0:00:02 > 0:00:05On Flog It! today we're taking you on a tour of the country,
0:00:05 > 0:00:08revisiting some of the stunning locations we've seen on the series.
0:00:08 > 0:00:14And as always we're on the hunt for special items to sell at auction.
0:00:14 > 0:00:18And to top all that, I'll be exploring Ugbrooke House in Devon.
0:00:18 > 0:00:21A fascinating stately home full of interesting characters.
0:00:23 > 0:00:25Welcome to Flog It!
0:00:46 > 0:00:49Here at Ugbrooke, this impressive castle-style house has been home
0:00:49 > 0:00:53to 13 generations of the Clifford family.
0:00:54 > 0:00:58The Cliffords can trace their ancestry all the way back to
0:00:58 > 0:01:02the time of the Vikings, some 2,500 years ago,
0:01:02 > 0:01:04through their role in the Battle of Hastings,
0:01:04 > 0:01:08right up to the present day and it really is a fascinating tale.
0:01:09 > 0:01:12I'll be exploring that story later but first we are off on a journey
0:01:12 > 0:01:14around the country.
0:01:18 > 0:01:21On today's show we'll be at Greenwich Royal Naval College
0:01:21 > 0:01:25where Mark was very impressed with some first class family silver.
0:01:25 > 0:01:28Gosh, I wish I had a grandfather like that
0:01:28 > 0:01:32who gave me a lovely set of your Jensen silver.
0:01:33 > 0:01:36At Reading's glorious Victorian town hall, there was music...
0:01:36 > 0:01:38ORGAN MUSIC
0:01:41 > 0:01:43..laughter...
0:01:43 > 0:01:45There is a resemblance there.
0:01:46 > 0:01:49..and utter disbelief.
0:01:49 > 0:01:52I mean, I can't believe that.
0:01:52 > 0:01:54My husband will not believe that.
0:01:55 > 0:01:59And we revisit one of our most impressive venues to date,
0:01:59 > 0:02:03Althorp House, home to the Spencer family for more than five centuries.
0:02:03 > 0:02:05And Will's found a touch of class.
0:02:06 > 0:02:08Stylish, expensive.
0:02:11 > 0:02:15That's all for later, but first stop on the tour is one of London's most
0:02:15 > 0:02:19famous riverside landmarks - the Royal Naval College in Greenwich,
0:02:19 > 0:02:23designed by Sir Christopher Wren in the late 1600s
0:02:23 > 0:02:26and Mark seems pleased as punch already.
0:02:27 > 0:02:29- Hello, Linda.- Hello.
0:02:29 > 0:02:31Oh, you've made my day.
0:02:31 > 0:02:33- Good.- You really have.
0:02:33 > 0:02:36You've brought in a lovely cutlery set for us.
0:02:36 > 0:02:39- Yes.- Which when you look at it can only be one designer.
0:02:39 > 0:02:42And I'm only going to try and pronounce this once
0:02:42 > 0:02:44and then I'm going back to the English version.
0:02:44 > 0:02:47- It's by Georg Jensen.- Fantastic.
0:02:47 > 0:02:49A Danish designer who is
0:02:49 > 0:02:51very well-known for his silverware.
0:02:51 > 0:02:55Originally started actually producing ceramics but at
0:02:55 > 0:02:57the turn-of-the-century turned his hand to making silver.
0:02:57 > 0:02:59And later jewellery.
0:02:59 > 0:03:03You get some wonderful funky designs in the '30s and '40s and '50s
0:03:03 > 0:03:05of Jensen jewellery.
0:03:05 > 0:03:07- Yeah.- But you've brought us a service
0:03:07 > 0:03:09which is known as the cactus pattern.
0:03:09 > 0:03:12- Yeah.- And we have actually got six of everything.
0:03:12 > 0:03:15We haven't put it all out but some of the other pieces, I think, are in
0:03:15 > 0:03:17original plastic lining?
0:03:17 > 0:03:19- Yeah, they are. - So we haven't taken them out.
0:03:19 > 0:03:24- OK.- This particular pattern was introduced in the 1920s, 1930s.
0:03:24 > 0:03:26But it's still produced today.
0:03:26 > 0:03:30- Is it? I didn't know that.- I think this is probably mid-century.
0:03:30 > 0:03:33- OK.- Even '60s or '70s. If that ties in with your knowledge of it?
0:03:33 > 0:03:36Yeah, I have no knowledge about it at all.
0:03:36 > 0:03:39- So where did you get it from? - My grandfather gave it to me...
0:03:39 > 0:03:41- Gosh.- ..quite a few years ago.
0:03:41 > 0:03:44And it has literally just sat, as you can see, by the
0:03:44 > 0:03:46- colour of it.- Well, I wasn't going to point it out.
0:03:46 > 0:03:48I know we always say don't clean...
0:03:48 > 0:03:50It could have done with a good polish. Yes.
0:03:50 > 0:03:52But it has literally just sat in the cupboard.
0:03:52 > 0:03:53Gosh, I wish I had a grandfather
0:03:53 > 0:03:57like that who'd give me a lovely set of your Jensen silver.
0:03:57 > 0:03:59It's so Art Deco, isn't it?
0:03:59 > 0:04:01- It's beautiful.- You can see why it's known as the cactus pattern.
0:04:01 > 0:04:04- Yeah.- Jensen has stylised them.
0:04:04 > 0:04:08Each one of them has got the Jensen mark here.
0:04:08 > 0:04:10You can date it through that.
0:04:10 > 0:04:14- Oh, right.- The earlier ones had certain dots around the Jensen mark.
0:04:14 > 0:04:18- OK.- The thing to point out is that all these are silver.
0:04:18 > 0:04:22- Yeah.- Except the blades of the knives. Those are stainless steel.
0:04:22 > 0:04:24- OK.- Because they're stronger than silver.
0:04:24 > 0:04:28Right, OK. I think it's still quite modern, you could still use it now.
0:04:28 > 0:04:32- Absolutely.- Yeah.- And you're absolutely right, the collecting
0:04:32 > 0:04:36now, anybody under 40 wants that mid-20th century design.
0:04:36 > 0:04:38- Yeah.- Or the Art Deco period.
0:04:38 > 0:04:40- Simple designs, you know? - Yeah, yeah.
0:04:40 > 0:04:44We've got to put the right estimate on to attract people in.
0:04:44 > 0:04:47- Yeah.- Have you had any thoughts on price yourself?
0:04:47 > 0:04:50I have no idea, I really, I have no idea what the value is.
0:04:50 > 0:04:53Well, I think we should put £600-£800 on that.
0:04:53 > 0:04:55- Oh, my God.- Is that all right?
0:04:55 > 0:04:57- Yeah.- I can put less if you want?
0:04:57 > 0:04:59No, I'm shocked. No, don't put less!
0:04:59 > 0:05:01SHE LAUGHS
0:05:01 > 0:05:02I can't believe that.
0:05:02 > 0:05:08I honestly do, I think we should put 600-800, with a 600 reserve, fixed.
0:05:08 > 0:05:11- OK.- And if it doesn't sell then take it back.
0:05:11 > 0:05:13It should make a lot of money.
0:05:13 > 0:05:14My goodness, I'm so shocked.
0:05:14 > 0:05:17And you can put it to something to worthwhile I'm sure?
0:05:17 > 0:05:19Yeah, I'm going to try and get a nice antique dining set,
0:05:19 > 0:05:21- table and chairs.- Oh, wonderful.
0:05:21 > 0:05:24So I'm going to put it to something that I can keep.
0:05:24 > 0:05:26That's fantastic. And your grandfather would so pleased.
0:05:26 > 0:05:29- Yeah.- So we're happy to put it in?
