0:00:32 > 0:00:35Hello. Welcome to Syon House in west London,
0:00:35 > 0:00:38the traditional home of the Duke of Northumberland
0:00:38 > 0:00:40whose family have lived here for over 400 years.
0:00:40 > 0:00:44Favoured and visited by many a high-ranking royal
0:00:44 > 0:00:49including Charles I, Queen Victoria and our very own monarch, Queen Elizabeth.
0:00:49 > 0:00:52The grand scale and splendour of this magnificent house
0:00:52 > 0:00:56for me resembles the Imperial Rome of a Hollywood epic.
0:00:56 > 0:00:59So it comes as no surprise that this house is in constant demand
0:00:59 > 0:01:01as a filming location.
0:01:01 > 0:01:05It's provided the eye-catching backdrop for blockbusters such as Gosford Park
0:01:05 > 0:01:07and The Madness of King George.
0:01:07 > 0:01:12Over the years, we've seen our fair share of famous items grace the valuation tables
0:01:12 > 0:01:17and where there's fame, there's often a small fortune attached as I found out.
0:01:17 > 0:01:22I hope you enjoy looking at these clips of illustrious items from the Flog It archives.
0:01:26 > 0:01:29We start today's journey through the archives
0:01:29 > 0:01:33back in 2009, where Anita Manning was star-struck
0:01:33 > 0:01:37when she met Rita and her Fab Four dolls in Weston-super-Mare.
0:01:39 > 0:01:41- I love them!- I do, too.
0:01:41 > 0:01:44# Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah! #
0:01:44 > 0:01:48- These are wonderful. I'm a great Beatles fan.- You are?
0:01:48 > 0:01:52- Yes.- Good. Glad to hear it. - I believe you must be as well.
0:01:52 > 0:01:54Yes, as long as I can remember.
0:01:54 > 0:01:57Far more years than I care to remember.
0:01:57 > 0:02:01- So you listened to them? - I did, all the time.- You diced?
0:02:01 > 0:02:04I did. I drove my parents mad with the record player.
0:02:04 > 0:02:07- Did you fall in love to the music? - Absolutely.
0:02:07 > 0:02:10And with them, yes. Especially George.
0:02:10 > 0:02:13- He was your favourite?- He was, yes. - Tell me,
0:02:13 > 0:02:17- where did you get them?- I bought them in Bristol about 11 years ago.
0:02:17 > 0:02:20- £80 for the four. - You had to have them?- I did, yes.
0:02:20 > 0:02:22I did, yes.
0:02:22 > 0:02:26- Have they been on display in your house?- For a little while.
0:02:26 > 0:02:30But ten of the 11 years, they've been in a box under my bed.
0:02:30 > 0:02:34Right. Let's have a close look at them. We have the four of them.
0:02:34 > 0:02:37- They really are soft toys.- They are.
0:02:37 > 0:02:43- They're made by an American company called Applause.- Right.
0:02:43 > 0:02:45We have John, Paul,
0:02:45 > 0:02:51- George and Ringo with his drumsticks.- Yes.
0:02:51 > 0:02:55Now, these date from the 1980s.
0:02:55 > 0:02:58- 1987, I think.- 1987.
0:02:58 > 0:03:00- We have a little booklet.- Oh, yes.
0:03:00 > 0:03:02Each with their own little details in.
0:03:02 > 0:03:06"Beatles forever. The Fab Four."
0:03:06 > 0:03:09- Absolutely.- Absolutely lovely.
0:03:09 > 0:03:12- Now, you paid £80 for them.- Yes.
0:03:12 > 0:03:16- For all of them.- I would like to put them into auction
0:03:16 > 0:03:21- with an estimate of 50 to £80. - Yeah, that's fine.
0:03:21 > 0:03:24- Fine.- Would you be happy? - Yes, fine. Absolutely fine.
0:03:24 > 0:03:26I've had a lot of pleasure with them.
0:03:26 > 0:03:30- Fine. That's fine. - We'll put a reserve of, say, £50.
0:03:30 > 0:03:34- If we don't make that, you can take them back home again.- Fine.
0:03:34 > 0:03:37If they sell, what are you going to do with the money?
0:03:37 > 0:03:41I think I'll have a weekend away somewhere. Might be Liverpool!
0:03:41 > 0:03:44Or it might be London, where I come from.
0:03:44 > 0:03:48- Well, I think that would be a nice thing to do.- OK.
0:03:48 > 0:03:51- I'll be at the auction.- Good. - We'll hope they'll do well.- Yep.
0:03:51 > 0:03:54- And we'll have some fun! - I look forward to that.
0:03:54 > 0:03:59We'll see a bit later if Rita got her ticket to ride!
0:03:59 > 0:04:02Now, it's over to Corby where in 2006
0:04:02 > 0:04:05I was bowled over when I met Sue.
0:04:06 > 0:04:10- Are you the cricket fan?- No, it was my dad's. It belonged to him.
0:04:10 > 0:04:12He won it in 1987
0:04:12 > 0:04:14at our local cricket club.
0:04:14 > 0:04:17I guess local meaning Northants.
0:04:17 > 0:04:21- Because it's signed by the Northants squad here.- It is.
0:04:21 > 0:04:24- As opposed to Yorkshire. You've got to support the locals.- Yes.
0:04:24 > 0:04:28It is signed by the whole squad in '87. It's in fantastic condition.
0:04:28 > 0:04:33- Is this something you'd like to sell?- Not really, it's just an object of interest.
0:04:33 > 0:04:35- The memory. - We'll keep it in our family.
0:04:35 > 0:04:39Value, something like this in auction is going to realise around £150.
0:04:39 > 0:04:44- Hopefully the top end, £200, if you get it in the right sporting sale. - OK.- So hang on to it.
0:04:49 > 0:04:53Meanwhile, across the room, David Barby had some politics to deal with
0:04:53 > 0:04:57when Mary brought in an unwanted heirloom.
0:04:57 > 0:05:01- Mary, are you a Liberal supporter? - Definitely not. I'm a true blue.
0:05:01 > 0:05:04Oh, good. So am I! Why have you got this in your house, then?
0:05:04 > 0:05:10Well, about 1960, an aunt died, a great-aunt.
0:05:10 > 0:05:14And we had to clear her house out. I found him under the stairs!
0:05:14 > 0:05:19I decided I would take him home, but I didn't like the look of him.
0:05:19 > 0:05:21He's such a grumpy-looking old man.
0:05:21 > 0:05:26So he hung in the woodshed for years and years!
0:05:27 > 0:05:29With his face to the wall!
0:05:29 > 0:05:33Oh, dear! He wasn't such a bad old stick, was he, really?
0:05:33 > 0:05:38He was very philanthropic, certainly towards the ladies of the night!
0:05:38 > 0:05:42- Really?- He tried to encourage them to go onto the straight road.- Oh.
