0:00:02 > 0:00:06Welcome to Cash In The Attic, the show that unearths all those hidden treasures
0:00:06 > 0:00:09around your home and then sells them for you at auction.
0:00:09 > 0:00:12I'm in South London and don't be fooled by the sunshine, it's chilly.
0:00:12 > 0:00:17I've come to have a look - and only a look - at one of the famous local attractions.
0:00:17 > 0:00:21The Tooting Bec lido is one of the oldest open air pools in Britain
0:00:21 > 0:00:24and it's also now home to the South London swimming club.
0:00:24 > 0:00:29They have exclusive use during the winter months and I have to say
0:00:29 > 0:00:33they are more than incredibly brave in these kind of temperatures.
0:00:33 > 0:00:36I do hope that all of the bidders really take the plunge
0:00:36 > 0:00:39when the items go under the hammer at auction.
0:00:58 > 0:01:04Coming up on Cash in the Attic, our Jonty has stars in his eyes with some of today's finds.
0:01:04 > 0:01:08It's worth, to me, a LOT of money, this.
0:01:08 > 0:01:11Our seller is over the moon about Jonty's valuations.
0:01:11 > 0:01:16- That's great.- Yeah.- Much better than sitting in the cupboard doing nothing for years.
0:01:16 > 0:01:20And when we go to auction, which of our treasures will be manna from heaven?
0:01:20 > 0:01:22- Good.- Very good.- Great.
0:01:22 > 0:01:26Find out more when today's collectibles head for auction.
0:01:26 > 0:01:28I'm on my way to meet two ladies
0:01:28 > 0:01:31who have an incredibly moving story to tell.
0:01:31 > 0:01:33A story that will both surprise you
0:01:33 > 0:01:34and shock you.
0:01:34 > 0:01:37But they've called in the Cash In The Attic team
0:01:37 > 0:01:41to help them make a day out for family and friends to remember.
0:01:42 > 0:01:45Celine Roberts has survived a traumatic upbringing in Ireland
0:01:45 > 0:01:48and indeed has written a book about her ordeal.
0:01:48 > 0:01:52Now retired from a job in nursing she's married and has one son and a granddaughter.
0:01:52 > 0:01:57She wants to move nearer her family so her house needs de-cluttering
0:01:57 > 0:02:02and she's asked her friend Mary and the Cash In The Attic team for help.
0:02:02 > 0:02:05- Jonty...- Morning.- you let me down badly. I'm so disappointed.
0:02:05 > 0:02:09- What have I done?- I thought I'd see you in that pool this morning.
0:02:09 > 0:02:13The sight of me in swimming trunks first thing in the morning, that'd be too much.
0:02:13 > 0:02:17You've got three Irish women leching after you today.
0:02:17 > 0:02:20- Mm, sounds interesting.- I think I see a twinkle in your eye!
0:02:21 > 0:02:24- Hi Celine.- Hello.- Thanks for allowing us to come to your house.
0:02:24 > 0:02:28- Thank you.- Mary, listen, you don't have to kneel when I come in.
0:02:28 > 0:02:32You're allowed to get up. Tell me a bit about this special relationship between you two girls.
0:02:32 > 0:02:36We met about two years ago at the London Irish survivors' group
0:02:36 > 0:02:41in Camden which is a group that was set up for people who were in industrial schools in Ireland.
0:02:41 > 0:02:45- We're not particularly familiar with what an industrial school is.- Yes.
0:02:45 > 0:02:48- But we're going to explore that in great detail...- Yes.
0:02:48 > 0:02:52..throughout the programme. Celine, why are you looking to de-clutter your house?
0:02:52 > 0:02:55Partly because I want to move from here, closer to my son
0:02:55 > 0:02:58because I look after my granddaughter on a Monday.
0:02:58 > 0:03:00She stays with me every Sunday night.
0:03:00 > 0:03:04So I'd like to be nearer to them when she starts school next September.
0:03:04 > 0:03:08- Are you a bit of a collector, a hoarder?- I am, I'm afraid,
0:03:08 > 0:03:14cos we didn't have anything nice in our childhood and there's never anything pretty surrounding us,
0:03:14 > 0:03:19so I tend to pick up bits that look nice more than functional at times.
0:03:19 > 0:03:24We'll have to watch you at auction that you don't buy a whole lot back, never mind sell something.
0:03:24 > 0:03:26That's true. I'll be very tempted.
0:03:26 > 0:03:28And so what are you going to spend the money on?
0:03:28 > 0:03:33I was saying earlier that it's a memorable day out, but what do you want to do?
0:03:33 > 0:03:36We're planning to have a day out with our grandchildren and also
0:03:36 > 0:03:40maybe if there's anything left over for us to have a bit of pampering.
