0:00:07 > 0:00:10If I was to show you this fossil and ask you where
0:00:10 > 0:00:14today's show is coming from, you might think along the British coastline.
0:00:14 > 0:00:17I'll forgive you if you did because, today,
0:00:17 > 0:00:21Flog It! comes from the heart of Black Country. Welcome to Dudley.
0:01:03 > 0:01:06The Wren's Nest, here in the heart of Dudley,
0:01:06 > 0:01:10is one of the most notable geological sites in Britain.
0:01:10 > 0:01:17And in 1956, it was declared the first national nature reserve for geology in the UK.
0:01:17 > 0:01:24A reported 700 different types of fossil have been found on this site,
0:01:24 > 0:01:3086 of which have never been found anywhere else on the planet.
0:01:30 > 0:01:32Now that's absolutely extraordinary!
0:01:39 > 0:01:42We're not in Dudley today on the lookout for fossils.
0:01:42 > 0:01:48Oh, no, we're here to hunt down some antiques. And I tell you what, even if they're only 200 years old,
0:01:48 > 0:01:51they're still going to look brand new compared to this.
0:01:56 > 0:02:00And at the Dudley Concert Hall, the crowds are busy making their way inside.
0:02:00 > 0:02:03And our experts Adam Partridge
0:02:03 > 0:02:07and Thomas Plant are all ready digging around to see what they can uncover.
0:02:07 > 0:02:12It's Adam who's unearthed the first item to take off to auction.
0:02:12 > 0:02:16- I know you're Dot because I remember seeing you this morning. - You did.
0:02:16 > 0:02:19And it was a great experience meeting you then and it's really
0:02:19 > 0:02:22nice to have you back at the table with your Worcester vases.
0:02:22 > 0:02:24Oh, you are nice!
0:02:24 > 0:02:27- You can see straight through it. - I can, yes.
0:02:27 > 0:02:30You've got a lovely pair of Royal Worcester vases.
0:02:30 > 0:02:32Can you tell me how you came to own these?
0:02:32 > 0:02:35Yes, a gentleman gave them to me.
0:02:35 > 0:02:39I used to go into his mother when I was a district nurse and he gave them me when she died.
0:02:39 > 0:02:41So, very nice to be given these.
0:02:41 > 0:02:44Were you familiar with the vases before?
0:02:44 > 0:02:46- No.- So you never said, "Ooh, I love your vases"?
0:02:46 > 0:02:48Oh, no, no, no.
0:02:48 > 0:02:52- No hints there.- Oh, no, no. - They just ended up with you.
0:02:52 > 0:02:53And what do you think of them?
0:02:53 > 0:02:55Oh, yes, they're lovely.
0:02:55 > 0:02:57So why are you selling them?
0:02:57 > 0:02:59I thought somebody else might appreciate them.
0:02:59 > 0:03:01Oh, come on!
0:03:01 > 0:03:03That's what I've heard said on Flog It!
0:03:03 > 0:03:07Well, that's what everyone says, so let's have another reason, Dot.
0:03:07 > 0:03:09Why are you selling them?
0:03:09 > 0:03:12Um... Well, I don't do anything with them.
0:03:12 > 0:03:15You can't really put flowers in them.
0:03:15 > 0:03:18- No.- They're not a great deal of use, are they?
0:03:18 > 0:03:21They're very pretty to look at for the collector.
0:03:21 > 0:03:24You're not a collector of fine china and things.
0:03:24 > 0:03:28- No.- Do you collect anything at all? - Spoons.- Souvenir spoons?
0:03:28 > 0:03:30Yes. Any spoons.
0:03:30 > 0:03:32How many have you got?
0:03:32 > 0:03:38- About 300.- Yeah. See, when I first met you this morning, I had you down as a stirrer!
0:03:38 > 0:03:41I guess we'd better talk about your vases.
0:03:41 > 0:03:46- We're very much alike.- I think so - although you've got more hair.
0:03:46 > 0:03:50- Yeah, that's true. - These are Royal Worcester as you can see from the mark on the bottom.
0:03:50 > 0:03:53Puce-coloured mark of the Royal Worcester
0:03:53 > 0:03:55and then we've got these five dots,
0:03:55 > 0:04:00a star and then another five dots, which is how we date Worcester.
0:04:00 > 0:04:05And the star with ten dots is 1926.
0:04:05 > 0:04:08Now they're mirror image, so they're clearly a pair...
0:04:08 > 0:04:12One of them's signed... Here's the signature there.
0:04:12 > 0:04:14M. Hunt, that's Millie Hunt.
0:04:14 > 0:04:17A well-known paintress of roses... were her speciality.
0:04:17 > 0:04:22They usually specialized in various roses or flowers or animals or whatever it might be.
0:04:22 > 0:04:28Condition's pretty good. The only thing I've noticed, a tiny, tiny little chip just there.
0:04:28 > 0:04:30Very minor but it would need to be pointed out.
0:04:30 > 0:04:33So, any idea what they're worth?
0:04:33 > 0:04:35No.
0:04:35 > 0:04:37No, no idea at all?
0:04:37 > 0:04:39- No idea at all.- Have a guess.- No.
0:04:39 > 0:04:42- You're not having a guess. - No.- I thought you were fun.
0:04:42 > 0:04:46No, cos I don't think you'd come up to £2,000.
0:04:46 > 0:04:49- No, £150-250.- How much?
0:04:49 > 0:04:51150-250.
0:04:51 > 0:04:53- You're joking.- No.
0:04:53 > 0:04:55- Is that good or bad joking?- Good.
0:04:55 > 0:04:57Oh, good.
0:04:57 > 0:05:00I thought you were suddenly expecting loads and loads.
0:05:00 > 0:05:04- No.- No, they should make £150.
0:05:04 > 0:05:07- Really?- Yeah, that would be the reserve I'd put.- Oh, lovely.
0:05:07 > 0:05:10And if they don't make that, you can take them home again.
0:05:10 > 0:05:13- Thank you.- I think if they were absolutely perfect,
0:05:13 > 0:05:18they would probably make the top end £250.
0:05:18 > 0:05:21Dot, it's been really nice to talk to you and very nice to meet you.
0:05:21 > 0:05:25- It's been very nice to meet you. - Stop it! That's not true, is it?
0:05:25 > 0:05:27- It is true. - You're desperate to go, I can tell.
0:05:27 > 0:05:30- No, I watch you on telly and it's very nice to meet you.- OK.
0:05:30 > 0:05:32You look much younger than you do on telly!
0:05:32 > 0:05:35OK, can we up that valuation or is it too late?
0:05:35 > 0:05:39Now you've said something pleasant, we could make it higher!
0:05:44 > 0:05:48Lynette, this is a gorgeous little tortoiseshell box.
0:05:48 > 0:05:50Can you tell me how you came by this?
