Chesterfield Flog It!

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Today we're in Chesterfield. Our venue used to be a cinema. Now it's a conference centre.

named after the city's coal mining heritage.

Digging deep are out experts, Charlie Ross and Nigel Smith.

Everybody's formed an orderly queue.

We're going to find out what's been hiding in their lofts and cupboards

and hasn't seen the light of day until Flog It has come to town.

-Sue...

-Hello.

-Thank you for braving the queues out there. Now these are marvellous.

-Yes.

-How did you come by them?

-They were my mother-in-law's. My father-in-law died long ago.

My husband had them and, unfortunately, he's passed away.

There's only so many treasures you can keep.

These will have been collected in the '20s and '30s, early '40s.

Some are nicely put into albums which you would have bought for a penny each.

-Yes.

-A penny!

The value goes down to subject matter. Sporting subjects are very collectable.

Aircraft, that sort of thing. Vintage cars. We've got dogs here.

We've got a series of jockeys which is quite nice.

-A lot of these sets that aren't bought in albums have, in the past, been put into frames.

-Yes.

-I've seen them in frames.

-You'll see a set of jockeys in a nice modern frame.

That makes it a more commercial proposition to sell them.

Individually, sets can range from as little as £5 or £6 a set,

-up to several hundred pounds for rare sets.

-Yes.

-So we're going to wing it a bit here.

-I don't know what's in them!

-Have you looked through them all?

-No.

-Never, never.

-These will find their level in the market.

It's a strange thing to say, but there are specialist collectors who will definitely want these.

There are price guides to price them really within fairly close parameters.

And I would think we'd tend to put them in all as one lot, make it a really interesting lot,

-put an estimate of maybe £80-£120. That's known in the trade as the auctioneer's quote.

-Right.

We have a little joke about that. But you can put them at that level.

I think they could edge up to a bit more than that, nearer £200 on a good day.

-If there's two people interested.

-I would say protect them with a modest reserve,

-£60, £70, something like that.

-Yes.

-Thank you for bringing them.

-Let's hope they make a fortune!

-I've got my daughter's wedding.

-They won't pay for that!

-No!

Charlie, greetings. I think I've already found out

that you have a rapacious desire to sell this picture whatever.

It wouldn't bother me if I never saw it again!

Did you have it mounted? Somebody spent a lot of money on it.

We did have it mounted because I felt it deserved something better.

The frame it was originally in, my auntie's, was pretty dismal

and didn't add anything to it, but having got it framed and mounted it didn't look any better!

-Do you know where it is?

-I don't.

I've had a bit of a chat with David Fletcher, one of our off-screen experts who does a lot on Flog It

and knows the Lake District, and I suggested that to him.

He said unless it was up on the top somewhere, he thought it wasn't hilly enough.

We then thought it might be Dartmoor - too hilly. So we've concluded it's Derbyshire!

We don't know where it is, but it is signed and dated.

It's dated 1894, by EA Warmington.

And his paintings do, thankfully, make some money.

It's obviously extremely competently painted. You must surely admit to that.

I recognise its quality, in terms of a painting, unfortunately, the content, no.

-You're not a hiker?

-I'm certainly a hiker, but I'd never go there to hike!

I think it's good in terms of quality.

I love just thinking thoughts about this chap on his horse, lonely as you like,

no other animals in sight. Where's he been? Where's he going?

-I think it's the loneliness that does it for me!

-Yeah.

I still think there will be somebody who will like it and appreciate it.

I'd like to think it would make £200-£300, but £100-£200 is where it will come down in the saleroom.

That's not much more than the cost of framing it and mounting it.

If we manage to squeeze a couple of hundred quid out of somebody, you won't buy another painting?

I might buy one that's a little happier, certainly.

-A celebration to think that I've finally got rid of it might be in order.

-A party!

Thank you for bringing it.

Diane, this is great.

This is right up my street. A set of four horn beakers.

How did you come by these?

We bought a house about 20 years ago and the lady that sold us the house

-had these hanging around the house. We bought them with the house.

-For how much?

-Can't remember. Not a lot.

It was a job lot. We bought quite a few things together, so I can't remember.

