0:00:02 > 0:00:03Hello and welcome to Cash In The Attic,
0:00:03 > 0:00:07the show that finds treasures in your home and that helps you sell them at auction.
0:00:07 > 0:00:10No, I haven't come to Africa for today's show. I'm in North London
0:00:10 > 0:00:14and this of course is one of the capital's most famous attractions - London Zoo.
0:00:14 > 0:00:21I'll tell you what, I think these guys could look around an attic or two without any trouble at all!
0:00:21 > 0:00:25Opened in 1828, London Zoo, or the Zoological Society of London, to give it its proper name,
0:00:25 > 0:00:31is the public face of the world's oldest zoological society.
0:00:31 > 0:00:35As well as being one of the capital's main tourist attractions, it's also a global leader
0:00:35 > 0:00:42in conservation, playing a key role in the breeding and reintroduction of endangered species.
0:00:42 > 0:00:45Today it houses at least 700 types of animal.
0:00:45 > 0:00:50There is an incredible array of primates, big cats, reptiles
0:00:50 > 0:00:55and of course everyone's favourite flightless bird, the penguin.
0:00:55 > 0:00:59They're great, aren't they, and I could stay here all day there's so much to see and do,
0:00:59 > 0:01:02but we've got work ahead and we'd better get cracking
0:01:02 > 0:01:05if we're going to find those antiques and collectables.
0:01:26 > 0:01:30Today on "Cash in the Attic" there's a case of mistaken identity...
0:01:30 > 0:01:32My father got the zodiac sign wrong.
0:01:32 > 0:01:38He thought he was buying the star sign for Leo but he bought the bull instead!
0:01:38 > 0:01:41And Jonty's making himself at home.
0:01:41 > 0:01:43Now, what I'm looking for is my slippers.
0:01:43 > 0:01:46- Ah, slippers!- You haven't seen them anywhere, have you?- No!
0:01:46 > 0:01:49But there are troublesome times ahead at auction...
0:01:49 > 0:01:52- I feel gutted.- So do I.- Oh, dear!
0:01:52 > 0:01:54So will there be a happy ending?
0:01:54 > 0:01:57Find out when the final hammer falls.
0:01:57 > 0:02:00Well, I've torn myself away from the zoo now
0:02:00 > 0:02:03and come a couple of miles down the road to Primrose Hill
0:02:03 > 0:02:06to meet someone who, as it happens, is a real animal lover herself.
0:02:06 > 0:02:08She's called in the Cash in the Attic team
0:02:08 > 0:02:12to raise money for a cause she's incredibly passionate about.
0:02:12 > 0:02:16This basement flat in one of London's most fashionable areas
0:02:16 > 0:02:20has, for more than 30 years, been home to Janet Brereton.
0:02:20 > 0:02:26Raised in a family of animal lovers, Janet's certainly inherited the trait, her great passion being cats
0:02:26 > 0:02:31and there's no doubt it's 13-year-old feline Ashley who rules the roost in this home.
0:02:31 > 0:02:35With friend and neighbour Joanna, from Northern Iraq, Janet's always on the look-out
0:02:35 > 0:02:42for ways to raise money for her favourite animal charity and has called in the Cash team
0:02:42 > 0:02:44to give her a helping hand.
0:02:44 > 0:02:48- Good morning!- Jennie, how are you? - I'm good. This is posh, isn't it?
0:02:48 > 0:02:52I know. We're kind of like in the posh end of town, home of Jude Law, Jamie Oliver.
0:02:52 > 0:02:56- Are we at Jude Law's house?- No, sadly not. I've been looking around.
0:02:56 > 0:03:00I was really hoping I would run into Jude Law, but no, we're not!
0:03:00 > 0:03:02But I hear you've been to London Zoo?
0:03:02 > 0:03:08It was great, you know. It was absolutely lovely. I saw giraffes and wallabies and emus, great time!
0:03:08 > 0:03:14Well, I promise you today, no stone will be left unturned and I'll check everything that's lying around!
0:03:14 > 0:03:16Oh, Jonty, that's disgusting! Get in there, get in there!
0:03:16 > 0:03:21- I hope you're not going to be like this all day!- Oh, yes, I will!
0:03:22 > 0:03:24Good morning, ladies.
0:03:24 > 0:03:26- Hello, Jennie.- Who's who? Janet?
0:03:26 > 0:03:28I'm Janet and this is Joanna.
0:03:28 > 0:03:30- Hi, I'm Joanna. - Joanna lives upstairs.
0:03:30 > 0:03:34- I see. That's brilliant! You're here to help us today?- Yes, I'd like to.
0:03:34 > 0:03:37She'd better!
0:03:37 > 0:03:41Now, Janet, you called us in, didn't you? Tell me why?
0:03:41 > 0:03:45I'm trying to raise some money for my struggling little animal charity.
0:03:45 > 0:03:46Are you a patron of it or something?
0:03:46 > 0:03:49No, I'm just the fundraiser and I put on all different events
0:03:49 > 0:03:53to try and make money for a very tiny outfit that's struggling.
0:03:53 > 0:03:56How much money, then, do you think we might be able to raise?
0:03:56 > 0:04:01Golly, I don't know. I mean I would be thrilled if we made £1,000, I really would.
0:04:01 > 0:04:03It's more than I can make in a jumble sale.
0:04:03 > 0:04:06So have you got lots of bits and pieces around the flat?
0:04:06 > 0:04:09- There's lots of bits and pieces! - Are you a collector?
0:04:09 > 0:04:14No, not really, but I just want to sell the items and try and make a bit of cash.
0:04:14 > 0:04:19All right, well, £1,000 for a great cause there. Let's get going.
0:04:19 > 0:04:21Come on, no time for gardening!
0:04:21 > 0:04:26Janet's home might be compact but when it comes to antiques, it's pretty perfectly formed.
0:04:26 > 0:04:32Which is lucky, as we've a big target to reach if Janet is to help her animal charity.
0:04:32 > 0:04:37Fortunately, our perfectly-formed antiques expert, Jonty Hearndon, is on hand to help
0:04:37 > 0:04:42and he's already dug up something which could well be the start we need.
0:04:42 > 0:04:46- What have you got there? - A-ha, look what I've found!
0:04:46 > 0:04:52- Hey, you've struck gold!- Absolutely! I've got this mounted gold sovereign in what looks like to be a necklace.
0:04:52 > 0:04:54- It's yours, is it? - No, it's not mine.
0:04:54 > 0:04:58It was from my friend, Win, who died, so I know she'd like this
0:04:58 > 0:05:01to be auctioned and money to go to the animals.
0:05:01 > 0:05:08Sovereigns were first introduced in this country in 1489 and they've never stopped being in circulation.
0:05:08 > 0:05:11Now, they were called "sovereigns"
0:05:11 > 0:05:15because you had a face of the monarch on one side
0:05:15 > 0:05:22- and they had this majestic feel and initially a sovereign was worth one pound.- Wow!
0:05:22 > 0:05:24But that then changed.
0:05:24 > 0:05:29- Yes, yes.- And initially when Henry VII introduced sovereigns,
0:05:29 > 0:05:32- the actual purity was 23 carats. - Wow!
0:05:32 > 0:05:34Woo! That's serious stuff.
0:05:34 > 0:05:38- Henry VIII then changed that to 22 carats.- Oh, he would, yeah!
0:05:38 > 0:05:44Yes, of course he would and now, today, sovereigns are still 22-carat gold.
