0:00:02 > 0:00:05Welcome to Corby and welcome to Flog It!
0:00:05 > 0:00:06CHEERING
0:00:39 > 0:00:43Corby emerged as a Midlands boom town in the 1930s,
0:00:43 > 0:00:46due to the steel industry.
0:00:46 > 0:00:49Much of the workforce arrived from Scotland
0:00:49 > 0:00:53and Corby still retains a strong Scottish influence.
0:00:53 > 0:00:56And each year, they even hold their own version
0:00:56 > 0:00:57of the Highland Games here.
0:00:57 > 0:01:00Well, we'll have fun and games of our very own today.
0:01:00 > 0:01:03We brought along our experts, Jethro Marles and David Barby.
0:01:03 > 0:01:07Their first challenge is who will get first to the valuation tables.
0:01:07 > 0:01:11So gents, are you ready? On your marks, get set...
0:01:11 > 0:01:14- Go! - CHEERING
0:01:18 > 0:01:23Well, David, congratulations. You got there by a hair's breadth.
0:01:23 > 0:01:26But Jethro, don't despair, it's not over yet.
0:01:26 > 0:01:29Because the ultimate challenge is finding those antiques
0:01:29 > 0:01:32which will fetch the most at auction. So off you go.
0:01:35 > 0:01:36What's this?
0:01:36 > 0:01:40Sorry, Jethro, looks like David's beaten you to it again.
0:01:42 > 0:01:46Girls, how can you part with these delicious little pieces,
0:01:46 > 0:01:49these lovely teddies?
0:01:49 > 0:01:52- Do they belong to you, Gail, or to you, Dorothy?- Gail.
0:01:52 > 0:01:56- So, Gail, how long have you had them?- All my life.
0:01:56 > 0:02:00The bigger bear is 55 years old and belonged to my brother before me.
0:02:00 > 0:02:05The smaller bear is 50 years old, just about. I'll be 50 this year.
0:02:05 > 0:02:10My eldest brother brought the bigger one back from Germany when my mum was expecting.
0:02:10 > 0:02:12- How many children are there? - TOGETHER: 11!
0:02:12 > 0:02:17- How many girls?- Seven. My husband calls us The Seven Dwarves!
0:02:17 > 0:02:21- We're all little and fat! - How wonderful!
0:02:21 > 0:02:23So why are you parting with these?
0:02:23 > 0:02:25I've got other teddies
0:02:25 > 0:02:30that I had when I was small but they're literally in a suitcase in the loft
0:02:30 > 0:02:33and it seems a shame because I've got no room, really.
0:02:33 > 0:02:37- I think often teddy bears take on the character of the owners.- Yes.
0:02:37 > 0:02:41- This one looks so, sort of, almost melancholy.- Yes.
0:02:41 > 0:02:45- Yes.- And he growls.- Does he really? - He's still got his growl, yes.
0:02:45 > 0:02:48- That's nice.- Yes. - He's got a hump back.
0:02:48 > 0:02:52That's indicative of being an early teddy bear.
0:02:52 > 0:02:53And also, if you look at his arms,
0:02:53 > 0:02:59- the little pads turn inwards and again that's indicative of an earlier bear.- Right.
0:02:59 > 0:03:04- He probably dates from the 1930s, or early 1940s.- Right.
0:03:04 > 0:03:07And the fur is quite long.
0:03:07 > 0:03:13- Yes.- Now, I would have thought this was a sort of Chad Valley long-haired teddy bear.
0:03:13 > 0:03:18- But your brother said he brought this back from Germany.- Yes.- Yes. - That's interesting.
0:03:18 > 0:03:21And where is the other one from?
0:03:21 > 0:03:25- I'm not sure.- It was given to you as a child?- Yes, as a baby.
0:03:25 > 0:03:29I think this is an English teddy. Both have got glass eyes,
0:03:29 > 0:03:31sewn in I would hope,
0:03:31 > 0:03:36- because now glass-eyed teddies are not allowed because of the danger to infants swallowing them.- Yes.
0:03:36 > 0:03:39But teddy bears are still loved
0:03:39 > 0:03:43and they're still collected and these will find a ready market.
0:03:43 > 0:03:47- Right.- I think they shouldn't be separated.- OK.
0:03:47 > 0:03:51- They should always go together, yes. - Yes!- They should always be together.
