0:00:08 > 0:00:11Today, we've come to Muncaster Castle for our valuation day.
0:00:11 > 0:00:15This magnificent stately home is cloaked within the fells of Cumbria,
0:00:15 > 0:00:18and there is certainly a lot of history in those old walls.
0:00:18 > 0:00:20But what about history in all these bags and boxes?
0:00:20 > 0:00:23- Fingers crossed, there is something interesting. Is there? ALL:- Yes!
0:00:23 > 0:00:27That's what we like to hear. That means it's time to Flog It!
0:00:48 > 0:00:5316 million visitors are attracted to the Lake District every year.
0:00:53 > 0:00:56This landscape has inspired some of the greatest artists,
0:00:56 > 0:00:58writers and thinkers.
0:01:00 > 0:01:02For famous writer Beatrix Potter,
0:01:02 > 0:01:05this was the magical landscape of her children's books,
0:01:05 > 0:01:09featuring characters like Peter Rabbit and Jemima Puddleduck.
0:01:09 > 0:01:11And for William Wordsworth,
0:01:11 > 0:01:15it aroused the feeling and emotion in his poetry.
0:01:15 > 0:01:18His famous daffodil poem, I Wandered Lonely As A Cloud,
0:01:18 > 0:01:21is thought to have been inspired by this landscape.
0:01:25 > 0:01:26What a spectacular view.
0:01:26 > 0:01:30I haven't seen anything as special as that in my life before.
0:01:30 > 0:01:33Over there, that's Scafell Pike, England's highest mountain.
0:01:33 > 0:01:35And talking of great and big things,
0:01:35 > 0:01:37just look at the size of our queue today.
0:01:37 > 0:01:39That's where it ends and it goes all the way along
0:01:39 > 0:01:41the front facade of this magnificent castle.
0:01:41 > 0:01:43Hundreds of people have turned up,
0:01:43 > 0:01:46laden with antiques and collectables, and they're all here
0:01:46 > 0:01:50to see our experts to ask that all-important question, which is...
0:01:50 > 0:01:52- ALL:- What's it worth?
0:01:52 > 0:01:53Stay tuned and you'll find out.
0:01:57 > 0:02:01Today's experts racing to find some treasures in the queue
0:02:01 > 0:02:04are Caroline Hawley and James Lewis.
0:02:04 > 0:02:06Hello.
0:02:06 > 0:02:08- Hello. Isn't that great? - That's very you.
0:02:08 > 0:02:10I love it.
0:02:10 > 0:02:13James is always a hit with youngsters.
0:02:13 > 0:02:15HE IMPERSONATES DONALD DUCK
0:02:15 > 0:02:17What's that? Are you going to cry or laugh?
0:02:17 > 0:02:19It always has one of those effects.
0:02:19 > 0:02:21HE IMPERSONATES DONALD DUCK
0:02:21 > 0:02:23Not impressed.
0:02:23 > 0:02:27And Caroline never fails to find some smashing items in the crowd.
0:02:27 > 0:02:30That's lovely. Very good condition.
0:02:30 > 0:02:33Have you got it? Hang on to the lid.
0:02:33 > 0:02:34- I'll blame you!- Yes!
0:02:40 > 0:02:41So, while everyone gets settled,
0:02:41 > 0:02:44here's a quick look at what's coming up on today's show.
0:02:46 > 0:02:50We get a lesson on how to be the perfect husband.
0:02:50 > 0:02:52The wife said, "Don't bring it home."
0:02:52 > 0:02:54Did she? Right! And do you do what your wife says?
0:02:54 > 0:02:57- All the time.- I believe you.
0:02:57 > 0:03:00And some gems saved from the scrapheap.
0:03:00 > 0:03:03It's a lovely thing. It's becoming quite popular.
0:03:03 > 0:03:05Someone was throwing it away to a skip.
0:03:05 > 0:03:06- Into a skip?- Into a skip.
0:03:08 > 0:03:11And later, I try my hand at relief printmaking,
0:03:11 > 0:03:15a technique that goes back as far as the fifth century.
0:03:15 > 0:03:17I'm frightened to lift that off.
0:03:17 > 0:03:21- That's the exciting bit. I am too. - Here goes. Fingers crossed.
0:03:23 > 0:03:26So, let's get in and get those valuations underway.
0:03:26 > 0:03:30And inside, we are surrounded by decades of history.
0:03:31 > 0:03:33The castle has been home
0:03:33 > 0:03:35to the Pennington family for over 800 years,
0:03:35 > 0:03:39and they have a wonderful collection of fine art and antiques.
0:03:39 > 0:03:40I don't know where to look first.
0:03:40 > 0:03:42But there is one item I do want to point out to you
0:03:42 > 0:03:44and it's this gorgeous clock.
0:03:44 > 0:03:47It's a Cromwellian 30-hour lantern clock.
0:03:47 > 0:03:49It's only got one hand, the hour hand.
0:03:49 > 0:03:52The case was added a little bit later in 1686.
0:03:52 > 0:03:56We can tell that, of course, look there, with the deep relief carving.
0:03:56 > 0:04:01It's a fantastic piece that spans the generations of Penningtons.
0:04:04 > 0:04:07Well, time is ticking so we'd better get on with the valuations,
0:04:07 > 0:04:10and Caroline has spotted a box of tricks.
0:04:12 > 0:04:14- Hello, John.- Hello.
0:04:14 > 0:04:16Have you come far this fine morning?
0:04:16 > 0:04:17Yes. 64 miles.
0:04:17 > 0:04:19Gosh. Well, I love boxes
0:04:19 > 0:04:23and this one tells a tale, doesn't it, inside?
0:04:23 > 0:04:26First of all, from the outside, it's golden oak.
0:04:26 > 0:04:29Looks Victorian, 19th century to me.
0:04:29 > 0:04:33- Shall we have a look inside? - Yes.- Right. Let's open it up.
0:04:34 > 0:04:38Wow! And it's a games compendium, isn't it?
0:04:38 > 0:04:40How lovely is this?
0:04:40 > 0:04:46So, we've got the multipurpose board - chess and backgammon.
0:04:46 > 0:04:48You know, I'm partial to a game of backgammon.
0:04:48 > 0:04:50- I don't know how to play. - Do you not?
0:04:50 > 0:04:52Oh, well, there will be plenty of other games.
0:04:52 > 0:04:56Now, this is the Staunton pattern chess set and, in here,
0:04:56 > 0:04:57we've got the draughts.
0:04:57 > 0:04:59They are all there, by the looks of it.
0:04:59 > 0:05:02Dominoes. Now, do you want a quick game of doms?
0:05:02 > 0:05:06- Not really. - You what? Why? Are you scared?
0:05:06 > 0:05:08- Yes!- Are you scared I'm going to beat you?
0:05:08 > 0:05:10And there's more.
0:05:10 > 0:05:15We've got playing cards by De La Rue and Company, London.
0:05:15 > 0:05:17If you lift that up, we've got a few things under there.
0:05:17 > 0:05:19Oh. Some wooden dice,
0:05:19 > 0:05:23A lovely boxwood shaker, and then the horses for the racing game.
0:05:23 > 0:05:26There's only four horses, there should be six.
0:05:26 > 0:05:29Once things are missing, it does make a difference
0:05:29 > 0:05:31but tell me how it came into your hands.
0:05:31 > 0:05:33The bin man brought it to me.
0:05:33 > 0:05:35He had been offered it by a householder,
0:05:35 > 0:05:37"Do you want this before I throw it in the bin?"
0:05:37 > 0:05:39You bought it from this chap, did you?
0:05:39 > 0:05:43Yes. And this top piece was missing and he brought it to me -
0:05:43 > 0:05:47- can I make a lid for it? - So you were a joiner, cabinet-maker?
0:05:47 > 0:05:49- No, I'm really an engineer. - But you can do a bit with wood?