0:05:44 > 0:05:47- Yes.- Are they? - You learn something every day.
0:05:47 > 0:05:51Well, value, I think we're looking at around £100 just for this.
0:05:51 > 0:05:53That is very good!
0:05:53 > 0:05:55All right, that's how good gold is!
0:05:55 > 0:05:57- That's amazing! - That's a fantastic start!
0:05:57 > 0:05:59That is good, that really is!
0:05:59 > 0:06:02Well done! Let's go and find more.
0:06:02 > 0:06:05- Only another 900.- OK.
0:06:05 > 0:06:11Well, £100 really is a fabulous start and our first step towards that target of £1,000.
0:06:11 > 0:06:15We're obviously in the home of an animal lover, with this wonderful array of figures
0:06:15 > 0:06:18and while Joanna is searching through them,
0:06:18 > 0:06:22I strike it lucky in this drawer, when I come across a couple of gold bangles.
0:06:22 > 0:06:27Jonty thinks they'll bring in an incredible £140 to £160
0:06:27 > 0:06:28as a single lot.
0:06:28 > 0:06:34Janet finds Jonty in the living room with something she's very keen for him to value.
0:06:34 > 0:06:36Jonty, look what I've found!
0:06:36 > 0:06:39- What have you got?- Have a look.
0:06:39 > 0:06:41- Lovely leather case.- Yes.
0:06:41 > 0:06:43Oh!
0:06:43 > 0:06:47A collection of pipes but also you've got cigarette holders in here as well.
0:06:47 > 0:06:49- That's right. - I'm assuming these are not yours?
0:06:49 > 0:06:51Oh, no, no, no.
0:06:51 > 0:06:55These belong to...or they did belong to, a man who lives locally,
0:06:55 > 0:07:02he's a friend, they give me things to sell for the animals, so this is just one of the things being donated.
0:07:02 > 0:07:06Well, once upon a time this set would have been a very expensive set,
0:07:06 > 0:07:12because if you look at these four chimney pieces here, you look at the silver mounting here,
0:07:12 > 0:07:16it's not plated silver, they're solid silver because they're all hallmarked.
0:07:16 > 0:07:20- Good.- That's really good news. - That's what we like to hear! - Yeah, that's very nice
0:07:20 > 0:07:25and again you've got this lovely I suppose almost crocodile case, so that's very, very good quality.
0:07:25 > 0:07:31Now, date-wise we're looking at a set here that would have been probably made around the 1930s.
0:07:31 > 0:07:36You can tell that by the sort of stylisation of the pipes, in an angular form,
0:07:36 > 0:07:38so around that time Art Deco was very much in,
0:07:38 > 0:07:42- so cleaner lines, so this is what we're looking at here.- Good.
0:07:42 > 0:07:45So from a collecting point of view, if you think about it,
0:07:45 > 0:07:48smoking pipes like this is not necessarily a growth area,
0:07:48 > 0:07:53it's diminishing in interest so we can't put a very high value on this
0:07:53 > 0:07:57and also we have this cheroot holder that is damaged, which is a pity really
0:07:57 > 0:08:03because I think it's presented so well, so value at auction sort of £40, £70,
0:08:03 > 0:08:05that sort of ball park.
0:08:05 > 0:08:06- That's good.- Is that all right?
0:08:06 > 0:08:08- Yes!- Jolly good!- Why not!
0:08:08 > 0:08:10Put that in your pipe and smoke it!
0:08:10 > 0:08:13- What I'm looking for is my slippers. You haven't seen them.- No!
0:08:13 > 0:08:16- I'll tell you what, we'll carry on. - All right.
0:08:16 > 0:08:21The pipe set is another good find and the £40 it should bring in
0:08:21 > 0:08:24takes our total to an impressive £280.
0:08:24 > 0:08:30Not bad after only such a short time rummaging, and when Jonty spots these two vases,
0:08:30 > 0:08:33which should rake in another £20 for the pair,
0:08:33 > 0:08:36we're really motoring towards that target.
0:08:37 > 0:08:42With Jonty on fire with the finds, I sneak out into stylish Primrose Hill
0:08:42 > 0:08:46with Janet to find out a little more about her animal charity.
0:08:46 > 0:08:48- Well, cheers!- Cheers!
0:08:48 > 0:08:51Isn't it nice! We've escaped just for a little while,
0:08:51 > 0:08:53leave Jonty and Joanna, they'll be all right.
0:08:53 > 0:08:55- Yes, yes.- I think so, yeah.
0:08:55 > 0:08:59So tell me a bit more about the animals at the rescue centre?
0:08:59 > 0:09:06There's a wide variety from large animals like the pig who was found as a piglet on the motorway,
0:09:06 > 0:09:07the piglet is now this big.
0:09:07 > 0:09:11- What was a pig, or a piglet, doing in the road?- We don't know.
0:09:11 > 0:09:14She must have escaped somewhere but it was all advertised,
0:09:14 > 0:09:19but nobody claimed her, so now she's Jessica and she's the front of house attraction.
0:09:19 > 0:09:26- Oh, really! Who else have we got then?- A goat, meerkats, a monkey.
0:09:26 > 0:09:28The monkey is a dear little thing.
0:09:28 > 0:09:32It came from a pet shop that was closing down and she wasn't wanted any more.
0:09:32 > 0:09:34So which is your favourite animal?
0:09:34 > 0:09:36My favourite animal? No, I like them all, really.
0:09:36 > 0:09:39One of the cats I like, Nero. He's gorgeous.
0:09:39 > 0:09:44You struck me actually as quite an arty sort of person.
0:09:44 > 0:09:45You're very dramatic.
0:09:45 > 0:09:48Are you in drama in any way or have you been?
0:09:48 > 0:09:52We've been organising cabarets locally, yes, so very much involved.
0:09:52 > 0:09:55We've raised quite a bit of money for the charity.
0:09:55 > 0:09:59- For the animals again? - Oh, yes, yes, yes, absolutely, yes.
0:09:59 > 0:10:02I'll tell you what, it would be nice to stay here all day,
0:10:02 > 0:10:03but I'm feeling a bit guilty.
0:10:03 > 0:10:05We'd better get back, come on.
0:10:05 > 0:10:08Much more rummaging to do.
0:10:08 > 0:10:14Thankfully, while we've been gassing, back at the flat, the rummaging has gone on unabated.
0:10:14 > 0:10:18As I rejoin the search, checking out the glassware in the kitchen,
0:10:18 > 0:10:21Joanna sets her sights on this collection of Poole Pottery.
0:10:21 > 0:10:24With its fetching floral designs,
0:10:24 > 0:10:29Jonty thinks someone will be happy to part with £40 to £60.
0:10:29 > 0:10:32In the bedroom our expert is sifting through old boxes,
0:10:32 > 0:10:37hoping to unearth some treasures, but he might just have been beaten to it by Joanna!
0:10:37 > 0:10:40Jonty, look what I've found.
0:10:40 > 0:10:46That belongs to Janet's friend. She will want you to see it.
0:10:46 > 0:10:51OK. Now, this is a lady's watch but it's not a pocket watch or a wrist watch.
0:10:51 > 0:10:55This is more like a brooch so the whole point is that it would be worn,
0:10:55 > 0:10:58- look there we go, can you see, just like that.- Yes.
