0:00:07 > 0:00:08STEAM BLOWS
0:00:08 > 0:00:10RINGING, HORN BLARES
0:00:13 > 0:00:16This is a military lorry that was built in 1916, that carried
0:00:16 > 0:00:20provisions to and from the front line during the First World War.
0:00:20 > 0:00:24Only 5,000 of these beautiful old vehicles were made,
0:00:24 > 0:00:27only a handful survive. Today, we are at Milestones Museum
0:00:27 > 0:00:29in Basingstoke, Hampshire.
0:00:29 > 0:00:32And later on in the programme, I'll be finding out more about
0:00:32 > 0:00:37incredible objects like this and how they have survived against the odds.
0:00:37 > 0:00:39Welcome to "Flog It!".
0:01:00 > 0:01:02Today we are in Basingstoke,
0:01:02 > 0:01:06a town that has seen tremendous change in 900 years.
0:01:06 > 0:01:10In 1086, it was recorded as having 200 people,
0:01:10 > 0:01:13but by the mid-19th century, factory workers had flooded
0:01:13 > 0:01:15here in their thousands.
0:01:15 > 0:01:18Then, after the Second World War, the overspill policy set up to
0:01:18 > 0:01:23reduce overcrowding in London brought 75,000 people to its door.
0:01:23 > 0:01:26New housing estates, modern businesses
0:01:26 > 0:01:31and roads sprung up, replacing the old Victorian high streets.
0:01:31 > 0:01:32But not altogether.
0:01:34 > 0:01:35Well, as you can see,
0:01:35 > 0:01:38those high streets haven't entirely disappeared in Hampshire
0:01:38 > 0:01:41because, at our valuation day venue here at Milestones Museum
0:01:41 > 0:01:45in Basingstoke, the shops and the streets have been recreated!
0:01:45 > 0:01:47And look at our wonderful queue today.
0:01:47 > 0:01:49And judging by the size of this, they are raring to go
0:01:49 > 0:01:51and hoping to earn a few bob themselves.
0:01:51 > 0:01:53So if you're happy with your valuations,
0:01:53 > 0:01:54what are you going to do today?
0:01:54 > 0:01:56All: Flog It!
0:01:58 > 0:02:00Our experts are off to a good start,
0:02:00 > 0:02:04with Nick Davies feeling his way into history.
0:02:04 > 0:02:07It is a bit like pass the parcel, this one. There we are.
0:02:07 > 0:02:10While James is getting a real taste for the past.
0:02:10 > 0:02:11It is a wax bobbin.
0:02:11 > 0:02:14And judging by this crowd, James, there will be more
0:02:14 > 0:02:17curiosities for you to get your teeth stuck into later.
0:02:17 > 0:02:19- Do you know what this is? - I don't, no.
0:02:19 > 0:02:23- I bet you know what it is.- You know what it is.- Trust you to find a lovely little
0:02:23 > 0:02:26- bit of jewellery.- It is sweet, isn't it?- Beat me to it.- Beat you to it.
0:02:26 > 0:02:27- Damn!- Carry on.
0:02:27 > 0:02:31Now, boys, there's plenty more to go around on the show today.
0:02:31 > 0:02:33There's a painting that's won James's heart.
0:02:33 > 0:02:36She is a stunner.
0:02:36 > 0:02:39And a clock that's got Nick's heart beating faster.
0:02:39 > 0:02:43It is just little details that show quality.
0:02:43 > 0:02:46But which object will get our blood pumping at auction?
0:02:48 > 0:02:51"Flog It!" Yeah, we did it.
0:02:51 > 0:02:53So, as I'm getting everyone settled in,
0:02:53 > 0:02:56I can't help but notice where we are.
0:02:56 > 0:02:59London Road? Well, not really.
0:02:59 > 0:03:01This museum recreates the high streets of Hampshire,
0:03:01 > 0:03:06and I've just got time to visit its backstreets.
0:03:06 > 0:03:08The museum has brought together shops and businesses
0:03:08 > 0:03:12and exhibits which represent 200 years of technological
0:03:12 > 0:03:14and domestic advances in Hampshire.
0:03:14 > 0:03:18For instance, this Victorian street is laid with cobbles, but
0:03:18 > 0:03:22if you look closely, these cobbles are actually end grain of wood.
0:03:22 > 0:03:24You can see it, look. Hard oak.
0:03:24 > 0:03:27And if you pull up half the streets in London,
0:03:27 > 0:03:30get rid of that tarmac, that's what you find underneath.
0:03:33 > 0:03:36And turn this corner and we move into an early 20th century
0:03:36 > 0:03:40street, replete with bike shop. Look at that.
0:03:40 > 0:03:42And - follow me -
0:03:42 > 0:03:44the local inn, a pub.
0:03:44 > 0:03:46- Hello there.- Hi, there.
0:03:46 > 0:03:50Right, I might have a coffee for now and a pint later on.
0:03:50 > 0:03:54I do hope our experts say sober today, as we kick off with our first item.
0:03:59 > 0:04:04And first off the block is James, who is definitely keeping it teetotal.
0:04:04 > 0:04:07Graham, let me take you back to a time when spice,
0:04:07 > 0:04:13exotic fabrics, wonderful smelling aromatics and teas
0:04:13 > 0:04:17were some of the most expensive things you could possibly buy.
0:04:17 > 0:04:20And were only the things for the rich.
0:04:20 > 0:04:23Because what we have here is a piece of
0:04:23 > 0:04:26Oriental porcelain, made when
0:04:26 > 0:04:29porcelain, in the UK and Europe,
0:04:29 > 0:04:32was still...
0:04:32 > 0:04:34a dream away from being made.
0:04:34 > 0:04:37And this is the Kangxi mark,
0:04:37 > 0:04:42the little leaf mark that was used between 1662 and 1722.
0:04:42 > 0:04:47A mark that was also reused later in the 18th century.
0:04:47 > 0:04:49And this, I have to say, is a bit later.
0:04:49 > 0:04:52It is late 18th-century, or mid-18th-century.
0:04:52 > 0:04:57- And it is a tea caddy.- OK. I thought it was a scent bottle.- Oh, no.
0:04:57 > 0:05:00- It is almost certainly for tea. - Right.
0:05:00 > 0:05:03At a time when tea was more expensive,
0:05:03 > 0:05:06per pound, than gold.
0:05:06 > 0:05:09And when only the very richest people in the land could afford it,
0:05:09 > 0:05:12- which is why it's so small. - All right, OK.
0:05:12 > 0:05:14Tell me, where did you find it?
0:05:14 > 0:05:19- How did you come to have it? - Erm, this was a possession of my uncle in Holland,
0:05:19 > 0:05:23- who in fact was Indonesian and worked...- Oh, OK!
0:05:23 > 0:05:27- And served in the Indonesian or Dutch army in the Second World War. - OK.
0:05:27 > 0:05:30And just before. And from what I remember as a child,
0:05:30 > 0:05:35he was a bit of a collector of various items, including some china.
0:05:35 > 0:05:38So, whether he brought that over from there or whether he
0:05:38 > 0:05:42- bought it in Holland in a second-hand antiques shop, I don't know.- OK.
0:05:42 > 0:05:44That's interesting for two reasons.
0:05:44 > 0:05:48The first is that it was the Dutch East India Company that was
0:05:48 > 0:05:53the major trading company in the 18th century.
0:05:53 > 0:05:57- Yeah.- But the Dutch East India Company had ships going to India, China,
0:05:57 > 0:05:59all over the Far East,
0:05:59 > 0:06:03and bringing all those spices and treasures and silks back to Europe.
0:06:04 > 0:06:08Now, this certainly came from China back to Holland
0:06:08 > 0:06:12- because the mounts on there are Dutch.- OK, right.
0:06:12 > 0:06:17So, we've got an 18th-century Chinese porcelain tea caddy.
