0:00:31 > 0:00:35Oxford is famous the world over for being home to Inspector Morse,
0:00:35 > 0:00:38the place where Roger Bannister ran the four-minute mile
0:00:38 > 0:00:42and the scene of England's first hot air balloon ride in 1784.
0:00:42 > 0:00:45Oh, yes, and there's a university here too!
0:00:45 > 0:00:50Oxford University boasts some of Britain's greatest architecture.
0:00:51 > 0:00:55But the biggest and grandest of them all has to be Christchurch College
0:00:55 > 0:00:58which was founded in 1525 by Cardinal Wolsey.
0:00:58 > 0:01:03And architect Sir Christopher Wren built and designed this very impressive tower here.
0:01:03 > 0:01:07It is, possibly, Oxford's most famous landmark.
0:01:12 > 0:01:15For our valuations today we're in the Oxford Town Hall
0:01:15 > 0:01:17which is an architectural gem.
0:01:17 > 0:01:22And exercising their little grey cells in this very studious city
0:01:22 > 0:01:25are our two boffins, Mark Stacey and Will Axton.
0:01:34 > 0:01:37Patrick, very good. Hello. Nice to see you.
0:01:37 > 0:01:41Before we look at the item, you've got an unusual name.
0:01:41 > 0:01:42- Yes, I have.- What is it?
0:01:42 > 0:01:45- Praxedes.- Praxedes?
0:01:45 > 0:01:48- Where does that come from? - It comes from Spain.
0:01:48 > 0:01:49- You're Spanish?- Yes.
0:01:49 > 0:01:52- From where?- Near Valencia. - Near Valencia.
0:01:52 > 0:01:54I'm glad you made it all this way.
0:01:54 > 0:01:59Although, when we look at the items, you've travelled a lot further than that.
0:01:59 > 0:02:02- Australia.- Australia, that's it.
0:02:02 > 0:02:06We've got a set of medallions issued in 1970
0:02:06 > 0:02:10to celebrate the bi-centenary of the discovery of Australia.
0:02:10 > 0:02:14- Were you out there then? - Yes, we emigrated in '69.
0:02:14 > 0:02:15- In 1969?- Yes.
0:02:15 > 0:02:19- For how long?- 32 years we spent altogether.- 32 years.
0:02:19 > 0:02:24- Now you've come back to the UK. - We've been backwards and forwards.
0:02:24 > 0:02:26We came back four years ago for good.
0:02:26 > 0:02:28Well, as far as we know!
0:02:30 > 0:02:31You bought these out there?
0:02:31 > 0:02:35- Just to celebrate the year we arrived.- Absolutely.
0:02:35 > 0:02:39What we've got, actually, and we've got the certificate that tells us,
0:02:39 > 0:02:42is two gold coins, 18-carat gold,
0:02:42 > 0:02:46with Captain Cook at the front
0:02:46 > 0:02:49and the ship, The Endeavour, on the back of the smaller one.
0:02:49 > 0:02:54And the national emblem of Australia on the back of the larger one.
0:02:56 > 0:03:00- Can you remember what you paid for them?- About £130.- £130.
0:03:00 > 0:03:03About 300-and-something dollars.
0:03:03 > 0:03:08Well, that hasn't actually in overall terms proved to be a bad investment.
0:03:08 > 0:03:14- But intrinsically, these haven't got value as medallions.- I realise that. - The value is in the gold.
0:03:14 > 0:03:21Somebody will look at these as what they weigh and will pay a gold scrap value.
0:03:21 > 0:03:23Then, of course, there's every chance
0:03:23 > 0:03:27they unfortunately might even be melted down
0:03:27 > 0:03:29- to make another piece. - I realise that.
0:03:29 > 0:03:33But then that's life, isn't it? We all go in the end!
0:03:33 > 0:03:37- We get melted down as well. - Exactly, we get melted down.
0:03:37 > 0:03:39Why have you decided to sell them now?
0:03:39 > 0:03:41We never look at them. They're stuck in a drawer.
0:03:41 > 0:03:45- Sometimes you can't remember where you put them.- Really?
0:03:45 > 0:03:49- You don't get them out and have a look at them?- Sometimes. Not often.
0:03:49 > 0:03:50- Not often?- No.
0:03:50 > 0:03:54If we put them in for sale, they're quite interesting,
0:03:54 > 0:03:59but basically it's the gold value. If we put them into auction today,
0:03:59 > 0:04:01we'd put around 300 to 400 on them.
