0:00:02 > 0:00:04Welcome to Cash In The Attic, the programme that uncovers
0:00:04 > 0:00:07treasures in your home and then sells them with you at auction.
0:00:07 > 0:00:09I'm on the north coast of Kent
0:00:09 > 0:00:13and I'm about to get a taste of the rather explosive history of the county
0:00:13 > 0:00:15because I've come to what is believed to be
0:00:15 > 0:00:20the oldest commercial gunpowder mill in Europe.
0:00:20 > 0:00:24'Chart Mills in Faversham was at the centre of gunpowder production in Britain
0:00:24 > 0:00:25'for almost 400 years
0:00:25 > 0:00:29'from the 16th century right through to the Second World War.
0:00:29 > 0:00:33'Now fully restored by the Faversham Society, these 18th century mills
0:00:33 > 0:00:36'were once part of the Royal Gunpowder Factory
0:00:36 > 0:00:39'and supplied the powder for the Battles of Trafalgar and Waterloo.
0:00:39 > 0:00:43'You can learn all about the families who tended these mills
0:00:43 > 0:00:47'as well as the risky methods used in gunpowder manufacture.'
0:00:47 > 0:00:51Well, we're certainly going to have to keep our nose to the grindstone
0:00:51 > 0:00:56because we're off in search of a barrel load of antiques to take to auction.
0:01:18 > 0:01:23'Today on Cash In The Attic, we rummage through boxes that haven't been touched in years...'
0:01:23 > 0:01:25What's the date on the newspaper here?
0:01:25 > 0:01:291997 since you've played with this!
0:01:29 > 0:01:32'..Jonty takes rather too much of a shine to one of our items.'
0:01:32 > 0:01:36- It's so nice, I think I'll take it with me.- Oh, you'll have to give me some money.
0:01:36 > 0:01:39'Not everything goes to plan at auction.'
0:01:39 > 0:01:40Not sold.
0:01:40 > 0:01:42- Taking it home.- Oh, dear.
0:01:42 > 0:01:44Well, you shouldn't have put reserves on them.
0:01:44 > 0:01:47- 'But there is the odd miracle.' - How about that?
0:01:47 > 0:01:50- Well done!- I don't mind that going, actually.
0:01:50 > 0:01:52'Will there be a happy ending?
0:01:52 > 0:01:54'Find out when the final hammer falls.'
0:01:54 > 0:01:56240.
0:01:56 > 0:01:59Just a quick jaunt up the coast,
0:01:59 > 0:02:01and I've come to the historic town of Whitstable,
0:02:01 > 0:02:03where I'm about to meet a couple who are very keen
0:02:03 > 0:02:06to take to the skies.
0:02:06 > 0:02:12'This five-bedroomed property in Whitstable is home to Wendy and David Warry, who met at university.
0:02:12 > 0:02:17'They've lived in the seaside town for 23 years to escape the rat race of London.
0:02:17 > 0:02:22'They love the outdoors and with access to this fantastic beach,
0:02:22 > 0:02:26'they enjoy plenty of walking with their Rottweiler, Sam.
0:02:26 > 0:02:33'Wendy used to work in the hotel industry but she's now a nurse, while David is an engineer.
0:02:33 > 0:02:36'Their two grown up children, Andrew and Lisa, have fled the nest
0:02:36 > 0:02:41'so in their spare time, Wendy and David pursue their many hobbies.'
0:02:41 > 0:02:43- Morning, Jonty.- Hi, how are you?
0:02:43 > 0:02:47I'm full of vim and vigour because I've just been to a gunpowder mill.
0:02:47 > 0:02:50- Hopefully, I'll find something to go with a bang at auction.- That's the spirit.
0:02:50 > 0:02:52Let's go to it.
0:02:52 > 0:02:55Morning, David and Wendy, a bit of dog training going on, is there?
0:02:55 > 0:02:58We're trying.
0:02:58 > 0:03:01It's a good job I like dogs, isn't it?
0:03:01 > 0:03:04Why have you called in Cash in the Attic?
0:03:04 > 0:03:07We didn't, actually. It was my son Andrew who actually called you.
0:03:07 > 0:03:09Why did he do that, Wendy?
0:03:09 > 0:03:12Because he thought his dad had been telling him... and myself,
0:03:12 > 0:03:17had been going on about all these antiques we've got so he thought he'd call our bluff and...
0:03:17 > 0:03:20- do it, I imagine. So that was it. - What are we raising money for?
0:03:20 > 0:03:24We're hoping to go on a plane flight over Kent, just a light aircraft,
0:03:24 > 0:03:27and possibly take some photographs whilst we're up there.
0:03:27 > 0:03:29How much do you reckon this is going to cost then?
0:03:29 > 0:03:31About £500. I suspect it'll be about that.
0:03:31 > 0:03:34- So that's our target for today?- Yes.
0:03:34 > 0:03:37All right. Sam has lost interest completely!
0:03:37 > 0:03:39- Shall we go in and see what we can find?- Yes.
0:03:39 > 0:03:43- Because I know that Jonty is already hard at work.- Right.
0:03:43 > 0:03:46'The Warrys' home is a bit like a TARDIS -
0:03:46 > 0:03:48'on the inside, there's a lot of ground for us to cover
0:03:48 > 0:03:52'not least in their attic, which is full to bursting.
0:03:52 > 0:03:56'But will we be able to uncover valuables suitable for auction
0:03:56 > 0:04:00'amongst all this clutter? With the clock ticking, it looks like Jonty's made a timely find.'
0:04:00 > 0:04:03- Oh, hi there, Jonty.- Hi.- I see you've found something already.
0:04:03 > 0:04:06- I've found a lovely, lovely bowl. - Where does this one come from?
0:04:06 > 0:04:10- I got this from my Aunty Kathleen. - And where did she get it?
0:04:10 > 0:04:14She got it from her grandmother, who got it from her husband, my late grandfather.
0:04:14 > 0:04:16- He was out in Burma for quite a while.- Oh.
0:04:16 > 0:04:21- What was he doing out there? - He was in the Diplomatic Service, turn of the century, I think.
0:04:21 > 0:04:24So, do you think he brought this bowl back from Burma at that time?
0:04:24 > 0:04:26Yes, definitely. Yep.
0:04:26 > 0:04:27Well, it's an Oriental bowl,
0:04:27 > 0:04:30and what we've got here is three different panels,
0:04:30 > 0:04:32and they are completely different.
0:04:32 > 0:04:34But if you see on...
0:04:34 > 0:04:36- Where is it?- It's rather nice. - It's beautiful.
0:04:36 > 0:04:38The closer you look, the more detail you see.
0:04:38 > 0:04:42But on this particular panel here, we've got a pagoda.
0:04:42 > 0:04:45- The question is, is it Chinese, is it Japanese?- Yeah.
0:04:45 > 0:04:49Well, if we have a look on the inside here, we have this peony.
0:04:49 > 0:04:54- Is it a peony or a chrysanthemum? - Well, it should be peony because the Chinese love their peonies
0:04:54 > 0:05:00and if you look at these painted panels particularly, this is done in a very Chinese way.
0:05:00 > 0:05:04- So we think that this is turn of the century?- I think it's a little bit earlier than that,
0:05:04 > 0:05:07I think this is more like the beginning of the 19th century.
0:05:07 > 0:05:12So when your grandfather acquired it, it would have been antique at the time.
0:05:12 > 0:05:17But the downside to it is that we do have a bit of wear, and that's natural wear to the glazing.
0:05:17 > 0:05:21Quite unusual, that, but it does occur and it will affect its value.
