0:00:13 > 0:00:15The scenes in the stained-glass window say it all.
0:00:15 > 0:00:18The town has been shaped by its port.
0:00:18 > 0:00:21Trading began here before the 12th century,
0:00:21 > 0:00:24and here at Grimsby Minster, you cannot ignore
0:00:24 > 0:00:27the significant role fishermen have played in its history.
0:00:27 > 0:00:29Welcome to Flog It!
0:00:52 > 0:00:54Not far from the renowned port of Grimsby,
0:00:54 > 0:00:57the Minster started life as Saint James's parish church
0:00:57 > 0:01:00and was once known as the sea captain's church
0:01:00 > 0:01:02after those who worshipped here.
0:01:02 > 0:01:05In 2010, it became an urban minster,
0:01:05 > 0:01:08which means it plays the role of cathedral
0:01:08 > 0:01:12and has more than 30,000 people in its flock.
0:01:12 > 0:01:13Today, it's welcomed Flog It!
0:01:13 > 0:01:17so it's time now to meet the crowd gathering for our valuation day.
0:01:19 > 0:01:20Just look at this fantastic queue.
0:01:20 > 0:01:23Everybody is smiling, the sun is out.
0:01:23 > 0:01:25I think we're going to have a great day.
0:01:25 > 0:01:27Look at all these bags and boxes full of treasures.
0:01:27 > 0:01:29I think, because we are close to the port,
0:01:29 > 0:01:31we might find some maritime memorabilia.
0:01:31 > 0:01:35After all, we cannot ignore Grimsby's famous heritage.
0:01:35 > 0:01:36What is it famous for?
0:01:36 > 0:01:37- ALL:- Fishing!
0:01:37 > 0:01:39Look, hopefully one or two of you
0:01:39 > 0:01:42are going to go home very rich today, if we find that big treasure.
0:01:42 > 0:01:45You're here to see our experts to ask that all-important question,
0:01:45 > 0:01:47which is "What's it worth?"
0:01:47 > 0:01:48If you are happy with our valuation,
0:01:48 > 0:01:49what are you going to do?
0:01:49 > 0:01:51Flog it!
0:01:51 > 0:01:52Let's do it.
0:01:56 > 0:01:58And it's all hands on deck for Christina Trevanion.
0:01:58 > 0:01:59Oh. Oh, my goodness!
0:01:59 > 0:02:01I've run out of hands.
0:02:01 > 0:02:04And she is joined by salty sea dog Michael Baggott,
0:02:04 > 0:02:06who can't believe his luck.
0:02:06 > 0:02:10You bought four works of art by Damien Hirst for 30p?
0:02:10 > 0:02:13That's not bad going, is it?
0:02:13 > 0:02:14Hang on a second!
0:02:14 > 0:02:17We have to share the queue, Michael.
0:02:17 > 0:02:21This is my section of the queue. I love these people.
0:02:21 > 0:02:23There is no time to waste.
0:02:23 > 0:02:26The queue's moved inside to settle down and unpack.
0:02:26 > 0:02:28The Minster dates back 900 years,
0:02:28 > 0:02:32so there is plenty for our enthusiastic crowd to take in.
0:02:32 > 0:02:34Before we explore,
0:02:34 > 0:02:37let's have a look at what's coming up later on in the programme.
0:02:37 > 0:02:39Christina finds maritime memorabilia,
0:02:39 > 0:02:41but it's missing a vital element.
0:02:41 > 0:02:43It doesn't have a ding-a-ling.
0:02:43 > 0:02:46- Where has the ding-a-long-dong gone? - Oh, dear.- Oh, Charles.
0:02:46 > 0:02:50I've got a spare donger in the other bell.
0:02:50 > 0:02:52Michael's erupting with enthusiasm.
0:02:52 > 0:02:58It really is one of the best things I have ever seen on a Flog It!
0:02:59 > 0:03:01- That is brilliant. - It's up there. You have made my day.
0:03:01 > 0:03:03You have made mine!
0:03:03 > 0:03:04Are you ready for this? Here we go.
0:03:04 > 0:03:07HORN SOUNDS
0:03:07 > 0:03:09And I'll be on board this,
0:03:09 > 0:03:12one of the oldest surviving diesel side trawlers,
0:03:12 > 0:03:15to find out more about the men who put their lives at risk
0:03:15 > 0:03:18so we could have fish and chips on our plates.
0:03:22 > 0:03:24Up here on the balcony where the organ sits,
0:03:24 > 0:03:27it's a bit like being in the crow's nest on a ship,
0:03:27 > 0:03:30because you get a great view from this height.
0:03:30 > 0:03:33You can oversee what's happening down there,
0:03:33 > 0:03:35you can watch our experts cast their nets
0:03:35 > 0:03:37over the antiques and collectables.
0:03:37 > 0:03:39That's exactly what they are doing right now,
0:03:39 > 0:03:41so let's get on with the valuations.
0:03:41 > 0:03:43First on deck is Christina,
0:03:43 > 0:03:47and she's wasted no time making new friends.
0:03:47 > 0:03:49Peter, I've hijacked you in the queue.
0:03:49 > 0:03:51That's right. You can hijack me any time you like!
0:03:51 > 0:03:53- Really? - SHE LAUGHS
0:03:53 > 0:03:55Do you mind if I hijack Peter? Is that all right?
0:03:55 > 0:03:57- Not at all.- Do you know Peter?
0:03:57 > 0:03:58- No!- Peter, Anne. Anne, Peter.
0:03:58 > 0:04:00I feel like Cilla Black!
0:04:02 > 0:04:03Surprise, surprise!
0:04:05 > 0:04:07Peter, you have brought this little thing,
0:04:07 > 0:04:10which is absolutely picture perfect. Where did you get it from?
0:04:10 > 0:04:12I was clearing my father's house out
0:04:12 > 0:04:14after he passed away unfortunately.
0:04:14 > 0:04:17And it was one of the last pieces of furniture
0:04:17 > 0:04:20and we heard something sliding around in the drawer.
0:04:20 > 0:04:22- Oh, really?- Yeah.- Oh, my goodness.
0:04:22 > 0:04:24- We opened the drawer and there it was.- There it was.
0:04:24 > 0:04:26So, let's have a little look at the picture.
0:04:26 > 0:04:28We've got this little watercolour here.
0:04:28 > 0:04:31It says AV Copley Fielding.
0:04:31 > 0:04:34Now, that is Anthony Vandyke Copley Fielding.
0:04:34 > 0:04:37- Van Dyck?- It is a bit of a mouthful. Pretty exciting.
0:04:37 > 0:04:40Sadly, not the van Dyck that perhaps you're thinking of,
0:04:40 > 0:04:43but nonetheless a very interesting thing.
0:04:43 > 0:04:46This chap down here, Copley Fielding,
0:04:46 > 0:04:49was a very popular and prolific watercolour artist
0:04:49 > 0:04:52in the early 19th century.
0:04:52 > 0:04:571788 to 1855, I think was when he flourished and was around.
0:04:57 > 0:05:01It's a great view. You've got this wonderful scene
0:05:01 > 0:05:04of this castle behind, and these hunters,
0:05:04 > 0:05:08who are almost in 16th century dress,
0:05:08 > 0:05:11quite a historical thing, not, sadly, 16th century,
0:05:11 > 0:05:13obviously done much later.
0:05:13 > 0:05:16It is harking back to a Romantic period,
0:05:16 > 0:05:21quite a picturesque movement, typical of the time.
0:05:21 > 0:05:24It's of quite a small size and it probably would have come
0:05:24 > 0:05:26from a sketchbook or something, originally.
0:05:26 > 0:05:30He was quite a well-thought-of artist.
0:05:30 > 0:05:32In 1824,
0:05:32 > 0:05:36he exhibited at the Paris salons alongside Constable,
0:05:36 > 0:05:40so very much up there with the greats of the painting world
0:05:40 > 0:05:42at the time. If we look at the back,
0:05:42 > 0:05:46here, we have some nice labels and a great stamp,
0:05:46 > 0:05:51bought at Sotheby and Co, sale date, 14th April '65.