0:03:51 > 0:03:57- So I'll put a price in the region of about £90-£100.- Lovely. - That sort of price range.
0:03:57 > 0:04:00- Yes.- I hope somebody falls in love with them.
0:04:00 > 0:04:02So do I, I hope they'll be loved.
0:04:02 > 0:04:04As much as I do, I think!
0:04:14 > 0:04:17Joan and Jane, well, thank you for coming in.
0:04:17 > 0:04:20Little dishes, here, what do you know about them?
0:04:20 > 0:04:23Well, they were my aunt's, my elderly aunt's,
0:04:23 > 0:04:27- and they've been passed down through the family.- How far back is that?
0:04:27 > 0:04:31Well, my aunt died in 1983.
0:04:31 > 0:04:34And I think she was 89.
0:04:34 > 0:04:36- How long had she had them? - Since she was married.
0:04:36 > 0:04:39So you think she had them when she was married? She was about 20?
0:04:39 > 0:04:43So that takes them back to about 1920, something like that?
0:04:43 > 0:04:45- Yes. Yes.- Yeah.
0:04:45 > 0:04:47But they're older than that.
0:04:47 > 0:04:54These are what are known as Famille Rose Canton, um...china.
0:04:54 > 0:05:01Famille Rose because you have this predominantly pinkish-coloured rosy glaze decoration,
0:05:01 > 0:05:04Canton because they come from the port of Canton
0:05:04 > 0:05:07and they are Cantonese.
0:05:07 > 0:05:11Date wise, they are late 19th century -
0:05:11 > 0:05:16sort of 1890 - and they're typical of plates we see all the time.
0:05:16 > 0:05:21These are nice because they're a little different. They're not circular, they're square-ish.
0:05:21 > 0:05:27The scene on the front, if we have a look, it seems to be depicting some sort of play.
0:05:27 > 0:05:29And you've got all the colours,
0:05:29 > 0:05:33although it's predominantly this Famille Rose colour,
0:05:33 > 0:05:37if it had been predominantly green, we'd have called them Famille Verte.
0:05:37 > 0:05:40- Oh. Yes. - From the green family, if you like.
0:05:40 > 0:05:42I've had a check
0:05:42 > 0:05:47and they seem in pretty good condition, chips and crack wise, no damage at all,
0:05:47 > 0:05:51but this one is in slightly better condition than this one.
0:05:51 > 0:05:53This one, if you look at the detail,
0:05:53 > 0:05:57we've lost an awful lot of the detail here.
0:05:57 > 0:06:01That is going to affect the final price that they make.
0:06:01 > 0:06:05But they are very decorative plates. I think they'll make £50 each,
0:06:05 > 0:06:08so £100 or more.
0:06:08 > 0:06:11If they'd been in good order, we could have gone up to £200.
0:06:11 > 0:06:13£100-£150.
0:06:13 > 0:06:18- I think it's a realistic estimate to put on them at auction.- Yes.
0:06:18 > 0:06:21- Will you put them in?- I think so. - Yes.- Yes.- Lovely.
0:06:21 > 0:06:26- Shall we do that?- Yes.- Absolutely. - Shall we put a reserve on them?
0:06:26 > 0:06:31- I think we should put a reserve on because you wouldn't be happy if they sold for less than £100.- No.
0:06:31 > 0:06:36In that case, we'll put a £100 firm reserve - no discretion for the auctioneer -
0:06:36 > 0:06:40£100 absolutely firm. I think they'll still sell.
0:06:40 > 0:06:42- I'm sure we'll get a good price. - Right. Thank you.
0:06:51 > 0:06:54- Who does this belong to, Roger? - It belongs to my wife.
0:06:54 > 0:06:58- It belongs to my family. - Your family, Jane.- Yes.
0:06:58 > 0:07:00It was given to my grandmother
0:07:00 > 0:07:06- in 1935, 1940, from a couple she used to work for.- In what capacity?
0:07:06 > 0:07:09She used to keep house for them.
0:07:09 > 0:07:13They must have thought a lot of her to give her this fabulous piece.
0:07:13 > 0:07:17This is a delightful object.
0:07:17 > 0:07:20I saw this from a distance, I thought, "That's marvellous."
0:07:20 > 0:07:25I'm so pleased it came into my hands and no-one else's.
