0:00:02 > 0:00:04Welcome to Cash In The Attic, the programme that joins you
0:00:04 > 0:00:07in the hunt for antiques and collectibles around your home
0:00:07 > 0:00:10and then sells them with you at auction.
0:00:10 > 0:00:12Today, I'm in Nottinghamshire, in the East Midlands, and of course,
0:00:12 > 0:00:16when you say Nottingham, just one name springs to mind.
0:00:16 > 0:00:17Robin Hood.
0:00:17 > 0:00:22The exploits of Robin Hood are known the world over and celebrated throughout the city.
0:00:22 > 0:00:28At Nottingham Castle, there's an exhibition dedicated to the myth and history surrounding his adventures.
0:00:28 > 0:00:32Although real facts are scarce, stories of his cunning and agility
0:00:32 > 0:00:36and fight for justice during the reign of Richard I,
0:00:36 > 0:00:38have been handed down over 900 years.
0:00:38 > 0:00:41Well, I can assure you our aim is going to be true today,
0:00:41 > 0:00:44when we go in search of our own treasures to take to auction
0:00:44 > 0:00:47and we should have no problem hitting the target.
0:01:07 > 0:01:13Coming up on today's Cash In The Attic, a family with Christmas on their minds.
0:01:13 > 0:01:15So that'll pay for you to see Father Christmas.
0:01:15 > 0:01:18You'll be buying him presents at that rate.
0:01:18 > 0:01:21Jonty's keeping everything crossed for good results.
0:01:21 > 0:01:24- Yeah. Happy with that?- On a wing and a prayer, maybe a bit more.
0:01:24 > 0:01:27And we're all in for some exciting moments, come auction day.
0:01:27 > 0:01:30Fantastic.
0:01:30 > 0:01:35That was terrific. But will we still be smiling when the final hammer falls?
0:01:40 > 0:01:42I'm just an arrow's flight south of Nottingham
0:01:42 > 0:01:45and I'm about to meet a family who've called in
0:01:45 > 0:01:50the Cash In The Attic team to help them fund a really special treat
0:01:50 > 0:01:52that has a very wintry feel to it.
0:01:52 > 0:01:56Jo and Julian Potter and their six-year-old son, Louis,
0:01:56 > 0:02:00are looking after this lovely cottage in Nottinghamshire which belong to Jo's parents.
0:02:00 > 0:02:02Jo's father sadly died last year
0:02:02 > 0:02:05and her mother has recently moved into a care home,
0:02:05 > 0:02:09leaving Jo and Julian with a house full of their possessions to deal with.
0:02:09 > 0:02:13But they've decided that the time has come to sort through the lifetime of collectibles
0:02:13 > 0:02:17and use some of the cash for a very special family trip. Morning, Jonty.
0:02:17 > 0:02:21- How are you?- I'm very well. It's appropriate I should find you under
0:02:21 > 0:02:24the greenwood tree cos I joined Robin Hood's gang, this morning.
0:02:24 > 0:02:27Well, I'm certainly one of your merry men. In fact,
0:02:27 > 0:02:29I could be Little John.
0:02:29 > 0:02:31No. No. You're my Big Jonty.
0:02:31 > 0:02:34Never Little John. But we've got a houseful of some fab stuff.
0:02:34 > 0:02:36- Shall we get started?- Let's go.
0:02:36 > 0:02:39- Morning, Potters.- Hiya.
0:02:39 > 0:02:43- Hi.- Jo, Julian and Louis, are you playing with some of Mummy's old toys there?
0:02:43 > 0:02:46- Yes.- What's that?
0:02:46 > 0:02:51We've got two horses and a carriage of four wheels.
0:02:51 > 0:02:53- So you're reliving some of your memories.- Yes.
0:02:53 > 0:02:56Now, why have you called in Cash In The Attic, Jo?
0:02:56 > 0:03:04Well, sadly, I've lost my dad and it's my 40th birthday next year and it's our tenth wedding anniversary.
0:03:04 > 0:03:08And we were hoping to take Louis for Lapland for Christmas.
0:03:08 > 0:03:11And I know Dad would have liked to have done something for us,
0:03:11 > 0:03:17so it's a way of, you know, enjoying some time with Louis, really.
0:03:17 > 0:03:21- So, ski lessons as well, before he goes to Lapland?- I'd like to.
0:03:21 > 0:03:26- I don't think Nottingham is exactly known for its snow-covered peaks, is it?- No.
0:03:26 > 0:03:28So where's he going to learn to ski?
0:03:28 > 0:03:31Locally, there's a few snow domes nearby that we could go there and
0:03:31 > 0:03:34try a few lessons out and see how he goes, really.
0:03:34 > 0:03:36How much do you reckon this is going to cost?
