0:00:02 > 0:00:04The Halifax bomber was a powerful force in the night raids over
0:00:04 > 0:00:07Germany during the Second World War.
0:00:07 > 0:00:09This one was struck on a mission
0:00:09 > 0:00:12and caught fire with six crew members on board.
0:00:12 > 0:00:14Incredibly, they all survived.
0:00:14 > 0:00:17This is just one of the amazing stories
0:00:17 > 0:00:19here at the RAF Museum in London.
0:00:21 > 0:00:22Welcome to "Flog It!".
0:00:44 > 0:00:48This RAF Museum is in Hendon in north-west London,
0:00:48 > 0:00:52and it boasts an amazing aero history.
0:00:52 > 0:00:56When the RAF took over the site, it showcased its talented pilots
0:00:56 > 0:01:00and clever flying machines by putting on spectacular shows.
0:01:00 > 0:01:03Now those planes are displayed here in the hangars
0:01:03 > 0:01:06which are flinging open the doors to "Flog It!".
0:01:06 > 0:01:08So, can we hit the ground running?
0:01:09 > 0:01:12We'll be uncovering some incredible stories about these
0:01:12 > 0:01:14extraordinary survivors later on in the programme.
0:01:14 > 0:01:17But right now it's chocks away, let's head for the runway.
0:01:17 > 0:01:20Hundreds of people have turned up laden with bags and boxes
0:01:20 > 0:01:23full of antiques and collectables here to see our experts,
0:01:23 > 0:01:25to find out what's it worth.
0:01:25 > 0:01:27If they are happy with the evaluation,
0:01:27 > 0:01:28what are you going to do?
0:01:28 > 0:01:30- ALL:- Flog it!
0:01:30 > 0:01:33The crowd is keen and they need someone with authority to keep
0:01:33 > 0:01:37an eye on them, and who better than Anita Manning?
0:01:40 > 0:01:41Oh!
0:01:44 > 0:01:47And already digging deep, it's Michael Baggott.
0:01:47 > 0:01:51- You're going to be stickered now. - Oh! That's excitement.
0:01:51 > 0:01:53It's a painless process.
0:01:54 > 0:01:56And Anita's flouting the uniform rules.
0:01:56 > 0:01:58Do you think it suits me?
0:01:58 > 0:02:01Oh, it's lovely but if it's gold it's better.
0:02:01 > 0:02:02Yeah!
0:02:04 > 0:02:07Our eager crowd is hoping their onward journey takes them
0:02:07 > 0:02:10through the hangar to our valuation tables.
0:02:10 > 0:02:13Here's a quick look of what's coming up later in the programme.
0:02:15 > 0:02:18Our experts are seduced by a variety of beads.
0:02:18 > 0:02:21Michael's are all brightly coloured.
0:02:21 > 0:02:26You look at these and the colours are...alarmingly vibrant.
0:02:27 > 0:02:29But Anita's causes a real reaction.
0:02:32 > 0:02:34I am amazed. I'm mesmerised.
0:02:35 > 0:02:39And I'm taken in by the luxury of a rare Palladian architectural gem.
0:02:41 > 0:02:44Do you know, I could definitely live in this house.
0:02:46 > 0:02:50Having a good time, everyone? Yes! That's what it's all about.
0:02:50 > 0:02:52Thank you for coming in and good luck.
0:02:52 > 0:02:56Because anyone of you could go through to the auction rooms and go home with a small fortune.
0:02:56 > 0:02:59We need to find these people and we need to find their items.
0:02:59 > 0:03:03Anita has just made a start. Here is her first item.
0:03:03 > 0:03:08Karen, I'm so excited to be in this wonderful museum today.
0:03:08 > 0:03:12I believe you work here and you want to welcome me.
0:03:12 > 0:03:15I do. Welcome to the Royal Air Force Museum.
0:03:15 > 0:03:17Would do you do in the museum?
0:03:17 > 0:03:21I'm a museum warden. I make sure people are enjoying their days.
0:03:21 > 0:03:24- Do you love these aeroplanes?- I do.
0:03:24 > 0:03:27I've been coming here since I was a child, so 40 plus years.
0:03:27 > 0:03:32- Thank you for bringing this lovely teddy bear in.- You're welcome.
0:03:32 > 0:03:36- First of all, can you tell me where you got him?- Yes.
0:03:36 > 0:03:40I used to work at Stanmore Orthopaedic Hospital, many moons ago.
0:03:40 > 0:03:42He used to just sit on the shelf.
0:03:42 > 0:03:46They were making more room and they put him in the bin.
0:03:46 > 0:03:49Along with another little...
0:03:49 > 0:03:51- They put this lovely teddy in the bin?- Yes.
0:03:51 > 0:03:54They put him in the bin along with another knitted one
0:03:54 > 0:03:55that was sitting next to him.
0:03:55 > 0:03:58He just caught my eye so I rescued him
0:03:58 > 0:04:00and took him home to be with all my others.
0:04:00 > 0:04:04Are you fond of teddy bears? What made you pick him out the bin?
0:04:04 > 0:04:07I've got a small collection of my own anyway
0:04:07 > 0:04:09but I couldn't see him being thrown away.
0:04:09 > 0:04:10There was nothing wrong with him.
0:04:10 > 0:04:13I just felt he could do with a loving home.
0:04:13 > 0:04:18- And he became good pals with your other teddy bears?- Of course!
0:04:19 > 0:04:21Now, teddies were first, I suppose,
0:04:21 > 0:04:27invented or made at the end of the 19th century.
0:04:27 > 0:04:32They became very popular at the beginning of the 20th century.
0:04:32 > 0:04:36There's a marvellous story about Teddy Roosevelt,
0:04:36 > 0:04:39who was president of the United States at that time,
0:04:39 > 0:04:41who was out shooting.
0:04:42 > 0:04:45A bear appeared and they wanted him to shoot this bear
0:04:45 > 0:04:48and he just couldn't do it.
0:04:48 > 0:04:53So, bears from that time became teddy bears.
0:04:53 > 0:04:55Really, teddy bears caught on from there
0:04:55 > 0:04:58and have been popular ever since.
0:04:58 > 0:05:01Now this teddy bear is an English teddy bear.
0:05:01 > 0:05:06I would say that he's probably from the 1940s, round about that time.
0:05:06 > 0:05:09- He's quite a large bear.- Yeah.
0:05:09 > 0:05:11I like that.
0:05:11 > 0:05:15I think his eyes have been replaced at one point.
0:05:15 > 0:05:20But the plush, or the fur, there is still lots of it there.
0:05:20 > 0:05:23If you look at his paws, the pads have been replaced.
0:05:23 > 0:05:28These are quite long pads and the teddy bear collectors look at all
0:05:28 > 0:05:33these small details when they are determining the price of them.
0:05:33 > 0:05:34OK.
0:05:34 > 0:05:39And what happened to teddy bears is that they were held...
0:05:41 > 0:05:43..and they were loved.
0:05:43 > 0:05:48And very often we will have one side of the face
0:05:48 > 0:05:51slightly flattened where it has been cuddled.
0:05:52 > 0:05:55This is what has happened at this side.
0:05:55 > 0:06:00This teddy bear has been well loved. Isn't that so sweet?
