0:00:04 > 0:00:08Where am I today? Well, I'm in the ruins of Furness Abbey,
0:00:08 > 0:00:11one of the richest and most powerful Cistercian monasteries in the country.
0:00:11 > 0:00:15It's on the outskirts of the town it shares its name with, Barrow-in-Furness.
0:00:15 > 0:00:17Welcome to Flog It!, from Cumbria.
0:00:36 > 0:00:42These magnificent ruins are what's left of a once very imposing abbey.
0:00:42 > 0:00:44It was built on land here in 1127,
0:00:44 > 0:00:50granted by King Stephen, using local red sandstone, as you can see.
0:00:50 > 0:00:52Wonderful to touch the history.
0:00:52 > 0:00:55And because of the monks' incredible knowledge of
0:00:55 > 0:01:00agriculture and architecture, the power and the wealth of the abbey just grew and grew.
0:01:00 > 0:01:05They even had land holdings as far away as Ireland and the Isle of Man.
0:01:05 > 0:01:08But closer to home, they protected their business interests
0:01:08 > 0:01:12by focusing on trade with iron ore and wool from the Island of Walney.
0:01:14 > 0:01:18As well as Walney Island, the monks also came here to Piel Island,
0:01:18 > 0:01:21which is just across the water from their main abbey at Barrow.
0:01:21 > 0:01:25And they built this castle to defend their trading routes.
0:01:25 > 0:01:29Later on in the show, I'll be coming back here to find out a little bit more about the history of this
0:01:29 > 0:01:35island and how such a small place has come to have its very own king, but right now, let's go over to
0:01:35 > 0:01:39the valuation day and see if we can find some right royal treasures.
0:01:43 > 0:01:46Today we're in St Bernard's Catholic High School in Barrow,
0:01:46 > 0:01:51and this massive crowd look like they're ready to go straight back to the classroom.
0:01:51 > 0:01:57And who better to educate them than our two experts, the wonderful David Barby and Anita Manning!
0:01:57 > 0:02:03Well, it's now 9:30, it's time to get the doors open and see who goes straight to the top of the class...
0:02:03 > 0:02:06- or in detention! - CHEERING
0:02:09 > 0:02:12Our experts have had a good rummage through all the bags and boxes,
0:02:12 > 0:02:16and it looks as if Anita could score an A with her first item.
0:02:16 > 0:02:19Alison, welcome to Flog It!.
0:02:19 > 0:02:23It's lovely to have you along, and to bring this lovely item.
0:02:23 > 0:02:26Can you tell me, where did you get it?
0:02:26 > 0:02:30Well, it came from my father, and I would imagine that it came from the
0:02:30 > 0:02:35time when my father was working as a bank manager in the City of London.
0:02:35 > 0:02:39And I think, from what I've found out today, really,
0:02:39 > 0:02:42more than anything else, that this silversmith...
0:02:42 > 0:02:44Stuart Devlin.
0:02:44 > 0:02:47Stuart Devlin, that's right. I'd never heard of him before.
0:02:47 > 0:02:52He was one of the most prestigious silversmiths in the latter part of the 20th century.
0:02:52 > 0:02:54- That's amazing.- Came from Australia.
0:02:54 > 0:02:56- I heard that. - But workshops in London.
0:02:56 > 0:02:57Yes. Well, I think...
0:02:57 > 0:02:59I understand that he studied in London
0:02:59 > 0:03:01and then went back to Australia,
0:03:01 > 0:03:06and then in the mid-60s he wanted to set up on his own
0:03:06 > 0:03:10and I presume that he asked my father for a loan.
0:03:10 > 0:03:15- And presumably my father gave him a loan.- Well, that was wonderful.
0:03:15 > 0:03:18And of course, those were the days when your bank manager, you knew who
0:03:18 > 0:03:21he was, he would help you, he would give you advice
0:03:21 > 0:03:26on your business and help you along the rocky road.
0:03:26 > 0:03:29I don't think my father would have been an easy person
0:03:29 > 0:03:31to get a loan out of, quite honestly,
0:03:31 > 0:03:35so I think he must have been impressed by this young man.
0:03:35 > 0:03:41Well, let's have a look at it. I mean, it is a splendid piece and it is in its original case.
0:03:41 > 0:03:45- Yes.- I mean, it has a wonderful 20th century look about it, you know?
0:03:45 > 0:03:51- We are looking at the '60s, '70s, that type of modernist design.- Yes.
0:03:51 > 0:03:54We have our hallmarks here, with the dates and...
0:03:54 > 0:03:57I would imagine it will be around about '65, '66?
0:03:57 > 0:03:59It must be, because if he was just setting up.
0:03:59 > 0:04:04And we have this wonderful twisted handle with the gilt...
0:04:04 > 0:04:06- almost like trellis work.- Yeah.
0:04:06 > 0:04:11And it's very pleasing to the eye, and it's beautifully made.
0:04:11 > 0:04:15But with a fairly modern item like this, Alison,
0:04:15 > 0:04:18it's difficult to be absolutely accurate.
0:04:18 > 0:04:21And I'm really just taking a kind of stab in the dark, here.
0:04:21 > 0:04:24But my feeling is that perhaps
0:04:24 > 0:04:29between 120 and 180 is where we should
0:04:29 > 0:04:30pitch the estimate.
0:04:30 > 0:04:34- We'll know on the day, we'll find the right price.- Yes.
0:04:34 > 0:04:36120 to 180,
0:04:36 > 0:04:41and I think with a firm reserve of 120.
0:04:41 > 0:04:45- Yes.- If it doesn't make 120...
0:04:45 > 0:04:47Well, I'm looking at it with new eyes now,
0:04:47 > 0:04:50so if it doesn't sell, I shall bring it home again.
0:04:50 > 0:04:54But I hope it will, I hope someone will get it who appreciates it.
0:04:54 > 0:04:55I've enjoyed looking at it,
0:04:55 > 0:04:59I've enjoyed handling it and I'm sure it will do very well.
0:04:59 > 0:05:03- So thank you for bringing it along. - Thank you very much as well.
0:05:09 > 0:05:13Tim, it's absolutely ginormous.
0:05:13 > 0:05:17I've never seen such a large piece of Carlton ware before.
0:05:17 > 0:05:19Does it belong to you or Diana?
0:05:19 > 0:05:24No, It was given to a coffee morning that we help at,
0:05:24 > 0:05:26kindly donated.
0:05:26 > 0:05:28Rather like one of these...
0:05:28 > 0:05:31- Tables, second-hand tables? - Very much so.
0:05:31 > 0:05:33We thought it might be worth something a little more,
0:05:33 > 0:05:37- so we didn't want to sell it on the coffee morning. - How astute of you, really.
0:05:37 > 0:05:40- And how many people would have done that?- Who knows? - Who knows?
0:05:40 > 0:05:43- Did the other piece come from...? - From the same place, yes.
0:05:43 > 0:05:46- They are so diverse, aren't they? - Yeah.
0:05:46 > 0:05:48Let's look at this one first.
0:05:48 > 0:05:49- I think it's lovely.- Yeah.