0:06:17 > 0:06:20I think at some stage there may well have been some damage.
0:06:20 > 0:06:23And because the porcelain was so treasured and so valuable,
0:06:23 > 0:06:27- they've put Dutch mounts on it in the 19th century.- OK.
0:06:27 > 0:06:31It's a difficult thing to value because without taking all those
0:06:31 > 0:06:35mounts off, it's hard to say what the condition is like underneath.
0:06:35 > 0:06:39Having said that, in good order, it would have been a valuable piece.
0:06:39 > 0:06:42But it isn't. It's damaged. So...
0:06:42 > 0:06:44- £60-£100. - Yes, I think that's...
0:06:44 > 0:06:47- Is that OK?- Yes, that's fine. Thank you.
0:06:47 > 0:06:51- And in terms of reserve, £60.- Yep. - Is that all right?- Yeah.
0:06:51 > 0:06:56- Well, fingers crossed it'll do well and see you at the auction! - OK, thank you very much, James.
0:06:56 > 0:06:57All right.
0:06:57 > 0:07:01A lovely example but will that damage affect the price at auction?
0:07:03 > 0:07:06Our crowds today are seated in this recreated
0:07:06 > 0:07:10early 20th-century high street, filled with the kind of shops
0:07:10 > 0:07:13we're used to seeing in many of our old towns.
0:07:13 > 0:07:14# Dancing in the street. #
0:07:14 > 0:07:17I'll tell you what I miss, everybody. The old ironmongers.
0:07:17 > 0:07:19- Who remembers those shops? ALL:- Yes!
0:07:19 > 0:07:22Yeah! Every town and village had one, didn't they?
0:07:22 > 0:07:26- Have you got one near you?- Erm, not an ironmongers, no.- Yes, we do!
0:07:26 > 0:07:30- Lincoln's.- Do you?- Lincoln's. - And you support it?- Yes, definitely.
0:07:30 > 0:07:33And you can get anything in there, like a letterbox, door knocker,
0:07:33 > 0:07:36- tin of paint, broom...- Absolutely everything. Cake making stuff.
0:07:36 > 0:07:41- Candles?- Fork handles! - Fork handles! Ha-ha-ha!
0:07:41 > 0:07:44I was getting to that one! She robbed my line.
0:07:44 > 0:07:48The Two Ronnies would be pleased to know the hardware store is
0:07:48 > 0:07:50still alive and well.
0:07:50 > 0:07:53Over to Nick now, who's found some collectables that might have
0:07:53 > 0:07:56been bought on any Edwardian high street.
0:07:56 > 0:07:59Three well loved dolls, brought in by David.
0:07:59 > 0:08:02So, where have they been? Tell me a bit of history about them.
0:08:02 > 0:08:06- Erm, well, my mother was born in 1915.- Right.
0:08:06 > 0:08:09And we believe that they were her childhood dolls.
0:08:09 > 0:08:11She died about 15 years ago.
0:08:11 > 0:08:14And we found them in a suitcase in the loft.
0:08:14 > 0:08:17So, they haven't seen the light of day for many years.
0:08:17 > 0:08:18Well, your dates are spot on.
0:08:18 > 0:08:22I mean, the main girl here is this lovely lady in front of us.
0:08:22 > 0:08:24Lovely but tired!
0:08:24 > 0:08:28She is an Armand Marseille doll, so she is a German doll.
0:08:28 > 0:08:32And, with all dolls, heads are of paramount importance.
0:08:32 > 0:08:35The head is made out of bisque china,
0:08:35 > 0:08:41so, any damage there and really, the rest of the doll suffers greatly to collectors.
0:08:41 > 0:08:43OK, she's got model numbers on her back.
0:08:43 > 0:08:46She is stamped A and M, which is Armand Marseille.
0:08:46 > 0:08:50German bisque-head dolls were made prolifically at the beginning
0:08:50 > 0:08:52of the 1900s.
0:08:52 > 0:08:55They were turning out 1000 heads a day at their peak
0:08:55 > 0:08:56- in Armand Marseille.- Gosh.
0:08:56 > 0:08:58And where the factory is, in southern Germany,
0:08:58 > 0:09:01the clay was really good for this type of ceramics.
0:09:01 > 0:09:06She is a common-sized model. She is a 390 model.
0:09:06 > 0:09:08And that's one of the larger ones.
0:09:08 > 0:09:10And also on the back of the head is the number 12, which is
0:09:10 > 0:09:14the size of the head. So, they did the same model in graduated sizes.
0:09:14 > 0:09:19If we tilt her back, her eyes will close, and she's got little
0:09:19 > 0:09:22teeth showing in her mouth, which is quite a nice detail.
0:09:22 > 0:09:24This chap over here is completely different.
0:09:24 > 0:09:26His eyes are fixed and painted.
0:09:26 > 0:09:31So, she is a better quality doll than he is. Do you like her?
0:09:31 > 0:09:34- Not particularly.- Not particularly? Do you like him?- Not at all.
0:09:34 > 0:09:37- We're going for three in a row. Do you like HER?- Not really.
0:09:37 > 0:09:40Not really either. Oh, dear! Oh, dear.
0:09:40 > 0:09:43Well, listen, I reckon we can find really good homes for them
0:09:43 > 0:09:47because there are collectors for these type of things. And yes, the wigs are a little bit dodgy.
0:09:47 > 0:09:49They need a little bit of TLC and little bit of care.
0:09:49 > 0:09:52So, what I'll do is put a value of 100-150 on the three dolls.
0:09:52 > 0:09:56- Most of your value is in the large Armand Marseille doll.- Right.- OK?
0:09:56 > 0:09:59This little French doll here is quite sweet as well.
0:09:59 > 0:10:04- He's probably the least valuable of the three. Are you happy with that? - I certainly am.
0:10:04 > 0:10:06As Nick says, there's a market for old dolls.
0:10:06 > 0:10:11But let's see if the bidders are troubled about their careworn condition.
0:10:12 > 0:10:15It seems James's next lot, brought in by owner Nicola,
0:10:15 > 0:10:17has definitely won his heart!
0:10:18 > 0:10:21- Erm, she is a stunner, isn't she? - She is beautiful.
0:10:21 > 0:10:23- She's very, very pretty.- Yes.
0:10:23 > 0:10:29And she's typical of this sort of rather risque picture that
0:10:29 > 0:10:32you would find around the Art Nouveau period.
0:10:32 > 0:10:38It's sort of almost Pre-Raphaelite in style, with these doves
0:10:38 > 0:10:43courting at the top and another pair here bathing at the bottom.
0:10:43 > 0:10:48- It's all about idealised beauty. - Yes.- And symbolism.
0:10:48 > 0:10:51- And it is very beautiful. - She is.- Yeah.
0:10:51 > 0:10:57In terms of a subject matter, nude women are always great.
0:10:57 > 0:10:59But then we start to look down here.
0:10:59 > 0:11:02- Lutyens.- Yeah.
0:11:02 > 0:11:07Now, Lutyens, an artist who was a great friend of Edwin Landseer.
0:11:07 > 0:11:10He was the father of Lutyens, the architect
0:11:10 > 0:11:15and he was also famed for painting horses.
0:11:15 > 0:11:19- But I don't think he's as good at people...- No.- ..as he is at animals.
0:11:19 > 0:11:20No.
0:11:20 > 0:11:24And you tend to find that people that collect animal subjects
0:11:24 > 0:11:30- don't necessarily also collect portraits and nudes.- No.
0:11:30 > 0:11:33But then you have to think, well,
0:11:33 > 0:11:38if we've got a picture of a person, what is the best selling
0:11:38 > 0:11:40type of a picture of a person, if we were going to have one?
0:11:40 > 0:11:44- And that is...- A nude. - Nude, young female.