0:06:00 > 0:06:02Yes, it's lovely, yeah.
0:06:02 > 0:06:05So, Karen,
0:06:05 > 0:06:09why are you wanting to sell him now?
0:06:09 > 0:06:11- I'm running out of room.- Are you?
0:06:11 > 0:06:14- Yes.- And he takes... He's quite a big one.
0:06:14 > 0:06:16He does take up a lot of room, yes.
0:06:16 > 0:06:20We'll put to auction with an estimate of say £30-£40.
0:06:20 > 0:06:22- Are you happy with that? - That's fine, yes.
0:06:22 > 0:06:26- Do you want a reserve price on it? - Say, 30.- 30?
0:06:26 > 0:06:29- With a little bit of discretion. - I think so, yes.
0:06:29 > 0:06:33He will go to the auction and he will be loved again.
0:06:33 > 0:06:35Good, he needs a loving home.
0:06:35 > 0:06:39He certainly does and we'll do our best to find him one.
0:06:39 > 0:06:41On the other table, Michael's lost something.
0:06:43 > 0:06:47Jill, what's happened? Where's the item we're filming?
0:06:47 > 0:06:48Where's it gone?
0:06:48 > 0:06:50Oh, my word!
0:06:50 > 0:06:53Well, where did these come from?
0:06:53 > 0:06:56They were given to the drama group that I belong to.
0:06:56 > 0:06:59And I don't know anything about the background for them at all.
0:06:59 > 0:07:03We've got obviously a pair of hide gloves
0:07:03 > 0:07:08with this beadwork which is typical of Native American workmanship.
0:07:09 > 0:07:12But the problem we have with these is, how old are they?
0:07:14 > 0:07:17- You've got no provenance with them at all?- No.
0:07:17 > 0:07:23You can often date these primarily by the beads that they used.
0:07:23 > 0:07:28You look at these and the colours are...alarmingly vibrant.
0:07:28 > 0:07:30They are.
0:07:30 > 0:07:34A lot of the very early Native American beadwork
0:07:34 > 0:07:37is a much simpler palette of colours.
0:07:37 > 0:07:39Now, flip them over and look at the linings.
0:07:39 > 0:07:41Those flowers could be...
0:07:43 > 0:07:45..'30, '40s, '50s or they could be '60s.
0:07:45 > 0:07:49But this fabric here is very 1930s.
0:07:50 > 0:07:55I think these date probably to the beginning of the 1940s,
0:07:55 > 0:07:59maybe as far on in to '45 or '50.
0:07:59 > 0:08:03Because you're using a redundant fabric rather than
0:08:03 > 0:08:06a brand-new fabric for the lining.
0:08:06 > 0:08:09- But they're impressive, aren't they? - I think they're wonderful.
0:08:09 > 0:08:12They're much too nice to use on the stage, get make-up on them
0:08:12 > 0:08:15and all that kind of thing. You wouldn't want...
0:08:15 > 0:08:17You wouldn't want to ruin them or soil them.
0:08:17 > 0:08:20At least all of this is hand-threaded, hand-stitched.
0:08:20 > 0:08:26Were they 19th-century and we had cast-iron provenance for them,
0:08:26 > 0:08:29as being original native-worn gloves,
0:08:29 > 0:08:32that's a different kettle of fish.
0:08:32 > 0:08:36That's two, three, five thousand pounds.
0:08:37 > 0:08:41- These very much have a capital T for Tourist...- Yes.
0:08:41 > 0:08:44..and they're commercially made
0:08:44 > 0:08:47so they're not part of the Native American tradition.
0:08:47 > 0:08:51They're something that's produced purely for us.
0:08:51 > 0:08:54So if we look at them and consider the value,
0:08:54 > 0:08:58if we say an estimate of £80-£120...
0:08:58 > 0:09:01- Yes, that seems right. - That's the old chestnut.
0:09:01 > 0:09:03I think, just to be sensible and just to protect them
0:09:03 > 0:09:07so they don't make a £10 note, a fixed reserve of £60?
0:09:07 > 0:09:09I think so, yes.
0:09:09 > 0:09:12Splendid. If you're happy with that we'll proceed,
0:09:12 > 0:09:16we'll take them to auction and we'll keep our fingers crossed
0:09:16 > 0:09:18but keep them out of our gloves.
0:09:18 > 0:09:22- Thank you so much for bringing them in.- OK. Thanks.- It's a pleasure.
0:09:23 > 0:09:27So, Michael's off to a flying start and so am I.
0:09:28 > 0:09:32There are some marvellous aircraft here in the museum along with
0:09:32 > 0:09:35the Spitfire, every schoolboy's favourite, and a favourite of mine.
0:09:35 > 0:09:37But there's something I've fallen in love with
0:09:37 > 0:09:41and I've not come across it before - it's this aircraft.
0:09:41 > 0:09:43It's known as the Supermarine Southampton.
0:09:43 > 0:09:46'This wooden-hulled flying boat is the only surviving example
0:09:46 > 0:09:49'of its type built after the First World War.'
0:09:49 > 0:09:53It flew long-range routes including the Far East to Singapore,
0:09:53 > 0:09:55and on to Australia.
0:09:55 > 0:09:59Sadly, this particular aircraft fell into disrepair over the years
0:09:59 > 0:10:03until the museum stepped in, rescued it and restored it
0:10:03 > 0:10:06to its former glory so everybody can appreciate it.
0:10:06 > 0:10:09What I particularly love about this so-called flying boat,
0:10:09 > 0:10:12is its construction is made of wood.
0:10:12 > 0:10:14A typical boat builder's technique here, look.
0:10:14 > 0:10:19The boats' hulls were made of carvel planking, exactly like this.
0:10:19 > 0:10:24Now, only the first 24 Southamptons that came off the production line
0:10:24 > 0:10:27were built of wood. The rest were built of metal.
0:10:27 > 0:10:30So, if you do come along to the museum, you're going
0:10:30 > 0:10:33to be guaranteed of seeing something really special.
0:10:38 > 0:10:42And back at the valuation tables, Michael faces a challenge.
0:10:42 > 0:10:46Jeanette, before we discuss your watch
0:10:46 > 0:10:49I have to take you to task because my thumbnails have endured damage
0:10:49 > 0:10:53and punishment because that little beast didn't want to be opened.
0:10:53 > 0:10:57But I persevered for ten minutes, lost a little bit of nail
0:10:57 > 0:10:59and we've got it open at last.
0:10:59 > 0:11:02Which begs the question, have you ever had it open?
0:11:02 > 0:11:05To be honest, I've never known how to open it.
0:11:05 > 0:11:09My husband, it used to belong to his mother,
0:11:09 > 0:11:12he's never been interested so we've just left it in the box.
0:11:12 > 0:11:15Well, I'm glad I can show you that it is indeed a watch
0:11:15 > 0:11:18and you can see the lovely dial there,
0:11:18 > 0:11:21and we've got the movement on the back
0:11:21 > 0:11:23with the retailer's name on it.
0:11:23 > 0:11:26- I'm pleased to day, having opened it, it's 18-carat.- Really?
0:11:26 > 0:11:28A lot of these fob watches are nine-carat.
0:11:28 > 0:11:32It's marked for London 1875.