0:05:21 > 0:05:24So obvious wear, which is going to affect
0:05:24 > 0:05:29its value, which would be what, do you think, at auction then, Jonty?
0:05:29 > 0:05:33- I like enough to still put £100 to £150 on this bowl at auction.- Really?
0:05:33 > 0:05:37- So, do you reckon we can take that to auction?- I'm sure, yes, yes.
0:05:37 > 0:05:41- Maybe making £150 towards the £500 target.- It's a good step, isn't it?
0:05:41 > 0:05:45- Well, at least we've got you on the runway.- Yes.
0:05:45 > 0:05:48So, chocks away, Jonty, let's go and see what else we can find.
0:05:50 > 0:05:56The Chinese bowl, I'm a little sad, actually, to let that one go but it's something that's
0:05:56 > 0:05:58a little bit too big for us to use here
0:05:58 > 0:06:01and I'm terrified that we're gonna break it so I'm happy to sell it.
0:06:01 > 0:06:05'Our rummage is off the ground with our first item for auction.
0:06:05 > 0:06:10'Everyone spreads out to get down to rummaging, and Jonty makes a beeline
0:06:10 > 0:06:14'for the attic and quickly digs out a charming pair of opera glasses.
0:06:14 > 0:06:17'He's hoping Wendy is going to be able to tell him where they came from.'
0:06:17 > 0:06:20- Oh, you found the opera glasses! - Yes. Aren't these great fun?
0:06:20 > 0:06:21They're lovely.
0:06:21 > 0:06:27Now, a lot of opera glasses that you've seen lying around in people's homes, for instance, are dated really
0:06:27 > 0:06:33towards the end of the 19th century, in the beginning of the 20th century, so the Edwardian period.
0:06:33 > 0:06:37And they were used not necessarily because the stage was so far away
0:06:37 > 0:06:38or that it was badly lit,
0:06:38 > 0:06:42but more to the point, that you needed your opera glasses
0:06:42 > 0:06:45just to see who was coming in and possibly going out.
0:06:45 > 0:06:48You needed them to see who was arriving in the boxes
0:06:48 > 0:06:52and who was arriving in the stalls because the whole point was to be seen at the opera,
0:06:52 > 0:06:54to be seen at the theatre.
0:06:54 > 0:06:56Not actually for looking at what you were seeing.
0:06:56 > 0:07:01Well, of course you could take them onto the stage but it was very much part of the social scene.
0:07:01 > 0:07:05They come in all different shapes and sizes. This pair are covered in these lovely
0:07:05 > 0:07:09segments of mother of pearl, and they're in extremely good order.
0:07:09 > 0:07:13And of course, these adjust to your eyesight.
0:07:13 > 0:07:16I've had a look through them and they work perfectly.
0:07:16 > 0:07:21These are lovely, but they also come in their beautiful original velvet case as well.
0:07:21 > 0:07:26They're shaped to the size of the opera glass as well with this lovely cord handle.
0:07:26 > 0:07:30So if these were to go into the auction sale, I would say £20 to £30, that kind of ballpark.
0:07:30 > 0:07:33- That's very nice. - Are you happy about that?
0:07:33 > 0:07:34Yeah, very good. Yeah.
0:07:34 > 0:07:37- Right, let's see what else we can spy.- OK, let's go.
0:07:37 > 0:07:44'The more we look, the more we find that the Warrys have things tucked away here, there, and everywhere.
0:07:44 > 0:07:50'David rescued this mercury barometer for just £1 when his company were going to throw it away.
0:07:50 > 0:07:53'Although it's broken, he clearly has an eye for a bargain
0:07:53 > 0:07:56'as Jonty reckons it could make us between £40 and £60.
0:07:56 > 0:08:01'With so much stuff to wade through, Jonty could be up in that attic for days,
0:08:01 > 0:08:04'so while he's hard at work, I take time out with Wendy and David
0:08:04 > 0:08:10'to find out more about the relatives responsible for so many of their wonderful heirlooms.'
0:08:10 > 0:08:15David and Wendy, you have some lovely things in this house but you're big on photographs,
0:08:15 > 0:08:19there's photographs everywhere of you and the children,
0:08:19 > 0:08:23and this great family tree with photographs, and there's Grandfather William.
0:08:23 > 0:08:29- And, look at those wonderful pictures you've got there of the family, they're fantastic.- Yeah.
0:08:29 > 0:08:32Is that him there, is that Grandfather William?
0:08:32 > 0:08:38- Yes, yes.- I have to say, he's a very handsome, distinguished-looking man in his Sunday best suit, isn't he?
0:08:38 > 0:08:42- I suppose he is.- That's passed down the family, that distinguished looking, as you can see.
0:08:42 > 0:08:46So, tell me a bit more about Grandfather William.
0:08:46 > 0:08:48What was he actually doing in Burma?
0:08:48 > 0:08:52I don't know exactly what he was doing in Burma, but he was in the Diplomatic Service.
0:08:52 > 0:08:55So, presumably that was when he started collecting
0:08:55 > 0:08:59- all these wonderful Chinese and Japanese bits of porcelain. - Well, certainly some of them.
0:08:59 > 0:09:02I think he spent a lot of time living in tents as well,
0:09:02 > 0:09:05so I'm not quite sure where he was amassing all the chattels.
0:09:05 > 0:09:08But they all came home and got passed down through the family.
0:09:08 > 0:09:11Are you both used to going to auctions, Wendy?
0:09:11 > 0:09:15Yes, we've been to a few in London mostly when we kitted out the house there.
0:09:15 > 0:09:19I didn't know much about it but David had been to quite a few
0:09:19 > 0:09:21and off we went and bidded for the settees...
0:09:21 > 0:09:27It was good fun, a bit frightening putting your hand up and hoping you're not gonna get caught at £500.
0:09:27 > 0:09:30No, it was good experience.
0:09:30 > 0:09:34So what was it that brought you out of London to live here in this part of Kent?
0:09:34 > 0:09:39David got the offer of a job down this direction
0:09:39 > 0:09:42so we had a look round at houses here and really liked this one.
0:09:42 > 0:09:47It was nicer to bring the children up, or so we thought to bring them up, and it has proved to be so.
0:09:47 > 0:09:51You're near enough to everything to get there fast but you can still
0:09:51 > 0:09:56come home and just be in seclusion, really, so it's very nice.
0:09:56 > 0:10:01All of these sort of moves that you've had, presumably you've brought a lot of things with you,
0:10:01 > 0:10:02so do you collect things yourself,
0:10:02 > 0:10:07particularly, or is it literally just things that have been passed down through the families?
0:10:07 > 0:10:10- Passed down the families.- Yes, I don't go out in cold blood
0:10:10 > 0:10:14- and buy plates and crockery and stuff.- No, we don't.
0:10:14 > 0:10:17Well, I think we've got enough, I'm glad we're not collectors.
0:10:17 > 0:10:20Yes. That's why the attic's so full.
0:10:20 > 0:10:24Well, you'll have 12 less things to worry about after today and, erm...
0:10:24 > 0:10:27Well, we will if we find Jonty and see what he's managed to find.
0:10:27 > 0:10:30'I'm pleased to hear that I won't have to worry about David and Wendy
0:10:30 > 0:10:33'being tempted to buy any items when we get to auction
0:10:33 > 0:10:37'as thankfully, they're clearly set on selling.
0:10:37 > 0:10:40'Jonty's still hard at work and spots this Royal Doulton vase.
0:10:40 > 0:10:43'Inherited from David's Aunt Kathleen,
0:10:43 > 0:10:45who was a bit of a hoarder, it should net us
0:10:45 > 0:10:47between £40 and £60,
0:10:47 > 0:10:48which certainly helps towards
0:10:48 > 0:10:52raising the funds for the couple's airborne adventure.
