0:00:02 > 0:00:05Welcome to Cash In The Attic, the show that helps you find hidden treasures
0:00:05 > 0:00:10in your home and then sells them at auction. Today we are in Bushey in Hertfordshire
0:00:10 > 0:00:14and these are the beautiful, historic Town Gardens.
0:00:14 > 0:00:18The Bushey Rose Gardens were commissioned by Sir Hubert von Herkomer,
0:00:18 > 0:00:22an eminent Victorian artist who ran an art school on this very site.
0:00:22 > 0:00:27The gardens today are considered to be of such importance to the area that they've been awarded
0:00:27 > 0:00:33Grade II historic status and are soon to be subject to a major restoration programme.
0:00:33 > 0:00:37Now these cloisters are the only remnants from the art school
0:00:37 > 0:00:41which must have inspired hundreds of students in Victorian England.
0:00:41 > 0:00:47Now you never know, today we may unearth one of those masterpieces from a former pupil, because we are
0:00:47 > 0:00:52just about to commence our search for hidden valuables that will go under the hammer at auction.
0:01:14 > 0:01:20Coming up on today's Cash In The Attic, our expert has got food on his mind.
0:01:20 > 0:01:24So, brilliant, we've got a lot for auction. How do you like your eggs...
0:01:24 > 0:01:25- hard or soft?- Soft!
0:01:25 > 0:01:29And all the rummaging seems to be working up a thirst...
0:01:29 > 0:01:32I fancy some of grandma's vodka. Are you sure you haven't got some?
0:01:32 > 0:01:34Let's have a rummage for that.
0:01:34 > 0:01:37But is the excitement of the auction all too much?
0:01:37 > 0:01:39Oh, I'm fainting!
0:01:43 > 0:01:47Let's hope we'll all still be smiling when the final hammer falls.
0:01:47 > 0:01:50Now we've left the Rose Gardens, we've just popped down the road
0:01:50 > 0:01:53to meet a well-travelled lady who contacted us
0:01:53 > 0:01:57because she wants to get some funds together, not for a garden,
0:01:57 > 0:02:00but for a trip across the pond.
0:02:00 > 0:02:02This detached Edwardian house in Hertfordshire
0:02:02 > 0:02:05is home to international lawyer Marie McLachlan.
0:02:05 > 0:02:10Marie was born in Poland and has travelled the world, living in New York and Belgium before settling
0:02:10 > 0:02:16in England and she's built up quite a collection of antiques during her globe-trotting years,
0:02:16 > 0:02:19but now she's planning to downsize to a smaller home,
0:02:19 > 0:02:22so it's time to scale down her antique collection, too.
0:02:22 > 0:02:27Her new partner, Robert, is on hand to help and daughter, Annette, is already busy rummaging.
0:02:27 > 0:02:30- Good morning, how are you? - Good morning, Chris. Very well.
0:02:30 > 0:02:34- What a fantastic house! - Isn't it beautiful? Apparently it's over 100 years old
0:02:34 > 0:02:37and the lady of the house is a fan of the arts and crafts.
0:02:37 > 0:02:41I hope she'll have some decorative arts to match the greatness of this house.
0:02:41 > 0:02:44Fingers crossed. Have a rummage, I'll meet the family.
0:02:44 > 0:02:46Oh, I do the arty stuff, you do the crafty stuff!
0:02:46 > 0:02:48Yeah, yeah!
0:02:51 > 0:02:55- You must be Marie? - Yes, welcome to Bushey.
0:02:55 > 0:02:58- What a beautiful garden! - It is my pride and joy.
0:02:58 > 0:03:01I have designed it, yes, and Robert was helping digging.
0:03:01 > 0:03:03- A little bit.- You must be Robert? - I am the digger, yes.
0:03:03 > 0:03:06- You must be Annette, right? - That's right.
0:03:06 > 0:03:09Now why have you called in the Cash In The Attic team?
0:03:09 > 0:03:13I have a lot of items and collections from different countries.
0:03:13 > 0:03:17Most of them come from countries like Poland, America and Belgium
0:03:17 > 0:03:22where I have worked and lived, so it's a lot,
0:03:22 > 0:03:25but I'm thinking of downsizing the clutter in my life.
0:03:25 > 0:03:27I hear it's for a good cause?
0:03:27 > 0:03:32My mum has mentioned that she's quite interested in taking me to New York for a little trip...
0:03:32 > 0:03:34a bit of a mother and daughter bonding session
0:03:34 > 0:03:38so yes, it's all going to a bit of a good cause for us!
0:03:38 > 0:03:40So come on, tell me what's so special about New York?
0:03:40 > 0:03:42New York, it is a fantastic city.
0:03:42 > 0:03:45When I was young and beautiful in the '70s...
0:03:45 > 0:03:47You still are, you still are...
0:03:47 > 0:03:50That was the city, that was the place to be.
0:03:50 > 0:03:53That was what London is now to young people.
0:03:53 > 0:03:57Absolutely buzzing with culture, rock and jazz
0:03:57 > 0:04:01and everything was really happening there. It was wonderful to be part
0:04:01 > 0:04:07of it and I fully enjoyed it, but also Annette was born there, so that's quite important.
0:04:07 > 0:04:12- So how much money do you want to raise?- Not too greedy, perhaps £500.
0:04:12 > 0:04:15If we get any more than that, I'll be delighted.
0:04:15 > 0:04:20As I said, I would like to spend a nice night on the town with Annette in New York.
0:04:20 > 0:04:22OK, it sounds as if we've got a busy day ahead.
0:04:22 > 0:04:24Let's get some work done. Come on!
0:04:24 > 0:04:30A girly weekend in New York sounds like a lot of fun and it's lucky that Marie's home is overflowing
0:04:30 > 0:04:33with collectables for us to search through and our expert,
0:04:33 > 0:04:39John Cameron, is poised to start that search. With over ten years of experience in the antiques trade,
0:04:39 > 0:04:43he's the perfect person to single out Marie's saleable treasures.
0:04:43 > 0:04:45Ah, come through.
0:04:45 > 0:04:48Caught red-handed with the decanter!
0:04:48 > 0:04:53- What have you got for us? - Well, a very interesting decanter, but where did it come from, Marie?
0:04:53 > 0:04:56This one comes from my Polish maternal grandmother.
0:04:56 > 0:05:00I remember always being served at Christmas time with some Polish vodka.
0:05:00 > 0:05:03And you don't have any of that vodka around still?
0:05:03 > 0:05:07No, no, no. The vodka doesn't stay very long in my house!
0:05:07 > 0:05:12Oh, well, that's a shame! Well, it's quite an interesting decanter and you've got the glasses there?
0:05:12 > 0:05:17- Were the glasses always with it? - They were with it, yes, but I'm not sure if they're part
0:05:17 > 0:05:21of the same set, but they were together when it was displayed, yes.
0:05:21 > 0:05:25That's a good guess because they aren't part of the same set, although they do match well.
0:05:25 > 0:05:28It's cranberry glass and this was quite popular
0:05:28 > 0:05:31in the 19th century, quite costly and difficult to make.
0:05:31 > 0:05:38They achieve this beautiful ruby red glass by the addition of gold in the actual molten glass mix.
0:05:38 > 0:05:44They blow the vessel in clear glass and then they'd case it by blowing it inside a red glass case
0:05:44 > 0:05:48and once it's cooled down, the glass cutter, using the rotary wheel,
0:05:48 > 0:05:53grinds away and cuts away this decoration to reveal the clear glass beneath,
0:05:53 > 0:05:58but because it was expensive to make, they sought cheaper alternatives
0:05:58 > 0:06:01and that brings us to the glasses.
