0:00:06 > 0:00:09Today's show comes from the heart of the Pennines.
0:00:09 > 0:00:12In that valley, just down there, is our destination. Todmorden.
0:00:12 > 0:00:14Welcome to Flog It!
0:00:37 > 0:00:41Todmorden Town Hall is our venue for today's show.
0:00:41 > 0:00:44Apparently, the building used to lie in both Yorkshire
0:00:44 > 0:00:48and Lancashire until 1888 when the boundaries moved.
0:00:48 > 0:00:53There's plenty of space inside for our Flog It fans who were all patiently waiting outside.
0:00:53 > 0:00:55Come on, follow me.
0:00:57 > 0:01:01Hundreds of people queuing up to meet our experts Adam Partridge and Catherine Southon,
0:01:01 > 0:01:04hoping they are going to be one of the lucky ones to go through
0:01:04 > 0:01:06to the auction and go home with lots of money.
0:01:06 > 0:01:10They've all come here to ask that all important question, which is, "What's it worth?"
0:01:10 > 0:01:13When you find out, what are you going to do?
0:01:13 > 0:01:14Flog it!
0:01:16 > 0:01:21Adam and Catherine are both outside scouring the crowds' unwanted items
0:01:21 > 0:01:24hoping to find some treasures and hear the stories behind them.
0:01:24 > 0:01:27However, Adam's not a fan of the Yorkshire weather.
0:01:27 > 0:01:30I didn't stop when I got here, I got soaked.
0:01:30 > 0:01:35Never mind. It runs off the bald head easier.
0:01:35 > 0:01:39- And Catherine's shocked by what she is being shown.- I don't like that!
0:01:39 > 0:01:42I thought you were going to show me a nice piece of pottery.
0:01:42 > 0:01:46Don't worry, once they get warm inside they'll soon cheer up.
0:01:46 > 0:01:49With so many lovely people streaming in to be seen with their items,
0:01:49 > 0:01:52it can only be a good day.
0:01:58 > 0:02:00Coming up later in the show.
0:02:00 > 0:02:04All bets are off when Adam and I jockey in on Catherine's valuation.
0:02:04 > 0:02:06Go on, then. Good start.
0:02:08 > 0:02:11Adams starts a cabaret around the valuation table.
0:02:11 > 0:02:15# Little brown jug, little brown jug Little brown jug, do I love thee? #
0:02:16 > 0:02:20And up on the Pennines, things are not what they seem.
0:02:25 > 0:02:27Right, everybody is now safely seated inside.
0:02:27 > 0:02:31We're unravelling all the bags and boxes and bubble-wrap and hopefully
0:02:31 > 0:02:33someone's going home with a lot of money. It could be you two.
0:02:33 > 0:02:39It could even be you. It looks like Adam Partridge is our first expert to choose his first item.
0:02:39 > 0:02:42Let's take a closer look at what he's found.
0:02:42 > 0:02:48It's a bit of local history and a heavy piece of iron which Stephen has brought in to show Adam.
0:02:48 > 0:02:50Where's your plaque come from?
0:02:50 > 0:02:55It was my mum's. She worked in the cotton industry in Bolton and I believe her mum before her did that.
0:02:55 > 0:02:58- I believe it's probably connected to that.- I think you're right.
0:02:58 > 0:03:04It's a very nice to see something like this in this region because this region is famous for textiles.
0:03:04 > 0:03:05I believe so, yes.
0:03:05 > 0:03:09It's such an unusual object and I didn't really know anything about it.
0:03:09 > 0:03:11I remember it as a kid and I thought I would bring it
0:03:11 > 0:03:15along today to see if I could find out a bit more about it.
0:03:15 > 0:03:17Do you have it on display at home?
0:03:17 > 0:03:19To be fair, no.
0:03:19 > 0:03:22It gathers dust and it's a shame.
0:03:22 > 0:03:25- It is.- It is quite old and it might bring pleasure to someone else.
0:03:25 > 0:03:29It is a Victorian cast-iron plaque, God Speed The Loom.
0:03:29 > 0:03:31It is quite nice.
0:03:31 > 0:03:34There is a loom on there.
0:03:34 > 0:03:36- It's nicely done. - Yes. It's quite a nice bit.
0:03:36 > 0:03:40Cast-iron plaque, this was put on the entrance to the mills.
0:03:40 > 0:03:43I believe so, it was put on the entrance to the mill so that when
0:03:43 > 0:03:46the workers came into the factory they saw that and they did their job.
0:03:46 > 0:03:49It would inspire them to work harder.
0:03:49 > 0:03:51I think that was the idea.
0:03:51 > 0:03:53- Do you think that would work nowadays?- Probably not.
0:03:53 > 0:03:57I believe most of the cotton mills have gone anyway, haven't they?
0:03:57 > 0:04:03If we spin it around there, we've got the Victorian registration mark on there.
0:04:03 > 0:04:07All of these can be worked out to tally when it was produced.
0:04:07 > 0:04:09- It is really unusual, isn't it? - It is.
0:04:09 > 0:04:12We did our research before and I'm not going to pretend to read it.
0:04:12 > 0:04:142nd August 1883.
0:04:14 > 0:04:18- That's quite good, isn't it? - I'm told that is these numbers.
0:04:18 > 0:04:20I didn't realise it was that old, to be honest.
0:04:20 > 0:04:21It's a nice piece, isn't it?
0:04:21 > 0:04:24Nice, good Victorian cast-iron plaque.
0:04:24 > 0:04:27Are you sure you want to sell it? Now you've talked about it.
0:04:27 > 0:04:33Again, I've got a few things from my mum and dad but certain items are more sentimental than others.
0:04:33 > 0:04:38Like I said, I'm restoring a 1964 Morris Minor Traveller which is a half-timbered car.
0:04:38 > 0:04:40It might go towards a little bit to restoring that.
0:04:40 > 0:04:43Good. I would put an estimate, 20 to 40.
0:04:43 > 0:04:46A reserve of £20 and hopefully it'll make 40 or 50 quid.
0:04:46 > 0:04:49If anywhere is a good area to sell it, this has to be it.
0:04:49 > 0:04:53Yes, if it brings enjoyment to someone else, so be it.
0:04:55 > 0:04:58I do like that plaque. It's nice to see something local.
0:04:59 > 0:05:03Catherine's spotted a lovely piece of vintage entertainment brought in by Lorna.
0:05:05 > 0:05:08Lorna, we do like a little bit of fun at Flog It.
0:05:08 > 0:05:11- This is certainly a nice little bit of fun in a box.- Absolutely.
0:05:11 > 0:05:13We've got a racing game here.
0:05:13 > 0:05:15"Ascot, the new racing game"
0:05:15 > 0:05:17by Jaques.
0:05:17 > 0:05:21Jaques, as you may know, are a very famous maker of games.
0:05:21 > 0:05:23Still making games today, I believe.
0:05:23 > 0:05:28Making croquet games, carpet bowls, that sort of thing.
0:05:28 > 0:05:33This was probably made from about 1900, so it's late-Victorian in date.
0:05:33 > 0:05:35If we open this up here,
0:05:35 > 0:05:42we can see these lovely, little painted lead figures.
0:05:42 > 0:05:48The jockeys mounted on the horses as part of the racing game.
0:05:48 > 0:05:52I'm guessing what would happen here is you turn the handle, pull
0:05:52 > 0:05:58- these all out and extend them all, and turn the handle and then each time you get a different one.- Yes.
0:05:58 > 0:06:00Depending on how the string unravels.
0:06:00 > 0:06:02Where did you get it from?
0:06:02 > 0:06:06We bought it from auction, my dad and myself, a couple of years ago.
0:06:06 > 0:06:09We like anything quirky and this caught our eye.
0:06:09 > 0:06:12A lady after my own heart, that's wonderful.
0:06:12 > 0:06:14And you were attracted to this?
0:06:14 > 0:06:20Yes, simply because of its age and it looks in good condition for its age. It was a bargain.
0:06:20 > 0:06:23When you say it was a bargain, how much did you pay for it?
0:06:23 > 0:06:26- £18.- 80?- 18.
0:06:26 > 0:06:29- That's very good.- We thought that was quite good.- Absolutely.
0:06:29 > 0:06:32The thing that concerns me is that when you look at the figures,
0:06:32 > 0:06:35these lead figures here, these would have been...
0:06:35 > 0:06:40- As you can see, they've been painted and they have got the original paint on them, which is nice.- Yes.
0:06:40 > 0:06:43There is quite a lot of the paint missing.
0:06:43 > 0:06:48- It has been chipped which is a real shame and that will detract from the value.- OK.
0:06:48 > 0:06:54- Nevertheless, I still think they're worth more than the £18 that you paid for them.- Good.
0:06:54 > 0:06:58I would suggest putting them in an auction with an estimate of £40 to £60.
0:06:58 > 0:07:02- Right.- And a £30 reserve.- Right.
0:07:02 > 0:07:04- Would you be happy to sell at that? - Yes.
0:07:04 > 0:07:09- That would be fine. - It only gives you a little bit of profit on your £18 but,
0:07:09 > 0:07:16nevertheless, I really think at that estimate, £40 to £60, it should attract quite a lot of interest.
0:07:16 > 0:07:18- I hope that it does take off. - Right, brilliant.
0:07:18 > 0:07:23I've just got to have a go at this because it's such a great piece of fun.
0:07:23 > 0:07:26- If we just pull all these out.- Yeah.
