0:00:07 > 0:00:10Today's location demands a great deal of respect,
0:00:10 > 0:00:15because we're at the magnificent ancestral home of William Cecil,
0:00:15 > 0:00:18the Lord Treasurer to Queen Elizabeth I.
0:00:18 > 0:00:20And judging by the size of that house,
0:00:20 > 0:00:23he must have been pretty good at his job!
0:00:23 > 0:00:28So hopefully, some of his financial knowledge will rub off on myself and our two experts today,
0:00:28 > 0:00:31because all of these people here in this magnificent queue
0:00:31 > 0:00:34want to go home with as much money as possible.
0:00:53 > 0:00:56'Burghley House is Flog It's beautiful venue today,
0:00:56 > 0:01:02'and we've got lots of smiley people ready to find out more about their antiques.'
0:01:02 > 0:01:05Well, I can't resist talking to this lady,
0:01:05 > 0:01:07because she's holding a tiny little dog!
0:01:07 > 0:01:09You've got the best spot, haven't you?
0:01:09 > 0:01:11Aw! Hello! Ooh!
0:01:11 > 0:01:15'And to value those lovely valuables we have a team of experts.'
0:01:15 > 0:01:17Oh, thank you, Philip!
0:01:17 > 0:01:19Is it Earl Grey? There we are.
0:01:19 > 0:01:21'It's not just tea he's good at.
0:01:21 > 0:01:25'Philip Serrell is also a successful auctioneer and author.'
0:01:25 > 0:01:28I can remember those, the Rolf Harris Stylophone.
0:01:28 > 0:01:30What a heap of junk that was, wasn't it?
0:01:30 > 0:01:33'And friend of Flog It and auctioneer at a saleroom in Norfolk
0:01:33 > 0:01:37'Elizabeth Talbot is also a fan of furry creatures.'
0:01:37 > 0:01:38Oh, my goodness!
0:01:38 > 0:01:42- It's a Hermann bear, and he's signed by the maker.- Look at that!
0:01:42 > 0:01:47'And now I think it's only right that we open the gates to explore our grand location for today.'
0:01:47 > 0:01:52# I'm walking on sunshine Whoa
0:01:52 > 0:01:56# I'm walking on sunshine Whoa
0:01:56 > 0:01:58# And don't it feel good? #
0:01:58 > 0:02:03'And coming up in the programme, I'm auditioning for a new career...'
0:02:03 > 0:02:05Sign me up! Give me a recording deal!
0:02:05 > 0:02:07'..Philip gets cheeky...'
0:02:07 > 0:02:11- It's beautifully clean. You polish it all the time? - Don't be sarcastic.- Me?
0:02:11 > 0:02:14'..I visit a striking landmark...'
0:02:14 > 0:02:18This place, even though it's not windy today, has completely blown me away.
0:02:18 > 0:02:20'..and Flog It gets the giggles.'
0:02:20 > 0:02:22GIGGLING
0:02:25 > 0:02:27Oh, very funny, yes! Everyone have a laugh.
0:02:33 > 0:02:38Burghley House in Stamford, Lincolnshire, dates back to the 16th century, when William Cecil -
0:02:38 > 0:02:42Lord Burghley, in fact - was part of the Queen's entourage.
0:02:43 > 0:02:47The estate here is made up of over 9,000 acres of farm and woodland,
0:02:47 > 0:02:53and it's its scenery that's attracted many film crews here in recent years,
0:02:53 > 0:02:57shooting films like Elizabeth: The Golden Age and Pride and Prejudice.
0:02:57 > 0:03:00So, do any of you think I can pass as a Mr Darcy today?
0:03:00 > 0:03:02LAUGHTER
0:03:02 > 0:03:05Forget the epics, because it's Flog It we're filming here,
0:03:05 > 0:03:10and who knows what antiques and bits of history we can uncover today.
0:03:10 > 0:03:12And there's no time to waste.
0:03:12 > 0:03:16First up at the tables, Philip has found some gold worth talking about.
0:03:16 > 0:03:20- How are you doing, Walter? All right?- I'm OK.
0:03:20 > 0:03:22- A bit of gold here, isn't there? - Yeah, there is.
0:03:22 > 0:03:26- What's the story behind these then, Walter?- They was my father's.
0:03:26 > 0:03:30- I got them at the age of nine. - Nine?- Nine. And I wore them for
0:03:30 > 0:03:33- about two or three years, and I grew out of them.- I should think you did!
0:03:33 > 0:03:37And he was passed down them from his auntie or great-auntie.
0:03:37 > 0:03:41- So these are family heirlooms. - Yes, they are. They're very old.
0:03:41 > 0:03:44- These are 22 carat gold. - That's right.
0:03:44 > 0:03:50OK, so if we just plonk that one on there,
0:03:50 > 0:03:54- that's 15.5 or 6 grams. - That's correct.
0:03:54 > 0:04:00And we plonk that one on there, and it comes to 43, 44 grams.
0:04:00 > 0:04:05- That's correct. It's a lot, isn't it? - Gold is at such a price
0:04:05 > 0:04:11that those two rings today are worth between £700 and £800.
0:04:11 > 0:04:13- OK.- Which is just enormous, isn't it?- Yeah, it is.
0:04:13 > 0:04:15We'll put £600 to £800 on them.
0:04:15 > 0:04:19We'll put a fixed reserve of 600, but we'll ask the auctioneer
0:04:19 > 0:04:22to keep in contact with you with regard to gold price on the day.
0:04:22 > 0:04:26- Four years ago, they'd have probably been worth £200.- Right.
0:04:26 > 0:04:30And I think, in a way, it's presenting you, Walter, bless you,
0:04:30 > 0:04:34with a bit of a moral dilemma now, because you've got something that
0:04:34 > 0:04:38you might not like, you might not wear, you might not want to hand down.
0:04:38 > 0:04:40That's correct.
0:04:40 > 0:04:43I saw you with a little baby earlier. It might be something
0:04:43 > 0:04:46you could do, set up something for your child or do whatever with,
0:04:46 > 0:04:51but do you have the wrath of your family come hurling down on you
0:04:51 > 0:04:55in years to come because you sold Great-Auntie's rings?
0:04:55 > 0:04:59And it's a real problem, this, because people all over create these heirlooms
0:04:59 > 0:05:02to pass on to the next generation, and they always assume that
0:05:02 > 0:05:07the next generation's going to want them and like them and they've got a place for them.
0:05:07 > 0:05:12So are you going to sell these and have the money
0:05:12 > 0:05:15and do something useful with it? Will have the wrath of your family
0:05:15 > 0:05:18on you when you meet up with them in the great hereafter?
0:05:18 > 0:05:20- No pressure!- I've got to run.
0:05:20 > 0:05:23- What are you going to do, cash it and run?- Yeah.
0:05:23 > 0:05:25Good man, you did the right thing.
0:05:26 > 0:05:28Look out later for Walter's gold.
0:05:35 > 0:05:39I've taken a moment to give some advice to John about his chair.
0:05:39 > 0:05:47It's lacking life, it's lacking love and somebody has stripped this of its patina.
0:05:47 > 0:05:51- Can you see that?- I cleaned it about four years ago with detergent.
0:05:51 > 0:05:53- Did you?- Yes.
0:05:53 > 0:05:54You did the wrong thing.
