0:00:07 > 0:00:12A 14th century dungeon, several portcullises, not to mention a magnificent building
0:00:12 > 0:00:17with a dramatic grand hall, a pretty splendid location, you'd have to agree.
0:00:17 > 0:00:22Well, today the gorgeous, the splendid Warwick Castle is playing host to Flog It!
0:00:48 > 0:00:49It's not just this historic venue
0:00:49 > 0:00:53this massive crowd have turned up to see on this lovely summer's day,
0:00:53 > 0:00:56its our experts - the gorgeous Anita Manning, Thomas Plant
0:00:56 > 0:00:58and myself who will be doing all the valuing.
0:00:58 > 0:01:02We'll be dipping into these boxes, looking for the best items to take off to auctions.
0:01:02 > 0:01:07Someone here today is going home with a lot of money. Stay tuned and you'll find out
0:01:07 > 0:01:10but right now let's get on with the show, let's Flog It!
0:01:10 > 0:01:14And leading today's team of valuers in finding the treasures packed away in all the bags and boxes
0:01:14 > 0:01:18are today's experts, Anita Manning and Thomas Plant,
0:01:18 > 0:01:22who are already meeting the Flog It! fans.
0:01:24 > 0:01:28Barbies are collectable now and you've kept them in good condition.
0:01:28 > 0:01:30- Did you pay a lot for it 40 years ago?- I can't remember, dear.
0:01:33 > 0:01:34'Coming up...'
0:01:34 > 0:01:38All the world's a stage and all the men and women merely players.
0:01:38 > 0:01:43And the main players on the Flog It! stage are going absolutely animal crackers.
0:01:43 > 0:01:46A menagerie of beasts.
0:01:46 > 0:01:47Thomas!
0:01:47 > 0:01:50'And they're getting hot under the collar.'
0:01:50 > 0:01:52Love's thermometer and it's hot!
0:01:53 > 0:01:59And I take a sneaky peak behind the scenes of the Royal Shakespeare Company.
0:02:00 > 0:02:03I bet one or two antiques have slipped through the net.
0:02:06 > 0:02:09Its time to get on with the show, get everybody inside the courtyard
0:02:09 > 0:02:11so they can ask that all important question...
0:02:11 > 0:02:13ALL: What's it worth?
0:02:31 > 0:02:35Well, I think we are going to be in for a marvellous day here at Warwick Castle.
0:02:35 > 0:02:40The sun is shining, there are smiles on everybody's faces, everybody's now safely seated in the courtyard
0:02:40 > 0:02:43and it looks like Anita Manning is our first expert to the tables.
0:02:43 > 0:02:46Let's take a wee peek at what Anita is looking at.
0:02:46 > 0:02:50Penny's brought in a funky jug to show Anita.
0:02:50 > 0:02:56Penny, this is a delightful stoneware jug. Where did you get it?
0:02:56 > 0:03:01Well, I believe it belonged to my great grandmother, my gran's mum.
0:03:01 > 0:03:03And that's about as much as I know about it.
0:03:03 > 0:03:05And does it belong to you?
0:03:05 > 0:03:11Well, my mum very kindly has given it to me so that I can raise money for the Cat Protection League,
0:03:11 > 0:03:13because I've just started fostering cats.
0:03:13 > 0:03:16So all funds will go to a good cause.
0:03:16 > 0:03:19- Yeah. - OK, do you know anything about it?
0:03:19 > 0:03:23I know nothing about it.
0:03:23 > 0:03:26Well, it's a lovely piece of Royal Doulton.
0:03:26 > 0:03:31And we often associate Doulton with a porcelain body.
0:03:31 > 0:03:33This is a stoneware body,
0:03:33 > 0:03:40and they made this type of wares between about 1880 and 1910, 1915.
0:03:40 > 0:03:46And I like this slightly modern style of decoration.
0:03:46 > 0:03:52At that time, they were moving away from the ornate Victorian decoration
0:03:52 > 0:03:56into a simpler style.
0:03:56 > 0:03:59If we look at the back stamp,
0:03:59 > 0:04:05we can see the initials and the monogram for Frank A Butler.
0:04:05 > 0:04:10Now, he was one of Doulton's most prestigious decorators.
0:04:10 > 0:04:15He worked for them for over 40 years, over a long period of time,
0:04:15 > 0:04:21and this is certainly one of the decorators that the Doulton collectors will like.
0:04:21 > 0:04:25The shape is very pleasing, it's very sympathetic.
0:04:25 > 0:04:29The decoration is simple, it appeals to modern tastes.
0:04:29 > 0:04:32I would put an estimate
0:04:32 > 0:04:37on this jug of between £50 and £80.
0:04:37 > 0:04:39Penny, would you be happy to sell it at that price.
0:04:39 > 0:04:42Yes, I think that's fine. That buys a lot of cat litter.
0:04:42 > 0:04:46Well, I'm delighted at that, hopefully it'll do very well.
0:04:46 > 0:04:48- Brilliant.- Feed a lot of kittens. - Absolutely.
0:04:59 > 0:05:03Toy man Thomas has been overwhelmed by Terry's menagerie of animals.
0:05:06 > 0:05:08So, Terry,
0:05:08 > 0:05:10are these your toys?
0:05:10 > 0:05:13They are. I used to play with them quite a lot when I was small,
0:05:13 > 0:05:17way back in the '40s, as you can probably see by looking at them.
0:05:17 > 0:05:20I used to love setting them up and moving them around.
0:05:20 > 0:05:23I can remember wishing that they could move, actually.
0:05:23 > 0:05:27- Really?- Yes. I did quite enjoy them.
0:05:27 > 0:05:33- We've got a sort of mixture of animals. A menagerie of beasts.- Indeed.
0:05:33 > 0:05:37So, you've got two sets, you've got the domestic, farmyard
0:05:37 > 0:05:41and then we've got the zoo, or the exotic, but by different makers
0:05:41 > 0:05:47which is interesting. Most of these figures are marked on the base.
0:05:47 > 0:05:55Here we've got made in England and we've got Britains, paint's a bit smudged but Britains Ltd is on there.
0:05:55 > 0:05:57You can start the B there.
0:05:57 > 0:06:04But these ones here are marked John Hill and Co.
0:06:04 > 0:06:08He used to work for Britains and obviously thought, "I can do this myself."
0:06:08 > 0:06:12His work is quite good because this is premier division,
0:06:12 > 0:06:16this is sort of what we'd call Manchester United
0:06:16 > 0:06:23of making figures. And then this is sort of probably a bit less but going for the cup as well.
0:06:23 > 0:06:26And these were mainly home painted.
0:06:26 > 0:06:31- Oh, right.- People got paid for painting at home, which is quite interesting.- It is, actually.
