0:00:02 > 0:00:07Today we're in a city which boasts England's second oldest cathedral, which is over there,
0:00:07 > 0:00:13and it also has one of England's most impressive 12th century castles which is over there. Where are we?
0:00:13 > 0:00:15I'm going to tell you in just a moment.
0:00:45 > 0:00:48Today we're in the historic city of Rochester
0:00:48 > 0:00:51and some 2,000 years ago it was a Roman stronghold
0:00:51 > 0:00:54and it's seen its fair share of invasions, skirmishes and battles
0:00:54 > 0:00:57but today, of course, it's much quieter.
0:01:05 > 0:01:11Charles Dickens spent many of his childhood days here and it left quite an impression on him.
0:01:11 > 0:01:18Both Great Expectations and Pickwick Papers used Rochester as a setting.
0:01:20 > 0:01:24The setting for Flog It! today is the Corn Exchange on the High Street
0:01:24 > 0:01:27so let's go inside and see who the pick of the experts are.
0:01:29 > 0:01:34Philip Serrel is on hand today and together with Elizabeth Talbot
0:01:34 > 0:01:37they'll be investigating the people of Rochester's possessions.
0:01:41 > 0:01:44Have you lived with these vases a long time, Geoff?
0:01:44 > 0:01:50Yes, they've come into the family about 30 years ago.
0:01:50 > 0:01:54My mother's aunt,
0:01:54 > 0:01:59she gave them to us when I cleared her house out while she was going into a home
0:01:59 > 0:02:03and she told me the story where she got them from.
0:02:03 > 0:02:08Her husband brought them back from the Boer War when it had finished
0:02:08 > 0:02:11and this was a present he brought back for her.
0:02:11 > 0:02:13Okey-dokey.
0:02:13 > 0:02:20My mum always had them on show in the living room
0:02:20 > 0:02:27until one day one of my other aunts, she came in one day and said, "That looks rude!"
0:02:28 > 0:02:35And on the particular vase here, she said it looks like a bare bottom.
0:02:35 > 0:02:40After that day my mother always turned them around to show the back picture.
0:02:40 > 0:02:42Suddenly realised she was being a bit risque. I see.
0:02:42 > 0:02:46I can see where she gets that misinterpretation from
0:02:46 > 0:02:52but I think actually they are a nice example of 19th century porcelain
0:02:52 > 0:02:55copying very much the Sevres factory of the day
0:02:55 > 0:03:00and the quality's there of a high quality factory but it's not quite in the league of Sevres.
0:03:00 > 0:03:06And they're all hand-painted and the paintings of these lovers' trysts and assignations
0:03:06 > 0:03:12was very much a form of decoration which they loved in the 19th century and 18th century for that matter,
0:03:12 > 0:03:16but it was very much of the vogue and of the time.
0:03:16 > 0:03:23And I think what you've got here are some very dramatic vases, they're unusually large.
0:03:23 > 0:03:28- So you struggle to find a home for them now, do you?- Yeah, they're too risky to leave on the side.
0:03:28 > 0:03:31- Risky or risque?- Risky!
0:03:31 > 0:03:39They're not very stable and my boys charge around, they could get knocked off.
0:03:39 > 0:03:42I've had them stored away, they've been put in the loft.
0:03:42 > 0:03:45They have survived in lovely condition.
0:03:45 > 0:03:47As you say, there's nice activity on the front
0:03:47 > 0:03:52and on the back as is often the case with these vases you have a more simple floral decoration.
0:03:52 > 0:03:57I think they felt they had to do something with the back of a vase and there was a lot of space to fill
0:03:57 > 0:04:00so they practised their floral skills.
0:04:00 > 0:04:03I've always used to like the turquoise colour, it's nice, isn't it?
0:04:03 > 0:04:08It works very, very well and sets off the other enamel colours very well too.
0:04:08 > 0:04:14- Do you know what you might like to achieve at auction?- £200 or £300.
0:04:14 > 0:04:18You'd be happy with that sort of level. I think they should.
0:04:18 > 0:04:23A sensible estimate would be in the region of about £250 to maybe £400 for them,
0:04:23 > 0:04:28with a reserve, if you're happy at about £200, would be good.
0:04:28 > 0:04:30- Do you fancy having a go?- Yeah.
0:04:30 > 0:04:34- Think your mother's aunt would approve?- Yeah.- We'll see what we can do then.
0:04:38 > 0:04:41- So Phil, how are you?- Not so bad.
0:04:41 > 0:04:45- Little black box.- Yes, a dressing-table set. - How old's that?
0:04:45 > 0:04:47I would say 1960s, definitely.
0:04:47 > 0:04:50- A 1960s dressing-table set.- Yeah.
0:04:50 > 0:04:53- 1960s dressing-table set. - 1960s dressing-table set.
0:04:53 > 0:04:55- Right. Ready?- I'm ready, yeah.
0:04:57 > 0:05:01- That's brilliant! The Beatles.- Yes.
0:05:01 > 0:05:05- I think these are great. Can I ask you a very rude question? - Yes.- How old are you?
0:05:05 > 0:05:08- I'm 55.- Clearly I'm a lot younger!
0:05:08 > 0:05:14Not much. I'm 52 and these things are like childhood memories, aren't they?
0:05:14 > 0:05:16Oh, yeah.
0:05:16 > 0:05:19That's absolutely... So we've got a hand mirror.
0:05:21 > 0:05:24You've got a little comb that's got nothing on it at all,
0:05:24 > 0:05:27we've got a brush here
0:05:27 > 0:05:29all with the same pose.
0:05:29 > 0:05:36Paul, George, John and Ringo and then we've got the little compact.
0:05:36 > 0:05:40I think these are great, absolutely great.
0:05:40 > 0:05:44Were these something you brought as a child or were given to you?
0:05:44 > 0:05:49- No, I bought them six months ago at a car-boot sale.- You bought them in the last six months at a car boot.
0:05:49 > 0:05:51Go on, how much did you pay for these?
0:05:51 > 0:05:55- I paid for the whole lot... - You've got more?- I've got more.
0:05:55 > 0:05:58- Beatles and all sorts?- All Beatles, all Beatles memorabilia.
0:05:58 > 0:06:00- So what did you pay?- £90.
0:06:00 > 0:06:02- For all of it?- For all that, yes.
0:06:02 > 0:06:05I'm going to start following you around car boot sales.
0:06:05 > 0:06:08I think that this at auction...
0:06:08 > 0:06:12We'll put an estimate on it of £100 to £200
0:06:12 > 0:06:16and we'll put a reserve of £100 with about, you know,
0:06:16 > 0:06:22give the auctioneer 10 to 15% discretion,, but I think that will sell.
