0:00:02 > 0:00:05These people have brought in antiques and collectables
0:00:05 > 0:00:07that tell us a lot about their family history.
0:00:07 > 0:00:12Today, we're in a town with the most famous British family of them all.
0:00:12 > 0:00:15Welcome to "Flog It!" Welcome to Windsor!
0:00:51 > 0:00:55Windsor Castle is the largest inhabited castle in the world.
0:00:55 > 0:01:00During the 900 years of its history, it became a favourite Royal residence.
0:01:00 > 0:01:03So much so, that in 1917, George V declared that the Royal family
0:01:03 > 0:01:08and its descendants would take on the surname Windsor.
0:01:11 > 0:01:13When the Queen is in residence,
0:01:13 > 0:01:17which is quite frequent, the Royal Standard will fly above the castle.
0:01:17 > 0:01:19When she's not there, it is the Union Jack,
0:01:19 > 0:01:22and today, the Royal Standard is flying.
0:01:22 > 0:01:24I can see it up there. She is at home.
0:01:24 > 0:01:28We've certainly got our work cut out to do in the high street, and the show must go on.
0:01:31 > 0:01:34We've got a trio of experts today.
0:01:34 > 0:01:39There is Thomas Plant, new boy Nick Hall, and old favourite, Adam Partridge.
0:01:39 > 0:01:43They'll be seeking out the crown jewels of our collections today.
0:01:49 > 0:01:52And when we've found them, we'll bring them here,
0:01:52 > 0:01:55to the Bourne End auction rooms.
0:01:55 > 0:01:59Right now, let's get started with Adam's first item.
0:02:01 > 0:02:03Keith and Carol,
0:02:03 > 0:02:07good afternoon. Welcome to "Flog It!" Thanks for bringing Beswick figures.
0:02:07 > 0:02:12Bes-Wick figures - sorry, everyone in Staffordshire. I live near Staffordshire!
0:02:12 > 0:02:18A fellow at the bottom of my lane is married to a Beswick. They say to me "It's Bes-Wick! It's Bes-Wick!"
0:02:18 > 0:02:22First of all, why have you brought them in to "Flog It!" today?
0:02:22 > 0:02:28I used to collect these for my father, who used to breed and show bull terriers.
0:02:28 > 0:02:34He's no longer with us, and nowadays, they don't fit in with the rest of my bits-and-pieces.
0:02:34 > 0:02:35What do you collect then?
0:02:35 > 0:02:42I collect aviation, and I have a lot of other figurines, and these don't match in with them.
0:02:42 > 0:02:45How do you feel about this, Carol? I don't mind.
0:02:45 > 0:02:50You don't mind? No. They are here to sell, are they? They are. They definitely are.
0:02:50 > 0:02:54For the purpose of the auction, we're going to divide them into two lots.
0:02:54 > 0:02:58That is one lot, a group of three.
0:02:58 > 0:03:01And that is the other lot, the British bulldog.
0:03:01 > 0:03:03We will start with this one.
0:03:03 > 0:03:07This has the name written underneath, Basford British Mascot.
0:03:07 > 0:03:11There we are. Basford British Mascot.
0:03:11 > 0:03:14They are all made by Beswick, of course.
0:03:14 > 0:03:19This one will make ?40 or ?50, on is own.
0:03:19 > 0:03:22So, I think we'll put a reserve of 40. Sounds good.
0:03:22 > 0:03:25Off he goes to a new home.
0:03:25 > 0:03:28They don't need any feeding and they don't pee on the floor!
0:03:28 > 0:03:29No, they're house-trained!
0:03:29 > 0:03:32And the vet's bills are very small!
0:03:32 > 0:03:37This one's hard to damage, but these are very easy to damage cos of these tails.
0:03:37 > 0:03:40You've done very well with these.
0:03:40 > 0:03:43The ears and tails are very vulnerable and prone to damage.
0:03:43 > 0:03:45It looks as though they are all in good condition.
0:03:45 > 0:03:48They are perfect condition. These two are the same model,
0:03:48 > 0:03:52but just a different colour. This one has got a name,
0:03:52 > 0:03:55Romany Rhinestone.
0:03:55 > 0:03:59That one is probably worth twice as much, or three times as much as that one.
0:03:59 > 0:04:03Sometimes, it was because they produce less of a certain colour.
0:04:03 > 0:04:07These ones are only worth 15 to 20 quid each.
0:04:07 > 0:04:11This one is worth more like 60 to 80.
0:04:11 > 0:04:14I think we would put 100 to 150 on the three.
0:04:14 > 0:04:18What about a reserve of just below 90 quid?
0:04:18 > 0:04:21Yes, to bring the public in to buy.
0:04:21 > 0:04:27And then hopefully we'll get towards 200 for those and ?50 for that.
0:04:27 > 0:04:30On a good day, we might have 250 quid, the lot.
0:04:30 > 0:04:33Would that be OK? Excellent. Thanks for bringing them.
0:04:33 > 0:04:37A pleasure. Let's hope they go and find a new home. I hope they will. Yeah.
0:04:49 > 0:04:52Janet, Zena, hello. welcome to "Flog It!"
0:04:52 > 0:04:57Nice to see both, and nice to see a bit of football memorabilia - something that always interests me.
0:04:57 > 0:05:00How did you come to get all these football signatures?
0:05:00 > 0:05:04They were having dinner in the Crest Hotel in High Wycombe.
0:05:04 > 0:05:06This was the full England squad?
0:05:06 > 0:05:09Yes, they were sitting having a really nice dinner.
0:05:09 > 0:05:13And we are talking about the team of the mid-1980s, '85, '86? That's it.
0:05:13 > 0:05:17They were having a bit of lunch, and you went up to them and accosted them?
0:05:17 > 0:05:21Just asked if they would sign my piece of paper. You've got pretty much all the team.
0:05:21 > 0:05:28Gary Lineker, Peter Beardsley, some really famous names in the archives of British football.
0:05:28 > 0:05:32You've kept it in the back of the drawer ever since, have you?
0:05:32 > 0:05:34Actually, it's been in the loft. Right.
0:05:34 > 0:05:37And you've had it in this protective covering?
0:05:37 > 0:05:39No, it was just in the loft.
0:05:39 > 0:05:43I put it in there for today. It's a wonder that it survived, really.
0:05:43 > 0:05:46Another good tip, Janet, for collecting autographs
0:05:46 > 0:05:51is ideally, you want them on a photograph of the person that you're getting.
0:05:51 > 0:05:55It displays better and adds a little bit more provenance to it.
0:05:55 > 0:06:00And any history you have got, where you met the person and when, jot it on the back.
