0:00:02 > 0:00:04Today, Flog It has come to the home of the oldest university
0:00:04 > 0:00:06in the English-speaking world.
0:00:06 > 0:00:08Let's hope our experts score top marks
0:00:08 > 0:00:12when it comes to valuing antiques brought in by the people of Oxford.
0:00:34 > 0:00:36Our valuation day is being held
0:00:36 > 0:00:39in Oxford University's magnificent Sheldonian Theatre.
0:00:42 > 0:00:45It was designed by Sir Christopher Wren in 1668
0:00:45 > 0:00:48as a venue for graduation and degree ceremonies.
0:00:48 > 0:00:52These days, it's also used for music concerts and lectures.
0:00:54 > 0:00:56Today's crowd is here to learn more about the antiques
0:00:56 > 0:00:58they've had tucked away at home.
0:00:58 > 0:01:03Leading our team of experts are Tracy Martin and Charlie Ross.
0:01:03 > 0:01:04Let's hope they graduate with honours
0:01:04 > 0:01:09later on when we put them through their paces at auction.
0:01:09 > 0:01:10Tracy's an Essex girl...
0:01:10 > 0:01:12Wow, look at that.
0:01:12 > 0:01:15..with a real passion for vintage clothes, handbags and shoes.
0:01:15 > 0:01:18She's relatively modern. She's not antique.
0:01:18 > 0:01:20I appreciate that.
0:01:20 > 0:01:22Charlie began his auctioneering career selling chickens
0:01:22 > 0:01:27and progressed to turkeys before he was let loose on antiques.
0:01:27 > 0:01:29Look a bit like a curtain ring, this one!
0:01:30 > 0:01:34But we've certainly no turkeys in today's programme!
0:01:35 > 0:01:39Coming up - Charlie thinks Cynthia is going to cross swords with him
0:01:39 > 0:01:41over his valuation.
0:01:41 > 0:01:45I hoped you weren't going to say, "It's at least £1,000!"
0:01:45 > 0:01:47A candlestick brought in by Brenda
0:01:47 > 0:01:50makes a little bit of Flog It history.
0:01:50 > 0:01:52That's never happened before in nine years of Flog It!
0:01:52 > 0:01:55We like to provide a little surprise now and again.
0:01:55 > 0:01:57And Charlie comes up against an item
0:01:57 > 0:01:59that proves to be rarer than any of us thought.
0:01:59 > 0:02:03Fancy coming into the Sheldonian in Oxford with these!
0:02:09 > 0:02:12Everybody is now safely seated inside the Sheldonian.
0:02:12 > 0:02:16What a fabulous interior! Looks like we're going to have a cracking day.
0:02:16 > 0:02:19Let's join our experts at the tables.
0:02:19 > 0:02:22It looks like Tracy is first to spot something.
0:02:22 > 0:02:25She's been joined by mother and son, Jill and Nathan,
0:02:25 > 0:02:29who have brought in something pretty special for her to value.
0:02:29 > 0:02:31I love it when I get a postcard album come in
0:02:31 > 0:02:33because you never know what's inside,
0:02:33 > 0:02:37what visual treats and wonderful postcards.
0:02:37 > 0:02:39So let's have a little look.
0:02:41 > 0:02:43Look at that. Isn't that lovely?!
0:02:43 > 0:02:45I love old postcards like this.
0:02:45 > 0:02:47Who does this actually belong to?
0:02:47 > 0:02:51- Me.- To you. Is it a family piece?
0:02:51 > 0:02:53It belonged to my father's godmother.
0:02:53 > 0:02:58- Right.- From her and her friends as they corresponded to each other.
0:02:58 > 0:03:00Then that was passed down to you.
0:03:00 > 0:03:05- Yes.- I love this, that they are actually written on.
0:03:05 > 0:03:10You've got some postmarks there. I think that's 1907, isn't it?
0:03:10 > 0:03:12It's over 100 years old.
0:03:12 > 0:03:14Let's pop that back in there.
0:03:14 > 0:03:17Let's whizz through and see what else we can see.
0:03:17 > 0:03:19Postcards, as you possibly know,
0:03:19 > 0:03:22- are very, very collectable.- Yep.
0:03:22 > 0:03:25It's got some lovely local history ones.
0:03:25 > 0:03:28That's of interest to anybody that lives in Oxford.
0:03:28 > 0:03:30Let's have another little look.
0:03:30 > 0:03:33And I did notice, when I was flicking through this earlier,
0:03:33 > 0:03:36that there's some lovely nautical ones.
0:03:36 > 0:03:41Anything nautical - cruise ships, tall ships, steamers,
0:03:41 > 0:03:45are very much collectable and they can command a premium.
0:03:45 > 0:03:49So have you got any idea what you would like?
0:03:49 > 0:03:51You looked into it, didn't you?
0:03:51 > 0:03:54I don't know, but around £100, I would imagine.
0:03:54 > 0:03:57I think £100 is a bit top-heavy to start.
0:03:57 > 0:04:00Purely because with auction they like it to be lower
0:04:00 > 0:04:02to encourage people to bid.
0:04:02 > 0:04:05- I'm thinking really in the region of 60 to 100.- Right.
0:04:05 > 0:04:08I'm hoping it will go for a bit more.
0:04:08 > 0:04:14- So if you're quite happy for me to put a reserve of 60 on?- OK. Yeah.
0:04:14 > 0:04:17Hopefully it'll fly. There'll be loads of collectors there
0:04:17 > 0:04:19that will want to get their hands on it.
0:04:19 > 0:04:21- OK?- Thanks very much.- Thank you.
0:04:22 > 0:04:27What marvellous pictures. A wonderful snapshot of another age.
0:04:27 > 0:04:30Jill and Nathan seem quite happy with Tracy's valuation.
0:04:30 > 0:04:33Charlie, on the other hand, better be on his guard
0:04:33 > 0:04:36as Cynthia looks like she's ready to do battle with him!
0:04:36 > 0:04:40Cynthia, what an amazing amount of history you've brought in today!
0:04:40 > 0:04:42I have. Yes, I have.
0:04:42 > 0:04:44Why have you brought it all along today?
0:04:44 > 0:04:48- Because I don't want to keep it. - No. Where did it come from?
0:04:48 > 0:04:49A cupboard at home.
0:04:49 > 0:04:54It's my husband's collection and he died five years ago.
0:04:54 > 0:04:57Right. There are some really interesting things here.
0:04:57 > 0:04:59Do you know what any of them are?
0:04:59 > 0:05:05- That's a bayonet, I know. And the badges...- That's a German bayonet.
0:05:05 > 0:05:07There are various cap badges. This took my eye.
0:05:07 > 0:05:10- Yes.- Do you know what that is?- No.
0:05:10 > 0:05:12It's a plate off a tank.