0:10:58 > 0:10:59That was the whole point
0:10:59 > 0:11:02and the reason why it's called a "lady's" watch
0:11:02 > 0:11:05rather than a gent's is because ladies' watches
0:11:05 > 0:11:08always tend to be a lot smaller.
0:11:08 > 0:11:12If you look at the back, all this design work here is inspired from the 19th century,
0:11:12 > 0:11:20but a watch like this would have been made more like 100 years ago so this is probably Edwardian.
0:11:20 > 0:11:22If we open up the back, isn't that lovely?
0:11:22 > 0:11:29So, hallmarked, so this watch is silver and these two holes here
0:11:29 > 0:11:34are where you wind the watch up, but if you look at the front, can you see?
0:11:34 > 0:11:37Look at all of that. All of that is enamelled
0:11:37 > 0:11:43and the ring round the outside is what is known as "engine turning."
0:11:43 > 0:11:45What sort of value would you put on this?
0:11:45 > 0:11:49It would probably cost about £100?
0:11:49 > 0:11:54Well, I have to say that at auction, I would have to half that,
0:11:54 > 0:11:58so we're talking around the £50 mark
0:11:58 > 0:12:02so the estimate in the catalogue would read something like £45 to £75, that sort of...
0:12:02 > 0:12:06- That's very good.- It's good, but this is so beautiful it's worth a lot more than that.
0:12:06 > 0:12:08Who says antiques are expensive?
0:12:08 > 0:12:12- Yes.- Good find, so thank you very much for showing me that. - Thank you very much.
0:12:12 > 0:12:15- I'm going to give that back to you for safe-keeping.- Yes.- All right?
0:12:15 > 0:12:18- Yes, thank you.- Excellent, so let's carry on through there.
0:12:18 > 0:12:23So it's another £45 in the pot as we continue to scour for items
0:12:23 > 0:12:27that will help us raise the £1,000 we need to help the animals.
0:12:27 > 0:12:30Jonty is not sure this jug will be much use to us,
0:12:30 > 0:12:34but when it comes to this paste-set pendant in a silver mount,
0:12:34 > 0:12:39together with a pair of matching earrings, it's a different story altogether.
0:12:39 > 0:12:41Janet was given the set by a friend
0:12:41 > 0:12:45and at £120 to £140 it's just the sort of find we need.
0:12:47 > 0:12:51And it looks as if she might be able to add even more with her latest gold find.
0:12:51 > 0:12:55- Hi, Jonty.- Hi, there. What have you got?
0:12:55 > 0:12:56I've got a gold ingot.
0:12:56 > 0:12:58Wow!
0:12:58 > 0:13:0010 grammes! Where is this from?
0:13:00 > 0:13:07This is from an old flame of mine who bought it for me some years ago, about 20 years ago, I've had it.
0:13:07 > 0:13:09He bought it for me for a rainy day.
0:13:09 > 0:13:14Well, I think the rainy day is today, so I'd like it to go to auction.
0:13:14 > 0:13:19So it says here that this is from the Habib Bank so this little chip here would have been issued
0:13:19 > 0:13:25by the bank, but this is not currency. This is just a sliver of gold.
0:13:25 > 0:13:30In fact, it says on the back here 10 grammes of gold and this is the purest gold.
0:13:30 > 0:13:34I don't know whether you can see this. It says "999.9"
0:13:34 > 0:13:38which means that this is pure gold, 24-carat gold.
0:13:38 > 0:13:40- Wonderful!- Right?- Yes.
0:13:40 > 0:13:43And I think the reason why people covet it so much
0:13:43 > 0:13:48is because it's a metal that can be handled so easily, it can be made into all sorts of different shapes
0:13:48 > 0:13:54and it's pliable enough when it's heated up to the right temperature, obviously.
0:13:54 > 0:13:58Well, I'm going to give that back to you because that needs to be safely kept.
0:13:58 > 0:14:03We can put that into the auction sale so the auction estimate for that will be £100 to £150.
0:14:03 > 0:14:06Really! As much as that? Great! That's wonderful!
0:14:06 > 0:14:08- You had a very generous boyfriend! - Absolutely!
0:14:08 > 0:14:13- Good. Safe keeping for that, down the corridor.- I will, good.
0:14:13 > 0:14:1610 grammes of pure gold is valuable loot indeed
0:14:16 > 0:14:18and while it may not be quite a rainy day,
0:14:18 > 0:14:21if it can raise £100 for the animals,
0:14:21 > 0:14:23it's a contribution worth making.
0:14:23 > 0:14:28Elsewhere, a rummage through an old storage stool turns up more quality items,
0:14:28 > 0:14:32including this lovely 9-carat gold wristwatch.
0:14:32 > 0:14:34Produced by Winegarton's,
0:14:34 > 0:14:37a London jeweller renowned for its quality watches,
0:14:37 > 0:14:39it should fetch £60 to £80.
0:14:39 > 0:14:42With the rummage going so swimmingly,
0:14:42 > 0:14:47I take the opportunity to have some time out with the ladies and have a peek at Joanna's flat upstairs.
0:14:47 > 0:14:50So, ladies, this is nice, isn't it?
0:14:50 > 0:14:55We've come up to see where you live, so we're on top of your flat now?
0:14:55 > 0:14:57- Yes.- And this is your home for how many years, Joanna?
0:14:57 > 0:15:00My flat has been here for ten years.
0:15:00 > 0:15:04So you've been friends, I suppose, for... How did you meet?
0:15:04 > 0:15:09Well, when Joanna moved in, I had a migraine and I was taken to my bed
0:15:09 > 0:15:12and Joanna was busy painting and had her window open,
0:15:12 > 0:15:15making quite a noise with her radio,
0:15:15 > 0:15:20so I had to call and say to her, "Please, will you turn the music down"
0:15:20 > 0:15:22But you were just happy, happy, happy?
0:15:22 > 0:15:27Yes, I was really, really happy because I didn't expect to have a flat in this area,
0:15:27 > 0:15:31- and have a good friend like her. - So part of your friendship
0:15:31 > 0:15:34with Janet is helping her with the charity, I gather?
0:15:34 > 0:15:38Oh, yes, yes. You've been known to sell raffle tickets, haven't you?
0:15:38 > 0:15:40- Raffle tickets... - And you help at jumble sales.
0:15:40 > 0:15:43Raffle tickets and jumble sales. Plants. Cabaret.
0:15:43 > 0:15:46Doesn't mind getting her hands dirty, do you? No, she's very helpful.
0:15:46 > 0:15:51- I'm glad you've struck up such a great friendship. That's lovely for both of you.- Oh, yes.
0:15:51 > 0:15:53- Yeah.- We support each other.- We do!
0:15:53 > 0:15:58- Good!- And Janet is a very genuine person. I like her!- Thank you!
0:15:58 > 0:16:00I think you've got to support her a bit more now
0:16:00 > 0:16:04because it's all very well sitting here, but we've got to go downstairs and find some items.
0:16:04 > 0:16:06Come on, the rummage is not over.
0:16:06 > 0:16:08Come on, ladies!
0:16:10 > 0:16:13Jonty has been in his element so far, sniffing out items left,
0:16:13 > 0:16:16right and centre and as we rejoin the hunt, we're keen to match him,
0:16:16 > 0:16:23find for find, so it's good news when I discover something we think could be worth selling.
0:16:23 > 0:16:25Any idea what this is?
0:16:25 > 0:16:28That's a gold bracelet, a gold charm bracelet.
