0:00:03 > 0:00:07You could be forgiven for thinking we're on the high seas,
0:00:07 > 0:00:10because behind me is the North Sea, but we're sticking to dry land,
0:00:10 > 0:00:14because today we're in the seaside resort of Herne Bay on the Kent coastline.
0:00:14 > 0:00:16Welcome to Flog It!
0:00:43 > 0:00:47Our venue today is right on the seafront. It doesn't get much better than that.
0:00:47 > 0:00:50Here it is, the magnificent Kings Hall in Herne Bay.
0:00:50 > 0:00:53And already a massive, great, big crowd are gathering
0:00:53 > 0:00:57all laden with bags and boxes full of antiquarian delight.
0:00:57 > 0:01:01They've come to ask that all-important question to our experts, which is...
0:01:01 > 0:01:05- Come on!- ALL: What's it worth?! - Stay tuned and you'll find out.
0:01:08 > 0:01:12'And those experts are the small and stylish Kate Bateman
0:01:12 > 0:01:14'and the chic and lovable Mark Stacey.
0:01:15 > 0:01:20'Kate combines auctioneering with motherhood, but still seems relaxed and unflustered.'
0:01:20 > 0:01:26- How dare you? How very dare you? - Does nobody else see that? It's the nose, I think.
0:01:26 > 0:01:30'Mark's a busy man who works as a consultant and media star.
0:01:30 > 0:01:32'He's not averse to a little name dropping.'
0:01:32 > 0:01:36- This is a rupee signed by Vera Lynn. - Oh, yes, it is.
0:01:36 > 0:01:38- I've met her, you know.- Have you?
0:01:38 > 0:01:44She thought my valuation was very mean, so I told her she was good at singing and I was good at valuing.
0:01:46 > 0:01:50'Coming up in today's programme, we have something which shines out with style.'
0:01:50 > 0:01:55That's really the pinnacle of Japanese decorative art, so these are fantastic.
0:01:55 > 0:01:59'It's not only the items which benefit from a bit of spit and polish.'
0:01:59 > 0:02:04- I had a wash this morning. She made me.- I should jolly well hope so. - LAUGHTER
0:02:04 > 0:02:09'And I get to visit a splendid castle where you definitely need a head for heights.'
0:02:09 > 0:02:13Especially, when you look straight down into the moat. It's scary.
0:02:15 > 0:02:17'Let's get on with the show.
0:02:17 > 0:02:20Being next to the sea has inspired Kate's choice.
0:02:20 > 0:02:23'She's talking to Nicola and her daughter Rosie.'
0:02:23 > 0:02:29- What have you brought me? - These are two paintings from my late father.- Right.
0:02:29 > 0:02:35- We lost him about ten years ago. They were left as part of a collection for the family.- Right.
0:02:35 > 0:02:40One of the paintings was left to my daughter Rosie and the other one to my daughter Catherine.
0:02:40 > 0:02:42- You're a mother-daughter team?- Yes.
0:02:42 > 0:02:49- Two daughters each got a painting? - Yes.- OK. Do you know much about the artist?- No, nothing at all.
0:02:49 > 0:02:54They're not particularly old. You've got the artist's name here - James Brereton
0:02:54 > 0:02:59Now, he's a fairly prolific, well-known, late 20th century marine artist.
0:02:59 > 0:03:02He was born in Derby in the 1950s.
0:03:02 > 0:03:07These are about 1980s, and I think it's dated on the back 1981 anyway.
0:03:07 > 0:03:11What they're showing is much earlier, 19th century battle scenes.
0:03:11 > 0:03:14We've got our traditional enemies, the French.
0:03:14 > 0:03:17Basically, English and French galleons firing against each other.
0:03:17 > 0:03:20- Do you like them?- Yes, I love them. - They're bloodthirsty scenes.
0:03:20 > 0:03:25- You've got cannons dropping in the water.- This one's my favourite. - This one?- Yes.
0:03:25 > 0:03:29There's a lot going on and they're nicely painted. The sea is lovely.
0:03:29 > 0:03:33- It reminds me of Grandpa a lot, because he enjoyed the sea. - Right. Was he a sailor?
0:03:33 > 0:03:38- Yes, he had his own ship and he sailed a lot.- That's probably why he was drawn to them.
0:03:38 > 0:03:43I have to talk about condition before we value, because there are some cracks here in the paint.
0:03:43 > 0:03:48Also, you've got a little loss here, a bit of paint's flaked off. You can see the canvas underneath.
0:03:48 > 0:03:52But overall, they're pretty good. They're what? 30, 35 years old?
0:03:52 > 0:03:58- Any ideas price-wise, what you think they're worth?- No idea. - I don't know.- You don't know?
0:03:58 > 0:04:02He's interesting. He has done quite a lot at auction, and it's quite a wide range.
0:04:02 > 0:04:08He does anywhere from £300 to £400, rightly up to £3,000 and £4,000. It's nice you've got a pair.
0:04:08 > 0:04:13Would you want to sell them as a pair or as two separate lots if they went into the sale?
0:04:13 > 0:04:17- As a pair.- As a pair, so they both go or neither go?- Yes.
0:04:17 > 0:04:22Price-wise, I think midway between those estimates I've given you really.
0:04:22 > 0:04:28- I would have said for the pair somewhere around £1,000 to £1,500 for the sale.- Yes. OK.
0:04:28 > 0:04:35- What do you think about that? - I'm happy with that. We wanted to get about a grand for each.
0:04:35 > 0:04:39As much as possible. The funds are going for a wedding.
0:04:39 > 0:04:44- My eldest daughter is getting married in Red Rock Canyon in Las Vegas next year.- Oh, wow!
0:04:44 > 0:04:47So, an expensive wedding.
0:04:47 > 0:04:51- Not dressed as Elvis or anything crazy?- No, no, no. - Not a total Las Vegas wedding.
0:04:51 > 0:04:54Obviously, the auctioneer will try to do as much as they can.
0:04:54 > 0:05:00- Would you want to put a reserve on them if they went into the sale? - Yes, probably £1,500 for the two.
0:05:00 > 0:05:02That's at the high end of my estimate.
0:05:02 > 0:05:07Now that means the auction couldn't put a low estimate of £1,000 if your reserve is £1,500.
0:05:07 > 0:05:13So, you could try them. I would've said more towards the £1,500 with a reserve of £1,000.
0:05:13 > 0:05:16If you are adamant and you want to reserve on £1,500,
0:05:16 > 0:05:19we'll have to estimate it at £1,500 to £2,000 for the pair,
0:05:19 > 0:05:24and tell the auction house to put that in the catalogue with a firm reserve of £1,500.
0:05:24 > 0:05:28- OK.- It's one of those ones. They may fly away or they may not get a bid.
0:05:28 > 0:05:33- You sound like you might be a bit gutted if they go for just that.- I will be gutted.
0:05:33 > 0:05:36We've put a high estimate on them, so if they don't sell
0:05:36 > 0:05:41- they'll be happily looked after and appreciated anyway.- Right. - They're hung in my mum's house.
0:05:41 > 0:05:43And your sister's OK if you sell hers?
0:05:43 > 0:05:47We've had a word. We're both OK, cos it's going towards her wedding.
0:05:47 > 0:05:52- I think Grandpa would be happy with that.- Well, it's a nice cause. - He would approve.
0:05:52 > 0:05:57OK, let's give them a go. Let's put the reserve of £1,500 and just see what happens.
0:05:57 > 0:05:59- Yeah.- Fingers crossed, OK? - Thanks.- See you at the sale.
0:06:01 > 0:06:03'Well, that's all shipshape, then.
0:06:03 > 0:06:07Also wanting to know what's it worth is Joan and her son-in-law Chris.
0:06:08 > 0:06:11When you had long, lonely nights,
0:06:11 > 0:06:14you wanted to play with things. You'd get one of these little books
0:06:14 > 0:06:17and you'd teach yourself how to play golf the Bobby Jones way,
0:06:17 > 0:06:22by flicking, and seeing how he does his strokes and things.
0:06:22 > 0:06:25And they're wonderful. Where did you get them from?
0:06:25 > 0:06:27They belonged to an aunt of mine.
0:06:27 > 0:06:30I found them when I cleared her house out after she died.
0:06:30 > 0:06:33I've looked at them occasionally but they've stayed in the top drawer
0:06:33 > 0:06:37- in my bedroom.- That's a shame.- Well, they wouldn't be in that condition
0:06:37 > 0:06:38if I'd let the children have them.
0:06:38 > 0:06:42That's true. We've got here the little staple has rusted,
0:06:42 > 0:06:44that's the unfortunate side of it.
0:06:44 > 0:06:46What connection to these are you, Chris?
0:06:46 > 0:06:50- Purely, I've come today to assist my mother-in-law.- Right. OK.
0:06:50 > 0:06:53- Just moral support.- Absolutely. And chauffeur.- Chauffeur.
0:06:53 > 0:06:55Well, we all need a chauffeur, don't we?
0:06:55 > 0:06:58I particularly like this one as well, actually.
0:06:58 > 0:06:59The dance lesson.
0:06:59 > 0:07:01From the good old days.
0:07:01 > 0:07:07- Yes.- If you flick it this way, you get almost a Charleston type dance.
0:07:07 > 0:07:09I'm not quite sure how old they are.
0:07:09 > 0:07:12Well, I would have thought they're going back to the sort of '20s.
0:07:12 > 0:07:17That sort of period. When kids wanted something to do in the evenings.
0:07:17 > 0:07:20We had the wireless but we didn't have much else to entertain us,
0:07:20 > 0:07:23not like today, when they've all got their computers.
0:07:23 > 0:07:26I don't think they'd be very popular in this day and age.
0:07:26 > 0:07:30Quite mundane, quite slow-paced for today's living.
