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0:00:11 > 0:00:16This splendid Palladian house was designed by Dr Robert Hooke in 1680.
0:00:16 > 0:00:18Now, he was no ordinary man.
0:00:18 > 0:00:20Not only did he help Sir Christopher Wren
0:00:20 > 0:00:22rebuild London after the Great Fire,
0:00:22 > 0:00:26but he also had a hand in designing the dome of St Paul's Cathedral.
0:00:26 > 0:00:29Now, it doesn't get much better than that, does it?
0:00:29 > 0:00:32Welcome to "Flog It!" from Ragley Hall in Warwickshire.
0:00:53 > 0:00:56So, where better than this historic backdrop
0:00:56 > 0:00:59for our experts to wax lyrical about
0:00:59 > 0:01:01all the antiques and collectables they are just
0:01:01 > 0:01:05about to see, but more importantly, give us their valuations.
0:01:05 > 0:01:07All of these good folk have come from Warwickshire
0:01:07 > 0:01:10and beyond laden with their antiques and collectables,
0:01:10 > 0:01:14and that is only one question on their lips, which is...
0:01:14 > 0:01:16CROWD: What's it worth?
0:01:16 > 0:01:18Brilliant! Stay tuned and you will find out.
0:01:22 > 0:01:25And already settling in to these aristocratic surroundings is
0:01:25 > 0:01:28a distinguished gentleman of the saleroom, Will Axon.
0:01:28 > 0:01:31You haven't just taken that of His Lordship's car, have you?
0:01:31 > 0:01:32No, we've left the car...
0:01:32 > 0:01:37And a prince of the antiques world, auctioneer Charlie Ross.
0:01:37 > 0:01:40Probably a bit too high for a milking chair.
0:01:40 > 0:01:42When you're milking, you've got to be down there.
0:01:42 > 0:01:44On the show today, we delve deep into history.
0:01:46 > 0:01:48One of our experts brushes with the ceremonial
0:01:48 > 0:01:50but ends up looking a right charlie.
0:01:54 > 0:01:56We travel to Edgehill to find out
0:01:56 > 0:01:59more about one of Warwickshire's famous battles.
0:01:59 > 0:02:02And closer to home, we see how the First World War
0:02:02 > 0:02:05touched the lives of the family here at Ragley.
0:02:08 > 0:02:11Well, everyone is now safely seated in the Great Hall
0:02:11 > 0:02:14and there is a wonderful air of anticipation and excitement.
0:02:14 > 0:02:17Who is going to go off to auction and go home with lots of money?
0:02:17 > 0:02:19That is what we are going to do right now, make a start.
0:02:19 > 0:02:22This is the first person going off to the saleroom,
0:02:22 > 0:02:25and it is a valuation with Charlie Ross.
0:02:25 > 0:02:27And he is currently in the Red Saloon with Raymond.
0:02:28 > 0:02:30This is a busby. Yep.
0:02:30 > 0:02:34It belongs to the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers. Yep.
0:02:34 > 0:02:38You were never a serving member of Her Majesty's Forces, were you?
0:02:38 > 0:02:40No, only in the TA. In the TA.
0:02:40 > 0:02:43It is a wonderful, wonderful object. It is not particularly old, is it?
0:02:43 > 0:02:47Now, it is between '70 and '72. Right.
0:02:47 > 0:02:50So, not 70 years old. No. 1970. Yeah.
0:02:50 > 0:02:52So, we're looking at 40, 50 years old.
0:02:52 > 0:02:54At the front, of course, we have got the badge,
0:02:54 > 0:02:56which you can explain to us.
0:02:56 > 0:02:58That is the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers' badge.
0:02:58 > 0:03:01And here we have got...? That is a hackle. That is the hackle.
0:03:01 > 0:03:03A lot of people say, you know, feathers and this, that and the
0:03:03 > 0:03:06other when you've got the one on your berry, but that's a hackle.
0:03:06 > 0:03:10May we just lift it up here? Because there's something quite interesting.
0:03:10 > 0:03:14Now, I see on here a little tag. That's right.
0:03:14 > 0:03:18That is the sealed whatsit from the MOD to say that
0:03:18 > 0:03:21that's original, it is not a repro. Not a repro or a fake.
0:03:21 > 0:03:23So, that is the vital thing. Yeah.
0:03:23 > 0:03:26Now, who would have worn this? Somebody in a band? Yeah, bandsmen.
0:03:26 > 0:03:29Bandsmen. Nobody else wore them bar bandsmen. Right.
0:03:29 > 0:03:31They're purely ceremonial, aren't they?
0:03:31 > 0:03:32They're just ceremonial.
0:03:32 > 0:03:36You would never have gone off to war wearing it, would you? No.
0:03:36 > 0:03:39Whoever had this had a very small head, didn't he?
0:03:39 > 0:03:42I mean, to be honest, I'd have felt a bit of this twerp
0:03:42 > 0:03:44standing to attention in this.
0:03:44 > 0:03:47Plus the fact if you wore that into battle, you'd have your head shot.
0:03:47 > 0:03:48You certainly would.
0:03:48 > 0:03:51You wouldn't want to peer out of a trench wearing this, would you? No.
0:03:51 > 0:03:54I think it is a wonderfully tactile object.
0:03:54 > 0:03:56Well, the value.
0:03:57 > 0:04:01Get it in at the right money and they fall over each other for it.
0:04:01 > 0:04:05I'd say...170, what I paid for it.
0:04:05 > 0:04:07I think we need a little bit more flexibility, don't we?
0:04:07 > 0:04:09You do want to sell it, don't you? Yeah.
0:04:09 > 0:04:11We'll put it in at one and a half. Righto.
0:04:11 > 0:04:14One and a half to make you laugh. Yeah. Yeah? Yeah, that's fine.
0:04:14 > 0:04:16That gives us enough flexibility, doesn't it?
0:04:16 > 0:04:19Okey dokey. ?150. Fixed.
0:04:19 > 0:04:22Fixed? Yeah. As in bayonets? Yeah. Fixed bayonets?
0:04:22 > 0:04:24HE CHUCKLES Fixed reserves? That's it!
0:04:24 > 0:04:27I was going to say, can we use just a little bit of discretion? But no.
0:04:27 > 0:04:29No, no. ?150. I think it is worth that.
0:04:29 > 0:04:32And if it doesn't make that, then you'll take it back home.
0:04:32 > 0:04:35I'll still keep it, yeah. But it is brilliant to see it.
0:04:35 > 0:04:38Thank you very much. Keep my fingers crossed. Thanks very much.
0:04:38 > 0:04:40Cheers, Charlie. Much appreciated, ta.
0:04:40 > 0:04:42That will probably be a one-off,
0:04:42 > 0:04:45and I don't expect we will see another one like it.
0:04:46 > 0:04:48Now over to Wendy,
0:04:48 > 0:04:52who has a couple of items that are giving Will PAWS for thought.
