0:00:08 > 0:00:10Today, we're at Herstmonceux Castle in Sussex.
0:00:10 > 0:00:13Now this is the stuff that fairy tales are made of.
0:00:13 > 0:00:14Just look at that!
0:00:14 > 0:00:18And just look at that amazing crowd we've got today.
0:00:18 > 0:00:21People have come from far and wide, laden with bags and boxes
0:00:21 > 0:00:24and all sorts of treasures for our experts to see.
0:00:24 > 0:00:26Welcome to Flog It!
0:00:50 > 0:00:54Even though it was built in 1441, this magnificent castle,
0:00:54 > 0:00:56circled by a moat,
0:00:56 > 0:00:59has weathered the centuries in remarkably good condition.
0:00:59 > 0:01:02That's because it was built as a grand home,
0:01:02 > 0:01:04rather than a military castle,
0:01:04 > 0:01:07and for hundreds of years, it's been home to wealthy owners.
0:01:07 > 0:01:09These days, it's a university campus,
0:01:09 > 0:01:12with students coming from all over the world to study
0:01:12 > 0:01:16in the unique surroundings of a medieval castle.
0:01:16 > 0:01:18Today, our Flog It! faithful are gathered outside,
0:01:18 > 0:01:21like a mighty army laying siege to a castle.
0:01:21 > 0:01:23Only, they're armed with their bags
0:01:23 > 0:01:25and boxes full of antiques and treasures.
0:01:25 > 0:01:27They're here to see our experts, to get a valuation.
0:01:27 > 0:01:30And, if you're happy with that valuation, what are you going to do?
0:01:30 > 0:01:31Flog It!
0:01:31 > 0:01:33Welcome to the show.
0:01:36 > 0:01:40And today, ready to inspect the items brought in by this happy horde
0:01:40 > 0:01:44of Flog It! fans, we've recruited two of our finest antiques experts,
0:01:44 > 0:01:46- ..Jonathan Pratt... - I'll give you one of these stickers.
0:01:46 > 0:01:48It means that we will have a look at them in a bit.
0:01:48 > 0:01:49..and James Lewis.
0:01:49 > 0:01:51- What have we got in there? - It's a Model T Ford.
0:01:51 > 0:01:53- Have you got a real one?- No!
0:01:53 > 0:01:56They'll be battling it out, to find the owners with the best objects
0:01:56 > 0:01:57to take off to auction.
0:01:57 > 0:02:01I've sat on that railway, eating croissants, drinking coffee.
0:02:01 > 0:02:03Oh, hard life. Hard life.
0:02:04 > 0:02:06Wow! Don't bicker, boys.
0:02:06 > 0:02:08There's plenty of antiques for everyone.
0:02:10 > 0:02:11And there's not a moment to lose.
0:02:11 > 0:02:13We've got many items to look through,
0:02:13 > 0:02:16so, as everyone gets settled in in the colourful ballroom,
0:02:16 > 0:02:20here's a sneak preview of what's coming up later on in the show.
0:02:20 > 0:02:23Jonathan discovers one collection isn't to everyone's taste.
0:02:23 > 0:02:26He tends to be a bit of a Womble for collections.
0:02:26 > 0:02:29- But Wombles pick up rubbish, don't they?- Well, yes.
0:02:30 > 0:02:33James tries to make off with one of his finds.
0:02:33 > 0:02:34The best place for that...
0:02:38 > 0:02:42And I get the chance to ride on a steam train with a big difference.
0:02:44 > 0:02:45Well, as you can see,
0:02:45 > 0:02:48everybody is now safely seated inside the ballroom,
0:02:48 > 0:02:50so let's get on with that first valuation.
0:02:50 > 0:02:52It's straight over to Jonathan Pratt's table
0:02:52 > 0:02:53and I know he's spotted something
0:02:53 > 0:02:55which could give us a real surprise in the auction room.
0:02:55 > 0:02:58Let's take a closer look at what he's talking about.
0:03:00 > 0:03:04So, Sally... welcome to Herstmonceux Castle.
0:03:04 > 0:03:06You've brought a great bunch of stuff along.
0:03:06 > 0:03:08- Yeah.- Where has it all come from?
0:03:08 > 0:03:11My husband's aunt had them and...
0:03:12 > 0:03:15..they've just been in the family forever.
0:03:15 > 0:03:17OK. I spotted these in the queue.
0:03:17 > 0:03:18- Yes.- And I spotted that to start with.
0:03:18 > 0:03:21That's right. A nice cigarette case.
0:03:21 > 0:03:24- Beautiful, isn't it? - Gold, black enamel...
0:03:24 > 0:03:27It's hallmarked 14K on the inside of the lid,
0:03:27 > 0:03:32and that's often a purity that you associate with American gold work.
0:03:32 > 0:03:35The front here, this little rectangle, is set with diamonds.
0:03:35 > 0:03:37I wondered whether that was, yes.
0:03:37 > 0:03:39There is a lot of workmanship involved.
0:03:39 > 0:03:41But it didn't look like this when I saw it.
0:03:42 > 0:03:43What happened?
0:03:43 > 0:03:46Well, you saw it in the queue,
0:03:46 > 0:03:49and then I took it out of the box and it just had a life of its own.
0:03:49 > 0:03:53- Oh, no!- And it just shattered onto the floor and I'm absolutely gutted.
0:03:53 > 0:03:58It's difficult to restore, because you have to get the...
0:03:58 > 0:04:00The refractive indices of the glass has to match.
0:04:00 > 0:04:01It's a real shame.
0:04:01 > 0:04:05Yes, it is. It just flew out of the box.
0:04:05 > 0:04:09But a fabulous piece of '20s history, OK.
0:04:09 > 0:04:11- Yes.- And then, moving on, maybe a slightly later date.
0:04:11 > 0:04:15This is about 1930, still with the Art Deco feel.
0:04:15 > 0:04:16This is silver and black enamel again.
0:04:16 > 0:04:18- Yes.- And...
0:04:18 > 0:04:21Ka-ching! Oh, gosh, look at that! You've got the marks on here,
0:04:21 > 0:04:23which are import marks, silver import marks.
0:04:23 > 0:04:24But it's circa 1930.
0:04:24 > 0:04:27- Yeah.- That's a really cool thing.
0:04:27 > 0:04:28- Yeah.- It ticks many boxes.- Yeah.
0:04:28 > 0:04:31- The collectors of Art Deco, the collectors of sewing...- Yeah.
0:04:31 > 0:04:32And then you've brought...
0:04:32 > 0:04:34You've brought a whole bunch of goodies along.
0:04:34 > 0:04:35And then, these three here.
0:04:35 > 0:04:38This is a very well-known picture by Thomas Gainsborough.
0:04:38 > 0:04:40- The Blue Boy, isn't it? - The Blue Boy, yes.
0:04:40 > 0:04:41Silver and enamel, again.
0:04:41 > 0:04:43- It didn't get dropped. - It didn't get dropped.
0:04:43 > 0:04:46- No.- Not by you, anyway.- No. - But you've got engine turning,
0:04:46 > 0:04:49so that you get the pattern of the silver and the glass laid over.
0:04:49 > 0:04:50So, a really nice thing.
0:04:50 > 0:04:52People call them patch boxes,
0:04:52 > 0:04:54but it might have been a little powder box, perhaps.
0:04:54 > 0:04:58- Yeah.- The same thing again. Nice traditional shape.
0:04:58 > 0:05:00Basket of flowers. It's nice.
0:05:00 > 0:05:02- Pretty. - Mid-early century, last century.
0:05:02 > 0:05:05And then, finally, you've got this one, which is French silver,
0:05:05 > 0:05:0819th-century, slightly different.
0:05:08 > 0:05:10So, I've purposely put them in these little areas.
0:05:10 > 0:05:12I see them as three distinct...
0:05:12 > 0:05:14- Lots.- Collectors' areas.
0:05:14 > 0:05:17- I'll start with this one. - Be gentle with that one.
