0:00:02 > 0:00:04Welcome to Cash In The Attic, the show that searches out
0:00:04 > 0:00:07your collectables and antiques and sells them for you at auction.
0:00:07 > 0:00:11We're on the south coast of England in the beautiful seaside town of Deal.
0:00:11 > 0:00:16But being a history buff, I couldn't resist the opportunity to pop down the road
0:00:16 > 0:00:20and take another look at the magnificent Walmer Castle.
0:00:20 > 0:00:24Walmer Castle was built during the reign of Henry VIII
0:00:24 > 0:00:28as part of England's coastal defences against attack from Europe.
0:00:28 > 0:00:34Over the years it evolved into an elegant residence and was once even home to the Duke of Wellington.
0:00:34 > 0:00:37The Queen Mother used to visit the castle regularly
0:00:37 > 0:00:41and the building and gardens are now open to the public throughout the year.
0:00:41 > 0:00:45Well, as you can see, there's certainly no shortage of fascinating history here
0:00:45 > 0:00:49and all of that we hope is a theme that will continue
0:00:49 > 0:00:53as we go in search of some wonderful antiques and collectables to take to auction.
0:01:13 > 0:01:18Coming up on today's Cash In The Attic, a serious case of undervaluing.
0:01:18 > 0:01:22- Have you any idea what they're worth?- What I think they are worth? - Yeah.- A fiver.
0:01:22 > 0:01:24HE LAUGHS
0:01:24 > 0:01:27Some truly incredible discoveries.
0:01:27 > 0:01:30- How do you feel about that? - I can't believe it.
0:01:30 > 0:01:32But there are no guarantees at auction.
0:01:32 > 0:01:34We'll try again another day.
0:01:34 > 0:01:39So, will there be a happy ending? Find out when the hammer falls.
0:01:40 > 0:01:42Well, here in Deal itself,
0:01:42 > 0:01:44I'm on my way to meet a mother and son
0:01:44 > 0:01:47who've called in Cash In The Attic for a very worthwhile cause.
0:01:48 > 0:01:54This detached, four bedroom house on the Kent coast is home to retired council worker, June Jailler.
0:01:54 > 0:02:01June and her late husband Mike were married for 30 years and Mike's passion for antiques
0:02:01 > 0:02:05means that the house is full of his much-loved treasures.
0:02:05 > 0:02:08But since Mike died four years ago, June wants to raise money
0:02:08 > 0:02:11for a charity which is very close to the family's hearts.
0:02:11 > 0:02:15So, son David has called us in to help.
0:02:15 > 0:02:17- Morning, Curtis.- Good morning, sir.
0:02:17 > 0:02:19- How are you?- Very well. - What a beautiful day.
0:02:19 > 0:02:23- Fabulous. Where were you this morning?- I've been on the coast at Walmer Castle.
0:02:23 > 0:02:26It's an old haunt of mine, beautiful place to look around.
0:02:26 > 0:02:30But it's not about sightseeing, we've got an awful lot of money to raise today.
0:02:30 > 0:02:32Is there are a lot of stuff in here?
0:02:32 > 0:02:34There's a lot of bits and pieces.
0:02:34 > 0:02:36I think you're going to find one or two gems. Fingers crossed.
0:02:36 > 0:02:38Let's get inside.
0:02:39 > 0:02:41Well, good morning, you two.
0:02:41 > 0:02:44- Good morning. - Hello, you must be David.
0:02:44 > 0:02:46- Hello, how are you? - Playing with the dogs.
0:02:46 > 0:02:48- Who are these two?- Max and Tish.
0:02:48 > 0:02:51- Two very noisy, very happy dogs. - Yes.- Aren't they just?
0:02:51 > 0:02:56- Now, whose fault is it that Cash In The Attic have turned up to ransack your home?- David.
0:02:56 > 0:02:58That's mine, I'm afraid.
0:02:58 > 0:02:59What were you thinking?!
0:02:59 > 0:03:04Mum's always moaning about my stuff in my old bedroom and that I've got too much rubbish there,
0:03:04 > 0:03:06and she wants to clear it out, so I got in touch.
0:03:06 > 0:03:08What are you hoping to raise money for?
0:03:08 > 0:03:12We want to raise it for the hospice, for a chair for the hospice.
0:03:12 > 0:03:17My husband went there when he was seriously ill, one day a week
0:03:17 > 0:03:20and they looked after him so well and they were so kind,
0:03:20 > 0:03:23and then I went one day a week to give me a break.
0:03:23 > 0:03:27So, rather nobly, you're thinking of selling a few things off
0:03:27 > 0:03:29and putting money back into the hospice?
0:03:29 > 0:03:31Well, we'd like to, yes. I hope so.
0:03:31 > 0:03:34I'd like to get the chair for them so that the people that go...
0:03:34 > 0:03:36Most of them are in pain, you know?
0:03:36 > 0:03:37Bad backs and things like that.
0:03:37 > 0:03:39And how much money are we looking for?
0:03:39 > 0:03:43- 1,200, 1,500.- £1,200 to £1,500. That's quite a target, isn't it?
0:03:43 > 0:03:45- It is a lot, yes.- It's a nice chair.
0:03:45 > 0:03:47I should think it is a very nice chair!
0:03:47 > 0:03:51The good news is that we've got our very own tame valuer with us, Curtis,
0:03:51 > 0:03:54who is rifling through your treasured possessions,
0:03:54 > 0:03:56so if you're ready and willing,
0:03:56 > 0:03:59- we should leave the dogs in the garden and go and start rummaging.- Yeah.
0:03:59 > 0:04:02- Come on, then.- That would be lovely.
0:04:02 > 0:04:05Well, it's an incredibly worthwhile target for us and with a house
0:04:05 > 0:04:10full of June's late husband's antiques I'm hoping for great things today.
0:04:10 > 0:04:14Here to head up the search is our expert Curtis Dowling.
0:04:14 > 0:04:21He has years of experience in the antiques trade and already one item has gained his full attention.
0:04:21 > 0:04:24Here he is, June, look, rootling about through your bits and pieces.
0:04:24 > 0:04:27- How are you? - This is going to be an exciting day.
0:04:27 > 0:04:31Let's look at this picture, first thing I saw when I walked in,
0:04:31 > 0:04:35and I think June knows what this is. I'm pretty certain it's a Charles Leslie painting.
0:04:35 > 0:04:40- Well, tell me about Charles Leslie. - Charles Leslie was a really prolific 19th century artist.
0:04:40 > 0:04:43He died in 1947, so he's coming in towards
0:04:43 > 0:04:48the end of the Victorian era, that romantic part of the Victorian era.
0:04:48 > 0:04:50And this is a fantastic representation
0:04:50 > 0:04:54of the Highlands of Scotland, one of the things he painted an awful lot of.
0:04:54 > 0:04:58It needs a clean, so the colours will be coming back quite a lot when that happens.
0:04:58 > 0:04:59Where did you get it from?
0:04:59 > 0:05:03Well, my husband exchanged it when someone couldn't pay for his television.
0:05:03 > 0:05:08This is a great story, you know. June's husband, TV repair man, and if people didn't have the ready
0:05:08 > 0:05:13cash he'd kind of do a deal on bits and pieces, but he clearly was a man with a good eye.
0:05:13 > 0:05:16Well, he was in this case, that's for sure. Do you like this?
0:05:16 > 0:05:19I love it. It's a beautiful picture.
0:05:19 > 0:05:24- Have you got any idea what a painting like this is worth? - No idea whatsoever.- Go on, then.
0:05:24 > 0:05:29A painting like this is going to go for something like £500 to £800.
0:05:29 > 0:05:32- Goodness!- Are you really sure you want to sell it now?
