0:00:02 > 0:00:05Today we are surrounded by our furry and feathered friends.
0:00:05 > 0:00:08And noisy ones, just look at these flamingos. Welcome to Flog It!
0:00:08 > 0:00:10from Whipsnade Zoo near Dunstable.
0:00:32 > 0:00:38Whipsnade has around 70 different species of birds and these scarlet macaws here, well, they're possibly
0:00:38 > 0:00:43the loudest and the most intelligent of the exhibits. If you want to see
0:00:43 > 0:00:46more beautiful feathered creatures, this is the place to visit.
0:00:46 > 0:00:48You could say the sky's the limit.
0:00:48 > 0:00:51BIRDS SQUAWK
0:00:52 > 0:00:55And from one flying machine to another, later on the programme,
0:00:55 > 0:01:00I'll be reaching for the skies as I visit RAF Halton in Buckinghamshire.
0:01:00 > 0:01:03Whey!
0:01:05 > 0:01:08But our main business today is on the ground.
0:01:08 > 0:01:11And keen to get their paws on all the bags
0:01:11 > 0:01:15and boxes today are our experts, the fabulous Thomas Plant and Michael Baggott.
0:01:15 > 0:01:20They will be looking at every item in the queue and whisking the best off to auction later on.
0:01:20 > 0:01:23Well, it's now 9:30, it's time to get this massive queue
0:01:23 > 0:01:26through the gates and on with the show.
0:01:28 > 0:01:33So, as the crowds rush in it appears Thomas has already clocked a great item.
0:01:33 > 0:01:38- Paul, thank you for coming along to Flog It!- Pleasure.
0:01:38 > 0:01:41- This is a family piece?- Yeah, passed down from my granddad.
0:01:41 > 0:01:45He had quite a large collection of carriage clocks.
0:01:45 > 0:01:48- But this is surplus to requirements.- Yeah.
0:01:48 > 0:01:50This is an English carriage clock
0:01:50 > 0:01:55and it looks like, from the front of the dial, if we can see here,
0:01:55 > 0:02:00it's got Benson on it. Benson a good London maker.
0:02:00 > 0:02:02A good white enamel face there.
0:02:02 > 0:02:06There's a slight crack on the corners, which you do expect to see,
0:02:06 > 0:02:10- which does affect the value.- Right. - But what's appealing to it
0:02:10 > 0:02:13is the actual design of the case. It's a lovely shaped case.
0:02:13 > 0:02:16- Mmm.- Normally they're very straight
0:02:16 > 0:02:20but these have got these sort of nice mouldings to the brass.
0:02:20 > 0:02:23And what I do like about it is that
0:02:23 > 0:02:27it hasn't been polished too much which is a good sign.
0:02:27 > 0:02:31- Or is that a bad thing?- No, it's a good sign, it's a good sign.
0:02:31 > 0:02:35Now if I press this button... it does repeat.
0:02:35 > 0:02:38Look, you can see the hammer going backwards...
0:02:38 > 0:02:42And it's 19th century. Now that's a broad hundred years,
0:02:42 > 0:02:46- Later part of the 19th century so we're looking at the late Victorian period.- Oh.
0:02:46 > 0:02:50Late 19, it could age towards the Edwardian period, but with the style
0:02:50 > 0:02:53of the piece, it's looking at Victorian.
0:02:53 > 0:03:00- They always have a very static value at auction...- Yeah. - ..items like this, and, um...
0:03:00 > 0:03:05it's always in the low hundreds, so my estimation for this
0:03:05 > 0:03:08- is we're looking at £300 to £500. - Really?- Yes.
0:03:08 > 0:03:13- Now that surprised me. I thought it would be a lot less. And I'm quite gobsmacked by that.- Really?
0:03:13 > 0:03:16- Yes.- Well, I think if we say 300 to 500,
0:03:16 > 0:03:20- but if we say a reserve of £200, is that all right?- Brilliant, yeah.
0:03:20 > 0:03:24- If it doesn't sell, there's another day, there's another auction.- Right. - I look forward to seeing you.
0:03:24 > 0:03:27Fantastic. Thank you very, very much.
0:03:34 > 0:03:40Valerie, thank you for bringing in what looks like a very promising box.
0:03:40 > 0:03:42- Let's hope so.- I know what should be in here,
0:03:42 > 0:03:45from the shape of the case, but let's see.
0:03:45 > 0:03:48Oh, marvellous! And there we go.
0:03:48 > 0:03:52- Wonderful Victorian three-piece christening set.- Right.
0:03:52 > 0:03:54Really almost the wrong version that you get.
0:03:54 > 0:03:57- Really?- Often you will get a spoon and a fork, then you will get
0:03:57 > 0:04:00the spoon, fork and knife.
0:04:00 > 0:04:02And then maybe you'll get a napkin ring thrown in.
0:04:02 > 0:04:05But the very best ones, you get the christening mug as well.
0:04:05 > 0:04:07Look at the wonderful condition.
0:04:07 > 0:04:10- Never been out of that case, has it?- No, it's lovely, isn't it?
0:04:10 > 0:04:12So where does it normally live?
0:04:12 > 0:04:17It used to be in my mother's house and obviously when she passed away,
0:04:17 > 0:04:20I laid claim to it because I liked it.
0:04:20 > 0:04:23Well, unusually it isn't - wonderfully, I might add -
0:04:23 > 0:04:25isn't inscribed with anybody's name so...
0:04:25 > 0:04:29- No.- Do you know who it was presented to in the family?
0:04:29 > 0:04:35To be honest, I'm not certain but I think it was probably one of the grandparents.
0:04:35 > 0:04:39Look here, we've got RM over EH as the maker's mark,
0:04:39 > 0:04:41That's Martin Hall and Company.
0:04:41 > 0:04:44- Right.- And they're a large Sheffield manufacturer.
0:04:44 > 0:04:47- But sometimes they had their work assayed in London.- Oh, right.
0:04:47 > 0:04:53- And alongside it we've got London marks for 1875.- Ah.
0:04:53 > 0:04:58And what's lovely is we've also got those same marks
0:04:58 > 0:05:02on the knife, fork and spoon so it all ties in together.
0:05:02 > 0:05:05- Mmm.- Wonderful set and I'm sure it's a set
0:05:05 > 0:05:09that two collectors would fight over. Any idea of the value?
0:05:11 > 0:05:15- Oh, 100-ish.- 100-ish?
0:05:15 > 0:05:16Where's my wallet when I need it.
0:05:16 > 0:05:20- I think we can safely put a reserve of £150 on it.- Oh, lovely.
0:05:20 > 0:05:24- And an estimate of £150 to £250. - Yeah? Oh, that's good.
0:05:24 > 0:05:27And to be honest I'd be disappointed if we weren't reaching
0:05:27 > 0:05:31nearer the top end of that because we've got the original case.
0:05:31 > 0:05:33But let's close it back up
0:05:33 > 0:05:37and hope that somebody loves it as much as I do at the auction.
0:05:37 > 0:05:41- Thank you so much for bringing it in. - You're very welcome.- Thank you.
0:05:49 > 0:05:50- Dave.- Yes, Tom.
0:05:50 > 0:05:54Look at these. Tell me, are you a pot-lid collector?
0:05:54 > 0:05:57I'm not. My father was a pot-lid collector
0:05:57 > 0:05:59And when did he collect them?
