0:00:02 > 0:00:07Today, Flog It! has come north to the largest county in England. We're in beautiful Harrogate.
0:00:53 > 0:01:00Throughout Harrogate, you can see fine stunning examples of Victorian and Edwardian architecture,
0:01:00 > 0:01:06which just dominates the town and all this was due to Harrogate's emergence as a leading spa resort.
0:01:06 > 0:01:09Towards the end of the 19th century, people flocked here.
0:01:09 > 0:01:13Today's venue is the Cairn Hotel, which was built during that period.
0:01:21 > 0:01:23Right now, it's time to dip into the well of antiques
0:01:23 > 0:01:27that the good people of Harrogate have brought to our venue today
0:01:27 > 0:01:29and, as you can see, it's a jam-packed ballroom.
0:01:29 > 0:01:34To help us with this awesome task, of sifting through hundreds of antiques, we have today's experts,
0:01:34 > 0:01:37Thomas Plant and James Lewis.
0:01:50 > 0:01:56Kath, tell me about the scissors you've brought in today and why you've brought them in.
0:01:57 > 0:02:02The scissors actually came out of a box of rubbish
0:02:02 > 0:02:05in my husband's aunt's house, after she died earlier this year.
0:02:05 > 0:02:09I brought them in cos... purely intrigued with them.
0:02:09 > 0:02:15Not been able to work out what they're for, where they come from, how old they are, anything.
0:02:15 > 0:02:21- All I know is they're made out of some kind of base metal cos they're rusty.- Yeah, like a steel, yeah.
0:02:21 > 0:02:24They're just different to anything I've ever seen.
0:02:24 > 0:02:26- They're not like scissors. - They're not.
0:02:26 > 0:02:30You've got this articulated handle here,
0:02:30 > 0:02:34where your fingers go in, but they weren't made overnight.
0:02:34 > 0:02:37- They've been nicely made. - Somebody's put a lot of work in.
0:02:37 > 0:02:40Mmm. And open like that, they look quite vicious.
0:02:40 > 0:02:41Yeah.
0:02:41 > 0:02:47If I was to take a wild stab, I'd say they were finishing scissors and they were 19th century.
0:02:47 > 0:02:51- And they were probably European. - That's a good age.
0:02:51 > 0:02:55I think they are. They've got some age. I think they really are quite interesting.
0:02:55 > 0:02:59When these are joined together and you've got a sharp point here...
0:02:59 > 0:03:06- Stitch unpickers?- Yes. You can grip with them cos they're textured or worked.
0:03:06 > 0:03:10The decoration makes me think that they're not just utilitarian.
0:03:10 > 0:03:14They were made probably as quite an expensive accessory.
0:03:14 > 0:03:21So, if we were to sell them, he'd be happy because they were his aunt's, for us to put them into auction?
0:03:21 > 0:03:28Well, when his aunt died, she said that the things in the house she wanted to go to charity -
0:03:28 > 0:03:31she wanted to go to the Heart Foundation.
0:03:31 > 0:03:34If they've got a value to them and they go into auction,
0:03:34 > 0:03:39then I think he would be happy if the proceeds went to the Heart Foundation.
0:03:39 > 0:03:42I reckon they might be worth between, I don't know,
0:03:42 > 0:03:4630 and £50, with a reserve of 20, something like that...
0:03:46 > 0:03:50- and see what happens.- I'm sure the charity would be happy with whatever.
0:03:59 > 0:04:03Now, Phil, Beverley, this is a classic piece
0:04:03 > 0:04:07of Mintons Victorian pottery that you can imagine
0:04:07 > 0:04:12in the most fantastic of Victorian interiors. Do you love it?
0:04:12 > 0:04:15- Yeah. Not really.- Oh.
0:04:15 > 0:04:18Has it been hiding in the back of a cupboard for the last...
0:04:18 > 0:04:22- It's been in the loft for 17 years. - It hasn't!- Yep.
0:04:22 > 0:04:25Well, that answers the question of why it's here, doesn't it?
0:04:26 > 0:04:29I love this design.
0:04:29 > 0:04:36It's by one of the most prolific and successful factories of the Victorian period - Mintons.
0:04:36 > 0:04:43This takes all of its influences from the Arts and Crafts movement of the 1870s and '80s.
0:04:43 > 0:04:47You can imagine this in one of these great Victorian parlours,
0:04:47 > 0:04:51full of furniture, with heavy drapes, with a big aspidistra in it,
0:04:51 > 0:04:55with the William Morris wallpaper and the fabrics. Oh, it's great.
0:04:55 > 0:04:58- Love it. But you don't?- No.- I shouldn't be so enthusiastic, really.
0:04:58 > 0:05:01I think it's fantastic.
0:05:01 > 0:05:04It's got everything that you associate with that period.
0:05:04 > 0:05:06It's a faience glaze.
0:05:06 > 0:05:12Now, Minton launched this faience ware at the 1855 Paris Exhibition and they were revolutionary
0:05:12 > 0:05:17in their designs. And this, if you look at the flowers on the side, they're fanciful,
0:05:17 > 0:05:22they're out of somebody's imagination. You wouldn't find one of those in your garden.
0:05:22 > 0:05:27And the colours. This bright yellow and the pink and the green.
0:05:27 > 0:05:32Who on earth would ever have thought about putting it with this rather weird turquoise blue?
0:05:32 > 0:05:36But it works. It does work, but it's a strange combination.
0:05:36 > 0:05:38If we turn it over,
0:05:38 > 0:05:42there we have the mark.
0:05:42 > 0:05:44There we are. Mintons England.
0:05:44 > 0:05:47We know its date, cos if you have a look, you've got Minton
0:05:47 > 0:05:49but it's got an S on it.
0:05:49 > 0:05:53And the S was added to form Mintons rather than Minton in 1872.
0:05:53 > 0:05:58So, it's going to be that sort of period, 1870, 1880.
0:05:58 > 0:06:01So, having said all that, having said that you hate it,
0:06:01 > 0:06:04having said that I love it, we've got to come to a value.
0:06:04 > 0:06:11I reckon we ought to put an estimate of £150 to £250 on it. Reserve of 150.
0:06:11 > 0:06:15If it doesn't make that, stick it back in the loft and bring it out in a few years.
0:06:21 > 0:06:26Pat and Eric, thanks so much for coming into the valuation day today, bringing in some maritime arts.
0:06:26 > 0:06:30Gorgeous watercolours. We're very landlocked here in Harrogate, so where do these come from?
0:06:30 > 0:06:34They were drawn by an artist called Ernest Harwood.
0:06:35 > 0:06:37Yes, they're all signed, aren't they?
