0:00:02 > 0:00:04Hello and welcome to Cash In The Attic,
0:00:04 > 0:00:08the show that hunts out hidden treasures around your home then helps you sell them at auction.
0:00:08 > 0:00:12Today I'm feeling extraordinarily at home and that's because I am,
0:00:12 > 0:00:14this is where I live, on the tip of South Devon.
0:00:14 > 0:00:18And what better way to start my day than with an exhilarating walk
0:00:18 > 0:00:23along one of the most exposed peninsulas on the English coast.
0:00:23 > 0:00:28A crucial landmark for shipping along this coast is the Start Point Lighthouse.
0:00:28 > 0:00:36It was designed in 1836 and has been guiding ships along this treacherous coastline for 150 years or so.
0:00:36 > 0:00:43In 1993, it was automated which means that it is now operated via a state-of-the-art telemetry link
0:00:43 > 0:00:47from a control centre several hundred miles away in Essex.
0:00:47 > 0:00:50Well, I love it here and I could just spend the whole day
0:00:50 > 0:00:52taking in the scenery but we've got a job to do.
0:00:52 > 0:00:56We've got to hunt out those antiques and collectibles to take to auction.
0:01:17 > 0:01:20Coming up on today's Cash In The Attic -
0:01:20 > 0:01:22we're handling the valuables very carefully.
0:01:22 > 0:01:24Wow, that's fantastic.
0:01:24 > 0:01:27Thank goodness I didn't break it.
0:01:27 > 0:01:30Talk of luxury goes to our expert's head.
0:01:30 > 0:01:35Now, you shouldn't be drinking tea and coffee out of this, you should be drinking champagne.
0:01:35 > 0:01:38And have we created a future auction addict?
0:01:38 > 0:01:41Can we come again?
0:01:41 > 0:01:45Let's hope we'll all still be smiling when the final hammer falls.
0:01:46 > 0:01:49Well, I'm on my way to say hello to some near neighbours of mine.
0:01:49 > 0:01:52Now, I had no idea that they'd called in Cash In The Attic,
0:01:52 > 0:01:54so that was a bit of a surprise to me.
0:01:54 > 0:01:57But I gather that they make their own cider,
0:01:57 > 0:01:59so I think we're in for a good day.
0:01:59 > 0:02:03This cosy cottage is home to former Merchant Navy captain,
0:02:03 > 0:02:07Warwick, and his wife Jill, a retired physiotherapist.
0:02:07 > 0:02:11They share their home with Jill's mother, Barbara, whom they care for full time,
0:02:11 > 0:02:14and all three of them have a passion for antiques.
0:02:14 > 0:02:16But now they want to turn some of their treasures
0:02:16 > 0:02:21into cash, for a bit of quality time away together and they've called us in to help.
0:02:23 > 0:02:29- Jennie.- This is like a dream - there's Jonty waiting for me almost on my own doorstep. Welcome.
0:02:29 > 0:02:32I can't believe you live in such a beautiful part of the world.
0:02:32 > 0:02:36It is lovely. I'm sorry the weather isn't up to it today but it is a beautiful village.
0:02:36 > 0:02:41- So, who are we meeting today? - They're neighbours of mine. I've never been in the house,
0:02:41 > 0:02:46but he's a former sea captain, travelled all over the world, and she's an absolute sweetheart.
0:02:46 > 0:02:50- I think they've got some nice things.- Excellent.- Come on,
0:02:50 > 0:02:52let's get your expert eye working.
0:02:55 > 0:02:59Well, Jill, Warwick,
0:02:59 > 0:03:04I love you, I have never done a rummage so close to home. Thank you.
0:03:04 > 0:03:06So, what's the idea behind my being here?
0:03:06 > 0:03:11Oh, we would really like to have a break and just get away for a holiday.
0:03:11 > 0:03:15And we don't really want Mother to have to go into residential care
0:03:15 > 0:03:20because it's such an upheaval for her and we would prefer to have someone to look after her at home.
0:03:20 > 0:03:23And so we'd like to raise the money for that.
0:03:23 > 0:03:28- So, where is it you'd like to go for this holiday?- Well, we would love to go to China.- Really?
0:03:28 > 0:03:30Is that a particular dream of yours?
0:03:30 > 0:03:34Oh, yes, I've always wanted to see the Great Wall and...
0:03:34 > 0:03:35That would be very special.
0:03:35 > 0:03:40All right, well, you're going to need how much money, do you reckon?