0:06:01 > 0:06:03If we have a look at one of the glasses,
0:06:03 > 0:06:06the biggest clue to tell us that they aren't together
0:06:06 > 0:06:08is these have "Italy" on the bottom,
0:06:08 > 0:06:11so those are made in Italy, probably about the turn of the last century.
0:06:11 > 0:06:15Now that's completely hand-made, the bowls are blown here by hand,
0:06:15 > 0:06:21but the stems, you can see that line there, right down the stem and across there, the base is press-moulded,
0:06:21 > 0:06:25so they were a cheaper alternative, and this is what we call "Ruby flashed"
0:06:25 > 0:06:30so that's actually been cased in a very thin layer of liquid red glass,
0:06:30 > 0:06:35so I think for this set, to take into consideration it has some nasty chips around there,
0:06:35 > 0:06:41a bit too bad to be ground out and hidden, I'd have to take that into consideration.
0:06:41 > 0:06:44At auction you're looking for about £60 to £90, something like that.
0:06:44 > 0:06:48Oh, that's fine, I will be happy to sell it at this price, yes.
0:06:48 > 0:06:50I think it's done us good over the years,
0:06:50 > 0:06:52so let somebody else enjoy it.
0:06:52 > 0:06:56So are you going to go teetotal, or find something else to put it in?
0:06:56 > 0:06:58I have enough wine glasses in this house!
0:06:58 > 0:07:01Well, it looks as though you have some fabulous items.
0:07:01 > 0:07:04I've only had a cursory glance, but already I'm starting to get excited.
0:07:04 > 0:07:08If his juices are flowing, we've got a good start, let's carry on.
0:07:08 > 0:07:09Come on and follow us, John.
0:07:09 > 0:07:11Yes, there's a lot more rummaging to do
0:07:11 > 0:07:15if they want to raise the £500 they want for the trip to New York.
0:07:16 > 0:07:22And John has immediately spotted this 19th century painting of a countryside scene,
0:07:22 > 0:07:25and Marie picked this up in a charity shop.
0:07:25 > 0:07:29Its estimated value, well, £70 to £80.
0:07:29 > 0:07:33And in the kitchen, Marie finds this elaborate chandelier
0:07:33 > 0:07:35that she bought from an auction in Watford.
0:07:35 > 0:07:38It was once used as a prop on a TV drama
0:07:38 > 0:07:42and John's hoping it will have a dramatic impact on the sale room.
0:07:42 > 0:07:46And Robert thinks he's found something to whet John's appetite in the dining room.
0:07:46 > 0:07:48Now John, come and look at this.
0:07:48 > 0:07:50It's quite interesting.
0:07:50 > 0:07:53It's a very nice table, Robert, but first, what do you know about it?
0:07:53 > 0:07:57I know it was bought about ten years ago in a local auction just down the road.
0:07:57 > 0:08:00When I first cause a glimpse of it, I got very excited.
0:08:00 > 0:08:02Excellent!
0:08:02 > 0:08:06- When I came over, my hopes were dashed!- Oh!
0:08:06 > 0:08:07Because it's a reproduction table.
0:08:07 > 0:08:12- OK.- Had it been original, it would be a very serious table.
0:08:12 > 0:08:16Now it pertains to date from the middle of the 18th century,
0:08:16 > 0:08:20it's what we call a tilt top wine table, or tripod table,
0:08:20 > 0:08:24- very much in the Chippendale style. - Yeah.
0:08:24 > 0:08:29Now it has all the features of a really, really great table.
0:08:29 > 0:08:32It has this shaped pie crust top,
0:08:32 > 0:08:36you have applied countless leaves here and shell work.
0:08:36 > 0:08:39Now when you tip it up, like this,
0:08:39 > 0:08:42it has what we call a birdcage tilt top here,
0:08:42 > 0:08:44this being the birdcage.
0:08:44 > 0:08:47Further down we have a wonderfully turned central support there,
0:08:47 > 0:08:52lovely tripod feet down to those classical claw and ball feet.
0:08:52 > 0:08:57Great table, if only it was a genuine 18th century piece!
0:08:57 > 0:08:58Are you sure it's not?
0:08:58 > 0:09:00I'd stake my reputation on it!
0:09:00 > 0:09:04Sadly, it's not going to make the four figures we'd love it to make.
0:09:04 > 0:09:08- So I would suggest an estimate of about £120 to £150, somewhere around about that.- OK.
0:09:08 > 0:09:11- Would we be happy with that?- I would, certainly.- Jolly good.- Sounds good.
0:09:11 > 0:09:13It's not a bad contribution,
0:09:13 > 0:09:15but we've still got some way to go to reach £500.
0:09:15 > 0:09:20- Very much so, yeah.- So come and see what else we can turn up. - Brilliant, thanks a lot.
0:09:20 > 0:09:23Well, it might not be a genuine Georgian table,
0:09:23 > 0:09:29but it came with a very real price tag, adding £120 towards the target.
0:09:29 > 0:09:32It really does seem that Marie has an eye for collectables,
0:09:32 > 0:09:34and every item tells a story about her travels.
0:09:34 > 0:09:38You've had an incredible life and incredible journey, haven't you?
0:09:38 > 0:09:41Yes, I had, indeed.
0:09:41 > 0:09:43I started in Poland, as you know,
0:09:43 > 0:09:45but then because my father was an American,
0:09:45 > 0:09:49fought in the underground during the Second World War,
0:09:49 > 0:09:54saved the lives of a few Brits in his dangerous activities,
0:09:54 > 0:09:57then fell in love with my mum, and ever since, of course,
0:09:57 > 0:09:59the whole family wanted someone to go to America.
0:09:59 > 0:10:02My father wasn't able to go with the family
0:10:02 > 0:10:04because the communists wouldn't allow it,
0:10:04 > 0:10:10but then I had a chance when I graduated from Warsaw University in '75
0:10:10 > 0:10:15and I left and I settled in New York with 20 in my pocket,
0:10:15 > 0:10:21no family, no friends, just completely thrown into the deep water.
0:10:21 > 0:10:23It was hard, hard going.
0:10:23 > 0:10:27I had to work waiting tables first, of course,
0:10:27 > 0:10:31and then as a nanny, governess for very rich families
0:10:31 > 0:10:36and somehow managed to save enough money to go to one of the best universities,
0:10:36 > 0:10:40New York University in America, and study law.
0:10:40 > 0:10:44So determination helps, apart from a pretty smile!
0:10:44 > 0:10:48And in New York you obviously qualified as a lawyer?
0:10:48 > 0:10:49- Yes, I had.- And you met someone?
0:10:49 > 0:10:56Yes. I met my late husband in a jazz club because jazz had always been my passion
0:10:56 > 0:10:59and we clicked and then he brought me over here to Bushey.
0:10:59 > 0:11:04So you're moving on now. I mean you're putting a lot behind you because you lost your husband?
0:11:04 > 0:11:07- Yes.- And it must have been difficult for both you and your daughter?
0:11:07 > 0:11:12Yes, it was very difficult because he was a wonderful father and husband
0:11:12 > 0:11:17and it was a tragic, sudden accident so Annette and myself were in a lot of pain
0:11:17 > 0:11:24and perhaps I want to also treat her to something special because she's been terrific.
0:11:24 > 0:11:29In spite of her loss, she was very positive, made the best out of the whole situation,
0:11:29 > 0:11:33studied hard and got a very good job,
0:11:33 > 0:11:36as you know, in London, so I'm very proud of her.
0:11:36 > 0:11:39So we're here today, obviously, to raise some money.
0:11:39 > 0:11:42I think it's £500 because you and Annette want to go to New York.
0:11:42 > 0:11:44Why New York?
