0:00:02 > 0:00:05Hello and welcome to Cash In The Attic, the show that helps you find
0:00:05 > 0:00:09hidden treasures in your home and then sells them for you at auction.
0:00:09 > 0:00:15Today, I'm in the historic city of Norwich and this is an important part of the city's heritage.
0:00:15 > 0:00:20It's called the Dragon Hall, named after this chap carved into the rafters.
0:00:20 > 0:00:23And it was a very important place for trading in the 15th century
0:00:23 > 0:00:27and it was that medieval trade that made Norwich the city it is today.
0:00:28 > 0:00:32This Grade I listed trading hall was built around 1430,
0:00:32 > 0:00:35by wealthy merchant Robert Tops.
0:00:35 > 0:00:39He wanted somewhere to store and display the goods he imported and exported.
0:00:39 > 0:00:46So the building was designed as a mixture of showroom and warehouse to impress visiting salesmen.
0:00:46 > 0:00:51It was sold and divided up after Tops' death in 1467
0:00:51 > 0:00:56and is today preserved and restored by the Norfolk and Norwich Heritage Trust.
0:00:56 > 0:01:00It's good to imagine this place teeming with medieval traders selling their wares.
0:01:00 > 0:01:02We're hoping that some of that busy-ness rubs off on us today
0:01:02 > 0:01:07because we are aiming to find some goodies that we can trade up at auction later.
0:01:32 > 0:01:37Coming up on today's Cash In The Attic, some rather baffling antiques.
0:01:37 > 0:01:40- It's a spoon warmer?- Yes. - Why would you want to warm spoons?
0:01:40 > 0:01:43A few of Jonty's bad jokes...
0:01:43 > 0:01:46- That's music to our ears. - From the piano stool.- Ah!
0:01:46 > 0:01:51All topped off with a few fantastic results at auction.
0:01:51 > 0:01:53Fantastic!
0:01:53 > 0:01:56- That's great.- It's really good. - I'm delighted.
0:01:58 > 0:02:02So let's hope it adds up to a success when the final hammer falls.
0:02:03 > 0:02:06I've come out into the lovely Norfolk countryside to a village
0:02:06 > 0:02:09called Surlingham, which is just outside Norwich,
0:02:09 > 0:02:13and I'm going to meet a couple who are raising money for a day out on the turf.
0:02:16 > 0:02:21This delightful 17th-century cottage in rural Norfolk is home to physiotherapist Veronica Shread
0:02:21 > 0:02:26and her husband Ted, who works in marketing.
0:02:26 > 0:02:31Having been together for ten years, the couple only recently married
0:02:31 > 0:02:34and share their home with a wealth of antiques and collectables,
0:02:34 > 0:02:37inherited mainly from Veronica's side of the family.
0:02:37 > 0:02:42But they have decided to treat themselves to a rather special day out and have called us to Norfolk
0:02:42 > 0:02:46to help them turn some of the family heirlooms into cash.
0:02:46 > 0:02:48- Jonty!- Alistair, how are you?
0:02:48 > 0:02:51- I'm very well. How are you? - Welcome to the Norfolk Broads.
0:02:51 > 0:02:56- I've brought a little titbit of information. - Go on, then. Test me. Test me.
0:02:56 > 0:02:59Norwich, where I just was, 11th century,
0:02:59 > 0:03:02the second biggest city in England after London.
0:03:02 > 0:03:04Everyone knows that.
0:03:04 > 0:03:06No, they didn't! You did not know that.
0:03:06 > 0:03:09- Did you know that we are meeting newlyweds today?- Are we? Great, OK.
0:03:16 > 0:03:17Ted and Veronica, here you are.
0:03:17 > 0:03:20Raking, is that because you knew Cash In The Attic was coming?
0:03:20 > 0:03:21Absolutely.
0:03:21 > 0:03:24It's a beautiful cottage you've got. How long have you been living here?
0:03:24 > 0:03:26I've lived here since 1992.
0:03:26 > 0:03:28I've been here about nine years, just over nine years.
0:03:28 > 0:03:32- I hear that you've recently got married.- We have, yes.- Newlyweds!
0:03:32 > 0:03:34Yes. A happy married couple.
0:03:34 > 0:03:36Was it recent recent?
0:03:36 > 0:03:38- This year. - Congratulations.- Thank you.
0:03:38 > 0:03:41Is that why you have called us in, to pay all your honeymoon debts?
0:03:41 > 0:03:43Absolutely. You know what it's like.
0:03:43 > 0:03:45Seriously, why are we here? What are we raising money for?
0:03:45 > 0:03:48Having a day at the races.
0:03:48 > 0:03:50- Ah! Who likes a flutter?- I do.
0:03:50 > 0:03:57I've been racing a few times in the past and Veronica rides, so she is interested in horses anyway.
0:03:57 > 0:04:00- And how much are you hoping to flutter there? - £500 would be nice.- Ah.
0:04:00 > 0:04:05A bit of lunch, some champagne and some money on the horses, of course.
0:04:05 > 0:04:07It will be a good day out.
0:04:07 > 0:04:10I'll take the trimmings and let's go inside.
0:04:10 > 0:04:13- OK.- Thank you.
0:04:13 > 0:04:16It certainly sounds like a fun way to spend a day out.
0:04:16 > 0:04:21So we need to get down to work and make these newlyweds some cash for the races.
0:04:21 > 0:04:24Hopefully, the odds will be stacked in our favour though, as we've got
0:04:24 > 0:04:28our expert Jonty Hearnden on hand to head up the search.
0:04:28 > 0:04:34He's been working in the antiques trade all his life and he can spot a thoroughbred antique a mile away.
0:04:36 > 0:04:40- Ah, here he is. - I've found something already.
0:04:40 > 0:04:43- Ah, yes.- I've been busy, hard at work.- What have you got there?
0:04:43 > 0:04:46Well, I found this lovely late-Victorian stool. Where is the stool from?
0:04:46 > 0:04:50My mother bought that in a sale in Edinburgh, I believe.
0:04:50 > 0:04:55Then she decided, when she got very keen on tapestry, to start re-covering
0:04:55 > 0:04:58things and this was one of the items that she decided to cover.
0:04:58 > 0:05:01- She did it herself?- Yes, she did. - So she did that? Amazing.
0:05:01 > 0:05:03Look at all the work in that.
0:05:03 > 0:05:05It would have taken a few hours to do that, yes?
0:05:05 > 0:05:07I expect so, yes.
0:05:07 > 0:05:09Now, you can tell the age of this stool by looking at the leg.
0:05:09 > 0:05:11We have this reeded and turned leg,
0:05:11 > 0:05:14and this was fashionable around the turn of the century
0:05:14 > 0:05:19- but something happened to this stool that has changed throughout its life.- Right.
0:05:19 > 0:05:24Once upon a time, this top here would have unscrewed up or down
0:05:24 > 0:05:28and we would have a thread running here,
0:05:28 > 0:05:30simply because this once upon a time would have been a piano stool.
0:05:30 > 0:05:33So it would have had an adjustable seat.
0:05:33 > 0:05:38- Now, I have tried very hard to turn it...- But the thread is just jammed?
0:05:38 > 0:05:43Well, what people do is if the thread is either broken or has become insecure,
0:05:43 > 0:05:47then the whole point is that you probably put a load of glue
0:05:47 > 0:05:50down there, so it gives it rigidity, so it saves repairing it.