0:11:44 > 0:11:48So, it's a really difficult balancing act to come to a value.
0:11:48 > 0:11:53Some of his works sell for lots and lots of money.
0:11:53 > 0:11:58Horse subjects, good horse subjects, command thousands of pounds.
0:11:58 > 0:12:02- HE SIGHS - What does a nude make?
0:12:02 > 0:12:07There's a lot of dodgy aspects of this part of the body.
0:12:07 > 0:12:11The face seems to have the most finest detail.
0:12:11 > 0:12:16Yeah, typical again of that sort of Pre-Raphaelite style of painting.
0:12:16 > 0:12:20- So, where did you find her? - I didn't exactly find her.
0:12:20 > 0:12:21It was my mother's.
0:12:21 > 0:12:26She left me her entire collection of all sorts of paintings
0:12:26 > 0:12:31and photographs. And I gave most of it to family members.
0:12:31 > 0:12:35And, erm, I was left with this, which was my favourite. Of course.
0:12:35 > 0:12:38So, why are you selling it now?
0:12:38 > 0:12:39We've had it for seven years
0:12:39 > 0:12:42and it doesn't really go with our decoration in the house.
0:12:42 > 0:12:46But it's been nice to look at it for seven years.
0:12:46 > 0:12:51And now, it's time for it to move on to someone else that wants it.
0:12:51 > 0:12:53Yeah. Oh, it's a very good way of looking at it.
0:12:53 > 0:12:57OK, I think we should put a conservative estimate on her.
0:12:58 > 0:13:02And I think we should put 300-500 on her as an estimate.
0:13:02 > 0:13:06- 300 reserve and see what happens. - Yeah.- Are you happy?
0:13:06 > 0:13:08- Yeah, very happy.- Super.
0:13:14 > 0:13:17Well, I've just popped in to the boozer, as you do.
0:13:17 > 0:13:19But in this one, I don't have to fight my way to the bar.
0:13:19 > 0:13:22But there is an interesting story to tell here.
0:13:22 > 0:13:25Because, back in 19th-century Basingstoke,
0:13:25 > 0:13:27brewing was big business.
0:13:27 > 0:13:32There were 50 pubs to a population of only 6,000 people.
0:13:32 > 0:13:35Now, while the factory workers were a thirsty old lot,
0:13:35 > 0:13:38there were some that didn't approve.
0:13:38 > 0:13:40The Salvation Army preached temperance.
0:13:40 > 0:13:44And they were determined to save the people of Basingstoke from booze.
0:13:44 > 0:13:48This sparked a backlash from the townsfolk, who ended in rioting.
0:13:48 > 0:13:52They even went as far as to smash the windows of the Gazette newspaper
0:13:52 > 0:13:55for supporting the Sally Army in their articles.
0:13:56 > 0:14:00And looking at this pub, it's easy to see who eventually got their way.
0:14:00 > 0:14:03Well, hopefully our experts will get their way with their valuations,
0:14:03 > 0:14:06as we're off to auction for the first time today.
0:14:06 > 0:14:10And here's a quick recap of all the items we're taking with us.
0:14:10 > 0:14:13There's Graham's mismatched 18th-century oriental tea caddy.
0:14:13 > 0:14:17That could do well if the Chinese buyers are out in force.
0:14:18 > 0:14:22We have David's dolls, the finest of them by maker Armand Marseille.
0:14:22 > 0:14:26All a bit shabby but will they be chic enough for the collectors?
0:14:29 > 0:14:33And there's Nicola's much-loved nude portrait by highly regarded
0:14:33 > 0:14:35painter of horses, Charles Lutyens.
0:14:37 > 0:14:40Our auction today is in Winchester.
0:14:40 > 0:14:43And in Anglo-Saxon times, it was the capital of England.
0:14:43 > 0:14:46And The Great Hall of Winchester Castle contains a medieval
0:14:46 > 0:14:49imagining of King Arthur's Round Table.
0:14:49 > 0:14:51It was later decorated by Henry VIII,
0:14:51 > 0:14:54with the ornately painted names of the knights.
0:14:54 > 0:14:59It all goes to show, recreating the past isn't a modern phenomenon.
0:15:00 > 0:15:04Well, let's hope we're making some history for ourselves today
0:15:04 > 0:15:07here at Andrew Smith and Son. Our lots are just about to go under the hammer.
0:15:07 > 0:15:09I'm going inside to catch up with our owners.
0:15:09 > 0:15:12Don't go away, we're going to have some fun!
0:15:14 > 0:15:18Today, the Seller's Commission is 18%, including VAT.
0:15:18 > 0:15:21Something you mustn't forget to check when you're selling.
0:15:21 > 0:15:24And looking after us here are two auctioneers.
0:15:24 > 0:15:28Nick Jarrett and Andrew Smith, who's first up on the rostrum.
0:15:29 > 0:15:33Starting us off with that damaged 18th-century Chinese tea caddy
0:15:33 > 0:15:34with the Dutch mounts.
0:15:34 > 0:15:37- Graham, it's belonged to you for a few years.- Yes.
0:15:37 > 0:15:39What have you been doing with this?
0:15:39 > 0:15:41- It's basically been sitting in a cupboard.- In a cupboard.
0:15:41 > 0:15:43In a cupboard, glass framed cupboard.
0:15:43 > 0:15:46Oh, I see, appreciating it.
0:15:46 > 0:15:48Yes but slowly got pushed towards the back, I think,
0:15:48 > 0:15:51- and forgotten about.- OK. It's got some later mounts on it.- Yeah.
0:15:51 > 0:15:55It's not a lot of money. £60, £80, hopefully, that sort of thing.
0:15:55 > 0:15:57No, but it's the sort of thing that sometimes just goes crazy.
0:15:57 > 0:16:00Is one of those speccy things, as they say in the trade. Speccy!
0:16:00 > 0:16:03We're going to find out right now. Let's speculate.
0:16:03 > 0:16:04It's going under the hammer.
0:16:04 > 0:16:07We're up to commission bids here. I'm going to start the bidding at
0:16:07 > 0:16:09- £90...- That's top end, straight in!
0:16:09 > 0:16:1395, 100, and 10, 120, 130...
0:16:13 > 0:16:19140, 150, commission bids out, 150 in the room. Is there 160?
0:16:19 > 0:16:23At £150 and selling, is there 160?
0:16:23 > 0:16:27180 on the net, 190, 200, and 20.
0:16:27 > 0:16:30240. 260. 280...
0:16:32 > 0:16:37300? At £280 then, any more?
0:16:37 > 0:16:41At £280, selling on the net, if you're all done, last time...
0:16:43 > 0:16:45£280, the hammer has gone down.
0:16:45 > 0:16:48It is all about opinions at the end of the day, isn't it? Let's face it.
0:16:48 > 0:16:50But by the time they've paid commission,
0:16:50 > 0:16:52that's up in the mid-300s.
0:16:52 > 0:16:53- Well done you!- Thank you very much!
0:16:53 > 0:16:56And well done for looking after it is well!
0:16:56 > 0:16:58What a great start!
0:16:58 > 0:17:01That buyer was obviously happy to overlook the damage to pick up
0:17:01 > 0:17:06a taste of the Orient. Will the bidders be as kind to our next lot?
0:17:06 > 0:17:09The well-used dolls brought in by David.
0:17:09 > 0:17:13The best of the three being by the highly sought-after German
0:17:13 > 0:17:16doll manufacturer Armand Marseille.
0:17:16 > 0:17:19This time, our auctioneer is Nick Jarrett.
0:17:19 > 0:17:22- They were your mother's and you found them up in the loft? - My mother's childhood dolls.
0:17:22 > 0:17:26So, she would have loved these. And she's obviously treasured them and put them up in the loft.
0:17:26 > 0:17:31- I don't know about treasured them but they were certainly up in the loft.- OK.- They've been played with.
