0:00:06 > 0:00:12Today we are in the very picturesque market town of Richmond in North Yorkshire and over the years
0:00:12 > 0:00:14this place has certainly seen a lot of history.
0:00:14 > 0:00:18Roman, Norman, medieval, Georgian and judging by today,
0:00:18 > 0:00:22look at all these cars, a very popular tourist destination.
0:00:22 > 0:00:24It's also our destination for Flog It!
0:00:49 > 0:00:53Richmond grew up around the Norman castle which dominates the town.
0:00:53 > 0:00:55And the area that we're filming in today,
0:00:55 > 0:00:58where our massive crowd is gathering, is the market place.
0:00:58 > 0:01:01There would have been stocks housed here to punish the wrongdoers.
0:01:01 > 0:01:03So let's hope this lot behaves themselves.
0:01:03 > 0:01:07They've all come to ask the important question, what's it worth?
0:01:07 > 0:01:10And when you've found out what are you going to do? Flog it! Yeah.
0:01:10 > 0:01:12And what a Flog It! we've got for you today.
0:01:12 > 0:01:15- Paula's got an interesting laugh. - She's got a very interesting laugh.
0:01:15 > 0:01:18PAULA LAUGHS
0:01:18 > 0:01:23There you go. Beverley and Philip, why do you look familiar?
0:01:23 > 0:01:26- He loves you.- I love him too.
0:01:26 > 0:01:29He loves you, don't you? Ah, give me a kiss.
0:01:29 > 0:01:31Give me a lick, yeah.
0:01:31 > 0:01:32Ah, good boy.
0:01:32 > 0:01:36We've got a team of experts ready to go and they're headed up
0:01:36 > 0:01:40by two Flog It! favourites here at the market hall.
0:01:41 > 0:01:44Adam Partridge has always been a bit of an entrepreneur. As a young lad
0:01:44 > 0:01:48he collected rainwater and sold it to the neighbours for gardening.
0:01:50 > 0:01:56You can see he's a little bit more grown-up these days, which is a good job as he runs his own saleroom.
0:01:56 > 0:01:59And you, what have we got, anything exciting?
0:01:59 > 0:02:04As does James Lewis whose speciality is furniture and pictures of all types.
0:02:04 > 0:02:07Specialities are not the name of the game, though, as our experts
0:02:07 > 0:02:11value everything that comes through the doors.
0:02:11 > 0:02:16Our very own Punch and Judy are busy getting ahead of the game by checking all the bags and boxes.
0:02:16 > 0:02:19And for Adam - car boots.
0:02:19 > 0:02:21OK. It is a Riley.
0:02:21 > 0:02:26A famous name in snooker tables and billiard tables, Riley's.
0:02:26 > 0:02:28Of Accrington.
0:02:28 > 0:02:31It's quite nice, the good thing about it is it is quite small.
0:02:31 > 0:02:32And small is beautiful.
0:02:32 > 0:02:36We'll have to get that unloaded by someone else, I'm not up for doing that.
0:02:36 > 0:02:39This is a Riley portable model, although it's all hands on deck
0:02:39 > 0:02:43to get the slate-bedded table into the market hall.
0:02:43 > 0:02:47So now we have our first item even before we've got inside.
0:02:47 > 0:02:51We'd better get everybody in quick.
0:02:52 > 0:02:54There was such a massive queue outside,
0:02:54 > 0:02:57but right now at the very end of this CUE...
0:02:57 > 0:02:59is going to be our expert Adam Partridge.
0:02:59 > 0:03:04It's game on for him and he is going to tell Chris and Craig exactly what this is worth.
0:03:06 > 0:03:08Morning, chaps. How are you doing?
0:03:08 > 0:03:10- Fine, thank you.- You're, um...?
0:03:10 > 0:03:12- Craig.- Craig and...?- Chris.
0:03:12 > 0:03:15- And I am guessing father and son? - Yes.- There's a resemblance.
0:03:15 > 0:03:19Now, then, what's the story about this billiard table here?
0:03:19 > 0:03:23Well, it used to be my great-grandfather's. He bought it.
0:03:23 > 0:03:28And then it's been passed down through the family to my grandda, to my dad and now to me.
0:03:28 > 0:03:32- All the way through, so four generations?- Yeah.- Gosh. So you had it as a boy?
0:03:32 > 0:03:34- I did, yes.- You played on it?
0:03:34 > 0:03:38- I remember many hours playing away. - And what about you, Chris?
0:03:38 > 0:03:41- I loved playing it. Whenever it was out I was on it.- Were you?- Yeah.
0:03:41 > 0:03:43It's a good fun object, isn't it?
0:03:43 > 0:03:46And really nicely-made by a good maker.
0:03:46 > 0:03:48The sad thing is that you're selling it, isn't it?
0:03:48 > 0:03:53It's taking up a lot of room and it doesn't get played as often as we'd like and things.
0:03:53 > 0:03:55And we don't really have the room to play it.
0:03:55 > 0:04:02The firm of Riley's is a major billiard and snooker firm started at the end of the 19th century.
0:04:02 > 0:04:04They really went very well and by 1910 I believe
0:04:04 > 0:04:08they were making 4,000 of these so-called portable models every year.
0:04:08 > 0:04:10So they're not particularly rare.
0:04:10 > 0:04:13But it just gives you an indication about how large that firm was.
0:04:13 > 0:04:15- This is a properly-made thing.- Yes.
0:04:15 > 0:04:19- Real mahogany, a slate bed, heavy as anything.- It is.
0:04:19 > 0:04:23I tried to lift it in the car, nearly gave myself an injury.
0:04:23 > 0:04:28So you've got the original scoreboard here, it looks like a 1930s period really, I think.
0:04:28 > 0:04:29D'you know when it was bought?
0:04:29 > 0:04:34We think around 70-75, 80 years ago.
0:04:34 > 0:04:37- So 1935 or so?- Yeah.- '30s, '35.
0:04:37 > 0:04:40That ties in with the look of it.
0:04:40 > 0:04:43And have you had to have any repair or...?
0:04:43 > 0:04:50- I think we've had the felt on the top been redone, but that's about it really.- That is about it.
0:04:50 > 0:04:53That was professionally done by Riley's about 10 years ago.
0:04:53 > 0:04:55Are they sadly closed now?
0:04:55 > 0:04:57- Yeah.- They've gone out of business, haven't they?
0:04:57 > 0:05:00Probably soon after they did this. I'm sure the two aren't connected.
0:05:00 > 0:05:03I think it was about 2002 they went out of business.
0:05:03 > 0:05:05So you got your scorer, you've got
0:05:05 > 0:05:08a variety of cues and the bridge there.
0:05:08 > 0:05:10And you've got your balls somewhere?
0:05:10 > 0:05:14- Not the original ones, but we have some pool balls, yeah.- OK.
0:05:14 > 0:05:16You brought them. They'll go in the sale as well?
0:05:16 > 0:05:21- Yeah.- Now, what sort of value expectations do you have?
0:05:21 > 0:05:25- Somewhere between sort of one and two hundred, something like that. - Very sharp, this young man.
0:05:25 > 0:05:29We should put a reserve on because I don't want you thinking, "It's gone for 60 quid"
0:05:29 > 0:05:32or something and you're thinking "We should have kept it."
0:05:32 > 0:05:35- So would you think 100 would be a sensible figure?- Yeah.
0:05:35 > 0:05:37Anything less than three figures just isn't good enough.
0:05:37 > 0:05:40- Yeah, it just wouldn't be worth it. - No, I agree with you.
0:05:40 > 0:05:44It's not a lot of money, but do you get it, does Dad get it?
0:05:44 > 0:05:46It's being split between me and my sister.
0:05:46 > 0:05:48- Right.- So half each.
0:05:48 > 0:05:51So she's happy for it to go, perhaps not such a girly thing?
0:05:51 > 0:05:56No, she's not so into it, but she's been up and playing it a couple of times.
0:05:56 > 0:06:00OK, well, we've managed to avoid all billiard and snooker-related puns so far.
0:06:00 > 0:06:04So let's hope it goes successfully at the auction.
0:06:04 > 0:06:06- Thanks for bringing it along. - No problem.- Thank you.
0:06:06 > 0:06:10And now we're going from something extremely heavy to something a little lighter.
0:06:10 > 0:06:14And excitingly, it's from Cornwall which is my neck of the woods.
0:06:14 > 0:06:17This is Reggie and he loves Newlyn copper.
0:06:17 > 0:06:19Well, his owner does, Christine, anyway.
0:06:19 > 0:06:22Christine, thank you so much for coming in today.
0:06:22 > 0:06:26- I know Reggie is a special dog, he's a hearing dog, isn't he?- Yes. - Because you are deaf.- Yes.
0:06:26 > 0:06:30So he helps you out, he can hear the telephone, can he?
0:06:30 > 0:06:34He does. And he can hear the oven timer go,
0:06:34 > 0:06:37he wakes me up in the morning by jumping on me
0:06:37 > 0:06:39- when the alarm clock goes off. - Oh, bless.
0:06:39 > 0:06:42He tells me when the smoke or the fire alarm goes off
0:06:42 > 0:06:44- and that's a life-saver, potentially.- Yes, it is.
0:06:44 > 0:06:45How long have you had him?
0:06:45 > 0:06:48- I've had him for two years. - He's so special.
