0:00:04 > 0:00:08Before World War I, people flocked here to Harrogate
0:00:08 > 0:00:11to enjoy the famous spa waters,
0:00:11 > 0:00:14but today, however, they're flocking in in their droves
0:00:14 > 0:00:17to enjoy a little bit of Flog It!
0:00:50 > 0:00:52Harrogate's past as a spa town
0:00:52 > 0:00:55of international repute is still very much in evidence.
0:00:55 > 0:00:59Here we have the entrance to the Royal Pump Rooms,
0:00:59 > 0:01:02which houses the strongest sulphur well in Europe
0:01:02 > 0:01:04which is renowned for its medicinal purposes.
0:01:05 > 0:01:08Today's valuation comes from another building of that era -
0:01:08 > 0:01:11the marvellous Cairn Hotel.
0:01:11 > 0:01:16There's a big queue and experts James Lewis and Thomas Clark
0:01:16 > 0:01:18are inspecting the items people have brought.
0:01:18 > 0:01:21It looks like James has already found something very interesting.
0:01:24 > 0:01:27Mary, Albert, whenever we see one of these
0:01:27 > 0:01:29we know either you or somebody in your past
0:01:29 > 0:01:32is something to do with medicine. Correct?
0:01:32 > 0:01:33Yes.
0:01:33 > 0:01:35Is this a family thing or have you bought it?
0:01:35 > 0:01:39Albert bought it for me just after we were married 40 years ago
0:01:39 > 0:01:42as a birthday present, because we're both medical, so...
0:01:42 > 0:01:45- Pharmacists, doctors?- I'm a pharmacy technician, he's a doctor.
0:01:45 > 0:01:46Brilliant.
0:01:46 > 0:01:49What we're looking at here is an apothecary cabinet.
0:01:49 > 0:01:52It's the sort of thing... in the 19th century.
0:01:52 > 0:01:56Some people say they were for travelling doctors
0:01:56 > 0:01:58or pharmacists who go around
0:01:58 > 0:02:01and do their best for the local community
0:02:01 > 0:02:03for the odd payment here and there.
0:02:03 > 0:02:06Another theory, which, I have to say, is something
0:02:06 > 0:02:12that I agree with, is that these were a family medical cabinet
0:02:12 > 0:02:15- to be used at home.- Oh, right. - So I don't think
0:02:15 > 0:02:19everybody who used these were doctors and pharmacists.
0:02:19 > 0:02:21If we look at this one, take the drawer open...
0:02:23 > 0:02:26This one has got ointment jars,
0:02:26 > 0:02:28it's got a little burner.
0:02:28 > 0:02:30- That's dated.- Yes.
0:02:31 > 0:02:34- 1901.- Yes.- So...
0:02:34 > 0:02:37this would've been something that would've evolved
0:02:37 > 0:02:39and been used over a period of time. This cabinet
0:02:39 > 0:02:44- isn't 1901. It's 1820 to 1850. - Goodness.- It's a wonderful thing.
0:02:44 > 0:02:4840 years ago, do you remember what you paid for it? You won't say?
0:02:48 > 0:02:51I think it was in the region of £20.
0:02:51 > 0:02:53Yeah, that's not bad.
0:02:53 > 0:02:56- No.- The market for this sort of thing
0:02:56 > 0:02:58is good, but then we need to look at the originality.
0:02:58 > 0:03:02Now, all these bottles are slightly different.
0:03:02 > 0:03:05- Yes.- At least a lot of them are. That one doesn't match that one.
0:03:05 > 0:03:07That one.
0:03:07 > 0:03:09And that didn't start life in there, either.
0:03:09 > 0:03:14So, that as a whole...it's been substantially altered,
0:03:14 > 0:03:16but it's a good thing. What do you think it's worth?
0:03:16 > 0:03:20- £100, £150?- No idea at all.
0:03:20 > 0:03:22Has it kept pace with inflation? That's the thing.
0:03:22 > 0:03:25It has kept pace with inflation.
0:03:25 > 0:03:28I think it'll do more than £100, £150. I hope it will do double that.
0:03:28 > 0:03:31I think £200-300.
0:03:31 > 0:03:34It's nice to give the auctioneer that little bit of freedom.
0:03:34 > 0:03:37If we put £180 as a reserve,
0:03:37 > 0:03:41leave them with some discretion then they can flow then.
0:03:41 > 0:03:43The more people we get interested in the beginning,
0:03:43 > 0:03:46the more people we'll get bidding at the end,
0:03:46 > 0:03:50so £180 reserve, 10% discretion on that. Don't forget, you've got
0:03:50 > 0:03:53- your auctioneer's fees to pay as well.- Yes.- That normally
0:03:53 > 0:03:56adds up to about 15% by the time you've got the VAT and insurance.
0:03:56 > 0:04:00- I think it'll do very well. - Excellent.- Thank you. Thank you.
0:04:07 > 0:04:12This has had a bit of a journey today. You had a fall, didn't you?
0:04:12 > 0:04:14- Yes.- Are you all right now? - I'm OK, thank you.
0:04:14 > 0:04:19- You've brought this Royal Worcester. - Yes.- With a painted pheasant on.
0:04:19 > 0:04:22It's painted by Stinton, which is great.
0:04:22 > 0:04:24- Tell me about it.- Well, it was...
0:04:24 > 0:04:26It belonged to my great aunt.
0:04:26 > 0:04:30When she died, the whole family, various representatives
0:04:30 > 0:04:34went and picked what they would like to have
0:04:34 > 0:04:38and my mother saw this and fell in love with it and brought it home.
0:04:38 > 0:04:42And when your mother...
0:04:42 > 0:04:45Well, my mother died about eight years ago now
0:04:45 > 0:04:47but she was 101.
0:04:47 > 0:04:49101?! That's amazing.
0:04:49 > 0:04:51So I inherited it.
0:04:51 > 0:04:54And do you like it?
0:04:54 > 0:04:58I think it's very nice, but because of the thought
0:04:58 > 0:05:03of £200 sitting on your shelf and me knocking it off. I'm accident prone.
0:05:03 > 0:05:06Do you think it's worth £200?
0:05:06 > 0:05:09- So I was told.- Oh.
0:05:09 > 0:05:12I thought the money would do the church more good than me.
0:05:12 > 0:05:15That's what you're gonna do with the money. What church is that?
0:05:15 > 0:05:17Meanwood church in Leeds.
0:05:17 > 0:05:20Well, it probably is worth about £200,
0:05:20 > 0:05:22but probably worth a bit more now.
0:05:22 > 0:05:27If we keep that figure at £200-300, I think that's really sensible.
0:05:27 > 0:05:30- And we fix the reserve around about that...- Yes.
0:05:30 > 0:05:34But let's first... It's a nice hand-painted Stinton
0:05:34 > 0:05:39vase by Royal Worcester. It's actually 1938
0:05:39 > 0:05:42- with this mark "Made in England". - Ah!
