0:00:07 > 0:00:09We've got, sea and sand.
0:00:09 > 0:00:12All we need now are a few surprises!
0:00:12 > 0:00:16Welcome to Flog It!, from the south coast resort of Bognor Regis.
0:00:41 > 0:00:43But there's more to a Bognor holiday
0:00:43 > 0:00:47then just beaches and ice cream. The area boasts many attractions,
0:00:47 > 0:00:49including this magnificent castle.
0:00:49 > 0:00:53'It's a treasure trove of riches, which I'll be exploring later.'
0:00:53 > 0:00:54The detail is superb.
0:00:54 > 0:00:58This is as good as you're ever going to see. 'But first...'
0:01:02 > 0:01:04There are two very special attractions that have drawn
0:01:04 > 0:01:08a massive crowd here today at Butlin's. They are the gorgeous,
0:01:08 > 0:01:11eye-catching Catherine Southon and the irreplaceable Charlie Ross,
0:01:11 > 0:01:14already sifting through the bags and boxes looking for
0:01:14 > 0:01:18souvenirs to take off to auction. It's now 9.30,
0:01:18 > 0:01:22- it's time to get the doors open, so let's...- ALL: Flog It!
0:01:26 > 0:01:28- Alan, it's lovely to see you. - And you.
0:01:28 > 0:01:31- Thank you for coming along to Bognor today.- No problem.
0:01:31 > 0:01:33I do like to see unusual pieces.
0:01:33 > 0:01:36And you certainly turned up with something out of the ordinary.
0:01:36 > 0:01:42- Tell me about it. - Well, I got this in 1966.
0:01:42 > 0:01:45I was in the Royal Navy, and I'd come home on leave
0:01:45 > 0:01:48to my mother-in-law's house, because we lived there, my wife and I.
0:01:48 > 0:01:51And I walked into the kitchen.
0:01:51 > 0:01:56And she had the lid up, and was just about to take a hammer to it.
0:01:56 > 0:01:59Your...? Somebody was going to smash this up?
0:01:59 > 0:02:00Take the inside out of it, yeah.
0:02:00 > 0:02:03Let's take a look inside, cos it's not an ordinary box.
0:02:03 > 0:02:08- No, it isn't, no.- We've actually got a lovely musical box here.- Yes.
0:02:08 > 0:02:11So we've got the winding handle on the side, the paper roll.
0:02:11 > 0:02:17So we turn this round and then this feeds through here. And then we've got the bellows I presume underneath.
0:02:17 > 0:02:21- Underneath, yes.- Now, your mother-in-law was going to smash this up.- Yes, she was, yes.
0:02:21 > 0:02:25- And what was she going to do with it? - A shoe box, she was going to make out of it.
0:02:25 > 0:02:29My word, she was going to turn a cabinetto into a shoe box.
0:02:29 > 0:02:32- Yes, absolutely.- That is horrific. And you saved her.
0:02:32 > 0:02:35- I did, yes.- Good man, I'm pleased you did that!
0:02:35 > 0:02:37We can see here the paper labels, the trade labels.
0:02:37 > 0:02:43Now, it's actually patented in 1879, in the USA, so it would've been
0:02:43 > 0:02:46manufactured in the USA and actually sold in London.
0:02:46 > 0:02:52- I see.- It's in quite nice condition on the inside.
0:02:52 > 0:02:55But on the outside, it does look to be a little bit tatty.
0:02:55 > 0:02:59We've got some scratches here, and some wear to the transfer on the outside.
0:02:59 > 0:03:02Quite a pretty little box. An unusual box, as well.
0:03:02 > 0:03:08So I think I'm going to be positive and put an estimate on of about £100 to £150, with an £80 reserve.
0:03:08 > 0:03:12- How does that sound? - Good, yeah. Flog it, yes.- Flog it?
0:03:12 > 0:03:14- Yes.- There's my man.
0:03:14 > 0:03:17- The only thing we've got to do now is to have a listen.- Absolutely.
0:03:17 > 0:03:21- Let's check it's working. - Yeah.- Here we go...
0:03:22 > 0:03:24MUSIC PLAYS
0:03:31 > 0:03:33# Champagne Charlie is my name
0:03:33 > 0:03:36# Champagne drinking is me game! #
0:03:36 > 0:03:39Actually, it's not my favourite tipple, really.
0:03:39 > 0:03:42- Alex and Terry, you've brought a bottle of champagne along.- Yes.
0:03:42 > 0:03:45- In the hope that it might be worth something?- Hopefully. Yes.
0:03:45 > 0:03:47You haven't thought of drinking it?
0:03:47 > 0:03:51- No.- No. It's too old to drink. - It wouldn't be drinkable.
0:03:51 > 0:03:55- No.- No, no. But that doesn't mean it hasn't got any value.
0:03:55 > 0:03:56- No.- But it's a great name
0:03:56 > 0:04:01- and the reason I'm interested in it is the year, 1943.- Yeah.
0:04:01 > 0:04:06- So how did you get it?- It was found in the bottom of my mum's larder.
0:04:06 > 0:04:09- It had been there for donkey's years.- Yeah.
0:04:09 > 0:04:11My father used to be a waiter.
0:04:11 > 0:04:14- Yeah.- And he got it from the Metropole Hotel.
0:04:14 > 0:04:19- I don't know how, but... - Did he?- But probably a gift.
0:04:19 > 0:04:23- Do you remember him coming home with it one day?- No, no. I was too young.
0:04:23 > 0:04:25Well, it's Paul Roger,
0:04:25 > 0:04:29one of the great, great champagne houses in Epernay,
0:04:29 > 0:04:34which is east of Paris, which is where all the champagne comes from.
0:04:34 > 0:04:37- Yes.- A current bottle of vintage champagne
0:04:37 > 0:04:43would be £35 or thereabouts and this is 1943.
0:04:43 > 0:04:46What was going on in 1943?
0:04:46 > 0:04:48Not much champagne making.
0:04:48 > 0:04:54- No.- No.- There was very, very little produced during the war.
0:04:54 > 0:05:00What was produced the Germans drank a lot of and ransacked.
0:05:00 > 0:05:07The more clever makers of French wines at the time with great cellars,
0:05:07 > 0:05:12some of them switched the labels so that, when the invading forces
0:05:12 > 0:05:18came in, they would pick up a few cases of what purported to be 1936,
0:05:18 > 0:05:23or whatever, which was, of course, probably freshly trodden grapes
0:05:23 > 0:05:28which tasted revolting. So, it's... It's rare in its year.
0:05:28 > 0:05:33It's worth, I would think, certainly £40 to £60.
0:05:33 > 0:05:37- Right.- And somebody will buy it because of the interest...- Yes.
0:05:37 > 0:05:40..of war coupled with the lack of production and the name.
0:05:40 > 0:05:42- Can we put it in the sale? - Yes, please.
0:05:42 > 0:05:46- It's not doing any good where it was. - No.- You're not going to drink it.
0:05:46 > 0:05:49We'll put a reserve of 40 with discretion and I don't think
0:05:49 > 0:05:51we'll have a problem selling it.
0:05:51 > 0:05:55- That's fine.- I'm glad you found it. Thank you.- Thank you very much.
0:06:03 > 0:06:06Wendy, I always hoped that somebody would come along
0:06:06 > 0:06:08with a piece of Charlotte Rhead, because I love it.
0:06:08 > 0:06:13You've made my dream come true bringing this along to Flog It!,
0:06:13 > 0:06:15- so thank you very much.- Pleasure. - Tell me about this.
0:06:15 > 0:06:18- Where did you get it from? - My grandma had it.
0:06:18 > 0:06:24She was 100 years old and she had it on the wall for years and years,
0:06:24 > 0:06:28- as I remember, and she just loved it.- Right.- She was very interested
0:06:28 > 0:06:32in the pattern of it and of Charlotte Rhead and reminded us
0:06:32 > 0:06:35- that it was a very beautiful plate. - Did she collect Rhead?
0:06:35 > 0:06:38No, she just had this one piece which was very special to her.
0:06:38 > 0:06:41Right. So, you always saw it at her house, always admired it?
0:06:41 > 0:06:45- Yes.- And it's been handed down through the family?
0:06:45 > 0:06:49It's been handed down and now she's gone, she died just recently.
0:06:49 > 0:06:51Well, I said it's by Charlotte Rhead.
0:06:51 > 0:06:53Now, Charlotte Rhead, a wonderful potter.
0:06:53 > 0:06:55She had it in her blood, really.
0:06:55 > 0:06:57Her father was a potter, as well.
0:06:57 > 0:07:00He was more concerned with Art Nouveau,
0:07:00 > 0:07:04whereas Charlotte Rhead was more Art Deco.
0:07:04 > 0:07:09Now this piece actually dates from 1930s. It's got these colours,
0:07:09 > 0:07:13the oranges and the greens which we associate with the 1930s,
0:07:13 > 0:07:17but what I love about it is the real Charlotte Rhead characteristic -
0:07:17 > 0:07:20this lovely tube lining. It's beautiful. I love it.
0:07:20 > 0:07:24The colours are... The browns look obviously sort of slightly dark,
0:07:24 > 0:07:28but I love these vibrant oranges. Let's just have a look at the back
0:07:28 > 0:07:31here because we can see her signature there.
0:07:31 > 0:07:34Quite a lot of people knew her as Lottie and you can see the signature.
0:07:34 > 0:07:38- I think that's probably L. Rhead, there.- OK.
0:07:38 > 0:07:42- But it's a lovely piece. Oh, sorry. - There's a little label to remind us
0:07:42 > 0:07:45- how special it was. - Your grandmother put that there?
0:07:45 > 0:07:47Yes, she found a cutting and stuck it on the back.
0:07:47 > 0:07:51Oh, how lovely. Do you think she'd actually mind you selling it?
0:07:51 > 0:07:55I think she'd be quite excited to see me here with it because
0:07:55 > 0:07:59she always said, when I'm gone, do something special with the money
0:07:59 > 0:08:04that you perhaps make from it. She didn't expect any of us to keep it.
