0:00:02 > 0:00:06Welcome to the show that sets out to find and auction your hidden treasures.
0:00:06 > 0:00:09Today I've come to Leicestershire and in order to set the scene
0:00:09 > 0:00:12I've come to the very lovely Claybrook Mill.
0:00:12 > 0:00:16The great thing about this place is it's one of the very few water mills left working in the country.
0:00:16 > 0:00:21The ideal place to get a sense of what Leicestershire is all about.
0:00:21 > 0:00:25It's believed there's been a mill on this site for more than 1000 years
0:00:25 > 0:00:29but the present three-storey building dates from the 18th century.
0:00:29 > 0:00:32The mill was restored to working order around 20 years ago
0:00:32 > 0:00:36and has been run by the Eales family for the past eight years.
0:00:36 > 0:00:40Milling is by water power with grain fed into the powerful millstones
0:00:40 > 0:00:43to produce flours and award-winning breakfast cereals.
0:00:43 > 0:00:50So let's hope I can find plenty of collectibles to whet our buyers' appetites as we go to auction.
0:01:10 > 0:01:13I'm about to meet an inspiring lady,
0:01:13 > 0:01:16who's also something of an adventurer,
0:01:16 > 0:01:21and she's called us in to raise money for a charity which she's incredibly close to.
0:01:21 > 0:01:26Coming up on today's Cash In The Attic I take on a compulsive hoarder.
0:01:26 > 0:01:29- I get the feeling you might be in denial.- Oh, you cheeky thing!
0:01:31 > 0:01:34A family battle starts over a tasty looking plate.
0:01:34 > 0:01:38I've heard of the War of the Roses but not the War of the Lettuce Leaf!
0:01:38 > 0:01:41And there's a fantastic surprise at auction.
0:01:41 > 0:01:45I'll do the adding up, I want to check it! I don't believe it!
0:01:45 > 0:01:50So let's hope we'll all still be smiling when the final hammer falls.
0:01:50 > 0:01:55This delightful bungalow in the heart of Leicestershire is the home of retired teacher, Yvonne Coulson.
0:01:55 > 0:01:59Yvonne is a real globetrotter and since retiring she's refused
0:01:59 > 0:02:05to put her feet up and has travelled the world helping to set up schools in Third World countries.
0:02:05 > 0:02:09Yvonne's daughter Christine has followed her mum's footsteps into teaching
0:02:09 > 0:02:12but doesn't quite share the same passion for hoarding.
0:02:12 > 0:02:19Her mum's house is full to the brim with collectibles, but Christine has declared that enough is enough.
0:02:19 > 0:02:21- Morning, Jonty.- There you are.
0:02:21 > 0:02:23- How are you, squire? - Very good, how are you?
0:02:23 > 0:02:27Very good, sir, very good. Now, this is quite interesting because I've got a combination for you.
0:02:27 > 0:02:32Mother and daughter, Yvonne and Christine, but Yvonne by her own admission is something of a hoarder.
0:02:32 > 0:02:34Not the first time I've heard that.
0:02:34 > 0:02:38But the good news is in amongst it all she has been a collector
0:02:38 > 0:02:42- so hopefully you should find enough to keep you busy. - Shall we get inside?
0:02:42 > 0:02:47- Let's get inside and I'll go and find Yvonne and Christine. - I'll get busy.
0:02:47 > 0:02:49- Hello.- Hello.
0:02:49 > 0:02:53- I can see the rummaging is all under way.- Yes.
0:02:53 > 0:02:55Nice to see you, Yvonne. You must be Christine.
0:02:55 > 0:02:56- Yes, hi there.- Nice to see you both.
0:02:56 > 0:03:01Now why did you call us in if it wasn't plainly obvious to everybody looking at this?
0:03:01 > 0:03:05Oh dear, well, I really need to declutter a bit.
0:03:05 > 0:03:07But where did it all come from?
0:03:07 > 0:03:10It's just grown like topsy.
0:03:10 > 0:03:14But I get the feeling that you're something of a hoarder?
0:03:14 > 0:03:17Oh, yes, yes.
0:03:17 > 0:03:20I don't like to part with anything because it just might come in useful.
0:03:20 > 0:03:24- And how do you cope with that? I've got a mother just like this, Christine.- It's just madness.
0:03:24 > 0:03:28There's stuff everywhere. She always thinks, "That'll come in handy,"
0:03:28 > 0:03:30and most of the time it never does.
0:03:30 > 0:03:33But I do use a lot of this stuff a great deal.
0:03:33 > 0:03:37I mean, all of this, I use for my flower arranging.
0:03:37 > 0:03:40- I get the feeling you might be in denial.- Oh, you cheeky thing!
0:03:42 > 0:03:46Now, what are you hoping to raise money for with all this?
0:03:46 > 0:03:53Well, I work for a charity that sends people out to the Third World to teach
0:03:53 > 0:03:59and I've got a school that I'm connected with in Port Elizabeth in South Africa
0:03:59 > 0:04:03and I've just come back from a school in Kathmandu.
0:04:03 > 0:04:05- In Nepal.- Yeah.
0:04:05 > 0:04:07I would like to send them some money.
0:04:07 > 0:04:11Well, it's a fantastic endeavour and terrifically worthwhile.
0:04:11 > 0:04:13You're hoping that mum is going to declutter.
0:04:13 > 0:04:19I can see the sense of sending money out to those projects is absolutely a brilliant idea.
0:04:19 > 0:04:21How much are you hoping to raise?
0:04:21 > 0:04:23What would make a difference to those schools?
0:04:23 > 0:04:28Well, if we got about £500 that would be 250 for each school
0:04:28 > 0:04:31which perhaps doesn't sound a great deal to us
0:04:31 > 0:04:35- but in the Third World 250 can go quite a long way.- Well, who knows.
0:04:35 > 0:04:38We might find a lot more than that!
0:04:38 > 0:04:41- It would be nice to send them a bit more.- Yes, you never know what we might find.
0:04:41 > 0:04:45- But we'll head for £500. - A couple of spiders possibly!
0:04:45 > 0:04:46You'll meet some of those.
0:04:46 > 0:04:49You never know, 500 quid is the target, we may get a bit more.
0:04:49 > 0:04:53Jonty is busily rifling through your property, so let's go
0:04:53 > 0:04:56and see how we're getting on, yeah?
0:04:56 > 0:05:00- A good idea.- After you, lead on. - Off we go.- Off you go.
0:05:00 > 0:05:03Raising money for Yvonne's schools is a great idea
0:05:03 > 0:05:07and I have the feeling that this retired teacher is going to be keeping a strict eye
0:05:07 > 0:05:12on all of us today, making sure no one slacks in the search for hidden valuables.
0:05:12 > 0:05:17One man who's hoping to score top marks and become teacher's pet before the day is out
0:05:17 > 0:05:21is our very own antiques expert, Jonty Hearndon. Hey, Jonty, what have you found?
0:05:21 > 0:05:25Look at these. We've got some, a collection of ceramic figures,
0:05:25 > 0:05:27- they're Hummel figures. - Hummel figures?
0:05:27 > 0:05:31They all childlike, so can you see how distinctive they are?
0:05:31 > 0:05:34- Yeah, they're quite cute actually, aren't they?- Where are they from?
