0:00:03 > 0:00:07'Today, we're heading over the majestic mountains and verdant valleys of North Wales
0:00:07 > 0:00:12'and it doesn't get much better than this. Welcome to Flog It!'
0:00:36 > 0:00:40'Our journey's led us to Bangor, which grew up on the site of a monastery
0:00:40 > 0:00:43'dating back to the early 6th century.
0:00:43 > 0:00:46'It may be one of the smallest cities in Britain,
0:00:46 > 0:00:51'but its population almost doubles in term time, when the students are back at university.
0:00:51 > 0:00:54'Today, though, Flog It has taken over the campus.'
0:00:55 > 0:01:00The university plays an important role in the history and the identity of this marvellous city.
0:01:00 > 0:01:03It was built in 1884 with funding by local quarrymen
0:01:03 > 0:01:07who volunteered wages to provide a better form of higher education.
0:01:07 > 0:01:10Today, we're at the university's Pritchard Jones' Hall
0:01:10 > 0:01:13where this massive crowd of people are all eager for knowledge
0:01:13 > 0:01:18- and the answer to one very important question, which is... - ALL: What's it worth?
0:01:22 > 0:01:30'Taking an academic interest in our items today are our experts, Adam Partridge and Mark Stacey.
0:01:30 > 0:01:34'Mark, back in his home county of Wales, has an interest in Art Nouveau.
0:01:34 > 0:01:37'After years in the business, he knows how to get the women on side.'
0:01:37 > 0:01:43- You're far too young to have been on the Titanic.- You really are a charmer, aren't you?- I try to be.
0:01:43 > 0:01:45Good make, isn't it?
0:01:45 > 0:01:50'And auctioneer Adam is always hungry to find a valuation day treasure.'
0:01:50 > 0:01:53- They're nice. - HE LAUGHS
0:01:54 > 0:01:58'Coming up in today's programme, we take a hat off to our experts.'
0:01:58 > 0:02:01I think that's dead cute. And it serves a purpose for me
0:02:01 > 0:02:06- because now I'm getting on a bit, I've got one of these bald spots. - Oh!
0:02:06 > 0:02:08'And I dust off an old family heirloom.'
0:02:08 > 0:02:12Do you know something? I'm so pleased you haven't cleaned it,
0:02:12 > 0:02:15because I think the collectors will absolutely love this.
0:02:15 > 0:02:20'And we visit an architectural gem, a little bit of the Italian Riviera
0:02:20 > 0:02:22'tucked away in North Wales.'
0:02:22 > 0:02:25Just look at that there! Hey, bella, bella, mama, mama!
0:02:27 > 0:02:32'With all that coming up, we better get on! First up, it looks like Alan and Barbara
0:02:32 > 0:02:36- 'want Adam to turn over a new leaf.' - You've brought in this lovely book.
0:02:36 > 0:02:41It caught my eye straight away for a number of reasons. Firstly, cos it's The Illustrated Book of Poultry,
0:02:41 > 0:02:45which is a well-known volume, so I pretty much know what it's worth. Good start.
0:02:45 > 0:02:50Secondly, it's about poultry, and I'm interested in poultry cos I keep chickens.
0:02:50 > 0:02:54Thirdly, it's got an auctioneer's lot number on it. An old-fashioned one.
0:02:54 > 0:02:58Look at that. Boardman and Oliver of Sudbury.
0:02:58 > 0:03:00- In Suffolk.- Are you a Suffolk man?
0:03:00 > 0:03:03- I'm Suffolk born and bred.- Are you?
0:03:03 > 0:03:08And how did you come to own this book? Did you buy it from... That's an old lot number.
0:03:08 > 0:03:11It must be from the 1950s.
0:03:11 > 0:03:18My parents purchased a shop in Sudbury and behind the shop,
0:03:18 > 0:03:22there was about half an acre and there was some big sheds out the back,
0:03:22 > 0:03:28so we decided that we'd utilise the sheds with chickens.
0:03:28 > 0:03:31Right. Who had the book, then?
0:03:31 > 0:03:34Well, the chap that was selling the property,
0:03:34 > 0:03:38we were talking about it and he said, "I've got just the book for you."
0:03:38 > 0:03:42Ah, right! So you were an enthusiastic young man,
0:03:42 > 0:03:45thinking, "I want to keep chickens" and he said, "Here you go, son!"
0:03:45 > 0:03:48Yes, and when I looked into it,
0:03:48 > 0:03:52the husbandry within wasn't current to the day then.
0:03:52 > 0:03:54It has been well used in the past, though.
0:03:54 > 0:03:58Look at that. The spine's coming off, so they were obviously well used.
0:03:58 > 0:04:00There's a loose plate there, isn't there?
0:04:01 > 0:04:05Mr John Douglas's black-breasted red gamecock, The Earl.
0:04:05 > 0:04:09- Crystal Palace, 1870, so that helps us date it.- Yes.
0:04:09 > 0:04:14And you've got chapters to cover absolutely everything. Houses, accommodation,
0:04:14 > 0:04:20selection, eggs and incubation, all the way down to showing, judging, buying, selling.
0:04:20 > 0:04:24- And then you've got all the different... - All the different breeds.
0:04:24 > 0:04:28- Do you remember some of the breeds you had? - Rhode Island Red and White Leghorns.
0:04:28 > 0:04:31- Hamburgs. They are Bantams, aren't they, Hamburgs?- Yes.
0:04:31 > 0:04:36I used to have some Hamburg Bantams, but the fox got them. Anyway, back to the book.
0:04:36 > 0:04:42- Why are you selling it? - I want it to go to somebody who's going to appreciate it.
0:04:42 > 0:04:46- Right. Where does it live at home? - In the cupboard.
0:04:46 > 0:04:49- So you don't really ever use it. - No.- You don't look at it.
0:04:49 > 0:04:52- No.- A good copy of this is worth a few hundred pounds.
0:04:52 > 0:04:58- But this is a bit of a poor example. - I can understand that.- A bit sad.
0:04:58 > 0:05:02I'd be tempted to go with our favourite quote, and you watch Flog It, don't you?
0:05:02 > 0:05:06- Oh, yes.- So you know what I'm talking about. What's our favourite quote?
0:05:06 > 0:05:10- 50.- I was going to say 80 to 120.
0:05:10 > 0:05:12- Yes.- 80 to 120.
0:05:12 > 0:05:14And it must make 50 quid whatever happens,
0:05:14 > 0:05:18so I would put a reserve of 50 quid on it, just to cover it. Is that all right?
0:05:18 > 0:05:22- Yeah.- You'd be disappointed if it went for 20 quid, wouldn't you? - Yeah.
0:05:22 > 0:05:27It might have got thrown out, that's the danger, if we kept it at home.