0:05:42 > 0:05:45This is quite an interesting piece.
0:05:45 > 0:05:50It's a tile. It's a ceramic picture. The technique of it is quite clever.
0:05:52 > 0:05:55- Think in terms of black and white in reverse.- Yes.
0:05:55 > 0:05:59So those areas which are slightly darker have a deeper groove or moulding
0:05:59 > 0:06:01in the actual ceramic mould.
0:06:01 > 0:06:06When they poured glaze over it, it would receive more glaze and appear darker.
0:06:06 > 0:06:09- I see.- So it's done in reverse. - Something like a negative?
0:06:09 > 0:06:14Yes, absolutely. But the likeness is very good. It was taken from a photograph.
0:06:14 > 0:06:18All the details are here. By a person calling himself Mr Mendelssohn.
0:06:18 > 0:06:21It's dated here 1898.
0:06:22 > 0:06:28At auction, I think the value of this is in the region of 40 to £60.
0:06:28 > 0:06:31You're joking!
0:06:31 > 0:06:32Did you expect more?
0:06:32 > 0:06:33No!
0:06:35 > 0:06:39- How much would you have paid for it? - Nothing - I'd have given it away!
0:06:39 > 0:06:43Well, the gentleman has a very good history
0:06:43 > 0:06:47and from the potting point of view, it's an excellent experimental piece of work.
0:06:47 > 0:06:54So this is quite good. And there are so many of these produced towards the end of the 19th century
0:06:54 > 0:06:58- that people do collect them. - You dear old man, you're not so bad after all!
0:06:58 > 0:07:00Not at all. Give him a pat on the head!
0:07:03 > 0:07:04We'll come back to Corby later
0:07:04 > 0:07:08to see if grumpy Gladstone cracked a smile in the sale room.
0:07:09 > 0:07:12Next it's Southend, where in 2009,
0:07:12 > 0:07:16Ruth caught Thomas Plant's eye with her autograph book
0:07:16 > 0:07:19stuffed full of famous signatures.
0:07:20 > 0:07:24I used to be a film extra in the '70s and '80s and I collected signatures for my son.
0:07:24 > 0:07:28- I've got some interesting names in there.- You have.- Yes.
0:07:28 > 0:07:30I've got it open at a page which is lovely.
0:07:30 > 0:07:32- It's Christopher Reeve.- Yes.
0:07:32 > 0:07:35- He's done a little Superman there! - He has, yes.
0:07:35 > 0:07:38- I've heard that he was a very, very nice man.- He was.
0:07:38 > 0:07:43I worked with him on two Superman films and he was a fantastic person.
0:07:43 > 0:07:47- Really friendly.- And I turn the page and there's Sean!- Yes.
0:07:47 > 0:07:49- What was he like?- He was lovely.
0:07:49 > 0:07:51- Yes?- A really nice man.
0:07:51 > 0:07:54- A bit flirty, but he was lovely. - Was he?- Yes!
0:07:54 > 0:07:58I worked with him on a film called Outlands. An outer space type thing.
0:07:58 > 0:08:01He just knew everybody and he was very friendly.
0:08:01 > 0:08:03So it's nice, really.
0:08:03 > 0:08:08And for me especially, I've put my eye-glass chain here so I can turn it over.
0:08:08 > 0:08:10- Talk about this one here.- Yes.
0:08:10 > 0:08:14"Follow the FORCE! Mark Hamill." I think that's a very rare signature.
0:08:14 > 0:08:19- Right. OK.- My understanding is Mark Hamill is not somebody who likes the limelight now.
0:08:19 > 0:08:24- Yes.- He did the three Star Wars films. And nothing else after that, really.
0:08:24 > 0:08:28There must have been a few roles for him. Where did you meet him?
0:08:28 > 0:08:34I worked on Return of the Jedi, one of the Star Wars, 1985 I think it was.
0:08:34 > 0:08:38And he was also very, very friendly. He was lovely to work with.
0:08:38 > 0:08:42I just went up, "Can I have your autograph?" and he obliged.
0:08:42 > 0:08:46- He put, "Follow the force", which I thought was great. - Great, isn't it?
0:08:46 > 0:08:50- In this book, you have plenty of other signatures.- Yes. - Burt Reynolds.
0:08:50 > 0:08:54- Burt Reynolds, yes.- What was he like? Was he a big man? A big bear?
0:08:54 > 0:08:57- Just lovely.- Really? - Really nice man.
0:08:57 > 0:09:00- You must have had such a good time. - I did. It was a wonderful time.
0:09:00 > 0:09:04- And I did collect some great names in there.- Why are you selling it?
0:09:04 > 0:09:08Well, I used to collect them for my son. He doesn't really want it.
0:09:08 > 0:09:13So it's a shame. I think somebody who would appreciate those names
0:09:13 > 0:09:15could maybe keep it in their collection.
0:09:15 > 0:09:18The auctioneers will have to go through it
0:09:18 > 0:09:21- and they'll make a list of who's in there.- Right.
0:09:21 > 0:09:27- Signatures are not worth huge amounts of money, but Mark Hamill may be worth £40 on its own.- Yes.
0:09:27 > 0:09:31- Sean Connery, 20 to 30. Christopher Reeve, 40 to 60.- Yes.
0:09:31 > 0:09:34- We're already at £80.- Yes. - All the others on there,
0:09:34 > 0:09:38- I think we've got some quite good signatures here.- Good.
0:09:38 > 0:09:41I think it could make 120 to £180.
0:09:41 > 0:09:43That would be wonderful.
0:09:43 > 0:09:48- I'd like to fix the reserve at 80, and we've got a good chance of making some money.- Good.
0:09:50 > 0:09:56We'll find out later if the signatures in Ruth's book were worth the paper they were written on!
0:09:57 > 0:10:00I'm heading over to Nottingham now, back to 2006,
0:10:00 > 0:10:04where Philip Serrell and Mark were reliving their halcyon days!
0:10:05 > 0:10:08Let me guess. You are 47 years old?
0:10:08 > 0:10:11- Slightly older.- Really?
0:10:11 > 0:10:15- Tell me.- 51.- You're making me feel better!- Thank you!- I'm 52
0:10:15 > 0:10:18- and these are toys of our childhood. - They are.
0:10:18 > 0:10:21- Absolutely fabulous. - I love them to bits.
0:10:21 > 0:10:26You've got some great cars here. That is a Ferrari 250 LM.
0:10:26 > 0:10:28Le Mans is the LM.
0:10:28 > 0:10:31- The back lifts up, look.- Beautiful.
0:10:31 > 0:10:35That would be worth about £3 million, if it was the real thing.
0:10:35 > 0:10:37I know. But it's a dream world.
0:10:37 > 0:10:41Absolutely. Then you've got a Lotus Elan.
0:10:41 > 0:10:44- It's the old Esso - tiger in my tank.- That's right.