0:05:50 > 0:05:55It was on a bric-a-brac stall and he wanted £50 for it, he wouldn't come down.
0:05:55 > 0:06:01And I think the reason he couldn't sell it was because all along the top here was covered in pink...
0:06:01 > 0:06:03it looked like nail polish.
0:06:03 > 0:06:05But being a girl, I knew that it was lipstick.
0:06:05 > 0:06:07It was lipstick!
0:06:07 > 0:06:12So that's why. He said I could get £100 but for this pink
0:06:12 > 0:06:15which came out with a nail brush.
0:06:15 > 0:06:17And how long ago did you buy this?
0:06:17 > 0:06:20- It'll only be about two or three months.- Oh, is that all?
0:06:20 > 0:06:23And you've brought it along cos you want to flog it?
0:06:23 > 0:06:26Yes, well I wanted to see you. I didn't think we would see you.
0:06:26 > 0:06:31Oh, how lovely. Technically, actually, it's not made of tortoiseshell, it's turtle shell.
0:06:31 > 0:06:35- Is it?- Yes.- I didn't know that. - Yes, it's turtle shell.
0:06:35 > 0:06:38- Is it worth anything? - I'm going to get to that.
0:06:38 > 0:06:46- Thank goodness this is early 1900s because you can't trade in turtle shell so.- But it's all right now?
0:06:46 > 0:06:50- So, anything pre-1945 you can.- Yeah.
0:06:50 > 0:06:54And I would say this little jewellery box, this little
0:06:54 > 0:06:57table-casket is sort of
0:06:57 > 0:07:001910, 1920. So we're lucky there.
0:07:00 > 0:07:02Yeah, how much?!
0:07:02 > 0:07:04It's Anglo Indian... I'm getting there!
0:07:04 > 0:07:06It's Anglo-Indian,
0:07:06 > 0:07:09made in Ceylon...
0:07:09 > 0:07:12Sri Lanka now... but it was called Ceylon.
0:07:12 > 0:07:13I didn't know that.
0:07:13 > 0:07:16- Look at the work that's gone into that.- I love it.
0:07:16 > 0:07:20- All of this open fretwork, that's all in ivory.- It's beautiful.
0:07:20 > 0:07:24And I love the little lion-claw feet. It stands quite proudly, very colonial.
0:07:24 > 0:07:29So typically English but made in Sri Lanka.
0:07:29 > 0:07:32And it's in perfect condition for its age.
0:07:32 > 0:07:34It's still got its original lining.
0:07:34 > 0:07:35It's horrendous, though.
0:07:35 > 0:07:38I like that 'shabby chic' look.
0:07:38 > 0:07:41Imagine if that was bright red or bright blue.
0:07:41 > 0:07:44- You'd think it was a repro. - Yeah, exactly.
0:07:44 > 0:07:46Just using your technical jargon.
0:07:46 > 0:07:49It's got its original lock and escutcheon and hinges.
0:07:49 > 0:07:51- I haven't got the key.- I was just about to ask you that.
0:07:51 > 0:07:54This would make a lovely little jewellery box.
0:07:54 > 0:07:58It's gorgeous and it's got the look. It's very feminine.
0:07:58 > 0:08:00And it'll make money?
0:08:00 > 0:08:04Will it? How much?
0:08:04 > 0:08:07- OK, OK, I'll put you out of your misery, shall I?- Go on, go on.
0:08:07 > 0:08:13I think we could double your money. With two people getting interested in this it could do £200.
0:08:13 > 0:08:15- Ooh, excellent.- So that's a good investment for £50.
0:08:15 > 0:08:17Yeah. Cos it's in beautiful...
0:08:17 > 0:08:22- It's like you, it's in beautiful condition.- Oh!
0:08:22 > 0:08:27You want to see me first thing in the morning, I can tell you. Mr Grumpy.
0:08:27 > 0:08:30I'm going to say to you, yeah, let's flog it.
0:08:30 > 0:08:34Let's put it into auction with the old auctioneer's cliche, OK?
0:08:34 > 0:08:40- We're going to put it in at £80-120. - And see what happens.
0:08:40 > 0:08:44Fixed reserve at £80 so it doesn't go for any less, OK?
0:08:44 > 0:08:47And I think this should do £150-180.
0:08:47 > 0:08:50That's excellent because I want to go to London.
0:08:50 > 0:08:53- Do you? What for? - Just to have a look round.
0:08:53 > 0:08:56To go and see a musical, how about that?
0:08:56 > 0:09:01Well, anything like that, yeah, and perhaps to go round Harrods...
0:09:01 > 0:09:03Buy something expensive.
0:09:03 > 0:09:06- Buy something expensive! - Depends how well it does.
0:09:06 > 0:09:08Let's hope we make your shopping day for you.
0:09:08 > 0:09:12- Yes, please.- I hope you get a good day in the capital and do well with this.
0:09:12 > 0:09:14- Yes.- Thank you for bringing this in.
0:09:14 > 0:09:17No, thank you. I've really enjoyed it.
0:09:22 > 0:09:24Hello Jill, Tania.
0:09:24 > 0:09:27- Thank you for coming along. - You're welcome.
0:09:27 > 0:09:30You've brought this rather fantastic deco figure.
0:09:30 > 0:09:33- Who owns it and tell me the story behind it.- Well, it's mine.
0:09:33 > 0:09:37I've had it for over 25 years.
0:09:37 > 0:09:42It was given to me by my daughter's father. That's all I know about it,
0:09:42 > 0:09:45And is it on display at home?
0:09:45 > 0:09:47Yes, I have it on the fireplace.
0:09:47 > 0:09:49Do you like it?
0:09:49 > 0:09:52The figure's nice, yes. I like her.
0:09:52 > 0:09:55I'm not that bothered about it, though.
0:09:55 > 0:09:58A little bit of scratching... Has it always been like that?
0:09:58 > 0:10:02- It's always been like that.- Yes, this is quite soft, this marble here.
0:10:02 > 0:10:05It looks like something's knocked against it.
0:10:05 > 0:10:08But she's rather elegant, isn't she?
0:10:08 > 0:10:11- She is.- A lady of high fashion.
0:10:11 > 0:10:17I love this coat she's wearing with this frilly collar round here and this great design.
0:10:17 > 0:10:21It's lovely, isn't it? Very pretty.
0:10:21 > 0:10:25Really handsome. Tania, do you like it?
0:10:25 > 0:10:29Yeah, it's nice. I remember it when I was a kid and I'd lean my Barbies up against it.
0:10:29 > 0:10:34- Really?- Yeah. - Well, I've just had a quick look at her and had a good look over.
0:10:34 > 0:10:38she's great quality and I thought she was going to be a Spelter.
0:10:38 > 0:10:40But I had another look and there's some rubbing of the paint.