0:05:17 > 0:05:20Yeah, you know, I think, in the way it is at the moment,
0:05:20 > 0:05:23I think it's sensible to price it at £200-300.
0:05:23 > 0:05:26And what would it have been valued at, had it not have been that?
0:05:26 > 0:05:29- Come on.- I would say, probably £600-£800.- Oh, my goodness.
0:05:29 > 0:05:32Yeah, and maybe a little bit more. I haven't done the research,
0:05:32 > 0:05:34but I think a collector will be put off.
0:05:34 > 0:05:37The dealer will then take it on as a restoration job, perhaps.
0:05:37 > 0:05:40It's 14 carat gold and there's quite a lot of it there.
0:05:40 > 0:05:42So, that's the first lot, £200-£300.
0:05:42 > 0:05:47Collectors love sewing, silver, it's Art Deco.
0:05:47 > 0:05:50£100 to £150, thereabouts.
0:05:50 > 0:05:53And then, this little group here, £200 to £300.
0:05:53 > 0:05:57- OK.- And reserves will fix just below the lower estimate, I would say,
0:05:57 > 0:05:59with what we call discretion.
0:05:59 > 0:06:01- Are you happy with that? - Yes, that's fine.
0:06:01 > 0:06:03Fabulous. Well, I really love them
0:06:03 > 0:06:04and I hope we do really well for you.
0:06:04 > 0:06:05I hope so, too.
0:06:08 > 0:06:12It's such a shame Sally damaged one of the cases here today,
0:06:12 > 0:06:14but it's still a lovely collection.
0:06:14 > 0:06:17Next up is James and it looks like he's struck gold.
0:06:20 > 0:06:23Well, there's one thing you know will always sell well at auction
0:06:23 > 0:06:24and that is gold.
0:06:24 > 0:06:26Lorraine, why are you selling it?
0:06:26 > 0:06:29I'm selling it because I've just bought a new house.
0:06:29 > 0:06:32And I think it would be quite nice to put it towards the new house,
0:06:32 > 0:06:35with the family together, especially as I inherited it from my nan.
0:06:35 > 0:06:37So I think that's what she would like, really.
0:06:37 > 0:06:40- What do you know about it? - I know it's 1904.
0:06:40 > 0:06:41It is a 20 gold coin,
0:06:41 > 0:06:46which my grandfather bought from a jeweller's in the Strand in London.
0:06:46 > 0:06:48He used to have a business in Covent Garden.
0:06:48 > 0:06:51He used to purchase a few items there for my nan
0:06:51 > 0:06:53and, hence, why I inherited it, really.
0:06:53 > 0:06:57Brilliant. Well, it's a great coin.
0:06:57 > 0:07:00On the front of the coin here, we've got Liberty.
0:07:00 > 0:07:01Let's have a look on the back.
0:07:03 > 0:07:07There we've got United States of America,
0:07:07 > 0:07:1220, and the US eagle in the centre there.
0:07:12 > 0:07:14It's just under pure gold.
0:07:14 > 0:07:17It's 21.6 carat.
0:07:17 > 0:07:19Our gold sovereigns in this country are 22 carats.
0:07:19 > 0:07:23- OK.- So just a slightly better quality.
0:07:23 > 0:07:25Known as the Double Eagle.
0:07:25 > 0:07:29Designed by James Barton in 1849.
0:07:29 > 0:07:33And produced all the way through until 1907.
0:07:33 > 0:07:38James Barton was an engraver and a designer for the mint in America.
0:07:38 > 0:07:40And this is one of his most famous coins.
0:07:40 > 0:07:44I think that might do very, very nicely.
0:07:44 > 0:07:46- It's a good coin.- Really?
0:07:46 > 0:07:48So, almost all the values of these
0:07:48 > 0:07:51fluctuate with the international gold price.
0:07:51 > 0:07:54At the moment, that's worth about 700.
0:07:54 > 0:07:59- OK.- So 700-900, as an estimate, and I think it'll do jolly well.
0:07:59 > 0:08:03- OK.- Is that all right for you, that sort of price?
0:08:03 > 0:08:05I was hoping it would be a little bit more.
0:08:05 > 0:08:08- Go on, then. What...?- I did a little bit of research on the internet.
0:08:08 > 0:08:10I know it could go up to about 1,500.
0:08:10 > 0:08:13The internet prices vary.
0:08:13 > 0:08:17They're trying to get significantly more than the gold value.
0:08:17 > 0:08:21It does have a chance of selling to a coin collector,
0:08:21 > 0:08:22rather than a bullion dealer,
0:08:22 > 0:08:25Because the coin itself is in really lovely condition.
0:08:25 > 0:08:30It's not worn, it's not rubbed, it's not been drilled for a pendant.
0:08:30 > 0:08:31So it's got a chance.
0:08:31 > 0:08:35Where would you be happy? This is your coin and it's your inheritance,
0:08:35 > 0:08:37so you've got to be happy with it.
0:08:37 > 0:08:39If I said something along the lines of 1,000,
0:08:40 > 0:08:43would that be too much, or... What do you think?
0:08:43 > 0:08:45Would that put bidders off?
0:08:45 > 0:08:46You can try it, if you want to.
0:08:46 > 0:08:48Shall we go for 1,000 and see how it goes?
0:08:48 > 0:08:51Let's go for 1,000. Do you want that firm?
0:08:52 > 0:08:53- Yes.- Yeah?- Yes.
0:08:53 > 0:08:55- Let's go for it.- Let's do it.
0:08:55 > 0:08:57- Let's try it.- OK. Let's give it a go
0:08:57 > 0:09:00and, hopefully, somebody will buy it
0:09:00 > 0:09:03for the history and for the coin, as a coin, not the gold.
0:09:03 > 0:09:05Definitely. Lovely. Let's give it a go.
0:09:05 > 0:09:06Thanks very much. Thank you.
0:09:06 > 0:09:07Fingers crossed.
0:09:10 > 0:09:13There are still plenty of antiques for our experts to sift through
0:09:13 > 0:09:17and it looks like Jonathan has found a colourful little collection.
0:09:18 > 0:09:20I think you've brought
0:09:21 > 0:09:23a fascinating object along with you.
0:09:23 > 0:09:25I absolutely love it.
0:09:25 > 0:09:29A collection of postcards from the Swiss Alps.
0:09:29 > 0:09:30Brian, where did you get them from?
0:09:30 > 0:09:34Well, I bought them at a charity auction about 30 years ago.
0:09:34 > 0:09:37- Oh, OK.- And they were all to a family called Carr
0:09:37 > 0:09:42and my father was a wholesale grocer and I remember vaguely going to this
0:09:42 > 0:09:47Carr's water biscuit factory in Portsmouth years and years ago.
0:09:47 > 0:09:49So you think they might have been associated to that family?
0:09:49 > 0:09:52I think they could well be, but they all come from a chap
0:09:52 > 0:09:53called Arnold Bally,
0:09:53 > 0:09:58who wrote these hundreds of cards and sent them to the Carr family
0:09:58 > 0:10:01between the period of 1910 and 1912.
0:10:01 > 0:10:04So, all of them are written by this chap.
0:10:04 > 0:10:05- All of them, yes.- I mean,
0:10:05 > 0:10:08it's nice to see a collection that are from one person.
0:10:08 > 0:10:11- Yes.- With a theme. At this date,
0:10:11 > 0:10:14the climbing centres were becoming really popular.
0:10:14 > 0:10:17- Yes.- It kind of pre-dates, it really pre-dates skiing,
0:10:17 > 0:10:20so this was the Alpine sport of the day.
0:10:20 > 0:10:23And you've got images here of people summiting, you know,
0:10:23 > 0:10:26roping up and climbing up the side here.
0:10:26 > 0:10:28They would carry a picnic with them.
0:10:28 > 0:10:33You know, nowadays it's all about having lightweight gear and there,
0:10:33 > 0:10:35they were wearing tweed, with hemp ropes.
