- Yep. - Right, let's put it to the test.
0:09:09 > 0:09:11Here we go, it's going under the hammer.
0:09:12 > 0:09:15This is a Royal Navy officer's sword, there.
0:09:15 > 0:09:16The scabbard, three photographs
0:09:16 > 0:09:19and you have the whistle and a pouch as well.
0:09:19 > 0:09:22Can I see £200 away? 150 away?
0:09:22 > 0:09:24£100 I'm bid. £100, £100...
0:09:24 > 0:09:28110, 120, 130, 140, 150.
0:09:28 > 0:09:31- At 150, the bid's in the middle, there.- Good.- We've done it.
0:09:31 > 0:09:33160, 170. At 170. 180 down.
0:09:33 > 0:09:36180, 190, 200?
0:09:36 > 0:09:39190 there on the dresser. 200 and up?
0:09:39 > 0:09:42At 190, going at £190.
0:09:42 > 0:09:43GAVEL BANGS
0:09:43 > 0:09:47- Yes! £190.- Yeah.- Good result. Happy with that?- Yeah.
0:09:47 > 0:09:49Yeah, well done.
0:09:49 > 0:09:54'Now for some fun and games. It's time to sell those Dinky Toys.'
0:09:54 > 0:09:56- Judy?- Yes?- Boys and their toys.
0:09:56 > 0:09:59- I'm just about to say BOYS and their toys cos...- I'm not a boy.
0:09:59 > 0:10:01I know! This is what I'm saying. Judy, what are you doing?
0:10:01 > 0:10:04- It's boys and their toys! - Yes, they were my husband's.
0:10:04 > 0:10:06- They were your husband's, weren't they?- Yes.
0:10:06 > 0:10:08I tell you what, I know he was a bit of a collector
0:10:08 > 0:10:11but I think these racing cars are worth a lot of money.
0:10:11 > 0:10:16I know it's being punchy but I would have thought 200 quid. I don't know.
0:10:16 > 0:10:19- Yeah, 200-300.- It would be nice, wouldn't it?- It would be lovely.
0:10:19 > 0:10:22- Keep everything crossed!- Right, OK. Here we go. Ready for this?
0:10:22 > 0:10:24- Yes.- Let's do it.
0:10:24 > 0:10:27A collection of die-cast model cars and planes,
0:10:27 > 0:10:32including six racing cars, no less. Can I start at £50? At £50 I've got.
0:10:32 > 0:10:35The bid's on the book. 55, £60,
0:10:35 > 0:10:3965, £70, 75, £80, 85.
0:10:39 > 0:10:44£90, 95, £100, 105, 110, 120.
0:10:44 > 0:10:45Your bid, I'm out.
0:10:45 > 0:10:49130, 140, 150...
0:10:49 > 0:10:50150, in the middle of the room.
0:10:50 > 0:10:54160 down the alleyway. 170, 180,
0:10:54 > 0:10:58- 190, 200, 210... - Now, I was hoping for...- ..220.
0:10:58 > 0:11:01..230, 240, 250,
0:11:01 > 0:11:03260, 270...
0:11:03 > 0:11:06270, I'm bid. At 270. 280, anyone?
0:11:06 > 0:11:09- At £270... - GAVEL BANGS
0:11:09 > 0:11:11Whoa! It's good. It's a good result.
0:11:11 > 0:11:15- I love... That's the "Flog It!" face, isn't it?- Yeah.- "Flog It!"
0:11:15 > 0:11:19- That was good, wasn't it? - How much was it?- 270.
0:11:19 > 0:11:22- 270!- The collectors do find these things
0:11:22 > 0:11:24and they keep it to themselves.
0:11:24 > 0:11:26- I can't believe it, I really can't. - Yeah.
0:11:26 > 0:11:28'What a great result for Judy.'
0:11:34 > 0:11:37Welcome back to the National Maritime Museum Cornwall,
0:11:37 > 0:11:39which is based here in Falmouth.
0:11:42 > 0:11:45- Can I have a cup of tea, please? - You may indeed.
0:11:45 > 0:11:48- Maddie, I think this is lovely. - Thank you.
0:11:48 > 0:11:51- How long have you had it?- About three or four years.- Is that all?
0:11:51 > 0:11:55- Yeah.- What possessed you to buy it or did you inherit it or...?