0:05:49 > 0:05:52Engineers can do anything.
0:05:52 > 0:05:53Can they, indeed?
0:05:53 > 0:05:55Clever. Do you remember what you paid?
0:05:55 > 0:05:57- A tenner.- A tenner?
0:05:57 > 0:05:59Just over 30 years ago.
0:05:59 > 0:06:03Now, I love to see a registration lozenge.
0:06:03 > 0:06:06This dates this to 1869.
0:06:06 > 0:06:12I think, in this condition, it's going to be worth 100-150,
0:06:12 > 0:06:16maybe as much as £200 in today's market.
0:06:16 > 0:06:18What do you feel about that, John?
0:06:18 > 0:06:22It has actually been valued quite a lot more than that.
0:06:22 > 0:06:23Has it? And when was that?
0:06:23 > 0:06:26I think about 14 years ago.
0:06:26 > 0:06:30Right. Well, I think a lot of things have gone down.
0:06:30 > 0:06:32And this, sadly, is one of them.
0:06:32 > 0:06:34At the moment, I wouldn't have
0:06:34 > 0:06:36thought it's going to get any more than that at all.
0:06:36 > 0:06:37Would you like to sell it?
0:06:37 > 0:06:40- I would indeed. - Would you like a reserve on it?
0:06:40 > 0:06:43I think we should think about 150 as a reserve.
0:06:43 > 0:06:47We will do that and fingers crossed it will fly away on the day.
0:06:50 > 0:06:53Hours of fun all wrapped up in a fantastic box.
0:06:54 > 0:06:57Look at this. Teas and cakes are being served, everybody.
0:06:57 > 0:06:59Don't all rush at once, OK?
0:07:02 > 0:07:05Now, James has spotted a scene to rival the one here, in Muncaster.
0:07:08 > 0:07:09Deborah and Sonia,
0:07:09 > 0:07:12thank you very much for bringing a rare thing today.
0:07:12 > 0:07:18A watercolour! We've had hardly any pictures so far, so well done.
0:07:18 > 0:07:20Where is it? What's the subject?
0:07:20 > 0:07:23It's the Isle of Man and the mountain behind is Snaefell,
0:07:23 > 0:07:28and it must be reasonably old, I should think.
0:07:28 > 0:07:30It's an artist called Raymond Dearn.
0:07:30 > 0:07:34He was prolific in the early part of the 20th century.
0:07:34 > 0:07:35Died in 1925.
0:07:35 > 0:07:38This is one of his later pictures.
0:07:38 > 0:07:40This is dated 1921.
0:07:40 > 0:07:44So, it's quite late for him but very nicely done.
0:07:44 > 0:07:46Summer hay cart.
0:07:46 > 0:07:50A typical landscape of the early 1910, 1920s.
0:07:50 > 0:07:52It's a jolly pretty picture.
0:07:52 > 0:07:54How did it come to be in your family?
0:07:54 > 0:07:57Well, I used to have a bric-a-brac shop
0:07:57 > 0:08:03- and it just came with some stuff... - Yeah.- ..and I loved it.
0:08:03 > 0:08:06- I used to live in the Isle of Man... - Did you?- ..and I couldn't let it go.
0:08:06 > 0:08:08It's still very natural.
0:08:08 > 0:08:12A lot of natural beauty - the cliffs and the woodland and the glens.
0:08:12 > 0:08:16This is a nice memory but I think it's time to downsize for my mother.
0:08:16 > 0:08:20Well, it's a watercolour that will certainly find interest
0:08:20 > 0:08:25in the auctions. It's not something that is hugely valuable,
0:08:25 > 0:08:27but he does have a following.
0:08:27 > 0:08:32I would say, an auction estimate, 80-120 would be about there.
0:08:32 > 0:08:35And if you are happy to let it go for that,
0:08:35 > 0:08:39I'd like to put a reserve of £80 on it as a safety net.
0:08:39 > 0:08:41But, if you have different ideas, I mean,
0:08:41 > 0:08:46you were trading and buying and selling before I was born, so
0:08:46 > 0:08:50I'll take a step back and take some advice from you.
0:08:50 > 0:08:53I'm sad but I've got to downsize.
0:08:53 > 0:08:59- OK.- I've no longer got a spacious house to put anything like that in.
0:08:59 > 0:09:01- Big picture, actually, isn't it? - We'd like it to go to a nice home,
0:09:01 > 0:09:05with somebody who appreciates the view and the scene and the artist.
0:09:05 > 0:09:07I'm sure it will do well.
0:09:07 > 0:09:09- Yes.- I hope you are really happy where you move to,
0:09:09 > 0:09:12and don't be too disheartened about having to downsize.
0:09:12 > 0:09:15- Thank you. Thank you so much. - Thank you.
0:09:15 > 0:09:19Well, there's only so much more wall space, even in a castle this big.
0:09:24 > 0:09:28The Pennington family crest can be seen all over the castle.
0:09:28 > 0:09:30It's on the cutlery, on the backs of chairs,
0:09:30 > 0:09:33and even in the stained-glass windows,
0:09:33 > 0:09:35and it features a wildcat.
0:09:35 > 0:09:38Now, it may look like your average moggy but, believe me,
0:09:38 > 0:09:40these are aggressive predators.
0:09:43 > 0:09:46Wildcats are completely untameable,
0:09:46 > 0:09:49even when they have been born into captivity.
0:09:49 > 0:09:53They are one of the most elusive creatures in the world.
0:09:55 > 0:09:57In the early days of the Pennington family,
0:09:57 > 0:10:01wildcats would have been found across the British mainland,
0:10:01 > 0:10:04but are now confined to the Scottish Highlands.
0:10:06 > 0:10:10It's not uncommon for families to use animals on their crests,
0:10:10 > 0:10:13and the Penningtons chose a wildcat because not only were they local to
0:10:13 > 0:10:15the area at the time
0:10:15 > 0:10:18but they were also a symbol of bravery and determination -
0:10:18 > 0:10:21values that the family can identify with.
0:10:23 > 0:10:27To make especially sure that these values are not forgotten,
0:10:27 > 0:10:29it's now a family tradition
0:10:29 > 0:10:32to always have a cat prowling the castle.
0:10:33 > 0:10:36Now, let's see what's crossed Caroline's path.
0:10:37 > 0:10:38Hello, Veronica.
0:10:38 > 0:10:41- Hello, Caroline. - Are you local to here?
0:10:41 > 0:10:44- I am.- Do you have any connections with Muncaster?
0:10:44 > 0:10:47My husband did a little bit of rewiring for them at one time
0:10:47 > 0:10:49because he lived close by.
0:10:49 > 0:10:53- A LITTLE bit of rewiring? It's enormous!- It is enormous.
0:10:53 > 0:10:56Wow. And this is lovely too.
0:10:56 > 0:10:59- Mm.- "Mm"? Does that mean you don't like it, Veronica?
0:10:59 > 0:11:02- Tell me.- Well, I'm not too keen.
0:11:02 > 0:11:04I can see little, pretty things.
0:11:04 > 0:11:07You know, the flowers... I can see there's a bit of work gone into it.
0:11:07 > 0:11:09Right. And how come you've got it, then?
0:11:09 > 0:11:11My husband rescued it.
0:11:11 > 0:11:13Somebody had made it into an electric lamp
0:11:13 > 0:11:16- and were throwing it away into a skip.- Into a skip?
0:11:16 > 0:11:20Into a skip. And my husband asked if he could have it,
0:11:20 > 0:11:24so they gave it to him, and he has tidied it up a little bit.
0:11:24 > 0:11:27I think it's great. And you're lucky, having a husband that's
0:11:27 > 0:11:29an electrician and has wired it up for you.
0:11:29 > 0:11:31- Do you know the make?- No.
0:11:31 > 0:11:33Don't know anything about it, really.