0:10:35 > 0:10:40- Absolutely.- It's a fascinating collection of the 1900, 1912 period.
0:10:40 > 0:10:44The Romantic poets and the Romantic writers of the 19th century created
0:10:44 > 0:10:47a lot of interest in Switzerland. I mean, there was a lot of people
0:10:47 > 0:10:50interested in travelling out to Switzerland and holidaying
0:10:50 > 0:10:51and seeing the mountains.
0:10:51 > 0:10:53It's well written about, funnily enough.
0:10:53 > 0:10:55But you know, each one of these tells a story.
0:10:55 > 0:10:57I could just pore through this.
0:10:57 > 0:10:58- Keep going through it.- Yes.
0:10:58 > 0:11:02But, Dee, what do you think of your husband's collecting?
0:11:02 > 0:11:05Well, he tends to be a bit of a Womble for collections.
0:11:05 > 0:11:07Wombles pick up rubbish, don't they?
0:11:07 > 0:11:10Well, yes, I didn't class this as rubbish,
0:11:10 > 0:11:13but I didn't really think it was anything of note,
0:11:13 > 0:11:18so it sat in the back of our cupboard for the last 30 years
0:11:18 > 0:11:20and then, we were coming today and I said to Brian,
0:11:20 > 0:11:22"What do you think we should take?"
0:11:22 > 0:11:25He said, "Well, you can see what they think of the cards."
0:11:25 > 0:11:29I really like them. I think a lot of people will like them, as well.
0:11:29 > 0:11:33I would have thought at the moment an estimate of sort of £60 to £80.
0:11:33 > 0:11:36- Yes.- Maybe a little auctioneer's discretion somewhere around the £50
0:11:36 > 0:11:38- mark.- Yes.- I have great hopes. I really love it.
0:11:38 > 0:11:41Thank you very much for bringing it along.
0:11:41 > 0:11:43Many thanks, indeed. Well done.
0:11:47 > 0:11:51Well, there you are, you've just seen them. Our experts have now
0:11:51 > 0:11:53found their first three items to take off to auction.
0:11:53 > 0:11:54This is where it gets exciting.
0:11:54 > 0:11:56You've heard what they've had to say,
0:11:56 > 0:11:58you've probably got your own opinions, but, right now,
0:11:58 > 0:11:59it's down to the bidders.
0:11:59 > 0:12:02Let's find out what they think. Let's find out exactly
0:12:02 > 0:12:05what it's worth as we go over to the sale room.
0:12:05 > 0:12:08Here's a quick re-cap of all the items we're taking with us.
0:12:10 > 0:12:14We're auctioning Sally's silver cases as three separate lots,
0:12:14 > 0:12:17but can they achieve one big pay-out for her?
0:12:17 > 0:12:23Lorraine's gold coin might only be 20, but will it be worth a mint?
0:12:23 > 0:12:27And can those Swiss postcards make enough to open a Swiss bank account?
0:12:27 > 0:12:29We'll find out very soon.
0:12:32 > 0:12:35We're off to the picturesque town of Rye.
0:12:35 > 0:12:36In medieval times,
0:12:36 > 0:12:40it was a key part of England's coastal defences in the south.
0:12:40 > 0:12:42These days, the warships have been
0:12:42 > 0:12:45replaced by fishing and sailing boats.
0:12:45 > 0:12:48Our sale room is Rye Auction Galleries.
0:12:48 > 0:12:51The man on the rostrum is Kevin Wall.
0:12:52 > 0:12:55Remember, if you're selling at auction, there's commission to pay
0:12:55 > 0:12:59and here today, it's 15% plus VAT.
0:12:59 > 0:13:02Our first lot is Lorraine's 20 gold coin.
0:13:02 > 0:13:05Will it fetch the £1,000 she wants?
0:13:05 > 0:13:08I've just been joined by Lorraine and is it heads or tails?
0:13:08 > 0:13:11- Heads, I think.- Or two eagles?
0:13:11 > 0:13:13- Maybe.- That 20 gold coin.
0:13:13 > 0:13:16I'd never seen one before until the valuation day,
0:13:16 > 0:13:17so thank you for bringing that in.
0:13:17 > 0:13:20- You're welcome. - I've learned a lot from that.
0:13:20 > 0:13:21What a lot of money, as well.
0:13:21 > 0:13:24- I know, I can't wait to see... - What a lucky girl!
0:13:24 > 0:13:28It's a rare thing, but at the same time, there's a lot of gold in it,
0:13:28 > 0:13:32- as well. There were two... I'm just hoping...- Two schools of thought.
0:13:32 > 0:13:35- Yeah.- OK.- I'm hoping that it will make more than the gold value and
0:13:35 > 0:13:37survive the week, otherwise it's straight into a pot,
0:13:37 > 0:13:39probably to the Birmingham Jewellery Quarter,
0:13:39 > 0:13:41melted down and you'll never see it again,
0:13:41 > 0:13:44so I'm just hoping it'll go at this value.
0:13:44 > 0:13:46OK. It's time to find out what the bidders think.
0:13:46 > 0:13:51The 1904 gold 20 American Liberty Double Eagle coin,
0:13:51 > 0:13:54designed by James B Longacre.
0:13:54 > 0:13:55At 750.
0:13:55 > 0:13:57Do I see 800 now?
0:13:57 > 0:14:01At 750. 800. 850. 900.
0:14:01 > 0:14:03Come on, come on, we need a bit more.
0:14:03 > 0:14:05- 950. 1,000.- Yes.
0:14:05 > 0:14:10- You've done it, you've done it. - At 1,000, do I see 1,050?
0:14:10 > 0:14:12At 1,000. It's on the net. I can sell it.
0:14:12 > 0:14:15At £1,000. Are we all finished here?
0:14:15 > 0:14:17At £1,000.
0:14:18 > 0:14:21Gone. £1,000.
0:14:21 > 0:14:24- Good result.- Phew!
0:14:24 > 0:14:26- Well, you're happy.- Yeah. I'm glad.
0:14:27 > 0:14:30I'm really pleased Lorraine got the price she wanted.
0:14:30 > 0:14:34Next up are Brian and Dee's postcards and there's only one word
0:14:34 > 0:14:36to describe these.
0:14:36 > 0:14:39Lovely, lovely! And the fact that they're all from one family, really.
0:14:39 > 0:14:43One person sending back, I think that's really nice.
0:14:43 > 0:14:45- Quite amazing, isn't it?- Yeah.
0:14:45 > 0:14:48- 300-odd cards sent to the Carr family in Portsmouth.- Yes.
0:14:48 > 0:14:51Exploration is really popular.
0:14:51 > 0:14:52I really hope they do well.
0:14:52 > 0:14:54OK. This is getting exciting.
0:14:54 > 0:14:58Whatever you do, don't go away, anchor yourself in your armchair
0:14:58 > 0:15:00right now, because this is going under the hammer.
0:15:00 > 0:15:02Here we go. Good luck, Dee.
0:15:03 > 0:15:09Lot number 250 is an early 20th century and later postcard album,
0:15:09 > 0:15:13mainly depicting scenic views of the Swiss Alps.
0:15:13 > 0:15:1442 I've got. 42.
0:15:14 > 0:15:18Do I see 45? At 42 now.
0:15:20 > 0:15:21At £42.
0:15:21 > 0:15:23Still here with me at 42.
0:15:23 > 0:15:25Nothing on the net. Nothing in the room?
0:15:25 > 0:15:27No? No?
0:15:27 > 0:15:30I'm afraid I'm going to have to
0:15:30 > 0:15:32pass on those. They're not going to sell, I'm afraid.
0:15:32 > 0:15:34Well, thank goodness you put a reserve on there.
0:15:34 > 0:15:36- I'm gobsmacked.- So am I.
0:15:36 > 0:15:38You know, if I were allowed, I would have bought them myself.
0:15:38 > 0:15:41- But I'm not allowed. - Do your own research, OK?
