0:00:02 > 0:00:04Welcome to Cash In The Attic, the programme that comes into your home
0:00:04 > 0:00:07and hunts for antiques and collectables with you
0:00:07 > 0:00:09and then sells them with you at auction.
0:00:09 > 0:00:11Today I'm in Nottinghamshire
0:00:11 > 0:00:15and I've come to the historic market town of Newark-on-Trent
0:00:15 > 0:00:18and these ancient, crumbling walls behind me
0:00:18 > 0:00:22are all that are left of the original Castle of Newark,
0:00:22 > 0:00:24which has stood proudly on this site,
0:00:24 > 0:00:28on the banks of the River Trent, for the best part of 900 years.
0:00:28 > 0:00:32The first castle was built here in the 11th century
0:00:32 > 0:00:35and its position and strength meant that it was known for a long time
0:00:35 > 0:00:37as "The key of the north."
0:00:37 > 0:00:39During the Baronial and English Civil Wars,
0:00:39 > 0:00:44the castle survived five sieges, although it was severely damaged.
0:00:44 > 0:00:46All that remains now is the gatehouse,
0:00:46 > 0:00:49the curtain wall and north west tower,
0:00:49 > 0:00:51but it is still open to the public all the year round
0:00:51 > 0:00:54and well worth a visit.
0:00:54 > 0:00:58Well, we can hardly begin to imagine all the scenes that these walls
0:00:58 > 0:01:02have witnessed over the years with those battles and bloodshed,
0:01:02 > 0:01:05but we're about to launch a bit of an invasion of our own now
0:01:05 > 0:01:07as we go in search of antiques and collectables
0:01:07 > 0:01:09that we can take to auction.
0:01:30 > 0:01:32Coming up on today's Cash In The Attic -
0:01:32 > 0:01:35we're going into battle with antiques to hand.
0:01:35 > 0:01:38- What have you got there? - Careful, I'm armed and dangerous!
0:01:38 > 0:01:40We've got a real hoarder to tackle.
0:01:40 > 0:01:44I think I'm a magpie, that's what it is. It was shiny and I thought...
0:01:44 > 0:01:47- So you haven't used it?- Never!
0:01:47 > 0:01:50And there are some satisfied customers when we go to auction.
0:01:50 > 0:01:51Excellent, isn't it!
0:01:51 > 0:01:53That's made my day!
0:01:53 > 0:01:58But will be feeling victorious when the final hammer falls?
0:01:58 > 0:02:02I'm about to meet a lady that I think is going to be a lot of fun.
0:02:02 > 0:02:04She's called in the Cash In The Attic team
0:02:04 > 0:02:07because she wants to raise funds to take her husband
0:02:07 > 0:02:10on a much-needed and well-deserved break.
0:02:10 > 0:02:14This delightful cottage in the heart of the Nottinghamshire countryside
0:02:14 > 0:02:18is home to retired businesswoman Sue Goodess.
0:02:18 > 0:02:21Sue's spent years trawling boot fairs and junk shops
0:02:21 > 0:02:25and her purchases are piled high all around this charming home.
0:02:25 > 0:02:28But she's decided to turn some of her collectables into cash
0:02:28 > 0:02:31for a very special surprise trip,
0:02:31 > 0:02:34and her close friend, Carol, is here to lend a helping hand.
0:02:36 > 0:02:39- Good morning, Jonty. - How are you?- I'm very well.
0:02:39 > 0:02:40Welcome to Newark,
0:02:40 > 0:02:43the home of one of the country's largest international antiques fairs.
0:02:43 > 0:02:46And I have just spent the morning at Newark Castle,
0:02:46 > 0:02:49which means that between us, we are absolutely in the mood
0:02:49 > 0:02:52for all things antique and ancient,
0:02:52 > 0:02:54which is absolutely right because the lady we're about to meet
0:02:54 > 0:02:58is desperate to clear her house of a load of clutter.
0:02:58 > 0:03:00- Sounds like a job for me. - I think it does.
0:03:00 > 0:03:03Lots of things that we can take to auction, I hope.
0:03:03 > 0:03:04Shall we go and see them?
0:03:05 > 0:03:10This is a classic Mary Poppins moment, isn't it? Feed the birds!
0:03:10 > 0:03:13As long as we don't sing!
0:03:13 > 0:03:17No, no singing today because we've got lots of things to do
0:03:17 > 0:03:20with Jonty later on, finding stuff to take to auction.
0:03:20 > 0:03:23So why have you called us in?
0:03:23 > 0:03:25Well, I've got that much stuff, anyway,
0:03:25 > 0:03:29and this person next to me, Carol, has been onto me
0:03:29 > 0:03:32for the last few years to get rid, de-clutter.
0:03:32 > 0:03:35Carol, I know you're an interior designer.
0:03:35 > 0:03:38You must come into this house and want to go, "Pow!" and get rid of everything?
0:03:38 > 0:03:42I want to black-bag it, collect everything in a black bag, I do.
0:03:42 > 0:03:45She keeps saying, "When you see me coming down the lane,"
0:03:45 > 0:03:47because there's this lane here, it goes to nowhere,
0:03:47 > 0:03:49she says, "And I've got black bags..."
0:03:49 > 0:03:51- I'm coming to black-bag! - No, no, please!
0:03:51 > 0:03:54- And I'm sure she hides! - Yeah, I do, I do, honestly!
0:03:54 > 0:03:56You must be thrilled that she's called in
0:03:56 > 0:03:59the Cash In The Attic team to take some things to auction?
0:03:59 > 0:04:02- I am.- Oh, yes! - We told her to go.
0:04:02 > 0:04:05Now what are we raising the money for?
0:04:05 > 0:04:07Well, it's a bit of a secret, really.
0:04:07 > 0:04:09Right, OK. I won't tell anybody.
0:04:09 > 0:04:11- Promise?- Well, I might tell Jonty.
0:04:11 > 0:04:14No, it's for Nigel, my husband.
0:04:14 > 0:04:18I'm still recovering from a really big operation on my back
0:04:18 > 0:04:23and he was brilliant and I've got, well I did have,
0:04:23 > 0:04:26we've got rid of it now, I had a shop and a catering business
0:04:26 > 0:04:31and Nigel just took it over and came home and looked after me
0:04:31 > 0:04:32when the shop was closed.
0:04:32 > 0:04:34So, you know, it's just thank you, really.
0:04:34 > 0:04:37So this is something very special for a very special man!
0:04:37 > 0:04:39It is, very much, yes.
0:04:39 > 0:04:41How much are we going to raise for this, then?
0:04:41 > 0:04:43Well, I thought about £250, £300.
0:04:43 > 0:04:46- About £300?- Yeah, I thought that would be, you know, really nice.
0:04:46 > 0:04:49Do you reckon she's got £300 worth of stuff in there?
0:04:49 > 0:04:51Oh, definitely!
0:04:51 > 0:04:54We're going to let Jonty in on the secret
0:04:54 > 0:04:58- and let's go see what we can find! - Fantastic!
0:04:58 > 0:05:00With such a very special trip to plan,
0:05:00 > 0:05:04we need to keep our eyes fixed firmly on the target today
0:05:04 > 0:05:08and we've got our expert Jonty Hearnden here to head up the search.
0:05:08 > 0:05:11With years of antiques trade experience under his belt,
0:05:11 > 0:05:13we're in very capable hands.
0:05:13 > 0:05:16- Hi, Jonty! What have you got there? - Careful, I'm armed and dangerous!