0:11:55 > 0:11:59- Well, I went to an auction to have a look...- As you do.- As you do.
0:11:59 > 0:12:02I went to a viewing
0:12:02 > 0:12:05- and I happen to run a teashop in St Ives in Cornwall.- You do?
0:12:05 > 0:12:08I do indeed, yeah. And I thought, "Wow."
0:12:08 > 0:12:11Because it's a really quaint place, actually. It's a corner shop.
0:12:11 > 0:12:14It looks like an old curiosity shop and I thought, "Well, just the job.
0:12:14 > 0:12:18"Put it on the outside," albeit I don't sell Lyons Tea but, you know,
0:12:18 > 0:12:23it's got that vintage look about it. But have you felt the weight of it?
0:12:23 > 0:12:25- It's heavy, isn't it? - And I thought to myself,
0:12:25 > 0:12:28"Hang on a minute, it might pull the building down."
0:12:28 > 0:12:31So it's been in my conservatory unfortunately ever since.
0:12:31 > 0:12:34- Well, Lyons were an Irish company, weren't they...?- I don't know.
0:12:34 > 0:12:36..that set up making tea and of course
0:12:36 > 0:12:39they opened their famous tearooms, didn't they?
0:12:39 > 0:12:44- The Corner House?- Yeah. - Which I used to go to with my mother when I was...
0:12:44 > 0:12:46- that big.- Well, there you are!
0:12:46 > 0:12:49- I would think this sign probably dates from the '20s.- Yes.
0:12:49 > 0:12:52What I think is lovely about this... This is an enamelled sign.
0:12:52 > 0:12:54It is, isn't it?
0:12:54 > 0:12:57Enamel signs are very difficult to preserve
0:12:57 > 0:13:00because, through the years, you get farmers...
0:13:00 > 0:13:03They get used for target practise for airguns,
0:13:03 > 0:13:05- They get used for 101 different things...- Yes.
0:13:05 > 0:13:09- ..and actually this has survived. - Well, what I also know is...
0:13:09 > 0:13:11Is this emblematic of being by royal appointment?
0:13:11 > 0:13:16- It must be, mustn't it? - And I think what's interesting here, the animals.
0:13:16 > 0:13:17- Are they lions?- Lions, yeah.
0:13:17 > 0:13:20They've lost their gilding, which would have been really beautiful.
0:13:20 > 0:13:23A little bit. There's still some there. But I wouldn't restore it.
0:13:23 > 0:13:25I'd leave it just the way it is,
0:13:25 > 0:13:29and I think at auction, if this came into my saleroom,
0:13:29 > 0:13:31I'd estimate it at £60-£90.
0:13:31 > 0:13:34- Oh, right.- I'd put a fixed reserve on it at £50.- Right, that's fine.
0:13:34 > 0:13:39And if you have a really good day, it could make 150-200.
0:13:39 > 0:13:44- That would be fabulous.- So what did you pay for it?- About the 50 mark.
0:13:44 > 0:13:46- Phew.- But of course with commission on top
0:13:46 > 0:13:48it was probably getting on for 60.
0:13:48 > 0:13:50- 60, yeah.- But, having said that,
0:13:50 > 0:13:52I would be satisfied with that, absolutely.
0:13:52 > 0:13:55So you're happy to get it in and thank you very much, thank you.
0:13:55 > 0:13:59It's been great. Thank you, Philip, nice to meet you. Cheers.
0:13:59 > 0:14:03'It certainly would look great outside or even inside a teashop.'
0:14:05 > 0:14:07Well, there's something I must show you.
0:14:07 > 0:14:10I've borrowed it from a private collection here in Falmouth
0:14:10 > 0:14:13and I've got to wear white gloves because you cannot touch this,
0:14:13 > 0:14:16but it's a wonderful example of Cornish craftsmanship.
0:14:16 > 0:14:17Here we go.
0:14:17 > 0:14:21It's a bit of Newlyn copper. Newlyn is just down the coastline
0:14:21 > 0:14:25from Falmouth, and the whole thing was started by an artist
0:14:25 > 0:14:28called John Drew MacKenzie, who came down to Cornwall in the late 1800s
0:14:28 > 0:14:32with many other artists to paint and he was a very good painter.