0:05:27 > 0:05:32So you've rescued it and it's going to go to someone who's hopefully enthusiastic about poultry.
0:05:32 > 0:05:35Anything raised will go to lifeboats, anyway.
0:05:35 > 0:05:40Oh, good! I often don't ask people what they're going to do with the money when it's only £50, £80,
0:05:40 > 0:05:42but for the lifeboats, that helps.
0:05:42 > 0:05:46- Oh, yeah. - I hope it sells well at the sale.
0:05:46 > 0:05:50'We'd better not count our chickens, Adam.
0:05:51 > 0:05:56'Next up, Amanda has brought in some interesting plaster casts to show Mark.'
0:05:57 > 0:06:00Tell me, where on earth did you get these from?
0:06:00 > 0:06:03My father was given them by a dear old friend of his
0:06:03 > 0:06:07and, many years after, my father gave them to me.
0:06:07 > 0:06:10And do you know why he was given them?
0:06:10 > 0:06:13He was just a very good friend. My father helped him out quite a bit
0:06:13 > 0:06:18cos he was getting old and he needed help. Other than that... That's the main reason.
0:06:18 > 0:06:22- And did your father treasure them? - Erm, not really.
0:06:22 > 0:06:26- Tucked away in a cupboard or something?- Yes, quite. - They are a difficult thing to house.
0:06:26 > 0:06:31- I think they're beautiful, but you do need a typical country house interior.- Yes.
0:06:31 > 0:06:34And quite a large country house.
0:06:34 > 0:06:38These, really, come from a bygone era.
0:06:38 > 0:06:41If you transport yourself back to the 18th century,
0:06:41 > 0:06:45when gentlemen of certain rank,
0:06:45 > 0:06:49rich gentlemen, started the Grand Tour,
0:06:49 > 0:06:53so they toured Italy in search of Renaissance art pieces
0:06:53 > 0:06:56and classical pieces of art,
0:06:56 > 0:07:02they shipped back thousands and thousands of treasures from the Grand Tour
0:07:02 > 0:07:05which furnished that typical country-house look.
0:07:05 > 0:07:10- It showed that you were a learned person if you had wonderful objects in your home.- Yes.
0:07:10 > 0:07:16The early ones, the 18th century one, are often made of carved agate, carved cameos,
0:07:16 > 0:07:21and done in specialist shops and of the highest quality
0:07:21 > 0:07:24and can be worth thousands of pounds for each cameo.
0:07:24 > 0:07:28These ones are a plaster copy, if you like.
0:07:28 > 0:07:34But they have got some age. They're 19th century. But they're towards the mid-19th century.
0:07:34 > 0:07:39- The frames are contemporary to them, I think. Slight bit of damage on one of the frames.- Yes.
0:07:39 > 0:07:45But that's chipped plaster, which could be touched up and gilded and you wouldn't notice it so much.
0:07:45 > 0:07:51- In terms of value, I would be looking at £50 a case.- Right.
0:07:51 > 0:07:53- So £200 to £300.- Yes.
0:07:53 > 0:07:56I'm hoping that if we put a sensible estimate like that,
0:07:56 > 0:08:01we'll get two or three interior design dealers interested, as well as collectors
0:08:01 > 0:08:04- and it might even push above that. Would you be happy with that?- Yes.
0:08:04 > 0:08:09- Yes, I would. - And you've obviously had them a fair while, as we've discussed.
0:08:09 > 0:08:11What's the reason for selling them now?
0:08:11 > 0:08:14They don't go with our cottage
0:08:14 > 0:08:17and we've asked our boys whether they'd like them and they don't,
0:08:17 > 0:08:20so we might as well sell them and have a nice meal out.
0:08:20 > 0:08:23- Kids don't want old things, old fuddy-duddy things now, do they?- No.
0:08:23 > 0:08:28- They want a new Xbox or Wii game or something.- Yes.
0:08:28 > 0:08:33- Well, that's lovely. It's great to have met you.- Likewise.- And I look forward to the auction.- Thank you.
0:08:35 > 0:08:39'We always expect the unexpected at the valuation day.' Are you ready for this?
0:08:43 > 0:08:47'And the next item, brought in by Irene and John, is no exception.'
0:08:47 > 0:08:51This is lovely. I can already see it's an Attaboy, isn't it?
0:08:51 > 0:08:53- It is.- Which is a type of hat make.
0:08:53 > 0:08:59So, let's have a look at it. Let's get that lid off there. This is a salesman's sample, I think.
0:08:59 > 0:09:04- I see.- And the salesman would've taken it out, it's small enough to carry around.
0:09:04 > 0:09:10"Believe it or not, this miniature Attaboy is half the size of an ordinary Attaboy hat."
0:09:10 > 0:09:13So you've got an idea of what it'll make. Isn't that cute?
0:09:13 > 0:09:17And it's got the Attaboy label in there.
0:09:17 > 0:09:21- What a cute little thing. - It is lovely, isn't it?- Yeah.
0:09:21 > 0:09:25These were introduced in the 30s. Attaboy, I believe, started in 1930.
0:09:25 > 0:09:27You said the 30s, didn't you?
0:09:27 > 0:09:31I think they carried on quite a while after that. It was popular.
0:09:31 > 0:09:35The Attaboy trilby hat was quite well known.
0:09:35 > 0:09:39I think that's dead cute. And, also, it serves a purpose for me, because now I'm getting on a bit,
0:09:39 > 0:09:42- I've got one of these bald spots. - Oh!
0:09:42 > 0:09:44That would cover it just nicely.
0:09:44 > 0:09:49- How did you get to own it, then? - A gentleman gave us this, didn't he?
0:09:49 > 0:09:52- One of the neighbours. - And how did he own it?
0:09:52 > 0:09:59- Well, he had a gentleman's shop, didn't he?- Like an outfitter's?- Yes.
0:09:59 > 0:10:05So he may have got that as a sample or as a shop display article.
0:10:05 > 0:10:08It's just my kind of thing, really.
0:10:08 > 0:10:11So, what's brought you to sell it? Where does it live at home?
0:10:11 > 0:10:16In the loft with lots of other things, like everyone else.
0:10:16 > 0:10:19- You put it in the loft, forget about it.- That's it.
0:10:19 > 0:10:24- Yeah, you just don't think of looking at it. And yet it is cute, really. - It's lovely.
0:10:24 > 0:10:27You've got the box and everything and it's made...
0:10:27 > 0:10:30- That's still the same tissue, I think.- I think it's excellent.
0:10:30 > 0:10:35- So you're selling it because it's in the loft?- Yes. We're getting rid of lot of things.
0:10:35 > 0:10:38- That'll free up a load of room! - I know, this is it.
