0:00:06 > 0:00:10This used to be a simple parish church but now it's a minster.
0:00:10 > 0:00:12It dates back to medieval times.
0:00:12 > 0:00:15It's been remodelled, redesigned and extended
0:00:15 > 0:00:17to meet the needs of the community it serves.
0:00:17 > 0:00:22So, today, we're making Grimsby Minster in north-east Lincolnshire our home.
0:00:22 > 0:00:25Welcome to "Flog It!". Yeah.
0:00:25 > 0:00:26THEY CHEER
0:00:48 > 0:00:51There's been a church here on this site since the 12th century,
0:00:51 > 0:00:56offering a place for the community to gather and worship.
0:00:56 > 0:01:01Originally called St James's, this was made an urban minster in 2010,
0:01:01 > 0:01:04giving it responsibility for spiritual and civic life
0:01:04 > 0:01:06beyond its parish.
0:01:06 > 0:01:09Today, we're making this mother church our base
0:01:09 > 0:01:13and the crowd's already proving an enthusiastic bunch.
0:01:13 > 0:01:16You see that, look, that is the end of the queue.
0:01:16 > 0:01:18Now, let's march this way.
0:01:18 > 0:01:21Hundreds of people have turned up, they're all smiling!
0:01:21 > 0:01:23The sun is shining, this is where their journey starts -
0:01:23 > 0:01:25at our valuation day.
0:01:25 > 0:01:28Hidden in all of these bags and boxes, there is something valuable.
0:01:28 > 0:01:31You don't know it yet, it's our job to tell you, and our experts will!
0:01:31 > 0:01:36Because you're here to ask them that all-important question, which is...?
0:01:36 > 0:01:38- ALL:- What's it worth?
0:01:38 > 0:01:40Stay tuned and you'll find out.
0:01:41 > 0:01:43And we've brought in the best experts
0:01:43 > 0:01:47to help answer that very important question.
0:01:47 > 0:01:50Keen to get the party started is Anita Manning.
0:01:50 > 0:01:53- What have you got there? - It's a hymn book.- Oh, right.
0:01:53 > 0:01:56Well, we're going into the minster and...
0:01:56 > 0:01:58we could have a wee singsong.
0:01:58 > 0:02:01And hot on her heels is Michael Baggott.
0:02:01 > 0:02:02Nice jelly mould.
0:02:02 > 0:02:05- You can't have too much jelly, can you?- No.- Or blancmange.
0:02:06 > 0:02:09And, as always, there's no time to waste.
0:02:09 > 0:02:12- Have you found treasure? - Aye, well, fingers crossed!
0:02:12 > 0:02:15Haven't looked at it carefully yet, Michael.
0:02:15 > 0:02:17Now, time's flying, I must be off.
0:02:17 > 0:02:20Well found, Anita, well found.
0:02:20 > 0:02:21See you later, Michael.
0:02:21 > 0:02:24With such a huge crowd, it's time to get people inside.
0:02:24 > 0:02:28We're filling the nave, the aisles and anywhere with a seat,
0:02:28 > 0:02:30so people can settle down and unpack.
0:02:30 > 0:02:32While they get comfortable,
0:02:32 > 0:02:35let's take a look at what's coming up later in the programme.
0:02:36 > 0:02:39There's an emotional moment on Anita's table...
0:02:40 > 0:02:44Well, they've got to go, but I shall be sad to see 'em go.
0:02:44 > 0:02:47The thing is, they will be bought by somebody who...
0:02:47 > 0:02:50- Who'll love 'em, who wants 'em. - ..has fallen in love with them.
0:02:50 > 0:02:52And is Michael onto a winner?
0:02:53 > 0:02:57A hot water jug is worth a few hundred pounds
0:02:57 > 0:03:00because what you have - the difference in value - is considerable.
0:03:00 > 0:03:03And I'll be walking in the footsteps of kings
0:03:03 > 0:03:07after a massive restoration project opened up these historic walls.
0:03:12 > 0:03:15The balcony where the organ sits is a wonderful spot for me,
0:03:15 > 0:03:18because I get a great view from up here.
0:03:18 > 0:03:20I can see what's going on down there,
0:03:20 > 0:03:22and it really is a hive of activity.
0:03:22 > 0:03:26Right now we're going to find out what's in those bags and boxes.
0:03:26 > 0:03:30It's lights, camera, action and over to Anita Manning's table.
0:03:30 > 0:03:32Let's take a closer look.
0:03:33 > 0:03:38Andy, Vhari, thank you for bringing me a little bit of Scotland
0:03:38 > 0:03:41to our valuation in Grimsby.
0:03:41 > 0:03:43A ship's wheel!
0:03:44 > 0:03:46Where did you get it, what's it all about?
0:03:46 > 0:03:48Um, I'm from the Isle of Man and where I used to work during
0:03:48 > 0:03:52my school holidays, we used to have a social bar and this was in the bar,
0:03:52 > 0:03:56and when that closed, my old manager just asked if we wanted it.
0:03:56 > 0:04:00Up until last year we were both in the Navy. I still am and Vhari was.
0:04:00 > 0:04:03Ah! Why do you want to get rid of it now?
0:04:03 > 0:04:08We're going to move onto a boat and we'd hoped that this was
0:04:08 > 0:04:12going to be the ship's wheel and we went to the boatyard last week
0:04:12 > 0:04:15- and they said it's too big, it won't fit.- Right.
0:04:15 > 0:04:20Well, let's look at this fantastic object here.
0:04:20 > 0:04:24Probably Victorian, 19th century...
0:04:24 > 0:04:28Everybody in the world knows that in the 19th century,
0:04:28 > 0:04:35the Clyde was where two thirds of the world's shipping was built.
0:04:35 > 0:04:37The building of them, the fitting of them,
0:04:37 > 0:04:42the designing of the exteriors, the interiors and so on.
0:04:42 > 0:04:47And this ship's wheel was made by John Hastie and Company
0:04:47 > 0:04:52from Greenock, which is just down the Clyde coast from me.
0:04:52 > 0:04:54I come from Glasgow, I'm a Glasgow girl,
0:04:54 > 0:04:57and shipbuilding is in my blood.
0:04:58 > 0:05:01- Made of mahogany...- Mm-hm. - Which is wonderful.
0:05:01 > 0:05:05What makes this particularly interesting is
0:05:05 > 0:05:12because this object takes us to a place at a time.
0:05:12 > 0:05:15Whoever buys this will find out about John Hastie.
0:05:15 > 0:05:18They will find out about that company.
0:05:18 > 0:05:21It also puts it in a place in Greenock.
0:05:21 > 0:05:25So as well as being a wonderful-looking object...
0:05:26 > 0:05:30..it has a history of the Clyde...
0:05:30 > 0:05:36- Mm-hm.- And I am Clyde-built, just like this, and I think that with
0:05:36 > 0:05:41online bidding at an auction, there will be bidders in Scotland...
0:05:41 > 0:05:46- Yes.- ..who will be competing fiercely for this.
0:05:46 > 0:05:50There is a good market for marine items.
0:05:50 > 0:05:53- It could be used as a decorative piece...- Yes.
0:05:53 > 0:05:56Or it could go straight to a collector of marine objects
0:05:56 > 0:05:58in Scotland.
0:05:59 > 0:06:04- Shall we put it to auction at £200-£400?- Yes.- Yes.- Yeah?
0:06:04 > 0:06:07- All right. Shall we put a reserve on it? I- think that would be good.
0:06:07 > 0:06:10- Do we need a reserve?- Well, we could.- Do we want to take it home?