0:05:54 > 0:05:56- Did I?- Yes.
0:05:56 > 0:06:01You really can't do that to a piece of furniture because that's where the value is.
0:06:01 > 0:06:03What should I do with it now?
0:06:03 > 0:06:05Clean it up with soap and water?
0:06:05 > 0:06:08No, no. Feed it with a beeswax.
0:06:08 > 0:06:11Yeah. Give it some love and some polish.
0:06:11 > 0:06:14- I'll take it away and feed it. - But please, bring more furniture in.
0:06:14 > 0:06:17If you've got some at home, we would love to see you.
0:06:17 > 0:06:19Bring them along to our next valuation day
0:06:19 > 0:06:22so hopefully we're coming to an area very near you soon.
0:06:22 > 0:06:26Just log on to bbc.co.uk/flogit
0:06:26 > 0:06:28for lots more information about the show
0:06:28 > 0:06:31and a list of towns we're coming to soon.
0:06:35 > 0:06:39Elizabeth's ready at the tables with Jackie and her unwanted vase.
0:06:39 > 0:06:42So, Jackie, how did you acquire your lovely vase?
0:06:42 > 0:06:46It was a gift about 20 years ago from my ex mother-in-law
0:06:46 > 0:06:52- and I understand that her mother gave it to her and her mother worked in the Doulton factory.- Oh, right!
0:06:52 > 0:06:57I do like it but it's a relic of a former life.
0:06:57 > 0:07:00It doesn't have the greatest associations with me
0:07:00 > 0:07:01so I'm quite happy to give it away.
0:07:01 > 0:07:04Wanting to relinquish it and move on. OK.
0:07:04 > 0:07:08As a piece of Doulton, to a certain extent, it's fairly predictable.
0:07:08 > 0:07:13Doulton were a very prolific factory producing some wonderful wares
0:07:13 > 0:07:16and their stoneware, which they made predominantly pre-war,
0:07:16 > 0:07:20late 19th and into the 20th century, but pre-war, is not uncommon
0:07:20 > 0:07:26but what's interesting is they had such a vast array of sizes and shapes of objects
0:07:26 > 0:07:31that the decorators then interpreted with different motifs and colours,
0:07:31 > 0:07:34so you never really see two the same at any time.
0:07:34 > 0:07:37What I like about this one is that it's a handsome good scale vase
0:07:37 > 0:07:41but also the mouldings around the outside suit the shape.
0:07:41 > 0:07:44- It really blends well.- Yeah, that's what I like about it.
0:07:44 > 0:07:49Some of Doulton stoneware can be fairly muddy in colour combination.
0:07:49 > 0:07:52They used to do much more in brown and sort of a grimmer colour
0:07:52 > 0:07:56and I think this choice of mottled moss green with the blue and the brown
0:07:56 > 0:08:00is quite vibrant and strangely enough, quite modern-looking.
0:08:00 > 0:08:02You could sit it in a modern environment
0:08:02 > 0:08:06and it wouldn't look out of place so it's done full-circle almost.
0:08:06 > 0:08:10If you were to say, "Is Doulton collectible?" The answer is yes.
0:08:10 > 0:08:15Within the different areas, there are some things that were more collectible at one time than others.
0:08:15 > 0:08:19They do yo-yo, but in general terms, stoneware does seem to be creeping back again,
0:08:19 > 0:08:21having been a bit low in the last couple of years.
0:08:21 > 0:08:26I think a realistic pre-auction estimate would be £60 to £80.
0:08:26 > 0:08:30That's fine. I want it to go.
0:08:30 > 0:08:33Would you like a reserve on it?
0:08:33 > 0:08:36No, I don't know that I will.
0:08:36 > 0:08:38- I think just let it go. - That's fair enough.
0:08:38 > 0:08:45Well it is a quality vase so I doubt Jackie will regret her leap of faith with no reserve.
0:08:55 > 0:09:01Next up, it's Philip, who's moved from gold to silver with Yvonne's tea caddy.
0:09:01 > 0:09:03You lovingly look after this, do you?
0:09:03 > 0:09:08- Well, not very good.- It's beautifully clean. You polish it all the time?
0:09:08 > 0:09:10- Don't be sarcastic.- Me?
0:09:10 > 0:09:12Tell us the story behind cleaning it.
0:09:12 > 0:09:14Well, I didn't do it until yesterday.
0:09:14 > 0:09:17- It hadn't been done... - Since when?- Some years.
0:09:17 > 0:09:20Some years! It's a really important member of the family!
0:09:20 > 0:09:25- Yes, it just sits there and I ignore it.- Where's it from?
0:09:25 > 0:09:28I had it given to me some years ago
0:09:28 > 0:09:34- by a very dear friend but I believe it's Dutch.- Yeah.
0:09:34 > 0:09:36These scenes around here are very European
0:09:36 > 0:09:41and that shape is almost bombe, which is B-O-M-B-E and not B-O-M-B-A-Y.
0:09:41 > 0:09:46- If you look here, we've got some Dutch silver marks just there.- Yes.
0:09:46 > 0:09:49That was assayed in London in 1892.
0:09:49 > 0:09:51Right.
0:09:51 > 0:09:53- And it's a little tea caddy.- Yes.
0:09:53 > 0:09:55It's beautiful.
0:09:55 > 0:09:58What intrigues me is that this was given to you by a dear friend.
0:09:58 > 0:10:02- Yes.- And you sort of... - I used to clean it.
0:10:02 > 0:10:07No, Yvonne, I wasn't going to have a go at you about your cleaning!
0:10:07 > 0:10:12Actually, this is a real vote for everyone at home.
0:10:12 > 0:10:16This is the sole vote of confidence for everyone who doesn't polish.
0:10:16 > 0:10:20Every time you polish something, it's like you wash your face, you take a layer of skin off.
0:10:20 > 0:10:23When you're presented with this thing and it's...
0:10:23 > 0:10:26so there in your face so do not do that.
0:10:26 > 0:10:29I'd much, much rather see a piece of dirty silver.
0:10:29 > 0:10:34This isn't dirty, it's just got that nice patina to it and it's got a warm feel to it.
0:10:34 > 0:10:38I really like that. What's it worth do you think?
0:10:38 > 0:10:40I've no idea.
0:10:40 > 0:10:43I'd like it to be worth something but I've no idea.
0:10:43 > 0:10:45I think it's a really pretty thing.
0:10:45 > 0:10:51I think you could put a cautious estimate on it of £120 to £180.
0:10:51 > 0:10:55- Oh, well! That's rather good. - And you could reserve it at £100.
0:10:55 > 0:10:58Um...and...
0:10:58 > 0:11:02I think it will do well and it wouldn't surprise me if it topped that.
0:11:02 > 0:11:04I was just looking there, is that a...
0:11:04 > 0:11:08Is that a young girl in a fairly risque pose on the top?
0:11:08 > 0:11:11- Well, I've always thought it was a boy.- Are you sure?
0:11:11 > 0:11:13- A mermaid perhaps.- Really?
0:11:14 > 0:11:17- We'll let the viewers at home decide that one.- Yeah.
0:11:17 > 0:11:21Well, viewers, who do you think that little figure is?
0:11:23 > 0:11:27This is where it gets exciting because now we're going to put our valuations to the test.