0:07:25 > 0:07:30This is part and parcel of an art movement known as Arts and Crafts.
0:07:30 > 0:07:35It started towards the end of the 19th century.
0:07:35 > 0:07:38It drifted onto the '30s.
0:07:38 > 0:07:42Arts and Crafts was a return to hand-made objects
0:07:42 > 0:07:44by indigenous work people.
0:07:44 > 0:07:48By saying all that, this piece is reminiscent
0:07:48 > 0:07:53of a designer called W. Harraway, who was a London designer,
0:07:53 > 0:07:56and eventually moved to India in the 1930s.
0:07:56 > 0:07:59- I don't know what happened to him afterwards.- Oh.
0:07:59 > 0:08:01But it's so reminiscent of his work
0:08:01 > 0:08:05because he did feature these galleons in his work.
0:08:05 > 0:08:08- They look Nordic to me. - Yes. It has that feel to it.
0:08:08 > 0:08:13But the whole bowl is like a Scottish pollinger.
0:08:13 > 0:08:18So you'd expect Vikings and Celtic origins to have an influence
0:08:18 > 0:08:21on these designs. But we are looking back.
0:08:21 > 0:08:24It's interesting you mentioned that. That's part
0:08:24 > 0:08:28of the Arts and Crafts movement so you're looking to that period. Very good observation!
0:08:28 > 0:08:31- Well, one up for me. - The other thing to look at
0:08:31 > 0:08:37is this - the surface is pitted by small hammer marks.
0:08:37 > 0:08:39So this is silver.
0:08:39 > 0:08:44- Unpolished, Jane.- Yes, sorry. I had no idea what it was.
0:08:44 > 0:08:46But it's hand worked.
0:08:46 > 0:08:51It's hand worked. And there is no stamp on it to say it's silver.
0:08:51 > 0:08:52And no maker's mark.
0:08:52 > 0:08:58So one might assume this could've been made for his personal use.
0:08:58 > 0:09:01- Really?- Or his personal enjoyment. - Oh.
0:09:01 > 0:09:03What I like in the middle
0:09:03 > 0:09:05is this enamel plaque,
0:09:05 > 0:09:09you have this wonderful fish here
0:09:09 > 0:09:13which relates to these galleons either side.
0:09:13 > 0:09:17Now, at auction, I think it is speculative.
0:09:17 > 0:09:21It needs research by the auction house
0:09:21 > 0:09:24to see whether they can identify the designer
0:09:24 > 0:09:28without having any mark on it at all,
0:09:28 > 0:09:34I would estimate a price in the region of about...
0:09:34 > 0:09:37£250 to £400.
0:09:37 > 0:09:43- And I think it might do more. - Really?
0:09:43 > 0:09:47- Sounds interesting.- Is that all?! - Are you gonna let go of it?
0:09:47 > 0:09:50THEY LAUGH
0:09:59 > 0:10:02Somebody's almost life story...
0:10:02 > 0:10:05What can you tell me about it?
0:10:05 > 0:10:09Only that I bought it about 20 years ago
0:10:09 > 0:10:11at a sort of indoor arena in Chester
0:10:11 > 0:10:15for just £18.
0:10:15 > 0:10:19I have tried to find anything about who actually wrote the book,
0:10:19 > 0:10:22- but no luck. - There's no clues given at all?
0:10:22 > 0:10:27- There's a lady's name, and that's about it.- That's Alice Cresswell.
0:10:27 > 0:10:30I think this is a lovely drawing, actually.
0:10:30 > 0:10:34It's very reminiscent of Pre-Raphaelite and Art Nouveau.
0:10:34 > 0:10:38It's almost a combined effort.
0:10:38 > 0:10:43But what is exciting is that this is a record of her visits
0:10:43 > 0:10:46to Italy.
0:10:46 > 0:10:50She's dated this Friday November 25th 1927
0:10:50 > 0:10:54when she actually went to Pompeii.
0:10:54 > 0:10:58So here we have the write-up and the corresponding photographs.
0:10:58 > 0:11:02Have you explored the book and read every item that she wrote?
0:11:02 > 0:11:07I think I have. I've probably taken more account of the second part of the book
0:11:07 > 0:11:13because it's a little bit more personal.
0:11:13 > 0:11:15The first part is quite factual.
