0:00:02 > 0:00:03Welcome to Cash In The Attic.
0:00:03 > 0:00:08We help you hunt for hidden valuables around your home and then sell them with you at auction.
0:00:08 > 0:00:14Today, I'm in Northamptonshire which has got its fair share of stately homes and grand houses
0:00:14 > 0:00:17and I've stopped off to take a closer look at one of them,
0:00:17 > 0:00:19Boughton House.
0:00:19 > 0:00:23This magnificent property miles just four miles from Kettering
0:00:23 > 0:00:25started life as a monastery
0:00:25 > 0:00:30before it was purchased by Edward Montague in 1528 and transformed into a mansion.
0:00:30 > 0:00:34The house has changed in appearance many times over the years culminating
0:00:34 > 0:00:38from the French-inspired additions of the 17th century that lead many
0:00:38 > 0:00:42to consider Boughton House England's Versailles.
0:00:42 > 0:00:46Well, let's hope that this is the first of many treasures we'll find today
0:00:46 > 0:00:52as we look for antiques and collectables that will go under the hammer at auction.
0:01:10 > 0:01:15'Coming up on Cash In The Attic, we get a history lesson in fashion...'
0:01:15 > 0:01:18I don't have my hair in a Victorian bun very often.
0:01:18 > 0:01:20'..can't believe our luck...'
0:01:20 > 0:01:22That's not bad for a freebie out of a cracked safe!
0:01:22 > 0:01:24That's right, no.
0:01:24 > 0:01:26'..and struggle to keep emotions under control.'
0:01:26 > 0:01:31- I might shed a tear.- I've got my hanky at the ready. - I think I'm going to need it.
0:01:31 > 0:01:36'But will we all be happy at the end of the day? Find out when the final hammer falls.'
0:01:36 > 0:01:39I'm about to meet a lady who's called in
0:01:39 > 0:01:43the Cash In The Attic team to help her find antiques and collectables
0:01:43 > 0:01:46so that she can give her garden a whole new lease of life.
0:01:46 > 0:01:50This five bedroom barn conversion in the village of Brigstock
0:01:50 > 0:01:53is home to Sara Underwood and her partner Andrew York.
0:01:53 > 0:01:59Sadly, due to his work commitments, he can't be with us today and has sent along his sister Sam instead
0:01:59 > 0:02:06to help clear out some of the clutter and raise funds for an animal-friendly garden makeover.
0:02:06 > 0:02:08Morning, Jonty.
0:02:08 > 0:02:10- Isn't this a fabulous place? - It's glorious.
0:02:10 > 0:02:15You know, this house used to be the grain store to the mill which is next door
0:02:15 > 0:02:20and the lady that lives here, as I think you can already see from the front door, has got amazing taste.
0:02:20 > 0:02:22- Let's get inside.- Shall we?
0:02:25 > 0:02:28- Sara, Sam, good morning.- Hello.
0:02:28 > 0:02:31Sara, this house is fantastic.
0:02:31 > 0:02:32- It's a riot of colour.- Thank you.
0:02:32 > 0:02:35You've got a great eye for detail and design.
0:02:35 > 0:02:37Where does that come from?
0:02:37 > 0:02:40I think it came from my mum, actually, she's very artistic
0:02:40 > 0:02:43and yeah, I take a lot of inspiration from my mum.
0:02:43 > 0:02:45You've been a great pupil, it's fantastic.
0:02:45 > 0:02:48So, why have you called in Cash In The Attic?
0:02:48 > 0:02:52Well, I'm a bit of a hoarder and I've got far too many things to store in this house.
0:02:52 > 0:02:55We've been here about two years and I need to clear some space.
0:02:55 > 0:02:59- I'm under pressure from my partner to clear some space.- Definitely.
0:02:59 > 0:03:02Of course, her partner is your brother so he's going to approve.
0:03:02 > 0:03:09Yes, and Andrew gets very cross about it and he's tried to get rid of loads of stuff but she just won't have it.
0:03:09 > 0:03:13- So you're going to be a willing helper?- Definitely. - Out with everything.
0:03:13 > 0:03:18- definitely.- OK. So what are we going to raise the money for? What is it you want it for?
0:03:18 > 0:03:23Well, um, I've got two dogs and they've wrecked my lawn, basically.
0:03:23 > 0:03:27They charge around and play like mad and so we're going to lay fake lawn
0:03:27 > 0:03:30which sounds silly but I think it will solve a lot of problems.
0:03:30 > 0:03:33- How much do you think that's going to cost?- We're not sure
0:03:33 > 0:03:38but if we can raise £1,500 it will go a long way towards getting there.
0:03:38 > 0:03:43£1,500 the target for a fake lawn, and you've got a house full of goodies.
0:03:43 > 0:03:47- Yeah.- I can't wait to get started. Let's go and find Jonty. Come on.
0:03:48 > 0:03:54Sara's home is full of colour and all the possessions that she's hoarded over the years
0:03:54 > 0:03:56so there's certainly a lot for us to get through.
0:03:56 > 0:04:01Already making his mark is our expert Jonty Hearnden who can't resist a challenge
0:04:01 > 0:04:07and he's pinning his hopes on the first discovery being the star of the show at auction.
0:04:07 > 0:04:09What have you found there?
0:04:09 > 0:04:13- Take a look at this.- What a beautiful colour that is, turquoise.
0:04:13 > 0:04:15Apparently, it is the colour of communication.
0:04:15 > 0:04:18So very cool, very pretty.
0:04:18 > 0:04:20Not only is it a pendant
0:04:20 > 0:04:22but look on the reverse, it's a brooch as well.
0:04:22 > 0:04:27- And more to the point, we've got this matching hairpin as well.- Oh.
0:04:27 > 0:04:30- Have you worn it at all? - I wore it as a pendant, actually.
0:04:30 > 0:04:35- I don't have my hair in a Victorian bun very often so I didn't tend to wear it as a hairpin.- Right.
0:04:35 > 0:04:40But I wore it as a pendant and I wear a lot of turquoise so yeah, it's very pretty.
0:04:40 > 0:04:43Let's take a closer look at it, it really demands a closer look
0:04:43 > 0:04:47because first of all, we're set in this nine carat gold setting
0:04:47 > 0:04:50but within that you've got these beautiful
0:04:50 > 0:04:54graduated turquoise stones and also graduated pearls as well.
0:04:54 > 0:04:59I believe this to be Edwardian because at the time,
0:04:59 > 0:05:04stars were very popular and, of course, the fashion leaders were the royals themselves
0:05:04 > 0:05:07so that's Edward VII and his princess, Princess Alexandra.
0:05:07 > 0:05:12She was very taken by jewellery from the East. When I say the East,
0:05:12 > 0:05:15I'm talking India, so here we're looking at the sort of
0:05:15 > 0:05:20the Indian star effect because whatever they wore, jewellery designers
0:05:20 > 0:05:22followed from there.
0:05:22 > 0:05:25I think it's really charming, very elegant, very saleable.
0:05:25 > 0:05:28So are you happy to sell it now?
0:05:28 > 0:05:31Yes, I'm definitely happy to part with it.
0:05:31 > 0:05:36You can't keep everything and the most important thing is I need a new lawn so it's got to go.
0:05:36 > 0:05:38How much do you think it's worth?
0:05:38 > 0:05:42It's really good news. This is £300 to £600 of anybody's money.
0:05:42 > 0:05:44- Great.- Is that good?- Fantastic.