0:06:10 > 0:06:12- No.- No?
0:06:12 > 0:06:15You don't want to take it home? It doesn't fit your boat.
0:06:15 > 0:06:17THEY LAUGH
0:06:17 > 0:06:21- OK, what we'll do is, we'll say with a little discretion.- Mm-hm.
0:06:21 > 0:06:24- With a little discretion.- Perfect. - Thank you very much...- Thank you.
0:06:24 > 0:06:29..for bringing this item in. This is absolutely great fun.
0:06:32 > 0:06:36And Michael's just as enthusiastic with the item he's spotted.
0:06:36 > 0:06:37- Keith.- Yep.
0:06:37 > 0:06:40I don't know what you call a collection of mice,
0:06:40 > 0:06:43the collective noun, but you've brought them in today, haven't you?
0:06:43 > 0:06:46- Yeah, yeah. - These are wonderful little things
0:06:46 > 0:06:48and instantly recognisable.
0:06:48 > 0:06:51So before I go and tell everybody what they already know
0:06:51 > 0:06:54that are watching, where did they come from?
0:06:54 > 0:06:57Um, from a place near York called Kilburn
0:06:57 > 0:07:00that I actually inherited them from...
0:07:00 > 0:07:03from a lady who I regarded as a second mother.
0:07:03 > 0:07:04Yeah, she...
0:07:05 > 0:07:08They lived next door to me when I was born and...
0:07:09 > 0:07:12I'd been visiting her ever since then.
0:07:12 > 0:07:14- So, the friendship stayed all that time?- Yeah, yeah.
0:07:14 > 0:07:16I inherited the house and everything in it
0:07:16 > 0:07:18and she was very proud of these.
0:07:18 > 0:07:19She got them as a wedding present,
0:07:19 > 0:07:23so I think they should be on display, not stuck in a cupboard.
0:07:23 > 0:07:27Cos everyone will say that they're Mouseman, but, of course,
0:07:27 > 0:07:29it's Robert Thompson of Kilburn,
0:07:29 > 0:07:34- working really from the beginning of the 20th century...- Yeah.
0:07:34 > 0:07:38Very much in the Arts and Crafts tradition, everything handmade.
0:07:39 > 0:07:43The story is famous that, you know, the little church mouse,
0:07:43 > 0:07:44when he used to do the pews,
0:07:44 > 0:07:47- he carved it on and it became his trademark.- Yeah.
0:07:47 > 0:07:49But, of course, not only he used it,
0:07:49 > 0:07:53- but his other craftsmen - as the firm grew - used it.- Yeah.
0:07:53 > 0:07:54And whilst I'm not able to tell you,
0:07:54 > 0:07:58there are people that can look at that mouse and tell you whether
0:07:58 > 0:08:02- it's Robert Thompson or which specific workman it is.- Yeah.
0:08:02 > 0:08:06- We'll deal with the ashtray first, that's a nice little thing.- Yeah.
0:08:06 > 0:08:08- All carved out of oak, these are.- Yeah.
0:08:08 > 0:08:10This is what you'd expect to see,
0:08:10 > 0:08:12a nice bit of patination,
0:08:12 > 0:08:15- probably 1940s, 1950s.- Yeah.
0:08:15 > 0:08:20And the wood here has got this wonderful, rich,
0:08:20 > 0:08:25dark honey tone and you've got all these little flecks and curls.
0:08:25 > 0:08:28Now, this is a burr. So, if, when you see a tree...
0:08:28 > 0:08:30- Yeah. - And at the base or at the side,
0:08:30 > 0:08:32- you might have these growths.- Yeah.
0:08:32 > 0:08:35And what that does is all the grain that is lovely and straight,
0:08:35 > 0:08:40it all becomes jiggly and joggly and when you cut it and polish it,
0:08:40 > 0:08:45- it looks very lustrous, very decorative.- Yeah.- It's much rarer.
0:08:46 > 0:08:49It's much more sought-after, it's much more valuable.
0:08:49 > 0:08:55These are burr oaks and I would date these to the late '20s, early '30s.
0:08:55 > 0:08:57- Yeah.- So they are early as well.
0:08:57 > 0:09:00And they're going to be the pride of somebody's collection.
0:09:00 > 0:09:04I think what we'll do is we'll put them in as a lot at auction and then
0:09:04 > 0:09:08if the auctioneer feels that he wants to split off the ashtray,
0:09:08 > 0:09:10- that's very much up to him.- Yeah.
0:09:10 > 0:09:12Any idea of what they're worth?
0:09:12 > 0:09:14No idea at all.
0:09:14 > 0:09:19- Let's put £250-£400 on them.- Yeah.
0:09:19 > 0:09:21- And a fixed reserve of 250.- Yeah.
0:09:21 > 0:09:24Then they'll find a new lease of life and you've moved them on,
0:09:24 > 0:09:26- and...- Yeah.- Thank you so much for bringing them in.
0:09:26 > 0:09:28Yeah, they did quite well.
0:09:35 > 0:09:38Everywhere you look, here, in Grimsby Minster,
0:09:38 > 0:09:41there's something to see. Little delights, little treats.
0:09:41 > 0:09:43Now, here in the south aisle,
0:09:43 > 0:09:45I've spotted something I want to show you.
0:09:45 > 0:09:47He's a little imp, he's known as the Grimsby Imp,
0:09:47 > 0:09:49and he's more than likely a stonemason's joke,
0:09:49 > 0:09:51and he's right up there.
0:09:52 > 0:09:56The figure is supporting the weight of the tower on his back
0:09:56 > 0:09:58like Atlas carrying the globe.
0:09:58 > 0:10:01Now, it's thought, legend has it, that he was one of two imps
0:10:01 > 0:10:05that escaped from Lincoln Cathedral, he found his way here, caused
0:10:05 > 0:10:10lots of mischief, was found out by the angels and turned into stone.
0:10:10 > 0:10:11But I've got another theory.
0:10:11 > 0:10:14I think it reflects the pride of the master stonemason,
0:10:14 > 0:10:17whose skills underpin the whole building.
0:10:17 > 0:10:18This has been here for centuries.
0:10:18 > 0:10:22It's going to remain here for many more centuries to come.
0:10:22 > 0:10:23I love it, absolutely love it.
0:10:28 > 0:10:30And back over to impish Anita's table,
0:10:30 > 0:10:33where everyone's very much in the pink.
0:10:33 > 0:10:35Girls, welcome to "Flog It!"
0:10:35 > 0:10:39Do we have a mum and daughter, or is it two sisters we have here?
0:10:39 > 0:10:42- Mother and daughter! - Mother and daughter.- Yes.
0:10:42 > 0:10:47You've brought along a lovely pair of cranberry glass vases,
0:10:47 > 0:10:50but tell me, who do they belong to, where do they come from?
0:10:51 > 0:10:54They belong to me. They came through...
0:10:54 > 0:10:58My father left them to me. And his parents left them to him.
0:10:58 > 0:11:01So you remember, when you were a wee girl,
0:11:01 > 0:11:04seeing these on the... the mantelpiece?
0:11:04 > 0:11:06Oh, yes, yeah.
0:11:06 > 0:11:08They glowed when I lighted them.
0:11:09 > 0:11:12The mantelpiece was exactly where they were made for
0:11:12 > 0:11:17and it's lovely that you should remember them as a wee girl
0:11:17 > 0:11:22and think of them as things which glowed in the light.
0:11:22 > 0:11:25- Do you remember them... - Yes, yeah.- ..as a wee girl?
0:11:25 > 0:11:28Yeah, they were in Nan and Grandad's front room, front parlour.