0:11:33 > 0:11:37Right. It's Zsolnay, which is a Hungarian make,
0:11:37 > 0:11:40and the company started in 1853.
0:11:40 > 0:11:43It's pottery and cast.
0:11:43 > 0:11:46It's in really very, very good condition.
0:11:46 > 0:11:50There's a little bit of crazing, if you look closely on the pottery.
0:11:50 > 0:11:53You can see on the glaze it is slightly crazed.
0:11:53 > 0:11:55But not bad at all.
0:11:55 > 0:12:00And it should have a blueprinted mark or an impressed mark, Zsolnay,
0:12:00 > 0:12:03on the base. But of course, you can't see it
0:12:03 > 0:12:06because it's covered with this cast base and brass stand.
0:12:06 > 0:12:08But it's a lovely thing.
0:12:08 > 0:12:12It's becoming quite popular and it sells quite well on the Continent,
0:12:12 > 0:12:14and the Hungarians are buying this back.
0:12:14 > 0:12:19Now, I would say it dates from sort of late 19th century.
0:12:19 > 0:12:20It's good colouring.
0:12:20 > 0:12:25It's not going to be worth a fortune, but I would think £50-£80.
0:12:25 > 0:12:28- Oh.- Yeah? Is that a good price? - Yeah.
0:12:28 > 0:12:30- It's not bad for the skip, is it? - It's more than what I thought!
0:12:30 > 0:12:34Is it? Well, I think it would certainly get £50.
0:12:34 > 0:12:36Would you like a reserve on it?
0:12:36 > 0:12:38- 50.- Would you like a 50 reserve?
0:12:38 > 0:12:42- Mm-hm.- Well, I'm sure, as eggs is eggs, this will sell.
0:12:42 > 0:12:45- Very good. Thank you. - Thank YOU, Veronica.
0:12:51 > 0:12:53Well, there you are. Our first three items found,
0:12:53 > 0:12:56and we've been working flat out. We're halfway through the day
0:12:56 > 0:12:59- and everyone's still enjoying themselves, aren't you? ALL:- Yeah!
0:12:59 > 0:13:02Yes, that's the main thing. Let's put them to the test.
0:13:02 > 0:13:05Here's a quick recap just to jog your memory of all the items we are
0:13:05 > 0:13:07taking along to go under the hammer.
0:13:10 > 0:13:14There's fun for everyone with this Victorian games compendium.
0:13:16 > 0:13:18And this pretty picture by Raymond Dearn
0:13:18 > 0:13:20should catch the eye of the collectors.
0:13:22 > 0:13:25And Veronica will definitely get something for nothing
0:13:25 > 0:13:27after finding this lamp in a skip.
0:13:36 > 0:13:38Now we're heading north to Carlisle,
0:13:38 > 0:13:40which is the most northerly city in England,
0:13:40 > 0:13:43and the only one in Cumbria.
0:13:43 > 0:13:46It's situated about 10 miles from the Scottish border,
0:13:46 > 0:13:52which is why the English built a castle here in 1092.
0:13:52 > 0:13:55So we just might be in for a few skirmishes today.
0:13:55 > 0:13:59The battleground is Thomson, Roddick and Medcalf salerooms.
0:14:00 > 0:14:04And on the rostrum is John Thomson and Stephen Parkinson.
0:14:04 > 0:14:06At 150 on the telephone.
0:14:06 > 0:14:0815.
0:14:08 > 0:14:11Do remember there is commission to pay when you're buying at auction.
0:14:11 > 0:14:15It's 15% on the hammer plus VAT, so do factor that in.
0:14:15 > 0:14:17You don't want to get caught out.
0:14:17 > 0:14:19Right, let's catch up with our owners.
0:14:19 > 0:14:21£150.
0:14:21 > 0:14:24Now it's the luck of the dice on this one.
0:14:26 > 0:14:29Well, if you like a game of chess or backgammon or dominoes,
0:14:29 > 0:14:30this lot is for you.
0:14:30 > 0:14:34It's that wonderful Victorian games box belonging to John.
0:14:34 > 0:14:37There's a couple of bits missing, but it's really, really nice, John.
0:14:37 > 0:14:40And good on you. You got this from the binmen for a tenner.
0:14:40 > 0:14:42John's an engineer, so you fashioned the lid.
0:14:42 > 0:14:45- Yeah.- And you're a jack of all trades, really, then, aren't you?
0:14:45 > 0:14:47Yeah. Engineers can do anything.
0:14:47 > 0:14:49Yes, I've been looking for one.
0:14:49 > 0:14:53They can. They work to the minutest of millimetres, don't they?
0:14:53 > 0:14:56- Yeah.- Yes. Right, we're going to put this to the test now.
0:14:56 > 0:14:58- Fingers crossed, John...- Yeah. - ..it makes you a healthy profit.
0:14:58 > 0:15:00- Ready for this?- Yeah.- Here we go.
0:15:00 > 0:15:04OK. The Edwardian compendium there.
0:15:04 > 0:15:06Lot of people looking at this. This is a nice one.
0:15:06 > 0:15:08Can we start up in here with £100?
0:15:08 > 0:15:10110 is next, if you like.
0:15:10 > 0:15:12At 110, 120. 120.
0:15:12 > 0:15:14130, 140.
0:15:14 > 0:15:15- We're in.- 140, 150.
0:15:15 > 0:15:17- 150.- At 150, 160.
0:15:17 > 0:15:18Anybody else? At 150.
0:15:18 > 0:15:21160. 160 is at the back of the room.
0:15:21 > 0:15:22160. At 170.
0:15:22 > 0:15:23- 180.- Go on, Stephen.
0:15:23 > 0:15:25- Good auctioneering.- 190.
0:15:25 > 0:15:26At 190 in the room.
0:15:26 > 0:15:29It's going to sell. Be quick. At 190.
0:15:29 > 0:15:30Is that it? Are we all done?
0:15:30 > 0:15:32At 190. At 190.
0:15:32 > 0:15:34- That's yours.- Hammer's gone down.
0:15:34 > 0:15:36- Checkmate.- Are you pleased with that, John?
0:15:36 > 0:15:39- Oh, yes.- Well done. And thank you for bringing it.
0:15:39 > 0:15:41I need a motability scooter, so that's...
0:15:41 > 0:15:45- Oh, do you?- Yes.- The money is going towards that.- Yes.
0:15:45 > 0:15:47Great. I'm glad it did well.
0:15:47 > 0:15:49380, 400. 420.
0:15:49 > 0:15:52Now, how will this Raymond Dearn watercolour fare?
0:15:53 > 0:15:56Sonia and Deborah, I like this watercolour.
0:15:56 > 0:15:57Raymond Dearn. The Isle of Man.
0:15:57 > 0:16:01You got this when you had an antique shop in the Isle of Man.
0:16:01 > 0:16:03Yes. I had an antiques yard.
0:16:03 > 0:16:04A yard?
0:16:04 > 0:16:06- Oh.- With little wooden buildings...
0:16:06 > 0:16:10- Those were the days! - ..and filled up with all sorts.
0:16:10 > 0:16:13Aw, did you make a good living doing that, or did you...?
0:16:13 > 0:16:15Oh, I did. I did.
0:16:15 > 0:16:18It was just the joy of doing it.
0:16:18 > 0:16:20Let's put this to the test. It's going under the hammer now.
0:16:20 > 0:16:23- Good luck, both of you. - Thank you.- Thank you.
0:16:23 > 0:16:26I'm going to start at 100 precisely.
0:16:26 > 0:16:28At £100 for Harvesting On The Isle Of Man.
0:16:28 > 0:16:30100. £100.
0:16:30 > 0:16:32100, 110, 120.
0:16:32 > 0:16:35130, 140, 150,
0:16:35 > 0:16:37160, 170, 180.
0:16:37 > 0:16:39£180. 180.
0:16:39 > 0:16:41At £180.
0:16:41 > 0:16:43- All done.- We're selling, aren't we?