0:07:30 > 0:07:33Hopefully, there will be a collector out there who wants them.
0:07:33 > 0:07:35- I hope so. - I've had a word with a colleague
0:07:35 > 0:07:37because this is a real collector's field,
0:07:37 > 0:07:39it's not the usual antiques we see here,
0:07:39 > 0:07:41which makes them quite a joy, actually,
0:07:41 > 0:07:43because we see lots of china and furniture
0:07:43 > 0:07:47but it's quite nice to see these ephemera type items.
0:07:47 > 0:07:49And not a lot would have survived.
0:07:49 > 0:07:51- They would have been thrown away... - Oh, yes.
0:07:51 > 0:07:53..broken, and then just discarded.
0:07:53 > 0:07:56I would have thought we're probably looking at £50-£80.
0:07:56 > 0:07:58Something like that.
0:07:58 > 0:08:00Would you be happy to sell them for that?
0:08:00 > 0:08:03Oh, yes, there's not much point in keeping them for any longer,
0:08:03 > 0:08:07and knowing my son, everything would probably go in a skip.
0:08:07 > 0:08:10Oh, dear. Well, we want to save them from the skip.
0:08:10 > 0:08:14And they might dance off and make a bit more, you never know.
0:08:14 > 0:08:15- You never can tell. - HE SNEEZES
0:08:15 > 0:08:18- Oh, dear, bless you! - Excuse me, I didn't mean to do that.
0:08:18 > 0:08:21'Must be all the excitement, Mark. Or perhaps a little dust.
0:08:21 > 0:08:26'Next up, Alan and Nina have brought along a collection which brings out the child in me.'
0:08:28 > 0:08:33- Thank you for bringing the rest of the family, it looks like. - ALL LAUGH
0:08:33 > 0:08:38There's a lot of mechanical, clockwork toys here. Whose are they?
0:08:38 > 0:08:40They belong to the family as such.
0:08:40 > 0:08:45My father was an antiques dealer and when he passed away sadly eight years ago,
0:08:45 > 0:08:49he left individual items to us, but this was just a box
0:08:49 > 0:08:52that was up in his attic, which was then transferred to my attic.
0:08:52 > 0:08:56We decided it's about time we sold them
0:08:56 > 0:09:01and just split whatever between the family, or the five siblings.
0:09:01 > 0:09:08- Well, early German clockwork toys made by Schuco, which dates back to 1912, are the best.- Yes.
0:09:08 > 0:09:14That's where it all started. These, unfortunately, are predominately 1950s and 1960s
0:09:14 > 0:09:17and they're all Japanese...but one.
0:09:17 > 0:09:23Looking at this little mouse that's got a Tri-ang key in it, that's an English key.
0:09:23 > 0:09:27If I turn this little mouse upside-down... There you are. "Schuco. Made in Germany."
0:09:27 > 0:09:30So, this is a 1930s toy.
0:09:30 > 0:09:34And hopefully, it still works. Let's give it a wind up.
0:09:38 > 0:09:41There's a mouse in the house.
0:09:41 > 0:09:44Well, that's fabulous. That's the best lot.
0:09:44 > 0:09:48I do like this bear, though. I think he's a lot of fun, and if you wind him up...
0:09:50 > 0:09:55He's working and, hopefully - look at that - he'll turn the book.
0:09:56 > 0:09:58Isn't that lovely?
0:09:59 > 0:10:01One hand is turning the pages.
0:10:01 > 0:10:06When he gets to the end of the book, the other hand flips it back and they start again.
0:10:06 > 0:10:09- That's so clever. - So much thought.- So clever.
0:10:09 > 0:10:15Most of these little toys you can see are just tin plate bent from a mould,
0:10:15 > 0:10:21joined together - they come in two sections - with a lithograph transfer to give them the colour.
0:10:21 > 0:10:24A lot of them do have the original felt clothing, which is quite nice.
0:10:24 > 0:10:28And you've got some boxes, some packaging,
0:10:28 > 0:10:32some Tom and Jerry, a lot later, 1970s.
0:10:32 > 0:10:33It's a good mixed lot.
0:10:33 > 0:10:38Have you any idea what sort of value you want to put on these?
0:10:40 > 0:10:42Not really, no.
0:10:42 > 0:10:47They've been in the loft for eight years, and having just got them down, we'd really...
0:10:47 > 0:10:51Obviously, everybody likes to think they've got something of great value...
0:10:51 > 0:10:53I don't know. What would you suggest?
0:10:53 > 0:10:56I would say there's a value of around...
0:10:56 > 0:10:59£100 to £200.
0:10:59 > 0:11:04- Possibly the top end, £200, a little bit more on a good day. - So we could put a reserve on it?
0:11:04 > 0:11:08- Yes, we'll put a reserve on at £100 if that's all right with you. - That's fine.
0:11:08 > 0:11:13- I look forward to seeing you in the auction room. I think this is a bit of fun. I really do.- Great.
0:11:15 > 0:11:19'There's so much to do I just don't have any more time to play.
0:11:19 > 0:11:25'Mark's knuckling down too. He's chatting to Margaret and her grandson about the family silver.'
0:11:25 > 0:11:28- Hello, Margaret.- Hello. - Who's this chap here?
0:11:28 > 0:11:32- This is my grandson Herbie. - Hello, Herbie. Nice to see you.
0:11:32 > 0:11:35- You've brought in some silver to show us.- Yes, I have.
0:11:35 > 0:11:40- Can you give us a little bit of a family history? - Yes. It was originally my aunt's.
0:11:40 > 0:11:45She passed it on to me when she was going into sheltered accommodation.
0:11:45 > 0:11:48I'm afraid it's been in my loft for most of that time.
0:11:48 > 0:11:52- I know. We just don't use these sort of things any more.- No.
0:11:52 > 0:11:56- We've got two nice pieces. What do you think of the pair? Do you like them?- Yes.
0:11:56 > 0:12:02- Do you? Would you keep them? - They would be very nice, but I don't think they would fit in the home.
0:12:02 > 0:12:06- They're not very practical, are they?- No.- You're right. What a sensible lad.
0:12:08 > 0:12:13We've got two quite different things. We've got a little coffee pot or hot water jug.
0:12:13 > 0:12:18Very much, actually, in an 18th-century style, but it's actually much later than that.
0:12:18 > 0:12:22- Yes.- It's London 1924, but it's got quite a good weight to it.
0:12:22 > 0:12:24It's got a fruitwood handle.
0:12:24 > 0:12:29Ideally, if it had an ivory handle, it would make a lot of difference for the value.
0:12:29 > 0:12:33Then we move on to this tray, which, again, is quite a good weight.
0:12:33 > 0:12:39This is London 1904, and it's made by the London Goldsmiths' Company.
0:12:39 > 0:12:42- It has a bit of a problem. It has an inscription on it. - Yes, it has.
0:12:42 > 0:12:48It is quite thick, so somebody buying that could possibly have it removed,
0:12:48 > 0:12:52and then they can put either their own description or have it as a plain tray.
0:12:52 > 0:12:54Have you thought about values before?
0:12:54 > 0:12:59No, not really, because I wasn't even sure whether it was silver or whether it was plated.
0:12:59 > 0:13:03No, absolutely silver, and of course if we look at them we can see here
0:13:03 > 0:13:08- there's a full set of hallmarks here for London 1924.- Right.
0:13:08 > 0:13:14Then on this one, we turn it over and the marks are for London 1904,
0:13:14 > 0:13:17and you've got the Goldsmiths' silversmith's mark there as well.
0:13:17 > 0:13:20The nice thing is you haven't cleaned them in a while.
0:13:20 > 0:13:24I've watched a few television programmes that say don't clean them.
0:13:24 > 0:13:28- Don't clean them. Sell them as they are.- Why is that?
0:13:28 > 0:13:30People like to see them fresh on the market.
0:13:30 > 0:13:35- They like to think of them as being fresh in the sale, not all polished up and clean.- Right.
0:13:35 > 0:13:40- How much do you think they're worth, Herbie?- Well, they are silver.
0:13:40 > 0:13:44I think silver's actually quite a bit of money.
0:13:44 > 0:13:46You're quite right, you know.
0:13:46 > 0:13:49If we were putting them into auction,
0:13:49 > 0:13:54I would put on the coffee pot or water jug something around £120 to £160,
0:13:54 > 0:13:58and on the tray, something around £150 to £200.
0:13:58 > 0:14:01- Right.- Because it's got quite a good weight to it.
0:14:01 > 0:14:05- How do you feel about that? - Well, that would be fine, yes.
0:14:05 > 0:14:08- Would you put them in separately? - Yes. Put them in as two lots.
0:14:08 > 0:14:13- I would also put the reserve at the low end of the estimate. - You would, yes.
0:14:13 > 0:14:16What would you do if we got a good price for them, Margaret?
0:14:16 > 0:14:22- I've got three grandsons, so I think it'll be divided amongst them. - So it'll come to you.
0:14:22 > 0:14:26- I'll split it with my new cousin and my brother. - A new cousin and brother.
0:14:26 > 0:14:31Gosh, so we need to get as much as we can, don't we, to keep you all happy.
0:14:31 > 0:14:34- Fantastic. Are you happy to put them in today?- Yes, very happy.
0:14:34 > 0:14:38Then we'll put the reserve at the fixed end of the estimate,
0:14:38 > 0:14:42- and we'll see if we can get a good price.- Thank you. - Thank you for coming in.
0:14:44 > 0:14:47Next, I'm going to explore the life and times of one of the area's
0:14:47 > 0:14:49most famous residents.
0:14:59 > 0:15:02Charles Dickens's links with Kent go back to his early childhood
0:15:02 > 0:15:05where his father worked as a clerk in the naval dockyard at Chatham.