0:05:50 > 0:05:53So it's not an adjustable stool any more.
0:05:53 > 0:05:58That's fine as far as value is concerned because it's still a very pretty little stool.
0:05:58 > 0:06:00Right.
0:06:00 > 0:06:03- But what value is it? - Well, in today's market, because
0:06:03 > 0:06:08of her tapestry work on the seat, you know, £40 to £60 at auction.
0:06:08 > 0:06:10- Oh, right. Yes. That sounds reasonable.- Does that sound good?
0:06:10 > 0:06:13- Yes.- That's music to our ears. - From the piano stool.
0:06:13 > 0:06:17- Ah. It's a good start. Shall we press on?- Yes, please.
0:06:20 > 0:06:24Veronica's mum's handiwork has certainly got us off to a great start
0:06:24 > 0:06:28but, with a £500 target, we've got a way to go yet. So it's on with the search.
0:06:31 > 0:06:34Ted has been rummaging upstairs and he's dug out this pretty bar brooch
0:06:34 > 0:06:36with an opal mounted in the centre.
0:06:36 > 0:06:39Jonty hopes the bidders will take a shine to this lot
0:06:39 > 0:06:42and to its £40 to £60 price tag.
0:06:42 > 0:06:47And it looks like our expert's spotted another sparkling lot next door.
0:06:47 > 0:06:49- Ted, are you through there?- Yes.
0:06:51 > 0:06:54Hi. Have a look at this.
0:06:54 > 0:06:56Now, I've just come across this lovely nine-carat gold bracelet.
0:06:56 > 0:07:00- And these red stones here are garnets.- Right.
0:07:00 > 0:07:03Do you know anything about this?
0:07:03 > 0:07:09Veronica tells me her father used to like to buy her mother little sets of jewellery.
0:07:09 > 0:07:13Obviously that's the only one of that particular set that we have.
0:07:13 > 0:07:16Right, so once upon a time there might have been a pair of garnet earrings?
0:07:16 > 0:07:18I'm sure there would have, yes.
0:07:18 > 0:07:20Yes, or a necklace, or something like that?
0:07:20 > 0:07:25- Exactly, yes.- OK. Is this an object that Veronica might be interested in selling, do you think?
0:07:25 > 0:07:29Well, I think so, because I've not seen Veronica wear it in ten years.
0:07:29 > 0:07:34So I'm sure she wouldn't mind if we put it in the auction, no.
0:07:34 > 0:07:37Now, the stone garnets often come in this red colour.
0:07:37 > 0:07:43So they are very good replacements for rubies, which of course are more expensive gemstones.
0:07:43 > 0:07:48But garnets have been around since the Bronze Age as decorative gemstones.
0:07:48 > 0:07:52Now, unlike a lot of antiques at the moment,
0:07:52 > 0:07:55gold seems to be going up in price, rather than falling.
0:07:55 > 0:07:58So, therefore, I think it is a good time to sell gold.
0:07:58 > 0:08:04- The value? £60 to £80. - Oh, right. Yes. Good. Very good.
0:08:06 > 0:08:09Well, that valuation seems to have gone down well with Ted,
0:08:09 > 0:08:11and it's another step towards the day at the races. Great work, guys!
0:08:11 > 0:08:19And staying with the jewellery theme, Veronica decides to part with this charming pearl brooch as well.
0:08:19 > 0:08:24Jonty hopes it will make £40 to £60 when it goes under the hammer.
0:08:24 > 0:08:29Worth even more, though, is this pretty amethyst set that our expert himself finds next door,
0:08:29 > 0:08:34including a pendant, earrings, ring and additional bar brooch.
0:08:34 > 0:08:37We'll be looking for £50 to £70 for this colourful lot.
0:08:40 > 0:08:42We've made a cracking start on today's search,
0:08:42 > 0:08:46so I leave Mr Hearnden at the helm for a while and catch up with the newlyweds.
0:08:46 > 0:08:47So how did you meet?
0:08:47 > 0:08:54Well, we met through our children being at school, basically, 25 years ago.
0:08:54 > 0:08:58And then we went our separate ways for a while
0:08:58 > 0:09:02and met again through my daughter living here in Surlingham
0:09:02 > 0:09:06and I was round there for a meal one evening and she happened
0:09:06 > 0:09:09to mention that Veronica lived in the village as well.
0:09:09 > 0:09:13- So I phoned her up, we went for a drink, and the rest is history, as they say.- Marvellous.
0:09:13 > 0:09:16The wedding looks like great fun. This is an amazing cake.
0:09:16 > 0:09:18Tell me the story behind that.
0:09:18 > 0:09:23Our wedding cake was made for us by a friend who is a chef and they live
0:09:23 > 0:09:30about 25 miles away, so when the cake left their house it looked like that
0:09:30 > 0:09:35but by the time we got to the pub, it had all fallen to pieces.
0:09:35 > 0:09:39- Oh, but tasty!- Delicious.
0:09:39 > 0:09:40And so was it a happy day? Tell me about the day.
0:09:40 > 0:09:44- What was the highlight?- Probably the fish and chips, actually.
0:09:44 > 0:09:52The, um...fish and chips we had wrapped up in newspaper with us as the headline of the newspaper.
0:09:52 > 0:09:55So it was a slightly ironic wedding feast?
0:09:55 > 0:09:58- Yes.- Yes, it was. - Followed by sticky toffee pudding.
0:09:58 > 0:10:00Oh! And some profiterole sludge.
0:10:00 > 0:10:03- Yes. - Absolutely.- If you could manage it.
0:10:03 > 0:10:05And where did you go on honeymoon?
0:10:05 > 0:10:10- We went to Gozo.- How was that? - It was lovely. Boiling hot,
0:10:10 > 0:10:14and a pretty island and quiet.
0:10:14 > 0:10:17Very peaceful, very relaxing after all the preparations of the wedding.
0:10:17 > 0:10:21- So it was nice. - Any horse racing on Gozo? - Not in Gozo.- No, there wasn't.
0:10:21 > 0:10:24You like horse racing, though.
0:10:24 > 0:10:28Yes, I like to go occasionally and have a little flutter.
0:10:28 > 0:10:33And I've got a horse, which is actually my daughter's horse, that I ride.
0:10:33 > 0:10:36I'll really enjoy watching horses at the racing.
0:10:36 > 0:10:40We had better get making the money, in which case we should find Jonty.
0:10:40 > 0:10:41OK.
0:10:43 > 0:10:47Well, it sounds like a wedding to remember but it's time to put the romance to one side and get
0:10:47 > 0:10:54back on with the rummage, as we've got a way to go before we reach our £500 target.
0:10:54 > 0:10:57Fear not, though, as our Jonty has been busy.
0:10:57 > 0:11:00- Veronica, are you there?- Yes.
0:11:00 > 0:11:03I've got this lovely box here. Tell me about this.
0:11:03 > 0:11:08Well, that was a present bought for me as a child.
0:11:08 > 0:11:15Each year, I used to get a cup and saucer or a plate or something every birthday from an aunt...
0:11:15 > 0:11:16- Did you?- ..who lived in Derby.
0:11:16 > 0:11:19So it begs the question, have you ever used it?
