Flog It! heads for Powderham Castle
The popular BBC One antiques programme Flog It! presented by Paul Martin, is set to visit Powderham Castle in Kenton on Thursday 7 May 2015.
Flog It! - the major BBC antiques show is now on its fourteenth series and regularly achieves an audience of over two million viewers in its weekday afternoon slot.
Powderham Castle, the home to the Earl and Countess of Devon near Exeter will be hosting the Flog It! valuation day. Rather like a treasure hunt, members of the public are invited to bring along up to three antiques and collectables they might be interested in selling.
Once valued, the owner and a team of experts decide whether an object should go forward for auction. If the item is chosen it is included in a sale a few weeks later – hopefully when the auctioneers hammer falls its owners make a tidy sum.
Everyone who goes along to the Valuation Day will receive a free valuation – even if their antiques are not chosen to go forward for auction.
The show recently made a significant find when a rare Aboriginal Broad Shield that had been kept hidden away in a Flog It! viewers wardrobe was brought along to a valuation day in North Lincolnshire and went on to sell at auction for £30,000!
The series also uncovered an unusual Royal Doulton Spook figurine in Blackpool which had been bought at a car boot sale for £2; it went on to sell at auction for £5,000.
Alex Habgood, Location Manager says: “Paul Martin and the entire Flog It! team are really pleased to be bringing the show to Devon. We always receive a warm welcome when we come to the South West.
"Powderham Castle is a stunning venue steeped in history, I’m sure the castle and grounds will provide the perfect setting for our valuation day; our experts are all looking forward to welcoming people along for their free valuations. If you’ve ever wondered how much your boot sale bargains or clutter in the loft might be worth, now is your chance to find out."
Paul Martin, the show's presenter said: “I’m delighted to be bringing Flog It! back to Devon; it’s a beautiful county. I’m looking forward to exploring Powderham Castle and revealing some of its fascinating history to our viewers. I hope as many people as possible will come along to see us with their items for valuation.”
Catherine Crowe, Communications Manager at Powderham Castle said: “We are very excited to be welcoming the BBC’s Flog It! to Powderham Castle. With six hundred years of history contained within the walls of one of England´s oldest family homes, the castle is the ideal setting for Flog It!”
The BBC plan to transmit the four editions of Flog It! featuring Powderham Castle within a year of recording.
Flog It! will be at Powderham Castle, Kenton, Exeter, Devon, EX6 8JQ on Thursday 7 May 2015 between 10am and 4.30pm.
The items selected at the valuation day will go under the hammer at Eldreds Auctioneers, 1 Belliver Way, Roborough, Plymouth, PL6 7BP on Thursday 28 May 2015.
