0:00:07 > 0:00:09We've got, sea and sand.
0:00:09 > 0:00:12All we need now are a few surprises!
0:00:12 > 0:00:16Welcome to Flog It!, from the south coast resort of Bognor Regis.
0:00:41 > 0:00:43But there's more to a Bognor holiday
0:00:43 > 0:00:47then just beaches and ice cream. The area boasts many attractions,
0:00:47 > 0:00:49including this magnificent castle.
0:00:49 > 0:00:53It's a treasure trove of riches, which I'll be exploring later.
0:00:53 > 0:00:54The detail is superb.
0:00:54 > 0:00:58This is as good as you're ever going to see. But first...
0:01:02 > 0:01:04There are two very special attractions that have drawn
0:01:04 > 0:01:08a massive crowd here today at Butlin's. They are the gorgeous,
0:01:08 > 0:01:11eye-catching Catherine Southon and the irreplaceable Charlie Ross,
0:01:11 > 0:01:14already sifting through the bags and boxes looking for
0:01:14 > 0:01:18souvenirs to take off to auction. It's now 9.30,
0:01:18 > 0:01:22- it's time to get the doors open so let's...- Flog It!
0:01:27 > 0:01:31And first at the table is Charlie, who's found a brother and sister
0:01:31 > 0:01:34with something so unusual he's has burst into song.
0:01:34 > 0:01:36# Champagne Charlie is my name
0:01:36 > 0:01:39# Champagne drinking is me game! #
0:01:39 > 0:01:41Actually, it's not my favourite tipple, really.
0:01:41 > 0:01:45- Alex and Terry, you've brought a bottle of champagne along.- Yes.
0:01:45 > 0:01:48- In the hope that it might be worth something?- Hopefully. Yes.
0:01:48 > 0:01:50You haven't thought of drinking it?
0:01:50 > 0:01:54- No.- No. It's too old to drink. - It wouldn't be drinkable.
0:01:54 > 0:01:57- No.- No, no. But that doesn't mean it hasn't got any value.
0:01:57 > 0:01:59- No.- But it's a great name
0:01:59 > 0:02:04- and the reason I'm interested in it is the year, 1943.- Yeah.
0:02:04 > 0:02:09- So how did you get it?- It was found in the bottom of my mum's larder.
0:02:09 > 0:02:11- It had been there for donkey's years.- Yeah.
0:02:11 > 0:02:14- My father used to be a waiter.- Yeah.
0:02:14 > 0:02:17And he got it from the Metropole Hotel.
0:02:17 > 0:02:22- I don't know how, but... - Did he?- But probably a gift.
0:02:22 > 0:02:26- Do you remember him coming home with it one day?- No, no. I was too young.
0:02:26 > 0:02:28Well, it's Paul Roger,
0:02:28 > 0:02:31one of the great, great champagne houses in Epernay,
0:02:31 > 0:02:37which is east of Paris, which is where all the champagne comes from.
0:02:37 > 0:02:40- Yes.- A current bottle of vintage champagne
0:02:40 > 0:02:46would be £35 or thereabouts and this is 1943.
0:02:46 > 0:02:49What was going on in 1943?
0:02:49 > 0:02:51- Not much champagne making.- No.
0:02:51 > 0:02:57- No.- There was very, very little produced during the war.
0:02:57 > 0:03:03What was produced the Germans drank a lot of and ransacked.
0:03:03 > 0:03:10The more clever makers of French wines at the time with great cellars,
0:03:10 > 0:03:15some of them switched the labels so that when the invading forces
0:03:15 > 0:03:21came in they would pick up a few cases of what purported to be 1936,
0:03:21 > 0:03:26or whatever, which was, of course, probably freshly trodden grapes
0:03:26 > 0:03:31which tasted revolting. So, it's... It's rare in its year.
0:03:31 > 0:03:36- It's worth, I would think, certainly £40 to £60.- Right.
0:03:36 > 0:03:40- Right.- And somebody will buy it because of the interest...- Yes.
0:03:40 > 0:03:43Of war coupled with the lack of production and the name.
0:03:43 > 0:03:45- Can we put it in the sale? - Yes, please.
0:03:45 > 0:03:49- It's not doing any good where it was. - No.- You're not going to drink it.
0:03:49 > 0:03:52We'll put a reserve of 40 with discretion and I don't think
0:03:52 > 0:03:54we'll have a problem selling it.
0:03:54 > 0:03:57- That's fine.- I'm glad you found it. Thank you.- Thank you very much.
0:04:05 > 0:04:07Wendy, I always hoped that somebody would come along
0:04:07 > 0:04:10with a piece of Charlotte Rhead, because I love it.
0:04:10 > 0:04:14You've made my dream come true bringing this along to Flog It!,
0:04:14 > 0:04:17- so thank you very much.- Pleasure. - Tell me about this.
0:04:17 > 0:04:20- Where did you get it from? - My grandma had it.
0:04:20 > 0:04:26She was 100 years old and she had it on the wall for years and years,
0:04:26 > 0:04:30- as I remember, and she just loved it.- Right.- She was very interested
0:04:30 > 0:04:34in the pattern of it and of Charlotte Rhead and always reminded
0:04:34 > 0:04:37- us that it was a very beautiful plate.- Did she collect Rhead?
0:04:37 > 0:04:40No, she just had this one piece which was very special to her.
0:04:40 > 0:04:44Right. So, you always saw it at her house, you always admired it?
0:04:44 > 0:04:47- Yes.- And it's been handed down through the family?
0:04:47 > 0:04:52It's been handed down and now she's gone, she died just recently.
0:04:52 > 0:04:54Well, I said it's by Charlotte Rhead.
0:04:54 > 0:04:56Now, Charlotte Rhead, a wonderful potter.
0:04:56 > 0:04:58She had it in her blood, really.
0:04:58 > 0:05:00Her father was a potter, as well.
0:05:00 > 0:05:03He was more concerned with Art Nouveau,
0:05:03 > 0:05:07whereas Charlotte Rhead was more Art Deco.
0:05:07 > 0:05:12Now this piece actually dates from 1930s. It's got these colours,
0:05:12 > 0:05:16the oranges and the greens which we associate with the 1930s,
0:05:16 > 0:05:19but what I love about it is the real Charlotte Rhead characteristic
0:05:19 > 0:05:23which is this lovely tube lining. It's beautiful. I love it.
0:05:23 > 0:05:27The colours are... The browns look obviously sort of slightly dark,
0:05:27 > 0:05:31but I love these vibrant oranges. Let's just have a look at the back
0:05:31 > 0:05:34here because we can see her signature there.
0:05:34 > 0:05:37Quite a lot of people knew her as Lottie and you can see the signature.
0:05:37 > 0:05:41- I think that's probably L. Rhead, there.- OK.
0:05:41 > 0:05:44- But it's a lovely piece. Oh, sorry. - There's a little label there
0:05:44 > 0:05:47- to remind us how special it was. - Your grandmother put that there?
0:05:47 > 0:05:50Yes, she found a cutting and stuck it on the back.
0:05:50 > 0:05:54Oh, how lovely. Do you think she'd actually mind you selling it?
0:05:54 > 0:05:58I think she'd be quite excited to see me here with it because
0:05:58 > 0:06:02she always said, when I'm gone, do something special with the money
0:06:02 > 0:06:07that you perhaps make from it. She didn't expect any of us to keep it.
0:06:07 > 0:06:10It was just her way of saying, "have a good time."
0:06:10 > 0:06:13- I hope you will do some something special with the money.- We will.
0:06:13 > 0:06:17- Value wise, I would probably put this at £100 to £150.- Yeah, that's fine.
