Exeter Flog It!

We're in Devon's capital city. Welcome to Exeter and to Flog It!

Exeter is full of history, from its cathedral from Norman times

to its historic quayside, which must have been the hub of activity.

You can see wonderful architectural detail like this stunning doorway,

just asking to be admired.

We're back up-to-date at St George's Hall for our valuation day.

Our Flog It! experts are David Barby and Will Axon.

We've got that winning combination of experience and youth on our side.

Sorry! I mean experience and youth on our side.

Joyce, what an extraordinary thing to find in Exeter today.

It certainly is.

It's a piece of Russian silver.

How did it make its way over here?

I was turning out some things at mother-in-law's, we came across it

and thought we'd bring it along to see what the value of it was.

Have you seen this black pen-work decoration before?

No, I haven't.

It's a type of decoration that's typical of Russian silver.

It's called niello decoration.

It's applied enamel

onto the surface after some chasing here to outline the design.

We've got this tight scrolled decoration,

very busy surface decoration.

The contrast of black and silver makes it quite striking.

-Yes.

-It's typically Russian.

If we look inside,

we can see a maker's mark, Khlebnikov,

which is the Russian maker.

There's also, interestingly, a Royal warrant mark,

which a lot of people thought was solely given to Faberge.

It's not a Faberge piece.

There were other firms making pieces of silver under Royal warrant.

On the front, there's an architectural portrait.

I don't recognise the building.

I don't think it's the Kremlin, even though there's a Moscow mark.

On the other side, we've got a small initialled monogram.

People say that does detract from the value.

I think, in this case, not necessarily so.

-Have you ever had it valued?

-No.

-Why have you brought it today?

-Just to get it valued and...

-Perhaps sell it?

-Perhaps sell it if it's...

-If it's saleable.

-You don't use it?

-No.

-You don't use it as a napkin ring?

-No.

It's not going to be hugely valuable. It is a napkin ring.

You're looking at maybe 40 to 60, 50 to 80.

-Right.

-Is that the sort of level you'd be willing to sell at?

-Yes.

-Reserve at 40, with a bit of discretion.

-OK.

-Fingers crossed for the day.

-Thank you very much. Thank you.

-David, were you born in Exeter?

-No. I actually live in Southampton.

-What are you doing here?

-I'm on holiday for the weekend.

So you spend your holiday here?

Well, come down and see you.

Right, tell me where this collection of Beswick came from.

It was me mum's collection.

She used to collect china and porcelain.

Sadly, me father died early part of this year so I inherited everything.

Why are you selling these? They belonged to your mother. She died.

-Aren't they part and parcel of your family history?

-Yes, they are.

I have got some other stuff, which I'm gonna keep.

-Which have stronger sentiment?

-Stronger sentimental value.

What I find so fascinating is that Beswick

was a phenomenon of the post-War years.

I remember seeing shops, particularly in the Midlands,

-full of Beswick figures, whole hunting sets.

-Oh, yeah.

This is all part of that tradition.

There's a great variety here.

My favourite piece is this here.

-You can hardly see the mark but it is Beswick.

-OK.

This palomino horse did not originally have this leather work.

I think that's been put on later.

Maybe to pull a model cart. Does that ring a bell with you?

Funny enough, my dad, who was very skilled with his hands,

used to make travelling caravans.

-Large size ones?

-No, small model ones.

He used to make them out of matchsticks.

Whether that was put on by him, I don't know, to be quite honest.

I love that family history behind it.

The other piece I like is the griffin from Alice In Wonderland.

-These were filled with whisky. They're empty now.

-Unfortunately.

Not by me! Probably me dad, in his old age.

Putting a price on these,

I'd like to sell them as a collection.

That's the foal, the horse, palomino, the things we mentioned.

At auction, I think the house will say 150 to £200.

OK. Yes. They'll want to tuck in the reserve maybe around 125.

-How does that feel?

-Yeah.

-You'd go with it?