0:04:01 > 0:04:05- Would you be happy with that? - Yes.- Certainly.- With a reserve.
0:04:05 > 0:04:10- Yes, we'd put a reserve of 300, with ten per cent discretion.- Yes.
0:04:10 > 0:04:13- Any idea what you'd do with the money?- A Spanish holiday.
0:04:13 > 0:04:18- Ooh, you lucky people! Got room in your suitcase for me?- Yes.- Yes!
0:04:18 > 0:04:21I look forward to seeing you at the auction.
0:04:29 > 0:04:34Tony, this is an interesting collection you've brought in for us.
0:04:34 > 0:04:36How did you come by this?
0:04:36 > 0:04:40Well, this was found in a trunk.
0:04:40 > 0:04:44A friend was in the Norfolk regiment during the First World War,
0:04:44 > 0:04:50and after he died we found these with a greatcoat and his army boots
0:04:50 > 0:04:54and these were the things we salvaged from that.
0:04:54 > 0:05:00I see. Well, obviously the market for militaria is strong.
0:05:00 > 0:05:04The majority of the value will be in his field compass there,
0:05:04 > 0:05:07which still retains its original leather case
0:05:07 > 0:05:09embossed with his name, Dalton.
0:05:09 > 0:05:13- Yes, Darcy Dalton.- Darcy Dalton.
0:05:13 > 0:05:16A great name. Sounds like something out of the movies.
0:05:16 > 0:05:20Then moving along from that, we've got his original dog tags there.
0:05:20 > 0:05:23We've got some of these matches here, these Wind Vestas.
0:05:23 > 0:05:28Which it says here is "For use on motors, cycles and yachts"!
0:05:28 > 0:05:31- Fancy lighting up a cigarette on a motorcycle!- Exactly.
0:05:31 > 0:05:34An impressive feat. Rolling one at the same time!
0:05:34 > 0:05:37Then you've got these various cap badges.
0:05:37 > 0:05:39He was in the Norfolk regiment.
0:05:39 > 0:05:43And then these rather fine buttons.
0:05:43 > 0:05:46And to finish off, you've got these fascinating trench maps.
0:05:46 > 0:05:52- These trench maps are amazing how they sorted them out. - So he survived the war.
0:05:52 > 0:05:55- He survived. - And lived to a ripe old age?
0:05:55 > 0:05:59- He was into his eighties. - Into his eighties, so not bad.
0:05:59 > 0:06:04Then you helped care for him, you and your wife.
0:06:04 > 0:06:07He'd had a batman all his life and he was looked after by his wife.
0:06:07 > 0:06:12She'd clean his shoes and do everything for him to the day he died.
0:06:12 > 0:06:14- He was married, was he? - He was married.
0:06:14 > 0:06:21- Because we've got this rather interesting...- I don't know if his wife would know about that.
0:06:21 > 0:06:25- It's the old... - It's the old-fashioned condom
0:06:25 > 0:06:29which the gentry used to carry about with them.
0:06:29 > 0:06:33- It doesn't say anything about it. Just "silk" and "seamless".- Yes.
0:06:33 > 0:06:35He was a bit of a ladies' man, perhaps.
0:06:35 > 0:06:37A ladies' man, probably on the quiet!
0:06:37 > 0:06:42- There's nothing here that's going to be hugely valuable on its own.- No.
0:06:42 > 0:06:47The little compass in the original case is worth probably £30 to £50.
0:06:47 > 0:06:50So I'd say, for the whole lot as a group,
0:06:50 > 0:06:53you could estimate it at maybe £40 to £60,
0:06:53 > 0:06:57and then see how it gets away in the sale room.
0:06:57 > 0:06:59I think that's a sensible estimate.
0:06:59 > 0:07:04- No reserve, and we'll see how we do on the day.- That's fine. - Well done.- Thank you.
0:07:10 > 0:07:13MUSIC BOX PLAYS The Theme To "The Magic Roundabout"
0:07:17 > 0:07:22- Janette, David, this really takes me back to my childhood.- Yes.
0:07:22 > 0:07:27Sitting at home, at teatime, waiting for The Magic Roundabout to start.
0:07:27 > 0:07:30- Where did you get it? - At a car-boot sale.
0:07:30 > 0:07:34- Really?- About 20 years ago. And I paid £1 for it.