0:11:32 > 0:11:35So a good 130 years old.
0:11:35 > 0:11:40It's got the most wonderful engraving on the back and front
0:11:40 > 0:11:43which is in untouched condition.
0:11:43 > 0:11:48Now, there's a dilemma with these things now because gold is so high,
0:11:48 > 0:11:51sometimes the watches are worth less as objects
0:11:51 > 0:11:56than they are with the movements popped out and the gold melted down.
0:11:56 > 0:12:00I've got to think, because this is literally untouched,
0:12:00 > 0:12:03the value is more as a watch than as bullion.
0:12:03 > 0:12:06Did you have any preconceptions of what it might be worth?
0:12:07 > 0:12:10You know what? I didn't even think it was gold.
0:12:12 > 0:12:16- Isn't that terrible? - It's got a butteriness and a glow...
0:12:16 > 0:12:20- I thought it was too shiny. - Too shiny. Let that be a lesson.
0:12:20 > 0:12:22If you think it's too shiny,
0:12:22 > 0:12:24bring it along to "Flog It!" and we'll see.
0:12:24 > 0:12:29No, gold actually, if you keep it well, it doesn't really tarnish.
0:12:29 > 0:12:33It's only if you put it near something slightly acid,
0:12:33 > 0:12:37slightly toxic it will start to discolour.
0:12:37 > 0:12:40Why now have you...? Why has your husband decided to sell it?
0:12:40 > 0:12:43Actually, because we're sort of downsizing
0:12:43 > 0:12:46and we're not using these things, and let someone else enjoy them.
0:12:46 > 0:12:49- Well, it hasn't been opened for 40 years, has it?- That's right.
0:12:49 > 0:12:53So, Jeanette, it's a lovely watch, it's got the gold value
0:12:53 > 0:12:57and its value to a collector as just an immaculate timepiece,
0:12:57 > 0:12:59and a great example of its type.
0:12:59 > 0:13:02Let's put it at 250-350.
0:13:02 > 0:13:05That covers the gold value of it
0:13:05 > 0:13:08and hopefully it will make a little bit more towards that top end.
0:13:08 > 0:13:12Put a fixed reserve of £250 and if you're happy to do that...?
0:13:12 > 0:13:15- I'm more than happy.- Marvellous.
0:13:15 > 0:13:17Thanks very much for bringing it in.
0:13:17 > 0:13:19- It is an absolute joy to see it. - Lovely.
0:13:19 > 0:13:21I'm really thrilled I brought it today.
0:13:24 > 0:13:26I think Michael's pretty chuffed too.
0:13:28 > 0:13:30Our experts have been working flat out
0:13:30 > 0:13:33but will their valuations pass muster in the saleroom?
0:13:33 > 0:13:36Well, we're just about to find out. This is where it gets exciting.
0:13:36 > 0:13:39We're now going to put them to the test.
0:13:39 > 0:13:41Here's a quick recap of all the items that are
0:13:41 > 0:13:42going under the hammer.
0:13:44 > 0:13:47There's the teddy bear that was rescued from the bin.
0:13:49 > 0:13:51The colourful beaded American gloves.
0:13:54 > 0:13:56And the almost untouched pocket watch.
0:14:00 > 0:14:04Our saleroom today is ten miles south of Hendon in west London.
0:14:04 > 0:14:07Fingers crossed we get lucky at Chiswick Auctions,
0:14:07 > 0:14:10where we have a host of auctioneers at our disposal.
0:14:10 > 0:14:12Mark Longson,
0:14:12 > 0:14:14Matt Caddick,
0:14:14 > 0:14:16and William Rouse are all wielding the gavel.
0:14:16 > 0:14:18180.
0:14:19 > 0:14:23Remember, if you're buying or selling at auction there's commission to pay.
0:14:23 > 0:14:26Here at the Chiswick Auction Rooms it's 15% plus VAT
0:14:26 > 0:14:28on the hammer price.
0:14:28 > 0:14:30But it varies from saleroom to saleroom
0:14:30 > 0:14:33so check the details, they're printed in the catalogue.
0:14:33 > 0:14:36If you're unsure, ask a member of staff. Don't get caught out.
0:14:38 > 0:14:40And it looks busy so here's hoping our first lot, the gloves,
0:14:40 > 0:14:42attracts the bidders.
0:14:44 > 0:14:48Jill, good luck, I envy you because I think you have a lot of fun
0:14:48 > 0:14:50being in charge of the wardrobe of the drama group,
0:14:50 > 0:14:52- you've got a big dressing-up box. - Yes, huge.
0:14:52 > 0:14:56- About 3,000 costumes, yes. - Oh, wonderful!
0:14:56 > 0:14:58You'll be in dreadful trouble if next year
0:14:58 > 0:15:01you do Annie Get Your Gun and you've sold the gloves!
0:15:02 > 0:15:04You might need something like that.
0:15:04 > 0:15:07- They're too nice to get make-up on them.- They are really nice.
0:15:07 > 0:15:09The beads on them are beautiful.
0:15:09 > 0:15:11I'm hoping, because we're on the internet,
0:15:11 > 0:15:14that all the bidders in America are sort of poised as they come up.
0:15:14 > 0:15:17- Let's hope so. - Fingers crossed. Ready for this? - Yes.
0:15:17 > 0:15:19They're going under the hammer right now.
0:15:19 > 0:15:22£80 for these. Where's Roy Rogers when you need him?
0:15:22 > 0:15:24£80? 50.
0:15:24 > 0:15:28Go 50. £50 only. £50.
0:15:28 > 0:15:30Five. 60. Five. 70.
0:15:30 > 0:15:3280 on my left-hand side.
0:15:32 > 0:15:34£80. 90, through the archway.
0:15:34 > 0:15:36100, left-hand side.
0:15:36 > 0:15:38Ten. A five. 110.
0:15:38 > 0:15:41Lady's bid at the moment at £110. The boys are out.
0:15:41 > 0:15:44At £110. I give fair warning.
0:15:44 > 0:15:47In the archway I go then at 110.
0:15:47 > 0:15:52- £110, great valuation! Brilliant. Happy with that?- Yes. Oh, yes!
0:15:52 > 0:15:55I can afford fabrics and things to make new costumes we've got to make.
0:15:55 > 0:15:57- And that's what you're putting the money towards?- Yes.
0:15:57 > 0:16:02What a great start. Let's hope Lady Luck continues to smile on our next lot -
0:16:02 > 0:16:05the bear that nearly didn't see the light of day.
0:16:06 > 0:16:08Sadly, our next owner, Karen, cannot be with us today.
0:16:08 > 0:16:12She's on holiday in America, and we wish her all the best.
0:16:12 > 0:16:15But we do have her teddy bear and we also have her work colleague,
0:16:15 > 0:16:18her wingman, I should say. Keith, did you ever meet Ted?
0:16:18 > 0:16:20- Did you see him?- Yes, I did, yes.
0:16:20 > 0:16:25I had one very similar to that, only smaller, in my dim and distant past.
0:16:25 > 0:16:28Karen's a big collector and I think this is the first of 40 to go,
0:16:28 > 0:16:31so fingers crossed Teddy finds a new home.
0:16:31 > 0:16:33He's going under the hammer right now.