0:15:05 > 0:15:08In his early 40s, at the height of his fame,
0:15:08 > 0:15:11and just after the breakup of his marriage, Charles Dickens
0:15:11 > 0:15:15returned here to Kent where he lived for the rest of his life.
0:15:15 > 0:15:18He settled just outside the town of Rochester,
0:15:18 > 0:15:21where you can still see Dickens's influence today.
0:15:23 > 0:15:26Dickens loved walking. He would walk just about anywhere.
0:15:26 > 0:15:27You couldn't stop him.
0:15:27 > 0:15:30He even walked back from a night out at the theatre in London
0:15:30 > 0:15:32and that is a good 30 miles.
0:15:32 > 0:15:35Rochester hasn't changed much since Dickens's day,
0:15:35 > 0:15:38and these are the buildings and the streets that inspired him.
0:15:38 > 0:15:41And many of them have ended up in his novels.
0:15:46 > 0:15:48And it is not just the buildings
0:15:48 > 0:15:51and the streets that gave Dickens his inspiration.
0:15:51 > 0:15:54I bet when he was walking past this churchyard,
0:15:54 > 0:15:57looking out that tombstone with the name Dorrett inscribed on it,
0:15:57 > 0:16:01that's where the inspiration for the character Little Dorrit came from.
0:16:08 > 0:16:11This magnificent red brick Elizabethan mansion house
0:16:11 > 0:16:14I'm standing in front of is known as Eastgate House and it
0:16:14 > 0:16:19appears in Dickens's first novel Pickwick Papers as Westgate House.
0:16:19 > 0:16:22It also reappears in his last novel, The Mystery of Edwin Drood,
0:16:22 > 0:16:26as Miss Twinkleton's Seminary for Young Ladies.
0:16:31 > 0:16:35This beautiful building behind me is called Restoration House.
0:16:35 > 0:16:38So called because Charles II stayed here the night before he was
0:16:38 > 0:16:42restored to the throne in 1660 as the king of England.
0:16:42 > 0:16:45It is also Miss Havisham's house in Great Expectations
0:16:45 > 0:16:48where young Pip goes to visit, falls in love with Estella.
0:16:49 > 0:16:51Isn't that magnificent?
0:16:56 > 0:16:59You can imagine Charles Dickens peering through these very
0:16:59 > 0:17:02gates that I'm looking through right now, just staring at this
0:17:02 > 0:17:03wonderful house,
0:17:03 > 0:17:06conjuring up all those wonderful scenes in Great Expectations,
0:17:06 > 0:17:09Miss Havisham in her wedding dress, the wedding banquet
0:17:09 > 0:17:12covered in cobwebs and the whole thing just going up in smoke.
0:17:19 > 0:17:22And my journey today has taken me here to Gad's Hill Place,
0:17:22 > 0:17:25the home Dickens bought in 1856.
0:17:25 > 0:17:29He first set eyes on Gad's Hill as a young lad whilst out walking
0:17:29 > 0:17:30one day with his father.
0:17:35 > 0:17:38In a letter to a friend, he wrote, "I thought it
0:17:38 > 0:17:40"the most beautiful house ever seen.
0:17:40 > 0:17:43"And my poor father used to bring a head to look at it
0:17:43 > 0:17:46"and used to say that if I ever grew up to be a clever man,
0:17:46 > 0:17:48"perhaps I might own that house."
0:17:50 > 0:17:53Gad's Hill has been a school for the past 80 years
0:17:53 > 0:17:56and Dickens study is now the headmaster's office.
0:17:56 > 0:17:58And I must say, it has been quite a few years
0:17:58 > 0:18:01since I was last summoned to see the headmaster.
0:18:01 > 0:18:05Sarah, pleased to meet you. I know you are not the headmaster,
0:18:05 > 0:18:07- you are head of PR here. - I'm not the headmaster, no.
0:18:07 > 0:18:09Thank you for letting us film here today.
0:18:09 > 0:18:12I must say it is a real honour, just being in Dickens's study.
0:18:12 > 0:18:14I tell you what, I have been here for four years
0:18:14 > 0:18:17- and that honour never goes away. Never.- Has it changed much?
0:18:17 > 0:18:20It is pretty much as it would have been when Dickens was here,
0:18:20 > 0:18:23with the exception of a few pieces of furniture.
0:18:23 > 0:18:27His desk, for example, would have looked out towards his front lawn.
0:18:27 > 0:18:30The desk obviously isn't there now. We don't own that desk.
0:18:30 > 0:18:33The most interesting thing is that we have in here are the bookends
0:18:33 > 0:18:35that you will see on the back of the door.
0:18:35 > 0:18:38- That is a nice touch, isn't it?- It is. I think it is a fantastic touch.
0:18:38 > 0:18:41- That's just the spines and a very narrow cabinet.- Absolutely.
0:18:41 > 0:18:44And it gives us a bit of an insight into Dickens, I think.
0:18:44 > 0:18:48The bookends that you have got there, Cat's Lives in nine volumes.
0:18:48 > 0:18:52- It goes up to nine.- It does. - He had a sense of humour.- Yes,
0:18:52 > 0:18:56a real sense of humour, and quite an interesting feature in the room.
0:18:57 > 0:19:01Although this was Dickens's study, it is not where he wrote.
0:19:01 > 0:19:04Each day, he would walk through a tunnel at the bottom
0:19:04 > 0:19:06of his garden to a Swiss chalet.
0:19:06 > 0:19:08It was given to him in kit form by a friend
0:19:08 > 0:19:12and build on a patch of land known as the wilderness.
0:19:12 > 0:19:16The historic chalet was moved to the centre of Rochester in 1961.
0:19:16 > 0:19:19There are plans to open it to the public.
0:19:19 > 0:19:23The exterior can already be viewed by anyone who visits the town.
0:19:25 > 0:19:29What is interesting about the tunnel is there are two masks, stone masks,
0:19:29 > 0:19:30on the tunnel at either end.
0:19:30 > 0:19:34The one at this side, and this is what I always like to think, the one at this side
0:19:34 > 0:19:38is the mask of comedy and on the other side is the mask of tragedy,
0:19:38 > 0:19:41so, I always think that when he was going over to do his writing,
0:19:41 > 0:19:44he saw that mask of comedy and when he wanted to come
0:19:44 > 0:19:46back into the real world, through the portal,
0:19:46 > 0:19:49it was the mask of tragedy, so he was coming back into the real world,
0:19:49 > 0:19:52back to perhaps where he didn't 100% want to be.
0:19:55 > 0:19:56The more and more I learn about him,
0:19:56 > 0:19:58the more and more interesting he becomes.
0:19:58 > 0:20:02Very, very complex character, and he had a very difficult upbringing.
0:20:02 > 0:20:06His father went to prison, he went to the workhouse, and I think
0:20:06 > 0:20:09because of that, he was constantly trying to get away from his past.
0:20:09 > 0:20:12I think he struggled with life a bit.
0:20:12 > 0:20:14He had 10 children.
0:20:14 > 0:20:17Big family man, although, erm, slightly scandalous,
0:20:17 > 0:20:22his wife didn't live here, so he had left her behind. So, very complex.
0:20:22 > 0:20:26But, still, immensely famous today, and I think that in order to
0:20:26 > 0:20:30kind of understand his characters, you have to be interested in the man,
0:20:30 > 0:20:32and I think I've probably grown to love him just a little bit.
0:20:35 > 0:20:38Gad's Hill Place was clearly more than a house to Dickens.
0:20:38 > 0:20:41It was his family home and the place from where he was inspired to
0:20:41 > 0:20:45write some of the most famous books in British literature.
0:20:45 > 0:20:48It was also the place where, at the age of 58, he passed away.
0:20:49 > 0:20:51It is really nice that he died here
0:20:51 > 0:20:53because he had a great affection for Kent.
0:20:53 > 0:20:56As I say, he had grown up here, he loved walking around Kent,
0:20:56 > 0:21:00lots of elements of Kent within his writing, so it was really,
0:21:00 > 0:21:03- really nice that he spent his last few years here in Kent.- He came home.
0:21:03 > 0:21:05He did come home, yes.
0:21:08 > 0:21:11Even though the house has been a school for over 80 years,
0:21:11 > 0:21:12there is still a great sense of Dickens here.
0:21:12 > 0:21:17It is a very special place, where somebody extraordinary has lived, breathed, and imagined
0:21:17 > 0:21:21some of the most memorable characters and stories ever written.
0:21:28 > 0:21:31Things seem to be moving along at a cracking pace right now.
0:21:31 > 0:21:35Our experts have made their first choices of items to go to the auction room.
0:21:35 > 0:21:39Let's put those evaluations to the test. Let's see how they fare.
0:21:40 > 0:21:42'We've got the beautiful paintings of the sea,
0:21:42 > 0:21:45which evoke the age of sea battles and adventure.
0:21:45 > 0:21:49The unusual flicker books from the 1920s.
0:21:50 > 0:21:55'We're also selling Alan and Lena's clockwork toy collection, which I couldn't resist.
0:21:55 > 0:22:01'And Margaret's inherited silver water pot and tray.'
0:22:05 > 0:22:09It's time to up the tempo. This is where anything could happen.
0:22:09 > 0:22:11We're testing the valuations
0:22:11 > 0:22:15at the Canterbury Auction Galleries in the heart of Canterbury.
0:22:15 > 0:22:17Today's auctioneer is Cliona Kilroy.
0:22:17 > 0:22:22Before she takes to the rostrum over there, I had a quick chat with her on auction preview day.
0:22:22 > 0:22:24This is what she said about one of our items.
0:22:24 > 0:22:29Well, something for all the fine art lovers right now. Two seascapes, oil on canvas.
0:22:29 > 0:22:35They belong to Nicola and Rosie, and we've got a valuation on the pair for £1,500 to £2,000.
