0:00:02 > 0:00:03On this beautiful day,
0:00:03 > 0:00:05it's hello and welcome to Cash In The Attic,
0:00:05 > 0:00:07the programme that searches out treasures around your home
0:00:07 > 0:00:09and then sells them for you at auction.
0:00:09 > 0:00:12Today, I'm in the very charming village of Ightham,
0:00:12 > 0:00:13near Sevenoaks in Kent.
0:00:13 > 0:00:17And this place is home to the very famous Ightham Mote.
0:00:17 > 0:00:19It's a truly spectacular manor home
0:00:19 > 0:00:23dating back some 650 years to the medieval period.
0:00:25 > 0:00:30Previous lucky owners of the manor include Sheriffs, MPs and courtiers,
0:00:30 > 0:00:32and in the 1500s, it was bought
0:00:32 > 0:00:36by one of Henry VIII's favourite servants, Sir Richard Clement.
0:00:36 > 0:00:38The house is surrounded by a deep moat
0:00:38 > 0:00:41and it's a location that just oozes history.
0:00:41 > 0:00:44Even the dog house is Grade 1 listed, and you know what?
0:00:44 > 0:00:47I'm going to be in it if I don't head off and start looking
0:00:47 > 0:00:50for antiques and collectibles to sell under the hammer.
0:01:12 > 0:01:15Coming up on today's Cash In The Attic...
0:01:15 > 0:01:17We give a family some good news.
0:01:17 > 0:01:19I'm surprised. I didn't think it'd be as much as that.
0:01:19 > 0:01:22And it just gets better and better.
0:01:22 > 0:01:26Between £350, maybe £550.
0:01:26 > 0:01:30Fantastic! That is good money, isn't it?
0:01:30 > 0:01:33But will the outlook be so sunny when we get to auction?
0:01:33 > 0:01:37Does anybody else want to come in? 140. Not enough.
0:01:37 > 0:01:39We'll find out when the hammer falls.
0:01:41 > 0:01:45I've come to this very picturesque village in Kent to meet a couple
0:01:45 > 0:01:47who just love all things Spanish,
0:01:47 > 0:01:50so they're hoping that the Cash In The Attic team can help them
0:01:50 > 0:01:54raise enough money at auction to enjoy living La Vida Loca.
0:01:55 > 0:01:59This large detached house is the picture of peace and tranquillity,
0:01:59 > 0:02:03and it's home to retired banker Trevor Baker and his wife Jan.
0:02:03 > 0:02:07They've been married for 16 years and both have children
0:02:07 > 0:02:10from previous marriages, and now they have grandchildren as well.
0:02:10 > 0:02:15When they're not with family, this pair share a love of golf and gardening, two hobbies
0:02:15 > 0:02:19harmonious with the other passion in their life, the Costa Blanca.
0:02:22 > 0:02:24- Good morning, Jonty.- How are you?
0:02:24 > 0:02:27I'm good. I do take you to the best places, don't I?
0:02:27 > 0:02:29You do, because I know that you live in Kent.
0:02:29 > 0:02:32I do. I live about five miles away as the crow flies.
0:02:32 > 0:02:34You can drop in for tea on the way home!
0:02:34 > 0:02:39But strange enough, beautiful area and yet the people we're going to meet, they just adore Spain.
0:02:39 > 0:02:42So, a lot of Spanish around today. How is your Spanish?
0:02:42 > 0:02:46It's not that good, but you haven't seen me dance the salsa, have you?
0:02:46 > 0:02:50You're right. I think life's too short for that! But have you got your castanets?
0:02:50 > 0:02:54- Oh, I do, I do.- "Oh, I do, I do" that's good. Let's go and meet them.
0:02:54 > 0:02:57Jan and Trevor, how very nice to meet you both.
0:02:57 > 0:03:00- Gloria.- Thank you for allowing us to come and see you today.
0:03:00 > 0:03:03- It's no problem at all.- Beautiful area. Do you love living here?
0:03:03 > 0:03:05Yes, it's very nice and quiet.
0:03:05 > 0:03:08Let's establish why you've called in the Cash In The Attic team.
0:03:08 > 0:03:13- Well, we want to change one or two things in the house, Gloria. - The house in Spain?
0:03:13 > 0:03:17The house in Spain and we're going to change some things here as well.
0:03:17 > 0:03:22But some of the items that I inherited from my parents' grandparents don't really fit,
0:03:22 > 0:03:25and it would be nice to see them put to good use
0:03:25 > 0:03:30and we will obviously benefit when we do the refurbishment here and in Spain.
0:03:30 > 0:03:33So, Jan, what are we likely to find?
0:03:33 > 0:03:35Well, we've got some...furniture.
0:03:35 > 0:03:39There's a nice little desk which is quite small,
0:03:39 > 0:03:46and Trevor's father used to sit at the desk and do the farm accounts when Trevor was a little boy.
0:03:46 > 0:03:50There are some ceramics and a little bit of silver.
0:03:50 > 0:03:53But ironically, it would have all probably finished up in the skip
0:03:53 > 0:03:57if Trevor had been getting rid of it all, because...
0:03:57 > 0:04:00he didn't think that there was any value there,
0:04:00 > 0:04:03and we didn't really want it - we're not collectors.
0:04:03 > 0:04:08So I rescued a few items and brought them back here.
0:04:08 > 0:04:10- So Jan saved it all in a way? - She did indeed, yes.
0:04:10 > 0:04:14She probably recognised there was something there anyway that I didn't.
0:04:14 > 0:04:17I was just happy for clearing the house and getting on.
0:04:17 > 0:04:19How much are you looking for?
0:04:19 > 0:04:21What would you be happy with?
0:04:21 > 0:04:24I supposed if we raised something like 800 to 1,000,
0:04:24 > 0:04:25that would be ideal,
0:04:25 > 0:04:27because what we are really looking to do first
0:04:27 > 0:04:30is develop or refurbish the dining room in Spain.
0:04:30 > 0:04:33And to be able to buy some nice pieces of Spanish furniture
0:04:33 > 0:04:35for the house there would be great.
0:04:35 > 0:04:38Well, I'm looking forward to seeing what you have
0:04:38 > 0:04:39in this very beautiful house.
0:04:39 > 0:04:42- So, shall we go and start rummaging a bit and meet Jonty?- Yes.
0:04:42 > 0:04:45It sounds like we could be in for a treat today.
0:04:45 > 0:04:49Old family heirlooms can hold surprising value.
0:04:49 > 0:04:52But a quick look round this spick and span house
0:04:52 > 0:04:55suggests we might have to rummage hard to find them.
0:04:55 > 0:04:57Everything is tucked well out of sight.
0:04:57 > 0:05:01Well, almost everything, but Jonty's not fobbed off easily.
0:05:01 > 0:05:03Jonty, are you sure you've got the time
0:05:03 > 0:05:05to be lolling around looking at things?
0:05:05 > 0:05:08I've always got time to look at a good clock.
0:05:08 > 0:05:10It's a very pretty clock, I have to say.
0:05:10 > 0:05:12- Where's it from? - It's from the farm house.
0:05:12 > 0:05:16It's from the days of my grandmother and father,
0:05:16 > 0:05:19so I'm assuming it came into the family some time between
0:05:19 > 0:05:23buying the farm in 1914 to when I can remember it in the early '50s.