0:05:49 > 0:05:55I like Carlton ware, because you've got the major designers of the '20s,
0:05:55 > 0:05:57you've got the sort of Moorcroft pieces,
0:05:57 > 0:05:59you've got Clarice Cliff,
0:05:59 > 0:06:02and I think Carlton ware should somewhere be at the top.
0:06:02 > 0:06:09The factory started in 1897, and Carlton ware was one of the product names.
0:06:09 > 0:06:14And they developed, I suppose, more in the 1920s and '30s,
0:06:14 > 0:06:19with very striking designs in what was a style called Art Deco.
0:06:19 > 0:06:21So this is in the Art Deco style.
0:06:21 > 0:06:26The whole concept of putting it on a black ground is typical of the 1920s.
0:06:26 > 0:06:31- Inside, you have this wonderful green sort of lustre.- Yeah.
0:06:31 > 0:06:35You see that on Maling ware that was made up at Newcastle.
0:06:35 > 0:06:37But I think this inside here is lovely.
0:06:37 > 0:06:41The whole thing is beautiful. Are there any features that you've noticed?
0:06:41 > 0:06:43There's a feature...
0:06:43 > 0:06:47just here, silver, and also on the base there
0:06:47 > 0:06:50is a label as well on the base, which I didn't know what that was.
0:06:50 > 0:06:57Right, OK. That little silver mark there is not part of the design.
0:06:57 > 0:07:02- That's the remnants of the Carlton ware label that was glued on.- Right.
0:07:02 > 0:07:07Now that tells me - and looking inside, cos there's no flower debris
0:07:07 > 0:07:11inside or staining - that this has never been used as a flower vase.
0:07:11 > 0:07:14- Right.- It's probably been used to look at
0:07:14 > 0:07:16as a work of art, but that's about it.
0:07:16 > 0:07:19If I turn it upside down...
0:07:19 > 0:07:22Oh, I can see the mark on the bottom.
0:07:22 > 0:07:26First of all we have the transfer mark, which is Carlton ware,
0:07:26 > 0:07:28and then the other one, which is...
0:07:28 > 0:07:32Deansgate, and it looks like... would it be
0:07:32 > 0:07:35Raywards, Manchester?
0:07:35 > 0:07:36Was that a store?
0:07:36 > 0:07:39I don't know. I know Deansgate, Manchester, but I don't know Wards.
0:07:39 > 0:07:42That was the place to shop, wasn't it?
0:07:42 > 0:07:46So there's the retail label and, again, it's not been washed off.
0:07:46 > 0:07:49And we also have the Carlton ware label,
0:07:49 > 0:07:54which hasn't been washed off. So it's in pristine condition.
0:07:54 > 0:07:57And I think it's the size which is so important.
0:07:57 > 0:07:59Something as large as this,
0:07:59 > 0:08:03I'm sure somebody is going to pay £350 to £500.
0:08:03 > 0:08:07- Oh, right. Good.- What about this poor little piece of pottery?
0:08:07 > 0:08:10What can you tell me about this? Nothing, we know nothing about it.
0:08:10 > 0:08:13It's a Staffordshire flat figure, that's as much as we know.
0:08:13 > 0:08:16With this, this is cottage art. Cottage art
0:08:16 > 0:08:19of the mid-19th century. Made in Staffordshire,
0:08:19 > 0:08:22and it's remarkable that you said a flat back.
0:08:22 > 0:08:26Well, of course, the back is always flat.
0:08:26 > 0:08:29You'd never see the back if it was on a mantelpiece,
0:08:29 > 0:08:31so there's no need to decorate it.
0:08:31 > 0:08:37So this figure here represents Sebastopol during the Crimean War.
0:08:37 > 0:08:38You can't see it,
0:08:38 > 0:08:40but there's a label right at the very front
0:08:40 > 0:08:44which has an impressed mark, and if you get it in the right light
0:08:44 > 0:08:45you can see Sebastopol.
0:08:45 > 0:08:49There we have two soldiers either side of a gateway, Sebastopol.
0:08:49 > 0:08:53And there we have a French flag at the side there.
0:08:53 > 0:08:55Nice little piece of Staffordshire.
0:08:55 > 0:08:58- After all that, it's only worth 60, £70.- Oh!
0:08:58 > 0:09:01- But I think we'll put a reserve of £50 on it.- Yeah.
0:09:01 > 0:09:04- OK? Would you be happy? - That's great.- That's good.
0:09:04 > 0:09:06Just bear in mind
0:09:06 > 0:09:09when they go up for auction, you might come out
0:09:09 > 0:09:14- with about £400 to £500 to donate to the charity.- Yeah.
0:09:14 > 0:09:16Do you think the nuns will be happy?
0:09:16 > 0:09:18I think they'll be very happy, yeah. Very happy.
0:09:25 > 0:09:28Bob, Melissa, do you know what you've got here?
0:09:28 > 0:09:31Well, it's a lion.
0:09:31 > 0:09:34It's a naked lady riding a lion, isn't it?
0:09:34 > 0:09:39- It's a bit of Parian ware.- Yeah. - A Victorian invention. This was made
0:09:39 > 0:09:43at the Minton factory, and it was modelled by a guy called John Bell.
0:09:43 > 0:09:48The reason it's called Parian is because it's named after
0:09:48 > 0:09:53the purifying white marble that came from the island of Paros in Greece.
0:09:53 > 0:09:55That's where it's quarried.
0:09:55 > 0:09:57But this isn't white marble.
0:09:57 > 0:09:59This is a hard paste porcelain.
0:09:59 > 0:10:02And this dates to around about 1860, 1870.
0:10:02 > 0:10:06That's about the time that my great-great-grandfather moved to Houghton.
0:10:06 > 0:10:08- Has this been in the family a long time?- I imagine so.
0:10:08 > 0:10:12I remember it when I was a child, I was four, late '50s, early '60s,
0:10:12 > 0:10:16- and it was on my grandparents' dresser. With two ladies as well. - Oh, really?
0:10:16 > 0:10:21- Which have disappeared, so I think my dad sold them at the boot sale. - Parian figures as well?- I think so.
0:10:21 > 0:10:25And it is actually beautiful, and it's a good decorative height.
0:10:25 > 0:10:28It's not too small, it's not too big, it will go anywhere in the house.
0:10:28 > 0:10:32And that's what it was designed for back in the 1860s.
0:10:32 > 0:10:37And it was a way of introducing the naked female figure into the household.
0:10:37 > 0:10:42- She does look very cold.- She does look very cold, doesn't she?
0:10:42 > 0:10:46I can sit here and comfortably say we've seen a lot of Parian ware
0:10:46 > 0:10:49on the show before, and it does vary from 150
0:10:49 > 0:10:54all the way to £600 or £700. Let's give this a fair chance.
0:10:54 > 0:10:58I'm gonna stick my neck out and say £200 to £300.
0:10:59 > 0:11:01OK?
0:11:01 > 0:11:07- Can we put a reserve on this at £170?- OK.- Protect it, make sure it sells
0:11:07 > 0:11:13nothing under 170, because otherwise it means that buyers weren't there on the day.