0:06:00 > 0:06:06You can frame these things, and it just helps market them to collectors.
0:06:06 > 0:06:07It's more of an interesting package to them.
0:06:09 > 0:06:14Another tip is, hang on to them until the person whose signature you have falls off the perch!
0:06:14 > 0:06:17And up goes the value.
0:06:17 > 0:06:19Why are you wanting to sell it?
0:06:19 > 0:06:23Because my husband's Irish and he doesn't like an England...
0:06:23 > 0:06:28Ah, a bit of conflict in the house! So, it is easier to sell it than to keep it.
0:06:28 > 0:06:33Obviously, we have to say it's not enormously valuable,
0:06:33 > 0:06:37because it's not a World Cup winning team.
0:06:37 > 0:06:42All the people that have signed their autographs on here are still with us.
0:06:42 > 0:06:46We're only talking about ?20 or ?30, something like that.
0:06:46 > 0:06:52I suggest we put a reserve on it, just to make sure it's not too cheap, of ?20. OK.
0:06:52 > 0:06:57That's fine. Are you wanting to go ahead and do that? Yes, it cost me nothing.
0:06:57 > 0:06:59Pop it in the auction.
0:06:59 > 0:07:05Hopefully, they'll get it advertised, get some football memorabilia collectors to the sale.
0:07:05 > 0:07:07Zena, are you an avid football fan?
0:07:07 > 0:07:11Sort of. OK, and you're happy for Mum to sell this.
0:07:11 > 0:07:17It is not something you want to keep or start a collection? No, it's hers, she can sell it.
0:07:17 > 0:07:20Let's get it in the auction and do our best for your mum.
0:07:32 > 0:07:37Enzo, tell me about your box. How did you come by it?
0:07:37 > 0:07:40STRONG ITALIAN ACCENT: I was on holiday in Naples,
0:07:40 > 0:07:46and every Sunday, Naples has a big antique market.
0:07:46 > 0:07:49And I saw it and I buy it.
0:07:49 > 0:07:53You're actually from Naples, is that correct? Yes, I'm from Naples. But you were visiting.
0:07:53 > 0:07:55Market, yeah. On holiday.
0:07:55 > 0:08:00Just a quick chat about the actual object. Some people might call it a snuff box,
0:08:00 > 0:08:05but you couldn't have it as a snuff box because all the snuff would get trapped.
0:08:05 > 0:08:09So I think it is just a generic box, of some description.
0:08:09 > 0:08:13What really is the good thing about it is the enamel on here.
0:08:13 > 0:08:19It is obviously, probably a gundog of some description,
0:08:19 > 0:08:21with that long snout, or a field dog.
0:08:21 > 0:08:25Definitely not a toy dog. A proper dog!
0:08:25 > 0:08:32And it's on what we call white metal, and it is probably going to be a silver. It is marked "800".
0:08:32 > 0:08:36A lot of these were going to be German or Austrian.
0:08:36 > 0:08:38It doesn't have Italian marks on it.
0:08:38 > 0:08:41So, a bit confusing where it's from.
0:08:41 > 0:08:46I certainly think, when you bought this, you did very well.
0:08:46 > 0:08:50I think it is probably worth around about ?100 to ?150.
0:08:50 > 0:08:51OK.
0:08:51 > 0:08:56I would have thought it would go to a collector of dogs.
0:08:56 > 0:09:00You have two kinds of collector who might buy this - the dog collector or the box collector.
0:09:00 > 0:09:05There is a little bit of damage on the nose, just here.
0:09:05 > 0:09:07If it was perfect, it would be worth a little bit more.
0:09:07 > 0:09:09But that can be sorted now.
0:09:09 > 0:09:12What is interesting
0:09:12 > 0:09:14is that 10 years ago,
0:09:14 > 0:09:18they probably would have left it alone because of the damage.
0:09:18 > 0:09:22But now, modern techniques and resin could fill that in and,
0:09:22 > 0:09:28yes, you could see it, but it would be very difficult to see. How much did you pay for this?
0:09:28 > 0:09:3310,000 lira. Which is the equivalent of? ?4. A bit less. ?4?
0:09:33 > 0:09:37That's really good. Well done, you. I'm going to go to this market!
0:09:37 > 0:09:41I'm going to have a weekend down in Naples. Be my guest.
0:09:49 > 0:09:54Mary, every time I see Troika on the show, it reminds me of where I come from, Cornwall.
0:09:54 > 0:09:59It takes me home and makes me a little bit sad, really, cos I do miss it.
0:09:59 > 0:10:01When were you in Cornwall?
0:10:01 > 0:10:041976, judging by this.
0:10:04 > 0:10:08In fact, the 1970s, right through until now.
0:10:08 > 0:10:12My father was in the Air Force down there and retired there.
0:10:12 > 0:10:14This came from Padstow.
0:10:14 > 0:10:16This would have cost you probably about ?7 then.
0:10:16 > 0:10:19Spot on!
0:10:19 > 0:10:21I bought it for the texture, I love the feel.
0:10:21 > 0:10:23It reminds you of Cornish stone.
0:10:23 > 0:10:27Lots of Celtic colours, Celtic geometry about it.
0:10:27 > 0:10:29I love this sort of vase.
0:10:29 > 0:10:32It's a good height. And why are we flogging it?
0:10:32 > 0:10:34I know it is not your favourite.
0:10:34 > 0:10:36That's why we on flogging it.
0:10:36 > 0:10:41I have an awful lot of ornaments around
0:10:41 > 0:10:44and this is one of my least favourite.
0:10:44 > 0:10:48The maker's name underneath, Troika, England.
0:10:48 > 0:10:50And you know who that is too, don't you?
0:10:50 > 0:10:53I do - it's Honor Curtis.
0:10:53 > 0:10:57So you've done a bit of homework? A little.
0:10:57 > 0:11:00She was a very good artist at the factory.
0:11:00 > 0:11:05The artist to look out for is Avril Bennett, she was the longest-serving artist. '74, I think, to '79.
0:11:05 > 0:11:08The firm was started in 1963.
0:11:08 > 0:11:12Three partners, and they called the firm Troika. Russian for three.
0:11:12 > 0:11:15I didn't know that.
0:11:15 > 0:11:19The firm really took off in about '65.
0:11:19 > 0:11:22And then they started to get into these domestic vessels.
0:11:22 > 0:11:28You'd go on to holiday to Cornwall, exactly like you did, and come back with one of these beauties.
0:11:28 > 0:11:30As they say in Cornwall, proper job!
0:11:32 > 0:11:38Right, OK. Well, you've turned ?7 into ?200 to ?300.
0:11:38 > 0:11:41That's not a bad return on ?7, is it?