0:22:35 > 0:22:38In my opinion, and it's only an opinion at the end of the day,
0:22:38 > 0:22:41I thought the valuation might be a little bit punchy.
0:22:41 > 0:22:46I was suggesting to the vendor that we might try and reduce the estimate.
0:22:46 > 0:22:50They obviously have sentimental attachment to the pictures,
0:22:50 > 0:22:53so I understand if they don't achieve the £1,500,
0:22:53 > 0:22:55they'd rather keep them, which I understand.
0:22:55 > 0:23:01- The artist does have a reasonable track record.- Yes, he's in the book, isn't he?- That's right.
0:23:01 > 0:23:06Again it's subject matter, isn't it? If this doesn't appeal to you, it's concept art.
0:23:06 > 0:23:11It's hard to put values on things, because what I may like and price quite highly,
0:23:11 > 0:23:14- somebody else might not like and vice versa.- That's right.
0:23:14 > 0:23:19- Paintings in particular can be quite a fickle market.- Would you have split the lot if you had the chance?
0:23:19 > 0:23:25- I think they're not really a pair. They are two.- Yes.- I think that may have benefited the sale of them.
0:23:25 > 0:23:29- They wanted them to stay together. - They wanted to keep them together.
0:23:29 > 0:23:33I think you've slightly narrowed your market by selling them as a pair,
0:23:33 > 0:23:38- because it's hard to find a wall in a domestic house to put those on the wall together, isn't it?- Sure.
0:23:38 > 0:23:41- It's a hard thing. - I understand their point of view.
0:23:41 > 0:23:47- It's either a matter of selling both or keeping both.- Yes. Yes, a hard thing to put a price on.
0:23:47 > 0:23:52Keep watching, won't you, because we might just have one or two surprises, or we might not.
0:23:52 > 0:23:55'There is commission to pay. It does vary between auction houses.
0:23:55 > 0:24:00'Here, buyers and sellers pay 20% commission plus VAT.
0:24:00 > 0:24:03'Later we'll see how the paintings do,
0:24:03 > 0:24:07'but first we've got Alan and Lena's charming clockwork toys.'
0:24:07 > 0:24:10Things are ticking along nicely. You could say we're wound up.
0:24:10 > 0:24:14Which brings us to our next lot, my valuation, all those little clockwork toys.
0:24:14 > 0:24:18Some Japanese and the odd German one there, which is pure quality.
0:24:18 > 0:24:20- It's good to see you. - Lovely to be here.
0:24:20 > 0:24:23What have you been up to since I last saw you?
0:24:23 > 0:24:27- We've been to York.- Have you? - It's absolutely fabulous. Yes.
0:24:27 > 0:24:32- Just enjoying ourselves. - It's nice up there on the coast. - Gorgeous.- Love it.
0:24:32 > 0:24:36- Some good fish and chips up there. - We tried it, we tried it. - Excellent fish and chips, yes.
0:24:36 > 0:24:40- Just basically enjoying our retirement.- Yes. - Trying to fill the days.
0:24:40 > 0:24:45Let's hope we can carry on that enjoyment today with sending you home with lots of money.
0:24:45 > 0:24:50- There are lots of bidders. Hopefully, they'll want these. - Hope so.- We'll find out right now.
0:24:51 > 0:24:55Lot 197 is the Schuco patent clockwork mouse
0:24:55 > 0:24:58and a selection of other mechanical toys.
0:24:58 > 0:25:00- Who will start me at £50?- Here.
0:25:00 > 0:25:02Thank you. £50 on bid. Who's in on £60?
0:25:02 > 0:25:05£60 I have. £70. £80. £90. £100.
0:25:06 > 0:25:08- £100. £110.- That's good.- £120?
0:25:08 > 0:25:12On my right £110 now. Any further offer?
0:25:12 > 0:25:15I'm selling at £110. The bid is on my right.
0:25:15 > 0:25:16£120. £130?
0:25:16 > 0:25:19Now online at £120. Any further bids?
0:25:19 > 0:25:23On the internet for £120 now, and selling at £120.
0:25:23 > 0:25:26Yes! Just couldn't resist.
0:25:26 > 0:25:29I was a bit worried for a second.
0:25:29 > 0:25:32- Don't forget there's commission to pay plus the VAT.- Yes.
0:25:32 > 0:25:36- Enjoy the rest of the day. - We will.- What are you putting the money towards?
0:25:36 > 0:25:40Because there are five siblings, we were going to split it between us.
0:25:40 > 0:25:44My father was Polish, he died a few years ago.
0:25:44 > 0:25:48His sister, unfortunately, just had to be operated on in Poland.
0:25:48 > 0:25:52The medical treatment over there isn't free, so we're going to send the money to her.
0:25:52 > 0:25:56- I'm sure he'd appreciate that. - What's her name?- Cilla.
0:25:56 > 0:25:59- Well, I hope she gets well soon. - Thank you.
0:25:59 > 0:26:04'That was a good result and the money is clearly going to be put to a worthy cause.
0:26:04 > 0:26:09'Next up, it's Rosie who has come along on her own to see the paintings go under the hammer.'
0:26:09 > 0:26:16It's great to see you again. I love what you're wearing, the head gear. Look at the camera. Ta-da!
0:26:16 > 0:26:18- Isn't that great, Kate? - It's fantastic.- It is.
0:26:18 > 0:26:23- Where's Mum today? Where's Nicola? - She's away in Spain with her mum. - Very nice.
0:26:23 > 0:26:27- What part of Spain? - South, near Almeria.
0:26:27 > 0:26:29It doesn't get much better than that.
0:26:29 > 0:26:33Listen, we've got £1,500 to £2,000 put on the oil paintings.
0:26:33 > 0:26:38Had a quick chat to Cliona earlier on at the auction preview day.
0:26:38 > 0:26:40She said she feels £800 to £1,200,
0:26:40 > 0:26:46but, hopefully, her top end is your lower end and they can sail away.
0:26:46 > 0:26:51- That's what we want?- Yes. - You're adamant about this fixed reserve of £1,500?- Yes.
0:26:51 > 0:26:55It's hard to know if they'll go. I would've preferred a slightly lower estimate.
0:26:55 > 0:27:00- It's your paintings. You don't have to sell them. See if they go. - OK, watch this. Don't go away.
0:27:01 > 0:27:06213, the James Brereton, the two oil paintings of the marine scenes.
0:27:06 > 0:27:08Who will start me at £1,000? Lot 213.
0:27:08 > 0:27:11Any interested at £1,000?
0:27:13 > 0:27:15- Lot 213. - Come on, Rosie! Fingers crossed.
0:27:15 > 0:27:19Any bid at £1,000? I'm looking at the room, on the telephone?
0:27:19 > 0:27:21Any interest at £1,000?
0:27:21 > 0:27:26Oh, no. No bids? Sorry, we'll have to pass. No bids.
0:27:26 > 0:27:29- Oh.- They're going back on the wall. You love them.- Yes, I love them.
0:27:29 > 0:27:32- So it doesn't matter.- They mean a lot to me, so I don't mind.
0:27:32 > 0:27:36I think that estimate probably frightened a few of the bidders off.
0:27:36 > 0:27:40- Enjoy them.- I will. - Enjoy them. They're lovely.
0:27:40 > 0:27:44'They didn't sell, but I don't think Rosie was disappointed. Do you?
0:27:44 > 0:27:47'Let's hope we have more luck with Joan's flicker books.'
0:27:47 > 0:27:50- These are good. - They're great fun, aren't they?
0:27:50 > 0:27:52There's the golfing one. And the dancing one.
0:27:52 > 0:27:54- The Charleston, I like.- Yes.
0:27:54 > 0:27:56- We like the dancing. - Can you do the Charleston?
0:27:56 > 0:27:58- No, not unless I've had a drink.- Oh.
0:27:58 > 0:28:00THEY ALL LAUGH
0:28:00 > 0:28:03- We'll try later. - Wonderful.- I look forward to it.
0:28:03 > 0:28:07We'll watch that a bit later on but right now, this is going under the hammer. Here we go.
0:28:08 > 0:28:12Lot number 309 are the four early 20th century flicker books.
0:28:12 > 0:28:1460, I'm bid. 70, 80.
0:28:14 > 0:28:1790. 100. 110. 120.
0:28:17 > 0:28:19130. 140.
0:28:19 > 0:28:21Who is in at 140?
0:28:22 > 0:28:27- 140 online. 150. 160.- Not bad. - Amazing.- This is great.
0:28:27 > 0:28:29170. 180.
0:28:29 > 0:28:32190. 200.
0:28:32 > 0:28:36- Blimey.- We can do it now, can't we? - It is on the internet at £200 now.
0:28:36 > 0:28:39If we are all done in the room, I'll sell at £200.
0:28:41 > 0:28:43I think that deserves a little dance from Mark.
0:28:43 > 0:28:45THEY ALL LAUGH
0:28:45 > 0:28:47Shake those hips!
0:28:47 > 0:28:49Hey, £200, Joan.
0:28:49 > 0:28:52- Fantastic.- Your first auction as well.- Yes. I'll try again!
0:28:52 > 0:28:55You're going to go home really happy.
0:28:56 > 0:28:59'What a good result. Enough to make us all feel like dancing.
0:28:59 > 0:29:03'Next up, Margaret and Herbie and their pieces of silver.
0:29:03 > 0:29:07'The tray and the water pot are being sold as separate lots.
0:29:07 > 0:29:11'The tray's up first with the hot water pot immediately after.'
0:29:11 > 0:29:14- Hello, Herbie.- Hello. - Do you like antiques?- Yes.
0:29:14 > 0:29:18- What are the best sort of antiques? Furniture, silver or pictures? - Silver.
0:29:18 > 0:29:24Oh, silver. Gran, why are you selling the family silver?
