00:00Oh, and 466, the one you've all been waiting for.
00:04Yay, here we go.
00:07What can I say about this one?
00:08I've done nothing but talk about this for a whole week.
00:11We have got the fantastic Strongbox, as you can see there, 17th century most likely, from Nuremberg in Germany.
00:19It does have the key.
00:21It is in working order.
00:23A couple of the locks may need a little bit of attention, but it does lock.
00:27We do know that because it's locked in by accident, but thankfully we did manage to unlock it because we have the key outside the box.
00:33As featured on BBC Spotlight last night, and I'm pleased to say I can start at £650, £700, and £50, and £8, and £50, and £9, at £950, £950, £1,000, at £1,000, £1,100, at £1,100, can I say £1,200 I can?
00:56£1,200, £1,200? Would you like £1,300 you would, at £1,300? I'm looking for £1,400 now, I have.
01:02Can we say £1,500? Thank you, £1,500. I'm looking for £1,600 now.
01:08£1,600 I have. £1,700 surely.
01:11I've got £1,600. Would you like £1,700?
01:17You're not going to see another one of these in a hurry, certainly not in that condition. £1,700.
01:23I'm looking for £1,800 now. £1,700 I have. £1,800.
01:27£1,800. At £1,800 I'm looking for £1,900. All with the internet at the moment, £1,800 underbid up.
01:36Bid quickly if you'd like it. It's £1,800, £1,900 I have.
01:41At £1,900 now can we say £2,000?
01:43At £1,900 discovered by TIGS here at £1,900 underbidder. Come in at £2,000 if you'd like it.
02:00I'm just going to give you a chance to think about it because I know it's a big purchase but
02:04I don't want you to miss out. I don't want to have regrets afterwards. £1,900 if you'd like £2,000.
02:10Bid quickly otherwise the hammer is up. Make no mistake. Final warning, I will sell £1,900.
02:24Can I say thank you to everybody for that one. Thank you to Johnny Rutherford actually for the
02:30Parooid champion for us on the... on the...
02:33Can I just say that was the hardest I think I've ever worked in this job to keep it together
02:42when the other auctioneer threw his tea all over the box.
02:47You did very well I thought, you know. I really, really struggled to keep a straight face there.
02:52Well done David.
02:52I know, it's my fault I elbowed him. I mean...
02:58No, I'm really glad. I'm really...
02:59It's such emotional...
03:00Oh, goodness!
03:04It was so lovely and they have no idea. She used to sit on the box and change her boots.
03:10It does belong to a really, really lovely local couple. We've had no idea if it's worth it.
03:15So we are absolutely thrilled for them.
03:17All righty, so let's moving on. And four, six, seven, crashing back down to work.
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