0:05:44 > 0:05:47£300 to £600 gets us well on our way to our £1,500.
0:05:47 > 0:05:51- Let's go see what else we can find to top up that amount. - Excellent.- Right.
0:05:52 > 0:05:55What a fantastic start to the day.
0:05:55 > 0:06:01With fine pieces like this stashed away, we need to keep digging and track down any more hidden gems.
0:06:01 > 0:06:07Sam's weighing up whether this bygone set of brass scales
0:06:07 > 0:06:10by Salter will get the bidder's interest.
0:06:10 > 0:06:13Jonty values them at a very reasonable £20 to £30.
0:06:13 > 0:06:17Sara's next find might come in handy for packing them up
0:06:17 > 0:06:20for the saleroom and add a bit more to the total at the same time.
0:06:20 > 0:06:23- Wow, what have we got here? Boxes, boxes.- Yeah.
0:06:23 > 0:06:27- Wow.- Collection of nice old advertising boxes- Is this part of your collection?
0:06:27 > 0:06:32Yes. The house I lived in previously lent itself to having things like this around
0:06:32 > 0:06:35and so I was happy to collect them at the time
0:06:35 > 0:06:40- but now I've moved to my new house, they don't fit in any more.- OK, let's take a look at them.
0:06:40 > 0:06:42Now this one, Pears soap,
0:06:42 > 0:06:44now, people will still recognise Pears soap today
0:06:44 > 0:06:52but the concept of Pears soap was invented by Andrew Pears at the end of the 18th century.
0:06:52 > 0:06:57He was a barber from Mevagissey in Cornwall and he started selling toiletries in his shop.
0:06:57 > 0:07:04He came up with this idea of a clear soap because, soap in those days, was very aggressive,
0:07:04 > 0:07:08some of it had lead, some of it had arsenic in it, very dangerous stuff.
0:07:08 > 0:07:12Now, this one here, the Wellington knife polish,
0:07:12 > 0:07:16this is John Oakey & Sons' knife polish powder.
0:07:16 > 0:07:19They started business in the 1830s,
0:07:19 > 0:07:23and knife polishing was a very, very big business,
0:07:23 > 0:07:27certainly in the Georgian times and in the 19th century, as well.
0:07:27 > 0:07:30And this one here, Cadbury's.
0:07:30 > 0:07:34Now Cadbury's was a coffee business
0:07:34 > 0:07:36that was started by John Cadbury in 1824.
0:07:36 > 0:07:41He opened up a coffee shop and he started to sell
0:07:41 > 0:07:45coffee drinks as well as cocoa as well.
0:07:45 > 0:07:47Chocolate drinks were very, very popular.
0:07:47 > 0:07:51- You think of hot chocolate being a relatively modern concept.- Yeah.
0:07:51 > 0:07:54- But the Georgian's loved their drinking chocolate.- Oh, right.
0:07:54 > 0:07:56The Victorians loved it too.
0:07:56 > 0:08:00So, the great thing about all of these is that people can identify them and also,
0:08:00 > 0:08:06the wonderful thing about packaging is that it tells something about the people of the time, of the moment.
0:08:06 > 0:08:11- Yeah.- Today, we're in our disposable world so you talk about disposable cardboard boxes.
0:08:11 > 0:08:14Look at these, they're still around today.
0:08:14 > 0:08:15- Fantastic.- And most of these
0:08:15 > 0:08:20will be maybe a good 100 years old, these boxes, they're wonderful.
0:08:20 > 0:08:25That's really good, we can put these four boxes into the sale. We're talking like £50 to £100.
0:08:25 > 0:08:28- That's brilliant.- All right? - I'm very happy with that.- Good.
0:08:28 > 0:08:31- Right, we'll leave these here, let's go out this way.- OK.
0:08:33 > 0:08:37Another tidy sum towards our £1,500 target,
0:08:37 > 0:08:42although it has stirred up some unwanted childhood memories for Sara.
0:08:42 > 0:08:44The Pears one I was attached to
0:08:44 > 0:08:46because when I was a baby, my mum entered me
0:08:46 > 0:08:48for the Pears baby competition.
0:08:48 > 0:08:52Every mum thinks their baby is the one. I came absolutely nowhere.
0:08:52 > 0:08:57But that's my only association so to be quite honest, they've got to go towards the lawn.
0:08:57 > 0:09:00Getting the money for that much needed artificial lawn
0:09:00 > 0:09:03is a top priority today and every little bit helps.
0:09:03 > 0:09:08So hopefully this antique brass door knocker of a diving dolphin
0:09:08 > 0:09:12will tempt the bidder's to splash out at a price tag of £25 to £45.
0:09:12 > 0:09:16While Jonty and Sam carry on the search I take the opportunity
0:09:16 > 0:09:21to find out more about our colourful host and her equally colourful home.
0:09:21 > 0:09:25Sara, this is a fabulous house but the history must be fascinating
0:09:25 > 0:09:28because didn't this used to be the barn for the mill?
0:09:28 > 0:09:30That's right. This was the grain barn,
0:09:30 > 0:09:31it's called the granary, basically,
0:09:31 > 0:09:35you've got the mill next door and this stored all the grain in there
0:09:35 > 0:09:38but I think it was converted about 15 years ago
0:09:38 > 0:09:40and we've owned it for two years.
0:09:40 > 0:09:41How much have you done to the house?
0:09:41 > 0:09:45Quite a lot, we haven't changed anything structurally, obviously,
0:09:45 > 0:09:47but we've decorated quite a lot throughout,
0:09:47 > 0:09:51but we're still decorating in the rooms full of boxes from when I moved.
0:09:51 > 0:09:54We're gradually sweeping through the house.
0:09:54 > 0:09:59But the decorating, of course, is where your wonderful eye for colour and shape and form,
0:09:59 > 0:10:01you love doing all of that.
0:10:01 > 0:10:04I do, yeah. I do a lot of craft things, I do a lot with fabrics,
0:10:04 > 0:10:08I love vintage fabrics and I make a lot of presents for people
0:10:08 > 0:10:12so I don't keep a lot myself, I end up giving it away but love doing it.
0:10:12 > 0:10:14That's why you need the rooms in the house?
0:10:14 > 0:10:19Exactly, and one room is dedicated just to my fabrics and sewing so I'm very lucky.
0:10:19 > 0:10:24Which came first, your friendship with Sam which is how you met Andy
0:10:24 > 0:10:27or did you meet Andy and then become friends with Sam?
0:10:27 > 0:10:30I knew Andy first, I worked with Andy for quite a long time
0:10:30 > 0:10:33and then we got together and then through Andy
0:10:33 > 0:10:37I met Sam who I get on really, really well with so that's lucky, it's a bonus.
0:10:37 > 0:10:39You get involved in lots of projects together.
0:10:39 > 0:10:44We're into craft. Sam does a lot of card making which she's really good at,
0:10:44 > 0:10:47and I do a lot of sewing so she uses ribbons and buttons and textiles
0:10:47 > 0:10:51and so it works really well together. So we enjoy it.
0:10:51 > 0:10:54- You're a real softy when it comes to dogs aren't you? - I love my dogs.
0:10:54 > 0:10:57Andy is a little more tense about it, let's say,
0:10:57 > 0:11:00because he's the poor thing who has to mow the lawn.
0:11:00 > 0:11:05But you can't stop them playing so I think the fake lawn will be the answer
0:11:05 > 0:11:08cos the dogs can play and Andy can look at it and it will still look lovely.
