0:00:02 > 0:00:04Welcome to Cash In The Attic -
0:00:04 > 0:00:07the show that finds hidden treasures in your home and sells them at auction.
0:00:07 > 0:00:11I'm just north of London and behind me is this beautiful abbey,
0:00:11 > 0:00:13which gives the place its name.
0:00:13 > 0:00:16Yes, I'm in Waltham Abbey, and although this building
0:00:16 > 0:00:21may look slightly humble, it's got a very historic provenance.
0:00:24 > 0:00:29A settlement existed here in Saxon times, but the earliest recorded history of the town
0:00:29 > 0:00:32dates back to the reign of King Canute, when a member of the Royal Court,
0:00:32 > 0:00:38Tovey The Proud, brought a stone crucifix from his estate in Somerset to Waltham.
0:00:40 > 0:00:45From this is derived the old name for the district, Waltham Holy Cross.
0:00:45 > 0:00:49In 1177, Henry II founded the church as an Augustine abbey
0:00:49 > 0:00:54as part of his penance for the murder of Thomas Becket.
0:00:54 > 0:00:57So, let's hope we find plenty of antiques and collectibles
0:00:57 > 0:01:02that will excite the bidders when they go under the hammer at auction.
0:01:22 > 0:01:29Coming up on today's Cash In The Attic, our expert Jonty gets to find out how the other half live.
0:01:29 > 0:01:31Dinner is served, madam! Oh, wow!
0:01:31 > 0:01:33While I might get to live it up a bit!
0:01:33 > 0:01:36We will get Lorne dancing on the table.
0:01:36 > 0:01:41She might scratch it! But, will we have something to party about when it comes to the auction?
0:01:41 > 0:01:44Fantastic! Aw, great! That's brilliant.
0:01:44 > 0:01:47Find out when the hammer falls.
0:01:47 > 0:01:52I'm on my way to meet a lady and her niece who have called us in
0:01:52 > 0:01:57not to their house, but to the home of a much loved member of the family.
0:01:57 > 0:02:01This large Victorian house in Enfield, North London, used to be home
0:02:01 > 0:02:05to 49 year old journalist Caroline, who grew up here with her family,
0:02:05 > 0:02:08and it still belongs to her elderly mother.
0:02:08 > 0:02:12Caroline's niece Lauren is also very attached to the house, having spent
0:02:12 > 0:02:16a lot of her time here as a child visiting her grandparents.
0:02:16 > 0:02:19Together, they've called in Cash In The Attic, so granny can enjoy
0:02:19 > 0:02:24her new life somewhere a little bit more low maintenance.
0:02:24 > 0:02:27Morning, Jonty! How it was the abbey?
0:02:27 > 0:02:31Oh, absolutely beautiful, especially on a morning like this.
0:02:31 > 0:02:33I know. This is an interesting property.
0:02:33 > 0:02:36I know. I think it needs a bit of renovation
0:02:36 > 0:02:39because today we're actually meeting the lady and her niece. OK.
0:02:39 > 0:02:42The lady who owns this property has gone into a home. Right.
0:02:42 > 0:02:48So, we've got a big clearance job here. Time to get my hands dirty. Yeah, and you're looking very smart.
0:02:48 > 0:02:49And I've got white on!
0:02:52 > 0:02:55Ah, hello, guys! Hi, Lorne!
0:02:55 > 0:02:57So, you must be Caroline? Yeah. And you must be Lauren?
0:02:57 > 0:03:00Yep. OK, so this is your mother's house, is that right?
0:03:00 > 0:03:03This is my mother's house, and Lauren's grandmother's house, yes.
0:03:03 > 0:03:09Right, OK. We've called in Cash In The Attic because my mother used to live here, for about 40 years,
0:03:09 > 0:03:13and she's recently gone into a convalescent home, and we need to raise
0:03:13 > 0:03:19as much money as we can to pay the home fees and to pay to make her room a little bit more comfortable.
0:03:19 > 0:03:21And I understand you've just under A-levels, is that right?
0:03:21 > 0:03:24Yeah, I've just done them now and then I'll be starting my A2 when I go back to school.
0:03:24 > 0:03:28So, how did your exams go? OK, yeah. Yeah? I think so. Good, good.
0:03:28 > 0:03:32OK, so the point of the rummage today is to clear out some stuff.
0:03:32 > 0:03:39This sounds funny, because she used to go off to antiques sales and stuff like that and I don't remember it,
0:03:39 > 0:03:42so we've come across a lot of stuff we actually didn't know she had.
0:03:42 > 0:03:45We don't know what it's worth. We don't know what it's made of.
0:03:45 > 0:03:47We don't know how old it is and that's why we've called in
0:03:47 > 0:03:49the experts to give us some sort of advice.
0:03:49 > 0:03:52So, tell me, Caroline, what sort of money are you looking to raise?
0:03:52 > 0:03:59I really don't know! I mean, if we got, you know, ?500, ?600, ?700, ?800 I'd be very happy.
0:03:59 > 0:04:04That would really help, so... OK, so, shall we start high and work our way down? Shall we say ?800?
0:04:04 > 0:04:08Yes. Let's say ?800, which would be a contribution to the care home fees
0:04:08 > 0:04:11and also to make her room a little bit more homely.
0:04:11 > 0:04:14Well, shall we go and see what Jonty's found? Yep.
0:04:14 > 0:04:17OK, come on, follow me!
0:04:17 > 0:04:21Caroline's mum's house is full of fabulous antiques that she's
0:04:21 > 0:04:26collected over the years, but now they're gathering dust, so it's time to turn them into hard cash.
0:04:26 > 0:04:31With so much stuff to rummage through, our antique hunter, Jonty Hearnden, is in his element.
0:04:31 > 0:04:37Already he's spotted something that has taken his fancy. Hi, Jonty!
0:04:37 > 0:04:41Hello! Ah! You've found something beautiful, by the looks of it.
0:04:41 > 0:04:45It's a fabulous lady's writing table. Oh, is it a lady's one?
0:04:45 > 0:04:50These are known as Davenports. That's the technical name for these small, little desks.
0:04:50 > 0:04:52So, what's the story here?
0:04:52 > 0:04:55My grandfather was a butcher, and I can remember when I was very small
0:04:55 > 0:05:00going into his butcher's shop with sawdust on the floor, a very old fashioned butcher's shop,
0:05:00 > 0:05:06and in the back of the shop there was an office area and this desk was in the office area of the shop.
0:05:06 > 0:05:10Now, I haven't found any sausages or anything in here,
0:05:10 > 0:05:13but it's full of all sorts of goodies. Oh, look at those lovely drawers!
0:05:13 > 0:05:16But look at this for an interior! Fabulous. This side drawer here
0:05:16 > 0:05:21seems to go on and on and on. I know. It's supposed to be like a secret drawer, which I assume
0:05:21 > 0:05:25is if it's in the shop this is where you put your cash. Absolutely.
0:05:25 > 0:05:28That makes absolute sense that that is where it would go.
0:05:28 > 0:05:32So, would it have been custom made, do you think? I think you're right. Because it looks as though, yeah...
0:05:32 > 0:05:35Yeah, because how it would ordinarily have looked is that you
0:05:35 > 0:05:38would have had another barley twist support on the front here.