0:06:31 > 0:06:35- They got paid per figure.- Oh, right.
0:06:35 > 0:06:41Very nice collection, quite clean and good condition. Well, done you for looking after them.
0:06:41 > 0:06:44I hate geese. When you go into a field of geese and they attack you.
0:06:44 > 0:06:49- Put their little necks and they hiss at you.- I like these actually, the little cygnets
0:06:49 > 0:06:52that go with the swan. Something different again.
0:06:52 > 0:06:57- I mean, they're so tiny, I'm amazed they're still there, actually. - Absolutely, you didn't eat them.
0:06:57 > 0:07:02You know, if they are of any value to anyone I would like them to go.
0:07:02 > 0:07:06Absolutely, we're not talking mega money.
0:07:06 > 0:07:12- No.- As a collection I think that we're looking at between £60 and £80.
0:07:12 > 0:07:14I would put the reserve at £50.
0:07:14 > 0:07:21- That's fine, I'm very happy with that.- I look forward to seeing you at the auction.- I look forward to it.
0:07:23 > 0:07:26'And as usual I'm scouring the queue to find something to catch my eye.'
0:07:27 > 0:07:30Because art is so subjective,
0:07:30 > 0:07:38- it's so arbitrary, what I like, you may not like.- You're wrong. - I'm wrong.
0:07:38 > 0:07:40I thought it was Lalique. They self lubricate all the time.
0:07:40 > 0:07:42Oh, well, moving on.
0:07:42 > 0:07:44- Can you play?- No.
0:07:47 > 0:07:51- Hi, what's your name?- Jo. - Hi, Jo, you're very young to be into antiques.
0:07:51 > 0:07:55- Yes.- Do you like antiques? - No, I'm here for my mum.
0:07:55 > 0:08:00- Do you know, I kind of guessed that? So, what's your mum sent you out for?- They're teapots, two teapots.
0:08:00 > 0:08:02Are they? And she wants to sell them?
0:08:02 > 0:08:04- Yes.- Can I have a peep?- Yes.
0:08:04 > 0:08:09Can I have a look? Oh, I know what they are, they're barge ware, aren't they?
0:08:09 > 0:08:12Have they got a teapot on the lid?
0:08:12 > 0:08:17- I don't think so. That one hasn't. - Let's have a look.
0:08:17 > 0:08:19Yes, they do, look at that.
0:08:19 > 0:08:22See? You didn't even know what you'd brought in, did you?
0:08:22 > 0:08:26You'd not even bothered looking, had you? Have you not seen this before?
0:08:26 > 0:08:32- I have in my granddad's house, that's where they're from.- Oh, are they? - Yes.- And now they're your mother's?
0:08:32 > 0:08:37- Poppa passed away so we are trying to sell all the stuff in the house.- Oh, I'm sorry to hear that.- That's OK.
0:08:37 > 0:08:40- So, this really is your inheritance, really, isn't it?- Yeah.
0:08:40 > 0:08:44- But Mum doesn't like them? - No, they're not the prettiest of things I don't think.
0:08:44 > 0:08:49But they are highly sought after, especially the ones with a teapot on them like that, look at that.
0:08:49 > 0:08:53Unfortunately, there's a little bit of damage to the lid on this one,
0:08:53 > 0:08:56it's been extensively repaired just here and here.
0:08:56 > 0:08:59That will hold the collectors back.
0:08:59 > 0:09:02It's also had some restoration around the rim of the larger teapot.
0:09:02 > 0:09:06It is such a shame. Let's have a closer look anyway.
0:09:06 > 0:09:11It's known really as barge ware because people that lived on narrowboats
0:09:11 > 0:09:16love to collect this kind of thing, it just goes with the whole image, goes with the look.
0:09:16 > 0:09:22All of these have been applied by hand with a bit of wet slip glaze before the firing.
0:09:22 > 0:09:26And look at the way this treacle glaze just runs down.
0:09:26 > 0:09:27It is a known as a drip glaze
0:09:27 > 0:09:31and you can't control what's happening, that's the beauty of it,
0:09:31 > 0:09:32that's why it looks very eclectic.
0:09:34 > 0:09:37It almost looks like the patina of a piece of wood, doesn't it?
0:09:37 > 0:09:38And you can't manufacture that.
0:09:38 > 0:09:43Let's have a look at the other one before I go on any further.
0:09:43 > 0:09:45- Are you a student? - Yes, I'm at Exeter University.
0:09:45 > 0:09:49- Are you, do you like it down in Exeter, the West Country? - I do, love it.- Oh, this is nice.
0:09:49 > 0:09:53It doesn't have another teapot on the lid but I'll tell you what it does have.
0:09:53 > 0:09:56That's what I was looking for, a date.
0:09:56 > 0:10:01It mentions here, "Florence Skirrow, God bless our home, 1910."
0:10:01 > 0:10:07Well, I think these are terrific and this one's even got its little saucer to sit on. Look at that.
0:10:07 > 0:10:10Isn't that great, its own coaster.
0:10:10 > 0:10:14I think they're lovely. I'd be inclined to put them in as two separate lots.
0:10:14 > 0:10:20- This one, we could definitely put £250 to £350 on as a valuation.- OK.
0:10:20 > 0:10:25This one, the larger one, which is the more sought after one,
0:10:25 > 0:10:31because it's got the teapot on a teapot if I show it you and display it like this.
0:10:31 > 0:10:37I think it's absolutely divine, but unfortunately it's had some extensive renovation.
0:10:37 > 0:10:43- I'd be inclined to put this into auction with a valuation of £180 to £250.- OK.
0:10:43 > 0:10:44OK, with a reserve of £180.
0:10:44 > 0:10:46Will you make it to the auction room?
0:10:46 > 0:10:49- Definitely.- Have you been to an auction before?- No.
0:10:49 > 0:10:53Oh, boy, have you got some excitement to experience.
0:10:53 > 0:10:55Oh, I can't wait for it. See you there.
0:11:01 > 0:11:05Well, we are now halfway through our day, so it's time to up the tempo.
0:11:05 > 0:11:07This is my favourite part of the programme.
0:11:07 > 0:11:09Anything can happen in a sale room.
0:11:09 > 0:11:13You've heard what our experts have had to say, you've probably got your own opinions,
0:11:13 > 0:11:15and so have this big crowd here.
0:11:15 > 0:11:19We are halfway through the day, you know what that means. Where are we going?
0:11:19 > 0:11:20ALL: Off to auction!
0:11:20 > 0:11:21Let's do it.
0:11:24 > 0:11:29So, we're selling Penny's Royal Doulton jug with the added bonus of a renowned decorator's back stamp.