0:11:19 > 0:11:21No, it's never been used.
0:11:21 > 0:11:25And I've also got an inherited set that my parents had.
0:11:25 > 0:11:29- Right.- This is superfluous, really. - So, what have we got?
0:11:29 > 0:11:32We've got how many cups and saucers in this style?
0:11:32 > 0:11:37I believe there's six cups, six saucers, six dessert plates, a jug,
0:11:37 > 0:11:41a bowl and a couple of cake plates.
0:11:41 > 0:11:43Basically, making up a tea service.
0:11:43 > 0:11:45- Yes.- So you haven't got the teapot or anything like that?
0:11:45 > 0:11:46No, it never had a teapot.
0:11:46 > 0:11:50OK. Well, it's great that we've got the name Royal Crown Derby and,
0:11:50 > 0:11:55as you can see from the outside of the box here, that says "Established 1750".
0:11:55 > 0:12:00So it really has been going a long time but it went in and out of business.
0:12:00 > 0:12:04The name Royal Crown Derby, or Derby porcelain, is synonymous
0:12:04 > 0:12:08with fine china, fine ceramics, but essentially what we're looking at here
0:12:08 > 0:12:13is a style and a design first introduced in the late 18th century.
0:12:13 > 0:12:17So this is, in effect, a reproduction of early styles.
0:12:17 > 0:12:21A lot of people are trying to sell tea services because, like you,
0:12:21 > 0:12:24people just do not use them any more.
0:12:24 > 0:12:26So we shall just have to price it accordingly.
0:12:26 > 0:12:31So I assume, because this has been tucked away in a box for a long period of time,
0:12:31 > 0:12:33is it something now that you would consider selling?
0:12:33 > 0:12:34- Yes, definitely.- Yes. OK.
0:12:34 > 0:12:39Well, we are looking at, I suppose, between £40 and £60.
0:12:39 > 0:12:43OK. I might have thought it would be a bit more than that
0:12:43 > 0:12:48but it's no value here, so it might as well be sold and used elsewhere.
0:12:48 > 0:12:51That's a good attitude, Veronica.
0:12:51 > 0:12:56We'll just have to keep everything crossed that it makes the top end of its estimate come auction day.
0:12:56 > 0:12:59As the search continues, I've spotted a rather unusual-looking item.
0:12:59 > 0:13:01But just what is it?
0:13:01 > 0:13:04Veronica? Jonty?
0:13:04 > 0:13:08What's this and where did it come from?
0:13:08 > 0:13:11I think it was bought in an antique shop in Norwich by some
0:13:11 > 0:13:16friends of my parents and it is a Victorian spoon warmer, apparently.
0:13:16 > 0:13:19- You do know what it is.- I do, yes.
0:13:19 > 0:13:21Have you used it for its original purpose?
0:13:21 > 0:13:23No, I never have.
0:13:23 > 0:13:26- It's a spoon warmer?- Yes. - Why would you want to warm spoons?
0:13:26 > 0:13:30Well, if you think about it, when spoon warmers were created
0:13:30 > 0:13:36in Victorian times, certainly in those cold winter months, you need a spoon warmer because it was very
0:13:36 > 0:13:40important to keep your food hot at all times.
0:13:40 > 0:13:46Certainly, you would have very warm water down at the bottom here, you would place your spoons in the top
0:13:46 > 0:13:50here, because you didn't want your soup or your gravy to congeal at all.
0:13:50 > 0:13:54It was very important. Certainly in the 19th century.
0:13:54 > 0:13:57If you think about it, the Victorians were obsessed with having
0:13:57 > 0:13:59the right implements for the right intended purpose.
0:13:59 > 0:14:05So, in the 1880s for instance, you could buy things like asparagus forks,
0:14:05 > 0:14:08berry and bacon forks, the list goes on and on.
0:14:08 > 0:14:15A lot of those implements are now just superfluous to modern-day requirements, just like this.
0:14:15 > 0:14:19An object like this would be purchased simply because it is an object of beauty.
0:14:19 > 0:14:22I mean, it's lovely. If we look on the underside here, and you
0:14:22 > 0:14:27see these markings down here, they look as if they are hallmarks.
0:14:27 > 0:14:29But that was the whole point
0:14:29 > 0:14:31of plating an object.
0:14:31 > 0:14:35You could have marks that looked like solid silver but these are not.
0:14:35 > 0:14:41All we are looking for is the sideways lion but this is a plated item rather than solid silver.
0:14:41 > 0:14:45Now, a lot of plated items, a lot of Victorian plated items,
0:14:45 > 0:14:49have simply very little value but because this is so beautiful,
0:14:49 > 0:14:54- even though it has no... - A mysterious purpose. - Yes, a mysterious purpose.
0:14:54 > 0:14:57I think this is worth £40 to £60.
0:14:57 > 0:15:01- Oh, right. That's good. - Yeah?- Yes.- Happy?- Yes, thank you.
0:15:01 > 0:15:04- Good. Let's carry on.- Trot on!
0:15:04 > 0:15:07What a fantastic lot and certainly not something we see very often.
0:15:07 > 0:15:10I hope it will tickle the bidders' fancy.
0:15:12 > 0:15:15Veronica tops up the races fund by another few pounds
0:15:15 > 0:15:19when she digs out a 30-piece set of Stuart Crystal.
0:15:19 > 0:15:22Jonty hopes this eye-catching lot will make us £30-£40
0:15:22 > 0:15:23when it goes under the hammer.
0:15:25 > 0:15:29Our expert himself has found a very colourful ruby and diamond ring.
0:15:29 > 0:15:32It's more a piece of costume jewellery than a priceless gem,
0:15:32 > 0:15:33but like the crystal, this too
0:15:33 > 0:15:37gets packed off to auction with a £30 to £40 estimate.
0:15:37 > 0:15:41Veronica, tell me a bit more about this wonderful house you live in.
0:15:41 > 0:15:44The house is dated 1692.
0:15:44 > 0:15:49The thatch apparently was redone in 1988.
0:15:49 > 0:15:52Because it's Norfolk reed, apparently it will last for
0:15:52 > 0:15:5750 to 70 years, as long as you keep good care of it.
0:15:57 > 0:16:00Was it an agricultural worker's cottage?
0:16:00 > 0:16:02It was two farm workers' cottages.
0:16:02 > 0:16:06- Oh, two. Because that would've been the separate door.- Yes, there are two doors and two staircases.
0:16:06 > 0:16:09I see. Did you do a lot of work to it?
0:16:09 > 0:16:16I had to have the floors taken up and a damp-proof course done, and a bit of dry rot sorted.
0:16:16 > 0:16:19I imagine damp is quite a problem in Norfolk. Especially in the Broads.
0:16:19 > 0:16:20A little bit.
0:16:20 > 0:16:24That's why I needed to have the floors done and also
0:16:24 > 0:16:26the river's very nearby.
0:16:26 > 0:16:33But that's lovely because we can go for walks and there's some RSPB nature reserves and
0:16:33 > 0:16:36two nice pubs that we can walk to. It's nice to be able to walk round.
0:16:36 > 0:16:40- Most of those things that we're looking at, they're from your parents?- Yes, a lot of it is.
