0:00:04 > 0:00:08Today I'm in a town that's played a surprising part in the history of travel.
0:00:08 > 0:00:12Welcome to "Flog It!" from the market town of Loughborough.
0:00:35 > 0:00:40In July 1841, the holiday operator Thomas Cook ran his first tour
0:00:40 > 0:00:44but it wasn't to Spain - it was to the market town of Loughborough.
0:00:44 > 0:00:48Cook was a Baptist and a follower of the Temperance movement,
0:00:48 > 0:00:50which meant he was a teetotaller,
0:00:50 > 0:00:55and the idea for his company came about when he set up a trip, by train,
0:00:55 > 0:01:01for 500 other Temperance supporters to travel from Leicester to Loughborough.
0:01:01 > 0:01:04And this wasn't the only transport claim to fame in the area.
0:01:04 > 0:01:08Later, I'll be navigating one of the longest flights of locks
0:01:08 > 0:01:10in the English canal system.
0:01:10 > 0:01:16The design here at Foxton was so clever considering this was the age of horse and cart.
0:01:16 > 0:01:18There were no mechanical diggers.
0:01:18 > 0:01:20So you can imagine the blood, sweat and tears
0:01:20 > 0:01:23that went in to building this flight of locks.
0:01:23 > 0:01:29But first let's get over to today's venue...Loughborough's Town Hall.
0:01:29 > 0:01:33Getting to meet all the locals today are our two travelling experts -
0:01:33 > 0:01:36Mr Adam Partridge and Elizabeth Talbot.
0:01:36 > 0:01:40I tell you what, there's so many people - you've got your work cut out.
0:01:40 > 0:01:41- We certainly have.- We'll cope.
0:01:41 > 0:01:44I don't know what's in those boxes, but are we gonna find out!
0:01:45 > 0:01:49It's time to get the doors open and get this queue inside. Are you ready everyone?
0:01:49 > 0:01:50ALL: Yes!
0:01:50 > 0:01:56And I think Adam's already found something he'd like to take home as a souvenir.
0:01:59 > 0:02:01- Welcome to "Flog It!" I'm Adam. - Hello.- You are?- Susan.
0:02:01 > 0:02:07Susan, very interesting item you've brought, a wonderful piece of music - The Moonlight Serenade.
0:02:07 > 0:02:11- Absolutely.- Are you going to sing it for me?- No way.- Go on...
0:02:11 > 0:02:13- It's a lovely song, isn't it? - Yeah, beautiful song.
0:02:13 > 0:02:16- Glenn Miller, the very famous Glenn Miller.- Yup.
0:02:16 > 0:02:19And what we've got on here, "To Ron from... "
0:02:19 > 0:02:22- Glenn Miller.- Glenn Miller. How did you come to own this?
0:02:22 > 0:02:26My father was a musician, he played with lots of big bands,
0:02:26 > 0:02:28and he saw Glenn Miller playing in Hyde Park
0:02:28 > 0:02:32- and one of his friends got that for him...- Really?- And he gave it to me.
0:02:32 > 0:02:36So, Susan, I presume this holds a few memories for you, does it?
0:02:36 > 0:02:39Yeah. Mainly because my father was in a band
0:02:39 > 0:02:41and he played a lot of that music.
0:02:41 > 0:02:44- It does hold memories. - Happy memories?
0:02:44 > 0:02:46- Very happy memories.- That's good.
0:02:46 > 0:02:48Was your father a saxophonist?
0:02:48 > 0:02:53- He was. Played the saxophone and clarinet.- Did he?- Yeah, and flute.
0:02:53 > 0:02:56I presume... Why are you selling it? Because you don't need it?
0:02:56 > 0:02:58Well, it just sits there on the shelf,
0:02:58 > 0:03:01so if somebody else could appreciate it, that would be nice.
0:03:01 > 0:03:05- I think there will be some interest in this.- Cos it's very special.
0:03:05 > 0:03:09- Well, valuation isn't great, it's 20 to 40 in my opinion.- That's OK.
0:03:09 > 0:03:12- There's always the chance it'll make more.- Yeah.
0:03:12 > 0:03:15- Do you want to put a reserve to protect it?- Yes, please.- £20?- Yeah.
0:03:15 > 0:03:18So if it doesn't make £20, it can go back.
0:03:18 > 0:03:21- And if the bidders are... In The Mood...- Oh, very good. Yeah.
0:03:21 > 0:03:24..then hopefully it'll make more.
0:03:24 > 0:03:25It'll be A String Of Pearls.
0:03:25 > 0:03:28- Thanks for coming to "Flog It!" - You're welcome.
0:03:39 > 0:03:42Right, Peter, you've brought a lovely, lovely watch here.
0:03:42 > 0:03:46I'd like to know some of the history about it, what can you tell me?
0:03:46 > 0:03:47Well, it was my father's.
0:03:47 > 0:03:50I've had it the last ten years
0:03:50 > 0:03:53and it's been in a drawer, never comes out.
0:03:53 > 0:03:57- Right.- My father wore a watch every day
0:03:57 > 0:04:00because he wore a three-piece suit, which is unusual for a lot of people.
0:04:00 > 0:04:03- Uh-huh.- He used to like nice things,
0:04:03 > 0:04:06and I've looked up a little bit on the internet
0:04:06 > 0:04:08but I can't find a lot out,
0:04:08 > 0:04:12but I know it's supposed to be a bit of a quality watch so, you know...
0:04:12 > 0:04:14- Come to find out more about it?- Yeah...
0:04:14 > 0:04:16I thought I'd see if I found out some more.
0:04:16 > 0:04:18Well, the first thing I noticed,
0:04:18 > 0:04:22which is obvious when it's closed, is how very slender the watch is.
0:04:22 > 0:04:28I think it's a sign of quality that this little watch has got all the ingenuity of the movement,
0:04:28 > 0:04:30and it's all refined into such a flat case.
0:04:30 > 0:04:32The quality of the engraving
0:04:32 > 0:04:34and the decoration on the case
0:04:34 > 0:04:41is such that it belies the fact it was used so often and was in service for so many years.
0:04:41 > 0:04:45It looks as though it's been treasured and put away for all its life.
0:04:45 > 0:04:47It was used regularly, yes.
0:04:47 > 0:04:52Well, that's a great compliment to your father, how he looked after it.
0:04:52 > 0:04:56If we open the case here to reveal the movement,
0:04:56 > 0:05:00it's a Swiss watch made by Audemars brothers, Audemars Freres.
0:05:00 > 0:05:04The case is actually Continental gold, it's 14 karat,
0:05:04 > 0:05:07it's spelt with a 'k' so we know it's Continental,
0:05:07 > 0:05:09so obviously that ties in with its Genevan origins,
0:05:09 > 0:05:13and it's a very smart thing. So you don't wear it then?
0:05:13 > 0:05:17- No, I don't wear a waistcoat myself. - Oh, do you not?- No, no.