-I would go with that. Yeah. I'd very much go with that.

Olivia, he's a cute teddy bear.

Have you brought me a Steiff? No, he's not got the stud.

I tell you what, he really is Steiff looking.

I think he's a German bear modelled on the Steiff. Is he yours?

He is mine. We were moving house, looking through some boxes.

-And he was in there.

-Why do you want to flog him?

-I'd like to buy a Steiff. I'm saving up.

-Oh, I see!

There are so many bears on the market, English bears.

You've got Chad Valley. There is the Chiltern bear.

You've even got the Merry Thought bear.

You're putting your money towards the top end of the market, which is the best thing to do.

Always try and buy the best cos it saves trading up and losing money.

Steiff is the best and you'll never lose money if you buy an old bear.

If you buy a new bear, if you keep him for 40 or 50 years, you won't lose money.

The attributes to look for are the long arms, the narrow pointed nose,

the hump on the back and the long legs.

They're slightly thinner.

The Merry Thought and Chad Valley ones, are more rounded.

-Have you given him a name?

-He's Hector.

-He looks like a Hector.

You might be annoyed selling him.

You might think, "I wish Hector was here."

-Maybe he's the starting point.

-I'd prefer a Steiff. Yeah.

-You're aiming for the top end.

-I am.

Unfortunately, he's got new pads on all paws. Who did that?

I don't know anything about him, really.

If he'd had original pads on his paws, we'd easily get £100 for him.

-Right.

-But that's devalued him.

Somebody's done a really neat job.

I suppose. There's a few bits on the side.

For auction purposes, we'll have to put him in the sale

with an estimate of £60 to £90.

-That's good!

-Let the auctioneer use his discretion at the lower end.

Thank you very much.

Let's hope we get the top end of the estimate.

Tracy, I love this piece you've brought in. How did you come by it?

It belonged to my late grandparents.

It was a wedding present, I believe, from my grandparents' parents.

Interesting.

It's a Royal Doulton piece.

We can see quite clearly here that it's marked for 1883.

This Doulton Lambeth mark only came into use from 1880 onwards.

Further down, we've got the artist's monogram. ED for Edward Dunn.

-That's right. Yeah.

-He's the decorator and the designer of the piece.

He's decorated this in a particular style.

You've got a heron,

an otter with his catch,

a trout, he's caught.

Then you've got this nice kingfisher, perched

and ready to dive into this lake.

Then you've got this bold geometric design around the rest of the body.

-Do you like it? Is it something you've got on display?

-No. Sorry!

-Don't apologise!

-I've got a different type of taste of Doulton, that's not really...

This is more the art pottery.

Something that would be in a stately home, compared to me.

No. It's easily accessible for all of us. If you appreciate the aesthetics of it.

It's pretty enough, but not useful for me.

It's been used at some stage. There's a bit of water stain.

It's been used as a jardiniere.

They don't tend to be the most commercial shapes or types of pottery,

the jardinieres.

-It's quite big to have in a display cabinet.

-Yeah.

-Exactly!

-It's not a pair of vases, which always carries a premium.

Nonetheless, it's a nice piece of its type.

-Have you had it valued?

-Not at all.

-OK, It's a slightly tricky one.

Yes, it's Doulton. Yes, it's a good strong design.

Yes, there are collectors for that.

You should be looking in the region of £200 to £300 as a sensible auction estimate.

I wouldn't be surprised if it made a little bit more, maybe just over.

-If you're happy to pitch it at £200 to £300.

-Yeah.

We'll reserve it at that bottom figure. You're happy to try it?

-Indeed, yeah.

-That'll be great.

-Get it to the saleroom and we'll see you there.

-Thank you.

'There's something for everyone in our first batch of items.

'Will the estimate on the Russian silver entice the bidders?

'David brought in his collection of Beswick animals.

'Olivia wants a good price for Hector to upgrade to a Steiff.

'And Tracy doesn't like this 19th-century Royal Doulton vase.