0:16:43 > 0:16:45£180.
0:16:45 > 0:16:48- That's good, isn't it?- And we'll be using the money to take my mother on
0:16:48 > 0:16:53holiday, to sort of go where she was born in Wales and Gloucestershire
0:16:53 > 0:16:56- areas.- Oh, that's nice. - Trace the family ancestry.
0:16:56 > 0:17:00What a great idea to downsize and go on holiday.
0:17:00 > 0:17:02380.
0:17:02 > 0:17:06The lamp is a reminder to us all to keep our eyes open, because...
0:17:06 > 0:17:09This has been chucked in a skip.
0:17:09 > 0:17:12So, did you not fancy sort of putting a shade on it and, you know,
0:17:12 > 0:17:14getting it working and using it?
0:17:14 > 0:17:17Well, it was put in a cupboard for the last six years.
0:17:17 > 0:17:19Oh, right. You never did anything with it?
0:17:19 > 0:17:20We never did get around to doing it.
0:17:20 > 0:17:23- Cracking lamp base. - Yeah. It's gorgeous.
0:17:23 > 0:17:25- Yeah.- We've all got cupboards, haven't we,
0:17:25 > 0:17:27probably full of stuff that we don't put out?
0:17:27 > 0:17:29I'm frightened to open my cupboard doors now,
0:17:29 > 0:17:32cos they're tipping, falling over. And it all falls out and you have
0:17:32 > 0:17:35to get on your hands and knees and shove it all back in.
0:17:35 > 0:17:36It's just like, "Oh, no.
0:17:36 > 0:17:39"I dare not open those again for another two months."
0:17:39 > 0:17:41Yeah, look, good luck with it, OK?
0:17:41 > 0:17:44- Oh, thank you. - This is great value for money.
0:17:44 > 0:17:45Here we go.
0:17:46 > 0:17:48How nice is this? This is a cracker, isn't it?
0:17:48 > 0:17:51I've got quite a lot of bids here.
0:17:51 > 0:17:52At 60, 70, 80,
0:17:52 > 0:17:5590, 100, 110.
0:17:55 > 0:17:57At 110 bid. 120 bid on the internet.
0:17:57 > 0:17:58- At 120.- Oh!
0:17:58 > 0:18:01At 120, 130. Anybody else? At 120.
0:18:01 > 0:18:03130. At 130 bid.
0:18:03 > 0:18:05At 140 bid. At 150.
0:18:05 > 0:18:08At 160. 160, 160. 170.
0:18:08 > 0:18:11I'm coming to the skip with you next time.
0:18:11 > 0:18:12I'm already in it!
0:18:12 > 0:18:14170. 180's next, if you like.
0:18:14 > 0:18:15At 170. Is that it?
0:18:15 > 0:18:18At 180. Can have a go in the room, if you want.
0:18:18 > 0:18:19At 170.
0:18:19 > 0:18:21At 170...
0:18:21 > 0:18:24- Hammer's gone down. £170. - Wow!- From a skip.
0:18:24 > 0:18:26- There you go. - I didn't think it would sell.
0:18:26 > 0:18:29Stuffed it in the cupboard, found it in a skip.
0:18:29 > 0:18:30That's a good return on nothing.
0:18:30 > 0:18:32It certainly is.
0:18:38 > 0:18:41Well, that's our first three lots done and dusted.
0:18:41 > 0:18:43Some great results and some happy owners.
0:18:43 > 0:18:46Now, before we return to our valuation day at Muncaster Castle
0:18:46 > 0:18:49to find some more antiques to put under the hammer,
0:18:49 > 0:18:50I want to show you an art form
0:18:50 > 0:18:52that has inspired great impressionists
0:18:52 > 0:18:56of the past - the likes of Van Gogh, Matisse and Picasso.
0:19:06 > 0:19:08Cumbria's lakes, mountains and fells
0:19:08 > 0:19:12have been a source of inspiration for many great artists,
0:19:12 > 0:19:15like John Ruskin and JMW Turner.
0:19:18 > 0:19:22It's a privilege to be in such a beautiful part of England,
0:19:22 > 0:19:25and just down the road from our valuation day venue
0:19:25 > 0:19:27in Muncaster Castle is the village of Ravenglass.
0:19:33 > 0:19:37I've come to meet an artist whose work has led him back in time to
0:19:37 > 0:19:39the ancient art of relief printing.
0:19:43 > 0:19:44Historically, relief printing
0:19:44 > 0:19:48has been used by artists as an alternative to painting.
0:19:48 > 0:19:51One such artist is Mark Pearce, and he lives right there.
0:19:54 > 0:19:58Mark grew up here in Cumbria and, after many years working
0:19:58 > 0:20:01as an award-winning graphic designer in London,
0:20:01 > 0:20:06he decided to return and convert his property into a home and studio.
0:20:06 > 0:20:10Here, he can practise his passion for painting and printmaking.
0:20:12 > 0:20:14Great studio, Mark.
0:20:14 > 0:20:16Pleased to meet you.
0:20:16 > 0:20:19- Hello.- I was going to say, "What attracted you to relief printing?"
0:20:19 > 0:20:21but I can see what attracted you.
0:20:21 > 0:20:23Look at this, and what a view!
0:20:23 > 0:20:25I've always enjoyed the colours, and looking at things.
0:20:25 > 0:20:29It's simple, really. But relief print making was when I first went
0:20:29 > 0:20:32to college, and I've loved it ever since.
0:20:32 > 0:20:33What was the attraction?
0:20:33 > 0:20:37Well, the attraction to me was literally looking at an image,
0:20:37 > 0:20:39seeing it in terms of layers of colour.
0:20:39 > 0:20:41You know, one layer on top of another colour,
0:20:41 > 0:20:43what two colours do when they overlap.
0:20:43 > 0:20:46I've spent the rest of my life designing for print.
0:20:46 > 0:20:48As a graphic designer.
0:20:48 > 0:20:51Or just... I look at a landscape and I see it in layers.
0:20:51 > 0:20:53Pure, flat colour, I love it.
0:20:53 > 0:20:56Most relief printing, you normally see five or six colours.
0:20:56 > 0:20:59- Oh, yeah. Lots of different colours. - But you're using 20-odd colours.
0:20:59 > 0:21:01What I was trying to do with my prints
0:21:01 > 0:21:02was to get a bit of atmosphere in,
0:21:02 > 0:21:04like the landscape painters would have done,
0:21:04 > 0:21:08rather than the very graphic poster-type images,
0:21:08 > 0:21:10which don't really have the light effects and the reflections
0:21:10 > 0:21:13- and the atmosphere. - So where do you start?
0:21:13 > 0:21:15It is a bit like making a watercolour, because I put down
0:21:15 > 0:21:18- a layer of colour like this...- OK.
0:21:18 > 0:21:21..and then protect what I've printed in that colour
0:21:21 > 0:21:23by cutting it off the block. And I start with
0:21:23 > 0:21:25the lightest colours and work towards the darkest.
0:21:25 > 0:21:28- Darkest colours.- ..cos I can't print a pale yellow over the top
0:21:28 > 0:21:29of a dark maroon, or something.
0:21:29 > 0:21:34And it's not until I get to put them down, the later colours,
0:21:34 > 0:21:36that I start to get the effect, you see.
0:21:36 > 0:21:39I love it. It is so detailed and so colourful.
0:21:39 > 0:21:42I want to have a go. Obviously not something technical like that,
0:21:42 > 0:21:44but just an outline image of something.
0:21:44 > 0:21:47We'll find some blocks and get you some tools, and you can get started.
0:21:47 > 0:21:48Brilliant.
0:21:50 > 0:21:54Mark's print craft has a long and illustrious history.
0:21:55 > 0:22:00The process of relief printing first appeared in Chinese textiles in the
0:22:00 > 0:22:05fifth century, but it wasn't until the 1300s that the art form reached
0:22:05 > 0:22:07Europe. In the 16th century,
0:22:07 > 0:22:11artists like Durer took relief printmaking to another level.
