0:00:02 > 0:00:05We're in the northwest of England in a city famous for its textiles,
0:00:05 > 0:00:10its Premier League football club and for featuring in the lyrics of a Beatles' song, A Day In The Life.
0:00:10 > 0:00:14A very big welcome to a day in the life of "Flog It!" from Blackburn.
0:00:35 > 0:00:40The Lancashire town of Blackburn is located just 20 miles northwest of Manchester.
0:00:40 > 0:00:44A former mill town, it was amongst the first to be industrialised in the world.
0:00:44 > 0:00:51After a period of decline, the centre is currently receiving a multi-million pound investment
0:00:51 > 0:00:56thanks, in no small part, to its football heritage, which is still big today.
0:00:56 > 0:01:00The majority of Blackburn Rovers' footballing success was pre 1930s.
0:01:00 > 0:01:04The Premier League club is now based here, at Ewood Park stadium
0:01:04 > 0:01:08with a capacity crowd of 30,000 cheering supporters.
0:01:08 > 0:01:12The club's done a lot in recent years to promote the popularity of the town
0:01:12 > 0:01:17by winning the Premier League in 1995 and the League Cup in 2002.
0:01:20 > 0:01:23And talking of sporting successes, later on in the show
0:01:23 > 0:01:26I'll be taking a closer look at these fellas, the whippet,
0:01:26 > 0:01:30famous for hailing from the north of England.
0:01:30 > 0:01:36And helping us kick off proceedings today are our two experts, Adam Partridge and Michael Baggott.
0:01:36 > 0:01:38They'll be looking at items in the queue,
0:01:38 > 0:01:43picking the best ones, and we'll be putting them into auction later on in the show.
0:01:43 > 0:01:45Quite a healthy queue is gathering here
0:01:45 > 0:01:51outside our venue today, King George's Hall, and by my reckoning it's now 9.30.
0:01:51 > 0:01:53Time to get the doors open and get the show on the road.
0:01:53 > 0:01:55What are we going to do?
0:01:55 > 0:01:57- Flog It!- Flog It!
0:02:02 > 0:02:09And as the crowds flood in, it looks like Adam wants to play toy trains.
0:02:09 > 0:02:12- Ken, how are you doing today? - I'm fine, thank you.
0:02:12 > 0:02:16Good. So I'm presuming that you've had this for quite a while.
0:02:16 > 0:02:20- Yes, it was a Christmas present in 1953.- Really?
0:02:20 > 0:02:21And you were a small boy, then?
0:02:21 > 0:02:24- I would be eight, then. - You were eight.
0:02:24 > 0:02:26How was it unwrapping this as an eight year old?
0:02:26 > 0:02:29Difficult to remember. I'm sure I was pretty excited.
0:02:29 > 0:02:34- I bet you were.- I had a clockwork train before this, but to get an electric train was quite something.
0:02:34 > 0:02:38Yeah, and these were quite popular then, weren't they, in the 50s?
0:02:38 > 0:02:41Oh, yes, yeah, yeah. I've got the catalogue here
0:02:41 > 0:02:43with all the information. That's the original one...
0:02:43 > 0:02:48- The original leaflet. - This was 98 and sixpence. 98 shillings and sixpence.
0:02:48 > 0:02:50What does that equate to?
0:02:50 > 0:02:54- £4.92½ pence... - Right.- I would say.
0:02:54 > 0:02:57So it wasn't cheap then, was it?
0:02:57 > 0:02:59About half an average wage, I would say.
0:02:59 > 0:03:03Would it? Goodness me. When was the last time you played with it?
0:03:03 > 0:03:05I got it out yesterday to see if it worked and it did.
0:03:05 > 0:03:08A bit of oil on the engine and then it was fine.
0:03:08 > 0:03:12Really? So they don't make things that like they used to, as they say.
0:03:12 > 0:03:16I took it out about 30 years ago to see if my children would be interested,
0:03:16 > 0:03:19I've three boys, but none of them were into trains.
0:03:19 > 0:03:21- They preferred the Scalextric.- Right.
0:03:21 > 0:03:24I see you've got a certificate as well, Ken.
0:03:24 > 0:03:31Oh, yes! So, this says that I joined the Hornby Railway Company in 1954,
0:03:31 > 0:03:35so that would be a couple of months after I bought the train.
0:03:35 > 0:03:40- You paid 10 pence, got a badge and were a member of the Railway Company.- Excellent.
0:03:40 > 0:03:44- So you've got the Hornby Dublo electric train...- Yeah.
0:03:44 > 0:03:47- ..boxed with some accessories.- Yes.
0:03:47 > 0:03:49So in 1953 value was?
0:03:49 > 0:03:51- 98/6d.- Yeah.
0:03:51 > 0:03:54- Yeah.- 2009 value?
0:03:56 > 0:03:58I don't know.
0:03:58 > 0:04:01- £50, I hope.- I think you're along the right lines.
0:04:01 > 0:04:02£50 to £80, something like that.
0:04:02 > 0:04:05- Yeah.- Shall we put a reserve on it at £50?- That sounds great.
0:04:05 > 0:04:08If it doesn't make that then you may end up having it back again.
0:04:08 > 0:04:11- Running it around again!- Yeah! - Yeah. OK, then.
0:04:11 > 0:04:13- Well, let's hope for the best. - I hope so.
0:04:13 > 0:04:15- Thanks very much.- Thanks a lot.
0:04:20 > 0:04:26John, Rosalind, thank you for bringing this very impressive vase along.
0:04:26 > 0:04:29Can you tell me firstly what you know about it?
0:04:29 > 0:04:33- Susie Cooper.- Susie Cooper. - Susie Cooper, straight away!
0:04:33 > 0:04:38- Yeah.- Where did it come from, is it something you've bought recently or...?
0:04:38 > 0:04:42- No, a friend of mine gave it to me about 20 years ago. - Oh, what a lovely friend!
0:04:42 > 0:04:45- Yes.- Because 20 years ago it wasn't everybody's taste...
0:04:45 > 0:04:49- No, no.- To have a vase like this. Quite the reverse.
0:04:49 > 0:04:53We're going to turn it over because I'm just taking it on trust for the moment.
0:04:53 > 0:04:57There we go, Susie Cooper, England,
0:04:57 > 0:05:01you can't get much better than that, scratched into the base of the pot.
0:05:01 > 0:05:06This would have been made in about 1932,
0:05:06 > 0:05:09slightly later than that, 1934.
0:05:09 > 0:05:15That's when this eggshell finish started to come in and was used in the Stoke potteries.
0:05:15 > 0:05:20You see Keith Murray working for Wedgwood and designing, producing these finishes.
0:05:20 > 0:05:24You also see it at the other art potteries,
0:05:24 > 0:05:29at Ruskin and Pilkington's. They bring in this very austere,
0:05:29 > 0:05:33to our eyes now, austere single eggshell glaze.
0:05:33 > 0:05:36But the joy of this is all the incised decorations.
0:05:36 > 0:05:40And in an Art Deco interior that's going to have a lot of impact.
0:05:40 > 0:05:44- But it's lovely and we've got squirrels.- Squirrels.
0:05:44 > 0:05:48- And they're red squirrels, not grey squirrels. - I thought they were blue!