0:15:41 > 0:15:42Contact the families, if you can,
0:15:42 > 0:15:45because that belongs back with the family somewhere.
0:15:45 > 0:15:47- I think it does.- Yeah.- Yes.
0:15:48 > 0:15:50Ah, the mysteries of auctions.
0:15:50 > 0:15:55On another day, those cards would have been fought over by the buyers.
0:15:55 > 0:15:59Finally, it Sally's cases, which we're selling as
0:15:59 > 0:16:00three separate lots.
0:16:00 > 0:16:03Going up first, we've got that lovely Art Deco sewing case,
0:16:03 > 0:16:05that's the first one up. Oh, it's beautiful!
0:16:05 > 0:16:06Why are you selling this?
0:16:06 > 0:16:08Because it was Flog It! and I was here.
0:16:08 > 0:16:10Oh, no, you just went, "Oh, it is nice, isn't it?
0:16:10 > 0:16:12"What am I doing?" Good luck with this, Sally.
0:16:12 > 0:16:15- What's with the boxing gloves? - My husband was a boxer.- Oh, was he?
0:16:15 > 0:16:16- Yes.- As a professional?
0:16:16 > 0:16:18- No, amateur.- But a good boxer?
0:16:18 > 0:16:21- Very, very good. Very good, yes. - OK, well, let's hope we can deliver
0:16:21 > 0:16:23a sucker punch to the bidders right now.
0:16:23 > 0:16:24- Absolutely.- This is it.
0:16:26 > 0:16:28One of the best items in the auction today, I believe,
0:16:28 > 0:16:32the Art Deco miniature silver sewing case in black enamel.
0:16:33 > 0:16:36And I start it at 65.
0:16:36 > 0:16:38At 65. 70 are we now?
0:16:38 > 0:16:4075.
0:16:40 > 0:16:4185.
0:16:41 > 0:16:4395.
0:16:43 > 0:16:45100. 100 with you, sir.
0:16:45 > 0:16:51110, is it now? 110. 120. 130. 140. 150.
0:16:51 > 0:16:55- I love this.- At 140, in the middle of the room.
0:16:55 > 0:16:59150. 160. 150, with the young lady on the right now.
0:16:59 > 0:17:02At 150. Do I see 160 now?
0:17:02 > 0:17:04At £150.
0:17:04 > 0:17:07- Hey!- Oh, it gone.- Thank you.
0:17:07 > 0:17:10That's going to a good home.
0:17:10 > 0:17:12- She looks pleased. - One down, two to go.
0:17:12 > 0:17:18The Art Deco cigarette case set with diamond chips to the front
0:17:18 > 0:17:22and I've got to start this one at £130.
0:17:22 > 0:17:25At 130. 140. 150.
0:17:25 > 0:17:31160. 170. 180. 180 is here in the room. I'm out.
0:17:31 > 0:17:33At 180. Have we all done here?
0:17:33 > 0:17:36And finished at £180.
0:17:36 > 0:17:38- 180.- That's fine.- One more to go.
0:17:38 > 0:17:40- That's good. Yes, OK.- Here we go.
0:17:42 > 0:17:43So, three boxes. There they are.
0:17:43 > 0:17:46And I can start you at £130.
0:17:46 > 0:17:49At 130. Do I see 140 now?
0:17:49 > 0:17:52Beautiful little boxes here. At 130.
0:17:52 > 0:17:53140, is it, now?
0:17:53 > 0:17:59140. 150. 160. 170. 180 at the back.
0:17:59 > 0:18:00I'm out. At 180.
0:18:00 > 0:18:02Do I see 190 now?
0:18:02 > 0:18:03At £180.
0:18:03 > 0:18:06Have we all finished here?
0:18:06 > 0:18:10At £180, the gentleman there at 180.
0:18:10 > 0:18:12Brilliant! I have to say it like they say in the darts.
0:18:12 > 0:18:15"180!" And it's sold.
0:18:15 > 0:18:17And if my maths are right, 510. Is that right, Jonathan?
0:18:17 > 0:18:19- Yeah, I would say so.- 510, Sally.
0:18:19 > 0:18:22- Lovely.- That's a good day's work here in Rye.
0:18:22 > 0:18:25- Wonderful.- You're going home with a big smile on your face.- I am.
0:18:28 > 0:18:32What a day we're having here in the auction room. It's so exciting.
0:18:32 > 0:18:35Things are flying out. We're getting some great results.
0:18:35 > 0:18:38I'm losing my voice, but more importantly, the owners are happy.
0:18:38 > 0:18:40I love auctions. Things come in all shapes and sizes.
0:18:40 > 0:18:42Now, before we go back to our valuation day,
0:18:42 > 0:18:43to find some more treasures,
0:18:43 > 0:18:47I'm taking a trip up the coastline, to have a look at a unique piece
0:18:47 > 0:18:49of British history. It's a familiar shape,
0:18:49 > 0:18:52but it's a rather unusual size. You'll love this.
0:19:00 > 0:19:02In the south of Kent, the Romney,
0:19:02 > 0:19:07Hythe & Dymchurch Railway has been running regular services along
0:19:07 > 0:19:1213 miles of coastline between Hythe and Dungeness since 1927.
0:19:12 > 0:19:16But this is a railway with a big difference.
0:19:16 > 0:19:19They look like perfectly-maintained vintage steam engines,
0:19:19 > 0:19:22but in fact, they're one-third normal size,
0:19:22 > 0:19:25with carriages and 15-inch track.
0:19:25 > 0:19:26But just look at them.
0:19:26 > 0:19:29They are beautiful working machines in miniature.
0:19:29 > 0:19:33The level of detail is absolutely superb and the workmanship
0:19:33 > 0:19:38is fantastic. They are a joy to look at.
0:19:42 > 0:19:44But this isn't just a tourist attraction,
0:19:44 > 0:19:49it's a timetabled daily rail service used by commuters and travellers,
0:19:49 > 0:19:53making it the smallest public railway in the world.
0:19:58 > 0:20:03The Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch railway owes its existence to two
0:20:03 > 0:20:08quite remarkable men - Captain John Howie and Count Louis Zborowski.
0:20:10 > 0:20:13These two friends, who lived near each other in Kent,
0:20:13 > 0:20:15were amongst the richest men in the country,
0:20:15 > 0:20:20but what really united Howie and Zborowski was they both loved
0:20:20 > 0:20:22miniature railways. So much so,
0:20:22 > 0:20:26each one had one built on the vast grounds of their Kent homes.
0:20:26 > 0:20:30Zborowski used his trains to make his own Hollywood-style movies,
0:20:30 > 0:20:35complete with damsels in distress, starring himself in the lead role.
0:20:35 > 0:20:37But what both men really dreamed of
0:20:37 > 0:20:42was creating a fully working public railway, but in miniature.
0:20:42 > 0:20:44So they recruited Henry Greenly,
0:20:44 > 0:20:47the greatest railway designer of the day,
0:20:47 > 0:20:49and they commissioned two of the finest locomotives
0:20:49 > 0:20:50to be custom-built.
0:20:53 > 0:20:56Sadly, the dream was brought to a sudden and tragic halt.
0:20:56 > 0:21:03In 1924, Count Zborowski was killed in a racing accident, aged just 29.
0:21:06 > 0:21:08However, Howie wasn't daunted.
0:21:08 > 0:21:11He was determined to complete the project and he continued with their
0:21:11 > 0:21:16plans. He decided to build the line from here in New Romney to Hythe,
0:21:16 > 0:21:19which is nine miles up the coastline.
0:21:21 > 0:21:27In July 1927, the Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch Railway was born
0:21:27 > 0:21:31and it was an instant hit, with people coming from all over
0:21:31 > 0:21:34the world to ride on this special little railway.
0:21:34 > 0:21:38All went very well for the next 12 years, until 1939,
0:21:38 > 0:21:40when the Second World War arrived.