0:08:04 > 0:08:07It was just her way of saying, "Have a good time."
0:08:07 > 0:08:10- I hope you will do some something special with the money.- We will.
0:08:10 > 0:08:14- Value wise, I would probably put this at £100 to £150.- Yeah, that's fine.
0:08:14 > 0:08:17- How does that sound to you?- Great.
0:08:17 > 0:08:20I know this is a very important piece to you and your family,
0:08:20 > 0:08:23so we don't just want to let it go, so I would suggest probably putting
0:08:23 > 0:08:26- a reserve on of £100. - Oh, that's fine. That's fine.
0:08:26 > 0:08:29- Are you happy with that? - Yes, I'd be happy with that.
0:08:29 > 0:08:33OK, let's flog It! Let's hope Charlotte Rhead does well for us.
0:08:33 > 0:08:36- You can have a nice night out. - Thank you.- Thanks, Wendy.
0:08:42 > 0:08:45You never know what you're going to find at a valuation day
0:08:45 > 0:08:48and that's why I like getting in amongst all the people before
0:08:48 > 0:08:50they get to the tables, and I'm sitting next to Derek
0:08:50 > 0:08:54and he's got a volume in his hand. It's a book that somebody's
0:08:54 > 0:08:57put at collection together of and you'll never guess what it is.
0:08:57 > 0:08:59Open it up, Derek, let's have a look.
0:08:59 > 0:09:02Somebody has been collecting tax discs
0:09:02 > 0:09:04and it dates right back to where?
0:09:04 > 0:09:07March 1921, when they first started.
0:09:07 > 0:09:10And it goes all the way up to year?
0:09:10 > 0:09:15- 78.- 1978. Every single year, but every car is obviously different.
0:09:15 > 0:09:16It's not the same car!
0:09:16 > 0:09:18So, how did you come by this?
0:09:18 > 0:09:22- Car boot, possibly.- Car boot. How much did you pay for it?
0:09:22 > 0:09:26- 10 years ago, £20.- Since you bought that 10 years ago
0:09:26 > 0:09:28have you been collecting tax discs as well?
0:09:28 > 0:09:31I have collected them, but not stuck them in,
0:09:31 > 0:09:34cos I'm not sure whether this damages them, but I've kept them.
0:09:34 > 0:09:37- How many people collect car tax discs?- I haven't a clue!
0:09:37 > 0:09:40But they do exist? They do. Have you had this valued by anybody,
0:09:40 > 0:09:43because I wouldn't have a clue how to value that?
0:09:43 > 0:09:46Not officially, but I have seen reference to some going
0:09:46 > 0:09:49- for £40, £50 apiece.- Wow! - For the very early ones, yeah.
0:09:49 > 0:09:53It is quite incredible what you can find in a car boot sale, isn't it?
0:09:53 > 0:09:57And I would imagine this collection, if some of the early ones
0:09:57 > 0:10:00are worth £40 or £50, you might have £300 or £400 worth here.
0:10:00 > 0:10:03There's over 500 items.
0:10:03 > 0:10:07Get collecting tomorrow, that's what I say!
0:10:13 > 0:10:16- Yvonne, how many charms are on this bracelet?- 16.
0:10:16 > 0:10:20Well, well-counted! 16. There must be a story behind so many charms.
0:10:20 > 0:10:23Well, the bracelet was bought by my ex-husband...
0:10:23 > 0:10:25- Right.- ..when I was 18.
0:10:25 > 0:10:29- Yeah.- And then every birthday he used to buy me a charm, or Christmas.
0:10:29 > 0:10:32- Fantastic.- Yeah.- There's some other interesting ones there,
0:10:32 > 0:10:35I'm particularly taken by that.
0:10:35 > 0:10:37Now that's a US dollar.
0:10:37 > 0:10:40- Yes.- Dated?- 1830.
0:10:40 > 0:10:44Gosh! The horseshoe, which you find on most charm bracelets.
0:10:44 > 0:10:46There's a couple of prams with...
0:10:46 > 0:10:49there's a cot with a baby in, a pram with a baby in.
0:10:49 > 0:10:52- And the church opens.- A car. The church opens?- Yes,
0:10:52 > 0:10:55- there are two little people in it. And something here?- A 10 bob note.
0:10:55 > 0:10:5810 bob note. You must have a favourite amongst these?
0:10:58 > 0:11:00I think the two rings.
0:11:00 > 0:11:02I quite like them and they're so cute.
0:11:02 > 0:11:06The single stone diamond ring and the matching wedding ring.
0:11:06 > 0:11:09You'd have to be extremely young to use those
0:11:09 > 0:11:13- if you were going to get married! - You would.- Because they're tiny.
0:11:13 > 0:11:15- Yes.- Have you ever had it valued?
0:11:15 > 0:11:18Only for insurance purposes with some other jewellery.
0:11:18 > 0:11:21- With other jewellery, nothing specifically on that?- No.
0:11:21 > 0:11:26But gold is gold and will always be valuable
0:11:26 > 0:11:28and the little charms are always collectable.
0:11:28 > 0:11:32- Yes.- It's the great thing about gold, you don't...
0:11:32 > 0:11:37You know, if nobody likes that, it's still worth gold value,
0:11:37 > 0:11:40so you've always got an insurance policy with gold
0:11:40 > 0:11:43which you don't have with furniture or porcelain.
0:11:43 > 0:11:46If nobody likes a bit of porcelain it's not worth anything,
0:11:46 > 0:11:49but anybody in the world would pay the scrap value for it,
0:11:49 > 0:11:51so you've got that rock bottom price.
0:11:51 > 0:11:54Let me ask you what you think it's worth.
0:11:54 > 0:12:00Well, if I could get between 250 and 300, I'd probably be satisfied.
0:12:00 > 0:12:03Right, I think the estimate's 200 to 300, OK?
0:12:03 > 0:12:07I think nearly all the charms are nine carat...
0:12:07 > 0:12:08- Yeah.- And not 18 carat.
0:12:08 > 0:12:13If they were 18 carat charms it would be 300 without a doubt.
0:12:13 > 0:12:17I'm rather thinking 200 is probably nearer the mark.
0:12:17 > 0:12:19- Really?- So... Yeah.
0:12:19 > 0:12:23I would put a fixed reserve of 200 so it couldn't be sold for a penny less.
0:12:23 > 0:12:27- Yeah. I'd rather do that.- I think if we do that then there should
0:12:27 > 0:12:32be interest in it and we'll put it in the sale and see what we can do.
0:12:32 > 0:12:34- Thank you for bringing it along. - OK, thank you.
0:12:40 > 0:12:44Cyril, as soon as I saw this lovely little cylindrical fish skin case,
0:12:44 > 0:12:47I knew that we'd have something a little bit interesting.
0:12:47 > 0:12:49Shall we take a look?
0:12:50 > 0:12:54There we are, this lovely little monocular.
0:12:54 > 0:12:57Now, when I say monocular, something like this is
0:12:57 > 0:13:01a little travelling telescope, perhaps it's something that,
0:13:01 > 0:13:04because of the decoration on it, something maybe a lady
0:13:04 > 0:13:08would've used, or perhaps a gentleman, taking it to the opera.
0:13:08 > 0:13:12This monocular is by a very important scientific instrument maker.
0:13:12 > 0:13:16See on the bottom the name, G. Adams? Does that mean anything to you?
0:13:16 > 0:13:19I believe he also used to make sextants for the Navy
0:13:19 > 0:13:22- and things like that...- Absolutely.
0:13:22 > 0:13:24Basically, so he was in that line of field,
0:13:24 > 0:13:27but I had no other information apart from that.
0:13:27 > 0:13:32G. Adams is actually George Adams and there was a George Adams Senior
0:13:32 > 0:13:35and a son, so a father and son team working together.
0:13:35 > 0:13:38I would say this is actually George Adams Junior,
0:13:38 > 0:13:41I would have thought, by the actual style of it.
0:13:41 > 0:13:44They were working in Fleet Street, London, I'd say
0:13:44 > 0:13:47this one probably dates from around the 1800s period.
0:13:47 > 0:13:50Let's take a closer look at the instrument.
0:13:50 > 0:13:55- Can you see the tortoiseshell?- Yeah. - There's a band of tortoiseshell
0:13:55 > 0:13:57and then we've got this mother-of-pearl inlay,
0:13:57 > 0:14:01these little spots going round and then these strips
0:14:01 > 0:14:04of mother-of-pearl round the side. I think it's actually a nice,
0:14:04 > 0:14:07really charming, little piece. Are you happy to let it go?
0:14:07 > 0:14:11Yes, I am, really, because I've got other bits and pieces
0:14:11 > 0:14:15that I'm clearing out now and getting rid of things
0:14:15 > 0:14:18- and I've been a bit of a collector...- I can see.
0:14:18 > 0:14:20I'm a hoarder, and now is the time to get rid
0:14:20 > 0:14:23- of some of the things I've got. - I hope it does well for you.
0:14:23 > 0:14:27It is a great piece. Value wise, I hope that people will recognise
0:14:27 > 0:14:31the importance of this object and I would probably put
0:14:31 > 0:14:35an estimate on of 100 to 150. I would like to see it making
0:14:35 > 0:14:38about £200 because that's really what it's worth.
0:14:38 > 0:14:41I want you to put a fixed reserve on of £100
0:14:41 > 0:14:43because it should not be sold for less than that.
0:14:43 > 0:14:46- Are you happy with that? - I am, definitely.
0:14:46 > 0:14:47- I hope it makes £200.- So do I.
0:14:47 > 0:14:50- It's a good piece. - Thank you very much.- Thanks, Cyril.
0:14:56 > 0:14:58As you can see, lots of people,
0:14:58 > 0:15:00which means lots of antiques to look at.