0:05:48 > 0:05:51Blue squirrels, but they're blue red squirrels,
0:05:51 > 0:05:53if that makes any sense. They're cavorting around.
0:05:53 > 0:05:56It's got a tremendous sense of fun,
0:05:56 > 0:06:01a tremendous sense of design to it, so it works in many levels.
0:06:01 > 0:06:06- Why have you decided to get rid of it after 20 years?- It's not on show now.
0:06:06 > 0:06:10- It's not on show.- Doesn't fit in with the...- That's right.
0:06:10 > 0:06:14- It's worth more than 50 bob...- We're frightened of it getting broke!
0:06:14 > 0:06:18- Worth more than 50 bob, is it? - She thinks so! - I'm lowering my valuations now.
0:06:18 > 0:06:21So, I can't say 49 bob for it, you wouldn't...? No.
0:06:21 > 0:06:26Well, I think it's probably going to be worth, in today's market,
0:06:26 > 0:06:32£300 to £500, but we'd protect it with a fixed reserve of 300,
0:06:32 > 0:06:35so hopefully that doesn't confound your expectations.
0:06:35 > 0:06:38- It's more than 50 bob, isn't it? - It is.
0:06:38 > 0:06:41So if you're happy we'll put the vase in to the auction
0:06:41 > 0:06:46and hope that some squirrel enthusiasts with a penchant for 1930s' art pottery...
0:06:46 > 0:06:48Somebody with plenty of nuts!
0:06:48 > 0:06:52Two nutters and we'll be away at the sale. No...
0:06:52 > 0:06:54- We hope so!- Thank you very much. - Thank you.
0:06:56 > 0:07:01And just take a look at what I've spotted in the crowd, something really unusual!
0:07:03 > 0:07:06- I like this, I gravitated toward this...- You did.
0:07:06 > 0:07:09- Who am I talking to?- Mandy, and this is my daughter Rebecca.- Hi, Paul.
0:07:09 > 0:07:13Right, well, let's talk about this whale vertebra because...
0:07:13 > 0:07:16- it's great, it's a piece of sculpture.- It is.
0:07:16 > 0:07:19There's a lot of people thinking I'm not keen on natural history objects.
0:07:19 > 0:07:26- You know, it's cruel, but let's face it, that was killed in the 19th century.- Yeah.
0:07:26 > 0:07:32And that's been an educational tool for Victorian families for a long, long time.
0:07:32 > 0:07:34So, how did you come by it?
0:07:34 > 0:07:36- I bought it at a car boot sale. - Recently?
0:07:36 > 0:07:40- About five years ago.- OK, five years. Can I ask how much you paid for it?
0:07:40 > 0:07:42- 65.- 65, OK.
0:07:42 > 0:07:44OK. Well, what do you think of this?
0:07:44 > 0:07:47I think it's brilliant. I mean, obviously people...
0:07:47 > 0:07:49It's a sort of wild thing, isn't it?
0:07:49 > 0:07:53It's like Marmite, you either love it or hate it, don't you? Yeah.
0:07:53 > 0:07:56Exactly. I bet I know where this has been, actually.
0:07:56 > 0:08:00If you've got a small house and you've got an open fireplace
0:08:00 > 0:08:04- that doesn't work, you put that in the fireplace.- Yeah. - It's a good space for it.- It is.
0:08:04 > 0:08:07It's fantastic. That's what it should be used for.
0:08:07 > 0:08:10- It's a piece of sculpture now. - It is, yeah.
0:08:10 > 0:08:17But, do you know, when it's up this high and you can walk around and you view sculpture from every angle,
0:08:17 > 0:08:21it's like being in Barbara Hepworth's Sculpture Garden down in St Ives.
0:08:21 > 0:08:24You can understand shape and form and can see different things
0:08:24 > 0:08:26from different angles, different shadows.
0:08:26 > 0:08:29- Yeah.- That's the quality of good sculpture. This has it.
0:08:29 > 0:08:32This has it, although, you know, nobody made this.
0:08:32 > 0:08:34You know, God made this animal!
0:08:34 > 0:08:38But I love it, I think it's great.
0:08:38 > 0:08:42And I know the auctioneer is going to pick me up on this and have a go at me.
0:08:42 > 0:08:46He's going to say, "What have you brought to my saleroom!"
0:08:46 > 0:08:51But if we put this into auction, I think we put it in with a valuation of... What did you pay for it?
0:08:51 > 0:08:56- 65.- We put it in at 65.- Yeah. - With a valuation of £65 to £100.
0:08:56 > 0:09:02- Right.- We'll get your money back and hopefully we'll get the top end of my valuation.- Excellent.
0:09:02 > 0:09:04- A little bit more on a good day. - Fantastic.
0:09:04 > 0:09:06- Happy?- Yes, happy with that.
0:09:06 > 0:09:10But I can't wait to see the auctioneer's face with this one.
0:09:15 > 0:09:17Norma, how are you today?
0:09:17 > 0:09:21- I'm fine, thank you.- Good. Now, where did you get this little piggy from?
0:09:21 > 0:09:23It belonged to my mother-in-law...
0:09:23 > 0:09:25- Right. - And she bought it at a jumble sale.
0:09:25 > 0:09:27Never!
0:09:27 > 0:09:29- Really?- Yes.
0:09:29 > 0:09:31- How long ago?- About four years ago.
0:09:31 > 0:09:33No! How much was it?
0:09:33 > 0:09:40- 50p.- She bought it because she liked it or because she knew it was Wemyss Ware?- Because she liked it.
0:09:40 > 0:09:43- Really? That's the best reason to buy something.- Yes.
0:09:43 > 0:09:45So, has she passed it on to you or...?
0:09:45 > 0:09:47No, it's still my mother-in-law's.
0:09:47 > 0:09:51- Do you know anything about it yourself?- Not really, no.
0:09:51 > 0:09:55So you brought it along to "Flog It!" to see if it's owt or nowt.
0:09:55 > 0:09:58- Yes.- OK. Well, it's... It's owt!
0:09:58 > 0:10:00Hmm. Good!
0:10:00 > 0:10:03- It's a good thing.- Yeah. - It's a Wemyss pig, made in Scotland.
0:10:03 > 0:10:06- Right.- Wemyss was started at the end of the 19th century.
0:10:06 > 0:10:08They made loads of pigs with varying designs.
0:10:08 > 0:10:13- This one has obviously got your shamrock design on it.- Yeah, yeah.
0:10:13 > 0:10:17And very collectable things in their own right. And it's always clearly marked.
0:10:17 > 0:10:21There you've got the Wemyss stamp
0:10:21 > 0:10:26and this oval printed mark is the retailer's, Thomas Goode & Co.
0:10:26 > 0:10:30who were a firm in London that retailed all the Wemyss pottery.
0:10:30 > 0:10:34We've got a good markings on it and the condition appears to be excellent as well,
0:10:34 > 0:10:40which is also quite unusual because these are very prone to damage, particularly around the ears.
0:10:40 > 0:10:42- Yeah.- And the trotters.
0:10:42 > 0:10:46- Yeah.- So, she's selling it because?
0:10:46 > 0:10:51Well, she has a lot of pottery and a lot of things, so she's just selling it...