0:07:26 > 0:07:30I think we need to get a few volunteers together. There we are.
0:07:30 > 0:07:32They're ready for the off.
0:07:32 > 0:07:35We can have a bit of fun with this, I think.
0:07:35 > 0:07:38- What do you think?- Any bets on?
0:07:38 > 0:07:40This is my baby.
0:07:40 > 0:07:42I saw this in the queue earlier, didn't I?
0:07:42 > 0:07:45I said to one of our experts about this.
0:07:45 > 0:07:51I said, when I looked at these horses, I think this one stands a chance of winning. Do you know why?
0:07:51 > 0:07:56- No.- Because his front feet have been bent up by somebody quite crafty so it acts as a sledge.
0:07:56 > 0:07:57- There's no friction!- Oh, yes.
0:07:57 > 0:07:59That's my horse. That's my horse!
0:07:59 > 0:08:02Catherine's already had her pick, hasn't she?
0:08:02 > 0:08:04On that basis I'll go with this one.
0:08:04 > 0:08:06OK. Who's going to wind?
0:08:06 > 0:08:10- I'll wind.- Then you're impartial then, aren't you?- Yes, exactly.
0:08:10 > 0:08:12What do we get if we win, by the way?
0:08:12 > 0:08:14We'll work that one out.
0:08:14 > 0:08:15Come on then.
0:08:17 > 0:08:19Good start.
0:08:19 > 0:08:22- Come on.- It's all over. Yes!
0:08:22 > 0:08:24Yay!
0:08:24 > 0:08:26That was rigged, wasn't it. That was rigged.
0:08:26 > 0:08:28No, it wasn't!
0:08:30 > 0:08:32Best-of-three? No. Time to move on.
0:08:32 > 0:08:37I've been busy having a browse and it's an ocean liner owned by Tony that's caught my eye.
0:08:42 > 0:08:45Tony, you lucky, lucky man.
0:08:45 > 0:08:48This is as good as it gets, I think for Triang boats, the large gauge.
0:08:48 > 0:08:51You must have been a spoilt young boy. Who bought you this?
0:08:51 > 0:08:53- My grandmother.- How old were you?
0:08:53 > 0:08:55About ten.
0:08:55 > 0:08:58Look at it, I love the colours, I love that paintwork.
0:08:58 > 0:09:01It's lovely injection-moulded plastic.
0:09:01 > 0:09:04That runs with an electric motor, it's battery-powered, isn't it?
0:09:04 > 0:09:06- That's right.- Look at this, you've got the original box as well.
0:09:06 > 0:09:1030% of the value is in the packaging, did you know that?
0:09:10 > 0:09:12- I didn't. - Yes, the collectors will love this.
0:09:12 > 0:09:15Is it something you're thinking of selling then?
0:09:15 > 0:09:16I was thinking, yes.
0:09:16 > 0:09:19So, you didn't obviously play with it that much, did you?
0:09:19 > 0:09:22Not a lot. The odd paddling pool.
0:09:22 > 0:09:24In the bath?
0:09:24 > 0:09:28Mind you, not much room in the bath, is there, unless you had a massive one.
0:09:30 > 0:09:33Well, let's have a quick look, let's give it the once over.
0:09:35 > 0:09:37- That should open there, shouldn't it?- Yes.
0:09:37 > 0:09:39Underneath the funnel.
0:09:39 > 0:09:41That's where the batteries go.
0:09:41 > 0:09:44It looks pretty good to me.
0:09:44 > 0:09:46It really does.
0:09:46 > 0:09:52Well, I think, these normally fetch around £100 to £120
0:09:52 > 0:09:56but just to be safe if you want to put this into the sale,
0:09:56 > 0:10:02we could put it in with a value of £80 to £120, with a reserve at £80.
0:10:02 > 0:10:03- Yes.- Are you happy with that?
0:10:03 > 0:10:06- Oh, yes.- Judith, what do you think?
0:10:06 > 0:10:08- Time for it to go. - Time for it to go.
0:10:08 > 0:10:10- It looks like it, doesn't it? - Oh, yes.
0:10:13 > 0:10:17Adam has spotted a rather modern item brought in by Catherine.
0:10:17 > 0:10:20- Now, you've brought a sheep. - No, he's a ram.
0:10:20 > 0:10:22He's a ram. How did you get him?
0:10:22 > 0:10:26- Car boot. - Car boot. OK.
0:10:26 > 0:10:27Tell us a bit more.
0:10:27 > 0:10:30He was bought as a joke for my daughter.
0:10:30 > 0:10:34Since she was little, she's collected sheep.
0:10:34 > 0:10:37- You daughter collects sheep? - She collects sheep.
0:10:37 > 0:10:39- How old's your daughter? - She's 16.
0:10:39 > 0:10:42So you've got... How many sheep has she got, roughly?
0:10:42 > 0:10:46She's got about 250 of varying sizes,
0:10:46 > 0:10:51from tiny little ones up to huge humongous things.
0:10:51 > 0:10:55We're not allowed to eat lamb in our house, that's how bad
0:10:55 > 0:10:57she is into her sheep.
0:10:57 > 0:11:03- He was laid on the stall, laid down like that.- Like a dead ram.
0:11:03 > 0:11:09So I picked him up, I said, "How much is it?" She said, "50p."
0:11:09 > 0:11:13Gave her the 50p, I thought that will be a good joke for her.
0:11:13 > 0:11:17Put it in my bag, got back to the car with my husband,
0:11:17 > 0:11:20and he said, "He's Steiff."
0:11:20 > 0:11:23So if she'd have laid it that way round...
0:11:23 > 0:11:27She'd have probably got a lot more for him,
0:11:27 > 0:11:29but he was my bargain of the day.
0:11:29 > 0:11:32You presented it to your daughter who collected sheep and she was delighted?
0:11:32 > 0:11:35And she hates him. She hates him with a vengeance.
0:11:35 > 0:11:37What's the matter with him?
0:11:37 > 0:11:39Because he's a ram and not a sheep.
0:11:39 > 0:11:43Well, for 100 years now, Steiff has been the leading name
0:11:43 > 0:11:46and the most famous name in teddy bears, and consequently
0:11:46 > 0:11:50later years in all sorts of stuffed toys and novelties.
0:11:50 > 0:11:54This one isn't of great age but it's got that great Steiff pedigree.
0:11:54 > 0:11:57He's lovely, very nicely made, lovely quality.
0:11:57 > 0:12:00You've not dropped on fortunes but you've certainly dropped on a profit.
0:12:00 > 0:12:03And I mean, we always watch this programme so it's like
0:12:03 > 0:12:08- you learn so much. - So you can tell me what it's worth.
0:12:08 > 0:12:10- I don't know.- Go on, let's have a prediction off you.
0:12:10 > 0:12:13- £20. - £20, good idea.
0:12:13 > 0:12:17I was going to say put 20-40. Do you reckon?
0:12:17 > 0:12:18No reserve? Let him go?
0:12:18 > 0:12:20Let him go, yeah.
0:12:20 > 0:12:22If he's cost 50p...
0:12:22 > 0:12:2450p is nothing.
0:12:24 > 0:12:28I know it's not a lot of money but are you going to keep it?
0:12:28 > 0:12:31It's going to more sheep, yes.
0:12:35 > 0:12:38I've popped over the border from Yorkshire to Lancashire
0:12:38 > 0:12:42to a place called Padiham, to show you a true architectural delight.
0:12:42 > 0:12:45And that's all down to one family who lived here
0:12:45 > 0:12:48for 400 years. And believe me, it's quite a house.
0:12:48 > 0:12:51Welcome to Gawthorpe Hall.
0:12:59 > 0:13:03The original structure, hiding underneath the house we see now, was square.
0:13:03 > 0:13:08It was built way back in the 14th century as a Peel tower
0:13:08 > 0:13:10and used as a lookout.
0:13:10 > 0:13:13The tower and land were inherited by a wealthy man
0:13:13 > 0:13:17called Sir Richard Shuttleworth, back in 1596,
0:13:17 > 0:13:21and he set about the radical transformation of the initial
0:13:21 > 0:13:24medieval tower into this very impressive Elizabethan mansion.
0:13:24 > 0:13:27Sadly, he didn't live to see the build begin.
0:13:35 > 0:13:40Shuttleworth is believed to have enlisted the help of an influential
0:13:40 > 0:13:42architect called Robert Smythson,
0:13:42 > 0:13:44the man behind other great country houses -
0:13:44 > 0:13:47Hardwick Hall in Derbyshire
0:13:47 > 0:13:50and Longleat House in Wiltshire.
0:13:53 > 0:13:56Here at Gawthorpe, it's likely he made the most
0:13:56 > 0:13:57of locally sourced materials.
0:13:57 > 0:14:00The wood in the panelling almost certainly
0:14:00 > 0:14:04came from the nearby Mitten Wood, and much of the stone from a nearby quarry.
0:14:07 > 0:14:10The original Gawthorpe Hall took about five years to build,
0:14:10 > 0:14:14and it's as immaculate on the outside as it is on the inside,
0:14:14 > 0:14:17and that's down to generations of Shuttleworths who lived here.
0:14:19 > 0:14:23What you've got to remember about these big ancestral piles is
0:14:23 > 0:14:27they don't always look like they would have done originally.
0:14:27 > 0:14:29That's because each later generation of the family
0:14:29 > 0:14:32would have liked to have updated the property while they lived here,
0:14:32 > 0:14:34and, of course, add their mark.
