King's Lynn

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0:00:02 > 0:00:08King's Lynn sits on the banks of the River Ouse in Norfolk and its fine buildings bear witness

0:00:08 > 0:00:13to the fact that the town was a major port in medieval times.

0:00:13 > 0:00:16Today, it bears witness to another Flog It!

0:00:45 > 0:00:48The town was originally called Lynn,

0:00:48 > 0:00:53but after the dissolution of the monasteries by Henry VIII,

0:00:53 > 0:00:57it changed its name to Lynn Regis which is Latin for King's Lynn.

0:00:57 > 0:01:01It was a member of the Hanseatic League of Merchants

0:01:01 > 0:01:06which held the monopoly of trading across the North Sea.

0:01:06 > 0:01:11King's Lynn remains a flourishing fishing and container port

0:01:11 > 0:01:14and there's a busy traffic of grain ships which takes us to the site of our valuation day.

0:01:14 > 0:01:20Here at the Corn Exchange are our two experts,

0:01:20 > 0:01:24Elizabeth Talbot and Charlie Ross. They found the devil!

0:01:27 > 0:01:30First up, something's got Charlie all shaken up.

0:01:33 > 0:01:38A subject close to my own heart here, related to alcohol.

0:01:38 > 0:01:43This is a real statement of the period, it's wonderfully Deco,

0:01:43 > 0:01:47the shape, the materials, it's chromium-plated.

0:01:47 > 0:01:51- It's very solid. What is the material?- It's like Bakelite.

0:01:51 > 0:01:55- It's very heavy.- It feels like Bakelite. It's very dense.

0:01:55 > 0:02:02I love it because you twiddle the top round and it's got all the recipes for each of the cocktails.

0:02:02 > 0:02:09- You've got eight recipes...- That'll keep me going for an evening. - ..most of which contain gin.

0:02:09 > 0:02:17We're gonna start with a Bronx tonight, I think, which is dry gin, dry vermouth, orange juice and ice.

0:02:17 > 0:02:21- Sounds really refreshing. Your sort of thing?- I'd have a go at that.

0:02:21 > 0:02:28- What about a Clover Club? Gin, egg white...- No. - Grenadine and lemon juice.

0:02:28 > 0:02:31There's too much salmonella around!

0:02:31 > 0:02:36I thought, looking at the recipes, this was an American contraption.

0:02:36 > 0:02:44But I did turn it upside down and it's got "the Master Incolor cocktail shaker, made in England".

0:02:44 > 0:02:49"Patent pending." Whether they got the patent is anybody's guess.

0:02:49 > 0:02:52There's a strainer there.

0:02:52 > 0:02:55You put your cocktails in there with the ice

0:02:55 > 0:03:00and that will drain out lemon pips and peel and mint in there.

0:03:00 > 0:03:03It leaves the lumps of ice behind.

0:03:03 > 0:03:09Here we are, the spout. It's foolproof. They don't want to waste any of their cocktails!

0:03:09 > 0:03:13And the air into the little hole and out it comes.

0:03:13 > 0:03:16That's a gill and that's graduated.

0:03:16 > 0:03:22You can measure it, pour your spirits into there with the ice and do the whole lot.

0:03:22 > 0:03:26- Where did you get it from? - That came from my parents.

0:03:26 > 0:03:31It might have been a wedding present. They were married in '36.

0:03:31 > 0:03:36- Spot-on.- I can't see my father buying one.- No.- He was a beer man.

0:03:36 > 0:03:43- What a waste!- My mother was gin and French, but didn't need this sort of thing.- Straight into the glass!

0:03:43 > 0:03:50- I don't recall seeing it used. - It doesn't look used. Why are you selling it? Was it tucked away?

0:03:50 > 0:03:57Simply because of that. It was in their house and when we cleared it, my brother and sister didn't want it.

0:03:57 > 0:04:01I took it back and thought my son might be interested.

0:04:01 > 0:04:06- Even he didn't want it.- Did he not? - It would be nice if it was used.

0:04:06 > 0:04:13- Did you think this would send you to the Bahamas?- I thought it might buy me a bottle of gin.

0:04:13 > 0:04:16It's going to struggle to make more than £50.

0:04:16 > 0:04:23My guide price would be perhaps 40 to 60. It's not going to make £200 or £300 in a month of Sundays.

0:04:23 > 0:04:28But I wouldn't want to sell it for a tenner because it's too well made.