0:06:17 > 0:06:20- How does that sound to you?- Great.
0:06:20 > 0:06:23I know this is a very important piece to you and your family,
0:06:23 > 0:06:26so we don't just want to let it go, so I would suggest probably putting
0:06:26 > 0:06:29- a reserve on of £100. - Oh, that's fine. That's fine.
0:06:29 > 0:06:32- Are you happy with that? - Yes, I'd be happy with that.
0:06:32 > 0:06:35OK, let's flog It! Let's hope Charlotte Rhead does well for us.
0:06:35 > 0:06:39- You can have a nice night out. - Thank you.- Thanks, Wendy.
0:06:44 > 0:06:47You never know what you're going to find at a valuation day
0:06:47 > 0:06:50and that's why I like getting in amongst all the people before
0:06:50 > 0:06:53they get to the tables, and I'm sitting next to Derek
0:06:53 > 0:06:56and he's got a volume in his hand. It's a book that somebody's
0:06:56 > 0:07:00put at collection together of and you'll never guess what it is.
0:07:00 > 0:07:02Open it up, Derek, let's have a look.
0:07:02 > 0:07:05Somebody has been collecting tax discs
0:07:05 > 0:07:07and it dates right back to where?
0:07:07 > 0:07:10March 1921, when they first started.
0:07:10 > 0:07:12And it goes all the way up to year?
0:07:12 > 0:07:18- 78.- 1978. Every single year, but every car is obviously different.
0:07:18 > 0:07:19It's not the same car!
0:07:19 > 0:07:21So, how did you come by this?
0:07:21 > 0:07:25- Car boot, possibly.- Car boot. How much did you pay for it?
0:07:25 > 0:07:28- 10 years ago, £20.- Since you bought that 10 years ago
0:07:28 > 0:07:31have you been collecting tax discs as well and sticking them in?
0:07:31 > 0:07:34I have collected them but not stuck them in because
0:07:34 > 0:07:37I'm not sure whether this damages them, but I've kept them.
0:07:37 > 0:07:40- How many people collect car tax discs?- I haven't a clue!
0:07:40 > 0:07:43But they do exist? They do. Have you had this valued by anybody,
0:07:43 > 0:07:46because I wouldn't have a clue how to value that?
0:07:46 > 0:07:49Not officially, but I have seen reference to some going
0:07:49 > 0:07:52- for £40, £50 apiece.- Wow! - For the very early ones, yeah.
0:07:52 > 0:07:56It is quite incredible what you can find in a car boot sale, isn't it?
0:07:56 > 0:08:00And I would imagine this collection, if some of the early ones
0:08:00 > 0:08:03are worth £40 or £50, you might have £300 or £400 worth here.
0:08:03 > 0:08:06There's over 500 items.
0:08:06 > 0:08:10Get collecting tomorrow, that's what I say!
0:08:15 > 0:08:19- Yvonne, how many charms are on this bracelet?- 16.
0:08:19 > 0:08:23Well, well-counted! 16. There must be a story behind so many charms.
0:08:23 > 0:08:26Well, the bracelet was bought by my ex-husband...
0:08:26 > 0:08:28- Right.- When I was 18.
0:08:28 > 0:08:32- Yeah.- And then every birthday he used to buy me a charm, or Christmas.
0:08:32 > 0:08:35- Fantastic.- Yeah.- There's some other interesting ones there,
0:08:35 > 0:08:38I'm particularly taken by that.
0:08:38 > 0:08:40Now that's a US dollar.
0:08:40 > 0:08:43- Yes.- Dated?- 1830.
0:08:43 > 0:08:47Gosh! The horseshoe, which you find on most charm bracelets.
0:08:47 > 0:08:49There's a couple of prams with...
0:08:49 > 0:08:52there's a cot with a baby in, a pram with a baby in.
0:08:52 > 0:08:55- And the church opens.- A car. The church opens?- Yes,
0:08:55 > 0:08:58- there are two little people in it. And something here?- A 10 bob note.
0:08:58 > 0:09:0110 bob note. You must have a favourite amongst these?
0:09:01 > 0:09:03I think the two rings.
0:09:03 > 0:09:05I quite like them and they're so cute.
0:09:05 > 0:09:09The single stone diamond ring and the matching wedding ring.
0:09:09 > 0:09:12You'd have to be extremely young to use those
0:09:12 > 0:09:16- if you were going to get married! - You would.- Because they're tiny.
0:09:16 > 0:09:18- Yes.- Have you ever had it valued?
0:09:18 > 0:09:21Only for insurance purposes with some other jewellery.
0:09:21 > 0:09:24- With other jewellery, nothing specifically on that?- No.
0:09:24 > 0:09:29But gold is gold and will always be valuable
0:09:29 > 0:09:31and the little charms are always collectable.
0:09:31 > 0:09:35- Yes.- It's the great thing about gold, you don't...
0:09:35 > 0:09:39You know, if nobody likes that, it's still worth gold value,
0:09:39 > 0:09:42so you've always got an insurance policy with gold
0:09:42 > 0:09:46which you don't have with furniture or porcelain.
0:09:46 > 0:09:49If nobody likes a bit of porcelain it's not worth anything,
0:09:49 > 0:09:52but anybody in the world would pay the scrap value for it,
0:09:52 > 0:09:54so you've got that rock bottom price.
0:09:54 > 0:09:57Let me ask you what you think it's worth.
0:09:57 > 0:10:03Well, if I could get between 250 and 300, I'd probably be satisfied.
0:10:03 > 0:10:06Right, I think the estimate's 200 to 300, OK?
0:10:06 > 0:10:09I think nearly all the charms are nine carat...
0:10:09 > 0:10:11- Yeah.- And not 18 carat.
0:10:11 > 0:10:15If they were 18 carat charms it would be 300 without a doubt.
0:10:15 > 0:10:20I'm rather thinking 200 is probably nearer the mark.
0:10:20 > 0:10:22- Really?- So... Yeah.
0:10:22 > 0:10:26I would put a fixed reserve of 200 so it couldn't be sold for a penny less.
0:10:26 > 0:10:30- Yeah. I'd rather do that.- I think if we do that then there should
0:10:30 > 0:10:34be interest in it and we'll put it in the sale and see what we can do.
0:10:34 > 0:10:40- Thank you very much for bringing it along.- OK, thank you.
0:10:43 > 0:10:47Cyril, as soon as I saw this lovely little cylindrical fish skin case,
0:10:47 > 0:10:50I knew that we'd have something a little bit interesting.
0:10:50 > 0:10:52Shall we take a look?
0:10:53 > 0:10:57There we are, this lovely little monocular.
0:10:57 > 0:11:00Now, when I say monocular, something like this is
0:11:00 > 0:11:04a little travelling telescope, perhaps it's something that,
0:11:04 > 0:11:07because of the decoration on it, something maybe a lady
0:11:07 > 0:11:11would have used, or perhaps a gentleman, taking it to the opera.
0:11:11 > 0:11:15This monocular is by a very important scientific instrument maker.
0:11:15 > 0:11:19See on the bottom the name, G. Adams? Does that mean anything to you?
0:11:19 > 0:11:22I believe he also used to make sextants for the Navy
0:11:22 > 0:11:25- and things like that...- Absolutely.
0:11:25 > 0:11:27Basically, so he was in that line of field,
0:11:27 > 0:11:30but I had no other information apart from that.
0:11:30 > 0:11:35G. Adams is actually George Adams and there was a George Adams Senior
0:11:35 > 0:11:38and a son, so a father and son team working together.
0:11:38 > 0:11:41I would say this is actually George Adams Junior,
0:11:41 > 0:11:44I would have thought, by the actual style of it.