0:03:40 > 0:03:44How much do you think it's going to take to actually do all that?
0:03:44 > 0:03:47If we get three to £400 it'd be good, yeah. Anything really.
0:03:47 > 0:03:49- I was teasing Jonty, our expert, outside...- Yeah.
0:03:49 > 0:03:53I said he had three Irish women leching after him today so I think maybe
0:03:53 > 0:03:57- we better go and do a bit of leching and searching and rummaging...- Yes.
0:03:57 > 0:04:00- ..to find some good things to sell. - Right.- Let's see where he is.
0:04:00 > 0:04:04So where is Jonty? He's not hiding from us, is he?
0:04:04 > 0:04:07- Ah, hello. - Jonty, the Irish have descended.
0:04:07 > 0:04:10Trust you though, to start off with a punch bowl.
0:04:10 > 0:04:15- Just what I would've expected of you.- Is this a bowl that you use?- Yes.
0:04:15 > 0:04:16Yes, I use it quite a lot.
0:04:16 > 0:04:19I haven't used it very much recently, but I used to make
0:04:19 > 0:04:22a punch in it with brandy and white wine and orange juice.
0:04:22 > 0:04:28- Where did it come from? - I bought it from a lady in Ealing about 30 years ago.
0:04:28 > 0:04:32- You're aware that it's silver plate rather than solid silver? - Yes, I am, yes.
0:04:32 > 0:04:37I wasn't aware when I bought it because I didn't know much about silver back then. But yes, I am.
0:04:37 > 0:04:39Were you told its age at all?
0:04:39 > 0:04:42I think the lady that sold it to me told me it was quite old,
0:04:42 > 0:04:45but didn't say how old and I took it that it was probably antique.
0:04:45 > 0:04:50- Was she fibbing?- Well, she might have been stretching the truth somewhat because
0:04:50 > 0:04:55I don't think it's any older than the Second World War, so it's no more than 60, 70 years old.
0:04:55 > 0:04:59- Is it something that can go to the auction sale?- Absolutely, yes.
0:04:59 > 0:05:03We're talking at sale £40, £60, maybe £80, that kind of ballpark.
0:05:03 > 0:05:07- Yes.- And what did you pay for it originally?- £80, originally.
0:05:07 > 0:05:10- Did you?- Right. It'd be quite nice if we could get your money back.
0:05:10 > 0:05:13- It would be nice, but... - We could try that.
0:05:13 > 0:05:14At least it's a fair start today.
0:05:14 > 0:05:18I know you've got lots of goodies, so let's go and find some more.
0:05:18 > 0:05:22We're as pleased as punch with that first find.
0:05:22 > 0:05:26As we seek out more collectibles Jonty's first to make the next find,
0:05:26 > 0:05:30a nine carat gold topped umbrella,
0:05:30 > 0:05:32worth between £30 and £40.
0:05:32 > 0:05:35Mary is hot on Jonty's heels
0:05:35 > 0:05:37with a mahogany-cased mantel clock
0:05:37 > 0:05:39valued at around £40.
0:05:39 > 0:05:40In the meantime,
0:05:40 > 0:05:43Celine's been busy upstairs.
0:05:43 > 0:05:45Jonty, what do you think of these?
0:05:45 > 0:05:49Wow. I say. I like them, before we go any further,
0:05:49 > 0:05:53- and unlike your punch bowl, these are silver.- Mm-hm.
0:05:53 > 0:05:56Solid silver tops. We've got these lovely hallmarks here.
0:05:56 > 0:05:59- Yeah.- That's going to make the dealers very interested.
0:05:59 > 0:06:02It's an Edwardian dressing table set.
0:06:02 > 0:06:04- Right.- For a lady.
0:06:04 > 0:06:07The whole concept of getting your creams and potions
0:06:07 > 0:06:10in the Edwardian period would be that you would collect them,
0:06:10 > 0:06:14when you bought them they would be in packets and sachets
0:06:14 > 0:06:18and then you'd dispense them into these beautiful containers
0:06:18 > 0:06:21that'd be permanently left on the lady's dressing table.
0:06:21 > 0:06:23In the Edwardian period,
0:06:23 > 0:06:27your dressing table, like many other facets of your life, was there
0:06:27 > 0:06:34to show off and if you could afford it, your dressing table set all had to be silver topped, just like this.
0:06:34 > 0:06:37Value-wise, ballpark £60 to £80.
0:06:37 > 0:06:38Oh, that's great.
0:06:38 > 0:06:42Much better than sitting in the cupboard doing nothing for years.
0:06:42 > 0:06:46- Good. Let's sell them.- Yes.- OK? - Absolutely.- Let's carry on.