0:15:00 > 0:15:03We've been working flat out and now found our first batch
0:15:03 > 0:15:06of items to take off to the auction room in Chichester,
0:15:06 > 0:15:07so we're going to leave you
0:15:07 > 0:15:11with a recap to jog your memory of what's going under the hammer.
0:15:11 > 0:15:17The American-made cabinetto wouldn't have made it to Bognor if Alan's mother-in-law had had her way.
0:15:17 > 0:15:20My word, she was going to turn a cabinetto into a shoe box?
0:15:20 > 0:15:23- Absolutely.- That's horrific.
0:15:23 > 0:15:27- # Champagne... #- Terry and Alex's 1943 bottle of Paul Roger champagne
0:15:27 > 0:15:32might not be drinkable any more, but will it still be worth a bob or two?
0:15:32 > 0:15:37This 1930s Charlotte Rhead charger was special to Wendy's grandmother,
0:15:37 > 0:15:40but she wanted her family to enjoy it in their own way.
0:15:40 > 0:15:43She always said, "When I'm gone,
0:15:43 > 0:15:46"do something special with the money that you perhaps make from it."
0:15:46 > 0:15:49She didn't expect any of us to keep it.
0:15:49 > 0:15:52It was just her way of saying, "Have a good time."
0:15:52 > 0:15:55Yvonne was given this gold charm bracelet for her 18th birthday
0:15:55 > 0:15:57and has added to it over the years,
0:15:57 > 0:16:00but now she's hoping it'll charm the bidders.
0:16:00 > 0:16:02And Cyril's decided it's time to go
0:16:02 > 0:16:06for this dainty George Adams lady's monocular.
0:16:06 > 0:16:08- I've been a bit of a collector. - I can see.
0:16:08 > 0:16:12I'm a hoarder and it's time to get rid of some of the things I've got.
0:16:16 > 0:16:19And for today's sale, we've headed inland to Chichester
0:16:19 > 0:16:22and we're the guest of Henry Adams Auctioneers.
0:16:22 > 0:16:25As you can see, the room is filling up, tension's in the air.
0:16:25 > 0:16:27Fingers crossed we're going to have a few surprises today.
0:16:27 > 0:16:32On the rostrum and wielding the gavel is auctioneer, Cliff Beecher,
0:16:32 > 0:16:35and, first to go under the hammer, the American-made cabinetto.
0:16:38 > 0:16:40We're looking for £100-£150.
0:16:40 > 0:16:43That certainly would be the crescendo, the 150, wouldn't it?
0:16:43 > 0:16:46- That's what we want. - Yes, absolutely.
0:16:46 > 0:16:50- Why are you selling this, Alan? - It's just been stuck in a cupboard for years.
0:16:50 > 0:16:53- It's massive, isn't it? Big cupboard.- Yes.
0:16:53 > 0:16:58The only time I take it out is when the likes of we have a barbecue, and the music's going,
0:16:58 > 0:17:03- and I sneak it downstairs and have a go, and everybody gets a surprise. - It's a bit of fun, isn't it?
0:17:03 > 0:17:06Actually, you're right. It's a picnic piece, that's what it is.
0:17:06 > 0:17:09It suddenly just dawned on me.
0:17:09 > 0:17:12- It's a bit of fun, isn't it? - Entertainment on the lawn.
0:17:12 > 0:17:14And it's a really pretty box, as well.
0:17:14 > 0:17:19- It's very nice.- I quite agree. - It's just one of those quirky things. Will it, won't it sell?
0:17:19 > 0:17:23Well, we're gonna find out, that's for sure. We're here to flog it.
0:17:23 > 0:17:25- Here we go, good luck, Alan. - Thank you.
0:17:25 > 0:17:27A musical cabinetto.
0:17:27 > 0:17:32Table model organ with rolls. There it is. Unusual.
0:17:32 > 0:17:34Very unusual lot.
0:17:34 > 0:17:38Where do I start for this one, £100?
0:17:38 > 0:17:41Thank you, £100. 110, 120.
0:17:41 > 0:17:47130, 140, 150, 160. 170... £170.
0:17:47 > 0:17:50£170. It's going to go... 180 in the middle.
0:17:50 > 0:17:56190. 200. 210. 220. Still in the middle of the room, sitting down.
0:17:56 > 0:17:59At £220. Closed forever.
0:17:59 > 0:18:01220...
0:18:01 > 0:18:06- That's the crescendo we wanted! - I'm amazed.- Thank you very much.
0:18:06 > 0:18:10- That's good. What will you do with the money?- Spend it.- Spend it.
0:18:10 > 0:18:14- Take the family out for a good meal. - More importantly, what will you do at the barbecue?
0:18:14 > 0:18:16Well, find something else.
0:18:16 > 0:18:19Get an old banjo or something and have a go with that.
0:18:24 > 0:18:28- We've got a 1943 bottle of champagne belonging to Alex and Terry.- Yes.
0:18:28 > 0:18:32I've got some bad news for you. We've got the champagne bottle,
0:18:32 > 0:18:36- someone's drunk the contents. - Have they? It'll make them sick.
0:18:36 > 0:18:39- Who did that, Charlie?- They'll have a hell of a tummy ache if they have!
0:18:39 > 0:18:42No, they haven't really. What a rare bottle!
0:18:42 > 0:18:45- Yes.- How did you manage to put a price on that, Charlie?
0:18:45 > 0:18:49I have to confess, I cheated and phoned up a vintner friend of mine.
0:18:49 > 0:18:52- OK.- And said why has got it got a value? It's a collector's value.
0:18:52 > 0:18:55Hopefully, they're here today, that's what we want,
0:18:55 > 0:18:59- that's the general idea.- Yeah. - It's going under the hammer.
0:18:59 > 0:19:00This is it, good luck.
0:19:00 > 0:19:04The Roger & Co 1943 bottle of French champagne. There it is.
0:19:04 > 0:19:06Where am I started for this?
0:19:06 > 0:19:07£40?
0:19:07 > 0:19:09£20?
0:19:10 > 0:19:13- £10. £10?- Oh, someone!
0:19:13 > 0:19:18£12. 15. 17? 17. 20. 22.
0:19:18 > 0:19:2025. 27. 30 with me. 32.
0:19:20 > 0:19:235. 7. 37.
0:19:23 > 0:19:2540? At £40. Standing at the back.
0:19:25 > 0:19:2742 I see, thank you. 45.
0:19:27 > 0:19:31- This is good.- 47. 50.
0:19:31 > 0:19:3455. 60.
0:19:34 > 0:19:37- 65. 70.- This is interesting. - Keep going!
0:19:37 > 0:19:39£70. In the doorway, it's yours at 70.
0:19:39 > 0:19:43At £70 I'm going to sell it. £70.
0:19:43 > 0:19:46- Sold.- Yes, £70! - That's good.
0:19:46 > 0:19:49- Yes.- Super duper!- Thank you very much, indeed.- That's OK.- It is.
0:19:49 > 0:19:52- I have a little confession to make, when I...- You bought it!
0:19:52 > 0:19:55No, no, no!
0:19:55 > 0:19:57When I spoke to the vintner I said, what?
0:19:57 > 0:20:01He said 40 to 60, but on a good day it'll make 70.
0:20:01 > 0:20:04- So he was absolutely right, wasn't he?- Very good, indeed.
0:20:11 > 0:20:14Wendy, I love this Charlotte Rhead charger.
0:20:14 > 0:20:16Great name in studio pottery.
0:20:16 > 0:20:19We've got £100 to £150 on this, put on by our expert Catherine.
0:20:19 > 0:20:21Why are you selling?
0:20:21 > 0:20:24- It had belonged to my grandma.- Yeah.
0:20:24 > 0:20:28And all the time it was there in the house she always said to us,
0:20:28 > 0:20:33"Don't forget the plate and if anything happens to me spent it...
0:20:33 > 0:20:35"sell it, spend the money and have a good time and..."
0:20:35 > 0:20:39Unfortunately, she died, but she got to her 100th birthday.
0:20:39 > 0:20:40Wow! Oh, bless her.
0:20:40 > 0:20:42- It was after that she died, so... - Bless her.
0:20:42 > 0:20:44We're having a party on her.
0:20:44 > 0:20:49- Fingers crossed we'll get the top end of this estimate plus a bit more.- I'd like to get it.
0:20:49 > 0:20:53252 now, a Charlotte Rhead Crown Ducal tube-lined
0:20:53 > 0:20:55Persian leaf pattern plate.
0:20:55 > 0:20:58- It's lovely. - Oh, I feel really emotional, now.
0:20:58 > 0:21:00Where am I started with this? £100?
0:21:00 > 0:21:03100 for this one? Half it then, £50 for a start.
0:21:03 > 0:21:05- Big mis...- Oh, no! - 50 I'll start it. 50.
0:21:05 > 0:21:075. 60. 65.
0:21:07 > 0:21:0970. 75.
0:21:09 > 0:21:11- 80. 85.- Yes.
0:21:11 > 0:21:14- They like it.- £85. Shakes his head.
0:21:14 > 0:21:18- At £85. At 85. 90 anywhere? At £85. Nothing more?- Up and up and up.
0:21:18 > 0:21:20- Come on.- At £85. 90 in the room?
0:21:20 > 0:21:22At £85.
0:21:24 > 0:21:26He put the hammer down on 85. It didn't sell.
0:21:26 > 0:21:29We had a reserve of 100. In a way I'm pleased it didn't sell.
0:21:29 > 0:21:32I can't understand why that didn't sell.
0:21:32 > 0:21:35In a way, I'm pleased, too, because I think I might have it.
0:21:35 > 0:21:38- I might keep it.- There's a tear in your eye now, isn't there?
0:21:38 > 0:21:41- There is a tear.- Yeah, I can see it. - I feel quite emotional.
0:21:41 > 0:21:43Look, hang on to it. It's meant to be.
0:21:43 > 0:21:47- No, I'll hang on and I think I'll take them all out on me.- Yeah.
0:21:49 > 0:21:50£32. 35.
0:21:54 > 0:21:57Right now it's a great time to sell gold and precious metals
0:21:57 > 0:21:59as Yvonne is just about to find out.