0:05:32 > 0:05:36Well, I think I'll have to put a reserve on it, but for the hospice, it's worth it.
0:05:36 > 0:05:38This does deserve a handsome reserve.
0:05:38 > 0:05:42Yeah, absolutely. Yeah. This is some good start to the day, isn't it?
0:05:42 > 0:05:46What a fantastic start. Are you still sure you want it to go?
0:05:46 > 0:05:48Well, yes. It would be worth it.
0:05:48 > 0:05:50That's a very, very generous offer.
0:05:50 > 0:05:54- What a great start.- Absolutely. What else are we going to find? - Who knows?
0:05:54 > 0:05:57There's plenty more to look at and if that's how it's begun, how's it going to end?
0:05:57 > 0:06:00Keep your fingers crossed.
0:06:00 > 0:06:05Well, that's nearly half of our £1,200 target and it's only our first find.
0:06:05 > 0:06:09If we carry on at this pace, we'll be able to put our feet up in no time.
0:06:09 > 0:06:15David starts his search in the living room and finds this pair of Chinese crackleware vases.
0:06:15 > 0:06:21Crackleware describes a ceramic or glass surface that's covered in a network of fine cracks.
0:06:21 > 0:06:24June's late husband, Mike, inherited these from a great aunt,
0:06:24 > 0:06:27but they're not to her taste so they're off to auction.
0:06:27 > 0:06:31Curtis gives them a £70 to £100 estimate.
0:06:32 > 0:06:36June decides to have a rummage in the kitchen and it certainly proves fruitful
0:06:36 > 0:06:41when she digs out this pretty sapphire and diamond ring set in an 18-carat gold band.
0:06:41 > 0:06:44It used to belong to her mother-in-law
0:06:44 > 0:06:49and Curtis gives it a sparkling £80 to £100 estimate.
0:06:49 > 0:06:53Meanwhile, our expert himself has made another timely discovery.
0:06:53 > 0:06:55Dave, come and talk to me about these clocks.
0:06:55 > 0:07:00I feel like I've walked into a clock shop. Clocks through the ages here because we've got quite a selection.
0:07:00 > 0:07:03We've got a 1920s mantle clock,
0:07:03 > 0:07:05we've got a 1930s mantle clock,
0:07:05 > 0:07:08we've got a 1950s kitsch mantle clock
0:07:08 > 0:07:11and we've got a lovely Art Deco mantle clock,
0:07:11 > 0:07:15and to finish off this lovely French marble mantle clock.
0:07:15 > 0:07:17They're a really nice collection.
0:07:17 > 0:07:20And these sort of things, as long as they work, do sell very, very well.
0:07:20 > 0:07:23- Yeah.- We've got a couple of really nice ones.
0:07:23 > 0:07:24Isn't that lovely? It's marble.
0:07:24 > 0:07:26- Cleaned up, that would be great. - Yeah.
0:07:26 > 0:07:29And also what's going to go well is this Art Deco clock.
0:07:29 > 0:07:32- People can't get enough of Art Deco. - I don't like these two very much.
0:07:32 > 0:07:38Well, the interesting thing is if we'd have done Cash In The Attic 1978 you'd have probably said
0:07:38 > 0:07:40- you don't like that one.- Probably.
0:07:40 > 0:07:44Because as fashions change we're starting to get very used to Art Deco being popular
0:07:44 > 0:07:47and all of a sudden we'll probably like it ourselves.
0:07:47 > 0:07:50And this sort of '50s look, this sort of '50s kitsch look,
0:07:50 > 0:07:53- is going to really come back in in the next 20 years, too.- Yeah.
0:07:53 > 0:07:57- So, any idea what sort of value you'd put on these?- Um...
0:07:57 > 0:08:02- 20, 30 quid each?- Well, I think you should be doing this programme.
0:08:02 > 0:08:04You're not far off, I'm going to say.
0:08:04 > 0:08:08As long as we can get them all to go, I'm going to say
0:08:08 > 0:08:13we're going to get about £100 for these, so happy to put them all into auction?
0:08:13 > 0:08:17- Certainly, yeah.- Well, fingers crossed there's another £100 there.
0:08:17 > 0:08:22- But we've got lots more to look at. - Yeah.- So we'd better get on.- OK.
0:08:22 > 0:08:25That's a great addition to our growing auction haul
0:08:25 > 0:08:30and a healthy contribution towards the reclining chair for the hospice.
0:08:30 > 0:08:35With the chaps on top rummaging form, I find June with yet more of late husband, Mike's collectables.
0:08:35 > 0:08:40- Well, it's been a busy old day, June, hasn't it? - It certainly has.- It's all going.
0:08:40 > 0:08:45The dogs outside barking, people mowing their lawns, but are you having a good time?
0:08:45 > 0:08:50- I'm having a marvellous time. - Brilliant.- Thoroughly enjoyed it. - We are finding fantastic stuff.
0:08:50 > 0:08:54- We do, of course, have Mike to thank for that.- Yes, yes.
0:08:54 > 0:08:56Now, tell me a little bit more about his illness.
0:08:56 > 0:09:03It was cancer of the marrow bone and it started, we think in '97, he was diagnosed January '98.
0:09:03 > 0:09:07Well, they didn't tell us until June
0:09:07 > 0:09:12and then they said that it was malignant cancer.
0:09:12 > 0:09:15- And how long was he actually ill for?- Over seven years.- Really?
0:09:15 > 0:09:17- And he fought it all the way.- Yeah.
0:09:17 > 0:09:19He did everything he could to stay alive.
0:09:19 > 0:09:23I presume that the hospice played an important role towards the end of his illness.
0:09:23 > 0:09:26I didn't think he'd go there when they offered. I thought he'd...
0:09:26 > 0:09:32You know, not a hospice. But when we went, it was just so brilliant. They were so kind, so helpful
0:09:32 > 0:09:35and, you know, it was a day out for him every week,
0:09:35 > 0:09:38- someone picked him up and someone brought him home.- Yeah.
0:09:38 > 0:09:40And he thoroughly enjoyed it.
0:09:40 > 0:09:44- He made this picture here. - So all of this, in many ways, helped take his mind off it.
0:09:44 > 0:09:47Yes, it did. That's what they did it for.
0:09:47 > 0:09:50They went once a week and I over went over there once a week, as well.
0:09:50 > 0:09:53- And we're not selling that. - No, definitely not!- Definitely not.
0:09:53 > 0:09:56I'm curious how you'll cope when the house is empty of all this stuff.
0:09:56 > 0:10:00That's what I'm worried about. That's why I called in Cash In The Attic.
0:10:00 > 0:10:04Well, you've certainly given us plenty to do and plenty to think about.
0:10:04 > 0:10:07We are having a wonderful day and this total that we're chasing,
0:10:07 > 0:10:10£1,200, I mean, the chair that you're keen to buy for the hospice,
0:10:10 > 0:10:13you can't say it enough, the work of these hospices is extraordinary.
0:10:13 > 0:10:18It is. And people don't realise just how much they do. You just think you go there.
0:10:18 > 0:10:21If you die you're going there and that's it, but it's not like that.
0:10:21 > 0:10:23It is a proper support network.
0:10:23 > 0:10:26Yes, it is very much a support network. And they don't...
0:10:26 > 0:10:29They only get money, very small amount of money from the government,
0:10:29 > 0:10:32so it's all donations that keep them going.
0:10:32 > 0:10:35It's all heading in the right direction, but it's not over yet.
0:10:35 > 0:10:37- No.- Let's keep on looking.
0:10:37 > 0:10:41It's clear that the hospice provided much needed support to June
0:10:41 > 0:10:45and the family during what must have been a very difficult time,
0:10:45 > 0:10:48so we're keen to make as much money as possible for them today.