0:10:52 > 0:10:54'With Wendy combing downstairs,
0:10:54 > 0:10:57'David and I try our luck up in the attic,
0:10:57 > 0:11:02'and it proves fruitful when I make a discovery in a box of old newspapers.'
0:11:02 > 0:11:04David! Jonty!
0:11:04 > 0:11:07Ah, my old steam engine, yes, it's good that.
0:11:07 > 0:11:09Is this from your childhood, David?
0:11:09 > 0:11:13- Yes, I had this brand new.- Really? - Do you want to take a closer look? - Yeah, it's wonderful.
0:11:13 > 0:11:16Now, here we've got Hornby made in England by Meccano.
0:11:16 > 0:11:22Meccano was created by Frank Hornby in 1901.
0:11:22 > 0:11:28- Right.- Based in Liverpool, and to accompany the Meccano sets, he introduced his toy trains.
0:11:28 > 0:11:32OK? The original ones were clockwork just like this one,
0:11:32 > 0:11:36- but really as early as 1925, that's really quite early...- Yes.
0:11:36 > 0:11:39..the first electric train sets were introduced.
0:11:39 > 0:11:43So, this is a Hornby train set made in the early 1950s, so it would have been new at the time,
0:11:43 > 0:11:49made of tin, and they were very well known for the 00 gauge,
0:11:49 > 0:11:51but this is a wider gauge than that.
0:11:51 > 0:11:54I'm just wondering what else there is in here that might go with it.
0:11:54 > 0:11:57We've got some sort of rolling stock. There's quite a bit of stuff here.
0:11:57 > 0:11:59That's really good news.
0:11:59 > 0:12:03- So is this something that we can take to the auction sale? - Yes.- OK, all right.
0:12:03 > 0:12:05I'm gonna turn the tables on you.
0:12:05 > 0:12:08What do you think this might be worth at auction?
0:12:08 > 0:12:12I have no idea at all but if it was worth more than £10, I'll be very pleased.
0:12:12 > 0:12:17OK. Angela, I know that you've seen a few locomotives like this
0:12:17 > 0:12:19on Cash in the Attic, what do you think it's worth?
0:12:19 > 0:12:22I would say, what, between £50 and £100?
0:12:22 > 0:12:26OK. If it's all right with you, I'll tell you just before the auction sale starts,
0:12:26 > 0:12:31and yes, I hope you are nearer the truth. Let's put them back in the box, shall we?
0:12:31 > 0:12:34What's the date on the newspaper here?
0:12:34 > 0:12:371997 since you've played with this!
0:12:37 > 0:12:41'Jonty really is a tease, and as we'll have to wait until auction day to discover
0:12:41 > 0:12:44'the valuation on the train set,
0:12:44 > 0:12:47'we need to crack on if we're going to reach that £500 target.
0:12:47 > 0:12:50'Wendy decides that she has no more use for this late Victorian walnut
0:12:50 > 0:12:53'sewing table, which at £60 to £80
0:12:53 > 0:12:57'would definitely help us to get her and David airborne.
0:12:57 > 0:13:01'We're having a busy old day here in Whitstable but we're only halfway towards our target,
0:13:01 > 0:13:05'so together, we're leaving no stone or bowl unturned,
0:13:05 > 0:13:07'there's just so much to see.'
0:13:07 > 0:13:13- Hey, Jonty?- What have you got? - Well, I've found this in this jewellery box here.
0:13:13 > 0:13:15Ah, what's that?
0:13:15 > 0:13:18It's beautiful. Isn't that lovely!
0:13:18 > 0:13:23We've got a large signet ring here and you've got a cameo in there which is wonderful.
0:13:23 > 0:13:27Can you see we've got three classical heads?
0:13:27 > 0:13:32So, two are male and one's female, which gives us an indication of date.
0:13:32 > 0:13:36If you have a look here, we've got a gold setting
0:13:36 > 0:13:40but there's no hallmarks on there because quite simply, I'd suggest
0:13:40 > 0:13:42that they've been worn away.
0:13:42 > 0:13:49So, this signet ring, which it is, has obviously had, at some point in its life, a lot of use.
0:13:49 > 0:13:52Signet rings go back to the Roman times, essentially.
0:13:52 > 0:13:57The Romans loved their signet rings and the bigger, the better sometimes,
0:13:57 > 0:14:03so that was the fashion then and it kind of repeated itself certainly in the Georgian period.
0:14:03 > 0:14:05From a date point of view, first of all,
0:14:05 > 0:14:08this is probably about 200 years old.
0:14:08 > 0:14:16It's not early 19th century, it's probably at it's latest, 1810.
0:14:16 > 0:14:20I reckon this is probably 1760-1780 in date.
0:14:20 > 0:14:24- It's so nice, I think I'll take it home with me.- Oh, you'll have to give me some money.
0:14:24 > 0:14:27- No. Can we put this into the auction sale?- Yes, please.
0:14:27 > 0:14:31Well, value, I think this is worth in excess of £100.
0:14:31 > 0:14:36- Ooh.- So more like 100 to even possibly 200 at auction.
0:14:36 > 0:14:40- Mmm, that's quite nice.- I'm going to be so excited at the auction sale. - Yes, so am I.
0:14:40 > 0:14:42- Isn't that lovely? - Yes.- Right, hold out your hand.
0:14:42 > 0:14:46- Don't let it out of your sight until the auction sale. - No, I promise I won't.
0:14:46 > 0:14:49- What are we going to do now? - Go through to here.
0:14:49 > 0:14:51'What a great find!
0:14:51 > 0:14:54'The ring has really helped us to step up the pace.
0:14:54 > 0:14:58'Jonty then discovers this mantel clock made by Payne & Co,
0:14:58 > 0:15:02'who were London clockmakers in the 1800s.
0:15:02 > 0:15:05'He thinks it could add another £40-£60 to our total.
0:15:07 > 0:15:09'It feels like we're making some real headway
0:15:09 > 0:15:13'so it's time to move the search out into the conservatory
0:15:13 > 0:15:16'where I find David and Wendy arm deep in yet more boxes.'
0:15:16 > 0:15:20Do I gather you're finding things you didn't even know you had, Wendy?
0:15:20 > 0:15:24We are indeed, they're quite interesting, very much so.
0:15:24 > 0:15:29- You see?- A surprise.- You never know what you're going to find when the Cash in the Attic team turn up.
0:15:29 > 0:15:31Is the bicycle going to auction as well?
0:15:31 > 0:15:35- Oh, no, no, that's definitely not going to auction.- No? Why not?
0:15:35 > 0:15:38You said that with real passion, David.
0:15:38 > 0:15:41- Do you do a lot of cycling together?- No, not at all.
0:15:41 > 0:15:45I'm the 3-miler, David does a few more miles than me.
0:15:45 > 0:15:49- What long trips have you done, David?- I've done Land's End to John o' Groats twice,
0:15:49 > 0:15:53I've done Dover to Cape Wrath twice,
0:15:53 > 0:15:58I've done St Davids to Lowestoft once, I've done the Pyrenees sideways once.
0:15:58 > 0:16:00Thousands of miles then!
0:16:00 > 0:16:03One of the things you do do together is play Bridge. That was how you met?
0:16:03 > 0:16:09- Yes, it was, I was learning.- I was. - I thought I must learn to play this game, so was David but he's got
0:16:09 > 0:16:15better than me over the years so we kind of play with different people and play socially together.