0:05:42 > 0:05:46It's unusual because it's pheasants as well rather than cows.
0:05:46 > 0:05:50The church'll get the money. What, do they need a new roof?
0:05:50 > 0:05:55- Do they need to pay for their... - No, they have a building project
0:05:55 > 0:05:58to make it suitable for disabled people getting in,
0:05:58 > 0:06:01so it's cost them a vast amount of money.
0:06:01 > 0:06:04- They still have 25,000 to raise. - Really?
0:06:04 > 0:06:09So, it'll help. It'll be a drop in the ocean, but um...
0:06:09 > 0:06:12- Still, every penny helps.- Yes.
0:06:12 > 0:06:15Let's put it up for auction, £200-300 as I've said,
0:06:15 > 0:06:19- reserve at £200 and let's see what happens.- Yes.
0:06:19 > 0:06:21- OK?- Yes.- Thank you for coming. - Right.
0:06:28 > 0:06:31David and Susie, thank you so much for bringing in furniture.
0:06:31 > 0:06:35It's my passion. So, tell me its history, and why is it here?
0:06:35 > 0:06:37Well, I bought it in a junk shop
0:06:37 > 0:06:39about 20, 25 years ago
0:06:39 > 0:06:42and I always liked the piece.
0:06:42 > 0:06:45- Er...- You took it home
0:06:45 > 0:06:47- to Susie...- Yes.
0:06:47 > 0:06:51- Sadly, Susie doesn't like it. - No, it's not a piece that's...
0:06:51 > 0:06:54Where is it in the house? In the hall, or the sitting room?
0:06:54 > 0:06:57We're not using it at the moment.
0:06:57 > 0:07:00We recently moved, so we haven't found a place for it.
0:07:00 > 0:07:04It's like a modern director's chair. Our director should be in it
0:07:04 > 0:07:07with his name on the back. As you can see, it folds up,
0:07:07 > 0:07:09so it stops all right.
0:07:09 > 0:07:11Mind you, it is some lump.
0:07:11 > 0:07:14It's a typical Italian Renaissance chair.
0:07:14 > 0:07:21These chairs were found in cathedrals and churches, a high seat of learning, very important,
0:07:21 > 0:07:25known as X frame chairs. Now this has got a mixture of styles.
0:07:25 > 0:07:29A lot of classical design into one. That's what they were good at.
0:07:29 > 0:07:32I can actually go through some of the classical detail.
0:07:32 > 0:07:35It was made by a joiner. The joiners worked
0:07:35 > 0:07:38in close harmony with wood carvers
0:07:38 > 0:07:42and you can date English furniture purely by its decoration,
0:07:42 > 0:07:47its running ornamentation. This is typical of an 18th century piece of furniture.
0:07:47 > 0:07:52These bosses are typical of a 19th century piece of furniture.
0:07:52 > 0:07:55These lovely red rose and oak-leaf inlaid bosses
0:07:55 > 0:07:59are typical of an 18th century piece of furniture.
0:07:59 > 0:08:02Looking at the bottom, it is typical of Victorian,
0:08:02 > 0:08:07especially with these big bold, lion claw feet.
0:08:07 > 0:08:11It's not Italian Renaissance, it's not English Renaissance,
0:08:11 > 0:08:13it is of an Italian design
0:08:13 > 0:08:15and it's absolutely delightful.
0:08:15 > 0:08:19If you could put some turkey work back on here, it'd have the look.
0:08:19 > 0:08:22It's a very difficult thing to value, because
0:08:22 > 0:08:27if we put it in to auction, we've got to put an estimate on it
0:08:27 > 0:08:30which will encourage all the interior designers and dealers.
0:08:30 > 0:08:33I'd like to put it into auction with a value on it of £250.
0:08:33 > 0:08:38I pray this gets around £500, £600, £700
0:08:38 > 0:08:40but we've got to put it in at £250.
0:08:40 > 0:08:43I'll be really, really upset if it goes for that,
0:08:43 > 0:08:48but you want to see it go so we've got to price it to go.
0:08:48 > 0:08:50It's time for it to go. Time to find it a new home.
0:08:52 > 0:08:55Everyone who comes to a valuation day gets an expert opinion
0:08:55 > 0:08:58and it keeps our specialists busy
0:08:58 > 0:09:01and there are always some lovely surprises,
0:09:01 > 0:09:03just like the pieces James has just found.
0:09:05 > 0:09:09- Christine, aren't these fun?- Yes. - Are you a baker?- No.
0:09:09 > 0:09:13- Why have you got them?- They actually belong to my father.
0:09:13 > 0:09:17He'd been given them by an elderly neighbour
0:09:17 > 0:09:22- who he used to pop in and see to make sure she was all right. - Why does he want to sell them?
0:09:22 > 0:09:24They've been stuck in a cupboard
0:09:24 > 0:09:27and I think he's been tidying up a bit.
0:09:27 > 0:09:30- Not much point having them in a cupboard.- No. No.
0:09:30 > 0:09:32These are great. They don't look a lot, do they?
0:09:32 > 0:09:36They're by the Wade factory. These were produced between 1953 and 1958.
0:09:36 > 0:09:38There's not a lot to say about them.
0:09:38 > 0:09:41Whenever we look at Wade, there's a book,
0:09:41 > 0:09:44you can look it up, it's got a reference number
0:09:44 > 0:09:46which tells you when it was made, who designed it,
0:09:46 > 0:09:50all about it, what set it was from and how much it's worth.
0:09:50 > 0:09:54- You don't need to be a rocket scientist to value these.- No.
0:09:54 > 0:09:58These are from a set of three - butcher, baker and candlestick maker.
0:09:58 > 0:10:01You've got two bakers, you're missing the others,
0:10:01 > 0:10:05but they're a good set and they're a rare set.
0:10:05 > 0:10:10Only made for five years. The collector's market is buoyant for them.
0:10:10 > 0:10:15A good pair like that, I think they're gonna make £100, £150.
0:10:15 > 0:10:16Oh.
0:10:16 > 0:10:19Is that good? You're looking pleased.
0:10:19 > 0:10:22- Yeah. Yeah.- Super.
0:10:22 > 0:10:26The thing is for something that was made 50 years ago,
0:10:26 > 0:10:28cheaply made as well...
0:10:28 > 0:10:33These weren't expensive when they were done, it's been a fantastic investment.
0:10:33 > 0:10:35Really good things.
0:10:35 > 0:10:37I'm 100% confident they will go.
0:10:37 > 0:10:40- All right?- Fine. - Let's see what happens.- Yeah.
0:10:49 > 0:10:53It's time to up the tempo and put our experts' valuations to the test.
0:10:53 > 0:10:56Have they got it right? We're gonna find out in a moment.
0:10:56 > 0:11:00Fingers crossed, we'll get the top end of their valuations.