0:29:24 > 0:29:27I don't think anyone will want it, really.
0:29:27 > 0:29:31- Herbie does. He collects silver, don't you? - Yes, but I don't collect it.
0:29:31 > 0:29:35- You don't?- No. - Would you rather have the money?
0:29:35 > 0:29:39- Well, I don't mind too much. - You don't mind too much.
0:29:39 > 0:29:43Good luck, Herbie. I hope you can see the auctioneer from here.
0:29:43 > 0:29:49- Why are you selling this? - Because you get these things and they sit in the loft.- Accumulating.
0:29:49 > 0:29:55- Nobody polishes silver any more. - No. It's a nice weight this tray, so it should do the £200 to £300.
0:29:55 > 0:30:00200 to 300, Herbie. Let's hope we get that top end. Here we go.
0:30:03 > 0:30:06Lot 405 is the Edward VII two-handled tray.
0:30:06 > 0:30:09Who will start me at £100? Any interest at 100?
0:30:09 > 0:30:10Oh, come on.
0:30:10 > 0:30:13100 bid. Who's in at 110 now?
0:30:13 > 0:30:17110 I have online. 120. 130 online.
0:30:17 > 0:30:21130? We're up to £150. 160. 170 online.
0:30:23 > 0:30:27170? The bid is in the room at £160 now. 170.
0:30:27 > 0:30:29- 180. 190.- Late legs.
0:30:29 > 0:30:34190. 200 on the internet. 210, sir? In the room? 210.
0:30:34 > 0:30:36210, thank you. 220?
0:30:38 > 0:30:43- 220? Bid is in... 220.- This is good. It's slowly creeping up.
0:30:43 > 0:30:47Are we all done? At 220. Anybody else coming in? If not, I'm selling at 220.
0:30:47 > 0:30:51- £220. Happy with that Margaret? - Yes, yes.
0:30:51 > 0:30:55- This is our lot.- This is it, next one. Look, there it is.
0:30:58 > 0:31:02421 is the George V silver hot water jug. Who will start me at £100?
0:31:02 > 0:31:05£100 to someone? Lot 421. £100 bid.
0:31:05 > 0:31:10110 online? 110. 120. 130 online.
0:31:10 > 0:31:11140. 150 online.
0:31:13 > 0:31:18160. 170 online. 180.
0:31:18 > 0:31:21180. 190 online.
0:31:23 > 0:31:27Bidding online at 190. If not, the bid is in the room at £180.
0:31:27 > 0:31:30We'll sell now at 180 if we're all done.
0:31:30 > 0:31:35That has gone down £180. You've got to be pleased with that. Yes? Yes.
0:31:35 > 0:31:39- Pleased? Yes. Margaret's pleased? - Yes, I'm pleased.
0:31:39 > 0:31:43- You can divide that up now, can't you?- Yes. - But treat yourself.- I will.
0:31:43 > 0:31:44Good time to sell silver.
0:31:45 > 0:31:51'That's a total of £400, which after commission is still a nice amount for the grandchildren.'
0:31:51 > 0:31:56That concludes our first visit to the auction room. We're coming back later in the show.
0:31:56 > 0:32:01So, whatever you do, don't go away, because I can guarantee one very big surprise.
0:32:01 > 0:32:04But while we're here filming in the area, I took the opportunity
0:32:04 > 0:32:07to explore some of the local history. Take a look at this.
0:32:13 > 0:32:16I absolutely love castles, so I couldn't come to Rochester
0:32:16 > 0:32:19and not visit this magnificent Norman example.
0:32:19 > 0:32:25Just look at it. What a sight! Structure, with its magnificent square keep.
0:32:25 > 0:32:28It's the tallest in the country. It's 113 feet high.
0:32:28 > 0:32:32It's been towering over the city for more than 800 years.
0:32:32 > 0:32:36It's this aspect of the castle that I've come to find out more about today.
0:32:38 > 0:32:43'The early castle walls were built by Gundulf, Bishop of Rochester, in the 11th century.
0:32:43 > 0:32:50'The keep was added by William de Corbeil, the Archbishop of Canterbury, in 1127.
0:32:50 > 0:32:55'It's an outstanding example of Norman military architecture.'
0:32:55 > 0:33:00Strategically placed on the banks of the River Medway, the castle was guarding the bridge,
0:33:00 > 0:33:03which guarded the road onwards to London.
0:33:03 > 0:33:05It was a major garrison with a vital role to play -
0:33:05 > 0:33:08stop invading armies from marching towards the capital city.
0:33:08 > 0:33:14Its aim was to defend and repel, and its secret weapon was the keep.
0:33:15 > 0:33:21The keep is the stronghold of the castle. If all else fails, this is where you would head for.
0:33:23 > 0:33:26Look at the towers in the keep up there. Can you spot the difference?
0:33:26 > 0:33:31Yes, one of them's round. That's an unusual feature. The other three have square sides.
0:33:31 > 0:33:35To find out why that particular one is round, we've got to travel back in time
0:33:35 > 0:33:39to the reign of King John, and to the famous siege of 1215.
0:33:42 > 0:33:46'At that time, the castle was occupied by rebel barons
0:33:46 > 0:33:50'who were against the king for not abiding by the Magna Carta.'
0:33:50 > 0:33:53Inside the castle, there were around 90 to 140 knights
0:33:53 > 0:33:57stationed there with their horses and some of their entourage.
0:33:57 > 0:34:01Outside the castle, King John had five huge stone-throwing engines
0:34:01 > 0:34:04positioned all along here around Boley Hill.
0:34:04 > 0:34:10Relentlessly bombarding the keep day and night for a period of seven weeks.
0:34:10 > 0:34:16But this impenetrable keep withstood the bombardment, so King John came up with another plan.
0:34:20 > 0:34:26An urgent writ dated at Rochester on 25th November contains an unusual request.
0:34:26 > 0:34:29"Send unto us with all speed by day and night
0:34:29 > 0:34:34"40 of the fattest pigs of the sort least good for eating
0:34:34 > 0:34:37"to bring fire beneath the tower."
0:34:37 > 0:34:41King John was extremely determined, so he dug a tunnel where I am now,
0:34:41 > 0:34:44right underneath the moat to the southeast tower
0:34:44 > 0:34:48where he excavated a big hole and put the fat of the 40 pigs into it.
0:34:48 > 0:34:51- He then set it alight. - FIRE CRACKLES
0:34:51 > 0:34:56It burnt the wooden foundations, causing the tower to collapse to the ground.
0:34:56 > 0:35:00King John's men rushed through the gap and into the keep.
0:35:04 > 0:35:07But the knights weren't giving up that easily.
0:35:07 > 0:35:10They barricaded themselves here inside the keep
0:35:10 > 0:35:13for another five days until their supplies ran out.
0:35:13 > 0:35:17In fact, after seven weeks of surviving and then another five days,
0:35:17 > 0:35:20they had to make the ultimate sacrifice and eat their horses.
0:35:20 > 0:35:22That must've been a very difficult decision.
0:35:22 > 0:35:25Not only were they their only means of transport,
0:35:25 > 0:35:28they were brothers in arms in combat and best friends.
0:35:28 > 0:35:31It is a testament to the builders and craftsmen that built this place.
0:35:31 > 0:35:34Just look at the thickness of the walls.
0:35:34 > 0:35:38This really is one of the best fortifications I have ever seen.
0:35:38 > 0:35:42It's going to be around for another five centuries.
0:35:46 > 0:35:49'King John finally quelled the barons' rebellion,
0:35:49 > 0:35:55'but he didn't enjoy success for very long. He died the following year in 1216.
0:35:55 > 0:36:02'The tower was rebuilt round instead of square to better deflect future missile attacks.'
0:36:02 > 0:36:06Life inside the keep was tough. It wouldn't be open plan like today
0:36:06 > 0:36:10with lots of daylight flooding in the roof, because there is no roof.
0:36:10 > 0:36:13Once you board that over, it's midnight black in here.
0:36:13 > 0:36:16You went about your business by candlelight.
0:36:16 > 0:36:20Down there would have been the cesspit, so you can imagine the stink and the damp.
0:36:20 > 0:36:25There would've been store rooms, a small chapel, constable rooms, meeting rooms.
0:36:25 > 0:36:29As you got higher, the great hall where all the entertaining would've been done.
0:36:29 > 0:36:34You can see how the floors have been divided up by these big holes called sockets.
0:36:34 > 0:36:38Big oak beams would have been slid into those so you can suspend the floors on them.
0:36:38 > 0:36:43On the top floor would have been the bedrooms, the state apartments, where the noblemen slept.
0:36:43 > 0:36:48Obviously, the windows got bigger up there, because it was safer up there.
0:36:54 > 0:36:57I've climbed up to the very top of the keep. I'm here on the battlements.
0:36:57 > 0:37:00You need a head for heights when you're up here.
0:37:00 > 0:37:04Especially when you look down there into the moat. That's a bit scary.
0:37:04 > 0:37:06Look at the view! You can see for miles.
0:37:06 > 0:37:10You can see how the city has built up over the centuries around the castle.
0:37:10 > 0:37:15But that's what I want to show you, because looking at the keep from this angle,
0:37:15 > 0:37:18you get a real sense of the size of it and the strength of it.
0:37:18 > 0:37:21Castles like this fire up the imagination,
0:37:21 > 0:37:25and, for me, they wind back the years and bring history alive.
0:37:32 > 0:37:37'Our valuation day is being held at Kings Hall in Herne Bay on the southeast coast.
0:37:39 > 0:37:44'Kate is chatting to Patricia and Dennis about an unusual lady they've brought along.
0:37:45 > 0:37:48- Hello.- Hello.- What, or who, have you brought along today?
0:37:48 > 0:37:53- Well, we normally call her Eileen. - Eileen?- Eileen.- Right.