0:17:31 > 0:17:33Oh, have they? Slightly, slightly worn...
0:17:33 > 0:17:34Girl's hair's cut, that type thing.
0:17:34 > 0:17:37OK, heads at £100-£150 valuation.
0:17:37 > 0:17:42Because otherwise, you could normally say, "Right, easily, £120, £150 per doll. Couldn't you?
0:17:42 > 0:17:44Sure, sure. They've had a hard life.
0:17:44 > 0:17:46They've had a hard life. Good luck!
0:17:46 > 0:17:49- And I'm sure we'll find a new home for them. - Well, let's hope so.
0:17:49 > 0:17:51- Ready for this? - Yes, indeed.- Here we go.
0:17:51 > 0:17:55The Armand Marseille doll here, in fact, there's three in the lot.
0:17:55 > 0:18:00I have to start you here at, erm, £55... 60, can I say?
0:18:00 > 0:18:05- At £55, 60, is it? 60 on the phone. 65, 70.- We are nearly there.
0:18:05 > 0:18:10- And five... 80...- That's our reserve.- And five... 90...
0:18:10 > 0:18:12Still going.
0:18:12 > 0:18:14£90 then. At £90, on the phone, I'm out here.
0:18:14 > 0:18:18At £90 then on the phone then, at £90, have you done?
0:18:19 > 0:18:23Yes! The hammer's gone down at £90. I was getting slightly worried there.
0:18:23 > 0:18:26- When you mentioned condition... - Yeah...- But a good valuation.
0:18:26 > 0:18:29Well, they've sold, that's the main thing. They've got a new home.
0:18:29 > 0:18:31Your mum would be pleased. You must be pleased?
0:18:31 > 0:18:35Well, we'll be taking the family out for a nice meal, I think, on that.
0:18:35 > 0:18:36- Fantastic.- Good on you!
0:18:36 > 0:18:39Will our next lot be owner Nicola's meal ticket?
0:18:39 > 0:18:43Time to find out, as the oil on canvas nude,
0:18:43 > 0:18:47by famous painter Charles Lutyens, goes under the hammer.
0:18:47 > 0:18:48Nicola, I like this.
0:18:48 > 0:18:51And we've all heard of the famous architect Lutyens.
0:18:51 > 0:18:54- This artist is his father, isn't it? - Yes.- Charles.- Yeah.
0:18:54 > 0:18:56- I think it's good.- Yeah.- I think it's really good.
0:18:56 > 0:18:58Hopefully, it will find a new home today
0:18:58 > 0:19:01because I don't think £300 is a lot of money for that.
0:19:01 > 0:19:04Let's find out what the bidders think. Here we go.
0:19:05 > 0:19:07Now, we have the commission bid here.
0:19:07 > 0:19:10- Commission bid...- I'm going to start the bidding at...
0:19:10 > 0:19:12- Erm, £300... - We've sold it. Straight in!
0:19:12 > 0:19:15At £300 and selling...
0:19:15 > 0:19:19320 up at the top. 340, 360...
0:19:19 > 0:19:25360, my commission bid's out. 360 in the room. 380 on the net. 400.
0:19:25 > 0:19:28It's £400 in the room.
0:19:28 > 0:19:31420...450 now on the net.
0:19:31 > 0:19:33470...500...520...
0:19:35 > 0:19:38570 now on the net. Is there 600?
0:19:38 > 0:19:41- Yes.- 600, we have.- (Ah, good!)- 650.
0:19:42 > 0:19:44670...
0:19:44 > 0:19:49- This is good, this is good.- Yeah, I'm a bit nervous now.
0:19:49 > 0:19:54- At £670 on the net, we are going to sell at...- Yes.
0:19:54 > 0:19:56- 700 we have now.- 720.
0:19:56 > 0:19:58720...750?
0:19:58 > 0:20:00At £720.
0:20:00 > 0:20:04If you're all done, at £720, for the very last time...
0:20:06 > 0:20:10- Yes! The hammer's gone down.- Great! - Thank you for bringing that in.
0:20:10 > 0:20:13- Flog it!- Yeah, we did it!
0:20:13 > 0:20:17It just shows, it might have been an unusual subject but the name
0:20:17 > 0:20:20was enough for that sale to raise the roof.
0:20:20 > 0:20:22Lots of happy customers so far
0:20:22 > 0:20:26and still some more objects to come later on in the show.
0:20:26 > 0:20:28Now, you know, a lot of our high streets have
0:20:28 > 0:20:32changed beyond recognition over the last 50 years, with those small,
0:20:32 > 0:20:35family-run businesses being replaced by those big chain stores.
0:20:35 > 0:20:39Now, back in our valuation day venue, Milestones Museum,
0:20:39 > 0:20:42they've recreated some old high streets.
0:20:42 > 0:20:45Earlier, I went behind the scenes to see how they've rebuilt
0:20:45 > 0:20:48the past, brick by brick.
0:20:53 > 0:20:57As the Industrial Revolution raged during the 19th century,
0:20:57 > 0:21:01in Hampshire, the population was drawn to the towns and cities.
0:21:01 > 0:21:05Along with these newcomers came an explosion of commerce.
0:21:05 > 0:21:09This changed the profile of the high street from market-based hubs
0:21:09 > 0:21:13to prolific shopping streets, serving every need.
0:21:13 > 0:21:16By the turn of the century, the high street was absolutely thriving.
0:21:16 > 0:21:18You could get anything on it.
0:21:18 > 0:21:22There was a general store, the Co-op, that sold boots and shoes,
0:21:22 > 0:21:27tea, chocolate, soap, clothing, furniture.
0:21:27 > 0:21:30There was an ironmonger's, if you wanted to post your letter,
0:21:30 > 0:21:31you visited the post office.
0:21:31 > 0:21:36And if you want the latest hat, well, you popped in to the milliners.
0:21:36 > 0:21:38These shops at Milestones Museum,
0:21:38 > 0:21:42have been inspired by the kinds of businesses that would've
0:21:42 > 0:21:44existed in towns across Hampshire,
0:21:44 > 0:21:47from Victorian times to the mid-20th century.
0:21:48 > 0:21:51Others are representations of the original premises.
0:21:51 > 0:21:57As Jo Bailey, head of collections at Hampshire Cultural Trust, explains.
0:21:57 > 0:22:00So, what shops are based on real shops and businesses?
0:22:00 > 0:22:02Just around the corner from here, GW Willis & Son's,
0:22:02 > 0:22:05that was a faithful copy of the original.
0:22:05 > 0:22:08Not least because some of the timber work was pulled
0:22:08 > 0:22:11out of a skip in the 1990s and has been reinstalled into the museum.
0:22:11 > 0:22:14Gosh! Well, it looks so authentic.
0:22:14 > 0:22:18- Have you used photographs to recreate the facades?- Yes, we have.
0:22:18 > 0:22:21We've got collections, huge collections of photographs
0:22:21 > 0:22:25from the towns of Hampshire in our collections, that we can use.
0:22:25 > 0:22:28- So, it's as authentic as it can be. - Yes, yes, it is.
0:22:28 > 0:22:31Time's stood still when you take a walk down the high street here.
0:22:31 > 0:22:34- And I imagine these shops would have served the local community.- Yes, yes.
0:22:34 > 0:22:36I mean, during the Victorian times,
0:22:36 > 0:22:39Hampshire's towns were growing rapidly.
0:22:39 > 0:22:41The middle classes were getting much bigger,
0:22:41 > 0:22:43there were factories opening up in the towns.
0:22:43 > 0:22:46So, lots of people who used to work on the farms were
0:22:46 > 0:22:51moving into the towns as well. And all becoming customers.
0:22:52 > 0:22:54A lot of the work here has relied on volunteers
0:22:54 > 0:22:57and curators to bring these shops back to life.