0:11:00 > 0:11:04While we make our way of the auction room, here's what we're flogging.
0:11:07 > 0:11:09James thinks Albert and Mary's apothecary set
0:11:09 > 0:11:13is just the medicine and may fetch £200-300.
0:11:13 > 0:11:17Dorothy's selling her vase, decorated with pheasants,
0:11:17 > 0:11:21to raise money for her church. Will the buyers be game?
0:11:21 > 0:11:24And I loved David and Susie's splendid Victorian bishop's chair.
0:11:24 > 0:11:26Let's pray I got my estimate right
0:11:26 > 0:11:29and finally, Christine's Wade baker figures
0:11:29 > 0:11:34are collector's items, but will they make the bread she's looking for?
0:11:39 > 0:11:42This is where all the excitement starts. It's auction time.
0:11:42 > 0:11:46For our sale, we've left Harrogate and come to the market town Milton.
0:11:46 > 0:11:51Let's catch up with today's auctioneer, Andrew McMillan, of Boulton and Cooper
0:11:51 > 0:11:54and see what he says about our experts' valuations.
0:11:58 > 0:12:03This is my favourite lot of the sale. I absolutely love this.
0:12:03 > 0:12:06I fell in love with it when David and Susie brought this in.
0:12:06 > 0:12:10X-framed chair, Victorian. It's got everything going for it.
0:12:10 > 0:12:13I think it's got the lot. They paid £7.50 for this
0:12:13 > 0:12:17about 20-odd years ago. It's a good investment.
0:12:17 > 0:12:20- We'll see.- Oh, dear, he's a bit pessimistic! Come on, Andrew.
0:12:20 > 0:12:22Surely you love this?! Look at it!
0:12:22 > 0:12:26- I don't actually.- You don't? - I'm not that keen.- Why?- But that doesn't matter, what I think.
0:12:26 > 0:12:34It's what the people here think. I just think for a late-Victorian copy of a sort of Medieval chair...
0:12:34 > 0:12:39- at £250 it might be struggling a bit.- Really?- I do. Yeah.
0:12:39 > 0:12:43- A 15th or 16th-century chair... - Oh, well...
0:12:43 > 0:12:46- ..that would sell for a lot more than 250 quid.- I should think so.
0:12:46 > 0:12:49- I think this is fine, I really do. - OK.
0:12:49 > 0:12:53- I'll go with you. - I wouldn't be worried if I was you. When you stand back
0:12:53 > 0:12:56and you look at the architectural importance of it all
0:12:56 > 0:12:58..it's got the look.
0:12:58 > 0:13:01OK, then. If you say so.
0:13:10 > 0:13:14Right now we're hoping for some great chemistry because we've got the apothecary chest
0:13:14 > 0:13:17which belongs to Albert and Mary. Good luck with this.
0:13:17 > 0:13:22- £200 to £300. Why do you want to sell it?- Time for a change. - Time for a change?- Yes.
0:13:22 > 0:13:26- Fed up with dusting it?- Yes. Yes. - OK, well, good luck with this.
0:13:26 > 0:13:29- James, we've seen them before. They always make good money.- Yes.
0:13:29 > 0:13:35- This is a little bit damaged.- Yeah, a little bit but it's a good colour, it's a good size. Yeah, it's nice.
0:13:35 > 0:13:40- I'd be happy with it at that money. - I'd be happy at two to three. Hopefully it'll do 350.
0:13:40 > 0:13:43If it does that, it's done well. Let's hope it does do well.
0:13:43 > 0:13:45This is it. Fingers crossed. Going under the hammer now.
0:13:45 > 0:13:48There it is, all fitted out. 465.
0:13:48 > 0:13:50£100 for it.
0:13:50 > 0:13:51100 I'm bid. Do I hear 10?
0:13:51 > 0:13:53£100. And 10 there.
0:13:53 > 0:13:54120. 130. 140.
0:13:54 > 0:13:56150? 150. 160. 170.
0:13:56 > 0:13:58180. 190? 190.
0:13:58 > 0:13:59200. 210. 220.
0:13:59 > 0:14:01230? 230. 240.
0:14:01 > 0:14:03250? 250. 260. 270?
0:14:03 > 0:14:06260 with Jamie. At 260. Do I hear 270?
0:14:06 > 0:14:08260. Any more now?
0:14:08 > 0:14:12260 is going. All done at £260, then?
0:14:12 > 0:14:16- Fantastic. Mid-estimate. Well done.- Brilliant.- £260.- Pleased.
0:14:16 > 0:14:19- Lots of memories there.- Yes. Yes.
0:14:19 > 0:14:23- It must be a little bit of a sad moment.- It is, yes.
0:14:23 > 0:14:26It's not something that we use. You can't use something like that.
0:14:26 > 0:14:29It'll be turned into an antique of the future.
0:14:29 > 0:14:35- What are you going to do with £260 less a bit of commission?- Moorcroft. - You're going to buy some Moorcroft?
0:14:35 > 0:14:40- You collect Moorcroft?- Mm-hm.- Yes. - How many pieces have you got?
0:14:40 > 0:14:44- I think we've got nine very old Florian pieces.- Oh, wonderful.
0:14:44 > 0:14:46Oh, happy shopping.
0:14:54 > 0:14:59Are you ready for this, Dorothy? Oh, Dorothy's feeling a little bit scared. Blink and you'll miss it.
0:14:59 > 0:15:01This is the most exciting part of the show.
0:15:01 > 0:15:07We've got your Royal Worcester. A bit of Stinton. I think this is a safe bet at £300.
0:15:07 > 0:15:11- This'll be a surprise for the church.- Yes.- Let's hope we get that £300 plus, Thomas.
0:15:11 > 0:15:15- Yes.- It's going under the hammer right now. Good luck, Dorothy.
0:15:15 > 0:15:19Lot 60, the Worcester vase. The Stinton vase there.
0:15:19 > 0:15:22Shall we say a couple of hundred? One, if you'd like to start me.
0:15:22 > 0:15:25Thank you, 100 bid. 110 anywhere?
0:15:25 > 0:15:27£100 here. 110.
0:15:27 > 0:15:28120. 130? 130.
0:15:28 > 0:15:30140? 140. 150. 160?
0:15:30 > 0:15:33150. Bidding at 150. 160. 170.
0:15:33 > 0:15:35180? 180. 190. 200?
0:15:35 > 0:15:36- They like it.- 200. 210?
0:15:36 > 0:15:40200 at the back. 210 there. 220? Are you there, sir?
0:15:40 > 0:15:41It's slowly creeping up.
0:15:41 > 0:15:43210 is on the right. Do I hear 220?
0:15:43 > 0:15:45210. 220. 230?
0:15:45 > 0:15:49230. 240? 230. Still on the right at 230. Anyone else now?
0:15:49 > 0:15:53230 then it's going. All done at £230, then?