0:06:22 > 0:06:28And the reason why it will sell is because people will buy memories of their childhood.
0:06:28 > 0:06:30I think it's great.
0:06:32 > 0:06:35Jane, what's the story?
0:06:37 > 0:06:41It used to belong to a grandmother and she passed away and it was left to my mum.
0:06:41 > 0:06:46And my mum's had it ever since about 20 years ago.
0:06:46 > 0:06:48OK, has it been on the wall all the time?
0:06:48 > 0:06:55- No, just been sitting in the wardrobe or in a couple of sacks!- It is Dutch school,
0:06:55 > 0:06:58it's done by a very competent amateur.
0:06:58 > 0:07:03It's not signed or dated which is a shame because if we could find who painted this
0:07:03 > 0:07:08it would give it more credibility, provenance in the trade, we call it, that will add to the value.
0:07:08 > 0:07:14There's nothing there. I'm pretty sure it's done by someone who is an amateur
0:07:14 > 0:07:19that just loved doing this and he's captured it quite beautifully.
0:07:19 > 0:07:22It's got some lovely rolling waves, a couple of Dutch sailing barges
0:07:22 > 0:07:26coming into harbour and a few figures on the harbour side.
0:07:26 > 0:07:27I like the frame.
0:07:27 > 0:07:31The frame's contemporary to the picture
0:07:31 > 0:07:33and I would date this at about 1850.
0:07:33 > 0:07:38But looking at the back you can see the canvas is beautifully stretched.
0:07:38 > 0:07:44It has been taken out of its frame and I think it's been to the restorers at some stage
0:07:44 > 0:07:50- because look, one, two, there's a couple of canvas patches at the back so it's been punctured.- Yeah.
0:07:50 > 0:07:52It's either been torn or punctured.
0:07:52 > 0:07:55And if we look at those areas, when I turn it back over,
0:07:55 > 0:07:59they're glued onto the back, it's canvas on canvas
0:07:59 > 0:08:03- and it's then literally the hole is just filled from the front.- Right.
0:08:03 > 0:08:07Built-up, polished off, repainted.
0:08:07 > 0:08:10And they do use Polyfilla, believe it or not.
0:08:10 > 0:08:13You can't see it, you can't see the repairs.
0:08:13 > 0:08:15One's there
0:08:15 > 0:08:20and the other one's just there.
0:08:20 > 0:08:23- It's a pretty good repair.- Yes.
0:08:23 > 0:08:27Value. What would you put on this? What do you think it's worth?
0:08:27 > 0:08:29I honestly wouldn't have a clue.
0:08:29 > 0:08:33Anything's better than putting it back in the wardrobe, isn't it?
0:08:33 > 0:08:35- Your mum doesn't mind you flogging this?- No.
0:08:35 > 0:08:40I would like to put this into auction with a valuation
0:08:40 > 0:08:44- of £120 to £180.- OK.
0:08:44 > 0:08:47And let the auctioneer use the discretion on the £120.
0:08:47 > 0:08:51I think it's a good furnishing picture, it deserves be on somebody's wall.
0:08:51 > 0:08:53- Shall we sell it?- Yeah.
0:08:53 > 0:08:55Saves taking it home, doesn't it?
0:08:55 > 0:08:56That's right.
0:09:02 > 0:09:07- I'm intrigued by this. Can we erect it and see what comes out at the other end?- Certainly.
0:09:11 > 0:09:14Now I can see!
0:09:14 > 0:09:19- What's the story behind it? - It belonged to my ex-husband's grandmother
0:09:19 > 0:09:23and was brought over from Hong Kong with the rest of their furnishings
0:09:23 > 0:09:25because they were in the services out there.
0:09:25 > 0:09:27Right. So you've acquired it.
0:09:27 > 0:09:29I've acquired it, yes.
0:09:29 > 0:09:34- Do you like it?- It's a very nice piece but it lives in the loft.
0:09:34 > 0:09:40- That is a shame.- So somebody ought to use it and enjoy it rather than be stuck in a loft.
0:09:40 > 0:09:46It's the Chinese equivalent of a lot of occasional tables which were very popular
0:09:46 > 0:09:49late 19th and early 20th century that you see
0:09:49 > 0:09:55I suppose well-to-do people and folks who could afford to have tea on the lawn
0:09:55 > 0:10:02or move from room to room and take perhaps their writing accessories or their tea accessories around.
0:10:02 > 0:10:07It's made of a fine quality rosewood which was one of the native woods that they used
0:10:07 > 0:10:09and it's quite an expensive wood.
0:10:09 > 0:10:11We see that it's been used over its life.
0:10:11 > 0:10:16It's faded and it's got a bit of marking but if you look down to the under tier,
0:10:16 > 0:10:19you see that the colour of that is more reminiscent
0:10:19 > 0:10:22of what the whole of it would have looked like in its early years.
0:10:22 > 0:10:26The vibrancy of polished rosewood is just so wonderful.
0:10:26 > 0:10:30If you imagine Oriental artefacts, carved ivory and their fine ceramics
0:10:30 > 0:10:36with a background of polished rosewood, it's a really stunning kind of combination of materials.
0:10:36 > 0:10:41But typically reflective of the Oriental perspective on shape
0:10:41 > 0:10:47and design, these wonderful legs which snake all the way down
0:10:47 > 0:10:51and the stretchers which are combined with very angular lines,
0:10:51 > 0:10:55these wonderful entwined circles, almost like Mon symbols on the bottom.
0:10:55 > 0:10:59And then of course both top and bottom has this wonderful frieze,
0:10:59 > 0:11:07pierced frieze of almost sinewy bamboo design and the whole thing works very, very well.
0:11:07 > 0:11:13It's very architectural, very aesthetic, it's a beautiful thing.
0:11:13 > 0:11:16Have you any idea what it might fetch?
0:11:16 > 0:11:20- No idea at all.- No, hazard a guess?
0:11:20 > 0:11:23Not really. £150, possibly?
0:11:23 > 0:11:26I actually think you're probably quite close to the mark.
0:11:26 > 0:11:31I would be upset if it made less than £100 and I think realistically
0:11:31 > 0:11:37an estimate of £120 to £180 is where I was thinking it would be pitched.
0:11:39 > 0:11:44- A reserve in the region of about maybe £120 with discretion.- Yes.
0:11:44 > 0:11:46- Would that...- Yes.- ..suit you?
0:11:46 > 0:11:53- And then will you reinvest into something you can enjoy?- Something small I can use in my house, yes.
0:11:53 > 0:11:55Do you collect anything?
0:11:55 > 0:11:56Dust!
0:11:58 > 0:12:04Well, we're halfway through our day and the room is absolutely buzzing but it doesn't stop here.