0:21:59 > 0:22:03Going under the hammer right now, your charm bracelet.
0:22:03 > 0:22:04- You had it when you were 18.- Yes.
0:22:04 > 0:22:06And you've added to it since.
0:22:06 > 0:22:07Yes, over the years.
0:22:07 > 0:22:10Lots of classics like little horseshoes. What's your favourite?
0:22:10 > 0:22:14- Babies in a pram.- Babies in a... - The rings.- The rings.- Yeah.
0:22:14 > 0:22:18We have £200 to £300 on it. It could push through that top estimate.
0:22:18 > 0:22:22Putting on the value on it was Flog It's own charmer, Mr Charlie Ross!
0:22:22 > 0:22:26- Spot on with the estimate.- It was, actually.- It might go a bit more.
0:22:26 > 0:22:29I think it might. I think we could be in for a surprise.
0:22:29 > 0:22:33Lot 149, a nine carat gold chain link charm bracelet.
0:22:33 > 0:22:3516 charms. There it is.
0:22:35 > 0:22:39- Come on!- Where shall I start? £200? 200, thank you. 10 anywhere?
0:22:39 > 0:22:42210 I see. 220, seated? 220.
0:22:42 > 0:22:45- 230. 240.- This is more like it.
0:22:45 > 0:22:48250. 260. 270.
0:22:48 > 0:22:51280. 290. 300.
0:22:51 > 0:22:53£300 upstairs. 300.
0:22:53 > 0:22:56At £300. Selling upstairs, £300.
0:22:57 > 0:23:01- 251.- The hammer's gone down. It is a great time to sell right now.
0:23:01 > 0:23:04- I can't believe it. - That's good. Well done, you.
0:23:11 > 0:23:15If I went like this, guess what's coming up. Yeah, Cyril's monocular.
0:23:15 > 0:23:17It's going under the hammer now.
0:23:17 > 0:23:20We're looking for around £100. Hopefully a bit more, Catherine.
0:23:20 > 0:23:23- That'd be good.- It's quality. In its original case.
0:23:23 > 0:23:25- That case, can you believe it? - It's gorgeous.
0:23:25 > 0:23:26Why are you selling this?
0:23:26 > 0:23:29Well, I didn't realise at the time.
0:23:29 > 0:23:33In actual fact it was in a little box of trinkets I bought from my sister-in-law
0:23:33 > 0:23:36when she was clearing her mother's property.
0:23:36 > 0:23:39- Yeah.- I said, well, don't get it to auction, I'll buy it from you
0:23:39 > 0:23:43- and I gave her £50 at the time for quite a number of items.- Yes.
0:23:43 > 0:23:46This was in a little tin, which Catherine saw there
0:23:46 > 0:23:49I believe when she took it out, what's this?
0:23:49 > 0:23:50If she'd have said,
0:23:50 > 0:23:54- "I'll give you a fiver for it, she could have had it!"- I wish I had've.
0:23:54 > 0:23:58You came to the right person, Catherine loves her scientific instruments.
0:23:58 > 0:24:02But it's the name, G Adams, George Adams, one of the best makers.
0:24:02 > 0:24:07And lot 206, a 19th-century monocular, single draw opera glass.
0:24:07 > 0:24:09£100? In original case.
0:24:09 > 0:24:13100 I'll start. At £100. 10 I'd like. At £100.
0:24:13 > 0:24:15110 I see with the catalogue. 120.
0:24:15 > 0:24:19- Come on! It's a nice thing.- At 130.
0:24:19 > 0:24:21Thank you. 130. 140.
0:24:21 > 0:24:24150. 160. 170. 180.
0:24:24 > 0:24:26This is great, they love it now!
0:24:26 > 0:24:29Still with me at 190. 200.
0:24:29 > 0:24:32And 10 again? 210. 210.
0:24:32 > 0:24:34It's upstairs the bidding at £210.
0:24:34 > 0:24:38At £210. I'm going to sell it at £210.
0:24:38 > 0:24:41Yes! What a great result!
0:24:41 > 0:24:45- That's another great buy!- £210! - Lovely. Yeah, beautiful. Beautiful.
0:24:45 > 0:24:49- He's got himself...- Quality.- A good thing. That is a lovely, piece.
0:24:50 > 0:24:54Well, that's not a bad start and there's plenty more surprises to come.
0:24:54 > 0:24:56I thought that one wouldn't be worth anything
0:24:56 > 0:24:59and I was going to give it to a charity shop.
0:24:59 > 0:25:01Fresh legs!
0:25:09 > 0:25:11'I love exploring places like this,
0:25:11 > 0:25:14'they're so full of family history and beautiful artefacts.
0:25:14 > 0:25:16'I could spend all day here.'
0:25:16 > 0:25:20Arundel Castle in West Sussex dates back to William the Conqueror
0:25:20 > 0:25:24and over the centuries it's seen its fair share of noblemen come and go.
0:25:24 > 0:25:28Amongst them a few good characters, like a poet, a saint,
0:25:28 > 0:25:32a Machiavellian politician responsible for two Tudor queens,
0:25:32 > 0:25:34so let's go inside and meet the family.
0:25:38 > 0:25:41Picture yourself at the Court of Henry VIII.
0:25:41 > 0:25:46Tudor politics was a deadly game and if you got caught on the wrong side it could be fatal.
0:25:48 > 0:25:51But this chap, Thomas Howard, the third Duke of Norfolk,
0:25:51 > 0:25:55was a consummate politician and he was prepared to do anything
0:25:55 > 0:25:57to retain favour with King Henry VIII,
0:25:57 > 0:26:00including sacrificing his family.
0:26:00 > 0:26:04He introduced his two nieces Anne Boleyn and Catherine Howard to court.
0:26:04 > 0:26:09The King married and beheaded both, then when Thomas's son was executed
0:26:09 > 0:26:12on trumped up charges of treason, the Duke,
0:26:12 > 0:26:15in a bid to save his OWN skin, wrote to Henry VIII
0:26:15 > 0:26:19congratulating him on despatching such a dangerous traitor.
0:26:19 > 0:26:22Incidentally, that dangerous traitor was also known as
0:26:22 > 0:26:24Henry The Poet Earl
0:26:24 > 0:26:27and he was credited with introducing blank verse into England,
0:26:27 > 0:26:33a written form of poetry that Shakespeare used for many of his famous speeches.
0:26:35 > 0:26:39In contrast, Philip the 13th Earl of Arundel was a man of conscience.
0:26:39 > 0:26:43He converted to Catholicism in 1584,
0:26:43 > 0:26:46a brave move in the reign of Elizabeth I.
0:26:48 > 0:26:50And Phillip was later to die in the Tower of London
0:26:50 > 0:26:53after being condemned to death for high treason.
0:26:53 > 0:26:56In 1970, the Pope made him a saint
0:26:56 > 0:26:59as one of the 40 Catholic martyrs of England and Wales.
0:26:59 > 0:27:03Now, if we fast forward a few hundred years
0:27:03 > 0:27:04in the history of Arundel Castle
0:27:04 > 0:27:07to the 18th century, when politics was not so deadly,
0:27:07 > 0:27:10the Dukes were able to devote their energies
0:27:10 > 0:27:13to other things than keeping their heads.
0:27:13 > 0:27:16And Charles Howard, the 11th Duke of Norfolk,
0:27:16 > 0:27:18decided to redesign the castle.
0:27:18 > 0:27:20He was a colourful character
0:27:20 > 0:27:25who is said to have fathered many illegitimate children of whom he has acknowledged most,
0:27:25 > 0:27:28but I think his greatest achievement has to be this,
0:27:28 > 0:27:31the castle's splendid library.
0:27:32 > 0:27:34Built as a chapel to learning
0:27:34 > 0:27:37it is probably the most important Gothic interior
0:27:37 > 0:27:40of the 1800s to survive in England
0:27:40 > 0:27:43and, as you can see, its design resembles a church
0:27:43 > 0:27:47with the slender cluster columns supporting a vaulted ceiling.
0:27:47 > 0:27:49In fact, it's based on St George's Chapel, Windsor,
0:27:49 > 0:27:53and the cloister in Gloucester Cathedral.
0:27:53 > 0:27:56It houses around 10,000 books and it is essentially
0:27:56 > 0:28:00a gentleman's library of the 18th and 19th century,
0:28:00 > 0:28:03one rich in Catholic teachings and history.
0:28:05 > 0:28:09If we go forward again, this time to the late 19th century,
0:28:09 > 0:28:13we come to Henry, the 15th Duke of Norfolk and another moderniser.
0:28:13 > 0:28:16He wanted to keep the castle 13th-century Gothic,
0:28:16 > 0:28:18but also to have all the Victorian mod cons,
0:28:18 > 0:28:21so he installed hot and cold running water,
0:28:21 > 0:28:24brought electricity to the castle
0:28:24 > 0:28:30and fitted eight fully-functional bathrooms and 65 flushing toilets.
0:28:30 > 0:28:33And this is one of his other additions, the armoury.
0:28:33 > 0:28:34It is largely ceremonial
0:28:34 > 0:28:37and was brought together by the Duke in the 1880s
0:28:37 > 0:28:42and it's one of the few surviving Victorian collections of its kind.
0:28:42 > 0:28:46My passion is wood and there's something I've just got to show you.
0:28:46 > 0:28:49It's this, a gorgeous Coromandel centre table.
0:28:49 > 0:28:53It's a 16th-century top and it's inlaid with ivory Florentine work.
0:28:53 > 0:28:55It's a Medici table. The detail is superb.
0:28:55 > 0:28:58This is as good as you're ever going to see.
0:28:58 > 0:29:01Unfortunately, it's on a 19th-century base,
0:29:01 > 0:29:03but we'll skip over that and just look at the top.
0:29:03 > 0:29:06This was bought by the 15th Duke.