0:11:08 > 0:11:13We better go and see what else is lurking in this lovely house of yours.
0:11:15 > 0:11:18Sam's been busy searching for more antiques
0:11:18 > 0:11:22and Jonty has decided to take the weight off his feet.
0:11:22 > 0:11:25Ah, Sam, come and take a pew.
0:11:25 > 0:11:27- Thank you. - It feels a bit like a pew.
0:11:27 > 0:11:30- It does, doesn't it? - So this is a stripped pine bench.
0:11:30 > 0:11:34Is this something that might be considered for the auction sale?
0:11:34 > 0:11:39I think so, yes. I believe it's from Hungary and Sara bought it in an antique shop a few years ago.
0:11:39 > 0:11:41She says Hungarian, it's quite interesting that.
0:11:41 > 0:11:45- Yes.- Because you wouldn't necessarily think of furniture
0:11:45 > 0:11:50landing in this part of the world coming from Hungary or from anywhere from Eastern Europe.
0:11:50 > 0:11:52It's due to the collapse of the Berlin Wall.
0:11:52 > 0:11:56After that time, furniture could freely move, or more freely move.
0:11:56 > 0:12:00Now, we're part of the same European Union, borders are open
0:12:00 > 0:12:04and furniture like this appears in almost every antique shop in Britain.
0:12:04 > 0:12:07So, this makes sense that this particular piece of furniture,
0:12:07 > 0:12:12probably about 100 years old, is certainly from that neck of the woods.
0:12:12 > 0:12:15- Have you got any pine furniture in your house?- Yes.
0:12:15 > 0:12:16- Have you?- Yes.
0:12:16 > 0:12:19Because the fashion now is not necessarily
0:12:19 > 0:12:23to have stripped pine furniture, but to sometimes paint it, as well.
0:12:23 > 0:12:26I notice Sara's done that with some of her furniture.
0:12:26 > 0:12:28Very much pink and aqua.
0:12:28 > 0:12:30Would you have pink and aqua in your house?
0:12:30 > 0:12:34Probably, yes, but not quite as much.
0:12:34 > 0:12:36So, bench value, do you remember what she paid for it?
0:12:36 > 0:12:39I think she paid roughly £200 for it.
0:12:39 > 0:12:43OK. Value at auction, because there's no inflation in the market at all...
0:12:43 > 0:12:48- No.- We're looking at, I'm afraid, half that, about £100 to £200,
0:12:48 > 0:12:52but it would be very exciting if we get more towards the 200.
0:12:52 > 0:12:55- Definitely.- Good.- Good. - Let's crack on.- Thank you.
0:12:55 > 0:12:59Sara has a lot of vintage items that no longer suit her new home
0:12:59 > 0:13:01so she's keen to turn them into cash.
0:13:01 > 0:13:03She's leaving no part of the house unchecked
0:13:03 > 0:13:06and spots this platinum and diamond ring which is valued
0:13:06 > 0:13:09at between £40 and £70.
0:13:09 > 0:13:12Although some of her goodies may be harder to give up than others.
0:13:12 > 0:13:16Jonty, do you want to come and play with us?
0:13:16 > 0:13:19- We've got a whole box of toys here. - What are you doing?
0:13:19 > 0:13:20Well, we're playing.
0:13:20 > 0:13:22Look, look at all these toys.
0:13:22 > 0:13:26Look at this. A black poodle.
0:13:26 > 0:13:29He's a bit moth-eaten, isn't he? Are they all a bit, um...?
0:13:29 > 0:13:34- They're all injured. - So is this the equivalent of the Battersea Dogs Home here?
0:13:34 > 0:13:38The toys are very well loved, a little bit worn.
0:13:38 > 0:13:40Where's this one from, Jonty?
0:13:40 > 0:13:44- Well, I'm looking for labels and here we go, Merrythought.- Yeah.
0:13:44 > 0:13:46You can take this label to the late 1950s
0:13:46 > 0:13:52because the early Merrythought labels were white ground with red lettering on the top.
0:13:52 > 0:13:56So, he's late 1950s, around about my sort of age.
0:13:56 > 0:14:00He's a bit lumpy for a supposedly soft toy, what's he filled with?
0:14:00 > 0:14:02- A-ha.- Newspaper.
0:14:02 > 0:14:04So what would he have been in there?
0:14:04 > 0:14:07He would probably have been a nightdress case.
0:14:07 > 0:14:09- You laid him on your bed. - Yes, a nice...
0:14:09 > 0:14:11And you know, your little pet, yes.
0:14:11 > 0:14:14- What else have we got here? Can I have a look?- Yes.
0:14:14 > 0:14:18- Yes, now, very James Bond. - Yes, he is.- Yeah?
0:14:18 > 0:14:20We're looking for labels.
0:14:20 > 0:14:24- And what have we got here? A-ha, you see that Angela?- Yeah.
0:14:24 > 0:14:26- A little Steiff label.- A button.
0:14:26 > 0:14:27That's really good news.
0:14:27 > 0:14:29That's very good news.
0:14:29 > 0:14:32- Good.- I suppose collectively here, we're looking at 120 - £180...
0:14:32 > 0:14:35- That's good. - ..Worth of toys here.
0:14:35 > 0:14:37- That's good news. - You happy to let them go?
0:14:37 > 0:14:41- I'm happy to let them go. - OK, put them back in the kennels.
0:14:41 > 0:14:46The Steiff cat is the real star of this lot and should attract the attention of collectors.
0:14:46 > 0:14:50The money will certainly improve playtime for Sara's real pets,
0:14:50 > 0:14:53but our £1,500 target is still only a distant dream.
0:14:53 > 0:14:59So, it's a good thing that Sam finds this stunning 18 carat gold bracelet.
0:14:59 > 0:15:02Hallmarked 1964 and in its original box,
0:15:02 > 0:15:06the £600 to £800 estimate certainly changes things.
0:15:06 > 0:15:08Sara, come and have a look at this picture.
0:15:08 > 0:15:11It's not so much a picture, it's very much a sketch, really.
0:15:11 > 0:15:13- Yeah.- What's the story?
0:15:13 > 0:15:17- Well, I used to look after an old lady that lived next door to me.- Yeah.
0:15:17 > 0:15:23And her husband was a painter and decorator, he used to decorate old manor houses and halls
0:15:23 > 0:15:26and 50 years ago somebody in one of the halls gave him this as a gift.
0:15:26 > 0:15:30- And just before she died she said she wanted me to have it.- Right.
0:15:30 > 0:15:33She'd had it hanging on her wall for 50 years.
0:15:33 > 0:15:35- Right. - So it's quite interesting.
0:15:35 > 0:15:38There's writing on the back of this gilt frame.
0:15:38 > 0:15:41- Have you ever taken the trouble to look at it.- It's difficult to read.
0:15:41 > 0:15:45- It's as if someone's describing the picture.- Yes. - I mean it's dated 1789.
0:15:45 > 0:15:49That's right, we've got the date there which is the clearest thing.
0:15:49 > 0:15:52- Yes.- And then we've got "bridge near Barking," is that right?
0:15:52 > 0:15:54Yes, that's what it looks like, yes.
0:15:54 > 0:15:59- And this label here is the original picture framer's label.- Yes.
0:15:59 > 0:16:03So, the frame itself has real age to it
0:16:03 > 0:16:05and the date I believe to be absolutely correct
0:16:05 > 0:16:12because what we're looking at here is a sketch from somebody's sketch book
0:16:12 > 0:16:15and it was such a sentimental scene that somebody's taken the trouble
0:16:15 > 0:16:18to take it out of the sketch book and have it mounted.