0:10:40 > 0:10:43She certainly looks bronze from here.
0:10:43 > 0:10:45Have you always known her as being bronze?
0:10:45 > 0:10:47Well, I wasn't sure.
0:10:47 > 0:10:52Sounds like bronze and certainly I can see that coming through.
0:10:52 > 0:10:55She is rather handsome, sitting there.
0:10:55 > 0:10:58What I like is she's got these lovely, elegant legs.
0:10:58 > 0:11:01- They are, definitely. - And her arms are lovely and thin.
0:11:01 > 0:11:05She's looking... She's obviously
0:11:05 > 0:11:08contemplating a recent love or something.
0:11:08 > 0:11:11- I don't know! - Is it like an Art Deco?
0:11:11 > 0:11:16Absolutely. It's probably made between the 1920s and the 1930s.
0:11:16 > 0:11:21Up towards about '38, '39 and then obviously things stopped because we had the war.
0:11:21 > 0:11:26- I think it would have been one of a pair and they might have been book-ends.- Book-ends?
0:11:26 > 0:11:30- It's very heavy.- It's very heavy... have your row of books...
0:11:30 > 0:11:31and then you have another one.
0:11:31 > 0:11:35That's why she's sitting there thinking, probably.
0:11:35 > 0:11:38But you've just got the one, which could go against the wall.
0:11:38 > 0:11:42We've got the mark... can you see that mark there?
0:11:42 > 0:11:45- Oh, yes.- A bit indistinct because the painting has gone over it
0:11:45 > 0:11:49and got in the way but that is the foundry mark or the designer's mark.
0:11:49 > 0:11:53- I've never noticed that. - It's great, isn't it?
0:11:53 > 0:11:54So why are you selling it?
0:11:54 > 0:12:00Well, I've had them over 25 years and I just don't want it any more.
0:12:00 > 0:12:02You don't want it any more?
0:12:02 > 0:12:04- No.- So, the all-important question is the price.
0:12:04 > 0:12:08I mean I think she's going to make about £100, maybe a bit more.
0:12:08 > 0:12:11Very fashionable, quite desirable in today's market.
0:12:11 > 0:12:15However, being an auctioneer, I want to be cautious and I want to use my favourite estimate...
0:12:15 > 0:12:20- our favourite estimate is £80-120. Is that all right?- That's fine.
0:12:20 > 0:12:23- So are you guys going to come along? - Yes.
0:12:23 > 0:12:26- Both of you?- Yes, we will do.
0:12:32 > 0:12:35We're having a great time! We've been working flat out.
0:12:35 > 0:12:40We're halfway through our day so it's time for our first visit to the auction room.
0:12:40 > 0:12:45We're going to leave you with a quick reminder of what our experts have found.
0:12:45 > 0:12:51Dot thinks her Worcester vases are pretty but impractical, so it's definitely time to flog them.
0:12:51 > 0:12:54I hope this little casket makes Lynette at least £80
0:12:54 > 0:12:58as she's desperate to get down to London for a shopping spree.
0:12:58 > 0:13:02And the Art Deco figure would probably sell better if it was still part of a pair.
0:13:02 > 0:13:06But it's so stylish, I'm sure it's going to be the star of the saleroom.
0:13:06 > 0:13:09We've left Dudley and we've travelled to Stourbridge
0:13:09 > 0:13:12to Fielding's Auction House where we're selling our lots.
0:13:12 > 0:13:15Will our experts Adam Partridge and Thomas Plant be on the money?
0:13:15 > 0:13:18Or will our owners be taking their items home?
0:13:18 > 0:13:21You see, that's the beauty of auctions... anything can happen.
0:13:21 > 0:13:24And do you know what? I can't wait for it to start.
0:13:27 > 0:13:33And the auctioneer flogging our items for us today is Nick Davies. So, let's get things underway.
0:13:33 > 0:13:36First up is the pretty pair of Worcester vases.
0:13:36 > 0:13:37They belong to Dorothy here.
0:13:37 > 0:13:39- Not much longer, though.- No.
0:13:39 > 0:13:41You can wave goodbye to them.
0:13:41 > 0:13:43Adam's got £150-200 on these?
0:13:43 > 0:13:46- I think so.- We'll get that top end.
0:13:46 > 0:13:48Dorothy's just come back from Scotland.
0:13:48 > 0:13:50She's been on a spending spree with one of her friends.
0:13:50 > 0:13:53- Have you?- Yup. - What have you been buying?
0:13:53 > 0:13:56- Whiskey.- Whiskey!
0:13:56 > 0:13:59..which is a pair of Royal Worcester posy pottery vases.
0:13:59 > 0:14:01And we have bids I believe.
0:14:01 > 0:14:04The bid's telling me £150 on a commission, straight in at £150.
0:14:04 > 0:14:06Do I see £160 in the room, anywhere?
0:14:06 > 0:14:10£150 on a maiden bid commission.
0:14:10 > 0:14:11It's on commission.
0:14:11 > 0:14:16First and last at £150 and on a commission, £150, all sure?
0:14:17 > 0:14:19Well, straight in and straight out.
0:14:19 > 0:14:23Had a commission bid on the books, no-one here to bid it up.
0:14:23 > 0:14:25But we've done it anyway!
0:14:25 > 0:14:27- No, I'm fine.- Lucky we put a reserve on them.
0:14:27 > 0:14:29Yes, yes. It is.
0:14:29 > 0:14:32Otherwise we could have been less than that, couldn't we?
0:14:32 > 0:14:33Yes. That's fine, yes.
0:14:33 > 0:14:36- He's a canny chap, you see. - He is, yes.
0:14:36 > 0:14:38A lot of experts would have said, no reserve.
0:14:38 > 0:14:40Let them find their own level.
0:14:40 > 0:14:42No, no, Adam didn't do that.
0:14:42 > 0:14:45I wouldn't want Dot asking me if they'd made £80, that's the thing!
0:14:45 > 0:14:48I've got to protect myself as well as the object.
0:14:53 > 0:14:57You know what it is? The little box, the ivory and tortoiseshell box.
0:14:57 > 0:14:59- Yes.- Going under the hammer.- Yes.
0:14:59 > 0:15:03Hopefully we'll get more than the top end of the estimate.
0:15:03 > 0:15:06- Yes, please.- Yes, please, lots more, yeah?
0:15:06 > 0:15:10- Yes, please.- I can't work magic!
0:15:10 > 0:15:12The auctioneer didn't pick me up on it.
0:15:12 > 0:15:16He didn't talk about the valuation so he kind of agrees with it.
0:15:16 > 0:15:19I hope you're right.
0:15:19 > 0:15:22You... You're cheeky, aren't you?!
0:15:22 > 0:15:26- You're going to say something to embarrass me.- No, I'm not.
0:15:26 > 0:15:31No, I'm just happy to be here and I want you to do your best.