0:11:28 > 0:11:32Well, let's look at them closely, find out when they were made.
0:11:32 > 0:11:36- They're from the late 1900s. - All right.
0:11:36 > 0:11:41- Maybe about 1880 to the early part of the 20th century.- Oh, right.
0:11:41 > 0:11:42They're Victorian.
0:11:42 > 0:11:46They are made of what is called cranberry glass
0:11:46 > 0:11:51and it's fairly obvious that... Well, they are a cranberry colour.
0:11:51 > 0:11:56- Yes.- But cranberry glass was an expensive material at that time,
0:11:56 > 0:11:59so there was a little bit of money there, little bit of money,
0:11:59 > 0:12:02- they've spent money on these. - Oh, right, yes.- Yeah?
0:12:02 > 0:12:07This was because the colour was produced by the addition of
0:12:07 > 0:12:13- gold salts or gold chloride into the mix of the glass...- Oh, lovely.
0:12:13 > 0:12:18- Oh, I see.- And that gave it this wonderful soft, gentle,
0:12:18 > 0:12:22- but glowing pinkish colour.- Yeah.
0:12:22 > 0:12:28- And cranberry glass was a favourite of the Victorians.- Oh, right.
0:12:28 > 0:12:31When we look at the front of them,
0:12:31 > 0:12:38we see this wonderful hand-painted decoration of birds and blossom.
0:12:38 > 0:12:42Now, what surprises me is
0:12:42 > 0:12:48the condition of and colour that these vases have retained...
0:12:48 > 0:12:51- Yes.- ..in over 100 years.
0:12:51 > 0:12:55- There is a little bit of wear on the gold at the base.- Yes.
0:12:55 > 0:12:59But I...I can expect that.
0:12:59 > 0:13:02And I will admit, I haven't washed them for a long time.
0:13:02 > 0:13:05You haven't washed them for...? I won't tell anyone that!
0:13:06 > 0:13:09Now, why do you want to sell them?
0:13:11 > 0:13:14Well, it's a long story, really.
0:13:14 > 0:13:17Angela's me daughter, I've got two other daughters...
0:13:17 > 0:13:19I've got two sons...
0:13:19 > 0:13:23And I've got ten, uh, grandsons,
0:13:23 > 0:13:27four granddaughters and ten great-grandchildren. So, I mean...
0:13:27 > 0:13:29- Big family! - Who would I give them to?
0:13:29 > 0:13:32I can't leave 'em to anybody, can I?
0:13:32 > 0:13:35Not unless they're in 100 parts!
0:13:35 > 0:13:39Now, with antiques, like many other things,
0:13:39 > 0:13:44- things go in and out of fashion. - Yeah.- Yes, yeah.
0:13:44 > 0:13:48In today's marketplace, there's not the same interest in them
0:13:48 > 0:13:52- as there would have been several years ago.- Oh, right.
0:13:52 > 0:13:55But what I would say is, we can put them into auction,
0:13:55 > 0:14:00the estimate that I would put on it would be £80-£120.
0:14:01 > 0:14:08It's really just that these are out of fashion at this point, so...
0:14:08 > 0:14:11But might they come back in fashion as well?
0:14:11 > 0:14:16Who knows? But, uh, probably not in the short term.
0:14:16 > 0:14:18- No, no.- Not in the short term.
0:14:18 > 0:14:22- They may go further because of the size.- Oh, right, yes.
0:14:22 > 0:14:24So, what do you think, Mum?
0:14:26 > 0:14:29Well, they've got to go, but I shall be sad to see 'em go.
0:14:31 > 0:14:35The thing is, they will be bought by somebody who...
0:14:35 > 0:14:38- Who'll love 'em, who wants 'em. - ..has fallen in love with them.
0:14:38 > 0:14:41- That's right.- And that is the wonderful thing
0:14:41 > 0:14:45about the antiques world, is that things last
0:14:45 > 0:14:49and they continually give pleasure to the people that handle them
0:14:49 > 0:14:51- and live with them.- That's right.
0:14:51 > 0:14:55Well, I've had 76 years of looking at them and that, so...
0:14:55 > 0:14:58You know, it'd be nice if somebody else loves them like I do.
0:14:58 > 0:15:01- Someone will love them, someone will love them.- They will do.
0:15:01 > 0:15:04- I'll be there to hold both of your hands at the auction.- Oh, lovely!
0:15:04 > 0:15:07- Oh, well, that's good!- And...
0:15:07 > 0:15:10And say hello to all your big extended family from me.
0:15:10 > 0:15:11I certainly will, yeah.
0:15:13 > 0:15:15That may take a wee while, Anita!
0:15:16 > 0:15:20Well, it's almost time to put our experts' valuations to the test
0:15:20 > 0:15:22in the auction room, but before we do that,
0:15:22 > 0:15:25let's just take a closer look at some of the piers here,
0:15:25 > 0:15:28because above the Gothic stone cluster columns,
0:15:28 > 0:15:30you will see little carved heads.
0:15:30 > 0:15:33These were obviously done by the stonemasons -
0:15:33 > 0:15:37they're little tongue-in-cheek representations of, let's say,
0:15:37 > 0:15:41their superiors, their paymaster, or indeed, people of local importance.
0:15:41 > 0:15:44Now, I'm trying to be like the Grimsby Imp here, be a little
0:15:44 > 0:15:47bit naughty and think, "Do they remind me of any of our experts?"
0:15:47 > 0:15:48But...
0:15:48 > 0:15:51I don't think so, maybe you can make your mind up,
0:15:51 > 0:15:54but we're going over to the auction room, we trust their opinions
0:15:54 > 0:15:56and now let's find out what the bidders think.
0:15:56 > 0:15:58Here's a quick recap of all the items
0:15:58 > 0:16:00that are going under the hammer.
0:16:00 > 0:16:03Will the ship's wheel find a new skipper?
0:16:07 > 0:16:09The bookends and the ashtray
0:16:09 > 0:16:11should appeal to Mouseman fans.
0:16:13 > 0:16:15And someone with a big enough mantelpiece could fall in love
0:16:15 > 0:16:17with the imposing vases.
0:16:20 > 0:16:23We're heading an hour south-west to the historic city of Lincoln
0:16:23 > 0:16:25as it's time to find out
0:16:25 > 0:16:28how our items are going to fare in the saleroom.
0:16:29 > 0:16:32We have two auctioneers on the rostrum for us -
0:16:32 > 0:16:35John Leatt and Colin Young.
0:16:35 > 0:16:39Commission rate here today is 15% plus VAT.
0:16:39 > 0:16:42First under the hammer is the ship's wheel.
0:16:42 > 0:16:44Vhari and Andrew, good luck with this, then,
0:16:44 > 0:16:46it's a lovely thing, actually, mahogany and brass,
0:16:46 > 0:16:49and it's there on the table, showing here in front of us.
0:16:49 > 0:16:53- £200-£400 is all we need. Ready for this?- Yep.
0:16:53 > 0:16:55Do you know your port from your starboard?
0:16:55 > 0:16:56Is one at the back and one at the front?
0:16:56 > 0:17:01- No, port is red, starboard is green. - Paul...! Paul!
0:17:01 > 0:17:03But right now we need full steam ahead.
0:17:04 > 0:17:08With that wheel, which started off its life in Scotland.
0:17:08 > 0:17:10- It did, actually...- Greenock. - On the Clyde, didn't it?- Yeah.
0:17:10 > 0:17:14- You know me, I'm a wee Scottish girl.- You are... No, really?!