0:05:38 > 0:05:40Oh, right, OK. Without this side drawer. Oh, right!
0:05:40 > 0:05:45But I've had a close look, and I do believe that it's all integral,
0:05:45 > 0:05:48which is fascinating. The material they've used is walnut.
0:05:48 > 0:05:54And date, we're looking at about 1840, so it wouldn't have been made for your grandfather.
0:05:54 > 0:05:57Without this on, I think, quite frankly, it would be more attractive, but...
0:05:57 > 0:06:00Although... Yes?
0:06:00 > 0:06:03Although, given that now computers have come down so much in size
0:06:03 > 0:06:05and laptops are the favoured sort of equipment, you could
0:06:05 > 0:06:09work there with a laptop and you could have all your CDs in there.
0:06:09 > 0:06:11And you can put your printer on the side. Yes!
0:06:11 > 0:06:13So, they were forward thinking in the Victorian era.
0:06:13 > 0:06:18I should be in sales, shouldn't I? As far as value, have you ever...
0:06:18 > 0:06:22I bet you've never even thought about how much this is worth. No, I've absolutely no idea.
0:06:22 > 0:06:25No? Well, I think in the market today we're looking at ?400 to ?600.
0:06:25 > 0:06:29Fantastic! God, that just amazes me, I have to say! So, what do you think?
0:06:29 > 0:06:31Is that something we can put in the auction?
0:06:31 > 0:06:36I'm not sure about that, because it's got so much family history and because it's a lovely piece,
0:06:36 > 0:06:38I'm tempted to keep it.
0:06:38 > 0:06:42But on the other hand, ?400 to ?600 is quite a lot of money, so...
0:06:42 > 0:06:46Why don't we work on the basis then that you just let us know on the day
0:06:46 > 0:06:49of the auction, because we've got a few weeks to worry about that? Yeah.
0:06:49 > 0:06:52Right, that would have been a substantial sum towards our target,
0:06:52 > 0:06:55but we can't count on this, so plenty of other rooms to go through.
0:06:55 > 0:06:57So, shall we go and see what we can sell?
0:06:57 > 0:07:00Caroline's faced with a dilemma.
0:07:00 > 0:07:07Holding on to a family heirloom or trading it in for an estimated ?400 to ?600 towards her mum's care fees?
0:07:10 > 0:07:16But the search must go on and I've come up with this Victorian Staffordshire washstand set,
0:07:16 > 0:07:18including basin and chamber pot.
0:07:18 > 0:07:23In today's market, it's definitely more decorative than practical,
0:07:23 > 0:07:27but should still be worth between ?60 to ?80 to a collector.
0:07:27 > 0:07:28Dinner is served, madam!
0:07:28 > 0:07:31Oh, wow! Look at that!
0:07:31 > 0:07:35That is a real butcher's serving dish, isn't it?
0:07:35 > 0:07:39Yes! You can imagine the joint of beef underneath that.
0:07:39 > 0:07:43It would be enormous, wouldn't it? Wow! It'd feed a family of 10!
0:07:43 > 0:07:48Do you remember it at all? Yes, I can remember this round my grandparents' place,
0:07:48 > 0:07:52but I can't say I've really seen it since, and that was a long time ago!
0:07:52 > 0:07:58This serving dish, or serving top, really came from another family
0:07:58 > 0:08:03because what we've got here is what has to be a family crest.
0:08:03 > 0:08:06So, I suspect that your grandfather wouldn't have had a family crest.
0:08:06 > 0:08:11No, not as far as I know, no. And the other thing to note, really, is that it's not silver.
0:08:11 > 0:08:15You can tell it's plated silver, and not by looking for hallmarks,
0:08:15 > 0:08:19but by, can you see this bubbling that has taken place here?
0:08:19 > 0:08:24Well, that's literally the plate, the plating moving away from the copper that's underneath.
0:08:24 > 0:08:27Right. So, it's oxidising. and changing form.
0:08:27 > 0:08:33And the only other thing to note is that the tray itself didn't start life with the lid.
0:08:33 > 0:08:37Really? The decoration is slightly different. You've got beads running around the side here
0:08:37 > 0:08:41and this embossed decoration round the tray.
0:08:41 > 0:08:44And if you see, as I place it over the tray like so...
0:08:44 > 0:08:47It doesn't quite fit, does it? It's not quite snug enough, is it?
0:08:47 > 0:08:49Right! Gosh! But don't worry about that.
0:08:49 > 0:08:52We can sell the two together and we're looking at ?40 to ?60.
0:08:52 > 0:08:54Oh, wow! Yeah? That will be lovely.
0:08:54 > 0:09:00All we need to do now is find a bidder at auction who likes dinner to be served the old fashioned way!
0:09:00 > 0:09:06While Caroline is reluctant to sell the desk from her grandfather's butcher's shop,
0:09:06 > 0:09:10this Edwardian mahogany roll top desk has less sentimental value,
0:09:10 > 0:09:17and ?80 to ?120 is a useful addition to her mother's care home fund.
0:09:17 > 0:09:21While Jonty carries on his journey through the house that time forgot,
0:09:21 > 0:09:26I'm keen to find out a bit more about why Caroline's called us in.
0:09:26 > 0:09:29So, Caroline, tell me a little bit about this house. Has it changed much since you were a child?
0:09:29 > 0:09:34No! Not at all, actually. It's a beautiful old house,
0:09:34 > 0:09:37but it's very dark and it's very big.
0:09:37 > 0:09:40I used to love it as a child because there was plenty of rooms,
0:09:40 > 0:09:43but a lot of them were out of bounds to children.
0:09:43 > 0:09:45Like the dining room was out of bounds
0:09:45 > 0:09:48and the study, because my father was working in there.
0:09:48 > 0:09:52So, how do you feel about the fact that the property is not in use now?
0:09:52 > 0:09:59Well, it's very sad, but you do feel that you need to make the most of what has been invested here, because,
0:09:59 > 0:10:04you know, we're looking to the future, looking to my mum's future, and she needs the money now.
0:10:04 > 0:10:07So, we need to capitalise on her investments.
0:10:07 > 0:10:11So, what were the circumstances leading up to your mother going into the home?
0:10:11 > 0:10:15Well, she lived here for about two years by herself after my father died
0:10:15 > 0:10:17and then she had a fall and went into hospital.
0:10:17 > 0:10:22And after she was in hospital, she wasn't able to look after herself,
0:10:22 > 0:10:27so it was probably best to go into some sort of care home.
0:10:27 > 0:10:30Don't you think though, situations like this bring families together?
0:10:30 > 0:10:36Yes, I do. It's quite a big problem we've got here and we've got to pool all our resources to solve it.
0:10:36 > 0:10:42But what happens, you know, my sister thinks one thing's worth something, and I think it's not and vice versa.
0:10:42 > 0:10:46So, we disagree over the value of a lot of items.
0:10:46 > 0:10:49So, Jonty is playing judge and jury almost in there then today?
0:10:49 > 0:10:54Yes, exactly, yeah. Well, we're going to do it here! No, we're not!
0:10:54 > 0:10:57So, shall we go and see if Jonty has made any progress inside? Lovely!
