0:00:03 > 0:00:08Welcome to Cash In The Attic, the show that finds the hidden treasures around your home
0:00:08 > 0:00:09and then helps you sell them at auction.
0:00:09 > 0:00:16Well, today I'm in East Sussex at this stunning location, Bodiam Castle.
0:00:16 > 0:00:19The castle was built in 1385 by Sir Edward Dalyngrigge
0:00:19 > 0:00:22as a defence against French invasion and a comfortable home.
0:00:22 > 0:00:27The shape is based on designs that he'd have seen while fighting in France
0:00:27 > 0:00:31and was intended to be a personal statement of wealth and power.
0:00:31 > 0:00:34The exterior is still virtually complete and there's just enough
0:00:34 > 0:00:37of the interior left to give an impression of castle life.
0:00:37 > 0:00:42From the top of the towers are wonderful views of the surrounding Rother Valley.
0:00:42 > 0:00:47So let's hope we find plenty of antiques that will cast a magical spell over the bidders
0:00:47 > 0:00:49when they go under the hammer at auction.
0:01:10 > 0:01:12I've come to Battle High Street, where I'm about to meet
0:01:12 > 0:01:16a couple who called us in to help them raise some funds
0:01:16 > 0:01:17for some vital repairs.
0:01:19 > 0:01:24Coming up on today's Cash In The Attic, our expert has some royal aspirations.
0:01:24 > 0:01:26You won't be getting a loo, you'll be getting a throne.
0:01:26 > 0:01:27Oh, that's right.
0:01:27 > 0:01:30But he's looking for a helping hand with a valuation.
0:01:30 > 0:01:32I'm going to turn the tables on you.
0:01:32 > 0:01:34What do you think it's worth?
0:01:34 > 0:01:37And our family are lost for words at auction.
0:01:37 > 0:01:40That is amazing. Are you all right?
0:01:40 > 0:01:42I can't believe it.
0:01:42 > 0:01:46Let's hope they'll be shouting for joy when the final hammer falls.
0:01:47 > 0:01:53This historic house in the heart of the Sussex town of Battle is home to hospital nurse Jackie Butler.
0:01:53 > 0:01:58When Jackie inherited the house from her parents, she also inherited all the contents.
0:01:58 > 0:02:04And coming from a family with generations of collectors, that adds up to a lot of stuff.
0:02:04 > 0:02:07But now she's planning to move in with new partner, Simon,
0:02:07 > 0:02:11so it's time to tackle those family treasures.
0:02:11 > 0:02:12A-ha! Good morning, Jonty.
0:02:12 > 0:02:15Just been to the castle, yes? Yes, what a beautiful castle.
0:02:15 > 0:02:17Has no interior, which is a bit of a shame.
0:02:17 > 0:02:20But anyway, there you go. Fantastic place to go.
0:02:20 > 0:02:22I'm sure there's lots inside.
0:02:22 > 0:02:26Yes, there is a lot to get through and this couple have got some really unusual interests.
0:02:26 > 0:02:30I'll find out more if you have a good look at the stuff, yeah? Get my hands dirty. OK.
0:02:31 > 0:02:34Ah, good morning.
0:02:34 > 0:02:38Morning. Wow, this looks like quite a strenuous job, I must say.
0:02:38 > 0:02:41But I guess we've got a strenuous job ahead of us, cos you've called us in.
0:02:41 > 0:02:43Yes. So what do you want us to do?
0:02:43 > 0:02:47We want to raise money to do some work on Simon's boat.
0:02:47 > 0:02:49Oh, what sort of boat have you got?
0:02:49 > 0:02:53I've got a 30ft sailing boat that I keep in Eastbourne, which is about 20 miles away.
0:02:53 > 0:02:56And...a bit of repair wanted.
0:02:56 > 0:02:58It got damaged. Seen better days.
0:02:58 > 0:03:00Yeah, got damaged in the wind...
0:03:00 > 0:03:04Yeah, so... Last year and we've got to do some repairs.
0:03:04 > 0:03:06So what sort of repairs are we talking about?
0:03:06 > 0:03:08Well, it's the head. The toilet area.
0:03:08 > 0:03:12It's sort of cosmetic as much as anything. So it's the lining.
0:03:12 > 0:03:17It's all sort of hanging down and it needs quite a bit doing there I think, so... Yeah.
0:03:17 > 0:03:20So how much money are we looking to raise?
0:03:20 > 0:03:23?1,000 and a little bit more if we can. It depends.
0:03:23 > 0:03:25?1,000 is what we estimate.
0:03:25 > 0:03:28So where are the items from, Jackie?
0:03:28 > 0:03:32I've inherited them from my grandparents and my parents.
0:03:32 > 0:03:35OK, all right. So you're quite happy for them to go now?
0:03:35 > 0:03:39Yes, I'm moving from quite a large house and I need to get rid
0:03:39 > 0:03:44of them anyway, and it's just a way of making some money out of them.
0:03:44 > 0:03:47And I know they'd want them to go to a good use, anyway.
0:03:47 > 0:03:50OK, so I take it you're going to enjoy the boat as well then?
0:03:50 > 0:03:53Yes, I do. I enjoy it anyway, yeah. Galley slave. We go sailing.
0:03:53 > 0:03:58Ah, OK. While you're pulling the sails, is it? All right, OK. Right.
0:03:58 > 0:04:03So we need to raise ?1,000 in order to get this boat shipshape and Bristol fashion.
0:04:03 > 0:04:05That's it. Well, ready to rummage?
0:04:05 > 0:04:07Yep. Yes. We certainly are. Follow me.
0:04:07 > 0:04:13We've got a lot of work to do if we're going to make the ?1,000 needed to make Simon's boat
0:04:13 > 0:04:15fit for its new lady crew member.
0:04:15 > 0:04:20But luckily, I don't think we'll be short of items to rummage through in this house.
0:04:20 > 0:04:25And we've brought along our very own expert to get that search under way.
0:04:25 > 0:04:27Jonty Hearnden has years of experience in the trade
0:04:27 > 0:04:31and it looks like he's spotted our first find of the day.
0:04:31 > 0:04:37Ah! Jonty, I can't believe it. We're just literally one step away from the High Street and you've found...
0:04:37 > 0:04:40Well, what sort of period figures are they? Well, talk about Battle.
0:04:40 > 0:04:42This is a man in full battle dress.
0:04:42 > 0:04:44Oh. Quite extraordinary.
0:04:44 > 0:04:50I've got a pair of what look like French officers.
0:04:50 > 0:04:55At the bottom here, it says "32nd Demi Brigade".
0:04:55 > 0:04:57Now the phrase "demi brigade"
0:04:57 > 0:05:02was used just after the French Revolution, because the name "regiment"
0:05:02 > 0:05:04was regarded as too sort of feudal.
0:05:04 > 0:05:06All right. So they changed everything to demi brigade.
0:05:06 > 0:05:11But by the beginning of the 19th century, Napoleon changed it all back to regiment.
0:05:11 > 0:05:16It sounded much more... So we're looking at figures, French figures,
0:05:16 > 0:05:22probably depicting that sort of time just after the French Revolution, so late 18th century.
0:05:22 > 0:05:29But these figures would have been cast really 100 years after that, so we're looking at late 19th century,
0:05:29 > 0:05:31turn of the century, bronze-cast figures.
0:05:31 > 0:05:35Now, when it comes to bronze, it's all down to the detail.
0:05:35 > 0:05:39But have a look at this figure here and look at the quality of his face.
0:05:39 > 0:05:45The facial expression, the helmet, the moustache. It's wonderful.