0:06:48 > 0:06:53Well, tell me how long have you had this piece of Newlyn copper then?
0:06:53 > 0:06:57Well, my father passed it over to me about 15 years ago.
0:06:57 > 0:07:02But it came from my grandmother who lived in Newlyn and kept a lodging house.
0:07:02 > 0:07:07- Did she?- She was taking in artists.
0:07:07 > 0:07:11Some of my other relatives have got paintings from the Newlyn School,
0:07:11 > 0:07:14but I inherited the inkwell.
0:07:14 > 0:07:16It's beautiful, isn't it? It is beautiful.
0:07:16 > 0:07:18I want to handle it.
0:07:18 > 0:07:20I'm so excited, can I put Reggie down?
0:07:20 > 0:07:22- Absolutely. Yes. - Do you want to hold him?
0:07:22 > 0:07:26- I'll hold him.- OK. Because he's got to see what's going on.
0:07:26 > 0:07:28Oh, come to Mama.
0:07:28 > 0:07:30There. I've got his lead.
0:07:30 > 0:07:34Well, this whole thing started with John Drew MacKenzie,
0:07:34 > 0:07:35he was an artist, basically.
0:07:35 > 0:07:38An easy way of determining the age of Newlyn copper
0:07:38 > 0:07:41is if you turn it upside down it's stamped - Newlyn.
0:07:41 > 0:07:44You know, items were mainly only stamped after John Drew MacKenzie's death
0:07:44 > 0:07:47in the early 1900s.
0:07:47 > 0:07:50Prior to that things were just hand-signed.
0:07:50 > 0:07:52This was done around 1910, 1915.
0:07:52 > 0:07:55It's so stylistic of the period.
0:07:55 > 0:07:58Look at the rolled edges, the way that's been rolled over.
0:08:00 > 0:08:04It's not just a tourist piece, this is meant to be used and last
0:08:04 > 0:08:05for a long time.
0:08:05 > 0:08:07And if you lift the lid,
0:08:07 > 0:08:12you can see it's the most wonderful desk inkwell.
0:08:12 > 0:08:16Unfortunately, it's missing its glass liner.
0:08:16 > 0:08:18Yes, I'm afraid so. I don't know what happened to that.
0:08:18 > 0:08:21But that doesn't matter, you can find replacements.
0:08:21 > 0:08:23They are pretty much a standard size.
0:08:23 > 0:08:26But what I like about it - most Newlyn copper has fish
0:08:26 > 0:08:30and bubbles and seaweed - on the side here we've got a squid!
0:08:30 > 0:08:32HE LAUGHS
0:08:32 > 0:08:35Full of ink.
0:08:35 > 0:08:37Isn't that lovely?
0:08:37 > 0:08:40I think that's absolutely charming. Is it something you want to sell?
0:08:40 > 0:08:42It's been in the family a long time.
0:08:42 > 0:08:45I want to sell it. I want to raise money for Hearing Dogs.
0:08:45 > 0:08:47Reggie's made such a difference to me
0:08:47 > 0:08:49I'd like to give other people the chance.
0:08:49 > 0:08:52Oh, wonderful. Let's put it into the saleroom
0:08:52 > 0:08:54with a valuation of £150-£200,
0:08:54 > 0:08:57but a fixed reserve at £130.
0:08:57 > 0:08:59- Happy?- Happy.
0:08:59 > 0:09:01Because it's a very nice piece.
0:09:01 > 0:09:04Well, let's hope the auctioneer can do a proper job for Reggie and Christine here.
0:09:04 > 0:09:07I have a feeling that will go back down to Cornwall.
0:09:09 > 0:09:12James is up next and he's feeling a sense of deja vu
0:09:12 > 0:09:16- after meeting Beverley and Philip. - Why do you look familiar?
0:09:16 > 0:09:18We've been on before with you.
0:09:18 > 0:09:21That's quite embarrassing. What did you sell last time?
0:09:21 > 0:09:23A Minton jardiniere.
0:09:23 > 0:09:27Now, Phil, Beverley, this is a classic piece.
0:09:27 > 0:09:28Do you love it?
0:09:28 > 0:09:30- No.- Not really.- Oh.
0:09:30 > 0:09:33- Did I get it right?- Right.- You got it right.- OK, the pressure's on.
0:09:33 > 0:09:36See if we can get two out of two.
0:09:36 > 0:09:41Because these, for me, are everything that is interesting about history.
0:09:41 > 0:09:44They're the oldest things I've seen for probably five or six years
0:09:44 > 0:09:46on Flog It!
0:09:46 > 0:09:52You can see we have got labels on here, and this one says, "Found in...something Park."
0:09:52 > 0:09:54Found at Tranmere Park in Guiseley.
0:09:54 > 0:09:58In Guiseley, Yorkshire. Harry Ramsden territory.
0:09:58 > 0:09:59That's correct.
0:09:59 > 0:10:01How did you come to have them?
0:10:01 > 0:10:07My grandfather found them when he was building some houses at Guiseley.
0:10:07 > 0:10:12I believe he dug them up in 1936.
0:10:12 > 0:10:14Fantastic.
0:10:14 > 0:10:16You know, he was probably the first person to handle
0:10:16 > 0:10:22- this example for 5,000 years. - Oh, gosh!
0:10:22 > 0:10:24This is Neolithic,
0:10:24 > 0:10:30an axe head, made 2,500-3,500 BC.
0:10:30 > 0:10:34So the most incredible thing. What a shame it's had a chunk out of it.
0:10:34 > 0:10:38You can imagine somebody sitting by the fire,
0:10:38 > 0:10:44sanding, sanding, sanding, strapping it on to the end of their axe head.
0:10:44 > 0:10:48And then, bang, that came off.
0:10:48 > 0:10:50You can imagine, you wouldn't exactly be impressed, would you?
0:10:50 > 0:10:55- No!- He's probably struck something hard when he wasn't expecting to.
0:10:55 > 0:11:00Either that, or your father chipped it digging it up.
0:11:00 > 0:11:04- Probably. A spade.- A spade, yeah.
0:11:04 > 0:11:06It's a fantastic bit of history.
0:11:06 > 0:11:09This one is later.
0:11:09 > 0:11:14It's far more fashioned, it's far more detailed, with this little bit of decoration here.
0:11:14 > 0:11:19I'm not an expert on this sort of thing, but this, I think, is Bronze Age.
0:11:19 > 0:11:26This is 2,000 BC, to 1,500 BC. This one's not damaged at all.
0:11:26 > 0:11:29A most wonderful bit of Yorkshire history
0:11:29 > 0:11:31and I would hope that local museums
0:11:31 > 0:11:35might be interested, because they're not things that you find every day.
0:11:35 > 0:11:38So why do you want to sell those?
0:11:38 > 0:11:40If they were mine, I wouldn't.
0:11:40 > 0:11:44They've been in a brown paper bag in the garage, in a bottom drawer.
0:11:44 > 0:11:46What are they doing in a garage?!
0:11:46 > 0:11:48Well, where would you put them?!
0:11:48 > 0:11:52If they were mine, they would be pride of place in the living room.
0:11:52 > 0:11:56- I love them.- I think my grandson would use them as a weapon!
0:11:56 > 0:11:58THEY LAUGH
0:11:58 > 0:12:04The value... The thing is, as much as you've got age, you've got to find somebody who would want them.
0:12:04 > 0:12:07There aren't many mad people in the world like me that would love them.
0:12:08 > 0:12:12So I think they're worth £80-£120.
0:12:12 > 0:12:15It's the old auctioneers' favourite,
0:12:15 > 0:12:20but I think that's what they're worth. If that is rare,
0:12:20 > 0:12:22they might make an AWFUL lot more.
0:12:22 > 0:12:23With a few phone calls
0:12:23 > 0:12:27- in the right direction, we might do a good job for you.- Good.
0:12:28 > 0:12:34Out of all the people here, Adam zoned in on a musical instrument.
0:12:35 > 0:12:38- Ray.- Hello.- Nancy.- Hello. - Welcome to Flog It.
0:12:38 > 0:12:40- Thank you.- Thanks for coming.
0:12:40 > 0:12:44I'm always interested to see musical instruments.
0:12:44 > 0:12:48It's my "speciality", particularly violins and concertinas.
0:12:48 > 0:12:51You brought a concertina, so I'm very pleased.
0:12:51 > 0:12:57- Whose is it?- It were me granddad's. He left it to me uncle.
0:12:57 > 0:13:03He passed away two years ago and we cleared the house out, or helped.
0:13:03 > 0:13:07- This was in the house. Did you know of its existence before?- No.
0:13:07 > 0:13:10- You'd never seen it played?- No.
0:13:10 > 0:13:13It just turned up in the house.
0:13:13 > 0:13:18- Where has it lived in the two years since?- In my wardrobe!
0:13:18 > 0:13:22- Not hers! - I don't think he's happy about it!
0:13:22 > 0:13:25"There's a concertina in the wardrobe!"
0:13:25 > 0:13:28There are various models. This is late 19th century.
0:13:28 > 0:13:311890s, I'd have thought.
0:13:31 > 0:13:34You can date it from the number. You can look it up.
0:13:34 > 0:13:38- Oh, right.- It's by a firm called Lachenal and Co.
0:13:38 > 0:13:42They made a lot of these, various models,
0:13:42 > 0:13:44in the same way as you get a car.