0:11:44 > 0:11:48Well, first of all because Annette was born in New York,
0:11:48 > 0:11:52but we both love New York and it will be a little bit of a sentimental journey
0:11:52 > 0:11:55and I would love to do it around Annette's birthday
0:11:55 > 0:11:57and know that we both will enjoy it.
0:11:57 > 0:12:00We're not gonna raise money sitting here having a good chat,
0:12:00 > 0:12:03we've got to get back to some work, so come on.
0:12:03 > 0:12:08It sounds like Marie and Annette are thoroughly deserving of a trip to the Big Apple
0:12:08 > 0:12:12so we had better get back on the hunt for saleable treasures.
0:12:12 > 0:12:15Upstairs in the bedroom, Annette has found a pretty little dish
0:12:15 > 0:12:18that she wants John to cast his expert eye over.
0:12:19 > 0:12:22John, can you come in here for a minute?
0:12:22 > 0:12:24What have you found there, Annette?
0:12:24 > 0:12:26I've just found this in one of the drawers.
0:12:26 > 0:12:30So you share your mum's fascination for pottery and porcelain?
0:12:30 > 0:12:33You know, I think they're very pretty to look at,
0:12:33 > 0:12:37but I think I would go for a more modern sort of style myself.
0:12:37 > 0:12:40This is quite a nice thing. What have we got on the back?
0:12:40 > 0:12:42Royal Copenhagen, we're in good company there.
0:12:42 > 0:12:45Know anything about it at all?
0:12:45 > 0:12:47Yeah, I do recognise it.
0:12:47 > 0:12:50I remember my mum telling me that back in her days when she was a student in New York
0:12:50 > 0:12:55she went to Greenwich Village and there was a junk sale and she picked it up there, I think.
0:12:55 > 0:12:59- Wow! She has an eye for things, doesn't she?- She certainly does!
0:12:59 > 0:13:03This looks to me like it would have been part of quite a grand service.
0:13:03 > 0:13:07I mean, the decoration on here, I can tell just by looking at that, it's hand-painted.
0:13:07 > 0:13:10This is a botanical piece, which are very, very popular
0:13:10 > 0:13:13but we've got the Copenhagen mark on there
0:13:13 > 0:13:15and I can tell from that back stamp
0:13:15 > 0:13:21it does change over the years, that this is probably post-1920s,
0:13:21 > 0:13:25something like that, but the factory goes back a long, long way,
0:13:25 > 0:13:28in fact to the 1770s, about 1775,
0:13:28 > 0:13:31but the decoration we can see on here
0:13:31 > 0:13:34is quite high quality, I mean, this is a moulded piece.
0:13:34 > 0:13:38You can see from the shape this wouldn't be turned on a potter's wheel.
0:13:38 > 0:13:41Probably an hors d'oeuvre, pickle dish, something like that.
0:13:41 > 0:13:44- A shame she didn't pick up the rest of the service!- Indeed!
0:13:44 > 0:13:47I don't think she was that rich, unfortunately!
0:13:47 > 0:13:51Well, I think on its own as a kind of sample of a good piece of Copenhagen,
0:13:51 > 0:13:54I'd expect it to make £30 or £40, something like that.
0:13:54 > 0:13:56Well, that's not bad at all.
0:13:56 > 0:14:00- I suspect it's a little bit more than she paid for it back in the '70s? - I would imagine so!
0:14:00 > 0:14:05£30 to £40 for the very collectable Copenhagen
0:14:05 > 0:14:08is a good addition to our target today.
0:14:08 > 0:14:11And we're all pulling our weight in today's search.
0:14:11 > 0:14:12Look what I've found!
0:14:12 > 0:14:16A samovar which was given to Marie by her grandmother in Poland.
0:14:16 > 0:14:20Metal samovars were traditionally used in Russia for heating water for tea.
0:14:20 > 0:14:22Value, £30 to £40.
0:14:22 > 0:14:26Annette also finds this lovely pair of Victorian paintings in oval frames
0:14:26 > 0:14:29which her magpie Mum picked up at Bushey Antique Fair.
0:14:29 > 0:14:34John hopes they could bring us £40 to £50.
0:14:34 > 0:14:36And downstairs our hoarder herself
0:14:36 > 0:14:41has a large collection of porcelain that she wants an expert opinion on.
0:14:41 > 0:14:44John, come over here. Perhaps that interests you?
0:14:44 > 0:14:47Wow, what a fabulous eggcup!
0:14:47 > 0:14:49Dual-purpose as well! Have you ever used these, Marie?
0:14:49 > 0:14:53Well, I never was sure how to use it, so I never did!
0:14:53 > 0:14:57Well, that looks like to me that it would be perfect for a duck egg.
0:14:57 > 0:14:59- I've never had a duck egg but... - Massive egg, yes.
0:14:59 > 0:15:03My grandmother used to love duck eggs and we'd get them for her.
0:15:03 > 0:15:05That looks perfect, a lovely eggcup!
0:15:05 > 0:15:10Well, it's got a good back stamp on there, "Minton", one of the household names in British ceramics
0:15:10 > 0:15:13and up there with Worcester and the Derbys of this country.
0:15:13 > 0:15:16First established in Stoke on Trent in the 1790s
0:15:16 > 0:15:18and still in production today.
0:15:18 > 0:15:23Looking at the decoration, very much inspired by the orient,
0:15:23 > 0:15:27oriental flowers, or Indian flowers as they're sometimes referred to,
0:15:27 > 0:15:31there was a huge craze for all things oriental from the 1870s right up until the 1920s.
0:15:31 > 0:15:33So where did it come from?
0:15:33 > 0:15:36It doesn't come from England,
0:15:36 > 0:15:40it goes back to my youth, my years when I studied in New York
0:15:40 > 0:15:44and actually I acquired it from a barn sale
0:15:44 > 0:15:48from Jackie Kennedy's mother's estate, Madame Bouvier.
0:15:48 > 0:15:51- So you brought it back from America yourself?- Yes, yes.
0:15:51 > 0:15:55That's a great story and certainly the link to Jackie Kennedy's mother,
0:15:55 > 0:15:57that's the sort of thing auctioneers crave,
0:15:57 > 0:16:00so we need to make the most of that, so you want to sell this?
0:16:00 > 0:16:04Yes, I do. I don't use it. It's just nice for display but I'm not using it at all.
0:16:04 > 0:16:07Well, I think this is a good lot to take to auction.
0:16:07 > 0:16:11I would suggest an estimate for these, probably 30-plus pieces,
0:16:11 > 0:16:14I would suggest an estimate of about £80 to £120.
0:16:14 > 0:16:18- I'd be hoping for upwards of £100, but that's what I'd put on as an estimate.- Yes.
0:16:18 > 0:16:20- Would that sound OK to you?- Yes, yes.
0:16:20 > 0:16:23Wonderful, yes, quite happy with that, yes.
0:16:23 > 0:16:26Fabulous, brilliant, well we've got a lot for auction.
0:16:26 > 0:16:28- How do you like your eggs, hard or soft?- Soft!
0:16:29 > 0:16:31That's a very good valuation.
0:16:31 > 0:16:37Although it's Minton and comes with a special history from far away,
0:16:37 > 0:16:43it's not complete and there is a bit of damage, so good price.
0:16:45 > 0:16:51Well, that adds £80 to £120 towards today's target of £500.
0:16:51 > 0:16:54Now while the rest of the family carry on the search inside,
0:16:54 > 0:16:58I take five minutes out to find out more about our treasure hunter, Marie,
0:16:58 > 0:17:00from daughter, Annette.
0:17:00 > 0:17:04Tell me about your relationship with your mum, because you seem like good mates?