0:10:44 > 0:10:47- It's one of my favourites. - The tiger in the tank on the back.
0:10:47 > 0:10:49And they're all boxed.
0:10:49 > 0:10:52And we've got the Wall's ice cream van here.
0:10:52 > 0:10:54These are all Corgi.
0:10:54 > 0:10:58So they all date from, probably 1960s, aren't they?
0:10:58 > 0:11:02About '67, eight, nine, '70.
0:11:02 > 0:11:08- Late '60s, most of these.- They started to produce different things to make the cars quirkier.
0:11:08 > 0:11:13- So some of them had suspension. The Mini was the first to have suspension.- Yes.
0:11:13 > 0:11:17Then others would have lights. The engine lifted up.
0:11:17 > 0:11:19This is a great one. Look at that. Steering.
0:11:19 > 0:11:23You turn the thing on the roof and off it goes!
0:11:23 > 0:11:27It's a driving school car, with the L plates on the front.
0:11:27 > 0:11:29Brilliant. Look at that.
0:11:29 > 0:11:31So you are now going to sell your childhood?
0:11:31 > 0:11:35- I am.- Yep. I think they're going to show you a healthy return.
0:11:35 > 0:11:39This little group here. What would that have been, about 4/6?
0:11:39 > 0:11:41- Six and thruppence.- Hold on.
0:11:41 > 0:11:48Six shillings is 30 pence. So that's 31 pence, isn't it?
0:11:48 > 0:11:51So you've probably got under £10-worth of cars here.
0:11:51 > 0:11:54I think this little lot is going to make 200 to £300
0:11:54 > 0:11:58and we'll put a reserve on this little lot of £150 for you.
0:11:58 > 0:12:04I've pulled one out separately because it's a James Bond Aston Martin D.B.5.
0:12:04 > 0:12:08It was that car that when Bond flicked over the gear lever,
0:12:08 > 0:12:15- and pressed the button on the top, he shot Mr Goldfinger's assistant straight out through the roof!- Yes.
0:12:15 > 0:12:21- That's the one in the film. - The thing is, when Corgi made these, they knew what we were like.
0:12:21 > 0:12:25They knew we'd lose the one guy in the blue overall!
0:12:25 > 0:12:27- So they put two guys in, didn't they?- Correct.
0:12:27 > 0:12:32- Have you still got the two guys? - Yes.- Let's have a look. This is sad.- Awful, isn't it?
0:12:32 > 0:12:37- So you press that there.- Yep. - Ooh, there's the man.
0:12:37 > 0:12:42- And then we press the...- Press... - Press the exhaust, don't you?
0:12:42 > 0:12:45- It brings the screen up.- The screen comes up. This is exciting!
0:12:45 > 0:12:49Do you press another one at the front? That one there?
0:12:49 > 0:12:52Then the machine guns at the front.
0:12:52 > 0:12:54The bullet-proof screen.
0:12:54 > 0:12:58We've catapulted the little guy in the blue overalls into kingdom come.
0:12:58 > 0:13:03- Yeah. Still with the car is the spare man.- The spare man.
0:13:03 > 0:13:07And the top secret instructions!
0:13:07 > 0:13:12- Doesn't get any better than this, does it? Goodness me. - That's authentic.- Why sell that?
0:13:12 > 0:13:16- It's been in the collection a long time. It's sitting there. - I can't believe it.
0:13:16 > 0:13:22That is going to make 50 to £80. Reserve £40.
0:13:22 > 0:13:26- But I think that's a top car. Are you happy to sell them?- I am, yes.
0:13:26 > 0:13:28- You're bonkers!- Probably am!
0:13:28 > 0:13:30We'll find out later!
0:13:32 > 0:13:36Here's a recap of the first part of my collection of favourite star items.
0:13:37 > 0:13:42Lovely Rita had Anita singing the praises for her iconic Beatles dolls.
0:13:43 > 0:13:48Thomas Plant thought Ruth's book of autographs was a sign of success.
0:13:48 > 0:13:51But did it do the business in the sale room?
0:13:52 > 0:13:57It was fame in the fast lane for Philip when Mark brought in his James Bond Corgi car.
0:13:57 > 0:14:00But was his collection licensed to thrill?
0:14:02 > 0:14:07Finally, will anyone rescue poor Gladstone from the depths of Mary's shed?
0:14:11 > 0:14:12Let's find out.
0:14:14 > 0:14:19- Not only has it been in the shed, but facing the wall in the shed! - In the wood shed.
0:14:19 > 0:14:23- You wouldn't give it house space? - I'd rather have you or David looking at me!
0:14:23 > 0:14:26That's a nice compliment!
0:14:26 > 0:14:29- Yeah!- This is quite an interesting tile, actually.
0:14:29 > 0:14:34When it was first made, they couldn't decide if it was done by photographic process
0:14:34 > 0:14:38or if it was hand-modelled. To this day, we don't know how it was produced.
0:14:38 > 0:14:43Probably modelled by a Tory who wanted to make him look "Grr!"
0:14:43 > 0:14:47- "Let's hit him with the ugly stick!" - Absolutely!- You're too political!
0:14:47 > 0:14:50It's going under the hammer now. Good luck, Mary.
0:14:51 > 0:14:54He's almost breaking into a smile, there!
0:14:54 > 0:14:58£40 bid and you're all out. £40 I'm bid.
0:14:58 > 0:14:59£40. Five.
0:14:59 > 0:15:02£50 on commission. At 55. 60.
0:15:02 > 0:15:04Five. 70.
0:15:04 > 0:15:07You're both out. £70 with the lady.
0:15:08 > 0:15:09Five.
0:15:11 > 0:15:12£75.
0:15:13 > 0:15:17All sold and away at £75. Are we done?
0:15:17 > 0:15:19- Don't believe it!- Yes!
0:15:19 > 0:15:22- Fantastic! £75! - I can't believe that!
0:15:22 > 0:15:24I can't believe that!
0:15:24 > 0:15:28- Somebody loved it.- They did. What will you put that towards?
0:15:28 > 0:15:32A fortnight ago I bought a four-legged friend.
0:15:32 > 0:15:34- What, a dog?- No.
0:15:34 > 0:15:35- A cat?- No.
0:15:35 > 0:15:38- A badger? Fox?- No!- What, then?
0:15:38 > 0:15:41- A horse?- A heifer.- Did you?
0:15:41 > 0:15:43She needs a new halter.
0:15:43 > 0:15:47That's the heifer you bought? Have you given her a name? Look!
0:15:47 > 0:15:50How much did she cost?
0:15:51 > 0:15:53I daren't tell you!
0:15:54 > 0:15:56Gladstone found one avid supporter, at least!
0:15:58 > 0:16:02Now to Somerset to see if Rita's Beatles dolls found new fans.
0:16:05 > 0:16:09- Will we need any help? Help me if you can!- I might!
0:16:09 > 0:16:12Guess what it is - those Beatles dolls.