0:13:44 > 0:13:49You get your one litre to five litre and different specifications.
0:13:49 > 0:13:52You get different models of these.
0:13:52 > 0:13:57Different bellows, different steel reeds or brass reeds inside.
0:13:57 > 0:14:02We'd have to open that up to see if they were steel or brass reeds.
0:14:02 > 0:14:06Steel's worth more than brass, for example, with the tuning.
0:14:06 > 0:14:10There's a number of factors that affect the value.
0:14:10 > 0:14:13It's got rosewood ends. This is a fairly basic model.
0:14:13 > 0:14:16It's kind of the beginner's model.
0:14:16 > 0:14:20You can see on the buttons the names of the notes.
0:14:20 > 0:14:22Granddad was trying to master it.
0:14:22 > 0:14:27They've rubbed off a bit and he's put them onto that slip of paper.
0:14:27 > 0:14:30This is why it's a student's model.
0:14:30 > 0:14:34- Which means it's not a particularly valuable instrument.- Right.
0:14:34 > 0:14:39Some are worth hundreds, even thousands, but this basic model
0:14:39 > 0:14:42- tends to make about £100.- Yeah.
0:14:42 > 0:14:48It might be slightly more, so I'd be tempted to put the estimate lower.
0:14:48 > 0:14:52- Yeah.- £60 to £100.- Yeah.
0:14:52 > 0:14:55- Reserve of 50 quid.- Yeah. Fine. - All right?- Yeah.
0:14:55 > 0:14:59- You didn't think it was worth anything.- No.- It's a bonus.- Yeah.
0:14:59 > 0:15:03It's got its original case. Always nice to see.
0:15:03 > 0:15:08Inside, you've got Granddad's... George Fletcher. Is that Granddad?
0:15:08 > 0:15:14- Yeah.- He's got his little notes and a Songs For The Forces book.
0:15:14 > 0:15:19So it's a nice little package. Hopefully, we'll get £100 plus.
0:15:19 > 0:15:23- What would that go towards? - Grandchildren.
0:15:23 > 0:15:27- How many have you got, Ray? - Four. Four coming.
0:15:27 > 0:15:31- Three.- Three and one on the way. Don't jump the gun, Ray!
0:15:31 > 0:15:37- Let's hope we get a good result. - Thank you very much.- Thank you.
0:15:48 > 0:15:53Towering over Richmond is the castle that gave the town its name.
0:15:53 > 0:15:58It was built on a rocky crag to bolster up defences in 1071
0:15:58 > 0:16:00for Alan Rufus.
0:16:01 > 0:16:03Rufus was no ordinary noble.
0:16:03 > 0:16:11He was the nephew of William of Normandy, better known as William the Conqueror.
0:16:11 > 0:16:15It's said that Alan Rufus was the wealthiest man in the country.
0:16:15 > 0:16:22If you equate that in today's monetary values he was wealthier than Bill Gates.
0:16:22 > 0:16:26Alan was given 250,000 acres of land all over the country
0:16:26 > 0:16:30for his support in the Battle of Hastings in 1066.
0:16:33 > 0:16:38The "Honour of Richmond" was one of the largest estates in the country,
0:16:38 > 0:16:43made up of land including parts of Norfolk, Suffolk, Dorset and Surrey.
0:16:43 > 0:16:47Richmond-on-Thames takes its name from this very place.
0:16:47 > 0:16:51He built this castle to stamp his authority
0:16:51 > 0:16:53on his land and the people.
0:16:57 > 0:17:00Use your imagination, just for a moment.
0:17:00 > 0:17:04In its heyday, hundreds of people would have been milling around.
0:17:04 > 0:17:09There would have been many other buildings, most of them wooden.
0:17:09 > 0:17:13There's a few stone foundations here, but I've got to show you this.
0:17:13 > 0:17:17People need to go to the loo, and here are the garderobes.
0:17:17 > 0:17:24They're like a Portaloo built into the wall. There's the long drop.
0:17:24 > 0:17:29There'd have been a plank across the top. I'll let you work that out!
0:17:33 > 0:17:39This section is where Alan would have lived, his personal quarters.
0:17:40 > 0:17:45This is a rare example of an 11th-century domestic hall.
0:17:45 > 0:17:48It was the main building in the castle,
0:17:48 > 0:17:52where the Earl and his family lived if they were in residence.
0:17:58 > 0:18:00This is interesting.
0:18:00 > 0:18:03You see these holes along the wall?
0:18:03 > 0:18:08They're socket holes to facilitate huge oak beams to span
0:18:08 > 0:18:13from that side to that side to carry the weight of the floor.
0:18:13 > 0:18:17Up there would have been the great hall, a very important room,
0:18:17 > 0:18:20used for important meetings and for banquets.
0:18:20 > 0:18:25Alan of Brittany would entertain all his important guests up there.
0:18:25 > 0:18:29During a banquet, he'd have sat down that end of the great hall
0:18:29 > 0:18:32on a raised platform.
0:18:32 > 0:18:34The castle has seen many changes,
0:18:34 > 0:18:37particularly the addition of the keep.
0:18:37 > 0:18:40It once held conscientious objectors.
0:18:40 > 0:18:44One of the biggest influences it had was on the town.
0:18:44 > 0:18:48The castle and the town are intrinsically linked.
0:18:48 > 0:18:53Traders moved to the town to provide services and goods
0:18:53 > 0:18:56to the castle builders and, eventually, the household.
0:18:56 > 0:19:02Richmond market was established and given legal standing by charter in 1093.
0:19:02 > 0:19:09As trade grew, the town flourished. For many centuries, the castle controlled everything that went on.
0:19:11 > 0:19:13From the late Middle Ages,
0:19:13 > 0:19:17the country was more stable, so castles lost a military need.
0:19:17 > 0:19:22Many became country homes or, as at Richmond, were neglected.
0:19:22 > 0:19:26By 1535, Richmond Castle was described as a ruin.
0:19:26 > 0:19:28If you look around,
0:19:28 > 0:19:33you see houses built of stone from the castle, using it as a quarry!
0:19:40 > 0:19:45I must add, to this day, Richmond town has continued to flourish.
0:19:52 > 0:19:56We've now found our first items to take to the saleroom.
0:19:56 > 0:19:57There's some real gems.
0:19:57 > 0:20:04As well as the two long-buried axe heads, we've got the Newlyn inkwell,
0:20:04 > 0:20:06a make I am particularly familiar with, and fond of.
0:20:06 > 0:20:12Let's hope auctioneer Peter Robinson can get the bidders fighting over the 19th-century concertina.
0:20:12 > 0:20:15And finally, the games table might not be as portable
0:20:15 > 0:20:18as the model name suggests, but I think it is a lovely lot.
0:20:23 > 0:20:245,000.
0:20:24 > 0:20:27And this is where we're putting our experts' valuations to the test.
0:20:27 > 0:20:30Thomas Watson Auctioneers in the heart of Darlington.
0:20:30 > 0:20:32On the rostrum is auctioneer Peter Robinson,
0:20:32 > 0:20:36I am going to meet our owners, their lots are just about to go under the hammer.
0:20:36 > 0:20:39But before we see how they all fare, remember, when you buy
0:20:39 > 0:20:42and sell at auction, there is commission to pay,
0:20:42 > 0:20:44which varies from saleroom to saleroom.
0:20:44 > 0:20:46Here at Thomas Watson's
0:20:46 > 0:20:50it is 15% plus VAT. The first of our lots
0:20:50 > 0:20:52to face the bidders is the games table.
0:20:54 > 0:20:56Good luck, Chris and Craig. We're talking about this little,
0:20:56 > 0:21:00tiny snooker table, it's been in your family four generations.
0:21:00 > 0:21:02- So you've obviously had lots of fun with this.- Yes.
0:21:02 > 0:21:06He's obviously beaten you so many times at snooker, and pool and billiards.
0:21:06 > 0:21:08We've had great fun in the auction room, and I am sure
0:21:08 > 0:21:12someone will buy this, and find another set of balls that's compatible with it, and hey ho.
0:21:12 > 0:21:14£100-£200, I think that's a bargain.
0:21:14 > 0:21:16Do you? Have you been playing on it?
0:21:16 > 0:21:19I have. But they are tricky things to sell.
0:21:19 > 0:21:22They are. But at least it's not massive.
0:21:22 > 0:21:24- No, No.- Might be all right.
0:21:24 > 0:21:27Here we go. We're going to put it to the test. Good luck.
0:21:28 > 0:21:32The Riley's mahogany slate bed table,
0:21:32 > 0:21:35with its balls and scoreboard.
0:21:35 > 0:21:39And I have £60 to start on this lot. £60.
0:21:41 > 0:21:42At £60, can we say 70?
0:21:42 > 0:21:47At £60, all done at £60? 70, I'm bid.
0:21:47 > 0:21:4880 bid with me now.
0:21:48 > 0:21:53£90, £100 with me. At £100, selling now.
0:21:53 > 0:21:54At £100. Are we all finished?
0:21:54 > 0:21:57At £100, selling now at £100.
0:21:57 > 0:21:59All done?
0:21:59 > 0:22:01£100. That's a good result.
0:22:01 > 0:22:04Incidentally, I thought the scoreboard was at least £40-£50.
0:22:04 > 0:22:07- That was a nice thing. - Yeah, it was a nice thing.