0:11:13 > 0:11:17- Right.- Keep it, put it in another auction room on another day.- Yeah.
0:11:17 > 0:11:21If I kept it and it was on the mantelpiece, something would happen,
0:11:21 > 0:11:23it would get broken. Four children about, so...
0:11:23 > 0:11:25I'm very clumsy.
0:11:25 > 0:11:29Well, I think she's beautiful, and it's so beautifully modelled.
0:11:29 > 0:11:35- It's going to find a new home. - It is realistic, innit? Very.
0:11:43 > 0:11:51Jean, this is a wonderful object, an absolutely delightful thing.
0:11:51 > 0:11:53Tell me, where did you get it?
0:11:53 > 0:11:56Well, it came from my mother's home in Norway.
0:11:56 > 0:12:01It was in my grandparents' home there, and then when they died, my mother got it.
0:12:01 > 0:12:06And then she's always had it while she's been having her own house. It's something I always remember.
0:12:06 > 0:12:10Yes. Did you visit your grandmother's house in Norway?
0:12:10 > 0:12:11No, it was burned down before...
0:12:11 > 0:12:16I see, I see. But you have brought us along a photograph...
0:12:16 > 0:12:22- Yes.- ..of the interior of your grandmother's house, and it's showing this wonderful bowl.
0:12:22 > 0:12:25- Yes, on the back, there. - I think it's marvellous.
0:12:25 > 0:12:28Well, let's have a look at it, Jean.
0:12:28 > 0:12:33It comes from possibly Austria or Germany.
0:12:33 > 0:12:39It's in the style of WMF, with this decorative white metal.
0:12:39 > 0:12:42But we had a wee look earlier on underneath,
0:12:42 > 0:12:47we're not going to do it now, and it wasn't WMF, but it's in the style of.
0:12:47 > 0:12:49Right.
0:12:49 > 0:12:53It has these wonderful sweeping handles,
0:12:53 > 0:12:59and a marvellous border here which has an Edwardian feel about it.
0:12:59 > 0:13:02And underneath we have...
0:13:02 > 0:13:07an Art Nouveau motif. We have a wee bit of a mixture
0:13:07 > 0:13:12of styles here, not detracting from the object at all.
0:13:12 > 0:13:16Inside, we have this glass liner
0:13:16 > 0:13:21which has been cut on the top in this fan shape.
0:13:21 > 0:13:25Again, the Art Nouveau period -
0:13:25 > 0:13:28they would use that type of motif then.
0:13:30 > 0:13:33The bowl was probably used for fruit.
0:13:33 > 0:13:35Right, I was always wondering what it was.
0:13:35 > 0:13:41I feel that we should put the estimate perhaps 100 to 150.
0:13:41 > 0:13:44Now, would you be happy to let it go at that?
0:13:44 > 0:13:46Yes, yes.
0:13:46 > 0:13:49We will put a reserve of £100 on it,
0:13:49 > 0:13:52it means we will not sell it below that.
0:13:52 > 0:13:55- We have no discretion on it.- Right. - I'm hoping for more,
0:13:55 > 0:13:57because I personally think
0:13:57 > 0:14:00- it's a lovely, lovely thing. - Yes, right...
0:14:00 > 0:14:03- Let's hope it flies at the auction. - Thank you.
0:14:07 > 0:14:09We've had a fabulous morning so far.
0:14:09 > 0:14:14Right now it's time for our first trip to the Kendal auction rooms, so while we make our way over there,
0:14:14 > 0:14:18here's a quick recap just to jog your memory, of our experts' choices.
0:14:18 > 0:14:20And hopefully they're all A+.
0:14:20 > 0:14:24Alison inherited this paper knife made by a prestigious silversmith,
0:14:24 > 0:14:27and Anita thinks it should go to the top of the class.
0:14:27 > 0:14:31It's very pleasing to the eye and it's beautifully made.
0:14:31 > 0:14:34Diane and Tim rescued this Carlton ware vase
0:14:34 > 0:14:37and Staffordshire flat back from a bric-a-brac table
0:14:37 > 0:14:39to raise more money for charity.
0:14:39 > 0:14:43I was delighted with Bob and Mel's Minton Parian ware.
0:14:43 > 0:14:45It's been in the family a long time
0:14:45 > 0:14:47and they're worried that it will get damaged.
0:14:47 > 0:14:51If I kept it and it was on the mantelpiece, something would happen,
0:14:51 > 0:14:55- it would get broken. Four children about, so...- I'm very clumsy.
0:14:55 > 0:14:59And, finally, Jean's majestic fruit bowl. It used to grace
0:14:59 > 0:15:02her grandmother's sideboard, but it's time to find it a new home.
0:15:06 > 0:15:08And this is where we're selling all our lots today,
0:15:08 > 0:15:10the Kendal Auction Rooms in Kendal.
0:15:10 > 0:15:13It's a very busy morning so, with a bit of luck,
0:15:13 > 0:15:16there will be some eager bidding to raise the roof on all our lots.
0:15:16 > 0:15:20We have three auctioneers working hard our lots today - Kevin Kendal,
0:15:20 > 0:15:23David Brookes and David Hunter. First up,
0:15:23 > 0:15:26Kevin is selling Alison's paper knife,
0:15:26 > 0:15:29and Alison has brought along her husband for moral support.
0:15:29 > 0:15:32Right, this knife, a little bit special.
0:15:32 > 0:15:35- Yes.- We've upped the reserve...- Yes.
0:15:35 > 0:15:39..from 120 to £150. You've done a bit more research?
0:15:39 > 0:15:43Well, I've found out that Stuart Devlin is still around and I've been in touch with him.
0:15:43 > 0:15:48He didn't actually give it to my father, but it must have come from the Goldsmiths Company, I think.
0:15:48 > 0:15:56- OK.- And as Anita said, he designed the first lot of Australian decimal coins.
0:15:56 > 0:15:58He is an Australian by birth.
0:15:58 > 0:16:01So hopefully with this information and if the auctioneer knows this
0:16:01 > 0:16:05and everybody's aware in the sale, it will put the value up. He is a sought-after artist?
0:16:05 > 0:16:11He's one of the most prestigious silversmiths of the latter half of the 20th century.
0:16:11 > 0:16:15- This might find its way back to Australia.- I doubt it.
0:16:15 > 0:16:20Silver parcel gilt paper knife. A very stylish piece, Stuart Devlin,
0:16:20 > 0:16:23and I will start the bidding with me at £140.
0:16:23 > 0:16:25- Yeah.- Good, good.
0:16:25 > 0:16:28140 bid now. 140 bid.
0:16:28 > 0:16:2950, where? 150.
0:16:29 > 0:16:33160. 170. 180?
0:16:33 > 0:16:35180 now. 180 on commission.
0:16:35 > 0:16:38We are selling away this time, then, at 180...
0:16:38 > 0:16:41- Yes! We've done it.- That was good.
0:16:41 > 0:16:43- £180.- I'm happy with that.