0:06:37 > 0:06:43He was head of the drawing office at Vickers Armstrong, Barrow in Furness, which is a shipbuilders.
0:06:43 > 0:06:46- Ah...- So that's how...
0:06:46 > 0:06:49- So, do you originate from Barrow in Furness?- Yes, I do.
0:06:49 > 0:06:57So, how long have these been in the family, because some of them are dated. This one is dated 1938.
0:06:57 > 0:07:00That one is slightly earlier, isn't it?
0:07:00 > 0:07:03This one was...
0:07:03 > 0:07:08painted in 1931 and given to my mother as a Christmas present.
0:07:08 > 0:07:13And the other two were painted in 1938 and given to my parents as a wedding present.
0:07:13 > 0:07:15They've been in the family ever since.
0:07:15 > 0:07:18Really, so your mother knew the artist?
0:07:18 > 0:07:21Oh, yes. He was a family friend of my grandparents.
0:07:21 > 0:07:24In fact, I can vaguely remember him when I was a child.
0:07:24 > 0:07:27Obviously, you've inherited them from your mother then.
0:07:27 > 0:07:31They were passed to me when my parents died. They've just been up in the loft ever since.
0:07:31 > 0:07:36- You don't like them?- I like them. I think they'll deteriorate if they're in the loft with nowhere to put them.
0:07:36 > 0:07:41They will deteriorate. You're very lucky there's no foxing or damage to them, at the moment.
0:07:41 > 0:07:45When you look at these lovely tea clippers,
0:07:45 > 0:07:50you can imagine them, can't you, making that arduous voyage, sort of all around the Cape of Good Hope,
0:07:50 > 0:07:54bringing back lots of spices and teas and things like that.
0:07:54 > 0:07:58They're in full sail. He's got everything right about the ship,
0:07:58 > 0:08:03but he doesn't understand landscape but, in this case, seascape.
0:08:03 > 0:08:07He's got the sky, the sea, he's got no movement there.
0:08:07 > 0:08:09It's not gelling properly.
0:08:09 > 0:08:12Yet, the vessels themselves I think are fantastic.
0:08:12 > 0:08:15As a child, I was told they were original ships.
0:08:15 > 0:08:22I've no doubt. This one is and this one even has the name, "Favell".
0:08:22 > 0:08:26- And they are gorgeous. I particularly like that one. - This is my favourite one,
0:08:26 > 0:08:29- this one in the storm.- Yeah, weathering the storm.
0:08:29 > 0:08:31That one kind of puts me off going to sea, that one.
0:08:31 > 0:08:34You don't see all the vessel. They are signed "to Marjorie".
0:08:34 > 0:08:40- That's my mother, yeah.- That's your mum, in't it.- And this was at Christmas, was it?- 1931, yeah.
0:08:40 > 0:08:431931. And that's your mum.
0:08:43 > 0:08:47The condition is very, very good. The vessels are great.
0:08:47 > 0:08:50I think realistically, if we put them into auction,
0:08:50 > 0:08:55we should put a come and buy me, if you really don't want to keep them any more.
0:08:55 > 0:09:01- Let's put a value of 100 to £200 on them, and I'd like to get the top end of that.- Yeah.
0:09:01 > 0:09:06We'll put a fixed reserve of £100. That's not bad value, really.
0:09:06 > 0:09:10Somebody else could really appreciate them, cos they look nice on a wall.
0:09:22 > 0:09:27John, tell me about these vases and how you've come to acquire them, please.
0:09:27 > 0:09:30Both of them were passed down to me by my mum.
0:09:32 > 0:09:37I think her auntie had them previously, my great auntie.
0:09:37 > 0:09:43She was a tanner when she was younger,
0:09:43 > 0:09:47but she went to work for quite a wealthy man in Blundellsands,
0:09:47 > 0:09:52which is a very...still a very opulent and affluent area of Liverpool.
0:09:52 > 0:09:56And eventually, she married him.
0:09:56 > 0:09:59- Right, so she came to work in his household?- Yes.
0:09:59 > 0:10:04- So it's a bit like Upstairs Downstairs?- A little bit, yes.
0:10:04 > 0:10:07He travelled quite widely, travelled the world.
0:10:07 > 0:10:11- I think they went on the liners, on the ships.- On the ships, yes.
0:10:11 > 0:10:14Which from Liverpool it would have been an easy thing to do.
0:10:14 > 0:10:16Would have been very, very easy.
0:10:16 > 0:10:21This is where he probably got this from, one of the cruises when they went to Japan.
0:10:21 > 0:10:23This dates from
0:10:23 > 0:10:29that sort of period, 1920s and I like this one very much.
0:10:29 > 0:10:33It's lovely, it's restrained, it's got great decoration.
0:10:33 > 0:10:39You can see these gilts, lines and clouds against the blue.
0:10:39 > 0:10:45And down here, this raised white sea or wave design.
0:10:45 > 0:10:49If we turn it over,
0:10:49 > 0:10:50it's got some marks here.
0:10:50 > 0:10:52Can you see that mark there?
0:10:52 > 0:10:55- Right.- That's Mount Fuji isn't it?
0:10:56 > 0:10:58It's certainly Japanese.
0:10:58 > 0:11:00Exactly, Japanese.
0:11:00 > 0:11:06I think it's called, if I get this right cos it's a difficult word, fukoama or fugiyama.
0:11:06 > 0:11:08or something like that.
0:11:08 > 0:11:11I think it means mountain river.
0:11:11 > 0:11:15I would have thought it's got to make £80 to £120.
0:11:15 > 0:11:17It's got to, it's a nice thing.
0:11:17 > 0:11:19So that's that one.
0:11:19 > 0:11:22This one here looks very similar doesn't it?
0:11:22 > 0:11:24Similar decoration.
0:11:24 > 0:11:30But this is English and this is from the same period, the 1920s and it's Carlton ware.
0:11:30 > 0:11:34- OK.- What's interesting about this is it's got the Persian design.
0:11:34 > 0:11:39So here we have probably the Shah in a temple...
0:11:42 > 0:11:45..palm trees, Persia.
0:11:45 > 0:11:47Quite popular now, this Art Deco.
0:11:47 > 0:11:51I would reckon at auction,
0:11:51 > 0:11:54should make between £100 and £200.
0:11:54 > 0:11:56It's a nice thing that.
0:11:56 > 0:11:58Would you be happy to sell them?
0:11:58 > 0:12:01- Yes, I would. At that price!- Good.
0:12:01 > 0:12:06We have a bit of something for everybody in our first batch of items going off to auction.