0:12:04 > 0:12:07Right now it's time for our first visit to the auction room.
0:12:07 > 0:12:12Finger's crossed for our owners, let's hope we get the top end of their valuations.
0:12:12 > 0:12:14From one cathedral city to another,
0:12:14 > 0:12:20today's auction comes from Canterbury and we're the guests of the Canterbury Auction Galleries.
0:12:20 > 0:12:24Tony Pratt is the man in charge and here's what's coming up.
0:12:24 > 0:12:30Geoffrey's aunt may have thought them rude but this pair of 19th century hand-painted vases
0:12:30 > 0:12:32may just tickle the fancy of a buyer.
0:12:32 > 0:12:38Philip came over all nostalgic for this dressing-table set immortalising the Fab Four.
0:12:38 > 0:12:44Pam's lovely maritime scene caught my eye, I think it should be a real winner with the Kentish buyers.
0:12:46 > 0:12:53Elizabeth loved this pretty rosewood occasional table with its mixture of curves and straight lines.
0:12:53 > 0:12:56Tony's been casting an eye over some of our items.
0:12:56 > 0:12:59Tony, you look bemused, what do you think of this?
0:12:59 > 0:13:03I think it stands a good chance, it's a new market, an emerging market.
0:13:03 > 0:13:07I mean Sotheby's started auctions in 1981,
0:13:07 > 0:13:12ever since then pop memorabilia has become flavour of the month.
0:13:12 > 0:13:16Pop memorabilia is big business, the Beatles were huge business as well.
0:13:16 > 0:13:21This is a dressing-table set and we've got £100 to £200 on this.
0:13:21 > 0:13:23I personally think this might struggle.
0:13:23 > 0:13:26It will do the lower end but I can't see it doing much more.
0:13:26 > 0:13:31The condition's good, everything's going for it, but it's not the most exciting of items.
0:13:31 > 0:13:35- It's not.- It hasn't got any quality about it really.
0:13:35 > 0:13:39- It doesn't say rock'n'roll and that's what pop memorabilia's about. - Yeah.
0:13:39 > 0:13:46It's Beatles, they're still number one, and the Beatles will command a premium compared to any other band,
0:13:46 > 0:13:48but yes, it's going to struggle, I think.
0:13:53 > 0:13:59Geoffrey's vases are just about to go under the hammer. These should do well, because they're a pair.
0:13:59 > 0:14:02Nineteenth-century vases and pairs always do well.
0:14:02 > 0:14:06They're a nice decorative pair they make a statement, don't they, a nice colour?
0:14:06 > 0:14:13There's lots of people out there that just collect pairs and you're probably one of them watching now,
0:14:13 > 0:14:15pairs of chairs, pairs of vases, pairs of sofas,
0:14:15 > 0:14:20pairs of anything create good symmetry in a room, especially if the room is uneven.
0:14:20 > 0:14:24A pair of vases will just even it up and it's a really nice focal point
0:14:24 > 0:14:27so hopefully we've got the bidders in here today.
0:14:27 > 0:14:30This is it, going under the hammer now.
0:14:30 > 0:14:3544, the Continental porcelain turquoise glazed urn patterned vases,
0:14:35 > 0:14:3916 inches high, being shown on the screen, lot 44.
0:14:39 > 0:14:40They do look good.
0:14:40 > 0:14:44£100 I have and 10 where? Who's £110?
0:14:44 > 0:14:47£110 I have. £120, £130,
0:14:47 > 0:14:50£130, £140, £150,
0:14:50 > 0:14:56£160, £170, £180, £190,
0:14:56 > 0:15:01£200, and 20, £220?
0:15:01 > 0:15:07It's against you, £220, £220 I have, fresh bid. £240? £240 where?
0:15:07 > 0:15:11Selling at £220, bid's in the doorway, all done at £220 then.
0:15:11 > 0:15:17Hammer's gone down, that is a sold sound, not bad, £220.
0:15:17 > 0:15:23- What are you going to put that towards? Less a little bit of commission.- Gardening improvement.
0:15:23 > 0:15:26A little birdie told me a drive, concrete the drive.
0:15:26 > 0:15:30Yeah, yeah, I've been intending to do it now for the last 10 years now,
0:15:30 > 0:15:34Now I've got some money I'll be able to afford the concrete!
0:15:34 > 0:15:36Thanks. ..That's a good result.
0:15:36 > 0:15:40Yeah, I'm pleased with that, yes, one pretty thing to another!
0:15:45 > 0:15:48Well, we know rock and pop memorabilia is big business,
0:15:48 > 0:15:51let's find out if it's going to be big business here today.
0:15:51 > 0:15:56Right here, right now, with Philip and the Beatles pop memorabilia of the dressing table set
0:15:56 > 0:15:58that you bought recently in a car-boot sale.
0:15:58 > 0:16:02We've got a valuation of £100 to £200 put on by Philip.
0:16:02 > 0:16:05We had a chat to the auctioneer earlier and he said it is big business
0:16:05 > 0:16:10but he thinks this one will just get through at the lower end because with rock'n'roll memorabilia
0:16:10 > 0:16:13you want something more dangerous, more punchy.
0:16:13 > 0:16:18- Yeah, absolutely, but do you get that for £100?- No!
0:16:18 > 0:16:19So let's hope it just sells.
0:16:19 > 0:16:22Let's hope we do get it away and hopefully get the top end
0:16:22 > 0:16:26because the money is going towards relocating to Poland so good luck with that.
0:16:26 > 0:16:28- Thanks. - "Dobrze" they say in Poland.
0:16:28 > 0:16:30No, they say "bardzo dobrze".
0:16:30 > 0:16:33- Yeah.- This is it, it's going under the hammer.
0:16:33 > 0:16:36Original box set, lot 215,
0:16:36 > 0:16:39excellent condition there. Who will start me at £100?
0:16:39 > 0:16:43- Come on.- £75 I have. £80 where?
0:16:43 > 0:16:45£80, someone?
0:16:45 > 0:16:48£80 I have, £85, £90, £95,
0:16:48 > 0:16:52£100, selling at £110 on my right, all done at £110.
0:16:52 > 0:16:54It's gone down, £110.
0:16:54 > 0:16:56That was a hit, that was a hit.
0:16:56 > 0:17:01That's good, isn't it? £110, it wasn't the top end but we did it.
0:17:01 > 0:17:03That's it, that's it. It will help.
0:17:03 > 0:17:04Have you met somebody Polish?
0:17:04 > 0:17:08No, I met my wife, we've been married 20 years this month
0:17:08 > 0:17:12and I've always promised her that she could go back to Poland.
0:17:12 > 0:17:16- Is she Polish?- She's Polish, yeah, so we're going back to Poland.
