0:00:02 > 0:00:05This is what I love, a town full of character.
0:00:05 > 0:00:07Lots of distinctive old buildings,
0:00:07 > 0:00:10some dating back to the 16th century.
0:00:10 > 0:00:12I'm in south Cheshire, in Nantwich,
0:00:12 > 0:00:15and we're all ready to Flog It!
0:00:42 > 0:00:45Nantwich has managed to preserve many of its fine old buildings
0:00:45 > 0:00:49despite a terrible fire back in 1583.
0:00:49 > 0:00:51That was then, but this is now.
0:00:53 > 0:00:56Here at Nantwich's fine civic hall,
0:00:56 > 0:00:58we've got a couple of intrepid explorers.
0:00:58 > 0:01:01Kate Bliss and Will Axon.
0:01:01 > 0:01:03Their job - to spot the most intriguing items
0:01:03 > 0:01:05brought along for us to see.
0:01:06 > 0:01:10Everybody in this massive queue will have a free valuation.
0:01:10 > 0:01:13But only a few will have the cameras focused on them.
0:01:13 > 0:01:16Who's it gonna be? We'll find out shortly.
0:01:16 > 0:01:21Let's see what the good people of Cheshire have decided to bring to our attention.
0:01:22 > 0:01:25It's great to see a bit of Clarice Cliff. Are you collectors?
0:01:25 > 0:01:27- No.- No.- Sadly no.
0:01:27 > 0:01:30- No?- No, we're not. I'm a Moorcroft collector.
0:01:30 > 0:01:34We've been collecting Moorcroft for four or five years.
0:01:34 > 0:01:37My interest is antique English silver.
0:01:37 > 0:01:41- Right.- That's what I collect. - You're a man after my own heart.
0:01:41 > 0:01:45- Is this your only Clarice Cliff vase?- It is. We bought it on a whim
0:01:45 > 0:01:48- at an antique fair at Bingley Hall in Staffordshire.- OK.
0:01:48 > 0:01:53At the time when Clarice was really quite a name
0:01:53 > 0:01:57and we thought, "Let's buy a piece of Clarice."
0:01:57 > 0:02:00But it doesn't really go with all the Moorcroft I've got.
0:02:00 > 0:02:04- Time to sell. Time to flog it! - Time to flog it. Sounds good to me.
0:02:04 > 0:02:09You're right, you've bought when Clarice Cliff was a household name
0:02:09 > 0:02:11and that's what she became, in fact,
0:02:11 > 0:02:16- when she was designing pre-war in the 1920s.- Yes.
0:02:16 > 0:02:21What we've got here is an example of the "Bizarre" range.
0:02:21 > 0:02:24It should be marked on the bottom here. There we have it.
0:02:24 > 0:02:26"Bizarre. Clarice Cliff."
0:02:26 > 0:02:29I've just noticed that we've got the name of the pattern.
0:02:29 > 0:02:34It's quite unusual to have the pattern name on the bottom there.
0:02:34 > 0:02:36There we have it. Gayday.
0:02:36 > 0:02:40It's not an unusual pattern in her output. It was quite prolific
0:02:40 > 0:02:45but it's these lovely sunny chrysanthemum-like flowers
0:02:45 > 0:02:48clustered around the centre here,
0:02:48 > 0:02:53set off by the familiar banding that you see on the Bizarre range.
0:02:53 > 0:02:57The thing you've got to be careful about pieces like yours
0:02:57 > 0:02:58is that they're not restored.
0:02:58 > 0:03:04You've got to feel around the edges when purchasing a piece like this
0:03:04 > 0:03:07just to check that nothing has been restored
0:03:07 > 0:03:13and often cracks, if they're restored, on the honey glaze show up most easily.
0:03:13 > 0:03:17So look inside. That's quite a good tip. Also when buying Moorcroft!
0:03:17 > 0:03:19Thank you.
0:03:19 > 0:03:21I've had a very good look at this piece
0:03:21 > 0:03:26and I can't see anything so I think you've got a really good buy here.
0:03:26 > 0:03:30Do you mind me asking how much you paid for it all that time ago?
0:03:30 > 0:03:33Well, it was advertised almost £400
0:03:33 > 0:03:37- but it came down to about 300, 310, something like that.- Right.
0:03:37 > 0:03:39But we appreciate that was when it was at its peak.
0:03:39 > 0:03:43Yes, and you were paying a retail price at a fair
0:03:43 > 0:03:46which is a fair price when it was at its height.
0:03:46 > 0:03:50I think we have to come down quite a bit to sell it at auction.
0:03:50 > 0:03:52We're quite realistic.
0:03:52 > 0:03:55If we put a nice "come and buy me" estimate on it,
0:03:55 > 0:03:58- such as 80 to £120...- Yes.
0:03:58 > 0:04:00..I think it would generate interest.
0:04:00 > 0:04:03It would be in reach of prospective buyers
0:04:03 > 0:04:07and we might find prices climbing above that to 150 on a good day.
0:04:07 > 0:04:10We would put a reserve on it as well of £80
0:04:10 > 0:04:13so it wouldn't go for less than that, certainly.
0:04:13 > 0:04:17- Happy with that?- Yes, I think so. - Yes. The idea is we want to sell it.
0:04:17 > 0:04:22- We'll find something else to replace it.- Put the money towards silver or Moorcroft.
0:04:22 > 0:04:25- OK. Excellent. Thank you for bringing it.- Thank you.- Thank you.
0:04:35 > 0:04:38- Alan, hello, there.- Hello. - Thanks for coming in today.
0:04:38 > 0:04:41Taking "the time", shall we say, to come to Flog It!
0:04:41 > 0:04:46An interesting little group you've brought in today.
0:04:46 > 0:04:50I suppose if I was gonna look at it critically,
0:04:50 > 0:04:54I'd say that we've got one, two, three, four different items here.
0:04:54 > 0:04:57But rolled into one, shall we say.
0:04:57 > 0:05:00Now, it's obviously a pocket watch on a chain.
0:05:00 > 0:05:03Tell me about it. How have you come by this?
0:05:03 > 0:05:05It was originally my granddad's.
0:05:05 > 0:05:08He bought it for his 21st birthday.
0:05:08 > 0:05:12They say that the gifts you buy yourself are the best ones!
0:05:12 > 0:05:16Now, obviously, the watch itself is silver-cased,
0:05:16 > 0:05:20which helps me to identify where and when it was made.
0:05:20 > 0:05:23So if I turn it over here,
0:05:23 > 0:05:26we've got the typical engraved back here,
0:05:26 > 0:05:30a little cartouche where he may have had his initials engraved,
0:05:30 > 0:05:32in this case not.
0:05:32 > 0:05:35We open up and we've got the silver marks there
0:05:35 > 0:05:38for Chester, 1890.
0:05:39 > 0:05:41That's the inside.
0:05:41 > 0:05:44And you've got this nice Roman numeral dial here
0:05:44 > 0:05:47with a subsidiary second dial, which is running.
0:05:47 > 0:05:51- Yes.- You've got a rather fine 9-carat gold chain here, also.
0:05:51 > 0:05:55Has that always been with the watch or is that a later addition?
0:05:55 > 0:05:58I'm not sure of the history of the chain or the two sovereigns.
0:05:58 > 0:06:02Yes, you've got a full sovereign and a half sovereign
0:06:02 > 0:06:05also mounted onto the chain
0:06:05 > 0:06:10which can sometimes detract. The important thing is they can be taken out of their mounts
0:06:10 > 0:06:12as the collectors like to do.
0:06:12 > 0:06:16Looking at it, I think it's just a simple job of opening that frame
0:06:16 > 0:06:18and that'll soon drop out.
0:06:18 > 0:06:22It's unusual to see a gold chain with a silver pocket watch.
0:06:22 > 0:06:25You'd expect to see the theme of silver running through.
0:06:25 > 0:06:26Now,
0:06:26 > 0:06:30when it comes to value, have you had a think about value?
0:06:30 > 0:06:32- No idea, to be honest.- No?
0:06:32 > 0:06:38The value for the silver case pocket watch I'd estimate at maybe 30 to 50, 40 to 60. Something like that.
0:06:38 > 0:06:40- Yes.- Then we move on to the gold chain.
0:06:40 > 0:06:43I popped the chain onto my scales earlier
0:06:43 > 0:06:45and you're looking at about an ounce there.
0:06:45 > 0:06:50- So 9-carat gold, you're looking at just over £200 for the ounce. - Not bad.
0:06:50 > 0:06:54So we're probably looking at 200 there for the chain in itself.
0:06:54 > 0:06:57And we haven't even included the sovereigns yet.
0:06:57 > 0:07:02Sovereigns generally make between 80 and £90 for a full sovereign
0:07:02 > 0:07:05and half that for a half sovereign.
0:07:05 > 0:07:09So if we look at valuing the whole lot around the £300 mark,
0:07:09 > 0:07:11I think we stand a chance.
0:07:11 > 0:07:14- How do you feel about that? - Very good.- Yes?- Yes. Surprising.
0:07:14 > 0:07:16250 to 350 as an estimate.
0:07:16 > 0:07:20I'll twist your arm and put £200 on as a reserve. How's that?
0:07:20 > 0:07:22- Fine, thank you.- Listen,
0:07:22 > 0:07:26we'll see you on the day and hopefully raise some money for you.
0:07:26 > 0:07:29In your grandfather's tradition, you can buy yourself a gift.
0:07:29 > 0:07:33- Not for your 21st, though! - I'll think of something.