0:17:15 > 0:17:18Anyway, look, our lots going under the hammer. Good luck.
0:17:18 > 0:17:22Right, lot number 551. This is this mahogany ship's wheel.
0:17:22 > 0:17:25Who will start me on that one at £200? £200 to start it.
0:17:25 > 0:17:26Two to start it. £200, will you?
0:17:26 > 0:17:29£150? No, 150?
0:17:29 > 0:17:31I've got 120. 120, with me at 120.
0:17:31 > 0:17:33Anyone else? At 120. At 130, 140.
0:17:33 > 0:17:36At 140. 150, 160.
0:17:36 > 0:17:38170, 180.
0:17:38 > 0:17:40- I'll sell at 180. With me at 180. - He's selling, isn't he?
0:17:40 > 0:17:43- He's selling at 180. - All done at 180...
0:17:43 > 0:17:45Yes, £180, just under the reserve.
0:17:45 > 0:17:48- There was discretion. - A wee bit of discretion.- It's gone.
0:17:48 > 0:17:50Do you know, that was worth every penny of 180, wasn't it?
0:17:50 > 0:17:53It was quality, it was craftsmanship. Thank you.
0:17:53 > 0:17:54- Thank you very much indeed. - Thank you.
0:17:54 > 0:17:58Hopefully the ship's wheel will soon be navigating again.
0:17:58 > 0:18:01And now it's time for some of the nicest mice I've ever seen.
0:18:02 > 0:18:05Mouseman! Robert Thompson, yes!
0:18:05 > 0:18:09Beautiful bookends and, as Michael has just pointed out to me,
0:18:09 > 0:18:12- burr as well. There is a premium on burr, isn't there?- It's such...
0:18:12 > 0:18:14It's a much rarer timber.
0:18:14 > 0:18:16And they're early, so let's hope the bidders pick up on that.
0:18:16 > 0:18:18So they're about to go under the hammer right now.
0:18:18 > 0:18:20Let's get excited about this one. Good luck.
0:18:20 > 0:18:23Who's going to start me at £200? 200, who's first in?
0:18:23 > 0:18:27200, let's get on. 200. 200 on the net. 20 now, at £200 a bid.
0:18:27 > 0:18:2920 now, 220, 240 now. 40.
0:18:29 > 0:18:32260, 260, 280. At 280 on the net...
0:18:32 > 0:18:35- They are so much better than the normal ones we see.- They are.
0:18:35 > 0:18:37At 300, any more now? 300, 320.
0:18:37 > 0:18:39At 320 bid. 340 now, surely?
0:18:39 > 0:18:43At 320, are we all done? Selling, then, at £320...
0:18:43 > 0:18:46- Yes. Brilliant result. £320.- Yeah.
0:18:46 > 0:18:48Well, thank you for looking after them
0:18:48 > 0:18:49and bringing them in.
0:18:49 > 0:18:51- Someone else is now going to enjoy them.- Yeah, yeah.
0:18:51 > 0:18:55And now, after 76 years of care, it's time to pass on
0:18:55 > 0:18:59Stephanie and Angela's much-loved cranberry vases.
0:18:59 > 0:19:02- The condition is lovely, so you've kept them beautifully.- It is, yes.
0:19:02 > 0:19:05- Mm!- The painting is not rubbed. - And nice subject matter,
0:19:05 > 0:19:07- birds and flowers.- Lovely, lovely. - Everyone's going to love those.
0:19:07 > 0:19:10Fingers crossed. Let's hope we get more than the top end.
0:19:10 > 0:19:12- Come on, the auction house is packed.- Yeah, I hope...
0:19:12 > 0:19:14They're going under the hammer right now.
0:19:14 > 0:19:17There we go, a lovely pair of those. Nice decoration on them.
0:19:17 > 0:19:20Flowering branches and everything you could desire in
0:19:20 > 0:19:23a model such as this. Who's going to start me at £100 for it? 100?
0:19:23 > 0:19:2580 to go, then. 50, if you like. £50, anybody? 50...
0:19:25 > 0:19:2950, with a bid of 50, at five, five, 65.. Five bid, 70...
0:19:29 > 0:19:31Is someone going to bid five? Somebody, five? 80...
0:19:31 > 0:19:33Do I see 80 bid? Five, 90 and five. 100, 10, 20.
0:19:33 > 0:19:37- 130, 140.- Now it's getting exciting. - Oh!- Now we're mid-estimate.
0:19:37 > 0:19:41160 now. 150, 160. 70 now. 160, a bid of 160? Are we all done now?
0:19:41 > 0:19:44At 160, last call for the room then.
0:19:44 > 0:19:47It's back on the net and it carries on at 200 bid. At 200, 220, 240.
0:19:47 > 0:19:51- Listen, listen...- At 240 bid, 60, do I see...? I see 260 bid.
0:19:51 > 0:19:54- At 260, 280...- This is more like it. This is more like it!
0:19:54 > 0:19:57Last call for anyone on the net... Room out, net in...
0:19:57 > 0:19:59Selling at £260... And sold.
0:19:59 > 0:20:02- Hammer's gone down! - Lovely, brilliant!- 260, girls!
0:20:02 > 0:20:04- Hurray!- That is a great result.
0:20:04 > 0:20:06- Yeah, lovely. - There's a bit of commission to pay,
0:20:06 > 0:20:09- but thank you for bringing that in and well done.- Thank you very much.
0:20:09 > 0:20:13- Are you happy, girls?- Yes.- Of course they are! Look at those big smiles! - Fairly happy, aren't we?
0:20:16 > 0:20:18Well, there you are -
0:20:18 > 0:20:21first three lots under the hammer and some great results so far.
0:20:21 > 0:20:24We are coming back to the auction house later on in the programme,
0:20:24 > 0:20:25so don't go away.
0:20:25 > 0:20:28But before that, I'm going to be retracing the footsteps of
0:20:28 > 0:20:34royalty, soldiers, prisoners and even hangmen, right here in Lincoln.
0:20:43 > 0:20:46Not far from the auction house is Lincoln Castle
0:20:46 > 0:20:48in the very heart of the city.
0:20:48 > 0:20:52Its construction was ordered by William the Conqueror.
0:20:52 > 0:20:55Despite his triumph at the Battle of Hastings in 1066,
0:20:55 > 0:20:58his invasion of England was not straightforward.
0:20:58 > 0:21:02He encountered considerable resistance from the English,
0:21:02 > 0:21:05all over the country, particularly in the North.
0:21:05 > 0:21:07This castle, built in 1068,
0:21:07 > 0:21:11was a crucial fortress in the Norman suppression of the country.
0:21:11 > 0:21:14What remains is a permanent reminder of its role
0:21:14 > 0:21:16as a mighty medieval stronghold.
0:21:18 > 0:21:21The military force was managed by a constable,
0:21:21 > 0:21:25whilst a sheriff enforced the King's law throughout the county
0:21:25 > 0:21:28and collected royal taxes, and there's even a prison here too.
0:21:28 > 0:21:31But Lincoln Castle isn't just a relic of history.
0:21:31 > 0:21:36Unusually for a building this old, it's still very much in use today.
0:21:36 > 0:21:38It was designed protectively -
0:21:38 > 0:21:40architectural fortification, if you like.
0:21:40 > 0:21:44Nothing could get in and nothing could get out, and to do that,
0:21:44 > 0:21:47it needed the help of big, strong walls.
0:21:49 > 0:21:53And it's the walls I'm exploring today, as they've been the subject
0:21:53 > 0:21:58of a significant restoration project lasting four years.