0:14:37 > 0:14:39All through the life of this magnificent house,
0:14:39 > 0:14:42markers have been left to remember the family who owned it.
0:14:44 > 0:14:48These carved figures are of the original Sir Richard Shuttleworth,
0:14:48 > 0:14:51who commissioned the house, and his wife.
0:14:51 > 0:14:54There are family monograms all over the place.
0:14:57 > 0:15:01By 1850, the house was in need of repair and general updating,
0:15:01 > 0:15:04so its then owner, Sir James Kay-Shuttleworth,
0:15:04 > 0:15:07commissioned another illustrious architect to transform
0:15:07 > 0:15:10this house back to its former Elizabethan glory,
0:15:10 > 0:15:14and such a well-to-do family could only call upon the best.
0:15:14 > 0:15:20The architect he commissioned was also responsible for designing the Houses of Parliament.
0:15:21 > 0:15:24Sir Charles Barry was one of the best practitioners of
0:15:24 > 0:15:29the Victorian fashion for designing in a more historic style.
0:15:29 > 0:15:33His most famous work was arguably the Palace of Westminster in London,
0:15:33 > 0:15:36but up north, you can see more of his work near Gawthorpe
0:15:36 > 0:15:37at Halifax Town Hall.
0:15:41 > 0:15:45Barry used some very clever and quirky design innovations here at Gawthorpe.
0:15:45 > 0:15:48Take, for instance, this magnificent fireplace. Now, normally,
0:15:48 > 0:15:51there should be a chimney breast above it with a flue,
0:15:51 > 0:15:55so it would draw all the smoke off the fire so it doesn't fill the room.
0:15:55 > 0:15:56But look,
0:15:56 > 0:15:59he's put this wonderful, great, big window up there.
0:15:59 > 0:16:02What he's cleverly done is angled the flue,
0:16:02 > 0:16:05so it runs underneath the window and then up parallel
0:16:05 > 0:16:08with the window, so it still does the same practical job
0:16:08 > 0:16:11of drawing the smoke out the room, but he's introduced
0:16:11 > 0:16:14badly needed extra light into this room, because it is
0:16:14 > 0:16:19rather dark due to the wonderful Elizabethan oak panelling.
0:16:27 > 0:16:30And look at this - another clever way of letting extra light
0:16:30 > 0:16:34into the room. Barry designed this Renaissance-style wooden screen
0:16:34 > 0:16:37instead of having a solid wall or a door put here.
0:16:37 > 0:16:40He travelled Europe when he was in his 20s for a few years,
0:16:40 > 0:16:45and he picked up many ideas which later influenced designs like this.
0:16:47 > 0:16:49Very clever.
0:16:52 > 0:16:56This is also a good place to see examples of the work of architect
0:16:56 > 0:16:58and designer Augustus Pugin.
0:17:01 > 0:17:04Pugin designed this fabulous cast-iron gothic fireplace,
0:17:04 > 0:17:07which stands there looking so important, and also
0:17:07 > 0:17:10this magnificent centre table, which was made of burr walnut,
0:17:10 > 0:17:12and the base is of solid oak.
0:17:12 > 0:17:16These are very good examples of Pugin's interior design work,
0:17:16 > 0:17:19but if you look closely, look at the attention to detail.
0:17:19 > 0:17:23He's had the Lancashire Rose inlaid around the border
0:17:23 > 0:17:26amongst all this foliate work, and all that's been done
0:17:26 > 0:17:27with a handcut veneer.
0:17:27 > 0:17:31Fine, fine craftsmanship.
0:17:31 > 0:17:34If only the walls could talk, there's so much history
0:17:34 > 0:17:38here in this room, and it would have played host to many an interesting guest.
0:17:44 > 0:17:47Sir Charles Barry also made changes to the staircase,
0:17:47 > 0:17:52adding stone arches and giving it a fashionably gothic feel.
0:17:52 > 0:17:55Well, fashionable for Victorian times.
0:18:00 > 0:18:03The last of the family to live here was Rachel Kay-Shuttleworth.
0:18:03 > 0:18:05She was accomplished at needlework.
0:18:05 > 0:18:09Gawthorpe boasts a large collection of textiles, thanks to her.
0:18:09 > 0:18:12What I want to show you is this, an example of her work,
0:18:12 > 0:18:15this fabulous embroidery used to decorate the bed.
0:18:15 > 0:18:17It's titled The Tree Of Life,
0:18:17 > 0:18:21and apparently she made it for her father, and it took her ten years
0:18:21 > 0:18:24to accomplish. Now that's dedication and love.
0:18:44 > 0:18:47What I find so fascinating about this house is, well, obviously,
0:18:47 > 0:18:52it's a place of historical interest, but it feels like a family home!
0:18:52 > 0:18:55Not a museum, and that's down to the family who have loved it
0:18:55 > 0:18:56and cared for it.
0:18:56 > 0:18:59Over the years, they've added their innovations
0:18:59 > 0:19:03but kept true to the original Elizabethan design,
0:19:03 > 0:19:06and to tell you the truth, it's the first time today
0:19:06 > 0:19:09I'd ever heard of it, so I feel like I've discovered a bit
0:19:09 > 0:19:13of our hidden heritage. Gawthorpe ticks all the boxes for me -
0:19:13 > 0:19:14it's well worth the visit.
0:19:23 > 0:19:27And now for my favourite part of the show, let's head to the auction,
0:19:27 > 0:19:30but first here's a quick reminder of what we're taking with us.
0:19:31 > 0:19:35Adam was charmed by Stephen's Victorian cast-iron plaque.
0:19:35 > 0:19:37It's a low estimate but it would be a lovely thing to own.
0:19:37 > 0:19:40Lorna's racing game is in a mahogany box,
0:19:40 > 0:19:42it looks good and it's great fun, too.
0:19:42 > 0:19:47Will it fall short at the auction room?
0:19:47 > 0:19:51Catherine's unwanted Steiff ram surely has to attract bidders,
0:19:51 > 0:19:53as it has no reserve!
0:19:53 > 0:19:56Tony's model ocean liner comes complete with box.
0:19:56 > 0:20:00That must appeal, surely, to all the collectors and toy fans.
0:20:04 > 0:20:07For the sale, we're heading east to a beautiful bit of countryside.
0:20:09 > 0:20:12This is where we're putting all of our owners' antiques
0:20:12 > 0:20:14under the hammer, the Calder Valley auction room. On the rostrum,
0:20:14 > 0:20:17the man with all the local knowledge, Ian Peace.
0:20:17 > 0:20:19Hopefully it's a full house and we get some great results.
0:20:19 > 0:20:21Fingers crossed.
0:20:23 > 0:20:25There seems to be a fair few people browsing
0:20:25 > 0:20:28so fingers are staying crossed for our items.
0:20:28 > 0:20:30Remember, if you're buying or selling at auction
0:20:30 > 0:20:32you have to pay the auctioneer's commission.
0:20:32 > 0:20:37This applies to buyers and sellers. Here today it's 15% plus VAT
0:20:37 > 0:20:42but it does vary from auction room to auction room so check the details in the catalogue.
0:20:42 > 0:20:46It's printed there, because you've got to factor that cost in to the hammer price.
0:20:49 > 0:20:52But first we're selling Stephen's plaque.
0:20:52 > 0:20:56Remember, any profit he makes is going to his beloved Morris Minor.
0:20:56 > 0:20:58- This was Mother's, wasn't it? - It was.
0:20:58 > 0:21:01She used to work in a cotton mill all her life. It's an interesting object.
0:21:01 > 0:21:04I've got a lot of stuff from my mum's and dad's and you can't keep it all.
0:21:04 > 0:21:07- No.- So maybe someone else can get pleasure from it.
0:21:07 > 0:21:09Well, we're in the right place to sell this.
0:21:09 > 0:21:13Let's just hope someone wants to invest in a little bit of their own heritage from the neighbourhood.
0:21:13 > 0:21:16That's what it's all about. It's not a lot of money, is it?
0:21:16 > 0:21:19- £20 to £40.- God speed the bidding.
0:21:19 > 0:21:22Exactly! Let's find out what they think, shall we?
0:21:24 > 0:21:29The Victorian cast-iron circular wall plaque, "God speed the loom".
0:21:29 > 0:21:32Right, what am I bid for that lot there?
0:21:32 > 0:21:34Start me at 15.
0:21:36 > 0:21:38£15 I'm bid.
0:21:38 > 0:21:40- Yes, we're in!- At 20, sir. 20.
0:21:40 > 0:21:4325? 25, 30.
0:21:43 > 0:21:4635. 40.
0:21:46 > 0:21:49At £40, anybody else now?
0:21:49 > 0:21:52£40. 45.
0:21:52 > 0:21:55Lady at the back at £45.
0:21:55 > 0:21:57- Happy with that?- Quite good.
0:21:57 > 0:22:00At £45, then. We're going...
0:22:00 > 0:22:04You're in at 50? Right, £50. At 50.
0:22:04 > 0:22:07Anybody else now? £50?
0:22:07 > 0:22:10Front row at £50.
0:22:10 > 0:22:13All finished at 50?
0:22:13 > 0:22:15Excellent. £50. Top end.
0:22:15 > 0:22:17Well done, Adam. And £50 will come in very handy.
0:22:17 > 0:22:19Most definitely. Two wing mirrors for my car.
0:22:19 > 0:22:21Excellent. Let me shake your gigantic hand.
0:22:21 > 0:22:23Thank you. Thanks, Paul.