0:07:33 > 0:07:35- See you on the day, Alan. - Thank you very much.
0:07:40 > 0:07:44- Eric, that is a fine bat, isn't it? - It is, indeed.
0:07:44 > 0:07:46Made by Duncan Fearnley, one of the best.
0:07:46 > 0:07:48Yes!
0:07:49 > 0:07:51That was a six!
0:07:51 > 0:07:54The thing is, it's a cricket bat
0:07:54 > 0:07:59but it's been signed by the Manchester United squad of 1974.
0:07:59 > 0:08:04- And Stoke City. - And the Stoke City squad.
0:08:04 > 0:08:07How come all these footballers signed this cricket bat?
0:08:07 > 0:08:10Um, it was in aid of a charity.
0:08:10 > 0:08:16- Yes.- And it was auctioned off at the Man U supporters' club.
0:08:16 > 0:08:21- I'm a United supporter. - And you got it?- I got it, yes.
0:08:21 > 0:08:23- I put the last bid in. £100.- Wow.
0:08:23 > 0:08:25How long have you had this?
0:08:25 > 0:08:27Um... 1975.
0:08:27 > 0:08:291975.
0:08:29 > 0:08:33Let's just look at some of the Manchester United players.
0:08:33 > 0:08:35Sammy McIlroy...
0:08:36 > 0:08:41- Lou Macari.- Yes, he was there. - He played for Scotland as well.
0:08:41 > 0:08:44I don't know any of the Stoke City footballers
0:08:44 > 0:08:46apart from Sir Stanley Matthews.
0:08:46 > 0:08:50- He played for Stoke in the early days.- Yes, but this is a bit later.
0:08:50 > 0:08:54- Would you like to sell this? - Well, yes, I would.
0:08:54 > 0:08:59- I've got two sons and I can't pass it down to one and not the other.- No.
0:08:59 > 0:09:02- And you can't cut it in half! - Not at all, no.
0:09:02 > 0:09:07I'll tell you something. I think this is worth between 100 and £150.
0:09:07 > 0:09:10- Ah, yes.- You can get your money back quite easily.
0:09:10 > 0:09:13I don't want to put a reserve on it
0:09:13 > 0:09:17because if I took it back home, the problem is...
0:09:17 > 0:09:20- You've still got it. - I've still got the problem at home.
0:09:20 > 0:09:22- No reserve, then.- No.- No.
0:09:22 > 0:09:23All right. That's brilliant.
0:09:32 > 0:09:36Well, you've brought in today something that is right up my street.
0:09:36 > 0:09:39A delightful little portrait miniature, pencil drawing.
0:09:39 > 0:09:40Is this a relation of yours?
0:09:40 > 0:09:45Not a relation of mine, it's a relation of a friend of mine,
0:09:45 > 0:09:51who gave the portrait and the daguerreotype to him in 1980.
0:09:51 > 0:09:55The lady married this gentleman.
0:09:55 > 0:09:57Right, so that's the connection between the two.
0:09:57 > 0:10:01And this gentleman was an admiral in the Royal Navy
0:10:01 > 0:10:03at around about the time of Nelson.
0:10:03 > 0:10:05So, just to get it straight,
0:10:05 > 0:10:10- this young lady in this portrait is the wife of this gentleman.- Yes.
0:10:10 > 0:10:14So he was an admiral in the Royal Navy, obviously very well-to-do.
0:10:14 > 0:10:16- Mm-hm. - Would have, perhaps, I suspect,
0:10:16 > 0:10:21commissioned this portrait miniature, maybe to take on the ship with him.
0:10:21 > 0:10:25- Probably, yes.- I mean, it's beautifully drawn.
0:10:25 > 0:10:26The detail is lovely.
0:10:26 > 0:10:28But if we look down at the bottom,
0:10:28 > 0:10:31- it says Miss Wa... And that's where it stops.- It's a mystery.
0:10:31 > 0:10:34If we look closely at her face, when I first saw it,
0:10:34 > 0:10:38I thought perhaps she had a rather large patch on her nose.
0:10:38 > 0:10:40A little beauty spot, or perhaps, a mole.
0:10:40 > 0:10:44But if we look closer, that is actually a small drop of ink.
0:10:44 > 0:10:46- Ah.- And I suspect this will be
0:10:46 > 0:10:49late 18th century, from around 1800 is generally
0:10:49 > 0:10:51- where they date from.- Yes, yes.
0:10:51 > 0:10:57- So, I'm being kind to her.- Just five years before Trafalgar.- Exactly.
0:10:57 > 0:11:01- And this is a daguerreotype. You haven't got the original, have you?- My father has.
0:11:01 > 0:11:05So this is a copy that you have to keep with the portrait,
0:11:05 > 0:11:09to keep the story going. Value wise, have you any idea?
0:11:09 > 0:11:11Well, we have been told about £100.
0:11:11 > 0:11:15I don't disagree with your valuation, I think reserve it at £100
0:11:15 > 0:11:19and I think on the day, with a bit of a write-up
0:11:19 > 0:11:24and a bit of history behind the catalogue description, I'm sure we'll get it away for you.
0:11:31 > 0:11:34- Is this a family piece? Where's it from?- It was my mother's.
0:11:35 > 0:11:40I think she bought it from a small antique shop at home.
0:11:40 > 0:11:43- That's all I know about it.- OK.
0:11:43 > 0:11:47You remember her having it as a child?
0:11:47 > 0:11:51I think it was bought in the 1940s, somewhere round about there.
0:11:51 > 0:11:57- When my mother died, I took it, with a lot of others, cos she was very fond of pottery.- Right.
0:11:57 > 0:12:00I really have got a houseful!
0:12:01 > 0:12:03Well, you've come to the right place!
0:12:03 > 0:12:07That's it. I just thought it was a bit of a different Moorcroft.
0:12:07 > 0:12:10I have other pieces of Moorcroft.
0:12:10 > 0:12:15- I see.- With it having so much white on it.- You're absolutely right.
0:12:15 > 0:12:19Are all your other pieces this lovely ivory creamy colour
0:12:19 > 0:12:23- or are they the darker? - No, darker colours.- Right.
0:12:23 > 0:12:26I think this is slightly more unusual
0:12:26 > 0:12:29and I'm very glad you brought this piece today to show us.
0:12:29 > 0:12:34Of course, it is distinctly Moorcroft because of the pattern
0:12:34 > 0:12:38but also because of this lovely raised slip decoration on here
0:12:38 > 0:12:41which Moorcroft really helped to develop.
0:12:41 > 0:12:45It was one of the signature characteristics of his art pottery.
0:12:45 > 0:12:50- What age do you think it is? - What we've got here, if we look at the bottom,
0:12:50 > 0:12:53and you can see that impressed signature,
0:12:53 > 0:12:55we've also got "Made in England" on the bottom here.
0:12:55 > 0:12:59- So we're looking at late '30s, early '40s.- So I thought.
0:12:59 > 0:13:03In the 1920s and '30s, instead of using very English flowers
0:13:03 > 0:13:04like poppy and cornflower,
0:13:04 > 0:13:08he began incorporating a few exotic flowers.
0:13:08 > 0:13:10This is what we've got here, the lovely orchid.
0:13:10 > 0:13:17That's on the outside. But he also paid attention to botanical accuracy.
0:13:17 > 0:13:21- They're very tactile. - Tactile.- It fits in with what he was trying to do.
0:13:21 > 0:13:26He wanted to produce a piece of art and the ivory and cream is much warmer
0:13:26 > 0:13:29- than the dark blue and green glazes. - Yes.
0:13:29 > 0:13:32What about value? Have you any idea?
0:13:32 > 0:13:33I haven't, really.
0:13:33 > 0:13:37Well, although it is on this lovely cream ground
0:13:37 > 0:13:41some people do prefer the darker glazes. It's not everybody's cup of tea.
0:13:41 > 0:13:44Having said that, it's in lovely condition.
0:13:44 > 0:13:49It's a lovely late '30s, early '40s example of Moorcroft.
0:13:49 > 0:13:53I think at auction you ought to expect somewhere between 150 and £200.
0:13:53 > 0:13:56- Yes, that's fine. - OK? Does that sound fair to you?
0:13:56 > 0:13:59- It does, yes. Yes.- OK. Lovely.
0:13:59 > 0:14:03- You ought to put a reserve on around the £150 mark.- Yes, please.
0:14:03 > 0:14:06We'll make sure that that is the worst scenario, if you like.
0:14:06 > 0:14:09- Yes.- It can only make that or a little bit more.
0:14:09 > 0:14:13- I would hope the top end of the estimate.- We'll keep our fingers crossed!- OK.
0:14:13 > 0:14:16- Lovely. Thank you for bringing it. - Thank you.
0:14:16 > 0:14:20It's been busy at the civic hall and we've found some great items
0:14:20 > 0:14:22to take off to auction.
0:14:22 > 0:14:25Moorcroft and silver-lovers Janet and Mike are keen
0:14:25 > 0:14:29to clear their collections of a rogue piece of Clarice Cliff.
0:14:30 > 0:14:34- Is this your only Clarice Cliff? - It is. We bought it on a whim.
0:14:34 > 0:14:38Alan wants to auction his granddad's 21st birthday present
0:14:38 > 0:14:40as it's been in the wardrobe for decades.
0:14:41 > 0:14:45Eric's hoping his celebrity-signed cricket bat will go for a six
0:14:45 > 0:14:48because he can't give it to his children.
0:14:48 > 0:14:53- I've got two sons and I couldn't pass it down to one and not the other.- No.