0:05:23 > 0:05:25What do you know about the clock?
0:05:25 > 0:05:28The only thing I know about it is somebody in the family,
0:05:28 > 0:05:31probably my grandmother, said she thought it had a French background
0:05:31 > 0:05:33when she actually acquired it,
0:05:33 > 0:05:38but that's from vague recollections of my childhood,
0:05:38 > 0:05:40- and that's many years ago now.- OK.
0:05:40 > 0:05:43Well, this clock can only be French.
0:05:43 > 0:05:50All this gilded decoration here, all this mounted, gilded decoration is Rococo - French.
0:05:50 > 0:05:5418th century. But it's not 18th century. It's more turn of the century.
0:05:54 > 0:05:59When I say, "Turn of the century", we're talking about a clock that's about 100 years in date.
0:05:59 > 0:06:03- So this is a reproduction of an earlier style.- Right.
0:06:03 > 0:06:07Originally, if this was going to be an 18th century clock,
0:06:07 > 0:06:13then these mounts here would be gilded bronze or brass, known as ormolu,
0:06:13 > 0:06:18and a very, very expensive process to do, and very tricky as well.
0:06:18 > 0:06:23It involved mercury, so if you can imagine just how dangerous that would have been.
0:06:23 > 0:06:26And today, you can't make ormolu like you used to.
0:06:26 > 0:06:28It's now an illegal process.
0:06:28 > 0:06:29And you were about to say,
0:06:29 > 0:06:33"Had it been ormolu, it would be worth a fortune."
0:06:33 > 0:06:36- We could be talking about a lot of money.- How much?
0:06:36 > 0:06:39The clocks really would range from £10,000 to £30,000,
0:06:39 > 0:06:46but it would have been a larger clock and they really are works of art, these mantle clocks.
0:06:46 > 0:06:52Now, Mr Picky has noticed that there's a chip here.
0:06:52 > 0:06:55Has that happened recently or have you always known that chip?
0:06:55 > 0:06:58I've not been conscious of having made that chip,
0:06:58 > 0:07:01so I think it's always been there. At least not in my time.
0:07:01 > 0:07:06That's an enamelled dial and, as a consequence, quite difficult to repair.
0:07:06 > 0:07:09So how much would you expect to get for this clock?
0:07:09 > 0:07:15It's going to be in excess of £100, so we're talking about £120, £180, that sort of ballpark.
0:07:15 > 0:07:18- I think it's a really pretty clock.- It is good, yes.
0:07:18 > 0:07:20So it's going to be interesting to see what it sells for.
0:07:20 > 0:07:23We're very interested to see what happens.
0:07:23 > 0:07:27- Right, we have to move on if we're to get your £800 to £1,000.- Yes, indeed.
0:07:27 > 0:07:30But at least we're over £100 with this one, hopefully. That's good.
0:07:30 > 0:07:34So, Trevor's happy, but how does Jan feel?
0:07:34 > 0:07:36I'm quite happy to let it go.
0:07:36 > 0:07:41I was never very attached to it. It's not really my sort of thing.
0:07:41 > 0:07:44And because we don't use the lounge all that much,
0:07:44 > 0:07:47we just never got round to winding it up.
0:07:47 > 0:07:49Well, now it's time to get down to business.
0:07:49 > 0:07:54Hold on - maybe I was wrong about it being difficult to find things.
0:07:54 > 0:07:57Already, I've come across this gorgeous Victorian punch bowl.
0:07:57 > 0:08:01It's Staffordshire, always popular with collectors, but as it has
0:08:01 > 0:08:07some hairline cracks on the bass, Jonty values it at a low £30 to £40.
0:08:07 > 0:08:10Downstairs in the dining room, Jan's raiding the family silver.
0:08:10 > 0:08:13Jonty, look, I've got all this silver stuff.
0:08:13 > 0:08:16There must be something here that's worth something.
0:08:16 > 0:08:17Wow, look at that!
0:08:17 > 0:08:21- It's got an inscription on the tray here.- Yes.
0:08:21 > 0:08:28What's all that about? "Presented by the Greenwich London Borough Council to Daniel McCayna."
0:08:28 > 0:08:31That's my father, and this set,
0:08:31 > 0:08:35the tray with the coffee and tea pots, the sugar bowl and the milk jug,
0:08:35 > 0:08:39were presented to him on the occasion of him working
0:08:39 > 0:08:42for 30 years for what was Woolwich Borough Council
0:08:42 > 0:08:46and then in 1965, with the creation of the Greater London Council,
0:08:46 > 0:08:49it became Greenwich Borough Council.
0:08:49 > 0:08:54Well, always when I look at silver items, you've got two completely different prices,
0:08:54 > 0:08:58one for solid silver, so we're looking for the hallmark, and one for plated silver.
0:08:58 > 0:09:01So we need to establish, right from the outset,
0:09:01 > 0:09:04from this coffee pot, what we're looking at.
0:09:04 > 0:09:08And can you see? Even though it's rubbed away, this says
0:09:08 > 0:09:11- "EPNS",- electroplated nickel silver.- Yes.
0:09:11 > 0:09:12So this is all plated, I'm assuming,
0:09:12 > 0:09:16because if the coffee pot is, everything else will be as well.
0:09:16 > 0:09:18So this is not really worth very much?
0:09:18 > 0:09:21It's, sadly, not worth a great deal at all,
0:09:21 > 0:09:25because collectors, people who trade with this kind of ware,
0:09:25 > 0:09:27really are looking for silver,
0:09:27 > 0:09:31and the market for electroplated silver has really fallen by the way.
0:09:31 > 0:09:34But if you have to sell it... Are you keen on selling it?
0:09:34 > 0:09:39Because of the inscription, I think I'd like to keep the tray.
0:09:39 > 0:09:44- The actual set can go.- So, for your whole collection, you're looking really between £50 and £100.
0:09:44 > 0:09:48I'm surprised. I didn't think it would be as much as that.
0:09:48 > 0:09:51It's the only item that we're selling
0:09:51 > 0:09:54that was from my side of the family, and yes,
0:09:54 > 0:09:58it did have a small amount of sentimental value, but,
0:09:58 > 0:10:02quite honestly, we drink our tea out of a mug these days, don't we?
0:10:02 > 0:10:03Not a silver tea pot.
0:10:05 > 0:10:07And it's one less thing to polish as well.
0:10:07 > 0:10:11This house is like a treasure trove, each room contains another gem.
0:10:11 > 0:10:14Trevor's found this pair of Victorian opaline vases.
0:10:14 > 0:10:18Opaline is a form of glass and it has a gorgeous opaque sheen
0:10:18 > 0:10:21which is created by adding tin or stannic oxide and,
0:10:21 > 0:10:23unlike a ceramic, it can't be fired,
0:10:23 > 0:10:26so the floral image would have had to have been hand painted
0:10:26 > 0:10:28using specialised enamelled paints.
0:10:28 > 0:10:33Jonty thinks £25 to £35 would be a fair price for these.
0:10:33 > 0:10:35Our collection of items
0:10:35 > 0:10:40is steadily growing, so I take a moment to find out more about Jan and Trevor.
0:10:40 > 0:10:44Jan, I know I'm partial to Kent - I only live about five miles away,
0:10:44 > 0:10:46but what do you like about Kent?
