0:00:02 > 0:00:04We're in the heart of England for today's Flog It.
0:00:04 > 0:00:07We're at the National Motorcycle Museum in Solihull.
0:00:45 > 0:00:51The West Midlands has been the home of British motor manufacturing throughout the 20th century,
0:00:51 > 0:00:55although sadly the glory days have now passed.
0:00:58 > 0:01:00This museum stands as a tribute
0:01:00 > 0:01:04to that once-great industry, which dominated the world
0:01:04 > 0:01:05for many decades.
0:01:05 > 0:01:09These wonderful, gleaming bikes are a fitting tribute
0:01:09 > 0:01:13to the sheer brilliance of the British engineering achievement.
0:01:15 > 0:01:17Hello there. What have we got in there?
0:01:19 > 0:01:23Today, our experts are the brilliant Will Axon and James Lewis.
0:01:23 > 0:01:25It's now 9.30.
0:01:25 > 0:01:29Let's get the doors open, get everybody inside and kick-start the show.
0:01:31 > 0:01:35And it looks like Will has already spotted something interesting.
0:01:37 > 0:01:39This is wonderful. Tell me more about it.
0:01:39 > 0:01:44When I saw it in the queue, I thought perhaps you'd come on your motorbike and left your helmet in the bag
0:01:44 > 0:01:46or perhaps a part-time astronaut.
0:01:46 > 0:01:50Cos this is a great piece of post-war design. How did you come by it?
0:01:50 > 0:01:55It's actually my sister's. She and her husband got married in 1968.
0:01:55 > 0:01:58So I assume they bought it shortly after they were married.
0:01:58 > 0:02:01I think it dates from towards the early '70s, that sort of period.
0:02:01 > 0:02:04- Yeah.- And does she use it?
0:02:04 > 0:02:06- Has she used it or is it? - They used to use it.
0:02:06 > 0:02:08They don't use it now. Haven't for a long time.
0:02:08 > 0:02:10No. Well, I think it's great.
0:02:10 > 0:02:15It's actually... Obviously, we've got the name of the maker on it, JVC, a Japanese firm
0:02:15 > 0:02:21who in the sort of '70s, early '70s, they were taking their sort of design influence, shall we say,
0:02:21 > 0:02:26from the space race. You know, everyone was trying to, you know, going up to the moon,
0:02:26 > 0:02:28conquering, putting satellites out in orbit and so on.
0:02:28 > 0:02:34Which is where this TV gets its nickname. It's known as the Sputnik.
0:02:34 > 0:02:39- Is it?- Yeah, the Sputnik, after the Russian satellites that were blasted into orbit.
0:02:39 > 0:02:42You've also got the original instruction leaflet here.
0:02:42 > 0:02:47- Yes.- So if I just open up these instructions, they're wonderful in their own right.
0:02:47 > 0:02:53And it's even got these rather handy illustrations here, which are a sort of self-diagnosis of the problem.
0:02:53 > 0:02:58Figure five looks like it's in a bit of trouble. If it goes like that, it's ready for the bin.
0:02:58 > 0:03:01Let's look at it value-wise. I just noticed here...
0:03:01 > 0:03:04You see these two little chains that are popping out the top?
0:03:04 > 0:03:07They would have been a chain loop. Because the alternative for this...
0:03:07 > 0:03:13You could have it on the stand as it is here, which is again a multi-swivel stand.
0:03:13 > 0:03:16Or you could hang it from the ceiling from a chain, which would look great.
0:03:16 > 0:03:19Imagine this orange, ball telly just hanging down.
0:03:19 > 0:03:26- So like I say, bearing the condition, I would say a sensible estimate of £200-£300.- Really?
0:03:26 > 0:03:28Yes. Is that more than you thought it would be worth?
0:03:28 > 0:03:30Much more.
0:03:30 > 0:03:32- Really? Um...- I thought about £50.
0:03:32 > 0:03:36Really? No, that would be a good buy at £50.
0:03:36 > 0:03:39In the right shop, you could see it retailed at sort of 500 plus.
0:03:39 > 0:03:43So at auction, you should be looking at £200-£300 certainly.
0:03:43 > 0:03:46- OK.- So if we say 200-300.
0:03:46 > 0:03:49Put a reserve on it at £200, bidder discretion.
0:03:49 > 0:03:52OK. My sister actually said she didn't worry about the reserve.
0:03:52 > 0:03:58No reserve. Excellent. So £200-£300, no reserve and hopefully we'll do very well for you on the day.
0:04:05 > 0:04:09Albert, when I first saw this, I saw it from behind and I thought it was a little desk watch.