0:04:28 > 0:04:34- I don't think I'd sell it for a tenner.- Shall we put £40 to £60 on it?- Yes.

0:04:34 > 0:04:39- We'll put a reserve on it of 40. Happy with that?- Yes.

0:04:39 > 0:04:41- We'll have a drink to celebrate afterwards.- Good.

0:04:46 > 0:04:48I don't know why I'm drawn to this chap,

0:04:48 > 0:04:51but I'd like to know all you can tell me about him.

0:04:51 > 0:04:57The reason I've come to see you is because I didn't know what it was or what it was used for.

0:04:57 > 0:05:02- How did you come by him?- In the early '80s, I was at a little sale

0:05:02 > 0:05:06and it was in a box of odds and bits.

0:05:06 > 0:05:10It was the other stuff I was more interested in.

0:05:10 > 0:05:15- I never had it on display.- It'd frighten the neighbours?- Yeah.

0:05:15 > 0:05:21I've never seen anything like him, but he scores ten out of ten for novelty value.

0:05:21 > 0:05:26- So he's been locked away... - 25 years in the loft in a box.

0:05:26 > 0:05:32- You had a spring clean and decided he's...?- I'm downsizing and moving into a flat.

0:05:32 > 0:05:37- It was in one of the boxes and I thought, "Oh..."- "There you are!"

0:05:37 > 0:05:43What we have here is a piece of porcelain which I believe is German.

0:05:43 > 0:05:49The mark underneath is a blue "N" beneath a crown and several factories used that.

0:05:49 > 0:05:54It could be one of the Nymphenburg factories. It's a very white porcelain -

0:05:54 > 0:05:59souvenir ware that Germany was so good at producing circa 1900.

0:05:59 > 0:06:03He's not academically from a good source from that point of view,

0:06:03 > 0:06:07but the features are fantastic, very strong and bold.

0:06:07 > 0:06:14He's got inset glass eyes, so a bit like some of the Staffordshire pottery dogs of a similar period.

0:06:14 > 0:06:21And like some of the teddy bears. It gives a really eerie, hypnotic look to him.

0:06:21 > 0:06:28What adds to the curiosity, as I'm sure you've seen, is at the back here we have these two holes.

0:06:28 > 0:06:33I would suggest they were intended to take an electric flex.

0:06:33 > 0:06:39You see these holes in nursery and living room lamps from this period

0:06:39 > 0:06:42and a small bulb would be placed inside.

0:06:42 > 0:06:47Then at the top, he has a large hole surrounded by little holes.

0:06:47 > 0:06:52If you look up his neck, there's a chamber inside his head

0:06:52 > 0:06:55which would take some scented oils,

0:06:55 > 0:07:00so from the heat of the lamp, aromatherapy was issuing from it.

0:07:00 > 0:07:07The larger hole would be where you'd pour in the liquid and lots of holes like an atomiser.

0:07:07 > 0:07:13The light inside would shine through this semi-translucent porcelain

0:07:13 > 0:07:15and through the eyes.

0:07:15 > 0:07:21- You'd never sleep!- It would be nice if something smoked.- Yes, it would.

0:07:21 > 0:07:24Quite eerie. It's quite a niche market.

0:07:24 > 0:07:32- It might appeal to Goths or devil-worshippers.- There's a lot of those in the Stamford area(!)

0:07:32 > 0:07:38- The little chip has always been there.- He's got a hairline crack to his top lip.

0:07:38 > 0:07:45- Have you got any guestimate as to what he might fetch? - 20 quid or 25 quid, surely.- Yeah.

0:07:45 > 0:07:50- I would think £25 to £35. - A few pints down the golf club!

0:07:55 > 0:08:00- Tina and Helen, I've got that right, you're both sisters?- We are.

0:08:00 > 0:08:04- And you've brought in something of local interest.- We hope so.

0:08:04 > 0:08:09This is Norwich School. How did you come by these watercolours?

0:08:09 > 0:08:12They were left to me by my mother.

0:08:12 > 0:08:17- Did you take a shine to these when you were a little girl?- I did.

0:08:17 > 0:08:22They were up on a wall in the lounge in my grandmother's house.

0:08:22 > 0:08:25I was gonna say, "How did Mum come by these?"

0:08:25 > 0:08:30These are Victorian. We are looking at around 1860 here.

0:08:30 > 0:08:34- This is my mother here. - That's your mother.- And her sister.