0:16:33 > 0:16:3693, large English Chiltern golden mohair teddy bear.
0:16:36 > 0:16:40For this I'm bid £25. 28 is the next bid.
0:16:40 > 0:16:43- 30, beats me.- Come on.
0:16:43 > 0:16:45Five. 40. 45.
0:16:45 > 0:16:4850, 60.
0:16:49 > 0:16:52- 70.- Well! It's good.
0:16:53 > 0:16:55- It's the Paddington Bear effect.- Aw!
0:16:56 > 0:16:59100. Up and up we go. £120.
0:16:59 > 0:17:02We'll check the room. At £120.
0:17:02 > 0:17:05- 120.- 140 on the internet.- Good.
0:17:05 > 0:17:08Your last chance on the web and in the room. 140.
0:17:10 > 0:17:14£140. You're going to have to tell Karen as soon as she gets home.
0:17:14 > 0:17:17- I will.- Give her the good news. - I'm under instructions.- OK!
0:17:19 > 0:17:21I'm so glad our little bear has found a new home
0:17:21 > 0:17:23but what about our next lot?
0:17:23 > 0:17:28Going under the hammer right now we have a 19th-century pocket watch.
0:17:28 > 0:17:30Will time fly for Jeanette? We're just about to find out.
0:17:30 > 0:17:33- Good to see you again. Who is this? - This is Alan, my husband.
0:17:33 > 0:17:36Alan, pleased to meet you. Why have you decided to sell?
0:17:36 > 0:17:39We saw "Flog It!" was around and we thought,
0:17:39 > 0:17:43- I'd like to bring something down. - It's in lovely condition.
0:17:43 > 0:17:46It's Continental, but the thing is as well, it's solid gold.
0:17:46 > 0:17:48So I think we've got it around scrap price.
0:17:48 > 0:17:51It's whether two people really rate it as a watch,
0:17:51 > 0:17:54and if it goes on from there.
0:17:54 > 0:17:57Fingers crossed. This is the moment. We're going to find out.
0:17:57 > 0:17:59It's going under the hammer now.
0:17:59 > 0:18:01361. This gold watch.
0:18:01 > 0:18:04I've got some interest in it. I'm straight in at 230.
0:18:04 > 0:18:07240. 250.
0:18:07 > 0:18:08Jeanette, it's gone. It has gone.
0:18:08 > 0:18:10At £250 is bid in the room.
0:18:10 > 0:18:14In the room is bid. 250. 260 from the lady behind you.
0:18:14 > 0:18:17270. 280. 290.
0:18:17 > 0:18:21300. 320. 340.
0:18:21 > 0:18:23360. 380.
0:18:23 > 0:18:25400. 420.
0:18:25 > 0:18:28- Wow.- Condition. - It's worth turning up.
0:18:28 > 0:18:31460 with the lady at the back. At 460.
0:18:31 > 0:18:34- 470.- 470.- 480, madam?- Yes, please.
0:18:34 > 0:18:35480.
0:18:35 > 0:18:39£480. Thank you, anyway. 480 we go.
0:18:39 > 0:18:42Yes, time definitely flew.
0:18:42 > 0:18:44- Hey, that is a great result. - Lucky we managed to open it,
0:18:44 > 0:18:47- we didn't know it was real gold.- I didn't think it was worth anything.
0:18:47 > 0:18:48Well, let that be a lesson.
0:18:48 > 0:18:52Leave your watches shut, and let us open them on "Flog It!".
0:18:52 > 0:18:543,700 on the telephone.
0:18:57 > 0:18:59Well, three lots under the hammer,
0:18:59 > 0:19:01three more to go later on in the programme, so don't go away.
0:19:01 > 0:19:03So far, so good.
0:19:03 > 0:19:06Now, we are not far from the River Thames here in west London.
0:19:06 > 0:19:07Back in the late 17th century,
0:19:07 > 0:19:11rich Londoners would build second homes here as a bit of
0:19:11 > 0:19:15a holiday retreat, and the fashion of the day was the Italian style.
0:19:15 > 0:19:18Now, I've been to visit a real gem that was born out of this
0:19:18 > 0:19:20cultural revolution.
0:19:27 > 0:19:31Chiswick House in west London, completed in 1729.
0:19:31 > 0:19:34It was a bold architectural experiment,
0:19:34 > 0:19:36echoing the villas of ancient Rome.
0:19:36 > 0:19:38It was never designed to be a practical home,
0:19:38 > 0:19:41but as a showcase for its influential owner.
0:19:41 > 0:19:43Built in the Palladian style,
0:19:43 > 0:19:47it reflects the influence of the Italian Renaissance architect
0:19:47 > 0:19:48Andrea Palladio.
0:19:51 > 0:19:55To have the money and the know-how to create all of this,
0:19:55 > 0:19:59you had to be somebody, and the man behind Chiswick House certainly was.
0:20:01 > 0:20:06Born in 1694, Richard Boyle was the third Earl of Burlington, inheriting
0:20:06 > 0:20:11his father's titles and estates, including a house here in Chiswick.
0:20:11 > 0:20:15As a young man, he embarked on a grand tour of Europe,
0:20:15 > 0:20:17but one tour wasn't enough.
0:20:19 > 0:20:22He made a second trip to Italy, visiting Venice
0:20:22 > 0:20:25and Vicenza, specially to see Palladio's villas.
0:20:25 > 0:20:30Like Palladio, Burlington was fascinated with classical Roman architecture -
0:20:30 > 0:20:33its proportion, its simplicity and its symmetry.
0:20:34 > 0:20:38To help him build Chiswick House, Burlington acquired Palladio's drawings
0:20:38 > 0:20:41and those of English architect Inigo Jones,
0:20:41 > 0:20:44who also adopted Palladio's style.
0:20:44 > 0:20:47He built up an impressive collection of line drawings, which he
0:20:47 > 0:20:51used for inspiration, gaining the nickname "the Architect Earl".
0:20:51 > 0:20:55I'm going inside to meet the curator, Esme Whittaker, to find
0:20:55 > 0:20:57out more about this enthusiast.
0:20:57 > 0:21:00Do you know, I know the building is rather small,
0:21:00 > 0:21:02but it is the architectural detail, it is so over the top.
0:21:02 > 0:21:05Yes, Burlington was very much trying to create an imposing
0:21:05 > 0:21:08architectural space, and it is this room that would have
0:21:08 > 0:21:10greeted his guests on more formal occasions.
0:21:10 > 0:21:12You feel it when you walk in. All of the sudden you think,
0:21:12 > 0:21:15"Gosh, yes, this is grown-up, this is powerful."
0:21:15 > 0:21:17And the interesting thing was that Burlington actually
0:21:17 > 0:21:19already had a house here at Chiswick,
0:21:19 > 0:21:23so he had a Jacobean mansion, but that clearly wasn't enough.
0:21:23 > 0:21:26He used that for the more practical, kind of day-to-day functions,
0:21:26 > 0:21:29- such as the kitchen...- The clutter. - ..and bedrooms.
0:21:29 > 0:21:32And then this was very much an architectural
0:21:32 > 0:21:34test-bed for his new ideas.