0:03:40 > 0:03:47We reckon £2,000 would...we hope, be sufficient to keep Barbara here
0:03:47 > 0:03:52in the way she is being kept at the moment, with the two of us looking after her.
0:03:52 > 0:03:55I think that would be a conservative estimate.
0:03:55 > 0:03:58- We'd like more.- Wouldn't we all!
0:03:58 > 0:04:01That's quite a big target for us, so we better get going.
0:04:01 > 0:04:04We've got a big day's rummaging ahead.
0:04:04 > 0:04:07- Let's look around your lovely place. - OK, off we go.
0:04:07 > 0:04:10Well, I think they deserve an exotic trip, don't you?
0:04:10 > 0:04:15And I've a feeling their antique collection could prove to be just the ticket.
0:04:15 > 0:04:20At the helm of today's rummage is our expert Jonty Hearnden. He lives in Oxfordshire
0:04:20 > 0:04:22but there's no limit to how far he'll travel
0:04:22 > 0:04:25if he gets a sniff of a quality antique.
0:04:25 > 0:04:28- What have you found there, Jonty?- Oh, take a look at this.
0:04:28 > 0:04:31Have a look at this. Isn't this a lovely vase?
0:04:31 > 0:04:33This is Whitefriars glass.
0:04:33 > 0:04:35- Oh, really.- Were you aware of this?
0:04:35 > 0:04:38- Did you know that...- Well, I thought it might be.- Right, OK, well,
0:04:38 > 0:04:42it is the genuine article. Whitefriars glass has, all of a sudden,
0:04:42 > 0:04:49- taken off in the auction rooms.- Woo, that's good news.- Because this vase here would have been made in 1967.
0:04:49 > 0:04:51So, it's a contemporary, '60s piece of glass.
0:04:51 > 0:04:56And the way they got this shape on this particular vase was that they would have used wire,
0:04:56 > 0:05:01attached to the mould, twisted wire, to create this shape.
0:05:01 > 0:05:04On the bottom, this is a cut-off pontil mark, that's all been ground out.
0:05:04 > 0:05:07That's why I thought it might be Whitefriars.
0:05:07 > 0:05:09Yes, so this is a hand-blown piece of glass.
0:05:09 > 0:05:12So, have you ever considered its value at all?
0:05:12 > 0:05:16- Well, I thought it might be worth about £80.- OK,
0:05:16 > 0:05:21- well, it's worth an awful lot more than that.- Really?- An awful lot more than that.- Is it? I like that.
0:05:21 > 0:05:24- Are you ready for this? - He doesn't get this excited...
0:05:24 > 0:05:25Yes, I'm waiting.
0:05:25 > 0:05:32- £300 to £500. - Oh, good grief! Wow.
0:05:32 > 0:05:33Wow, that's fantastic.
0:05:33 > 0:05:35Thank goodness I didn't break it.
0:05:35 > 0:05:40Wow indeed. What an excellent start to our rummage. But with a hefty target
0:05:40 > 0:05:44of £2,000, we've only just scratched the surface. There's plenty to do.
0:05:44 > 0:05:50Warwick's been busy hunting around and he's come up with this Roman beaker. Its sizeable age
0:05:50 > 0:05:55means that Jonty gives it an equally sizeable price tag of £100 to £200.
0:05:55 > 0:06:00And there's a great addition to our kitty when Jill finds this silver cruet set.
0:06:00 > 0:06:02It belongs to her mother, Barbara,
0:06:02 > 0:06:07and Jonty hopes it could fetch an impressive £400 to £600 at auction.
0:06:07 > 0:06:12Meanwhile, our retired captain has something else for our expert to look over.
0:06:12 > 0:06:14Jonty what do you think of this thing?
0:06:14 > 0:06:17- What have you got?- I don't know.
0:06:17 > 0:06:20It's a sort of gold-y type thing with a cherub on the top.
0:06:20 > 0:06:23What we're looking at here is a gilded casket.
0:06:23 > 0:06:27So, we've got our hinged lid, like so, and look, there we go,
0:06:27 > 0:06:29on the inside we've got this padded interior.
0:06:29 > 0:06:33We're looking at a casket that would've been made around the turn of the century.
0:06:33 > 0:06:36It's about 100 years old. So, late Victorian,
0:06:36 > 0:06:38Edwardian possibly.
0:06:38 > 0:06:42- Have you ever considered its value? I bet you haven't.- Not at all, no.
0:06:42 > 0:06:47Well, something lying around in your house, it has to be worth £150, maybe £200.