0:05:29 > 0:05:32- Definitely.- Thanks for making my day, Linda.- Done deal.- Done deal!
0:05:35 > 0:05:37That's the great thing about passing on antiques,
0:05:37 > 0:05:41each generation has the chance to take an item from the past
0:05:41 > 0:05:43and reinvest in the future.
0:05:47 > 0:05:50Here at Ugbrooke, the house is full of family heirlooms
0:05:50 > 0:05:54and they've come from a long line of impressive Clifford characters.
0:05:56 > 0:06:00"Heroic, passionate, reckless.
0:06:00 > 0:06:02"Wedded from boyhood to bold measures.
0:06:02 > 0:06:05"Rugged and impetuous as the Dartmoor
0:06:05 > 0:06:08"from which his ancient race spring."
0:06:08 > 0:06:11Now that's how this man, Thomas Clifford,
0:06:11 > 0:06:12is described in a biography
0:06:12 > 0:06:14of King Charles II.
0:06:14 > 0:06:18Thomas had an illustrious career in Royal service and he became one of
0:06:18 > 0:06:21King Charles's most important advisers
0:06:21 > 0:06:23during the mid-17th century.
0:06:23 > 0:06:26In fact, Charles made him first Baron Clifford
0:06:26 > 0:06:30for his advice on money matters.
0:06:30 > 0:06:33But Thomas also made up one of five men known for their wheeling and
0:06:33 > 0:06:36dealing as the Cabal.
0:06:37 > 0:06:41The Cabal was formed of five men, Ugbrooke's Thomas Clifford,
0:06:41 > 0:06:43Baron Arlington,
0:06:43 > 0:06:45George Buckingham,
0:06:45 > 0:06:50Anthony Ashley and the Earl of Lauderdale, John Maitland.
0:06:50 > 0:06:55The word "cabal" has long been associated with secrets but when
0:06:55 > 0:06:59these men got together it became a byword for political intrigue.
0:07:00 > 0:07:04For the first time in British history, power in the Royal Council
0:07:04 > 0:07:07was shared by a group of men rather than a favoured individual.
0:07:07 > 0:07:10And Thomas Clifford was one of those men.
0:07:10 > 0:07:12The Cabal had the power to redirect
0:07:12 > 0:07:15government policy at home and abroad.
0:07:15 > 0:07:18And they conspired to write one of the most controversial treaties
0:07:18 > 0:07:20in British history.
0:07:20 > 0:07:23We will be finding out more about the secret treaty
0:07:23 > 0:07:25later on in the show.
0:07:25 > 0:07:28But now our trip around the UK is touching down at Reading
0:07:28 > 0:07:33town hall where more than 500 people came to have their items valued by
0:07:33 > 0:07:37our experts. And David Harper looks like the cat that got the cream.
0:07:40 > 0:07:41Linda, hello.
0:07:41 > 0:07:44- Hello.- Hello, I'm hoping you're a big cat lover.
0:07:44 > 0:07:48I am a massive cat fancying cat lover, yes.
0:07:48 > 0:07:50- Absolutely.- Good for you, me too as well.
0:07:50 > 0:07:51Tell me about your love of cats.
0:07:51 > 0:07:53It started when I was a child.
0:07:55 > 0:07:59And then I had my own cats, obviously when I sort of left home
0:07:59 > 0:08:03and eventually I came into breeding Tonkinese cats.
0:08:03 > 0:08:06- Right.- And I'm now learning to be a cat judge.
0:08:06 > 0:08:12So, this is why, hence we have a rather lovely, funny, amusing,
0:08:12 > 0:08:15very appealing sketch here of two cats.
0:08:15 > 0:08:20- Yeah.- By an incredibly famous cat lover himself,
0:08:20 > 0:08:21Louis Wain.
0:08:21 > 0:08:25He was one of the founding members of the National Cat Club.
0:08:25 > 0:08:28He was obviously interested in cats, he worked with cats.
0:08:28 > 0:08:31He judged cats.
0:08:31 > 0:08:35But sadly I also know that in later years he was put into a home,
0:08:35 > 0:08:37and pretty much forgotten.
0:08:37 > 0:08:41But this one I love, it just makes me smile.
0:08:41 > 0:08:42How did you come about it?
0:08:42 > 0:08:46In the early '90s I was at an antique show and I found it in one
0:08:46 > 0:08:49of the bins under the table so it was virtually a boot sale.
0:08:49 > 0:08:52- Right.- But it just amused me and it was only £5.
0:08:52 > 0:08:55Well, then it doesn't matter if it is Louis Wain or not Louis Wain at that level.
0:08:55 > 0:08:59- Absolutely.- The problem of course is that because he is so well known and
0:08:59 > 0:09:04popular and valuable there are huge amounts of copies on the market.
0:09:04 > 0:09:06But the original frame had a piece
0:09:06 > 0:09:08of paper on the back which is round the back.
0:09:08 > 0:09:10OK, which is this piece here.
0:09:10 > 0:09:12And it had that address on it.
0:09:12 > 0:09:15If you look at the handwriting itself,
0:09:15 > 0:09:17you would certainly believe that is 1906.
0:09:17 > 0:09:20It's a beautiful hand. So that's looking good.
0:09:20 > 0:09:23But, still, the market is ruthless
0:09:23 > 0:09:27and, you know, that's not enough proof to the next buyer.
0:09:27 > 0:09:31I'm not confident that it's genuine, only through bitter experience
0:09:31 > 0:09:35of handling literally thousands of objects in my life
0:09:35 > 0:09:37and coming across very good fakes
0:09:37 > 0:09:40and I know it's so easy to fake this.
0:09:40 > 0:09:42If I could categorically
0:09:42 > 0:09:45be convinced that was a real Louis Wain,
0:09:45 > 0:09:49with all the history and provenance, it's £300- £500 in auction.
0:09:49 > 0:09:53Easily make £500, everybody would be excited.
0:09:53 > 0:09:57But, we're not sure, we can't be sure,
0:09:57 > 0:10:01I think it needs to go with an estimate of 80-120
0:10:01 > 0:10:04as an unsure thing, which means, Linda,
0:10:04 > 0:10:07you have to be a bit of a risk taker.
0:10:07 > 0:10:11Because if it's good, you might go home with 500.
0:10:11 > 0:10:14If it's bad you might go home with 50.
0:10:14 > 0:10:17And if it's really bad I get to take it home again.
0:10:17 > 0:10:20Exactly, exactly. So how do you feel about that?
0:10:20 > 0:10:21- Yeah, that's...- You're good.
0:10:21 > 0:10:24- I'm up for that, yeah.- And I've got to tell you something,
0:10:24 > 0:10:27you've got a fantastic big smile and, there we go.
0:10:27 > 0:10:31If you just come closer, give me that beautiful smile.
0:10:31 > 0:10:34Look at this, there is a resemblance there!
0:10:34 > 0:10:36So, we'll meet at the auction.
0:10:36 > 0:10:39- Lovely.- Up for it? - Yes.- Linda. Thank you.
0:10:39 > 0:10:41Fabulous.
0:10:44 > 0:10:46I've heard of dogs who look like their owners,
0:10:46 > 0:10:49maybe the same's true for cats?
0:10:51 > 0:10:54Now we are travelling to the other side of the country to East Sussex,
0:10:54 > 0:10:57stopping off at the 15th century Herstmonceux Castle
0:10:57 > 0:10:59where Catherine Southon has hunted
0:10:59 > 0:11:02out another family piece that is soon to find a new home.
0:11:04 > 0:11:07Sarah, gorgeous box.
0:11:07 > 0:11:10- Thank you.- Love this little box, where did it come from?