0:06:48 > 0:06:52So leaving Jonty upstairs, we ladies take a short break.
0:06:52 > 0:06:58Now I'm sure Celine and Mary have quite a tale to tell about their very difficult childhoods.
0:07:00 > 0:07:05- In any Irish household, it's nice to sit down and have a cosy chat by the fire.- Yes.
0:07:05 > 0:07:08I know you've put your life story into book form
0:07:08 > 0:07:10but I'd like to go over the area
0:07:10 > 0:07:12where you went to industrial school.
0:07:12 > 0:07:17Yes, I was five months old when I was taken from the home
0:07:17 > 0:07:19where I was born which was in Blackrock in Cork.
0:07:19 > 0:07:23When my mother was 19 years old she was unmarried when she got pregnant
0:07:23 > 0:07:27with me and I was put into an industrial school in Limerick city.
0:07:27 > 0:07:31How did the nuns treat the children in these industrial schools?
0:07:31 > 0:07:33They were like prisons for children, really.
0:07:33 > 0:07:36We had big grey walls, you didn't go outside of them.
0:07:36 > 0:07:39Most of the day was structured. You got up at 6.00am,
0:07:39 > 0:07:45you turned back your bed, went to Mass, you cleaned the dormitories
0:07:45 > 0:07:49then you had breakfast which consisted of watery porridge.
0:07:49 > 0:07:52How would you describe yourself today having written the book?
0:07:52 > 0:07:57Amazingly, I feel stronger having written the book.
0:07:57 > 0:08:00On the positive side I have a lovely little granddaughter,
0:08:00 > 0:08:01Darcy, who's three and a half.
0:08:01 > 0:08:06- I'm sure it's going to be very mending as well...- Yeah.- ..for you to live close to her.- Yes.
0:08:06 > 0:08:11- So we have got to find all these items around your lovely house.- Yes.
0:08:11 > 0:08:14So that we can take them to auction and hopefully get enough money
0:08:14 > 0:08:16- for this day out.- A day out.
0:08:16 > 0:08:18You girls deserve a pamper.
0:08:21 > 0:08:27Celine and Mary's resilience in spite of the adversity they have faced is really humbling.
0:08:27 > 0:08:32Raising £300 for a little pampering and a day out with the grandchildren
0:08:32 > 0:08:34is the least we can do for them.
0:08:34 > 0:08:38Helping us is this Italian red glass decanter and glasses
0:08:38 > 0:08:40painted with Venetian scenes
0:08:40 > 0:08:43and valued between £35 and £45.
0:08:43 > 0:08:46While Celine and I search in one of the bedrooms,
0:08:46 > 0:08:49I spot a very eye-catching vase.
0:08:49 > 0:08:54- This is particularly beautiful. - Yes.- Oh, my goodness, it's gorgeous. Where did you get it from?
0:08:54 > 0:08:56I bought it in Trinity Road
0:08:56 > 0:08:59quite a long time ago in a little antique shop.
0:08:59 > 0:09:05I have found what I think is a lovely piece. OK, I'm not the trained eye but...
0:09:05 > 0:09:08That's lovely. This is proper Chinese blue and white
0:09:08 > 0:09:15and believe it or not, the earliest ever discovery of blue and white is Chinese back to the ninth century.
0:09:15 > 0:09:17- Wow.- Which is amazing.- Mm-hm.
0:09:17 > 0:09:21- Is this your proper Chinese stuff? - It's proper Chinese stuff.
0:09:21 > 0:09:27- And it's all hand decorated.- Wow. - But in the late 19th Century, shiploads came over to this part of
0:09:27 > 0:09:31the world and all of a sudden people could afford it, it was affordable.
0:09:31 > 0:09:34- But as a consequence, a lot of it's around.- Mm-hm.
0:09:34 > 0:09:37It's not going to fetch a huge amount of money at auction.
0:09:37 > 0:09:39- I'm disappointed. - It's hugely disappointing.
0:09:39 > 0:09:42I'm biting my nails wanting you to say how much it's worth.
0:09:42 > 0:09:49Yes. If you were to place this into the auction sale you're looking at £60, £80, maybe £100.
0:09:49 > 0:09:51Because it's, because of the size...
0:09:51 > 0:09:56- Right.- It's worth it. But if it was smaller, almost next to nothing.
0:09:56 > 0:09:58So are you going to put it up for auction?
0:09:58 > 0:10:01I'd like to still think about it.
0:10:01 > 0:10:04It is a beautiful piece and I have loved it for a long time,
0:10:04 > 0:10:06you know, since I got it.