0:11:44 > 0:11:47They were working in Fleet Street, London, I'd say
0:11:47 > 0:11:50this one probably dates from around the 1800s period.
0:11:50 > 0:11:53Let's take a closer look at the instrument.
0:11:53 > 0:11:58- Can you see the tortoiseshell?- Yeah. - There's a band of tortoiseshell
0:11:58 > 0:12:00and then we've got this mother-of-pearl inlay,
0:12:00 > 0:12:04these little spots going round and then these strips
0:12:04 > 0:12:07of mother-of-pearl round the side. I think it's actually a nice,
0:12:07 > 0:12:10really charming, little piece. Are you happy to let it go?
0:12:10 > 0:12:14Yes, I am, really, because I've got other bits and pieces
0:12:14 > 0:12:18that I'm clearing out now and getting rid of things
0:12:18 > 0:12:21- and I've been a bit of a collector...- I can see.
0:12:21 > 0:12:23I'm a hoarder, and now is the time to get rid of some
0:12:23 > 0:12:26- of the things I've got. - I hope it does well for you.
0:12:26 > 0:12:30It is a great piece. Value wise, I hope that people will recognise
0:12:30 > 0:12:34the importance of this object and I would probably put
0:12:34 > 0:12:38an estimate on of 100 to 150. I would like to see it making
0:12:38 > 0:12:41about £200 because that's really what it's worth.
0:12:41 > 0:12:43I want you to put a fixed reserve on of £100
0:12:43 > 0:12:46because it should not be sold for less than that.
0:12:46 > 0:12:49- Are you happy with that? - I am, definitely.
0:12:49 > 0:12:50- I hope it makes £200.- So do I.
0:12:50 > 0:12:53- It's a good piece. - Thank you very much.- Thanks, Cyril.
0:12:59 > 0:13:01As you can see, lots of people,
0:13:01 > 0:13:03which means lots of antiques to look at.
0:13:03 > 0:13:06We've been working flat out and now found our first batch
0:13:06 > 0:13:08of items to take off to the auction room in Chichester,
0:13:08 > 0:13:10so we're going to leave you
0:13:10 > 0:13:13with a recap to jog your memory of what's going under the hammer.
0:13:13 > 0:13:18- Champagne...- Terry and Alex's 1943 bottle of Paul Roger champagne
0:13:18 > 0:13:23might not be drinkable any more, but will it still be worth a bob or two?
0:13:23 > 0:13:27This 1930s Charlotte Rhead charger was very special to Wendy's
0:13:27 > 0:13:31grandmother, but she wanted her family to enjoy it in their own way.
0:13:31 > 0:13:33She always said, when I'm gone,
0:13:33 > 0:13:37do something special with the money that you perhaps make from it.
0:13:37 > 0:13:39She didn't expect any of us to keep it.
0:13:39 > 0:13:42It was just her way of saying, "have a good time."
0:13:42 > 0:13:45Yvonne was given this gold charm bracelet for her 18th birthday
0:13:45 > 0:13:48and has added to it over the years,
0:13:48 > 0:13:51but now she's hoping it'll charm the bidders.
0:13:51 > 0:13:52And Cyril's decided it's time to go
0:13:52 > 0:13:56for this dainty George Adams lady's monocular.
0:13:56 > 0:13:59- I've been a bit of a collector. - I can see.- I'm a hoarder
0:13:59 > 0:14:02and it's time to really get rid of some of the things I've got.
0:14:07 > 0:14:10And for today's sale we've headed inland to Chichester
0:14:10 > 0:14:13and we're the guest of Henry Adams Auctioneers.
0:14:13 > 0:14:16As you can see, the room is filling up, tension's in the air.
0:14:16 > 0:14:19Fingers crossed we're going to have a few surprises today.
0:14:19 > 0:14:24On the rostrum and wielding the gavel is auctioneer, Cliff Beecher,
0:14:24 > 0:14:26and first to go under the hammer is the champagne,
0:14:26 > 0:14:28but will we be celebrating later?
0:14:28 > 0:14:32- We've got a 1943 bottle of champagne belonging to Alex and Terry.- Yes.
0:14:32 > 0:14:36I've got some bad news for you. We've got the champagne bottle,
0:14:36 > 0:14:40- someone's drunk the contents. - Have they? It'll make them sick.
0:14:40 > 0:14:44- Who did that, Charlie?- They'll have a hell of a tummy ache if they have!
0:14:44 > 0:14:47No, they haven't really. What a rare bottle!
0:14:47 > 0:14:50- Yes.- How did you manage to put a price on that, Charlie?
0:14:50 > 0:14:54I have to confess I cheated and phoned up a vintner friend of mine.
0:14:54 > 0:14:58- OK.- And said why has got it got a value? It's a collector's value.
0:14:58 > 0:15:00Hopefully, they're here today, that's what we want,
0:15:00 > 0:15:04- that's the general idea.- Yeah. - It's going under the hammer.
0:15:04 > 0:15:05This is it, good luck.
0:15:05 > 0:15:09The Roger & Co 1943 bottle of French champagne. There it is.
0:15:09 > 0:15:11Where am I started for this?
0:15:11 > 0:15:12£40?
0:15:12 > 0:15:14£20?
0:15:15 > 0:15:18- £10. £10?- Oh, someone!
0:15:18 > 0:15:23£12. 15. 17? 17. 20. 22.
0:15:23 > 0:15:2525. 27. 30 with me. 32.
0:15:25 > 0:15:285. 7. 37.
0:15:28 > 0:15:3040? At £40. Standing at the back.
0:15:30 > 0:15:3242 I see, thank you. 45.
0:15:32 > 0:15:36- This is good.- 47. 50.
0:15:36 > 0:15:3955. 60.
0:15:39 > 0:15:42- 65. 70.- This is interesting. - Keep going!
0:15:42 > 0:15:44£70. In the doorway, it's yours at 70.
0:15:44 > 0:15:48At £70 I'm going to sell it. £70.
0:15:48 > 0:15:50- Sold.- Yes, £70! - That's good.
0:15:50 > 0:15:54- Yes.- Super duper!- Thank you very much, indeed.- That's OK.- It is.
0:15:54 > 0:15:57- I have a little confession to make, when I...- You bought it!
0:15:57 > 0:16:00No, no, no!
0:16:00 > 0:16:02When I spoke to the vintner I said, what?
0:16:02 > 0:16:06He said 40 to 60, but on a good day it'll make 70.
0:16:06 > 0:16:09- So he was absolutely right, wasn't he?- Very good, indeed.
0:16:16 > 0:16:19Wendy, I love this Charlotte Rhead charger.
0:16:19 > 0:16:21Great name in studio pottery.
0:16:21 > 0:16:24We've got £100 to £150 on this, put on by our expert Catherine.
0:16:24 > 0:16:26Why are you selling?
0:16:26 > 0:16:29- It had belonged to my grandma.- Yeah.
0:16:29 > 0:16:33And all the time it was there in the house she always said to us,
0:16:33 > 0:16:38don't forget the plate and if anything happens to me spent it...
0:16:38 > 0:16:40Sell it, spend the money and have a good time and,
0:16:40 > 0:16:44unfortunately, she died, but she got to her 100th birthday.
0:16:44 > 0:16:45Wow! Oh, bless her.
0:16:45 > 0:16:47- It was after that she died, so... - Bless her.
0:16:47 > 0:16:49We're having a party on her.
0:16:49 > 0:16:54- Fingers crossed we'll get the top end of this estimate plus a bit more.- I'd like to get it.
0:16:54 > 0:16:58252 now, a Charlotte Rhead Crown Ducal tube-lined
0:16:58 > 0:16:59Persian leaf pattern plate.