0:11:31 > 0:11:37It's animal magic with Terry's lot of toys from the farm and from the jungle.
0:11:37 > 0:11:41And, it's teapot time with Jo and two barge ware examples,
0:11:41 > 0:11:44but will the restoration just put the bidders off?
0:11:46 > 0:11:48We're going to put those valuations to the test,
0:11:48 > 0:11:52and this is where we're doing it, Bigwood Auctioneers and Valuers in Stratford upon Avon.
0:11:52 > 0:11:55We have two auctioneers on the rostrum today
0:11:55 > 0:11:58it's going to be a busy time. Stephen Kay and Christopher Ironmonger.
0:11:58 > 0:12:02I'm going inside to have a chat with one of them about one or two of our lots,
0:12:02 > 0:12:03even one of my lots,
0:12:03 > 0:12:05fingers crossed we are going to be on the money.
0:12:05 > 0:12:07But I am feeling a bit nervous.
0:12:07 > 0:12:10Since the valuation day, the auction house has recommended to Jo
0:12:10 > 0:12:14that the reserves on her two teapots should change because of the damage.
0:12:14 > 0:12:16I spoke to Christopher to find out why.
0:12:21 > 0:12:23These are very popular, we've seen them on the show
0:12:23 > 0:12:26many times and we've sold many for £200 to £300, quite easily.
0:12:26 > 0:12:28There's a lot of restoration on this one.
0:12:28 > 0:12:31There've been some fairly dramatic changes.
0:12:31 > 0:12:37We had the vendor have a chat with us and obviously the restoration was of some concern,
0:12:37 > 0:12:41so the reserves have been substantially reduced.
0:12:41 > 0:12:45- Go on, tell me what? - £35 a piece.- OK, I'm going to get my cheque book out now.
0:12:45 > 0:12:49We have said to her that often low reserves can be the recipe for a good result.
0:12:49 > 0:12:54I think so. I will be gobsmacked if these went for £35 each.
0:12:54 > 0:12:57If I give you £45, can I take them now, please?
0:12:57 > 0:13:01No, no, no. We are definitely going to open them to competition.
0:13:01 > 0:13:06Auctioneer Stephen Kay is on the podium to the sell the teapots and mum, Anna, has joined Jo
0:13:06 > 0:13:08to see how they do.
0:13:10 > 0:13:13Joanna is standing right next to me with mum Anna.
0:13:13 > 0:13:17You didn't know, did you, that Joanna got picked to be on TV?
0:13:17 > 0:13:23- No.- So, you went home and obviously said to Mum, "The teapots have gone." What was your reaction?
0:13:23 > 0:13:26It was just nice to think they were of some interest to somebody,
0:13:26 > 0:13:28they've sat on the window for a long time.
0:13:28 > 0:13:32The auctioneer has had a chat with you and reduced the estimate, not the estimate,
0:13:32 > 0:13:35he hasn't reduced it, it's still printed in the catalogue,
0:13:35 > 0:13:38but he's reduced the reserve, he's taken the reserve right down.
0:13:38 > 0:13:40- So, you're happy with that.- Yeah.
0:13:40 > 0:13:43- Yeah.- Well, fingers crossed anyway.
0:13:43 > 0:13:45Hopefully Mum will treat you, buy you a pair of shoes or something.
0:13:45 > 0:13:48I don't think we'll get the money.
0:13:48 > 0:13:50Oh, please, maybe I have over-quoted.
0:13:50 > 0:13:55I don't know but I particularly love them, I love barge ware and I love that treacle glaze.
0:13:55 > 0:13:57I think they're great. A good bit of social history.
0:13:57 > 0:14:02That first lot I really like, Florence Skirrow, that should do well. I'll be shocked if it doesn't.
0:14:02 > 0:14:04And it's going under the hammer right now.
0:14:06 > 0:14:09The barge ware teapot with the matching stand.
0:14:11 > 0:14:16I've not got any bids, would somebody like to start me at £30...
0:14:16 > 0:14:2030 I've got... I'll take 2... from anybody else. 32... 35...
0:14:20 > 0:14:2237... at 35... I've got here.
0:14:22 > 0:14:2437... 40... and 5...
0:14:24 > 0:14:2750... and 5... and 60...
0:14:27 > 0:14:30and 5... and 70... and 5...
0:14:30 > 0:14:32and 80... and 5...
0:14:32 > 0:14:38No. Nobody interested, 80 I've got here, I'll take five...
0:14:38 > 0:14:40All done at £80.
0:14:40 > 0:14:46Well, it's gone its better than £35, isn't it? OK, here's the next one.
0:14:48 > 0:14:51Another barge ware teapot.
0:14:51 > 0:14:53How about £30 for this.
0:14:53 > 0:14:5830... I've got 32... 35... 37...
0:14:58 > 0:15:01at 35... I've got here. 37... 40...
0:15:01 > 0:15:03and 5... and 50... and 5...
0:15:03 > 0:15:07and 60... and 5...
0:15:07 > 0:15:10and 70... 65... seated, anyone else?
0:15:13 > 0:15:14All done at 65.
0:15:14 > 0:15:17It's gone £65, are you happy?
0:15:17 > 0:15:20- Yes, yes. - That is a pair of shoes, isn't it?
0:15:20 > 0:15:22- Not for Joanna.- Oh, isn't it?
0:15:22 > 0:15:26- Has she got expensive tastes? - She's got very expensive tastes.
0:15:26 > 0:15:30We'll have to find some more little gems to bring here.
0:15:30 > 0:15:36It's a shame the teapots didn't do better but that damage, well, it must just have put some people off.
0:15:36 > 0:15:40Onwards and upwards, let's turn our attention to Terry's herd of animals.
0:15:40 > 0:15:45And, going under the hammer right now we've got a wonderful collection of animals belonging to Terry,
0:15:45 > 0:15:47with a valuation of £60 to £80.
0:15:47 > 0:15:49- Happy with that weren't you? - I am very happy with it.
0:15:49 > 0:15:51Well, played with, lots of memories.
0:15:51 > 0:15:56- Indeed they are.- I've got to say, I admire you because you've hung on to them for such a long time.
0:15:56 > 0:16:01Well, I have to say it was my mother who hung on to them, they were up in her attic, actually.
0:16:01 > 0:16:06My mum's done that to some of my toys. Whenever I go down and visit her I see my toys dotted about.
0:16:06 > 0:16:11- I try and go back with them because I want to have those, but she won't let me have them.- I have none left.
0:16:11 > 0:16:14- Oh, Thomas.- Is it like a stab?
0:16:14 > 0:16:16No, I do I have one, I have a robot.
0:16:16 > 0:16:21And do you know what, Thomas has his own auction room specialising in toy sales.