0:05:17 > 0:05:21Not everybody does, but it's just a good honest piece,
0:05:21 > 0:05:24and you're quite right, the quality of it as a watch
0:05:24 > 0:05:28will set it apart from many others from the late 19th, early 20th century.
0:05:28 > 0:05:29So having said all that, Peter,
0:05:29 > 0:05:32have you got a figure in mind for what it might be worth?
0:05:32 > 0:05:35- I've got no idea what it's worth... - No?
0:05:35 > 0:05:38OK. Well, I think, given the positive elements we've discussed,
0:05:38 > 0:05:43there's a realistic chance it should make, in the region of,
0:05:43 > 0:05:47about £200, £250, maybe £300, but £200 to £300.
0:05:47 > 0:05:50But I'd advise a reserve on it of £150,
0:05:50 > 0:05:53- if you're comfortable with that. - That's fine, thank you.
0:05:53 > 0:05:56In which case, it's time to see what it makes in the auction.
0:05:56 > 0:05:59- Thank you.- Thank you for coming. - Thank you very much.
0:06:09 > 0:06:11- Are you a photographer, Diana? - Not at all.
0:06:11 > 0:06:13I know nothing about cameras
0:06:13 > 0:06:16and even less about the old cameras like the Leica.
0:06:16 > 0:06:18Fantastic camera, what can I say?
0:06:18 > 0:06:21Leica sort of pioneered the 35mm lens. So whose is it?
0:06:21 > 0:06:26- It was my husband's.- You were obviously this side of the camera - you're the model, basically.
0:06:26 > 0:06:30Well, no, he didn't actually photograph me, it was other things of interest.
0:06:30 > 0:06:33- He travelled quite a lot. - And used this widely?
0:06:33 > 0:06:36Yes, he used it quite a lot when he had the time
0:06:36 > 0:06:40- because it isn't something you would take an instant picture.- No.
0:06:40 > 0:06:47He bought it in 1988 and it cost about £225 from a dealer,
0:06:47 > 0:06:49I think, in Cambridge.
0:06:49 > 0:06:54- This camera dates back to 1925, basically.- Really?- Yes.
0:06:54 > 0:06:57- Yes.- And he paid about the right amount of money for it.
0:06:57 > 0:07:00- You can use it today, that's the great thing about it.- Yes.
0:07:00 > 0:07:06- I think you'll easily get your money back if we put this into auction.- Good.
0:07:06 > 0:07:12My only concern is we're selling something with moving parts,
0:07:12 > 0:07:14and a lot of people tend to shy away
0:07:14 > 0:07:18from buying something like this in auction.
0:07:18 > 0:07:25- I'd like to put an auction price guide of £250 to £350.- OK, yep.
0:07:25 > 0:07:28- With a reserve at £225. - That's fine, yes.
0:07:28 > 0:07:30- Which is...- What I paid for it, yes.
0:07:30 > 0:07:34Let's face it, the auctioneer's gonna give this full exposure.
0:07:34 > 0:07:38- Yes.- It's gonna be in the catalogue, it's gonna be on the internet.- Yep.
0:07:38 > 0:07:40Dealers and collectors will find this.
0:07:40 > 0:07:43People all over the world will want a camera like this.
0:07:43 > 0:07:45Because you can use it and it's still quality.
0:07:45 > 0:07:49- That's right. Well, thank you, that would be wonderful.- Happy?- Yes.
0:07:58 > 0:08:01Josie, thank you for bringing this wonderful book in.
0:08:01 > 0:08:05Now I know what's inside, but you tell me the story about it first.
0:08:05 > 0:08:08My mother had a second-hand furniture shop for many years
0:08:08 > 0:08:11and she would clear out houses.
0:08:11 > 0:08:13- Right.- And then my father would toddle down to the shop
0:08:13 > 0:08:17and see what was interesting in the cupboards and the drawers,
0:08:17 > 0:08:20and take them home and squirrel them away into his cupboard.
0:08:20 > 0:08:23- Oh, OK.- And when we cleared the house out a few years ago,
0:08:23 > 0:08:27- I found that in my father's cupboard. - It's a book of maps,
0:08:27 > 0:08:31and when we open up these wonderful marbled boards to reveal what's inside,
0:08:31 > 0:08:34we find that it's a book of maps here - 33 of them in total.
0:08:34 > 0:08:37They were originally engraved on copper plates
0:08:37 > 0:08:40and they are designed for use in schools
0:08:40 > 0:08:41and this is rather nice,
0:08:41 > 0:08:45"And of gentlemen who make the ancient writers their delight or study,"
0:08:45 > 0:08:47which is just wonderful.
0:08:47 > 0:08:50And at the bottom we have the date here, which is 1796,
0:08:50 > 0:08:53and then we turn over to see some of the wonderful maps,
0:08:53 > 0:08:56which have been protected by these covers inside,
0:08:56 > 0:08:58and this one we'll recognise as the British Isles.
0:08:58 > 0:09:01And this book of maps really, to a certain extent,
0:09:01 > 0:09:06is almost covering the majority of Europe as it was seen then.
0:09:06 > 0:09:07What's special about this
0:09:07 > 0:09:12is the fact that you have the 33 original maps still in situ.
0:09:12 > 0:09:15Particularly during the late Victorian and early 20th century,
0:09:15 > 0:09:17map books were taken apart
0:09:17 > 0:09:18and the maps were then framed
0:09:18 > 0:09:21as individual hanging pictures to put on walls.
0:09:21 > 0:09:25It's lovely that they've survived as purely as this.
0:09:25 > 0:09:28- Now you've obviously enjoyed ownership of it.- Yes.
0:09:28 > 0:09:31But you're now looking at selling?
0:09:31 > 0:09:33We've moved to a small bungalow
0:09:33 > 0:09:38and we just haven't got the room. So I'll be sad to see it go, but...
0:09:38 > 0:09:42- if it could go to somebody who will appreciate it...- Yes.
0:09:42 > 0:09:46I think because of the subject matter, it will definitely be a collector of maps.
0:09:46 > 0:09:48In terms of value,
0:09:48 > 0:09:56I think that it will have a ready market at round about £150 to £250 at auction.
0:09:56 > 0:10:00So it should have a reserve to protect it at the lower end, £150 if you're comfortable.
0:10:00 > 0:10:06- Right.- So we have a firm reserve, the auctioneer will work to that and we'll see how we do.
0:10:06 > 0:10:09- Lovely.- Thank you very much.- I will look forward to it.- Thank you.
0:10:12 > 0:10:16You've just seen the gems our experts have chosen. Are their valuations right?
0:10:16 > 0:10:20We're gonna find out because it's time to up the tempo. We're making our way
0:10:20 > 0:10:25to the auction room and we're going to leave you with a little reminder of what we're taking.
