0:00:05 > 0:00:09Today, we're in Cambria and I'm in the Great Hall of Muncaster Castle.
0:00:09 > 0:00:13Just outside of Ravenglass, this place is a real architectural gem.
0:00:13 > 0:00:16Through here, if you follow me, that's the magnificent dining room.
0:00:16 > 0:00:19Normally place-set with the finest family silver
0:00:19 > 0:00:22but a special event is just about to take place.
0:00:22 > 0:00:25And here's another clue, if you come in this room here,
0:00:25 > 0:00:26the Drawing Room.
0:00:26 > 0:00:30Well, you see generations of family portraits
0:00:30 > 0:00:31adorning all the walls. Look at this!
0:00:31 > 0:00:35And, crew setting up, making their final preparations,
0:00:35 > 0:00:37because this is our magnificent
0:00:37 > 0:00:40valuation day venue.
0:00:40 > 0:00:42Welcome to Flog It!
0:01:07 > 0:01:10Do you know, I got a cracking feeling we're going to be in for a really special day.
0:01:10 > 0:01:13Just look at the size of the queue, everyone's happy,
0:01:13 > 0:01:15the weather is fantastic and the view is so spectacular.
0:01:15 > 0:01:18Over there is Scafell Pike, England's highest mountain,
0:01:18 > 0:01:22measuring a whopping 978 metres!
0:01:22 > 0:01:24And talking about big and great things,
0:01:24 > 0:01:26just look at the size of this fantastic queue!
0:01:26 > 0:01:28Hundreds of people have turned up today,
0:01:28 > 0:01:31laden with antiques and collectables.
0:01:31 > 0:01:34And they're here to challenge our experts to find out...
0:01:34 > 0:01:35- ALL:- What's it worth?
0:01:35 > 0:01:37Stay tuned and you'll find out.
0:01:39 > 0:01:41Would everyone like to take one thing out for me?
0:01:41 > 0:01:42Their star lot.
0:01:42 > 0:01:45Only the very best will do for James Lewis.
0:01:45 > 0:01:48You got some nice things today, folks.
0:01:48 > 0:01:51And he's teamed up with Caroline Hawley...
0:01:51 > 0:01:53- You've a bit of carnival glass? - Ah, yeah.
0:01:53 > 0:01:55..who always knows what to do to bring out the best.
0:01:55 > 0:01:57Hold it up to this lovely sunshine.
0:01:57 > 0:01:59See, it's shining?
0:01:59 > 0:02:01- It's from my grandma, you know? - Yeah? It's lovely.
0:02:01 > 0:02:03Although, it doesn't stop them monkeying around
0:02:03 > 0:02:05when they get together.
0:02:05 > 0:02:06Hold that,
0:02:06 > 0:02:07here we go.
0:02:07 > 0:02:09Oh, wow!
0:02:09 > 0:02:10I'm just going...
0:02:10 > 0:02:12- See you!- Oh, right.
0:02:13 > 0:02:17Now, let's get inside and get these valuations under way.
0:02:20 > 0:02:22Now, there's a touch of class on today's show
0:02:22 > 0:02:25with a dress fit for a ball.
0:02:25 > 0:02:28That would move wonderfully as you danced.
0:02:28 > 0:02:31And a decanter to dazzle a dinner party.
0:02:31 > 0:02:33Well, I do know Disraeli was there.
0:02:33 > 0:02:34Really?
0:02:34 > 0:02:37- Yes!- Disraeli could have been served from this claret jug?
0:02:37 > 0:02:38He could...
0:02:38 > 0:02:39Quite possibly, yes.
0:02:40 > 0:02:43And I take a trip on a Victorian steamboat
0:02:43 > 0:02:45to find out what life was like on the lakes,
0:02:45 > 0:02:47here in Cumbria!
0:02:47 > 0:02:48BOAT HORN HONKS
0:02:49 > 0:02:52The only thing left now is to take a bow.
0:02:53 > 0:02:55I enjoyed that.
0:02:56 > 0:02:58Enjoying yourselves?
0:02:58 > 0:03:00- ALL:- Yes! - That's what it's all about.
0:03:00 > 0:03:02We have taken over every room in the castle today.
0:03:02 > 0:03:04So many people have turned up.
0:03:04 > 0:03:06Here in the Drawing Room, we're surrounded by family portraits,
0:03:06 > 0:03:09but also by owners laden with antiques and collectables.
0:03:09 > 0:03:13James Lewis is at the table and he's just about to start his valuation.
0:03:14 > 0:03:18Laura, let me take you back to a different era.
0:03:18 > 0:03:21We're in the middle of Queen Victoria's reign.
0:03:21 > 0:03:25- All right. - The date of this is 1867...
0:03:25 > 0:03:27a long dining table,
0:03:27 > 0:03:29string quartet in the corner.
0:03:29 > 0:03:31The diners are all sitting there
0:03:31 > 0:03:33with their black tie and dinner jackets.
0:03:33 > 0:03:37And that is the type of scene that this would have graced.
0:03:37 > 0:03:40It is a fantastic claret jug.
0:03:40 > 0:03:42Is it something that you've used?
0:03:42 > 0:03:44Not used, no.
0:03:44 > 0:03:47But I remember it as a child.
0:03:47 > 0:03:50It belonged to my father's side of the family.
0:03:50 > 0:03:55It was his great-grandfather that purchased it, I should imagine.
0:03:55 > 0:03:58They bought the Strand Hotel in 1850-something,
0:03:58 > 0:04:00I can't remember the exact date.
0:04:00 > 0:04:03OK, what sort of guests did they have?
0:04:03 > 0:04:05- Well, I do know Disraeli was there. - Really?
0:04:05 > 0:04:08- Yes!- Disraeli could've been served from this claret jug?
0:04:08 > 0:04:10Quite possibly, yes.
0:04:10 > 0:04:11Of that period?
0:04:11 > 0:04:14- Yes.- How wonderful? That speaks volumes, doesn't it?
0:04:14 > 0:04:17It was clearly a very good quality hotel.
0:04:17 > 0:04:21Oh, yes, but I remember as a child, going to the hotel...
0:04:21 > 0:04:25and Friday was silver cleaning day.
0:04:25 > 0:04:28And occasionally, this was out to be cleaned.
0:04:28 > 0:04:31So, how did you come to eventually own it?
0:04:31 > 0:04:32Well...
0:04:32 > 0:04:35at the end of the lifespan of the hotel,
0:04:35 > 0:04:39back in the '70s, there were three spinsters who
0:04:39 > 0:04:43were left with the hotel and they were getting on in years.
0:04:43 > 0:04:46One of them died and so the other two decided to sell up.
0:04:46 > 0:04:51- Oh!- And we had a big, fantastic clearance sale.
0:04:51 > 0:04:56That happened to be in the sale and it all came flooding back to me.
0:04:56 > 0:04:58And my father was with me and he said,
0:04:58 > 0:05:00"You really liked that, didn't you?"
0:05:00 > 0:05:01And I said, "Yes."
0:05:01 > 0:05:03Next thing I knew, he'd bought it.
0:05:03 > 0:05:05Aw, lovely.
0:05:05 > 0:05:08And he said, "There you are. There's the present for you."
0:05:08 > 0:05:09- Wonderful.- Yes.
0:05:09 > 0:05:13In terms of quality, it doesn't get much better than this.
0:05:13 > 0:05:16It's by a maker, Daniel and Charles Houle,
0:05:16 > 0:05:18who are London makers,
0:05:18 > 0:05:23and specialised in this near-Renaissance style.
0:05:23 > 0:05:26You could imagine the shape,
0:05:26 > 0:05:30almost on a Roman table.
0:05:30 > 0:05:33But then when you apply the decoration,
0:05:33 > 0:05:35it becomes more of a Renaissance style.
0:05:35 > 0:05:39We've got these embossed flower heads
0:05:39 > 0:05:43and scrolling foliage applied to the body.