0:04:54 > 0:04:57Wendy, you didn't expect to be on this table, did you, with me?
0:04:57 > 0:05:00I didn't, no. I just thought I'd come for a valuation.
0:05:00 > 0:05:03Were they something that you've had since a little girl
0:05:03 > 0:05:04or have you inherited them? No, no.
0:05:04 > 0:05:07They were husband's. Yeah.
0:05:07 > 0:05:10They were his uncles'. Right, OK.
0:05:10 > 0:05:15And they were young boys around the turn of the century,
0:05:15 > 0:05:201900 to 1910, I suppose. OK.
0:05:20 > 0:05:23And then they were given to my husband,
0:05:23 > 0:05:27who then gave them to my son. Oh, right.
0:05:27 > 0:05:31And my son is now 38 and... He has just stopped sleeping with them.
0:05:33 > 0:05:36Well, he is not interested in them and I don't think his wife is,
0:05:36 > 0:05:39so we may as well do something with them.
0:05:39 > 0:05:41Well, the big name in bears...
0:05:41 > 0:05:43You're obviously aware of the name Steiff.
0:05:43 > 0:05:47Yes. The well-known bear makers, German.
0:05:47 > 0:05:50Was there an idea that this might have been a Steiff at some point?
0:05:50 > 0:05:54Well, we did wonder. When my son first had him, he did have a growl,
0:05:54 > 0:05:55but that has disappeared.
0:05:55 > 0:05:58Yeah, the growlers do perish, unfortunately.
0:05:58 > 0:06:01One or two times too many and they do perish.
0:06:01 > 0:06:04The thing to look out for for a Steiff bear is the shape.
0:06:04 > 0:06:08There are certain things that they have this pronounced snout,
0:06:08 > 0:06:10so it becomes a sort of...
0:06:10 > 0:06:13And it is quite pointy, the snout of a Steiff bear.
0:06:13 > 0:06:15They have long arms as well,
0:06:15 > 0:06:19where the sort of, the pads are quite long for the arms.
0:06:19 > 0:06:23They almost look a bit sort of monkey-like almost, the arms. Yes.
0:06:23 > 0:06:26They usually have a hump on their back.
0:06:26 > 0:06:29So, you've got the start of that here, but I don't think it is
0:06:29 > 0:06:32prominent enough to make me think it is a Steiff. Right.
0:06:32 > 0:06:35And, of course, you have the button in the ear.
0:06:35 > 0:06:37Now, there is a problem here, isn't there?
0:06:37 > 0:06:39Because from where I am sitting, he looks fine,
0:06:39 > 0:06:42but from where you're sitting, there is no ear, is there, your side?
0:06:42 > 0:06:44No, it's gone. I mean, I talk about damage
0:06:44 > 0:06:47because we're going to have to think about condition.
0:06:47 > 0:06:49What's happened over the years is he's been played with,
0:06:49 > 0:06:54cuddled, rolled about with, you know, the mohair has come away,
0:06:54 > 0:06:56it has perished.
0:06:56 > 0:06:59So, he is down to his bare skin, the poor chap, isn't he? Yes, he is.
0:06:59 > 0:07:02And then I noticed the pads as well. The pads on the feet and the arms,
0:07:02 > 0:07:04they look to have been replaced at some stage.
0:07:04 > 0:07:07They have been, by my mother-in-law. Oh, were they? Yes.
0:07:07 > 0:07:10I mean, she has done a reasonably good job, actually. Yes, she has.
0:07:10 > 0:07:13We move on to the Panda, who, again, is unmarked,
0:07:13 > 0:07:15so no idea who possibly made him.
0:07:15 > 0:07:17But again, a little bit unusual, being a Panda.
0:07:17 > 0:07:19We're used to seeing the mohair bears,
0:07:19 > 0:07:22not so used to seeing the pandas.
0:07:22 > 0:07:25Am I right in thinking that they were on their way to the tip? Yes.
0:07:25 > 0:07:28HE GASPS Outrageous. I'm having a clear-out.
0:07:28 > 0:07:30So, I feel like I've done my good deed of the day.
0:07:30 > 0:07:34I've rescued them from almost certain death. You have.
0:07:34 > 0:07:38Well, listen, we've got to talk about value at some stage.
0:07:38 > 0:07:41I am going to prepare you - it is not going to be a fortune.
0:07:41 > 0:07:45Estimate wise, I'm thinking ?20 to ?40 for the two.
0:07:45 > 0:07:47How does that sound? Yes, I'd be happy with that. Yeah? Yes.
0:07:47 > 0:07:49Considering you were going to chuck them,
0:07:49 > 0:07:51I'm suggesting that we have no reserve,
0:07:51 > 0:07:54we take a bit of a gamble and let them make what they make on the day.
0:07:54 > 0:07:56That sounds good to me. You happy with that?
0:07:56 > 0:07:57I'm very happy with that. Brilliant.
0:07:57 > 0:08:01Well, listen, they're going to find a new home. Aww. All right, then.
0:08:01 > 0:08:03Time to catch up with Charlie again.
0:08:03 > 0:08:06He is now in the splendour of the formal dining room.
0:08:06 > 0:08:08Who knows where he'll pop up next?
0:08:10 > 0:08:13Rather like this splendid house with its splendid contents,
0:08:13 > 0:08:16we've got a lot of history here.
0:08:16 > 0:08:18And quite a bit of it very, very sad.
0:08:19 > 0:08:21And we will come onto that,
0:08:21 > 0:08:24but I am quite intrigued to know how you've ended up with these.
0:08:26 > 0:08:30Well, my brother-in-law used to go to a lot of auction sales. Yes.
0:08:30 > 0:08:32And at the end of the auction sales,
0:08:32 > 0:08:36they used to sell job lots in big boxes. Yep.
0:08:36 > 0:08:39And these two were in one of the big boxes
0:08:39 > 0:08:42that he'd bought in the auction. Yeah.
0:08:42 > 0:08:45And he said to my husband, "You can have these,
0:08:45 > 0:08:47"you'll be interested in these." Yep.
0:08:47 > 0:08:51So, my husband said, "Oh, yes, that's nice."
0:08:51 > 0:08:53And then put them in the loft.
0:08:53 > 0:08:56Well, it is no good having things in the loft, is it?
0:08:56 > 0:08:59On the other hand, the loft does have its advantages.
0:08:59 > 0:09:02It does mean that they haven't been broken or damaged. That's right.
0:09:02 > 0:09:07We have got the two ships here, Lusitania and Mauritania. Yes.
0:09:07 > 0:09:11They were sister ships. They were launched in 1906. Yes.
0:09:11 > 0:09:18Now, the Lusitania was sunk in 1915. Yes.
0:09:18 > 0:09:21And was a civilian passenger ship.