0:10:26 > 0:10:30'Susan's signed Glenn Miller music brings back lots of happy family memories
0:10:30 > 0:10:34'and Adam thinks it might serenade the saleroom.'
0:10:34 > 0:10:36If the bidders are...In The Mood...
0:10:36 > 0:10:39- Oh, very good. - ..then hopefully it'll make more.
0:10:39 > 0:10:42Yes, it'll be A String Of Pearls.
0:10:42 > 0:10:46'Peter didn't inherit his dad's taste for three-piece suits,
0:10:46 > 0:10:48'so it's time to let go of the pocket watch.
0:10:48 > 0:10:51'I thought Diana's camera was in great condition, and I feel sure
0:10:51 > 0:10:57'she'll make her money back with an estimate of £250 to £350.'
0:10:57 > 0:11:01- Let's face it, the auctioneer's gonna give this full exposure. - Yeah, yep.
0:11:01 > 0:11:04'And Josie is sad to sell her dad's book of maps,
0:11:04 > 0:11:07'but Elizabeth thinks it's a fantastic item for the collectors.'
0:11:15 > 0:11:18This is where we put our valuations to the test,
0:11:18 > 0:11:21courtesy of Gilding's Auction Rooms in Market Harborough.
0:11:21 > 0:11:24It's packed and hopefully this lot are gonna bid on our items.
0:11:24 > 0:11:27Are you gonna put your hands up?
0:11:27 > 0:11:32Whatever you do, don't go away because I think there's going to be one or two surprises today.
0:11:32 > 0:11:38- 'And wielding the gavel here in Market Harborough is auctioneer Mark Gilding.'- 32.
0:11:39 > 0:11:44I love this next item, it's quality, it's a gorgeous Swiss pocket watch.
0:11:44 > 0:11:48It belongs to Peter and at £200 to £300, I think we're gonna sell this, Elizabeth.
0:11:48 > 0:11:52- I agree with the valuation. - Thank you. I would hope so, it's in superb condition.
0:11:52 > 0:11:55I can't believe your father wore it virtually every day.
0:11:55 > 0:11:58- Yes.- And you've got lots of memories of seeing photographs of him...
0:11:58 > 0:12:04- Oh, yes.- Did you never fancy a waistcoat?- No, no.- It is quality.
0:12:04 > 0:12:06- It is.- It's working. It's beautiful.
0:12:06 > 0:12:09Let's see what the bidders think. Here we go.
0:12:09 > 0:12:10285 is a slim pocket watch.
0:12:10 > 0:12:13It certainly is, and with engine-turned case
0:12:13 > 0:12:17marked 14K, 14 carat, the bids start here at 120, I am bid.
0:12:17 > 0:12:23120... are you all out at 120, at 130 now...at 140, £140 bid...
0:12:23 > 0:12:26- 140.- He's struggling.
0:12:26 > 0:12:32- Yes.- 150 bid... at 150 in the room, at 150...
0:12:32 > 0:12:35I'm selling at 150.
0:12:35 > 0:12:37- It's gone.- It's OK.
0:12:37 > 0:12:39What will you put the money towards?
0:12:39 > 0:12:42- It's going towards a holiday. - Oh, where?- Lanzarote.
0:12:42 > 0:12:45Oh, well done. Get some sun.
0:12:45 > 0:12:48- Yes.- Not too far to go.- Oh, no, no.
0:12:54 > 0:12:57Now it's my turn to be the expert, and in the frame
0:12:57 > 0:13:01we've got Diana here, who's looking radiant, and I love the colours.
0:13:01 > 0:13:04- Thank you, Paul.- And it's that wonderful Leica camera.
0:13:04 > 0:13:08Precision personified, that is, in the original case.
0:13:08 > 0:13:11We need two collectors here that really understand the lenses.
0:13:11 > 0:13:15- Yes, exactly. Well, let's hope they're here.- I do as well.- Yes. - Let's find out.
0:13:15 > 0:13:17Here we go.
0:13:17 > 0:13:21100, a Leica DRP camera with the original leather case.
0:13:21 > 0:13:24Lot number 100, bidding starts at 180...
0:13:24 > 0:13:26£200, £220 I am bid...
0:13:26 > 0:13:29220 bid here, all out at 220...
0:13:29 > 0:13:33I'll take 40 if you like, 240 on the telephone...
0:13:33 > 0:13:37240, 240 on the telephone. All out on the room...
0:13:37 > 0:13:40at 240 and selling now at £240.
0:13:41 > 0:13:43Yes, the hammer's gone down at £240.
0:13:43 > 0:13:46- Great.- We just did it. - I'm happy with that.
0:13:46 > 0:13:50- Fixed reserve at 225 so...phew! - Yes, I'm relieved.
0:13:50 > 0:13:55It was bought by phone. If there was somebody else to push him, he may have gone the extra two or three.
0:13:55 > 0:13:59But we're never going to know that. That's the beauty of auction.
0:14:07 > 0:14:11I've just been joined by Josie with our expert here, Elizabeth.
0:14:11 > 0:14:14We've got something for the purist - an 18th-century book of maps.
0:14:14 > 0:14:18Absolutely fabulous, and the condition is perfect as well.
0:14:18 > 0:14:22Let's hope we get the top end of Elizabeth's valuation, we're looking for around £150 to £200.
0:14:22 > 0:14:26It's a stunning book and if you're interested in cartography, this is the one.
0:14:26 > 0:14:30A dealer might just split this up and sell them separately, we don't know.
0:14:30 > 0:14:33But we are on the right road here.
0:14:33 > 0:14:37- Well, I hope so.- We're gonna find out. Good luck, Josie. This is it.
0:14:37 > 0:14:41210, Geographica Antiqua, being a complete set of maps
0:14:41 > 0:14:47printed in 1796, and bidding starting here at £120, 130...
0:14:47 > 0:14:51140, 150... 160, 170...
0:14:51 > 0:14:54180, 190 - the commissions are out.
0:14:54 > 0:14:56It's in the room at £200, 200...
0:14:56 > 0:14:59210, take 20 if you like, internet's out, 210...
0:14:59 > 0:15:04straight ahead at 210 and selling at 210...
0:15:04 > 0:15:06Brilliant! I hope the money comes in useful.
0:15:06 > 0:15:09I can have my TV up in my office now.
0:15:09 > 0:15:11Is that what you want, a TV in the office?
0:15:11 > 0:15:14- I like it, I like it. - To watch "Flog It!".
0:15:21 > 0:15:27Now we've got an original valuation - a signed autograph from Glenn Miller, £20 to £40 from Adam.
0:15:27 > 0:15:33Had a chat to the auctioneer before the sale and he said they've revised the valuation.
0:15:33 > 0:15:35He's now put £100 to £150 on this.
0:15:37 > 0:15:43- Thinks it's very collectable.- Right. - Let's hope we hit the right notes. - Hope it doesn't scare them off.