0:10:51 > 0:10:53OK, it's just one ornament out of many on the shelf.
0:10:53 > 0:10:56- Yeah. Yes, it is, yeah. - So any idea what it's worth?
0:10:56 > 0:10:58I have no idea really, no.
0:10:58 > 0:11:01Well, Wemyss is pretty highly prized at auction.
0:11:01 > 0:11:05If I was to be very realistic I'd put £200 to £300, but I think...
0:11:05 > 0:11:08- Really, I think it'll make more than that.- Yeah.
0:11:08 > 0:11:10- Brilliant.- How does that sound?
0:11:10 > 0:11:14- Fantastic.- Yeah?- Yeah.- Good, she's smiling! Yeah, excellent.- Yeah.
0:11:14 > 0:11:17Well, I would say we put a reserve on it, £200 fixed,
0:11:17 > 0:11:20- so whatever happens it shouldn't sell for less.- Right.
0:11:20 > 0:11:24Do you think there'll be a little bit for Norma for bringing it along?
0:11:24 > 0:11:26- Maybe, maybe. - Let's hope so.- I hope so.
0:11:26 > 0:11:29- Well, let's hope she's watching. - I know.- What's her name?
0:11:29 > 0:11:31- Olive.- Olive. Hi, Olive.
0:11:31 > 0:11:33Nice pig, good find.
0:11:33 > 0:11:34See you at the auction. Thanks.
0:11:39 > 0:11:43We've found our first items to take to auction. This is where it gets exciting
0:11:43 > 0:11:46because we're about to put those valuations to the test.
0:11:46 > 0:11:52So while we make our way over to the auction room, here's a quick rundown of what's going under the hammer.
0:11:52 > 0:11:59A gift from a friend 20 years ago, Rosalind and John know they have a rather special piece of pottery.
0:11:59 > 0:12:02Can you tell me firstly what you know about it?
0:12:02 > 0:12:07- Susie Cooper.- Susie Cooper. - Susie Cooper, straight away!
0:12:07 > 0:12:14Ken received his Hornby train set in the 1950s, but will it pull in a good price in the saleroom?
0:12:16 > 0:12:22And this whale bone wasn't found at the bottom of the ocean, but unbelievably at a car boot sale!
0:12:22 > 0:12:28Adam can't believe that Norma's mother-in-law found this Wemyss pig in such a humble location.
0:12:28 > 0:12:32- She bought it at a jumble sale. - Never!
0:12:32 > 0:12:37- How long ago?- About four years ago. - No! How much was it?- 50p.
0:12:37 > 0:12:42Now, surely we should be able to make a profit on that lot!
0:12:42 > 0:12:45For the time being we're leaving Blackburn behind
0:12:45 > 0:12:48and heading north to Halifax, the location of today's auction.
0:12:48 > 0:12:52In charge of the proceedings is Ian Peace.
0:12:52 > 0:12:55I'm keen to find out what he makes of our Susie Cooper vase.
0:12:56 > 0:12:59A big name in studio pottery, Susie Cooper.
0:12:59 > 0:13:04We've got £300 to £500 on this and it belongs to Rosalind and Ian.
0:13:04 > 0:13:10A good size, a good pattern, a squirrel pattern.
0:13:10 > 0:13:14My only reservation is that... Two things,
0:13:14 > 0:13:16- it's plain... - It is for Susie Cooper, isn't it?
0:13:16 > 0:13:22Yes, it is. And in this region Susie Cooper's slightly waned.
0:13:22 > 0:13:28- Has it?- Yes.- We've got £300 to £500 riding on this. Will it do it?
0:13:28 > 0:13:30I believe...
0:13:30 > 0:13:34this may struggle because in the last week
0:13:34 > 0:13:39the vendors have phoned me and pushed the reserve up by £50.
0:13:39 > 0:13:41- Have they?- Yeah.
0:13:41 > 0:13:45Why... Why did they do that, because it's not a lot more money, is it?
0:13:45 > 0:13:48I know. I did advise them to leave it where it was.
0:13:48 > 0:13:54I explained that Susie Cooper has slightly levelled out in this area,
0:13:54 > 0:13:58but they...they are adamant. But it's a good size
0:13:58 > 0:14:02and I will give it my best shot and I've assured them I will.
0:14:02 > 0:14:05So, will this popular name get a bumpy ride?
0:14:05 > 0:14:11Find out in a few minutes' time. First up is the Hornby train set.
0:14:11 > 0:14:15Moving along nicely, we're on the right tracks, it belongs to Ken
0:14:15 > 0:14:18and we've got a value of around £50 to £80, which I think is pretty good.
0:14:18 > 0:14:20Hopefully, we'll get that top end, Adam.
0:14:20 > 0:14:24- But this was a Christmas present in 1953.- It was, yes.
0:14:24 > 0:14:27Paint the picture! Can you remember?
0:14:27 > 0:14:30Not exactly, no, but I built it up over the years after that.
0:14:30 > 0:14:34- It's not been played with for over 50 years.- And the kids don't want this?
0:14:34 > 0:14:39My three boys were all interested in something more competitive. Not really interested in trains.
0:14:39 > 0:14:44- My grandchildren are all girls, so it's been in the loft for a long time.- So it's time to go.- Oh, yes.
0:14:44 > 0:14:48Bring it along to a valuation day, if you've anything like that we want to see it.
0:14:48 > 0:14:51478, a Hornby Dublo boxed train set.
0:14:51 > 0:14:56478 is the lot. Who'd like to open me at £50 for this lot? 40, then?
0:14:56 > 0:15:0040? 30? £30 I'm bid. £30. And five.
0:15:00 > 0:15:03At 35. 40. £40. At 45 there.
0:15:03 > 0:15:0745. Do I make it 50? At £45. 50. Gentleman right at the back at 50.
0:15:07 > 0:15:09Five anywhere? At £50.
0:15:09 > 0:15:11Are you all done at £50?
0:15:11 > 0:15:17All finished at 50? At £50 then, back of the room.
0:15:17 > 0:15:19- Well, done.- Right.- £50, so it's OK.
0:15:19 > 0:15:22- That's fine.- It's gone. - One less box to go in the loft!
0:15:22 > 0:15:24Exactly!
0:15:29 > 0:15:31Rosalind and John, great to see you.
0:15:31 > 0:15:36We've got the Susie Cooper vase which Michael's valued at £300 to £500.
0:15:36 > 0:15:40I know you've had a chat with Ian the auctioneer and upped the reserve slightly, another £50.
0:15:40 > 0:15:43We had a chat about that.
0:15:43 > 0:15:47I do feel... Ian has sort of suggested, the auctioneer has suggested,
0:15:47 > 0:15:54that it might just frighten the bidders off and you might be stuck with it, just might be.
0:15:54 > 0:15:58But you don't know. This is an auction, anything can happen.
0:15:58 > 0:16:01We need two people to love this and it could still do the top end.
0:16:01 > 0:16:05There we are, a good-looking piece there. 514 is the lot.
0:16:05 > 0:16:09Right, open me at 300. I have £200 to start on it. £200.
0:16:09 > 0:16:13At £200. At £200. At 220. At 240.
0:16:13 > 0:16:15At £240.
0:16:15 > 0:16:18Any further bids? At £240?
