0:00:03 > 0:00:09Today we're in a popular south coast seaside resort which, in the past, has played host to royalty.
0:00:09 > 0:00:14But today, it's playing host to Flog It! Welcome to Bognor Regis!
0:00:34 > 0:00:36Now, here's a little-known fact for you.
0:00:36 > 0:00:41Before 1929, Bognor Regis was simply known as plain old Bognor.
0:00:41 > 0:00:47It was not granted the suffix Regis until 1929, when King George V came to stay in the town.
0:00:47 > 0:00:50He was recovering from a serious illness.
0:00:50 > 0:00:53And the word Regis comes from the Latin origin, meaning kingly.
0:00:53 > 0:00:56So there you have it - Bognor Regis.
0:00:57 > 0:01:02And later in the programme, I'll be taking a trip to the nearby South Downs,
0:01:02 > 0:01:07as it's the perfect place to find out about man's first successful flight.
0:01:07 > 0:01:12And I'm keeping my fingers tightly crossed that I will be able to take to the skies.
0:01:12 > 0:01:16- Are the conditions right? Can we go up?- We can do a little test. We let it go,
0:01:16 > 0:01:20- and if it looks steady, and it doesn't go off wobbling all over the sky...- We can fly.
0:01:20 > 0:01:22- Great.- So, we'll let it go, and see what it does.
0:01:23 > 0:01:26And now, it's time to head over to the valuation day.
0:01:26 > 0:01:31And this is where all the action's taking place today. Butlins!
0:01:31 > 0:01:34And just look at this massive queue, worthy of a royal coronation.
0:01:34 > 0:01:38But this lot are here to get a valuation on their collectibles.
0:01:38 > 0:01:43And here are the couple to do it, the queenly Catherine Southon, and our very own court jester,
0:01:43 > 0:01:47Charlie Ross. Well, it's now 9.30, it's time to get the doors open,
0:01:47 > 0:01:52get this massive queue inside, and they're going to ask that all-important question, which is...
0:01:52 > 0:01:54ALL: What's it worth?
0:01:59 > 0:02:04As you can see, there's hundreds of people here. We've got a full house, lots of antiques to look at.
0:02:04 > 0:02:07The experts have been delving in bags and boxes in the queue.
0:02:07 > 0:02:09But now everybody is safely seated inside,
0:02:09 > 0:02:13it looks like Catherine has already found something fit for a queen.
0:02:13 > 0:02:16- Alan, it's lovely to see you. - And you.
0:02:16 > 0:02:18- Thank you for coming along to Bognor today.- No problem.
0:02:18 > 0:02:20I do like to see unusual pieces.
0:02:20 > 0:02:23And you certainly turned up with something out of the ordinary.
0:02:23 > 0:02:29- Tell me about it. - Well, I got this in 1966.
0:02:29 > 0:02:32I was in the Royal Navy, and I'd come home on leave
0:02:32 > 0:02:35to my mother-in-law's house, because we lived there, my wife and I.
0:02:35 > 0:02:38And I walked into the kitchen.
0:02:38 > 0:02:43And she had the lid up, and was just about to take a hammer to it.
0:02:43 > 0:02:46Your...? Somebody was going to smash this up?
0:02:46 > 0:02:47Take the inside out of it, yeah.
0:02:47 > 0:02:50Let's take a look inside, cos it's not an ordinary box.
0:02:50 > 0:02:55- No, it isn't, no.- We've actually got a lovely musical box here.- Yes.
0:02:55 > 0:02:59So we've got the winding handle on the side, the paper roll.
0:02:59 > 0:03:04So we turn this round and then this feeds through here. And then we've got the bellows I presume underneath.
0:03:04 > 0:03:08- Underneath, yes.- Now, your mother-in-law was going to smash this up.- Yes, she was, yes.
0:03:08 > 0:03:12- And what was she going to do with it? - A shoe box, she was going to make out of it.
0:03:12 > 0:03:16My word, she was going to turn a cabinetto into a shoe box.
0:03:16 > 0:03:19- Yes, absolutely.- That is horrific. And you saved her.- I did, yes.
0:03:19 > 0:03:22Good man, I'm pleased you did that!
0:03:22 > 0:03:24We can see here the paper labels, the trade labels.
0:03:24 > 0:03:29Now, it's actually patented in 1879, in the USA.
0:03:29 > 0:03:33So it would have been manufactured in the USA and actually sold in London.
0:03:33 > 0:03:39- I see.- It's in quite nice condition on the inside.
0:03:39 > 0:03:42But on the outside, it does look to be a little bit tatty.
0:03:42 > 0:03:46We've got some scratches here, and some wear to the transfer on the outside.
0:03:46 > 0:03:48Quite a pretty little box.
0:03:48 > 0:03:49An unusual box, as well.
0:03:49 > 0:03:56So I think I'm going to be positive and put an estimate on of about £100 to £150, with an £80 reserve.
0:03:56 > 0:03:59- How does that sound? - Good, yeah. Flog it, yes.- Flog it?
0:03:59 > 0:04:01- Yes.- There's my man.
0:04:01 > 0:04:04- The only thing we've got to do now is to have a listen.- Absolutely.
0:04:04 > 0:04:08- Let's check it's working. - Yeah.- Here we go...
0:04:09 > 0:04:11MUSIC PLAYS
0:04:25 > 0:04:28- Pamela, good afternoon. - Hello.- Open the box.
0:04:28 > 0:04:32Open the box. There we are. Oh, that's rather jolly.
0:04:32 > 0:04:33Very jolly.
0:04:33 > 0:04:36- Is that by Britains? Yes.- Is it?
0:04:36 > 0:04:40- Yes. - The Rolls-Royce of toy manufacturers.
0:04:40 > 0:04:44- Yes. I think it's more of a model, though, than a toy.- Well, yes.
0:04:44 > 0:04:48- I never played to it, as a... - You're absolutely right, it's not really to be played with.- No.
0:04:48 > 0:04:52- Tell me all about it. - Well, it was given to me as a child.
0:04:52 > 0:04:55- Yeah.- I had two others.
0:04:55 > 0:04:59And the jockeys that I had had the royal colours,
0:04:59 > 0:05:04- that is the Queen's Royal colours that she uses now.- Yep.
0:05:04 > 0:05:08Racing colours. But these are the colours before she was Queen.
0:05:08 > 0:05:11- Right, so when she was Princess Elizabeth.- Yes.
0:05:11 > 0:05:14- So, that's going to date it to late '40s, isn't it?- Yes.
0:05:14 > 0:05:17Between the end of the war and the coronation.
0:05:17 > 0:05:20That's right. About '48, '49.
0:05:20 > 0:05:23- But it's in jolly good order. - Well, I've kept it wrapped up...
0:05:23 > 0:05:26- Yes, quite right, too. - ..to make sure.
0:05:26 > 0:05:30And he's got his whip, which is one of the important things.
0:05:30 > 0:05:36Right, oh, you're a real world expert on these. I'm most impressed.
0:05:36 > 0:05:41I can just sit here and listen to you describe it, value it, you can probably auction it as well.
0:05:41 > 0:05:44No, I don't think so! It cost...
0:05:44 > 0:05:46Oh, here we go! Six shillings!
0:05:46 > 0:05:49And a tuppence ha'penny.
0:05:49 > 0:05:52Tuppence ha'penny! Quickly, new money, what's that?
0:05:52 > 0:05:55- 30p and... - Well done!- And a 1/2 p, I think.