0:05:43 > 0:05:47The hallmark is up at the top, exactly where you want to see it,
0:05:47 > 0:05:50just under the lip. And it hasn't rubbed at all.
0:05:50 > 0:05:52It's in lovely condition.
0:05:53 > 0:05:55I guess you want to know what it's worth?
0:05:55 > 0:05:58- Yes, please. - Um...
0:05:58 > 0:06:01I think we should put an estimate of...
0:06:01 > 0:06:04£600 to £900.
0:06:04 > 0:06:06I think it's a wonderful thing.
0:06:06 > 0:06:09- That's fantastic. - It's lovely.
0:06:09 > 0:06:12I would like to see a reserve of...
0:06:12 > 0:06:14£550 as a safety net.
0:06:14 > 0:06:18- Yes.- But, you know, it's a lovely thing to see.
0:06:18 > 0:06:21And thank you so much for bringing it today.
0:06:21 > 0:06:23- It's an absolute pleasure. - Thank you.
0:06:24 > 0:06:28Muncaster Castle has been home to the Pennington family
0:06:28 > 0:06:30since the 13th century.
0:06:30 > 0:06:34And Iona and Peter are its current guardians.
0:06:35 > 0:06:38The home underwent extensive remodelling over the decades,
0:06:38 > 0:06:43and now houses an eclectic collection of antique furniture and paintings.
0:06:45 > 0:06:48Here in the Drawing Room, there's a portrait I want to show you,
0:06:48 > 0:06:52it's a full-length one of Iona's grandmother, Joan Ramstein.
0:06:52 > 0:06:54And there you can see her, she's exquisite.
0:06:54 > 0:06:57So beautiful, I love this painting.
0:06:57 > 0:06:59It was painted in 1915.
0:06:59 > 0:07:01Now, if you notice the ring on her finger,
0:07:01 > 0:07:04the ruby up there and the buckles on her shoes,
0:07:04 > 0:07:07well, they are a very important part of the family's collection.
0:07:07 > 0:07:09Because they're still currently with the family
0:07:09 > 0:07:11and they get used on special occasions.
0:07:11 > 0:07:13And they're right here.
0:07:14 > 0:07:18And this fantastic portrait is by the Hungarian artist,
0:07:18 > 0:07:19Philip de Laszlo.
0:07:20 > 0:07:24He's best known for his portraits of aristocrats and royalty,
0:07:24 > 0:07:26including the Queen and the Queen Mother.
0:07:29 > 0:07:32Well, I wonder if our experts can find some priceless treasures
0:07:32 > 0:07:34to take off to auction.
0:07:34 > 0:07:35Let's catch up with them!
0:07:36 > 0:07:39Our style guru, Caroline, has found something
0:07:39 > 0:07:41to send the ladies into a spin.
0:07:43 > 0:07:47Joan, how wonderful is it to see these two lovely dresses?
0:07:47 > 0:07:48Aren't they beautiful?
0:07:48 > 0:07:50And they combine my favourite things -
0:07:50 > 0:07:54fashion, France, antiques.
0:07:54 > 0:07:56Tell me what you know about them?
0:07:56 > 0:07:57I can certainly tell you that
0:07:57 > 0:07:59once I used to be able to get into both of them,
0:07:59 > 0:08:01but certainly no longer.
0:08:01 > 0:08:06And I bought this one when I lived in London during the '80s.
0:08:06 > 0:08:08And that one was given to me by a dear friend
0:08:08 > 0:08:10who went to live in New York.
0:08:10 > 0:08:15He actually felt it was too heavy to put in his suitcase to take.
0:08:15 > 0:08:18- Which it is, it's very heavy. - How fortunate for you?
0:08:18 > 0:08:19So, he gave it to me, which is lovely.
0:08:19 > 0:08:21It's beautifully fitted.
0:08:21 > 0:08:271950s. It has the look, you know the Dior New Look shape?
0:08:27 > 0:08:30So, it would give you a tiny waist and when you walked,
0:08:30 > 0:08:33it would just be wonderful.
0:08:33 > 0:08:35I'm going to dream about this tonight, it's gorgeous.
0:08:35 > 0:08:38- It felt very elegant wearing it.- I bet it did!
0:08:38 > 0:08:40Did you wear it a lot?
0:08:40 > 0:08:42Yeah, quite a bit. When I lived in London,
0:08:42 > 0:08:44I used to go to the opera and to music and so on.
0:08:44 > 0:08:48So, it was perfect, the little black dress with just a little bit extra.
0:08:48 > 0:08:51And Jean Desses, Paris...
0:08:51 > 0:08:52excellent make.
0:08:52 > 0:08:55I've looked inside, I cannot see any labels.
0:08:55 > 0:08:57It's not haute couture,
0:08:57 > 0:09:01so it hasn't been made specially for anybody.
0:09:01 > 0:09:05I think it's been pret-a-porter, so you'd go into a shop and buy it.
0:09:05 > 0:09:07Nonetheless, you would pay a lot of money.
0:09:07 > 0:09:11Now, the other dress, do you know that I would've worn that?
0:09:11 > 0:09:15- I would've bought that, it's fabulous!- It's gorgeous, isn't it?
0:09:15 > 0:09:161950s...
0:09:16 > 0:09:18puffball...
0:09:18 > 0:09:19strapless...
0:09:19 > 0:09:20boned.
0:09:20 > 0:09:24Again, I used to wear this when I lived in London for parties.
0:09:24 > 0:09:26And again, sadly, I can no longer get into it.
0:09:26 > 0:09:28But it's great fun.
0:09:28 > 0:09:30You know that would sell nowadays
0:09:30 > 0:09:34for the girls where they want to wear them to the proms, parties...
0:09:34 > 0:09:38anywhere. It's really interesting, if we look inside,
0:09:38 > 0:09:40we've got a make here...
0:09:40 > 0:09:44Ricci Michaels and nylon which it is.
0:09:44 > 0:09:46You know, that's not a bad thing.
0:09:46 > 0:09:48It's been retailed in Harrods.
0:09:48 > 0:09:51- Yes.- So, it would've been a very expensive thing.
0:09:51 > 0:09:55That would move wonderfully as you danced or just walked.
0:09:55 > 0:09:59And then, it's got boning in the bodice, which is just as well.
0:09:59 > 0:10:02- So, it wouldn't drop off as you were dancing.- Absolutely.
0:10:02 > 0:10:04It really is lovely.
0:10:04 > 0:10:06I don't know...
0:10:06 > 0:10:10To give it a presales estimate, I would say £50-80.
0:10:10 > 0:10:14But if we put a fixed reserve of £50,
0:10:14 > 0:10:16are you happy with that?
0:10:16 > 0:10:18- Yeah, that's fine. - Not to stop it getting lots more.
0:10:18 > 0:10:20All right, OK.
0:10:20 > 0:10:23Now, this one is a different kettle of fish.
0:10:23 > 0:10:26I would think £300-500.
0:10:26 > 0:10:29Yeah. Well, that one was a gift
0:10:29 > 0:10:32to me and I think it's a work of art in its own right.
0:10:32 > 0:10:35So, it's of sentimental value.
0:10:35 > 0:10:37I think I'd probably want to keep that one.
0:10:37 > 0:10:40But it's interesting to hear its value.
0:10:40 > 0:10:42I don't blame you one bit, I think it's gorgeous.
0:10:42 > 0:10:44Oh, wonderful! Thank you, you made my day.
0:10:44 > 0:10:46Oh! Thank you very much.
0:10:46 > 0:10:48It was a pleasure.
0:10:50 > 0:10:53It's nice to see a touch of glamour being brought in.
0:10:55 > 0:10:58Now, James has spotted something rather unusual.
0:10:59 > 0:11:03Now, Lynn, Peter, I have to say this is about
0:11:03 > 0:11:07as far from my comfort zone as is possible.
0:11:07 > 0:11:10For me, I'm an old-fashioned sort of character, really.