0:05:12 > 0:05:18It's got "Fear nought" on it, which is the motto of the tank regiment.
0:05:18 > 0:05:20- Yes.- I think that's come off from the
0:05:20 > 0:05:23North African campaign, probably.
0:05:23 > 0:05:25- 1941, '42.- Yes.
0:05:25 > 0:05:29There is a General Service medal here.
0:05:29 > 0:05:33- Interestingly a 1918 war medal.- Yes.
0:05:33 > 0:05:36One that was given to everybody, but nevertheless, still has a value.
0:05:36 > 0:05:39Quite a lot of buttons here.
0:05:39 > 0:05:42And funnily enough, a button cleaner.
0:05:42 > 0:05:45Not worth anything, but slide it behind the buttons
0:05:45 > 0:05:47so you could polish these wonderful buttons
0:05:47 > 0:05:50without ruining your khaki kit.
0:05:50 > 0:05:51- Yes.- Very important.
0:05:51 > 0:05:53And, should you be misbehaving...
0:05:53 > 0:05:57- Yes.- ..what we have here, Cynthia, are some handcuffs.
0:05:57 > 0:05:59- Yes.- Have you got the key?
0:05:59 > 0:06:01We did have that once
0:06:01 > 0:06:04but I think it was played with and then it got lost.
0:06:04 > 0:06:05- You know.- Right.
0:06:05 > 0:06:07They're not that sophisticated, the keys for those,
0:06:07 > 0:06:10so somebody could get one made.
0:06:10 > 0:06:13What about a value? Any ideas?
0:06:13 > 0:06:17- No. No idea at all. Not a lot. - It's not an easy one.
0:06:17 > 0:06:21- No.- I don't think there's anything here of any huge value.
0:06:21 > 0:06:25You have a German bayonet worth ten to £15 in that condition.
0:06:25 > 0:06:29A medal worth, again, ten to £15.
0:06:29 > 0:06:33You've got cap badges worth a few pounds each.
0:06:33 > 0:06:37I'm beginning to think there's probably 150 to £200-worth here.
0:06:37 > 0:06:40- Oh, well, that amazes me! - You're happy? Oh, goody!
0:06:40 > 0:06:45Goody! I was hoping you weren't going to say, "At least £1,000."
0:06:45 > 0:06:47- It amazes me.- You don't want them back,
0:06:47 > 0:06:48so we won't put a high reserve on.
0:06:48 > 0:06:51- But we need to put a reserve on to protect them.- You think so?
0:06:51 > 0:06:55- I think so. We'll put a very safe reserve of £100.- Yes.
0:06:55 > 0:06:58I don't think there'll be any problem exceeding the reserve.
0:06:58 > 0:07:02Hopefully we'll get between 150 and 200, the estimate.
0:07:02 > 0:07:06- Thank you very much for bringing them along.- Thank you.
0:07:09 > 0:07:12Now, Brenda's brought in something special to show Tracy.
0:07:12 > 0:07:15But will it light the room up on its own?
0:07:15 > 0:07:17What a lovely thing.
0:07:17 > 0:07:19Very, very stylised.
0:07:19 > 0:07:22Shame there's only one and not a pair.
0:07:22 > 0:07:25- Where's the other one? - No idea!- No idea.
0:07:25 > 0:07:29I picked it up in a rummage sale 20-odd years ago. 25 years ago.
0:07:29 > 0:07:31Gosh, the amount of people that are telling me this!
0:07:31 > 0:07:35I never find anything like that. How much did you pay for it?
0:07:35 > 0:07:38It wouldn't have been more than a pound. Not in those days!
0:07:38 > 0:07:40What attracted you to it?
0:07:40 > 0:07:43I liked it at the time. I thought it was unusual.
0:07:43 > 0:07:46- I'm not very keen now. - You've gone off it a bit.
0:07:46 > 0:07:50It's very reminiscent of a very, very well-known designer
0:07:50 > 0:07:52called Archibald Knox.
0:07:52 > 0:07:57Archibald Knox was a very, very talented designer
0:07:57 > 0:08:02that produced a lot of things for the store Liberty's in London.
0:08:02 > 0:08:05- Yes.- I'm not saying this is definitely Archibald Knox,
0:08:05 > 0:08:09but it's very much of that Arts and Crafts style.
0:08:09 > 0:08:12- It's taken a bit of a battering, though, hasn't it?- Yes.
0:08:12 > 0:08:14It's not laying flush, as it should.
0:08:14 > 0:08:18- Could something be done about that? - To be honest, I wouldn't bother.
0:08:18 > 0:08:22It does add character. It is a piece that has age.
0:08:22 > 0:08:24What age would it be?
0:08:24 > 0:08:27I'll tell you now. We'll turn this over
0:08:27 > 0:08:29to look on the bottom.
0:08:29 > 0:08:33Can you see there's some markings there.
0:08:33 > 0:08:36"Tudric". T-U-D-R-I-C.
0:08:36 > 0:08:42Tudric ware, Liberty's, so that's round 1910.
0:08:42 > 0:08:45- It's a lovely thing. Is it something you would be happy to sell?- Yes.
0:08:45 > 0:08:49- You didn't pay much for it. - I didn't realise it was that old.
0:08:49 > 0:08:51- And you don't like it?- No.
0:08:51 > 0:08:56I'm thinking put this into auction with a reserve of...
0:08:56 > 0:09:00- £60.- Better than I thought. - You seem quite happy with that.
0:09:00 > 0:09:02A bit of discretion on there.
0:09:02 > 0:09:07The auctioneer has 10% discretion, so he could sell it for about 55.
0:09:07 > 0:09:09Pre-sale estimate, 60 to £80.
0:09:09 > 0:09:13- I think it should do OK. - Thank you.- Great.
0:09:13 > 0:09:15What a stylish candlestick!
0:09:15 > 0:09:18If only Brenda owned a pair.
0:09:18 > 0:09:19What a good start to the day.
0:09:19 > 0:09:22We've found our first items to take off to auction.
0:09:22 > 0:09:23This is where it gets exciting,
0:09:23 > 0:09:26where we put our experts' valuations to the test.
0:09:26 > 0:09:30Anything can happen. Let's get straight over there.
0:09:30 > 0:09:34We're taking our items to Jones and Jacobs sale rooms in Watlington.
0:09:34 > 0:09:38We've got two key ingredients for a tremendous sale -
0:09:38 > 0:09:43a packed room full of bidders, and some really tempting lots.
0:09:43 > 0:09:47Going under the hammer are Nathan and Jill's evocative postcard album,
0:09:47 > 0:09:51Cynthia's unthreatening collection of military items
0:09:51 > 0:09:54and finally that wonderful Arts and Crafts candlestick,
0:09:54 > 0:09:58which could be by Archibald Knox.
