0:00:02 > 0:00:04Welcome to Cash In The Attic, the show that finds
0:00:04 > 0:00:08hidden treasures in your home, then helps you sell them at auction.
0:00:08 > 0:00:12Today I'm at Bristol Zoo gardens and they are absolutely fantastic.
0:00:12 > 0:00:15They are set in 12 acres, and here you can find more than
0:00:15 > 0:00:19450 species of animals, including these gorillas.
0:00:19 > 0:00:22Westland lowland gorillas are critically endangered
0:00:22 > 0:00:26in the wild and the Zoo Trust is committed to raising awareness
0:00:26 > 0:00:29about their plight, and that of the other species here.
0:00:29 > 0:00:33But its not just animals you'll find here, the gardens are a riot of
0:00:33 > 0:00:37colour with a stunning range of plants on display all year round.
0:00:38 > 0:00:42I'd love to sneak off and spend the whole day looking round the zoo
0:00:42 > 0:00:45but we've got some finds of our own to make to take to that auction.
0:01:06 > 0:01:08Today on Cash In The Attic,
0:01:08 > 0:01:11we uncover some unusual items for auction.
0:01:11 > 0:01:14It looks to me like an early fondue set.
0:01:14 > 0:01:17While other finds might be harder to part with.
0:01:17 > 0:01:20I hope we are not going to start a domestic dispute here,
0:01:20 > 0:01:23- with Paula wanting it to go. - I know, I know.
0:01:23 > 0:01:26But when it comes to the big day, will we stand a chance
0:01:26 > 0:01:28- of reaching our target? - I think we'll keep it.
0:01:28 > 0:01:31I'd rather not risk losing it.
0:01:31 > 0:01:33Find out when the final hammer falls.
0:01:34 > 0:01:38I've come just five minutes down the road from the zoo now
0:01:38 > 0:01:41to meet a couple who are fascinated by history,
0:01:41 > 0:01:44especially tracing their family tree.
0:01:44 > 0:01:47This modern residential complex in Bristol's fashionable Clifton
0:01:47 > 0:01:50is home to Paula McConnell and her husband, John.
0:01:50 > 0:01:53Paula's has been a keen amateur genealogist since the 70s
0:01:53 > 0:01:57but John wouldn't place it quite so high on his list of hobbies.
0:01:57 > 0:02:01His predilections run more to Formula One and photography.
0:02:01 > 0:02:05But one thing they do agree on is the importance of family
0:02:05 > 0:02:08and their 26-year-old daughter, Lucy, who is a law student,
0:02:08 > 0:02:10is the apple of their eye.
0:02:12 > 0:02:13- Jonty, I'm here.- There you are.
0:02:13 > 0:02:16This is brilliant, halfway between your house and mine.
0:02:16 > 0:02:18- You planned it that way.- I like to.
0:02:18 > 0:02:21Is this the right place, it looks rather modern?
0:02:21 > 0:02:24It does look very modern, but I've heard that inside
0:02:24 > 0:02:27there are lots of bits and pieces and plenty of history.
0:02:27 > 0:02:30- So it could be intriguing. - Let's get inside.- Let's do that.
0:02:31 > 0:02:36- Hello.- Hi.- Jennie, hello. - What a lovely setting this is.
0:02:36 > 0:02:39And you're already at work, this is fantastic.
0:02:39 > 0:02:43These are some of our treasures that we've found.
0:02:43 > 0:02:47- I've heard you've got quite a few, actually.- Yeah, you'll be interested.
0:02:47 > 0:02:50- Who was it who decided to call in Cash In The Attic?- Mine.
0:02:50 > 0:02:54- It was yours, really.- Yes.- What do you want to raise the money for?
0:02:54 > 0:03:00We want to go to London to take our daughter out for the day.
0:03:00 > 0:03:04She's is studying hard there and we just thought it would be nice
0:03:04 > 0:03:08to take her to the London Eye, which she's never been to.
0:03:08 > 0:03:11- Take her out for a nice meal. - That sounds great.
0:03:11 > 0:03:14A day out with your little girl, that will be lovely.
0:03:14 > 0:03:19So how much money do you think you need for this day out?
0:03:19 > 0:03:23Well, I think we'd need about £500.
0:03:23 > 0:03:24- OK, well let's go for it.- Yes.
0:03:24 > 0:03:28It may be modern but the neat white interiors provide
0:03:28 > 0:03:31a perfect backdrop for all Paula's heirlooms.