0:04:09 > 0:04:11Then I thought it was a picture frame.
0:04:11 > 0:04:13And then I thought it was a desk weight.
0:04:13 > 0:04:17And the thing is, they're all three in combination.
0:04:17 > 0:04:20So it's a really neat, little thing for somebody's desk.
0:04:20 > 0:04:23Now tell me, it's obviously Continental.
0:04:23 > 0:04:27It's got a German or Austrian scene on the front there.
0:04:27 > 0:04:30Looks like somewhere... Rhine Valley, I should think.
0:04:30 > 0:04:33And if we turn it over, it's inscribed in Swiss at the back.
0:04:33 > 0:04:37So it's a Swiss-made thing probably for the German market.
0:04:37 > 0:04:41It's a little picture, painted on ivory,
0:04:41 > 0:04:45and the clock tower actually has a working little timepiece in there.
0:04:45 > 0:04:48On a solid marble plinth.
0:04:48 > 0:04:51- Now is that something you picked up on your travels?- No.
0:04:51 > 0:04:53It belongs to the wife's mother.
0:04:53 > 0:04:55So tell me, how does it come to be in your house?
0:04:55 > 0:04:58Well, it was off the mother, but apparently the story was
0:04:58 > 0:05:01it was brought back from Germany just after the Second World War.
0:05:01 > 0:05:04- OK, as a tourist souvenir? - As far as I know, yeah.
0:05:04 > 0:05:08I mean, it's a neat little thing, but obviously you don't use it.
0:05:08 > 0:05:12- No, no, no. - I reckon that's going to go to somebody just as a little bit of fun.
0:05:12 > 0:05:15Um, so therefore, it's not a lot of money.
0:05:15 > 0:05:18It's not going to be worth a fortune.
0:05:18 > 0:05:21Um, having said that, it's nice quality.
0:05:21 > 0:05:23It's gilt brass. It's solid marble.
0:05:23 > 0:05:24It's watercolour on ivory.
0:05:24 > 0:05:28Nice little Swiss watch movement in the back.
0:05:28 > 0:05:31What shall we say? £40-£60.
0:05:31 > 0:05:33- Fine, yeah.- £30 reserve.
0:05:33 > 0:05:37- You happy with that?- Fine.- Fantastic. Let's see how it does.- OK. Thank you.
0:05:43 > 0:05:45Kathleen, thank you for bringing this in.
0:05:45 > 0:05:47Is this your concertina?
0:05:47 > 0:05:49No, it was my husband's.
0:05:51 > 0:05:54- It's what's affectionately known as a squeeze box.- Yes.
0:05:54 > 0:05:57- So it was your late husband's?- Yes.
0:05:57 > 0:05:59How long had he had it, do you know?
0:05:59 > 0:06:01He must have had it 50 years.
0:06:01 > 0:06:04- And did he ever learn to play?- No.
0:06:04 > 0:06:06Well, let's have a look at it.
0:06:06 > 0:06:09The first thing to check is the maker's name.
0:06:09 > 0:06:12Lachenal. London maker. It's a quality instrument.
0:06:12 > 0:06:17These date from round about 1820. Popular throughout the Continent.
0:06:17 > 0:06:22Mainly in France. The first thing to look for are the bellows action.
0:06:22 > 0:06:26Now if I open this right out, the fabric does tend to split open
0:06:26 > 0:06:29and that's why you see lots of them taped up.
0:06:29 > 0:06:35But looking at all these cards, the linen over them is in perfect condition.
0:06:35 > 0:06:38- So that's a good start, isn't it? - Yes.- It really is.
0:06:38 > 0:06:43The important thing to look for are these little bone buttons.
0:06:43 > 0:06:45There's 15 of them.
0:06:45 > 0:06:50And we've sold them on the show before with 23 or 24 buttons and they've reached £300-£400.
0:06:50 > 0:06:57I personally think this one, even though it is fantastic quality, it's probably worth £200-£300.
0:06:57 > 0:07:00- Right. I've been offered a lot more than that.- Have you?- Yes.
0:07:00 > 0:07:02What were you offered?
0:07:02 > 0:07:04Many years ago he was offered 800.
0:07:04 > 0:07:07£800! How long ago was that?
0:07:07 > 0:07:10Oh, about four years ago.
0:07:10 > 0:07:12From someone who sells...
0:07:12 > 0:07:13I hope it is worth that.
0:07:13 > 0:07:20- If you want, you can put that into auction with a fixed reserve of £700.- Right.