0:15:43 > 0:15:46- Oh, well done! - And ends in a big crescendo.
0:15:46 > 0:15:52A musical score, Moonlight Serenade, pencil inscribed
0:15:52 > 0:15:55"To Ron from Glenn Miller", £75 I am bid.
0:15:55 > 0:15:5875...85,
0:15:58 > 0:16:02- 95... £100.- He's done it.
0:16:02 > 0:16:04110 on the internet...
0:16:04 > 0:16:07- at 110, room's out now... internet's in at 110...- 115.
0:16:07 > 0:16:09115. 115, new bid in.
0:16:09 > 0:16:14115... I'll wait for you, internet, at 20 if you like, 115...
0:16:14 > 0:16:17in the room then, please be quick at 115...and selling...
0:16:19 > 0:16:20£115, the hammer's gone down.
0:16:20 > 0:16:23- Great!- That was good. - That's wonderful.
0:16:23 > 0:16:24That was really, really good.
0:16:24 > 0:16:28- Brilliant! - 'What a great result for Susan.
0:16:28 > 0:16:33'And there's more to come later when a "Flog It!" favourite gets rough treatment from its owner.'
0:16:33 > 0:16:35Were they bought like that? How did this damage occur?
0:16:35 > 0:16:39Someone opened the cabinet door and the whole tea set fell out.
0:16:39 > 0:16:42- You're covering for somebody. - I am, but she'll kill me.
0:16:50 > 0:16:54'I've left the busy valuation day behind and taken to the towpath.
0:16:54 > 0:17:00'These days, we think of canals as a place for fun and relaxation, but at the end of the 18th century
0:17:00 > 0:17:04'these were the motorways of the Industrial Revolution,
0:17:04 > 0:17:08'vital for moving goods and raw materials in bulk across the country.
0:17:08 > 0:17:12'And situated just outside of Market Harborough,
0:17:12 > 0:17:17'this stretch of the canal network has a particularly interesting history.'
0:17:17 > 0:17:22I've come to Foxton Locks, one of the longest flights of locks in the English canal system
0:17:22 > 0:17:28to find out how engineers in past times ingeniously solved the age-old problem
0:17:28 > 0:17:30of moving water uphill.
0:17:33 > 0:17:36And how did they solve it? Well, by this -
0:17:36 > 0:17:40a staircase of locks, ten of them, a flight of them going up the side of the hill.
0:17:40 > 0:17:46Now the front gate of each lock created the back gate of the next one and so forth.
0:17:46 > 0:17:49And assisted by these ponds and reservoirs, that helped
0:17:49 > 0:17:52regulate the water flow as the narrow boats were passing through.
0:17:52 > 0:17:57Here at Foxton - that was a brilliant design, considering this was the age of horse and cart
0:17:57 > 0:18:00and pulley and tackle, no mechanical diggers.
0:18:00 > 0:18:06So you can imagine the blood, sweat and tears that went in to building this flight of locks.
0:18:09 > 0:18:12'Navigating the locks can be a challenge, even for the most experienced.
0:18:12 > 0:18:19'Bill Smith works on site here. This morning he's kindly offered to be my guide.'
0:18:19 > 0:18:23- Hi, Bill.- Hiya.- Pleased to meet you. What a lovely day.
0:18:23 > 0:18:26- Yes, it's fantastic.- How long have you been lock-keeper here?
0:18:26 > 0:18:30- I've been here four years now. - Gosh, what a lovely job, eh?
0:18:30 > 0:18:32Des res here, look, and what a view from the office!
0:18:32 > 0:18:36- Yeah, fantastic both ways, isn't it? - When was this established?
0:18:36 > 0:18:39The locks opened in 1814, the lock-keeper would have lived here
0:18:39 > 0:18:43in the house and he wouldn't have got his two days off a week,
0:18:43 > 0:18:47- he'd have just been here and that would have been his job working. - 24/7?- Yeah.
0:18:47 > 0:18:52I mean, it was the height of the Industrial Revolution and trade was flowing backwards and forwards.
0:18:52 > 0:18:55- So what's the main difference today?- The emphasis is more on leisure
0:18:55 > 0:18:59and we're getting many people come here, some of the people we know.
0:18:59 > 0:19:03One of the differences is that the working boaters would have been regular.
0:19:03 > 0:19:06It would have been the same group of people
0:19:06 > 0:19:10so the old-time lock-keepers would have probably known their customers
0:19:10 > 0:19:15far better than we ever get the chance to, given the turnover we get now with the holiday boaters.
0:19:15 > 0:19:19- And you end up giving the novices lots of tips and helping them out? - Yes.
0:19:19 > 0:19:24- Beginners perhaps need a lot more instruction and a lot more time.- A little bit of guidance.
0:19:24 > 0:19:29- Bill, I think we should take to the water now and you can show me the ropes along the way.- Great.
0:19:37 > 0:19:41Paul, this is Terry and he'll help us take the boats through the locks.
0:19:41 > 0:19:45- Hello, Paul.- Pleased to meet you, Terry. Can I come aboard? - Yes.- Thanks.
0:19:49 > 0:19:55Ever since the locks were completed, a huge variety of cargo, from coal and iron
0:19:55 > 0:20:01to everyday items such as beer, flour, milk, and cabbages, have been transported through here.
0:20:01 > 0:20:06At the canal's height, 50 or 60 working boats a day moved through the locks,
0:20:06 > 0:20:11passing between the busy industrial Midlands, London and the South.
0:20:14 > 0:20:18We're in position now, we're at the top of the lock staircase.
0:20:18 > 0:20:22- You'll need one of these, which is a windlass.- Shall I go this side?
0:20:22 > 0:20:25Yeah, we both step off this side and take a walk on down there.
0:20:27 > 0:20:33Right. OK, this is the first lock then for us, what do you want me to do?
0:20:33 > 0:20:35These things here in front of us are called paddles,
0:20:35 > 0:20:39and there are two paddles to operate at each lock. It's straightforward -
0:20:39 > 0:20:44we wind the red one up and then we go back to the other side of the beam and wind the white one up.
0:20:44 > 0:20:48So with the windlass, you start to wind it up.
0:20:48 > 0:20:53Push the windlass onto the spindle, nice tight fit, and then turn it clockwise.
0:20:53 > 0:20:58- OK.- This one in particular you'll certainly need both hands to be able to wind it up.
0:20:58 > 0:21:03When we wind this one up, it opens up a channel that connects
0:21:03 > 0:21:05- the pond to our right to the lock below us.- Yep.
0:21:05 > 0:21:09We lift that up and the water starts coming to fill the lock ahead of us.
0:21:09 > 0:21:13So this is a reservoir and they're dotted all the way down from each lock.
0:21:13 > 0:21:16- Each lock has its own side pond. - Ingenious, isn't it, really?
0:21:16 > 0:21:21- We'll keep turning this till it won't go any further.- That happens pretty fast, doesn't it?