0:14:32 > 0:14:34Now, he struck up a friendship with a lot of fishermen
0:14:34 > 0:14:38in Penzance and Newlyn, and he realised that in stormy weather
0:14:38 > 0:14:41they couldn't take their boats out to catch food.
0:14:41 > 0:14:44They could not fish, they couldn't put money on the table,
0:14:44 > 0:14:46their families couldn't eat,
0:14:46 > 0:14:48they got into drunken brawls and they misbehaved.
0:14:48 > 0:14:51He wanted to do something about that.
0:14:51 > 0:14:54He thought he could teach them to paint. Well, he couldn't.
0:14:54 > 0:14:57He taught them a bit of woodwork, they didn't really take to that,
0:14:57 > 0:15:00and then he found out that they were repairing their fishing vessels
0:15:00 > 0:15:01with sheets of copper.
0:15:01 > 0:15:05And then the idea took - applied metals, yes!
0:15:05 > 0:15:08Let's hand-hammer some copper work, repousse,
0:15:08 > 0:15:10make something and sell it.
0:15:10 > 0:15:13They could then have a living in the bad weather
0:15:13 > 0:15:16and this is a great example of a broad-rimmed charger.
0:15:16 > 0:15:19As you can see, it's stylised. It's decorated with fish,
0:15:19 > 0:15:23seaweed and bubbles. Typical of the Newlyn class.
0:15:24 > 0:15:30John Drew MacKenzie died in 1914 and then a guy called John Pearson
0:15:30 > 0:15:32took over and he taught many, many people.
0:15:32 > 0:15:37But Philip Hodder was one of the key players right from the word go.
0:15:37 > 0:15:40He was a great artisan and this is one of his pieces.
0:15:40 > 0:15:44If you can see, it says here, inscribed on the back,
0:15:44 > 0:15:49"Designed by John Drew MacKenzie, work by Philip Hodder,
0:15:49 > 0:15:54"Newlyn Industrial Class, Newlyn, Cornwall, 1899"
0:15:54 > 0:15:58scratched into the back with a price tag of 15 shillings.
0:15:58 > 0:16:03Look at that. Isn't that absolutely stunning?
0:16:03 > 0:16:05But it's not for sale.
0:16:05 > 0:16:09If it was for sale, something like this with that kind of provenance,
0:16:09 > 0:16:11you could expect to find
0:16:11 > 0:16:14in an auction room for around £2,000-£3,000.
0:16:16 > 0:16:19For our final item, Charles has found something
0:16:19 > 0:16:22that has been brewing since the 18th century.
0:16:22 > 0:16:26Dinah, I saw this outside hanging out your bag.
0:16:26 > 0:16:29- It's a wonderful pot, isn't it? - It is.- Tell me about it.
0:16:29 > 0:16:33Well, it came through a friend that knew I collected teapots,
0:16:33 > 0:16:36and I'm going back about 38 years,
0:16:36 > 0:16:41and he was in contact with a couple who had bought an estate in Scotland.
0:16:41 > 0:16:45And he was visiting them and this was in a kitchen cabinet
0:16:45 > 0:16:50and he told them I collected teapots and they said, "Fine. That's fine."
0:16:50 > 0:16:53- So he got it for me, really. - Wonderful.- I know.
0:16:53 > 0:16:56So, tell me, have you any ideas on the country of origin?
0:16:56 > 0:17:00- No. I was told it was Japanese. - Really?
0:17:00 > 0:17:02I've assumed it was Japanese.
0:17:02 > 0:17:06- That's interesting because actually it's Chinese.- Right.
0:17:06 > 0:17:09And it's what we call a high-fired porcelain,
0:17:09 > 0:17:12which was made during the reign or period
0:17:12 > 0:17:15of a man called Emperor Qianlong.
0:17:15 > 0:17:20So, if you think Boston Tea Party, in terms of historical context,
0:17:20 > 0:17:23think William Pitt the Younger,
0:17:23 > 0:17:27and this pot would date to around 1775.
0:17:27 > 0:17:31- Goodness me!- What we look for is the condition. Is it in good condition?
0:17:31 > 0:17:34I think so, yes. I've not seen anything wrong with it.
0:17:34 > 0:17:36- There's one minor problem.- Right.
0:17:36 > 0:17:39Just on the rim here of the spout, can you see, Dinah, just there?