0:10:38 > 0:10:43- THEY LAUGH - Erm, it's not worth a lot.
0:10:43 > 0:10:45I know. We know that.
0:10:45 > 0:10:51- Great fun, though, isn't it? - I know! It's a novelty thing. - It's a curiosity.
0:10:51 > 0:10:53It's the story that you can tell.
0:10:53 > 0:10:56- So I think it'll make £20 to £40. - There you are.
0:10:56 > 0:10:59- Quite surprising.- Fingers crossed.
0:10:59 > 0:11:01SHE LAUGHS
0:11:01 > 0:11:06- I think we should put a reserve on it, though, of 20 quid. You don't want it to go for less.- No.- No.
0:11:06 > 0:11:08We'll take it home and look at it again.
0:11:08 > 0:11:10So let's put £20 bottom limit.
0:11:10 > 0:11:14- Yes.- And then, hopefully, two people will fall in love with it
0:11:14 > 0:11:16and it'll find a new head.
0:11:16 > 0:11:21- THEY LAUGH - A small one!- Thanks for coming. I really enjoyed that.
0:11:23 > 0:11:28'We're heading up the coast to the seaside town of Colwyn Bay to sell our items.
0:11:28 > 0:11:33'But before the sale gets underway, here's a quick reminder of all the items going under the hammer.
0:11:33 > 0:11:37'We're hoping Adam and Barbara's bird book flies at the auction.
0:11:37 > 0:11:39'Amanda's cameos certainly have the look.
0:11:39 > 0:11:43'And Irene and John have big hopes for their small hat.'
0:11:45 > 0:11:48And now for my favourite part of the show, because anything can happen!
0:11:48 > 0:11:52It's auction time! And as you know, it's not an exact science.
0:11:52 > 0:11:55This is where we're putting our valuations to the test today,
0:11:55 > 0:12:00so don't go away, because there'll be one or two very big surprises.
0:12:00 > 0:12:03At 420. 440. 460.
0:12:03 > 0:12:06'First up, it's the unusual book.'
0:12:07 > 0:12:10This next lot is a wonderful lot if you keep chickens.
0:12:10 > 0:12:14It's an illustrated book by Lewis Wright and it belongs to Alan and Barbara,
0:12:14 > 0:12:17- who did keep chickens but not any more.- A long while ago.
0:12:17 > 0:12:20- Lovely book, great illustrations. - Isn't it lovely?
0:12:20 > 0:12:24There's a little bit of damage to the spine, but you can forgive it.
0:12:24 > 0:12:27A good copy is worth a few hundred pounds, I think we've pitched it right.
0:12:27 > 0:12:34- You're in the money. It's got to make £100.- Anything less than 60 would be a "paltry" amount.
0:12:34 > 0:12:36The Illustrated Book Of Poultry by L Wright.
0:12:36 > 0:12:42Green leather cloth. Lovely book. 50 coloured plates. Bid me £50.
0:12:43 > 0:12:4650. 30 I'm bid.
0:12:46 > 0:12:48At 30. 5. 40.
0:12:48 > 0:12:5050. 5.
0:12:50 > 0:12:5260. 5. 70.
0:12:52 > 0:12:55- 70 bid.- Come on.
0:12:55 > 0:12:59At 70. Is there 5? £70 only.
0:12:59 > 0:13:02Everybody done? 70... 72.
0:13:02 > 0:13:06- 75.- 72! Someone's a meany!- 75.
0:13:06 > 0:13:08At £75.
0:13:08 > 0:13:10Everybody done? 85.
0:13:10 > 0:13:1485. 90. 90 bid. £90.
0:13:14 > 0:13:165 again. At £90.
0:13:16 > 0:13:18100. 100 bid.
0:13:18 > 0:13:21Yes! That's what I wanted.
0:13:21 > 0:13:23£100 only. Everybody done now?
0:13:23 > 0:13:27100 on my right. 105. Back again, in the room.
0:13:27 > 0:13:29£105.
0:13:29 > 0:13:31110. 110 bid.
0:13:31 > 0:13:35- 120 tops!- £110. Final call.
0:13:35 > 0:13:38115. 115.
0:13:38 > 0:13:40Against you at 115.
0:13:40 > 0:13:44120. 120 bid. Online.
0:13:44 > 0:13:46120 online. Brilliant!
0:13:46 > 0:13:50- Great!- Well done. I'd have been disappointed if it went for £50.
0:13:50 > 0:13:54Well done, you. Well done.
0:13:55 > 0:13:59'Right at the top of the estimate. That's a good result. Next up, it's Amanda and Mark
0:13:59 > 0:14:02'with four cases of plaster cast cameos.'
0:14:04 > 0:14:09I absolutely love this next lot, these wonderful cameos belonging to Amanda.
0:14:09 > 0:14:14They're all beautifully cased in glass. I can see them on the wall in any fine room.
0:14:14 > 0:14:18- I just think they're wonderful. - They're very you, Paul. They're very interior design,
0:14:18 > 0:14:21because you can picture them in an 18th century room.
0:14:21 > 0:14:26They do have the look. There's some lovely hotels around here and they'd look really good
0:14:26 > 0:14:29- in a drawing room or in the bar of a hotel.- Yeah, keep talking them up.
0:14:29 > 0:14:32Oh, I will! You've got to buy them!
0:14:32 > 0:14:36Anyway, let's find out what North Wales thinks. They're going under the hammer now.
0:14:36 > 0:14:39Four framed hanging cases,
0:14:39 > 0:14:45each containing approximately 22 classical cameos, varying shapes.
0:14:45 > 0:14:47I'm on the book at 160.
0:14:47 > 0:14:50Oh, well, we're straight in. Yes!
0:14:50 > 0:14:54- 240.- Oh, that's all right. - That's good, isn't it?
0:14:54 > 0:14:57240. 260. 240 bid. Is there 60?
0:14:57 > 0:15:00At 240. 240. Is there 60?
0:15:00 > 0:15:02240.
0:15:02 > 0:15:04250, OK.
0:15:04 > 0:15:06260. 260 against you.
0:15:06 > 0:15:10260. Are you coming in? At 260. Bid's with me at the moment.
0:15:10 > 0:15:13At 270. 270.
0:15:13 > 0:15:17- 280. 280 bid.- Would be nice to get up to 300, wouldn't it?- Yeah.
0:15:17 > 0:15:21Back with me. 280. 280 bid.
0:15:21 > 0:15:23Final call. 280.
0:15:23 > 0:15:27Are you coming back? Final call at £280.
0:15:28 > 0:15:31Yes! Hammer's gone down. £280.
0:15:31 > 0:15:34That was short and sweet. You could say it was a cameo performance.
0:15:34 > 0:15:36THEY LAUGH Oh, Paul.