0:21:34 > 0:21:36So in a way, it was more of a show house -
0:21:36 > 0:21:40it was an advert for contemporaries and friends to come along
0:21:40 > 0:21:45- and see this and buy into this classical Roman style.- Yes, it was.
0:21:45 > 0:21:48I'm going to leave you just to enjoy the atmosphere and absorb it all,
0:21:48 > 0:21:51- and I will see you in the gallery. - OK, thank you very much.
0:21:51 > 0:21:54Do you know, I could definitely live in this house.
0:21:54 > 0:21:58And I know there's something quite severe about perfect symmetry,
0:21:58 > 0:22:00but for me it is really calming,
0:22:00 > 0:22:03and I like that, and I love architectural detail.
0:22:03 > 0:22:05Just look at it, it is striking.
0:22:05 > 0:22:09For the decor, Burlington turned to a chap called William Kent,
0:22:09 > 0:22:11who he met on one of his trips to Italy.
0:22:11 > 0:22:14And at the time, Kent was training to be a painter.
0:22:14 > 0:22:18But under Burlington's guidance, patronage and good friendship,
0:22:18 > 0:22:22he turned William Kent into a great architect, a brilliant furniture
0:22:22 > 0:22:26designer, landscape gardener as well, a Jack of many trades.
0:22:26 > 0:22:29And this room is the result of their combined efforts.
0:22:32 > 0:22:35- Two men from two completely different backgrounds.- Yes.
0:22:35 > 0:22:38William Kent came from quite humble origins.
0:22:38 > 0:22:40He was born in Bridlington in Yorkshire,
0:22:40 > 0:22:44and he was apprenticed as a coach painter and house painter.
0:22:44 > 0:22:46But they actually got on very well,
0:22:46 > 0:22:49considering they did have quite a different social status.
0:22:49 > 0:22:53William Kent was funny and witty, and that really seemed to appeal
0:22:53 > 0:22:58to Lord Burlington, who was a much more reserved and formal aristocrat.
0:22:58 > 0:23:01Yes. And here you can see Kent's influence, can't you?
0:23:01 > 0:23:04Yes, you can see key motifs that we see throughout the villa.
0:23:04 > 0:23:09- So for instance, the scallop shells. - Legs terminating in sea scrolls.
0:23:09 > 0:23:11- That is so typical of Kent as well. - Yes.
0:23:11 > 0:23:14And also in some of the chairs we see here in the gallery, there's the
0:23:14 > 0:23:17fish scale motif, which, again, you see repeated time and again, both in
0:23:17 > 0:23:21this room and also in the interiors elsewhere here at Chiswick.
0:23:22 > 0:23:26And nowhere is the vision of these two men clearer than in the
0:23:26 > 0:23:27Red Velvet Room.
0:23:29 > 0:23:32- Did he use this room as a picture gallery?- He did.
0:23:32 > 0:23:35And it is actually the ceiling painting that is most
0:23:35 > 0:23:37- significant here. - Talk me through that.
0:23:37 > 0:23:40Well, it is called Mercury And The Arts,
0:23:40 > 0:23:43and it shows the figure of Mercury, which represents commerce,
0:23:43 > 0:23:46directing, kind of, plenty and abundance towards
0:23:46 > 0:23:48the three visual arts.
0:23:48 > 0:23:50So we have the figure of Architecture,
0:23:50 > 0:23:52who is holding this plan, and it is actually
0:23:52 > 0:23:55a plan of a classical temple that was featured in
0:23:55 > 0:23:57one of Palladio's books.
0:23:57 > 0:23:59And then there is the figure of Sculpture.
0:23:59 > 0:24:01And you can see, just on the ground, there's this bust,
0:24:01 > 0:24:04and that is actually a bust of Inigo Jones.
0:24:04 > 0:24:07And then finally, there's the figure of Painting,
0:24:07 > 0:24:10and you can see she is holding this oval portrait,
0:24:10 > 0:24:13and that is actually a portrait of William Kent.
0:24:13 > 0:24:16Now, this is a painting by William Kent, so clearly he was one for
0:24:16 > 0:24:20self-promotion, to include himself as the figure of Painting.
0:24:20 > 0:24:24- Oh, it is lovely.- So the message was actually quite clear as to what
0:24:24 > 0:24:26they were intending to do here at Chiswick.
0:24:26 > 0:24:30It is Burlington saying that abundance should be directed
0:24:30 > 0:24:31towards the arts.
0:24:31 > 0:24:36And with Palladio's help, and Inigo Jones's example, and aided by
0:24:36 > 0:24:40William Kent, they would revive this classical style here in Britain.
0:24:40 > 0:24:44- And did Lord Burlington use his influence?- He did.
0:24:44 > 0:24:48He used his wealth and influence to support culture and the arts,
0:24:48 > 0:24:52so basically he would sponsor musicians and poets
0:24:52 > 0:24:55and painters, and he very much gathered these cultural,
0:24:55 > 0:24:59creative people around him here at Chiswick.
0:24:59 > 0:25:02It is really leading the way, and it has really inspired me.
0:25:02 > 0:25:04How significant was their combination?
0:25:04 > 0:25:07Because we don't see a great deal of Palladian architecture any more.
0:25:07 > 0:25:10Well, Chiswick House was one of the earliest
0:25:10 > 0:25:13and most important neo-Palladian villas.
0:25:13 > 0:25:16And in the 18th century, the style did become extremely popular,
0:25:16 > 0:25:20although sadly quite a few of those villas have now been demolished.
0:25:20 > 0:25:24And as the 18th century progressed, the classical style changed.
0:25:24 > 0:25:28So the sources that they were inspired by were more varied,
0:25:28 > 0:25:31so classical Greece as well as Rome, and also new discoveries,
0:25:31 > 0:25:33like Pompeii and Herculaneum,
0:25:33 > 0:25:36so it took on a slightly different appearance and style.
0:25:48 > 0:25:51This was Lord Burlington's inner sanctum.
0:25:51 > 0:25:55It perfectly sums up what he was all about.
0:25:55 > 0:25:57No prizes for guessing what this room is called.
0:25:57 > 0:26:00Yes, the Blue Velvet Room.
0:26:00 > 0:26:04It's here he would show his friends his treasured possessions.
0:26:04 > 0:26:07Line drawings from Inigo Jones and Andrea Palladio,
0:26:07 > 0:26:10his sources of inspiration.
0:26:10 > 0:26:12Wonderful, isn't it? Again, the room, perfectly scaled down.
0:26:12 > 0:26:14You've got this perfect cube,
0:26:14 > 0:26:17it almost marries the ceiling height up to the cornice.
0:26:17 > 0:26:21The chairs, look, shell motifs copying that repetitive motif
0:26:21 > 0:26:24we saw out on there on the consul tables,
0:26:24 > 0:26:27sitting neatly below the dado rail.
0:26:27 > 0:26:30Architecture very much at the forefront of this room
0:26:30 > 0:26:31because look up there.
0:26:31 > 0:26:35You can see the mural, you can see the lady holding a compass
0:26:35 > 0:26:37and a set of line drawings.
0:26:37 > 0:26:39It's a nice touch.
0:26:50 > 0:26:53He really was a man on a mission.
0:26:53 > 0:26:58Sadly though, the Palladian style is something of a rarity now in Britain.