0:16:18 > 0:16:21At £240. Are we quite finished at 240?
0:16:21 > 0:16:26Susie Cooper vase, we're not quite there at 240. Are you all done?
0:16:26 > 0:16:29A great name in studio pottery, but it's not doing it here today.
0:16:29 > 0:16:31He said it has peaked in this area,
0:16:31 > 0:16:35all his collector's don't seem to want Susie Cooper any more.
0:16:35 > 0:16:38- It didn't matter about the 50 quid. - No.- I said it wouldn't.
0:16:38 > 0:16:41- No, you...- I didn't mean it that way!- No, you didn't!
0:16:41 > 0:16:44I think, in retrospect people will look back at this auction
0:16:44 > 0:16:48in a couple of months' time and think, "I should have bought that vase."
0:16:48 > 0:16:52That really was disappointing, but let's see how we get on
0:16:52 > 0:16:55with our next lot, another piece of pottery with a popular name.
0:16:55 > 0:16:59Now we've got a little Wemyss pig going under the hammer
0:16:59 > 0:17:03and I've just been joined by Norma and Adam, our expert. We've got £200 to £300 on this.
0:17:03 > 0:17:07We've seen Wemyss do well before. They're an old "Flog It!" favourite.
0:17:07 > 0:17:09They're so collectable, especially little pigs.
0:17:09 > 0:17:11Yeah. It's nice with shamrocks.
0:17:11 > 0:17:14Let's find out what the bidders think. Here we go.
0:17:14 > 0:17:18The Wemyss model of a pig and may I say 150?
0:17:18 > 0:17:20I'm opening this at £100.
0:17:20 > 0:17:22The Wemyss pig at 100. I have £100.
0:17:22 > 0:17:27120. 120. 140. At £140.
0:17:27 > 0:17:33At 140. 160. At 180 here. £180.
0:17:33 > 0:17:36- The Wemyss pig at 180. At £200.- Yes! - Gentleman at the back of the room.
0:17:36 > 0:17:38I have £200. We're in the market.
0:17:38 > 0:17:40210 if you like. With...
0:17:40 > 0:17:44At £200. The gentleman's bid at the back of the room at 200.
0:17:44 > 0:17:46Any further bids for the Wemyss pig?
0:17:46 > 0:17:48First and last time.
0:17:48 > 0:17:51Well, it's gone. £200, Norma.
0:17:51 > 0:17:53It was a bit deflated towards the end, wasn't it?
0:17:53 > 0:17:55- Expecting that top end.- Yeah.- Yes.
0:17:55 > 0:17:57- But it's gone.- Good.
0:17:57 > 0:18:00I guess only one person wanted a piece of Wemyss today.
0:18:00 > 0:18:03If somebody else had pushed that bidder it would have gone up.
0:18:03 > 0:18:05- Yeah. Shame. - Got to be happy, though.- Yeah.
0:18:05 > 0:18:07- It was within estimate.- Yeah.
0:18:12 > 0:18:14Can you remember that whale vertebrae?
0:18:14 > 0:18:18It's about to go under the hammer and I'm joined by Mandy, its present owner.
0:18:18 > 0:18:22- I'm saying present because I'm hoping it's going to sell well today.- Yeah.
0:18:22 > 0:18:26I can remember the valuation day saying, "I can't wait to see the auctioneer's face
0:18:26 > 0:18:30"when he sees this and unwraps the bubble wrap from the courier and goes..."
0:18:30 > 0:18:34And he did and Ian's face was a picture when I saw him this morning.
0:18:34 > 0:18:37He said, "I knew that was you, I knew you'd picked that!"
0:18:37 > 0:18:41- Yeah.- But he didn't give any clues away, so it's fingers crossed.- Yeah.
0:18:41 > 0:18:43We've pitched it to sell, haven't we?
0:18:43 > 0:18:48- Yes.- £65 to £100.- Yes.- Something like that. I'm just wondering what this lot will make of it.
0:18:48 > 0:18:52Well, we're going to find out right now. Good luck. Here we go.
0:18:52 > 0:18:58466 is the whale bone vertebra sculpture on stand.
0:18:58 > 0:19:02- There we are.- And I think it looks fab, I really do.
0:19:02 > 0:19:05In fact, I'm opening this at £40.
0:19:05 > 0:19:08And five. 50. And five. 60.
0:19:08 > 0:19:10And five. At £65.
0:19:10 > 0:19:14At 65. And 70. And five.
0:19:14 > 0:19:1680.
0:19:16 > 0:19:18And five.
0:19:18 > 0:19:2090. And five.
0:19:20 > 0:19:21100.
0:19:21 > 0:19:23And five.
0:19:24 > 0:19:27- 110.- Brilliant.- Yeah.
0:19:27 > 0:19:30- A bit of competition in the room. - Yeah.- £115. On my right, 115.
0:19:30 > 0:19:32Are we...
0:19:32 > 0:19:36- 115. Brilliant, Mandy. That top end of the estimate.- Yes.
0:19:36 > 0:19:38- That's good.- Very good. - Pleased?- Yeah, I am.
0:19:38 > 0:19:41I was a bit dubious to start with, but it's gone!
0:19:41 > 0:19:43I'm sure that's gone to a collector.
0:19:46 > 0:19:49And later on in the show we find something that excites Michael.
0:19:49 > 0:19:55You've made my day today by bringing in this wonderful children's book.
0:19:55 > 0:19:58But will we see tears of sadness or tears of joy?
0:19:58 > 0:20:01Oh, there's a tear in your eye now, isn't there?
0:20:02 > 0:20:07Right now I'm going to meet some canines that have got a wonderful, interesting past.
0:20:07 > 0:20:09Let's check it out.
0:20:12 > 0:20:16The British coal industry has certainly had a chequered past.
0:20:16 > 0:20:20This colliery here at Astley Green, in South Lancashire, was once part
0:20:20 > 0:20:24of a thriving community, but with changes in demand for British coal
0:20:24 > 0:20:31it was inevitable this place went to the dogs and closed in 1970. But today the dogs are back.
0:20:31 > 0:20:33Come on, fellas! Come over here!
0:20:33 > 0:20:35Look at these lovely whippets.
0:20:35 > 0:20:39You're probably thinking, "What have these dogs got to do with coal mining?"
0:20:39 > 0:20:41You're about to find out.
0:20:41 > 0:20:45Dogs belonging to the greyhound group have often been bred along pure lines
0:20:45 > 0:20:48and have been associated with the aristocracy and gentry.
0:20:48 > 0:20:53But the one exception is the small English greyhound known as the whippet.
0:20:53 > 0:20:58Although some mystery surrounds the origin of the breed, it's generally accepted that it's a cross
0:20:58 > 0:21:05between the greyhound and a terrier, giving the breed a great combination of speed and intelligence.
0:21:05 > 0:21:08It was first recognised by the Kennel Club in 1890.
0:21:12 > 0:21:17And here's the connection. The whippet became the pet mostly preferred by the working classes.
0:21:17 > 0:21:20The mill workers and the miners loved to race their dogs
0:21:20 > 0:21:24in their spare time and of course they could catch the odd rabbit or two.
0:21:24 > 0:21:29And it's because of this the breed became known as the poor man's greyhound or racehorse.