0:21:21 > 0:21:24- Yeah.- You can hear the water gushing in. It's filling up.
0:21:24 > 0:21:28What a lovely sound as well.
0:21:31 > 0:21:34OK, Paul. Now it's time to do this one
0:21:34 > 0:21:37and we're gonna do exactly the same. Do you want to turn that clockwise?
0:21:37 > 0:21:39You probably need both hands.
0:21:39 > 0:21:43Actually, it's a lot easier than it looks, it really is.
0:21:43 > 0:21:44The one I did wasn't.
0:21:44 > 0:21:47You're doing the easy one, I think.
0:21:47 > 0:21:49- There you go.- If you look behind you...- Look at that!
0:21:49 > 0:21:56And obviously that's now letting the water out and the boat is dropping quite rapidly down. Look at this.
0:21:56 > 0:21:58That is so quick.
0:22:00 > 0:22:06You can see the narrow boat is now almost level with my feet in about...eight seconds.
0:22:07 > 0:22:14- Unlike lots of locks where the water travels through the gates, the water travels via the side ponds.- Exactly.
0:22:14 > 0:22:19It means we're going to take this boat all the way down the locks on one lock full of water.
0:22:30 > 0:22:32Look at that, what a smooth operation.
0:22:32 > 0:22:38It looks so easy in the sunshine but obviously in the middle of winter with the rain pouring down...
0:22:38 > 0:22:43- It is a bit bleak up here then, yeah.- In past times, this narrow boat full of coal or something
0:22:43 > 0:22:48and horses everywhere, it would have been hard work. Hard work.
0:22:55 > 0:22:57- What's next? - Well, that was easy, Paul.
0:22:57 > 0:23:01We've got another nine to go now, so on we go.
0:23:01 > 0:23:03Should we get winding?
0:23:03 > 0:23:07The journey through the locks takes a minimum of 45 minutes,
0:23:07 > 0:23:11but when the canal gets busy, people can wait up to five hours.
0:23:11 > 0:23:16In the late 1800s when working boats plied the canals, bottlenecks were affecting business
0:23:16 > 0:23:20and competition from road and rail meant a more efficient way
0:23:20 > 0:23:23to move boats up and down the hill had to be found.
0:23:23 > 0:23:27So while Terry and Bill carry on down through the locks,
0:23:27 > 0:23:31I'm off to see what an engineer called Gordon Cale Thomas came up with.
0:23:31 > 0:23:33And this is it.
0:23:33 > 0:23:37It's the site where the Foxton Inclined Plane once stood.
0:23:37 > 0:23:40It was a brilliant piece of Victorian technology.
0:23:40 > 0:23:47It was opened in 1900 and it was designed to take bigger boats more quickly and effectively up the hill.
0:23:49 > 0:23:56Built by a workforce of 300 men, the lift had two tanks which carried boats suspended in water.
0:23:56 > 0:24:02Each tank could carry two narrow boats or, for the first time, one widebeam barge.
0:24:02 > 0:24:07The whole system was powered by an engine house at the top of the hill.
0:24:07 > 0:24:11It's marvellous. You can just imagine what this would have looked like back then.
0:24:11 > 0:24:18The inclined plane journey time was just 12 minutes - it was a vast improvement on the flight of locks.
0:24:18 > 0:24:23And of course it was a lot greener as well because in the lock system,
0:24:23 > 0:24:27when you let a narrow boat pass through, all the water was flowing downhill.
0:24:27 > 0:24:32This way, you use the same amount of water in a large tank going up the hill
0:24:32 > 0:24:37as you did coming down the hill, so it saved a lot of this vital resource.
0:24:39 > 0:24:42Sadly, the lift wasn't operating for long.
0:24:42 > 0:24:44After just ten years, it was closed
0:24:44 > 0:24:48and in 1928, it was demolished and sold for scrap.
0:24:48 > 0:24:53A team of fundraisers here at Foxton is now at work to restore it.
0:24:53 > 0:24:57Well, until it's back in operation, and let's hope that's soon,
0:24:57 > 0:25:02the only way to travel through this stretch of canal is via the historic lock system.
0:25:02 > 0:25:07And I've had a great time this morning travelling through it with Bill and Terry.
0:25:07 > 0:25:11Our journey's almost come to an end, we've got one more lock to go through.
0:25:19 > 0:25:21Terry, thanks very much!
0:25:21 > 0:25:23- Bill, it's been a pleasure. - Cheers, Paul.
0:25:23 > 0:25:26Thank you. I'm gonna jump off now before I end up in Leicester.
0:25:36 > 0:25:40Welcome back to the valuation day. The queue is still going down the road.
0:25:40 > 0:25:43The house is still full. Plenty more antiques to see.
0:25:43 > 0:25:46So let's now catch up with our experts.
0:25:48 > 0:25:52And it looks like Adam is about to launch into some more boating history.
0:25:53 > 0:25:57Well, Tony, I can feel an interesting story ahead.
0:25:57 > 0:26:00What can you tell me about these objects?
0:26:00 > 0:26:02Well, this was a silver salver
0:26:02 > 0:26:10presented to Mrs Blott, the owner of the Essex Maid, built at Colchester.
0:26:10 > 0:26:17Obviously John Blott Esq of Essex was quite an important chap, what do you know about him?
0:26:17 > 0:26:23- Well, he was my wife's aunt's husband.- Wife's...aunt's... OK.
0:26:23 > 0:26:27He was a businessman and he loved ships and boats
0:26:27 > 0:26:30and he had boats all his life, really.
0:26:30 > 0:26:34So here's an album of the construction of the Essex Maid.
0:26:34 > 0:26:41From the stocks right till she was launched, which was just prior to the war starting.
0:26:41 > 0:26:45How nice to have it documented like this all the way through, every week, isn't it?
0:26:45 > 0:26:53- They took a photo every week. - The ship was acquisitioned by the Government for work with the Navy.
0:26:53 > 0:26:58It served as a minesweeper throughout the war.
0:26:58 > 0:27:01- Throughout the war?- Yes. - Well, this is interesting.
0:27:01 > 0:27:05Yes. The ship went on then to serve through the war.
0:27:05 > 0:27:09- So it never got damaged?- It came through unscathed.- Really? - Yeah, not a scratch,
0:27:09 > 0:27:13apart from the Navy giving it a bit of a beating up.
0:27:13 > 0:27:19- Wear and tear.- And when it came back, it wasn't to the standard that it had left, obviously,
0:27:19 > 0:27:24and he decided that he would take the money from the Government.
0:27:24 > 0:27:28The Government then, apparently, sold this on to an Arab sheikh
0:27:28 > 0:27:34- who had it converted to a real luxury...- Luxury cruiser.
0:27:34 > 0:27:39..which he sailed for a few months, apparently,
0:27:39 > 0:27:42and then he ran it aground on a large rock
0:27:42 > 0:27:47in the Red Sea and the Essex Maid folded away.