0:11:41 > 0:11:44If you get the top end, which I'm sure you will get,
0:11:44 > 0:11:48that will get you back down to Cornwall, if you want go back down. You never know!
0:11:51 > 0:11:55It's time to check out our experts' valuations at the auction.
0:11:55 > 0:12:00Adam thinks this Beswick British bulldog and family of bull terriers should sell like hot dogs!
0:12:00 > 0:12:05It's only on a scrap of paper, but here's hoping that Nick will score
0:12:05 > 0:12:10with his autographs of the nation's footballing heroes from 20 years ago.
0:12:10 > 0:12:15The lovely enamelled hunting dog on the lid is what's going to draw in the buyers
0:12:15 > 0:12:19on this silver box, bought in a Neapolitan market.
0:12:19 > 0:12:24And finally, an old favourite of the programme - Troika can always be relied upon to sell well.
0:12:24 > 0:12:29Let's hope this cylindrical vase is no exception.
0:12:36 > 0:12:40Today's sale comes from the Bourne End auction rooms in Buckinghamshire.
0:12:40 > 0:12:43The man wielding the gavel is auctioneer Simon Brown.
0:12:43 > 0:12:48Let go inside before the sale starts, and find out what he's got to say about some of our owners' items.
0:12:52 > 0:12:54Simon, I absolutely love this.
0:12:54 > 0:12:56For me, the dog does it!
0:12:56 > 0:13:00I would buy this purely for that. It belongs to Enzo.
0:13:00 > 0:13:06He wants to flog it. He has been told it is worth ?100 to ?150. I like it.
0:13:06 > 0:13:10Obviously, as you said, dogs are very popular and very sought after.
0:13:10 > 0:13:15It looks as though it's some form of hunting dog,
0:13:15 > 0:13:19possibly a hare courser or something like that.
0:13:19 > 0:13:23Possibly a good market in Ireland for something of that style.
0:13:23 > 0:13:26The shaped front, the clasp at the front, it's nice quality.
0:13:28 > 0:13:32It's finished, with its little waisted sides all the way around.
0:13:32 > 0:13:34Value, though?
0:13:34 > 0:13:39If there was no dog on the front, that would be worth 20 to 30 quid, wouldn't it?
0:13:39 > 0:13:41I agree with you.
0:13:41 > 0:13:44I think ?90 to ?100. It would be really close.
0:13:44 > 0:13:47That's going to be touch and go. It is.
0:13:50 > 0:13:53Right, first up, the Beswick dog figures.
0:13:53 > 0:13:56This is getting to be a bit like a shaggy dog story!
0:14:00 > 0:14:05Who let the dogs out? Well, Carol and Keith did, but unfortunately they can't be with us today.
0:14:05 > 0:14:08But best friend has stepped in. Laurie, how long have you known them?
0:14:08 > 0:14:10About 10 years now.
0:14:10 > 0:14:13Are you are into the Beswick dog collecting as well?
0:14:13 > 0:14:17No, it's not my thing at all. It has not caught on with you.
0:14:17 > 0:14:18Well, Keith is flogging them.
0:14:18 > 0:14:20The first lot we have got three terriers,
0:14:20 > 0:14:22the second lot we've got a bulldog.
0:14:22 > 0:14:25We're hoping for ?100, possibly ?150.
0:14:25 > 0:14:29You never know. People go barking over these dogs at the moment!
0:14:29 > 0:14:31It might go walkies out of the room!
0:14:31 > 0:14:33We're going to find out right now.
0:14:33 > 0:14:36Good luck and thanks for coming along. This is it.
0:14:36 > 0:14:39Lot 27, three Beswick bull terriers.
0:14:39 > 0:14:44Start me at ?50, please, for this lot. 50 I'm bid. We're in.
0:14:44 > 0:14:5050, 55, 60, 65, 70, 75, 80, 85, 90.
0:14:50 > 0:14:51?90 on my right.
0:14:51 > 0:14:5595, 100, 110, 120?
0:14:55 > 0:15:01?110 on my left. Selling at 110. 120, 130, 140, 150?
0:15:01 > 0:15:03140 on my left. Selling at 140.
0:15:03 > 0:15:07Are we all done? 150, 160... Yes! 170?
0:15:08 > 0:15:11180? ?170 in front. Selling at ?170.
0:15:11 > 0:15:15Are we all done at ?170 now?
0:15:15 > 0:15:17Yeah, that's the sold sound.
0:15:17 > 0:15:20It's amazing how much money they make, isn't it? Yeah.
0:15:20 > 0:15:22But they don't do anything for you, did they? No. One more now.
0:15:22 > 0:15:24Now, the British mascot.
0:15:24 > 0:15:27That's the bulldog. Rather nice.
0:15:27 > 0:15:30Who'll start me at ?50, please, for this lot? Start me at ?50.
0:15:30 > 0:15:3330 then to start. 30 I am bid.
0:15:33 > 0:15:3930, 32, 35, 37, 40, 42, 45, 47.
0:15:39 > 0:15:4347 in front. Selling at 47. Are we all done at ?47?
0:15:43 > 0:15:46Got you at 47 now.
0:15:46 > 0:15:48Yes! The hammer's gone down. ?47.
0:15:48 > 0:15:50That's made estimate, not bad.
0:15:50 > 0:15:53That makes it... What does that make it, Adam? 217.
0:15:53 > 0:15:58?217. That's not bad at all, is it, for four dogs? Yes.
0:15:58 > 0:16:02Get on the phone and tell them, won't you? I will, first thing. Thanks for coming in.
0:16:02 > 0:16:04Thank you very much. A great result.
0:16:04 > 0:16:05What is it about Beswick?
0:16:05 > 0:16:11Well, it was discontinued, the factory, so people are getting more into collecting Bes-Wick these days.
0:16:11 > 0:16:14I have to say that cos I live on the border of Staffordshire
0:16:14 > 0:16:16and they're always telling me off. And he'll get letters.
0:16:16 > 0:16:20"Tell him to pronounce it properly!" I'm trying, I'm trying!
0:16:25 > 0:16:29I've just been joined by Janet, she's brought the rest of the family along.
0:16:29 > 0:16:30Who've we got? Marcus and Sarah.
0:16:30 > 0:16:32Hi, Marcus. Hello there.
0:16:32 > 0:16:34Is he a football fan? Oh, he is.
0:16:34 > 0:16:40Hopefully we're going to hit the back of the net with ?20 or ?30 - signed England autographs. Lovely item.
0:16:40 > 0:16:45It's a bit of fun, hopefully - it's a small estimate at ?20, ?30. They will sell, won't they?
0:16:45 > 0:16:46Yes, I should think so.