0:29:06 > 0:29:09If you take a closer look at the centre roundel just here,
0:29:09 > 0:29:12inset inside that one are six smaller circles,
0:29:12 > 0:29:15like little pills, and this is a punning reference
0:29:15 > 0:29:19to the Medici family, obviously meaning doctors.
0:29:19 > 0:29:21Isn't it lovely? It's part of their coat of arms.
0:29:21 > 0:29:24They were a very wealthy Florentine family.
0:29:24 > 0:29:27They became bankers and money lenders and it's said that
0:29:27 > 0:29:33the three balls on a pawn broker's sign derived from that source.
0:29:33 > 0:29:36There is just one other thing I must show you.
0:29:36 > 0:29:39I've fallen in love with this and I want to share it with you.
0:29:39 > 0:29:42It's a 17th-century leather travelling trunk.
0:29:42 > 0:29:45Now, it's got a lot of studded decoration on the front
0:29:45 > 0:29:48and, if you look, you can see the monogram of KR.
0:29:48 > 0:29:52Now, that's Katherine Regina, Queen Catherine of Braganza,
0:29:52 > 0:29:54who married Charles II.
0:29:54 > 0:29:58Most people had a travelling trunk like this. It was portable furniture.
0:29:58 > 0:30:00England was at war with itself.
0:30:00 > 0:30:02The only pieces that would survive were things
0:30:02 > 0:30:06that you can pick up and run with or put on the back of a horse and cart.
0:30:06 > 0:30:11It's got a domed lid. You would lift that up, put all your clothing in there and your valuables,
0:30:11 > 0:30:14but people got fed up with going like that,
0:30:14 > 0:30:17getting everything out to get to something at the bottom.
0:30:17 > 0:30:21Some bright spark in the 16th century put a drawer in the bottom
0:30:21 > 0:30:25and, hey presto, it was the birth of the chest of drawers.
0:30:25 > 0:30:29Beautifully fitted with some banks of drawers. Look at that.
0:30:29 > 0:30:34It's incredible it survived all these years in such perfect condition.
0:30:34 > 0:30:39It was bequeathed to the Dukes of Norfolk in 1856
0:30:39 > 0:30:42and I'm sure that's here to stay.
0:30:53 > 0:30:55There are stories and treasures
0:30:55 > 0:30:57in every room of this magnificent castle.
0:30:57 > 0:31:01Today we've only just had a fleeting glimpse of some of the characters,
0:31:01 > 0:31:06their place in history, their treasures and artefacts they've collected over the years.
0:31:06 > 0:31:08There is so much, much more to see
0:31:08 > 0:31:12and I for one I'm going to make a return visit very soon.
0:31:17 > 0:31:20Back in Bognor, our experts have been hard at work.
0:31:20 > 0:31:22It looks like Charlie's found a touch of silver
0:31:22 > 0:31:24that's not all what it seems.
0:31:26 > 0:31:30Kathleen and John, these are very bright spoons but...
0:31:30 > 0:31:35there's a lot more to them than meets the eye, which is interesting.
0:31:35 > 0:31:38- Where did they come from?- I inherited them from my parents.- Yeah.
0:31:38 > 0:31:41- I didn't even know they had them there, actually.- No, no.
0:31:41 > 0:31:44- There were just stored away. - Tell me all about them.
0:31:44 > 0:31:47- Well, I can only say that they're like a fruit spoon.- Yes.
0:31:47 > 0:31:51I've been told they're very old, but they've been printed on top.
0:31:51 > 0:31:52They've been embossed.
0:31:52 > 0:31:55- Yes, that's the word I'm looking for.- That's the word, yes.
0:31:55 > 0:31:59- They were never embossed to begin with.- No.
0:31:59 > 0:32:02Because I think looking at those they're 18th century
0:32:02 > 0:32:06and this is just a very typical Victorian thing to do
0:32:06 > 0:32:08and I get hugely angry with the Victorians,
0:32:08 > 0:32:11- not that they're around any more.- No.
0:32:11 > 0:32:12They did things like this
0:32:12 > 0:32:16which, of course, ostensibly to them improved something,
0:32:16 > 0:32:20but to us ruined all the plain lines
0:32:20 > 0:32:23of Georgian workmanship and they've crimped the edges.
0:32:23 > 0:32:26We've got the hallmarks here, a little bit rubbed.
0:32:26 > 0:32:29We can tell from the leopard's head, which is crowned,
0:32:29 > 0:32:33that they're London made and they're 1740s, which is George II.
0:32:33 > 0:32:35So, they just wouldn't have had...
0:32:35 > 0:32:39They wouldn't have had this bright cut decoration of acanthus leaf
0:32:39 > 0:32:40and what have you on the back either.
0:32:40 > 0:32:43They would just be plain, would they?
0:32:43 > 0:32:46They'd have been as plain as plain. And this object here
0:32:46 > 0:32:49I originally thought was a sifter until I thought better.
0:32:49 > 0:32:52But, in fact, it's been made a sifter.
0:32:52 > 0:32:54It was a simple ladle.
0:32:54 > 0:32:56Oh, right.
0:32:56 > 0:32:58And, again, the marks are a bit rubbed,
0:32:58 > 0:33:00but we're looking at George II again.
0:33:00 > 0:33:03They're a mixture of makers.
0:33:03 > 0:33:06But I have to say I rather like them.
0:33:06 > 0:33:08Yes, I like them. I like them, yes.
0:33:08 > 0:33:10On that handle there seems to be initials.
0:33:10 > 0:33:14There are initials. These wouldn't be related to your family?
0:33:14 > 0:33:17- I doubt it, no.- Not that we know of.
0:33:17 > 0:33:20Why have you brought them along? Fed up of cleaning them, looking at them?
0:33:20 > 0:33:23They were just stored where I found them.
0:33:23 > 0:33:27- What about value?- I've been told they're worth about £30 each.
0:33:27 > 0:33:2930, 60, 90, £100 the lot.
0:33:29 > 0:33:31I should think that's spot on
0:33:31 > 0:33:35and I'm going to put 80 to 120 on them and with any luck
0:33:35 > 0:33:37they'll make just a little bit more.
0:33:37 > 0:33:40- Thank you. They're really interesting.- Thank you very much.
0:33:40 > 0:33:43- Hope we'll send you off with a few bob.- Thank you.
0:33:50 > 0:33:56My word! It's a complete volume of postcards
0:33:56 > 0:34:00and they're all P&O cruise liners, Peninsular & Oriental.
0:34:00 > 0:34:04Colin, what's the fascination with the cruise line?
0:34:04 > 0:34:09Well, I used to work for P&O and I've been retired now for 10 years,
0:34:09 > 0:34:11but when I worked for them
0:34:11 > 0:34:16I just used to collect P&O postcards of just cruise liners.
0:34:16 > 0:34:19- Just cruise liners, as you were working on them?- Yes.
0:34:19 > 0:34:22- And where did you source all these from, then?- Around the world.
0:34:22 > 0:34:24- Have you?- Some of them, yes.- Gosh.
0:34:24 > 0:34:27I think this is a stunning comprehensive collection.
0:34:27 > 0:34:29Have you contacted other collectors?
0:34:29 > 0:34:34Well, I did go to a postcard fair and a chap looked at them for me.
0:34:34 > 0:34:38They're getting very rare now to find coloured ones like that,
0:34:38 > 0:34:41those particular ones with the logo on the side...
0:34:41 > 0:34:43- Yeah. - Because they're getting so old.
0:34:43 > 0:34:48Were any of them sent anybody? Is their writing on the back?
0:34:48 > 0:34:53- It was sent to somebody in St George in Bristol.- Arden Villa, Bristol.
0:34:53 > 0:34:56Packet boat, so it's sent off the ship.
0:34:56 > 0:35:00- That's absolutely fascinating, isn't it?- Well, yes.- Fascinating.
0:35:00 > 0:35:03Then we start with some of the more modern ones, you see?
0:35:03 > 0:35:06Have you thought of the value at all?
0:35:06 > 0:35:12- I have had them roughly valued at about £400.- Yes, yeah.
0:35:12 > 0:35:14I was going to actually pitch to you
0:35:14 > 0:35:16I think there's a value of 300 to 400,
0:35:16 > 0:35:19and obviously I'm hoping for the top end,
0:35:19 > 0:35:21- so we're singing from the same hymn sheet.- Yes.
0:35:21 > 0:35:24But I think, in order to get that top end,
0:35:24 > 0:35:28- we've got to put it into auction at a competitive rate.- Yes.
0:35:28 > 0:35:31And if you're willing to put this album into auction
0:35:31 > 0:35:34at a £300 to £400 price guide, we might just achieve that.
0:35:34 > 0:35:38A lot of the early Edwardian and late Victorian postcard collections
0:35:38 > 0:35:41- that have come in have fetched £400 to £600.- Yes.
0:35:41 > 0:35:45But that's sort of documenting civic pride from bridges and buildings
0:35:45 > 0:35:49and churches which are no longer here. They're highly sought after.
0:35:49 > 0:35:52But I think this is more specific than that, isn't it?
0:35:52 > 0:35:54- So I feel it is slightly smaller.- Yes.
0:35:54 > 0:35:56But £300 to £400 I'd be happy with.
0:35:56 > 0:36:00- Yes.- And a reserve at the 300. - Yes.- With a bit of discretion.
0:36:00 > 0:36:03- That's it, yes.- If that's OK, yeah? - Yes, certainly.
0:36:03 > 0:36:04Lots of memories for you.
0:36:04 > 0:36:08Oh, yes. Yes, where I've bought certain postcards I can relate to
0:36:08 > 0:36:10where I bought them in different parts of the world.
0:36:10 > 0:36:13It's fantastic and I hope it remains as a collection.
0:36:13 > 0:36:16- I look forward to seeing you at the auction.- OK.
0:36:23 > 0:36:26- Pamela, good afternoon. - Hello.- Open the box.
0:36:26 > 0:36:30- Open the box. There we are. - Oh, that's rather jolly.
0:36:30 > 0:36:31Very jolly.