0:16:18 > 0:16:23So, the scene here is of this simple arched bridge and there is a river running through
0:16:23 > 0:16:26and the trees are in full growth,
0:16:26 > 0:16:30it looks like summer even though that this is just a black wash,
0:16:30 > 0:16:32there was never colour meant to be here.
0:16:32 > 0:16:36- Oh, right.- So, it's literally just a snapshot of time.
0:16:36 > 0:16:39Value at auction £40 to £60.
0:16:39 > 0:16:41- Does that help?- That helps a lot. - Helps the lawn fund?
0:16:41 > 0:16:43- It helps the lawn fund. - Come on.
0:16:46 > 0:16:51If we want that picture perfect lawn for Sara, a few more treasures like this are required.
0:16:51 > 0:16:56This Victorian gold, diamond and opal crucifix pendant on a chain,
0:16:56 > 0:17:02with its blue leaf design should add £150 to £200 to our new lawn fund.
0:17:02 > 0:17:08But now I'm rather keen to meet the guilty parties who are behind all our hard labour today.
0:17:08 > 0:17:10- These are the culprits? - I'm afraid so.
0:17:10 > 0:17:12Which is which then?
0:17:12 > 0:17:14This is Guy and this is Ronnie.
0:17:14 > 0:17:16- Talk about little and large.- I know.
0:17:16 > 0:17:19There couldn't be more contrast in their body shapes.
0:17:19 > 0:17:22What made you get two so different dogs?
0:17:22 > 0:17:24We started off with Ron, the bulldog,
0:17:24 > 0:17:28that was our choice, and then one day on the way to work, I actually found Guy
0:17:28 > 0:17:31in the road running towards my car
0:17:31 > 0:17:36and the poor thing got knocked over by another car and I rescued him.
0:17:36 > 0:17:39So, he's with us, as well now, so it's little and large.
0:17:39 > 0:17:42I can see the lawn is worn away there and holes.
0:17:42 > 0:17:45- They dig as well?- Yeah. They get very excited
0:17:45 > 0:17:47and when they get together one starts digging
0:17:47 > 0:17:51and then the other joins in and you can see what's happened.
0:17:51 > 0:17:54Am I guessing, Sam, that your brother is going to be thrilled
0:17:54 > 0:17:56when you get this artificial lawn down?
0:17:56 > 0:18:00Yeah, it really gets him down because he has to look after it
0:18:00 > 0:18:02and obviously it's... there's holes dug in it
0:18:02 > 0:18:06and in the summer it gets scorched and in the winter it's just like mud.
0:18:06 > 0:18:10It will be so much easier for him to look after and it will just make him happier.
0:18:10 > 0:18:12Have you got any samples?
0:18:12 > 0:18:13I have, here actually.
0:18:14 > 0:18:17There we are. There's lots of different types we can have.
0:18:17 > 0:18:19You lay it and you put sand on the top
0:18:19 > 0:18:23and it's supposed to be greyhound-proof so we'll see.
0:18:23 > 0:18:25They'll be able to run around to their heart's content.
0:18:25 > 0:18:28- And we'll all be happy. - And you won't have to cut it.
0:18:28 > 0:18:30- Exactly.- So, we reckon what?
0:18:30 > 0:18:33£1,500 to get us started on this?
0:18:33 > 0:18:35I think that will be a good way towards it.
0:18:35 > 0:18:38We should go and show Jonty these samples and give him
0:18:38 > 0:18:42- a bit of inspiration to find some more stuff in the house.- Definitely.
0:18:42 > 0:18:44Look they're quiet for five minutes so let's creep away.
0:18:46 > 0:18:49There's a long way to go if we want to raise enough to fund
0:18:49 > 0:18:52Sara's evergreen garden, but amongst all the boxes
0:18:52 > 0:18:58Jonty's uncovered a stash of antique "kitchenalia" dating back to the 1920s.
0:18:58 > 0:19:02This could appeal to someone decorating a traditional country kitchen
0:19:02 > 0:19:07and should top up our fund by at least £30 to £50.
0:19:07 > 0:19:12But can this gem that I found which Sara's been keeping safe for years
0:19:12 > 0:19:14unlock some extra cash for us today?
0:19:14 > 0:19:19Oh Sara, turquoise again,
0:19:19 > 0:19:24gold and a bracelet. This is so pretty.
0:19:24 > 0:19:27Where did this come from?
0:19:27 > 0:19:29There's a really interesting story with this.
0:19:29 > 0:19:33When I lived at my old house, my neighbours inherited their house
0:19:33 > 0:19:35and there was some furniture and a safe in there
0:19:35 > 0:19:39and, basically, this safe hadn't been opened for 100 years
0:19:39 > 0:19:43and one night they decided to have a safe opening evening, like you do,
0:19:43 > 0:19:46and invited us round and and they said
0:19:46 > 0:19:49you can have ten per cent of anything we find in the safe.
0:19:49 > 0:19:53And it was all a bit of a joke and anyway, started opening the safe
0:19:53 > 0:19:56and it was unbelievable, it was packed full of treasure.
0:19:56 > 0:19:58Wait a minute, rewind there.
0:19:58 > 0:20:02- Are we talking about safecracker, Sara, here?- Yes, yeah.
0:20:02 > 0:20:06Not me personally, but we managed to get into the safe, definitely.
0:20:06 > 0:20:09- And there it was.- And there it was in amongst lots of other rings
0:20:09 > 0:20:13and treasure and carriage clocks and all sorts, photographs, it was amazing.
0:20:13 > 0:20:16That was a terrific story, but I tell you what,
0:20:16 > 0:20:19I think we ought to get Jonty to take a look at this. Jonty.
0:20:19 > 0:20:22Come and look, we've got turquoise again.
0:20:22 > 0:20:24- Yeah, again.- And gold and Sam.
0:20:24 > 0:20:26Have you ever seen this before Sam?
0:20:26 > 0:20:29- No.- Look at this. - Wow, isn't that charming?
0:20:29 > 0:20:32- Isn't it lovely?- That's very clever where that concertinas.
0:20:32 > 0:20:36Very clever because whatever size wrist you have it will fit.
0:20:36 > 0:20:39And look at the stones, turquoise and pearls again.
0:20:39 > 0:20:42Date-wise, it's around the same kind of period
0:20:42 > 0:20:44so we're looking at an Edwardian piece again.
0:20:44 > 0:20:47Do you remember the pendant that we looked at earlier?
0:20:47 > 0:20:49That's really very, very beautiful.
0:20:49 > 0:20:53The gold will be nine-carat-gold because of the colour
0:20:53 > 0:20:57and because of its action it makes it very, very saleable, as well.
0:20:57 > 0:20:59- Good.- Which is very good news indeed.
0:20:59 > 0:21:04So collectable and commercial, but what kind of a price tag could you put on it?
0:21:04 > 0:21:09- We're looking really at £200 to £300 which is fantastic news.- Great.
0:21:09 > 0:21:12That's not bad for a freebie out of a cracked safe, is it?
0:21:12 > 0:21:15That's right. Andy will be very pleased.
0:21:15 > 0:21:20If we take the lowest estimate on that and add it too all the other things that
0:21:20 > 0:21:22you've all found today that Jonty's looked at it,
0:21:22 > 0:21:27means that the £1,500 for your imitation lawn, I think is on its way,
0:21:27 > 0:21:30because we reckon
0:21:30 > 0:21:36we should be able to make at auction £1,675.