0:12:06 > 0:12:09Cath's finishing scissors were found in a box of rubbish,
0:12:09 > 0:12:12I hope we get a good price as the money is going to charity.
0:12:12 > 0:12:17Hopefully James won't self-combust with his enthusiasm for the Minton jardiniere,
0:12:17 > 0:12:20especially as Beverley and Phil hate it.
0:12:20 > 0:12:24And surely there must be a bidder for these three nautical watercolours?
0:12:24 > 0:12:28Where else could you get three original paintings for around £100?
0:12:29 > 0:12:35And finally, John has brought in two beautiful vases from different ends of the world.
0:12:35 > 0:12:39Which one will prove popular with the collectors?
0:12:39 > 0:12:42This is where we put all our expert's theories to the test.
0:12:42 > 0:12:46For our sale today we've come to the market town of Malton.
0:12:51 > 0:12:54Our auctioneer is Andrew McMillan.
0:12:54 > 0:12:56321 thank you...
0:12:56 > 0:13:01A Minton Jardiniere and we are looking for £150 to £250 and it belongs to Beverly here.
0:13:01 > 0:13:03- Where's Phil?- He's working today.
0:13:03 > 0:13:06He can't get time off? So who have you brought along?
0:13:06 > 0:13:08- My daughter. What's your name?- Catherine.
0:13:08 > 0:13:14Catherine, I've got to say twins maybe? That's good for you.
0:13:14 > 0:13:16You look like peas in a pod.
0:13:16 > 0:13:18Do you share the same hairdresser?
0:13:18 > 0:13:21- Yes, we do.- Great hairstyles.
0:13:21 > 0:13:23Why are you flogging this, this is a cracking piece of kit.
0:13:23 > 0:13:27- It's awful!- But it's your heritage?
0:13:27 > 0:13:30- Do you like it?- Yes.
0:13:30 > 0:13:35- She don't mind it.- But you want to flog it, you'd rather have £250?
0:13:35 > 0:13:37- Yes.- Yes!
0:13:37 > 0:13:41That's what we're here for, we are here to flog it, good luck.
0:13:41 > 0:13:44Lot 140, the Minton Jardiniere, there it is.
0:13:44 > 0:13:46It looks very good.
0:13:46 > 0:13:51A couple of hundred for it. £100 quickly. Thank you 100 I'm bid.
0:13:51 > 0:13:54Do I hear 10 anywhere? £100, 110, 120, 130, 130,
0:13:54 > 0:13:56140, 150, 150, 160, 160, 170,
0:13:56 > 0:13:59- 180, 180, 190, 190, 200, 210... - This is good!- 210.
0:13:59 > 0:14:05220, 230, 230, 240, 240, 250, 260...
0:14:05 > 0:14:07250 upstairs, at 250, do I hear 260?
0:14:07 > 0:14:09250 anyone else?
0:14:09 > 0:14:13250, it's going all done at £250.
0:14:13 > 0:14:17- £250!- Well done.
0:14:17 > 0:14:19What are you going to do with that?
0:14:19 > 0:14:21Buy some air tickets to go to Gibraltar.
0:14:21 > 0:14:24- Is that where you're going on holiday?- Going to see my daughter.
0:14:24 > 0:14:25To see your daughter in Gibraltar?
0:14:25 > 0:14:28- A twin sister?- No.
0:14:28 > 0:14:31- But I bet you all look alike?- We do.
0:14:36 > 0:14:39I've just been joined by Pat and Eric.
0:14:39 > 0:14:41It's my turn to do the valuation.
0:14:41 > 0:14:46- We've got those three watercolours which were signed by the artists and your mother knew them?- Yes.
0:14:46 > 0:14:49I've put a value of £100-200 on them.
0:14:49 > 0:14:53I've had a chat to the auctioneer before the sale, off camera.
0:14:53 > 0:14:56He said I think they might struggle.
0:14:56 > 0:14:59He's made me doubt myself, he really has.
0:14:59 > 0:15:03But I said, there are three of them I think they're fine and they look great together.
0:15:03 > 0:15:06They look nice when they're on the wall.
0:15:06 > 0:15:10They'll decorate a wall for £100 and hopefully we will get the £200.
0:15:10 > 0:15:13So I'm going to disagree with him here.
0:15:13 > 0:15:15Wish me luck.
0:15:15 > 0:15:17This is it.
0:15:17 > 0:15:21530, the three maritime and watercolours, £100 for them?
0:15:21 > 0:15:2550 bid, 60, I'm bid 70, 70 I'm bid, 80, 90, 90, 100, 110...
0:15:25 > 0:15:29110, 120, 130, 140, 130 again at 130,
0:15:29 > 0:15:32do I hear 140 now? 130 for three of them.
0:15:32 > 0:15:34At £130, anybody else quickly?
0:15:34 > 0:15:37130, away they go at £130.
0:15:37 > 0:15:41Thank goodness for that! £130!
0:15:41 > 0:15:45- That's better than going back in the attic isn't it?- Yes, yeah!
0:15:51 > 0:15:55A touch of the Orient now, the lovely Japanese vase.
0:15:55 > 0:15:59Valued at 80-120, it belongs to John, it's good to see you again.
0:15:59 > 0:16:01- Who have you brought along with you? - This is my wife, Rose.
0:16:01 > 0:16:03Hi, Rose. Bodyguard?
0:16:03 > 0:16:05Bodyguard, a lot of money.
0:16:05 > 0:16:08- Expecting lots of money, will we get that top dollar?- I don't know?
0:16:08 > 0:16:15It's one of these favourite auction estimates, 80, 120, because to be quite honest with you, I don't know.
0:16:15 > 0:16:19But we do know Thomas is absolutely in love with this and would love to buy it.
0:16:19 > 0:16:25I really like the shape and the style and if I was allowed to, I would probably have a go.
0:16:25 > 0:16:27Lot 80.
0:16:27 > 0:16:29The Japanese vase.
0:16:30 > 0:16:32£50 for it.
0:16:32 > 0:16:3530? Right oh, 30 I am bid, do I hear five anywhere?
0:16:35 > 0:16:39£30 the opening bid of 30, do I hear five quickly, 35, 40, 45, 45, 50, 5,
0:16:39 > 0:16:4455, £50 bidding at 50 anyone five quickly? £50, anyone else?
0:16:44 > 0:16:45£50 it is going, anyone else?
0:16:45 > 0:16:48All done and selling away at £50.
0:16:50 > 0:16:53It just struggled at £50.
0:16:53 > 0:16:55That was rotten luck, Rose.
0:16:55 > 0:16:58It can go home but there is another auction room on another day,
0:16:58 > 0:17:03but it's your second lot now and it's the Carlton ware vase.
