0:00:02 > 0:00:05We've got a full house of people, five camera crews,
0:00:05 > 0:00:08a real electric atmosphere and of course, you've got yours truly.
0:00:08 > 0:00:10It can only mean one thing - welcome to Flog It!
0:00:32 > 0:00:37Today we're in Dorset at the Dorford Centre in Dorchester, a town which
0:00:37 > 0:00:41local author Thomas Hardy based his fictional town of Casterbridge on.
0:00:41 > 0:00:45But it's the real stories we're after behind all the antiques
0:00:45 > 0:00:49and collectibles being brought in, before we take them off to auction.
0:00:49 > 0:00:52Hello. That looks interesting.
0:00:54 > 0:00:58Coming up in today's show we have nerves...
0:00:58 > 0:01:01- It's quite nerve-racking! - It is, yeah.
0:01:01 > 0:01:02..excitement...
0:01:02 > 0:01:07- I'm getting excited! I'm getting carried away, aren't I?- Yes!
0:01:07 > 0:01:09..and will flattery get you anywhere?
0:01:09 > 0:01:13There's no pressure on you but you have to tell us who your favourite expert is.
0:01:13 > 0:01:15- Definitely you.- Thank you very much.
0:01:18 > 0:01:25Our two experts leading our team of valuers today are Mark Stacey and David Fletcher.
0:01:25 > 0:01:29Mark sees every day as an opportunity to learn something new, while David's partner thinks
0:01:29 > 0:01:34he's crazy to get worked up over inanimate objects, but that's what we love about him.
0:01:38 > 0:01:44People come from far and wide, using all sorts of transport, to get here.
0:01:46 > 0:01:50Believe it or not, I cycled all the way here on this!
0:01:52 > 0:01:55Somebody good with their hands put this together in the 1920s.
0:01:55 > 0:01:59You probably won't find another one like it, so you can't have a book price on this.
0:01:59 > 0:02:02That's why you call it scratch built.
0:02:02 > 0:02:05It's a bit of modern-day folk art in a way.
0:02:05 > 0:02:08Anyway, it's so good that everybody is now safely seated inside.
0:02:08 > 0:02:10It looks like a full house.
0:02:10 > 0:02:15First up is Mark Stacey, looking at something brought in by his namesake.
0:02:15 > 0:02:19This is a good omen - two Marks for the price of one.
0:02:19 > 0:02:23You've brought this lovely little owl in. Where did you get it from?
0:02:23 > 0:02:26It was my dad's, and my mum passed it on to me
0:02:26 > 0:02:29a few weeks ago, when I was up seeing her.
0:02:29 > 0:02:34He'd have collected it. He used to collect lots of little bits and pieces from jumble sales.
0:02:34 > 0:02:35I used to be a Scout.
0:02:35 > 0:02:38We would go along and help out at the jumble sales.
0:02:38 > 0:02:41I'd probably play around more than anything.
0:02:41 > 0:02:47He'd come along under the disguise of helping, and go through the bric-a-brac and boxes.
0:02:47 > 0:02:50So he had a little cheeky, sneaky peek at the goodies!
0:02:50 > 0:02:53He'd buy them long before the doors opened.
0:02:53 > 0:02:56That's not really fair, but it happens all the time.
0:02:56 > 0:03:00He obviously had an eye for collecting curious knick-knacks.
0:03:00 > 0:03:06Here we have a little brass model of an owl, which is rather sweet with these cabochon glass eyes.
0:03:06 > 0:03:10Sometimes these are made in silver, and when they're silver they'd be a lot more money.
0:03:10 > 0:03:14But there's another purpose to this, because if we open his head up,
0:03:14 > 0:03:16you see there's a little gap there.
0:03:16 > 0:03:18- That's where you keep...?- Matches.
0:03:18 > 0:03:20So it's a little vesta case.
0:03:20 > 0:03:25And then on his back, we can see where you'd strike the matches.
0:03:25 > 0:03:28In terms of the date, I think we're looking around 1910, 1920.
0:03:28 > 0:03:35It's mass produced, but they're quite collectible, particularly unusual shapes.
0:03:35 > 0:03:41The reason I chose it was because you and I are very wise, and owls represent wisdom.
0:03:41 > 0:03:45So hopefully that will prove us right at the auction.
0:03:45 > 0:03:50In terms of value, I think we're probably looking at around the £40 mark.
0:03:50 > 0:03:52- Are you happy with that?- Fine.
0:03:52 > 0:03:56If it have been silver or enamel, cold-painted bronze,
0:03:56 > 0:03:59it would have bumped the price up a lot.
0:03:59 > 0:04:01You haven't had it an awfully long time.
0:04:01 > 0:04:04Why have you decided to flog it today?
0:04:04 > 0:04:07I really love the programme, watch it all the time.
0:04:07 > 0:04:14It just happens that today was my day off and I thought, come up to Dorchester, get involved in Flog It!
0:04:14 > 0:04:20I went through a few bits and pieces, got some stuff together, and came along.
0:04:20 > 0:04:23If we get a good price, is it for anything in particular?
0:04:23 > 0:04:25I'm saving up to buy an Austin Healey.
0:04:25 > 0:04:27Any pennies are going to the Austin-Healey fund.
0:04:27 > 0:04:31There's no pressure on you but you have to tell us who your favourite expert is.
0:04:31 > 0:04:33- Definitely you.- Thank you very much.
0:04:35 > 0:04:41Let's put £30-£50 on it and a reserve of £30 because we don't want to give it away.
0:04:41 > 0:04:46- Hopefully, it will fly in the sale and we can say twit twoo!- Very good!
0:04:48 > 0:04:52Like Mark, a lot of people turn up because they love the show,
0:04:52 > 0:04:57little realising they've also brought in an item of value, or of interest.
0:04:57 > 0:05:01But, of course, not all items have either much sentimental
0:05:01 > 0:05:05or financial value, so it's up to me to let them down gently.
0:05:07 > 0:05:10Can I have a rummage?
0:05:10 > 0:05:13I'm just sort of picking on a few people
0:05:13 > 0:05:17before the experts get hold of you, to see what you've got in your bags.
0:05:17 > 0:05:20Have you got the packed lunch in there as well?
0:05:20 > 0:05:26Gosh. That's "look at me", isn't it, really?
0:05:26 > 0:05:29It's a bit flash. Do you like that?
0:05:29 > 0:05:31- I don't like it.- You do or you don't?
0:05:31 > 0:05:34I don't, but I bought it as an investment.
