0:00:02 > 0:00:04Here's an amazing fact about the famous steel town of Corby.
0:00:04 > 0:00:09In 1979, a crater on Mars was named after this place.
0:00:09 > 0:00:12That is 35 million miles away in that direction.
0:00:44 > 0:00:48Corby's history is tied up with its industrial heritage.
0:00:48 > 0:00:52The town once boasted a massive steel works, employing many thousands.
0:00:52 > 0:00:56But today, all the talk is of regeneration.
0:00:59 > 0:01:03Our two captains of industry are David Barby and Jethro Marles,
0:01:03 > 0:01:08and our location here on Planet Earth today, is the Willows Arts Complex.
0:01:10 > 0:01:14It's evaluation day, but not as we know it.
0:01:14 > 0:01:17First up, David's having a close encounter
0:01:17 > 0:01:22with a tile portrait of Whig Prime Minister - William Gladstone.
0:01:22 > 0:01:26- Mary, are you a Liberal supporter? - No, definitely not, I'm a true blue.
0:01:26 > 0:01:29Oh good, so am I. Why have you got this in your house then?
0:01:29 > 0:01:35About 1960, an aunt died, she was a great aunt.
0:01:35 > 0:01:37We had to clear her house out.
0:01:37 > 0:01:40I found him under the stairs.
0:01:40 > 0:01:44I decided I would take him home, but I didn't like the look of him.
0:01:44 > 0:01:46I thought he was such a grumpy looking old man.
0:01:46 > 0:01:52So he hung in the wood shed for years and years.
0:01:52 > 0:01:55With his face to the wall. >
0:01:55 > 0:01:58Oh, dear. He wasn't such a bad old stick was he, really?
0:01:58 > 0:02:03He was very philanthropic, certainly towards the ladies of the night.
0:02:03 > 0:02:07Oh, really. He tried to encourage them to go onto a straight road. Oh.
0:02:07 > 0:02:14This is quite an interesting piece because it is a tile, a ceramic picture.
0:02:14 > 0:02:16The technique of it is quite clever.
0:02:16 > 0:02:18Think in terms of black and white in reverse.
0:02:18 > 0:02:23- Yes.- So those areas which are slightly dark, have a deeper
0:02:23 > 0:02:26groove or moulding in the actual ceramic mould.
0:02:26 > 0:02:31When they poured glaze over it, it would receive more glaze, so appear darker.
0:02:31 > 0:02:34- So it's done in reverse. - Something like a negative.
0:02:34 > 0:02:39Yes, absolutely. But the likeness is exceptionally good and it was taken from a photograph.
0:02:39 > 0:02:40All the details are here.
0:02:40 > 0:02:43By a person calling themselves Mr Mendelssohn.
0:02:43 > 0:02:45We've got it dated here, 1898.
0:02:45 > 0:02:53At auction, the value of this is probably somewhere in the region of £40-60.
0:02:53 > 0:02:55You're joking!
0:02:55 > 0:03:01- Did you expect more, Mary?- No.- How much would you have paid for it?
0:03:01 > 0:03:03Nothing, I'd have given it away.
0:03:03 > 0:03:08Well, the gentleman's got a very good history.
0:03:08 > 0:03:14From a potting point of view, it's an excellent, experimental piece of work, so this is quite good.
0:03:14 > 0:03:20- There are so many of these produced towards the end of the 19th century. People do collect them.- Oh, right.
0:03:20 > 0:03:26So let's hope we've got someone who collects these photographic tiles.
0:03:26 > 0:03:31- Oh, you dear old man, you're not so bad after all. - You can give him a pat on the head.
0:03:39 > 0:03:43- Abbie.- Hi.- You've brought in another present for me.
0:03:43 > 0:03:47- That box is a bracelet box. - Oh, is it?
0:03:47 > 0:03:49I didn't think it was the original.
0:03:49 > 0:03:53- So it's not a bracelet that's inside?- No.
0:03:53 > 0:03:54What have we got here?
0:03:54 > 0:03:57We have a moonstone necklace,
0:03:57 > 0:04:00and a pair...
0:04:00 > 0:04:02of earrings.
0:04:02 > 0:04:06- Do you like moonstones? - I love moonstones.
0:04:06 > 0:04:09These are part of your large extensive collection, no doubt!
0:04:09 > 0:04:14- I have a few.- Do you. What is it you like about moonstones so much?
0:04:14 > 0:04:19- I love the way the light reflects through them, and the colours. - They come in all sorts of colours.
0:04:19 > 0:04:23People think moonstone is just a milky whitish stone.
0:04:23 > 0:04:28- But they have milky white going right the way through to almost rainbow blues.- Yeah.
0:04:28 > 0:04:32- Have you got any of those? - Unfortunately not. - These are quite blue.
0:04:32 > 0:04:37A lot of these are quite blue. How long have you had this, how did you come by it?
0:04:37 > 0:04:40I've had them for a year and a half.
0:04:40 > 0:04:42I bought them from a charity shop
0:04:42 > 0:04:46- because I loved the moonstones. - How much did you pay for them?
0:04:46 > 0:04:48£20 I paid for them.
0:04:48 > 0:04:50£20!
0:04:50 > 0:04:53You'd get £20 for one earring.
0:04:53 > 0:04:54- Really.- You would.
0:04:54 > 0:04:59A lot of these necklaces were brought back from India.
0:04:59 > 0:05:06In the early...last part of the 19th century, from workers in the Army,
0:05:06 > 0:05:09coming back from the wars over there.
0:05:09 > 0:05:12It was quite a popular gift to bring back over.
0:05:12 > 0:05:18I wouldn't be surprised if it doesn't go back that far in age.
0:05:18 > 0:05:21You're Looking at a necklace that might be 100 years old.
0:05:21 > 0:05:26So, condition-wise, we've unfortunately got a chip
0:05:26 > 0:05:29- on the top end of the large pear shape.- Yeah.
0:05:29 > 0:05:35But the two larger moonstone drops of the earrings are in good order.
0:05:35 > 0:05:38So I think, bearing in mind the settings are quite thin,
0:05:38 > 0:05:43I would say your £20 is going to be turned into...
0:05:43 > 0:05:47- something between 100 and £150. - Really?- How does that sound?
0:05:47 > 0:05:51- That sounds fab.- Yeah?- Yeah. - Shall we put them in the auction?
0:05:51 > 0:05:57- Yes, definitely.- Lovely. Let's hope they bring success for you.
0:05:57 > 0:05:58Hopefully.
0:06:06 > 0:06:08So are you the cricket fan?
0:06:08 > 0:06:10No, it was my dad's, it belonged to him.
0:06:10 > 0:06:15- He won it in 1987 at our local cricket club.- Right.