0:05:45 > 0:05:46They really are beautiful figures.
0:05:46 > 0:05:50Really good quality, but there's a little twist in the tale here
0:05:50 > 0:05:52because we've got a bit of damage.
0:05:52 > 0:05:57Here it's snapped and that's very unusual for bronze because bronze just tends to bend.
0:05:57 > 0:05:59But that's really been snapped off.
0:05:59 > 0:06:01But I can see why, because it's so fine there. Mm.
0:06:01 > 0:06:06And also the officer's sword here, there's some kind of soldering
0:06:06 > 0:06:09or repair here to the sabre or officer's sword here.
0:06:09 > 0:06:12It pains me because we've got that damage.
0:06:12 > 0:06:15Yeah. Because without the damage, you could be looking at a lot of money.
0:06:15 > 0:06:19But with the damage, I'm going to have to be rather conservative on it,
0:06:19 > 0:06:23because the market needs items that are in mint condition.
0:06:23 > 0:06:27Without the damage they are, but I'm afraid we've got that damage there
0:06:27 > 0:06:32and it's a little bit difficult, as it's the bayonet and the sabre sword. But don't really worry.
0:06:32 > 0:06:37We can certainly put them to the auction sale and we'll get a really nice, tidy sum. Of?
0:06:37 > 0:06:40250, 350, maybe more.
0:06:40 > 0:06:42Blimey. Wow. Does that surprise you, Jackie?
0:06:42 > 0:06:46That is surprising, yeah, cos I didn't know what material they were made from.
0:06:46 > 0:06:48I wasn't sure if they were bronze.
0:06:48 > 0:06:50I knew they were extremely heavy.
0:06:50 > 0:06:52No, I think it was a great find.
0:06:52 > 0:06:55I thing it was a great find. ?250, that's a quarter...
0:06:55 > 0:06:57That's a toilet seat. It is!
0:06:57 > 0:06:59Definitely. Hey?
0:06:59 > 0:07:01I'll spend a penny there.
0:07:01 > 0:07:03OK, well, let's hope they sell at the auction.
0:07:03 > 0:07:07In the meantime, let's see what else we can find. Come on then.
0:07:07 > 0:07:14?250 for the 19th-century bronzes is a fantastic first find, but we've got a long way to go yet
0:07:14 > 0:07:18if we're going to get the sailing boat a loo to be proud of.
0:07:18 > 0:07:21So it's all hands on deck for the rummage.
0:07:21 > 0:07:25Jonty comes up trumps straightaway finding these lead insurance plaques,
0:07:25 > 0:07:27which Jackie's dad bought at auction.
0:07:27 > 0:07:32Once used by fire insurance companies to identify which properties had paid for cover,
0:07:32 > 0:07:37Jonty hopes they'll set the saleroom alight with their ?45-?65 estimate.
0:07:37 > 0:07:43And upstairs, Jackie spots this duchess dressing table, which used to belong to her mother.
0:07:43 > 0:07:48It gets packed off to auction with a ?60-?80 price tag.
0:07:48 > 0:07:53We've made a cracking start in today's search, but I feel we've only just scratched
0:07:53 > 0:07:58the surface of Jackie's collectables and in the dining room something sparkly has caught my eye.
0:07:58 > 0:08:02Jonty. We've got a lovely tankard here.
0:08:02 > 0:08:04It seems to be hallmarked. Oh, really?
0:08:04 > 0:08:06I don't know what that signifies.
0:08:06 > 0:08:09Now isn't that beautiful? Now that's very sophisticated.
0:08:09 > 0:08:11I love the simplicity of it.
0:08:11 > 0:08:13Most tankards that you will see will be pewter.
0:08:13 > 0:08:17Yes. Sometimes a solid-silver tankard, but most will be pewter.
0:08:17 > 0:08:20But it's great to see something that's hallmarked like that.
0:08:20 > 0:08:24And if you look closely here, there's a little head.
0:08:24 > 0:08:26You see that? That's a queen's head.
0:08:26 > 0:08:30That gives you some sort of idea of date.
0:08:30 > 0:08:33These hallmarks give a clear indication of date.
0:08:33 > 0:08:36That's 1856. Oh, wow.
0:08:36 > 0:08:38Yeah? 150 years old.
0:08:38 > 0:08:41Amazing that the glass has survived, really.
0:08:41 > 0:08:43Yeah, yeah. 150 years.
0:08:43 > 0:08:45But, for me, I'm a big fan of that.
0:08:45 > 0:08:48So can we sell this? You say that it's a family piece.
0:08:48 > 0:08:51Yes. We can? Yes. So what do you think it's worth?
0:08:51 > 0:08:53I'm going to turn the tables on you.
0:08:53 > 0:08:56What do you think it's worth? I don't know.
0:08:56 > 0:08:59Shall I say 80, maybe?
0:08:59 > 0:09:03OK. Now you've told me the history of it. Yes, yes, ?80?
0:09:03 > 0:09:05That sort of ball park? Lorne? I would say the same.
0:09:05 > 0:09:10OK. I think you'd easily get ?80 for that, because even though it's got 150 years to it,
0:09:10 > 0:09:12which makes it obviously a genuine antique,
0:09:12 > 0:09:16it's also got that simple look which people are looking for today.
0:09:16 > 0:09:18What a lovely present for somebody.
0:09:18 > 0:09:21Well, it seems like Jonty's trying to be a man of mystery
0:09:21 > 0:09:24and he's keeping his valuation a secret until the auction.
0:09:24 > 0:09:26I hope Jackie and I are right
0:09:26 > 0:09:28with our guesstimates of ?80, though,
0:09:28 > 0:09:33as with a hefty ?1,000 target, every item counts.
0:09:33 > 0:09:38Our search is going well so far and whilst Jonty and Simon carry on rummaging, I take a few minutes
0:09:38 > 0:09:41to find out more about this beautiful house from Jackie.
0:09:41 > 0:09:43Ah, Jackie.
0:09:43 > 0:09:47Look what I found here, the deeds to the house. Mm.
0:09:47 > 0:09:49So this is a really interesting property, isn't it? Mm.
0:09:49 > 0:09:51I mean, where does it date back to?
0:09:51 > 0:09:54Erm, about 1500s. It was two cottages.
0:09:54 > 0:09:58This is one part of one cottage and there was another part.
0:09:58 > 0:10:01My dad joined them together properly.
0:10:01 > 0:10:05Ah, OK. So why are you selling it now?
0:10:05 > 0:10:10I met Simon just over two years ago and we're possibly thinking of moving
0:10:10 > 0:10:14in together, so selling the house and moving to a smaller one.
0:10:14 > 0:10:17So how did you and Simon meet?
0:10:17 > 0:10:20We met through my brother and sister-in-law,
0:10:20 > 0:10:25who I didn't know, but were his friends from college years and years ago.
0:10:25 > 0:10:27And we met...
0:10:27 > 0:10:32They took me on a kind of blind date and we met in the local pub.
0:10:32 > 0:10:36So tell me a little bit about the sailing. Were you into that before you met him?
0:10:36 > 0:10:41No, never, no. I've learnt to like it. It's beautiful.
0:10:41 > 0:10:48I've always loved the sea and to go out is beautiful and just sail away and you can forget everything.
0:10:48 > 0:10:51Very sort of exhilarating.
0:10:51 > 0:10:53And I'm learning all the time.
0:10:53 > 0:10:56Well, if we're going to raise the money that you need,
0:10:56 > 0:11:00I think we'd better find Jonty, see what he's got. Shall we? Yeah.