0:21:58 > 0:22:03Costing £22 million, the work means visitors can now walk
0:22:03 > 0:22:06the full third-of-a-mile circumference.
0:22:07 > 0:22:10And you can see why the castle was built in this position.
0:22:10 > 0:22:14It's all about the location - just look at the view!
0:22:14 > 0:22:16But you can see for miles out there.
0:22:16 > 0:22:20More importantly, you could see your enemy advancing upon you.
0:22:20 > 0:22:23The Romans spotted this site as a strategic location
0:22:23 > 0:22:26and they built a fortress on the hilltop there.
0:22:26 > 0:22:28Then the Normans came along.
0:22:28 > 0:22:31They reused a lot of stone, rubble and flint from the Roman ruins
0:22:31 > 0:22:32to build this castle
0:22:32 > 0:22:35and established this city as a powerful base,
0:22:35 > 0:22:39and then Lincoln went on to become the third city of the realm.
0:22:43 > 0:22:48Once the castle was built, the city was able to defend itself.
0:22:48 > 0:22:52Four years after completion, William had his symbol of aggressive power,
0:22:52 > 0:22:54so he ordered that to be built
0:22:54 > 0:22:57to win the hearts and minds of the local people.
0:22:57 > 0:23:00Pretty impressive, isn't it? Lincoln Cathedral.
0:23:00 > 0:23:01So, there we have it -
0:23:01 > 0:23:06the power of the monarchy sitting alongside the might of the church.
0:23:09 > 0:23:13Hundreds of people worked within the walls to manage and support
0:23:13 > 0:23:15the castle and the surrounding area.
0:23:15 > 0:23:20Today it still needs craftsmen to maintain it and someone who's played
0:23:20 > 0:23:25a significant role in restoring this is stonemason Heath Shakespeare.
0:23:25 > 0:23:27How long were you here for and what did your work involve?
0:23:27 > 0:23:30Uh, I was here for about nearly four years.
0:23:30 > 0:23:32I was in charge of all the stonemasons, so, yeah.
0:23:32 > 0:23:36- We had about 24 guys here. - 24 guys?- Yeah, at the peak, yeah.
0:23:36 > 0:23:40It must be fantastic working on historic sites like this,
0:23:40 > 0:23:43surrounded by history. Do you ever find anything?
0:23:43 > 0:23:46- Yeah, we've found a few things. We found a musket ball...- Yeah.
0:23:46 > 0:23:49..in one of the joints. We also found a Roman coin.
0:23:49 > 0:23:51And we also found a sarcophagus.
0:23:51 > 0:23:54So that was four metres down, and we found the old church floor.
0:23:54 > 0:23:56- So, yeah, that was quite interesting.- Quite exciting.
0:23:56 > 0:23:59- Yeah, it was quite.- Do you learn a lot when you're doing this?
0:23:59 > 0:24:02You do, yeah. You get to see how the old masons worked
0:24:02 > 0:24:04and you see the individual chisel marks they'd made
0:24:04 > 0:24:07- and you just think...- They're strike marks to identify who did it.
0:24:07 > 0:24:11- Yes, yeah.- Do you have marks like that?- Yes, yes, we have a mark.
0:24:11 > 0:24:15- It's just an "H" with, like, an apex on it.- Right.- Yeah, so...
0:24:15 > 0:24:17And, so, if I wander around...carefully...!
0:24:17 > 0:24:20- You might see it.- I might spot it? - No, they're hidden behind.
0:24:20 > 0:24:22- Oh, are they?- We usually put them behind the back of the stone
0:24:22 > 0:24:23so they're out of sight.
0:24:23 > 0:24:25Can you point out some of your work?
0:24:25 > 0:24:28Is that your w...? That looks neater at the top, the parapet.
0:24:28 > 0:24:30- Yes, it does. The top metre came off...- Yeah.
0:24:30 > 0:24:33And then we put a waterproof barrier on it,
0:24:33 > 0:24:36got rid of all of the vegetation and did a weathering top on it.
0:24:36 > 0:24:39I mean, considering it's been here for such a long time, you know...
0:24:39 > 0:24:42- It's stood the test of time, hasn't it?- It has, yeah.
0:24:42 > 0:24:44It's withstood a lot of cannon fire and, obviously,
0:24:44 > 0:24:46we're quite high above sea-level here as well,
0:24:46 > 0:24:49so the weather as well's taken a toll on it...
0:24:49 > 0:24:52- Yeah.- And it's still here today, and hopefully a lot longer now.
0:24:52 > 0:24:55How significant is this site to other historic sites you've worked on?
0:24:55 > 0:24:57Uh, I've worked on a lot of castles, Paul.
0:24:57 > 0:25:01Uh, Nottingham Castle, Newark and obviously now Lincoln,
0:25:01 > 0:25:04and it is very special because nobody's really worked on it,
0:25:04 > 0:25:08and the workmanship on it in its day and the tools they had,
0:25:08 > 0:25:10it's pretty impressive what the final outcome was.
0:25:12 > 0:25:15After 1,000 years, many marks have been left by the castle's
0:25:15 > 0:25:20varied inhabitants and visitors, as it's adapted to meet changing needs.
0:25:23 > 0:25:28In 1541, Henry VIII strode these walls with his young wife,
0:25:28 > 0:25:31Catherine Howard, lording it over his subjects.
0:25:31 > 0:25:34And, of course, it was a great opportunity
0:25:34 > 0:25:37for the people of Lincoln to come here and show their royal support
0:25:37 > 0:25:40because five years previously there had been an uprising here,
0:25:40 > 0:25:44opposing the King's suppression of religious buildings.
0:25:44 > 0:25:47The ringleaders were arrested, executed.
0:25:47 > 0:25:49One was even hung, drawn and quartered for treason
0:25:49 > 0:25:51on or very near this spot.
0:25:53 > 0:25:56The tower provided watch during the anarchic days
0:25:56 > 0:25:58of the English Civil War.
0:25:58 > 0:26:01Lincoln, sandwiched between parliamentary and royalist
0:26:01 > 0:26:04strongholds, was in a strategic spot.
0:26:05 > 0:26:08King Charles I visited during the English Civil War
0:26:08 > 0:26:11when the city swung between opposing forces.
0:26:11 > 0:26:16Now, although royalist troops threw great, big boulders and rocks down
0:26:16 > 0:26:19here, on the parliamentary forces, they still managed to get their
0:26:19 > 0:26:24ladders up the side of this castle, scale these walls and take control.
0:26:24 > 0:26:27And believe me, that is some climb.
0:26:29 > 0:26:31Now, remember, the castle always had a prison
0:26:31 > 0:26:33and that quirky tower you see up there,
0:26:33 > 0:26:35look, on top of the watchtower
0:26:35 > 0:26:38was added in the early part of the 19th century.
0:26:38 > 0:26:42Rumour has it that the prison governor was a keen stargazer,
0:26:42 > 0:26:45so not only could he watch the sky at night,
0:26:45 > 0:26:48he could keep a watchful eye over the prison below.
0:26:48 > 0:26:51It was designed to segregate the prisoners from corrupting
0:26:51 > 0:26:55influences, so they could reflect on their bad behaviour.
0:26:56 > 0:26:59People are no longer imprisoned here, but criminal cases are
0:26:59 > 0:27:04still held at the Crown Court, which lies within the historic walls.
0:27:04 > 0:27:07It is therefore fitting that the castle now holds
0:27:07 > 0:27:11Lincoln Cathedral's original Magna Carta in a special vault.
0:27:11 > 0:27:15This ground-breaking charter of liberties guaranteed every man
0:27:15 > 0:27:18the right to justice and a fair trial.