0:07:34 > 0:07:36Good Lord! 20 years ago.
0:07:36 > 0:07:40- What attracted you to it? Were you a fan of the show?- Not really.
0:07:40 > 0:07:43The lady opened the back of her car,
0:07:43 > 0:07:47and it was full of toys. I took it over to my husband, and he said,
0:07:47 > 0:07:49"We could keep that one."
0:07:49 > 0:07:52Did you have young children at the time?
0:07:52 > 0:07:54My youngest was about ten,
0:07:54 > 0:07:57but my husband said, "We'll keep that for the grandchildren."
0:07:57 > 0:08:01I've got a grandson, and he's 12 now, and he has played with it.
0:08:01 > 0:08:05Does he know what The Magic Roundabout is, your grandson?
0:08:05 > 0:08:08- You don't get it any more, do you? - Oh, he knew, yeah.
0:08:08 > 0:08:11When he was about three, he'd come running in the door.
0:08:11 > 0:08:16- Grandad would say, "What do you want to play with?" And he'd say, "Magic Roundabout!"- Really?
0:08:16 > 0:08:19So he'd get it out on the floor and play for hours.
0:08:19 > 0:08:22It's amazing, it's a sort of eternal appeal!
0:08:22 > 0:08:25- Mmm. - Who was your favourite character?
0:08:25 > 0:08:30- I think Zebedee.- Oh, yes. And Dougal I always liked as well.
0:08:30 > 0:08:32He was always complaining.
0:08:32 > 0:08:36I was never keen on Dylan - he was always spaced-out!
0:08:36 > 0:08:41What this shows is the nature of collectable items.
0:08:41 > 0:08:45Things like The Magic Roundabout now have become quite a cult show.
0:08:45 > 0:08:48You know, amongst collectors.
0:08:48 > 0:08:53Not only have we got all the pieces, but of course, more importantly,
0:08:53 > 0:08:56we've got the original box.
0:08:56 > 0:09:02Now, this particular toy was brought out between 1974 and 1976,
0:09:02 > 0:09:05so a little after the show started.
0:09:05 > 0:09:08It was made by Corgi Toys,
0:09:08 > 0:09:12who originally started in the 1950s.
0:09:12 > 0:09:14They're a well-known name.
0:09:14 > 0:09:17The other nice thing you've got
0:09:17 > 0:09:20is we've got a little spare train.
0:09:20 > 0:09:23Yes. The person who bought it originally
0:09:23 > 0:09:27bought the spare one so it would stay brand-new and unopened.
0:09:27 > 0:09:30That's quite nice, actually,
0:09:30 > 0:09:34because we've got a little bit of wear on the train.
0:09:34 > 0:09:38But it's nice that you've got an original one, again perfectly boxed.
0:09:38 > 0:09:40From the value point of view,
0:09:40 > 0:09:44have you ever thought about what your £1 has turned into?
0:09:44 > 0:09:48- We believe a few hundred pounds. - Yes, we thought a few hundred pounds.
0:09:48 > 0:09:52I think you're right. Ostensibly, one would put it in to a sale
0:09:52 > 0:09:54at £400 to £600.
0:09:54 > 0:09:58Something like that. With a £400 discretionary reserve.
0:09:58 > 0:10:02- OK.- And I think, if you're happy to sell it with us...
0:10:02 > 0:10:06- Yes.- ..I'll look forward to seeing you at the auction.- Lovely.
0:10:06 > 0:10:09I've one thing left to say. It's time for bed.
0:10:18 > 0:10:21- Hello, Margaret.- Hello. - Nice to see you.
0:10:21 > 0:10:24Thank you very much for joining us here at Flog It! in Oxford.
0:10:24 > 0:10:29You've brought this wonderful collection of military postcards, but before we look at them
0:10:29 > 0:10:32in detail in a moment, can you tell us about their history?
0:10:32 > 0:10:38My husband has a relative die and we had to clear the house and we found them under a bed in a cardboard box.
0:10:38 > 0:10:42- Really?- Yes. - And no other artefacts like this?
0:10:42 > 0:10:46- The furniture went to auction and, no, this is what was left.- Gosh.
0:10:46 > 0:10:50- But all in these little...?- No. - You looked after them?
0:10:50 > 0:10:55- Well, I just put them into the cases over the weekend, really. - Well, I'm glad you did.
0:10:55 > 0:10:57They're in remarkable condition.