0:16:12 > 0:16:15- I hope we get £50 for these. - I hope so.- Or a little bit more.
0:16:15 > 0:16:17- Yes.- Found in Bristol.- Yes.
0:16:17 > 0:16:20Why have you decided to sell them now? I know you're a fan.
0:16:20 > 0:16:23I've got a lot of Beatles memorabilia anyway.
0:16:23 > 0:16:28I've got all the records and books. These are dust collectors.
0:16:28 > 0:16:32- I thought I'd let them go. - Bring them along to Anita!- I know!
0:16:33 > 0:16:37The collectables market is vibrant.
0:16:37 > 0:16:40- People love The Beatles.- Yeah. - Yeah, yeah, yeah!
0:16:40 > 0:16:45Let's find out if everybody here in Clevedon likes them, shall we?
0:16:45 > 0:16:46Here we go.
0:16:50 > 0:16:53We have a set of four dressed dolls, depicting The Beatles.
0:16:55 > 0:16:58I've got £35 on the book. Give me 40.
0:16:58 > 0:17:00Four of them. 40, 40, 40?
0:17:00 > 0:17:02£40 widow. £40 widow?
0:17:02 > 0:17:06- 40 I'm bid. Take five. - Fresh legs.- And 50?
0:17:06 > 0:17:08And five.
0:17:08 > 0:17:09And 60?
0:17:09 > 0:17:1160 near the door now.
0:17:11 > 0:17:15£55, your bid, sir. Waving the catalogue at 55.
0:17:15 > 0:17:1760, anyone else?
0:17:17 > 0:17:20All done, then, at £55.
0:17:20 > 0:17:22£55!
0:17:25 > 0:17:29- Is the money going towards more Beatles memorabilia?- Maybe a trip to Liverpool.
0:17:29 > 0:17:31- To The Cavern?- I think so, yes.
0:17:31 > 0:17:33- Enjoy it, won't you?- I will do.
0:17:33 > 0:17:37- Maybe a trip on The Mersey, as well! - Yes, I've been on The Mersey.
0:17:38 > 0:17:41A nice result for Rita!
0:17:41 > 0:17:43Over to Southend, now.
0:17:43 > 0:17:47Did the famous names in Ruth's book turn heads in the sale room?
0:17:49 > 0:17:52- Which was the favourite? - I think probably Sean Connery.
0:17:52 > 0:17:55Very suave. Very sexy man.
0:17:55 > 0:17:58- Good value for money, Thomas. - Really good value for money.
0:17:58 > 0:18:00Some wonderful signatures there.
0:18:00 > 0:18:05It's kind of like an end of an era for you, isn't it? All these memories.
0:18:05 > 0:18:08Yes, but they're all up here, still!
0:18:08 > 0:18:12- That's the main thing. Treasure those. You can't sell those!- No!
0:18:15 > 0:18:18A bit of interest. Commission bids, two of them.
0:18:18 > 0:18:23I'm clearing the book at £100. Bid's here at £100. All done? Here with me
0:18:23 > 0:18:25at 100 - and ten. 120.
0:18:25 > 0:18:27- 130. 140.- Good.
0:18:27 > 0:18:30- 150. 160.- Very good.
0:18:30 > 0:18:34In the room at £170. Against you on the phone at 170.
0:18:34 > 0:18:36Are we all done, then, at £170?
0:18:36 > 0:18:38Last time. Hammer up and down.
0:18:38 > 0:18:40At £170.
0:18:40 > 0:18:44Well done, auctioneer! 170! Good valuation, Thomas!
0:18:44 > 0:18:48- I'm very happy.- I've spent half of it already today!- Oh? On what?
0:18:48 > 0:18:51- Here?- I bought a lovely locket for myself.- Today?- Yes.
0:18:51 > 0:18:53That's what we like to see.
0:18:53 > 0:18:55Putting the money back in the trade!
0:18:55 > 0:18:58Thomas was right on the money there.
0:19:00 > 0:19:03Now, Nottingham, where I caught up with auctioneer Stuart West
0:19:03 > 0:19:06for a chat about Mark's Corgi cars.
0:19:08 > 0:19:14I had one of these. I've still got the car, but not the box. There's a lot of value in the box.
0:19:14 > 0:19:20We've got a value here of 50 to £80 and it is Aston Martin D.B.5.
0:19:20 > 0:19:22Not the real one, but the next best thing!
0:19:22 > 0:19:24I think that's quite cheap.
0:19:24 > 0:19:28I agree. It should really outstrip that estimate quite easily.
0:19:28 > 0:19:32- Lots of other toys in the sale. - So there'll be interest.
0:19:32 > 0:19:37The toys and juvenalia buyers will be there. Fingers crossed, we'll do well.
0:19:37 > 0:19:41- It's a cracking little car. - Good condition, with the box.
0:19:41 > 0:19:46- It's a shame the box isn't 100%, or we'd have been talking...- £200.
0:19:46 > 0:19:49- Easily.- Yeah.- Easily. - It's all in the packaging, now.
0:19:49 > 0:19:52They don't just want the car, they want the whole thing.
0:19:55 > 0:19:58Let's see whether they raced out of the sale room.
0:20:00 > 0:20:03- Why are you flogging? - The time's come to move on.
0:20:03 > 0:20:06Let's hope we get the top end of Philip's estimate.
0:20:06 > 0:20:10- I reckon we'll get 80, possibly 120. - I hope so. We're all boys, aren't we?
0:20:10 > 0:20:13Disappointed to hear you're a naughty boy.
0:20:13 > 0:20:19Nah. That's the nearest thing to an Aston Martin D.B.5 I'm ever going to get!
0:20:22 > 0:20:25The Corgi toys model 261.
0:20:25 > 0:20:28Special Agent 007.
0:20:28 > 0:20:30Being shown with its original box.
0:20:30 > 0:20:32And I'm bid on commission £40.
0:20:32 > 0:20:34Any advance on 40? Two.
0:20:34 > 0:20:36Five. Eight, sir.
0:20:36 > 0:20:39With you at £48. 50. Five.
0:20:39 > 0:20:41- Come on, steady climb! - It's got to go.
0:20:45 > 0:20:48With you at 75. Do I see 80? 80's bid.
0:20:49 > 0:20:51Seated at £80. Any advance on 80?
0:20:51 > 0:20:52Gentleman seated at £80.
0:20:52 > 0:20:55All done at £80.
0:20:56 > 0:20:58- 80 quid.- Very good.- That's good.
0:21:00 > 0:21:02The Bond car drove up a nice result.
0:21:02 > 0:21:06So let's see how the rest of Mark's collection performed.
0:21:10 > 0:21:14Various models and nicely boxed as well.
0:21:14 > 0:21:16Lots of bids with me on commission.
0:21:16 > 0:21:21And I have to start it at £190.