0:16:59 > 0:17:03- It's lovely. - Oh, I feel really emotional, now.
0:17:03 > 0:17:05Where am I started with this? £100?
0:17:05 > 0:17:08100 for this one? Half it then, £50 for a start.
0:17:08 > 0:17:10- Big mis...- Oh, no! - 50 I'll start it. 50.
0:17:10 > 0:17:125. 60. 65.
0:17:12 > 0:17:1470. 75.
0:17:14 > 0:17:16- 80. 85.- Yes.
0:17:16 > 0:17:19- They like it.- £85. Shakes his head.
0:17:19 > 0:17:23- At £85. At 85. 90 anywhere? At £85. Nothing more?- Up and up and up.
0:17:23 > 0:17:25- Come on.- At £85. 90 in the room?
0:17:25 > 0:17:27At £85.
0:17:29 > 0:17:31He put the hammer down on 85. It didn't sell.
0:17:31 > 0:17:34We had a reserve of 100. In a way I'm pleased it didn't sell.
0:17:34 > 0:17:37I can't understand why that didn't sell.
0:17:37 > 0:17:40In a way, I'm pleased, too, because I think I might have it. I might keep it.
0:17:40 > 0:17:43There's a tear in your eye now, isn't there?
0:17:43 > 0:17:46- There is a tear.- Yeah, I can see it. - I feel quite emotional.
0:17:46 > 0:17:48Look, hang on to it. It's meant to be.
0:17:48 > 0:17:52- No, I'll hang on and I think I'll take them all out on me.- Yeah.
0:17:54 > 0:17:55£32. 35.
0:17:59 > 0:18:02Right now it's a great time to sell gold and precious metals
0:18:02 > 0:18:04as Yvonne is just about to find out.
0:18:04 > 0:18:08Going under the hammer right now, your charm bracelet.
0:18:08 > 0:18:09- You had it when you were 18.- Yes.
0:18:09 > 0:18:11And you've added to it since.
0:18:11 > 0:18:12Yes, over the years.
0:18:12 > 0:18:16Lots of classics like little horseshoes. What's your favourite?
0:18:16 > 0:18:19- Babies in a pram.- Babies in a... - The rings.- The rings.- Yeah.
0:18:19 > 0:18:20We've got £200 to £300 on this.
0:18:20 > 0:18:22It could push through that top estimate.
0:18:22 > 0:18:27Putting on the value on it was Flog It's own charmer, Mr Charlie Ross!
0:18:27 > 0:18:30- Spot on with the estimate. - It was, actually.
0:18:30 > 0:18:31It might go a bit more.
0:18:31 > 0:18:34I think it might. I think we could be in for a surprise.
0:18:34 > 0:18:38Lot 149, a nine carat gold chain link charm bracelet.
0:18:38 > 0:18:4016 charms. There it is.
0:18:40 > 0:18:42- Come on!- Where shall I start? £200?
0:18:42 > 0:18:44200, thank you. 10 anywhere?
0:18:44 > 0:18:47210 I see. 220, seated? 220.
0:18:47 > 0:18:50- 230. 240.- This is more like it.
0:18:50 > 0:18:53250. 260. 270.
0:18:53 > 0:18:56280. 290. 300.
0:18:56 > 0:18:58£300 upstairs. 300.
0:18:58 > 0:19:01At £300. Selling upstairs, £300.
0:19:02 > 0:19:06- 251.- The hammer's gone down. It is a great time to sell right now.
0:19:06 > 0:19:09- I can't believe it.- That's good, isn't it? Well done, you.
0:19:16 > 0:19:20If I went like this, guess what's coming up. Yeah, Cyril's monocular.
0:19:20 > 0:19:21It's going under the hammer now.
0:19:21 > 0:19:25We're looking for around £100. Hopefully a bit more, Catherine.
0:19:25 > 0:19:28- That'd be good.- It's quality. In its original case.
0:19:28 > 0:19:30- That case, can you believe it? - It's gorgeous.
0:19:30 > 0:19:31Why are you selling this?
0:19:31 > 0:19:34Well, I didn't realise at the time.
0:19:34 > 0:19:38In actual fact it was in a little box of trinkets I bought from my sister-in-law
0:19:38 > 0:19:40when she was clearing her mother's property.
0:19:40 > 0:19:44- Yeah.- I said, well, don't get it to auction, I'll buy it from you
0:19:44 > 0:19:48- and I gave her £50 at the time for quite a number of items.- Yes.
0:19:48 > 0:19:51This was in a little tin, which Catherine saw there
0:19:51 > 0:19:54I believe when she took it out, what's this?
0:19:54 > 0:19:55If she'd have said,
0:19:55 > 0:19:59- "I'll give you a fiver for it, she could have had it!"- I wish I had've.
0:19:59 > 0:20:03You came to the right person, Catherine loves her scientific instruments.
0:20:03 > 0:20:07But it's the name, G Adams, George Adams, one of the best makers.
0:20:07 > 0:20:12And lot 206, a 19th century monocular, single draw opera glass.
0:20:12 > 0:20:14£100? In original case.
0:20:14 > 0:20:18100 I'll start. At £100. 10 I'd like. At £100.
0:20:18 > 0:20:20110 I see with the catalogue. 120.
0:20:20 > 0:20:24- Come on! It's a nice thing.- At 130.
0:20:24 > 0:20:26Thank you. 130. 140.
0:20:26 > 0:20:29150. 160. 170. 180.
0:20:29 > 0:20:31This is great, they love it now!
0:20:31 > 0:20:34Still with me at 190. 200.
0:20:34 > 0:20:37And 10 again? 210. 210.
0:20:37 > 0:20:39It's upstairs the bidding at £210.
0:20:39 > 0:20:43At £210. I'm going to sell it at £210.
0:20:43 > 0:20:46Yes! What a great result!
0:20:46 > 0:20:48- That's another great buy!- £210!
0:20:48 > 0:20:50Lovely. Yeah, beautiful. Beautiful.
0:20:50 > 0:20:54- He's got himself...- Quality.- A good thing. That is a lovely, piece.
0:20:55 > 0:20:59Well, that's not a bad start and there's plenty more surprises to come.
0:20:59 > 0:21:01I thought that one wouldn't be worth anything
0:21:01 > 0:21:04and I was going to give it to a charity shop.
0:21:04 > 0:21:05Fresh legs!
0:21:14 > 0:21:16I love exploring places like this,
0:21:16 > 0:21:19they're so full of family history and beautiful artefacts.
0:21:19 > 0:21:21I could spend all day here.
0:21:21 > 0:21:25Arundel Castle in West Sussex dates back to William the Conqueror
0:21:25 > 0:21:29and over the centuries it's seen its fair share of noblemen come and go.
0:21:29 > 0:21:33Amongst them a few good characters, like a poet, a saint,
0:21:33 > 0:21:37a Machiavellian politician responsible for two Tudor queens,
0:21:37 > 0:21:39so let's go inside and meet the family.
0:21:43 > 0:21:46Picture yourself at the Court of Henry VIII.
0:21:46 > 0:21:51Tudor politics was a deadly game and if you got caught on the wrong side it could be fatal.
0:21:53 > 0:21:56But this chap, Thomas Howard, the third Duke of Norfolk,
0:21:56 > 0:22:00was a consummate politician and he was prepared to do anything
0:22:00 > 0:22:02to retain favour with King Henry VIII,
0:22:02 > 0:22:05including sacrificing his family.
0:22:05 > 0:22:09He introduced his two nieces Anne Boleyn and Catherine Howard to court.