0:15:53 > 0:15:57- Yes! That's it. It's sold. The hammer's down.- Good.- £230. Spot on.
0:15:57 > 0:15:59- In the middle.- In the middle.
0:15:59 > 0:16:01- That's good, isn't it?- Yeah.
0:16:01 > 0:16:05- They'll be well made up with that, won't they?- I hope so.
0:16:05 > 0:16:07They will. They will. That's a wonderful gesture.
0:16:12 > 0:16:14It's my turn to be the expert
0:16:14 > 0:16:18and I've just been joined by David and Susie and who's this?
0:16:18 > 0:16:22- Ariel.- Ariel. You've had a day off school to come to the auction.
0:16:22 > 0:16:25- And a day off school means a day off what else?- Homework.
0:16:25 > 0:16:27Homework. Yes!
0:16:27 > 0:16:30- What's your favourite subject?- Art.
0:16:30 > 0:16:34Are you going to be an artist when you grow up or maybe a supermodel?
0:16:34 > 0:16:35- Maybe.- Maybe. Yes.
0:16:35 > 0:16:37Oh, well, good luck. Good luck.
0:16:37 > 0:16:42- And good luck to you two.- Thanks. - I'm hoping for the top end. I love this chair.
0:16:42 > 0:16:44A good decorator's piece.
0:16:44 > 0:16:46Unfortunately, this is the bad news -
0:16:46 > 0:16:48you know what I'm going to say -
0:16:48 > 0:16:50I had a chat to the auctioneer earlier
0:16:50 > 0:16:53and he didn't really agree with my price.
0:16:53 > 0:16:55He said it might struggle.
0:16:55 > 0:16:58- Oh, right.- I'm pleased we've protected it with a reserve.- Yes.
0:16:58 > 0:17:00It's not going to go for nothing.
0:17:00 > 0:17:02If it doesn't sell, you've got to take this home
0:17:02 > 0:17:04- and fall in love with it. - Yes.- Yes.- OK?
0:17:04 > 0:17:07And you've got to sit on it and enjoy it.
0:17:07 > 0:17:10- We will.- But I think it will sell. It's got to sell.
0:17:10 > 0:17:13That's a "come and buy me" for something like that.
0:17:13 > 0:17:17I want to see these, Ariel. Fingers crossed. here we go. Come on.
0:17:17 > 0:17:20- That's it. I need all the help I can get.- Even the chair's crossed.
0:17:20 > 0:17:22Even the chair's crossed!
0:17:22 > 0:17:27Lot 600 - the oak chair. There it is on my left.
0:17:27 > 0:17:31Shall we say a couple of hundred for it? At 100 I'm bid. At £100. And 10?
0:17:31 > 0:17:33100 then for the oak chair. At 110.
0:17:33 > 0:17:35120. 130? 130.
0:17:35 > 0:17:40140. 150? 140 the bidding now. 140. Do I hear 150? At £140.
0:17:40 > 0:17:42Anyone 150? Quickly. 140.
0:17:42 > 0:17:47Anywhere else? 140. Away we go at £140 then.
0:17:47 > 0:17:49Didn't sell it.
0:17:49 > 0:17:50Mmm...
0:17:50 > 0:17:51No-one wanted it.
0:17:51 > 0:17:53- So we'll take it home.- Yes.
0:17:53 > 0:17:58- I'm so sorry.- It's all right.- Not to worry. I'm pleased we had a reserve.
0:17:58 > 0:18:01Exactly. That's what it's all about. Nobody got it for nothing.
0:18:01 > 0:18:05Hang on to it. It's worth it. If you do decide to sell it,
0:18:05 > 0:18:07- there's another auction on another day.- That's right.
0:18:07 > 0:18:12I would take it to a dealer personally and let the dealer sell it to your commission.
0:18:12 > 0:18:16- Let him display it properly in the window.- OK. - He'll have the passion for it.
0:18:16 > 0:18:18- He'll be able to sell it.- Yeah. OK.
0:18:18 > 0:18:20- I'm very sorry.- OK. - It's what others think.
0:18:20 > 0:18:23That's auctions for you. That is auctions for you.
0:18:29 > 0:18:34Right now I've been joined by Christine and here she is and about to sell those little figures,
0:18:34 > 0:18:38the bakers. I expect James has come out with all the jokes -
0:18:38 > 0:18:39we knead lots of dough for this.
0:18:39 > 0:18:43- Will we get that 150? £200, perhaps? - They've got a chance.
0:18:43 > 0:18:48- I put 100 to 120 on them. It might make 150. if they do 200? Fantastic. - Brilliant.
0:18:48 > 0:18:52They are very collectable. There's lots of people that collect Wade.
0:18:52 > 0:18:55These are from the '50s. Are they yours? Did you buy them as a girl?
0:18:55 > 0:18:58No, no, they're actually my father's.
0:18:58 > 0:19:02- So he collected them?- Yes. Well, he had been given them by a neighbour.
0:19:02 > 0:19:07- He can't be here today because he's looking after my mum. She's not well is our mum.- Ah...
0:19:07 > 0:19:14- So I brought them along and...- OK. Let's see if we can get you £200, shall we? Dad'll be so pleased.
0:19:14 > 0:19:16It's going under the hammer now.
0:19:16 > 0:19:21120 now. The bakers. A pair of them there. £100 for them.
0:19:21 > 0:19:22100 I'm bid. 110.
0:19:22 > 0:19:25The bid was £100. And 10.
0:19:25 > 0:19:27120? 120. 130. 140? 140.
0:19:27 > 0:19:32- 150. 160? 160. 170?- Yes.- 160 with Jamie. At 160. 170. 180?
0:19:32 > 0:19:34180. 190. At 180.
0:19:34 > 0:19:36Here at 180. Any more? Quickly.
0:19:36 > 0:19:41At £180. Anyone 190, surely? At 180 then, they're going.
0:19:41 > 0:19:43All done at £180 then?
0:19:43 > 0:19:46Yes. £180. Great valuation, James.
0:19:46 > 0:19:49- That is brilliant, isn't it?- Yes. - Happy with that?
0:19:49 > 0:19:55- Yes.- What's Dad going to do with that do you think?- He's going to put it towards a little holiday for himself
0:19:55 > 0:20:00- which he really deserves because with looking after Mum she takes a lot to look after.- Yeah.
0:20:00 > 0:20:05- I don't know where he's going but I'll make sure he goes.- OK. Brilliant. Thank you for coming.
0:20:05 > 0:20:09What a good result. Wade is so collectable and there is a big market for it.
0:20:09 > 0:20:13I think the main reason is because you can buy a book, you look it up
0:20:13 > 0:20:17- and it tells you when it was made, description of it, and what it's worth.- Yes.
0:20:17 > 0:20:21People have confidence in that. The amateur collector can get to an auction and really go for it
0:20:21 > 0:20:27having looked it up in the book. And that's the sort of thing that's making good money. We did well.