0:10:06 > 0:10:09- So I need to think about it a bit longer.- Not 100% sure yet.
0:10:09 > 0:10:10- Not 100% sure yet.- All right.
0:10:10 > 0:10:14- I'll pop that down. - I'll be off into the next room.
0:10:14 > 0:10:17- It looks very nice on that cabinet. - It does actually.- It's beautiful.
0:10:17 > 0:10:19Yes, I like it there.
0:10:19 > 0:10:20Onwards and upwards.
0:10:22 > 0:10:26We just have to wait and see if de-cluttering wins out
0:10:26 > 0:10:29over Celine's understandable attachment to this lovely piece.
0:10:29 > 0:10:34Our hunt continues and Jonty digs out this mahogany coal scuttle
0:10:34 > 0:10:36with floral brass decoration.
0:10:36 > 0:10:41Let's hope it heats up the auction room and raises between £30 and £50.
0:10:41 > 0:10:45Mary find this unusual brass-top glass inkwell
0:10:45 > 0:10:47which was given to Celine years ago.
0:10:47 > 0:10:50It's now worth between £30 and £40.
0:10:50 > 0:10:55We're not doing too badly. But the £300 target is still some way off.
0:10:55 > 0:10:58I wonder how much Celine's next find will add to our kitty.
0:10:58 > 0:11:02Jonty, could you have a look at these, please?
0:11:02 > 0:11:04Oh, a set of spoons here.
0:11:04 > 0:11:08They're from Canada, or they were about Canada.
0:11:08 > 0:11:13Having a look here we've got the ten provinces of Canada here and we've got two spoons here.
0:11:13 > 0:11:18This is interesting, 1867 to 1967.
0:11:18 > 0:11:23- Right.- In 1867 was really the birth of modern day Canada.- Oh, right.
0:11:23 > 0:11:27- It was an act called the British North American Act.- Oh, right.
0:11:27 > 0:11:33Which brought together all those ten provinces of Canada into what, of course, we now call Canada.
0:11:33 > 0:11:37- Canada, yeah.- Very nice to see they haven't been cleaned. True to form.
0:11:37 > 0:11:41- Yes.- But that's absolutely fab because these will be silver plated.
0:11:41 > 0:11:44- Right, OK.- That's what these are, silver plated spoons.
0:11:44 > 0:11:47As a whole collection here, that's very good news indeed.
0:11:47 > 0:11:51- OK.- Value-wise we could be making a bit of a stir. £40 to £60.
0:11:51 > 0:11:53- Great.- Oh, great. Fantastic.
0:11:53 > 0:11:55- Happy about that?- Yes, absolutely.
0:11:55 > 0:12:01- Excellent, girls. Follow me - we've got more work to do yet.- Right.- OK.
0:12:01 > 0:12:03They've been sitting in a drawer for over 20 years
0:12:03 > 0:12:07since we brought them back from Canada in 1981.
0:12:07 > 0:12:12It'd be nice if Mary and I could enjoy a day out with the proceeds.
0:12:12 > 0:12:15Well, Celine seems to be in the mood for clearing out her cutlery
0:12:15 > 0:12:18and remembers a case set of hallmarked silver knives.
0:12:18 > 0:12:21She's happy to sell them for £30 to £40.
0:12:21 > 0:12:24What we need are some forks to complete the set,
0:12:24 > 0:12:27but Celine has other plans. Now where is our antique hunter?
0:12:27 > 0:12:31- Where did this come from?- I'm not quite sure where I got this really.
0:12:31 > 0:12:34I have a funny feeling somebody gave it to me a long time ago.
0:12:34 > 0:12:36- OK.- I don't remember buying it.
0:12:36 > 0:12:39- Yes.- So it must have come from somebody.- And that's not you?- No,
0:12:39 > 0:12:42although I have used it at Christmas time.
0:12:42 > 0:12:47- What causes those marks?- Crazing inside the kiln.- Ah.- Oh, right.
0:12:47 > 0:12:52- This plate is dated between 1825 and 1830.- My goodness.
0:12:52 > 0:12:54It's that old.
0:12:54 > 0:12:59But I tell why it's so interesting to me - because this house here is three miles away from where I live.
0:12:59 > 0:13:02- My goodness. - You're not being serious?
0:13:02 > 0:13:05- I'm serious.- So what would they have done? Taken maybe a scene
0:13:05 > 0:13:10inspired by China and put an English house on the corner?
0:13:10 > 0:13:14Well, this is inspired by the Chinese blue and white,
0:13:14 > 0:13:17but this is the English interpretation.
0:13:17 > 0:13:20So all of a sudden you have English designs, English patterns.