0:06:47 > 0:06:51- Oh, right, that's very nice to know. - It's nice, isn't it?- Mmm.
0:06:51 > 0:06:54- So, is it something we can take to the auction?- Yes, of course you can.
0:06:54 > 0:06:58Well, Warwick certainly seemed pleased with that valuation, and it's another
0:06:58 > 0:07:02£150 towards the holiday in China.
0:07:02 > 0:07:07We've made a strong start so I'll leave the rummaging in Jonty's trusted hands
0:07:07 > 0:07:10and join Jill and Warwick reminiscing over some old photos.
0:07:10 > 0:07:14Oh, I was just looking for somewhere to have a cup of tea.
0:07:14 > 0:07:16How wonderful! And you beat me to it.
0:07:16 > 0:07:19- Oh, and you're going down memory lane, I see.- Yes.
0:07:19 > 0:07:25- So, how did you two meet? - Well, I'd been staying in Hong Kong with my father for a holiday.
0:07:25 > 0:07:29- He said instead of flying home I could go home on the Chusan. - Chusan?
0:07:29 > 0:07:33- One of P&O's big...- P&O's big ships. - Oh, I see, a big ship, OK.
0:07:33 > 0:07:40We arrived in Singapore and I went ashore with a friend and he said, "There's a mate of mine over there.
0:07:40 > 0:07:44"Must say hello." So he said, "Hello, Harry," and I was introduced to Harry
0:07:44 > 0:07:47because he was Harry in those days.
0:07:47 > 0:07:51So he joined the ship and that was it, and we knew each other for six days.
0:07:51 > 0:07:52That was long enough.
0:07:52 > 0:07:58- Then you proposed? - No, no. Not quite. And then we wrote for a year. Then he came home,
0:07:58 > 0:08:03- we got engaged and we were married. - You wrote to each other for a year? - Yes, yes.- You became pen pals.
0:08:03 > 0:08:05- And I still have the letters up in the loft.- She says
0:08:05 > 0:08:09I proposed to her in one of these - it must have been a very drunken day.
0:08:09 > 0:08:14- That was the day he was inebriated! - You're looking for written evidence.- That's right, yes.
0:08:14 > 0:08:18But being a gentleman, she took me aside to say I'd better marry her.
0:08:18 > 0:08:21I know you've seen a lot of countries, thanks to Warwick
0:08:21 > 0:08:24and the Navy, but you haven't seen China, have you?
0:08:24 > 0:08:27I've always been interested in Chinese history
0:08:27 > 0:08:31and I just think the Great Wall is an amazing construction.
0:08:31 > 0:08:33So, when you're on the Great Wall,
0:08:33 > 0:08:37someone will be back here looking after your mother, Barbara?
0:08:37 > 0:08:38They will indeed.
0:08:38 > 0:08:42I know she's a grand lady, I've met her, she's fabulous,
0:08:42 > 0:08:46but it must be quite demanding to have that responsibility.
0:08:46 > 0:08:50Well, it keeps us busy and we like to make her comfortable
0:08:50 > 0:08:54and that inevitably makes a little bit of extra work but we plod on.
0:08:54 > 0:08:56We mustn't let her down now, must we?
0:08:56 > 0:09:01So we've got to get on with our rummaging and it's not going to happen if we sit here, so come on.
0:09:01 > 0:09:06We are about halfway towards our target of £2,000 and Jonty is still hard at work.
0:09:06 > 0:09:12He finds a collection of pheasant pattern plates and bowls by Royal Crown Derby
0:09:12 > 0:09:16and hopes they'll bring us a further £100 to £200.
0:09:16 > 0:09:18Warwick's clearly got the Great Wall in his sights
0:09:18 > 0:09:22so he's turning out all the cupboards to help us make that target.
0:09:22 > 0:09:29And next door, Jonty's discovered that those plates were just the tip of the Crown Derby iceberg.
0:09:29 > 0:09:35Jill and Jennie come and have a look at this complete, massive collection I've got here.
0:09:35 > 0:09:39- Look at this.- What have you found?
0:09:39 > 0:09:42I was wondering why there was a global shortage of Derby ceramics
0:09:42 > 0:09:46and that's because you've got them stashed in boxes in your house.
0:09:46 > 0:09:48- Something like that. - Now, Derby ceramics
0:09:48 > 0:09:54goes back to about the 1750s, that's when the factory established itself.