0:06:15 > 0:06:21I guess, local, meaning Northants, because it's signed by the Northants squad here, as opposed to Yorkshire.
0:06:21 > 0:06:25- You've got to support the locals. - Exactly.- It is signed by the whole squad in '87.
0:06:25 > 0:06:30It's in fantastic condition. Is this something you're prepared to sell?
0:06:30 > 0:06:34Not really. We're keeping it in our family definitely.
0:06:34 > 0:06:37The value of something like this in auction is going to realise
0:06:37 > 0:06:43around £150, hopefully £200, if you get it in the right sporting sale.
0:06:43 > 0:06:46- So hang on to it, OK? - Brilliant. Thank you.
0:06:51 > 0:06:56- So where does it come from?- From my grandmother.- Your grandmother?
0:06:56 > 0:07:00- Yeah. On my mother's side. - On your mother's side, OK.
0:07:00 > 0:07:02Is there any history behind this?
0:07:02 > 0:07:03As far as we know,
0:07:03 > 0:07:08- the rumour goes it was the only toy my grandmother ever had.- Really?
0:07:08 > 0:07:10Did she come from a wealthy family?
0:07:10 > 0:07:14- No.- Because this sort of toy, in the middle of the 19th century,
0:07:14 > 0:07:19we are talking about 1860-70, would have been quite an expensive object.
0:07:19 > 0:07:20Right.
0:07:20 > 0:07:24So either it was given to her as a second-hand toy.
0:07:24 > 0:07:30But it's still valuable today, as much as it was valuable in the 19th century.
0:07:30 > 0:07:32What is interesting, this is a boy doll.
0:07:32 > 0:07:37This pleated skirt here, and this wonderful
0:07:37 > 0:07:41sailor's outfit at the back, is completely original.
0:07:41 > 0:07:45And this adds so much value to an object like this.
0:07:45 > 0:07:51These are glass eyes, they are called milliflore - small flowers. Beautifully produced.
0:07:51 > 0:07:55The actual head is a composition, it's not porcelain.
0:07:55 > 0:07:58If you look carefully, you can see on the nose and mouth,
0:07:58 > 0:08:00there's a certain amount of wear.
0:08:00 > 0:08:03I would say this doll is possibly German origin.
0:08:03 > 0:08:08What I find intriguing is the little lad's haircut.
0:08:08 > 0:08:10It's quite knobbly and blond, isn't it?
0:08:10 > 0:08:13I think this is...
0:08:13 > 0:08:15lamb's fur.
0:08:15 > 0:08:19If you can see here, you can see the pelt at the very back.
0:08:19 > 0:08:21It gives it such an odd appearance.
0:08:21 > 0:08:26- It's weird, yeah.- Have you got permission to sell it? - We have, yes.- You have.
0:08:26 > 0:08:30It's been wrapped up in a cloth for the last 20 years.
0:08:30 > 0:08:34Because every time we put it out, my children think the eyes follow them around the room.
0:08:34 > 0:08:37They're rather like a portrait. When you go to a stately home,
0:08:37 > 0:08:40you say, "I don't like that," because the eyes follow you.
0:08:40 > 0:08:45- Exactly the same with this doll. - Exactly the same feeling. Weird.
0:08:45 > 0:08:49There are collectors of these. At auction...how much do you think it's worth?
0:08:49 > 0:08:52- 40-50 quid.- £40-50?
0:08:52 > 0:08:55I think you could probably double it, if not treble it.
0:08:55 > 0:09:01- Sounds nice. - I'm looking at roundabout £90-120, that sort of price range.
0:09:01 > 0:09:05- I think the auctioneer will put a reserve of about £80 on it. - Fine, yep.
0:09:05 > 0:09:08- I hope it's going to achieve more than that.- That's lovely.
0:09:08 > 0:09:12Natalie and Matthew, what a lot of toy soldiers you've brought along.
0:09:12 > 0:09:15- They're all lead soldiers, aren't they?- Yes.
0:09:15 > 0:09:19You've got pretty much something of everything here. You got knights in armour,
0:09:19 > 0:09:21artillery...
0:09:21 > 0:09:24So, where have these come from?
0:09:24 > 0:09:27My mother was left them approximately 20 years ago,
0:09:27 > 0:09:31with an assortment of numerous things which were at this property.
0:09:31 > 0:09:33Right. So a friend of your mother's.
0:09:33 > 0:09:38He died, left her lots of things, amongst which were these soldiers.
0:09:38 > 0:09:42I think these were probably one of his pride and joy, don't you?
0:09:42 > 0:09:46- The time it took to paint them, I should believe so.- Exactly.
0:09:46 > 0:09:50I don't think they're very old. Maybe 30 years is probably how old some of them are.
0:09:50 > 0:09:53- That would sound about right. - Some of them are older.
0:09:53 > 0:09:57You have different sizes. The Napoleonic ones are quite small.
0:09:57 > 0:10:00And they're the ones you would use in gaming with dice.
0:10:00 > 0:10:02That's what we were told.
0:10:02 > 0:10:06I've pulled out a couple here which are quite nice.
0:10:06 > 0:10:11You've got some Roman charioteers. He has mounted them up quite well.
0:10:11 > 0:10:13You've got a grassy base on each of them.
0:10:13 > 0:10:18I wouldn't say they're finely painted, but there's a lot here.
0:10:18 > 0:10:20Then you've got these crossbow men.
0:10:20 > 0:10:23From possibly the Middle Ages.
0:10:23 > 0:10:28Then you've got these jousting knights on horseback.
0:10:28 > 0:10:31I think, with the Napoleonic ones,
0:10:31 > 0:10:34the detail on this is actually quite good.
0:10:34 > 0:10:37It seems a little bit better than on the larger models.
0:10:37 > 0:10:41So you've got quite an assortment here. But what else have you got?
0:10:41 > 0:10:44We've got some gaming mats and greenery.
0:10:44 > 0:10:48The gaming books that go with them. There's some dice and things in there.
0:10:48 > 0:10:51Basically, it's everything so that you can go to war.
0:10:51 > 0:10:56Well, fortunately, no one's actually going to get killed in any wars you have with it.
0:10:56 > 0:11:00I'm guessing a little bit as to the amount they're going to bring.
0:11:00 > 0:11:03When they sell, what are you going to do with the money?
0:11:03 > 0:11:08Well, we're actually quite overdue for our wedding.
0:11:08 > 0:11:09- Your overdue for your wedding?- Yeah.
0:11:09 > 0:11:12It was meant to be a couple of years ago.
0:11:12 > 0:11:15But I've been told it's basically next year or not at all.
0:11:15 > 0:11:19All right. So how much has this got to make for you to pop the question?