0:13:20 > 0:13:22You don't see the Oriental scene -
0:13:22 > 0:13:28you see the tranquil country English scenes with the English house, the English church,
0:13:28 > 0:13:31the thatched roof and down below we've got the gentleman fishing,
0:13:31 > 0:13:34what looks like fishing, on the lake.
0:13:34 > 0:13:40Wonderful thing. Ballpark I suppose, anything between 50, maybe £100.
0:13:40 > 0:13:44- Very good.- Very nice.- How cool would that be, if it got £100?
0:13:44 > 0:13:47- How about that?- That's great. - What d'you think, Mary?
0:13:47 > 0:13:48- Good result.- Isn't it?
0:13:48 > 0:13:52- Absolutely.- I'm sure you're anxious to know exactly how much
0:13:52 > 0:13:57you've raised because you wanted £300 or £400 to have that fabulous day out with your grandchildren.
0:13:57 > 0:14:01About my person - I didn't want you to see this, by the way.
0:14:01 > 0:14:04As we were washing the dishes I've written it all down.
0:14:04 > 0:14:08So without the blue and white urn upstairs in the bedroom,
0:14:08 > 0:14:12you have the grand total of £385.
0:14:12 > 0:14:15- Well, fantastic.- Wow.
0:14:15 > 0:14:19- And...- We'll definitely be able to take them all out.
0:14:19 > 0:14:24- You will. You'll have a great day for that. And if you decide to put the vase in the auction...- Yes?
0:14:24 > 0:14:29- You will have the grand total of £445.- We'll have to put it in, Mary.- Oh, we'll have to.- Yes.
0:14:29 > 0:14:33I think a bit of a massage and a facial and something spoiling for that.
0:14:33 > 0:14:35Something relaxing, that could be.
0:14:35 > 0:14:39- Are you pleased with that? - Absolutely.- Very. Never expected it.
0:14:39 > 0:14:43It's very exciting because it's going to be really exciting at the auction.
0:14:43 > 0:14:46- Thanks very much.- Thanks for having us.- We love you girls, we really do.
0:14:46 > 0:14:48Thanks for coming.
0:14:49 > 0:14:52A very happy note to end a good day's rummage.
0:14:52 > 0:14:55Here are just a few of Celine's treasures soon heading to auction.
0:14:55 > 0:15:00This silver plated and copper punch bowl has been valued at £60.
0:15:00 > 0:15:04Hopefully someone will take a punt on the Venetian decanter
0:15:04 > 0:15:06and glasses with at least £35.
0:15:06 > 0:15:09The magnificent oval serving plate
0:15:09 > 0:15:12depicting Jonty's local landmark Newnham House.
0:15:12 > 0:15:16Made in 1825, it's now worth £50 to £100.
0:15:16 > 0:15:21And if Celine can bear to part with it, the blue and white oriental vase
0:15:21 > 0:15:23worth between £60 and £80.
0:15:23 > 0:15:28Still to come on Cash In The Attic, once we get to the sale room, what will raise the cheers?
0:15:28 > 0:15:30Oh, yay!
0:15:30 > 0:15:32- Brilliant.- Give us a hug.
0:15:32 > 0:15:35- And what will cause the jeers? - I give up.- I'll start crying.
0:15:35 > 0:15:37Don't cry.
0:15:37 > 0:15:40It's all to come when Celine's collectibles go under the hammer.
0:15:43 > 0:15:49It's been several weeks now since we helped two amazing ladies, Celine Roberts and her friend Mary,
0:15:49 > 0:15:52to search Celine's house for treasures and collectibles
0:15:52 > 0:15:56to go under the hammer here at Bonington's Auction House in Essex.
0:15:56 > 0:16:02Remember that the two girls want to raise £300 to have a fabulous day out with their families,
0:16:02 > 0:16:07so let's hope that all their items have an equally fabulous day out when they go under the hammer.
0:16:07 > 0:16:10But where's our Jonty?
0:16:10 > 0:16:12He's not train spotting, is he?
0:16:12 > 0:16:17Every boy should have a train set. You're just loving that, aren't you?
0:16:17 > 0:16:19You caught me red-handed.
0:16:19 > 0:16:22We're going to meet these special girls, Celine and Mary.
0:16:22 > 0:16:24- They're fabulous women. - An incredible story.
0:16:24 > 0:16:28How do you think all their items will fare today?
0:16:28 > 0:16:30I don't know that anything will go through the roof,
0:16:30 > 0:16:33but there are certain things that I think will do well.
0:16:33 > 0:16:37I think the punch bowl is just fun and decorative and the plate,
0:16:37 > 0:16:40that's a nice quality thing, that's almost 200 years old.
0:16:40 > 0:16:43I just want everything to be sold so they can have a fun day out.