0:05:51 > 0:05:54Lot number 36 and it was £6.
0:05:54 > 0:05:56Wow!
0:05:56 > 0:05:59- Not bad for a van Dyck!- Not bad at all. It is not a van Dyck.
0:05:59 > 0:06:02I wish it was a van Dyck!
0:06:02 > 0:06:04This is great because, really, when it comes to pictures like this,
0:06:04 > 0:06:06it's all about the provenance.
0:06:06 > 0:06:09Sotheby's, as you know, are one of the best auction houses.
0:06:09 > 0:06:11They deal with some of the very best pictures.
0:06:11 > 0:06:13It's great to have these with it
0:06:13 > 0:06:17- although this frame is very much 20th-century.- Very modern.
0:06:17 > 0:06:20- Exactly.- And this was with it.
0:06:20 > 0:06:21This could be interesting.
0:06:21 > 0:06:23Attributed to Copley Fielding,
0:06:23 > 0:06:26so is this an auction catalogue or...?
0:06:26 > 0:06:27I believe so.
0:06:27 > 0:06:31I do think 100 to 150 was quite an optimistic estimate for it
0:06:31 > 0:06:34because sadly these things are not flavour of the month at the moment.
0:06:34 > 0:06:37Fairly generic, early 19th century watercolours,
0:06:37 > 0:06:40not fetching those sorts of figures, sadly.
0:06:40 > 0:06:43Especially when of this diminutive size, shall we say.
0:06:43 > 0:06:48I think probably a more appropriate auction estimate would be 30 to £50
0:06:48 > 0:06:50with a reserve of 30. How would you feel about that?
0:06:50 > 0:06:52That's fine, yeah. I'm happy with that.
0:06:52 > 0:06:57- And maybe let's use the money to buy something brighter.- Yes.
0:06:57 > 0:07:00I am restoring a classic Honda motorcycle.
0:07:00 > 0:07:03- I will get some parts for that. - Fantastic.
0:07:03 > 0:07:06And when it's done, I'll take you for a ride on the back.
0:07:06 > 0:07:09- Is that a promise?- That's a promise.
0:07:09 > 0:07:12It's a deal. My goodness. I look forward to it, hugely.
0:07:13 > 0:07:15There's an invitation, Christina.
0:07:15 > 0:07:17Let's see what Michael is up to,
0:07:17 > 0:07:20and it looks like he has uncovered a useful maritime tool.
0:07:21 > 0:07:25Sue, you've bought me in a lethal weapon today.
0:07:25 > 0:07:29- Yes.- What have I done?
0:07:29 > 0:07:30Before I tell you anything about it,
0:07:30 > 0:07:33it's not something you carry around with you on a daily basis, is it?
0:07:33 > 0:07:37- No, it's far too heavy. - Yeah, where did it come from?
0:07:37 > 0:07:40When I bought my first house, about 22 years ago,
0:07:40 > 0:07:43it was in the Anderson shelter at the bottom of the garden,
0:07:43 > 0:07:47in a box of general bits and pieces.
0:07:47 > 0:07:49Rubbish, mainly and bits of old newspaper.
0:07:49 > 0:07:54What an odd thing to find in a very odd place.
0:07:54 > 0:07:57When you found it - obviously it's a knife -
0:07:57 > 0:08:00did you know any more about it than that?
0:08:00 > 0:08:03I assumed it was a diver's knife because of the weight of it.
0:08:03 > 0:08:05The whole thing about this is the scabbard,
0:08:05 > 0:08:10which on a knife normally you would see as a light piece of leather,
0:08:10 > 0:08:12this is all cast bronze.
0:08:12 > 0:08:16- Bronze, is it? - Bronze won't react in sea water.
0:08:16 > 0:08:20We have got, very lightly struck there, the maker's name,
0:08:20 > 0:08:22which is Heinke.
0:08:22 > 0:08:23CF Heinke of London.
0:08:23 > 0:08:29And they were making marine-related items from the 1840s onwards.
0:08:29 > 0:08:32But of course the diving period we are talking about with this,
0:08:32 > 0:08:37we are talking about a dumbbell, faceplate,
0:08:37 > 0:08:39the oxygen being pumped down,
0:08:39 > 0:08:43Jules Verne's Twenty Thousand Leagues Under The Sea.
0:08:43 > 0:08:47I think one problem we've got slightly is this handle.
0:08:47 > 0:08:51Normally, they are hardwood like lignum, do you know what it is?
0:08:51 > 0:08:53- No.- A bicycle handle!
0:08:53 > 0:08:56- Really?- It is a rubber bicycle handle someone has cut down.
0:08:56 > 0:08:57If we have a look...
0:08:59 > 0:09:03There we go. If you were in any sort of trouble underwater,
0:09:03 > 0:09:08fouled cables, it is not like a scuba-diver today.
0:09:08 > 0:09:12You have ropes, you have oxygen tubes,
0:09:12 > 0:09:16if you got tangled up with anything, you had to have a very good knife
0:09:16 > 0:09:20to cut yourself free. It was your life that was at stake.
0:09:20 > 0:09:22So, obviously they have had this.
0:09:22 > 0:09:26It's made to be heavy so it will hang in the right direction.
0:09:26 > 0:09:30You do not want a knife that does that and then falls out.
0:09:30 > 0:09:35That's the other reason why it has got that clip.
0:09:35 > 0:09:37That holds it in.
0:09:37 > 0:09:41In terms of value, I think, sensibly,
0:09:41 > 0:09:44we would put £100-£200 on it.
0:09:44 > 0:09:46- That sounds good.- A reserve of £90.
0:09:46 > 0:09:50- Great.- For a find from an Anderson shelter, it is still wonderful.
0:09:50 > 0:09:52- Brilliant.- You get kudos for that.
0:09:52 > 0:09:55Why now have you decided to let it go?
0:09:55 > 0:09:59I have a lot of things and some of them need to go
0:09:59 > 0:10:02because we do eventually want to get a smaller house.
0:10:02 > 0:10:07- Ah, so this is the tip of a very large iceberg.- That's right.
0:10:08 > 0:10:11Fingers crossed, Sue's discovery in the old air raid shelter
0:10:11 > 0:10:13finds a buyer.
0:10:15 > 0:10:17Well, I have wandered away from the excitement of the valuation day,
0:10:17 > 0:10:19but within eyeshot of the Minster
0:10:19 > 0:10:21because there is something I want to show you.
0:10:21 > 0:10:24It's a wonderful, evocative memorial
0:10:24 > 0:10:27which symbolises the losses Grimsby has suffered
0:10:27 > 0:10:30when the men who left here sailed out of the port
0:10:30 > 0:10:32never to return.
0:10:32 > 0:10:34This is a town where everyone has relatives
0:10:34 > 0:10:37who have worked on the trawlers or at the docks,
0:10:37 > 0:10:40and this figure was funded by the public.
0:10:40 > 0:10:43The sculptor, Trevor Harries, studied at the local art college
0:10:43 > 0:10:46and his uncle was a skipper, so he was privileged
0:10:46 > 0:10:47to receive the commission.
0:10:50 > 0:10:52When this was revealed in 2005,
0:10:52 > 0:10:54the whole town turned out en masse to see it.
0:10:54 > 0:10:57There is something I want to read from the memorial, just two lines.
0:10:57 > 0:11:00There's a lot more to it but it says here...
0:11:05 > 0:11:07The men who never returned.
0:11:07 > 0:11:09I think that is so poignant,
0:11:09 > 0:11:12and it's right here in front of the Minster.
0:11:15 > 0:11:18We were hoping to spot some maritime memorabilia,
0:11:18 > 0:11:21and look what's turned up on Christina's table.
0:11:23 > 0:11:26Charles, this is a rather lovely bit of local history
0:11:26 > 0:11:29you have brought in for me here. It's wonderful.