0:05:59 > 0:06:01About 20, 25 years ago.
0:06:01 > 0:06:06Now these are lids that you would have on the top of bases
0:06:06 > 0:06:09which would contain gentleman's relish,
0:06:09 > 0:06:12anchovy paste, toothpaste...
0:06:12 > 0:06:16- They are late Victorian, second half, and these are the lids.- Yes.
0:06:16 > 0:06:21The bases are normally white and not interesting to people
0:06:21 > 0:06:24so we have just got a collection of Staffordshire Prattware pot lids.
0:06:24 > 0:06:27- How many have we got?- 73 in total. - We've got a fraction
0:06:27 > 0:06:31- we're showing on the table.- Yes. - Something you're interested in?
0:06:31 > 0:06:36- I like them but I'd rather see a collector or someone else have them for their collection.- Absolutely.
0:06:36 > 0:06:40- Laid out on the table, they look stunning.- Does.
0:06:40 > 0:06:41And these are transfer printed.
0:06:41 > 0:06:46It's quite a difficult process to transfer the print on there and then to colour it.
0:06:46 > 0:06:51So the ones where the decoration, the transfer and the colours
0:06:51 > 0:06:55all match. And when you get a really crispy lid in condition
0:06:55 > 0:06:59and the transfer is great then the premium is seen
0:06:59 > 0:07:02in the price. They go for mega money.
0:07:02 > 0:07:05Are there any of them which you think are your favourites?
0:07:05 > 0:07:09- I like the first and second... - These two, the one with the...?
0:07:09 > 0:07:12- The gentleman and the lady in front of a window.- Yes.
0:07:12 > 0:07:15They are much clearer as you said, they do look clearer.
0:07:15 > 0:07:19- They look nice and crisp don't they? - Yes.- And it's quite a fun story.
0:07:19 > 0:07:23The first proposal rejected, so he goes out for a walk,
0:07:23 > 0:07:27you know, pretty gutted, he goes in for a second one.
0:07:27 > 0:07:29I don't know if she rejects it again but maybe
0:07:29 > 0:07:32they get married and there should be another lid for...
0:07:32 > 0:07:34- The divorce, perhaps! - A divorce lid.- Lovely!
0:07:36 > 0:07:41These lids, being a pair, actually do command quite a bit of money.
0:07:41 > 0:07:43They're probably worth £100 each.
0:07:43 > 0:07:45Another two which are nice are these ones here.
0:07:45 > 0:07:49"Our Pets", which is a collection of... which is children.
0:07:49 > 0:07:53Obviously, children in things do sell a lot better,
0:07:53 > 0:07:57- and these ones here are worth probably about £100 each.- Yes.
0:07:57 > 0:08:03The more general pot lids are worth between £20 and £50 for a really crispy lid.
0:08:03 > 0:08:07So you say you've got 73 and I've actually seen all 73.
0:08:07 > 0:08:12And I believe that we should get between...
0:08:12 > 0:08:16£2,000, at the least, up to about £4,000.
0:08:16 > 0:08:22It's a really wide bracket between 2,000 and 4,000 and I think we'll fall in between that.
0:08:22 > 0:08:24- Are you happy with that?- Yes.
0:08:24 > 0:08:27Well, fix the reserve at 2.
0:08:27 > 0:08:31- They are going to do better don't worry about that.- OK.
0:08:31 > 0:08:35They should do a lot better. But let's give the auction house
0:08:35 > 0:08:38a chance to maybe split them up or keep them as a whole.
0:08:38 > 0:08:41- Best to sell them on the one day cos they'll all turn up.- Right.
0:08:41 > 0:08:45- With the power of the internet, they'll be there. Happy with that? - Yes, I am.
0:08:45 > 0:08:47- Thank you very much.- Thank you.
0:08:53 > 0:08:56Charles, this is a marvellous little seal
0:08:56 > 0:09:00that you've brought along today. Sadly something's happened to it today, hasn't it?
0:09:00 > 0:09:03I'm afraid so, it's melted in my pocket, I think.
0:09:05 > 0:09:08That's not a major disaster, the old glue's just given way.
0:09:08 > 0:09:11But is this a family piece, something you've had for...?
0:09:11 > 0:09:16No, I bought it, ah, 25 or slightly longer years ago.
0:09:16 > 0:09:21- Oh, right.- I bought it from a second-hand jeweller's in St Albans
0:09:21 > 0:09:26and I had an extra band put on the top and had it made into a necklace
0:09:26 > 0:09:30- for my wife. That's the hand in hand.- That's lovely.
0:09:30 > 0:09:34If we take a closer look here, I mean, none of this is hallmarked...
0:09:34 > 0:09:36- No.- But from the colour of the gold,
0:09:36 > 0:09:39- we can tell that it's certainly 18 carats.- Yes.
0:09:39 > 0:09:44And we've got this armoured hand here with the gauntlet coming down
0:09:44 > 0:09:48and we've got this more genteel, feminine hand
0:09:48 > 0:09:51with the beautiful embroidery there, clasping it.
0:09:51 > 0:09:56So it's of course a clasp of friendship and of loyalty.
0:09:56 > 0:10:00"From Queen Victoria," which is marvellous.
0:10:00 > 0:10:03The seal itself is a piece of bloodstone
0:10:03 > 0:10:08which has been mounted with this floral wrapped gold collar
0:10:08 > 0:10:11and on the base we've got the initials of the person
0:10:11 > 0:10:15you imagine to whom it was presented, beneath the coronet.
0:10:15 > 0:10:19Now, when you've got four balls on your coronet, that makes you a baron.
0:10:19 > 0:10:22- Oh, right. - So he was Baron Somebody.- Yes.
0:10:22 > 0:10:26Probably not Baron Hardup with a wonderful seal like that!
0:10:26 > 0:10:31The slight difficulty when it comes to royal presentation inscriptions
0:10:31 > 0:10:35is that I've seen quite a few pieces
0:10:35 > 0:10:40over the years and they tend always to have Queen Victoria's monogram
0:10:40 > 0:10:47on them as well, so you'll get VR either on its own or conjoined under the royal crown.
0:10:47 > 0:10:52The fact that isn't there puts a slight seed of doubt in my mind.
0:10:52 > 0:10:56- Had it been presented by Queen Victoria...- Yes.
0:10:56 > 0:11:00- ..you're between £2,000 and £4,000 for it.- Mm-hm.
0:11:00 > 0:11:05Really today we've just got to look at it as just a very fine,
0:11:05 > 0:11:10early to mid-19th century, gold and bloodstone seal.
0:11:10 > 0:11:15- Right.- Realistically at auction I think it's going to make between £400 and £600.
0:11:15 > 0:11:19I would love to be proved wrong and have two royal collectors taking it
0:11:19 > 0:11:23- over the 1,000 and 1,800...- Yes. - But I think that's realistic.
0:11:23 > 0:11:27- Right.- If we put a fixed reserve of £400 on it
0:11:27 > 0:11:30- and hope that somebody in the auction...- Really likes it.
0:11:30 > 0:11:33..is a seal collector with a tube of superglue to put it back together!
0:11:33 > 0:11:38- But it's a marvellous thing and thank you so much for bringing it it. - Lovely. Nice to have met you.