0:16:43 > 0:16:45I know. They're just such nice women.
0:16:45 > 0:16:48- Shall we go and say hello? - Yeah, let's go.- OK. This way.
0:16:50 > 0:16:54I think it's the first time any of our sellers have come to the auction by boat.
0:16:54 > 0:16:58- Mary and Celine, good morning. - There you are. Hi there.- Hello.
0:16:58 > 0:17:01- I hear you came by ferry today? - We did, on the Woolwich ferry.
0:17:01 > 0:17:05- At least that's a different way of getting to an auction.- A new way.
0:17:05 > 0:17:07- I see you brought the ginger jar. - I did.
0:17:07 > 0:17:10- Yes. Very good.- Have you girls been to auctions before?
0:17:10 > 0:17:13- No.- No never. Never.- Never ever?
0:17:13 > 0:17:16- Your first time.- First time.- Gosh. - How are you feeling about it?
0:17:16 > 0:17:18- It's exciting.- Exciting.
0:17:18 > 0:17:23Well, your very first auction is about to begin, so I think we should go and get in position.
0:17:23 > 0:17:26- Do you want to follow me?- Yes.
0:17:26 > 0:17:29It's great news that Celine has decided to de-clutter with gusto.
0:17:29 > 0:17:34Her oriental vase should hopefully add another £60 to our kitty.
0:17:34 > 0:17:39If you feel spurred into going into an auction, remember you will be charged commission.
0:17:39 > 0:17:43It's best to check these details and other charges with your local auction room first.
0:17:43 > 0:17:47As the sale gets underway, let's raise a glass to our first lot.
0:17:47 > 0:17:49Lot 109
0:17:49 > 0:17:52is the silver plated punch bowl set.
0:17:52 > 0:17:54Well, it looks very attractive, doesn't it?
0:17:54 > 0:17:59I'm hoping that we're talking £40 to £60, maybe even more than that.
0:17:59 > 0:18:03What shall we say for that? 60 for that?
0:18:03 > 0:18:04Start me at 50, then.
0:18:04 > 0:18:10- Yes.- £40 if you like. I'm bid. Looking for two.- Come on.
0:18:10 > 0:18:13- 40 I'm bid, 42. 44. 46.- Yes.
0:18:13 > 0:18:16Looks like they'll go for it now.
0:18:16 > 0:18:18Five. 60.
0:18:18 > 0:18:21- Five.- That's good. - Bid's here at £60. Looking for five.
0:18:21 > 0:18:24£60 I'm bid. Looking for five.
0:18:24 > 0:18:26I'm selling it at £60.
0:18:26 > 0:18:29Are you all done now at £60, then?
0:18:29 > 0:18:33- That's more like it. - Hey.- That's more like it.
0:18:33 > 0:18:36That's more like it.
0:18:36 > 0:18:38I'll say cheers to that.
0:18:38 > 0:18:43A fabulous start and Celine certainly seems happy with that.
0:18:43 > 0:18:46Will our next item find favour with the bidders?
0:18:46 > 0:18:52I'm hoping for a result on this one. This is the lady's vanity set, so I'm looking for £60. Here it comes.
0:18:52 > 0:18:55- Here it comes.- 60 for those.
0:18:55 > 0:18:58Start me at 50, then.
0:18:59 > 0:19:0240 if you like. 40 I'm bid.
0:19:02 > 0:19:03Looking for two.
0:19:03 > 0:19:0642. 44. 46.
0:19:06 > 0:19:0948. 50. Five.
0:19:09 > 0:19:1250, 60. Five.
0:19:12 > 0:19:1570?
0:19:15 > 0:19:1965's the bid and I'm selling at £65.
0:19:19 > 0:19:22Are you all done at £65?
0:19:23 > 0:19:25Yes. That was splendid.
0:19:25 > 0:19:28Pleased with that, aren't we?
0:19:28 > 0:19:31- Pleased with that. - Drunk with excitement, she is.
0:19:31 > 0:19:35- Yes!- Just two lots sold, but Celine's already delighted.
0:19:35 > 0:19:41Let's hope our good luck holds out if we're to make the £300 we need to give Celine and Mary a great day
0:19:41 > 0:19:46of pampering plus, of course, a day out with the grandchildren.
0:19:46 > 0:19:50We do manage to sell our next item, the set of six silver knives.
0:19:50 > 0:19:52I'm selling them at 25.
0:19:52 > 0:19:54Are you all done at £25?
0:19:54 > 0:19:59For only a fiver under estimate. £50 is the price Jonty put
0:19:59 > 0:20:03on the next item, the serving dish dating back to 1825.