0:16:21 > 0:16:24Yeah, but I'm an auctioneer and a toy expert.
0:16:24 > 0:16:27So, you like to sell everything and get rid of everything.
0:16:27 > 0:16:35I take the mantra from my grandmother, if you haven't looked at it in a year, move it on.
0:16:35 > 0:16:40You came to the right man for valuation, because Thomas thinks they'll do quite well.
0:16:40 > 0:16:44I hope he's right, because I tell you, my wife does not want them back.
0:16:44 > 0:16:48Thomas, we are putting Tommy under pressure. Let's find out what the bidders think.
0:16:48 > 0:16:50It's going under the hammer now.
0:16:51 > 0:16:54The assortment of Britains and other farm animals, figures,
0:16:54 > 0:16:57die cast, all unboxed but nevertheless,
0:16:57 > 0:17:00very collectable indeed, these figures there, very interesting.
0:17:00 > 0:17:04Who's got 50 for these, the Britains, lead animals, etc.
0:17:06 > 0:17:10Come on, they ought to be 50... 30 I'm bid, all right. 35...
0:17:10 > 0:17:1440... 45... 50... 55... 60... 65...
0:17:14 > 0:17:1760... standing here and I'm going to sell it.
0:17:17 > 0:17:20£60, the bid's here at 60. Do I hear 5?
0:17:20 > 0:17:23All sure, at £60.
0:17:24 > 0:17:25Sold, £60.
0:17:25 > 0:17:27Done.
0:17:27 > 0:17:29Job done.
0:17:29 > 0:17:33- Really pleased with that. - The wife will be pleased. - Yes, she will, actually.
0:17:33 > 0:17:36You can treat her for a meal, can't you?
0:17:36 > 0:17:39- Yes, I suppose so.- Just, with the money after commission.
0:17:39 > 0:17:41Celebrate.
0:17:41 > 0:17:45I hope those toys end up getting played with in their new home.
0:17:45 > 0:17:50The Royal Doulton jug is under the hammer now and Penny's waiting in the wings to find out the result.
0:17:52 > 0:17:55If you like salt glaze, you will love this next lot.
0:17:55 > 0:17:59It's an early bit of Royal Doulton, late Victorian. It belongs to Penny,
0:17:59 > 0:18:02- who's just joined me. I love what you're wearing. - Thank you, I made it.
0:18:02 > 0:18:04- Did you make it, really?- I did.
0:18:04 > 0:18:09- What do you do for a living, then? You obviously make clothes. - No, I don't, no I'm a librarian.
0:18:09 > 0:18:13Really? Could be the new Stella McCartney. Here we go.
0:18:15 > 0:18:18The Frank Butler stoneware carafe.
0:18:18 > 0:18:20Interesting piece, very pretty.
0:18:22 > 0:18:26I have a number of bids here on the book and I can start at £100...
0:18:26 > 0:18:28Oh, yes.
0:18:28 > 0:18:31- Yes, straight in. - I have 100... 110...
0:18:31 > 0:18:33and I'm out. Anybody give me 120?
0:18:33 > 0:18:36I have 110 with the gentleman standing, anyone else?
0:18:39 > 0:18:41No, all done at £110.
0:18:41 > 0:18:44It's gone down, in and out, straight away.
0:18:44 > 0:18:46- Blink and you'll miss that one.- Good result.
0:18:46 > 0:18:51That was, because it was as you said it was 'a wee bit cheap'.
0:18:51 > 0:18:53It was a very good result.
0:18:53 > 0:18:56- Are you happy?- Yes!
0:18:57 > 0:19:00Well, our first three items have sold but come with me
0:19:00 > 0:19:03to discover some more magic happening elsewhere in Stratford.
0:19:36 > 0:19:40All the world's a stage and all the men and women merely players.
0:19:40 > 0:19:43Well, when it comes to the Royal Shakespeare Company,
0:19:43 > 0:19:46they take their stage preparations very seriously indeed.
0:19:46 > 0:19:51They create whole new worlds for their audiences to enjoy, in all of their sensational theatres
0:19:51 > 0:19:54just like this one here at Stratford upon Avon.
0:19:54 > 0:19:56But if it's anything like television
0:19:56 > 0:20:01it's not all glamour, there's a lot of hard work that goes on behind the scenes.
0:20:01 > 0:20:06Just outside the bustling town of Stratford upon Avon lies one of
0:20:06 > 0:20:12the entertainment industry's best kept secrets, the RSC's warehouse.
0:20:12 > 0:20:16Preparation for a new play at one of the company's theatres
0:20:16 > 0:20:18can start up to one year in advance,
0:20:18 > 0:20:20often while other performances are going on.
0:20:20 > 0:20:27And it all starts here in this room with a meeting between the designer and the director.
0:20:27 > 0:20:31Discussions lead to a scaled down architectural model,
0:20:31 > 0:20:36just like this one here, which was made for a production of Anthony and Cleopatra.
0:20:36 > 0:20:39This is the first link in the design chain.
0:20:39 > 0:20:42From here it goes on to the scenic workshop.
0:20:45 > 0:20:49There's a new challenge happening right now, because the plays at Stratford
0:20:49 > 0:20:53have a thrust stage. This means part of the stage actually projects right out into the audience,
0:20:53 > 0:20:56so they can get a three dimensional experience from the whole thing.
0:20:56 > 0:21:01It is very exciting so there's lots of technical challenges.
0:21:01 > 0:21:05Not only do they have to construct the set so it looks absolutely fabulous and realistic,
0:21:05 > 0:21:09but also it has to be made in a way where it can be broken down really quickly
0:21:09 > 0:21:12to take to other theatres around the country.
0:21:17 > 0:21:22With over 5,000 square metres of space, the warehouse is where
0:21:22 > 0:21:26the director's imagination and vision of a performance starts to come alive.
0:21:28 > 0:21:33The painters often have an artistic background and work with all manner of techniques and materials.
0:21:33 > 0:21:35I'd love to work here.
0:21:37 > 0:21:41But despite the excitement of this exclusive behind the scenes peek,
0:21:41 > 0:21:45the best is yet to come, its right up those stairs, the props department.
0:21:49 > 0:21:54There are over two floors here, absolutely jam packed full of things from floor to ceiling.
0:21:54 > 0:21:59Stuffed bears, false fruit, chairs, beds and even things like this -
0:21:59 > 0:22:02leather bound volumes which you think look really heavy,
0:22:02 > 0:22:07but look at that, there's absolutely nothing in them, not even any pages.
0:22:07 > 0:22:10There's well over 4,000 different items here
0:22:10 > 0:22:14all waiting to be recycled for another production.
0:22:21 > 0:22:24They've got absolutely everything. I'm like a kid in a sweet shop.