0:11:01 > 0:11:05It sounds like Jackie is getting into the spirit of this sailing lark,
0:11:05 > 0:11:09so we'd better get on with today's search and raise that much-needed ?1,000.
0:11:09 > 0:11:13Downstairs, the boys have been hard at work and Simon has found
0:11:13 > 0:11:15an interesting-looking piece of furniture.
0:11:15 > 0:11:18Ah, what have you found, Simon. Chair, yes? I found this tucked away.
0:11:18 > 0:11:21Can I bring it out and have a closer look?
0:11:21 > 0:11:24Now, do you know anything about this at all?
0:11:24 > 0:11:29Other than I believe it used to belong to Jackie's grandparents up in London
0:11:29 > 0:11:33a long time ago and when the mum and dad moved down here, they brought it with them.
0:11:33 > 0:11:37Well, what we're looking at here, the frame is a mahogany frame. Yes.
0:11:37 > 0:11:42And you've got the cane back, sides and, once upon a time, you'd have had a cane seat.
0:11:42 > 0:11:46Now the chair frame itself, the style of this
0:11:46 > 0:11:51is what's known as a bergere chair or library chair.
0:11:51 > 0:11:54And they were highly fashionable, this style of chair,
0:11:54 > 0:11:57highly fashionable in the early part of the 19th century.
0:11:57 > 0:12:00So you're looking at a Regency style of chair.
0:12:00 > 0:12:06And you can tell that by these pillared supports on the front, the legs and the reeded effect.
0:12:06 > 0:12:09It's almost like a stylised column... Yeah, I see that, yeah.
0:12:09 > 0:12:11..which was very fashionable at the time.
0:12:11 > 0:12:14Sometimes you would have upholstered cushions on the seat
0:12:14 > 0:12:17and back, but essentially the caning would still be there.
0:12:17 > 0:12:21So you wouldn't have upholstery, you would have this stylish caning.
0:12:21 > 0:12:26Yeah. So if this was a fine, period, Regency, library, bergere chair,
0:12:26 > 0:12:32it would be worth, retail, between ?2,000 and ?3,000, maybe more. Really? OK.
0:12:32 > 0:12:35But don't get excited. Because this is a copy. Yeah.
0:12:35 > 0:12:40And, of course, you've got to build in the fact that this seat has to be replaced. Yes.
0:12:40 > 0:12:45The trade will build that into their purchasing,
0:12:45 > 0:12:47the way the hammer falls, OK?
0:12:47 > 0:12:51And when the hammer falls, I reckon that we're looking between ?100 and ?150. Really?
0:12:51 > 0:12:55OK. So I've built up your hopes. Maybe they'll come crashing down.
0:12:55 > 0:12:58No, but... But we have to be realistic.
0:12:58 > 0:13:04Yes, yeah. And I still think one day, once it's restored, it will be a fine chair again.
0:13:04 > 0:13:06All right? That's nice, yeah.
0:13:06 > 0:13:08OK. So you take the ply board.
0:13:08 > 0:13:10Oh, take that. Make good use of it.
0:13:10 > 0:13:12We'll take the chair to auction. Excellent. All right?
0:13:12 > 0:13:14OK. Come on, let's go. Right.
0:13:15 > 0:13:19Even without restoration, that's a sizeable addition to our target.
0:13:19 > 0:13:25One item in mint condition is this colourful set of wine glasses, which Jackie inherited from her aunt.
0:13:25 > 0:13:29I hope they'll catch the bidders' attention at auction,
0:13:29 > 0:13:32as Jonty estimates their value at ?60-?80.
0:13:32 > 0:13:36And in the kitchen, Jackie's family has done us proud again,
0:13:36 > 0:13:41when she finds this lovely Coalport tea service, which used to belong to her grandparents.
0:13:41 > 0:13:45It was only used on special occasions and Christmas,
0:13:45 > 0:13:49and Jonty gives a very festive ?80-?120.
0:13:49 > 0:13:54Well, our search is going well, but Jonty still has plenty of treasures to rummage through in Jackie's home.
0:13:54 > 0:13:58So I'll leave him to it and catch up with our nautical couple.
0:13:58 > 0:14:00Now, the sailing. That all sounds really interesting,
0:14:00 > 0:14:03but that's something you've come on board to later.
0:14:03 > 0:14:05How long have you been sailing for, Simon?
0:14:05 > 0:14:10Erm, years ago, I started off dinghy sailing
0:14:10 > 0:14:14and moved into the larger boats back in '97.
0:14:14 > 0:14:18So...11 years I've been doing it now.
0:14:18 > 0:14:20We've had a few close... Have you?
0:14:20 > 0:14:23..encounters, yeah. So it's a...
0:14:23 > 0:14:28You know, you've got to be on watch and sensible with it all the time.
0:14:28 > 0:14:30And now you get all these electronic aids.
0:14:30 > 0:14:34When I first started sailing, I had a compass and that was about it.
0:14:34 > 0:14:38And I had one particular occasion when I did have a lot of trouble.
0:14:38 > 0:14:43I was out on my own, the weather turned and I sailed out of Dieppe
0:14:43 > 0:14:47and I was 13 hours on the water on my own and ended going back into Dieppe
0:14:47 > 0:14:49with the help of the French coastguards.
0:14:49 > 0:14:54So that was... But I learnt from it, because the next weekend, when I did get back,
0:14:54 > 0:14:59I went out and the first thing I did was buy a GPS, so I knew what part of the English Channel I was in.
0:14:59 > 0:15:03With a compass, unless you can sight on something, you don't know where you are.
0:15:03 > 0:15:08Well, I can understand all the stuff about safety equipment. That is common sense,
0:15:08 > 0:15:12but it seems to me that you haven't even provided the basics of life so far.
0:15:12 > 0:15:14What, like the loo? Yes.
0:15:14 > 0:15:16Well, I guess none of these things are cheap.
0:15:16 > 0:15:21They're not. In fact, anything to do with marine is expensive
0:15:21 > 0:15:23and it's particularly when it...
0:15:23 > 0:15:28We think it's going to cost about ?1,000 to... Just for that. It's amazing, isn't it?
0:15:28 > 0:15:31Cos it's all the cutting and shaping and all that kind of thing.
0:15:31 > 0:15:33So it's quite a tricky thing to have done.
0:15:33 > 0:15:37They have to scrape off all the existing lining that's on there
0:15:37 > 0:15:41before they can stick the new lining on, so it's quite a tricky job.
0:15:41 > 0:15:46Well, Jonty Hearnden's going to have a tricky job if he doesn't find some more stuff to sell!
0:15:46 > 0:15:50Cos I really want you getting that loo on that boat. Let's see what he's found.
0:15:50 > 0:15:51Let's have a look.
0:15:51 > 0:15:55It sounds like Simon's boat is in need of a few home comforts.
0:15:55 > 0:15:58So we'd better get back on with the search for items we can sell.
0:15:58 > 0:16:03Luckily, our Jonty Hearnden has indeed been busy and has spotted a picture
0:16:03 > 0:16:05with a rather familiar landmark.
0:16:05 > 0:16:06Have a look at this picture with me.
0:16:06 > 0:16:09It's intriguing. Now tell me more.
0:16:09 > 0:16:13Erm, obviously Big Ben. Yes.
0:16:13 > 0:16:18Erm, it's been in my parents' house ever since I can remember.
0:16:18 > 0:16:20As a nipper, it was in the house.
0:16:20 > 0:16:22But it's Big Ben with a difference.
0:16:22 > 0:16:26Big Ben with a difference. It chimes Home Sweet Home.
0:16:27 > 0:16:28All right. On the hour.