0:15:36 > 0:15:40- Hey, that's a good result, isn't it? - It is. More than we expected.
0:15:40 > 0:15:45I bet they end up in a restaurant or a hotel. I really do. They were lovely.
0:15:46 > 0:15:48'Another brilliant result. Well done, experts.
0:15:48 > 0:15:52'Now it's Irene and John with their unusual display piece.'
0:15:55 > 0:16:00Well, the great thing about Flog It is we get the chance to go out and about all over the UK
0:16:00 > 0:16:03and come across the most wonderful things, and in nine years of Flog It,
0:16:03 > 0:16:09I've never seen anything like this. And that's the beauty of it. We're always surprised at valuations days.
0:16:09 > 0:16:15- Good to see you. I love this little... It's almost like a tailor's advert.- Yeah, it is.
0:16:15 > 0:16:20- A little hat. - It's the sort of thing, if I saw it at a fair, I'd buy it.
0:16:20 > 0:16:24- You'd have to.- Yeah. - And you wouldn't really want to sell it for £30 or £50.
0:16:24 > 0:16:28- I don't know if it's worth hundreds, though, is it?- No. Let's hope it goes to a good family.
0:16:28 > 0:16:32- It'd be nice to see it make 50 quid, wouldn't it?- Yep. Who knows?
0:16:32 > 0:16:35You never know what's going to happen in the auction.
0:16:35 > 0:16:37Hats off to you two for bringing it in.
0:16:37 > 0:16:40Let's find out what the bidders think.
0:16:40 > 0:16:43Now, I know that my opinion counts for nothing,
0:16:43 > 0:16:47but I think this is one of the most delightful lots in today's sale.
0:16:47 > 0:16:51It's the cardboard-boxed Attaboy velvet trilby hat.
0:16:51 > 0:16:54It won't fit any of us here. I don't think it really matters.
0:16:54 > 0:16:58Original labels to the box and to the hat.
0:16:58 > 0:17:00It's a real little gem.
0:17:00 > 0:17:01£100.
0:17:03 > 0:17:06You wait. We won't be far away when we finish.
0:17:08 > 0:17:1150. 40 I'm bid. At 40.
0:17:11 > 0:17:1340 bid. 40. A real little beaut.
0:17:13 > 0:17:15At 40. 40 I'm bid.
0:17:15 > 0:17:1750. £50.
0:17:17 > 0:17:20- 60.- 60.- £60.
0:17:20 > 0:17:23And again now. Is there 70? At 60.
0:17:23 > 0:17:2665. 70 with me.
0:17:26 > 0:17:28£70. 5 again now.
0:17:28 > 0:17:31At £70. A delightful little lot.
0:17:31 > 0:17:3475. 80. 80 bid.
0:17:34 > 0:17:38- At 80.- That's good! - It's great, that, isn't it?
0:17:38 > 0:17:41£80 only. With me now against you.
0:17:41 > 0:17:44- At £80 on the book. - Come on.- £80.- That's good.
0:17:44 > 0:17:47Great! I'm surprised.
0:17:47 > 0:17:51I didn't think we'd get that. I thought we were going home with it.
0:17:51 > 0:17:55- 80.- £80. The hammer's gone down.
0:17:55 > 0:17:58- That was in museum condition. - Yeah.- It really was.
0:17:58 > 0:18:00Pristine. Well done, you two!
0:18:00 > 0:18:04'Well, that's our first items, and we'll be back here later on in the programme.
0:18:04 > 0:18:08'But first, I'm going to visit somewhere very special.'
0:18:32 > 0:18:34Today, I've nipped off to the Mediterranean
0:18:34 > 0:18:37to take a little walk around this wonderful Italian village.
0:18:37 > 0:18:42Well, no, I'm only joking, but I am actually walking through an Italian-style piazza
0:18:42 > 0:18:46surrounded by Italianate architecture. Just look at that!
0:18:46 > 0:18:48Hey, bella, bella, mama, mama!
0:18:48 > 0:18:50They're not Italian. That's given me away.
0:18:50 > 0:18:55I haven't left North Wales. I'm here in the magical village of Portmeirion
0:18:55 > 0:19:00and all this is only possible because of the realisation of a dream by one very special man.
0:19:00 > 0:19:02Clough Williams-Ellis.
0:19:06 > 0:19:1042 years ago, I discovered this place of wilderness,
0:19:10 > 0:19:15just the old, deserted mansion and stables and one cottage.
0:19:15 > 0:19:17And now all this
0:19:17 > 0:19:20has given pleasure to countless people,
0:19:20 > 0:19:22but much more to myself.
0:19:22 > 0:19:26Indeed, it has been my love affair with life.
0:19:28 > 0:19:35I wanted to show that you could develop even a very beautiful place
0:19:35 > 0:19:37without defining it.
0:19:37 > 0:19:40In fact, that if you did it with sufficient loving care,
0:19:40 > 0:19:44you might even enhance what God had given you.
0:19:46 > 0:19:50Clough Williams-Ellis was born in North Wales in 1883
0:19:50 > 0:19:53and his childhood dream of becoming an architect was quickly achieved
0:19:53 > 0:19:58when, in 1903, after only three months of formal training, he set up a practice.
0:19:58 > 0:20:01Clough became a successful, jobbing architect
0:20:01 > 0:20:03with many projects on the go.
0:20:03 > 0:20:09But the village of Portmeirion here was arguably his most successful and important work.
0:20:20 > 0:20:25It must have been an extremely difficult job choosing the right location to build Portmeirion.
0:20:25 > 0:20:28You see, the architecture has to sit in harmony
0:20:28 > 0:20:31peacefully with the natural surrounding landscape.
0:20:31 > 0:20:34And look at that lovely high cliff with the natural woodland behind it.
0:20:34 > 0:20:39And you do have this marvellous estuary. Look at this, we're right in the mouth of the estuary.
0:20:39 > 0:20:43And it's wonderfully tidal, as well. This is paradise!
0:20:43 > 0:20:49And Clough got off to a great start, as well, because there were some existing buildings to start on.
0:20:55 > 0:20:58Clough may have been a visionary, but he was also a very practical man
0:20:58 > 0:21:03and he realised he needed funds from tourism to finance this incredible building project.
0:21:03 > 0:21:07So when work started on Portmeirion in 1925,
0:21:07 > 0:21:12he converted this old house that was built on the shoreline here into this magnificent hotel.
0:21:19 > 0:21:23'The hotel opened on 2nd April 1926
0:21:23 > 0:21:27'and from then on, it was packed out every summer.
0:21:27 > 0:21:32'During the winters at Portmeirion, Clough spent the profit the hotel made on extending the village.'
0:21:41 > 0:21:45And, I must say, what a marvellous job he has done of this place.