0:11:10 > 0:11:12So, tell me what you know.
0:11:12 > 0:11:16We bought it from an antique shop in Melrose in Scotland,
0:11:16 > 0:11:18last November.
0:11:18 > 0:11:21And, originally, I thought they were just three plates
0:11:21 > 0:11:23that I thought would look nice in my conservatory.
0:11:23 > 0:11:26When I went to pick it up, I realised it was a light fitting.
0:11:26 > 0:11:28And it was £15.
0:11:28 > 0:11:31- OK.- Which I tried to reduce.
0:11:31 > 0:11:33That's my game!
0:11:33 > 0:11:34When I tried to reduce him, he said,
0:11:34 > 0:11:37"I'm selling it on behalf of somebody else, he wants £15 for it."
0:11:37 > 0:11:39"If you don't buy it, I'm buying it."
0:11:39 > 0:11:41So then, I thought, alarm bells started ringing,
0:11:41 > 0:11:46then I started to research and found out that it was Danish...
0:11:46 > 0:11:48and, um, Soholm?
0:11:48 > 0:11:52Yeah. If we turn it over and have a look on the reverse,
0:11:52 > 0:11:56Um, there we go. The great thing about modern ceramics,
0:11:56 > 0:12:00is it says a lot of it on the back, a lot of the time.
0:12:00 > 0:12:04So, we've got Soholm, the factory...
0:12:04 > 0:12:10And then see that S-T-E-N-T-O-I, Stentoi?
0:12:10 > 0:12:13What that means...
0:12:13 > 0:12:15..earthenware, stoneware.
0:12:15 > 0:12:18It's incised. It's very much in the
0:12:18 > 0:12:22Hans Coper and Lucie Rie style of pottery,
0:12:22 > 0:12:26with these incised decoration and the colours that flow from them.
0:12:26 > 0:12:28And...
0:12:28 > 0:12:30I actually quite like it.
0:12:30 > 0:12:32It's quite impressive when it's lit up.
0:12:32 > 0:12:34- Yeah, lovely. - Quite impressive.
0:12:34 > 0:12:38We've got holes behind that central disc, haven't we, just in here.
0:12:38 > 0:12:42You can see the beams of light would shine out from behind there.
0:12:42 > 0:12:45It also shines across these as well, obviously.
0:12:45 > 0:12:48With the front plate being away from the back two,
0:12:48 > 0:12:50the light also comes out the side
0:12:50 > 0:12:52and does the same thing across all three.
0:12:52 > 0:12:55- It's quite a clever piece of design, isn't it?- Yup.
0:12:56 > 0:13:00And the great thing about it is it's very now.
0:13:00 > 0:13:05Ten years ago, this would have been in a general sale in a box,
0:13:05 > 0:13:07might've made £10 or £20.
0:13:07 > 0:13:12At the moment, there's a massive fashion for antique furniture,
0:13:12 > 0:13:15Danish, simple clean lines.
0:13:15 > 0:13:181960s, 1970s furniture.
0:13:18 > 0:13:19And therefore,
0:13:19 > 0:13:21the kids today...
0:13:21 > 0:13:24the new money are looking for this sort of thing.
0:13:24 > 0:13:29And we found a couple of them that have sold in auctions
0:13:29 > 0:13:33and the two that we found made about £200.
0:13:33 > 0:13:35If you'd put a £15 bet on and got a £200 return,
0:13:35 > 0:13:37you'd be quite happy.
0:13:37 > 0:13:38You would, you would.
0:13:38 > 0:13:41Let's put £200-300 on it at the moment.
0:13:41 > 0:13:44£200 reserve and see what you come up with on the day.
0:13:44 > 0:13:46- All right.- All right, OK, that is fine.
0:13:46 > 0:13:47Good luck. Let's hope we do well with it.
0:13:47 > 0:13:49OK, thank you.
0:13:50 > 0:13:54That goes to prove there are still bargains to be found.
0:13:56 > 0:13:57Well, there you are,
0:13:57 > 0:13:59our first three items found and we've been working flat out.
0:13:59 > 0:14:01We're halfway through our day.
0:14:01 > 0:14:03Everyone's enjoying themselves, aren't you?
0:14:03 > 0:14:04- ALL:- Yes! - Yes, that is the main thing,
0:14:04 > 0:14:06but we're going to put those values to the test.
0:14:06 > 0:14:09We've got two great experts, James Lewis and Caroline Hawley.
0:14:09 > 0:14:11Who do you think is going to be the most accurate?
0:14:11 > 0:14:12- ALL:- James!
0:14:12 > 0:14:15Look at that! What about Caroline? Come on, someone for Caroline.
0:14:15 > 0:14:18Everyone wants James. Right now, we're going to find out.
0:14:18 > 0:14:20Let's put them to the test!
0:14:20 > 0:14:22Here's a quick recap just to jog your memory
0:14:22 > 0:14:24of all of the items we are taking along to go,
0:14:24 > 0:14:25under the hammer.
0:14:27 > 0:14:28The silver claret jug
0:14:28 > 0:14:30has bags of style and finesse.
0:14:32 > 0:14:34Just like this lovely dress that I hope
0:14:34 > 0:14:35will send the sale room
0:14:35 > 0:14:37into a spin.
0:14:38 > 0:14:41And those looking for that '70s retro look will surely fall for this
0:14:41 > 0:14:43Danish ceramic wall light.
0:14:46 > 0:14:49Our auction destination today is in Carlisle,
0:14:49 > 0:14:53just ten miles from the Scottish border.
0:14:53 > 0:14:55The city is the main shopping centre
0:14:55 > 0:14:58and the commercial and industrial hub of both North Cumbria
0:14:58 > 0:15:00and parts of southern Scotland.
0:15:02 > 0:15:05Today's sale room is Thomson Roddick and Medcalf,
0:15:05 > 0:15:08and John Thomson and Stephen Parkinson are the auctioneers.
0:15:09 > 0:15:13Remember, if you are buying or selling something in an auction room,
0:15:13 > 0:15:16there is commission or a buyer's premium to pay.
0:15:16 > 0:15:17Now, here,
0:15:17 > 0:15:20it's 15% on the hammer, plus VAT.
0:15:20 > 0:15:23Do factor that in. Do your sums because it does add up,
0:15:23 > 0:15:25you don't want to get caught out.
0:15:25 > 0:15:28First up, it's that stunning pink dress.
0:15:28 > 0:15:32Joan, good luck and thank you for putting big smiles on our faces at the valuation day.
0:15:32 > 0:15:35- We love it! - This is something for the ladies.
0:15:35 > 0:15:37It's that wonderful... It's a puffball dress, isn't it?
0:15:37 > 0:15:39- It is. - It is great and you wore it?- I did.
0:15:39 > 0:15:41It was very Bananarama in the '80s.
0:15:41 > 0:15:44It was, it was great. I used to wear it to parties
0:15:44 > 0:15:47and wear it with my Dr Martens and wear it with stilettos.
0:15:47 > 0:15:49Guess who wants to wear it now?
0:15:49 > 0:15:50- Me! - This one.
0:15:50 > 0:15:52- I think every party dress tells a tale.- It does.
0:15:52 > 0:15:55Some better than others, but I just think it is gorgeous.
0:15:55 > 0:15:57Yeah.
0:15:57 > 0:15:59Anyway, let's find out what the bidders think.
0:15:59 > 0:16:00It's going under the hammer now.
0:16:01 > 0:16:04Let's start at £40, I think.
0:16:04 > 0:16:06Not that I would know, £40 bid.
0:16:06 > 0:16:07£40.
0:16:07 > 0:16:08£40 bid. £5?
0:16:08 > 0:16:09£50. £55.
0:16:09 > 0:16:10£60.
0:16:10 > 0:16:11£60.
0:16:11 > 0:16:12£60. £5?
0:16:12 > 0:16:14£70.
0:16:14 > 0:16:15That's from Harrods, you know?