0:21:29 > 0:21:33It's fair to say, whippet racing has been on the decline in recent years.
0:21:33 > 0:21:38At one point there were around 70 clubs in the country, today there's about 20.
0:21:38 > 0:21:43This is one of them, the Astley & Tyldesley Miners' Whippet and Dog Racing Club.
0:21:43 > 0:21:45I tell you what, it's doing rather well.
0:21:49 > 0:21:54Keith Woodward is the club chairman. It's partly down to him that this group is still thriving.
0:21:56 > 0:22:01Keith, great to meet you and I can't wait to see the dogs later and see what they do.
0:22:01 > 0:22:06- Yeah.- I bet they're fast! Tell me a little bit about whippet racing, a little bit about the history.
0:22:06 > 0:22:13Well, the history goes back to 1860 or so and everybody turned up and there might be 10, 12 dogs in a race.
0:22:13 > 0:22:17- Yeah.- And the first past the post was the winner. They came in all shapes and sizes.
0:22:17 > 0:22:22- Really?- Everything was called a whippet even if it was a collie or something else!
0:22:22 > 0:22:27- And then late 20s, early 30s with what they call tape racing.- Yeah.
0:22:27 > 0:22:32- Which they put five lanes down by elastic tape with wooden stumps... - Yeah.
0:22:32 > 0:22:36- And the dogs had to stay in that lane.- Right.
0:22:36 > 0:22:38If a dog jumped over into the next lane
0:22:38 > 0:22:42it was automatically disqualified and the race was rerun without it.
0:22:43 > 0:22:50In the summer the dogs are raced on a straight grass track of 150 yards, whereas in winter,
0:22:50 > 0:22:54when the ground is too hard the dogs are raced on an oval sand track
0:22:54 > 0:22:57commonly referred to as "racing on the bends".
0:22:57 > 0:23:00- Actually, bend racing is a lot quicker.- I think it's fun as well.
0:23:00 > 0:23:03You put your dog in the trap, you stand behind the trap,
0:23:03 > 0:23:09- the hare comes round, the dogs run and they near enough finish where they started.- Yes, exactly.
0:23:12 > 0:23:16240 yards, a good whippet will do 15 seconds.
0:23:16 > 0:23:18Yeah, it's quick, isn't it?
0:23:21 > 0:23:26- Which do you prefer, racing on the straight or the bends?- Any. - Any.- Any kind of whippet racing.
0:23:26 > 0:23:34Vicky Harper and Mark Warren are great whippet-racing fans having just achieved their 20th champion.
0:23:34 > 0:23:36They have an impressive track record.
0:23:36 > 0:23:42Vicky and Mark, I've got to say, with all those champions you've had in the past and currently,
0:23:42 > 0:23:46you must be the envy of a lot of these people here, but we'll keep that quiet, OK?
0:23:46 > 0:23:48How many have you got?
0:23:48 > 0:23:53- We've got 12 at home. - Really?- They're just really good pets, aren't they?- Yeah.
0:23:53 > 0:23:56- Do they live in the house?- Yeah. - Do they come on the bed at night?
0:23:56 > 0:24:00- Oh, yeah. Under the duvet.- Take it in turns?- No, not all of them!
0:24:00 > 0:24:02- Yeah.- Not at once.
0:24:02 > 0:24:04So, does it run in the family?
0:24:04 > 0:24:11My granddad, he was an ex-miner, and he started breeding them for racing...
0:24:11 > 0:24:16- Yeah.- Years ago.- And my dad's been doing it from 1967, 1968.- Really?
0:24:16 > 0:24:20- It's in the blood. They're passing the tips on to you. - That's how we got together.
0:24:20 > 0:24:23- That's how you met?- Yeah. - Fantastic. A lovely story.
0:24:23 > 0:24:27How many times a month do you come out here or...? All year round?
0:24:27 > 0:24:31- We come here every week. - We come here every Wednesday during the summer.
0:24:31 > 0:24:35During the winter we go to Westhoughton greyhound track and race around bends.
0:24:35 > 0:24:38This is just straight racing today?
0:24:38 > 0:24:40- Straight racing. - And we're going to see some of that.
0:24:40 > 0:24:44Whippet racing now is purely for fun, it's a fun day out,
0:24:44 > 0:24:47unlike greyhound racing where lots of money changes hands.
0:24:47 > 0:24:49- Yeah.- When did that rule come about, do you know?
0:24:49 > 0:24:54- It was years ago when they did betting with whippet racing, weren't it?- Yeah.
0:24:54 > 0:24:58There's been no betting for a long time with whippet racing. It's just purely for fun.
0:24:58 > 0:25:01Fun for all the family and a bit of fun for the dogs.
0:25:01 > 0:25:03Do you have to get the dog used to the traps, Mark?
0:25:03 > 0:25:05Yes, you've got to train them.
0:25:05 > 0:25:11You start them off when they're about eight, nine months old and gradually get them trained.
0:25:11 > 0:25:13Because they don't like that to start with, do they?
0:25:13 > 0:25:19- It depends.- If they're keen on the lure they just take it all in their stride. It doesn't bother them.
0:25:19 > 0:25:23I can feel the tension rising. There's lots more people arriving,
0:25:23 > 0:25:26we're getting surrounded by dogs, should we get your two out?
0:25:26 > 0:25:31We'll meet up with Keith and see what he's got to say about his.
0:25:31 > 0:25:35When not attending competitions, Vicky and Mark are often to be found
0:25:35 > 0:25:39on the edge of the football field, putting the dogs through their paces.
0:26:00 > 0:26:05It's certainly getting exciting. There's four dogs in this race.
0:26:05 > 0:26:07I've got to pick a winner. I think the fairest way to do it
0:26:07 > 0:26:10is to pick one of these bones from this bowl.
0:26:10 > 0:26:16Now, each bone has a name tag on it relating to one of the dogs, so it's going to be a lucky dip for me.
0:26:16 > 0:26:21- I'll probably go for this one, which is Mebs Rosie. Who's Mebs Rosie?- Me.
0:26:21 > 0:26:23Right, OK, Keith! This is my choice.
0:26:23 > 0:26:25Hello!
0:26:25 > 0:26:28That's a good start, it's got number one on it!
0:26:37 > 0:26:40Right, the dogs are under starters orders and they're off!
0:26:40 > 0:26:42But my dog's not come out of the trap!
0:26:42 > 0:26:45Oh, my goodness, what's happened? Here he is!
0:26:53 > 0:26:55I don't believe it!
0:26:55 > 0:26:58Hey, hey, hey!
0:26:58 > 0:27:02They're trying to throttle the thing they chase!
0:27:02 > 0:27:05Oh, dear!
0:27:05 > 0:27:08Oh, I don't know, guess where I came?
0:27:08 > 0:27:10Last. I can't believe it.
0:27:10 > 0:27:12The trap...
0:27:12 > 0:27:14My trap didn't open!
0:27:14 > 0:27:18Nevertheless, that was so exciting and I can see why all these people
0:27:18 > 0:27:23get together every weekend to race these dogs because it is just great fun.
0:27:29 > 0:27:32There's still plenty of action back at the valuation day
0:27:32 > 0:27:36in Blackburn and time is certainly marching on for Michael.