0:27:47 > 0:27:51- So it survived World War II as a minesweeper. - The whole of World War II,
0:27:51 > 0:27:54and then finished up at the bottom of the Red Sea.
0:27:54 > 0:27:56Well, what an interesting life!
0:27:56 > 0:27:59So why have you decided to sell it then, Tony?
0:27:59 > 0:28:03Well, I'm getting older and it's not something that you put on display a lot,
0:28:03 > 0:28:08in case the burglars look through the window, and we wouldn't use this.
0:28:08 > 0:28:13But there must be people out there with interest of this sort of thing.
0:28:13 > 0:28:17- That's right, oh, definitely. Maritime is a strong field for collectors.- Yep.
0:28:17 > 0:28:22And this is a nice object in its own right, this silver salver
0:28:22 > 0:28:23with the engraving of the Essex Maid,
0:28:23 > 0:28:26that's got to be worth £200 on its own.
0:28:26 > 0:28:30Often when things are engraved, they detract from the value,
0:28:30 > 0:28:33but this adds to it, bearing in mind the album as well.
0:28:33 > 0:28:37With that, together with the interest there,
0:28:37 > 0:28:40it must be worth £250-300, at least.
0:28:40 > 0:28:42So hopefully we'll do that and more.
0:28:42 > 0:28:47If it makes £300, would you put that towards anything particular or not?
0:28:47 > 0:28:52A nice golfing weekend would be very handy, but I don't know whether the wife would agree with that.
0:28:52 > 0:28:57Well, we're going to put it in the auction. I hope it sails away.
0:28:57 > 0:28:58"Sails away"!
0:28:58 > 0:29:01I know, sorry. I've got to stop doing that, it's an illness.
0:29:01 > 0:29:03And we'll see you at the SAIL.
0:29:03 > 0:29:06- I've done it again.- Done it again.
0:29:15 > 0:29:17Yvonne, I'm so pleased you've come today
0:29:17 > 0:29:20with this wonderful little group of items.
0:29:20 > 0:29:22Tell me what you know about them.
0:29:22 > 0:29:25Most of them belonged to my relatives.
0:29:25 > 0:29:28My aunt is the receiver of most of these
0:29:28 > 0:29:32and they've been handed down to me over the years.
0:29:32 > 0:29:34The scent bottles I've had since I was a child.
0:29:34 > 0:29:36- Right.- My aunt...
0:29:36 > 0:29:42was a lady who went to Paris to the fashion shows,
0:29:42 > 0:29:47draw sketches of the clothes, and she would come home
0:29:47 > 0:29:50and redesign the things for the normal market.
0:29:50 > 0:29:55Oh, really? So she translated what she'd seen on the catwalk...
0:29:55 > 0:30:00- Yes, into saleable items for the clothing industry of England. - How fascinating!- Yes.
0:30:00 > 0:30:05- So she was a very elegant, well dressed lady with the accoutrements to go with it.- Exactly.
0:30:05 > 0:30:08And you obviously like them and treasure them.
0:30:08 > 0:30:13I like them, but they've been in the cupboard for far too long.
0:30:13 > 0:30:15So you're looking to sell, hopefully.
0:30:15 > 0:30:18- Yes.- And the money's being reinvested?
0:30:18 > 0:30:26The money will be split four ways - a bit to each of my sons and a quarter to Cancer Research.
0:30:26 > 0:30:27Cancer Research.
0:30:27 > 0:30:30- Which I'm very into at the moment. - Close to your heart.
0:30:30 > 0:30:32- Close to my heart.- OK, very good.
0:30:32 > 0:30:34We'll see what we can do and I'll explain these.
0:30:34 > 0:30:37What you have here, fundamentally,
0:30:37 > 0:30:41is a little collection of silver items or silver-enhanced items
0:30:41 > 0:30:46and I've put them on the table like this simply because, being purely sexist,
0:30:46 > 0:30:48this one will appeal to the boys
0:30:48 > 0:30:53and this one should appeal to the girls. Something for everyone.
0:30:53 > 0:30:57Well, yes. That's a good idea, yes. I like that.
0:30:57 > 0:31:01So what we have here, we have three little vesta cases,
0:31:01 > 0:31:03would have been for carrying matches,
0:31:03 > 0:31:07and I'd have thought a little group like that at auction
0:31:07 > 0:31:11would average out at round about £20 each, give or take.
0:31:11 > 0:31:16- Yes, that is fine.- Now, moving on to the scent bottles. Interestingly,
0:31:16 > 0:31:21they both retain their little scent stoppers inside made of glass.
0:31:21 > 0:31:24So often, over the 100 or so years since these were first made,
0:31:24 > 0:31:26they'd have been lost, so it's a treat
0:31:26 > 0:31:29- to find TWO that have got their stoppers in.- How sweet.
0:31:29 > 0:31:37They were both assayed in Birmingham and we have 1897 and 1900 in date.
0:31:37 > 0:31:42I've put them with this piece at the front - a powder compact,
0:31:42 > 0:31:47which is actually Continental silver, it's stamped 925 and I think it's possibly French.
0:31:47 > 0:31:51The little group together, I think, in the current market, should fetch
0:31:51 > 0:31:54in the region of about 70 to 100.
0:31:54 > 0:31:58Again, they may make a little more, but I think we need to be realistic.
0:31:58 > 0:32:03- Be sensible, yes.- I would suggest a reserve of £70 for those.
0:32:03 > 0:32:07So a fitting tribute to your aunt and your previous family.
0:32:07 > 0:32:09Thank you very much.
0:32:15 > 0:32:18- Ivan, welcome to "Flog It!". - Thank you very much.
0:32:18 > 0:32:19- You are Ivan, aren't you?- I am.
0:32:19 > 0:32:24- Ivan...- The Terrible.- Ah yeah! I enjoyed meeting you earlier
0:32:24 > 0:32:27when you showed me this Clarice Cliff tea service,
0:32:27 > 0:32:30because you haven't got high expectations.
0:32:30 > 0:32:35- No, not really, because there's slight damage.- Yes.
0:32:35 > 0:32:37- That piece is damaged. - Yes, there's a crack there.
0:32:37 > 0:32:39Yeah. That's damaged.
0:32:39 > 0:32:41- There's a chip there. - And the plate has got a...
0:32:41 > 0:32:43There's a crack there as well.
0:32:43 > 0:32:47Now, were they bought like that? How did this damage occur?
0:32:47 > 0:32:50No, actually they were kept in a cabinet
0:32:50 > 0:32:52and someone opened the cabinet door.
0:32:52 > 0:32:54- Someone? - And the whole set fell out.
0:32:54 > 0:32:56- The whole of it?- Yeah.- Really?
0:32:56 > 0:32:59- All of it, yeah.- Someone with an aversion to Clarice Cliff?