0:10:46 > 0:10:49I was born and brought up here, so it's home to me.
0:10:49 > 0:10:53We actually lived nearby for a few years before we came here
0:10:53 > 0:10:56and Ightham is just a very attractive area to live.
0:10:56 > 0:10:58But what is it about Spain you really like?
0:10:58 > 0:10:59Climate is a good start.
0:10:59 > 0:11:03It is a lovely way to spend the deepest part of winter.
0:11:03 > 0:11:07It's the local culture that I like most of all about Spain, actually,
0:11:07 > 0:11:10the fact that I've now been learning Spanish for a few years
0:11:10 > 0:11:15- and I can communicate with people. - Have you made any faux pas?
0:11:15 > 0:11:19No, but Trevor's daughter made an interesting one when she was there recently.
0:11:19 > 0:11:23She was there last week with some friends for her hen party
0:11:23 > 0:11:25and they were having a nice meal out together,
0:11:25 > 0:11:29but one of the friends has an allergy against butter,
0:11:29 > 0:11:34and they asked whether the paella had a "burra",
0:11:34 > 0:11:39and that means, did the paella have a donkey in it?
0:11:39 > 0:11:44So, with your brand new house in Spain, this lovely villa, and the Cash In The Attic team,
0:11:44 > 0:11:47what exactly are you going to spend the money on?
0:11:47 > 0:11:51I think generally we'd like to replace the dining room furniture,
0:11:51 > 0:11:56because the custom in Spain is for houses to be sold furnished, and the
0:11:56 > 0:12:03Dutch people who sold the house to us left a rather unattractive orange pine dining suite.
0:12:03 > 0:12:08- It sounds delectable(!) - Yes, so it needs to go at the first opportunity.
0:12:08 > 0:12:12I know that Jonty will be missing us, so enough slacking on our behalf.
0:12:12 > 0:12:16I think we'd better go and find some more lovely things to take to auction.
0:12:16 > 0:12:18You've got so many rooms - show me which one I'm going to.
0:12:20 > 0:12:24Well, it sounds like Jan and Trevor have plenty of projects on the go,
0:12:24 > 0:12:28and we'd better find some more items before we vamoose to auction.
0:12:28 > 0:12:31Jan's come across a handy mahogany occasional table
0:12:31 > 0:12:33on a tripod support. This versatile little table
0:12:33 > 0:12:38could carry a value of £40 to £60 at auction.
0:12:38 > 0:12:44With its rich brown hue and fine grain, mahogany was a favourite of the Victorians.
0:12:44 > 0:12:48And in the hall, Jonty's discovered another historic object.
0:12:48 > 0:12:50I had to come and see this famous desk,
0:12:50 > 0:12:53because you were saying earlier on, Trevor, this is the one
0:12:53 > 0:12:57that your grandfather and father used to write all the bills at.
0:12:57 > 0:13:00Certainly my father. I couldn't remember my grandfather.
0:13:00 > 0:13:04But this used to sit at the end of the what we'd call the living room,
0:13:04 > 0:13:07ie the room we actually lived in, as opposed to the front room.
0:13:07 > 0:13:09What's your opinion of it, Jonty?
0:13:09 > 0:13:12A lot of people say brown furniture is dead,
0:13:12 > 0:13:14but pedestal desks are not dead.
0:13:14 > 0:13:17A good quality pedestal desk will always sell
0:13:17 > 0:13:19because people still can use it.
0:13:19 > 0:13:22To me, this looks like dainty, almost like lady's size.
0:13:22 > 0:13:24I agree. It's quite a small desk.
0:13:24 > 0:13:27And as far as pedestal desks are concerned,
0:13:27 > 0:13:32this is really as small as they get, because the name "pedestal desk"
0:13:32 > 0:13:34really explains what it is.
0:13:34 > 0:13:39The writing surface sits on two pillars, two columns of drawers, and this is what we've got here.
0:13:39 > 0:13:43So if it was any narrower, you literally couldn't get your legs into the hole.
0:13:43 > 0:13:46- You certainly wouldn't!- No, I would have a problem with this one!
0:13:46 > 0:13:49You're much too tall for that. So what's the wood exactly?
0:13:49 > 0:13:52This is mahogany. Mahogany tends to be quite a red colour,
0:13:52 > 0:13:57but this has faded into a nice sort of nutty brown colour, but the grain tells me that it's mahogany.
0:13:57 > 0:14:02The great thing about desks, for me, is always look inside a drawer.
0:14:02 > 0:14:04I pulled this out earlier.
0:14:04 > 0:14:08Can you see? Inside an old desk has to be sign of ink.
0:14:08 > 0:14:12There's always ink stains inside an old desk.
0:14:12 > 0:14:16- And not a nail in sight as far as I can see.- No, that's all dovetails.
0:14:16 > 0:14:19You're going to miss it! I don't know how you're letting this go.
0:14:19 > 0:14:22- I really don't, honestly. - What age would you put on it, Jonty?
0:14:22 > 0:14:25You can date furniture by the handles,
0:14:25 > 0:14:30because the pedestal desk was fashionable really in the middle part of the 18th century,
0:14:30 > 0:14:35all the way through to this period, where we're talking 1860, 1870.
0:14:35 > 0:14:39- Ask him how much. Quickly.- Go on. How much do you think, then?
0:14:39 > 0:14:42Well, we're going to look at a really great figure
0:14:42 > 0:14:45of between £350, maybe £550.
0:14:45 > 0:14:48- Fantastic! That is good money. - That's good.
0:14:48 > 0:14:53I might have to knock them all down to get to it first!
0:14:53 > 0:14:56- Let's keep searching, though. - Let's go this way.
0:14:56 > 0:15:01That's a great total. And we continue our search bolstered by our progress.
0:15:01 > 0:15:03I find this charming silver cruet set.
0:15:03 > 0:15:09It could make a stylish centrepiece at someone's dinner table for £20 to £30. And speaking of dining...
0:15:09 > 0:15:14Hey, Jonty, you're not thinking of selling all my blue and white China, are you?
0:15:14 > 0:15:21I thought I might. I have to say, my eye has gone to these huge lovely good quality meat plates here.
0:15:21 > 0:15:23- Can we sell these?- Yes, I think so.
0:15:23 > 0:15:26They're a little bit large for today's living, I think.
0:15:26 > 0:15:28I'd like to hang on to the rest,
0:15:28 > 0:15:31because it's quite decorative here on my dresser.
0:15:31 > 0:15:35These are the ones that have got real age to them. Where are these from?
0:15:35 > 0:15:38These, of course, are from the farmhouse in the Cotswolds.
0:15:38 > 0:15:41Now, I'm sure you know the pattern that this is.
0:15:41 > 0:15:43This is the willow pattern.
0:15:43 > 0:15:45But do you know the story of the willow pattern?
0:15:45 > 0:15:48Not really. It's something to do with a father chasing
0:15:48 > 0:15:51the young woman and her lover across the bridge.
0:15:51 > 0:15:53But I don't know very much about it.
0:15:53 > 0:15:56Well, that's exactly who you can see here.
0:15:56 > 0:15:58The story really is based in the palace, here.
0:15:58 > 0:16:00It starts off at the palace, here.
0:16:00 > 0:16:05There was a rich Mandarin, he had a daughter called Koong-se.
0:16:05 > 0:16:11and a lowly accountant named Chung who fell in love with Koong-se.