0:07:20 > 0:07:23And it doesn't sell for £700, you can take it home and sell it
0:07:23 > 0:07:30- to the person that offered you that sort of money. Shall we do that? - Yes. It's doing no good at home.
0:07:30 > 0:07:32Exactly.
0:07:32 > 0:07:33- All we can do is give it a go.- Yeah.
0:07:33 > 0:07:38All right. Let's go right through to the auction with this
0:07:38 > 0:07:41and please prove me wrong!
0:07:46 > 0:07:51John, I have to say, when I saw you in the queue earlier today and I saw one of these volumes,
0:07:51 > 0:07:55my immediate thought was, "Oh, no, you've only got one."
0:07:55 > 0:08:00But you had all three. But you had to go all they way back to get them, all the way home.
0:08:00 > 0:08:02Yes, that's right, yes.
0:08:02 > 0:08:06So whenever we're looking at a leather-bound book of this size,
0:08:06 > 0:08:10the size alone tells us it's a pretty important book.
0:08:10 > 0:08:14They're either important books or company ledgers that you find in this size.
0:08:14 > 0:08:16So let's open up and have a look.
0:08:18 > 0:08:22And as soon as you turn to the frontispiece,
0:08:22 > 0:08:28one of the most important names ever in botany - William Curtis.
0:08:28 > 0:08:32This edition. Except we've got Roman numerals here,
0:08:32 > 0:08:341777.
0:08:34 > 0:08:37Absolutely fantastic. First edition.
0:08:37 > 0:08:41- That's right, yeah.- So you've got one of the most important botanists,
0:08:41 > 0:08:45the first-ever edition, all three volumes.
0:08:45 > 0:08:47And you've got other works linked in.
0:08:47 > 0:08:50Tell me, how do you come to have these?
0:08:50 > 0:08:52Well, they've been passed down through the family.
0:08:52 > 0:08:57He is, in fact, my great-great-great-great grandfather.
0:08:57 > 0:09:00- William Curtis is? - William Curtis, yeah.
0:09:00 > 0:09:05- Fantastic!- My father was really proud of his ancestry
0:09:05 > 0:09:09and, of course, I've known about this all my life.
0:09:09 > 0:09:14But I don't know what I'm supposed to do with it now that it's in my custody.
0:09:14 > 0:09:16Gosh! Well!
0:09:16 > 0:09:19It's probably been in your family since the day it was published.
0:09:19 > 0:09:21This could even have been HIS copy.
0:09:21 > 0:09:25- That's right, yeah. That's what we think. - Oh! I mean, what a provenance.
0:09:25 > 0:09:28Look at these.
0:09:28 > 0:09:31It's interesting, if you look back in history,
0:09:31 > 0:09:38he was said to have a microscopic eye and didn't even use lenses to look at the plants that he was sketching.
0:09:38 > 0:09:43And each one of these plates would have been hand-coloured at the time the books were made.
0:09:43 > 0:09:47So these aren't later coloured. These were done at the time. Look at that.
0:09:47 > 0:09:51That thistle is just marvellous. OK, it's a very good book.
0:09:51 > 0:09:55Now of course, for any botanist this was the...
0:09:55 > 0:09:57the fun thing to produce.
0:09:57 > 0:10:00But the bread and butter was this, his botanical magazine
0:10:00 > 0:10:04that was produced literally every couple of weeks.
0:10:04 > 0:10:09Here we have Curtis's Botanical Magazine or Flower-Garden Displayed.
0:10:09 > 0:10:15And these are dated, here we go MDC... 1822. So look at those again.
0:10:15 > 0:10:17Lots of coloured plates.
0:10:17 > 0:10:20- Yeah, beautiful illustrations. - They're lovely.
0:10:20 > 0:10:24OK. We need to come up with some ideas of value for you.
0:10:24 > 0:10:29They have made as much as £6,000 in mint condition.
0:10:29 > 0:10:33I reckon we should put an estimate of 2,500-3,500 on them.
0:10:33 > 0:10:38They may make more. They've got all the plates there, so that's important. Need to put a reserve on.
0:10:38 > 0:10:43I would say £2,500. All right?
0:10:43 > 0:10:46Now obviously you've discussed it with your family.
0:10:46 > 0:10:48Yes.
0:10:48 > 0:10:50They've got to go somewhere.
0:10:50 > 0:10:53They can't stay in my loft for ever.
0:10:53 > 0:10:58These would look so wonderful back in a major library somewhere in one of the big country houses.
0:10:58 > 0:11:01They are such an important set.
0:11:01 > 0:11:05They're going to be well loved and well looked after and I'm sure they'll go to a great home.