0:05:34 > 0:05:38Some I inherited from my mother-in-law and some from my mother.
0:05:38 > 0:05:40Do you have any favourites?
0:05:40 > 0:05:43- These two. - Were they a birthday present?
0:05:43 > 0:05:45Yes, I had these for my birthday.
0:05:45 > 0:05:48- Which birthday?- 18th birthday.
0:05:48 > 0:05:51Many moons ago, mummy!
0:05:51 > 0:05:55You see I can date those so I'm not going to reveal that now.
0:05:55 > 0:05:59- But are these very collectible, Jonty?- They're very collectible.
0:05:59 > 0:06:05The history of Hummel figures really goes back to the pre-war period. It's German.
0:06:05 > 0:06:10It was Franz Goebel who owned a ceramics factory, was looking for inspiration
0:06:10 > 0:06:13and he saw these postcards by Sister Maria Hummel
0:06:13 > 0:06:17and they were of these innocent childlike images,
0:06:17 > 0:06:20which inspired him to create these figurines,
0:06:20 > 0:06:25so it was his association with her that created these figurines.
0:06:25 > 0:06:29There's something of the Hans Christian Andersen about them, isn't there?
0:06:29 > 0:06:32Yes, there's a gentle innocence about the whole thing.
0:06:32 > 0:06:38I've been totting up in my head the sort of rough ballpark we're looking at and very conservatively
0:06:38 > 0:06:42we're looking at £100 to £150, maybe more for the collection.
0:06:42 > 0:06:44So it's a really good start.
0:06:44 > 0:06:49Good, well, there we are then. That's one lot of lots potentially.
0:06:49 > 0:06:51- We've made a start. - We have made a start.
0:06:51 > 0:06:53Let's see what else there is. Plenty to see, Jonty.
0:06:53 > 0:06:55Good. Let's carry on.
0:06:55 > 0:06:59That's a terrific start towards our £500 target.
0:06:59 > 0:07:03If Yvonne's kept hold of the Hummel figures since she was 18
0:07:03 > 0:07:08I can only begin to imagine what else we might discover in this hoarder's home today.
0:07:09 > 0:07:14Yvonne finds some things in the kitchen that she thinks might be of interest,
0:07:14 > 0:07:17- if only she could reach them.- Jonty!
0:07:19 > 0:07:22- Ah, you're in the kitchen. - Yeah, I've got these two jugs
0:07:22 > 0:07:25I don't want but there's a third one up there and I can't reach it.
0:07:25 > 0:07:28- Shall I get it down for you?- Please.
0:07:28 > 0:07:29That's very decorative, isn't it?
0:07:29 > 0:07:33OK, so what have we got here? Let's have a look. So who's this by?
0:07:33 > 0:07:35Oh, that's really good news, Susie Cooper.
0:07:35 > 0:07:38You can't get better than that. Have you heard of Susie Cooper before?
0:07:38 > 0:07:42Well, yes, I don't think she's quite in the same class as Clarice Cliff,
0:07:42 > 0:07:46- is she, but she's of the same generation.- Not far off. Yes, she is of the same generation.
0:07:46 > 0:07:49The same type of style.
0:07:49 > 0:07:52Now Susie Cooper is very difficult to sum up
0:07:52 > 0:07:57because she was around as an influential designer for so long.
0:07:57 > 0:08:02She was born in the potteries really at the beginning of the 20th century and died right at the end.
0:08:02 > 0:08:04She died in 1995.
0:08:04 > 0:08:08She was around for so long so she moved with the times.
0:08:08 > 0:08:13She was actually exactly the same sort of generation as my mother then.
0:08:13 > 0:08:15No wonder mother got her vase.
0:08:15 > 0:08:17It's difficult to put your finger on Susie Cooper
0:08:17 > 0:08:23because she just changed her style so much, so she really went from those jazzy Art Deco lines
0:08:23 > 0:08:26and then in the '50s she had those polka dot designs
0:08:26 > 0:08:29so a complete contrast, but she always had a success.
0:08:29 > 0:08:35She always made a success of what she did and she was even given the OBE
0:08:35 > 0:08:40for her services to the industry so ball park, probably around £40.
0:08:40 > 0:08:43Oh, that's not bad for three bits of pot.
0:08:43 > 0:08:45Good, let's leave those there.
0:08:45 > 0:08:48- OK.- Back this way. I'll follow you this time.
0:08:48 > 0:08:53Three bits of pot indeed. I don't know but with high hopes
0:08:53 > 0:08:54for the Susie Cooper collection
0:08:54 > 0:08:59we continued to search Yvonne's charming home for more antiques to take to auction.
0:08:59 > 0:09:04There's just so much to see in this treasure trove of a house and in the bedroom Christine thinks
0:09:04 > 0:09:07she may have found something that could be Jonty's tipple.
0:09:07 > 0:09:09Jonty?
0:09:09 > 0:09:11Have a look at this.
0:09:12 > 0:09:15- Ah, what have you got? - What do you reckon?- A decanter, eh?
0:09:15 > 0:09:22OK, so we've got this stylised blue decanter, blue glass decanter,
0:09:22 > 0:09:25and if you look at this applied decoration,
0:09:25 > 0:09:29that bit of art would be genuine silver and that was literally
0:09:29 > 0:09:33just applied, just like a transfer, on to the decorations
0:09:33 > 0:09:36so that's not necessarily hand-decorated.
0:09:36 > 0:09:39That would be applied, therefore mass produced.
0:09:39 > 0:09:42So have we got anything else to go with it?
0:09:42 > 0:09:44- There's some little goblets.- OK.
0:09:44 > 0:09:50So these are, now, you can tell instantly that this isn't British.
0:09:50 > 0:09:53- Right.- Because these are little tiny liqueur glasses and in Britain
0:09:53 > 0:09:57we just didn't make decanters and liqueur glasses like that,
0:09:57 > 0:10:00whereas the whole of continental Europe,
0:10:00 > 0:10:06liqueur was much bigger, so you get these tiny little, therefore liqueur
0:10:06 > 0:10:10decanters, along with sets, so we have a set of six here
0:10:10 > 0:10:13which is very common to see it in that order.
0:10:13 > 0:10:17So as far as value's concerned, on a good day we're looking at about £40.
0:10:17 > 0:10:19- Excellent.- Is that OK?- Great.
0:10:19 > 0:10:22- Right, shall we drink to that? - Cheers.- Good.
0:10:22 > 0:10:24The decanter, I was surprised it was worth so much.
0:10:24 > 0:10:27I wouldn't have thought anybody would be interested in it, really.
0:10:27 > 0:10:32It's just always been around and well, may as well get rid of it,
0:10:32 > 0:10:34get rid of some of the other clutter.
0:10:34 > 0:10:37Well, Christie might not have been their biggest fan
0:10:37 > 0:10:41but the decanter and glasses have poured another £40 into today's kitty.
0:10:41 > 0:10:47Jonty's leaving no stone or cupboard unturned in his search today and we're progressing steadily towards
0:10:47 > 0:10:52the £500 that Yvonne is hoping to donate to schools in Nepal and South Africa.
0:10:52 > 0:10:56Now looking at all of the stuff here it would suggest that you're quite a passionate collector?