0:22:57 > 0:23:00The ironmonger's being one example.
0:23:00 > 0:23:04A Basingstoke family-run business established in the late 19th century,
0:23:04 > 0:23:07it served the new influx of people.
0:23:07 > 0:23:10Even though many businesses disappeared with the town's
0:23:10 > 0:23:16redevelopment after the Second World War, Kingdon's survived up to the 1970s.
0:23:16 > 0:23:19One of those who has been working on it here is volunteer
0:23:19 > 0:23:21and history lover Bob Applin.
0:23:23 > 0:23:25Bob, I'm pleased to say I am old enough to remember
0:23:25 > 0:23:28ironmongers like this. My dad used to take me.
0:23:28 > 0:23:31But you can remember this actual shop. Where was it?
0:23:31 > 0:23:35- It was in the marketplace in Basingstoke.- Yes.- A prime site.
0:23:35 > 0:23:38And it was the premier ironmonger's in the town.
0:23:38 > 0:23:42The thing I do remember about the shop is the characteristic smell.
0:23:42 > 0:23:47- Mm...- Paraffin mixed with the smell of dog food or animal feed.- Yes.
0:23:47 > 0:23:52- And I'll tell you what else, oil, the smell of oil.- Yes.
0:23:52 > 0:23:54You know, because they sold oil as well.
0:23:54 > 0:23:57In those days, it was those cans that squirted out. Dad had loads of those.
0:23:57 > 0:24:00- Yes.- But I'm so pleased that this is still here.
0:24:00 > 0:24:03And it's thanks to dedicated volunteers like you.
0:24:03 > 0:24:07Because places like this wouldn't survive without you guys.
0:24:07 > 0:24:10Bob and the team are busy fitting out this shop.
0:24:10 > 0:24:12But there's even more to the museum.
0:24:15 > 0:24:21There are over 4,500 domestic appliances here, including 200 irons,
0:24:21 > 0:24:2752 kettles and 11 washing machines. That's a lot of housework.
0:24:27 > 0:24:30Where does this stuff come from?
0:24:30 > 0:24:32Well, lots of the sort of social history stuff,
0:24:32 > 0:24:35the sort of everyday stuff, has actually come through
0:24:35 > 0:24:37donations from members of the public.
0:24:37 > 0:24:41Back 100 years, but those orderly things are actually very special
0:24:41 > 0:24:44to people because they bring back some really lovely memories.
0:24:44 > 0:24:47- The nostalgia aspect to it... - We can all relate to it.
0:24:47 > 0:24:51Our grandmas and grandads had it, didn't they? And mums and dads.
0:24:51 > 0:24:53Yes, we hear that comment all the time.
0:24:53 > 0:24:57You know, "Oh, I used to have one of those and I'd forgotten all about it."
0:24:57 > 0:24:59It's not a museum that's all about kings and queens.
0:24:59 > 0:25:02There are lots of those that do that very well.
0:25:02 > 0:25:06But what we do here is about the history of everyday life.
0:25:08 > 0:25:11And that's why they call this a living museum.
0:25:11 > 0:25:16It's also a place that celebrates its successful home-grown industries.
0:25:16 > 0:25:18Two names to conjure with are Taskers,
0:25:18 > 0:25:23a company which was at the forefront of the 19th century steam engine development,
0:25:23 > 0:25:27and Thornycroft, which built commercial vehicles in the 20th century.
0:25:27 > 0:25:30Eventually, the businesses closed.
0:25:30 > 0:25:34But like the high street, it wasn't all over.
0:25:34 > 0:25:38It seems that these local companies had the foresight to see
0:25:38 > 0:25:43that their items had a value as pieces of social history.
0:25:43 > 0:25:46And as early as the 1940s, Taskers deliberately started to
0:25:46 > 0:25:50track down pieces from all over the country.
0:25:50 > 0:25:52And when Thornycroft closed down,
0:25:52 > 0:25:57they gave this huge great big gantry crane, you can see it up there,
0:25:57 > 0:25:59look, it's got huge big orange girders,
0:25:59 > 0:26:04they gave all of that plus their documents to the museum.
0:26:04 > 0:26:08It seems that families who invested in their businesses wanted to see
0:26:08 > 0:26:15this stuff preserved, rather than just memories, lost forever.
0:26:15 > 0:26:19BRASS BAND PLAYS
0:26:22 > 0:26:26Now, I love the story of this piece.
0:26:26 > 0:26:28As well as commercial vehicles, Thornycroft
0:26:28 > 0:26:32also build high-end cars from 1903 to 1912.
0:26:32 > 0:26:36And this was the Rolls-Royce of the day.
0:26:36 > 0:26:39And it cost a king's ransom as well. £400.
0:26:39 > 0:26:42Especially to the man who owned this, the local vicar,
0:26:42 > 0:26:45who had a salary of £120 a year.
0:26:45 > 0:26:49But he got his comeuppance when he was caught "en flagrant delit".
0:26:49 > 0:26:52Now that is basically caught in the act with the housemaid.
0:26:52 > 0:26:58CAR HORN PARPS So, off went the car. It ended up in America!
0:26:58 > 0:27:00I don't know what happened to the vicar!
0:27:00 > 0:27:03But anyway, the car came up for auction in 1993,
0:27:03 > 0:27:06Sotheby's sold it to the museum.
0:27:06 > 0:27:09And it came here and it underwent a wonderful restoration project
0:27:09 > 0:27:11with the rest of the vehicles here.
0:27:11 > 0:27:15And I think they have done a tremendous job, they really have.
0:27:15 > 0:27:19£400. Whew!
0:27:19 > 0:27:21Museums like this, with the significant
0:27:21 > 0:27:25contribution of local people, do more than preserve the past.
0:27:25 > 0:27:29They keep a community's memory alive.
0:27:29 > 0:27:32And there's one vehicle here that epitomises that.
0:27:32 > 0:27:35This military lorry, known as a 'J' Type, and built by Thornycroft
0:27:35 > 0:27:41in 1916, took men and ammunition to the front line during the First World War.
0:27:44 > 0:27:465,000 of these lorries were made,
0:27:46 > 0:27:50so it's even more incredible that only a handful have survived,
0:27:50 > 0:27:54not only the First World War but also the intervening 100 years.
0:27:54 > 0:27:58And that's thanks in no small part to a dedicated team of experts
0:27:58 > 0:28:03and volunteers here at the museum, who have rebuilt this engine
0:28:03 > 0:28:08and other parts of this wonderful lorry, screw by screw. OK, guys.
0:28:08 > 0:28:12- Crank it up!- Fingers crossed!
0:28:14 > 0:28:18ENGINE WHIRRS Now, that's what I call people power!
0:28:23 > 0:28:26And now, it's time to go back to our valuations for more people power,
0:28:26 > 0:28:29as we look at some of the objects you've brought us.
0:28:30 > 0:28:35And Nick has found something that's about much more than its face value.
0:28:35 > 0:28:37How did you come by them, first of all?
0:28:37 > 0:28:39- Erm, they were my late husband's. - Right.
0:28:39 > 0:28:42- He used to collect coins with my late father-in-law.- OK.
0:28:42 > 0:28:45My late father-in-law used to help him collect them
0:28:45 > 0:28:48- and he created these albums and dated...- Very particular!
0:28:48 > 0:28:50Absolutely. He was a very particular man.
0:28:50 > 0:28:53- All dated, all with the monarchs on them.- Yes.- It's fantastic.
0:28:53 > 0:28:57- And you've got some really interesting little bits and pieces, as we flick through.- Very.
0:28:57 > 0:29:02One caught my eye - this one here, which is a Cartwheel Halfpenny. It's 1797.
0:29:02 > 0:29:05And the reason why I like this coin, it's from my neck of the woods,
0:29:05 > 0:29:10Birmingham, and it was mass produced at Soho House by Matthew Boulton, the great industrialist.