0:27:36 > 0:27:40- Ian, thank you for bringing in this lovely pocket watch.- Right.
0:27:40 > 0:27:42What can you tell me? Where's it from?
0:27:42 > 0:27:47I've no idea where it originated, but when my father died about 15 years ago
0:27:47 > 0:27:51it was part of a lot of stuff that was left over in the drawers.
0:27:51 > 0:27:56Oh, right. Was he a watch collector or did he wear a watch at all?
0:27:56 > 0:28:00He collected everything, coins, medals, watches.
0:28:00 > 0:28:04- Anything that interested him, there was a little collection of it.- Yes.
0:28:04 > 0:28:06Well, this is certainly a lovely watch
0:28:06 > 0:28:12and it's a lovely gentleman's open-face 18-carat-gold pocket watch.
0:28:12 > 0:28:16And if we have a look at the back of the case we should have a full set of hallmarks,
0:28:16 > 0:28:21which we do, and the nice thing there is they're for Chester.
0:28:21 > 0:28:26So we've got the Chester town mark, which is three wheat sheaves and a dagger.
0:28:26 > 0:28:30We've got the date letter, which is a Gothic H which is, let's see...
0:28:30 > 0:28:34- for 1871.- Good heavens, I didn't know it was that old.
0:28:34 > 0:28:36So it's a good 130 years old.
0:28:36 > 0:28:39Now if we can get into the inner case we might be able to find...
0:28:39 > 0:28:42There we go, there's the movement.
0:28:42 > 0:28:46And it is signed. Some were signed, some weren't.
0:28:46 > 0:28:50If they were workaday watches you wouldn't get a signature.
0:28:50 > 0:28:55But we've got William Batty, Market Street,
0:28:55 > 0:28:58Manchester, so, you know, we're only up the road, really.
0:28:58 > 0:29:03If we close that back up, it has got a very pretty dial
0:29:03 > 0:29:06and it's got the original hands as well.
0:29:06 > 0:29:12The only fault really against it is slight wear to the loop, there,
0:29:12 > 0:29:16where it's been on a watch chain and it's just worn against it,
0:29:16 > 0:29:22and because it's an 18 carat loop if it's on a nine carat swivel
0:29:22 > 0:29:26that's twice as hard, it's got twice as much copper in it. It's a lovely thing.
0:29:26 > 0:29:28So, why have you decided to sell it?
0:29:28 > 0:29:31Well, they're a bit old-fashioned now, aren't they?
0:29:31 > 0:29:36And I don't have a waistcoat and you've got to keep winding them up.
0:29:36 > 0:29:38That's three good reasons!
0:29:38 > 0:29:41Don't say those at the auction, we don't want to put anybody off!
0:29:41 > 0:29:45But I think because it's an 18 carat open-face, we're quite safe
0:29:45 > 0:29:51- at saying a reserve of £150.- Right. - And an estimate of 150 to 250.
0:29:51 > 0:29:53- OK.- If you're happy with that... - That's right, yes.
0:29:53 > 0:29:56We'll put it into the sale and hope it ticks along to a profit.
0:29:56 > 0:30:00- Thank you very much.- Thanks for bringing it.- Thanks a lot.- Pleasure.
0:30:05 > 0:30:08- Jennifer, welcome to "Flog It!". - Thank you.
0:30:08 > 0:30:11You've brought along a very interesting antique map here.
0:30:11 > 0:30:13Where did you get that from?
0:30:13 > 0:30:17Just left to me by my father along with many others.
0:30:17 > 0:30:20- Just sat in a barn, so I brought it along.- Really?
0:30:20 > 0:30:24- So, here we've got the road from Bristol...- Right.
0:30:24 > 0:30:27- ..to west Chester.- Yes.
0:30:27 > 0:30:32By John Ogilby. Now, Ogilby maps are quite desirable.
0:30:32 > 0:30:39He was his Majesty's cosmographer, a very famous cartographer, mapmaker.
0:30:39 > 0:30:42This will be late 17th century, so...
0:30:42 > 0:30:49- Really?- Yeah, it'll be just before the date of 1700, so it's been around quite a while.- Yes.
0:30:49 > 0:30:54Now it isn't obviously Chester itself, it's from the High Cross in Bristol
0:30:54 > 0:31:01to Ault Ferry to Chepstow including the breadth of the river, to Monmouth to Hereford to Ludlow.
0:31:01 > 0:31:07Of course, with something of this age, 300 years old, you're going to get a bit of condition problems.
0:31:07 > 0:31:10Actually, the hand colouring is pretty vivid still...
0:31:10 > 0:31:14- Yes.- And all you've got is this sort of damp stains and damp spots, etc.
0:31:14 > 0:31:16So, do you like it?
0:31:16 > 0:31:20- Not particularly my thing. - Really? What's your thing, Jennifer?
0:31:20 > 0:31:24I've got quite a trendy house now, so it doesn't have a place in my home any more.
0:31:24 > 0:31:29- I'm sure somebody will appreciate it. - You have all modern stuff in your house?- Yes.
0:31:29 > 0:31:32- And that's why it's come to "Flog It!" today.- Absolutely, yes.
0:31:32 > 0:31:38- OK. Any idea what it's worth? - Not a clue.- Well, I think 150 to 250 would be a sensible estimate.
0:31:38 > 0:31:42- Really? Oh, that's good.- That was very convincing.- Oh, that's good.
0:31:42 > 0:31:47- I like that surprise there. - Can I have the money now?
0:31:47 > 0:31:50There's a very strong market, a lot of collectors of antique maps
0:31:50 > 0:31:53and we get the two right people there we should hit £300.
0:31:53 > 0:31:57- Right, excellent.- In order to prevent it from underselling I suggest a reserve of 150.
0:31:57 > 0:31:59Right, OK.
0:31:59 > 0:32:02- So if it doesn't make that... - Take it back to the barn.
0:32:02 > 0:32:06- Yeah. Is the barn damp? - It's a little bit. Do you think I ought to take better care of it?
0:32:06 > 0:32:10- Find somewhere slightly less damp perhaps to store it.- Right, OK.
0:32:10 > 0:32:13Now, I know it's not a massive amount of money by today's standards,
0:32:13 > 0:32:16- but if it does go well and makes £300 or more...- Wow, yes.
0:32:16 > 0:32:18What would you do with that?
0:32:18 > 0:32:22Take my girlfriends to the races. I promised them a day out.
0:32:22 > 0:32:25- That sounds good fun. Which races?- Chester.- Chester.
0:32:25 > 0:32:27- Excellent. - The money's going back to Chester.
0:32:27 > 0:32:30- I might see you there. - Yeah. Get the champagne in!
0:32:30 > 0:32:33- Cheers, Jennifer. - OK, thank you very much.
0:32:39 > 0:32:45Marion, you've, I think made my day today by bringing in this wonderful children's book
0:32:45 > 0:32:51- which we can see, is Peter Pan. Have you had this since a child? - I've had it from childhood.
0:32:51 > 0:32:57It was given to me by two very great and gracious ladies that lived across the way from us.
0:32:57 > 0:33:03And during the war they turned their cellar into bunk beds,
0:33:03 > 0:33:09for a few of the local children in the area, so we could stay all night in the safety.