0:15:31 > 0:15:32We are doing our best.
0:15:32 > 0:15:35Right now we're going to flog Lynette's box!
0:15:35 > 0:15:38and I can open this one at £75.
0:15:38 > 0:15:40I'll look for £80 in the room.
0:15:40 > 0:15:41Is anybody coming in at £80?
0:15:41 > 0:15:44There's no interest at £80 I'll pass this by.
0:15:44 > 0:15:48No-one coming in for the turtle-shell box at £80?
0:15:48 > 0:15:53Are we all done, then? No interest at £80? No?
0:15:53 > 0:15:54No. Aah!
0:15:54 > 0:15:56- That's miserable, isn't it? - I'm so...
0:15:56 > 0:15:59- I was so confident that would sell. - And me.
0:15:59 > 0:16:02I thought I'd pitched that just right.
0:16:02 > 0:16:04It's good quality, it's good condition.
0:16:04 > 0:16:07- I know, I know. I'm sorry. - I'm so sorry. I've let you down.
0:16:07 > 0:16:09No, it doesn't matter.
0:16:09 > 0:16:12I love it anyway, I'll take it back home.
0:16:12 > 0:16:15And also, I've had this wonderful day with you. I've enjoyed it.
0:16:15 > 0:16:20So, every time I open it, I'll just think of you, which is great.
0:16:27 > 0:16:30Jill and Tania's Art Deco figure, just about to go under the hammer.
0:16:30 > 0:16:35I think you've picked the perfect expert because this really is your field.
0:16:35 > 0:16:38- Yeah, the Deco is.- The Art Deco. £80-100?
0:16:38 > 0:16:40- Bit more?- Maybe a bit more.- £150?
0:16:40 > 0:16:42- I'd say we get it away first.- OK.
0:16:42 > 0:16:45OK, why are you selling this? Cos this is your inheritance.
0:16:45 > 0:16:47- Yeah.- Don't you like it?
0:16:47 > 0:16:51I'm never going to use it. It's not really my sort of thing.
0:16:51 > 0:16:53- Just don't like it any more?- No.
0:16:53 > 0:16:56- I've had it years, so I just thought...- Flog it!- Yeah!
0:16:56 > 0:17:00- Let's do it. This is it. - The Art Deco, there she is...
0:17:00 > 0:17:03as illustrated and described in the catalogue.
0:17:03 > 0:17:06Lot 662 we're bidding on. Where do you start me on this one?
0:17:06 > 0:17:10£75? £75.
0:17:10 > 0:17:12We're in, £75.
0:17:12 > 0:17:14£80. £85.
0:17:14 > 0:17:16You're out. £80 at the back.
0:17:16 > 0:17:18£85, and £90? And five?
0:17:18 > 0:17:20£100? £100. £110?
0:17:20 > 0:17:23- It's good.- £120?
0:17:23 > 0:17:26- £130? £140?- Ah, fantastic.
0:17:26 > 0:17:30£150? So it's now at £140. At £140 it'll be.
0:17:30 > 0:17:32I'll open it up.
0:17:32 > 0:17:34£140, bidding in the room at £140.
0:17:34 > 0:17:37Are we all sure and done at £140?
0:17:37 > 0:17:39She looks good and they love her.
0:17:39 > 0:17:43- £140, the hammer's gone down.- That's great.- You'll settle for that?
0:17:43 > 0:17:47- Yeah!- Is that lunch out for the two of you?- Definitely.
0:17:47 > 0:17:49- And some new shoes, I bet.- Yeah.
0:17:49 > 0:17:52Oh, good. New shoes, brilliant.
0:17:58 > 0:18:03Just down the road from the auction house is Solihull, the home of a true British icon.
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0:18:08 > 0:18:13Originally built as a basic utilitarian vehicle for working on the land.
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0:18:17 > 0:18:22and has developed from being a tough workhorse into the ultimate off-roader...
0:18:22 > 0:18:26even sparking the move into the luxury four wheel drive market.
0:18:26 > 0:18:28So, what's that workhorse like to drive?
0:18:28 > 0:18:33Well, the man who knows all about it is behind the steering wheel in that Land Rover.
0:18:33 > 0:18:37Roger Craythorne has led the demonstration team here for 25 years.
0:18:37 > 0:18:41He even shares his birthday with the vehicle, so he's got a wealth of experience.
0:18:41 > 0:18:44Let's flag him down and have a chat.
0:18:56 > 0:19:00Roger, it's great to meet up with you.
0:19:00 > 0:19:03I can't wait to get into one of these later on and go for a drive.
0:19:03 > 0:19:07But tell me about the conception of the Land Rover, its early days.
0:19:07 > 0:19:13It started immediately after the Second World War,
0:19:13 > 0:19:18and unless you could export your vehicles, it was very difficult to obtain steel.
0:19:18 > 0:19:24The British Government would only allocate steel for building vehicles if you could export them.
0:19:24 > 0:19:27The Wilkes family were very involved with the Rover company...
0:19:27 > 0:19:32SB Wilkes was the Managing Director and his brother was the technical director.
0:19:32 > 0:19:38At the time, he owned an ex-World War jeep and he thought that he could do a better job.
0:19:38 > 0:19:42He thought, if I can build something better than the jeep, I can export
0:19:42 > 0:19:46that and then we can get enough steel to start building Rover cars again.
0:19:46 > 0:19:50The Land Rover was only developed originally as a stop-gap...
0:19:50 > 0:19:52but of course it very quickly took on.
0:19:52 > 0:19:57In the first year alone, we built over 1700 vehicles.
0:19:57 > 0:20:01This one's a '49 but '48 was our first year of production.
0:20:01 > 0:20:05This one here was owned by the British Army, originally,
0:20:05 > 0:20:08when they first bought them in 1949.
0:20:08 > 0:20:12But they were successful from the moment they were released on the market?
0:20:12 > 0:20:18It was successful because, although we have a fondness for jeeps, the jeep only had a three-speed gear box.
0:20:18 > 0:20:22This had a four-speed gearbox. It also had permanent four wheel drive
0:20:22 > 0:20:26when it was first launched and the jeep had selectable four wheel drive.
0:20:26 > 0:20:30I think that's one of the reasons the Land Rover got so popular so quickly...
0:20:30 > 0:20:36- because the vehicle generally didn't get stuck and didn't get trapped. - What about this one?
0:20:36 > 0:20:40The vehicle very soon became very popular and some people suggested that we should
0:20:40 > 0:20:43have vehicles with a little bit more power.
0:20:43 > 0:20:48To make it perform a little bit better, we went from a 1.6 litre engine to a 2 litre engine.
0:20:48 > 0:20:53But also, at the same time, we decided to go to selectable four wheel drive.
0:20:53 > 0:20:56OK, we're sort of getting up to the '60s there, aren't we?