0:10:56 > 0:11:01No, not really. I just sort of everywhere I go,
0:11:01 > 0:11:04I bring something back and I just don't like to part with things.
0:11:04 > 0:11:08You know, I get attached to them so I hang on to them,
0:11:08 > 0:11:13but I really think it's time I got rid of a few bits and pieces now.
0:11:13 > 0:11:18The lovely thing is that what we're raising money for is a very worthy cause,
0:11:18 > 0:11:21but how did you get involved in that charitable work?
0:11:21 > 0:11:25Well, in a Saga magazine I saw this advertisement
0:11:25 > 0:11:29which is partly Saga Charitable Trusts,
0:11:29 > 0:11:33but mainly an organisation called People and Places,
0:11:33 > 0:11:38they're down in the West Country, and they send out mature...
0:11:38 > 0:11:40- people.- Mature is a very respectful word, isn't it?
0:11:40 > 0:11:44Definitely. Mature. A case of the Victor Matures here.
0:11:44 > 0:11:46Mature people
0:11:46 > 0:11:51to work in projects abroad and I had been to
0:11:51 > 0:11:55a number of countries in Africa but I had been to South Africa before
0:11:55 > 0:11:58and the thought of working in a township school
0:11:58 > 0:12:03which was my first placement, was really
0:12:03 > 0:12:09very, very sort of, it really drew me and I'm really enjoyed it when I went.
0:12:09 > 0:12:12And then just recently,
0:12:12 > 0:12:16I've done a six-week stint in Nepal.
0:12:16 > 0:12:20Yvonne, retirement isn't a word that really suits you, does it?
0:12:20 > 0:12:26No, probably not. I shall perhaps slow down as I get really old.
0:12:26 > 0:12:30- Or older, older!- Let's hope it's not for many years to come.
0:12:30 > 0:12:35We can't hang around here either. We do need £500, if not a bit more.
0:12:35 > 0:12:41Yes, so we need to go and rummage, so get out of that chair and let's go and dig, see what we can find.
0:12:41 > 0:12:43I'll consider myself told off then.
0:12:44 > 0:12:46That certainly told me
0:12:46 > 0:12:51but Yvonne's determination to reach our target today is really evident.
0:12:51 > 0:12:56Keen to add to the fund and escape a possible telling-off by our feisty retired teacher, Jonty continues
0:12:56 > 0:13:01to search high and low and finds a lovely Art Deco dressing-table set
0:13:01 > 0:13:04which Yvonne's mother received as an 18th birthday present.
0:13:04 > 0:13:10Made from green coloured glass we're hoping it catches the bidders' eyes
0:13:10 > 0:13:12with its price tag of £30 to £50.
0:13:12 > 0:13:17Christine is still on her mission to minimalise and has found this Murano glass clown
0:13:17 > 0:13:21and bird, which we're hoping will fly off the shelf at auction
0:13:21 > 0:13:24with a very reasonable estimate of £20 to £30.
0:13:24 > 0:13:27And I'm doing my bit for the search as well.
0:13:27 > 0:13:33Another colourful item of Yvonne's catches my eye, but the question is can we take it to auction?
0:13:33 > 0:13:37- So you're happy to part with this but you're not sure Christine is. - No, I'm not sure.
0:13:37 > 0:13:41She's mentioned once or twice that she quite liked this.
0:13:41 > 0:13:44So she might want to keep it as a memento as you did?
0:13:44 > 0:13:49- Maybe.- Let's give Christine the benefit of the doubt shall we and see what she thinks about it?
0:13:49 > 0:13:53Christine? Ah, there you are. Is Jonty with you? Come in, Jonty.
0:13:53 > 0:13:56- Hey, you're not getting rid of that! - Now then, do you want to keep this?
0:13:56 > 0:13:59- Yes!- Are you sure?
0:13:59 > 0:14:02- That's like my childhood. - Why do you want a lettuce leaf?
0:14:02 > 0:14:05Because we used to trick everyone, we used to put the lettuce
0:14:05 > 0:14:08and little tomatoes, then we'd say, "Would you like a tomato?"
0:14:08 > 0:14:12- Jonty, it's a family game. - She can't get rid of that.- You've got a family dispute going on.
0:14:12 > 0:14:14Yes, yes, yes.
0:14:14 > 0:14:17Now, I know that this is made by Carlton Ware.
0:14:17 > 0:14:20Carlton Ware were very big in the 1920s and '30s.
0:14:20 > 0:14:26They produced some fantastic quality lustreware and some of it is worth a small fortune.
0:14:26 > 0:14:30But for my money I love this because it really has that
0:14:30 > 0:14:34tactile feel about it and they produced this lettuce leaf design.
0:14:34 > 0:14:40I'm pretty sure it's pre-'50s because I can remember trying to get the tomatoes on it in the '40s!
0:14:40 > 0:14:42Now you're giving your age away!
0:14:42 > 0:14:45But because I've seen it before, it might give you
0:14:45 > 0:14:49some sort of indication that this is not top-drawer Carlton Ware.
0:14:49 > 0:14:53- All right?- Yes. - But we are still talking, because it's in mint condition,
0:14:53 > 0:14:56perfect condition - there's no chips or breaks...
0:14:56 > 0:14:59- I'm surprised, cos it got used every weekend!- Yes!
0:14:59 > 0:15:01No, it's very robust.
0:15:01 > 0:15:04I can't see any chips. You've done very well.
0:15:04 > 0:15:06Yes. Come on, I'm dying to know!
0:15:06 > 0:15:10- £20-£30.- Oh.- I'll give you 20 quid!
0:15:10 > 0:15:13That doesn't seem very much, Jonty, to be honest.
0:15:13 > 0:15:16Well, we're selling it at auction sale and remember,
0:15:16 > 0:15:21the people that will be buying this more often than not will be wanting to sell it on for a profit as well.
0:15:21 > 0:15:24So you may see this for a little bit more in a shop.
0:15:24 > 0:15:28But it sounds like you're prepared to buy that to stop it going in the auction.
0:15:28 > 0:15:31Yeah. I can't believe you're thinking of getting rid of that.
0:15:31 > 0:15:34I can see this debate is going to go on between you.
0:15:34 > 0:15:38We might have to call in the next member of her family
0:15:38 > 0:15:41and see whether she thinks it ought to go to their house or not.
0:15:41 > 0:15:44We shall ask the granddaughter what she thinks.
0:15:44 > 0:15:46This is gonna be a big family debate, I can see.
0:15:46 > 0:15:49All over one lettuce leaf and two little tomatoes.
0:15:49 > 0:15:51There you go. Wars have started over less, I suspect.
0:15:51 > 0:15:56I've heard of the Wars Of The Roses but not the War Of The Lettuce Leaf!
0:15:56 > 0:15:59We'll just have to wait and see. If you bring it to auction, brilliant.
0:15:59 > 0:16:01If you don't, you don't.
0:16:01 > 0:16:07There's no way I'm gonna let her get rid of that lettuce leaf, not for £20, £30.
0:16:07 > 0:16:12That's part of my childhood and no, I can't believe she's even contemplating getting rid of it.
0:16:12 > 0:16:17I think the War Of The Lettuce Leaf looks set to continue for some time yet.