0:16:28 > 0:16:31This is lovely, I must say. Is it something you'd be willing to sell?
0:16:31 > 0:16:33- Oh, yes.- Really?- Definitely!
0:16:33 > 0:16:37- Let's show it to Jonty. Jonty?- Come and have a look!- We've got more gold!
0:16:37 > 0:16:38- Look at that!- Oh, my word!
0:16:38 > 0:16:41- It's a lovely little treasure. - More treasure!- More treasure!
0:16:41 > 0:16:44Fantastic! Look at this. A proper charm bracelet, this.
0:16:44 > 0:16:46- Absolutely.- So who's is this?
0:16:46 > 0:16:50That's my mother's. She's given that to me to go towards the auction.
0:16:50 > 0:16:53So do you remember giving any of these charms to your mother?
0:16:53 > 0:16:55I honestly don't, no, I can't remember.
0:16:55 > 0:16:57Because, I'm having a look at this.
0:16:57 > 0:17:01This says "To Mum from Janet, 1965"
0:17:01 > 0:17:02Oh, yes! Oh, gosh, yes!
0:17:02 > 0:17:06- 1965!- Yes!- Woo!
0:17:06 > 0:17:08My goodness, you were a toddler!
0:17:08 > 0:17:12Absolutely, of course I was! I'm very advanced for my age.
0:17:12 > 0:17:15We've got all sorts of objects here. We've got the hat and the bull.
0:17:15 > 0:17:17Do you know the significance of that?
0:17:17 > 0:17:21Well, the bull I know because my father got the zodiac sign wrong.
0:17:21 > 0:17:26He thought he was buying the star sign for Leo but he bought the bull instead.
0:17:26 > 0:17:31- OK! Latin wasn't his forte?- No, no. - How did you get around that one?
0:17:31 > 0:17:35He just said "Oh, well I got the star sign wrong but I'm always giving you
0:17:35 > 0:17:38"a lot of bull so, well, it is apt, it is apt!"
0:17:38 > 0:17:43But look, we have a dog and a cat so that must have some relevance there somewhere?
0:17:43 > 0:17:47- I don't remember that one! - Yes, they're lovely, and look at the owl and the pussycat, too.
0:17:47 > 0:17:49- That's really sweet.- Oh, yes.
0:17:49 > 0:17:55Now, I'm not sure, I don't think just looking at the colour of a lot of these charms
0:17:55 > 0:17:59that they are not necessarily gold so they're gold metal rather than gold,
0:17:59 > 0:18:01and I've looked at the lock here.
0:18:01 > 0:18:06This is a 9 carat gold lock so therefore the bracelet itself will be 9 carat gold,
0:18:06 > 0:18:10but this, the charm that you bought in 1965 IS hallmarked.
0:18:10 > 0:18:13- That's 9 carat gold, OK?- Really? - Right.
0:18:13 > 0:18:16- Do you remember buying that from a jewellers?- No, no I don't.
0:18:16 > 0:18:19- I honestly don't remember! - She's forgotten!
0:18:19 > 0:18:21But this is definitely, definitely worth selling,
0:18:21 > 0:18:24worth putting in the auction sale and at the very least, £100 to £150.
0:18:24 > 0:18:26That is good! That's fantastic!
0:18:26 > 0:18:28- Happy about that?- Yes, delighted.
0:18:28 > 0:18:30My mother's given this in good heart.
0:18:30 > 0:18:34She wants it to go to the charity and I'll be thrilled, so will she,
0:18:34 > 0:18:37if we can make that money, that will be good.
0:18:37 > 0:18:41There's lots of confidence that the charm bracelet will do well
0:18:41 > 0:18:44and it's yet more quality gold we will be sending to auction,
0:18:44 > 0:18:50but we're going to have to step up a gear if we're going to get anywhere near that daunting target of £1,000.
0:18:50 > 0:18:55This silver picture frame is another item that was donated by one of Janet's friends
0:18:55 > 0:18:58and we're hoping it will fetch upwards of £20 for the cause,
0:18:58 > 0:19:02but with time running out, we're still some way off our target.
0:19:02 > 0:19:05There has to be somewhere we haven't looked yet!
0:19:05 > 0:19:07Jonty, Janet.
0:19:07 > 0:19:10- Yeah.- I've found a ring in your drawer here.
0:19:10 > 0:19:14- That's right.- Just rooting round your bedroom drawers, but there you go.
0:19:14 > 0:19:18- That's all right. - I think that's absolutely gorgeous. - It is beautiful, isn't it?
0:19:18 > 0:19:23- Yeah. Is it yours? - Wow!- No, that was my friend Win's, and she left that to me.
0:19:23 > 0:19:25- Oh, Win again. What do you think? - It's beautiful.
0:19:25 > 0:19:27- Is it real? Is it diamond? - Yes, two carats, yes.
0:19:27 > 0:19:29First of all...two carat?
0:19:29 > 0:19:32Gosh, look at that,
0:19:32 > 0:19:36so it is, too. It's stunning. That is really beautiful.
0:19:36 > 0:19:38Do you happen to know where she got it from?
0:19:38 > 0:19:42This is the ring that she found and she took it to the local police station
0:19:42 > 0:19:49and they just said that if it wasn't claimed within six months, it would be hers, and so it was hers.
0:19:49 > 0:19:52- It wasn't claimed. - So she was a very honest lady?
0:19:52 > 0:19:55- Very, very honest, yes. - Well, it's actually beautiful.
0:19:55 > 0:20:01I mean, if you look at how all those diamonds are set because we've got diamonds round the outside as well,
0:20:01 > 0:20:04but that looks like the head of a flower. That's really beautiful.
0:20:04 > 0:20:07- That's right, yes.- And if you look at the ring, this is platinum.
0:20:07 > 0:20:10- Well, that's very classy, isn't it, platinum?- Very, very much so.
0:20:10 > 0:20:14In fact, platinum is 30 times rarer than gold.
0:20:14 > 0:20:16Honestly acquired.
0:20:16 > 0:20:18Honestly acquired, yes!
0:20:18 > 0:20:22At auction, £400 to £700.
0:20:22 > 0:20:23- Wow!- That's good.
0:20:23 > 0:20:26Really good. A really fantastic find.
0:20:26 > 0:20:30That is so incredibly generous to think of giving that.
0:20:30 > 0:20:32No, Win would love to, she would love it.
0:20:32 > 0:20:37So you reckon at least £400 in our kitty! That's brilliant, isn't it?
0:20:37 > 0:20:41Just sort of totting it up in my head because that's the end of our day's rummaging.
0:20:41 > 0:20:43We ought to call Joanna. Joanna?
0:20:43 > 0:20:44It's safe.
0:20:44 > 0:20:47You don't have to work any longer. You've finished!
0:20:47 > 0:20:50Is that a relief to end all the rummaging?
0:20:50 > 0:20:52Yeah, what a great day!
0:20:52 > 0:20:55- Have you enjoyed yourself?- Oh, yes!
0:20:55 > 0:21:01Well, I can tell you that on Jonty's estimates, we hope that when we get to the auction you should make...
0:21:01 > 0:21:06- Not a thousand but £1,185!- Wow!
0:21:06 > 0:21:08- Really!- Oh, great!
0:21:08 > 0:21:10- That's great!- So very nearly £1,200.
0:21:10 > 0:21:13- That would be wonderful! - What would that do?
0:21:13 > 0:21:15Oh, so much, you just can't believe!