0:11:10 > 0:11:12It was my great aunt's. And she left it to me.
0:11:12 > 0:11:14Been a treasured possession in the family?
0:11:14 > 0:11:17Not really, no. No. I don't actually like it very much.
0:11:17 > 0:11:21- Why don't you like it?- It's silver, I don't really like silver.
0:11:21 > 0:11:23- I prefer gold, I'm a gold girl. - CATHERINE LAUGHS
0:11:23 > 0:11:26Why not, why not? It is a very simple piece,
0:11:26 > 0:11:31not a lot to it, but as you turn over we've got the name Asprey's.
0:11:31 > 0:11:34- Right.- Surely that means something to you?
0:11:34 > 0:11:37- Not really. Do they sell gold? - No, they don't sell gold,
0:11:37 > 0:11:41but they sell wonderful quality objects and that's just what
0:11:41 > 0:11:44- you've got here.- It's growing on me. - Is it growing on you?
0:11:44 > 0:11:46Am I selling it? I'm selling it well.
0:11:46 > 0:11:48So where did this come from, Sarah?
0:11:48 > 0:11:51It belonged to my great aunt, and her husband
0:11:51 > 0:11:54was a jeweller and a clock maker.
0:11:54 > 0:11:57So she had lots of lovely bits and bobs?
0:11:57 > 0:12:00She had lots of little bits and bobs hanging around the house, yeah.
0:12:00 > 0:12:03And how did this come into your possession?
0:12:03 > 0:12:08She died and my aunt inherited and then my aunt died and now I've
0:12:08 > 0:12:12- inherited it.- Well, let's turn it around here and have a little look
0:12:12 > 0:12:15at the marks because here we've got the initials WC.
0:12:15 > 0:12:19- Right.- Which stands for one of the main silversmiths
0:12:19 > 0:12:21of the 20th century, William Cummins.
0:12:21 > 0:12:24So it's a pretty good name here.
0:12:24 > 0:12:28But this is probably William Cummins' family, I would say.
0:12:28 > 0:12:32Very simple in its style with this lovely little turquoise stone on the top.
0:12:32 > 0:12:34It's essentially a little trinket box.
0:12:34 > 0:12:37- Oh, right, OK.- And once upon a time perhaps you would have kept your
0:12:37 > 0:12:40little trinkets, your rings, your earrings or something like that.
0:12:40 > 0:12:42You don't keep anything in it?
0:12:42 > 0:12:44No, no. It just sits in my drawer, unused, unloved.
0:12:44 > 0:12:50It really is unloved, isn't it? But it is top-quality, top-maker,
0:12:50 > 0:12:54top-retailer because that's the retailer on the bottom, Asprey's.
0:12:54 > 0:12:58So value, I'm not going to tell you it's worth a vast amount of money
0:12:58 > 0:13:02but I am going to tell you that it's probably worth around £60-£80.
0:13:02 > 0:13:07And I think if you pop that into auction everyone's going to go for
0:13:07 > 0:13:10- it because of the name and it wouldn't surprise me if it made a bit more.- Good.
0:13:10 > 0:13:13- How does that sound?- Good, yeah, sounds good.- You really love it now,
0:13:13 > 0:13:16- don't you?- Yeah, I do, yeah. It's growing on me.
0:13:16 > 0:13:20We'll find out how it fares in just a moment but first it's back to
0:13:20 > 0:13:24Ugbrooke, home to the 17th-century Cabal member Sir Thomas Clifford.
0:13:24 > 0:13:27And I met the current man of the house, Alexander,
0:13:27 > 0:13:29to hear more about the secret treaty
0:13:29 > 0:13:32and how it was found here at Ugbrooke.
0:13:35 > 0:13:39Alexander, this is a marvellous looking 17th-century chest,
0:13:39 > 0:13:40what was inside it?
0:13:40 > 0:13:43This is the Cabinet Minister's chest.
0:13:43 > 0:13:47A bit like the red briefcase that George Osborne would hold up outside
0:13:47 > 0:13:53Downing Street today. The document that was held in this was incredibly
0:13:53 > 0:13:57inflammatory and dangerous to the state.
0:13:57 > 0:14:02It was the Secret Treaty of Dover signed in 1670 between
0:14:02 > 0:14:08King Charles II and King Louis XIV of France.
0:14:08 > 0:14:11What this treaty was all about was two things.
0:14:11 > 0:14:18One, was for King Charles to declare that he was actually a Roman Catholic.
0:14:18 > 0:14:23At the time, there was 100 years of hatred of Rome.
0:14:23 > 0:14:30If Charles, the King, said, "Right, we should be Catholic again,"
0:14:30 > 0:14:33then you know, it would be a disaster.
0:14:33 > 0:14:38And two, for the French to give England
0:14:38 > 0:14:42a whole load of money to go to war against the Dutch.
0:14:42 > 0:14:43Absolutely incredible.
0:14:43 > 0:14:46An amazing piece of history and I gather it's now,
0:14:46 > 0:14:49that document's now in the British Museum?
0:14:49 > 0:14:54That's correct. Unfortunately we had to sell so many things in the '80s.
0:14:54 > 0:14:58The roofs, the leaks, you know, we're in a beautiful library but
0:14:58 > 0:15:01unfortunately a lot of that was damaged.
0:15:01 > 0:15:06So to be able to pay for the repairs, we had to sell things
0:15:06 > 0:15:09and such wonderful documents like this secret treaty.
0:15:09 > 0:15:14That went for £350,000 to an anonymous bidder.
0:15:14 > 0:15:17That really was some find. Hopefully now you're in charge
0:15:17 > 0:15:19of the house you're going to find something like this
0:15:19 > 0:15:21hidden away under the floorboards somewhere.
0:15:21 > 0:15:24The only things that I've found so far is a letter opener
0:15:24 > 0:15:27and a picture of the Ugbrooke Park football team
0:15:27 > 0:15:31so I think I've got a long way to go and a lot of hunting.
0:15:31 > 0:15:34What an incredible piece of our national history.
0:15:34 > 0:15:37But now it's time to take our items off to auction,
0:15:37 > 0:15:39and here's a reminder of what we're selling.
0:15:42 > 0:15:45Georg Jensen is a huge name in silver
0:15:45 > 0:15:48so this cutlery set is a cut above the rest.
0:15:52 > 0:15:54There is a question mark over its authenticity
0:15:54 > 0:15:56but we love this friendly feline.
0:15:59 > 0:16:02And Sarah might not like the silver Asprey box
0:16:02 > 0:16:04but perhaps the bidders will.
0:16:07 > 0:16:10And we're going to find out right now,
0:16:10 > 0:16:12as our first auction is on the south coast of Sussex
0:16:12 > 0:16:15at Rye Auction Galleries.
0:16:16 > 0:16:19And like all auctions, there's commission to pay.
0:16:19 > 0:16:22Here today it's 15% plus VAT.
0:16:22 > 0:16:25And it's time for Sarah's silver to go under the hammer.
0:16:25 > 0:16:27- Sarah, good luck.- Thank you.
0:16:27 > 0:16:29We've got that little silver box, the Asprey.
0:16:29 > 0:16:31It's a great name, going under the hammer.
0:16:31 > 0:16:34And you just said to Catherine earlier, "I don't like silver."
0:16:34 > 0:16:36- But you're wearing silver!- I know! But normally I wouldn't.
0:16:36 > 0:16:38You're a gold girl, aren't you?
0:16:38 > 0:16:41- I'm a gold girl.- Why are you selling this anyway?
0:16:41 > 0:16:43Because it just sits in my drawer unloved.
0:16:43 > 0:16:45So it needs to find a nice home.
0:16:45 > 0:16:47Right, it's going under the hammer.