0:08:34 > 0:08:40And in the back are actually my grandfather and grandmother.

0:08:40 > 0:08:44- Oh, this is nice. And she owned...? - She owned these, yes.

0:08:44 > 0:08:50Here's the catalogue of the exhibition they were purchased from - 1935.

0:08:50 > 0:08:53- Yes, that's right.- Wow!

0:08:53 > 0:09:00And inside, the two pictures - "Landing Fish At Yarmouth And Companion Picture, William Freeman."

0:09:00 > 0:09:07- Absolutely fantastic. And someone's scribbled in the dates that he was born.- That was me.

0:09:07 > 0:09:12- "1813 to 1897." So you've done a bit of research, haven't you?- Yes.

0:09:12 > 0:09:17They're watercolours picked out with the odd bit of chalk.

0:09:17 > 0:09:23Especially on this one. You can see the chalk there. It's slightly more vibrant.

0:09:23 > 0:09:27They are naive, but they're beautifully done.

0:09:27 > 0:09:31They're understated, working boats in action.

0:09:31 > 0:09:36They're unloading the catch, but they are classic vessels,

0:09:36 > 0:09:40- the Dutch barges, the Norfolk barges.- With the big, brown sails.

0:09:40 > 0:09:46- Do you know how much your grandmother paid for them?- No. - There's no price in the catalogue.

0:09:46 > 0:09:51- Can we put these into auction with this catalogue as well?- Yes.

0:09:51 > 0:09:58It shows they've been in the same family for three generations. They've not done the circuit.

0:09:58 > 0:10:02- No, they haven't. - Do you have kids?- I do.

0:10:02 > 0:10:09- Why are you breaking this lineage? You're robbing them of their heritage(!)- I'm a dreadful mother(!)

0:10:09 > 0:10:14But I've just rung my son and he's prepared to let these go.

0:10:14 > 0:10:20- You've given them to your son? - I've offered them to him when I die or before I die.

0:10:20 > 0:10:25He's decided he would like to have the money cos they need a new car.

0:10:25 > 0:10:32- There's a few trapped insects in here. Where have the pictures been? - Hanging on the wall.

0:10:32 > 0:10:35- All the time.- Any idea of value?

0:10:35 > 0:10:39- I haven't, no. No idea of value. - What do you think, Helen?

0:10:39 > 0:10:43- 300 or 400 each? I'm not good at this.- Sounds about right.

0:10:43 > 0:10:50I'd like to put them into auction as a pair with a fixed reserve of £400.

0:10:50 > 0:10:53- I think they'll do £600. - That will be good.

0:10:53 > 0:10:58- They've got two old bangers which are useless.- And a growing family.

0:11:03 > 0:11:08This is very unusual, Lynn. What can you tell me about it?

0:11:08 > 0:11:12Well, as far as I'm aware, it's a cupping set.

0:11:12 > 0:11:19It's for blood-letting. It actually belonged to my great-grandmother

0:11:19 > 0:11:24who used to assist with births and things like that.

0:11:24 > 0:11:30- I don't know that she was a qualified midwife, but...- She assisted the people of the town.

0:11:30 > 0:11:37- In those days, they had a lady in the town if they needed assistance. - And attend with the doctor.- Yes.

0:11:37 > 0:11:42- So this was hers?- Yeah.- It would have seen hard work in its time.

0:11:42 > 0:11:46- You've never seen it used, I guess? - No, no.

0:11:46 > 0:11:51I think those days are long gone really, aren't they?

0:11:51 > 0:11:58Whoever saw this put together would have been daunted. The Victorians loved the concept of blood-letting,

0:11:58 > 0:12:02letting out badness from the body by drawing off blood.

0:12:02 > 0:12:07They used leeches a lot. This is a mechanical version of a leech.

0:12:07 > 0:12:14We draw back the little knives by this little lever here which primes it like a flintlock pistol.

0:12:14 > 0:12:21You hold it on to the skin and by releasing the button, the little knives shoot through

0:12:21 > 0:12:25and score the skin at which point you rush up with this,

0:12:25 > 0:12:30put it on to the skin and draw back to pull out the blood that you require.

0:12:30 > 0:12:36Not for the faint-hearted really. So you've inherited it, have you?

0:12:36 > 0:12:41- No, it still belongs to my mother, but she's happy to sell it.- OK.

0:12:41 > 0:12:44- Has it been pride of place in the...?- Not at all.