0:16:15 > 0:16:16I know!
0:16:16 > 0:16:18£70.
0:16:18 > 0:16:20On commission on £70 only. £75.
0:16:20 > 0:16:22£80.
0:16:22 > 0:16:23Gosh, come on!
0:16:23 > 0:16:25At £80. £85?
0:16:25 > 0:16:27£85.
0:16:27 > 0:16:28£85!
0:16:28 > 0:16:30Last chance for this, at £85.
0:16:30 > 0:16:32At £85.
0:16:32 > 0:16:35- Yes!- £85!- Yes, well done!
0:16:35 > 0:16:37- Fantastic! - Do you like it any better?
0:16:37 > 0:16:39- That's amazing!- Brilliant.
0:16:39 > 0:16:40Thank you for bringing that in.
0:16:40 > 0:16:42We don't see a lot of textiles, and it cheers us up.
0:16:42 > 0:16:45It does, everybody's loved it, everybody that's seen it.
0:16:45 > 0:16:47I love it and I'm not a girl.
0:16:48 > 0:16:51A dress like that is timeless.
0:16:52 > 0:16:56Now, will these wall lights dazzle our bidders?
0:16:57 > 0:16:58Hopefully, right now,
0:16:58 > 0:17:01we are going to try and turn £15 into £200 for Peter and Lynn.
0:17:01 > 0:17:04We can normally do it when our owners buy something at a car boot.
0:17:04 > 0:17:05But, it's very rare you can do it
0:17:05 > 0:17:07if they buy something at an antique show,
0:17:07 > 0:17:09which you did last year.
0:17:09 > 0:17:10- Yeah.- A light fitting.
0:17:10 > 0:17:12- Yes.- Flavour of the month, isn't it?
0:17:12 > 0:17:15Did you buy it for your house and think, "Oh, it doesn't work."
0:17:15 > 0:17:17Yeah, we were going to get it for the conservatory
0:17:17 > 0:17:18because it was the colours.
0:17:18 > 0:17:20And it did work, but uh...
0:17:20 > 0:17:22- when we did a bit of research... - You didn't like it?
0:17:22 > 0:17:24I like it, but then I started researching
0:17:24 > 0:17:26and thought it's got to be worth more than this.
0:17:26 > 0:17:29OK, here we go, let's put it to the test.
0:17:30 > 0:17:32Danish stoneware wall light.
0:17:32 > 0:17:35We have a nice, attractive item, this, isn't it?
0:17:35 > 0:17:38I can start a bid here with me at £140 bid.
0:17:38 > 0:17:40At £140 bid.
0:17:40 > 0:17:41£150.
0:17:41 > 0:17:42£160.
0:17:42 > 0:17:44At £160, still bid.
0:17:44 > 0:17:46At £160.
0:17:46 > 0:17:48Come on, it looks nice. Look at that, it's lit up as well.
0:17:48 > 0:17:49At £160 bid.
0:17:49 > 0:17:51At £160, is that it?
0:17:51 > 0:17:53At £160, at £160.
0:17:53 > 0:17:55Sorry, that's just not enough.
0:17:55 > 0:17:58It didn't sell, it nearly did at £160.
0:17:58 > 0:18:02Look, it just wasn't the market for it here in Carlisle.
0:18:02 > 0:18:06I think you're onto a winner with that, I really do.
0:18:06 > 0:18:08You'll certainly make more than 15 quid, it's at £160.
0:18:08 > 0:18:10It needs to be in a design sale, doesn't it?
0:18:10 > 0:18:12Yeah, 20th-century modern sale.
0:18:12 > 0:18:14Get it into a specialist sale, like James has said.
0:18:14 > 0:18:18- And it will do £200-300.- We'll give that a try. OK, thank you.
0:18:20 > 0:18:24It didn't shine in the sale room, but hopefully the ewer will.
0:18:24 > 0:18:26This is the one I've been waiting for,
0:18:26 > 0:18:28that wonderful silver claret jug,
0:18:28 > 0:18:32belonging to Nora, who's right next to me with a big smile on your face,
0:18:32 > 0:18:34because it's going!
0:18:34 > 0:18:37Look, claret is my tipple.
0:18:37 > 0:18:40I'd like to be taking this home, but I'm not allowed to buy it.
0:18:40 > 0:18:43If I was allowed to, I'd be bidding on this.
0:18:43 > 0:18:44So, if we felt that way about it,
0:18:44 > 0:18:47then that lot out there are definitely going to feel that way.
0:18:47 > 0:18:49It's all down to the bidders now.
0:18:49 > 0:18:50- Ready? - Yes.
0:18:50 > 0:18:52This is it, let's do it!
0:18:53 > 0:18:56I'll start this at £450.
0:18:56 > 0:18:57£450.
0:18:57 > 0:18:58£480. £500.
0:18:58 > 0:19:01£520, £550, £580.
0:19:01 > 0:19:03£600. £620.
0:19:03 > 0:19:04At £620.
0:19:04 > 0:19:07- At £620.- Well, we've sold it. Let's get a bit more.
0:19:07 > 0:19:09£620.
0:19:09 > 0:19:11£620, a lovely ewer.
0:19:11 > 0:19:13£620. Nobody else?
0:19:13 > 0:19:16At £620 only, last chance.
0:19:16 > 0:19:18At £620.
0:19:18 > 0:19:23Sold! Straight in and straight out, just over the lower end.
0:19:23 > 0:19:26- That was close, wasn't it? - It was close.
0:19:26 > 0:19:28- It's gone and that's the main thing. - It's gone, yes.
0:19:33 > 0:19:35That's our first three lots done and dusted, under the hammer.
0:19:35 > 0:19:37So far, so good.
0:19:37 > 0:19:40While we're here in the area, I've been exploring the more scenic side
0:19:40 > 0:19:41of the Lake District.
0:19:41 > 0:19:45While Coniston Water may not be the largest or the deepest of the lakes,
0:19:45 > 0:19:46over the centuries,
0:19:46 > 0:19:49it's certainly been a magnet for the elegant and the rich
0:19:49 > 0:19:53as well as being the scene for some fearless water-borne escapades.
0:20:02 > 0:20:06Coniston Water is the Lake District's third-largest lake.
0:20:06 > 0:20:11It's five miles long, half a mile wide and 180 feet deep.
0:20:13 > 0:20:17The lake became famous when Donald Campbell attempted
0:20:17 > 0:20:20to beat his own world water speed record
0:20:20 > 0:20:22in January 1967.
0:20:23 > 0:20:26You're past the point of no return the moment you start.
0:20:26 > 0:20:28There is no going back.
0:20:31 > 0:20:35Tragically, Donald Campbell lost his life when the boat lost control.
0:20:38 > 0:20:42But this tale of tragedy is only part of Coniston's history.
0:20:42 > 0:20:45It's one of England's most beautiful landscapes,
0:20:45 > 0:20:48but prior to the Victorian era, few came to visit.
0:20:50 > 0:20:55In the 1850s, new railway links brought tourism to the lakes.
0:20:55 > 0:20:58Victorian workers began to get weekends off,
0:20:58 > 0:21:03and were already holidaying in resorts like Blackpool in Lancashire.
0:21:03 > 0:21:06The furnace railway operating in the Lake District
0:21:06 > 0:21:09capitalized on the links already established
0:21:09 > 0:21:13to Lancashire for ferrying minerals and industrial materials.
0:21:13 > 0:21:17Now, they could carry fare-paying day-trippers.
0:21:17 > 0:21:20From holiday hotspots, like Blackpool, they organized
0:21:20 > 0:21:23day trips touring the lakes, travelling by train,
0:21:23 > 0:21:26horse-drawn coach, and of course the steamboat.
0:21:27 > 0:21:29For around five shillings,
0:21:29 > 0:21:30holiday-makers could pick
0:21:30 > 0:21:32from one of many day excursions
0:21:32 > 0:21:34to the lakes.