0:11:10 > 0:11:12Before we go to auction to sell those family heirlooms,
0:11:12 > 0:11:16I'm going to take a quick journey back through history.
0:11:16 > 0:11:23Welcome to the ruins of Kenilworth Castle, home to one of England's most determined romantics.
0:11:23 > 0:11:28Noble families used to build castles to entertain kings and queens as they travelled around the country.
0:11:28 > 0:11:34And in 1575, Robert Dudley, the Earl of Leicester, was expecting a very important guest.
0:11:34 > 0:11:38And that guest was the object of all his affections.
0:11:39 > 0:11:43And when she arrived, she had an entourage of 400 people.
0:11:43 > 0:11:50It was none other than Queen Elizabeth I, who was very fond of travel.
0:11:50 > 0:11:56In fact, it was the Queen's fourth visit to Kenilworth, and Robert, well,
0:11:56 > 0:11:58he wanted to make it her most memorable.
0:11:58 > 0:12:02Dudley had been pursuing the Queen for 16 years and hoped
0:12:02 > 0:12:06during this visit, to finally tempt Elizabeth into marriage.
0:12:06 > 0:12:09His efforts to woo her were very impressive.
0:12:09 > 0:12:13He even had poetry and plays commissioned especially for her.
0:12:13 > 0:12:18And the prose often contained thinly veiled pronouncements of love.
0:12:18 > 0:12:23"The lake, the lodge, the Lord are yours to command."
0:12:23 > 0:12:30The most lavish expense was the construction of grand, luxurious apartments in homage to the Queen,
0:12:30 > 0:12:32to make her stay as comfortable as possible.
0:12:32 > 0:12:38And to find out a bit more, I've come to talk to John Ducker of English Heritage.
0:12:38 > 0:12:43- Hi, John. Thanks for talking to us. - No problem.- It's got the wow factor, hasn't it?
0:12:43 > 0:12:47- It certainly has.- You've got to use your imagination, but my word!
0:12:47 > 0:12:51What expense did Dudley go in preparation for the Queen's stay?
0:12:51 > 0:12:52Money was no object.
0:12:52 > 0:12:58Lavish banquets, commissioning of tapestries and paintings.
0:12:58 > 0:13:04All the sorts of elements of theatre to introduce these magnificent apartments to the Queen.
0:13:04 > 0:13:10- But what about refined architectural detail? Obviously, fireplaces, windows.- It was all about light.
0:13:10 > 0:13:13The upper floors would have had huge windows to let light in,
0:13:13 > 0:13:16so the Queen could see the tapestries and the paintings.
0:13:16 > 0:13:19Dudley did lots of work throughout the castle.
0:13:19 > 0:13:25Turning it from a defensive fortification really to a palace for entertainment.
0:13:25 > 0:13:27It's all about theatre and show.
0:13:27 > 0:13:29He's trying to impress the Queen.
0:13:29 > 0:13:31- Can we go through here?- Certainly.
0:13:34 > 0:13:36Oh, look at that.
0:13:36 > 0:13:40Where we're now stood, this would have been the Queen's wardrobe area,
0:13:40 > 0:13:43where the belongings that she brought with her would have been.
0:13:43 > 0:13:49Then we'd have gone up in importance. These levels here would have been for entertaining.
0:13:49 > 0:13:52The third level would have been the Queen's apartment,
0:13:52 > 0:13:54where only the most close in the court would have been allowed.
0:13:54 > 0:13:57And of course she gets lovely views as well.
0:13:57 > 0:13:59She gets lovely views as well!
0:13:59 > 0:14:02And right on the top floor would have been this grand ballroom.
0:14:02 > 0:14:04- Lots of dancing and... - Really, on the top floor?
0:14:04 > 0:14:09- Yeah.- Gosh, you think you'd be exhausted getting up there before you start dancing.
0:14:09 > 0:14:13From here the Queen would have been able to look out, as you've mentioned. The landscape.
0:14:13 > 0:14:15And also when she was here, The Coventrymen,
0:14:15 > 0:14:21- they performed a play outside, so she could lean out the window... - Panoramic view.- Exactly, yeah.
0:14:24 > 0:14:28Live here, good Queen, live here.
0:14:28 > 0:14:30You are amongst friends.
0:14:30 > 0:14:36Their comfort comes when you approach and when you part, it ends.
0:14:40 > 0:14:44The Queen and her courtiers stayed 19 days, making the most
0:14:44 > 0:14:49of the lavish hospitality offered by Robert Dudley.