0:17:39 > 0:17:42- There's a very small chip. - Yes, very small.- Just on the edge,
0:17:42 > 0:17:47and when it comes to this market for Chinese export market porcelains,
0:17:47 > 0:17:54condition is so important and the minute chip will just knock value.
0:17:54 > 0:17:59- I love it. What's it worth? - I don't know. I haven't got a clue.
0:17:59 > 0:18:03Yeah. I feel we would probably estimate it to fetch
0:18:03 > 0:18:09- between £80 and £120.- Is that all? - Well...- Shame.
0:18:09 > 0:18:12It might move a bit but I'd rather ignite it
0:18:12 > 0:18:17and give it a send-off rather than be too pushy for what was,
0:18:17 > 0:18:20back then, a very important handsome teapot.
0:18:20 > 0:18:25- OK.- So, I would probably, at a push, put a reserve at £80.- OK.
0:18:25 > 0:18:28Put it in between 80 and 120.
0:18:28 > 0:18:33- Hopefully it will brew, warm up and reach boiling point.- OK.
0:18:36 > 0:18:38Well, what a day it's been.
0:18:38 > 0:18:41Rain and sunshine, typical Cornish weather,
0:18:41 > 0:18:43but I tell you what, we have found some real gems,
0:18:43 > 0:18:46and a big thank you to our host location today,
0:18:46 > 0:18:48The National Maritime Museum Cornwall.
0:18:48 > 0:18:50We're off to auction for the last time
0:18:50 > 0:18:53and here's a quick recap of the items we're taking with us.
0:18:55 > 0:18:58We're hoping this iron-mounted tea sign will bring in the buyers...
0:19:01 > 0:19:04..while this Chinese teapot is certain to cause a stir.
0:19:09 > 0:19:11We're back at the auction rooms in Lostwithiel
0:19:11 > 0:19:14and all eyes are on our auctioneer, Ian Morris.
0:19:17 > 0:19:21I love this next lot. It's from a bygone era - the tea sign.
0:19:21 > 0:19:24Maddie's Lyons teashop sign. It's fantastic.
0:19:24 > 0:19:27- Philip, you fell in love with this. - Oh, I'd love to own it.
0:19:27 > 0:19:29- It's a great thing. - Yeah, it's nostalgic, isn't it?
0:19:29 > 0:19:30It's just a cool thing.
0:19:30 > 0:19:34And with a cup of tea, it's always nice to have a piece of cake.
0:19:34 > 0:19:37- It certainly is, Paul.- Now, what have you brought along today for us?
0:19:37 > 0:19:40- Well, I've brought you a cake. - Look at this!
0:19:40 > 0:19:43I mean, it's not just any old cake - it is a "Flog It!" sponge cake!
0:19:43 > 0:19:47- Look at that! With a hammer on it. A gavel.- There you go.
0:19:47 > 0:19:50I'm just hoping if I get it wrong, I don't get it in the face.
0:19:50 > 0:19:53- Yes, exactly. Isn't that brilliant?- Thank you.
0:19:53 > 0:19:56Thank you so much. That's really, really nice.
0:19:56 > 0:19:58And let's see if we can get top dollar for this tea sign.
0:19:58 > 0:20:01- Well, let's hope so. - I hope it does really well.
0:20:01 > 0:20:03I do as well, cos I know I'd like to own it and so would you
0:20:03 > 0:20:06but we're not allowed to so let's hope it really does really well.
0:20:06 > 0:20:08This is it.
0:20:08 > 0:20:11The wartime mounted shop sign, "Lyon's Tea Sold Here."
0:20:11 > 0:20:16- I've got two, four, five bids on the sheets, there.- Really?
0:20:16 > 0:20:18My top - and they're all very close together - is £85.
0:20:18 > 0:20:22At £85. 90 now. At £85, 90 and up.
0:20:22 > 0:20:25I have £90 right at the back. I have £90. All my bids are out.
0:20:25 > 0:20:30- Gosh, they were so close, all those bids.- At £90, I'm selling. £95.
0:20:30 > 0:20:32£100? £100. 110?
0:20:32 > 0:20:34110. 120?
0:20:34 > 0:20:36At 110 a bid, 120 and up...
0:20:36 > 0:20:37At £110.