0:20:27 > 0:20:30You can collect the series and, over a period of time -
0:20:30 > 0:20:34investing £100 here, £200 there - it becomes a really good investment.
0:20:34 > 0:20:38- And it's fun! It's not stodgy. It's a bit of fun. - And you get to learn a lot.- Yes.
0:20:38 > 0:20:41There you go. Get out there and get collecting and get buying.
0:20:53 > 0:20:56York is full of the most delightful Georgian architecture
0:20:56 > 0:21:01but the place I'm just about to show you has got to, possibly, be its finest example.
0:21:01 > 0:21:05It plays a very important part in the city's cultural and architectural heritage.
0:21:05 > 0:21:12And it stands as it was when it was first built in 1760, although it's been through many incarnations.
0:21:13 > 0:21:18Fairfax House was originally bought by Viscount John Fairfax.
0:21:18 > 0:21:21He spent £8,000 on having it refurbished.
0:21:21 > 0:21:26That's more than £2 million if you were to write the cheque today.
0:21:26 > 0:21:31The house eventually passed through several families before becoming a cinema and a nightclub.
0:21:31 > 0:21:36Miraculously many of its original features survived despite this transformation.
0:21:36 > 0:21:41Its fortunes changed in May 1980, when Noel Terry of Terry's chocolate
0:21:41 > 0:21:47bequeathed his collection of 18th-century English furniture to a charitable trust.
0:21:47 > 0:21:51This was widely recognised as the best private collection in the country
0:21:51 > 0:21:55and, eventually, fell into the hands of the York Civic Trust.
0:21:58 > 0:22:02And the need for a suitable venue to display the collection gave rise to the idea
0:22:02 > 0:22:07of restoring Fairfax House to its former glory. Let's go and have a look at it.
0:22:12 > 0:22:16And here to show me around is the museum director Peter Brown.
0:22:16 > 0:22:21- Peter.- Welcome.- Thank you for taking time out to talk to us this morning. - It's a pleasure.
0:22:21 > 0:22:24I can't believe THIS used to be an old cinema.
0:22:24 > 0:22:26I know. It's difficult to imagine but...
0:22:26 > 0:22:29Peter, when you came through here was there a box office here?
0:22:29 > 0:22:35- It was all boxed in here with shuttering...- OK.- ..and nightclub colours on the walls -
0:22:35 > 0:22:38blues and reds.
0:22:38 > 0:22:41A Victorian floor here
0:22:41 > 0:22:44and, basically, centuries of paint.
0:22:44 > 0:22:47But, funnily enough, the paint preserved it.
0:22:47 > 0:22:49How many layers were there?
0:22:49 > 0:22:53- Seventeen.- Seventeen layers of paint. My word!
0:22:53 > 0:22:59- And then we had teams of, um, young lads...- Yes.- ..scraping the paint off the ceilings.
0:22:59 > 0:23:06We've worked it out. It was 20,000 man-hours just to clean the ceilings alone.
0:23:06 > 0:23:07My word!
0:23:07 > 0:23:11The rooms that lead off of this hall my eyes are vying for attention.
0:23:11 > 0:23:15I don't know whether to go that way, this way or that way. Which do you think?
0:23:15 > 0:23:19- I think we should go through here. - After you.- Thank you.
0:23:19 > 0:23:21Oh, gosh, look at this.
0:23:21 > 0:23:25It certainly does have the wow factor!
0:23:25 > 0:23:29How did you know this was a dining room when it was in such a dilapidated state?
0:23:29 > 0:23:34- It could have been a drawing room. - Yes, but once we started to get the paint off the ceilings,
0:23:34 > 0:23:37we started to reveal all these wonderful symbols.
0:23:37 > 0:23:42The lady in the middle, for example, is Avondantia with her cornucopia,
0:23:42 > 0:23:47- there are wine glasses... - "Of the plenty".- Absolutely. - So you're meant to dine here.
0:23:47 > 0:23:50Music above her head.
0:23:50 > 0:23:52- Wine glasses. - Looking at the cornice,
0:23:52 > 0:23:59it looks really austere, it looks out of place with the stucco work, all this lovely rococo going on.
0:23:59 > 0:24:04It's fine, the swags, the ribbons. But why is that so sort of bland?
0:24:04 > 0:24:09It's called the Doric Albano, and these little guttae look a bit
0:24:09 > 0:24:13like champagne corks. It's where we get the word "gutter" from.
0:24:13 > 0:24:17That's a lovely story! I never knew that's where the term "guttering" came from.
0:24:17 > 0:24:21- It's certainly a talking point. - You think these ceilings are good,
0:24:21 > 0:24:25- you haven't seen the ones on the great staircase.- This way?- That way!
0:24:35 > 0:24:40- An amazing staircase with wonderful balustrades.- Gorgeous!
0:24:40 > 0:24:44But how about THAT for a window?
0:24:44 > 0:24:49- It's stunning!- It's probably the best Venetian window you'll see in the country.
0:24:49 > 0:24:54We also have to look at the rest of the staircase ceiling, and the brackets on the walls.
0:24:54 > 0:25:00- Lots of symbolism here - can you decipher it?- I've spent some time
0:25:00 > 0:25:05looking at it, and the medallions there are pregnant with imagery
0:25:05 > 0:25:09which relate not only to the Roman Catholic faith,
0:25:09 > 0:25:11as Fairfax was a Catholic,
0:25:11 > 0:25:16but also, perhaps dangerously, to the Jacobite cause.
0:25:16 > 0:25:21Peter, the house is an architectural delight, and it certainly is worth looking around,
0:25:21 > 0:25:25but you know my main passion... is furniture. Do you mind if I go back downstairs
0:25:25 > 0:25:31- as I spotted a few choice pieces while I was looking round, and be nosy?- Be our guest.- Thank you!
0:25:41 > 0:25:45I've got to show you this. We've seen bureau bookcases on the show before,
0:25:45 > 0:25:50but never like this. It's a double-dome bookcase.
0:25:50 > 0:25:54You can see why by virtue of the shape of the upper section.
0:25:54 > 0:25:56This is English,
0:25:56 > 0:26:00its construction is of mahogany but it's been veneered throughout -
0:26:00 > 0:26:04every face surface with walnut - very fashionable in its day.
0:26:04 > 0:26:09And this dates back to about 1710. Let me show you this, OK?
0:26:09 > 0:26:13Just pull these lopers out here - it's got a lovely kneehole desk section -
0:26:13 > 0:26:17this is the fall front, which drops down here,
0:26:17 > 0:26:20so you can sit here and write away.
0:26:20 > 0:26:26It is mighty fine, isn't it, but it gets better - if I open these doors
0:26:26 > 0:26:33very carefully, and it's a real honour to be able to touch something like this,
0:26:33 > 0:26:38it is possibly one of the finest pieces of furniture I've seen in my life,
0:26:38 > 0:26:42and if we start at the top, up here,
0:26:42 > 0:26:49each one of these pulls out. There's voids there so you can hide things in them.