0:16:40 > 0:16:42A lot of it is the stuff that they inherited from
0:16:42 > 0:16:47- the Scottish and actually a slight Irish side to the family.- Right. But that's been sitting in boxes or...
0:16:47 > 0:16:51It's been sitting in boxes ever since I've been here, really.
0:16:51 > 0:16:53For 17 years.
0:16:53 > 0:16:56Time for it to have a new lease of life on the racecourse.
0:16:56 > 0:17:01- Definitely, yes.- We should get back in. It's getting quite chilly, isn't it?- Yes.
0:17:01 > 0:17:05With all those family heirlooms to search through, I've got high hopes
0:17:05 > 0:17:10we'll find the last few pieces we need to get our couple to the races.
0:17:10 > 0:17:13Back inside, it seems Ted might have come up trumps.
0:17:15 > 0:17:17Jonty, look what we've got.
0:17:17 > 0:17:19Good man, you come bearing gifts.
0:17:19 > 0:17:21- Yes.- Well done. Look at that.
0:17:21 > 0:17:26Let's have a look. Here, these look like solid gold cufflinks.
0:17:26 > 0:17:30Look at those. Nine-carat gold cufflinks. Very nice too.
0:17:30 > 0:17:32Do you not wear these at all, Ted?
0:17:32 > 0:17:33No, I never wear cufflinks.
0:17:33 > 0:17:37- These are actually Veronica's father's.- So, these are for sale?
0:17:37 > 0:17:39- Do you think we can sell those? - Yes. I think so, yes.
0:17:39 > 0:17:41Those are wonderful. That's really good.
0:17:41 > 0:17:43What else have we got here?
0:17:43 > 0:17:47- We've got a little linked bracelet here. That looks gold too. - Yes.- There's a hallmark on there.
0:17:47 > 0:17:50- That's good too.- OK.- Whose was that?
0:17:50 > 0:17:53That was bought for Veronica as a present many years ago.
0:17:53 > 0:17:57It did have trinkets on, but she took the trinkets off
0:17:57 > 0:18:00and put them on something a bit more substantial, I believe.
0:18:00 > 0:18:05That's great because that linked chain there is also a good seller.
0:18:05 > 0:18:08We've got one, two, three other rings as well.
0:18:08 > 0:18:12Those are all gold. And a pair of earrings too. So that's great.
0:18:12 > 0:18:16What tends to happen with gold like this when it goes in to auction is
0:18:16 > 0:18:20that dealers will buy this and a lot of it will actually be used as scrap.
0:18:20 > 0:18:23So they re-use the gold, it can be melted down.
0:18:23 > 0:18:28Likewise with the stones or the semiprecious stones, those can be re-used as well.
0:18:28 > 0:18:32So this is a great little collection and it'll all be sold as one lot.
0:18:32 > 0:18:35- It's worth putting in then?- Yes. You got a fistful of dollars there, sir.
0:18:35 > 0:18:37- Good!- Not only a fistful of gold, a fistful of dollars.
0:18:37 > 0:18:39A fistful of pounds.
0:18:39 > 0:18:42- £80 to £120.- Really?- Yes.
0:18:42 > 0:18:43Definitely going then.
0:18:43 > 0:18:45- Look after that one.- Right.
0:18:45 > 0:18:46Let's go.
0:18:46 > 0:18:54That's a big step towards the £500 and another example of Veronica's family doing us proud today.
0:18:54 > 0:18:56We're really galloping towards our target now
0:18:56 > 0:18:59and back downstairs I've found our first porcelain lot of the day,
0:18:59 > 0:19:03a Spode jug and decorative Chinese plate.
0:19:03 > 0:19:08Jonty thinks these two would be best sold together and gives them
0:19:08 > 0:19:11a combined estimate of £30 to £40.
0:19:11 > 0:19:14Our day's rummaging in Norfolk is very nearly over.
0:19:14 > 0:19:19But Veronica has one more lot she'd like to show us before we cross the finishing line.
0:19:19 > 0:19:21It's something she's been hinting at all day.
0:19:21 > 0:19:25We have to wrap up warm for this one.
0:19:25 > 0:19:27Ah, what have you got hidden in the garage?
0:19:27 > 0:19:32This is the document of sale for this sideboard that we have here.
0:19:32 > 0:19:37What does it say? Cabinetmakers Upholsterers and Carpet Warehouse in Edinburgh.
0:19:37 > 0:19:39And how much was it for?
0:19:39 > 0:19:44- It cost originally £15 and 10 shillings.- Wow. That's quite a lot.
0:19:44 > 0:19:47- What sort of date is that? 1913? - Yes.
0:19:47 > 0:19:49That's just before the First World War.
0:19:49 > 0:19:53- Yes.- This piece of furniture would have been brand, spanking new then.
0:19:53 > 0:19:58- It would have been.- Here it says a 5ft, inlaid Sheraton sideboard.
0:19:58 > 0:20:00That's a Sheraton-style sideboard.
0:20:00 > 0:20:05That's Thomas Sheraton, the designer of the late 18th century.
0:20:05 > 0:20:11It's in the style of his work. The sideboard is made of mahogany, but it's two types of mahogany.
0:20:11 > 0:20:16You've got the long-grain mahogany here, where the grain of the mahogany
0:20:16 > 0:20:20goes this way, and then they've used flame mahogany.
0:20:20 > 0:20:25- What I mean by flame mahogany is the veneer looks like a flame. - Right.- Can you see that?
0:20:25 > 0:20:31So they've purposefully designed the veneer work and it's replicated on the back there, you see.
0:20:31 > 0:20:36So, that's what the Georgian cabinetmakers perfected.
0:20:36 > 0:20:41It was very fashionable in the late 18th century through into the 20th century, this style of furniture.
0:20:41 > 0:20:43- Is it fashionable now? - The problem with this style
0:20:43 > 0:20:49of furniture is because it's not strictly antique, it's not Georgian,
0:20:49 > 0:20:54and it's really not of a 20th-century contemporary design,
0:20:54 > 0:20:59prices of Edwardian furniture particularly seem to have slumped badly.
0:20:59 > 0:21:03I'll give you an example - ten years ago, £200 to £300.
0:21:03 > 0:21:08Nowadays at auction, £40 to £60.
0:21:08 > 0:21:10- That's a huge difference. - A big drop.
0:21:10 > 0:21:14It is, isn't it? I agree, it's a tragically low figure.
0:21:14 > 0:21:18But you either have it languishing here in your barn indefinitely
0:21:18 > 0:21:22or sell it at auction and put the money to good use. What do you think?
0:21:22 > 0:21:25I think it has to go to auction. It's been too big for the house.
0:21:25 > 0:21:29So, I think the best thing is to sell it, regardless of what we get for it.
0:21:29 > 0:21:34OK. One thing I want to say is that I think this is such a lovely document
0:21:34 > 0:21:37that it must go with the sideboard.
0:21:37 > 0:21:41I think that will add... If I was a dealer and I wanted to buy this,
0:21:41 > 0:21:45that would certainly add to the interest in purchasing it.
0:21:45 > 0:21:47- Make sure that that stays with the sideboard. All right?- I will do.
0:21:47 > 0:21:49So we're saying £40 for this?
0:21:49 > 0:21:52- Yes.- Well, we've had a great day and lots of interesting items.
0:21:52 > 0:21:55But we wanted £500.