0:16:47 > 0:16:50Prepare to say goodbye to this one, because this will definitely sell.
0:16:51 > 0:16:54The Asprey of London Square section box.
0:16:54 > 0:16:58It's dated London 1903 by William Cummins & Sons Limited.
0:16:58 > 0:17:01And I've got to start it at 38.
0:17:01 > 0:17:03I've got 38 here.
0:17:03 > 0:17:0642, 45. 48, 50.
0:17:06 > 0:17:1150 here. 5? 55. 60. 5. 70.
0:17:11 > 0:17:125. Pretty good.
0:17:12 > 0:17:14- See, you like it now.- 80. 5.
0:17:14 > 0:17:1690. 5.
0:17:16 > 0:17:18At £90 with you, sir.
0:17:18 > 0:17:20At £90. Do I see five, now?
0:17:20 > 0:17:23At £90, are we all done and finished here?
0:17:23 > 0:17:25At £90, then.
0:17:25 > 0:17:27That's a good price, £90. That's lovely.
0:17:27 > 0:17:30I'm pleased with that. Buy some gold now.
0:17:30 > 0:17:32Buy some gold!
0:17:35 > 0:17:38Got to be gone. At £10, then.
0:17:41 > 0:17:44From Rye, we're heading 100 miles west to the market town
0:17:44 > 0:17:47of Wokingham, where Martin & Pole's Saleroom is our host.
0:17:47 > 0:17:50The Louis Wain picture with no reserve is up next,
0:17:50 > 0:17:53and the jury's out as to whether it's genuine or not.
0:17:53 > 0:17:55Let's see what the bidders think.
0:17:57 > 0:17:58Oh, Linda!
0:17:58 > 0:18:01The fuss you've been causing.
0:18:01 > 0:18:04- She's trouble, isn't she, this one? - Louis Wain, yes.
0:18:04 > 0:18:06It's the sketches from the valuation day.
0:18:06 > 0:18:07And I know you love your cats, don't you?
0:18:07 > 0:18:11- I do. Yes.- Why are you selling this, then?- I've had it for some time.
0:18:11 > 0:18:13And we're downsizing.
0:18:13 > 0:18:16All right, OK. Now, you're not sure it's an original.
0:18:16 > 0:18:18- No.- You think it is.
0:18:18 > 0:18:20Other people have looked at it and they think it is.
0:18:20 > 0:18:23This is great because this is where we let the market decide.
0:18:23 > 0:18:25Let's put it under the hammer right now.
0:18:25 > 0:18:27OK, come on, let's have our fingers crossed.
0:18:27 > 0:18:29Let's do this. Here we go, this is it.
0:18:29 > 0:18:32The Louis Wain study of cats' heads.
0:18:32 > 0:18:33Start this with me at £65.
0:18:33 > 0:18:3670 anywhere? With me at £65.
0:18:36 > 0:18:38Any further offers at 65?
0:18:38 > 0:18:4170. 75. 80, with you now.
0:18:41 > 0:18:44£80. Any more? At £80.
0:18:44 > 0:18:47Are we selling at £80? Are we all done? Was that a bid?
0:18:47 > 0:18:49Come on! 85 now.
0:18:49 > 0:18:5290. 95. 100.
0:18:52 > 0:18:54At £100 now at the front.
0:18:54 > 0:18:56Any more than £100?
0:18:56 > 0:18:57Selling, then, for £100.
0:18:57 > 0:19:00- All done. - GAVEL BANGS
0:19:00 > 0:19:02- Oh, after all that. - I was so excited.
0:19:02 > 0:19:04- That's all right.- You got £100.
0:19:04 > 0:19:05Look, he's mid-estimate. You were right.
0:19:05 > 0:19:08Anyway, look, we're really sorry we didn't get the 500 plus.
0:19:08 > 0:19:10- No, I'm quite happy. - OK.- I'm quite happy.
0:19:10 > 0:19:12£5, and I've enjoyed the picture.
0:19:12 > 0:19:15- Brilliant. - That's the spirit, Linda.
0:19:15 > 0:19:19From Berkshire, we're nipping over to West London to Chiswick Auctions,
0:19:19 > 0:19:22where that beautiful Georg Jensen cutlery set is up for grabs.
0:19:24 > 0:19:27I'm casting my mind back to the valuation day and I was
0:19:27 > 0:19:29wandering around doing pieces to camera,
0:19:29 > 0:19:31and I came across a load of Georg Jensen silver.
0:19:31 > 0:19:34Yes, 20th-century modern. We've heard the name before.
0:19:34 > 0:19:37Great Danish design, and it all belonged to Linda.
0:19:37 > 0:19:39And here you are. That was my spot, wasn't it?
0:19:39 > 0:19:42- Yeah, it was.- And do you know, I was so busy, I said,
0:19:42 > 0:19:44"I know who'd like to do that." This man!
0:19:44 > 0:19:46- Well, I ended up with them. They're lovely, aren't they?- Yeah.
0:19:46 > 0:19:48Fingers crossed. Ready? Everything crossed.
0:19:48 > 0:19:51It's going under the hammer right now. Here we go, this is it.
0:19:51 > 0:19:55The Jensen set of cactus pattern silver cutlery.
0:19:55 > 0:19:57Start me £400 for this.
0:19:57 > 0:20:02400. 420, 440, 460, 480, 500, 520,
0:20:02 > 0:20:06540, 560, 580, 600. 620.
0:20:06 > 0:20:09He's out. 620, then, with the lady.
0:20:09 > 0:20:12- 620.- Internet, come on.- Yeah.
0:20:12 > 0:20:14In the room at 620.
0:20:14 > 0:20:17Is that it? I'm going to sell it.
0:20:17 > 0:20:19620, then, it goes.
0:20:20 > 0:20:22GAVEL BANGS It sold in the room.
0:20:22 > 0:20:24- That's OK.- That's OK.
0:20:24 > 0:20:25It sold at the bottom estimate.
0:20:25 > 0:20:28- It's gone to a good home.- Yes.
0:20:28 > 0:20:30And you're happy. You didn't realise it was going to be £600.
0:20:30 > 0:20:32No, not at all.
0:20:32 > 0:20:35Sold at the bottom end of the estimate.
0:20:35 > 0:20:38But that's still a lot of cash for something Linda never used.
0:20:38 > 0:20:40That's the first three items sold,
0:20:40 > 0:20:43and there's more auction action later.
0:20:50 > 0:20:53Now we're heading back to Greenwich Royal Naval College,
0:20:53 > 0:20:56where Mark is never one to miss a connection.
0:20:57 > 0:20:59- Pat, isn't this a wonderful room? - It is amazing, isn't it?
0:20:59 > 0:21:01- It's wonderful, yeah.- Fabulous.
0:21:01 > 0:21:03And it's known as the Painted Room, isn't it?
0:21:03 > 0:21:06- Yes, it is, yeah. - And you've brought a painting in.
0:21:06 > 0:21:10- I have, indeed.- It's caused quite a conundrum, this, hasn't it?
0:21:10 > 0:21:12Give us the history that you know.
0:21:12 > 0:21:14Your husband fell in love with it, is that right?
0:21:14 > 0:21:16Yes. We bought it in the north-east up in South Shields
0:21:16 > 0:21:22in the early '70s. And he fell in love with this painting.
0:21:22 > 0:21:25He felt it was probably a colliery manager.
0:21:25 > 0:21:28I can see why he thinks that, because when you look at
0:21:28 > 0:21:31the portrait, he's a very handsome man, what, in his 40s, I guess?
0:21:31 > 0:21:34- Yeah, yeah.- Very nicely dressed.
0:21:34 > 0:21:38He's got his tie, he's got his little gold stick pin there.