0:36:31 > 0:36:34- Is that by Britains?- Yes.- Is it?
0:36:34 > 0:36:38- Yes. - The Rolls-Royce of toy manufacturers.
0:36:38 > 0:36:42- Yes. I think it's more of a model, though, than a toy.- Well, yes.
0:36:42 > 0:36:46- I never played to it, as a... - You're absolutely right, it's not really to be played with.- No.
0:36:46 > 0:36:50- Tell me all about it. - Well, it was given to me as a child.
0:36:50 > 0:36:52- Yeah.- I had two others.
0:36:52 > 0:36:57And the jockeys that I had had the royal colours,
0:36:57 > 0:37:02- that is the Queen's Royal colours that she uses now.- Yep.
0:37:02 > 0:37:06Racing colours. But these are the colours before she was Queen.
0:37:06 > 0:37:09- Right, so when she was Princess Elizabeth.- Yes.
0:37:09 > 0:37:12- So, that's going to date it to late '40s, isn't it?- Yes.
0:37:12 > 0:37:15Between the end of the war and the coronation.
0:37:15 > 0:37:18That's right. About '48, '49.
0:37:18 > 0:37:22- But it's in jolly good order.- Well, I've kept it wrapped up...- Yes.
0:37:22 > 0:37:26- Quite right, too.- ..to make sure. And he's got his whip,
0:37:26 > 0:37:28which is one of the important things.
0:37:28 > 0:37:34- Right, oh, you're a real world expert on these.- I...- I'm most impressed.
0:37:34 > 0:37:39I can just sit here and listen to you describe it, value it, you can probably auction it as well.
0:37:39 > 0:37:42No, I don't think so! It cost...
0:37:42 > 0:37:44Oh, here we go! Six shillings!
0:37:44 > 0:37:47And a tuppence ha'penny.
0:37:47 > 0:37:50Tuppence ha'penny! Quickly, new money, what's that?
0:37:50 > 0:37:53- 30p and...- Well done! - And a ½p, I think.
0:37:53 > 0:37:56- Well, 30p will do, that's very good. - 30½p, isn't it?
0:37:56 > 0:38:01That's very good. Well, I think it's worth between £100 and £200.
0:38:01 > 0:38:04- Yes.- What d'you think? You'd make a very good poker player.
0:38:04 > 0:38:09- Your face didn't move at all. - Well, I think that's very good. - You think that's spot-on?
0:38:09 > 0:38:11- Yes.- Put a reserve of £100.
0:38:11 > 0:38:15- Lovely.- A little bit of auctioneer's discretion, in case he got within a pitch and a putt...
0:38:15 > 0:38:17- You're not happy with that, no?- No, I don't think...
0:38:17 > 0:38:20- Fixed reserve.- Fixed reserve. - No, no, I'm here to be told.
0:38:20 > 0:38:22- Put in my place. - You don't mind, do you?
0:38:22 > 0:38:24Not in the slightest, no.
0:38:24 > 0:38:28- It's yours, it's not mine.- I know. I just feel that it's worth that. - No, I'm very happy with that.
0:38:28 > 0:38:32And of course, like all toys, the box is all-important.
0:38:32 > 0:38:37- Absolutely.- There's no doubt there will be a collector lurking round the corner to have a bid, I'm sure.
0:38:37 > 0:38:40- I hope so, thank you very much. - Thank you.
0:38:46 > 0:38:49- Keith and Angela, welcome to Flog It! - Thank you.- Thank you for coming.
0:38:49 > 0:38:52You've brought two different examples of Doulton.
0:38:52 > 0:38:57You've brought us a piece of earthenware and a classic piece of stoneware.
0:38:57 > 0:38:59Now, where did you get these from?
0:38:59 > 0:39:02Well, we used to have a neighbour we knew for a long, long time
0:39:02 > 0:39:05and we used to look after his...
0:39:05 > 0:39:08Get his carers and then find him a residential home
0:39:08 > 0:39:10- and he left them to us.- Right, OK.
0:39:10 > 0:39:13- We don't know any more about them. - Was he a collector of Doulton?
0:39:13 > 0:39:16- No, no. No, he wasn't, no. - Right, OK.
0:39:16 > 0:39:19So, this piece here, this is a piece of earthenware, as I say.
0:39:19 > 0:39:22Doulton earthenware. It's probably part of a series.
0:39:22 > 0:39:26- Oh.- This one probably by itself.
0:39:26 > 0:39:30I can see there's some paint around here. Who's been doing the painting?
0:39:30 > 0:39:32Who's the culprit?
0:39:32 > 0:39:33Me, I'm afraid, yes.
0:39:33 > 0:39:35I didn't notice that. Whoops!
0:39:35 > 0:39:38Apart from that, it is actually in quite nice condition.
0:39:38 > 0:39:41Whereas this one was made in Stoke-on-Trent,
0:39:41 > 0:39:44this one was actually made in Lambeth.
0:39:44 > 0:39:48It is actually stamped on the bottom Royal Doulton, Lambeth.
0:39:48 > 0:39:51Now, this one is quite a classic piece. It's...
0:39:51 > 0:39:56You often find these colours, these sort of beiges and browns,
0:39:56 > 0:40:00- rather sort of, dare I say, sort of quite dull colours?- Yes.
0:40:00 > 0:40:02But this is quite a nice jug.
0:40:02 > 0:40:05- Would you be happy to sell the pair together?- Yes.
0:40:05 > 0:40:08I think it's quite nice to have the two different types of Doulton
0:40:08 > 0:40:11and selling them as the pair would probably be a good idea.
0:40:11 > 0:40:14- Sort of £70 to £90, are you happy with that?- Yes, yes.
0:40:14 > 0:40:17I thought that one wouldn't be worth anything.
0:40:17 > 0:40:19I was going to give it to a charity shop
0:40:19 > 0:40:20but he said bring it along.
0:40:20 > 0:40:23You did the right thing, it will support this.
0:40:23 > 0:40:27It's nice you've got the contrast, the two different designs.
0:40:27 > 0:40:29Do you want to put a reserve or just let them go?
0:40:29 > 0:40:31- About £40 I think would be...- £40.
0:40:31 > 0:40:34- We wouldn't want to let them go for less than that.- Right, OK.
0:40:34 > 0:40:37Let's put a fixed reserve on as £40, then.
0:40:37 > 0:40:40And what would you do with the money if they did sell?
0:40:40 > 0:40:45- It's going to the Guide Dogs For The Blind, they supported them. - Your neighbour supported them?
0:40:45 > 0:40:48- Yes, yes.- I think that is a really lovely story.
0:40:48 > 0:40:50- Yes, yes.- Carry on supporting the guide dogs.
0:40:50 > 0:40:53- Thank you for coming along today. - Thanks.
0:40:53 > 0:40:54- Thank you very much.- Thank you.
0:40:54 > 0:41:00That's it for the valuations and we're ready to go to auction with our second hoard of antiques.
0:41:00 > 0:41:05But right now, I've got something very uplifting to find out about.
0:41:18 > 0:41:21Like a lot of people, I've always wanted to go up in a hot-air balloon.
0:41:21 > 0:41:25And I'm very excited that I might, just might, get the chance today.
0:41:27 > 0:41:31The dream of flight has mesmerised people for thousands of years,
0:41:31 > 0:41:35going as far back as Icarus and his home-made wings in ancient Greek mythology.
0:41:35 > 0:41:42Since then, the world has witnessed centuries of creative efforts to try and get man airborne.
0:41:42 > 0:41:48But it wasn't until 21st November 1783 that man first realised his dream of flight,
0:41:48 > 0:41:55when a hot-air balloon invented by two French brothers soared to the sky, carrying two passengers.
0:41:55 > 0:42:02The Montgolfier brothers, Joseph and Etienne, were paper makers from the small French town of Annonay.
0:42:02 > 0:42:05And they created a wonderfully colourful balloon, which took off
0:42:05 > 0:42:12from the Bois de Boulogne, with a young physicist and an army major on board as the first aeronauts.
0:42:12 > 0:42:15The flight itself, although historic, was quite short-lived.
0:42:15 > 0:42:17It only lasted about 25 minutes.
0:42:17 > 0:42:23The Montgolfier brothers lit a fire of straw and sheep's wool underneath the balloon to inflate it.
0:42:23 > 0:42:27They thought the dense smoke actually helped the balloon to rise.
0:42:27 > 0:42:32What they didn't realise was the fact that it was the hot air created by the fire
0:42:32 > 0:42:34that propelled the balloon skywards.
0:42:34 > 0:42:39The first successful flight in Britain came the following year, in 1784.
0:42:39 > 0:42:42And then, other air balloons of various shapes were created
0:42:42 > 0:42:46and launched from countries all around the world.
0:42:46 > 0:42:49As years passed, new ways of lifting balloons were thought out.
0:42:49 > 0:42:56Successful experiments were completed using helium and hydrogen, gases that were lighter than air.
0:42:56 > 0:43:00Since air ballooning's creation, there have been various attempts to break new records,
0:43:00 > 0:43:04like making the largest balloon, being the first to cross the Channel
0:43:04 > 0:43:06and, in more recent memory, flying around the world.
0:43:06 > 0:43:10The competitive nature of ballooning advanced its development,
0:43:10 > 0:43:12as well as assuring its place in history.
0:43:14 > 0:43:20But it's in living memory that ballooning has become the hot-air ballooning we know today.
0:43:20 > 0:43:25Hearing the roar of the gas under the balloon, well, that's down to an American guy called Ed Yost, who,
0:43:25 > 0:43:28in the 1950s, developed hot-air ballooning using LPG.
0:43:28 > 0:43:32Which stands for liquid petroleum gas.
0:43:32 > 0:43:35Following swiftly on his heels was British man Don Cameron,
0:43:35 > 0:43:39who first pioneered the technique in Europe in the 1960s.
0:43:47 > 0:43:49Well, I'm here to meet ballooning pilot Graeme Scaife,
0:43:49 > 0:43:53who's going to enlighten me about these lovely old flying machines. Hi, Graeme.