0:16:15 > 0:16:19What about this idea of then going flying in a light aircraft, where does that come from?
0:16:19 > 0:16:23Just never done it before, I think, and you can see such a lot of area
0:16:23 > 0:16:26from not too high up, and it'd just be good.
0:16:26 > 0:16:31Well, if we're going to get you off the ground, we'll have to find more things to take to auction.
0:16:31 > 0:16:34- Absolutely, yes.- So let's go and see how Jonty's doing.- OK.
0:16:34 > 0:16:37'What an energetic pair they are.
0:16:37 > 0:16:43'While Jonty keeps his energy levels up, Wendy's back on the case unearthing this 19th century fan.
0:16:43 > 0:16:47'It's another of Grandfather William's souvenirs from Burma
0:16:47 > 0:16:51'and Jonty reckons it could make somewhere in the region of £30-£50.'
0:16:52 > 0:16:56'Up in that endless attic, David perseveres and uncovers
0:16:56 > 0:16:59'something inherited from his aunt that certainly looks old.'
0:16:59 > 0:17:01Jonty!
0:17:01 > 0:17:02'But does it have any value?'
0:17:02 > 0:17:05Ah, you're up in the attic.
0:17:05 > 0:17:07Yes, what do you think of this?
0:17:07 > 0:17:10- Oh, that's lovely, a sampler. - Really?
0:17:10 > 0:17:12How lovely, that really is beautiful.
0:17:12 > 0:17:14It's a bit moth-eaten, I'm afraid.
0:17:14 > 0:17:17So holes like that are insect infestation and of course,
0:17:17 > 0:17:22a lot of these are made by moths, so that's the downside to this sampler.
0:17:22 > 0:17:24The plus side is that we have this lovely symmetry,
0:17:24 > 0:17:28we have lovely colour definition, because a lot of samplers fade.
0:17:28 > 0:17:31- Right.- Again, natural dyes, so natural dyes exposed to light fades.
0:17:31 > 0:17:35- Yes.- But here you've got real clarity of colour.
0:17:35 > 0:17:36So we've got the date here,
0:17:36 > 0:17:41look how early this is, this is over 200 years old, this sampler,
0:17:41 > 0:17:45made in 1803 on 5th February,
0:17:45 > 0:17:47and here is the girl who made it, Hannah Addison.
0:17:47 > 0:17:50- No relation, as far as I'm aware. - No relation at all?
0:17:50 > 0:17:55- No.- In the middle here, we have this poem, Of Hope.
0:17:55 > 0:17:58"Encourage hope which heals all human care."
0:17:58 > 0:18:00I like the sound of that.
0:18:00 > 0:18:04And at the top here, like you do see on a lot of samplers, certainly
0:18:04 > 0:18:08with younger girls, you have the embroidered alphabet.
0:18:08 > 0:18:10- Yeah.- Isn't that wonderful?
0:18:10 > 0:18:12So, something we can take to the auction sale?
0:18:12 > 0:18:14- Yes, I think so.- If this had been in good order,
0:18:14 > 0:18:17- again, I'd be looking at sort of more like £200.- Really?
0:18:17 > 0:18:21But I can't put that on this simply because of the damage.
0:18:21 > 0:18:25This is still worth selling but it's more around the £50 mark.
0:18:25 > 0:18:28- Oh, right.- So you're looking at £40-£60 at auction.- Wow.
0:18:28 > 0:18:30- Are you happy about that?- Yep.
0:18:30 > 0:18:33It'd be nice to have better home than here.
0:18:33 > 0:18:35Let's hope for a good result, eh?
0:18:35 > 0:18:38Good. Look after that safely, that one's for the auction sale.
0:18:38 > 0:18:41- I'll take it downstairs. - I'm going in here.- OK.
0:18:41 > 0:18:43'We're nearly out of time for rummaging
0:18:43 > 0:18:47'but there are still plenty of nooks and crannies to explore.
0:18:47 > 0:18:50'I think bidders will snap up this pretty Chinese vase and Jonty agrees,
0:18:50 > 0:18:54'valuing it at £30-£50. It's all contributing nicely
0:18:54 > 0:18:56'towards that flight over Kent.
0:18:56 > 0:19:02'In the living room, Wendy's found another item that she hopes might take flight come auction day.'
0:19:02 > 0:19:06Jonty, what do you think of these?
0:19:06 > 0:19:11Well, we've got a little group of silhouettes going on there and they all look like children, don't they?
0:19:11 > 0:19:15Well, if you look closely, they're all heads of Victorian children
0:19:15 > 0:19:19and just by looking at the dress and often looking at the hairstyles,
0:19:19 > 0:19:23particularly of this girl here, you see those tight curls,
0:19:23 > 0:19:29again very fashionable in the mid-19th century, so they have to be 150 years old, these silhouettes.
0:19:29 > 0:19:31So, do you know where they're from?
0:19:31 > 0:19:33Looking on the back of these,
0:19:33 > 0:19:35I can see it's Aunty Hazel's, actually,
0:19:35 > 0:19:37it says, "This belongs to Hazel".
0:19:37 > 0:19:45She was 93 when she passed away so I would think they were hers of... probably her family.
0:19:45 > 0:19:48- So by definition, that won't be Hazel?- No.- That might be her mother?
0:19:48 > 0:19:51Yes, I would think it's her, I would think that's what it is.
0:19:51 > 0:19:55So I'm assuming because they're all so tied together and they are framed
0:19:55 > 0:20:00- so similarly that they would have been the same family group.- Yes.
0:20:00 > 0:20:03From the top you start with the oldest boy, so you've got
0:20:03 > 0:20:06the slightly larger oval frame here,
0:20:06 > 0:20:10all the way down to the bottom where you have the runt of the litter.
0:20:10 > 0:20:15But I think they're so charming, and if you look at silhouettes, certainly of the early 19th century,
0:20:15 > 0:20:19they have this real sense of how people lived and their dress sense.
0:20:19 > 0:20:24There's something very simple but very, very effective about silhouettes.
0:20:24 > 0:20:26I suppose you've never really considered value for them?
0:20:26 > 0:20:32Not at all, I didn't particularly like them but then when you're here, I thought well maybe they might be.
0:20:32 > 0:20:36Yeah, yeah. I think they're definitely worth putting into the auction sale,
0:20:36 > 0:20:40and we're looking at, I suppose, between £50 and £80.
0:20:40 > 0:20:46- That's very good.- They could really take off. On a good day, we could be talking £100.
0:20:46 > 0:20:49Taking off? You're going to leave without us are you, Jonty?
0:20:49 > 0:20:52- Hopefully, these guys will. - £100 for these miniatures?
0:20:52 > 0:20:56I think the auction catalogue should read more like the £50-£80.
0:20:56 > 0:21:00£50-£80 in the catalogue, so let's take the lowest estimate of £50 on those lovely silhouettes,
0:21:00 > 0:21:03and if we add that, Jonty, to all the other things
0:21:03 > 0:21:09you've looked at today, bearing in mind what you want to raise is £500 for this flight over Kent,
0:21:09 > 0:21:15- I reckon we should be able to make at least £550.- Right.
0:21:15 > 0:21:20But remember, David, we haven't included the Hornby train set,
0:21:20 > 0:21:22which he's being very coy about,
0:21:22 > 0:21:26but if we add the tenner that you reckon it's worth, that makes £560.
0:21:26 > 0:21:32- But if we go for the £50-£100 that I think it might make, £600? - Sounds good.- Good.
0:21:32 > 0:21:39So, if I were you I would fasten your seatbelts because we're off for a bumpy ride.
0:21:39 > 0:21:43'It's been a busy but incredibly successful day.