0:03:31 > 0:03:34Our man Jonty Hearnden is already intoxicated
0:03:34 > 0:03:37by one object in particular.
0:03:37 > 0:03:41- Aah.- Time for tea.- Yeah, what do you think?- That's great.
0:03:41 > 0:03:44And it's on the stand as well.
0:03:44 > 0:03:47- It looks to me like an early fondue set.- You're not far off.- Oh, really?
0:03:47 > 0:03:52The whole point of the spirit burner, here, is to put your kettle on there,
0:03:52 > 0:03:58- like so, to keep your brew nice and warm.- So how old is it then?
0:03:58 > 0:04:01Date wise, I suppose we're talking turn of the century,
0:04:01 > 0:04:03so maybe late 19th century here.
0:04:03 > 0:04:07And you can tell that by this fantastic, wonderful, quality
0:04:07 > 0:04:11stylistic handle here, and look at the support, here.
0:04:11 > 0:04:16All in the form of branches, nee twigs, sort of Baden Powell-esque.
0:04:16 > 0:04:20And it's silver plate because I've been looking all over
0:04:20 > 0:04:24for the hallmarks and they're just not there. There are markings here,
0:04:24 > 0:04:28this is the maker's name, Maple & Co, were based in Tottenham Court Road.
0:04:28 > 0:04:31And the other great thing... look, can I do this?
0:04:31 > 0:04:33- It pours perfectly.- Perfect,
0:04:33 > 0:04:37- like a little tea urn there. - Wonderful design, isn't it?- Yeah.
0:04:37 > 0:04:42- Not a great deal of money but it's going to help. £40 to £60.- Oh.
0:04:42 > 0:04:45It's the big difference between silver and plated.
0:04:45 > 0:04:50- If this was solid silver you are talking £400 or £600.- Yeah.
0:04:50 > 0:04:53- It's got to go?- Please, Jonty. It's got to go.
0:04:53 > 0:04:54It's not a bad start.
0:04:54 > 0:04:58£40 in the pot, well, literally in the pot, that's what we need.
0:04:58 > 0:05:01- Good, ready for the auction? - Yeah, let's do it.
0:05:01 > 0:05:03Let's go and look at the rest of the house,
0:05:03 > 0:05:05find some more things. Come on.
0:05:05 > 0:05:08It's a three bedroom flat but it's very deceptive,
0:05:08 > 0:05:10there seem to be rooms everywhere.
0:05:10 > 0:05:12And I've already found one little gem.
0:05:12 > 0:05:16This hallmarked Edwardian powder compact,
0:05:16 > 0:05:18with its gold plate interior,
0:05:18 > 0:05:21might fetch £80 to £120 in the auction.
0:05:21 > 0:05:26And in another room, Paula has found a real treasure tucked away.
0:05:26 > 0:05:28- Jonty?- What have you got there?
0:05:28 > 0:05:31It looks like a necklace or something. Ooh.
0:05:31 > 0:05:33It's a purse, I think.
0:05:33 > 0:05:34You're absolutely spot-on.
0:05:34 > 0:05:38Wonderful. These are lady's purses, known as money misers
0:05:38 > 0:05:41and they were very fashionable in the mid-19th century
0:05:41 > 0:05:44but they kind of went out of fashion by 1880.
0:05:44 > 0:05:48So, by definition, this is a mid-19th century lady's purse.
0:05:48 > 0:05:51And somewhere inside there should be a slot so you can actually
0:05:51 > 0:05:54- put your coins...have you seen? there it is.- Oh, lovely, yeah.
0:05:54 > 0:05:58And also known as ring purses, for obvious reasons,
0:05:58 > 0:06:02because the ring actually secures the money into its pouch.
0:06:02 > 0:06:06- The money literally drops in there, the coins drop in there.- Right.
0:06:06 > 0:06:10And the whole point is you could wear it on a belt, or inside a garment.
0:06:10 > 0:06:13- Now we're not talking a huge sum of money.- No, no.- All right.
0:06:13 > 0:06:17Simply because it's just a wonderful social bit of history,
0:06:17 > 0:06:19- rather than something of practical use.- Yeah.
0:06:19 > 0:06:22Value, really, we're looking at below the £50 mark.
0:06:22 > 0:06:25So anything, sort of, £30, £40 would be fine.
0:06:25 > 0:06:28- We'll put that in the auction sale? - Yeah, that's fine.
0:06:28 > 0:06:31- You look after that, put that for safe keeping.- OK.