0:14:53 > 0:14:56- You can't cut it in half! - Not at all, no!
0:14:56 > 0:15:00Will the bidders sniff out Morris's miniature portrait of a lady
0:15:00 > 0:15:02with an ink spot on her nose?
0:15:02 > 0:15:07Shirley's cream vase doesn't fit in with the rest of her Moorcroft collection.
0:15:13 > 0:15:16You've seen all our items and now it's time to sell them.
0:15:16 > 0:15:19We've travelled north to Adam Partridge Auctioneers
0:15:19 > 0:15:21just outside Congleton.
0:15:21 > 0:15:25Now our fate is in the hands of this lot, the bidders!
0:15:30 > 0:15:33We always say if you want to invest in antiques,
0:15:33 > 0:15:37put your money into quality, a good maker's name, and condition.
0:15:37 > 0:15:40This lot has the lot. It's Moorcroft and it belongs to Shirley.
0:15:40 > 0:15:43We have a valuation of 150 to £200.
0:15:43 > 0:15:46- I think you'll be flogging this right now.- Yes.
0:15:46 > 0:15:48- Ceramics are going well here. - They are.
0:15:48 > 0:15:52There's a lot of Moorcroft in the sale, which brings the buyers in.
0:15:52 > 0:15:57- Why are you flogging this? - Because I've got other pieces.
0:15:57 > 0:15:59- Are you a collector?- Sort of.
0:15:59 > 0:16:01Sort of!
0:16:01 > 0:16:05I like that answer. Sort of. It's options open, isn't it?
0:16:05 > 0:16:07Why are you flogging this one?
0:16:07 > 0:16:11It would be nice to get the money and give a present to my new grandson.
0:16:11 > 0:16:15- He'd rather have the money than the Moorcroft.- When he's older, yes.
0:16:15 > 0:16:17I think he would, don't you?
0:16:17 > 0:16:21Well, good luck. The auction room is absolutely jam-packed.
0:16:21 > 0:16:24- It is.- Fingers crossed for a good result.
0:16:24 > 0:16:26Lot 183. There we have it.
0:16:26 > 0:16:28Orchid design on a cream ground. Lot 183.
0:16:28 > 0:16:30The Moorcroft pottery vase.
0:16:30 > 0:16:33I'm bid 100 to start. Take ten. £100 I have.
0:16:33 > 0:16:34110, 120, 130.
0:16:34 > 0:16:37- Got some bidders in here!- 160?
0:16:37 > 0:16:41160. 170. 160 over here.
0:16:41 > 0:16:44At 160. 160. Any more now? At £160.
0:16:44 > 0:16:48This will be sold at 160. Are you all finished? At £160.
0:16:48 > 0:16:51This Moorcroft vase at 160. And we're done.
0:16:52 > 0:16:54It's gone. Well done. It's gone.
0:16:54 > 0:16:56- Gone!- Shirley, say goodbye!
0:17:06 > 0:17:10You could say there's no pressure. We've no reserve on this cricket bat.
0:17:10 > 0:17:15But it would be lovely to see it do the 100 to £150 which it deserves.
0:17:15 > 0:17:18- It would.- We're bang in the middle of Stoke and Manchester,
0:17:18 > 0:17:21two famous cities, two great football clubs.
0:17:21 > 0:17:23- Ideal situation, isn't it?- Yeah.
0:17:23 > 0:17:25Lot 516, the cricket bat.
0:17:25 > 0:17:29Signed by Man United and Stoke City footballers in 1974 and 1975.
0:17:29 > 0:17:32Some good names on there. What do we say? £100?
0:17:32 > 0:17:34£100 the cricket bat.
0:17:34 > 0:17:38- Come on!- It's got to be sold. What's it worth? £50?
0:17:38 > 0:17:41Now's the test. £50, surely?
0:17:41 > 0:17:44- 30.- 30? Well, we'll start there.
0:17:44 > 0:17:47Take you at 30. Who's going 35?
0:17:47 > 0:17:5130's a start. £30. It's worth a bit more than that, isn't it? £30
0:17:51 > 0:17:53is a start. £30. Take five.
0:17:53 > 0:17:5535. 40?
0:17:55 > 0:17:5845. 50. And five?
0:17:58 > 0:18:00£50 I'm bid. At £50.
0:18:00 > 0:18:0350. Any more, then?
0:18:03 > 0:18:05£50.
0:18:05 > 0:18:08- Gone. But we've sold it. - We have sold it.
0:18:08 > 0:18:12What I plan to do with the £50
0:18:12 > 0:18:16is I'm gonna treat the family out to a meal.
0:18:16 > 0:18:18- Bless you. - Everybody will be equal then.
0:18:18 > 0:18:23Even if it's a fish and chip meal and a bottle of champagne.
0:18:23 > 0:18:26Yes, of course. I've a feeling it'll be more than that.
0:18:26 > 0:18:29Bless you, Eric. Thank you for bringing it along.
0:18:29 > 0:18:34Well, I'll take 500 here, take 20 now. That's 500 I'm bid.
0:18:34 > 0:18:37Next up is a lovely miniature, it's an 18th-century pencil drawing and
0:18:37 > 0:18:42it belongs to yacht surveyor Morris here, who looks absolutely dapper.
0:18:42 > 0:18:46- Look at this! Where did you get this jacket from? - It was a present, actually.
0:18:46 > 0:18:49Tell me more about the pencil drawing.
0:18:49 > 0:18:51We've got £100 on this, can we do any more?
0:18:51 > 0:18:54Hopefully. I've had a look at the sale this morning
0:18:54 > 0:18:59and there's a few other miniatures there, which always helps when you're selling amongst other pieces.
0:18:59 > 0:19:05And it's a lovely pencil drawing, it's gorgeous, it's unfinished and it's a little bit quirky...
0:19:05 > 0:19:08- Why are you selling this? - It actually belongs to my father.
0:19:08 > 0:19:14He was given it. It's sitting in a drawer, he doesn't like it.
0:19:14 > 0:19:16It doesn't have any family connections.
0:19:16 > 0:19:19My father, I think, would like to buy some more antiques.
0:19:19 > 0:19:21OK, well, let's send him on his journey.
0:19:21 > 0:19:23Let's hope we get more than £100.
0:19:23 > 0:19:26Good luck! Here we go. It's going under the hammer now.
0:19:26 > 0:19:30Margareta Waddington. Here we are,I'm bid £100, take 10.
0:19:30 > 0:19:33£100 is bid on this, is there 10 now?
0:19:33 > 0:19:36At 100, 110, 120, 120 here.
0:19:36 > 0:19:40- 120, any more, now? - Let's see some hands going up!
0:19:40 > 0:19:43I'm selling at... 140, online at 140 now.
0:19:43 > 0:19:47140, we've got an online bidder here at 140. All done?
0:19:47 > 0:19:51- Online bidder.- Online here at £140.
0:19:51 > 0:19:53- Yes!- Excellent.- Brilliant, £140.
0:19:53 > 0:19:57- Happy with that? - Wonderful, wonderful.
0:19:57 > 0:20:00What will your dad invest in? What will he go out and buy?
0:20:00 > 0:20:02First of all, I think we'll buy
0:20:02 > 0:20:04all our friends at the Black Horse a drink.
0:20:04 > 0:20:05Right, OK.
0:20:05 > 0:20:08And if there is any money left, I think either a piece of glass,
0:20:08 > 0:20:10he loves glass.
0:20:10 > 0:20:12- He likes glass, does he?- He does. And also...
0:20:12 > 0:20:15Snuff boxes, things like that? That's quite affordable, £100.
0:20:15 > 0:20:19- Snuff boxes, old cameras... - Old cameras?
0:20:19 > 0:20:21- An eclectic mix!- Absolutely.
0:20:21 > 0:20:2645 bid, is there 50 now? 45, seated down here. 45, any more now?
0:20:26 > 0:20:29Well, it wouldn't be Flog It without Clarice Cliff
0:20:29 > 0:20:31and here's Janet and Mike.
0:20:31 > 0:20:35We've got a lovely bit of Clarice. 80 to £100 Kate's put on this.
0:20:35 > 0:20:40The bad news is, you paid £300 on the day.
0:20:40 > 0:20:44- That wasn't a good day's buying, was it?- No, it wasn't.
0:20:44 > 0:20:47Well, unless we can get £300 back?
0:20:47 > 0:20:50- Slim chance, I think.- Is there?
0:20:50 > 0:20:53But in fairness, you paid a retail price.
0:20:53 > 0:20:56And at that time in the market, that was a fairytale price.
0:20:56 > 0:21:00We're selling it at auction, which is lower than retail.
0:21:00 > 0:21:02Why have you decided to flog it now?
0:21:02 > 0:21:06- We're both collectors. I collect Moorcroft.- OK.- I've got quite a lot.
0:21:06 > 0:21:09- Mike?- I collect antique silver.
0:21:09 > 0:21:12You're gonna split the money. You buy silver, you buy Moorcroft.
0:21:12 > 0:21:16No? It's all going to Moorcroft. I get the picture!
0:21:16 > 0:21:18Good luck, both. Good luck, Kate.
0:21:18 > 0:21:22Let's hope we can get you as much back as possible.
0:21:22 > 0:21:26Lot 213, a Clarice Cliff Gayday vase. There we are.
0:21:26 > 0:21:31- I can come straight in at £160 bid. - Great!- Excellent!
0:21:31 > 0:21:33160 bid. 170. 180. 190 and 200.
0:21:33 > 0:21:35£200, then.
0:21:35 > 0:21:37All done at 200? Anyone else?