0:11:15 > 0:11:22When we come on to her second visit, she has embellished it with these pen and ink drawings.
0:11:22 > 0:11:26She's quite a comical lady because many of her illustrations
0:11:26 > 0:11:31have a lot humour about them. You have to read them to believe them.
0:11:31 > 0:11:37You're correct because in this illustration here, we have a gentleman in an Alpine costume.
0:11:37 > 0:11:41He's playing one of those huge Alpine horns.
0:11:41 > 0:11:46- There are notes of music coming out the far end. - That's right. In her writing,
0:11:46 > 0:11:50she says, "If you give him 50 centimes, he will blow for you."
0:11:50 > 0:11:54How wonderful. There is a clue here...
0:11:54 > 0:12:01"On Saturday July 28th, we left Bournemouth with Mr and Mrs Decombe..." Here's a photograph
0:12:01 > 0:12:04of three people.
0:12:04 > 0:12:11- Could one be Alice? - I would like to think so, but then it makes me wonder,
0:12:11 > 0:12:13- who took the photograph? - A passing stranger.
0:12:13 > 0:12:19- Possibly.- I wonder how many albums of her life she created. This is just a fragment.
0:12:19 > 0:12:22I think you're probably right.
0:12:22 > 0:12:28I'll like to put a price in the region of about 90-120.
0:12:28 > 0:12:33Hopefully it'll go up to about 150. Not only is it commemorative to visits,
0:12:33 > 0:12:37it's a social history of middle class
0:12:37 > 0:12:39visits abroad.
0:12:42 > 0:12:47I think this is a lovely record. It's almost three quarters of a century old.
0:12:47 > 0:12:53An extraordinary piece of social history caught between the pages
0:12:53 > 0:12:54of one woman's album.
0:12:54 > 0:13:00I'm off to a grand location to find out more about building in a very checkered past.
0:13:13 > 0:13:16This is Rockingham Castle in Northamptonshire.
0:13:16 > 0:13:18It is so easy to see why.
0:13:18 > 0:13:23William the Conqueror ordered this castle to be built between 1068 and 1071,
0:13:23 > 0:13:27because of its staggering vantage point. Just look at this!
0:13:27 > 0:13:32It's stunning, and you can see over five different counties from here.
0:13:33 > 0:13:39What fascinates me about Rockingham Castle is its superb collection of fine art
0:13:39 > 0:13:44which mirrors a thousand years of history, from Norman times right up to the present day.
0:13:44 > 0:13:50Whether or not you're talking about the Norman period, the Tudor period, or even the Victorian era,
0:13:50 > 0:13:52it has it all.
0:13:52 > 0:13:57And it's even got a fantastic collection of modern art behind these very robust walls.
0:14:02 > 0:14:07And joining me in this magnificent great hall is Basil Morgan.
0:14:07 > 0:14:11- Hello, Basil.- Hello.- One of the guides here at the castle.
0:14:11 > 0:14:17What we are going to try and do is tell the history of this magnificent place with just six pictures.
0:14:17 > 0:14:21We'll start with this painting first...
0:14:21 > 0:14:26- Is this the first recorded painted picture of the castle? - As far as we know, yes.
0:14:26 > 0:14:30The Medieval kings used it as an administrative centre and to hunt in the forest.
0:14:30 > 0:14:35- Which would be plentiful around here.- Yes. And from time to time,
0:14:35 > 0:14:40they had to garrison against rebellions. Most of the early kings visited.
0:14:40 > 0:14:47Henry V was the last king to stay here in 1422 and this picture of the 1530s shows the castle very run down
0:14:47 > 0:14:52- about 100 years later.- It is. There's grass growing out of the roof there.
0:14:52 > 0:14:57Yes, Henry VIII didn't know what to do with it. He didn't need a Midland Castle here any more.
0:14:57 > 0:15:02He even allowed a local landowner to take the stone to build his own house.
0:15:02 > 0:15:07So he was very glad to lease it in 1544 to Edward Watson.
0:15:07 > 0:15:11That's that chap over there on the panelled wall.
0:15:11 > 0:15:16It's quite a naive painting. It looks very English School.
0:15:16 > 0:15:18It is a wonderful portrait.
0:15:18 > 0:15:20Tell me more about Edward Watson.