0:10:57 > 0:11:02With so many vintage collectibles to rummage through, Jonty has got his work cut out,
0:11:02 > 0:11:07but luckily he's got keen student Lauren to help sift through her granny's possessions.
0:11:07 > 0:11:09Jonty!
0:11:09 > 0:11:13There are some books here. I'm not sure if they're any good or not.
0:11:13 > 0:11:16You mean you're still studying! Yes!
0:11:16 > 0:11:22You can't keep your nose out of a good book, can you? Now, what have we got here?
0:11:22 > 0:11:24We have Descriptive Album Of London.
0:11:24 > 0:11:26OK, let's have a quick look.
0:11:26 > 0:11:30Aha! Now, this is a photographical illustrated book here
0:11:30 > 0:11:32and this would have been made around the turn of the century.
0:11:32 > 0:11:38You can tell that just by looking at the images. Oh, right. So, was it for tourists, or...
0:11:38 > 0:11:40They were, literally, for people to peruse.
0:11:40 > 0:11:43So, not necessarily for tourists, but for people to show off
0:11:43 > 0:11:47just on this particular book here, just how grand London was.
0:11:47 > 0:11:53And round the turn of the century, London was the all happening, all singing, all dancing city.
0:11:53 > 0:11:55I mean, look there's Buckingham Palace,
0:11:55 > 0:11:59and you can see just how different it kind of looks, as well.
0:11:59 > 0:12:01Very deserted! Yes, yeah.
0:12:01 > 0:12:06But these are great to just to look through because it sums up the era, it sums up the time. Yeah.
0:12:06 > 0:12:10So, what have we got here? This is The Atlas Of The British Isles. Yes.
0:12:10 > 0:12:14Wow! Look at the size of that! And it's heavy, too!
0:12:14 > 0:12:19OK, if you turn the first few pages of any book, the right information should pop up in front of you.
0:12:19 > 0:12:24Oh, right. So, this is your title here, The New Large Scale Atlas Of The British Isles.
0:12:24 > 0:12:29And we've got the date here of 1893, so that's when it would have been published.
0:12:29 > 0:12:32So, all that information is here, but then we've got all these
0:12:32 > 0:12:36fabulous plates of, of course, Great Britain.
0:12:36 > 0:12:43Again, it's a snapshot in time, but done topographically, rather than photographically. Oh, right, yeah.
0:12:43 > 0:12:45It has seen better days. Yeah.
0:12:45 > 0:12:48And for all those reasons, we will sell these... Together?
0:12:48 > 0:12:50Three books together. Yeah. All right? Value?
0:12:50 > 0:12:53Not a huge amount, but ?40 to ?60.
0:12:53 > 0:12:58Oh, right. That's great. I mean, it all adds up, so... So, geography not your thing?
0:12:58 > 0:13:00Not really, but I find it all very interesting anyway.
0:13:00 > 0:13:04Rummaging through this house is like having a history lesson.
0:13:04 > 0:13:07There are so many antiques from a bygone age.
0:13:07 > 0:13:13These 12 large 19th century willow pattern service plates
0:13:13 > 0:13:17belong to an era of elegant suppers and formal dining,
0:13:17 > 0:13:22but they're still worth between ?100 and ?150 in today's market.
0:13:22 > 0:13:27The next item I've stumbled across is also evocative of times gone by.
0:13:27 > 0:13:29Oh, this is a lovely clock. Look at this!
0:13:29 > 0:13:31Gosh, it weighs a ton, doesn't it?
0:13:31 > 0:13:35Right, OK. So, tell me the history about this, then?
0:13:35 > 0:13:39Well, this was in my grandfather's butcher's shop. Right.
0:13:39 > 0:13:42Bush Hill Parade, that's just down the road. OK.
0:13:42 > 0:13:45Now, Dennis Slow, I don't know what that is.
0:13:45 > 0:13:48I don't know if that might be the clockmaker? I have no idea.
0:13:48 > 0:13:51Well, shall we find out? Let's see what Jonty says? Jonty!
0:13:51 > 0:13:54What have we got? Wall clock! Wow!
0:13:54 > 0:13:58We know that it's come from the family butcher's shop, but we're not sure about
0:13:58 > 0:14:01the Dennis Slow connection, because that's not the family name.
0:14:01 > 0:14:05Well, I think Dennis Slow would be another retailer on the High Street.
0:14:05 > 0:14:11If you see here that the size of the lettering is exactly the same size just down here, as well.
0:14:11 > 0:14:15So, would this be a standard clock that you'd phone up and say,
0:14:15 > 0:14:19I want this name and this address on it, and it'd be done individually?
0:14:19 > 0:14:25Yes, it's the sort of thing that you would customise a clock like this and the retailer, or whoever sold
0:14:25 > 0:14:30you the clock, would be able to put the lettering of the name of who you were and where you were,
0:14:30 > 0:14:34or whatever else you wanted to put on the clock facia, as well.
0:14:34 > 0:14:37Now, we need to take a closer look at the workings at the back,
0:14:37 > 0:14:41because that will give us some indication as to the quality of the clock itself.
0:14:41 > 0:14:44So, let's have a look at this.
0:14:44 > 0:14:46Let's have a look on the inside, there.
0:14:46 > 0:14:48Now, that's great! Now, we've got this plate here which doesn't tell
0:14:48 > 0:14:53us very much, but if I put my hand in on the inside here and...
0:14:53 > 0:14:56That's really good. On the inside here we have a fuso movement,
0:14:56 > 0:15:00which regulates the strength of the pendulum
0:15:00 > 0:15:05so that you get much more accuracy in telling time.
0:15:05 > 0:15:08And that was a British invention and it's another indicator
0:15:08 > 0:15:13that shows you that the clock itself is a British made clock. I think it's fabulous!
0:15:13 > 0:15:18So, what sort of price are we talking about? I think that clock is worth ?200 to ?300.
0:15:18 > 0:15:19That's not bad, is it? That's not bad for a clock, is it?
0:15:19 > 0:15:21So, are you happy to sell it? Yes, definitely.
0:15:21 > 0:15:25Well, that's going to chip in to the total very nicely, isn't it? Isn't it? Definitely.
0:15:25 > 0:15:28I think it's best to leave it there for safe keeping. Yeah.
0:15:28 > 0:15:32So, shall we see where you've been? Pack this one up!
0:15:32 > 0:15:38So, despite the family connection, Caroline is happy to let the clock go to auction.
0:15:38 > 0:15:41This set of bleached walnut bedroom furniture,
0:15:41 > 0:15:44including two wardrobes and dressing table,
0:15:44 > 0:15:50should also bolster her mum's care home fund by ?180 to ?230.
0:15:50 > 0:15:55Caroline's found some more crockery that she's happy to sell, if it's worth taking to auction.
0:15:55 > 0:16:00Jonty, I was just about to call you. Yeah? What do you think of this? It says Royal Doulton,
0:16:00 > 0:16:03but I don't know if that's genuine or not.
0:16:03 > 0:16:06Absolutely spot on. It is Royal Doulton
0:16:06 > 0:16:10and this back stamp absolutely correct. So, where was it from?
0:16:10 > 0:16:12I assume it belonged to my grandmother.
0:16:12 > 0:16:16That's my grandmother over there in the portrait, over there.