0:14:49 > 0:14:55He proposed to her and after a long consultation with her advisers, Elizabeth turned him down.
0:14:55 > 0:14:58Dudley was devastated.
0:15:06 > 0:15:09However, this isn't as heartless as it sounds.
0:15:09 > 0:15:14Elizabeth was reported to be deeply upset when she'd heard
0:15:14 > 0:15:18that Robert Dudley had married Lettice Knollys three years later.
0:15:18 > 0:15:21And she was quoted as saying...
0:15:21 > 0:15:27"I love him and will love and regard him all my life long."
0:15:27 > 0:15:30And it appears that she did.
0:15:30 > 0:15:36After the death of Elizabeth in 1603, 28 years later,
0:15:36 > 0:15:39a letter was found in a wooden box she kept by her bed.
0:15:39 > 0:15:42It was a love letter from Robert Dudley.
0:15:57 > 0:15:59Back at the valuation day,
0:15:59 > 0:16:02let's look at what we'll be selling at the auction.
0:16:02 > 0:16:05I loved this '60s Sputnik telly.
0:16:05 > 0:16:08I can really see it taking off for June at auction.
0:16:08 > 0:16:15Kathleen is so optimistic about her concertina, she's upped the reserve from 700 to £800.
0:16:17 > 0:16:22These beautifully illustrated botany books will do well providing the right people know about them.
0:16:22 > 0:16:26I personally think we've found some real gems here.
0:16:26 > 0:16:31And finally, Brian's charming '40s clock will wind up with a well timed profit at auction.
0:16:31 > 0:16:34We'll just need the bidders to be in the mood.
0:16:38 > 0:16:43We're at Bigwood's Auction House in Stratford with Christopher Ironmonger on the rostrum.
0:16:43 > 0:16:48I want to find out what he thinks about the botanical books.
0:16:48 > 0:16:53Owner John is so confident he's upped the reserve to £3,500.
0:16:53 > 0:16:58Remember these? Well, you remember John as well, the owner. They've been in his family
0:16:58 > 0:17:00for a long time.
0:17:00 > 0:17:07- Now let me get this right, great-great-great-grandfather. - Amazing.
0:17:07 > 0:17:11I don't know why he's flogging them, but obviously he needs the money.
0:17:11 > 0:17:15And we've got a valuation of £2,500-£3,000 on them.
0:17:15 > 0:17:18I know he's put the reserve up now.
0:17:18 > 0:17:22- Hmm.- He's upped it to £3,500.
0:17:22 > 0:17:25So maybe they're going to stay in the family.
0:17:25 > 0:17:30Well, I'm optimistic. We've certainly had good interest so far.
0:17:30 > 0:17:35- I think we've got a couple of telephone bids booked. - That's a good sign.- That is.
0:17:35 > 0:17:38- We'll be working hard at it. - Can't wait.
0:17:38 > 0:17:40Whatever you do, don't go away.
0:17:40 > 0:17:44Watch this space, because Chris is going to get on the rostrum and weave some magic right now.
0:17:49 > 0:17:53Well, Kathleen and I want to make sweet music.
0:17:53 > 0:17:57We want to end in a crescendo with this lovely, little concertina.
0:17:57 > 0:17:59It's got a value of £800-£1,200.
0:17:59 > 0:18:01I had a chat to the auctioneer earlier.
0:18:01 > 0:18:04He said, "I thought it was a little bit punchy to start with, Paul, but
0:18:04 > 0:18:08"we've got a couple of telephone bids booked." So that's a good sign.
0:18:08 > 0:18:10It's a gorgeous instrument.
0:18:10 > 0:18:13It's quality as well. This is it. It's going under the hammer now.
0:18:13 > 0:18:15It's been a long wait, hasn't it?
0:18:15 > 0:18:21442. 19th-century, Lachenal and Co, patent concertina.
0:18:21 > 0:18:25I can start with bids on the book at 800. On the book at 800.
0:18:25 > 0:18:27We've sold it.
0:18:27 > 0:18:29Is it 850?
0:18:29 > 0:18:32850, anywhere? 850. I've got 900.
0:18:32 > 0:18:35- 950.- 950? Yes, sir.
0:18:35 > 0:18:38- 950. 950.- Oh, go on.
0:18:38 > 0:18:42Is it 1,000? I've got 960 here. 980.
0:18:42 > 0:18:44Go 980? Yes, sir.
0:18:44 > 0:18:46980. It's with you and I'm out now.
0:18:46 > 0:18:49980, with you. £980.
0:18:49 > 0:18:51That's very good, isn't it?