0:09:21 > 0:09:25And yet it was torpedoed. Yes.
0:09:25 > 0:09:28It went down so quickly that very, very few
0:09:28 > 0:09:33of the lifeboats were launched. Just terrible.
0:09:33 > 0:09:36The Mauritania survived the war,
0:09:36 > 0:09:42and I think it was ultimately scrapped in about 1934, 1936.
0:09:42 > 0:09:46So, what we have got here, plain sheets of glass
0:09:46 > 0:09:50with a transfer print reverse on the back. On the back.
0:09:50 > 0:09:54And that is how they are done. And then what actually gives them
0:09:54 > 0:09:59a new dimension is that they've inserted into the print some little
0:09:59 > 0:10:02pieces of mother-of-pearl, which you can see here. Yes.
0:10:02 > 0:10:05Doesn't it give it an extra dimension? It does, doesn't it?
0:10:05 > 0:10:07It absolutely shines at you.
0:10:07 > 0:10:09They have got these rather splendid,
0:10:09 > 0:10:13worn, Edwardian fabric frames round them.
0:10:13 > 0:10:16They were done for a specific purpose,
0:10:16 > 0:10:20and that was to raise money for the Lusitania relief fund.
0:10:20 > 0:10:22Oh.
0:10:22 > 0:10:24Now, what about value? Any ideas?
0:10:24 > 0:10:29Well, actually, we just thought you'd say, "Nothing,
0:10:29 > 0:10:31"just put them in the bin!"
0:10:31 > 0:10:34There's no great quality to the frames or, indeed,
0:10:34 > 0:10:38the transfer printing, but they are real history and they are a pair,
0:10:38 > 0:10:41and I certainly think that the pair are worth between ?100 and ?200.
0:10:43 > 0:10:45That would be really nice.
0:10:45 > 0:10:51I am going to suggest a reserve of ?75 as an absolute stop-gap.
0:10:51 > 0:10:55Stop-gap. Happy with that? Yes, we're very happy.
0:10:55 > 0:10:58As long as they go to someone who really, really wants them. Yes.
0:10:58 > 0:11:00And you never know, they might even go to a museum.
0:11:00 > 0:11:02Yes, that would be good.
0:11:02 > 0:11:07Those paintings are real mementos of a moment in history.
0:11:07 > 0:11:10Well, there you are, you've just seen our experts make their first
0:11:10 > 0:11:12choice of items to take off to auction.
0:11:12 > 0:11:14Now, I've got my favourites, you've probably got yours,
0:11:14 > 0:11:17but let's find out what the bidders think. It is down to them.
0:11:17 > 0:11:19Let's get over to the saleroom,
0:11:19 > 0:11:21and here is a quick recap of what we are taking.
0:11:23 > 0:11:26Raymond's Busby hat is truly splendid,
0:11:26 > 0:11:29so I think we should have lots of interest.
0:11:31 > 0:11:34And people love bears, so I don't think there's any doubt
0:11:34 > 0:11:37that these two will have a new home soon.
0:11:40 > 0:11:44And the paintings of the Mauritania and the Lusitania on glass
0:11:44 > 0:11:46are a little bit special, so fingers crossed.
0:11:51 > 0:11:54For our auction today, we're heading across Warwickshire
0:11:54 > 0:11:58to the village of Tiddington, just south of Stratford-upon-Avon.
0:12:00 > 0:12:03We have come to a small and perfectly-formed
0:12:03 > 0:12:05old red brick Victorian schoolhouse,
0:12:05 > 0:12:09which is now the bustling home of Bigwood Fine Art Auctioneers.
0:12:11 > 0:12:15Our lots will be in the capable hands of auctioneers Stephen Kaye
0:12:15 > 0:12:17and Christopher Ironmonger.
0:12:21 > 0:12:22About turn!
0:12:22 > 0:12:25Raymond's lot is now on parade.
0:12:25 > 0:12:27Everybody ready? Attention, on guard,
0:12:27 > 0:12:29this is it, this is your lot. HE CHUCKLES
0:12:29 > 0:12:31We are talking about the busby hat.
0:12:31 > 0:12:33It is going under the hammer right now.
0:12:34 > 0:12:38The busby hat bearing the crest and plume,
0:12:38 > 0:12:41chinstrap and interior paper label.
0:12:41 > 0:12:43And I can start this at ?100.
0:12:43 > 0:12:44That's not enough. Come on.
0:12:44 > 0:12:47110, 120, 130,
0:12:47 > 0:12:50140, 150. 160?
0:12:50 > 0:12:54150, the lady nearest, the glasses on the head, at 150.
0:12:54 > 0:12:56At ?150, we're going to sell. Come on. At 150.
0:12:56 > 0:12:59Do I hear 160 now? Surely!
0:12:59 > 0:13:03At 150, it is going to go. Are we done?
0:13:03 > 0:13:07All right, Charlie. Well, I think Raymond was right. I'm fine.
0:13:07 > 0:13:08You're happy with that? Yeah.
0:13:08 > 0:13:11I know there's commission to pay, but you've had a bit of fun with it.
0:13:11 > 0:13:13Yes. You didn't lose too much money? No, no. No.
0:13:13 > 0:13:15It is gone. Job done.
0:13:17 > 0:13:19That is a lucky find for someone.
0:13:19 > 0:13:21The next lot can only be described as lovable.
0:13:24 > 0:13:28Wendy, it may be time to say goodbye to your best mates. I know.
0:13:28 > 0:13:31Those bears, those pre-war mohair bears.
0:13:31 > 0:13:33I love the one with the missing ear.
0:13:33 > 0:13:36Oh, dear. I wouldn't want to sell him. Wouldn't you? No! No.
0:13:36 > 0:13:38These things were made to be loved,
0:13:38 > 0:13:40that's why it's nice to see them in this condition.
0:13:40 > 0:13:43And someone else will love him. We're going to find out who right now.
0:13:44 > 0:13:49Golden plush straw-filled teddy bear and a panda bear.
0:13:49 > 0:13:51There we go. Who has got ?20 for these?
0:13:51 > 0:13:54Two handsome little gentlemen there. ?20?
0:13:54 > 0:13:58Ten to get me going, then. Come on, they've got to be...
0:13:58 > 0:14:0015 on the net. 15 on the net we've got. Oh, 15 bid.
0:14:00 > 0:14:0315, 20? At ?15 only.
0:14:03 > 0:14:05They are going to go at 15. Is it ?20?
0:14:05 > 0:14:08At ?15. You disappoint me. At ?20 now?
0:14:08 > 0:14:11At ?15, they are going to be sold.
0:14:11 > 0:14:13?15! No reserve, he's gone! Oh, that is fine. Aw!
0:14:13 > 0:14:16Listen, it's not going to get you a return ticket to Peru
0:14:16 > 0:14:19with another famous bear. Maybe a ticket to Paddington.