0:16:28 > 0:16:33And you've got two winding mechanisms, one for the movement and one for the chiming.
0:16:33 > 0:16:35Chiming, yes. Wow.
0:16:35 > 0:16:39We don't have it working now, because it strikes every quarter of an hour.
0:16:39 > 0:16:41And that was enough? And that was enough, yes.
0:16:41 > 0:16:43But it's in the moonlight as well. Yes.
0:16:43 > 0:16:47Because we have the moon here, but in the form of mother-of-pearl.
0:16:47 > 0:16:50Yes. And the mother-of-pearl is also replicated down here on the side
0:16:50 > 0:16:55of the clock tower, the sails and also on the water there.
0:16:55 > 0:16:58Yes. So it has that atmospheric sort of feel to it.
0:16:58 > 0:17:02And if you look at the framing, this is very un-British.
0:17:02 > 0:17:04This is continental. Oh.
0:17:04 > 0:17:07So this is where it came from. The frame is continental.
0:17:07 > 0:17:11But you don't get more British than the scene of the Houses of Parliament and the clock tower.
0:17:11 > 0:17:14Now, values? What's it worth?
0:17:14 > 0:17:17Well, I have to say that a good ten years ago,
0:17:17 > 0:17:21pictures like this, novelty items like this, set the market alight.
0:17:21 > 0:17:23People would pay lots of money.
0:17:23 > 0:17:27But because we're not looking at real genuine quality here.
0:17:27 > 0:17:30This is a mass-produced, fun wall-hanging, effectively.
0:17:30 > 0:17:34So we're looking at ?80-?120, that sort of ball park.
0:17:34 > 0:17:37Oh. Are you happy about that? Yes. Yes? Yeah. That's good.
0:17:37 > 0:17:38Somebody else can enjoy it.
0:17:38 > 0:17:43Somebody else can wind it, too. Yes, definitely. Lovely, thank you.
0:17:43 > 0:17:48I quite agree, Jackie. Our sailor-to-be is really getting into this de-cluttering.
0:17:48 > 0:17:50I'm very impressed.
0:17:50 > 0:17:54Simon is hard at work today as well, as he finds this etched glass tankard.
0:17:54 > 0:17:57It might not have a hallmarked silver handle
0:17:57 > 0:18:04like the other one we found earlier, but Jonty still estimates it at a very saleable ?70-?90.
0:18:04 > 0:18:07And in the kitchen, I find this fantastic collection of stamps,
0:18:07 > 0:18:09which used to belong to Jackie's dad.
0:18:09 > 0:18:14Jonty thinks they could bag us a first-class ?70-?100 at auction.
0:18:14 > 0:18:17Our search is getting closer to its end, but Jackie thinks
0:18:17 > 0:18:21she might have another item that could get Jonty's pulse racing.
0:18:21 > 0:18:23Aw, I say, let's have a look at that.
0:18:23 > 0:18:26Reveal all. Can we take the cover off? Yeah.
0:18:26 > 0:18:29OK, so what we're looking at here, looks likely to be a card table.
0:18:29 > 0:18:32Obviously, hidden up in your attic space here.
0:18:32 > 0:18:37Now, where did it come from? My grandparents gave it to me.
0:18:37 > 0:18:40Did they? Yes. I used to play cribbage with my granddad.
0:18:40 > 0:18:42Did you? Yeah. Did you beat him?
0:18:42 > 0:18:46Er, sometimes. I think perhaps he used to let me win.
0:18:46 > 0:18:48So I'm sure you know how it works.
0:18:48 > 0:18:50The top hinges up, like so.
0:18:50 > 0:18:53Then we've got the baize on the inside, like that.
0:18:53 > 0:18:59And these rounded corners really were designed originally for counters.
0:18:59 > 0:19:01Oh. That's essentially what you're looking at here.
0:19:01 > 0:19:04So a card table is always really designed for,
0:19:04 > 0:19:06really comfortably, four people to sit round.
0:19:06 > 0:19:10Let me just close it up because I want to show you how it should open up at the back.
0:19:10 > 0:19:14There's always this concertina or gate-leg action of the table legs
0:19:14 > 0:19:15at the back here.
0:19:15 > 0:19:21So those two legs fold back, like so, which then reveals a flip-over
0:19:21 > 0:19:24for the top, like so.
0:19:24 > 0:19:28All right? So one always stands back from a card table like this
0:19:28 > 0:19:32and there's a lovely symmetry still to it, open as well as closed.
0:19:32 > 0:19:38As far as the value of this table's concerned, you're looking at really ?120, ?180.
0:19:38 > 0:19:42Oh! All right? Yes. So it's still definitely worth selling in the auction sale.
0:19:42 > 0:19:45Are you happy about that? Yes, yes, definitely.
0:19:45 > 0:19:49?120. It's a fantastic find. Great work, Jackie.
0:19:49 > 0:19:55As our day of rummaging draws to an end, there's one last item to be added to our auction haul.
0:19:55 > 0:19:57Now what do you know about this? Has it got a name?
0:19:57 > 0:20:03I think it's called a Wellington chest, after the Duke of Wellington.
0:20:03 > 0:20:06You're absolutely right to call it a Wellington chest, because that's what they're known as.
0:20:06 > 0:20:11And they are characteristic chests of drawers in this slender form
0:20:11 > 0:20:14and they lock in this unique fashion,
0:20:14 > 0:20:21which is this bar that comes across, like so, with one lock you can lock all six drawers at the same time.
0:20:21 > 0:20:26And if you look, as a consequence, it's matched up with this same pillar on the other side.
0:20:26 > 0:20:31So closed it has a very beautiful symmetrical form to it.
0:20:31 > 0:20:33Now there's one thing,
0:20:33 > 0:20:36for my money, it screams at me, it shouts at me,
0:20:36 > 0:20:40"It's all wrong." And I don't know if you know what I'm talking about.
0:20:40 > 0:20:41I think it's the feet.
0:20:41 > 0:20:44Yes, it is! It is. They're so wrong.
0:20:44 > 0:20:46They're so wrong for this particular piece of furniture.
0:20:46 > 0:20:50Now what you should have there, at roughly the same kind
0:20:50 > 0:20:52of height, maybe an inch taller,
0:20:52 > 0:20:56is just a single, flat piece of mahogany, so a plinth.
0:20:56 > 0:21:00From a restorational point of view, it's very easy to replace a piece of
0:21:00 > 0:21:04mahogany that has no mouldings on it at all. It's just square cut.
0:21:04 > 0:21:06Very straightforward to do.
0:21:06 > 0:21:09So as a consequence, that's not really a big issue down there.
0:21:09 > 0:21:11So a restorer can put all that back together again.
0:21:11 > 0:21:14And what sort of value are we talking about?
0:21:14 > 0:21:18Ball park for this, because we need a new plinth, still a very handsome -
0:21:18 > 0:21:22like the piece of furniture - ?300-?500. Unbelievable.
0:21:22 > 0:21:24I just... Incredible, that is.
0:21:24 > 0:21:26Good. Half the load.
0:21:26 > 0:21:28Half the load, yeah, definitely.
0:21:28 > 0:21:31Now, well. You wanted ?1,000, didn't you?
0:21:31 > 0:21:34For these boat repairs, or should I say, more precisely, the loo?
0:21:34 > 0:21:37And let's be honest, that's desperately needed.
0:21:37 > 0:21:40So how do you feel about the valuations today?
0:21:40 > 0:21:46Well, with that and some of the other prices, we might be quite a bit nearer, don't you think?
0:21:46 > 0:21:51Yeah, you're not doing too bad actually. Cos the value of everything adds up to ?1,235! Oh!