0:09:54 > 0:10:00But by the 1770s, George III allowed the factory to have a crown on the top.
0:10:00 > 0:10:05So, if you turn this cup over here, can you see that's the reason why we've got the crown there?
0:10:05 > 0:10:09So, here we've got two tiers of varying sets,
0:10:09 > 0:10:13in various completed forms, not so completed forms.
0:10:13 > 0:10:16Some are in good condition, some are not.
0:10:16 > 0:10:20Value? £500 maybe up to £1,000.
0:10:20 > 0:10:23- Who knows on the day? - Oh, that would be very good.
0:10:23 > 0:10:27Yes, far better to have the money than have it stuck in a box.
0:10:27 > 0:10:33Well, that huge collection of porcelain was a very welcome addition to our Chinese fund.
0:10:33 > 0:10:38In the living room, Warwick has come up trumps with this beautiful silver sugar bowl.
0:10:38 > 0:10:42It was a gift from Barbara, and a fantastic one too, as Jonty thinks
0:10:42 > 0:10:46it could make a massive £800 to £1,500 at auction.
0:10:46 > 0:10:51Our expert is still hard at work and Jill has another box of surprises for him.
0:10:51 > 0:10:54Look, I've got these, Jonty, what do you think?
0:10:54 > 0:10:59- These are some soft toys that I had as a child.- Right.
0:10:59 > 0:11:01- And...- Oh, look at those. - They're very sort of old
0:11:01 > 0:11:07- and very worn.- A lion. Look at him. I don't know if you've noticed but we've got a maker's label here,
0:11:07 > 0:11:10- it says Merrythought. - Oh, so you have.
0:11:10 > 0:11:14I've never actually noticed that before because I was looking at him to see if he had a name.
0:11:14 > 0:11:20Merrythought was a company that were established in 1930 and very quickly became one of the market leaders
0:11:20 > 0:11:25in making soft toys like this and obviously Leo is one of those.
0:11:25 > 0:11:28- This manufacturer is a label worth collecting.- Really?
0:11:28 > 0:11:33So, if we have an estimate, roughly, of sort of £50 to £80, that sort of ball park,
0:11:33 > 0:11:35I'm sure we'll get some takers.
0:11:35 > 0:11:39- Yes, OK.- Shall we do that? Can we sell those?- We'll give it a go. - Excellent.
0:11:39 > 0:11:43Leave those there and we'll march on. OK.
0:11:43 > 0:11:46Well, £50 for the toys strikes me as pretty good going.
0:11:46 > 0:11:52Meanwhile, in the study, I spot this 1930s barograph. It's a handsome piece of equipment
0:11:52 > 0:11:57and Jonty reckons it could fetch between £200 and £300.
0:11:57 > 0:12:00Well, the sun's almost setting on today's rummage
0:12:00 > 0:12:04but there's one last item that seems to have got Jonty's pulse racing.
0:12:04 > 0:12:09Guys, come and have a look at this fabulous coffee and tea set.
0:12:09 > 0:12:12It's wonderful, it really is superb quality.
0:12:12 > 0:12:15So, let's have a look at the detailing on this coffee pot,
0:12:15 > 0:12:19Here we can see, and this is what it says, it says Hunt & Roskell,
0:12:19 > 0:12:25and the lower case "e" means that this set would have been assayed in 1860.
0:12:25 > 0:12:31This set at the time would have been a very, very expensive set indeed.
0:12:31 > 0:12:38So, I believe this set to be in the region of between £1,500 and £2,500.
0:12:38 > 0:12:43- My word.- I didn't think it would be worth that much. - Goodness gracious me. I had no idea.
0:12:43 > 0:12:45It really is a wonderful set.
0:12:45 > 0:12:49Now, you shouldn't be drinking tea and coffee out of this... you should be drinking champagne.
0:12:49 > 0:12:52Did I hear you say champagne?
0:12:52 > 0:12:56Now, all right, I admit it's not champagne but it's the next best thing,
0:12:56 > 0:13:00it might be better. It's Warwick's brew of cider. Yeah, lovely.
0:13:00 > 0:13:03Cos I gather we are in the mood for celebrations, is that right?
0:13:03 > 0:13:06Well, I think so, yes. I think so.
0:13:06 > 0:13:08- How much is this worth then? - Well, Jonty says...
0:13:08 > 0:13:12£1,500 to £2,500.
0:13:12 > 0:13:16Wow, that is staggering. What an end to the day.