0:16:16 > 0:16:20That's great. Now, let's have a look in closer detail at the pattern, here.
0:16:20 > 0:16:23We've got this sort of stylised, I suppose, leaf decoration.
0:16:23 > 0:16:26Yes, yes. Which is very simple in its form
0:16:26 > 0:16:31and if you look at the mark on the back here, that's the pattern name, Lynn.
0:16:31 > 0:16:36Oh, right, OK. OK? And this back stamp here is used, or was used,
0:16:36 > 0:16:40by the Royal Doulton factory at the first part of the 20th century.
0:16:40 > 0:16:43And they became Royal Doulton in 1901,
0:16:43 > 0:16:49so this is obviously a 20th century serving, dinner serving set.
0:16:49 > 0:16:53Very, very stylish. This cream ground with this very simple,
0:16:53 > 0:16:58very light, sort of almost like spring green lawn colour, isn't it?
0:16:58 > 0:17:02Yes. It is, yeah. And the angles. Look at this sauce boat here. Deco.
0:17:02 > 0:17:06So, we're talking 1920s, 1930s. Oh, brilliant!
0:17:06 > 0:17:09So, this dinner service would have been made really between the wars.
0:17:09 > 0:17:13Right, right. OK? I noticed that there are a few chips and breaks.
0:17:13 > 0:17:17Yes, I was going to ask you about those. Yeah. There's one there, I see. Yeah, exactly.
0:17:17 > 0:17:19Ballpark figure, ?40 to ?60.
0:17:19 > 0:17:22Oh, wow. That would be nice. That's because of the damage.
0:17:22 > 0:17:25If it had been less damaged, more money. Right, yes.
0:17:25 > 0:17:28But don't worry about that because it's all totting up quite nicely.
0:17:28 > 0:17:30It is, isn't it? Yes. Good!
0:17:30 > 0:17:32Let's go this way. OK.
0:17:32 > 0:17:35Despite the damage, there should be plenty of takers for this
0:17:35 > 0:17:39Royal Doulton art deco dinner service at ?40 to ?60.
0:17:39 > 0:17:44Jonty has put the same valuation on this Victorian classic,
0:17:44 > 0:17:49consisting of cups, jugs, cake stand and coffee pot.
0:17:49 > 0:17:55We're edging towards our target of ?800, but we seem to have barely made a dent in granny's clutter!
0:17:55 > 0:17:59Well, there's certainly a lot of stuff here. Yeah!
0:17:59 > 0:18:04Was it always like this? Yeah, always. I don't think you could ever get into this room.
0:18:04 > 0:18:05It's looking quite, you know...
0:18:05 > 0:18:12There was always so much more stuff and we've filled two skips up of rubbish.
0:18:12 > 0:18:16Crikey! So, yeah. My grandma never used to throw anything away, so...
0:18:16 > 0:18:19Now, what do you think about the idea of selling some of these items?
0:18:19 > 0:18:25I think it's a good idea. I mean, they're no good staying in this house at all.
0:18:25 > 0:18:31And I think if it benefits my grandma and staying in the home, I think it's a great idea.
0:18:31 > 0:18:37Now, I notice in this room there's what looks like the original servants' bell, is that right?
0:18:37 > 0:18:40Yes, they were always really fun to play with when I was little!
0:18:40 > 0:18:46Every room has a bell which, when you press it, it tells the servants
0:18:46 > 0:18:52in the kitchen which room to come into, you know, back in the Victorian times.
0:18:52 > 0:18:57So, it's always really fun to go and play with the bells and guess which will room you were in and stuff.
0:18:57 > 0:18:59So, it was really great fun!
0:18:59 > 0:19:03So, do you think you're going to miss this house eventually, when it goes?
0:19:03 > 0:19:06I think I will, because it's always such a nice house, you know?
0:19:06 > 0:19:09And you walk past the house with your friends, you always point out,
0:19:09 > 0:19:15ah, that's my grandma's house, and they were always very astonished at the size of it.
0:19:15 > 0:19:17Are you looking forward to the auction?
0:19:17 > 0:19:21Yes, very much so. I've never been to an auction before, so it would be a really good experience, I think.
0:19:21 > 0:19:25They're jolly exciting. But, we're not going to get to the auction
0:19:25 > 0:19:28if we don't get rid of some of this stuff, are we?
0:19:28 > 0:19:30So, shall we carry on and see what we can find?
0:19:30 > 0:19:34OK, cool. Well, Caroline's has managed to dig out yet more china.
0:19:34 > 0:19:38This time it's a set of five art nouveau period tureens
0:19:38 > 0:19:41that should pot us another ?40 to ?80.
0:19:41 > 0:19:44And, with time running out, she's also uncovered
0:19:44 > 0:19:50one last piece of furniture that might be worth taking to auction. What about this?
0:19:50 > 0:19:51Crikey!
0:19:51 > 0:19:54That's a table that doesn't usually belong in a bedroom, I would say!
0:19:54 > 0:19:57Yeah, yeah. Was it in the dining room once upon a time? Yes.
0:19:57 > 0:20:02When my parents moved to sleep downstairs, we brought, obviously, the downstairs stuff upstairs.
0:20:02 > 0:20:05So, do you remember using this for family dinners?
0:20:05 > 0:20:11Yes. My mother used to be a fantastic cook and we used to have big family dinners in the dining room,
0:20:11 > 0:20:14which is quite a big room, and it's a beautiful table.
0:20:14 > 0:20:18Yeah, it served very well. So, how did you all get round here, then?
0:20:18 > 0:20:21Well, actually, it becomes bigger. There's a leaf here somewhere.
0:20:21 > 0:20:25We've got the winder there. Oh, right, OK. There's the leaf.
0:20:25 > 0:20:28Fabulous. Let me show you how it works. You put this in here like so,
0:20:30 > 0:20:36and it winds up, and that's the reason why the legs are on castors, so that the table moves.
0:20:36 > 0:20:38It moves, yes. Can you see that? Yes.
0:20:38 > 0:20:44So, here, that extends all the way out, so you place the leaf inside, like so,
0:20:44 > 0:20:46so you have the option of being an eight seater or a six seater table.
0:20:46 > 0:20:49Solid as a rock.
0:20:49 > 0:20:52And have a look at those feet, those really chunky, solid feet there.
0:20:52 > 0:20:57That's really good quality, and all of that shows us that this is a mid Victorian table.
0:20:57 > 0:21:01Value wise, we're talking ?150 to ?250.
0:21:01 > 0:21:04250 would be wonderful, wouldn't it? Do think we get 250 out of it?
0:21:04 > 0:21:09And, if we do, we will get Lorne dancing on the table! Yeah, but she might scratch it!
0:21:09 > 0:21:14OK, well never mind dancing on the table, which I'm not going to do,
0:21:14 > 0:21:18we have run out of time for clearing out any more stuff, but we've done quite well.
0:21:18 > 0:21:23So the value of everything going to auction comes to ?970. My goodness!
0:21:23 > 0:21:26Well, that's more than the 800 we were hoping for, so it's great!
0:21:26 > 0:21:29Now, if you take the Davenport desk, it does make quite a big difference,
0:21:29 > 0:21:34because then the value of everything comes to ?1,370.