0:05:16 > 0:05:19- Ha, ha, ha! What is it? - It's a coal scuttle.
0:05:19 > 0:05:22Well, it's not really a coal scuttle, it's more a coal scoop.
0:05:22 > 0:05:25A coal scuttle really is designed to house your coal,
0:05:25 > 0:05:29but here you've got these two handles and there's nowhere to stand it.
0:05:29 > 0:05:31So, of course, it's something to scoop up
0:05:31 > 0:05:36and to place into possibly the fire, into an engine. Where is it from?
0:05:36 > 0:05:38I think we bought that from Sheffield.
0:05:38 > 0:05:44- We were shopping for a day and I spotted that.- And?
0:05:44 > 0:05:46Nigel wasn't very keen!
0:05:46 > 0:05:48What did he have to say about it?
0:05:48 > 0:05:49"What do you want that for?"
0:05:49 > 0:05:51And what did you want it for?
0:05:51 > 0:05:54I don't really know! I don't know!
0:05:54 > 0:05:58As you've seen, I've got lots of things I don't really know!
0:05:58 > 0:06:01There must have been something about it that appealed to you?
0:06:01 > 0:06:03I think it was because it's quite rustic and, you know,
0:06:03 > 0:06:06I really thought, "That's different."
0:06:06 > 0:06:12It's so tactile. The timber is elm, and elm is a relatively soft timber.
0:06:12 > 0:06:16You can tell it's elm by this very wavy grain. Can you see that?
0:06:16 > 0:06:18- Yes.- But you can see also how soft the timber is,
0:06:18 > 0:06:21because where it has been used, and it must have been used
0:06:21 > 0:06:24for quite some time, it really has worn away.
0:06:24 > 0:06:26So this would have been probably a square edge,
0:06:26 > 0:06:29but now can you see how it's all lovely and rounded?
0:06:29 > 0:06:32And if you look at the handles here, these two handles,
0:06:32 > 0:06:36there's a lovely balance to it. So is this something we can sell?
0:06:36 > 0:06:38Yes, I think so. I think so, yes.
0:06:38 > 0:06:41- How much did you pay for it? - Ooh, I can't remember, Angela!
0:06:41 > 0:06:42- Roughly?- About 30, I think.
0:06:42 > 0:06:46- Might have been a little bit more. - Will we get that back, Jonty?
0:06:46 > 0:06:48- I think we can get your money back on that.- Great!
0:06:48 > 0:06:52It's definitely worth a good £30 for this, so I would put £30 to £40
0:06:52 > 0:06:55- most definitely for it to sell. - Brilliant, that's great!
0:06:55 > 0:06:57Well, it may not be scooping up some coal,
0:06:57 > 0:07:00but it will be scooping up some profit, hopefully,
0:07:00 > 0:07:02- towards the secret!- Sshh!
0:07:02 > 0:07:04- OK.- I think we're going to get more money.
0:07:04 > 0:07:06Shall we go and find out if you've got anything else?
0:07:06 > 0:07:10What am I saying? The house is full of stuff! Let's go!
0:07:10 > 0:07:13Coal scuttle, £30 to £40.
0:07:13 > 0:07:16It's about, that's what I paid for it.
0:07:16 > 0:07:18Very interesting knowing its history.
0:07:18 > 0:07:21It's a tactile object, it's really good
0:07:21 > 0:07:25and I think Nigel will be glad to see the back of it!
0:07:25 > 0:07:28Well that's the first few pounds towards the trip,
0:07:28 > 0:07:33but it's onwards and upwards as there's £300 to find today.
0:07:33 > 0:07:38Carol has been braving the cold outside, but it's proved worthwhile
0:07:38 > 0:07:41as she spots this iron fire surround, which Jonty values
0:07:41 > 0:07:44at a very warming £30 to £40.
0:07:44 > 0:07:46Back inside, Sue has got something that she thinks
0:07:46 > 0:07:49our expert might take a shine to.
0:07:49 > 0:07:50Where's this from?
0:07:50 > 0:07:54It was an antique shop in Southwell where we used to live. Yes.
0:07:54 > 0:07:55And you were thirsty?
0:07:55 > 0:07:57Well...daft again!
0:07:57 > 0:08:01I bought something...I think I'm a magpie. I think that's what it is.
0:08:01 > 0:08:03It was shiny, and I thought...
0:08:03 > 0:08:07- So have you ever used it? - Never! Never!
0:08:07 > 0:08:10Now, in style, this is 18th century in style,
0:08:10 > 0:08:12but really what we're looking for are those hallmarks
0:08:12 > 0:08:16because if it has hallmarks, it's worth quite a bit of money.
0:08:16 > 0:08:20And we're looking for that sideways lion, the hallmarks.
0:08:20 > 0:08:22That will tell us that it's solid silver,
0:08:22 > 0:08:24but there's no markings here at all,
0:08:24 > 0:08:27but we've got a stamp on the underside and it says,
0:08:27 > 0:08:29"Best Britannia Metal, Sheffield."
0:08:29 > 0:08:31Sheffield plate.
0:08:31 > 0:08:32But if it had been solid silver,
0:08:32 > 0:08:34we would have been talking a lot of money,
0:08:34 > 0:08:38because it's in the sort of style of the 18th century,
0:08:38 > 0:08:42but I would suppose this is around the turn of the century.
0:08:42 > 0:08:45- When I say turn of the century, it's about 100 years old.- Right.
0:08:45 > 0:08:49So what we're looking at here is, that's still either bone or ivory.
0:08:49 > 0:08:52It's a little bit difficult to tell exactly what that is
0:08:52 > 0:08:54because it's a little grubby
0:08:54 > 0:08:56and I can't really see underneath all of that.
0:08:56 > 0:08:58- Would that come off?- It would clean.
0:08:58 > 0:09:00That would clean without any problem at all,
0:09:00 > 0:09:03but all this chased decoration around the outside,
0:09:03 > 0:09:06it has a very 18th century-feel,
0:09:06 > 0:09:09and you see there's also this ribbed decoration as well.
0:09:09 > 0:09:12- That's all 18th century.- Right.
0:09:12 > 0:09:15- So what have we got there? We've got a creamer as well.- Yes.
0:09:15 > 0:09:16- Did that come with it?- No.
0:09:16 > 0:09:18It was bought separately, yeah.
0:09:18 > 0:09:20But we've got all sorts of other goodies as well!
0:09:20 > 0:09:24- Lots of bits in there. - Let me have a look for you.
0:09:24 > 0:09:26Have a look at this one.
0:09:26 > 0:09:28There we go.
0:09:28 > 0:09:30- Hallmarks.- Fantastic!
0:09:30 > 0:09:32That's what we're looking for, solid silver,
0:09:32 > 0:09:34so we've got a few more in there.
0:09:34 > 0:09:37That's definitely worth putting into the auction sale.
0:09:37 > 0:09:38You'd put those in as one?
0:09:38 > 0:09:40- Sell the whole lot together. - Right. Yeah.
0:09:40 > 0:09:43So this whole basket here,
0:09:43 > 0:09:45- you put that into the basket.- Right.
0:09:45 > 0:09:47£40 to £60. Just like that!
0:09:47 > 0:09:50- Yep, that's good! - So we're really getting there.
0:09:50 > 0:09:53- We're kind of like sorting it out for you, aren't we?- Yes, you are.
0:09:53 > 0:09:55- That's great! - I'm going to take that away,
0:09:55 > 0:09:58- for a bit of packing.- OK.
0:09:58 > 0:10:01Well, that's another great step towards the £300.