0:11:29 > 0:11:32Obviously an old ship's bell.
0:11:32 > 0:11:34Yes, the Roxano was built in 1907 locally
0:11:34 > 0:11:38by Doughty and Sons in Grimsby for GF Sleight trawlers.
0:11:38 > 0:11:40They were a big company many years ago.
0:11:40 > 0:11:42Right, OK.
0:11:42 > 0:11:45And is this a boat that you knew, is the boat still in existence?
0:11:45 > 0:11:48No, I think it was scrapped in '56.
0:11:48 > 0:11:51My grandfather used to have trawlers,
0:11:51 > 0:11:54in fact, he had the first steam trawler out of Grimsby.
0:11:54 > 0:11:56Really?
0:11:56 > 0:11:58Why we've got this, I don't know.
0:11:58 > 0:12:01Whether he bought the boat off GF Sleight,
0:12:01 > 0:12:04he also had a ship repairing business.
0:12:04 > 0:12:05We pulled the house down,
0:12:05 > 0:12:08the big house that Grandfather used to live in, in the '70s.
0:12:08 > 0:12:14This got moved with some other heirlooms
0:12:14 > 0:12:17to a shed on the farm, and son-in-law found it
0:12:17 > 0:12:18a couple of months ago.
0:12:18 > 0:12:22Oh, really? Your son-in-law should be standing here rather than you?
0:12:22 > 0:12:25He doesn't really want me to sell it!
0:12:25 > 0:12:28But we are decluttering and there comes a point
0:12:28 > 0:12:30where, you know, it's been in the shed,
0:12:30 > 0:12:35we didn't know we had got it, it's time to let someone enjoy it.
0:12:35 > 0:12:37It is lovely to see an original one of these
0:12:37 > 0:12:39because they are so reproduced now.
0:12:39 > 0:12:41To have this, name of the boat,
0:12:41 > 0:12:44the date and the fact it is a lovely local piece as well,
0:12:44 > 0:12:47I think, is absolutely magic. I love it.
0:12:47 > 0:12:48It actually saddens me that,
0:12:48 > 0:12:51as a Grimsby man connected to the fishing industry,
0:12:51 > 0:12:52you are selling this bell.
0:12:52 > 0:12:54- We've got another one at home. - You have?- Yes.
0:12:54 > 0:12:58- But it's got no writing on it. It's not quite as smart.- Right.
0:12:58 > 0:13:00Probably I ought to be getting rid of that one,
0:13:00 > 0:13:02but, to be honest, this is the more interesting bell.
0:13:02 > 0:13:05I think you are right, and I think the market would like it.
0:13:05 > 0:13:08There is certainly an interest in local history, obviously.
0:13:08 > 0:13:11I think at auction, does it have a ding-a-ling-ling?
0:13:11 > 0:13:13No, just a ding-ding.
0:13:13 > 0:13:15- You can't lift it, can you?- I can!
0:13:15 > 0:13:17I am quite muscly, I promise.
0:13:17 > 0:13:19- It doesn't have a ding-a-ling. - Oh!
0:13:19 > 0:13:22- Where's its ding-a-long-dong gone? - Oh, dear.- Oh, Charles.
0:13:22 > 0:13:25I've got a spare donger in the other bell.
0:13:25 > 0:13:27You've lost your ding-a-ling-ling.
0:13:27 > 0:13:29I know. The story of my life!
0:13:29 > 0:13:31LAUGHTER
0:13:31 > 0:13:34I think at auction we are looking somewhere in the region
0:13:34 > 0:13:35of £100 to £200.
0:13:35 > 0:13:37I think it's a fascinating piece.
0:13:37 > 0:13:39I don't think it's ever going to be big bucks,
0:13:39 > 0:13:43but I think somebody will see it and will fall in love with it.
0:13:43 > 0:13:44How do you feel about that?
0:13:44 > 0:13:48- I'm happy. - So, an estimate of 100 to 200,
0:13:48 > 0:13:50perhaps a discretionary reserve at 100.
0:13:50 > 0:13:52- Would that be all right?- Yep.- Super.
0:13:52 > 0:13:55And we'll hope that we've got someone out there
0:13:55 > 0:13:57that's got a ding-a-ling-ling for it!
0:13:59 > 0:14:01We hope so, too, Christina.
0:14:03 > 0:14:06There you are, three wonderful valuations,
0:14:06 > 0:14:08we're just about to set off to the sale room,
0:14:08 > 0:14:11but before we do that, I want to take a closer look
0:14:11 > 0:14:14at some of the maritime references in this,
0:14:14 > 0:14:16the magnificent east window.
0:14:16 > 0:14:17If you look in the centre,
0:14:17 > 0:14:21you can see a fishing vessel setting sail with gulls flying
0:14:21 > 0:14:24in the sky anticipating a big catch,
0:14:24 > 0:14:27and on the left you've got Saint Nicholas,
0:14:27 > 0:14:29the patron saint of mariners,
0:14:29 > 0:14:33keeping a watchful eye as the catch is being unloaded on the dockside.
0:14:33 > 0:14:36And over here, you've got Saint Peter,
0:14:36 > 0:14:38the patron saint of fishermen,
0:14:38 > 0:14:41standing by a famous Grimsby landmark, the Dock Tower,
0:14:41 > 0:14:44with a trawler in the foreground,
0:14:44 > 0:14:45and the whole thing, the whole design,
0:14:45 > 0:14:48is brought together in the shape of a fishing net.
0:14:48 > 0:14:52That is a poignant reminder of the town's seafaring heritage.
0:14:52 > 0:14:57I absolutely think that is what Grimsby is all about.
0:14:57 > 0:14:59But right now, we've to cast our nets to the auction room.
0:14:59 > 0:15:01We want a big catch over there,
0:15:01 > 0:15:03and here's a quick reminder of the first three items
0:15:03 > 0:15:05that are going under the hammer.
0:15:06 > 0:15:08Christina is on a promise -
0:15:08 > 0:15:11a motorbike ride, but only if this watercolour sells.
0:15:14 > 0:15:17Cutting edge in its day, the diver's knife.
0:15:21 > 0:15:24And straight from a Grimsby trawler, the bell, without a dinger.
0:15:29 > 0:15:34We are heading an hour south-west to the historic city of Lincoln,
0:15:34 > 0:15:38home to one of only four surviving copies of the Magna Carta,
0:15:38 > 0:15:41a powerful symbol of liberty around the world.
0:15:41 > 0:15:45The most famous clause gave all free men the right to justice
0:15:45 > 0:15:47and a fair trial.
0:15:48 > 0:15:53Well, fingers crossed justice will be done here at the auction house.
0:15:53 > 0:15:55Wielding the gavel, we have two auctioneers.
0:15:55 > 0:15:56Colin Young...
0:15:57 > 0:16:03and John Leatt, and the commission rate here today is 15% plus VAT.
0:16:03 > 0:16:07Will any of the bidders fall in love with Peter's watercolour?
0:16:07 > 0:16:10Going under the hammer right now, something for all fine art lovers,
0:16:10 > 0:16:12a 19th-century watercolour, wonderful image.
0:16:12 > 0:16:14Peter promised me a ride on his motorbike.
0:16:14 > 0:16:17- Oh, has he?- Yeah.
0:16:17 > 0:16:18Have you got a spare helmet?
0:16:18 > 0:16:22- I have. I bought it with me. - There you go.- Looking forward to it!
0:16:22 > 0:16:25Oh, I can see the hair flowing back,
0:16:25 > 0:16:30like Marianne Faithfull going through Paris, but in Lincoln.
0:16:30 > 0:16:32- That'll be nice.- Yeah.
0:16:32 > 0:16:34I guess all the money is going towards another bike?
0:16:34 > 0:16:36Yes, some parts, or if we make big money
0:16:36 > 0:16:39there's a motorcycle shop next door - I'm going to put a deposit
0:16:39 > 0:16:42- down on another one.- Let's find out what your watercolour will do.