0:03:36 > 0:03:41- If we could just raise 500 towards, that'll be fantastic.- Get us going.
0:03:41 > 0:03:43So you've got a houseful of stuff...
0:03:43 > 0:03:46- Yeah.- Ready to go to auction.- Yeah. - So that Louis can get on his skis.
0:03:46 > 0:03:50- Yes.- Well, I tell you what, Louis, I want you to get your skates on now
0:03:50 > 0:03:54cos we're going to go and find Jonty and see what we can take to auction.
0:03:54 > 0:03:55Come on.
0:03:55 > 0:04:00It's a great idea to turn family heirlooms into skiing lessons for the youngest member of the family.
0:04:00 > 0:04:03So we need to pull out all the stops on our search today.
0:04:03 > 0:04:09Here to lead the antiques expedition is our expert, Jonty Hearnden, who's had a lifelong passion
0:04:09 > 0:04:11for collectibles and we find him hard at work.
0:04:11 > 0:04:13Ah, there we are, Louis.
0:04:13 > 0:04:16- There's Jonty. - Hi, guys.- Hello.
0:04:16 > 0:04:18- Hi.- And what have you got there?
0:04:18 > 0:04:20Well, have a look at this. This is wonderful.
0:04:20 > 0:04:22So where did it come from, Jo?
0:04:22 > 0:04:26I always remember it being in the house and remember it as a little girl, as well.
0:04:26 > 0:04:29And Mum telling me about it and being interested in it
0:04:29 > 0:04:31cos of all the bright colours in it.
0:04:31 > 0:04:33I don't know where she actually bought it from
0:04:33 > 0:04:36or where she got it from but she's had it a long, long time.
0:04:36 > 0:04:38What did she tell you about it?
0:04:38 > 0:04:41Just that it was worth something and I don't really know why she said
0:04:41 > 0:04:45that when I was little but I do remember her saying that.
0:04:45 > 0:04:48Generically, what we're looking at here is a Staffordshire group.
0:04:48 > 0:04:52And these figures were produced for the masses in the early part of the
0:04:52 > 0:04:5619th century through into the latter half of the 19th century.
0:04:56 > 0:05:00But I suspect that this is not a Staffordshire group,
0:05:00 > 0:05:03but it's possibly a Chinese import.
0:05:03 > 0:05:06I say that because when I turn it around on the back...
0:05:06 > 0:05:10you've got this distinctive Chinese crackle glazing.
0:05:10 > 0:05:14Now, what's happened over the last 20, 30 years, that a lot of these
0:05:14 > 0:05:19have been copied and flooded the UK market.
0:05:19 > 0:05:21- Is that a copy?- I'm afraid
0:05:21 > 0:05:26- that this is probably not an early 19th century group of figures.- Yeah.
0:05:26 > 0:05:28I think this is probably 20, 30 years old
0:05:28 > 0:05:30so when it was bought by your parents,
0:05:30 > 0:05:34I think that this would have been new rather than 150 years old.
0:05:34 > 0:05:37It could be worth hundreds but I don't think it is.
0:05:37 > 0:05:40Therefore we're looking at £30, 40, that sort of ball park.
0:05:40 > 0:05:44Jonty's being cautious but that's £30 banked, already.
0:05:44 > 0:05:48With a £500 target though, we've got a lot more rummaging to do.
0:05:48 > 0:05:53And Julian has started his search upstairs and comes up trumps straightaway
0:05:53 > 0:05:57when he finds this brass ship's clock which Jonty values at £30-50.
0:05:57 > 0:06:01Jo and Jonty are continuing their search downstairs.
0:06:01 > 0:06:04- There's another room through here.- Wow. Look at all this.
0:06:04 > 0:06:06And loads and loads of Toby jugs,
0:06:06 > 0:06:10which are found all over the house, all hanging up, everywhere.
0:06:10 > 0:06:13- Hence the reason why you've got hooks on there.- Yeah.
0:06:13 > 0:06:16I've just put them all together. Don't know if they're of any interest.
0:06:16 > 0:06:22Well, they were first introduced in the mid-18th century, around 1760, 1770.
0:06:22 > 0:06:27And they all have this seated character holding
0:06:27 > 0:06:28a jug of beer.
0:06:28 > 0:06:32From the mid-18th century, they've never really gone out of fashion.
0:06:32 > 0:06:34And they've always been repeated
0:06:34 > 0:06:37in different shapes, different sizes, different colourings.
0:06:37 > 0:06:42And more often than not, you can still pick them up on the market cheaply.
0:06:42 > 0:06:46- That's why people collect them, because they really do have bags of character.- Yeah.
0:06:46 > 0:06:48- So can we sell them?- Yes. Definitely.
0:06:48 > 0:06:52- Right.- Yeah.- Well, what we need to do is gather all of these up.