0:17:04 > 0:17:08Yeah. I would say we have a really good relationship, you know.
0:17:08 > 0:17:12We're not too close that we're meddling in each other's lives,
0:17:12 > 0:17:15but close enough to be able to share things that are important.
0:17:15 > 0:17:18I think we're both mature in the sense that we allow each other
0:17:18 > 0:17:21to live each other's lives and occasionally we'll call each other
0:17:21 > 0:17:24and fill each other in on what's been going on
0:17:24 > 0:17:26so, yeah, it's definitely a close relationship.
0:17:26 > 0:17:28You're like mates, aren't you?
0:17:28 > 0:17:33Yeah, mates and, you know, bossy older sister, I think, as well!
0:17:33 > 0:17:36So what would this trip mean to you, to go back to New York?
0:17:36 > 0:17:39It's a real special trip, you know.
0:17:39 > 0:17:41New York's a very special place for me.
0:17:41 > 0:17:44Obviously I have a lot of happy memories in New York with my family,
0:17:44 > 0:17:47obviously my father who passed away,
0:17:47 > 0:17:52so it's a lot of fond memories of being as a family there
0:17:52 > 0:17:54and I definitely enjoy going there with my mum.
0:17:54 > 0:17:56We share a lot of interests there,
0:17:56 > 0:18:02especially in Broadway shows and musicals and going shopping together and Macys and Bloomingdales
0:18:02 > 0:18:05so, yeah, it's an exciting place to be with someone you love.
0:18:05 > 0:18:08The big question is, is £500 enough?
0:18:08 > 0:18:11We'll manage with it, but we might max it out pretty quickly!
0:18:11 > 0:18:13It would definitely help along the way!
0:18:13 > 0:18:16We'd better go and find some more valuables.
0:18:16 > 0:18:18All right, then.
0:18:18 > 0:18:20Well, back inside, the search continues
0:18:20 > 0:18:23and John's artistic eye has spotted this painting of a village theme,
0:18:23 > 0:18:28which he hopes could raise £30 to £50.
0:18:28 > 0:18:33And Robert's eyes light up when he finds this pair of brass candelabra
0:18:33 > 0:18:35which Marie bought at a charity shop.
0:18:35 > 0:18:37It's definitely another case
0:18:37 > 0:18:39of Marie's eye for a bargain doing her proud
0:18:39 > 0:18:42as John estimates it at £35 to £45.
0:18:42 > 0:18:46Our search is nearing its end and downstairs it's all hands on deck
0:18:46 > 0:18:50to get the last few pounds we need to make today's target.
0:18:51 > 0:18:53Whoa! Drinks are on me, John!
0:18:53 > 0:18:56I've found something absolutely brilliant here!
0:18:56 > 0:18:59Well, I'm glad you opened it because it was my next port of call!
0:18:59 > 0:19:01But I didn't want to look too keen!
0:19:01 > 0:19:03It looks great! What's the story behind this?
0:19:03 > 0:19:06It was a gift to Annette from her English grandmother,
0:19:06 > 0:19:10so I think we had better talk to her about it.
0:19:10 > 0:19:14- You love this piece, don't you? - I absolutely love this piece.
0:19:14 > 0:19:16It's definitely one of my favourite pieces.
0:19:16 > 0:19:21It's very sentimental to me, because obviously I remember it being in my nan's house
0:19:21 > 0:19:23as long as I can remember my nan,
0:19:23 > 0:19:27so definitely it would be sad to say goodbye to it, I think, but...
0:19:27 > 0:19:32Do you have any memories of her having a sneaky look in there and rummaging around?
0:19:32 > 0:19:36I definitely had an infatuation with the picks for the cherries
0:19:36 > 0:19:39and my nan was obviously picking them up off the floor
0:19:39 > 0:19:41when I was playing with them, yeah.
0:19:41 > 0:19:44Loads of lovely little details. Tell us the story behind this.
0:19:44 > 0:19:47Well, these were made in huge quantities during the 1930s,
0:19:47 > 0:19:51and if you have a look at it, it's very much in what we call the Odeon style.
0:19:51 > 0:19:55- Would it remind you of the Odeon cinemas, that kind of Aztec look? - Oh, yes.
0:19:55 > 0:19:58Veneered in walnut, very favoured timber at the time
0:19:58 > 0:20:01and usually this kind of compound opening is very typical
0:20:01 > 0:20:05and what I love about them are all the accoutrements you tend to find inside,
0:20:05 > 0:20:09the squeezers, little cocktail sticks, the shakers, everything,
0:20:09 > 0:20:11it's all in there, great for a party,
0:20:11 > 0:20:14and I think not enough people use these cabinets these days.
0:20:14 > 0:20:17Now they are mass-produced and micro-thin veneers on here
0:20:17 > 0:20:19and usually plywood in the back,
0:20:19 > 0:20:22so they were mass-produced for a certain market.
0:20:22 > 0:20:24Now I would suggest at auction today,
0:20:24 > 0:20:28and don't get angry with me, of about £40 to £60, something like that,
0:20:28 > 0:20:31so, could we sell it at that sort of price?
0:20:31 > 0:20:33I don't know. It's a real sentimental piece.
0:20:33 > 0:20:38I don't know if I could part with it for £40, but maybe if I'm persuaded.
0:20:38 > 0:20:41- We'll have to think about it. - We should think about it, yes.
0:20:41 > 0:20:42- Over a drink?- Definitely.
0:20:42 > 0:20:44- Cocktail?- Yes.
0:20:44 > 0:20:47- OK.- I fancy some of Grandma's vodka! Are you sure you haven't got some?
0:20:47 > 0:20:50Let's go have a rummage for that as well! Come on!
0:20:51 > 0:20:55It's a very sentimental and personal piece for me.
0:20:55 > 0:20:59£40, I thought, was a little bit low but, you know,
0:20:59 > 0:21:02I'm going to do a bit of thinking about it and see what happens.
0:21:02 > 0:21:05The drinks cabinet is obviously very precious to Annette
0:21:05 > 0:21:07and I have a feeling that she might have inherited
0:21:07 > 0:21:11more of her mother's hoarding instincts than she realises.
0:21:11 > 0:21:13As our search through Marie's home draws to an end,
0:21:13 > 0:21:16Marie has found one last piece of artwork
0:21:16 > 0:21:18that she might be prepared to let go of.
0:21:18 > 0:21:21Oh, John, look what I've found! What do you think?
0:21:21 > 0:21:23Let's have a look.
0:21:23 > 0:21:27It certainly looks like there's some age to the back of the canvas, Marie, there.
0:21:27 > 0:21:29That's quite a striking picture.
0:21:30 > 0:21:32Artist, do you know who it's by?
0:21:32 > 0:21:35Well, I can't remember exactly.
0:21:35 > 0:21:37I bought it actually at auction.
0:21:37 > 0:21:40It seems to be Moff, A. Moff.
0:21:40 > 0:21:42- A Moffat, perhaps?- Moffat maybe, yes.
0:21:42 > 0:21:46I do know of a landscape painter by the name of "A"...
0:21:46 > 0:21:48I'm not sure if it's Alexander Moffat,
0:21:48 > 0:21:51but you can see the signature is quite obscure there.
0:21:51 > 0:21:52And they haven't painted it on.
0:21:52 > 0:21:55They've scraped it into the canvas with the tip of the brush.
0:21:55 > 0:21:59- Oh, I see. I couldn't...- Well, what do you know about the picture?
0:21:59 > 0:22:03To be fair, maybe it's funny, but actually I miss snow, in England
0:22:03 > 0:22:06and it has this lovely warm snow scene
0:22:06 > 0:22:09and it reminded me a little bit of a Polish village.