0:22:07 > 0:22:09- It's gone, guys. - Someone's got a bargain.
0:22:09 > 0:22:14Yeah. You've got to think of another game to play with now, to keep it in the family, I guess.
0:22:14 > 0:22:19Just at the bottom end of the estimate, but Chris and Craig are going home happy.
0:22:19 > 0:22:24Hopefully, the Newlyn inkwell will raise a bit more for the Hearing Dogs charity.
0:22:24 > 0:22:28My turn to be the expert. Remember that wonderful Newlyn copper inkwell
0:22:28 > 0:22:30with the little squids and octopuses on it?
0:22:30 > 0:22:32It's just about to go under the hammer.
0:22:32 > 0:22:33It belongs to Christine,
0:22:33 > 0:22:38who's just been joined by Sue, and of course, Reggie.
0:22:38 > 0:22:40This is what it's all about, isn't it?
0:22:40 > 0:22:43Hearing Dogs. All the money is going to Hearing Dogs.
0:22:43 > 0:22:47Yes, well, he's my best friend, and I wouldn't be without him now.
0:22:47 > 0:22:50Because he does everything for me I can't do myself,
0:22:50 > 0:22:52in the sense of answering the door,
0:22:52 > 0:22:56he tells me the telephone's ringing, he wakes me up in the morning
0:22:56 > 0:22:59by jumping on me when the alarm clock goes off.
0:22:59 > 0:23:01He loves you. He loves you.
0:23:01 > 0:23:04- I love him too.- Don't you? Aww.
0:23:04 > 0:23:08Wish us all the best, because it is going under the hammer, isn't it, Reggie?
0:23:08 > 0:23:12Give me a little kiss. Give me a lick! Good boy!
0:23:12 > 0:23:15Here we go, it's going under the hammer now.
0:23:15 > 0:23:18Newlyn School copper inkwell.
0:23:18 > 0:23:23At £100, will we say?
0:23:23 > 0:23:25110, can I say?
0:23:25 > 0:23:29At £100, 110, 120, 130.
0:23:29 > 0:23:34- Good, it's going. - 140? 130, 140, 150.
0:23:34 > 0:23:37Brilliant.
0:23:37 > 0:23:42160. 170. 180. 190.
0:23:43 > 0:23:46200. 210.
0:23:46 > 0:23:49220, 230.
0:23:49 > 0:23:51This is a good result.
0:23:51 > 0:23:54220, the bid's with me now.
0:23:54 > 0:23:57At £220, 230, the next bid.
0:23:57 > 0:24:03Selling then at £220, the lot now being sold at £220. All done?
0:24:03 > 0:24:04Yes. The hammer's gone down.
0:24:04 > 0:24:08- Reggie, give us a bark! - Give us a bark, Reg.
0:24:08 > 0:24:10That's brilliant!
0:24:10 > 0:24:13- Oh, that's wonderful. - Isn't that great news?
0:24:13 > 0:24:17Hearing Dogs will be really, really pleased with that because it does cost
0:24:17 > 0:24:20quite a lot to train a hearing dog, but it's so worthwhile.
0:24:20 > 0:24:21It absolutely changes people's lives.
0:24:21 > 0:24:23It's certainly changed mine anyway.
0:24:23 > 0:24:27It's good to catch up with you both, and I hope you treat yourself
0:24:27 > 0:24:31- to a bit of lunch while you're here in town.- We will.
0:24:31 > 0:24:36- Good. And take Reggie for walkies, cos there's a nice park here as well.- Yes.
0:24:36 > 0:24:41Brilliant, what a great result for charity, and I can relax now as my reputation remains intact.
0:24:44 > 0:24:49Let's hope we hit the high notes with that wonderful concertina belonging to Nancy and Raymond.
0:24:49 > 0:24:51- It was Granddad's.- It was.
0:24:51 > 0:24:53- Can you remember him playing it?- No.
0:24:53 > 0:24:58- It was just in a box somewhere? - Yeah.
0:24:58 > 0:25:01- You're having a clear-out?- Yeah.
0:25:01 > 0:25:05I've got girls and they're not interested in it.
0:25:05 > 0:25:08- Hard instrument to play. - It is. Yeah.
0:25:08 > 0:25:13They're pretty hot in the market, but there's different levels.
0:25:13 > 0:25:16Hopefully, this will sell for a bit more.
0:25:16 > 0:25:20- There's a book in it as well. - A little book.
0:25:20 > 0:25:23- Any big surprises, do you think? - I'd be surprised.
0:25:23 > 0:25:28It's a fairly standard model. Some make thousands, as we've seen.
0:25:28 > 0:25:31Slightly over 100 would be what we expect.
0:25:31 > 0:25:35- Touch some wood quickly!- It's going under the hammer. Good luck.
0:25:37 > 0:25:41AUCTIONEER: The concertina with its box.
0:25:41 > 0:25:46Nice condition, original condition concertina.
0:25:46 > 0:25:49Bids here again. We can start at 110...
0:25:49 > 0:25:52- Straight in at 110. - ..At £110.
0:25:52 > 0:25:54120, I'm bid.
0:25:54 > 0:25:57130 now. 130. 140.
0:25:57 > 0:25:59150. 160.
0:25:59 > 0:26:03- 170. 180... - Ooh, they like it.
0:26:03 > 0:26:08..200? 190 upstairs, the bid. 200 with me. 210.
0:26:08 > 0:26:11- At £200. 210. 220... - Wow!
0:26:11 > 0:26:15- ..240. 250...? - They love it!
0:26:15 > 0:26:17..At £240, now selling...
0:26:17 > 0:26:19Adam's feeling slightly humiliated.
0:26:19 > 0:26:21..All done?
0:26:21 > 0:26:28- Yes! £240! That was a real surprise! - He squeezed that out of the bidders!
0:26:28 > 0:26:30# Ta-da! #
0:26:30 > 0:26:35You've got to be happy with that. 15% commission, but enjoy the money.
0:26:35 > 0:26:38- Thank you. - Thank you for bringing it in.
0:26:38 > 0:26:42- You're going to clear out the rest of his things!- We are!
0:26:42 > 0:26:47- We've got a lot more. - Save a few things.- Definitely, yes.
0:26:47 > 0:26:49Up next are the axe heads.
0:26:49 > 0:26:53How they get on is anybody's guess.
0:26:53 > 0:26:56Going under the hammer right now, the oldest things in the saleroom,
0:26:56 > 0:26:58belonging to Beverley and Philip.
0:26:58 > 0:27:00We're looking for £80-£120.
0:27:00 > 0:27:03I love these, I think they're absolutely fantastic.
0:27:03 > 0:27:05And your favourite phrase, they've got the rub.
0:27:05 > 0:27:08They have. Do you know what I find really hard to believe?
0:27:08 > 0:27:14The antiquities, the oldest things, really, that we see on Flog It!, are sometimes the cheapest.
0:27:14 > 0:27:17Yeah. They're starting to come, they're starting to be recognised,
0:27:17 > 0:27:19but they've got a long way to go.
0:27:19 > 0:27:21Good luck, anyway. Let's hope we get the top end.
0:27:23 > 0:27:25Interesting lot this time.
0:27:25 > 0:27:28The Neolithic axe heads there.
0:27:28 > 0:27:32And we have got interest in these lots. We can open at £90.
0:27:32 > 0:27:34That's good, isn't it?
0:27:34 > 0:27:37At £90, there are two in the lot, two together.
0:27:37 > 0:27:41£100, on my right, at £100 bid now.
0:27:41 > 0:27:48I have 110, 120, 130, 140, 150, 160.
0:27:48 > 0:27:53170, 180, 190. 200. 210. 220.
0:27:53 > 0:27:56240. 250. 260.
0:27:56 > 0:27:59A bit of hot competition going on in the room.
0:27:59 > 0:28:01It is lovely to see.
0:28:01 > 0:28:06At £260 for the lot now. All finished? 270, 280, 290,
0:28:06 > 0:28:08going for 300.
0:28:08 > 0:28:10Go on!
0:28:10 > 0:28:13280. At 280, they're being sold.
0:28:13 > 0:28:18At £280, all finished at 280?
0:28:18 > 0:28:19What a lovely result! Good result.
0:28:19 > 0:28:24- £280. Well done.- You did it again.
0:28:24 > 0:28:26- Lovely.- Marvellous.- Lovely.
0:28:26 > 0:28:31You just never know whether those quirky items will get the attention they deserve.
0:28:31 > 0:28:36We've got a lot more coming up in the next part of the programme, so keep watching.
0:28:44 > 0:28:49Just on the outskirts of Richmond is a field where nowadays people walk their dogs.
0:28:49 > 0:28:53But this is no ordinary field.
0:28:54 > 0:28:58It is actually one of the first ever horse racing courses in the country.
0:29:03 > 0:29:06It closed in 1890 for health and safety reasons.
0:29:06 > 0:29:09The bends were considered too tight.
0:29:12 > 0:29:15But North Yorkshire is still synonymous with horse racing
0:29:15 > 0:29:18and training, and has been for over 200 years.
0:29:26 > 0:29:33There's around 10 top class racecourses which hold well over 170 race meets each year.
0:29:33 > 0:29:36Just down the road from Richmond is the small village of Middleham,
0:29:36 > 0:29:40which is home to flat race trainer Mark Johnston.
