0:00:05 > 0:00:07On today's programme, we're touring Britain,
0:00:07 > 0:00:11discovering the wealth of treasures you own, and want to sell.
0:00:11 > 0:00:14- And what are you going to do? ALL:- Flog it!
0:00:14 > 0:00:16And I'm at Coughton Court,
0:00:16 > 0:00:18a majestic country house in Warwickshire.
0:00:20 > 0:00:23It's been home to the Throckmorton family for over 600 years.
0:00:23 > 0:00:26It's a house that has plenty of stories to tell.
0:00:26 > 0:00:28Welcome to "Flog It!"
0:00:55 > 0:00:58This gatehouse dates back to the early 1500s,
0:00:58 > 0:01:02but just looking around you can see how different members of the family
0:01:02 > 0:01:05have left their mark on Coughton Court over the centuries.
0:01:05 > 0:01:08The Throckmortons were a powerful family, and they weren't averse to
0:01:08 > 0:01:13doing a bit of social and political manoeuvring if it benefited them.
0:01:13 > 0:01:16Back in the mid-17th century they bought a title, a baronetcy,
0:01:16 > 0:01:19and they paid £1,095 for it.
0:01:19 > 0:01:22Bear in mind that's back in 1642 -
0:01:22 > 0:01:25in today's money that's equivalent to a small fortune.
0:01:25 > 0:01:27Later on in the programme, we'll be taking
0:01:27 > 0:01:30a closer look at the house and some of the family treasures inside,
0:01:30 > 0:01:33but right now let's take a quick look at some of our treasures
0:01:33 > 0:01:35that are coming up later on in the show.
0:01:38 > 0:01:41Today, we're taking a tour around the country, to revisit some of
0:01:41 > 0:01:46our stunning valuation day locations from the series.
0:01:46 > 0:01:48It's another chance to see those magnificent venues,
0:01:48 > 0:01:51and discover some additional gems
0:01:51 > 0:01:53which were brought in for our experts to look at.
0:01:55 > 0:01:56There was a brilliant atmosphere
0:01:56 > 0:01:59when we visited the awe-inspiring St Albans Cathedral.
0:02:01 > 0:02:04Hello! This is where it gets exciting.
0:02:04 > 0:02:05Come on, everyone.
0:02:09 > 0:02:10And there was an explosion of colour
0:02:10 > 0:02:14at our valuation day at Wolverhampton Art Gallery.
0:02:14 > 0:02:17James Lewis loved a painting - but his passion for it wasn't shared.
0:02:17 > 0:02:21My dad's got an interest in old painting, but it's not to his taste.
0:02:21 > 0:02:24- He didn't like it?- No, he didn't. - How ungrateful is that?!
0:02:24 > 0:02:26- I know.- I wouldn't buy him anything again.- No.
0:02:29 > 0:02:30In Morecambe, Lancashire,
0:02:30 > 0:02:33we spent the day at the wonderful Platform building -
0:02:33 > 0:02:36once the terminus of the town's old promenade station.
0:02:37 > 0:02:40They're here to ask that all-important question, which is...
0:02:40 > 0:02:41- ALL:- What's it worth?
0:02:43 > 0:02:47And we were blown away by the response we got in Grimsby,
0:02:47 > 0:02:49at our valuation day in the Minster.
0:02:49 > 0:02:52Christina Trevanion really felt the love.
0:02:52 > 0:02:54- Now you're selling them, I can cuddle them?- Yeah, you can.
0:02:54 > 0:02:57- Oh, look at his little face! - He is beautiful.
0:02:59 > 0:03:01But first we're off to the seaside town of Morecambe,
0:03:01 > 0:03:04where Adam Partridge has spotted something which might not be
0:03:04 > 0:03:06to everyone's taste.
0:03:10 > 0:03:13So Julie, you've bought this for David for Christmas,
0:03:13 > 0:03:14how did you know he'd like this?
0:03:14 > 0:03:16Cos it's not for everyone -
0:03:16 > 0:03:18there's going to be some people watching thinking "That's foul,
0:03:18 > 0:03:20I wouldn't want that for anything"
0:03:20 > 0:03:22and some saying, "What a lovely piece."
0:03:22 > 0:03:23How did you know he'd like it?
0:03:23 > 0:03:26Well, we lived quite near to Leek in Staffordshire
0:03:26 > 0:03:28which is full of so many antique shops...
0:03:28 > 0:03:31I know it well, I live quite close to there myself.
0:03:31 > 0:03:33You'd actually seen it in the window...
0:03:33 > 0:03:35We were out walking one Sunday, and the antique shop was actually
0:03:35 > 0:03:39closed, but this was in the front of the window and I just admired it.
0:03:39 > 0:03:42And then, thinking what do I get him for Christmas one year
0:03:42 > 0:03:44and I thought, "It's never ever going to be there."
0:03:44 > 0:03:48- Yeah.- It was still there, was probably tells you something!
0:03:48 > 0:03:49What a surprise(!)
0:03:49 > 0:03:52So that was it. So I hid it under the bed,
0:03:52 > 0:03:55and said "You're never, ever going to guess what I've bought you."
0:03:55 > 0:03:57So after the 10,000th guess,
0:03:57 > 0:03:59- I still hadn't got it.- No.
0:03:59 > 0:04:01And David, what was your reaction
0:04:01 > 0:04:04on Christmas morning when this was presented to you?
0:04:04 > 0:04:07I think "gobsmacked" doesn't cover it.
0:04:07 > 0:04:10- And it is a fascinating thing, it's got everything in it...- Yeah.
0:04:10 > 0:04:12Naked people, devil worshippers...
0:04:12 > 0:04:15- Most of your interests summed up there, are they, David(?)- Yeah!
0:04:15 > 0:04:18- If you want a haunted house, just buy it.- Yeah.
0:04:18 > 0:04:20You're right, there's a lot going on,
0:04:20 > 0:04:23as is typical with these sort of narrative Italian maiolica vases.
0:04:23 > 0:04:27On the front you've got a mythological scene there,
0:04:27 > 0:04:30and you've got these grotesques and serpents.
0:04:30 > 0:04:32It's late 19th-century,
0:04:32 > 0:04:35Italian, maiolica - not ma-jolica.
0:04:35 > 0:04:36Very brittle earthenware,
0:04:36 > 0:04:38and on the subject of "brittle",
0:04:38 > 0:04:40well, it's been extensively restored.
0:04:40 > 0:04:43Well, when it was first bought, there was a light coming out the top
0:04:43 > 0:04:45- and it had a big lampshade on it. - Ah, that often happens.
0:04:45 > 0:04:47So it was even uglier than it is now!
0:04:48 > 0:04:50So, it's been knocked over a lot before,
0:04:50 > 0:04:54and as it's a brittle material, it's been heavily restored.
0:04:54 > 0:04:56In good condition it would be
0:04:56 > 0:04:59a couple of thousand quid, something like that, however...
0:04:59 > 0:05:00my estimate I think should be
0:05:00 > 0:05:02£100 to £200.
0:05:02 > 0:05:04- OK. Yeah.- OK.- Yeah?
0:05:04 > 0:05:06Why have you decided to sell it?
0:05:06 > 0:05:09Because we've had it probably 15, 16 years.
0:05:09 > 0:05:12At the moment we're buying a lot of Georgian miniatures.
0:05:12 > 0:05:14But if we can reinvest the money we get from this,
0:05:14 > 0:05:15that's the best thing for us.
0:05:15 > 0:05:18- Portraits.- You're going to spend the money on a portrait miniature?
0:05:18 > 0:05:21So we'll go £100 reserve, £100 to £200 estimate -
0:05:21 > 0:05:24fingers crossed two people like it, and it might make a bit more.
0:05:24 > 0:05:25Fantastic.
0:05:25 > 0:05:26I've had great fun talking to you,
0:05:26 > 0:05:28- thanks for coming. - Thank YOU.- Thank you.