0:22:09 > 0:22:14The King married and beheaded both, then when Thomas's son was executed
0:22:14 > 0:22:17on trumped up charges of treason the Duke,
0:22:17 > 0:22:20in a bid to save his OWN skin, wrote to Henry VIII
0:22:20 > 0:22:24congratulating him on despatching such a dangerous traitor.
0:22:24 > 0:22:27Incidentally, that dangerous traitor was also known as
0:22:27 > 0:22:29Henry The Poet Earl
0:22:29 > 0:22:32and he was credited with introducing blank verse into England,
0:22:32 > 0:22:38a written form of poetry that Shakespeare used for many of his famous speeches.
0:22:40 > 0:22:44In contrast, Philip the 13th Earl of Arundel was a man of conscience.
0:22:44 > 0:22:48He converted to Catholicism in 1584,
0:22:48 > 0:22:51a brave move in the reign of Elizabeth I.
0:22:53 > 0:22:55And Phillip was later to die in the Tower of London
0:22:55 > 0:22:58after being condemned to death for high treason.
0:22:58 > 0:23:01In 1970 the Pope made him a saint
0:23:01 > 0:23:04as one of the 40 Catholic martyrs of England and Wales.
0:23:04 > 0:23:08Now, if we fast forward a few hundred years
0:23:08 > 0:23:09in the history of Arundel Castle
0:23:09 > 0:23:12to the 18th century when politics was not so deadly,
0:23:12 > 0:23:15the Dukes were able to devote their energies
0:23:15 > 0:23:18to other things than keeping their heads.
0:23:18 > 0:23:21And Charles Howard, the 11th Duke of Norfolk,
0:23:21 > 0:23:23decided to redesign the castle.
0:23:23 > 0:23:25He was a colourful character
0:23:25 > 0:23:30who is said to have fathered many illegitimate children of whom he has acknowledged most,
0:23:30 > 0:23:33but I think his greatest achievement has to be this,
0:23:33 > 0:23:35the castle's splendid library.
0:23:37 > 0:23:38Built as a chapel to learning
0:23:38 > 0:23:42it is probably the most important Gothic interior
0:23:42 > 0:23:44of the 1800s to survive in England
0:23:44 > 0:23:46and, as you can see,
0:23:46 > 0:23:48its design resembles a church
0:23:48 > 0:23:52with the slender cluster columns supporting a vaulted ceiling.
0:23:52 > 0:23:54In fact, it's based on St George's Chapel, Windsor,
0:23:54 > 0:23:57and the cloister in Gloucester Cathedral.
0:23:57 > 0:24:01It houses around 10,000 books and it is essentially
0:24:01 > 0:24:04a gentleman's library of the 18th and 19th century,
0:24:04 > 0:24:08one rich in Catholic teachings and history.
0:24:08 > 0:24:12But it's not just a stunning room full of interesting manuscripts and texts.
0:24:12 > 0:24:14What I want to show you is this.
0:24:14 > 0:24:17Take a closer look at that table. At first glance
0:24:17 > 0:24:19you think that's all hand-painted,
0:24:19 > 0:24:22but on closer inspection you can see it's all micro mosaic work.
0:24:22 > 0:24:26The table was commissioned by the 13th Duke and Duchess of Norfolk.
0:24:26 > 0:24:29In the centre you've got the Duke's coat of arms
0:24:29 > 0:24:33impaled with his wife's, Charlotte Leveson-Gower.
0:24:33 > 0:24:34It's incredible!
0:24:34 > 0:24:37The person that did this must have spent hours,
0:24:37 > 0:24:39in fact, years doing this.
0:24:39 > 0:24:41It's been inlaid into that one piece,
0:24:41 > 0:24:43quite a large-sized black marble top
0:24:43 > 0:24:47which was supplied by a manufacturer in Rome in 1847.
0:24:47 > 0:24:50It's beautiful, it really is.
0:24:50 > 0:24:53It's surrounded by this gilt
0:24:53 > 0:24:56bronze cast rim
0:24:56 > 0:24:59and the construction of the table itself is of oak, but what I love
0:24:59 > 0:25:01are those generous four legs
0:25:01 > 0:25:04terminating in these massive claw and ball feet,
0:25:04 > 0:25:07and all that foliate carving on the knees
0:25:07 > 0:25:09has also been partially gilted, as well.
0:25:10 > 0:25:13It's beautiful, but what I think is great about this table
0:25:13 > 0:25:16is the family still use this today.
0:25:18 > 0:25:22If we go forward again, this time to the late 19th century,
0:25:22 > 0:25:27we come to Henry, the 15th Duke of Norfolk and another moderniser.
0:25:27 > 0:25:29He wanted to keep the castle 13th century Gothic,
0:25:29 > 0:25:32but also to have all the Victorian mod cons,
0:25:32 > 0:25:34so he installed hot and cold running water,
0:25:34 > 0:25:36brought electricity to the castle
0:25:36 > 0:25:43and fitted eight fully-functional bathrooms and 65 flushing toilets.
0:25:43 > 0:25:46And this is one of his other additions, the armoury.
0:25:46 > 0:25:47It is largely ceremonial
0:25:47 > 0:25:50and was brought together by the Duke in the 1880s
0:25:50 > 0:25:55and it's one of the few surviving Victorian collections of its kind.
0:25:55 > 0:25:57You know what my passion is by now, it's wood,
0:25:57 > 0:25:59and there's something I have to show you.
0:25:59 > 0:26:02It's this, a gorgeous Coromandel centre table.
0:26:02 > 0:26:06It's a 16th century top and it's inlaid with ivory Florentine work.
0:26:06 > 0:26:09It's a Medici table. The detail is superb.
0:26:09 > 0:26:11This is as good as you're ever going to see.
0:26:11 > 0:26:14Unfortunately, it's on a 19th century base,
0:26:14 > 0:26:17but we'll skip over that and just look at the top.
0:26:17 > 0:26:18This was bought by the 15th Duke.
0:26:18 > 0:26:22If you take a closer look at the centre roundel just here,
0:26:22 > 0:26:25inset inside that one are six smaller circles
0:26:25 > 0:26:27very much like little pills,
0:26:27 > 0:26:30and this is a punning reference to the Medici family,
0:26:30 > 0:26:31obviously meaning doctors.
0:26:31 > 0:26:34Isn't it lovely? It's part of their coat of arms.
0:26:34 > 0:26:36They were a very wealthy Florentine family.
0:26:37 > 0:26:40They became bankers and money lenders and it's said that
0:26:40 > 0:26:45the three balls on a pawn broker's sign derived from that source.
0:26:45 > 0:26:49There is just one other thing I must show you.
0:26:49 > 0:26:52I've fallen in love with this and I want to share it with you.
0:26:52 > 0:26:55It's a 17th century leather travelling trunk.
0:26:55 > 0:26:58Now, it's got a lot of studded decoration on the front
0:26:58 > 0:27:00and if you look you can see the monogram of KR.
0:27:00 > 0:27:05Now, that's Katherine Regina, Queen Catherine of Braganza,
0:27:05 > 0:27:07who married Charles II.
0:27:07 > 0:27:11Most people had a travelling trunk like this. It was portable furniture.
0:27:11 > 0:27:12England was at war with itself.
0:27:12 > 0:27:15The only pieces that would survive were things
0:27:15 > 0:27:18that you can pick up and run with or put on the back of a horse and cart.
0:27:18 > 0:27:24It's got a domed lid. You would lift that up, put all your clothing in there and your valuables,
0:27:24 > 0:27:26but people got fed up with going like that,
0:27:26 > 0:27:29getting everything out to get to something at the bottom.
0:27:29 > 0:27:34Some bright spark in the 16th century put a drawer in the bottom
0:27:34 > 0:27:37and, hey presto, it was the birth of the chest of drawers.