0:16:11 > 0:16:16They eventually eloped before the arranged marriage
0:16:16 > 0:16:19to a very wealthy Duke could take place.
0:16:19 > 0:16:24So this is the wealthy Duke sailing towards the palace
0:16:24 > 0:16:28on the day the blossom fell from the willow tree.
0:16:28 > 0:16:34They managed to escape and they lived for many a happy year on this island here.
0:16:34 > 0:16:36Well, I'm very pleased to hear that, then!
0:16:36 > 0:16:40It didn't end as a happy end. There was no happy ending there.
0:16:40 > 0:16:43The Duke eventually caught up with them,
0:16:43 > 0:16:46took his revenge and killed them both.
0:16:46 > 0:16:50The gods took pity and turned them into two beautiful birds.
0:16:50 > 0:16:53So that is the story of the willow pattern.
0:16:53 > 0:16:55And it is, by far, the most popular pattern
0:16:55 > 0:17:00that the ceramics factories of the 19th and 20th centuries produced.
0:17:00 > 0:17:02If it had been a rarer pattern,
0:17:02 > 0:17:06these plates would be worth quite a substantial sum of money because,
0:17:06 > 0:17:12if you are collecting blue and white transfer wares, you're looking for something really quite unusual.
0:17:12 > 0:17:15Definitely worth selling. Ballpark £50 to £100.
0:17:15 > 0:17:17Yeah. Yeah.
0:17:17 > 0:17:21- Happy?- Yeah, I think I'd feel happier if it was nearer the 100.
0:17:21 > 0:17:23Well, we'll see because also...
0:17:23 > 0:17:26- I have to be cautious because of the pattern itself, OK?- Yeah.
0:17:26 > 0:17:30- If it had been any other pattern, £100 no problem. All right?- Fine.
0:17:30 > 0:17:33I'll leave those here and we'll carry on searching.
0:17:33 > 0:17:40I had in mind a figure of about £50 each for them 40 to 50 each, I think.
0:17:40 > 0:17:44So I would be disappointed if we only got 50,
0:17:44 > 0:17:47but we'll see what happens on the auction day.
0:17:47 > 0:17:48We certainly will.
0:17:48 > 0:17:52And another item to test out is this willow pattern bowl.
0:17:52 > 0:17:55Jan wrestled with sending it to auction
0:17:55 > 0:17:58and decided it could join the meat plates at £20 to £30.
0:17:58 > 0:18:02As Jan has already mentioned, most of the antiques in the house
0:18:02 > 0:18:05come from Trevor's family home in the Cotswolds.
0:18:05 > 0:18:09While the others continue the search, I take a moment to find out more about his family.
0:18:09 > 0:18:13Trevor, tell me a little bit about your farming background.
0:18:13 > 0:18:16I grew up on a farm on the eastern edge of the Cotswolds.
0:18:16 > 0:18:21In fact, the farm had been in the family for, I think, three generations.
0:18:21 > 0:18:24Did you never fancy yourself, then, as Farmer Trevor?
0:18:24 > 0:18:29No, my dad asked me and we did talk about it, but I always intended doing something else.
0:18:29 > 0:18:32Then what's the history on your mother's side?
0:18:32 > 0:18:35My mum's history is actually quite interesting.
0:18:35 > 0:18:38She came over here just before the war from Germany
0:18:38 > 0:18:41because she was Jewish and, obviously, at that time,
0:18:41 > 0:18:43you needed to get away from Germany.
0:18:43 > 0:18:46So she became a nurse in the Radcliffe hospital
0:18:46 > 0:18:49and met my father in Oxford.
0:18:49 > 0:18:52So our background is sort of all her family split up
0:18:52 > 0:18:55by what happened in the Second World War.
0:18:55 > 0:18:58I'm taking it there weren't too many German speaking people
0:18:58 > 0:19:01in the Cotswolds at that time? How did she adapt?
0:19:01 > 0:19:04I think she always found life different from what she was used to
0:19:04 > 0:19:07when she was a girl growing up in Germany,
0:19:07 > 0:19:10but those are the times where people
0:19:10 > 0:19:13had to make as good a life as they can and she had her own life there,
0:19:13 > 0:19:17but it was a very different life to the one she was used to.
0:19:17 > 0:19:19What does your family overall feel about
0:19:19 > 0:19:22all these things that have very special memories
0:19:22 > 0:19:25being broken up and sold off through Cash in the Attic?
0:19:25 > 0:19:31Well, I think, as generations pass, things that you find...
0:19:31 > 0:19:35memorable and have a history to them, they lose track of,
0:19:35 > 0:19:39and it is probably time for those pieces to move on.
0:19:39 > 0:19:44I think we'd better get on with looking at some more of these things that did come from the farm.
0:19:44 > 0:19:46So, Farmer Trevor, let's go.
0:19:48 > 0:19:53While we've been chatting, Jonty has found another fine example of Victorian furniture.
0:19:53 > 0:19:59This tilt top table would have been used for cards and games in the Victorian parlour
0:19:59 > 0:20:02and Jonty puts a value of £200 to £300 on it.
0:20:02 > 0:20:07And in the garden, Trevor's made a surprising find in the shed.
0:20:07 > 0:20:09Someone likes to see their plants up close.
0:20:09 > 0:20:14Jonty, I've just been looking for these. Are these of any interest?
0:20:14 > 0:20:15Opera glasses. Yes.
0:20:15 > 0:20:19Now, what I find absolutely intriguing about these opera glasses
0:20:19 > 0:20:23is that they are from Paris and they've got "Le Jockey Club"
0:20:23 > 0:20:24stamped on them as well.
0:20:24 > 0:20:28So what are you doing with a pair of Parisian opera glasses?
0:20:28 > 0:20:33Well, that's a good question because whereas I actually have been to the opera with Jan
0:20:33 > 0:20:37in the last couple of months, my father never did in his whole life.
0:20:37 > 0:20:41He actually had these in the cupboard at home and unless somebody else in
0:20:41 > 0:20:44the family were opera goers, he certainly wasn't.
0:20:44 > 0:20:48These were very fashionable in the 19th century.
0:20:48 > 0:20:50This style of glass is known as Galilean
0:20:50 > 0:20:54and this was invented in 1820.
0:20:54 > 0:20:57The Jockey Club of Paris still is in existence today.
0:20:57 > 0:21:02It houses the International Federation of Jockey Clubs
0:21:02 > 0:21:06- essentially it's almost like the HQ of racing.- Right.
0:21:06 > 0:21:10They were very big in the 19th century, which is when these would have been made.
0:21:10 > 0:21:15Because they've...seen better days, and the case,
0:21:15 > 0:21:20we're not going to get top dollar for them, but £20, £30.
0:21:20 > 0:21:22Yeah. As I said, they were in my father's desk,
0:21:22 > 0:21:27I think, or cabinet and just sat there for years. I never saw him use them.
0:21:27 > 0:21:29Excellent. Now, where's Gloria?
0:21:29 > 0:21:31She's not down there.
0:21:31 > 0:21:34Where am I? Well, I wish I could say I'm having a siesta,
0:21:34 > 0:21:36but I am working jolly hard, Jonty.
0:21:36 > 0:21:40There's so much to sift through, we've all fallen into a kind of a daze,
0:21:40 > 0:21:42but it looks like Jan is on form.