0:12:44 > 0:12:49Until very recently, it was down the chicken shed.

0:12:49 > 0:12:52You've got a very clean and dry chicken shed

0:12:52 > 0:12:56because it's in surprisingly good order.

0:12:56 > 0:13:01Do you have any idea what it might fetch? Any hopes or aspirations?

0:13:01 > 0:13:08- No, but it isn't doing any good down the chicken shed, so somebody else might as well enjoy it.- That's true.

0:13:08 > 0:13:13The value, I think, will be limited to round about...

0:13:13 > 0:13:19- I should think on a bad day, £40, on a good day, it might make £80. - OK.

0:13:19 > 0:13:23£40 to £80 would be realistic. Are you happy with that?

0:13:23 > 0:13:30- Definitely.- We'll put it to the test and see how we get on. Thank you for bringing it in.- It's a pleasure.

0:13:34 > 0:13:38MUSIC: "Tulips From Amsterdam"

0:13:43 > 0:13:50Whenever you think of tulips, you think of Amsterdam, but I'm in the Lincolnshire town of Spalding.

0:13:50 > 0:13:56This whole region is known as South Holland and you can understand why, can't you?

0:14:02 > 0:14:09This area was once an inhospitable marshland until Roman settlers built a system of dykes and canals,

0:14:09 > 0:14:16draining the water to reveal rich, fertile soils, perfect for agriculture and horticulture.

0:14:16 > 0:14:20# Look at you now, flowers in the window... #

0:14:20 > 0:14:25In its heyday, Spalding's flower production matched Holland's,

0:14:25 > 0:14:32employing over 2,000 workers who produced 3,000 tons of flowers and bulbs every year.

0:14:32 > 0:14:35By the 1970s, the tulip industry went into decline.

0:14:35 > 0:14:42Ironically, the very soil which provided the means to its prosperity also led to its downfall.

0:14:42 > 0:14:49In Holland, the soil is very dry and sandy, so it's quick and easy to clean off the bulb,

0:14:49 > 0:14:56but in England, the soil is siltier, so it takes longer to clean the bulb and is more labour-intensive.

0:14:56 > 0:15:02That's why Spalding lost out to the cheaper competition from abroad. I'll pop that back.

0:15:02 > 0:15:09Despite the decline in the industry, bulbs and flowers are still a very important part of the economy.

0:15:09 > 0:15:134,000 acres of daffodils are grown locally

0:15:13 > 0:15:17and here at Winchester Growers, flowers are big business.

0:15:17 > 0:15:22Soil is no longer an issue because all the plants are now grown

0:15:22 > 0:15:26using a water-only system, known as hydroponics.

0:15:26 > 0:15:31- To tell me about it is Production Director, Mike Mann.- Good morning.

0:15:31 > 0:15:36- How long have you been in business? - About 30 years.- What do you grow?

0:15:36 > 0:15:4217 million stems of tulips that you see here, but that's not all.

0:15:42 > 0:15:49In summer, we have seven million stems of lilies and in the spring, 100 million stems of daffodils.

0:15:49 > 0:15:52Crikey, what a lot of flowers!

0:15:52 > 0:15:58- I'd love to go on a guided tour. I don't want to see all 100 million! Let's go.- Come on.

0:15:58 > 0:16:06- Talk me through the production process.- The biggest change is the amount of time the bulbs are with us.

0:16:06 > 0:16:1320 years ago, even ten years ago, bulbs would have been with us for 20 weeks in a tray full of compost.

0:16:13 > 0:16:18- Nowadays, they are with us for just six weeks.- Is that all?

0:16:18 > 0:16:22- Yes.- That's taking up a lot less space.- And energy.

0:16:22 > 0:16:28- They're not prone to disease or rot.- We get a much more even crop than we used to do.

0:16:28 > 0:16:31It's a very simple method. Here's the bulb.

0:16:31 > 0:16:35There are these little spikes in the tray.

0:16:35 > 0:16:39We gently push the bulbs down on those spikes.

0:16:39 > 0:16:44As simple as that. We fill this up with water with some nutrient in it.

0:16:44 > 0:16:48We then persuade the bulbs that it's still winter time,

0:16:48 > 0:16:54so they have three weeks in a temperature control store at nine degrees.

0:16:54 > 0:16:59They'll root, into the greenhouse, then nice flowers three weeks later.

0:16:59 > 0:17:03How long will it take to get that height? They're ten inches?