0:10:48 > 0:10:53Fortunately, David's been hard at work and has found something that might be of interest to Curtis.
0:10:53 > 0:10:55What have you got there, David?
0:10:55 > 0:10:57I think it's some old silver tray.
0:10:57 > 0:10:59HE LAUGHS
0:10:59 > 0:11:02I should ask you to value these things, shouldn't I? Another fiver.
0:11:02 > 0:11:05£10 this one, I think. It's more pretty, isn't it?
0:11:05 > 0:11:11Well, it's definitely silver and from the hallmark what we can tell is it's Scottish, from Edinburgh.
0:11:11 > 0:11:15And we can see that by the castle and by the thistle telling us it's Scottish.
0:11:15 > 0:11:18- OK.- And there's the maker's mark. - Yeah.- Often you see maker's marks
0:11:18 > 0:11:25- and most of them won't be recorded in history, but what we do know from this mark it was made in 1883.- Yeah.
0:11:25 > 0:11:27We've got a little armorial in the middle here.
0:11:27 > 0:11:29- Yeah.- It's nicely turned.- Yeah.
0:11:29 > 0:11:34You know, it's small and there's not a huge amount of weight in this,
0:11:34 > 0:11:39but all silver and all gold seems to go at auction, and this certainly will.
0:11:39 > 0:11:42Do you want to give me an idea of what you think it's worth?
0:11:42 > 0:11:47- Knowing my judgement today... 40 quid that one.- I tell you what, you're learning.
0:11:47 > 0:11:53I'm going to put something like £40 to £60 on this because it's small, it's fairly light,
0:11:53 > 0:11:57but it's in relatively nice order and we've got a lovely, clear hallmark.
0:11:57 > 0:12:00Right, we've got plenty of more to look at, let's take this with us.
0:12:00 > 0:12:02- Let's go.- OK.
0:12:03 > 0:12:06This house really does have treasures hidden in every nook
0:12:06 > 0:12:11and cranny and that's another step towards our £1,200 target.
0:12:11 > 0:12:15And I found a set of 19th century majolica plates shaped like leaves.
0:12:15 > 0:12:22They're another item Mike inherited from his family and when Curtis values them at between £80 and £120,
0:12:22 > 0:12:24June's more than happy to part with them.
0:12:24 > 0:12:28Meanwhile, upstairs June has another lot to take to auction.
0:12:30 > 0:12:32What are we looking at, June?
0:12:32 > 0:12:34- Oh, just some old jewellery. - Anything interesting?
0:12:34 > 0:12:37Well, I think this might be interesting.
0:12:37 > 0:12:41- Oh, a nice diamond cluster ring. - Yeah. It was my husband's mother's.
0:12:41 > 0:12:45- Oh, so it's got a bit of age to it, as well.- Yes, yes, I would think so.
0:12:45 > 0:12:47There's four things we look at in a diamond.
0:12:47 > 0:12:52First of all the carat, and quite interestingly the weight of a diamond
0:12:52 > 0:12:58size-to-size is exactly the same weight as a carob seed and that's where the word actually comes from.
0:12:58 > 0:13:00The other thing is actually the cut.
0:13:00 > 0:13:03These are a bit dirty so we can't really see too much.
0:13:03 > 0:13:05And that's the same with the clarity, as well.
0:13:05 > 0:13:10Once this is cleaned up, I think these will glow like there's lights behind them.
0:13:10 > 0:13:15And the last thing is colour. I think quite often diamonds can be fashionable because of colours
0:13:15 > 0:13:19and blue, for example, was very fashionable recently and that can affect the value.
0:13:19 > 0:13:21And you're happy to part with it, I assume?
0:13:21 > 0:13:24Yes, it's in a good cause, so let it go.
0:13:24 > 0:13:25- Ever worn it?- No, I've never worn it.
0:13:25 > 0:13:27- Right, so it's...- It's not...
0:13:27 > 0:13:29- You're not going to miss it. - I'm not going to miss it.- OK.
0:13:29 > 0:13:33- Cleaned up, we're looking at £250 for this.- That's amazing.
0:13:33 > 0:13:36- Yeah.- That would be brilliant. - You're happy to put it in?
0:13:36 > 0:13:39- Yes, that would be lovely. - So, shall I pop this back in the box?- Yes, please.
0:13:39 > 0:13:43And make the assumption that it will come to auction with us?
0:13:43 > 0:13:45- Definitely.- I'll take this away.
0:13:45 > 0:13:49June's home is certainly proving to be quite a treasure trove today
0:13:49 > 0:13:53and the addition of the ring takes our total past the £1,000 mark.
0:13:53 > 0:13:54What a great find!
0:13:56 > 0:13:59But, with plenty more to search through, we're not resting easy just yet
0:13:59 > 0:14:05and Curtis finds another piece of jewellery in, of all places, a wine glass!
0:14:05 > 0:14:08This diamond pin is another item from June's mother-in-law
0:14:08 > 0:14:11and he hopes it will make between £100 and £120.
0:14:12 > 0:14:15You two! What a place!
0:14:15 > 0:14:17- Even more stuff!- Yes.
0:14:17 > 0:14:22Let's just paint a picture here. You're at home with your children bringing them up,
0:14:22 > 0:14:25you're hoping your husband is going to come back from his work
0:14:25 > 0:14:27as a TV engineer to put food on the table
0:14:27 > 0:14:31with money in his pocket, and actually he turns up with a painting!
0:14:31 > 0:14:33Well, he was a very good businessman as well...
0:14:33 > 0:14:35As well as a collector.
0:14:35 > 0:14:38But you used to work together, didn't you, Dave?
0:14:38 > 0:14:39In business?
0:14:39 > 0:14:44I probably started to work for him when I was 18, 19.
0:14:44 > 0:14:46I worked for him for 10, 12 years.
0:14:46 > 0:14:48But about three years ago
0:14:48 > 0:14:52TVs were sort of dying a death because you could buy one for same price
0:14:52 > 0:14:55you could get one fixed, so I thought it was time for a career change
0:14:55 > 0:14:58and I'm a tennis coach round the corner, so what more can you ask for?
0:14:58 > 0:15:00- And now you're a tennis pro. - I love it.
0:15:00 > 0:15:04Now, how do you feel about seeing all of this stuff going towards the hospice?
0:15:04 > 0:15:07Yeah, I think it's great because when dad was ill,
0:15:07 > 0:15:13I mean, his back, I think it shrunk by about six inches so he was in a lot of pain
0:15:13 > 0:15:18and these chairs were great for comfort and if that can help somebody else out
0:15:18 > 0:15:20and make their life a bit easier, then great.
0:15:20 > 0:15:23- I'm sure he'd be very happy, as well.- Yes, he would, yes.
0:15:23 > 0:15:26And it gives you a bit more space for more stuff!
0:15:26 > 0:15:29Yes, I can collect something else!
0:15:29 > 0:15:30Exactly.
0:15:30 > 0:15:34I think June might be more of an antique addict than she's letting on.
0:15:34 > 0:15:37We need to get back to work though as we need a final few items
0:15:37 > 0:15:41if we're to secure making the £1,200 target at auction.
0:15:41 > 0:15:45Curtis spots this oil painting of Highland cattle in the living room.
0:15:45 > 0:15:52It's impossible to make out any signature, but he still thinks it deserves a £70 to £100 price tag.
0:15:52 > 0:15:58And I've spotted a couple of items that might also be of interest in the dining room.
0:15:58 > 0:15:59Curtis?
0:16:01 > 0:16:04Hey, Dave.
0:16:04 > 0:16:06There's a mark on here.