0:11:27 > 0:11:31We've found our first batch of items to take off to auction in Grantham.
0:11:31 > 0:11:33It's not an exact science.
0:11:33 > 0:11:36This is why we love auction rooms, because some things fly
0:11:36 > 0:11:40above the top estimate and other things really do struggle.
0:11:40 > 0:11:42Stay tuned and you should have one or two surprises
0:11:42 > 0:11:46and hopefully, one of our owners is going to be very, very happy.
0:11:47 > 0:11:50Golding Young sale rooms in Grantham
0:11:50 > 0:11:52have the job of selling all three of our items.
0:11:52 > 0:11:54You've got to pay attention in a sale room.
0:11:54 > 0:11:58You've got to "C sharp" or you might "B flat" and go home with nothing.
0:11:58 > 0:12:00Let's get on with playing the bass.
0:12:00 > 0:12:05Jackie is letting her Royal Doulton vase go with no reserve.
0:12:05 > 0:12:09Yvonne's Dutch tea caddy is topped with a mystery figure.
0:12:09 > 0:12:15And auctioneer Colin Young has strong feelings on Walter's gold lot.
0:12:15 > 0:12:18Everybody will be bidding to it within a fiver of its life.
0:12:18 > 0:12:22But first up, it's Yvonne's tea caddy.
0:12:22 > 0:12:25- I would be keeping this if I was you.- Really?
0:12:25 > 0:12:28Yeah, it's got the look! Architecturally, it's just right.
0:12:28 > 0:12:29Why are you selling this?
0:12:29 > 0:12:31Well, it's just sitting there.
0:12:31 > 0:12:34That's what tea caddies do - they sit there...
0:12:34 > 0:12:39And it needs to be cleaned and, I don't know, I've had it an awful long time.
0:12:39 > 0:12:42Oh, I like my tea caddies. Yeah, I do. Yes, I do.
0:12:42 > 0:12:44I know Philip does. You see, they're proper lots, aren't they?
0:12:44 > 0:12:48Yes, but Yvonne's got me nervous because we were talking before
0:12:48 > 0:12:51we started filming and she was saying, "I don't know if it will sell."
0:12:51 > 0:12:55- 120? It's going to sell.- I would be mortified if this didn't sell.
0:12:55 > 0:12:59- There are so many people out there that collect tea caddies.- Really?
0:12:59 > 0:13:02- It's a good lot, this.- Lead tea caddies, wooden ones, china ones,
0:13:02 > 0:13:05silver ones, papier-mache ones.
0:13:05 > 0:13:08- Let's hope there's somebody here today.- It's got the look.
0:13:08 > 0:13:11- You've got the look today as well! - Thank you.
0:13:14 > 0:13:1619th century Dutch silver bombe
0:13:16 > 0:13:20silver tea caddy, nice little caddy with nice decoration.
0:13:20 > 0:13:25Good embossed decoration to it. Also import marks for 1892
0:13:25 > 0:13:28and sponsor's mark TG. A pretty little lot.
0:13:28 > 0:13:31Ought to be a couple of hundred pounds of anybody's money.
0:13:31 > 0:13:34Let's start at 100 and get on with it. £100.
0:13:34 > 0:13:38110, 120, 130, 140? 140, 150,
0:13:38 > 0:13:40160, 170, 180, 190.
0:13:40 > 0:13:42At 190. 200, 210, 220,
0:13:42 > 0:13:46240. 260 now. 240? 260.
0:13:48 > 0:13:50280 now. 280, 300.
0:13:50 > 0:13:53And 20. 320, 340, 360, 380.
0:13:53 > 0:13:55Yvonne, they love it!
0:13:55 > 0:13:57It's their cup of tea!
0:13:57 > 0:14:00420. 440 now? 420, any more bids?
0:14:00 > 0:14:02440? At 420, are we done?
0:14:02 > 0:14:07We're in the fourth row and we're selling at £420.
0:14:07 > 0:14:11- Yes! The collectors are here. £420! - That's brilliant.
0:14:11 > 0:14:15- That's wonderful!- Pleased for you. - Very pleased with it.
0:14:15 > 0:14:17That's a great result.
0:14:17 > 0:14:21Now, Jackie's vase has stirred up strong opinion from our auctioneer.
0:14:21 > 0:14:24- I think that's a bit of a gem. - It is, absolutely.
0:14:24 > 0:14:27It certainly should sell at that sort of estimate.
0:14:27 > 0:14:31Classical lines, good baluster and nice Anthenian pattern to it.
0:14:31 > 0:14:34Everybody wants to collect the odd piece of Doulton.
0:14:34 > 0:14:37Good, solid piece, you can get some heavy flowers in that without it toppling over.
0:14:37 > 0:14:41And this is the auctioneers' favourite lot, as well, no reserve?
0:14:41 > 0:14:43Absolutely, we like those, we do!
0:14:43 > 0:14:46Guaranteed sale and in fairness,
0:14:46 > 0:14:49the clients that come with that sort of attitude,
0:14:49 > 0:14:52they're usually the clients that have a good result.
0:14:52 > 0:14:57So the worst this could go for, with your discretion, would be 30 to 40?
0:14:57 > 0:15:00At that sort of level, you'll find I'm the most indiscreet
0:15:00 > 0:15:04- auctioneer in the world and it shouldn't go as little as that. - Good.
0:15:04 > 0:15:07That's good news, but is there a surprise in store?
0:15:07 > 0:15:12- It's about to go under the hammer which Colin, the auctioneer got very excited about.- Did he?
0:15:12 > 0:15:16Yes, because he said this is my auctioneers favourite - no reserve.
0:15:16 > 0:15:18- Oh, I see.- That's what we've got, no reserve
0:15:18 > 0:15:21and it's easily going to do sort of £60 - £80.
0:15:21 > 0:15:24Quite easily. It should be 80 - 120.
0:15:24 > 0:15:26I love the look - classic balustrade shape.
0:15:26 > 0:15:30Everything you want in a vase. And you've come along this morning...
0:15:30 > 0:15:32- Except...- What have you done? - Put a reserve on.
0:15:32 > 0:15:35Why did you have a change of mind right at the last minute.
0:15:35 > 0:15:37- I don't know. I just thought... - Nerves!
0:15:37 > 0:15:39That's what it is, be honest.
0:15:39 > 0:15:45I've not been to an auction before and I thought, maybe it will go for much less than I think it is worth.
0:15:45 > 0:15:49- But when I spoke to him he said, you don't need to worry. - No, Colin will look after you.
0:15:49 > 0:15:51He would never sell it for less than £50.
0:15:51 > 0:15:54He wouldn't, because he knows its true worth.
0:15:56 > 0:15:59Royal Doulton stoneware baluster vase this time.
0:15:59 > 0:16:03There we go, good traditional shape and size and scale.
0:16:03 > 0:16:06Who's going to start me at 80? 80? 50 to go then? 50?
0:16:06 > 0:16:0940? 30?
0:16:10 > 0:16:1230 will go then. £30.
0:16:12 > 0:16:1520 to go then, surely? It's here to be sold.
0:16:15 > 0:16:1720 bid, two bid, five, 30 bid. 35 bid, 40.
0:16:17 > 0:16:1945, 50, 50, 55,
0:16:19 > 0:16:2260, 65, 70, 70 bid, 75.