0:05:35 > 0:05:37You like taking risks, don't you?!
0:05:37 > 0:05:40I'd rather put money on the horses, I think!
0:05:40 > 0:05:45But some objects have more iconic status than others,
0:05:45 > 0:05:52like the item brought in by Sue and Steve, which they're showing to our expert, David Fletcher.
0:05:52 > 0:05:58I remember Muffin the Mule from when I was a child in the 1950s.
0:05:58 > 0:06:00- Black and white, yes. - So, getting on for 60 years ago.
0:06:00 > 0:06:03But be a little more conservative
0:06:03 > 0:06:07or you will make me feel older than I am.
0:06:07 > 0:06:11- But I remember this very clearly. Have you owned these since new?- Yes.
0:06:11 > 0:06:16So the box, still it's colour's nice and bright.
0:06:16 > 0:06:18A little bit chipped,
0:06:18 > 0:06:23but to me, it appears to be mechanically in amazing condition.
0:06:23 > 0:06:27So I'm going to ask you to have a little go with him. Can you do that?
0:06:27 > 0:06:32- I'll try my best.- You've done this before.- Many years ago!
0:06:34 > 0:06:38- I'm a bit rusty with it.- I remember him make a terrible clanking noise.
0:06:39 > 0:06:42He still does make a clanking noise.
0:06:42 > 0:06:44Why the decision to sell him?
0:06:44 > 0:06:48- Well, the grandchildren don't play with him.- No.
0:06:48 > 0:06:50They're not really their sort of thing.
0:06:50 > 0:06:53It's a shame that youngsters don't play with these things.
0:06:53 > 0:06:56But you can understand why.
0:06:56 > 0:07:02It's nice to see them in the original boxes, but it is nice to have them used.
0:07:02 > 0:07:08You mentioned the box and the fact that it is an original box greatly adds to its value.
0:07:08 > 0:07:11The box is in tip-top condition, really.
0:07:11 > 0:07:20The figure itself is made by Moko, a factory established in Germany in the late 19th century.
0:07:20 > 0:07:28In time, Moko were absorbed or merged with Lesney, who made Matchbox toys.
0:07:28 > 0:07:33- It so happens that Jumbo is also made by Moko.- That's interesting.
0:07:33 > 0:07:37This is a tin plate toy, with a clockwork motor.
0:07:37 > 0:07:40I'd like to know if it works?
0:07:40 > 0:07:42- It does work, yes. - Have you got the key?- Yes.
0:07:42 > 0:07:45- Shall I wind him up?- Why not?
0:07:45 > 0:07:47He goes very sedately, but he does work.
0:07:49 > 0:07:52- Well, I think they're going to sell jolly well.- Good.
0:07:52 > 0:07:55This sort of thing is highly collectible.
0:07:55 > 0:07:59People want to get back, in many respects, to their younger days.
0:07:59 > 0:08:03Lots of people have seen the box and remember him.
0:08:03 > 0:08:06- There's been a lot of interest today.- He's stopped. He's tired.
0:08:06 > 0:08:09Any idea as to what they may be worth?
0:08:09 > 0:08:12I was hoping for £80.
0:08:12 > 0:08:14I think that's a good shout.
0:08:14 > 0:08:18I'm optimistic that they'll make £80 and I hope a bit more.
0:08:18 > 0:08:20Have you got plans for the money?
0:08:20 > 0:08:27We have discussed this, and my own particular Plan B, is to use the money to buy a new golf club...
0:08:27 > 0:08:32- Just a single golf club! - ..but, our Plan A is to give the money to the grandchildren.
0:08:32 > 0:08:35What there is, they'll have it.
0:08:35 > 0:08:38Yes, I came in hope, but that hope has been dashed.
0:08:38 > 0:08:43I think £80 is on the conservative side, but not way under.
0:08:43 > 0:08:46They've got to be worth £40 or £50 each.
0:08:46 > 0:08:51So I would go for an estimate of £100-£150, but if you're happy
0:08:51 > 0:08:54with a fixed reserve of £80, which is in line with your hopes...
0:08:54 > 0:08:56Yeah, that would be good.
0:08:56 > 0:08:57- That will be fine.- We'll do that.
0:08:57 > 0:09:02And all those overgrown children like me will have a field day!
0:09:02 > 0:09:07- Yes, let's hope there's some people that will love him.- There will be.
0:09:07 > 0:09:12Right, good night, Muffin. There we are.
0:09:15 > 0:09:20Apart from simple but effective toys, there were other ways children were kept occupied in days gone by.
0:09:20 > 0:09:24Sheila has brought in a fantastic example of one.
0:09:24 > 0:09:30- Sheila, this is lovely. - Thank you.- How long's it been in your possession?
0:09:30 > 0:09:37- It's been in my possession for about 20 to 30 years, before that it was in my father's possession.- On the wall?
0:09:37 > 0:09:38Not on the wall, no, I didn't like it.
0:09:38 > 0:09:43- My father had it on the wall for a short time.- You didn't like it?- No!
0:09:43 > 0:09:46- What have you done with it? - It's been in the loft.
0:09:46 > 0:09:51- Do you know where this came from? - My father did some odd jobs for an old lady next door.
0:09:51 > 0:09:55This was done by her mother, who lived in Cornwall in Marazion.
0:09:55 > 0:09:58Really? And were they still a Thornton?
0:09:58 > 0:10:03The next door neighbour was Winifred Thornton Brocklebank. So she married.
0:10:03 > 0:10:07Yes. She was an artist. Her and her husband were artists.
0:10:07 > 0:10:10Hence the scene. I think this one's a lot of fun.
0:10:10 > 0:10:13It is almost a nursery rhyme, really.
0:10:13 > 0:10:15I love the rabbits, the chickens.
0:10:15 > 0:10:17We've got a lovely tree here with somebody riding a horse.
0:10:17 > 0:10:20- Yes.- It's a proper farmyard scene.
0:10:20 > 0:10:23Originally, samplers were band samplers,
0:10:23 > 0:10:29towards the end of the 16th century and through the 17th century, they were so wide -
0:10:29 > 0:10:31hence the name band samplers, a long drop.
0:10:31 > 0:10:36Again, it was a discipline for young ladies to learn.
0:10:36 > 0:10:39Obviously taught by a seamstress or the lady of the house.
0:10:39 > 0:10:43It's a way of educating or teaching. But also, it's a discipline.
0:10:43 > 0:10:45You have to sit there for four or five hours a day.