0:10:01 > 0:10:03Sue really does have an eye for quality,
0:10:03 > 0:10:07and Carol also seems to have a real knack for spotting collectables,
0:10:07 > 0:10:10as she has found a collection of brass.
0:10:10 > 0:10:15Jonty packs it off to auction with a very shiny £30 to £50 price tag.
0:10:15 > 0:10:17We're making excellent progress,
0:10:17 > 0:10:20so I leave the rummaging in Jonty's capable hands.
0:10:20 > 0:10:24So, Sue and Carol, how did you both meet? Carol?
0:10:24 > 0:10:28Once I had the shop and Sue came to my shop, didn't you?
0:10:28 > 0:10:30This was your interior design shop?
0:10:30 > 0:10:33- Yes.- What were you doing in that instead of an antique shop?
0:10:33 > 0:10:35It looked so interesting!
0:10:35 > 0:10:39Of course, a lot of the stuff in the house actually came from France.
0:10:39 > 0:10:41What was the story there?
0:10:41 > 0:10:44We saw this school and school house.
0:10:44 > 0:10:47It was really a lot of property for the money,
0:10:47 > 0:10:51and that was the start of it.
0:10:51 > 0:10:54Nigel wanted to live there, full-time, at one stage
0:10:54 > 0:10:59and I think 13, 15 years later we'd still not finished
0:10:59 > 0:11:01all of the work that needed doing.
0:11:01 > 0:11:06And, well, England is beautiful, it is, we're very lucky,
0:11:06 > 0:11:10and we're lucky where we are now, so we've got our own France here.
0:11:10 > 0:11:13So what made you give up France?
0:11:13 > 0:11:17I used to come back on the boat, after maybe a month out there,
0:11:17 > 0:11:23and I'd be covered in paint, I'd have broken nails, white skin
0:11:23 > 0:11:27and I'd look around the boat and there's all these relaxed people
0:11:27 > 0:11:29with lovely nails and I'd think,
0:11:29 > 0:11:33"This is not right, something is wrong here."
0:11:33 > 0:11:36So I looked and then I used to go back to work
0:11:36 > 0:11:39and I'd feel awful, I'd feel really, really tired.
0:11:39 > 0:11:42Because you'd spent the whole time decorating?
0:11:42 > 0:11:46Decorating, plumbing, mixing cement, gardening,
0:11:46 > 0:11:49because it was a big garden over there as well, so...
0:11:49 > 0:11:51Now, you're an interior designer, Carol,
0:11:51 > 0:11:54so when you came into this house for the first time,
0:11:54 > 0:11:55what did you think?
0:11:55 > 0:11:58I thought, "Do we need any more furniture in here?"
0:11:58 > 0:12:00SHE LAUGHS
0:12:02 > 0:12:03Yes...
0:12:03 > 0:12:06And, "Please can I get my hands on it and do something with it?"
0:12:06 > 0:12:09- "Please can I clear it?" - Yeah!- "Can we sort it?"
0:12:09 > 0:12:13You may not be able to do a job on the place with a black bin bag,
0:12:13 > 0:12:15but we are at least making a start.
0:12:15 > 0:12:19So the money is, of course, going to go to something very, very special.
0:12:19 > 0:12:22- Shall we go and see what else Jonty has managed to find?- Yes!
0:12:23 > 0:12:27We've only scratched the surface of Sue's collection,
0:12:27 > 0:12:30so it's back to work to raise that £300.
0:12:30 > 0:12:34Jonty has been tackling one of the bedrooms and he's topped up our fund
0:12:34 > 0:12:38with another £10 to £20 when he spots this silver bracelet,
0:12:38 > 0:12:41and I've made a rather unusual find.
0:12:42 > 0:12:44I know that's a gardening glove...
0:12:44 > 0:12:48- What have you got there? What have you got?- It's a gardening glove!
0:12:48 > 0:12:50but did you know you'd put them in there?
0:12:50 > 0:12:52About three years ago, I think!
0:12:52 > 0:12:56- Put them back!- You wondered where your gardening gloves went?
0:12:56 > 0:12:58Do you know, I knew I'd put them somewhere!
0:12:58 > 0:13:01But these are wonderful old kettles, aren't they, Jonty?
0:13:01 > 0:13:05They're great. Let me have a look at these. We've got a pair here. Whoa!
0:13:05 > 0:13:09- They're so heavy! Cast iron! - Where have they come from?
0:13:09 > 0:13:10Originally?
0:13:10 > 0:13:13From, I think it was Newark, the market in Newark, there yes.
0:13:13 > 0:13:15- The one in the middle of town?- Yes.
0:13:15 > 0:13:20- What are they, Jonty?- Well, they are designed to boil water.
0:13:20 > 0:13:23The flat bottom is so you can actually place them onto the range,
0:13:23 > 0:13:28but you therefore, can also do that because of your flat bottom,
0:13:28 > 0:13:30but the other thing you can do, of course, is hang them on a hook
0:13:30 > 0:13:32and put them on more of an exposed fire,
0:13:32 > 0:13:36so you've got the dual purpose for a kettle like this.
0:13:36 > 0:13:38So a stove and open fire?
0:13:38 > 0:13:42And because you can be so near,
0:13:42 > 0:13:47or if you are so near to the fire itself, you've got this extended tap,
0:13:47 > 0:13:50the brass tap at the bottom, so you don't have to scald yourself
0:13:50 > 0:13:52every time you want to access the hot water.
0:13:52 > 0:13:56But it's more a kettle for boiling water than an urn for making tea?
0:13:56 > 0:13:59Yeah, yeah. It's for boiling the hot water,
0:13:59 > 0:14:01and I can see you've leaded them, somewhat.
0:14:01 > 0:14:05It's coming off on my hands, but they're not identical, are they?
0:14:05 > 0:14:07Because this one is slightly taller
0:14:07 > 0:14:09and we've got the hook on the top there.
0:14:09 > 0:14:11And it says, "Two gallons," on them.
0:14:11 > 0:14:14They would have been really heavy, wouldn't they?
0:14:14 > 0:14:16They still are! Yes.
0:14:16 > 0:14:19What sort of period are we talking about here?
0:14:19 > 0:14:22Well, this sort of range, I suppose,
0:14:22 > 0:14:25would be designed for around the turn of the century
0:14:25 > 0:14:29and they would also be used, say, on barges for instance, as well.
0:14:29 > 0:14:32Ah, that's what the chap said, actually, yes.
0:14:32 > 0:14:35They would be designed for that sort of purpose.
0:14:35 > 0:14:37All right! So he was right.
0:14:37 > 0:14:40The time before, of course, you had electric kettles.
0:14:40 > 0:14:44A kettle like this will always be designed to be placed onto the range
0:14:44 > 0:14:48and you would have instant access to boiling water, almost 24/7.
0:14:48 > 0:14:51- Do you remember how much you paid for these?- I think...
0:14:51 > 0:14:56I think it was about £40, £30...it could have been £50, I'm not sure.
0:14:56 > 0:14:59What do you reckon we might get for them now at auction, Jonty?
0:14:59 > 0:15:02I think we'll be able to get your money back or thereabouts.
0:15:02 > 0:15:07I'd probably put a lower estimate at auction, so I would say £30 to £40.
0:15:07 > 0:15:08That's great!
0:15:08 > 0:15:12But there are people out there that still want to decorate their range,
0:15:12 > 0:15:15because a fireplace like this looks so much better
0:15:15 > 0:15:19with just the odd object on it, rather than just the range itself.
0:15:19 > 0:15:20You've got to have the objects around it.