0:13:16 > 0:13:19We were looking for £2,000 so we can get you to China. In fact,
0:13:19 > 0:13:24we hope you will make £4,100.
0:13:24 > 0:13:26Oh, that would be wonderful.
0:13:26 > 0:13:29That really would be absolutely fantastic.
0:13:29 > 0:13:30We'd be very happy with that.
0:13:30 > 0:13:32I think we should celebrate, yeah?
0:13:32 > 0:13:36- Yes, I think so.- Come on, let's try this wonderful brew of yours.
0:13:36 > 0:13:40- There you are, Warwick.- Thanks, Jennie.- OK.- Well, cheers, guys. - To the Great Wall.
0:13:40 > 0:13:42- And to the auction.- Cheers, guys.
0:13:42 > 0:13:44Fabulous, well done.
0:13:44 > 0:13:47Cheers indeed. Our search through Jill and Warwick's
0:13:47 > 0:13:51beautiful home has produced a stunning collection to send to auction.
0:13:51 > 0:13:53There's the massive haul of Derby china
0:13:53 > 0:13:59which Jonty valued at a very pleasing £500 to £1,000.
0:13:59 > 0:14:01The collection of toys from yesteryear
0:14:01 > 0:14:03with a price tag of £50 to £80.
0:14:03 > 0:14:06And, of course, the exquisite silver tea set,
0:14:06 > 0:14:13a real quality item which could bring us between £1,500 and £2,500.
0:14:17 > 0:14:22Still to come on Cash In The Attic, there are worrying times at auction.
0:14:22 > 0:14:25A lot going home at the moment. A LOT going home.
0:14:25 > 0:14:28But we're all pretty chuffed with some of the results.
0:14:28 > 0:14:33- What do you think about that? - Smashing.- Yeah, that's gorgeous. - Gorgeous.
0:14:33 > 0:14:37So, will we have reached our target when the final hammer falls?
0:14:42 > 0:14:45Well, this one has been a really quick turnaround.
0:14:45 > 0:14:50It's only a week since we were with Jill and Warwick and today we've all made the long trek from South Devon
0:14:50 > 0:14:53here, to Chiswick auction rooms in West London.
0:14:53 > 0:14:56Now, we've got a really big target today - £2,000 -
0:14:56 > 0:15:01so that Jill's mother Barbara can be well cared for when Jill and Warwick head off for a well-earned holiday
0:15:01 > 0:15:04and visit the Great Wall of China.
0:15:04 > 0:15:10So, we really do have our work cut out today when their items go under the hammer.
0:15:10 > 0:15:15Jill and Warwick's lots are in good company today as there's a fantastic selection of items up for sale.
0:15:15 > 0:15:19And the bidders are lining up for the auction to get under way.
0:15:19 > 0:15:22I find Jonty giving our star item the once-over.
0:15:24 > 0:15:27- Hi, Jonty.- Hi, Jennie. - You've found the tea set.
0:15:27 > 0:15:30This has been in the vault all night, hasn't it?
0:15:30 > 0:15:33Yes, it's just literally come out because it's so expensive.
0:15:33 > 0:15:37But I know they recognise it as quality, as did you - how, why?
0:15:37 > 0:15:39One big tip. We've got a group of markings.
0:15:39 > 0:15:44The only one you should be able to identify, the only one you're really, really looking for,
0:15:44 > 0:15:47is the sideways lion, the lion passant.
0:15:47 > 0:15:52That means that this jug is solid silver, worth an awful lot more.
0:15:52 > 0:15:56People will be scouring their cupboards but we better the scour the place for Jill and Warwick,
0:15:56 > 0:15:58they might have arrived by now.
0:15:58 > 0:16:03And we don't have to search too hard as we find our globe-trotting couple
0:16:03 > 0:16:07checking out how one of their largest lots looks in the saleroom.
0:16:07 > 0:16:09- Morning, Jill.- How are we?
0:16:09 > 0:16:12- Hello, Jonty.- Nice to see you.
0:16:12 > 0:16:13The Crown Derby made it safely.
0:16:13 > 0:16:15It did, thank goodness, yes.
0:16:15 > 0:16:20- Got some of it here, I think there's a lot more on display, isn't it? - Yes, a big, big collection.
0:16:20 > 0:16:24We saw your silver tea and coffee service. It's been in the safe all night,
0:16:24 > 0:16:27- you'll be pleased to know. - Gosh.- Yeah.
0:16:27 > 0:16:31A lot of people have been looking at that too. I hope there's some interest shown in that.