0:21:34 > 0:21:38It's tempting, isn't it? No pressure! No! Well, it is quite significant difference, isn't it?
0:21:38 > 0:21:41Just under ?1,000 to almost ?1,400.
0:21:41 > 0:21:44So, I guess that will be open for discussion, will it?
0:21:44 > 0:21:48Yes, we'll talk about this, yeah. Well, the next and we'll see this beautiful mahogany table
0:21:48 > 0:21:51and everything else, will be in the auction house.
0:21:51 > 0:21:53Oh, fantastic! Look forward to it!
0:21:53 > 0:21:59So, our rummage around this treasure trove of fabulous antiques has thrown up some wonderful items.
0:21:59 > 0:22:02Packed up and ready for auction are,
0:22:02 > 0:22:09this silver plated serving dish, which hopefully will whet the bidders' appetites at ?40 to ?60.
0:22:09 > 0:22:14A large bracket clock, which should sell for in excess of ?200.
0:22:14 > 0:22:21This stylish Royal Doulton art deco dinner service, valued at ?40 to ?60.
0:22:21 > 0:22:26And, finally, the Victorian Davenport, or writing table,
0:22:26 > 0:22:28which could be worth almost ?400
0:22:28 > 0:22:32if Caroline's head wins out over her heart
0:22:32 > 0:22:35and she decides to put it into the auction.
0:22:35 > 0:22:38Still to come in Cash In The Attic, I'm keen to get to know the bidders.
0:22:38 > 0:22:42I want to find out who has bought that and go round there for Christmas dinner!
0:22:42 > 0:22:46Caroline is desperate to get top dollar for her mum's possessions.
0:22:46 > 0:22:51I just hope it goes for a reasonable amount of money because I don't want to take it home!
0:22:51 > 0:22:55OK! But are her sale room tactics about to backfire?
0:22:55 > 0:22:58We're doing really badly.
0:22:58 > 0:23:02Find out when the hammer finally falls.
0:23:06 > 0:23:09Now, it's been just over a week since we helped Caroline and her
0:23:09 > 0:23:12niece Lauren to clear out the grandmother's home, and we
0:23:12 > 0:23:17found lots of interesting items that we've brought here to Chiswick Auction Rooms in West London.
0:23:17 > 0:23:20Now, remember, Caroline is hoping to help her mother out.
0:23:20 > 0:23:22Her mother has gone into a residential home and they are hoping to raise
0:23:22 > 0:23:28?800, so let's hope the bidders are feeling very generous when their items go under the hammer today.
0:23:31 > 0:23:36The bidders are arriving and our expert, the timeless Jonty Hearnden knows his stuff,
0:23:36 > 0:23:39so with a bit of luck, we'll soon be well on our way to a good result.
0:23:39 > 0:23:44Ah, Jonty, now if I needed to know the time, I'd know where to go, except it doesn't work.
0:23:44 > 0:23:49No, it really is Denis Slow. It's stopped! It is a lovely piece. These things are popular, aren't they?
0:23:49 > 0:23:51A good quality clock, that.
0:23:51 > 0:23:54It was a very interesting house. We did find some lovely items.
0:23:54 > 0:23:58No, it really was a typical day for a general valuer when you go to a house like that.
0:23:58 > 0:24:03It was very typical of what you do find, so it was an interesting one from that point of view.
0:24:03 > 0:24:06There were some nice items, but we don't know whether they're all here.
0:24:06 > 0:24:10Now, if they bring that beautiful quality Davenport,
0:24:10 > 0:24:15then I think we will get our target very, very easily, but I'm not sure whether they have brought it or not.
0:24:15 > 0:24:21We've the other table, the wind out table. Really good quality, that. Again, hidden under a cloth.
0:24:21 > 0:24:22There was a lot that was hidden away.
0:24:22 > 0:24:26You did a very good job of finding it, Jonty. We did, don't you think, yeah?
0:24:26 > 0:24:31Let's just hope they haven't changed their mind about selling anything. Shall we go and meet them?
0:24:31 > 0:24:35With the sale room filling up, Caroline and Lauren are taking one last look
0:24:35 > 0:24:39at Granny's stuff before it goes under the hammer.
0:24:39 > 0:24:43Really? Ah, good morning, ladies. Hi, how are you? Hi! All right?
0:24:43 > 0:24:45You've spotted one of your items, haven't you?
0:24:45 > 0:24:47I'm so pleased to see it. It's fantastic.
0:24:47 > 0:24:50It does look very different in an auction house setting.
0:24:50 > 0:24:55It really looks really quite beautiful, and laid out with the Chinese plates.
0:24:55 > 0:24:57There's so much in the sale room that's yours.
0:24:57 > 0:25:01I know! I keep looking around and spotting things and saying, oh, that looks familiar!
0:25:01 > 0:25:06Something that will help us, is whether you've brought the desk. Is it here?
0:25:06 > 0:25:08I just couldn't part with it.
0:25:08 > 0:25:11There's so much history to do with the desk, and when you mentioned about being
0:25:11 > 0:25:15a computer desk, I thought, that will make a perfect computer desk.
0:25:15 > 0:25:18So have you put any reserves on anything? Well, I have.
0:25:18 > 0:25:20I've put a reserve on the table. Right.
0:25:20 > 0:25:24I think it was 150. Yeah. And also the wall clock.
0:25:24 > 0:25:26Yes. The clock that was in my grandfather's shop.
0:25:26 > 0:25:29Any others? I have got several reserves.
0:25:29 > 0:25:34I can't actually remember them all. Well, let's go and see what they will make, shall we?
0:25:34 > 0:25:36Come on then, let's get in position.
0:25:38 > 0:25:43So, Caroline has decided she can't bear to part with her grandfather's desk, but that's going to make our
0:25:43 > 0:25:50?800 target much harder to reach, particularly as she's put high reserves on many of the lots.
0:25:50 > 0:25:54Remember, if you'd like to buy or sell at auction, you will have to
0:25:54 > 0:26:00pay commission, plus possibly other charges, so do check with your local auction house for more details.
0:26:02 > 0:26:05Let's hope the first lot, the huge collection of fine china,
0:26:05 > 0:26:07makes its ?40 to ?60 estimate.
0:26:07 > 0:26:10Now, we've got a dinner service, or part dinner service.
0:26:10 > 0:26:13Lots of bits, that's for sure. There are lots of bits there, yes.
0:26:13 > 0:26:16And you find some more since we've been to yours, haven't you?
0:26:16 > 0:26:19We surprisingly found more sort of serving plates and stuff.
0:26:19 > 0:26:23OK. Now, how do you feel about selling this?
0:26:23 > 0:26:28I have no emotional attachment to it, but I think it's rather nice. It's rather attractive.
0:26:28 > 0:26:29Is it with ?20? 20.
0:26:29 > 0:26:3322. 24. 26. ?26 for the lot. At 26.
0:26:33 > 0:26:3828 I'll take. At ?26. At 26, then.
0:26:38 > 0:26:40Unsold.
0:26:40 > 0:26:41Unsold. That's understandable.
0:26:41 > 0:26:47I mean, looking across there, there must be, what, 60 pieces of the stuff. Well, ?26...
0:26:47 > 0:26:49It's probably better we keep it.