0:11:41 > 0:11:46Well, we're now halfway through our day and we found some fabulous items and right now it's time
0:11:46 > 0:11:51to put those valuations to the test. So while we make our way over to the auction room, we'll leave you
0:11:51 > 0:11:56with a little reminder, just to jog your memory, of all the items going under the hammer.
0:11:56 > 0:11:58Paul is pleased with the valuation Thomas placed
0:11:58 > 0:12:03on his late grandfather's Victorian carriage clock.
0:12:03 > 0:12:05We're looking at £300 to £500.
0:12:05 > 0:12:07- Really? I'm quite gobsmacked by that.- Really?
0:12:07 > 0:12:09Found in her mother's attic,
0:12:09 > 0:12:13Valerie doesn't think her silver christening set is worth a fortune.
0:12:13 > 0:12:16- Any idea of the value?- 100-ish?
0:12:16 > 0:12:19Where's my wallet when I need it most?!
0:12:19 > 0:12:22Will Charles receive the stamp of approval from the saleroom
0:12:22 > 0:12:26for his gold seal marked "from Queen Victoria"?
0:12:26 > 0:12:28It's melted in my pocket, I think!
0:12:29 > 0:12:32And will the lids prised off Dave's Staffordshire pots
0:12:32 > 0:12:35produce a prize pot of gold in the auction room?
0:12:43 > 0:12:46For today's auction we've travelled to Hertfordshire
0:12:46 > 0:12:49and we're the guests of Tring Market Auctions. On the rostrum
0:12:49 > 0:12:51is old "Flog It!" favourite Stephen Hearn
0:12:51 > 0:12:54and he wants to have a chat with me about those pot lids
0:12:54 > 0:12:56so let's catch up with him.
0:12:56 > 0:13:00I bet you enjoyed cataloguing this lot!
0:13:00 > 0:13:03Dave brought these in and his father collected them
0:13:03 > 0:13:05in the '70s and during the '80s.
0:13:05 > 0:13:10Thomas has put a value of £2,000 to £4,000 for all these pot lids
0:13:10 > 0:13:15and on the day he said he's going to let the auctioneer decide whether or not to cherry-pick
0:13:15 > 0:13:17some of the best ones to split into a different lot.
0:13:17 > 0:13:19Well, we would have liked to have done that
0:13:19 > 0:13:22and we did approach the owner of them
0:13:22 > 0:13:26and he decided we would have to leave them as a collection.
0:13:26 > 0:13:29Right. Has that limited your market?
0:13:29 > 0:13:31It's limited the market considerably
0:13:31 > 0:13:35because most people like to collect them themselves as individual pot lids.
0:13:35 > 0:13:39- Yeah, that's the fun, it's the journey.- They want to build up
0:13:39 > 0:13:42their own collection, not buy someone else's.
0:13:42 > 0:13:44I think you've got your work cut out, I really do.
0:13:44 > 0:13:48Yes, but there might be that one person out there who wants them.
0:13:48 > 0:13:52That's what auctions are about. That's why we do them and that's why they are full of surprises.
0:13:52 > 0:13:56- We will try. - Right now Stephen is going to get on the rostrum and show us a few.
0:13:56 > 0:13:58We'll try.
0:13:58 > 0:14:03You'll have to wait and see how we get on selling the pot lids
0:14:03 > 0:14:07but as time rapidly ticks away, first up is the Victorian carriage clock.
0:14:07 > 0:14:12It belongs to Paul here and we got a value of £300 to £500.
0:14:12 > 0:14:15Well, I hope we get that top end that Thomas put on.
0:14:15 > 0:14:17Chance would be a fine thing! No...
0:14:17 > 0:14:20Should I say, I'm hoping for that lotto win, then? 300.
0:14:20 > 0:14:26300 would be a really good, really good price. 500 is, it would be doing really, really well.
0:14:26 > 0:14:30And obviously with the money, are you going to buy another clock or..?
0:14:30 > 0:14:35- I'll take the children out, I think. - Take the kids out.- Yeah. About time. - How many have you got?
0:14:35 > 0:14:37- Three.- And what are their names?
0:14:37 > 0:14:39Rebecca, Abigail and Joshua.
0:14:39 > 0:14:41Lovely names, lovely names.
0:14:41 > 0:14:44Let's see what we can do for them. It's going under the hammer now.
0:14:44 > 0:14:49Carriage clock retailed by Benson's and a jolly good example, too.
0:14:49 > 0:14:52A bid at £200.
0:14:52 > 0:14:56£220 I'm bid for that and 50 now.
0:14:56 > 0:14:59At £250, £250 and 80's in.
0:14:59 > 0:15:05£280 it's got to be. £280, £280...
0:15:05 > 0:15:07£300, a bid at £300.
0:15:07 > 0:15:11£320, thank you.
0:15:11 > 0:15:15Brilliant. That has gone for £320 so you were both right.
0:15:15 > 0:15:18You both kind of agreed it would get the bottom end, didn't you?
0:15:18 > 0:15:21- I think that's about right for it. - You know your stuff.
0:15:21 > 0:15:24He does, he knows his stuff. Want a job?
0:15:24 > 0:15:27Don't tempt me.
0:15:27 > 0:15:29Well, I hope the kids enjoy the money.
0:15:29 > 0:15:32Thank you. So do I. They will.
0:15:35 > 0:15:40Next up, a three-piece christening set belonging to Valerie.
0:15:40 > 0:15:41Been looking forward to this?
0:15:41 > 0:15:44- Yes, but I'm nervous. - Is this your first auction?
0:15:44 > 0:15:48- It is.- Really? Have you had a chance to look around and see if you want to buy anything?
0:15:48 > 0:15:52- Oh, I don't want to buy anything. - We're only here to sell, aren't we?
0:15:52 > 0:15:54- Oh, yes.- It's the christening set.
0:15:54 > 0:15:56- Yes.- Why did you decide to sell this, then?
0:15:56 > 0:16:00- Well, we found it in my mother's house after she died...- Yeah.
0:16:00 > 0:16:05- So I'd never, ever seen it before so it had no sentimental value.- No.
0:16:05 > 0:16:10So we just thought on the valuation day we hopefully bring something nice, and it turned out to be OK.
0:16:10 > 0:16:13- And Michael spotted this.- He did. - Well, he is our silver expert.
0:16:13 > 0:16:18- Swooped in.- You did swoop in. - Like a hawk onto the christening set.
0:16:18 > 0:16:19- It's a lovely thing.- It's a good one.
0:16:19 > 0:16:22It's very unusual to get the mug in with them.
0:16:22 > 0:16:24It's going under the hammer now.
0:16:24 > 0:16:28Christening set, always useful to have a set available.
0:16:28 > 0:16:30What, about 150 for them? £100.
0:16:30 > 0:16:34Bid. £100 I am bid, then. 110 we have.
0:16:34 > 0:16:39120, 130, £140. No?
0:16:39 > 0:16:42150 I've got, 150 now. 160...
0:16:42 > 0:16:44Ah! Good.
0:16:44 > 0:16:47170 I am bid 80, 180.
0:16:47 > 0:16:51180, 190. £190. In the room with 190.
0:16:51 > 0:16:52- It's sold.- Yes.
0:16:52 > 0:16:57200 now. 190 then I am selling. £200.
0:16:57 > 0:17:00210 we've got now. At 210.
0:17:00 > 0:17:02220?