0:15:20 > 0:15:23He was the man who came in in 1544 - the first of the family.
0:15:23 > 0:15:27And he converted it from a rather ramshackle Norman castle
0:15:27 > 0:15:30into the castle we see today.
0:15:30 > 0:15:35His father was Surveyor General to the Bishop of Lincoln who had a parish in a neighbouring village.
0:15:35 > 0:15:39Because of the Bishop's influence at court, that managed to get Edward the lease.
0:15:39 > 0:15:43And he has done a splendid job, hasn't he?
0:15:43 > 0:15:45Up above, Elizabeth I.
0:15:45 > 0:15:51Yes, she is here because families like this always put a picture up of the reigning monarch
0:15:51 > 0:15:56to show they were loyal. Otherwise, they might have been suspected of being a Catholic.
0:15:56 > 0:16:00This is a rather attractive picture from the 1570s,
0:16:00 > 0:16:03before her pictures got too florid and propagandist at the Armada time.
0:16:03 > 0:16:08Which brings us on to the 18th century with this copper engraving.
0:16:08 > 0:16:12The castle looks very much like it does today.
0:16:12 > 0:16:16Yes, unfortunately, in between Elizabeth and this time,
0:16:16 > 0:16:22Cromwell's men captured the castle and occupied it for about three years, leaving a lot of damage.
0:16:22 > 0:16:27They turfed out the existing owner - Sir Lewis Watson.
0:16:27 > 0:16:30He was even imprisoned by the king
0:16:30 > 0:16:33as a result of not holding onto the castle firmly enough.
0:16:33 > 0:16:38But he does come out of imprisonment with the title of the first Lord Rockingham.
0:16:38 > 0:16:43So he had to start rebuilding the castle again until it became like this in the 18th century.
0:16:43 > 0:16:45Lots of windows adding lots of light.
0:16:45 > 0:16:48It is a striking home.
0:16:48 > 0:16:54We have two more pictures to see, which takes us into the 19th and 20th century. Shall we look at them?
0:17:03 > 0:17:06Well, that is a very fine portrait.
0:17:06 > 0:17:11He's obviously a distinguished naval officer and we're looking at the 19th century.
0:17:11 > 0:17:16Yes, this is Sir Michael Seymour who owned the castle.
0:17:16 > 0:17:19He lost an arm in the wars against Napoleon.
0:17:19 > 0:17:23And in his ship, The Amethyst,
0:17:23 > 0:17:27he defeated a bigger French vessel called The Thetis in 1808
0:17:27 > 0:17:30for which he was given a baronetcy.
0:17:30 > 0:17:34We have now seen five pictures which have been very traditional.
0:17:34 > 0:17:38Going into the 20th century, we have something altogether more modern.
0:17:47 > 0:17:54I recognise the artist. Maggi Hambling, a wonderful contemporary portrait artist and sculptor.
0:17:54 > 0:17:56Who is the gentleman?
0:17:56 > 0:18:02He's Sir Michael Culme-Seymour who inherited the castle as a 15-year-old naval cadet in the '20s.
0:18:02 > 0:18:05He lived here from 1945 to 1965.
0:18:05 > 0:18:08He was a great collector of modern art.
0:18:08 > 0:18:12Most of the paintings in this room were collected by him.
0:18:12 > 0:18:15When he died, he obviously knew Maggi Hambling quite well,
0:18:15 > 0:18:20- because she gave the address at his memorial service. - That really is a fitting tribute.
0:18:20 > 0:18:26It's really nice that he has left his mark here in this house as part of the evolution when he was here.
0:18:26 > 0:18:29It's sort of history moving on.
0:18:29 > 0:18:34- That has brought us right up to the present day. Thank you very much, Basil.- Thank you.
0:18:38 > 0:18:42It's auction time and we have four different items on offer.
0:18:42 > 0:18:45Two very cuddly childhood toys.
0:18:45 > 0:18:47Can Gail BEAR to be parted from them?
0:18:47 > 0:18:51Joan and Jane's unusual Famille Rose dishes,
0:18:51 > 0:18:54all the way from the port of Canton.
0:18:54 > 0:18:56David's favourite, a special Arts and Crafts piece.
0:18:56 > 0:19:01And finally Alice Cresswell's amazing travel journal.