0:37:53 > 0:38:00- What do you know about Eileen? - Well, all I know is my auntie's had her for years
0:38:00 > 0:38:03and she gave it to me 12 years ago.
0:38:03 > 0:38:06I've had it in my living room for quite a number of years,
0:38:06 > 0:38:09but then I thought I'd put it in the spare bedroom
0:38:09 > 0:38:12- and there's she's been. - Sat in there forever.
0:38:12 > 0:38:16- She's quite old.- Yes.- She's late Victorian. She's in this dome.
0:38:16 > 0:38:21Normally, we don't see figurines in things like this. We usually see clocks in domes,
0:38:21 > 0:38:26or we see taxidermy or flower arrangements or things like that, so it's weird to see a figurine.
0:38:26 > 0:38:30I can see why you've done it. She's got lots of delicate little bits on her -
0:38:30 > 0:38:32leaves and grapes and stuff.
0:38:32 > 0:38:34She is made of an unglazed porcelain,
0:38:34 > 0:38:38so she's called Parian ware, which is a type of ware.
0:38:38 > 0:38:43She's probably continental, so German probably, late 19th century.
0:38:43 > 0:38:47I've had a quick look. She's stuck down.
0:38:47 > 0:38:51- I never noticed that. - She's been superglued to the base, which is quite weird.
0:38:51 > 0:38:56Again, I can see why, because for moving her it's better to have her stuck down onto the base.
0:38:56 > 0:39:00That's quite a weird thing to do. Do you think your aunt did that?
0:39:00 > 0:39:05- Maybe her husband, more likely. - Right, so it was a good idea to stick it down.
0:39:05 > 0:39:10Not to be recommended for most porcelain. Please don't stick your porcelain down.
0:39:10 > 0:39:12It doesn't really detract from the value.
0:39:12 > 0:39:16There may be something written on the bottom, but we can't lift it up and see.
0:39:16 > 0:39:21I'm fairly sure she'll just have a number, so that's usually what the German pieces are marked as.
0:39:21 > 0:39:24What do you think we can flog it for? The dome is nice.
0:39:24 > 0:39:30There are collectors who just buy the dome irrespective of what it is and put something else in it.
0:39:30 > 0:39:32I think they're not the most popular things.
0:39:32 > 0:39:37You yourselves have said she's got further and further out of the limelight.
0:39:37 > 0:39:42I think for auction, she's somewhere between £40 and £60, somewhere like that.
0:39:42 > 0:39:46- Is that the kind of thing you were hoping for? - I was looking for about £50.- £50?
0:39:46 > 0:39:52Well, OK, let's compromise. Let's put a reserve of 50, and an estimate of £50 to £80.
0:39:52 > 0:39:57- Good.- Give the auctioneer some discretion on the reserve, so if it gets close, he can sell it.
0:39:57 > 0:40:00- He can sell it. Yes. - OK, well...- That will be nice.
0:40:00 > 0:40:04- You're ready to say goodbye to Eileen?- Yes. - We said goodbye to her this morning.
0:40:04 > 0:40:09- We should say, "Come on, Eileen," and hope she sells.- Yes!
0:40:09 > 0:40:11'Come on, Eileen. Exactly.
0:40:11 > 0:40:14'I hope she doesn't come unstuck at the auction.'
0:40:14 > 0:40:17- Are you having a good time? - ALL: Yes!- That's what it's about.
0:40:17 > 0:40:21Hopefully, some of you will go home with a lot of money later in the show.
0:40:21 > 0:40:27I'm surrounded by antiques of all sorts here from all different periods.
0:40:27 > 0:40:30But also lots of collectibles that take me back to my schoolboy days.
0:40:30 > 0:40:35One of my favourite programmes was Captain Scarlet And The Mysterons,
0:40:35 > 0:40:38and just look at that. I've got the right jacket on for it now.
0:40:38 > 0:40:41I thought I should wear a red jacket as we're working by the seaside,
0:40:41 > 0:40:46because if anyone wants to know any answers and questions, they just ask a redcoat.
0:40:50 > 0:40:54- Hello, Elizabeth.- Hello. - Hello, Rebecca.- Hi. - Mother and daughter I gather?- Yes.
0:40:54 > 0:40:58What a charming little cruet you've brought in.
0:40:58 > 0:41:00Where did you get such a lovely object?
0:41:00 > 0:41:04- The loft.- The loft? I wish I could go up in my loft and find things. Tell me more.
0:41:04 > 0:41:10- It's been very exciting. It started very sadly. My husband died in November.- I am sorry.
0:41:10 > 0:41:15He had all sorts of antique-y bits and pieces that he gathered over the years.
0:41:15 > 0:41:20He didn't buy them. It was all family stuff. It was just wrapped up in the loft.
0:41:20 > 0:41:24We'd been going through boxes of it. We found this one and an identical one
0:41:24 > 0:41:28- with a pale white background with a blue flower on it.- Lovely.
0:41:28 > 0:41:31I decided to give one to each of my daughters,
0:41:31 > 0:41:35so Rebecca got the other one and Hannah, who's not here, got this one.
0:41:35 > 0:41:39- You don't want to sell yours, Rebecca?- No, I quite like it. - Indeed, indeed.
0:41:39 > 0:41:43- And Hannah, your other daughter? - She wants money for driving lessons.
0:41:43 > 0:41:45She liked it, but she'd rather have the money.
0:41:45 > 0:41:50I think it's wonderful, because there's one thing about this that makes it wonderful.
0:41:50 > 0:41:54That's the name of the designer, William Moorcroft.
0:41:54 > 0:41:57It's not signed, but it doesn't have to be,
0:41:57 > 0:42:01because all the key things are abandoned in this piece.
0:42:01 > 0:42:05First of all, if we look underneath, we see Macintyre's, James Macintyre.
0:42:05 > 0:42:11William Moorcroft was first employed by Macintyre's to produce a series of ware,
0:42:11 > 0:42:14called Florian Ware, back in the late 1890s.
0:42:14 > 0:42:20These are slightly later than that, probably just after 1900, 1910-ish.
0:42:20 > 0:42:24They're just charming. You've got this lovely tube-line decoration.
0:42:24 > 0:42:28This is very Macintyre's and very William Moorcroft, this screw action to the base.
0:42:30 > 0:42:36Apart from a very small chip to the inside of the cover, it's in mint condition.
0:42:36 > 0:42:40You've got the mustard pot, the pepper pot and the little salt pot.
0:42:40 > 0:42:44It's absolutely charming. I love these little blue cornflowers.
0:42:44 > 0:42:48- It's a lovely little set, which will be very collectible, very desirable.- Right.
0:42:48 > 0:42:52Did your daughter come out with any instructions what not to sell it for?
0:42:52 > 0:42:55- Did she have a fixed price? - No, she had no idea.
0:42:55 > 0:42:59- So if I said £50? - She'd be very happy.- Yes?- Yes.
0:42:59 > 0:43:01I think that would be a bit mean.
0:43:01 > 0:43:07- I think if we estimate it conservatively at, say, £80 to £120...- Oh!
0:43:07 > 0:43:12..and we put a reserve of £80 on it, I would hope it would certainly make 100 or more.
0:43:12 > 0:43:16It could surprise us on the day, because these little pieces
0:43:16 > 0:43:20aren't as abundant sometimes as the normal domestic wares.
0:43:20 > 0:43:25Yours would probably be the same sort of price if not a bit more,
0:43:25 > 0:43:29- so when you need driving lessons, come back and see us, all right?- OK, I will.
0:43:29 > 0:43:33- She'd be happy for us to do that? - She would indeed, yes.- Fantastic.
0:43:33 > 0:43:38- What more can I say?- Excellent. - Thank you very much for coming in. - BOTH: Thank you.
0:43:41 > 0:43:44'However much Moorcroft we see, we still get excited about it,
0:43:44 > 0:43:46and that cruet set was charming.'
0:43:46 > 0:43:48Now, where shall I go next?
0:43:49 > 0:43:52This is a very nice map. By John Speed,
0:43:52 > 0:43:55early 17th-Century map. He was a surveyor
0:43:55 > 0:43:59- and he was championed by royalty... - Really?- ..in this country, yes.
0:43:59 > 0:44:03They financed a lot of his work. The secret of Speed maps is
0:44:03 > 0:44:06the fact that they were all printed
0:44:06 > 0:44:09in Holland - the quality of the printing was superb -
0:44:09 > 0:44:12and then brought back here and then hand-coloured.
0:44:12 > 0:44:16This shows the Shires - Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Bedfordshire.
0:44:16 > 0:44:19- And look at this. Look at Reading. - Very detailed, isn't it?
0:44:19 > 0:44:20Oh, it's incredible!
0:44:20 > 0:44:24Look how small it was, then. And this is a good sign,
0:44:24 > 0:44:27seeing lots of armorials, because he would have got sponsors, as well.
0:44:27 > 0:44:31These crests, these family coat of arms actually sponsored and paid him
0:44:31 > 0:44:34- so they could be part of the map. - What is the other side all about?
0:44:34 > 0:44:37I inherited... I was given this by my parents.
0:44:37 > 0:44:39Whoever framed this did a jolly good job,
0:44:39 > 0:44:44because it is so nice to have the map on one side, but also,
0:44:44 > 0:44:47the history of Buckinghamshire on the other. So, it tells you
0:44:47 > 0:44:49a little bit about the place.
0:44:49 > 0:44:53So, if you put this into auction, it should realise around £500-£700.
0:44:53 > 0:44:58- What were hoping for?- Probably, double what my father paid for it,
0:44:58 > 0:44:59which was 500.
0:44:59 > 0:45:01- So, you were hoping for £1,000? - About that, yeah.
0:45:01 > 0:45:04If you want to sell it, put it into an auction room
0:45:04 > 0:45:07in the Home Counties, in the Shires. But what a wonderful thing.