0:05:30 > 0:05:33What a great vase, and what a lovely couple.
0:05:36 > 0:05:39Now, from Morecambe we head to Wolverhampton,
0:05:39 > 0:05:43where James Lewis has spotted something which looks right at home.
0:05:46 > 0:05:49Well, Samantha, I have to say what better place could you have
0:05:49 > 0:05:51- a work of art than in a gallery like this?- Yeah.
0:05:51 > 0:05:54It would be nice if it was of the same quality as the paintings
0:05:54 > 0:05:56around us, but I have to say you certainly
0:05:56 > 0:05:57don't buy this sort of work
0:05:57 > 0:06:00- for £7, from a car boot...?- Yeah.
0:06:00 > 0:06:02That is brilliant. You bought that for £7?
0:06:02 > 0:06:05Yeah, I bought that for my dad, about three weeks ago.
0:06:05 > 0:06:06Do you know much about it?
0:06:06 > 0:06:09I don't know anything about it, all I know is it's an oil painting.
0:06:09 > 0:06:10Yeah. Any idea of date?
0:06:10 > 0:06:13- No. Nothing.- Well, let's have a look at the subject matter,
0:06:13 > 0:06:15it's a classic English landscape,
0:06:15 > 0:06:18with cows watering and a meandering river,
0:06:18 > 0:06:21late summer, early autumn,
0:06:21 > 0:06:22and on the reverse it says
0:06:22 > 0:06:24"The River Tame
0:06:24 > 0:06:26"at Hamstead, Staffordshire."
0:06:26 > 0:06:32It's the classic of its period, it's about 1880, 1890 in date,
0:06:32 > 0:06:35but it also has its period frame.
0:06:35 > 0:06:39And if you look around us, that's what links this to all of these.
0:06:39 > 0:06:44They've all got this sort of moulded gesso and plaster giltwood frame.
0:06:44 > 0:06:48But it is by an amateur artist, it's not by one of the greats.
0:06:48 > 0:06:51- Yeah.- Why did you buy it?
0:06:51 > 0:06:53My dad's got an interest in oil painting,
0:06:53 > 0:06:57so I saw it and it looked a bit like when he usually goes for, so...
0:06:57 > 0:06:59I bought it but it's not to his taste.
0:06:59 > 0:07:02- He didn't like it?- No, he didn't like it.- How ungrateful is that?!
0:07:02 > 0:07:03I know.
0:07:03 > 0:07:05What did he say to you? "No, thank you, I don't like it"?
0:07:05 > 0:07:08Well, he thought I should bring it along and see what you say.
0:07:08 > 0:07:10- I wouldn't buy him anything again. - No! I won't be.
0:07:10 > 0:07:12Well, I mean, I have to say,
0:07:12 > 0:07:15ten or twenty years ago this sort of painting would have been
0:07:15 > 0:07:19very, very popular, it would have made £150 to £200.
0:07:19 > 0:07:22- Yeah.- But tastes have changed.
0:07:22 > 0:07:23And as tastes have changed,
0:07:23 > 0:07:26people have become more fussy about what they buy.
0:07:26 > 0:07:30And we're talking about a period here in the 1880s
0:07:30 > 0:07:34when almost every middle-class person was taught how to paint.
0:07:34 > 0:07:36You would be taught how to sing, how to play the piano.
0:07:36 > 0:07:39Every lady would do needlework.
0:07:39 > 0:07:42And of course today we've got Nintendo, we've got Netflix...
0:07:42 > 0:07:44- Yeah!- ..we've got, you know, DVDs...
0:07:44 > 0:07:47it's a different world. But it's the equivalent, you know -
0:07:47 > 0:07:50it's the evening entertainment of the time.
0:07:50 > 0:07:53But this is an amateur picture by an amateur artist -
0:07:53 > 0:07:55signed just here, "A Coleman" -
0:07:55 > 0:07:59but a talented amateur. But as an amateur, as the tastes change,
0:07:59 > 0:08:01those are the ones that people stop buying.
0:08:01 > 0:08:02It still has a value -
0:08:02 > 0:08:04not £150 to £200...
0:08:04 > 0:08:08- OK.- ..I would say closer to £40 to £60.
0:08:08 > 0:08:10- Yeah.- Something like that.
0:08:10 > 0:08:12But better than £7
0:08:12 > 0:08:15- you spent on it.- Yeah. I've done all right, then.- You have.
0:08:15 > 0:08:16Let's stick £30 reserve on it,
0:08:16 > 0:08:18and if it doesn't make that than have it back.
0:08:18 > 0:08:21Now, you gave it to your dad - who's taking the profit?
0:08:21 > 0:08:22It's still mine, technically.
0:08:22 > 0:08:26Brilliant. He shouldn't have given it back, should he?
0:08:26 > 0:08:27Good for you, Samantha -
0:08:27 > 0:08:29let's hope it does really well when it comes up for auction.
0:08:29 > 0:08:32Now, let's take a quick break from our valuation days,
0:08:32 > 0:08:37as I want to say something I found on my trip to Warwickshire.
0:08:37 > 0:08:38Now, back here at Coughton Court,
0:08:38 > 0:08:41this broken old sword that I'm holding
0:08:41 > 0:08:43may not look like anything special.
0:08:43 > 0:08:48But believe me - it has a fantastic story to tell.
0:08:50 > 0:08:53In 1642, the Battle of Edgehill
0:08:53 > 0:08:55took place just 20 miles away from Coughton.
0:08:56 > 0:08:59It was the first major battle of the English Civil War,
0:08:59 > 0:09:01fought between Charles I's Royalists
0:09:01 > 0:09:05and the Parliamentary army which wanted to overthrow him.
0:09:06 > 0:09:09Some 25,000 soldiers clashed swords,
0:09:09 > 0:09:13and the Warwickshire landscape was left strewn with bodies.
0:09:16 > 0:09:18The story goes that at the height of the battle,
0:09:18 > 0:09:23the King's standard-bearer was set upon by a mob of Parliamentarians.
0:09:23 > 0:09:26The soldier fought bravely to protect the flag,
0:09:26 > 0:09:29but eventually he was overpowered and it was lost.
0:09:29 > 0:09:30Losing the King's flag
0:09:30 > 0:09:33was a real blow to the Royalists' morale,
0:09:33 > 0:09:36but Captain John Smith of the King's army spotted it,
0:09:36 > 0:09:39and charged at the enemy lines to retrieve it.
0:09:39 > 0:09:42He was fired upon with pistols, even attacked with a battle-axe,
0:09:42 > 0:09:45and it was only the high doublet collar on his tunic
0:09:45 > 0:09:47that saved his neck.
0:09:47 > 0:09:49All he had was his sword,
0:09:49 > 0:09:51and he used it with all of his might.
0:09:51 > 0:09:54He retrieved the flag, and returned it to the King.
0:09:54 > 0:09:58He was rewarded for his great act of bravery the following morning -
0:09:58 > 0:10:00The King knighted him.
0:10:00 > 0:10:02Now, Captain John Smith was the great uncle
0:10:02 > 0:10:05of Coughton Court's Sir Robert Throckmorton.
0:10:05 > 0:10:09On his 21st birthday in January 1683,
0:10:09 > 0:10:12he was presented this sword as a gift.
0:10:12 > 0:10:15It's been here in the family ever since.
0:10:15 > 0:10:19For me, it's a real privilege and an honour to be holding this
0:10:19 > 0:10:24sword in these historic settings. It really is quite humbling.
0:10:24 > 0:10:27Now, while I return this sword to where I got it from safely,
0:10:27 > 0:10:30we're going straight over to Grimsby to catch up with our very own
0:10:30 > 0:10:33Anita Manning who seems to be having a cup of tea with
0:10:33 > 0:10:35a lady called Kathleen.
0:10:46 > 0:10:50Kathleen, welcome to Flog It! and bringing in this lovely
0:10:50 > 0:10:56wee silver tea set. I adore it, it's so pretty.