0:21:36 > 0:21:38- Wow.- Fantastic.
0:21:38 > 0:21:41That's really good news, yeah. Andy will be pleased.
0:21:41 > 0:21:43THEY ALL LAUGH
0:21:43 > 0:21:47- Let's go to auction and see what we can do.- Great, lovely.
0:21:47 > 0:21:49With a home full of such wonderful pieces
0:21:49 > 0:21:53we've been spoilt for choice and those goods that have made it to auction
0:21:53 > 0:21:57are the multi-purpose star shaped pendant
0:21:57 > 0:22:01inset with turquoise and pearls worth £300 to £600,
0:22:01 > 0:22:06the 19th Century stripped pine bench from Eastern Europe
0:22:06 > 0:22:08valued at £100 to £200.
0:22:08 > 0:22:14This stunning 18 carat gold mesh bracelet valued at £600 to £800
0:22:14 > 0:22:18and finally Sara's cherished collection of stuffed toys
0:22:18 > 0:22:22including a Steiff cat which at £120 to £180
0:22:22 > 0:22:26she knows she must sell, but will find it hard to let go.
0:22:28 > 0:22:31Still to come on Cash in the Attic, I do my best to cover up the truth.
0:22:31 > 0:22:34Don't watch, don't watch, it's about to go.
0:22:34 > 0:22:37Realise that honesty is the best policy.
0:22:37 > 0:22:40- You're going to have to take them home.- No.- Yes.
0:22:40 > 0:22:42Although, Sara doesn't seem to agree.
0:22:42 > 0:22:45Andy won't be happy, but I'll smuggle them in.
0:22:45 > 0:22:48But will it all be harmony when the final hammer falls?
0:22:53 > 0:22:55I know it doesn't seem like it,
0:22:55 > 0:22:58but it's almost three weeks since we were with Sara Underwood
0:22:58 > 0:23:02in that beautiful cottage in Northamptonshire
0:23:02 > 0:23:05and that's where we were looking for antiques and collectibles
0:23:05 > 0:23:09we could bring today to sell at the Chiswick Auction Rooms here in west London.
0:23:09 > 0:23:13She's got those two delightful, but very energetic dogs
0:23:13 > 0:23:17who race around that little lawn in front of the cottage and dig holes in it.
0:23:17 > 0:23:21She wants to raise £1,500 so that she can lay artificial turf
0:23:21 > 0:23:23which they won't be able to damage.
0:23:23 > 0:23:28Let's hope we get some stiff bidding today when her items go under the hammer.
0:23:28 > 0:23:32In order to get such a huge amount, we're going to need the bidders
0:23:32 > 0:23:36to fall in love with our goods today as much as our expert Jonty has.
0:23:36 > 0:23:38He's taking one final look for himself.
0:23:38 > 0:23:40- Morning, Jonty.- Hi, Angela.
0:23:40 > 0:23:44- You are fascinated by that piece of jewellery. - I think it's charming.
0:23:44 > 0:23:48It's lovely, isn't it? It's a brooch, it's a hairpin, or it's a pendant.
0:23:48 > 0:23:51I think it's charming, but I think it would suit you.
0:23:51 > 0:23:56Get me behind me, yes, tempting, tempting, tempting.
0:23:56 > 0:23:58But she does have some lovely jewellery.
0:23:58 > 0:24:01Some wonderful items, so what we need is jewellery buyers in today
0:24:01 > 0:24:04and if we can sell all the collection, we're quids in.
0:24:04 > 0:24:08There was that bracelet that they found inside the safe. What a story.
0:24:08 > 0:24:11Crack open the safe and can you imagine that?
0:24:11 > 0:24:12How exciting would that be?
0:24:12 > 0:24:16Interestingly, virtually all of her jewellery is all turquoise
0:24:16 > 0:24:18cos she does love the colour.
0:24:18 > 0:24:23I wonder if she's wearing it today for good luck. Let's go find her.
0:24:23 > 0:24:24We'll want more than luck alone.
0:24:24 > 0:24:28I think a sprinkling of generous bidding would be favourable too.
0:24:28 > 0:24:31That's if Sara can bear to part with all her valuables
0:24:31 > 0:24:35which might be difficult so she's brought along some moral support.
0:24:35 > 0:24:37Sara, we knew you'd be wearing turquoise.
0:24:37 > 0:24:40Turquoise trousers, brooches, bet you made them yourself.
0:24:40 > 0:24:44- I didn't, but they're cute. - They are. Where is Sam?
0:24:44 > 0:24:48She's working today, so I've brought along my mum Sue to help us.
0:24:48 > 0:24:49- Reinforcements.- Yes, exactly.
0:24:49 > 0:24:51- Have you been to an auction before? - Yes.
0:24:51 > 0:24:53So you're a bit of an expert?
0:24:53 > 0:24:56- I am.- Well, keep your hands to yourself today.
0:24:56 > 0:24:59- I will.- Because we're here to sell for Sara, not for you to buy.
0:24:59 > 0:25:02- Have you said farewell to all of them.- Saying goodbye.
0:25:02 > 0:25:03I've had a last-minute cuddle
0:25:03 > 0:25:07because I'm very sad that they're going, but it's all for a good cause.
0:25:07 > 0:25:11It is. Now, have you told the dogs that they're going to get something new?
0:25:11 > 0:25:14I have and they're really excited.
0:25:14 > 0:25:16So are we, so let's go and take our places.
0:25:18 > 0:25:24Remember, if you're planning to go to auction to buy or sell
0:25:24 > 0:25:26you're responsible for paying commission
0:25:26 > 0:25:30plus possible other charges so do check with your local sale room for details.
0:25:30 > 0:25:34With auctioneer William Rouse about to start proceedings, we head into position
0:25:34 > 0:25:36as our collection of vintage
0:25:36 > 0:25:38wooden boxes are shown to the room.
0:25:38 > 0:25:43We're hoping to clean up £50 to £100 for this little lot.
0:25:43 > 0:25:46I've got a £15 bid and I'll take £18 with me.
0:25:46 > 0:25:5118 in the room against commission then, at £18 and 20, anybody else?
0:25:51 > 0:25:55For £18 are you all done? 20 in the green.
0:25:55 > 0:25:5722, nearer to me now at £22.
0:25:57 > 0:25:58At 22 it is, then.
0:25:59 > 0:26:05That was painful and didn't even reach half of Jonty's estimate.
0:26:05 > 0:26:06If we're to raise that £1,500 target
0:26:06 > 0:26:10sales need to be a lot better than that.
0:26:10 > 0:26:15If too many cooks spoil the broth, what about too many kitchen tools?
0:26:15 > 0:26:18Well, let's hope not as coming up is Sara's mixed selection.
0:26:18 > 0:26:22Now, a modern young lady like you, Sara, I'm amazed that you even had
0:26:22 > 0:26:26all of this wonderful 1920s, was it "kitchenalia", Jonty?
0:26:26 > 0:26:30Yes, it was really great fun. Where did you find them all?
0:26:30 > 0:26:31I collected them over the years
0:26:31 > 0:26:34and I was going to do various craft projects with them,
0:26:34 > 0:26:37but it never came off so I've decided they've got to go.
0:26:37 > 0:26:40- And you're not going to do any cooking with them?- No.
0:26:41 > 0:26:42Let's watch them go.
0:26:42 > 0:26:48Again, a little bit of interest in this lot, I'm bit £25 straight off and I'll take 28.