0:21:15 > 0:21:17Thank you so much for helping.
0:21:17 > 0:21:19- Yeah, well done.- It is, of course, all theory at the moment
0:21:19 > 0:21:22because we've got to sell these things at auction.
0:21:22 > 0:21:27- Yes, of course we have. - So fingers crossed for the auction. - Absolutely!- See you there.- Good.
0:21:27 > 0:21:29Thanks to that last minute addition,
0:21:29 > 0:21:33we are sure we've got every chance of making the money Janet's hoping for.
0:21:33 > 0:21:36Helping us to do it will be the gold sovereign
0:21:36 > 0:21:40which Jonty expects should make us £100 to £150.
0:21:40 > 0:21:44The lady's fob watch which could pocket us £45
0:21:44 > 0:21:46and the charm bracelet,
0:21:46 > 0:21:49bought more than 40 years ago,
0:21:49 > 0:21:53it should add another £100 to £150 to the pot.
0:21:53 > 0:21:56But it's the platinum ring given by friend Win
0:21:56 > 0:21:58and valued at an incredible £400 to £700
0:21:58 > 0:22:03that all eyes will be on as we head off to auction.
0:22:06 > 0:22:08Still to come on Cash in the Attic...
0:22:08 > 0:22:11Jonty is getting a bit too much praise!
0:22:11 > 0:22:13Massaging his ego, you are!
0:22:13 > 0:22:15Somebody's got to, haven't they?
0:22:15 > 0:22:18- Exactly.- We have some great results!
0:22:18 > 0:22:21She's happy, she's happy, she's happy!
0:22:21 > 0:22:23And some disappointments...
0:22:23 > 0:22:26They don't like them, they don't like them!
0:22:26 > 0:22:27Don't say that.
0:22:27 > 0:22:31But will we raise the all important funds for the animal charity?
0:22:31 > 0:22:33Find out when the final hammer falls.
0:22:40 > 0:22:44It's been a few weeks since we spent the day with Janet at her London flat
0:22:44 > 0:22:46and today we've brought all the pieces we found
0:22:46 > 0:22:49here to Sworders/Olivers Auctioneers in Suffolk.
0:22:49 > 0:22:53Now, remember, Janet is crazy about animals and she wants to raise at least £1,000
0:22:53 > 0:22:57for the Colne Valley Animal Rescue Centre which is run by one of her friends
0:22:57 > 0:23:01so let's hope all the bidders here are feeling very generous
0:23:01 > 0:23:06and we can make that money for the animals when our items go under the hammer.
0:23:06 > 0:23:10There are plenty of bidders here today already scouring the auction room.
0:23:10 > 0:23:13We've got our fingers crossed that they're in a spending mood.
0:23:13 > 0:23:20I go in search of Jonty and find him browsing through Janet's colourful Poole Pottery.
0:23:20 > 0:23:22- Hey!- Jennie, hi!- You all right?
0:23:22 > 0:23:23This is lovely. This is the Poole.
0:23:23 > 0:23:26I know. It's great, but it's not the star of the show today.
0:23:26 > 0:23:29- We've got all those fabulous diamonds and jewels!- I know!
0:23:29 > 0:23:32Such a tiny flat and so many lovely treasures. It was great.
0:23:32 > 0:23:36I know and we've got to sell everything because she wants to raise so much money.
0:23:36 > 0:23:39I know and all for a very good cause. She's so crazy about those animals you know.
0:23:39 > 0:23:43If that's her passion and that's what she wants to do, let's help her.
0:23:43 > 0:23:45- Can we do a thousand, do you think? - Let's do it!
0:23:45 > 0:23:47OK, let's go.
0:23:47 > 0:23:51Well, Jonty seems confident we can make Janet's target. Let's just hope he's right!
0:23:51 > 0:23:57It doesn't take too long for us to spot Janet, though there's no sign of Joanna.
0:23:57 > 0:24:04But the stunning platinum ring is definitely here, lotted up and safely in Janet's hands.
0:24:04 > 0:24:07- Janet, look at that! It's that lovely ring!- Yes.
0:24:07 > 0:24:10- Well, hopefully we'll have a new owner today.- Yes, we hope we do.
0:24:10 > 0:24:12And where's Joanna?
0:24:12 > 0:24:14She's cat-sitting for me.
0:24:14 > 0:24:18You and your cats! Have you been doing a lot of that lately?
0:24:18 > 0:24:20Yes, I'm afraid so, yes, yes!
0:24:20 > 0:24:24Well, there's no time for cat-napping for us because we've got some serious work to do!
0:24:24 > 0:24:26- We have, definitely. - The sale's about to start.
0:24:26 > 0:24:29- Good. Right, ready. - Ready for it?- Ready.- Off we go.
0:24:29 > 0:24:31- Let's go.- Go and find a spot.
0:24:33 > 0:24:37If like Janet you've got something you'd like to raise money for
0:24:37 > 0:24:40and you want to try your luck at auction, please remember that commission
0:24:40 > 0:24:45and other charges may apply, so check the details with the auction house.
0:24:45 > 0:24:48We take our places ready for the first lot of the day,
0:24:48 > 0:24:50the bright and cheerful Poole Pottery.
0:24:50 > 0:24:55Jonty has valued the seven-piece collection at £40 to £60.
0:24:55 > 0:24:56I think they're lovely.
0:24:56 > 0:24:59- Do you like them?- Yes, they're unusual. They're very pretty.
0:24:59 > 0:25:03I'm not convinced that was not convincing! You don't like them, do you?
0:25:03 > 0:25:05I like them, but they're not my taste.
0:25:05 > 0:25:06I think they're lovely. Hmm.
0:25:06 > 0:25:09- But you're happy to sell them?- Yes. - That's why they're here.- Yes.
0:25:09 > 0:25:16£20 at 20, 22, 25, 28, 30,
0:25:16 > 0:25:2032, 35, 38. 38 in front.
0:25:20 > 0:25:23Keep going, come on! You can do better than that.
0:25:23 > 0:25:27At £38. Are you all finished and done with that at £38?
0:25:27 > 0:25:30I'm selling at £38.
0:25:31 > 0:25:34- Yes! Good! £38.- One lot less!
0:25:34 > 0:25:36- We've got something sold for you! - We have.
0:25:36 > 0:25:38- Well, that's good!- It is good!
0:25:38 > 0:25:41- Just think what that will do for the animal centre!- It will.
0:25:41 > 0:25:43Hooray, our first sale.
0:25:43 > 0:25:46The bidding was sticky for a while, but selling
0:25:46 > 0:25:49for just a couple of pounds under estimate, it's not a bad start.
0:25:49 > 0:25:52Let's see how our next lot fares. It's the two pottery vases.
0:25:52 > 0:25:57One by Stoke on Trent based ceramics company Decoro and one by Sylvac,
0:25:57 > 0:26:01otherwise known as potteries company Shaw & Copestake Limited.
0:26:01 > 0:26:04We're looking for £20 to £30 for the pair.
0:26:07 > 0:26:0910, I'm bid at 10, at £10.
0:26:09 > 0:26:12- Are you all finished and done with them at £10?- Meanies!
0:26:12 > 0:26:16- I don't think they're going to sell. - Aren't they mean?- 12, 15... - We're off!
0:26:16 > 0:26:19- At £15, at £15.- Just a bit more.
0:26:19 > 0:26:23All finished and done with, then, at 15?