0:21:37 > 0:21:40At 200. All done. Selling now.
0:21:40 > 0:21:41£200 and we're finished.
0:21:43 > 0:21:46- We'll take that! We'll take that! - More than happy. Great.
0:21:53 > 0:21:58This is a great lot. A lovely pocket watch with chain. Time's up, Alan!
0:21:58 > 0:22:01- It was Granddad's?- It was, yes.
0:22:01 > 0:22:05250 to £300. It's still working. It's absolute quality.
0:22:05 > 0:22:10I have to say, I wouldn't sell this if this had come from my family.
0:22:10 > 0:22:13- I love it to bits.- Yes. It's nice when you have a family tradition
0:22:13 > 0:22:17- that it's been used through the generations.- It's working well.
0:22:17 > 0:22:20I'd sell the sovereigns, but I'd keep that watch.
0:22:20 > 0:22:24And the chain is included, where a lot of the value is also.
0:22:24 > 0:22:26Can I ask why you're selling?
0:22:26 > 0:22:29It's been in the wardrobe for the last 30 years.
0:22:29 > 0:22:33- I'm never going to use it, so...- You don't fancy a waistcoat one day?
0:22:33 > 0:22:35- It's not my style.- Not your style.
0:22:35 > 0:22:38710 is a Victorian hallmarked silver pocket watch.
0:22:38 > 0:22:41It has a 9-carat chain with a Victorian sovereign
0:22:41 > 0:22:42and Edward VII sovereign.
0:22:42 > 0:22:47- I can come straight in at £400. And 20 as well?- It's on!
0:22:47 > 0:22:50420. 440. 460. 480.
0:22:50 > 0:22:53In the room now. 480. Is there 500? 480.
0:22:53 > 0:22:56480 bid. At 480. Any more?
0:22:56 > 0:22:59480. All done.
0:22:59 > 0:23:01- Fantastic!- Brilliant.- Excellent!
0:23:01 > 0:23:05- Better than that 200! - I'm just covering myself there!
0:23:05 > 0:23:08- That's exciting news. - That's very good, yes.
0:23:08 > 0:23:12- Quality always sells. - Yeah.- It always does.
0:23:18 > 0:23:22Now, how about this for the perfect gentleman's residence?
0:23:22 > 0:23:25Sure to impress the visitors and the neighbours!
0:23:26 > 0:23:32'This is Arley in north Cheshire, a big estate with a wonderful house in the middle of it.'
0:23:32 > 0:23:36OK. So what period does the architecture suggest?
0:23:36 > 0:23:40You're probably thinking it's got an Elizabethan feel about it.
0:23:40 > 0:23:43You're right - in appearance it has.
0:23:43 > 0:23:45But in fact, this dates from Victorian times.
0:23:47 > 0:23:51Managing an estate like this can be a huge responsibility.
0:23:51 > 0:23:53While there are inevitable financial demands,
0:23:53 > 0:23:59many owners feel a strong duty to preserve their inheritance for the nation.
0:24:02 > 0:24:06The man who shoulders this responsibility is Lord Ashbrook.
0:24:06 > 0:24:08He's keen to maintain his family heritage
0:24:08 > 0:24:10and share it with the public.
0:24:10 > 0:24:14He's offered Flog It a guided tour. How could I resist?
0:24:16 > 0:24:20There has been a house on this site since the 15th century
0:24:20 > 0:24:23but the present structure dates from 1832
0:24:23 > 0:24:27when Lord Ashbrook's ancestor, Rowland Egerton-Warburton and his wife Mary
0:24:27 > 0:24:32commissioned a home by local architect George Latham in the popular Elizabethan style.
0:24:36 > 0:24:40Lord Ashbrook, many thanks for the privileged tour. We're starting here
0:24:40 > 0:24:43in this wonderful drawing room. Why here?
0:24:43 > 0:24:48This room's interesting because it's very much Rowland and Mary's room.
0:24:48 > 0:24:50That is Rowland Egerton-Warburton
0:24:50 > 0:24:52who is my great-great-grandfather
0:24:52 > 0:24:54and his beautiful wife, Mary.
0:24:54 > 0:24:59She was Mary Brooke from Norton Priory, another house in Cheshire.
0:24:59 > 0:25:02Rowland and Mary made an enormous impact
0:25:02 > 0:25:05here at Arley in so many different ways.
0:25:05 > 0:25:09The architectural detail is absolutely fantastic.
0:25:09 > 0:25:13You can't help but gravitate towards the heavens in this room.
0:25:13 > 0:25:16We're talking about a period, sort of 1840,
0:25:16 > 0:25:20which was the high point of high Victoriana
0:25:20 > 0:25:25- when they were copying...- Gothic revival.- Elizabethan and Jacobean.
0:25:25 > 0:25:30It's quite interesting, if you look at a Jacobean house or Elizabethan house,
0:25:30 > 0:25:34you can absolutely see what the Victorians were driving at.
0:25:34 > 0:25:37They went a bit over the top, some of the decoration.
0:25:37 > 0:25:39- It's very fanciful.- It is fanciful.
0:25:39 > 0:25:44When I was a child, this sort of architecture wasn't greatly admired.
0:25:44 > 0:25:48Now, this is very much admired.
0:25:54 > 0:25:59Local architect George Latham estimated the cost, the whole undertaking,
0:25:59 > 0:26:00to be around £6,000.
0:26:00 > 0:26:05The entire build, at the end, cost nearly £30,000.
0:26:05 > 0:26:07That's builders' estimates for you!
0:26:07 > 0:26:11In today's money, that's equivalent to eight million pounds.
0:26:11 > 0:26:14And once the house was built, it needed furnishing
0:26:14 > 0:26:16with appropriate contents.
0:26:16 > 0:26:22Things like this wonderful inlaid ebonised cabinet on a stand.
0:26:22 > 0:26:25This was brought back from Italy on the Grand Tour
0:26:25 > 0:26:30and was an acquisition which every wealthy young man would want to bring home
0:26:30 > 0:26:31to show off to friends.
0:26:31 > 0:26:34If you look closely at the face side,
0:26:34 > 0:26:39all these fitted drawers have been inlaid with an image, and that image
0:26:39 > 0:26:45is made from very finely sliced pieces of marble of different colours.
0:26:45 > 0:26:49Superb detail. That technique was developed in Florence.
0:26:49 > 0:26:53Little images like this alone, on a panel, that size,
0:26:53 > 0:26:56today would cost around £600 in auction.
0:26:56 > 0:26:59So work the price out for yourself.
0:26:59 > 0:27:01A lot of money.
0:27:09 > 0:27:15To have a staircase this grand in a provincial house built in the 1840s
0:27:15 > 0:27:17is very unusual.
0:27:17 > 0:27:22The problem is supporting the very high walls when you look at the height of this.
0:27:22 > 0:27:25And of course the roof on top of it. Almost impossible.
0:27:25 > 0:27:29But architect Latham was an early exponent of iron girders.
0:27:29 > 0:27:33So he was able to create this internal bracing
0:27:33 > 0:27:36so that this stairwell, this beautiful carved feature,
0:27:36 > 0:27:39could sit in.
0:27:39 > 0:27:44And it's lit by daylight from the most wonderful dome. Look at that!
0:27:46 > 0:27:49As well as housing stunning pieces of furniture,
0:27:49 > 0:27:53Arley has also had its fair share of famous guests.
0:27:53 > 0:27:56As a young prince, Napoleon III of France stayed here.
0:27:56 > 0:28:01But for the present Viscount Ashbrook, it's the memories of his own upbringing at Arley
0:28:01 > 0:28:03which are most poignant.
0:28:04 > 0:28:07This is a magnificent library.
0:28:07 > 0:28:12It's the room that when my parents lived here all the time, which they did until 1981,
0:28:12 > 0:28:16this was the room we used to use as a sitting room a great deal.
0:28:16 > 0:28:18- Lots of memories.- A lot of memories.
0:28:18 > 0:28:21- Wonderful fireplace. Nice centrepiece.- Yes.
0:28:21 > 0:28:24Of course this very intricate carving and woodwork
0:28:24 > 0:28:26is very much a characteristic of the house.
0:28:26 > 0:28:28Most of the materials are local
0:28:28 > 0:28:32but that was made in London because of the craftsmen
0:28:32 > 0:28:35and it's amazing, really, the detail that they achieved.
0:28:35 > 0:28:39Generally, the house is in very good condition.
0:28:39 > 0:28:42- You've maintained it beautifully. - I've been lucky in a sense.
0:28:42 > 0:28:46There was a very big restoration done about 20 years ago.
0:28:46 > 0:28:52A lot of money was spent. It needed to be because we had outbreaks of dry rot and so on.
0:28:52 > 0:28:55But you're right, it is in good condition now
0:28:55 > 0:28:58but it's no good being complacent
0:28:58 > 0:29:02because every now and then you have to erect scaffolding and replace things.
0:29:02 > 0:29:06But the sheer size of it means that the upkeep challenge is quite great.
0:29:06 > 0:29:12Yes. And it must be really rewarding for you being here.
0:29:12 > 0:29:14- It's got to be, surely. - Of course it is.
0:29:14 > 0:29:19I get a kick out of the fact that an awful lot of people come here and enjoy themselves.
0:29:19 > 0:29:24So you feel the place is earning its keep, not necessarily in the financial sense,
0:29:24 > 0:29:28- but it's earning its keep in the social sense.- Yes.
0:29:28 > 0:29:32The visitors get something as well cos they can take away a sense of history,
0:29:32 > 0:29:38a sense of connection. I can vouch for that cos it's been a great day out for me as well.