0:21:45 > 0:21:49It puts a smile on your face wherever you go, whatever corner you turn.
0:21:49 > 0:21:53Granted, Portmeirion does have a strong Mediterranean feel,
0:21:53 > 0:21:58but in reality, there's lots of different styles of architecture going on all around you.
0:21:58 > 0:22:00Clough called this his architectural mongrel.
0:22:00 > 0:22:05I call it an architectural delight, because, well, I just want to embrace and hug all these buildings
0:22:05 > 0:22:09cos they look so cute. But the attention to detail is superb.
0:22:27 > 0:22:31In the second phase of the building work, after the war in the 1950s,
0:22:31 > 0:22:36Clough concentrated on a more formal, Georgian style, which is evident in that big building there.
0:22:36 > 0:22:39Look at it peering down on us, the pink and white one.
0:22:39 > 0:22:43Now, that has strong architectural form and detail,
0:22:43 > 0:22:46a wonderful symmetry about it. It's known as unicorn.
0:22:55 > 0:22:59I think Clough appreciated a practical joke, because here at Portmeirion,
0:22:59 > 0:23:02all is not what it seems. Well, some of the time, anyway.
0:23:02 > 0:23:05Take this house, for instance. Cliff House, here we go, look.
0:23:05 > 0:23:11A wonderful gentleman's residence with this lovely old sweeping wartime canopy over the door.
0:23:11 > 0:23:15Real windows here. Ooh, someone might come to the door now.
0:23:15 > 0:23:21And on this side, look, one, two, three painted windows, painted onto the stonework,
0:23:21 > 0:23:24even down to the net curtains with this lovely lace pattern on it.
0:23:24 > 0:23:29It's these quirky little things that make this place so magical.
0:23:40 > 0:23:43This building is called the Gatehouse.
0:23:43 > 0:23:46Clough used some very skilful design techniques on this one.
0:23:46 > 0:23:50Let me point out a couple. For a start, the windows. Take a look at them.
0:23:50 > 0:23:54They look strangely small, so out of proportion, but they're designed to be small
0:23:54 > 0:23:59to make this building look a lot bigger and more important and impressive.
0:23:59 > 0:24:01Also, looks quite old, doesn't it?
0:24:01 > 0:24:04It's aged well over the years, weathered with all the elements.
0:24:04 > 0:24:09Well, that's because Clough had this painted with four different shades of pink
0:24:09 > 0:24:13to look like early plasterwork. At the bottom, it's darker, and as it rises upwards,
0:24:13 > 0:24:17where it hits the sun, it graduates out into this sort of faint-looking colour.
0:24:17 > 0:24:21That is just simply genius.
0:24:27 > 0:24:30'Portmeirion also made a name for itself as a home for fallen buildings,
0:24:30 > 0:24:35'as Clough rescued salvage from other sites and incorporated them into the village.
0:24:35 > 0:24:38'As word got out, people flocked to donate things.
0:24:38 > 0:24:42'For example, numerous mermaids were featured around the village,
0:24:42 > 0:24:46'which came from the Seaman's Mission in Liverpool.
0:24:46 > 0:24:51'The Buddha came from the film set of The Inn Of The Sixth Happiness, which starred Ingrid Bergman
0:24:51 > 0:24:56'and was filmed locally. The Bristol Colonnade came from Arnos Court in Bristol,
0:24:56 > 0:25:01'which was bombed during the Second World War. It now stands proudly overlooking the piazza.
0:25:01 > 0:25:03'As the Bristol Colonnade shows,
0:25:03 > 0:25:07'Clough wasn't afraid of incorporating larger salvage finds.'
0:25:26 > 0:25:30Now, before I leave Portmeirion, there's one final view I just cannot resist
0:25:30 > 0:25:33and it's up there, that bell tower.
0:25:35 > 0:25:39'The bell tower, also called the Campanile, was built in 1928.
0:25:39 > 0:25:44'It had always been an integral part of Clough's early plans and model for the village.
0:25:44 > 0:25:50'It was also one of the few buildings which Clough prepared a complete half-inch drawing of,
0:25:50 > 0:25:52'which he actually stuck to.'
0:26:00 > 0:26:03Gosh, just look at that view from up here.
0:26:03 > 0:26:05That was definitely well worth the long climb.
0:26:05 > 0:26:09But there must have been times during Clough Williams-Ellis' life
0:26:09 > 0:26:13where he thought this place, Portmeirion, would've never been completed.
0:26:13 > 0:26:17This was a lot of hard work, so he was obviously a very determined chap.
0:26:17 > 0:26:20The building work was finally finished in 1973
0:26:20 > 0:26:23and five years later, at the grand old age of 95,
0:26:23 > 0:26:27Clough peacefully passed away here in Portmeirion,
0:26:27 > 0:26:32possibly a very happy man, knowing that his dream had become a reality.
0:26:48 > 0:26:52'Our valuation day's inside the Great Hall at Bangor University.
0:26:52 > 0:26:57'It's a familiar spot to thousands of students. Talking of familiar, it looks like Valerie and Gary
0:26:57 > 0:27:02'have brought in one of our old Flog It favourites. Good old Clarice Cliff.'
0:27:02 > 0:27:06- Hello, Valerie. Hello, Gary. How are you doing?- Not too bad, thank you.
0:27:06 > 0:27:10- Well, you've brought a Flog It favourite on. - Yes.- A piece of Clarice Cliff.
0:27:10 > 0:27:13- Very true. - A rather nice biscuit barrel.
0:27:13 > 0:27:18- Are you a collector of Clarice Cliff? - We'd like to be.- But not these days.
0:27:18 > 0:27:21- Too expensive, isn't it? - Yes, it is these days.
0:27:21 > 0:27:27- Where did you get it from? - Well, some time in '74, '75
0:27:27 > 0:27:32we went into a car boot and we saw this on the table.
0:27:32 > 0:27:36And, as it happened, we knew the people that were selling it.
0:27:36 > 0:27:38And I said, "How much?"
0:27:38 > 0:27:43and he said, "Well, to you, 50p" and she said, "No, 30p."
0:27:43 > 0:27:45- You didn't.- Yes.
0:27:45 > 0:27:4930 pence you paid for this? Good lord. Mind you, in those early days of car boots,
0:27:49 > 0:27:53you really could get a bargain. People just went mad and took everything,
0:27:53 > 0:27:56cleared Auntie's house out and didn't know what they were selling.
0:27:56 > 0:28:01- Correct, yeah. - Well, good on you. You spotted a really nice shaped piece.
0:28:01 > 0:28:03In some ways, I love and loathe Clarice Cliff,
0:28:03 > 0:28:06but I do like unusual shapes.