0:10:57 > 0:11:01- And he wasn't interested in military history or...?- I don't think so.
0:11:01 > 0:11:05No, he didn't go to the war because he was on the farmland.
0:11:05 > 0:11:07He was a farmer so he didn't actually go to war.
0:11:07 > 0:11:11There were just coins and things we found and these.
0:11:11 > 0:11:15Interesting, isn't it? Actually, we've got some early ones here.
0:11:15 > 0:11:22We've got these little cards here, for example, which have these little vignettes on the front,
0:11:22 > 0:11:27and if you look on the back of these, you'll see there's no dividing line.
0:11:27 > 0:11:32- Mmm.- Now, apparently, if there's no dividing line, it means they're before 1902...
0:11:32 > 0:11:35- Oh, that's interesting.- ..which is quite interesting.
0:11:35 > 0:11:39These ones are of interest to collectors.
0:11:39 > 0:11:44I've chosen out the South Wales Borders because I'm from South Wales.
0:11:44 > 0:11:48I'm representing my homeland with the South Wales Borderers.
0:11:48 > 0:11:52These ones are interesting because they have all the details
0:11:52 > 0:11:55- of the soldiers' pay and conditions and this sort of thing.- Hmm.
0:11:55 > 0:11:58It says, "God Save The King" underneath.
0:11:58 > 0:12:04All in all, to the right military collector, we've got quite an interesting group.
0:12:04 > 0:12:08- You've got a lot of them. There's over 60 postcards here.- Yes.
0:12:08 > 0:12:11- Have you ever thought about the value?- No, never.
0:12:11 > 0:12:17I think, in a sale, again if we can attract the right buyers from the internet
0:12:17 > 0:12:19or people tend to sniff these things out anyway...
0:12:19 > 0:12:23- It's amazing how the bush telegraph works on this sort of thing.- Yes.
0:12:23 > 0:12:30I would suggest maybe putting them in with an estimate of £250-£350.
0:12:30 > 0:12:32Really?
0:12:32 > 0:12:33Oh!
0:12:33 > 0:12:39- Are you surprised?- Very surprised. - What did you think they might be worth?- 30p each.- 30p each?
0:12:39 > 0:12:41- A little bit more than that!- Yes!
0:12:41 > 0:12:44But I really think they could do quite well.
0:12:44 > 0:12:46We might even get the upper estimate.
0:12:46 > 0:12:49- We'll put a reserve on them.- Yes.
0:12:49 > 0:12:54- Probably a reserve just below the 250, of 200 or so.- That's fine.
0:12:54 > 0:12:57We don't need to worry. If we get the collectors in there,
0:12:57 > 0:12:59they should march off, dare I say!
0:12:59 > 0:13:01Hmm!
0:13:20 > 0:13:24This place was once described as the most beautiful village in England.
0:13:24 > 0:13:28It's not hard to see why, is it? It's enchanting.
0:13:28 > 0:13:31I'm in Chipping Camden in the heart of the Cotswolds.
0:13:34 > 0:13:37It's absolutely idyllic and crammed with history.
0:13:37 > 0:13:42If you just walk 100 metres down the high street, you'll find very fine examples
0:13:42 > 0:13:45of many different periods of architecture.
0:13:45 > 0:13:48It's because of its idyllic charm and wonderful location
0:13:48 > 0:13:52that Chipping Camden lies at the very heart of a very important period
0:13:52 > 0:13:55in the history of design - the Arts and Crafts movement.
0:14:00 > 0:14:03CR Ashbee was an architect and designer,
0:14:03 > 0:14:07who was influenced by the ideas and work of William Morris,
0:14:07 > 0:14:11widely regarded as the father of the Arts and Crafts movement,
0:14:11 > 0:14:16and, like Morris, Ashbee espoused socialist ideals
0:14:16 > 0:14:20and hoped to put them into practice when he opened a design studio
0:14:20 > 0:14:23in London's East End in 1988.
0:14:23 > 0:14:30Many people in the Arts and Crafts movement believed that the mass production of the machine age
0:14:30 > 0:14:35was a betrayal of the traditional skills and methods held by the individual craftsmen,
0:14:35 > 0:14:40and that the human cost of industrialisation was far too high.
0:14:40 > 0:14:45In the late 19th century, factories were terrifying, noisy places
0:14:45 > 0:14:50and workers endured appalling conditions and meagre pay,
0:14:50 > 0:14:52so Ashbee took men and women from the cities
0:14:52 > 0:14:56and set them to work at his Guild and School of Handicraft.