0:10:45 > 0:10:52I don't think any young girl would do that at the age of 12 today - they'd be on the computer!
0:10:52 > 0:10:55Condition, you could say it is 99%.
0:10:55 > 0:10:57It's almost perfect.
0:10:57 > 0:11:01There's a couple of bits of stitching missing there and there.
0:11:01 > 0:11:03- Yeah.- That's all.
0:11:03 > 0:11:07There is a slight stain there. Bit of water damage.
0:11:07 > 0:11:10But thank goodness this has been kept out of the sunlight
0:11:10 > 0:11:14because the colours are very bright and vibrant.
0:11:14 > 0:11:18- The worse thing that can happen to samplers is insect attack.- Right.
0:11:18 > 0:11:23Underneath the glass, moths, things like that, woodworm.
0:11:23 > 0:11:26Anything that will bore away at this will devaluate it.
0:11:26 > 0:11:30Considering its age, it has lasted well.
0:11:30 > 0:11:32Is this something you're thinking of selling?
0:11:32 > 0:11:34Yes, I would like to sell it, yes.
0:11:34 > 0:11:38I knew you'd say it because you don't like it! Why not?!
0:11:38 > 0:11:42Well, I've just had my house modernised and it's very dull.
0:11:42 > 0:11:46- What do you think it's worth? - About £100?
0:11:46 > 0:11:50I can tell you now, I feel confident putting £200 to £400 on this.
0:11:50 > 0:11:52Really, as much as that?
0:11:52 > 0:11:54Yes. Somewhere between that.
0:11:54 > 0:11:58On a good day, you might get the £400, but you will easily get £200.
0:11:58 > 0:12:00- Well, that's good.- Happy?- Very, yes.
0:12:00 > 0:12:04- OK, we'll put it in for auction. - Thank you very much.
0:12:05 > 0:12:09Well, that's the first bunch of items ready to go off to auction.
0:12:09 > 0:12:14We're taking them to Duke's saleroom just up the road from our valuation day.
0:12:14 > 0:12:19We have two auctioneers sharing the rostrum today, Gary Batts and Matthew Denny.
0:12:19 > 0:12:25Gary is intrigued by the big ambition of one of our smaller objects .
0:12:25 > 0:12:28This next item is a little hoot, it belongs to Mark.
0:12:28 > 0:12:32It's a little vesta case. It's a shame it's brass and not silver.
0:12:32 > 0:12:36But I think owls are really trendy, interior designers love owls.
0:12:36 > 0:12:42He's selling this because he wants to save up and buy an Austin Healey.
0:12:42 > 0:12:48- Does he?- Don't knock it, he's got ambition, which is really good.
0:12:48 > 0:12:50We've got £30 to £50 on this.
0:12:50 > 0:12:52And someone told me you've got an Austin Healey?
0:12:52 > 0:12:55- Yes, I do have an Austin Healey. - Are you selling it?
0:12:55 > 0:12:59- Funnily enough, I am thinking of selling it.- Swap it!
0:12:59 > 0:13:04- I think the answer to that has to be "no". - A proper man's car, an Austin Healy.
0:13:04 > 0:13:06It is THE classic British sports car.
0:13:06 > 0:13:10I think we'll need to sell a few more owls to get the Healey!
0:13:10 > 0:13:12Actually, it's not as daft as you think, is it?
0:13:12 > 0:13:16If he had about 300 bits and pieces worth £50 each...
0:13:16 > 0:13:19Then you could buy one really nice object.
0:13:19 > 0:13:22I often say to people, sell all these little bits and buy one really nice object.
0:13:22 > 0:13:25That's a much better investment.
0:13:25 > 0:13:29Hopefully, Mark will get his Austin Healey. I think that £30 to £50 is reasonable for that, that'll sell?
0:13:29 > 0:13:31It should do that.
0:13:31 > 0:13:35It's fun, small, it's collectible, it is actually quite nice quality.
0:13:35 > 0:13:39It's a way towards an Austin Healey, but not quite there yet.
0:13:41 > 0:13:45Also about to go under the hammer are Sue and Steve's Muffin the Mule
0:13:45 > 0:13:50and the lovely Victorian sampler I spotted, brought in by Sheila.
0:13:52 > 0:13:57First it's Muffin the Mule and Matthew Denny is on the rostrum.
0:13:57 > 0:14:01We've seen them on the show before, they've always done well for us.
0:14:01 > 0:14:04- This one is in good condition and it's boxed.- Yes.
0:14:04 > 0:14:09Played with, but then stuck in the cupboard so it might as well be sold.
0:14:09 > 0:14:14- We've got the elephant as well. So the money's going four ways?- Yep.
0:14:14 > 0:14:17Let's see what we can do, shall we? Let's pull some strings, here we go.
0:14:17 > 0:14:24- You're not old enough to remember Muffin The Mule, Paul.- Not quite. The Magic Roundabout, yes!
0:14:24 > 0:14:29370, tin plate toy, Jumbo, a walking elephant
0:14:29 > 0:14:32and a Muffin puppet there, 370.
0:14:32 > 0:14:34Lovely little things there.
0:14:34 > 0:14:38I've got bids to start you at £50, with me, I'll take £60.
0:14:38 > 0:14:42At £60 at the back. £70. £80.
0:14:42 > 0:14:46At £70, £80 with you. £90 here, £100.
0:14:46 > 0:14:50£100 beats the commission, I'll take £110 next.
0:14:50 > 0:14:54Commission bid at £100, I'll take £110.
0:14:54 > 0:14:57I hope the grandchildren are watching!
0:14:57 > 0:15:00At £100.
0:15:00 > 0:15:02All done in the room at £100.
0:15:04 > 0:15:07Yes! The hammer's down on £100.
0:15:07 > 0:15:09- Brilliant.- Are you happy?- Absolutely.
0:15:09 > 0:15:14- It didn't gallop home, but it got home!- An easy sum to divide up!
0:15:14 > 0:15:19There is commission to pay, but I hope the grandchildren watched.
0:15:19 > 0:15:22I'm sure they did, they'll be thrilled.
0:15:22 > 0:15:27That was a good result and although it's not quite enough for Steve's golf club,
0:15:27 > 0:15:30I'm sure the money will be appreciated by Steve's grandchildren.
0:15:30 > 0:15:33Next up, though, it's Sheila's fabulous sampler, the one I valued.
0:15:33 > 0:15:36- We've got £200 to £400 on this. - Right.- A bit of quality.
0:15:36 > 0:15:42I hope we get past that £200 mark. It would be great to see £400.