0:17:02 > 0:17:04220, madam?
0:17:04 > 0:17:08- No? 210 gets it then. £210.- Yes. 210.
0:17:08 > 0:17:11- We'll know next time, won't we? - That's fantastic.
0:17:11 > 0:17:13- Oh, great.- 210.- Yeah.
0:17:13 > 0:17:15- Valerie, happy?- Very happy.
0:17:15 > 0:17:19There's commission to pay but what will you spend the money on?
0:17:19 > 0:17:22Well, I'll buy some euros because I'm going on holiday.
0:17:22 > 0:17:24- Oh, where are you going?- Ibiza. - Oh, lovely.
0:17:24 > 0:17:26- I hope so.- Lovely.- Fingers crossed.
0:17:26 > 0:17:28Mind you, it's hot enough in here today isn't it?
0:17:28 > 0:17:32- Yes. Trial run I think.- Good practice for it. Enjoy the holiday.
0:17:32 > 0:17:34Thank you.
0:17:34 > 0:17:40Right now it's time to sell those 73 Staffordshire pot lids.
0:17:40 > 0:17:45Was it the right decision to sell them as an entire collection rather than splitting them up?
0:17:45 > 0:17:49Let's find out. We haven't got Dave but we've got Dave's Aunt Marilyn.
0:17:49 > 0:17:51- Hello, pleased to meet you. - Hello.- So where's Dave today?
0:17:51 > 0:17:55- He's in Cyprus on holiday. - Oh, is he? Nice place to go.- Lovely.
0:17:55 > 0:17:58- Be hot out there right now. - I should think so.
0:17:58 > 0:18:02So, being his aunt, have you seen this collection grow?
0:18:02 > 0:18:04Um, I've seen some of it but not all of it.
0:18:04 > 0:18:06No? Doesn't fascinate you?
0:18:06 > 0:18:09- No, not at all. - Not really. Not in the least!
0:18:09 > 0:18:13- No.- It's a great collection.- It is. I went and had a look at it now.
0:18:13 > 0:18:16Lot of money too. £2,000 to £4,000 we've got on this, Thomas.
0:18:16 > 0:18:20Had a chat with the auctioneer - Marilyn doesn't know this -
0:18:20 > 0:18:24he was a bit disappointed that he couldn't separate them because there's such a lot there...
0:18:24 > 0:18:28- Yes.- And as Thomas knows, there's some good ones and some poorer ones.
0:18:28 > 0:18:31He wanted to separate them to let the collectors have a fair share
0:18:31 > 0:18:35of the fight but unfortunately Dave said no, they have to go in one lot.
0:18:35 > 0:18:40Yes, that's kind of disappointing because if they were separated, you would get that money, if not more.
0:18:40 > 0:18:43We need £2,000 and that's the fixed reserve as well.
0:18:43 > 0:18:45Here we go. Good luck, both of you.
0:18:45 > 0:18:47Now we have the collection of pot lids
0:18:47 > 0:18:50and no doubt you have all done your calculations.
0:18:50 > 0:18:53500 I am bid for them then, at 550 I am bid. At 600.
0:18:53 > 0:19:00At 600 I'm bid, £600, 650 I'm bid for them. 700 I am bid...
0:19:00 > 0:19:04- She's keen over there. - 800 I'm bid, and 50.
0:19:04 > 0:19:07Are you going to be 900? 900 we're bid, at 950.
0:19:07 > 0:19:12It's got to be 1,000, 1,000 bid. 1,000 I am bid for them then, £1,000.
0:19:12 > 0:19:181,050, 1,150. And £1,200 then. No? At £1,200...
0:19:18 > 0:19:20- No they're not going to sell. - At 12 hundred pound all finished.
0:19:20 > 0:19:22- Not selling.- No they're not selling.
0:19:22 > 0:19:24They're going too slow, aren't they?
0:19:24 > 0:19:26At £1,200.
0:19:26 > 0:19:30- I'm sorry, not sold.- Oh, well.
0:19:30 > 0:19:32- You've got to wrap them up.- I know.
0:19:32 > 0:19:35- At least it's not a grand piano is it?- No you're right there.
0:19:35 > 0:19:39- Wrap them and put them on edge, that way they'll travel easier. - OK, thank you.
0:19:39 > 0:19:42I guess get on the phone to Dave and say, look it's been disappointing..
0:19:42 > 0:19:46- Have a great holiday.- ..but have a great holiday, yeah, exactly. Yeah.
0:19:46 > 0:19:49- OK.- Yes. Thank you very much.
0:19:49 > 0:19:51- Thank you, Marilyn.- Thank you.
0:19:51 > 0:19:53Although Dave wanted to keep the pot-lid collection complete,
0:19:53 > 0:19:58in pure market terms I am sure he would have been better taking the auctioneer's advice.
0:19:58 > 0:20:03Hopefully we can do better with our next item.
0:20:03 > 0:20:07Right let's see if this next lot gets the seal of approval, if you know what I mean.
0:20:07 > 0:20:12It's the Queen Victoria seal belonging to Charles with a value of £400 to £600.
0:20:12 > 0:20:14- Who have you brought along? - My wife, Patricia.
0:20:14 > 0:20:16Hi, hello. Can I call you Patricia or is it Pat?
0:20:16 > 0:20:18- It's Pat.- Pat. Oh, is it?
0:20:18 > 0:20:21- What do you think of the seal? - I love it.
0:20:21 > 0:20:23- You love it. - And I've had it 25 years.
0:20:23 > 0:20:25- Oh, it's yours, is it?- Yes.- Ah.
0:20:25 > 0:20:30- Charles bought it for me.- Since the valuation day, you've put the reserve up, haven't you?
0:20:30 > 0:20:34- Yes.- You've had a chat to the auctioneer. Did you know that, Michael?- No.
0:20:34 > 0:20:37- It's not four to six any more, it now starts at six.- Crikey.
0:20:37 > 0:20:39That's put a bit of pressure on.
0:20:39 > 0:20:42It really has got to make an impression in the saleroom today!
0:20:42 > 0:20:44- Oh, dear!- Oh, I like that line!
0:20:44 > 0:20:45I didn't think of that one!
0:20:45 > 0:20:47Oh, you have to be quick on your feet!
0:20:47 > 0:20:52It might get there, it's just that we haven't got the back-story for the Queen Victoria inscription.
0:20:52 > 0:20:55- With that, we're £2,000 to £3,000.- Yes.
0:20:55 > 0:21:00So it's going to struggle and I don't know... I don't know if you'll get it clear but I hope...
0:21:00 > 0:21:03We're going to find out. Why did you want to sell it again, Patricia?
0:21:03 > 0:21:07Our dog was sick for many years and we couldn't go on holiday abroad
0:21:07 > 0:21:10and she died last year, so I'm taking him on holiday.
0:21:10 > 0:21:11OK, the money's going towards a holiday.
0:21:11 > 0:21:14- Yes.- Well, good luck, this is it.
0:21:14 > 0:21:18And it's got the inscription on there, "from Queen Victoria".
0:21:18 > 0:21:21What a lovely item this one is. There you are.
0:21:21 > 0:21:24What about £600 for it or 500 or 400?
0:21:24 > 0:21:29400 bid for it now, £400, at 400 bid, I am bid 420, I am bid 50 now, sir.