0:16:42 > 0:16:44It is going under the hammer right now.
0:16:44 > 0:16:46Who will start me at 50?
0:16:46 > 0:16:4850? 30 will do.
0:16:48 > 0:16:51Put me be straight in, £30. 20. £20, anybody?
0:16:51 > 0:16:54£20 I'm bid. 2, do I see?
0:16:54 > 0:16:5622. 25.
0:16:56 > 0:16:5828. 30.
0:16:58 > 0:17:00- We have sold it.- 30, bid.
0:17:00 > 0:17:0332. 35. 32, bid.
0:17:03 > 0:17:0535, surely? At 32.
0:17:05 > 0:17:07It is no money for such a pretty little watercolour.
0:17:07 > 0:17:10At 32. Look at what you're selling.
0:17:10 > 0:17:12Last call for everybody, then.
0:17:12 > 0:17:15Done and finished in the third row, £32.
0:17:15 > 0:17:17£32.
0:17:17 > 0:17:20- You pay that for a print.- Will that get you a new speedo?
0:17:20 > 0:17:23- No, it won't.- Not 32 quid.
0:17:23 > 0:17:25That'll get him a tank of petrol.
0:17:25 > 0:17:29About two tanks of petrol for that.
0:17:29 > 0:17:34So we won't see Christina on the back of Peter's motorbike just yet.
0:17:36 > 0:17:39But will Sue get lucky with her lot?
0:17:39 > 0:17:41I like this. And I also like...
0:17:41 > 0:17:43I'm pretty sure and I agree with Michael,
0:17:43 > 0:17:46- it is a rubber bike handle stuffed on the end.- Yes!
0:17:46 > 0:17:49Like a kid's bicycle handle stuffed on the end.
0:17:49 > 0:17:52I know originally we had a reserve of £90.
0:17:52 > 0:17:56You've had a chat to the auctioneer and put that up to £120.
0:17:56 > 0:17:59Let's put it to the test. This is where it gets exciting.
0:17:59 > 0:18:01It is going under the hammer right now.
0:18:01 > 0:18:05I must start it straight with me at £120.
0:18:05 > 0:18:07Sold straightaway.
0:18:07 > 0:18:09120. 130, 140.
0:18:09 > 0:18:11At 140.
0:18:11 > 0:18:14140. 150. 160.
0:18:14 > 0:18:16170, 180.
0:18:16 > 0:18:18At 180 with me. 190.
0:18:18 > 0:18:21200. Anyone else at £200?
0:18:21 > 0:18:26- £200. 220. 240. £240.- £240.
0:18:26 > 0:18:28Commission bid. £240.
0:18:28 > 0:18:32All done at 240. I'm selling it at 240.
0:18:32 > 0:18:34Yes, £240.
0:18:34 > 0:18:35I think what that was is somebody
0:18:35 > 0:18:37with a bicycle with only one handle who
0:18:37 > 0:18:39goes diving at the weekends!
0:18:39 > 0:18:41Vintage bicycle.
0:18:41 > 0:18:43That was a great result.
0:18:43 > 0:18:47Fingers crossed that our next item will appeal to maritime collectors.
0:18:49 > 0:18:53I am starting this next lot off with a ding-dong!
0:18:53 > 0:18:55Yes, it's the ship's bell.
0:18:55 > 0:18:58Unfortunately, our owner, Charles, cannot be with us.
0:18:58 > 0:19:02We would like him here witnessing the moment this bell goes under
0:19:02 > 0:19:03- the hammer.- Exactly.
0:19:03 > 0:19:06- With a ring-a-ding- ding. - It is a nice thing. Good size bell.
0:19:06 > 0:19:08He was a great character.
0:19:08 > 0:19:11- I will remind you what you put on it.- I can't remember.
0:19:11 > 0:19:13- What did I put on it?- £100 to £200 with discretion.
0:19:13 > 0:19:16Great. It should sell at that, shouldn't it?
0:19:16 > 0:19:17Of course it should. It's a nice thing.
0:19:17 > 0:19:20We'll find out right now. Here we go.
0:19:21 > 0:19:23There is a lot of interest in it.
0:19:23 > 0:19:26We start the bidding straight in at the bottom estimate of £100.
0:19:26 > 0:19:27- Splendid.- Well done, it's gone.
0:19:27 > 0:19:30110. 120. 130.
0:19:30 > 0:19:33140. 150. 160. 70 now.
0:19:33 > 0:19:35170 anywhere else? 170, surely?
0:19:35 > 0:19:37180, at 180?
0:19:37 > 0:19:40190. 200. 200, I am bid.
0:19:40 > 0:19:43220 on the net - a bit of activity a moment ago.
0:19:43 > 0:19:45It's disappeared now. At £200.
0:19:45 > 0:19:47£200, do you have 20 for me now?
0:19:47 > 0:19:49220 on the internet.
0:19:49 > 0:19:51That's brilliant.
0:19:51 > 0:19:53260 now.
0:19:53 > 0:19:54At 240.
0:19:54 > 0:19:55Last call.
0:19:55 > 0:19:57Commission bid has it. 260 in the room.
0:19:57 > 0:20:00- Fresh blood.- Now it is selling to the room.
0:20:00 > 0:20:04280 now. at 260. Going then at 260...
0:20:05 > 0:20:08Henry, we sold it. We'd better get on the phone and tell him.
0:20:08 > 0:20:11He will be so happy. That was top money.
0:20:11 > 0:20:12Charles will be delighted.
0:20:17 > 0:20:19Fish and chips are a great British staple
0:20:19 > 0:20:20but rarely do we stop and think
0:20:20 > 0:20:25about how did they get from the deep waters on to our dinner plate.
0:20:25 > 0:20:29Grimsby was big fishing business back in the early part of the
0:20:29 > 0:20:3020th century.
0:20:30 > 0:20:3410% of all the fish we ate came from the port of Grimsby,
0:20:34 > 0:20:37so I went to talk to a Grimsby fisherman
0:20:37 > 0:20:39who sailed those deep waters and beyond
0:20:39 > 0:20:42to bring the fish back in a Grimsby trawler.
0:20:47 > 0:20:50In its heyday, there were 600 vessels fishing
0:20:50 > 0:20:53out of the town and two-thirds of the population
0:20:53 > 0:20:55were dependent on the fish trade.
0:20:55 > 0:20:57Alongside the three docks,
0:20:57 > 0:21:01there was a fish market and a raft of services to support
0:21:01 > 0:21:03the fishing industry.
0:21:03 > 0:21:07By the 1950s, Grimsby was described as the world's premier fishing port.
0:21:09 > 0:21:11And this is a rare survival from those days.
0:21:11 > 0:21:15She's called the Ross Tiger and she was built in 1957.
0:21:15 > 0:21:16She was one of 12 vessels
0:21:16 > 0:21:18commissioned by the Ross Group, who controlled
0:21:18 > 0:21:21one of the largest fishing fleets in Europe.
0:21:21 > 0:21:24In their day, these boats were state-of-the-art.
0:21:24 > 0:21:27This one no longer takes to the North Sea. She is a floating museum.
0:21:31 > 0:21:33I'm meeting Dennis Avery,
0:21:33 > 0:21:37who was skipper on the Ross Tiger from 1975 to 1983.
0:21:39 > 0:21:41How far did the Ross Tiger sail?
0:21:41 > 0:21:44She would either go north of Scotland or around the Orkney Islands,
0:21:44 > 0:21:48the Shetlands, the Faroe Islands and up to Iceland two or three trips in
0:21:48 > 0:21:51- the summer.- Did you know where you are going to catch the fish?
0:21:51 > 0:21:53Not when you left the dock, no.
0:21:53 > 0:21:56But what we used to do, the other ships would be at sea, so you would be in touch
0:21:56 > 0:22:00with them by radio, see where they were fishing and then you'd
0:22:00 > 0:22:04- start near them.- If they were catching anything.- If they were catching anything.