0:15:42 > 0:15:43- I'll keep my fingers crossed.- Yes!
0:15:46 > 0:15:51418. Needlework sampler, this is a lovely needlework.
0:15:51 > 0:15:541846, aged 12. A nice thing there.
0:15:54 > 0:15:58418. Start me at £100 for it.
0:15:58 > 0:16:01- I think it's worth every penny of what I said.- Yeah.
0:16:01 > 0:16:04I'll take £10. At £100, I'll take £10.
0:16:04 > 0:16:07£120, £130, £140.
0:16:07 > 0:16:11£140, I'll take. £150.
0:16:11 > 0:16:13With you at £140. £150, if you will.
0:16:13 > 0:16:17All done then, at £140.
0:16:19 > 0:16:21- That's not sold. - No, well off. Well off.
0:16:21 > 0:16:25That's auctions for you! I'm pleased it's protected with the reserve.
0:16:25 > 0:16:27- Yeah.- That's going home.
0:16:27 > 0:16:32It is, I'm going to reframe it and put in the grandchildren's room.
0:16:32 > 0:16:36And let them look at it and see what a wonderful discipline that was
0:16:36 > 0:16:39for a young girl to do at such an early age.
0:16:39 > 0:16:44- That's what I think I shall do with it. I'm pleased in a way.- Good.
0:16:44 > 0:16:49Well, all's well that ends well.
0:16:49 > 0:16:53It will continue to be appreciated by another generation.
0:16:55 > 0:16:59Next up, it's Mark's little owl with high hopes.
0:17:01 > 0:17:06I had a chat to the auctioneer about the vesta case, he agreed with the valuation, hopefully £50 plus.
0:17:06 > 0:17:08I hope so. It's a nice little quality piece, Edwardian.
0:17:08 > 0:17:13And as you say, owls are very collectible subjects, so it's got everything going for it.
0:17:13 > 0:17:18Yep. We're going to find out what the bidders think, that's the most important thing.
0:17:20 > 0:17:25286, a brass vesta case in the form of an owl.
0:17:25 > 0:17:27Lovely little collectible thing. £20 for it.
0:17:27 > 0:17:30Thank you. Take £5.
0:17:30 > 0:17:34£30, £35, £40.
0:17:34 > 0:17:37At £40 on my left, I'll take £5. At £40 only.
0:17:37 > 0:17:39Good, there's someone on the phone.
0:17:39 > 0:17:43£5 anywhere for the vesta? £45 on the phone.
0:17:45 > 0:17:47£50. At £45, the phone has it.
0:17:47 > 0:17:52I'll take £50. At £45.
0:17:52 > 0:17:55- Yes, it's gone. £45. - That's not bad, is it?
0:17:55 > 0:17:57Somebody got it on the phone.
0:17:57 > 0:17:59It's a shame there was no-one else in the room to push them.
0:17:59 > 0:18:01because I think that a phone bid would have gone a lot higher.
0:18:01 > 0:18:04But that's brilliant, £45.
0:18:04 > 0:18:06It's a bit more towards the fund.
0:18:06 > 0:18:10I hope you get it, because I think classic cars are a great investment.
0:18:23 > 0:18:28Just a few yards from the Flog It valuation day, is Dorchester's Old Crown Court.
0:18:30 > 0:18:37It is most famous for the trial of the six Dorset farm labourers, in 1834. The Tolpuddle Martyrs.
0:18:37 > 0:18:41It was a travesty of justice that led to a national outrage.
0:18:44 > 0:18:50At the start of the 19th century, about a third of the workforce in Britain was employed in agriculture.
0:18:50 > 0:18:54But the working and living conditions left a lot to be desired.
0:18:54 > 0:18:59Farm workers and their families were housed in hovels, not fit for cattle.
0:18:59 > 0:19:04Many of them could afford to live on little more than tea and potatoes.
0:19:04 > 0:19:09Cuts in wages meant that by 1830, the situation had become intolerable
0:19:09 > 0:19:14and rural unrest swept across Dorset and the south of England.
0:19:14 > 0:19:20You see, the workers had no voting rights and their frustrations soon turned to violence.
0:19:20 > 0:19:24They rioted, destroying many mills and farm machinery in protest.
0:19:32 > 0:19:37Four years later, in 1834, a farm labourer called George Loveless from Tolpuddle,
0:19:37 > 0:19:43here in Dorchester, gathered a group of labourers together to try a different approach.
0:19:43 > 0:19:49They took oaths and formed a peaceful union, to represent and promote their cause,
0:19:49 > 0:19:52calling themselves the Tolpuddle Friendly Society.
0:19:52 > 0:19:55They were one of the first ever trade unions.
0:19:58 > 0:20:03Meetings were held on the village green underneath this very tree,
0:20:03 > 0:20:09to find out ways of fighting further pay cuts, their doctrine rejected any form of violence.
0:20:09 > 0:20:15But the Government, fearful of more unrest, decided they wanted the trade unions crushed.
0:20:15 > 0:20:19The problem was, the men actually weren't doing anything illegal.
0:20:24 > 0:20:28An obscure law against taking an oath was dug up and duly enacted by the Government.
0:20:28 > 0:20:34So, hoping to make an example of them, George Loveless and five other innocent men were arrested
0:20:34 > 0:20:39at daybreak on the 24th of February in 1834, while on their way to work.
0:20:39 > 0:20:42They were marched here to the old Crown court in Dorchester.
0:21:06 > 0:21:12The six men were led into this room, this very cell, via an entrance through the back of the building,
0:21:12 > 0:21:16through an alleyway there which goes right underneath the courtroom.
0:21:16 > 0:21:19These men were going about their daily business one minute,
0:21:19 > 0:21:24the next, they were arrested. They didn't know what for.
0:21:28 > 0:21:34They were held in this very room, this cell, for three days and three nights, the period of the trial.
0:21:37 > 0:21:42Could you imagine being in here, not knowing your fate? One minute, you're completely innocent,
0:21:42 > 0:21:45going about your daily business, expecting to see your loved ones.
0:21:45 > 0:21:51And the next, you're incarcerated, not knowing what's going on.
0:21:53 > 0:21:58Courtrooms back then were less about justice and more about entertainment.
0:21:58 > 0:22:03Public hangings were rowdy events, with thousands of people turning up to watch.
0:22:03 > 0:22:07It was an age of severe and brutal legal punishments.
0:22:07 > 0:22:14You could be executed for nearly 300 offences, including stealing a spoon or cutting down a young tree.