0:21:51 > 0:21:53Wow! That'll be excellent.
0:21:53 > 0:21:55Yeah, what else do you want done on the boat?
0:21:55 > 0:21:58You won't be getting a loo, you'll be getting a throne!
0:21:58 > 0:21:59Yeah, that's right.
0:21:59 > 0:22:04We've had a really successful day rummaging through Jackie's lovely family home
0:22:04 > 0:22:08and have a pretty impressive collection of items heading off to auction.
0:22:08 > 0:22:13We've got the pair of impressive bronze figures, valued at ?250-?300.
0:22:13 > 0:22:19The elegant mahogany card table with an estimate of ?120-?180.
0:22:19 > 0:22:21And don't forget the unusual Wellington chest,
0:22:21 > 0:22:25which Jonty valued at ?300-?500.
0:22:25 > 0:22:28But we'll have to wait until we get to auction for Jonty to reveal
0:22:28 > 0:22:34whether Jackie and I were right with our ?80 guesstimation on the tankard.
0:22:34 > 0:22:37Still to come on Cash In The Attic,
0:22:37 > 0:22:40our sea-loving couple have to ride out some stormy weather.
0:22:40 > 0:22:44Oh, dear. No stamp collectors in today. You can't win 'em all. No.
0:22:44 > 0:22:46Jonty wonders if he's to blame.
0:22:46 > 0:22:49Isn't there, Jonty? Yes, it's a bit like me. Bad legs.
0:22:49 > 0:22:51But some of our items sail to victory.
0:22:51 > 0:22:54So that's double the top-end estimate. Great.
0:22:54 > 0:22:56That's really good going, isn't it?
0:22:56 > 0:22:58I can't believe it. Isn't it wonderful? Yeah.
0:22:58 > 0:23:01So how will we have fared when the final hammer falls?
0:23:05 > 0:23:08It's two weeks later and we're here at Chiswick Auctions in West London,
0:23:08 > 0:23:12where Jackie and Simon's antiques will go under the hammer.
0:23:12 > 0:23:17They're hoping to raise ?1,000 to put towards a new toilet for Simon's boat.
0:23:17 > 0:23:23And with our Jonty Hearnden on hand to help, let's hope we don't have choppy seas in the saleroom.
0:23:23 > 0:23:25Ah, good morning, Jonty.
0:23:25 > 0:23:26Hello. Lovely piece, isn't it?
0:23:26 > 0:23:29I've just been admiring it. Very tactile.
0:23:29 > 0:23:31I know. I still don't like the legs.
0:23:31 > 0:23:35How much of a problem is that going to be? It's not going to go top end.
0:23:35 > 0:23:38No. It's not too much of a problem at all. A dealer will spot that.
0:23:38 > 0:23:43They know they can put this into a restorer's and, once it's come out, it would look fantastic.
0:23:43 > 0:23:45So we're very hopeful about this. Yeah.
0:23:45 > 0:23:48What else have we got that you're interested in seeing how it does?
0:23:48 > 0:23:51I love those two... Remember the bronze army figures,
0:23:51 > 0:23:54the French figures? Yeah. They're really good quality.
0:23:54 > 0:23:57Again, shame about the slight damage, because without that
0:23:57 > 0:24:00I think they would march out of the auction room.
0:24:00 > 0:24:06The interesting thing... In auctions now you see bronzes coming up, but not all of them have age, have they?
0:24:06 > 0:24:09No, that's true. There's an awful lot of reproductions hanging around,
0:24:09 > 0:24:13so you've got to be very, very wary. Look for the quality of the detail.
0:24:13 > 0:24:15OK. So what about the tankard?
0:24:15 > 0:24:18Are you going to let me in on the valuation? Absolutely not, no.
0:24:18 > 0:24:23In that case, I want to find the family so that you will let me in. I will. I promise, I promise.
0:24:23 > 0:24:28'He may be trying to keep an air of mystery, but hopefully he'll have to reveal all soon.
0:24:28 > 0:24:34'Jackie's ancestors' love of antique collecting means that we've got some great items here today
0:24:34 > 0:24:37'and I hope our sea-loving couple are as excited as I am.'
0:24:37 > 0:24:40Ah, good morning. Hi, guys. How are you? Nice to see you.
0:24:40 > 0:24:41So how's the boat getting on?
0:24:41 > 0:24:46Very well thank you. Yeah, we've been out sailing the other week, didn't we? And it's looking good.
0:24:46 > 0:24:49But no loo on board yet? No. Of your standards anyway.
0:24:49 > 0:24:52Not quite, no. We've got a good bucket, though.
0:24:52 > 0:24:56All that might change. Now I notice you're looking at that beautiful tankard. Yes.
0:24:56 > 0:25:00We've been talking about it. Wondering what it's worth.
0:25:00 > 0:25:03So what is it worth? Well, I've put ?100-?150
0:25:03 > 0:25:06because I think it's a very beautiful object.
0:25:06 > 0:25:09Are you looking forward to today, though? We are now!
0:25:09 > 0:25:12THEY LAUGH Yes, there's nothing like that to lift your day.
0:25:12 > 0:25:20Mixed emotions really. Getting rid of some of my mum's things, erm, but I can't store them, so...
0:25:20 > 0:25:25Well, we've got some fabulous items to sell today, really good quality, so I'm sure we'll do very well.
0:25:25 > 0:25:30So pop that down because we've got our places to take in the auction sale.
0:25:30 > 0:25:32Follow me, guys. Come on then.
0:25:32 > 0:25:36Jackie seems a bit emotional about parting with her family possessions,
0:25:36 > 0:25:39but with ?1,000 needed for the work on Simon's boat,
0:25:39 > 0:25:43I am keeping everything crossed that we have a successful day.
0:25:43 > 0:25:46The auction house is full of eager-looking bidders
0:25:46 > 0:25:48and we take our places in time for our first lot.
0:25:48 > 0:25:52It's the pair of lead insurance plaques,
0:25:52 > 0:25:54which Jonty values at ?45-?65.
0:25:54 > 0:26:0096A is our two metal insurance plaques.
0:26:00 > 0:26:02Little bit of interest in this lot.
0:26:02 > 0:26:05I'm bid ?30 with me. Straight off at 30. Good.
0:26:05 > 0:26:06Brilliant. Wow!
0:26:06 > 0:26:08AUCTIONEER: ..35, 40, 45,
0:26:08 > 0:26:1150. 55. And then I've got 57.
0:26:11 > 0:26:14Do you want 60? ?60.
0:26:14 > 0:26:16In the corner then at ?60. 65 there now.
0:26:16 > 0:26:18Wonderful.
0:26:18 > 0:26:2275, 80, 85, 90,
0:26:22 > 0:26:2395. Fantastic. 100.
0:26:23 > 0:26:27110. 110 then. In the pink at ?110.
0:26:27 > 0:26:30Anybody else at ?110? 110.
0:26:30 > 0:26:32At 110.
0:26:32 > 0:26:34?110! Goodness me. Are you pleased with that? Yeah.
0:26:34 > 0:26:37That's set the auction room on fire. That's amazing!
0:26:37 > 0:26:42Crikey. I wouldn't have thought they'd be worth anything like that. Isn't that great? Mm.
0:26:42 > 0:26:47It's smiles all round and I don't think they're due to Jonty's joke.
0:26:47 > 0:26:50?110 is a great result for the plaques.
0:26:50 > 0:26:54Let's see if our next lot can follow suit.
0:26:54 > 0:26:58Big Ben, 102A. There we go.