0:22:24 > 0:22:30False flowers, tea caddies, hundreds of walking canes, a little natural history unit here,
0:22:30 > 0:22:33jewellery, swords, and look at this -
0:22:33 > 0:22:35rows and rows of really cheap bits of pewter,
0:22:35 > 0:22:40silver plate, goblets and tankards which the actors would use on stage.
0:22:40 > 0:22:42Maybe they'd be in a tavern and they'd get a bit merry
0:22:42 > 0:22:47and they'd throw these around. So, obviously you can't use a real genuine antique.
0:22:47 > 0:22:50Some of these were even made on site.
0:22:51 > 0:22:54Makes sense to use something like that.
0:22:54 > 0:22:58But I bet one or two antiques have slipped through the net in here.
0:23:11 > 0:23:13Well, you could quite easily get lost in here.
0:23:13 > 0:23:16I seem to be going round in circles.
0:23:16 > 0:23:19Take these chairs, for instance, made by the props department
0:23:19 > 0:23:22back in 2008 for a performance of Hamlet.
0:23:22 > 0:23:25David Tennant and Patrick Stewart sat on these chairs.
0:23:25 > 0:23:27Well, some famous bums did, anyway!
0:23:34 > 0:23:35Now, look at this aisle.
0:23:35 > 0:23:37That reminds me of an auction room,
0:23:37 > 0:23:41different chairs of different periods throughout the ages,
0:23:41 > 0:23:43all shapes and sizes, neatly stacked.
0:23:43 > 0:23:45Just look at this one.
0:23:45 > 0:23:48This to me, at first sight, looks like a Cromwellian wainscot chair,
0:23:48 > 0:23:52something from the late 17th century, made of heavy oak,
0:23:52 > 0:23:55very understated, typical of the period.
0:23:55 > 0:23:57You go to lift it up and it's feather light.
0:23:57 > 0:24:01This is in fact made of a soft wood, a pine that's been heavily stained
0:24:01 > 0:24:04to look like that heavy bog oak.
0:24:04 > 0:24:07That's the skill of the craftsmen in the props department.
0:24:07 > 0:24:12They've studied reference books and the real item to get an almost exact likeness.
0:24:12 > 0:24:15Well, everything's just vying for my attention at once.
0:24:15 > 0:24:18I don't know where to go. I think I'm going to go that way.
0:24:25 > 0:24:27There are obviously a fair few stories
0:24:27 > 0:24:30behind some of these remarkable items.
0:24:32 > 0:24:35So, to find out more, I had to meet up with
0:24:35 > 0:24:37head of the property shop, John Evans.
0:24:41 > 0:24:44- So, how long have you been here now? - 40 years.- 40 years?!- 40 years.
0:24:44 > 0:24:46- Man and boy, then.- Man and boy.
0:24:46 > 0:24:49Crikey, wow. You've got some examples there.
0:24:49 > 0:24:52We have, indeed. There's various things here.
0:24:52 > 0:24:57That's a marotte from King Lear from a few years back.
0:24:57 > 0:24:59And he sort of did his jokey bit
0:24:59 > 0:25:02by the operation in the handle down there.
0:25:02 > 0:25:06That was David Bradley's King Lear. I forget who the fool was.
0:25:06 > 0:25:09Obviously, our friend Yorick, obviously.
0:25:09 > 0:25:13You are obviously working on something, this is work in progress.
0:25:13 > 0:25:16This is a box, so what's going to happen here?
0:25:16 > 0:25:19Eventually when the inside is revealed, which we haven't got
0:25:19 > 0:25:22at the moment, there is a tray of oysters
0:25:22 > 0:25:24which are actually set down there.
0:25:24 > 0:25:26- That's nice, sprung loaded.- Yeah.
0:25:26 > 0:25:30- And then that comes up.- And I guess all this will be plush velvet?
0:25:30 > 0:25:33- This is nice red velvet. - So, when the lights hit that,
0:25:33 > 0:25:37and you see those oysters coming up and a bit of smoke everywhere, it's like magic.
0:25:37 > 0:25:41We hope so, we hope so.
0:25:41 > 0:25:43What's the big volume, that leather-bound...
0:25:43 > 0:25:46If you just want to walk round there and help me carry it...
0:25:46 > 0:25:49HE STRAINS
0:25:49 > 0:25:50THEY LAUGH
0:25:50 > 0:25:52It's very light, by the way.
0:25:52 > 0:25:55- This was made for... - Did you make this?
0:25:55 > 0:25:57..Love's Labour Lost. This one I did.
0:25:57 > 0:26:03One actor brought it on stage like so, and then out came
0:26:03 > 0:26:06his ukulele to play his song.
0:26:06 > 0:26:07How lovely.
0:26:07 > 0:26:10Nice prop. Nice prop.
0:26:11 > 0:26:13It looks massively heavy.
0:26:13 > 0:26:17That's the best ukulele case I think I've ever come across!
0:26:20 > 0:26:22Have you ever been on stage?
0:26:22 > 0:26:24No, I think I prefer to be here.
0:26:24 > 0:26:29- Chicken!- As an old friend and colleague said, "We don't do fame."
0:26:37 > 0:26:41So, although it looks like an ordinary warehouse from the front,
0:26:41 > 0:26:46there is in fact a whole theatre industry going on behind this huge great big roller door
0:26:46 > 0:26:50with artists, designers and crafts people working tirelessly and enthusiastically
0:26:50 > 0:26:54with a shared vision of getting a production through to performance.
0:26:54 > 0:26:56It's a real team effort going on in there
0:26:56 > 0:27:00and it's about time the artists behind the scenes took a bow.
0:27:05 > 0:27:10Back at the historic Warwick Castle on a glorious sunny summer's day,
0:27:10 > 0:27:13there are still hundreds of people to meet and items to value.
0:27:19 > 0:27:22Somebody here today will get an awful lot of money.
0:27:22 > 0:27:25I don't know who it is, it might be you, it might be you.
0:27:25 > 0:27:27Look, there's a spare seat here, it could be me!
0:27:30 > 0:27:34Sue and Colin are with Thomas with a rather obscure item.
0:27:34 > 0:27:35Can you guess what it is?
0:27:35 > 0:27:39- So, Sue, Colin.- Hello.- Hello.
0:27:39 > 0:27:41What have you brought me today?
0:27:41 > 0:27:44Something a little unusual, I think.
0:27:44 > 0:27:47It's something that way back in the early '60s
0:27:47 > 0:27:50was brought into my father's small company
0:27:50 > 0:27:52back in the Birmingham jewellery quarter.
0:27:52 > 0:27:54- Your father was a jeweller?- No.
0:27:54 > 0:27:56He was a scrap metal merchant.