0:21:42 > 0:21:46Jonty, what do you think of this?
0:21:46 > 0:21:48We're talking about the cabinet?
0:21:48 > 0:21:51- Yes.- OK. Where's this come from? Is this part of your family?
0:21:51 > 0:21:54This is something else that came from Trevor's family home
0:21:54 > 0:21:56and I don't really know anything about it.
0:21:56 > 0:21:58This is a mahogany display cabinet
0:21:58 > 0:22:04and the inlay gives us an indication as to what age this cabinet is.
0:22:04 > 0:22:07This inlay work was revived from earlier Georgian designs
0:22:07 > 0:22:12in the latter half of the 19th century, so you're talking 1880 onwards.
0:22:12 > 0:22:15An interesting point - if you look at the shape of the door,
0:22:15 > 0:22:20more often than not, that door would have glazing bars.
0:22:20 > 0:22:22I like the fact that we have this shaped door.
0:22:22 > 0:22:25I also love the gallery around the top - French in influence.
0:22:25 > 0:22:28So this cabinet is much better quality than most
0:22:28 > 0:22:31Edwardian or late 19th century cabinets that you will see.
0:22:31 > 0:22:35- Is it English, or is it a French cabinet?- This is English.- It is?
0:22:35 > 0:22:39English display cabinet. Definitely worth putting in the auction sale.
0:22:39 > 0:22:41- Where have the other two got to?- I think they're...
0:22:41 > 0:22:44You know, Jonty, I'm never far away from you!
0:22:44 > 0:22:46So you were talking about an interesting piece.
0:22:46 > 0:22:48- This is it, is it?- Yes, it is.
0:22:48 > 0:22:51- Beautiful cabinet.- It's really good quality. Really good quality.
0:22:51 > 0:22:55- At auction, £200 to £300. - Wow.- That's not bad.
0:22:55 > 0:22:56That's a good price, isn't it?
0:22:56 > 0:22:59- You wouldn't have thought so. - I didn't expect that.
0:22:59 > 0:23:00I'm thrilled to bits to tell you
0:23:00 > 0:23:07that, already, if everything goes to plan at auction, you have £1,125.
0:23:07 > 0:23:12- Wow.- Isn't that good? - Where did that come from?
0:23:12 > 0:23:16Aren't we glad that she saved all those pieces from the skip!
0:23:16 > 0:23:21So, it's muy bueno all round. What a fabulous result.
0:23:21 > 0:23:26And some of the items that Jan and Trevor will be saying adios to include...
0:23:26 > 0:23:29the reproduction of a French mantle clock.
0:23:29 > 0:23:33This ornate time piece could fetch as much as £120 to £180.
0:23:34 > 0:23:36This gaudy Welsh Staffordshire bowl
0:23:36 > 0:23:40could pack some punch at auction at between £30 and £40.
0:23:41 > 0:23:43And will this table tip the balance?
0:23:43 > 0:23:49Their Victorian antique could bring in £200 to £300.
0:23:49 > 0:23:51Coming up next on Cash in the Attic,
0:23:51 > 0:23:54someone's getting into the Spanish vibe.
0:23:54 > 0:23:57- Buena suerte en la subasta. - Excuse me. Hark at him!
0:23:57 > 0:24:00But will the bidders be so enthusiastic?
0:24:00 > 0:24:02It's like extracting teeth.
0:24:02 > 0:24:05With more and more surprises in store.
0:24:05 > 0:24:07I can't believe that.
0:24:07 > 0:24:09Will our items be pulling in the bids?
0:24:09 > 0:24:12Find out when the hammer falls.
0:24:17 > 0:24:22Now, a few weeks ago, we visited Jan and Trevor Baker in their home near Sevenoaks in Kent
0:24:22 > 0:24:26and we brought all their collectibles here to the Chiswick Auction Rooms in West London.
0:24:26 > 0:24:31Just to remind you, they want to raise £800 to help decorate their holiday home.
0:24:31 > 0:24:38So let's hope they have lots of good bidders in here today so they can live the Spanish high life in style.
0:24:38 > 0:24:39Ole!
0:24:40 > 0:24:43The sale room in this charming Victorian building
0:24:43 > 0:24:49is brimming with anticipation as buyers keen to find a bargain sift through the antiques on display.
0:24:49 > 0:24:53Ever punctual, Jonty has his eye on the ornate mantle timepiece.
0:24:55 > 0:24:58Spot on time, Jonty. I like this clock, actually. It's good.
0:24:58 > 0:25:00Looking forward to meeting the Bakers again?
0:25:00 > 0:25:03I am. I've been practising my Spanish. Buena suerte en la subasta.
0:25:03 > 0:25:08Excuse me. Hark at him! No idea what it means, but it sounds good.
0:25:08 > 0:25:12It means, "Good luck at the auction", or at least I think it does!
0:25:12 > 0:25:17We shall see. At least you can't do hasta manana because this auction is going to start pretty soon.
0:25:17 > 0:25:21- Absolutely.- But the clock, of course, we know might do all right.
0:25:21 > 0:25:24- What else did you like? - I liked the Victorian postal desk.
0:25:24 > 0:25:27It's clean and it's good quality, so it should walk out the door.
0:25:27 > 0:25:31- It's a lovely desk, I must say. Shall we find the family? - Let's do it.
0:25:31 > 0:25:34It is certainly packed here at Chiswick,
0:25:34 > 0:25:37but it's always difficult to tell which way an auction will go.
0:25:37 > 0:25:41Now, generally, the smaller items tend to appeal to collectors,
0:25:41 > 0:25:45and modern tastes means that antique furniture doesn't always sell so well.
0:25:45 > 0:25:47We have a few items in that category.
0:25:47 > 0:25:50Fingers crossed they catch the eye of the bidders.
0:25:50 > 0:25:52Jan is here, but where's Trevor?
0:25:52 > 0:25:54Jan, taking a lingering look at your lovely unit!
0:25:54 > 0:25:57- Yes, it's looking good, isn't it?- And no Trevor.
0:25:57 > 0:26:00No, I'm afraid he had a long standing arrangement
0:26:00 > 0:26:02for a golf day today, so that took precedence, I'm afraid.
0:26:02 > 0:26:05So his handsome stand-in is who?
0:26:05 > 0:26:07- This is my son, Mike. My eldest son.- Hello.
0:26:07 > 0:26:09- Have you been to an auction before?- No.
0:26:09 > 0:26:13- But I'm very excited to be here. - So he's the auction virgin, then.
0:26:13 > 0:26:15We're always happy to have one. Have you been to many, Jan?
0:26:15 > 0:26:18Not many in recent years, but when I was young
0:26:18 > 0:26:22and the children were very small, I used to go to quite a lot.
0:26:22 > 0:26:24We've been having fun with
0:26:24 > 0:26:28- what I think is probably bad Spanish from Jonty.- So bad, I'm not going to repeat it!
0:26:28 > 0:26:32Presumably, Mike, you go to Spain quite a bit to have your holidays?
0:26:32 > 0:26:34I haven't actually been to the new house,
0:26:34 > 0:26:37- but I do enjoy going to Spain. - So you've got a vested interest
0:26:37 > 0:26:39- in how much money is raised.- Definitely.
0:26:39 > 0:26:42So, Gloria, we'd better get to work, then.