0:16:43 > 0:16:47- That is exactly the right auction price for it.- Yes.
0:16:47 > 0:16:49Yes. I'm pleased that it did that.
0:16:56 > 0:16:59Going under the hammer now we've got some real quality.
0:16:59 > 0:17:02We've got a Staffordshire piece and a wonderful piece of Carlton ware.
0:17:02 > 0:17:05It's not a little bit, it's a MASSIVE piece.
0:17:05 > 0:17:08We have the items but, unfortunately we don't have the owners.
0:17:08 > 0:17:11They can't make it today. So good luck to Tim and Diane.
0:17:11 > 0:17:15David's gonna get on the phone when we've sold both of these. Here's the first lot.
0:17:15 > 0:17:18Victorian Staffordshire flat back, the fort.
0:17:18 > 0:17:19That's attractive enough.
0:17:19 > 0:17:2250 for this, please? 50?
0:17:22 > 0:17:25Start me 40, then, somewhere? £40?
0:17:25 > 0:17:26No? £40?
0:17:26 > 0:17:31Not as popular as they used to be, I'm afraid. £40, anywhere?
0:17:31 > 0:17:35- No?- Not one bid in the room. Oh.
0:17:35 > 0:17:37- OK, here's the second... - You can phone them!
0:17:37 > 0:17:41Ok. Here's the Carlton ware, top end, £500.
0:17:41 > 0:17:43The Carlton ware vase,
0:17:43 > 0:17:47that's a nice large lump, there. Rather attractive.
0:17:47 > 0:17:49And I have commission interest,
0:17:49 > 0:17:55so I'm gonna have to start bidding with me at £340, lot 615.
0:17:55 > 0:17:58- With me at £340?- That's just sold it, really.
0:17:58 > 0:18:02With the commissions I'm going in straight at £340, here to be sold.
0:18:02 > 0:18:03340.
0:18:03 > 0:18:06- Oh, good.- 360, is that?- Yes.- 360.
0:18:06 > 0:18:07380, now, with me?
0:18:07 > 0:18:10- Yes.- 380. That's a 400?- Yes.
0:18:10 > 0:18:12I have 405 commission.
0:18:12 > 0:18:16With me at £405, it's going, make no mistake.
0:18:18 > 0:18:19Yes, the hammer's gone down.
0:18:19 > 0:18:22We got the second one away, and that was mid estimate,
0:18:22 > 0:18:24- so that was well done, David. - That's good.
0:18:28 > 0:18:32Now, this next lot is so unusual, I've not seen anything like it.
0:18:32 > 0:18:35I kind of like it because it's so different. It's a fruit bowl
0:18:35 > 0:18:37shaped like a boat and it belongs to June,
0:18:37 > 0:18:40- and we're looking for 150-odd pounds?- We're hoping so.- Top end.
0:18:40 > 0:18:42It's a nice thing.
0:18:42 > 0:18:45I don't know how the bidders of Kendal are going to take to this,
0:18:45 > 0:18:49- cos it's quite striking in design, isn't it?- It is very exciting.
0:18:49 > 0:18:53- I think it's a little bit exotic. - Yeah.- I love it.
0:18:53 > 0:18:57Yeah, it's definitely got the Scandinavian kind of look about it, hasn't it?
0:18:57 > 0:19:00When you think about designers like Georg Jensen,
0:19:00 > 0:19:03you think, "Yes, different, but there's quality there."
0:19:03 > 0:19:05Fingers crossed. Let's see what it does.
0:19:05 > 0:19:09Art Nouveau pewter. Rather nice fruit bowl.
0:19:09 > 0:19:13£100, anywhere? £80, I'm bid, thank you very much. 80.
0:19:13 > 0:19:1785. 90. 95. 100.
0:19:17 > 0:19:19Commission's out. 100 in the room, now.
0:19:19 > 0:19:22In the room at £100. Any advance? To my right
0:19:22 > 0:19:27- In the room at £100. 110.- Great. - Ah, yes!- 120.
0:19:27 > 0:19:31In the room at £120. It's going in the room at £120.
0:19:33 > 0:19:36- He's sold it.- That's probably about the right price for it.
0:19:36 > 0:19:38- Yeah, we did it, we did it. - Great, it's sold!
0:19:45 > 0:19:47Right, it's my turn to be the expert.
0:19:47 > 0:19:53We've got some Parian ware, it's Minton, it belongs to Bob and Mel, who's just here. Hello!
0:19:53 > 0:19:56- How've you been since the last time I saw you?- Fine.
0:19:56 > 0:19:59School holidays now. Enjoying it?
0:19:59 > 0:20:02It's really fun, cos in the school holidays it's like...
0:20:02 > 0:20:04- there's loads of things to do.- Yeah.
0:20:04 > 0:20:06Well, we've got £200 to £300 on this, Bob.
0:20:06 > 0:20:09We've got a reserve of 170.
0:20:09 > 0:20:13I hope I don't let you both down, do you know that?
0:20:13 > 0:20:19I think we have to put our fingers together. Let's cross our fingers. OK, Mel? Oh, Mel's already done it.
0:20:19 > 0:20:23Rather attractive piece of Minton Parian ware, Una and the Lion.
0:20:23 > 0:20:27I have commission bids, so I'm going to have to start this one
0:20:27 > 0:20:30between the two and go at £320.
0:20:30 > 0:20:33- Oh, yes!- £320. - Straight in at the top end.
0:20:33 > 0:20:36With me at 320. 340, anywhere?
0:20:36 > 0:20:40At £320, now. With the commission at 320.
0:20:42 > 0:20:45Straight in at £320, Mel!
0:20:45 > 0:20:47So what's the money going towards?
0:20:47 > 0:20:49- We'll recarpet my dad's house. - Will you?
0:20:49 > 0:20:51So he's doing his house up, is he, really?
0:20:51 > 0:20:53Are you gonna get any money as well?
0:20:53 > 0:20:56School holidays. What would you like to do, if you could?
0:20:56 > 0:21:00- I'd like to go to London.- You'd like to go to London, would you?
0:21:00 > 0:21:02Ooh, do you really wanna go there?
0:21:02 > 0:21:06- You get stuck in traffic. - I want to go sightseeing. - Sightseeing.- See everything.
0:21:06 > 0:21:11- Dad'll take you one day, won't you? - At least she's not shopping. - At least you're not shopping!
0:21:14 > 0:21:17Today I'm off to somewhere very special, Piel Island.
0:21:17 > 0:21:21You can see it just over there on the brow, there, on the horizon.
0:21:21 > 0:21:26Now, I believe the King of Piel himself is coming to pick me up, so I'm very honoured.
0:21:26 > 0:21:29And, in fact, there he is now in that four-wheel-drive.
0:21:29 > 0:21:34I don't know how often the king or the queen get over to the shops, so
0:21:34 > 0:21:40I've brought them a basket full of food, a nice packed lunch we can all enjoy today.
0:21:40 > 0:21:43I'm keen to find out more about the island, and who better to tell me than this chap,
0:21:43 > 0:21:49Steve Chattaway, who's the current landlord of the Ship Inn pub of Piel Island,
0:21:49 > 0:21:51- which means you are the current king, Steve.- I am.