'Will thinks it should sell well.'

This is where they'll be going under the hammer, Bearne's Auction Rooms in Exeter.

The auctioneer, Nick Sainty, has all the local knowledge.

We're going to find out if we've got it wrong or if we've got it right.

-Hello, Joyce.

-Hello, Paul.

-It's jam packed in this auction room.

-Have you been up here before?

-This is the first time.

-First auction!

-Yes, it is.

-We've got £40 to £60 on the silver napkin ring.

-Yes.

It's lovely but, if it sells well,

are you going to buy something, make it a proper day out?

I'll probably divide it between my grandchildren.

-You won't spend it in the auction room?

-No.

-Bit too much like gambling?

-Yes. It is.

-Living dangerously!

It's scary enough selling something. £40 to £60, Will put on it.

-Good valuation. It could creep up a little bit more.

-It should do.

At 40 to 60, it's worth all of that.

-This niello Russian is en vogue, Russian wares.

-Very collectable.

Russian silver. Decorative as well.

-Shame it's not a set of four!

-Exactly! Where's the rest of them?

I honestly don't know.

It was amongst my late mother-in-law's belongings.

OK, well, time is now up. It's going under the hammer right now.

60, here we go.

Russian niello decorated serviette ring with a view of the Kremlin.

Bidding's with me 95, 100, 110 is bid. Commission at £110.

20 will you? And 20. 130.

And 40. 150. And 60?

No. With me still. My commission bid at 150. Are we all done?

-Listen.

-It's on the book and selling at £150.

That is a sold sound! The hammer's gone down. I was getting excited!

-I don't believe it.

-Your first auction. Sum it up.

-Brilliant.

-It's addicting, isn't it?

-It is.

-Coming back? Definitely!

-Yes, when you come to Exeter again.

-That was hot!

-Yeah. Good result.

-Very good result.

We've got six Beswick animals up for grabs. Beswick is hot to trot.

They belong to David, but possibly for not much longer.

Why they're collectable I don't know but it's a name everybody wants.

-Obviously, not you!

-Not at the moment, no.

The best thing to do is put them in an auction room.

-You'll get the best price on the day.

-Yeah.

We need that £200 plus. Will we get it, David?

-There's a good selection.

-There's a lot of Beswick coming up later on.

There's a possibility. I'm keeping my fingers crossed.

Beswick's so popular. 1950s pottery.

They made vases in the Art Deco style, switched to these figures and they've been popular since.

-I'm pleased David says "Bessick".

-Sugar! I should have said "BesWick"!

It's under the hammer right now.

285, the Beswick. Spirit of Youth in gloss brown.

Various others, including a griffin. Six items in all.

Bidding's here with me 100. £110.

20, will you? Commission bid of 110. 20, will you?

And 20, will you? Bidding's on the book at £110. Are we all done?

-It's staying, then.

-Oh, no.

I'm so sorry, David.

That's got to be the turning point in Beswick, as far as I'm concerned.

We have it on the show week in, week out, wherever we are, we always sell it.

Right. Oh, well.

-What can I say?

-There was nobody bidding in the room.

Nobody bidding!

It's my turn to be the expert!

I am very nervous. I'm not an expert on teddy bears. I went with my gut feeling on this.

It belongs to Olivia. Hector's just about to go under the hammer.

Hopefully, we can wave goodbye.

-The money's going towards a Steiff.

-It is, indeed.

-There is a fantastic one in the reception area here.

-There is.

The sale's in a couple of months. So good luck with that.

I know you want to bid on it.

I'm feeling the pressure. I'm worried it might not sell.

This is it. Good luck. I hate this moment.

225, the German gold plush teddy.

Button eyes, stitched nose and mouth. Commission bid of £55.

60, will you? Commission bid of 55. And 60, will you? With me at 55.

60, will you? It's all on the book at £55 and 60, will you?

We're selling, then, on the book, if you're all done at £55.