0:22:25 > 0:22:29What a great project, and I'm glad that Stephen made some money to fund it.
0:22:29 > 0:22:33Tony's up next, with that model ocean liner.
0:22:33 > 0:22:37Let's hope this does cruise away and doesn't sink.
0:22:37 > 0:22:40We've got £80-£120 on this. Are you here alone today?
0:22:40 > 0:22:43No, I've brought Judith along.
0:22:43 > 0:22:46- Judith, OK, is she over there? - Yes. She's over on the far side.
0:22:46 > 0:22:49What did she think of this model, when you got it out of the loft after so many years?
0:22:49 > 0:22:51"Oh, I'm glad to see that go."
0:22:51 > 0:22:54- Definitely.- Yeah?- Yes.- "And get back up there and clear the rest out."
0:22:54 > 0:22:56Right, "Where's the rest of the stuff?" Yeah.
0:22:59 > 0:23:04Now then. Boxed Triang model of the RMS Orcades ocean liner.
0:23:09 > 0:23:11Right, I'm opening this at £50.
0:23:11 > 0:23:14At £50, at 50...at 50.
0:23:14 > 0:23:18At 60. At 70. At £70.
0:23:18 > 0:23:22At 80, do I see? At £70, at £70.
0:23:22 > 0:23:24Are we all finished at £70? No?
0:23:24 > 0:23:27At £70, not quite there.
0:23:27 > 0:23:29One further bid? At £70?
0:23:29 > 0:23:32All finished for £70, then?
0:23:34 > 0:23:35£10 short.
0:23:35 > 0:23:38- Close.- Close.- Close.- Close.
0:23:38 > 0:23:41Do you want us to try and find the underbidder to sell it at 70?
0:23:41 > 0:23:42Yes, that would be fine.
0:23:42 > 0:23:46We could try. We could have a word with Ian after the sale, couldn't we?
0:23:46 > 0:23:49Because that was so close, it's a shame to lose that for £10.
0:23:49 > 0:23:51You know, let somebody who wants it...
0:23:51 > 0:23:54- Sorry about that.- No worries.
0:23:54 > 0:23:56- I'm happy.- Oh, gosh. Oh, dear.
0:23:58 > 0:24:01Well, Tony kept hold of the boat, and it's going into the next sale.
0:24:01 > 0:24:03Fingers crossed.
0:24:03 > 0:24:07The Steiff ram is up next, and owner Catherine and daughter Hannah
0:24:07 > 0:24:11are after funds for some real sheep, rather than the toy variety.
0:24:11 > 0:24:14And I know you're into sheep, you've got a little...
0:24:14 > 0:24:16No, it's not me that's into sheep, it's her!
0:24:16 > 0:24:17Hannah's the sheep girl.
0:24:17 > 0:24:19Ah!
0:24:19 > 0:24:22So Mum bought this for you, and this is great because it only cost 50p.
0:24:22 > 0:24:26So it is classic recycling. It doesn't get greener than antiques
0:24:26 > 0:24:29because they keep going around and around.
0:24:29 > 0:24:32So what's the money going towards then, if you don't...?
0:24:32 > 0:24:34- More sheep. - More sheep.
0:24:34 > 0:24:38- You didn't want a ram because all yours are ewes, are they?- Yes.
0:24:38 > 0:24:41Can't throw a ram in amongst all those ewes, cause mayhem.
0:24:41 > 0:24:43It would be, wouldn't it? Good luck.
0:24:43 > 0:24:46Let's find out what the bidders think,
0:24:46 > 0:24:48it's going under the hammer right now.
0:24:48 > 0:24:52Large Steiff soft toy ram in cream and beige,
0:24:52 > 0:24:54right there it's being shown.
0:24:54 > 0:24:59It's got the yellow label and the ear stud, 391 is the lot,
0:24:59 > 0:25:01what am I starting at, 30?
0:25:01 > 0:25:04Open me at £20, 20 I'm bid.
0:25:04 > 0:25:06And 5 anywhere? At 20.
0:25:06 > 0:25:09Any further bids at £20?
0:25:09 > 0:25:10Let's have another one.
0:25:10 > 0:25:1330, sir? 30, 35.
0:25:13 > 0:25:1540, 45.
0:25:15 > 0:25:18At 45 front row, £50.
0:25:18 > 0:25:21At 50 in that corner, anybody else now?
0:25:21 > 0:25:26At £50, selling for £50 then, first and last time in the corner.
0:25:26 > 0:25:29- It's yours. - Excellent.
0:25:29 > 0:25:33As Adam just said, 50p becomes £50.
0:25:33 > 0:25:34You see, these are all out there,
0:25:34 > 0:25:38you've just got to get there early to the charity shops and car boots
0:25:38 > 0:25:42and little fairs to pick up these bargains. Well spotted, Mum.
0:25:42 > 0:25:46- Two real sheep for that.- Hopefully!
0:25:46 > 0:25:50Two sheep on the shopping list - now I've heard it all!
0:25:52 > 0:25:56Lorna's horse racing game is waiting in the wings. It's up now.
0:25:56 > 0:25:58Have you done much of this? Buying and selling?
0:25:58 > 0:26:01Only a little bit. It's a bit of fun, really.
0:26:01 > 0:26:03But once you start you can't stop.
0:26:03 > 0:26:06Will you reinvest the money again at auction?
0:26:06 > 0:26:09Possibly some of it.
0:26:09 > 0:26:14- I've got plans for the other for my dog-walking friends, I'm going to buy them all a drink.- Oh, are you?
0:26:14 > 0:26:18They've supported me from the start, they've backed me.
0:26:18 > 0:26:20- Your dog-walking friends? So you're a dog lover?- Yes.
0:26:20 > 0:26:22Gets your attention, doesn't it, every time?
0:26:22 > 0:26:25It does. I like me doggies, I like my dogs.
0:26:25 > 0:26:27- I really do.- We liked our horses on the day, though.
0:26:27 > 0:26:28We did very well. Well, I did well.
0:26:28 > 0:26:31- You did, actually, you won, didn't you?- I did.
0:26:31 > 0:26:33Do you know, somehow I think that was fixed, looking back at that.
0:26:33 > 0:26:35Bad loser, Paul.
0:26:35 > 0:26:39Well, it was a bit suspicious how I fell at the first, wasn't it?
0:26:39 > 0:26:41No, no, no, it was your choice, your horse.
0:26:41 > 0:26:43Anyway, let's find out what the bidders think, shall we?
0:26:43 > 0:26:45It's odds-on to do a little bit more than top end.
0:26:48 > 0:26:52Edwardian mahogany cased game, "Ascot".
0:26:52 > 0:26:56It's got this lovely box there, with the pictorial label on top.
0:26:56 > 0:26:58What am I bid? All the lead pieces inside there.
0:26:58 > 0:27:0230? 20 I have here to start. £20.
0:27:04 > 0:27:0825, 25 and 30 do I see?
0:27:08 > 0:27:1130, sir. 30. 35? 35, 40?
0:27:11 > 0:27:16£40. 45? 45 and 50. 55.
0:27:16 > 0:27:18At £55.
0:27:21 > 0:27:23At £55, any further bids?
0:27:23 > 0:27:28And 60, 60. 65? 65, 70.
0:27:28 > 0:27:30- 75.- This is more like it.
0:27:30 > 0:27:3385?
0:27:33 > 0:27:35£85.
0:27:35 > 0:27:3790.
0:27:37 > 0:27:39£90 I'm bid.
0:27:39 > 0:27:41- That's great.- Well done!- Yeah.
0:27:41 > 0:27:43£90, are you all done at 90?
0:27:43 > 0:27:45We're going.
0:27:45 > 0:27:47Yes, well done. £90. Well done, you.
0:27:47 > 0:27:50- Fantastic. - I'm really pleased with that.- Happy?
0:27:50 > 0:27:53- Yes. Very happy.- How many dog-walking friends have you got, then?
0:27:53 > 0:27:54- A whole bunch.- Have you?
0:27:54 > 0:27:56Oh, dear. Teas all round, then, is it?
0:27:56 > 0:27:58Yes, absolutely.
0:27:58 > 0:28:00Champagne I think now. Definitely.
0:28:01 > 0:28:04Definitely a champagne finish for Lorna.
0:28:05 > 0:28:09Well, there you are, that concludes our first visit to the auction room today.
0:28:09 > 0:28:12We are coming back here later on in the show, so don't go
0:28:12 > 0:28:15away, because there could be one or two big surprises.
0:28:15 > 0:28:18Now, while I was up here filming in the area, I took the opportunity to
0:28:18 > 0:28:21go and explore some contemporary art on the landscape.
0:28:21 > 0:28:23It sounds fascinating, doesn't it?
0:28:23 > 0:28:24Take a look at this.
0:28:35 > 0:28:40You might think the magnificent landscape of the Pennines in the north-west of England
0:28:40 > 0:28:45is a surprising place to find sculpture, but it's a trend that goes back hundreds of years.
0:28:50 > 0:28:53Follies became very popular during the 18th and 19th centuries.
0:28:53 > 0:28:57They were described as romantic, or foolish, and rich people built them.
0:28:57 > 0:29:01OK, they did look fabulous, but there was no real sense of purpose.
0:29:01 > 0:29:04Many of them looked like old castles, or ruins.
0:29:04 > 0:29:08However, there are some follies dotted around the Pennines here
0:29:08 > 0:29:11which act as a monument to their creators.
0:29:11 > 0:29:15And they serve a real sense of the history that unfolded here.