0:06:52 > 0:06:55Need them to be carefully packed. Shipped off to the auction room.
0:06:55 > 0:06:59And if we've got any other bits and pieces, certainly,
0:06:59 > 0:07:03that are similar sort of to what I would say character-style ceramics.
0:07:03 > 0:07:05- Yes.- Put them all in together.- Yeah.
0:07:05 > 0:07:08So, not only have we got loads of Toby jugs but other items as well.
0:07:08 > 0:07:13- Right.- And I'm sure we're looking at around the £60 mark, maybe 60 to maybe even £100.
0:07:13 > 0:07:15- Brilliant. Yeah. - It will all add up.
0:07:15 > 0:07:19It certainly does. And there's another addition to our fund
0:07:19 > 0:07:22when I find this antique telephone
0:07:22 > 0:07:25which Jonty packs off to auction at £30-50.
0:07:25 > 0:07:30While Jonty continues rummaging, I catch up with our snow-loving family.
0:07:30 > 0:07:32I can see what you mean about having a clear-out.
0:07:32 > 0:07:34You've got a load of stuff in this house.
0:07:34 > 0:07:37- Lots and lots of things. - You could say that.- Yeah.
0:07:37 > 0:07:41Your mum and dad were obviously hoarders of all sorts of stuff.
0:07:41 > 0:07:45- It's all round us.- Yeah. Used to collect lots of different things.
0:07:45 > 0:07:47Yeah. Lots to sort.
0:07:47 > 0:07:50But I've noticed lots of paintings around the house.
0:07:50 > 0:07:52Your mum was very artistic, wasn't she?
0:07:52 > 0:07:55Yeah. She loved drawing and painting and making things
0:07:55 > 0:07:58and she's made a lot of things with Louis as well.
0:07:58 > 0:08:00She was an art teacher and ceramic teacher.
0:08:00 > 0:08:03So, yeah, there's lots of things she's made and done. Yeah.
0:08:03 > 0:08:05- How about your dad?- No. Not really.
0:08:05 > 0:08:07But he was very clever.
0:08:07 > 0:08:08He used to make a lot of things.
0:08:08 > 0:08:10He made me a train that went all the way
0:08:10 > 0:08:12from the top of the garden right to the bottom of the garden.
0:08:12 > 0:08:16So your dad was not the artistic one, your mum was, but you both
0:08:16 > 0:08:20met through art really, didn't you, being at the same college, Julian?
0:08:20 > 0:08:23That's right. Yeah. We met down in Loughborough College.
0:08:23 > 0:08:26We were studying graphic design, so we both worked in the industry,
0:08:26 > 0:08:29sort of thing and we've been together since what...
0:08:29 > 0:08:31about 17, 18...
0:08:31 > 0:08:34- Yeah.- Nearly 20 years now.
0:08:34 > 0:08:38So what's the thing you're looking forward to most about being able to ski together
0:08:38 > 0:08:42once Louis becomes as proficient as we all know he's going to be?
0:08:42 > 0:08:45Being as a family altogether, as opposed to him going to lessons
0:08:45 > 0:08:49and it'd be nice to get over there and do it altogether, as a group, basically.
0:08:49 > 0:08:52We'll enjoy each other's company and skiing together.
0:08:52 > 0:08:57Well, if we're going to get this family on to the slopes, we need to get back to work.
0:08:57 > 0:08:59Jonty certainly isn't letting the side down when he unearths
0:08:59 > 0:09:03this autograph book featuring stars such as George Formby.
0:09:03 > 0:09:07Our expert hopes that it could make £50-80 at auction.
0:09:07 > 0:09:11And our ski lesson fund gets topped up by another £40-80
0:09:11 > 0:09:15when Jo finds this set of 14 encyclopedias in the living room.
0:09:15 > 0:09:19But items of interest aren't just confined to the house and Julian's keen to show
0:09:19 > 0:09:22off one of his late father-in-law's favourite possessions.
0:09:23 > 0:09:27This is what I was telling you about. It was his pride and joy.
0:09:27 > 0:09:31We all sat in the living room, late at night and he lit it all up,
0:09:31 > 0:09:34got all the pumps working and water coming out the lions
0:09:34 > 0:09:37and as I say, it looked really impressive, to have it all lit up
0:09:37 > 0:09:41at night and the water glistening, so he was very, very proud of it.
0:09:41 > 0:09:43This is a proper garden feature, isn't it?
0:09:43 > 0:09:49Water feature, because not only have you got the water coming spouting through the top here,
0:09:49 > 0:09:55through this bunch of flowers, but they come through the four masks applied to the central column here.
0:09:55 > 0:09:58So you can imagine just how impressive that would have been.
0:09:58 > 0:09:59It's a wonderful thing.