0:15:20 > 0:15:23Jonty, you can carry them to auction.
0:15:23 > 0:15:25Sue and I are going to see what else she's got in the house.
0:15:25 > 0:15:29I'm going to flex my muscles. Watch this, girls! Watch this.
0:15:34 > 0:15:39The £30 to £40, the estimate, is roughly what I paid for them.
0:15:39 > 0:15:44They're not everybody's cup of tea,
0:15:44 > 0:15:46and you've got to black-lead them as well.
0:15:46 > 0:15:50So, yes, it's good. It's all money in the pot and that's good.
0:15:50 > 0:15:52That's the attitude, Sue.
0:15:52 > 0:15:55As we continue the search, I find a framed map of Lincolnshire,
0:15:55 > 0:15:57which Jonty hopes will show the bidders
0:15:57 > 0:16:02the way towards £10 or £20 worth of cold, hard, cash.
0:16:02 > 0:16:05There's another good addition to the kitty when Sue also decides
0:16:05 > 0:16:09to part with these five framed nautical pictures.
0:16:09 > 0:16:12They could top up our fund by £30 to £40.
0:16:12 > 0:16:16Jonty has spotted our first piece of furniture today.
0:16:16 > 0:16:18Carol, come and have a look at this chair.
0:16:18 > 0:16:20I know you're an interior designer.
0:16:20 > 0:16:23- Have you ever really noticed this chair before?- I haven't.
0:16:23 > 0:16:25Do you know anything about it?
0:16:25 > 0:16:27Sue bought it from the Newark Antique Fair,
0:16:27 > 0:16:32about 15 years ago and paid £20, £25 for it.
0:16:32 > 0:16:34OK. OK.
0:16:34 > 0:16:37Did she buy it thinking that it was an antique?
0:16:37 > 0:16:39I think she did, actually.
0:16:39 > 0:16:41Well, I have to say, it's not,
0:16:41 > 0:16:44and there's all sorts of reasons as to why it's not.
0:16:44 > 0:16:46First of all, it's the colour.
0:16:46 > 0:16:49Now, when you look at reproduction furniture,
0:16:49 > 0:16:52to me, they're kind of like two tonal -
0:16:52 > 0:16:54either light or dark.
0:16:54 > 0:16:58But when you look at really old antique furniture,
0:16:58 > 0:17:03150-year-old furniture, it really goes from very light to very dark
0:17:03 > 0:17:05and all the shades in between.
0:17:05 > 0:17:08So when it comes to antique furniture,
0:17:08 > 0:17:10many antiques, turn it upside down.
0:17:10 > 0:17:14This business is such a feely, touchy business.
0:17:14 > 0:17:16So if I turn this chair upside down here.
0:17:16 > 0:17:18Have a look at that underside of that chair.
0:17:18 > 0:17:21- Can you see that's just one colour tone?- Yeah.
0:17:21 > 0:17:23If this was a proper antique,
0:17:23 > 0:17:26you'd have all sorts of different shades under there,
0:17:26 > 0:17:30possibly even marks under the side where hands have been as well.
0:17:30 > 0:17:34And have a look at the wear, or the lack of wear, on the feet here.
0:17:34 > 0:17:38There's a bit of wear, but not 150 years' worth of wear,
0:17:38 > 0:17:41because this chair should be 100 to 150 years old.
0:17:41 > 0:17:43It's "in the style of."
0:17:43 > 0:17:47So for all those reasons, it's not the real McCoy.
0:17:47 > 0:17:48So value.
0:17:48 > 0:17:53If this chair HAD been 150 years old in this sort of condition,
0:17:53 > 0:17:57then it would be £200 to £300 at auction,
0:17:57 > 0:18:01but because it's a reproduction, we have to take the zeros off of that,
0:18:01 > 0:18:04so we're really looking at only £20 to £30.
0:18:04 > 0:18:08- Definitely time to de-clutter? - Definitely.- Yes?- Yes.
0:18:08 > 0:18:10- Fits in with your grand scheme of things?- It does.
0:18:10 > 0:18:13Yes? Off to the auction sale?
0:18:13 > 0:18:16- Definitely.- Good. OK. Well, we'll leave that there.- OK.
0:18:16 > 0:18:19But at £20-30, it means we've got a lot more searching to do, yeah?
0:18:19 > 0:18:22- A lot to look for. - OK. Come on, I'll leave that there.
0:18:22 > 0:18:26It just goes to show, not everything is what it seems.
0:18:26 > 0:18:28It may not be 150 years old,
0:18:28 > 0:18:31but it is another few pounds towards our target.
0:18:31 > 0:18:34It's nearly the end of our day here,
0:18:34 > 0:18:37but Sue and I just might have one more find up our sleeves.
0:18:37 > 0:18:41Jonty, can you come and take a pause from your rummaging
0:18:41 > 0:18:43- and just have a look at the clock? - The clock?
0:18:43 > 0:18:45- Yes.- Wow! Let's have a closer look at this.
0:18:45 > 0:18:47It's quite handsome, isn't it?
0:18:47 > 0:18:49We're looking at a mantel clock here,
0:18:49 > 0:18:52and if you just look at the outer casing,
0:18:52 > 0:18:57if you look at all the inlaid work and the style of the casing as well,
0:18:57 > 0:19:00it has almost like a pagoda top to it,
0:19:00 > 0:19:02and then we're looking at all the inlay.
0:19:02 > 0:19:05That gives it a date, essentially.
0:19:05 > 0:19:09- So this clock would have been made about 100 years ago.- Oh, right.
0:19:09 > 0:19:11It's about a turn of the century mantel clock.
0:19:11 > 0:19:14Mantel clocks are always designed with these flat bottoms
0:19:14 > 0:19:17to literally be placed on top of a mantel shelf
0:19:17 > 0:19:22- and this is slightly larger than the norm.- Oh, right.
0:19:22 > 0:19:24Have you ever had it on a very large mantel shelf at all?
0:19:24 > 0:19:26I don't think we have.
0:19:26 > 0:19:29I can't remember it being, no. I can't remember it being, no.
0:19:29 > 0:19:33But presumably then it would come from a rather grand house, Jonty?
0:19:33 > 0:19:35Yes, it would have done. Yes.
0:19:35 > 0:19:38The bigger the mantel shelf, the bigger your mantel clock!
0:19:38 > 0:19:40And if you look at the features at the top there,
0:19:40 > 0:19:42do you see it says, "Silent," and "Chime?"
0:19:42 > 0:19:46Now, that means that you can have this clock on silent
0:19:46 > 0:19:49if you wish, and from a retail perspective,
0:19:49 > 0:19:52that's a really good item to have.
0:19:52 > 0:19:55That's a really good addition to a clock like this,
0:19:55 > 0:20:00simply because not everyone wants their timepiece chiming at three,
0:20:00 > 0:20:03four, or five or even six o'clock in the morning.
0:20:03 > 0:20:04So you can set it to silent,
0:20:04 > 0:20:07so from a retail point of view, that's good news.
0:20:07 > 0:20:10So what do you reckon if we took it to auction, Jonty?
0:20:10 > 0:20:13I would value the clock now at around the £100 mark
0:20:13 > 0:20:17in the auction room, so estimate in the catalogue will be £80 to £120.
0:20:17 > 0:20:20- Brilliant!- If you want to put a reserve on it, that's fine,
0:20:20 > 0:20:23because that's a very good price, a good estimate to put on it.
0:20:23 > 0:20:26- I think, because... - To attract the buyers.