0:19:08 > 0:19:13For today's sale, we've skipped over the border from Corby in Northamptonshire
0:19:13 > 0:19:17to Market Harborough in Leicestershire, and the bells are ringing out for us now!
0:19:17 > 0:19:21We'll be at Gildings auction rooms, a father and son-run operation.
0:19:21 > 0:19:23- Today's auctioneer is- John Gilding.
0:19:25 > 0:19:27I love this lot, belongs to Jan and Roger.
0:19:27 > 0:19:32David Barby's put £200-400 on it. It's a lovely silver bowl,
0:19:32 > 0:19:34with an enamel fish in the centre.
0:19:34 > 0:19:37It's straight out of the Arts and Crafts movement. It's cracking.
0:19:37 > 0:19:40Yeah. Arts and Crafts movement, yeah, fine.
0:19:40 > 0:19:42But you show me the silver mark.
0:19:42 > 0:19:47- I haven't seen any.- There isn't one. - But David knows what he's on about.
0:19:47 > 0:19:50I really did think David would know what he was talking about.
0:19:50 > 0:19:55Unless he's found something that I can't, I say that's pewter.
0:19:55 > 0:19:59- Oh, dear.- Yeah.- There's a big difference in price between...
0:19:59 > 0:20:01A lot, a lot.
0:20:01 > 0:20:06- Ooh!- It's... I've looked at this particular piece so many times,
0:20:06 > 0:20:09I can't believe that it's silver.
0:20:09 > 0:20:12I can't believe our David, our faithful David
0:20:12 > 0:20:15who knows it all, has got this one wrong!
0:20:15 > 0:20:18I've no doubt he'll have the opportunity of correcting me
0:20:18 > 0:20:20- if I am wrong.- Defending himself!
0:20:20 > 0:20:24- He'll be delighted, won't he?- Yeah. - I'm afraid I can't see that
0:20:24 > 0:20:26being half the price. In fact,
0:20:26 > 0:20:31- we're not allowed to say it's silver because of the lack of hallmark.- OK.
0:20:31 > 0:20:34- It has to be "white metal". - In that case,
0:20:34 > 0:20:39- what price would you put on it? - I would have said 80-120 was its top whack.
0:20:39 > 0:20:41Gosh, that's a big difference.
0:20:41 > 0:20:44We'll see how the bidding goes, and if necessary,
0:20:44 > 0:20:46- we shall have to withdraw it. - Oh dear.
0:20:46 > 0:20:51- Sounds like trouble!- It might be a difficult one. And if it's wrong,
0:20:51 > 0:20:54then I'll apologise, of course! THEY LAUGH
0:20:54 > 0:20:57Beers all round on John, I think!
0:20:57 > 0:20:59I think David will want more than that.
0:20:59 > 0:21:01He'll want you to eat humble pie!
0:21:12 > 0:21:18Those wonderful photographs put together in the album by Alice Cresswell. A lot of work
0:21:18 > 0:21:20and now they're going under the hammer.
0:21:20 > 0:21:23- Sad to see those go? - Yes, I think I am.
0:21:23 > 0:21:29I've grown attached to them but I can't keep carrying big books around for the rest of my life!
0:21:29 > 0:21:32- Incredible, aren't they? - It's got great potential.
0:21:32 > 0:21:34First of all, I love the drawings.
0:21:34 > 0:21:38The second trip she made becomes more personal
0:21:38 > 0:21:44and I can see possibly a diary being published rather like the Edwardian Country Lady's Diary.
0:21:44 > 0:21:46And somebody publishing it,
0:21:46 > 0:21:51- probably updating the text, but it is an interesting article.- Yes.
0:21:51 > 0:21:53185.
0:21:53 > 0:21:56- This is it. - This has got to be good!
0:21:56 > 0:22:00Have you seen this? If you haven't, you should look when I've finished.
0:22:00 > 0:22:02It'll be too late!
0:22:02 > 0:22:04185. Start the bidding, please.
0:22:04 > 0:22:09It's with me on commission at £90, to get the thing started at 90.
0:22:09 > 0:22:11£90 I'm bid. 90. At 90.
0:22:11 > 0:22:14Do I see five anywhere? All out at £90?
0:22:14 > 0:22:17At £95. I'm bid 95. Do I see 100 anywhere?
0:22:17 > 0:22:21Being sold, make no mistake. At £95.