0:21:55 > 0:21:57We have made 520.
0:21:57 > 0:21:59Oh! Very good. Yes.
0:21:59 > 0:22:03Bearing in mind that the auctions are a bit like the races too, we don't know that everybody's going
0:22:03 > 0:22:07to win, but I'm hoping that with Jonty in the saddle,
0:22:07 > 0:22:10we're going to come romping home across the finishing line.
0:22:10 > 0:22:13That should be good. Thank you very much.
0:22:13 > 0:22:18Well, our hard work searching through Veronica and Ted's beautiful cottage has really paid off today.
0:22:18 > 0:22:22We're all pleased with our haul of items for auction.
0:22:22 > 0:22:23Fingers crossed, there will be plenty of jewellery
0:22:23 > 0:22:27collectors as we've brooches, rings and bracelets galore.
0:22:27 > 0:22:30Most expensive is the collection of gold
0:22:30 > 0:22:33that Jonty valued at £80 to £120.
0:22:33 > 0:22:36We're also hoping the bidders will be fascinated by the unusual
0:22:36 > 0:22:42Victorian silver spoon warmer, which Jonty valued at £40 to £60.
0:22:42 > 0:22:45And of course there's the sideboard we just saw
0:22:45 > 0:22:46in the rather chilly garage.
0:22:46 > 0:22:49Veronica seemed happy to part with it, but with just
0:22:49 > 0:22:53a £40 to £60 valuation, will it be worth the effort of getting it
0:22:53 > 0:22:55all the way to the saleroom?
0:22:57 > 0:22:59Still to come on Cash In The Attic...
0:22:59 > 0:23:02not all our items manage to race over the finish line.
0:23:02 > 0:23:06- That was OK. You can't win them all. - But others do unexpectedly well.
0:23:06 > 0:23:11That was one of the also-rans that came up a winner.
0:23:11 > 0:23:17Will we be odds-on favourite to reach our target when the final hammer falls?
0:23:21 > 0:23:27It's been several weeks since we were out in the Norfolk countryside visiting the lovely
0:23:27 > 0:23:30cottage of those lovebirds Veronica and Ted Shread.
0:23:30 > 0:23:37They're trying to raise £500 for a day at the races because Veronica loves horses, Ted loves a flutter.
0:23:37 > 0:23:40We've brought all their treasures here to Chiswick Auction Rooms in west London.
0:23:40 > 0:23:46Let's hope that the bidders make a gallop for the finishing post when it comes to auction.
0:23:46 > 0:23:53It's shaping up to be another busy sale here at Chiswick, so I hope the odds are stacked in our favour.
0:23:53 > 0:23:55We've got a pretty impressive collection of lots to sell today
0:23:55 > 0:24:00and I know Mr Hearnden is feeling rather excited.
0:24:00 > 0:24:03- Jonty, that's one of our items, isn't it?- It certainly is. - It's a pretty little thing.
0:24:03 > 0:24:07Yes, good quality. I really like the quality of the tapestry.
0:24:07 > 0:24:11- That's its saving grace, big time, because remember... - It doesn't revolve.
0:24:11 > 0:24:14It's an unadjustable stool rather than an adjustable stool.
0:24:14 > 0:24:17What else have we got today? We've got some jewellery that's very good.
0:24:17 > 0:24:21- You got very excited about that. - Yes, and the spoon warmer.
0:24:21 > 0:24:23How could I forget the spoon warmer?
0:24:23 > 0:24:25I've been puzzling over the spoon warmer ever since.
0:24:25 > 0:24:28I really felt like I'd let them down when I valued that sideboard.
0:24:28 > 0:24:30- Crushed. They were crushed. - I can only be honest.
0:24:30 > 0:24:33- It'll be very interesting to see what it does sell for.- It's hard, isn't it, with mahogany furniture?
0:24:33 > 0:24:37People are so attached to it and yet it's not worth a lot of money.
0:24:37 > 0:24:41If you think about it, just how much work's gone into something like that and the value that I put on it...
0:24:41 > 0:24:44- It's criminal, really, but I have to be realistic.- Did they bring it?
0:24:44 > 0:24:48I'm not quite sure whether they brought that, because I could understand if they hadn't.
0:24:48 > 0:24:50Let's go and find out.
0:24:52 > 0:24:56It'll be a bit of a dent to our target if the sideboard hasn't made it to auction,
0:24:56 > 0:25:02so fingers crossed it's here. Only one way to find out though - and that's to ask our keen racegoers.
0:25:02 > 0:25:05- Hello, guys.- Hi. How are we?
0:25:05 > 0:25:07- Good. How are you?- There's the spoon warmer.- It is, yes.
0:25:07 > 0:25:11Are you still speaking to me after I gave you the value of that sideboard?
0:25:11 > 0:25:13Yes, we are. Just!
0:25:13 > 0:25:16Just. We've decided that we'll...
0:25:16 > 0:25:18So you are going to speak to me today?
0:25:18 > 0:25:20- We are indeed. - I don't recommend it though.
0:25:20 > 0:25:22He never stops talking.
0:25:22 > 0:25:24- Have you been to auctions before? - No, never.
0:25:24 > 0:25:26- Never?- Never.
0:25:26 > 0:25:28I've been a couple of times.
0:25:28 > 0:25:30Just keep your hands down. Don't bid on anything you don't want.
0:25:30 > 0:25:32And fingers crossed.
0:25:32 > 0:25:36- Yes, absolutely. Ready for starter's orders? - Oh, most definitely.- Let's go.
0:25:38 > 0:25:41That's great news that the sideboard made it after all. The sale looks like it's getting under way,
0:25:41 > 0:25:46so we take our places just in time to watch the action unfold.
0:25:46 > 0:25:51The first of our lots to go under the hammer is one of the many jewellery items we're selling today.
0:25:51 > 0:25:53The ruby and diamond ring.
0:25:53 > 0:25:57We're looking for just £30 to £40 for this sparkling lot.
0:25:57 > 0:26:00Start me at £30. £30 for it?
0:26:00 > 0:26:03£30? £20?
0:26:03 > 0:26:05Anybody selling at £20. 20.
0:26:05 > 0:26:0922. 25. 28. 28. 30. 32.
0:26:09 > 0:26:1135. At £32.
0:26:11 > 0:26:1435. 38? £35, are you still in?
0:26:14 > 0:26:1838 there. 40. 42. 42. 45. 48. 50.
0:26:18 > 0:26:21- Come on.- 55. 60. 5.
0:26:21 > 0:26:24- That's good.- 70. 70. 75?
0:26:24 > 0:26:2670. 75? £70 bid. 75 and it's yours.
0:26:26 > 0:26:30- £70, all done? Your bid at £70 then.- Good.
0:26:30 > 0:26:35That's great. That's more than double my bottom end of the estimate. That's great.
0:26:37 > 0:26:40Jonty seems pleased, and with £70 in the race kitty,
0:26:40 > 0:26:43it's a fantastic start to our day.
0:26:43 > 0:26:45We've got a £500 target to reach,
0:26:45 > 0:26:50so I hope the bidders are sitting comfortably for our next lot.
0:26:50 > 0:26:52Next up is your ancient stool.
0:26:52 > 0:26:53I think your mum did the embroidery on top of this?