0:22:27 > 0:22:32And this is the very same courtroom in which the six men from Tolpuddle were tried.
0:22:32 > 0:22:37On Monday the 17th of March, 1834, they were led up from the cells,
0:22:37 > 0:22:43up these stairs here and into the dock with their heads shaved.
0:22:43 > 0:22:46Absolutely nothing has changed in this room.
0:22:48 > 0:22:53It is exactly the same today as it was back then.
0:22:56 > 0:23:00The Government, the magistrates, the judge and even King William IV
0:23:00 > 0:23:04feared and wanted to destroy the fledgling trade unions.
0:23:04 > 0:23:11This meant that right from the start, the six Dorset labourers had no chance of a fair trial.
0:23:11 > 0:23:17George Loveless would have stood here, on this very spot, as he made his dignified defence.
0:23:17 > 0:23:22They were just trying to save their children from starvation,
0:23:22 > 0:23:28but his plea fell on deaf ears in a trial whose outcome had already been decided, even before it began.
0:23:28 > 0:23:33The six men were sentenced to seven years transportation to Australia.
0:23:33 > 0:23:36Transportation was a terrible punishment.
0:23:36 > 0:23:40Conditions on convict ships were absolutely appalling.
0:23:40 > 0:23:47Prisoners were kept chained up in filthy conditions and were flogged without mercy and disease was rife.
0:23:47 > 0:23:52One in three did not even survive the harrowing six-month journey.
0:23:56 > 0:24:00Once in Australia, the men were forced to work in chain gangs and penal colonies.
0:24:00 > 0:24:06They were half a world away from their wives and children and stripped of all of their dignity.
0:24:06 > 0:24:12The severity of the sentence sparked mass demonstrations and uproar in the press.
0:24:12 > 0:24:15In the face of mounting pressure, the men were granted pardons.
0:24:15 > 0:24:19Four years after their trial, the men were allowed to return to England.
0:24:19 > 0:24:25They were reunited with their families and great celebrations were held in London.
0:24:27 > 0:24:30The impact of the Tolpuddle Martyrs, as they became known,
0:24:30 > 0:24:36can still be felt today, although it would be another 100 years before capital punishment was abolished.
0:24:36 > 0:24:43But the roots of the fair and just legal process that we have today can be traced back to these times.
0:24:43 > 0:24:48Furthermore, the story of the Tolpuddle Martyrs still provides inspiration today
0:24:48 > 0:24:53for many working people seeking fairness for themselves and their work colleagues.
0:25:03 > 0:25:06There's still plenty more work to do at the Dorford centre in Dorchester.
0:25:06 > 0:25:12Mark is very excited about a Delftware plate brought in by Jean and Terry.
0:25:12 > 0:25:15You've brought a lovely plate in to show us. I'm so excited about this.
0:25:15 > 0:25:18- Great.- Is it a family piece?- Yes.
0:25:18 > 0:25:20Where did it come from?
0:25:20 > 0:25:23It's always been in our house, as long as I can remember.
0:25:23 > 0:25:28That was in Bangor, North Wales. But, my father, he came from Scotland.
0:25:28 > 0:25:33That's interesting. Let's look at the plate, because it's quite an interesting object.
0:25:33 > 0:25:40This is Delftware, it's a high tin-glazed earthenware, which is very prone to chipping and cracking.
0:25:40 > 0:25:45So when you do use wire hangers for the wall,
0:25:45 > 0:25:48- it flakes and chips very easily. - Yes.
0:25:48 > 0:25:52This was made, I was going to say about 1771,
0:25:52 > 0:25:56but that's cheating, because of course the date is already on there!
0:25:56 > 0:25:59- Stylistically, it's the last quarter of the 18th century.- Oh, right.
0:25:59 > 0:26:04You've got the Chinese pattern, the pagoda with the figure.
0:26:04 > 0:26:06All porcelain and pottery at the time was made
0:26:06 > 0:26:10with the Chinese designs on it because that's what people wanted.
0:26:10 > 0:26:13If this plate had just been a Delft plate,
0:26:13 > 0:26:18nicely decorated with the figures and things, without the date,
0:26:18 > 0:26:23then that would have been worth maybe £50 or £60 in that condition.
0:26:23 > 0:26:26- Oh, that's all?- That's all.
0:26:26 > 0:26:31What really lifts it is the date and the initials.
0:26:31 > 0:26:35That turns it into a documentary piece of Delftware.
0:26:35 > 0:26:36Oh, right.
0:26:36 > 0:26:41We know that was made for somebody in 1771.
0:26:41 > 0:26:43Now, the initials we will never know,
0:26:43 > 0:26:48unless there's another plate that's been recorded with family history
0:26:48 > 0:26:51that can show that - highly unlikely.
0:26:51 > 0:26:54It makes me tingle when I see a documentary piece like this.
0:26:54 > 0:26:58- I think it'll make Delft collectors tingle as well.- Oh, great.
0:26:58 > 0:27:03I am almost certain it's English Delft.
0:27:03 > 0:27:08Probably made either down in the West Country or in Lambeth in London, somewhere like that.
0:27:08 > 0:27:11- Probably not made in Scotland. - No. No.
0:27:11 > 0:27:14Have you done any detective work yourself in terms of valuations?
0:27:14 > 0:27:19I brought it once to the local auctioneers.
0:27:19 > 0:27:22He said he thought it would be worth about £400.
0:27:22 > 0:27:26Well, I wouldn't disagree with him, to be honest.
0:27:26 > 0:27:31My only concern is I want to reflect the slight damage.
0:27:31 > 0:27:36I would probably put an estimate straddling that, £300 to £500,
0:27:36 > 0:27:41- to get people's appetites whetted, do you know what I mean?- Yes, I do.
0:27:41 > 0:27:46If we put a firm reserve of £300 on this, we know it's not going to sell below that.
0:27:46 > 0:27:48I think we'd surpass that.
0:27:48 > 0:27:51I wouldn't even be surprised if it went over £400.
0:27:51 > 0:27:53- Right.- Would you be happy with that?
0:27:53 > 0:27:56- Yes, I think so.- But you've obviously had it for many years.
0:27:56 > 0:27:57Oh, very many.
0:27:57 > 0:28:00Why have you decided to sell it today?
0:28:00 > 0:28:03Well, I'm very worried about it getting broken.
0:28:03 > 0:28:07I have so many knick-knacks, I don't know where to put it, really.
0:28:07 > 0:28:12Well, you and I have been doing all the chatting, I think we'd better get Terry in on this.