0:16:22 > 0:16:25Lots of competition, they love it.
0:16:25 > 0:16:27£75 bid. At 80, last call.
0:16:27 > 0:16:31I'll take 80 if it will help anyone. 75, lady's bid at 75.
0:16:31 > 0:16:3480 anywhere else? 75. Last call then. Going at 75.
0:16:34 > 0:16:37Great result. So, what are you going to do with the money?
0:16:37 > 0:16:39I have some DIY I need to do.
0:16:39 > 0:16:41- Oh dear. Lots of DIY!- Yes.
0:16:41 > 0:16:45Well, that's a practical use for the money at least.
0:16:45 > 0:16:49Gold is our final object and some quality pieces at that.
0:16:49 > 0:16:51Auctioneer Colin has the low-down.
0:16:51 > 0:16:54Two 22 carat gold rings. They belong to Walter.
0:16:54 > 0:16:56It is a really lovely story.
0:16:56 > 0:16:59He's had them since he was nine- years-old. They were his father's.
0:16:59 > 0:17:02And he wore them till he grew out of them and got fed up with them.
0:17:02 > 0:17:06- There's a lot of gold there at today's prices. - There's a heck of a lot of gold.
0:17:06 > 0:17:09We're looking at a value of around £600 to £800.
0:17:09 > 0:17:13Right. That is probably a good example of how prices fluctuate.
0:17:13 > 0:17:17If that was the pricing on it for valuation day,
0:17:17 > 0:17:19we're now a little bit nearer to the auction,
0:17:19 > 0:17:22and going on latest prices, we put an estimate of 700 to 900.
0:17:22 > 0:17:25That's incredible that it fluctuates that much.
0:17:25 > 0:17:30Actually you have to monitor what's happening with those precious metal prices every day.
0:17:30 > 0:17:31You more or less do.
0:17:31 > 0:17:35Over the last week there's been a drop of £3 a gram
0:17:35 > 0:17:39and now it's coming back again so the market price will be
0:17:39 > 0:17:42exactly what it's worth to the shilling on the day.
0:17:42 > 0:17:48- Yeah. And all the potential buyers will be monitoring that scrap value worth?- Absolutely.
0:17:48 > 0:17:52Viewing on sale morning, they will be there with the scales,
0:17:52 > 0:17:54with their calculators, looking at the price
0:17:54 > 0:17:58and everybody will be bidding to it within a fiver of its life.
0:17:58 > 0:18:04So with the prospect of a bidding frenzy, has Walter made the right choice to sell the rings?
0:18:04 > 0:18:09Having made that decision that you want to get rid of them, I really want you to get top dollar for them.
0:18:09 > 0:18:11It is a tough decision, wasn't it?
0:18:11 > 0:18:16- Because you were nine-years-old when you first wore the rings. - Yes, I was.
0:18:16 > 0:18:17They will go towards the wedding.
0:18:17 > 0:18:20Are you getting married? Next summer. Congratulations.
0:18:20 > 0:18:22What is the name of the bride?
0:18:22 > 0:18:24- Gemma.- Gemma. Well, good luck.
0:18:24 > 0:18:29- She'll be happy. - You need every single penny, weddings cost a lot of money.
0:18:29 > 0:18:31- They do. - They haemorrhage money, don't they?
0:18:31 > 0:18:34- You came to mine.- It was a good do. I thoroughly enjoyed it.
0:18:36 > 0:18:42Two 22 carat gold buckle or keeper rings both London assayed.
0:18:42 > 0:18:47One is 28.1 grams and the other 15.6
0:18:47 > 0:18:51so that all adds up to a good 700 to 900 of anybody's money.
0:18:51 > 0:18:54Who's going to start me? Bottom estimate - 700 for them.
0:18:54 > 0:18:57700? 600? Start me at 500 then, it's less than scrap.
0:18:57 > 0:18:59500, thank you, sir. 500 bid.
0:18:59 > 0:19:01At 500. 550. Now 550.
0:19:01 > 0:19:03600? 600, 650.
0:19:03 > 0:19:07650 do I see? 650 commission bid.
0:19:07 > 0:19:09700 now. 750. At 750.
0:19:09 > 0:19:11800. 800 bid, at 800.
0:19:11 > 0:19:14850 now. 850. At 850.
0:19:14 > 0:19:16That is incredible, isn't it? It is all scrap value.
0:19:16 > 0:19:19No-one is buying it for the aesthetic look.
0:19:19 > 0:19:21- It is sort of sad in a way. - Yeah.
0:19:21 > 0:19:24At 850. 875 if the cut's going to make the difference.
0:19:24 > 0:19:30At 875 now - no, 850 - we're in the room then and we're selling at £850.
0:19:30 > 0:19:34Incredible. £850 worth of scrap value metal.
0:19:34 > 0:19:37- That's going to go a long way towards costs.- Yes it is.
0:19:37 > 0:19:40Enjoy the day. Biggest day of your life.
0:19:40 > 0:19:43- It will be. Yeah. And Gemma's. - Unless you've been married before!
0:19:43 > 0:19:47- What?! - I said biggest day of your life unless you've been married before.
0:19:47 > 0:19:49You can't say that to Walter.
0:19:49 > 0:19:53- Well, I didn't know, he might be... - You can't say that! - It might be second time round.
0:19:53 > 0:19:56- It could been third!- It could be. - THEY CHUCKLE
0:19:56 > 0:19:58This will be the first.
0:19:58 > 0:20:01- Sorry?- This'll be the first. - And the last.- Yes.- Definitely.
0:20:01 > 0:20:06So that's three positive results for our items.
0:20:06 > 0:20:09Now from one lot of sales to another.
0:20:23 > 0:20:27Heckington Windmill on the edge of the Lincolnshire Fens is a sight to behold.
0:20:27 > 0:20:31With its magnificent eight sails and its striking black tower,
0:20:31 > 0:20:33it's a landmark of early eco power.
0:20:37 > 0:20:41The windmill was built by a millwright in 1830, originally with five sails
0:20:41 > 0:20:45for its owner Michael Hare who tragically died when he was a young man.
0:20:45 > 0:20:48It was inherited by his widow who passed it on to a new husband.
0:20:48 > 0:20:51Some 60 years later a very strong storm blew off
0:20:51 > 0:20:56all the sails and the mechanism, leaving the windmill derelict.
0:20:56 > 0:20:57Its saviour was to be a local lad,
0:20:57 > 0:21:00a Lincolnshire chap called John Pocklington.
0:21:02 > 0:21:06Pocklington was a Miller himself and bought an eight sail windmill
0:21:06 > 0:21:11from nearby Boston Docks for the princely sum of £72.10 shillings.
0:21:14 > 0:21:20In his spare time and taking over a year, Pocklington moved the sails and the machinery to this site.
0:21:20 > 0:21:24It's been in eight sail windmill ever since.
0:21:24 > 0:21:27The brilliant thing about Heckington windmill is it's the only
0:21:27 > 0:21:31working one of its kind in Western Europe, possibly in the world.
0:21:31 > 0:21:36Windmills with eight sails are extremely rare because they're very expensive to build
0:21:36 > 0:21:39and maintain compared to the ones with five sails.
0:21:39 > 0:21:44Anyway, with five floors to explore, it's only right that I start at the top.