0:26:23 > 0:26:26- I'll have to pass that over, I'm afraid.- It wasn't enough.
0:26:26 > 0:26:28He hasn't sold that. That's unsold, so...
0:26:28 > 0:26:30Well, that's disappointing,
0:26:30 > 0:26:33but they were one of our lower value items
0:26:33 > 0:26:35so it's not a complete disaster.
0:26:35 > 0:26:39Next up is the silver picture frame donated by Janet's generous friends
0:26:39 > 0:26:41who are keen to help support the animal charity.
0:26:41 > 0:26:47It's a relatively modern item and we're looking for £20 to £30.
0:26:47 > 0:26:49- Smart.- Very smart, yeah.
0:26:49 > 0:26:52Think positive thoughts. We want £20 to £30 for it.
0:26:52 > 0:26:54- We do.- And I'm bid 10.
0:26:54 > 0:26:5810, I'm bid at 10, 12, 15.
0:26:58 > 0:27:01At £15, on the books with me at £15.
0:27:01 > 0:27:04- 18...- 18!- I'm out. £18 in the room.
0:27:04 > 0:27:06£20.
0:27:06 > 0:27:0720, towards the back at 20.
0:27:07 > 0:27:10At £20.
0:27:10 > 0:27:14All finished and done with that at £20.
0:27:14 > 0:27:17- There we go. - You were right. Spot on!
0:27:17 > 0:27:21- Very respectable. - Yeah.- Janet, you're saying all the right things, do you realise that?
0:27:21 > 0:27:24- Oh, am I? - Massaging his ego, you are!
0:27:24 > 0:27:26Somebody's got to,
0:27:26 > 0:27:28- haven't they!- Exactly!- No!
0:27:28 > 0:27:33Well, if we do manage to make our target of £1,000
0:27:33 > 0:27:36he'll deserve a massage, but until then, it's back to business.
0:27:36 > 0:27:39Our next item is the continental fob watch.
0:27:39 > 0:27:42It was given to Janet by her good friend Win
0:27:42 > 0:27:45and we're looking for £45 to £75.
0:27:45 > 0:27:4925, I'm starting, at £25.
0:27:49 > 0:27:51- At £25...- Oh, come on!
0:27:51 > 0:27:55Are you all finished and done with it at £25?
0:27:55 > 0:27:56- Just not got a market.- Ooh!
0:27:56 > 0:28:01- Sorry, we'll pass that over. - Oh, dear!- Going home. - That's unsold.- What a shame!
0:28:01 > 0:28:03I know. That's a real pity.
0:28:03 > 0:28:06Now, that really is a big disappointment.
0:28:06 > 0:28:12We all had high hopes for the pretty watch, but the bidders didn't share our enthusiasm. Shame on them!
0:28:12 > 0:28:16Onwards and upwards, though, as next up it's the rather stunning gold sovereign.
0:28:16 > 0:28:21Jonty valued it at £100 to £150 and Janet is understandably anxious
0:28:21 > 0:28:24that it doesn't sell for below estimate.
0:28:24 > 0:28:27I like this piece. It's Win's half-sovereign.
0:28:27 > 0:28:29- That's right. - She used to wear it, didn't she?
0:28:29 > 0:28:32- Yes, she did, yeah. - It's very nice, very unusual.
0:28:32 > 0:28:33You reckon it should get £100?
0:28:33 > 0:28:37Because it's solid gold, people will want to invest in our lot,
0:28:37 > 0:28:41so we do have a reserve, don't we? £100.
0:28:41 > 0:28:44- Yes.- £100, OK, so it's not going to go for less than that?
0:28:44 > 0:28:46We hope not!
0:28:46 > 0:28:50And I'm starting this at 55.
0:28:50 > 0:28:52At 55, at £55...
0:28:52 > 0:28:55- Please...- At £55.- Oh, no! - Oh, no! Please sell for more.
0:28:55 > 0:29:01- Are we all finished and done with then at £55?- For heaven's sake! - No-one's coming in.
0:29:01 > 0:29:03Right, we pass that over.
0:29:03 > 0:29:06- Oh, that's a bit of a problem there. - That's unbelievable.- It is.
0:29:06 > 0:29:08There's not the buyers here.
0:29:08 > 0:29:13- The buyers have not appeared today. - They just haven't got any taste, have they?
0:29:13 > 0:29:16Well, thank goodness Janet did put a reserve on the sovereign.
0:29:16 > 0:29:23It would have been tragic to let it go for only £55, but what can you do when there just aren't the bidders?
0:29:23 > 0:29:27We can only hope the room will take to our final lot of this half.
0:29:27 > 0:29:30It's the pipe set valued at £40 to £70.
0:29:30 > 0:29:36I think Jonty has taken somewhat of a shine to this little set, so here's hoping the bidders agree.
0:29:38 > 0:29:42I'm never really quite sure where smoking memorabilia is going these days.
0:29:42 > 0:29:46It still seems certain good items are still selling incredibly well.
0:29:46 > 0:29:52This is really charming, this set. It's really lovely and the silver that is hallmarked is 1898!
0:29:52 > 0:29:58- Lot 23.- Start at 20, at £20, 2, 5, 28, 30,
0:29:58 > 0:30:042, 5, 38, at the back there at 38.
0:30:04 > 0:30:1040, 2, 5, 48, 50,
0:30:10 > 0:30:132, 52. 5...
0:30:13 > 0:30:15That is good!
0:30:15 > 0:30:2258, 60, 2, 5, 68,
0:30:22 > 0:30:2770, 2, 5, 75. 78.
0:30:27 > 0:30:2980.
0:30:29 > 0:30:3282, 85.
0:30:34 > 0:30:36At £85.
0:30:36 > 0:30:42Are you all finished and done with that at £85? Selling at 85.
0:30:42 > 0:30:44- Yes!- Yes, we did it, we did it!
0:30:44 > 0:30:47- Brilliant!- You've got a big smile on your face now!
0:30:47 > 0:30:50I have, for a non-smoker!
0:30:50 > 0:30:55Well, there were clearly plenty of people who found the pipe set as appealing as Jonty
0:30:55 > 0:31:01and it sold for more than double its lower estimate, so we make it to the halfway stage on a high,
0:31:01 > 0:31:05but it's fair to say we've had a bit of a rocky ride,
0:31:05 > 0:31:08so it's just as well we've got some fantastic lots coming up later.
0:31:08 > 0:31:14I do hope Janet won't be too disappointed when I tell her how we've done so far.
0:31:14 > 0:31:17Well, we've reached the halfway point and if things were going to plan,
0:31:17 > 0:31:22- we should now be at £500, because you want £1,000, don't you, for the animals?- Yes.
0:31:22 > 0:31:25Well, you are taking rather a lot home, which I suppose is good
0:31:25 > 0:31:29that you haven't lost them, but we've had some "no sales" there
0:31:29 > 0:31:32so I'm afraid at half time you've made £143.
0:31:32 > 0:31:34That's something, that's something, it's not...
0:31:34 > 0:31:38- That's the attitude, well done. - It's time to take a breather. - Yes.- Yes.
0:31:38 > 0:31:42- There's something over there hanging on the wall I must take a look at.- All right, OK.
0:31:42 > 0:31:44- And we'll grab a cup of tea. - Right, OK.
0:31:44 > 0:31:48I was looking forward to my cuppa, but Jonty refuses to let me sit down for a minute
0:31:48 > 0:31:53and whisks me away to take a look at his latest find in the auction room.