0:29:19 > 0:29:22Some of the historic follies and monuments you can still see today
0:29:22 > 0:29:27include Darwen Tower, which overlooks the town of Darwen, funnily enough.
0:29:27 > 0:29:31It was built to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria's reign.
0:29:34 > 0:29:38Nearly 15 miles north-east, Blacko Tower overlooks the Pendle district.
0:29:40 > 0:29:45And from there to the south-east, you'll find Stoodley Pike Monument.
0:29:45 > 0:29:52Built in the mid-19th century, it stands high at the top of the hill overlooking Todmorden.
0:29:57 > 0:30:00In recent years, public art has become even more popular,
0:30:00 > 0:30:04and pieces are now tourist attractions in their own right.
0:30:05 > 0:30:11With well-loved examples like the Angel Of The North in Tyne and Wear, and the Willow Man in Somerset,
0:30:11 > 0:30:16it's sculptures like these which stick in people's minds when they think of outside art.
0:30:20 > 0:30:24I'm here to see some striking modern landmarks from a series called Panopticons.
0:30:24 > 0:30:29Four pieces of sculpture were commissioned to make their mark on the local landscape,
0:30:29 > 0:30:35and to encourage people from the towns below into the hills so they could embrace their environment.
0:30:35 > 0:30:37And also get fit and healthy at the same time.
0:30:37 > 0:30:39And that down there, that's Burnley.
0:30:45 > 0:30:49Four different designs were commissioned by Mid-Pennine Arts,
0:30:49 > 0:30:55working with the Royal Institute of British Architects, who organised the competition back in 2003.
0:31:09 > 0:31:13This is called the Singing Ringing Tree, and I love this piece.
0:31:13 > 0:31:18It is designed by Tonkin Liu, a partnership in London, and it's extremely clever, because from
0:31:18 > 0:31:24a distance, as I was approaching it, it looked like a weather-beaten tree, standing alone on the horizon.
0:31:24 > 0:31:26I felt sorry for it. But when you get up close, you can see
0:31:26 > 0:31:31it's a striking sculpture, made of steel pipes, cleverly put together.
0:31:31 > 0:31:34It almost looks like an organic, living shape.
0:31:34 > 0:31:37It is very clever and it's also a musical instrument.
0:31:37 > 0:31:40If you put your ear to any of the pipes the way the wind's blowing,
0:31:40 > 0:31:44you can hear this sort of single droning noise.
0:31:44 > 0:31:48It's one note, and it's quite constant, but it certainly does catch it up here.
0:31:48 > 0:31:50Because we're up here on the open plains, and the wind...
0:31:50 > 0:31:53here we go now! It's just driving through it.
0:31:53 > 0:31:56It just really is so fabulous.
0:31:56 > 0:31:58It puts a smile on your face, it makes you feel good.
0:31:58 > 0:32:01It's the effort of getting all the way up here and seeing this,
0:32:01 > 0:32:04and all of that together, it's just a brilliant combination.
0:32:12 > 0:32:17Panopticon is defined in the dictionary as a place where everything is on display.
0:32:17 > 0:32:20And I think you could easily describe this as a showroom
0:32:20 > 0:32:23for the scenery of Lancashire and nearby Yorkshire.
0:32:25 > 0:32:30There's a bit of a distance between the Panopticons, so let's continue with the sculpture trail.
0:32:36 > 0:32:39Atom is definitely an arresting sight on the landscape.
0:32:39 > 0:32:45It was designed by Peter Meacock and perches on the hill overlooking Wycoller Valley in Lancashire.
0:32:51 > 0:32:54Well, from a distance, it does look like a blob on the landscape.
0:32:54 > 0:32:58But the closer you get, well, it starts to make your heart beat faster.
0:32:58 > 0:33:01It's got function and it's got form. It's a wonderful art installation,
0:33:01 > 0:33:08a piece of sculpture which sits so comfortably with this stunning bit of countryside.
0:33:08 > 0:33:11The outer shell is made of ferro-cement,
0:33:11 > 0:33:14and inside there's this wonderful ball, which is made of steel.
0:33:14 > 0:33:17And it reflects the images through these portholes.
0:33:17 > 0:33:21So you can see this panoramic view of Pendle and all the historic sites
0:33:21 > 0:33:24at any time of the year, because this embraces you.
0:33:24 > 0:33:30It's a cocoon, it shelters you from the elements. And I just think it's absolutely fabulous.
0:33:44 > 0:33:50You know, if I was the architect, if I was Peter, I'd be really proud of myself.
0:33:50 > 0:33:51This is lovely.
0:33:56 > 0:34:01Down in the valleys, in the centre of Blackburn, as a contrast to the solitary landmarks on the hills,
0:34:01 > 0:34:05you'll find another Panopticon, called Colourfields.
0:34:05 > 0:34:11Created by Jo Rippon, this structure is all about colour, space, and of course the scenery.
0:34:11 > 0:34:15Again, you get fantastic, panoramic views.
0:34:15 > 0:34:20It's on the site of an old cannon battery, regenerated by this project.
0:34:20 > 0:34:23But, for the last treat in store, let's head back to the hills.
0:34:26 > 0:34:31And, with the final Panopticon, transformation is a very important part of the design.
0:34:31 > 0:34:35I'm on a former landfill site near Rossendale, which has been reclaimed
0:34:35 > 0:34:39and regenerated for the local people and walkers alike to use.
0:34:39 > 0:34:42Now let's see what's on the other side of the hill.
0:34:52 > 0:34:53Oh, gosh. Look what greets you.
0:34:53 > 0:34:59This is so futuristic. It looks like a UFO has landed on the hilltops overlooking the valleys.
0:34:59 > 0:35:00Isn't that striking?
0:35:00 > 0:35:04It's called Halo, and it was designed by John Kennedy.
0:35:04 > 0:35:06And it overlooks one of the major roads
0:35:06 > 0:35:13leading into Lancashire, welcoming all the visitors to the county with a sense of vision and civic pride.
0:35:13 > 0:35:16This is certainly a monument to embrace the landscape,
0:35:16 > 0:35:19and especially with the sun, look, just setting low.
0:35:19 > 0:35:25And when that dips down behind the horizon, this whole thing glows when it gets darker.
0:35:25 > 0:35:30There's a wind turbine over there, look, harnessing all the energy which drives all these LEDs.
0:35:30 > 0:35:32And they're coming on now, look, as the light's starting to dip.
0:35:32 > 0:35:35Can you see that? How fabulous.
0:35:35 > 0:35:39All I can say is, I've thoroughly enjoyed my time here in Lancashire.
0:35:39 > 0:35:42Well done. Well done, Lancashire.
0:35:46 > 0:35:50What a beautiful sunset to close a brilliant day of exploration.
0:35:50 > 0:35:55But I couldn't leave without showing you Halo glowing in the night sky.
0:36:19 > 0:36:22Welcome back to the valuation day here in the town hall.
0:36:22 > 0:36:24As you can see, there's a lot going on still.
0:36:24 > 0:36:29Our experts do have their work cut out. People keep piling through those doors.
0:36:29 > 0:36:31Let's find out what Adam Partridge has been up to.
0:36:34 > 0:36:40Well he's found an interesting piece of drinking paraphernalia, owned by Andrew and Maureen.
0:36:40 > 0:36:43You have brought in a nice piece of Doulton there.
0:36:43 > 0:36:45A lot of people will recognise this, this is Kingsware.
0:36:45 > 0:36:49Known as Kingsware, the brown ground with the figure on the top.
0:36:49 > 0:36:50Often made for Dewar's whisky.
0:36:50 > 0:36:53- Correct. - Hence the Dewar's on this one.
0:36:53 > 0:36:56Can you tell me, whose is this?
0:36:56 > 0:36:59It's actually mine.
0:36:59 > 0:37:03It was my grandmother's father's whisky decanter.
0:37:03 > 0:37:09He worked for one of the big brewing companies
0:37:09 > 0:37:11- in the early 20th century.- Right.
0:37:11 > 0:37:13And he actually kept whisky in that.
0:37:13 > 0:37:16- Excellent, so it was used for its purpose?- Absolutely.
0:37:16 > 0:37:23This one was made to commemorate the coronation of George V and Queen Mary.
0:37:23 > 0:37:29- Which you'll know was on 22nd June 1911.- Yes.
0:37:29 > 0:37:31So this was made in quite large quantities.
0:37:31 > 0:37:37A lot of commemorative ware was produced to commemorate royal weddings, coronations,
0:37:37 > 0:37:39any major royal event.
0:37:39 > 0:37:43So this, as Kingsware goes, isn't a particularly high rarity.
0:37:43 > 0:37:46- Right.- Although some pieces can be worth an awful lot.
0:37:46 > 0:37:49It largely depends on the figures, the shape.
0:37:49 > 0:37:51Of course, condition is another factor.
0:37:51 > 0:37:55Whilst this one hasn't got any major damage, I think you've got a bit
0:37:55 > 0:38:00of a blemish on the spout there, it does have this crazing on it.
0:38:00 > 0:38:05You can see this crazing all on the body here
0:38:05 > 0:38:10which, you know, you expect that of something that's 100 years old, but some of them don't get it.
0:38:10 > 0:38:14- Right.- So it does have a negative impact on the value.
0:38:15 > 0:38:19Usually these make 60 to £80, they are a model
0:38:19 > 0:38:22that we are familiar with, because we see them quite often.