0:21:34 > 0:21:35One of the most popular,
0:21:35 > 0:21:37was the Outer Circle tour
0:21:37 > 0:21:38around Lake Windermere.
0:21:40 > 0:21:44These were some of the first all-inclusive tours in the UK.
0:21:44 > 0:21:49And so, the era of mass tourism in the English Lake District was born.
0:21:55 > 0:21:57Now, the more adventurous would do the Inner Circle tour
0:21:57 > 0:22:00and buy their tickets from this ticket office
0:22:00 > 0:22:01and leave on this very jetty,
0:22:01 > 0:22:04Lake Bank Jetty on Coniston Water,
0:22:04 > 0:22:08to get aboard this wonderful steam yacht, the Gondola.
0:22:08 > 0:22:11Just look at the beautiful lines on this vessel.
0:22:11 > 0:22:14She was built in 1859, one of the first to be commissioned
0:22:14 > 0:22:16by the Furness Railway Company,
0:22:16 > 0:22:18for its day-trippers.
0:22:18 > 0:22:20And I'm getting on board!
0:22:22 > 0:22:26It wasn't just the aspiring classes taking part in the excursions.
0:22:26 > 0:22:30Restrictions in travel to Europe during the Napoleonic Wars
0:22:30 > 0:22:34had established the Lake District as an alternative to the Grand Tour.
0:22:35 > 0:22:38While the Victorians maintained this tradition,
0:22:38 > 0:22:41they could now enjoy days out and better still,
0:22:41 > 0:22:43do it in first-class style.
0:22:45 > 0:22:49I'm going to find out more from the boatmaster, Bill King.
0:22:51 > 0:22:55Bill, this is the height of luxury for a steam yacht, it really is.
0:22:55 > 0:22:57When I was approaching, I was thinking why is it called Gondola,
0:22:57 > 0:22:59but you can see, by the bow section,
0:22:59 > 0:23:02it's very elegant and it's very extravagant.
0:23:02 > 0:23:06Just looking around, it's steeped in architectural detail.
0:23:06 > 0:23:08You've got wonderful, sort of, Corinthian columns.
0:23:08 > 0:23:12You really do feel like you're on some kind of Grand Tour, don't you?
0:23:12 > 0:23:15Yes, and it was designed very much that way,
0:23:15 > 0:23:17that people who were accustomed to that kind of luxury,
0:23:17 > 0:23:20perhaps on the great train tours in Europe,
0:23:20 > 0:23:22would see the same sort of luxury here.
0:23:22 > 0:23:24And that's second-class?
0:23:24 > 0:23:25It's second-class through there.
0:23:25 > 0:23:28They would've had slighted wooden seats in there
0:23:28 > 0:23:30and there would've probably been a door
0:23:30 > 0:23:33- to segregate the two classes. - I was going to say, did they ever meet?
0:23:33 > 0:23:34The first and second...
0:23:34 > 0:23:37No, there were different places to board the boat.
0:23:37 > 0:23:39Over the bow for the well-to-do
0:23:39 > 0:23:42and over the stern for steerage
0:23:42 > 0:23:45and the rather steamy, sooty end of the boat.
0:23:45 > 0:23:46Well, I'm keen to look around.
0:23:46 > 0:23:50So, will you be my tour guide and can I go see the engine room,
0:23:50 > 0:23:52the nuts and bolts of the vessel?
0:23:52 > 0:23:55Yes, absolutely. Paul, the engineer, is waiting for you down there
0:23:55 > 0:23:57and looking forward to telling you all about it.
0:23:57 > 0:23:59- Hopefully, I can fire up. - Absolutely, yes.
0:24:03 > 0:24:06Gondola is more than 150 years old
0:24:06 > 0:24:10and considered to be the oldest yacht in the North.
0:24:10 > 0:24:14It was in 1918 that she was brought back to her former glory
0:24:14 > 0:24:16after being left beached and derelict.
0:24:24 > 0:24:28This is definitely the warmest part of the vessel, that's for sure.
0:24:28 > 0:24:29It is lovely in here.
0:24:29 > 0:24:34But, we could be, literally, standing on the foot plate of a locomotive?
0:24:34 > 0:24:35Exactly, that's exactly what it is.
0:24:35 > 0:24:39It's a narrow-gauge Ffestiniog standardised locomotive boiler.
0:24:39 > 0:24:41Do you have to polish this?
0:24:41 > 0:24:42- Every day. - Every single day?
0:24:42 > 0:24:45We polish the brasses every day, throughout the boat, not just in here.
0:24:45 > 0:24:47There's a lot of brass to polish.
0:24:47 > 0:24:48There is. Do you want to polish some?
0:24:48 > 0:24:50No, no! I'll tell you what I'm going to do,
0:24:50 > 0:24:53- you've kindly given me some gloves. - I have.
0:24:53 > 0:24:54Can I start to put some logs in?
0:24:54 > 0:24:58You can indeed. Just behind you are some ready to put on.
0:24:58 > 0:24:59OK.
0:24:59 > 0:25:00That's looking nice.
0:25:02 > 0:25:04If you put two or three pieces in...
0:25:06 > 0:25:07Brilliant stuff.
0:25:09 > 0:25:12We monitor the pressure from these gauges up here.
0:25:12 > 0:25:13So, what you've just put in will now burn,
0:25:13 > 0:25:15boil the water that's in here.
0:25:15 > 0:25:19And we've now got just under 130 pounds of pressure on.
0:25:19 > 0:25:21So, once it's built up enough pressure and enough steam,
0:25:21 > 0:25:23- we can head off? - We can indeed.
0:25:23 > 0:25:25Do you go, "toot, toot"? Have you got that noise?
0:25:25 > 0:25:28We can, we can do that from the top side.
0:25:32 > 0:25:35BOAT ROARS
0:25:35 > 0:25:38And now the world knows we're reversing out of our berth.
0:25:43 > 0:25:47- If you want to steer for the narrowest.- OK.
0:25:47 > 0:25:50You steer, of course, by just aiming the bow flag where you want to go.
0:25:50 > 0:25:52Yeah.
0:25:52 > 0:25:55Just right of the old man of Coniston.
0:25:57 > 0:25:58What a view!
0:26:04 > 0:26:08Travelling at around seven knots, which is about 7-8 miles per hour,
0:26:08 > 0:26:14we get to experience the tranquillity of the lake and this amazing scenery.
0:26:20 > 0:26:21It's so beautiful,
0:26:21 > 0:26:25just seeing all the undulating landscape around the water.
0:26:25 > 0:26:28I don't know, it's bowling me over really,
0:26:28 > 0:26:30this is such a privilege to do this.
0:26:30 > 0:26:33And there, look, we're just approaching Peel Island.
0:26:33 > 0:26:35That's the inspiration
0:26:35 > 0:26:38for Arthur Ransome's children's book, Swallows and Amazons,
0:26:38 > 0:26:39written in the 1930s.
0:26:42 > 0:26:43This is brilliant!
0:26:43 > 0:26:47This is the first time I've actually seen Peel Island from the water here.
0:26:47 > 0:26:50And look, just there, that inlet, that's the secret harbour.
0:26:50 > 0:26:54That's all lit up at night now, and all the canoeists are camping.
0:26:57 > 0:27:00Victorian art critic and writer John Raskin bought a house
0:27:00 > 0:27:04on the lake here called Brantwood. And we're just going by it.
0:27:04 > 0:27:06We are approaching its jetty.
0:27:06 > 0:27:10He was a bit of a celebrity and it must've been quite a thrill
0:27:10 > 0:27:12for all the Victorian day-trippers
0:27:12 > 0:27:14to actually bypass his house.
0:27:14 > 0:27:17You can see it in the trees, just there.
0:27:17 > 0:27:18It's a lovely view of the house.
0:27:18 > 0:27:22You can imagine them all trying to spot Raskin at work in his study,
0:27:22 > 0:27:27probably cataloguing one of his Turner paintings.