0:21:51 > 0:21:54Now, should I call you Your Highness or Steve?
0:21:54 > 0:21:58- Steve's fine.- I think that's better, don't you?- Definitely.- Look what I brought.- Thank you very much.
0:21:58 > 0:22:02- This is courtesy of us, from Flog It!- Makes a change from making my own bread.
0:22:02 > 0:22:04How often do you make this trip across to the mainland?
0:22:04 > 0:22:09It depends how busy the island is and how many stores we go through, how much beer we sell,
0:22:09 > 0:22:11but two or three times a week, usually.
0:22:11 > 0:22:12And are these sands dangerous?
0:22:12 > 0:22:15- It's very tidal here, isn't it? - They can be dangerous.
0:22:15 > 0:22:20I wouldn't recommend anybody going across without local knowledge or taking advice first.
0:22:20 > 0:22:23- So can we jump in? - Course we can. Climb aboard.
0:22:23 > 0:22:29Piel Island is located just off the Furness Peninsula, a stone's throw away from Barrow-in-Furness.
0:22:29 > 0:22:34There is evidence of human habitation on the island going back at least 3,000 years,
0:22:34 > 0:22:40and it was probably visited by the Celts and later the Romans during their conquest of Britain.
0:22:40 > 0:22:45The island boasts a castle, Piel Castle, which was built around 1327
0:22:45 > 0:22:49by the monks that resided at Furness Abbey in Barrow,
0:22:49 > 0:22:55and it was mainly used as a fortified warehouse for the storage of grain and wool.
0:22:55 > 0:23:00There is also an inn on Piel Island called The Ship, and although its origins are obscure,
0:23:00 > 0:23:03it is thought to date back at least 300 years.
0:23:05 > 0:23:06Welcome to Piel Island.
0:23:06 > 0:23:10Oh, thank you very much. Innit lovely?!
0:23:10 > 0:23:13So what brought you over to the island?
0:23:13 > 0:23:17- Oh, it's... We've been coming over since we were kids...- Yeah.
0:23:17 > 0:23:19Just can't keep away from the place.
0:23:19 > 0:23:23Cos we sail too, so we used to come over every weekend with the yacht
0:23:23 > 0:23:25when the kids were little, it was fantastic.
0:23:25 > 0:23:29- You applied for the job of landlord of the pub?- Yes. Yeah, we did.
0:23:29 > 0:23:31- And how many people applied for that?- There was 300 applicants,
0:23:31 > 0:23:34from all over the world, from Russia, Poland, America.
0:23:34 > 0:23:37Everybody fancied being a king. PAUL LAUGHS
0:23:37 > 0:23:41We were fortunate enough to be selected by the local council.
0:23:41 > 0:23:44And obviously, with the pub, you inherit the title.
0:23:44 > 0:23:46How does that work and why does that work?
0:23:46 > 0:23:51In 1487 a chap called Lambert Simnel invaded with 3,000 mercenaries.
0:23:51 > 0:23:56- Yeah.- With the intention of taking over the throne from Henry V.
0:23:57 > 0:24:02But what happened was, basically they got trounced at Stoke Field,
0:24:02 > 0:24:08Lambert Simnel was only a young boy at the time and finished up his time serving in the king's household.
0:24:08 > 0:24:14Ever since then, it's become a tradition that the landlord of the pub becomes the King of Piel Island.
0:24:14 > 0:24:17So we have a crown and we have a sword and a throne.
0:24:17 > 0:24:20So how long have you been landlord and king?
0:24:20 > 0:24:23We had a coronation last year on September the 13th.
0:24:23 > 0:24:28We've actually had the licence for about three years, but we've only been trading for two.
0:24:28 > 0:24:31- Are you enjoying it so far? - Oh, it's absolutely fantastic.
0:24:31 > 0:24:33Absolutely fantastic. And it's quirky as well, being a king.
0:24:33 > 0:24:36What are your...sort of, royal duties?
0:24:36 > 0:24:38What do you have to do?
0:24:38 > 0:24:41The royal duties, basically you have to appoint knights.
0:24:41 > 0:24:45Services to the Crown, basically to the Crown and the island and the community.
0:24:45 > 0:24:49It's sort of like a reward, which is quite a big celebration and party.
0:24:49 > 0:24:51Any other duties?
0:24:51 > 0:24:55Well, you're entitled to the virtue of any maiden on the island.
0:24:55 > 0:24:58But there's not many of them around!
0:24:58 > 0:25:00What does your wife think of that?
0:25:00 > 0:25:02You can ask her if you like, she's here.
0:25:02 > 0:25:07Come on in, Sheila. We're only jesting, aren't we really?
0:25:07 > 0:25:12- Well, yes.- What role do you have to do, as the queen?
0:25:12 > 0:25:14I live in Steve's shadow, really.
0:25:14 > 0:25:17I do all the background work and Steve is the face of the island.
0:25:17 > 0:25:20You're the king and queen of the island.
0:25:20 > 0:25:22Can I have a tour of your kingdom?
0:25:22 > 0:25:25- Of course you can. - Show me round, come on then.
0:25:39 > 0:25:41Tell me the little bit more about the history of the pub.
0:25:41 > 0:25:44The pub goes back to about the 17th century...
0:25:46 > 0:25:49It originally, as far we can gather, it was a chandler's
0:25:49 > 0:25:53and then evolved into a pub, and then a guesthouse and hotel.
0:25:55 > 0:25:58How do the visitors get to the island?
0:25:58 > 0:26:02They can walk across the sands is one way. We do guided walks and things.
0:26:02 > 0:26:08Alternatively, they can get the ferry from Roa Island. There's a little 12 person ferry.
0:26:08 > 0:26:10Or if you've got your own boat, you can sail here.
0:26:10 > 0:26:13The Ship Inn is currently being refurbished.
0:26:13 > 0:26:16When it re-opens, it's going to provide accommodation.
0:26:16 > 0:26:18Conditions on the island are basic.
0:26:18 > 0:26:19There's no mains electricity.
0:26:19 > 0:26:22Instead, the generator is relied upon.
0:26:22 > 0:26:27This doesn't stop the hordes of campers who come to Piel when the weather is good.
0:26:27 > 0:26:30- I can see the ruins of the castle there. Shall we take a look?- Yeah.
0:26:33 > 0:26:38One of the major attractions on the island is Piel Castle, which is the most breathtaking of ruins.
0:26:44 > 0:26:47Absolutely incredible!
0:26:47 > 0:26:49- Isn't it?- It's beautiful.
0:26:49 > 0:26:51What does the castle date back to?
0:26:51 > 0:26:54It dates back to the 12th century.
0:26:54 > 0:26:57It was built by the Cistercians at Furness Abbey.
0:26:57 > 0:27:04It was built as a warehouse and as a secure stronghold originally, because of the export of wool.
0:27:04 > 0:27:08Can you imagine the Abbots at the time, were like the local mafia?
0:27:08 > 0:27:12There was some serious money changing hands.