0:16:06 > 0:16:11I'm not knowing what this is at all, but you're going to tell me it's worth a few quid, I hope.
0:16:11 > 0:16:15- Well, the treasures continue. - There is another one.
0:16:15 > 0:16:18There's another one there. It looks like a similar thing.
0:16:18 > 0:16:20We've got a pair of Meissen figures.
0:16:20 > 0:16:24Now, we've got a mark on the bottom and that tells us it's about 1820-ish, OK?
0:16:24 > 0:16:30And the colour, which is a cobalt blue, in the early days only two colours could withstand
0:16:30 > 0:16:34the level of firing that this needed, and that was red and this blue.
0:16:34 > 0:16:36The other thing is that they do appear to be
0:16:36 > 0:16:39in fantastic condition, both of them in really good nick.
0:16:39 > 0:16:41That's essential for these sort of things
0:16:41 > 0:16:44because if there's a lot of damage it could knock the value flat.
0:16:44 > 0:16:48Not in this case. It looks like they're almost in perfect condition.
0:16:48 > 0:16:51- Have you got any idea what they're worth?- What I think they are worth?
0:16:51 > 0:16:53- Yeah.- About a fiver.
0:16:53 > 0:16:55I'll give you a fiver.
0:16:55 > 0:16:58- I bet you would. - Because he's excited, I'll say...
0:16:58 > 0:17:01- What, for the pair? - Yeah, for the pair.
0:17:01 > 0:17:03- 60 quid.- 60 quid!
0:17:03 > 0:17:06Well, come on, put us out of our misery.
0:17:06 > 0:17:09- £400 to £700.- No.
0:17:10 > 0:17:13- 400 to 700 quid! - I was going to chuck them out!
0:17:13 > 0:17:16Listen, before you chuck anything else out of this house,
0:17:16 > 0:17:20make sure he has a look at it first because £400 to £700, I mean...
0:17:20 > 0:17:24- That's ridiculous.- This £1,200 for this chair is looking way off...
0:17:24 > 0:17:26They're going to get a whole suite, aren't they?
0:17:26 > 0:17:29Yeah, exactly. It's far behind us.
0:17:29 > 0:17:33We're way ahead of that already it seems and, of course, we haven't finished yet. Come on.
0:17:35 > 0:17:41Well, that's a fantastic find, especially as it's something that David nearly threw in the bin.
0:17:41 > 0:17:45Our target may be well and truly safe, but we're not stopping just yet.
0:17:45 > 0:17:49June decides to send the stylish pearl and diamond ring to auction, too.
0:17:49 > 0:17:54Valued at between £100 and £200, it's our fourth piece of jewellery today,
0:17:54 > 0:17:57so I hope there'll be some collectors in the sale room.
0:17:57 > 0:18:02But before we finish for the day, Curtis has his eye on another picture.
0:18:02 > 0:18:05Jules, you must come and see this picture.
0:18:05 > 0:18:08There are plenty to choose from. What have you got here?
0:18:08 > 0:18:11I just spotted the name, George Houston.
0:18:11 > 0:18:14I thought we had something special and I'm pretty certain we have.
0:18:14 > 0:18:18George Houston was painting in the late 19th century
0:18:18 > 0:18:23and his paintings are still very well respected and sell very, very well.
0:18:23 > 0:18:26And certainly one thing he's very well known for,
0:18:26 > 0:18:29is big skies and creating very atmospheric paintings.
0:18:29 > 0:18:32- This is a special picture. - I do wonder where it came from.
0:18:32 > 0:18:35Probably from the same source as all the others. Hey, June!
0:18:35 > 0:18:37You've found another one of my pictures.
0:18:37 > 0:18:42We're just wondering where you got this one from. My guess is the same source as everything else.
0:18:42 > 0:18:46I think it might have been. He just brought it home and it was no...
0:18:46 > 0:18:49There was no frame to it and I thought, well,
0:18:49 > 0:18:54it's a bit of a scruffy old painting, but he put the frame on and he told me
0:18:54 > 0:18:57that that was the Abbey that is no longer there,
0:18:57 > 0:19:00that was the last painting of it before it became a ruin.
0:19:00 > 0:19:07- And where is it exactly? - It's on Iona, the island of Iona, Holy Island in Scotland.
0:19:07 > 0:19:10What makes a Houston worth collecting?
0:19:10 > 0:19:14Even when Houston was alive he was a very collectable artist.
0:19:14 > 0:19:16He was a famous guy of his day.
0:19:16 > 0:19:22Artists painting things like this, as we've seen in the other painting, were creating
0:19:22 > 0:19:26a moment in time and certainly the type of thing he was painting,
0:19:26 > 0:19:29as well, was very, very fashionable.
0:19:29 > 0:19:32Also, if you look at the type of style he's using it's slightly
0:19:32 > 0:19:37different to a lot of artists of his day, so he was cutting edge.
0:19:37 > 0:19:41So, come on then, my guess is this is going to be worth some money.
0:19:41 > 0:19:44This picture's worth £1,000 to £2,000.
0:19:44 > 0:19:46Could be as much as £3,000 at auction.
0:19:46 > 0:19:49- How do you feel about that? - I can't believe it.
0:19:49 > 0:19:51- I just can't believe it. - Are you sure you want to sell it?
0:19:51 > 0:19:53Definitely. There's no...
0:19:53 > 0:19:59no sentimental value for me and it would be to a really good cause.
0:19:59 > 0:20:02You're a very, very generous and lovely lady.
0:20:02 > 0:20:07Let's find Dave and get him in on this because, Dave, come in, mate.
0:20:07 > 0:20:12I don't know if you heard any of that, but this picture behind us,
0:20:12 > 0:20:15- tell him how much it is. - We've said conservatively
0:20:15 > 0:20:19at auction £1,000, but we could be looking at £3,000 behind your head.
0:20:19 > 0:20:22My God. That's more than the £5 I'd give you for it.
0:20:22 > 0:20:25Yes, I was going to say! Another one you want to sell me?
0:20:25 > 0:20:28Yeah, there you go. I'll give you a fiver for it.
0:20:28 > 0:20:33Now, with my very rudimentary arithmetic, if I add that
0:20:33 > 0:20:36to our running total,
0:20:36 > 0:20:41we are hoping to raise in excess of £2,790.
0:20:41 > 0:20:44That's marvellous!
0:20:44 > 0:20:46I can't believe it. I truly can't.
0:20:46 > 0:20:50Aw! 2,790. I mean, that is...
0:20:50 > 0:20:52- That is...- A lot.- It's a lot, yes.
0:20:52 > 0:20:54It is. Oh, that is brilliant. Absolutely brilliant.
0:20:54 > 0:20:58I never... I just thought it was a load of rubbish!
0:20:58 > 0:21:01June's house was a real Aladdin's cave
0:21:01 > 0:21:06and her late husband, Mike's antiques have given us some top quality items for auction.
0:21:06 > 0:21:09We've got jewellery of all shapes and sizes,
0:21:09 > 0:21:12with the star item being that stunning diamond ring
0:21:12 > 0:21:15which Curtis hopes will make between £200 and £300.
0:21:15 > 0:21:17I spotted that pair of Meissen figurines
0:21:17 > 0:21:22which head to the sale room with a massive £400 to £700 price tag.
0:21:22 > 0:21:24Thank goodness David didn't put them in the bin!
0:21:24 > 0:21:27And, of course, we've got those two paintings.
0:21:27 > 0:21:30The Charles Leslie valued at between £500 and £800,
0:21:30 > 0:21:32and the George Houston,
0:21:32 > 0:21:34valued at a massive £1,000 to £2,000.