0:14:56 > 0:15:00Men like Ashbee found themselves spearheading a campaign
0:15:00 > 0:15:04for social, industrial, moral and aesthetic reform.
0:15:04 > 0:15:07So where does Chipping Camden fit into all this?
0:15:07 > 0:15:12Well, in 1902, Ashbee relocated the Guild of Handicraft
0:15:12 > 0:15:14from the East End of London to the Cotswolds
0:15:14 > 0:15:20and with him came 50 blacksmiths, jewellers, cabinetmakers, and silversmiths
0:15:20 > 0:15:24and they all ended up working in this building here - an old silk mill.
0:15:24 > 0:15:26BANGING OF TOOLS
0:15:26 > 0:15:31David, hi. It's a real pleasure to meet you. Thank you for taking time out to talk with us.
0:15:31 > 0:15:35You're one of the descendants from the original Guild.
0:15:35 > 0:15:39That's a wonderful pedigree. Tell me about your family history.
0:15:39 > 0:15:43My grandfather was born in Hitchin and he grew up there
0:15:43 > 0:15:45and they put an exhibition on one year
0:15:45 > 0:15:50and Ashbee came down to judge the exhibition, apparently,
0:15:50 > 0:15:55and saw his work and invited him to join him, so he went and joined him in London in 1900
0:15:55 > 0:15:58and then when Ashbee went into liquidation,
0:15:58 > 0:16:02he took over the workshop and the family's worked here ever since.
0:16:02 > 0:16:04And the rest is history for you.
0:16:04 > 0:16:09I've got to say, looking around your workshop, time has stood still.
0:16:09 > 0:16:10Yes, it hasn't really changed.
0:16:10 > 0:16:14All the tools you're using are all the tools from Ashbee's day.
0:16:14 > 0:16:19They're what he brought here. Everything in this room is what was brought 100 years ago,
0:16:19 > 0:16:21even the clock up there is still the same one.
0:16:21 > 0:16:27We're always banging on on Flog It! about preserving our heritage and passing on these traditional skills,
0:16:27 > 0:16:32- but you're doing it in essence because you're actually using the tools to pass them on.- Yes.
0:16:32 > 0:16:35I've got my son now working with me and my nephew
0:16:35 > 0:16:38and Derek, who was my first apprentice, back in the '80s.
0:16:38 > 0:16:42- It's brilliant. There's a next generation...- We hope so, yes.
0:16:42 > 0:16:45I noticed over there - I was being nosy and having a look around -
0:16:45 > 0:16:49you've still got the original books and ledgers from Ashbee's designs.
0:16:49 > 0:16:52You're still working to those but tweaking them slightly.
0:16:52 > 0:16:57Some people want dead copies - others, we tweak them a bit.
0:16:57 > 0:17:01- Have you noticed that the trend's turned and everyone's into Arts and Crafts?- Yes.
0:17:01 > 0:17:08People come from all over the world or email us ordering things.
0:17:08 > 0:17:10Let's take a closer look at some of your work
0:17:10 > 0:17:15and a few items of Ashbee's that you've selected that I've spotted in your office.
0:17:15 > 0:17:17Yes, certainly.
0:17:27 > 0:17:30I think your work is absolutely stunning.
0:17:30 > 0:17:35- You've got magic hands, but you also have to have a very good eye, don't you?- Yes.
0:17:35 > 0:17:40Quite often, you do a design and then when you start making it, it doesn't look quite right,
0:17:40 > 0:17:45so you make it to your eye, rather than the design.
0:17:45 > 0:17:51If you start with the teapot, which is 1903 - Ashbee's -
0:17:51 > 0:17:52if you wish to handle.
0:17:52 > 0:17:58It's just the architectural detail and it's whole proportion is just right, isn't it?
0:17:58 > 0:18:00Look at that.
0:18:00 > 0:18:03- It's gorgeous.- It's a nice bit of enamel in the top.
0:18:03 > 0:18:07- How long would that have taken to make?- Probably a week, ten days.
0:18:07 > 0:18:09Do you make many like this now?
0:18:09 > 0:18:17Er...not so many of the teapots but some of the other pieces we do copies of.
0:18:17 > 0:18:21That is intriguing, isn't it? Is that a very difficult piece to make?
0:18:21 > 0:18:26Well, certainly the handle, to get the twist in was we found very difficult.