0:21:38 > 0:21:41He's looking very self assured, isn't he?
0:21:41 > 0:21:42He is, very, yeah.
0:21:42 > 0:21:46And you could imagine somebody who maybe has just achieved,
0:21:46 > 0:21:47owns a small business.
0:21:47 > 0:21:50Or as you say is a colliery manager.
0:21:50 > 0:21:53It's oil painting very matching the Malton British School.
0:21:53 > 0:21:56- You know, there's earthy, slate-y colours.- Yeah, gorgeous colours.
0:21:56 > 0:21:59- Lovely colours! - I like the tones that are in it.
0:21:59 > 0:22:01I like the colours that are in it. But I just don't like...
0:22:01 > 0:22:03His eyes follow me.
0:22:03 > 0:22:07Wherever he is on the wall, in the room, his eyes follow me.
0:22:07 > 0:22:11Well, they say, of course, if that happens, it's a very good portrait.
0:22:11 > 0:22:14- Oh, right.- It's signed by the artist, JP Turnbull.
0:22:14 > 0:22:18Now, in our limited time we've managed to do a bit of
0:22:18 > 0:22:21research and have come up with absolutely nothing.
0:22:21 > 0:22:23So we can't tell you much about that.
0:22:23 > 0:22:28If we turn the picture round and put it back on the easel,
0:22:28 > 0:22:30we have got here, Mr P Brooks,
0:22:30 > 0:22:33and then an address, Durham,
0:22:33 > 0:22:35- which fits in again.- Yeah.
0:22:35 > 0:22:37And then April 1934.
0:22:37 > 0:22:41- Yeah.- So that could be the sitter, which is nice to know.
0:22:41 > 0:22:43Yeah.
0:22:43 > 0:22:46Has it been up in the wall in prime position?
0:22:46 > 0:22:50He has. He was on the wall up until about...
0:22:50 > 0:22:52six or seven years ago.
0:22:52 > 0:22:57And when I sort of had a change round of things, I decided then,
0:22:57 > 0:23:00OK, he can come off the wall, and he went under the sofa.
0:23:00 > 0:23:03Under the... Oh, well, I... Oh.
0:23:03 > 0:23:06Such a shame. I'm so glad he's out from under the sofa.
0:23:06 > 0:23:09I think in terms of the value we've got to look at it
0:23:09 > 0:23:13as a decorative piece. And I think if we put it into auction,
0:23:13 > 0:23:16- we should put an estimate of 100-150.- OK.
0:23:16 > 0:23:18- Now, would you be happy with that? - Very happy.
0:23:18 > 0:23:20You're happy to get rid of it, aren't you?
0:23:20 > 0:23:21I'm happy to get rid of it.
0:23:21 > 0:23:24See, if I'd only known that, I could have put 10-20 on it!
0:23:24 > 0:23:27But, no, seriously, I think we've got to put a figure that reflects
0:23:27 > 0:23:29the quality of the item.
0:23:29 > 0:23:33- Yeah.- And we'll put 100 discretionary reserve on it.
0:23:33 > 0:23:36That means the auctioneer will go within 10% of that.
0:23:36 > 0:23:39- Thank you very much for bringing him in, Pat.- Thank you.
0:23:39 > 0:23:41He is a charming looking fellow.
0:23:41 > 0:23:46Next we continue our journey by heading north to another sensational
0:23:46 > 0:23:49location - Althorp, in Northamptonshire.
0:23:49 > 0:23:52And the Flog It! crowd didn't disappoint, either,
0:23:52 > 0:23:54bringing bags laden with treasures.
0:23:54 > 0:23:57And Will Axon found two eye-catching pieces of jewellery.
0:24:01 > 0:24:04Christine and Neville, thank you for coming along today.
0:24:04 > 0:24:07And I'm assuming these are yours, Christine.
0:24:07 > 0:24:10- Yes.- Were these gifts from your good husband sat next to you?
0:24:10 > 0:24:15Well, yes and no. Because they caught my eye in the shop.
0:24:15 > 0:24:17And what was it that caught your eye about them?
0:24:17 > 0:24:21The star brooch, which is dainty, I thought.
0:24:21 > 0:24:23Well, it is very pretty, isn't it?
0:24:23 > 0:24:26It's almost given that very light feeling by those little
0:24:26 > 0:24:29seed pearls that are inset into the gold.
0:24:29 > 0:24:32Very late Victorian, into the Edwardian period.
0:24:32 > 0:24:35There were a lot of this type of brooch being made.
0:24:35 > 0:24:37So they're not particularly rare.
0:24:37 > 0:24:42And as a motif, that star was very popular at the time as well.
0:24:42 > 0:24:45But then we move across to this,
0:24:45 > 0:24:47what I would call a sort of stick pin.
0:24:47 > 0:24:52- Yes.- And, again, very different in both colour and style.
0:24:52 > 0:24:54Tell me what drew you to that?
0:24:54 > 0:24:58Well, at the time I wanted something to put in my brooch because I had
0:24:58 > 0:25:00like, a tie brooch.
0:25:00 > 0:25:03She sounds like a very stylish lady, Neville.
0:25:03 > 0:25:06I mean, you obviously took a lot of thought
0:25:06 > 0:25:08and care about how you looked.
0:25:08 > 0:25:12- Not just stylish, expensive! - Oh, there he is.
0:25:12 > 0:25:14There's a man talking for you, isn't it?
0:25:14 > 0:25:17Let's talk about the stick pin. Obviously, that's diamonds.
0:25:17 > 0:25:20I think that middle stone there is probably around the sort of
0:25:20 > 0:25:23half carat mark, that sort of size, I would have thought.
0:25:23 > 0:25:26You're probably looking at a total weight of about
0:25:26 > 0:25:28a carat in diamond weight.
0:25:28 > 0:25:33- Yeah.- And it's in this white metal mount, which is unmarked,
0:25:33 > 0:25:36but I'm almost certain that's going to be platinum.
0:25:36 > 0:25:38Now my suggestion for the auction is
0:25:38 > 0:25:40that we do split them into two separate lots.
0:25:40 > 0:25:46- OK.- The little, shall we say, Edwardian gold seed pearls set,
0:25:46 > 0:25:49I can see that at sort of around the £100 mark.
0:25:49 > 0:25:51How does that sound to you as a sort of figure?
0:25:51 > 0:25:54- That's fine.- So maybe if we straddle that hundred pounds,
0:25:54 > 0:25:57say, the old favourite, 80-120.
0:25:57 > 0:26:01- Yeah.- Reserve it at 80 with a bit of discretion and I'm sure we'll get
0:26:01 > 0:26:03- that away.- Right. - Now, the other piece,
0:26:03 > 0:26:05I think we're going to have to be a
0:26:05 > 0:26:08little bit more generous in our estimate.
0:26:08 > 0:26:11- Right.- I think easily sort of £500, that sort of figure.
0:26:11 > 0:26:14What I would suggest that is an estimate of 500-700.
0:26:14 > 0:26:16- OK.- And, again,
0:26:16 > 0:26:19reserve it at that £500 with maybe a little bit of discretion.
0:26:19 > 0:26:22- Yeah.- It would be a shame not to sell them for the sake of a single
0:26:22 > 0:26:24- bid if you've...- Yes.- ..you know,
0:26:24 > 0:26:26you've got yourself into the mind-set of selling them.
0:26:26 > 0:26:29And, well, who knows?
0:26:29 > 0:26:31You might find something to replace them at the auction!
0:26:31 > 0:26:34The brooch's quality and the design is timeless.
0:26:34 > 0:26:35Hopefully the bidders will agree.