0:26:42 > 0:26:46I think we should. We want to raise as much money as possible for Spain.
0:26:49 > 0:26:51The auction is about to start.
0:26:51 > 0:26:54But if you're interested in selling or buying at auction,
0:26:54 > 0:26:57then please bear in mind that you will have commission, VAT
0:26:57 > 0:27:00and other charges to pay, so do check first.
0:27:00 > 0:27:02We file into our places,
0:27:02 > 0:27:05hoping our first item will throw things into focus.
0:27:05 > 0:27:06Lot number 20A now.
0:27:06 > 0:27:10The pair of binoculars, French Jockey Club binoculars.
0:27:10 > 0:27:13The first item up is the pair of binoculars which, mysteriously,
0:27:13 > 0:27:15we found in your potting shed.
0:27:15 > 0:27:18In the greenhouse, yes! I don't know what they were doing in there.
0:27:18 > 0:27:20What's your prediction for these, Jonty?
0:27:20 > 0:27:24£20, maybe £30, but just let the market decide on this one.
0:27:24 > 0:27:25Here they come.
0:27:25 > 0:27:28£20. I'm bid at £20.
0:27:28 > 0:27:33I'll take 22, 25, 28, 30.
0:27:33 > 0:27:3530, 32, £30.
0:27:38 > 0:27:40Gone for £30, then.
0:27:40 > 0:27:42- That's really good. - Hey! Your top estimate.
0:27:42 > 0:27:44- Very good.- Good start, yeah.
0:27:44 > 0:27:46So, Jan's happy,
0:27:46 > 0:27:48but we face a challenge with our next item,
0:27:48 > 0:27:50the willow pattern meat plates.
0:27:50 > 0:27:54In the rummage, Jan was hoping they'd fetch a good price.
0:27:54 > 0:27:55I have to be honest and say
0:27:55 > 0:27:57I actually really like willow pattern plates,
0:27:57 > 0:27:59so I'm sort of sorry you're selling these,
0:27:59 > 0:28:02but you're glad to get rid of them, aren't you?
0:28:02 > 0:28:03I am. They're just too big.
0:28:03 > 0:28:05£20 to start me off.
0:28:05 > 0:28:0722?
0:28:07 > 0:28:1025, 28, 30?
0:28:10 > 0:28:12At £28,
0:28:12 > 0:28:14I'm going to sell for £28.
0:28:14 > 0:28:17£28, it's gone. £28, then.
0:28:17 > 0:28:20- Disappointment, isn't it? - That really is disappointing.
0:28:20 > 0:28:25Oh, dear. It seems the large size put off the buyers as well.
0:28:25 > 0:28:29Perhaps this more modest sized willow pattern bowl will do better.
0:28:29 > 0:28:3426A, Victoria Staffordshire bowl, blue and white. £20 for it?
0:28:34 > 0:28:36£10 for it?
0:28:36 > 0:28:37No hand moves.
0:28:37 > 0:28:40No bid at all at £10? No-one likes it at £10?
0:28:40 > 0:28:42No-one's bid, I don't think.
0:28:42 > 0:28:44No bids, not sold.
0:28:44 > 0:28:46Ouch. A disappointing result.
0:28:46 > 0:28:51And when the occasional table then fails to reach its lower estimate...
0:28:51 > 0:28:52All out at £38, then?
0:28:52 > 0:28:54Sold at £38, you've got it.
0:28:54 > 0:28:57..We're beginning to feel a little uneasy.
0:28:57 > 0:29:00All eyes are now on the French mantle clock.
0:29:00 > 0:29:03I want to tell you, Jan and Mike, I found Jonty this morning,
0:29:03 > 0:29:06early, before the auction started, obviously,
0:29:06 > 0:29:08really looking very strongly at this little clock.
0:29:08 > 0:29:10It's got a great shape, hasn't it?
0:29:10 > 0:29:15Yes. Classic French form with ormolu mounts and I valued it over £100.
0:29:15 > 0:29:17The room's a little bit asleep at the moment,
0:29:17 > 0:29:19but I'm hoping we're going to get that.
0:29:19 > 0:29:21Start me at £100 for a cheap start. £100 for it?
0:29:21 > 0:29:24Can't believe no one's moving. Gonna bid me £100?
0:29:24 > 0:29:25You are - £100? 110?
0:29:25 > 0:29:29120, 130, 140,
0:29:29 > 0:29:34150, 160, 170, 180.
0:29:34 > 0:29:40Take 180 and we're done. 190, 200.
0:29:40 > 0:29:45- 210, 20...- It's fabulous, isn't it?
0:29:45 > 0:29:46..30.
0:29:46 > 0:29:48At £220.
0:29:48 > 0:29:50230. 240.
0:29:50 > 0:29:52You're doing the same. Yes or no, please.
0:29:52 > 0:29:56£230. Gone.
0:29:56 > 0:29:59- 230.- 230, fantastic. Isn't that good, Mike?
0:29:59 > 0:30:01- Much better.- Yeah, much better.
0:30:01 > 0:30:04What a timely comeback that was!
0:30:04 > 0:30:09£230 is a handsome sum towards our Spanish villa fund.
0:30:09 > 0:30:13Let's hope our next item serves up a similar result.
0:30:13 > 0:30:17Lot number 50A now. The Georgian mahogany occasional table.
0:30:17 > 0:30:19There it is. Tall top, single pedestal base.
0:30:19 > 0:30:23- Do you remember this one?- I do. It has some sentimental value for me
0:30:23 > 0:30:26because Mum used to put the Christmas tree on this every year
0:30:26 > 0:30:28with all our presents around the bottom.
0:30:28 > 0:30:31- So it means something to me. - How can you do it to him?
0:30:31 > 0:30:33Are you going to get a tad emotional now?
0:30:33 > 0:30:35Yeah, I might do, but I'll forgive her!
0:30:35 > 0:30:40Start me at...£200? £200 for it.
0:30:40 > 0:30:42£100 for it? £100.
0:30:42 > 0:30:48110, 120, 130, 140, 150, 160, 170...
0:30:49 > 0:30:53..170, 180, 190, 200.
0:30:53 > 0:30:56- And 10, 220...- Can't believe it!
0:30:56 > 0:30:59One more bid. 220, 230?
0:30:59 > 0:31:03At £220. Selling for 220, all out.
0:31:03 > 0:31:06- We got that.- Hey! Result.
0:31:06 > 0:31:10- Result. Well done! - Jonty must be the expert.
0:31:10 > 0:31:12It may have had memories for Mike,
0:31:12 > 0:31:14but with the funds from this table's sale
0:31:14 > 0:31:16going to the family's Spanish holiday home,
0:31:16 > 0:31:20he'll have a whole new set of experiences to look back on.
0:31:20 > 0:31:22It's certainly been an unpredictable morning.
0:31:22 > 0:31:26I want to let you know that I'm definitely having a hot flush.
0:31:26 > 0:31:28A, it's very, very hot in the auction room and,
0:31:28 > 0:31:32B, with the up and down prices, I am absolutely exhausted.
0:31:32 > 0:31:34This is the halfway mark, then.
0:31:34 > 0:31:37You're looking for £800 to help with the decoration in Spain.
0:31:37 > 0:31:40Well, I am thrilled to be able to tell you at the halfway mark,
0:31:40 > 0:31:43you're already at £546.