0:26:49 > 0:26:52I think so, don't you? Even though there was no reserve on the dinner
0:26:52 > 0:26:56service, the auctioneer has used his discretion
0:26:56 > 0:26:59and decided that ?26 is too low a price to sell at.
0:27:03 > 0:27:06With a target of ?800 to reach, we're going to have to hope that this set of
0:27:06 > 0:27:10five Art Nouveau tureens generates interest.
0:27:10 > 0:27:11What do we want for these?
0:27:11 > 0:27:17I've put ?40 for the collection. Were they your grandmother's? Yes.
0:27:17 > 0:27:18So, she had a penchant for china?
0:27:18 > 0:27:21Yes, she did, yes. Right, well, they're up for sale.
0:27:21 > 0:27:23Start me for this for ?20. ?20. 22.
0:27:23 > 0:27:2724. 26. 28.
0:27:27 > 0:27:28?28 for this lot. At ?28.
0:27:28 > 0:27:3130 I'll take. For ?28. Anybody?
0:27:31 > 0:27:33For 28.
0:27:33 > 0:27:36No good. Unsold.
0:27:36 > 0:27:38It seems that the china collectors
0:27:38 > 0:27:41haven't turned out for today's auction
0:27:41 > 0:27:45With more crockery to come and another high reserve on the next lot,
0:27:45 > 0:27:49suddenly our target is looking a long way off.
0:27:49 > 0:27:53Now, our next lot I believe you have put the reserve on, it's the books.
0:27:53 > 0:27:56Yes, cos I think they're rather lovely, and I'd be sad to see them go
0:27:56 > 0:27:59for very little money, so it's worth keeping.
0:27:59 > 0:28:01It's probably because you're a journalist.
0:28:01 > 0:28:05Cos most journalists do collect books. Really? It's something about the written word, you know?
0:28:05 > 0:28:07Maybe I rate books. Yes, yes.
0:28:07 > 0:28:10Starting me at ?30. ?30. 30. Five.
0:28:10 > 0:28:1440. Five. ?45 for that lot.
0:28:14 > 0:28:16At ?45. Anybody want it for 50?
0:28:16 > 0:28:18For ?45. At 45.
0:28:18 > 0:28:21They're going home with you. No. There are going home.
0:28:21 > 0:28:24But I don't think that's a bad thing, especially
0:28:24 > 0:28:28if it's something you really like, cos there's nothing worse than seeing that go too cheaply. Yeah.
0:28:28 > 0:28:30So, you happy about that, now?
0:28:30 > 0:28:35Well, I suppose so, yeah. Now I'm thinking we shouldn't have put a reserve on it!
0:28:35 > 0:28:39So, none of our three lots so far have found a buyer.
0:28:41 > 0:28:45Jonty put a bottom estimate of ?40 on our next item,
0:28:45 > 0:28:49but Caroline's chosen to put the reserve at the ?60 top estimate.
0:28:49 > 0:28:53Even so, I've got a feeling that our luck may be about to change.
0:28:53 > 0:28:56Now, our next lot I have to say is truly stunning.
0:28:56 > 0:29:01It's art deco design and Royal Doulton, two great things, and people love the art deco.
0:29:01 > 0:29:04It really is striking, don't you think? It looks striking here, yes.
0:29:04 > 0:29:07A bit of interest in it already. I'm bid ?60. At 60. Five. 70.
0:29:07 > 0:29:12Five. 80. Five. 85 in the room. Against commission, it's at ?85.
0:29:12 > 0:29:14At 85. It looks like it's going for ?85.
0:29:14 > 0:29:17Anybody else want to come in? ?85.
0:29:17 > 0:29:2385. So, just in there, but you are pleased with that? Yeah, I'm really pleased with that.
0:29:23 > 0:29:25Did you've any idea it might have that sort of value?
0:29:25 > 0:29:28I was a bit concerned cos he said there's a bit of damage to
0:29:28 > 0:29:30it, and I don't know how much that puts people off.
0:29:30 > 0:29:34It would have done a lot more, if we didn't have that damage, but we still got there.
0:29:34 > 0:29:36No, that's fantastic. It's good, isn't it?
0:29:36 > 0:29:40Yeah. So, at last we're on our way.
0:29:40 > 0:29:42Let's just hope we can clean up with our next lot.
0:29:42 > 0:29:45165a.
0:29:45 > 0:29:50A late Victorian five piece wash stand set. 165a.
0:29:50 > 0:29:55These were all the rage in the '80s, weren't they, Jonty? Every bathroom you had a wash set.
0:29:55 > 0:29:58Everybody bathroom had to be decorated with a
0:29:58 > 0:30:03set like this, but not necessarily any more, and as a consequence the market hasn't really moved with the
0:30:03 > 0:30:08times, or it has moved with the times and prices for these sets have fallen rather than risen.
0:30:08 > 0:30:13Start me at 30. ?30. 32. 34. 36.
0:30:13 > 0:30:15Over there at ?36. ?36.
0:30:15 > 0:30:18Anybody want 38? For ?36.
0:30:18 > 0:30:19We're not selling them for 36.
0:30:19 > 0:30:21Oh!
0:30:21 > 0:30:23Oh, I'm doing really badly.
0:30:23 > 0:30:25Oh, dear.
0:30:25 > 0:30:29So, it seems we're victim to fashion and yet another lot will be
0:30:29 > 0:30:31going home with Caroline and Lauren.
0:30:31 > 0:30:35Halfway through the auction and we've made only one sale.
0:30:35 > 0:30:36So, how did you find that?
0:30:36 > 0:30:39Oh, well, it was really nerve-racking and I'm
0:30:39 > 0:30:44quite upset that we didn't get the prices we wanted for some things. Jonty, why do you think that is?
0:30:44 > 0:30:48If you think about all of the ceramics that we've sold, if you think about the design,
0:30:48 > 0:30:51a lot of it is early 20th century or Victorian, and the market at the
0:30:51 > 0:30:56moment is it just so flat for those kinds of designs, that kind of look.
0:30:56 > 0:31:02There was hardly any bidding in the room. But, on a positive note, we've got a lot to look forward to.
0:31:02 > 0:31:08For the time being, so far this morning we've made ?85. Well, it's not a lot, is it?
0:31:08 > 0:31:12So, everything is going to ride on this afternoon, so let's hope we can get the money in for you, OK? OK.
0:31:19 > 0:31:24Caroline's decision to put high reserves on her items means that the ?800 target is
0:31:24 > 0:31:29looking like a distant dream, so Jonty thinks it might be time to consider a different approach.
0:31:29 > 0:31:34Well, oh, dear. So, as a valuer, where would you stand on reserves?
0:31:34 > 0:31:38Reserves are an issue because you cannot fix a market.
0:31:38 > 0:31:41In an auction room like this, it's the marketplace.
0:31:41 > 0:31:43Let the market decide.
0:31:43 > 0:31:49I understand that we've got a few more reserves later on, and if we put too high a reserve,
0:31:49 > 0:31:52then we just stand a chance of things just not selling again.
0:31:52 > 0:31:57You can understand people being in two minds. Even if they say they're not sentimental
0:31:57 > 0:32:00items, they feel a responsibility to the people that owned them before.
0:32:00 > 0:32:03Absolutely. I completely understand all of that.