0:17:16 > 0:17:19You obviously speak a little bit of Polish?
0:17:19 > 0:17:24- A little bit.- Been married 20 years. - Unfortunately I haven't had time to learn it properly.
0:17:24 > 0:17:27I will get the time when we get there later this year.
0:17:27 > 0:17:29I hope you have a great new life there.
0:17:29 > 0:17:32- Definitely will do.- Good luck. - Thank you.- That was close.
0:17:32 > 0:17:37Who would have thought 40 years ago, that little Beatles dressing-table set
0:17:37 > 0:17:39which cost shillings would make £100 and odd.
0:17:39 > 0:17:41Good going.
0:17:41 > 0:17:44Somebody's going to enjoy it.
0:17:44 > 0:17:48It's now time to put that Dutch oil painting, the unsigned one, under the hammer.
0:17:48 > 0:17:51I've been joined by its owner Jane. Hopefully for not much longer.
0:17:51 > 0:17:54We are going to flog this here today in this heat.
0:17:54 > 0:17:58The bidders aren't sitting on the fence so fingers crossed, we should get the top end.
0:17:58 > 0:18:03- And I guess you just want to flog it because it doesn't suit your house? - No.- No?
0:18:03 > 0:18:06What sort of look do you have?
0:18:06 > 0:18:08- Just more modern. - Just more contemporary.- Yeah.
0:18:08 > 0:18:12- So what kind of art would you put on the wall?- Prints.- I don't blame you.
0:18:12 > 0:18:19Fingers crossed, let's hope the purist art lovers are here and they love that sort of maritime scene.
0:18:19 > 0:18:21- Fingers crossed. - The pressures on me.
0:18:21 > 0:18:26I valued this. I'm feeling nervous now, I'm sure it's going to do well, I really am.
0:18:26 > 0:18:28I'm going to stick to my guns here, this is it.
0:18:28 > 0:18:3189 is the marine scene, two sailing ships and choppy seas.
0:18:31 > 0:18:34It looks very good up there.
0:18:34 > 0:18:37We have two bids on the book, we start at £190. £200 where?
0:18:37 > 0:18:39Straight in at the top end.
0:18:39 > 0:18:42£200 where?
0:18:42 > 0:18:44£190 I have. £200 anywhere?
0:18:44 > 0:18:48Selling at £190, are we all done then? The bid's on my right.
0:18:48 > 0:18:51Jane, that was short and sweet.
0:18:51 > 0:18:53- It was.- That was very short and sweet, wasn't it?
0:18:53 > 0:18:56What are you going to do with £190?
0:18:56 > 0:19:01- Big question!- I don't know, I've got to split it with my brother.
0:19:01 > 0:19:06- Right. OK. What will you do with your share? Have a good night out. - Yeah.- Don't blame you!
0:19:12 > 0:19:17We have Frances and we have Elizabeth and we've also got a touch of the Orient
0:19:17 > 0:19:19which comes to the Canterbury Auction Galleries
0:19:19 > 0:19:23in the form of the lovely little Chinese occasional table
0:19:23 > 0:19:25with a valuation of £120 to £180 by our expert.
0:19:25 > 0:19:27- Were you happy with that?- Yes.
0:19:27 > 0:19:30You're having a clear-out because you're going to collect what?
0:19:30 > 0:19:32- I collect West German pottery.- Yeah.
0:19:32 > 0:19:34Why did you get hooked on that?
0:19:34 > 0:19:38- I'm hoping that one day...- Just one day!- ..when I retire it will be worth something.
0:19:38 > 0:19:41OK, OK. Is the collection big?
0:19:41 > 0:19:44- I've got about 30 or 40 pieces. - That's big enough, isn't it?
0:19:44 > 0:19:46- Starting to take over a room at least.- Yes.
0:19:46 > 0:19:51Hopefully you can add to it if we get the top end which is what Elizabeth is expecting.
0:19:51 > 0:19:56- I'm expecting the bottom end and I'm hoping for the top end.- Oh, OK. Playing safe.
0:19:56 > 0:20:01- We're going to sell it. Let's hope we do get the top end.- I do. It's the ultimate in flat-pack furniture.
0:20:01 > 0:20:03It's a lovely quality table.
0:20:03 > 0:20:05It's a good colour as well.
0:20:05 > 0:20:10It's nicely done and very cleverly crafted so I think hopefully it'll appeal to somebody.
0:20:10 > 0:20:13Well, the waiting's over with, the talking's over with.
0:20:13 > 0:20:15Right now we want some hammer action on it.
0:20:15 > 0:20:19It's going under the hammer right now, this is it. Good luck.
0:20:19 > 0:20:23465, the Chinese rosewood tray-top two-tier occasional table.
0:20:23 > 0:20:26Lot 465, shown on the screen there.
0:20:26 > 0:20:31- £100, £100 I have, and ten where? - A nice easy start.
0:20:31 > 0:20:39- Straight in. We like those! - £130, £130, £140, £150, £160, £170,
0:20:39 > 0:20:43£170 in the middle there? £170, £180, £190,
0:20:43 > 0:20:48£190, £200, and ten, £210 in the middle?
0:20:48 > 0:20:52£210 where? £210, £220, £230.
0:20:52 > 0:20:54All done at £230?
0:20:54 > 0:20:58£230 where? Selling at £220, bid's on my right then.
0:20:58 > 0:21:01Yes, how about that, the hammer's gone down, £220.
0:21:01 > 0:21:02They absolutely adored it.
0:21:02 > 0:21:05They can tell quality in Canterbury.
0:21:05 > 0:21:07- So can you.- I thank you!
0:21:07 > 0:21:12- Shopping shopping shopping, get that collection growing.- Yes. - Happy hunting.- Thanks.
0:21:12 > 0:21:14- Thanks so much for coming in. - It's been lovely.
0:21:14 > 0:21:17It's been work this wait because that was really good.
0:21:27 > 0:21:31For museum curators, artefacts that are displayed in a glass display case,
0:21:31 > 0:21:34that's relatively easy to deal with, isn't it?
0:21:34 > 0:21:37And old buildings, now they can be utilised and converted,
0:21:37 > 0:21:39we can handle that, but what about old ships?
0:21:39 > 0:21:43Massive great big ones, how do we save them from becoming scrap iron
0:21:43 > 0:21:46yet retaining every element of their naval history?
0:21:46 > 0:21:49Well, that is a challenge.
0:21:51 > 0:21:56This is the Historic Dockyard, Chatham, where they've tackled that problem admirably.
0:21:56 > 0:22:02At its height during World War Two, the shipyard employed 17,000 people.