0:05:55 > 0:05:58- Well, 30p will do, that's very good. - 30.5p, isn't it?
0:05:58 > 0:06:03That's very good. Well, I think it's worth between £100 and £200.
0:06:03 > 0:06:06- Yes.- What d'you think? You'd make a very good poker player.
0:06:06 > 0:06:11- Your face didn't move at all. - Well, I think that's very good. - You think that's spot-on?
0:06:11 > 0:06:13- Yes.- Put a reserve of £100.
0:06:13 > 0:06:17- Lovely.- A little bit of auctioneer's discretion, in case he got within a pitch and a putt...
0:06:17 > 0:06:19- You're not happy with that, no?- No, I don't think...
0:06:19 > 0:06:22- Fixed reserve.- Fixed reserve. - No, no, I'm here to be told.
0:06:22 > 0:06:24- Put in my place. - You don't mind, do you?
0:06:24 > 0:06:26Not in the slightest, no.
0:06:26 > 0:06:30- It's yours, it's not mine.- I know. I just feel that it's worth that. - No, I'm very happy with that.
0:06:30 > 0:06:34And of course, like all toys, the box is all-important.
0:06:34 > 0:06:35Absolutely.
0:06:35 > 0:06:39There's no doubt there will be a collector lurking round the corner to have a bid, I'm sure.
0:06:39 > 0:06:42- I hope so, thank you very much. - Thank you.
0:06:48 > 0:06:50Charlie Ross said that's a big improvement!
0:06:52 > 0:06:56Robin, I do love a piece of Lalique. And this is absolutely beautiful.
0:06:56 > 0:07:01Lovely, stylised item here, with these wonderful little holes at the top.
0:07:01 > 0:07:04- So it would have been like a posy vase.- Yes.
0:07:04 > 0:07:10But we've got these wonderful, stylised doves at the front here, interlocking.
0:07:10 > 0:07:12Tell me, where did you get it from?
0:07:12 > 0:07:15Well, my company imported them, back in the '60s.
0:07:15 > 0:07:20They were the people who imported all the top crystals from France.
0:07:20 > 0:07:25They sold these pieces, from the showrooms, off to staff.
0:07:25 > 0:07:28- So your company had actually imported these from France?- Yes.
0:07:28 > 0:07:30- And they were just selling them off at the end?- Yes.
0:07:30 > 0:07:32Fantastic. And you picked this one up?
0:07:32 > 0:07:34I picked this one up, I fell in love with it.
0:07:34 > 0:07:37It cost me two weeks' wages, but I thought, I've got to have it,
0:07:37 > 0:07:40- it's the only chance I'll get to have a bit of Lalique.- Wonderful.
0:07:40 > 0:07:41What did you love about it?
0:07:41 > 0:07:43Just the style of it.
0:07:43 > 0:07:47It was so elegant, and I just had to have a piece.
0:07:47 > 0:07:52It is absolutely, I think elegant is the word, really.
0:07:52 > 0:07:56The way these beautiful birds come into one another, interlock.
0:07:56 > 0:07:58This lovely frosted glass.
0:07:58 > 0:08:01We also know that there was opalescent glass.
0:08:01 > 0:08:04This one is that lovely frosted colour.
0:08:04 > 0:08:07I'm just going to turn this over.
0:08:07 > 0:08:10- Gosh, it is a weighty piece, isn't it?- It is.
0:08:10 > 0:08:14And we can see there, we've got the signature on the bottom.
0:08:14 > 0:08:20Etched in, Lalique. Of course, Rene Lalique died in '45.
0:08:20 > 0:08:27And I think that this particular piece was designed by his granddaughter, Marie-Claude.
0:08:27 > 0:08:30She was working from the '60s until the 1990s.
0:08:30 > 0:08:33And you think that you bought it probably in...?
0:08:33 > 0:08:35- '62, '63, yes.- '62, '63.
0:08:35 > 0:08:38You say it cost you a fair amount.
0:08:38 > 0:08:41It cost me £58, 10 shillings, which was two weeks' wages.
0:08:41 > 0:08:45- It's amazing that you remember. - I remember it very distinctly, it was a lot of money.
0:08:45 > 0:08:48- Absolutely. Robin, you're obviously attached to this.- Yes.
0:08:48 > 0:08:52- It's an important part of your life, your working history.- Yes!
0:08:52 > 0:08:56With that in mind, I know that I've got to be a bit punchy with my estimate.
0:08:56 > 0:08:59Shall I say about 250 to 350?
0:08:59 > 0:09:04- How does that sound?- That's fine by me.- Are you happy with that? And a fixed reserve of 250.- Yes.
0:09:04 > 0:09:07And I hope that it flies away at the auction and does well for us.
0:09:07 > 0:09:08- Thank you.- Thanks very much.
0:09:18 > 0:09:21Alex and Terry, you've brought along a baby for me.
0:09:21 > 0:09:24- Yes.- Are you husband and wife? - No, brother and sister.
0:09:24 > 0:09:26Brother and sister?!
0:09:26 > 0:09:28So, who does this belong to?
0:09:28 > 0:09:31- My brother. - Which, I got it from my mother.
0:09:31 > 0:09:34- Which she said I could have it. I said, thank you very much.- Yeah.
0:09:34 > 0:09:36But I didn't know what to do with it.
0:09:36 > 0:09:40- No.- So I just put it in the bottom of a wardrobe.
0:09:40 > 0:09:44So, tell me, why did your mum give you the doll and not you the doll?
0:09:44 > 0:09:47- I don't know.- It seems a bit strange to me.- She gave... When...
0:09:47 > 0:09:50- Did you end up with some dinky toys or something?- No.
0:09:52 > 0:09:57- Just by the way, the costume is quite old but not original. - No, that's right.
0:09:57 > 0:10:01The head is porcelain and the rest of the body is composition.
0:10:01 > 0:10:02Right.
0:10:02 > 0:10:08Very, very lovely dolls are all porcelain, but it's very rare to find a doll like that.
0:10:08 > 0:10:13So we're going to have a look. Lift back the bonnet, and all should be revealed.
0:10:13 > 0:10:15It is a Heubach doll.
0:10:15 > 0:10:19It's got a batch number, model number 267.
0:10:19 > 0:10:21Koppelsdorf, which is German.
0:10:21 > 0:10:24The Heubach factory was in Koppelsdorf.
0:10:24 > 0:10:28DR - the Deutschland Republic.
0:10:28 > 0:10:33So, now, that means it's going to be after the First World War.
0:10:33 > 0:10:36- Right.- So we're going to be putting this doll at about 1920.
0:10:36 > 0:10:42The thing to do with this is to look very, very carefully at the head,
0:10:42 > 0:10:44and make sure there's no damage.
0:10:44 > 0:10:49- Mm-hm.- If it's got cracks and chips, frankly,
0:10:49 > 0:10:52it's not good news, from a valuation point of view.
0:10:54 > 0:10:56Nope, it looks in pretty good order to me.
0:10:56 > 0:10:58And of course it's got opening and shutting eyes.
0:10:58 > 0:11:03- Yep.- And the beauty of taking the wig off, you can see how it works.
0:11:03 > 0:11:05- Oh, right, yeah. - Have you ever done that?
0:11:05 > 0:11:07- No.- No. Never.
0:11:07 > 0:11:13So it's on a counterbalance weight, which enables the eyes to open and close.