0:17:03 > 0:17:08Let's hope we get that 100-200 on this one. Tommy?
0:17:08 > 0:17:14I've got more hope for this one and I've got more experience in selling Carlton ware and Persian ware.
0:17:14 > 0:17:19Rather than selling mountain river Japanese porcelain!
0:17:19 > 0:17:22That was a bit of a punt.
0:17:24 > 0:17:2650 for it.
0:17:26 > 0:17:3150 I'm bid, thank you five, £50 bidding at 55, 60, 65, 65, 70,
0:17:31 > 0:17:3875, 75, 80, 85, 90, 85 in the corner, 85, 90 there, 95, 100.
0:17:38 > 0:17:39We've just sold it.
0:17:39 > 0:17:43100 at the back now, £100. Do I hear five anywhere?
0:17:43 > 0:17:44100 anyone else?
0:17:44 > 0:17:47All finished at £100.
0:17:47 > 0:17:51Yes, just did it. One out of two ain't bad as they say.
0:17:51 > 0:17:53They did it, Thomas.
0:17:58 > 0:18:03This next lot is definitely at the cutting edge, 19th century finishing scissors.
0:18:03 > 0:18:05They belong to Cath who looks absolutely stunning.
0:18:05 > 0:18:09- Thank you.- Give me a twirl, look at this.
0:18:09 > 0:18:12You have upped the reserve on the scissors from £20 to £25?
0:18:12 > 0:18:18Yes, because they are for charity and to be honest if they don't go
0:18:18 > 0:18:23for a reasonable amount for charity, I'd rather give the charity the cheque myself and keep the scissors.
0:18:23 > 0:18:25OK, that's a good call.
0:18:25 > 0:18:30I think you're right with the valuation and I'm pretty sure these are going to sell for £30-35.
0:18:30 > 0:18:33- I hope so.- Of course they will. They're quality.
0:18:33 > 0:18:39290, the little scissors, they are interesting. Lot 290, the scissors.
0:18:39 > 0:18:41At least he said that.
0:18:41 > 0:18:4720 I'm bid, 22, 22, 25, 25, 28, 28, 30, 32, 32, 35,
0:18:47 > 0:18:5138, 40, 42, 45, 45, 48, 48, 50.
0:18:51 > 0:18:5450, 5, 60, 5,
0:18:54 > 0:18:5970, 75, 75.
0:18:59 > 0:19:03Yes, 75, 80, 85, £80 at the back.
0:19:03 > 0:19:07Anyone five quickly? £80, anyone else, 85, 90.
0:19:07 > 0:19:09This is fantastic.
0:19:09 > 0:19:13Lady's bid, any more? Selling at £90.
0:19:13 > 0:19:14Yes, £90!
0:19:14 > 0:19:17Definitely at the cutting edge.
0:19:17 > 0:19:20- That was brilliant.- It was, chuffed.
0:19:20 > 0:19:23£90 going to charity straightaway.
0:19:23 > 0:19:24- Well chuffed.- Good for you.
0:19:29 > 0:19:35Well, so far so good but don't forget there is plenty more auction action to come later on in the show.
0:19:35 > 0:19:38But this is thirsty work, I fancy a cup of tea and when you're
0:19:38 > 0:19:42in Yorkshire there's a famous old tea room that you should visit.
0:19:52 > 0:19:54And here we are, Betty's Tea Rooms.
0:19:54 > 0:19:58And I must say, it looks rather agreeable.
0:20:05 > 0:20:10There are six Betty's Tea Rooms and you'll only find them in Yorkshire.
0:20:10 > 0:20:12This one is in the centre of Harrogate.
0:20:12 > 0:20:18It was the first to be opened in 1919, and it still retains all its old charm and character.
0:20:18 > 0:20:21It's steeped in history and really does take you back in time.
0:20:21 > 0:20:24Not only that, but you really are spoilt for choice.
0:20:24 > 0:20:28Because there's over 300 types of cakes, biscuits and chocolates,
0:20:28 > 0:20:33not to mention 50 different varieties of teas and coffees.
0:20:42 > 0:20:47All this produce is made at Betty's Craft Bakery a couple of miles away from here.
0:20:47 > 0:20:53Earlier on today, I went there to meet to award-winning confectioner Helen Barker.
0:20:53 > 0:20:59Hi, Helen. Pleased to meet you. Now, you've been given the task of teaching me to decorate a cake.
0:20:59 > 0:21:04I like eating them but I've not decorated one before, apart from a Bakewell tart.
0:21:04 > 0:21:06- OK.- How long have you been here?
0:21:06 > 0:21:08Eight years next July.
0:21:08 > 0:21:11Crikey, you must have decorated every cake that's come out of here.
0:21:11 > 0:21:14I've decorated a fair few of them, yeah.
0:21:14 > 0:21:21The story of Betty's starts at the turn of the century when a young Swiss confectioner, Fritz Butzer,
0:21:21 > 0:21:27left his native Alps and travelled to England, inspired by a dream of building up his own business.
0:21:27 > 0:21:33He travelled to London. Unable to speak a word of English, he got so confused by the hustle and bustle
0:21:33 > 0:21:38of the capital's train stations that he ended up in Harrogate.
0:21:38 > 0:21:40Why Harrogate?
0:21:40 > 0:21:42Well, it was a bit of a mistake, really.
0:21:42 > 0:21:46He got on the wrong train and ended up in Yorkshire.
0:21:46 > 0:21:48Where was he intending to go, do you know?
0:21:48 > 0:21:51Brighton, but he ended up in Yorkshire.
0:21:51 > 0:21:55Well, I guess Harrogate was a safe bet. Another tourist town.
0:21:55 > 0:21:59Yeah, with the Turkish baths and nice gardens. A very nice place to visit.
0:21:59 > 0:22:01Right, OK. What happens next anyway?
0:22:01 > 0:22:05Once we've done this we take the rum syrup.
0:22:05 > 0:22:07- That's what I could smell!- Yeah.
0:22:07 > 0:22:12Mmm! Well, apart from vanilla and chocolate and almonds.
0:22:13 > 0:22:17After that I'm just piping a bulb of vanilla.
0:22:17 > 0:22:20It looks like flexible grout.
0:22:25 > 0:22:29Despite Butzer's bad geography, the beautiful countryside and clear
0:22:29 > 0:22:33air of Yorkshire reminded him of his native Switzerland.
0:22:33 > 0:22:36So much so that he decided to stay.
0:22:36 > 0:22:40Soon, he started calling himself Frederick Belmont, chocolate specialist,
0:22:40 > 0:22:46using the French version of his name which he thought sounded more sophisticated to the English ear.