0:22:15 > 0:22:20Durer's ability to produce fine detail and elaborate imagery
0:22:20 > 0:22:21revolutionised the medium.
0:22:22 > 0:22:27More recently, the likes of Matisse and Picasso also used the process as
0:22:27 > 0:22:29a form of expression.
0:22:31 > 0:22:34So I've got a piece of traditional lino.
0:22:34 > 0:22:37Yeah, and you could have had a piece of wood or anything else that is a
0:22:37 > 0:22:40flat surface you could cut into to make a relief block from.
0:22:40 > 0:22:42Which you're going to do by using these tools.
0:22:42 > 0:22:45Little V gouges. OK. I'm inspired by that water out there,
0:22:45 > 0:22:48because I grew up in Cornwall, and I've picked a shell.
0:22:48 > 0:22:51Look, I've picked a shell up. I'm going to try and copy that.
0:22:51 > 0:22:53- So basically keep it simple, yeah? - Yeah, absolutely.
0:22:53 > 0:22:55All right.
0:22:56 > 0:23:00So something like that, yeah? It's loosely a shell, isn't it?
0:23:00 > 0:23:03It's good. Yes, yes. It's a very simple graphic shape.
0:23:03 > 0:23:06- The best kind of thing, really. - Which one shall I start with?
0:23:06 > 0:23:08Ah. I like this one the best.
0:23:08 > 0:23:10It's just a versatile, expressive tool.
0:23:10 > 0:23:14And can you push at varying degrees of strength?
0:23:14 > 0:23:17That will make the line narrower or broader.
0:23:17 > 0:23:19So you've got to keep the same pressure on?
0:23:19 > 0:23:22Yeah, if you want a smooth line, yes.
0:23:22 > 0:23:25Sometimes it's quite nice to jerk it around a bit and get some...
0:23:25 > 0:23:27- feeling into it.- Oh, OK.
0:23:27 > 0:23:29I can see why you enjoy this.
0:23:30 > 0:23:33Do you know, I'm pushing incredibly hard and it's...
0:23:33 > 0:23:34It's quite tough, isn't it?
0:23:34 > 0:23:38- It's tough!- Yes. - It IS tough. Yeah.
0:23:38 > 0:23:41Right, there we go.
0:23:41 > 0:23:43- How's that?- Well, that's a start. - That's a start.
0:23:43 > 0:23:45At least you can see it's a shell, can't you?
0:23:45 > 0:23:47- That's right.- Can I put a few lines running down?
0:23:47 > 0:23:50- Right. Yes, I would. - I'd do everything I could see.
0:23:50 > 0:23:52- Would you?- Yes. As an artist,
0:23:52 > 0:23:55what you do is you look at something and you see something you want to
0:23:55 > 0:23:58share with someone else, and express it. So, yeah.
0:23:58 > 0:24:00The other thing you could think about doing is clearing
0:24:00 > 0:24:03the area around it so that it was a shape.
0:24:08 > 0:24:10Does it matter if I go off the lino to get that line?
0:24:10 > 0:24:12- No, of course not, no.- Cos I...
0:24:12 > 0:24:14- There are no rules, really.- OK.
0:24:19 > 0:24:20Phew!
0:24:21 > 0:24:23- Ready to print.- Yeah?
0:24:23 > 0:24:24- Confident?- Yes.
0:24:29 > 0:24:32What I'm doing now is I'm just wiping off the black paint which
0:24:32 > 0:24:35made it easier for you to see where you were cutting before
0:24:35 > 0:24:37cos we're going to put some coloured ink on here now.
0:24:37 > 0:24:40There we are. If we make a pale version of ultramarine...
0:24:40 > 0:24:42- OK.- ..by mixing some white.
0:24:42 > 0:24:45And I only put a little bit of blue in there, so...
0:24:45 > 0:24:47add it a little bit at a time.
0:24:47 > 0:24:50The whole art of this thing is judging colour.
0:24:50 > 0:24:54- Yeah.- And then if you want that pale blue to be greener or pinker,
0:24:54 > 0:24:57we can make it warmer or colder by adding another colour.
0:24:57 > 0:24:59Now to see how that's going to look on white.
0:24:59 > 0:25:02- You can see it's a lot darker. - It does. It looks better when you
0:25:02 > 0:25:03actually put it onto the white surface.
0:25:03 > 0:25:05I like that. That's the perfect hue.
0:25:05 > 0:25:08So do we now use the roller and...
0:25:08 > 0:25:09- That's right.- Over it a few times?
0:25:09 > 0:25:12That's right. But you don't want to get too much.
0:25:12 > 0:25:13Get a nice, even film on the roller.
0:25:13 > 0:25:15That looks about right.
0:25:15 > 0:25:18- Happy?- Yeah. Because it's even on the roller,
0:25:18 > 0:25:20it should be even on the lino. Lovely.
0:25:20 > 0:25:22- Backwards as well? - Yes, backwards, forwards.
0:25:22 > 0:25:26That's right. That looks pretty good. Yeah.
0:25:27 > 0:25:30- Right. Move that on.- That protects the outside of the print.
0:25:30 > 0:25:33What happens next? Are we going to roll this out
0:25:33 > 0:25:35with a piece of paper on the top of it? OK.
0:25:35 > 0:25:37Line it with the edge of that.
0:25:37 > 0:25:39- OK.- Right.
0:25:39 > 0:25:40Now, we just roll it through.
0:25:40 > 0:25:41Ready?
0:25:46 > 0:25:49- This will be the moment of truth. - That's it. Then back.
0:25:50 > 0:25:52I'm frightened to lift that off.
0:25:52 > 0:25:57- That's the exciting bit. I am too! - Here goes. Fingers crossed.
0:25:59 > 0:26:01That's not bad, is it?
0:26:01 > 0:26:04It's pretty good. I was worried it wasn't going to come out at all.
0:26:04 > 0:26:06I had my fingers crossed there.
0:26:06 > 0:26:08Getting that ink right is quite a difficult thing to judge.
0:26:08 > 0:26:11- Yeah.- I would print two or three more, quickly.
0:26:16 > 0:26:18I'll tell you what, I'm really pleased with that.
0:26:18 > 0:26:21It's not bad for my first attempt. I'm going to quit while I'm ahead.
0:26:21 > 0:26:24I'm not going to do any more. I like it a lot.
0:26:24 > 0:26:27But you can see the amount of work involved, not just with
0:26:27 > 0:26:30the initial idea, getting the inspiration, using the gouge,
0:26:30 > 0:26:33but getting the right amount of ink in that print run.
0:26:33 > 0:26:36It's crucial. But I tell you what, long may this art form continue,
0:26:36 > 0:26:40because I think that it's so invigorating.
0:26:40 > 0:26:41Love it to bits.
0:26:50 > 0:26:54- Hello.- Hello.- If everyone could take out one or two of their star objects
0:26:54 > 0:26:56for me, that would be great.
0:26:58 > 0:27:03Welcome back to Muncaster Castle, our magnificent valuation day venue.
0:27:03 > 0:27:06Well, as you can see, the crowds are still here.
0:27:06 > 0:27:09The sun is shining, so it's time to catch up with our experts
0:27:09 > 0:27:12to see what else we can find to take off to auction.
0:27:15 > 0:27:18James has spotted an item fit for a castle.
0:27:21 > 0:27:24Gloria, I have to say, normally when somebody says,
0:27:24 > 0:27:29"I have an oak and silver-plated ice bucket," I go, "Oh, no.
0:27:29 > 0:27:32"How am I going to let them down and tell them it's worth a tenner?"
0:27:32 > 0:27:34Because most of them are.
0:27:35 > 0:27:37But that is fantastic.
0:27:37 > 0:27:39I love it.