0:11:13 > 0:11:17It's got eyelashes on one eye, they're rather gone from the other one.
0:11:17 > 0:11:20But other than that, it's in pretty good condition.
0:11:20 > 0:11:22And it's collectible.
0:11:22 > 0:11:24So, what about a valuation?
0:11:24 > 0:11:28You must have thought, as you were coming along, what it might be worth.
0:11:28 > 0:11:30Ladies first, what is it worth?
0:11:30 > 0:11:34- About £50.- I'd say 65.
0:11:34 > 0:11:35You're both pretty good, I reckon.
0:11:35 > 0:11:38£50 to £80 is the right come-and-get-me estimate.
0:11:38 > 0:11:41And there shouldn't be any shortage of people wanting it.
0:11:41 > 0:11:43- Thanks for bringing it along.- Thanks.- Thanks.
0:11:48 > 0:11:52Well, I don't know about you but I think we've found some cracking items so far.
0:11:52 > 0:11:56So let's get straight over to the auction room and put those valuations to the test.
0:11:56 > 0:11:58While we make our way over there, here's a quick recap,
0:11:58 > 0:12:01just to jog your memory, of all the items going under the hammer.
0:12:01 > 0:12:07The American-made cabinetto wouldn't have made it to Bognor if Alan's mother-in-law had had her way.
0:12:07 > 0:12:11My word, she was going to turn a cabinetto into a shoe box?
0:12:11 > 0:12:14- Absolutely.- That's horrific.
0:12:14 > 0:12:18Since being a child, Pamela has owned her 1940s Britains horse.
0:12:18 > 0:12:22But now it's time to see if it'll run away in the auction.
0:12:22 > 0:12:27Robin bought this stunning dove-shaped Lalique posy vase in the early 1960s.
0:12:27 > 0:12:29And it certainly was a considered purchase.
0:12:29 > 0:12:33I just fell in love with it. It cost me two weeks' wages, but I thought, I've got to have it.
0:12:33 > 0:12:38And finally, brother and sister Terry and Alex are selling their Heubach German doll.
0:12:38 > 0:12:40Let's hope it can find a loving new home.
0:12:50 > 0:12:53We've been on the road, and we've travelled north-west from Bognor Regis
0:12:53 > 0:12:56to the West Sussex town of Chichester for today's sale.
0:12:56 > 0:12:58We're the guests of Henry Adams Auctioneers.
0:12:58 > 0:13:02On the rostrum, the man with the local knowledge is Cliff Beacher.
0:13:02 > 0:13:04It's all down to him now. All the talking is over with.
0:13:04 > 0:13:06Let's see what happens.
0:13:20 > 0:13:23Under starter's orders right now is the Britains model horse.
0:13:23 > 0:13:26We've got a valuation of £100-£200.
0:13:26 > 0:13:27- It belongs to Pamela.- Yes.
0:13:27 > 0:13:30- Good luck with this.- Yes, I hope so.
0:13:30 > 0:13:33- I hope it doesn't fall at the first hurdle.- I hope it's the last one!
0:13:33 > 0:13:38We've got a fixed reserve, haven't we, of £100. So you're keen to hang on to this.
0:13:38 > 0:13:40- I am. - Where has it been all these years?
0:13:40 > 0:13:44Well, I've just kept it and kept it and collected.
0:13:44 > 0:13:46I've had a lot of horse memorabilia.
0:13:46 > 0:13:49- I can see the brooch. - And my father was into racing.
0:13:49 > 0:13:55- So we kept and kept a lot of stuff. - And you gave me a tip.
0:13:55 > 0:13:59- I did.- Gave me a tip for the races. - And it won.- It came in, yes.
0:13:59 > 0:14:01- Well, good luck. - Oh, yes, I should cross my fingers.
0:14:01 > 0:14:06Good luck, they're off. This is it, it's going under the hammer now. Here we go.
0:14:06 > 0:14:07Lot 374,
0:14:07 > 0:14:12a Britains model jockey on horseback. Racing colours.
0:14:12 > 0:14:16There it is. You've seen it. It's in the original box, as well.
0:14:16 > 0:14:20Collectible item. £100?
0:14:20 > 0:14:23£50 to start it off, then.
0:14:23 > 0:14:25- 50 anywhere?- Come on.
0:14:25 > 0:14:27£50 to start anywhere in the room?
0:14:27 > 0:14:30Thank you, sir. £50 I've got. 55?
0:14:30 > 0:14:3355 and 60. Five...
0:14:33 > 0:14:37- Tension.- 70, five, 80, five, 90, five.
0:14:37 > 0:14:40- 100. £100, standing up in the room. - Oh, there we are.
0:14:40 > 0:14:42110, I'd like.
0:14:42 > 0:14:44At £100. 110 anywhere?
0:14:44 > 0:14:45At £100, I'm going to sell it.
0:14:45 > 0:14:47£100 it goes.
0:14:47 > 0:14:51- It's gone. We did it. - Yes, we've got it.
0:14:51 > 0:14:53- It's gone.- It crept there.- It did.
0:14:53 > 0:14:57- It kicked off the last bend.- I know, I know. Never mind.- Gosh!
0:15:02 > 0:15:05Are we going to hit the right note? We're going to find out.
0:15:05 > 0:15:07We've got Alan's music box going under the hammer.
0:15:07 > 0:15:09We're looking for £100-£150.
0:15:09 > 0:15:12That certainly would be the crescendo, the 150, wouldn't it?
0:15:12 > 0:15:14- That's what we want. - Yes, absolutely.
0:15:14 > 0:15:18- Why are you selling this, Alan? - It's just been stuck in a cupboard for years.
0:15:18 > 0:15:22- It's massive, isn't it? Big cupboard.- Yes.
0:15:22 > 0:15:27The only time I take it out is when the likes of we have a barbecue, and the music's going,
0:15:27 > 0:15:32- and I sneak it downstairs and have a go, and everybody gets a surprise. - It's a bit of fun, isn't it?
0:15:32 > 0:15:35Actually, you're right. It's a picnic piece, that's what it is.
0:15:35 > 0:15:37It suddenly just dawned on me.
0:15:37 > 0:15:40- It's a bit of fun, isn't it? - Entertainment on the lawn.
0:15:40 > 0:15:43And it's a really pretty box, as well.
0:15:43 > 0:15:48- It's very nice.- I quite agree. - It's just one of those quirky things. Will it, won't it sell?
0:15:48 > 0:15:52Well, we're gonna find out, that's for sure. We're here to flog it.
0:15:52 > 0:15:53- Here we go, good luck, Alan. - Thank you.
0:15:53 > 0:15:55A musical cabinetto.
0:15:55 > 0:15:59Table model organ with rolls. There it is.
0:15:59 > 0:16:01Unusual.
0:16:01 > 0:16:03Very unusual lot.
0:16:03 > 0:16:06Where do I start for this one, £100?
0:16:06 > 0:16:10Thank you, £100. 110, 120.
0:16:10 > 0:16:16130, 140, 150, 160. 170... £170.
0:16:16 > 0:16:18£170. It's going to go... 180 in the middle.
0:16:18 > 0:16:25190. 200. 210. 220. Still in the middle of the room, sitting down.
0:16:25 > 0:16:28At £220. Closed forever.
0:16:28 > 0:16:29220...
0:16:29 > 0:16:35- That's the crescendo we wanted! - I'm amazed.- Thank you very much.