0:22:09 > 0:22:12I'm not sure if it is a Polish village, but it could be.
0:22:12 > 0:22:15It could be from Czechoslovakia, Russia, I'm not sure,
0:22:15 > 0:22:19but I was appealed to the scene, to the calmness of it
0:22:19 > 0:22:22and the snow depiction, I like.
0:22:22 > 0:22:25There is a sublime beauty to the kind of snow, isn't there?
0:22:25 > 0:22:30Date-wise, looking at the cracking in the picture here, the crackler,
0:22:30 > 0:22:32that would suggest a little bit of age to me.
0:22:32 > 0:22:38Style-wise, I would put this in the first quarter of the 20th century,
0:22:38 > 0:22:40so around about 1900, 1925,
0:22:40 > 0:22:43something like that is where I would date it.
0:22:43 > 0:22:46- Do you remember what you paid at auction?- About £100, actually.
0:22:46 > 0:22:50That's about the right money for a decent furnishing picture like this.
0:22:50 > 0:22:53It's a nice big canvas and would be a good feature on anybody's wall.
0:22:53 > 0:22:56I think that's probably about right today
0:22:56 > 0:22:57but what I would like to do
0:22:57 > 0:23:01is see if we can have the canvas out of the frame and establish that artist's name,
0:23:01 > 0:23:05and perhaps add some value, but for today, £100 to £150 is what it should make.
0:23:05 > 0:23:07I've just crept in there.
0:23:07 > 0:23:10I'm thinking money, I'm hearing money. That's not too bad, is it?
0:23:10 > 0:23:14- Not bad at all, I'd be delighted. - £150?- Yes, that's good!
0:23:14 > 0:23:16Let me just have a bit of a recap.
0:23:16 > 0:23:18How much did you want to raise at the start of the day?
0:23:18 > 0:23:21Well, 500, 600, maybe top...
0:23:21 > 0:23:24I'll be absolutely over the moon if we got the 600,
0:23:24 > 0:23:27but I'll be very pleased also with 500.
0:23:27 > 0:23:28Do you want the good news?
0:23:28 > 0:23:31The good news is there is no bad news,
0:23:31 > 0:23:37and at the moment, I've tallied it all up and we're at about £645!
0:23:37 > 0:23:41- That's great!- That is, of course, without your cabinet.
0:23:41 > 0:23:43- Yeah.- Have you been persuading her?
0:23:43 > 0:23:45Um, yeah, I've been thinking about it!
0:23:45 > 0:23:49OK, you keep thinking about it. We could get up to about £685,
0:23:49 > 0:23:51but that's not bad work, is it, John, so far?
0:23:51 > 0:23:54- No. I'd be happy with that. - That's fantastic, it is!
0:23:54 > 0:23:56- Are you really happy? - Oh, yes, absolutely!
0:23:56 > 0:24:00- OK, fingers in.- Fingers crossed, yeah!- And let's go to the auction!
0:24:00 > 0:24:02- Let's get the good auctioneer! - Yes, come on!
0:24:02 > 0:24:06We've had a great day here with Marie, Robert and Annette
0:24:06 > 0:24:10and I've got a fantastic collection of items to take to auction.
0:24:10 > 0:24:13We've got the Georgian style reproduction table
0:24:13 > 0:24:15valued at £120 to £180,
0:24:15 > 0:24:19the colourful Cranberry glass decanter and glasses,
0:24:19 > 0:24:22which John estimated at £60 to £90,
0:24:22 > 0:24:26and that large painting by A Moff, with its equally large price tag
0:24:26 > 0:24:31of £100 to £150, but we'll have to wait until the auction to see
0:24:31 > 0:24:35whether Annette can part with that quirky 1930s cocktail cabinet
0:24:35 > 0:24:38which John valued at £40 to £60.
0:24:38 > 0:24:42Still to come on "Cash In The Attic"...
0:24:42 > 0:24:45Our globetrotter thinks she knows the market here in England.
0:24:45 > 0:24:49- An English view!- Yes. I found it in very English charity shop!
0:24:49 > 0:24:52- Oh, yes!- I hope it will fetch very good English price.
0:24:54 > 0:24:56But things don't go all our own way...
0:24:56 > 0:24:59- Oh, no!- I can't believe it!
0:24:59 > 0:25:01Not even a single bid!
0:25:01 > 0:25:05- When they do, boy does she know how to celebrate...- Brilliant, great!
0:25:05 > 0:25:08To your grandmother! Find out what happens
0:25:08 > 0:25:10when the final hammer falls.
0:25:14 > 0:25:16It's been a week since we had a rummage around
0:25:16 > 0:25:20Marie's beautiful home in Bushey for those collectables and antiques
0:25:20 > 0:25:24which will go under the hammer here at the Chiswick Auction Rooms
0:25:24 > 0:25:27in West London. Now if you remember, we've got to raise £500 for a wild
0:25:27 > 0:25:32weekend in New York, so let's get the party started, right now,
0:25:32 > 0:25:35and get those items up for auction!
0:25:36 > 0:25:41We've all taken a shine to Marie and we desperately hope the bidders will take a shine to her items.
0:25:41 > 0:25:44Our expert, John Cameron, is hard at work already,
0:25:44 > 0:25:47checking out her lots in the sale room.
0:25:47 > 0:25:49- Good morning, John. - Good morning, Chris.
0:25:49 > 0:25:53Oh, I thought I'd grown over that week! Sadly not!
0:25:53 > 0:25:55Looking at the table here, Marie's table?
0:25:55 > 0:25:58Just thinking what a shame it's not 200 years older,
0:25:58 > 0:26:01otherwise we'd have a real special lot on our hands today.
0:26:01 > 0:26:04- We'd all be going off to New York! - I think we would.
0:26:04 > 0:26:05What else are you looking forward to?
0:26:05 > 0:26:09We've got this decanter set. It has got a few chips but it should do OK.
0:26:09 > 0:26:11We've got the Minton part tea service
0:26:11 > 0:26:15and that oil on canvas, that snowy countryside scene.
0:26:15 > 0:26:18I like that! Now, the other piece that I was always thinking about
0:26:18 > 0:26:20was that furniture, the bar.
0:26:20 > 0:26:23The cocktail cabinet. Annette was attached to that,
0:26:23 > 0:26:25but it's a family heirloom, I seem to remember.
0:26:25 > 0:26:28- Do you think she's brought it? - I very much doubt it.
0:26:28 > 0:26:31- I think she has! Let's go and find out, come on.- All right, then.
0:26:31 > 0:26:36'Now with me sounding so sure, you'd think I'd spotted the cabinet
0:26:36 > 0:26:39'on the way into the sale room, but it was actually just a guess.
0:26:39 > 0:26:42'Our £500 target lies in the hands of the bidders today
0:26:42 > 0:26:44'but with Marie and Robert on board,
0:26:44 > 0:26:48'I have a feeling we're in for a bit of fun, whatever happens.'
0:26:48 > 0:26:50- Morning, you two, Marie and Robert. - Good morning.
0:26:50 > 0:26:53First and foremost, are you buying or selling today?
0:26:53 > 0:26:55I should be selling!
0:26:55 > 0:26:58Let me take that off you because they are selling, right?
0:26:58 > 0:27:00- They should be! - They should be selling.
0:27:00 > 0:27:04- As we look, we've gone from three to two. No Annette today?- Oh, yes.
0:27:04 > 0:27:07Unfortunately she has a very hard day at work today,
0:27:07 > 0:27:10she can't leave it, so without her, I'm afraid.
0:27:10 > 0:27:14Now, are you looking forward to the auction? Are you a bit nervous?
0:27:14 > 0:27:17Oh, a bit nervous, but really excited. Excited about it.