0:26:58 > 0:27:02So this building is a real architectural delight.
0:27:02 > 0:27:06The so-called Architect Earl died in 1753, leaving this building
0:27:06 > 0:27:11as a lasting legacy to his beloved ancient Rome.
0:27:11 > 0:27:15Some 250 years later, look, it's still here for us to enjoy,
0:27:15 > 0:27:17appreciate and get inspired by.
0:27:27 > 0:27:30Welcome back to our valuation day venue,
0:27:30 > 0:27:32the magnificent RAF Museum in London.
0:27:32 > 0:27:36It's now time to join our experts to see what other treasures we can find
0:27:36 > 0:27:38to take off to auction.
0:27:41 > 0:27:44Anita, who's known for her love of jewellery, has a real gem.
0:27:44 > 0:27:48Bernadette, you have brought me some lovely, lovely beads.
0:27:48 > 0:27:52- Do you like jewellery? - Honestly, I do love jewellery.
0:27:52 > 0:27:55Is there a certain period that you like?
0:27:55 > 0:27:58I like the older type.
0:27:58 > 0:28:00Things that are as old as myself.
0:28:00 > 0:28:02BOTH LAUGH
0:28:02 > 0:28:05From the '60s downwards.
0:28:05 > 0:28:08Do you like gold or silver?
0:28:08 > 0:28:10Yeah, I like gold, I like silver, I like amber.
0:28:12 > 0:28:14And amber is what we've got here.
0:28:14 > 0:28:18I love amber, especially this type
0:28:18 > 0:28:21because they are not always like this. Some are different.
0:28:21 > 0:28:26One colour. This one, the colour is sort of mixed.
0:28:26 > 0:28:29That's what I like to see with amber.
0:28:29 > 0:28:35Now, amber is formed from the resin of trees
0:28:35 > 0:28:3952 million years old.
0:28:39 > 0:28:40Oh, my God.
0:28:40 > 0:28:42It's greatly sought-after
0:28:42 > 0:28:46and gram by gram
0:28:46 > 0:28:49it's more valuable than gold.
0:28:49 > 0:28:50Really?
0:28:51 > 0:28:55Because of this it has been copied throughout the years.
0:28:55 > 0:29:01In Victorian times we had Bakelite and later plastic.
0:29:01 > 0:29:07- Ancient peoples thought of amber as giving light and sunshine.- Yes.
0:29:07 > 0:29:11- Do you wear it? - I have worn this quite a lot.
0:29:11 > 0:29:16Each time I wore it people are so fascinated by it.
0:29:16 > 0:29:19They keep asking, "Where did you get it? Where did you get it?"
0:29:19 > 0:29:22I say, "I just bought it from a charity shop."
0:29:22 > 0:29:26- I didn't hide where I got it from. - Did you buy it a long time ago?
0:29:26 > 0:29:30- Yeah, in 1988 I bought it. - Did you pay a lot of money?
0:29:30 > 0:29:34Well, at that time it was a lot of money. I paid only ten quid for it.
0:29:34 > 0:29:37- You fell in love with it?- Yes. - You had to have it.
0:29:37 > 0:29:40I had to have it because it's so attractive.
0:29:40 > 0:29:43Well, amber is wonderful in today's market.
0:29:43 > 0:29:47When I see a set of beads like this,
0:29:47 > 0:29:50I see a spectrum of colours,
0:29:50 > 0:29:53which makes it even more attractive.
0:29:53 > 0:29:58We have the colours going from, what we call, this butterscotch
0:29:58 > 0:30:01up to the darker browns.
0:30:01 > 0:30:08That is making it more authentic and more desirable for me.
0:30:08 > 0:30:12Price-wise, you paid £10 for it,
0:30:12 > 0:30:16have you an idea of what the value is on it?
0:30:16 > 0:30:19I haven't got a clue.
0:30:19 > 0:30:24I would like to put it into auction at £500-£700.
0:30:26 > 0:30:31- Are you serious? - I think we'll try it at that.
0:30:31 > 0:30:34And, erm, see how we go.
0:30:36 > 0:30:38I am amazed. I am mesmerised.
0:30:38 > 0:30:39Yes.
0:30:39 > 0:30:44They are beautiful beads and I think if we, perhaps, put a reserve
0:30:44 > 0:30:49of £500, giving the auctioneer discretion,
0:30:49 > 0:30:52then we will have a good chance of getting them away at that.
0:30:52 > 0:30:55I wasn't expecting anything like this!
0:30:55 > 0:30:58Bernadette, thank you very much for bringing it along.
0:30:58 > 0:31:00Thank you very much.
0:31:00 > 0:31:03You never know with amber. It can be very desirable.
0:31:03 > 0:31:06If we get two bidders locking horns at the auction,
0:31:06 > 0:31:09this necklace could go sky-high.
0:31:11 > 0:31:16Fans of Jurassic Park know only too well how amber was used to tell
0:31:16 > 0:31:20a fictional story based on an insect stuck inside it.
0:31:21 > 0:31:25Now, this rare necklace with a collection of mosquitoes,
0:31:25 > 0:31:28ants and spiders encased inside each bead
0:31:28 > 0:31:33sold at auction in 2013 for £11,500.
0:31:39 > 0:31:42Now Michael, our lover of all things shiny, has spotted a target.
0:31:44 > 0:31:46Maria, thank you for coming in today
0:31:46 > 0:31:49with this beautiful little piece here.
0:31:49 > 0:31:52Before I tell you anything about it,
0:31:52 > 0:31:55can you tell me, where did it come from?
0:31:55 > 0:31:57I inherited it from my father...
0:31:58 > 0:32:02..about 25 or 30 years ago.
0:32:02 > 0:32:05- Where were you originally from? - I'm Italian by birth.
0:32:05 > 0:32:10I come from Trieste, which is north of Italy, border with Austria
0:32:10 > 0:32:13- and former Yugoslavia.- Oh.
0:32:15 > 0:32:18There is a little hint of other places as well.
0:32:18 > 0:32:24Exactly, it is very much east, closer to the Balkan countries.
0:32:24 > 0:32:28- Very exotic. It's an exotic little thing as well, isn't it?- It is.
0:32:28 > 0:32:33I think actually it really needs to be shown under glass, maybe,
0:32:33 > 0:32:38or to have many other little things to make an impact.
0:32:38 > 0:32:40Well, funny you say that
0:32:40 > 0:32:46because this model, which is this beautiful Rococo-style sleigh
0:32:46 > 0:32:49with a little cherub on top cracking the whip,
0:32:49 > 0:32:54is actually a well-known form and you get it in very many sizes.
0:32:54 > 0:32:58- I'm sure they were displayed probably at Christmas.- Maybe, yes.
0:32:58 > 0:33:02It's got that wonderful Christmas, winter feel about it.
0:33:02 > 0:33:07- It might look a little bit brassy but it's actually silver-gilt.- Yes.
0:33:08 > 0:33:12The majority of these came into our country between
0:33:12 > 0:33:151900 and about 1910.
0:33:16 > 0:33:22They are probably made by one of the Dutch or German factories.
0:33:22 > 0:33:25It is cute with the swan as well.
0:33:25 > 0:33:27It seems like a fairy tale.