0:31:43 > 0:31:46- My goodness. I can't believe that! - Isn't that fabulous?
0:31:46 > 0:31:49- That's really good.- That is so good.
0:31:49 > 0:31:51We had a bit of a disappointing start
0:31:51 > 0:31:56and then a really exhilarated end as we come up to the halfway mark.
0:31:56 > 0:31:57That's fabulous.
0:32:02 > 0:32:06After that thrilling first half, it's time for a welcome break.
0:32:06 > 0:32:08But while Jan and Mike pop off for a quick cuppa,
0:32:08 > 0:32:11Jonty's made a cracking discovery.
0:32:12 > 0:32:14I wanted to show you this plate
0:32:14 > 0:32:17because I always admire good quality in antiques.
0:32:17 > 0:32:19This is what we're looking at here.
0:32:19 > 0:32:22This plate is valued between £200 and £300.
0:32:22 > 0:32:26I have to say about five years ago, it would be more like £400 to £600.
0:32:26 > 0:32:28- Who made it?- If you have a look on the back,
0:32:28 > 0:32:33this is an under-glazed blue shape of the beehive.
0:32:33 > 0:32:35That means that it's come from Vienna.
0:32:35 > 0:32:38There were various factories in the late 19th century,
0:32:38 > 0:32:39when this would have been made.
0:32:39 > 0:32:42As we see on the back, it says this is Achilles,
0:32:42 > 0:32:44so the subject matter here is the learning,
0:32:44 > 0:32:46or the education of Achilles.
0:32:46 > 0:32:49And is it all hand painted?
0:32:49 > 0:32:55- Everything that you see here is all hand done.- Everything?
0:32:55 > 0:32:58Absolutely everything. And this is literally...this is literally gold
0:32:58 > 0:33:00that you're touching here as well.
0:33:00 > 0:33:02This is gold leaf.
0:33:02 > 0:33:05Well, this is certainly not a simple plate.
0:33:05 > 0:33:06I think it's a great thing.
0:33:06 > 0:33:10As I say, I'm not quite sure whether I want it in my own home,
0:33:10 > 0:33:12but I can see why people appreciate it.
0:33:12 > 0:33:15I'm going to let you carry it down the stairs to the auction room!
0:33:21 > 0:33:25With the auction about to recommence, we file into our places
0:33:25 > 0:33:29for the second half and a new auctioneer takes the stand.
0:33:29 > 0:33:30After the exciting first half,
0:33:30 > 0:33:34we're all keen to see what the next part of the sale will bring,
0:33:34 > 0:33:38but will our first item after the break cut the mustard?
0:33:38 > 0:33:41Lot 322A, the silver three piece cruet set.
0:33:41 > 0:33:45- I believe you bought this actually at an antique fair?- I did, yes.
0:33:45 > 0:33:48- Where was that?- Several years ago at Ardingly,
0:33:48 > 0:33:50the big south of England antiques fair.
0:33:50 > 0:33:52What did you pay for them?
0:33:52 > 0:33:55I think I paid about £80.
0:33:55 > 0:33:58I put it a lot lower than that.
0:33:58 > 0:33:59OK, here's the item.
0:33:59 > 0:34:01£10? I know this is worth £10.
0:34:01 > 0:34:03Ten, I'm bid. Thank you, at last. £10.
0:34:03 > 0:34:08It's worth more than that. But I can sell at £10. 12.
0:34:10 > 0:34:12It's like extracting teeth. 14,
0:34:12 > 0:34:1816. £20, then, in the corner is bid for it at £20. £22.
0:34:18 > 0:34:25£22, there in the middle of the room at £22. At £22, then.
0:34:25 > 0:34:29Well, the auctioneer did a good job there at pushing the price up
0:34:29 > 0:34:34and £22 may not be at much as Jan paid, but it's still on estimate.
0:34:34 > 0:34:38So, when the opaline vases sell under estimate at £10,
0:34:38 > 0:34:41we're not too concerned. Next up is one of our star lots,
0:34:41 > 0:34:43the Victorian writing desk.
0:34:43 > 0:34:46Now, this is one of my favourite lots of the sale.
0:34:46 > 0:34:48A lovely Victorian pedestal desk.
0:34:48 > 0:34:50It's nice and clean, ready to go home.
0:34:50 > 0:34:53Whoever wants to buy it, they can just walk out of the auction room.
0:34:53 > 0:34:57You put a reserve of £250 on it.
0:34:57 > 0:35:02That's fine because I put £350-£450 estimate on it, so we should be OK.
0:35:02 > 0:35:05342A is a desk.
0:35:05 > 0:35:07342A.
0:35:07 > 0:35:10£200 for the desk? 200, 210, 220.
0:35:10 > 0:35:13£220 for that desk, at £220.
0:35:13 > 0:35:16At 220. At £220.
0:35:16 > 0:35:18Nobody else want 230?
0:35:18 > 0:35:22£220. 220 then.
0:35:22 > 0:35:24Not sold, I'm afraid.
0:35:24 > 0:35:26I have a funny feeling that deep down,
0:35:26 > 0:35:28although Trevor has said yes, we can sell that
0:35:28 > 0:35:31but deep down, I don't think he does want to sell it!
0:35:31 > 0:35:33I think you're probably right.
0:35:33 > 0:35:36Otherwise, he wouldn't have put on such a high reserve.
0:35:36 > 0:35:39It's disappointing that it didn't go above the reserve,
0:35:39 > 0:35:42but as the desk came from Trevor's family, it's right and proper
0:35:42 > 0:35:45that it should go at a price that reflects its value.
0:35:45 > 0:35:47It doesn't help our total, though.
0:35:47 > 0:35:50We need our next lot to make a really good show of it.
0:35:50 > 0:35:53It's a very fine inlaid Edwardian display cabinet
0:35:53 > 0:35:57and we're hoping for £200 to £300.
0:35:57 > 0:36:00So, French in its style, Jonty?
0:36:00 > 0:36:03Well, it's Art Nouveau style, really. It's late 19th century.
0:36:03 > 0:36:06£200 to £300 worth of antique.
0:36:06 > 0:36:08You've got a reserve on it, haven't you?
0:36:08 > 0:36:11Yes, because we wouldn't like to see it go for next to nothing.
0:36:11 > 0:36:14Who will start me for £100 for the display cabinet?
0:36:14 > 0:36:15100, 110, 120,
0:36:15 > 0:36:17130, 140.
0:36:17 > 0:36:19£140 for a display cabinet.
0:36:19 > 0:36:21£140. Anybody want me 150?
0:36:21 > 0:36:23£140...
0:36:24 > 0:36:26Gone at £140, at 140.
0:36:26 > 0:36:28Anybody else want to come in?
0:36:28 > 0:36:30140. Not enough.
0:36:30 > 0:36:33Not enough.
0:36:33 > 0:36:35I'll tell you what, though,
0:36:35 > 0:36:38I think it's better that it goes home and sits in your sitting room.
0:36:38 > 0:36:41I do. I think it's criminal in some ways to give things away,
0:36:41 > 0:36:44if they're worth a lot more and if they're worth a lot to your family.
0:36:44 > 0:36:48It seems the bidders aren't as keen on furniture today,
0:36:48 > 0:36:51but Jan could always leave the cabinet
0:36:51 > 0:36:54and the writing desk in another sale.