Can you remember a leather case? They should sit inside each other

then in a cylindrical leather case.

It would have been sold to somebody that liked hunting, shooting and fishing in this country.

They'd have used it out in the field, over their shoulder.

Yeah, there was a leather case, but when the children were small,

they played with it, messing about with it. It had everything in it -

pebbles, coins, and it's disappeared. I don't know where it is.

-So now it's time to sell them.

-Yes.

-These are Victorian.

-Right.

-They've been wonderfully mounted on the rim with silver.

And you can see the little marks here. We can tell the assay office.

-There's a leopard's head and a lower-case q. That says it's 1870.

-Right.

Hunting, shooting, fishing was a really big thing.

Someone went shooting to get this. This is horn, but I don't know what.

Horn is made of hair. If you hold that up to the light,

-you can see all the strands in there, compacted.

-Yeah.

It's got a lovely translucent look.

The bottoms of the beakers have got little pieces of glass inset in very carefully.

Not perfectly waterproof, but it doesn't really matter if you just want a quick shot.

-There's a bit of damage here.

-Yeah.

-And a little bit of damage here.

If it didn't have that damage,

we're looking at around about £200-£250.

-Mm-hm.

-With the damage, it'll knock it back £40 or so.

But I'd still like to put a valuation of £150-£200 on it.

Are you happy with that? Shall we put them into auction?

-Yeah...maybe 200?

-We're doing some bartering here!

-Do you put a reserve...?

-Yes.

-I think we'll put a fixed reserve of £150.

-OK.

-And we'll call the valuation £150-£220.

-OK.

-Yeah? OK.

-It's a deal!

-It's a deal.

Lovely old box. 19th century box.

It's not what I was expecting.

-Tell me all about it.

-I inherited that about 10 years ago.

With the contents of a house and a bungalow.

-Yeah.

-For looking after my husband's friend from hospital

for the last remaining years of his life.

-So you inherited the whole contents of the house?

-Yes.

-Where's the rest?

-Still there, waiting for you people.

Waiting for me to come along? We'll start with your splendid watch.

It's a pear case watch. It's got two cases -

an outer case and an inner case.

You know, presumably, what the case is made of.

-You hope you do.

-Silver?

-Silver.

It has a lion passant and a little anchor - it was made in Birmingham.

It will have a date stamp on it, which it has, which dates it to about 1840.

-Been around a long time.

-Yes.

Pop that down and, if we may,

we'll have a look here.

I'm hoping I can open this up. Marvellous.

There is the hallmark, replicated on the inner case, and it's identical, which is nice.

Sometimes the inner case is different to the outer case.

That would reduce the value hugely.

It has a fusee movement, which is a chain-driven movement.

For accuracy, it's driven by a little chain. It's a key wind.

What I like particularly is the dial.

It's got a farming scene here,

"Speed the plough". A typical early 19th century phrase.

Not particularly made for a farmer. Just a motto of the time.

Now why are you selling it?

My husband had an accident a few years ago, 20-odd years ago.

Recently he's had to have his leg amputated.

-And I need the money...

-Yeah.

-..to do what alterations to the house need to be done

-that the state doesn't pay for.

-So we need as much as possible. Do you have a notion of its worth?

A long time ago

it was valued at £400-£700.

-I think £400-£700 is perfectly realistic for an insurance valuation.

-Right.

But we're looking at a wholesale price and that can be as little as a third of an insurance valuation.

I think this should be worth £200-£300. We'll put a reserve of £150 on it as a bottom line.

-That may be a bit of a blow.

-It is, but...

But I've been proved wrong so many times. It might make 500 quid,

-in which case I apologise in advance.

-Thank you very much!

The people of Chesterfield have turned out in force with no shortage of interesting items.

There's Sue's collection of cigarette cards. She's never looked through them!

Charlie's painting will definitely sell. He wants rid of it!

Diane's horn beakers are just my thing. I love them - rustic, organic, beautifully made.

And we must sell Glory's gorgeous pocket watch to help her husband get about the house.

And now we're in Bamford's Auction Room in Matlock.

Let's see how our items will fare.

Our auctioneer today is James Lewis.