0:26:39 > 0:26:41Back at Herstmonceux Castle,
0:26:41 > 0:26:44James Lewis has found another family piece
0:26:44 > 0:26:46that's been saved from the skip.
0:26:46 > 0:26:51The sound of a concertina being played on the streets
0:26:51 > 0:26:54always makes me think about Paris.
0:26:54 > 0:26:59- Right.- Sitting in one of those streetside cafes with a lovely cup
0:26:59 > 0:27:01of hot chocolate for me, actually.
0:27:01 > 0:27:02Right, OK.
0:27:02 > 0:27:04And maybe a little French tart.
0:27:04 > 0:27:07- Eating one, not being with one! - OK!
0:27:07 > 0:27:11And, you know, with that sound in the background.
0:27:11 > 0:27:13It's so Parisian, isn't it?
0:27:13 > 0:27:16- That is.- And this is a really good example.
0:27:16 > 0:27:18- Is it?- Jane, where did you find it?
0:27:18 > 0:27:20It's my father-in-law's.
0:27:20 > 0:27:23- OK.- And it was just given to us.
0:27:23 > 0:27:25Basically, he died a few years ago,
0:27:25 > 0:27:29and we were given that and a piano accordion, which we got rid of.
0:27:29 > 0:27:31But we just put that to one side.
0:27:31 > 0:27:33- Did he play?- I don't know.
0:27:33 > 0:27:35But I think maybe his father did.
0:27:35 > 0:27:38- OK.- And he just sort of bought it for him, I think.
0:27:38 > 0:27:42So we've got a concertina in its original case,
0:27:42 > 0:27:45and we've got JJ Vickers' label inside the lid.
0:27:45 > 0:27:47- Is that the retailer? - That's the retailer.
0:27:47 > 0:27:51- Right, fair enough. - On the side here, we've got
0:27:51 > 0:27:55"Jefferies Brothers Maker, Proud Street."
0:27:56 > 0:27:59In London. So we've got Jefferies as the maker.
0:27:59 > 0:28:03- Right.- Charles Jefferies.- Which is Italian?- Well, Charles Jefferies is
0:28:03 > 0:28:06an interesting character because Charles Jefferies
0:28:06 > 0:28:08started life as a tinker.
0:28:08 > 0:28:11- OK.- And then became an accordion player.
0:28:11 > 0:28:14And he would sit out on the streets playing his accordion.
0:28:14 > 0:28:16- Oh, he played? Oh, wow. - I've got real talent, haven't I?
0:28:16 > 0:28:18- Yeah, you have! Brilliant! - I won't give up the day job.
0:28:18 > 0:28:20Oh, it's fine. Brilliant.
0:28:20 > 0:28:22And he would play his accordion.
0:28:22 > 0:28:25And people would come to him in the street and say,
0:28:25 > 0:28:27what a wonderful accordion, could you make me one?
0:28:27 > 0:28:30And he started making them as part of the business.
0:28:30 > 0:28:32Oh, I see. That's brilliant.
0:28:32 > 0:28:35And they are the Rolls-Royce of accordions.
0:28:35 > 0:28:37- Really?- They're really good makers.
0:28:37 > 0:28:39But it is in wonderful condition as well.
0:28:39 > 0:28:41It's never been out of the box, as far as I know.
0:28:41 > 0:28:44Well, not since I've had it. I've never even taken it out.
0:28:44 > 0:28:47- OK.- Sorry!
0:28:47 > 0:28:51So concertinas vary dramatically in price.
0:28:51 > 0:28:53And they are a mine field.
0:28:53 > 0:28:56Date - 1870, 1880.
0:28:56 > 0:28:59- Really?- Something around there. - Oh, brilliant.
0:28:59 > 0:29:01What do you think it's worth? Do you think you'd take 80 for it?
0:29:01 > 0:29:03I don't know. I suppose so.
0:29:03 > 0:29:05I just... It doesn't...
0:29:05 > 0:29:09- I really don't know.- So if somebody offered you 150, would you take it?
0:29:09 > 0:29:13- I think so.- You would?- Sure, yeah. - I wouldn't.- You wouldn't?
0:29:13 > 0:29:16- No.- Really?- No.- Really?! - No, it's worth more than that.
0:29:16 > 0:29:18- Wow!- If I said to you I think...
0:29:20 > 0:29:25..that the estimate, the estimate should be £1,000-1,500.
0:29:25 > 0:29:27What?!
0:29:27 > 0:29:29I... I... Well.
0:29:29 > 0:29:32I mean, I can't believe that.
0:29:32 > 0:29:34My husband will not believe that!
0:29:34 > 0:29:36Really? What did your husband think it was worth?
0:29:36 > 0:29:39My husband said, "Why are you taking it?
0:29:39 > 0:29:40"It's not worth anything.
0:29:40 > 0:29:43- "Throw it away!"- Throw it away?!
0:29:43 > 0:29:46Well, good job you didn't listen to the husband.
0:29:46 > 0:29:50I am shocked. I am genuinely shocked.
0:29:50 > 0:29:52I think it will make that easily.
0:29:52 > 0:29:55- Really?- And let's just see what it makes on the day.
0:29:55 > 0:29:57- It's a great thing. - Thank you, that's fabulous.
0:29:57 > 0:30:01What a find. And that's the last to come from Reading.
0:30:04 > 0:30:06Before we take our three items to auction,
0:30:06 > 0:30:10I wanted to visit Ugbrooke one last time to find out about that
0:30:10 > 0:30:13incredible family history, from the people who know it best.
0:30:17 > 0:30:20Ugbrooke has been home to the Cliffords for more than 400 years.
0:30:20 > 0:30:22The family and staff have lived on this estate,
0:30:22 > 0:30:27and over time transformed the humble Tudor dwelling into this impressive
0:30:27 > 0:30:28castle-style home.
0:30:35 > 0:30:39The Clifford family is ancient and fascinating with a family tree so
0:30:39 > 0:30:43large, its roots go all the way back to 500 AD.
0:30:43 > 0:30:46They descended from early Vikings, and when William the Conqueror
0:30:46 > 0:30:52invaded these shores in 1066, it was a forefather of the Cliffords by his side.
0:30:55 > 0:30:58Few families can boast such a varied cast of characters,
0:30:58 > 0:31:01with politicians, military men and adventurers at every turn.
0:31:05 > 0:31:07Today, Ugbrooke is still the Clifford family home,
0:31:07 > 0:31:11with the Honourable Alexander tasked with preserving the family seat,
0:31:11 > 0:31:15and keeping its history well and truly alive.
0:31:15 > 0:31:19At his side are a team of staff and volunteers who are dedicated to
0:31:19 > 0:31:21helping Ugbrooke live on.
0:31:21 > 0:31:26I wanted to know who their favourite Clifford was, and why.
0:31:26 > 0:31:29So let's meet the people of Ugbrooke, past and present.
0:31:32 > 0:31:36Alexander Clifford, future Lord and custodian of Clifford.
0:31:37 > 0:31:40Catherine Fender, guide and history buff.
0:31:41 > 0:31:45Alan Easterbrook, gamekeeper for an incredible 50 years.
0:31:48 > 0:31:52And Mary Holman, expert guide with 15 years' experience.
0:31:55 > 0:31:57My favourite Clifford character,
0:31:57 > 0:32:00although there are so many going down the line,
0:32:00 > 0:32:02would have to be the great adventurer,
0:32:02 > 0:32:05Lewis, the ninth Lord Clifford.
0:32:05 > 0:32:10His stories of when he was in the US joining up with Custer's
0:32:10 > 0:32:16expeditionary force on his battles with Chief Sitting Bull.
0:32:17 > 0:32:20He was on the banks of the Yellowstone River.