0:26:50 > 0:26:54At the base of the columns there are also secret compartments,
0:26:54 > 0:26:59where a gentleman may hide his will, ladies could hide love letters,
0:26:59 > 0:27:02in fact, there's a white £1 note
0:27:02 > 0:27:03stashed away in there.
0:27:03 > 0:27:08But the best secret compartment of all, and it's not obvious, this one,
0:27:08 > 0:27:14is this section here, as there's a void at the back so you could hide lots of things behind there.
0:27:14 > 0:27:19And you just pull the whole section out like that.
0:27:19 > 0:27:22Isn't that brilliant? I absolutely love it.
0:27:22 > 0:27:25And I would love to own it!
0:27:31 > 0:27:36To understand and appreciate antiques at their very best,
0:27:36 > 0:27:41you have to see them in their correct surroundings, and for me, Fairfax House has it all -
0:27:41 > 0:27:46it contains the best collection of antique furniture I've ever seen.
0:27:46 > 0:27:51Right now, it's time to return back to the valuation day and I wonder what's been collected there?
0:28:07 > 0:28:11- Susan, thank you for bringing in this Charlotte Rhead vase.- OK!
0:28:11 > 0:28:15- How did you come by it?- It started out in life as my grandma's,
0:28:15 > 0:28:20then to my mother, then to my father, and he passed away,
0:28:20 > 0:28:23and so my brother and myself, we don't really want it,
0:28:23 > 0:28:29so we'd like to sell it, and share the proceeds and buy something else with the money.
0:28:29 > 0:28:34- When people force things upon you, it's awfully cruel!- It is!- Like other people's furniture!
0:28:34 > 0:28:38You can end up with a house full of stuff you don't want!
0:28:38 > 0:28:40This is the case, yes.
0:28:40 > 0:28:44I think you're doing the right thing. We know it's Charlotte Rhead,
0:28:44 > 0:28:46as it's on the bottom, Crown Ducal.
0:28:46 > 0:28:49It's got that script mark for Crown Ducal,
0:28:49 > 0:28:54- which means it's a 1930s pot.- Right. - But we can tell it's 1930s
0:28:54 > 0:28:56- just by the decoration!- OK.
0:28:56 > 0:28:59Can you remember, at your grandma's, or your mum's,
0:28:59 > 0:29:02- did it have flowers in?- Umbrellas.
0:29:02 > 0:29:06- Umbrellas! No way!- Yes, it used to be on the floor with umbrellas in.
0:29:06 > 0:29:11I can't believe it. You must have had a very calm house.
0:29:11 > 0:29:16- Very mild-mannered...- I just remember, as a little girl,
0:29:16 > 0:29:19umbrellas in it.
0:29:19 > 0:29:22This is a rather impressive vase,
0:29:22 > 0:29:26and I'm quite interested that it's a ribbed body - that's good news.
0:29:26 > 0:29:32People like that. It gives it its right age, etc, right style.
0:29:32 > 0:29:37Cos the '30s deco wasn't so angular as the '20s deco. So it's all a bit more rounded.
0:29:38 > 0:29:43I think we'll get between £100 and £200 for you.
0:29:43 > 0:29:45- Right!- How does that grab you?
0:29:45 > 0:29:48- Fine, yes!- Yeah?- Yeah!- Brilliant.
0:29:48 > 0:29:51And so as regards to reserve,
0:29:51 > 0:29:55- I'd put a discretionary reserve in at £90.- OK.
0:29:55 > 0:30:00God, it's gotta be worth that. It's a lovely thing!
0:30:00 > 0:30:03- All right?- Yes, that's fine. Thank you!
0:30:12 > 0:30:15Jackie, Simon. Do you know what it is, and what it's used for?
0:30:15 > 0:30:18- No.- No.- So how come you've got it?
0:30:18 > 0:30:21It was left in the house, but it was in the garage.
0:30:21 > 0:30:23It's been there for what, 10 years.
0:30:23 > 0:30:28- That's the house you bought?- Yes. - And you found it, did you?
0:30:28 > 0:30:31- Yeah, just at the back of the garage.- Not a bad little find.
0:30:31 > 0:30:37Well, obviously someone was concerned about the atmospheric pressure in their garage.
0:30:37 > 0:30:41Either that, or they just stored it there. That's what it's for.
0:30:41 > 0:30:45Barographs started being used around the mid-19th century, around 1850.
0:30:45 > 0:30:48They were invented by a chap called Lucien Vidie.
0:30:48 > 0:30:55He invented the barograph around 1850, but this one was probably made around 1920, 1925.
0:30:55 > 0:31:02And these were used to record atmospheric pressure - you go into museums and art galleries,
0:31:02 > 0:31:05you often find there'll be one of these
0:31:05 > 0:31:09stuck in the corner to ensure the paintings are in the right conditions.
0:31:09 > 0:31:15If we lift the lid, there we have a lovely maker's mark there,
0:31:15 > 0:31:18Negretti and Zambra of London.
0:31:18 > 0:31:22And they were one of the best makers
0:31:22 > 0:31:26of scientific instruments. And if you've got a barograph,
0:31:26 > 0:31:28there's no better maker.
0:31:28 > 0:31:30It's had its problems, though.
0:31:30 > 0:31:33A little bit of damage here and there, but at the end of the day,
0:31:33 > 0:31:37there's nothing there that can't be put right. The way it would work
0:31:37 > 0:31:42is that the little coil in there has got air in it,
0:31:42 > 0:31:47and the air is removed from the cylinder and causes a pressure.
0:31:47 > 0:31:52As the atmospheric pressure changes, that moves the needle,
0:31:52 > 0:31:58that goes up and down here, and the cylinder is clockwork, so this turns,
0:31:58 > 0:32:03and you'd have a paper label on the outside with a graph,
0:32:03 > 0:32:08and you can alter the speed of this rotating, so you can have one rotation per day,
0:32:08 > 0:32:11or one rotation per week, or even one rotation per month.
0:32:11 > 0:32:16It will record the atmospheric pressure of the day and of the time.
0:32:16 > 0:32:20- Um, what estimate...? What do you think?- I've no idea.
0:32:20 > 0:32:25- Sell it for £20?- Well, maybe a bit more - £25?
0:32:25 > 0:32:3025? Hmm! You'd be very silly to sell it for 25.
0:32:30 > 0:32:33Yeah, it's worth about 150.
0:32:33 > 0:32:36- Lovely!- Not bad for a find in the garage!- No!
0:32:36 > 0:32:41So we need to protect it with a reserve. What shall we say? £150?
0:32:41 > 0:32:45- Yeah, lovely!- Don't let it go at any less. If it goes for less, save it for another sale.