0:20:56 > 0:21:00- That was the Series three Land Rover. This was launched in 1971. - Oh, was it?
0:21:00 > 0:21:06The vehicle was in production right up until the '80s, when we introduced the Defender with coil springs.
0:21:06 > 0:21:09Tell me a little bit more about your role in the company.
0:21:09 > 0:21:13Well, I started, like most engineers here, as an apprentice
0:21:13 > 0:21:17and fortunately qualified just at the time when the Range Rover was conceived
0:21:17 > 0:21:21and was selected to work on the Range Rover development programme.
0:21:21 > 0:21:26A lot of the work that I was given during that time was developing the off-road
0:21:26 > 0:21:31credentials of the vehicle, making sure the vehicle was as capable off-road as current Land Rovers.
0:21:31 > 0:21:34- Yeah, and we've got one there. - We have, yes.
0:21:34 > 0:21:37Can you remember this particular model?
0:21:37 > 0:21:41Oh, yes. I mean this is a four-door Range Rover.
0:21:41 > 0:21:43We actually started off with two-door Range Rovers.
0:21:43 > 0:21:50This one is in lovely condition and it's part of the Land Rover Experience fleet here at Solihull.
0:21:50 > 0:21:53Tell me a little bit about the course.
0:21:53 > 0:21:59The site is around 300 acres and we've got 15-20 acres of off-road driving...
0:21:59 > 0:22:03with approximately 10-15 kilometres of track.
0:22:03 > 0:22:06What is it about off-roading that you love?
0:22:06 > 0:22:10Well, you can take these vehicles where other vehicles can't go.
0:22:10 > 0:22:13The fact that you have the confidence
0:22:13 > 0:22:18to drive over terrain that most other vehicles...as I say...
0:22:18 > 0:22:20can't traverse.
0:22:20 > 0:22:23What makes a good off-road driver? What are the pointers?
0:22:23 > 0:22:28Somebody who's got a good feel for vehicles, understands the geography
0:22:28 > 0:22:32inside and outside, can read the ground ahead of them...
0:22:32 > 0:22:35probably only 50-100 metres, where normally when you're driving
0:22:35 > 0:22:39on the highway you've got half a kilometre ahead of you.
0:22:39 > 0:22:42And it's having an appreciation of the environments around you...
0:22:42 > 0:22:46you just definitely wouldn't damage that environment in any way.
0:22:46 > 0:22:53If you're a good off-road driver, you've got care for the environment, care for the countryside, along with
0:22:53 > 0:22:56your experience that you gather from years of off-road driving.
0:22:56 > 0:23:01The most important thing is not to drive too fast, to understand where your steering wheels are pointing
0:23:01 > 0:23:07and to generally be in the right gear for the right object or incident that's in front of you.
0:23:07 > 0:23:10And don't put your thumbs right around the steering wheel.
0:23:10 > 0:23:15- And don't put your thumbs round the steering wheel, no. You've done it before!- I want to have a go.
0:23:15 > 0:23:22Roger's let me loose in a brand-new Land Rover to attempt part of the off-road course.
0:23:22 > 0:23:26I'm very excited but slightly apprehensive, as I don't know what Roger has in store for me.
0:23:26 > 0:23:30But I'm about to find out.
0:23:30 > 0:23:35- Where do I go now?- Up the stairs here, so...- Oh, wow... look at that!
0:23:35 > 0:23:38So, second gear, just a little bit of acceleration.
0:23:38 > 0:23:41OK. I wouldn't want to tackle this without you.
0:23:46 > 0:23:49That's wonderful. Brilliant.
0:24:00 > 0:24:03How about that? That was the elephants footprints!
0:24:03 > 0:24:05This car can do absolutely anything.
0:24:05 > 0:24:11The only thing that's missing is a button to push, wings would come out and we could fly.
0:24:11 > 0:24:17- What's next?- We're going to go for the collapsing bridge next.- The collapsing bridge. OK, here we go.
0:24:31 > 0:24:33Wow.
0:24:35 > 0:24:38Oh, that's fantastic.
0:24:38 > 0:24:41That's not for the faint-hearted.
0:24:41 > 0:24:44The horizon disappears right in front of you.
0:24:44 > 0:24:48Big thanks to Roger for such an adventurous day out.
0:24:48 > 0:24:52No wonder Land Rover has survived 60 years, it's just fantastic.
0:24:52 > 0:24:54It's going to go on into the future.
0:24:54 > 0:24:58It's a great British icon. And, by the way, I stalled then.
0:24:58 > 0:25:01Let's start up.
0:25:01 > 0:25:03I couldn't get it right first time.
0:25:11 > 0:25:16Back at Dudley Concert Hall, Thomas is pulling a few strings with his next valuation.
0:25:18 > 0:25:21- Sandra, thank you very much for coming.- OK.
0:25:21 > 0:25:24Tell me, when did you get your Muffin the Mule?
0:25:24 > 0:25:27Muffin Junior, shall I say?
0:25:27 > 0:25:29I was roughly around seven years old.
0:25:29 > 0:25:31It was a present from my auntie...
0:25:31 > 0:25:36who sadly has passed away some time ago, now.
0:25:36 > 0:25:38Obviously it was a television programme at the time.
0:25:38 > 0:25:45A sort of puppet toy was something new, so it was quite interesting.
0:25:45 > 0:25:49When you got it, you were seven. What was the excitement?
0:25:49 > 0:25:55Were you thinking it was a really nice present to get from your aunt? Cos it would've been quite expensive.
0:25:55 > 0:25:58Well, in those days it was probably about... Oh, I dunno...
0:25:58 > 0:26:01four and six, something like that, old money?
0:26:01 > 0:26:03So it was quite a big present to get.
0:26:03 > 0:26:07You must have been so good because you kept it in its box with the original tissue paper.
0:26:07 > 0:26:11That is brilliant. And throughout your life, it's been with you.
0:26:11 > 0:26:18Well, when you were my age...at that time...you were brought up to keep things really nicely.
0:26:18 > 0:26:23You played in your old clothes, you didn't play in your best outfit.
0:26:23 > 0:26:27So, you know, you were taught to look after things. They didn't come easy.
0:26:27 > 0:26:33- Absolutely. You took it from your home today and brought it here?- Yes. - Where was it at home?
0:26:33 > 0:26:39- Tucked away in another cardboard box.- And when was the last time you looked at it?
0:26:39 > 0:26:44- About a year ago.- You saw one of these sell at an auction, did you?
0:26:44 > 0:26:51No, I actually saw the advert for it in the newspaper cutting when there was a toy auction at Birmingham.
0:26:51 > 0:26:55And I thought, I've got one of those upstairs!
0:26:55 > 0:26:58Was it a Muffin Junior or was it Muffin the Mule?