0:09:59 > 0:10:03So is this based on, what...sort of 18th, 19th century garden ornaments?
0:10:03 > 0:10:05It's a kind of mish-mash of ideas.
0:10:05 > 0:10:10On the top, you have an 18th century style floral basket.
0:10:10 > 0:10:15Down below, we have these, certainly 18th century, lion mask heads,
0:10:15 > 0:10:20but then, if you look at the trough, this is more Victorian in feel.
0:10:20 > 0:10:24So if it did go to auction, what do you reckon it might be worth?
0:10:24 > 0:10:26It has to be £100, £200.
0:10:26 > 0:10:29If two people really wanted this, the sky's the limit.
0:10:29 > 0:10:32So what do you think? Do we take this to auction or not?
0:10:32 > 0:10:34I'll have to ask my wife.
0:10:34 > 0:10:37Make it her decision. It was her father's.
0:10:37 > 0:10:39I'll have to think about that. I'll have to discuss it with her.
0:10:39 > 0:10:43Well, it's obviously a sentimental item but what a great addition
0:10:43 > 0:10:45to our fund if it does make it to auction...
0:10:45 > 0:10:49although they will have to think carefully about how to get it there.
0:10:49 > 0:10:52Inside, the youngest member of the family is pitching in
0:10:52 > 0:10:58and finds cast iron novelty money boxes which Jonty values at £40-60.
0:10:58 > 0:11:01And back from the garden, Jonty and Julian are tackling one of the bedrooms.
0:11:02 > 0:11:05Julian, can you tell me anything about this chair?
0:11:05 > 0:11:08Not much, really. It's always been in the house, in places.
0:11:08 > 0:11:11It's been covered in cushions.
0:11:11 > 0:11:16- Yeah.- I think that my mother-in-law was given it by a friend.
0:11:16 > 0:11:18- OK.- Apart from that, not much else.
0:11:18 > 0:11:25- It's called a prayer chair, or a Prie Dieu and that is French for pray to God.- Right.
0:11:25 > 0:11:30So it literally is a kneeling stool with a high back.
0:11:30 > 0:11:35But the most amazing thing about this chair is the fabric that it's covered in.
0:11:35 > 0:11:41All of this is handstitched, so you can imagine the length of time this would have taken to do.
0:11:41 > 0:11:44Quite extraordinary really, if you think about it.
0:11:44 > 0:11:48And what tends to happen with these chairs is because you've got so much
0:11:48 > 0:11:51leverage on the top here, that they tend to do this.
0:11:51 > 0:11:53Listen to this.
0:11:53 > 0:11:56Can you hear creaking, rolling?
0:11:56 > 0:12:01That's an issue with these chairs and as a consequence, the only way to mend that properly is to take the
0:12:01 > 0:12:03whole back frame to bits
0:12:03 > 0:12:07and to re-glue the dowels and pegs, at the back of the chair,
0:12:07 > 0:12:10- so there's quite a bit of work involved in doing just that.- Yeah.
0:12:10 > 0:12:12Because we need that extra work doing to it,
0:12:12 > 0:12:18I can't get you top dollar at all, but it's still going to be, you know, £40-60, that sort of ball park.
0:12:18 > 0:12:20- I'm fine with that.- Yeah. - Yeah. Happy with that.
0:12:20 > 0:12:22On a wing and a prayer, maybe a bit more.
0:12:22 > 0:12:25Top marks for the fund, Jonty, if not the joke.
0:12:25 > 0:12:32It's nearly the end of our day's rummaging but Jo has one final lot for our expert to cast his eye over.
0:12:32 > 0:12:34Jonty.
0:12:34 > 0:12:36What do you think of this?
0:12:36 > 0:12:38Or these?
0:12:38 > 0:12:40That's an amazing... what an amazing collection.
0:12:40 > 0:12:43- Yes. There's quite a few.- Yes.
0:12:43 > 0:12:47- Whose are these?- Well, my granddad used to collect them.
0:12:47 > 0:12:50- Yeah.- And my dad really liked them so he's carried on collecting.
0:12:50 > 0:12:55- Now, of course, I'm sure that you are aware that we're looking at crested ware here.- Yes.
0:12:55 > 0:12:58And of course, the reason why it's called crested ware
0:12:58 > 0:13:03is because if you look closely, there is a crest of every town
0:13:03 > 0:13:07and almost every city in the UK by the looks of it here.
0:13:07 > 0:13:12But the whole point of these was to bring them back as tourist pieces,
0:13:12 > 0:13:19so wherever you visited over the UK, you could come back with a little bone china ornament.
0:13:19 > 0:13:21Yeah. Like a little remembrance...
0:13:21 > 0:13:26- It's a memento. So it's equivalent of the Brighton rock, of its day, really.- Yeah.