0:22:02 > 0:22:06It closed in 1984, having dominated the area for nearly 400 years.
0:22:06 > 0:22:13When you visit it, you get a real sense of our great maritime heritage.
0:22:15 > 0:22:18I'm here with Museum and Heritage Director, Richard Holdsworth.
0:22:18 > 0:22:22- Thank you so much for taking time out to talk to us. - Welcome to Chatham.
0:22:22 > 0:22:26We're on HMS Gannet, she's a fine vessel, she's absolutely stunning.
0:22:26 > 0:22:31Where does she rate in the Royal Navy's history and of course in Chatham's history?
0:22:31 > 0:22:34Well, she was the sort of ship that if you were in Victorian times,
0:22:34 > 0:22:40Palmerston and Disraeli stood up in Parliament and said send a gunboat, this what the Royal Navy sent.
0:22:40 > 0:22:42- This is what you got.- It is, yes.
0:22:42 > 0:22:48She's a ship that just exemplifies the 300 or so ships built in the age of sail and immediately thereafter.
0:22:48 > 0:22:49Yeah, yeah.
0:22:54 > 0:22:59Less than 100 years after Gannet was built, it was all hands to the pump
0:22:59 > 0:23:04as the Royal Navy played a vital role in a conflict which engulfed the world.
0:23:04 > 0:23:09We're talking about warships and by that I mean machines, armed to the teeth,
0:23:09 > 0:23:14designed to confront and menace our foes and behind me is HMS Cavalier,
0:23:14 > 0:23:19the last of the Royal Navy's destroyers that were commissioned during World War Two.
0:23:19 > 0:23:22As you can see she's absolutely bristling with armoury.
0:23:24 > 0:23:28Starting at the front end of the ship, the bow in nautical terms,
0:23:28 > 0:23:30we've got this huge great big monster.
0:23:30 > 0:23:34Now that is a four-and-a-half-inch gun.
0:23:34 > 0:23:36Richard, what sort of range will that do?
0:23:36 > 0:23:39- This does just under 10 miles.- Gosh.
0:23:39 > 0:23:42Enough to get to Maidstone, if we had to!
0:23:42 > 0:23:45What's the operation procedure?
0:23:45 > 0:23:50It had a crew of getting on for eight people who would be around the gun here and on the deck,
0:23:50 > 0:23:54feeding it with shells and cartridges.
0:23:54 > 0:23:58This is the bit that has the high-explosive and it has a separate powder charge,
0:23:58 > 0:24:03a cartridge, and the men that were serving the gun, the ammunition loaders,
0:24:03 > 0:24:07would get these cartridges out of racks like this, bring them over,
0:24:07 > 0:24:10the shell coming from the other side because the two are separated
0:24:10 > 0:24:12and then getting loaded into the gun and fired.
0:24:12 > 0:24:16- While the ship's rocking and rolling at sea.- That's the trick.
0:24:16 > 0:24:21Imagine what it was like if this ship was bouncing up and down maybe 30 or 40 feet in the dark,
0:24:21 > 0:24:26in the gales, with waves breaking over the front of the ship.
0:24:27 > 0:24:31While the big guns were used for targets further away,
0:24:31 > 0:24:35something more manageable was needed to see off air attack.
0:24:36 > 0:24:41Close support and close range work, she had at least two of these for most of her life.
0:24:41 > 0:24:48- It can fire shells like these relatively fast and furiously at an incoming aircraft.- Yeah.
0:24:48 > 0:24:52- So the more close range things. - Very much so.
0:24:52 > 0:24:58Following the Second World War, HMS Cavalier had a Sea Cat missile system added to its weaponry.
0:24:58 > 0:25:02It was designed to tackle the new breed of jet aircraft
0:25:02 > 0:25:10that were proving to be too fast for the 1940s Bofors guns to intercept successfully.
0:25:10 > 0:25:14This is a dash of classic seamanship, up here in an open bridge.
0:25:14 > 0:25:20Now fancy being up here for hours on end on duty exposed to all the elements in this bridge.
0:25:20 > 0:25:26In all sorts of conditions, especially in the Arctic where it was freezing. I wouldn't fancy it.
0:25:26 > 0:25:33143 vessels just like this were lost at sea, sunk, with a tragic loss of 11,000 lives.
0:25:33 > 0:25:38Now HMS Cavalier is being preserved as a tribute to all those men
0:25:38 > 0:25:41who served their country on vessels like this.
0:25:52 > 0:25:59Life on the ocean wave was tough, but for a particular type of sailor it was especially challenging.
0:26:04 > 0:26:09Now how do you fancy living in a space very much like this one
0:26:09 > 0:26:14for three months at a time with no fresh air and no daylight?
0:26:14 > 0:26:19I'm in the engine room of the diesel-electric powered submarine HMS Ocelot.
0:26:19 > 0:26:24This was one of six O-class built here at Chatham in the early 1960s.
0:26:24 > 0:26:30Designed as a spy sub, its job was to patrol the seas of Europe keeping an eye on our Cold War enemies.
0:26:30 > 0:26:33The vessel had diesel generators to power the batteries
0:26:33 > 0:26:38which drove the electric motors which enabled the submarine to stay under water.
0:26:38 > 0:26:41At night-time the sub would come up to periscope level
0:26:41 > 0:26:45to run the generators to recharge those batteries.
0:26:45 > 0:26:52The battery-powered engine meant that the sub could move silently and with stealth through enemy waters.
0:26:52 > 0:26:56There isn't much room to manoeuvre down here so everything is very compact.
0:26:56 > 0:26:59It's hard to believe that two chefs worked in the galley here
0:26:59 > 0:27:03making three hot meals a day for 69 submariners.
0:27:03 > 0:27:08Each crew member was limited to a bowlful of water per day for washing
0:27:08 > 0:27:11so the bathroom's not much to write home about.
0:27:11 > 0:27:14This is the control room, it's where it all happens.
0:27:14 > 0:27:17Every submariner would have to learn how to use all of these valves,
0:27:17 > 0:27:22to help out his colleagues in the case of an emergency if they were under attack.
0:27:22 > 0:27:26Now this is the attack periscope.
0:27:26 > 0:27:29You can see it rises from the well below here.
0:27:29 > 0:27:31It goes down an awful long way.
0:27:31 > 0:27:38Behind me is the steering position, this actually steers the vessel and up there is a depth gauge
0:27:38 > 0:27:44which tells us that the vessel can go 750 feet below sea level.
0:27:44 > 0:27:49In the sound room submariners learned to recognise the propeller noise characteristics
0:27:49 > 0:27:51of every individual ship in the Russian navy.
0:27:53 > 0:27:58I take my hat off to the men who served in these hot, cramped conditions,
0:27:58 > 0:28:03about the only place where there's enough room to swing a cat is at the business end of the sub.