0:06:31 > 0:06:35- Off to the auction sale and off to another room.- Yeah, right off we go.
0:06:35 > 0:06:39While the purse might attract attention, we are also hoping
0:06:39 > 0:06:42that this gentleman's ring will catch someone's eye
0:06:42 > 0:06:44at between £80 to £120.
0:06:44 > 0:06:49In the hallway Jonty has found a Victorian railway station clock.
0:06:49 > 0:06:52Now, items like these are always highly collectible,
0:06:52 > 0:06:56and he thinks it could make as much £100 in the sale.
0:06:56 > 0:07:01We are making great progress, that's already £330 towards our target
0:07:01 > 0:07:06of £500 for Paula and John's trip to London to see their daughter.
0:07:06 > 0:07:10Paula's shelves are stacked with history, and it's intriguing stuff.
0:07:10 > 0:07:13What's this I've found?
0:07:15 > 0:07:18Oh, that's one of my genealogy folders.
0:07:18 > 0:07:22This is all part of the work that you've been doing?
0:07:22 > 0:07:26- Yeah, that's part of my research into family history.- Good Lord.
0:07:26 > 0:07:31Oh, gosh. Tell me, what is it that made you so interested in genealogy?
0:07:31 > 0:07:36Mainly because I had such an unusual surname, and I just was intrigued
0:07:36 > 0:07:41- to know how it came about and where it came from.- What name was that?
0:07:41 > 0:07:42My maiden name was Muddle.
0:07:42 > 0:07:46Aah, right, your maiden name, I see.
0:07:46 > 0:07:48Muddle? What a wonderful name.
0:07:48 > 0:07:53- Are there many Muddles?- Not that many, it's not a very common name.
0:07:53 > 0:07:55It originated in Sussex,
0:07:55 > 0:07:58that's where most of the Muddles started out.
0:07:58 > 0:08:01Have you traced any other Muddles?
0:08:01 > 0:08:04I just put a search in, and I came up with this man
0:08:04 > 0:08:10who has already done all the Muddle family tree and he'd gone
0:08:10 > 0:08:15back to about 1600 and something, so I didn't need to do that.
0:08:15 > 0:08:17So is he a Muddle?
0:08:17 > 0:08:21- His mother was a Muddle. - Sounds funny when you say it.
0:08:21 > 0:08:26Yeah, that isn't his actual name, but my brother is still a Muddle.
0:08:26 > 0:08:29Some of the things we are going to be looking at today
0:08:29 > 0:08:32and we have found already, are they from the Muddles?
0:08:32 > 0:08:35Yes, some of the things were my grandma's and, of course,
0:08:35 > 0:08:39she didn't start out as a Muddle, she started out as a Bishop.
0:08:39 > 0:08:43- Oh, really?- And then she married a Muddle.
0:08:43 > 0:08:48Oh, from Bishop to Muddle in one little step. How wonderful!
0:08:48 > 0:08:51Well, with £500 to raise for a day out in London,
0:08:51 > 0:08:53we'll be in a muddle if we don't get on.
0:08:53 > 0:08:57Luckily while we have been chatting, the others have been searching.
0:08:57 > 0:09:01There are a lot of genuinely interesting things in this flat
0:09:01 > 0:09:04and I think I've found another jewel of an item.
0:09:04 > 0:09:07- What have you got there? - I like this.- Can I have a look?
0:09:07 > 0:09:10It is such a beautiful colour. I'm not sure what it is.
0:09:10 > 0:09:12I can't smell anything. Oh, hi, John.
0:09:12 > 0:09:14Ah, Jennie, you've found Jonty.
0:09:14 > 0:09:16- What have I found?- A well.
0:09:16 > 0:09:18- A well?- It's an inkwell.
0:09:18 > 0:09:20An inkwell.
0:09:20 > 0:09:24Paula wants to put this to auction, and I'm not sure.
0:09:24 > 0:09:29You are absolutely right, it is an inkwell. The band that wraps around
0:09:29 > 0:09:31the outside of it is made of pewter.
0:09:31 > 0:09:36Pewter gives the date away when this was made because pewter was used
0:09:36 > 0:09:38heavily in the Art Nouveau period.
0:09:38 > 0:09:41- This is what we're looking at here. - Wow.- OK.- Art nouveau around
0:09:41 > 0:09:45the turn of the century, so this is roughly 100 years in date.
0:09:45 > 0:09:50- And what's the lid?- Well, that's brass, but it's stylised...