0:38:22 > 0:38:28Particularly where I am near the Potteries, we get loads of Doulton and Kingsware and things like that.
0:38:28 > 0:38:32So how does that fit with your expectations?
0:38:32 > 0:38:35I think we thought it was worth a bit more than that.
0:38:35 > 0:38:40I had a feeling by your reaction, you weren't exactly jumping for joy.
0:38:40 > 0:38:42Like you said, if they are mass produced, I mean...
0:38:42 > 0:38:44or there was quite a lot about...
0:38:44 > 0:38:48Dewar's commissioned Doulton to make a whole range of Kingsware flasks,
0:38:48 > 0:38:51and some of them were designed by Noke, who was one of
0:38:51 > 0:38:55the main designers at Doulton, and they are worth hundreds of pounds,
0:38:55 > 0:39:02but in my view this is a fairly... Not a scarce one, that's nicer than saying a common one, isn't it?
0:39:02 > 0:39:07We'll put a 40 reserve just in case, and I'd hope it would make 60, 70, really.
0:39:07 > 0:39:12Do you have any memories, enduring childhood memories about this jug?
0:39:12 > 0:39:14Oh, yes, absolutely.
0:39:14 > 0:39:21When I was a child, my grandmother played the piano and my grandfather sang, and he used to...
0:39:21 > 0:39:24I mean, I remember it so well because it was so funny, it made me realise
0:39:24 > 0:39:27that my grandparents had a sense of humour, but...
0:39:29 > 0:39:30Have you heard of Little Brown Jug?
0:39:30 > 0:39:33I think so, but I could do with a reminder.
0:39:33 > 0:39:35OK.
0:39:35 > 0:39:39# Little brown jug, little brown jug Little brown jug, do I love thee?
0:39:39 > 0:39:44# Little brown jug, little brown jug Little brown jug, I do love thee. #
0:39:44 > 0:39:46- How's that?- Very good. What was the second verse?
0:39:46 > 0:39:47Oh, I...
0:39:47 > 0:39:50I don't think he got the first verse right!
0:39:51 > 0:39:57Oh, that's a bit harsh, Maureen, but I get the feeling Andrew wants the jug to sell on its own merit.
0:39:57 > 0:39:59We'll find out later.
0:39:59 > 0:40:04Now, let's catch up with Catherine, who has gone all showbiz with Debbie and Alec.
0:40:04 > 0:40:08I can see here you've got two James Bond posters from the 1970s,
0:40:08 > 0:40:13nice selection of lobby cinema photos from the '70s for Grease,
0:40:13 > 0:40:17and then I believe your Grease poster as well, cinema poster.
0:40:17 > 0:40:19So who is the film buff?
0:40:19 > 0:40:21- We both are.- You're both into films?
0:40:21 > 0:40:22- Yeah. - And where did you get these from?
0:40:22 > 0:40:26They were a gift from my brother in the '70s.
0:40:26 > 0:40:31He knew I liked James Bond and he knew I liked Olivia Newton-John, so...
0:40:31 > 0:40:33Oh, a secret crush on Olivia Newton-John!
0:40:33 > 0:40:36It swayed it.
0:40:36 > 0:40:39So have you got these displayed all around your house?
0:40:39 > 0:40:43No, unfortunately we've not got them displayed because they are too large for the house, really.
0:40:43 > 0:40:50- But I appreciate the artwork that's gone into the posters and it's very eye-catching.- Right.
0:40:50 > 0:40:53So what's your favourite Bond film?
0:40:53 > 0:40:57Moonraker, really, I suppose. I like the space...
0:40:57 > 0:41:00- It is. So he's your favourite, as well, is he, Roger Moore?- Yeah.
0:41:00 > 0:41:02Debbie, what's your favourite film?
0:41:02 > 0:41:04Are you a big Grease fan?
0:41:04 > 0:41:08I am a big Grease fan, and I do enjoy musicals, all musicals.
0:41:08 > 0:41:11It was interesting that shortly after the time when this
0:41:11 > 0:41:18film was really, really popular, Olivia Newton-John came to England to do a tour, to do a concert tour,
0:41:18 > 0:41:24- so we actually saw Olivia live in Manchester, which was really, really brilliant.- Oh, how lovely.
0:41:24 > 0:41:26So why do you want to sell these?
0:41:26 > 0:41:27They are quite a big part of your life.
0:41:27 > 0:41:32We do, we love the film and we love the fact that we have memorabilia, but we don't display them
0:41:32 > 0:41:35- and we don't see them every day. - You don't enjoy them?
0:41:35 > 0:41:38No, we don't enjoy them, so it seems a shame for them to be hidden away.
0:41:38 > 0:41:41- Time to move on?- We thought you might be interested in them.
0:41:41 > 0:41:43That's very kind of you.
0:41:43 > 0:41:46Any idea how much your brother paid for them?
0:41:46 > 0:41:49There's a price on the back which says £2.50, so...
0:41:49 > 0:41:51- For each item, or...?- Yeah.- Right.
0:41:51 > 0:41:53Well, that was not a bad investment.
0:41:53 > 0:41:58Well, I mean, I've done a little bit of research and I've found out that a poster of The Spy Who Loved Me
0:41:58 > 0:42:04has been known to make £120, but I must stress that that was in absolute mint condition.
0:42:04 > 0:42:07This one has got a little bit of general wear to it
0:42:07 > 0:42:12and obviously the crease as well right down the middle, which does affect the value considerably.
0:42:12 > 0:42:16With James Bond, it's really the '60s posters that make the money.
0:42:16 > 0:42:20The 1970s ones, unfortunately, don't make so much money,
0:42:20 > 0:42:24and especially if they are not in pristine condition.
0:42:24 > 0:42:29Just thinking about valuation, I'd probably put this into auction at 80 to £120, how does that sound?
0:42:29 > 0:42:33- Sounds fine. - With a £60 reserve.- Yes, that's OK.
0:42:33 > 0:42:35Would you be sorry to see them go?
0:42:35 > 0:42:38Yes and no. They are beautiful posters,
0:42:38 > 0:42:41but it's time to move them on.
0:42:41 > 0:42:45Maybe they'll find something else to put up on the walls if the posters sell at auction.
0:42:47 > 0:42:49Away from the tables, there's still a queue.
0:42:49 > 0:42:52Are you all being looked after? Because there are teas and coffees.
0:42:52 > 0:42:54This is thirsty work, valuing antiques.
0:42:54 > 0:42:56I've just been given a cup of coffee, as well.
0:42:56 > 0:43:00So I'm going to take a seat, because all I need now is a coffee table.
0:43:00 > 0:43:02Right there.
0:43:02 > 0:43:07And at one of our blue tables, Adam's found a friend in Rita.
0:43:07 > 0:43:10Rita, it's very nice to see you.
0:43:10 > 0:43:11You seem to have grown a little.
0:43:11 > 0:43:15I'm afraid we've had to put Rita on a little box, which makes a change,
0:43:15 > 0:43:18because I normally get jokes about being short, I'm not the tallest.
0:43:18 > 0:43:22But because of our stand here, we were obscuring you.
0:43:22 > 0:43:24It's very nice to have you here, smiling away.
0:43:24 > 0:43:28- It's an absolute pleasure. - Well, the pleasantries are over.
0:43:28 > 0:43:29Down to the object.
0:43:29 > 0:43:31Where did you get it from?
0:43:31 > 0:43:34- A church fete.- Did you?- I did.
0:43:34 > 0:43:38- Was it all black and dirty and...? - Yes.- And how long ago did you get it?
0:43:38 > 0:43:40- Oh, 20 years.- A while ago?
0:43:40 > 0:43:42- Yes.- So you cleaned it up?
0:43:42 > 0:43:44- Yes.- Took it home?- Yes.
0:43:44 > 0:43:46- And enjoyed it?- Yes.
0:43:46 > 0:43:49- Did you have it on display? - Sometimes.
0:43:49 > 0:43:53Sometimes it lived on the dresser, sometimes it lived in the sewing box.
0:43:53 > 0:43:55OK. So you've used it?
0:43:55 > 0:43:56Not as a pincushion, no.
0:43:56 > 0:43:59Well, of course, it is a pincushion.
0:43:59 > 0:44:02And that's a later addition, isn't it?
0:44:02 > 0:44:04How much later is that?
0:44:04 > 0:44:07My husband put it in today.
0:44:07 > 0:44:11- So this chicken was stuffed this morning?- It was indeed.
0:44:11 > 0:44:12So I suppose when you cleaned it,
0:44:12 > 0:44:14you thought, "Excellent, it's silver."
0:44:14 > 0:44:18- Yes.- And I presume at the church fete it wasn't much?
0:44:18 > 0:44:19- A pound.- A pound.- Yeah.
0:44:19 > 0:44:22Well, we've got the marks on the bottom there,
0:44:22 > 0:44:25which is the Chester mark there in the middle,
0:44:25 > 0:44:27and the date letters for 1905.
0:44:27 > 0:44:30- Right.- So a good age to it.- Yes.
0:44:30 > 0:44:34And there's SM & Co on the bottom, which is the maker's mark, which
0:44:34 > 0:44:39stands for Sampson, Mordan & Co, which is a very posh, famous firm.
0:44:39 > 0:44:44And they were particularly well known for novelty silver, little pincushions and things like that,
0:44:44 > 0:44:48and for those propelling pencils that you probably remember, you push, slide up.
0:44:48 > 0:44:53They were the first patented inventors of the propelling pencil. So it was a famous firm.