0:21:21 > 0:21:24Looking for 200. With me at 190. 200.
0:21:24 > 0:21:25210. 220.
0:21:25 > 0:21:28Your bid of 220. 30. 40.
0:21:28 > 0:21:3150. 60. 70.
0:21:31 > 0:21:32And 80. 90.
0:21:32 > 0:21:34300. 320, sir?
0:21:34 > 0:21:37- No, he didn't want to...- You're out.
0:21:37 > 0:21:39With you at £300. And 20 bid.
0:21:39 > 0:21:4140. 360.
0:21:41 > 0:21:42380. 400.
0:21:42 > 0:21:44420. 440.
0:21:45 > 0:21:48All done at 420. Do I see 40?
0:21:48 > 0:21:50Any advance on 420?
0:21:50 > 0:21:52All done, then. 40. He's back in.
0:21:52 > 0:21:55460. You're out. With you at 440.
0:21:55 > 0:21:57All done, then, at £440.
0:21:59 > 0:22:02- Yes! What a result!- Absolutely!
0:22:02 > 0:22:06What will you put all that towards? 440 quid, less commission.
0:22:06 > 0:22:10I'll probably add to my cigarette card collection.
0:22:10 > 0:22:13- How long have you been collecting? - About 15 years.
0:22:13 > 0:22:1815 years. OK. How many hundreds or thousands have you got?
0:22:18 > 0:22:20About 100,000.
0:22:21 > 0:22:23Do you know exactly what each one is?
0:22:23 > 0:22:25No!
0:22:32 > 0:22:35Those cars really revved up the auction room in Nottingham.
0:22:35 > 0:22:39But what happens if toy cars no longer get your motor running?
0:22:44 > 0:22:45And you want one of these?
0:22:45 > 0:22:49The real thing. That's exactly what Peter Nelson decided to collect.
0:22:49 > 0:22:53He searched far and wide to assemble the world's biggest collection
0:22:53 > 0:22:55of cars of the stars.
0:22:55 > 0:22:57And they're right here in Edinburgh.
0:22:57 > 0:23:00Peter, where did it all start?
0:23:00 > 0:23:06I was driving my old MG TC and somebody jumped in front of me and asked to borrow it for a TV series.
0:23:06 > 0:23:11That set me off thinking, "What happens to all the cars from TV and film?"
0:23:11 > 0:23:14I travelled around the world to track them down.
0:23:14 > 0:23:16Hop out. This is from Back To The Future.
0:23:16 > 0:23:18Tell me all about them, Doc!
0:23:28 > 0:23:32Mr Bean's mini! What a bit of fun. Is this the first car you bought?
0:23:32 > 0:23:38The first car I ever had was a Mini, so I had to get a Mini from TV or film.
0:23:38 > 0:23:40You wanted one. How much did you pay for this?
0:23:40 > 0:23:45It's worth £50, really, but I paid 100 times that amount.
0:23:45 > 0:23:48- Why? What's special about it? - Well, nothing.- Nothing!
0:23:48 > 0:23:50What's the first film car you ever bought?
0:23:50 > 0:23:54The first major car was the Trotters' van.
0:23:54 > 0:23:57I saw it in a magazine. It was £995.
0:23:57 > 0:24:02I bought it, sent it up to the museum. But then
0:24:02 > 0:24:06the BBC rang up and said, "Somebody sold the van. Can we hire it back?"
0:24:06 > 0:24:11- It was a big mistake and they wanted it back!- I hired it back for £995! - Good for you!
0:24:19 > 0:24:24- Oh, my word! Look! - #- Da-na-na-na-na Batman!- #
0:24:24 > 0:24:26How did you come across this?
0:24:26 > 0:24:29This is my favourite car of all time.
0:24:29 > 0:24:33I pestered Warner Brothers life out. 50 phone calls I had to make!
0:24:33 > 0:24:36In the end, they said it should go to a museum.
0:24:36 > 0:24:39"Leave me alone! You can have it!" It's huge!
0:24:39 > 0:24:42What's underneath it? Is there a real car and does it drive?
0:24:42 > 0:24:45There is. It was based on a Chevrolet Impala chassis.
0:24:45 > 0:24:47Then they built this fabulous body on it.
0:24:47 > 0:24:50- It's all fibreglass.- Yep. - And where was it built?
0:24:50 > 0:24:55It was originally built in London. A firm called Protoco built it.
0:24:55 > 0:24:58- What a great job they did of it. - It's incredible!
0:24:58 > 0:25:03- Value-wise, are you allowed to talk about that?- No, I'm contracted not to say how much I paid for it.
0:25:03 > 0:25:08But a car recently, without an engine or an interior
0:25:08 > 0:25:10was sold for 380,000.
0:25:10 > 0:25:14What's the most expensive film car sold to date?
0:25:14 > 0:25:18Well, the most expensive film car wasn't exactly sold.
0:25:18 > 0:25:24But one was stolen and the insurance company had to pay 4.2 million for it!
0:25:24 > 0:25:28- What car was that?- It was James Bond's original Aston Martin D.B.5.
0:25:28 > 0:25:31It was stolen in America and has gone forever.
0:25:31 > 0:25:37- That's the one with the toys, the rocket launcher, the visor at the back, machine guns!- Yes.
0:25:37 > 0:25:40- You haven't driven this down the high street?- Yes, I have.
0:25:40 > 0:25:45It's an absolutely incredible car. You start it up and it sounds unbelievable.
0:25:45 > 0:25:47- The whole town wakes up! - I bet it does!
0:25:47 > 0:25:52Let me have a look at the front end. What does it look like? Cos it's so long!
0:25:52 > 0:25:56A fabulously designed vehicle. Couldn't be better for a film.
0:25:56 > 0:25:57How long is that? How many feet?
0:25:57 > 0:26:01- It's about 24 feet. - Parking must be a nightmare!
0:26:01 > 0:26:02Absolutely!
0:26:08 > 0:26:10This brings back lots of memories for me.
0:26:10 > 0:26:14The first movie my parents took me to see was The Love Bug.
0:26:14 > 0:26:16It's got Herbie in it - and here she is!
0:26:16 > 0:26:20- How did you come across her?- A phone call one night from Florida.
0:26:20 > 0:26:25This chap said he had two of the original Herbie cars from the film and was I interested?
0:26:25 > 0:26:31Of course I was, because Herbie was the star. It's great collecting cars that were the stars of the film.
0:26:31 > 0:26:34Chitty Chitty Bang Bang or Herbie or Kit from Knight Rider.
0:26:34 > 0:26:40What about provenance, originality? How can you tell that this was the car in the film?
0:26:40 > 0:26:44It's quite easy with this one cos it was titled to Walt Disney Productions.
0:26:44 > 0:26:51Most of the cars often are titled or the log books are in the name of the film company.
0:26:51 > 0:26:54- So you can get an idea from that. - That's good provenance, then.