0:29:10 > 0:29:14And it's a really good example of that period coinage.
0:29:14 > 0:29:17And he's started putting this raised edge round the outside,
0:29:17 > 0:29:21so the shape became absolutely die-cast.
0:29:21 > 0:29:25And he was producing these in their MILLIONS at the time.
0:29:25 > 0:29:29When you think wages were pennies, these were your wages.
0:29:29 > 0:29:31So, we'll pop that one back in there.
0:29:31 > 0:29:33I wouldn't want to get told off for putting it in the wrong place!
0:29:33 > 0:29:38- SHE LAUGHS - But not only all these, as your husband was very organised,
0:29:38 > 0:29:41we've also got more of the same.
0:29:41 > 0:29:43But these are slightly more valuable
0:29:43 > 0:29:46because a lot of these are silver examples.
0:29:46 > 0:29:49And again, we go into Victorian and onwards.
0:29:49 > 0:29:51Now, with your silver coins, there's two dates.
0:29:51 > 0:29:54Do you know what the dates of importance are for silver coins?
0:29:54 > 0:29:57- Pre-1947?- Brilliant. Pre-1947. And?
0:29:57 > 0:30:00- The other one I don't know. - Pre-1921.- Oh, right.
0:30:00 > 0:30:04So, pre-1921, the content of the coin is all silver.
0:30:04 > 0:30:08Between '21 and '47, half content,
0:30:08 > 0:30:09after that, nickel.
0:30:09 > 0:30:13- And you've got shillings in here, and sixpences.- Yeah.
0:30:13 > 0:30:16And you told me you did something with one of the shillings, was it?
0:30:16 > 0:30:18- No, the old half-crowns. - Half-crowns.
0:30:18 > 0:30:20What did you used to do with a half-crown?
0:30:20 > 0:30:21Come on, Chris, spill the beans.
0:30:21 > 0:30:23I used to use it as a plug.
0:30:23 > 0:30:25You used to use it to stop the water going down the sink?
0:30:25 > 0:30:27Stop the water going down the sink.
0:30:27 > 0:30:29Well, if you have money like that, why not use it?
0:30:29 > 0:30:33But we go right the way through all this era,
0:30:33 > 0:30:35and we come right the way up to 1970,
0:30:35 > 0:30:38- and then right up to more or less modern-day.- That was the year...
0:30:38 > 0:30:41- The reason with that one is that's the year we got married.- Yeah?
0:30:41 > 0:30:45- Ah, and that's got the special purple velvet round it as well.- Yes.
0:30:45 > 0:30:47- Oh, how sweet. That's lovely.- Yes.
0:30:47 > 0:30:49So we come to value, really, don't we?
0:30:49 > 0:30:52- Valuing money - you'd think it would be very easy.- Yeah.
0:30:52 > 0:30:55- I would put these in at £150-£200. OK?- Yeah.
0:30:55 > 0:30:57But let's make sure they're covered
0:30:57 > 0:31:00and we'll put a reserve on at £100 just to keep an eye on them, OK?
0:31:00 > 0:31:02Yep, yes, yeah.
0:31:02 > 0:31:04- Excellent.- Can I ask you just one question, please?
0:31:04 > 0:31:07Yes, fire away. You don't have to put your hand up.
0:31:07 > 0:31:09Can I take the 1970 one?
0:31:09 > 0:31:12- I think that's a really, really good idea.- Because that's special.
0:31:12 > 0:31:13Yes, special memories.
0:31:13 > 0:31:16- Yes, and I won't use it as a plug. - No. Good.- No.
0:31:18 > 0:31:21The objects you bring us hold such unique memories,
0:31:21 > 0:31:25and it's especially nice when they connect to your family history, too,
0:31:25 > 0:31:28like this oil painting I've spotted in the crowds.
0:31:29 > 0:31:32- And who's it by? - Margaret Lindsay Williams.
0:31:32 > 0:31:34- A Welsh artist? - A Welsh artist, yes.- Yes.
0:31:34 > 0:31:38- I think she died in 1960 or the early 1960s.- Uh-huh.
0:31:38 > 0:31:41Here's a picture of the lady, my aunt, great-aunt.
0:31:41 > 0:31:43Aw, aw, and who...? What else is in there?
0:31:43 > 0:31:46- Who's that? - That's my great-grandfather.
0:31:46 > 0:31:47He's a bit battered.
0:31:47 > 0:31:50- He's seen a bit of sun damage, hasn't he?- Yes.
0:31:50 > 0:31:52- And water damage.- Yeah.
0:31:52 > 0:31:55He looks a bit like Captain Mainwaring.
0:31:56 > 0:31:59I'd say these are worth around £1,500-£2,000.
0:31:59 > 0:32:02- Oh, wow.- OK?- Yeah.
0:32:02 > 0:32:04- So do look after them, won't you? - Yes.
0:32:04 > 0:32:06But this lady's not for turning,
0:32:06 > 0:32:08and being such precious family heirlooms,
0:32:08 > 0:32:10they're going home with her,
0:32:10 > 0:32:14but what a pleasure to see something by such a distinguished artist.
0:32:14 > 0:32:17MUSIC: September by Earth, Wind & Fire
0:32:17 > 0:32:20James is ready to open up more family memories
0:32:20 > 0:32:23with a box brought in by Julie.
0:32:23 > 0:32:27There is something about this that is the work of a cabinet-maker
0:32:27 > 0:32:32who is experimenting and loving his veneers.
0:32:32 > 0:32:35What's the history?
0:32:35 > 0:32:38Well, my great-grandfather made it,
0:32:38 > 0:32:39- and I never met him...- OK.
0:32:39 > 0:32:42..but my grandmother had it,
0:32:42 > 0:32:45always in her room, on the sideboard,
0:32:45 > 0:32:47- in the middle, always locked.- OK.
0:32:47 > 0:32:49I never knew what she had in it,
0:32:49 > 0:32:51because if you asked, it was always "private papers".
0:32:51 > 0:32:53- Oh, really?- Yes.
0:32:53 > 0:32:55- Oh, gosh. - So, I've known it for a long time.
0:32:55 > 0:32:57We always say 30 years is a generation,
0:32:57 > 0:33:00so he would have done this around 1870-1880.
0:33:00 > 0:33:02- Yes.- So that ties in.
0:33:02 > 0:33:03Great.
0:33:03 > 0:33:10So we've got a casket that, from the outside, looks almost official.
0:33:10 > 0:33:16It's the sort of thing people were given silver boxes inside,
0:33:16 > 0:33:18and given freedom of the city.
0:33:18 > 0:33:20Fantastic quality.
0:33:20 > 0:33:24Round the outside here we've got ebony - the very dark wood.
0:33:24 > 0:33:28Then next to that, we have a satinwood,
0:33:28 > 0:33:30and then we've got a boxwood,
0:33:30 > 0:33:33and then mahogany and satinwood around the outside,
0:33:33 > 0:33:39more ebonised wood there, so it's a redwood that's been stained black.
0:33:39 > 0:33:42So, a really interesting box, OK?
0:33:42 > 0:33:45And we open it up.
0:33:45 > 0:33:48Got a detachable tray.
0:33:48 > 0:33:52Baize-lined, and velvet underneath,
0:33:52 > 0:33:54and a velvet-lined interior.
0:33:54 > 0:33:56It's not sectioned for jewellery.
0:33:56 > 0:34:00It's not divided for tea.
0:34:00 > 0:34:03In the cover, we've got two vacant squares.
0:34:03 > 0:34:07- Mm-hmm.- Almost for two names.
0:34:07 > 0:34:09Maybe a marriage piece.
0:34:09 > 0:34:11I'm guessing.
0:34:11 > 0:34:13Anyway, it's 1870.