0:32:20 > 0:32:22He was picking up his bedding,
0:32:22 > 0:32:25and when he ducked to bend over to pick it up,
0:32:25 > 0:32:29he then heard a shot from a musket.
0:32:29 > 0:32:32Just above his head, hitting a tree above him,
0:32:32 > 0:32:34from an Indian firing across the river.
0:32:36 > 0:32:38The way he says it, is as though it was exciting.
0:32:38 > 0:32:40He's enjoying it.
0:32:42 > 0:32:46Only a month or so later, Custer and his whole force was wiped out.
0:32:50 > 0:32:53So he was in the States with Custer's expeditionary force
0:32:53 > 0:32:56until two weeks before the massacre.
0:33:03 > 0:33:05And as we come into the morning room, here,
0:33:05 > 0:33:09we have a wonderful portrait of Elizabeth.
0:33:09 > 0:33:13My favourite person within the Ugbrooke history, I think,
0:33:13 > 0:33:17has to be the ninth Lady Clifford, Lady Mabel Clifford.
0:33:18 > 0:33:21She was a very formidable lady.
0:33:21 > 0:33:23I don't think you argued with her.
0:33:23 > 0:33:26But she obviously had great presence.
0:33:26 > 0:33:30She was a wonderful hostess.
0:33:30 > 0:33:32She loved weekend house parties.
0:33:34 > 0:33:39And she was a great one for putting on plays with her weekend house guests.
0:33:39 > 0:33:43She used to send them invitations six months in advance.
0:33:43 > 0:33:46She would send them a copy of the play she wanted to put on,
0:33:46 > 0:33:49and they had to come knowing their part.
0:33:49 > 0:33:52And I think bringing their own costumes to play in the play.
0:33:54 > 0:33:57They were very privileged to have the Duke and Duchess of York,
0:33:57 > 0:34:02as they then were, who later became George V and Queen Mary.
0:34:02 > 0:34:06And what is wonderful that in the archives of the house,
0:34:06 > 0:34:10we have a programme for the weekend that the Duke and Duchess of York
0:34:10 > 0:34:11came to stay here.
0:34:18 > 0:34:20I've been here 50 years.
0:34:20 > 0:34:21Just turned 50 years.
0:34:23 > 0:34:27I come when I was 16 to meet His Lordship.
0:34:28 > 0:34:30I was probably shaking in me boots.
0:34:30 > 0:34:32He said, "When can you start?"
0:34:32 > 0:34:34And I never looked back.
0:34:37 > 0:34:41Lord Clifford, the 13th Lord of Chudleigh.
0:34:41 > 0:34:43To me, he was like a father.
0:34:45 > 0:34:47We spent a lot of time together.
0:34:48 > 0:34:52Though His Lordship, Mondays, would go off to the House of Lords,
0:34:52 > 0:34:56he'd probably come back on the Thursday and with the woodmen,
0:34:56 > 0:35:01he would go out in the park and help them get the park shipshape.
0:35:03 > 0:35:08He was a man that was always active, doing something.
0:35:10 > 0:35:13Three generations that I've been with now have treated me
0:35:13 > 0:35:17like family, really. I know nothing else, but here.
0:35:17 > 0:35:20And it's just my life.
0:35:20 > 0:35:22It's a privilege, it really is.
0:35:27 > 0:35:30I'm a guide here, and I've been here for eight years.
0:35:30 > 0:35:32It's a special treat in the summer,
0:35:32 > 0:35:34coming here for three or four months.
0:35:35 > 0:35:38You come down the drive and you come into a different world.
0:35:42 > 0:35:44I'm very interested in the tenth Earl,
0:35:44 > 0:35:47because he was the black sheep of the family in many ways.
0:35:47 > 0:35:50And his nickname in the family was Silly Willy.
0:35:50 > 0:35:53He was actually sent out to New Zealand when he was 18,
0:35:53 > 0:35:57because the family knew that he couldn't cope with money at all.
0:35:57 > 0:36:02He tried to earn some money out there by rounding up the rabbits and
0:36:02 > 0:36:05canning them, which was a great idea,
0:36:05 > 0:36:09until at least a dozen people died of lead poisoning because they
0:36:09 > 0:36:11sealed the tins with lead.
0:36:11 > 0:36:15But the reason I like him is because
0:36:15 > 0:36:17for most of his life, people said he was a failure.
0:36:17 > 0:36:20And the nickname, Silly Willy, shows that.
0:36:20 > 0:36:23But he was actually brilliant.
0:36:23 > 0:36:25He became very interested in radiology,
0:36:25 > 0:36:29and realised that the rays right at the edge of the spectrum could
0:36:29 > 0:36:30actually kill tumours.
0:36:30 > 0:36:33He was one of the very first people in the 1920s to realise that.
0:36:33 > 0:36:35And having been in the medical world all of my life,
0:36:35 > 0:36:37I know how special that is.
0:36:39 > 0:36:44It's crazy that I have my own museum in the house.
0:36:44 > 0:36:48I can pick up things and wear... You know, my ancestors have worn.
0:36:48 > 0:36:53I can pick up a crazy hat or a sword.
0:36:53 > 0:36:56Be careful not to hit any of the equipment here!
0:36:56 > 0:37:00It is the most fascinating house and fascinating family.
0:37:00 > 0:37:01Wonderful portraits.
0:37:01 > 0:37:03And in the most marvellous setting.
0:37:05 > 0:37:09I always worried when I was younger that
0:37:09 > 0:37:12I would be the generation that would lose it.
0:37:13 > 0:37:15No thoughts on retiring.
0:37:15 > 0:37:17Go on as long as I can.
0:37:17 > 0:37:19I'm hoping that they'll carry me off, of the estate
0:37:19 > 0:37:21while I'm out there working!
0:37:21 > 0:37:26It is one family, and it's about looking after everyone.
0:37:33 > 0:37:36Our trip around the country is nearly at a close.
0:37:36 > 0:37:40All that remains is to put our last three items under the hammer.
0:37:40 > 0:37:42And here's a reminder of what we're selling.
0:37:44 > 0:37:46The colliery man with the beady eyes.
0:37:46 > 0:37:47Will anyone want to take him home?
0:37:51 > 0:37:54Some sparkling jewellery, which we've separated into two lots.
0:38:01 > 0:38:05And the concertina that proved a big surprise to Jane.
0:38:11 > 0:38:14First, we're back at Chiswick in west London to put that dapper
0:38:14 > 0:38:15looking gentleman up for sale.
0:38:15 > 0:38:17£100 to go. 100 is bid.
0:38:17 > 0:38:18110, 120.
0:38:19 > 0:38:21- Pat, good luck.- Thank you.
0:38:21 > 0:38:23Are the eyes following her around?
0:38:23 > 0:38:26We're talking about that wonderful oil painting, the gentleman.
0:38:26 > 0:38:27Art is subjective.
0:38:27 > 0:38:29I mean, I like it, you like it,
0:38:29 > 0:38:31- and I know you don't like it. - I like the colours.
0:38:31 > 0:38:33I like the colours. That's what Mark says, they are modern,
0:38:33 > 0:38:35they are to date. Hopefully this lot out there,
0:38:35 > 0:38:38that room full of bidders will like it as well.
0:38:38 > 0:38:41Let's put it to the test. It's going under the hammer now.
0:38:43 > 0:38:45Now we come onto this lovely lot.
0:38:45 > 0:38:47JF Turnbull, the oil on canvas portrait of a gentleman.
0:38:47 > 0:38:49He certainly is, he's just down here.
0:38:49 > 0:38:52Let's start this off at £100.
0:38:52 > 0:38:54£100.
0:38:54 > 0:38:56It's not looking terribly good, is it?