0:09:50 > 0:09:54First of all, it sort of looks like a nut, but its not,
0:09:54 > 0:09:59it's actually probably the leaves of the lily because around the outside
0:09:59 > 0:10:02we are looking at stylised lilies.
0:10:02 > 0:10:04- Ah!- So it's a different interpretation
0:10:04 > 0:10:07of a stylised lily just on the lid there.
0:10:07 > 0:10:09So what do you reckon its worth?
0:10:09 > 0:10:13- Purely a guess, £150? - OK. Jennie, what do you reckon?
0:10:13 > 0:10:16Well, I'd say £80.
0:10:16 > 0:10:22Well, Jennie, you are closer. In fact, that's the kind of figure
0:10:22 > 0:10:25I would put around the £100 mark, say £80 to £120.
0:10:25 > 0:10:28So have we twisted your arm?
0:10:28 > 0:10:30Well, I don't know.
0:10:30 > 0:10:33Paula, she wants to get rid of it.
0:10:33 > 0:10:38I'm really not sure and I'd like to think about it still.
0:10:38 > 0:10:42Oh, dear, I hope we're not going to start a domestic dispute here,
0:10:42 > 0:10:46- with Paula wanting it to go.- I know, I know, but I will...
0:10:46 > 0:10:49- Think about it.- I will. I'll give that some thought.- OK.
0:10:49 > 0:10:52So we will have to wait until the sale
0:10:52 > 0:10:54to see if the inkwell will be sold.
0:10:54 > 0:10:59One item John is happy to part with is this decorative pocket watch.
0:10:59 > 0:11:02Encased in 18 carat gold, this Swiss timepiece is still
0:11:02 > 0:11:07in good working order and Jonty thinks £80 is a fair price.
0:11:07 > 0:11:09And in the shed,
0:11:09 > 0:11:12he's found another candidate to help raise a few more pounds.
0:11:12 > 0:11:19Paula, I have spotted the smallest vanity case I think I have ever seen.
0:11:19 > 0:11:21- It's tiny.- Oh, yeah. - It's a leather case,
0:11:21 > 0:11:24got a monogram on the top there. Do you know who it belongs to?
0:11:24 > 0:11:27Yes, it was my great-aunt, Alice Mary Bishop.
0:11:27 > 0:11:29- A.M.B.- Right.
0:11:29 > 0:11:35I believe it was given to her by her, I think it was her fiance,
0:11:35 > 0:11:38sometime before the First World War.
0:11:38 > 0:11:39And what happened to him?
0:11:39 > 0:11:41He didn't come back.
0:11:41 > 0:11:43It really is in perfect condition.
0:11:43 > 0:11:45And if we have a look closely on the inside,
0:11:45 > 0:11:50the only thing that is damaged is the tiny bevelled mirror at the back.
0:11:50 > 0:11:54For my money that's fine, because a small little bevelled mirror
0:11:54 > 0:11:56like that will be fine to replace.
0:11:56 > 0:11:58- Right.- What is almost impossible to do
0:11:58 > 0:12:03is to replace one of these little bottles here, or even a brush.
0:12:03 > 0:12:06Now this is bristle, which is lovely to see,
0:12:06 > 0:12:09because really by the time of the Second World War
0:12:09 > 0:12:13animal bristle was turned into man-made bristle.
0:12:13 > 0:12:17But this here has to be Edwardian and in really very good order.
0:12:17 > 0:12:21Because it's so small, I think it holds against it
0:12:21 > 0:12:25when it comes to value. So we're talking, sort of, £40 to £60.
0:12:25 > 0:12:27- Are you happy to put that in? - Yeah, that's fine.
0:12:27 > 0:12:30OK, well, I'll close the box of memories.
0:12:30 > 0:12:34Do you know, this flat seems to be stacked with family treasures!
0:12:34 > 0:12:37Paula's pulled out another keepsake.
0:12:37 > 0:12:42This squeeze box belonged to John's father and hopefully it could bring
0:12:42 > 0:12:45us £50 closer to our target of £500.
0:12:45 > 0:12:48We've certainly covered a lot of ground today but it looks as if
0:12:48 > 0:12:51there might be time to squeeze in one more find.
0:12:51 > 0:12:53Guys, have a look at this picture.
0:12:53 > 0:12:56Oh, found something good? I hope so, because I'm exhausted.
0:12:56 > 0:12:58This is wonderful, look at this.
0:12:58 > 0:13:01I am just going to take it out of its frame because the frame has no
0:13:01 > 0:13:05relationship to the picture itself. If you see here, it's signed.