0:16:46 > 0:16:49Gary Lineker might come and put a bid on them.
0:16:49 > 0:16:52That would be fun. We'll find out right now.
0:16:52 > 0:16:53Let's hope we score a good goal.
0:16:53 > 0:16:56This is it. It's going under the hammer now.
0:16:56 > 0:16:58Thank you.
0:16:58 > 0:16:59Lot 244.
0:16:59 > 0:17:03This is an A4 page containing a number of signatures
0:17:03 > 0:17:05from the '85 to '86 football team.
0:17:05 > 0:17:07Bobby Robson, Gary Lineker and co.
0:17:07 > 0:17:11Who'll start me at ?20 for this lot?
0:17:11 > 0:17:14?20. 20, I am bid. Got you at 20.
0:17:14 > 0:17:16Yours at 20. Are we all done at ?20?
0:17:16 > 0:17:20Selling... 22? No, just adjusting your hair.
0:17:20 > 0:17:21?20. Selling at ?20.
0:17:21 > 0:17:25Got you at 20, yours at 20 now.
0:17:25 > 0:17:27?20.
0:17:27 > 0:17:29That's a good valuation, ?20 to ?30.
0:17:29 > 0:17:33Spot-on. I wouldn't know what to put on that. It is so hard.
0:17:33 > 0:17:35You think, all those names on there.
0:17:35 > 0:17:38I grew up watching those guys playing football, and they are so famous.
0:17:38 > 0:17:40I would have valued them at ?10, ?20 EACH.
0:17:40 > 0:17:43It just goes to show, doesn't it?
0:17:43 > 0:17:46You've got to know your onions. Well done, Nick.
0:17:46 > 0:17:47Well, it's novelty value.
0:17:47 > 0:17:49All the players -
0:17:49 > 0:17:53there's no great rare names, there's no one that's passed away.
0:17:53 > 0:17:54Just novelty value, really.
0:18:00 > 0:18:02This is one of my favourite lots of the day.
0:18:02 > 0:18:06I know it's not worth a great deal, but it's a lovely dog on the front.
0:18:06 > 0:18:09A gorgeous silver case. It belongs to Enzo.
0:18:09 > 0:18:11I wish it belonged to me cos I wouldn't be selling it, Enzo.
0:18:11 > 0:18:16No, why? Because I love dogs and it might come in useful.
0:18:16 > 0:18:19That's all right then. But it's got the touch, hasn't it?
0:18:19 > 0:18:24I had a chat with the auctioneer earlier, and we loved its size, and the whole style of the thing.
0:18:24 > 0:18:30I know its Continental, and we're hoping to get Thomas's top end, plus a little bit more. Oh really?
0:18:30 > 0:18:32It's nice, it's quality.
0:18:32 > 0:18:36Why are you flogging it? I don't need it. Just fed up with it?
0:18:36 > 0:18:39Yes. I've got so much stuff around.
0:18:39 > 0:18:42Do something else. Yes, do something else.
0:18:42 > 0:18:45Well, good luck with that. Let's hope we get that top end.
0:18:45 > 0:18:47It's not my money anyway. Oh, isn't it?
0:18:47 > 0:18:49I have to give it to my wife. She's in charge.
0:18:49 > 0:18:51She has got the purse strings. Oh yes.
0:18:51 > 0:18:54Enzo, this is it. Lot 328, German silver snuffbox.
0:18:54 > 0:18:57That's the one with the enamel portrait of the dog on the top.
0:18:57 > 0:19:01A pretty one. Who will start me at ?50, please?
0:19:01 > 0:19:08Come on, ?50 I'm bid. 55, 60, 65, 70, 75, 80, 85, 90, 95, 100.
0:19:08 > 0:19:12110, 120, 130... 130 on the phone.
0:19:12 > 0:19:15I've got you at 130 now.
0:19:15 > 0:19:17That's fantastic.
0:19:17 > 0:19:20You were right, Thomas. ?130.
0:19:20 > 0:19:22Very nice. Taking that home to the wife.
0:19:22 > 0:19:24OK.
0:19:34 > 0:19:37I've just been joined by Mary, and we're about to flog a Troika vase
0:19:37 > 0:19:40signed by a Honor Curtis, decorated by her.
0:19:40 > 0:19:44I didn't actually know what I'd got until I saw you on Flog It!
0:19:44 > 0:19:46and you had got this piece of Troika.
0:19:46 > 0:19:49And I thought, "Hey, I've got three pieces of that".
0:19:49 > 0:19:52So I went and had a look at them, and sure enough they were signed.
0:19:52 > 0:19:54In the money! Back of the net.
0:19:54 > 0:19:56I bet you thought, "Right, I'm flogging those!"
0:19:56 > 0:19:59Absolutely. I don't blame you.
0:19:59 > 0:20:01You brought it along.
0:20:01 > 0:20:02That's what the show is all about.
0:20:02 > 0:20:05This is it. It's going under the hammer now. Good luck.
0:20:05 > 0:20:10This is a rather large piece. As described. Who'll start at ?100?
0:20:10 > 0:20:11Come on, 100 to start.
0:20:11 > 0:20:15100... Nobody interested at 100. I don't believe it!
0:20:15 > 0:20:17Nobody interested? No. 100, I'm bid.
0:20:17 > 0:20:19We're away. 100, 110,
0:20:19 > 0:20:27120, 130, 140, 150, 160, 170, 180, 190.
0:20:27 > 0:20:30200. ?200 now. Frightened the life out me then!
0:20:30 > 0:20:33Selling at ?200. I've got to get 200.
0:20:33 > 0:20:39220, 240? Are we all done at ?220?
0:20:39 > 0:20:42That's great! ?7 it cost me.
0:20:42 > 0:20:43That's a good return.
0:20:43 > 0:20:46And you've got a couple more pieces at home as well,
0:20:46 > 0:20:49so if you want to put them into auction, you know the relative value.
0:20:49 > 0:20:51I shall keep an eye out.
0:20:51 > 0:20:54Yes. So, a trip to Cornwall now? Yes, absolutely.
0:20:54 > 0:20:57Good for you. In the autumn after the tourists have gone.
0:20:57 > 0:20:58Oggy, oggy, oggy. Oi! Oi! Oi!
0:21:01 > 0:21:05It's going well so far, so now it's time for me to nip out and do some exploring.
0:21:12 > 0:21:17Just a few miles down the road from the auction room is the beautiful village of Cookham,
0:21:17 > 0:21:20which was the home of artist Sir Stanley Spencer.
0:21:20 > 0:21:23He used many of the local characters and scenes from this village
0:21:23 > 0:21:27as inspiration and a backdrop for many of his paintings.