0:22:04 > 0:22:06Was there a lot of competition
0:22:06 > 0:22:09between the vessels in your own fleet to get the biggest hauls?
0:22:09 > 0:22:12Yes. You all wanted to be the top ship.
0:22:12 > 0:22:15The skipper and the mate were paid solely on what they caught.
0:22:15 > 0:22:19And the rest of the crew got a wage plus a bit of what they called poundage,
0:22:19 > 0:22:23which was a percentage of the catch.
0:22:23 > 0:22:26So if you were in charge of this vessel, and you had a bad week,
0:22:26 > 0:22:28and caught nothing, you're going home with no money.
0:22:28 > 0:22:31- Did that happen?- Yes, often.
0:22:31 > 0:22:36You could do a full trip and finish up owing the firm money.
0:22:36 > 0:22:37Gosh, that is depressing.
0:22:37 > 0:22:40Was it ever! We used to call it moons and parrots.
0:22:40 > 0:22:43You'd look out of the bridge window as you were hauling and if a haul come
0:22:43 > 0:22:46to the surface, you'd be over the moon and if nothing came to the surface,
0:22:46 > 0:22:51you would be as sick as a parrot. That's what we used to call it.
0:22:51 > 0:22:54How significant was the fishing industry in Grimsby?
0:22:54 > 0:22:56Without the fishing industry, there would have been no Grimsby.
0:22:56 > 0:23:00There were 15 men on the ship. For every man on this ship,
0:23:00 > 0:23:03there would have been 30 associated industries.
0:23:03 > 0:23:07What is it like on this deck when it is rolling around in the North Sea?
0:23:07 > 0:23:11Can you imagine the biggest roller-coaster you've ever seen in your life
0:23:11 > 0:23:13and then trying to work on it?
0:23:13 > 0:23:18Not sat down strapped in but trying to stand up, mend nets, cook fish...
0:23:18 > 0:23:22- It's not for me!- You would not get me down a mine.
0:23:22 > 0:23:24It is a notoriously dangerous job.
0:23:24 > 0:23:30Between 1950 and 1963, 32 trawlers from Grimsby were lost at sea.
0:23:30 > 0:23:33And the death rate of Grimsby trawlermen
0:23:33 > 0:23:37was twice that of fisherman from other ports.
0:23:37 > 0:23:38And four times that of miners.
0:23:41 > 0:23:46The crew had to look out for each other. They were a tight-knit bunch.
0:23:46 > 0:23:48There is not much room for manoeuvre on board a trawler.
0:23:48 > 0:23:50Dennis, as skipper, had his own cabin.
0:23:54 > 0:23:58Right, this is the chart room-cum-radio room.
0:23:58 > 0:24:00A very important part of the ship, this.
0:24:00 > 0:24:02Yes, with the communications.
0:24:02 > 0:24:04And this is the skipper's cabin.
0:24:04 > 0:24:06Right, this is your own personal space.
0:24:06 > 0:24:08- My domain.- This is luxury.
0:24:08 > 0:24:11Look at this. Did you have to have meetings in here?
0:24:11 > 0:24:13If some of the crew had a problem at home
0:24:13 > 0:24:17or something, you would call them in here and try and sort it out.
0:24:17 > 0:24:19You were a jack of all trades.
0:24:19 > 0:24:24- You were the a doctor, a psychiatrist, marriage guidance counsellor!- Gosh!
0:24:24 > 0:24:28And I imagine working the hours you had to put in, keeping those energy
0:24:28 > 0:24:30levels up is quite important.
0:24:30 > 0:24:33You need food, liquids, you know.
0:24:33 > 0:24:36Yes, we lived well.
0:24:36 > 0:24:39- Ate fried fish every day for breakfast except Sunday.- Right.
0:24:39 > 0:24:44We had bacon and egg on a Sunday and Sunday tea was always ham and chips,
0:24:44 > 0:24:47tinned fruit and evaporated milk.
0:24:47 > 0:24:48This was dirty work.
0:24:48 > 0:24:53Salt water everywhere, working all day long knee-deep gutting fish.
0:24:53 > 0:24:55There are showers on board, aren't there?
0:24:55 > 0:24:58There are showers on board, but you have to realise when this ship was
0:24:58 > 0:25:01built, bathrooms on trawlers were unheard of.
0:25:01 > 0:25:05You did what you did with a bucket and over the side it went.
0:25:05 > 0:25:08You have to realise, even though the bathroom was put on board,
0:25:08 > 0:25:10you were limited to what fresh water you could carry.
0:25:10 > 0:25:14I know this would have had ship-to-shore radio and ship-to-ship as well.
0:25:14 > 0:25:18Yeah, if it was a private call, someone talking to his wife,
0:25:18 > 0:25:22we used to call it a "lovey-dovey" and switch it off.
0:25:22 > 0:25:25Unless they were having a blazing row or something and then you would
0:25:25 > 0:25:28think, a bit of excitement, we'll have a listen in!
0:25:28 > 0:25:31We did know how to have fun!
0:25:40 > 0:25:42- So, this is the bridge.- Wow, this is very much your domain.
0:25:42 > 0:25:44- It certainly is.- The wheelhouse.
0:25:44 > 0:25:46Or the bridge. Don't matter.
0:25:46 > 0:25:49- Your office.- My office, yeah!
0:25:49 > 0:25:52At that time, because Grimsby was so dependent on the fishing industry,
0:25:52 > 0:25:55there were virtually no other industry
0:25:55 > 0:26:00apart from apprenticeships or working on the docks. And I thought,
0:26:00 > 0:26:04it looks like a good idea so I'll give it a go.
0:26:04 > 0:26:06When I first started going to sea, my grandfather said to me,
0:26:06 > 0:26:10"If you're going to sea, don't be on the deck getting shouted at,
0:26:10 > 0:26:12"be on the bridge doing the shouting."
0:26:12 > 0:26:13So what did you get out of it?
0:26:13 > 0:26:18It was very satisfying to be steaming home with a good catch.
0:26:18 > 0:26:21I bet it was. Ready to unload, feeling proud.
0:26:21 > 0:26:22What ended it for you?
0:26:22 > 0:26:25What ended it was the demise of the fishing industry.
0:26:25 > 0:26:30The Cod War got rid of what they call the distant water ships
0:26:30 > 0:26:34that used to fish Iceland, Norway coast and gradually
0:26:34 > 0:26:40dwindled down to these ships and these were scrapped in 1984.
0:26:40 > 0:26:42Big change all around the UK.
0:26:42 > 0:26:45- Yeah.- Do you miss it?
0:26:45 > 0:26:48- Yes.- I bet you do.- I'd go back tomorrow.- You would, wouldn't you?
0:26:48 > 0:26:51When I win the 106 million on the Euromillions,
0:26:51 > 0:26:54she is going back to sea!
0:26:54 > 0:26:55HE LAUGHS
0:26:55 > 0:26:57Dennis's experience of the Cod Wars
0:26:57 > 0:27:00still leaves a bitter taste in his mouth.
0:27:00 > 0:27:03The UK and Iceland battled over fishing rights
0:27:03 > 0:27:05in the North Atlantic.
0:27:05 > 0:27:07The outcome left British fleets
0:27:07 > 0:27:10without access to the plentiful fisheries around Iceland
0:27:10 > 0:27:14and devastated fishing communities like Grimsby.
0:27:14 > 0:27:16Resulting in a huge decline,
0:27:16 > 0:27:20leaving the port with just over a dozen vessels.
0:27:22 > 0:27:26The Ross Tiger finished her fishing days in 1984,
0:27:26 > 0:27:31then she became an oil-rig standby boat right up until 1991.
0:27:31 > 0:27:33Now, as part of the Grimsby Fishing Heritage Centre,
0:27:33 > 0:27:36she is a proud reminder of a unique way of life
0:27:36 > 0:27:39and a fabulous tribute to the thousands of local men
0:27:39 > 0:27:41who lost their lives at sea for our fish.