0:10:56 > 0:10:58Tell me, where did you get it?
0:10:58 > 0:11:03I was given it by my godfather, who I absolutely adored.
0:11:03 > 0:11:05He gave me lots and lots of other things.
0:11:05 > 0:11:10I don't drink tea any more so I can bear to part with this.
0:11:10 > 0:11:14Do you remember it when you were a wee girl in your godfather's house?
0:11:14 > 0:11:18I don't, but he reminded me at the time that I used to stand in
0:11:18 > 0:11:21front of the cabinet where it was, in awe.
0:11:23 > 0:11:27- So this was a sparkly, silvery beautiful thing?- I don't know.
0:11:27 > 0:11:29I don't remember it at all.
0:11:29 > 0:11:33Maybe he was just telling you that because he was going to give it to you.
0:11:33 > 0:11:34THEY LAUGH
0:11:34 > 0:11:38- Now, when you got it, did you use it?- All the time. Every day.
0:11:38 > 0:11:42- Every day?!- Yes.- When you had friends round for afternoon tea?
0:11:42 > 0:11:46No, no. I used it for my cup of tea in the morning before I went
0:11:46 > 0:11:50- to work and everything. - You are a woman of style.
0:11:50 > 0:11:51Oh!
0:11:51 > 0:11:56I love the idea that every morning you had your cup of tea out
0:11:56 > 0:12:02of a silver tea service. Let's look at the outside first.
0:12:02 > 0:12:04It's made of silver, you know that.
0:12:04 > 0:12:06It has great charm,
0:12:06 > 0:12:08the wonderful embossed work
0:12:08 > 0:12:14and decoration that we see on the outside.
0:12:14 > 0:12:20Now, if we look underneath and we hear its story and its history here,
0:12:20 > 0:12:26we can see our little lion here and that tells us it's silver.
0:12:26 > 0:12:31We can see that it was made in Sheffield and we have a look here...
0:12:31 > 0:12:37which is the Crown mark. The maker's name is here, JR.
0:12:37 > 0:12:40John Round.
0:12:40 > 0:12:44Next to that we can see a star and it's like a Maltese Cross.
0:12:44 > 0:12:52This was the emblem that John round, the maker, made. Hm.
0:12:52 > 0:12:57We also have the date mark and yes, it's from the beginning of
0:12:57 > 0:12:59the 20th century.
0:12:59 > 0:13:04Now, silver has gone down a little bit in price so we have to take
0:13:04 > 0:13:06that into consideration.
0:13:06 > 0:13:13My estimate on this little tea set would be £3-£500.
0:13:13 > 0:13:15Are you happy to let it go at that?
0:13:15 > 0:13:18You don't think it would be melted down, do you?
0:13:18 > 0:13:21- No.- Good. - It's too decorative for that.
0:13:21 > 0:13:24I'd like to think that somebody would use it.
0:13:24 > 0:13:27We'll put a reserve price on it of £300.
0:13:27 > 0:13:30So, thank you, Kathleen, I'll see you at the auction.
0:13:33 > 0:13:37That beautiful tea set is the last of our first batch of items
0:13:37 > 0:13:40and now it's time to find out if they make our owners any
0:13:40 > 0:13:43money when they go under the hammer.
0:13:43 > 0:13:46David and Julie's large Majolica vase might not
0:13:46 > 0:13:49be to everyone's taste but they hope it will raise enough money
0:13:49 > 0:13:51to buy a Georgian miniature.
0:13:53 > 0:13:56Samantha's 19th-century painting was an unwanted gift
0:13:56 > 0:13:59but it looked grand at the art gallery venue in Wolverhampton.
0:14:01 > 0:14:04And finally, in Grimsby Minster, Kathleen and Anita had
0:14:04 > 0:14:08a lovely time talking classy silver tea sets.
0:14:17 > 0:14:21We've stayed in Lancashire to sell the Majolica vase but travel to
0:14:21 > 0:14:23Clitheroe and Silverwoods sale room,
0:14:23 > 0:14:26where auctioneer Wilf Mole is on the rostrum.
0:14:28 > 0:14:31Remember, whether you're buying or selling,
0:14:31 > 0:14:35at every auction there's always commission and VAT to pay.
0:14:35 > 0:14:39Well, if you like big decorative items then this one is definitely for you.
0:14:39 > 0:14:42It's that huge vase belonging to David and Julie.
0:14:42 > 0:14:45- It was a present to you, David, wasn't it?- From my wife Julie, yes.
0:14:45 > 0:14:48- So you like antique hunting? - I do.- Good for you.
0:14:48 > 0:14:50Big Georgian house, trying to fill it up.
0:14:50 > 0:14:53That would look great in that, why are you selling it?
0:14:53 > 0:14:56Well, really, we just wanted to come on the telly.
0:14:56 > 0:14:59- At least they're honest about it! - Exactly.
0:14:59 > 0:15:01That's the thing I thought might get us on the telly.
0:15:01 > 0:15:03It worked, didn't it?!
0:15:03 > 0:15:07- Right, let's hope we get that top end for you, OK?- Thank you.
0:15:07 > 0:15:09It's going under the hammer right now. Good luck.
0:15:10 > 0:15:13Right, the vase there for you.
0:15:13 > 0:15:16Start me at what for this one? £150 for it.
0:15:16 > 0:15:19150 anywhere? Impress somebody with that.
0:15:19 > 0:15:21£100 then? 50? 50 bid.
0:15:21 > 0:15:25£50 bid. 55 online. 55.
0:15:25 > 0:15:2860. 5 again.
0:15:28 > 0:15:33At £60 bid, at 65 online. £70. £70.
0:15:33 > 0:15:3775 this time. 75. 80. And five. 85.
0:15:37 > 0:15:41- 90 is on the books.- Yes! - 95 in the room now.
0:15:41 > 0:15:43- It's gone.- 95. Gone 100. And 10.
0:15:43 > 0:15:46120 from anywhere else?
0:15:46 > 0:15:49At £110, have you all done?
0:15:49 > 0:15:53- At £110.- Yes! Didn't need the bubble wrap.
0:15:53 > 0:15:56- Did you actually bring bubble wrap with you?- Give me a hug.
0:15:56 > 0:15:59- I brought a trailer!- Just in case. - Well done.
0:16:01 > 0:16:04I think David and Julie were happy with that and they can at
0:16:04 > 0:16:08least put the cash towards a miniature painting.
0:16:08 > 0:16:10From Clitheroe, we're heading 80
0:16:10 > 0:16:15miles south to a former clock factory, now Trevanion and Dean sale room in Whitchurch, Shropshire,
0:16:15 > 0:16:18where auctioneer Aaron Dean is holding the gavel
0:16:18 > 0:16:21for the sale of Samantha's bargain work of art.
0:16:21 > 0:16:2350.
0:16:23 > 0:16:26Now, sadly our next owner, Samantha,
0:16:26 > 0:16:28cannot be with us today but we do have her item,
0:16:28 > 0:16:30it's that fabulous oil painting bought for £7.
0:16:30 > 0:16:32We have our expert, James Lewis.
0:16:32 > 0:16:35We're bound to make a profit on this one, aren't we?
0:16:35 > 0:16:38- We're in trouble if we can't. - 30 to £40 you put on this?
0:16:38 > 0:16:42Yes, maybe 40 to 60, something like. It's about that sort of area.
0:16:42 > 0:16:44She doesn't want it back.
0:16:44 > 0:16:48Good luck, James and good luck to Samantha, we'll get on the phone to her shortly afterwards.
0:16:48 > 0:16:50Let's put it under the hammer and put it to the test.
0:16:50 > 0:16:52Lot 512, ladies and gentlemen,
0:16:52 > 0:16:56English school 19th-century oil on canvas in the original frame.
0:16:56 > 0:16:58I'll start you to straightway at 20,
0:16:58 > 0:17:00- 25, £30 on my commission at 30.- Yay.