0:21:33 > 0:21:41Stanley Spencer was born here in 1892, and over the course of his life, painted more than 450 pictures,
0:21:41 > 0:21:48exhibiting in galleries all around the world, and they made both him and his beloved Cookham very famous.
0:21:55 > 0:22:00Before the First World War, Cookham was a rural community, virtually cut off from the outside world.
0:22:00 > 0:22:05Spencer grew up here alongside his 10 brothers and sisters.
0:22:05 > 0:22:06It is the most idyllic place.
0:22:06 > 0:22:10He called it "a village in heaven".
0:22:15 > 0:22:20In 1908, Spencer went to study at the Slade School of Art in London.
0:22:20 > 0:22:25His fellow students soon nicknamed him Cookham because he was always talking about his home.
0:22:25 > 0:22:29He even travelled back there every evening after classes.
0:22:29 > 0:22:35As a child, Spencer came with his mother to worship at this Victorian Methodist chapel.
0:22:35 > 0:22:39It's now a public art gallery, housing many of his works.
0:22:41 > 0:22:45This one's called Neighbours, and it's a particular favourite of mine.
0:22:45 > 0:22:48Every time I look at it, it always puts a big smile on my face.
0:22:48 > 0:22:52It's based on a memory of Spencer's older sister Annie.
0:22:52 > 0:22:57She's in her back garden, exchanging flowers over the hedge with her next-door neighbour.
0:22:57 > 0:23:02Spencer recalls there were no flowers in their back garden, but there were plenty next door.
0:23:02 > 0:23:05What he's trying to do is he's trying to evoke the two
0:23:05 > 0:23:10very different feelings that you get from the two very different gardens.
0:23:21 > 0:23:23This picture is also set in Cookham.
0:23:23 > 0:23:30It's an oil on canvas and is based on a local story from 1910 when the tail of Haley's Comet flew
0:23:30 > 0:23:34overhead, lighting up the sky with the most amazing sunset.
0:23:34 > 0:23:36But the light also frightened this old granny.
0:23:36 > 0:23:39She dropped to her knees on the pavement and started praying
0:23:39 > 0:23:42because she thought the whole world was coming to an end.
0:23:42 > 0:23:48Spencer was a kindly man and he didn't like the idea of anybody being alarmed, so what he's done here,
0:23:48 > 0:23:51he's painted the old granny surrounded by heavenly angels
0:23:51 > 0:23:54offering her emblems of things she loves to comfort her.
0:23:54 > 0:23:57Spencer's cousin, Annie Slack, who worked in the village shop,
0:23:57 > 0:24:00offers her a postcard of the village church.
0:24:17 > 0:24:20Another strong influence in Spencer's painting was religion,
0:24:20 > 0:24:24and this very beautiful churchyard features in several of his works.
0:24:24 > 0:24:28He was absolutely fascinated with some of the gravestones,
0:24:28 > 0:24:29especially the ones like this,
0:24:29 > 0:24:32which were leaning a kilter to one direction.
0:24:32 > 0:24:36You'd often find him sitting here, painting away with an old pram by his side.
0:24:36 > 0:24:39He used this pram to transport all his canvases,
0:24:39 > 0:24:41his easel and his paint and palates around,
0:24:41 > 0:24:43just to make life a little bit easier.
0:24:48 > 0:24:52Spencer especially liked to portray Biblical events as taking place
0:24:52 > 0:24:57in Cookham, setting the New Testament story in and around the village.
0:24:57 > 0:25:04In this picture of the Last Supper, Christ sits by the wall of the grain bin in a Cookham malt house.
0:25:10 > 0:25:15The view of the river from Cookham Bridge hasn't changed much from when Spencer lived here.
0:25:15 > 0:25:18Each year, there's a regatta held right here on the river,
0:25:18 > 0:25:20which is a really lively and colourful event,
0:25:20 > 0:25:22just as it was in Spencer's day.
0:25:22 > 0:25:26This is where he got the inspiration and the setting for the beautiful painting,
0:25:26 > 0:25:29Christ Preaching at Cookham Regatta.
0:25:29 > 0:25:36Spencer spent four years working on this painting, and he was working on it right up until his death in 1959.
0:25:36 > 0:25:39As you can see, it's not finished in many places.
0:25:39 > 0:25:43He's pencil sketched all the characters, but he hasn't painted them in yet.
0:25:43 > 0:25:48The gentleman in the middle in the black straw hat is Christ - how Spencer saw him.
0:25:48 > 0:25:51He's surrounded by his disciples, and lots of children
0:25:51 > 0:25:54in an old ferry boat which went up and down the River Thames.
0:25:54 > 0:25:58It's just full of all the energy, hustle and bustle and colour of the regatta.
0:26:09 > 0:26:14And here, you can see exactly how the artist worked. It's almost mathematical.
0:26:14 > 0:26:18He worked with little crib drawings all over the canvas.
0:26:18 > 0:26:24He'd have made around 60 chalk drawings of THIS before he even started on the real thing.
0:26:24 > 0:26:27Even more remarkable, his brushes were so small,
0:26:27 > 0:26:31considering he was working on a massive great big canvas.
0:26:36 > 0:26:41Unlike many painters, Spencer received recognition and acclaim during his lifetime.
0:26:41 > 0:26:48He worked as an official war artist, and shortly before his death, he was awarded a knighthood.
0:26:48 > 0:26:53His tender portrayals of everyday life, his unique visions of Biblical stories,
0:26:53 > 0:26:57and his boundless imagination, are what give him his enduring appeal.
0:27:04 > 0:27:07Very nice, isn't it? Thank you!
0:27:07 > 0:27:09Oh!
0:27:14 > 0:27:16Hello, Debbie. Welcome to Flog It!
0:27:16 > 0:27:19Hi. Thank you for bringing in something that is so apt to Windsor.
0:27:19 > 0:27:23Here we are filming in the shadow of the great walls of Windsor Castle,
0:27:23 > 0:27:26and here we are with our own bit of armoury.
0:27:26 > 0:27:29How on earth did these come to be in your possession?
0:27:29 > 0:27:33They were left to me by a neighbour back in 1980.
0:27:33 > 0:27:35Right. Was she a marauding Persian?
0:27:35 > 0:27:37No, she was an ex-Tiller girl, actually.
0:27:37 > 0:27:39Really? In her nineties.
0:27:39 > 0:27:42What a wonderful gift to be given. Yeah.
0:27:42 > 0:27:44Was she a collector of sorts?
0:27:44 > 0:27:49No, her husband was a merchant - he was in the Merchant Navy and he used travel a lot.
0:27:49 > 0:27:51That explains it cos they've come a long way.