0:28:05 > 0:28:08And finally we find ourselves in the torpedo room.
0:28:08 > 0:28:14Six tubes at the ready with 18 more torpedoes ready to go to follow up the first wave.
0:28:14 > 0:28:19Now in the event of an emergency, and the submarine had to be evacuated, they'd fire off a flare
0:28:19 > 0:28:22and completely flood this whole area.
0:28:22 > 0:28:29The submariners would then take a deep breath of oxygen and escape through this hatch up there.
0:28:29 > 0:28:34Now, if they breathed out slowly enough, they might just make it to the surface
0:28:34 > 0:28:37and they used to practise this as an exercise in a 100-feet-deep tank.
0:28:37 > 0:28:41Well, me, I'm going out up the stairs!
0:28:50 > 0:28:53- Heidi, how are you?- Very well. - You've got some moral support here.
0:28:53 > 0:28:56- I have. This is my mum. - How are you, Mum?
0:28:56 > 0:29:00- I'm fine, thank you.- Your name?- That is Erica.- Erica. Good to see you.
0:29:00 > 0:29:02- Whose is this?- It's a joint thing.
0:29:02 > 0:29:05- Joint venture.- Yeah. We've bought it along today.
0:29:05 > 0:29:07And how did you come by it?
0:29:07 > 0:29:12- It was my sister's and her husband, my brother-in-law.- Yeah.
0:29:12 > 0:29:17And they had a sort of a turnout, I said, "Well, I like it so I'll have it for a while."
0:29:17 > 0:29:19How long have you had it?
0:29:19 > 0:29:21Three years, two or three years.
0:29:21 > 0:29:26So when they see this television programme go out, you're selling their barometer,
0:29:26 > 0:29:27they'll want half the funds?
0:29:27 > 0:29:32Oh, well, money-wise that won't matter!
0:29:32 > 0:29:35I tell you what, it will be a fantastic surprise.
0:29:35 > 0:29:41This is a nineteenth-century, perhaps 1870, 1880, barometer.
0:29:41 > 0:29:43Right.
0:29:43 > 0:29:47- Do you know what it's called, what shape it is?- Someone said a banjo.
0:29:47 > 0:29:51It's a banjo barometer, because simply that is shaped like a banjo.
0:29:51 > 0:29:54This has got a nice architectural frieze just here,
0:29:54 > 0:29:59that's called a broken swan neck pediment.
0:29:59 > 0:30:01- That's just had a bit of damage.- Yeah.
0:30:01 > 0:30:05It's always important to keep your barometers upright
0:30:05 > 0:30:09because you don't get any of the emissions of the fluids.
0:30:09 > 0:30:12It's got a nice bull's-eye mirror there.
0:30:12 > 0:30:17Do you think this is solid mahogany or do you think it's veneered?
0:30:17 > 0:30:21- Veneered.- Veneered, I would have thought.- Is that a giveaway?
0:30:21 > 0:30:22That is the giveaway, yes.
0:30:22 > 0:30:25You can just see there, if we tilt it just forward slightly,
0:30:25 > 0:30:30you can just see that thin layer of veneer and it's all bubbling up there.
0:30:30 > 0:30:32That's going to affect its value.
0:30:34 > 0:30:38If we look down the bottom here, we've got sometimes a maker,
0:30:38 > 0:30:42sometimes a retailer, which is Tatham of Cockermouth.
0:30:42 > 0:30:49I like this here, it's Rain, Much Rain, Stormy, Very Dry.
0:30:49 > 0:30:52I prefer this side where we've got Fair and Set Fair.
0:30:52 > 0:30:54I quite like it actually.
0:30:54 > 0:30:56I think it would grace any hall.
0:30:56 > 0:30:59What do you think it's worth? Any ideas?
0:30:59 > 0:31:04- We had no idea, did we?- No, no idea. - That's why we brought it along, we thought it could be £30.
0:31:04 > 0:31:06£30.
0:31:06 > 0:31:12I'd like to buy them at £30. I think this is worth between £150 and £250
0:31:12 > 0:31:16and I think that we put an auction reserve on it of £120.
0:31:16 > 0:31:19- That's not bad. - Is that good?- Yes, it's good.
0:31:19 > 0:31:22If it makes £150 to £250, what are you going to spend the money on?
0:31:22 > 0:31:26A family meal out, a family celebration of it, yes.
0:31:26 > 0:31:30- Invite your sister and your brother-in-law.- I think we'll have to, yes! Yeah.
0:31:37 > 0:31:41May, you've brought these wonderful walking sticks on behalf of a good cause.
0:31:41 > 0:31:45I have done, yes. If I can sell these,
0:31:45 > 0:31:51I would like the money to go to the Eleanor Foundation, it's a charity.
0:31:51 > 0:31:53I'm not familiar with that.
0:31:53 > 0:31:55It's hospice care at home,
0:31:55 > 0:31:59the nurses attached to the Eleanor Foundation
0:31:59 > 0:32:03go out to the patients' homes and look after them at home.
0:32:03 > 0:32:08So these have been donated on behalf of fund-raising for the charity and you're hoping...
0:32:08 > 0:32:11Hopefully, yes, hopefully, yes.
0:32:11 > 0:32:14Well, I think it's a good day to bring them.
0:32:14 > 0:32:17- Do you know anything about them at all?- Nothing at all, no.
0:32:17 > 0:32:21The first one, in a way the most significant, is this one.
0:32:21 > 0:32:26This is an ebonised, it's got a black ebonised covering to it,
0:32:26 > 0:32:33a turned wood stem and on the end is a nicely worked embossed silver, what's called a "pommel".
0:32:33 > 0:32:38And it's got very clear marks here which indicate that it was assayed in London,
0:32:38 > 0:32:42actually as late as 1924, so it's surprisingly late.
0:32:42 > 0:32:48It's got all the characteristics of a fine gent of the time.
0:32:50 > 0:32:54The pommel itself is filled with a sort of soft metal
0:32:54 > 0:32:59which will take the decoration that they stamp into it and it's in good order.
0:32:59 > 0:33:01A nice pretty piece.
0:33:01 > 0:33:05And alongside is actually a fairly contemporary cane
0:33:05 > 0:33:11but whereas this is English silver, this will have come from probably India.
0:33:11 > 0:33:17- This is actually silver. - It's silver but the content will be less than the English silver
0:33:17 > 0:33:22so in terms of that it's slightly detrimental but nonetheless the workmanship on it is exquisite
0:33:22 > 0:33:27and you've got wild animals marauding through a wonderful jungle landscape there
0:33:27 > 0:33:33which again is very much what they know about their own homeland.