0:32:45 > 0:32:51- So 150-200 estimate, 150 reserve. - Thank you!- Great!
0:32:58 > 0:33:01Thank you very much for coming today,
0:33:01 > 0:33:05and, um, bringing this album of postcards.
0:33:05 > 0:33:08Tell me, how did you come about them?
0:33:08 > 0:33:11They've been in the family a long time,
0:33:11 > 0:33:16and, um, Mum had them at her house, and I just cleared her house out,
0:33:16 > 0:33:21- so I've got them.- What's amazing is the condition of the album,
0:33:21 > 0:33:24to begin with - it's super. Lovely.
0:33:24 > 0:33:28Lovely condition. Normally, you see these albums and they're tatty,
0:33:28 > 0:33:33and this is a lovely Art-Nouveau style here with the flowers, etc.
0:33:33 > 0:33:37Um, what's even more interesting is what's inside.
0:33:37 > 0:33:42The album is awash with postcards and photographs,
0:33:42 > 0:33:45from the 1900s, 1910, 1920.
0:33:45 > 0:33:49Some pre-war ones. This is a lovely one we found, as well.
0:33:49 > 0:33:54The Bridlington Excelsior Prize Silver Band - there they all are,
0:33:54 > 0:33:57with their prize, there.
0:33:57 > 0:34:03- Fantastic, isn't it?- Yes!- It's a really lovely local postcard album,
0:34:03 > 0:34:07picture postcards, with people in it as well. It's fantastic.
0:34:07 > 0:34:12- This is a lovely one, isn't it? - Yeah!- It's got East Ward,
0:34:12 > 0:34:15the elections here, 1903 - November 2.
0:34:15 > 0:34:20- That's an important date for you! - Yes, that's my birthday!
0:34:20 > 0:34:23And Hill Henry, was that a relation?
0:34:23 > 0:34:28Um, could be... Hill is the family name.
0:34:28 > 0:34:31Really? Why did you bring it in today?
0:34:31 > 0:34:34Um, I thought with it being local,
0:34:34 > 0:34:40- there's some of Harrogate and Pannal in there.- And was it something you were thinking about selling?
0:34:40 > 0:34:42Yes, I think I would like to, yes.
0:34:42 > 0:34:46I would like to put an estimate on it of about £300-£500.
0:34:46 > 0:34:48Wow! Right.
0:34:48 > 0:34:51- Happy with that?- Yes!
0:34:51 > 0:34:54It's just a fantastic album. So at £300-£500,
0:34:54 > 0:34:57if we have a reserve at £300,
0:34:57 > 0:35:00- how does that grab you? - Sounds all right.
0:35:00 > 0:35:04If it falls on the reserve and we sell for £300,
0:35:04 > 0:35:06what will you do with the money?
0:35:06 > 0:35:10I don't really know! I might put it to a holiday!
0:35:10 > 0:35:14- Yeah. Or buy something else to remember the family by?- Yes!
0:35:14 > 0:35:19- We'll have to wait and see, and see what happens, but it's a lovely album, and thank you.- Thank you.
0:35:26 > 0:35:31Once used as an umbrella stand, will Susan's Charlotte Rhead vase be left high and dry,
0:35:31 > 0:35:33with a reserve of £90?
0:35:33 > 0:35:38Jackie and Simon found this barograph in the garage ten years ago -
0:35:38 > 0:35:43will it weather the prediction of fetching £150? Pressure's on!
0:35:43 > 0:35:46And finally, Janet's magnificent postcard collection
0:35:46 > 0:35:52is in great condition - let's hope the buyers think it's worth something to write home about.
0:35:57 > 0:36:02Janet's photo collection, we've got a valuation of £300-£500 on this.
0:36:02 > 0:36:07But, there's a limited amount of local interest here,
0:36:07 > 0:36:11because it spans everything, Durham, Windsor Castle,
0:36:11 > 0:36:13topographic scenes, all of the UK, really.
0:36:13 > 0:36:19There are a few local ones, some York ones but not that many, which is a shame.
0:36:19 > 0:36:22I think as so often with these things, they sell best in their own area,
0:36:22 > 0:36:26so if you had an album of Yorkshire cards, they'd sell like mad.
0:36:26 > 0:36:29But when you get a mixed album like this, not so easy to sell.
0:36:29 > 0:36:33- This'll be a struggle at £300. - I agree with you, Paul.
0:36:33 > 0:36:34I think we are gonna struggle.
0:36:34 > 0:36:39You could buy these cards individually for 10p, 20p, 30p.
0:36:39 > 0:36:43It's the WWI cards, the silk ones that fetch around £7 each,
0:36:43 > 0:36:49- then you know you can equate quantity.- That's right.
0:36:49 > 0:36:51We might be on a sticky wicket with this one.
0:36:51 > 0:36:53All I can say is good luck.
0:36:53 > 0:37:00Fingers crossed we will get that, because the money is going towards a holiday, we can't disappoint Janet.
0:37:00 > 0:37:02- Pressure's on.- Thanks!
0:37:11 > 0:37:14Next up, we've got Susan and the umbrella stand.
0:37:14 > 0:37:19No, just kidding, it's the Charlotte Rhead vase, the lovely ribbed vase.
0:37:19 > 0:37:22We're looking at £100-£200.
0:37:22 > 0:37:26I'm surprised it's not damaged since you've been putting umbrellas and sticks in it!
0:37:26 > 0:37:29It's a few years since sticks went in, though.
0:37:29 > 0:37:32What made you put it on the floor for that?
0:37:32 > 0:37:36It was my grandma. It used to be at the end of the sideboard
0:37:36 > 0:37:39with umbrellas in when I was very little.
0:37:39 > 0:37:42- Placed delicately in.- Thrown in.
0:37:44 > 0:37:46I can't believe that.
0:37:46 > 0:37:49They must have been placed. If you'd thrown them, krrr - smash!
0:37:49 > 0:37:53- Honest to God!- What have you done with the umbrellas and sticks?
0:37:53 > 0:37:55I don't know where they went!
0:37:55 > 0:37:58They could have been antiques!
0:37:58 > 0:38:00Yes, exactly.
0:38:00 > 0:38:04But I gather you're going to put the money towards antiques.
0:38:04 > 0:38:05Yeah, don't know what.
0:38:05 > 0:38:10You never know, you might find something here. Lots of silver here.
0:38:10 > 0:38:14OK, good luck anyway. This is it.
0:38:14 > 0:38:15It's going under the hammer.
0:38:15 > 0:38:19160, Charlotte Rhead vase, £50 for it,
0:38:19 > 0:38:2250 bid, 60, opening bid at £50,
0:38:22 > 0:38:2460 I'm bid, 70, 70, 80,
0:38:24 > 0:38:28- 80, 90, 90, 100...- Come on... - 110, 120...
0:38:28 > 0:38:29110, the bidding here at 110.
0:38:29 > 0:38:31120, 130, 120 upstairs.