First up is Charlie's landscape painting by EA Warmington.

We've got a value of £100-£200, with no reserve. Unfortunately, Charles can't be with us today,

-but his daughter Jenny can. Hi!

-Hi.

-This is your inheritance.

-Did you say, "Dad, I really like it"?

-No!

-Why is he flogging it? Does he like it?

-It's never been on the walls.

-So you've never seen it?

-No.

-Where does he keep it?

-He loathes it!

His last words to me were he'd be thrilled even if he got a pound!

A good landscape. There it is.

Ready to hang on the wall. £75 is bid.

80 anywhere? 80. 5.

90? Shakes his head at 90. At £85 on commission.

It's below estimate. 90.

You're back in it. 92 I have. You've almost beaten it. Go on!

95! Thank you. £95 in the room.

James has just tweaked it!

At £95, it's with you. 95. All done?

-Yes!

-He'll be really pleased with that.

-Will Dad be happy?

-Very.

-Did you not want to inherit that?

-Surprisingly not!

We've got cigarette cards now. I've been joined by Susan.

We're looking at £100-£200. Fingers crossed for that top end.

Lots of them. The cigarette cards. I start the bidding at £60.

And 5 do I see? £60 and 5?

Lots of them. 65. 70. 75. Against the commission.

80 here. 85, yes. And 90.

90. 95. 100. 110.

110. 120? Shakes his head.

At 110.

At 110. 120 do I see?

At 110, are we all done? At 110.

-Hammer's gone down. £110.

-That was better than I thought.

-That's always good news!

-It is! And I felt pressure because it's the lower end.

What will you put the money towards?

Em...it might buy a tier of my daughter's wedding cake.

-Oh, is she getting married?

-Yes. She's been engaged for four years. She doesn't want to rush it.

This is a glorious pocket watch. It belongs to Glory, but not for much longer.

Valuation is £200-£300.

-I think it's pretty special, this. And your name is pretty special.

-My parents were very religious.

And I was literally born in a cowshed.

And my mum called me Glory, the first word she said after giving birth.

Right, I wonder if we're going to get that top end plus, Charlie.

-Time is ticking away.

-No, I'm nestling in around the lower end.

-220?

-Mm.

-We've put a reserve of 150, which is a bit of a cop-out!

-It was!

-But that's it, time's up.

-Glory wants to sell it.

-It's going under the hammer. This is it.

A very nice Victorian pear-cased pocket watch

with enamel dial.

£150 I can start it at.

150. 160 anywhere?

160, sir, in the room. 170.

180. 190. 200. 210.

220. 230. 240 has it.

On the aisle at 240. Against both commission bids.

At £240. 250? 250 is it?

Anywhere else? 240. All sure?

-Yes! £240. Got to be happy with that.

-I am.

What will you put that towards?

-It's quarter of the way.

-To what?

-To buying my husband a disabled bath.

-Ahh.

-As I said before, he's just had his leg amputated.

-OK.

-He can't get in and out.

-So that will be very useful.

Good luck. The kitty's started. Charlie, you were right.

-Thanks very much.

-It's disappointing, knowing where the money is going, that we didn't get more.

And now my favourite item - the four horn beakers which Diane brought in.

I know you're sad to see these go. I think they will go. Our value is about right, at the £200 mark.

It's a purist thing, but quality always sells.

The purists will find these, even in a general sale.

They all think they are in for a bargain, so let's hope they push the price up. Good luck.

A really wonderful set of silver-mounted horn beakers.

£150 starts it on commission.

At 150. 160. 160 in the room.

160 on the stairs. 170. 180?

No. It's 170 still. Absentee bid at 170.

180 on the phone. 190. 200.

200. 210. 220. 230.

240.

-I feel better now.

-250. 260?

260 has it. On the phone at 260.

In the room at £260. Selling...

-260.

-Top end.

I'd love to have done the 300. Nevertheless, we've sold it.

-That's OK. I'm happy with that.

-What will you put that towards?

I work in a hospice once a week on the wards.

I want to give it to the hospice, the hospice in Chesterfield.

-What's it called?

-Ashgate Hospice.

-In Chesterfield.

-Yes.