0:20:37 > 0:20:40- GAVEL BANGS - 110, the hammer's gone down.
0:20:40 > 0:20:42- Sold.- Sold. That was quick, wasn't it?- It was a cake sign.
0:20:42 > 0:20:45There was a lot of people that wanted that for 80-odd pounds
0:20:45 > 0:20:48- but we got 110.- That's great.
0:20:49 > 0:20:52'And it was so lovely of Maddie to bring us a cake
0:20:52 > 0:20:54'but what goes with cake? Here's a clue.'
0:20:56 > 0:20:59Right, now it's time for tea. No, don't rush to the kitchen
0:20:59 > 0:21:02and put the kettle on because we're selling Dinah's Chinese teapot
0:21:02 > 0:21:04made for the European market. I like this.
0:21:04 > 0:21:08I particularly like the colour, it's my favourite chocolate-brown colour.
0:21:08 > 0:21:11My wife would hate it but I would buy this. I like it a lot.
0:21:11 > 0:21:14- I do, Paul. It's just full of Eastern promise.- Yeah.
0:21:14 > 0:21:16- It's the size as well which makes it unusual.- Yes.
0:21:16 > 0:21:17So good luck with that.
0:21:17 > 0:21:2180-120. It's got to go. It's definitely my cuppa.
0:21:21 > 0:21:23Let's find out what the bidders think.
0:21:23 > 0:21:26A cafe au lait glazed porcelain teapot.
0:21:26 > 0:21:29I've got five bids on the books, five bids on the books,
0:21:29 > 0:21:31and I'm going to start at £240.
0:21:31 > 0:21:34- Wow.- (240!)- At 240.
0:21:34 > 0:21:38250 down. At 250, 260, 270, 280?
0:21:38 > 0:21:40280, 290, 300?
0:21:40 > 0:21:44300. 300 over there. I'm out on the book. 320?
0:21:44 > 0:21:45320. 340?
0:21:45 > 0:21:47340. 360?
0:21:47 > 0:21:49360. 380?
0:21:49 > 0:21:50380. 400?
0:21:50 > 0:21:55- 400...- It could be more.- 420? At £400 on one of the phones.
0:21:55 > 0:21:58420 at the back, new bidder. 420, 440?
0:21:58 > 0:22:00440 on the phone. 460?
0:22:00 > 0:22:04- 480, 500? 500. And 20?- 500?
0:22:04 > 0:22:07520. 550? Thank you. 550. 580?
0:22:07 > 0:22:10- I like this.- 580. 600? - I can't believe it.
0:22:10 > 0:22:12At 600, in the room.
0:22:12 > 0:22:16- I know. It's for the European market. I don't understand that.- No.
0:22:16 > 0:22:18650. 680?
0:22:19 > 0:22:23680. 700? 720? 720.
0:22:23 > 0:22:25750? 750. 780?
0:22:25 > 0:22:29It's in the room, they're fighting it out in the room.
0:22:29 > 0:22:33- 780. 800? 820?- 820?
0:22:33 > 0:22:36- 820. 850? 850. 880? - It's totally amazing.
0:22:36 > 0:22:39- 880, 900?- You can see why it's so hard to put a value
0:22:39 > 0:22:43on an antique now. If two people really want something...
0:22:43 > 0:22:45900 in the room, then.
0:22:45 > 0:22:49- And all done, at £900, going... - £900!
0:22:49 > 0:22:51- GAVEL BANGS - Hammer's gone down.- Wow!
0:22:51 > 0:22:53- That's what we call a great sale. - Congratulations.
0:22:53 > 0:22:55- Wonderful!- Fantastic.
0:22:55 > 0:22:58Charles, that was a come-and-buy-me estimate.
0:22:58 > 0:23:00It was, Paul, and sometimes it's not the best way...
0:23:00 > 0:23:02- BOTH:- ..but it's a good way.
0:23:02 > 0:23:04Well, what a way to end a show, as well.
0:23:04 > 0:23:07That's the best way to end a show, with a big surprise like that.
0:23:07 > 0:23:09I told you there'd be one. Thank you for watching.
0:23:09 > 0:23:12We've totally enjoyed being here in Cornwall and I can't wait
0:23:12 > 0:23:14to come back, but for now, from Lostwithiel,
0:23:14 > 0:23:15it's goodbye from all of us.