0:14:19 > 0:14:22Exactly. But look... Station. I'm happy with that, it's fine.
0:14:22 > 0:14:26As long as they have gone to a nice home, that's fine. Exactly. Aww.
0:14:26 > 0:14:28And I am sure that they have.
0:14:29 > 0:14:30Now for the pair of prints.
0:14:32 > 0:14:35Nautical memorabilia going under the hammer.
0:14:35 > 0:14:37This is big business. We have seen it before.
0:14:37 > 0:14:40Reverse prints on glass, two wonderful, great ships.
0:14:40 > 0:14:43Lovely stories as well. Great history.
0:14:43 > 0:14:45Roma, why are you selling these?
0:14:45 > 0:14:47Well, because they've just been in the loft for...
0:14:47 > 0:14:50They've not been on the wall? No, no!
0:14:50 > 0:14:52I'd have put them on the wall for safekeeping.
0:14:52 > 0:14:54They've been in the loft for about 50 years.
0:14:54 > 0:14:56We're going to put it to the test. Ready, Roma? Yes.
0:14:56 > 0:14:59And I love that name, Roma. That is a great name. Thank you.
0:14:59 > 0:15:01Here we go. They are going under the hammer.
0:15:03 > 0:15:07Pair of period coloured prints of Cunard liners, the Lusitania
0:15:07 > 0:15:11and the Mauritania. Highlighted with mother-of-pearl, canvas covered.
0:15:11 > 0:15:12?60 to get me started.
0:15:12 > 0:15:15?60. ?50.
0:15:15 > 0:15:1850 I am bid. At 50. The bid is there at 50.
0:15:18 > 0:15:20At 50. Do I hear 60 now? 60, madam?
0:15:20 > 0:15:2360, 70, 80.
0:15:23 > 0:15:2580 in the centre of the room. At 80. 90?
0:15:25 > 0:15:28We're selling. At 80, centre of the room. Is that 90 at the back?
0:15:28 > 0:15:31At ?80, the bid is with the lady at ?80.
0:15:31 > 0:15:33And it will be sold at 80. Squeaking away.
0:15:33 > 0:15:35Make no mistake, ?80.
0:15:36 > 0:15:40Sailed away. THEY LAUGH
0:15:40 > 0:15:41So, it's gone. That's good.
0:15:41 > 0:15:44Well done. Well done, both of you.
0:15:44 > 0:15:47I think those are going to be really treasured by someone.
0:15:49 > 0:15:51I'll take five from anyone else.
0:15:51 > 0:15:53Well, there you are, our first three lots under the hammer.
0:15:53 > 0:15:56We are coming back here later on in the programme,
0:15:56 > 0:16:00hopefully, fingers crossed, for that big surprise I keep promising you.
0:16:00 > 0:16:02But the great thing about being in an auction room
0:16:02 > 0:16:06is we are surrounded by history, little windows into the past.
0:16:06 > 0:16:10And right now, it is time for me to take a trip back in time.
0:16:19 > 0:16:22In the middle of the 17th century, Britain was in the early stages
0:16:22 > 0:16:25of a great rebellion, which resulted,
0:16:25 > 0:16:28for the first and only time in British history,
0:16:28 > 0:16:30in the country cutting off its king's head.
0:16:34 > 0:16:37The conflict between the king and his parliament, which placed
0:16:37 > 0:16:39the country in such great turmoil,
0:16:39 > 0:16:42became known as the English Civil War.
0:16:45 > 0:16:51It was right here on the fateful morning of 23 October, 1642,
0:16:51 > 0:16:57that King Charles I stood looking down on those fields there.
0:16:57 > 0:17:00This is where his Royalist troops, the Cavaliers,
0:17:00 > 0:17:03came face-to-face with the Parliamentarian force,
0:17:03 > 0:17:07the Roundheads, led by the Earl of Essex,
0:17:07 > 0:17:09in the Battle of Edgehill.
0:17:13 > 0:17:17Due to his unpopularity with both the people and Parliament,
0:17:17 > 0:17:22the king had fled to the North from London, where he had raised an army.
0:17:22 > 0:17:24That army was now marching for the capital.
0:17:27 > 0:17:30Meanwhile, Essex's force was attempting to head them off.
0:17:33 > 0:17:36Extraordinary as it may seem, with lack of intelligence
0:17:36 > 0:17:37and poor communications,
0:17:37 > 0:17:42each of these huge armies had no idea where the other side was.
0:17:42 > 0:17:48It was only by pure chance that they met up here in Warwickshire.
0:17:57 > 0:17:59So, how did Britain get to the point
0:17:59 > 0:18:02where the king was fighting his own parliament?
0:18:02 > 0:18:06To find the answer, I have travelled just seven miles down the road from
0:18:06 > 0:18:10Edgehill to this delightful ancient moated manor house, Broughton Castle.
0:18:14 > 0:18:19This was the home of William Fiennes, a Puritan, pro-Parliament leader
0:18:19 > 0:18:23opposed to Charles's more Catholic beliefs and dictatorial behaviour.
0:18:27 > 0:18:30The causes of the English Civil War were complex.
0:18:30 > 0:18:33The King's continual disagreement with Parliament over taxes,
0:18:33 > 0:18:37the Protestants' fear of a return to Catholicism
0:18:37 > 0:18:40and the desire to move away from the old feudal system
0:18:40 > 0:18:42were all major factors.
0:18:42 > 0:18:47But it was the king's pretensions and his arrogant attitude that was key.
0:18:48 > 0:18:51Charles believed in the divine right of kings,
0:18:51 > 0:18:57which asserted that monarchs derived their authority straight from God.
0:18:57 > 0:19:01As far back as 1215, the Magna Carta had established that the king
0:19:01 > 0:19:04was no more above the law than his subjects.
0:19:04 > 0:19:08And yet, Charles I continued to behave autocratically,
0:19:08 > 0:19:12dissolving Parliament on a whim if they did not agree to pass laws
0:19:12 > 0:19:17introducing new taxes to raise more money for his coffers.
0:19:23 > 0:19:26So, where does William Fiennes and Broughton Castle
0:19:26 > 0:19:29fit into this picture of England in turmoil?
0:19:29 > 0:19:32Well, the politically-minded William played host to
0:19:32 > 0:19:36several of the most important meetings of the rebel leadership.
0:19:36 > 0:19:40It is said that they all gathered here in the tower.
0:19:43 > 0:19:47Now, we know that William was away in London at the time of the battle,
0:19:47 > 0:19:50but his regiment and all of his four sons fought
0:19:50 > 0:19:54the Royalists at Edgehill, and it is said that a number of the regiment
0:19:54 > 0:20:00slept up here, in these attic rooms, the night before the battle.
0:20:00 > 0:20:03So, what actually happened on that memorable day?