0:16:35 > 0:16:39- That's good. What will you do with the money?- Spend it.- Spend it.
0:16:39 > 0:16:40Take the family out for a good meal.
0:16:40 > 0:16:43More importantly, what are you gonna do at the barbecue?
0:16:43 > 0:16:44Well, find something else.
0:16:44 > 0:16:47Get an old banjo or something and have a go with that.
0:16:53 > 0:16:56Going under the hammer right now, a 1920s German doll. This is quality.
0:16:56 > 0:16:58It belongs to Alex and Terry.
0:16:58 > 0:17:01Brother and sister. Your mum gave you this.
0:17:01 > 0:17:04- Yes.- So, what's Mum going to do with the money?
0:17:04 > 0:17:06- Is she gonna give it to both of you? - Probably.
0:17:06 > 0:17:09Oh, that's all right, then, isn't it? It is quality.
0:17:09 > 0:17:14- There are a lot of doll collectors out there, and I'm sure there are some here today.- Right.
0:17:14 > 0:17:17- Fingers crossed. It's going under the hammer now. This is it.- Good.
0:17:17 > 0:17:21Lot 437. The German doll.
0:17:21 > 0:17:26Open-shut eyes, open mouth with teeth. There it is.
0:17:26 > 0:17:28Starter for this one. £50?
0:17:28 > 0:17:33- £30 for a start, then.- You can't sell a Heubach doll for £30!
0:17:33 > 0:17:3832, 5, 7, 40, 2, 5, 7, 50.
0:17:38 > 0:17:43£50, got to go at 50. Five anywhere? Up in the balcony, £50.
0:17:43 > 0:17:45It's not expensive, is it?
0:17:45 > 0:17:48- £50, for a lovely doll.- Come on.
0:17:48 > 0:17:51Are you all done and finished? £50.
0:17:51 > 0:17:52Yes, it's gone.
0:17:52 > 0:17:55£50. Only just, though.
0:17:55 > 0:17:58- But I think Mum will be pleased, don't you?- She will.- Yeah?
0:17:58 > 0:18:02If it's any consolation, it's considerably more than it would have cost new.
0:18:02 > 0:18:04Yes!
0:18:08 > 0:18:12Next up, we've got a frosted shaped vase, but it's not any old frosted shaped vase.
0:18:12 > 0:18:15It's a Rene Lalique, one of the top names in glass design.
0:18:15 > 0:18:20It belongs to Robin, here, with a value of £250-£350 put on by Catherine.
0:18:20 > 0:18:22Quality, quality, quality.
0:18:22 > 0:18:23Why are you selling this, Robin?
0:18:23 > 0:18:27Well, I'd had it over 40 years, and really and truthfully,
0:18:27 > 0:18:30although I've enjoyed it, I think it's about time it went.
0:18:30 > 0:18:35But it's in fantastic condition. It's a lovely, elegant piece. So, hopefully, we should do all right.
0:18:35 > 0:18:38I think you will. It's a sought-after name.
0:18:38 > 0:18:40Very, very collectible.
0:18:40 > 0:18:42- Yes.- Let's find out what this lot think. Here we go.
0:18:42 > 0:18:45That brings us on to lot 415,
0:18:45 > 0:18:49the Lalique frosted and clear glass vase, modelled as two doves.
0:18:49 > 0:18:52- It is beautiful. It catches the light so well.- It does.
0:18:52 > 0:18:57£200? £100 for a start, then.
0:18:57 > 0:19:04100, thank you, all over the place. 110, 120. 130, 140. With me at £140.
0:19:04 > 0:19:09150 anywhere? 160, 170, 180,
0:19:09 > 0:19:12190, 200.
0:19:12 > 0:19:15210? 210.
0:19:15 > 0:19:17220, 230,
0:19:17 > 0:19:20240, 250.
0:19:20 > 0:19:23250, upstairs in the balcony at 250.
0:19:23 > 0:19:26At £250.
0:19:26 > 0:19:29260, fresh face. 260, standing up.
0:19:29 > 0:19:32- Back of the room, at 260... - You're happy with this, aren't you?
0:19:32 > 0:19:38270, lady came in. 280, 290, 300.
0:19:38 > 0:19:39310, 320.
0:19:39 > 0:19:42This is fantastic.
0:19:42 > 0:19:46320, still with the gentleman. At £320, have you done and finished?
0:19:46 > 0:19:49320.
0:19:49 > 0:19:54- We did it.- That was fantastic, I'm surprised, actually.- £320!
0:19:54 > 0:19:57Quality. Quality always sells.
0:19:57 > 0:19:59What are you going to put the money towards?
0:19:59 > 0:20:01- Pay my wine bill. - Pay your wine bill?
0:20:01 > 0:20:03- Have you got a big wine bill?- Yes.
0:20:03 > 0:20:07What, you collect wine or you've been running at up in the local wine bar?
0:20:07 > 0:20:12I just got a bit mad with my wine merchant and spent too much money.
0:20:17 > 0:20:20That's the end of our first visit to the auction room.
0:20:20 > 0:20:24We are coming back later on in the show, so there'll be plenty more surprises.
0:20:24 > 0:20:30And all our blood pressures soar when my valuation is put to the test.
0:20:30 > 0:20:32- Wow! Well done. - I was scared about that.
0:20:32 > 0:20:35I really didn't think you'd sell 'em, you know.
0:20:35 > 0:20:37- It caused a bit of a flutter! - They did.
0:20:38 > 0:20:42But right now, I've got something very uplifting to find out about.
0:20:55 > 0:20:59Like a lot of people, I've always wanted to go up in a hot-air balloon.
0:20:59 > 0:21:03And I'm very excited that I might, just might, get the chance today.
0:21:05 > 0:21:08The dream of flight has mesmerised people for thousands of years,
0:21:08 > 0:21:13going as far back as Icarus and his home-made wings in ancient Greek mythology.
0:21:13 > 0:21:20Since then, the world has witnessed centuries of creative efforts to try and get man airborne.
0:21:20 > 0:21:26But it wasn't until 21st November 1783 that man first realised his dream of flight,
0:21:26 > 0:21:32when a hot-air balloon invented by two French brothers soared to the sky, carrying two passengers.
0:21:32 > 0:21:39The Montgolfier brothers, Joseph and Etienne, were paper makers from the small French town of Annonay.
0:21:39 > 0:21:43And they created a wonderfully colourful balloon, which took off
0:21:43 > 0:21:49from the Bois de Boulogne, with a young physicist and an army major on board as the first aeronauts.
0:21:49 > 0:21:53The flight itself, although historic, was quite short-lived.
0:21:53 > 0:21:55It only lasted about 25 minutes.
0:21:55 > 0:22:01The Montgolfier brothers lit a fire of straw and sheep's wool underneath the balloon to inflate it.
0:22:01 > 0:22:05They thought the dense smoke actually helped the balloon to rise.
0:22:05 > 0:22:10What they didn't realise was the fact that it was the hot air created by the fire
0:22:10 > 0:22:12that propelled the balloon skywards.
0:22:12 > 0:22:17The first successful flight in Britain came the following year, in 1784.
0:22:17 > 0:22:20And then other air balloons of various shapes were created
0:22:20 > 0:22:23and launched from countries all around the world.
0:22:23 > 0:22:27As years passed, new ways of lifting balloons were thought out.
0:22:27 > 0:22:33Successful experiments were completed using helium and hydrogen, gases that were lighter than air.