0:11:19 > 0:11:23I've popped the question, I just need to get moving and get it done.
0:11:23 > 0:11:27As it were. There's been various things holding us up.
0:11:27 > 0:11:32- We need to do it and we're looking forward to it.- That's a celebration to look forward to.
0:11:32 > 0:11:35Let's hope we can get a good price for this.
0:11:35 > 0:11:37I think we've got to be realistic.
0:11:37 > 0:11:41- Absolutely, yeah.- If you want to sell them, we'd protect them with a reserve that
0:11:41 > 0:11:44I hope we're going to achieve easily, a reserve of £100.
0:11:44 > 0:11:47Marvellous. That's more than what I thought.
0:11:47 > 0:11:51Brilliant. And an estimate of, it could be anything, £100-£200.
0:11:51 > 0:11:54- Great.- If we give that as a very wide estimate.
0:11:54 > 0:11:56- Lovely.- Let's see what we can get...
0:11:56 > 0:12:02- It's a good night out.- It's a good wedding reception. - I keep forgetting that.
0:12:08 > 0:12:12There's something for everybody at today's auction.
0:12:12 > 0:12:15A tile portrait of a rather grumpy looking Lord Gladstone.
0:12:15 > 0:12:20A lovely set of semi-precious moonstone jewellery for the ladies.
0:12:20 > 0:12:22Tony's spooky German sailor doll
0:12:22 > 0:12:24with the eyes that follow you around the room.
0:12:24 > 0:12:28And a large and varied collection of lead soldiers for the chaps.
0:12:34 > 0:12:36The bells are ringing out for us
0:12:36 > 0:12:39in Market Harborough in Leicestershire.
0:12:39 > 0:12:43Today's sale comes from Gilding's Auctioneers, which is a father and son operation.
0:12:43 > 0:12:46I think the bells are now tolling for auctioneer John Gilding.
0:12:49 > 0:12:51Lovely necklace, a moonstone necklace.
0:12:51 > 0:12:55She got this for 20 quid a year ago at a charity shop.
0:12:55 > 0:12:57That's incredible, isn't it?
0:12:57 > 0:13:01- Jethro's put £100-£150 on it. - Has he?
0:13:01 > 0:13:04Yeah. I don't know anything about jewellery, but it is his department.
0:13:04 > 0:13:06That makes two of us then.
0:13:06 > 0:13:11I saw it and thought, "It's OK."
0:13:11 > 0:13:15- I like the way she bought it.- I like the way she bought it actually.
0:13:15 > 0:13:21Jethro's idea is far beyond what I would have thought personally.
0:13:21 > 0:13:25What would you put on that? You must have seen things like this.
0:13:25 > 0:13:29- Yeah, it's a £40-60 piece.- Is it? It looks £40-60.
0:13:29 > 0:13:32- It does, doesn't it?- Yes, it does.
0:13:32 > 0:13:36You'll really want a good neckline to make that look anything at all, don't you?
0:13:36 > 0:13:39I like the school of thought there.
0:13:42 > 0:13:44I think Jethro has put his neck on the line here.
0:13:44 > 0:13:47I hope we get it away, for Abbie's sake.
0:13:47 > 0:13:50I shall try very hard of course.
0:13:58 > 0:14:00If you vote Liberal, you will love this lot.
0:14:00 > 0:14:05I think it's a bit ugly, and you've had it turned around, haven't you?
0:14:05 > 0:14:08- It's been facing the wall in the shed.- Absolutely, in the wood shed.
0:14:08 > 0:14:11So you didn't want to give it house space?
0:14:11 > 0:14:15- No, I'd rather have you or David looking at me, I think.- Oh!
0:14:15 > 0:14:19That's a nice compliment, isn't it? This is quite an interesting tile.
0:14:19 > 0:14:22When it was made, they couldn't decide whether it
0:14:22 > 0:14:25was done by photographic process, or whether it was hand modelled.
0:14:25 > 0:14:28To this day, we don't know correctly how it was produced.
0:14:28 > 0:14:32It was probably modelled by a Tory and he said, "I'm going to make him look like this."
0:14:32 > 0:14:37- Let's hit him with the ugly stick. - Yes, absolutely.- You're getting a bit too political, Paul.
0:14:37 > 0:14:41Anyway, it's going under the hammer right now, so good luck.
0:14:41 > 0:14:45The Gladstone tile. He's almost breaking into a smile there.
0:14:45 > 0:14:48Lot 110. £40 bid and you're all out.
0:14:48 > 0:14:51£40 I'm bid? £40 bid. Five.
0:14:51 > 0:14:54£50 on commission. At 55. 60.
0:14:54 > 0:14:56Five. 70.
0:14:56 > 0:15:00You're both out. £70 with the lady. Five.
0:15:02 > 0:15:04£75.
0:15:04 > 0:15:08All sold and away at £75, we're done.
0:15:08 > 0:15:10Yes!
0:15:10 > 0:15:12Fantastic, £75.
0:15:12 > 0:15:14I can't believe that. I cannot believe that.
0:15:14 > 0:15:17- OK, well somebody loved it. - They did.
0:15:17 > 0:15:19What will you put that towards?
0:15:19 > 0:15:23Well, a fortnight ago, I bought a four-legged friend.
0:15:23 > 0:15:24Did you? A dog?
0:15:24 > 0:15:26- No.- A cat?- No.
0:15:26 > 0:15:28A badger? A fox?
0:15:28 > 0:15:30- No. No.- What then? - A horse?- A heifer.
0:15:30 > 0:15:34- Did you!- And she needs a new halter.
0:15:34 > 0:15:37Oh, that's the heifer you bought. Have you given her a name?
0:15:37 > 0:15:39Look at that.
0:15:39 > 0:15:41How much did she cost?
0:15:41 > 0:15:43I daren't tell you, I don't think.
0:15:43 > 0:15:45She looks like a prize winner.
0:15:50 > 0:15:54Unfortunately, our next owners, Matthew and Natalie, can't be with us.
0:15:54 > 0:16:00They brought in a collection of lead soldiers which really caught my eye. Valued at £100-200.
0:16:00 > 0:16:04Matthew sadly is in hospital. He fell over and broke both ankles.
0:16:04 > 0:16:07He'll be really upset because he plays the drums in a band.
0:16:07 > 0:16:10So, a fellow band member has stepped into the breach.
0:16:10 > 0:16:14- Brian.- How do you do.- You've known Matthew a long time. What do you play in the band?
0:16:14 > 0:16:17- I play guitar. - So you're not the rhythm section.
0:16:17 > 0:16:20- So you'd be all right if you broke your ankles.- Not really.
0:16:20 > 0:16:25- I like to jump around a bit. - Poor Matthew. Wish him luck for us. - I will do, yes.