0:21:43 > 0:21:45With the country under attack from enemy planes,
0:21:45 > 0:21:49Captain Howie's railway was requisitioned by the army
0:21:49 > 0:21:54and given a very special role. One entire train was fully
0:21:54 > 0:21:57armour-plated and fitted with anti-aircraft guns,
0:21:57 > 0:22:01helping to defend this stretch of the English coastline
0:22:01 > 0:22:03in its own unique way.
0:22:06 > 0:22:09Unfortunately, being part of the war effort,
0:22:09 > 0:22:12the line and the locomotives were left in a bit of a sorry state,
0:22:12 > 0:22:15with large parts of the line completely unusable.
0:22:15 > 0:22:19But Captain Howie soon got it all fixed up again and the rolling stock
0:22:19 > 0:22:23operational. He even recruited two of the biggest names of the day
0:22:23 > 0:22:26to launch the grand re-opening in 1947 -
0:22:26 > 0:22:28Laurel and Hardy.
0:22:30 > 0:22:33There's one man who knows all about Captain Howie.
0:22:33 > 0:22:36After a career driving full-size trains for British Rail,
0:22:36 > 0:22:40Andy Nash now works here, as the archivist.
0:22:40 > 0:22:43He knows what a tough character Howie was.
0:22:43 > 0:22:47He once sacked a driver because he saw him from a distance,
0:22:47 > 0:22:50there wasn't a puff of steam from the whistle at the level crossing,
0:22:50 > 0:22:52and he'd beat the train to Hythe
0:22:52 > 0:22:54and he took the driver off and sacked him
0:22:54 > 0:22:56and he drove the train the rest of the day himself.
0:22:56 > 0:22:58That sounds like he was a formidable character.
0:22:58 > 0:23:00- He must've been a hard man to work for.- He could be, if you...
0:23:00 > 0:23:01Got on the wrong side.
0:23:01 > 0:23:05Yes, if you got on the wrong side of him or if he took a dislike to you,
0:23:05 > 0:23:08but equally, he would run the train service on his own.
0:23:08 > 0:23:10What, to give staff time off?
0:23:10 > 0:23:12To give staff time off and he would put a show on,
0:23:12 > 0:23:14maybe get people down from London,
0:23:14 > 0:23:17and they would put a show on in the social club and he would work
0:23:17 > 0:23:19the train service in the evening on his own.
0:23:19 > 0:23:22So that is a man really playing with his railway set?
0:23:22 > 0:23:26Playing is... an extension of it, but, yeah.
0:23:26 > 0:23:28- The railway came first. - Yeah.- Trains came first.
0:23:28 > 0:23:30And it was running a public service.
0:23:30 > 0:23:31We still do to this day.
0:23:31 > 0:23:34So, if we publicise a train, it has to run.
0:23:34 > 0:23:37Well, you've driven full-sized trains and you've driven these.
0:23:37 > 0:23:39What is the attraction with these?
0:23:39 > 0:23:42These have more spirit to them.
0:23:42 > 0:23:45A modern electric or a diesel train is fun to drive,
0:23:45 > 0:23:49I'm not saying it's not a thrill, but these are the top-notch.
0:23:49 > 0:23:52- Absolutely fantastic. - Is there something quite rewarding
0:23:52 > 0:23:55about being there, you know, open to the elements?
0:23:55 > 0:23:58Absolutely. The smells, the feel of the engine.
0:23:58 > 0:23:59- It is alive.- It's the atmosphere?
0:23:59 > 0:24:01Absolutely fantastic.
0:24:01 > 0:24:04It's something that got in my blood when I was four years old.
0:24:04 > 0:24:06This is the greatest place to be.
0:24:06 > 0:24:08You never grow up, do you...?
0:24:08 > 0:24:09Little boys never grow up.
0:24:19 > 0:24:22The Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch Railway has continued
0:24:22 > 0:24:25to run smoothly and gracefully up and down
0:24:25 > 0:24:27this stretch of the Kent coastline.
0:24:27 > 0:24:30The likes of Walt Disney, Her Majesty the Queen, Prince Philip
0:24:30 > 0:24:34and countless other famous people have ridden on these rails.
0:24:34 > 0:24:36Today, it's my turn.
0:24:40 > 0:24:43This marvellous railway and its trains may be small,
0:24:43 > 0:24:47but I think they're as exciting as the full-sized variety.
0:24:48 > 0:24:51And I think that's the thing about things in miniature,
0:24:51 > 0:24:54they bring out the inner child in us and I think that's what helped
0:24:54 > 0:24:58build this railway in the first place and why thousands of people
0:24:58 > 0:25:02each year keep coming back, nearly a century later.
0:25:16 > 0:25:17Back at Herstmonceux Castle,
0:25:17 > 0:25:20the valuation day is still in full swing.
0:25:20 > 0:25:23There are plenty of visitors arriving with their treasures
0:25:23 > 0:25:26for us to enjoy and James is ready to paint a picture
0:25:26 > 0:25:29of a miniature antique on his table.
0:25:29 > 0:25:34Let's go back to the 1830s - 1820s, 1830s.
0:25:34 > 0:25:39You are somebody who is a salesman for your company's furniture
0:25:39 > 0:25:43and you travel with your samples.
0:25:43 > 0:25:47This is the sort of thing that a furniture salesman
0:25:47 > 0:25:50would have taken with him from one place to another.
0:25:50 > 0:25:53It's also the sort of thing
0:25:53 > 0:25:58that a trainee cabinet-maker would have made, as an apprentice piece.
0:25:59 > 0:26:03Let's just say I arrived at your home and I said, "Julia,
0:26:03 > 0:26:07"look at the wonderful pieces of furniture that we could make."
0:26:07 > 0:26:10And you looked at that. Would you be totally impressed?
0:26:10 > 0:26:12I can see there are a few faults.
0:26:12 > 0:26:16- Yeah.- Yeah.- And it's not good enough, for that reason.
0:26:16 > 0:26:21But if I were a student and I said, "Look what my apprentice piece is",
0:26:21 > 0:26:24- then you'd be far more impressed, wouldn't you?- Yes.
0:26:24 > 0:26:27And that's why I like to think it's probably that.
0:26:27 > 0:26:32But the colour is wonderful and it's a lovely little thing.
0:26:32 > 0:26:37It dates to about 1820, 1840
0:26:37 > 0:26:39and it's a linen press.
0:26:39 > 0:26:41It's all in mahogany.
0:26:41 > 0:26:45Kite-shaped boxwood escutcheons,
0:26:45 > 0:26:48even working locks in there.
0:26:48 > 0:26:52Then, at the top, a pair of doors and what you'd expect in a full-size
0:26:52 > 0:26:56model, it would have sliding trays for you to put your linen out.
0:26:56 > 0:26:57We open this one out...
0:27:00 > 0:27:03..and there we've got another wonderful interior.
0:27:03 > 0:27:07So, again in mahogany, but we see the difference of the colour.
0:27:07 > 0:27:10Now, that's the same wood as that.
0:27:10 > 0:27:11Oh, is it?
0:27:11 > 0:27:14But this has got what we call patination.
0:27:14 > 0:27:17It's years of dirt and polish and grime.
0:27:17 > 0:27:21You see around the handle, it's slightly darker.
0:27:21 > 0:27:25- Lighter here, lighter here, darker there.- Yes.
0:27:25 > 0:27:30And that is just oil from 150 years of fingers doing that,
0:27:30 > 0:27:33and that's the sort of thing that you cannot fake
0:27:33 > 0:27:34on a piece of furniture
0:27:34 > 0:27:36and that's why I love antiques.
0:27:36 > 0:27:38How did you come to have it?
0:27:38 > 0:27:41Well, it's been in my life all my life.
0:27:41 > 0:27:44It was inherited through my mother's family.
0:27:44 > 0:27:49Her uncle, who she was adopted by, because her mother died,
0:27:49 > 0:27:50was an antiques collector...
0:27:50 > 0:27:54- OK. - ..and it was always by my bedside...