0:20:26 > 0:20:28I'll tell you what...
0:20:28 > 0:20:31Jonty says £80 to £100. If we add that to what he's already looked at
0:20:31 > 0:20:34and take the lowest estimate on everything he gave you,
0:20:34 > 0:20:37I think we might have some good news for you,
0:20:37 > 0:20:39but I think we ought to share it with Carol.
0:20:39 > 0:20:42Carol! Come and join us in Ye Olde Curiosity Shop here.
0:20:42 > 0:20:47Jonty has just been looking at that clock that Nigel bought, and I've done a quick tot-up
0:20:47 > 0:20:53because he says that could be £80 to £100 and knowing that you want to raise £300 at least...
0:20:53 > 0:20:56He's not listening, is he?
0:20:56 > 0:20:58No! To take Nigel on a trip to London.
0:20:58 > 0:21:03I think that on Jonty's lowest estimates,
0:21:03 > 0:21:07we should be able to make £310.
0:21:07 > 0:21:08That's fantastic!
0:21:08 > 0:21:10But that's at the lowest estimate.
0:21:10 > 0:21:12- Really?- Yeah. - That would be brilliant.
0:21:12 > 0:21:15On a good day, we might actually make a bit more than that!
0:21:15 > 0:21:16Oh, that would be fantastic!
0:21:16 > 0:21:20Yes, as long as there's enough for a glass or two of bubbly!
0:21:20 > 0:21:25Sue's cottage really proved to be an Aladdin's cave and luckily
0:21:25 > 0:21:29we've saved all sorts of collectables from ending up in Carol's bin bags.
0:21:29 > 0:21:34Heading off to the sale room is the collection of silver items, which we're hoping will put in a
0:21:34 > 0:21:39sterling performance and make us £40 to £60, joined by the charming pair of barge kettles
0:21:39 > 0:21:41which Jonty valued at £30 to £40
0:21:41 > 0:21:46although I think Sue might be hanging onto the gardening gloves that I found inside...
0:21:46 > 0:21:49and we'll be keeping our fingers crossed for our star item -
0:21:49 > 0:21:51that lovely mantel clock!
0:21:51 > 0:21:58With an estimate of £80 to £120, there's a big chunk of our target riding on it.
0:21:58 > 0:22:03Still to come on Cash In The Attic, our expert is being rather cautious with some lots!
0:22:03 > 0:22:07- Don't expect miracles, but if it sells, it will be great, OK? - And here it goes.
0:22:07 > 0:22:12And has he been giving our family lessons in clock-related jokes?
0:22:12 > 0:22:14I think it's chime for it to go!
0:22:16 > 0:22:20But, joking aside, will we all be smiling when the final hammer falls?
0:22:25 > 0:22:29Well, it's been a week or two now since we were with Sue and her friend Carol
0:22:29 > 0:22:34in that charming but definitely very cluttered home of hers in Nottinghamshire
0:22:34 > 0:22:39so not surprisingly, we did find lots of lovely things to bring here to sell today
0:22:39 > 0:22:41at Chiswick Auctions in West London.
0:22:41 > 0:22:46Now just to recap, Sue wants £300 so that she can give her very supportive husband, Nigel,
0:22:46 > 0:22:49a surprise weekend in London,
0:22:49 > 0:22:54so what we need are lots of very willing bidders and a bit of good luck
0:22:54 > 0:22:58to ensure that she makes that target when her things go under the hammer!
0:22:58 > 0:23:01It's shaping up to be a busy day here at Chiswick,
0:23:01 > 0:23:04with plenty of bidders browsing the sale room already,
0:23:04 > 0:23:10but, before things get going, I catch up with Jonty for a quick pre-sale chat.
0:23:10 > 0:23:11- Morning, Jonty.- Angela, hi.
0:23:11 > 0:23:14Are you checking inside to see if the gloves are still there?
0:23:14 > 0:23:20- I was, I was, and they're not!- Do you know, I think Sue was more surprised than we were that they were there!
0:23:20 > 0:23:22- I think you're absolutely right! - But she did have...
0:23:22 > 0:23:26It was an incredibly cluttered house but weren't there some great things there?
0:23:26 > 0:23:30Great fun! Do you remember that coal scoop? There's so much
0:23:30 > 0:23:33and I think that mantel clock is very good quality, very good quality.
0:23:33 > 0:23:36It is. I must say, I'm hard-pressed to remember what we did bring,
0:23:36 > 0:23:41because the house was so full of stuff, but we know that her target is, what, £300?
0:23:41 > 0:23:46- Yeah.- So that she can give Nigel that surprise weekend in London! - That's going to be so fantastic!
0:23:46 > 0:23:50So we're going to have to be very careful today when we're talking during the auction
0:23:50 > 0:23:53because Nigel is not supposed to guess until the very end,
0:23:53 > 0:23:56and that's the bit I can't wait for, when we say to him
0:23:56 > 0:24:00"Nigel, this is for you!" I should say that quietly, because I think Sue and Carol are here
0:24:00 > 0:24:03- so shall we go and see them? - Mum's the word.
0:24:03 > 0:24:07We'd better remember to keep our lips sealed about the weekend today.
0:24:07 > 0:24:11We spot the ladies having a quick look around the sale room,
0:24:11 > 0:24:13but there's no sign of the guest of honour!
0:24:13 > 0:24:16- Sue, Carol!- Hi!
0:24:16 > 0:24:20- Hi!- The most important question is, is Nigel here?
0:24:20 > 0:24:22Yes, but he doesn't know anything!
0:24:22 > 0:24:24- You haven't told him yet? - No.- Very good.
0:24:24 > 0:24:27- So it's still going to be a surprise?- Yes!
0:24:27 > 0:24:28Oh, fantastic!
0:24:28 > 0:24:31How have you managed to keep it a secret?
0:24:31 > 0:24:34It's been very difficult!
0:24:34 > 0:24:36It's been really difficult!
0:24:36 > 0:24:40- What have you been saying every time he says "What's the money for?" - Well, I've been naughty.
0:24:40 > 0:24:42I've said it's for a bar bill.
0:24:42 > 0:24:44THEY LAUGH
0:24:44 > 0:24:46- And he believed me!- Oh, dear!- Yeah!
0:24:46 > 0:24:49You've been taking a last look at the clock.
0:24:49 > 0:24:51Yes, yes. It's a little bit sad,
0:24:51 > 0:24:55- but, it's got to go. - Have you put a reserve on it at all?
0:24:55 > 0:24:58Yes, yes, it's on its lowest estimate.
0:24:58 > 0:25:01- We've put a reserve on, it's £80, so, yeah.- That's good.
0:25:01 > 0:25:05I think it's such a lovely clock, I'm sure we'll do very well with that.
0:25:05 > 0:25:06Oh, I hope so, I hope so.
0:25:06 > 0:25:09So when it came to getting rid of everything that was in the house,
0:25:09 > 0:25:12did you manage to make her get rid of any of the clutter?
0:25:12 > 0:25:14No, I haven't, no. She won't let me in!
0:25:14 > 0:25:16Well, I might, just before.
0:25:16 > 0:25:20- I'm going next week.- Well, after today, she might get the bug for it!
0:25:20 > 0:25:24- She might, she might.- I can feel it's getting nearer, yeah!
0:25:24 > 0:25:26THEY LAUGH
0:25:26 > 0:25:30Well, look, there's lots of people here that want to buy your things.
0:25:30 > 0:25:33- Ooh, I hope so!- So shall we take our place over in the corner?
0:25:33 > 0:25:35Lovely!