0:16:17 > 0:16:20But if we can't count on it coming to auction, then we need to keep on
0:16:20 > 0:16:24searching for items that we can rely on turning up.
0:16:24 > 0:16:28Yvonne seems to have embraced the idea of de-cluttering, for now at least,
0:16:28 > 0:16:32and has dug out this lovely oak desk set, complete with two glass ink bottles.
0:16:32 > 0:16:37Let's hope it draws attention at the sale with its estimate of £20-£40.
0:16:40 > 0:16:43'And I'm hoping this pretty walnut display cabinet will entice
0:16:43 > 0:16:49'the bidders at auction as Jonty estimates its value at £40-£50.
0:16:49 > 0:16:53'Well, our search is going well today, so I decide to take five minutes out
0:16:53 > 0:16:58'to find out a little more about our tireless teacher Yvonne from daughter Christine.'
0:16:58 > 0:17:02- It strikes me that you're very close as a mother and daughter. - We are, yes.
0:17:02 > 0:17:04Only five miles away!
0:17:04 > 0:17:11- So in geography as well as...! - Yes, see her daily, really...- Yep.
0:17:11 > 0:17:16..and the kids come round a lot and they stay over, which is always a bonus - babysitter on tap.
0:17:16 > 0:17:18She's clearly got the travelling bug.
0:17:18 > 0:17:21She never seems to sit still for more than five minutes.
0:17:21 > 0:17:25I know. It's incredible. I hope I've got her energy...
0:17:25 > 0:17:28Because I haven't got her energy at the moment, but I would love it
0:17:28 > 0:17:30to just be able to do all the things she does.
0:17:30 > 0:17:32She tires me out just looking at her.
0:17:32 > 0:17:36- Yes, she's clearly a bit of a whirlwind, isn't she? - I know. She just...
0:17:36 > 0:17:42I don't know where she gets it from, but I would like it. Maybe she could bottle it!
0:17:42 > 0:17:47- Now, the charity work that she does. You must be quite proud of her. - I know. She's very good, bless her.
0:17:47 > 0:17:53She's always thinking of others. She's just generally one of those, you know...
0:17:53 > 0:17:55She says, "I don't need anything."
0:17:55 > 0:18:01She goes out on these missions, helping all the children in Nepal and what have you.
0:18:01 > 0:18:06As you've said, she is clearly always thinking of others, not least those two charities in South Africa
0:18:06 > 0:18:11and Nepal, but she's also got you guys in mind for a little treat on the back of this.
0:18:11 > 0:18:13What's in store for you?
0:18:13 > 0:18:17Ellie, my daughter, is really into drama and dancing
0:18:17 > 0:18:20and she wants to go down to London to see a West End show.
0:18:20 > 0:18:24I took her last year to see Grease after there was the programme on the television,
0:18:24 > 0:18:30and I've said it would be really nice for us all to go down as a treat and see a West End show.
0:18:30 > 0:18:35- Brilliant, so she's a little star in the making.- She is, she is a right little star!
0:18:35 > 0:18:38So we're chasing £500.
0:18:38 > 0:18:40The hope is that, if we can get any more than that,
0:18:40 > 0:18:44- you could have perhaps a whole weekend in London. - You never know. It would be great!
0:18:44 > 0:18:48Let's go and find Yvonne and Jonty and see if the figure is rising.
0:18:48 > 0:18:50Excellent.
0:18:51 > 0:18:54And rising it is, as our bundle of energy Yvonne
0:18:54 > 0:19:00has unearthed a set of miniature china animals which Jonty hopes will fetch a sizable £40-£60.
0:19:00 > 0:19:05And meanwhile, out in the garage, I've found part of a dinner service by Alfred Meakin,
0:19:05 > 0:19:10which is packed off to auction with a tasty price tag of £30-£40.
0:19:10 > 0:19:14We're climbing steadily towards our £500 target, but I hope you don't think
0:19:14 > 0:19:20it's playtime quite yet, Jonty, as our retired teacher will have something to say about that.
0:19:20 > 0:19:24Ah-ha, I see you found the boys' toys!
0:19:24 > 0:19:26- You caught me red-handed.- Yes.
0:19:26 > 0:19:32- There's a wonderful collection of Dublo from Hornby.- Yes. - Where is this from?
0:19:32 > 0:19:38Originally it was my husband's, but my son has donated it.
0:19:38 > 0:19:44It became his train and he's played with it and used it,
0:19:44 > 0:19:48but originally it was my husband's, so it probably dates from the late '40s, early '50s.
0:19:48 > 0:19:51- So when he was a child? - When he was a small boy, yes.
0:19:51 > 0:19:55So this locomotive here, the Silver King,
0:19:55 > 0:20:00was commissioned in 1935 and did the Newcastle-London run.
0:20:00 > 0:20:06But I suspect in your husband's case it did more trips round the living room than Newcastle to London!
0:20:06 > 0:20:08You can certainly see that with all the chips out of it.
0:20:08 > 0:20:13And as far as collecting is concerned - dealers, collectors want things in mint condition,
0:20:13 > 0:20:18so our dear old Silver King here may not have very much value to it.
0:20:18 > 0:20:21But believe it or not, this collection is really going to add up.
0:20:21 > 0:20:25Collectively, we have to be looking in excess of £100.
0:20:25 > 0:20:28Believe it or not, we could be up to £200 here.
0:20:28 > 0:20:30- Right.- Do you think Mark would be pleased with that?
0:20:30 > 0:20:33- I think he'd be very happy with that.- That's good.
0:20:33 > 0:20:39That is a terrific result, which really gets us on track for our £500 target.
0:20:39 > 0:20:44'But Christine and I think we may have found something to really end the day on a high.'
0:20:44 > 0:20:46Jonty?
0:20:46 > 0:20:47Are you in there?
0:20:47 > 0:20:50- Yvonne. Come out into the sunshine. - What have you got?
0:20:50 > 0:20:54Apart from everybody mowing their lawns, I've got something quite exciting here.
0:20:54 > 0:20:58Wow, yes, this is Clarice Cliff.
0:20:58 > 0:21:02- Wonderful. So we have a large bowl and how many?- And six small dishes.
0:21:02 > 0:21:07Wonderful. You can kind of spot Clarice Cliff from about 20 paces.
0:21:07 > 0:21:10First of all, you've got this distinctive cream ground.
0:21:10 > 0:21:15But then you've got these very, very jazzy Art Deco, bold, bold patterns and colours.
0:21:15 > 0:21:18And is it hand-painted? Because it looks like brush marks.
0:21:18 > 0:21:21Yes, that's the great thing about Clarice Cliff.
0:21:21 > 0:21:25All these Clarice Cliff, all these Art Deco designs are all hand-painted.
0:21:25 > 0:21:31These would have been painted by Clarice Cliff girls, known as the Bizarre Girls. It's what they did.
0:21:31 > 0:21:36They went out and they decorated items like this on a daily basis.
0:21:36 > 0:21:39Value for this - well, what would you say?
0:21:39 > 0:21:44I would think perhaps...about...100.
0:21:44 > 0:21:47Well, double it and more. 250, 350.
0:21:47 > 0:21:50- Wow-wow-wow!- Per item or for the collection?