0:13:26 > 0:13:28So let's have a look at this one.
0:13:28 > 0:13:33Now, that's a lot of fun. On the front, we've got the crest of Hitchin, that's Hertfordshire.
0:13:33 > 0:13:38- Yeah.- But on the top here, we've got a seated cat squashing three little kittens in the basket.
0:13:38 > 0:13:42Yes. He's left all the prices on of how much he paid.
0:13:42 > 0:13:43- Yeah.- Has he really?- Yeah.- Really.
0:13:43 > 0:13:48Well, I don't think we can get your father's investment back, that's for sure.
0:13:48 > 0:13:51But I think it's a fabulous collection nonetheless.
0:13:51 > 0:13:55So my hunch of how I would value this whole collection, at the moment,
0:13:55 > 0:13:59is that we're looking between £200-400 at auction. How do you feel about that?
0:13:59 > 0:14:04As long as it, perhaps, had a reserve on so it can't go for, you know, not a lot.
0:14:04 > 0:14:08- We can certainly do that and we can organise that for you on the day, as well.- OK.- All right.- Yeah.
0:14:08 > 0:14:13£200-400. That's music to my ears, I can tell you, because all today,
0:14:13 > 0:14:17I have been listening in while Jonty has been looking at various things
0:14:17 > 0:14:20around the house and doing a mental tot up of all the lowest
0:14:20 > 0:14:26estimates that he's given you and I can tell you that if we add them
0:14:26 > 0:14:28all together and add that £200...
0:14:28 > 0:14:30you wanted to raise £500...
0:14:30 > 0:14:33well, you're not going to raise £500, Louis.
0:14:33 > 0:14:38You're going to raise £520, but it gets better,
0:14:38 > 0:14:46because if you decide to take the fountain out in the garden which
0:14:46 > 0:14:52has got a minimum of £100 tag on it, that means we could make £620.
0:14:52 > 0:14:54Wow. That's really good.
0:14:54 > 0:14:56So that'll pay for a trip to see Father Christmas.
0:14:56 > 0:14:59You'll be buying him presents at that rate.
0:14:59 > 0:15:03Well, many hands certainly made light work today
0:15:03 > 0:15:05and between the five of us,
0:15:05 > 0:15:08we've come up with a great collection of items to send to auction.
0:15:08 > 0:15:11We're hoping the bidders take a shine to the Victorian Prayer Chair,
0:15:11 > 0:15:13which Jonty valued at £40-60,
0:15:13 > 0:15:15despite needing a bit of restoration.
0:15:15 > 0:15:18And there's a massive part of our target riding on that
0:15:18 > 0:15:21collection of crested ware, with its £200-400 price tag.
0:15:21 > 0:15:24But we'll have to wait until auction day to see whether Jo
0:15:24 > 0:15:27and Julian decide to part with the stone fountain.
0:15:27 > 0:15:32Valued at £100-200, it could be an important lot.
0:15:32 > 0:15:36Still to come on Cash In The Attic, a quick history lesson for Louis.
0:15:36 > 0:15:39You don't even know who George Formby is, do you?
0:15:39 > 0:15:40No.
0:15:40 > 0:15:44But Jo's just hoping that all the lots will find new owners.
0:15:44 > 0:15:46I just don't want to have to take them home.
0:15:46 > 0:15:48Right. Well, I'm sure you won't. Here they go.
0:15:48 > 0:15:52So, will we have reached our target when the final hammer falls?
0:15:57 > 0:16:00It's been a couple of weeks now since we joined Jo, Julian
0:16:00 > 0:16:03and their delightful son, Louis, at Jo's family home
0:16:03 > 0:16:06where we found a whole clutch of antiques and collectibles
0:16:06 > 0:16:11which we brought here to Liverpool to sell today at Cato Crane Auctioneers.
0:16:11 > 0:16:15Now, remember their goal is £500 so they can take young Louis
0:16:15 > 0:16:19on some skiing lessons and then a trip to the snowy north
0:16:19 > 0:16:21to meet Father Christmas.
0:16:21 > 0:16:23He can't wait and frankly, neither can I.
0:16:23 > 0:16:25So let's hope that everyone in the auction room
0:16:25 > 0:16:29gets really excited today when their items go under the hammer.
0:16:29 > 0:16:33Some early bidders are already arriving at the sale room
0:16:33 > 0:16:37and I'm hoping that Jo and Julian's items will attract lots of interest.
0:16:37 > 0:16:41One man who's giving them his full attention is our expert, Jonty Hearnden.
0:16:41 > 0:16:42Jonty.
0:16:42 > 0:16:45- Angela, hi.- Praying for a good day at auction today?
0:16:45 > 0:16:47I always pray for a good day at the auction.