0:28:12 > 0:28:14What do you think about it, Terry?
0:28:14 > 0:28:19Are you happy for it to go to someone who's going to just love it, really?
0:28:19 > 0:28:22Yes, to go to someone who will understand and love it.
0:28:22 > 0:28:24It's a beautiful plate.
0:28:24 > 0:28:27I think things like this are only lent to us, anyway, in our lives.
0:28:27 > 0:28:32If it's being passed on to someone who's going to fully appreciate it,
0:28:32 > 0:28:36- you've done your job, haven't you? - Yes. We've looked after it.
0:28:36 > 0:28:40Jean and Terry's Delftware plate has already got Mark tingling.
0:28:40 > 0:28:45Let's hope his instincts are right at the auction. Next up,
0:28:45 > 0:28:48a stick pin brought in by Ed has caught David Fletcher's eye.
0:28:48 > 0:28:52- You've decided to sell this?- I have, yes.- What can you tell me about it?
0:28:52 > 0:28:56It belonged to my mother, but prior to that, it belonged to her father.
0:28:56 > 0:29:04He passed away in 1958, so I can only assume it's been in a box with costume jewellery since then.
0:29:04 > 0:29:07- I found it last night.- You were having a little rummage, were you?
0:29:07 > 0:29:09Well, because of today's Flog It.
0:29:09 > 0:29:11- You knew we were coming? - Yes, and there it was.
0:29:11 > 0:29:16What we have is a little stick pin, as they're called.
0:29:16 > 0:29:20Very simple, but very stylish, I think.
0:29:20 > 0:29:26The shaft itself is probably 9 carat gold.
0:29:26 > 0:29:28We can tell that because of the colour.
0:29:28 > 0:29:31That suggests a high copper content.
0:29:31 > 0:29:33It's a rose gold.
0:29:33 > 0:29:41The finial is comprised of these diamonds, centred by what I'm sure is a real pearl.
0:29:41 > 0:29:46The object itself would have been made in about 1890
0:29:46 > 0:29:50and it would have been made to secure a cravat.
0:29:50 > 0:29:56I sometimes wonder whether gentlemen wore these as a tie pin.
0:29:56 > 0:30:01If you sell it, and I'm sure we will, do you have any plans for the money?
0:30:01 > 0:30:06The money? I had my first child at 51, she's now five.
0:30:06 > 0:30:11She plays a bit of tennis, so it will be going towards the tennis lessons.
0:30:11 > 0:30:18OK. Right, now, I would have said that this is going to make, at auction, between £60 and £100.
0:30:18 > 0:30:21I must say, for what they are, they're very good value for money.
0:30:21 > 0:30:26We are talking about precious stones, it's just that the appeal is a little limited.
0:30:26 > 0:30:30I think one of the reasons why they don't sell so well
0:30:30 > 0:30:33is because there were so many of them made.
0:30:33 > 0:30:39In the late 18th century, jewellery like this was made in Birmingham by the tonne.
0:30:39 > 0:30:43- You never thought of wearing it as a tie pin?- Never, no.
0:30:43 > 0:30:45I only found it last night.
0:30:45 > 0:30:48So, that's what we'd like to do, if you're happy.
0:30:48 > 0:30:52- Go ahead with an estimate of £60 to £100.- Would you put a reserve on it?
0:30:52 > 0:30:55I always like to sell things without a reserve, if we can.
0:30:55 > 0:30:59Any auctioneer would say that. I think something like this
0:30:59 > 0:31:05is not going to be undersold, because the market out there exists
0:31:05 > 0:31:09and it is hungry for things like this, at the right price.
0:31:09 > 0:31:13So it's not going to end up selling for a fiver,
0:31:13 > 0:31:18- but to be on the safe side, let's put a fixed reserve of £50.- Agreed.
0:31:18 > 0:31:20Jolly good. Have you far to go home?
0:31:20 > 0:31:23About 20 miles. Not far.
0:31:23 > 0:31:27Well, when you get back, have another rummage in that box
0:31:27 > 0:31:33and make sure that those bits of paste and costume jewellery aren't real diamonds!
0:31:33 > 0:31:38- If they are, bring them back to us. - I will!- Bye, Ted.
0:31:38 > 0:31:44Ed has come a long way to get his item valued, so let's hope his journey will be worth it.
0:31:44 > 0:31:49But not everyone who comes to one of our valuation days wants to sell their items.
0:31:49 > 0:31:51Everybody OK? Enjoying the day?
0:31:51 > 0:31:53Oh, what are you holding there?
0:31:53 > 0:31:57It's a jug, from a brewery in Dorchester.
0:31:57 > 0:32:00Something of local interest? What's your name, by the way?
0:32:00 > 0:32:04- Jeannie.- Hi, Jeannie, are you losing your voice?
0:32:04 > 0:32:06Me ME's playing up.
0:32:06 > 0:32:08I'm so sorry to hear that.
0:32:08 > 0:32:11My husband worked there for 25 years.
0:32:11 > 0:32:14He had an accident and had to give up work.
0:32:14 > 0:32:19But it goes back to two generations of his family that worked there.
0:32:19 > 0:32:21Wow.
0:32:21 > 0:32:27- Now, it's finished and it's gone to developers.- Oh, that's sad.- Yes.
0:32:27 > 0:32:33- What are you doing with this today? - It would be interesting to have it valued but it's something we'll keep.
0:32:33 > 0:32:40- Oh, I think you should hang on to it, if that is all that's going to be left of it, don't you?- Yes.
0:32:40 > 0:32:47These jugs, when they sold the pubs, they didn't have enough to give the staff, so they smashed them all.
0:32:47 > 0:32:51- So there's not many around. - So it's a hardy survivor?
0:32:51 > 0:32:58- Hang on to it, cos it's lovely. It really is.- It is. It's something sentimental for the family.
0:32:58 > 0:33:02'Sometimes the sentimental value of an item can far outweigh its actual value.
0:33:02 > 0:33:05'So I would always recommend hanging on to it.
0:33:05 > 0:33:07'But Yolanda has no qualms about selling her honey pot.'
0:33:07 > 0:33:12- Flog It wouldn't be Flog It without a piece of Clarice Cliff.- No.
0:33:12 > 0:33:18- Where did it come from?- It's my son's.- Where did your son get it?
0:33:18 > 0:33:23He found in a loft of a house renovation. A lucky find.
0:33:23 > 0:33:27He thought it might be something interesting, so he'd let me see.