0:27:37 > 0:27:41Beautifully fitted with some banks of drawers. Look at that.
0:27:42 > 0:27:45So there's no wastage.
0:27:45 > 0:27:47Isn't that beautiful?
0:27:47 > 0:27:51And that's all tooled leather, original handles.
0:27:51 > 0:27:55It's incredible it survived all these years in such perfect condition.
0:27:55 > 0:27:59It was bequeathed to the Dukes of Norfolk in 1856
0:27:59 > 0:28:02and I'm sure that's here to stay.
0:28:14 > 0:28:16There are stories and treasures
0:28:16 > 0:28:18in every room of this magnificent castle.
0:28:18 > 0:28:21Today we've only just had a fleeting glimpse of some of the characters,
0:28:21 > 0:28:26their place in history, their treasures and artefacts they've collected over the years.
0:28:26 > 0:28:28There is so much, much more to see
0:28:28 > 0:28:32and I for one I'm going to make a return visit very soon.
0:28:37 > 0:28:40Back in Bognor our experts have been hard at work.
0:28:40 > 0:28:43It looks like Charlie's found a touch of silver
0:28:43 > 0:28:44that's not all what it seems.
0:28:46 > 0:28:50Kathleen and John, these are very bright spoons but...
0:28:50 > 0:28:55there's a lot more to them than meets the eye, which is interesting.
0:28:55 > 0:28:58- Where did they come from?- I inherited them from my parents.- Yeah.
0:28:58 > 0:29:01- I didn't even know they had them there, actually.- No, no.
0:29:01 > 0:29:04- There were just stored away. - Tell me all about them.
0:29:04 > 0:29:07- Well, I can only say that they're like a fruit spoon.- Yes.
0:29:07 > 0:29:11I've been told they're very old, but they've been printed on top.
0:29:11 > 0:29:13They've been embossed.
0:29:13 > 0:29:16- Yes, that's the word I'm looking for.- That's the word, yes.
0:29:16 > 0:29:19- They were never embossed to begin with.- No.
0:29:19 > 0:29:22Because I think looking at those they're 18th century
0:29:22 > 0:29:26and this is just a very typical Victorian thing to do
0:29:26 > 0:29:29and I get hugely angry with the Victorians,
0:29:29 > 0:29:31- not that they're around any more.- No.
0:29:31 > 0:29:32They did things like this
0:29:32 > 0:29:36which, of course, ostensibly to them improved something,
0:29:36 > 0:29:40but to us ruined all the plain lines
0:29:40 > 0:29:43of Georgian workmanship and they've crimped the edges.
0:29:43 > 0:29:46We've got the hallmarks here, a little bit rubbed.
0:29:46 > 0:29:49We can tell from the leopard's head, which is crowned,
0:29:49 > 0:29:54that they're London made and they're 1740s, which is George II.
0:29:54 > 0:29:55So, they just wouldn't have had...
0:29:55 > 0:29:59They wouldn't have had this bright cut decoration of acanthus leaf
0:29:59 > 0:30:01and what have you on the back either.
0:30:01 > 0:30:03They would just be plain, would they?
0:30:03 > 0:30:05They'd have been as plain as plain.
0:30:05 > 0:30:06And this object here
0:30:06 > 0:30:10I originally thought was a sifter until I thought better.
0:30:10 > 0:30:13But, in fact, it's been made a sifter.
0:30:13 > 0:30:15It was a simple ladle.
0:30:15 > 0:30:16Oh, right.
0:30:16 > 0:30:18And, again, the marks are a bit rubbed,
0:30:18 > 0:30:21but we're looking at George II again.
0:30:21 > 0:30:23They're a mixture of makers.
0:30:23 > 0:30:27But I have to say I rather like them.
0:30:27 > 0:30:29Yes, I like them. I like them, yes.
0:30:29 > 0:30:31On that handle there seems to be initials.
0:30:31 > 0:30:34There are initials. These wouldn't be related to your family?
0:30:34 > 0:30:37- I doubt it, no.- Not that we know of.
0:30:37 > 0:30:41Why have you brought them along? Fed up of cleaning them, looking at them?
0:30:41 > 0:30:43They were just stored where I found them.
0:30:43 > 0:30:47- What about value?- I've been told they're worth about £30 each.
0:30:47 > 0:30:4930, 60, 90, £100 the lot.
0:30:49 > 0:30:52I should think that's spot on
0:30:52 > 0:30:55and I'm going to put 80 to 120 on them and with any luck
0:30:55 > 0:30:57they'll make just a little bit more.
0:30:57 > 0:31:01- Thank you. They're really interesting.- Thank you very much.
0:31:01 > 0:31:04- Hope we'll send you off with a few bob.- Thank you.
0:31:11 > 0:31:16My word! It's a complete volume of postcards
0:31:16 > 0:31:21and they're all P&O cruise liners, Peninsular & Oriental.
0:31:21 > 0:31:24Colin, what's the fascination with the cruise line?
0:31:24 > 0:31:29Well, I used to work for P&O and I've been retired now for 10 years,
0:31:29 > 0:31:31but when I worked for them
0:31:31 > 0:31:36I just used to collect P&O postcards of just cruise liners.
0:31:36 > 0:31:39- Just cruise liners, as you were working on them?- Yes.
0:31:39 > 0:31:43- And where did you source all these from, then?- Around the world.
0:31:43 > 0:31:45- Have you?- Some of them, yes.- Gosh.
0:31:45 > 0:31:48I think this is a stunning comprehensive collection.
0:31:48 > 0:31:50Have you contacted other collectors?
0:31:50 > 0:31:55Well, I did go to a postcard fair and a chap looked at them for me.
0:31:55 > 0:31:58They're getting very rare now to find coloured ones like that,
0:31:58 > 0:32:01those particular ones with the logo on the side...
0:32:01 > 0:32:04- Yeah. - Because they're getting so old.
0:32:04 > 0:32:08Were any of them sent anybody? Is their writing on the back?
0:32:08 > 0:32:14- It was sent to somebody in St George in Bristol.- Arden Villa, Bristol.
0:32:14 > 0:32:17Packet boat, so it's sent off the ship.
0:32:17 > 0:32:20- That's absolutely fascinating, isn't it?- Well, yes.- Fascinating.
0:32:20 > 0:32:23Then we start with some of the more modern ones, you see?
0:32:23 > 0:32:26Have you thought of the value at all?
0:32:26 > 0:32:32- I have had them roughly valued at about £400.- Yes, yeah.
0:32:32 > 0:32:34I was going to actually pitch to you
0:32:34 > 0:32:37I think there's a value of 300 to 400,
0:32:37 > 0:32:39and obviously I'm hoping for the top end,
0:32:39 > 0:32:42- so we're singing from the same hymn sheet.- Yes.
0:32:42 > 0:32:44But I think in order to get that top end
0:32:44 > 0:32:48- we've got to put it into auction at a competitive rate.- Yes.
0:32:48 > 0:32:51And if you're willing to put this album into auction
0:32:51 > 0:32:55at a £300 to £400 price guide we might just achieve that.
0:32:55 > 0:32:58A lot of the early Edwardian and late Victorian postcard collections
0:32:58 > 0:33:01- that have come in have fetched £400 to £600.- Yes.
0:33:01 > 0:33:06But that's sort of documenting civic pride from bridges and buildings
0:33:06 > 0:33:10and churches which are no longer here. They're highly sought after.
0:33:10 > 0:33:13But I think this is more specific than that, isn't it?
0:33:13 > 0:33:15- So I feel it is slightly smaller.- Yes.
0:33:15 > 0:33:17But £300 to £400 I'd be happy with.