-It's going there.

-Yes.

-Fantastic.

Well, so far, so good. There's plenty more auction action to come later on in the show.

On a busy day like today, it's hard to find a parking space in Matlock.

A century ago, you'd have had a carriage. I think there's one waiting for me.

Prior to the 20th century, most of us got around using our feet,

but if you had to move goods around the country, you owned a horse and a very simple cart.

But carriages like this belonged to the very privileged and the elite.

We often get a flavour of vehicles like this on BBC dramatisations of Victorian novels.

This particular carriage featured in Pride and Prejudice.

It's one of many wonderful vehicles at the Red House Stables and Museum, just outside Matlock,

which features the spectrum of our heritage of horse-drawn carriages.

I've some here for a lesson in carriage driving.

And here she is, here's my horse. Her name is Gypsy.

She's Irish and she's 14 hands high.

Believe it or not, she's 23 years old. She's got another 10 years of service in her.

She's got a pretty face. A little black dot between her eyes.

Let me give her a carrot. She's absolutely gorgeous.

All I need to do now is go find a harness.

I've got Gypsy's tack all laid out in front of me right here.

If we start at the head of the horse, we've got the bridle, then the breast collar.

These are the traces. That's your pulling power. Look at the thickness of the leather.

That's not going to snap, is it? Here are my reins, left and right.

Here is the pad and the breaching. That is my brakes!

Looks like I'm set to tack up. So what I'll do now is go back to Gypsy.

And to help me out with this I'm calling upon an expert!

-Caroline Dale-Leech, thank you!

-Good morning.

Now behind you is our vehicle for the day, I guess. What is it?

Known as an exercise vehicle.

It's modern, but made on traditional lines.

OK, talk me through some of the components.

These are the shafts. We back the horse in between the shafts,

-attach it to this for easy movement.

-Our traces go on there?

-Yes.

-I'm pleased to notice, actually, that we've got rubber tyres!

-Yes, a bit more sociable.

-All we need now is Gypsy. Shall I go and get her?

-Yes, fine.

This unique collection of vehicles and accessories was started in 1946 by Caroline's father, William.

Caroline's spent her life with horses, learning from her grandfather as well as her father.

It's my job to get the trap.

-Stop.

-Yep.

-And the next thing is to put your trace on.

We've got the reins in our left hand, which is different to riding where we have a rein in each hand.

So here we've got the controls in one hand, which is known as English coaching style.

She's very sensitive. Just by tickling the bit, turning the hand, that can turn her.

She's very, very responsive. Even with one hand I can turn her.

-GYPSY SPLUTTERS

-Gypsy didn't like that turn!

"We're going the wrong way!"

-Would you like to have hold?

-Yes, please. OK.

-So there's my grip.

-Keeping hold of her, remembering to keep on the contacts.

It's very subtle, but it's quite difficult. Oh, we're trotting on!

-I've slackened them off.

-Steady now.

-I was enjoying that!

-I'm touching her with the whip.

-That's what she doesn't like.

Just take up a little bit more contact.

-That's good.

-I haven't got the dexterity in my left hand.

-I've been doing this a long time.

-What movies have your carriages been in?

The last one was the new BBC Jane Eyre. Then we did the one with Franco Zeffirelli.

-So you've worked with people like Keira Knightley, Hugh Grant...

-Yes.

And James Fox, Edward Fox.

-And now me!

-And now you.

-Where shall we go?

-Round...

-Let's go down the pub!

How exciting was that? I thoroughly enjoyed myself.

That was one sort of carriage - two wheels and one horse.

This is entirely different - four wheels, four horses. A stagecoach.

It went from London through York all the way up to Edinburgh.

In its heyday, the 1830s,

it would take 14 paying passengers. And I reckon four in there at a pinch.

They would travel first class. It cost £10 from London to Edinburgh.

And the rest would travel second class on the seats on the outside.

The outsiders. That's where the term came from. That would be £3 10 shillings.

It took an unbelievable ten days to get from London to Edinburgh,

stopping at Stamford, Grantham, Newark and Doncaster. It's certainly seen some action.

HORN SOUNDS

Here's something you probably don't know. How can you tell if the coach is turning left or right?