0:33:09 > 0:33:13And as such, they then gave me a birthday party
0:33:13 > 0:33:17and that was the present they gave me at the birthday party.
0:33:17 > 0:33:20- What a fantastic present.- Yes. - I've... I've never had a...
0:33:20 > 0:33:23I don't want to do my parents down, I never had a present like this!
0:33:23 > 0:33:28Like all children's books it has been read and enjoyed and used
0:33:28 > 0:33:30and you can see, here,
0:33:30 > 0:33:35it's had a slit where originally there would have been two silk ties
0:33:35 > 0:33:39- and you can imagine when that's tied and untied that perishes.- Yes.
0:33:39 > 0:33:45But what we have got is we've got this lovely full vellum binding. So the most expensive way to do it.
0:33:45 > 0:33:49Often you'll just have the spine done and the corners.
0:33:49 > 0:33:52It was that expensive, but they've tooled, in gilt,
0:33:52 > 0:33:55"Peter Pan", and there he is on the back of a...
0:33:55 > 0:33:58of a fairly ferocious looking goat!
0:33:58 > 0:34:03But that's the name we look for, illustrated by Arthur Rackham, who did those wonderful fairies.
0:34:03 > 0:34:09- Oh, yes, yes.- If we open it up there we have Peter Pan and what wonderful quality paper.- Yes, yeah.
0:34:09 > 0:34:17This, when it was produced, was the luxury edition, so you were a very wealthy and privileged little child
0:34:17 > 0:34:20to get this. And that's wonderful.
0:34:20 > 0:34:25"This edition is limited to 500 copies, numbered and signed
0:34:25 > 0:34:31- "by the artist, of which this is number 111," so it's quite a low number.- Yes, it's quite an early one.
0:34:31 > 0:34:34And we've got Arthur Rackham's signature, there.
0:34:34 > 0:34:39I think now people are beginning to regard his work less as children's illustrations and more as...
0:34:39 > 0:34:43It was good skilful draughtsmanship. It's exquisite.
0:34:43 > 0:34:47- Carried away by the winds. - Is that with the balloons? Yes.
0:34:47 > 0:34:51- With the balloons. The balloon seller being taken away.- Yes, that's it.
0:34:51 > 0:34:54Crikey, I wouldn't want to part with this if this were mine.
0:34:54 > 0:34:57Why now have you decided to part with this lovely book?
0:34:57 > 0:34:59Well, there's... There's nobody...
0:34:59 > 0:35:02I've got nobody that would appreciate the quality of that book.
0:35:02 > 0:35:05It would just be another book...
0:35:05 > 0:35:07- Another book. - ..as far as they were concerned.
0:35:07 > 0:35:11And I'd like it to remain as a book by someone who would appreciate it.
0:35:11 > 0:35:15Well, I think it's a children's book collector's dream...
0:35:15 > 0:35:19- I would think so.- Really. I mean, it is the luxury edition.
0:35:19 > 0:35:21There are a few faults.
0:35:21 > 0:35:25There's a little bit of wear to the gilt edging and the covers
0:35:25 > 0:35:29have started to bow slightly, but I don't think they're major faults.
0:35:29 > 0:35:31Well, it's 100 and odd years.
0:35:31 > 0:35:36Well, 105 years going on for.
0:35:36 > 0:35:37Question of value.
0:35:37 > 0:35:40- Yes. - Any idea what it might be worth?
0:35:40 > 0:35:42No, no.
0:35:42 > 0:35:49- I think we would be sensible to put it into auction with an attractive estimate of say £400 to £600.- Yes.
0:35:49 > 0:35:52We'll put a fixed reserve of £400 on it...
0:35:52 > 0:35:54- Yes, yes, yes.- ..without question.
0:35:54 > 0:35:57And if two people really got behind it,
0:35:57 > 0:36:01who knows? We might be touching the four figures, but...
0:36:01 > 0:36:04- That would be nice.- That would be if Peter was flying overhead...
0:36:04 > 0:36:07- Yes, yes, yes.- ..wishing us luck.
0:36:07 > 0:36:12- We'll put it into the auction and hopefully it will fly away on the day.- Lovely, lovely.
0:36:12 > 0:36:16- Thank you very much indeed.- You've made my day.- Good. Thank you.
0:36:18 > 0:36:22It's time to return to the auction room and here's what we're taking with us.
0:36:22 > 0:36:27Ian is in no doubt as to why he wants to sell his father's old pocket watch.
0:36:27 > 0:36:30They're a bit old-fashioned. I don't have a waistcoat
0:36:30 > 0:36:33- and you've got to keep winding them up.- That's three good reasons!
0:36:35 > 0:36:38Jennifer has found her way to us with her father's antique map,
0:36:38 > 0:36:41but can she find a new owner in the saleroom?
0:36:41 > 0:36:46And, finally, Marion has brought in a very special copy of Peter Pan
0:36:46 > 0:36:48given to her as a birthday present, as a child.
0:36:48 > 0:36:51She now wants it to fly away to a new home.
0:36:54 > 0:36:57Before we see the last of today's items sold
0:36:57 > 0:37:03I want to know if auctioneer, Ian, shares my enthusiasm for Marion's Peter Pan book.
0:37:03 > 0:37:05I absolutely love this.
0:37:05 > 0:37:08The condition is fantastic, apart from a tiny bit of foxing.
0:37:08 > 0:37:15It's Peter Pan by Barrie, but it's illustrated by Arthur Rackham who is fetching big money in his own right.
0:37:15 > 0:37:17It's been signed by the illustrator.
0:37:17 > 0:37:21Marion's had this since she was a little girl, it was a birthday present.
0:37:21 > 0:37:25We've got 400 to 600 riding on this. I could see this doubling that.
0:37:25 > 0:37:31Yeah. I was very excited when I saw this come in because I've sold them over the years,
0:37:31 > 0:37:34but they come up very rarely and, as you say, the condition is wonderful,
0:37:34 > 0:37:40the illustrations are vivid, hand cut pages, everything about it's nice.
0:37:40 > 0:37:44- It's complete as well.- Yeah. a marvellous long-term investment.
0:37:44 > 0:37:46Has there been much interest?
0:37:46 > 0:37:51I think the buyers are playing their cards very close to their chests
0:37:51 > 0:37:53and I think there is interest.
0:37:53 > 0:37:57- It's illustrated well on the internet.- OK, fingers crossed, then.
0:37:57 > 0:38:00Fingers crossed for twice the top end, that's what I'd like to see.
0:38:00 > 0:38:04I know I'm tempting fate, but I think it's worth it, I really do.
0:38:04 > 0:38:10We'll find out how the book gets on in a little while, but next under the hammer is Michael's other find.
0:38:10 > 0:38:16Ian, there should be some local interest. We've got the open-faced pocket watch, made in Manchester.
0:38:16 > 0:38:19- It's not too far away, is it?- No.
0:38:19 > 0:38:23And we're looking at £150 to £200, put on by Michael, our expert.
0:38:23 > 0:38:25I think that's a "run and buy me" estimate!
0:38:25 > 0:38:30I hope so. I was going to say time is up for your watch, because this one is not going home with you.
0:38:32 > 0:38:35And what am I bid for this? £100 to open the bidding. £100.