0:22:21 > 0:22:25- Watching you all carefully. Sold at £95.- Bang!
0:22:25 > 0:22:29The hammer's gone down. David was right. He was right.
0:22:29 > 0:22:35I think things like that are worth so much more money but you can't put a value on them.
0:22:35 > 0:22:39A piece of social history like that you can not put a value on.
0:22:39 > 0:22:43- This is true. The social history in that album is incredible.- Yes.
0:22:43 > 0:22:46- All those photographs! - Nevertheless, they have gone.
0:22:46 > 0:22:49- Yes.- You're happy? David was bang on.- Yes.
0:22:49 > 0:22:52What will you put the £95 towards?
0:22:52 > 0:22:56- We think...- Decisions!- We've been married 22 years.- Have you?
0:22:56 > 0:23:00Yes, this year, and we'd like to revisit where we spent out honeymoon.
0:23:00 > 0:23:04- Oh! Where was that?- In the Peak District, climbing!- Great!
0:23:04 > 0:23:08- We're not up to that yet!- Get into some training, you know!
0:23:08 > 0:23:12- A few walks on a Sunday afternoon. How beautiful!- Yes.
0:23:17 > 0:23:21- Joan and Jane, are you ready for this?- Yes.- Good, ready to go!
0:23:21 > 0:23:24It's time and we have two Famille Rose plates,
0:23:24 > 0:23:29serving up for you right now at £100-£150. Happy with the valuation?
0:23:29 > 0:23:33- Absolutely.- Yes.- Yeah? The man who put the price on it is Jethro.
0:23:33 > 0:23:37- Any change of plans? - I think it's about right.
0:23:37 > 0:23:40- They are pretty.- A little bit worn. - Yes.
0:23:40 > 0:23:44- You're a bit worn, but you're all right.- I'm fraying at the edges!
0:23:44 > 0:23:46Aren't we all?!
0:23:46 > 0:23:49This is it. It's going under the hammer. Good luck, you two!
0:23:49 > 0:23:50Lot 20, please.
0:23:50 > 0:23:55Two very nice Famille Rose dishes. And bidding starts on commission.
0:23:55 > 0:23:58£100. Are you all out in the room at 100?
0:23:58 > 0:23:59110. 120?
0:23:59 > 0:24:00130. 140.
0:24:00 > 0:24:03150. 160?
0:24:03 > 0:24:06160 with me, then. At 170 in the room. At 170.
0:24:06 > 0:24:09- 180?- That's an even better price!
0:24:09 > 0:24:11190. Bid 190. 200. I'm bid 200.
0:24:11 > 0:24:15- 200. 220?- This is very good. This is excellent. They love it!
0:24:15 > 0:24:17- Selling at 200.- Yes!
0:24:17 > 0:24:20- Wow!- What a dish! How about that? - Lovely!
0:24:20 > 0:24:23- £200!- Yes.
0:24:23 > 0:24:25- Lovely.- Excellent.- Good.
0:24:25 > 0:24:29- Can't get more than that, can we? - No.- Job done!- Yes.
0:24:34 > 0:24:37I've just been joined by Dorothy. But where is Gail?
0:24:37 > 0:24:41- In Spain.- Is she?- Yes. - What's she doing?- Sunning herself!
0:24:41 > 0:24:46- Why didn't you go with her? - She's gone with her husband!- Ah!
0:24:46 > 0:24:50- I thought sisters did everything together.- Not playing gooseberry!
0:24:50 > 0:24:52- We've got two teddy bears.- Yes.
0:24:52 > 0:24:55- £90-£120.- Yes.
0:24:55 > 0:24:59They're going under the hammer right now. Talking over. This is it.
0:24:59 > 0:25:01Lot 200.
0:25:01 > 0:25:04And lovely teddy bears! Lot 200.
0:25:04 > 0:25:06You're all out at £55.
0:25:06 > 0:25:0965. 70. 75.
0:25:09 > 0:25:1180. 85. 90.
0:25:13 > 0:25:1595. 100. 110?
0:25:15 > 0:25:18110. 120.
0:25:18 > 0:25:20130. 140. 150.
0:25:20 > 0:25:23160. 170.
0:25:23 > 0:25:25180.
0:25:25 > 0:25:27190.
0:25:27 > 0:25:29200.