0:17:00 > 0:17:03It's with me at 30. £30 on commission is coming in now.
0:17:03 > 0:17:0635 online. 40 with me. Still on commission at 40.
0:17:06 > 0:17:10£45, internet bidding at 45. Joining at 45.
0:17:10 > 0:17:13- Sold, £45.- Not the easiest thing to sell these days.
0:17:13 > 0:17:15- No.- I'm pleased about that.
0:17:15 > 0:17:18Nevertheless a profit, that's the main thing.
0:17:21 > 0:17:24Finally, we are off to Golding, Young & Mawer in Lincoln,
0:17:24 > 0:17:26where auctioneer Colin Young
0:17:26 > 0:17:28is in charge of selling Kathleen's silver tea set.
0:17:31 > 0:17:34Kathleen's just told me the silver tea set we're just about to sell,
0:17:34 > 0:17:37the three-piece, going under the hammer right now, you used to use.
0:17:37 > 0:17:39I did.
0:17:39 > 0:17:44You're the first person in the auctions here on Flog It! who said
0:17:44 > 0:17:48- yes, we used all the time. How very posh.- Lovely!- Do you know what?
0:17:48 > 0:17:50If you've got it, use it, that's what I say.
0:17:50 > 0:17:54- Don't stick it in the cupboard and polish it.- No.- Use it! Ready?
0:17:54 > 0:17:56Let's do it. Here we go.
0:17:56 > 0:17:58What shall we say for this one?
0:17:58 > 0:18:01Who's going to start straight in for £300, £300, anyone? 300? £300 bid.
0:18:01 > 0:18:03- At 300 straight in on the net at 300.- Good.
0:18:03 > 0:18:06- Straight in.- Straight in at 3, yes!- 320 do I see? £300 bid.
0:18:06 > 0:18:11Do I see £300 from anywhere else now? At £300. Any more now?
0:18:11 > 0:18:14Looks like I'm on my own. At £300 bid.
0:18:14 > 0:18:16The idea of auctions, ladies and gentlemen,
0:18:16 > 0:18:18is you raise your arm and I can keep counting.
0:18:18 > 0:18:22But at £300, maiden bid has it, it's on the internet then,
0:18:22 > 0:18:25no more from the room. Done and finished and selling then.
0:18:25 > 0:18:27It's gone. I was being too optimistic, I said get the top
0:18:27 > 0:18:30end, you got the lower end. But it has gone.
0:18:30 > 0:18:31I hope somebody enjoys it anyway.
0:18:31 > 0:18:34- I'm sure they will. - They will, they will.
0:18:35 > 0:18:38Don't go away because there will be more auctions and more
0:18:38 > 0:18:41surprises later, but before that I want to take you back to
0:18:41 > 0:18:45Coughton to take a longer look at this wonderful grand old house
0:18:45 > 0:18:48which is filled with treasures and history.
0:18:55 > 0:18:58Coughton Court in Warwickshire has been home to one of Britain's
0:18:58 > 0:19:00leading Catholic families, the Throckmortons,
0:19:00 > 0:19:03for more than 600 years.
0:19:03 > 0:19:07They inherited the house through marriage and 20 generations
0:19:07 > 0:19:10on, they still live here today, but now part of the property is
0:19:10 > 0:19:15managed by the National Trust and open for the public to explore.
0:19:16 > 0:19:20This magnificent gatehouse is the oldest part of the Court
0:19:20 > 0:19:23and it dates back to the mid-16th century.
0:19:23 > 0:19:24Originally it would have formed
0:19:24 > 0:19:27a grand entrance to an enclosed courtyard.
0:19:27 > 0:19:30You can just imagine it looking like the quadrangle of
0:19:30 > 0:19:32a traditional Oxford college.
0:19:32 > 0:19:37Now because of the Throckmortons' determination to hang on to their religious beliefs,
0:19:37 > 0:19:39this house and the family were often under fire.
0:19:39 > 0:19:42In what was called the Glorious Revolution of 1688,
0:19:42 > 0:19:45when the Catholic King James II was overthrown,
0:19:45 > 0:19:49many Catholic country houses including Coughton Court were
0:19:49 > 0:19:51looted during the rioting that followed.
0:19:51 > 0:19:53Now, here would have been the east wing,
0:19:53 > 0:19:55this was ransacked and set on fire.
0:19:55 > 0:19:57Eventually it had to be demolished,
0:19:57 > 0:20:01leaving this side completely exposed to the countryside beyond.
0:20:04 > 0:20:09Coughton is filled with furniture, ceramics, tapestries and paintings,
0:20:09 > 0:20:12which tell the story of the family and their lives.
0:20:13 > 0:20:18Much of it dates back to Tudor times and it isn't all happy.
0:20:22 > 0:20:25Now, this portrait is of Nicholas Throckmorton.
0:20:25 > 0:20:27Now, he's the cousin to Catherine Parr,
0:20:27 > 0:20:29Henry the VIII's sixth and final wife.
0:20:29 > 0:20:33He served in the royal court and he was very well regarded.
0:20:33 > 0:20:35He was knighted for his services to the crown,
0:20:35 > 0:20:37but then something happened.
0:20:37 > 0:20:39He fell out of favour and he was sent to the Tower of London
0:20:39 > 0:20:42for treason, possibly on some trumped up charge because
0:20:42 > 0:20:46he managed to talk his way out of it and then he was sent off to France.
0:20:46 > 0:20:48But there's more scandal to come.
0:20:55 > 0:21:00Nicholas' daughter Bess became a lady-in-waiting to Elizabeth I.
0:21:00 > 0:21:03She became pregnant and secretly married her lover,
0:21:03 > 0:21:07courtier and explorer Sir Walter Raleigh,
0:21:07 > 0:21:09who the Queen was so fond of.
0:21:09 > 0:21:13When Elizabeth found out the following year, she had both
0:21:13 > 0:21:16Raleigh and Bess imprisoned in the Tower of London.
0:21:17 > 0:21:20When Sir Walter Raleigh was eventually executed,
0:21:20 > 0:21:23it's said that Bess had his head embalmed
0:21:23 > 0:21:26and carried it around everywhere with her
0:21:26 > 0:21:30for the rest of her life. Now, I'm struggling with that one.
0:21:30 > 0:21:33I don't know if that's romantic or ghoulish.
0:21:35 > 0:21:38Each generation of Throckmortons put their stamp on the house.
0:21:38 > 0:21:41In their heyday, the family not owned not only Coughton,
0:21:41 > 0:21:43but houses in Devon, Buckinghamshire,
0:21:43 > 0:21:45Worcestershire and Berkshire,
0:21:45 > 0:21:49which they had obtained through marriage.
0:21:49 > 0:21:53Their estates included some 22,000 acres of land.
0:21:55 > 0:21:59But in the late 1800s, Sir William Throckmorton, the 9th Baronet,
0:21:59 > 0:22:04saw the family fortunes dwindle due to the agricultural depression.
0:22:04 > 0:22:08Three properties were sold off including a part of the estate.
0:22:08 > 0:22:13In a bid to secure Coughton's future, he persuaded his nephew
0:22:13 > 0:22:17Courtney and his young wife Lillian to come and live here at the house.
0:22:17 > 0:22:21Unfortunately, the first world war put paid to Sir William's plans.
0:22:21 > 0:22:25Courtney, a lieutenant colonel, was killed in action,
0:22:25 > 0:22:27and it's said that the day he fell in action,
0:22:27 > 0:22:31the Throckmorton's stone coat of arms fell from the gate house
0:22:31 > 0:22:34and it came crashing down to the floor.
0:22:37 > 0:22:40Lady Lillian was left a widow with three young children,
0:22:40 > 0:22:45the house was put into trust for her son Robert, then aged just nine.
0:22:45 > 0:22:47She managed it as best as she could,
0:22:47 > 0:22:50but by all accounts she struggled to make ends meet.