0:21:50 > 0:21:56- For the collection. - That's brilliant. For seven...! - £250! Are you still sure?
0:21:56 > 0:21:59Even more so. I'll end up dropping it and wishing I'd got rid of it!
0:21:59 > 0:22:02- For seven bits of pot!- Fantastic.
0:22:02 > 0:22:04- What a wonderful donation, as well.- Yeah!
0:22:04 > 0:22:07It's been a fantastic day's rummaging, Jonty.
0:22:07 > 0:22:13Lovely to finish on a high with this, as I say, ubiquitous Clarice Cliff.
0:22:13 > 0:22:16It's wonderful. Before I drop it, I'm going to pass the buck to you.
0:22:16 > 0:22:20- Oh, thank you.- I think we can now start to draw things together.
0:22:20 > 0:22:24With all of this, this is about 200 to 250, possibly.
0:22:24 > 0:22:29Going through all the other items that we've looked at, this is Jonty's conservative estimate.
0:22:29 > 0:22:34Bearing in mind you may or may not bring the famous lettuce leaf...
0:22:34 > 0:22:35THEY LAUGH
0:22:35 > 0:22:40- Don't start...- We'll wait and see on auction day if that's going to make a guest appearance.
0:22:40 > 0:22:45But without it, the grand estimate, Jonty's conservative estimate so far...
0:22:45 > 0:22:48We were chasing £500.
0:22:48 > 0:22:51It's currently standing at £710.
0:22:51 > 0:22:54Good gracious! Oh! Amazing!
0:22:54 > 0:22:59- That's superb!- And of course it could go up with the addition of the leaf.
0:22:59 > 0:23:01- Another 20 quid.- Don't!
0:23:01 > 0:23:05- 730. Who knows, we could get to £800 on a really good day.- Wow, wow.
0:23:05 > 0:23:09- But remember, we've still got to sell it.- Yes, yes.
0:23:09 > 0:23:13We've had a thoroughly entertaining day with Yvonne and Christine, and from a house
0:23:13 > 0:23:15filled with a lifetime of collecting,
0:23:15 > 0:23:19I think we've unearthed some real crackers to take to auction.
0:23:19 > 0:23:24We've got the 1950s Hornby train valued at between £100 and £200,
0:23:24 > 0:23:26Yvonne's collection of Hummel figures
0:23:26 > 0:23:28which she was given for her 18th birthday,
0:23:28 > 0:23:32valued at between £100 and £150,
0:23:32 > 0:23:37and the colourful Clarice Cliff Ware valued at £250-£350.
0:23:37 > 0:23:42But doubt remains about the Carlton Ware lettuce leaf, with divided opinions.
0:23:42 > 0:23:45Only time will tell if this makes it to auction.
0:23:45 > 0:23:50Still to come on Cash In The Attic, I lose out on a bet with Jonty.
0:23:50 > 0:23:53- You are the winner.- Oh, no!
0:23:53 > 0:23:55No way!
0:23:55 > 0:23:59And there's one very happy customer.
0:23:59 > 0:24:02As they say in Yorkshire, I'm right pleased.
0:24:02 > 0:24:06But will we have reached our target when the final hammer falls?
0:24:11 > 0:24:15It's been a week or so since we helped retired schoolteacher Yvonne Coulson
0:24:15 > 0:24:19rummage through her home in Leicestershire for antiques and collectables
0:24:19 > 0:24:21that we could bring to Bamfords here in Matlock.
0:24:21 > 0:24:27Yvonne is hoping to raise about £500 to split between two schools she's been working with,
0:24:27 > 0:24:30one in South Africa and one in Nepal, and if there's any left over,
0:24:30 > 0:24:34she's hoping to take the girls in her family on a little trip to London.
0:24:34 > 0:24:40So let's hope that today's bidders are feeling flush as we see her items go under the hammer.
0:24:42 > 0:24:44There's a fantastic selection of items on show here today,
0:24:44 > 0:24:47and the sale room is already filling up with bidders.
0:24:47 > 0:24:49I hope they all brought their wallets.
0:24:49 > 0:24:53One man with his eye on the money today is our expert, Jonty.
0:24:53 > 0:24:57There's just no getting you away from Clarice Cliff, is there, Jonty?
0:24:57 > 0:24:59Well, today it's the star of the show.
0:24:59 > 0:25:02Well, indeed it is. Well, and what a star Yvonne was, let's face it.
0:25:02 > 0:25:06- What a great character, with some interesting bits and pieces.- That's right.
0:25:06 > 0:25:09- Remember those little Goebel figures?- Yeah!- They all add up.
0:25:09 > 0:25:13I mean, they were just gifts, and collectively, they should do very well.
0:25:13 > 0:25:16I'm wondering if that lettuce plate has made it.
0:25:16 > 0:25:19- A battle of wills between mother and daughter! - The Battle Of The Lettuce Leaf.
0:25:19 > 0:25:21Indeed it is. Indeed it is. Any ideas?
0:25:21 > 0:25:24Erm, yeah, I'm hedging my bets.
0:25:24 > 0:25:26I think I know, but I'm not quite sure yet.
0:25:26 > 0:25:28Right. A fiver says she brought it.
0:25:28 > 0:25:30Really? A fiver says she doesn't.
0:25:30 > 0:25:31Right. OK, there you go.
0:25:31 > 0:25:34- Well, the gear's here. Let's see if the girls are here.- Good.
0:25:36 > 0:25:39Well, fingers crossed I'm right and the lettuce leaf has been
0:25:39 > 0:25:42brought along, because every pound counts towards our £500 target.
0:25:42 > 0:25:48But first we need to make sure that Yvonne and Christine focus on selling rather than spending.
0:25:49 > 0:25:53- Hello, girls.- There you are! - Hello!- Hello.
0:25:53 > 0:25:57- You are not allowed to buy anything at today's auction.- Oh, no.
0:25:57 > 0:25:59THEY LAUGH
0:25:59 > 0:26:00Are you excited?
0:26:00 > 0:26:04Well, a bit nervous, really, apprehensive, you know?
0:26:04 > 0:26:05Will they or won't they go?
0:26:05 > 0:26:11- Now, we have a multimillion-pound wager on your lettuce plate.- Yes.
0:26:11 > 0:26:15I'm saying a fiver that you brought it.
0:26:15 > 0:26:17And I'm saying a fiver that you haven't.
0:26:17 > 0:26:19You are the winner.
0:26:19 > 0:26:21THEY LAUGH
0:26:21 > 0:26:23No way!
0:26:23 > 0:26:24Right.
0:26:24 > 0:26:26HE LAUGHS
0:26:26 > 0:26:27Well done, Jonty.
0:26:27 > 0:26:29A fiver! Well, there we are. So the lettuce plate...
0:26:29 > 0:26:32- I am so sorry. You and I are the losers.- We are.
0:26:32 > 0:26:35You're not the loser, because that's going towards your charity.
0:26:35 > 0:26:39Yay! There you go! So, only another £495 to go...
0:26:39 > 0:26:41and we've got the five hundred quid we're after.
0:26:41 > 0:26:43I shall keep that one very safe!
0:26:43 > 0:26:47- And I get to keep the lettuce leaf! - Brilliant. So everybody's happy. - Yeah.