0:20:03 > 0:20:07Our antique hunter has high hopes because it depicts Newnham House,
0:20:07 > 0:20:08his local beauty spot.
0:20:08 > 0:20:14Bids on commission start with me at 25, 30, 35, 40, £45.
0:20:14 > 0:20:17I'm looking for 50 in the room.
0:20:17 > 0:20:1945 on my commissions, looking for 50.
0:20:19 > 0:20:21I'm selling at 45.
0:20:21 > 0:20:24Are you all done at 45, then?
0:20:26 > 0:20:28- Great. That's great.- I love it.
0:20:28 > 0:20:32Celine and Mary are very pleased to see the back of that plate.
0:20:32 > 0:20:35Though Jonty's looking envious of the winning bidder.
0:20:35 > 0:20:37Still, £45 is very welcome.
0:20:37 > 0:20:40Let's hope it's a red letter day for the glass inkwell,
0:20:40 > 0:20:42valued between £30 and £40.
0:20:42 > 0:20:45Are you all done at £20, then?
0:20:45 > 0:20:46A little under estimate,
0:20:46 > 0:20:49but Celine's still pleased it found a buyer.
0:20:49 > 0:20:52Now for the item Celine almost didn't bring along.
0:20:52 > 0:20:56Lot 10 is the 19th Century Chinese vase.
0:20:56 > 0:21:01- How much did you pay for it? - I think I paid about £20, probably not any more.
0:21:01 > 0:21:04And what are we hoping to get for it today, Jonty?
0:21:04 > 0:21:07Oh, we want more, much more than that.
0:21:07 > 0:21:09If we can get £60, we'll be very happy.
0:21:09 > 0:21:12Starting at £50 for this one.
0:21:14 > 0:21:16Start me at 40, then.
0:21:16 > 0:21:18£40.
0:21:18 > 0:21:2130 if you like.
0:21:21 > 0:21:24Is there £20 anywhere?
0:21:24 > 0:21:26No-one wants it, no?
0:21:26 > 0:21:2820 I'm bid, looking for two.
0:21:28 > 0:21:3020 I'm bid, looking for two.
0:21:30 > 0:21:36I shall sell it at £20. Are you all done at £20, then?
0:21:36 > 0:21:39Oh, Celine.
0:21:39 > 0:21:42It sold for exactly the price you bought it for.
0:21:43 > 0:21:46Oh, calamity. It really should have sold for more.
0:21:46 > 0:21:50I can't help thinking that Celine should have actually kept it.
0:21:50 > 0:21:52That's auctions for you. Some you win, some you lose.
0:21:52 > 0:21:58Halfway through the sale and with any luck, our next item will strike the right note.
0:21:58 > 0:22:01163 is the mahogany case mantel clock.
0:22:01 > 0:22:03Is it worth much, do you think?
0:22:03 > 0:22:06We're looking for £40, that kind of ballpark.
0:22:06 > 0:22:09- We'll be very happy if we can get that kind of figure.- Yeah.- OK?
0:22:09 > 0:22:10And here it is.
0:22:10 > 0:22:1240 for that.
0:22:12 > 0:22:14£40.
0:22:14 > 0:22:17Start me at 30, then.
0:22:17 > 0:22:19Is there £20?
0:22:19 > 0:22:2120 I'm bid. Looking for two.
0:22:21 > 0:22:2322. 24.
0:22:23 > 0:22:2726. 28.
0:22:27 > 0:22:2930. 32.
0:22:29 > 0:22:3232's the bid. Looking for 34.
0:22:32 > 0:22:34Cheap little clock at £32.
0:22:34 > 0:22:37- Is there 34 anywhere?- Come on. - 34 now. New bidder.
0:22:37 > 0:22:4036. 38, sir.
0:22:40 > 0:22:4236 is the bid.
0:22:42 > 0:22:44And I'm selling at £36.
0:22:44 > 0:22:46Are you all done?
0:22:46 > 0:22:48- Very good.- Oh.
0:22:48 > 0:22:50That was good, wasn't it?
0:22:50 > 0:22:53Now that's more like it. Just under estimate.
0:22:53 > 0:22:55Will our next lot also light someone's fire?
0:22:55 > 0:23:01- Lot 57 is the mahogany coal box. - And what did you pay for it?
0:23:01 > 0:23:05- About £15.- So Jonty, will we get more than the 15 today?
0:23:05 > 0:23:07- I'm hoping we can double that today. - At least.
0:23:07 > 0:23:1230 for that. £30.
0:23:12 > 0:23:14Start me at 20, then.
0:23:14 > 0:23:17£20, surely? 20 I'm bid.
0:23:17 > 0:23:19Looking for two.