0:26:58 > 0:27:05- It could have been Muffin the Mule. - What was the extraordinary price it sold for?- £1,150 I think.
0:27:05 > 0:27:07Must have been the one in the show.
0:27:07 > 0:27:13Obviously, it can be quite emotional when you come along to the auction and see it sell.
0:27:13 > 0:27:17- But it will probably go to somebody who would display it.- Yes.
0:27:17 > 0:27:21If you are an uber toy collector and you love these kind of things,
0:27:21 > 0:27:29- they'll actually hang it in the cabinet, put the box next to it and it'll be amongst friends.- Yes.
0:27:29 > 0:27:33To be honest with you, I haven't seen one in this condition.
0:27:33 > 0:27:36It's super. I love the box, the paint is so fresh.
0:27:36 > 0:27:40When I'm thinking about estimates, I would actually push the boat out
0:27:40 > 0:27:44and say this is worth £100 to start off with.
0:27:44 > 0:27:48The estimate should be reserve of £100 to £100-150
0:27:48 > 0:27:53- and I expect it to make mid that estimate, maybe even a little bit more.- Right.
0:27:53 > 0:27:57- But we won't stop it if it goes on. - OK, that's fine.
0:27:57 > 0:28:03- Will you be happy to see it at the auction?- Yes, absolutely.- We'll look forward to seeing you there.- OK.
0:28:08 > 0:28:15- Good morning, George.- Good morning. How are you today? Not too bad.- Good. You brought in some medals here.
0:28:15 > 0:28:19- Looks like you've had a distinguished military career. - Yes, the relations.
0:28:19 > 0:28:24- Are these all from your relations? - Yes.- Why are you selling them?
0:28:24 > 0:28:27Well, somebody else could be looking into it.
0:28:27 > 0:28:33- Where do they live at home? Do they stick in a drawer, or...? - Yeah, usually, yeah.
0:28:33 > 0:28:35When people ask about them, I get them out and show them.
0:28:35 > 0:28:41So it's not a particularly sad occasion for you getting rid of these things?
0:28:41 > 0:28:46- Not really, no.- Cos sometimes you wonder why people sell medals and things.
0:28:46 > 0:28:50But then there are collectors that like to...
0:28:50 > 0:28:54True, show 'em off. You know, like, other people can look at 'em.
0:28:54 > 0:28:56It's only friends of mine who've looked at 'em.
0:28:56 > 0:28:59I could put 'em on the telly and show everybody in the world, really.
0:28:59 > 0:29:02First of all we've got World War I.
0:29:04 > 0:29:11This is a death plaque or a memorial plaque, bronze, given to people that were killed in action.
0:29:11 > 0:29:13Yeah, that's what they say.
0:29:13 > 0:29:14"He died for freedom and honour".
0:29:14 > 0:29:19- That's it.- And this is dedicated to Arthur Webster. Who was Arthur Webster?
0:29:19 > 0:29:25I'm not certain, like. I think it's one of me old relations or what, I don't know.
0:29:25 > 0:29:28Right, distant relation. Right, OK, so it's not your granddad.
0:29:28 > 0:29:32- I can remember him, no. - So you're not a Webster?- No.
0:29:32 > 0:29:38And you've got the original card envelope which it was in. A lot of them retain that.
0:29:38 > 0:29:45And then we've got these two medals and, if we have a look on the side, they're to Arthur Webster as well.
0:29:45 > 0:29:51- You can see that he was Private Arthur Webster of the Leicester Regiment.- Yup.
0:29:51 > 0:29:55And he was obviously killed in action and that's all you get to show for it.
0:29:55 > 0:29:58So, this is where your main value is, here.
0:29:58 > 0:30:01They're standard-issue medals, so they're not extremely valuable.
0:30:01 > 0:30:06With the plaque and the medals, these are probably worth £60-80,
0:30:06 > 0:30:10maybe £100...something like that.
0:30:10 > 0:30:13Then you've got these medals.
0:30:13 > 0:30:18This is a World War II medal and then you've got the 1939-45 Star,
0:30:18 > 0:30:20the Atlantic Star with the France and Germany bar there.
0:30:20 > 0:30:22France and Germany, yeah.
0:30:22 > 0:30:26- Africa Star there.- Africa Star. - And the Italy Star as well.
0:30:26 > 0:30:31So these are all fairly standard medals, here. I would suggest that we sell these as a group,
0:30:31 > 0:30:37this being the main focus of the group, also these to go with it.
0:30:37 > 0:30:41And then probably put an estimate of £100-150 on the lot.
0:30:41 > 0:30:43- Yeah, fair enough. - Is that OK with you?- Yes.
0:30:43 > 0:30:50Well, I'm going to be travelling back down here for the auction. I look forward to seeing you there.
0:30:54 > 0:30:59Mary, thank you for coming today. Why don't you tell us where you're from?
0:30:59 > 0:31:01Originally, I'm from Holland.
0:31:01 > 0:31:03We could tell that by the accent.
0:31:03 > 0:31:06- I was afraid of that, yes. - No, don't be afraid.
0:31:06 > 0:31:09It's very lovely, it's charming. Where in Holland?
0:31:09 > 0:31:11Nearby the airport, Amsterdam.
0:31:11 > 0:31:14OK, well I've been to Amsterdam once and I had a very good time.
0:31:14 > 0:31:21- It was a long time ago on a school art trip.- Ah, only the art trip? - Yeah, it was an art trip.
0:31:21 > 0:31:25- Ah, OK. I won't say anything more. - Nothing untoward went on.
0:31:25 > 0:31:27No stag do's or anything like that.
0:31:27 > 0:31:29I was 16-17, so, you know.
0:31:29 > 0:31:33- Long time ago, then?- Yeah, thank you very much! Long time ago.
0:31:33 > 0:31:36But we're digressing.
0:31:36 > 0:31:39Tell me about these pieces.
0:31:39 > 0:31:47This watch was given to me by my ex-husband and now late husband when I became 21.
0:31:47 > 0:31:53And this one I got from him when we had our wedding anniversary.
0:31:53 > 0:31:56They're both gold and they've both got diamonds in.
0:31:56 > 0:32:00What we've got here is we've got this very nice 18 carat gold
0:32:00 > 0:32:05cocktail watch, or dress watch, set with 29 diamonds around the outside.
0:32:05 > 0:32:09There's probably just over two carats of diamonds in there.
0:32:09 > 0:32:13Um, but what dictates this is fashion, isn't it?
0:32:13 > 0:32:17- And the world we live in today, we don't wear things like this any more.- No.
0:32:17 > 0:32:22I like the way they've got this sort of engine-turn design on the strap.
0:32:22 > 0:32:23With the links,
0:32:23 > 0:32:26they're so amazingly done.