0:22:46 > 0:22:49Where did the name Betty's come from? Why's it called Betty's?
0:22:49 > 0:22:51There's mystery surrounding that.
0:22:51 > 0:22:55There's quite a few different reasons why it could be called Betty's.
0:22:55 > 0:22:59Betty was quite a popular name back in the 19th century so it could be named after that.
0:22:59 > 0:23:06There was also a doctor's surgery next to the first shop, where the doctor's daughter was very ill.
0:23:06 > 0:23:10So Frederick Belmont decides to name the shop after her in memory of her.
0:23:10 > 0:23:13But overall it is quite a mystery, really.
0:23:15 > 0:23:19- Next, just place the cauliflower in the centre of your leaf.- Right.
0:23:19 > 0:23:22And then just pick up in your hand
0:23:22 > 0:23:26and just fold in the marzipan leaves.
0:23:26 > 0:23:29Just moving it around gently in your hands.
0:23:29 > 0:23:31It looks pretty good.
0:23:31 > 0:23:34- It does, yeah.- How many of these would you have to make a day?
0:23:34 > 0:23:38We make them twice weekly and make about 500, twice weekly.
0:23:38 > 0:23:41And it's all done by hand so it's quite a long job.
0:23:41 > 0:23:45Yeah. It is, isn't it? Why are you resisting machinery?
0:23:45 > 0:23:47We want to keep the bakery as craft.
0:23:47 > 0:23:50- We could do everything on machinery but you lose...- The personal touch?
0:23:50 > 0:23:55Yeah, definitely. So we have a few machines in here but everything else is mainly done by hand.
0:24:07 > 0:24:12- Right. OK, it's my turn. Shall we go back to stage one?- Yeah.
0:24:12 > 0:24:14Right.
0:24:19 > 0:24:21Not as pretty as yours.
0:24:25 > 0:24:27The right shape.
0:24:27 > 0:24:32The affluence of Harrogate, coupled with the quality of Belmont's cakes
0:24:32 > 0:24:35made Betty's an immediate success.
0:24:35 > 0:24:40- When the Yorkshire Post paid a visit they wrote:- "There were the fanciest of cakes with names so strange that
0:24:40 > 0:24:45"they would have to employ an interpreter to tell people what they mean.
0:24:45 > 0:24:49"bouton dough, battenburgs, ganache meringues.
0:24:49 > 0:24:54"I bet if you went into Betty's and asked for a bun they would send for the police."
0:24:55 > 0:24:57So, what is the bestselling cake?
0:24:57 > 0:25:01It would be a fondant fancy and a vanilla slice.
0:25:01 > 0:25:03Sounds complicated.
0:25:03 > 0:25:05How many of those a year would you sell?
0:25:05 > 0:25:09- Probably about 70,000 fondant fancies.- That's a lot.
0:25:09 > 0:25:12- It is a lot, yeah. - That's a lot of baking.
0:25:12 > 0:25:16Right, OK. Tops of the cauliflowers are on.
0:25:19 > 0:25:23I'm not as delicate as you. There.
0:25:23 > 0:25:26There we are, it's as simple as that.
0:25:26 > 0:25:27It's not that simple, is it?
0:25:27 > 0:25:31- No.- Helen, you're a great teacher. Thank you so much, I enjoyed that.
0:25:31 > 0:25:34I think it's time to sample my wares, don't you?
0:25:34 > 0:25:36With a cup of tea over at Betty's Tea Rooms.
0:25:38 > 0:25:40Hello.
0:25:40 > 0:25:44My word. I am spoilt for choice, aren't I?
0:25:44 > 0:25:46I recognise those.
0:25:46 > 0:25:48Thank you very much.
0:25:48 > 0:25:52That's my handiwork. Well, you know what they say, don't you?
0:25:52 > 0:25:56The proof of the pudding is in the eating. So here goes.
0:26:00 > 0:26:02Not bad at all.
0:26:02 > 0:26:07Not bad at all, even if I say so. Very good.
0:26:16 > 0:26:21And after all these cakes, I could do with a good walk
0:26:21 > 0:26:27back to valuation day, where I might find an enthusiastic James Lewis.
0:26:27 > 0:26:30Now, I had a chance to look at this book earlier.
0:26:30 > 0:26:32It is a wonderful book, isn't it?
0:26:33 > 0:26:40This is a must for any trainee pharmacist or doctor.
0:26:40 > 0:26:43It is, of course, Culpeper's Complete Herbal.
0:26:43 > 0:26:44It's a great read.
0:26:44 > 0:26:46My parents have got one of these.
0:26:46 > 0:26:49And as a young boy I spent many, many years looking at it.
0:26:49 > 0:26:52This one is dated 1816.
0:26:52 > 0:26:57The original Culpeper's Herbal was published in 1653.
0:26:57 > 0:26:59That, of course, is back in the times of Cromwell.
0:26:59 > 0:27:01Oh, gosh.
0:27:01 > 0:27:06And this sort of thing, those were the times when the witch trials were going on.
0:27:06 > 0:27:12So being involved with herbals is quite a dodgy thing in those days.
0:27:12 > 0:27:14But this is a wonderful book.
0:27:14 > 0:27:17It's in its original binding.
0:27:17 > 0:27:22All of that is original. It's got the frontispiece here, Nicholas Culpepper, MD,
0:27:22 > 0:27:24author of The Family Herbal.
0:27:24 > 0:27:26This one, as we say, is 1816.
0:27:26 > 0:27:32And if we flip all along through, it's got these wonderful coloured plates in there. Look at that.
0:27:32 > 0:27:35Each one of these is hand-coloured.
0:27:35 > 0:27:37- Yes.- And all the way through.
0:27:37 > 0:27:38Look at those.
0:27:38 > 0:27:40Aren't they super?
0:27:42 > 0:27:47- Have you ever read it? - No, I haven't. I've read little bits of it today, actually.
0:27:47 > 0:27:49I found it quite fascinating.
0:27:49 > 0:27:52Quite funny.
0:27:52 > 0:27:55I've put a few little markers in here, if I can find them.
0:27:55 > 0:27:58Just some interesting things
0:27:58 > 0:28:00that I find really...
0:28:00 > 0:28:02You know, people would go to a florist today.
0:28:02 > 0:28:06- I am a florist.- Are you?- Yes. - What do you do with your white lilies?
0:28:06 > 0:28:12Usually make them into an arrangement or put them in a vase or use them for funerals.
0:28:12 > 0:28:15White lilies, this is what you should do with them.
0:28:15 > 0:28:19"An ointment made from the root of the white lily,
0:28:19 > 0:28:23"mixed with dogs' grease is excellently good for scald heads.