0:16:31 > 0:16:35- Oh, good.- There's going to be a lot of interest, believe you me,
0:16:35 > 0:16:40- so don't worry about that.- I think word has gone out there's a bit of quality silver around.- Oh, good.
0:16:40 > 0:16:43Well, I think, actually, it's going to start any minute,
0:16:43 > 0:16:46- might already have started. Let's go.- Right, come on.
0:16:46 > 0:16:49Remember, if you are planning on buying or selling at auction,
0:16:49 > 0:16:53be aware that commission and other possible charges will be added to your bill.
0:16:53 > 0:16:56So, always check the details with your local auction house.
0:16:56 > 0:16:59It's a busy saleroom so we find a spot with a good view.
0:16:59 > 0:17:03And just in time, as we're straight in with our first lot.
0:17:03 > 0:17:09- So, this is the bronze gilded casket, remember, the one you found downstairs?- Yeah, yeah.
0:17:09 > 0:17:12I've put £150 on it. Low end estimate. Let's see what we get.
0:17:12 > 0:17:16- Do you think we'll get that? - Hopefully.- Right.- You never know. - Good.
0:17:16 > 0:17:19Nice lot this, 210. Where shall we start?
0:17:19 > 0:17:22Start me for £80, 80, 5,
0:17:22 > 0:17:2490, 5,
0:17:24 > 0:17:2795, 100... £100, 110, 110 there.
0:17:27 > 0:17:33120... 130... 140... 150...
0:17:33 > 0:17:38£150. In the middle of the room at 150. 160... 160 bidding there.
0:17:38 > 0:17:43170, 180, 190, 200, 210...
0:17:43 > 0:17:45210, nearer to me at 210,
0:17:45 > 0:17:50At 210, in the black shirt, £210, 210.
0:17:50 > 0:17:53- Excellent. 210 - What do you think about that?
0:17:53 > 0:17:59- Smashing.- Yeah? - That's gorgeous.- Gorgeous!
0:17:59 > 0:18:01What a cracking start to our sale.
0:18:01 > 0:18:04But with a massive target of £2,000 to reach,
0:18:04 > 0:18:08we need all our lots to perform at the top of their game.
0:18:08 > 0:18:11Will the Crown Derby plates and bowls do as well?
0:18:11 > 0:18:15We're hoping for £100 to £200.
0:18:15 > 0:18:17Start me for £50. 55,
0:18:17 > 0:18:1960, 5, 70.
0:18:19 > 0:18:21£70 that lot, £70...
0:18:21 > 0:18:275 anywhere. For £70. At £70 all done. £70? Not sold.
0:18:27 > 0:18:30- He didn't sell them.- No, unsold.
0:18:30 > 0:18:33Well, the plates didn't quite fly off the shelf after all.
0:18:33 > 0:18:36So they'll be heading back with Jill and Warwick.
0:18:36 > 0:18:38There's another item to pack up
0:18:38 > 0:18:42when the Roman glass fails to reach its estimate of £100 to £200.
0:18:42 > 0:18:44Not sold.
0:18:44 > 0:18:46- Not sold.- Not sold.- Never mind.
0:18:46 > 0:18:49It's been an unsteady start.
0:18:49 > 0:18:51So, will Jill's toys
0:18:51 > 0:18:54win the bidders' hearts and bring us a welcome £50 to £80?
0:18:54 > 0:18:55Four early toys.
0:18:55 > 0:19:00Are they worth...£30? 30, 5, 40.
0:19:00 > 0:19:04£40 for those toys, at £40, £40.
0:19:04 > 0:19:06At 5, anybody. For £40.
0:19:06 > 0:19:09£40 then... Not sold.
0:19:09 > 0:19:16- Oh, no.- You're going to be taking those home too.- Not to worry.
0:19:16 > 0:19:18Our couple are putting a brave face on things,
0:19:18 > 0:19:22but with three unsold items in a row, their Chinese trip
0:19:22 > 0:19:24is seeming more of a dream than a reality.
0:19:24 > 0:19:30Can our barograph persuade the bidders to open their wallets?
0:19:30 > 0:19:33A bit of interest in this, a couple of bids on it.
0:19:33 > 0:19:35I'm bid 190, with me, at £190 straight off.
0:19:35 > 0:19:40200, 210 with me, 220 in the room. £220,
0:19:40 > 0:19:46against commissions, then, at 220. At £220. In the room at 220.
0:19:46 > 0:19:51- That's fantastic.- It's pretty good, isn't it, yeah?- It's fantastic.