0:27:29 > 0:27:33These stunning views would have been pretty much the same
0:27:33 > 0:27:34for those Victorians.
0:27:34 > 0:27:39And what a wonderful escape from those industrial towns.
0:27:42 > 0:27:46More than 7,000 visitors, annually, took the Inner Circle trip,
0:27:46 > 0:27:49shortly after it opened in 1865.
0:27:49 > 0:27:51Towards the turn of the 20th century,
0:27:51 > 0:27:54that number had trebled to around 22,000 visitors.
0:27:54 > 0:27:57And today, it still draws in the crowds,
0:27:57 > 0:28:00taking part in activities in and around it.
0:28:00 > 0:28:01Let's hope that trip on the Gondola,
0:28:01 > 0:28:05which you can see just disappearing in the distance taking in all
0:28:05 > 0:28:11this magic scenery, will be with us for many more generations to come.
0:28:11 > 0:28:12It truly is special.
0:28:23 > 0:28:25Welcome back to Muncaster Castle,
0:28:25 > 0:28:28our magnificent valuation day venue.
0:28:28 > 0:28:30As you can see, the sun is still shining.
0:28:30 > 0:28:31Hundreds of people are here,
0:28:31 > 0:28:33which means hundreds more antiques to value.
0:28:33 > 0:28:36So, it's time to go inside and catch up with our experts
0:28:36 > 0:28:38to find more treasures to take off to auction.
0:28:38 > 0:28:39Isn't that right, Jazz?
0:28:39 > 0:28:41Yes. Woof, woof!
0:28:44 > 0:28:46Now, Caroline's found a little treasure.
0:28:47 > 0:28:49Linda, hello.
0:28:49 > 0:28:50Hello. Pleased to meet you.
0:28:50 > 0:28:52Pleased to meet you! Have you come far?
0:28:52 > 0:28:54I've come from Grange-over-Sands,
0:28:54 > 0:28:56which is apparently about an hour away.
0:28:56 > 0:28:58But it took me three hours to get here.
0:28:58 > 0:29:00Three hours? You're worse than me. How did it take you three hours?
0:29:00 > 0:29:02I just went the wrong route.
0:29:02 > 0:29:04I couldn't find it, I nearly gave up.
0:29:04 > 0:29:07Aw! Well, I'm glad you didn't give up.
0:29:07 > 0:29:09Now, where did you find this fine thing?
0:29:09 > 0:29:12About six weeks ago, I bought my dream home.
0:29:12 > 0:29:13It's an Edwardian flat
0:29:13 > 0:29:15on the promenade at Grange.
0:29:15 > 0:29:19I had a bit of furniture, but not enough to furnish it.
0:29:19 > 0:29:22So, I bought the contents of the flat...
0:29:22 > 0:29:24- Right. - ..and this was in a drawer.
0:29:24 > 0:29:26Fabulous.
0:29:26 > 0:29:27Well, it is Turkish.
0:29:27 > 0:29:29- Right.- It's silver.
0:29:29 > 0:29:33And, I would think it is 19th-century.
0:29:33 > 0:29:36There's some damage on the enamel. Can you see here?
0:29:36 > 0:29:37Yeah, yeah. It's missing.
0:29:37 > 0:29:41It's beautiful, this green and red enamel.
0:29:41 > 0:29:44And it's the Order of Osmanieh...
0:29:44 > 0:29:48created by Abdulaziz, in 1862,
0:29:48 > 0:29:51for outstanding services to the state.
0:29:51 > 0:29:54It would've been a very precious object
0:29:54 > 0:29:56to the person who received it.
0:29:56 > 0:29:58- It doesn't appeal to me. - Does it not?
0:29:58 > 0:30:02- No, no.- Shall we turn it over and have a look on the back?
0:30:03 > 0:30:07And here is the date of the beginning of the Ottoman Empire.
0:30:07 > 0:30:10And it's missing something here,
0:30:10 > 0:30:12it would've had a ribbon...
0:30:12 > 0:30:14- you see, to wear it. - Yeah.
0:30:14 > 0:30:17Well, fancy finding this as a little extra.
0:30:17 > 0:30:20It was just in the drawer, there was a few tools and...
0:30:20 > 0:30:24matchboxes and some playing cards and...
0:30:24 > 0:30:26- and that! - Yeah!
0:30:26 > 0:30:27£50-80?
0:30:27 > 0:30:29Oh, wonderful! Yeah, great.
0:30:29 > 0:30:31How's that?
0:30:31 > 0:30:34Yeah, that's smashing. And my son gets married this...
0:30:34 > 0:30:36August in Mexico.
0:30:36 > 0:30:38- I'll spend it when I'm there. - So, it'll go to the Mexico fund?
0:30:38 > 0:30:40Yeah, definitely.
0:30:40 > 0:30:41Well, do you want a reserve on it?
0:30:41 > 0:30:43No, no, whatever.
0:30:43 > 0:30:44You want to let it go?
0:30:44 > 0:30:46- Yeah.- OK, we'll put £50-80...
0:30:46 > 0:30:48- That'll be smashing. - ..without reserve.
0:30:48 > 0:30:50- Super.- Great!- That's great stuff. Thank you very much!
0:30:50 > 0:30:54- That's a pleasure, Linda. - Glad to get rid of it.
0:30:54 > 0:30:56What a lucky find!
0:30:58 > 0:31:01Now, does luck run in your family?
0:31:01 > 0:31:04Well, it seems to here for the Pennington family.
0:31:04 > 0:31:08Their luck hinges on the survival of one glass bowl.
0:31:08 > 0:31:11Peter, can you tell me the story of the bowl?
0:31:11 > 0:31:15It's a bowl that was given us to by Holy King Harry, King Henry VI,
0:31:15 > 0:31:17who was a rather unfortunate monarch
0:31:17 > 0:31:19because he was really defeated in the War of the Roses.
0:31:19 > 0:31:22In 1464, he was beaten in the Battle of Hexham.
0:31:22 > 0:31:25He fled into this part of the world seeking shelter.
0:31:25 > 0:31:27No-one really wanted anything to do with him any more,
0:31:27 > 0:31:29because that upstart Edward of York was king.
0:31:29 > 0:31:32He turned up, found in the woods around Muncaster, and brought here.
0:31:32 > 0:31:35He was so pleased that we looked after him for a number of weeks,
0:31:35 > 0:31:37when he left, he left his little enamel bowl
0:31:37 > 0:31:38that we have in front of us,
0:31:38 > 0:31:41saying, as long as this bowl remains unriven,
0:31:41 > 0:31:45Penningtons from Muncaster never shall be driven or if you
0:31:45 > 0:31:47don't break the bowl, you'll keep the castle.
0:31:47 > 0:31:50That's astonishing, from the War of the Roses.
0:31:50 > 0:31:51Where do you normally keep it?
0:31:51 > 0:31:53Well, it's hidden safely in the castle.
0:31:53 > 0:31:55Only family members know where it is.
0:31:55 > 0:31:56So, it's our secret.
0:31:56 > 0:31:59If I do tell you by accident, you better start running,
0:31:59 > 0:32:00cause I'll have to kill you.
0:32:00 > 0:32:02Please don't tell me.
0:32:02 > 0:32:04I think we better put this away now.
0:32:04 > 0:32:05Yes, please.
0:32:09 > 0:32:11Earlier, we touched on Donald Campbell
0:32:11 > 0:32:14and his presence here in the Lake District.
0:32:14 > 0:32:19So, it's very apt that James has happened upon his next item.
0:32:19 > 0:32:23Jacqueline, 4th of January 1967, not too far from here,
0:32:23 > 0:32:25at Coniston Water,
0:32:25 > 0:32:29we saw one of the worst disasters in world record history, didn't we?
0:32:29 > 0:32:30We did.
0:32:30 > 0:32:34Donald Campbell's Bluebird, but Donald Campbell was...
0:32:34 > 0:32:36an amazing character.