Hammer's gone down. We just did it.

-Just did it! I'm so sorry it didn't get the top end.

-Doesn't matter.

-He had to go cos we want the one downstairs.

-I do.

-I don't blame you. Have to save up a bit more money.

-A little bit.

-It's a good starting point.

-It is. Thank you very much.

-Good luck.

We're going to raise the temperature because we have got some quality, Tracy's Royal Doulton.

We always say, invest in a good maker's name, quality and condition.

I think this jardiniere has the lot.

It's got everything going for it, even the price £200 to £300.

This is part of your heritage, though. It was the grandparents'.

-It was.

-Do you feel slightly guilty?

-I've had nightmares every night!

Since young Will, here, talked you into flogging it!

I'm in a win-win situation.

If it sells, good. If not, you don't get the wrath of the grandparents!

It's going under the hammer right now.

Lot 180, the Doulton silicon ware jardiniere.

-Interestingly decorated.

-I like what's on it.

-It's well decorated.

Bidding's with me. 150, 160, 170...

-It's going!

-..£180 is bid on the book.

190, will you? There's a commission bid of 180. 190.

That's me out. With you at 190. 200, will you?

No? It's on the showcase here at £190. 200, will you? Don't be shy.

-I'm selling on the phone...

-There's one there.

-Where was that?

-I can't see you amongst the crowd.

-Ooh! A late bid.

In the corner, now, at £200. 210, Lynn? ..210.

220. 230?

240? No. It's with you, Lynn, at 230.

The book is out. The room is out. On the phone and selling at £230.

-A few up and downs! A rollercoaster ride. £230.

-Gone all cold!

What are you going to do with that?

I'm going to look around for another Doulton figure,

or even Lilliput I like as well.

That's what my nan liked as well.

-You never know. There might be some today.

-Keep my eyes open.

-Yeah.

-Thank you so much.

-Thanking you both.

-Did it. Mid-estimate. That wasn't bad, Will.

-Yeah. I'm happy with that.

Phone bidder almost got it cheap. A phone bid gees people to start bidding.

They think, "I'm missing something. I don't want to miss this."

Good result.

# Every day I spend my time

# Drinking wine

# Feeling fine

# Waiting here to find the sign

# That I can understand, yes I am

# In the days between the hours

# Ivory towers, bloody flowers

# Push their heads into the air

# I don't care

# If I ever know

# There I go. #

Sculpture, what is it and why is it important?

To me, it's one of the most important of the visual arts.

It's three-dimensional. You can view it from every angle and touch it.

It's very much like these trees.

That's living, breathing sculpture

that found its own shape and form.

There is some sculpture that artists create,

chip away the layers from stone.

It's that concentration of energy and time and love that creates a spirit

which provokes us, shocks you into thinking "What is it all about?"

Everyone has a different point of view.

A great place to experience this energy is Streatham campus at the University of Exeter.

Not only is it a wonderful wooded walk, it's the university's sculpture garden.

There are over 20 sculptures, all carefully placed.

I'm just going to pick on half a dozen.

This is my favourite, by Barbara Hepworth. It's hollow bronze.

-Listen to this.

-RINGS HOLLOW

I feel privileged to be able to touch this and add more patina.

Being outside, it's still constantly evolving and changing.

It's getting a ravishing throughout the four seasons.

It's great at different times of the year, the light creates different shadows.

It's an interpretation of mother and child.

You see the female point of view. It really is awesome.

I love the way it's been perfectly sited. You can see the conifer.

You can see perfect symmetry. It's gorgeous.

Somebody who studied at the Leeds College of Art with Barbara Hepworth

possibly the world's most renowned sculptor, was Henry Moore.

There should be a Henry Moore here on this plinth.

Because there's been a spate of theft,

the statue's been taken away to have a tracker device fitted.

It's Reclining Connected Forms and is what you'd expect of Moore.

Soft organic flowing lines.