0:27:56 > 0:27:59They'd call it recycling these days, I imagine.
0:27:59 > 0:28:02It was such a lovely item and it actually worked.
0:28:02 > 0:28:05He knew it was from an old vehicle and he thought, I'll keep that.
0:28:05 > 0:28:07I won't break that up.
0:28:07 > 0:28:13This obviously is a tyre pump, made out of brass.
0:28:13 > 0:28:15It still works, wooden handle.
0:28:15 > 0:28:19- I suggest it's probably... could be '40s, '50s.- Maybe earlier.
0:28:19 > 0:28:23Maybe earlier, it may be pre-war, probably.
0:28:23 > 0:28:26But it is completely different. Normally you are seeing jewellery,
0:28:26 > 0:28:31fine porcelain, good old Clarice Cliff or Whitefriars glass.
0:28:31 > 0:28:37I've never done a car part! I think this is rather good fun.
0:28:37 > 0:28:40- There's always a first time. - I think there is always a first time.
0:28:40 > 0:28:44Got these little aluminium feet, quite sweet, really.
0:28:44 > 0:28:46The numbering, it's got to be British made.
0:28:46 > 0:28:51- Yes, I would think so. - I think if you've got a classic car, this is just the kind of item
0:28:51 > 0:28:54I would have thought that one would want in the restored garage.
0:28:54 > 0:28:57I mean, it's not going to be worth mega bucks.
0:28:57 > 0:28:59I think you're looking at £40, £50.
0:28:59 > 0:29:02- That sounds very reasonable. - I think that's sensible.
0:29:02 > 0:29:05- Buy something nice for my old dad. - Is he still with us?
0:29:05 > 0:29:11He is actually, but he's in the latter stages of Alzheimer's. So, he's in a nursing home now.
0:29:11 > 0:29:14- We'll buy him something nice. - He won't remember this then.- No.
0:29:14 > 0:29:17So, you guys, how long have you been married?
0:29:17 > 0:29:20- 37 years.- Wow. This was your closest valuation day.
0:29:20 > 0:29:24- Yes, it was. - Any other reason why you came here?
0:29:24 > 0:29:27We love Warwick Castle.
0:29:27 > 0:29:29- And I was queen once.- Queen?!
0:29:29 > 0:29:32I was queen of Warwick Castle for one day.
0:29:32 > 0:29:34What happens there when you're queen?
0:29:34 > 0:29:38Well, what happened was that I was playing Guinevere
0:29:38 > 0:29:42in a National Youth Theatre production of Camelot,
0:29:42 > 0:29:46and the Earl of Warwick invited us along to come to the carnival day.
0:29:46 > 0:29:49I got to be paraded through the streets,
0:29:49 > 0:29:55had a banquet in my honour and I got to give favours out to the jousts.
0:29:55 > 0:29:58- I was the queen who gave out the favours.- Were you together then?
0:29:58 > 0:30:00- No.- This was before she knew me.
0:30:00 > 0:30:02About a year before I met him.
0:30:02 > 0:30:06- Pre C, pre Colin. - I guess I would have been her knight in shining armour.
0:30:06 > 0:30:09- He came along the next year. - On a white stallion!
0:30:09 > 0:30:11He came along the next year.
0:30:11 > 0:30:14But it was a thrilling day for me, as you can imagine.
0:30:14 > 0:30:18And I can always think I was queen of Warwick for one day.
0:30:18 > 0:30:21It's a wonderful story, thank you for sharing it with us.
0:30:21 > 0:30:22Thank you.
0:30:30 > 0:30:33Isn't that tiny? That's a hand-hammered silver penny.
0:30:33 > 0:30:36That dates back to the reign of Edward III.
0:30:36 > 0:30:40We're looking at about 1329, 1330.
0:30:40 > 0:30:43It's wonderful. It was dug up in somebody's back garden.
0:30:43 > 0:30:47They don't want to sell it, I don't blame them.
0:30:47 > 0:30:49It's worth around £30 to £40.
0:30:49 > 0:30:52I tell you what, this little coin is older
0:30:52 > 0:30:55than that tower.
0:30:55 > 0:30:57That's so rare.
0:31:09 > 0:31:14Sisters Jenny and Jane have got some postcard albums to show Anita.
0:31:14 > 0:31:18Welcome to Flog It, and thank you so much
0:31:18 > 0:31:21for bringing this wonderful collection of postcards
0:31:21 > 0:31:26for us to look at today. Can you tell me, where did you get them?
0:31:26 > 0:31:28They belonged to my husband.
0:31:29 > 0:31:35I'd been married for two years, and he inherited them from his mum and dad.
0:31:35 > 0:31:38They are wonderful to look through.
0:31:38 > 0:31:40You've got half a dozen albums.
0:31:40 > 0:31:42We have different subjects.
0:31:42 > 0:31:48Of course the heyday of postcards was between 1880 and the First World War.
0:31:48 > 0:31:52It was the time when people were travelling,
0:31:52 > 0:31:57the train was there, and we have one which describes that feeling here.
0:31:57 > 0:32:00We have trains and boats and telephone.
0:32:00 > 0:32:03These were areas of modernity, and people
0:32:03 > 0:32:07would go away for their holiday and send a photograph and so on.
0:32:07 > 0:32:09Have you enjoyed them, Jenny?
0:32:09 > 0:32:13I've absolutely thoroughly enjoyed looking through them.
0:32:13 > 0:32:15You know, I've only had them for a short time.
0:32:15 > 0:32:17You look, then put them away and get them out
0:32:17 > 0:32:20and you see something different every time.
0:32:20 > 0:32:23What I love is the variety here.
0:32:23 > 0:32:27Now, I love this one here. I've looked on the back here
0:32:27 > 0:32:31and it has been sent by a young girl to her boyfriend.
0:32:31 > 0:32:38And...it's a wee bit suggestive. Love's thermometer, and it's hot.
0:32:38 > 0:32:39THEY LAUGH
0:32:39 > 0:32:42It's a very gentle illustration here.
0:32:42 > 0:32:47But, um... she's hoping that his temperature will be raised
0:32:47 > 0:32:50by receiving this postcard.
0:32:50 > 0:32:54This one here is another interesting one. This is a First World War one,
0:32:54 > 0:32:59which is lovely with the different flags here and embroidery.
0:32:59 > 0:33:02And we have humourous ones, of course.
0:33:02 > 0:33:05These are great fun, and we have these pretty girls.
0:33:05 > 0:33:11So, what you have is a wide selection of postcards,
0:33:11 > 0:33:16and it would be a joy for any collector to buy these.
0:33:16 > 0:33:18Price-wise?
0:33:18 > 0:33:22- About £300, £200 to £300. - Yep, uh-huh.