0:21:34 > 0:21:37With such highflying valuations
0:21:37 > 0:21:40we should be set for an exciting day in the sale room.
0:21:42 > 0:21:47Still to come on Cash In The Attic, I give our expert some styling advice.
0:21:47 > 0:21:50You could do with a tie pin. You could do with a tie, actually!
0:21:50 > 0:21:54But when it comes to antiques, not all goes our way.
0:21:54 > 0:21:56Slightly disappointed, I have to say.
0:21:56 > 0:22:00So, will we reach our hospice fund target after all?
0:22:00 > 0:22:02Find out when the final hammer falls.
0:22:07 > 0:22:11It's a few weeks since we spent the day with June Jailler and her son, David
0:22:11 > 0:22:13at their lovely home at Deal in Kent,
0:22:13 > 0:22:16but now the moment of truth has arrived here at Chiswick Auctions.
0:22:16 > 0:22:21Now, you'll recall that we're chasing £1,200 so that June can buy a much needed recliner chair
0:22:21 > 0:22:22for her local hospice,
0:22:22 > 0:22:26a place that did much to care for her late husband Mike, so it's all in a good cause.
0:22:26 > 0:22:32Let's hope we can find that £1,200, or maybe a bit more, as her items go under the hammer.
0:22:32 > 0:22:35The auction house is filling up with eager bidders
0:22:35 > 0:22:40and I'm hoping June's quality items will attract plenty of attention today.
0:22:40 > 0:22:43Our expert, Curtis Dowling, has arrived early in anticipation
0:22:43 > 0:22:48of the big day ahead and he's already tracked down one of our star lots.
0:22:48 > 0:22:50Morning, Curtis. How are you?
0:22:50 > 0:22:52Good morning. Very, very excited.
0:22:52 > 0:22:55- Always a man with an eye for a figure.- And a beautiful one as well.
0:22:55 > 0:22:58- Genuine antiques. - This to me is what it's all about.
0:22:58 > 0:23:03I think this sale is going to be very exciting. We've got the George Houston, £1,000, at least.
0:23:03 > 0:23:05It would be a travesty if it went for less.
0:23:05 > 0:23:08And we've got great jewellery and these lovely figures.
0:23:08 > 0:23:10And that Charles Leslie, too.
0:23:10 > 0:23:12Yeah, another great Victorian picture.
0:23:12 > 0:23:16All these items are top quality for what they are.
0:23:16 > 0:23:18Well, we are chasing £1,200.
0:23:18 > 0:23:22I suspect we may get to that fairly easily, but can we double it?
0:23:22 > 0:23:25- Can we buy two chairs for the hospice?- How exciting would that be?
0:23:25 > 0:23:28Well, the gear's here. Let's see if David and June are here.
0:23:31 > 0:23:35There's no doubt we've got some fantastic items here today, but our fate depends on
0:23:35 > 0:23:41bidders in the room prepared to pay the right price for the fabulous paintings and quality jewellery.
0:23:41 > 0:23:46We find June and David taking what could be their last look at the George Houston.
0:23:47 > 0:23:50- Morning, guys.- Morning. - Hi, Jules. How you, all right?
0:23:50 > 0:23:52Well, I see you've found the lovely Houston.
0:23:52 > 0:23:54Are you sure you want to part with it?
0:23:54 > 0:23:58- Definitely.- Yeah?- Yes. - How do you think your dad would feel seeing these things
0:23:58 > 0:24:01hanging on the walls and littering the auction room?
0:24:01 > 0:24:03He'd love it. It would be like his second home.
0:24:03 > 0:24:07Now, Curtis and I are very excited to see your lots go under the hammer.
0:24:07 > 0:24:10It really is a wonderful collection and no surprise
0:24:10 > 0:24:14that you've put some quite serious reserves on a lot of the pieces.
0:24:14 > 0:24:16Give me an idea of the money we're talking about.
0:24:16 > 0:24:18I think the reserve on this is 1,000.
0:24:18 > 0:24:21there anything else you've put reserves on?
0:24:21 > 0:24:24Yes, I've put a reserve on the Charles Leslie painting.
0:24:24 > 0:24:25- What's the reason for that? - I like it.
0:24:25 > 0:24:29- Is the reserve more than what it's worth?- No, it's not worth...
0:24:29 > 0:24:32No, no, because the charity's more important than what I like.
0:24:32 > 0:24:35It's a wonderful gesture that you're both making.
0:24:35 > 0:24:39Hugely generous. A wonderful collection, as we've said, of items.
0:24:39 > 0:24:41Let's go and see them go to auction.
0:24:44 > 0:24:48We're all excited about today's auction, but with some reserves
0:24:48 > 0:24:52in place we're really going to need the sale room to be on our side.
0:24:52 > 0:24:56Remember that if you're heading to your local auction house, commission and possible
0:24:56 > 0:25:02other charges will be added to your bill, so always check the details with the sale room first.
0:25:02 > 0:25:07Thankfully, the room is packed and as the auctioneer gets into position
0:25:07 > 0:25:09we take our places ready for our first lot,
0:25:09 > 0:25:12the Georgian-style silver tray.
0:25:12 > 0:25:14We're looking for between £40 and £60.
0:25:14 > 0:25:16Happy to see that go?
0:25:16 > 0:25:18Yes. Yes, I didn't even think it was silver.
0:25:18 > 0:25:21Well, a nice little thing to take home for somebody.
0:25:21 > 0:25:26Yeah, I think so. Silver always does well, certainly when things are relatively weak,
0:25:26 > 0:25:30and at the moment silver is going to go pretty good, so fingers crossed.
0:25:30 > 0:25:33- Let's see how it goes. - A bit of interest in the lot.
0:25:33 > 0:25:37Straight off I'm bid £40 for the lot. At £40. 45. 50. 55 in the room.
0:25:37 > 0:25:41Against commission at £55. 60 everywhere. 65. 70. 75.
0:25:41 > 0:25:43Blimey.
0:25:43 > 0:25:4580. £80.
0:25:45 > 0:25:47Standing at £80. You're £85?
0:25:47 > 0:25:5085.
0:25:50 > 0:25:51- Come on.- £90 further back. At £90.
0:25:51 > 0:25:5495 there now.
0:25:54 > 0:25:56It's gone double.
0:25:56 > 0:25:58At 95. It's going then, £95.
0:25:58 > 0:26:00All done at 95. Thank you.
0:26:00 > 0:26:03- We didn't do bad there, did we?- That was the worst one.
0:26:03 > 0:26:04Well, there's a start.
0:26:04 > 0:26:07- How about that? - There's a 12th of the chair.- £95.
0:26:07 > 0:26:09Yes, it's a leg.
0:26:09 > 0:26:11Oh, let's hope it's a good day.
0:26:11 > 0:26:12Well done.
0:26:12 > 0:26:14A fantastic start
0:26:14 > 0:26:18as the tray sells for more than double its lowest estimate.
0:26:18 > 0:26:20The Meissen figurines are up next
0:26:20 > 0:26:24and Curtis has high hopes for these little beauties.
0:26:24 > 0:26:27How confident are we about making £400 for those?
0:26:27 > 0:26:31They're worth it. The nice thing is they're very, very attractive.
0:26:31 > 0:26:33Start me at a couple of hundred pounds. 200. 210.
0:26:33 > 0:26:36- 220. 230.- These are those figures. - It is.
0:26:36 > 0:26:38For the Meissen at £230. I need more.
0:26:38 > 0:26:40More than that. At £230. Anybody want to come in?
0:26:40 > 0:26:44He said it needs more because he knows you've got your reserve on it.
0:26:44 > 0:26:46Not sold, I'm afraid.
0:26:46 > 0:26:48- Not sold.- Oh!