0:16:47 > 0:16:50But we should have a nice day because we've got some really nice things from the Potters.
0:16:50 > 0:16:54We do. The Goss collection is fabulous, but the market has gone
0:16:54 > 0:16:56a little bit soft on that so I'm a bit concerned.
0:16:56 > 0:17:01And the other thing I'm concerned about is the fact that there's no fountain here.
0:17:01 > 0:17:03- Well, it was very heavy. - I grant them that.- And big.
0:17:03 > 0:17:06Yes. That's very true.
0:17:06 > 0:17:09So, maybe, it just proved a little bit too much.
0:17:09 > 0:17:12Yes. If that's the case, that's the case and it'll have to stay in the garden.
0:17:12 > 0:17:15But do we think that we're going to make our target today?
0:17:15 > 0:17:17I'm a little bit concerned.
0:17:17 > 0:17:19- Really? - I'm a little bit nervous about today.
0:17:19 > 0:17:21Well, I wonder if the family are.
0:17:21 > 0:17:23Shall we go and find out? Come on.
0:17:24 > 0:17:28Well, Jonty's sounding cautious, but hopefully, his fears
0:17:28 > 0:17:32will be unfounded and the bidders will be prepared to dig deep today.
0:17:32 > 0:17:35We find out family checking out how their lots look in the sale room.
0:17:35 > 0:17:38Hi, Jo and Julian. And Louis, as well.
0:17:38 > 0:17:40- You're keeping an eye on things, are you?- Here's our man.
0:17:40 > 0:17:47Yes. Now, all of your stuff is here and I see we've got the crested ware all split up into groups.
0:17:47 > 0:17:49That's a good way to sell it, is it?
0:17:49 > 0:17:52The auctioneer's decided that's the best way because you can sell it
0:17:52 > 0:17:55as one big collection but when it comes to crested ware like this,
0:17:55 > 0:18:02it makes sense to split them up into smaller lots, simply because you have such a massive collection.
0:18:02 > 0:18:05I don't see the fountain anywhere. What happened to it, Julian?
0:18:05 > 0:18:07We did try and bring it. We wanted to bring it.
0:18:07 > 0:18:13I dismantled it, took the pumps out, got all the lights out, but we just couldn't shift it out the bottom.
0:18:13 > 0:18:17It was all concreted in. I just couldn't move it, so I had to put it all back together again.
0:18:17 > 0:18:20So, your dad intended it was going to be a permanent fixture.
0:18:20 > 0:18:22I think so. Definitely. Yeah.
0:18:22 > 0:18:26And everything else, Louis, is here, is it? Have you checked it all out?
0:18:26 > 0:18:31- What do you think? - Really cool, actually.- Cool.
0:18:31 > 0:18:34That's what the snow is going to be too, and that's where we'll get you.
0:18:34 > 0:18:36- So shall we go and take our places? - Yeah.
0:18:36 > 0:18:39If you're planning on heading to your local auction house,
0:18:39 > 0:18:44be aware that commission and possible other charges will be added to your bill,
0:18:44 > 0:18:47so always check the details with the sale room first.
0:18:47 > 0:18:50With a packed room, we take our places just in time as our brass
0:18:50 > 0:18:53ship's clock goes under the hammer. We're hoping for £30-50.
0:18:53 > 0:18:5520 is bid. 20. 25. 30.
0:18:55 > 0:18:58- Someone's bid on it.- 35. 40.
0:18:58 > 0:19:02£40 is bid. 40. All done now at £40.
0:19:02 > 0:19:06Go on. 40. And 50 down the room.
0:19:06 > 0:19:0850. Great.
0:19:08 > 0:19:11£50. Right down the room at 50. All done.
0:19:15 > 0:19:17- Top end of your estimate. - Really good.
0:19:17 > 0:19:20What a fantastic way to start our day.
0:19:20 > 0:19:23I hope it bodes well for the rest of our lots
0:19:23 > 0:19:26as we really do want to get the £500 for Louis's ski lessons.
0:19:26 > 0:19:29The Staffordshire-style figure is up next.
0:19:30 > 0:19:33What do we say, £10 for it, anybody?
0:19:33 > 0:19:37Ten, somebody, please. Quickly. Anybody at all. There's no bid.
0:19:37 > 0:19:39No bid, whatsoever. £10 down there.
0:19:39 > 0:19:44£10 is bid. £10 is bid.
0:19:45 > 0:19:48- Tenner.- You win some, you lose some.
0:19:48 > 0:19:51It's a disappointing result but Jo's being pragmatic.
0:19:51 > 0:19:55Next to try its luck on the rostrum is the Ericsson telephone
0:19:55 > 0:19:57which Jonty valued at £30-50.
0:19:58 > 0:20:00£20 should be bid right away.