0:33:22 > 0:33:25I think you're quite good at this.
0:33:25 > 0:33:29- Perhaps I could join the show. - You can join the show!
0:33:29 > 0:33:33Let's make the estimate wide.
0:33:33 > 0:33:36We'll put them in at £200 to £400.
0:33:36 > 0:33:38A reserve price of £200 on them,
0:33:38 > 0:33:41- and I'll be there to hold both of your hands.- Oh, well, I'm glad!
0:33:50 > 0:33:53Over at Thomas's table, there are some really surprising items
0:33:53 > 0:33:55brought in by Vivian and Lorna.
0:33:55 > 0:34:00Vivian, Lorna, thank you very much for coming
0:34:00 > 0:34:04and bringing along these fantastic bits of tribal.
0:34:04 > 0:34:08Now, both of you don't sound like you're from this part of the world.
0:34:08 > 0:34:10- No.- We're from Wales originally.
0:34:10 > 0:34:12I guessed you were from...
0:34:12 > 0:34:16- And South Wales at that, not North Wales.- I also guessed that as well!
0:34:16 > 0:34:21I want to know, you've brought along these bits of tribal works of art.
0:34:21 > 0:34:24How did you get them into your possession?
0:34:24 > 0:34:29I was a missionary in Africa, in the Congo.
0:34:29 > 0:34:32- What was it like?- A bit scary.
0:34:32 > 0:34:37There were attempted coups during the time that I was there.
0:34:37 > 0:34:42And, um... Yes, you know, it could be a bit difficult.
0:34:42 > 0:34:44So, tell me about these items here.
0:34:44 > 0:34:51This is one which is a tribal sword.
0:34:51 > 0:34:55I was given this after I had taken a conference there.
0:34:55 > 0:34:59- Fascinating.- That's that one.- And this one here is a ceremonial piece.
0:34:59 > 0:35:04Yes, this is a ceremonial machete.
0:35:04 > 0:35:06When a young man is getting married,
0:35:06 > 0:35:11his family have to give a dowry to the bride's family.
0:35:11 > 0:35:14But always traditionally,
0:35:14 > 0:35:20this ceremonial machete would be part of the bride price.
0:35:20 > 0:35:25Brilliant. This, this next item, I love this, I love the noise.
0:35:25 > 0:35:27The rain stick, used by
0:35:27 > 0:35:33the witch doctor to pray for rain.
0:35:33 > 0:35:38Absolutely. In this country, especially in the principality where you're from...
0:35:38 > 0:35:40- We don't need it! - You don't worry about that!
0:35:40 > 0:35:43And certainly, we don't have to wish for rain,
0:35:43 > 0:35:46today we don't want rain, it's fantastic.
0:35:46 > 0:35:49And the next item, which is obviously the most decorative,
0:35:49 > 0:35:51is a staff, is that correct?
0:35:51 > 0:35:58Yes, it's a staff, it's a chief's staff from a tribe just near Zaire.
0:35:58 > 0:36:01This piece here, the staff, and the sword,
0:36:01 > 0:36:03I think these two are the most valuable
0:36:03 > 0:36:07And then the next in line is the ceremonial wedding gift,
0:36:07 > 0:36:09and then the rainmaker.
0:36:09 > 0:36:13The rainmaker's terribly commercial because of the design,
0:36:13 > 0:36:16the pattern, somebody would like to have it as an objet.
0:36:16 > 0:36:22I have no idea of what they would be worth. None at all.
0:36:22 > 0:36:27I think a wide estimate of £200 to £400. They could do a lot better.
0:36:27 > 0:36:32I'm no tribal specialist but I've seen this do extremely well.
0:36:32 > 0:36:34Yeah, so have we, watching the programme.
0:36:34 > 0:36:37If we could edge that sort of top estimate,
0:36:37 > 0:36:39what's going to happen with the money?
0:36:39 > 0:36:42This will go towards a holiday, somewhere.
0:36:42 > 0:36:45- A good holiday.- A good holiday.
0:36:45 > 0:36:50- Brilliant.- Mind, there's always more jewellery, isn't there?- Yeah!
0:36:56 > 0:36:59We've found some real gems so let's find out what the bidders think.
0:36:59 > 0:37:02We're making our way to the auction room.
0:37:02 > 0:37:04Here's a quick rundown, just to jog your memory,
0:37:04 > 0:37:07of all the items that are going under the hammer.
0:37:07 > 0:37:12And this is what we've got. Colin and ex-queen of Warwick Castle, Sue,
0:37:12 > 0:37:15taking a chance on an inflatable valuation with their old pump.
0:37:17 > 0:37:21Jenny's set of postcards is extensive and is bound to appeal
0:37:21 > 0:37:24to specialist collectors at the auction room.
0:37:24 > 0:37:29The tribal items brought in by Vivian and Lorna are going to be an unusual lot at the sale.
0:37:29 > 0:37:30I really hope they do well.
0:37:32 > 0:37:35This is where we're putting our valuations to the test,
0:37:35 > 0:37:38Bigwood Auctioneers and Valuers in Stratford upon Avon.
0:37:38 > 0:37:41Don't go away, somebody's going home with a lot of money.
0:37:41 > 0:37:43Stay tuned to find out.
0:37:43 > 0:37:48I think we're ready to see the pump rise to the challenge as it's about to go under the hammer.
0:37:50 > 0:37:52Good to see you, Sue and Colin.
0:37:52 > 0:37:55I've got to say, I'm quite excited about this stirrup pump.
0:37:55 > 0:37:59I know it's an old bygone, it really is, and belongs in a rural museum.
0:37:59 > 0:38:02I think the whole country had these at one stage.
0:38:02 > 0:38:07I can remember being a little lad playing with one my dad had in the garage.
0:38:07 > 0:38:09He said, "Here you are, polish it up,"
0:38:09 > 0:38:11and I spent hours polishing all the brass up on it.
0:38:11 > 0:38:15We used to play with it as well. Lots of childhood memories for me.
0:38:15 > 0:38:17Did you get any pocket money for polishing it?
0:38:17 > 0:38:19I can't remember to tell the truth.
0:38:19 > 0:38:21I know my dad was really generous.
0:38:21 > 0:38:26It can't be that long ago, because you're so young!
0:38:26 > 0:38:29- Believe me it was a good... - Sounds like the plot to a pantomime!
0:38:29 > 0:38:31..a good 40-odd years ago.
0:38:31 > 0:38:34Anyway, we're going to find out what the bidders think.
0:38:34 > 0:38:39Let's hope we get an inflated price. It's going under the hammer.
0:38:39 > 0:38:43The probably '40s, '50s, British hand-operated car tyre pump,
0:38:43 > 0:38:44T-shaped one there.