0:21:52 > 0:21:54The tower of the windmill is 60ft high.
0:21:54 > 0:21:58It is a 100ft if you include the full length of the sail.
0:22:00 > 0:22:03Where I'm standing now is right in the cap.
0:22:03 > 0:22:07This whole section actually revolves with the aid of a fan tail
0:22:07 > 0:22:11which sticks out quite a few feet to catch the wind.
0:22:12 > 0:22:15When it has found the right direction, then the wind
0:22:15 > 0:22:19will put power into the sails, and as these sails turn, like this...
0:22:21 > 0:22:26..they turn these massive great big cogs which articulate like that.
0:22:26 > 0:22:29That in turn drives that thing there. That is your drive shaft.
0:22:29 > 0:22:33That is the engine room, that is what you have got to harness all the power from.
0:22:33 > 0:22:37Imagine getting this all up here,
0:22:37 > 0:22:43it must have been a colossal task with block and tackle and cart horses really
0:22:43 > 0:22:47because there were no cranes or scaffolding back then. 25 tons of it.
0:22:47 > 0:22:52And by the early 1900s, milling for wheat in windmills
0:22:52 > 0:22:54was virtually a redundant business.
0:22:54 > 0:22:57So millers had to look for work elsewhere.
0:23:06 > 0:23:10So, what did John Pocklington do when the demand for flour decreased?
0:23:10 > 0:23:14Well, I can tell you, he was an entrepreneur, a very clever man.
0:23:14 > 0:23:20He built a sawmill adjacent to the windmill, and that ran off the power from the wind.
0:23:20 > 0:23:23He'd harnessed this driveshaft up with lots of drive belts,
0:23:23 > 0:23:27which would in turn power the huge great big circular saw blades.
0:23:27 > 0:23:28He was also a farmer,
0:23:28 > 0:23:32so he installed a cattle feed mixer, which he used on his farm
0:23:32 > 0:23:33and many other farms.
0:23:33 > 0:23:35And if that wasn't enough,
0:23:35 > 0:23:38out the back there he ran a coal merchant's business.
0:23:38 > 0:23:40He transported coal down from Yorkshire and Nottingham
0:23:40 > 0:23:44and then distributed it to all the local houses.
0:23:44 > 0:23:47But more than anything, John just loved this wonderful structure,
0:23:47 > 0:23:50an architectural delight which he just used to gaze at,
0:23:50 > 0:23:53even from the garden, watching the wind spill through the sails.
0:23:53 > 0:23:58He died in 1941, and now the county council own this wonderful windmill.
0:24:00 > 0:24:04This is a Grade I listed building, but it's still in use.
0:24:04 > 0:24:07Special care has been taken to restore and maintain it.
0:24:07 > 0:24:11The tower is painted in black tar to keep out the moisture.
0:24:12 > 0:24:18And on the sails, special permission was granted to use original style lead paint to repaint them.
0:24:21 > 0:24:23Chain moving!
0:24:25 > 0:24:29Geoff Wise and Jim Bailey are volunteers - in their own words, gentlemen millers -
0:24:29 > 0:24:35who have learnt the process of milling the grain and turning it into flour.
0:24:37 > 0:24:42As the mill is undergoing repairs, they have time to show me the ropes.
0:24:42 > 0:24:44Hi, guys. Thanks for talking to me.
0:24:44 > 0:24:48Firstly, I've got to ask you, Jim, we're on the stone floor,
0:24:48 > 0:24:52so how does the grain get ground into flour? What's the process?
0:24:52 > 0:24:56When the sails are turning, it drives this large spur wheel around.
0:24:56 > 0:25:00That then connects to the drive coming down here, which turns the stones.
0:25:00 > 0:25:03- Right.- That's what grinds the wheat into flower.
0:25:03 > 0:25:06I don't understand why people wanted white bread.
0:25:06 > 0:25:09You make both here, don't you, wholemeal and white?
0:25:09 > 0:25:14Basically, wholemeal has just had all the goodness bashed out of it for white bread, hasn't it?
0:25:14 > 0:25:17It is, but as a demonstration of wealth,
0:25:17 > 0:25:20if you could afford to buy an expensive flour, you did.
0:25:20 > 0:25:25A rich person would have white bread, white cakes on his table as a demonstration of wealth.
0:25:25 > 0:25:28- Is that what it's all about? - Exactly.- I never knew that.
0:25:28 > 0:25:31Everything that comes out of the stone is wholemeal.
0:25:31 > 0:25:33For white flour, you've got to separate the bran.
0:25:33 > 0:25:37That take special machinery, a special process, therefore it's more expensive.
0:25:37 > 0:25:41Of course, it's more labour intense. How many times a day do you go up these stairs?
0:25:41 > 0:25:45- Maybe 20 times in a day.- That's five flights. No wonder you're fit.
0:25:45 > 0:25:47Then we have to show the visitors around as well.
0:25:47 > 0:25:50With a smile on your face!
0:25:57 > 0:25:59Wow, look at that.
0:26:02 > 0:26:07And the fruits of the windmill's labour and its loyal millers can be experienced right here
0:26:07 > 0:26:13in the tea gardens just outside the tea rooms there, because that was John Pocklington's old house.
0:26:13 > 0:26:16The cakes that are produced in there are made from the flour
0:26:16 > 0:26:19from his windmill, which is just a few metres away.
0:26:19 > 0:26:22So, with virtually no food miles for the flour,
0:26:22 > 0:26:27eco-friendly, renewable energy, and this windmill's wonderful history,
0:26:27 > 0:26:29this place, even though it's not windy today,
0:26:29 > 0:26:31has completely blown me away.
0:26:46 > 0:26:50We have a lot more interesting things to discover here at Burghley House,
0:26:50 > 0:26:53including a pair of Victorian knickers.
0:26:53 > 0:26:54Very draughty.
0:26:54 > 0:26:56But who's going to model them for you?
0:26:56 > 0:27:01- Oh, you can, surely.- No, no, no, we need a beautiful young lady.
0:27:03 > 0:27:04Coming up,
0:27:04 > 0:27:08Philip might be redundant when looking at Tony and Janet's goblets...
0:27:08 > 0:27:12I'm beginning to feel a bit superfluous to this table.
0:27:12 > 0:27:15I'm gearing up for my musical debut at Burghley House.
0:27:15 > 0:27:16Are you ready?
0:27:18 > 0:27:20And two Elizabeths talk silver.
0:27:20 > 0:27:25I really wanted to come to Flog It!, you see, so I had to sacrifice something.
0:27:25 > 0:27:28We're certainly blessed with wonderful weather today.
0:27:28 > 0:27:33The sun is shining and there's a smile on everybody's face. Let's hope those smiles get bigger.
0:27:33 > 0:27:36So, it's over to Philip, who's proposing a toast
0:27:36 > 0:27:39to Tony and Janet, who've brought in some floral goblets.
0:27:39 > 0:27:44- Cheers.- Cheers! - So, where are they from?
0:27:44 > 0:27:46- We think Bohemia.- Where's Bohemia?
0:27:46 > 0:27:50- No idea.- It's gone, wherever it was.
0:27:50 > 0:27:53- Is it around Czechoslovakia? - I would think so.
0:27:53 > 0:27:55- That sort of neck of the woods. - It's that area, yes.