0:09:58 > 0:10:02Auctioneer Simon Jones is just the man to know.
0:10:02 > 0:10:05This belongs to Brenda. She bought it 20-odd years ago for a pound.
0:10:05 > 0:10:09- That was a good investment.- It was!
0:10:09 > 0:10:13We've got about 60 to £80 on this. It's so Archibald Knox.
0:10:13 > 0:10:16Yes, it's actually in the book, down as him.
0:10:16 > 0:10:17Down to the great man himself,
0:10:17 > 0:10:20and we have someone who has the pair to it.
0:10:20 > 0:10:23- Really?!- And they're very keen to own it.
0:10:23 > 0:10:27And if it goes too expensive, I'm to offer the successful purchaser
0:10:27 > 0:10:28the option on the other one.
0:10:28 > 0:10:31Gosh! That's never happened before in nine years of Flog It!
0:10:31 > 0:10:33That's quite remarkable.
0:10:33 > 0:10:36We like to provide a little surprise now and again!
0:10:36 > 0:10:38How much would this be worth as a pair?
0:10:38 > 0:10:40As a pair, it takes an individual one
0:10:40 > 0:10:42to more than double its top estimate.
0:10:42 > 0:10:44Is it likely we'll get 250 to £300?
0:10:44 > 0:10:47Probably get 200 to 250.
0:10:47 > 0:10:49There's a bit of damage to the bottom.
0:10:49 > 0:10:53- What fun!- It is!- I'll look forward to this.- It'll be an exciting day.
0:10:54 > 0:10:57Sharing the rostrum with Simon is Francis Oggley.
0:10:57 > 0:11:01He'll be auctioneering some of our lots today.
0:11:01 > 0:11:03First up, it's the postcard album
0:11:03 > 0:11:06brought in by mother and son Jill and Nathan.
0:11:06 > 0:11:07- Do you watch Flog It?- Yes.
0:11:07 > 0:11:10You must have seen a few collections going for 300 to £600.
0:11:10 > 0:11:16- Yes.- Hopefully there might be one or two rare ones, Tracy?- I hope so.
0:11:16 > 0:11:19The collectors know what they're looking for.
0:11:19 > 0:11:21Fingers crossed!
0:11:21 > 0:11:22Did you, by any chance,
0:11:22 > 0:11:26pick out one or two favourite ones and take them as a keepsake?
0:11:26 > 0:11:29- Um...- Must have been one that caught your eye.
0:11:29 > 0:11:32- Yes, the one of the boats and ferries.- Did you keep that one?
0:11:32 > 0:11:35Yeah, I did. We talked about that last time.
0:11:35 > 0:11:37It was probably the rarest!
0:11:37 > 0:11:39That might be one worth £80!
0:11:39 > 0:11:41- It probably is!- Good for you.
0:11:41 > 0:11:43That's the kind of thing I would do.
0:11:43 > 0:11:45I'd take one or two out, sell the rest.
0:11:45 > 0:11:48Good luck. Hopefully there might be a surprise, you never know.
0:11:48 > 0:11:51Collectors are fussy, but if there's one or two in that collection,
0:11:51 > 0:11:53- they'll find it.- Yes, they will.
0:11:53 > 0:11:55You can guarantee that.
0:11:55 > 0:11:58Let's find out if they're here. It's going under the hammer now.
0:12:00 > 0:12:04188 is the album containing postcards, mostly topographical.
0:12:04 > 0:12:0560 to £70 for these?
0:12:08 > 0:12:10£50 start me, then.
0:12:10 > 0:12:1350 I'm bid. 55 anywhere? All happy at 50? 55.
0:12:13 > 0:12:1660. 65. 70. 75.
0:12:16 > 0:12:1880. 85. 90.
0:12:18 > 0:12:2095. 100.
0:12:20 > 0:12:23110. 120. 130.
0:12:23 > 0:12:26120, then. Seated at 120. All done
0:12:26 > 0:12:29at 120.
0:12:29 > 0:12:31- Wonderful. £120. That's good. - Really good.
0:12:31 > 0:12:35- Really good.- They always find buyers. It's incredible.
0:12:35 > 0:12:39Most people think, "They're rubbish. Black-and-white postcards."
0:12:39 > 0:12:41That's documenting social history.
0:12:41 > 0:12:43And that's quite rare.
0:12:43 > 0:12:45- It is.- Good things to have.
0:12:45 > 0:12:47Enjoy the money. Enjoy the spending.
0:12:47 > 0:12:50We've enjoyed being on the show, meeting you all.
0:12:50 > 0:12:53It's been really nice. Thank you.
0:12:53 > 0:12:56What a marvellous way to kick off our Flog It sale.
0:12:56 > 0:12:58I hope Cynthia can be just as lucky.
0:13:00 > 0:13:03Next up, the collection of military memorabilia belonging to Cynthia
0:13:03 > 0:13:07who's feeling really, really nervous, aren't you?
0:13:07 > 0:13:10But you've got your daughter Jackie for moral support.
0:13:10 > 0:13:13Fingers crossed we'll get the top end of Charlie's estimate.
0:13:13 > 0:13:16- There's a lot here.- A huge amount.
0:13:16 > 0:13:18I did ask for the sale room to check there wasn't anything
0:13:18 > 0:13:21particularly rare and valuable.
0:13:21 > 0:13:25I don't think there was. So we're quite safe, I think.
0:13:25 > 0:13:28- But there are a lot of collectors for this kind of thing.- Are there?
0:13:28 > 0:13:31Yes. You get specialist sales,
0:13:31 > 0:13:34solely dedicated to military memorabilia.
0:13:34 > 0:13:38- Happier now?- Yes, I am. - You haven't had time to look around.
0:13:38 > 0:13:41- There's too many people. - We came early.- Did you?
0:13:41 > 0:13:43- Yes.- We did. We did.
0:13:43 > 0:13:45- Bit of a squeeze, isn't it? - Yes.- It is a squeeze.
0:13:45 > 0:13:48Have you seen anything you want to buy?
0:13:48 > 0:13:52No! I'm getting rid of stuff now!
0:13:52 > 0:13:56- Yeah.- Good on you. Good luck, it's going under the hammer now.
0:13:58 > 0:14:02Lot 111 is the German bayonet, another bayonet and some others.
0:14:05 > 0:14:06150 for them?
0:14:07 > 0:14:11£100 I'm bid. 110? At £100, then.
0:14:11 > 0:14:15All happy at £100 for the assorted blades at 100?
0:14:15 > 0:14:16All done?
0:14:16 > 0:14:20- Sold.- Sold.- Sold at 100.- That's not bad, is it?- It's all right.
0:14:20 > 0:14:23I want it to go to the British Heart Foundation.