0:34:13 > 0:34:17It's lovely quality, but this is just a box.
0:34:17 > 0:34:19It's not for any particular purpose.
0:34:19 > 0:34:21There are tea caddy collectors.
0:34:21 > 0:34:23There are snuffbox collectors.
0:34:23 > 0:34:26There are tobacco box collectors.
0:34:26 > 0:34:27So, although it's lovely quality,
0:34:27 > 0:34:31it won't actually appeal to any of those specific collectors,
0:34:31 > 0:34:33and it's worth £80-£120.
0:34:34 > 0:34:36Oh, right.
0:34:36 > 0:34:38I would say, reserve of £70.
0:34:38 > 0:34:41If it makes more than £120, I think that's a great result.
0:34:41 > 0:34:43- I still think it'll do well. - Yeah, thank you.
0:34:43 > 0:34:46- Is that all right for you? - Yes, that's fine.
0:34:46 > 0:34:48A mysterious box indeed,
0:34:48 > 0:34:51but let's see if the bidders value it for its craftsmanship.
0:34:51 > 0:34:53MUSIC: Our House by Madness
0:34:53 > 0:34:57Nick certainly seems to appreciate the piece Dulcie has brought in.
0:34:57 > 0:34:59Look what we have in front of us -
0:34:59 > 0:35:03a beautiful Tudric pewter clock.
0:35:03 > 0:35:06Tell me about it. How come it's here?
0:35:06 > 0:35:09Erm, I lost my grandmother 29 years ago...
0:35:09 > 0:35:13- Right. - ..and it was in her belongings.
0:35:13 > 0:35:17- So it was inherited down to you? - Yes, yes.- Stylish grandmother?
0:35:17 > 0:35:20- Must have been.- No.- No? - I'll tell you the story.
0:35:20 > 0:35:24- My grandmother was a housekeeper for two spinsters...- Right.
0:35:24 > 0:35:27..a lady doctor and a headmistress.
0:35:27 > 0:35:30- OK.- When they both died,
0:35:30 > 0:35:32the family took what they wanted
0:35:32 > 0:35:33and they asked my grandmother,
0:35:33 > 0:35:36would she like to get rid of the rest and choose what she wants?
0:35:36 > 0:35:38- And she chose this?- Yes.
0:35:38 > 0:35:40Well, this dates from the Art Nouveau period, obviously,
0:35:40 > 0:35:44- so it's 1910, somewhere around that era.- Yes.
0:35:44 > 0:35:47It's designed by Archibald Knox for Liberty,
0:35:47 > 0:35:49and if you look underneath,
0:35:49 > 0:35:52we've got the marks all here on the base -
0:35:52 > 0:35:54a Tudric stamp, and a model number as well.
0:35:54 > 0:35:55But the thing I really like,
0:35:55 > 0:35:58if you turn it round and have a look,
0:35:58 > 0:36:01look, they've even put a little hole there to keep the key.
0:36:01 > 0:36:02That's for the key.
0:36:02 > 0:36:05- It's just little details that show quality.- Yes.
0:36:05 > 0:36:08So, I've told you what I love about it. What do you like?
0:36:08 > 0:36:10- Erm...- Not your taste?
0:36:10 > 0:36:12- Not your style?- No, no, not really.
0:36:12 > 0:36:15- You've surprised me. - No, I find it...
0:36:15 > 0:36:17- I find it quite dull. - Quite dull?- Yes.
0:36:17 > 0:36:19- Well, I mean...- Maybe the colour.
0:36:19 > 0:36:22Yeah, you can polish pewter up and make it look like silver.
0:36:22 > 0:36:24Oh, I thought you weren't allowed to touch it.
0:36:24 > 0:36:26- But I'm with you.- Yeah.
0:36:26 > 0:36:29- Things like this are best left alone.- Mm-hmm.- People...
0:36:29 > 0:36:31It's very easy to polish up, but you can't polish down,
0:36:31 > 0:36:32- as everybody knows.- Yes.
0:36:32 > 0:36:35- Well, it's working. It's in great condition.- Yes.
0:36:35 > 0:36:38- I think it will interest a lot of buyers.- Yes.
0:36:38 > 0:36:43Erm, I would at auction put it up for sale around about £400-£600.
0:36:43 > 0:36:45- SHE GASPS - Oh, my goodness.
0:36:45 > 0:36:49- Obviously you're pleased with that. - Wow, I should say.
0:36:49 > 0:36:51So we'll reserve it just below the £400,
0:36:51 > 0:36:53- if that's OK with you... - Yes. Gosh, of course.
0:36:53 > 0:36:56..and I think we'll be able to find it quite a nice home.
0:36:56 > 0:36:59- Oh, thank you very much indeed. - That's a pleasure.- Wow.
0:37:00 > 0:37:03Dulcie's mantel clock was part of a range designed
0:37:03 > 0:37:06exclusively for Liberty of London,
0:37:06 > 0:37:09one of the first department stores at the turn of the century.
0:37:09 > 0:37:12Called Tudric, these pewter pieces were
0:37:12 > 0:37:16made by a range of designers including Archibald Knox,
0:37:16 > 0:37:19and they came to define the Art Nouveau style.
0:37:19 > 0:37:22Tudric was the must-have item of the day for those who could afford it,
0:37:22 > 0:37:25and they are still highly sought-after,
0:37:25 > 0:37:28so Dulcie's piece could clock up a good price
0:37:28 > 0:37:29when it goes under the hammer.
0:37:31 > 0:37:34Well, what a fantastic day we've had here at Milestones Museum,
0:37:34 > 0:37:39with echoes of the past around every street corner.
0:37:39 > 0:37:42Sadly, it's time to say goodbye to this wonderful host location,
0:37:42 > 0:37:45as we head over to the saleroom for the last time, so let's hope
0:37:45 > 0:37:49our experts haven't led us down any blind alleys with their valuations.
0:37:49 > 0:37:51It's time to put them to the test.
0:37:51 > 0:37:54Here's a quick recap of all the items going under the hammer.
0:37:54 > 0:37:56There's Chris's collection of coins,
0:37:56 > 0:37:59minus the one from 1970, that
0:37:59 > 0:38:02she's hoping will make her a mint.
0:38:02 > 0:38:04Also, Julie's cabinet-maker's box,
0:38:04 > 0:38:07whose purpose has been lost in the mists of time,
0:38:07 > 0:38:10but could be put to great use.
0:38:11 > 0:38:15And Dulcie's saying goodbye to her classic Art Nouveau clock,
0:38:15 > 0:38:17but will it cause a stir at auction,
0:38:17 > 0:38:18as she hopes?
0:38:21 > 0:38:22Back at the saleroom,
0:38:22 > 0:38:26auctioneer Nick Jarrett is about to sell our next lot.
0:38:26 > 0:38:28It's the beautiful inlaid wooden box,
0:38:28 > 0:38:32lovingly constructed by Julie's grandfather.
0:38:32 > 0:38:33He must have been a great craftsman.
0:38:33 > 0:38:35- Yes, must have been. - Great craftsman.
0:38:35 > 0:38:37Why are you selling this? It's a family heirloom.
0:38:37 > 0:38:39Well, it's stuck in the wardrobe,
0:38:39 > 0:38:41and it doesn't really go in a modern home.
0:38:41 > 0:38:43- You've got other things.- Yeah.
0:38:43 > 0:38:45We've got other things, other boxes as well.
0:38:45 > 0:38:47- Oh, other boxes?- Yes. - Well, of course, you would.
0:38:47 > 0:38:49If he made things all the time. Well, good luck with this.
0:38:49 > 0:38:52- Thank you.- It's a nice thing. It's a really nice thing.
0:38:52 > 0:38:53One of the best apprentice things I've seen.
0:38:53 > 0:38:56- Lovely quality veneers.- Thanks.