0:27:12 > 0:27:17- They had to build something like this.- You don't expect to see this when you get to the island, do you?
0:27:17 > 0:27:20No. It's a really well-built Castle.
0:27:20 > 0:27:22It's not been a cheap and nasty affair.
0:27:22 > 0:27:24It's a top of the range Castle.
0:27:24 > 0:27:26This is the bailey here, isn't it?
0:27:26 > 0:27:30That's correct. We came through the gate house. This was actually where I was crowned King of Piel.
0:27:30 > 0:27:34There was about 2,500 people on this inner bailey, sat on the walls and things.
0:27:34 > 0:27:37- It was absolutely fantastic. - What a ceremony.
0:27:37 > 0:27:39What a view!
0:27:39 > 0:27:41It's awesome, isn't it?
0:27:41 > 0:27:45This is where we come every evening, we sit and see the sunsets and have a gin and tonic,
0:27:45 > 0:27:48when everybody has gone home and it's nice and peaceful.
0:27:48 > 0:27:50And you think, "Yes, it's worth it."
0:27:50 > 0:27:52This is why we live here, yeah.
0:27:53 > 0:27:59It may feel like a bleak outpost of the British Isles, but Piel has a unique charm all of its own.
0:27:59 > 0:28:02I can just imagine what it's like on a sunny day.
0:28:02 > 0:28:05Thank you so much for showing me around. I thoroughly enjoyed it.
0:28:05 > 0:28:09I'm going to come back and have a pint when the pub is open.
0:28:09 > 0:28:12- Please do.- You're not sending me back the same way though, are you?
0:28:12 > 0:28:16No, you've got the illustrious John, who's going to take you off.
0:28:16 > 0:28:18- The Piel ferry. - That Piel ferry, yes.
0:28:18 > 0:28:20- I'll give it a go. Cheerio.- Bye. - Bye.
0:28:20 > 0:28:22Good to see you, John.
0:28:24 > 0:28:28I've got my brolly, because I feel it's going to pour down with rain.
0:28:44 > 0:28:48It's back to the valuation day at St Bernard's Catholic High School.
0:28:48 > 0:28:51David has found an item which has caught his eye.
0:28:55 > 0:28:57Clive, who owns this?
0:28:57 > 0:28:59Don't know.
0:28:59 > 0:29:02It must be yours? Is this a big boy's plaything?
0:29:02 > 0:29:04Well, it is to some extent.
0:29:04 > 0:29:11- it's been given to us for the locomotive 612 Princess Elizabeth, to sell for money towards that.- Right.
0:29:11 > 0:29:13So you're supporting a real engine?
0:29:13 > 0:29:15That's correct.
0:29:15 > 0:29:19- And is it on the rails? - It's on the rails, yes.
0:29:19 > 0:29:23We need 123 new small tubes to be replaced before it goes back.
0:29:23 > 0:29:26- How much is that going to cost? - £8,000.
0:29:26 > 0:29:29- You're not going to raise £8,000 from this.- No, that's true.
0:29:29 > 0:29:31This has been given to you?
0:29:31 > 0:29:33Yes, by one of our members.
0:29:33 > 0:29:37- To be sold and then the proceeds goes to support the Princess Elizabeth?- That's correct.
0:29:37 > 0:29:39OK, I follow that.
0:29:39 > 0:29:42Now, I find this particularly interesting.
0:29:42 > 0:29:45It could be a Bassett-Lowke from Northampton.
0:29:48 > 0:29:53Is there any relationship to this from where it came?
0:29:53 > 0:29:58Our member who gave it to us lives near Northampton, he lives at Quinton.
0:29:58 > 0:30:00He believes it's a Bassett-Lowke.
0:30:00 > 0:30:02We've not established whether it is or not.
0:30:02 > 0:30:06This, if it came from Northampton, where they were manufactured initially,
0:30:06 > 0:30:11I think could possibly be quite correct, it's Bassett-Lowke.
0:30:11 > 0:30:17Probably not made by that company, but under licence, maybe to
0:30:17 > 0:30:20Carette or Bing, well, the two were together.
0:30:20 > 0:30:22Carette and Bing - a German company.
0:30:22 > 0:30:27I think their partnership was from 1919 to about 1933.
0:30:27 > 0:30:30This falls into line with this particular engine.
0:30:30 > 0:30:34It's the 2178, what did they call it?
0:30:34 > 0:30:37- The Tilbury tank.- The Tilbury tank.
0:30:37 > 0:30:40This Tilbury tank is of that period, about 1931 or 1933, is it not?
0:30:40 > 0:30:43Somewhere around that area, yes.
0:30:43 > 0:30:49This is a very high quality steam-driven engine.
0:30:49 > 0:30:52Josh, there are all these levers on it. What are they for?
0:30:52 > 0:30:53This might be for the throttle.
0:30:53 > 0:30:56That's to make it go faster?
0:30:56 > 0:30:58- I think.- OK.
0:30:58 > 0:31:02And I think this could the to release the steam?
0:31:02 > 0:31:05That's the escape valve there, isn't it?
0:31:05 > 0:31:07- Yes. - Gosh, you know a lot about engines.
0:31:07 > 0:31:09Have you been on a real live engine?
0:31:09 > 0:31:10Yes.
0:31:10 > 0:31:15- Really? Inside the carriage or on the platform?- In the carriage.
0:31:15 > 0:31:17In the carriage, my word!
0:31:17 > 0:31:24I look at the actual enamel on it, and there's a huge section of enamel from here and here.
0:31:24 > 0:31:29I think it needs to undergo a little bit of restoration, particularly the paintwork here.
0:31:29 > 0:31:30This, I think will go
0:31:30 > 0:31:32somewhere in the region...
0:31:32 > 0:31:38I hope, of about £500-800.
0:31:38 > 0:31:44If I really squeeze my fingers tight, it might go over £1,000.
0:31:44 > 0:31:46- What do you think about that, Josh? - Very good.
0:31:46 > 0:31:50- Where will the money go to? - It'll go to this locomotive.
0:31:50 > 0:31:51That's the Princess Elizabeth.
0:31:54 > 0:31:57Well, I hope we can raise a lot of money for that, don't you?
0:31:57 > 0:32:00- Yes.- I think it's very good indeed.
0:32:00 > 0:32:02Are we going to put a reserve on it, Clive?
0:32:02 > 0:32:06- Yes, we'd like to put a reserve on it.- What are we going to put on it?
0:32:06 > 0:32:08- 450?- I think that's very sensible.
0:32:08 > 0:32:11At least it guarantees it sells.
0:32:11 > 0:32:14OK. I hope it'll go for 1000.
0:32:20 > 0:32:24- Alan, welcome to Flog It! - Thank you, very much.
0:32:24 > 0:32:26Does this little girl have a name?
0:32:26 > 0:32:29I don't think so. I've never heard the name, but you never know.
0:32:29 > 0:32:32I don't recall my mother ever saying it had one.
0:32:32 > 0:32:35- So it belonged your mum?- Yes.
0:32:35 > 0:32:39Tell me how it came to you.