0:26:48 > 0:26:52- Just because someone's not buying them today, they are worth that money.- Exactly.
0:26:52 > 0:26:55We don't have people in the room who want Meissen figures.
0:26:55 > 0:26:59- We've got a lot more to come yet, so don't be disheartened. - Absolutely.
0:26:59 > 0:27:00It's hard not to be disappointed
0:27:00 > 0:27:03as the bidding failed to reach anywhere near its estimate
0:27:03 > 0:27:07and there was no way the auctioneer could let them go.
0:27:07 > 0:27:10But it's early days and we've got plenty of items yet to come,
0:27:10 > 0:27:12including these Victorian majolica plates
0:27:12 > 0:27:17and we're hoping the bidders will be willing to part with at least £80 for them.
0:27:19 > 0:27:20Thank you. Are they worth £30?
0:27:20 > 0:27:2235. 40.
0:27:22 > 0:27:24Five. £45 there. At £45.
0:27:24 > 0:27:28Anybody else want to come in for £45? They're still cheap at 45.
0:27:28 > 0:27:31At 45 I can sell them. 50, there.
0:27:31 > 0:27:34You're 55. £55, just in time. 55.
0:27:34 > 0:27:36Still in the middle at 55.
0:27:36 > 0:27:39They're going, then. £55.
0:27:39 > 0:27:41- There you go. - That's not too bad, is it?
0:27:41 > 0:27:43I'm just pleased they've sold, actually.
0:27:43 > 0:27:50Well, the plates sell under estimate, but that's still a useful 55 quid for our fund.
0:27:51 > 0:27:54But can our first painting of the day, the oil of Highland cattle,
0:27:54 > 0:27:59perform better and make us the £70 to £100 we're hoping for?
0:27:59 > 0:28:03It's quite a naive picture and I think it's not been painted commercially.
0:28:03 > 0:28:07It's been painted for someone to hang on their own wall or give to somebody.
0:28:07 > 0:28:09So, I've put a fairly low figure on it
0:28:09 > 0:28:13purely because I think it's attractive enough to adorn a wall,
0:28:13 > 0:28:17I don't think it's attractive enough to be something that someone would want to buy in to sell on.
0:28:17 > 0:28:20I'm already bid £95 for it.
0:28:20 > 0:28:21- Ooh!- Well, someone wants it.
0:28:21 > 0:28:23- That's a good start, isn't it? - At £95 with me.
0:28:23 > 0:28:27- At 95 for the Highland cattle. At 95. 100.- There we go.
0:28:27 > 0:28:29110. Still with me at £110.
0:28:29 > 0:28:30At 110 for that picture.
0:28:30 > 0:28:32A good Victorian picture for £110.
0:28:32 > 0:28:35It goes for 110, then.
0:28:35 > 0:28:37- 110. - There you go.- That's brilliant.
0:28:37 > 0:28:39- £110.- That's made up of the other, hasn't it?
0:28:39 > 0:28:42That's ticked the box, hasn't it? We're on the way.
0:28:42 > 0:28:48Well, the cattle certainly proved popular with the bidders, selling for just over our top estimate.
0:28:48 > 0:28:51Great news for our hospice chair fund.
0:28:51 > 0:28:55Next up it's the pair of crackleware Chinese vases,
0:28:55 > 0:28:58also valued at between £70 and £100.
0:28:58 > 0:29:01You're saying crackleware vases. What a great name.
0:29:01 > 0:29:03Yeah, crackleware vases.
0:29:03 > 0:29:07There are so many names you can put on so many items and I think if you went
0:29:07 > 0:29:10to 10 auction houses they'll be catalogued differently.
0:29:10 > 0:29:13Even June and I have called them something different.
0:29:13 > 0:29:1470 to 100 quid. A pound a crack!
0:29:14 > 0:29:17There you go. Well, let's see how we get on.
0:29:17 > 0:29:20Are they worth £30, for the vases? £30?
0:29:20 > 0:29:2330. 35. 40. £40 for those vases.
0:29:23 > 0:29:26At 40. Anybody else? At £40.
0:29:26 > 0:29:27For £40, not quite enough.
0:29:27 > 0:29:2945 there.
0:29:29 > 0:29:3250 with me. 50? Thank you.
0:29:32 > 0:29:33- £50.- There you go.- How do you feel?
0:29:33 > 0:29:37- There was no reserve, was there? - No, not on these. - It's towards the charity.
0:29:37 > 0:29:41- They kind of also ran. - I think so. They're pleasant decorative items.
0:29:41 > 0:29:42- Yes.- Someone's got a good deal.
0:29:42 > 0:29:45You can't get that sort of thing for £50 in the High Street.
0:29:45 > 0:29:48They may not quite have made the £70 we were after,
0:29:48 > 0:29:52but that's still a healthy £50 in the pot.
0:29:52 > 0:29:54Our final lot in this half of the auction
0:29:54 > 0:29:56is the diamond tie pin.
0:29:56 > 0:29:58I'm desperately hoping it will be a hit with the bidders
0:29:58 > 0:30:01and bring us to the halfway stage on a high.
0:30:01 > 0:30:04Well, we're saying £100 to £120.
0:30:04 > 0:30:07You could do with a tie pin. You could do with a tie, actually!
0:30:07 > 0:30:09Let's see how we do.
0:30:09 > 0:30:11Start me for £70 to go. For 70.
0:30:11 > 0:30:1575. 80. £80 for this diamond pin.
0:30:15 > 0:30:1985 everywhere. I thought so. 85 there. 90 upstairs.
0:30:19 > 0:30:2195. 100. 110. 120.
0:30:21 > 0:30:23Oh, there's somebody wants this.
0:30:23 > 0:30:26- She does, yeah.- 150. 160. 170. 180.
0:30:26 > 0:30:28She wants it, look.
0:30:28 > 0:30:30£200 upstairs. Upstairs at 200.
0:30:30 > 0:30:33Anybody else want to come in? At £200 for the tie pin.
0:30:33 > 0:30:36It's going then. £200 it goes.
0:30:36 > 0:30:41- 200.- That was a lovely moment in an auction room when a real rally starts up between two people
0:30:41 > 0:30:45- who desperately want it and the figures are bouncing around.- I love that!
0:30:45 > 0:30:47We've landed on £200, brilliant.
0:30:47 > 0:30:52A fantastic note to finish our first half of the auction
0:30:52 > 0:30:54as the pin sells for double its lowest estimate.
0:30:54 > 0:30:59Despite disappointments so far, I think June and David will be pleasantly surprised
0:30:59 > 0:31:01with how our fund is looking.
0:31:03 > 0:31:07Right, guys, we're halfway through the auction.
0:31:07 > 0:31:09Hard on the heels of our £1,200.
0:31:09 > 0:31:11- How do you think we're doing? - Reasonable.
0:31:11 > 0:31:14I think reasonable is probably fair enough.
0:31:14 > 0:31:18The best though is probably yet to come in the second half of the auction.
0:31:18 > 0:31:21The George Houston picture, Charles Leslie, of course.
0:31:21 > 0:31:23- But, come on, David, have a stab at a figure.- £400.
0:31:24 > 0:31:28400? £510.
0:31:28 > 0:31:31- Oh, that's better than I expected. - Not bad. Almost exactly halfway.
0:31:31 > 0:31:36But the best is yet to come, so I think time for a quick cup of tea, Curtis has got something
0:31:36 > 0:31:41he wants to show me in the auction room and we'll reconvene here for the second half. Come on.
0:31:43 > 0:31:49While June and David grab their well earned cuppa, I find Curtis in the corner of the sale room.
0:31:51 > 0:31:53Now, what have you got here, you magpie?