0:27:17 > 0:27:21Excited as well, but, let's hope our items will excite the bidders.
0:27:21 > 0:27:26Well, the burning question is, did we bring the cocktail cabinet?
0:27:26 > 0:27:27No, sorry.
0:27:27 > 0:27:29Annette decided against it.
0:27:29 > 0:27:32She thinks it's too quirky and a wonderful attraction
0:27:32 > 0:27:35at drinking parties with her mates, so it's a no.
0:27:35 > 0:27:38- As long as we get an invite!- Yes.
0:27:38 > 0:27:40Well, it's not the end of the world because we reckon
0:27:40 > 0:27:44we've got more than enough to raise the £500 that you need.
0:27:44 > 0:27:46We'd better get in position for the auction.
0:27:46 > 0:27:48Come in, it's just about to start.
0:27:48 > 0:27:50If you're heading to auction,
0:27:50 > 0:27:54be aware that commission and other possible charges will be added
0:27:54 > 0:27:59to your bill, so always check the details with your local sale room.
0:27:59 > 0:28:02As the auctioneer takes to the rostrum, we get into position
0:28:02 > 0:28:05as Marie's first piece of artwork comes under the hammer.
0:28:05 > 0:28:10Number 78, 1907, a watercolour, an English village view.
0:28:10 > 0:28:14- An English view?- Yes. I found it in a very English charity shop.
0:28:14 > 0:28:17- Oh, yes!- I hope it will fetch very good English price
0:28:17 > 0:28:19for it in pounds not zlotys.
0:28:20 > 0:28:22£20 for it?
0:28:22 > 0:28:24£10 for it? A bid at ten, give me 12.
0:28:24 > 0:28:28Your bid at ten, give me 12, 15, 18, 20, 22,
0:28:28 > 0:28:3125, 28, 30.
0:28:31 > 0:28:35At £28 here, at £28. Take 30, at £28.
0:28:35 > 0:28:36That's the bid at £28.
0:28:36 > 0:28:40- Yes.- £28.- Brilliant. I paid only a few quid for it.
0:28:41 > 0:28:43£28 is only just under estimate
0:28:43 > 0:28:47and a great return on Marie's £3 investment.
0:28:47 > 0:28:50Let's hope the maths is the same on our next lot.
0:28:50 > 0:28:56It's the pair of brass candelabra which John estimated at £35 to £45.
0:28:56 > 0:28:59Where shall we start, £20 for the pair? £10 for the pair?
0:28:59 > 0:29:02See a hand somewhere, £10? £10.
0:29:02 > 0:29:05I'm bid at £10, who'll give me 12? At £10. Take £12 on that £10.
0:29:05 > 0:29:07One bid of £10. Could be a power cut soon.
0:29:07 > 0:29:10£10 or not? Last bid of £10. Last bid at £10, then.
0:29:10 > 0:29:12Do you want 12, next to you, waving at each other? No - £10.
0:29:12 > 0:29:17- I'm selling at £10. Sorry. £10. - Oooh!- £10!
0:29:17 > 0:29:20£10 is a long way under estimate and I've got to say
0:29:20 > 0:29:23the sale room isn't looking friendly at the moment!
0:29:23 > 0:29:26John is certainly feeling the pressure as the samovar
0:29:26 > 0:29:30inherited from Marie's grandmother comes up for sale.
0:29:30 > 0:29:33The samovar, great for serving tea in, and it had better sell,
0:29:33 > 0:29:35or I'm going to be in hot water afterwards!
0:29:35 > 0:29:38The brass samovar. Give me £50 for it?
0:29:38 > 0:29:40£20 for it?
0:29:40 > 0:29:43We all like a cup of tea. £20, I'm in at £20, 22?
0:29:43 > 0:29:4625, 28, 30, 32.
0:29:46 > 0:29:50At £30, we want 32, 35, 38, 40, 42.
0:29:50 > 0:29:53At £40. What do I know? At £40, at £40, at £40, selling, all done.
0:29:53 > 0:29:55Done, you got it.
0:29:55 > 0:29:57We're finally on our way!
0:29:57 > 0:29:58- Finally.- Are you pleased?
0:29:58 > 0:30:01- Yes, I am.- Fantastic. - Brilliant, great!
0:30:01 > 0:30:03To your grandmother!
0:30:03 > 0:30:05- Thanks to her!- Yes, exactly!
0:30:05 > 0:30:09Well, Marie's grandmother certainly did us proud on that lot,
0:30:09 > 0:30:11but if we're going to make our £500 target,
0:30:11 > 0:30:15we need the next few lots to perform just as well.
0:30:15 > 0:30:17There's some more artwork up next.
0:30:17 > 0:30:2028, a late 19th century oil on card, A Rural View.
0:30:20 > 0:30:23- What's the story behind that? - It's been in the family
0:30:23 > 0:30:26for 15 years, quite pretty, but I'll be happy to let it go.
0:30:26 > 0:30:30It's not a bad picture, nice and decorative, 19th century,
0:30:30 > 0:30:34got a river, a bit of countryside and a church in the background. I'm hopeful.
0:30:34 > 0:30:36Is it worth £50?
0:30:36 > 0:30:37£30?
0:30:37 > 0:30:39No hands moving towards £30.
0:30:39 > 0:30:42£30, I'm in at £30, give me 32, £30 give me two.
0:30:42 > 0:30:46Thank you, 32. 35, 38, 40.
0:30:46 > 0:30:49At £38 with me at £38, take 40. At £38. At £38, with me at £38.
0:30:49 > 0:30:52No further interest? I'm not going to sell it for that.
0:30:52 > 0:30:55It's worth more. Not sold. £38.
0:30:55 > 0:30:58It's unsold. He's used his discretion there,
0:30:58 > 0:31:01and left the picture unsold. Are you OK with that?
0:31:01 > 0:31:05- We're OK, what can we do. Let's hope the next one will be better.- OK.
0:31:06 > 0:31:09Marie's putting a brave face on things,
0:31:09 > 0:31:13but the painting going unsold was a big blow to our target.
0:31:13 > 0:31:15The art collectors may not be on our side today,
0:31:15 > 0:31:18but maybe there'll be some glass enthusiasts in the room,
0:31:18 > 0:31:20although John's being cautious.
0:31:20 > 0:31:23We're looking for £60 to £90, so it's a nice decanter,
0:31:23 > 0:31:26- but it has got those chips around the neck.- Yes, a bit.
0:31:26 > 0:31:30- So let's see what that does to our potential here today, shall we?- Yeah.
0:31:30 > 0:31:34A ruby red and etched decanter and six drinking glasses. Number 40A.
0:31:34 > 0:31:36£50?
0:31:36 > 0:31:40- £30 to go.- No, come on!
0:31:40 > 0:31:43No bids at £30. I'll pass the lot. No-one want it at £30, then?
0:31:43 > 0:31:45- No interest at all at £30? Pass the lot.- Oh, no!
0:31:45 > 0:31:47I can't believe it!
0:31:47 > 0:31:49Not even a single bid!
0:31:49 > 0:31:51Another item unsold.
0:31:51 > 0:31:55This is a disaster for Marie and Robert, but before we go
0:31:55 > 0:31:59to the halftime break, there's just one more lot to go under the hammer.
0:31:59 > 0:32:02Up next the Royal Copenhagen dish.
0:32:02 > 0:32:04We missed that, but you found it, didn't you?
0:32:04 > 0:32:08It's a Royal Copenhagen dish which Annette found in a drawer in one of the bedrooms.
0:32:08 > 0:32:10Very, very nicely modelled,
0:32:10 > 0:32:14nice quality piece, hand-painted botanical picture in the centre.