0:18:51 > 0:18:53On the telephone at 980. Is it 1,000?
0:18:53 > 0:18:57The bid's on that telephone at £980.
0:18:57 > 0:18:59And we're selling. Yes!
0:18:59 > 0:19:01Well done, you. £980.
0:19:01 > 0:19:03You knew its value.
0:19:03 > 0:19:06Gosh! What are you going to do with that money?
0:19:06 > 0:19:08New fencing in the garden.
0:19:08 > 0:19:09New fence in the garden!
0:19:11 > 0:19:13Ah, thank you so much for coming in.
0:19:13 > 0:19:15I thoroughly enjoyed that.
0:19:15 > 0:19:18- It's been a long wait for that one, hasn't it?- Yes.
0:19:18 > 0:19:21We did it! We did the business!
0:19:31 > 0:19:35Right now, time is up for Albert's desk weight.
0:19:35 > 0:19:38It's got a little clock in and it's an image of the Rhine.
0:19:38 > 0:19:41And we've got what? £30, £40, hopefully £60 on this.
0:19:41 > 0:19:44- Let's get James' top end of the estimate.- It's not a lot, is it?
0:19:44 > 0:19:46No, but it was the mother-in-law's, wasn't it?
0:19:46 > 0:19:49- Yes.- Did you get her permission to sell it?- Yes.
0:19:49 > 0:19:52He's laughing his head off.
0:19:52 > 0:19:56- The wife's permission.- The wife's permission. That's more like it.
0:19:56 > 0:19:59Why do you want to flog it? Has it been on a desk?
0:19:59 > 0:20:01No, it's just been in the cupboard.
0:20:01 > 0:20:04- Doing nothing?- Yeah.- Sick of it now?
0:20:04 > 0:20:05- Yeah.- Want to flog it?- Yeah.
0:20:05 > 0:20:07We'll do our best. Fingers crossed.
0:20:07 > 0:20:09This is it. Good luck.
0:20:09 > 0:20:12The 1930s desk paperweight.
0:20:12 > 0:20:14Rhine Valley. Eight-day mechanism.
0:20:14 > 0:20:16A little clock there in it.
0:20:16 > 0:20:18Rather nice. Blue John moulded plinth as well.
0:20:18 > 0:20:21£20, start me. £20, I've got.
0:20:21 > 0:20:25Five. £30, sir? £30. Five, is it? At 30, at the back.
0:20:25 > 0:20:27Five. 40. Five. 45...
0:20:27 > 0:20:31- This is good.- ..50. Five. 60.
0:20:31 > 0:20:3460 and five. 70, at the back.
0:20:34 > 0:20:3870 and five, sir. 75. And 80.
0:20:38 > 0:20:40At 80 and five. 85. And 90...
0:20:40 > 0:20:44- They love it!- 95. 100. 100.
0:20:44 > 0:20:46Go 110. 110. 120...
0:20:46 > 0:20:49- Gosh, I'm pleased you brought this along now. Bet you are too.- Yeah.
0:20:49 > 0:20:55140. 150. 145, all right. 150.
0:20:55 > 0:20:59155. 150, right at the back. At 150.
0:20:59 > 0:21:02It's going to be sold. You all done?
0:21:02 > 0:21:05£150. He said Blue John.
0:21:05 > 0:21:08Maybe that's what put the price up.
0:21:08 > 0:21:10Well, there we go.
0:21:10 > 0:21:13- You've got to be impressed with that, haven't you?- Brilliant.
0:21:13 > 0:21:17I said earlier I won't ask you what you'll spend the money on if it sells for 30 quid
0:21:17 > 0:21:19because there's a lotting fee of £7.
0:21:19 > 0:21:22By the time you take the commission away, you don't go home with much.
0:21:22 > 0:21:26- But you're going to go home with quite a bit now.- Yes. Well pleased.
0:21:26 > 0:21:28What are you going to do with that, £140-odd?
0:21:28 > 0:21:30Probably buy a bit of jewellery.
0:21:30 > 0:21:32A bit of jewellery. Lovely.
0:21:32 > 0:21:34- What a good day out.- Brilliant.
0:21:34 > 0:21:36- Is she here?- No, no, no.- Oh!
0:21:36 > 0:21:38- Working.- She's working.
0:21:38 > 0:21:41- Where I should be. - You should be, yeah.
0:21:46 > 0:21:49Do not adjust your TV sets, especially this one.
0:21:49 > 0:21:52It belongs to June. It's the Sputnik. It's the JVC.
0:21:52 > 0:21:55And I think this is iconic. This has got the look.