0:29:40 > 0:29:42These are some of his horses.
0:29:46 > 0:29:51Mark came to Middleham in 1988 with 13 horses.
0:29:51 > 0:29:54He now has over 200 on three sites.
0:29:56 > 0:30:01And a staff of 135, including riders, stable hands and office workers.
0:30:08 > 0:30:11Hello. Today I'm going to meet a few people who work at the yard,
0:30:11 > 0:30:15and find out a bit more about how these horses are trained.
0:30:24 > 0:30:28This is a familiar sight for all the villagers here in Middleham.
0:30:28 > 0:30:32Racehorses making their way up to the gallops. They're just leaving Mark's yard now.
0:30:32 > 0:30:37In fact, there's around six trainers based in this village, so it has a great pedigree.
0:30:37 > 0:30:41The first race stables date back to around 1745.
0:30:41 > 0:30:44And the area has blossomed ever since.
0:30:46 > 0:30:49Throughout the morning, hundreds of horses are taken up
0:30:49 > 0:30:52to the specially-designed course to be put through their paces.
0:30:59 > 0:31:01I've just made it to the top of the gallops.
0:31:01 > 0:31:06There is a wonderful view from up here. You can see all of Leyburn being lit by the morning sunshine.
0:31:06 > 0:31:08This is the last stream coming round.
0:31:08 > 0:31:10There's four groups go out every morning.
0:31:10 > 0:31:14The first starts at 6.15am, and the last one at about 11.30am.
0:31:14 > 0:31:17The groups have broken up, this is the first string.
0:31:17 > 0:31:19You can hear them. Here they come, look.
0:31:19 > 0:31:21That is a sight to behold.
0:31:23 > 0:31:28These horses are going to be doing around 30-35 miles an hour.
0:31:35 > 0:31:37Power, absolute power.
0:31:47 > 0:31:50Isn't that incredible? That's an all-weather track as well,
0:31:50 > 0:31:56that's the same surface that's been put down on the racetrack in Dubai, so it can be used all year round.
0:31:56 > 0:32:03To keep over 200 horses healthy and treated for any injuries, there are two full-time vets
0:32:03 > 0:32:08that work across three sites, in a specially kitted out equine surgery.
0:32:11 > 0:32:14If any of the horses need physiotherapy,
0:32:14 > 0:32:18there's a swimming pool on site where I've met up with senior trainer Jock Bennett.
0:32:22 > 0:32:24I've got to say it's a great pool.
0:32:24 > 0:32:26- Fantastic.- And look at the view as well.
0:32:26 > 0:32:28I know, yeah.
0:32:28 > 0:32:32The horses on this side get charged more for the view!
0:32:32 > 0:32:35Exactly, room with a view and a swimming pool!
0:32:38 > 0:32:40What's the horse called, Jock?
0:32:40 > 0:32:44The horse is called Alanbrooke. He's won at Newmarket and Ascot,
0:32:44 > 0:32:47and also won as a two-year-old as well.
0:32:50 > 0:32:53So obviously this is great for exercising horses
0:32:53 > 0:32:57- where you want to take the weight of their feet, obviously.- Yes.
0:32:57 > 0:33:00Mainly used for non-weight bearing injuries. Very good for horses
0:33:00 > 0:33:03that have got bruised or poisoned on the foot.
0:33:03 > 0:33:08Also very good for any strains, sore shins, anything like that.
0:33:08 > 0:33:10- Is that really cold?- It's very cold.
0:33:10 > 0:33:12- There's no chance of you getting in! - No chance!
0:33:12 > 0:33:17I think a few lads fell in it by mistake, but that's about the only time a human has been in it!
0:33:17 > 0:33:20How many revolutions will this horse do, do you think?
0:33:20 > 0:33:22He will do 20 laps.
0:33:22 > 0:33:26- Will he? That's quite a lot.- Yes, it's about a 10-minute exercise.
0:33:41 > 0:33:44You can see the horse is enjoying it, can't you?
0:33:44 > 0:33:48His ears are in the right place, his eyes, nose, his nostrils are not flaring too much.
0:33:48 > 0:33:51He's just happy, happy as can be.
0:33:54 > 0:33:55OK, he's coming out now.
0:33:55 > 0:33:57Yeah.
0:34:01 > 0:34:04That's a lovely sight, that's a really nice sight.
0:34:04 > 0:34:06It's lovely to see the horses happy.
0:34:06 > 0:34:07- Yeah, it is.- Yeah.
0:34:11 > 0:34:16After a flurry of activity in the morning, the stable's calmed down a bit, although cleaning,
0:34:16 > 0:34:19vet work and feeding still has to be done for the rest of the day.
0:34:19 > 0:34:24The main event is when the horses that are being trained here are taken off to the races.
0:34:24 > 0:34:28And it's all overseen by the man himself, Mark Johnston.
0:34:29 > 0:34:32We're just waiting for a horse to come now.
0:34:32 > 0:34:38It is called Rule Breaker, and it's going to race at Beverley, so here's its transport ready to pick it up.
0:34:40 > 0:34:44What's happening here? Rule Breaker is being boxed up and loaded?
0:34:44 > 0:34:46Yes, ready to go racing. Daily routine, basically.
0:34:46 > 0:34:50We have them all over the country, all ends of the country today.
0:34:50 > 0:34:54- And travelling is a big issue nowadays.- It is.
0:34:54 > 0:34:57We have four wagons of our own,
0:34:57 > 0:35:03and we bring in transporters like this to do some of the others.
0:35:03 > 0:35:05So what do you look for in a horse?
0:35:05 > 0:35:09Well, different people do it different ways, but I'm a great believer in pedigree.
0:35:09 > 0:35:15People think because my background was as a vet, that I'm going to come more from the veterinary
0:35:15 > 0:35:20point of view, from the soundness, the confirmation point of view, but I'm a huge believer in pedigree.
0:35:20 > 0:35:25That's the only real guide we've got to what we're going to have with the finished article.
0:35:27 > 0:35:29- It's a small box. - Yes, it is a small box.
0:35:29 > 0:35:31Once they get their foot on the platform,
0:35:31 > 0:35:36they touch the platform gently with the front feet, then they feel safe, and then they'll move slowly on.
0:35:41 > 0:35:43- Come on, son. - Making sure she goes off all right.
0:35:43 > 0:35:45On you go, on you go.
0:35:45 > 0:35:49'And that's all from my fantastic morning here at the stables.
0:35:49 > 0:35:53'Unfortunately, I didn't have time to go to the race, but in case you want to know,
0:35:53 > 0:35:55'Rule Breaker came in third at that race in Beverley.
0:35:55 > 0:36:01'And a few weeks later, he came first in another race, which is absolutely brilliant.'
0:36:08 > 0:36:13At the market Hall in Richmond, people are still arriving and queueing
0:36:13 > 0:36:15to get their Flog it! valuations.
0:36:15 > 0:36:19Vonnie's not going to be waiting much longer as her
0:36:19 > 0:36:21silver jug and cup have caught James's eye.
0:36:21 > 0:36:24- You've been busy with the silver polish!- Yes.
0:36:24 > 0:36:30- Have these things been hidden away? - No. They've been on show.
0:36:30 > 0:36:35Two pieces that are totally different. Do you know the history?
0:36:35 > 0:36:40- Not really, no. My husband bought these. He was in business.- OK.
0:36:40 > 0:36:45- He and his brother used to collect silver.- OK.
0:36:45 > 0:36:48So these are things he bought recently...?
0:36:48 > 0:36:50- No. A long time ago.- OK.
0:36:50 > 0:36:53One's English and one's Continental.
0:36:53 > 0:36:55Which is which?
0:36:55 > 0:36:58- Um... I'd say that's English. - Spot on.
0:36:58 > 0:37:01- Shall we start with this one?- Right.
0:37:01 > 0:37:06The style of it is very much of an earlier style.
0:37:06 > 0:37:11The hallmark... Blow on it and it's easier to read.
0:37:11 > 0:37:16The lion, of course, the sterling standard mark, 92.5% silver.
0:37:16 > 0:37:21The leopard's head there, which is the hallmark for London.
0:37:21 > 0:37:24Not made in London. It was assayed and tested in London.
0:37:24 > 0:37:29There we've got the date letter, the Gothic lowercase "d" for 1919.
0:37:29 > 0:37:33It is a copy of a piece made from an earlier period.
0:37:33 > 0:37:37If you were Scottish you'd call it a quaich,
0:37:37 > 0:37:39or a loving cup or porringer.
0:37:39 > 0:37:44The sort of thing that would have been used in ceremonial drinking.
0:37:44 > 0:37:49- Feel the weight of it. You know the weight. It's nice and heavy.- It is.
0:37:49 > 0:37:54A good heavy gauge - the gauge of the silver - is important.
0:37:54 > 0:37:58If it's cast like that, it's a good thing.
0:37:58 > 0:38:02Another indication of quality is a little shield applied to the front.
0:38:02 > 0:38:05That can be applied for two reasons.
0:38:05 > 0:38:11I think that's been done purely so somebody can engrave on to there.
0:38:11 > 0:38:15Applied at the time of manufacture to marry up with these,
0:38:15 > 0:38:19because that is married in that.
0:38:19 > 0:38:23- Yeah.- So it's a nice thing. Do you use it?- No.