0:27:51 > 0:27:54All the way from what used to be called Persia.
0:27:54 > 0:27:56Which we didn't know.
0:27:56 > 0:28:01Of course now it's split up into Iran, Iraq, Syria - that whole region.
0:28:01 > 0:28:04Date-wise, they're not early as armour goes.
0:28:04 > 0:28:07Obviously, armour goes back thousands of years.
0:28:07 > 0:28:12OK. These are probably late 19th century. They're still earlier than I thought.
0:28:12 > 0:28:16Which is old, as far as we're concerned, but it's not early as historians go.
0:28:16 > 0:28:20Nice decoration on them. They're not a pair. Right.
0:28:20 > 0:28:24They are very similar - same region, same date, same type of decoration.
0:28:24 > 0:28:27This chasing on the metalwork, we can see here.
0:28:27 > 0:28:31These are little bits of enamelling on the top. It's a wonderful design.
0:28:31 > 0:28:36Almost too nice to be hacked to bits with a big sword.
0:28:36 > 0:28:38Lovely things, and quite rare to see.
0:28:38 > 0:28:40We don't see a lot of Middle-Eastern artefacts.
0:28:40 > 0:28:44You're happy to sell them, are you? Yes, I think so.
0:28:44 > 0:28:48You're not going to miss them? No. They don't hang on the wall and you'd have a big gap?
0:28:48 > 0:28:51No. We're downsizing, so we need to start getting rid of stuff.
0:28:51 > 0:28:54No battle re-enactments on the back lawn? Not any more.
0:28:54 > 0:28:58OK. So, we need to put a sensible price on them.
0:28:58 > 0:29:04I think each shield is worth in the region of ?150 to ?250. There or thereabouts. Right, OK.
0:29:04 > 0:29:06Per shield. That's good.
0:29:06 > 0:29:11Obviously, because it's a niche market, we need to put a reserve on them just to safeguard them,
0:29:11 > 0:29:15but they should be well catalogued and illustrated in the sale.
0:29:15 > 0:29:17If we say ?120
0:29:17 > 0:29:21as a firm reserve on each shield, would you be happy with that? That's fine.
0:29:21 > 0:29:25That should help entice some buyers in and, once they're in,
0:29:25 > 0:29:28bidding against each other, get the price up to the top end of that.
0:29:28 > 0:29:32Are you happy to proceed? I am. OK, so we'll march on to the saleroom.
0:29:32 > 0:29:34Fine. Good luck.
0:29:44 > 0:29:49Linda, these chaps had a bit of a fast ride down today, didn't they?
0:29:49 > 0:29:50Tell me how they came here.
0:29:50 > 0:29:54On my husband's motorbike. Yeah? From Borehamwood, yeah.
0:29:54 > 0:29:59Within a rucksack, or were they in a compartment? Is there a compartment...?
0:29:59 > 0:30:02Yeah, the top box on the back of the bike.
0:30:02 > 0:30:04They got here all right. They have.
0:30:04 > 0:30:07Tell me, how did you come by them?
0:30:07 > 0:30:09I bought them myself.
0:30:09 > 0:30:13I collected them one by one, when I was 19 or 20.
0:30:13 > 0:30:17I've got two older brothers and for some reason my nickname as a child was Pooh.
0:30:17 > 0:30:21I've always liked Winnie the Pooh. It has memories for you, hasn't it?
0:30:21 > 0:30:27Yeah. Yeah. But, I mean, they'd look nice in a child's nursery,
0:30:27 > 0:30:32and not having any children, they've been packed away for the last 12 years or more.
0:30:32 > 0:30:36That's why you're selling them. Yes. These were made by Beswick.
0:30:36 > 0:30:40We've all heard of Beswick. Bes-WICK or Bes-ICK. How do you say it? Bes-ICK.
0:30:40 > 0:30:45I would have thought... Because they're Beswick, they're no longer being made.
0:30:45 > 0:30:50The Beswick factory has closed down in this country, so that's an advantage.
0:30:50 > 0:30:54It is quite collectible and you're right, people do like Winnie the Pooh.
0:30:54 > 0:30:58A child's nursery, yes. And it's the complete set.
0:30:58 > 0:31:02I would have thought an estimate of ?300 to ?500. Oh, lovely!
0:31:02 > 0:31:04Happy? Yes.
0:31:04 > 0:31:08And we would probably fix the reserve at ?300. OK.
0:31:08 > 0:31:10Would that be OK? That's fine.
0:31:10 > 0:31:16I think that would be a good idea. Now, are you going to be able to make the auction?
0:31:16 > 0:31:17I'm on holiday, I'm afraid.
0:31:17 > 0:31:19Two weeks in Provence.
0:31:19 > 0:31:23Lovely. On the bike? No, camper van this time.
0:31:23 > 0:31:26Really? We've upgraded. Yeah, a bit more comfort.
0:31:26 > 0:31:28Are you going to send a representative?
0:31:28 > 0:31:31My brother is going to come to the auction for me.
0:31:31 > 0:31:33Super, I'll look forward to meeting him
0:31:33 > 0:31:37and hopefully, some good news will come your way. Yeah, lovely.
0:31:45 > 0:31:48Sheila, good morning. Morning, Adam.
0:31:48 > 0:31:50Thank you for coming along today.
0:31:50 > 0:31:54I spotted you outside, didn't I? You did.
0:31:54 > 0:31:58I was alerted to a very distinctive piece of Royal Worcester.
0:31:58 > 0:32:00What can you tell me about it?
0:32:00 > 0:32:02How long have you had it?
0:32:02 > 0:32:07It was my mother's, and then I inherited it from my mother.
0:32:07 > 0:32:11I believe it was my mother's father's, initially.
0:32:11 > 0:32:15It could have been in the family ever since it was manufactured, perhaps.
0:32:15 > 0:32:18Probably. Royal Worcester's very distinctive.
0:32:18 > 0:32:23The shape and the hand-painted decoration is lovely, isn't it?
0:32:23 > 0:32:27It's very pretty. Very pretty and, of course, all hand-painted.
0:32:27 > 0:32:31So much china we see at "Flog It!" is mass produced, transfer printed,
0:32:31 > 0:32:36and I find it quite difficult sometimes to tell people it's not very valuable.
0:32:36 > 0:32:39Luckily, you've got something that is rather valuable.
0:32:39 > 0:32:41It's been through the wars. It has. This has happened.
0:32:41 > 0:32:43Yes.
0:32:43 > 0:32:46So, that's quite a serious break.
0:32:46 > 0:32:48It is. Do you know how it happened?
0:32:48 > 0:32:52I don't. I think it probably was knocked over at some time. I'll leave that aside. Yes.