0:32:36 > 0:32:41- Yes.- In the 1950s and '60s, he broke the world record on land,
0:32:41 > 0:32:42and on water!
0:32:42 > 0:32:47The only man ever to hold both world records at the same time!
0:32:47 > 0:32:49- Yeah.- But, what do you have here?
0:32:49 > 0:32:51Donald Campbell's autograph.
0:32:51 > 0:32:54And my uncle,
0:32:54 > 0:32:58he lived in the village and he used to go down to the boatyard
0:32:58 > 0:33:00and do odd jobs.
0:33:00 > 0:33:05And, I used to go to his house for my lunch.
0:33:05 > 0:33:08And one day, he said, "Would you like his autograph?"
0:33:08 > 0:33:09And I said, "Oh, yes."
0:33:09 > 0:33:11So, I brought it in the next day
0:33:11 > 0:33:14and he got both, Donald Campbell's
0:33:14 > 0:33:15and...
0:33:15 > 0:33:17his team as well.
0:33:17 > 0:33:18Oh, lovely!
0:33:18 > 0:33:20Gosh, how exciting.
0:33:20 > 0:33:22It must've been an amazing thing
0:33:22 > 0:33:25to view those world record attempts.
0:33:25 > 0:33:29I don't think we realised how important it was at the time.
0:33:30 > 0:33:33We used to hear his engine set off,
0:33:33 > 0:33:36and we used to all run to the office window
0:33:36 > 0:33:39and watch him just disappearing to start his run.
0:33:39 > 0:33:41How exciting.
0:33:41 > 0:33:44Well, what we have here is...
0:33:44 > 0:33:46- a piece of history, really.- Yes.
0:33:46 > 0:33:51And it's a very sad thing that autograph collectors
0:33:51 > 0:33:53love rare autographs.
0:33:53 > 0:33:57Those people that die young, those people that die unexpectedly,
0:33:57 > 0:33:59often have more of a following,
0:33:59 > 0:34:04same in pop memorabilia, same in actors and actresses,
0:34:04 > 0:34:05Marilyn Monroe.
0:34:05 > 0:34:08Those people that pass away early have a greater following
0:34:08 > 0:34:11and it's the same with Donald Campbell.
0:34:11 > 0:34:16- Yes.- In terms of value, it is not a huge figure.- No.
0:34:16 > 0:34:19But I should think that that's going to be worth
0:34:19 > 0:34:22- somewhere between £80 and £120. - Right.
0:34:22 > 0:34:27For somebody that wasn't a film star, wasn't a rock star,
0:34:27 > 0:34:30that actually is quite a lot of money for something like this.
0:34:30 > 0:34:34But it's your story that makes it and the history behind it.
0:34:34 > 0:34:37- Yes.- Are you happy to let it go?
0:34:37 > 0:34:38Yes, I am.
0:34:38 > 0:34:41- Well, somebody is going to love it. It's going to go to a...- I hope so.
0:34:41 > 0:34:44..a collection, probably, of Donald Campbell memorabilia.
0:34:44 > 0:34:46- Thank you.- Pleasure.
0:34:52 > 0:34:55Now, Caroline's spotted some Art Nouveau.
0:34:56 > 0:34:59Dot, how nice to meet you. Are you local to this area?
0:34:59 > 0:35:01Barrow-in-Furness.
0:35:01 > 0:35:02- Right.- About an hour away.
0:35:02 > 0:35:04Lovely. What do you do there?
0:35:04 > 0:35:06Well, I have catteries,
0:35:06 > 0:35:08I have ponies.
0:35:08 > 0:35:13But I love your outfit - it would make a lovely lead rein outfit
0:35:13 > 0:35:14and especially with your hat.
0:35:14 > 0:35:18Oh! What's a lead rein outfit?
0:35:18 > 0:35:22Well, it's an adult leading a pony with a child on it.
0:35:22 > 0:35:27Anything nice that you're wearing, it catches the judge's eye.
0:35:27 > 0:35:31Right. Well, next time you need a lead rein, give me a call, Dot.
0:35:31 > 0:35:34I will. I don't think your outfit would fit me, though.
0:35:36 > 0:35:39This is gorgeous. I love this.
0:35:39 > 0:35:42Now, tell me about it. Where did you come by it?
0:35:42 > 0:35:44Well, it was my mum's
0:35:44 > 0:35:47and she died about four or five years ago.
0:35:47 > 0:35:51And when we were cleaning the bungalow out...
0:35:51 > 0:35:56my sisters put a lot of stuff out for the charity shops.
0:35:56 > 0:36:00And this was among it. And I just said,
0:36:00 > 0:36:01"You can't throw that out."
0:36:01 > 0:36:03I said, "Can I have that?"
0:36:03 > 0:36:06Yes, cos it was broke. It did have glass in it.
0:36:06 > 0:36:09It would've had a mirror, I would think.
0:36:09 > 0:36:12It's a period that I particularly adore.
0:36:12 > 0:36:13Have you heard of the Art Nouveau period?
0:36:13 > 0:36:17- Yes.- Which is 1895, 1905.
0:36:17 > 0:36:20This sits beautifully, right bang in the middle,
0:36:20 > 0:36:21I would say about 1900.
0:36:21 > 0:36:25It's silver plate. And can you see the lady here,
0:36:25 > 0:36:29with this lovely flowing, sort of, hair and dress?
0:36:29 > 0:36:31And she's listening.
0:36:31 > 0:36:35Now, this particular model is actually called the Cuckoo,
0:36:35 > 0:36:39because she is listening to a cuckoo or echo,
0:36:39 > 0:36:42and it's got a little mark on it. Did you know?
0:36:42 > 0:36:47No, I didn't. I've looked and looked, but I can't find the mark.
0:36:47 > 0:36:49Well, I've looked and I've looked
0:36:49 > 0:36:50and I've looked at it again.
0:36:50 > 0:36:53And I found a mark, Dot.
0:36:53 > 0:36:55So, if we turn it over...
0:36:55 > 0:37:00and we'll need glasses or maybe even a magnifying glass for this.
0:37:00 > 0:37:03A tiny little mark down here, can you see?
0:37:03 > 0:37:05Yes!
0:37:05 > 0:37:07- Right! - It was probably muck covering it!
0:37:07 > 0:37:10LAUGHTER
0:37:10 > 0:37:12Well, there's no muck on it now.
0:37:12 > 0:37:15And we can see it's WMF,
0:37:15 > 0:37:19which is a German maker, which is great to find,
0:37:19 > 0:37:24and that puts it up into, you know, a nice little value.
0:37:24 > 0:37:29Even like this, I think it's easily going to get £100-150.
0:37:29 > 0:37:31Oh, that'd be nice.
0:37:31 > 0:37:34- Would you like it to go to auction? - Yes.
0:37:34 > 0:37:36Right, I think we'll put it in.
0:37:36 > 0:37:40- I don't think you need to put a reserve on it.- No, no.
0:37:40 > 0:37:42I am sure you don't. It's going to get its money.
0:37:42 > 0:37:43Right, lovely.
0:37:43 > 0:37:44Lovely, thank you.
0:37:44 > 0:37:46Aw, thank you!
0:37:50 > 0:37:51I enjoyed that!
0:37:54 > 0:37:57It's time for us to say farewell from Muncaster Castle,
0:37:57 > 0:38:01our fabulous host location today, and to our great crowd of people.
0:38:01 > 0:38:03Here's a quick recap,
0:38:03 > 0:38:06just to jog your memory of everything that's going under the hammer!
0:38:07 > 0:38:10The Turkish silver medal for outstanding services
0:38:10 > 0:38:13could draw in the collectors...
0:38:13 > 0:38:15just like this exceptional autograph book
0:38:15 > 0:38:18with Donald Campbell's signature.
0:38:18 > 0:38:21And how can Dot's Art Nouveau photo frame fail
0:38:21 > 0:38:23to impress the bidders?
0:38:25 > 0:38:27Here we are, back at the auction.