0:44:53 > 0:44:57- So what you've got there is a chick with some pedigree, really.- Yes.
0:44:57 > 0:44:59Any idea what it's worth, then?
0:44:59 > 0:45:02- I should think about £40.- Very good.
0:45:02 > 0:45:04- Do you watch the show?- I do.
0:45:04 > 0:45:08Very good. I'm going to be out of a job soon, because all the viewers know as much as us nowadays.
0:45:08 > 0:45:13Absolutely spot-on. I would say 40 to 60, and hopefully we'll get
0:45:13 > 0:45:1670 or 80 quid, would be nice, if two collectors chase after it.
0:45:16 > 0:45:19There's a lot of market in novelty silver, people collect them a lot.
0:45:19 > 0:45:22- Yeah.- They'd rather buy a small piece of silver for their cabinet
0:45:22 > 0:45:25like that than a great, big lump of silver, so...
0:45:25 > 0:45:27Let's put 40 to 60, shall we?
0:45:27 > 0:45:29- Reserve of 40?- That would be fine.
0:45:29 > 0:45:34Excellent. And if it goes and makes £80, would you do something with it in particular?
0:45:34 > 0:45:37- A weekend away with my husband. - Is this your husband here?
0:45:37 > 0:45:40- It is indeed. - And we didn't even introduce him.
0:45:40 > 0:45:43- None of these are anything to do with you, are they?- No.
0:45:43 > 0:45:44- Just your husband here?- Yes.
0:45:44 > 0:45:47Well, that's very nice. I hope you have a good weekend away.
0:45:47 > 0:45:52- Thank you.- And thanks for coming. - Thank you very much, been a pleasure.
0:45:52 > 0:45:56Now, I've spotted a bit of wood with a rather unusual purpose.
0:45:56 > 0:46:00Right, Stuart and Eleanor, what have we got here? I guess this is Dad's,
0:46:00 > 0:46:03isn't it? Yeah? It wouldn't be yours, would it?
0:46:03 > 0:46:06Tell me, what do you know about it?
0:46:06 > 0:46:07Not a lot, really.
0:46:07 > 0:46:11It was given to my parents about 30 years ago by an old sailor.
0:46:11 > 0:46:14And they just had it on the wall.
0:46:14 > 0:46:17About ten years ago when my dad died, we had it decorated
0:46:17 > 0:46:19and it went in the garage. And it's been there ever since.
0:46:19 > 0:46:22My mum died last year and we cleared the garage out
0:46:22 > 0:46:23and that was on one of the shelves.
0:46:23 > 0:46:27What's really nice is this came from an old sailor, so that means
0:46:27 > 0:46:30it's got great provenance because he brought it back from his travels.
0:46:30 > 0:46:33- Do you know what this is? - I haven't got a clue.
0:46:33 > 0:46:37If I did this - bash-bash - have you got a clue now?
0:46:37 > 0:46:41- Some sort of club.- Yes. It's a Fijian gunstock war club.
0:46:41 > 0:46:44I don't know what wood this is, but it's incredibly hard,
0:46:44 > 0:46:47close-grained, dense wood.
0:46:47 > 0:46:50And it's meant to do a lot of damage as well.
0:46:50 > 0:46:54With the weight, I would have expected so, now I know it's a club.
0:46:54 > 0:46:57It's known as a gunstock war club.
0:46:57 > 0:46:59You can see why because it looks like a gunstock.
0:46:59 > 0:47:02You see this wonderful geometric carving on the handle.
0:47:02 > 0:47:04That's known as crosshatching.
0:47:04 > 0:47:08It's virtually what you see on the stock on the handle of a gun.
0:47:08 > 0:47:12- Right.- It's just to give you extra grip. And you do need a lot of grip.
0:47:12 > 0:47:15That is to be held with two hands.
0:47:15 > 0:47:20- And that seriously would do an awful lot of damage.- Yes.- Yes.
0:47:22 > 0:47:24You see this section here? That's been broken.
0:47:24 > 0:47:28Maybe this actually terminated in a point at one stage
0:47:28 > 0:47:31like an arrowhead. Maybe it's just a sort of spear as well.
0:47:31 > 0:47:35- But that's obviously... - The damaging bit.- Meant for...
0:47:35 > 0:47:38We thought originally it was a plough, like a hand plough,
0:47:38 > 0:47:40being that shape.
0:47:40 > 0:47:43- Understandably. You can see that would be for sort of tilling.- Yes.
0:47:43 > 0:47:47- No, it's not. That's the war club. - I take it it's not ceremonial.
0:47:47 > 0:47:50- It's probably been used. - If this was ceremonial,
0:47:50 > 0:47:53most of the handle would be decorated with geometric pattern.
0:47:53 > 0:47:56- Right.- So that's what it is.
0:47:56 > 0:48:00That's what's been in your garage all this time.
0:48:00 > 0:48:05- Amazing.- Incredible, isn't it? It really is. This is 18th-century.
0:48:05 > 0:48:09- As old as that? - Yes, it is. Circa 1790.- Gosh!
0:48:09 > 0:48:12At the very latest, early 1900s.
0:48:12 > 0:48:15And it's got that lovely patina to go with it.
0:48:15 > 0:48:18You know, wood, over the years, gets tighter and tighter
0:48:18 > 0:48:21- and holds the dirt and grime in the wax.- Yes.
0:48:21 > 0:48:22That's your patina.
0:48:22 > 0:48:27- Any idea of value?- Absolutely none at all.- What would you be happy with?
0:48:27 > 0:48:31- What would you take? - Anything.- Would he?- Yes.
0:48:31 > 0:48:35- Is he going to treat you to something with the money, do you think?- I hope so.
0:48:35 > 0:48:38- Are you a student at the moment? - Yes.- Studying. OK.
0:48:38 > 0:48:42- Well, the money is going to come in handy, isn't it?- I hope so.
0:48:42 > 0:48:44Would you be happy with £300?
0:48:44 > 0:48:49- Definitely, yes.- Yes?- Yes. I'd be more than happy with £300.
0:48:49 > 0:48:54- OK, you would be extra happy at £500.- Just about, yes.- Right.
0:48:54 > 0:48:57I think, to tempt these bidders in, we've got to show them
0:48:57 > 0:49:00it's not a trade lot, not done the rounds, it's from a private source
0:49:00 > 0:49:04and you're prepared to let this go at £300 to £500.
0:49:04 > 0:49:07- OK.- How about that?- Fantastic. - That's auction psychology for you.
0:49:07 > 0:49:12- You know what happens. It really is a tricky business.- Yes.
0:49:12 > 0:49:14We'll put a fixed reserve on of £300.
0:49:14 > 0:49:17If it doesn't go for anything over £300, it goes home with you.
0:49:17 > 0:49:19This is where it gets exciting
0:49:19 > 0:49:22because you just don't know what's going to happen in an auction room.
0:49:22 > 0:49:25We are about to find out, aren't we? So whatever you do, don't go away.
0:49:25 > 0:49:28You two could be going home with a lot of money.
0:49:28 > 0:49:30Well, it's been my pleasure to be here at Todmorden.
0:49:30 > 0:49:34Now we've found our last items, it's time to put them to the auction test.
0:49:34 > 0:49:36And we are selling...
0:49:36 > 0:49:40The little brown jug, which sadly doesn't come with
0:49:40 > 0:49:45musical accompaniment, but it's a nice example of Royal Doulton.
0:49:45 > 0:49:49The movie posters hold a lot of memories for Alec and Debbie,
0:49:49 > 0:49:52but will the bidders find them interesting?
0:49:52 > 0:49:56Stuart and Eleanor's wooden gunstock war club.
0:49:56 > 0:49:59And lastly, Rita's bird-shaped pincushion,
0:49:59 > 0:50:04small but perfectly formed - now that is worth watching.
0:50:11 > 0:50:16And over at the auction house, let's see if Andrew and Maureen's jug reaches its potential.
0:50:18 > 0:50:21Good luck, Maureen and Andrew, it's all I can say.
0:50:21 > 0:50:23It's a lovely little brown jug.
0:50:23 > 0:50:26And we had the brown jug song at the valuation day, didn't we?
0:50:26 > 0:50:28- Are you going to sing today? - No, no, no.
0:50:28 > 0:50:30Once bitten, twice shy. You learn very quickly.
0:50:30 > 0:50:32- He's been warned.- He's been warned!
0:50:32 > 0:50:36A nice commemorative thing, though. Royal Doulton, great name.
0:50:36 > 0:50:39It's a familiar model, hopefully it will do 60, 80 but, you know,
0:50:39 > 0:50:41I don't think we're going to be going, "Wow!" at the end of it.
0:50:43 > 0:50:49We now move on to the Doulton Kingsware whisky jug for Dewar's.
0:50:51 > 0:50:55Right, may I have an opening bid, please, of £50? 40?
0:50:55 > 0:50:58Open at 20? Thank you, £20 bid.
0:51:00 > 0:51:02At £20. At 20.
0:51:02 > 0:51:05And five. I have 30.
0:51:05 > 0:51:09And five. At £35. At 40, sir. £40.
0:51:09 > 0:51:10At 40 in the back of the room.
0:51:10 > 0:51:13At 45, 45.
0:51:13 > 0:51:17At 45. Do I see 50? At £45.
0:51:17 > 0:51:19The lady on my right, at £45.
0:51:19 > 0:51:21It's going.
0:51:21 > 0:51:23Well, it's gone and it went within estimate,
0:51:23 > 0:51:26so you've got to be happy with that, haven't you?