0:21:43 > 0:21:45'Ploughing through the Warrys' house,
0:21:45 > 0:21:46'we've made some fantastic finds,
0:21:46 > 0:21:48'which include this beautiful Chinese bowl
0:21:48 > 0:21:51'courtesy of David's late grandfather William.
0:21:51 > 0:21:52'He must have had great taste
0:21:52 > 0:21:56'as we're hoping it'll bring anywhere between £100 and £150.
0:21:56 > 0:21:59'Another Grandfather William donation
0:21:59 > 0:22:01'is this pretty 19th century fan.
0:22:01 > 0:22:06'If it can set the bidders aflutter, it should make us at least £30-£50.
0:22:06 > 0:22:08'And of course the Hornby train set from the attic.
0:22:08 > 0:22:12'I can just imagine David playing with this as a boy.
0:22:12 > 0:22:15'Jonty's not letting on how much it will make
0:22:15 > 0:22:17'but it could be our star item.
0:22:17 > 0:22:19'Only time will tell.
0:22:19 > 0:22:21'Coming up on Cash in the Attic -
0:22:21 > 0:22:24'one of items nearly didn't make it to auction at all.'
0:22:24 > 0:22:26- Well, we nearly threw it away.- No!
0:22:26 > 0:22:28'Not everything goes our way.'
0:22:28 > 0:22:30It's worth more than 50.
0:22:30 > 0:22:34'Will there be a happy ending? Find out when the final hammer falls.'
0:22:39 > 0:22:44We had such a lot of fun with Wendy and David at that lovely home of theirs in Whitstable
0:22:44 > 0:22:47and uncovered a terrific amount of things that we've been able to
0:22:47 > 0:22:51bring here today to sell at the Chiswick Auctions in West London.
0:22:51 > 0:22:54Now, our intrepid pair are looking for £500
0:22:54 > 0:22:58so that they can have a fun flight in a light aircraft,
0:22:58 > 0:23:03so we're rather hoping that the sky will be the limit today when their items go under the hammer.
0:23:03 > 0:23:07'There are plenty of people already scouring the auction room
0:23:07 > 0:23:10'and there's a huge variety of items for sale. Jonty's tracked down
0:23:10 > 0:23:13'one of his favourite finds from rummage day.
0:23:13 > 0:23:16'I hope he doesn't get it stuck on his finger
0:23:16 > 0:23:18'or we might have to sell him with it.'
0:23:18 > 0:23:23That looks very nice on your little pinkie! Are you tempted, Jonty?
0:23:23 > 0:23:27- I think it's charming. I don't know whether I'd wear it.- No?- I think it's a bit too dandy for me.
0:23:27 > 0:23:30Actually, you can just imagine that, can't you, on the finger
0:23:30 > 0:23:33of a Georgian dandy, it would look absolutely wonderful.
0:23:33 > 0:23:37But when you think about it, a lot of the things that Wendy and David had
0:23:37 > 0:23:40have a real sense of time and place about them, don't they?
0:23:40 > 0:23:43Good quality items and unusual, and good quality always sells.
0:23:43 > 0:23:45There was that cross-stitch sampler, the opera glasses.
0:23:45 > 0:23:49- Lots of fun items.- We're going to have a good day today.- Yes. - Shall we go and meet them?- Yes.
0:23:49 > 0:23:56'Remember, if you're going to buy or sell at auction, commission, VAT, and other charges will apply.
0:23:56 > 0:24:00'David and Wendy have already arrived and we find them taking
0:24:00 > 0:24:03'one last look at David's Hornby train set.
0:24:03 > 0:24:07'David and I differed rather widely on our estimates on rummage day,
0:24:07 > 0:24:12'but at last, we can get Jonty to put us out of our misery and tell us what he thinks it might make.'
0:24:12 > 0:24:14- Wendy and David.- Hi, guys.
0:24:14 > 0:24:19- Hello.- One last attempt to play with the trains, you can't resist it can you, David?
0:24:19 > 0:24:21- I'll be sad to see it go, yes. - If you remember,
0:24:21 > 0:24:24Jonty didn't actually tell us what he thought it was worth,
0:24:24 > 0:24:27he challenged us to put a value on it.
0:24:27 > 0:24:32Now, David, you were rather dismissive about values, weren't you? You said what, about a tenner?
0:24:32 > 0:24:34- A tenner, yes, if that. - And, Angela, what did you say?
0:24:34 > 0:24:39- About 50 to 100.- Now, Wendy, we can't leave you out on this one, what do you think this is worth?
0:24:39 > 0:24:42- About 120, I would say.- Exactly?
0:24:42 > 0:24:45Exactly 120, yes.
0:24:45 > 0:24:48Well, I think, Wendy, you're the closest to my valuation,
0:24:48 > 0:24:52- and for what it's worth, I think this train set is worth between £100 and £200.- Really?
0:24:52 > 0:24:56- Mmm.- But it's not sold yet so none of us are right.
0:24:56 > 0:24:59Let's take our places. People have started arriving
0:24:59 > 0:25:01and I know there will be train enthusiasts among them.
0:25:01 > 0:25:06'It looks like a packed auction today, which gives our items a great chance of selling well.
0:25:06 > 0:25:11'I just hope there at least two train enthusiasts who will fight it out over the Hornby train set.'
0:25:11 > 0:25:13210 then.
0:25:13 > 0:25:18'And we take our positions at the back of the room in time to see our first lot take centre stage.
0:25:18 > 0:25:22'It's Aunt Kathleen's Royal Doulton vase,
0:25:22 > 0:25:24'and we're looking for £40-£60.'
0:25:24 > 0:25:27- Aunty Kathleen must have been something of a collector.- Yes.
0:25:27 > 0:25:30Did she have a house full of stuff, do you remember?
0:25:30 > 0:25:33Yes. Unfortunately, most of it seemed to have chips on it.
0:25:33 > 0:25:34But this one survived.
0:25:34 > 0:25:36Or broken and stuck together again.
0:25:36 > 0:25:40This was one, this was a really good specimen, actually, so I'm hoping it does well.
0:25:40 > 0:25:42Am I bid £20 for the Royal Doulton?
0:25:42 > 0:25:45For £20 anywhere? For the bit of Doulton?
0:25:45 > 0:25:5020 I'm bid, a maiden bid of 20, 22, 24, 26, 28.
0:25:50 > 0:25:53£28 in the red then, at £28. It's selling then for £28.
0:25:53 > 0:25:58- It's going for 28, then.- Oh, dear. - £28.- Disappointing.
0:25:58 > 0:26:00- That's very disappointing, isn't it?- Yes.
0:26:00 > 0:26:02'Well, thankfully Wendy and David
0:26:02 > 0:26:04'don't seem too disappointed with that result,
0:26:04 > 0:26:09'but selling for £12 under estimate isn't the start we were looking for.
0:26:09 > 0:26:11'Let's hope things improve with our next lot.
0:26:11 > 0:26:15'We're only looking for £40 for this Payne & Co clock
0:26:15 > 0:26:19'which has been stuck in a cupboard at the Warrys' house.
0:26:19 > 0:26:22Have we got £20? Start me for 20, please. Anybody want it for £20?
0:26:22 > 0:26:26Can't sell it for less than 20. £10 I'm bid. 12, 14, 16, 18,
0:26:26 > 0:26:3020, I'll take for £20. Then, at 20.
0:26:30 > 0:26:34'Come on, bidders. The clock goes for half its estimate.
0:26:34 > 0:26:35'Luckily, David and Wendy
0:26:35 > 0:26:38'seem happy to see the back of it for any money.'