0:28:06 > 0:28:10The pattern is rather boring on this one, cos it's the crocus pattern,
0:28:10 > 0:28:13but the shape is rather nice.
0:28:13 > 0:28:17This shape was known as the bonjour shape, because of these loops,
0:28:17 > 0:28:21and it's got that rather fresh look about it.
0:28:21 > 0:28:24This is the original handle, of course.
0:28:24 > 0:28:27And underneath, we've got the usual Clarice Cliff mark.
0:28:27 > 0:28:31So we're looking at maybe the 1935 period.
0:28:31 > 0:28:33So a nice period to be in.
0:28:33 > 0:28:39- There is a small chip.- Yes. - Very small chip on the corner, which I have to point out to you.- Uh-huh.
0:28:39 > 0:28:44Now, how much do you think it's worth? Cos I have a feeling you've done some research.
0:28:44 > 0:28:48- We thought £300 to £400. - Oh!- But I don't know.
0:28:48 > 0:28:54- HE LAUGHS Well, I think you should stop thinking now.- All right.
0:28:54 > 0:28:59THEY LAUGH Several of these have come up recently in more exciting patterns.
0:28:59 > 0:29:06- Ah.- And the more exciting patterns have been making £300, £350, £400, as much as £500 or £600.
0:29:06 > 0:29:10But I think, because this is the crocus pattern,
0:29:10 > 0:29:13we've got to think a little bit less than that.
0:29:13 > 0:29:16I mean, ideally, I would say around £200 to £300.
0:29:16 > 0:29:20And then you might find that it pushes up towards £300.
0:29:20 > 0:29:22But if you put it in at £300 to £400,
0:29:22 > 0:29:25it might not encourage the bidders underneath.
0:29:25 > 0:29:29- Would you be happy with that?- Er, yes.- I think we would, wouldn't we?
0:29:29 > 0:29:34- We'll put a reserve of £200, because we don't want it selling below that. - No.
0:29:34 > 0:29:40Valerie, you knocked it down from a grand total of 50p to 30p.
0:29:40 > 0:29:43You've had it all these years. Why, oh, why are you selling it now?
0:29:43 > 0:29:46Erm, to help raise some money, really.
0:29:46 > 0:29:50- Towards?- Towards buying a new car. - A new car?
0:29:50 > 0:29:54So you're hoping to turn a biscuit barrel into a car.
0:29:54 > 0:29:57- Well, part of a car. - THEY LAUGH
0:29:57 > 0:30:01- Thank you so much for bringing it in. - Thank you very much.- You're welcome.
0:30:05 > 0:30:11'Next, it's Adam, who's found something a bit special, brought along by Patricia.'
0:30:11 > 0:30:14- Can you tell me where you got it from?- It was my mother's.- Right.
0:30:14 > 0:30:20I never saw her wearing it. I found it when I was emptying her jewellery boxes after she died.
0:30:20 > 0:30:23So you wouldn't have necessarily recognised it at all.
0:30:23 > 0:30:26I didn't even know what metal it was. I thought it was just chrome.
0:30:26 > 0:30:32Well, it's stamped here, 18-carat white gold and platinum. So it's quite nice.
0:30:32 > 0:30:36I think a lot of people will think, "What a lovely brooch, why is she selling it?"
0:30:36 > 0:30:38Tell us why you're selling it.
0:30:38 > 0:30:43Well, when I found out it was quite valuable, I was frightened to wear it in case I lost it
0:30:43 > 0:30:48- and my daughter was the same. I offered it to her and she said, "Oh, no, I might lose it."- It's a shame.
0:30:48 > 0:30:51They're there to be worn, really.
0:30:51 > 0:30:54So, what do you think it's worth?
0:30:54 > 0:30:57- I don't know. You're the expert. - Well, yeah, so they say.
0:30:57 > 0:30:59Thanks for reminding me.
0:30:59 > 0:31:04It's Art Deco period, by the way. 1930s, that sort of thing. 20s, 30s.
0:31:04 > 0:31:08If the stones were bigger, it'd be worth quite a lot, but it's quite a small thing.
0:31:08 > 0:31:11I think it's worth about £200.
0:31:11 > 0:31:13- Still something you want to sell? - Yes, I think so.
0:31:13 > 0:31:18- Excellent. Well, I would say if we put an estimate of £150 to £250. - Uh-huh.
0:31:18 > 0:31:23Reserve at £150. But no less at all. Just a fixed reserve of £150.
0:31:23 > 0:31:27- Does that sound all right?- Sounds good.- I don't want you disappointed.
0:31:27 > 0:31:33But I've enjoyed this, and hopefully the bidders will enjoy this Art Deco brooch when we go to auction.
0:31:33 > 0:31:36- Thanks for bringing it.- Thank you.
0:31:36 > 0:31:38'What a stylish brooch.
0:31:38 > 0:31:41'And they say Michelle Obama's made them popular again.
0:31:41 > 0:31:43'Well, we'll just have to wait and see.
0:31:43 > 0:31:47'Now it's my turn and, as you know, I can't resist the unusual.'
0:31:47 > 0:31:50This is absolutely marvellous and it belongs to Christine.
0:31:50 > 0:31:52Where are you? Oh, there you are!
0:31:52 > 0:31:57What a lovely Cuban mahogany carrying case. Isn't that splendid?
0:31:57 > 0:32:01It just goes to show the quality of this microscope. I'll just put it down.
0:32:01 > 0:32:05- Tell me, how did you come by this? - We've just had it in the family, really.
0:32:05 > 0:32:09My granddad had it. I remember playing with it when I was little.
0:32:09 > 0:32:14You haven't played with it for a long time. I can see that, cos it's covered in dust and cobwebs.
0:32:14 > 0:32:17And I'm so pleased you haven't cleaned it today
0:32:17 > 0:32:20because I think the collectors will absolutely love this.
0:32:20 > 0:32:24- Dust and all?- Yes! That's what you're buying into, the forgotten history.
0:32:24 > 0:32:29It's been lying around somewhere. It's not been through the trade, if you know what I mean by that.
0:32:29 > 0:32:34It's not gone from auction room to dealer, from dealer to dealer, and then back to the auction room.
0:32:34 > 0:32:38It's fresh to the market. We see a lot of microscopes.
0:32:38 > 0:32:41I've not seen one as nice as this for a long time.
0:32:41 > 0:32:45- Sadly, I can't find a maker's name anywhere on this.- No, I couldn't.
0:32:45 > 0:32:51I've had a really good look. It's possibly by Dollond of London,
0:32:51 > 0:32:54if I stick my neck out and have a guess at something.
0:32:55 > 0:32:59And it's of the Regency period, it's around 1815, 1820.