0:32:52 > 0:32:58So, we've got a Royal Worcester vase with this lovely, hand-painted decoration.
0:32:58 > 0:33:02It's signed there by Shuck, Albert Shuck,
0:33:02 > 0:33:07who was one of the major Royal Worcester painters and I'm not going to pretend that
0:33:07 > 0:33:12I've done my research, because I've got here your research from the top of your shoe box. Yes.
0:33:12 > 0:33:17That says, "A Shuck, born 1880, died 1961."
0:33:17 > 0:33:22This design, number 2021 on the base, was produced in 1898
0:33:22 > 0:33:26and the date code on the bottom - this series of numbers and dots -
0:33:26 > 0:33:32the dots we get on Royal Worcester date it to 1913, so I'm afraid no expert work needed there.
0:33:32 > 0:33:34Sheila's done it all for me.
0:33:34 > 0:33:38The value, however... Have you got any idea on the value?
0:33:38 > 0:33:42I think probably...?250. Yeah.
0:33:42 > 0:33:46I mean, bearing in mind the condition, you are probably about right.
0:33:46 > 0:33:49You would be looking at a lot more if the lid was fine. Yes.
0:33:49 > 0:33:57?600 to ?800, I would think, if it was all perfect, but if we go with a conservative guide, 250 to 350.
0:33:57 > 0:34:00That sounds... Put that estimate on, with a reserve of 250...
0:34:00 > 0:34:04That sounds fine to me. ..so that it doesn't go for any less.
0:34:04 > 0:34:08It shouldn't go for less, because it actually works quite well without the stopper.
0:34:08 > 0:34:10Yes.
0:34:10 > 0:34:13I'm hoping it's going to make 300 or 400 at the end of it,
0:34:13 > 0:34:16because a conservative guide usually get things going.
0:34:16 > 0:34:19And as I say, everything I touch turns to "sold".
0:34:19 > 0:34:21So we won't be taking it home with us.
0:34:24 > 0:34:30We're not used to seeing Persian armour on "Flog It!"
0:34:30 > 0:34:33and Nick is very excited by these two shields.
0:34:33 > 0:34:34Lot of Beswick today,
0:34:34 > 0:34:38this time it's a complete collection of Winnie-the-Pooh figures.
0:34:38 > 0:34:41Thomas thinks they will do well.
0:34:41 > 0:34:45Its broken stopper might give fussy collectors pause for thought
0:34:45 > 0:34:49but Adam is sure this pretty vase is going to hit the mark.
0:34:49 > 0:34:52I wonder what auctioneer Simon Brown will think.
0:34:52 > 0:34:54I love this, Simon.
0:34:54 > 0:34:55It belongs to Sheila.
0:34:55 > 0:34:58Unfortunately, there's damage,
0:34:58 > 0:35:01quite a bit of damage to the lid considering the size of the vase.
0:35:01 > 0:35:05We've got a valuation of ?250-350.
0:35:05 > 0:35:08It's been in her family for as long as she knows.
0:35:08 > 0:35:12So, it's a bit of their heritage. They're going to flog it.
0:35:12 > 0:35:14A beautiful piece.
0:35:14 > 0:35:19I personally feel perhaps once upon a time of one of a pair. Yes.
0:35:19 > 0:35:21A nice pair of garniture vases.
0:35:21 > 0:35:23As you say, the damage...
0:35:23 > 0:35:29Now, in perfect order, you can see that making 320, 350,
0:35:29 > 0:35:32possibly ticking on to the sort of early 400s
0:35:32 > 0:35:36but with that damage, I think we're going to struggle.
0:35:36 > 0:35:39Royal Worcester collectors, they are purists.
0:35:39 > 0:35:42You're buying a great maker's name.
0:35:42 > 0:35:45You're buying condition as well
0:35:45 > 0:35:49and this just doesn't have the condition for them, I don't think.
0:35:49 > 0:35:52Not for a Royal Worcester collector. They're fussy.
0:35:52 > 0:35:57If we are to sell this at a reasonable price,
0:35:57 > 0:36:00hopefully it will be somebody that comes into the auction house
0:36:00 > 0:36:04that has a vase not dissimilar to this and will make a pair.
0:36:04 > 0:36:09I would be happy if we got 250 to 270 for it. Yeah.
0:36:09 > 0:36:12I really would.
0:36:12 > 0:36:14I can't see it making any more than 250.
0:36:14 > 0:36:17But you can see it struggling through. Yes. So can I, just.
0:36:30 > 0:36:34I've been joined by Debbie in the nick of time in this packed saleroom.
0:36:34 > 0:36:38Let's hope we can hit the top end of the estimate for these shields.
0:36:38 > 0:36:41Hope so. Not strictly a pair.
0:36:41 > 0:36:45No. We are looking for ?120 for each of them.
0:36:45 > 0:36:49This is a really odd thing for a neighbour to leave you, isn't it?
0:36:49 > 0:36:52They could have left you lots of things but two shields?!
0:36:52 > 0:36:55We used to admire them, going past them in the hallway
0:36:55 > 0:36:58and say that we quite liked them because they were unusual.
0:36:58 > 0:37:01Did you put them on the wall in your hallway when they left?
0:37:01 > 0:37:05No. I'll hand over to Nick. All the pressure's on you, Nick.
0:37:05 > 0:37:07I hope we get that top end.
0:37:07 > 0:37:11I'm sure we will. They are nice things, they've got age behind them.
0:37:11 > 0:37:14Advertised properly, they will go.
0:37:14 > 0:37:17They've got the look. Lot 250 - late 19th century Persian shield.
0:37:17 > 0:37:20Beautiful shield. Who'll start me at ?200 for this?
0:37:20 > 0:37:25Come on. 100 then to start. 100, I'm bid. Got you at 100.
0:37:25 > 0:37:28110, 120, 130, 140, 150, 160.
0:37:28 > 0:37:30This is good. 170, 180.
0:37:30 > 0:37:33180 on my right. Selling at 180.
0:37:33 > 0:37:37Are we all done at 180? Selling at 180.
0:37:37 > 0:37:39The hammer's going down.
0:37:39 > 0:37:43Let's see if we can get 180 for the next one.
0:37:43 > 0:37:45Lot 216, a similar lot.
0:37:45 > 0:37:48In good order. Start me at ?100, please.
0:37:48 > 0:37:50100 I'm bid.
0:37:50 > 0:37:53Got you at 100, 110, 120, 130, 140,
0:37:53 > 0:37:55150, 160, 170, 180.
0:37:55 > 0:37:58180 on my right, selling at 180.
0:37:59 > 0:38:01Not bad at all.