0:33:27 > 0:33:31- And you recognised it for what it is?- Yes.
0:33:31 > 0:33:36Clarice Cliff is a well-known 1930s' designer, as we know, of the Art Deco period.
0:33:36 > 0:33:39Very bizarre designs, bright hand-painted wares.
0:33:39 > 0:33:42This is one of her most famous creations.
0:33:42 > 0:33:49It's a little beehive honey pot, painted with the Crocus design, which is her most common design.
0:33:49 > 0:33:55What I like about it is this little bee on the top, which again is quite terrifying with that orange band.
0:33:55 > 0:33:58A few little bits of damage. Well, slight damage.
0:33:58 > 0:34:00Flaking a little bit on the green door, there.
0:34:00 > 0:34:03Underneath we have the typical Clarice Cliff mark "Bizarre",
0:34:03 > 0:34:08"hand painted by Clarice Cliff", and "Crocus".
0:34:08 > 0:34:15So we're looking at a period of 1930, 1935, something like that.
0:34:15 > 0:34:17Not a bad find, really. What do you think it's worth?
0:34:17 > 0:34:19I haven't got a clue.
0:34:19 > 0:34:21I really wouldn't know.
0:34:21 > 0:34:24I think he would like to make a fortune out of it!
0:34:24 > 0:34:26We'd all like to make a fortune.
0:34:26 > 0:34:29But unfortunately, these things have set prices.
0:34:29 > 0:34:35If it has a rarer shape, or was one of the conical pieces, then we're looking at a lot more money.
0:34:35 > 0:34:42This, I think, even with a little bit of enamel missing, I would say it's worth around the £80 to £100.
0:34:42 > 0:34:44So, it's not bad for something found in a loft.
0:34:44 > 0:34:47Would you be happy to sell it for that?
0:34:47 > 0:34:49- I'm sure he would.- He would.- Yes.
0:34:49 > 0:34:51Are you under instructions?
0:34:51 > 0:34:54Yes, if it was under £50, I got it.
0:34:54 > 0:34:58- Do you want me to make it under £50 and then you can sell it?!- No, no.
0:34:58 > 0:35:02- If it was over that, then he wants the money.- Do you like it, Yolanda?
0:35:02 > 0:35:09I quite like that one, but I don't like a lot of the Clarice Cliff patterns. That's quite pretty.
0:35:09 > 0:35:13And your son's had it a while, so why does he want to flog it today?
0:35:13 > 0:35:17They're decorating, I think that's a big reason.
0:35:17 > 0:35:24- Well, I think that we'll buzz off to the auction and see what it does there.- Lovely.- Thank you very much.
0:35:27 > 0:35:30Well, those are our final items ready to go over to the saleroom.
0:35:30 > 0:35:35Auctioneer Gary Batts wants to take a closer look at Jean and Terry's Delftware plate.
0:35:37 > 0:35:41This has got to be my favourite thing in the whole sale, dated 1771.
0:35:41 > 0:35:43It's the earliest, I think, in the room as well?
0:35:43 > 0:35:46- I think it will be, yes. - What do you think of this, Gary?
0:35:46 > 0:35:52I think this is lovely. It is Delft, which is a very good thing, people are keen to collect Delft again.
0:35:52 > 0:35:57It is tin-glazed earthenware. What is very nice about it is it's dated.
0:35:57 > 0:36:01It's nice to have the initials, the monograms on it,
0:36:01 > 0:36:05which could have been made as a marriage gift, something like that.
0:36:05 > 0:36:13It all ties in with our 18th-century interest in Chinoiserie, an oriental pattern.
0:36:13 > 0:36:16It has the typical brown-red rim of the period.
0:36:16 > 0:36:19A little bit of wear on the rim, but you can forgive that.
0:36:19 > 0:36:24- That's part of its charm.- Yes, Delft is often chipped in that way.
0:36:24 > 0:36:29But that doesn't put the collectors off. We've got £300 to £500 on this.
0:36:29 > 0:36:31I think that's a good estimate.
0:36:31 > 0:36:35It's not a kind of silly, "come and buy me" estimate.
0:36:35 > 0:36:37It's quite a sensible, professional estimate.
0:36:37 > 0:36:41If you can tie in a town of manufacture - they were made locally
0:36:41 > 0:36:45or made in Wincanton, which is not too far way - that helps.
0:36:45 > 0:36:52So I think it's probably towards the bottom end of the estimate, but we should sell it.
0:36:52 > 0:36:57Fingers crossed for the plate, which is coming up later on in the sale.
0:36:57 > 0:37:01We also have Ed's stick pin, valued by David at £60 to £100,
0:37:01 > 0:37:07and Yolanda's Clarice Cliff honey pot, valued at £80 to £100.
0:37:07 > 0:37:11First under the hammer is the honey pot, owned by Yolanda's son.
0:37:11 > 0:37:15And Yolanda brought along something that was missing from the valuation day.
0:37:15 > 0:37:17- What's your name?- Matthew. - Matthew, pleased to meet you.
0:37:17 > 0:37:19- This is your item, isn't it?- It is.
0:37:19 > 0:37:24- I'm talking about the honey pot, the bit of Clarice Cliff that Mark valued.- It always sells.
0:37:24 > 0:37:26It does, hopefully for £80 to £100.
0:37:26 > 0:37:31- Hope so.- The money is going towards decorating?- It was.
0:37:31 > 0:37:35- It was?- Now it's a new puppy, apparently, for the wife.
0:37:35 > 0:37:36- So, we'll see.- You want a puppy dog.
0:37:36 > 0:37:38- What sort of dog do you want?- A pug.
0:37:38 > 0:37:40Lots of vets bills.
0:37:40 > 0:37:43Maybe a Labrador or a Spaniel might be a better option!
0:37:43 > 0:37:46Or just stick with the wallpapering!
0:37:49 > 0:37:52Lot 130 is the next lot.
0:37:52 > 0:37:54Which is Clarice Cliff.
0:37:54 > 0:37:57There she is. Charming little honey pot.
0:37:57 > 0:37:59Crocus pattern. Who'll start me with this, then?
0:37:59 > 0:38:02£50 for it to go.
0:38:02 > 0:38:07- £50 is bid. And fives I'll take. - Come on.
0:38:07 > 0:38:09£55. £60 anyone now, then?
0:38:09 > 0:38:16- Come on.- £65. £70, £75.
0:38:16 > 0:38:21£80. No? At £75. £80, anyone else?