0:28:23 > 0:28:27"The root, roasted and mixed with a little hogs' grease,
0:28:27 > 0:28:33"makes a gallant poultice to ripen and break plague stores."
0:28:33 > 0:28:36Even if you're not a book collector, you can have great fun with it.
0:28:36 > 0:28:41Well, yes. I'm just realising today how much fun.
0:28:41 > 0:28:46What's it worth? £80 to £120, £100 to £150.
0:28:46 > 0:28:49Something like that. What shall we put?
0:28:49 > 0:28:50Let's put £100 to £150 on it.
0:28:50 > 0:28:55- Reserve, £100. If it doesn't make that, have it back.- Yeah.- Yeah?
0:28:55 > 0:28:59- That's fine.- Is that OK with you? - Yeah, that's lovely.- I love it.
0:29:05 > 0:29:08You've brought something really interesting.
0:29:08 > 0:29:11It's not often that I can see something and think,
0:29:11 > 0:29:17"I'm flummoxed but I'm really fascinated by what you've brought along." Tell us how you came by it.
0:29:17 > 0:29:19A junk shop in Harrogate.
0:29:19 > 0:29:23I saw it, liked it, I told Ann about it and she went back a month later and bought it for me.
0:29:23 > 0:29:26- And how long ago was that? - In July of this year.
0:29:26 > 0:29:30- Let's have a look. This is obviously copper.- Right.
0:29:30 > 0:29:34Um, and, er, it's a copper bowl.
0:29:34 > 0:29:38But what is interesting is you've got this articulated fish in here.
0:29:38 > 0:29:43And articulated just means that it moves.
0:29:43 > 0:29:46Then on the top you've got a dove. On the handle we have a dove.
0:29:46 > 0:29:53And round the rim of it, here, it's got what we call Athenaeums.
0:29:53 > 0:29:58Athenaeum, the pattern is called Athenaeum pattern.
0:30:01 > 0:30:06What's fascinating is that there's a stamp at the base of it.
0:30:06 > 0:30:09Now, I've got a little blue light here, a torch.
0:30:09 > 0:30:13You see, if I shine it, you can see there's a little oval stamp.
0:30:13 > 0:30:17That oval stamper is not written in our script.
0:30:17 > 0:30:20It's obviously an Arabic stamp.
0:30:20 > 0:30:25So my feeling is that this is probably from the Middle East.
0:30:25 > 0:30:32But from a part where Christian... It's definitely a Christian item.
0:30:32 > 0:30:34It can't be Islamic.
0:30:34 > 0:30:37Because of the representation of animals.
0:30:37 > 0:30:42In the Islamic law, animals cannot be represented in art or pictures of form.
0:30:42 > 0:30:48Obviously, those two subjects, the fish is a big Christian symbol.
0:30:48 > 0:30:51And the dove of peace you see very often as well.
0:30:51 > 0:30:55If I had to stake age on it, I'd probably think 19th century.
0:30:55 > 0:30:58- 19th century? - I would have thought so.
0:30:58 > 0:31:01Tell me, how much did you pay for it?
0:31:01 > 0:31:04- £15.- £15? Right, OK.
0:31:04 > 0:31:06Well, that's not bad at all, is it?
0:31:06 > 0:31:10I think you're going do better than your £15.
0:31:10 > 0:31:13I'm quite happy to put it in at £30 to £50.
0:31:13 > 0:31:16- I think it's very interesting. - Great.
0:31:16 > 0:31:20Obviously, it's not a huge amount of money, for £20.
0:31:20 > 0:31:26But if we've got you £20 or £30, what would you do with it?
0:31:26 > 0:31:28I would put a little hand on that.
0:31:28 > 0:31:33- Oh, really? Is that what it costs you.- We don't know yet.- We don't know what it would cost.
0:31:33 > 0:31:35Obviously, it's come off.
0:31:35 > 0:31:39So I would see if I could get a hand put on that.
0:31:39 > 0:31:43I like that. You're going to use the money to restore another antique. Super.
0:31:47 > 0:31:49Max, Janet,
0:31:49 > 0:31:53is that your normal, trendy young person's headgear or something for me to value?
0:31:53 > 0:31:56- That's something for you to value. - Let's have a look.
0:31:56 > 0:31:59It really is a fabulous thing.
0:31:59 > 0:32:04- Is it yours?- It's my nana's. - And where did you get it from?
0:32:04 > 0:32:11- It was my late father-in-law's and it was given to him by the dustbin man who found it in a dustbin.- No!
0:32:11 > 0:32:16And he was interested in history and so that's why he got it.
0:32:16 > 0:32:18What a wonderful story!
0:32:18 > 0:32:23It really is a fantastic piece of history. Do you know much about it?
0:32:23 > 0:32:27- No, not really.- Where's it from? What country?- Germany?
0:32:27 > 0:32:28There you go, you did know.
0:32:28 > 0:32:31It is, it's German.
0:32:31 > 0:32:35It's known as a Pickelhaube. But Pickelhaube is a slang term.
0:32:35 > 0:32:38It means pimple helmet. That's what it actually means.
0:32:38 > 0:32:46These were used by the German army, right the way back from Prussian, the Franco-Prussian wars in 1870,
0:32:46 > 0:32:48right through to 1939.
0:32:48 > 0:32:54They stopped being used in wartime, really, in the First World War.
0:32:54 > 0:33:00They're difficult to date because they didn't really change in design that much.
0:33:00 > 0:33:03This one, I feel, is probably around turn of the century.
0:33:03 > 0:33:06It could well have been used in World War I.
0:33:06 > 0:33:10It's got this wonderful, big brass badge on the front.
0:33:10 > 0:33:14You can imagine the soldiers would have been there in the trenches,
0:33:14 > 0:33:17polishing away to keep it sparkling.
0:33:17 > 0:33:19But the good thing is, you've not touched it.
0:33:19 > 0:33:25You've not polished it, you've not rubbed all the character away. Here we have the German inscription.
0:33:25 > 0:33:30If we translate it, "With God for King and Fatherland."
0:33:30 > 0:33:33With God for King and Fatherland. And "FR" in the centre.
0:33:33 > 0:33:37I think that basically means that was for a Field Regiment.
0:33:37 > 0:33:41It's probably an artilleryman's helmet.
0:33:41 > 0:33:43But it's a wonderful thing.
0:33:43 > 0:33:46These are scarce to find in good condition like this.
0:33:46 > 0:33:48You've got the Iron Cross with it as well.
0:33:48 > 0:33:52The Iron Cross, you see lots of those. That's the Second World War one.
0:33:52 > 0:33:54So it's a different period to the helmet.