0:22:54 > 0:22:59During the Second World War, Lady Lillian retreated to the south wing.
0:22:59 > 0:23:03Part of the house was occupied by a convent school and the north wing
0:23:03 > 0:23:06was made ready for the staff of the Speaker of the House of Commons
0:23:06 > 0:23:09in case the country should be invaded.
0:23:11 > 0:23:15But Lady Lillian had grown to love Coughton and she was worried
0:23:15 > 0:23:19that her son wouldn't take his responsibilities seriously enough,
0:23:19 > 0:23:23so in 1946, she arranged for the freehold of Coughton to be
0:23:23 > 0:23:25transferred to The National Trust,
0:23:25 > 0:23:28with a 300-year leaseback to the family.
0:23:28 > 0:23:32The papers for the deal were signed right here in her sitting room.
0:23:37 > 0:23:41Today, the house is lived in by Mrs Clare McLaren-Throckmorton,
0:23:41 > 0:23:45Lady Lillian's granddaughter, who has been here since 1992.
0:23:45 > 0:23:50In time, the lease will be handed on to her grandson Magnus.
0:23:50 > 0:23:53Magnus, it's good to meet you.
0:23:53 > 0:23:56I've had a look around the house and it really has bowled me over.
0:23:56 > 0:23:59It's full of history, yet at the same time it really embraces you.
0:23:59 > 0:24:02It's a proper family home. What does it mean to you?
0:24:02 > 0:24:06Coughton is one of those places where you sit and you enjoy
0:24:06 > 0:24:08and actually it's got the history behind it.
0:24:08 > 0:24:12Then it's also when you're sat up in the panel dining room
0:24:12 > 0:24:15and it's lit by candles and everything and you just sit there
0:24:15 > 0:24:18and think of generations before who sat in the same place having
0:24:18 > 0:24:20conversations, stories, gossips and everything.
0:24:20 > 0:24:23And you just want to recreate it and want to know what goes on.
0:24:23 > 0:24:26I've learnt a lot, but there's still far,
0:24:26 > 0:24:28far more to learn and I will hopefully keep learning
0:24:28 > 0:24:30and be able to pass on information to future generations.
0:24:30 > 0:24:34You could say this house has had its up and downs over the centuries.
0:24:34 > 0:24:35It's got through it,
0:24:35 > 0:24:39many Catholic families have lost their homes and their possessions.
0:24:39 > 0:24:41Why do you think this one survived?
0:24:41 > 0:24:45It survived because this was where the Throckmorton family came to prominence.
0:24:45 > 0:24:47It's where they got their stature from in the beginning.
0:24:47 > 0:24:49They had several other houses and estates,
0:24:49 > 0:24:53but when the times got tough, those were the places that got sold off
0:24:53 > 0:24:55and everyone kept on retreating back to Coughton.
0:24:55 > 0:24:58Another reason that Coughton survived is that the women in
0:24:58 > 0:25:01the family have always been very, very powerful and very, very shrewd.
0:25:01 > 0:25:04But one of the advantages during the Reformation, on the whole,
0:25:04 > 0:25:08the women were left behind and they did a lot of the plotting
0:25:08 > 0:25:10while the men were abroad and everything.
0:25:10 > 0:25:13But Coughton has survived because it has been the heart of the thing
0:25:13 > 0:25:15and it is the reason it is still in the family today.
0:25:15 > 0:25:18Coughton has an incredible family tree and you must have
0:25:18 > 0:25:21a favourite relative, or are there too many to choose from?
0:25:21 > 0:25:22That's an impossible question.
0:25:22 > 0:25:25- Like, everyone has got their stories and everything.- Yeah.
0:25:25 > 0:25:28One of my favourites is Sir John Throckmorton
0:25:28 > 0:25:30who did the Throckmorton coat.
0:25:30 > 0:25:32He bet 1,000 guineas with the mill owner
0:25:32 > 0:25:36that he would be able to create a coat from scratch from sheering
0:25:36 > 0:25:39the sheep to wearing it a dinner party that night
0:25:39 > 0:25:42between the hours of sunrise and sunset.
0:25:42 > 0:25:45He bet 1,000 guinea, which today is the equivalent of about 17,000.
0:25:45 > 0:25:47- That's a lot of money.- Yeah.
0:25:47 > 0:25:50I'm really grateful that he actually won the bet because
0:25:50 > 0:25:51we may not be sat here today if he hadn't.
0:25:51 > 0:25:54But I think the biggest travesty, if I'm entirely hones,
0:25:54 > 0:25:56was the two poor sheep who created the wool and had the wool in
0:25:56 > 0:26:00the first place, were actually the centre piece of the banquet.
0:26:00 > 0:26:01Oh!
0:26:01 > 0:26:04I reckon he would have been one of those few people you'd like to
0:26:04 > 0:26:05get to know and actually ask him,
0:26:05 > 0:26:08"What went through your mind when you were saying things like this?"
0:26:08 > 0:26:12That's an incredible story. That really is. Has the jacket survived?
0:26:12 > 0:26:16Yeah. It's actually still here today and it's just in the other end...
0:26:16 > 0:26:18- Can we have a look at it? - Yeah, absolutely.- OK.
0:26:24 > 0:26:27So, this is the original coat which was from the sheep's back to
0:26:27 > 0:26:31Sir John Throckmorton's back in the day between dawn and dusk.
0:26:31 > 0:26:35It is actually the one he's wearing above the fireplace in the saloon.
0:26:35 > 0:26:37That's astonishing.
0:26:37 > 0:26:39They had skill.
0:26:39 > 0:26:40They did, didn't they?
0:26:40 > 0:26:42So, to recreate it 600 years later,
0:26:42 > 0:26:45The National Trust made their own coat which was to try and portray
0:26:45 > 0:26:47different parts of the house.
0:26:47 > 0:26:51It's taken bits of the curtains from around the house, the front hall,
0:26:51 > 0:26:54the ceiling, and everything, that was their inspiration for it.
0:26:54 > 0:26:56I think they've done a terrific job as well, actually.
0:26:56 > 0:26:57Two beautiful garments.
0:26:57 > 0:26:59And really, you've got 600 years
0:26:59 > 0:27:02of potted history on a jacket, haven't you?
0:27:02 > 0:27:05It is. That coat describes Coughton.
0:27:05 > 0:27:09- Have you tried that on?- Yes. I did.- What did it look like?
0:27:09 > 0:27:12I think Sir John Throckmorton wore the original far better than
0:27:12 > 0:27:14I wore that, if I'm entirely honest.
0:27:14 > 0:27:16I'm not sure I'd be able to get away wearing that
0:27:16 > 0:27:19- to a smart dinner or a ball in the evening.- No.
0:27:19 > 0:27:21Magnus, thank you very much for showing me around.
0:27:21 > 0:27:23- Thank you very much. - I thoroughly enjoyed myself,
0:27:23 > 0:27:25- learnt a lot as well.- Thank you.
0:27:29 > 0:27:32We'll be popping back to Coughton later, but before that,
0:27:32 > 0:27:35we're returning to Wolverhampton Art Gallery
0:27:35 > 0:27:37where the crowds are still pouring in.
0:27:37 > 0:27:40And James Lewis has found something deliciously quirky.
0:27:42 > 0:27:45Jean, whenever you're valuing antiques,
0:27:45 > 0:27:49there are certain things that are really important.
0:27:49 > 0:27:53Good name, good quality, useful,
0:27:53 > 0:27:58would fit into a modern interior and novelty.
0:27:58 > 0:28:01And this covers just about every single one of those.
0:28:01 > 0:28:04- It ticks all the boxes.- Good.
0:28:04 > 0:28:05OK, well first of all.
0:28:05 > 0:28:08You know what it is. It's a lemon strainer.
0:28:08 > 0:28:09It's a wonderful looking thing.