0:13:05 > 0:13:08That looks like Henry Kaufmann.
0:13:08 > 0:13:11It's great that we've got the signature,
0:13:11 > 0:13:14because he's a known artist. And we've got the date,
0:13:14 > 0:13:20we are talking 1889. We are looking at continental oil on board, here.
0:13:20 > 0:13:23If you look at the detail of her facial features,
0:13:23 > 0:13:26if you look at the detail of her proportion of her body and head,
0:13:26 > 0:13:30the way she sits, the way the light falls onto her facial features,
0:13:30 > 0:13:34which is the whole point of doing any human imagery,
0:13:34 > 0:13:37it's the face that matters more often than not.
0:13:37 > 0:13:42- Well, what's it worth?- My hunch for the value of this picture,
0:13:42 > 0:13:47- on the market, ranges between £500 and £800.- Wow.
0:13:47 > 0:13:51But I will need that clarified with some more research because
0:13:51 > 0:13:55I also need to check to see what the artist has done on the open market.
0:13:55 > 0:13:58That will give us more of an indication of the true value
0:13:58 > 0:14:02- of this picture.- OK, I won't put the inkwell into our calculations
0:14:02 > 0:14:04- because you're not quite sure. - Yeah, I'm not sure.
0:14:04 > 0:14:07- WHISPERING - He doesn't want to sell it.
0:14:07 > 0:14:10However, that's £80, so we'll put that £80 to one side.
0:14:10 > 0:14:15Without the inkwell we hope you will make, not £500, but £1,000.
0:14:15 > 0:14:17- That's a lot.- That's really good.
0:14:17 > 0:14:20- Are you happy with that? - That should make a good day out.
0:14:20 > 0:14:24- Yeah.- Night, weekend, even!
0:14:24 > 0:14:26It's been a rummage full of revelations today
0:14:26 > 0:14:30and Paula and John have some great objects to take to auction.
0:14:30 > 0:14:34They include the silver plated spirit kettle,
0:14:34 > 0:14:37a fine example of a late-19th century tea service
0:14:37 > 0:14:41We are hoping it will bring us between £40 and £60
0:14:41 > 0:14:45And a glass inkwell, a delightful example of Art Nouveau detailing,
0:14:45 > 0:14:47but will it make it to the auction?
0:14:47 > 0:14:52We'll have to wait till the big day itself to find out.
0:14:54 > 0:14:56Still to come on Cash in the Attic,
0:14:56 > 0:14:59it seems that looks are very important.
0:14:59 > 0:15:00Should have polished it.
0:15:02 > 0:15:06But, as they say, beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
0:15:06 > 0:15:09- Proving small is beautiful.- Yeah.
0:15:10 > 0:15:11Will everything be coming up rosy?
0:15:11 > 0:15:13Find out when the final hammer falls.
0:15:19 > 0:15:22It's a few weeks now since we uncovered that lovely selection
0:15:22 > 0:15:26of antiques at John and Paula's flat, and today we've brought them
0:15:26 > 0:15:29all the way from Bristol to Sudbury, Suffolk,
0:15:29 > 0:15:31and to Sworders-Oliver's auction house.
0:15:31 > 0:15:35Remember, the McConnells are after £500 for a family day out in London
0:15:35 > 0:15:39where their daughter, Lucy, is at university. So let's see
0:15:39 > 0:15:44if those heirlooms can win the day, when they go under the hammer.
0:15:45 > 0:15:48There are a few people here already looking for bargains.
0:15:48 > 0:15:52Jonty's here bright and early, too, and he seems in fine spirits.
0:15:52 > 0:15:56- Hey.- Ah, Jennie.- I love that one, I really do.- Good fun, isn't it?
0:15:56 > 0:15:59Yes. Actually it looks less clean than it did when we saw it last.
0:15:59 > 0:16:02When it comes to silver or silver plate, it doesn't matter when it
0:16:02 > 0:16:06comes to the auction room because everyone knows, if you're a dealer,
0:16:06 > 0:16:10- it all cleans up and it's all fine. - They had some beautiful items,
0:16:10 > 0:16:13a lot of them very small. The inkwell, do you think
0:16:13 > 0:16:16- they brought that?- I hope so, it's a beautiful object.
0:16:16 > 0:16:19Don't know, it was going to be a bit of tussle. Let's find out,
0:16:19 > 0:16:22I think they might have arrived.
0:16:22 > 0:16:25With such a variety on offer it promises to be an interesting sale.