0:17:03 > 0:17:11- Yes. About three weeks once they go into the glasshouse.- They're ready for selling?- That's it.- That's fast.

0:17:14 > 0:17:17Well, it's a hub of activity here.

0:17:17 > 0:17:24- After your brief relationship with your plants, they go out into the big wide world?- Absolutely.

0:17:24 > 0:17:28People won't realise we're talking less than 24 hours

0:17:28 > 0:17:35from the moment we harvest the flowers to the moment they're being packed and out the door.

0:17:35 > 0:17:39The girls bunch them, then we trim the bottoms up.

0:17:39 > 0:17:43- So all the stems are level? - They're nice and level.

0:17:43 > 0:17:51Then the last piece is the sleeves, so when you pick them up in the supermarket, your hands are clean.

0:17:51 > 0:17:57- It's a full job... - It's unbelievable. It's just hands-on, a hive of activity.- Yeah.

0:17:57 > 0:18:02There are so many people here working away. Absolutely incredible.

0:18:02 > 0:18:06- Mike, thank you so much.- A pleasure. - It certainly opened my eyes up!

0:18:11 > 0:18:15There was a real mixed bag of items in our valuation day in King's Lynn.

0:18:15 > 0:18:18Now let's hope we can get some good money for them at auction.

0:18:20 > 0:18:26The drinks are on me if the cocktail shaker does better than £40 to £60.

0:18:26 > 0:18:29At £400-600, and with great provenance,

0:18:29 > 0:18:33Tina's local watercolours should sail through the auction

0:18:33 > 0:18:38He may not be to everybody's taste, but I'm sure this little German devil

0:18:38 > 0:18:40will make someone smile.

0:18:40 > 0:18:44Finally, a gruesome little item, but this could prove a real "draw"

0:18:44 > 0:18:47for any specialist collector - or vampire.

0:18:49 > 0:18:54Today's sale comes from Batemans Auctioneers in Stamford.

0:18:54 > 0:19:00There's such a buzz outside, I wonder what it's like inside? We'll find out now.

0:19:00 > 0:19:05Taking the reins on the rostrum today is auctioneer David Palmer.

0:19:05 > 0:19:10We're gonna stir you up now with David's cocktail shaker.

0:19:10 > 0:19:15£60 to £40, it's a bit of fun. It's got all the recipes on the side.

0:19:15 > 0:19:19- Who have you brought along?- Marika, my wife.- Where are you from?- Holland.

0:19:19 > 0:19:23Why are you flogging the cocktail shaker? You should be using it.

0:19:23 > 0:19:26It's never been used by us, it's never been used by my parents

0:19:26 > 0:19:29and I don't see it being used.

0:19:29 > 0:19:33It's a bit of fun and I'm sure it'll do really well.

0:19:33 > 0:19:37It's put a smile on everybody's face. It's going under the hammer.

0:19:37 > 0:19:42Lot 529, an Incolor, early 20th century, Art Deco cocktail shaker.

0:19:42 > 0:19:45Rather a cool cocktail shaker.

0:19:45 > 0:19:49If you twist the lid, it tells you how to make these drinks.

0:19:49 > 0:19:54- I think there's somebody on the phone for this.- 10. 12. 15. 18. 20.

0:19:54 > 0:19:58- 25. 30.- They're keen. - 35. 40. 45. 45 over there...

0:19:58 > 0:20:02At 45. 50. 55. 60.

0:20:02 > 0:20:0465. 70. 75...

0:20:04 > 0:20:09- This is amazing. - 90. 95. 100. 110.

0:20:09 > 0:20:11120. 130.

0:20:11 > 0:20:13- 140. 150.- Wow!

0:20:13 > 0:20:18160. Behind you at 160. You're out with the moustache at 160.

0:20:18 > 0:20:22I sell with the bid at £160. It goes then...

0:20:22 > 0:20:26- On the phone...- Telephone's coming in.- An iconic design.

0:20:27 > 0:20:30190. 200.

0:20:30 > 0:20:33210. 220.

0:20:33 > 0:20:37- 230...- We would have been happy with 40 quid!

0:20:39 > 0:20:42250. 260.

0:20:42 > 0:20:45270. 280.

0:20:45 > 0:20:48- I say!- I don't believe it!

0:20:48 > 0:20:51290. 300.

0:20:51 > 0:20:53- 310...- You said 40 to 60!

0:20:53 > 0:20:56I think they missed a nought off!