0:38:23 > 0:38:25- Never?- No. Never.
0:38:25 > 0:38:29OK. What's that worth? I think £60 to £90.
0:38:29 > 0:38:32- Something like that.- Right. Yes.
0:38:32 > 0:38:35This little one is classic Dutch.
0:38:35 > 0:38:41Dutch design of about 1880, again harking back to an earlier period.
0:38:41 > 0:38:44A very nice, sweet little cream jug.
0:38:44 > 0:38:48- But it's a bit like me, a bit top heavy.- Oh, right!
0:38:48 > 0:38:53The short squat legs are a bit too flimsy to take its weight.
0:38:53 > 0:38:56If that had been English or a British jug,
0:38:56 > 0:39:00they would have been twice the length, have more shape,
0:39:00 > 0:39:03be more in proportion to the body.
0:39:03 > 0:39:05Then the embossed decoration.
0:39:05 > 0:39:10We've got a matted ground, then all these flowering scrolls
0:39:10 > 0:39:15and these little putti jumping, frolicking with floral bundles.
0:39:15 > 0:39:19Classic of that period from Dutch silver.
0:39:19 > 0:39:21Look at the hallmarks.
0:39:21 > 0:39:25We've got there 925.
0:39:25 > 0:39:28925 means it's sterling standard silver.
0:39:28 > 0:39:32It's acceptable in Britain to be sold as silver.
0:39:32 > 0:39:37We've got the thistle mark there and a G, the import mark,
0:39:37 > 0:39:39and a date letter for about 1910.
0:39:39 > 0:39:44So, what's it worth? £40 to £60.
0:39:44 > 0:39:47So £100 to £150 on the two. Is that all right?
0:39:47 > 0:39:53- That's fine.- You're sure you want to sell it?- Yes. Let's flog it!
0:39:53 > 0:39:57'That's what we love to hear! Lots of people do want to flog it.
0:39:57 > 0:40:03- It's Lynne, isn't it?- Yes. - Thank you for coming to Flog It! today. Are you a Richmond lady?
0:40:03 > 0:40:07Well, I was here during the war at school.
0:40:07 > 0:40:11- I hated the school.- Did you? - But I loved Richmond.
0:40:11 > 0:40:15Then, 30 years ago when I found myself on my own, I came to Richmond
0:40:15 > 0:40:20to live and I've never regretted it, and this is all about the history.
0:40:20 > 0:40:22Right, this book is the history of Richmond.
0:40:22 > 0:40:24Yes, Clarkson's.
0:40:24 > 0:40:28- By Clarkson, that's a well-known book round here, isn't it?- Yes.
0:40:28 > 0:40:34It's very nice to see something of local interest, and there you've got a pull out map of the area.
0:40:34 > 0:40:38Yes, and there's the inscription on...
0:40:38 > 0:40:40There we are.
0:40:40 > 0:40:42There's a nice inscription there as well, which is "dedicated
0:40:42 > 0:40:50"from the author to his friend George Wales Esq. Recorder of Richmond".
0:40:50 > 0:40:55So here we are in Richmond with the history of Richmond in the county of York.
0:40:55 > 0:40:57What a nice thing to find such a local book.
0:40:57 > 0:41:00- How long ago did you get this? - About 30 years ago.
0:41:00 > 0:41:04So soon after coming back, you were in a shop and saw the book
0:41:04 > 0:41:07- and thought, I'm going to have that?- Yes.
0:41:07 > 0:41:13It is the 1821 edition, printed for the author by Thomas Bowman, 1821.
0:41:13 > 0:41:16- The sad thing of course is the condition lets it down.- I know.
0:41:16 > 0:41:18As you flick through the book you'll see...
0:41:18 > 0:41:20But that's how I bought it.
0:41:20 > 0:41:23We're not trying to blame you, Lynne, for it.
0:41:23 > 0:41:29It has deteriorated with age, there's quite a bit of dampness that's...
0:41:29 > 0:41:33But there's a lot of information in there about Richmond
0:41:33 > 0:41:35as it was in those days.
0:41:35 > 0:41:38It's a real encyclopedia of Richmond, isn't it?
0:41:38 > 0:41:42So why have you decided to sell it?
0:41:42 > 0:41:48Well, there are no pockets in shrouds and I can't take it with me,
0:41:48 > 0:41:52so I want it to go to somebody who'll appreciate it.
0:41:52 > 0:41:55I think that's very likely, the fact that you're selling it here,
0:41:55 > 0:41:58that it's going to find that local home.
0:41:58 > 0:42:02They're going to read it, enjoy it, treasure it, etc.
0:42:02 > 0:42:05You bought it about 30 years ago, how much was it for?
0:42:05 > 0:42:08- About £12.- No mean sum then, really.
0:42:08 > 0:42:11No, it wasn't, I couldn't really afford it,
0:42:11 > 0:42:14but there was a fire in the Clarkson's yard
0:42:14 > 0:42:17and only 100 survived of these.
0:42:17 > 0:42:21It's got to be quite a rare copy. I think if it was in better order
0:42:21 > 0:42:25I'd be saying £100-£150 as an estimate,
0:42:25 > 0:42:27but I think we're going to have to temper that.
0:42:27 > 0:42:31- Yeah, that's fine.- I think a 50 reserve would be a nice idea,
0:42:31 > 0:42:34because you'd be disappointed if it made any less.
0:42:34 > 0:42:39- Yes.- An estimate of £50-£80, and fingers crossed two wealthy Richmond people
0:42:39 > 0:42:42get stuck into it and they both really want it.
0:42:42 > 0:42:47- You hope, I hope.- Everyone hopes, even the viewers hope.
0:42:47 > 0:42:52Fingers crossed, but I've got a good feeling about this one.
0:42:54 > 0:42:59And James has got a great feeling about Barbara's opera glasses.
0:42:59 > 0:43:02Barbara, imagine you're a lady in the 19th century.
0:43:02 > 0:43:04You're going out to the theatre,
0:43:04 > 0:43:08with your friends, your lover or husband, whoever it may be.
0:43:08 > 0:43:13You want to impress them, and when you're sitting watching the theatre or watching the opera,
0:43:13 > 0:43:18you want to take out the finest pair of opera glasses you can afford,
0:43:18 > 0:43:20and these are fantastic.
0:43:20 > 0:43:24Is it something you've used, that you've taken out and enjoyed, or have they been
0:43:24 > 0:43:28- stuffed in a drawer for 20 years? - I have used them.- Have you?- Yes.
0:43:28 > 0:43:30- Where did you take them? - Dare I tell you?- Yeah.
0:43:30 > 0:43:33Well, I'm a great fan of Engelbert.
0:43:33 > 0:43:35What? Engelbert Humperdinck?! No, you're not!
0:43:35 > 0:43:38I am, I am, I love him.
0:43:38 > 0:43:41I go to see his shows, all his shows.
0:43:41 > 0:43:45- Really?- Yes, don't I love him?
0:43:45 > 0:43:46And I take these with me.
0:43:46 > 0:43:50Well, I have to say, I don't know whether old Engelbert could tell
0:43:50 > 0:43:51that something so fashionable
0:43:51 > 0:43:56and wonderful was looking at him from the audience, because these are fantastic.
0:43:56 > 0:43:59But long before... Mind you, I don't know how old Engelbert is.
0:43:59 > 0:44:02- Was he around in the 1870s?- 74.
0:44:02 > 0:44:04So he's not quite that old.
0:44:04 > 0:44:08Generally you would say opera glasses are very hard to sell.
0:44:08 > 0:44:10I see them all the time with the cylinders covered in leather,
0:44:10 > 0:44:12sometimes veneered in mother-of-pearl,
0:44:12 > 0:44:15sometimes veneered in tortoiseshell, but with this,
0:44:15 > 0:44:19it's enamel, so what we're looking at is a sleeve of metal
0:44:19 > 0:44:23that's been engine-turned on a lathe,
0:44:23 > 0:44:25and then over the top
0:44:25 > 0:44:29you have this rose enamel here and then hand-jewelled and hand-enamelled
0:44:29 > 0:44:33over the top. The most fantastic quality, really.
0:44:33 > 0:44:35These would have been made in Paris.
0:44:35 > 0:44:40They're the very finest. You often find the maker's mark around these mother of pearl eyepieces.
0:44:40 > 0:44:44- I can't find anything on those at all.- I can't believe
0:44:44 > 0:44:48that these would have been made
0:44:48 > 0:44:50at this quality and wouldn't have been signed.
0:44:50 > 0:44:54Somebody would have been so proud to have made those they're lovely quality.
0:44:54 > 0:44:56- They are.- Now, then, value.
0:44:56 > 0:44:59I would put £150-£250 on these.
0:44:59 > 0:45:03I really like them. Have you got the velvet bag they came in?
0:45:03 > 0:45:06I haven't, no, I didn't have any case.
0:45:06 > 0:45:09- Hello.- Hello, James. It's very interesting, actually.
0:45:09 > 0:45:12- They're lovely, have you seen these? - No, I haven't.- Have a look.
0:45:12 > 0:45:16Fascinating, aren't they? All that's hand-painted.
0:45:16 > 0:45:20Absolutely exquisite, they really are. Gosh.
0:45:20 > 0:45:21What do you think? 150-250?
0:45:21 > 0:45:23I wouldn't know. I'm learning all the time.