0:38:56 > 0:38:59Good luck. We're putting it to the test. It's going under the hammer.
0:38:59 > 0:39:00Lovely thing there,
0:39:00 > 0:39:01and I've got a few bids.
0:39:01 > 0:39:02I'm going to have to...
0:39:02 > 0:39:04In order to clear other bids,
0:39:04 > 0:39:05I have to start you at £80,
0:39:05 > 0:39:06and I'll take five on that.
0:39:06 > 0:39:0885? 95.
0:39:08 > 0:39:10100.
0:39:10 > 0:39:1295, bid on the side here at £95.
0:39:12 > 0:39:14Bid it in somewhere?
0:39:14 > 0:39:15£100 on the net.
0:39:15 > 0:39:17110. 120.
0:39:17 > 0:39:18130.
0:39:18 > 0:39:19140.
0:39:19 > 0:39:21- Come on.- Come on.
0:39:21 > 0:39:22It's 130, then.
0:39:22 > 0:39:25In the room at £130.
0:39:25 > 0:39:26At £130, then,
0:39:26 > 0:39:28last chance at 130...
0:39:29 > 0:39:31- It's gone.- That was good. - It was good.
0:39:31 > 0:39:33That was all right, wasn't it?
0:39:33 > 0:39:34- Great.- I'm happy with that.
0:39:34 > 0:39:37- Yeah, me too.- Nice thing, nice thing. Talented family.
0:39:39 > 0:39:44Now, will Nick be on the money with his valuation for our next item?
0:39:44 > 0:39:46Guess what's coming up next? Yes, you've got it right.
0:39:46 > 0:39:48Chris's coin collection.
0:39:48 > 0:39:50- These are your late husband's, aren't they?- Yes, they are.
0:39:50 > 0:39:52I know he was collecting when you first met him
0:39:52 > 0:39:55- and he carried on collecting. - Yeah.- There's a lot there.
0:39:55 > 0:39:58There's about... I think there's about 400. I'm not sure.
0:39:58 > 0:40:01So you must have learnt a lot about coins over the years as well.
0:40:01 > 0:40:03How to spend them.
0:40:03 > 0:40:05- Let's find out what the bidders think, shall we?- Yes.
0:40:05 > 0:40:07Here we go. This is it.
0:40:07 > 0:40:10Start me at 150. £150.
0:40:10 > 0:40:11150.
0:40:11 > 0:40:13150, here we have it.
0:40:13 > 0:40:15- Straight in at 150.- That's good.
0:40:15 > 0:40:17At £150, and we are selling.
0:40:17 > 0:40:18Is there a 160?
0:40:18 > 0:40:19We've got 240.
0:40:19 > 0:40:21It's all happening on the net.
0:40:21 > 0:40:23- 200 and...- 40.
0:40:23 > 0:40:24240 now on the net.
0:40:24 > 0:40:27- That was a big jump, wasn't it? - That is a big jump, that is.- God.
0:40:27 > 0:40:29At £240, are you done?
0:40:29 > 0:40:31Anyone in the room that wants to come in at this point,
0:40:31 > 0:40:33now is a good time.
0:40:33 > 0:40:35At £240, we're about to sell.
0:40:35 > 0:40:36Last time.
0:40:36 > 0:40:39Well, I'm pleased with that. We got the top end, didn't we?
0:40:39 > 0:40:41- We did. Thank you very much. - And that was well worth it.- Good.
0:40:41 > 0:40:43- Well done, Chris. - That's good, thank you.
0:40:43 > 0:40:46- You can afford some plugs now. - I can, yeah.
0:40:46 > 0:40:49Finally, it's time for that early 20th-century Tudric clock,
0:40:49 > 0:40:52that Nick said was by Archibald Knox,
0:40:52 > 0:40:55but sometimes objects aren't always what they seem,
0:40:55 > 0:40:59and auctioneer, Andrew Smith, has been doing a spot of research.
0:41:01 > 0:41:05We found out that, actually, this was designed by David Veasey,
0:41:05 > 0:41:07not Archibald Knox.
0:41:07 > 0:41:11Now, the two worked together designing for Liberty.
0:41:11 > 0:41:14I think this may have a slight effect on value,
0:41:14 > 0:41:16because the serious Archibald Knox collectors
0:41:16 > 0:41:19aren't probably going to be interested,
0:41:19 > 0:41:21but I don't think they'd have been interested anyway,
0:41:21 > 0:41:23cos the condition is not great,
0:41:23 > 0:41:26so I think for anyone with an interest in Liberty,
0:41:26 > 0:41:28in Art Nouveau, they're still going to be there.
0:41:28 > 0:41:31They're still going to be bidding, so hopefully,
0:41:31 > 0:41:33we will get the right result on the day.
0:41:33 > 0:41:37Now that's ironed out, let's get on with the sale.
0:41:37 > 0:41:39- I can understand it's not everybody's cup of tea.- No.
0:41:39 > 0:41:43- I can, I can understand that. - Yes.- What are you into?
0:41:43 > 0:41:45Erm, little ladies.
0:41:45 > 0:41:48- Porcelain ladies.- What, sort of, Royal Doulton figures,
0:41:48 > 0:41:49- and things like that?- Coalport and...
0:41:49 > 0:41:51Yeah, I think they're pretty.
0:41:51 > 0:41:54- You know, they're nice to look at. - Colourful.- Thank you.
0:41:54 > 0:41:55Well, I tell you what, if you sell this
0:41:55 > 0:41:58and you get the right money for it, you can buy two or three of those.
0:41:58 > 0:42:01- I could buy a few more.- You could, couldn't you? Here we go.
0:42:01 > 0:42:03It's going under the hammer right now.
0:42:03 > 0:42:07This is the Liberty Tudric pewter mantel clock
0:42:07 > 0:42:08and we've had good interest here.
0:42:08 > 0:42:12We have two commissioned bids with me.
0:42:12 > 0:42:16I'm going to start the bidding at £450.
0:42:16 > 0:42:18Is there 470 in the room?
0:42:18 > 0:42:20720 to the internet.
0:42:20 > 0:42:22- 720?- 720.- Some person online. - It's just jumped.
0:42:22 > 0:42:26£720, then, on the net at 720.
0:42:26 > 0:42:29At £720, we are about to sell.
0:42:29 > 0:42:31If there's anyone in the room who wants to
0:42:31 > 0:42:32put their hand up at this point,
0:42:32 > 0:42:33it's a good time.
0:42:33 > 0:42:35At £720, and selling, then.
0:42:35 > 0:42:37- 820.- 820 on the net, now.
0:42:37 > 0:42:39- Oh, no.- Now that's better, isn't it?
0:42:39 > 0:42:41£820, and selling on the net.
0:42:41 > 0:42:42Are you all done?
0:42:42 > 0:42:45- 920.- £920.
0:42:45 > 0:42:47- Oh, my knees are shaking.- Oh...
0:42:47 > 0:42:50£920. We are selling, last time...
0:42:50 > 0:42:54- 970.- 900... There's a bit of gamesmanship going on here.
0:42:54 > 0:42:55970, now, on the net.
0:42:55 > 0:42:57Make it 1,000.
0:42:57 > 0:42:59At £970,
0:42:59 > 0:43:02for the last time, at £970...
0:43:04 > 0:43:06- Hold me up.- Get in there.
0:43:06 > 0:43:09£970, Dulcie - that's incredible, isn't it?
0:43:09 > 0:43:11That's a good result,
0:43:11 > 0:43:13and that's a great way to end today's show, isn't it?
0:43:13 > 0:43:14On a high like that.
0:43:14 > 0:43:17Well done, Dulcie. I hope you've enjoyed the show.
0:43:17 > 0:43:18We've thoroughly enjoyed being here,
0:43:18 > 0:43:21so until the next time, it's goodbye from all of us.