0:14:23 > 0:14:26- That's where the money's going? - My husband had a heart attack.
0:14:26 > 0:14:30- Four years ago.- That's a good contribution.- It is, yes.
0:14:31 > 0:14:33Right. Now I'm going to tease Brenda and Tracy a bit
0:14:33 > 0:14:35about that candlestick.
0:14:36 > 0:14:39Brenda, I've got some news for you.
0:14:39 > 0:14:41- And you, Tracy.- Yeah?
0:14:41 > 0:14:46We're talking about this pewter candlestick. It is Archibald Knox.
0:14:46 > 0:14:48The auction room's done some research. That's good.
0:14:48 > 0:14:52Because we had a value of 60 to £80. So it puts it right up there.
0:14:52 > 0:14:56Hopefully a bit more. But you'll never guess what.
0:14:56 > 0:14:59The auctioneer said to me before the sale
0:14:59 > 0:15:03that somebody has an identical one to it.
0:15:03 > 0:15:05They've only got one. So it makes up the pair!
0:15:05 > 0:15:09And there's always a premium on a pair!
0:15:09 > 0:15:11Can you believe that? There's another odd one.
0:15:11 > 0:15:12There's probably loads of odd ones.
0:15:12 > 0:15:16But that person was looking through the catalogue
0:15:16 > 0:15:18and found it for sale today.
0:15:18 > 0:15:21- So they're on the phone trying to buy it.- Wonderful!
0:15:21 > 0:15:25- Great news for you.- Wonderful! - It means the price will go up!
0:15:25 > 0:15:27- Hope so. - But what a name, Archibald Knox.
0:15:27 > 0:15:32Fantastic! Arts and Crafts, very stylised. Should do OK.
0:15:32 > 0:15:36The collectors will be here because they look for that name.
0:15:36 > 0:15:38It's going under the hammer right now!
0:15:40 > 0:15:44Lot 422, the Art Nouveau pewter candlestick.
0:15:44 > 0:15:46Style of Archibald Knox.
0:15:46 > 0:15:48£60?
0:15:48 > 0:15:50170 I've got.
0:15:50 > 0:15:52At 170. 180, anyone?
0:15:52 > 0:15:54170. On commission at 170.
0:15:56 > 0:15:58All done at 170? 180.
0:15:58 > 0:16:00190.
0:16:00 > 0:16:03190. Still on commission at 190.
0:16:03 > 0:16:05All done?
0:16:05 > 0:16:08- Brilliant. £190. - That's brilliant news.
0:16:08 > 0:16:12- That's very good - isn't it? - Fantastic!- Twice the value!
0:16:12 > 0:16:14It was worth the effort of coming over.
0:16:14 > 0:16:17It was. Thank you very much for all your help.
0:16:17 > 0:16:20OK. The nice thing is, that's going to meet up with its other half.
0:16:20 > 0:16:24- Lovely.- It'll look striking, won't it?- Mmm. Thank you.
0:16:24 > 0:16:26Gosh, way over the reserve.
0:16:26 > 0:16:30That shows that sometimes you can find the perfect partner at auction.
0:16:31 > 0:16:33We'll be back at the auction later in the show
0:16:33 > 0:16:35when we find out that African shield
0:16:35 > 0:16:38valued by Charlie is causing a global stir!
0:16:39 > 0:16:42Shall we say there's been interest from its homeland
0:16:42 > 0:16:44- and at the New World.- Really?
0:16:50 > 0:16:51But before all of that,
0:16:51 > 0:16:54I'm exploring the secrets of Oxford's skyline.
0:16:56 > 0:17:00Oxford's long and distinguished past has resulted in such a stunning city
0:17:00 > 0:17:02with a myriad of architectural styles.
0:17:02 > 0:17:06You can find examples from almost every period throughout history,
0:17:06 > 0:17:08dating right back to the Saxons.
0:17:08 > 0:17:12But as you wander around, everywhere you look, you're being watched.
0:17:16 > 0:17:20Dragons, demons and a whole array of other mystical creatures
0:17:20 > 0:17:23and quirky characters stare out from the buildings.
0:17:23 > 0:17:28For 1,000 years, gargoyles have stood guard over Oxford.
0:17:28 > 0:17:30And you can't help but admire them.
0:17:30 > 0:17:33One of the finest collections of "grotesques" adorns the walls
0:17:33 > 0:17:37of the university's world famous Bodleian Library.
0:17:37 > 0:17:40But being so high up, these fantastic creations
0:17:40 > 0:17:44are constantly under attack from weather and pollution.
0:17:44 > 0:17:47In 2007, while doing restoration work on the roof,
0:17:47 > 0:17:50the university discovered a row of grotesques
0:17:50 > 0:17:53had crumbled away beyond recognition.
0:17:54 > 0:17:58They wanted to replace them, but had no historical records to work from.
0:17:58 > 0:18:01So a competition was launched among local schools
0:18:01 > 0:18:03asking pupils to come up with new ideas.
0:18:05 > 0:18:08There were 500 entries from which nine were selected
0:18:08 > 0:18:10to be immortalised in stone.
0:18:10 > 0:18:14The sensitive task of translating the original drawings
0:18:14 > 0:18:15into the finished stone carvings
0:18:15 > 0:18:19was given to local sculptors Fiona and Alec Peever,
0:18:19 > 0:18:21who began by making clay models
0:18:21 > 0:18:25and I've come to their studio to find out more.
0:18:25 > 0:18:27- This is fabulous, Fiona. - Thank you.
0:18:27 > 0:18:31What challenges did the children's designs give you?
0:18:31 > 0:18:34Transferring their two-dimensional drawings
0:18:34 > 0:18:37into something that will work three-dimensionally
0:18:37 > 0:18:41and also very high up, at an angle on the building.
0:18:41 > 0:18:44Have you got some examples of what they originally looked like?
0:18:44 > 0:18:48- Here are the original children's drawings.- OK.
0:18:48 > 0:18:51This is the one for Narnia.
0:18:51 > 0:18:57All the winning designs were based on Oxford literary themes.
0:18:57 > 0:19:01Once you get the depth and the relief, with those dark patches,
0:19:01 > 0:19:02it does look good.
0:19:02 > 0:19:06That's what gives it impact when it's on the building.
0:19:06 > 0:19:09But also, when you're carving, you have to make sure
0:19:09 > 0:19:13that you don't have areas where water will settle
0:19:13 > 0:19:16and crack the stone.
0:19:16 > 0:19:18- Yes, the frost would crack it.- Yeah.
0:19:18 > 0:19:20The interesting thing about using clay
0:19:20 > 0:19:25is that it's a process where you build the model up.
0:19:25 > 0:19:27You add on to it.
0:19:27 > 0:19:30But when it comes to stone, you're just removing the stone,
0:19:30 > 0:19:32so you can't get it wrong.