0:21:29 > 0:21:32500 he says, 520 I am bid, and 50, sir.
0:21:32 > 0:21:37- Oh, it's close.- 520 and 50 is it?
0:21:37 > 0:21:39550, yes? 550 bid.
0:21:39 > 0:21:42Come on, yes. Come on Steven, work it.
0:21:42 > 0:21:45At 550. You won't see another one. 600, I've got it now.
0:21:45 > 0:21:47He's got a bid over there.
0:21:47 > 0:21:51- Yes, he's sold it.- At 600 bid, at £600 I'm bid. And 20 to you, sir.
0:21:51 > 0:21:54600's on my left then, if there's no further bid, I'm selling.
0:21:54 > 0:22:01You want it now? 620. I'm selling on my right then at £620, then.
0:22:01 > 0:22:04Yes, it's gone very quickly there.
0:22:04 > 0:22:06- Patricia, £620.- Delighted.
0:22:06 > 0:22:10I've just got to say, it's all down to Michael here.
0:22:10 > 0:22:14- Well, and Charles. And Charles.- Put a bit of extra pressure on you there.
0:22:14 > 0:22:16I was sweating at 550 I can tell you.
0:22:16 > 0:22:18- So was I.- There was a long pause between 550 and 6.
0:22:18 > 0:22:21But it was 4 to 6 and we got the top end and that's what counts.
0:22:21 > 0:22:24- Perfect, yeah.- Thank you, Michael. - Enjoy the holiday.
0:22:24 > 0:22:27- We certainly will, thank you. - Thank you.
0:22:27 > 0:22:33Later on we will be back at the zoo and there's a four legged theme running inside AND out.
0:22:33 > 0:22:36This is the Rolls Royce of rocking-horse makers.
0:22:41 > 0:22:46RAF Halton is one of the larger airforce stations in the United Kingdom and it's considered
0:22:46 > 0:22:51to be the gateway to an exciting and challenging career in the Royal Air Force.
0:22:51 > 0:22:55This place has a great reputation as a training centre for excellence.
0:22:55 > 0:22:57You can see why, can't you?
0:22:57 > 0:22:59By the right!
0:22:59 > 0:23:01Quick march!
0:23:03 > 0:23:06While it has never been a pilot-training centre,
0:23:06 > 0:23:10Halton in Buckinghamshire has been the location for RAF support services
0:23:10 > 0:23:12like catering and dentistry.
0:23:14 > 0:23:20In 1919 Lord Trenchard established a number one school of technical training here.
0:23:20 > 0:23:23For over 70 years the skills of air mechanics were taught
0:23:23 > 0:23:29to over 40,000 apprentices before the school moved elsewhere in the 1990s.
0:23:34 > 0:23:39Today RAF Halton is the first port of call for all new airmen and airwomen.
0:23:39 > 0:23:42Recruits do all their nine-week basic training here
0:23:42 > 0:23:47before moving on to specialise in the many divisions of the airforce.
0:23:51 > 0:23:56To tell me more, I've come to meet Squadron Leader Colin Baker.
0:23:56 > 0:23:58Colin, tell me a bit more about RAF Halton.
0:23:58 > 0:24:03RAF Halton is a non-technical training base and here we probably get something like 21,000 students
0:24:03 > 0:24:07a year on a variety of courses such as catering,
0:24:07 > 0:24:12health and safety, recruit training, of course, professional training and management training.
0:24:12 > 0:24:16So there is a lot that goes on here that people don't realise about.
0:24:16 > 0:24:20- Gosh, that is, isn't it? You cover all sorts of careers here. - Yes, very much so.
0:24:20 > 0:24:23If I went on this nine-week course what would you put me through?
0:24:23 > 0:24:28Well, what is very important, we're very much a mobile airforce nowadays
0:24:28 > 0:24:33so we go out on operations quite a lot and we've got to start that training somewhere so what
0:24:33 > 0:24:39we do is we teach them how to look after a weapon, how to look after their colleagues if they got injured,
0:24:39 > 0:24:43- and other things such as team work, communication skills.- Bonding.
0:24:43 > 0:24:45Yeah, very much bonding.
0:24:45 > 0:24:48And I think if you talk to a lot of these youngster and say to them,
0:24:48 > 0:24:54"Do you think you've changed?" they'd go, "Yes, I'm more confident, I'm working as a team player..."
0:24:54 > 0:24:56- Yes.- You know. "..And I haven't touched my Playstation for weeks."
0:24:56 > 0:25:00You're developing their character. They're doing drill at the moment.
0:25:00 > 0:25:04I mean, this goes back centuries, doesn't it, in terms of military discipline?
0:25:04 > 0:25:11They do. Drilling in effect is a way of bringing people together to actually act and work together.
0:25:11 > 0:25:15Drill looks absolutely rubbish if people have go tick-tock arms,
0:25:15 > 0:25:18if they're not in sequence, and as you can hear behind me here...
0:25:18 > 0:25:22- Oh, yes, that's incredible. The unison there, they're so perfectly in time.- It is.
0:25:22 > 0:25:27And as you can probably hear now they're calling the times in so they all get it all together.
0:25:27 > 0:25:31- On the day they won't be doing this.- Yes.- So it will be much, much more professional.
0:25:33 > 0:25:39For over 90 years the RAF has played a major part in protecting our country.
0:25:39 > 0:25:44In fact their efforts against the Luftwaffe during the Battle of Britain prompted Winston Churchill
0:25:44 > 0:25:52to famously say, "Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few."
0:25:52 > 0:25:57And included amongst those were the support staff that made it all possible.
0:26:04 > 0:26:07Whilst the camp at Halton doesn't train pilots as such
0:26:07 > 0:26:11there is a grass airfield which is used for light aircraft.
0:26:11 > 0:26:16As part of the basic nine-week training period, all new recruits
0:26:16 > 0:26:19are given a taste of flying in a microlight.
0:26:19 > 0:26:22I managed to avoid basic instruction on the drill parade earlier
0:26:22 > 0:26:27but I haven't been able to duck out of this one, and quite frankly I wouldn't want to.
0:26:27 > 0:26:32A trip up in a state-of-the-art microlight aircraft. And I'm ready for this.
0:26:32 > 0:26:37I'm in safe hands, I'm with Flight Lieutenant Keith Watson and he's going to look after me.
0:26:37 > 0:26:41- Are we ready?- Let's go. - Let's take her up.
0:26:50 > 0:26:55- Look at that.- Incredible speed! What lift just then!
0:26:56 > 0:26:58Flaps up.
0:27:05 > 0:27:11- This is so incredible.- So, what happens with the trainees is each trainee, up to 1,200 a year,
0:27:11 > 0:27:15gets to experience this for half an hour and that includes hands-on
0:27:15 > 0:27:18so they can get experience how it feels to move the aeroplane
0:27:18 > 0:27:21and essentially get to feel what it's like to fly.
0:27:21 > 0:27:24- Yeah.- And that kind of adventurous training as well.
0:27:24 > 0:27:27And that's just amazing to experience this at such a young age.
0:27:31 > 0:27:33That's a stunning view.
0:27:36 > 0:27:39- With me?- Whey!
0:27:41 > 0:27:45Wow. ..Oh, dear!
0:27:48 > 0:27:51We're coming in for landing.
0:27:56 > 0:28:00Oh, Keith, that was perfect, absolutely perfect.