0:23:19 > 0:23:21I'm selling it at £20.
0:23:21 > 0:23:25Are you all done at £20 only? Are you all done?
0:23:25 > 0:23:28It'd be worth more money if there was coal in it, you see.
0:23:28 > 0:23:31Mm. Disappointing, but it was a sale nonetheless
0:23:31 > 0:23:34and has cleared a little more room in Celine's home.
0:23:34 > 0:23:39With three lots left, we're really counting on our next item raising a cheer.
0:23:39 > 0:23:41£35 actually, would be better still.
0:23:42 > 0:23:47244 is the Venetian glass decanter and glasses with painted scenes.
0:23:47 > 0:23:4930 for those.
0:23:49 > 0:23:53Start me at 20 then.
0:23:53 > 0:23:5410 if you like.
0:23:54 > 0:23:56No-one wants them.
0:23:56 > 0:23:57- No.- Oh.
0:23:59 > 0:24:00How pathetic is that?
0:24:00 > 0:24:03- I can't believe that. - I know.- How pathetic!
0:24:03 > 0:24:07What a pity no-one went for this eye catching, if incomplete,
0:24:07 > 0:24:08set of glasses and decanter.
0:24:08 > 0:24:11Let's hope we do better with our penultimate item,
0:24:11 > 0:24:15the set of 12 silver plated spoons that Celine bought in Canada.
0:24:15 > 0:24:18They're worth between £40 and £60.
0:24:18 > 0:24:2030 for those.
0:24:20 > 0:24:24- Start me at £20.- Please.
0:24:24 > 0:24:27No-one at 20? Ten if you like.
0:24:27 > 0:24:31Ten I'm bid. Looking for 12.
0:24:31 > 0:24:32I'm selling at £10.
0:24:32 > 0:24:34Are you all done at £10?
0:24:36 > 0:24:39I give up. I just give up.
0:24:39 > 0:24:41Shocking. That's less than £1 per spoon.
0:24:41 > 0:24:43What's wrong with the bidders today?
0:24:43 > 0:24:45We've got all our fingers crossed
0:24:45 > 0:24:48that the final item doesn't dampen our spirits completely.
0:24:48 > 0:24:50We're looking for at least £30.
0:24:50 > 0:24:53With the weather we've been having in the last few years,
0:24:53 > 0:24:57I'm surprised you're selling your umbrella. Where did you get it?
0:24:57 > 0:24:59I think a friend gave it to me in London.
0:24:59 > 0:25:01Not that long ago, I think. Just a few years ago.
0:25:01 > 0:25:05I hope the friend's not watching cos you're going to get rid of it now!
0:25:05 > 0:25:10Nice little lot this one and bids on the books start with me at £25.
0:25:10 > 0:25:11I'm looking for 30 in the room.
0:25:11 > 0:25:14Straight in £25. That's good.
0:25:14 > 0:25:17I've got two. 38. 40 with you, madam.
0:25:17 > 0:25:20Is there two anywhere? £40 and selling.
0:25:20 > 0:25:22Are you all done at £40?
0:25:22 > 0:25:23That's brilliant.
0:25:24 > 0:25:26Yay!
0:25:26 > 0:25:29Give us a hug, love. Marvellous.
0:25:29 > 0:25:31Thankfully a great sale
0:25:31 > 0:25:34and I hope it makes all the difference when it comes to
0:25:34 > 0:25:35the day's final reckoning.
0:25:35 > 0:25:38- Originally, how much were we looking for?- 300.
0:25:38 > 0:25:40£300 to have this great day out.
0:25:40 > 0:25:42- The good news is... - How've they done?
0:25:42 > 0:25:46..that you have got...£341.
0:25:46 > 0:25:48- Oh!- Thank you very much.
0:25:48 > 0:25:54- We wish you both well and have the most wonderful day out with your children.- Great. Yes, fantastic.
0:25:56 > 0:26:01Celine's raised enough money at auction for a day's luxury pampering for her and Mary.
0:26:01 > 0:26:05But before that, Celine invites her family out on a very different kind of treat.
0:26:05 > 0:26:09We're here today at Godstone Farm for a family day out with my granddaughter Darcy
0:26:09 > 0:26:14and my son Anthony and we're hoping to have a lovely day.
0:26:14 > 0:26:16What a lovely, lovely scene.
0:26:16 > 0:26:19And of course, family is extremely important to Celine.
0:26:19 > 0:26:24So the plan to move closer to her son is not only good news for her, but also for little Darcy,
0:26:24 > 0:26:28who'll be able to spend plenty of gorgeous days like this with her grandma.
0:26:28 > 0:26:32I love coming out with the family and hopefully we'll have a lot more family days in the future.
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