0:32:59 > 0:33:05Look of the quality of these columns. They're like proper Roman capitals,
0:33:05 > 0:33:10fashioned and turned in rosewood. The lenses, the optics, are very, very good.
0:33:10 > 0:33:12Here you've got a mirrored convex glass,
0:33:12 > 0:33:15which reflects the light back up.
0:33:15 > 0:33:20The only damage I can see to it is the rack and pinion focussing
0:33:20 > 0:33:24is slightly worn. And you see those teeth in there?
0:33:24 > 0:33:28- Yeah.- Is that you when you were a young girl playing with it? - Probably.
0:33:28 > 0:33:32You've stuck your hair brush in there and given it a whack, haven't you?
0:33:32 > 0:33:37But as I said earlier, the lens is very good. The optics, that's what it's all about.
0:33:37 > 0:33:42They're not damaged, they're not scratched. And, of course, a whole case of slides
0:33:42 > 0:33:48in a fitted bottom drawer to go back in the cabinet. So, it's all here. It's all here.
0:33:48 > 0:33:51This, in its day, would've been very expensive.
0:33:51 > 0:33:56It would've been owned by an academic, a botanist or a chemist, using it to earn their living.
0:33:56 > 0:34:00- Have you any idea of value? - No, none at all.
0:34:00 > 0:34:04If we could find a maker's name, I know it would put the value up.
0:34:04 > 0:34:09At the moment, I'm inclined to think it's in the region of £300 to £500.
0:34:09 > 0:34:13- Oh, right.- I'd love to be so wrong and so far out on this.
0:34:13 > 0:34:16Because it's a proper statement piece.
0:34:16 > 0:34:20It looks great cased, it looks great out of the case.
0:34:20 > 0:34:23And I think the collectors will love this.
0:34:23 > 0:34:28- Would you like to put it into auction with a value of £300 to £500?- Yeah.- And fingers crossed,
0:34:28 > 0:34:30my gut feeling is it'll do a little bit more.
0:34:30 > 0:34:33- Happy with that?- Yep.
0:34:33 > 0:34:35- Fixed reserve at £300?- Yeah.
0:34:35 > 0:34:37OK.
0:34:39 > 0:34:44'So, that's it, and we're selling our items at Colwyn Bay.
0:34:44 > 0:34:47'Here's a reminder of the three things we're taking.
0:34:49 > 0:34:52'Of course, there's Christine's quality microscope.
0:34:53 > 0:34:57'It'll be joined by Valerie and Gary's Clarice Cliff biscuit barrel
0:34:57 > 0:35:00'and Patricia's Art Deco brooch.'
0:35:04 > 0:35:07First up, biscuit barrel, OK?
0:35:07 > 0:35:11£200 to £300 put on by Mark. We're going to find out exactly what the bidders think
0:35:11 > 0:35:15right now up here in North Wales because it's going under the hammer.
0:35:17 > 0:35:19The Clarice Cliff is a crocus lidded biscuit barrel
0:35:19 > 0:35:23with basket-woven handle. Not perfect...
0:35:23 > 0:35:27There we go. He had to say that, really.
0:35:27 > 0:35:29210 bid me. 200.
0:35:29 > 0:35:32- Finger crossed.- 200.
0:35:35 > 0:35:37180. I have 160 on the book.
0:35:37 > 0:35:39At 160. 160 bid.
0:35:39 > 0:35:42180 if you like. At 160.
0:35:42 > 0:35:45160. Is there 80? At 160.
0:35:45 > 0:35:49180. 180 bid. 180. 180. Is there 200?
0:35:49 > 0:35:51At 180. 2 I'll take.
0:35:51 > 0:35:55We've got a £200 fixed reserve. We're one bid away.
0:35:55 > 0:36:00£180. Everybody done? At £180.
0:36:00 > 0:36:03It can be sold on condition, that's all. 180 is in the room.
0:36:03 > 0:36:06- Everybody done? £180. - Do you want to take it?
0:36:06 > 0:36:09To be sold on condition, that's all. 180 in the room.
0:36:09 > 0:36:12Final call at 180. 180.
0:36:12 > 0:36:16We have sold it. He's used a bit of discretion. I think that was wise,
0:36:16 > 0:36:21- because of that chip. Are you happy? - Yes, fair enough.
0:36:21 > 0:36:25For the sake of £20, yes, exactly. That's a good result.
0:36:25 > 0:36:30- I think so.- A very good result for a bit of damaged Clarice Cliff. You see, Clarice hasn't let us down!
0:36:30 > 0:36:34It's never failed us! If you've got anything like that at home and you want to sell it,
0:36:34 > 0:36:38bring it along to one of our valuation days, that's where it all starts.
0:36:38 > 0:36:42You can pick up details from your local press to venues we're coming to close to you
0:36:42 > 0:36:46or you can log on to bbc.co.uk/flogit
0:36:46 > 0:36:48and follow the links.
0:36:54 > 0:36:58'That was just under the reserve and our auctioneer used his discretion
0:36:58 > 0:37:01'on a nod from Gary and sold it anyway.
0:37:01 > 0:37:04'Next, it's Patricia's brooch.'
0:37:04 > 0:37:07- This is the nervy part of it, Patricia.- Yes.
0:37:08 > 0:37:12It's all down to the bidders in the room. And it's very quiet.
0:37:14 > 0:37:18A very nice quality 18-carat white-gold bar brooch
0:37:18 > 0:37:23with a round-cut diamond and two tiny flanking diamonds.
0:37:23 > 0:37:25£200.
0:37:26 > 0:37:29That's quality. 150.
0:37:29 > 0:37:31100 I'm bid. £100.
0:37:31 > 0:37:35100 bid. 120. 120 bid. Is there 40?
0:37:35 > 0:37:40- 140. 140 bid. 140.- He's got a bid on the book, hasn't he?
0:37:40 > 0:37:43The white gold and diamond brooch. At 140. Where's 60?
0:37:43 > 0:37:46£140. Everybody done?
0:37:46 > 0:37:50- Are we selling? I think we're selling.- Yeah.
0:37:50 > 0:37:52- Did we have discretion on this?- 150.
0:37:52 > 0:37:58140. 50 if you like. I don't mind. Split with you. 150 if you wish.
0:37:58 > 0:38:00- I don't know if we're selling or not.- Nor do I.
0:38:00 > 0:38:04At £140. We have to leave that there at 140.
0:38:04 > 0:38:08He didn't sell. We had £140.
0:38:08 > 0:38:11We were about £3 or £4 short of the discretion.
0:38:11 > 0:38:16- You were a bit worried about it, anyway.- I'll take it home and wear it.- Will you? Bless you!
0:38:16 > 0:38:20I think it suits you, because I can see you love things like that.
0:38:20 > 0:38:22I shall have a safety chain fitted.