They used to use the coach horn.

OK, give me a turning right.

I've been told you're quite an authority on this. Listen.

BLOWS CALL

That's absolutely brilliant! Caroline, thank you so much.

-I've thoroughly enjoyed myself. Could I use the carriage to get back to Chesterfield?

-Yes.

-Enjoy your ride.

-What a way to travel. I'm going to join up with our experts.

So if I jump aboard... There we go.

Don't spare the horses.

Shall I take that in case we have to turn? Right, here we go.

Shall I give it a go?

TUNELESS TOOT

Back at The Winding Wheel, Nigel has found something the coach museum might find interesting.

-Ian, I met you in the queue.

-You did.

-Tell me what's in here. These are fascinating.

I saw these and my eyes popped out.

Those are drawings of horse-drawn vehicles from the 19th century,

-all different types and styles.

-Right. Fantastic.

-A catalogue.

-Some of these are superb. My favourite is this one.

It's the Wurtz Anglo Francais. It's like an old car brochure.

You can have that as a hard top or as a soft top. Look.

Wonderful decorative things. Imagine somebody framing these up in really smart mounts.

-Have you counted them?

-There's 50.

-50 altogether?

Now I've spotted that little box. How does that tie in with these?

Well, in here are...

I suppose you would call them paint brushes.

-They're all hand-made.

-Let's just pull a few out.

And they're used for sign writing and coach painting.

-Sign writing and coach painting?

-The fancy coach work on the wheels and the box that you got pre-war.

On horse boxes and railway engines.

-Is sign writing in your family, as a trade?

-My father did it, his brother did it.

His father did it, my grandfather.

And my great-grandfather used to drive a coach and eight.

-Right. Isn't that fantastic?

-And I just ended up as a lowly bus driver!

-It's a natural follow on.

I think these would go in as a collective lot.

It all ties in together, the coaches, sign writing and so on.

It's a guesstimate, really.

We're going to have to wing it here. What do you think?

-You're the man.

-I have to guess, have I? Hopefully, with the right people, we should be aiming for £100-£200.

-Yeah?

-And that's a very vague idea. These I don't think have got much commercial value,

-but they're interesting and should stay with the drawings.

-Yeah.

-Want a reserve on them?

-What would you suggest?

I would think put them in to sell. Put £80 on them? Maybe 100?

-Put them in at 80, then. Put a reserve of 80.

-£80.

And if they don't make that, take them home for your grandson. Tell me why you're selling them now.

-What's prompted you to get rid?

-There's nobody to hand them down to that's interested in them.

-I've asked and nobody's interested.

-So you may as well flog it!

-Aye!

-Let somebody enjoy them.

Right. Thank you.

I love this little chap, Sally. Where did he come from?

My granddad gave him to my mum. That's all we know.

-Do we not know where he got it from?

-Well, he told my mum it was from The Mikado.

-The Mikado?

A singing minstrel from the Mikado.

But this figure is Japanese It's from the Meiji Period, which is late-19th century.

So it's old. Over 100 years old.

-That's surprising.

-Do you know what it's made of?

-No. It's quite heavy.

-It's made of bronze.

-Right.

-Two or three colours of bronze.

Now he can't be, in my opinion, the wandering minstrel from Gilbert and Sullivan's Mikado

because that was made in Japan and the Japanese in 1890 would not have had a clue who Gilbert was

-or indeed who Sullivan was.

-Right.

I don't know whether he is a minstrel or a singer

and he would have stood on something else originally. Somebody's made a plinth here. Actually, a box.

-My neighbour made the box for him.

-Your neighbour? So presumably he had no stand at all?

-No, nothing.

-So he wouldn't stand up?

-No. We gave him a home!

-I suspect he was originally on a marble plinth.

-Right.

Or a hardwood plinth.

I love it. I think it's great. And it's great that he might have been the wandering minstrel, but isn't.

We have got a signature here. It probably won't come as a great surprise that I haven't got a clue!

-My Japanese is hopeless!

-Yes.

-I don't think we need worry too much about that.

If this were unbelievable quality, I would say, "Hang on. I think we need to do more research".