0:43:53 > 0:43:57- Hello, Paul, nice to meet you. - Thank you for meeting up with me. - My pleasure.- It is a lovely day.
0:43:57 > 0:44:03I don't know if we'll get a chance to fly, but I'll leave that up to you at the end of the day!
0:44:03 > 0:44:05Hopefully we can. How long have you been flying?
0:44:05 > 0:44:11I started in 1985, and I got my licence in '86.
0:44:11 > 0:44:16I originally got started... I had two balloons fly over my house one afternoon.
0:44:16 > 0:44:20I thought, this looks the most magnificent way of travel.
0:44:20 > 0:44:26For me, every flight is exciting, you never know quite where you're going, it's an adventure.
0:44:26 > 0:44:31Whereas in a fixed-wing plane, you start the engine, you're going from A to B. We don't know where B is.
0:44:31 > 0:44:33So it makes it a lot more exciting.
0:44:33 > 0:44:38Let's just talk a little bit about the history of flying, prior to LPG.
0:44:38 > 0:44:45Prior to LPG, there was hydrogen balloons, which still, to this day, are operated.
0:44:45 > 0:44:49They're very expensive to fill up, and it's very difficult to get hydrogen.
0:44:49 > 0:44:53They're mainly used by real enthusiasts, real pure balloonists, we call them.
0:44:53 > 0:44:59I have never been in a hydrogen balloon. And I would just love to go in one. Cos it's totally silent.
0:44:59 > 0:45:02There's no noise from burners or anything.
0:45:02 > 0:45:03- It's completely silent.- Wow!
0:45:07 > 0:45:11- But it's dangerous, isn't it? - It is very dangerous. You have to wear cotton clothing.
0:45:11 > 0:45:15And there must be no chance of any static electricity,
0:45:15 > 0:45:20cos that can cause a spark, and bang, up it will all go.
0:45:20 > 0:45:22It looks like the guys are coming in to prep the balloon.
0:45:22 > 0:45:25This could be exciting. I might get a flight.
0:45:25 > 0:45:29Yes, so what they're doing now is, they're laying it out downwind.
0:45:29 > 0:45:31And then we'll spread it out on the ground.
0:45:31 > 0:45:35- And then we fill it full of cold air. - Is this quite a dangerous stage?
0:45:35 > 0:45:40Er, at this stage, no, it's not too dangerous. But you just make sure that the basket is tied off properly.
0:45:40 > 0:45:43- Yeah.- Because a gust of wind comes along...- To the Land Rover.
0:45:43 > 0:45:47To the Land Rover, otherwise it'll be off down the field. So you must make sure it's tied off.
0:45:47 > 0:45:52What about the navigation up there, being an aeronaut governed by the wind?
0:45:52 > 0:45:57To go up and down if you're approaching a peak on a mountain or a rooftop, give it a bit more...
0:45:57 > 0:46:00We have a huge amount of control, up and down control.
0:46:00 > 0:46:03You've got a lot of control on that.
0:46:03 > 0:46:06People say, you just missed my chimney pot. Well, we didn't really.
0:46:06 > 0:46:09We've got a lot of control.
0:46:09 > 0:46:12What's the most dangerous aspect of being a pilot?
0:46:12 > 0:46:17The most dangerous aspect is making sure you don't land anywhere near power lines.
0:46:17 > 0:46:20That's what we really have to watch out for.
0:46:20 > 0:46:24If you go through a hedge or the top of a tree or something like that, there's nothing to panic about.
0:46:24 > 0:46:27That does happen from time to time.
0:46:27 > 0:46:31- They don't actually land with a bump, do they?- No, you round them out as they come in.
0:46:31 > 0:46:37And most of the time, out of every 12, 15 landings I do, probably only one of them will tip over.
0:46:37 > 0:46:41And that's if it's a bit windy. Most of the time they stay upright.
0:46:47 > 0:46:53The moment of reckoning has come. The balloon is laid out. But am I going to be able to take a flight?
0:46:53 > 0:46:55- Are the conditions right? Can we go up?- We can do a little test.
0:46:55 > 0:46:59- OK.- Matthew, can I have a balloon, please, and a compass?
0:46:59 > 0:47:01Thank you. There we go.
0:47:01 > 0:47:05- What do you look for?- What we look for with this balloon, we let it go.
0:47:05 > 0:47:10And then we watch that it doesn't climb lower than 45 degrees.
0:47:10 > 0:47:13And if it looks steady and it doesn't go off wobbling all over the sky...
0:47:13 > 0:47:17- We can fly. - That means it's gusting. If it's nice and steady, above 45, we can fly.
0:47:17 > 0:47:22- Great.- So we'll let it go and see what it does. So it's shot off.
0:47:22 > 0:47:27To one side... And then I look in the compass, and you can see, it's going down.
0:47:27 > 0:47:30It's not even climbing.
0:47:30 > 0:47:31No. Now it's shooting off in the air.
0:47:31 > 0:47:35So it's not ready yet. It's definitely too windy at the moment.
0:47:35 > 0:47:37And it's all over the place on the compass.
0:47:37 > 0:47:42- That would be an uncomfortable ride, if we were underneath that? - The problem is landing the balloon.
0:47:42 > 0:47:47- You'd never be able to land it safely.- Gosh.
0:47:47 > 0:47:53- That's gone, that's probably gone a mile, hasn't it, in 30 seconds? - It's gone off very quickly, yeah.
0:47:53 > 0:47:56- Thank you so much for prepping it up and...- Not at all.
0:47:56 > 0:47:59It's a shame at this stage we can't take you up for a flight!
0:47:59 > 0:48:01But that's ballooning.
0:48:01 > 0:48:04Take care. Bye-bye.
0:48:04 > 0:48:08Well, that's disappointing, isn't it? Good old British weather. Never right, is it?
0:48:08 > 0:48:13I can only imagine what it would be like soaring in the sky over the South Downs.
0:48:13 > 0:48:15Well, one day it'll happen.
0:48:15 > 0:48:17I've just got to remain positive.
0:48:17 > 0:48:20I bet it's magic up there.
0:48:20 > 0:48:26# Somewhere over the rainbow
0:48:26 > 0:48:30# Way up high... #
0:48:33 > 0:48:36Well, it's time for our final trip to the auction now.
0:48:36 > 0:48:39Here's a round down of what we're taking.
0:48:39 > 0:48:43As well as Angela and Keith's stone and earthenware Doulton jugs
0:48:43 > 0:48:45which they inherited from their next-door neighbour,
0:48:45 > 0:48:49we have Kathleen and John's 18th-century silver fruit spoons
0:48:49 > 0:48:53which Charlie picked despite the Victorian vandalism.
0:48:53 > 0:48:55I get hugely angry.
0:48:55 > 0:48:58They did things like this which, of course,
0:48:58 > 0:49:00ostensibly to them improved something,
0:49:00 > 0:49:06but to us ruined all of the plain lines of Georgian workmanship.
0:49:06 > 0:49:10Since being a child, Pamela has owned her 1940s Britains horse.
0:49:10 > 0:49:14But now it's time to see if it'll run away in the auction.
0:49:14 > 0:49:18Finally, there's Colin's stunning collection of postcards
0:49:18 > 0:49:22which I'm sure will cruise away at auction.
0:49:22 > 0:49:28I'm so excited by those postcards that I had to see what auctioneer Cliff Beacher made of them.
0:49:28 > 0:49:32This has got to be the best collection of postcards
0:49:32 > 0:49:35relating to P&O cruise liners I've ever seen in my life.
0:49:35 > 0:49:38It belongs to Colin. He worked for the line.
0:49:38 > 0:49:41He's due that top end of the £300 to £400 I put on this.
0:49:41 > 0:49:45I would think he probably is. It's a very, very interesting lot.
0:49:45 > 0:49:48There's one postcards in there were the ship actually sailed
0:49:48 > 0:49:52for the first time in 1869 and was scrapped in 1875.
0:49:52 > 0:49:55- There's a lot of history. - A lot of history, right through.
0:49:55 > 0:49:58- A lot of history. - Over 100 years of P&O history.
0:49:58 > 0:50:00One of the best collections you've seen?
0:50:00 > 0:50:04- One of the best collections of the single subject I've ever seen.- Yes.
0:50:04 > 0:50:07- Most of the postcards are new... Not new, but never been used.- No.
0:50:07 > 0:50:10- They are in more or less mint condition.- Yeah.
0:50:10 > 0:50:14And their colours are still good and everything else and they're kept well.
0:50:14 > 0:50:18On a good day with three or four collectors chasing this
0:50:18 > 0:50:20what do you think it could really realise?
0:50:20 > 0:50:23£600 to £800 maybe. Maybe a bit more.
0:50:23 > 0:50:28- It is a very unusual thing and very difficult to put a value on.- Yeah.
0:50:28 > 0:50:31You'll have to wait and see whether he's right
0:50:31 > 0:50:35because first under the hammer are those silver spoons.
0:50:35 > 0:50:39It's a shame the Victorians got to them, isn't it?
0:50:39 > 0:50:43Lovely Georgian spoons. Why do you want to sell these right now?
0:50:43 > 0:50:48Just to... They've been laying in a cupboard for umpteen years
0:50:48 > 0:50:52and we feel they're a bit better off with someone else who might have a collection.
0:50:52 > 0:50:57- Let a collector have them.- Yes, yes. - We'll find out, we'll see if we can get that top end. Charlie.
0:50:57 > 0:51:01- it's a shame because they would have been worth a lot more, twice that.- Exactly.
0:51:01 > 0:51:06- It's quite interesting they spent all that time and money... - Yeah.- ..ruining them.
0:51:06 > 0:51:07Lot 86,
0:51:07 > 0:51:10a pair of 18th-century matched berry spoons
0:51:10 > 0:51:13together with a similar sifter ladle.
0:51:13 > 0:51:16- Ladle!- Isn't that nice? - Where shall I start, £100?