0:45:07 > 0:45:09- Thank you for bringing that in. - Thank you.
0:45:11 > 0:45:14Kieron is holding on to his map, so we won't be selling that one.
0:45:16 > 0:45:20Next up, Jane, and she has brought in two beautiful bronze vases
0:45:20 > 0:45:22- for Kate to have a look at. - What can you tell me about
0:45:22 > 0:45:24these fantastic vases?
0:45:24 > 0:45:28They were bought by my father during the war, in an auction,
0:45:28 > 0:45:31and they raised money for the war effort.
0:45:31 > 0:45:34Right. So, would they have been donated by somebody
0:45:34 > 0:45:38- to go into the auction?- Yes. - Probably somebody quite important
0:45:38 > 0:45:40- or quite wealthy? - Quite wealthy, yes.
0:45:40 > 0:45:43Because if we have a closer look, do you know anything more about them?
0:45:43 > 0:45:45Do you know where they are from or the date of them?
0:45:45 > 0:45:49- I know they are Japanese, but no idea of the date.- Nothing else.
0:45:49 > 0:45:52They are Japanese. They are probably Meiji period,
0:45:52 > 0:45:55which is before 1912, pre-1912. And that is really the pinnacle of
0:45:55 > 0:45:58Japanese decorative arts. These are absolutely fantastic.
0:45:58 > 0:46:01If we take a closer look, what you have got is this bronze body,
0:46:01 > 0:46:05ovoid body, and then you have got different metals inlaid.
0:46:05 > 0:46:09So, you have got gold, you have got copper and brass and silver.
0:46:09 > 0:46:12And then you have got a little design of leaves and birds
0:46:12 > 0:46:15and, usually, they have wisteria or other very sinuous plants.
0:46:15 > 0:46:17These are, kind of, leaves and tendules.
0:46:17 > 0:46:19And they are absolutely beautiful.
0:46:19 > 0:46:22Sometimes, you get a signature on the front. On the bottom of these,
0:46:22 > 0:46:26I can see there is a signature. There is a cartouche and someone
0:46:26 > 0:46:30has actually scratched a name... There is an Anglicised name here.
0:46:30 > 0:46:34It says "Iono U-Y-E", which I am not sure how you pronounce.
0:46:34 > 0:46:39"In-oy-you-eh" is my approximation of that.
0:46:39 > 0:46:42And a scratch code, which means it has been through dealers
0:46:42 > 0:46:45to say what they paid for it, things like that.
0:46:45 > 0:46:48But they are lovely quality and in fantastic condition.
0:46:48 > 0:46:50- Are you particularly attached to them?- I like them,
0:46:50 > 0:46:54- but they don't get put on display very much, these days.- OK.
0:46:54 > 0:46:58Well, any idea, value-wise, what you think they are worth?
0:46:58 > 0:46:59No idea. I would hope,
0:46:59 > 0:47:04- at least 200, but...- £100 each. That seems a reasonable assumption.
0:47:04 > 0:47:07I mean, I think you are probably a little bit on the low side.
0:47:07 > 0:47:11For auction, I would estimate them at, perhaps, £300-£500.
0:47:11 > 0:47:15They might even do better on a good day, but conservatively, £300-£500.
0:47:15 > 0:47:18- That would be marvellous. - Reserve-wise, you should put
0:47:18 > 0:47:21- a reserve on them.- Yes.- I would say, if you would be happy
0:47:21 > 0:47:23to take 200, put that as your reserve.
0:47:23 > 0:47:27The buyers won't know your reserve, but the estimate catalogue
0:47:27 > 0:47:31- will say 300-500.- Yes.- Are you happy to give it a go at that?- Yes.
0:47:31 > 0:47:33Fingers crossed, these could do quite well.
0:47:33 > 0:47:36- Will you be able to come to see them sell?- Unfortunately, not.
0:47:36 > 0:47:38My husband and I will be on holiday.
0:47:38 > 0:47:42Oh, right, OK. If they did go, what would you spend the money on?
0:47:42 > 0:47:46It will go on another holiday. We are going on a cruise next March.
0:47:46 > 0:47:48- Are you on a cruise this time? - We are.- Around Japan?
0:47:48 > 0:47:53- No, no! The Baltic.- Maybe the next one, if they sell, then you can
0:47:53 > 0:47:57finance it, you'll have to go to the Far East, in a homage to your vases.
0:47:57 > 0:47:59Thank you for bringing them.
0:48:00 > 0:48:04Now, Mark has obviously been enjoying being by the sea.
0:48:04 > 0:48:07He is talking boats, with Terry and Marilyn.
0:48:07 > 0:48:10The story starts a few months back. My auntie came to visit us
0:48:10 > 0:48:15and, I don't know what it was, she was getting something out
0:48:15 > 0:48:17of the back of the car and there was this box with these in it.
0:48:17 > 0:48:21I said, "What are you doing with those?" She said, "Throw them away."
0:48:21 > 0:48:26I said, "No, no, don't do that. Leave them with me and I will dispose
0:48:26 > 0:48:30"of them. If it is all right with you, whatever we get for them,
0:48:30 > 0:48:34"we will donate to our local branch of the Multiple Sclerosis Society."
0:48:34 > 0:48:37What a lovely idea. What a lovely idea.
0:48:37 > 0:48:41So, somebody said, "Oh, they are doing a Flog It! at Herne Bay."
0:48:41 > 0:48:44So, we thought, "Right, go for the adventure."
0:48:44 > 0:48:48I am glad you did. They have obviously been played with a bit.
0:48:48 > 0:48:51They are not in their boxes or in pristine condition,
0:48:51 > 0:48:55but generally speaking, Tri-ang are very well known for the quality
0:48:55 > 0:48:59of their manufacturing. They are tiny, but the detail is exquisite.
0:48:59 > 0:49:04When we unpacked them from this box of my auntie's,
0:49:04 > 0:49:07I was really impressed with the amount of detail.
0:49:07 > 0:49:10Just such small items. The guns on the battleships
0:49:10 > 0:49:13and some of the rigging on some of the other boats.
0:49:13 > 0:49:17How on Earth they did that in the model-making process,
0:49:17 > 0:49:22- I don't quite know.- They specialised in all sorts of toy-making,
0:49:22 > 0:49:25Tri-ang. If we look at this boat, which, of course,
0:49:25 > 0:49:28it looks quite stupendous and it should do because it is actually
0:49:28 > 0:49:33the Queen Mary. The detail of the funnels and all the decking,
0:49:33 > 0:49:37the lifeboats and even the little windows punched out and the detail
0:49:37 > 0:49:41- of the studwork. - And it is so small, as well.- I know.
0:49:41 > 0:49:44It is really good fun, actually. We have got it marked underneath
0:49:44 > 0:49:48"Queen Mary" and we have got the mark of Tri-ang, as well.
0:49:48 > 0:49:50I think they were based in Margate.
0:49:50 > 0:49:55- Which is just up the road.- Hornby Hobbies. I think they were part
0:49:55 > 0:49:59- of that company, at one time. - I'm sure, in the saleroom,
0:49:59 > 0:50:01people will find them interesting,
0:50:01 > 0:50:04but at what level, it is difficult to predict, to be honest.
0:50:04 > 0:50:08Collectors of this type of thing are specific about having the box
0:50:08 > 0:50:11and in mint condition and that kind of thing.
0:50:11 > 0:50:14I think we have got to be quite sensible. Obviously, we want to try
0:50:14 > 0:50:18and raise as much money as we can for the charity. We are probably
0:50:18 > 0:50:21- looking at about £60-£100 for the lot.- Right.- Are you happy with that?
0:50:21 > 0:50:25- Yes, we're very happy.- Yeah. - Fantastic. Let's do it.
0:50:25 > 0:50:28They might even sail past our estimate.
0:50:28 > 0:50:31I'll let you get away with that pun, Mark!
0:50:31 > 0:50:36Well, that's it. Our experts have now made their final choices
0:50:36 > 0:50:38and we have had a marvellous day here.
0:50:38 > 0:50:41The people of Herne Bay have done us proud. They have turned out
0:50:41 > 0:50:46in their hundreds with some real treasures, which we now must put
0:50:46 > 0:50:49to the test. So, now, we are off. We are heading inland,
0:50:49 > 0:50:50to the Canterbury Auction Rooms.
0:50:50 > 0:50:56And we're taking with us, Patricia and Dennis's figure in a dome,
0:50:56 > 0:50:58that sweet Moorcroft cruet set brought in by Elizabeth
0:50:58 > 0:51:02and daughter Rebecca, on behalf of other daughter, Hannah.
0:51:02 > 0:51:06Terry and Marilyn's miniature boats
0:51:06 > 0:51:09and Jane's wonderful Japanese vases.
0:51:11 > 0:51:16First up, Patricia and Dennis, but I can hardly recognise Dennis.
0:51:16 > 0:51:21Dennis, you look really frightened. You look nervous. Give us a smile.
0:51:21 > 0:51:22I had a wash this morning.
0:51:22 > 0:51:23LAUGHTER
0:51:23 > 0:51:25Last time, I didn't look
0:51:25 > 0:51:28all that clean and tidy, so I had a quick wash.
0:51:28 > 0:51:31- She made me. - I should jolly well hope so!
0:51:31 > 0:51:32LAUGHTER
0:51:32 > 0:51:34Anyway, we've got the Parian Ware, this lovely figure,
0:51:34 > 0:51:39going under the hammer. £60 to £80, hopefully, a little more, Kate?
0:51:39 > 0:51:42I think we should do it. If people aren't keen on the figure,
0:51:42 > 0:51:43they can use the dome
0:51:43 > 0:51:46for something like taxidermy or dried flower arrangements.
0:51:46 > 0:51:49- Hopefully, that will sell it. - Are you going to miss it?