0:26:54 > 0:26:59Or the registration number is the one used in the film
0:26:59 > 0:27:01in British cars.
0:27:01 > 0:27:04But you've got to be very careful cos there's so many replicas
0:27:04 > 0:27:07and people try and pass off things which are not real.
0:27:07 > 0:27:13So I do a lot of detective work and research to find out if they are the actually things.
0:27:13 > 0:27:17If we wanted to start to collect cars of the stars, where can we get hold of them?
0:27:17 > 0:27:20- Apart from buying them from you. - Well, that's it.
0:27:20 > 0:27:24I've cornered the market in them! I've got them all, really.
0:27:24 > 0:27:28But there's so many things connected with TV and film that you can collect.
0:27:28 > 0:27:34You can collect props, film posters, or autographs of film stars.
0:27:34 > 0:27:38It's brought back lots of memories for me. Thanks, Herbie!
0:27:38 > 0:27:39Toot-toot!
0:27:43 > 0:27:46If I could go home with any car in Peter's collection,
0:27:46 > 0:27:51it would be this one, the Volvo P1800 driven by Simon Templar, The Saint.
0:27:53 > 0:27:56A practical every day classic.
0:28:04 > 0:28:08Now for more of my favourite A-list items from the archives.
0:28:10 > 0:28:13Off to Swindon next, where, in 2008,
0:28:13 > 0:28:15David Barby was waxing lyrical
0:28:15 > 0:28:20when he came across Diane's stunning silver visitor's card case.
0:28:20 > 0:28:25This is absolutely devastating! Do you know what it is?
0:28:25 > 0:28:28We've always thought it was a visitor's card case.
0:28:28 > 0:28:31Perfectly correct. Have you seen one like this before?
0:28:31 > 0:28:36- Not so much decoration on it. - This is beautiful!
0:28:36 > 0:28:41It's not just bright-cut, so you get the shiny elements in the decoration,
0:28:41 > 0:28:43but it's also raised work as well.
0:28:43 > 0:28:46When you look at all these flower heads and scrolls,
0:28:46 > 0:28:48it's all raised.
0:28:48 > 0:28:53Possibly cast originally, then chased away.
0:28:53 > 0:28:56You have all this lovely open work here on a matt ground.
0:28:56 > 0:28:58But what is such a feature
0:28:58 > 0:29:01is the decoration in the centre panel here,
0:29:01 > 0:29:04which is of a house. Do you know what the house is?
0:29:04 > 0:29:07No. We would like to know.
0:29:07 > 0:29:11That house is important and the one on the other side is important.
0:29:11 > 0:29:16- Because it commemorates two major writers of the day.- Oh.
0:29:16 > 0:29:19This one is Abbotsford.
0:29:19 > 0:29:21- Where's that? - Who lived at Abbotsford?
0:29:21 > 0:29:23Sir Walter Scott.
0:29:23 > 0:29:24Oh!
0:29:24 > 0:29:28On the other side, we have Newstead Abbey.
0:29:29 > 0:29:31Who lived at Newstead Abbey?
0:29:31 > 0:29:33Byron, the poet!
0:29:33 > 0:29:34Oh!
0:29:34 > 0:29:41So this commemorates two major literary figures of the early 19th century.
0:29:41 > 0:29:44When I say early 19th century,
0:29:44 > 0:29:48this little box dates from 1836.
0:29:48 > 0:29:501836?
0:29:50 > 0:29:52- 1836.- Gosh!
0:29:52 > 0:29:54- Earlier than we thought.- Yes.
0:29:54 > 0:30:00This was made in Birmingham by a company called Taylor and Perry.
0:30:00 > 0:30:03- Right.- It's lovely!
0:30:03 > 0:30:05Does this belong to you?
0:30:05 > 0:30:06No, it's my father's.
0:30:06 > 0:30:13- How much do you think it's worth yourself?- He did think about 200 to 300.
0:30:13 > 0:30:17200 to 300. Well, I think he's got a sensible head on his shoulders.
0:30:17 > 0:30:21- Where is he now, that you had to come along?- He's on a half-world cruise!
0:30:21 > 0:30:24Oh! He doesn't really need the money, does he?
0:30:24 > 0:30:27- He's working, though, on it. - Oh? What does he do?
0:30:27 > 0:30:30- He's a dance host for Saga.- Really?
0:30:30 > 0:30:33- Yes.- What a fascinating way to see the world!- Yes!
0:30:33 > 0:30:37He left last week from Southampton to Sydney.
0:30:37 > 0:30:39- Brilliant.- Australia.- Brilliant.
0:30:39 > 0:30:46I reckon if it goes up for auction we should get something in the region of 400 to £600.
0:30:46 > 0:30:49- Excellent.- That sort of price range.
0:30:49 > 0:30:54But the factors are the decoration and the subject matter.
0:30:54 > 0:30:56- Right.- Newstead Abbey. Abbotsford.
0:30:56 > 0:30:58Locally made, Birmingham.
0:30:58 > 0:31:02You've got all the ingredients. And the condition is so important.
0:31:02 > 0:31:04- That's in perfect condition.- Yep.
0:31:04 > 0:31:09I think it's a collectors' piece and I've seen wonderful collections of card cases.
0:31:10 > 0:31:12But not as beautiful as this.
0:31:12 > 0:31:14I think it's going to make the top end of the price.
0:31:16 > 0:31:21I'll reveal whether that literary gem became a best-seller a bit later.
0:31:21 > 0:31:26But first, let me show you three superstar items
0:31:26 > 0:31:30that I think deserve another chance to shine in the limelight.
0:31:30 > 0:31:36First up, this rather auspicious item. A slice of Andrew and Fergie's wedding cake
0:31:36 > 0:31:40that John brought in to our valuation room in 2008 in Torquay.
0:31:40 > 0:31:45My horses and I were on the procession and all the staff got a piece of wedding cake.
0:31:45 > 0:31:48- Must have been a big old cake! - It was, yeah!
0:31:49 > 0:31:52It was another fine result in Skegness in 2008
0:31:52 > 0:31:59when Kathleen's collection of famous shots snapped up a cool £170 at auction.
0:32:01 > 0:32:05But it was clear from Colleen's Rolling Stones photos in 2009
0:32:05 > 0:32:08that gave Philip Serrell some serious satisfaction.
0:32:08 > 0:32:11Do you know, you've made my day?
0:32:11 > 0:32:15- Are you a Stones fan? - I'm a huge Stones fan.
0:32:15 > 0:32:21Wild Horses couldn't stop it from reaching £520 in the sale room.
0:32:21 > 0:32:25But I can't resist giving you another quick blast of The Beatles
0:32:25 > 0:32:28as I take you back to Dunstable where in 2009
0:32:28 > 0:32:32I got to flick through the pages of Derek's rather special book.
0:32:32 > 0:32:36John Lennon has got to be one of my all-time heroes.