0:26:58 > 0:27:0150 for the lot. 55, 60.
0:27:01 > 0:27:06AUCTIONEER: ?60 for that lot. It's cheap for ?60. And five I'll take. For 6, 65.
0:27:06 > 0:27:0870. 75. In the doorway now at ?75.
0:27:08 > 0:27:11I'm going to sell it for 75.
0:27:11 > 0:27:14Going then. ?75.
0:27:14 > 0:27:15He's sold it for 75.
0:27:15 > 0:27:18Well done. It's gone for 75.
0:27:18 > 0:27:19?75 is just under estimate
0:27:19 > 0:27:24and the saleroom wasn't feeling the same excitement for that lot.
0:27:24 > 0:27:26With a whopping ?1,000 target,
0:27:26 > 0:27:29we need the rest of our lots to sell well today
0:27:29 > 0:27:32and it's the first of our two glass tankards up next.
0:27:32 > 0:27:34This one is the slightly cheaper of the two
0:27:34 > 0:27:37and we're hoping for at least ?70-?90.
0:27:37 > 0:27:39108A, there we go.
0:27:39 > 0:27:40What shall we start this at?
0:27:40 > 0:27:42?30 to start me. Everywhere.
0:27:42 > 0:27:4530 upstairs. 35, 40.
0:27:45 > 0:27:495, 50, 5, 60, 5, 70, 5.
0:27:49 > 0:27:51Some very strong bidding going on here.
0:27:51 > 0:27:5590, 5, 100, 110, 120, 130,
0:27:55 > 0:27:57140, 150... I can't believe this.
0:27:57 > 0:28:00..160, 170, 180,
0:28:00 > 0:28:04180. Upstairs at ?180. Anybody else? 180.
0:28:04 > 0:28:07180! I'm selling at 180.
0:28:07 > 0:28:12?180, that's double the top-end estimate. Great. That's pretty good going, isn't it?
0:28:12 > 0:28:15I can't believe it. Isn't that wonderful?
0:28:15 > 0:28:17Yes. Gramps would be really chuffed.
0:28:17 > 0:28:20That's an incredible result for the first of our tankards
0:28:20 > 0:28:23and Jackie's family heirlooms
0:28:23 > 0:28:27are proving very popular with the bidders. Let's hope they're all sitting comfortably
0:28:27 > 0:28:31as it's our first furniture lot up next.
0:28:31 > 0:28:35This lot, Simon, is the bergere chair you found in the bedroom. Yeah. Ready to sell it?
0:28:35 > 0:28:40Definitely, yeah. What's it up for? I valued it around the ?100 mark, that sort of ball park,
0:28:40 > 0:28:43so let's see what it makes. OK. Fingers crossed.
0:28:43 > 0:28:48114A. A turn of the century, mahogany, bergere chair.
0:28:48 > 0:28:50Nice chair, that. 114A.
0:28:50 > 0:28:52Bit of interest in it as well.
0:28:52 > 0:28:54I'm bid ?100 for it.
0:28:54 > 0:28:56With me at 100. ?100, 110, 120, 130.
0:28:56 > 0:28:58Oh! Crikey!
0:28:58 > 0:28:59AUCTIONEER: 140, 150...
0:28:59 > 0:29:00I don't believe that!
0:29:00 > 0:29:03?150. 160 there.
0:29:03 > 0:29:05170, 180, 190, 200,
0:29:05 > 0:29:09210, 220, 230, 240,
0:29:09 > 0:29:17240. With Tony at ?240. 240 is the bid then. For 240.
0:29:17 > 0:29:21?240! That's double the estimate again. I can't believe it.
0:29:21 > 0:29:25How about that? Cor, you're having a good day, aren't you? How fantastic.
0:29:25 > 0:29:29You're not only going to get your loo, you're going to get your cooker, too!
0:29:29 > 0:29:35?240 is a fantastic result and even I was speechless.
0:29:35 > 0:29:38We're having a cracking day at auction so far.
0:29:38 > 0:29:41Will our colourful wine glasses do just as well?
0:29:41 > 0:29:45Start me for 30 for these. For ?30. 35, 40,
0:29:45 > 0:29:47AUCTIONEER: ?40 for the glasses. ?40.
0:29:47 > 0:29:49Come on. We need to get more than that.
0:29:49 > 0:29:51?40. With me at 40. At ?40.
0:29:51 > 0:29:55?40 then. For 40.
0:29:55 > 0:29:57?40. Unsold. That's unsold.
0:29:57 > 0:29:59Oh, unsold? Didn't make the grade.
0:29:59 > 0:30:01Well, that's good news.
0:30:02 > 0:30:05Put those out, maybe, now! Yes.
0:30:05 > 0:30:08It's our first unsold lot and although Jackie didn't seem
0:30:08 > 0:30:12too disappointed, I hope it doesn't signal the end of our lucky streak.
0:30:12 > 0:30:14It's almost half-time,
0:30:14 > 0:30:17but our second tankard is next under the hammer.
0:30:17 > 0:30:19With an estimate of ?100-?200,
0:30:19 > 0:30:22can it possibly perform as well as the first one?
0:30:22 > 0:30:25Now remember, we've sold the other tankard as well. Yes.
0:30:25 > 0:30:29Which has done incredibly well, so I'm very hopeful we should do even more than that.
0:30:29 > 0:30:32So, that's going to be very exciting. Here it comes.
0:30:33 > 0:30:38Bit of interest in this. I can start the bidding at 160. With me at ?160.
0:30:38 > 0:30:40160? 170, 180,
0:30:40 > 0:30:45190, 200, 210, 220, 230, 240, 250,
0:30:45 > 0:30:48260, 270, 280, 290...
0:30:48 > 0:30:50?290! I don't believe it.
0:30:50 > 0:30:53AUCTIONEER: ..325.
0:30:53 > 0:30:55330. 335, you want? 335.
0:30:55 > 0:30:59AUCTIONEER: In the room at 335. At 335.
0:30:59 > 0:31:01335 it is. 340 I'll take, somebody else.
0:31:01 > 0:31:03335.
0:31:03 > 0:31:06Wow! ?335.
0:31:06 > 0:31:11I knew it was nice, but I didn't realise it was going for that sort of money. Wonderful.
0:31:11 > 0:31:17?335 for one piece. That is good. That is amazing. Are you all right?
0:31:17 > 0:31:19Just can't believe it.
0:31:19 > 0:31:23Well, your father and your grandfather did you proud, didn't they?
0:31:23 > 0:31:24Yeah, they did. I can't believe it.
0:31:24 > 0:31:31That's brilliant. Yeah, amazing. ?335. Pay that for a glass tankard?
0:31:31 > 0:31:35?335 is a phenomenal result for the tankard
0:31:35 > 0:31:38'and although Jackie was lost for words,
0:31:38 > 0:31:40'the expression on her face spoke volumes.'
0:31:40 > 0:31:46We've had a great morning in the saleroom and I can't wait to tot up our total so far.
0:31:46 > 0:31:50Well, what can I say? What a stunning morning at auction for you guys.
0:31:50 > 0:31:54I'm so pleased for you. I mean, everything was just... Well, superb, wasn't it? Mm.
0:31:54 > 0:31:58I just can't believe some of those figures they went for. The tankard, I mean...
0:31:58 > 0:32:02I think even you're surprised, aren't you, Jonty, by some of them?
0:32:02 > 0:32:08Well, I'm still ceased to be amazed what good quality makes. It's unusual as well.
0:32:08 > 0:32:11It ticks all the boxes. But over ?300, what a result for you.
0:32:11 > 0:32:15I know. It's... I'm just amazed. That's all I can say, really.