0:33:54 > 0:33:57- They both come from the dustbin? - Together, yes.
0:33:57 > 0:34:04The story goes that the helmet had some newspaper in it that had blood on.
0:34:04 > 0:34:07Whether this is just an elaboration, I don't know.
0:34:07 > 0:34:12- That's a horrible thought, isn't it? - It's terrible.- I think they're winding you up with that.
0:34:12 > 0:34:17Because, if we turn it upside down, there it's got all of its original leather.
0:34:17 > 0:34:19And that is an important part of it.
0:34:19 > 0:34:22If the leather's replaced inside, it does devalue the helmet.
0:34:22 > 0:34:24Two little holes here.
0:34:24 > 0:34:26Just there and there.
0:34:26 > 0:34:29And they would have had little plumes coming out of the top.
0:34:29 > 0:34:33It's good. It's a good thing. Now, what's it worth?
0:34:33 > 0:34:37- What do you think?- I don't know. - What would you sell it for?
0:34:40 > 0:34:41- £100.- Would you?
0:34:41 > 0:34:45I think it's worth more than that.
0:34:45 > 0:34:49I think that's worth £300-£500.
0:34:49 > 0:34:51- Whoa!- That is a really good thing.
0:34:51 > 0:34:54500 would be a fantastic result for it.
0:34:54 > 0:34:58I think it will end up selling for 300, 350, 380, something like that.
0:34:58 > 0:35:01Little Iron Cross as well, that's worth 25 quid.
0:35:01 > 0:35:05Put the two together and I think it will do jolly well. Do you want to sell them?
0:35:05 > 0:35:08Um, it's Nana's choice.
0:35:08 > 0:35:13- Yes. You don't want it.- I'm not... - No. Right. We'll sell it.
0:35:13 > 0:35:17Max has got lots of other things from his grandad, haven't you?
0:35:17 > 0:35:19- Yep.- Yeah? Wonderful.
0:35:27 > 0:35:31What a cracking day we're having! The room is still jam-packed.
0:35:31 > 0:35:33Everybody has been working flat out.
0:35:33 > 0:35:37Right now, it's time for our final visit to the auction room.
0:35:37 > 0:35:40We found some cracking gear, so let's get it under the hammer and get it sold.
0:35:40 > 0:35:43Here's a quick recap of all the items we're flogging.
0:35:43 > 0:35:47James loves Noeline's book of Culpepper's Herbal Remedies.
0:35:47 > 0:35:51It even used to be essential reading for him as a child.
0:35:51 > 0:35:55Bill and Anne will be hoping for some profit on their copper cup
0:35:55 > 0:35:58to help repair one of their other antiques.
0:35:58 > 0:36:03The World War I German helmet was brought in by Janet and grandson Max.
0:36:03 > 0:36:06The memorabilia collectors should spot the quality.
0:36:06 > 0:36:11Before the sale restarts, let's see what auctioneer Andrew McMillan has to say about the helmet.
0:36:11 > 0:36:14At £30...
0:36:14 > 0:36:18This is an unusual lot. Maybe you've seen quite a few of these before.
0:36:18 > 0:36:20We've seen a few. But not in every sale.
0:36:20 > 0:36:26I think once a year on Flog It! something like this, a German First World War helmet pops up.
0:36:26 > 0:36:29One with a spike on the top. We've got a cross as well.
0:36:29 > 0:36:33Janet brought this in to the valuation day with her grandson, Max.
0:36:33 > 0:36:35It belongs to her father-in-law.
0:36:35 > 0:36:38He was given this by somebody that found it in a dustbin.
0:36:38 > 0:36:42- Really!- Yeah. We've got absolutely no history to it.- Right.
0:36:42 > 0:36:46- But we've got a valuation of £300 - £500.- Right.- And it's in very good condition.
0:36:46 > 0:36:49- Not bad, is it?- No. - It's lost a bit of paint.
0:36:49 > 0:36:51It should be black all over.
0:36:51 > 0:36:56Apart from that, it's very good, considering it's been round about 90 years or whatever.
0:36:56 > 0:36:59- I think your experts have got the value spot-on really.- Yeah.
0:36:59 > 0:37:05I think it's going to be 300-400, rather than 400-500, probably.
0:37:05 > 0:37:08Simply because there's a little bit of a problem with the condition.
0:37:08 > 0:37:10But it should be perfectly saleable.
0:37:10 > 0:37:16Where is the market for this? Is there a strong sort of militaria collecting body around here
0:37:16 > 0:37:19or will it go to a private home?
0:37:19 > 0:37:21It will almost certainly be a collector.
0:37:21 > 0:37:25- Yes. It's an odd thing to have in the house, isn't it? - It is really, yeah.
0:37:25 > 0:37:28We get a lot of buyers for militaria.
0:37:28 > 0:37:31Medals, uniforms, all sorts of things. Amazing, really.
0:37:31 > 0:37:37- So, hopefully, this will go.- Yep. At 300-400 rather than more.
0:37:37 > 0:37:39OK. Erring on the side of caution.
0:37:46 > 0:37:50- We have the complete rescue remedy for you right now, don't we, Noeline?- Yes.
0:37:50 > 0:37:54Culpepper's Book of Herbal Rescues.
0:37:54 > 0:37:57This means a lot to you. It's been in the family a fair bit.
0:37:57 > 0:38:01£100-£150, top end we might get for this. Hopefully a bit more.
0:38:01 > 0:38:04- Fingers crossed. - Why do you want to sell this?
0:38:04 > 0:38:09Is it because our wonderful expert here has got the most amazing tie on today?
0:38:09 > 0:38:12- He didn't really talk me into it. - Talked you into it.- No.
0:38:12 > 0:38:14It's been sat in a cupboard at home.
0:38:14 > 0:38:21- I've got two sons. They're not interested.- It is a lovely thing.
0:38:21 > 0:38:24- It's great.- It's great, it really is.- Really good fun.
0:38:24 > 0:38:27It's one of those things you can go into your back garden,
0:38:27 > 0:38:31- find all the bits and bobs that are in the book...- And put it into use.
0:38:31 > 0:38:34See what happens. You might never live again.
0:38:34 > 0:38:39It is the kind of book that I would leave out permanently so I could just flick and browse through,
0:38:39 > 0:38:42- while I was having breakfast, and learn something.- Yes.
0:38:42 > 0:38:43310.
0:38:43 > 0:38:45Culpepper Complete Herbal.
0:38:45 > 0:38:48There it is, £100. 50 I'm bid, 5.
0:38:48 > 0:38:50£50 I'm bid at £50 only. 5 I'm bid.
0:38:50 > 0:38:5260. 5. 70.