0:33:33 > 0:33:37So this one isn't assayed but it's got silver content to it.
0:33:37 > 0:33:40What's interesting about this cane is if you look down the stem,
0:33:40 > 0:33:43you'll see there are some slits there
0:33:43 > 0:33:49which indicate this actually was either a lady's umbrella or a parasol.
0:33:49 > 0:33:55- Oh, yes?- And the leaf has actually come away and what you're left with is a rather fine cane.
0:33:55 > 0:33:58I'd recommend, if they're in for auction, selling them together.
0:33:58 > 0:34:00Have you any idea what they're worth?
0:34:00 > 0:34:04No, I've no idea at all, no.
0:34:04 > 0:34:08Realistically they're not so extraordinary but nice examples of their type.
0:34:08 > 0:34:12They should sell together for between £50 and £80 which is...
0:34:12 > 0:34:15Oh, yes, which is fairly good, yes.
0:34:15 > 0:34:19And so we know what the money is going to
0:34:19 > 0:34:21so it's a good cause and if we can make more...
0:34:21 > 0:34:23That would be great, lovely.
0:34:27 > 0:34:31- Mark, how you doing, all right? - Yeah, fine, thanks.
0:34:31 > 0:34:33People bring me in things, normally wood,
0:34:33 > 0:34:35because I like wood and say, "What's it made of?"
0:34:35 > 0:34:38Well, I can tell you that's made out of willow.
0:34:38 > 0:34:42- How did you come by that?- When I was a small boy, I won it in a raffle.
0:34:42 > 0:34:44- Yeah?- Yeah. It's a long time ago.
0:34:44 > 0:34:48But I'm not a cricket fan but I've kept it ever since.
0:34:48 > 0:34:51I would guess it would have been between 30 and 35 years ago?
0:34:51 > 0:34:54Around about that time. I was a small boy.
0:34:54 > 0:34:58Shall we have a look at who's on there? On the front we've got the England side.
0:34:58 > 0:35:01We've got some great English names there, Tony Gregg -
0:35:01 > 0:35:06remember him saying we would make the West Indies grovel and we ended up being whitewashed 5-0?
0:35:06 > 0:35:09John Edrich, his father played for England.
0:35:09 > 0:35:15We've got Alan Knott, many people would argue the greatest wicket keeper ever played and a man of Kent,
0:35:15 > 0:35:17Derek Underwood, another Kent man.
0:35:17 > 0:35:21Geoff Arnold, Bob Woolmer, great coach around today,
0:35:21 > 0:35:24Chris Old, interesting bit of trivia for you.
0:35:24 > 0:35:29Chris Old and Alan Old, his brother, both played for England on the same day,
0:35:29 > 0:35:31one at cricket, the other at rugby.
0:35:33 > 0:35:34Then on the back,
0:35:34 > 0:35:39we've got the Surrey team which includes John Edrich again,
0:35:39 > 0:35:47Geoff Arnold, David Hunt and the Kent team, we've got Mike Dunness, who was a Scotsman who captained England,
0:35:47 > 0:35:48Brian Luckhurst.
0:35:48 > 0:35:52It's a great bit of 1970s cricket, that, isn't it?
0:35:52 > 0:35:55Do you know how tell a good bat from a bad bat?
0:35:55 > 0:35:57No idea.
0:35:57 > 0:36:02The closer the grain is supposed to be running down here, the better the bat is.
0:36:02 > 0:36:07Then you put this splice in here, which has got these rubber springings just here,
0:36:07 > 0:36:10so that when you hit it, it doesn't jar your hand.
0:36:10 > 0:36:13So how much was the raffle ticket?
0:36:13 > 0:36:21- Oh, probably about 10 or 20 pence. - I don't think this is going to be a bad investment.
0:36:21 > 0:36:24I think we're in Kent, we've got an Alan Knott autographed bat
0:36:24 > 0:36:28so he would have endorsed this for Slazenger.
0:36:28 > 0:36:31Surrey's not too far away.
0:36:31 > 0:36:36The England cricket team, we've won the Ashes, Freddie Flintoff's performed miracles
0:36:36 > 0:36:41and I think we can put a cautious estimate of £50 to £100 on this with a £50 reserve
0:36:41 > 0:36:45and it wouldn't surprised me if you get two cricket buffs on the phone bidding,
0:36:45 > 0:36:47because they'll pick this up on the internet,
0:36:47 > 0:36:50it wouldn't surprise me if it made £150 or £200.
0:36:50 > 0:36:53- Lovely.- So what are you going to do with that?
0:36:53 > 0:36:56It's got to go, all it's doing is stuck in the wardrobe.
0:36:56 > 0:36:58- Stuck in a wardrobe! - Never got it out.
0:36:58 > 0:37:03- You could have sanded the names off and used it, couldn't you? - Could have done, yeah!
0:37:03 > 0:37:07So can we knock 'em for six when we get back to the auction?
0:37:07 > 0:37:14Erica rescued her barometer from being junked and she and Heidi are hoping to turn it into profit.
0:37:14 > 0:37:18I really liked the embossed wild animals on the pommel of this walking stick.
0:37:18 > 0:37:23May's hoping to raise some money for a good cause with the sale of these two.
0:37:23 > 0:37:26And won with a 10 pence raffle ticket 35 years ago,
0:37:26 > 0:37:31let's hope Philip isn't walking a long way back to the pavilion with the cricket bat.
0:37:42 > 0:37:44I've been waiting for this moment.
0:37:44 > 0:37:47I've been joined by mum and daughter Erica and Heidi
0:37:47 > 0:37:51and we're going to sell something which obviously lets us know what the weather's like
0:37:51 > 0:37:55and it really is boiling hot in here right now, no one needs a banjo barometer
0:37:55 > 0:37:57but I'm sure they will when they get it home.
0:37:57 > 0:38:00It is boiling, the temperature's rising
0:38:00 > 0:38:04- and let's hope the heat is on for this one.- Hope so, yes.
0:38:04 > 0:38:06We've got £150 riding on this.
0:38:06 > 0:38:10- Let's try to get the top end. - That would be wonderful. - It would be.
0:38:10 > 0:38:12- Expert Philip, the pressure's on.- Pressure's on.
0:38:12 > 0:38:17- Literally.- It's a little bit tired and they aren't quite the flavour of the month they were
0:38:17 > 0:38:20but let's hope it sells well.
0:38:20 > 0:38:23OK, we're going to find out right now because this is it.
0:38:23 > 0:38:25This is your lot. Yeah?
0:38:25 > 0:38:29- A good quality barometer, 42 inches high. Lot 411.- Two bids.
0:38:29 > 0:38:31Have two bids, we'll start at £160.