0:28:00 > 0:28:02Well, it wasn't THAT good!
0:28:02 > 0:28:05You didn't feel the wheels touch the grass.
0:28:05 > 0:28:08I was expecting a lot of bouncing.
0:28:08 > 0:28:09You're making me blush!
0:28:14 > 0:28:17Woah! That was incredible, just amazing!
0:28:17 > 0:28:22It's wonderful to see these professional guys at work, and the training here is second to none.
0:28:22 > 0:28:25I believe we've got the best airforce in the world.
0:28:25 > 0:28:30And RAF Halton has had a motto since it was first formed, "Teach, learn and apply," and I tell you what,
0:28:30 > 0:28:35that's as appropriate today as it was back in the early 20th century.
0:28:35 > 0:28:39And thank you so much, Keith, best day of my life. It was brilliant!
0:28:44 > 0:28:51Back at Whipsnade Zoo we're hunting for more valuations and Thomas has pounced on a rather nice painting.
0:28:51 > 0:28:53So Carole, you've brought along a picture today.
0:28:53 > 0:28:55It's been hanging in the house?
0:28:55 > 0:28:57Yes. Behind the door.
0:28:57 > 0:29:01- Is it something that is a family favourite?- I quite like it.
0:29:01 > 0:29:02My husband's not really that keen.
0:29:02 > 0:29:04He prefers watercolours.
0:29:04 > 0:29:09OK well this is definitely not a watercolour, this is an oil on panel or board.
0:29:09 > 0:29:12- Yeah.- How did you come by it? - My father-in-law collected antiques.
0:29:12 > 0:29:17So, by looking at this, he certainly did you know have an eye to it as well.
0:29:17 > 0:29:22It does have a little bit of crazing but let's talk about the artist and what it is.
0:29:22 > 0:29:26- Pictures are helpfully signed and there's JP there.- Yeah.
0:29:26 > 0:29:30And this man was called John Thomas Peel and he was a Victorian British
0:29:30 > 0:29:36artist and this is a typical genre scene, what we call genre of life.
0:29:36 > 0:29:40There's a man, a gentleman here playing his tin whistle.
0:29:40 > 0:29:42Maybe he plays in pubs and he's in between pubs
0:29:42 > 0:29:46and he's just practising before he goes into his next pub,
0:29:46 > 0:29:50- and his hat's off or whatever, I don't know.- Yeah.
0:29:50 > 0:29:54But it's got that lovely sort of look to it
0:29:54 > 0:29:58and, you know, the light on his face and the hands,
0:29:58 > 0:30:00it's a dark night and the street light's just got him
0:30:00 > 0:30:03and Peel has captured this image.
0:30:03 > 0:30:06But let's have a look at the reverse of it, and there we can see,
0:30:06 > 0:30:10if we turn it round, it's quite a nice panel, isn't it?
0:30:10 > 0:30:14- Yeah.- Good panel and it's got some stretchers across here.- Some dust.
0:30:14 > 0:30:17Some dust, yeah, a bit of dust but that all adds value.
0:30:17 > 0:30:21But here, this is quite fun. I don't know...
0:30:21 > 0:30:26"A study from life, a man who has seen better days.
0:30:26 > 0:30:31"Painted by JT Peel, May 1866."
0:30:31 > 0:30:32Yeah.
0:30:32 > 0:30:35Now, why do you want to sell it?
0:30:35 > 0:30:40- It doesn't really go with what we've got in the house I'm afraid.- Really?
0:30:40 > 0:30:41And what do you think it's worth?
0:30:41 > 0:30:47Well, I think, because I like it, I think about £300, I would pay for it.
0:30:47 > 0:30:51- You'd pay 300?- Yes, cos I like it, but as I say it's...- OK.
0:30:51 > 0:30:55Well, I think you're a little bit low.
0:30:55 > 0:30:59I would like to put this in at auction at £800 to £1,200.
0:30:59 > 0:31:01800 to 1,200 !
0:31:01 > 0:31:05- Yes!- Do you like that?- Very much. Yes. Would you like to do that?
0:31:05 > 0:31:08- Absolutely. Yes.- I think you better have a reserve on it.
0:31:08 > 0:31:10- Yes.- Sort of 700.
0:31:10 > 0:31:13It's a good-looking picture.
0:31:13 > 0:31:14I like it even more now!
0:31:21 > 0:31:23Dave, thank you for bringing these...
0:31:23 > 0:31:26- You're welcome.- ..wonderful plaques.
0:31:26 > 0:31:29- Did you bring the Brasso and the rag as well?- Yes,
0:31:29 > 0:31:32- been rubbed to death, I'm afraid. - Where do they originally come from?
0:31:32 > 0:31:35These came from my aunt who left them.
0:31:35 > 0:31:39She was lady-in-waiting and when she left they were given to her as a present.
0:31:39 > 0:31:41What a marvellous present.
0:31:41 > 0:31:44- And she's passed them on to you. - She did, yes.
0:31:44 > 0:31:46So why now have you decided to part with them?
0:31:46 > 0:31:50Well, cos they're not on display so somebody else might enjoy them.
0:31:50 > 0:31:55- Get them framed or set into something.- A horsey person would probably enjoy them more than me.
0:31:55 > 0:31:58A horsey person would love them. How long have you had them?
0:31:58 > 0:32:00About, about 30 years.
0:32:00 > 0:32:04Looking at them, you might think it's a couple of brass plaques...
0:32:04 > 0:32:06I did, yes.
0:32:06 > 0:32:09Or even copper in a certain light,
0:32:09 > 0:32:13but they are supposed to be a deep rich nut brown.
0:32:13 > 0:32:16- Oh, right. - Because they're both bronze.
0:32:16 > 0:32:20And thankfully we've got a signature, which makes life tremendously easy
0:32:20 > 0:32:23- when you're doing bronzes, of Georges Gardet.- Right.
0:32:23 > 0:32:28And he was working in France and he was one of the animalia school.
0:32:28 > 0:32:33- Right.- And it's a French school and basically they cast figural bronzes
0:32:33 > 0:32:35of animals in a naturalistic setting.
0:32:35 > 0:32:37They are very finely done.
0:32:37 > 0:32:44I imagine that they were produced anywhere from about 1860 up to 1890
0:32:44 > 0:32:50and the sad thing is that every time there were polished,
0:32:50 > 0:32:53- it's like rubbing away... - Pound notes.- Pound notes.- Right!
0:32:53 > 0:32:57It really is because it doesn't just rub the surface off,
0:32:57 > 0:32:59- it starts to wear away at the detail.- Right.
0:32:59 > 0:33:02So any idea what they're worth?
0:33:02 > 0:33:04Not really, no.
0:33:04 > 0:33:08I mean certainly these in their polished state, I think we should
0:33:08 > 0:33:12- pitch them at £100 to £200. - Well, that's fine.
0:33:12 > 0:33:15- Give it a broad sweep.- That's fine.
0:33:15 > 0:33:18And if we set the reserve slightly under that, at 80,
0:33:18 > 0:33:21- to give the auctioneer a little bit of discretion.- Yes.
0:33:21 > 0:33:25- Then hopefully there'll be a couple of horse lovers at the auction... - That would be lovely, yes.
0:33:25 > 0:33:28..who'll get carried away with them and not polish them any more!