0:45:23 > 0:45:28This is the beautiful thing, I can listen to our experts and soak it all up.
0:45:28 > 0:45:31- They're lovely. You haven't told me if you're happy to sell them yet. - Yes.
0:45:31 > 0:45:33As long as the price was right.
0:45:33 > 0:45:35150 reserve?
0:45:35 > 0:45:36- Yes.- Happy?
0:45:36 > 0:45:39- Yes.- Let's do that.
0:45:41 > 0:45:48While James keeps the ladies happy with his valuations, Adam uses his cheek to keep them laughing.
0:45:48 > 0:45:51It's going to be good this one. I'm going to remember this one.
0:45:51 > 0:45:53- Welcome to Flog It!, Faye.- Thank you.
0:45:53 > 0:45:56It's very nice to see you, and your friend here?
0:45:56 > 0:45:59- Yes, this is Paula. - Paula's got an interesting laugh, hasn't she?
0:45:59 > 0:46:04- She's got a VERY interesting laugh. Most people can hear her laugh. - PAULA LAUGHS
0:46:04 > 0:46:06Faye, you've got an interesting story to tell us
0:46:06 > 0:46:10about this painting by Fred Yates, and a lot of people
0:46:10 > 0:46:13will recognise Fred Yates, a distinctive style, a well-known artist,
0:46:13 > 0:46:18born in 1922 and died in 2008 at the age of 85.
0:46:18 > 0:46:24Born in Manchester and you can see the Lowry influence in the figures, can't you?
0:46:24 > 0:46:25Yes, you can, definitely.
0:46:25 > 0:46:28What's the significance of this painting to you?
0:46:28 > 0:46:30I used to race powerboats and this is one
0:46:30 > 0:46:32of the powerboats I used to race in.
0:46:32 > 0:46:35OK. It's a great name for a boat, The Executioner.
0:46:35 > 0:46:37It was good, it was a really good boat.
0:46:37 > 0:46:40So we went down to Fowey for a powerboat race over four days,
0:46:40 > 0:46:44and when we turned up with the boat this gentleman started painting it.
0:46:44 > 0:46:50We said "What are you going to do with that?" and he said, "You can buy it off me."
0:46:50 > 0:46:53He popped this frame on it, we brought it back
0:46:53 > 0:46:54and we paid him £30 for it.
0:46:54 > 0:46:56Gosh. And you bought it yourself?
0:46:56 > 0:47:01- Yup, bought it myself.- How long ago was this?- This was back in 1981.
0:47:01 > 0:47:03You must have been the youngest powerboat racer.
0:47:03 > 0:47:07I was the youngest lady co-driver that Saturday at the age of 16.
0:47:07 > 0:47:11- So do you like it?- Not particularly, no.- Have you had it on display?
0:47:11 > 0:47:13- No.- Where has it been?
0:47:13 > 0:47:15My mum's attic.
0:47:15 > 0:47:17What about you, Paula, do you like it?
0:47:17 > 0:47:19- It's hideous.- Is it? Straight to the point, Paula.
0:47:19 > 0:47:21Straight to the point.
0:47:21 > 0:47:23Fred Yates, good name,
0:47:23 > 0:47:26interestingly he used to be a painter and decorator.
0:47:26 > 0:47:30After the war I believe he came back and he started as a painter and decorator
0:47:30 > 0:47:35and then went on at art school and it all went from there, and art courses.
0:47:35 > 0:47:40He's now very desirable, he moved to Cornwall I think about 1970, and so he was there hanging around,
0:47:40 > 0:47:46always painting outside, and I think he spent his last years in France,
0:47:46 > 0:47:49but he came back to England and died in England of a heart attack.
0:47:49 > 0:47:51This country's no good for you.
0:47:51 > 0:47:54Stay out in France, you'll live longer!
0:47:54 > 0:47:56Prices vary massively
0:47:56 > 0:48:02from 5,000 or 6,000, down, down, down to about £100.
0:48:02 > 0:48:04Down, down...
0:48:04 > 0:48:07There's a massive range of prices
0:48:07 > 0:48:12and his typically high prices seem to be the ones with lots
0:48:12 > 0:48:17of buildings, lots of people, and you know, beaches, the Cornish scenes.
0:48:17 > 0:48:21We're worried about the great big boat in the middle, I like that
0:48:21 > 0:48:23and obviously it makes it for you,
0:48:23 > 0:48:27but it may not make it for the Fred Yates buyers.
0:48:27 > 0:48:29That's why I think it intrigued us.
0:48:29 > 0:48:31A good investment, £30.
0:48:31 > 0:48:36I think you could stick a nought on that nowadays and put 300-500.
0:48:36 > 0:48:38I don't think it's going to make thousands,
0:48:38 > 0:48:40I'd love if it did,
0:48:40 > 0:48:43because can you imagine at the auction with you two there as well.
0:48:43 > 0:48:45You'll hear us.
0:48:45 > 0:48:47But I think 300-500 is worth a spin,
0:48:47 > 0:48:50- and put a reserve of £300 on it. - That's fine by me.
0:48:50 > 0:48:53Anyway, fingers crossed.
0:48:53 > 0:48:56I'm looking forward to this one more than most.
0:48:56 > 0:48:59- Oh, good, onwards and upwards. - Let's hope the bidding powers on it and it makes a fortune.
0:48:59 > 0:49:01- Yeah, with any luck.- Thanks a lot.
0:49:01 > 0:49:06We're all looking forward to it, and we won't have to wait long to find out what the bidders think.
0:49:06 > 0:49:12We're off for our second visit to Thomas Watson Auctioneers in Darlington.
0:49:12 > 0:49:16We've got the fantastic Fred Yates painting we've just seen,
0:49:16 > 0:49:20joined by super fan Barbara's stunning enamel opera glasses,
0:49:20 > 0:49:24which should hopefully raise enough money to get her to another Engelbert Humperdinck concert.
0:49:24 > 0:49:28There should be lots of interest in Vonnie's silver jug and cup.
0:49:28 > 0:49:35And lastly, a lovely record of historic Richmond which is going under the hammer right now.
0:49:40 > 0:49:43We're big fans of this lot, it's a lovely bit of local history,
0:49:43 > 0:49:47it belongs to Lynne and I think for not much longer, I really do.
0:49:47 > 0:49:48A wonderful book.
0:49:48 > 0:49:51- It is. - Why have you decided to sell this?
0:49:51 > 0:49:57I've had it for 30 years now, and I feel that it should go to somebody else to be the custodian.
0:49:57 > 0:49:59- To enjoy it as well. - Yes, yes, to enjoy it.
0:49:59 > 0:50:03A little bit of foxing, but the print's all there, isn't it?
0:50:03 > 0:50:06Everything's there, the spine is good, everything else is good.
0:50:06 > 0:50:08It's a lovely thing.
0:50:08 > 0:50:11What is particularly pleasing is, when we go all around the country
0:50:11 > 0:50:14and it's so nice to see something particularly local to that area.
0:50:14 > 0:50:16That's what it's all about, local interest.
0:50:16 > 0:50:19Let's see what the locals think. It's going under the hammer right now.
0:50:19 > 0:50:24The volume this time there, showing the map,
0:50:24 > 0:50:27the History of Richmond, Clarkson, 1821,
0:50:27 > 0:50:32and commission bids here, I'm opening at £50.
0:50:32 > 0:50:35At £50,
0:50:35 > 0:50:3760 can I say?
0:50:37 > 0:50:38We're straight in at 50.
0:50:38 > 0:50:4160 bid. £70. £80. £90. £100.
0:50:41 > 0:50:44At £100, are we all finished now at £100 for the lot?
0:50:44 > 0:50:48now selling at £100. 10, and 20. And 30.
0:50:48 > 0:50:54- He's got a bid on the board clock. - At £140, being sold now at £140
0:50:54 > 0:50:56for the volume, selling at 140. All done?
0:50:58 > 0:51:02£140. It was straight in at 50, wasn't it? Oh, brilliant.
0:51:02 > 0:51:05That did not take long. That's gone back to Richmond, hasn't it?
0:51:05 > 0:51:08- Yes.- Thanks for bringing it.
0:51:08 > 0:51:10Yes, lovely, absolutely lovely.
0:51:10 > 0:51:12And I enjoyed your expression as the price went up.
0:51:12 > 0:51:15Well, I didn't expect it.
0:51:15 > 0:51:17An open-mouthed shot.
0:51:17 > 0:51:23What a result. It doesn't surprise me as local items tend to sell well in their home area.
0:51:23 > 0:51:26Let's hope this doesn't affect the Parisian opera glasses.
0:51:26 > 0:51:31We've got some real quality for you right now, glasses like I've never come across before.
0:51:31 > 0:51:36They belong to Barbara, wonderful opera glasses with the most beautiful enamel, exquisite enamel.
0:51:36 > 0:51:38It's lovely, isn't it?
0:51:38 > 0:51:42Why are you selling these, these are a keeper, surely?
0:51:42 > 0:51:45Well, it depends on the day.
0:51:45 > 0:51:47I think they'll fly away.
0:51:47 > 0:51:50- You're a big fan of Engelbert Humperdinck, aren't you?- I am.
0:51:50 > 0:51:53What if he comes to town and you want to see a concert?
0:51:53 > 0:51:57I'll wait and see him after the show, and I'll see him in the flesh.