This was designed and built by the students

the day after the dreadful events in Tiananmen Square in 1989,

when so many people lost their lives.

For me, it kind of represents freedom.

It's a warrior here. He's got his arm outstretched.

He's trying to redress all that's gone wrong.

It's frustration, really.

It is frustration.

Moving away from the soft organic lines, I've come across this.

It's very architectural, by Devon born artist Paul Mount,

born in Newton Abbot in 1922.

He's still got a studio in Cornwall in St Just.

It's called Sky Sails.

It brightens up this very austere boring brickwork.

Imagine it with a bright blue sky behind.

You'd almost think you were at sea.

Constructed of iron and stainless steel,

it really reflects the atmospheric conditions

during the four seasons.

I absolutely adore this piece, Man Of The Word.

It's by Hungarian-born sculptor Peter Peri.

It's been here since 1960. It's like Superman coming out the building.

You've got to be where you are now,

looking up so you can see the sky and this man reaching out

saying, "That's my world!"

I think he's inspired many students at the university over the past decades.

He's fashioned in that variegated browny red brickwork,

which you associate with the Devon clays and soil.

It's beautiful. He's part of the building.

MUSIC: "Find The River" by REM

# ..river poet search naivete

# Pick up here and chase the ride The river empties to the tide

# All of this is coming your way. #

'At the valuation day, something's caught David's eye.'

Pat, I can't understand why you want to sell such a pretty ornament.

Unfortunately, I'm a cat person. I love cats.

I can appreciate your sentiment. Where has this been?

Sadly, it's been in a box over many years. It was a wedding present.

You're rejecting a wedding present? How long ago?

40 years.

-Are you going to offend anybody by parting with this?

-I don't think so.

-The time is right.

-Who gave it to you?

An elderly aunt who was in her 90s.

What we have here... It was a nice gift, actually, from your aunt.

Produced in Staffordshire, about the 1845, 1850 period.

-This is what we term a cottage ornament.

-Right.

A large number of companies produced similar.

This is good quality. You had Chamberlain's Worcester producing.

Samuel Alcock, Mintons.

All producing these porcelain figures. This one had a purpose.

There's a little hole, a vent hole to save it exploding in the kiln.

It also provided a pen rest.

If you wanted to rest your pen while you sealed up the envelope,

you'd put it in there, so that is a functional piece.

When I look at this, I think in terms of Victorian period.

The character that comes to mind is Betsy Trotwood.

She would have had that as an ornament in her room.

This is the type of society, a middle-class society,

middle England and middle of the Victorian period.

There's still a market for animals, particularly dogs and cats.

This is nice, on a cushion base.

I think it's just modelled as one, not of a pair.

It's nice to have the mother here, and also the small puppy suckling.

Price, if it goes up to auction, somewhere between £60 to £100.

-If not, just over.

-Right.

We need to put the reserve price at a sensible figure to encourage people to leave a bid.

-I think the auction house will say "We'll put £50 reserve on it." Would you be happy?

-Wonderful. Yes.

-£50 would feed your cats for how long?

-About a fortnight.

-They're very hungry!

-Thank you very much for coming along.

-Thank you.

Lindsey, Donna, thanks for coming along today.

You look a bit young to be carrying around a Rolling Stones album. Where have you got this from?

-My dad inherited it from his sister.

-Your auntie?

-Yeah. Auntie Teresa.

-He's a Rolling Stones fan?

-He's a Rolling Stones fan.

-This has taken pride of place?

-Yeah. It's at the front of the collection.

Well, it's the Rolling Stones album, obviously. It's their debut album.

It's at the front of his collection.

It really should be at the back.

If we turn this over... we can see what makes it interesting,

as far as I'm concerned.

The three signatures we've got there.

-Four, with Teresa Wood. Your auntie?

-Yes.

Mick Jagger, Brian Jones and Keith Richards.

Unfortunately, not all the band members.

For the signature collector, that's what they want.

They want all the band

on one piece of paper that can be easily displayed.