0:27:23 > 0:27:25William the Conqueror picked a good spot.
0:27:25 > 0:27:29Built almost 1,000 years ago, these fortifications have witnessed
0:27:29 > 0:27:32some dramatic events in our history -
0:27:32 > 0:27:36battles, uprisings, pomp and pageantry...
0:27:36 > 0:27:39The castle's even used today for gatherings,
0:27:39 > 0:27:41including a sausage festival!
0:27:41 > 0:27:45Times may have changed, but these walls can really talk.
0:27:45 > 0:27:46They've seen it all.
0:27:59 > 0:28:02Welcome back to Grimsby Minster.
0:28:02 > 0:28:04As you can see, it's still a full house here.
0:28:04 > 0:28:07It's time to catch up with our experts to see what else
0:28:07 > 0:28:09we can find to take off to auction.
0:28:10 > 0:28:14There's something small and very shiny on Michael's table.
0:28:16 > 0:28:18Dawn, treasures come large and small,
0:28:18 > 0:28:21- but you've brought a very small treasure here today.- Yes.
0:28:21 > 0:28:24Before we look at it, what can you tell me about it?
0:28:24 > 0:28:29My husband's grandfather, who was in service to the honourable
0:28:29 > 0:28:34Dudley Pelham of Lincoln, who married a Sibthorp...
0:28:34 > 0:28:37Very, very well-known people in the city...
0:28:37 > 0:28:39- Uh, Pelham Bridge is actually named after them.- Oh!
0:28:39 > 0:28:44And, um, my husband Keith's grandfather passed them on to him.
0:28:44 > 0:28:47- So it's got noble antecedents to it. - It has.
0:28:47 > 0:28:49Well, it's a noble little box.
0:28:49 > 0:28:53I mean, if you look at it, it looks like gold, it's gilt metal.
0:28:53 > 0:28:55Gilt cooper and gilt brass...
0:28:55 > 0:29:00But it's beautifully stamped, "Congress at Verona, 1822".
0:29:00 > 0:29:02Well, that's lovely, that tells us the event,
0:29:02 > 0:29:06but these boxes usually have a little secret...
0:29:06 > 0:29:08Ah! There we go.
0:29:08 > 0:29:11You've got all these little tokens, or commemorative medallions...
0:29:11 > 0:29:14There we've got the Duke of Wellington, and I think we'll
0:29:14 > 0:29:17go on for the great and the good of Europe.
0:29:17 > 0:29:22So we've got princes, princesses, queens...
0:29:22 > 0:29:26I mean, this really comes after the upheavals with the Napoleonic War.
0:29:26 > 0:29:31- Right. - And you defeat poor old Napoleon...
0:29:31 > 0:29:36And the first congress they have is the Congress of Vienna
0:29:36 > 0:29:39and that is to sort everything out after the war,
0:29:39 > 0:29:44but it's also a massive party, a political bunfight,
0:29:44 > 0:29:46and it goes on for 18 months.
0:29:46 > 0:29:47This, I imagine,
0:29:47 > 0:29:52although my early 19th-century history isn't what it should be,
0:29:52 > 0:29:54is a similar event.
0:29:54 > 0:29:57I think it was to decide a constitutional matter
0:29:57 > 0:29:58of Spanish government,
0:29:58 > 0:30:01which would have been affected under the Napoleonic Wars,
0:30:01 > 0:30:05and as people would come to Verona for the congress,
0:30:05 > 0:30:09these would be purchased by the great and the good.
0:30:09 > 0:30:13- So, it's a little tourist's souvenir, really.- Oh, I see.
0:30:13 > 0:30:17Um, but beautifully made and a wonderful collectable,
0:30:17 > 0:30:18a little bit of history.
0:30:18 > 0:30:22Have you got any idea of what the value might be of them?
0:30:22 > 0:30:24We have no idea, no.
0:30:24 > 0:30:26No, I mean, they're tricky things to value
0:30:26 > 0:30:30because it's a very narrow band of people that collect this stuff.
0:30:30 > 0:30:35I think sensibly, and I hate to do it, but let's say £80-£120,
0:30:35 > 0:30:40just because it's £10 each per counter and £20 for the box,
0:30:40 > 0:30:42- but I hope...- Really?
0:30:42 > 0:30:47..if two people understand them, we'll be closer to £150, £200
0:30:47 > 0:30:51- on the day.- OK.- But we'll put a fixed reserve of £80.- OK.
0:30:51 > 0:30:55So, Dawn, thank you very much for bringing in a very interesting item.
0:30:55 > 0:30:58- Thank you for telling me more about it.- It's a pleasure.
0:30:59 > 0:31:00Time to buckle up now
0:31:00 > 0:31:03as Anita's spotted a truly scrumptious piece of nostalgia.
0:31:06 > 0:31:11Neville, you have brought along to "Flog It!" today
0:31:11 > 0:31:14Chitty Chitty Bang Bang -
0:31:14 > 0:31:21"The most fantasmagorical Corgi toy in the history of everything."
0:31:22 > 0:31:25Tell me, where did you get it?
0:31:25 > 0:31:27Tell me the background of it.
0:31:27 > 0:31:30Well, when we was young, I had three young children.
0:31:30 > 0:31:36The film came on, so we went out to look at the film,
0:31:36 > 0:31:39then two or three days after, we went around shopping
0:31:39 > 0:31:43and we saw this in the shop, so I decided to go in and buy it.
0:31:43 > 0:31:47Right. Were you so enchanted by the movie?
0:31:47 > 0:31:52Oh, yes, I watched it for years and even now I still watch it
0:31:52 > 0:31:54- when it comes on television.- Aw...
0:31:54 > 0:31:58- It gave you such a feel-good factor? - Yes, yeah. Yeah, it does.
0:31:58 > 0:32:03You see, the vintage toy market is very, very strong and toy cars...
0:32:03 > 0:32:06Well, toy cars gave little boys
0:32:06 > 0:32:11- endless hours of pleasure all over the world.- Yeah, yeah.
0:32:11 > 0:32:13They have generally been played with,
0:32:13 > 0:32:16they have generally been kicked about a lot,
0:32:16 > 0:32:21and I have to congratulate you, Neville, for keeping this toy
0:32:21 > 0:32:27in mint condition, and that's what the toy collectors want.
0:32:27 > 0:32:28Yeah, yeah.
0:32:28 > 0:32:32- It's a Corgi toy. Corgi made good toys.- Toys.
0:32:32 > 0:32:35There was great attention to detail.
0:32:35 > 0:32:40This little toy was made over a period of maybe three or four years.
0:32:40 > 0:32:43The film came out in 1968,
0:32:43 > 0:32:49and the film was loosely based on one of Ian Fleming's novels,
0:32:49 > 0:32:50The Magical Car.
0:32:50 > 0:32:55This writer of serious spy books,
0:32:55 > 0:33:02- uh, also made this wonderful novel about a car.- Yeah.
0:33:02 > 0:33:07And Chitty Chitty Bang Bang was inspired by this novel.
0:33:07 > 0:33:10- You had kids at the time? - Yes, we've got three.
0:33:10 > 0:33:13Were you not tempted to give it to the kids?
0:33:13 > 0:33:16No, because I wanted that for myself.
0:33:17 > 0:33:20- That's why I bought it. For a keepsake.- Do you know, Neville,
0:33:20 > 0:33:24- I think you're just a big kid at heart.- Yeah.
0:33:24 > 0:33:28So, why are you wanting to sell it now?