0:38:56 > 0:38:57It's not looking good, is it?
0:38:57 > 0:38:59£90, otherwise we're going to pass it.
0:38:59 > 0:39:01Any interest at £90?
0:39:01 > 0:39:03£90 is bid in the room.
0:39:04 > 0:39:06It's at £90.
0:39:06 > 0:39:09A particularly interesting lot, this. At £90.
0:39:09 > 0:39:11That's it, it is selling.
0:39:11 > 0:39:13And it is now sold at £90.
0:39:14 > 0:39:17- Sold.- Sorry.- Fine.- But we had a discretionary reserve
0:39:17 > 0:39:19so we got it away.
0:39:19 > 0:39:21- It's OK. Look, we're happy. Pat's happy!- Good, good.
0:39:21 > 0:39:23Those eyes are not going to be following her around.
0:39:23 > 0:39:25It's not going back under the sofa.
0:39:25 > 0:39:27Do you know what? That's the wrong place to put it.
0:39:27 > 0:39:30I think that's why he's looking at you, with disdain.
0:39:30 > 0:39:32I really do.
0:39:32 > 0:39:36Let's hope its new owner hangs in pride of place.
0:39:36 > 0:39:40Now we're heading two hours north to Market Harborough in Leicestershire,
0:39:40 > 0:39:42where Gildings are in charge of the sale.
0:39:44 > 0:39:47Christine, you seem to be selling your jewellery at the moment.
0:39:47 > 0:39:50- Well...- Why?- Needs must.
0:39:50 > 0:39:52Oh, needs must. We've got two items, haven't we?
0:39:52 > 0:39:55The seed pearl brooch, and the stick pin.
0:39:55 > 0:39:57180-120, the stick pin.
0:39:57 > 0:40:00- The stick pin's worth an awful lot of money. Did you know that?- Yes.
0:40:00 > 0:40:02- You did know that?- Yes.
0:40:02 > 0:40:04Right, we're starting off with the seed pearl.
0:40:04 > 0:40:06The cluster, star burst brooch.
0:40:06 > 0:40:08Let's find out what the bidders think.
0:40:08 > 0:40:12The yellow metal star brooch, and starting here at £55.
0:40:12 > 0:40:16At 55? 60. 60, five.
0:40:16 > 0:40:20- Come on, come on, we're there. - 75, internet.
0:40:20 > 0:40:2280, five.
0:40:22 > 0:40:2490. Room bid at 90.
0:40:24 > 0:40:25You're out online. Five.
0:40:25 > 0:40:30100. 110, 120.
0:40:30 > 0:40:34130, 140, 150. Back in.
0:40:34 > 0:40:37Thank you, anyway. 150 now, with the online bidder at £150.
0:40:37 > 0:40:39Watching the floor carefully at 150.
0:40:39 > 0:40:41This is good. The auctioneer's doing really well.
0:40:41 > 0:40:44Last chance and selling online at 150.
0:40:44 > 0:40:46And that's £150.
0:40:46 > 0:40:49- Yeah.- One more to go, it's that bar brooch.
0:40:49 > 0:40:51Let's hope we get the top end.
0:40:51 > 0:40:52Yeah, I hope so.
0:40:52 > 0:40:54The white metal bar brooch.
0:40:54 > 0:40:57Let's start the bidding, if you will, at 360.
0:40:57 > 0:40:59At 360, here, at 360.
0:40:59 > 0:41:01At £360, at 360.
0:41:01 > 0:41:03Yeah, come on, Will. Move it on!
0:41:03 > 0:41:06400. 420, 440.
0:41:06 > 0:41:09And 60. In the room at 460, and I'm out.
0:41:09 > 0:41:11- We've got fresh bidders here, look. - Gosh, that was good.
0:41:11 > 0:41:16500. 550. 600.
0:41:16 > 0:41:18Shake of the head, standing right at £600.
0:41:18 > 0:41:22- At 600, we've done it.- Lady's bid, seated, at £600.
0:41:22 > 0:41:23At 600, are we all done?
0:41:23 > 0:41:25Last chance. If you're quick online...
0:41:27 > 0:41:29Brilliant. Well done, Will Gilding.
0:41:29 > 0:41:32£600 for the second lot, 150 for the first lot.
0:41:32 > 0:41:34That's £750.
0:41:34 > 0:41:36- Wow.- Where there's a Will, there's a way!- That's good, yeah.
0:41:36 > 0:41:39- Where there's a Will, there's a way! - Smashing.- Well done, Will.
0:41:39 > 0:41:41- Thank you, sir.- Smashing.
0:41:43 > 0:41:44That's a great result for Christine.
0:41:44 > 0:41:48Finally, it's back down south to Rye Auctions,
0:41:48 > 0:41:51to see if James's whopping estimate proves true.
0:41:51 > 0:41:52At £290.
0:41:54 > 0:41:55The concertina, Jane.
0:41:55 > 0:41:57Best one I've seen on Flog It!
0:41:57 > 0:41:59- Best one you've seen?- Really?
0:41:59 > 0:42:01- Without a shadow of a doubt. - For a long, long time.
0:42:01 > 0:42:03Because this one is the Rolls-Royce.
0:42:03 > 0:42:05- Do you think?- Did you know? - No, I didn't know that.
0:42:05 > 0:42:08- So where's it been all its life? - It's been... It's my father-in-law's.
0:42:08 > 0:42:10We inherited it. It's just been sitting upstairs.
0:42:10 > 0:42:13- My husband wanted to throw it away. - No!- Yes!
0:42:13 > 0:42:16Well, I'm excited about this. I hope you are.
0:42:16 > 0:42:19I hope this lot, here, in this packed sale room are as well.
0:42:19 > 0:42:21Hopefully we've got some phone lines,
0:42:21 > 0:42:23we're putting it under the hammer right now.
0:42:23 > 0:42:25- Good luck, Jane.- Thank you.
0:42:25 > 0:42:28The Jeffries Brothers Duet concertina,
0:42:28 > 0:42:34and I can start this in at 1050, 1100.
0:42:34 > 0:42:351100, I've got.
0:42:35 > 0:42:371100, do I see 1150?
0:42:39 > 0:42:43At 1100. At 1100, do I see 1150 now?
0:42:43 > 0:42:451200. 1200 still on commission.
0:42:45 > 0:42:47At 1200, do I see 1250?
0:42:47 > 0:42:49At 1200.
0:42:49 > 0:42:51Are we all done? At 1200?
0:42:51 > 0:42:53Are you all done and finished?
0:42:55 > 0:42:57It's sold at 1200, we got it mid-estimate.
0:42:57 > 0:42:59- Good, thank you.- That's OK, that's all right, isn't it?
0:42:59 > 0:43:01- Thank you so much.- It's better than putting it in the skip.
0:43:01 > 0:43:03Absolutely. Absolutely, thank you so much.
0:43:03 > 0:43:06That's all right. Thank you for bringing it in. That was great.
0:43:13 > 0:43:15Well, that's it for today's show.
0:43:15 > 0:43:18We've had a wonderful time here at Ugbrooke House.
0:43:18 > 0:43:21And what an incredible family history,
0:43:21 > 0:43:24one that's still being kept alive by family members today.
0:43:24 > 0:43:27We've also heard some of your fascinating stories,
0:43:27 > 0:43:31and we've seen some great results in auction rooms all over the country.
0:43:31 > 0:43:34I was particularly pleased for Jane. That concertina was first class.
0:43:34 > 0:43:37And it deserved to get over £1,000.
0:43:37 > 0:43:38Not bad for a squeeze-box!
0:43:38 > 0:43:40I hope you've enjoyed the show.
0:43:40 > 0:43:42So until the next time, it's goodbye.