0:33:17 > 0:33:20- Yes.- And a reserve at the 300. - Yes.- With a bit of discretion.
0:33:20 > 0:33:23- That's it, yes.- If that's OK, yeah? - Yes, certainly.
0:33:23 > 0:33:24Lots of memories for you.
0:33:24 > 0:33:28Oh, yes. Yes, where I've bought certain postcards I can relate to
0:33:28 > 0:33:31where I bought them in different parts of the world.
0:33:31 > 0:33:34It's fantastic and I hope it remains as a collection.
0:33:34 > 0:33:37- I look forward to seeing you at the auction.- OK.
0:33:42 > 0:33:46- Keith and Angela, welcome to Flog It! - Thank you.- Thank you for coming.
0:33:46 > 0:33:49You've brought two different examples of Doulton.
0:33:49 > 0:33:54You've brought us a piece of earthenware and a classic piece of stoneware.
0:33:54 > 0:33:56Now, where did you get these from?
0:33:56 > 0:33:59Well, we used to have a neighbour we knew for a long, long time
0:33:59 > 0:34:02and we used to look after his...
0:34:02 > 0:34:05Get his carers and then find him a residential home
0:34:05 > 0:34:07- and he left them to us.- Right, OK.
0:34:07 > 0:34:10- We don't know any more about them. - Was he a collector of Doulton?
0:34:10 > 0:34:12No, no. No, he wasn't, no.
0:34:12 > 0:34:13Right, OK.
0:34:13 > 0:34:16So, this piece here, this is a piece of earthenware, as I say.
0:34:16 > 0:34:19Doulton earthenware. It's probably part of a series.
0:34:19 > 0:34:23- Oh.- This one probably by itself.
0:34:23 > 0:34:27I can see there's some paint around here. Who's been doing the painting?
0:34:27 > 0:34:28Who's the culprit?
0:34:28 > 0:34:30Me, I'm afraid, yes.
0:34:30 > 0:34:32I didn't notice that. Whoops!
0:34:32 > 0:34:35Apart from that, it is actually in quite nice condition.
0:34:35 > 0:34:37Whereas this one was made in Stoke-on-Trent,
0:34:37 > 0:34:41this one was actually made in Lambeth.
0:34:41 > 0:34:44It is actually stamped on the bottom Royal Doulton, Lambeth.
0:34:44 > 0:34:48Now, this one is quite a classic piece. It's...
0:34:48 > 0:34:53You often find these colours, these sort of beiges and browns,
0:34:53 > 0:34:56- rather sort of, dare I say, sort of quite dull colours?- Yes.
0:34:56 > 0:34:59But this is quite a nice jug.
0:34:59 > 0:35:02- Would you be happy to sell the pair together?- Yes.
0:35:02 > 0:35:05I think it's quite nice to have the two different types of Doulton
0:35:05 > 0:35:08and selling them as the pair would probably be a good idea.
0:35:08 > 0:35:11- Sort of £70 to £90, are you happy with that?- Yes, yes.
0:35:11 > 0:35:14I thought that one wouldn't be worth anything.
0:35:14 > 0:35:16I was going to give it to a charity shop
0:35:16 > 0:35:17but he said bring it along.
0:35:17 > 0:35:19You did the right thing, it will support this.
0:35:19 > 0:35:23It's nice you've got the contrast, the two different designs.
0:35:23 > 0:35:26Do you want to put a reserve or just let them go?
0:35:26 > 0:35:28- About £40 I think would be...- £40.
0:35:28 > 0:35:31- We wouldn't want to let them go for less than that.- Right, OK.
0:35:31 > 0:35:34Let's put a fixed reserve on as £40, then.
0:35:34 > 0:35:37And what would you do with the money if they did sell?
0:35:37 > 0:35:42- It's going to the Guide Dogs For The Blind, they supported them. - Your neighbour supported them?
0:35:42 > 0:35:44- Yes, yes.- I think that is a really lovely story.
0:35:44 > 0:35:47- Yes,- yes. Carry on supporting the guide dogs.
0:35:47 > 0:35:49- Thank you for coming along today. - Thanks.
0:35:49 > 0:35:51- Thank you very much.- Thank you.
0:35:51 > 0:35:56That's it for the valuations and we're ready to go to auction with our second hoard of antiques.
0:35:56 > 0:36:00As well as Angela and Keith's stone and earthenware Doulton jugs
0:36:00 > 0:36:03which they inherited from their next-door neighbour,
0:36:03 > 0:36:07we have Kathleen and John's 18th century silver fruit spoons
0:36:07 > 0:36:10which Charlie picked despite the Victorian vandalism.
0:36:10 > 0:36:12I get hugely angry.
0:36:12 > 0:36:15They did things like this which, of course,
0:36:15 > 0:36:17ostensibly to them improved something,
0:36:17 > 0:36:23but to us ruined all of the plain lines of Georgian workmanship.
0:36:23 > 0:36:27Finally, there's Colin's stunning collection of postcards
0:36:27 > 0:36:31which I'm sure will cruise away at auction.
0:36:31 > 0:36:36I'm so excited by those postcards that I had to see what auctioneer Cliff Beacher made of them.
0:36:38 > 0:36:40This has got to be the best collection of postcards
0:36:40 > 0:36:44relating to P&O cruise liners I've ever seen in my life.
0:36:44 > 0:36:46It belongs to Colin. He worked for the line.
0:36:46 > 0:36:50He's due that top end of the £300 to £400 I put on this.
0:36:50 > 0:36:54I would think he probably is. It's a very, very interesting lot.
0:36:54 > 0:36:57There's one postcards in there were the ship actually sailed
0:36:57 > 0:37:01for the first time in 1869 and was scrapped in 1875.
0:37:01 > 0:37:04- There's a lot of history. - A lot of history, right through.
0:37:04 > 0:37:07- A lot of history. - Over 100 years of P&O history.
0:37:07 > 0:37:09One of the best collections you've seen?
0:37:09 > 0:37:13- One of the best collections of the single subject I've ever seen.- Yes.
0:37:13 > 0:37:16- Most of the postcards are new... Not new, but never been used.- No.
0:37:16 > 0:37:19- They are in more or less mint condition.- Yeah.
0:37:19 > 0:37:23And their colours are still good and everything else and they're kept well.
0:37:23 > 0:37:27On a good day with three or four collectors chasing this
0:37:27 > 0:37:29what do you think it could really realise?
0:37:29 > 0:37:32£600 to £800 maybe. Maybe a bit more.
0:37:32 > 0:37:37- It is a very unusual thing and very difficult to put a value on.- Yeah.
0:37:38 > 0:37:40You'll have to wait and see whether he's right
0:37:40 > 0:37:45because first under the hammer are those silver spoons.
0:37:45 > 0:37:48It's a shame the Victorians got to them, isn't it?
0:37:48 > 0:37:52Lovely Georgian spoons. Why do you want to sell these right now?
0:37:52 > 0:37:57Just to... They've been laying in a cupboard for umpteen years
0:37:57 > 0:38:01and we feel they're a bit better off with someone else who might have a collection.
0:38:01 > 0:38:06- Let a collector have them.- Yes, yes. - We'll find out, we'll see if we can get that top end. Charlie.
0:38:06 > 0:38:10- it's a shame because they would have been worth a lot more, twice that.- Exactly.
0:38:10 > 0:38:15- It's quite interesting they spent all that time and money... - Yeah.- ..ruining them.
0:38:15 > 0:38:16Lot 86,
0:38:16 > 0:38:19a pair of 18th century matched berry spoons
0:38:19 > 0:38:22together with a similar sifter ladle.