0:51:16 > 0:51:19100, thank you. Straight in at £100.
0:51:19 > 0:51:23- 100.- This is great. - A maiden bid of £100. 10 I see. 110.
0:51:23 > 0:51:26120. 120. Still in the room. 30 now?
0:51:26 > 0:51:28- At £120.- That's the top end.
0:51:28 > 0:51:30- Lovely.- In the room. 120.
0:51:32 > 0:51:34- Sold! Hammer's gone down. £120. - Yeah, that's good.
0:51:34 > 0:51:36- Good result.- Yes, lovely.
0:51:36 > 0:51:39What'll you put that money towards? Treat yourself a meal?
0:51:39 > 0:51:43Well, we thought we might put it towards...
0:51:43 > 0:51:46See a show up in London or a couple of days away somewhere.
0:51:53 > 0:51:56Next up Keith and Angela's Doulton stoneware jugs
0:51:56 > 0:52:00going under the hammer with a value of around £70 to £90
0:52:00 > 0:52:05and I know Catherine said what sort of reserve shall we put on this, could we get it...
0:52:05 > 0:52:07Tuck it in with a reserve of £40?
0:52:07 > 0:52:11- Yes.- You didn't mind. You said, yeah, because they're rubbish!
0:52:11 > 0:52:14- They're not really, you know? Doulton...- Are you sure?
0:52:14 > 0:52:19- Doulton is a great name. It is a collectable and somebody out there will buy these.- Really?
0:52:19 > 0:52:22Yes. I know you're not here alone, are you?
0:52:22 > 0:52:24No, no. We've the family. They all insisted on coming.
0:52:24 > 0:52:29All the family for moral support and if you look down that row there, give us a wave!
0:52:29 > 0:52:33- All the grandchildren and daughters. - That's right. - How many grandchildren?- Eight.
0:52:33 > 0:52:37Wow! I bet it's fun around your house, isn't it?
0:52:37 > 0:52:39Oh, yes! Bedlam!
0:52:39 > 0:52:43- It fills you with horror, doesn't it?- It does, yeah.
0:52:43 > 0:52:46- Just you wait. - Especially at mealtimes, I bet.
0:52:46 > 0:52:48Yes, it's a bit of a joke having them.
0:52:48 > 0:52:52- Are you all going for lunch later? - Yes, we're going out to lunch. - It'll be a bit of a party.
0:52:52 > 0:52:55- Let's hope we can send you off... - Yes, I hope so!
0:52:55 > 0:52:57- OK, in a great mood because... - I hope so.
0:52:57 > 0:53:00They're going under the hammer now. Good luck.
0:53:00 > 0:53:01We start with Doulton ware.
0:53:01 > 0:53:04Doulton Lambeth stoneware jug, with another jug.
0:53:04 > 0:53:06- There you are, two Doulton jugs. - Oh, dear.
0:53:06 > 0:53:09Where am I started for these two? £40?
0:53:09 > 0:53:1230 I'll start. At £30. £30. 32.
0:53:12 > 0:53:155. 7. 40. 42?
0:53:15 > 0:53:1842. 45. 47.
0:53:18 > 0:53:22- 50. 5. 60. 65.- It's good!
0:53:22 > 0:53:23With me on the book at £65.
0:53:23 > 0:53:25At £65 they're here to go. At 65.
0:53:25 > 0:53:27Selling then on the book.
0:53:27 > 0:53:30- 70. Just in time.- Fresh legs.
0:53:30 > 0:53:32At £70. It's in the room now.
0:53:32 > 0:53:34At £70. Five again anywhere?
0:53:34 > 0:53:37I'm going to sell to the lady in the room. £70.
0:53:37 > 0:53:39- Yes!- That's good, isn't it?
0:53:39 > 0:53:43- That was good.- That's good. - We're happy. £70.- Yay! Excellent!
0:53:45 > 0:53:48Glad they didn't go for 40. That would have been a bit of an insult.
0:53:48 > 0:53:51- It would have been, yes. - It would yes.
0:53:51 > 0:53:53- 70's a reasonable... We're happy.- Yeah, it's great.
0:54:03 > 0:54:06Under starter's orders right now is the Britains model horse.
0:54:06 > 0:54:08We've got a valuation of £100-£200.
0:54:08 > 0:54:09- It belongs to Pamela.- Yes.
0:54:09 > 0:54:12- Good luck with this.- Yes, I hope so.
0:54:12 > 0:54:16- I hope it doesn't fall at the first hurdle.- I hope it's the last one!
0:54:16 > 0:54:21We've got a fixed reserve, haven't we, of £100. So you're keen to hang on to this.
0:54:21 > 0:54:23- I am. - Where has it been all these years?
0:54:23 > 0:54:27Well, I've just kept it and kept it and collected.
0:54:27 > 0:54:29I've had a lot of horse memorabilia.
0:54:29 > 0:54:32- I can see the brooch. - And my father was into racing.
0:54:32 > 0:54:37- So we kept and kept a lot of stuff. - And you gave me a tip.
0:54:37 > 0:54:41- I did.- Gave me a tip for the races. - And it won.- It came in, yes.
0:54:41 > 0:54:44- Well, good luck. - Oh, yes, I should cross my fingers.
0:54:44 > 0:54:48Good luck, they're off. This is it, it's going under the hammer now. Here we go.
0:54:48 > 0:54:49Lot 374,
0:54:49 > 0:54:55a Britains model jockey on horseback. Racing colours.
0:54:55 > 0:54:58There it is. You've seen it. It's in the original box, as well.
0:54:58 > 0:55:02Collectible item. £100?
0:55:02 > 0:55:05£50 to start it off, then.
0:55:05 > 0:55:10- 50 anywhere?- Come on. - £50 to start anywhere in the room?
0:55:10 > 0:55:12Thank you, sir. £50 I've got. 55?
0:55:12 > 0:55:16- 55 and 60.- Five...
0:55:16 > 0:55:20- Tension. - 70, five, 80, five, 90, five.
0:55:20 > 0:55:23- 100. £100, standing up in the room. - Oh, there we are.
0:55:23 > 0:55:25110, I'd like.
0:55:25 > 0:55:26At £100. 110 anywhere?
0:55:26 > 0:55:28At £100, I'm going to sell it.
0:55:28 > 0:55:30£100 it goes.
0:55:30 > 0:55:33- It's gone. We did it. - Yes, we've got it.
0:55:33 > 0:55:36- It's gone.- It crept there.- It did.
0:55:36 > 0:55:40- It kicked off the last bend. - I know, I know.- Gosh!
0:55:42 > 0:55:46I've been looking forward to this. It's my turn to be the expert.
0:55:46 > 0:55:49Remember that photograph album with the P&O cruise liners?
0:55:49 > 0:55:50It belongs to Colin.
0:55:50 > 0:55:54I had a chat to the auctioneer, you know this, and guess what he said?
0:55:54 > 0:55:59"Paul, spot on, one of the best collections I've ever seen in my life."
0:55:59 > 0:56:02- It's that good and it's all down to you for collecting them.- Oh.
0:56:02 > 0:56:04Methodically put together.
0:56:04 > 0:56:06Yes, yes. The fun is in collecting them.
0:56:06 > 0:56:09Of course it is. It's the journey, isn't it?
0:56:09 > 0:56:12It's not the destination. But why do you want to sell them now?
0:56:12 > 0:56:15Well, I cannot get any further with them.
0:56:15 > 0:56:19I've got most of the postcards that were printed,
0:56:19 > 0:56:23because they weren't printed until sort of 1898
0:56:23 > 0:56:25and most of the ships I want now
0:56:25 > 0:56:31were built and scrapped before postcards came out.
0:56:31 > 0:56:34Well, I'm very excited about this one.
0:56:34 > 0:56:37I have been looking forward to this day, I can tell you,
0:56:37 > 0:56:41and I just hope they fly away because they deserve it.
0:56:41 > 0:56:46350, an album of postcards of ships. Very interesting album this lot.
0:56:46 > 0:56:48P&O liners.
0:56:48 > 0:56:50Over 100 years of history in there in postcards.
0:56:50 > 0:56:53A lot of interest in this lot. I've got to start it at £400.
0:56:53 > 0:56:57- At £400.- We're in at 400, Colin. We've sold it.- £400 for the album.
0:56:57 > 0:57:01420 I see, thank you. 440. 460. 480.
0:57:01 > 0:57:03That chap wants them there, look.
0:57:03 > 0:57:08- 540. 560. 580. 600. 620.- He's keen.
0:57:08 > 0:57:10640. 660. 680.
0:57:10 > 0:57:15700. 720. 740. 760. 780.
0:57:15 > 0:57:17800. 820 with me.
0:57:17 > 0:57:21840. At £840.
0:57:21 > 0:57:23- At 840. 850 anywhere?- £840!
0:57:23 > 0:57:29At £840, then, gentleman seated in the room. Selling forever at £840.
0:57:29 > 0:57:30- 506.- Lovely!
0:57:30 > 0:57:32- £840!- Very nice.
0:57:32 > 0:57:36- Congratulations, that's down to you. - Thank you.- You put that together.
0:57:36 > 0:57:38You should be proud. What a lovely thing to do.
0:57:38 > 0:57:41It pays to collect over a period of time
0:57:41 > 0:57:45and that will be a great investment when you come to sell it.
0:57:45 > 0:57:48What are you going to do with all that money?
0:57:48 > 0:57:53Can I say it will go on a P&O cruise in November?
0:57:53 > 0:57:55- You can't keep away, can you?- No!
0:57:55 > 0:57:57You've got it here in the brain P&O.
0:57:57 > 0:57:59- That's it, yeah. - What a wonderful day.
0:57:59 > 0:58:03- Thank you so much for bringing that in.- That's all right. - We had a fabulous day.
0:58:03 > 0:58:06I hope you've enjoyed today's show, we enjoyed being here.
0:58:06 > 0:58:10But from Chichester, until the next time, it's cheerio.
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