0:32:03 > 0:32:06So, I hope the market is feeling a bit more generous this afternoon!
0:32:13 > 0:32:18After the disappointment of this morning's auction, Caroline's had time to rethink her tactics.
0:32:18 > 0:32:21Now, the pressure is definitely on us this afternoon.
0:32:21 > 0:32:26?85 in the bank is not really good enough, is it? So, what are we going to do about those reserves?
0:32:26 > 0:32:29Well, I've decided to take all the reserve prices off
0:32:29 > 0:32:34because I'm really worried that we're going to be taking as much home as we brought to the auction.
0:32:34 > 0:32:38The auctioneer does use their discretion. Does he?
0:32:38 > 0:32:41They won't let things just sell for ?10 just for the sake of it.
0:32:41 > 0:32:44If something is worth ?100, it's not going to sell for 10.
0:32:44 > 0:32:50They usually use their 10%, 20%, sometimes 30% discretion, but no more than that. Right. All right?
0:32:50 > 0:32:52So, let the market decide.
0:32:52 > 0:32:54We've had a change of auctioneer,
0:32:54 > 0:32:56and the first thing that we're selling is the
0:32:56 > 0:33:00Edwardian mahogany roll top desk. Yes, yeah.
0:33:00 > 0:33:03Now, the estimate is ?80 to ?120 on this, Jonty? It's sweet.
0:33:03 > 0:33:05It's a lovely little desk.
0:33:05 > 0:33:07Was it your mother's? It was my mother's.
0:33:07 > 0:33:11She was always chair of this and secretary of that and she had lots of
0:33:11 > 0:33:15different papers and things. So it was her desk, yeah.
0:33:15 > 0:33:18All right, OK. So, I've put around ?80 for this lot set.
0:33:18 > 0:33:20?100 for it? It should make at least that. ?100 for it?
0:33:20 > 0:33:22?80 for it? I'm bid at ?80. At 85?
0:33:22 > 0:33:24At ?80. At ?80. I'll take five.
0:33:24 > 0:33:26I've got a bid of ?80. 85.
0:33:26 > 0:33:27Do you want 90?
0:33:27 > 0:33:3090 there. 95? 100. 110. Good!
0:33:30 > 0:33:33Come on. 110 I'm bid. At 110.
0:33:33 > 0:33:37Take 120. ?110. The standing bid at 110. I'll take 120 for it?
0:33:37 > 0:33:38I'm done at 110.
0:33:38 > 0:33:43?110. Feel better? I feel a bit better now. I feel a bit better now.
0:33:43 > 0:33:45At least we're over the ?100 mark!
0:33:45 > 0:33:47That's got to be good!
0:33:47 > 0:33:50With the afternoon off to a flying start,
0:33:50 > 0:33:53maybe we've still got a chance of reaching our ?800 target
0:33:53 > 0:33:57and the set of bleached walnut bedroom furniture
0:33:57 > 0:34:01could attract some interest at ?180 to ?230.
0:34:01 > 0:34:04Now, this is a whole bedroom suite.
0:34:04 > 0:34:06Do you remember, was it ever in your room, or...
0:34:06 > 0:34:09It was partly in my room and partly in my sister's room.
0:34:09 > 0:34:15Because it was so big! And it came from my father's aunt, and so... I mean, it is lovely.
0:34:15 > 0:34:16I even liked it as a child, so...
0:34:16 > 0:34:21Lauren really likes it, don't you? Yeah, I had a similar one in my room, yeah.
0:34:21 > 0:34:25How do you find seeing it all being sold? What's your emotion right now?
0:34:25 > 0:34:30I just hope it goes for a reasonable amount of money, because I don't want to take it home! OK!
0:34:30 > 0:34:34Start me at ?100 for it. It should make more. ?100 for the lot?
0:34:34 > 0:34:36?50 for it all in? Oh, no! ?50. Take 55. 55. Thank you.
0:34:36 > 0:34:3960. Five.
0:34:39 > 0:34:41I can't say no already. 65. 70.
0:34:41 > 0:34:48Come on. Five. 75. 80. Five. 80 is bid. Take five. At ?80. The bid's at ?80. Take five.
0:34:48 > 0:34:50At ?80. Is that all at ?80?
0:34:50 > 0:34:54I'm selling at ?80, then? It's going to go at ?80. A bargain goes at ?80 and gone. ?80.
0:34:54 > 0:35:00?80. That's half of all you thought. Yeah, yeah. It just shows you where the market is.
0:35:00 > 0:35:03I know, exactly. Difficult, difficult.
0:35:03 > 0:35:07Because, again, that sort of furniture competes head on with modern design.
0:35:07 > 0:35:10Yes, exactly, yes. So, it's got to be cheap enough to sell, all right?
0:35:10 > 0:35:14The bedroom set might not have reached its estimate,
0:35:14 > 0:35:15but not having a reserve
0:35:15 > 0:35:18means that Caroline and Lauren don't have to lug it all home again.
0:35:18 > 0:35:20Jonty has got high hopes that
0:35:20 > 0:35:24our next lot will manage to cook up some interest.
0:35:24 > 0:35:29This is one of my favourite items that you possess, this lovely serving dish and cover.
0:35:29 > 0:35:35Dinner is served, remember? Yes, exactly. For a big side of beef. Yes. It's a fabulous item.
0:35:35 > 0:35:38?100 for it? Should make more. ?100 for it. I can't believe it.
0:35:38 > 0:35:40Come on! ?50 for it? I'm bid at ?50.
0:35:40 > 0:35:41Take 55. ?50. Take five.
0:35:41 > 0:35:43At ?50. Do you want 55 or not?
0:35:43 > 0:35:45So far, I'm at 55.
0:35:45 > 0:35:47Thank you. In time. 60. Five.
0:35:47 > 0:35:5070. Five.
0:35:50 > 0:35:5380. Five. It's still half price at ?80.
0:35:53 > 0:35:57I'll take 85. At ?80. I'll take five. Are you out at ?80? I'm selling at ?80.
0:35:57 > 0:36:00You got a bargain at ?80. ?80.
0:36:00 > 0:36:03I want to find out who's bought that and go there for Christmas dinner!
0:36:03 > 0:36:07That would be spectacular, wouldn't it, the turkey arriving in that?
0:36:07 > 0:36:10Another ?80 towards our total and things are starting to look up.
0:36:10 > 0:36:16And if quality sells, the next item should fly out of the saleroom.
0:36:16 > 0:36:20So, this is one of my favourite items, the extending dining table.
0:36:20 > 0:36:22Good quality table, this. Very good quality.
0:36:22 > 0:36:25If you did invite everybody round for dinner, I've worked out you'd have
0:36:25 > 0:36:28to start unwinding it at breakfast, wouldn't you?
0:36:28 > 0:36:30?200 for it? ?100 for it? Oh, no! I'm bid at ?100.
0:36:30 > 0:36:34I'll take 110. I'm at ?100. 110 you want?. 110. 120?
0:36:34 > 0:36:36Hey, we're flying.
0:36:36 > 0:36:37140. There you are, you see.
0:36:37 > 0:36:40150. 160. 170. Now at 160. I'm bid at 160. All done then at 160.
0:36:40 > 0:36:43I'm selling them for ?160. It goes.