0:25:35 > 0:25:40Remember, if you're planning on buying or selling at your local auction house,
0:25:40 > 0:25:43be aware that commission and other charges may be added to your bill,
0:25:43 > 0:25:48so always check the details with the sale room first.
0:25:48 > 0:25:51With plenty of bidders and the auctioneer in position...
0:25:51 > 0:25:56we find a spot in the corner of the room, and it's finally time to meet the guest of honour.
0:25:56 > 0:25:58Well, Nigel, it's lovely to see you!
0:25:58 > 0:26:02- Very pleased to be here, Angela. - Have you been to an auction before?
0:26:02 > 0:26:03- First time, actually!- Really?
0:26:03 > 0:26:08So how do you feel about the first time at auction seeing all of your things go under the hammer?
0:26:08 > 0:26:11- A bit nervous!- It's all right. We'll look after you.
0:26:11 > 0:26:16- Thank you.- Now the first thing that is going under the hammer is the Windsor armchair.
0:26:16 > 0:26:20Is this one that you have sat in for many hours being uncomfortable?
0:26:20 > 0:26:22No!
0:26:22 > 0:26:24Start me at £20. It's worth more. I'm bid at £20,
0:26:24 > 0:26:28£20, 2, £25 there, 28, 30, 32, 35,
0:26:28 > 0:26:33- 38, 40, 42, 45, 48...- Well done!
0:26:33 > 0:26:34It's now at £45.
0:26:34 > 0:26:37I'm going to sell it at £45. £45, last chance, selling at 45.
0:26:37 > 0:26:39All done at 45.
0:26:40 > 0:26:43£45! Pleased with that?
0:26:43 > 0:26:44- Very surprised!- Well done!
0:26:44 > 0:26:48£15 over Jonty's top estimate.
0:26:48 > 0:26:51That's a terrific start to the day
0:26:51 > 0:26:54and long may it continue as we're looking to make at least £300.
0:26:54 > 0:26:56As our second lot comes up for sale,
0:26:56 > 0:27:00we're hoping that it's going to warm the cockles of our bidders' hearts.
0:27:00 > 0:27:04It's the wooden coal scoop which Jonty valued at £30 to £40.
0:27:04 > 0:27:07Now Carol, you do lots of interior designs.
0:27:07 > 0:27:10Is this the kind of thing that would look lovely in somebody else's house?
0:27:10 > 0:27:13I would perhaps use it to put French bread in!
0:27:13 > 0:27:17- Yes!- In the kitchen, hang it somewhere that you could put bread or something like that.
0:27:17 > 0:27:19Oh, perhaps I could change my mind...
0:27:19 > 0:27:21No, no, no.
0:27:21 > 0:27:23It's about to go under the hammer.
0:27:25 > 0:27:28I'm bid £20, at £20, give me 22, at £20, take 2.
0:27:28 > 0:27:31Do you want to give me 22?
0:27:31 > 0:27:3725, 25, 28, 30, 32, 35, 38, 40, 42, 45, 48, 50.
0:27:37 > 0:27:40It's in front of me at £48. All done at £48, then?
0:27:40 > 0:27:43The bid is here at £48. Last chance, I'm selling at £48, and gone.
0:27:43 > 0:27:45£48!
0:27:45 > 0:27:47Brilliant!
0:27:47 > 0:27:50- Brilliant!- Not bad for a thing that holds bread!
0:27:50 > 0:27:54That's £8 over Jonty's top estimate.
0:27:54 > 0:27:57We're all feeling pretty pleased, so far,
0:27:57 > 0:27:58but will the mood continue
0:27:58 > 0:28:01as the framed map of Lincolnshire tries its luck in the sale room?
0:28:01 > 0:28:04Well, Jonty has put, what, £10 to £20 on this.
0:28:04 > 0:28:08- Is it a very old map, Jonty? - Not particularly, but it is...
0:28:08 > 0:28:11People always want maps, particularly if you live in the county.
0:28:11 > 0:28:14It's still a fashionable thing to have it hanging on your wall,
0:28:14 > 0:28:18so that's the reason why I selected it and we put it in but don't expect miracles.
0:28:18 > 0:28:21- If it sells, it will be great, OK? - Well, here it goes, here it goes.
0:28:21 > 0:28:26Right, the good reproduction coloured map of Lincolnshire. £20 for it? £10 for it.
0:28:26 > 0:28:30Who will give me £10, £5 for it?
0:28:30 > 0:28:34No-one want it at £5? I'm bid at 5, 6 there, 7, 8?
0:28:34 > 0:28:35At £7 a bid of £7, you want 8?
0:28:35 > 0:28:38You might get lost one day... you might need it!
0:28:38 > 0:28:43I'm bid £7, at £7, I'm going to sell it, at £7 that's the bid I've got, at £7, at £7, are you all done?
0:28:43 > 0:28:46At £7 it's gone.
0:28:46 > 0:28:49It's still better than nothing!
0:28:49 > 0:28:53That's a disappointing result but Sue doesn't seem to mind too much.
0:28:53 > 0:28:55Hopefully we'll be back on track soon
0:28:55 > 0:28:58as the silver bracelet goes under the hammer.
0:28:58 > 0:29:01So, £10 to £20, is that about right for this, Jonty?
0:29:01 > 0:29:03Yes. I'm convinced it's silver,
0:29:03 > 0:29:07but because it's not technically hallmarked, at auction you can't call it silver.
0:29:07 > 0:29:10That's the reason why in the catalogue it says "white metal".
0:29:10 > 0:29:13£10 for it? £10 for it? £5 for it?
0:29:13 > 0:29:16I'm bid at 5, 6 there, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12.
0:29:16 > 0:29:20At 10 I'm bid, who will give me 12? At £10. That's the money at £10.
0:29:20 > 0:29:23Selling cheap at £10, gone.
0:29:23 > 0:29:24That's very cheap.
0:29:24 > 0:29:26Well done, that's good.
0:29:26 > 0:29:29It doesn't seem much for this charming bracelet
0:29:29 > 0:29:33but it is bang on Jonty's estimate. We're making steady progress,
0:29:33 > 0:29:35but we do need to bank a lot more cash
0:29:35 > 0:29:38if we're going to raise that £300 for Nigel's surprise trip.
0:29:38 > 0:29:43We're almost halfway through the sale but there's no time for a rest and a cuppa,
0:29:43 > 0:29:47despite our next lot being tea-related.
0:29:47 > 0:29:50It's the pair of barge kettles which Jonty valued at £30 to £40.
0:29:50 > 0:29:52Lot 160A, now.
0:29:52 > 0:29:58The two large cast-iron kettles, with brass spigots, number 160A, industrial kettles.
0:29:58 > 0:30:02160A, what are these worth? For the two, £20?
0:30:02 > 0:30:07I'm bid at £20, give me 22, 22 there,
0:30:07 > 0:30:1425, 28, 30, 32, 35, 38, 40, 42, 45, 48, 50...
0:30:14 > 0:30:16- £50!- 5, 60,
0:30:16 > 0:30:215, 70? No at £60, take 5?
0:30:21 > 0:30:22At £60, take 5, all done?
0:30:22 > 0:30:25For £60, are you sure? For £60 and gone. 256.
0:30:25 > 0:30:27Brilliant, fantastic, thank you!
0:30:27 > 0:30:32- Are you happy?- Yes! Great!
0:30:32 > 0:30:35Well, Sue is certainly a satisfied customer
0:30:35 > 0:30:40and with another £60 towards the trip, it's easy to see why.