0:16:25 > 0:16:28If you are planning to buy or sell at auction then please
0:16:28 > 0:16:31remember that commission and other charges will apply.
0:16:31 > 0:16:34So always check the details with the sale room.
0:16:34 > 0:16:38Paula's here, and she's introduced a new friend into the mix.
0:16:40 > 0:16:43- Good morning, Paula.- Hi. - You brought the inkwell.
0:16:43 > 0:16:46- I'm so pleased about that. - That's lovely, fantastic.
0:16:46 > 0:16:47- You're not John.- Where's John?
0:16:47 > 0:16:52- No, I'm Tanya, John's working today, so he couldn't make it.- Oh, welcome.
0:16:52 > 0:16:55- Thank you very much.- It's great you've brought the inkwell
0:16:55 > 0:16:58but I've got some distressing, well, disappointing,
0:16:58 > 0:17:00news about the oil painting.
0:17:00 > 0:17:05Had a good chat with the auctioneer but his opinion is that his estimate
0:17:05 > 0:17:08will be £200 to £300, which is a lot less than I put on it.
0:17:08 > 0:17:10I think we'll keep it.
0:17:10 > 0:17:15I'd rather not risk losing it, because John's very fond of it.
0:17:15 > 0:17:17- It does leave a bit of a hole, I must admit.- Yes.
0:17:17 > 0:17:22- How much we were hoping for it? - Up to £800.- Chasm, a chasm we have!
0:17:22 > 0:17:26However, you've got some very nice items, and they've just got
0:17:26 > 0:17:28to do really well, haven't they?
0:17:28 > 0:17:30Yes. Everything's got to sell, and sell well.
0:17:30 > 0:17:34Otherwise you'll be having a day out in London in a shop doorway.
0:17:34 > 0:17:35Yeah.
0:17:35 > 0:17:38And we don't want that, do we?
0:17:38 > 0:17:40- No.- OK. Fingers crossed, all will go well.
0:17:40 > 0:17:44Let's go and get a good spot for the start of the sale. Come on.
0:17:46 > 0:17:50Without our star item the pressure is well and truly on.
0:17:50 > 0:17:53I really don't want my prediction coming true,
0:17:53 > 0:17:58so we've got our work cut out. On the bright side with some fine antiques in our haul,
0:17:58 > 0:18:02we still have a chance of achieving our target of £500.
0:18:02 > 0:18:05Items like the pewter encased Art Nouveau inkwell.
0:18:05 > 0:18:08John was certainly reluctant to part with it.
0:18:08 > 0:18:12You brought it, and now you might be saying farewell to your inkwell.
0:18:12 > 0:18:16It's a very lovely piece. Did you have a lot of heartache
0:18:16 > 0:18:20- over whether to bring it or not? - Yes, because John's very fond
0:18:20 > 0:18:22of that, but we hope it gets a good price.
0:18:22 > 0:18:26And I'm starting this at 60...
0:18:26 > 0:18:2860, I'm bid... five... 70...
0:18:28 > 0:18:30five... 80...
0:18:30 > 0:18:32five... 90...
0:18:32 > 0:18:34five... I'm out. 95 on my left.
0:18:34 > 0:18:38Selling at 95.
0:18:38 > 0:18:43- Very good.- Good, £95.- She's happy!
0:18:43 > 0:18:45That's an encouraging start
0:18:45 > 0:18:48and £15 above Jonty's lowest estimate.
0:18:48 > 0:18:50Let's hope our next lot,
0:18:50 > 0:18:53the Edwardian vanity case, does just as well.
0:18:53 > 0:18:56I know for you it's got so many memories, hasn't it?
0:18:56 > 0:19:00Yes, it was my great-aunt's and it was given to her by her fiance
0:19:00 > 0:19:03who went off in the First World War and never came back.
0:19:03 > 0:19:0520 start. At 20...
0:19:05 > 0:19:09at £20... 22... 25... 28... 30...
0:19:09 > 0:19:1132... 35...
0:19:11 > 0:19:1538... 38 at the back. 40...
0:19:15 > 0:19:1842... 45...
0:19:18 > 0:19:2045, sitting down.
0:19:20 > 0:19:2448... on my extreme left.
0:19:24 > 0:19:28At £48, all finished and done at £48.
0:19:30 > 0:19:35Well, thanks to Paula's great-aunt, we have a fine result and it is nice
0:19:35 > 0:19:38to know the money will go into the pot towards a family reunion.