0:33:27 > 0:33:31You know, that's the best way to describe it - a fairy-tale object.
0:33:31 > 0:33:34- Yes.- I mean, it would have been nominally for salt.
0:33:34 > 0:33:36It's a salt cellar.
0:33:36 > 0:33:38It would have had a little liner,
0:33:38 > 0:33:40although it is gilded as well to protect it.
0:33:40 > 0:33:43There would probably have been a set of four.
0:33:43 > 0:33:46They'd effectively be racing around your table
0:33:46 > 0:33:48- as you dined.- How lovely.
0:33:48 > 0:33:52It's a pretty thing. Why have you now decided to sell it?
0:33:52 > 0:33:55I feel it is totally wasted in my place,
0:33:55 > 0:34:00and also I need the money because I need a new pair of spectacles.
0:34:00 > 0:34:03Perhaps if we put it into the auction
0:34:03 > 0:34:08and I think we'll be cautious and say £150-£200.
0:34:08 > 0:34:09That sounds good.
0:34:09 > 0:34:13If you're happy for us to do that, let's put a fixed reserve
0:34:13 > 0:34:17of £150 and let's hope it finds a home with some more.
0:34:17 > 0:34:18But it's a lovely thing.
0:34:18 > 0:34:21- Thank you so much for bringing it in.- Thank you to you.
0:34:23 > 0:34:25From fairy-tale to the silver screen now
0:34:25 > 0:34:28with our own leading lady, Anita.
0:34:29 > 0:34:31Jan, welcome to "Flog It!".
0:34:31 > 0:34:35I'm a great movie fan and you've brought along some
0:34:35 > 0:34:40- movie and theatrical memorabilia. - I have indeed.
0:34:40 > 0:34:42Are you interested in the theatre and film?
0:34:42 > 0:34:46Yes, I love the theatre and film but I love collecting.
0:34:46 > 0:34:48I am a collector.
0:34:48 > 0:34:54- We have a signed photograph of Edward Fox...- Correct.
0:34:54 > 0:34:57..a letter from the Artists' Benevolent Fund
0:34:57 > 0:35:01and a tie that was worn by Edward Fox
0:35:01 > 0:35:04in The Day Of The Jackal.
0:35:04 > 0:35:09- Which was one of the iconic... - Unbelievable film. - ..movies of the 1970s.
0:35:09 > 0:35:11A most interesting item.
0:35:11 > 0:35:16The Actors' Benevolent Fund set up to help actors who were ill,
0:35:16 > 0:35:21or too old, or had retired, or whatever.
0:35:21 > 0:35:24These would have been items that would have been sold
0:35:24 > 0:35:26- and the money would have gone to the fund.- Yes, yes.
0:35:26 > 0:35:29This is a most interesting group as well.
0:35:29 > 0:35:33Here we have Dorothy Tutin, Dame Dorothy Tutin,
0:35:33 > 0:35:36who was a classical actress.
0:35:36 > 0:35:42She acted with Sir Laurence Olivier in King Lear.
0:35:42 > 0:35:45And Laurence Olivier was, interestingly enough at this time,
0:35:45 > 0:35:49president of the Actors Benevolent Fund.
0:35:49 > 0:35:51That's interesting.
0:35:51 > 0:35:53So it's all pulling together here.
0:35:53 > 0:35:57This is a little vest that she wore.
0:35:57 > 0:36:01- Tell me, where did you get them? - Well, it's very strange.
0:36:01 > 0:36:04I was with my daughter in Covent Garden and we were
0:36:04 > 0:36:07looking around the stalls and one of the stalls had this.
0:36:07 > 0:36:11I thought, I love the film and I couldn't resist buying it.
0:36:11 > 0:36:14Then I saw Dorothy Tutin, fantastic actress,
0:36:14 > 0:36:16and I bought them.
0:36:16 > 0:36:20OK. Now, I have to estimate these for auction.
0:36:20 > 0:36:25My temptation is to put a fairly low estimate on them
0:36:25 > 0:36:28and to let them find their own place.
0:36:28 > 0:36:32Maybe to put both of them together but put £50-£80 on them.
0:36:32 > 0:36:35- That's fine.- Let's give it a whirl, let's put it in.
0:36:35 > 0:36:39- Do you want a reserve on them? - I don't know. What do you think?
0:36:39 > 0:36:42I think maybe 50, but give the auctioneer discretion.
0:36:42 > 0:36:46- 50, I think, is fair.- Shall we have a go at it?- I'd love to.
0:36:46 > 0:36:49- And see what happens. - See what happens, yes. Brilliant.
0:36:49 > 0:36:53Hopefully, there will be some fans keen to snap these up.
0:36:57 > 0:37:00Before we leave the museum there is something I really must show you
0:37:00 > 0:37:02and it's this exhibit here.
0:37:02 > 0:37:05This is a Halifax bomber or the remains of one anyway.
0:37:05 > 0:37:08It played a hugely important role during the night raids
0:37:08 > 0:37:11over Germany in the Second World War.
0:37:11 > 0:37:15This one was struck on a mission and it caught fire.
0:37:15 > 0:37:20The pilot crash-landed it on a frozen lake in Norway.
0:37:20 > 0:37:24Incredibly, the six crewmen all survived.
0:37:24 > 0:37:26They jumped out on the ice and made their way to safety,
0:37:26 > 0:37:30and the burning plane sank through the ice.
0:37:30 > 0:37:32Luckily enough, some 30 years later
0:37:32 > 0:37:36the wreckage was salvaged from the lake bed.
0:37:36 > 0:37:38OK, a little bit battered and worn but here it is. Look at that!
0:37:38 > 0:37:41A lucky survivor and a happy ending.
0:37:41 > 0:37:44I hope we have a happy ending too in the auction room.
0:37:45 > 0:37:49And here's a reminder of what we're taking with us.
0:37:49 > 0:37:51There's Anita's favourite, the amber necklace.
0:37:54 > 0:37:55The fairy-tale salt cellar.
0:37:58 > 0:38:01And the props and photos from the silver screen.
0:38:05 > 0:38:09So, time to test the market back at Chiswick Auction Rooms.
0:38:09 > 0:38:1090 in the far end.
0:38:10 > 0:38:14Our first lot is the movie and theatrical memorabilia.
0:38:14 > 0:38:18- You've been tinkering, haven't you? - I have done a little tinkering.- Yes.
0:38:18 > 0:38:20Let me just remind our audience, OK.
0:38:20 > 0:38:22We've got Edward Fox's tie
0:38:22 > 0:38:24and we've got a crocheted top from Dorothy Tutin
0:38:24 > 0:38:28with provenance as well, which is so important with this sort of thing, provenance.
0:38:28 > 0:38:32We have the letters there and that's important.
0:38:32 > 0:38:35- OK, original estimate, Anita, what did you put on that?- 50-80.
0:38:35 > 0:38:3750-80 with a reserve of 50.
0:38:37 > 0:38:39Now, you've had a chat to the auctioneer...
0:38:39 > 0:38:42- Yes.- ..and you thought, actually, I want a bit more.- Yes.
0:38:42 > 0:38:45I thought if it doesn't sell I could put into a movie
0:38:45 > 0:38:47- and memorabilia sale.- Sure, OK.