0:28:09 > 0:28:13I mean, the first thing I would do if I got that would be to, I don't
0:28:13 > 0:28:17know, pour a bit of gin, some ice, lemon, squeeze it, and have a go.
0:28:17 > 0:28:20- So, is it a family thing? - Yes, it is.
0:28:20 > 0:28:21It is a family thing, yes.
0:28:21 > 0:28:24Just been handed down. I've never used it.
0:28:24 > 0:28:26- Do you remember it as a child? - No, I don't.
0:28:26 > 0:28:28I don't remember anything about it at all.
0:28:28 > 0:28:31Just that my mother gave it to me.
0:28:31 > 0:28:34Wow! Let's go through the different parts.
0:28:34 > 0:28:37It looks like a lemon in itself.
0:28:37 > 0:28:40We've got a rotating screw thread at the top there.
0:28:40 > 0:28:45And if we open it up, the purpose of that becomes obvious. There we go.
0:28:45 > 0:28:49The bottom half of the lemon sits in there. You close it. And turn.
0:28:49 > 0:28:54In terms of date, it's going to be about 1870 to 1880,
0:28:54 > 0:28:56something around there.
0:28:56 > 0:28:58Oh, look, it's going on its own.
0:28:58 > 0:29:01- Oh!- Wow! That's a bit odd.
0:29:01 > 0:29:04But anyway. OK. I mentioned the makers.
0:29:04 > 0:29:08If you turn it over, we've the bird on the right-hand side,
0:29:08 > 0:29:10and we've got H&H.
0:29:10 > 0:29:12And H&H stands for Hukin and Heath.
0:29:12 > 0:29:15And the interesting thing about them is they were manufacturing
0:29:15 > 0:29:19this sort of ware not too far away from where we are today.
0:29:19 > 0:29:21They were Birmingham makers.
0:29:21 > 0:29:25- Really?- They were very well-known for silver-plated wares.
0:29:25 > 0:29:30They were the ones that made so many of the silver-plated wares.
0:29:30 > 0:29:34Now, most valuers have their own particular valuation kit,
0:29:34 > 0:29:38a lens, scales for measuring gold.
0:29:38 > 0:29:41Mine is a lemon.
0:29:41 > 0:29:43A knife.
0:29:43 > 0:29:45And a glass.
0:29:45 > 0:29:49- Oh, wonderful!- Ready?- Here we go. - Are you going to drink it?- No.
0:30:00 > 0:30:03- A real anti-climax if nothing came out.- Here we go.
0:30:05 > 0:30:07- Ooh!- Oh!
0:30:09 > 0:30:10- Oh, wow!- There we go.
0:30:11 > 0:30:13Look at that.
0:30:13 > 0:30:15That's just enough for a gin and tonic.
0:30:15 > 0:30:18I think there should be more than that. Let's have a...
0:30:18 > 0:30:20- Ooh!- Oh!
0:30:20 > 0:30:22It works!
0:30:22 > 0:30:24Brilliant.
0:30:24 > 0:30:26So, what's it worth?
0:30:26 > 0:30:27£200 or £300.
0:30:27 > 0:30:29- Fine.- Is that all right for you? - Fine.
0:30:29 > 0:30:32Love it. Thank you so much for bringing it along.
0:30:32 > 0:30:34What's it worth?
0:30:38 > 0:30:40A bit sharp,
0:30:40 > 0:30:42but actually jolly nice.
0:30:42 > 0:30:45Let's hope Jean's fantastic lemon squeezer gets the bidder's
0:30:45 > 0:30:47juices running at auction.
0:30:50 > 0:30:54First, we're revisiting Grimsby Minster where there's a still
0:30:54 > 0:30:58a cosy queue including a few rather furry faces
0:30:58 > 0:31:01So, Elizabeth, tell me about your bears, because they're rather
0:31:01 > 0:31:04- really lovely, aren't they?- OK.
0:31:04 > 0:31:07This one was bought for me in 1989, 1990.
0:31:07 > 0:31:11And then this one was bought for me, cos I did collect bears.
0:31:11 > 0:31:14And then I bought that one for myself because I really liked him
0:31:14 > 0:31:16and I thought he was different, with him being black one.
0:31:16 > 0:31:18Let's work through all of them.
0:31:18 > 0:31:21First and foremost, the three that you've brought into me today
0:31:21 > 0:31:23- are all Steiff Bears, are they not?- Yes.
0:31:23 > 0:31:26So, we've got a lovely Steiff button in every single one of these
0:31:26 > 0:31:28little ears, haven't we?
0:31:28 > 0:31:32Now, Steiff was, what we know Steiff now as, a very,
0:31:32 > 0:31:35very high quality, very well thought of collectable bear.
0:31:35 > 0:31:38It started by a lady called Margarete Steiff
0:31:38 > 0:31:39in the early 1900s in Germany.
0:31:39 > 0:31:42I mean, the really, really early, really collectable ones
0:31:42 > 0:31:45date to the early 20th century. The early Margarete Steiff bears.
0:31:45 > 0:31:46These are much later.
0:31:46 > 0:31:50As you said, this has got, "1989, Made in Germany," on the ear.
0:31:50 > 0:31:52But it is a white label example.
0:31:52 > 0:31:54Obviously different to the yellow label example,
0:31:54 > 0:31:56so a little bit more sought after.
0:31:56 > 0:31:58And it is a copy of an early bear.
0:31:58 > 0:32:01Now, the early bears that I've sold in the past have been much
0:32:01 > 0:32:03larger sizes than this,
0:32:03 > 0:32:06but they've got these wonderful elongated paws which are
0:32:06 > 0:32:09so typical of Steiff and the early bears so often, you see it, they've
0:32:09 > 0:32:13been clipped or shortened down because they've been so well loved.
0:32:13 > 0:32:16And then you've got this replica of an original 1909 bear.
0:32:16 > 0:32:20And then you've got this wonderful little black mohair example,
0:32:20 > 0:32:25which is supposedly a replica of the teddy bears that were given
0:32:25 > 0:32:28to child survivors of the Titanic disaster.
0:32:28 > 0:32:30So, there really interesting bears.
0:32:30 > 0:32:33And three bears that are in really brilliant condition,
0:32:33 > 0:32:35and that is the key to this.
0:32:35 > 0:32:37When they're modern examples like this,
0:32:37 > 0:32:38they have to be in good condition.
0:32:38 > 0:32:40How have they stayed in such good condition
0:32:40 > 0:32:41cos they're begging for cuddles?
0:32:41 > 0:32:44- Cos I'm the only one allowed to touch them.- Oh, really?
0:32:44 > 0:32:46- No-one else.- Well, they might.
0:32:46 > 0:32:48- No.- So, who else is in your house? - No children.
0:32:48 > 0:32:52I don't have children, so that's why they've not been played with.
0:32:52 > 0:32:56- So, strictly Elizabeth's teddy bears?- Totally.- Right.
0:32:56 > 0:32:59At auction, I would offer them as a group
0:32:59 > 0:33:01because I don't want to split them
0:33:01 > 0:33:04cos they've been friends for such a long time, it seems mean.
0:33:04 > 0:33:06So, I think we sell them as one group and I would put them
0:33:06 > 0:33:09somewhere in the region of maybe £100 to £200.
0:33:09 > 0:33:11- That's fine.- What's your thoughts on that?- That's fine.
0:33:11 > 0:33:14- I have no idea, so that's fine.- OK.
0:33:14 > 0:33:17Well, I think as a group we'll put them at £100-£200, with a firm
0:33:17 > 0:33:20reserve of £100, so we don't let them go for any less than that.
0:33:20 > 0:33:21OK.
0:33:21 > 0:33:23Now, can I have a cuddle now? I'm dying for a cuddle.
0:33:23 > 0:33:25- Go on.- Thank you.
0:33:25 > 0:33:27- And you can take them out the box to lift them up.- Oh, can I?
0:33:27 > 0:33:29Can I touch them? You're not going to tell me off, are you?