0:22:33 > 0:22:38Since air ballooning's creation, there have been various attempts to break new records,
0:22:38 > 0:22:40like making the largest balloon,
0:22:40 > 0:22:41being the first to cross the Channel
0:22:41 > 0:22:44and, in more recent memory, flying around the world.
0:22:44 > 0:22:47The competitive nature of ballooning has advanced its development,
0:22:47 > 0:22:50as well as assuring its place in history.
0:22:52 > 0:22:57But it's in living memory that ballooning has become the hot-air ballooning we know today.
0:22:57 > 0:23:02Hearing the roar of the gas under the balloon, well, that's down to an American guy called Ed Yost, who,
0:23:02 > 0:23:06in the 1950s, developed hot-air ballooning using LPG.
0:23:06 > 0:23:09Which stands for liquid petroleum gas.
0:23:09 > 0:23:12Following swiftly on his heels was British man Don Cameron,
0:23:12 > 0:23:16who first pioneered the technique in Europe in the 1960s.
0:23:24 > 0:23:27Well, I'm here to meet ballooning pilot Graeme Scaife,
0:23:27 > 0:23:30who's going to enlighten me about these lovely old flying machines. Hi, Graeme.
0:23:30 > 0:23:35- Hello, Paul, nice to meet you. - Thank you for meeting up with me. - My pleasure.- It is a lovely day.
0:23:35 > 0:23:41I don't know if we'll get a chance to fly, but I'll leave that up to you at the end of the day!
0:23:41 > 0:23:43Hopefully we can. How long have you been flying?
0:23:43 > 0:23:49I started in 1985, and I got my licence in '86.
0:23:49 > 0:23:54I originally got started... I had two balloons fly over my house one afternoon.
0:23:54 > 0:23:58I thought, this looks the most magnificent way of travel.
0:23:58 > 0:24:03For me, every flight is exciting, you never know quite where you're going, it's an adventure.
0:24:03 > 0:24:08Whereas in a fixed-wing plane, you start the engine, you're going from A to B. We don't know where B is.
0:24:08 > 0:24:11So it makes it a lot more exciting.
0:24:11 > 0:24:16Let's just talk a little bit about the history of flying, prior to LPG.
0:24:16 > 0:24:23Prior to LPG, there was hydrogen balloons, which still, to this day, are operated.
0:24:23 > 0:24:27They're very expensive to fill up, and it's very difficult to get hydrogen.
0:24:27 > 0:24:30They're mainly used by real enthusiasts, real pure balloonists, we call them.
0:24:30 > 0:24:37I have never been in a hydrogen balloon. And I would just love to go in one. Cos it's totally silent.
0:24:37 > 0:24:39There's no noise from burners or anything.
0:24:39 > 0:24:42- It's completely silent.- Wow! Can you talk me through the technique?
0:24:42 > 0:24:47Well, hydrogen is a gas that is highly inflammable.
0:24:47 > 0:24:52- Yes.- And what happens is that the balloon envelope is made of a type of rubbery material.
0:24:52 > 0:25:00And they put a net over the top of the material, and then they feed the gas in to a tube,
0:25:02 > 0:25:07- into the side of the balloon. And it slowly starts building up into the shape of a round balloon.- Yes.
0:25:07 > 0:25:10And it's weighed down at the side with sandbags.
0:25:10 > 0:25:15And as the balloon fills, it starts to become more and more buoyant, so more and more sandbags.
0:25:15 > 0:25:20Until, finally, it has enough lift to lift the basket and the passengers.
0:25:20 > 0:25:25And the sandbags are then all around the side of the basket.
0:25:25 > 0:25:28So it comes to a point of buoyancy
0:25:28 > 0:25:33when you throw out one hand of sand and the balloon will rise slowly into the air.
0:25:33 > 0:25:37- The most fantastic experience.- Yeah. That's why it's dead silent, then.
0:25:37 > 0:25:40- Absolutely.- How lovely.
0:25:40 > 0:25:43There's no noise from burners or anything like that. It's completely silent.
0:25:46 > 0:25:51- But it's dangerous, isn't it? - It is very dangerous. You have to wear cotton clothing.
0:25:51 > 0:25:55And there must be no chance of any static electricity,
0:25:55 > 0:25:59cos that can cause a spark, and bang, up it will all go.
0:25:59 > 0:26:02It looks like the guys are coming in to prep the balloon.
0:26:02 > 0:26:04This could be exciting. I might get a flight.
0:26:04 > 0:26:08Yes, so what they're doing now is, they're laying it out downwind.
0:26:08 > 0:26:10And then we'll spread it out on the ground.
0:26:10 > 0:26:12And then we fill it full of cold air.
0:26:12 > 0:26:14Is this quite a dangerous stage?
0:26:14 > 0:26:19Er, at this stage, no, it's not too dangerous. But you just make sure that the basket is tied off properly.
0:26:19 > 0:26:22- Yeah.- Because a gust of wind comes along...- To the Land Rover.
0:26:22 > 0:26:26To the Land Rover, otherwise it'll be off down the field. So you must make sure it's tied off.
0:26:26 > 0:26:32What about the navigation up there, being an aeronaut governed by the wind?
0:26:32 > 0:26:37To go up and down if you're approaching a peak on a mountain or a rooftop, give it a bit more...
0:26:37 > 0:26:40We have a huge amount of control, up and down control.
0:26:40 > 0:26:42You've got a lot of control on that.
0:26:42 > 0:26:46People say, you just missed my chimney pot. Well, we didn't really.
0:26:46 > 0:26:48We've got a lot of control.
0:26:48 > 0:26:52What's the most dangerous aspect of being a pilot?
0:26:52 > 0:26:57The most dangerous aspect is making sure you don't land anywhere near power lines.
0:26:57 > 0:26:59That's what we really have to watch out for.
0:26:59 > 0:27:04If you go through a hedge or the top of a tree or something like that, there's nothing to panic about.
0:27:04 > 0:27:07That does happen from time to time.
0:27:07 > 0:27:11- They don't actually land with a bump, do they?- No, you round them out as they come in.
0:27:11 > 0:27:17And most of the time, out of every 12, 15 landings I do, probably only one of them will tip over.
0:27:17 > 0:27:20And that's if it's a bit windy. Most of the time they stay upright.
0:27:26 > 0:27:32The moment of reckoning has come. The balloon is laid out. But am I going to be able to take a flight?
0:27:32 > 0:27:35- Are the conditions right? Can we go up?- We can do a little test.
0:27:35 > 0:27:38- OK.- Matthew, can I have a balloon, please, and a compass?
0:27:38 > 0:27:40Thank you. There we go.
0:27:40 > 0:27:44- What do you look for?- What we look for with this balloon, we let it go.
0:27:44 > 0:27:49And then we watch that it doesn't climb lower than 45 degrees.
0:27:49 > 0:27:53And if it looks steady and it doesn't go off wobbling all over the sky...
0:27:53 > 0:27:56- We can fly. - That means it's gusting. If it's nice and steady, above 45, we can fly.
0:27:56 > 0:28:02- Great.- So we'll let it go and see what it does. So it's shot off.
0:28:02 > 0:28:07To one side... And then I look in the compass, and you can see, it's going down.
0:28:07 > 0:28:09It's not even climbing.
0:28:09 > 0:28:11No. Now it's shooting off in the air.
0:28:11 > 0:28:14So it's not ready yet. It's definitely too windy at the moment.
0:28:14 > 0:28:17And it's all over the place on the compass.