0:26:48 > 0:26:51At £25 with me. 28, 30,
0:26:51 > 0:26:5432, 35.
0:26:54 > 0:26:57£35 with me and a left bid of £35.
0:26:57 > 0:26:59It's left bid of £35.
0:26:59 > 0:27:01At 35 it is then.
0:27:01 > 0:27:03That's great news.
0:27:03 > 0:27:05You can buy a brand new food mixer now.
0:27:07 > 0:27:11'Fantastic. That takes us £35 closer to ordering that artificial lawn.
0:27:11 > 0:27:14'Now we're cooking.
0:27:14 > 0:27:17'In order to notch up the notes, though,
0:27:17 > 0:27:20'we need all our collectables to sell well,
0:27:20 > 0:27:22'but will our next entry sink or swim?'
0:27:22 > 0:27:2748 is an antique brass door knocker in the form of a diving dolphin.
0:27:27 > 0:27:29£10 for it? £10.
0:27:29 > 0:27:34Ten I'm bid, a maiden bid of £10. At £10, it's going to sell for £10.
0:27:34 > 0:27:36Are we all done for £10? Going then for £10.
0:27:36 > 0:27:39That's not very much is it?
0:27:39 > 0:27:41What did we think that might go for, Jonty?
0:27:41 > 0:27:43- 25, I was hoping for.- Yeah.
0:27:43 > 0:27:47- Never mind.- And that was the reason, there was only one bidder in the room.
0:27:47 > 0:27:49- Yeah.- Just your luck, isn't it?
0:27:49 > 0:27:50Never mind.
0:27:50 > 0:27:54'A bargain at only £10, although a disappointing amount for us.
0:27:54 > 0:27:57'But Sue and Sara have a cracking treat up their sleeve,
0:27:57 > 0:27:58'which they've chosen to separate
0:27:58 > 0:28:00'from the rest of the "kitchenalia" stash.'
0:28:00 > 0:28:02I'm prepared to bet, Jonty, Sara and Sue,
0:28:02 > 0:28:07that this auction room has never seen anything quite like the next item that's coming up,
0:28:07 > 0:28:11which is your World War I period egg transport case.
0:28:11 > 0:28:12Where did you get it, Sue?
0:28:12 > 0:28:16I found it in an antique shop, and I used to have a lot of chickens at the time.
0:28:16 > 0:28:18- And you had names for them all. - Exactly.
0:28:18 > 0:28:20Eggsactly, as it were. But now, it's got to go.
0:28:20 > 0:28:23No more chickens, no more egg box.
0:28:23 > 0:28:26'But our auctioneer, William, isn't quite so confident.'
0:28:26 > 0:28:29I think it's a really fun item, but it's not really what you'd
0:28:29 > 0:28:33call decorative and what do you do with it when you've bought it?
0:28:33 > 0:28:37I'm not really sure, so I'm sure somebody will buy it, because it's a bit of a curio,
0:28:37 > 0:28:40but whether it's terribly valuable is another matter.
0:28:40 > 0:28:42Is it worth £20? Start me for ten then.
0:28:42 > 0:28:46£10, 12, 14, 16. £16 in the middle of the room.
0:28:46 > 0:28:51At £16. Seems cheap still for 16 but it can be sold for £16. Going then.
0:28:51 > 0:28:54£16 is the bid, then.
0:28:56 > 0:28:59- Oh, that's not very much, is it? - That was definitely cheap cheap.
0:28:59 > 0:29:03- Bit gutted about that.- Oh, yes.
0:29:03 > 0:29:05'You'd better watch out, Jonty,
0:29:05 > 0:29:07'I don't think your jokes go down well with Sue,
0:29:07 > 0:29:09'and that's another worrying result.
0:29:10 > 0:29:12'Let's hope our first bit of jewellery
0:29:12 > 0:29:15'is what the bidders have been saving themselves for.'
0:29:15 > 0:29:20Well, the lovely multi-purpose pendant brooch hairclip is coming up now,
0:29:20 > 0:29:24and let's hope we've got a multi-purpose group of people who are buying jewellery in the room,
0:29:24 > 0:29:28because we want them to give you more than the £450 reserve you've put on this.
0:29:28 > 0:29:33Well, I hope so. At the end of the day, if it's less, I'd rather take it home.
0:29:33 > 0:29:36- I'd be happy with that.- What's it worth? Start me for £300 for it.
0:29:36 > 0:29:41320 I'll take, 300 I'm bid, a maiden bid at 300. 320.
0:29:41 > 0:29:45340, 360, 380, 400.
0:29:45 > 0:29:48£400 for it, at £400 and 20 if you like.
0:29:48 > 0:29:53£400, £400 it's not selling for £400.
0:29:53 > 0:29:59And ten I'll take. For £400. At 400.
0:29:59 > 0:30:01Not sold, so you're taking it home.
0:30:01 > 0:30:02- I'd rather take it home.- Yeah.
0:30:02 > 0:30:05Yeah, that's fine. I'd rather take it home.
0:30:05 > 0:30:08'I'm pleased that Sara's happy to take the pendant home,
0:30:08 > 0:30:11'but it will have a huge impact on our £1,500 target.
0:30:11 > 0:30:15'I'm afraid this is turning into a bit of a grey day.'
0:30:15 > 0:30:20Lot 78 is a pen and wash rule study with a bridge over a stream.
0:30:20 > 0:30:25What am I bid for that? Start me for £10. £10 for it, surely for £10.
0:30:25 > 0:30:28Ten I'm bid, a maiden bid of £10.
0:30:28 > 0:30:30£12, £14, to my left at 14. Surely somebody else has viewed it.
0:30:30 > 0:30:38£14. At 14, 16 there, 18, 20, 22, 24,
0:30:38 > 0:30:4226, 28, 30, 32, 34...
0:30:42 > 0:30:43Oh, that's better.
0:30:43 > 0:30:48£34 to the original bidder, at £34. At 34.
0:30:48 > 0:30:50It had promise, then it petered out.
0:30:50 > 0:30:51Then it petered out. But never mind.
0:30:51 > 0:30:54- I hope they enjoy it anyway. - They will.
0:30:54 > 0:30:57'Nearly reaching its estimate at £34,
0:30:57 > 0:30:59'but our sales haven't been great,
0:30:59 > 0:31:01'so is the new lawn anywhere in our sights?'
0:31:01 > 0:31:05Well, we're at the halfway stage, are you still feeling excited?
0:31:05 > 0:31:09- Yeah. Optimistic.- Mother isn't. Mother's looking a bit "hmm", aren't you?
0:31:09 > 0:31:16- Yes.- Well, the bad news is that at the halfway stage we've made £117.
0:31:16 > 0:31:19- I know. It's a bit disappointing, to be honest, isn't it?- Yes.
0:31:19 > 0:31:22So we've only got 1,383 still to go.
0:31:22 > 0:31:24To go. Not much then.
0:31:24 > 0:31:28However, the good news is you've got fabulous pieces of jewellery coming up,
0:31:28 > 0:31:30and a couple of other good things,
0:31:30 > 0:31:34- and I have a feeling that the sparklers are really going to bring them in.- I hope so.- Yes.
0:31:34 > 0:31:38We're gonna have a look at some other things in the auction room.
0:31:38 > 0:31:43Yes, I need to have a closer look, because we've only just arrived, and there's a lot here to look at.
0:31:43 > 0:31:45Shall we go and see what we can find?