0:18:26 > 0:18:31You've got to make all these little hinges to pin it together on the glass.
0:18:31 > 0:18:37The finial is... All those linear strands are echoing what you've done on the handle.
0:18:37 > 0:18:39- How much would that cost? - About £1,000 today.
0:18:39 > 0:18:41That's not bad. And the original?
0:18:41 > 0:18:45If it was original Ashbee, it would be £10,000 at least.
0:18:45 > 0:18:49- That is lovely. Which is your favourite piece to make? - Doesn't matter.
0:18:49 > 0:18:53When you've finished and the customer is pleased, you get pleasure out of it.
0:18:53 > 0:18:57Is it hard to let go? When you spend two weeks on it and you think,
0:18:57 > 0:19:01- "That's one of the nicest things I've ever made," do you want to keep it?- Yes.
0:19:01 > 0:19:07I do quite often, but at the end of the day, you've got the overheads and the workshop.
0:19:07 > 0:19:12The others have all got mortgages which they've got to pay, so it has to go.
0:19:12 > 0:19:15- It's a tough life being an artist, isn't it?- Yes, it is.
0:19:15 > 0:19:19Thanks so much for showing me round and taking me back in time.
0:19:19 > 0:19:22You're preserving our heritage for future generations to see.
0:19:22 > 0:19:25You can come here, walk around and commission something.
0:19:25 > 0:19:29- It's not a shop, is it?- No.- You can't just buy things off the shelf.
0:19:29 > 0:19:32I've fallen in love with a heart-shaped box.
0:19:32 > 0:19:35I'm going to get one commissioned and I'm coming back to buy something.
0:19:35 > 0:19:38- Good.- Thank you.- Good. You're very welcome.
0:19:38 > 0:19:44Ashbee's original venture laid the foundations for a tradition of craftsmanship
0:19:44 > 0:19:49that continues in the Cotswolds this very day.
0:19:54 > 0:19:57It's almost auction time again,
0:19:57 > 0:20:00and here's a quick reminder of all our items.
0:20:00 > 0:20:06Shakespeare wrote, "All that glitters is not gold", but these sovereigns are!
0:20:06 > 0:20:10Tony's WWI memorabilia, complete with standard issue condom,
0:20:10 > 0:20:14is a real slice of military history.
0:20:15 > 0:20:18Mark was enchanted by this 1970s game
0:20:18 > 0:20:20of the children's favourite, The Magic Roundabout.
0:20:20 > 0:20:24And Margaret's military postcards, dating from the 1900s,
0:20:24 > 0:20:27are certain to catch an enthusiast's eye.
0:20:27 > 0:20:29For today's auction we're in Watlington
0:20:29 > 0:20:32at Jones and Jacob fine art auctioneers.
0:20:32 > 0:20:35We've got two auctioneers overseeing our lots,
0:20:35 > 0:20:38Francis Ogley and Simon Jones.
0:20:40 > 0:20:45Attention, you lot! We've got the military cards just about to go under the hammer.
0:20:45 > 0:20:47Will you be sad to see these go?
0:20:47 > 0:20:51Not really, because they were in my loft for six years.
0:20:51 > 0:20:53They were left to us from the family,
0:20:53 > 0:20:56and we chucked them in the loft.
0:20:56 > 0:20:58We got a valuation that you were happy with.
0:20:58 > 0:21:02£250 to £350. We'll get that top end, will we?
0:21:02 > 0:21:04I hope so. It's not usually my sort of thing,
0:21:04 > 0:21:07but these are very interesting,
0:21:07 > 0:21:09and some are very early - pre 1900 -
0:21:09 > 0:21:12so I've been assured by our military consultants
0:21:12 > 0:21:16that these are rare, so I'm hoping we might see a surprise.
0:21:16 > 0:21:19- Well done, Mark. - We might go marching on to victory.
0:21:19 > 0:21:22- That would be great, wouldn't it? - It would.
0:21:22 > 0:21:26We're about to do battle now, cos it's going under the hammer. Here we go.
0:21:26 > 0:21:31Lot 185 is the First World War regimental and military postcards.
0:21:31 > 0:21:34What can we say for these?
0:21:34 > 0:21:36250 for them?
0:21:36 > 0:21:39200 to start me... 200 I'm bid.
0:21:39 > 0:21:41Straight in, at 200.