0:32:36 > 0:32:38How did you come by this little book?
0:32:38 > 0:32:43It was left to me by my grandmother who passed away when I was in my early teens.
0:32:43 > 0:32:48- It was left to me and I've had it ever since.- How did your grandmother get hold of this?
0:32:48 > 0:32:51- She worked at Jonathan Cape, the publishers.- OK.
0:32:51 > 0:32:53That's where she met him and got his autograph.
0:32:53 > 0:32:56I don't doubt the signature at all. It's so hard.
0:32:56 > 0:32:59- Yes.- Because there are so many fakes.
0:32:59 > 0:33:03To tell whether or not it's genuine. I've seen enough in my time
0:33:03 > 0:33:05- to be pretty sure.- Yeah.
0:33:05 > 0:33:09- Obviously the auctioneer will want to do more research.- Obviously.
0:33:09 > 0:33:15- It's the first publication, so that will carry weight to the value as well.- Good.
0:33:15 > 0:33:21- But it is quite interesting to read it.- Yeah.
0:33:21 > 0:33:23- It's almost madness, in a way. - It is.
0:33:23 > 0:33:25It's hard to make sense of.
0:33:25 > 0:33:29He drew the illustrations as well. "The Wrestling Dog".
0:33:30 > 0:33:32Incredible.
0:33:32 > 0:33:34All credit to you, because at the age of 13,
0:33:34 > 0:33:37I would have got my felt tip pen out!
0:33:37 > 0:33:39I'm not joking, Derek!
0:33:39 > 0:33:45- I would have coloured them all in. Very neatly, mind you! Accurately! - Of course!
0:33:45 > 0:33:52- But I would have devalued this.- I think with the signature, I was more keen to look after it.- Exactly.
0:33:54 > 0:33:56Any idea of the value?
0:33:56 > 0:33:58Have you done any research?
0:33:58 > 0:34:02Slightly. Around the £1,000 mark.
0:34:04 > 0:34:08It depends if he's signed to somebody, that can devalue the signature.
0:34:08 > 0:34:13That devalues them. Because it's not personalised, it's worth a bit more.
0:34:13 > 0:34:18- Right.- Also, funnily enough, signatures in pencil last longer.
0:34:18 > 0:34:20Pencil lead won't fade so much.
0:34:20 > 0:34:23- Whereas ink will gradually fade over time.- Right.
0:34:23 > 0:34:28I would like to get this into auction with a value of 800 to £1,200.
0:34:28 > 0:34:32That's where I feel it's going to find its own level.
0:34:32 > 0:34:33Yeah.
0:34:33 > 0:34:38So we could be looking hopefully in the middle at £1,000.
0:34:38 > 0:34:42- Which is what you want, isn't it? - Yes.
0:34:42 > 0:34:45- Could I get that reserve a little lower?- Um...
0:34:45 > 0:34:50- No, I'd really like...- You want £1,000.- £1,000, please, yes.
0:34:50 > 0:34:53Do you mind if we set the reserve at 1,000?
0:34:53 > 0:34:56- No. No, I don't mind.- OK.
0:34:56 > 0:34:58- All right, I'll go with you on this one.- OK.
0:34:58 > 0:35:03Let's call the valuation 1,000 to £1,200.
0:35:03 > 0:35:04Lovely.
0:35:04 > 0:35:07- I think it will just get away.- Yeah.
0:35:07 > 0:35:09Only just!
0:35:09 > 0:35:12- It's right on the borderline.- Yeah.
0:35:12 > 0:35:14Great.
0:35:15 > 0:35:17From a '60s superstar to a modern-day legend.
0:35:17 > 0:35:23All the way back to 2002 to Swindon where Kate Bliss discovered
0:35:23 > 0:35:26that little Chris Hawkins had some big boots to fill!
0:35:29 > 0:35:32Chris, you've got a really exciting lot for us today.
0:35:32 > 0:35:36- We've got David Beckham's boots! - Yep.
0:35:36 > 0:35:38Tell me how did you come by these?
0:35:38 > 0:35:42It was on the internet, a competition to win them.
0:35:42 > 0:35:45It was a quiz where you had to fill out the answers about football.
0:35:45 > 0:35:49You had to get four out of five answers to go through and they put your name in a hat.
0:35:49 > 0:35:54They were bought at auction by the company who owned the website
0:35:54 > 0:35:58- for about 14,000, I think. - Is that right?- Yeah.
0:35:58 > 0:36:01So after the competition, a few weeks later,
0:36:01 > 0:36:08we got a message saying, "You've won the boots and you'll get them soon."
0:36:08 > 0:36:12Wow! So are you a big fan of Manchester United?
0:36:12 > 0:36:16I can't exactly say they're my favourite. Mine's Newcastle United.
0:36:16 > 0:36:19They're best. Shearer. All the way.
0:36:19 > 0:36:22So are you looking to sell them?
0:36:22 > 0:36:24I'd be very pleased if I could sell them.
0:36:24 > 0:36:27Have you had them valued since?
0:36:27 > 0:36:29Yeah, I went on a website
0:36:29 > 0:36:34- and they think about 2,500 to £3,000.- Right.
0:36:34 > 0:36:37- I'd be happy to get that.- Right.
0:36:37 > 0:36:41Well, David Beckham's loved the world over, isn't he?
0:36:41 > 0:36:44Even I knew that and I know nothing about football.
0:36:44 > 0:36:49Anything connected with him is very popular and very saleable at auction.
0:36:49 > 0:36:54Sport memorabilia is actually quite a different market.
0:36:54 > 0:36:56Something associated with such a personality,
0:36:56 > 0:37:02having said that, will be worth a lot to sport enthusiasts.
0:37:02 > 0:37:06So value, you thought about 2,500, £3,000.
0:37:06 > 0:37:13To do them justice, they ought to go into a specialist sport memorabilia sale.
0:37:13 > 0:37:16Where people can pick up on them there.
0:37:16 > 0:37:20But you found them on the internet and that may be the best place to market them.
0:37:20 > 0:37:24There's a lot of interest from Japan in this sort of thing, particularly Beckham.
0:37:24 > 0:37:30If the auction house markets them in the correct way, and gets the right buyer, they have potential.
0:37:30 > 0:37:35Let me do a bit more research for you and see how we can market them.
0:37:35 > 0:37:39And we can set a reserve figure so it wouldn't go below a certain amount.
0:37:39 > 0:37:43If the bidding didn't come up to that, you could have them back.
0:37:43 > 0:37:46But we'll do our best and see what we can do.
0:37:46 > 0:37:49How exciting. Something completely different!
0:37:50 > 0:37:53So let me refresh your memory before I reveal
0:37:53 > 0:37:57which of my last famous three items scored the biggest hit.
0:37:58 > 0:38:02Was it instant Karma for Derek's autographed first edition John Lennon memoir?