0:27:39 > 0:27:44I mean, what better place can you be, looking at a castle ice bucket,
0:27:44 > 0:27:46but in a castle itself?
0:27:46 > 0:27:48Tell me about your ice bucket.
0:27:48 > 0:27:51My grandmother gave me this about 15 years ago.
0:27:51 > 0:27:53It used to be in her china cabinet.
0:27:53 > 0:27:58And I always said to her that when she dies, could I have it?
0:27:58 > 0:28:02So she actually gave me it about ten years before she actually died.
0:28:02 > 0:28:05But I never asked any questions about it, so...
0:28:05 > 0:28:08I don't know how long she'd had it or where it came from.
0:28:08 > 0:28:11The great thing about it is the word novelty.
0:28:11 > 0:28:15And as soon as you're able to see a novelty postbox,
0:28:15 > 0:28:19a novelty sauce boat, a novelty ice bucket,
0:28:19 > 0:28:22that sort of doubles, trebles, quadruples its value,
0:28:22 > 0:28:24if it's interesting.
0:28:24 > 0:28:28A plain one of these, without the castle link,
0:28:28 > 0:28:31would be worth, as I say, £10 or £20.
0:28:31 > 0:28:34But this one's super. I've never seen one like it.
0:28:34 > 0:28:37It dates to about 1870, 1880.
0:28:37 > 0:28:39The mounts are silver-plated.
0:28:39 > 0:28:42There are no date codes on there at all.
0:28:42 > 0:28:44It has dried out over the years.
0:28:44 > 0:28:47- Yeah.- And these little bits here, it's all a bit rickety.
0:28:47 > 0:28:52But it's made in strips of oak, so it's coopered like a barrel.
0:28:52 > 0:28:57And all it needs is putting back together in a clamp and re-glueing
0:28:57 > 0:28:59and it will be fine.
0:28:59 > 0:29:03The difficulty is, if this was a postbox,
0:29:03 > 0:29:06a novelty country-house postbox, the same shape,
0:29:06 > 0:29:09maybe just six inches higher with a slot saying "Letters",
0:29:09 > 0:29:13I think it would be worth £1,000-£1,500
0:29:13 > 0:29:17because novelty postboxes are really popular.
0:29:17 > 0:29:19But it's not. It's an ice bucket.
0:29:19 > 0:29:23But exactly the same quality, exactly the same shape,
0:29:23 > 0:29:25but just slightly smaller.
0:29:25 > 0:29:27And there's going to be a hugely different valuation.
0:29:27 > 0:29:30This one, I think, would be 100-150.
0:29:30 > 0:29:32Well, that's a fair one, isn't it?
0:29:32 > 0:29:35I think we should protect it with a reserve,
0:29:35 > 0:29:39and if it didn't make £100, then you ought to try it again.
0:29:39 > 0:29:42And if it doesn't make that, I'll have it.
0:29:42 > 0:29:45No, I'm joking. I'll get into big trouble.
0:29:46 > 0:29:48That's definitely a cool castle.
0:29:50 > 0:29:51Are all of these yours?
0:29:52 > 0:29:55Now, Caroline's found a collection of memories.
0:29:56 > 0:29:58Hello, George.
0:29:58 > 0:30:00- How are you?- Well, thanks.- Good.
0:30:00 > 0:30:01Better for seeing this.
0:30:01 > 0:30:04So what have you brought along here?
0:30:04 > 0:30:06Well, it's an album that, when my great-aunt died,
0:30:06 > 0:30:08I found this in one of the drawers,
0:30:08 > 0:30:10and it seems to be a record of
0:30:10 > 0:30:13her sisters writing to each other.
0:30:13 > 0:30:15And they travelled around a bit, and wherever they went,
0:30:15 > 0:30:17it seems as if they sent a postcard home.
0:30:17 > 0:30:19What sort of period?
0:30:19 > 0:30:23About 1900 to 1906, something like that.
0:30:23 > 0:30:24Shall we have a look at a few?
0:30:24 > 0:30:26- Be my guest. - Let's see what there is.
0:30:27 > 0:30:30You see, nowadays, they're almost finished.
0:30:30 > 0:30:32- They're almost extinct. - Postcards? Oh, yeah.
0:30:32 > 0:30:35You know, young people do not send postcards any more.
0:30:35 > 0:30:38You know, it's all done by phone, and it's done immediately.
0:30:38 > 0:30:40- Exactly.- You send a picture from the other side of the world.
0:30:40 > 0:30:44- Exactly.- But in the days, in the Edwardian times,
0:30:44 > 0:30:46it was a huge thing.
0:30:46 > 0:30:48So there's a mixture of cards, isn't there?
0:30:48 > 0:30:53Fabulous. Now, let me get my glasses and see what this says.
0:30:53 > 0:30:55"To Miss A Graham.
0:30:55 > 0:31:00"Dear Ada, Mother received parcel safe.
0:31:00 > 0:31:02"Many thanks for your PCs."
0:31:02 > 0:31:06- Postcards, that'll be. You see? Text speak, even then.- Yeah.
0:31:06 > 0:31:10"I will be 19 on the 17th of November.
0:31:10 > 0:31:13- "Florrie." - She was the sister of Lizzie.
0:31:13 > 0:31:16- Who was the sister of Ada? - Yeah.- That's wonderful.
0:31:16 > 0:31:21And the postmark is October 26th, 1907.
0:31:21 > 0:31:23And then we have here...
0:31:23 > 0:31:25- May I take it out?- Yes, certainly.
0:31:25 > 0:31:28Now, here we've got a fire engine.
0:31:28 > 0:31:32- Mm-hm.- Can you see all the firemen around it?- Yeah.
0:31:32 > 0:31:34See, and that's a lovely photographic card.
0:31:34 > 0:31:38Ah, now what's this? Ah, the Lusitania!
0:31:38 > 0:31:41This was launched by Cunard in 1906, and at that time,
0:31:41 > 0:31:45it was the world's largest passenger ship.
0:31:45 > 0:31:47That sank, didn't it, in the war?
0:31:47 > 0:31:49- Yes. It did.- First World War. - It did, yes.
0:31:49 > 0:31:52Yes, it was. There's quite a few humorous ones,
0:31:52 > 0:31:53- aren't there?- Oh, yes.- Somebody...
0:31:53 > 0:31:56Advice to a young man about to get married.
0:31:56 > 0:31:59"It's good practice to feed the cats on cold nights for preference."
0:31:59 > 0:32:02- I think that's getting him into training for being a dad, don't you? - Exactly.
0:32:02 > 0:32:05But the whole collection is fantastic.
0:32:05 > 0:32:08And there's about 200 postcards here.
0:32:08 > 0:32:10And they're very popular at auction.
0:32:10 > 0:32:13I can't tell you the exact price of any one of these,
0:32:13 > 0:32:17but the postcard collectors and dealers will know.
0:32:17 > 0:32:21It's like stamps. Yeah, you know, it's a good collection
0:32:21 > 0:32:25and it spans a short part of the lifetime of these sisters,
0:32:25 > 0:32:28- doesn't it?- Yeah.- And I think this could easily get
0:32:28 > 0:32:30£200-£300 at auction.
0:32:30 > 0:32:32Very good.
0:32:32 > 0:32:34- You happy with that?- Oh, yeah!
0:32:34 > 0:32:36The wife said, "Don't bring it home."
0:32:36 > 0:32:37Oh, did she? Right.
0:32:37 > 0:32:40- And do you do what the wife says? - All the time.
0:32:40 > 0:32:41- LAUGHING:- Do you?
0:32:41 > 0:32:43I believe you. Brilliant.
0:32:43 > 0:32:47But, money aside, it's just a fabulous record.
0:32:47 > 0:32:49Thank you very much.