0:32:26 > 0:32:30But the fact of the matter is, when we look at things like this for auction,
0:32:30 > 0:32:37unless the diamonds are over a carat individually, the value is based on what they're actually worth...
0:32:37 > 0:32:43to buy trade, so to speak. And then we take into account the actual gold weight of the actual strap as well.
0:32:43 > 0:32:50So, realistically for auction, that watch is probably worth between £500-700
0:32:50 > 0:32:56and I think I would advise you to put a discretion reserve at £500.
0:32:56 > 0:32:59It's worth that just as weight.
0:32:59 > 0:33:01- OK.- So we've done the watch.
0:33:01 > 0:33:03- All right. - I've had a good look at this bangle.
0:33:03 > 0:33:05- It's lovely. It's 18-carat gold, isn't it?- Yeah.
0:33:05 > 0:33:07Do you like wearing it?
0:33:07 > 0:33:10Yes, but I nearly lost it twice, so.
0:33:10 > 0:33:14Really? And that must be a really scary moment.
0:33:14 > 0:33:16Did this come from Antwerp?
0:33:16 > 0:33:24- Yes.- Yeah, I thought so because these stones in here are lovely. - Specially made for me.- Was it?
0:33:24 > 0:33:32Obviously, when we're looking at diamonds, we're looking for the four Cs - cut, colour, clarity, carat.
0:33:32 > 0:33:37OK, the carat we can sort of discount because it's a bracelet, they're not massive around it.
0:33:37 > 0:33:42Cut is modern brilliant which means it has 58 facets round the stone.
0:33:42 > 0:33:49The colour is whether the colour of the stone draws colour, takes in a bit of yellow or if it's white.
0:33:49 > 0:33:53Best diamond is always white. The clarity...if there's any bits of carbon inside.
0:33:53 > 0:33:59These stones hit every single mark on the colour and the clarity
0:33:59 > 0:34:02and the carat, it's just wonderful.
0:34:02 > 0:34:06They are brilliant - brilliant white and almost flawless.
0:34:06 > 0:34:10I would say it's a similar sort of value to the watch but I think
0:34:10 > 0:34:16if we put it in at 4-6 with a fixed reserve at £400, we've got a very good chance of getting it away.
0:34:16 > 0:34:18- OK.- Are you happy with that? - I'm happy with that.
0:34:18 > 0:34:20Why are you selling them?
0:34:20 > 0:34:25Well, I have to move house... I had to move house last year
0:34:25 > 0:34:29and I put my money into that house.
0:34:29 > 0:34:32But now I'm forced to do it again
0:34:32 > 0:34:34and that's the reason I have to sell them.
0:34:34 > 0:34:41- Well, let's hope we can do our very best for you.- Thank you.- And I hope to see you at the auction.- I will.
0:34:41 > 0:34:46That's all from our valuation day, so let's head off to the auction room for our last lot of sales.
0:34:46 > 0:34:54Sandra's kept this Muffin the Mule puppet in such good condition, it's going to be child's play selling it.
0:34:54 > 0:35:00George doesn't know who Arthur Webster was so has no sentimental attachment to his seven medals
0:35:00 > 0:35:04and he's happy to let someone else have the chance to appreciate them.
0:35:04 > 0:35:09And finally, the diamonds in the watch and the bangle are of the highest quality.
0:35:09 > 0:35:14Thomas thinks they're going to draw in the bidders and make Mary a tidy sum of money.
0:35:14 > 0:35:20Before Nick gets back on the rostrum, he shares his thoughts with me about George's medals.
0:35:20 > 0:35:24Inherited through the family, he got them 30-odd years ago.
0:35:24 > 0:35:27We've got £100-150 on them.
0:35:27 > 0:35:30No problem. You've got two different types of medals here
0:35:30 > 0:35:32relating to the First World War and the Second World War.
0:35:32 > 0:35:36In the First World War group here, you've got your two...
0:35:36 > 0:35:38your Civilisation, your British War medal...
0:35:38 > 0:35:40- and a death plaque.- Right.
0:35:40 > 0:35:44Both medals will be named round the rim and when the medals' names
0:35:44 > 0:35:48match the death plaque, you know you've got the correct group.
0:35:48 > 0:35:53These were awarded to Arthur Webster who lost his life in the First World War. This is what the family got.
0:35:53 > 0:35:56They never named the Second World War medals
0:35:56 > 0:36:01so you can't get the history of the soldier like you can with the First World War medals.
0:36:01 > 0:36:08- That's what people like, all the - research where he went to fight... - Rank, regiment...
0:36:08 > 0:36:13You can get rank, name and number off these medals.
0:36:13 > 0:36:16That's fantastic, isn't it, to know, really.
0:36:16 > 0:36:20I like them and personally I think they're highly underrated.
0:36:20 > 0:36:23OK, value the First World War medals. Those two.
0:36:23 > 0:36:27That pair there is probably worth around £60-80.
0:36:27 > 0:36:33The plaque's going to be worth probably around about £80-100. You're probably around about £150.
0:36:33 > 0:36:34Top end of the valuation already.
0:36:34 > 0:36:38I think from our generation who've never been through a war,
0:36:38 > 0:36:42it's a great thing to show respect and look after these things for people who've looked after us.
0:36:42 > 0:36:45OK, what about the Second World War medals?
0:36:45 > 0:36:47Second World War...more common.
0:36:47 > 0:36:51You've got your different stars, so you can tell where the gentleman served.
0:36:51 > 0:36:54This little group here is probably worth about £15.
0:36:54 > 0:37:00- Is that all?- £15-20, that's all. - Really?- That's all they're worth. - That's absolutely nothing.- It isn't
0:37:00 > 0:37:04For somebody that fought for their country and probably lost their life.
0:37:04 > 0:37:09Exactly. And hopefully there will never be another world war again, so this will be the last set of medals.
0:37:09 > 0:37:14- So, fingers crossed, we're looking at £200 here.- Possible. Possible.
0:37:14 > 0:37:18It's now time for Nick to start selling.
0:37:18 > 0:37:22The first item going under the hammer is Muffin the Mule.
0:37:22 > 0:37:26We've seen these on the show before but not in such good condition.
0:37:26 > 0:37:32This Muffin the Mule belongs to Sandra, with its box and original tissue paper.
0:37:32 > 0:37:38- Yes.- Fantastic condition. Did you ever play with this?- Yes. - You were just very careful?
0:37:38 > 0:37:43- But only in the house.- Only in the house? Well, it's a great example.
0:37:43 > 0:37:46I think you're spot on with the valuation.
0:37:46 > 0:37:49I think we should sell it, definitely, at £100.
0:37:49 > 0:37:52- The box is museum quality.- Oh, wow.
0:37:52 > 0:37:57There's a few marks on the mule but the box is just pristine.
0:37:57 > 0:37:59Muffin the Mule in its original box.