0:20:03 > 0:20:05Well, for that, we need to return to Edgehill
0:20:05 > 0:20:09and the site of the battle to talk to historian Julian Humphrys.
0:20:11 > 0:20:15I tell you what, it is quite overcast and misty. It is very atmospheric.
0:20:15 > 0:20:17And there's some sounds going off in the background!
0:20:17 > 0:20:19Are the Roundheads still here?
0:20:19 > 0:20:21I know this looks like the perfect day for a battle,
0:20:21 > 0:20:24but what was the weather like on that particular day? Was it like this?
0:20:24 > 0:20:26No, it was crisp and clear. So, it was bright?
0:20:26 > 0:20:29It was, but of course, it wouldn't have stayed clear for very long
0:20:29 > 0:20:32because the moment people started to shoot their muskets,
0:20:32 > 0:20:33you got smoke everywhere.
0:20:33 > 0:20:35'Fire!'
0:20:35 > 0:20:37You would have seen about 30,000 men,
0:20:37 > 0:20:40which was an extraordinary number of people together at that time.
0:20:40 > 0:20:42It was like a small town travelling around.
0:20:42 > 0:20:44The Royalists coming down from the high ground...
0:20:44 > 0:20:46So they were up there? ..the Parliamentarians
0:20:46 > 0:20:47over towards Kineton.
0:20:47 > 0:20:51Infantry in the centre with muskets and pikes, cavalry on the wings.
0:20:53 > 0:20:55The two armies came together.
0:20:55 > 0:20:57The Royalists, who had superior cavalry, swept
0:20:57 > 0:21:01the Parliamentarian cavalry away off the battlefield almost immediately.
0:21:01 > 0:21:03Now, if all had gone to plan then,
0:21:03 > 0:21:04the Royalists would have stopped,
0:21:04 > 0:21:06they would have turned inwards and enveloped
0:21:06 > 0:21:08the Parliamentarian infantry,
0:21:08 > 0:21:11who were left on their own in the centre. But they didn't do that.
0:21:11 > 0:21:15"Tally-ho, chaps!" They charged off because, very temptingly,
0:21:15 > 0:21:17back towards village of Kineton
0:21:17 > 0:21:19was the Parliamentarian baggage train full of stuff.
0:21:19 > 0:21:21And that's what they were interested in. Yes.
0:21:21 > 0:21:24Don't forget, they're quite short of stuff anyway,
0:21:24 > 0:21:26so if they could nick a few things, it would help.
0:21:26 > 0:21:28In a chess analogy, it was a queen for a queen.
0:21:28 > 0:21:32They'd gone, so it was left with just the infantry in the centre.
0:21:33 > 0:21:36But the Parliamentarian infantry got the upper hand
0:21:36 > 0:21:38and they actually pushed the Royalists back.
0:21:38 > 0:21:40But the Royalists were saved by two things -
0:21:40 > 0:21:42one was the advent of night,
0:21:42 > 0:21:44because the battle went right on till the end of the day,
0:21:44 > 0:21:47and secondly, the return of the Royalist cavalry.
0:21:47 > 0:21:48So, the result - a draw.
0:21:48 > 0:21:51These were all amateurs, really. Sure. In their first major conflict.
0:21:51 > 0:21:54Absolutely. Armed conflict. Yeah.
0:21:54 > 0:21:571,500 people were killed here, which was a lot of people at that time.
0:21:57 > 0:21:59And it shocked people throughout England.
0:21:59 > 0:22:01They were really shocked by this.
0:22:01 > 0:22:03It would be enough to really turn you, wouldn't it?
0:22:03 > 0:22:08And want some sort of...well, I guess some sort of result out of it,
0:22:08 > 0:22:11or it would have made you carry on believing in the cause.
0:22:11 > 0:22:13I think the big tragedy was that it wasn't decisive.
0:22:13 > 0:22:16People thought at the time perhaps it would all be over by Christmas.
0:22:16 > 0:22:19Exactly, no more fighting. But, no, it was indecisive,
0:22:19 > 0:22:21so the war dragged on for years as a result of that. Yeah.
0:22:26 > 0:22:30Because of the indecisive nature of the battle, it tipped the country
0:22:30 > 0:22:36into civil war, and around 10% of England's population were killed.
0:22:36 > 0:22:39The Parliamentarians realised they couldn't win a war
0:22:39 > 0:22:40without professional soldiers,
0:22:40 > 0:22:44so they set up and started to train the new model army.
0:22:44 > 0:22:49And from that day onwards, we have always had professional soldiers.
0:22:49 > 0:22:54More importantly, though, eventually the Royalists finally lost the war.
0:22:54 > 0:22:57Charles I was beheaded in 1649.
0:22:57 > 0:23:00Eventually, the monarchy was restored to the throne with his son,
0:23:00 > 0:23:04Charles II, but it never really had the same power.
0:23:04 > 0:23:08From that day onwards, the country embarked on that difficult pathway
0:23:08 > 0:23:11that has resulted in the democracy we have today.
0:23:19 > 0:23:22Back to Ragley Hall, which I think I am right in saying
0:23:22 > 0:23:25was on the king's side in the Civil War.
0:23:25 > 0:23:28We are in the Great Hall, which is still bustling with activity -
0:23:28 > 0:23:31happily, in a well-ordered and peaceful way.
0:23:31 > 0:23:33Time to tune in to Will.
0:23:33 > 0:23:35RADIO STATIC
0:23:35 > 0:23:39Sylvia, it is not often that I use the words funky and radio
0:23:39 > 0:23:43in the same sentence, but in this instance, wow.
0:23:43 > 0:23:46What a looker! Yeah, it's lovely. Where has this come from?
0:23:46 > 0:23:48Tell me, is this something you have had from new?
0:23:48 > 0:23:50Yes, it was from new. Wow.
0:23:50 > 0:23:53Dad bought it about 65 years ago.
0:23:53 > 0:23:56Have you ever seen such a thing? No. A round radio.
0:23:56 > 0:23:59But it has been quite a talking point over the years. Has it?
0:23:59 > 0:24:01Have you got it on display? Does it work?
0:24:01 > 0:24:04No, not now. I don't know whether it works, I'm not sure.
0:24:04 > 0:24:06Well, I am not brave enough to plug it in, I'm afraid.
0:24:06 > 0:24:09No, the wire looks a bit dodgy to me. I know, exactly.
0:24:09 > 0:24:12So, it would need to be rewired... That is it, yes.
0:24:12 > 0:24:14..by whoever wants to use it.
0:24:14 > 0:24:19You have got this wonderful sort of textured speaker cover.
0:24:19 > 0:24:22And I love the way that they have continued the circular theme...
0:24:22 > 0:24:25That's it. ..with the actual dial itself going around the edge.
0:24:25 > 0:24:29Yeah. The knobs here, the on and off, of course, and volume.
0:24:29 > 0:24:31And then, of course, here to actually tune it in. That's it.