0:19:32 > 0:19:34Do you get involved in the stonework, or just modelling?
0:19:34 > 0:19:36- I carve them as well.- You do both.
0:19:39 > 0:19:41The new designs for the Bodleian
0:19:41 > 0:19:44aren't, strictly-speaking, gargoyles.
0:19:44 > 0:19:47Gargoyles have a spout to gargle water from the gutters
0:19:47 > 0:19:48clear of the walls.
0:19:51 > 0:19:54These are grotesques, which are purely decorative
0:19:54 > 0:19:58but with a character of horror or humour.
0:19:58 > 0:19:59To find out more about the actual carving
0:19:59 > 0:20:01of these wonderful grotesques,
0:20:01 > 0:20:05I've cornered the other half of this talented partnership, Alec Peever,
0:20:05 > 0:20:07working on something of his own.
0:20:07 > 0:20:09What are you working on?
0:20:10 > 0:20:12This is a head in Portland stone.
0:20:12 > 0:20:16Is this the same principle as the grotesques?
0:20:16 > 0:20:19Um, this is more direct carving.
0:20:19 > 0:20:23With the grotesques, we went through a stage of modelling them in clay
0:20:23 > 0:20:25and working from the clay.
0:20:25 > 0:20:28This is a slightly more risky process
0:20:28 > 0:20:30where I'm just taking off a little bit at a time
0:20:30 > 0:20:32without taking any measurements,
0:20:32 > 0:20:36just discovering whatever's inside it,
0:20:36 > 0:20:39as Michelangelo is famous for saying.
0:20:39 > 0:20:40When you choose that block of stone,
0:20:40 > 0:20:45do you look at it from all angles to check for fault lines?
0:20:45 > 0:20:49- Yes. The thing you always have to do is to tap it.- OK.
0:20:49 > 0:20:53If it has a ring, like that, it's fine.
0:20:53 > 0:20:57If it has a dead noise, like that, you know there's a flaw in it
0:20:57 > 0:20:58and so you don't touch it!
0:21:00 > 0:21:03And the chisels you use are the same on the grotesques as on this?
0:21:03 > 0:21:08Very much. These tools have not changed in 5,000 years.
0:21:08 > 0:21:11It's exactly the same tools as the Ancient Egyptians used,
0:21:11 > 0:21:14the Greeks, and so on throughout the centuries.
0:21:14 > 0:21:18So it's an absolutely basic process.
0:21:18 > 0:21:22Can I watch for a while? Start on the mouth, cos that's quite scary!
0:21:22 > 0:21:23Right.
0:21:23 > 0:21:26- Do you know what kind of mouth you're giving him at this stage?- No.
0:21:26 > 0:21:29I might ask you to model for me, in a minute!
0:21:30 > 0:21:34Must be a good feeling, knowing that you're following in the footsteps
0:21:34 > 0:21:36of great craftsmen that lived around Oxford.
0:21:36 > 0:21:38It's not why I went into it for,
0:21:38 > 0:21:42but once you've made something and you see it go up there,
0:21:42 > 0:21:46you think, "Gosh, that's going to be up there for hundreds of years.
0:21:46 > 0:21:51"My little boy, who's nine, his grandchildren will be able to say,
0:21:51 > 0:21:55"'great-great-grandfather made that.'"
0:21:55 > 0:21:57It's tremendous to see such continuity
0:21:57 > 0:21:59between the past and the present.
0:21:59 > 0:22:02For hundreds of years to come, those brand-new grotesques
0:22:02 > 0:22:05will sit neatly alongside their ancient cousins
0:22:05 > 0:22:09on the Bodleian Library, for all to marvel at.
0:22:09 > 0:22:11That's a testament to the skills of Alec and Fiona
0:22:11 > 0:22:14and the people whose footsteps they've followed in.
0:22:20 > 0:22:23Right, it's back to our valuation day in the Sheldonian Theatre,
0:22:23 > 0:22:27where our experts Charlie and Tracy are marvelling at the vast quantity
0:22:27 > 0:22:30of antiques that have been brought in.
0:22:30 > 0:22:32It looks like Charlie has, once again,
0:22:32 > 0:22:35found someone to do battle with!
0:22:35 > 0:22:38Nick, you look absolutely terrifying!
0:22:38 > 0:22:42Fancy coming into the Sheldonian in Oxford with these!
0:22:42 > 0:22:44Tell me about them.
0:22:44 > 0:22:47Well, my grandfather went to - I thought it was Sudan -
0:22:47 > 0:22:50- in the 1880s, 1890s.- Yes.
0:22:50 > 0:22:53And we believe he brought them back.
0:22:53 > 0:22:54He wasn't in the services.
0:22:54 > 0:22:59- Was he not?- No. - So he didn't win it as a trophy?
0:22:59 > 0:23:02- At Rourke's Drift? - Not as far as I know!
0:23:02 > 0:23:03- He never mentioned it.- No.
0:23:03 > 0:23:06It's from South Africa, a Zulu shield.
0:23:06 > 0:23:09I think that dates from 1880, 1890,
0:23:09 > 0:23:13which is the time pre-Boer War, the Zulu wars.
0:23:13 > 0:23:16- It's an extraordinary part of history, really.- Yes.
0:23:16 > 0:23:18And in remarkable condition.
0:23:18 > 0:23:21This looks like a zebra skin. I'm sure it is.
0:23:21 > 0:23:25- But being 100 years old, we're happy to talk about it.- A working tool.
0:23:25 > 0:23:26Obviously if this was modern,
0:23:26 > 0:23:29we wouldn't want to know, for obvious reasons.
0:23:29 > 0:23:32By the lattice work of weaving more skin into it,
0:23:32 > 0:23:35which also has a functional purpose as well,
0:23:35 > 0:23:38it provides the handle, which is really interesting.
0:23:38 > 0:23:43- Yes.- Just leaving out a couple of notches forms the handle.
0:23:43 > 0:23:45- It's incredibly hard, isn't it? - It is.
0:23:45 > 0:23:48You'd think... All right, it wouldn't have stopped a bullet,
0:23:48 > 0:23:51but if you chucked a spear at it, it would have to be
0:23:51 > 0:23:53thrown pretty hard to get through that.
0:23:53 > 0:23:59And they attacked by bashing the spears against that.
0:23:59 > 0:24:03If you imagine a few thousand people doing that, it's a terrifying sound.
0:24:03 > 0:24:07- Absolutely.- The spear is also Zulu.
0:24:07 > 0:24:10Beautifully made, actually, and in pretty good condition.
0:24:10 > 0:24:13Quite light. It's like a cane, isn't it?
0:24:13 > 0:24:16Then we've got a leather strap here
0:24:16 > 0:24:21which is strengthening the join between the metalwork and the shaft.