0:16:25 > 0:16:31There's a lot of collectors of militaria and war gaming and I think, Jethro, you're bang on there.
0:16:31 > 0:16:35I hope so. They're not very old, these models.
0:16:35 > 0:16:39But there's a lot of detail, a lot of intricate work,
0:16:39 > 0:16:43so let's hope somebody here appreciates the labour that's been spent on it.
0:16:43 > 0:16:46215. A collection of lead and other soldiers.
0:16:46 > 0:16:49There are six boxes here. Lot 215.
0:16:49 > 0:16:52Bidding starts with me at £45.
0:16:52 > 0:16:5445 I'm bid. 45. 50. Five.
0:16:54 > 0:16:5760. Five. 70. Five. 80.
0:16:57 > 0:17:00Five. 90. 100. 10.
0:17:00 > 0:17:0320. 30. 140. 50.
0:17:03 > 0:17:07160. Outside at £160. All done?
0:17:07 > 0:17:09Selling at 160.
0:17:09 > 0:17:11Yes, the hammer's gone down at 160.
0:17:11 > 0:17:15Da-da!
0:17:15 > 0:17:18- Fantastic.- Excellent.
0:17:18 > 0:17:20That looks painful.
0:17:20 > 0:17:23- £160.- Thank you very much. I'm sure he'll be pleased.
0:17:23 > 0:17:25Give Matthew our regards, won't you?
0:17:25 > 0:17:28- And tell him what the soldiers made for him.- £160, that's excellent.
0:17:34 > 0:17:36This lot is going to be very interesting.
0:17:36 > 0:17:40It's a German sailor doll. That is very rare. In original costume.
0:17:40 > 0:17:44Value, Tony, £90-120.
0:17:44 > 0:17:47Normally, £80-120. What's going on here, David, a change of tack?
0:17:47 > 0:17:51- Absolutely. We got rather bored. - Yes, started to get bored.
0:17:51 > 0:17:5680-120, auctioneer's favourite! Can you remember it as a young lad?
0:17:56 > 0:18:01No. It was in my mother's cabinet and then my three girls would never look at it.
0:18:01 > 0:18:03I am absolutely spooked by dolls.
0:18:03 > 0:18:05I don't like them, I really don't.
0:18:05 > 0:18:07They don't do anything for me.
0:18:07 > 0:18:11But there's a huge collecting market out there. This is an unusual one.
0:18:11 > 0:18:14I wouldn't say it's very rare. But I think it's unusual.
0:18:14 > 0:18:16155. Lovely little doll here.
0:18:16 > 0:18:21Here we go then, please, what are you going to say for that, £45?
0:18:21 > 0:18:2445 I'm bid. 45. 50. Five. 60.
0:18:24 > 0:18:27Five. 70. Five.
0:18:27 > 0:18:31At £75. 80.
0:18:31 > 0:18:33£80 I'm bid. I thought this was going to be more.
0:18:33 > 0:18:37At £80, are you all done? Finished and sold then, at £80.
0:18:37 > 0:18:38All done.
0:18:39 > 0:18:41£80. That's not bad, is it?
0:18:41 > 0:18:45- Not bad at all. - It should have been the 80-120.
0:18:45 > 0:18:48He used his discretion, it's gone.
0:18:48 > 0:18:53- Got to stick to that old one in future.- £80. 80-120, yes.
0:19:00 > 0:19:03We've been joined by the gorgeous Abbie, and we have that moonstone necklace
0:19:03 > 0:19:07and earrings to flog - going under the hammer in two lots' time.
0:19:07 > 0:19:09We had a chat to the auctioneer.
0:19:09 > 0:19:12Jethro doesn't know this. Jethro, what did you put on it?
0:19:12 > 0:19:16- £100-150.- When we had a chat to the auctioneer,
0:19:16 > 0:19:23he actually said to us, Paul, I think these are going to struggle, I'd value them at about £60-80.
0:19:23 > 0:19:28So, a bit of pressure really. But I did say, you know your stuff. You are our jewellery expert.
0:19:28 > 0:19:31Well, I've only been doing it for 30 years now.
0:19:31 > 0:19:33I could get it wrong sometimes,
0:19:33 > 0:19:36but I'm fairly confident it will make the £100-150.
0:19:36 > 0:19:39- We could see a dance coming along later.- I hope so.
0:19:39 > 0:19:41- Abbie, good luck.- Thank you.
0:19:41 > 0:19:45335. Moonstone necklace, 14 stones.
0:19:45 > 0:19:52- And bids start with me on commission at £100.- Brilliant.- 100 I'm bid.
0:19:52 > 0:19:54At 100, have you all done? And 10. 120.
0:19:54 > 0:20:00130. 140. 150. 160. 170. 180.
0:20:00 > 0:20:02190. 200?
0:20:02 > 0:20:07Commissions are winning then at £200. You're all out in the room.
0:20:07 > 0:20:10All done and sold at £200.
0:20:10 > 0:20:12200 quid. Here we go, look at that.
0:20:12 > 0:20:15Yes.
0:20:15 > 0:20:18Fantastic. £200 I'm so pleased for you.
0:20:18 > 0:20:21- Yes, brilliant.- That was a great buy.
0:20:21 > 0:20:25£20 in a charity shop. It just goes to show the stuff still is out there.
0:20:25 > 0:20:27What will you do with the £200?
0:20:27 > 0:20:32I have an embroidered silk picture I would like to have reframed, so that's what it's going on.
0:20:32 > 0:20:36And I've just moved so there's lots of other things I can spend it on.
0:20:36 > 0:20:40Abbie, thank you for coming in and brightening up the place, looking so gorgeous.
0:20:40 > 0:20:46- Jethro, what a great result.- And I look gorgeous too.- You do, you always looks superb.
0:20:54 > 0:20:57I've been told there's an extraordinary building
0:20:57 > 0:21:00near Market Harborough that's not all what it seems.
0:21:00 > 0:21:03It sounds like a puzzle. So while I'm in the area, I'm going to take a look.
0:21:06 > 0:21:09This is Rushden Hall.
0:21:09 > 0:21:14Built round 1438, it was the source of some famous artistic inspiration.
0:21:14 > 0:21:18In Victorian times, Charles Dickens visited here, and conceived
0:21:18 > 0:21:22the idea of Havisham Hall for his novel, Great Expectations.
0:21:25 > 0:21:29It's not the house I have come to see, but something more intriguing.
0:21:33 > 0:21:38It's the grounds that house an extraordinary architectural puzzle.
0:21:42 > 0:21:44So, let me show you why.
0:21:44 > 0:21:47It has one...
0:21:47 > 0:21:50It has two...