0:29:38 > 0:29:41- It's been a real pleasure to meet you.- Very nice to see you.
0:29:41 > 0:29:42Thank you very much indeed.
0:29:47 > 0:29:51After that wonderful trip to Arley, we're now back at the valuation day in Nantwich.
0:29:53 > 0:29:56Well, I can see from what you're wearing that you like wearing gold.
0:29:56 > 0:29:58- Yes.- Is this a piece that you've worn quite a bit?
0:29:58 > 0:30:02Not a great deal, no, because it's a bit heavy.
0:30:02 > 0:30:05So that's why I've brought it today.
0:30:05 > 0:30:08I thought I'd see what it was worth, being as gold was good.
0:30:08 > 0:30:10So where did it come from?
0:30:10 > 0:30:14I think, originally, I bought it in this hall at an antique fair.
0:30:14 > 0:30:16- Actually here?- Yes. - That's interesting.
0:30:16 > 0:30:21- So how long ago was that? - About 30 years, I think. A long time.
0:30:21 > 0:30:24- Originally, I think it was a watch albert.- Yes.
0:30:24 > 0:30:28A gentleman would have worn it on his waistcoat,
0:30:28 > 0:30:31with, perhaps, a watch on one side
0:30:31 > 0:30:35and often a little vesta case, to hold matches, on the other side.
0:30:35 > 0:30:39But here we have it, still got the little fob on the end,
0:30:39 > 0:30:42and that's marked clearly 9C, for nine carat,
0:30:42 > 0:30:46as opposed to 18 or even purer gold, 22 carat.
0:30:46 > 0:30:48I love these sort of rectangular links
0:30:48 > 0:30:51that are interspersed within the design,
0:30:51 > 0:30:56- which are almost art deco in style. - A bit different.- They are.
0:30:56 > 0:30:59So did you have it transformed into a bracelet?
0:30:59 > 0:31:04Yes, I thought I might wear it a bit more often.
0:31:04 > 0:31:06- But I haven't, really.- Right.
0:31:06 > 0:31:08Gold is selling very well at the moment
0:31:08 > 0:31:12so I think you've actually bought a very commercial piece,
0:31:12 > 0:31:16and very commercial in that somebody would wear it
0:31:16 > 0:31:19as a bracelet. Twice over, like that.
0:31:19 > 0:31:23- And the weight of it, of course. It's pretty heavy, isn't it?- Yes.
0:31:23 > 0:31:25There's quite a bit of gold in there.
0:31:25 > 0:31:29Well, I haven't weighed it exactly but I would think, at auction,
0:31:29 > 0:31:33that's going to fetch you between £300 and £500.
0:31:33 > 0:31:35- How does that sound? - That sounds fine.
0:31:35 > 0:31:38Can you remember what you paid for it all that time ago?
0:31:38 > 0:31:43200 or something like that, so it was quite expensive at the time,
0:31:43 > 0:31:47but because it was so heavy, we thought, "Well, maybe an investment."
0:31:47 > 0:31:51Well, I think you'll find it's been quite a good investment,
0:31:51 > 0:31:56- and how funny that it's come back to where you originally purchased it.- That's what I thought.
0:31:58 > 0:32:01Barbara, you've brought Ellie, your niece, with you today.
0:32:01 > 0:32:05- Who does this belong to? Is it yours?- It's mine, yes.
0:32:05 > 0:32:09I think personally it's great. It's a wonderful piece of fun.
0:32:09 > 0:32:14How have you come by it? Is it something you've kept your pennies in?
0:32:14 > 0:32:20Not really. I used to work with a lady that became a good friend of mine.
0:32:20 > 0:32:25She asked if my husband would like to buy it. I've had it ever since.
0:32:25 > 0:32:32- These are cast iron American money boxes.- Yes.
0:32:32 > 0:32:37What's fun is when they're these mechanical money boxes.
0:32:37 > 0:32:42You've got moving parts. This one here is just as fun in my opinion.
0:32:42 > 0:32:46We've got the soldier who's aiming his rifle at this tree stump
0:32:46 > 0:32:52- with this aperture in the tree stump to take the coins.- Yes.
0:32:52 > 0:32:56Are you not tempted to use this to keep your pound coins in?
0:32:56 > 0:32:58Well, she needs more money than I need it.
0:32:58 > 0:33:03Ooh, imagine that! "She needs more money than I do"! How kind of her!
0:33:03 > 0:33:07- Why don't we have a look and see how it works, shall we?- Yes.
0:33:07 > 0:33:10I've got some 1ps there. So...
0:33:10 > 0:33:13we need to cock the soldier's rifle, as it were.
0:33:13 > 0:33:17So we push this back and his head comes down, doesn't it?
0:33:17 > 0:33:19Looking down the barrel.
0:33:19 > 0:33:23We'll load him up with one of my precious one p's.
0:33:23 > 0:33:27And to fire it, why don't you press that... Good shot!
0:33:27 > 0:33:30Look at that! Annie get your gun! Well,
0:33:30 > 0:33:34- it's a great bit of fun. A real conversation piece.- It is.
0:33:34 > 0:33:38Now, as far as the market for these is concerned,
0:33:38 > 0:33:43- in about the 1980s, a lot of these were reproduced.- Yes.
0:33:43 > 0:33:47In quite large numbers and imported from the Far East, India.
0:33:47 > 0:33:51Now that had the effect, I'm afraid, of really diluting the market
0:33:51 > 0:33:54because buyers lose confidence, you see.
0:33:54 > 0:33:58Now, we've had a closer look at it.
0:33:58 > 0:34:02It's got plus points that are erring us towards
0:34:02 > 0:34:06the fact that it is late 19th century rather than 20th century.
0:34:06 > 0:34:11The market is still a little cautious, so we have to reflect that in the estimate.
0:34:11 > 0:34:15I'm looking to maybe get it in the sale at 80 to 120.
0:34:15 > 0:34:20Now, if it's not right, I think it's nice enough to sell at that.
0:34:20 > 0:34:23- If it is right, it'll make more than that.- Yes.
0:34:23 > 0:34:27- You're not going to put a last-ditch claim on this, are you?- No.
0:34:27 > 0:34:29Auntie needs the money!
0:34:29 > 0:34:31So, 80 to 120.
0:34:31 > 0:34:36Before we say goodbye to him why don't we one more time fire off another shot.
0:34:36 > 0:34:39- I'll donate another one of my precious pennies.- OK.
0:34:39 > 0:34:42Barbara, you do the honours this time.
0:34:44 > 0:34:46Ooh! Good shot. Well done.
0:34:46 > 0:34:49- I'll see you on the day. - Thank you very much.
0:34:57 > 0:35:01I haven't seen a honey pot like this for quite a long time.
0:35:01 > 0:35:04- Do you like it?- I love it, but it's never used.
0:35:04 > 0:35:07It's been in a cupboard for 60 years!
0:35:07 > 0:35:1060?! That's a long time to be in a cupboard!
0:35:10 > 0:35:13Yes, but it's untouched, it's unbroken.
0:35:13 > 0:35:16- Where did it come from? - It was my grandmother's.
0:35:16 > 0:35:20- It was passed down through the family.- And come to you.- Yes.
0:35:20 > 0:35:22Why do you want to sell it now?
0:35:22 > 0:35:25I'm moving to a smaller house. Down-sizing.
0:35:25 > 0:35:29People don't use these sort of things these days, do they?
0:35:29 > 0:35:30They don't, you know.
0:35:30 > 0:35:36Honey pots, I suppose, are viewed as being a bit old-fashioned nowadays, and jam pots.
0:35:36 > 0:35:39Now we just spread it straight from the jar!
0:35:39 > 0:35:42- Or squeeze the honey from the tube! - Even that!
0:35:42 > 0:35:45What do you know about this type of porcelain?
0:35:45 > 0:35:49- I know it's Belleek. I've no idea of the age of it.- Right.
0:35:49 > 0:35:55Belleek, of course, is perhaps the most famous factory in Ireland producing pottery and porcelain.
0:35:55 > 0:35:59What we have here is typical Belleek porcelain.
0:35:59 > 0:36:06Quite thin porcelain and the porcelain was poured into the mould and poured out very quickly.
0:36:06 > 0:36:10So you'd almost get a sort of eggshell-like depth to it.
0:36:10 > 0:36:17And the basketwork moulding is typical of this type of porcelain.
0:36:17 > 0:36:19It is quite robust as a piece of Belleek goes.
0:36:19 > 0:36:25The later works were very intricate, almost rope-twist pierced work.
0:36:25 > 0:36:30Marine motifs were incorporated in the decorative designs.
0:36:30 > 0:36:34- This one is quite...- Robust. - ..a solid design by comparison.
0:36:34 > 0:36:36I love the rustic base it's on
0:36:36 > 0:36:38and these three little supports.
0:36:38 > 0:36:42It's beautifully moulded to give every detail.
0:36:42 > 0:36:44So let's tip it up
0:36:44 > 0:36:46and see how old it is.
0:36:46 > 0:36:49There we go, we've got the black printed mark here.
0:36:49 > 0:36:53Now, the history of the factory is divided into periods.
0:36:53 > 0:36:56This mark dates from the third period
0:36:56 > 0:37:01where this Celtic knot motif was added to the main mark.
0:37:01 > 0:37:05That tells me exactly that this was made between 1926 and 1946.
0:37:05 > 0:37:08- That would fit in.- That would fit in with its history?
0:37:08 > 0:37:12- I thought about 1920s, yes. - There we go. OK.