0:28:17 > 0:28:22- That would be an uncomfortable ride, if we were underneath that? - The problem is landing the balloon.
0:28:22 > 0:28:26- You'd never be able to land it safely.- Gosh.
0:28:26 > 0:28:32- That's gone, that's probably gone a mile, hasn't it, in 30 seconds? - It's gone off very quickly, yeah.
0:28:32 > 0:28:35- Thank you so much for prepping it up and...- Not at all.
0:28:35 > 0:28:38It's a shame at this stage we can't take you up for a flight!
0:28:38 > 0:28:40But that's ballooning.
0:28:40 > 0:28:43Take care. Bye-bye.
0:28:43 > 0:28:48Well, that's disappointing, isn't it? Good old British weather. Never right, is it?
0:28:48 > 0:28:52I can only imagine what it would be like soaring in the sky over the South Downs.
0:28:52 > 0:28:54Well, one day it'll happen.
0:28:54 > 0:28:57I've just got to remain positive.
0:28:57 > 0:28:59I bet it's magic up there.
0:29:21 > 0:29:24Back to Butlins, and our valuation day. And I can't believe this,
0:29:24 > 0:29:27there's still people queuing outside trying to get in.
0:29:27 > 0:29:30It looks like we've still got a packed house inside.
0:29:30 > 0:29:32Our experts really do have their work cut out.
0:29:32 > 0:29:36But let's join up with them now and see exactly what they're up to.
0:29:36 > 0:29:40- Judy, what bright colours you've brought to the table!- Yes!
0:29:40 > 0:29:43- D'you like them? - Not very much, really.
0:29:43 > 0:29:46- You don't?- No.- So that's why you've brought them here today.
0:29:46 > 0:29:48- It is. - What's the history behind them?
0:29:48 > 0:29:50They were my grandmother's.
0:29:50 > 0:29:55- Right.- All I know about them is that they're Belgian.
0:29:55 > 0:29:59My grandfather and grandmother went out to Belgium in 1910.
0:29:59 > 0:30:03- Yes.- They came back in 1914. Strange, many would say.
0:30:03 > 0:30:06Oh, what a shock!
0:30:06 > 0:30:10- And then went out again in 1919, when it was safe again. - When it was all over, yeah.
0:30:10 > 0:30:15And I reckon these have to be at least the 1930s.
0:30:15 > 0:30:16Right. Well, we'll have a look at them.
0:30:16 > 0:30:21It's very interesting that you should say the connection of Belgium.
0:30:21 > 0:30:24Certainly if I looked at this, I would have said it was Chinese.
0:30:24 > 0:30:30- Oh, right.- It looks like Chinese, 19th century, crackleware.
0:30:30 > 0:30:36But I'm going to turn one upside down, and I expect to find something relating to Belgium.
0:30:36 > 0:30:38Yes.
0:30:38 > 0:30:44Boch Freres. I think what you would call the Clarice Cliff of Belgium.
0:30:44 > 0:30:45Right.
0:30:45 > 0:30:49You might look at this and think, they're nothing like Clarice Cliff...
0:30:49 > 0:30:51- No.- ..because they don't have that sort of decoration.
0:30:51 > 0:30:55But they did do pottery with vibrant decorations.
0:30:55 > 0:30:57Right.
0:30:57 > 0:31:01The bad news is of course that these are not decorated,
0:31:01 > 0:31:04and the ones with bright decorations are the valuable ones.
0:31:04 > 0:31:07- Yes!- Nevertheless, you're absolutely spot-on with the date.
0:31:07 > 0:31:10I would think between 1920 and 1930.
0:31:10 > 0:31:16- Yes.- From Belgium. And not seen much in this country, actually.
0:31:16 > 0:31:19- No...- But whilst these would be particularly valuable,
0:31:19 > 0:31:24or much more valuable, back home - or for them, back home - they wouldn't be so valuable over here.
0:31:24 > 0:31:27- Ah.- You could say, well, why don't we take them to Belgium?
0:31:27 > 0:31:33- Frankly, the cost of getting them there, they're never going to be that much more valuable.- No, absolutely.
0:31:33 > 0:31:39So, coming to the valuation, I think we're looking at about £100.
0:31:39 > 0:31:42- Sounds good.- Is that enough?- It is.
0:31:42 > 0:31:47- So I'll come up with a rather obvious estimate of 80-120.- Yes!
0:31:47 > 0:31:50And put a reserve of £80 with discretion.
0:31:50 > 0:31:52- That sounds very good. - That sound OK?
0:31:52 > 0:31:57- Jolly good. And then you won't have to look at them ever again. - No! Thank you very much.- Thank you.
0:32:04 > 0:32:06Pat and Richard, it's great to see you.
0:32:06 > 0:32:10Thank you for bringing in such a wonderful display, a great collection of butterflies.
0:32:10 > 0:32:13- So who is the lepidopterist? - Well, neither of us, actually.
0:32:13 > 0:32:17It was my father, he was in the Navy in the late '40s...
0:32:17 > 0:32:20He's obviously travelled a lot, cos these aren't English, are they?
0:32:20 > 0:32:22No, these came from Malaya, Singapore.
0:32:22 > 0:32:27- Did he personally collect them? - He did, yes.- Running around the jungle with a net.- Yes, indeed, yes.
0:32:27 > 0:32:30My word. How many are there? Let's have a quick look.
0:32:30 > 0:32:32Nine trays all together.
0:32:32 > 0:32:37I've never counted them accurately, but I suspect there's about 300 or so there.
0:32:37 > 0:32:40Cos there's big ones and little ones.
0:32:40 > 0:32:44He's beautifully displayed them, hasn't he? And he's sealed them in. They're airtight.
0:32:44 > 0:32:49If vermin gets inside there, and the wings start to get frayed and eaten,
0:32:49 > 0:32:52the collectors just don't want to know.
0:32:52 > 0:32:54And they are pretty much perfect.
0:32:54 > 0:32:57- It's the colours. They just merge together so beautifully.- Yes.
0:32:57 > 0:33:03And it hasn't lost any of the hue or the iridescence of the wings. That's what's so important.
0:33:03 > 0:33:05No. They've been in the dark for over 60 years.
0:33:05 > 0:33:08You've certainly looked after them.
0:33:08 > 0:33:12He never got them out. He would let you have a peep at them at Christmas, perhaps.
0:33:12 > 0:33:14But you weren't ever allowed to look at them much.
0:33:14 > 0:33:20This harks back to sort of Victorian England, when it was so fashionable to collect items of natural history.
0:33:20 > 0:33:23And everybody at home would have a mini museum.
0:33:23 > 0:33:26On a Sunday, you'd go into the parlour, and have a real treat.
0:33:26 > 0:33:33- You'd have the family around, you'd open up the cabinet, and all the little children would go, wow!- Yes.
0:33:33 > 0:33:36It kind of died out, really. It wasn't fashionable.
0:33:36 > 0:33:41- Come the First World War, people started to get rid of of taxidermy, cos it reminded them of death.- Yes.
0:33:41 > 0:33:45And it's only just starting to make a resurgence, natural history.
0:33:45 > 0:33:47You've got some paperwork there, have you?
0:33:47 > 0:33:49Yes, that's the gentleman himself.
0:33:49 > 0:33:51- That's your father.- Yes, my father.
0:33:51 > 0:33:52- What's his name?- Leo.
0:33:52 > 0:33:55Leo Paul Walter Ricard.