0:27:54 > 0:27:58- Oh, really?- ..and so my father gave it to me when we had our own house.
0:27:58 > 0:28:01- Oh, wow.- In these drawers were some miniature books...- Yeah.
0:28:01 > 0:28:03..which aren't there today.
0:28:03 > 0:28:07So, I was always fascinated by opening the little drawers
0:28:07 > 0:28:09and the little drawers that are inside.
0:28:09 > 0:28:13So, it's great sentimental value to me.
0:28:13 > 0:28:15So, what's it doing here? Why are you selling it?
0:28:15 > 0:28:18Well, I actually did bring it originally because of the little
0:28:18 > 0:28:20- books in the drawers...- OK.
0:28:20 > 0:28:22..thinking they would be of far more interest.
0:28:22 > 0:28:25So, it's, sort of, here by default, really.
0:28:25 > 0:28:26Oh.
0:28:26 > 0:28:28But...
0:28:28 > 0:28:29Are you sure you want it to go?
0:28:29 > 0:28:31I'm not absolutely sure.
0:28:31 > 0:28:32I suppose I have to...
0:28:33 > 0:28:36I'd have to be convinced that it would be worth me selling.
0:28:36 > 0:28:42If that was a full-size cabinet on stand, in today's auction market...
0:28:43 > 0:28:47..you would put an auction estimate of £200 to £300 on it.
0:28:47 > 0:28:49And, you know, as a miniature,
0:28:49 > 0:28:52as something that is made as an apprentice piece,
0:28:52 > 0:28:55it's probably worth about the same, 200 or 300.
0:28:55 > 0:28:58And I'd recommend a reserve of £200.
0:28:58 > 0:29:01What do you think? Would you like it to go?
0:29:01 > 0:29:03- Probably.- Good.
0:29:03 > 0:29:07I'm glad you said that, because I actually genuinely wasn't sure.
0:29:07 > 0:29:09Why was it so dependent on the value?
0:29:09 > 0:29:12Well, I'm soon to take early retirement...
0:29:12 > 0:29:15- OK.- ..and I've got a few plans,
0:29:15 > 0:29:19one of which is to realise a dream from the age of 18,
0:29:19 > 0:29:21is to learn to play the oboe.
0:29:23 > 0:29:26- Really?- So I thought, well, whatever I get for this,
0:29:26 > 0:29:30my father would be really pleased if I put it towards an oboe.
0:29:30 > 0:29:33- Wow!- So I could replace something special with something special.
0:29:33 > 0:29:38Brilliant. You'll have to send us a little CD of your oboe playing
0:29:38 > 0:29:40in a couple of years and see how you get on!
0:29:40 > 0:29:42- Thank you so much. - Thank you.- Thank you.
0:29:43 > 0:29:45Let's hope that cabinet does well.
0:29:45 > 0:29:50It would be nice to know Flog It! helped launch a new musical career.
0:29:50 > 0:29:53After the thrill of riding that miniature railway earlier,
0:29:53 > 0:29:56I found an even smaller train in the ballroom.
0:29:56 > 0:29:58Take a look at this. Father and son team.
0:29:58 > 0:30:01- What are your name is? - Bernard.- And?- Neil.- And Neil.
0:30:01 > 0:30:05- Who made this?- Ernie Marshall. - And whose Ernie Marshall?
0:30:05 > 0:30:08- My uncle.- He made it on his little lathe in the kitchen at home.
0:30:08 > 0:30:11It took him about five or six years or so.
0:30:11 > 0:30:14He made all the bits himself, put it together himself.
0:30:14 > 0:30:17Very, very clever. The Flying Scotsman, and it's to scale.
0:30:17 > 0:30:18It's incredibly detailed.
0:30:18 > 0:30:22- It is.- Yes.- And what an iconic locomotive, as well.
0:30:22 > 0:30:25You know, in terms of value, something like this,
0:30:25 > 0:30:27if it came up for auction,
0:30:27 > 0:30:30I think you're looking at around £3,500 to £5,000.
0:30:30 > 0:30:33It doesn't sound a lot of money for the man-hours that have gone into
0:30:33 > 0:30:35that, that's for sure. That was a labour of love,
0:30:35 > 0:30:38but it's really hard to put a value on a scratch-built item like that.
0:30:38 > 0:30:40But, I think that's kind of like the ballpark figure.
0:30:40 > 0:30:43Do you know what, one of my dreams is to go on a little journey
0:30:43 > 0:30:46on the Flying Scotsman. I'd love to do that one day.
0:30:46 > 0:30:50- I really would. - It'd be nice, wouldn't it?
0:30:50 > 0:30:52Well, that train's not going off to the saleroom,
0:30:52 > 0:30:54but over on Jonathan's table,
0:30:54 > 0:30:58there's a couple of statues that we will be selling at auction.
0:30:58 > 0:31:02Well, ladies, you brought two really, really lovely things today.
0:31:03 > 0:31:05Who do they belong to, out of the two of you?
0:31:05 > 0:31:07Right, OK. Where do they come from?
0:31:07 > 0:31:10I inherited them from my father...
0:31:10 > 0:31:13- OK.- ..and probably from his father, cos he had the money.
0:31:13 > 0:31:17OK. I mean, you've got two very different objects here.
0:31:17 > 0:31:23You've got this, which is Japanese, late 19th century bronze.
0:31:23 > 0:31:25The casting's very good.
0:31:25 > 0:31:29It's like in the golden age, really, in Japanese bronze making,
0:31:29 > 0:31:31of this seated...
0:31:33 > 0:31:34- Boy.- ..boy.
0:31:34 > 0:31:36Yeah, I'll start with the boy, thank you!
0:31:36 > 0:31:38On the back of a seated...
0:31:40 > 0:31:42..cow. For want of a better word.
0:31:42 > 0:31:44Sorry about the dust on the top.
0:31:44 > 0:31:46You don't have to apologise about the dust.
0:31:46 > 0:31:49One thing I noticed straightaway, this little chap here
0:31:49 > 0:31:51- is missing something.- Yes.
0:31:51 > 0:31:53Oh.
0:31:53 > 0:31:55Either he's eating a baguette...
0:31:55 > 0:31:57- A little pipe. - ..or he's playing a pipe, yes.
0:31:57 > 0:32:00- Oh, dear.- Whether that was made of bronze, probably was.
0:32:00 > 0:32:03- I'd forgotten about that. - So he is missing something.
0:32:03 > 0:32:05Yes, that's a shame.
0:32:05 > 0:32:08My feeling is he's probably worth between £400 and £600.
0:32:08 > 0:32:11- Right.- And if you wanted to sell it at £400 to £600,
0:32:11 > 0:32:14I would suggest a reserve around the lower estimate.
0:32:14 > 0:32:16My favourite object is this one.
0:32:16 > 0:32:19Again, a late 19th century bronze,
0:32:19 > 0:32:21but this is what we call cold-painted bronze
0:32:21 > 0:32:22and it's from Austria,
0:32:22 > 0:32:25with a bird of prey perched on the side of a nest.
0:32:25 > 0:32:27And this is beautifully constructed.
0:32:27 > 0:32:30I've not seen the bird of prey on the side of a nest like this before,
0:32:30 > 0:32:32so I'm really drawn to it.
0:32:32 > 0:32:35I'm not sure whether there might have been something in the middle.
0:32:35 > 0:32:36Never while I've had it.
0:32:36 > 0:32:39No. But it has got a mark and the place you'd normally look, anyway...
0:32:39 > 0:32:41Oh, well done.
0:32:41 > 0:32:44There is a mark on the base of the tail here, on the tail feather,
0:32:44 > 0:32:48which actually says depose - D-E-P-O-S-E,
0:32:48 > 0:32:51which I believe is a French word for "made by".
0:32:51 > 0:32:55- Oh.- Oh?- So, it's like French-made or handmade.
0:32:55 > 0:32:57I don't know what the bit underneath says.
0:32:57 > 0:32:59I still think it's Austrian.