-How did your auntie get the album signed?

-She went to the concert at the Princess Theatre in Torquay.

She got backstage passes and that's how she got them.

I'm not an expert on rock and pop signatures.

My gut feeling is that these signatures are probably right.

Your auntie went to the concert.

I think, as well, that this may be a first pressing of this album.

In later pressings, the track listing changed.

You no longer got I Need You Baby. They changed that to Mona.

Suggesting an earlier pressing.

In terms of the record itself, which is in mint condition,

it doesn't look like it's been played much.

Plus the addition of the signatures takes it that level up.

Mick's signature's a bit... He's had a heavy night.

Keith Richards, clear signature, and Brian Jones.

He's not going to be signing any more, obviously.

There's a finite source of Brian Jones signatures.

Mick and Keith are still signing things. Have you had it valued?

We haven't, no. This is the first time we've ever brought it out.

-What would you pay for a signed...?

-No idea.

-What sort of album with a signature would you be after?

-Oh, my goodness!

It would have to be the Red Hot Chili Peppers!

That's the kind of band to look out for.

If you had all four signatures, all nicely displayed,

you'd be looking at high hundreds.

Because you've got the three...

you should be looking at £200 to £300 as an estimate.

The album itself is probably worth £50. That's all right with your dad?

-He's happy for us to sell it.

-You haven't sneaked it out then he'll be surprised when he tunes in?

"I thought that was up in the loft!" What will you put £150 towards?

-We'd like to spend it for our dad!

-Buy him a little surprise?

Buy him the CD. He might play it.

If you've got antiques and collectables you want to flog,

bring them to one of our valuation days like this one.

Details of coming dates, you can find on our website.

Log on to bbc.co.uk/lifestyle and we'll see you there.

If you haven't got a computer, check the details in your local press.

Maddy, why do you want to get rid of family history?

-They've been sat in the attic for a long time.

-That is often the case.

People die, the beneficiaries come along and clear everything out.

Not wanting to throw things away, they just hoard.

-You find them and say "What am I going to do with them?"

-Yes.

What I like about these albums

is they represent a complete cavalcade

of early 20th-century life.

We have a collection of cards, sepia toned, some colour ones.

Humorous cards, sometimes a little bit naughty.

They reflected the humour and where people travelled.

-Your aunt and uncle that collected these, did they have children?

-No.

It was my uncle's first wife that collected them.

She died in the 1930s.

So these are all 1920s, 1930s.

If your uncle's wife died in 1930, that's when these stopped.

-There are no cards after 1932?

-There shouldn't be. No.

-That's good.

-Is this the couple that collected?

-That's his first wife with my uncle.

These were the collectors.

This one is immensely interesting.

These show views of West Country sporting events,

in particular, bicycle rides or bicycle events.

A chap's trying to repair his cycle.

These are fascinating.

Oh, look! Sharp's at Wembley. 1924.

I remember eating Sharp's toffees there.

These things are full of memories.

Just because you don't want them, doesn't mean there aren't hundreds of people who'll bid on these.

Have you any ideas regards price?

Not really. Um...

-You mentioned a price, but I don't...

-Yes. I mentioned a price, originally, of about 80 to 100.

We have a valuer, Michael, who's very keen on postcards.

-He said, "These will probably go 100 to 150, if not more."

-OK.

The auctioneer will put a reserve around about 100.

-Do you feel comfortable with that reserve?

-I think so. Yes.

I shouldn't ask, but are you going to replace these with anything?

These have been stored away for so long,

-I'd replace it with something I can enjoy.

-I'd do exactly the same. Thank you very much.

'Before we go back, here's a recap of our items.

'Cat-loving Pat brought in this Victorian Staffordshire pen holder.

'It may only have three signatures, but let's hope this album gets the bidders rocking.

'We may have a sleeper with Madeline's postcard collection.'

A bit of Staffordshire pottery now, that cottage pen holder and it belongs to Pat.