0:21:41 > 0:21:43You all happy at £200?
0:21:43 > 0:21:46For the postcards, at £200.
0:21:46 > 0:21:48All done then, and finished at 200.
0:21:48 > 0:21:51We'll settle for that! A big smile there!
0:21:51 > 0:21:55Considering they've been in the loft, and there's no attachment...
0:21:55 > 0:21:57I'm a little disappointed.
0:21:57 > 0:22:02You know auctions - you need two people to bid against...
0:22:02 > 0:22:05We didn't have that extra person to run it up a bit.
0:22:05 > 0:22:08But it's gone, and that's the main thing. We're here to flog it!
0:22:08 > 0:22:14- What are you going to spend £200 on? - It's going towards a holiday for my husband and I.
0:22:14 > 0:22:17- We have separate holidays at the moment.- Do you?!
0:22:17 > 0:22:20- Why - you not getting on?! - He's a motorcyclist,
0:22:20 > 0:22:22so he plays with his bike and I go on holiday!
0:22:28 > 0:22:31'Next up, Tony's WWI collection.'
0:22:32 > 0:22:35- Lots of memories here?- There is.
0:22:35 > 0:22:39In this trunk there was the old greatcoat with the buttons,
0:22:39 > 0:22:42the other boots and even the spats.
0:22:42 > 0:22:45And something else - he was a bit of a ladies' man!
0:22:45 > 0:22:49We found a condom going back to them days!
0:22:49 > 0:22:51Yes, so...
0:22:51 > 0:22:56We got a cute valuation. There's a lot here. We're hoping for 40, 60.
0:22:56 > 0:23:00But we've seen this kind of thing on Flog It! do really well before.
0:23:00 > 0:23:03It's always collectable, WWI, WWII memorabilia.
0:23:03 > 0:23:07It gets picked up on the internet as well. The Americans are big on it.
0:23:07 > 0:23:11To be honest, I think the compass on its own is worth our estimate.
0:23:11 > 0:23:14It's going to sell. I'm quite confident it should do it.
0:23:14 > 0:23:17The compass should help it find the right buyer.
0:23:17 > 0:23:20- That's the main object, isn't it? - Yes. Yeah.
0:23:20 > 0:23:23It's going under the hammer now. Good luck.
0:23:23 > 0:23:28Lot 124, the T Cook and Sons prismatic compass
0:23:28 > 0:23:31and First World War cap badges, trench maps etc. 40 to £50?
0:23:31 > 0:23:37- 75.- 75 is good to start with. - Phone bid.- 75 I'm bid. 80. 80.
0:23:37 > 0:23:40- 85?- At £80 then, I'm bid. 85. Coming to you on the phone.
0:23:40 > 0:23:4385. 90.
0:23:43 > 0:23:46- 95?- A phone bidder.- 100.
0:23:46 > 0:23:47110.
0:23:47 > 0:23:49120.
0:23:49 > 0:23:51- Good price.- It is.
0:23:51 > 0:23:55All done at 110. It's on the phone. Against you all in the room at £110.
0:23:55 > 0:23:56All finished. All done.
0:23:56 > 0:24:01- What will you do with £110? - We went on holiday last week and bought some vases.
0:24:01 > 0:24:04I thought it was old clothes, chucked 'em down
0:24:04 > 0:24:07and broke three of them so I've got to replace them!
0:24:07 > 0:24:10- He's in the doghouse!- I've helped get you out of trouble.
0:24:10 > 0:24:14- Yes!- All thanks to the old colonel! - Exactly!- He done us all a favour!
0:24:14 > 0:24:17- The Great Escape!- Nice one.
0:24:24 > 0:24:30Now, this lot is really interesting because it's a collectable, it's an antique, it's commemorative,
0:24:30 > 0:24:32but we're flogging it for its scrap value.
0:24:32 > 0:24:35I've just been joined by Praxedes and Michael.
0:24:35 > 0:24:41We've got those lovely medallions - two of them - commemorating Captain Cook, value £300-£400.
0:24:41 > 0:24:46- Mark said that scrap gold, 18-carat gold's worth that alone. - Yeah.
0:24:46 > 0:24:52When I had a chat to the auctioneer - bring our expert in on this - he agreed with you.
0:24:52 > 0:24:56- He said that the scrap value of those once you'd weighed them is about £400...- Yes.- ..450.
0:24:56 > 0:25:01They're going to breeze that estimate. We certainly are going to flog them.