But I don't think you'll find that anybody would know who that is.

But I love it. Now we've been through what he is, the age of him, the quality of him.

It comes down to value, really.

Now you've told me he's bronze, I don't know. I don't know.

-I think he's worth £200-£300.

-Right. That's a nice surprise.

A nice surprise? Good.

I think we'll find him a buyer without a doubt.

-People won't be unduly worried about the neighbour's plinth.

-Right.

-So you're happy to sell him?

-Yes.

-Why?

-I know my granddad gave it to my mum...

-Yeah.

-He'd be really proud of me being here today.

-Good!

-And he'd want to free him up for somebody else to enjoy.

-Yes. Somebody will enjoy him.

-Move him on.

-Yeah. I think we ought to protect it with a reserve price.

Say 200. If he got within a pitch and a putt of 200, we'd let him go.

-Right.

-We get precious few Japanese bronzes on Flog It

-and I look forward to seeing that sell.

-Thank you very much.

-Cynthia, I caught you in the queue with this.

-You did.

-He's lovely.

How did he come into your possession?

Well, he came from an embassy in London.

I don't know what one, but there was a Lady Foley and it came out of her children's nursery.

-The nanny gave it to my ex-husband.

-Right.

-Year and years ago.

Well, it were before my daughter was born and she's...

Right. We won't say that, then.

Well, we know he's a Steiff animal.

Famous for all those lovely teddy bears.

Steiff made a whole host of animals, a menagerie of things.

I thought they only made teddy bears until I saw his little button.

He's got his little button there, still intact. Wonderful.

Datewise, he's probably 50-60 years old. Something like that.

-Do you think he's very bald?

-Bald?

-Well, my daughter says he's bald.

No, he's a little threadbare, but he's got character and charm.

He's actually plush fabric, which is a little bit worn off,

-but he's filled with wood shavings.

-I thought he were.

He's lost a little bit of filling in his tail.

-The great thing is these have character.

-Yeah. I agree.

He's lovely. Why do you want to sell him now?

He's been stuck in t'wardrobe for years and years and years, just wrapped up.

-And what do I want a lion for?

-So you may as well turn him to cash.

May as well, yeah. I can always find use for cash.

Value-wise, they make less than the bears, but he's quite collectable.

-I would think £60-£70.

-Yeah.

-We'll put 50 reserve on it.

-Fine.

-Or you take him home.

-And stick him back in the wardrobe.

-I'd put him out somewhere. He's charming.

-I suppose it's a shame to keep him packed away.

-Well, we'll bang him away into the auction.

-Right.

-And he'll make £50 or £60. At least.

-Thanks very much. Let's hope everybody's flush on that day!

It's been a very big day for our experts in Chesterfield.

Once again we have some super and interesting items.

I hope we'll be riding high with Ian's wonderful collection of coach designs and hand-made brushes.

Sally's Japanese bronze statue is a quality piece

and could get us all singing.

And this Steiff lion is a bit different to the usual teddies

and maybe it will make the bidders roar!

This next lot I've fallen in love with. I don't know how to put a price on it. Nigel's a brave man!

There's so much history here. It belongs to Ian.

Your grandfather spent his life earning a living just with that little box of brushes.

-Well, that and other things.

-A few others. It's cracking.

-I think that's a brave estimate.

-Yeah, lovely, lovely things.

I just couldn't resist these. They're marvellous. I just hope they've been viewed.

-What can you say?

-It's a bit of social history.

-Exactly! I wouldn't sell them!

I'd keep them for life.

-If they don't sell, promise me you'll hang on to them.

-Oh, yes.

-They're only worth what anybody is prepared to pay.

-Exactly.

-That's what Nigel said on the day.

-We'll find out what price we can get right here, right now.

This is it, Ian.

A quantity of 19th-century carriage prints, drawings, various sizes.

Writer's brushes. I can start at £80.

85 do I see? At £80, a single bid.

I can sell it at that. £80. 85. £90.

95. 100. 110.

120. 130. 135.

140. You've got it now. 140. 150?

150. 160?

At £150.

At 150...

Lovely. £150, bang on. I hope the carriage museum bought it.

-You'd hope for someone like that.