0:31:53 > 0:31:58- It's the things I like finding, or not as the case may be sometimes.- Winston Churchill!
0:31:58 > 0:32:01Yeah. A note from Winston Churchill to what looks like a friend.
0:32:01 > 0:32:06If I pick items up like this, I'm either full of fear or I'm delighted,
0:32:06 > 0:32:10- and on this occasion I'm delighted. - But you think this is genuine?
0:32:10 > 0:32:13I think it's right and I think there's a lot of reasons why I do.
0:32:13 > 0:32:16First of all, it's come in with its real and original envelope.
0:32:16 > 0:32:20Now, yes, all these things are simple to fake these days
0:32:20 > 0:32:24because of technology, but what fakers generally do is over-egg the pudding,
0:32:24 > 0:32:28so what they will do is they'll add too many tea stains, too many tears, too many rips.
0:32:28 > 0:32:30But this is very, very simple.
0:32:30 > 0:32:33I think that's why I'm certain it's the real thing.
0:32:33 > 0:32:35Well, what do you think this is worth?
0:32:35 > 0:32:39- It says £50 to £80 and I think it is worth £50 all day long.- Yeah.
0:32:39 > 0:32:40It's genuine, it's in nice order.
0:32:40 > 0:32:43- It's a great bit of history. - I'd certainly pay £50 for it.
0:32:43 > 0:32:46I'm a huge fan of Churchill and memorabilia like that
0:32:46 > 0:32:49I suspect is an easy buy for any old collector, isn't it?
0:32:49 > 0:32:53It would be interesting to see how it does, but let's get back to our sale, shall we?
0:32:55 > 0:33:00Being such a history buff I'm really excited to have seen this letter first-hand
0:33:00 > 0:33:03and I can't wait to see what the saleroom makes of it.
0:33:03 > 0:33:08But it's back to our items now though and we retake our positions for the second half of the auction.
0:33:08 > 0:33:10Next up, is another piece of jewellery,
0:33:10 > 0:33:12the pearl and diamond ring.
0:33:15 > 0:33:18Jewellery always seems to do well and we've been conservative.
0:33:18 > 0:33:22We've said £100 to £200 on this, so, well, let's see how it goes.
0:33:22 > 0:33:25Is it worth £50? I know it is. £50 to start me upstairs.
0:33:25 > 0:33:27I thought so. And five. 55. 60.
0:33:27 > 0:33:3065. 70. 75 now.
0:33:30 > 0:33:3380. 85. 90. Still upstairs at £90.
0:33:33 > 0:33:37It's going for 90. Nobody else wants to come in? £90 it sells, then.
0:33:37 > 0:33:39- Thank you.- £90.
0:33:39 > 0:33:41- What was the...?- We said 100 to 200.
0:33:41 > 0:33:44- It's slightly under where we wanted to be.- Still, it's good.
0:33:44 > 0:33:48It's not a fashionable piece, but it's a nice quality piece.
0:33:48 > 0:33:50Someone's got a bargain there.
0:33:50 > 0:33:51But, 90 quid, not to be sniffed at.
0:33:51 > 0:33:55- No, that's right.- It's a good start to our second half, that's for sure.
0:33:55 > 0:33:58- Yeah.- Yeah.- It sure is, Curtis and with the uncertain day
0:33:58 > 0:34:02we seem to be having, we're all pleased that the ring sold so close to its estimate.
0:34:02 > 0:34:07But can the collection of clocks raise us the £100 so we're looking for?
0:34:07 > 0:34:11They're a mixture of styles and from Victorian to Art Deco and Curtis is feeling hopeful.
0:34:14 > 0:34:19- You like some of these, don't you? - I think the Art Deco one and the marble one.
0:34:19 > 0:34:22We've got a funny selection. I call this a dealer lot.
0:34:22 > 0:34:27- Yeah.- Because I think if you bought this, and we've said £100 to £150, individually if you've got your shop
0:34:27 > 0:34:31or your stand I think you're going to make reasonable money on each one.
0:34:31 > 0:34:37Start me for 40. 30. 30 I'm bid there. At 30. And five I'll take from somebody else. At £30.
0:34:37 > 0:34:3835. 40.
0:34:38 > 0:34:4145. 50.
0:34:41 > 0:34:43£50 there. 55.
0:34:43 > 0:34:4755. 60. 65. 70. £70 there.
0:34:47 > 0:34:49- At £70.- 70, a bit more like it.
0:34:49 > 0:34:51Yeah. We're getting close.
0:34:51 > 0:34:53Anybody else want to come in? £70.
0:34:53 > 0:34:55157.
0:34:55 > 0:34:58I'm stunned that the clocks only made £70.
0:34:58 > 0:35:00I really thought they'd be snapped up,
0:35:00 > 0:35:04but it shows you can never tell how the bidders will react at auction.
0:35:07 > 0:35:10However, before our next item comes up, it's the turn
0:35:10 > 0:35:14of the Winston Churchill letter that Curtis showed me earlier.
0:35:14 > 0:35:17140 down below in the doorway. At £140. Anybody else want to come in?
0:35:17 > 0:35:20140. 140 it is.
0:35:21 > 0:35:25And selling for almost three times its lower estimate,
0:35:25 > 0:35:28someone has bought themselves a unique piece of history
0:35:28 > 0:35:31from one of the greatest Prime Ministers of the 20th century.
0:35:31 > 0:35:33But now it's back to our items
0:35:33 > 0:35:35and next up is the George Houston oil painting.
0:35:35 > 0:35:40This is a big moment for us. With a value of between £1,000 and £2,000,
0:35:40 > 0:35:45the sale of the painting could make all the difference to our target.
0:35:45 > 0:35:51Now, perhaps the most exciting lot in our collection today, the George Houston.
0:35:51 > 0:35:56Very handsome reserve of £1,000 on it. We've seen art struggle today.
0:35:56 > 0:35:59Are we going to see £1,000 for this, I wonder?
0:35:59 > 0:36:02- We've just got to wait and see what happens, haven't we?- Yes.
0:36:02 > 0:36:05Start me for the picture for £600.
0:36:05 > 0:36:09£600 to start me. 600. And 50. 700.
0:36:09 > 0:36:12£700 is all I'm bid for that picture. At £700.
0:36:12 > 0:36:14And 50 somebody else. For £700.
0:36:14 > 0:36:16It needs to be a little bit more than 700. And 50 anywhere?
0:36:16 > 0:36:19£700 then. At 700.
0:36:19 > 0:36:21Not sold, I'm afraid.
0:36:21 > 0:36:24Well, unsold. £700.
0:36:24 > 0:36:26Didn't make our £1,000 reserve.
0:36:26 > 0:36:32Very, very disappointing, but I suppose the up side is you've got it for another day, for a rainy day.
0:36:32 > 0:36:36Well, what can you say? Clearly there weren't the right bidders here
0:36:36 > 0:36:40today and £700 was far too cheap a price to let the painting go.
0:36:40 > 0:36:41What a blow.
0:36:41 > 0:36:45With the George Houston having failed to excite the sale room,
0:36:45 > 0:36:50I'm now really concerned for our next painting, the Charles Leslie Highland landscape.
0:36:51 > 0:36:56- It's a lovely quality item. I know why there's a reserve on this, June. - You want to take it home!
0:36:56 > 0:36:59- Yes!- Because you want to take it home, yeah.
0:36:59 > 0:37:03Let's start this at £300 for that picture. At 300.
0:37:03 > 0:37:06And 20 I'll take. At £300. 320. 340. 360.
0:37:06 > 0:37:09£360 for the picture. At 360.
0:37:09 > 0:37:11360. No, it's not enough.