0:24:31 > 0:24:34And here you have got the EKCO Radio mark.
0:24:34 > 0:24:39When this was designed, produced, it was really cutting edge,
0:24:39 > 0:24:40wasn't it? That's it.
0:24:40 > 0:24:42Was it the focal point of the evening?
0:24:42 > 0:24:46Well, we hadn't got television, you see, so we used to have
0:24:46 > 0:24:51the radio on a lot. And as soon as I came from school, it went on for,
0:24:51 > 0:24:54you know, all the programmes. There used to be
0:24:54 > 0:24:58a Saturday Night Theatre or something, it was called. Yeah.
0:24:58 > 0:24:59You were literally sat down...
0:24:59 > 0:25:02And it was your equivalent of the television. That's it.
0:25:02 > 0:25:05It would have been a new product, just out. Yes.
0:25:05 > 0:25:08Your father thought, "I've got to keep up with the Joneses here
0:25:08 > 0:25:11"and get my Bakelite radio." That's it.
0:25:11 > 0:25:15What do you think it is worth now? I've no idea, to be honest.
0:25:15 > 0:25:19I could see this at auction at around a couple of hundred pounds.
0:25:19 > 0:25:22What do you think to that? Yeah, very nice. Yeah? Yes.
0:25:22 > 0:25:25It is a bit of a high estimate to risk having no reserve,
0:25:25 > 0:25:26so why don't we tuck the reserve in
0:25:26 > 0:25:28just under the bottom estimate at 150?
0:25:28 > 0:25:30Yes, that would be fine. Just to protect it.
0:25:30 > 0:25:33But I am pretty sure that is going to find a new home. Yes.
0:25:33 > 0:25:35It has been a pleasure meeting you and hearing your stories.
0:25:35 > 0:25:37It's been a pleasure meeting you.
0:25:37 > 0:25:40It's been good fun meeting you. Yes. SHE CHUCKLES
0:25:40 > 0:25:44Of course, radios were just one of many products made of Bakelite.
0:25:44 > 0:25:48This early plastic was first developed in New York in 1907.
0:25:48 > 0:25:49During the Depression,
0:25:49 > 0:25:53it sold more than any other commercial product in America.
0:25:53 > 0:25:57Bakelite's cheerful colours and affordability meant it was loved
0:25:57 > 0:26:01across the world for decades, until finally replaced
0:26:01 > 0:26:02by more modern plastics.
0:26:05 > 0:26:08It was known as "the material of a thousand uses",
0:26:08 > 0:26:09this coffin being one of them,
0:26:09 > 0:26:12which must be the last word in Bakelite.
0:26:16 > 0:26:19Now over to Charlie, who has found a quiet spot in the library.
0:26:21 > 0:26:24Cath, did you ski here today? SHE LAUGHS
0:26:24 > 0:26:27No. I drove. You drove?
0:26:27 > 0:26:30Well, I must say, you really have dressed for the occasion.
0:26:30 > 0:26:32It is fantastic. I thought I was going to be cold.
0:26:32 > 0:26:34You look wonderful. Thank you. Wonderful.
0:26:34 > 0:26:37And you've brought a funny old pot along. I have, yes.
0:26:37 > 0:26:39Yes. Where did you find that?
0:26:39 > 0:26:41On the kitchen shelf. SHE CHUCKLES
0:26:41 > 0:26:43How long has it been there? 20 years.
0:26:43 > 0:26:4820 years. What is it? It is a tea caddy.
0:26:48 > 0:26:49It is a tea caddy! Correct.
0:26:49 > 0:26:51Do you know where this comes from? No, I don't.
0:26:51 > 0:26:54I am going to give you a little clue. OK.
0:26:54 > 0:26:56You're going to pick it up and you're going to look at the front.
0:26:56 > 0:26:58Yes. Windmill. What is on the front? A windmill.
0:26:58 > 0:27:00Where do you think it comes from? Holland.
0:27:00 > 0:27:03Correct! Absolutely marvellous.
0:27:03 > 0:27:05Every object has a clue in it, doesn't it? Yes!
0:27:05 > 0:27:08And how old is it?
0:27:08 > 0:27:1018th century?
0:27:10 > 0:27:14Very good. Yes. It is 18th century.
0:27:14 > 0:27:20Now, it either had a lid, tin-glazed lid over the top,
0:27:20 > 0:27:22Or actually, they weren't all made with that.
0:27:22 > 0:27:24Could have just had a cork stopper.
0:27:24 > 0:27:26And it is very simply decorated.
0:27:26 > 0:27:30It is not like buying a piece of fine English Worcester porcelain
0:27:30 > 0:27:34that has been decorated wonderfully by a specific hand.
0:27:34 > 0:27:36This is very loosely decorated.
0:27:36 > 0:27:40But nevertheless, charming because of it. It has got a bit of damage.
0:27:40 > 0:27:44You can see where the glazing has been knocked at the corners. Yes.
0:27:44 > 0:27:45But I don't mind that.
0:27:45 > 0:27:48That is part of the age, part of the history of it.
0:27:48 > 0:27:53It has got no, as far as I can see, serious cracks. No.
0:27:53 > 0:27:55I think that is a charming little object.
0:27:55 > 0:28:00There's collectors of delftware, which is what it is.
0:28:00 > 0:28:05Holland, so we are appealing to delft collectors.
0:28:05 > 0:28:07We are also appealing to tea caddy collectors.
0:28:07 > 0:28:11So, we are getting into two different spheres there.
0:28:11 > 0:28:14We are doubling our chances of finding someone that will
0:28:14 > 0:28:15want to buy it.
0:28:15 > 0:28:19Value. What about it? Give us a clue.
0:28:19 > 0:28:2420 to 30? 20 to 30. Well, I have got ?20, I'll give you ?20 now for it.
0:28:24 > 0:28:25How is that? Would you take that? No.
0:28:25 > 0:28:29No. Very sensible. I think you are more...
0:28:29 > 0:28:33?100 plus, probably. Wow! Yeah, I know, I know.
0:28:33 > 0:28:38I am going to suggest that we put a reserve of ?50 on it. OK. All right?
0:28:38 > 0:28:43Yep. And I think if they probably estimate it at 80 to 100, 80 to 120,
0:28:43 > 0:28:46I think there should be plenty of interest in it.
0:28:46 > 0:28:48Good. A couple of bidders. Lovely. And who knows?
0:28:48 > 0:28:50SHE CHUCKLES Hopefully.
0:28:52 > 0:28:55What a delightful thing, and it is not a lot of money.
0:28:58 > 0:29:01Ragley has on display a wonderful family collection
0:29:01 > 0:29:03of First World War memorabilia.
0:29:03 > 0:29:07These were the belongings of Brigadier General Lord Henry Seymour.