0:20:00 > 0:20:0420. And five. And 30, sir. And five.
0:20:04 > 0:20:07And 40. And I'm going to sell at £40.
0:20:07 > 0:20:10At £40 on my right. All done at 40.
0:20:12 > 0:20:14- Fantastic.- That was good. - Right in the middle.
0:20:14 > 0:20:18It's a solid result and we're all pleased to have another
0:20:18 > 0:20:19few pounds in the ski lesson fund.
0:20:19 > 0:20:23But will the Victorian prayer chair have similar success?
0:20:23 > 0:20:28Where do we start the bidding? £40. 50. £50 is bid.
0:20:28 > 0:20:30Are you all bid, sir, at £50?
0:20:30 > 0:20:33All done at 50.
0:20:33 > 0:20:36- Yeah.- Not bad.
0:20:36 > 0:20:37It's another strong result.
0:20:37 > 0:20:40The bidders do seem to be on our side today
0:20:40 > 0:20:43so will they be star-struck by our next lot?
0:20:43 > 0:20:46It's the autograph book which Jonty valued at £50-80.
0:20:46 > 0:20:47And who have we got in there?
0:20:47 > 0:20:50We've got Trudy Walker. Oh, George Formby's in there, isn't he?
0:20:50 > 0:20:55Yeah. Yes. So hopefully, fingers crossed, we'll see.
0:20:55 > 0:20:58Bet you don't even know who George Formby is, do you?
0:20:58 > 0:20:59- No.- No.
0:20:59 > 0:21:02So that doesn't matter, but I bet whoever buys it does.
0:21:02 > 0:21:05OK. We have interesting lots, interesting bidding on here.
0:21:05 > 0:21:08- £50 is bid, right away. 50. All done at 50?- Sold.
0:21:08 > 0:21:10£50 straight in. 50.
0:21:10 > 0:21:11- Well done.- 60.
0:21:11 > 0:21:13- 60.- 70.
0:21:13 > 0:21:1780. £90 is bid. 90.
0:21:17 > 0:21:2190. 100. And ten. 120.
0:21:21 > 0:21:28- Wow.- All done at £120 now and I'm going to sell at £120.
0:21:28 > 0:21:30All done.
0:21:32 > 0:21:34- Fantastic. - Fantastic. That was terrific.
0:21:34 > 0:21:38What a surprise. Selling for way over Jonty's original estimate.
0:21:38 > 0:21:41Jo's mum's autographs really did us proud.
0:21:41 > 0:21:47We're over halfway through the sale and making steady progress towards that £500 for Louis's ski lessons.
0:21:47 > 0:21:50But we need to keep up the pace as we've another four lots to go.
0:21:50 > 0:21:54It's Jo's mum's extensive collection of Toby jugs up next.
0:21:54 > 0:21:58Were there any in the collection that you particularly like, Julian?
0:21:58 > 0:22:01Not at all. No. I don't like any of them.
0:22:01 > 0:22:05- Jo?- Not really. No. Not particularly fussed.
0:22:05 > 0:22:06I just don't want to have to take them home.
0:22:06 > 0:22:09Right. Well, I'm sure you won't. Here they go.
0:22:09 > 0:22:12Start the bidding at £30.
0:22:12 > 0:22:16£30 is bid now. 30. 30. 35, anyone?
0:22:16 > 0:22:1835 is bid, now. Thank you. 40.
0:22:18 > 0:22:2040 is bid. 40.
0:22:20 > 0:22:22All done at £40. 45, I'm looking for.
0:22:22 > 0:22:2545. 45, anywhere? Come on.
0:22:25 > 0:22:2740's the best we can do today.
0:22:27 > 0:22:31£40 then. All done at 40. 40 is bid.
0:22:31 > 0:22:34- Sold.- Well, pleased?- Yeah.
0:22:34 > 0:22:38- There's relief in that.- Yeah! I can see that.
0:22:38 > 0:22:42It's another few pounds to add to our coffers.
0:22:42 > 0:22:44They may have sold short of the estimate
0:22:44 > 0:22:46but Jo's just glad they've found a new home.
0:22:46 > 0:22:49Will she feel the same about the set of encyclopedias
0:22:49 > 0:22:51which struggled to entice the bidders to dig deep?
0:22:51 > 0:22:54I'm going to sell at £5, ladies and gentlemen.
0:22:54 > 0:22:55Bargain of the year so far.
0:22:55 > 0:22:59- £5, then. Young lady's bid on the front row.- £5.
0:22:59 > 0:23:02- Yeah.- Do you mind that?- No. No.
0:23:02 > 0:23:07That's just a fraction of their estimate and a tiny step towards our target.
0:23:07 > 0:23:11But after our successful morning, Jo and Julian don't seem to mind.