0:37:11 > 0:37:13£380 I need. 360, then. 360.
0:37:13 > 0:37:16- Not sold.- It went home.
0:37:16 > 0:37:18- It went home. So, you're happy!- Yes.
0:37:18 > 0:37:20- Yeah.- Yeah.- Well, there you go.
0:37:20 > 0:37:23The Charles Leslie painting didn't make the reserve on it,
0:37:23 > 0:37:26but I was quite pleased about that because I've missed it.
0:37:26 > 0:37:31It looks very bare above the mantelpiece, so I'm quite pleased to have that back.
0:37:31 > 0:37:36I'm really happy for June that fate's conspired to let her keep the painting she's so fond of.
0:37:36 > 0:37:39Today just isn't the day for paintings and I have to say,
0:37:39 > 0:37:42I'm relieved we don't have any more amongst our lots.
0:37:42 > 0:37:46We've just got two more items left to sell and we're still
0:37:46 > 0:37:51a long way off our £1,200 target that we were so confident of achieving at the start of the day.
0:37:51 > 0:37:55First up, it's the stunning blue sapphire and diamond ring
0:37:55 > 0:37:58with an estimate of between £80 and £100.
0:37:59 > 0:38:04- I'm bid already £70. - It starts at 70.- We're off.
0:38:04 > 0:38:08For the ring. 75. 80. 85. 90. 95 upstairs.
0:38:08 > 0:38:11Against commissions at £95. And 100 down below now.
0:38:11 > 0:38:14- 110 do you want upstairs? 110. - Oh, we're doing well.
0:38:14 > 0:38:17110. 110 still upstairs. At £110.
0:38:17 > 0:38:21Anybody else want to come in? At £110 it goes one... Was that a bid?
0:38:21 > 0:38:23Yeah, it was a bid. 120. 130.
0:38:23 > 0:38:28130 upstairs. At £130, then. At 130.
0:38:28 > 0:38:31It goes 130, then. Thank you, 130.
0:38:31 > 0:38:34Bizarre, isn't it? We're having a jewellery-based day.
0:38:34 > 0:38:40A brilliant result and a vital boost to our target as the ring sells for £30 above its top estimate.
0:38:40 > 0:38:43Jewellery really is flying out of the sale room today
0:38:43 > 0:38:45and suddenly things are looking more positive.
0:38:45 > 0:38:50I've got a good feeling about our final item, the shows topping diamond cluster ring.
0:38:50 > 0:38:56Curtis thinks it's worth around £250, so it's been catalogued with an estimate of between 200 and 300.
0:38:56 > 0:39:00I think this is a lovely engagement ring for a young couple
0:39:00 > 0:39:03because I think this is sort of a quarter of the price you'd be buying
0:39:03 > 0:39:06if it was brand new and it's a fantastic antique.
0:39:06 > 0:39:11Let's hope our jewellery buyer has got their eye on this because somebody is here with some money.
0:39:11 > 0:39:13So, 150 with me. 150. 160. 170.
0:39:13 > 0:39:15£170.
0:39:15 > 0:39:16Bouncing along, 170, 180.
0:39:16 > 0:39:18190. 200. 210.
0:39:18 > 0:39:21220. Upstairs at £220 for the ring.
0:39:21 > 0:39:23At 220.
0:39:23 > 0:39:26Anybody else want to come in? For £220 it's selling. 220, then.
0:39:26 > 0:39:29220 is the bid.
0:39:29 > 0:39:31I think 220 is as close...
0:39:31 > 0:39:36- It's close enough.- Well, it's a very handsome figure and bounces us very nicely towards 1,200 quid.
0:39:36 > 0:39:38Yeah, absolutely.
0:39:38 > 0:39:41Well, what a wonderful ending and the sale of the ring helps make up
0:39:41 > 0:39:46for some earlier disappointments, but now it's the moment of truth for June and David.
0:39:46 > 0:39:51Well, that's it. All of our lots have gone under the hammer.
0:39:51 > 0:39:56Some highs, some lows, some frankly very disappointing unsolds,
0:39:56 > 0:39:59not least of course the George Houston.
0:39:59 > 0:40:02Yeah, the paintings didn't do well today. The jewellery did.
0:40:02 > 0:40:06- Yeah.- We were chasing 1,200 quid. I stuck my neck out and said we'd do it easily.
0:40:06 > 0:40:08No, I don't think so.
0:40:08 > 0:40:11I hate to say it, but you are absolutely right.
0:40:11 > 0:40:15We haven't made £1,200, but we have made a substantial...
0:40:15 > 0:40:18A substantial dent in our £1,200 total.
0:40:18 > 0:40:21The figure I'm looking at here is £1,020.
0:40:21 > 0:40:22- Not bad.- It's not too bad, then.
0:40:22 > 0:40:27So we have got a one, a two and two noughts, but just not in the right order.
0:40:27 > 0:40:29We've got another £50 to add on to that.
0:40:29 > 0:40:33Well, don't forget the pictures are unsold. They're going home with you.
0:40:33 > 0:40:37They can only accrue value and another day, another sale,
0:40:37 > 0:40:41you have potentially got the best part of £1,500 sitting there.
0:40:41 > 0:40:44- Absolutely.- I shall give it to the hospice and make it out
0:40:44 > 0:40:46- for the chair. - So, they'll get the chair.
0:40:46 > 0:40:48- Yes, they will. - How about that?
0:40:48 > 0:40:50That's great. Really good job, that.
0:40:55 > 0:40:58The day after the auction June and David visit the Pilgrim's Hospice
0:40:58 > 0:41:04in Canterbury where June will be handing over a cheque for the cost of the reclining chair.
0:41:04 > 0:41:08Claire Butler, the hospice medical director, is there to meet them and show them around.
0:41:08 > 0:41:10Hello.
0:41:10 > 0:41:13- How do you do?- I'm Claire Butler. - I'm June.- Hello.
0:41:13 > 0:41:16It's important for mum to do this because it was important to my dad
0:41:16 > 0:41:21and she's spent a lot of time here as well, not only with Dad, but on her own and it was a release
0:41:21 > 0:41:25for her as well when he was poorly, so it's very important.
0:41:25 > 0:41:27- The single rooms are down that side. - Yes, he was in one of these.
0:41:27 > 0:41:30- They've got bays there. - This one. Yeah.
0:41:30 > 0:41:33They helped my husband a lot when he was ill and they also helped me
0:41:33 > 0:41:36and this is what I would like people to know, that it is...
0:41:36 > 0:41:39It is for the carers as well as the patients.
0:41:39 > 0:41:44Claire takes June and David to the day room so June can see just what her donation will provide.
0:41:44 > 0:41:50So, this is one of the sorts of chairs that we'll be able to buy with the money that you've raised.
0:41:50 > 0:41:54Well, we rely very heavily on charitable donations from people like June,
0:41:54 > 0:41:59so June's donation and those of many other people like her make all the difference.
0:41:59 > 0:42:04Then all that remains is for June to hand over the cheque from the proceeds of the auction.
0:42:04 > 0:42:09Well, you can see how we're going to spend it. We'll make good use of it. Thank you.
0:42:09 > 0:42:12I definitely think it's been very important to Mum.
0:42:12 > 0:42:15I can see in her emotions it's meant a lot, you know?
0:42:15 > 0:42:20And to put something back that they gave her when she was here and Dad was here,
0:42:20 > 0:42:23it must mean the world to her. I'm sure it does.
0:42:23 > 0:42:29To help someone after seeing him in so much pain, it's really nice to think that it'll help someone else
0:42:29 > 0:42:34to relieve the pain because you can put it any position that will help.
0:42:34 > 0:42:38That was the best thing that we could have got for them, so I'm glad about that.