0:38:35 > 0:38:39At £100. Thank you. 110. 110.
0:38:39 > 0:38:41110. £110. 110. 120.
0:38:41 > 0:38:48- 130. 140. 150. 160. 170. - Yes, they're getting stuck in now.
0:38:48 > 0:38:51- Yeah.- 190. 200. And 10.
0:38:51 > 0:38:55- Quality always sells.- 230. 240. 250.
0:38:55 > 0:38:59- 260, sir. 270. 270 to the right. - Smashed through the top.
0:38:59 > 0:39:01- You did.- 290. 300.
0:39:01 > 0:39:03This is fantastic, Ian.
0:39:03 > 0:39:07- Yeah, it is.- 320. 330. 340. 350.
0:39:07 > 0:39:13- 360. 370. 380. 390. 400. - Wow!- Very hard to find!
0:39:13 > 0:39:15In the blue jacket at £400.
0:39:15 > 0:39:17Any further bids at 400?
0:39:19 > 0:39:21Ian's ever so happy, £400!
0:39:21 > 0:39:24- Your dad had a fabulous eye, didn't he?- Brilliant.
0:39:24 > 0:39:27- Pretty good.- Yeah! There is commission to pay.
0:39:27 > 0:39:29What will you put the money towards?
0:39:29 > 0:39:32Probably half it up the middle with my brother...
0:39:32 > 0:39:35- Right.- ..part of the settlements. - Yeah.
0:39:35 > 0:39:39And I may invest it in a decent wristwatch.
0:39:39 > 0:39:41That's quite nice, you think of dad!
0:39:41 > 0:39:43- Yeah.- Yeah, do that.
0:39:47 > 0:39:52I've been joined by Jennifer who wants to get smartened up and go to the races at Chester.
0:39:52 > 0:39:55- I think you look perfect for the races now!- Oh, thank you.
0:39:55 > 0:39:58But we're in the Calder Valley so unfortunately that's got to wait.
0:39:58 > 0:40:03We're going to put the antique map up with Adam's value of 150 to 250
0:40:03 > 0:40:05and hopefully that will get you to Chester.
0:40:05 > 0:40:09- And a couple of bottles of champagne. - Got to do it in style, haven't you?
0:40:09 > 0:40:12- Let's find out what the bidders think. Good luck.- Oh, thank you.
0:40:12 > 0:40:16Illustrating the road from Bristol to Chester.
0:40:16 > 0:40:19Lot 611 is the lot. Right, who'd like to open me at £100?
0:40:19 > 0:40:22100? 90?
0:40:22 > 0:40:25£80 anywhere?
0:40:25 > 0:40:2770, thank you, £70. At 80 anywhere?
0:40:27 > 0:40:30At £70. At 70.
0:40:30 > 0:40:33At £70. Do I see 80?
0:40:33 > 0:40:36- At £70. No? There's no further bids. - I don't believe it!- Oh, never mind.
0:40:36 > 0:40:41Early road maps like this should make 200 quid at least.
0:40:41 > 0:40:43I can't believe that, Bristol to Chester.
0:40:43 > 0:40:45- I think...- Never mind.
0:40:45 > 0:40:50Hey, look, nobody here wanted something from Bristol to Chester.
0:40:50 > 0:40:53You've got to put it in a saleroom on that route somewhere, or take it to Chester
0:40:53 > 0:40:56- or down to Bristol.- Yeah. - Or hang on to it.
0:40:56 > 0:40:58I'll hang on to it. Back in the barn.
0:40:58 > 0:41:02- Hang on to it, Jennifer. It's like Paul says, it's worth 200 quid.- I know.
0:41:08 > 0:41:10We all dream of a fairytale ending, don't we?
0:41:10 > 0:41:14Could it be this time for Marion, hey, with that wonderful book,
0:41:14 > 0:41:16the Peter Pan book illustrated by Arthur Rackham?
0:41:16 > 0:41:19We've got £400 to £600 on this.
0:41:19 > 0:41:23I had a chat to the auctioneer earlier, you know what he said.
0:41:23 > 0:41:26- Michael was spot-on with the valuation.- Well, done.
0:41:26 > 0:41:31And we think, Michael, the signature will help this soar through.
0:41:31 > 0:41:35I think being signed, being an early edition out of the 500...
0:41:35 > 0:41:38- 111, wasn't it?- 111. That all helps.
0:41:38 > 0:41:41But all credit to you for looking after it.
0:41:41 > 0:41:46Honestly, the condition is fantastic and that's what the collectors will love. Fingers crossed.
0:41:46 > 0:41:48It's going under the hammer right now.
0:41:48 > 0:41:51Let's hope we burst through the top end. Here it is.
0:41:51 > 0:41:55The Peter Pan In Kensington Gardens with drawings by Arthur Rackham.
0:41:55 > 0:41:58- It's a signed limited edition. - It's wonderful.
0:41:58 > 0:42:01Absolutely brilliant. Ever so excited about this.
0:42:01 > 0:42:05Lovely example there and what am I bid?
0:42:05 > 0:42:07As an opening bid shall we say £300?
0:42:07 > 0:42:09I'm opening this at £200. £200.
0:42:09 > 0:42:14225. 250. 250. 275. I've 300 here.
0:42:14 > 0:42:15325. 350. 350.
0:42:15 > 0:42:19- 375...- He's got a commission bid left on the book, he's looking down.
0:42:19 > 0:42:22425. 450. 475. 500.
0:42:22 > 0:42:25And 25. 550. 575.
0:42:25 > 0:42:29At 575. And 600, madam. £600. 625.
0:42:29 > 0:42:33- They've travelled specially, haven't they, today?- 675. 700.
0:42:33 > 0:42:37And 25. 750. 75.
0:42:37 > 0:42:39800. And 25.
0:42:39 > 0:42:41- Oh, dear. Oh, dear!- Oh, dear!- 850.
0:42:41 > 0:42:48875. 900. And 25. 950. 975. 1,000.
0:42:48 > 0:42:50And 25. 1,025.
0:42:50 > 0:42:51This is exciting!
0:42:51 > 0:42:54Are you all done at 1,025 for Peter Pan?
0:42:54 > 0:42:56First and last time.
0:42:56 > 0:42:58£1,025!
0:42:58 > 0:43:00- Very exciting!- Marion, fantastic.
0:43:00 > 0:43:02- What a lot of money. - That was exciting!- Well, done!
0:43:02 > 0:43:05- It was worth every penny. - Oh, it was very nice, wasn't it?
0:43:05 > 0:43:07- There's a tear in your eye now. - Oh, yeah!
0:43:07 > 0:43:11You wanted to see it through to the end. You've got a wonderful happy ending.
0:43:11 > 0:43:15- What are you putting the money towards? - I haven't thought about that!
0:43:15 > 0:43:17Well, take your time, won't you?
0:43:17 > 0:43:19- Yes.- There's plenty to spend it on.
0:43:19 > 0:43:22And that brings us to a very happy ending here in the Calder Valley.
0:43:22 > 0:43:24I hope you've enjoyed today's show.
0:43:24 > 0:43:27All credit to our experts and I think Marion is going home ever so happy.
0:43:27 > 0:43:31Join us next time for more surprises. Until then, it's cheerio.
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