0:26:53 > 0:26:56Yes, she did the tapestry on the top.
0:26:56 > 0:26:58We want a good price for this.
0:26:58 > 0:27:00- Although it doesn't... - It doesn't adjust.
0:27:00 > 0:27:04- It doesn't wind up any more.- It's our unadjustable adjustable stool.
0:27:04 > 0:27:06Start me at £10 for it.
0:27:06 > 0:27:08I'll bid at 10. Give me 12. 15.
0:27:08 > 0:27:1218. 20. 22. 25. 28? £25 it is. £25.
0:27:12 > 0:27:14Ooh. Shaking his head.
0:27:14 > 0:27:1730? 32. 35. 38. 40. £38.
0:27:17 > 0:27:19Bidding at £38. Selling. All done?
0:27:19 > 0:27:22- At £38 then? You've got it, sir.- 38.
0:27:22 > 0:27:24- That was a bit low.- Never mind.
0:27:24 > 0:27:28That was OK. You can't win them all.
0:27:28 > 0:27:32Very true, Jonty. It was only £2 under estimate after all.
0:27:32 > 0:27:36Hopefully this set of Stuart crystal will bring in a few more
0:27:36 > 0:27:38pounds for us though.
0:27:38 > 0:27:40Start me at £20 for it? Should make much more. £20 for it?
0:27:40 > 0:27:43£10 for it? Not a hand moves. Mexican wave now.
0:27:43 > 0:27:47A bid at 10. 12 there. 15. 18. 20.
0:27:47 > 0:27:5022. 25?
0:27:50 > 0:27:5322. A bid at £22. 25. 28. 30. 32.
0:27:53 > 0:27:55- That's good.- 35. 38. 40. 42?
0:27:55 > 0:27:58£40. The bid at £40.
0:27:58 > 0:27:59We've got there in the end.
0:27:59 > 0:28:02£40 and gone. 349, £40.
0:28:02 > 0:28:06And it comes in bang at the top of its estimate. That's more like it.
0:28:06 > 0:28:10We've had a pretty solid start so far today.
0:28:10 > 0:28:12A rather special lot is up next.
0:28:12 > 0:28:16- This is a big item. Literally a big item.- It is.- That big sideboard.
0:28:16 > 0:28:18At least you can park the car now.
0:28:18 > 0:28:22- Yes!- That's a bonus, isn't it? So, whatever it sells for, think of the garage space.- Yes.
0:28:22 > 0:28:27The original receipt with it as well in the top drawer, taped in there. £50 for it?
0:28:27 > 0:28:30£30 for it? £20 for it?
0:28:30 > 0:28:35Who wants it? I'm bid at £20. £20. I'll take you at £20. Two at £20.
0:28:35 > 0:28:3722. 25?
0:28:37 > 0:28:39- 25. 28. 30.- It's going up now.
0:28:39 > 0:28:4332. 35. 38. 40. 42.
0:28:43 > 0:28:45Bidding at £40. Only at £40.
0:28:45 > 0:28:48A lot of furniture at £40. I'm selling at £40 - you've got it.
0:28:48 > 0:28:50- £40 - you've gone. £40. - Well, we said 40, didn't we?
0:28:50 > 0:28:53Yes, I did say 40.
0:28:53 > 0:28:55I'm afraid my prediction was true.
0:28:55 > 0:28:57That may be right, Mr Hearnden.
0:28:57 > 0:29:00It's another step towards our £500, but I can't help
0:29:00 > 0:29:05wishing the sideboard had made a little more cash for our couple.
0:29:05 > 0:29:10But there's no time to dwell on it, as we've got another lot coming up for sale already.
0:29:10 > 0:29:14Now, initially, when I saw that really beautiful Cantonese dish...
0:29:14 > 0:29:15- Mmm.- ..I got very, very excited.
0:29:15 > 0:29:21But I gave it a tap and noticed that it didn't have the right ring to it,
0:29:21 > 0:29:23because it had a very faint hairline crack to it.
0:29:23 > 0:29:25- That's how you noticed! - I know. It's disappointing.
0:29:25 > 0:29:29As a consequence, I put that along with the jug as well.
0:29:29 > 0:29:31So we've got two items in this lot.
0:29:31 > 0:29:35And that's the reason why I put £30 to £40 on them.
0:29:35 > 0:29:37Give me a silly bid, £10, please. £10 for it...
0:29:37 > 0:29:39£10 for it? Give me 12. At £10...
0:29:39 > 0:29:4312, 15, 18, 20...
0:29:43 > 0:29:47- Here we go.- I'm only bid £18. £18.
0:29:47 > 0:29:51- All going and done. Your bid. £18, 349.- Oh, dear.
0:29:51 > 0:29:53- That was disappointing.- Yes.
0:29:53 > 0:29:55Well, it's all down to the damage, I'm afraid.
0:29:55 > 0:30:00Yeah. That's £12 under Jonty's low-end estimate.
0:30:00 > 0:30:03After a solid start, things seem to be slowing down for us today,
0:30:03 > 0:30:07and our couple are starting to look a little concerned.
0:30:07 > 0:30:09We've just one more lot to go before we
0:30:09 > 0:30:12reach the halfway point in the sale, so we're all hoping it's a good one.
0:30:12 > 0:30:18Jonty valued the unusual Victorian spoon warmer at £40 to £60,
0:30:18 > 0:30:22but will it manage to win over a somewhat chilly saleroom?
0:30:22 > 0:30:25Spoon warmer. And, erm, £50 for it?
0:30:25 > 0:30:27£30?
0:30:27 > 0:30:31Start me £10. 12, 15, 18, 20...
0:30:31 > 0:30:36- Here we go. - 25, 28, 30, 32, 35, 38, 40.
0:30:36 > 0:30:3942, 45, 48, 50.
0:30:39 > 0:30:4252, 55, 58, 60...
0:30:42 > 0:30:44- That's all right.- Very good.
0:30:44 > 0:30:47At £62. 65 here.
0:30:47 > 0:30:5468. 70. 75, 80. 85, 90.
0:30:54 > 0:30:59- 95, 100. 110, 120. £110.- The nation's spoons are too cold!
0:30:59 > 0:31:03The original bidder, at £110, all done. At 110, thank you.
0:31:03 > 0:31:05110, how about that?
0:31:05 > 0:31:06- That's great.- That's brilliant.
0:31:06 > 0:31:09- That's amazing.- I'm delighted.
0:31:09 > 0:31:14A fantastic result, selling for over double Jonty's low-end estimate.
0:31:14 > 0:31:20We're all feeling pretty relieved, and it's made a big difference to our total so far.
0:31:20 > 0:31:24- So, very good, we're almost at the halfway mark.- Mmm.- And I'm going to tell you how much we've made.
0:31:24 > 0:31:26- Yes...?- You want £500 all told.
0:31:26 > 0:31:30- Mm-hm.- At the halfway mark, we've made £316, which is excellent.
0:31:30 > 0:31:32- That's very good.- Well on the way.
0:31:32 > 0:31:34- Yeah.- Great. Yes. - Congratulations, that's good.
0:31:34 > 0:31:38We had the sideboard that was a bit worrying.
0:31:38 > 0:31:41- But then the spoon warmer... - That spoon warmer, you see?
0:31:41 > 0:31:46We've got a big chunk of time before our next items come on to the saleroom.