0:27:48 > 0:27:52Our valuation day at Grimsby Minster is in full swing.
0:27:52 > 0:27:54And Michael's discovered a real beauty.
0:27:58 > 0:28:00Ann, I couldn't fail to spot you in the queue
0:28:00 > 0:28:03because you are immaculately dressed
0:28:03 > 0:28:06and then you produce this absolutely wonderful vase.
0:28:06 > 0:28:10- That's very kind of you. - Before I say anything about it,
0:28:10 > 0:28:11what do you know about it?
0:28:11 > 0:28:14All I know is it belonged to my grandmother
0:28:14 > 0:28:18and I always saw it in her home when I visited.
0:28:18 > 0:28:20She was about 90 when she died.
0:28:20 > 0:28:22Was she a great collector of objets d'arts?
0:28:22 > 0:28:24she was an astute woman.
0:28:24 > 0:28:27She was a businesswoman and very astute.
0:28:27 > 0:28:28Oh, fantastic.
0:28:28 > 0:28:30So, was it one of a...?
0:28:30 > 0:28:34The thing I have to ask when I see this immediately,
0:28:34 > 0:28:36you think, is it one of a pair?
0:28:36 > 0:28:37That I don't know.
0:28:37 > 0:28:40I've never seen the other one. Never.
0:28:40 > 0:28:46- Sometimes you do get art vases produced as one-offs.- Yes.
0:28:46 > 0:28:50If we look at this, really before we turn it up,
0:28:50 > 0:28:52we look at the decorative scheme here
0:28:52 > 0:28:55which is this blush ivory gilding
0:28:55 > 0:28:57and we immediately think of Royal Worcester.
0:28:57 > 0:29:00So let's try and confirm our suspicions.
0:29:00 > 0:29:02Yes, I think you'll find that is correct.
0:29:02 > 0:29:06Yes, there we go. Unmistakable puce mark.
0:29:06 > 0:29:11Royal Worcester. Normally we count the dots with Worcester to tell the
0:29:11 > 0:29:15date of it, but that came in in 1891.
0:29:15 > 0:29:19This is earlier, so we have a little letter code here, T.
0:29:19 > 0:29:21Which is for 1882.
0:29:21 > 0:29:23Oh, really? I didn't know that.
0:29:23 > 0:29:25But even if we didn't have that, when we look at it,
0:29:25 > 0:29:27we are looking at a vase that is
0:29:27 > 0:29:31enveloped by the taste for the Japanese.
0:29:31 > 0:29:33Prior to about 1860,
0:29:33 > 0:29:35Japanese art and pottery
0:29:35 > 0:29:39and porcelain hadn't really been seen in the West.
0:29:39 > 0:29:42Japan had been closed off,
0:29:42 > 0:29:46so when it was opened up in the late 1850s, 1860s,
0:29:46 > 0:29:49and exhibitions started to come over
0:29:49 > 0:29:52of their ceramics and their art,
0:29:52 > 0:29:55it took London, particularly, by storm.
0:29:55 > 0:29:58so all of our ceramic manufacturers
0:29:58 > 0:30:01were clamouring to reproduce that style.
0:30:01 > 0:30:06Indeed, Worcester were one of the great factories
0:30:06 > 0:30:10- to actually acquire a lot of Japanese originals...- Oh!
0:30:10 > 0:30:12..as a study collection,
0:30:12 > 0:30:14and we have this wonderful pheasant here,
0:30:14 > 0:30:17an Oriental pheasant, one might say.
0:30:17 > 0:30:20- I don't think that existed in real life.- No!
0:30:20 > 0:30:22I think someone has gone crazy with the colour palette...
0:30:22 > 0:30:26- It's beautiful.- ..but that lifts it. A lovely thing.- Yes.
0:30:26 > 0:30:28Any idea what it might be worth?
0:30:28 > 0:30:30No, I haven't. Not at all.
0:30:30 > 0:30:34I'm only selling it because my daughter is all modern
0:30:34 > 0:30:37- and it doesn't fit in her house. - Doesn't fit in the interior...? Ooh.
0:30:37 > 0:30:41And I am at the age now where I don't want these things.
0:30:41 > 0:30:43- They are in cupboards! - I think, sensibly,
0:30:43 > 0:30:47because we have got a little nibble on the tail...
0:30:47 > 0:30:51- I hadn't noticed that. - A tiny little bit of enamel off...
0:30:51 > 0:30:54- Oh, I didn't notice.- ..and we have a little bit of rubbing
0:30:54 > 0:30:57to the gilding - not much, but it is there.
0:30:57 > 0:31:01I think we would be safe if we put £200-£400 on it.
0:31:01 > 0:31:04- Right.- And a fixed reserve of £200.
0:31:04 > 0:31:06- You happy to put it in for that? - Yes!- Splendid.
0:31:06 > 0:31:08Let's keep our fingers crossed
0:31:08 > 0:31:11- that this little chap flies away on the day.- Yes.
0:31:11 > 0:31:16What a great find - and there's no getting away from Grimsby's past,
0:31:16 > 0:31:18as Christina's discovering.
0:31:20 > 0:31:23So, Hilda, it seems appropriate we are in this wonderful surroundings
0:31:23 > 0:31:24here at the Minster.
0:31:24 > 0:31:27As a tourist, you might come, buy a postcard
0:31:27 > 0:31:29and send it to a friend to tell them where you have been.
0:31:29 > 0:31:31Did it belonged to you?
0:31:31 > 0:31:33Well, it was originally my mother's.
0:31:33 > 0:31:35- Right.- She collected postcards,
0:31:35 > 0:31:36and bought them at auction.
0:31:36 > 0:31:39Oh, did she? Have you gone through and counted them?
0:31:39 > 0:31:40Not one by one, no...
0:31:40 > 0:31:42THEY LAUGH
0:31:42 > 0:31:47- I think there's about 270-something cards.- Gosh, 270 cards.- Yes.
0:31:47 > 0:31:48Wow. I've had a flick through,
0:31:48 > 0:31:51and I've picked out what I think are potentially the more interesting
0:31:51 > 0:31:53and therefore valuable examples.
0:31:53 > 0:31:56- Yes.- So, can you tell me anything about these examples here?
0:31:56 > 0:32:01This is obviously how Grimsby used to be.
0:32:01 > 0:32:04- Yeah, exactly. - My grandfather did go to sea,
0:32:04 > 0:32:07and these would have been particularly interesting
0:32:07 > 0:32:11- for my father.- Yes, exactly. I think these are the fascinating ones.
0:32:11 > 0:32:15The first of which is this one here, which is the "railway smash Grantham".
0:32:15 > 0:32:16If we look at the back of this one,
0:32:16 > 0:32:21here, it has got a contemporary postmark, 1906.
0:32:21 > 0:32:23And it has been sent to somebody in Grimsby,
0:32:23 > 0:32:27as well - a Miss Wakefield who lived in Grimsby,
0:32:27 > 0:32:29and I love the first line of this.
0:32:29 > 0:32:34"Dear Fanny, you will see I have finally got to Denton at last."
0:32:34 > 0:32:36SHE LAUGHS
0:32:36 > 0:32:39So, poor thing - I don't know why she's sending a picture
0:32:39 > 0:32:41of the rail disaster, but at the time you get the Titanic,
0:32:41 > 0:32:44all the similar disasters of the early 20th century.
0:32:44 > 0:32:45It is history, isn't it?
0:32:45 > 0:32:47It is, absolutely.
0:32:47 > 0:32:51It is absolutely history, and it is great to be able to see it here.
0:32:51 > 0:32:54This one, as you picked out before, I think is fascinating.
0:32:54 > 0:32:56It says here - what does it say?
0:32:56 > 0:33:00"Steam trawlers laid up during the strike, 1901, Grimsby."
0:33:00 > 0:33:02- Yes.- And it's a hand-coloured example,
0:33:02 > 0:33:05so it's been printed and then hand coloured, given a wash.
0:33:05 > 0:33:08- This I can remember - the ships coming in...- Yeah.