0:21:55 > 0:21:59In bright orange, £200-£300 put on by Will, our expert.
0:21:59 > 0:22:02Why are you flogging this? This is a design icon.
0:22:02 > 0:22:04You should keep hold of this one.
0:22:04 > 0:22:07- It's not mine, it's my sister's.- Oh, is it?
0:22:07 > 0:22:11- That's why she's flogging it. - And they're moving and they don't want to use it...
0:22:11 > 0:22:14- They don't use it anyway, but... - Cos it works still?
0:22:14 > 0:22:16- Yes, it does. - Well, let's hope we get the top end.
0:22:16 > 0:22:20Let's hope we get that £300. I know there's no reserve, is there?
0:22:20 > 0:22:23No. It's here to go, isn't it? Again, living on the edge. We like this.
0:22:23 > 0:22:27Once you've decided to sell something, usually when you go to auction,
0:22:27 > 0:22:30things are making their best price on their first outing.
0:22:30 > 0:22:34Once you don't sell something and then re-offer it in another sale, people, they've seen it.
0:22:34 > 0:22:36They know it does the rounds.
0:22:36 > 0:22:40- Exactly. So really let it go first time out. - It'll be interesting to see.
0:22:40 > 0:22:45Yeah. We're going to find out right now, because this it, it's going under the hammer.
0:22:45 > 0:22:51Lot 300 is the JVC VideoSphere, black and white, manual television.
0:22:51 > 0:22:53There we are. I can open the bidding at 100.
0:22:53 > 0:22:56Here on the book at £100.
0:22:56 > 0:22:57- Gone.- Is it 120?
0:22:57 > 0:23:01At £100, I'm going to sell it. 120.
0:23:01 > 0:23:04140? 120, at the back. And I'm out.
0:23:04 > 0:23:07120. 140?
0:23:07 > 0:23:10I'll take 130 if it helps anybody. 120, it seems reasonable to me.
0:23:10 > 0:23:14But it's going to be sold.
0:23:14 > 0:23:15£120.
0:23:15 > 0:23:19Are you done? Are you sure?
0:23:19 > 0:23:22- Hammer's gone done. £120.- Not bad.
0:23:22 > 0:23:24No retro collectors here today.
0:23:24 > 0:23:27- It got the lower end. - It's worth 200 quid.
0:23:27 > 0:23:29- You think so? - But the sale, it's tricky.
0:23:29 > 0:23:32- You know, um...- We got it away, that's the main thing.
0:23:32 > 0:23:35- You decided to sell it, we sold it. - With no reserve. Bit of a risk.
0:23:35 > 0:23:38Yeah, there is a risk and bearing in mind the salesroom
0:23:38 > 0:23:42and the people who are here, that's a good price, all bearing in mind.
0:23:42 > 0:23:44- Thank you very much.- Thanks.
0:23:51 > 0:23:57I've been waiting for this moment for the last six weeks since I saw at the valuation day
0:23:57 > 0:24:00John's botanical volumes. Three of them, absolutely stunning.
0:24:00 > 0:24:04They've been in the family a long time. Great-great-great- grandfather.
0:24:04 > 0:24:06This is a very exciting and a very sad moment, John.
0:24:06 > 0:24:08- You must have butterflies right now. - I do.
0:24:08 > 0:24:12But first it's time to flog John's three botanical magazines.
0:24:12 > 0:24:17We've got a valuation of £150-£250 on these, put on by James Lewis, our expert.
0:24:17 > 0:24:21418. Now we're on to the Curtis's Botanical Magazine.
0:24:21 > 0:24:23Quite a bit of interest in it.
0:24:23 > 0:24:28Who's going to start me for this lot? Three volumes here and another.
0:24:28 > 0:24:33Ought to be a couple of hundred, I should think. Start me at 150.
0:24:33 > 0:24:35100. 100, I see. 100. 120.
0:24:35 > 0:24:40140. Is it 160? At £140. 160. 160?
0:24:40 > 0:24:44160. On that phone at 160. 180?
0:24:44 > 0:24:48180. 200? 220, sir? 220.
0:24:48 > 0:24:54240? 240. 260. 280? 300.
0:24:54 > 0:24:58320? 340?
0:24:58 > 0:25:01340. And 60? 360.
0:25:01 > 0:25:04380. 380. 400.
0:25:04 > 0:25:09420. 420. 440. 440. 460?
0:25:09 > 0:25:12He's got the butterflies. This is your family heritage.
0:25:12 > 0:25:15480, 500...
0:25:15 > 0:25:17It's sad and exciting, I bet. Yeah?