0:25:01 > 0:25:04- Well, I hope so, I hope so. - This is it.
0:25:04 > 0:25:06It's going under the hammer. Good luck.
0:25:06 > 0:25:08365 - the two gold souvenir medallions.
0:25:08 > 0:25:12200th anniversary, Captain Cook.
0:25:12 > 0:25:14- 300 for those.- 480.
0:25:14 > 0:25:18- 480.- Someone's shouting out, "480!" straight in.
0:25:18 > 0:25:20Have 480. On commission at 480.
0:25:20 > 0:25:22500, anyone?
0:25:22 > 0:25:25They're selling to the commission at 480.
0:25:25 > 0:25:29Anybody in the room? At 500, if you want them. ..All done.
0:25:30 > 0:25:33- Happy?- Very happy.
0:25:33 > 0:25:37Nearly 500 quid, all but. What are you going to put that money towards?
0:25:37 > 0:25:40- To our Canary Island holiday.- Oh! - Christmas time.
0:25:40 > 0:25:43You've not really settled in England. Can't wait to get away again.
0:25:51 > 0:25:54Boing! It's time for bed! That jogs a memory.
0:25:54 > 0:25:56It's the game of the Magic Roundabout.
0:25:56 > 0:26:00I was a big fan. I loved the spaced-out rabbit.
0:26:00 > 0:26:02- Dylan. "Yeah, man."- Oh, did you?
0:26:02 > 0:26:05- Yes.- He wasn't my favourite. - He was my favourite.
0:26:05 > 0:26:09Ermintrude the cow, with the flower, that went from one side to the other.
0:26:09 > 0:26:12It was valued at £400 to £600,
0:26:12 > 0:26:15but we've had a word with the auctioneer,
0:26:15 > 0:26:19and you think you would like a bit more, so you've upped the reserve
0:26:19 > 0:26:24- to £500.- Yes. My daughter was a bit put out when I got home,
0:26:24 > 0:26:27and she wanted me to keep it,
0:26:27 > 0:26:30so I thought, "Well, I'll put the reserve up."
0:26:30 > 0:26:34- I don't mind if I take it home.- It's awful if we sell it for 500 or 600.
0:26:34 > 0:26:36I don't know if we'll be happy or sad.
0:26:36 > 0:26:39Nor do I! It's make-your-mind-up time.
0:26:39 > 0:26:42It's about to go under the hammer. This is it.
0:26:42 > 0:26:45Lot number 109. It's the Corgi Magic Roundabout Playground,
0:26:45 > 0:26:50complete with all the figures, and there's a spare train in there too.
0:26:50 > 0:26:53- That should help it chug along(!) - MARK GROANS
0:26:53 > 0:26:56What can we say, 500 or 600?
0:26:56 > 0:26:59300 then, to start me. 200 if you like.
0:26:59 > 0:27:03200 I'm bid. 220? At £200 then... You all happy at 220?
0:27:03 > 0:27:05240, 260, 280.
0:27:05 > 0:27:08At £280. All done at £280.
0:27:08 > 0:27:10290, 300, 320,
0:27:10 > 0:27:14340, 360, 380, 400.
0:27:14 > 0:27:17- 420, 440?- This is good! They like it!
0:27:17 > 0:27:20490, 500 with you. At £500.
0:27:20 > 0:27:24520 anywhere? £500 then, it's way on my left.
0:27:24 > 0:27:27£500. In the door, at £500. All finished?
0:27:27 > 0:27:31What a good result. Well, it's not going home!
0:27:31 > 0:27:34But 500 quid is, less a bit of commission.
0:27:34 > 0:27:38- Yes. We're happy with that. - What are you going to do with that?
0:27:38 > 0:27:43We're hoping to go to Australia to see my sister. I haven't seen her for 35 years.
0:27:43 > 0:27:47- Have a nice glass of Australian wine on us, when you get there.- I will.
0:27:47 > 0:27:50- Thank you very much.- Thank you. - Lovely to meet you.
0:27:56 > 0:27:59We're coming to the end of our day in Watlington.
0:27:59 > 0:28:04The auction's still going on, but it's all over for our owners.
0:28:04 > 0:28:08Our experts have had their work cut out. It's been a tough day.
0:28:08 > 0:28:10But all credit to them. Join me next time on Flog It,
0:28:10 > 0:28:15when we put more theories to the test. Until then, it's cheerio!
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