0:31:55 > 0:31:57Jennie, come and have a look at this.
0:31:57 > 0:31:59Now, here's a question for you.
0:31:59 > 0:32:02What do you think that clock is all about?
0:32:02 > 0:32:04Well, is it a clock, first of all?
0:32:04 > 0:32:06It looks like a clock, doesn't it?
0:32:06 > 0:32:08It does, and then you look at it and it doesn't make any sense.
0:32:08 > 0:32:12My first thoughts are something maritime, I would have thought.
0:32:12 > 0:32:18- Well, I see where you're coming from but it's actually a billiards score clock.- No, is it?
0:32:18 > 0:32:21Yeah, and you can tell that by the name, Burroughes & Watts.
0:32:21 > 0:32:27- They're one of the big major players in billiards and snooker and cues etc etc.- Well, I didn't know that!
0:32:27 > 0:32:30- Certainly in the 19th century, yeah. - Wow!
0:32:30 > 0:32:34So you've got two hands. One will move one hand, that's the reason why you've got the circle
0:32:34 > 0:32:37to distinguish between the two different players.
0:32:37 > 0:32:39That is extraordinary!
0:32:39 > 0:32:42Is that the biggest break you can get, 100, then?
0:32:42 > 0:32:44Well, no. This is billiards. This is not snooker.
0:32:44 > 0:32:46Oh, dear! Now, you're getting technical!
0:32:46 > 0:32:50- Oh, God!- Billiards is a lot older than snooker, for instance. It goes back a long while.
0:32:50 > 0:32:53I'm flabbergasted. I thought billiards was the same as snooker.
0:32:53 > 0:32:56I thought that was something to do with a ship, so...
0:32:56 > 0:33:00- No, totally different. - I'm glad you're here and you're the expert!
0:33:00 > 0:33:05Now, even though we've got a crack in the glass, my hunch is that this should sell for between £200 to £300
0:33:05 > 0:33:08and possibly more if there are keen bidders in the room.
0:33:08 > 0:33:11- That's incredible!- Amazing, isn't it?!- It's lovely.
0:33:11 > 0:33:15Yeah, it's great. Well, if you're into snooker, billiards, it is the sort of thing for you.
0:33:15 > 0:33:20There really are some fascinating items in today's auction and fortunately
0:33:20 > 0:33:24we have a number of really special items coming up in the second part of the sale ourselves,
0:33:24 > 0:33:27so we retake our positions.
0:33:27 > 0:33:29The first of our afternoon's lots
0:33:29 > 0:33:33is the elegant Winegarton's lady's gold wrist watch.
0:33:33 > 0:33:35We're looking for £60 to £80
0:33:35 > 0:33:38and our animal charity really needs this to hit estimate.
0:33:38 > 0:33:43- Remember, we didn't sell our sovereign, so what will happen this time?- Try not to remember that.
0:33:43 > 0:33:46And I'm starting this at 50.
0:33:46 > 0:33:53- At £50, I'm bid at 50, 5, 60, £60 with me at 60,- Come on!
0:33:53 > 0:33:55- 5, 70.- Oh, that's better!
0:33:55 > 0:34:00At £70. Are you all finished and done with that at 70?
0:34:00 > 0:34:04- That's OK.- Yes! - Hey!- We did it, we did it!
0:34:04 > 0:34:06- £70.- That's so much better.
0:34:06 > 0:34:12Fantastic. Slap bang in the middle of Jonty's estimate and another £70 to add to the pot.
0:34:12 > 0:34:15Could our fortunes be changing for the better?
0:34:15 > 0:34:18Well, let's hope so, as next up is the gold ingot,
0:34:19 > 0:34:23and to make sure it doesn't go for a penny less than it's worth,
0:34:23 > 0:34:25Janet's put a reserve on it.
0:34:25 > 0:34:28- So we've got a firm reserve of £100 on this?- We have, yes.
0:34:28 > 0:34:30- OK.- Will it hurt to part with this one?
0:34:30 > 0:34:33- No, no, I don't think so. - It's all for a good cause.
0:34:33 > 0:34:36- It is for a good cause. - Let's hope you do part with it.
0:34:36 > 0:34:42And I'm starting this at 80, at £80, I'm bid at 80, at £80.
0:34:42 > 0:34:455, 90, 5, 100.
0:34:47 > 0:34:49At £100.
0:34:49 > 0:34:53- All finished and done with it at £100?- Yes!
0:34:53 > 0:34:56She's happy, she's happy, she's happy!
0:34:56 > 0:35:00Another sale bang on estimate. Well done, Jonty
0:35:00 > 0:35:05and well done, Janet, as it's another £100 towards our target.
0:35:05 > 0:35:08We're all feeling pretty optimistic after that!
0:35:08 > 0:35:14Before we turn our attention to Janet's next item, it's time to see the beautiful Burroughes & Watts
0:35:14 > 0:35:19billiards score clock with an estimate of £200 to £300 go under the hammer.
0:35:19 > 0:35:23- Are you all finished and done with it at £250?- Wow!
0:35:23 > 0:35:26The billiards clock selling right in the middle of its estimate
0:35:26 > 0:35:29suggests that the bidders are feeling less frugal.
0:35:29 > 0:35:32Can our next lot,
0:35:32 > 0:35:34the gold bangles, perform as well?
0:35:34 > 0:35:37So far our gold items have had mixed results,
0:35:37 > 0:35:41but Jonty reckons these are worth £140 to £160.
0:35:41 > 0:35:45I'm starting at 50, at £50. At £50. At £50.
0:35:45 > 0:35:47They don't like them.
0:35:47 > 0:35:49- At £50.- They don't like them.
0:35:49 > 0:35:52- Right, pass that over. - That's unsold.- Shame!
0:35:52 > 0:35:55I find it so curious. I mean, some things they just lap up.
0:35:55 > 0:35:57- Yes.- And others they don't! - I know.- Lot 172.
0:35:57 > 0:36:02Well, I'm stunned at that. The bidding today really is up and down.
0:36:02 > 0:36:06There's no telling what's going to sell and what we'll take home.
0:36:06 > 0:36:10Janet is staying open-minded and upbeat, however, and we soldier on.
0:36:10 > 0:36:13There's an awful lot of pressure on our next item.
0:36:13 > 0:36:17It's the stunning platinum ring and we're looking for at least £400,
0:36:17 > 0:36:21which does seem rather ambitious with the day we're having!
0:36:21 > 0:36:26Well, this is it. It's the big one, it's your gorgeous gold and diamond ring.
0:36:26 > 0:36:29- We want a lot for it, £400. - We do, yeah.
0:36:29 > 0:36:31A fixed reserve on it?
0:36:31 > 0:36:34- Yes.- So not less than £400?
0:36:34 > 0:36:38- Oh, no.- Well, we're either going to go out with a huge bang or a bit of a damp squib!
0:36:38 > 0:36:43I'm starting at 210, at 210.
0:36:43 > 0:36:49At £210, 20, 30, 40, 250,
0:36:49 > 0:36:5760, 270, 80, 290, 300, and 10, 320, 330.
0:36:57 > 0:37:03- Well, it's going! - 340, 350, 360, 370.
0:37:03 > 0:37:06- Oh, we've stopped! - 370 then.- We've stopped!
0:37:06 > 0:37:09At £370.