0:51:26 > 0:51:29I know you would have liked the top end of the estimate, we all would,
0:51:29 > 0:51:31it's a natural feeling, but at least it's gone.
0:51:31 > 0:51:34- Yes.- And you can go home now and you can sing in the bath.
0:51:34 > 0:51:40Well, maybe the condition put some bidders off, but it's still a lovely piece that made above its reserve.
0:51:40 > 0:51:45Now it's show time for Debbie and Alec's movie memorabilia.
0:51:45 > 0:51:49- You were courting, weren't you, when you saw these movies?- We were.
0:51:49 > 0:51:51There's a lot of memories here.
0:51:51 > 0:51:54- There are.- Surely, surely you've got to be hanging on to them?
0:51:54 > 0:51:59They were a fantastic time in our lives, when we first met,
0:51:59 > 0:52:01and I was trying to impress Debbie
0:52:01 > 0:52:04with taking her to these big-time blockbuster movies.
0:52:04 > 0:52:08Aah, just think, stealing his first kiss in the back row to Grease.
0:52:08 > 0:52:11- Were you there? - Is that what happened?
0:52:11 > 0:52:13Yeah!
0:52:13 > 0:52:17# Tell me more, tell me more Did he get very far? #
0:52:17 > 0:52:21The collection of cinema film memorabilia,
0:52:21 > 0:52:25including the two James Bond posters.
0:52:25 > 0:52:26What am I bid on this?
0:52:28 > 0:52:3050 to open? 40?
0:52:30 > 0:52:3230, I have, thank you, £30. At 30.
0:52:32 > 0:52:36At 40. At 40, at 50. 50, 50. At 60.
0:52:36 > 0:52:38Do I see 70?
0:52:38 > 0:52:40At 70, madam, £70.
0:52:40 > 0:52:44I'll take five, if it helps. At £70, we are selling at 70, then.
0:52:44 > 0:52:49At the back, there, at £70, the lady's bid. Are we all done? At £70.
0:52:49 > 0:52:53- £70, just did it.- Just did it. I thought they would do a bit more.
0:52:53 > 0:52:55I think someone got a bargain there.
0:52:55 > 0:52:57- But you wanted to let them go? - Yes, we did.
0:52:57 > 0:53:02- We're happy.- You're happy? You've still got each other, and that's what it's all about, isn't it?
0:53:02 > 0:53:06The reserve meant the posters sold below estimate,
0:53:06 > 0:53:09but Debbie and Alec's memories of those films were priceless.
0:53:09 > 0:53:12Now it's time for that special silver bird of Rita's.
0:53:12 > 0:53:14Are you ready for this one?
0:53:14 > 0:53:16Hopefully this little bird will fly away.
0:53:16 > 0:53:18It belongs to Rita, doesn't it?
0:53:18 > 0:53:22This wonderful silver pincushion. Great maker as well, Chester.
0:53:22 > 0:53:25- Really nice.- Real quality. And you got this for how much?
0:53:25 > 0:53:27- A pound, yes. - Would you be happy with £60?
0:53:27 > 0:53:29- Oh, yes.- Would you be happy with 70?
0:53:29 > 0:53:31- Yes.- Would you be happy with 80?- Yes!
0:53:31 > 0:53:34- Happier.- Would you be jumping up and down if it made a hundred?
0:53:34 > 0:53:37- I would.- Great, OK. Let's watch this. We're going under the hammer now.
0:53:39 > 0:53:44Lot 624, the hallmarked silver pincushion in the form of a bird,
0:53:44 > 0:53:48and we open the bidding at £30, on commission bid, 30.
0:53:48 > 0:53:52£30, 35. 35, 40. 45.
0:53:52 > 0:53:5550. And five.
0:53:55 > 0:53:5860. And five.
0:53:58 > 0:54:02- It's getting to that magic number. - 70, and five.
0:54:02 > 0:54:0580, and five.
0:54:05 > 0:54:0790, and five.
0:54:09 > 0:54:11100, and five.
0:54:11 > 0:54:13- Yay!- Yay!
0:54:13 > 0:54:16110, 115.
0:54:16 > 0:54:18Wow.
0:54:18 > 0:54:20120, and five.
0:54:20 > 0:54:22£125.
0:54:22 > 0:54:25At 125... 130, a fresh bid. 130...
0:54:25 > 0:54:27- Ooh!- 135.
0:54:27 > 0:54:29140, and five.
0:54:29 > 0:54:32150, and five.
0:54:32 > 0:54:34160, and five.
0:54:34 > 0:54:36165, the lady's bid.
0:54:36 > 0:54:40At £165, are we quite finished?
0:54:42 > 0:54:44£165, small is beautiful.
0:54:44 > 0:54:46- Yes.- What a magic moment.
0:54:46 > 0:54:48- It did fly away, didn't it? - It did very well.
0:54:48 > 0:54:50- Yes.- Quality always sells.
0:54:50 > 0:54:53It was a bit of a low, conservative estimate,
0:54:53 > 0:54:55because we knew it only cost you a quid.
0:54:55 > 0:54:57- But that's a good price.- Yes, yes.
0:54:57 > 0:54:59What a good result.
0:54:59 > 0:55:03Now, I'm under pressure, as the gunstock war club is up for auction.
0:55:03 > 0:55:06I hope this is the one that flies through the roof.
0:55:06 > 0:55:08I know we're talking about £300 to £500.
0:55:08 > 0:55:11I had a chat to Ian, the auctioneer, just before the sale started.
0:55:11 > 0:55:15He agreed with the valuation. It's still speculative, because...
0:55:15 > 0:55:19with two people interested on the phone from overseas, who knows?
0:55:19 > 0:55:22These things are so esoteric. They really are.
0:55:22 > 0:55:24And it's an academics thing, and if they get stuck in and they
0:55:24 > 0:55:28want to buy something, they're prepared to pay lots of money.
0:55:28 > 0:55:31So you could be going to Barcelona for that photography trip,
0:55:31 > 0:55:34couldn't you? So, what's this all about, then, the trip?
0:55:34 > 0:55:38It's for my graphics course, photography, so we're going to
0:55:38 > 0:55:41go and do some work over there.
0:55:41 > 0:55:45Ooh! Cos we were saying, students haemorrhage money.
0:55:45 > 0:55:47Don't they, Dad? Eh?
0:55:47 > 0:55:49I just hope we get the top end of the estimate.
0:55:49 > 0:55:51Whatever happens, that's still £500.
0:55:51 > 0:55:55But you never know, we could be in for a real surprise, couldn't we?
0:55:55 > 0:55:58We see it happen in auction rooms all the time. I hope it happens.
0:55:58 > 0:56:02- Fingers crossed.- Fingers crossed. Please! Don't go away. Watch this.
0:56:02 > 0:56:05This is going under the hammer right now. Let's see what it does.
0:56:05 > 0:56:11Lot 417, the hardwood tribal gunstock war club
0:56:11 > 0:56:15with carved handle there.
0:56:15 > 0:56:20Good-looking piece, nice patina, lovely carving. Lot 417.
0:56:20 > 0:56:22What am I bid on this? £300?
0:56:24 > 0:56:28250? 200 I have. Thank you. £200.
0:56:28 > 0:56:31- He's starting low, Eleanor. - 225. 250.
0:56:31 > 0:56:33250. 250.
0:56:33 > 0:56:38275? 250. 275 in the room. £300. At £300. £300.
0:56:38 > 0:56:41£300. At 325, do I see? 325.
0:56:41 > 0:56:44Got a phone bid. There's somebody on the phone.
0:56:45 > 0:56:49350. 375 on the phone. At 400 in the room. £400.
0:56:50 > 0:56:55- Stuart, it's starting to get exciting.- 450 in the room. 450.
0:56:57 > 0:57:02475 on the phone. £500 in the room. £500.
0:57:04 > 0:57:08- Top end now.- 525 on the phone. 550, sir? 550.
0:57:10 > 0:57:14575. At £600 in the room. £600.
0:57:17 > 0:57:22- This is good.- 625 on the phone. 650 in the room.
0:57:22 > 0:57:26- Barcelona, here we come. - Barcelona, here we come!
0:57:26 > 0:57:32675 on the phone. I've 675 on the phone. Any further bids?
0:57:32 > 0:57:35At 675, then.
0:57:35 > 0:57:40Yes! The hammer's gone down. £675. We're happy with that, aren't we?
0:57:40 > 0:57:42- Well over the top end.- Sure.
0:57:42 > 0:57:45- And to think, this was in the garage!- Yes!
0:57:45 > 0:57:48And only two weeks before the valuation,
0:57:48 > 0:57:50the garage got broken into.
0:57:50 > 0:57:53They went through everything in the garage,
0:57:53 > 0:57:55left that and took a mountain bike.
0:57:55 > 0:58:00- So thanks very much. - It's enough for a new mountain bike!
0:58:00 > 0:58:03It's enough for the new mountain bike and the air fare to Barcelona.
0:58:03 > 0:58:06- Yeah.- Yeah?- Great!- Well, congratulations, both of you.
0:58:06 > 0:58:09Thank you so much for bringing that in. You've made my day,
0:58:09 > 0:58:12and I think you've made everybody else's here as well.
0:58:12 > 0:58:14We've had a fabulous time. I hope you've enjoyed watching.
0:58:14 > 0:58:16Do join us again for many more surprises,
0:58:16 > 0:58:19but for now, from the Calder Valley, it's goodbye from all of us.