0:20:56 > 0:20:58340.

0:20:58 > 0:21:03- This is astonishing.- This is madness.- This is a golden moment.

0:21:04 > 0:21:09At 360, I sell in the room... Are you sure you're out on the phone?

0:21:09 > 0:21:15It's an important piece. Ann Summers designed a range of giftware on this.

0:21:15 > 0:21:17At £360...

0:21:19 > 0:21:23- Absolutely amazing. - Absolutely incredible.

0:21:23 > 0:21:30- What are you gonna do with that? - I need some time to think about it. - It'll still go to the grandchildren.

0:21:30 > 0:21:34Marika's probably right. It may go to the grandchildren.

0:21:37 > 0:21:42Coming up right now, a little devil, and it belongs to Ken.

0:21:42 > 0:21:48- A bit of fun, £20, £30, hopefully a little bit more.- Yeah.- Whatever.

0:21:48 > 0:21:53You either love this or you hate it. I had a chat to Kate, the valuer.

0:21:53 > 0:21:58- It's funny, but we wouldn't have it in our house.- It's a quirky thing.

0:21:58 > 0:22:04There is a market that would have it in their house, so, fingers crossed, they'll be here.

0:22:04 > 0:22:07I think Goths or devil-worshippers.

0:22:07 > 0:22:11Let's just check the saleroom and see if there are any Goths in here.

0:22:11 > 0:22:15569 is the grotesque porcelain model of a devil's head,

0:22:15 > 0:22:20I think one of the more attractive pieces of porcelain in the sale.

0:22:20 > 0:22:25You shove a bulb in it and his eyes shine!

0:22:25 > 0:22:28That is so spooky. I don't like it!

0:22:28 > 0:22:305 quid? 5 I'm bid.

0:22:30 > 0:22:33At 5 only. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

0:22:33 > 0:22:3710. 12. 15. 18. 20. 22...

0:22:37 > 0:22:39- It's not going home, Ken.- Good.

0:22:39 > 0:22:4438. 40. 45. 50. 55. 60. 65...

0:22:44 > 0:22:48You don't look traumatised by owning it, so that's good.

0:22:48 > 0:22:50At 85. 90.

0:22:50 > 0:22:54- £90!- Hold it up higher. The lady can't see.

0:22:54 > 0:22:57I sell the devil's head at £90...

0:22:57 > 0:23:01Are you bidding? All done at £90...?

0:23:02 > 0:23:05- That surprised me! - I'm very surprised!

0:23:05 > 0:23:11- What will you put that towards? - I said I'd buy the lads a drink at the golf club.

0:23:18 > 0:23:25I've just been joined by Tina and Helen, the sisters, with a little bit of Norwich School.

0:23:25 > 0:23:29We're in the right place to sell it. They are gorgeous.

0:23:29 > 0:23:33Fingers crossed, we can get that car for your son.

0:23:33 > 0:23:37- Yeah, we need a car. - Has he come along?- Yes, he's here.

0:23:37 > 0:23:42- Give us a wave.- That's Sam. And my granddaughter. Rebecca.

0:23:42 > 0:23:49- So it's a proper family day out. - Yeah, we've got to get the money. - Top dollar?- Yeah.

0:23:49 > 0:23:54- The pressure's on.- It is. You valued them.- I did. Fingers crossed.

0:23:54 > 0:23:58- I think I got it right. - I hope you have.- This is it.

0:23:58 > 0:24:03Lot 225 is the William Philip Barnes Freeman.

0:24:03 > 0:24:06Attractive pair of watercolours.

0:24:06 > 0:24:10Couple of hundred to start? 200? 200 I'm bid.

0:24:10 > 0:24:13At 200. Take 10? Goes then on the main bid at 200...

0:24:13 > 0:24:16210. 220. 230. 240. 250. 260.

0:24:16 > 0:24:20270. 280. 290. 300.

0:24:20 > 0:24:22310. 320. 330...

0:24:22 > 0:24:26- Come on, come on. - That's only two tyres!

0:24:26 > 0:24:30Are you in on the phone at 340...? 340.

0:24:30 > 0:24:33350. At 350.

0:24:33 > 0:24:37360. 370. 380 now?

0:24:37 > 0:24:41380. 390. Fill it up to the 4...? 400.

0:24:41 > 0:24:45- At 400. I'll take your 10. - You take it!

0:24:45 > 0:24:49Are you all out in front? Goes then on the phone, 410?