0:32:59 > 0:33:02But it's great quality, nice condition and it's a great subject,
0:33:02 > 0:33:05so, my feeling for this is, at auction,
0:33:05 > 0:33:08it's worth between £300 and £500.
0:33:08 > 0:33:10OK.
0:33:10 > 0:33:12And I would suggest a reserve at the lower estimate.
0:33:12 > 0:33:13I really think it's a lovely object.
0:33:13 > 0:33:16I think they're both really lovely, but I prefer that one.
0:33:16 > 0:33:17- I agree. - That's the one I'd take home!
0:33:17 > 0:33:18We like that one, don't we?
0:33:18 > 0:33:21- Have faith.- OK. - 300 to 500, firm three reserve.
0:33:21 > 0:33:22- OK.- And watch it fly.
0:33:26 > 0:33:29Things are ticking along nicely in the ballroom and we've got time
0:33:29 > 0:33:32for just one more item, so take it away, James.
0:33:33 > 0:33:37Now, Rosemary, Robert, this is an 18-carat, full hunter pocket watch,
0:33:37 > 0:33:39good big size, as well.
0:33:39 > 0:33:42The sort of thing that you would expect a big man to have.
0:33:42 > 0:33:44It's far from a lady's watch.
0:33:44 > 0:33:47It's lovely. A really good example.
0:33:47 > 0:33:49Tell me, what's the history?
0:33:49 > 0:33:53It belonged to my great grandfather, who was a baker in Scotland,
0:33:53 > 0:33:57and he obviously thought it would be nice to treat himself to a really
0:33:57 > 0:33:58- good watch.- And he did.
0:33:58 > 0:34:02- Yeah.- It's a really lovely, lovely pocket watch.
0:34:02 > 0:34:05Let's have a look. There we go.
0:34:05 > 0:34:09We've got 18, which obviously means 18-carat.
0:34:09 > 0:34:11We've got the wheatsheaves, for Chester,
0:34:11 > 0:34:15and we've got the date letter there for 1905.
0:34:15 > 0:34:18So it's in the first ten years of the 20th century,
0:34:18 > 0:34:24which is when these top wind watches started to be used, until the 1930s,
0:34:24 > 0:34:27- when wristwatches started to become fashionable.- Oh, right.
0:34:27 > 0:34:29- Yes.- But, until this point,
0:34:29 > 0:34:33you would have had a key to wind with it and you would open the back,
0:34:33 > 0:34:36take your key, insert it and wind it up.
0:34:36 > 0:34:38But this is good, because it is a stopwatch,
0:34:38 > 0:34:40and we've got a little bar here,
0:34:40 > 0:34:42and if you watch the second hand going round,
0:34:42 > 0:34:44if we just move that bar at the bottom...
0:34:46 > 0:34:48There we go, that stops it.
0:34:48 > 0:34:52Now, we should see that in the back, so let's turn it over,
0:34:52 > 0:34:54and you can see there the balance wheel.
0:34:54 > 0:34:57The reason why it's called a Hunter is because it's got a solid piece
0:34:57 > 0:35:01back and front, so if you're riding your hunter horse and you fall off,
0:35:01 > 0:35:04there's no glass to get damaged.
0:35:04 > 0:35:05So, everything's good about it.
0:35:05 > 0:35:09It's got an alarm, it's in great condition, it's a lovely clean dial,
0:35:09 > 0:35:12the gold's good, it's 18-carat.
0:35:12 > 0:35:14It's everything you look for, really.
0:35:14 > 0:35:18Now, family thing, been in the family a long time,
0:35:18 > 0:35:20- you know what I'm going to ask.- Yeah!
0:35:20 > 0:35:22Why?
0:35:22 > 0:35:25Well, you get to a certain age and you think you might as well
0:35:25 > 0:35:28- enjoy life to the full.- Yes.
0:35:28 > 0:35:32As much as we love our boys, we're going to have the benefit of it.
0:35:34 > 0:35:35What do you think it's worth?
0:35:35 > 0:35:36I have an indication,
0:35:36 > 0:35:42because it was valued a while back and the indication was £1,000.
0:35:42 > 0:35:46OK, now that was probably four, five years ago?
0:35:46 > 0:35:48Yeah, a bit more recent, but...
0:35:48 > 0:35:49Maybe three?
0:35:49 > 0:35:51We've lost about...
0:35:53 > 0:35:56..30% on the gold value in that period.
0:35:57 > 0:36:04So, I would say its gold value is about £550, £600,
0:36:04 > 0:36:07and I think, as a pocket watch, it's about 600, 620.
0:36:07 > 0:36:11So I would put 600-900 on it as an estimate, and a reserve -
0:36:11 > 0:36:14firm reserve - of 600.
0:36:14 > 0:36:15How do you feel? Do you want...?
0:36:15 > 0:36:18- Now I can see, I can see... - Yeah.- Go on, go on.
0:36:18 > 0:36:20Can we not put the reserve higher?
0:36:20 > 0:36:21Of course you can, it's your watch.
0:36:21 > 0:36:24Perhaps a fixed reserve at 800 and run it from there?
0:36:24 > 0:36:26- Absolutely fine. - Would that be all right?
0:36:26 > 0:36:28- So we'll put 8-9 and a reserve of eight.- Excellent.
0:36:28 > 0:36:32Lovely. All right. It's a lovely watch, lovely.
0:36:32 > 0:36:34- In fact, best place for that... - THEY LAUGH
0:36:35 > 0:36:36It's a good one.
0:36:39 > 0:36:42- Had a good time, everyone? ALL:- Yes!
0:36:42 > 0:36:45Yeah, and so have I, so thank you so much for turning up.
0:36:45 > 0:36:48The people of Sussex have given us such a warm welcome
0:36:48 > 0:36:50and we've found some fantastic treasures
0:36:50 > 0:36:53worthy of such a magnificent host location.
0:36:53 > 0:36:56So, now it's time to say goodbye to Herstmonceux Castle, as we go over
0:36:56 > 0:36:59to the auction room, for the very last time,
0:36:59 > 0:37:01and here's a quick recap of all the items
0:37:01 > 0:37:03that are going under the hammer.
0:37:05 > 0:37:07Julia's cabinet may be small,
0:37:07 > 0:37:10but we are hoping it will fetch a big price at auction.
0:37:11 > 0:37:14We're selling these two bronzes as two separate lots,
0:37:14 > 0:37:18but they should definitely appeal to the eagle-eyed collectors.
0:37:18 > 0:37:21And the gold watch is sure to be a hit,
0:37:21 > 0:37:23if we can get it out of James' pocket.
0:37:28 > 0:37:32It's back to Rye now and the auction is still going strong.
0:37:32 > 0:37:36Kevin Wall is still in full flow and he's nearly at our lots.
0:37:36 > 0:37:38Julia, it's good to see you again.
0:37:38 > 0:37:40- Thank you.- We're going to be talking about this wonderful little
0:37:40 > 0:37:43miniature cabinet. It's gorgeous, it's an apprentice piece.
0:37:43 > 0:37:45And I saw this at the valuation day.
0:37:45 > 0:37:47We need 200-300. Fingers crossed you sell this.
0:37:47 > 0:37:51- This is your first auction, isn't it?- It is, it's very exciting. Yes.
0:37:51 > 0:37:55There we are, it's an apprentice miniature regency style mahogany
0:37:55 > 0:37:57and satinwood strong linen press.
0:37:57 > 0:37:59A lovely piece of furniture there.
0:37:59 > 0:38:02And I can start it at 120. 130, I've got.
0:38:02 > 0:38:04At 130. Do I see 140 now?
0:38:04 > 0:38:06At 130.
0:38:06 > 0:38:08At 130, 140, 150, 160, 170.
0:38:11 > 0:38:13170, 180, 190.
0:38:15 > 0:38:17I've got 195 here.
0:38:19 > 0:38:20200. We've got new bidders.