0:38:31 > 0:38:33We're certainly doing battle in the sale room right now.
0:38:33 > 0:38:37Coming up for grabs, we have Linda's metal, found in her flat,
0:38:37 > 0:38:38or a house you bought recently.
0:38:38 > 0:38:40- Yeah, that's right. - Gosh!- It was in the drawer.
0:38:40 > 0:38:43- It's got the look, hasn't it?- It's quite unusual, isn't it?- Yeah!
0:38:43 > 0:38:45Did you fancy keeping it?
0:38:45 > 0:38:46Oh, definitely not!
0:38:46 > 0:38:48Not a lot of money, what £50-80?
0:38:48 > 0:38:51- Yeah.- But fingers crossed we get the top end and a little bit more.
0:38:51 > 0:38:53This is going under the hammer now.
0:38:54 > 0:38:56This is a silver enamel,
0:38:56 > 0:38:58the Ottoman Military decoration.
0:38:58 > 0:38:59Quite a few bids here.
0:38:59 > 0:39:01I can start, straight in with me now,
0:39:01 > 0:39:02at £30 bid. At £30.
0:39:02 > 0:39:03- At £30.- Come on, any interest?
0:39:03 > 0:39:05At £30, £32, £35.
0:39:05 > 0:39:07At £35.
0:39:07 > 0:39:08£38 on the internet.
0:39:08 > 0:39:10I have £38 and 40, if you like.
0:39:10 > 0:39:12At £40 bid. £42.
0:39:12 > 0:39:13£45.
0:39:13 > 0:39:17I think this could be finding its way back to Turkey, don't you?
0:39:17 > 0:39:19- Easy to post.- At £50.
0:39:19 > 0:39:20At £55 on the internet.
0:39:20 > 0:39:22- And I am out. At £55.- A few bidders.
0:39:22 > 0:39:24At £55 and £60, if you like.
0:39:24 > 0:39:26At £55, are we all sure?
0:39:26 > 0:39:28At £55.
0:39:28 > 0:39:30Sold! £55 on the internet.
0:39:30 > 0:39:33- Smashing!- That could be going back home.
0:39:33 > 0:39:34Thank you for bringing that in.
0:39:34 > 0:39:36That was a good find, wasn't it?
0:39:36 > 0:39:38Yes, thank you very much.
0:39:38 > 0:39:41And a few more pounds towards Linda's son's wedding.
0:39:42 > 0:39:45Going under the hammer now we have that wonderful autograph book,
0:39:45 > 0:39:47Donald Campbell and the Bluebird team.
0:39:47 > 0:39:50I don't think there's many of these about.
0:39:50 > 0:39:53Sadly, we don't have our owner Jackie, she can't make it today,
0:39:53 > 0:39:55but we do have James, our expert.
0:39:55 > 0:39:56A lot of local interest.
0:39:56 > 0:39:59No problem with the value on this one, is there, James?
0:39:59 > 0:40:04- It's such an easy thing to sell, especially here.- Yes, exactly.
0:40:04 > 0:40:06And we've all been to Lake Coniston, as well.
0:40:06 > 0:40:08For me, that's my favourite lake.
0:40:08 > 0:40:10My favourite, by a long shot!
0:40:10 > 0:40:13Anyway, let's find out if there's a lot of local interest, shall we?
0:40:13 > 0:40:16It's going under the hammer right now.
0:40:17 > 0:40:19This is an interesting thing, isn't it?
0:40:19 > 0:40:20The autograph book containing
0:40:20 > 0:40:22the autographs of Donald Campbell
0:40:22 > 0:40:24and the Bluebird team.
0:40:24 > 0:40:26There's not many of them about, I am sure.
0:40:26 > 0:40:27Straight in with a mere £80 bid.
0:40:27 > 0:40:29At £80 bid, at £80.
0:40:29 > 0:40:30At £85.
0:40:30 > 0:40:31At £95 on the net, now.
0:40:31 > 0:40:32£95. £100.
0:40:32 > 0:40:33£100 with me.
0:40:33 > 0:40:34£110. £120.
0:40:34 > 0:40:37- That's very good.- £130, £140.
0:40:37 > 0:40:38Lots and lots of local interest.
0:40:38 > 0:40:42£160. 160 with me, now.
0:40:42 > 0:40:45If it doesn't sell well here, it won't sell well anywhere, will it?
0:40:45 > 0:40:46At £160. £170.
0:40:46 > 0:40:48And I am out at £170,
0:40:48 > 0:40:50can you believe it?
0:40:50 > 0:40:52At £170. I'm sure it's worth a bit more.
0:40:52 > 0:40:55At £170, we're going to sell at £170.
0:40:55 > 0:40:56- We're at £180.- £180.
0:40:56 > 0:40:58£180 is in the room, now. £180.
0:40:58 > 0:41:01At £180, are we sure? At 180.
0:41:01 > 0:41:03Yes, well done!
0:41:03 > 0:41:06A wonderful thing, local interest and a good condition -
0:41:06 > 0:41:08that's what it was all about.
0:41:08 > 0:41:10- Yeah.- Great subject matter, as well.
0:41:12 > 0:41:15A great example of how stories live on through objects.
0:41:17 > 0:41:18Dot, good luck.
0:41:18 > 0:41:21I love this and I'm pleased you took this in.
0:41:21 > 0:41:24- Yeah.- WMF, that's the name to look out for,
0:41:24 > 0:41:26silver plating at its very best.
0:41:26 > 0:41:27It's quality, you know.
0:41:27 > 0:41:31You could have it with a picture of yourself in it.
0:41:31 > 0:41:33Actually, I was going to bring a book,
0:41:33 > 0:41:37a very old book, with Royal pictures, photos in.
0:41:37 > 0:41:39But you changed your mind at the last minute?
0:41:39 > 0:41:41I couldn't find it and, when I was looking, I found...
0:41:41 > 0:41:45Look, your lot is going under the hammer right now. This is it.
0:41:46 > 0:41:49Straight in at £230.
0:41:49 > 0:41:51Straight in, well over...
0:41:51 > 0:41:55£230 on bid. £240, £260, £280.
0:41:55 > 0:41:56£300.
0:41:56 > 0:41:58That's a great name.
0:41:58 > 0:42:00£320.
0:42:00 > 0:42:01£340, £360.
0:42:01 > 0:42:03£360. £380.
0:42:03 > 0:42:05£380. £400.
0:42:05 > 0:42:08- £420. £440.- Oh!
0:42:08 > 0:42:10£440.
0:42:10 > 0:42:11At £440.
0:42:11 > 0:42:14At £440. At £440.
0:42:14 > 0:42:15At £460.
0:42:15 > 0:42:17- £460.- It hasn't stopped yet.
0:42:17 > 0:42:21£480, at £480.
0:42:21 > 0:42:22At £480.
0:42:22 > 0:42:24£480!
0:42:24 > 0:42:26Isn't that brilliant?
0:42:26 > 0:42:29- I don't believe it.- That's going to come in handy, isn't it?
0:42:29 > 0:42:31The animals are going to enjoy this money, that's for sure.
0:42:31 > 0:42:34- It's what everybody wants. - Thank you very much.
0:42:34 > 0:42:36- No, thank you.- Thank you!
0:42:36 > 0:42:39And if you've got anything like that, we want to flog it for you.
0:42:39 > 0:42:41Bring it along to one of our valuation days
0:42:41 > 0:42:42and we'll see what we can do.
0:42:42 > 0:42:45- Well done, Dot.- Thank you very much. - Thanks for bringing it.
0:42:47 > 0:42:49There you are, that's it. It's all over for our owners
0:42:49 > 0:42:51and what a day it's been here.
0:42:51 > 0:42:53One or two surprises we didn't expect,
0:42:53 > 0:42:55but that's auctions for you.
0:42:55 > 0:42:57Do join us again soon for many more.
0:42:57 > 0:42:59Until then, it's goodbye from Carlisle.