0:21:51 > 0:21:56And here's the third, which brings me back to the beginning where I started from.
0:21:56 > 0:22:00So the building is an equilateral triangle.
0:22:00 > 0:22:03If you look closely, you can see it's got three floors,
0:22:03 > 0:22:06and on each floor, there's three windows.
0:22:06 > 0:22:09Above that, there's three gable ends.
0:22:09 > 0:22:14Right at the very top, there's even a chimney piece which is triangular.
0:22:14 > 0:22:16And here to help me decipher it all
0:22:16 > 0:22:20is Beryl Spearman, an expert with English Heritage.
0:22:20 > 0:22:25Hello. Wow, what an amazing and ornate building.
0:22:25 > 0:22:28It's a pretty piece of architecture. What was it used for?
0:22:28 > 0:22:31It has been described as the warrener's lodge.
0:22:31 > 0:22:35The warrener was the chap who looks after the rabbits.
0:22:35 > 0:22:41- So this was built purely for a gamekeeper?- It's possibly got other meaning to it.
0:22:41 > 0:22:46- It was commissioned by Thomas Tresham, in 1593.- And who was he?
0:22:46 > 0:22:51- He was a Catholic, in Protestant Elizabethan England.- Yes.
0:22:51 > 0:22:54He was in a great deal of trouble for his faith.
0:22:54 > 0:23:00He spent a long time in prison, and whilst he was in prison, he planned this building.
0:23:00 > 0:23:04He wanted it to be a statement of his faith.
0:23:04 > 0:23:06It's a shrine, isn't it, really.
0:23:06 > 0:23:08Why the threes?
0:23:08 > 0:23:11Everything is in three.
0:23:11 > 0:23:15The threes referred to the Christian doctrine of the Holy Trinity.
0:23:15 > 0:23:19God the Father, God the Son, God the Holy Spirit.
0:23:19 > 0:23:24If we were Elizabethan, I'm sure we'd be able to read this building
0:23:24 > 0:23:29much more easily than we can today, because we've been used to being told things in pictures.
0:23:29 > 0:23:33Yes, and also cryptic messages and symbolism.
0:23:33 > 0:23:39- The Elizabethans loved a puzzle and a pun.- Shall we go and decipher it?
0:23:39 > 0:23:40Come and have a look.
0:23:43 > 0:23:47Right, let's start at the very top on those three gable ends.
0:23:47 > 0:23:49- OK.- Now, the bird?
0:23:49 > 0:23:52That is the pelican in her piety.
0:23:52 > 0:23:57And she is shown feeding her young, with her own blood.
0:23:57 > 0:24:02So it was a common image in the 16th century to represent Jesus -
0:24:02 > 0:24:04caring for his people.
0:24:04 > 0:24:08And there's writing all around, on the three sides.
0:24:08 > 0:24:13Yes, there's a Latin inscription and a Bible quotation on each side.
0:24:13 > 0:24:19On this side, it says, "Who shall separate us from the love of Christ?"
0:24:19 > 0:24:22And the inscription happens to be 33 letters long.
0:24:22 > 0:24:27- Which, some people say, was the age of Christ when he was crucified. - That's right.
0:24:27 > 0:24:31My word. It really is Dan Brown sort of Da Vinci Code stuff going on.
0:24:31 > 0:24:33Wouldn't he love it.
0:24:33 > 0:24:37And a lot of the puzzles have not been interpreted yet.
0:24:37 > 0:24:41So perhaps somebody coming along will be able to find some answers.
0:24:41 > 0:24:47Exactly. Before we go inside, let's just have a quick look at what's written above the door there.
0:24:47 > 0:24:51- Because this is going to get complicated.- It is, yes.
0:24:51 > 0:24:56Above the door, it says, "Tres testimonium dant," which means, "there are three that bear witness."
0:24:56 > 0:24:59OK, and the four fives?
0:24:59 > 0:25:03Those four fives could be a cryptogram leading us to the words,
0:25:03 > 0:25:10"Jesus Maria sanctus mundi," which means in Latin, "Christ the saviour of the world."
0:25:10 > 0:25:14But they've all got five letters in each word.
0:25:14 > 0:25:19Yes. It could also be a number puzzle
0:25:19 > 0:25:25that leads us to the year 3962 BC.
0:25:25 > 0:25:29- Which is a year a lot of people think the world was created.- Yes.
0:25:29 > 0:25:365,555 years later, we come to 1593.
0:25:36 > 0:25:39- Bang. This building.- Yes.
0:25:39 > 0:25:41Gosh. Let's get inside and have a look.
0:25:47 > 0:25:49Here we are, Beryl, in the warm and the dry.
0:25:49 > 0:25:52Wow! It's like a little mini castle.
0:25:52 > 0:25:57- Yes, it is.- Compared to the outside, it is so simple in here.
0:25:57 > 0:26:01It looks very austere. Was this used for religious purposes?
0:26:01 > 0:26:03Did they have secret masses here?
0:26:03 > 0:26:05There are no records,
0:26:05 > 0:26:09but at the time, it was very dodgy to hold a Catholic mass.
0:26:09 > 0:26:11It was a great risk.
0:26:11 > 0:26:14So those masses were held in secret.
0:26:14 > 0:26:17Well, I think this is the ideal place.
0:26:17 > 0:26:23It looks very ecclesiastical, especially if you look at some of the symbolism around on the walls.
0:26:23 > 0:26:25And it's nicely tucked away.
0:26:25 > 0:26:29Yes, it's hidden, isn't it. What happened to the Treshams?
0:26:29 > 0:26:33Thomas Tresham spent a long time in prison.
0:26:33 > 0:26:37He was fined a total of nearly £8,000.
0:26:37 > 0:26:41Back then. So what does that correlate to in today's money?
0:26:41 > 0:26:43Today, that would be £4 million.
0:26:43 > 0:26:46Gosh, he was a wealthy man.
0:26:46 > 0:26:48It is like a rich man's folly, isn't it?
0:26:48 > 0:26:50It's nicely eccentric.
0:26:50 > 0:26:54- Typically British.- Yes.- Beryl, thank you for showing me around.
0:26:58 > 0:27:00Thomas Tresham was no rebel,
0:27:00 > 0:27:04but he was persecuted for his religious beliefs.
0:27:04 > 0:27:08But it was his son, Francis, who sought revenge and gained notoriety.
0:27:08 > 0:27:15He was one of the 13 conspirators who took part in the Gunpowder Plot on 5th November 1605.
0:27:15 > 0:27:18Protestant King James had him arrested and put in the Tower.
0:27:18 > 0:27:21After his death, his head was put on a spike
0:27:21 > 0:27:24and put over the town gate of Northamptonshire.