0:32:51 > 0:32:54On the 7th of May 1915,
0:32:54 > 0:32:56the British ocean liner the Lusitania
0:32:56 > 0:32:59became a casualty of World War I
0:32:59 > 0:33:03after being torpedoed off the coast of Ireland by a German submarine.
0:33:03 > 0:33:05EXPLOSIONS
0:33:05 > 0:33:09There were more than 1,900 people on board, and tragically,
0:33:09 > 0:33:131,191 people perished at sea.
0:33:15 > 0:33:19Returning from New York, there were a great number of Americans onboard,
0:33:19 > 0:33:22and the disaster is considered by many
0:33:22 > 0:33:26to have swayed American public opinion against Germany,
0:33:26 > 0:33:30and may have contributed to America entering the war.
0:33:34 > 0:33:37Back at the tables, and James has found some items
0:33:37 > 0:33:39belonging to a soldier of the Great War.
0:33:41 > 0:33:43Peter, I have to say,
0:33:43 > 0:33:45this, for me, is a first.
0:33:45 > 0:33:49I very rarely do musical instruments on Flog It!
0:33:49 > 0:33:51And to start with this one, it's quite interesting,
0:33:51 > 0:33:54because if we take the violin and look inside,
0:33:54 > 0:33:58it has the label for the great Antonius Stradivarius.
0:33:58 > 0:34:011721.
0:34:01 > 0:34:05I've seen Stradivarius violins make hundreds of thousands of pounds.
0:34:05 > 0:34:08But sadly, it's a fake.
0:34:08 > 0:34:09LAUGHTER
0:34:09 > 0:34:11Oh!
0:34:11 > 0:34:13You knew it. But they didn't.
0:34:13 > 0:34:15LAUGHTER
0:34:15 > 0:34:17I wasn't winding you up. But we were having a bit of fun.
0:34:17 > 0:34:19Sorry, guys.
0:34:19 > 0:34:22We see them day in, day out in the auction rooms,
0:34:22 > 0:34:24and that's worth about 30 quid.
0:34:24 > 0:34:26But tell me about these.
0:34:27 > 0:34:31Well, this is my mam's uncle that died in the First World War.
0:34:31 > 0:34:34He was killed by a sniper, and this was his violin.
0:34:34 > 0:34:38And he was... You know, we don't even know what he did as a living
0:34:38 > 0:34:39before he went in the Army.
0:34:39 > 0:34:43- Really?- Just this was his instrument that he played, supposedly very,
0:34:43 > 0:34:45very well. So basically, you know,
0:34:45 > 0:34:47I just want somebody to appreciate what it is.
0:34:47 > 0:34:49He was clearly a local man.
0:34:49 > 0:34:51We've got a photograph there
0:34:51 > 0:34:54with a Carlisle photographer's name on there.
0:34:54 > 0:34:55- Yes.- What regiment was he in?
0:34:55 > 0:34:57The Border Regiment.
0:34:57 > 0:34:59It's a really interesting mix,
0:34:59 > 0:35:01because not only do we have his violin,
0:35:01 > 0:35:03we've got the death plaque.
0:35:03 > 0:35:05Gilbert Messenger.
0:35:05 > 0:35:06That's his name.
0:35:06 > 0:35:10These were cast in bronze and given to the next of kin
0:35:10 > 0:35:16of every soldier, airman and seaman that were in the First World War.
0:35:16 > 0:35:18We've also got two of the three medals.
0:35:18 > 0:35:21You've got three ribbons, but only two medals.
0:35:21 > 0:35:23And they were commonly known as Pip, Squeak and Wilfred,
0:35:23 > 0:35:26after the three cartoon characters that were popular then.
0:35:26 > 0:35:29But the lovely thing is this.
0:35:29 > 0:35:32And I've never seen one of these.
0:35:32 > 0:35:34Field service postcard.
0:35:34 > 0:35:37And it's almost like a quick scribble-out,
0:35:37 > 0:35:39choose one of the options...
0:35:40 > 0:35:44That's what it is. You couldn't give any more information, just in case,
0:35:44 > 0:35:47you know, the enemy interrupted it and said,
0:35:47 > 0:35:50"We're going to march to somewhere."
0:35:50 > 0:35:52- Yeah.- You know, so it was just basically, "Are you well?
0:35:52 > 0:35:54"Are you injured?"
0:35:54 > 0:35:57It has various options that you're meant to scribble out.
0:35:57 > 0:36:00It says, "I have been admitted to hospital.
0:36:00 > 0:36:02"I am sick. I am wounded.
0:36:02 > 0:36:04"I hope to be discharged soon.
0:36:04 > 0:36:08"I am being sent down to the base" or "I am quite well."
0:36:08 > 0:36:11And, gladly for him at this stage, he was quite well.
0:36:11 > 0:36:16It says, "I have received your letter, 6th of the 11th, 1916."
0:36:16 > 0:36:18So we know he was alive then.
0:36:18 > 0:36:22- Yes.- So he made it through the first two years of the war.
0:36:22 > 0:36:24In terms of value, it's not a huge value.
0:36:24 > 0:36:26I would say...
0:36:26 > 0:36:28£120-£180.
0:36:28 > 0:36:31Something like that for the militaria.
0:36:31 > 0:36:33The violin's another 30.
0:36:33 > 0:36:35So if we said £150-£200...
0:36:35 > 0:36:37- Yeah.- ..I think we're about there.
0:36:37 > 0:36:39At the minute, it's just sitting in a drawer.
0:36:39 > 0:36:42- Doing nothing.- Nobody sees it. Nobody thinks about it.
0:36:42 > 0:36:45- Aw.- At least this way, somebody will see it,
0:36:45 > 0:36:48can relate the person's face to their medals.
0:36:48 > 0:36:52If somebody collects them, they're going to get some interest on it.
0:36:52 > 0:36:55I've met a lot of military historians,
0:36:55 > 0:36:58and they actually do so much research
0:36:58 > 0:37:01into the person, what they did,
0:37:01 > 0:37:05how they were killed, whether they were mentioned in dispatches.
0:37:05 > 0:37:09And by selling them, his story will live on.
0:37:09 > 0:37:12So I think it's quite a good thing to do.
0:37:12 > 0:37:15And objects like these will ensure
0:37:15 > 0:37:18that we never forget their sacrifice.
0:37:20 > 0:37:23We've reached the end of a fabulous day at Muncaster Castle.
0:37:24 > 0:37:27And here's a quick recap just to jog your memories of all the items
0:37:27 > 0:37:29that are going under the hammer.
0:37:36 > 0:37:40We have to keep our cool when it comes to this novelty ice bucket.
0:37:43 > 0:37:46And there's a few laughs in this collection
0:37:46 > 0:37:49of around 200 postcards from the early 20th century.
0:37:51 > 0:37:53And surely the collectors will be drawn
0:37:53 > 0:37:57to the World War I memorabilia and violin.
0:38:07 > 0:38:10We're back in Carlisle, and the auction room is in full swing.
0:38:10 > 0:38:12400. 420. All finished.
0:38:12 > 0:38:15Thank you, sir.
0:38:15 > 0:38:18Well, things are certainly hotting up in the saleroom right now.
0:38:18 > 0:38:19We need cooling down,
0:38:19 > 0:38:22and what better way to do it than with Gloria's ice bucket?
0:38:22 > 0:38:24And we love it! We really do.
0:38:24 > 0:38:27- It's a good one. I've never seen one like it.- No, neither have I.
0:38:27 > 0:38:30That's why I actually brought it, to see what it was, basically.
0:38:30 > 0:38:32- Did you ever use it?- No.
0:38:32 > 0:38:33Put money in it.
0:38:33 > 0:38:35LAUGHTER
0:38:35 > 0:38:38I think this is going to get the top end plus.
0:38:38 > 0:38:39Ready? This is exciting, isn't it?
0:38:39 > 0:38:43- Yes.- This is what auctions are all about. You never know what's going to happen.
0:38:43 > 0:38:46Fingers crossed it really flies. We're going to find out right now.