0:33:55 > 0:33:58- What was his rank in the Navy? - He was a wardmaster lieutenant.
0:33:58 > 0:34:02- So he was in the medical brigade. - He was an academic, then.
0:34:02 > 0:34:05Yes. There's some pictures of the jungle, where they came from.
0:34:05 > 0:34:09- And he took these snaps himself, did he?- Yes, yes, yes.
0:34:09 > 0:34:10Thank goodness he survived the war.
0:34:10 > 0:34:13Yeah. And even the Latin names for them.
0:34:13 > 0:34:16Oh, this is interesting. So each case is marked,
0:34:16 > 0:34:19- and there's a description of every single butterfly.- Yep.
0:34:19 > 0:34:23Quantity - four of, dark blue with high blue tip.
0:34:23 > 0:34:26And there's the Latin name.
0:34:26 > 0:34:27I mean, it's not really PC, is it?
0:34:27 > 0:34:30It's totally against the law to do this now.
0:34:30 > 0:34:36And you can't import things like this. But this does predate the 1947 DEFRA guidelines anyway.
0:34:36 > 0:34:40So we're OK to sell this. So, the value...
0:34:40 > 0:34:44- What have you thought about this? Have you had any idea?- No idea.
0:34:44 > 0:34:50No idea at all, really. Er, 100, 200, something like that, possibly?
0:34:50 > 0:34:52We really don't have an idea.
0:34:53 > 0:34:57- Well, I can tell you, I'd like to double that straight away.- Really?
0:34:57 > 0:35:00- Yes. I'm gonna put £400 to £500 on the lot.- Really?
0:35:00 > 0:35:04- Wow.- If an academic butterfly collector picks up on this,
0:35:04 > 0:35:09and there is a very rare extinct one or two amongst this lot...
0:35:09 > 0:35:11- Yes.- ..it might go for a lot more.
0:35:11 > 0:35:14- Yes.- And, if you pardon the pun, they could just fly away.
0:35:14 > 0:35:15- Very good.- Yes.
0:35:18 > 0:35:21# Say a little prayer for you... #
0:35:21 > 0:35:28Jilly, thank you for coming along today and thank you for bringing your absolutely exquisite snuffbox.
0:35:28 > 0:35:31Now, I say exquisite because it's the most
0:35:31 > 0:35:35beautiful piece of tortoiseshell I've seen for a long time, actually.
0:35:35 > 0:35:40One of the most important things that I love about it is the cartouche in the middle,
0:35:40 > 0:35:43which has no initials, so it's all fresh, all ready for us to inscribe it.
0:35:43 > 0:35:46Really beautiful. Where did you actually get it from?
0:35:46 > 0:35:51I got it from my aunt, who I think inherited it from her parents.
0:35:51 > 0:35:56But it was in a cabinet of little things which she left me when she died.
0:35:56 > 0:35:58So your aunt obviously had wonderful taste.
0:35:58 > 0:36:01Oh, she was wonderful... Yes, she was gorgeous.
0:36:01 > 0:36:04I mean, to look at it it does almost look Continental.
0:36:04 > 0:36:07- Oh, really?- But I think that this design is probably quite...
0:36:07 > 0:36:11is English. It's just beautifully done, it really is perfect.
0:36:11 > 0:36:16The bit I love is that, is the little band of flowers just in the front. I think they're absolutely gorgeous.
0:36:16 > 0:36:20Now, what is a shame, I can see that the lid doesn't look...
0:36:20 > 0:36:24- Yes, it is a little...- ..very safe. Do you want to lift it off? I don't want to...
0:36:24 > 0:36:28The hinge doesn't work properly, so it's just best to lift it off
0:36:28 > 0:36:32and do it that way, because there's this bit across there.
0:36:32 > 0:36:35OK, so we've got a bit of damage going on there.
0:36:35 > 0:36:38That's a nasty crack. That's a nasty crack.
0:36:38 > 0:36:40Is that recent?
0:36:40 > 0:36:46Very shortly after my aunt died and it came to me, the cabinet nearly fell off the wall.
0:36:46 > 0:36:50- It was the day of her funeral, it nearly fell off the wall...- Oh, my word!
0:36:50 > 0:36:53And a lot of the things came out of the cupboard and smashed.
0:36:53 > 0:36:56- Right.- And I think that got damaged at that stage.
0:36:56 > 0:37:00Right. And this looks like it could get longer and longer so we need to be very, very careful with this.
0:37:00 > 0:37:04I just think it's the most amazing colour tortoiseshell.
0:37:04 > 0:37:06You often see lighter colours coming through,
0:37:06 > 0:37:09but I really do like this dark, dark tortoiseshell.
0:37:09 > 0:37:13And it was half full of snuff when I was a child, as I do remember.
0:37:13 > 0:37:14Oh, really? So it was...
0:37:14 > 0:37:16Jilly, it's such a wonderful story.
0:37:16 > 0:37:19I'm a little curious as to why you're wanting to sell.
0:37:19 > 0:37:23My twin sister, Jackie, needs the money.
0:37:23 > 0:37:28She's a missionary in Hong Kong and she has had a building project in Hong Kong
0:37:28 > 0:37:33and this year needs to pay £1 million towards the final stage.
0:37:33 > 0:37:37- Right.- And that's what it was going towards.- We'll see what we can do.
0:37:37 > 0:37:40Would you be happy with an estimate of about £100 to £150?
0:37:40 > 0:37:42- Yes, that sounds fine. - With an £80 reserve.
0:37:42 > 0:37:45I don't think we'll make a million, but we'll see what we can do.
0:37:45 > 0:37:48- That'd be great, thanks so much. - Thank you, Jilly.
0:37:48 > 0:37:53Well, it's time for our final trip to the auction now and there's certainly no love lost
0:37:53 > 0:37:56between Judy and her inherited Belgian Boch vases.
0:37:56 > 0:37:59So let's hope we can get rid of them for her.
0:37:59 > 0:38:03I was wowed by Pat and Richard's extensive butterfly collection,
0:38:03 > 0:38:08which they inherited from Richard's father, and it's clear to see why they're in such good condition.
0:38:08 > 0:38:11Pop never got them out. He would let you have a peep at them,
0:38:11 > 0:38:15at Christmas, perhaps, but you weren't allowed to look at them much.
0:38:15 > 0:38:19And finally, Jilly is selling her beautiful tortoiseshell snuffbox
0:38:19 > 0:38:21to raise funds for her twin sister's charity.
0:38:21 > 0:38:27So let's hope there are some eager bidders waiting to fight it out, as it's going under the hammer now.
0:38:30 > 0:38:35The money is going to your sister's charity that she's running in Hong Kong?
0:38:35 > 0:38:37- That's right. - Tell us a little more about that.
0:38:37 > 0:38:42It's called St Stephen's Society, and it's concerned with really down-and-out-people.
0:38:42 > 0:38:44Unlovely and unloved are the people that she likes to pick up.
0:38:44 > 0:38:46- Of any age?- Of any age.
0:38:46 > 0:38:49Drug addicts, street sleepers, abandoned grannies,
0:38:49 > 0:38:53- all sorts of people who're just unlovely and unloved.- How lovely.
0:38:53 > 0:38:58- Katherine, I think this is quality and I know why you fell in love with this.- Yes.- It's very you.
0:38:58 > 0:39:00It is very me, it's very pretty.
0:39:00 > 0:39:02Well...!