0:19:51 > 0:19:54Finally, a sale after three disappointments.
0:19:54 > 0:19:57£220 for the barograph is a brilliant result
0:19:57 > 0:20:01and a good boost for the fund for the China trip.
0:20:01 > 0:20:04The Whitefriars glass vase is next. After his initial excitement,
0:20:04 > 0:20:08Jonty has decided his estimate may have been on the high side
0:20:08 > 0:20:12so he's lowered it to a more cautious £100 to £200.
0:20:12 > 0:20:14Time to find out if he was right.
0:20:14 > 0:20:17What am I bid? 50 for that. £50,
0:20:17 > 0:20:1940 for it, 45, 50,
0:20:19 > 0:20:22£50 for the vase, at £50,
0:20:22 > 0:20:2655 are you bidding 55? 60, 65,
0:20:26 > 0:20:29somebody else bidding over there?
0:20:29 > 0:20:3270, 75, 80, 85, 90,
0:20:32 > 0:20:3895, 100, 110, 120, 130,
0:20:38 > 0:20:41130, then. Far back £130.
0:20:41 > 0:20:45At 130, the lady at the back. 130, then. 130.
0:20:45 > 0:20:49- Not bad at all.- I'm still very... I'm chuffed to bits for you.
0:20:49 > 0:20:53So, Jonty was right to adjust his estimate.
0:20:53 > 0:20:55And Jill and Warwick certainly seem happy.
0:20:55 > 0:21:00It's one of our highest-valued lots up next. And, I for one am a fan.
0:21:00 > 0:21:02I love your Crown Derby china.
0:21:02 > 0:21:07I think it is very, very attractive and eye-catching and it looked glorious here this morning.
0:21:07 > 0:21:10- It still does over there. - Yes, it's quite pretty, isn't it?
0:21:10 > 0:21:12300 start me, 300.
0:21:12 > 0:21:15310, 320, 330,
0:21:15 > 0:21:19£330 for that Derby, at £330. For £330.
0:21:19 > 0:21:24You all finished? £330... Not sold.
0:21:24 > 0:21:25Take it home.
0:21:25 > 0:21:26Lot 247 is the...>
0:21:26 > 0:21:30A lot going home at the moment, a LOT going home.
0:21:30 > 0:21:34That's obviously a massive blow but Jill and Warwick are being stoic.
0:21:35 > 0:21:39We've only got the silver items left to go. After a turbulent morning,
0:21:39 > 0:21:43the whole trip to China relies on these three lots,
0:21:43 > 0:21:46so it's a nail-biting time.
0:21:46 > 0:21:52Where shall we start this? For a couple of hundred pounds start me, 200, 210, 220, 230...
0:21:52 > 0:21:55£230 for it, at 230.
0:21:55 > 0:21:58240, 250, 260, 270,
0:21:58 > 0:22:03£270. At £270, at 270,
0:22:03 > 0:22:08At £270 for the cruet stand, it's going for 270.
0:22:08 > 0:22:13- Are you disappointed? - No... But not delighted.
0:22:13 > 0:22:17Well, £270 was a long way below Jonty's lowest estimate, but it's
0:22:17 > 0:22:21still a sizeable addition to our fund. I hope the silver buyers get
0:22:21 > 0:22:24a bit more excited about our two remaining lots, though.
0:22:25 > 0:22:31The sugar bowl is up next, with a whopping estimate of £800 to £1,500.
0:22:31 > 0:22:38Nice lot, this. Where we shall start this? Start me at £700 and we'll go in 20s. For £700, 720,
0:22:38 > 0:22:42740, 760. All done for £800...
0:22:42 > 0:22:44820... 840...
0:22:44 > 0:22:50860, 860. To my left at £860. At £860.
0:22:50 > 0:22:55All done. £860 for that. 860.
0:22:55 > 0:23:01- Blimey.- 860.- Wow.- And it was just sitting there with my little silver sixpences in it.
0:23:01 > 0:23:03- Really?- That's right.
0:23:03 > 0:23:08What a result - and Warwick can't believe his luck.
0:23:08 > 0:23:12Finally, it's time for our star lot to take centre stage.
0:23:12 > 0:23:16My heart was beating over this one, your coffee and tea set.
0:23:16 > 0:23:21Everyone saw this wonderful quality but will it make it? What's the reserve?
0:23:21 > 0:23:25- Well, we've got a firm reserve of £1,500 on it, which is my lower end estimate.- Huge money.