0:26:38 > 0:26:41Well £20 for a dust gatherer, do you mind that?
0:26:41 > 0:26:43- Not really, no.- No!
0:26:43 > 0:26:45'Well, let's hope our luck changes and that
0:26:45 > 0:26:49'someone appreciates the Victorian silhouettes that are up next.
0:26:49 > 0:26:53'Jonty estimated them at £50-£80 but having a strong
0:26:53 > 0:26:58'sentimental attachment, Wendy's put a £50 reserve on them.'
0:26:58 > 0:27:03£30, 35, £35 now for those silhouettes at £35.
0:27:03 > 0:27:0740, I need. At £35 then, it is then...not sold.
0:27:07 > 0:27:10- £35, not enough.- They'll be going home with you.- I'm afraid so.
0:27:10 > 0:27:12- Back on the wall in the dining room? - Yes.
0:27:12 > 0:27:15'Well, I'm surprised there was so little interest in the silhouettes,
0:27:15 > 0:27:19'and that no sale is not too healthy for our target.
0:27:19 > 0:27:21'Fingers crossed that this
0:27:21 > 0:27:24'attractive red Chinese vase will fare better.
0:27:24 > 0:27:26I found it stowed away in a cupboard
0:27:26 > 0:27:29'but it's very pretty so let's hope it finds a buyer.'
0:27:29 > 0:27:32£10 for it. Anybody want the lot for a tenner?
0:27:32 > 0:27:35£10, I am bid. 12, 14, 16, 18,
0:27:35 > 0:27:3720, £20.
0:27:37 > 0:27:38This vase at £20, two I'll take.
0:27:38 > 0:27:41For £20 then, at 20.
0:27:41 > 0:27:44'Yet another sale below estimate.
0:27:44 > 0:27:46'It's proving to be a tough day in the auction room
0:27:46 > 0:27:48'and we're all desperately trying to keep positive.
0:27:48 > 0:27:51'As David got our next item,
0:27:51 > 0:27:53'the mercury barometer, for a song,
0:27:53 > 0:27:55'surely we can't really lose on this one.'
0:27:55 > 0:27:58We've got such very good weather forecasters on TV these days,
0:27:58 > 0:28:01I don't know that we need barometers any more.
0:28:01 > 0:28:04- I don't really need it but I bought it from work for £1.- £1?
0:28:04 > 0:28:07Yes. I don't think it works either.
0:28:07 > 0:28:10Well, if we get £40-£60, which is what Jonty reckons,
0:28:10 > 0:28:13that's not a bad return on your money. Shall we see what it does.
0:28:13 > 0:28:17£20 for the barometer, that's all it is. 20, 22, 24, 26,
0:28:17 > 0:28:1928, £28 for that barometer.
0:28:19 > 0:28:23At £28 and 30 I'll take, £28.
0:28:23 > 0:28:28All done at £28, 30... At 30 there, and two... No? £30 there.
0:28:28 > 0:28:30Going for £30, at £30 it goes.
0:28:30 > 0:28:32Lot four for 30.
0:28:32 > 0:28:35- £30 and you bought it for a quid, it's not bad.- Yes, not bad.
0:28:35 > 0:28:38That's not a bad return on your money, is it?
0:28:38 > 0:28:41'£10 under estimate but still a £29 profit for David,
0:28:41 > 0:28:43'he's got to be chuffed with that.
0:28:43 > 0:28:50'Next up is an item for which we all have very different expectations, it's the Hornby train set,
0:28:50 > 0:28:53'which David thinks will be lucky to raise a tenner
0:28:53 > 0:28:57'whilst Jonty reckons it could make as much as £100.'
0:28:57 > 0:28:59Right, Hornby train set time.
0:28:59 > 0:29:01Let's see who's the nearest, shall we?
0:29:01 > 0:29:05Little bit of interest in it, I've got a left bid at £75.
0:29:05 > 0:29:08- Oh, an opening bid of 75. - At £75 left bid.
0:29:08 > 0:29:12At £75 and 80 I can take in the room. At 75, it sells.
0:29:12 > 0:29:15- Interesting.- £75.- You're the winner.
0:29:15 > 0:29:17- I was closest.- You were.
0:29:17 > 0:29:20'Yet again, a sale under estimate.
0:29:20 > 0:29:23'It seems that the train buffs weren't here today after all.
0:29:23 > 0:29:29'It really has been an uphill struggle this morning with none of our lots achieving their estimate.
0:29:29 > 0:29:31'There's no shortage of bidders in the room
0:29:31 > 0:29:34'but they just don't seem to have taken a shine to any of our lots.
0:29:34 > 0:29:37'At this stage, it's looking like David and Wendy's
0:29:37 > 0:29:43'plans for the flight over Kent may have to be downsized to a tea and a bun in the airport cafe.
0:29:43 > 0:29:46'Let's hope our luck will change with our next item,
0:29:46 > 0:29:50it's the embroidery sampler valued at £40-£60.
0:29:50 > 0:29:54David, who was Hannah Addison, whose name is on this Georgian sampler?
0:29:54 > 0:29:59Nobody knows, I'm afraid. It was just always hanging up in my Granny's house.
0:29:59 > 0:30:01- It was rather nice, wasn't it? - It was.
0:30:01 > 0:30:04On the book, I'm already bid £35 for it. With me at 35,
0:30:04 > 0:30:0640, 45,
0:30:06 > 0:30:0950, in the room at £50, £50.
0:30:09 > 0:30:1155 there, now. 60,
0:30:11 > 0:30:1765, £65 in the red then at £65, going then for 60. 70 on the telephone.
0:30:17 > 0:30:1975 in the red.
0:30:19 > 0:30:21Do you want 80 on the telephone?
0:30:21 > 0:30:25£80 on the telephone, 85 in the red,
0:30:25 > 0:30:2990 on the telephone, 95 in the red,
0:30:29 > 0:30:31£95 in the room then, at £95.
0:30:31 > 0:30:33- Bit of a war going on. - £95, I'm selling it for 95.
0:30:33 > 0:30:35£95.
0:30:35 > 0:30:39- Didn't expect that, did you? - That's been sitting in the attic picking up dust.
0:30:39 > 0:30:42One thing I have learned today is that holes have obviously gone up in price.
0:30:42 > 0:30:44THEY LAUGH
0:30:44 > 0:30:48At last, a brilliant result and not before time.
0:30:48 > 0:30:52'Despite the moth damage, it seems that the sampler's age along with
0:30:52 > 0:30:54'the identity of the sewer make it really desirable.
0:30:54 > 0:30:58'That was exactly what we needed to raise our spirits.'
0:30:58 > 0:31:01I think it's truly amazing it made as much money as that,
0:31:01 > 0:31:04I never really liked it.
0:31:04 > 0:31:06The only thing I really liked about it was the history
0:31:06 > 0:31:11but I think I'd sooner have the £90, it's much better.
0:31:11 > 0:31:16'It's not been the smoothest first half but could our luck be changing?
0:31:16 > 0:31:18'We've still got some fantastic items
0:31:18 > 0:31:20'but I think we could all use a break.
0:31:20 > 0:31:23'First, though, how's the fund doing?'
0:31:23 > 0:31:26- Your goal is £500, isn't it?- Yes. - Well, we're sort of on our way.
0:31:26 > 0:31:34Bearing in mind we've had a no sale of those lovely silhouettes, so far, we've got £268.
0:31:34 > 0:31:36- All right.- Excellent. - Halfway there.- We're halfway there.
0:31:36 > 0:31:38So you're sort of halfway in the air.