0:32:59 > 0:33:02- It must have been. - And who was that someone?
0:33:02 > 0:33:04Me.
0:33:04 > 0:33:07- That's not true, is it? - No.- You're covering for someone.
0:33:07 > 0:33:09I am, yes, but she'll kill me.
0:33:09 > 0:33:13OK. So how did you come to own it in the first place?
0:33:13 > 0:33:17Well, actually I'm an obsessive Art Deco collector.
0:33:17 > 0:33:18So you know what you're doing.
0:33:18 > 0:33:23Pretty well, yeah, on the china side. But I collect other Art Deco -
0:33:23 > 0:33:28- anything I can find.- Have you got other Clarice?- No, this is it now.
0:33:28 > 0:33:33It's a good set despite the damage because of course we've got a good shape, triangular handles.
0:33:33 > 0:33:36- Is that the Bon Jour shape, this?- Yes.
0:33:36 > 0:33:38The pattern's Rodanthe, mid-1930s.
0:33:38 > 0:33:43Very good example of Clarice Cliff and the Art Deco period with that shape.
0:33:43 > 0:33:47- Now in good condition, it's £1,000 worth.- Yeah.
0:33:47 > 0:33:49Maybe a bit more.
0:33:49 > 0:33:55Because you've got a bit of damage, I would be tempted to put £500 to £700 with a reserve of £500.
0:33:55 > 0:33:57Yeah, I'll go with that.
0:33:57 > 0:34:02And then it gives you every chance of making hopefully £700 or £800,
0:34:02 > 0:34:06- which is somewhere probably more along the lines of what you want to get.- Yeah.
0:34:06 > 0:34:11I once met one of the paintresses of Clarice Cliff called Rene Dale and she was a great character.
0:34:11 > 0:34:14She told me lots and lots about Clarice Cliff.
0:34:14 > 0:34:17And she also told me one of my favourite stories -
0:34:17 > 0:34:22- she went to see Clarice Cliff for a pay rise, otherwise she was going to work for Susie Cooper.- Right.
0:34:22 > 0:34:27So Clarice Cliff said to her, "No pay rise, Rene, back to work."
0:34:27 > 0:34:34So at lunchtime, Rene went off to see Susie Cooper at the Crown Works in Burslem just down the road,
0:34:34 > 0:34:37knocked on the door, and Susie Cooper was on the phone.
0:34:37 > 0:34:40She put the phone down, she said, "You must be Rene.
0:34:40 > 0:34:45"That was Clarice on the phone - get back to work!" So there was no headhunting in those days.
0:34:45 > 0:34:50- So you said you need the money. - Yeah.- What for?
0:34:50 > 0:34:55- I need a boat. - It may be a Dinky Toy speedboat that you end up with.- Or a canoe.
0:34:55 > 0:35:00Yeah. But it's a good set, it's a great pattern, strong design
0:35:00 > 0:35:03- and, hopefully, we'll make the £700 or £800.- Fingers crossed.
0:35:03 > 0:35:06Fingers crossed. Thanks for bringing it along today.
0:35:06 > 0:35:10- No problem at all.- See you at the auction.- Thank you very much.
0:35:10 > 0:35:13'So we have another batch of great items going off to the saleroom.
0:35:13 > 0:35:15'Let's take another look.
0:35:15 > 0:35:18'The boat The Essex Maid may be at the bottom of the sea,
0:35:18 > 0:35:22'but the photo album and silver salver are still alive and well.'
0:35:22 > 0:35:26We're gonna put it in the auction, I hope it sails away.
0:35:26 > 0:35:27- "Sails away"!- I know, sorry,
0:35:27 > 0:35:31and we'll see you at the SAIL. Oh, I've done it again.
0:35:31 > 0:35:35'Elizabeth divided Yvonne's items into lots for the boys and lots for the girls,
0:35:35 > 0:35:39'so there should be something for everyone in the auction.
0:35:39 > 0:35:46'And Ivan had his eye on a speedboat until Adam valued the Clarice Cliff tea set at £500 to £700.'
0:35:46 > 0:35:51- It may be a Dinky Toy speedboat. - Or a canoe.- Yeah.
0:35:52 > 0:35:59'Over at the auction room, Mark Gilding has taken more Essex-made items on board.'
0:36:01 > 0:36:04- Now this is an interesting lot which has grown.- Yes.
0:36:04 > 0:36:06So you've got to do some explaining here.
0:36:06 > 0:36:12We've got the silver salver and the photo album, which was left to Tony, and it is all about the Essex Maid,
0:36:12 > 0:36:16which was originally owned by Mr and Mrs Blott.
0:36:16 > 0:36:19We've got a valuation just on these two items
0:36:19 > 0:36:24- of £250 to £300.- OK.- But since the valuation day, you've some news.
0:36:24 > 0:36:30Yes, I have. The vendor has decided to include some extra items with a similar provenance.
0:36:30 > 0:36:36We've got a silver inscribed cigarette box. It's fully hallmarked and in very good condition.
0:36:36 > 0:36:39We've also got a Lloyds Register of Yachts, 1938.
0:36:39 > 0:36:41And then another album here,
0:36:41 > 0:36:45with more photographs and history of the travels to Gibraltar.
0:36:45 > 0:36:51- We've also increased the estimate. - To what?- We hope it's now going to make £400 to £500.
0:36:51 > 0:36:53Oh, it's got to do that, surely?
0:36:53 > 0:36:56Yes, we've got some interest from the family.
0:36:56 > 0:36:57It's their social history.
0:36:57 > 0:37:02Yes, it is. It would be very good to see them being able to retain it.
0:37:02 > 0:37:05So how's it going to do with its new valuation of £400 to £500?
0:37:05 > 0:37:10Well, Tony's joined us and he's also been doing his homework.
0:37:10 > 0:37:14- I did get in touch with a member of the Blott family.- Oh, did you?
0:37:14 > 0:37:19- And there's interest from South Africa.- Which is really good news.- Excellent.
0:37:19 > 0:37:23Anyway, let's find out because it's going under the hammer right now.
0:37:23 > 0:37:25Lot number 50 now,
0:37:25 > 0:37:27hallmarked silver salver,
0:37:27 > 0:37:30all relating to the Essex Maid, this lot,
0:37:30 > 0:37:32and we've got a cigarette box
0:37:32 > 0:37:34and albums of photographs.
0:37:34 > 0:37:37Lot number 50 and lots of interest.
0:37:37 > 0:37:40Bids start here £300...
0:37:40 > 0:37:44At 300 bid here, at 300, 300 with me...320, 340 now, at 340...
0:37:44 > 0:37:45Here at 340?
0:37:45 > 0:37:48340 bid.
0:37:48 > 0:37:49I'll take 60 if you like.
0:37:49 > 0:37:53- 360.- 360 bid then on the telephone, and I'm out at 360.
0:37:53 > 0:37:55Telephone's in at 360...