0:51:57 > 0:51:59Oh, get a closer look.
0:51:59 > 0:52:02THEY LAUGH
0:52:02 > 0:52:05He's been in the business a long time, hasn't he?
0:52:05 > 0:52:07Yes, over 40 years.
0:52:07 > 0:52:09And what was his original name?
0:52:09 > 0:52:12- Gerry Dorsey.- That's it.
0:52:12 > 0:52:14Yes, and he's 74 now.
0:52:14 > 0:52:16# Please, release me... #
0:52:16 > 0:52:17That's the one, isn't it?
0:52:17 > 0:52:18# Let me go... #
0:52:18 > 0:52:19I'm off.
0:52:19 > 0:52:22We're just about to release these opera glasses here
0:52:22 > 0:52:26on the bidders in Darlington, and I think they should do well.
0:52:26 > 0:52:28- Great quality. - I hope so, they are lovely.
0:52:28 > 0:52:30The best quality.
0:52:30 > 0:52:33OK, let's find out what the bidders think, here we go.
0:52:33 > 0:52:36A very nice lot this time,
0:52:36 > 0:52:40the opera glasses with the enamel decoration and mother-of-pearl.
0:52:40 > 0:52:45A lot of interest here, I'm starting at 160.
0:52:46 > 0:52:52At £160 bid, 170, 170, I am bid. 180.
0:52:52 > 0:52:55190. 200. 210. 220.
0:52:55 > 0:53:00At £220 bid, 230. 240. At £240 bid.
0:53:00 > 0:53:02Quality always sells!
0:53:02 > 0:53:04Are we all finished now at £240?
0:53:04 > 0:53:06All done at 240?
0:53:06 > 0:53:08- Brilliant.- Oh, good.
0:53:08 > 0:53:12- £240.- Well, they're worth it.
0:53:12 > 0:53:15That's a concert ticket to see Engelbert, isn't it, really?
0:53:15 > 0:53:17Yes, it is.
0:53:17 > 0:53:18It's not, it doesn't cost that much!
0:53:18 > 0:53:21No, but you might have to travel somewhere.
0:53:21 > 0:53:24I have to stay in a hotel, and I have to travel there.
0:53:24 > 0:53:26And take a friend, yes.
0:53:26 > 0:53:28Well, yes, there you go...
0:53:30 > 0:53:34Well, perhaps a visit to Paris to see Engelbert is in order.
0:53:35 > 0:53:38Next up are those two lovely pieces of silver.
0:53:38 > 0:53:43An English loving cup and a Dutch cream jug brought in by Vonnie,
0:53:43 > 0:53:45who brought her sister along, Pat.
0:53:45 > 0:53:50- Hiya, Pat.- Hello.- You must have seen these for many years.- Yes. I have.
0:53:50 > 0:53:55- I know your husband's fed up with polishing the silver.- Yeah.
0:53:55 > 0:53:58- After 40 years! - Can't blame him, can you?
0:53:58 > 0:54:0040 years of polishing!
0:54:00 > 0:54:03- Let's hope we get you top money. - Let's hope.
0:54:03 > 0:54:07- It's a good time to sell silver. - What will be will be.
0:54:07 > 0:54:09Here we go.
0:54:09 > 0:54:14AUCTIONEER: Two in the lot. Two nice pieces of silver.
0:54:14 > 0:54:17- Interest here... - Ooh!
0:54:17 > 0:54:22..£100 to start for the two pieces of silver together? £100.
0:54:22 > 0:54:25110 I have. At £110. 120.
0:54:25 > 0:54:29130. 140? £130 for the two pieces.
0:54:29 > 0:54:32140. 150. 160.
0:54:32 > 0:54:35160 standing now at the back of the room.
0:54:35 > 0:54:39- Two pieces of silver. £160... - Good result.- ..All done?
0:54:39 > 0:54:44- £160.- Great.- Happy?- Super.- Are you going to treat yourself to lunch?
0:54:44 > 0:54:46- Yes.- We are, yes.
0:54:46 > 0:54:50- Where's your husband? In the car? - No. He's at home.
0:54:50 > 0:54:53- Polishing silver!- Yes!
0:54:53 > 0:54:57- He didn't want to come?- He doesn't like these sort of things.
0:54:57 > 0:55:01- Polishing, cleaning, hoovering. - Is he well trained?
0:55:01 > 0:55:03Yes, he is.
0:55:03 > 0:55:07Oh, bless him. He sounds like a lovely man.
0:55:07 > 0:55:09He is. I wouldn't swap him.
0:55:09 > 0:55:12Not even for you! LAUGHTER
0:55:12 > 0:55:14'Well, he's a lucky man.
0:55:14 > 0:55:18'With a little less than £160, once she's paid commission,
0:55:18 > 0:55:20Vonnie heads home extremely happy.
0:55:22 > 0:55:25And the final, most exciting discovery from Richmond
0:55:25 > 0:55:30is the painting that Adam loved and the girls who seemed to love Adam.
0:55:30 > 0:55:34Next up, we've got that wonderful oil painting by Fred Yates, we're looking at £300-£500.
0:55:34 > 0:55:37It belongs to Faye who's right next to me, hello, both of you there.
0:55:37 > 0:55:41- Hello.- I've just read in my notes you were the youngest lady in the powerboat race.
0:55:41 > 0:55:43- I was, yes.- Did you win?
0:55:43 > 0:55:45- Yes, we did, quite a few times. - Wonderful.
0:55:45 > 0:55:48What I've got to ask is, why?
0:55:48 > 0:55:50This is your boat as well.
0:55:50 > 0:55:54Fred Yates painted this, you met him, why do you want to sell this?
0:55:54 > 0:55:57All your memories are here, you don't have the boat, do you?
0:55:57 > 0:56:00No, I don't. My mum's sat up in the balcony hoping we take it home.
0:56:00 > 0:56:04Is she? You know what, I don't blame her, I really don't blame her.
0:56:04 > 0:56:06- What do you think?- Yeah, I agree.
0:56:06 > 0:56:09It's got to go home on the wall, surely.
0:56:09 > 0:56:13You've changed your tune, Paula, you were saying, "Get rid of it, it's horrible" the other day.
0:56:13 > 0:56:16Well, it's the subject matter, it's not horrible.
0:56:16 > 0:56:19I don't agree with her, I was just saying...
0:56:19 > 0:56:25I love Fred Yates, but for me I don't own a powerboat, and if I did I wouldn't be selling this.
0:56:25 > 0:56:27But we thought we'd come and see.
0:56:27 > 0:56:30We don't mind if it doesn't sell, we've had a brilliant time.
0:56:30 > 0:56:33- Just here for the day out? - £300-£500, we're looking at.
0:56:33 > 0:56:36- An experience. - He's a sought-after artist.- I know.
0:56:36 > 0:56:39Let's find out what the bidders think.
0:56:39 > 0:56:44The Fred Yates, 387, £300.
0:56:44 > 0:56:49At £300 bid. 320.
0:56:49 > 0:56:52- 350. 380.- Well, it's sold.
0:56:52 > 0:56:54400. 420.
0:56:55 > 0:56:58440. 460.
0:56:58 > 0:57:04480. 500. 520. 550.
0:57:04 > 0:57:07580. 600.
0:57:07 > 0:57:09620. 650.
0:57:09 > 0:57:11650, the bid's on the phone.
0:57:11 > 0:57:13680. 700.
0:57:13 > 0:57:17720. 750. 780.
0:57:17 > 0:57:21800. 820. 850.
0:57:21 > 0:57:24880. 900.
0:57:24 > 0:57:26No, 880, then I'm bid.
0:57:26 > 0:57:29- £880.- Out on the phone.
0:57:29 > 0:57:31- My mum will be crying.- All done?
0:57:31 > 0:57:34Yes, £880, I'm ever so pleased for you.
0:57:34 > 0:57:37A car service and a bit of credit card, excellent.
0:57:37 > 0:57:39A bit of credit card?!
0:57:39 > 0:57:41Is that what you're going to do?
0:57:41 > 0:57:42- Oh, bless you.- Why not, why not?
0:57:42 > 0:57:44And get the car serviced.
0:57:44 > 0:57:48- Yeah.- Mum's going to be pleased, can you see her smiling? Thumbs up?
0:57:48 > 0:57:50Yes.
0:57:50 > 0:57:52I'm ever so pleased for you all.
0:57:52 > 0:57:55We've had a great time, haven't we?
0:57:55 > 0:57:58- We certainly have.- An incredible result.- Any sadness to see it go?
0:57:58 > 0:58:00A bit, but we've got the picture in the catalogue.
0:58:00 > 0:58:02Where is the boat now?
0:58:02 > 0:58:04I think it's maybe on a scrapheap.
0:58:04 > 0:58:06- Oh, really.- Recycled.
0:58:06 > 0:58:09I don't want to say my age, but it's a fair few years ago now.
0:58:09 > 0:58:14- Don't ask, either. - Thank you so much for coming in.
0:58:14 > 0:58:16- We've enjoyed every minute. - What a wonderful day we've had.
0:58:16 > 0:58:18I hope you've enjoyed watching the show as well.
0:58:18 > 0:58:21Do join us again for more surprises on Flog It!
0:58:21 > 0:58:24But for now from Darlington, it's goodbye from all of us.
0:58:24 > 0:58:25Bye!