0:24:21 > 0:24:24Look at the age on it. It's amazing, isn't it?
0:24:24 > 0:24:27It's become rock solid and hard.
0:24:27 > 0:24:29Value. Any ideas?
0:24:29 > 0:24:32- You hoped it was worth something when you brought it.- Of course.
0:24:32 > 0:24:37- I think you've got a value here of between 100 and £200.- Really?- Yes.
0:24:37 > 0:24:40- That has surprised me.- Has it? - Yes.- That's good.- Yes.
0:24:40 > 0:24:43Sometimes we get people on the show who almost hit me
0:24:43 > 0:24:45when I tell them what things are worth!
0:24:45 > 0:24:48- I won't do that! - They're disappointed.
0:24:48 > 0:24:50I would say 100 to 200.
0:24:50 > 0:24:53We're not talking about £100, it's not worth selling.
0:24:53 > 0:24:55- I'm sure that the shield is of that order.- Thank you.
0:24:55 > 0:24:57And the spear will add to it.
0:24:57 > 0:25:00We're happy to go to auction with an estimate of 100 to £200.
0:25:00 > 0:25:03- Thank you.- With a reserve of £100. - Brilliant.
0:25:03 > 0:25:05Perhaps a bit of auctioneer's discretion.
0:25:05 > 0:25:08But I'm confident about the lot.
0:25:08 > 0:25:10Thank you for bringing them to Oxford!
0:25:11 > 0:25:13Nick seems happy with that valuation.
0:25:13 > 0:25:16But tribal artefacts are very sought after.
0:25:16 > 0:25:19I can't wait to see what happens at auction.
0:25:19 > 0:25:24Of course, not everything that comes to our valuation day is for sale!
0:25:24 > 0:25:27What have we got here? What's she worth? 80 to 120, Mum?
0:25:27 > 0:25:29She isn't worth giving away!
0:25:31 > 0:25:34Well, hopefully we don't give anything away on Flog It!
0:25:34 > 0:25:38Next up, David has brought a stylish teapot for Tracy to value.
0:25:38 > 0:25:40Have you ever used it to make tea?
0:25:40 > 0:25:42- No.- I didn't think you would have!
0:25:42 > 0:25:46- No.- So is this something you've inherited?
0:25:46 > 0:25:47Just inherited, yes.
0:25:47 > 0:25:50- Who did you inherit it from? - From my brother-in-law.
0:25:50 > 0:25:53Do you know any history, anything about it?
0:25:53 > 0:25:59Yes. It was bought as an inheritance so they handed it to their daughter.
0:25:59 > 0:26:01Right. OK.
0:26:01 > 0:26:05So if your brother-in-law bought it to hand down to his daughter,
0:26:05 > 0:26:08how come you ended up with it?
0:26:08 > 0:26:11Because sadly the daughter passed away.
0:26:11 > 0:26:12Passed away. Oh, I am sorry.
0:26:12 > 0:26:16- So then it came to you. - It came to us.- Right. I see.
0:26:16 > 0:26:21Have you ever thought about where it dates from,
0:26:21 > 0:26:23or who made it?
0:26:23 > 0:26:27I did, at one time, because we happened to get a book of hallmarks.
0:26:27 > 0:26:31- Right.- I didn't bother, really, after that.
0:26:31 > 0:26:34You obviously know it's silver
0:26:34 > 0:26:37- because you've looked at the hallmark.- Yes.
0:26:37 > 0:26:40Quite right, too, it is silver.
0:26:40 > 0:26:42So if we have a little look at one of these...
0:26:45 > 0:26:48We've got the E for Elkington & Co.
0:26:48 > 0:26:50The Birmingham anchor.
0:26:50 > 0:26:53The date letter to 1893.
0:26:53 > 0:26:55And the passant lion.
0:26:55 > 0:27:00- So you're quite right. It's silver, a good maker, nice year.- Yes.
0:27:00 > 0:27:03- It's a very decorative piece, isn't it?- Yes.
0:27:03 > 0:27:08We've got some wonderful flower decoration and leaf decoration.
0:27:08 > 0:27:12Quite naturalistic, around the body of each of the teapot,
0:27:12 > 0:27:15the sugar bowl and the milk jug.
0:27:15 > 0:27:18It's a really, really attractive thing.
0:27:18 > 0:27:21Silver's doing really well at the moment
0:27:21 > 0:27:25whether it be in scrap or as an item.
0:27:25 > 0:27:28The thing with this is we're going to sell it as an item.
0:27:28 > 0:27:31- You wouldn't want to scrap such a beautiful piece.- No.
0:27:31 > 0:27:34I think if we took this to auction
0:27:34 > 0:27:40we could put a pre-sale estimate of 250 to 350,
0:27:40 > 0:27:43with a reserve of 230.
0:27:43 > 0:27:46- Right.- Would you be happy with that?
0:27:46 > 0:27:47Yes, we have talked about it,
0:27:47 > 0:27:49and the grandchildren will benefit from it.
0:27:49 > 0:27:53That's good. How many grandchildren do you have?
0:27:53 > 0:27:56- Seven.- Seven grandchildren.
0:27:56 > 0:27:59- At least they'll all get a bit of money, won't they?- Yes.
0:28:01 > 0:28:03These valuation days are such fun.
0:28:03 > 0:28:06Sometimes I feel like playing around!
0:28:08 > 0:28:10All hand-forged, made in Scotland.
0:28:10 > 0:28:15Back to business. Charlie's getting personal with Margaret!
0:28:15 > 0:28:18Margaret, have you been rummaging around your drawers at home?
0:28:18 > 0:28:20Definitely! Rummaging in the drawers.
0:28:20 > 0:28:23- What made you come along today? - Because it was Flog It!
0:28:23 > 0:28:26and these are cluttering up the drawers
0:28:26 > 0:28:28so I thought I'd bring them along.
0:28:28 > 0:28:32- Fantastic. Are you a fan of Flog It? - Definitely, yes.- Goody!- Oh, yes.
0:28:32 > 0:28:34There's a real mix here
0:28:34 > 0:28:38- of quite nice and not so good. - No. A bit of rubbish?
0:28:38 > 0:28:41Rubbish. I'm glad you said it and I didn't.
0:28:41 > 0:28:42Do you know where it all came from?
0:28:42 > 0:28:45They belonged to my mother-in-law.
0:28:45 > 0:28:50You've got three rings, two earrings, a cameo -
0:28:50 > 0:28:52not a good quality cameo brooch -
0:28:52 > 0:28:55and this is not gold, this chain.
0:28:55 > 0:28:59And these are simulated pearls which are losing their colour rather fast.
0:28:59 > 0:29:04- So, by and large, we can forget most of these items.- Yes.