0:51:49 > 0:51:52In a way. We won't see Eileen standing there.
0:51:52 > 0:51:59Yes, we lovingly called her Eileen. Eileen. So, probably we'll miss her.
0:51:59 > 0:52:02Let's say goodbye to Eileen. Hopefully, she'll get top money.
0:52:02 > 0:52:06- Bye, Eileen!- Yes, bye, Eileen. - Good luck, everybody.
0:52:08 > 0:52:10Lot 85 is the 19th-Century Parian Ware figure
0:52:10 > 0:52:13of the young woman with the fruit and vines.
0:52:13 > 0:52:15Who will start me at £50? 50?
0:52:16 > 0:52:1850, I'm bid. Who's in at 60?
0:52:18 > 0:52:21The bid is in the room at £50. Any further offers?
0:52:21 > 0:52:24£60 I'm looking for online or anywhere else.
0:52:24 > 0:52:27If not, I'll sell to the maiden bid for £50...
0:52:27 > 0:52:31- Sold on the opening bid. It's gone. You're happy, anyway?- Yes.
0:52:31 > 0:52:34No, because it could've got smashed.
0:52:34 > 0:52:37- Hopefully, it'll go somewhere it'll be shown.- Yes.
0:52:37 > 0:52:40Somebody will appreciate it one day.
0:52:40 > 0:52:43Hopefully, they've got some salt to clean it.
0:52:43 > 0:52:45- Thank you so much for bringing it in.- Thank you.
0:52:45 > 0:52:50- I like your dress, as well. You look lovely.- Thank you, Paul.
0:52:50 > 0:52:54£50 is a cracking result. So long, Eileen. Next up is Terry,
0:52:54 > 0:52:58who has come to see the miniature boats go under the hammer,
0:52:58 > 0:53:01although his wife Marilyn couldn't make it.
0:53:01 > 0:53:04We have got £100 riding on this at the top end. £60-£100.
0:53:04 > 0:53:07Well, we hope, for the cause that they are going to,
0:53:07 > 0:53:09- that they get as much as they can. - Remind us again.
0:53:09 > 0:53:12I am the local chairman of the Thanet branch
0:53:12 > 0:53:16of Multiple Sclerosis Society and whatever this raises
0:53:16 > 0:53:19will go help with the work that that branch does.
0:53:19 > 0:53:21Yeah, great cause. Going under the hammer right now.
0:53:23 > 0:53:29Lot number 245 is the Tri-ang Mimic model ship of RMS Queen Mary.
0:53:29 > 0:53:31Lot number 245. Who will start me at £40?
0:53:31 > 0:53:34Thank you. 40, I'm bid. Who is in at 50 now?
0:53:35 > 0:53:38Bid is on my right, at £40. £50, I am looking for.
0:53:38 > 0:53:41- Any interest at 50?- Oh, come on. - Any interest at £50?
0:53:41 > 0:53:46On my right, £50, I am bid. 60? 70. 70, anywhere? On my right, at £60.
0:53:46 > 0:53:47Selling at 60.
0:53:47 > 0:53:51- Well, every little penny helps. - Every little penny helps.
0:53:51 > 0:53:53I thought it was quite cheap, though.
0:53:53 > 0:53:56- So did I! So did I.- I wish they'd gone for a little bit more.
0:53:56 > 0:53:58But thank you, guys, for doing what you have done.
0:53:58 > 0:54:02It's raised, like I say, a few pounds towards running our local branch.
0:54:02 > 0:54:03And raised the profile,
0:54:03 > 0:54:06- so, hopefully, more people will be aware.- Yes, thank you.
0:54:06 > 0:54:09And I know you have got family support here. That is your daughter.
0:54:09 > 0:54:12- What is her name?- Emily.- Emily, hi, there!- Come to support me.
0:54:12 > 0:54:16A good result for a good cause. We are happy with that.
0:54:16 > 0:54:18Next up is Elizabeth,
0:54:18 > 0:54:21who has come along on her own to sell the Moorcroft cruet set.
0:54:21 > 0:54:25- Where's Rebecca today?- She's at work. She's started a new job.
0:54:25 > 0:54:28She thought it wasn't a good idea to take a day off work so quickly.
0:54:28 > 0:54:29She started last Monday.
0:54:29 > 0:54:33No, you can't really, can you? Setting a good example, Mark.
0:54:33 > 0:54:38- You can't take a day off in your first week.- You cannot. It's not good for the job, is it?
0:54:38 > 0:54:42We've got some Macintyre Moorcroft. A three-piece cruet set -
0:54:42 > 0:54:45- salt and pepper and mustard, early period.- Nice decoration.
0:54:45 > 0:54:50- Should it do a lot more than 80 to 120? - I'm hoping it will do the top end.
0:54:50 > 0:54:55There's a small chip on one of the pieces, but it's very small. Hopefully, it does the top end.
0:54:55 > 0:55:00Let's see what the bidders think of the Macintyre Moorcroft. It's going under the hammer.
0:55:00 > 0:55:04- Lot 53. Who will start me at £50? - 60.- £60 on bid.
0:55:04 > 0:55:05- We're in.- 70. 80.
0:55:05 > 0:55:0890. 100. 110.
0:55:08 > 0:55:10120. 130.
0:55:10 > 0:55:13140? Anybody at 140?
0:55:13 > 0:55:15140 in the room. 150?
0:55:15 > 0:55:18- Good.- This is good.- Hey!- 170.
0:55:18 > 0:55:21- 180?- Come on.
0:55:21 > 0:55:25No? It's £170 on the telephone now. Any further offer?
0:55:25 > 0:55:28I'm selling at £170. The bid is on the phone 170.
0:55:28 > 0:55:34- Yes, good.- Are you happy with that? - Very happy with that. - Hannah will be very pleased.- Bless.
0:55:34 > 0:55:36- It was hers, wasn't it?- Yes.
0:55:36 > 0:55:38- Rebecca was with you on valuation day.- Yes.
0:55:38 > 0:55:41- It wasn't hers. - It's her younger sister's.
0:55:41 > 0:55:45- She has one at home of her own. - Does she?- Yes. - She's keeping hers?- Yes.
0:55:45 > 0:55:48She might not now she knows it's gone for 170.
0:55:48 > 0:55:50- They can only go up in value. - Yes.- Yes.
0:55:50 > 0:55:54If you sell them in five years' time, you'll get even more money.
0:55:54 > 0:55:58'That's a good result and should pay for a few driving lessons for Hannah.
0:55:58 > 0:56:02'And finally, while Jane is cruising the world,
0:56:02 > 0:56:05'we're going to sell her wonderful Oriental vases.'
0:56:05 > 0:56:10- We have her next-door neighbour. Hello!- Hello.- It's Erina, isn't it? - Erina, that's it.
0:56:10 > 0:56:15- Did you ever see these vases in the house?- No.- No? - I don't know where she hid them.
0:56:15 > 0:56:17- She must have got them out of the attic.- Yes.
0:56:17 > 0:56:22She brought them along. They drew your attention, Kate. You went, "Wow! Look at these."
0:56:22 > 0:56:26The quality was amazing. You can tell they're really nicely made.
0:56:26 > 0:56:29- Hopefully, that will translate into bids.- It will do, won't it?
0:56:29 > 0:56:32- Yes, lots of money. - We're going to find out right now.
0:56:34 > 0:56:40590, the pair of Japanese patinated bronze vases, lot 590.
0:56:40 > 0:56:43- Who will start me at £200? - Straight in.
0:56:43 > 0:56:46220. 230. 240. 250.
0:56:46 > 0:56:48260. 270. 280. 290.
0:56:48 > 0:56:51300. 320. 340. 360.
0:56:51 > 0:56:56380. 400. 420. 440. 460. 480.
0:56:56 > 0:56:59500. 520. 540.
0:56:59 > 0:57:03- 560.- Fierce bidding.- 600. - Don't stop. Keep going.
0:57:03 > 0:57:05With you at 560, looking for 580.
0:57:05 > 0:57:07580. 600.
0:57:07 > 0:57:09That's better. Yes.
0:57:11 > 0:57:12640. 660.
0:57:13 > 0:57:15680.
0:57:15 > 0:57:18- 700.- Wow.- 720.
0:57:18 > 0:57:22740. 760. 780.
0:57:22 > 0:57:24800. 820?
0:57:26 > 0:57:27Anybody at 820?
0:57:27 > 0:57:29800. Any further offer?
0:57:29 > 0:57:32Any further bid? If not, I'm selling and we're all done.
0:57:32 > 0:57:34At £800...
0:57:34 > 0:57:39- Yes! £800.- Fantastic! - She is going to be so pleased.
0:57:39 > 0:57:44- Where is she at the moment?- St Petersburg. - We'll have to telephone her.- I will.
0:57:44 > 0:57:46- You're looking after her house. - Yes, I am.
0:57:46 > 0:57:49Well, have a rummage round and see what else she's got.
0:57:49 > 0:57:53If she's got a lot in her attic that you never see, get it out.
0:57:53 > 0:57:57That's brilliant. I'm pleased. That's about what I thought as well.
0:57:57 > 0:58:00- Yes, she'll be so excited. - Wish she was here.
0:58:02 > 0:58:06'That was a magical moment and I'm sure Jane will be sad to have missed it.
0:58:06 > 0:58:09'At least she's well on her way to her next holiday fund.'
0:58:09 > 0:58:13It's over for our owners and sadly we're coming to the end of another show.
0:58:13 > 0:58:17We've had a few lows and a few highs, but that's auctions for you.
0:58:17 > 0:58:20That's why we love doing them. They're just full of surprises.
0:58:20 > 0:58:23So do join us again soon for many more, but for now,
0:58:23 > 0:58:26from Canterbury, it's cheerio.