0:38:47 > 0:38:50- Now we've got 80-120 on it?- Yes.
0:38:50 > 0:38:52- With a reserve now at 80. - That's fine.
0:38:52 > 0:38:55Fingers crossed we get the top end of your estimate.
0:38:55 > 0:38:57It's big business, movie memorabilia,
0:38:57 > 0:38:58and there's a lot of collectors.
0:38:58 > 0:39:00It's going under the hammer now.
0:39:00 > 0:39:03456 is the film and entertainment interest lot.
0:39:03 > 0:39:05Start me £50 for it to go.
0:39:05 > 0:39:08For The Day Of The Jackal lot for £50, somebody.
0:39:08 > 0:39:1050 is bid. 55 with me.
0:39:11 > 0:39:1360. 65 with me.
0:39:13 > 0:39:16- He has bids on the book. - £70 on the internet.
0:39:16 > 0:39:18At £70 we are.
0:39:18 > 0:39:20Anybody else want to come in? For 70 it goes.
0:39:22 > 0:39:23Yes, £70.
0:39:23 > 0:39:25He's used discretion on that because you had given him
0:39:25 > 0:39:28a reserve of 80 with discretion.
0:39:28 > 0:39:30He's kind of used a little bit to play with
0:39:30 > 0:39:33- and I think a sale is better than losing it for two quid.- Yes.
0:39:33 > 0:39:35- Yes, yes.- I'm pleased with that, very pleased.
0:39:35 > 0:39:39- Thank you for bringing them in. - Thank you very much.
0:39:39 > 0:39:43That was close, wasn't it? All we can say now is, job done.
0:39:43 > 0:39:44480, 500.
0:39:44 > 0:39:46Smiling faces all round
0:39:46 > 0:39:50and it's Michael's turn now with the pretty reindeer salt cellar.
0:39:51 > 0:39:53- Are you ready for this, Maria? - Absolutely.
0:39:53 > 0:39:56We've been waiting for this since valuation day, haven't we?
0:39:56 > 0:39:59It's a shame you haven't got a real sleigh to ride in on
0:39:59 > 0:40:02- but then the winter's nearly over now.- We have a little one.
0:40:02 > 0:40:04Yes, we have, a Rococo one. I like this.
0:40:04 > 0:40:08The thing about these is, I've seen them in sizes from this big to this big.
0:40:08 > 0:40:12I think they're standard Christmas table decorations.
0:40:12 > 0:40:16The wealthier you are, the more sizes and shapes you have.
0:40:16 > 0:40:18Well, look, good luck both of you.
0:40:18 > 0:40:20It's going under the hammer right now.
0:40:20 > 0:40:25Lot 372 is this nice gilt metal salt.
0:40:25 > 0:40:27100 I'm bid.
0:40:27 > 0:40:29110. 120.
0:40:29 > 0:40:32130. 140. 150.
0:40:32 > 0:40:34160. 160 in front of me.
0:40:34 > 0:40:36190.
0:40:36 > 0:40:39210 on the internet. 220 in the room. 230.
0:40:39 > 0:40:42- You love the internet when you're selling.- 250.
0:40:42 > 0:40:44250 here.
0:40:44 > 0:40:46- £250.- My God, I'm amazed.
0:40:46 > 0:40:49It goes for 250. Nice thing.
0:40:50 > 0:40:56£250. Well done! That's really lovely. I'm pleased as punch.
0:40:56 > 0:40:59- It was a super result.- Well judged, Michael.- Beautifully said!
0:41:02 > 0:41:05Another happy customer. We are going great guns.
0:41:05 > 0:41:07Time for our final lot.
0:41:08 > 0:41:11Sadly, our next owner, Bernadette, cannot be with us today
0:41:11 > 0:41:14but we do have her best friend, Gladys, and we're about to sell
0:41:14 > 0:41:16those gorgeous amber beads,
0:41:16 > 0:41:18the wonderful necklace which I know you could wear.
0:41:18 > 0:41:21- Of course.- I know this one could wear...- I love amber.
0:41:21 > 0:41:24We couldn't get them out of your hands on the valuation day.
0:41:24 > 0:41:26They were absolutely beautiful.
0:41:26 > 0:41:30In this necklace we have a variety of different colours...
0:41:30 > 0:41:33- Yes.- ..and different hues and I like that.
0:41:33 > 0:41:37Right, let's see if there are any ladies amongst the bidders that might fancy to go home with this.
0:41:37 > 0:41:39- It's going under the hammer. Good luck.- Thank you.
0:41:39 > 0:41:43And 483. Phone bids - one, two, three.
0:41:43 > 0:41:45I'm bid £700.
0:41:45 > 0:41:48Yes! It's amber.
0:41:48 > 0:41:49850.
0:41:49 > 0:41:52950.
0:41:52 > 0:41:53£1,000. 1,100.
0:41:53 > 0:41:551,200. 1,300.
0:41:55 > 0:41:571,400.1,500.
0:41:57 > 0:41:581,700.
0:41:58 > 0:42:01- £2,000.- £2,000! Yes!- 2,200.
0:42:01 > 0:42:032,400. 2,600. 2,800.
0:42:03 > 0:42:05- On the internet...- Listen!- ..3,000.
0:42:05 > 0:42:07- 3,200.- 3,200! Yes!
0:42:07 > 0:42:103,500.
0:42:10 > 0:42:133,700 on the telephone.
0:42:13 > 0:42:15- Wow!- Yes.- 3,800.
0:42:15 > 0:42:18- 3,900.- 3,900.
0:42:18 > 0:42:19- Wow!- 4,000 with June.
0:42:19 > 0:42:23- Don't you just love auctions? - My instinct was right.
0:42:23 > 0:42:26Do you know, I'm tingling, I'm absolutely tingling.
0:42:26 > 0:42:294,400. 4,600.
0:42:29 > 0:42:32- 4,800.- 4,800!- 4,800.
0:42:32 > 0:42:34£4,800.
0:42:34 > 0:42:35£4,800!
0:42:37 > 0:42:38Are we all done?
0:42:38 > 0:42:41- 5,000 on the internet.- 5,000!
0:42:41 > 0:42:43For 5,000 on the internet.
0:42:43 > 0:42:47I'm going to sell the lot. It goes for 5,000.
0:42:47 > 0:42:50The hammer's gone down! Yes! What a surprise!
0:42:50 > 0:42:52I knew there was going to be one. I knew it.
0:42:52 > 0:42:55- I'm tingling. You've got to be so happy for your friend.- I am.
0:42:55 > 0:42:58Bernadette paid £10.
0:42:58 > 0:43:01- I know!- Now that was a lot of money at the time.
0:43:01 > 0:43:04I'm telling you, she loves doing these things.
0:43:04 > 0:43:07She's going to be doing it a lot more in the future,
0:43:07 > 0:43:09and please enjoy watching this moment.
0:43:09 > 0:43:13I know you're missing it, you're in Nigeria but we are ecstatic.
0:43:13 > 0:43:16What a fantastic price - £5,000. What a way to end today's show.
0:43:16 > 0:43:19We've had great fun here, I hope you've enjoyed it.
0:43:19 > 0:43:22Join us again soon for many more surprises in the auction room
0:43:22 > 0:43:24with "Flog It!".