0:27:34 > 0:27:40The room is still filling up and there's an exciting atmosphere bouncing around the room.
0:27:40 > 0:27:43We've seen all sorts of things, from furniture to porcelain
0:27:43 > 0:27:45and even football memorabilia.
0:27:45 > 0:27:52This is a World Cup football signed by the England squad in 1978, and it belongs to Dave.
0:27:52 > 0:27:57Right now, it's time to get straight back to the tables to see what our experts have found.
0:27:57 > 0:28:01Diana, you're bringing in another shaggy dog story for me to consider.
0:28:01 > 0:28:07- It's an old English sheepdog isn't it?- It is.- Instantly recognisable, of course.
0:28:07 > 0:28:09Tell me what you know about it.
0:28:09 > 0:28:11Not a lot really.
0:28:11 > 0:28:15It was given to me as a gift, because I had an old English sheepdog.
0:28:15 > 0:28:18The lady who owned it had a hardware store,
0:28:18 > 0:28:21and she had this as a promotional item and thought I might like it.
0:28:21 > 0:28:25So, you've done a very good synopsis of what this is all about.
0:28:25 > 0:28:27It's a promotional item.
0:28:27 > 0:28:34It's the Dulux dog which was used as a window display to advertise their paint.
0:28:34 > 0:28:37- He's not doing a very good job. - No, he's not.
0:28:37 > 0:28:41No. He's not advertising anything at all, just black paint.
0:28:41 > 0:28:44Yes. Unfortunately, it was like that when I got it.
0:28:44 > 0:28:51It's been over-painted. So, what was probably a lovely white emulsion tin or something like that,
0:28:51 > 0:28:56has been painted over black, so all of the insignia of Dulux has been covered over.
0:28:56 > 0:29:01- Yes.- Now, this particular model is not a rare model.
0:29:01 > 0:29:07As you can imagine, this particular paint company commissioned Beswick
0:29:07 > 0:29:13to produce numbers of these and they sent them all over the country to promote their paints.
0:29:13 > 0:29:16Let's turn him up and have a look to make sure that's correct.
0:29:16 > 0:29:21There we have the beautiful Beswick mark underneath.
0:29:21 > 0:29:23And here is this large hole,
0:29:23 > 0:29:27which is all part of the moulding of when this piece was made.
0:29:27 > 0:29:29- It's called slip moulding.- Right.
0:29:29 > 0:29:33Apart from the paint job, he is in pretty good order.
0:29:33 > 0:29:38I can't see any chips or damages. His nose is the other thing to look for, that's in good order.
0:29:38 > 0:29:45And I have a feeling, looking at this black paint on this tin, I think somebody could risk
0:29:45 > 0:29:50taking that off very carefully, with the right chemical. Someone's going to have to take that risk.
0:29:50 > 0:29:52Yes.
0:29:52 > 0:29:56In really good condition, it would be worth perhaps three times
0:29:56 > 0:29:59the sort of figure that I'm going to say today.
0:29:59 > 0:30:02But I think if we give a come and get me estimate,
0:30:02 > 0:30:06it might encourage people to bid on it.
0:30:06 > 0:30:08I think, with this paint job,
0:30:08 > 0:30:13I would say this particular fellow is going to make £200-250.
0:30:13 > 0:30:17- That's fine.- You'd be happy with that?- Very happy.
0:30:17 > 0:30:23- Let's put a reserve at £200, so if it doesn't make that, we won't sell it.- That's lovely.
0:30:23 > 0:30:26- All right. Let's put him in the sale.- That's wonderful, thank you.
0:30:36 > 0:30:40- Rachel.- Yes.- You're not very keen on housework, are you?- Not at all.
0:30:40 > 0:30:43This is so dirty, where's it been?
0:30:43 > 0:30:48- For the last 15 years it has been in the barn. - Where did it come from originally?
0:30:48 > 0:30:51Originally, it belonged to my grandfather
0:30:51 > 0:30:55and when we moved into the farm, it was always there, on the wall.
0:30:55 > 0:30:58And we knew it when we were kids, and that's all I know about it.
0:30:58 > 0:31:02He must have come from some interesting background,
0:31:02 > 0:31:04because this is a quality print
0:31:04 > 0:31:07which would have cost a lot of money, first of all as a print.
0:31:07 > 0:31:10And then to have it in this expensive oak frame.
0:31:10 > 0:31:12- Farming community?- Yes.
0:31:12 > 0:31:15Middle-class. Business. Prosperous merchant family.
0:31:15 > 0:31:19That's the sort of family that would have housed this.
0:31:19 > 0:31:22- Does that fit into the sort of... - We were just farmers.
0:31:22 > 0:31:24Well, they were wealthy farmers, 19th century.
0:31:24 > 0:31:27- Like they are today, yes! - Oh, I didn't say that.
0:31:27 > 0:31:34What I find interesting about this, it's by Queen Victoria's favourite artist, William Frith.
0:31:34 > 0:31:38And there we have his name right at the very bottom.
0:31:38 > 0:31:43This is an engraving. It was done by a gentleman called Simmons,
0:31:43 > 0:31:46and his name is at the far end, just by you.
0:31:46 > 0:31:51I find this remarkable because it's almost like a photographic plate,
0:31:51 > 0:31:54commemorating the marriage of the Prince of Wales,
0:31:54 > 0:31:58later Edward VII, and Princess Alexandra of Denmark.
0:31:58 > 0:32:03If you look carefully, and Frith was so good at this,
0:32:03 > 0:32:07all the features are drawn individually.
0:32:07 > 0:32:10There's no single feature which is replicated.
0:32:10 > 0:32:14My only bone of contention is they all look so miserable,
0:32:14 > 0:32:17and this was supposed to have been a happy day.
0:32:17 > 0:32:22Probably they were emulating Queen Victoria who is there.
0:32:22 > 0:32:25I can understand if it's been in store, that you want to sell it.
0:32:25 > 0:32:31- Does it not interest you to keep this because of its historical significance?- No, not really.
0:32:31 > 0:32:35It's one of those things that's been in the family for so long and nobody took any notice of it.
0:32:35 > 0:32:38So it's one of these, out of sight, out of mind...
0:32:38 > 0:32:40- Absolutely.- OK.
0:32:40 > 0:32:43Now, condition is important.
0:32:43 > 0:32:46The frame unfortunately is in a very poor state.
0:32:46 > 0:32:52We've got warping at the top here and this section which is hanging away.
0:32:52 > 0:32:54Looking at the print itself,
0:32:54 > 0:33:00- you've got stains all the way round which are damp stains.- Yes.
0:33:00 > 0:33:05But, it does not encroach onto the main subject.
0:33:05 > 0:33:09There's no tears, no other damage to it apart from the staining.