0:19:38 > 0:19:41Next under the hammer is the Victorian coin purse
0:19:41 > 0:19:44with an estimate of £30 to £40.
0:19:44 > 0:19:48Lot 18, is the stocking purse.
0:19:48 > 0:19:55- And I'm bid 22...to start this. - Not bad.- 25... 28...
0:19:55 > 0:19:5730... two...
0:19:57 > 0:19:59with me at 32. At £32.
0:19:59 > 0:20:05- £32, that's fine.- At £32, have you all finished and done?
0:20:05 > 0:20:08I'm selling at £32.
0:20:09 > 0:20:12- I hope you're happy with that. - Yeah, that's fine.
0:20:12 > 0:20:16That's definitely one of you who has got a decent meal in London.
0:20:18 > 0:20:21We don't have to wait long for one of my favourite items,
0:20:21 > 0:20:24the pretty silver kettle, which sells...
0:20:24 > 0:20:26I'm selling at £38.
0:20:26 > 0:20:28Just short of its estimate.
0:20:28 > 0:20:30You should have polished it!
0:20:32 > 0:20:34No, wouldn't have made any difference.
0:20:34 > 0:20:37I was getting brassed off with it.
0:20:37 > 0:20:42After that run of sales, we've made £213, that's nearly halfway
0:20:42 > 0:20:45to our target for that day out in London,
0:20:45 > 0:20:48and we've only sold four items so far.
0:20:48 > 0:20:51Our next lot is an Edwardian gem.
0:20:53 > 0:20:55And I'm starting this at 40...
0:20:55 > 0:20:59Five... 50... Five... 60...
0:20:59 > 0:21:04- Five... 70...- Brilliant.- Five...
0:21:04 > 0:21:0980... Five... 90... Five...
0:21:09 > 0:21:1295 on my left, at 95...
0:21:12 > 0:21:15£95.
0:21:15 > 0:21:18Have you all finished and done with that at £95?
0:21:19 > 0:21:22- That's good.- Well done. - Proving small is beautiful.
0:21:24 > 0:21:28At £15 over the lower estimate that tucked away a pretty penny.
0:21:28 > 0:21:32Our next item is not your usual antique.
0:21:32 > 0:21:35John's father used to play when he was younger.
0:21:35 > 0:21:38When he got old he couldn't lift it so he stopped playing it.
0:21:38 > 0:21:39I'm starting this at 30...
0:21:41 > 0:21:45£30 I'm bid, at 30... 32... 35...
0:21:45 > 0:21:4638... 40...
0:21:46 > 0:21:48at £40, with me at 40...
0:21:48 > 0:21:5042... I'm out. 42...
0:21:50 > 0:21:55on my right, at £42 on my right.
0:21:56 > 0:22:01Are you all finished and done? I am going to let it go at £42.
0:22:01 > 0:22:03Selling at £42.
0:22:04 > 0:22:07You've got your grumpy face on now.
0:22:09 > 0:22:13Well, it's the most disappointing sale so far but really £8 under
0:22:13 > 0:22:15the lowest estimate isn't so bad.
0:22:15 > 0:22:18Our next lot is a bit of a contradiction.
0:22:18 > 0:22:21A highly decorative gentleman's ring.
0:22:21 > 0:22:23It's very ornate for a man's ring.
0:22:23 > 0:22:26So no-one you know has ever actually worn it?
0:22:26 > 0:22:29My mother used to wear it, but not very often.
0:22:29 > 0:22:33And I'm starting this at 45...
0:22:33 > 0:22:3645, I'm bid. At £45.
0:22:36 > 0:22:3850... Five...
0:22:38 > 0:22:4260... Five...
0:22:42 > 0:22:4470... 70... At the back at 70...
0:22:44 > 0:22:47at £70.
0:22:47 > 0:22:52If you've all finished and done. I'm going to let it go at 70.
0:22:52 > 0:22:54Sold for £70.
0:22:54 > 0:22:55Just under the estimate.
0:22:55 > 0:22:57What was the estimate?
0:22:57 > 0:22:59The bottom end was £80.
0:22:59 > 0:23:00What do you think?
0:23:00 > 0:23:02Yeah, that's OK,
0:23:02 > 0:23:06it just sits in my jewellery box and I shall never wear it.
0:23:06 > 0:23:11So it's a little short of Jonty's £80 estimate but we are slowly
0:23:11 > 0:23:14and steadily totting up the cash towards our target of £500
0:23:14 > 0:23:17for a family break in London.