0:32:15 > 0:32:17So how do you feel it went?
0:32:17 > 0:32:18Are you still a bit shell-shocked?
0:32:18 > 0:32:24Still shell-shocked at the moment, I think. Cos 300-and-something for the mug... The tankard.
0:32:24 > 0:32:27The tankard, sorry. And the insurance plates and...
0:32:27 > 0:32:29Well, the total so far comes to ?940.
0:32:29 > 0:32:30Well, the total so far comes to ?940.
0:32:30 > 0:32:34You're joking! We're only halfway through.
0:32:34 > 0:32:37And, and we've still got things to sell this afternoon. Yes.
0:32:37 > 0:32:40We've got so much more to come. It's fantastic.
0:32:40 > 0:32:43You looking forward to this afternoon? Definitely. Can't wait.
0:32:43 > 0:32:46OK. Well, you've got a little bit of a breather in between, OK?
0:32:46 > 0:32:50Yeah. It's not time for champagne just yet. This way.
0:32:50 > 0:32:55I love being the bearer of such good news and I think our couple could definitely do with a sit down.
0:32:55 > 0:32:59If you're planning on buying or selling at auction, then be aware
0:32:59 > 0:33:03that commission and possibly other charges will be added to your bill.
0:33:03 > 0:33:06So it's a good idea to check the details with your local saleroom.
0:33:06 > 0:33:10The second half of the auction is under way when we return to our places,
0:33:10 > 0:33:12and there's a new auctioneer on the rostrum.
0:33:12 > 0:33:14After such an incredible morning,
0:33:14 > 0:33:16I can only hope that our luck holds out,
0:33:16 > 0:33:18as the pretty card table is up first.
0:33:18 > 0:33:22Now, I've estimated this around the sort of ?120 mark, OK?
0:33:22 > 0:33:24So let's see how we go.
0:33:24 > 0:33:27The George I, mahogany, fold-over card table. ?100 for it?
0:33:27 > 0:33:34?100 for it. I'm bid ?100. Take 110 for a good table. ?110.
0:33:34 > 0:33:37AUCTIONEER: You want 110? 120,
0:33:37 > 0:33:39130, 140, 150,
0:33:39 > 0:33:44140 you've bid. Half price at 140. 150 for it? I'm selling at 140 only.
0:33:44 > 0:33:47140 and going then. Your bid.
0:33:47 > 0:33:49?140. That's not bad, is it?
0:33:49 > 0:33:51Isn't, no. It's brilliant.
0:33:51 > 0:33:53OK. 140 in the coffers.
0:33:53 > 0:33:56That was the table that had all the marks on the top as well.
0:33:56 > 0:33:57Yes, and scratches, yeah.
0:33:57 > 0:34:01Had it not had that, do you think it would have made more? Yes.
0:34:01 > 0:34:05I think we would have exceeded ?200, but everything's priced accordingly.
0:34:05 > 0:34:06Yeah. We're doing well.
0:34:06 > 0:34:09?140 is in the middle of Jonty's estimate
0:34:09 > 0:34:12and a strong start to this half of the sale.
0:34:12 > 0:34:16The pretty Coalport tea and dinner service is up next,
0:34:16 > 0:34:19which Jonty estimated at ?80-?120.
0:34:19 > 0:34:22?50 for it. ?50 for it.
0:34:22 > 0:34:24Thank you. A bid at ?50. Say 55. 55.
0:34:24 > 0:34:2860, 5, 70, 5, 80, 5,
0:34:28 > 0:34:3190, 5...
0:34:31 > 0:34:34Looking down. ?90. 95, new bidder. 100.
0:34:34 > 0:34:39110, 120, 130, 140. Thanks for the bid. ?130.
0:34:39 > 0:34:43130, are we done? 130.
0:34:43 > 0:34:44?130.
0:34:44 > 0:34:49I have to say, that there's a lot of dinner and tea sets here today.
0:34:49 > 0:34:52A lot of them. And this is the one that's really sold well.
0:34:52 > 0:34:55So I think you've done very well from that. It's good.
0:34:55 > 0:35:01It's very interesting, there were two dealers there fighting for that, so we got up to that figure.
0:35:01 > 0:35:05Spot-on with the valuation. It's good, good. Ah, well, he does his best. Don't you, Jonty?
0:35:05 > 0:35:07I try my best. You've done it before.
0:35:07 > 0:35:10?130 is a fantastic price for the Coalport
0:35:10 > 0:35:13and I think our expert has two new fans today.
0:35:13 > 0:35:15I hope their faith in him isn't shaken
0:35:15 > 0:35:18when our next lot comes under the hammer.
0:35:18 > 0:35:20It's the pair of bronze figures,
0:35:20 > 0:35:22which are one of our most highly-valued lots.
0:35:22 > 0:35:25Now, if you remember, we did say that we hoped there'd be
0:35:25 > 0:35:28plenty of bidders ready to battle it out for these two figures.
0:35:28 > 0:35:31They are excellent quality, aren't they, Jonty?
0:35:31 > 0:35:37Very, very good quality. Remember, we have just a bit of damage which might affect where the market goes.
0:35:37 > 0:35:39Simon, what do you think about these?
0:35:39 > 0:35:42Must admit, I'll be glad to see them go, actually.
0:35:42 > 0:35:45They're not my sort of figurine, really.
0:35:45 > 0:35:48But, no, make a nice bit of space, there.
0:35:48 > 0:35:50Yeah. Not even a doorstop?
0:35:50 > 0:35:53Not even a doorstop for me, I'm afraid, no.
0:35:53 > 0:35:55Two late 19th-century, bronze statues. ?200.
0:35:55 > 0:35:58200 for this lot.
0:35:58 > 0:36:00I'm bid at ?200. Give me 210.
0:36:00 > 0:36:03At ?200, give me 210. 210. 220.
0:36:03 > 0:36:06Crikey. 230, 240, 250, 260...
0:36:06 > 0:36:10There's no money. At 260. Thank you. 270.
0:36:10 > 0:36:14AUCTIONEER: 280, 290, 300, 310... Come on.
0:36:14 > 0:36:21..320, 330, 330, 340, 350, 360,
0:36:21 > 0:36:23370, 380,
0:36:23 > 0:36:26390, 400,
0:36:26 > 0:36:28and 20.
0:36:28 > 0:36:31Bid's there at ?400. Take 20.
0:36:31 > 0:36:32At ?400. And going, then.
0:36:32 > 0:36:34Last chance. At ?400, then.
0:36:34 > 0:36:39?400! I bet you like them a bit more now, don't you, Simon, eh?
0:36:39 > 0:36:41I do, yeah! ?400. That's amazing, isn't it? Yeah.
0:36:41 > 0:36:45Expensive doorstopper. It would've been, wouldn't it? Yes.
0:36:45 > 0:36:46An expensive doorstop, indeed!
0:36:46 > 0:36:49Simon might not have been their biggest fan,
0:36:49 > 0:36:53but the bronze figures gave a gold medal-winning performance.
0:36:53 > 0:36:57We may be looking very safe for our original ?1,000 target,
0:36:57 > 0:37:01but with the saleroom packed with fully-walleted bidders,
0:37:01 > 0:37:04I can't wait to see how the rest of Jackie's items do today.
0:37:04 > 0:37:07Right, our next lot is the Victorian dressing table.
0:37:07 > 0:37:13I had one of these. You can't really store much in them, can you? No, it's only got a tiny drawer.
0:37:13 > 0:37:15But they look lovely. Let's see what we get.
0:37:15 > 0:37:20303A. Now the Victorian dressing table, number 303A.