0:38:21 > 0:38:23Ah, yes, we've done it.
0:38:23 > 0:38:28£90, £95. £100. Fill it up to £100?
0:38:28 > 0:38:30£100 is bid. And £10, sir.
0:38:30 > 0:38:35- It's quite nerve-wracking! - It is, yeah.- £120, no?
0:38:35 > 0:38:42At £110, at the back of the room, going at £110, against you. I sell.
0:38:42 > 0:38:44Yes, the hammer's gone down. £110. Well done, Gary.
0:38:44 > 0:38:48- A good auctioneer. Happy? - Yes, very happy.
0:38:48 > 0:38:50- To the pug fund, then!- One leg!
0:38:50 > 0:38:55Good luck. Dogs are brilliant, just enjoy it, won't you?
0:38:55 > 0:38:58Good old Clarice Cliff does it again.
0:38:58 > 0:39:04Next up, it's Ed's gold stick pin, which he discovered amongst a load of costume jewellery.
0:39:04 > 0:39:07Good luck, Ed, that's all I can say. The moment has arrived.
0:39:07 > 0:39:11We're going to stick this to the bidders right now.
0:39:11 > 0:39:15- It's a nice lot. It really is a traditional piece, isn't it?- Yes.
0:39:15 > 0:39:18Old-fashioned diamonds, eight cuts.
0:39:18 > 0:39:24I think people really like a finer diamond, with more cuts in it, but it does the job. It's unpretentious.
0:39:24 > 0:39:26It's a good little thing.
0:39:26 > 0:39:29Like we say, it's something you can afford to buy.
0:39:29 > 0:39:31£60 to £100 on this.
0:39:31 > 0:39:35I'd like to see the top end, cos it is quality. Why are you selling it?
0:39:35 > 0:39:37I have a five-year-old daughter.
0:39:37 > 0:39:39OK, haemorrhaging money!
0:39:39 > 0:39:45Yes, and I imagine that the ancestors would be pleased to see that she inherits some of their leftovers.
0:39:45 > 0:39:48OK. Good luck. Here we go. Going under the hammer.
0:39:48 > 0:39:55262, diamond and seed pearl stick pin, 262.
0:39:55 > 0:39:57How about this one? I've got £30 here and I'll take £5.
0:39:57 > 0:40:01At £35, £40 now.
0:40:01 > 0:40:05£45, £50, £55. At £50 on my left.
0:40:05 > 0:40:11- We're there, anyway. - Yes, sold.- £50. All done at £50.
0:40:11 > 0:40:13Yes. The hammer's gone down.
0:40:13 > 0:40:15- £50.- On reserve, just.
0:40:15 > 0:40:18What's your daughter's name?
0:40:18 > 0:40:20- Leila.- So that's going in her bank account, is it?
0:40:20 > 0:40:22Well, no, it's not. It is going towards tennis lessons.
0:40:22 > 0:40:25- She loves playing tennis.- Does she?
0:40:25 > 0:40:27- Are you any good? - I'm all right, yes.
0:40:27 > 0:40:30- I've played some tennis, yes. - Can you beat your daughter?
0:40:30 > 0:40:32I would have thought so, she's only five!
0:40:34 > 0:40:38Well, that's game, set and match for Ed and his daughter.
0:40:38 > 0:40:41Next up, it's the oldest item in today's sale.
0:40:41 > 0:40:44Let's hope it's also one of the most valuable.
0:40:47 > 0:40:48That wonderful English Delft plate.
0:40:48 > 0:40:54£300 to £500 we've got on this by our expert, Mark. It's dated,
0:40:54 > 0:40:56it's fabulous, and it is something for the purist.
0:40:56 > 0:41:00Do you know what, inside, deep down, I'm thinking £500.
0:41:00 > 0:41:02I'd love it to make £500.
0:41:02 > 0:41:03Or £600 or £700.
0:41:03 > 0:41:06- Oh, come on!- I'm getting excited.
0:41:06 > 0:41:09- I'm getting carried away, aren't I? - You are again!
0:41:09 > 0:41:12I should just run around and keep putting my hand up.
0:41:12 > 0:41:16- No, I'm not allowed to do that. - I'm very nervous now.
0:41:16 > 0:41:20OK. It's going to go to a new home. It's going under the hammer now.
0:41:21 > 0:41:27Lot 118. This is a nice lot. One of the highlights of the sale.
0:41:27 > 0:41:31A nice little 18th-century piece, it is a Delft plate.
0:41:31 > 0:41:35Dated 1771. Couldn't be clearer than that.
0:41:35 > 0:41:37Created a bit of interest here.
0:41:37 > 0:41:39And start me, if you will, at £200.
0:41:39 > 0:41:42£200 to start. £200 is bid.
0:41:42 > 0:41:4520s I'll take. £220, £240, anyone?
0:41:45 > 0:41:49£220. £240 commission.
0:41:49 > 0:41:51£260, £280, £300.
0:41:51 > 0:41:54Well, it's sold.
0:41:54 > 0:42:00£340, £360, £380, £400.
0:42:00 > 0:42:04- Oh, that's good.- Yeah.- That's good.
0:42:04 > 0:42:07£460 bid. £480 with me.
0:42:07 > 0:42:09£500 is bid.
0:42:09 > 0:42:11£50 on the phone.
0:42:11 > 0:42:16£520, £540, £560.
0:42:16 > 0:42:20- £580.- This is what it should make.
0:42:20 > 0:42:22£600.
0:42:22 > 0:42:26The collectors will find it, if it's quality, it will always sell.
0:42:26 > 0:42:28At £620 in the room. At £620.
0:42:28 > 0:42:34Going at £620 against the telephone, all done.
0:42:34 > 0:42:38How fabulous. £620. Congratulations!
0:42:38 > 0:42:42- Isn't that a good, good thing to sell?- Yes, fantastic.
0:42:42 > 0:42:44So, there is commission to pay.
0:42:44 > 0:42:47Are you going to split that up with the family or treat yourselves?
0:42:47 > 0:42:50A bit of both, probably.
0:42:50 > 0:42:53Get them all back for a nice lunch.
0:42:58 > 0:43:00Well, it's all over for our owners.
0:43:00 > 0:43:04The auction is still going on, but we've had a very good day.
0:43:04 > 0:43:08Everybody has gone home happy. That's what it's all about.
0:43:08 > 0:43:12Now, if you've got any antiques and collectibles you'd love to sell, we want to hear from you.
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0:43:23 > 0:43:27So until then, from Dorchester, it's cheerio.