0:38:22 > 0:38:25- Ladle!- Isn't that nice? - Where shall I start, £100?
0:38:25 > 0:38:28100, thank you. Straight in at £100.
0:38:28 > 0:38:29- 100.- This is great.
0:38:29 > 0:38:32A maiden bid of £100. 10 I see. 110.
0:38:32 > 0:38:35120. 120. Stood in the room. 30 now?
0:38:35 > 0:38:37- At £120.- That's the top end.
0:38:37 > 0:38:39- Lovely.- In the room. 120.
0:38:41 > 0:38:43- Sold! Hammer's gone down. £120. - Yeah, that's good.
0:38:43 > 0:38:45- Good result.- Yes, lovely.
0:38:45 > 0:38:48What'll you put that money towards? Treat yourself a meal?
0:38:48 > 0:38:52Well, we thought we might put it towards...
0:38:52 > 0:38:56See a show up in London or a couple of days away somewhere.
0:39:02 > 0:39:05Next up Keith and Angela's Doulton stoneware jugs
0:39:05 > 0:39:09going under the hammer with a value of around £70 to £90
0:39:09 > 0:39:14and I know Catherine said what sort of reserve shall we put on this, could we get it...
0:39:14 > 0:39:16Tuck it in with a reserve of £40?
0:39:16 > 0:39:20- Yes.- You didn't mind. You said, yeah, because they're rubbish!
0:39:20 > 0:39:23- They're not really, you know? Doulton...- Are you sure?
0:39:23 > 0:39:28- Doulton is a great name. It is a collectable and somebody out there will buy these.- Really?
0:39:28 > 0:39:31Yes. I know you're not here alone, are you?
0:39:31 > 0:39:34No, no. We've the family. They all insisted on coming.
0:39:34 > 0:39:38All the family for moral support and if you look down that row there, give us a wave!
0:39:38 > 0:39:43- All the grandchildren and daughters. - That's right. - How many grandchildren?- Eight.
0:39:43 > 0:39:46Wow! I bet it's fun around your house, isn't it?
0:39:46 > 0:39:48Oh, yes! Bedlam!
0:39:48 > 0:39:52- It fills you with horror, doesn't it?- It does, yeah.
0:39:52 > 0:39:55- Just you wait. - Especially at mealtimes, I bet.
0:39:55 > 0:39:57Yes, it's a bit of a joke having them.
0:39:57 > 0:40:01- Are you all going for lunch later? - Yes, we're going out to lunch. - It'll be a bit of a party.
0:40:01 > 0:40:04- Let's hope we can send you off... - Yes, I hope so!
0:40:04 > 0:40:06- OK, in a great mood because... - I hope so.
0:40:06 > 0:40:09They're going under the hammer now. Good luck.
0:40:09 > 0:40:10We start with Doulton ware.
0:40:10 > 0:40:13Doulton Lambeth stoneware jug, with another jug.
0:40:13 > 0:40:15- There you are, two Doulton jugs. - Oh, dear.
0:40:15 > 0:40:18Where am I started for these two? £40?
0:40:18 > 0:40:2130 I'll start. At £30. £30. 32.
0:40:21 > 0:40:245. 7. 40. 42?
0:40:24 > 0:40:2742. 45. 47.
0:40:27 > 0:40:31- 50. 5. 60. 65.- It's good!
0:40:31 > 0:40:32With me on the book at £65.
0:40:32 > 0:40:34At £65 they're here to go. At 65.
0:40:34 > 0:40:36Selling then on the book.
0:40:36 > 0:40:39- 70. Just in time.- Fresh legs.
0:40:39 > 0:40:41At £70. It's in the room now.
0:40:41 > 0:40:43At £70. Five again anywhere?
0:40:43 > 0:40:46I'm going to sell to the lady in the room. £70.
0:40:46 > 0:40:48- Yes!- That's good, isn't it?
0:40:48 > 0:40:52- That was good.- That's good. - We're happy. £70.- Yay! Excellent!
0:40:54 > 0:40:58Glad they didn't go for 40. That would have been a bit of an insult.
0:40:58 > 0:41:00- It would have been, yes. - It would yes.
0:41:00 > 0:41:02- 70's a reasonable... We're happy.- Yeah, it's great.
0:41:04 > 0:41:06130, seated.
0:41:06 > 0:41:10I've been looking forward to this. It's my turn to be the expert.
0:41:10 > 0:41:13Remember that photograph album with the P&O cruise liners?
0:41:13 > 0:41:14It belongs to Colin.
0:41:14 > 0:41:18I had a chat to the auctioneer, you know this and guess what he said?
0:41:18 > 0:41:23"Paul, spot on, one of the best collections I've ever seen in my life."
0:41:23 > 0:41:26- It's that good and it's all down to you for collecting them.- Oh.
0:41:26 > 0:41:27Methodically put together.
0:41:27 > 0:41:30Yes, yes. The fun is in collecting them.
0:41:30 > 0:41:32Of course it is. It's the journey, isn't it?
0:41:32 > 0:41:36It's not the destination. But why do you want to sell them now?
0:41:36 > 0:41:39Well, I cannot get any further with them.
0:41:39 > 0:41:43I've got most of the postcards that were printed,
0:41:43 > 0:41:47because they weren't printed until sort of 1898
0:41:47 > 0:41:49and most of the ships I want now
0:41:49 > 0:41:54were built and scrapped before postcards came out.
0:41:54 > 0:41:58Well, I'm very excited about this one.
0:41:58 > 0:42:00I have been looking forward to this day, I can tell you,
0:42:00 > 0:42:05and I just hope they fly away because they deserve it.
0:42:05 > 0:42:09350, an album of postcards of ships. Very interesting album this lot.
0:42:09 > 0:42:11P&O liners.
0:42:11 > 0:42:14Over 100 years of history in there in postcards.
0:42:14 > 0:42:17A lot of interest in this lot. I've got to start it at £400.
0:42:17 > 0:42:20- At £400.- We're in at 400, Colin. We've sold it.- £400 for the album.
0:42:20 > 0:42:24420 I see, thank you. 440. 460. 480.
0:42:24 > 0:42:26That chap wants them there, look.
0:42:26 > 0:42:31- 540. 560. 580. 600. 620.- He's keen.
0:42:31 > 0:42:34640. 660. 680.
0:42:34 > 0:42:39700. 720. 740. 760. 780.
0:42:39 > 0:42:41800. 820 with me.
0:42:41 > 0:42:44840. At £840.
0:42:44 > 0:42:46- At 840. 850 anywhere?- £840!
0:42:46 > 0:42:52At £840 then, gentleman seated in the room. Selling forever at £840.
0:42:52 > 0:42:54- 506.- Lovely!
0:42:54 > 0:42:56- £840!- Very nice.
0:42:56 > 0:43:00- Congratulations, that's down to you. - Thank you.- You put that together.
0:43:00 > 0:43:02You should be proud. What a lovely thing to do.
0:43:02 > 0:43:05I pays to collect over a period of time
0:43:05 > 0:43:09and that will be a great investment when you come to sell it.
0:43:09 > 0:43:11What are you going to do with all that money?
0:43:11 > 0:43:17Can I say it will go on a P&O cruise in November?
0:43:17 > 0:43:19- You can't keep away, can you?- No!
0:43:19 > 0:43:21You've got it here in the brain P&O.
0:43:21 > 0:43:23- That's it, yeah. - What a wonderful day.
0:43:23 > 0:43:27- Thank you so much for bringing that in.- That's all right. - We had a fabulous day.
0:43:27 > 0:43:30I hope you've enjoyed today's show, we enjoyed being here.
0:43:30 > 0:43:33But from Chichester, until the next time, it's cheerio.
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