-It's a bygone.

Ian, come and join us. What do you think about that?

-Well, between the estimates.

-Yes.

What will you do with the money?

I've no idea. I'll bet he does, though, the little un! He'll want to spend it.

Cracking lot. That's what Flog It is all about - the unusual.

Now we've got a Steiff lion up for grabs. It belongs to Cynthia.

-I reckon this will sell so easily. It's a name that people want to collect.

-You reckon?

Yes! Especially with the little stud in the ear. £50-£80 we've got.

-Yes.

-You're going, "I don't like it." Is that why you want to flog it?

-It's been stuck in the wardrobe for 40-odd years.

-Well, at least it's kept it in good condition.

-Hasn't it?

-Not bad.

-In the wardrobe. Time to let it go, isn't it?

-Yes.

I hope it causes a growl in the saleroom. It's not a teddy bear, which they're renowned for,

-but it's still a good make.

-It is. A teddy bear, we'd be looking at the high hundreds.

Even into the thousands. But I couldn't resist this. It's nice.

-Say it's a teddy bear!

-No, we can't say it's a teddy bear!

I think it's lovely. It's full of personality.

Somebody's going to fall in love with it and give it TLC. This is it.

Lot number 245 is the Steiff mohair lion.

And three bids on him. One bid at 40, one bid at 50 and one bid higher.

55 starts him. 60 anywhere? 60.

65. 70. 75. 80.

-85. £90.

-That's all right.

At 90 and 5 do I see? At £90.

95 is it? At £90. All sure?

-Well, that's not bad.

-I think that's very good!

That's excellent, isn't it?

What are you going to put £90 towards?

-We're on camera, or else I'd tell you.

-Whisper in my ear.

My bra's hanging off me back and my knickers aren't much better, so that's a good cause!

-Can I tell them? Oh, please, let me.

-Go on.

It's for her bra and knickers! So it'll be for underwear!

Brilliant! You'll get some lovely underwear for that.

-It's going to a little lass that really needs money.

-Treat yourself!

A touch of the Orient comes to Derbyshire with a 19th-century Japanese bronze. So well modelled.

-Right.

-And we've got a value of £200-£300 done by our expert, Charlie.

-Were you happy with the valuation?

-Yes, very surprised and happy.

I hope it's going to exceed that because it is quality.

It really is beautiful.

-Why are you flogging it?

-Just to give somebody else the enjoyment.

It was my granddad's and he'd be proud of me selling it.

-It's going to sell.

-It is.

-It can't not sell.

-No.

-Top end? Plus?

-260.

-Oh, come on. let's see 320 or something. Good luck.

-Thank you very much.

Lot 185 is this very nice little Japanese bronze.

Lots of interest.

-We've got internet bidding, commission bidding.

-Internet bidding?

-That's what we want to hear!

I can start the bidding at £280.

290. 300 do I see? At 290.

Do I see 300? At 290. 300?

300. 320. 340.

340. 360.

-380.

-This is great. They love it.

380 at the foot of the stairs. 400. 420.

440. 450. 460.

470. 480.

At 450, it's with me. Do I see 490? Do I see 490?

Absentee bid at the back. 490.

500. 510. 510.

-520.

-This is when I start getting a bit nervous about my valuation!

540. 550.

560. 570?

Ohh...!

-Hang on in there, Sally.

-At 560. 570.

At the back, at £570. Against them all.

At £570.

Sally, £570. That's a lot better than £200-£300.

I think that's worth a kiss!

Ohh, yes!

What will you put that towards?

Straight down the middle between me and my mum.

What a fantastic moment.

-Thoroughly enjoyed that. Quality always sells.

-Yeah.

-It was a bit conservative, the valuation. But a couple of people had to have it.

-Thank you.

-Thank you.

-Absolutely brilliant.

It's still going on behind me, but it's all over for our owners.

We've had some great results.

It was nice to see the expression on Sally's face when her little Japanese bronze figure sold

for nearly double Charlie's estimate, selling at £570.

What a day and what a result. That's all the time we have from Bamford's here in Derbyshire.

Subtitles by Subtext for Red Bee Media Ltd - 2007

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