0:33:29 > 0:33:31- No.- Are you sure?- Yeah. - Oh, look at his little face.
0:33:31 > 0:33:33He's beautiful.
0:33:33 > 0:33:35# If you go down in the woods today
0:33:35 > 0:33:38# You're sure of a big surprise... #
0:33:38 > 0:33:41Those bears were much-loved, but in fantastic condition,
0:33:41 > 0:33:44and with the Steiff nametags they're bound to do well.
0:33:45 > 0:33:48Next, we're off to St Albans Cathedral where
0:33:48 > 0:33:53Jonathan Pratt's chatting to Mike about some impressive family items.
0:33:54 > 0:33:58So, Mike, you've brought the contents of your jewellery box.
0:33:58 > 0:34:00Well, it was my auntie's.
0:34:00 > 0:34:05She passed it on to me to be divided amongst her nephews and nieces.
0:34:05 > 0:34:09And she passed away 2 months ago, and she was 103.
0:34:09 > 0:34:11Oh, my word!
0:34:11 > 0:34:13So, they've given to me, as the eldest,
0:34:13 > 0:34:16so I can hopefully do the right thing.
0:34:16 > 0:34:19Well, it's the sort of stuff you find when you're doing
0:34:19 > 0:34:21a valuation of a person's property all the time.
0:34:21 > 0:34:23You're finding cufflinks,
0:34:23 > 0:34:24you're finding watches and things like that.
0:34:24 > 0:34:26Starting at the top here.
0:34:26 > 0:34:29This open-face pocket watch and obviously it's gold,
0:34:29 > 0:34:30we can see that.
0:34:30 > 0:34:32Let's have a look in the back.
0:34:32 > 0:34:36You've got a 14k stamp. So that's a 14 carat gold watch.
0:34:36 > 0:34:38You are on a curb link chain,
0:34:38 > 0:34:42which as graduated from small, up to the middle and back down again.
0:34:42 > 0:34:46And then you've got the end here. A gold sovereign, George V, 1912.
0:34:46 > 0:34:49Obviously he's 22 carat gold. They weight 8g.
0:34:49 > 0:34:52They have a bullion value, but they also have collectors value,
0:34:52 > 0:34:55however, the person, rather than putting it into a colette,
0:34:55 > 0:34:59has soldered the mount to it, so it's worth its weight in gold,
0:34:59 > 0:35:02but no-one's going to buy it necessarily as a sovereign.
0:35:02 > 0:35:04We've got this thing which is silver.
0:35:04 > 0:35:06A vesta case. And it contains matches.
0:35:06 > 0:35:08That's the whole thing, the whole thing is a matchbox.
0:35:08 > 0:35:11It's a Chester hallmark, it's 1907. Chester, 1907.
0:35:11 > 0:35:15So, moving on to the front pair of cufflinks.
0:35:15 > 0:35:18Nine carat gold, oval panel cufflinks.
0:35:18 > 0:35:20Hallmark for nine carat on the back.
0:35:20 > 0:35:25And this nice, bright cut engraving across. No personalisation.
0:35:25 > 0:35:27Fitted case. Ready for a gentlemen to buy.
0:35:27 > 0:35:31- Not much more I can say about them. - No. Not really.
0:35:31 > 0:35:35You've got here an Omega pocket watch, great Swiss make,
0:35:35 > 0:35:37making fine watches throughout the 20th century,
0:35:37 > 0:35:40- and still going obviously today. - When was that made?
0:35:40 > 0:35:43It looks like it's from the '30s, around that sort of period.
0:35:43 > 0:35:46They're sort of Arabic numerals, a slant to them, so it's around that.
0:35:46 > 0:35:49- So, it's probably before the war. - Sure, yeah.
0:35:49 > 0:35:51But the dial, as you can see, you've got
0:35:51 > 0:35:54a few cracks but you've also got a few losses, which is not great.
0:35:54 > 0:35:55Yes, I know.
0:35:55 > 0:35:58And then you've got this lovely 1960s watch, Helvetia.
0:35:58 > 0:36:03- It's ticking away beautifully, but it is what it is, really.- OK.
0:36:03 > 0:36:05So, Mike, let's talk about values.
0:36:05 > 0:36:10This group here is worth around £650 to £700.
0:36:10 > 0:36:11Very good.
0:36:11 > 0:36:16You put that with a reserve of £630. The cufflinks are worth £70 to £90.
0:36:16 > 0:36:18You've got a £70 reserve on the cufflinks.
0:36:18 > 0:36:21These two items, sadly, aren't worth very much at all.
0:36:21 > 0:36:24The Omega is in too poor a condition, is worth maybe £20.
0:36:24 > 0:36:27This one is probably worth £5 or £10.
0:36:27 > 0:36:30Now, what I would propose to do is take this off here...
0:36:31 > 0:36:35..because it's silver and doesn't add value to that.
0:36:35 > 0:36:37Put it in here and you've got a pocket watch and little bits
0:36:37 > 0:36:38and pieces like that.
0:36:38 > 0:36:41I say we put that in with an estimate of £30 to £50,
0:36:41 > 0:36:43- without reserve.- Yes.
0:36:43 > 0:36:47And...I think we should have three very happy and successful lots.
0:36:47 > 0:36:49We hope so, yes.
0:36:49 > 0:36:52- Very good.- And then you can divvy up all the profits amongst yourselves.
0:36:52 > 0:36:54Everybody will be very pleased.
0:36:58 > 0:37:00Well, that's it for our last lot of items.
0:37:00 > 0:37:01We'll find out exactly what they're
0:37:01 > 0:37:03worth then they go under the hammer shortly.
0:37:03 > 0:37:06But first, I just want to show you this cabinet.
0:37:06 > 0:37:08The contents belong to Mary Throckmorton.
0:37:08 > 0:37:12Now, she served as a lady-in-waiting to the Austrian royal family
0:37:12 > 0:37:14in the mid 19th century.
0:37:14 > 0:37:17Now, while she was working as a governess to the royal Princess
0:37:17 > 0:37:19Archduchess Valerie,
0:37:19 > 0:37:23Mary enthusiasm for the English fresh air got the better of
0:37:23 > 0:37:26her and it wasn't appreciated. When Valerie caught pneumonia
0:37:26 > 0:37:28the doctors blamed Mary for insisting that
0:37:28 > 0:37:32the windows had to be open all the time, so they sacked her.
0:37:32 > 0:37:35Well, let's hope that we have better luck with our last batch of items
0:37:35 > 0:37:36just about to go off to auction,
0:37:36 > 0:37:39and here's a quick recap of what they are.
0:37:44 > 0:37:47Jean and James had great fun trying out the unusual
0:37:47 > 0:37:5019th century lemon squeezer.
0:37:50 > 0:37:53Christina couldn't resist having
0:37:53 > 0:37:55a cuddle with Elizabeth's teddies.
0:37:55 > 0:37:57And finally, Mike brought in a great collection of watches and
0:37:57 > 0:38:00cufflinks to St Albans Cathedral.
0:38:05 > 0:38:08MUSIC: Let's Dance by David Bowie
0:38:08 > 0:38:10So, it's auction time,
0:38:10 > 0:38:13and our own Christina Trevanion has now taken to the rostrum
0:38:13 > 0:38:17at Trevanion & Dean's in Shropshire to sell Jean's lemon squeezer.
0:38:21 > 0:38:24We've never seen a lemon squeezed on the show before at a valuation day.
0:38:24 > 0:38:26What's going on with you, James?!
0:38:26 > 0:38:28Well, I just thought, you know, it's Hukin & Heath,
0:38:28 > 0:38:31it's a wonderful firm. I just wondered how practical it was.
0:38:31 > 0:38:32- And was it?- It worked!
0:38:32 > 0:38:34I didn't think it was going to work as well it did.
0:38:34 > 0:38:38I didn't, cos looking at it, it looks a little bit cumbersome.
0:38:38 > 0:38:40It was brilliant.