0:25:29 > 0:25:30210.
0:25:33 > 0:25:35On the telephone at £210.
0:25:35 > 0:25:38And the room fell silent! All done? Sold at 210.
0:25:38 > 0:25:42- Yes!- She'll be thrilled. - She will be over the moon!
0:25:42 > 0:25:45- Are you going to call her? - Yes, I'll give her a ring.
0:25:45 > 0:25:47- £210, that's not bad, is it?- No.
0:25:47 > 0:25:52- Are you dividing that up?- No, it's going towards a kitchen fund.
0:25:52 > 0:25:55- Is it? Whose kitchen?- Gail's. Yes.
0:26:00 > 0:26:04I've been looking forward to this one. I've been joined by Jane and Roger.
0:26:04 > 0:26:06Tension is building.
0:26:06 > 0:26:08Earlier, I had a chat to the auctioneer.
0:26:08 > 0:26:12I love this silver bowl with the fish enamel in it.
0:26:12 > 0:26:15It's stunning, I think David's got the value right.
0:26:15 > 0:26:19When I had a chat with the auctioneer, he said it's pewter.
0:26:19 > 0:26:20What do you think of that?
0:26:20 > 0:26:23- Not a lot!- A bit different to silver!
0:26:23 > 0:26:27It's got a ping to it which made me think it was a harder metal.
0:26:27 > 0:26:29Pewter's quite soft.
0:26:29 > 0:26:31I touched it afterwards.
0:26:31 > 0:26:36I said, "David has never been wrong on something like this." I stuck up for you.
0:26:36 > 0:26:40He's our number one. I learned everything from this guy.
0:26:40 > 0:26:42He's forgotten more than I know.
0:26:42 > 0:26:44I rubbed it afterwards and I smelt it,
0:26:44 > 0:26:46and to me that's silver.
0:26:46 > 0:26:50That is a bone of contention. It's gone in the catalogue as pewter but I think it's silver.
0:26:50 > 0:26:54The off-screen experts on the day say it was silver.
0:26:54 > 0:26:57There was a double check to see that it was.
0:26:57 > 0:27:01- So we'll see how much it goes for. - It's down to the bidders now.
0:27:01 > 0:27:04Talking's over and done with, this is it.
0:27:05 > 0:27:07Amendment to your catalogue. Lot 365.
0:27:07 > 0:27:10It is not pewter, it's white metal.
0:27:10 > 0:27:13Arts and Crafts period...
0:27:13 > 0:27:14White metal...
0:27:14 > 0:27:16Not pewter.
0:27:16 > 0:27:19On commissions.
0:27:20 > 0:27:21Wait for it.
0:27:22 > 0:27:25- £290.- Yes!
0:27:28 > 0:27:30£290 I'm bid.
0:27:30 > 0:27:34At £290, I'm bid £290. Have you all done?
0:27:34 > 0:27:35It will be sold.
0:27:36 > 0:27:40Commissions take it at £290.
0:27:40 > 0:27:42I'm so pleased for you.
0:27:42 > 0:27:44I was so frightened about that.
0:27:44 > 0:27:46I was with you on that, David.
0:27:46 > 0:27:48I gave it a rub and I smelt it.
0:27:48 > 0:27:51It feels...feels like silver.
0:27:51 > 0:27:54He's just confirmed it from the rostrum.
0:27:54 > 0:27:56He changed his mind.
0:27:56 > 0:27:58He called it pewter earlier on.
0:27:58 > 0:28:01I know pewter is an alloy. It's a mixture of lead and tin
0:28:01 > 0:28:03and a little bit of silver in it.
0:28:04 > 0:28:07- That was definitely silver.- Thank you both.
0:28:07 > 0:28:09It's so exciting.
0:28:09 > 0:28:11What will you do with the money?
0:28:11 > 0:28:15It's come from my mum's family so the money will go to my mum.
0:28:15 > 0:28:18She can treat herself to something nice.
0:28:18 > 0:28:19Thank you very much.
0:28:24 > 0:28:26The auction's still going on.
0:28:26 > 0:28:30It's all over for our owners though, they've gone home very happy.
0:28:30 > 0:28:33All credit to our experts. They were spot on with the valuations.
0:28:33 > 0:28:38I hope you enjoyed the show. Till the next time, it's goodbye.
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