0:32:39 > 0:32:41She received it...
0:32:41 > 0:32:48She was born in 1919 and she got it as a birthday present when she was four or five.
0:32:49 > 0:32:53It wasn't new then. I always remember her telling me that.
0:32:53 > 0:32:55When she died, 15 years ago,
0:32:55 > 0:33:01I took it home with me, and it's been locked in a cupboard ever since.
0:33:01 > 0:33:02Poor wee soul!
0:33:02 > 0:33:05- I keep looking at it every now and again.- Feeling guilty?
0:33:05 > 0:33:08Thinking maybe it should go.
0:33:08 > 0:33:10Today, I thought, the time has come.
0:33:10 > 0:33:14The thing about it, Alan, is when it's sold it'll go to a collector,
0:33:14 > 0:33:21- who will get pleasure from it, which is a bit better than locking her in the cupboard.- You're right.
0:33:21 > 0:33:26She's a German doll, from the factory of Heubach.
0:33:26 > 0:33:29I'd think she was pre-First World War.
0:33:29 > 0:33:34I think you're right in saying she wasn't new when your mum got her.
0:33:34 > 0:33:36That's right, that's what she said.
0:33:36 > 0:33:39So, turn of the century.
0:33:39 > 0:33:42She has a bisque face.
0:33:42 > 0:33:45She has a sweet expression.
0:33:45 > 0:33:48Her eyes open and close, she's lovely blue eyes, just like yourself!
0:33:48 > 0:33:50Thank you, very much.
0:33:51 > 0:33:58A composition body, jointed arms and jointed legs in good condition.
0:33:58 > 0:34:02Something has happened to her wee pinkie?
0:34:02 > 0:34:05- Yes, I've got it in my pocket. - Have you?
0:34:05 > 0:34:07I don't know when it came off, actually.
0:34:07 > 0:34:10When we found it today when I was bringing it, there it was,
0:34:10 > 0:34:13just lying by the side of it. We brought that as well.
0:34:13 > 0:34:20We'll Sellotape it on to the hand, so whoever buys it knows that they can organise the restoration.
0:34:20 > 0:34:22It's not a big job.
0:34:22 > 0:34:25I'd say that she's in very good condition.
0:34:25 > 0:34:28Her hair, this is the original wig.
0:34:28 > 0:34:33She's got a lovely wee tartan bonnet on. I don't think that's original!
0:34:33 > 0:34:35She always said it wasn't.
0:34:35 > 0:34:38If we look at the back...
0:34:39 > 0:34:46we can see that we have the Heubach,
0:34:46 > 0:34:50back stamp, here on the bisque head.
0:34:50 > 0:34:55I think, a very nice item and an interesting little doll.
0:34:55 > 0:34:56I think she needs a new home.
0:34:56 > 0:34:58You're right.
0:34:58 > 0:35:01- Shall we take it to auction? - Yes, please.
0:35:01 > 0:35:07We'll put her into auction with an estimate of 100 to £150.
0:35:07 > 0:35:10We'll put a reserve of £80.
0:35:10 > 0:35:17- Let's hope that we gave this little girl, with no name, a lovely new home.- Thank you.
0:35:17 > 0:35:18Thank you for bringing her in.
0:35:25 > 0:35:27- Wendy?- Yes.
0:35:27 > 0:35:32This picture of a pigeon, Young Theft.
0:35:32 > 0:35:35- Where does the name come from? - I don't know.
0:35:35 > 0:35:40That was the year I was born, 1937, when it won that race.
0:35:40 > 0:35:43My word, so your father had two things to celebrate.
0:35:43 > 0:35:47His winning pigeon and then the birth of you.
0:35:47 > 0:35:50Well, I don't know whether that was anything to celebrate!
0:35:50 > 0:35:52It's a nice thought, isn't it?
0:35:52 > 0:35:54I love this picture by Andrew Beer.
0:35:54 > 0:35:59- He was a prolific artist of this type of livestock, wasn't he?- Yes.
0:35:59 > 0:36:01Most of his pictures were of pigeons.
0:36:01 > 0:36:06We only found that out last night, on Google, my husband went on.
0:36:06 > 0:36:08We had never heard of him.
0:36:08 > 0:36:13Look at this! He's quite a well known artist amongst pigeon fanciers.
0:36:13 > 0:36:19- What's so interesting is that breeding pigeons now is back in favour.- Is it?
0:36:19 > 0:36:25This one, I understand from a prior conversation, also was used for active war service?
0:36:25 > 0:36:28Several of my father's pigeons were.
0:36:28 > 0:36:30Commandeered, rather like cars?
0:36:30 > 0:36:34- Yes.- So the poor little devils were taken all the way to France?
0:36:34 > 0:36:38Then had to fly back with messages.
0:36:38 > 0:36:41- Was your father there to take the messages off?- No, a general came.
0:36:41 > 0:36:43A general came.
0:36:43 > 0:36:45- It was such secret information!- Yes.
0:36:45 > 0:36:47And is there nobody in the family that wants this?
0:36:47 > 0:36:49No, definitely not.
0:36:49 > 0:36:51- There are no pigeon fanciers?- No.
0:36:51 > 0:36:54I think if this comes up for sale, we're looking at the art sales index
0:36:54 > 0:37:00just to check whether in fact Andrew Beer has sold at auction before and he has.
0:37:00 > 0:37:03He makes very good prices.
0:37:03 > 0:37:04I think it needs it darn good clean.
0:37:04 > 0:37:07- It does, yes.- Particularly, here,
0:37:07 > 0:37:11where there's obviously paint dabs from ceiling decoration
0:37:11 > 0:37:14- or wall decoration.- I think it's probably my father that did that.
0:37:14 > 0:37:18From painting the ceiling? So it splashed onto the picture as well.
0:37:20 > 0:37:25I can imagine there being a line all the way round the picture!
0:37:25 > 0:37:27You put a new frame on it?
0:37:27 > 0:37:29- Yes.- You must've thought a lot of it.
0:37:29 > 0:37:31I did. Well, it was falling to bits.
0:37:31 > 0:37:33Have you kept the old frame?
0:37:33 > 0:37:36No, it was absolutely broken.
0:37:36 > 0:37:38- Was it a gilt frame? - No, it was just a wooden frame.
0:37:38 > 0:37:40Just an ordinary wooden frame.
0:37:40 > 0:37:44- Although this is a nice frame, I don't think it's appropriate frame for the period.- No.
0:37:44 > 0:37:50It may well be that anybody who acquires this is going to put it into a more appropriate frame.
0:37:50 > 0:37:55A more rustic style frame, which would go for the sort of romanticism of the hobby.
0:37:57 > 0:38:00Price...
0:38:00 > 0:38:02- 250 upwards, to 500.- Right.
0:38:02 > 0:38:07I think this needs cleaning and a little bit of restoration.
0:38:07 > 0:38:10- We should keep the reserve to £250. - Right.
0:38:10 > 0:38:14- Wendy, let's hope we get a good price on Daddy's pigeon.- Thank you.
0:38:17 > 0:38:23It's now time for our final trip to the auction room and we're selling the Tilbury Tank train.