0:38:01 > 0:38:04Very pleased with that. That's a result. isn't it?
0:38:04 > 0:38:08We would not have known where to get rid of them anyway.
0:38:08 > 0:38:11They're quite specialist. What will you do with the money?
0:38:11 > 0:38:13Our daughter dropped out of university
0:38:13 > 0:38:16because she didn't want to take out a student loan.
0:38:16 > 0:38:20I think this can go towards textbooks as she is going back. Is she?
0:38:20 > 0:38:22To finish off her degree. Ah.
0:38:22 > 0:38:23So that will be put to great use.
0:38:23 > 0:38:27Students haemorrhage money. It's expensive to be a student now.
0:38:27 > 0:38:30Especially if you are a parent supporting them.
0:38:30 > 0:38:32What is she going to be studying? Law.
0:38:32 > 0:38:34Law? She'll look after you then. I hope so.
0:38:40 > 0:38:45We've got a full set of Winnie the Pooh Beswick figures going under the hammer now. They belong to Linda.
0:38:45 > 0:38:49She made the valuation day but can't be here for the auction.
0:38:49 > 0:38:50We've got Dave, her brother.
0:38:50 > 0:38:52Thank you for coming along.
0:38:52 > 0:38:56Your sister collected all of these, one by one, a big collection.
0:38:56 > 0:39:03You saw her doing this and now this collection is worth ?300 to ?500, hopefully more.
0:39:03 > 0:39:06Did you ever collect anything in the family?
0:39:06 > 0:39:08I'm a hoarder, I've got loads of things.
0:39:08 > 0:39:11Are you going to putting anything in?
0:39:11 > 0:39:14Nothing at the moment. Maybe in the future.
0:39:14 > 0:39:18If we get a good result here, maybe you'll sell a few things on.
0:39:18 > 0:39:19Will we get that top end?
0:39:19 > 0:39:23I don't know, ?500 is a big ask, isn't it?
0:39:23 > 0:39:25It is a big ask.
0:39:25 > 0:39:28There's a little bit of Beswick here as well though.
0:39:28 > 0:39:32It is encouraging because of that has all sold reasonably well.
0:39:32 > 0:39:34It's a full set so quite positive.
0:39:34 > 0:39:38It's a full set. Fingers crossed. This is it.
0:39:38 > 0:39:42Start me at ?200, please, for this lot.
0:39:42 > 0:39:44?200, anybody interested?
0:39:44 > 0:39:52200 I'm bid. We're in. 220, 240, 220 - are we all done at 220?
0:39:52 > 0:39:54Nobody else?
0:39:54 > 0:39:56See me afterwards if you're interested.
0:39:56 > 0:39:58It didn't go. It didn't go.
0:39:58 > 0:40:00Oh, well.
0:40:00 > 0:40:02There's a lot of them.
0:40:02 > 0:40:07There was interest at 200, somebody bid but nobody else
0:40:07 > 0:40:09and he ducked out.
0:40:09 > 0:40:14I think you need a specialist collecting sale to sell something like this.
0:40:14 > 0:40:17Maybe next time. There is another sale on another day.
0:40:23 > 0:40:26We've got some quality for you right now.
0:40:26 > 0:40:27Sheila's Royal Worcester vase.
0:40:27 > 0:40:30It's damaged. We chatted to the auctioneer earlier.
0:40:30 > 0:40:33Here's the man who put the value on it. What's the phrase?
0:40:33 > 0:40:36Everything you touch... Turns to sold, yeah.
0:40:36 > 0:40:39Sheila, it's a good job you've got this man with you here
0:40:39 > 0:40:42because he has this knack of getting things away
0:40:42 > 0:40:47and Simon the auctioneer slightly disagreed with the valuation.
0:40:47 > 0:40:51He said that Worcester collectors are purists, they don't want the damage
0:40:51 > 0:40:54but if they've got one that might be one of a pair
0:40:54 > 0:40:58and they have got one missing, they might buy this to make their set up.
0:40:58 > 0:41:00In good condition, it's going to be 600 - 800.
0:41:00 > 0:41:05Exactly, so... With the damage taken into account, we should be all right.
0:41:05 > 0:41:10I was with Adam on this so I think we are going to have a happy ending.
0:41:10 > 0:41:14Everything he touches turns to sold. Let's find out, this is it.
0:41:15 > 0:41:20Lot 13. Early 20th century Royal Worcester vase. A pretty one there.
0:41:20 > 0:41:22A lovely vase. It is gorgeous.
0:41:22 > 0:41:26Start me at ?200 for this. 100, then to start.
0:41:26 > 0:41:29At 100. Nobody interested?
0:41:29 > 0:41:33At 100 I'm bid, 110, 120, 130, 140,
0:41:33 > 0:41:40150, 160, 170, 180,
0:41:40 > 0:41:46190, 200, 220,
0:41:46 > 0:41:51240, 240. Got you at 240. Are we all done at 204?
0:41:51 > 0:41:55I'm selling at 240.
0:41:55 > 0:41:58260, 280.
0:42:00 > 0:42:05280 on the phone. Are we all done at ?280 now? Selling at ?280.
0:42:05 > 0:42:08Are we all done now?
0:42:08 > 0:42:13Yes, I'm so happy. There was a moment when no one was interested.
0:42:13 > 0:42:16A terrible thing to say. You've got to have confidence in him.
0:42:16 > 0:42:17Confidence!
0:42:17 > 0:42:19Well done.
0:42:19 > 0:42:23I know. So annoying but so wonderful.
0:42:23 > 0:42:25What will you put the money towards?
0:42:25 > 0:42:29Well, I'm having grandchildren visiting me in the summer holidays
0:42:29 > 0:42:32so they're all going to be taken out to special places.
0:42:32 > 0:42:34Lots of ice creams.
0:42:34 > 0:42:36That was my mother's
0:42:36 > 0:42:38and I know she never met all the grandchildren
0:42:38 > 0:42:43but she would love to think that was treating the grandchildren.
0:42:43 > 0:42:47What a wonderful idea. Have a great summer. Yes, thank you.
0:42:55 > 0:42:59That's it. Another day over, another auction done on "Flog It!"
0:42:59 > 0:43:02We've had mixed results but a great time in Buckinghamshire.
0:43:02 > 0:43:06If you fancy taking part, then come along to one of our valuation days.
0:43:06 > 0:43:11You can pick up the details on the website at bbc.co.uk/lifestyle.
0:43:11 > 0:43:14Then, hopefully, if our experts pick your item,
0:43:14 > 0:43:19you can come to an auction room just like this one and experience all the thrills for yourself.
0:43:19 > 0:43:21Until the next time, it's goodbye.
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