0:27:55 > 0:27:59OK, so they're Bohemian. How old are they?
0:27:59 > 0:28:02We would say late 1800s.
0:28:02 > 0:28:04And what are they worth, then?
0:28:04 > 0:28:10We think, or we DID think, 100, 150.
0:28:10 > 0:28:12I think you may have other ideas.
0:28:12 > 0:28:16Well, I'm beginning to feel a bit superfluous to this table, really!
0:28:16 > 0:28:18You've got it all right so far.
0:28:18 > 0:28:21I think they're interesting things, actually.
0:28:21 > 0:28:23- They're pretty, aren't they? - They're pretty.
0:28:23 > 0:28:28As with most things, glassware and porcelain in particular, condition's everything.
0:28:28 > 0:28:33You've got a bit of a dink to the foot here. Only minor, but they're not perfect.
0:28:33 > 0:28:34- No.- They're carved overlay.
0:28:34 > 0:28:36Oh, is that how they're made?
0:28:36 > 0:28:42So you have this glass here, this milky glass, it's almost applied like an icing,
0:28:42 > 0:28:47and then it's scraped off, which gives you these panels, here and here,
0:28:47 > 0:28:49and this faceted column here.
0:28:49 > 0:28:53It's then decorated, sometimes they're hand painted,
0:28:53 > 0:28:57sometimes they're printed, sometimes they're printed and then hand painted on.
0:28:57 > 0:28:59It looks like there's a bit of both in this,
0:28:59 > 0:29:02a certain amount of print and a certain amount of hand paint.
0:29:02 > 0:29:05- Occasionally some of these would have had covers.- Right.
0:29:05 > 0:29:08- Never seen covers with these. - We weren't aware of that.
0:29:08 > 0:29:10Did you buy them, or did you...?
0:29:10 > 0:29:13No, they're inherited from Tony's auntie.
0:29:13 > 0:29:17Yes, they've been in a cabinet, just standing there unused.
0:29:17 > 0:29:20You are part of this nation of declutterers.
0:29:20 > 0:29:24- We are, yes.- We have just downsized, you see, from a large house to a smaller house.
0:29:24 > 0:29:26- And it's all got to go?- Yes.
0:29:26 > 0:29:29- The children haven't any interest in them.- That's right.
0:29:29 > 0:29:35- Right, so you've told me they're 1860-1880, you've told me they're Bavarian, or Bohemian.- Bohemian.
0:29:35 > 0:29:37You've told me everything, really.
0:29:37 > 0:29:41You have told me they're worth £100-£150. I ought to disagree with you
0:29:41 > 0:29:45- as a matter of principle on something, shouldn't I?- You should. - I think you should.
0:29:45 > 0:29:47I can't!
0:29:47 > 0:29:52- Good.- I'm going to put them in at an auction estimate of £80-£120, the auctioneer's friend,
0:29:52 > 0:29:59and if you have a good result, I think that you might find them doing your 150,
0:29:59 > 0:30:03and then I shall feel completely inadequate and totally useless.
0:30:03 > 0:30:07- I wouldn't like that. - If they reach that or more we'll take you for a drink.
0:30:07 > 0:30:09I'm going to hold you to that.
0:30:11 > 0:30:14But that's all in a day's work for an expert like Philip.
0:30:15 > 0:30:19Now I've picked out something that I like, Mike and Cath's novelty item.
0:30:19 > 0:30:23This is an iconic musical instrument from the late 1960s.
0:30:23 > 0:30:27It is a Stylophone, played by, as you can see, Rolf Harris.
0:30:27 > 0:30:33Wonderful piece of kit. It actually did get used on quite a few albums.
0:30:33 > 0:30:34These were really popular.
0:30:34 > 0:30:36It was invented by a guy called Brian Jarvis.
0:30:36 > 0:30:40It works on a point of contact, here, with this stylus.
0:30:40 > 0:30:42Stylophone PLAYS NOTES
0:30:42 > 0:30:48Tap it on to the metal keys, it actually closes a vibrating, oscillating circuit.
0:30:48 > 0:30:51Dong dong. Simple as that.
0:30:51 > 0:30:55They came in three sets - standard, bass and treble,
0:30:55 > 0:30:57and David Bowie actually used one of these -
0:30:57 > 0:31:00this is how good they are, you can use them in the studio -
0:31:00 > 0:31:02in his recording, Space Oddity.
0:31:02 > 0:31:06- Also a band called Kraftwerk... - I remember them.- ..Had a single out,
0:31:06 > 0:31:10- a hit single called Pocket Calculator, with one of these.- Ah.
0:31:10 > 0:31:12- Wow.- So, are you ready?
0:31:14 > 0:31:18This is how it works. One, two, three, four, here we go.
0:31:18 > 0:31:24HE PLAYS 'SILENT NIGHT' MELODY
0:31:32 > 0:31:34Ha! Just!
0:31:34 > 0:31:35You could just about tell it.
0:31:35 > 0:31:39Sign me up, give me a recording deal. I think they're brilliant fun.
0:31:39 > 0:31:42Do you want to put in the sale then with a value of £30-£40?
0:31:42 > 0:31:44Yes, I think so, please, yes.
0:31:44 > 0:31:46Do you want to reserve it on £25?
0:31:46 > 0:31:48- Yeah, probably, yeah.- OK, yeah.
0:31:48 > 0:31:52Protect it, because it is worth that, because you've got the complete package.
0:31:52 > 0:31:55- Yeah, that's fine. - It belongs in a design museum.
0:31:55 > 0:31:58If they haven't got one, there's one for sale right now.
0:32:02 > 0:32:05We'll see if there are any alternative musicians in Grantham
0:32:05 > 0:32:08looking for a Stylophone later.
0:32:09 > 0:32:12Elizabeth Talbut's up next, with my friend Elizabeth,
0:32:12 > 0:32:17who not only brought in antique bloomers, but also some beautiful silver.
0:32:17 > 0:32:21Shining in the sunshine, Elizabeth, is this lovely silver that you've brought.
0:32:21 > 0:32:23Thank you. Yes, it is very pretty.
0:32:23 > 0:32:25It is very, very pretty. Have you inherited it?
0:32:25 > 0:32:31No, it was a present to me some time ago, but I'm living with my daughter
0:32:31 > 0:32:34having come from Ireland, and I don't have room for a lot of things,
0:32:34 > 0:32:38- it all gets cluttered.- So you are downsizing, making life simpler?
0:32:38 > 0:32:43Well, a little bit, but I really wanted to come to Flog It!, you see,
0:32:43 > 0:32:44so I had to sacrifice something.
0:32:44 > 0:32:47There you go, two things achieved in one day.
0:32:47 > 0:32:51They are both pieces of silver assayed in London.
0:32:51 > 0:32:56But this one here is slightly earlier. This was assayed in 1893,
0:32:56 > 0:32:58and this one was assayed in 1904,
0:32:58 > 0:33:01and stylistically that is absolutely spot-on.
0:33:01 > 0:33:04They have a Georgian influence,
0:33:04 > 0:33:08an 18th-century influence of decoration, with a repousse melon fluting,
0:33:08 > 0:33:13the writhing fluting to the bodies, and then the lovely hatching and cross banding,
0:33:13 > 0:33:17then they're stamped with wonderful little roundels, almost fleur-de-lis.