0:37:59 > 0:38:05Excellent condition, still has its original tissue in there as well.
0:38:05 > 0:38:08I can open at 90 and I look for £100 in the room.
0:38:08 > 0:38:13Has to be £100 in the room. 100 I'm bid, thank you. Do I see 110?
0:38:13 > 0:38:16Gentleman's bid in the room at £100, £110 anywhere else?
0:38:16 > 0:38:21- It's going to be a single bid then. - It's in the room.
0:38:21 > 0:38:24- On Muffin the Mule at £100. All done.- Got it away.
0:38:24 > 0:38:28- Got away, £100.- Just! We did it, Sandra.- Very good, yes.
0:38:28 > 0:38:33- That's OK, isn't it?- Fine, yes. - You didn't want it any more?- No.
0:38:33 > 0:38:37- Are you sad? A bit sad? - Well, a little bit.
0:38:37 > 0:38:42- It was just sitting upstairs. - You've got all those wonderful memories though.- That's it.
0:38:47 > 0:38:50We've just joined up with Mary in the nick of time.
0:38:50 > 0:38:55- Your lots are just about to go under the hammer, divided into two.- Yes.
0:38:55 > 0:39:00- We've got the cocktail watch coming up first with a valuation of...? - Five.- £500-700.
0:39:00 > 0:39:08I had a chat with Nick the auctioneer, and he thought the estimate was a little bit punchy
0:39:08 > 0:39:12because he thought ladies won't want to wear a cocktail watch any more.
0:39:12 > 0:39:15- Well...- But it's all about style, isn't it, really?
0:39:15 > 0:39:19- And if you can carry it off, I think it's a winner.- Absolutely.
0:39:19 > 0:39:22And if you think about it, there's 40 grams of 18-carat gold... £400.
0:39:22 > 0:39:24- Yeah.- There's 20 diamonds round the outside.
0:39:24 > 0:39:27Even if they're £10 a diamond, £200.
0:39:27 > 0:39:29They're actually £25.
0:39:29 > 0:39:34So, broken down, which is horrible to say, it should be the money.
0:39:34 > 0:39:35- We'll have to wait and see. - Should be.
0:39:35 > 0:39:42- And the second lot is the bracelet which you've had a long time, the bracelet?- Very long time.
0:39:42 > 0:39:46He also thought that was slightly punchy but you just don't know.
0:39:46 > 0:39:50- It's a very attractive bracelet. - I like that as well.
0:39:50 > 0:39:55Here's the 18-carat ladies wrist watch with a diamond surround.
0:39:55 > 0:40:00We can open this one at £450. I look for £450 in the room.
0:40:00 > 0:40:04- Anybody coming in the room at £450? - Cor! That's a good opening.
0:40:04 > 0:40:07The ladies watch, is there any interest at £450?
0:40:07 > 0:40:12If there's no interest at £450, we'll have to pass this by.
0:40:12 > 0:40:16- No interest? We'll move on.- They all sat on their hands.- They did. Sorry.
0:40:16 > 0:40:18We need to see them in the air.
0:40:18 > 0:40:22- Yup. But they didn't. - They didn't, did they?
0:40:22 > 0:40:27Um...there's not a lot of other jewellery here, so maybe it's been overlooked.
0:40:27 > 0:40:29Could be. You never know.
0:40:29 > 0:40:32One more lot to go, the bracelet. Fingers crossed.
0:40:32 > 0:40:37Bangle, diamond-set, C-scrolls to the end.
0:40:37 > 0:40:42I can open this one at... I look for £360 in the room.
0:40:42 > 0:40:46Is there anybody coming in at £360 on the bangle?
0:40:46 > 0:40:50Is there any interest in this at £360?
0:40:50 > 0:40:54Last time I'm asking. If there's no interest, we'll move on.
0:40:54 > 0:40:56No? No interest?
0:40:56 > 0:41:00- Sorry, Mary. Tried our best. - You did.
0:41:00 > 0:41:03There is such a lack of jewellery here,
0:41:03 > 0:41:08it didn't invite the silver trade or the jewellery trade to come out.
0:41:08 > 0:41:09I'm very sorry, Mary.
0:41:09 > 0:41:14Maybe bring it back here when they have more of a silver sale.
0:41:14 > 0:41:17- I'll try. - OK.- Thanks very much anyway.
0:41:17 > 0:41:22Our final lot going under the hammer is George's seven medals and death plaque.
0:41:22 > 0:41:27We've got a valuation put on by Adam of around £100-150.
0:41:27 > 0:41:33- Had a chat to Nick the auctioneer just before the sale started.- Yeah? - It's good news. He's spot on.
0:41:33 > 0:41:36- Have they gone up?- They have a bit!
0:41:36 > 0:41:42He sort of separated the First World War medals from the Second World War medals.
0:41:42 > 0:41:49The First World War ones with the death plaque will do £150 and the others an extra £30-40.
0:41:49 > 0:41:54- Yeah, so we might get a couple of hundred pounds.- Yeah. Fingers crossed.
0:41:54 > 0:41:58You just don't know what's going to happen. Lots of history, though.
0:41:58 > 0:42:01I've had 'em 40-odd years?
0:42:01 > 0:42:06- Is it...?- Upstairs in the wardrobe. - Is it sad to let them go?
0:42:06 > 0:42:09Not really. I don't look at 'em that much.
0:42:09 > 0:42:15- Somebody says there's a sale in Dudley, Flog It and...- Bring it on.
0:42:15 > 0:42:20The good thing is that medals always go to people that really prize them and treasure them.
0:42:20 > 0:42:23And hopefully, these will find a good home.
0:42:23 > 0:42:28A lot of bids of interest. We have to open at £200, is that correct?
0:42:28 > 0:42:32How about that for an opening shot? £200!
0:42:32 > 0:42:36Do I see £210 anywhere in the room? £210 anywhere else?
0:42:36 > 0:42:41At £200, all the commission bidders out. All done and finished at £200.
0:42:41 > 0:42:46- £200, fantastic. George, you've got to be happy with that?- Yeah.
0:42:46 > 0:42:51- What are you going to spend the money on?- The same thing.
0:42:51 > 0:42:54- What's that?- Sinead.- That's what we're spending the money on!
0:42:54 > 0:42:56- What's your name?- Sinead.
0:42:56 > 0:42:59Oh, that's a lot of money.
0:42:59 > 0:43:01Spend it wisely.
0:43:01 > 0:43:04- You made her day! - I'm pleased about that.
0:43:10 > 0:43:12We've come to the end of the day.
0:43:12 > 0:43:16The auction's still going on. Everyone's gone home happy.
0:43:16 > 0:43:19It has been a mixed bag, though. We've certainly toughed it out.
0:43:19 > 0:43:25I hope you've enjoyed watching today's show. So, till the next time, it's cheerio from Stourbridge.