0:33:09 > 0:33:12And I think it is a remarkable record.
0:33:12 > 0:33:17Now, what do you think as regards price? Any ideas?
0:33:17 > 0:33:1920 quid?
0:33:19 > 0:33:25Hopefully a little more, but I can't see it making a great deal, to be honest, because of the damage.
0:33:25 > 0:33:28I think you might be lucky and buy it at a car-boot sale for that.
0:33:28 > 0:33:34At auction, I would expect a more discerning clientele,
0:33:34 > 0:33:38and we should get round about £60-80 for it.
0:33:38 > 0:33:41In better condition, it would have been well over £100.
0:33:41 > 0:33:43Let's go for it.
0:33:43 > 0:33:44Let's go for it!
0:33:53 > 0:33:56Jane, thank you so much for making my day,
0:33:56 > 0:33:59- for making "Flog It!" history.- Oh, gosh.
0:33:59 > 0:34:02This is one of the most exquisite things I have ever seen
0:34:02 > 0:34:04on "Flog It!" and had the pleasure of touching.
0:34:04 > 0:34:08- I'm so pleased you picked on me to talk about it. - Well, I've thought about you.
0:34:08 > 0:34:13Whenever I've watched "Flog It!", I knew you would love this.
0:34:13 > 0:34:16This is the point in me bringing it to you. I knew you'd love it.
0:34:16 > 0:34:18Why do you want to sell it?
0:34:18 > 0:34:24Well, the thing is, obviously it's getting towards the end of my life.
0:34:24 > 0:34:25Don't be so pessimistic.
0:34:25 > 0:34:29And my children, it's not their scene really.
0:34:29 > 0:34:36And I want it to be appreciated. And that's why I thought you'd handle it for me. And enjoy seeing it.
0:34:36 > 0:34:41When I touch this... It touches your soul.
0:34:41 > 0:34:43Everything about this is right.
0:34:43 > 0:34:47It's a beautiful period piece. How did you come by this?
0:34:47 > 0:34:51It was my father and mother's, in their house. And of course,
0:34:51 > 0:34:54it gradually got handed down to me.
0:34:54 > 0:34:56I was the very youngest.
0:34:56 > 0:34:58And I've looked after it ever since.
0:34:58 > 0:35:01- Do you know much about it, or its history?- No, I'm afraid I don't.
0:35:01 > 0:35:05Well you know, this is a piece from the high Regency period
0:35:05 > 0:35:09and it really dates round about the 1820s-30s.
0:35:09 > 0:35:13It is a tea caddy on a little table as such. There was a name for this.
0:35:13 > 0:35:16- It's called a tea poy.- A tea poy?
0:35:16 > 0:35:21Yeah. Large caddies which would be kept in the drawing rooms,
0:35:21 > 0:35:26under lock and key, because tea was very valuable, quite expensive.
0:35:26 > 0:35:28But it does stand alone as a caddy.
0:35:28 > 0:35:33You almost feel like you can actually lift this tea caddy away from the little table, don't you?
0:35:33 > 0:35:38- You do really.- This would have cost a lot of money in its day. Let's open it up.
0:35:38 > 0:35:43Let's see what the interior is like. Look at that. It's just to die for.
0:35:43 > 0:35:45It really is.
0:35:45 > 0:35:50As I suspected, on the larger ones, you have two sections.
0:35:50 > 0:35:54One section here, which is beautifully finished.
0:35:54 > 0:35:57Lined to keep the tea fresh.
0:35:57 > 0:35:59Condition is super!
0:35:59 > 0:36:02I don't think this was ever used in its day.
0:36:02 > 0:36:04Look at that, that's lovely -
0:36:04 > 0:36:09that George III bright petrol blue paper lining, which was very fashionable then.
0:36:09 > 0:36:12- Was it?- Yes. This is a mixing bowl.
0:36:12 > 0:36:16- Yes.- It's cut glass. That's to mix the two blends together.
0:36:16 > 0:36:20- Put the tea in and mix it.- Yeah. It's all beautifully string inlaid.
0:36:20 > 0:36:24It's got ebony and satinwood.
0:36:24 > 0:36:28It's amboyna, which is a tropical hardwood.
0:36:28 > 0:36:32I haven't heard of that. Amboyna.
0:36:32 > 0:36:35But it's got this, what we call in the trade, a plum pudding look.
0:36:35 > 0:36:41It's like fossilised marble, because it's been cut through the grain, where the burr was on the wood.
0:36:41 > 0:36:45It's very ambiguous and decorative and they call that plum pudding.
0:36:45 > 0:36:47All that really adds to the value.
0:36:47 > 0:36:50Because the condition is superb.
0:36:50 > 0:36:53- OK. Value.- Value?
0:36:53 > 0:36:56No idea. I have no idea.
0:36:56 > 0:36:59What do you think it's worth.
0:36:59 > 0:37:03- £1,000, is that being too...- No.
0:37:03 > 0:37:05I think £1,000 is spot on for this.
0:37:05 > 0:37:12If I walked past an antique shop and saw it in the window for £1,800, I would make an offer of £1,600.
0:37:12 > 0:37:16- Would you?- Yes. So for auction purposes, I think we're going to put it in...
0:37:16 > 0:37:19at £800-1200. OK?
0:37:19 > 0:37:25- Yes.- We'll put a fixed reserve of £800.- Yes.- If that's all right with you. But I think this will fly away.
0:37:25 > 0:37:30- Shall we flog it?- We'll flog it, Paul, we'll flog it, Paul, and I'm glad you love it so much.
0:37:30 > 0:37:33I could almost take it home.
0:37:34 > 0:37:38So back to the auction where we've got a Beswick figure of the famous
0:37:38 > 0:37:42Dulux dog, in good nick, but with his pot painted over.
0:37:42 > 0:37:45The neglected print which has spent 20 years in the barn.
0:37:45 > 0:37:48And last, but certainly not least,
0:37:48 > 0:37:52is Jane's gorgeous late Regency amboyna tea poy. I love it.
0:37:56 > 0:37:59How Much Is That Little Doggie In The window?
0:37:59 > 0:38:02We're just about to find out. I've just been joined by its owners.
0:38:02 > 0:38:06It's up for grabs now. £200-250.
0:38:06 > 0:38:10It would have been a lot more. We've seen these on "Flog It!", but the condition lets it down.
0:38:10 > 0:38:12- Yes.- Which is quite fitting really.
0:38:12 > 0:38:15It's had a make-over, considering it's a Dulux paint dog.
0:38:15 > 0:38:18Hopefully, it will make that money.
0:38:18 > 0:38:22We've seen them do £300-500 in good condition.
0:38:22 > 0:38:24So the pressure is on. Jethro?