0:31:49 > 0:31:52'While Sara and Sue head off for a strong cup of tea,
0:31:52 > 0:31:57'Jonty wants to show me a bowl that will hopefully bear plenty of fruit in the saleroom.'
0:31:57 > 0:31:58What's caught your eye there, Jonty?
0:31:58 > 0:32:00A bit of silverware.
0:32:00 > 0:32:04I've had a look in the catalogue, and I've seen its description,
0:32:04 > 0:32:07and from its style, it looks quite arts and craftsy.
0:32:07 > 0:32:10It's got that sort of look about it, hasn't it?
0:32:10 > 0:32:12Does it actually have a hallmark?
0:32:12 > 0:32:14Yes, it's got a clear hallmark round the back.
0:32:14 > 0:32:18- Oh, yes.- And that's 1926.
0:32:18 > 0:32:23Now, if it was arts and crafts, this banding here particularly would all be hand-crafted,
0:32:23 > 0:32:25but I believe this has probably come from a press,
0:32:25 > 0:32:28and therefore it's not as crisp as it really should be.
0:32:28 > 0:32:31So if it's 1926, just after the arts and crafts movement,
0:32:31 > 0:32:37that's obviously someone replicating that whole field, so what sort of price would it have on it now?
0:32:37 > 0:32:42In the catalogue it's estimated £150 to £200, but it's going to be more like three to five.
0:32:46 > 0:32:50'We return to our places refreshed and ready to do business,
0:32:50 > 0:32:53'but with so much money still to make, we need the bidders
0:32:53 > 0:32:57'to have expandable wallets, and pay out £200 to £300 for our next lot.'
0:32:57 > 0:33:01So, your safe-cracking exercise is about to pay off isn't it?
0:33:01 > 0:33:07- I hope so. I do hope so, yes.- With this lovely Edwardian nine carat, pearl and turquoise lady's bracelet.
0:33:07 > 0:33:10- Yes.- It's so pretty, I'm surprised you're getting rid of it.
0:33:10 > 0:33:12It's beautiful but I never wear it,
0:33:12 > 0:33:16and I think somebody else could enjoy it just as much as I have so yeah it's got to go.
0:33:16 > 0:33:19- Did you like this one, Sue? - I did, really.
0:33:19 > 0:33:22Well, look, don't watch, don't watch, it's about to go.
0:33:22 > 0:33:25£50, £50 I'm bid, a maiden bid of 50.
0:33:25 > 0:33:2855 everywhere, 60.
0:33:28 > 0:33:3065, 70, 75, 80.
0:33:30 > 0:33:32£80 in the gallery, 85 there now.
0:33:32 > 0:33:36- 90, 95.- That's good.
0:33:36 > 0:33:41100, 110, 120, 130, 140, 150,
0:33:41 > 0:33:46160, 170, 180, 190, 200, 210.
0:33:46 > 0:33:52- 210.- 220, 230, 230, left hand gallery at £230.
0:33:52 > 0:33:57At 230 all done. 230 is the bid, then.
0:33:57 > 0:34:01- Fantastic.- Yes.- £230.
0:34:01 > 0:34:04- Brilliant, brilliant.- That is a relief, as well.- It is, really.
0:34:04 > 0:34:11- The man in the gallery was waving away, he was quite determined to get it, wasn't he?- Yeah.- Well done.
0:34:11 > 0:34:14'A bit of determination is just what we want,
0:34:14 > 0:34:18'adding a whopping £230 towards the new synthetic lawn fund.
0:34:18 > 0:34:24'Well, let's just hope that enthusiasm continues and following our poor sales earlier,
0:34:24 > 0:34:28'that we get to even the balance with these brass scales,
0:34:28 > 0:34:30'valued at £20 to £30.'
0:34:30 > 0:34:33Did you just buy them because you liked them, you never used them?
0:34:33 > 0:34:35I never used them but I lived in an old cottage,
0:34:35 > 0:34:38they suited the room perfectly in the kitchen there,
0:34:38 > 0:34:41but they're heavy so you need somewhere strong to hang them,
0:34:41 > 0:34:43and I haven't, so they've got to go.
0:34:43 > 0:34:44What are they worth? £10 surely?
0:34:44 > 0:34:49ten, 12, £12 for them. For £12 anybody? 14 if you like.
0:34:49 > 0:34:51For £12 they're not selling.
0:34:51 > 0:34:54At £12.
0:34:54 > 0:34:56- He's not selling.- No sale.
0:34:56 > 0:34:57You've got to take them home.
0:34:57 > 0:34:59- Oh, no.- Yes.
0:34:59 > 0:35:01And you'll have a gift for you.
0:35:03 > 0:35:04'Thanks for the offer, Sara,
0:35:04 > 0:35:06'but I've got nowhere to hang them either.
0:35:06 > 0:35:11'With our second no sale of the day and only five lots remaining,
0:35:11 > 0:35:14'reaching that £1,500 target looks pretty slim,
0:35:14 > 0:35:18'so can our bidders be tempted by another piece of fine jewellery?'
0:35:18 > 0:35:20Pretty little ring, isn't it?
0:35:20 > 0:35:23It's beautiful, and it's quite old, so I hope it goes for a fair bit.
0:35:23 > 0:35:27- Fingers crossed.- Start me for £30 for this, £30 for the ring.
0:35:27 > 0:35:2930, 5, 40.
0:35:29 > 0:35:32£40 for that ring, at £40. Five anybody?
0:35:32 > 0:35:35For £40, at £40 for the ring.
0:35:35 > 0:35:38Five anywhere. £40 then, not sold.
0:35:38 > 0:35:40- Not sold. - Not unhappy about that.
0:35:40 > 0:35:44'The auctioneer has reserved his right not to sell the ring
0:35:44 > 0:35:45'for its bottom estimate,
0:35:45 > 0:35:48'as he thinks on another day, it could fetch more.
0:35:50 > 0:35:52'We desperately need our luck to change,
0:35:52 > 0:35:56'so we've got our fingers crossed for Sara's Hungarian pine bench
0:35:56 > 0:35:58'which is about to go under the hammer.'
0:35:58 > 0:36:00- Sara, this is your pine bench.- Yeah.
0:36:00 > 0:36:03A lot more space created in your sitting room now it's gone?
0:36:03 > 0:36:07- It's quite a big item. I'm really, really happy to sell it.- OK.
0:36:07 > 0:36:09A lot of interest in this lot.
0:36:09 > 0:36:11I'm already bid £100 for the lot.
0:36:11 > 0:36:13With me at £100 for the bench.
0:36:13 > 0:36:17At £100 for it, 110, 120, 130, 130, 140.
0:36:17 > 0:36:21£140 for it now, 140, 150, 160.
0:36:21 > 0:36:25£160 for it, at £160 for the bench.
0:36:25 > 0:36:27160 it is.
0:36:27 > 0:36:29Brilliant. That's really good news.
0:36:29 > 0:36:33They're obviously Hungary for it!
0:36:33 > 0:36:36'Even Jonty's jokes aren't going to dampen our spirits,
0:36:36 > 0:36:40'as the pine bench is thankfully packed off to a new home.
0:36:40 > 0:36:43'But we're still a long way off our £1,500 target.
0:36:43 > 0:36:47'It has been an unpredictable day so far, especially when it comes to our jewellery
0:36:47 > 0:36:49'so who knows what's going to happen
0:36:49 > 0:36:54'as Sara's next treasure, worth £150 to £250, goes up for sale.'