0:30:40 > 0:30:43Next up is a collection of five paintings, two of St Ives
0:30:43 > 0:30:45and three separate nautical paintings,
0:30:45 > 0:30:50which Jonty has put together as one lot. We're hoping for £30 to £40 for the five of them.
0:30:50 > 0:30:52It sounds like a bargain to me!
0:30:52 > 0:30:56Now I'm rather fond of St Ives, and I spent a lot of my childhood in St Ives on holiday
0:30:56 > 0:31:00and I thought that the two pictures you had of St Ives
0:31:00 > 0:31:05along with the three others that are coming up now are really rather charming. Where did you get them?
0:31:05 > 0:31:08I actually got them from a car boot sale, didn't I?
0:31:08 > 0:31:09We did, yeah.
0:31:09 > 0:31:12- And it was at the end of a car boot sale.- Yes.
0:31:12 > 0:31:17- I think I only paid something like a fiver each for them, something like that.- Did you?
0:31:17 > 0:31:18Great bargain, fantastic.
0:31:18 > 0:31:22What was your intention when you bought them? What did you want to do with them?
0:31:22 > 0:31:26You're going to want me to say I put them on the wall, aren't you?
0:31:26 > 0:31:28I think I know the answer!
0:31:28 > 0:31:30You've sussed me out, you lot!
0:31:30 > 0:31:33- So they never made it to the wall? - No, 'fraid not...
0:31:33 > 0:31:36Ooh, they did, actually, only one of them, didn't it?
0:31:36 > 0:31:38Only one did, yes.
0:31:38 > 0:31:43- So I was half right. - It had its moment in the sun!
0:31:43 > 0:31:47- It really did!- They're now going to have their moment under the hammer.
0:31:47 > 0:31:50We want £20 to £30. Very modest.
0:31:50 > 0:31:52Let's see what they make.
0:31:52 > 0:31:55For this lot, start me at £20, £20?
0:31:55 > 0:32:00I'm bid at £20, give me £22?
0:32:00 > 0:32:05I'm at £20, 22, 25, 28, 30, 32?
0:32:05 > 0:32:09I'm bid £30, take 2 at £30.
0:32:09 > 0:32:11We're at £30.
0:32:11 > 0:32:1532, 35, 38. It's your bid at £38.
0:32:15 > 0:32:19Take £40, at £38? Last chance at £38, your bid. £38.
0:32:19 > 0:32:25- We're sailing!- £38! Terrific!
0:32:25 > 0:32:30- That's brilliant.- That was a great return on your original £10!
0:32:30 > 0:32:35- It was!- And that's the kind of maths we like, selling just under Jonty's top estimate,
0:32:35 > 0:32:38it's another good addition to the London trip kitty.
0:32:38 > 0:32:43Can our next lot prove as popular? There's certainly plenty in it.
0:32:43 > 0:32:50Silver-plated tea pot, napkin rings and there's a kind of collection of other bits and pieces.
0:32:50 > 0:32:52£40 to £60, Jonty?
0:32:52 > 0:32:56- Yes. I've put £40 to £60 on it, so it should sell.- Right, that's good.
0:32:56 > 0:33:00Start me at £20, here we go £20?
0:33:00 > 0:33:03I'm at £20, at £20, take 22, £20, take 2.
0:33:03 > 0:33:0922, 25, 28, 30, 32, 35, 38, 40, 42.
0:33:09 > 0:33:1140 bid, do you want 42?
0:33:11 > 0:33:15Take 2 at £40. Are we done? 42 back in. 45, 48, 50, 5.
0:33:15 > 0:33:1750 bid, take 5.
0:33:17 > 0:33:21All done at £50 last chance and gone at £50. 418, £50.
0:33:21 > 0:33:23- £50!- Yeah, perfect!
0:33:23 > 0:33:25Right in the middle of your estimate, Jonty!
0:33:25 > 0:33:28Really good.
0:33:28 > 0:33:32Our expert's estimates are proving pretty accurate today, and long may it continue
0:33:32 > 0:33:35as we're still some way from our £300 target.
0:33:35 > 0:33:41Next to try its luck is an item that we're hoping will warm up a somewhat chilly sale room.
0:33:41 > 0:33:46It's the iron fire surround which Jonty valued at £30 to £40.
0:33:46 > 0:33:49There are lots of fires in your house.
0:33:49 > 0:33:53- Yes.- So how come you decided to part with a cast iron fire grate?
0:33:53 > 0:33:58Well, actually, it was to be a design feature on a wall
0:33:58 > 0:34:02and I don't think I've got a wall free!
0:34:02 > 0:34:09I got very, very excited when I saw this part of a Regency cast-iron fireplace,
0:34:09 > 0:34:13but I can only see part of it, and there's no grate.
0:34:13 > 0:34:19It's only just a part of the fireplace, so you never got the rest of it?
0:34:19 > 0:34:21That was my next project!
0:34:23 > 0:34:25£20 for it? £10 for it?
0:34:25 > 0:34:29I'm bid at 10, give me 12, at £10, take 12, we're on at 10, 12, 15?
0:34:29 > 0:34:3415, 18. £15 bid, I'm bid at £15. I'm going to sell it at £15. I'm done at £15.
0:34:34 > 0:34:36That's a bid of 15. Gone.
0:34:36 > 0:34:38Well, that was disappointing.
0:34:38 > 0:34:44Only half Jonty's lowest estimate, but there's no time to dwell on it. The end of the auction is in sight
0:34:44 > 0:34:48and we're hoping that it will be onwards and upwards for the rest of our items.
0:34:48 > 0:34:52It's another of Sue's much-loved collections up next.
0:34:52 > 0:34:59We've got here a lot which I think sums you up, Sue, because we've got a hunting horn, a copper tray,
0:34:59 > 0:35:03a copper fire bucket, a copper and brass fire fender and another horn!
0:35:03 > 0:35:08- Oh, my goodness! - I mean it's as if we could have gone into any of your rooms and gone...
0:35:08 > 0:35:13and just kind of scooped it all up because... Is that a fair comment?
0:35:13 > 0:35:17Very, very good, isn't it?
0:35:17 > 0:35:22210A now, the copper hunting horn, copper tray, other bits and bobs in that lot.
0:35:22 > 0:35:27Five bits in the lot, all copper there, for 210A start me at £20 for it. £20?
0:35:27 > 0:35:31£20 I'm bid and 22 there,
0:35:31 > 0:35:36- 25, 25, 28, 30, 32, 35...- £35!
0:35:36 > 0:35:38£40. Bid there at £38.
0:35:38 > 0:35:4340, 42, 45, 48, 50, 5.
0:35:43 > 0:35:45Just down the back at £50.
0:35:45 > 0:35:49Take 55, £50 all done. At £50 last chance and gone. 212, £50.
0:35:49 > 0:35:54£50! And the estimate on it was £30 to £50.
0:35:54 > 0:35:56Oh, that's brilliant, again!
0:35:56 > 0:35:59I'm not blowing my own horn or trumpet!
0:35:59 > 0:36:03It's a great price, but don't let it go to your head just yet Jonty,
0:36:03 > 0:36:08because we've one more item left to sell, and it's our most highly valued lot today.
0:36:08 > 0:36:15With an £80 to £120 valuation, it could really make all the difference to Nigel's surprise break to London.
0:36:15 > 0:36:20- This mantel clock that's coming up, this belongs to you, doesn't it, Nigel?- That's right, yes.
0:36:20 > 0:36:22I bought it around 30-35 years ago.