0:33:08 > 0:33:11..and seeing...when you go on the docks,
0:33:11 > 0:33:15you couldn't get a cigarette paper between the ships.
0:33:15 > 0:33:16- Really?- Yes.
0:33:16 > 0:33:19I think that is absolutely a fascinating shot
0:33:19 > 0:33:23- of, unfortunately, a time gone by now.- Absolutely.
0:33:23 > 0:33:27The other two that I've picked out, which I think are just fantastic -
0:33:27 > 0:33:29I mean, look at these two here.
0:33:29 > 0:33:31Aren't they wonderful?
0:33:31 > 0:33:35We've got here an old salt - I mean, look at him, that sea dog.
0:33:35 > 0:33:36Doesn't he look fantastic?
0:33:36 > 0:33:38- Yes.- Really fantastic -
0:33:38 > 0:33:41all in his sou'wester, there, looking very smart.
0:33:41 > 0:33:43This one here, mending the nets,
0:33:43 > 0:33:46here is a chappie going about his daily business.
0:33:46 > 0:33:49I mean, that is just such a character, isn't it?
0:33:49 > 0:33:51- Yes, it is.- Such a character!
0:33:51 > 0:33:53- He's wonderful. - How great it is to Grimsby.
0:33:53 > 0:33:55A really lovely collection.
0:33:55 > 0:33:58I think if you were to offer them at auction, which we would like to do,
0:33:58 > 0:34:01I think we would be thinking an estimate of 100 to 200
0:34:01 > 0:34:05- with a firm reserve at £100 to protect them.- £100.
0:34:05 > 0:34:07How would you feel about that?
0:34:07 > 0:34:10- Fine. Yes.- I think it would be best to sell them as one lot,
0:34:10 > 0:34:13- as one collection...- Right. - ..as Mum's collection.
0:34:13 > 0:34:15- Yes, we'll go with that. - Let's do it,
0:34:15 > 0:34:17- and let's hope... - Let's keep our fingers crossed.
0:34:17 > 0:34:20- Let's hope it's not a disaster!- No!
0:34:21 > 0:34:24What a fascinating slice of local history -
0:34:24 > 0:34:27and although fishing is not on the scale it once was,
0:34:27 > 0:34:29today's trawlermen are not forgotten.
0:34:31 > 0:34:34Once a week, a fishing vessel is picked out here -
0:34:34 > 0:34:36we have Jubilee Pride - for prayer of the week,
0:34:36 > 0:34:39so, although the Jubilee Pride and her crew
0:34:39 > 0:34:41are somewhere in the North Sea right now,
0:34:41 > 0:34:44they know they are in the thoughts of the congregation here,
0:34:44 > 0:34:46and that's what it's all about -
0:34:46 > 0:34:49and this has been going on for as long as anybody can remember.
0:34:49 > 0:34:53I think that's a good thing.
0:34:53 > 0:34:57Back to the valuations, and Michael has found an intriguing album.
0:34:58 > 0:35:01- I rather pounced on you in the queue when I saw it.- You did.
0:35:01 > 0:35:05I mean, the first thing is, we've got the lord's name there -
0:35:05 > 0:35:11- "Ld", Lord, "Am"...- Amelius. - Amelius?- "Ams" for Amelius.
0:35:11 > 0:35:14- Amelius, right. Beauclerk. - Beauclerk, yes.
0:35:14 > 0:35:17Ooh, we're erupting!
0:35:17 > 0:35:19Are you Lady Beauclerk?
0:35:19 > 0:35:21- Is that how it's got down...? - I wish!
0:35:21 > 0:35:23How did it come into your possession?
0:35:23 > 0:35:26My dad, he went to an auction and saw these books,
0:35:26 > 0:35:31and it was actually a book on how to grow chrysanthemums he wanted.
0:35:31 > 0:35:34- So, he bought the lot...- Right. - ..I think for half a crown.
0:35:34 > 0:35:37- Right.- And then he brought it home, and when he looked through,
0:35:37 > 0:35:39this was amongst them.
0:35:39 > 0:35:44- Did he grow wonderful chrysanthemums after that?- He did. Absolutely.
0:35:44 > 0:35:48So, this was the afterthought, this was the bit in the box lot?
0:35:48 > 0:35:49Yeah, that was a bonus.
0:35:49 > 0:35:51- What a bonus it was.- Yeah.
0:35:51 > 0:35:56The book is the property of Lord Beauclerk,
0:35:56 > 0:36:01- and he's bought this and he's pasted this in, in 1794.- Right.
0:36:01 > 0:36:03- Yeah.- Now, he was a naval man, wasn't he?
0:36:03 > 0:36:08- Yes, he was an admiral.- The date of this, 1794, he was a captain...
0:36:08 > 0:36:13- Right.- So that means he was probably in this area, with his ship,
0:36:13 > 0:36:17and took a moment to go and see the eruption and get a drawing.
0:36:17 > 0:36:20If you were going on a grand tour of Italy,
0:36:20 > 0:36:23this would be something you would want to see -
0:36:23 > 0:36:27but you'd also want to show it to your friends when you got back home.
0:36:27 > 0:36:32Cameras not being invented, and postcards being thin on the ground,
0:36:32 > 0:36:35there was a tremendous industry for Italian artists
0:36:35 > 0:36:37to produce these tourist images -
0:36:37 > 0:36:41but they are evocative, aren't they, of being there,
0:36:41 > 0:36:43being across the bay,
0:36:43 > 0:36:46the light of the volcano lighting up the ships -
0:36:46 > 0:36:50and if we look through a couple more, a full-blown lava flow,
0:36:50 > 0:36:54that's 1804. These are all at different times,
0:36:54 > 0:36:59so I imagine that Beauclerk went back on different years,
0:36:59 > 0:37:00saw different eruptions
0:37:00 > 0:37:05and got different images and pasted them into his own little album.
0:37:05 > 0:37:07I love that one. Most of them are night views -
0:37:07 > 0:37:12- that's a daytime view, of course. - Mm.- You've got the smoke coming out.
0:37:12 > 0:37:17But at the back, we have two in particular of interest.
0:37:17 > 0:37:19We have Etna...
0:37:19 > 0:37:21and Stromboli,
0:37:21 > 0:37:25and both of those are signed Giorgio Glass.
0:37:25 > 0:37:29Now, Giorgio Glass, working at the beginning of the 19th century,
0:37:29 > 0:37:32was one of the best artists for these views.
0:37:32 > 0:37:36- If you look at the detail, there... - Oh, yes!
0:37:36 > 0:37:40- ..you know you've got the whole city before there.- Yeah.
0:37:40 > 0:37:41We have 12 in all.
0:37:41 > 0:37:46In terms of value, this is the sort of thing that dealers in London,
0:37:46 > 0:37:53dealers in very expensive shops in London, want to buy all day long.
0:37:53 > 0:37:54- Yeah?- Not because you've just got the views -
0:37:54 > 0:37:57you have the name of the man who collected them,
0:37:57 > 0:38:00and you have all of that history associated with it.
0:38:00 > 0:38:03That's what it is. It's a moment in history.
0:38:03 > 0:38:09- Yeah.- Would you be happy if we put a reserve of £1,500 on it?
0:38:09 > 0:38:11Yes, I would. Very much so.
0:38:11 > 0:38:16And what we will do is put an estimate of £2,000-£3,000...
0:38:16 > 0:38:20- Wow, yes. - ..and we'll see what happens.
0:38:20 > 0:38:25It's a super thing, and it really is one of the best things
0:38:25 > 0:38:28- I've ever seen...- Oh! - ..on a Flog It!
0:38:28 > 0:38:30- Oh, that's brilliant.- It's up there.
0:38:30 > 0:38:32- Is it? Right! - So you've made my day.
0:38:32 > 0:38:34You've made mine!
0:38:34 > 0:38:36Well, I hope I make it at the auction for you.