0:38:04 > 0:38:08Diane's silver visitor's card case brought a sparkle to David Barby's eye,
0:38:08 > 0:38:11but did it shine through in the Cheltenham sale room?
0:38:12 > 0:38:16Chris's David Beckham boots kicked us all into a football frenzy
0:38:16 > 0:38:20so keep watching to see how high they scored at a sporting sale.
0:38:24 > 0:38:26It's over to Cheltenham first
0:38:26 > 0:38:30to see what kind of interest Diane's silver card case drummed up.
0:38:32 > 0:38:34It's the best thing in the sale!
0:38:34 > 0:38:37- Unbelievably good.- Yeah. - Really is good.
0:38:37 > 0:38:39What will you do with the money?
0:38:39 > 0:38:42Actually, it's my dad's, so it will all go to him.
0:38:42 > 0:38:46- Hopefully he'll give me a bit of commission!- Let's hope we get that top end.
0:38:46 > 0:38:48I'd like 600.
0:38:49 > 0:38:54Victorian silver castle-topped card case. Repousse decorated.
0:38:54 > 0:38:56300 to start.
0:38:56 > 0:38:58£300. Bid at 300. At 300.
0:38:59 > 0:39:01320. 350.
0:39:01 > 0:39:03380. 400.
0:39:03 > 0:39:05- Diane, we're selling.- 420.
0:39:05 > 0:39:07450. 480.
0:39:07 > 0:39:10500. 520. 550.
0:39:11 > 0:39:13At 550.
0:39:13 > 0:39:17At 550. Are we all done? At 550 near me.
0:39:17 > 0:39:20- I feel greedy. Come on!- At 550.
0:39:21 > 0:39:24£550, Diane!
0:39:24 > 0:39:28- Excellent!- You must be happy. David's very happy.- I'm delighted.
0:39:28 > 0:39:31- Dad will be over the moon! - Yes, when he gets back.
0:39:31 > 0:39:35- He's on a cruise at the moment. - Is he?- On his way to Australia.
0:39:35 > 0:39:38- Sounds like he doesn't need the money!- No, he doesn't!
0:39:38 > 0:39:42Diane's dad could certainly carry on cruising after that result!
0:39:44 > 0:39:48Now to Tring, to find out if Derek's John Lennon book did the business.
0:39:50 > 0:39:54There is a bit more Beatles memorabilia around, so fingers crossed.
0:39:54 > 0:39:58Fingers crossed the Beatles fans will find this.
0:39:58 > 0:40:02- I'm nervous, really.- Are you? - I'm wondering if it'll go or not.
0:40:02 > 0:40:07- Fingers crossed.- Let's not end up being jealous guys, shall we?
0:40:07 > 0:40:08Here we go.
0:40:10 > 0:40:16There it is. Shall we start at 500. Thank you very much. 500 we're bid.
0:40:16 > 0:40:19520 we have now. 550.
0:40:19 > 0:40:21580. 600.
0:40:21 > 0:40:24Let's move on. 650. 700.
0:40:24 > 0:40:25And 750.
0:40:25 > 0:40:27800.
0:40:27 > 0:40:29850. 900 bid.
0:40:29 > 0:40:33At 900 I'm bid. £900. Madam, 950, thank you.
0:40:33 > 0:40:36At £950. At £950.
0:40:36 > 0:40:39So 1,000 we've got. Thank you. 1,000 is bid for it now.
0:40:39 > 0:40:43At 1,000. 1,050. 1,050.
0:40:43 > 0:40:45Are you going to meet 11? 1,050.
0:40:45 > 0:40:47You'll never get another chance.
0:40:47 > 0:40:501,100. That's the way. At £1,100, then.
0:40:50 > 0:40:52OK. I shall sell it, then.
0:40:52 > 0:40:56That hammer went down quickly. Well done, auctioneer. Good man.
0:40:56 > 0:41:00- £1,100.- Yep. Not bad! - Not bad, was it?
0:41:00 > 0:41:02- Not bad. Happy?- Yes.
0:41:02 > 0:41:06I am. I'm certainly very happy! What will you put the money towards?
0:41:06 > 0:41:10Some of it will be to help the cost of my son's driving lessons.
0:41:10 > 0:41:14The rest, I don't know yet. Haven't made plans.
0:41:14 > 0:41:17- Enjoy it, won't you?- I will do! Thank you very much.
0:41:17 > 0:41:20Quality always sells. And what a name, as well.
0:41:20 > 0:41:24A smash hit, and my estimate was right on the money.
0:41:26 > 0:41:30Finally, when I took Chris and his mum to a specialist auction in 2002,
0:41:30 > 0:41:34the young lad almost became as big a star as David Beckham!
0:41:37 > 0:41:39- How are you feeling?- Very nervous. - Are you?
0:41:39 > 0:41:41- Butterflies. Very shaky.- How's Mum?
0:41:41 > 0:41:43Not very well!
0:41:43 > 0:41:46- Extremely nervous!- I bet you are.
0:41:46 > 0:41:51- You said it was like standing in the queue for?- The Big Dipper. - Big dipper!
0:41:51 > 0:41:53- I think it might be as well!- Yeah!
0:41:53 > 0:41:56These are going to sell, Kate?
0:41:56 > 0:42:00Chris has his lucky tee-shirt on, I've got my lucky... I'd better not tell you!
0:42:02 > 0:42:05- There they are.- Here we go.- Come on!
0:42:05 > 0:42:08We can open here at 550. 600. 650.
0:42:08 > 0:42:10Any advance on £650?
0:42:10 > 0:42:13At 650. 700. 750.
0:42:16 > 0:42:19800. 850. 900. 950.
0:42:20 > 0:42:25- £1,000 on the telephone. Any advance on 1,000? 1,100 in the room.- Great!
0:42:25 > 0:42:281,200.
0:42:28 > 0:42:33- Going on, sir? Back on the telephone at 1,300.- That's good!
0:42:33 > 0:42:351,400.
0:42:35 > 0:42:371,500.
0:42:37 > 0:42:42At £1,500. In the room at 1,500. Any advance at £1,500?
0:42:43 > 0:42:45I can feel you shaking!
0:42:47 > 0:42:50- Are you pleased with that? - Yeah, I am.
0:42:50 > 0:42:53I was hoping to get a lot more, but that will definitely do!
0:42:53 > 0:42:55- That'll do you, won't it?- Yeah!
0:42:55 > 0:42:58- How are you feeling? - I'm glad it's over!
0:43:07 > 0:43:12Those football boots of David Beckham's certainly hit the back of the net! What a result.
0:43:12 > 0:43:17It goes to show how lucrative the market is for celebrity memorabilia.
0:43:17 > 0:43:20That brings us to the end of the show.
0:43:20 > 0:43:24I hope you've enjoyed our trip through the archives and do join me again soon.
0:43:24 > 0:43:27But for now, from Syon House, it's goodbye.
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