0:36:43 > 0:36:48?160. Is that all right? What do you think? That's fine, that's fine.
0:36:48 > 0:36:54I put 150 low end estimate and we got it away at 160. I want a big smile on your face, please!
0:36:54 > 0:36:57So, the dining table has done the business.
0:36:57 > 0:37:01So far, Caroline mum's china hasn't exactly been a smash hit,
0:37:01 > 0:37:04but we're hoping for better luck with our next lot.
0:37:04 > 0:37:07Lot number 354a now.
0:37:07 > 0:37:1114 19th century willow pattern plates, they are all pottery ones.
0:37:11 > 0:37:13There are 14 of them. ?100?
0:37:13 > 0:37:14?50?
0:37:14 > 0:37:16I'm bid at ?50. At ?50.
0:37:16 > 0:37:19I'll take 55. At ?50.
0:37:19 > 0:37:2155 next to you. 60. Five. 70. Five.
0:37:21 > 0:37:2480? At ?75. I'm bid at ?75.
0:37:24 > 0:37:26I'll take 80. At ?75.
0:37:26 > 0:37:30Seems cheap at ?75. Are we done with ?75? Last chance. It goes at 75.
0:37:30 > 0:37:33Oh, not quite. ?75. I'm actually quite pleased.
0:37:33 > 0:37:36These were the plates that were in my bedroom as a teenager.
0:37:36 > 0:37:39Plates in your bedroom? Yeah, there were up on the rail designed
0:37:39 > 0:37:44for plates. I always used to have big arguments with my mother cos I wanted to take them down!
0:37:44 > 0:37:46It's not the sort of thing a teenager has in their bedroom!
0:37:46 > 0:37:49No, that's very true. So, to get, what was it ?75, for it?
0:37:49 > 0:37:53Yes. I'm quite pleased with it. You're happy. I'm quite happy with that.
0:37:53 > 0:37:57So, once again, Caroline's delighted that she doesn't have to pack up her
0:37:57 > 0:37:59mum's possessions and take them home.
0:37:59 > 0:38:03Our next item might have stopped working, but let's hope the bidders
0:38:03 > 0:38:06think it's a timeless piece for the right reasons.
0:38:06 > 0:38:09Right, it's the big one! It's the clock!
0:38:09 > 0:38:11Yes, Denis Slow's clock! Yes.
0:38:11 > 0:38:13Exactly. I'm hopeful for this one, yes.
0:38:13 > 0:38:17Now, you've put ?180 reserve on it this morning. Have you taken that off?
0:38:17 > 0:38:20I have, yes, because I don't want...
0:38:20 > 0:38:24I don't mind taking the clock home cos it's not too big and it's also quite a nice piece,
0:38:24 > 0:38:28but, we have got a bit more stuff, so... OK.
0:38:28 > 0:38:31Start me off at ?100. Here it goes. Start me at ?100 for it?
0:38:31 > 0:38:34?100 for it? Come on. I'm bid at ?100. At ?100.
0:38:34 > 0:38:40I'll take 110. The bid's at ?100. I'll take 110. 110. 120. 130. 140.
0:38:40 > 0:38:42Come on! 150. See! You see!
0:38:42 > 0:38:48160. 170. 180. 190. 200. And 10. Yes.
0:38:48 > 0:38:53At ?200. Do you want 210? At ?200. I'll take 10. At ?200 are we done?
0:38:53 > 0:38:56For ?200, then. Last... Do you want 210? 210 back in. 220.
0:38:56 > 0:38:58220! You came back in and you got it.
0:38:58 > 0:39:00At ?210. Are you out? At ?210.
0:39:00 > 0:39:02Last chance. At ?210 it goes.
0:39:02 > 0:39:03Fantastic! ?210.
0:39:03 > 0:39:05That's brilliant. There we are!
0:39:05 > 0:39:09Our last item was the most amount, wasn't it? Absolutely fantastic.
0:39:09 > 0:39:13Whether the reserve was there or not, we made more than that. Exactly.
0:39:13 > 0:39:16So, you had the confidence to take the reserve off, and look.
0:39:16 > 0:39:22So, at ?210, it looks like we've saved the best to last.
0:39:22 > 0:39:24It's time to find out if we've managed to get close
0:39:24 > 0:39:28to the ?800 Caroline wanted to raise for her mother's care home fund.
0:39:28 > 0:39:34Did you find it more stressful this morning when items weren't selling with reserves on them,
0:39:34 > 0:39:39or this afternoon were you were waiting to see if they would get near what you wanted?
0:39:39 > 0:39:43It was much better this afternoon. I think we got into a bit of a downward spiral
0:39:43 > 0:39:45which was a bit of a worry.
0:39:45 > 0:39:47But this afternoon I was more nervous about it
0:39:47 > 0:39:52cos we didn't have the reserves on it, but it went a lot better. Now, this morning we made ?85.
0:39:52 > 0:39:57Would you like to hear how much we got this afternoon? Yes, we would. Overall, you've made ?800.
0:39:57 > 0:40:01Oh, great! ?800. ?800. That was our target, so that's fantastic.
0:40:01 > 0:40:06That will go a long way to help mum, you know, in her convalescent home. Has it been a good day overall?
0:40:06 > 0:40:11Yeah, it was very instructive, actually, and yes... It's been really interesting. Yes.
0:40:11 > 0:40:16Has it helped you on your journey to start the process of sorting the house out?
0:40:16 > 0:40:19Yes, and I'll be getting the auctioneers back in cos there's still more.
0:40:19 > 0:40:24Probably you've taken the best bits but there are a few more bits that really can be sold.
0:40:24 > 0:40:28You've got so much more work to do. Yes, we have! Well done for today!
0:40:34 > 0:40:37With ?800 raised for her mum's care home fund, Caroline has brought
0:40:37 > 0:40:43niece Lauren along to help her gran settle into her new surroundings.
0:40:43 > 0:40:47We've got this picture that you painted of your dad. Yes.
0:40:47 > 0:40:52So, that's your dad, yeah, and we'll put that all up there like that.
0:40:52 > 0:40:54We'll get the man to put something in the wall.
0:40:54 > 0:40:58We're really glad we managed to raise quite a lot of money at the auction,
0:40:58 > 0:41:03because it's important that Mum is happy in her retirement.
0:41:03 > 0:41:06She's been much more happier since she's come to Beaumont, so...
0:41:06 > 0:41:11Before she was living in that cold, dark house by herself and it must have been a bit of a worry for her.
0:41:11 > 0:41:18As a special treat for her grandmother, and the rest of the residents, talented musician Lauren
0:41:18 > 0:41:21has decided to entertain them with her harp playing.
0:41:35 > 0:41:40Mum, what to do think of Lauren's harp playing? It was wonderful. Absolutely wonderful.
0:41:40 > 0:41:44And it always makes me cry! It's a beautiful instruments that makes you cry,
0:41:44 > 0:41:47and it makes you cry even more cos it's Lauren, isn't it? Yes.
0:41:47 > 0:41:51That's right. And she works very hard at her harp playing. Yes, she does.
0:41:51 > 0:41:56It's such a nice feeling to know that my mum is happy and that we've helped her
0:41:56 > 0:42:00find a place to live in for the rest of her life where she can be happy.
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