0:38:52 > 0:38:5465 bidding now. 65 anyone? 70?
0:38:54 > 0:38:57- 65. Anyone else, quickly? - Yes, come on!
0:38:57 > 0:39:0075. 80. 85, 90. Are you there, sir?
0:39:00 > 0:39:03No. 85, it's against you at 85.
0:39:03 > 0:39:05Anyone else quickly? 85, it's going.
0:39:05 > 0:39:09All done at £85, then. On we go.
0:39:09 > 0:39:12- It doesn't matter. - I don't believe that.
0:39:12 > 0:39:16- It didn't sell.- Did it not? - I don't believe it. No, it didn't. 85. It didn't sell.
0:39:16 > 0:39:19- Take it home and enjoy it. - I'll start reading it now.
0:39:19 > 0:39:21You should, actually.
0:39:23 > 0:39:30For the next lot, auctioneer James Stevenson has taken over the gavel from Andrew McMillan.
0:39:30 > 0:39:34I've just been joined by Bill and Anne.
0:39:34 > 0:39:38We've got that lovely Eastern copper cup just about to go under the hammer. £30-£50.
0:39:38 > 0:39:41Why do you want to flog it?
0:39:41 > 0:39:44- I want to repair my... - You want to repair your bronze.
0:39:44 > 0:39:49Do you know anything about this bronze figure that he's got to have repaired?
0:39:49 > 0:39:52He brought it out on the valuation day. It popped out.
0:39:52 > 0:39:57- He said this is what I'm going to do with the money, get this arm repaired.- Right, OK.
0:39:57 > 0:40:00Lot number 212 should be the Eastern copper bell.
0:40:00 > 0:40:04The interior fitted with a little articulated fish for you.
0:40:04 > 0:40:07Bidding 50, 40, 30, 20. 10.
0:40:07 > 0:40:10£10 bid. 10 bid.
0:40:10 > 0:40:1412. 15. 18. 20. £20 bid.
0:40:14 > 0:40:15Come on - a bit more.
0:40:15 > 0:40:1822. At 22, at 22.
0:40:18 > 0:40:21£22. Anybody else? £22. At 22. At 22.
0:40:21 > 0:40:24Selling at 22...
0:40:24 > 0:40:26The hammer's going down, yes. £22.
0:40:26 > 0:40:29- Will that cover the cost of the repair?- Just about.
0:40:29 > 0:40:31Just about. And you've had it done.
0:40:31 > 0:40:34- Well, let's have a look.- Yes.
0:40:34 > 0:40:36The arm was missing.
0:40:36 > 0:40:38- It's been put back on again. - That's incredible.
0:40:38 > 0:40:42- He made a good job of it. - That's not bad, is it?
0:40:42 > 0:40:44That's a great repair for £30.
0:40:44 > 0:40:46It just goes to show it can be done.
0:40:46 > 0:40:49That's a great story.
0:40:49 > 0:40:52What are you going to do with the money?
0:40:52 > 0:40:54It's already spent on the repair.
0:40:57 > 0:40:59Six is the smaller one on top.
0:41:03 > 0:41:06I've just been joined by Janet and young Max here,
0:41:06 > 0:41:09- who's managed to wrangle a day off school, haven't you?- Yeah.
0:41:09 > 0:41:13- It's a bit more fun, isn't it? - Definitely.- What's your school?
0:41:13 > 0:41:18- Leeds Grammar.- Leeds Grammar. Give them all a wave.- Hello. - Who's your best friend?
0:41:18 > 0:41:19- Er, Rafi.- Rafi, OK.
0:41:19 > 0:41:23He'll be jealous of you now. Now Max is on telly.
0:41:23 > 0:41:26We've got this First World War helmet. It's about to go under the hammer.
0:41:26 > 0:41:29The valuation's 300-500. Were you happy with that?
0:41:29 > 0:41:34- Delighted!- A big surprise. That's a lot of money. Who's going to get the money?
0:41:34 > 0:41:36It'll all go into the family, won't it?
0:41:36 > 0:41:40Max is looking around quite proudly thinking, "Look this way!"
0:41:40 > 0:41:45Hopefully we will get that top end. Let's ask our expert.
0:41:45 > 0:41:47- Will we get that top end? - I don't think we will.
0:41:47 > 0:41:49If it does, it's done really well.
0:41:49 > 0:41:52What I've done is I've put it at a high estimate.
0:41:52 > 0:41:57Not a "come and get me" estimate, so if it doesn't make that, then don't worry about it.
0:41:57 > 0:42:02I've seen them make 180, 200, but they've been tired, they'd been repolished.
0:42:02 > 0:42:04Yours is as good as they come - it's wonderful.
0:42:04 > 0:42:09- 498, the Pickelhaube. - Come on, Max, this is it.
0:42:09 > 0:42:12And the Iron Cross to go with it. There we are.
0:42:12 > 0:42:17Lot 498. 200 for it. 200, I'm bid. 210 now. £200 the opening bid.
0:42:17 > 0:42:21And 10. 220. 230. 240. 250. 250. 260.
0:42:21 > 0:42:26270. 280. 290. 290. 300. 310. 310.
0:42:26 > 0:42:28320. 330. 330. 340.
0:42:28 > 0:42:30330 on my right. 330, do I hear 340?
0:42:30 > 0:42:33350? 350. 360. 370.
0:42:33 > 0:42:35- There's more, there's more.- 390.
0:42:35 > 0:42:36390. 400. 410.
0:42:36 > 0:42:39420. 430. 420, any more?
0:42:39 > 0:42:43420. It's going at £420.
0:42:43 > 0:42:47- The hammer's gone down. That's sold. £420.- Delighted!
0:42:47 > 0:42:51That is a fantastic result!
0:42:51 > 0:42:53I'm tingling, I'm tingling - you must be.
0:42:53 > 0:42:56- That was worth a day off school, wasn't it?- Definitely.
0:42:56 > 0:43:00- Have you got auction fever now? - Yep.- Do you want to come back for more?- Yeah.
0:43:00 > 0:43:03You'll have to persuade them to sell lots more things.
0:43:03 > 0:43:05It was a fun day out, wasn't it?
0:43:05 > 0:43:09- It was a super day out. - That's what Flog It! is all about.
0:43:13 > 0:43:16The auction's still going on but it's over for our owners
0:43:16 > 0:43:18and everybody has enjoyed themselves.
0:43:18 > 0:43:21We've had a great day here and I hope you've enjoyed the show too.
0:43:21 > 0:43:23So, until the next time,
0:43:23 > 0:43:28when we put many more experts' theories to the test, it's cheerio from Yorkshire.