0:39:02 > 0:39:07But it is beautiful. It was the little bit of damage that worried me, but it's a sweet little box.
0:39:07 > 0:39:11And you know what we say on the programme - quality always sells.
0:39:11 > 0:39:13It's now down to this lot to stick their hands up.
0:39:13 > 0:39:15Let's find out who buys it. Here we go.
0:39:15 > 0:39:19Lot 188, an early 18th-century tortoiseshell rectangular snuffbox.
0:39:19 > 0:39:21There it is, nice little snuff box.
0:39:21 > 0:39:24- What am I started for this one? - Who'll be the lucky buyer?
0:39:24 > 0:39:26A lot of interest, I've got to start at £100.
0:39:26 > 0:39:28At 100. £100. At 100.
0:39:28 > 0:39:30At £100, 10 I'd like. At £100.
0:39:30 > 0:39:33For the snuff box, 100. 110, I see.
0:39:33 > 0:39:35120? Still with me at 120.
0:39:35 > 0:39:37120. Would you go 30? No? £120.
0:39:37 > 0:39:41With me at 120. 120. 120.
0:39:41 > 0:39:43Go on, 30. Seated, 130. Thank you.
0:39:43 > 0:39:47130. 140, with me? 150?
0:39:47 > 0:39:52140, then? £140? With me on the book at £140.
0:39:52 > 0:39:54Are you all finished at 140?
0:39:54 > 0:39:59That is a great result, £140, just £10 short of our top estimate.
0:39:59 > 0:40:01All the money is going straight over to Hong Kong now.
0:40:01 > 0:40:05- What's your sister's name? - Jackie.- Jackie'll be really happy with that.- Yes.
0:40:05 > 0:40:08- I've just worked it out, Jackie and Jilly.- Yes, we're Jack and Jill.
0:40:08 > 0:40:10My parents thought it was funny.
0:40:10 > 0:40:12It is funny.
0:40:18 > 0:40:20Next up, three Belgian vases.
0:40:20 > 0:40:23They belong to Judy, who has just joined me.
0:40:23 > 0:40:26- And you've been in the wars, haven't you?- Yes.- What's happened?
0:40:26 > 0:40:28I discovered that you...
0:40:28 > 0:40:32I don't forget how to cycle after 45 years, but I did forget how to stop.
0:40:32 > 0:40:35Oh, no! You fell off your bike?!
0:40:35 > 0:40:38- Oh, God!- Thank goodness you weren't carrying the vases!
0:40:38 > 0:40:41Yeah. Let's hope we can cheer you up with a good result on the vases.
0:40:41 > 0:40:44- I do like them.- The colours are good.- The colours are great.
0:40:44 > 0:40:46But they're Belgian.
0:40:46 > 0:40:49- I was a little bit... - What's wrong with Belgian?
0:40:49 > 0:40:50Nothing's wrong with Belgian.
0:40:50 > 0:40:53- If it was chocolate, it would be better.- Or lace!
0:40:53 > 0:40:57- They're quirky. - Yeah.- I think they'll appeal to a lot of the buyers here.
0:40:57 > 0:40:59We're gonna find out. Good luck.
0:40:59 > 0:41:04And thank you for soldiering on, as well, and coming in. Here we go.
0:41:04 > 0:41:07Lot 301, Belgian pottery vase.
0:41:07 > 0:41:09A blue one together with two other similar vases.
0:41:09 > 0:41:12Shown on my right hand side, there.
0:41:12 > 0:41:15Three vases. Where am I started for these? £100?
0:41:15 > 0:41:21- Come on.- £50 for a start? 50. 50, thank you. 50. 55? 55.
0:41:21 > 0:41:2460, now? At 55.
0:41:24 > 0:41:26At £55. 60, anywhere?
0:41:26 > 0:41:30At £55. 60 in the room? £55.
0:41:30 > 0:41:35- All done at £55?- People looking at the auctioneer, not bidding.- At £55.
0:41:35 > 0:41:38Unfortunately, we didn't sell them.
0:41:38 > 0:41:40Thank goodness you put a reserve on them,
0:41:40 > 0:41:42cos I know Charlie likes you to sort of...
0:41:42 > 0:41:47Imagine if we haven't put a reserve on. They might have sold for £10.
0:41:47 > 0:41:5150? Five? 60? 65?
0:41:51 > 0:41:5370? 75?
0:41:53 > 0:41:57Will they fly away? You know what I'm talking about, don't you?
0:41:57 > 0:42:00That exquisite, that wonderful butterfly collection.
0:42:00 > 0:42:03- Pat and Richard, it's great to see you again.- Hello.- Hello.
0:42:03 > 0:42:07I'm quite excited, because I know the condition is spot-on for the collectors.
0:42:07 > 0:42:09- I just hope they're here.- Yes.
0:42:09 > 0:42:14Let's just hope we can get the top end of my estimate and they do fly away.
0:42:14 > 0:42:16Yes, let's hope!
0:42:16 > 0:42:17They're going under the hammer now.
0:42:17 > 0:42:19Here we go.
0:42:19 > 0:42:21Lot 390.
0:42:21 > 0:42:23- Lot 390, the butterfly collection...- I'm scared.
0:42:23 > 0:42:27- I'm so scared. - Mainly from Malaysia and Singapore.
0:42:27 > 0:42:29Approximately 300. Where am I started for these?
0:42:29 > 0:42:33Unusual lot. £400? 400?
0:42:33 > 0:42:35200 to start it, then?
0:42:35 > 0:42:39200, thank you. 200, I've got. £200.
0:42:39 > 0:42:43At 200. 210? 220? 230?
0:42:43 > 0:42:49- 230. At £230.- Oh, come on.- 240? 250?
0:42:49 > 0:42:51260? 270?
0:42:51 > 0:42:54- Good heavens.- 280? 290?
0:42:54 > 0:42:56£290.
0:42:56 > 0:43:02Shakes his head, up in the balcony. 290? 300? 300, I've got. 300. 300.
0:43:02 > 0:43:04320? 340?
0:43:04 > 0:43:07- 340? At £340.- Come on.
0:43:07 > 0:43:09At £340, I'm going to sell them.
0:43:09 > 0:43:11At £340. 60, anywhere?
0:43:11 > 0:43:13At £340. 60 anywhere in the room?
0:43:13 > 0:43:16At £340, I will sell them.
0:43:16 > 0:43:18At £340. Are you done and finished?
0:43:18 > 0:43:20At 3... 60, he's came back.
0:43:20 > 0:43:23- 360. 380?- Oh, you've sold them!
0:43:23 > 0:43:25- Fluttering about!- 400, sir?
0:43:25 > 0:43:30No? At £380, then. In the balcony. They go forever.
0:43:30 > 0:43:32Wow, yes! Well done!
0:43:32 > 0:43:35- I was scared about that.- I didn't think you'd sell them, you know?
0:43:35 > 0:43:37- They caused a bit of a flutter. - They did.
0:43:37 > 0:43:40And no doubt they will wherever they go.
0:43:40 > 0:43:43- Absolutely.- They'll be enjoyed. - Really good, yes.- That's all down...
0:43:43 > 0:43:45- Granddad would be pleased. - Thanks to Granddad.
0:43:45 > 0:43:47Well, that's a brilliant result.
0:43:47 > 0:43:50Richard and Pat are going home happy.
0:43:50 > 0:43:54Join us for many more surprises next time. Until then, it's cheerio.
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