0:26:47 > 0:26:50Well, let's see if all that you've brought today
0:26:50 > 0:26:52will go at today's auction, because that's the idea.
0:26:52 > 0:26:55- We're chasing £500 for those two schools.- Yeah.- Yes.
0:26:55 > 0:27:00- Let's see how we get on. - And it's all about to start. This way, guys.- After Jonty.
0:27:00 > 0:27:05Now, remember that if you're planning on buying or selling goods at auction, be aware
0:27:05 > 0:27:10that you'll have to pay commission and possible other charges, so check with your auction house.
0:27:10 > 0:27:14And as the auctioneer calls the room to order, we take our places for the first lot of the day.
0:27:14 > 0:27:19Well, first up we're gonna look at your dinner service with that Art Deco stylised design.
0:27:19 > 0:27:21Jonty, what do you think this will make?
0:27:21 > 0:27:24Well, because it's a part dinner service, don't expect too much.
0:27:24 > 0:27:28If we can get £30 or £40, that'll be great, more even better.
0:27:28 > 0:27:35Lot number 140 is the Alfred Meakin marble-pattern dinner service.
0:27:35 > 0:27:40Lots of it there, all circa 1930, and £20 bid. 20. And 2?
0:27:40 > 0:27:4222, anyone? At £20 with me.
0:27:42 > 0:27:44And 2 do I see? At 20.
0:27:44 > 0:27:472. 25. 28. For you. 28. And 30.
0:27:47 > 0:27:51- At 28 at the back. And 30 now. - Come on...!- At 28.
0:27:51 > 0:27:54Anybody else? At £28 it's with you.
0:27:54 > 0:27:56All sure?
0:27:56 > 0:27:57AUCTIONEER BANGS HAMMER
0:27:57 > 0:28:01- £28.- That'll buy a load of pencils, if nothing else!- That's the spirit.
0:28:01 > 0:28:0728 quid is only just below Jonty's estimate and a solid start to today's sale.
0:28:07 > 0:28:11Let's hope that the second lot will buy more than a few pencils, though.
0:28:11 > 0:28:17With an estimate of between £40 and £60, the lovely decanter and glasses are next under the hammer.
0:28:17 > 0:28:22Liqueur decanter and the little shot glasses as well, overlaid in silver.
0:28:22 > 0:28:25And where shall we start those?
0:28:25 > 0:28:29Start them at £30. 30. 20, then.
0:28:29 > 0:28:31£20? Anybody want them at 20?
0:28:31 > 0:28:33Oh, come on! 20 bid. 20. And 2?
0:28:33 > 0:28:3822? 22. 25. 25, 28. 28. And 30.
0:28:38 > 0:28:4230. And 2? 32. 35. 35, 38.
0:28:42 > 0:28:4838. And 40. 40. And 2? £40. With you. Lady just seated.
0:28:48 > 0:28:50With you at £40. 42 anywhere?
0:28:50 > 0:28:51HE BANGS HAMMER
0:28:51 > 0:28:54- That's fine.- Forty quid. - That's really good!
0:28:54 > 0:28:57Auntie Eve will be jumping around in Heaven! She'll be really pleased!
0:28:57 > 0:29:02£40 was bang on estimate, and the girls certainly seemed happy.
0:29:02 > 0:29:05I'm hoping the glass collectors, though, are only just getting going
0:29:05 > 0:29:09today, as Yvonne's green glass dressing-table set is up next.
0:29:09 > 0:29:13Remember, we're hoping for between £30 and £50 from this colourful lot.
0:29:13 > 0:29:18Now, next up is yet more Art Deco.
0:29:18 > 0:29:20You're having a real Art Deco clear-out.
0:29:20 > 0:29:23We've got your ten-piece green moulded glass dressing-table set.
0:29:23 > 0:29:25Lot number 160,
0:29:25 > 0:29:30the Art Deco ten-piece green moulded glass dressing-table set.
0:29:30 > 0:29:33And £20 for it, please. 20.
0:29:33 > 0:29:36£20? 15, if you like.
0:29:36 > 0:29:38£10.
0:29:38 > 0:29:40£10 bid, sir. 12 with me.
0:29:40 > 0:29:42And 15 for you.
0:29:42 > 0:29:44It's with me at 12. 15, do I see?
0:29:44 > 0:29:4715. 18. 20. At...
0:29:47 > 0:29:49No, still with me at £18.
0:29:49 > 0:29:5220 for you? At £18. And 20 anywhere?
0:29:52 > 0:29:54No? It's not enough.
0:29:54 > 0:29:57It's not gonna sell. No, sorry, that's not sold.
0:29:57 > 0:29:59It's coming home with you.
0:29:59 > 0:30:02You wanted that!
0:30:02 > 0:30:03I think you're quite happy about that, really.
0:30:03 > 0:30:07- Yes.- Look at the smile on this face. Look.
0:30:07 > 0:30:10Yvonne may not be disappointed, but we do need the bidders
0:30:10 > 0:30:13to get more excited about our next lot
0:30:13 > 0:30:15if we're to get back on track for today's target.
0:30:15 > 0:30:20It's the lovely oak desk set, which Jonty valued at between £20 and £40.
0:30:20 > 0:30:25Lot 180, Edwardian brass-mounted desk stand.
0:30:25 > 0:30:29Pretty little desk stand, there. And I can start the bidding at £20.
0:30:29 > 0:30:33And 5, do I see? 5. 30. 5. 40.
0:30:33 > 0:30:35£40, do I see? At 35 I have.
0:30:35 > 0:30:3838, if it helps. At £35 and selling.
0:30:38 > 0:30:42Anybody else? At 35.
0:30:42 > 0:30:45- Excellent!- Not bad! Not bad!
0:30:45 > 0:30:47Yes, great!
0:30:47 > 0:30:50£35 is a great result, and the bidders clearly thought
0:30:50 > 0:30:53that it was worth writing home about.
0:30:53 > 0:30:58Let's hope this winning streak continues, as one of our most valuable lots comes up next.
0:30:58 > 0:31:02Now, Yvonne, you've spent quite a long time collecting all these bits and pieces.
0:31:02 > 0:31:05Are you sure you really want them to go?
0:31:05 > 0:31:10Yes, I think so. Yes, yes, I, you know, need the space.
0:31:11 > 0:31:14"I need the space", the mantra of somebody at auction.
0:31:14 > 0:31:16"I need the space."
0:31:16 > 0:31:23Lot number 170, the Goebel figure Playmates.
0:31:24 > 0:31:27And 14 altogether, and one, two,
0:31:27 > 0:31:30three, four, five bids. And 75 bid.
0:31:30 > 0:31:3295. 100 has it. And 10, do I see?
0:31:32 > 0:31:36110. 20. 30. 40.
0:31:36 > 0:31:41150. 60. 170. 80. 190. 200. And 10.
0:31:41 > 0:31:44210, do I see? At...
0:31:46 > 0:31:48At £200, fourth row.
0:31:48 > 0:31:51At £200. Anybody else?
0:31:51 > 0:31:54200. THEY SQUEAL EXCITEDLY
0:31:54 > 0:31:55- Brilliant!- How about that?- Brilliant!
0:31:55 > 0:31:57- I'm surprised.- Yeah!