0:37:12 > 0:37:15So, what about value? Any ideas what that might make at auction?
0:37:15 > 0:37:18I don't know. I really honestly don't know.
0:37:18 > 0:37:21- I'm going to say two to three hundred.- Wow.
0:37:21 > 0:37:23- I'm amazed.- It's a nice thing.
0:37:23 > 0:37:26I hope it certainly makes the top end of that
0:37:26 > 0:37:30- if not a bit more for you. Would you like to put a reserve on it?- Yes.- OK.
0:37:30 > 0:37:33- What, for 200?- Yes, I think so.
0:37:33 > 0:37:37- I'm glad you've unearthed it and brought it along.- Thank you very much. Thank you.
0:37:44 > 0:37:48- Now, Olive.- Yes.- I must admit, when I first saw the box
0:37:48 > 0:37:52that you brought out of your bag, I thought, "Here we go again!
0:37:52 > 0:37:55- "Bog-standard service medals." But no, I was wrong.- Yeah.
0:37:55 > 0:38:03When I opened it, the first thing that struck me was a good-sized silver medal
0:38:03 > 0:38:05with the all-important words, "For courage".
0:38:05 > 0:38:10What can you tell me about this medal? How's it come to be in your family?
0:38:10 > 0:38:13A friend of the family gave it to me
0:38:13 > 0:38:15about 20, 25 years ago
0:38:15 > 0:38:20and he was very proud of his brother. It belonged to his brother.
0:38:20 > 0:38:24- So it was...- He gave it to me cos he knew I would look after it.
0:38:24 > 0:38:26You have. It's in very good condition.
0:38:26 > 0:38:33Before we get into the detail I noticed there was a repair to the top
0:38:33 > 0:38:35which has a bearing on the value.
0:38:35 > 0:38:37Let's look at the medal itself.
0:38:37 > 0:38:40It's a medal that was first issued in 1918.
0:38:40 > 0:38:46- Right.- It's for dedication or bravery or devotion in duty.
0:38:46 > 0:38:52- It was awarded to the RAF.- To pilots.- To those in the RAF. Pilots.
0:38:52 > 0:38:56- Because I understand he was a pilot? - He was a Spitfire pilot.- Really?
0:38:56 > 0:39:00- And did he survive the war? - No, he was shot down over Germany.
0:39:00 > 0:39:03- I think about 1941.- Right. Cos I see you've also brought in
0:39:03 > 0:39:06some interesting paperwork here as well.
0:39:06 > 0:39:09We've got the Commonwealth War Graves Commission
0:39:09 > 0:39:15- who have provided you with a photograph of his grave. - His grave, yes.
0:39:15 > 0:39:19- So we've got Squadron Leader Farmery.- Farmery.
0:39:19 > 0:39:23Squadron Leader Farmery with the DFM after his name,
0:39:23 > 0:39:26which is the Distinguished Flying Medal that we see here.
0:39:26 > 0:39:31- He's buried in a Berlin cemetery, I see.- Yes.
0:39:31 > 0:39:34So we've got that, again a nice tie-in when dealing with medals,
0:39:34 > 0:39:39it's all about history. That's what the buyers are buying into,
0:39:39 > 0:39:44- the history surrounding this medal. We don't know why he was awarded this.- No.
0:39:44 > 0:39:48But somewhere that will be recorded. And that is probably what the buyer
0:39:48 > 0:39:50will be doing after this.
0:39:50 > 0:39:53He'll look into the history and research of it.
0:39:53 > 0:39:58- Where does it live now? Is it... - It's just in a drawer at home.
0:39:58 > 0:40:00- Is it?- It's sad, really.
0:40:00 > 0:40:05If you sell medals like these, they go to specialist buyers who are interested
0:40:05 > 0:40:08- and they're going to...- They're going to look after it.- Exactly.
0:40:08 > 0:40:10Any idea of value? Have you ever...
0:40:10 > 0:40:15No, I didn't really think it would be worth anything, really, no.
0:40:15 > 0:40:20- You almost didn't bring it in. - I thought there'd be loads of them. I nearly didn't bring it.
0:40:20 > 0:40:25I would say that at auction, a sensible estimate for a medal of this type,
0:40:25 > 0:40:28- put it in with an estimate of 400 to 600...- Gosh!
0:40:28 > 0:40:33- 400 to £600.- Right!- Not bad for something languishing in the drawer.
0:40:33 > 0:40:36Now, I'm quietly confident that it will make more than that.
0:40:36 > 0:40:39Shall we put a reserve on it at the bottom figure of 400?
0:40:39 > 0:40:43I'd hate for it, on the day, to go for any less than that.
0:40:43 > 0:40:48I think you should be looking forward to it almost having a new lease of life.
0:40:48 > 0:40:52- Yes.- In a fresh pair of hands. - Yes. Somebody to love it.
0:40:52 > 0:40:55That's the end of our valuations at Nantwich.
0:40:55 > 0:40:58We've got some interesting items going off to auction.
0:41:06 > 0:41:10Today, Knutsford is a busy, modern, bustling town
0:41:10 > 0:41:13which has many upmarket bars, restaurants and shops,
0:41:13 > 0:41:17but it still retains much of the charm and architectural features
0:41:17 > 0:41:20it boasted nearly 200 years ago,
0:41:20 > 0:41:23when it was home to the town's favourite daughter.
0:41:25 > 0:41:28I am, of course, talking about Elizabeth Gaskell,
0:41:28 > 0:41:32the Victorian authoress - a contemporary of Charles Dickens
0:41:32 > 0:41:35and a great friend and biographer of Charlotte Bronte,
0:41:35 > 0:41:40whose works have survived today to give us hours of reading pleasure,
0:41:40 > 0:41:43and it's clear to see the people of Knutsford had a soft spot
0:41:43 > 0:41:47for Elizabeth Gaskell, because her name has been immortalised in stone
0:41:47 > 0:41:50in this tower, which was built in 1907,
0:41:50 > 0:41:53and it's aptly named the Gaskell Memorial Tower.
0:41:54 > 0:41:59Mrs Gaskell was born Elizabeth Stevenson on 29th September 1810,
0:41:59 > 0:42:01in Chelsea, London.
0:42:01 > 0:42:03She was the daughter of William Stevenson,
0:42:03 > 0:42:06a Unitarian minister, and his wife Elizabeth,
0:42:06 > 0:42:09whose father farmed at Sandle Bridge, near Knutsford.
0:42:09 > 0:42:14Tragedy struck young Elizabeth's life at the tender age of 13 months,
0:42:14 > 0:42:16when her mother died.
0:42:16 > 0:42:18Her father was left bewildered and unable to cope
0:42:18 > 0:42:21and young Elizabeth was sent to live with her mother's sister,
0:42:21 > 0:42:25Mrs Hannah Lumb, in the town of Knutsford.
0:42:32 > 0:42:35Aunt Hannah was like a mother to Elizabeth
0:42:35 > 0:42:37and they both lived here very happily,
0:42:37 > 0:42:41in this very impressive townhouse. Just look at this.
0:42:41 > 0:42:43What an architectural delight.
0:42:43 > 0:42:48Back then, it was called the Heath but it's since been renamed Heathwaite House.
0:42:48 > 0:42:50Look over there. The aspect.
0:42:50 > 0:42:52That hasn't changed that much.
0:42:52 > 0:42:54The cars and road wouldn't be there
0:42:54 > 0:42:56but that was one vast tract
0:42:56 > 0:42:58of grassland.
0:42:58 > 0:43:01And to find out more about Elizabeth in the early years,
0:43:01 > 0:43:05I've come to talk to one of the Gaskell biographers, Shirley Foster.
0:43:05 > 0:43:09Shirley is a senior lecturer at the University of Sheffield
0:43:09 > 0:43:13and has written extensively on the subject of Mrs Gaskell.
0:43:15 > 0:43:18Shirley, thank you very much for meeting up with me today
0:43:18 > 0:43:21and talking about Elizabeth, here in the garden she grew up in,
0:43:21 > 0:43:23which is lovely, isn't it?
0:43:23 > 0:43:27What sort of childhood did she have here, growing up?
0:43:27 > 0:43:29Well, as you know, she came here from London.
0:43:29 > 0:43:32She was virtually orphaned, although her father remarried.
0:43:32 > 0:43:37She was brought up by Aunt Lumb and I think she had a very warm and...
0:43:37 > 0:43:41- ..embracing sort of family. - ..embracing family around,
0:43:41 > 0:43:43and other families close by.
0:43:43 > 0:43:46What inspired her to become a writer?
0:43:46 > 0:43:49Well, I think partly because she read so much.
0:43:49 > 0:43:53In Manchester Library, they have what's called her commonplace book,
0:43:53 > 0:43:55and she copied out folk songs and stories and things.
0:43:55 > 0:43:59What sort of age are we talking about? As a teenager - 12, 13?
0:43:59 > 0:44:04Yes, she was about 13, 14, 15.
0:44:04 > 0:44:07And then between 16 and 19 she did visit back in London,
0:44:07 > 0:44:10but we know that when she was at school she went to visit
0:44:10 > 0:44:12a house called Clopton Hall.
0:44:12 > 0:44:16- Where's that?- In Warwickshire. It was a school visit.
0:44:16 > 0:44:19She wrote about it. It was published later, in 1840,
0:44:19 > 0:44:24and it's a great account, full of lovely grisly detail, about a girl who was buried alive.
0:44:24 > 0:44:27- So she had a great imagination? - A great eye for good stories, yes.