0:23:17 > 0:23:21We are hoping our next lot will do well. Antiques like this are popular
0:23:21 > 0:23:24with interior designers and collectors,
0:23:24 > 0:23:27- so will they raise their hands? - I'm starting this at 50...
0:23:27 > 0:23:3150... I'm bid. At 50... At £50...
0:23:31 > 0:23:3555... 60... Five... 70... At £70.
0:23:35 > 0:23:39With me at 70... Selling at £70.
0:23:40 > 0:23:45That was disappointing, that was £30 below my bottom-end estimate.
0:23:45 > 0:23:50We have had a run of items falling short of their estimates but we have
0:23:50 > 0:23:53one last lot to go and with its 18 carat gold casing
0:23:53 > 0:23:57we are hoping for great things from this little watch.
0:23:57 > 0:23:59Do you think it's going to sell?
0:23:59 > 0:24:02I think so, yes. I saw somebody looking very interested at it
0:24:02 > 0:24:04when I was looking at the items.
0:24:04 > 0:24:07I'm going to start this at 60...
0:24:07 > 0:24:09Five... 70... Five... 80...
0:24:09 > 0:24:13Five... 90... Five... 100...
0:24:13 > 0:24:15Five... I'm out... 105...
0:24:15 > 0:24:19On my left. At 105... Ten...
0:24:19 > 0:24:2115...
0:24:21 > 0:24:23115...
0:24:23 > 0:24:27at £115... On my left at 115...
0:24:27 > 0:24:31If you've all finished and done at £115...
0:24:33 > 0:24:35Now, that's more like it!
0:24:35 > 0:24:38We're right up there mid-estimate and it's a sizeable sum, too.
0:24:38 > 0:24:42But was it enough to reach our target of £500?
0:24:42 > 0:24:48- Well, do you think you made your target?- Yes.- No.
0:24:48 > 0:24:50A yes, and a no. We have a split decision.
0:24:50 > 0:24:53- Well, I'm going to tell you that you have.- Oh, wow.
0:24:53 > 0:24:55- You have made more £500.- Oh, really.
0:24:55 > 0:24:59Yes. It's all totalled up to £605.
0:24:59 > 0:25:02- Oh.- Without the picture.
0:25:02 > 0:25:04We got there without the picture, how about that?
0:25:04 > 0:25:08Yeah, that's brilliant. I didn't expect it to be as much as that.
0:25:13 > 0:25:16It may be a grey day in London,
0:25:16 > 0:25:20but Paula's just happy to be with her daughter, Lucy.
0:25:20 > 0:25:22I've been wanting to do this for ages,
0:25:22 > 0:25:27just to spend some time with Lucy, to look at the sights of London
0:25:27 > 0:25:30and enjoy some time together, so here we are.
0:25:30 > 0:25:34And the ladies are certainly making the most of their time together,
0:25:34 > 0:25:37taking in some of the capital's top attractions.
0:25:37 > 0:25:41Wow, it's fantastic.
0:25:41 > 0:25:43And they are soon riding high.
0:25:43 > 0:25:45Is the Queen in, I wonder?
0:25:45 > 0:25:48The flag's not up, so I guess she's not in.
0:25:48 > 0:25:51I've always wanted to come on here, but, living in London,
0:25:51 > 0:25:54you never get to do all the touristy attractions, so it's a good chance
0:25:54 > 0:25:58to come and do something like that with Mum.
0:25:58 > 0:26:01But they're not stopping there, they are taking to the river
0:26:01 > 0:26:03for a totally different view of London.
0:26:03 > 0:26:06It's a very special mother-and-daughter day.
0:26:07 > 0:26:10It's been a really nice day.
0:26:10 > 0:26:13I've spent time with Lucy, having a look at the London sights.
0:26:13 > 0:26:17Weather could have been a bit better. We've spent a bit of money
0:26:17 > 0:26:20and we're going to have a really nice girlie day together
0:26:20 > 0:26:24and then I'm going to go home and tell John all about it.
0:26:24 > 0:26:28I'm sure he wished he could have come but he couldn't.
0:26:34 > 0:26:37That was a great result and a great day out for Paula and Lucy.
0:26:37 > 0:26:40If you would like to raise money for something special
0:26:40 > 0:26:44and you think you might have some collectibles or antiques hidden
0:26:44 > 0:26:47around your home, then why not apply to come on the show?
0:26:47 > 0:26:50You can find all the details on line at bbc.co.uk.
0:26:50 > 0:26:55Good luck, and maybe see you next time on Cash In The Attic.
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