0:33:28 > 0:33:32I won't touch them! Well, they'll be gone, hopefully.
0:33:32 > 0:33:35- If you're happy, we'll pop them into the sale.- Lovely, thanks.- Marvellous.
0:33:35 > 0:33:38- Thank you for bringing them along. - That's lovely. Thanks.
0:33:41 > 0:33:46I've just been told there's something I need to see outside.
0:33:46 > 0:33:47Gosh, and they were right as well.
0:33:47 > 0:33:50Look at this, a rocking horse!
0:33:50 > 0:33:52- Hello. What's your name? - Jonathan Dick.
0:33:52 > 0:33:56Jonathan, thank you so much for coming here today.
0:33:56 > 0:33:58Well, I thought this was an unusual thing to bring
0:33:58 > 0:34:00but it's so beautiful, I thought you might be interested.
0:34:00 > 0:34:03I'm so pleased you left it on the trailer, it just looks great.
0:34:03 > 0:34:06I bet everybody when you were driving here was...
0:34:06 > 0:34:08- Tooting!- "Ooh, look at that!"
0:34:08 > 0:34:11I was getting worried in case I caused an accident!
0:34:11 > 0:34:13Well, stop the traffic.
0:34:13 > 0:34:14It's magnificent.
0:34:14 > 0:34:18Tell me a bit about its history, has this been in the family long?
0:34:18 > 0:34:23Yeah, I've had it 45 years and I bought it because we show horses
0:34:23 > 0:34:27and carriages, and I was told about some carriages in a barn,
0:34:27 > 0:34:30and I went down there to buy the carriages.
0:34:30 > 0:34:35I pulled one of the carriages out and the horse was underneath one.
0:34:35 > 0:34:39- Hey presto! - Just lying there on its side.
0:34:39 > 0:34:42I said, "I've got two children and they are going to love this."
0:34:42 > 0:34:45- And they have used it? - Well, I've got pictures.
0:34:45 > 0:34:50They've rode it and loved it. But I had the old boy from Sotheby's
0:34:50 > 0:34:52that told me what type it was, a hunter.
0:34:52 > 0:34:56It is a hunter. The ears are pricked forward, the nostrils are flared.
0:34:56 > 0:35:01But I like the way the head is kinking to one side, not full on.
0:35:01 > 0:35:05That's it. And I didn't know there were so many different types
0:35:05 > 0:35:07- of rocking horses. - Oh, yes. This is lovely
0:35:07 > 0:35:10because it's the traditional height,
0:35:10 > 0:35:14this is circa 1860 to 1880, in original condition.
0:35:14 > 0:35:16- Yes.- I'm so pleased you haven't fiddled with this
0:35:16 > 0:35:18or touched it or repainted it.
0:35:18 > 0:35:21- No.- And it's on sleigh bow rockers.
0:35:21 > 0:35:24- Yes.- That's what the collectors and dealers are looking for.
0:35:24 > 0:35:28- Yes.- This is a rocking horse for the purist. And it's 50 inches high,
0:35:28 > 0:35:30it's a standard configuration.
0:35:30 > 0:35:34Um, obviously it's had some wear and tear but, for its age,
0:35:34 > 0:35:39the condition is fantastic because it's completely original,
0:35:39 > 0:35:42you've not repainted this or restored it.
0:35:42 > 0:35:45And that's what I'm looking for and there it is, "FH Ayres".
0:35:45 > 0:35:49Now, that stamp mark underneath gives us the maker's name.
0:35:49 > 0:35:51- This is the Rolls Royce...- Is it?
0:35:51 > 0:35:54..of rocking-horse makers. You can't beat Ayres.
0:35:54 > 0:35:59The American market will go potty for this if we can get this on the internet.
0:35:59 > 0:36:03I've sold these ten years ago for £2,000.
0:36:03 > 0:36:07- It's got its original glass eyes. - They're beautiful, aren't they?
0:36:07 > 0:36:10Oh, I don't know what to say! It's one of the nicest ones
0:36:10 > 0:36:15- I've seen and I'd like to put this into auction with a value of £2,000 to £3,000.- Thank you.
0:36:15 > 0:36:19- I know it's looking tatty but I wouldn't be surprised if we got that top end.- Oh, good.
0:36:19 > 0:36:22- A fixed reserve at £2,000...- Yes.
0:36:22 > 0:36:26Which means it's not going to sell for anything under that, OK?
0:36:26 > 0:36:28But you're not going to have to worry about that.
0:36:28 > 0:36:32- I can see this doing 2,600 or 2,700.- Marvellous. - It's going to gallop away.
0:36:32 > 0:36:35- And I look forward to seeing you in the auction room.- Pleasure.
0:36:39 > 0:36:41This is where it gets exciting.
0:36:41 > 0:36:45We're moving over to the auction room and taking all our items with us.
0:36:45 > 0:36:49And just to jog your memory, here's a recap of all the items that are going under the hammer.
0:36:49 > 0:36:54It doesn't suit her home but Carole is pleasantly surprised
0:36:54 > 0:36:57at the valuation of her Victorian painting.
0:36:57 > 0:37:00I would like to put this in at auction at £800 to £1,200.
0:37:00 > 0:37:04£800 to £1,200! Yes!
0:37:04 > 0:37:07Acquired from his aunt, let's hope Dave can clean up
0:37:07 > 0:37:09with his cleaned-up brass plaques.
0:37:09 > 0:37:12Every time they were polished,
0:37:12 > 0:37:15it's like rubbing away pound notes, it really is.
0:37:15 > 0:37:18And finally, this rocking horse was found in a barn.
0:37:18 > 0:37:23Jonathan knows I'm backing it to win but will it rock the sale room?
0:37:28 > 0:37:33So, first up, how will Carole's painting get on under the hammer?
0:37:33 > 0:37:35Carole, this is real quality.
0:37:35 > 0:37:39I think Victorian art is undervalued right now.
0:37:39 > 0:37:42We've got £800 to £1,200 on this put on by our expert Thomas.
0:37:42 > 0:37:44- Yes.- It's got to sell, doesn't it?
0:37:44 > 0:37:46It's delightful, it's so delightful.
0:37:46 > 0:37:49- Why are you selling this? - My husband doesn't really like it.
0:37:49 > 0:37:55- Do you like it?- I quite like it, yes.- Have you been bullied into this?- Sort of, yeah.- Sort of.
0:37:55 > 0:37:58Well, hopefully it'll get a little more than the top end.
0:37:58 > 0:37:59Fingers crossed.
0:37:59 > 0:38:05We need a good day and we need a room full of art lovers because it's going under the hammer right now.
0:38:05 > 0:38:08"A man who has seen better days." A good artist, though.
0:38:08 > 0:38:10Is there £1,000 out there somewhere for it?
0:38:10 > 0:38:13500 for it? 400? £400. £400.
0:38:13 > 0:38:15Tumbleweed.
0:38:15 > 0:38:18It really is not enough money for this artist. £400.
0:38:18 > 0:38:24- At £450, £500, 550... - Come on, Steven, work it!
0:38:24 > 0:38:27There ought to be a one in front of this, you know. 700 bid for it?
0:38:29 > 0:38:32650 on the left. 680, sir?
0:38:32 > 0:38:35680, sir? 680?
0:38:35 > 0:38:36650? No?
0:38:36 > 0:38:38650, there you go.