0:38:40 > 0:38:42But you'd never squeezed a lemon from it, have you?
0:38:42 > 0:38:43Never, never, never, no.
0:38:43 > 0:38:45- Never, ever, ever?- No, I was waiting for James to do that.
0:38:45 > 0:38:47Oh, all this time, waiting for James to come...
0:38:49 > 0:38:52We'll squeeze a bit more out of James if it doesn't sell.
0:38:52 > 0:38:53Here we go. It's going under the hammer.
0:38:55 > 0:38:58Lot 60 is a Hukin & Heath lemon squeezer.
0:38:58 > 0:38:59I'm looking for £150 for it.
0:38:59 > 0:39:01Where's 150?
0:39:01 > 0:39:03At £150 for the lemon squeezer.
0:39:03 > 0:39:05At 150. At £150.
0:39:05 > 0:39:08100, then, get me started at 100.
0:39:08 > 0:39:10Looking for 100. 100 is bid.
0:39:10 > 0:39:12120 here, sir.
0:39:12 > 0:39:14At 120 still with me, then, at £120.
0:39:14 > 0:39:16Looking for 130 now.
0:39:16 > 0:39:17That's not good, is it?
0:39:17 > 0:39:20Are we all done? At £120.
0:39:21 > 0:39:23That's not sold.
0:39:23 > 0:39:26That wasn't easy-peasy lemon squeezy, was it?
0:39:26 > 0:39:27No, definitely not.
0:39:29 > 0:39:32What is shame, but another day and another saleroom and I'm sure
0:39:32 > 0:39:35Jean will be able to squeeze a bit more out of it.
0:39:36 > 0:39:39Next, we're heading to Lincoln, where Colin Young's still wielding
0:39:39 > 0:39:43the gavel in helping to make a good price for Elizabeth's teddies.
0:39:44 > 0:39:45..sold, £200.
0:39:45 > 0:39:48- Are you prepared to say goodbye today?- I am.
0:39:48 > 0:39:49Why today?
0:39:49 > 0:39:50Why do they have to go?
0:39:50 > 0:39:53Because, next year, I hope to be living in Cyprus
0:39:53 > 0:39:55and I can't take everything with me and I have to sell them
0:39:55 > 0:39:57and they're going in the Cyprus fund.
0:39:57 > 0:40:00- She's got hundreds. - Oh, a big move! Why Cyprus?
0:40:00 > 0:40:02Because it's warm.
0:40:02 > 0:40:03Oh, really!
0:40:04 > 0:40:06Lot number 631 showing next.
0:40:06 > 0:40:09This is three modern Steiff collector's bears.
0:40:09 > 0:40:11Who's going to start me? All they need is a home.
0:40:11 > 0:40:14Who's going to start with £100? 100? 80 to go? 80?
0:40:14 > 0:40:17Just remember, a bear isn't just for sale day.
0:40:17 > 0:40:2080 bid. Five now. 85. At 85 bid. 90 surely?
0:40:20 > 0:40:23At £85. Are we all done? Last call, then, going at 85. All done, are we?
0:40:23 > 0:40:25I'm afraid at this price I'm going to have to withdraw it.
0:40:25 > 0:40:26THEY SIGH
0:40:26 > 0:40:28Are you sure? Just look at their sad eyes.
0:40:28 > 0:40:3090, anybody?
0:40:30 > 0:40:31No? At 85.
0:40:31 > 0:40:3490. At 90 bid. We've got to be one more. Five?
0:40:34 > 0:40:39- Make it 100. £100 bid. At £100.- Amazing!- Ten now, surely?
0:40:39 > 0:40:42Just goes to prove an auctioneer should never, ever give up.
0:40:42 > 0:40:45At £100. Thank you very much for your bid, most appreciated.
0:40:45 > 0:40:48- Well done, Colin.- £100, well done.
0:40:48 > 0:40:51- That was close, wasn't it? - Going towards the Cyprus fund?
0:40:51 > 0:40:53They're definitely going towards the Cyprus fund, yeah.
0:40:54 > 0:40:57Right, time for our last stop on today's show.
0:40:57 > 0:41:01We've come to Tring Market Auctions in Hertfordshire,
0:41:01 > 0:41:03where Mike's items are for sale
0:41:03 > 0:41:05and auctioneer Stephen Hearn's in charge.
0:41:07 > 0:41:09I've just been joined by Jonathan, our expert,
0:41:09 > 0:41:11and Mike, our next owner.
0:41:11 > 0:41:13- It was a bit of a mixed lot on the day.- Yeah, yeah.
0:41:13 > 0:41:15Lots of things there you brought in, Mike. They been split into
0:41:15 > 0:41:16three separate lots.
0:41:16 > 0:41:19The first lot - the time's ticking - is going under the hammer right now.
0:41:19 > 0:41:21This is it.
0:41:21 > 0:41:23We have the Omega pocket watch, pocket watch,
0:41:23 > 0:41:27one Helvetia gents wristwatch and one silver vesta case.
0:41:27 > 0:41:29Nice vesta in there.
0:41:29 > 0:41:32What about £80? At 70.
0:41:32 > 0:41:34That a good result. That's more than what I thought.
0:41:34 > 0:41:37At £80. And five? No.
0:41:37 > 0:41:39OK, then, I'm selling.
0:41:39 > 0:41:41At £80, there.
0:41:41 > 0:41:44Yes! We now need to sell those cufflinks for
0:41:44 > 0:41:46around about £70 or £80 to make up the tally.
0:41:46 > 0:41:49Here we go, second lot going under the hammer now.
0:41:49 > 0:41:52There we are, nice little set of cufflinks there for £80.
0:41:52 > 0:41:55For £50? For 60, 70? Is it?
0:41:55 > 0:41:5770 I'm bid for those. 80?
0:41:58 > 0:42:0075. 80 I have.
0:42:00 > 0:42:0185.
0:42:01 > 0:42:0390 now. No?
0:42:03 > 0:42:06I shall sell for £85.
0:42:06 > 0:42:07Thank you.
0:42:07 > 0:42:10Yes! And one more a lot to come.
0:42:10 > 0:42:13It's that gold pocket watch. OK?
0:42:13 > 0:42:17We've got a nice, 14-carat gold wristwatch and you've got
0:42:17 > 0:42:20a 1912 full sovereign with it.
0:42:20 > 0:42:22500, we've got it.
0:42:22 > 0:42:23520, 50, 80.
0:42:23 > 0:42:25620, 50.
0:42:25 > 0:42:27650 is there. You're out.
0:42:27 > 0:42:29680? 680.
0:42:29 > 0:42:31700, we're bid now.
0:42:31 > 0:42:32720.
0:42:32 > 0:42:35No? Sure? You lost it there.
0:42:35 > 0:42:39It's going there, at 720 then.
0:42:39 > 0:42:42Yes! That's a grand total of £885.
0:42:42 > 0:42:45- Very good.- I'm pleased.- A very good day.- I'm delighted.- A good day.
0:42:45 > 0:42:47Thank you so much. Thank you ever so much.
0:42:49 > 0:42:5270, 80, 90 I have now.
0:42:52 > 0:42:53£200. 10?
0:42:54 > 0:42:57Well, that's it for today's show. I've had a wonderful time
0:42:57 > 0:43:00here at Coughton Court, looking at the portraits and delving
0:43:00 > 0:43:02into the family history.
0:43:02 > 0:43:03We've also seen some wonderful items,
0:43:03 > 0:43:07we've heard some of your fascinating stories and we've had some great
0:43:07 > 0:43:10results from auction rooms on all over the country.
0:43:10 > 0:43:12I was especially pleased for Mike and that great little collection
0:43:12 > 0:43:14of watches and cufflinks.
0:43:14 > 0:43:16It did well, didn't it? If you've got anything like that,
0:43:16 > 0:43:19bring it along to one of our valuation days.
0:43:19 > 0:43:21So, until the next time, it's goodbye.