0:32:14 > 0:32:17We'd like to have found some more of this service but alas
0:32:17 > 0:32:21there's only one piece, but nice quality. I valued it at £30 to £50.
0:32:21 > 0:32:24Big sets of this make thousands of pounds. You've got one piece.
0:32:24 > 0:32:27What will it make? One piece. £30, here it goes.
0:32:27 > 0:32:31- It should make a lot more than 30. - Straight in at £30, that's great...
0:32:31 > 0:32:3242, 45, 48, 50,
0:32:32 > 0:32:35five, 60, five, 70, five, 80,
0:32:35 > 0:32:40five, 90, five, 100, 110, 120.
0:32:40 > 0:32:42£110, take 120. £110, 120,
0:32:42 > 0:32:45thank you, 130, 140,
0:32:45 > 0:32:46150, 160...
0:32:46 > 0:32:48I can't believe it!
0:32:48 > 0:32:50170? 170 at the back, new bidder.
0:32:50 > 0:32:53170, 180. A new bidder at 170...
0:32:53 > 0:32:55- I can't believe it!- Somebody wants to come in at 170.
0:32:55 > 0:32:58With you, sir, at 170. Are we done?
0:32:58 > 0:33:00170 it goes. 170.
0:33:00 > 0:33:03- Fantastic!- Oh, fantastic! - And good for Annette!
0:33:03 > 0:33:06- I'm surprised!- Are you sure you haven't got any more at home?
0:33:06 > 0:33:10This is really the biggest surprise so far to me! Wow! Oh! I'm fainting!
0:33:10 > 0:33:12Quick!
0:33:12 > 0:33:16£170 is a phenomenal result
0:33:16 > 0:33:19for this little dish and I think Marie needs to sit down!
0:33:19 > 0:33:22Before we head off for a well-earned cup of tea,
0:33:22 > 0:33:25it's time to tot up our total so far.
0:33:25 > 0:33:28OK, halfway stage. What do you think, John, so far?
0:33:28 > 0:33:31It's been a bit of a rollercoaster, but I'm here for the ride.
0:33:31 > 0:33:34- We'll go for a tea break, a slice of orange or whatever we like.- Yes.
0:33:34 > 0:33:37- Do you want a halfway total? - Yes, please.- Yes.
0:33:37 > 0:33:41OK. So far we have raised £248!
0:33:41 > 0:33:43- Excellent!- Really!- Fantastic!
0:33:43 > 0:33:46- And exactly, bar £2, halfway. - That's a great surprise.
0:33:46 > 0:33:48- I'm surprised, that's wonderful. - Exactly.
0:33:48 > 0:33:53- Much more than I anticipated because it was going up and down, so oh, wow!- That's good news.
0:33:53 > 0:33:56- Thank goodness for those Copenhagen dishes.- Absolutely!
0:33:56 > 0:33:59- We did quite well. - We won't be buying canoe any more!
0:33:59 > 0:34:01No canoe, we're going in style!
0:34:04 > 0:34:08'It's been a tense morning but Marie's pulse was certainly racing
0:34:08 > 0:34:12'after our last lot, so she and Robert head off for some fresh air.
0:34:12 > 0:34:15'Meanwhile, John calls me aside to show me a lot
0:34:15 > 0:34:18'that's really putting the wind in his sails.'
0:34:18 > 0:34:21- I wanted to show you this. - I know we were desperate
0:34:21 > 0:34:23to get to New York, but we're not going in this, are we?
0:34:23 > 0:34:26Hopefully not, and this actually wouldn't sail.
0:34:26 > 0:34:30It is a static pond yacht. Have you never had one of these as a child?
0:34:30 > 0:34:32No, no interest unless I could throw it and catch it,
0:34:32 > 0:34:35I wasn't interested. Come on, sell it to me.
0:34:35 > 0:34:36What am I looking for in a boat?
0:34:36 > 0:34:39What you want to look for are signs of craftsmanship.
0:34:39 > 0:34:43Look at how the deck and the hull has been made and for instance here,
0:34:43 > 0:34:46this has actually been painstakingly planked and pinned,
0:34:46 > 0:34:48much the same way a yacht would be.
0:34:48 > 0:34:52That can be simulated with plywood and very neat pen work, so good hull.
0:34:52 > 0:34:55You also want to look for original fittings, brass fittings
0:34:55 > 0:34:59and intricate mechanisms such as a calibrated boom, which allows you to
0:34:59 > 0:35:03adjust the sails when you're racing and actually tighten the sails
0:35:03 > 0:35:06and get air into them, but also you want to be looking for the big names
0:35:06 > 0:35:08like Daniels and Littlejohn.
0:35:08 > 0:35:09OK, I'm getting there.
0:35:09 > 0:35:14I'm now sort of on your side, I'm getting a little bit keener.
0:35:14 > 0:35:16- Money - talk money!- £200 to £300.
0:35:16 > 0:35:19- Right.- Interested?- I am interested.
0:35:19 > 0:35:21I'm more interested than I was at the start,
0:35:21 > 0:35:23but enough boys and their toys.
0:35:23 > 0:35:25Let's make money next door, come on.
0:35:28 > 0:35:31Well, enough about boats, we need to focus on plane tickets
0:35:31 > 0:35:34if we're going to get Marie and Annette to New York.
0:35:34 > 0:35:38The second half of the auction is under way so we get back into place
0:35:38 > 0:35:41as our next lot comes under the hammer.
0:35:41 > 0:35:44Up next is the chandelier. Where did you get that from?
0:35:44 > 0:35:48I bought it at auction in Watford. It was a prop in a TV drama,
0:35:48 > 0:35:51Plotland, so it went with my Edwardian house
0:35:51 > 0:35:54but it had a little story as well.
0:35:54 > 0:35:58- Any drama this afternoon with this? - Fantastic. You do love a story!
0:35:58 > 0:36:01I just hope the bidders will like it as well.
0:36:01 > 0:36:03Is that worth £50 for it?
0:36:03 > 0:36:05£30 for it? Quite decorative.
0:36:05 > 0:36:07I'm in at £30, £30 take 32, at £30 take two...
0:36:07 > 0:36:09Yes, yes, yes!
0:36:09 > 0:36:13At 32, 35, 38, 40, 42, 45, 48?
0:36:13 > 0:36:16- Let's up the money, come on! - No, at £45, at £45.
0:36:16 > 0:36:18Last chance? Sell at £45 then.
0:36:18 > 0:36:19No drama. Solid.
0:36:19 > 0:36:22- We're happy with that!- Yes, we are.
0:36:22 > 0:36:25£45 is only just under estimate
0:36:25 > 0:36:29and is indeed a solid start to this half of the sale.
0:36:29 > 0:36:31Now, the reproduction table's up next
0:36:31 > 0:36:35and with a massive estimate of £120 to £180,
0:36:35 > 0:36:37it's a really important lot for us.
0:36:37 > 0:36:40It may not be a genuine Georgian piece,
0:36:40 > 0:36:42but it's got at least one fan in the room.
0:36:42 > 0:36:45- John was looking at it earlier on.- Yes, liked it.
0:36:45 > 0:36:48Shame it's not older, but it's still a decorative piece.
0:36:48 > 0:36:50I'd give it house room. It's a classic design.
0:36:50 > 0:36:53- And here we go.- Give me £100 for it?
0:36:53 > 0:36:55£80 for it.
0:36:55 > 0:36:57I'm bid £80, £80 at 85?
0:36:57 > 0:36:59At £80, the bid's 80, take five.
0:36:59 > 0:37:02At £80 my only bid so far £80. At £80.
0:37:02 > 0:37:03If it's 80, I'll take five on £80.