0:33:17 > 0:33:19So a lot of charm and character in each piece.
0:33:19 > 0:33:22- That's good.- Yes, I think so.
0:33:22 > 0:33:27So you don't take your morning tea or afternoon tea with milk and sugar from these?
0:33:27 > 0:33:30No. You're dead right.
0:33:32 > 0:33:34I just look at them.
0:33:34 > 0:33:38Precious metals at the moment are selling very well. People are looking for silver
0:33:38 > 0:33:41in a way that they haven't for the past few years.
0:33:41 > 0:33:45They aren't extraordinary in terms of pieces of silver but they're small and pretty
0:33:45 > 0:33:48with lots of craftsmanship in a small space. That helps.
0:33:48 > 0:33:53Although there's not a huge amount of weight, if you look at an estimate of £50-£80.
0:33:53 > 0:33:55A nice wide estimate like that.
0:33:55 > 0:33:56Could you not make it 60?
0:33:56 > 0:33:58Any advance on 60?
0:34:01 > 0:34:02No, you are all right. £60.
0:34:02 > 0:34:07- I would like to say that, thank you. - We will put £60 to £80, £60 reserve.
0:34:07 > 0:34:09Would you like that firm or discretionary?
0:34:09 > 0:34:14- Can the auctioneer have a bit of discretion on that? - A teeny bit of discretion.
0:34:14 > 0:34:18I'll make a note - teeny bit of discretion. £60 to £80, £60 discretionary.
0:34:18 > 0:34:22We'll do that for you. Done and dusted. We'll see what we can do.
0:34:22 > 0:34:24You'll have another day out at the auction now.
0:34:24 > 0:34:26Well, come back soon then.
0:34:28 > 0:34:32And now it's time to say a fond farewell to Burghley House,
0:34:32 > 0:34:36and see how our items do when they go off to auction in Grantham.
0:34:36 > 0:34:38I've got my favourites and you've probably got yours.
0:34:38 > 0:34:41Right now, I'm going to catch up with our owners
0:34:41 > 0:34:43because they're feeling nervous.
0:34:43 > 0:34:46We'll leave you with a run-down of the items going under the hammer.
0:34:48 > 0:34:53We have Tony and Janet's pretty perfect goblets.
0:34:53 > 0:34:55Mike and Cath's Stylophone
0:34:55 > 0:34:58will make an unusual addition in the auction catalogue.
0:34:58 > 0:35:01And Elizabeth's stylish silverware.
0:35:01 > 0:35:08First, it's the Bohemian goblets which have sparked discussion between auctioneer Colin and myself.
0:35:08 > 0:35:11- Colin, I laughed when I first saw these.- Don't you like them?
0:35:11 > 0:35:12I didn't to start with
0:35:12 > 0:35:15but the more you look at them they actually do grow on you.
0:35:15 > 0:35:18I don't know if I'd give them house space but I appreciate
0:35:18 > 0:35:21that it's hand-painted and classic Victoriana.
0:35:21 > 0:35:25It's the white that puts me off. There's something about it.
0:35:25 > 0:35:29Tony and Janet want to sell them. We've got a classic £80 to £120, which is good value.
0:35:29 > 0:35:31It is, absolutely.
0:35:31 > 0:35:33Very good estimate on it.
0:35:33 > 0:35:36Would you take those home? Would you put your lemon sorbet in those?
0:35:36 > 0:35:40I don't think I would. They are certainly not my taste.
0:35:40 > 0:35:45Not from a collecting point of view but from an auctioneer's point of view, they are fabulous.
0:35:45 > 0:35:49- It's a good lot.- Absolutely.- The condition is cracking, very good.
0:35:49 > 0:35:51It is, and that's all important on these pieces.
0:35:51 > 0:35:54There are not many buyers for them but there are sufficient
0:35:54 > 0:35:59that there will be enough competition for them to make their market price.
0:35:59 > 0:36:03They are genuine little bits of good works of art in their own right.
0:36:03 > 0:36:06- And you've sold these before? - Plenty of them.
0:36:06 > 0:36:10Let's hope Colin is right, as they are going under the hammer right now.
0:36:10 > 0:36:14- It's time to say goodbye.- It is. - They've been in a cupboard. - They have.
0:36:14 > 0:36:19Were they in the cupboard because they were a little bit too loud looking, and white?
0:36:19 > 0:36:24They don't suit the house. We've downsized and there just wasn't a home for them any more.
0:36:24 > 0:36:27I've got to admit when I first saw them, I laughed.
0:36:27 > 0:36:31- They are not your taste. - They are not, but when you look at the work involved
0:36:31 > 0:36:33and you see they are all hand-painted...
0:36:33 > 0:36:35Yes, they are quite old.
0:36:35 > 0:36:37And it's typical high Victoriana.
0:36:37 > 0:36:41- It is.- I think they're just a good old-fashioned lot, aren't they?
0:36:41 > 0:36:44They are an acquired taste. Good luck.
0:36:44 > 0:36:49It's a bit of a roller-coaster ride but I think we are pretty safe.
0:36:49 > 0:36:50- Yes.- Fingers crossed.
0:36:50 > 0:36:54- This is more the roundabout than the roller-coaster.- They'll sell.
0:36:54 > 0:36:56- I prefer roundabouts!- Here we go.
0:36:58 > 0:37:02Lot number two are showing there 105, a pair of late 19th-century
0:37:02 > 0:37:05Bohemian glass goblets this time,
0:37:05 > 0:37:09encased in white and slice cut, hand painted decoration as well.
0:37:09 > 0:37:11A fabulous pair of goblets.
0:37:11 > 0:37:15Who is going to start me at bottom estimate, £80?
0:37:15 > 0:37:1680.
0:37:16 > 0:37:1850?
0:37:20 > 0:37:2430 bid. 35. 40. 45.
0:37:24 > 0:37:2650. 60. 70. 80.
0:37:26 > 0:37:3090. 100. 110.
0:37:30 > 0:37:34120. 130. 140.
0:37:34 > 0:37:37130 at the back of the room. 130 bid.
0:37:37 > 0:37:39140. 150. 160 now.
0:37:42 > 0:37:44160 bid.
0:37:44 > 0:37:46170. Multiple bidders.
0:37:46 > 0:37:48180. 190 we are up to now. 190 bid.
0:37:48 > 0:37:50Any more now in the room? At 190.
0:37:50 > 0:37:52Net bidders have it then.
0:37:52 > 0:37:54At 190. Are we finished?
0:37:54 > 0:37:57We are selling on the market at £190.
0:37:57 > 0:37:59Great result.
0:37:59 > 0:38:01That's good, isn't it?
0:38:01 > 0:38:05- Lots of competition there.- Yes. - Obviously going to a collector.
0:38:05 > 0:38:08- From memory, wasn't there a little nibble?- Yes. On the bottom, on the base.
0:38:08 > 0:38:10I'm really pleased with that.
0:38:10 > 0:38:12Good, thank you.
0:38:12 > 0:38:14Are you going to reinvest in antiques?
0:38:14 > 0:38:17No. We are on the other side now.
0:38:17 > 0:38:21We've decided what we will do with them. We are going to Italy in September.
0:38:21 > 0:38:24- We've got that booked.- We'll have a couple of gondola rides.
0:38:24 > 0:38:27You can have just one... No, we can't say one Cornetto, can we?