0:31:57 > 0:31:59You didn't like my little dolls.
0:31:59 > 0:32:01I wasn't a huge fan, but somebody clearly is for £200.
0:32:01 > 0:32:03How do you think about that?
0:32:03 > 0:32:08I'm pleased! Right pleased! As they say in Yorkshire, I'm right pleased.
0:32:08 > 0:32:12Wow. £200 is a fantastic result
0:32:12 > 0:32:15and 50 quid over Jonty's original estimate.
0:32:15 > 0:32:17As our girls get over the shock,
0:32:17 > 0:32:20it's time to tot up the total so far.
0:32:20 > 0:32:22Guys, we're halfway through the sale.
0:32:22 > 0:32:27Of course, we were chasing about £500 for the two schools and maybe you guys having a bit of a day out.
0:32:27 > 0:32:35- All those little bits have combined to give us a grand total so far of £303!- Wow, that's fantastic.
0:32:35 > 0:32:37That's amazing. We're more than halfway.
0:32:37 > 0:32:40More than halfway. And if we do as well in the second half,
0:32:40 > 0:32:43the schools'll get their money and you will get your day out.
0:32:43 > 0:32:46- Yes. Excellent. Down to the West End.- Down to the West End?
0:32:46 > 0:32:50- Well, I think right now, it's down for a cup of tea.- Good idea!
0:32:55 > 0:33:01But while the girls get a quick cuppa, Jonty's found an interesting little lot in the sale room.
0:33:02 > 0:33:06I love the way you've got such a nose for finding the most bizarre objects.
0:33:06 > 0:33:10- What is all this stuff? - Well, talking about having a nose, these are scent bottles.- Oh, OK.
0:33:10 > 0:33:15Well, most of them are scent bottles, apart from this wonderful little object here.
0:33:15 > 0:33:17We've got two mirrors on either side.
0:33:17 > 0:33:18It's a gilded construction
0:33:18 > 0:33:22with this almost ivoresque handle down at the bottom,
0:33:22 > 0:33:24and there's a little pin here.
0:33:24 > 0:33:26What is it?
0:33:26 > 0:33:29I've absolutely no idea! Is it for burning incense or something?
0:33:29 > 0:33:33No, no. And it's not an ice-cream holder as well.
0:33:33 > 0:33:36It's a bride's posy holder.
0:33:36 > 0:33:38- Oh!- Flowers go in like so,
0:33:38 > 0:33:41and the pin supports the flowers in there. Isn't that lovely?
0:33:41 > 0:33:46- And when does it date from? - It's Victorian, so it's probably mid-nineteenth century.
0:33:46 > 0:33:48When I say Victorian, it's Continental.
0:33:48 > 0:33:51- It's certainly not English. - What a wonderful thing.
0:33:51 > 0:33:53Were they very popular in England, though, even though they weren't...?
0:33:53 > 0:33:56Very unusual to see that. Very unusual.
0:33:56 > 0:34:00Quite rare. Not a lot of value, because what can you do with it?
0:34:00 > 0:34:03But have a look at all these other objects here.
0:34:03 > 0:34:05All these are scent bottles, tiny scent bottles.
0:34:05 > 0:34:09They all date from different dates, and come from different parts of the world too.
0:34:09 > 0:34:13This one's British, and it's 1780, there or thereabouts. Cut glass.
0:34:13 > 0:34:15This coloured one here is Venetian.
0:34:15 > 0:34:17So there's all sorts of wonderful combinations.
0:34:17 > 0:34:22- So, for the right collector today, this is a fantastic buy, isn't it? - Well, it's just fascinating.
0:34:22 > 0:34:25You go to any sale up and down the country
0:34:25 > 0:34:28and you find job lots like this. I always find it fascinating.
0:34:31 > 0:34:32Fascinating indeed,
0:34:32 > 0:34:36and job lots are definitely worth looking out for at auction,
0:34:36 > 0:34:37a top tip from Mr Hearnden.
0:34:37 > 0:34:41But we need to get back to work as the second half of the sale gets underway.
0:34:41 > 0:34:45As we get into position, Yvonne's miniature animals come under the hammer.
0:34:45 > 0:34:50With an estimate of between 40 and £60, let's hope they fetch more than a miniature price.
0:34:50 > 0:34:52£30 for them? 30?
0:34:52 > 0:34:5520, then? £20, bid. And two, now?
0:34:55 > 0:34:5822? 25? 28? 28, and 30? 30, and two?
0:34:58 > 0:35:0132, 35? 35, 38?
0:35:01 > 0:35:0338 and 40? 40 and two?
0:35:03 > 0:35:05£40. At 40, and two anywhere?
0:35:05 > 0:35:0842? 45? 48? And 50?
0:35:08 > 0:35:1150, and five? And 60?
0:35:11 > 0:35:16At £55. All sure? 55.
0:35:16 > 0:35:19- There you are.- How about that? - That was good.- Happy with that?
0:35:19 > 0:35:21That's amazing!
0:35:21 > 0:35:28£55 is a great price and gets the second half of the auction off to a cracking start.
0:35:28 > 0:35:29Hopefully, the pretty walnut display cabinet
0:35:29 > 0:35:32will also put on a good show today.
0:35:32 > 0:35:36With an estimate of between 40 and 50 pounds, it's up next.
0:35:36 > 0:35:41Lot 380, the early 20th-century walnut display cabinet.
0:35:41 > 0:35:45There we are, thank you. And £30 for it, please? 30?
0:35:45 > 0:35:47£30?
0:35:47 > 0:35:5030? 20, then?
0:35:50 > 0:35:52£20? Who wants it?
0:35:52 > 0:35:55No? Nobody wants display cabinets any more?
0:35:55 > 0:35:57Nobody wants it?
0:35:57 > 0:35:59No, not a bid.
0:35:59 > 0:36:01Nobody wants display cabinets any more.
0:36:01 > 0:36:03It's going back.
0:36:03 > 0:36:06The auctioneer didn't seem too surprised at that,
0:36:06 > 0:36:08but it's a disappointing result.
0:36:08 > 0:36:10If we're going to make our target,
0:36:10 > 0:36:12we really need our next lot to get us back on track.
0:36:12 > 0:36:18It's the collection of Hornby trains which Jonty valued at between 100 and £200.
0:36:18 > 0:36:21They may have seen some wear and tear through years of play,
0:36:21 > 0:36:25but hopefully there will be some train enthusiasts in the room this morning.
0:36:25 > 0:36:27110, 120, 130?
0:36:27 > 0:36:30At 120, with me. 130, seated. 140?
0:36:30 > 0:36:34150 with the card. At 150. 160, 170?
0:36:34 > 0:36:37180? At 170 seated, 180 now?
0:36:37 > 0:36:40At £170, seated.
0:36:40 > 0:36:44- There you go, £170.- Wow!- Brilliant.
0:36:44 > 0:36:48Well, the bidders were really keen on that lot,
0:36:48 > 0:36:52but will they be as enthusiastic about our colourful Murano glass?
0:36:52 > 0:36:55Lot 400, the Murano glass clown...
0:36:55 > 0:36:58and the bird, there we go.
0:36:58 > 0:36:59And where shall we start those?
0:36:59 > 0:37:02£20 for the two? 20?