0:38:31 > 0:38:33170 where?
0:38:33 > 0:38:36Who is 170?
0:38:36 > 0:38:38For the barometer? 170 I have. 180.
0:38:38 > 0:38:42180. 190. 200. And 10. 210 where?
0:38:42 > 0:38:47Selling at £200 on my right, going £200 then.
0:38:47 > 0:38:51- £200!- That's very good. - That is excellent!
0:38:51 > 0:38:55Good valuation, Philip. OK, what is the money going to go towards?
0:38:55 > 0:38:59We have a few celebrations.
0:38:59 > 0:39:02We're seeing the family this year, so we have a great get-together.
0:39:02 > 0:39:08- Take them out.- Take them out for have a big family gathering.
0:39:08 > 0:39:10- Where are you from?- Austria.
0:39:10 > 0:39:12Austria. Oh, a lovely accent.
0:39:12 > 0:39:15Thank you so much, Lucy, for coming in. Good result.
0:39:23 > 0:39:26It's Mark's turn to be in the wicket right now.
0:39:26 > 0:39:31We've got that gorgeous cricket bat up for grabs, at £50 - £100.
0:39:31 > 0:39:33- Lot of names on there.- Yes.
0:39:33 > 0:39:38You bought this as a kid, 30-odd years ago? For next to nothing?
0:39:38 > 0:39:41- Yeah, in a raffle. I won it in a raffle.- Why are you flogging it?
0:39:41 > 0:39:45It's just been sitting in the wardrobe doing nothing.
0:39:45 > 0:39:47- You don't like cricket? - Never interested.
0:39:47 > 0:39:50Oh, that's why he's flogging it, then! I think that's a keeper.
0:39:50 > 0:39:56If you love cricket, you've got keep that. I know who does love their cricket - Philip Serrel here.
0:39:56 > 0:40:00Yeah, I do, Paul. And I hope there's a few MCC ties here today, a late-start bidding.
0:40:00 > 0:40:03- But you know...- There's Kent names on there.- I know.
0:40:03 > 0:40:08It's got local interest, national interest, great names from the '70s there, so fingers crossed.
0:40:08 > 0:40:10Let's hope it hits a six in the room.
0:40:10 > 0:40:12Let's find out. This is it, good luck.
0:40:12 > 0:40:17Come at 345. Signed cricket bat.
0:40:17 > 0:40:20- There it is. - Signed with the England cricket team.
0:40:20 > 0:40:21£50.
0:40:21 > 0:40:26Cricket bat, £50? Who is coming at £50? 40 start?
0:40:26 > 0:40:2840, where?
0:40:28 > 0:40:3130 we have. 32, where?
0:40:31 > 0:40:3332. 34?
0:40:33 > 0:40:3936? 38. £40. 42, 44, 46, 48,
0:40:39 > 0:40:4250, 55?
0:40:42 > 0:40:4655 where? Selling at 50, bid's in the doorway, all done at £50, then.
0:40:46 > 0:40:51We just did it. We'll call that one a four, and not a six.
0:40:51 > 0:40:54- Gosh!- I tell you what, I'm stumped!
0:40:54 > 0:40:56So am I, stumped. Mind you, 50 quid?
0:40:56 > 0:40:58I won't ask what you're spending that on,
0:40:58 > 0:41:04- because by the time you've paid petrol, commission, you'll have enough for a few pints.- Yeah.- Yeah?
0:41:04 > 0:41:06Yeah, especially in the hot weather.
0:41:06 > 0:41:08- Thanks for coming in.- No problem.
0:41:10 > 0:41:14May and our expert Elizabeth here are selling two walking sticks.
0:41:14 > 0:41:17We've got a valuation at £50 to £80.
0:41:17 > 0:41:19The money is going to such a good cause.
0:41:19 > 0:41:21- It is, yes.- May can tell me all about it.
0:41:21 > 0:41:24It is. It's the Eleanor Foundation.
0:41:24 > 0:41:26- What's that all about? - We do hospice care at home.
0:41:26 > 0:41:29- In Canterbury?- No, in Gravesend.
0:41:29 > 0:41:31It's a Dartford-based charity.
0:41:31 > 0:41:33And we do all over Kent.
0:41:33 > 0:41:35- So that's a worthy cause. - Very worthy.
0:41:35 > 0:41:39- This is where all the money is going.- Yes.- So we need top dollars today.
0:41:39 > 0:41:41I'm hoping for that.
0:41:41 > 0:41:43I mean, they are nice items, anyway.
0:41:43 > 0:41:47kindly donated, and we hope we'll reap the benefits of that in auction.
0:41:47 > 0:41:50Let's find out right now. The waiting's done with.
0:41:50 > 0:41:52Time for some auction action.
0:41:52 > 0:41:54It's going under the hammer.
0:41:54 > 0:41:57370 is the George V silver-topped ebonised walking cane
0:41:57 > 0:42:00and one other Indian silver-topped cane.
0:42:00 > 0:42:02- They do look great over there. - They look lovely.
0:42:02 > 0:42:06- Catching the light. - Just perfectly held.- 40 where?
0:42:06 > 0:42:0840 I have. 42, where?
0:42:08 > 0:42:1642. 44, 46, 48, 50, 55, 60, 65, 65 where?
0:42:16 > 0:42:18Selling at £60. 65, fresh bid.
0:42:18 > 0:42:2370, 75, 80, 85, 90,
0:42:23 > 0:42:2995, 100, 110, 120, 130, 140,
0:42:29 > 0:42:32150, 160, 170...
0:42:32 > 0:42:36Oh, it's good when two people really love something.
0:42:36 > 0:42:40180? 190. 190 where? Selling at 180, bid standing.
0:42:40 > 0:42:42£180, then.
0:42:42 > 0:42:45Yes, that hammer has gone down!
0:42:45 > 0:42:48- £180!- That's great.
0:42:48 > 0:42:50- All to charity.- Yes it is.
0:42:50 > 0:42:53- Aw.- Everything. That's lovely. That's really good.
0:42:53 > 0:42:55I'm really happy. That was fantastic.
0:42:55 > 0:42:59- Worth the wait.- It was. Thank you so much, to both of you.
0:43:03 > 0:43:07Well, sadly, we are coming to the end of another Flog It!
0:43:07 > 0:43:12We've had a great day. All credit to our experts for being spot-on with their valuations.
0:43:12 > 0:43:16If you'd like to take part in an auction, come to one of our valuation days
0:43:16 > 0:43:18and hopefully our experts will pick your item.
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0:43:22 > 0:43:27Just log on to bbc.co.uk/lifestyle and I'll see you there.
0:43:27 > 0:43:29So, until then, it's goodbye.
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