0:31:38 > 0:31:40Yeah, we're definitely halfway.
0:31:40 > 0:31:45Got to get up there and back down again, though. We've got lots of wonderful things to come -
0:31:45 > 0:31:48a lovely fan that's still to come, the Japanese bowl,
0:31:48 > 0:31:53so still lots to play for here and lots for you to go and have a look at, Jonty, too, isn't there?
0:31:53 > 0:31:56Yes, there's so much to look at today so I'm off now.
0:31:56 > 0:31:58- Right.- Off we go.
0:31:58 > 0:32:01'Despite several of our items not selling as well as we hoped,
0:32:01 > 0:32:04'we're still on track to reach our target.
0:32:04 > 0:32:09'David and Wendy go off for a cup of tea and I go in search of Jonty.
0:32:09 > 0:32:13'Always on the lookout for an eye-catching item, he seems to have found an attractive fan.'
0:32:13 > 0:32:17- Are you beginning to feel the heat, Jonty?- Well, when it comes to this.
0:32:17 > 0:32:20We have a fan in our sale and I just wanted to show you something
0:32:20 > 0:32:26that was really genuine fantastic quality, this is it, look at the detail here across the top here.
0:32:26 > 0:32:30Now, a fan like this was made in Canton in the southern part of China,
0:32:30 > 0:32:32and it was very similar design work
0:32:32 > 0:32:36to the vases that they exported in great numbers in
0:32:36 > 0:32:40the late 19th century, which is when a fan like this would have been made.
0:32:40 > 0:32:44- It's exquisite, isn't it?- Yes. - The detail around the edges where
0:32:44 > 0:32:48the pattern is so different from what's going on in the middle,
0:32:48 > 0:32:50- and is this ivory down here? - No, this is lacquer.
0:32:50 > 0:32:54So. this is all hand painted with layers and layers.
0:32:54 > 0:32:58If you rub your finger even across the faces there, can you see that they're raised wood?
0:32:58 > 0:33:00- Oh, yes. - So, they're lacquered as well.
0:33:00 > 0:33:03When this fan was made, turn of the last century,
0:33:03 > 0:33:07fans like this were used for export so Europeans would use this as well.
0:33:07 > 0:33:11So, late 1800s, how much do you think it's going to make?
0:33:11 > 0:33:14Well, in the catalogue, it's a very low estimate, £100-£200,
0:33:14 > 0:33:20- but I can see this selling for between, I suppose, £400-£600. - Wow.- Are you a fan?
0:33:20 > 0:33:24I'm definitely a fan. I can't wait to see what that one goes for.
0:33:24 > 0:33:28'And we won't have to wait long as the second part of the auction is about to start.
0:33:28 > 0:33:33'After our roller coaster first half, we're all anxious to see everything sell.
0:33:33 > 0:33:36'We're back in position, ready for our next lot.
0:33:36 > 0:33:39'Let's hope it sets a high standard for the remaining items.'
0:33:39 > 0:33:41Wendy, the sewing table that's coming up,
0:33:41 > 0:33:43it's yours isn't it?
0:33:43 > 0:33:48It's a hand-down, it was my grandmother's and then went to my mother and then down to me.
0:33:48 > 0:33:52- So it's quite nice.- Do you remember seeing your mother or your grandmother working out of it?
0:33:52 > 0:33:57Mainly with my grandmother when we went up to stay with her, so yes, she used it quite a lot.
0:33:57 > 0:34:01- I've got a bit of interest in this lot already.- Oh, good. - I'm already bid £65.
0:34:01 > 0:34:05- Wow.- 65, 70, 75,
0:34:05 > 0:34:08£80 at the back there, in the gilt chair at 85, 90.
0:34:08 > 0:34:10You thought £20, didn't you?
0:34:10 > 0:34:1495, 100, 110, 120.
0:34:14 > 0:34:17- 120.- 120 in front of me, at 120,
0:34:17 > 0:34:21130, 130 at the far back, in the gilt chair at £130.
0:34:21 > 0:34:24At £130 it goes then. For 130.
0:34:24 > 0:34:25130.
0:34:25 > 0:34:29'Fantastic! At last things are looking up.
0:34:29 > 0:34:32'Selling for more than double its estimate, the table has exceeded
0:34:32 > 0:34:35'all our expectations and Wendy's delighted.'
0:34:35 > 0:34:40The sewing table's amazing, going for £130, it's much more than I thought it would do.
0:34:40 > 0:34:46Though I did quite like using it but equally, so I'm very pleased it's gone for that amount of money.
0:34:46 > 0:34:51'I wonder if our next item will grab the bidders' attention,
0:34:51 > 0:34:55'it's the pretty pair of mother of pearl opera glasses,
0:34:55 > 0:34:57'and these are so elegant.'
0:34:57 > 0:35:0122, 24, 26, 28, 30,
0:35:01 > 0:35:0432, 34, £34 there. At £34.
0:35:04 > 0:35:07- £34, that's great. - Anybody else? 36 there,
0:35:07 > 0:35:0938, 40.
0:35:09 > 0:35:12- £40!- 45, 50.
0:35:12 > 0:35:16- At £50 to my right in the hat, £50. - That's wonderful.
0:35:16 > 0:35:17Goes at 50.
0:35:17 > 0:35:19£50!
0:35:19 > 0:35:24I have never seen a pair of opera glasses like that sell for £50.
0:35:24 > 0:35:26- Really?- That's wonderful.
0:35:26 > 0:35:27'It's a first for Jonty
0:35:27 > 0:35:30'but it's becoming a regular occurrence for us now
0:35:30 > 0:35:33'as it's the second item to go for more than double its estimate.
0:35:33 > 0:35:35'We seem to be on a roll.
0:35:35 > 0:35:41'Our next item is rather delicate so it's good to see that it's made it to the auction in one piece.
0:35:41 > 0:35:45'It's David's grandfather's bowl, brought all the way back from Burma.
0:35:45 > 0:35:50'We want £100- £150 for it, and David and Wendy are
0:35:50 > 0:35:54'understandably keen to make sure that it doesn't go for much less.'
0:35:55 > 0:36:00You've put a reserve of £90 on that very beautiful large Oriental bowl
0:36:00 > 0:36:03because it has some quite sentimental value in your family, doesn't it?
0:36:03 > 0:36:06Yes, I'll be very sad to see it go, to be honest.
0:36:06 > 0:36:08Is it worth £50? Start with 50, £50, 55.
0:36:08 > 0:36:10It's worth more than 50.
0:36:10 > 0:36:1255, 60, 65,
0:36:12 > 0:36:14£65 for the bowl. At £65.
0:36:14 > 0:36:19And 70 anywhere? At £65. Are you all done? £65.
0:36:19 > 0:36:24- Taking it home.- Oh, dear. - Well, you shouldn't have put reserves on them, should you?
0:36:24 > 0:36:27- I'm quite pleased to take that one home.- You are.
0:36:27 > 0:36:30'David is clearly delighted to be taking that home,
0:36:30 > 0:36:33'although Wendy might not be quite so happy.
0:36:33 > 0:36:36'It's a bit of a blow to our flying fund, unfortunately,
0:36:36 > 0:36:39'but it would seem a crime for the bowl to have sold under value.
0:36:39 > 0:36:42'Let's cross our fingers for our next lot.
0:36:42 > 0:36:47'Jonty was very taken with this Georgian red and gold seal ring
0:36:47 > 0:36:49'and it seems that our auctioneer has high hopes for it too.'
0:36:49 > 0:36:55It's a good thing. This is one of those particular things where the decoration is carved
0:36:55 > 0:36:58out of the stone, the critical thing being the quality of the carving.