0:37:20 > 0:37:22Duchess table, what's it worth? ?50 for it.
0:37:22 > 0:37:25AUCTIONEER: Low start. ?50. ?40 for it.
0:37:25 > 0:37:28It's worth ?40 surely? ?40 I'm bid. Thank you. I'm bid at ?40.
0:37:28 > 0:37:30Encouraging. At ?40. Want 42.
0:37:30 > 0:37:3242, 45, 48...
0:37:32 > 0:37:36AUCTIONEER: Thank you. 48, 50, 55, 60, 5,
0:37:36 > 0:37:3770, 5,
0:37:37 > 0:37:40Bid's here at ?70. Take 75. Are you out at ?70?
0:37:40 > 0:37:43Selling at ?70, the duchess.
0:37:43 > 0:37:46It might not be a as spectacular as some of the other sales,
0:37:46 > 0:37:49but ?70 for the dressing table is still a solid result.
0:37:49 > 0:37:55I hope the saleroom recreates some of its earlier excitement of our final two lots today.
0:37:55 > 0:37:57Maybe Jackie's dad will come up trumps for us
0:37:57 > 0:37:59as his collection of stamps is up next.
0:37:59 > 0:38:04Jonty estimated their value at ?70-?100.
0:38:04 > 0:38:06309A for the stamps.
0:38:06 > 0:38:08These are worth ?100.
0:38:08 > 0:38:13?80 for the lot? No bids of ?80. I'm going to pass them up.
0:38:13 > 0:38:15AUCTIONEER: No bids of ?80 then? No-one wants these.
0:38:15 > 0:38:18No-one likes this one? No. No bids.
0:38:18 > 0:38:20No bids. No stamp collectors in today.
0:38:20 > 0:38:22You can't win 'em all. No.
0:38:22 > 0:38:25Unsold. After such a successful day though,
0:38:25 > 0:38:28one knock-back clearly hasn't fazed our couple.
0:38:28 > 0:38:32The auction is nearly over and we've one final item to go under the hammer.
0:38:32 > 0:38:35With a huge valuation,
0:38:35 > 0:38:37it's a really important lot for us today.
0:38:37 > 0:38:40Our next lot is our piece de resistance in many ways,
0:38:40 > 0:38:43that lovely Wellington chest, which is super.
0:38:43 > 0:38:45But a bit of a problem with it, isn't there, Jonty?
0:38:45 > 0:38:47Bit like me, bad legs.
0:38:47 > 0:38:50Now you've put a reserve on this, haven't you?
0:38:50 > 0:38:54Yes, ?200. OK, you have to take it back for that amount.
0:38:54 > 0:38:55?200 for it? Thank you.
0:38:55 > 0:38:57A bid at ?200. Give me 210.
0:38:57 > 0:39:00At ?200, the bid there. That's the bid so far.
0:39:00 > 0:39:03Give me 210. 210, 220, 230,
0:39:03 > 0:39:08240, 250, 240 bid. ?240. Take 50. ?240. Are we done?
0:39:08 > 0:39:10250, 260,
0:39:10 > 0:39:12270, 280, 290,
0:39:12 > 0:39:17300. And 10. 320, 330. At ?320. Take 30. At ?320.
0:39:17 > 0:39:21Do you want 330? 330, 340, 350, 360,
0:39:21 > 0:39:26370, 380, 390,
0:39:26 > 0:39:29No. New bidder there. 390,
0:39:29 > 0:39:33400, 420, 440, 460,
0:39:33 > 0:39:35480, 500.
0:39:35 > 0:39:36Can't believe it.
0:39:36 > 0:39:39AUCTIONEER: And 20, 550, 580,
0:39:39 > 0:39:41600...
0:39:41 > 0:39:42At ?580. Take 600.
0:39:42 > 0:39:44You want one more bid? Thank you. ?600, 620,
0:39:44 > 0:39:47650... Yes, or no, please.
0:39:47 > 0:39:50At ?620, bid there. At ?620. Do you want 650?
0:39:50 > 0:39:52It's against you. It's your last chance. 650.
0:39:52 > 0:39:55680? 700?
0:39:55 > 0:40:02No. This time at... Are you sure? At 680 over this... 700, 720, 750...
0:40:04 > 0:40:06Sure this time? 720, I'm bid. At ?720. You're out this time?
0:40:06 > 0:40:09Saying no. At ?720. Selling. All done at 720.
0:40:09 > 0:40:13?720!
0:40:13 > 0:40:16Well... Oh, my goodness! That's just incredible.
0:40:16 > 0:40:19I can't believe it. Isn't that wonderful? Yeah. That is brilliant.
0:40:19 > 0:40:22So what do you think your mum would make of that?
0:40:22 > 0:40:27She'd be shocked, I know. I just hope... That's been tucked in the corner all this time. I know.
0:40:27 > 0:40:32700... It blows away what we were saying as well, when it came to restoration costs and retail prices.
0:40:32 > 0:40:36?720. It's a superb quality piece of furniture. All we need to do...
0:40:36 > 0:40:41All that the new owner will do is put a new plinth on it, it will look superb.
0:40:41 > 0:40:42I can't believe it.
0:40:42 > 0:40:45?720 is a staggering final result
0:40:45 > 0:40:49and Jackie seems speechless yet again.
0:40:49 > 0:40:52Our couple have obviously done well. Let's just see how well.
0:40:52 > 0:40:56I don't know what to say about today, but next time you're going to auction,
0:40:56 > 0:41:00will you let me know so that some of your good luck rubs off on the rest of us?
0:41:00 > 0:41:03Extraordinary. Did you enjoy it? Yes, very much.
0:41:03 > 0:41:08Yeah? Did you ever think it would go quite like that? No, never. No. I am absolutely, really surprised.
0:41:08 > 0:41:11Flushed with success. Yes, definitely.
0:41:11 > 0:41:13Can you remember how much you wanted to raise?
0:41:13 > 0:41:16Between ?800 and ?1,000. OK. All right.
0:41:16 > 0:41:21Well, you'll be delighted, I hope, to know that you've made ?2,400.
0:41:21 > 0:41:24Oh, I can't believe it. That is brilliant. There you go - 2,400.
0:41:24 > 0:41:28Just amazing. I just... Can we have a his and a hers loo now?
0:41:34 > 0:41:40It's two weeks since Jackie and Simon doubled their target and made an incredible ?2,400 at auction.
0:41:40 > 0:41:43And today, they're at the marina in Eastbourne.
0:41:43 > 0:41:44Piece de resistance, here we go.
0:41:44 > 0:41:47Oh, brilliant!
0:41:47 > 0:41:50Thank you. Bit different, innit? Yeah.
0:41:50 > 0:41:55Because we did so well on the auction and raised more money than expected,
0:41:55 > 0:42:01we not only bought a toilet and fitted that, we've gone a step further and gone for a cooker.
0:42:01 > 0:42:04So we've now gone from having just baked beans on toast,
0:42:04 > 0:42:08we can actually cook some in the oven. So it's far better all round now.
0:42:08 > 0:42:13With the boat decked out with all mod cons, the couple can finally take to the sea in style.
0:42:13 > 0:42:16And our new sailor seems pleased.
0:42:16 > 0:42:21This is going to mean now that we can do much more sailing to different places
0:42:21 > 0:42:26and not even moor up actually in a harbour. We can actually stay out at sea.
0:42:26 > 0:42:30If I've got a cooker and the toilet,
0:42:30 > 0:42:32it's going to make sailing a pleasure.
0:42:32 > 0:42:35I think probably do a lot more sailing.
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