0:44:27 > 0:44:30A brilliant writer. The people of Knutsford in the past
0:44:30 > 0:44:33have obviously embraced her, taken her to heart.
0:44:33 > 0:44:36How does Knutsford feature in a lot of her work?
0:44:36 > 0:44:40It's the background to quite a few stories. Obviously Cranford, but...
0:44:40 > 0:44:42- That's the big one. - That's a big one,
0:44:42 > 0:44:47but also it's Duncombe in Mr Harrison's Confessions, a novella.
0:44:47 > 0:44:50It's Hollingford in Wives And Daughters.
0:44:50 > 0:44:54It also appears in a short story called The Squire's Story,
0:44:54 > 0:44:58which is about a highwayman who lived next door. I'm not sure which side.
0:44:58 > 0:45:02- Really?- Yes. And she has some lovely stories about Cranford old ladies
0:45:02 > 0:45:07and obviously she had a real ear for picking up gossip and details,
0:45:07 > 0:45:10little details that were going to be interesting.
0:45:10 > 0:45:13What do you think of Cranford? You're very close to the Gaskell...
0:45:13 > 0:45:17I enjoy it very much and I think it did bring out the way in which...
0:45:17 > 0:45:21It's a light touch but it's a serious book.
0:45:21 > 0:45:24It deals with some serious issues but it's got a lovely light touch.
0:45:24 > 0:45:28- It's stood the test of time, hasn't it?- It has.
0:45:28 > 0:45:31It's not just a dated old-fashioned story,
0:45:31 > 0:45:34and I think you really do sympathise with the people.
0:45:34 > 0:45:36- She's done it very well. - It's a classic.
0:45:36 > 0:45:38It is a classic. Absolutely, yes.
0:45:38 > 0:45:39In her adult life,
0:45:39 > 0:45:43Elizabeth devoted much of her time to helping the poor.
0:45:43 > 0:45:46She married a Unitarian minister and moved to Manchester,
0:45:46 > 0:45:50a city worlds apart from the quaint, sleepy town of Knutsford.
0:45:50 > 0:45:54Her early upbringing and religious beliefs equipped her
0:45:54 > 0:45:58with the compassion she needed to take on this new role.
0:45:59 > 0:46:02And this is where Elizabeth worshipped as a young child,
0:46:02 > 0:46:04when she grew up in Knutsford.
0:46:04 > 0:46:07It's the Brook Street Unitarian Chapel.
0:46:07 > 0:46:09Shall we go inside? After you, Shirley.
0:46:12 > 0:46:17What was particular to the beliefs and doctrines of the Unitarians,
0:46:17 > 0:46:20let's say compared to other Christian dominations of the day?
0:46:20 > 0:46:24Apart from the fact that they didn't believe in the divinity of Christ,
0:46:24 > 0:46:28it was really a religion of what you might say rational benevolence.
0:46:28 > 0:46:31They believed in the essential goodness of everybody
0:46:31 > 0:46:33and the potential for everybody to be good,
0:46:33 > 0:46:35and also rejected the idea of damnation.
0:46:35 > 0:46:38How did religion shape her novels?
0:46:38 > 0:46:45Well, you find an emphasis on love, compassion, again, and forgiveness.
0:46:45 > 0:46:48There are several novels in which characters work out their own
0:46:48 > 0:46:51salvation, and that includes learning to forgive other people
0:46:51 > 0:46:57- and forgiving themselves too.- She was compassionate towards the poor.- Yes.
0:46:57 > 0:47:00In life but also in her novels, especially in Ruth. The fallen woman.
0:47:00 > 0:47:03Of course. It is a novel about a young girl who is seduced,
0:47:03 > 0:47:08becomes pregnant, but then is allowed to be redeemed by her own good life,
0:47:08 > 0:47:13but what was so shocking was that people felt it was something that shouldn't be written about.
0:47:13 > 0:47:17It was something that they all knew about but they didn't really want brought out into the open.
0:47:17 > 0:47:21And of course, by doing that, she was doing a very brave thing.
0:47:21 > 0:47:23- It was very progressive.- It was.
0:47:23 > 0:47:25It was very radical, yes.
0:47:25 > 0:47:29And how was that reviewed by the critics of the day,
0:47:29 > 0:47:31and also the readers?
0:47:31 > 0:47:34Well, some readers really responded well,
0:47:34 > 0:47:38and people like Charles Dickens, I think it's important to note,
0:47:38 > 0:47:42did think very highly of it, because he much respected what she'd done,
0:47:42 > 0:47:45but there were those who were deeply shocked.
0:47:45 > 0:47:48Some members of the congregation, the Unitarian Church in Manchester,
0:47:48 > 0:47:53burnt it, and a famous instance is a librarian who took it off the shelves
0:47:53 > 0:47:56because it was not fit for family reading.
0:47:56 > 0:47:58So I think that was one of the things...
0:47:58 > 0:48:01- It's very hard to understand today. - Yes.
0:48:02 > 0:48:06On 12th November in 1865, at her retirement home in Hampshire,
0:48:06 > 0:48:10Elizabeth Gaskell suddenly died in mid-sentence
0:48:10 > 0:48:13and it later transpires she died of heart failure.
0:48:13 > 0:48:16Elizabeth was only 55 at the time.
0:48:16 > 0:48:20Her body was brought back here to Knutsford, to the town she loved
0:48:20 > 0:48:22in her formative years
0:48:22 > 0:48:26and she often wrote about in her more gentle novels.
0:48:26 > 0:48:29Elizabeth would never have thought that she'd end up
0:48:29 > 0:48:32being one of the most highly regarded Victorian novelists,
0:48:32 > 0:48:35and some 150 years after her death,
0:48:35 > 0:48:39people are still enjoying reading and looking at her works.
0:48:47 > 0:48:51Let's have a quick reminder of all the items we're taking off to auction.
0:48:51 > 0:48:54Kate's sure that June's gold watch chain
0:48:54 > 0:48:57will catch the bidders' attention.
0:48:57 > 0:49:00Remember Barbara's mechanised money box?
0:49:00 > 0:49:04Did Will upset her with that £80-£120 estimate?
0:49:04 > 0:49:07Oh! I've been shot. Well done.
0:49:07 > 0:49:11Jill's Belleek honey pot has been in the cupboard for 60 years.
0:49:11 > 0:49:15Will the bidders be buzzing round it at the auction rooms?
0:49:15 > 0:49:20Olive had no idea how sought after her Distinguished Flying Medal was.
0:49:20 > 0:49:25- You almost didn't bring it in. - I thought there'd be loads of them! I nearly didn't bring it.
0:49:25 > 0:49:27Now, since Will valued that medal,
0:49:27 > 0:49:30there have been developments with the story,
0:49:30 > 0:49:33as I found out from auctioneer Adam Partridge.
0:49:35 > 0:49:39Well, Olive's been in touch with us and she's found three more medals.
0:49:39 > 0:49:41As good as this?
0:49:41 > 0:49:44No, these are more standard World War II medals.
0:49:44 > 0:49:47This one's a good one, the Air Crew Europe Star.
0:49:47 > 0:49:50That's worth over £100 on its own, thereabouts.
0:49:50 > 0:49:53These two are standard World War II medals.
0:49:53 > 0:49:56Which everybody was issued. Yeah. OK.
0:49:56 > 0:49:59So that's a bit rarer, but this is the really important one.
0:49:59 > 0:50:02It's so nice to have this extra information
0:50:02 > 0:50:06about Squadron Leader CJ Farmery.
0:50:06 > 0:50:09Are you putting the four into one lot or splitting them?
0:50:09 > 0:50:12- We thought it appropriate to include those with those.- Yes.
0:50:12 > 0:50:18- Assuming they came from the same recipient. It's acting on her information.- OK.
0:50:18 > 0:50:22- We had four to six on that. - We've upped it to five to seven.
0:50:22 > 0:50:24I see where you're going! Yeah!
0:50:24 > 0:50:29That one makes them worth a bit more but those two not so interesting.
0:50:29 > 0:50:32- Has there been any interest on this? - Yeah. A lot.
0:50:32 > 0:50:35Are we going to see more than £700?
0:50:35 > 0:50:37Yeah. Fasten your seatbelts!
0:50:37 > 0:50:43- It's going to fly!- They are going to fly and I would expect four figures.
0:50:43 > 0:50:46- That's what we like to see. Well done, Adam.- Thank you very much.
0:50:48 > 0:50:54The auction house is linked to the internet so there could be plenty of interest from all around the world.
0:50:54 > 0:50:58Now it's time to sell the gold chain. Fingers crossed.
0:50:58 > 0:51:01There's a lot of gold here, June, isn't there?
0:51:01 > 0:51:05It's that chain which can be worn as a bracelet, which Kate has valued at £300-£500.
0:51:05 > 0:51:10You actually bought this at a fair where we held the valuation day,
0:51:10 > 0:51:12so it's all come home again.
0:51:12 > 0:51:17It's on home territory. Let's see how it goes in the room.
0:51:17 > 0:51:20It's all now down to this lot, the bidders. Here we go.
0:51:20 > 0:51:22735 is the nine carat gold chain and bracelet.
0:51:22 > 0:51:27Chain-cum-bracelet, about 57 grams, this one.
0:51:27 > 0:51:31And I'm bid 320, 340, 360. Is there 380 now?
0:51:31 > 0:51:35- Yes.- 360's bid. 380, 420. 420, I'm out.
0:51:35 > 0:51:37420, front row.
0:51:37 > 0:51:39Any more now?