0:36:58 > 0:37:00In this case, it's good quality carving so I think
0:37:00 > 0:37:04we've got every chance of selling this well within the estimate.
0:37:04 > 0:37:10David, you didn't really rate this rather nice gentleman's ring, did you?
0:37:10 > 0:37:13- Well, we nearly threw it away. - No!- Why?
0:37:13 > 0:37:17It didn't look anything, it didn't look as if it was worth anything.
0:37:17 > 0:37:20What, you mean that gold and with that nice little thing in the middle?
0:37:20 > 0:37:22No, it looked like a wax thing.
0:37:22 > 0:37:25I have to say it's one of my favourite pieces that you possess.
0:37:25 > 0:37:27A little bit of interest in that, I'm bid £80.
0:37:27 > 0:37:30- That's a start, right. - ..85, 90, 100,
0:37:30 > 0:37:33110, £110 that ring.
0:37:33 > 0:37:35120, 130,
0:37:35 > 0:37:38140, in the room at £140 against commissions, at £140,
0:37:38 > 0:37:44at 150 there, 160, 170, 180,
0:37:44 > 0:37:45190, 200,
0:37:45 > 0:37:53210, at 210 the gilt chair again at £210, at 210 then.
0:37:53 > 0:37:55£210, how do you feel about that?
0:37:55 > 0:37:57Wonderful!
0:37:57 > 0:38:01'Wendy's in shock and I'm not surprised.
0:38:01 > 0:38:04'£210 has exceeded both Jonty's
0:38:04 > 0:38:08'and the auctioneer's expectations, selling for over its top estimate.
0:38:08 > 0:38:13'We really needed that result as we have just one lot left to sell.
0:38:13 > 0:38:15'But before it goes under the hammer,
0:38:15 > 0:38:18'Jonty's pick of the sale has its turn in front of the room
0:38:18 > 0:38:21'and he's expecting that it'll smash its £100-£200 estimate.'
0:38:21 > 0:38:25So, this is the fan that we have looked at in detail, OK, guys?
0:38:25 > 0:38:28I can start the bidding anyway at £140, with me at 140,
0:38:28 > 0:38:31150, 160, 170, 180,
0:38:31 > 0:38:35190, 200, 210, in the room against commissions, at £210.
0:38:35 > 0:38:39- 210? That's cheap.- In the room at £210, going to commissions then.
0:38:39 > 0:38:41- 210.- Wow.
0:38:41 > 0:38:44'Well, the fan outdid its £200 top estimate
0:38:44 > 0:38:47'but Jonty is surprised it didn't fetch more.
0:38:47 > 0:38:49'Today's sale really is unpredictable.
0:38:49 > 0:38:55'Our final item is our own fan and we'd be thrilled if it made top estimate.
0:38:55 > 0:38:59'It's made of ivory but as it dates from before 1947
0:38:59 > 0:39:03'and is in its original worked form, it is legally saleable at auction.
0:39:03 > 0:39:08'We're only looking for between £30 and £50, and every little helps on a day like this.'
0:39:08 > 0:39:14I'm bid already £30 for it, with me at 30... 5, 40... 5, 50... 5, 60...
0:39:14 > 0:39:17- 60?- ..5, 70...
0:39:17 > 0:39:185, 80.
0:39:18 > 0:39:21£80. At 85, 90...
0:39:21 > 0:39:235, 100...
0:39:23 > 0:39:28£100, at £100. 110, 120,
0:39:28 > 0:39:32- 130...- Terrific.- 140, 150. - THEY GASP
0:39:32 > 0:39:34£150. At 150,
0:39:34 > 0:39:35160, 160, 170.
0:39:35 > 0:39:37- And still climbing.- 180,
0:39:37 > 0:39:39190, 200,
0:39:39 > 0:39:43220, 240 there. At £240.
0:39:43 > 0:39:45- Wow.- For £240.
0:39:45 > 0:39:47At 240, I am bid 240 for it.
0:39:47 > 0:39:49At £240.
0:39:49 > 0:39:51- 240.- How about that?
0:39:51 > 0:39:53- Well done!- I don't mind that going.
0:39:53 > 0:39:55THEY LAUGH
0:39:55 > 0:39:59When did you actually use it? I mean, did you used to take it to the theatre or what?
0:39:59 > 0:40:03Oh, don't! No, no, just at home when I found it.
0:40:03 > 0:40:04I didn't take it anywhere.
0:40:04 > 0:40:08So £240's worth of cool air.
0:40:08 > 0:40:12'Incredible! Our hearts are all aflutter after that.
0:40:12 > 0:40:17'It's not very often we see an item sell for eight times over its lowest estimate.
0:40:17 > 0:40:19'Suddenly, this has turned really exciting
0:40:19 > 0:40:22'and I can't wait to tell David and Wendy how much we've made.'
0:40:22 > 0:40:26Well, we know that you'd made more than half your total by the halfway point.
0:40:26 > 0:40:30So, it's £500 to take you up on a flight.
0:40:30 > 0:40:34Well, how far do you think you're going to be able to go with...
0:40:34 > 0:40:36£898?
0:40:36 > 0:40:41- Because that's what you've raised! - That's good, isn't it! Hey! - Well done, well done.
0:40:41 > 0:40:44Yeah, we'll have some change then, won't we?
0:40:44 > 0:40:48- You could go up in a jumbo jet.- Yeah. - You can go a bit further. - A bigger plane!
0:40:48 > 0:40:51Well, very good. That was good.
0:40:55 > 0:40:59'A few weeks after their very successful auction, David and Wendy
0:40:59 > 0:41:01'arrive at the Biggin Hill School of Flying,
0:41:01 > 0:41:05'looking forward to David's dream flight over Kent.'
0:41:05 > 0:41:08Well, I'm hoping to actually fly over the house and the area where
0:41:08 > 0:41:12we live and take a few pictures, possibly some all the way along.
0:41:12 > 0:41:15Before getting into the plane, they sit down with instructor Daryl Watson
0:41:15 > 0:41:19so that David can get some vital training in preparation for his flight.
0:41:21 > 0:41:24'We have just over 40 knots, 50 knots, 60 knots.
0:41:24 > 0:41:28'There's a bit of back pressure on the control yoke, and up we go.'
0:41:28 > 0:41:31'Then it's up, up and away as David finally takes to the skies.'
0:41:31 > 0:41:35- 'Beautiful with the sun over to the horizon, isn't it?- Yeah.'
0:41:39 > 0:41:43'The places here on the ground look very different from up here.'
0:41:43 > 0:41:47David's brought his camera along to take plenty of snaps as a reminder
0:41:47 > 0:41:50of the experience, and to capture the stunning Kent countryside.
0:41:50 > 0:41:52'We're just gonna head initially towards the east.'
0:41:57 > 0:42:01He even has a go at flying the plane himself.
0:42:01 > 0:42:04'You can fell the back pressure as you turn round to the left.'
0:42:13 > 0:42:15'Watch for the speed,
0:42:15 > 0:42:16'and we're down.'
0:42:17 > 0:42:21Back on the ground, and Wendy welcomes him back.
0:42:22 > 0:42:26Truly fantastic experience, I wouldn't have missed it for the world.
0:42:26 > 0:42:29It was great being able to take control of the plane
0:42:29 > 0:42:32up in the sky and bank it one way and the other and go up and down.
0:42:32 > 0:42:35I really would like to do it again and hopefully next time we'll have
0:42:35 > 0:42:38a nice sunny day and I can take some better pictures.
0:42:41 > 0:42:45Well done, Wendy and David. They really were on cloud 9 there.
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