0:38:38 > 0:38:40You see, if you try hard enough...
0:38:40 > 0:38:43- At £650.- I don't believe it!
0:38:43 > 0:38:45At 650.
0:38:45 > 0:38:49- Yes, we've got a bidder.- Well, done. I wondered where you'd gone!
0:38:49 > 0:38:51At £700, then.
0:38:51 > 0:38:53Fresh legs in the room. Fresh legs.
0:38:53 > 0:38:56Another peep. No?
0:38:56 > 0:38:59At 750 then, at 750, I'm going to sell it, then...
0:38:59 > 0:39:01He's selling at 750.
0:39:01 > 0:39:02At £750.
0:39:02 > 0:39:06- Yes. We sold it at £750.- Lovely. - They got it at a good price.
0:39:06 > 0:39:09They got it at a good price but it's the subject matter, that's what...
0:39:09 > 0:39:12- Yes.- It was the old dude with his tin whistle.- Absolutely.
0:39:12 > 0:39:15If it was a pretty young girl with a flute,
0:39:15 > 0:39:17you know, zeroes on the end! But no.
0:39:17 > 0:39:23- But it was quality.- Beautiful. - Quite happy with that.- You've got to be happy with that.- Oh, yes.- Yeah.
0:39:23 > 0:39:27There is commission to pay but what will you put that money towards?
0:39:27 > 0:39:30I've got some friends here and it looks like I shall be buying...
0:39:30 > 0:39:34- Lunch.- ..the evening meal.- Oh, the evening meal?- Yes. Fish and chips!
0:39:39 > 0:39:41Right, now, something for all you horse lovers.
0:39:41 > 0:39:44We've got two bronze plaques with a value of £100 to £200.
0:39:44 > 0:39:48It sounds like a real bargain and they belong to Dave. Hi, hello..
0:39:48 > 0:39:51- Who have you brought along with you? - Gwyneth, my partner.
0:39:51 > 0:39:53Hello, Gwyneth, lovely to see you.
0:39:53 > 0:39:56Do you agree with him selling these? Because I think they're gorgeous.
0:39:56 > 0:40:00Well, they are gorgeous but things have changed these days and we're going for the minimalist look.
0:40:00 > 0:40:04- You don't like the brass, you don't like the shiny.- Cleaning.
0:40:04 > 0:40:07Well, at £80 reserve I think we've sold them, don't you?
0:40:07 > 0:40:09- Absolutely. - They're going to gallop off.
0:40:09 > 0:40:12Right now they're under starters orders. This is it.
0:40:12 > 0:40:15There it is, horse scenes in the paddocks. There we go.
0:40:15 > 0:40:19They're rather nice. I think we ought to get to £100 without trying.
0:40:19 > 0:40:23£50? Thank you, yes. 60 I have now, do I? 70.
0:40:23 > 0:40:24£80, madam? Yes. 90.
0:40:24 > 0:40:26On the reserve.
0:40:26 > 0:40:30At £90, and 100 for you. £100 bid. 100 I am bid.
0:40:30 > 0:40:36Are you going to be 10, sir? 110. At £120, and 30, £130.
0:40:36 > 0:40:41- Come on.- £140 now, 140 bid. At 140, I am bid for those.
0:40:41 > 0:40:45And 50, is it? 150 we've got now.
0:40:45 > 0:40:47- This is more like it.- And 60? No? At 150, then.
0:40:47 > 0:40:51I sell them for £150, then.
0:40:51 > 0:40:54Yes, the hammer's gone down. £150. The bidders were in fine fettle.
0:40:54 > 0:40:57- Thank you.- Happy? - Thank you, yes.
0:40:57 > 0:40:59- No more polishing. - No more polishing.
0:40:59 > 0:41:02What are you going to do with £150? There is commission to pay, though.
0:41:02 > 0:41:05Yes. Put it towards a holiday.
0:41:05 > 0:41:08Yes, and don't buy any more polish!
0:41:13 > 0:41:16Earlier on in the show I said it was going to rock your afternoon.
0:41:16 > 0:41:19It's just about to start. I've been joined by Jonathan
0:41:19 > 0:41:23and you've probably guessed by now - yes, we're selling the rocking horse.
0:41:23 > 0:41:26Great to see you again. This is causing a stir in the sale room.
0:41:26 > 0:41:30Well, I've had it a long time, you know 50, 60 years,
0:41:30 > 0:41:34and I love the old thing but, ah, I think it's in good hands with you.
0:41:34 > 0:41:37It is in good hands. It's been fed and watered!
0:41:39 > 0:41:41- This is it.- Right.
0:41:41 > 0:41:44One of the foremost makers, Frederick Ayres.
0:41:44 > 0:41:48Shall we start at £1,000 or £1,500? £1,000 I am bid, then.
0:41:48 > 0:41:531,100 we are bid now. 1,200 is bid. 1,300 I am bid, at 1,400 is bid.
0:41:53 > 0:41:59At 1,500, 1,600, 1,700 we are bid now.
0:41:59 > 0:42:03At 1,700, 1,800. 1,900 is bid, 2,000 I am bid now.
0:42:03 > 0:42:06At 2,000, 2,000...
0:42:06 > 0:42:07Let's see if we can get the top end.
0:42:07 > 0:42:11..At 2,100, it's in the room, at 2,200,
0:42:11 > 0:42:162,300, at 2,400, now at 2,400, we're not in the home straight yet.
0:42:16 > 0:42:192,500, 2,500.
0:42:19 > 0:42:212,600, I am bid.
0:42:21 > 0:42:232,700 now. 2,700 bid.
0:42:23 > 0:42:272,800, 2,800, 2,900 now.
0:42:27 > 0:42:32- At 2,900 I am bid, at 2,900, at 3,000 bid...- Yes!- Get in there!
0:42:32 > 0:42:35- We're just into the home straight, I think.- It is.
0:42:35 > 0:42:39- 3,000, 3,100...- The auctioneer's got the bit in his mouth now.
0:42:39 > 0:42:43At 3,100, 3,200 I am bid.
0:42:43 > 0:42:45One last push. 3,300.
0:42:45 > 0:42:493,400, is it? At £3,300, then. 3,400 now?
0:42:49 > 0:42:53I am selling on my left, then, at £3,300.
0:42:53 > 0:42:56Love it, love it, love it, yes!
0:42:56 > 0:42:58£3,300.
0:42:58 > 0:43:01- Thank goodness you brought that to Whipsnade Zoo, Jonathan.- Yes.
0:43:01 > 0:43:05Oh, it's been a real pleasure selling that, honestly.
0:43:05 > 0:43:07Well, how do you feel?
0:43:07 > 0:43:09I'm thrilled because my wife
0:43:09 > 0:43:12will be delighted, because all I hope it gets a good home.
0:43:12 > 0:43:15It's going to. It's going to go to a good home.
0:43:15 > 0:43:20If they're prepared to spend that much money on that rocking horse, that's going to a good home.
0:43:20 > 0:43:22- I hope you've enjoyed yourself. - A pleasure.
0:43:22 > 0:43:25I've enjoyed selling that and I hope you've enjoyed watching the show.
0:43:25 > 0:43:28Sadly, we've run out of time from Tring, but until next time,
0:43:28 > 0:43:32take care, and there's going to be plenty more surprises to come.
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