0:23:25 > 0:23:27So, it's really got to get there.
0:23:27 > 0:23:33Lot 258. Nice quality, this. Good make, 258. Where shall we start this?
0:23:33 > 0:23:37Start me for £1,000. £1,000 I'm bid, £1,000 and 50,
0:23:37 > 0:23:45£1,100 and 50. £1,150, 1,200...and 50, 1,300...
0:23:45 > 0:23:52and 50. £1,350, at 1,350, £1,350...
0:23:52 > 0:23:54It is low. Need a little bit more. >
0:23:54 > 0:24:00- £1,350...- 14.- No... 1,350.
0:24:00 > 0:24:02Unsold.
0:24:02 > 0:24:06Now, I noticed there was somebody clearly bidding at £1,400.
0:24:06 > 0:24:08Do you want it sold at £1,400?
0:24:08 > 0:24:11- Yes, yes. Do that. - Do you want do that?- Yes, yes.
0:24:11 > 0:24:14OK, I'll have a word with the auctioneer and see if we can get it sold.
0:24:14 > 0:24:18- I know exactly who that bidder is. Just wait there.- Thank you very much.
0:24:18 > 0:24:21That would be good, wouldn't it? That's very close to your reserve.
0:24:21 > 0:24:26- Yes, and I really don't want to take it home.- Fingers crossed he can do it.- Fingers crossed.
0:24:26 > 0:24:29So, as Jonty goes off to seal the deal,
0:24:29 > 0:24:32we are left waiting and wondering whether the Great Wall
0:24:32 > 0:24:34will end up as a great dream.
0:24:34 > 0:24:39- Good news, guys... It's sold. £1,400.- Oh, well done.
0:24:39 > 0:24:43- So, we've achieved what we meant to do.- £1,400.
0:24:43 > 0:24:46- Wonderful, thank you.- Thank you.
0:24:46 > 0:24:51What a relief. £1,400 is just what we needed for our kitty.
0:24:51 > 0:24:55With the auction over, it's time to tot up the ticket fund.
0:24:55 > 0:25:01- All right, so, £2,000 we were looking for, it was a big ask, I know.- It was, yes.- Yes.
0:25:01 > 0:25:06- And this is all so that Barbara could be looked after while you go to the Great Wall of China.- Yes.
0:25:06 > 0:25:09Well, I can tell you that at the end of a very topsy-turvy day,
0:25:09 > 0:25:10you have made...
0:25:10 > 0:25:13£3,090.
0:25:13 > 0:25:16- Wow.- That's brilliant. - Congratulations.
0:25:16 > 0:25:20- And we're taking all that stuff back, as well.- And you've got a lot more to sell.
0:25:20 > 0:25:22Can we come again?
0:25:27 > 0:25:31It's been a few weeks since Warwick and Jill raised a spectacular £3,090
0:25:31 > 0:25:37and today they're indulging in some pre-holiday relaxation with a cosy lunch for two
0:25:37 > 0:25:40at the Buckland Tout-Saints Hotel near Kingsbridge.
0:25:40 > 0:25:43Its really lovely to come out for a day and spend some time together
0:25:43 > 0:25:50because so often we have to go out singly because one of us has to be at home, looking after my mother.
0:25:50 > 0:25:53- And we're going to really enjoy it, aren't we?- Today is a good day.
0:25:53 > 0:25:55Lovely being here.
0:25:55 > 0:26:00They've certainly got plenty to talk about and plan...for their holiday.
0:26:00 > 0:26:03Great Wall of China, Terracotta Army,
0:26:03 > 0:26:08the Three Gorges of the Yangtze cruise, and Shanghai.
0:26:08 > 0:26:12I think they are getting a taste for luxury as they enjoy their gourmet lunch.
0:26:12 > 0:26:15I can't wait to hear all about that trip to China when they get home.
0:26:15 > 0:26:20I thought when we retired, this is what retirement's all about.
0:26:20 > 0:26:25And I'm so, so looking forward to taking Jill somewhere different this time.
0:26:25 > 0:26:30- And China is the somewhere different we're going, we hope.- Indeed.
0:26:30 > 0:26:34- A holiday together, without any cares.- That's right.
0:26:38 > 0:26:42Here's hoping that Jill and Warwick have a wonderful trip to China.
0:26:42 > 0:26:44I can't wait to hear about it when they get back.
0:26:44 > 0:26:47And I'll be on hand to make sure Barbara's in safe hands.
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