0:38:23 > 0:38:28Her two guardians, Clive and Josh, will spend the proceeds on the upkeep of a much larger model.
0:38:29 > 0:38:35This German doll came from Alan's mother, but and Alan has locked her away unloved in a cupboard.
0:38:35 > 0:38:38- She needs a new home.- You're right.
0:38:38 > 0:38:41Wendy is selling her inherited picture of a pigeon by Andrew Beer.
0:38:41 > 0:38:45She obviously isn't a pigeon fancier like her father.
0:38:45 > 0:38:47The first item under the hammer is Alan's doll.
0:38:47 > 0:38:51The auctioneer David Hunter is on the rostrum.
0:38:51 > 0:38:53Alan, I can't wait to see what the German doll does.
0:38:53 > 0:38:56We're looking at around £150 top end for this.
0:38:56 > 0:38:58- It was your mum's.- Yes.
0:38:58 > 0:39:02It's in great condition considering she's had it since she was five.
0:39:02 > 0:39:04It stands alone in the auction room.
0:39:04 > 0:39:07There are no other dolls here.
0:39:07 > 0:39:10I was a wee bit worried about that, but I've estimated quite low.
0:39:10 > 0:39:14We have a reserve of £80 on it.
0:39:14 > 0:39:17If it doesn't get it, try it in another sale.
0:39:17 > 0:39:22We'll keep our fingers crossed. We've internet bidding, and we have a busy sale here, so...
0:39:22 > 0:39:24- And there are a lot of doll collectors out there.- Yes.
0:39:24 > 0:39:30The 19th-century bisque-head German doll, impressed A and W, Dusseldorf.
0:39:30 > 0:39:32Start me on commission at £80.
0:39:32 > 0:39:38£80 on commission, at 80. 85, 90.
0:39:38 > 0:39:42Five, 100. £100 still with me on commission, £100.
0:39:42 > 0:39:44£100, looking for 10 anywhere?
0:39:44 > 0:39:46£100 on commission, any further?
0:39:46 > 0:39:48At £100.
0:39:48 > 0:39:52Good, it's gone. We needed that.
0:39:52 > 0:39:55I was a bit scared, frightened actually.
0:39:55 > 0:39:57That's a good result.
0:39:57 > 0:40:01- I'm pleased with that.- There's a bit of commission to pay, don't forget.
0:40:01 > 0:40:03Yeah. But, as long as somebody has given it a home.
0:40:03 > 0:40:05It'll be loved and looked after again.
0:40:05 > 0:40:08And you're fed up playing with it!
0:40:09 > 0:40:12- Yeah.- Well, it was in the cupboard, wasn't it?
0:40:12 > 0:40:14Just couldn't quite get in the cupboard with it...
0:40:20 > 0:40:24Next up to go under the hammer is a painting of a pigeon.
0:40:24 > 0:40:26Let's hope it flies away, shall we?
0:40:26 > 0:40:30- I hope so.- We've got a valuation of £250-500 on this, David.
0:40:30 > 0:40:36He's a well recorded artist and that's within the margin of the prices he's realised at auction.
0:40:36 > 0:40:38Why are you selling, anyway?
0:40:38 > 0:40:44I've offered it to my three children, and I said, "Would you put it on the wall if I gave it to you,"
0:40:44 > 0:40:45but they don't want it.
0:40:45 > 0:40:48All that history about the pigeon being used...
0:40:48 > 0:40:50in the First or Second World War?
0:40:50 > 0:40:52The Second World War, yes, yes.
0:40:52 > 0:40:54It used to carry messages about from France.
0:40:54 > 0:40:56Young Theft, the pigeon study.
0:40:56 > 0:40:57Start me at 200, somebody will?
0:40:57 > 0:41:02£200 bid, 200 bid now, 200.
0:41:02 > 0:41:04I'll take 20, 220. 240, 240.
0:41:04 > 0:41:10250, then. 260, 260. At 260.
0:41:10 > 0:41:14He sold it, didn't he. £260.
0:41:14 > 0:41:17- That's good.- Just got it away.
0:41:17 > 0:41:19That's all right, isn't it?
0:41:19 > 0:41:23At the end of the day, it's a good result, it was within estimate.
0:41:23 > 0:41:25But we always like to try and get you the top end.
0:41:25 > 0:41:28It would be nice if it went further, but that's great.
0:41:33 > 0:41:35Next up, the model locomotive.
0:41:35 > 0:41:38All the proceeds of this sale are going towards a charity
0:41:38 > 0:41:42to restore the steam locomotive the Princess Elizabeth.
0:41:42 > 0:41:45We've got Clive and his grandson Joshua here.
0:41:45 > 0:41:49- Who has ridden on the steam plate, haven't you?- Yes.
0:41:49 > 0:41:51- And you're a train fanatic?- Yes.
0:41:51 > 0:41:55- You love all sorts of locomotives and trains, don't you?- Yes.
0:41:55 > 0:41:59Such a lovely hobby. And there's lots of railway memorabilia today.
0:41:59 > 0:42:02All the collectors are here, and things are flying out of the room.
0:42:02 > 0:42:05Let's hope, fingers crossed, we get the top end of David's estimate.
0:42:05 > 0:42:08Tilbury 442 tank loco,
0:42:08 > 0:42:10in the burgundy livery.
0:42:10 > 0:42:12I've one, two commission bids,
0:42:12 > 0:42:14so I have to start the bidding with me at £400.
0:42:14 > 0:42:16- £400 on commission,- Good start.
0:42:16 > 0:42:17400, looking for a 50s anywhere.
0:42:17 > 0:42:20450 in the room, at 450.
0:42:20 > 0:42:23500 on commission, 500.
0:42:23 > 0:42:24550, 600.
0:42:24 > 0:42:30650, 700. 750, 800. 850, 900.
0:42:30 > 0:42:32£900!
0:42:32 > 0:42:34950, £1,000.
0:42:34 > 0:42:36Up to 1000!
0:42:36 > 0:42:38£1,100, that takes all the commission out, at £1,100.
0:42:38 > 0:42:42£1,200 on the floor, 13, thank you.
0:42:42 > 0:42:451300, 1300 on the first line.
0:42:45 > 0:42:49Is there any further interest at £1,300?
0:42:49 > 0:42:51Yes! £1300!
0:42:51 > 0:42:541,300!
0:42:54 > 0:42:57Josh, clever Grandad bringing that!
0:42:57 > 0:43:00What a wonderful moment, David.
0:43:00 > 0:43:02- I'm so delighted for you.- Thank you.
0:43:02 > 0:43:06Thank you, and let's hope that locomotive is up and running
0:43:06 > 0:43:10and in pristine condition, so you can go and ride on it again.
0:43:10 > 0:43:12Sadly we've run out of time here.
0:43:12 > 0:43:15I hope you've enjoyed today's show.
0:43:15 > 0:43:20I know this young lad has, Joshua, his first auction and may he come back for many more.
0:43:20 > 0:43:22There are plenty more surprises on Flog It!, so keep watching.
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