0:51:39 > 0:51:42At 420? All done, then, £420.
0:51:42 > 0:51:46- Gosh, that was quick.- 420. It just flew, didn't it?
0:51:46 > 0:51:49- Straight in, straight out. You've got to be happy.- Yes.
0:51:49 > 0:51:52- 15% commission, don't forget.- Yes. - Adam's got to earn his supper.
0:51:52 > 0:51:56- He has. Bless him.- Bless him. He's doing a fantastic job.
0:51:56 > 0:52:01- What are you going to put the money towards?- Maybe a balloon flight.
0:52:01 > 0:52:04- Ooh!- Have you ever done that?- No. - I have done one. It was brilliant.
0:52:04 > 0:52:05It was very good.
0:52:05 > 0:52:0835, 40, 45.
0:52:08 > 0:52:1135. All done, 35.
0:52:11 > 0:52:15This is quite rare. It's a money box. How many people save nowadays?
0:52:15 > 0:52:20We've got £80 to £120 on your money box, haven't we, Barbara?
0:52:20 > 0:52:23- And this cost about £40 some 30-odd years ago.- Yes, it did.
0:52:23 > 0:52:27- Yeah.- Did you manage to save much in it, or was it just a novelty?
0:52:27 > 0:52:30- Just a novelty.- It's great fun, though, isn't it?
0:52:30 > 0:52:33- It is, yes.- It caught Will's eye, that's for sure.
0:52:33 > 0:52:36- You've put £80 to £120 on this. - That's right.
0:52:36 > 0:52:42The only doubt we had on the day was period or not because a lot of these were reproduced
0:52:42 > 0:52:46which had the effect of making the market a bit unsteady
0:52:46 > 0:52:48because people weren't sure.
0:52:48 > 0:52:50But having had a good look at it,
0:52:50 > 0:52:53- I think it's right.- Yeah. - It's got the right patina,
0:52:53 > 0:52:57good colour finish on it, the paint's nicely worn.
0:52:57 > 0:53:00And great fun. I might save a few pennies if I had this!
0:53:00 > 0:53:02It's great fun. Brilliant.
0:53:02 > 0:53:05- Let's see what this lot think. Good luck!- Thank you.
0:53:05 > 0:53:09It's down to the bidders. Here we go. It's going under the hammer now.
0:53:09 > 0:53:13590. There we are. I'm bid 95.
0:53:13 > 0:53:15And 100. And 110. Is there 120?
0:53:15 > 0:53:17- Great.- 110 is bid.
0:53:17 > 0:53:20£110. Are you all done on this one? At 110. Any more now?
0:53:20 > 0:53:22110.
0:53:22 > 0:53:24- Brilliant.- Sold it. £110.
0:53:24 > 0:53:27- Thank you!- That's great, isn't it?
0:53:27 > 0:53:30- It is, really, yes. I'm happy about it.- Happy with that?- Yes.
0:53:36 > 0:53:38Jill, the auction room is jam packed.
0:53:38 > 0:53:41Look at it. There's certainly a buzz about this next lot
0:53:41 > 0:53:45cos it's a Belleek honey pot. £200 to £300. Why are you flogging it?
0:53:45 > 0:53:49It's been in a cupboard for 60 years, so I mean...
0:53:49 > 0:53:53- That's why it's in good nick! Really?- Yes.
0:53:53 > 0:53:55- Tucked away safe.- Never used.
0:53:55 > 0:53:59- Belleek is so delicate. It's a real technical thing to put together.- It is.
0:53:59 > 0:54:03It's a particular type of porcelain that gives that distinctive look.
0:54:03 > 0:54:05That lustrous glaze that it has.
0:54:05 > 0:54:10- These are popular pots, the beehive. - They always sell well. - Fingers crossed!
0:54:10 > 0:54:13The Belleek honey pot in the form of a bee hive.
0:54:13 > 0:54:16Lot 340. It's very nice. Lot 340.
0:54:16 > 0:54:18Who'll start me at £200?
0:54:18 > 0:54:20- 100, then. Let's get on. - Come on! Get in there.
0:54:20 > 0:54:23You're not going to bid 100 for it? 100. Ten.
0:54:23 > 0:54:25120. 130. 140.
0:54:25 > 0:54:26150. 160.
0:54:26 > 0:54:28170. 180.
0:54:28 > 0:54:32180 bid now. At 180. Is there 190? At 180.
0:54:32 > 0:54:34190. 200?
0:54:34 > 0:54:35At 190, then.
0:54:35 > 0:54:39Anyone else now? 190.
0:54:39 > 0:54:42- I'm afraid that just falls short. - Oh!
0:54:43 > 0:54:46You had a fixed reserve, didn't you?
0:54:46 > 0:54:48Yes. It'll go back in the cupboard!
0:54:48 > 0:54:50What, for another 60 years?
0:54:55 > 0:55:01This next lot about to go under the hammer is so rare and is one of the nicest things I've seen on the show.
0:55:01 > 0:55:04It's got great provenance. It belongs to Olive
0:55:04 > 0:55:07who's selling this medal. £400 to £600
0:55:07 > 0:55:10with the right paperwork which Will saw at the valuation day.
0:55:10 > 0:55:16Since the valuation, I've had a chat to Adam Partridge and we've all discussed it
0:55:16 > 0:55:20you've found three more medals, we're putting them all in as one lot
0:55:20 > 0:55:25and we've revised the estimate £500 to £700.
0:55:25 > 0:55:30But that particular medal, the Distinguished Flying Medal, could do really well.
0:55:30 > 0:55:36Were you aware how valuable and rare this medal is?
0:55:36 > 0:55:39- Not at all, no! - Adam got really excited about it.
0:55:39 > 0:55:43- He said there's been lots of interest.- Gosh! Right!
0:55:43 > 0:55:47And he is hoping, it's only a hunch,
0:55:47 > 0:55:50but he's hoping it could do four figures.
0:55:50 > 0:55:52- Crikey!- That would be nice.
0:55:52 > 0:55:56With the other three medals added in, just could do four figures.
0:55:56 > 0:56:00We're going to find out right now. Here we go.
0:56:00 > 0:56:02470 is the medal group to Sergeant,
0:56:02 > 0:56:06later Squadron Leader Clifford John Farmery, RAF,
0:56:06 > 0:56:09including his courage medal, a lovely medal group indeed.
0:56:09 > 0:56:13- Lot 470. An awful lot of interest on this.- Great.
0:56:13 > 0:56:17I can start straight in at £1,050.
0:56:17 > 0:56:21- Crikey!- 1,100 next, please?
0:56:21 > 0:56:241,050 bid. 1,050. Who's going 1,100?
0:56:24 > 0:56:2550. 1,200.
0:56:25 > 0:56:271,250. 1,300.
0:56:27 > 0:56:291,350. 1,400.
0:56:29 > 0:56:311,450. 1,500.
0:56:31 > 0:56:331,550. 1,600.
0:56:33 > 0:56:36- 1,650. 1,700.- There are two phone bidders waiting to come in!
0:56:36 > 0:56:391,700 on this phone. Is there 1,750 now?
0:56:41 > 0:56:44- 1,750.- New phone bidder.- Crikey!
0:56:44 > 0:56:471,850. 1,900.
0:56:47 > 0:56:491,950.
0:56:49 > 0:56:51- Perfect.- 2,000.
0:56:51 > 0:56:52Oh...
0:56:52 > 0:56:532,100.
0:56:53 > 0:56:552,200.
0:56:55 > 0:56:572,300.
0:56:57 > 0:57:00You'll have to pick me up off the floor soon!
0:57:00 > 0:57:022,300 on Mark's phone there.
0:57:02 > 0:57:052,300. Is there 2,400?
0:57:05 > 0:57:112,300. Are you all done now? At £2,300. We sell at 2,300.
0:57:12 > 0:57:15- The hammer's gone down.- Wow!- Gosh!
0:57:15 > 0:57:19Did you get that? £2,300!
0:57:19 > 0:57:22- Wow!- Would have been cheap at estimate!
0:57:22 > 0:57:24I hold my hands up there. That was brilliant.
0:57:24 > 0:57:28- Brilliant, yeah.- Anything to do with bravery, courage.- Yes.
0:57:28 > 0:57:31Like I say, it's a slice of history.
0:57:31 > 0:57:34- I'm thrilled for you. - I am as well.- Thank you!
0:57:34 > 0:57:38I'm so excited. OK, there is 15% commission to pay here.
0:57:38 > 0:57:41- Yeah.- What are you going to put the money towards?
0:57:41 > 0:57:43Well, we just said a holiday.
0:57:43 > 0:57:47- A holiday. Might be a better holiday now!- A nice holiday now!- Yes!
0:57:47 > 0:57:51I'm just so shocked. It hasn't really sunk in yet.
0:57:51 > 0:57:54Go and have a cup of tea. Sit down.
0:57:54 > 0:57:56- A brandy, I think!- A brandy, yeah!
0:58:04 > 0:58:06What a day and what an auction!
0:58:06 > 0:58:09It's all over for us, but Adam's still weaving his magic.
0:58:09 > 0:58:13All credit to him. He's done us proud and so have our experts.
0:58:13 > 0:58:15But seeing the smile on Olive's face
0:58:15 > 0:58:17as she walked out the sale room
0:58:17 > 0:58:20with a whopping £2,300 for the medal.
0:58:20 > 0:58:24We fought our own personal battle here today and we won.
0:58:24 > 0:58:26Join us next time for many more surprises.
0:58:26 > 0:58:29Until then, it's cheerio from Cheshire!
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