0:23:11 > 0:23:15Maybe the set of novelty money boxes will earn us a few more pounds.
0:23:15 > 0:23:18I've got 30, sir. Five. I've got 40.
0:23:18 > 0:23:21Five. £40 with me. And five, the gentleman at the back.
0:23:21 > 0:23:2345, there. 45.
0:23:23 > 0:23:27£45. Would you like 50, sir?
0:23:27 > 0:23:29There is a bid there. £45.
0:23:29 > 0:23:3450, anywhere? All done then at £45.
0:23:34 > 0:23:37All done, this time.
0:23:37 > 0:23:41More money in the kitty and a new home for the money boxes.
0:23:41 > 0:23:42That's more like it.
0:23:42 > 0:23:44Our day at auction is nearly over
0:23:44 > 0:23:47but not before our final lot goes under the hammer.
0:23:47 > 0:23:49It's the massive collection of crested ware
0:23:49 > 0:23:52which the auctioneer's split into eight separate lots.
0:23:52 > 0:23:55You put what, £200-400 on the total lot.
0:23:55 > 0:23:59Do you think we might do really well by having these different lots, Jonty?
0:23:59 > 0:24:01We've just got to see where the market goes.
0:24:01 > 0:24:05I think he's been very clever to split them up into smaller lots
0:24:05 > 0:24:09because I think we could eke out a bit more money in the room.
0:24:09 > 0:24:13But we just won't know. That's the amazing thing about auctioneers
0:24:13 > 0:24:17or the auction room, is that we've just got to wait and see.
0:24:17 > 0:24:20We'll see what happens when the first ten come up, which they're about to.
0:24:20 > 0:24:23And we'll start the bidding at £15 for these.
0:24:23 > 0:24:26Ten, if you like. £10 is bid. Ten.
0:24:26 > 0:24:2915. 20 with you and I'll sell. £20, now.
0:24:29 > 0:24:31Any advance. 22.
0:24:31 > 0:24:3422, anyone? £20 for the first lot.
0:24:34 > 0:24:36£20.
0:24:36 > 0:24:41It's not a bad start. And as the next few lots come up for sale, the money rolls in, thick and fast.
0:24:43 > 0:24:47£36. All done and finished at 36.
0:24:47 > 0:24:50£22 is bid. Selling at 22, this time.
0:24:50 > 0:24:5222.
0:24:52 > 0:24:54£40. I'm selling at £40.
0:24:54 > 0:24:56No further bid of 40.
0:24:56 > 0:24:59- 40. Wow. - That's better.- That's good.
0:24:59 > 0:25:02- Yeah.- £20. Ten. £24.
0:25:02 > 0:25:05£22 is your bid.
0:25:05 > 0:25:12Jonty, 200-400 was what you estimated. They panned out at £194.
0:25:12 > 0:25:14- Just under the estimate.- Yeah. Yeah.
0:25:14 > 0:25:16- But only £6 short.- Yeah.
0:25:16 > 0:25:22It's been a whirlwind of crested ware, but was it enough to get Louis those skiing lessons?
0:25:22 > 0:25:23How much do you think we've made?
0:25:23 > 0:25:26Maybe £600.
0:25:26 > 0:25:29Maybe £600.
0:25:29 > 0:25:32Not quite, but you're not far off.
0:25:32 > 0:25:38Not far off, because what you've actually made is £554.
0:25:38 > 0:25:40- We got there. We got there. - So we got there.
0:25:40 > 0:25:43- Yeah. Excellent.- Yeah. Terrific.
0:25:43 > 0:25:47- Yeah. Brilliant.- And your fountain's still sitting in the garden.
0:25:47 > 0:25:48That's right.
0:25:52 > 0:25:56A couple of weeks later and Jo and Julian can finally splash
0:25:56 > 0:26:03out on some skiing lessons for Louis at Tamworth SnowDome and the skier to be is sounding rather confident.
0:26:03 > 0:26:05How good are you going to be?
0:26:05 > 0:26:06I think, maybe, better than Mummy.
0:26:06 > 0:26:08I think you'll be better than Mummy too.
0:26:08 > 0:26:13Having donned his ski wear, it's time to take to the slopes
0:26:13 > 0:26:16and despite a few bumps, he does seem to be enjoying it.
0:26:16 > 0:26:18Louis's doing really well. I'm really pleased.
0:26:18 > 0:26:19I'm really quite excited.
0:26:19 > 0:26:22I think he might be better than me.
0:26:22 > 0:26:26Louis is clearly a skier in the making and having got a taste for
0:26:26 > 0:26:28the slopes, the Potters can't wait for their wintry holiday.
0:26:28 > 0:26:33Now we've got the money together, we can go to Lapland. Yes.
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