0:31:46 > 0:31:52- So shall we have a look round the saleroom? There's lots to look at. - Yeah. This way?- Yes.
0:31:52 > 0:31:56Our couple take the chance for a short break. But Jonty is never one to put his
0:31:56 > 0:32:00feet up, as he spotted something earlier that he wants to show me.
0:32:00 > 0:32:03Now, Alastair, come and have a look at this.
0:32:03 > 0:32:05- These? They're lovely.- No.
0:32:05 > 0:32:09This little Matchbox tanker. Do you remember those?
0:32:09 > 0:32:10- Yeah, we used to have these.- Yeah?
0:32:10 > 0:32:12I was more of a fan of Tonka toys, myself, cos they were more indestructible.
0:32:12 > 0:32:14A bit bigger. Now they're collectable, too.
0:32:14 > 0:32:21- Oh, really?- But believe it or not, the die-cast market has just not stopped for a few years now.
0:32:21 > 0:32:27For instance, these toys, maybe five, six years ago, would have been half what they're worth now.
0:32:27 > 0:32:30So, this is a massive growth area in collecting.
0:32:30 > 0:32:32They first started production in 1953.
0:32:32 > 0:32:35The Lesney production company started these.
0:32:35 > 0:32:42And they were all inspired by the owner of the factory, who had to make a toy for his daughter,
0:32:42 > 0:32:47because she was only allowed to take in toys to school that fitted into a matchbox.
0:32:47 > 0:32:52So he created the toy for the daughter, and hence the production of die-cast toys in his company.
0:32:52 > 0:32:55Ah, I see! And what's the earliest piece?
0:32:55 > 0:32:58You're talking very early 1950s,
0:32:58 > 0:33:01when Lesney produced the first die-cast toys.
0:33:01 > 0:33:03Now, what do you think it's worth?
0:33:03 > 0:33:07I don't know. It's difficult with these tiny things, cos often they're worth a fortune. Say, £150?
0:33:07 > 0:33:09Well, a little less than that.
0:33:09 > 0:33:14- It's estimated in the catalogue for around £100.- Well, there you go. For such a tiny thing, that's amazing.
0:33:14 > 0:33:19- It's quite extraordinary, isn't it? Are you going to put your hands up at the auction?- Maybe.
0:33:19 > 0:33:23It depends. It's a lot for a teeny, tiny thing like that.
0:33:23 > 0:33:26- Come on, let's get back to the auction.- OK.
0:33:26 > 0:33:30Remember, if you're planning on heading to your local auction house, be aware that commission,
0:33:30 > 0:33:33and possibly other charges, will be added to your bill, whether you're buying or selling.
0:33:33 > 0:33:39Always check the details with the saleroom to avoid any surprises.
0:33:39 > 0:33:42The auction is still in full swing, so we get back into position,
0:33:42 > 0:33:45and wait for our next lot to go under the hammer.
0:33:45 > 0:33:50It's the Crown Derby tea set, which Jonty valued at £40 to £60.
0:33:50 > 0:33:52For the Derby tea set, in the original box.
0:33:52 > 0:33:57Start me, erm, £20 for it? £20 for it. £10 for it?
0:33:57 > 0:33:59I'm bid at 10. In front of me, at 10.
0:33:59 > 0:34:01At £10. You want 12
0:34:01 > 0:34:05over there? 12, 15... 18, 20...
0:34:05 > 0:34:07- It's going up.- 22, 25...
0:34:07 > 0:34:11At £22. Give me 25?
0:34:11 > 0:34:14Somebody else? 25, 28, 30, 32...
0:34:14 > 0:34:15I'll take £30.
0:34:15 > 0:34:18There's no money for this. At £30.
0:34:18 > 0:34:20Going at £30, you've got it. £30.
0:34:20 > 0:34:25So you have to put that £30 on a winning horse, make about 500,000.
0:34:25 > 0:34:28What a good idea! It is a good idea.
0:34:28 > 0:34:33The Crown Derby tea set didn't quite make what it was estimated to make.
0:34:33 > 0:34:35But people are not collecting that sort of thing these days.
0:34:35 > 0:34:39- So we're just happy that we got something for it.- Yeah.
0:34:39 > 0:34:42Well, Ted and Veronica are being very philosophical.
0:34:42 > 0:34:47It's not a great start to the second half, but plenty of items left...
0:34:47 > 0:34:50Time for the rest of our couple's jewellery to take centre stage
0:34:50 > 0:34:53as our remaining five lots are all sparklers.
0:34:53 > 0:34:56A bit of jewellery this time.
0:34:56 > 0:34:58This is the amethyst bar brooch, surrounded by the pearls.
0:34:58 > 0:35:01- Whose was this? - This was my paternal grandmother's.
0:35:01 > 0:35:04OK. Well, I've put £40 to £60 on it.
0:35:04 > 0:35:07Let's see what the market decides.
0:35:07 > 0:35:08..worth £50, start me at £50.
0:35:08 > 0:35:11£20 for it...
0:35:11 > 0:35:16Give me 22, 25, 28, 30, 32.
0:35:16 > 0:35:2035... At £32. 35, 38?
0:35:20 > 0:35:2240? 42.
0:35:22 > 0:35:2645, 48? 50?
0:35:26 > 0:35:31No. At £48, last chance at £48, are we done? 203, £48.
0:35:31 > 0:35:34- That's actually quite good.- Yeah.
0:35:34 > 0:35:36Cos it was quite small, wasn't it?
0:35:36 > 0:35:38Yeah.
0:35:38 > 0:35:41That's £8 over Jonty's lowest estimate, and it's not a bad
0:35:41 > 0:35:42start to our run of jewellery.
0:35:42 > 0:35:46I hope the collectors are prepared to dig even deeper on the rest
0:35:46 > 0:35:52of our lots, though, as we've still got a way to go before we reach our £500 target.
0:35:52 > 0:35:54The amethyst set is next.
0:35:54 > 0:35:59We're looking for £50 to £70 for this colourful lot.
0:35:59 > 0:36:03Start me, erm, £20 again.
0:36:03 > 0:36:05Take 2 now.
0:36:05 > 0:36:0722 there, 25, 28, 30.
0:36:07 > 0:36:1132, 35, 38...
0:36:11 > 0:36:1440. 40?
0:36:14 > 0:36:17I'm bid £38.
0:36:17 > 0:36:2242, 45, 48, 50... 55...
0:36:22 > 0:36:24- It's like being at the races, isn't it?- That's the bid so far, £50.
0:36:24 > 0:36:27At £50, your last chance.
0:36:27 > 0:36:30At £50 all done.
0:36:30 > 0:36:32At £50 it's gone, then. You've got it for £50.
0:36:32 > 0:36:34Selling for bang on the low-end estimate,
0:36:34 > 0:36:37another few pounds towards our couple's day at the races.
0:36:37 > 0:36:41Remember, they're after £500 for their fantastic day out.
0:36:41 > 0:36:46And with this great sale, they've now made an impressive 444.
0:36:46 > 0:36:49So fingers crossed for our remaining three lots.
0:36:49 > 0:36:51This jewellery is selling very well.
0:36:51 > 0:36:52- Mmm.- It's the opal brooch next.
0:36:52 > 0:36:54- Opal is beautiful.- Yes.