0:36:54 > 0:37:01Now as you bought yourself this opal crucifix, I'm amazed that you're selling it at all.
0:37:01 > 0:37:04I loved it at the time, and I still love it, but to be honest,
0:37:04 > 0:37:08I never really wore it because I like to wear big bright things as you can see,
0:37:08 > 0:37:13and it's quite small so I don't really wear it so someone else can get the enjoyment from it.
0:37:13 > 0:37:16- But you have put a reserve on this of £250. - I don't want to give it away.
0:37:16 > 0:37:21- At the end of the day, I'd rather take it home again, but let's see how it goes.- Yeah.
0:37:21 > 0:37:26150 I'm bid. 160, 170, 180, 190, 200,
0:37:26 > 0:37:30210, 220, 230, 240, 250.
0:37:30 > 0:37:34- It made the reserve. - Yes.- 260, 270. It made 270 in the middle of the
0:37:34 > 0:37:41- room, 280 there now everywhere, 290, 300, and 10, 320, 330. - I'm really happy.
0:37:41 > 0:37:47My original bidder at 330, 340 there now with the lady. 340 then. 340.
0:37:47 > 0:37:49Yeah!
0:37:49 > 0:37:51- And sold to a lady. - Yeah, oh, I'm really pleased.
0:37:51 > 0:37:54- Good.- Really, really pleased. - Well, done.- Thank goodness.
0:37:54 > 0:37:58'A staggering £340. That's more like it.
0:37:58 > 0:38:03'Finally, I think we are heading in the right direction to getting Sara and her dogs their dream garden.
0:38:03 > 0:38:05'But it's not quite over yet.
0:38:05 > 0:38:08'Will her collection of rather worn
0:38:08 > 0:38:12'but incredibly loved stuffed toys sell, and can she bear to watch?'
0:38:12 > 0:38:17- I might shed a tear.- Well, I've got my hanky at the ready. - I think I'm going to need it.
0:38:17 > 0:38:19Let's start this lot at £100 to get it going.
0:38:19 > 0:38:23£120 for that lot, at £120.
0:38:23 > 0:38:25Nobody want to come in for 130?
0:38:25 > 0:38:30For £120. No more?
0:38:30 > 0:38:33£120 for that. 120? Not sold.
0:38:33 > 0:38:35They'll have to come home again!
0:38:35 > 0:38:38You don't have to cry. No need for a handkerchief!
0:38:38 > 0:38:40- I don't think Andy will be very happy.- He'll go mad.
0:38:40 > 0:38:43'Once again, the auctioneer has decided the true value
0:38:43 > 0:38:46'of the cuddly animals was much higher and he's not sold them.
0:38:46 > 0:38:48'I might have known Sara wouldn't be upset.
0:38:48 > 0:38:52'This means all the pressure is on our final lot,
0:38:52 > 0:38:56'but Sara's not prepared to just give it away.
0:38:56 > 0:38:58Now the gold mesh bracelet is coming up.
0:38:58 > 0:39:03Classic design, this, and you've put an £800 reserve on it.
0:39:03 > 0:39:08Well, I really hope to get £800 for it, at the end of the day, if not, I'd rather take it home.
0:39:08 > 0:39:12But I'm really hoping the room's going to be kind to us, so let's keep our fingers crossed.
0:39:12 > 0:39:16I'm already bid £800. With me at 800 and 20 I'll take.
0:39:16 > 0:39:20820, 840, 860 in the room against commissions then, at £860.
0:39:20 > 0:39:27At 860, 880. 880 then, on the table there at £880.
0:39:27 > 0:39:31On the table at £880, it's going for 880.
0:39:31 > 0:39:33- That's good.- 880. Well, done.
0:39:33 > 0:39:36- That's good news, isn't it? That's great.- Wow.
0:39:36 > 0:39:38- It's worth putting a reserve on it. - Well done.
0:39:38 > 0:39:43'What a remarkable end to the day, but have we reached our target?
0:39:43 > 0:39:45So, the moment of truth.
0:39:45 > 0:39:50- Now at the halfway stage, if you remember, we were all a bit depressed.- We were, weren't we?
0:39:50 > 0:39:52Because we'd only made £117.
0:39:52 > 0:39:53- Not very good.- Out of 1,500,
0:39:53 > 0:39:58and then there were things in the second half that didn't sell at all, so we went kind of "bleugh"!
0:39:58 > 0:40:02But I have to tell you, put that to one side,
0:40:02 > 0:40:03it's all been good news since,
0:40:03 > 0:40:07because first of all, a gentleman who wanted to buy the set of scales
0:40:07 > 0:40:08arrived too late to make a bid,
0:40:08 > 0:40:12went afterward and said to the auctioneer, "I'll give you 20 quid for them."
0:40:12 > 0:40:14- Fantastic.- So that's £20 to add to that.
0:40:14 > 0:40:17We've had some fantastic sales on your jewellery.
0:40:17 > 0:40:21Well, you wanted to raise £1,500.
0:40:21 > 0:40:25What you've actually made, Sara, is...
0:40:25 > 0:40:27- you've made £1,747!- Wow!
0:40:27 > 0:40:30- I'm really, really happy. That's good news.- Well done.- Brilliant.
0:40:30 > 0:40:32I'm really happy about that.
0:40:32 > 0:40:34- Oh, good. It's fantastic.- Terrific.
0:40:34 > 0:40:38So the dogs have got another £200 worth of grass they can run over.
0:40:38 > 0:40:40And I'm taking the toys home!
0:40:40 > 0:40:43- Yeah.- Andy won't be happy but I'll smuggle them in, yeah.
0:40:47 > 0:40:51It's been a few weeks since Sara raised £1,747 at auction,
0:40:51 > 0:40:56and today we've returned to Northamptonshire where her dogs, Guy and Ronnie,
0:40:56 > 0:40:59are eagerly awaiting the arrival of their new artificial lawn.
0:40:59 > 0:41:02The new lawn is going to completely change our lives,
0:41:02 > 0:41:05because at the end of the day, we've got no more muddy feet to worry about,
0:41:05 > 0:41:10we've got no more towel drying at the door, no more white floors covered in mud,
0:41:10 > 0:41:13and we can just sit, relax, have a glass of wine and enjoy it now,
0:41:13 > 0:41:16and it's going to look perfect for the next ten years. That's our plan.
0:41:16 > 0:41:20The team arrives and begins work immediately.
0:41:20 > 0:41:24Within minutes, the old lawn is being ripped up and moved out,
0:41:24 > 0:41:27making way for a new dog-friendly garden.
0:41:27 > 0:41:30With the ground flattened and completely prepared,
0:41:30 > 0:41:34it's time for the perfect patch of grass to be put into position.
0:41:38 > 0:41:42But it's the approval of Sara's pet dogs that's the real test.
0:41:42 > 0:41:44There's a good boy. What's this then?
0:41:46 > 0:41:51'I am so pleased with the grass. 'The guys did a really, really good job and it looks fantastic,
0:41:51 > 0:41:55'and since the dogs have been outside, they haven't stopped playing on it,'
0:41:55 > 0:41:57and it still looks absolutely perfect.
0:41:57 > 0:42:02It's going to make a big difference to our lives, and the lack of mud is amazing,
0:42:02 > 0:42:04so we're really, really pleased with it.
0:42:11 > 0:42:17So at last, Sara's lawn is looking neat and tidy, and the dogs can play on it as much as they like.
0:42:17 > 0:42:19Now that's what I call a result.
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