0:33:28 > 0:33:32Well, I've enjoyed it for so long and, you know, I'm getting on now,
0:33:32 > 0:33:37so I thought, why not let somebody else have their enjoyment out of it?
0:33:37 > 0:33:41- You had the pleasure, now time to pass it on.- Yes, it is, yeah.- OK.
0:33:41 > 0:33:45Um, an estimate that I would put on this would be, say,
0:33:45 > 0:33:50- between £70 and £100.- Well, that's fine.- Would...?- That's fine, yeah.
0:33:50 > 0:33:52OK. So, we'll put it into auction.
0:33:52 > 0:33:56- Would you like us to put a reserve on it?- Yes, please. Yeah.
0:33:56 > 0:34:00- Will we put £70, £60...?- Yeah, 60, 65, something like that.- 60.
0:34:00 > 0:34:03- Uh-huh, with a wee bit of discretion.- Yeah, please.
0:34:03 > 0:34:09Well, Neville, uh, thank you for all the fun that you've brought along
0:34:09 > 0:34:13with Chitty Chitty Bang Bang today and I'll see you at the auction.
0:34:13 > 0:34:15Thank you very much.
0:34:15 > 0:34:19Anita really enjoyed that one - who doesn't love a flying car?
0:34:19 > 0:34:22The crowd here at Grimsby Minster are doing us proud.
0:34:24 > 0:34:27Never, ever, ever come across one of those before.
0:34:27 > 0:34:30- It's for measuring the pitch of a... - Propeller.- Propeller.
0:34:30 > 0:34:32I think that's really quite delightful.
0:34:32 > 0:34:34- Is it something you're willing to sell?- Yes.
0:34:34 > 0:34:37I'm easily distracted by a fine bit of craftsmanship
0:34:37 > 0:34:39and it looks like Michael's the same.
0:34:41 > 0:34:46Keith, thank you for making my day with this absolutely wonderful jug.
0:34:46 > 0:34:48Before I take you through it,
0:34:48 > 0:34:51what do you know about it and where did it come from?
0:34:51 > 0:34:54OK, first of all, it was handed down to me from my mother
0:34:54 > 0:34:56when she passed on
0:34:56 > 0:35:01and it was handed to her by a lady that she cared for,
0:35:01 > 0:35:04so that's how I come to get the jug.
0:35:04 > 0:35:06I took it in for valuation
0:35:06 > 0:35:11and they classed it as an 1870 Edinburgh claret jug.
0:35:11 > 0:35:14- It's what I was told.- Spot on.
0:35:14 > 0:35:19It's nice to have the opportunity to clear this up because what you have
0:35:19 > 0:35:25is a claret jug because the handle is one continuous piece of silver.
0:35:25 > 0:35:30- Right.- You also get this shape with ivory fillets in.
0:35:30 > 0:35:35Those are hot water jugs and for as long as I've been in this business,
0:35:35 > 0:35:38most auctioneers haven't been able to tell the difference,
0:35:38 > 0:35:41so I've got the opportunity to say it now
0:35:41 > 0:35:44- and the difference in value is considerable.- Right, OK.
0:35:44 > 0:35:49A hot water jug is worth a few hundred pounds - a claret jug
0:35:49 > 0:35:55- becomes interesting because it's related to wine antiques.- Right.
0:35:55 > 0:35:56It does...
0:35:57 > 0:35:59- Bit of a wobble.- ..wobble.
0:35:59 > 0:36:02And actually, when I look at that,
0:36:02 > 0:36:07- rather than being something insignificant, it is a crack...- Oh.
0:36:07 > 0:36:11..all the way around the foot, and funnily enough, by the same token,
0:36:11 > 0:36:16as I look there, at some point the handle has been off as well...
0:36:16 > 0:36:17- Oh.- ..and back on.
0:36:17 > 0:36:21So is there any reason why it might have been through the wars?
0:36:21 > 0:36:24Has it been in the hands of a silversmith or anything?
0:36:24 > 0:36:28It has, actually, because originally there was
0:36:28 > 0:36:35- a brassy configuration on this smooth body of the vessel.- Yes...
0:36:35 > 0:36:39- And I think my mother thought it was tarnished.- Yes...
0:36:39 > 0:36:42And she was putting Brasso on it to clean it up.
0:36:42 > 0:36:47It's only when I took it to the jewellers for the valuation
0:36:47 > 0:36:50- that they said that it was high-quality gold.- Gold, yes.
0:36:50 > 0:36:52We asked his recommendations
0:36:52 > 0:36:57and he said, "Well, we'll send it up to Sheffield and we'll..."
0:36:57 > 0:37:00- pickle it or reconstitute it? - Clean it all off.
0:37:00 > 0:37:05Clean it all off. And it come back a beautiful shiny vessel.
0:37:05 > 0:37:06I think in the early days,
0:37:06 > 0:37:11I think my young children played with it a bit and...
0:37:11 > 0:37:12Ah, ah, that won't help.
0:37:12 > 0:37:17But apart from that, I can't think of anything else.
0:37:17 > 0:37:22Well, thankfully it's still what we class as a commercial piece
0:37:22 > 0:37:24- in that people use them.- OK.
0:37:24 > 0:37:26Why now have you decided to part with it?
0:37:26 > 0:37:30Well, I don't think any of our children would appreciate it
0:37:30 > 0:37:33being handed down. I don't think they're interested in it,
0:37:33 > 0:37:36so we might as well sell it, put the money towards
0:37:36 > 0:37:40- a long-distance holiday that we're planning.- Something you'll enjoy.
0:37:40 > 0:37:42- Yeah.- Excellent idea.
0:37:42 > 0:37:48I think, taking into account all the work that's been done on it
0:37:48 > 0:37:50and needs to be done on it,
0:37:50 > 0:37:55- if we put it into auction at £700-£1,000...- OK.
0:37:55 > 0:37:58..and we put a fixed reserve of £700 on it for you,
0:37:58 > 0:38:02- I think that's the most sensible way to get the best price for it.- OK.
0:38:02 > 0:38:07So let's give it a whirl, but thank you so much for bringing it in.
0:38:07 > 0:38:09It's been a real pleasure to see it.
0:38:13 > 0:38:16Sadly, we've got to bid farewell to this historic setting
0:38:16 > 0:38:19because we've got some unfinished business to do in the saleroom,
0:38:19 > 0:38:21so I'd just like to say right now,
0:38:21 > 0:38:23- have you enjoyed yourselves, everyone? ALL:- Yes!
0:38:23 > 0:38:26Well, thank you so much for coming in because you have brought us
0:38:26 > 0:38:28the most wonderful treasures
0:38:28 > 0:38:31and we're going to put the last batch to the test. Right now,
0:38:31 > 0:38:33here's a quick recap of all the items
0:38:33 > 0:38:35that are going under the hammer.
0:38:35 > 0:38:38A tourist souvenir from a bygone era, the commemorative coins
0:38:38 > 0:38:40in a special case.
0:38:42 > 0:38:44Straight from the musical,
0:38:44 > 0:38:47our fine four-fendered friend.
0:38:47 > 0:38:48And a real bit of class,
0:38:48 > 0:38:50the silver claret jug.
0:38:54 > 0:38:56Back at the auction house, it's fingers crossed
0:38:56 > 0:38:59auctioneer Colin Young will have the bidders out in force
0:38:59 > 0:39:02for the commemorative coins.
0:39:02 > 0:39:04Now, something I've not come across before,
0:39:04 > 0:39:07so I'm learning every day on "Flog It!" and I hope you are.
0:39:07 > 0:39:10It's a little gilt metal box, it belongs to Dawn here.