0:37:02 > 0:37:05- Oh, please!- £20? 15, then?
0:37:05 > 0:37:06- Oh, please!- £15?
0:37:08 > 0:37:1010? £10.
0:37:10 > 0:37:12Bless you, sir!
0:37:12 > 0:37:1512? Yes, 12. 15? 18? One more? Go on!
0:37:15 > 0:37:19One more? At £16. 18, anywhere?
0:37:19 > 0:37:2318, yes. 20? 20, and two? At £20, thank you, sir.
0:37:23 > 0:37:25At £20. Two, do I see?
0:37:25 > 0:37:27At £20. Anybody else?
0:37:27 > 0:37:2920 quid. Got rid of it.
0:37:29 > 0:37:32- How about that? - And the broken bird.
0:37:32 > 0:37:34You were more interested in getting rid of it than the money.
0:37:34 > 0:37:37She hates the clown, she hated the clown.
0:37:37 > 0:37:41Well, Christine might not have liked them, but the Murano glass figures
0:37:41 > 0:37:46added another £20 to today's total, which was bang on Jonty's estimate.
0:37:46 > 0:37:50Will our next colourful lot do the same?
0:37:50 > 0:37:53This lot is the collection of your kitchen Art Deco jugs, remember?
0:37:53 > 0:37:57- Oh, right, yes.- And I said, you know, sort of 30, £60.
0:37:57 > 0:37:5840, 60, that kind of ball park.
0:37:58 > 0:38:02So let's see how we go. And £40 bid. And five, do I see?
0:38:02 > 0:38:0545? 50. And five? 60. And five?
0:38:05 > 0:38:0865, 68, and 70 beats it.
0:38:08 > 0:38:1070?! Oh, come on!
0:38:10 > 0:38:12Let's have a bit more!
0:38:12 > 0:38:1570, you've beaten it. At £70. And five, now? At £70, and five?
0:38:15 > 0:38:17Are you sure? At 70.
0:38:17 > 0:38:20One more? No? Thinking, chatting?
0:38:20 > 0:38:23Just nod, go on. Yes?
0:38:23 > 0:38:28At 70, I'm gonna sell it to the right. You'll go home crying.
0:38:28 > 0:38:31- 70.- 70. There you go. - What do you reckon?
0:38:31 > 0:38:34Not bad for two jugs I wasn't using!
0:38:34 > 0:38:36And a tenner over your top estimate, Jonty, so...
0:38:36 > 0:38:38I think we're in the money, there.
0:38:38 > 0:38:41- Old Susie Cooper did us proud, then. - She did.
0:38:43 > 0:38:47She did indeed. Another £70 to our total is a fantastic result
0:38:47 > 0:38:50for what Yvonne called three old pots.
0:38:50 > 0:38:56Let's hope the ceramic collectors are only just warming up, though, as our star item is up next.
0:38:56 > 0:38:59Jonty estimated Yvonne's collection of Clarice Cliff
0:38:59 > 0:39:01at between 250 and £350,
0:39:01 > 0:39:06so a big chunk of our target is riding on this one.
0:39:08 > 0:39:10- Ready for this?- Ready? - This is nail-biting stuff.
0:39:10 > 0:39:11Ready? Are you ready?
0:39:11 > 0:39:16Lot 410, Clarice Cliff woodland patterned dessert set, six,
0:39:16 > 0:39:19with the octagonal serving dish and the side bowls as well.
0:39:19 > 0:39:22In really good, bright condition.
0:39:22 > 0:39:24Very little rubbing to it.
0:39:24 > 0:39:27Good lot and I've got one, two, three bids on it.
0:39:27 > 0:39:30I can start it at bottom end estimate, at £250.
0:39:30 > 0:39:34'That is a terrific start, and the girls certainly seem happy.'
0:39:34 > 0:39:35At 250. 260, now?
0:39:35 > 0:39:38260, 270, 280? 280, 290, 300?
0:39:38 > 0:39:40320, 340.
0:39:40 > 0:39:43- Yes!- 340 has it, in the room.
0:39:43 > 0:39:46- 360 on the phone.- Wow!- 360, 380.
0:39:46 > 0:39:49360 on the phone, 380, now? £360, a telephone bid.
0:39:49 > 0:39:50370, if you like?
0:39:50 > 0:39:55360. All done at 360?
0:39:55 > 0:39:56- Yes!- Yes!
0:39:56 > 0:40:00- Oh, super!- Well done! Well done!
0:40:00 > 0:40:02Wow, that is fantastic! Yeah!
0:40:02 > 0:40:07£360 is a brilliant final result.
0:40:07 > 0:40:09What an end to a great day here at auction!
0:40:09 > 0:40:12It's time to tot up our total and let the ladies know how we've done.
0:40:12 > 0:40:17Well, we've seen all of your items go under the hammer, with one or two exceptions, of course.
0:40:17 > 0:40:21You've got a couple of things to take home with you, but the good news
0:40:21 > 0:40:25is that that figure of £500 that we were chasing for the two schools
0:40:25 > 0:40:29in Nepal and in South Africa, and, of course, your little day out.
0:40:29 > 0:40:31My goodness me, have I got a surprise for you.
0:40:31 > 0:40:36We wanted 500 quid, we've got £978.
0:40:36 > 0:40:39900?! We haven't really, have we?!
0:40:39 > 0:40:45- You know you're no good at maths, are you sure you did that right?! - £978!
0:40:45 > 0:40:47- How about that?- That is fantastic.
0:40:47 > 0:40:51- Isn't that just brilliant?- Who did the adding up? I want to check!
0:40:51 > 0:40:52I don't believe it!
0:40:55 > 0:41:00It's been two weeks since Yvonne and Christine raised a whopping £978 at auction,
0:41:00 > 0:41:05and they've come to London for the day, bringing with them granddaughter Ellie,
0:41:05 > 0:41:08Yvonne's daughter-in-law and Christine's mother-in-law.
0:41:08 > 0:41:14Today we are celebrating the fact that we made a lovely lot of money at the auction,
0:41:14 > 0:41:20which has gone to the two schools in South Africa and Nepal.
0:41:20 > 0:41:24And this is a celebratory lunch for all those who've helped me.
0:41:25 > 0:41:27Having made almost double their original target,
0:41:27 > 0:41:30not only do Yvonne's schools get a fantastic donation,
0:41:30 > 0:41:33but she and Christine can take the girls of the family out
0:41:33 > 0:41:37- for a slap-up meal. - Cheers!- Cheers!- Cheers!
0:41:37 > 0:41:41Having enjoyed some fine food, it's time for the ladies
0:41:41 > 0:41:44to dust off their opera glasses and hit theatre land.
0:41:44 > 0:41:45The meal was wonderful.
0:41:45 > 0:41:49If the performance is even half as good, we shall have a wonderful time.
0:41:49 > 0:41:51Yeah, really looking forward to it. Can't wait to see it.
0:41:51 > 0:41:53Can't wait to get in there!
0:41:53 > 0:41:58It's clear this has been a fantastic day out for the whole family.
0:41:58 > 0:42:02We've raised all this money for the two schools in Africa and Nepal,
0:42:02 > 0:42:07- and we've had an enormously fun day out, haven't we, girls?- Yes.
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