0:38:31 > 0:38:33Do I hear 130 now?
0:38:33 > 0:38:35£120, anyone else quickly.
0:38:35 > 0:38:38- 120, that is going at 120. - HE BANGS GAVEL
0:38:38 > 0:38:41- £120.- Thank you very much.
0:38:41 > 0:38:43There you go, you can divide that up,
0:38:43 > 0:38:46and go antiques shopping.
0:38:52 > 0:38:55Right, the pressure is on, Jackie,
0:38:55 > 0:38:59which is fitting as we're flogging a barograph.
0:38:59 > 0:39:04- Good London maker. £150-£250. Happy with the valuation?- Yes.
0:39:04 > 0:39:08Spot on with our James and he knows cos he specialises in scientific things as well.
0:39:08 > 0:39:13It's been in the garage, did you not think about bring it into the house?
0:39:13 > 0:39:16No, cos I never thought anything about it.
0:39:16 > 0:39:20- So this is a big bonus really? - It is if we manage to do it.
0:39:20 > 0:39:25- Jackie's just thinking of £200 right now, if I said £200 or the barograph...- 200.
0:39:25 > 0:39:28- We'll get that, won't we?- Should do.
0:39:28 > 0:39:30- Any day of the week. - It's a great maker,
0:39:30 > 0:39:34um...it's got a few faults, but it's the name.
0:39:34 > 0:39:37And it's a good thing. It'll do it.
0:39:37 > 0:39:41It's just about to go under the hammer, good luck, Jackie.
0:39:41 > 0:39:44Lot 454, the barograph,
0:39:44 > 0:39:47£200 for it. £100 quickly. 100 I'm bid.
0:39:47 > 0:39:50Do I hear 10 anywhere? £100. 110, 120,
0:39:50 > 0:39:52130, 130...
0:39:52 > 0:39:54- 140, 150... - It's away.
0:39:54 > 0:39:56160, 170,
0:39:56 > 0:39:58170, 180, 190,
0:39:58 > 0:40:02180, do I hear 190?
0:40:02 > 0:40:04£180. Anyone, 190 now?
0:40:04 > 0:40:06At 180, then it's going.
0:40:06 > 0:40:08£180 then.
0:40:08 > 0:40:10Hammer's gone down.
0:40:10 > 0:40:12Top end, spot on.
0:40:20 > 0:40:24Our next lot is the postcard album. Now will it be return to sender?
0:40:24 > 0:40:29I've been joined by Janet. We've got a valuation of £300-£400.
0:40:29 > 0:40:30Yes.
0:40:30 > 0:40:32Now we had a chat to the auctioneer earlier.
0:40:32 > 0:40:36It is a general collection. It's not concentrated on one area,
0:40:36 > 0:40:39so the auctioneer felt that it may struggle.
0:40:39 > 0:40:45Cos the value is in the social history of the local community. It's a little bit scattered.
0:40:45 > 0:40:49Yes, cos you've got sort of er...coal mine and you've got voting cards
0:40:49 > 0:40:52and maybe if you priced it up,
0:40:52 > 0:40:55- it probably would be £300 to a postcard dealer.- Yes.
0:40:55 > 0:40:59This is gonna be a tricky one but I think we should just get it away.
0:40:59 > 0:41:01And lot 509,
0:41:01 > 0:41:04the postcard album. Quite a lot of them there,
0:41:04 > 0:41:07lot 509, couple of hundred for it,
0:41:07 > 0:41:09£200 I'm bid, 210 now,
0:41:09 > 0:41:12£200, for opening bid, 220, 230, 240,
0:41:12 > 0:41:15- 250...- Ooh I say!
0:41:15 > 0:41:17270, 280, 270 the bidding,
0:41:17 > 0:41:19280, 290, 300,
0:41:19 > 0:41:24- 310, 300 upstairs...- Fantastic, it's gone, it's sold.
0:41:24 > 0:41:28..330, 330, 340, 350,
0:41:28 > 0:41:31350, 360, 370,
0:41:31 > 0:41:35- 370, 380...- They love it. They've found something they really love.
0:41:35 > 0:41:37..410, 410,
0:41:37 > 0:41:40420, 430, 430,
0:41:40 > 0:41:41440, 450...
0:41:41 > 0:41:43Not bad.
0:41:43 > 0:41:47Fantastic. I was so wrong because I agreed with the auctioneer as well.
0:41:47 > 0:41:49I thought it would struggle.
0:41:49 > 0:41:50500, 510...
0:41:50 > 0:41:53510, 520, 530...
0:41:53 > 0:41:56530, 540, 550...
0:41:56 > 0:41:58550, 560, 570...
0:42:00 > 0:42:01570, 580, 590...
0:42:01 > 0:42:02Wow.
0:42:02 > 0:42:04590, 600, 610...
0:42:04 > 0:42:06Absolutely fantastic!
0:42:06 > 0:42:07..630.
0:42:07 > 0:42:10They've found something that's very collectable.
0:42:10 > 0:42:12There were some quite good things...
0:42:12 > 0:42:13670...
0:42:13 > 0:42:16670, 680, 690.
0:42:16 > 0:42:19690, 700, 710...
0:42:19 > 0:42:20It's still going on!
0:42:21 > 0:42:23700 upstairs.
0:42:23 > 0:42:25£700, any more?
0:42:25 > 0:42:27- It's going then at £700. - HE BANGS GAVEL
0:42:27 > 0:42:29It's gone bang! £700.
0:42:29 > 0:42:32If you've got any old photographs or postcards at home,
0:42:32 > 0:42:36don't throw them. Bring them to an auction room and get them valued!
0:42:36 > 0:42:40Sold! Janet, £700.
0:42:40 > 0:42:43Unbelievable.
0:42:43 > 0:42:45You'd have settled for that 400, wouldn't you?
0:42:45 > 0:42:49You'd have settled for the three with me playing it down a bit.
0:42:49 > 0:42:51What are you going to do?
0:42:51 > 0:42:56Go on a holiday or I might buy myself a picture to remember Flog It!
0:42:56 > 0:42:59I think you could do both.
0:42:59 > 0:43:01Thank you so much for coming.
0:43:01 > 0:43:07Lots of memories, it's sad to say goodbye but as you say, you've got lots of photographs at home.
0:43:07 > 0:43:10£700, I don't believe it, Thomas.
0:43:10 > 0:43:14They found something of value in that album.
0:43:14 > 0:43:16I mean obviously there were so many different subjects.
0:43:16 > 0:43:20Maybe two guys saw different cards which appealed to them.
0:43:20 > 0:43:23Amazing, isn't it?
0:43:23 > 0:43:27How about that? What a lovely moment that was.
0:43:27 > 0:43:30I hope you've enjoyed the show, we've certainly enjoyed ourselves.
0:43:30 > 0:43:35So join us next time on Flog It! for many more surprises.
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