0:39:10 > 0:39:13- Well done for you for hanging onto it, OK?- OK.
0:39:13 > 0:39:14Yeah, and looking after it.
0:39:14 > 0:39:16It's not a lot of money and hopefully it will find a new home.
0:39:16 > 0:39:18It's going under the hammer right now.
0:39:18 > 0:39:22Going over here, lot number 251 is the small gilt metal circular box
0:39:22 > 0:39:24and commemorative pieces in there,
0:39:24 > 0:39:26so, what shall we say for this one?
0:39:26 > 0:39:28Who's going to start me at £100?
0:39:28 > 0:39:29100. 80 to go, then.
0:39:29 > 0:39:33We're already £100 bid, at 100, 110. 110, 120. 120 on the left.
0:39:33 > 0:39:36Oh, they're both on the internet bidding against one another.
0:39:36 > 0:39:39- Excellent!- Bid at 130, 130, 140.
0:39:39 > 0:39:4350, 160, at 160, 170. 180, 180 bid. At 180.
0:39:43 > 0:39:47At 180, 190 now, it's the last call for everybody. Are we all sure?
0:39:47 > 0:39:49We're done and finished, then.
0:39:49 > 0:39:52Looks like we're going out at £180.
0:39:52 > 0:39:54180!
0:39:54 > 0:39:57- Brilliant.- Yes!- Well done. Well done, you, as well.
0:39:57 > 0:39:58- That's good.- That was good.
0:39:58 > 0:40:01- A good result.- You're happy with that. I was a little bit worried.
0:40:01 > 0:40:03I thought it's not a lot of money, 80-120, is it?
0:40:03 > 0:40:06- That's how it works, isn't it? - At least they've gone.- Yeah.
0:40:06 > 0:40:08- Thank you very much. - Thank you for bringing it in.
0:40:08 > 0:40:09It made our valuation day.
0:40:09 > 0:40:12Now we're hoping for a fantasmagorical result
0:40:12 > 0:40:15on the next lot, but our auctioneer has spotted
0:40:15 > 0:40:18a bit of an issue with Neville's famous flying car.
0:40:21 > 0:40:25- We all loved the car, didn't we? - Yes.- Colin had a look at the box
0:40:25 > 0:40:29- and he said the box is more recent than the car.- Yes, it is.
0:40:29 > 0:40:32The box got damaged and we lost it.
0:40:32 > 0:40:37- Right, so you bought a more recent box.- A more recent box, yes. Yeah.
0:40:37 > 0:40:41- The car is in perfect condition, so we've got that going for it.- Yeah.
0:40:41 > 0:40:43- And it's an iconic toy.- Yes.
0:40:43 > 0:40:46Anyway, look, Neville, it's going under the hammer right now.
0:40:46 > 0:40:49Fingers crossed we get the top end because this car is gorgeous.
0:40:49 > 0:40:52Lot number 611 is Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.
0:40:52 > 0:40:56Here we go, what shall we say for this? Start me at £80 for it.
0:40:56 > 0:40:5880, 80. 50 to go, then, surely.
0:40:58 > 0:41:00£50, anybody? 50.
0:41:00 > 0:41:0230 if you like, then. £30, 30, got to be sold. £30.
0:41:02 > 0:41:0430 over there, at 30 bid. 32 now, do I see it?
0:41:04 > 0:41:0735, five, bid at five, 38, bid 40.
0:41:07 > 0:41:1040, do I see now? Got a bid at 40. Two now, 42, 45.
0:41:10 > 0:41:1248, 48 bid, 48 bid, 50.
0:41:12 > 0:41:16- 50, got a bid... - Creeping up.- It is.
0:41:16 > 0:41:1958, splits the bid, 58. 60 now, 60 bid. 60 and two now?
0:41:19 > 0:41:20At 60, should be a bit more than this,
0:41:20 > 0:41:23bid at £60, we're on the market at £60 bid, two for anybody else there.
0:41:23 > 0:41:26In the room, then, selling at £60...
0:41:26 > 0:41:28Sold at £60.
0:41:28 > 0:41:30- He used a bit of discretion. - He did, didn't he?
0:41:30 > 0:41:33- Are you happy with that, £60?- I'm happy with that, yeah.- Brilliant.
0:41:33 > 0:41:36- Oh, that's good.- What we put on it for discretion, wasn't it?
0:41:36 > 0:41:38- Yes.- So I'm happy with that. - Good.- Good.- Well done.
0:41:38 > 0:41:40Thank you for bringing that in.
0:41:40 > 0:41:44So Chitty heads to the skies with a new owner.
0:41:44 > 0:41:49Our next item got Michael quite excited at our valuation day.
0:41:49 > 0:41:50Going under the hammer right now,
0:41:50 > 0:41:53we've got a Victorian silver Scottish claret jug and it belongs
0:41:53 > 0:41:56to Keith, I think, who's brought along your wife, haven't you?
0:41:56 > 0:41:58- You weren't at the valuation date, were you?- No.- What's your name?
0:41:58 > 0:42:01- Glenys.- Pleased to meet you. Do you like this claret jug?
0:42:01 > 0:42:04- I always have done.- Always have done? Why is he selling it?
0:42:04 > 0:42:07Because none of the children want it and, you know,
0:42:07 > 0:42:09it's just taking up space, really.
0:42:09 > 0:42:11- It's a lovely thing.- It's gorgeous.
0:42:11 > 0:42:15- It's nice that it's got Edinburgh marks on it.- Yes.- Um...
0:42:15 > 0:42:19- Are there silver buyers here today? We'll find out in a moment.- OK. OK.
0:42:19 > 0:42:21- That's the big question, isn't it, really?- Yeah.- It is.
0:42:21 > 0:42:24- Fingers crossed.- Let's see if we can find it a new home.- Yeah.
0:42:24 > 0:42:26Here we go, let's put it to the test.
0:42:26 > 0:42:30Showing here, nicely decorated with swags, lovely cast body as well
0:42:30 > 0:42:32and we start straight in, £500 bid.
0:42:32 > 0:42:33500. 550.
0:42:33 > 0:42:35550, 600. 650, 700.
0:42:35 > 0:42:36700, 750 now.
0:42:36 > 0:42:40750, 800, 850 now, 850, 900, 950 now.
0:42:40 > 0:42:43950 now, at £900 bid.
0:42:43 > 0:42:45950, at 950, 1000 surely.
0:42:45 > 0:42:481000, fresh blood. 1000, 1100,
0:42:48 > 0:42:501050, at 1050, 1100. 1100 now. 1100, 1150 now.
0:42:50 > 0:42:521150, and 1200, 1200 bid.
0:42:52 > 0:42:541250 anywhere else now then,
0:42:54 > 0:42:56at 1200, all done and finished and going at £1,200...
0:42:56 > 0:43:00- £1,200. Brilliant.- Wow.- I'm very happy with that.- Marvellous.
0:43:00 > 0:43:02That was good, wasn't it? Quality, you see.
0:43:02 > 0:43:05That's going to go very nicely towards the holiday.
0:43:05 > 0:43:07- I'm going to take her to Australia if possible.- That's a long way away
0:43:07 > 0:43:09- but look, do enjoy it. - Thank you very much.
0:43:09 > 0:43:12Thank you so much for coming in. You've obviously been our lucky charm
0:43:12 > 0:43:13and what a way to end today's show
0:43:13 > 0:43:16here in the heart of historic Lincoln. I hope you've enjoyed it.
0:43:16 > 0:43:19We've thoroughly enjoyed being here and I can't wait to come back.
0:43:19 > 0:43:21Well done to our experts. See you next time.