0:29:04 > 0:29:09But the wedding band here is 22-carat gold.
0:29:09 > 0:29:12- I'll have a look.- That's good. - 22-carat.
0:29:12 > 0:29:14- The best you can get is 24. - Oh, right.
0:29:14 > 0:29:17Most gold items are nine-carat.
0:29:17 > 0:29:19And you have a nine-carat gold ring there.
0:29:19 > 0:29:24Now, purely in scrap value today, gold is worth a lot of money.
0:29:24 > 0:29:27- Yes.- We also have a little three-stone diamond ring.- Yes.
0:29:27 > 0:29:31But it's illusion cut, if you know what I mean.
0:29:31 > 0:29:32I've never heard of that.
0:29:32 > 0:29:37You look at it from a distance and think, "That's a whopping diamond."
0:29:37 > 0:29:40And the closer you get to it, the more you can see
0:29:40 > 0:29:44that the actual setting is engraved cleverly and bright-cut
0:29:44 > 0:29:46to give the impression of a diamond.
0:29:46 > 0:29:48So when we actually get into it,
0:29:48 > 0:29:51the diamond itself is a tiny little chip.
0:29:51 > 0:29:55- Oh, right.- So we don't have a huge value there.
0:29:55 > 0:29:57When you pulled them out of your drawer, did you think,
0:29:57 > 0:29:59"I'm going to win the pools today!"
0:29:59 > 0:30:03No. I'd no idea how much they were worth
0:30:03 > 0:30:07but I'd be interested to know if you know the date.
0:30:07 > 0:30:09The date of the wedding band
0:30:09 > 0:30:13- and the engagement ring is 1930 or thereabouts.- That's right.
0:30:13 > 0:30:16- Would that ring true? - That would be my mother-in-law.
0:30:16 > 0:30:19- Your mother-in-law.- Yes.- Can you remember when she got married?
0:30:19 > 0:30:23- Yes. Maybe early '30s. - Yes, that's about right.
0:30:23 > 0:30:26I think that fits in with the dating of them.
0:30:26 > 0:30:28Value. Have a guess.
0:30:28 > 0:30:30£50?
0:30:30 > 0:30:34£50. Well, I think it's worth at least twice that.
0:30:34 > 0:30:38Well, I'm sure that this gold ring is worth the best part of £100.
0:30:38 > 0:30:41- Right.- So that's good news, isn't it?- Yes.
0:30:41 > 0:30:44Sadly, we can't add a great deal for the rest.
0:30:44 > 0:30:46But we can certainly add 30 or £40.
0:30:46 > 0:30:52- I'm thinking if we put 100 to £150 as an estimate.- Yes.
0:30:52 > 0:30:55- With a fixed reserve at 100. - That sounds excellent.
0:30:55 > 0:30:58- That would be good? - That would be great. Yes.
0:30:58 > 0:31:01And you can go and spend some money on something.
0:31:01 > 0:31:03What would you spend it on?
0:31:03 > 0:31:07I think I'd put it towards the New Zealand fund.
0:31:07 > 0:31:08Are you going to New Zealand?
0:31:08 > 0:31:11No. It's on my list.
0:31:11 > 0:31:13Well, every little bit helps.
0:31:13 > 0:31:14If you're having a clear-out,
0:31:14 > 0:31:17why not bring your items to our valuation day?
0:31:17 > 0:31:20You never know, it could help with your holiday fund.
0:31:21 > 0:31:23Right. Now it's time to go off to auction
0:31:23 > 0:31:26with Margaret's unwanted jewellery,
0:31:26 > 0:31:29we're also taking David's silver trio,
0:31:29 > 0:31:31and the zebra skin shield and spear.
0:31:33 > 0:31:37Let's see what Simon has to say about those rare tribal pieces.
0:31:37 > 0:31:39This is absolutely fabulous and fascinating.
0:31:39 > 0:31:42Ethnic artefacts fly through the roof, don't they?
0:31:42 > 0:31:45- They really love them. - Anything tribal.- Yep.
0:31:45 > 0:31:46And with a bit of history,
0:31:46 > 0:31:49and something like this which is unusual,
0:31:49 > 0:31:51it's a rare skin, cos being a zebra skin,
0:31:51 > 0:31:53it's not a standard weapon one.
0:31:53 > 0:31:56It's not for fighting with. It's for special occasions.
0:31:56 > 0:31:59So it lifts it. Cow hide is the normal one.
0:31:59 > 0:32:02There's plenty of those about for 300 to 400 quid.
0:32:02 > 0:32:04Has there been much interest?
0:32:04 > 0:32:07Enough to get the old auctioneer quite excited!
0:32:07 > 0:32:09- Really?- Which is unusual for auctioneers!
0:32:09 > 0:32:12Are you going to let me in on this, and the viewers?
0:32:12 > 0:32:14I might just do that.
0:32:14 > 0:32:17Shall we say there's been interest from its homeland
0:32:17 > 0:32:20- and in the New World.- Really?- Yes.
0:32:20 > 0:32:21But how much for?
0:32:21 > 0:32:24I think rather more than four times top estimate.
0:32:24 > 0:32:27OK. Someone's going home with a great deal of money.
0:32:29 > 0:32:30That's really exciting.
0:32:30 > 0:32:33First, Margaret, who's selling her jewellery
0:32:33 > 0:32:35to raise money for a trip to New Zealand.
0:32:36 > 0:32:40- Who do you want to see out there? - Well, New Zealand was on the cards,
0:32:40 > 0:32:43- but since...- Changed your mind?
0:32:43 > 0:32:47We've booked a cruise on the Queen Victoria.
0:32:47 > 0:32:51- Oh!- So that sounds... Next year, in the winter.
0:32:51 > 0:32:55- Oh, how lovely! So this is a bit of spending money.- Definitely, yes.
0:32:55 > 0:32:59Gin and tonics. Gin and tonics on the deck!
0:32:59 > 0:33:02- As the sun's going down. - Oh, can I come?
0:33:02 > 0:33:05You could do your antiques lectures, Charlie.
0:33:05 > 0:33:06I could, yes!
0:33:06 > 0:33:09On miscellaneous jewellery!
0:33:09 > 0:33:12Anyway, it's going under the hammer now. Good luck.
0:33:14 > 0:33:17Lot 422. The 22-carat wedding ring,
0:33:17 > 0:33:21a diamond ring and other jewellery. Mixed lot.
0:33:21 > 0:33:23£100?
0:33:23 > 0:33:25100 I've got. 110 anywhere?
0:33:25 > 0:33:28At £100. Selling at 100... 110.
0:33:28 > 0:33:30120? 120.
0:33:30 > 0:33:32130? At 120.
0:33:32 > 0:33:35All done at 120?
0:33:35 > 0:33:37Selling at 120. All done?