0:29:07 > 0:29:11He was the current Marquess's grandfather, who saw active service
0:29:11 > 0:29:16with the Grenadier Guards between 1914 and 1918.
0:29:18 > 0:29:21Among them, you can see the German machinegun that he is believed
0:29:21 > 0:29:24to have captured at the Battle of the Somme.
0:29:24 > 0:29:27One of the most fascinating of his possessions has to be
0:29:27 > 0:29:31his war diaries. It was a horrifying part of our history.
0:29:31 > 0:29:36And when you read these first-hand accounts, it really is...
0:29:36 > 0:29:40so moving. I am just so pleased that I haven't experienced
0:29:40 > 0:29:44anything like this in my life, and I hope my children never do as well.
0:29:54 > 0:29:58And now over to Will, who has found our final item of the day.
0:29:59 > 0:30:04Well, Pat, I feel a little bit like the opening of Pandora's box here.
0:30:04 > 0:30:08I think there should be a glow lighting our faces as we do so.
0:30:08 > 0:30:12But let's open up this...what hopefully contains...
0:30:12 > 0:30:16Oh, my word. Look at that. It is a piece of Royal Worcester, of course.
0:30:16 > 0:30:18A Royal Worcester coffee set
0:30:18 > 0:30:23together with the silver gilt spoons, which is a lovely touch.
0:30:23 > 0:30:25Beautifully painted, isn't it?
0:30:25 > 0:30:29Yeah, they're lovely. That is what I like about it. Stunning quality.
0:30:29 > 0:30:31And the scenes of Highland cattle have been
0:30:31 > 0:30:34painted by one of the Stinton brothers.
0:30:34 > 0:30:39The Stintons were a family that were employed by Worcester to paint their
0:30:39 > 0:30:43designs on their porcelain and, to be honest, I think they're probably
0:30:43 > 0:30:48rated as one of the best porcelain painters that there has been.
0:30:48 > 0:30:52Do you know who these one are by? Is it Jas? Harry.
0:30:52 > 0:30:54Oh, Harry, that one. These are Harry Stinton.
0:30:54 > 0:30:57His speciality was the Highland cattle.
0:30:57 > 0:31:00It dates from around 1937. Oh, right.
0:31:00 > 0:31:041930s. If that is not enough, what is this here?
0:31:04 > 0:31:07Harrods! Harrods, yeah. Retailed by Harrods.
0:31:07 > 0:31:11I mean, that is a word synonymous with quality, luxury.
0:31:11 > 0:31:13Why are you selling it?
0:31:13 > 0:31:17Well, we have downsized and I've got nowhere to display it.
0:31:17 > 0:31:19It is just shut away, and it's a shame.
0:31:19 > 0:31:21It needs to be on display, doesn't it?
0:31:21 > 0:31:24It needs to be shown off. It needs to shine.
0:31:24 > 0:31:27I mean, in my mind, I am thinking this is ?1,000, all day long.
0:31:27 > 0:31:29Yeah, yeah.
0:31:29 > 0:31:32Is that a sort of figure you would be happy with? Well, yeah.
0:31:32 > 0:31:34You'd be happy at ?1,000? Yeah.
0:31:34 > 0:31:36If we use that as the bottom estimate,
0:31:36 > 0:31:39we would have an estimate of 1,000 to 1,500. Yeah.
0:31:39 > 0:31:43Are you sure you want good on this route? Well, yeah.
0:31:43 > 0:31:44Yeah. Go on, Pat. Don't worry.
0:31:44 > 0:31:47We're going to have to put a reserve on it.
0:31:47 > 0:31:49It shouldn't go for less than ?1,000. Oh, no, no.
0:31:49 > 0:31:51I don't think so. Do you agree?
0:31:51 > 0:31:54I would rather keep it if it was less than that. Yeah.
0:31:54 > 0:31:58Let's reserve it at ?1,000, fixed reserve.
0:31:58 > 0:32:01And, well, I think...say bye-bye.
0:32:01 > 0:32:04Say bye-bye! Oh, shame. THEY CHUCKLE
0:32:04 > 0:32:06Listen, we're going to keep it safe for you.
0:32:06 > 0:32:09And you can take pleasure in knowing that whoever buys it, wants it.
0:32:09 > 0:32:12That's right. And will love it as much as you did. Yeah.
0:32:12 > 0:32:14Do you know, it's made me a bit thirsty.
0:32:14 > 0:32:17I think I will go and get a coffee. But in a plastic cup. I know, yeah.
0:32:17 > 0:32:20Not the done thing.
0:32:20 > 0:32:22What a cracking set of Royal Worcester.
0:32:28 > 0:32:31Well, that is it. Our work is done here at Ragley Hall.
0:32:31 > 0:32:34Our experts have now found their final items
0:32:34 > 0:32:36to take off to the auction room,
0:32:36 > 0:32:39so sadly, we have to say goodbye to this magnificent venue
0:32:39 > 0:32:41as we head over to Bigwoods for the very last time.
0:32:41 > 0:32:44And hopefully, fingers crossed, we've got that big surprise.
0:32:44 > 0:32:47Here's a quick recap of all the items that are going under the hammer.
0:32:50 > 0:32:54The Bakelite radio is right on trend, so it should do the business.
0:32:56 > 0:32:58The delft tea caddy is a proper antique,
0:32:58 > 0:33:02which gives you a glimpse into what life was like in another age.
0:33:04 > 0:33:08And the coffee set is top notch, but Worcester has lost its value
0:33:08 > 0:33:11recently, so it will be interesting to see what it makes.
0:33:19 > 0:33:23Back at the auction house, we have a stylish start.
0:33:23 > 0:33:26Anybody give me 310? 310, 320...
0:33:26 > 0:33:31Sylvia, let's hope the whole nation is tuned in to your Bakelite radio.
0:33:31 > 0:33:33It is online, it is on the net. Yeah.
0:33:33 > 0:33:37The whole world can buy this right now. Oh, good. I like this.
0:33:37 > 0:33:40At one stage, everybody in the country owned a bit of Bakelite,
0:33:40 > 0:33:41it was that popular.
0:33:41 > 0:33:44It was such a talking point that you grew to like it.
0:33:44 > 0:33:46Let's hope this one is a talking point.
0:33:46 > 0:33:49It is going under the hammer right now. Here we go. Here we go.
0:33:51 > 0:33:55The Echo, or EKCO, electric receiver.
0:33:55 > 0:33:58Anybody like to start me at, say, 150?
0:33:58 > 0:34:01The machine is starting at 180.
0:34:01 > 0:34:02180. Went straight in.
0:34:02 > 0:34:05I have got 220 here, 230 in the room.
0:34:05 > 0:34:08Let it finish. I can see you.
0:34:08 > 0:34:11This is the internet bidders all bidding against each other,
0:34:11 > 0:34:13so he is just letting it settle online.
0:34:13 > 0:34:16Let this thing finish what it's playing at.