0:37:55 > 0:37:56They will sell. 360...
0:37:56 > 0:37:59- All out in the room. - He's taking discretion.
0:37:59 > 0:38:01Telephone's in at 360 and away.
0:38:01 > 0:38:04- Well, we got it away at the lower end.- Yep.
0:38:04 > 0:38:07- And hopefully it's gone back to the family members.- That's right.
0:38:07 > 0:38:11So there is commission to pay, what are you going to put the money towards?
0:38:11 > 0:38:13It's going in the holiday pot.
0:38:13 > 0:38:18We normally go to Arizona to my wife's brother and we called it off this year,
0:38:18 > 0:38:23but we might go later on in the year now. We'll put that in the holiday fund.
0:38:23 > 0:38:25Excellent. Have a good time.
0:38:25 > 0:38:30And later we found out the Essex Maid items were bought by a member of the Blott family.
0:38:30 > 0:38:33It's so nice to know they're all going home.
0:38:35 > 0:38:40Yvonne, your vesta cases, there's three of them, they're just about to go under the hammer.
0:38:40 > 0:38:43We've got a valuation put on by Elizabeth £50 to £70,
0:38:43 > 0:38:47quite a bit of silver there, I think we should get these away.
0:38:47 > 0:38:49What have you got? What are you holding?
0:38:49 > 0:38:54Well, this is the five sisters. The eldest sister brought up my mother,
0:38:54 > 0:38:58and she's responsible for some of the items that you've got today.
0:38:58 > 0:39:01Oh, right. She's a beautiful girl, isn't she?
0:39:01 > 0:39:06- Oh, they were.- Why are you selling these? There's a lot of history and sentiment, I can see it.
0:39:06 > 0:39:08- Sadly, I have three sons...- Ah.
0:39:08 > 0:39:13- ..who are...you know? Come on. - Boys don't like that kind of thing. - As sons are, yes.
0:39:13 > 0:39:16Well, that's what we're here for, to put them into auction.
0:39:16 > 0:39:20Let's find out what they make, it's now down to the bidders. Good luck, both of you.
0:39:20 > 0:39:26230, silver vesta case and two others, starts the bidding at £40...
0:39:26 > 0:39:28£50, £60?
0:39:28 > 0:39:31- That's their scrap rate.- Yes.
0:39:31 > 0:39:35New bidding at 65 in the room, 65... 70, do I see, 65...
0:39:35 > 0:39:37seated then at 65 and selling.
0:39:37 > 0:39:40Brilliant, £65 and now our second lot -
0:39:40 > 0:39:42two scent bottles and a powder compact,
0:39:42 > 0:39:47- and we're looking for £70 to £100. - Yes, this is the feminine lot, Paul.
0:39:47 > 0:39:51- There is a lot of lot here. - There is, yes. I'm hoping for a good price here.
0:39:51 > 0:39:56- Hopefully well over the top end. Good luck.- Fingers crossed. - Here we go.
0:39:56 > 0:40:01235, it's a Continental silver enamelled powder compact marked 925
0:40:01 > 0:40:05and two glass scent bottles with hallmarked silver mounts,
0:40:05 > 0:40:06masses of interest. 50...
0:40:06 > 0:40:1160, 70...80, I am bid at £80...
0:40:11 > 0:40:1380 all out, 90...100, 110...
0:40:13 > 0:40:16115 on commission,
0:40:16 > 0:40:19120... 125 at the back.
0:40:19 > 0:40:21- Great.- 125, she's out there...125.
0:40:21 > 0:40:24- You're joking!- Selling at 125...
0:40:24 > 0:40:30Yes, £125! That's not bad, is it?
0:40:30 > 0:40:31That's absolutely fantastic.
0:40:41 > 0:40:45Bizarrely enough, our next item rarely lets us down on "Flog It! " -
0:40:45 > 0:40:46can you guess what it might be?
0:40:46 > 0:40:48Yes, it's some Clarice Cliff.
0:40:48 > 0:40:51It belongs to Ivan here, valued by Adam Partridge.
0:40:51 > 0:40:56It's a tea set with six cups and only five saucers but we have got £500 to £700 on this.
0:40:56 > 0:40:58So who broke the missing saucer?
0:40:58 > 0:41:02My wife actually broke it. She opened the cabinet and it fell out.
0:41:02 > 0:41:08I remember you telling me on the valuation day how clumsy and heavy handed she was, Ivan.
0:41:08 > 0:41:10Oh, he's trying to name and shame.
0:41:10 > 0:41:15I told you I broke it on the valuation day and you wheedled the truth out of me.
0:41:15 > 0:41:17Is that why you've decided to sell?
0:41:17 > 0:41:19- Well, yes. - It's a little bit too delicate.
0:41:19 > 0:41:24Yeah, we've had it 30, 40 years, something like that, you know.
0:41:24 > 0:41:26So we've had our pleasure out of it.
0:41:26 > 0:41:29We're gonna find out what the bidders think cos it's down to them.
0:41:29 > 0:41:31Here we go, you guys, this is it.
0:41:31 > 0:41:35Lot number 30, Clarice Cliff part tea set,
0:41:35 > 0:41:38lots of bids here, starting at £550.
0:41:38 > 0:41:39- Oooh!- Get in there.
0:41:39 > 0:41:45560...and I'm out at 560, all the commissions are out now at 560,
0:41:45 > 0:41:47580 new bid in on the telephone...
0:41:47 > 0:41:49600 bid, at 600...
0:41:49 > 0:41:53I'll take 620 down here, 640, 660...
0:41:53 > 0:41:57680...£700, 700...
0:41:57 > 0:42:02720, 740 on the telephone...
0:42:02 > 0:42:04- 760...- Blimey, we've done it!
0:42:04 > 0:42:07- We have.- 760 telephone's out...
0:42:07 > 0:42:10internet's out, 760 and away...
0:42:10 > 0:42:15- Brilliant, £760. Perfect valuation. - Good result.
0:42:15 > 0:42:17You've got to be happy and the wife's going to be.
0:42:17 > 0:42:19She'd better be or she's gone.
0:42:19 > 0:42:23- You don't mean that, do you? - I've got the money.- She's gonna be watching this.
0:42:23 > 0:42:26- No, it's for the holiday. - Where are you going?
0:42:26 > 0:42:31We're going down to Mexico first and then we fly up to Vegas, we've got 28 days.
0:42:31 > 0:42:33So you're not going to buy the speedboat?
0:42:33 > 0:42:36No!
0:42:46 > 0:42:51Well, that's it. It's all over for our owners. As you can see, the auction's still in full swing.
0:42:51 > 0:42:55But what a day we've had! Everyone's gone home happy
0:42:55 > 0:43:00because we've sold everything. All credit to our experts. And I hope you've enjoyed today's show.
0:43:00 > 0:43:03So from Market Harborough until the next time, it's cheerio.
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