0:38:47 > 0:38:48I'm going to start at 60.
0:38:48 > 0:38:5060 bid. £60.
0:38:50 > 0:38:5270. 80. 90.
0:38:52 > 0:38:54It's up in the room over there.
0:38:54 > 0:38:55100. 120.
0:38:55 > 0:38:58130, 140,
0:38:58 > 0:39:00150, 160.
0:39:00 > 0:39:02170 with Catherine. 180.
0:39:02 > 0:39:03190, 200.
0:39:03 > 0:39:05Yes!
0:39:05 > 0:39:06200. 220.
0:39:06 > 0:39:07240.
0:39:07 > 0:39:09260, 280.
0:39:09 > 0:39:11300. 320.
0:39:11 > 0:39:13340. 360.
0:39:14 > 0:39:15£360.
0:39:15 > 0:39:17Best-looking ice bucket on the planet.
0:39:17 > 0:39:18360.
0:39:18 > 0:39:21£360! SHE LAUGHS
0:39:21 > 0:39:24- I didn't even think it would make the reserve.- Didn't you?- No!
0:39:24 > 0:39:25- Wonderful quality.- Yeah.
0:39:25 > 0:39:27- And that's what the bidders liked about it.- Thank you.
0:39:27 > 0:39:30Well, thank YOU for bringing it in as well.
0:39:30 > 0:39:34A great result for Gloria, and next up, the postcard collection.
0:39:35 > 0:39:37Where shall we start this one? £100, anybody?
0:39:37 > 0:39:39100. 80 bid. At £80.
0:39:39 > 0:39:43We have lots of surprises with postcard albums, as you know.
0:39:43 > 0:39:46This is a cracking lot. 200-300 we've got on this.
0:39:46 > 0:39:48- Yep.- But there's a lot of cards there.- Yeah.
0:39:48 > 0:39:51- Some of them are worth 50p, some are worth £10.- Yeah, yeah.
0:39:51 > 0:39:53And they'll have been well looked over today, George.
0:39:53 > 0:39:56- We found one with Penny Lane on, didn't we?- We did!- Did you?
0:39:56 > 0:39:58- In Liverpool, yes.- Yes, Liverpool. - Penny Lane.
0:39:58 > 0:40:00You see, the value's just gone up. THEY LAUGH
0:40:00 > 0:40:02Let's find out what this lot think.
0:40:02 > 0:40:05It's going under the hammer now. Good luck, both of you. Here we go.
0:40:06 > 0:40:07873.
0:40:07 > 0:40:10We've got this early 20th-century postcard album.
0:40:10 > 0:40:12Quite a lot of interest in this one.
0:40:12 > 0:40:14We're going to start at 100 bid. At 100.
0:40:14 > 0:40:16Oh, I thought he'd say 300!
0:40:16 > 0:40:17100, 100. 110.
0:40:17 > 0:40:19120.
0:40:19 > 0:40:20130. 140.
0:40:20 > 0:40:22150, 160.
0:40:22 > 0:40:23170, 180.
0:40:23 > 0:40:25190, 200.
0:40:25 > 0:40:27We're going 10s now. 200, 210,
0:40:27 > 0:40:29220, 230, 240.
0:40:29 > 0:40:31- Keep going!- Well done. Keep going, yeah.
0:40:31 > 0:40:33270, 280.
0:40:33 > 0:40:34290, 300.
0:40:34 > 0:40:36310, 320.
0:40:36 > 0:40:38- That's just half the album. - Yeah, yeah.
0:40:38 > 0:40:39350, 360.
0:40:39 > 0:40:41370, 380.
0:40:41 > 0:40:43380. Is that it? You out?
0:40:43 > 0:40:44At 380.
0:40:44 > 0:40:47Are we all sure? At 380.
0:40:47 > 0:40:48That's yours.
0:40:48 > 0:40:50- Yes!- Delighted.- Yes, I bet you are!
0:40:50 > 0:40:51We always have surprises with those.
0:40:51 > 0:40:54- Yeah, absolutely.- Because a lot of those images that you see
0:40:54 > 0:40:56- don't exist any more, do they?- No.
0:40:56 > 0:40:58It's a record of our social history.
0:40:58 > 0:41:00- It's a document.- Yeah. - I'm delighted.
0:41:00 > 0:41:02Thankfully, you hung on to them all those years.
0:41:02 > 0:41:05- Yep.- You know, and didn't just throw them away, or stick them in...
0:41:05 > 0:41:07- Exactly.- ..in a car-boot sale.
0:41:07 > 0:41:09- The wife's pleased they're gone. - Is she?- Yeah.
0:41:09 > 0:41:12- It's always good to keep your wife pleased. - HE LAUGHS
0:41:14 > 0:41:15At 380.
0:41:17 > 0:41:19Done.
0:41:19 > 0:41:21And now the World War I memorabilia.
0:41:24 > 0:41:25Good luck, Peter, with this.
0:41:25 > 0:41:29I know James is getting really, really excited, saying, "This is the big one!"
0:41:29 > 0:41:31I know you've only got £150-£200 on this,
0:41:31 > 0:41:33but it's the World War I memorabilia.
0:41:33 > 0:41:36The violin, the Stradivarius. We know that's a copy.
0:41:36 > 0:41:38But you've got some medals and a death plaque.
0:41:38 > 0:41:41This man has sold lots of medals in his day in his saleroom.
0:41:41 > 0:41:43What is special about these?
0:41:43 > 0:41:45The great thing about militaria is you can go back,
0:41:45 > 0:41:48tap a name into the internet, it tells you lots of things about him.
0:41:48 > 0:41:50The auction house have done their research.
0:41:50 > 0:41:53This guy was a stretcher bearer for a local regiment.
0:41:53 > 0:41:55And the fact that he died in action
0:41:55 > 0:41:57all combines with all the history as well...
0:41:57 > 0:42:00- With that wonderful provenance. - Born no more than seven miles away
0:42:00 > 0:42:02- from here.- Yeah. - Yeah, it's great, actually.
0:42:02 > 0:42:05It's got every element, and I think these guys are going to do
0:42:05 > 0:42:07- a really good job for us.- Right, OK.
0:42:07 > 0:42:10Sit back and enjoy this, OK?
0:42:10 > 0:42:12Here we go. It's going under the hammer.
0:42:13 > 0:42:15I think we'll start at 800.
0:42:15 > 0:42:17£800 I'm bid.
0:42:17 > 0:42:19£800 I'm bid for the Lonsdale Battalion medal.
0:42:19 > 0:42:21Straight in at £800!
0:42:21 > 0:42:241,000. 1,100. 1,200.
0:42:24 > 0:42:261,300.
0:42:26 > 0:42:281,400. 1,500.
0:42:28 > 0:42:30£1,500.
0:42:30 > 0:42:32- Well!- £1,500 I'm bid.
0:42:32 > 0:42:34What did... What?!
0:42:34 > 0:42:36- What did we miss? - Maybe it is a Stradivarius!
0:42:36 > 0:42:37HE LAUGHS
0:42:37 > 0:42:391,500. Last call.
0:42:39 > 0:42:41£1,500.
0:42:41 > 0:42:44- You've got to be surprised with that!- Yeah!- You'd have been
0:42:44 > 0:42:46happy with the 150 if we'd stuck to the original estimate.
0:42:46 > 0:42:49I was happy just someone else getting the buzz out of it,
0:42:49 > 0:42:51especially paying such a good amount for it.
0:42:51 > 0:42:54- Thank you so much for bringing them in.- No problem.- And what a way to end today's show.
0:42:54 > 0:42:56We said there was going to be one big surprise!
0:42:56 > 0:42:59From £150, we stuck another nought on it, didn't we?
0:42:59 > 0:43:02£1,500, bang on the hammer.
0:43:02 > 0:43:04There you go. It's goodbye from Carlisle.