0:34:16 > 0:34:17260. 280?
0:34:17 > 0:34:20300, and 20, 340, 360,
0:34:20 > 0:34:23380, 400, and 20,
0:34:23 > 0:34:25440, 460, 480,
0:34:25 > 0:34:28500. This is fabulous. I know! 480 with you, sir.
0:34:28 > 0:34:32Is this finished? I think it has. 480 with the gentleman.
0:34:32 > 0:34:33Are we all done?
0:34:34 > 0:34:38?480, sold in the room. How about that? Oh...
0:34:38 > 0:34:40Oh, that's a result! Are you pleased with that? Yeah. Oh!
0:34:40 > 0:34:42I was hoping for around the ?400 mark
0:34:42 > 0:34:45because I've seen them make that before. I did...
0:34:45 > 0:34:47That was a good result. We hit the late frequencies there,
0:34:47 > 0:34:49that's for sure. Happy? Oh, thank you ever so much.
0:34:49 > 0:34:53Oh, bless you. Thank you. Enjoy the money, won't you?
0:34:53 > 0:34:55Excellent. That did better than expected.
0:34:57 > 0:34:59Now for Charlie's final choice.
0:35:00 > 0:35:04Now it is time for a cup of tea with Cathleen's little tea canister.
0:35:04 > 0:35:07I love it! I love it and I don't mind the fact that there's a lid missing
0:35:07 > 0:35:09and it is a bit chipped. It is great 18th-century delft,
0:35:09 > 0:35:11and that is what it is all about.
0:35:11 > 0:35:14Could be Dutch, could be London. Not quite sure.
0:35:14 > 0:35:16But the market will determine that.
0:35:16 > 0:35:19It is such an academic subject. Yes. Why are you selling it?
0:35:19 > 0:35:22Because I didn't think it had any value whatsoever.
0:35:22 > 0:35:24Oh, it has got such charm! Yes.
0:35:24 > 0:35:27It looks like it has had a useful, used life, and I love that
0:35:27 > 0:35:29because that is its social history.
0:35:29 > 0:35:32For me, it is not necessarily about the maker, it is about the user
0:35:32 > 0:35:35and the period of time that it has been loved and cherished
0:35:35 > 0:35:36and handed down through the generations.
0:35:36 > 0:35:40That's what you can't put a price on. Good luck, Cathleen. Thank you.
0:35:40 > 0:35:41Here we go. This is a lovely thing.
0:35:41 > 0:35:45Not a lot of money but a cracking bit of history. This is it.
0:35:46 > 0:35:49The 18th-century English tin-glazed earthenware,
0:35:49 > 0:35:51possibly Bow, tea canister there.
0:35:51 > 0:35:56For all that are light in there, who has got, I don't know, ?50 for it?
0:35:56 > 0:35:5830 to start. 30 I am bid.
0:35:58 > 0:36:0230, five, 40, five, 50, is it?
0:36:02 > 0:36:05At ?45 only. At 45. 50, surely?
0:36:05 > 0:36:07At 45. Are you all done at 45?
0:36:07 > 0:36:09You all finished?
0:36:11 > 0:36:1245! Oh, dear.
0:36:12 > 0:36:15Well, it wasn't Bow, was it? No. It was Dutch.
0:36:15 > 0:36:19The reserve was 50. Yes, the reserve was 50. One bid short.
0:36:19 > 0:36:23Love it! Give it some love. Oh, go on. It is a nice thing.
0:36:23 > 0:36:26Well, I do love it now, but...I didn't before.
0:36:28 > 0:36:33Well, it didn't sell, but I don't think Cathleen minds taking it home.
0:36:33 > 0:36:36Over to Will now, who has found our final item of the day.
0:36:36 > 0:36:39All boxed and ready to go and hand-decorated by Harry Stinton.
0:36:39 > 0:36:42It doesn't get much better than that, the expert in the Highland cow.
0:36:42 > 0:36:43Patricia, what a lovely set
0:36:43 > 0:36:46of Royal Worcester. They are nice, aren't they?
0:36:46 > 0:36:49Especially if you like drinking coffee. Did you have a little...?
0:36:49 > 0:36:50No, I didn't! I tell you what,
0:36:50 > 0:36:52it looks like no-one has ever touched them.
0:36:52 > 0:36:55They are cracking quality, aren't they? Mint condition. Mint!
0:36:55 > 0:36:57In the box there, as they were bought.
0:36:57 > 0:36:59As good as the day they were made. Oh, lovely.
0:36:59 > 0:37:02It doesn't get much better than that for collectors. It really doesn't.
0:37:02 > 0:37:04Why are you selling these? We're downsizing.
0:37:04 > 0:37:07We've got nowhere to display them any more now,
0:37:07 > 0:37:10so it is a shame, really. We're going to put them to the test.
0:37:10 > 0:37:12They are going under the hammer right now. Not literally.
0:37:12 > 0:37:16No. This is where it gets exciting. What are they going to make?
0:37:16 > 0:37:19Let's hope they sell. Here we go. Keep your fingers crossed.
0:37:20 > 0:37:22We are onto Harry Stinton now.
0:37:22 > 0:37:26This is very nice Royal Worcester porcelain tea set for Harrods.
0:37:26 > 0:37:30Birmingham 1939 is the date of the hallmarks there.
0:37:30 > 0:37:33In a nice presentation box. I have got multiple bids on the book,
0:37:33 > 0:37:36which means I am going to start straight off at ?1,600.
0:37:36 > 0:37:39Yes! ?1,600, straight in.
0:37:39 > 0:37:43At 1,600. Do I hear 1,800? 17 at the back of the room.
0:37:43 > 0:37:44I have got 1,800 here.
0:37:44 > 0:37:4619, sir. 19.
0:37:46 > 0:37:50I've got to go 21 here. 22, sir. 22, and I'm out and you're in.
0:37:50 > 0:37:542,200 at the back of the room. 23? 23.
0:37:54 > 0:37:5924, sir? Good price. ?2,300 on the telephone.
0:37:59 > 0:38:02At ?2,300. Last chance and done.
0:38:02 > 0:38:06It is going to be sold at 2,300 on the telephone. Are we done?
0:38:06 > 0:38:12Yes! On the phone, ?2,300. That was a good day out, Patricia.
0:38:12 > 0:38:14Yes, it was very good. That was great.
0:38:14 > 0:38:16The market decided. Do something else with it! Yes.
0:38:18 > 0:38:21And do you know what? That ends our show beautifully today.
0:38:21 > 0:38:23We've run out of time here.
0:38:23 > 0:38:26It was the last lot in the sale, and what a day it has been.
0:38:26 > 0:38:27I hope you have enjoyed it.
0:38:27 > 0:38:30Join us again for many more surprises, but until then,
0:38:30 > 0:38:33it is goodbye from Tricia, Will and myself. Goodbye.
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