0:24:49 > 0:24:52410. Back in the room at 410. 420.

0:24:52 > 0:24:55430. At 430.

0:24:55 > 0:24:57440.

0:24:57 > 0:25:02- 450...- That's four tyres! He's got four wheels.

0:25:02 > 0:25:06That looks like a yes. Are you sure?

0:25:06 > 0:25:09- Come on. - 460, I sell on the phone...

0:25:09 > 0:25:12Two lovely little watercolours.

0:25:12 > 0:25:17At 460, I sell against you. He'll lend you a tenner. Go 470...?

0:25:18 > 0:25:21Good man, good man.

0:25:21 > 0:25:26At least you could be bothered to turn up. Goes on the phone at £460.

0:25:28 > 0:25:33- Hooray!- We did it. Well done. - You've got the wheels, Sam!

0:25:33 > 0:25:35We've got your wheels, Sam.

0:25:36 > 0:25:41No upholstery, but you've got the wheels. Bless him!

0:25:43 > 0:25:48Next up, the most wonderful little cupping set and it belongs to Lynn.

0:25:48 > 0:25:52- Hello.- Hello.- It belonged to your grandma.- Great-grandma.

0:25:52 > 0:25:56You've brought a picture. There's lots of memories here.

0:25:56 > 0:26:01- Not for me. She was before my time. - But it's family inheritance.

0:26:01 > 0:26:06It's been down the chicken shed for ten years. Nobody wanted it.

0:26:06 > 0:26:12- Let's hope we get the top end of Elizabeth's estimate.- I hope so.

0:26:12 > 0:26:17A nice collector's item. Medical pieces are a specialist area.

0:26:17 > 0:26:19£40 to £80, it stands up for itself.

0:26:19 > 0:26:24I don't think it'll do much more than that, but it should do that.

0:26:24 > 0:26:29Lot 331 is the scientific, medical stuff.

0:26:29 > 0:26:34You can play the game properly at home now - doctors and nurses.

0:26:34 > 0:26:3720 quid? 20 I'm bid.

0:26:37 > 0:26:4025. 30. 35. 40.

0:26:40 > 0:26:4345. 50. 55. 60. 65.

0:26:43 > 0:26:4570. 75. 80.

0:26:45 > 0:26:49- Oh, 80!- 85. 90.

0:26:49 > 0:26:53- 95. 100.- £100!- 110. 120.

0:26:53 > 0:26:57130. 140. 150.

0:26:57 > 0:26:59160. 170.

0:26:59 > 0:27:02180. 190. 200.

0:27:02 > 0:27:07210. This side at 210... 220. 230.

0:27:07 > 0:27:12- 240...- Fantastic. Sucking more out of the buyers!- 260. 270.

0:27:12 > 0:27:14- Lynn, £270!- 280.

0:27:14 > 0:27:17290. 300.

0:27:17 > 0:27:21- I'm gonna burst a blood vessel in a minute!- 320. 330.

0:27:21 > 0:27:25- 340. At 340 now... 350. - It wasn't even named.

0:27:25 > 0:27:27360. 370.

0:27:27 > 0:27:29380. 390.

0:27:29 > 0:27:34- Must be quite rare! - 400. Are you in on the phone, 410?

0:27:34 > 0:27:38At £400 over here. Do you want to keep it? At 400.

0:27:38 > 0:27:42Just another tenner? 410.

0:27:42 > 0:27:46- It is a lucky charm.- At £420. Finished and done at 420...?

0:27:46 > 0:27:50Your last chance at 420. Who have I missed?

0:27:51 > 0:27:54- Fantastic.- What are you gonna do with 420 quid?

0:27:54 > 0:27:58It really belonged to my mum

0:27:58 > 0:28:01and my little girl has just started playing the saxophone.

0:28:01 > 0:28:05- She's gonna buy her saxophone with it.- Fantastic.- Brilliant.

0:28:05 > 0:28:12- Your great-grandmother would have approved.- There's enough money now. - She can buy it outright.

0:28:12 > 0:28:18- It's all down to Great-Gran. She brought you luck.- Absolutely. Mum will be over the moon.

0:28:18 > 0:28:26- I've learnt something.- So have I and I hope you have. That is another wonderful Flog It moment.

0:28:26 > 0:28:31If you've got antiques you want to flog, bring them to our valuation day.

0:28:31 > 0:28:33It could be you in an auction room next time.

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