0:37:03 > 0:37:06No further interest at £80? Come and see me after.
0:37:06 > 0:37:08Not enough for that. The only bid I've got is £80. Not sold.
0:37:08 > 0:37:10Only 80!
0:37:10 > 0:37:12That was a disappointment, John.
0:37:12 > 0:37:16The auctioneer's used his discretion there and not sold the table.
0:37:16 > 0:37:19- Now, he thought £80 was not quite enough.- I feel the same, yes.
0:37:19 > 0:37:22Maybe it could fetch just a little more, then I'd be very happy.
0:37:22 > 0:37:29Unsold. That's a massive blow to our £500 target. We need some good news.
0:37:29 > 0:37:31Can the large snow scene turn it around for us?
0:37:31 > 0:37:35We're asking £100 to £150.
0:37:35 > 0:37:37At £50, the only bid so far, £50.
0:37:37 > 0:37:41It's worth more than that. Come and see me after. Not sold.
0:37:41 > 0:37:43- Oh, no!- Same again!- Same again!
0:37:43 > 0:37:47We are really struggling in this half of the sale and the bidders
0:37:47 > 0:37:51just didn't seem prepared to dig deep on our last couple of lots.
0:37:51 > 0:37:53Will the art collectors be any more generous
0:37:53 > 0:37:56with our final artwork piece today?
0:37:56 > 0:37:59Number 270A, a pair of old mounted and framed prints,
0:37:59 > 0:38:03- coastal village scenes. - Where did we get these from?
0:38:03 > 0:38:04A charity shop. A good find.
0:38:04 > 0:38:09I think I paid £5, so whatever I make on the top will be wonderful.
0:38:09 > 0:38:12- You're good in the charity shops, aren't you?- Yeah.
0:38:12 > 0:38:14Who'll start me for these, £20?
0:38:14 > 0:38:16£10?
0:38:16 > 0:38:18- I'm bid at ten. Do you want 12? 15?- Oh, we're up.
0:38:18 > 0:38:2315? 18, 20, 22, 25,
0:38:23 > 0:38:2628, 30, 32, 35,
0:38:26 > 0:38:2938, 40, 42, 45,
0:38:29 > 0:38:3148, 50, five.
0:38:31 > 0:38:35At £50, we're at £50 take five, £50 are we done?
0:38:35 > 0:38:36Good bid at £50.
0:38:36 > 0:38:39- Wow!- That's amazing! You've got the Midas touch,
0:38:39 > 0:38:42- that's an amazing price for two prints!- It is, yes.
0:38:42 > 0:38:43Where are these charity shops?
0:38:43 > 0:38:47I never expected... I can't tell you, it's my big secret, oh, no!
0:38:47 > 0:38:49£50 is a great result
0:38:49 > 0:38:54and Marie's eye for a bargain finally does us proud.
0:38:54 > 0:38:57We've had an unpredictable day at auction and with just one
0:38:57 > 0:39:01more lot to go under the hammer, our target is still some way off.
0:39:01 > 0:39:03With its presidential history,
0:39:03 > 0:39:06will the Minton dinner service whet the bidders' appetite?
0:39:06 > 0:39:09Kennedys' table service, right?
0:39:09 > 0:39:12Yes, I bought it at the barn sale on Long Island
0:39:12 > 0:39:16near the Estate of Madam Bouvier, the mother of Jackie Kennedy
0:39:16 > 0:39:20- and I was told it comes from her estate.- Great story. Great price?
0:39:20 > 0:39:23Loose provenance, I'm not sure the auctioneer will want
0:39:23 > 0:39:27to print it, because you have to be very, very careful what you claim,
0:39:27 > 0:39:30but worth a mention. Now we're looking for £80 to £120.
0:39:30 > 0:39:34Number 258, the Minton part table service, from the Onassis family
0:39:34 > 0:39:37by repute and start me £50 but it should make much more.
0:39:37 > 0:39:40A bid of £50, take £50, five,
0:39:40 > 0:39:4160, five, 70,
0:39:41 > 0:39:45- five, 80, five, 90, five... - Keep going.
0:39:45 > 0:39:50100, and ten, 120, 130, 140, 150.
0:39:50 > 0:39:53140 I'm bid, nearest to me £140. On the original bid of 140 are we done?
0:39:53 > 0:39:56At 140 the Minton, are we done? Last chance?
0:39:56 > 0:39:57You're bidding are you, now?
0:39:57 > 0:40:02- £140 going with that £140 and sold then, £140.- £140! That's good!
0:40:02 > 0:40:08£140 is a fantastic final result and a long way over estimate.
0:40:08 > 0:40:10They've been a tough crowd in the sale room today
0:40:10 > 0:40:13and we've had four items go unsold.
0:40:13 > 0:40:16I hope our successful sales will be enough to get the girls to New York.
0:40:16 > 0:40:19OK, auction over.
0:40:19 > 0:40:21John, I'll come to you first. What did you think?
0:40:21 > 0:40:24It was like the first half, more rollercoaster rides.
0:40:24 > 0:40:26Ups and downs and swings and roundabouts.
0:40:26 > 0:40:28I'm not sure. I haven't been totting up.
0:40:28 > 0:40:31I've got cramp in my fingers, they've been crossed for so long.
0:40:31 > 0:40:36Let's just remind ourselves. You wanted £500, didn't you?
0:40:36 > 0:40:39So you and Annette can go off to New York for that wild weekend.
0:40:39 > 0:40:41How did you think you got on?
0:40:41 > 0:40:43Well, I think a bit less than £500.
0:40:43 > 0:40:45£490?
0:40:45 > 0:40:51OK. Well, the exact total is £483.
0:40:51 > 0:40:53Oh, not too bad.
0:40:53 > 0:40:56At one stage, I thought we were paddling.
0:40:56 > 0:40:59Yes, this is really setting me up.
0:40:59 > 0:41:02So do you mean I can let the air out of my water wings?
0:41:02 > 0:41:03You can, yeah!
0:41:08 > 0:41:13It's been two weeks since Marie made a great £483 at auction
0:41:13 > 0:41:16and a trip to New York is finally just around the corner,
0:41:16 > 0:41:18but first stop for our ladies
0:41:18 > 0:41:22is a celebratory evening on the River Thames.
0:41:22 > 0:41:25We're getting into the mood already tonight
0:41:25 > 0:41:27enjoying what we love about New York.
0:41:27 > 0:41:28Eating and drinking,
0:41:28 > 0:41:33enjoying each other's company, spend some more quality time together.
0:41:33 > 0:41:35One they're aboard the boat, the girls splash out
0:41:35 > 0:41:38on a well-earned glass of bubbly and a gourmet meal.
0:41:38 > 0:41:41Very nice taste, yes. That's good.
0:41:41 > 0:41:43Absolutely delicious!
0:41:43 > 0:41:46Oh, yummy. Very fresh, very nice.
0:41:46 > 0:41:48- Fantastic! Love it! - Well, smoked, yes.
0:41:48 > 0:41:51They take in the city's famous sites
0:41:51 > 0:41:54and watch the sunset as they travel down the river.
0:41:54 > 0:41:59It's clear that this mother and daughter really enjoy spending quality time together.
0:41:59 > 0:42:02The food was excellent, just the whole ambience, the whole package,
0:42:02 > 0:42:08absolutely a treat, I had a chance to talk to my daughter all evening.
0:42:08 > 0:42:11Normally she's rushing away, but seeing London
0:42:11 > 0:42:15from a completely different angle, that was unforgettable.
0:42:15 > 0:42:18It's been a wonderful evening in London for Marie and Annette,
0:42:18 > 0:42:22and I have a feeling they're going to take New York by storm!
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