-Hello.

-This is great because people need a pen holder!

-I'm always losing pens.

-You still use a quill!

-Oh, yes!

-Makes the handwriting look good! It is lovely.

-It's beautiful.

These were so popular a few years ago, used to sell £200 plus.

The market's dropped slightly.

Lot 120. This pretty Staffordshire ink stand with a dog and puppy.

22, 25, £28 is bid.

30, will you? 32. 35.

38. And 40? Two. 45.

48. And 50? That's me out. Showcase at £50, unless we see five.

All done, then, on the showcase and selling at £50.

Yes! Just! That was close!

-We made it!

-50 quid!

-You can treat yourself.

-Definitely. Something for the garden.

Yeah, plant something up. What a lovely idea.

-A memento of your wedding. It was a wedding present.

-Watch it flourish.

-That will be good.

-You're so romantic.

Getting back on track, one of the best rock n roll bands in the world, the Rolling Stones.

It's a signed album, belonging to Donna and Lindsey.

-What have you been up to since the valuation?

-Working hard.

Well, if this had Charlie Watts's signature on it, we'd be looking at £800.

-Really?

-Where was that drummer when the signing was going on?

-Partying somewhere.

-Yeah.

We've sold Rolling Stones autographs for £800. It was the whole band.

I think what Will's done is OK. £200 to £300.

Not all the signatures are there. You have to take that into account.

-You say one of the best rock n roll bands.

-The greatest!

-Most people, it's all Beatles, Beatles, Beatles!

-That's why I said "one of".

-The second step is the Rolling Stones.

They have a worldwide fan base.

-I'm hoping there's a couple of fans here today.

-That's all we need.

Let's hope we get some satisfaction. £300 to £400, that's what we want.

360. Rolling Stones.

Decca labelled and signed. We're away here, then.

£85. 90, will you? It's here at £85 for the Rolling Stones album.

90, will you? £85. 90, will you? It's with me at 85.

90, will you? No interest? Can't twist your arm?

If you're all done. I can't get no satisfaction.

LAUGHTER

I couldn't resist it! Unsold, then, at £85.

£90, that's all the bidding went up to, is absolutely nothing

for an album with three Rolling Stones signatures.

Nobody was here who wanted it. It does happen in auction rooms.

-The record is almost worth that. It's a first pressing.

-Yeah.

Hang on to it. It is worth £200 to £300. I totally agree with Will.

But if you catch hold of Charlie Watts, get him to sign it, it's worth £500 to £800.

Thanks very much.

This is a cracking lot.

Scenes from the 1920s and '30s. Our social history.

Madeline's social history, really. It belongs to you.

I think £100 to £150 might be a bargain for this.

The lost scenes of those streets.

They tell a story of great value. Why are you getting rid of them?

They were taking up room in my attic.

I thought that's a reason. My children didn't want them.

We could see 300 or 400.

I remember one Flog It! a few years ago and we said £100 to £150 and a photograph album made £600!

You just don't know what's in it.

Remember 100 silk woven postcards that nobody was interested in from the first World War?

-Swings and roundabouts.

-Yes.

-The market does change.

We're going to find out. This is it.

330. The postcard albums.

Some nice subject matter. Early shipping, sports, patriotic.

You've all seen it.

-The bidding opens here at £410. 20, will you...?

-Museums want this.

420, madam. 430. 440...

-I told you, David.

-..460. 470.

-480...

-Incredible!

-500?

520. 540? No? My commission bid, then, at £520.

Brave try. Still with me. I'm selling on the book at £520.

That is our social history, our heritage, which we need to preserve.

It got in the right hands. It'll probably be split up between different museums.

-You were pleasantly surprised when David said £100, £150.

-I know.

What a fantastic first auction. That's Flog It! for you.

-Thank you so much.

-Thank you.

It's so worth it to see the smile on Madeline's face.

We've had a great day at Exeter.

See you next time on Flog It! for more surprises.

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