0:36:22 > 0:36:26I saw it in a shop in Newark, actually, and it was £45
0:36:26 > 0:36:29so I thought for the price, I thought I must have that,
0:36:29 > 0:36:32but I think it's chime for it to go!
0:36:32 > 0:36:36- Ooh!- Sorry about that!
0:36:36 > 0:36:40I think it's the men thing. They keep coming out with these things!
0:36:41 > 0:36:46Now Jonty has put £80 to £120 on it, so if we get anything like that,
0:36:46 > 0:36:49that's a really good return on your investment.
0:36:49 > 0:36:52- I suppose so, yes. - And you're not sad to see it go?
0:36:52 > 0:36:55I am sad to see it go in a way, but you can't hold onto things forever.
0:36:55 > 0:36:57A lot for the money here, £100 for it.
0:36:57 > 0:37:03Should make £100 for it, should make more. £50 for it? I'm bid at £50. 55 there, 60?
0:37:03 > 0:37:105, 70, 5, 80, 5. 80, 85 there.
0:37:10 > 0:37:15I'll come back to you. 90, 95, 100, 110, 120.
0:37:15 > 0:37:18Still cheap at £110. 120 I'll take over there. £110.
0:37:18 > 0:37:22At 120, 120 there, 130, 140, 150, 160, 170, 180,
0:37:22 > 0:37:28more like it, 190, 200, 210, 210, 220, say no?
0:37:28 > 0:37:30£200 and £210.
0:37:30 > 0:37:32Take 20, at £210 all done. At 210.
0:37:32 > 0:37:35Last chance, and gone. Thanks for the bid.
0:37:35 > 0:37:38- Very good!- Wow, that was fantastic!
0:37:38 > 0:37:41£210! That's a real return.
0:37:41 > 0:37:43That was a real result, that.
0:37:43 > 0:37:44That was, wasn't it?
0:37:44 > 0:37:48- And you were worried! That's good. - That's excellent, isn't it?
0:37:48 > 0:37:50That's made my day!
0:37:50 > 0:37:55Wow! That's nearly double Jonty's top estimate!
0:37:55 > 0:37:56What a terrific end to our day!
0:37:56 > 0:38:00It's just left for me now to tot up our total.
0:38:00 > 0:38:06I'm going to tell you now what the outcome of this is because you wanted to raise £300, didn't you?
0:38:06 > 0:38:08£200 to £300 I thought.
0:38:08 > 0:38:10- £200 to £300?- Yes.
0:38:10 > 0:38:12Well, you've done a lot better than that.
0:38:12 > 0:38:18All of that stuff that was in your house that we brought here,
0:38:18 > 0:38:23I make it that you've actually made £543.00!
0:38:23 > 0:38:27You're kidding! You're kidding! That's fantastic!
0:38:27 > 0:38:30Brilliant! I'm so surprised, I really am.
0:38:30 > 0:38:33- I'm really surprised, yes. - I am... That's fantastic.
0:38:33 > 0:38:35- Thank you!- Not at all.
0:38:35 > 0:38:39Now, is now the moment to tell Nigel what we're raising the money for?
0:38:39 > 0:38:41- Yes.- Do you want to tell him?
0:38:41 > 0:38:45Well, I do, because he's been so, so good.
0:38:45 > 0:38:48Over the last couple of years I've been quite poorly and
0:38:48 > 0:38:52- I've had a big operation and he's, hasn't he, he's... - He's been really good.
0:38:52 > 0:38:54He's been really fantastic.
0:38:54 > 0:38:57He's run my little business for me, he's looked after me and I thought
0:38:57 > 0:39:03- well, if I could take him for a day or two days to London. - Wow, that's lovely!
0:39:03 > 0:39:09Just the two of us, and I thought that would be really nice, so it's just to say, well, thank you!
0:39:09 > 0:39:10- Thanks!- Thank you.
0:39:10 > 0:39:13I don't know when you're going to go.
0:39:13 > 0:39:17- Yes...- But we've got a little extra for you when you go to London,
0:39:17 > 0:39:21just a tiny little extra because I know you both like the theatre as well, don't you?
0:39:21 > 0:39:26- Ooh, yes!- The Cameron Mackintosh Organisation have said they would love you to be their guests
0:39:26 > 0:39:28at a production of theirs of your choice.
0:39:28 > 0:39:31There's a voucher in there.
0:39:31 > 0:39:35You just have to choose which one you want to go to and when,
0:39:35 > 0:39:37- and enjoy the show. - That's very kind of you.
0:39:37 > 0:39:40And enjoy your weekend in London, Nigel!
0:39:40 > 0:39:42Angela, thank you so much!
0:39:42 > 0:39:45- Thank you very, very much. - That is... Ah, thank you.
0:39:45 > 0:39:46That's really lovely!
0:39:50 > 0:39:53A few weeks after their triumphant visit to auction,
0:39:53 > 0:39:56Sue can finally treat Nigel to that special trip to the capital
0:39:56 > 0:40:00and it sounds like she enjoyed her day in the sale room!
0:40:00 > 0:40:04Well, the auction went really well.
0:40:04 > 0:40:08We were expecting around about £300 but made over £500, which was great,
0:40:08 > 0:40:15which means there's more places to visit and that's why we're here today
0:40:15 > 0:40:18to come and see London and the sights and it's a lovely crisp day
0:40:18 > 0:40:20and I'm really, really looking forward to it.
0:40:20 > 0:40:22It'll be great!
0:40:22 > 0:40:27But, before they hit the city streets, there's one particular place that Nigel wants to see.
0:40:27 > 0:40:32Well, the first stop on the tour is the Museum of London
0:40:32 > 0:40:39and hopefully to see some of the places of interest that we can go and look for real.
0:40:39 > 0:40:45Yes, it's a place I've always wanted to come to, the Museum of London, and we can see some of the sights.
0:40:45 > 0:40:49- Yes.- And then hopefully catch a show later on.- That would be great!
0:40:51 > 0:40:56With Nigel's passion for history, the couple enjoy immersing themselves in the city's past.
0:40:56 > 0:41:00First stop is an impressive model of St Paul's Cathedral
0:41:00 > 0:41:03before it was severely damaged in the Great Fire of London.
0:41:03 > 0:41:08We ought to go and see it, didn't we, and see how much it has changed.
0:41:08 > 0:41:13And it's not long before our couple brave the chilly streets to see the famous building for real.
0:41:13 > 0:41:20St Paul's is one of London's most well-known landmarks and Sue and Nigel seem impressed.
0:41:20 > 0:41:22- Look at that!- Incredible, isn't it? - It's...
0:41:22 > 0:41:26it's so different, isn't it, to what you see?
0:41:26 > 0:41:28- It's nice to see the real thing. - Yeah!
0:41:28 > 0:41:32It's a lot different from the model, isn't it?
0:41:32 > 0:41:34- It is, yeah.- Look at the carvings!
0:41:34 > 0:41:39It's beautiful! No, it looks really different from that.
0:41:39 > 0:41:43Then it's on to the bright lights of Theatreland.
0:41:43 > 0:41:48This may have been a thank you trip for Nigel, but I'm pretty sure that Sue is enjoying it, too!
0:41:48 > 0:41:54- Well, we've had a great time. We've seen some fantastic sights, what we wanted to see.- Absolutely!
0:41:54 > 0:41:57- Yeah, it's been a great day. - It's been fabulous, hasn't it?
0:41:57 > 0:42:02- Now we've got some tickets that Angela gave us for a show! - Yes, aren't we lucky?- Yes, we are.
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