0:36:54 > 0:36:57After that poor run, the collection of silver items
0:36:57 > 0:37:01with an estimate of £50 also failed to sell.
0:37:01 > 0:37:03Start me for £20 for the silver plate.
0:37:03 > 0:37:0720, 22, 24, 26. £26 for it?
0:37:07 > 0:37:11For £26, I'll take. At £26, it's not selling for 26...
0:37:11 > 0:37:13At £26. Anybody want to come in?
0:37:13 > 0:37:15No? At £26...
0:37:15 > 0:37:16Not sold, I'm afraid.
0:37:16 > 0:37:19And we're left feeling a little bewildered.
0:37:19 > 0:37:21So disappointing! But on the other hand,
0:37:21 > 0:37:23why would it suddenly be a no-sale
0:37:23 > 0:37:26with the auctioneer just taking that decision?
0:37:26 > 0:37:30He uses his estimate as a guide as to where he should be selling.
0:37:30 > 0:37:34So he takes it up to a reasonable figure
0:37:34 > 0:37:36and then offers it into the room.
0:37:36 > 0:37:40So he went up to £26 and then would have looked round the room for bids,
0:37:40 > 0:37:42no bids, bangs the gavel down.
0:37:42 > 0:37:44That means that it's unsold.
0:37:44 > 0:37:46But we mustn't be too downhearted.
0:37:46 > 0:37:50We did brilliantly well in the first part of the auction.
0:37:50 > 0:37:51Our last item
0:37:51 > 0:37:55on the blot today is this colourful Staffordshire bowl.
0:37:55 > 0:37:58This could do really well, but it did have some hairline cracks,
0:37:58 > 0:38:01so Jonty is playing it safe with a low estimate.
0:38:01 > 0:38:02This bowl is beautiful,
0:38:02 > 0:38:06very colourful, and would have been used as a punch bowl, I guess.
0:38:06 > 0:38:08So did you ever use it like that?
0:38:08 > 0:38:10We just used it as an ornament.
0:38:10 > 0:38:12Why did you not put some Pimms or something
0:38:12 > 0:38:14out of this beautiful punch bowl?
0:38:14 > 0:38:16Probably because we didn't think of it.
0:38:16 > 0:38:19- What's your appraisal, Jonty?- The market isn't great for these things.
0:38:19 > 0:38:22They're decorative, but no more than that,
0:38:22 > 0:38:24so I'll have to put a lower figure on it,
0:38:24 > 0:38:26so around the £30 mark is what we're looking for.
0:38:26 > 0:38:30Let's console ourselves with the thought that if it doesn't sell...
0:38:30 > 0:38:32We'll all have Pimms in the garden.
0:38:32 > 0:38:33Here it comes.
0:38:33 > 0:38:38Must be worth £10. 12, 14, 16, 18, 20.
0:38:38 > 0:38:40£20 for it?
0:38:40 > 0:38:41£20, 22.
0:38:41 > 0:38:4424, 26, 28,
0:38:44 > 0:38:4730, 32, 34.
0:38:47 > 0:38:51£34, then. 38, 40,
0:38:51 > 0:38:5642, 44, 46, 48, 50,
0:38:56 > 0:38:585, 60, 5.
0:38:58 > 0:39:0270, 5, 80, 5.
0:39:02 > 0:39:0690, 5, 100. 110, 120.
0:39:06 > 0:39:09120 then for the lady at £120.
0:39:09 > 0:39:13At 120. At £120, then, it's 120.
0:39:16 > 0:39:18- That is fantastic! - What a result, eh?
0:39:18 > 0:39:22Why did do you think it went for so much more than you thought?
0:39:22 > 0:39:26There's obviously two dealers that really, really wanted this,
0:39:26 > 0:39:27and one was determined.
0:39:27 > 0:39:31You noticed the card just stayed up until the hammer fell.
0:39:31 > 0:39:34She was prepared to buy it, like, almost at any price.
0:39:34 > 0:39:38- £120. That's a really great result. - And your wee face was brilliant!
0:39:41 > 0:39:44I don't know, talk about highs and lows!
0:39:44 > 0:39:47The bowl sold for four times its estimate,
0:39:47 > 0:39:49but was that enough to get us to our target?
0:39:49 > 0:39:54Just to refresh your memory, of course, £800, we were hoping for
0:39:54 > 0:39:58to do a bit of redecoration in your new place in Spain.
0:39:58 > 0:40:00Bearing in mind you did exceptionally well
0:40:00 > 0:40:02in the first part of your auction,
0:40:02 > 0:40:05and in the second part of the auction, you had three no-sales,
0:40:05 > 0:40:08which means you're going home with some of your pieces.
0:40:08 > 0:40:11Despite that, you've got the grand total
0:40:11 > 0:40:15which, I think, is terrific, of £698.
0:40:15 > 0:40:18- That's not too bad, is it?- I think that's terrific, don't you?
0:40:18 > 0:40:23I'm amazed, considering we had the desk and display cabinet unsold.
0:40:23 > 0:40:24Which were the biggest items.
0:40:24 > 0:40:27I think your other items did exceptionally well.
0:40:27 > 0:40:29You've done very well, considering.
0:40:33 > 0:40:35It's one week later
0:40:35 > 0:40:38and with just under £700 towards their Spanish casa,
0:40:38 > 0:40:42Jan and Trevor have a plan for when they return to Spain.
0:40:42 > 0:40:44The money we raise from the auction
0:40:44 > 0:40:47we'll use to refurbish the villa in Spain, but it would be nice
0:40:47 > 0:40:49to come here today and learn to cook paella
0:40:49 > 0:40:51because we've got a group of friends coming in October
0:40:51 > 0:40:55and we're looking to see that we can produce a fantastic meal for them.
0:40:55 > 0:40:57They've come to Jan's Spanish school
0:40:57 > 0:41:01for a very special day with an experienced paella chef.
0:41:01 > 0:41:03Let's cook some paella!
0:41:03 > 0:41:06I'm really looking forward to learning a bit of Spanish cookery
0:41:06 > 0:41:08because we've been eating paella
0:41:08 > 0:41:11for years and it's about time I learned how to cook it.
0:41:11 > 0:41:14A veritable feast of the senses.
0:41:14 > 0:41:17Paella's one of those dishes everyone in Spain has an opinion on.
0:41:17 > 0:41:19Originally from Valencia,
0:41:19 > 0:41:21we think of it as being a seafood dish,
0:41:21 > 0:41:24but all sorts of ingredients can find their way into it.
0:41:24 > 0:41:26Perhaps the ordinary people
0:41:26 > 0:41:30might not be able to afford the langoustinos.
0:41:30 > 0:41:33Rabbit. Very popular.
0:41:33 > 0:41:35- In Valencia, they do snails as well? - Yes. It's nice.
0:41:35 > 0:41:39The largest ever paella was made in Valencia
0:41:39 > 0:41:41and fed over 200,000 people.
0:41:43 > 0:41:45I'm sure Jan and Trevor
0:41:45 > 0:41:48aren't planning to feed quite that many people,
0:41:48 > 0:41:52but they are keen to test out their new skills on their friends.
0:41:52 > 0:41:55Looking forward to getting back to Spain, actually,
0:41:55 > 0:41:58and entertaining our friends with a wonderful paella meal.
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