0:38:20 > 0:38:24- 200. 210. - Yeah, there's a chap in the room,
0:38:24 > 0:38:25- bidding just there.- 260.
0:38:25 > 0:38:28250 on my left.
0:38:28 > 0:38:30- At 250.- Come on, one more.
0:38:30 > 0:38:33At 250. At £250.
0:38:33 > 0:38:34Have we all finished?
0:38:34 > 0:38:36At £250...
0:38:36 > 0:38:38GAVEL BANGS
0:38:38 > 0:38:40- We got it right. - The heart was going!
0:38:40 > 0:38:41THEY LAUGH
0:38:43 > 0:38:45Oh. It was a good moment.
0:38:45 > 0:38:48- Good.- And somebody tells me you want to learn to play the oboe.
0:38:48 > 0:38:51Yes, I do. It's been a childhood dream since I was 18,
0:38:51 > 0:38:53so I'm going to put this towards one.
0:38:53 > 0:38:55Good luck with that. And James, I gather,
0:38:55 > 0:38:57is going to learn to play the bagpipes.
0:38:57 > 0:38:59You never know, in a couple of years' time, we could have a duet.
0:38:59 > 0:39:02- A little duet. - Let's meet up at a valuation day.
0:39:02 > 0:39:04Oh, dear, I doubt I'll get there.
0:39:06 > 0:39:09And who knows, we might end up with Flog It! - The Musical.
0:39:09 > 0:39:11OK, maybe not.
0:39:11 > 0:39:13Next up, those bronze sculptures
0:39:13 > 0:39:15which we're selling as two separate lots.
0:39:17 > 0:39:19Mary, we've got two lots going under the hammer.
0:39:19 > 0:39:22It's good to see you again. Where's Sally today?
0:39:22 > 0:39:25- In Budapest. - She's on holiday, is she?
0:39:25 > 0:39:28Yes. Unfortunately. She would rather have come here.
0:39:28 > 0:39:30Ah.
0:39:30 > 0:39:33Where all the action is. Standing next to Jonathan and myself.
0:39:33 > 0:39:35Well, look, we're in the auction room, it's really exciting,
0:39:35 > 0:39:37things are flying out today.
0:39:37 > 0:39:39I love this Austrian bronze, I think it's beautiful.
0:39:39 > 0:39:42- It's unusual.- It's very unusual.
0:39:42 > 0:39:43Why are you selling this?
0:39:43 > 0:39:47- So, I can give my daughter some money.- OK. Good for you.
0:39:47 > 0:39:49Good for you, good for you.
0:39:49 > 0:39:50Right, let's find out what the bidders think.
0:39:50 > 0:39:54This is the first to go under the hammer. Here it is.
0:39:54 > 0:39:57The 19th-century, cold-painted bronze of a hawk.
0:39:57 > 0:39:59There it is, showing now.
0:39:59 > 0:40:02I've got 100, 150, 160, I'm bid.
0:40:02 > 0:40:04At 160. Do I see 170?
0:40:04 > 0:40:06180, 190, 200.
0:40:06 > 0:40:09220, 230, 240.
0:40:09 > 0:40:10- It's flying.- 250, 260.
0:40:10 > 0:40:12270, 280, 290.
0:40:12 > 0:40:14Oh, this is lovely.
0:40:14 > 0:40:16300 here. 310, 320.
0:40:16 > 0:40:17310 on the net.
0:40:17 > 0:40:19At 310, at 310.
0:40:19 > 0:40:20320 at the back.
0:40:20 > 0:40:22330, 340,
0:40:22 > 0:40:25350, 360.
0:40:25 > 0:40:27At 350. 360 now.
0:40:27 > 0:40:29At 370. 380.
0:40:29 > 0:40:32At 390. 400.
0:40:32 > 0:40:33At 400. Still on the net.
0:40:34 > 0:40:37At £400. Are we all done and finished now?
0:40:37 > 0:40:40Selling on the net at 410...
0:40:40 > 0:40:42- GAVEL BANGS One down.- Fantastic.
0:40:42 > 0:40:44- Good.- That is fantastic, isn't it?
0:40:44 > 0:40:46Well done, Mary. Thank you for bringing that in.
0:40:46 > 0:40:47Right, here's the next one.
0:40:49 > 0:40:53The 19th-century, Chinese bronze model of a recumbent oxen.
0:40:53 > 0:40:56The flute is actually missing, but I can start you here at...
0:40:57 > 0:40:59280, 300,
0:40:59 > 0:41:01320, 340.
0:41:01 > 0:41:03360, 380, 400,
0:41:03 > 0:41:07420, 440 here. At 440 now.
0:41:07 > 0:41:09- £440!- I have 440. Do I see 460?
0:41:09 > 0:41:10At 440.
0:41:10 > 0:41:11Looking for 460 now.
0:41:14 > 0:41:15At £440.
0:41:15 > 0:41:18Are we all done? At £440...
0:41:20 > 0:41:22GAVEL BANGS That's a great result. £440.
0:41:22 > 0:41:25That makes 850 in total.
0:41:25 > 0:41:27- Good.- And that's going Sally's way.
0:41:27 > 0:41:29So, well done, you.
0:41:29 > 0:41:30So far, so good.
0:41:30 > 0:41:35Two happy owners and our experts have been right on the money.
0:41:35 > 0:41:37Will the gold watch help give us a hat-trick?
0:41:39 > 0:41:42We've just been joined by Rosemary and Robert in the nick of time.
0:41:42 > 0:41:45This is your lot, in a moment going under the hammer.
0:41:45 > 0:41:48Good luck. In fact, it's your grandfather's gold pocket watch.
0:41:48 > 0:41:49It is, yes.
0:41:49 > 0:41:51Are you nervous about selling this?
0:41:51 > 0:41:55I am nervous. I don't know why, because it's got to go.
0:41:55 > 0:41:58Time's ticking. It's going under the hammer right now. This is it.
0:42:00 > 0:42:04An Edwardian 18-carat gold full hunter pocket watch stopwatch.
0:42:04 > 0:42:08And I can start it out 550. 600. 650.
0:42:08 > 0:42:10At 650, 700, 750,
0:42:10 > 0:42:13800. 800 is here.
0:42:13 > 0:42:15850, 900.
0:42:15 > 0:42:16Spot on.
0:42:16 > 0:42:18Come on, let's have a bit more.
0:42:18 > 0:42:19950. 1,000.
0:42:19 > 0:42:20And 50, sir?
0:42:20 > 0:42:221,100.
0:42:23 > 0:42:251,150. 1,200.
0:42:27 > 0:42:291,250. 1,300.
0:42:32 > 0:42:33At 1,250.
0:42:33 > 0:42:36New bidder. 1,300 at the back now.
0:42:36 > 0:42:371,350?
0:42:37 > 0:42:391,300 for the gentleman at the back.
0:42:41 > 0:42:44- 1,350. 1,400. - THEY GASP
0:42:44 > 0:42:451,450?
0:42:46 > 0:42:49GAVEL BANGS Yes. £1,400.
0:42:49 > 0:42:51Well done, you two, and well done, James.
0:42:51 > 0:42:52- Thank you, James.- Brilliant.
0:42:52 > 0:42:55You were right, weren't you, you were right to push that reserve up?
0:42:55 > 0:42:58- Well done. - Way, way over gold value, as well,
0:42:58 > 0:43:01- which is great news.- Exactly. - They're not going to melt it down.
0:43:01 > 0:43:04- No, they're not. No, they're not. - I don't mind it going now.
0:43:04 > 0:43:07Well, you said you were going to treat yourself. What comes to mind?
0:43:07 > 0:43:09Well, we've got lots of things on our tick list.
0:43:09 > 0:43:11Yeah?
0:43:11 > 0:43:12We saved the best till last.
0:43:12 > 0:43:14I hope you enjoyed that one.
0:43:14 > 0:43:17We certainly did. See you again next time for many more surprises
0:43:17 > 0:43:18on Flog It!