0:38:22 > 0:38:26- Yeah.- That makes sense. - Cos I'd hate to lose it.
0:38:26 > 0:38:29- It was close, though. - It's definitely worth that, really.
0:38:29 > 0:38:32Jewellery's such a subjective thing.
0:38:32 > 0:38:35- No, I shall take it home and enjoy it.- Excellent.
0:38:35 > 0:38:39- And you carry that really well. You can wear a brooch really well. - Thank you.
0:38:39 > 0:38:44'What a shame the Michelle Obama effect hasn't hit North Wales yet. Give it time.
0:38:44 > 0:38:48'But I think Patricia was relieved to hold onto it rather than let it go too cheaply.
0:38:50 > 0:38:53'Next, it's my turn. Let's hope I have more luck.
0:38:53 > 0:38:58'Before the sale, I had a quick chat to auctioneer David Rogers Jones about the microscope.'
0:38:59 > 0:39:02This has got to be my favourite lot in the sale.
0:39:02 > 0:39:05Christine owns this and I nearly pounced on her when I saw it.
0:39:05 > 0:39:09It came in the most wonderful, gorgeous Cuban mahogany case, as well.
0:39:09 > 0:39:11I couldn't find a maker's name on it.
0:39:11 > 0:39:16We looked as well, Paul. Obviously, the first thing we were anxious to find was a name
0:39:16 > 0:39:19and we can't find one, which is the downside.
0:39:19 > 0:39:23But to come in a Cuban mahogany case and the rosewood on the base,
0:39:23 > 0:39:27it's nearly all brass, it smacks of quality, it really does.
0:39:27 > 0:39:33I've pitched it at £300 to £500, but I'm hoping it could be worth an awful lot more.
0:39:33 > 0:39:36- It's beautiful, isn't it?- It is.
0:39:36 > 0:39:41- Christine is not going to be keen to sell at much less than the reserve. - I know.
0:39:41 > 0:39:44- I had this battle with her. - She's a reluctant seller.
0:39:44 > 0:39:49Yes. But I've said to her, let's start it at £300 and hopefully it'll get £400 to £500.
0:39:49 > 0:39:52Well, scientific is selling well. If only we had a make.
0:39:52 > 0:39:56But, as you say, they'll be some knowing guy who's going to be...
0:39:56 > 0:40:01And I'm sure this has had a lot of interest. Surely people have mused over this
0:40:01 > 0:40:04and have thought, "Gosh, I want to own something like that."
0:40:04 > 0:40:07- We have had condition report requests from abroad.- Good.
0:40:07 > 0:40:11So that all bodes well, doesn't it?
0:40:11 > 0:40:16Absolutely fabulous microscope. I fell in love playing with this at the valuation day, didn't I?
0:40:16 > 0:40:20I know we talked about £300 to £500 and hopefully, you never know,
0:40:20 > 0:40:23with two academics battling it out, it could easily do £800 to £1,200.
0:40:23 > 0:40:27That's what I'd like in my dreams,
0:40:27 > 0:40:30because I think something like that is worth it.
0:40:30 > 0:40:35But without a maker's name, we don't know. But I bet there's somebody out there that does know.
0:40:35 > 0:40:39And they'll have a value. Hopefully, there's two people that know here to push the price up.
0:40:39 > 0:40:45But we've got a fixed reserve of £400 now, because I know you weren't happy with £300, so you've upped it.
0:40:45 > 0:40:49- Yeah.- Which is fair enough, because I always said we wanted £400 to £500
0:40:49 > 0:40:54but you need to start at £300 to get that. So let's see what the bidders think, shall we? Here we go.
0:40:56 > 0:40:59A very, very nice early microscope on a rosewood base
0:40:59 > 0:41:02with rosewood columns
0:41:02 > 0:41:05and a small quantity of glass slides
0:41:05 > 0:41:10and in a very, very nice pyramidal box. Bid me 400.
0:41:12 > 0:41:14300.
0:41:16 > 0:41:19200 I'm bid. At 200. £200.
0:41:19 > 0:41:24250 anybody? At 220. 250. 280.
0:41:24 > 0:41:29280 my bid on the book. 300 I'm bid. 20 my bid on the book.
0:41:29 > 0:41:31- Ooh.- Getting there.
0:41:31 > 0:41:33320. 40.
0:41:33 > 0:41:35340. 340 bid.
0:41:35 > 0:41:37At 340. Everybody done now?
0:41:37 > 0:41:41- At 340. - It's petering out, isn't it?- Mm.
0:41:41 > 0:41:45At 360. Is there 80? 380. 380 bid.
0:41:45 > 0:41:47Come on, come on, come on.
0:41:47 > 0:41:50380. 400. 400 bid.
0:41:50 > 0:41:53At 400. Final call.
0:41:53 > 0:41:56- £400.- We're selling.
0:41:56 > 0:41:59£400. 410.
0:41:59 > 0:42:03Every penny counts. At 410. 20 if you like.
0:42:03 > 0:42:05420. 420 bid.
0:42:05 > 0:42:08420. Everybody done now?
0:42:08 > 0:42:12At £420. Is that for the final time?
0:42:12 > 0:42:15420. All done?
0:42:15 > 0:42:17430.
0:42:17 > 0:42:19430. Skin of your teeth.
0:42:19 > 0:42:23430. Well, every penny helps, doesn't it?
0:42:23 > 0:42:27At 430. 430 bid. 430.
0:42:27 > 0:42:30At £430.
0:42:30 > 0:42:31- 440.- 440.
0:42:32 > 0:42:34Come on, come on.
0:42:34 > 0:42:37Hammer's up at £440.
0:42:40 > 0:42:43Well, it's gone. That's good. That was mid-estimate. That was OK.
0:42:43 > 0:42:46- Unbelievable, that. - Good, isn't it?- It is, yeah.
0:42:47 > 0:42:52Thank you so much for bringing such a wonderful thing in. It was a real delight to see such quality.
0:42:52 > 0:42:56If you've got anything like that, we'd love to see you. Bring it to a valuation day.
0:43:04 > 0:43:06Everybody done?
0:43:06 > 0:43:09Well, that's it. The auction has just ended.
0:43:09 > 0:43:12One minute, this room is full of bidders, it was jam packed, and the next,
0:43:12 > 0:43:18well, everybody has just scarpered. I think it's time to take a well-earned rest and put my feet up,
0:43:18 > 0:43:22because, boy, what a day that was! It was a rollercoaster ride of emotions.
0:43:22 > 0:43:26But that's the beauty of auctions. You never know what's going to happen.
0:43:26 > 0:43:29I hope you've enjoyed today's show. I loved being in North Wales.
0:43:29 > 0:43:33So until the next time, it's cheerio. Ohh.
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