0:36:54 > 0:36:56And we want £40.
0:36:56 > 0:37:00- £40.- £30 for it?
0:37:00 > 0:37:03£30, £20 for it?
0:37:03 > 0:37:10At £20... 22, 25, 28, 30.
0:37:10 > 0:37:12At £28.
0:37:12 > 0:37:16Selling for £28. £28, sold.
0:37:16 > 0:37:19That's disappointing.
0:37:19 > 0:37:22- What do you think about that? - Well, it's not as pretty as the other one was.
0:37:22 > 0:37:24So I'm not that surprised, I suppose.
0:37:24 > 0:37:28- It might have been its downfall, the plainness of the whole thing.- Yes.
0:37:28 > 0:37:30It's another few pounds in the bank,
0:37:30 > 0:37:34but we all wish the brooch had made a little more money today.
0:37:34 > 0:37:38When the mint-condition Dinky toy that Jonty showed me
0:37:38 > 0:37:42earlier comes up for sale, it, too, struggles to make its £100 estimate.
0:37:42 > 0:37:45It goes unsold in the saleroom.
0:37:45 > 0:37:48I'm starting to wonder if things are cooling off again this afternoon.
0:37:48 > 0:37:51Maybe our next lot will grab the bidders' attention and finally
0:37:51 > 0:37:53convince them to splash the cash again.
0:37:53 > 0:37:56It's the pretty golden garnet bracelet,
0:37:56 > 0:38:00which Jonty valued at £60 to £80.
0:38:00 > 0:38:03The nine-carat Garnet bracelet, where do you want to start me?
0:38:03 > 0:38:05Start me half price, £30 for it?
0:38:05 > 0:38:08- Thank you, at £30...- Started high.
0:38:08 > 0:38:1238? 40, 42, 45, 48, 50.
0:38:12 > 0:38:1455?
0:38:14 > 0:38:17Thinking about it. 52. 55. 58. 60?
0:38:17 > 0:38:222? At £60.
0:38:22 > 0:38:2665, 68, 70. 75, 80...
0:38:26 > 0:38:30At £75, I'm bid. At £75,
0:38:30 > 0:38:34are we done? I think we are. £75.
0:38:34 > 0:38:40- 75!- See, there was someone waiting to bid till it got quite high.
0:38:40 > 0:38:45That's more like it, selling for just £5 under Jonty's top estimate.
0:38:45 > 0:38:48It's almost the end of our day here at Chiswick.
0:38:48 > 0:38:50The finish line is in sight.
0:38:50 > 0:38:54With one more lot to go under the hammer, let's hope we don't fall at the final hurdle.
0:38:54 > 0:38:59So, this is the collection of, I suppose, the also-rans of the jewellery.
0:38:59 > 0:39:03There's a big collection of your gold, and the costume jewellery too.
0:39:03 > 0:39:05So, this is the whole lot, OK?
0:39:05 > 0:39:08Often these lots put together, the dealers really like these.
0:39:08 > 0:39:12- Yes.- So, I've got £80 to £120.
0:39:12 > 0:39:15- Ready?- Yes. Fingers crossed.
0:39:15 > 0:39:17Start me, erm... £80, we'll see how it goes.
0:39:17 > 0:39:22£50 for it. 55, 60, 5, 70. 5.
0:39:22 > 0:39:24Here we go.
0:39:24 > 0:39:2890, 5, 100, 110.
0:39:28 > 0:39:33110 I'm bid, at 110. 120.
0:39:33 > 0:39:37130 140. 130 bid. 140 over there. 150.
0:39:37 > 0:39:39- 160.- Getting better all the time.
0:39:39 > 0:39:41I'm selling for 150.
0:39:41 > 0:39:44150 all out? 150.
0:39:44 > 0:39:46That's great.
0:39:46 > 0:39:48- That's great, you see? - How about that?
0:39:48 > 0:39:51The also-rans came up winners!
0:39:51 > 0:39:53Yes.
0:39:53 > 0:39:59What a fantastic finish. I have a feeling the gold has taken us above and beyond our £500 target.
0:39:59 > 0:40:02But just how well have we done?
0:40:02 > 0:40:04Well, there we are. That was a really good sale.
0:40:04 > 0:40:06- And pretty much everything came in...- Mmm.
0:40:06 > 0:40:09- Yeah.- ..if not above, then only a tiny fraction below.
0:40:09 > 0:40:12Every one came in a winner.
0:40:12 > 0:40:16- So how much do you think we made? - Well, we were looking for around about 500.
0:40:16 > 0:40:19- Yes, but I think we must have made over that.- Yeah. The gold did
0:40:19 > 0:40:22incredibly well and of course the spoon warmer did incredibly well.
0:40:22 > 0:40:25Well, we've made £697.
0:40:25 > 0:40:27Brilliant. Wow!
0:40:27 > 0:40:31- That is very, very good.- Thank you.
0:40:31 > 0:40:34Now, don't go and spend it all on the nags.
0:40:34 > 0:40:36Well, no, I'll try not to lose all of it.
0:40:40 > 0:40:44A few weeks after raising a fantastic £697 at auction,
0:40:44 > 0:40:48it's finally racing day for Veronica and Ted.
0:40:48 > 0:40:51Despite it being a little wet and chilly,
0:40:51 > 0:40:54this horse-loving pair are really looking forward to it.
0:40:54 > 0:40:57- The auction went well.- Yes. We had a really good day, didn't we?- Yes.
0:40:57 > 0:41:01- And we made more than our target. - Yes, more than we were expecting.
0:41:01 > 0:41:05And we're going to have a good time spending it.
0:41:05 > 0:41:09They decide to take in the first race as spectators only and head
0:41:09 > 0:41:14straight to the stands to watch the action unfold at the finishing line.
0:41:14 > 0:41:18But before long they fancy a bit of a flutter themselves.
0:41:18 > 0:41:21Well, we've watched the first race
0:41:21 > 0:41:24and got an idea how it all works now and so we'll go away and pick out
0:41:24 > 0:41:28one or two horses, put some bets on, and see if we can win some money.
0:41:31 > 0:41:34Oh, no, not this one. No, No. It's the one after that, yes.
0:41:34 > 0:41:37- The one with the pink coat?- Yes.- OK.
0:41:37 > 0:41:40After working out a system, our couple head straight over to place a bet.
0:41:43 > 0:41:46- £5 on Ronan The Warrior, please. - Ronan The Warrior. Five.
0:41:46 > 0:41:48OK.
0:41:48 > 0:41:53- I'll have a £5 win on No Virtue. - No Virtue, very nice.
0:41:53 > 0:41:57With the bets placed, it's back to the stands and the race gets under way.
0:42:00 > 0:42:06Oh, mine's not doing badly! Look, here he is. Come on! Come on.
0:42:10 > 0:42:14Come on! Whoo!
0:42:15 > 0:42:17VERONICA LAUGHS
0:42:17 > 0:42:21I'm really pleased. We've had a great day and we've got a little bit extra as well, haven't we?
0:42:21 > 0:42:24Yes. We had a winner at the races, so a bit more money.
0:42:24 > 0:42:28- Can't be bad. - A bit of champagne for tonight, eh? - Well, yes, got to celebrate.
0:42:28 > 0:42:30Yes.