0:38:27 > 0:38:29I almost said that.
0:38:29 > 0:38:31One ice-cream.
0:38:33 > 0:38:34You can have a 99!
0:38:34 > 0:38:38I wondered what you were going to say there, Paul.
0:38:38 > 0:38:43That great result for the goblets will buy Tony and Janet a lot of ice creams on holiday.
0:38:43 > 0:38:46Next up, my Stylophone find.
0:38:47 > 0:38:49Right, it's my turn to be the expert.
0:38:49 > 0:38:54Unfortunately I couldn't get Rolf Harris or David Bowie to come along, but I have got Mike and Cath.
0:38:54 > 0:38:58Guess what I'm talking about? You've got it, that Stylophone, dee, dee, dee.
0:38:58 > 0:39:00Which we got a tune out of, didn't we?
0:39:00 > 0:39:04- Silent night, wasn't it?- I was quite impressed with that.- So was I.
0:39:04 > 0:39:06It was nearly right, wasn't it?
0:39:06 > 0:39:08I could tell what it was.
0:39:08 > 0:39:10Mind you, I had an excuse lined up.
0:39:10 > 0:39:12The batteries were going! But they were all right.
0:39:12 > 0:39:16This is a bit of fun, hopefully we will get around £20 to £25.
0:39:16 > 0:39:18- Fingers crossed.- Yep.
0:39:18 > 0:39:21I'm feeling a bit nervous, but...
0:39:21 > 0:39:24- We enjoyed the day, didn't we? - It was fun.
0:39:28 > 0:39:33135 is an original Rolf Harris Stylophone.
0:39:33 > 0:39:36Comes with its original box and complete with booklet,
0:39:36 > 0:39:38just in case you don't know how to use it.
0:39:41 > 0:39:44I wonder what the bidders are thinking down there?
0:39:44 > 0:39:46What's this doing here?
0:39:46 > 0:39:4930. 20.
0:39:49 > 0:39:51You know you can all remember it.
0:39:51 > 0:39:5420. £10 to go.
0:39:54 > 0:39:58£10 bid. 10. 12. At 10 bid. 12.
0:39:58 > 0:40:0212. Anybody else going to join the sweet music? 12 bid. 15 bid.
0:40:02 > 0:40:04No, one was enough for him.
0:40:04 > 0:40:0612 bid. 15 bid.
0:40:06 > 0:40:10Oh, dear. We got 15, there's someone in the room now.
0:40:10 > 0:40:1318 bid. 20 bid. 22 now.
0:40:13 > 0:40:16At £20 bid. At 22.
0:40:16 > 0:40:1925. 25.
0:40:19 > 0:40:21At 25. This is no money for this.
0:40:21 > 0:40:22At 25. Any more bidders?
0:40:22 > 0:40:26Is it dead yet? No, at 25...
0:40:26 > 0:40:31Wrong Rolf Harris show. Going at £25. Thank you very much.
0:40:31 > 0:40:32We said 25.
0:40:32 > 0:40:36- It just reached its reserve. - It reached its reserve.- That's good.
0:40:36 > 0:40:40Oh, well. It could have done a bit better, but there you go.
0:40:40 > 0:40:42Never mind. At least it went.
0:40:42 > 0:40:44It's better than the skip.
0:40:46 > 0:40:50Yes, you're right, £25 is better than throwing it in a skip.
0:40:52 > 0:40:59And finally we have Elizabeth and her daughter, Vanessa, who have come along for the sale of the silver.
0:40:59 > 0:41:01We could be selling your inheritance really.
0:41:01 > 0:41:04What do you think about this? Mum, what are you selling?
0:41:04 > 0:41:07Yes, but it's going to immortalise us.
0:41:07 > 0:41:11Isn't it? I hadn't thought about that.
0:41:11 > 0:41:15- That's why I'm selling the silver. - Let's hope we get the top end of the estimate.- I'd hope so.
0:41:15 > 0:41:19- I would hope so for that, yes. - I think you were a little doubtful.
0:41:19 > 0:41:21I'd said I wanted a reserve.
0:41:21 > 0:41:25- I was teasing you, I was teasing you! - Oh, go on!
0:41:25 > 0:41:27That's all right then.
0:41:27 > 0:41:30It's a good time to sell silver, the market is really high.
0:41:30 > 0:41:32It's ripe for it. Yes.
0:41:32 > 0:41:35- My little spree. - A spending spree afterwards?
0:41:35 > 0:41:37A teeny weeny one, anyway.
0:41:38 > 0:41:43The Victorian silver cream jug and two handled sugar bowl to go with it.
0:41:43 > 0:41:47A good little pairing this, very nice decoration, moulded and etched.
0:41:47 > 0:41:49Who's going to start me at £50?
0:41:49 > 0:41:5250? 30. £30 anyone?
0:41:52 > 0:41:5530. 20 to go. Here to be sold. 20 bid.
0:41:55 > 0:41:5622, 25, 30 on the net. 35.
0:41:56 > 0:41:58It's gone down low, hasn't it?
0:41:58 > 0:41:5940 bid, 45.
0:41:59 > 0:42:0450 now. 50 bid. 55. 60.
0:42:04 > 0:42:0760 if you like. 60 there, five anywhere else now?
0:42:07 > 0:42:10At £60. More bids over by the jewellery cabinet. 60, I'm asking.
0:42:10 > 0:42:1365, anyone? Coming in again on the net. 65.
0:42:13 > 0:42:18- 70 now.- Goodness.- 70, 75 now.
0:42:18 > 0:42:2075, surely? At 70 it's back in the room.
0:42:20 > 0:42:22At £70 bid. Anybody else going to join in?
0:42:22 > 0:42:24- 75 on the net. 80 over there. No? - Fantastic!
0:42:24 > 0:42:2675. 78 if it's going to help you out.
0:42:26 > 0:42:2878 bid? Nope.
0:42:28 > 0:42:32At 75 the net bidder has it, last call at £75.
0:42:32 > 0:42:34- Yes!- Fantastic.- Well done.
0:42:34 > 0:42:36Good valuation. Spot on.
0:42:36 > 0:42:37I couldn't hear a word.
0:42:37 > 0:42:38What did it sell for?
0:42:38 > 0:42:43- £75. The battery has gone on the hearing-aid.- Yes!
0:42:43 > 0:42:47Oh, very funny, yes. Everyone have a laugh.
0:42:47 > 0:42:51- That's brilliant. So exciting, wasn't it?- It was.
0:42:51 > 0:42:54That's brilliant that they sold. You were doubtful about that.
0:42:54 > 0:42:58- I wasn't doubtful, I was teasing you. - You weren't, I don't believe a word of it!
0:42:58 > 0:43:01- She's a character, isn't she? - She is a character.
0:43:01 > 0:43:04Well, that's it. It's all over for our owners.
0:43:04 > 0:43:07As you can see, the auction is still going on,
0:43:07 > 0:43:10but don't you just love days like that when everything goes well?
0:43:10 > 0:43:12I've thoroughly enjoyed myself here today.
0:43:12 > 0:43:16All our owners have gone home happy, all credit to our experts.
0:43:16 > 0:43:19If you've got any antiques you want to sell, we want to see you.
0:43:19 > 0:43:22But for now, from Grantham, it's bye-bye.
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