0:37:09 > 0:37:14At £370. Are you all finished and done with it at 370?
0:37:14 > 0:37:16Right, we're having to pass that one.
0:37:16 > 0:37:18- Oh, no!- Oh, bum!
0:37:18 > 0:37:20- Oh, no!- I feel gutted!
0:37:20 > 0:37:23So do I!
0:37:23 > 0:37:24It was going so strongly there.
0:37:24 > 0:37:27- I know, I know! - But it wasn't quite enough.
0:37:27 > 0:37:30Well, that's a real blow to our target
0:37:30 > 0:37:36and frustrating when the bidding got so close to the reserve of £400,
0:37:36 > 0:37:39but Janet wouldn't have been comfortable selling it for less and it goes home.
0:37:39 > 0:37:42It's essential that our last two items sell.
0:37:42 > 0:37:47I can't see how this pretty costume jewellery pendant in a silver mount
0:37:47 > 0:37:49with matching earrings won't be snapped up.
0:37:49 > 0:37:55Jonty valued it at £120 to £140 and I think it's worth every penny.
0:37:56 > 0:37:58You've got so many good friends, Janet,
0:37:58 > 0:38:00that have donated to this cause?
0:38:00 > 0:38:02- I'm very fortunate, yes. - You are!- All animal lovers.
0:38:02 > 0:38:08Yeah, yeah, clearly. We've got the pendant and earrings which were from some of your friends?
0:38:08 > 0:38:10Yes, one friend of mine has given those, yes.
0:38:10 > 0:38:14Well, let's hope they can fetch £120. Here we go.
0:38:14 > 0:38:16And I'm starting this at 85,
0:38:16 > 0:38:22at 85, 90, 5, 100,
0:38:22 > 0:38:27- 5, 10, 110 at the back in the doorway at 110...- No!
0:38:27 > 0:38:30At £110.
0:38:30 > 0:38:31At £110.
0:38:31 > 0:38:37Are you all finished and done with at 110? I'm selling at 110.
0:38:37 > 0:38:40- Are you happy? - Yeah, I can't believe it!
0:38:40 > 0:38:42She's delirious!
0:38:42 > 0:38:46That's just £10 below Jonty's estimate, but who cares!
0:38:46 > 0:38:48We're all delighted with that result.
0:38:48 > 0:38:52Our very last item of the day is the pretty gold charm bracelet
0:38:52 > 0:38:56and we're looking for an all-important £100 to £150.
0:38:56 > 0:39:00- I love this, this charm bracelet. It is your mother's, wasn't it?- My mother's yeah.
0:39:00 > 0:39:04- Does she know we're selling it today? - Oh, yes. She wants it to be sold.
0:39:04 > 0:39:06Are you going to ring her and tell her how much it made?
0:39:06 > 0:39:09- Yes, yes.- And sold for the cause as well?- Oh, yes, yes.
0:39:09 > 0:39:11You put a reserve on again, I think?
0:39:11 > 0:39:14- Yes, £100.- £100.- £100 discretion. - Yes.- Right.
0:39:14 > 0:39:17So that the auctioneer will, if he's near he will put the reserve off?
0:39:17 > 0:39:20- So he'd let it go for 90 if necessary?- Yes.
0:39:20 > 0:39:21There or thereabouts, if necessary.
0:39:21 > 0:39:24- Good.- Let's hope it actually makes the hundred.
0:39:24 > 0:39:31And I'm starting this at 90, at £90 I'm bid. 100, 10, 20...
0:39:31 > 0:39:36- We don't need discretion! - 30, 40, 50.
0:39:36 > 0:39:39150 on the books with me at 150.
0:39:39 > 0:39:43- I think it's fantastic!- At £150 with me.- It's a lovely bracelet.
0:39:43 > 0:39:45Are you all finished and done with at £150?
0:39:45 > 0:39:47- Your mum will be pleased.- Yes!
0:39:47 > 0:39:51- I hope you're more than charmed. - She'll be delighted, won't she! - She will be.
0:39:51 > 0:39:53- That's great!- She would, yes.
0:39:53 > 0:39:56That's so generous of her.
0:39:56 > 0:39:59Very, but she's daft about animals like I am!
0:39:59 > 0:40:01- Is that where you get it from?- Yes!
0:40:01 > 0:40:06A brilliant result! The bracelet sells bang on top estimate.
0:40:06 > 0:40:09A critical boost to our target and we finish with a flourish.
0:40:09 > 0:40:14It's been a rollercoaster ride for us today with five items unsold,
0:40:14 > 0:40:19but Janet is still smiling and she can always try the unsold items another day.
0:40:19 > 0:40:22I hope she'll be happy with what we've made.
0:40:22 > 0:40:25Well...it's over, it's done.
0:40:25 > 0:40:28- Before we started, you were feeling very apprehensive, actually.- Yes.
0:40:28 > 0:40:30How are you feeling now?
0:40:30 > 0:40:33Relieved. A bit disappointed about the ring.
0:40:33 > 0:40:37- Yeah.- That's very disappointing. To sell that would have made all the difference.
0:40:37 > 0:40:40- It would!- But we just didn't quite get there.- No.
0:40:40 > 0:40:43Yes, some of our gold items didn't sell the way we'd hoped.
0:40:43 > 0:40:47- That's right. - People just not investing. You just never know with an auction.
0:40:47 > 0:40:50However, you actually haven't done too bad at all.
0:40:50 > 0:40:53- You had a big old target there of £1,000.- I know I did.
0:40:53 > 0:40:58You haven't made it, but you have made £573.
0:40:58 > 0:41:02- That's pretty good, isn't it? It's very respectable.- It is, isn't it?- A million thank yous.
0:41:02 > 0:41:05And all the little animals will be very, very happy.
0:41:05 > 0:41:06They will.
0:41:12 > 0:41:16Not long after the auction, Janet pays a visit to Colne Valley Animal Rescue in Essex
0:41:16 > 0:41:21- run by her friend, Margaret. - Hello, Margaret.
0:41:21 > 0:41:25Oh, hello, Janet. It is nice to see you.
0:41:25 > 0:41:29We had the auction last week, we had a great time. We've raised £500
0:41:29 > 0:41:32and that money will go to the Animal Rescue, where I am now,
0:41:32 > 0:41:37and we're handing over the money to Margaret to spend as she will on vet fees etc.
0:41:37 > 0:41:40And with the animals needing constant care,
0:41:40 > 0:41:45every penny is vital for Margaret to be able to run the rescue centre.
0:41:45 > 0:41:50Well, I take in all the rescued animals and people just turn up
0:41:50 > 0:41:56with them and I get phone calls, hard luck stories, people moving etc.
0:41:56 > 0:42:02and they just bring their animals here and I re-home those that are suitable for re-homing.
0:42:03 > 0:42:06As always when she visits, Janet takes a walk around
0:42:06 > 0:42:11to say hello to the residents, including Jessica the pig.
0:42:11 > 0:42:15Look, you're making a pig of yourself!
0:42:15 > 0:42:17And having handed a cheque for the proceeds
0:42:17 > 0:42:21of the auction over to Margaret, Janet is delighted with the outcome.
0:42:21 > 0:42:27This is the end of our visit here and I'm really pleased with how we've done so far at the auction
0:42:27 > 0:42:29and I'm very glad, I'm very pleased everybody has
0:42:29 > 0:42:33helped me make some money so I've got to think up the next fundraiser now.