0:38:24 > 0:38:26I think the estimate is about right.
0:38:26 > 0:38:29You did the wise thing leaving it as it was, I think.
0:38:29 > 0:38:32You could have damaged it if you'd had a go at it.
0:38:32 > 0:38:33You know, see how it goes.
0:38:33 > 0:38:36I would have had a go at removing it.
0:38:36 > 0:38:38But then again, I'm barking mad!
0:38:38 > 0:38:41This is it, it's going under the hammer.
0:38:41 > 0:38:45Lot 80 then, please, the bidding starts at £200.
0:38:45 > 0:38:48£200 I'm bid. At £200, I'm bid.
0:38:48 > 0:38:53210. 220. 230. 240. 250. 260.
0:38:53 > 0:38:58You're out, outside. £260, I'm bid. At £260, are we all done?
0:38:58 > 0:39:02Bid's on commission and it's sold at £260.
0:39:02 > 0:39:05Yes, the hammer's gone down. Woof woof, I say.
0:39:05 > 0:39:07- That is a sold sound.- Brilliant.
0:39:07 > 0:39:09What are you putting the money towards?
0:39:09 > 0:39:13I've got a new granddaughter, a son getting married and a daughter at university.
0:39:13 > 0:39:16So I think, between them all, it could go a long way.
0:39:16 > 0:39:18Busy mum. It's all happening.
0:39:18 > 0:39:20Good luck with that.
0:39:24 > 0:39:29Rachel's print is just about to go under the hammer and is on the wall. It looks stunning.
0:39:29 > 0:39:33A little bit of water damage, hence the £60-80.
0:39:33 > 0:39:38But it's been in your barn, and that's where the damage has come from. So it's a good time to sell.
0:39:38 > 0:39:42You don't like it, you want to get rid of it. Let's hope we get the £80 for it.
0:39:42 > 0:39:44- Fingers crossed. - You're nervous, aren't you?
0:39:44 > 0:39:47I am a bit as well. This one's going to be a tricky one.
0:39:47 > 0:39:49Just think in terms of the artist, Frith.
0:39:49 > 0:39:54He is the one that did Derby Day, Paddington Station, Ramsgate Sands.
0:39:54 > 0:39:59Loads and loads of characters. We've got a cast of thousands in this print.
0:39:59 > 0:40:02It's very good, it's evocative of the Victorian period.
0:40:02 > 0:40:05For anyone who loves black-and-white prints,
0:40:05 > 0:40:08steel engravings, this is the best.
0:40:08 > 0:40:10Well, fingers crossed.
0:40:10 > 0:40:13Let's hope the bidders aren't sitting on their hands and are here to bid.
0:40:13 > 0:40:16Lot 420. Who's in now at £50?
0:40:16 > 0:40:20£10 then, for the frame and everything else that goes with it?
0:40:22 > 0:40:26- You're thinking, I wish they'd put a reserve on it.- Absolutely.
0:40:26 > 0:40:28£10 I'm bid. At £10. 12.
0:40:28 > 0:40:32£12 I'm bid. 12. 14?
0:40:32 > 0:40:34- £14 I'm bid.- This is a struggle.
0:40:34 > 0:40:36- It is.- 18. 20.
0:40:36 > 0:40:39£20 I'm bid. 20.
0:40:39 > 0:40:42£20, at £20. Have we all done?
0:40:42 > 0:40:45Sold then at £20.
0:40:45 > 0:40:48Yes. Just.
0:40:48 > 0:40:52It saves taking that one home, doesn't it?
0:40:52 > 0:40:56- Thank goodness.- We don't like them that close, do we?
0:40:56 > 0:40:59- That was brilliant.- At least it's gone, that's the main thing.
0:40:59 > 0:41:03- It's off your hands.- And it'll pay for the petrol to and fro.
0:41:03 > 0:41:04- Just.- Just.
0:41:10 > 0:41:15Jane, you look absolutely stunning. I've been looking forward to seeing you again.
0:41:15 > 0:41:18- Thank you, Paul.- The tea poy is the best thing I've seen on "Flog It"!
0:41:18 > 0:41:23for a long time. We talked about it with the auctioneer and he fell in love with it as well.
0:41:23 > 0:41:25He's agreed with the valuation.
0:41:25 > 0:41:28So let's just hope there's a few phone bids and a few bids
0:41:28 > 0:41:33on the book, on this one, because the room is thinning out now. It's coming towards the end of our day.
0:41:33 > 0:41:38- We want a good result.- I think we're saving the best till last. - I think so.
0:41:38 > 0:41:43It's got quality and it's got style. Just like its owner.
0:41:43 > 0:41:45A fantastic little piece here. The tea poy.
0:41:45 > 0:41:48Look at that.
0:41:48 > 0:41:51The prettiest piece in the room today.
0:41:51 > 0:41:54And the bidding starts with me at £550.
0:41:54 > 0:41:56550 I'm bid. 600. And 50.
0:41:56 > 0:41:58700. And 50.
0:41:58 > 0:42:00800. The commissions are lost.
0:42:00 > 0:42:03It's 800 in the room. And 50.
0:42:03 > 0:42:06900. And 50.
0:42:06 > 0:42:101,000. And 50.
0:42:10 > 0:42:121,100. And 50.
0:42:12 > 0:42:141,200.
0:42:14 > 0:42:16And 50.
0:42:16 > 0:42:181,300.
0:42:18 > 0:42:23On the left at £1,300. Have you all done, and I shan't dwell.
0:42:23 > 0:42:25You're losing it at £1,300. 50.
0:42:25 > 0:42:271,350.
0:42:27 > 0:42:311,400? £1,400, sold.
0:42:31 > 0:42:33- Yes. £1,400. - APPLAUSE
0:42:35 > 0:42:36Well done, Jane.
0:42:36 > 0:42:39- Thank you very, very much. - Is that a sad moment?- Pardon?
0:42:39 > 0:42:42- Is it a sad moment?- Very, yes.
0:42:42 > 0:42:45I do feel quite sad because it is a treasure gone.
0:42:45 > 0:42:50But I didn't want it to go to somewhere where they wouldn't appreciate it.
0:42:50 > 0:42:56- This will find a new home where someone will love it.- Good.
0:43:05 > 0:43:08As you can see, the auction's still going on but it's all over
0:43:08 > 0:43:11for our owners and we did save the best till last.
0:43:11 > 0:43:14Jane's tea poy, a lovely bit of craftsmanship.
0:43:14 > 0:43:17Quality furniture, and it got a quality price.
0:43:17 > 0:43:19£1,400.
0:43:19 > 0:43:22And she is so happy. I hope you've enjoyed the show.
0:43:22 > 0:43:25Until the next time, from Market Harborough, goodbye.
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