0:38:36 > 0:38:39We'll both be there, and hopefully we will see it sail away
0:38:39 > 0:38:41to a fantastic profit.
0:38:48 > 0:38:51Well, what a fabulous day we've had here at Grimsby Minster -
0:38:51 > 0:38:54and we've explored the town's proud fishing heritage,
0:38:54 > 0:38:57and I think everybody can safely say
0:38:57 > 0:39:00we have had a brilliant time, haven't we? Have you enjoyed it?
0:39:00 > 0:39:02- ALL:- Yes! - That's the main thing.
0:39:02 > 0:39:03Thank you so much, all of you,
0:39:03 > 0:39:06for coming in today - but sadly it's time to bid farewell
0:39:06 > 0:39:08to this magnificent historical setting,
0:39:08 > 0:39:11because our experts have found their final items
0:39:11 > 0:39:12to take off at auction.
0:39:12 > 0:39:14This is where it gets exciting.
0:39:14 > 0:39:16Don't go away - we are going straight to the saleroom,
0:39:16 > 0:39:20and we're going to leave you with a quick recap to jog your memory
0:39:20 > 0:39:22of all the items that are going under the hammer.
0:39:24 > 0:39:27There's the beautifully decorated Royal Worcester vase...
0:39:30 > 0:39:33..a snapshot of Grimsby's history...
0:39:37 > 0:39:39..and it got Michael hot under the collar -
0:39:39 > 0:39:43the tiny album with the amazing paintings of volcanoes.
0:39:46 > 0:39:50Back to the auction house now, and John Leatt is on the rostrum.
0:39:50 > 0:39:52Let's see how the vase fares.
0:39:53 > 0:39:56- Why are you selling?- Any money I get is going to my granddaughter
0:39:56 > 0:39:58to help her in London, because she is in a flat.
0:39:58 > 0:40:00Oh, right. OK. What's her name?
0:40:00 > 0:40:02- Catherine.- OK. - Got to get as much as we can, then.
0:40:02 > 0:40:04You're a good grandma, you're a great grandma.
0:40:04 > 0:40:06OK, we're putting this to the test.
0:40:06 > 0:40:08It's going under the hammer right now.
0:40:10 > 0:40:13And I'll start it straight in with me at £200.
0:40:13 > 0:40:16Straight in at bottom estimate, £200.
0:40:16 > 0:40:19At £200? 220, 240, 240.
0:40:19 > 0:40:21240 we begin with. Any advance on 240?
0:40:21 > 0:40:23260. 260 on the internet.
0:40:23 > 0:40:25260, 280, now, on the net. £300.
0:40:25 > 0:40:27At £300.
0:40:27 > 0:40:29In Ireland at £300. On the internet at £300.
0:40:29 > 0:40:32320. 320 in the UK.
0:40:32 > 0:40:34340 in Ireland. Any advance on £340?
0:40:34 > 0:40:36It isn't enough to make the top end of things.
0:40:36 > 0:40:38360 now. At £360.
0:40:38 > 0:40:41On the internet at 360. Anybody else at 360?
0:40:41 > 0:40:43£360.
0:40:43 > 0:40:44Bidding is slowing up.
0:40:44 > 0:40:47At £360, I'm selling.
0:40:47 > 0:40:49Yes! I love it when that happens.
0:40:49 > 0:40:50- Thank you!- £360.
0:40:50 > 0:40:52- Lovely.- That is a good result.
0:40:52 > 0:40:55- Thank you very much.- Catherine is going to be really pleased.
0:40:55 > 0:40:57- I hope so!- You have to treat yourself, though, little bit.
0:40:57 > 0:41:00Maybe. Maybe a meal on the way home.
0:41:00 > 0:41:01- Yes.- Yes!
0:41:03 > 0:41:05I think she deserves more than that -
0:41:05 > 0:41:08but she has a very lucky granddaughter.
0:41:08 > 0:41:13On to the next lot now - Hilda's whopping collection of postcards.
0:41:13 > 0:41:15It is really hard to put a price on these,
0:41:15 > 0:41:18because there's a lot of them, and I think we might have a surprise.
0:41:18 > 0:41:20- You never know.- That would be great.
0:41:20 > 0:41:22Join us for this one. Here we go.
0:41:23 > 0:41:28Various bids on this, and I'll start it straight in with me at £80.
0:41:28 > 0:41:31- It's a good start.- 90. 95. 100.
0:41:31 > 0:41:33110. 120. 130.
0:41:33 > 0:41:35150. 160. 170.
0:41:35 > 0:41:37All done at 170? I'm out at 170.
0:41:37 > 0:41:38It's in the room at 170.
0:41:38 > 0:41:40180. 190.
0:41:40 > 0:41:43190, still with you, sir. At 190.
0:41:43 > 0:41:45Anybody else? All done, then.
0:41:45 > 0:41:47- £190.- 190!
0:41:47 > 0:41:49- That's good.- There we go, top end.
0:41:49 > 0:41:51- Yes.- Well done.- Fantastic. - Well done.
0:41:51 > 0:41:52- You've got to be happy with that. - Oh, yes.
0:41:54 > 0:41:56A happy customer - just what we like.
0:41:56 > 0:41:59Now, Michael's hopes are set on what he has described
0:41:59 > 0:42:02as the best thing he's seen on Flog It!
0:42:04 > 0:42:05Well, this is the one I've been waiting for -
0:42:05 > 0:42:08the big one, and hopefully there will be a big eruption later on
0:42:08 > 0:42:09if this one sells well.
0:42:09 > 0:42:12It belongs to Anne - and thank you for bringing it in.
0:42:12 > 0:42:16We've got some late 18th, early 19th-century Neapolitan art -
0:42:16 > 0:42:19- and what a find it was.- Yes.
0:42:19 > 0:42:22Michael was over the moon to see this, weren't you?
0:42:22 > 0:42:25- I was over Vesuvius to see it! - You were!
0:42:25 > 0:42:28Let's hand proceedings over to Colin Young on the rostrum.
0:42:29 > 0:42:32Who's going to start me at 1,500? 1,500, anybody?
0:42:32 > 0:42:3512, if you like. 1,200 from France.
0:42:35 > 0:42:37- France!- Well, really.
0:42:37 > 0:42:381,300 now, surely.
0:42:38 > 0:42:41At 1,200 bid. 13, do I see now?
0:42:41 > 0:42:431,200 bid - 13 now, surely? 1,300 with you.
0:42:43 > 0:42:45At 1,300, bid. 14 now, surely.
0:42:45 > 0:42:4714 I've got. 14. It came before the net.
0:42:47 > 0:42:49So, the net's going to have to do 15 now.
0:42:49 > 0:42:51At 1,400, bid.
0:42:51 > 0:42:521,500 now, surely.
0:42:52 > 0:42:541,500, bid.
0:42:54 > 0:42:55At 1,500. 1,600 now.
0:42:55 > 0:42:58At 1,500, bid. Any more now at 1,500?
0:42:58 > 0:43:00I'll take 50, this time. At 1,500.
0:43:00 > 0:43:03You all seem to have peaked and know where you want to be.
0:43:03 > 0:43:05At 1,500. 50 from anybody else?
0:43:05 > 0:43:06At £1,500, you have all seen it,
0:43:06 > 0:43:09you've all viewed it and asked for condition reports.
0:43:09 > 0:43:10You're all bidding for it.
0:43:10 > 0:43:14It's worth and selling for...£1,500.
0:43:14 > 0:43:15It is gone at the low end, but that's OK.
0:43:15 > 0:43:16- Are you happy with that?- Yes.
0:43:16 > 0:43:19It was exciting while it lasted.
0:43:19 > 0:43:22- It was.- It's a great way to end today's show, that's the main thing.
0:43:22 > 0:43:24I hope you have enjoyed watching the show.
0:43:24 > 0:43:27I'm sorry it didn't get that top end but that's auctions for you.
0:43:27 > 0:43:29We live to fight another day - but we thoroughly enjoyed it.
0:43:29 > 0:43:31See you next time!