0:33:37 > 0:33:42- Right on estimate. That's good, isn't it?- That's good, yes.
0:33:42 > 0:33:44That's a few nice bottles of wine!
0:33:44 > 0:33:47- Yes, it is.- Not many on that boat! They'll be expensive!
0:33:49 > 0:33:52Margaret's happy with that. Let's see if Tracy can do even better
0:33:52 > 0:33:53with David's silver trio.
0:33:55 > 0:33:57We're talking about that silver tea service.
0:33:57 > 0:34:00It's Victorian, it's Birmingham, late 1800s.
0:34:00 > 0:34:04- You haven't had it long? - No, only a few years.
0:34:04 > 0:34:07- It's a good time to sell silver. - Very good time.- The prices are up.
0:34:07 > 0:34:09Exactly. And it's a beautiful thing as well.
0:34:09 > 0:34:13- It's a really gorgeous thing. - Yes, I think so.
0:34:13 > 0:34:15- I think I've been conservative again!- Do you?
0:34:15 > 0:34:17Oh. Is it a "come and buy me"?
0:34:17 > 0:34:20- I hope so. I really do. - Let's watch this.- I hope so!
0:34:20 > 0:34:22Let's have a nice surprise.
0:34:24 > 0:34:26The three-piece silver tea service.
0:34:26 > 0:34:28An Elkington one.
0:34:28 > 0:34:31250 for that?
0:34:31 > 0:34:32200 to start me.
0:34:32 > 0:34:34At 200. 210. 220.
0:34:34 > 0:34:37230. 240.
0:34:37 > 0:34:39At 230. 240.
0:34:39 > 0:34:41250. At 240.
0:34:41 > 0:34:44All done at £240?
0:34:44 > 0:34:45Selling at 240.
0:34:47 > 0:34:52- Bottom of estimate. It's OK. - It's OK.- A good price.- Yeah, it's OK.
0:34:52 > 0:34:55It's what we said at the valuation day.
0:34:55 > 0:34:58- Yeah.- As long as you're happy. - I'm happy with that.
0:34:58 > 0:35:02Well, Tracy was spot-on with her reserve for the trio.
0:35:02 > 0:35:05Now it's that exceptional Zulu shield and spear,
0:35:05 > 0:35:07brought in by Nick.
0:35:07 > 0:35:09I'm looking forward to this one!
0:35:09 > 0:35:12It's great to meet Nicholas. I saw you at the valuation day
0:35:12 > 0:35:14and I admired Charlie walking across the room
0:35:14 > 0:35:18with this wonderful zebra skin shield,
0:35:18 > 0:35:20and I thought, "Ooh, very nice!"
0:35:20 > 0:35:24- Were you happy with the valuation, 100 to 200?- I thought it was good.
0:35:24 > 0:35:29I had a chat to the auctioneer and he said it could do a bit better.
0:35:29 > 0:35:31- Oh!- Really?- A little bit.
0:35:31 > 0:35:33- That would be pleasant.- It would be.
0:35:33 > 0:35:36- Yeah?- If you make 14,000, I'll buy you lunch!
0:35:36 > 0:35:39I don't think he hinted that much money, though!
0:35:39 > 0:35:42No. I mean, Charlie, a brave move.
0:35:42 > 0:35:45These things are so hard to put a price on.
0:35:45 > 0:35:48Yes. You've seen one and you think you've seen them all,
0:35:48 > 0:35:50but they're all different.
0:35:50 > 0:35:53- They're handmade. - It's beautifully made.
0:35:53 > 0:35:57Why are you selling it? It's been part of the family for a long time.
0:35:57 > 0:36:01I have a modern house and it's a bit small. I can't put it on the wall.
0:36:01 > 0:36:04It's heart-rending to get rid of it, but...
0:36:04 > 0:36:07Let's hope you get the top end of the estimate. £200.
0:36:07 > 0:36:08What would you do with that?
0:36:08 > 0:36:14We were going to buy our grandson a premium bond with some of the money.
0:36:14 > 0:36:17- The rest will probably go to a lunch.- Would it?- Possibly.
0:36:17 > 0:36:21- Did you hear that, Paul? - What if you got £800 for this?
0:36:21 > 0:36:25- Steady on!- I know, but hang on, you never know!
0:36:25 > 0:36:27Strange things happen in auction rooms.
0:36:27 > 0:36:31- What would you do with £800? - It would help towards a holiday.
0:36:31 > 0:36:32OK. Let's hope you get a holiday.
0:36:32 > 0:36:35It's lunch for you and me and a holiday for him!
0:36:35 > 0:36:38I love auctions, I really do!
0:36:38 > 0:36:42Let's find out what happens. It's now down to the bidders.
0:36:42 > 0:36:46The zebra skin shield, a Zulu one.
0:36:46 > 0:36:50What can we say for that? £200 to start me for it?
0:36:50 > 0:36:52500 I'm bid. 550 anywhere?
0:36:52 > 0:36:55- Splendid!- £500. 550.
0:36:55 > 0:36:56Six. 650.
0:36:56 > 0:36:58Seven. 750.
0:36:58 > 0:37:01Eight. 850? At £800, then.
0:37:01 > 0:37:04Coming to you now, Pat, at 850.
0:37:04 > 0:37:07£850!
0:37:07 > 0:37:09I can't believe it!
0:37:09 > 0:37:10850.
0:37:10 > 0:37:13850? 900.
0:37:13 > 0:37:14950.
0:37:16 > 0:37:181,000?
0:37:21 > 0:37:221,100 I'm bid.
0:37:22 > 0:37:241,150?
0:37:24 > 0:37:25Oh, no!
0:37:30 > 0:37:32£1,100, then, with Alan.
0:37:33 > 0:37:36All done, then? It's with Alan at £1,100.
0:37:36 > 0:37:39All done at £1,100? All finished?
0:37:39 > 0:37:41Yes!
0:37:41 > 0:37:43£1,100!
0:37:43 > 0:37:45I told you something fabulous was going to happen!
0:37:48 > 0:37:50Not 100 to 200, but 1,100!
0:37:50 > 0:37:52How do you guys manage it?
0:37:52 > 0:37:54- Well...- Who do you pay?
0:37:54 > 0:37:57Who are the BBC going to employ next, cos I've got the sack!
0:37:57 > 0:38:01You were saying £800 would be a wonderful holiday.
0:38:01 > 0:38:04You've got a lot more than 800. That's 1,100, Nicholas.
0:38:04 > 0:38:07- Take my daughter with me. - Oh, bless you.
0:38:07 > 0:38:09A cracking end to a marvellous show.
0:38:09 > 0:38:12I hope you enjoyed the surprise! Auction rooms are full of them.
0:38:12 > 0:38:15Until the next time, from Oxfordshire, it's cheerio!