0:38:44 > 0:38:50Very handy to carry one of these in your car, and it's a curio as well.
0:38:50 > 0:38:53Got a nice old vintage car, just what you need.
0:38:53 > 0:38:56£30 to get me going.
0:38:56 > 0:38:5820 I'm bid, and five, is it?
0:38:58 > 0:38:59All right, 22...
0:38:59 > 0:39:01£22, only at 22.
0:39:01 > 0:39:05You think you're invincible and won't have a puncture! At £22.
0:39:05 > 0:39:06- 24 now. At 24.- Come on...
0:39:06 > 0:39:0926. 28. Perhaps I'm convincing you.
0:39:09 > 0:39:15£26. 28, is it? 2, surely. At £26. Try 28, 28...
0:39:15 > 0:39:20All sure, £26 only, at £26, are we done?
0:39:20 > 0:39:23- Didn't sell.- Ah, never mind.
0:39:23 > 0:39:27- Close, but I think it's worth keeping.- We will.
0:39:27 > 0:39:28Do you have a classic car?
0:39:28 > 0:39:30- No.- Vintage car?
0:39:30 > 0:39:33- No.- Well, I tell you what, that is a good starting point.
0:39:33 > 0:39:35You've got to start somewhere.
0:39:35 > 0:39:37The first piece!
0:39:38 > 0:39:43Well, they might have to borrow the classic car for the time being.
0:39:43 > 0:39:46Now, let's move onto the postcard albums, and Jenny and Jane are here
0:39:46 > 0:39:49to see their wonderful pieces of history go under the hammer.
0:39:52 > 0:39:56Jenny and Jane, good luck. You've obviously watched Flog It before.
0:39:56 > 0:40:00You've brought your collection, full of wonderful postcards.
0:40:00 > 0:40:03It is the social history that sells well. Beautifully presented as well.
0:40:03 > 0:40:06- We've got over 500. - Did you have any favourites?
0:40:06 > 0:40:09- I like the valentines.- OK.
0:40:09 > 0:40:10But we have a great variety.
0:40:10 > 0:40:12- You're a romantic.- Of course I am.
0:40:12 > 0:40:14You were waiting for that.
0:40:14 > 0:40:17I was a bit slow.
0:40:17 > 0:40:19That's not like you!
0:40:20 > 0:40:24No, they're great, they really are, lots of memories there for somebody.
0:40:24 > 0:40:26- Yes, I hope so.- Yeah, good luck.
0:40:26 > 0:40:29I think they'll go to a collector. Here we go.
0:40:31 > 0:40:35This is a collection of seven modern vinyl albums containing
0:40:35 > 0:40:39a vast number of early and mid 20th century postcards.
0:40:39 > 0:40:46There's about 510 cards in all, so it's a collection and a half.
0:40:46 > 0:40:52- Multiple bids, I can start here at £340 on the book.- Straight in.
0:40:52 > 0:40:55340. Is it 360? At 340.
0:40:55 > 0:40:58With me on the book, 360, do I hear?
0:40:58 > 0:41:01360? 360.
0:41:01 > 0:41:03380... 400?
0:41:05 > 0:41:09£400. 420... 440?
0:41:09 > 0:41:13440. I'm cleared, it's with that phone.
0:41:13 > 0:41:18Do I hear 460 now? At 440 on the telephone.
0:41:18 > 0:41:19440.
0:41:19 > 0:41:21Are we sure we're finished?
0:41:21 > 0:41:23All done at £440.
0:41:23 > 0:41:25- Yes!- Good result.
0:41:25 > 0:41:27- Brilliant. - Got to be happy with that.
0:41:27 > 0:41:28Are you going halves on the money?
0:41:28 > 0:41:32- Well, I'm treating her to a holiday. - Lovely, where are you going?
0:41:32 > 0:41:33Hopefully Malta for Christmas.
0:41:33 > 0:41:36Oh, lovely. I've been there, it's nice.
0:41:36 > 0:41:40Fantastic, over the top end of the estimate for the postcards.
0:41:40 > 0:41:43Now, for our final lot in the programme.
0:41:43 > 0:41:48It's the tribal items, and I've got my fingers crossed.
0:41:48 > 0:41:51Good luck, Vivian and Lorna, and I love what you are wearing.
0:41:51 > 0:41:53- Oh, thank you! - We have the tribal items
0:41:53 > 0:41:58which Vivian got in the Congo when you were working as a missionary. This is a minefield to value.
0:41:58 > 0:42:02Thomas, our expert, has put £200 to £400 on this but as you know,
0:42:02 > 0:42:05- it could do anything. - Paul, this is a guestimate.
0:42:05 > 0:42:07- It's a guestimate. - We are going to be shocked.
0:42:07 > 0:42:09Thomas is a brave man.
0:42:09 > 0:42:12I hope we are, Lorna, I hope we're all shocked.
0:42:12 > 0:42:14We're not optimistic at all.
0:42:14 > 0:42:18Got to be positive, haven't we? The cup's always half full, not half empty.
0:42:18 > 0:42:21Let's find out what the bidders think. Here it is.
0:42:22 > 0:42:26There's a rain stick, chief's staff, sword with a monkey skin handle
0:42:26 > 0:42:29and ceremonial tribal machete, all sort of things.
0:42:29 > 0:42:31I've got multiple bids on the book.
0:42:31 > 0:42:34I can start the bidding on the book, £200 on the book, at £200.
0:42:34 > 0:42:36- Good, straight in.- At 200...
0:42:36 > 0:42:43with me, 20? 210 he says, cautiously. 220. 230.
0:42:43 > 0:42:46He's got a commission bid, he keeps looking down.
0:42:46 > 0:42:48On the book at 240...
0:42:48 > 0:42:52All sure? If there's no further advance,
0:42:52 > 0:42:54are you all finished and done?
0:42:54 > 0:42:56That was good.
0:42:56 > 0:42:59- £240.- I can't believe it.
0:42:59 > 0:43:02Nothing to do with me, that was a guestimate.
0:43:02 > 0:43:07Paul, thank you, because we wouldn't have sold it without Flog It, you and Thomas.
0:43:07 > 0:43:08That's what we're here to do.
0:43:08 > 0:43:12- Thank you, Thomas.- And if you've got anything you'd like to sell,
0:43:12 > 0:43:13we would love to see you.
0:43:13 > 0:43:17Now, you can find the details of upcoming dates and venues
0:43:17 > 0:43:20on our BBC website, just log onto bbc.co.uk/flogit
0:43:20 > 0:43:22and all the information will be there.
0:43:22 > 0:43:27Or check the details in your local press, because we are coming somewhere near you soon.
0:43:27 > 0:43:29Bring your antiques along, we want them.
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