0:25:17 > 0:25:20- It is.- ..550, 600. 650.
0:25:20 > 0:25:22This is good.
0:25:22 > 0:25:24600, down there on the floor.
0:25:24 > 0:25:28600. 50 on the other phone? Yes, 650. 700. He says, "No."
0:25:28 > 0:25:33650 on that phone. At 650, and it will be sold, make no mistake.
0:25:33 > 0:25:35Any advance on 650?
0:25:35 > 0:25:36It's with that phone at 650.
0:25:36 > 0:25:38700, sir? 650.
0:25:38 > 0:25:43Yes! That's a great result. £650.
0:25:43 > 0:25:46- One more lot to go. - Yeah, that's right.
0:25:46 > 0:25:51The three big volumes. I just hope that we get well over 3,500.
0:25:51 > 0:25:54And I'm pleased you've raised the reserve.
0:25:54 > 0:25:55I don't know if you know this, James.
0:25:55 > 0:25:59Originally, you said, "Yes, £2,500-£3,500."
0:25:59 > 0:26:03- We had a reserve at 2,500.- Raised it to 3,500?- We've raised it to 3,500.
0:26:03 > 0:26:05I think you've done exactly the right thing.
0:26:05 > 0:26:07Because there are no other books in the sale.
0:26:07 > 0:26:09It's right to protect them with that.
0:26:09 > 0:26:14And if they'd have been mine, come to the sale, only lot of books, I'd have done what you've done. Good move.
0:26:14 > 0:26:16Nice lot we're coming to now.
0:26:16 > 0:26:19Really rather special, ladies and gentlemen.
0:26:19 > 0:26:22We've got three volumes, the three volumes of it.
0:26:22 > 0:26:25I'm sure you've all had a good look. What am I going to ask you to bid?
0:26:25 > 0:26:273,000, surely. 2,500.
0:26:27 > 0:26:302,500, I'm bid. At 2,500. 2,5.
0:26:30 > 0:26:332,6. 2,8.
0:26:33 > 0:26:363,000. 3,2.
0:26:36 > 0:26:413,4. 3,4. Is it 3,6? 3,6.
0:26:41 > 0:26:46- Good man.- 3,6, I've got over there. Yes, sir, 3,8. 3,8. 4, sir? 4,000.
0:26:46 > 0:26:52- 4,2. 4,4. 4,6. 4,8. - Now we're climbing.
0:26:52 > 0:26:54This is more like it.
0:26:54 > 0:27:01- 4,8. 5,000. 5,2?- Go to 5,2? Yes. - 5,2. 5,4. 5,6.
0:27:01 > 0:27:045,8. 6,000?
0:27:04 > 0:27:06- At 6,000?- Yeah, 6,000. 6,2.
0:27:06 > 0:27:09- 6,4?- Go to 6,400?
0:27:09 > 0:27:16- 6,4. 6,6. 6,8? 7,000. 7,2... - Worth every penny.
0:27:16 > 0:27:20- Fantastic.- 7,2. 7,4. 7,6.- Go to 7,6?
0:27:20 > 0:27:24- No. - 7,400. Below the stairs here at 7,4.
0:27:24 > 0:27:267,6, anywhere else?
0:27:26 > 0:27:30At 7,400, you're out? At 7,400.
0:27:30 > 0:27:33Hammer's gone done. £7,400.
0:27:33 > 0:27:36- Worth every single penny.- Fantastic.
0:27:36 > 0:27:39John, I'm so pleased you put the reserve up and you protected them.
0:27:39 > 0:27:43- You did the right thing. - And credit to the auction room, cos they marketed them well.
0:27:43 > 0:27:46They got on the phone to the right people. Two telephone bids.
0:27:46 > 0:27:50They've done a really good job here and you've done really well.
0:27:50 > 0:27:55What are you going to put £7,400 towards, less the commission, of course?
0:27:55 > 0:27:58What are you going to do with that? That's a lot of money!
0:27:58 > 0:28:01- Unfortunately, it's not all mine. - It's all spent.
0:28:01 > 0:28:09No, it was given down through the family and I've got five brothers, well, four brothers and a sister.
0:28:09 > 0:28:12- So it will be shared? - It needs to shared.
0:28:12 > 0:28:14But I can see a good holiday in there.
0:28:14 > 0:28:16There's a big grin on John's face.
0:28:16 > 0:28:19I hope you've got big grins on your face watching at home.
0:28:19 > 0:28:22We thoroughly enjoyed ourselves here at Stratford upon Avon.
0:28:22 > 0:28:25So until the next time, it's cheerio.
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