0:00:02 > 0:00:03Welcome to Cash In The Attic.
0:00:03 > 0:00:07This is the show that helps you find all those hidden treasures
0:00:07 > 0:00:09around your home, and then we sell them at auction.
0:00:09 > 0:00:13Well, today I'm in Essex to take a look at Mountfitchet Castle near Stansted.
0:00:13 > 0:00:16The site here is over 3,000 years old,
0:00:16 > 0:00:20but the wooden castle you see today is actually a reconstruction
0:00:20 > 0:00:22of the original Norman stronghold,
0:00:22 > 0:00:25which was destroyed in an uprising in 1215.
0:00:25 > 0:00:30After the attack, the castle site lay forgotten for more than 700 years,
0:00:30 > 0:00:33until being rebuilt and opened as a local attraction,
0:00:33 > 0:00:39bringing to life the sights, sounds and even the smells of medieval life.
0:00:39 > 0:00:42Well, let's hope we can make some remarkable finds of our own
0:00:42 > 0:00:46as we go on the hunt for antiques that we can take to auction.
0:01:06 > 0:01:09Coming up on today's Cash In The Attic,
0:01:09 > 0:01:14a house full to bursting with jewellery leads to some unexpected valuations.
0:01:14 > 0:01:18- Oh, wow!- Does that sound right? - Cor! Yeah!
0:01:18 > 0:01:22While other items prove less palatable.
0:01:22 > 0:01:27With a name like Rennie, they might be quite hard to digest!
0:01:28 > 0:01:31But when it comes to auctions, cash is always the best medicine.
0:01:31 > 0:01:33Yes!
0:01:33 > 0:01:35Well done. Yeah, very good.
0:01:35 > 0:01:39So will the smiles remain when the hammer falls?
0:01:40 > 0:01:43Well, it's a short march from Mountfitchet Castle
0:01:43 > 0:01:47to the village of Hallingbury where I've come to meet a lady
0:01:47 > 0:01:52who's decided it's time to sell the family jewels for a well-deserved break.
0:01:52 > 0:01:57This charming little bungalow has been the home of Mary Miller for the past 20 years,
0:01:57 > 0:02:01but with the sad passing of her husband Bob four years ago
0:02:01 > 0:02:06together with her own health concerns, Mary's decided it's time to think about down-sizing.
0:02:06 > 0:02:09Luckily, when it comes to digging out items to send to auction,
0:02:09 > 0:02:12her good friend Jan is on hand to help,
0:02:12 > 0:02:17and with Mary having spent a lifetime acquiring all manner of gems with her husband,
0:02:17 > 0:02:20there's an awful lot to sort out before she can leave.
0:02:20 > 0:02:23- Morning, Paul.- Good morning. How are you?- I'm fine, thank you.
0:02:23 > 0:02:28- I meant to ask you whether you've brought your jeweller's loop. - I certainly have.
0:02:28 > 0:02:32- Would you like to borrow it? Always prepared, like a good Boy Scout. - Excellent.
0:02:32 > 0:02:36We're going to need it because the lady we're seeing today has got lots of jewellery to sell,
0:02:36 > 0:02:41- so if we go in, I'll meet the family and you can get on valuing.- OK. All that glitters is not gold.
0:02:41 > 0:02:44- That's why you're here, love. - That's why I'm here!
0:02:47 > 0:02:51- Good morning.- Hello! Now, Mary, it's your home, is that right?- Yes.
0:02:51 > 0:02:57Right, well, you've called in Cash In The Attic, and we're here now, so what made you call us in?
0:02:57 > 0:03:00- This one here.- OK, so what made you call us in, then, Jan?
0:03:00 > 0:03:04Mary's going to be moving in about a year's time.
0:03:04 > 0:03:08She's going to need to down-size and she's got so much stuff around this house
0:03:08 > 0:03:10that she just needs to get rid of a lot of it.
0:03:10 > 0:03:15- So where has all the stuff come from, then?- Locally, Devon,
0:03:15 > 0:03:18Cornwall, Channel Islands, and of course here.
0:03:18 > 0:03:21Now, a lot of it's jewellery, I understand,
0:03:21 > 0:03:25- that we're going to be looking at, so are those personal gifts that Bob bought you?- Yes, they are.
0:03:25 > 0:03:30- Right. Time to move those on, is it? - Well, I think so, because really I never wear them.
0:03:30 > 0:03:35Have you any idea how much money you'd like to raise and what you want to spend it on?
0:03:35 > 0:03:39Well, I'd say about 800 to 1,000 if I'm lucky.
0:03:39 > 0:03:44I might consider a cruise which I've never had and would love to have.
0:03:44 > 0:03:51- Right, OK. - I know I'm aiming high but...- Better to aim high than aim low, I say.
0:03:51 > 0:03:54- Well, yes.- Anyway, the onus isn't on you, it'll be on Paul Hayes.
0:03:54 > 0:04:00- Why worry?- Let's go and meet him.- OK. - Helping Mary to hopefully raise the funds for a cruise is
0:04:00 > 0:04:05a lofty challenge indeed, but in our favour is a lifetime of collectibles in need of clearing.
0:04:05 > 0:04:08On top of all the jewellery we're expecting,
0:04:08 > 0:04:13it looks like there's plenty of other valuables, including pottery, paintings and even the odd Paul.
0:04:13 > 0:04:19- He's already spotted one contender that could help Mary cruise towards her £800 target.- Ah, hello.
0:04:19 > 0:04:22- Hello, Paul.- How are you? All right? - Yeah, fine, thank you.
0:04:22 > 0:04:24- Good to see you. - That looks like a good piece.
0:04:24 > 0:04:27That's one of the jewellery pieces I've been hearing about?
0:04:27 > 0:04:33Well, I do think it really belonged to Bob's father, and I think it was his father's.
0:04:33 > 0:04:35Well, that does fit in. This is a 19th-century Albert chain
0:04:35 > 0:04:41and it's named after Prince Albert who was Queen Victoria's husband.
0:04:41 > 0:04:44This would go on your waistcoat and you would attach your
0:04:44 > 0:04:50pocket watch to it. But what's on the bottom here is a sovereign, and this is quite an early one.
0:04:50 > 0:04:53This doesn't actually belong to the chain itself.
0:04:53 > 0:04:57This has been put on afterwards, and it dates 1826 and has a portrait of
0:04:57 > 0:05:01George IV, and that's quite rare in the antique world.
0:05:01 > 0:05:04He was only on the throne for a very short time, so we usually find
0:05:04 > 0:05:09George III or Queen Victoria, but he was right in the middle, right at the beginning of the 19th century.
0:05:09 > 0:05:16- And what's on the other end? - Well, here is a compass that helps you to find your way around.
0:05:16 > 0:05:20- Can you read that? - From Morecambe to Essex. You need your glasses to see it.
0:05:20 > 0:05:24- Do these two attachments make it more saleable?- Yeah.
0:05:24 > 0:05:26People are always looking for these fobs, all different types.
0:05:26 > 0:05:30You get a standard fob which is just a plain piece of gold which people collect.
0:05:30 > 0:05:32Sometimes they have inscriptions and so on.
0:05:32 > 0:05:38Then you get sovereigns, you get compasses, you swivels, and this one has a bloodstone on the back.
0:05:38 > 0:05:41Can you see that? But this is a beautiful colour. Do you know what they call this gold?
0:05:41 > 0:05:44- Rose gold?- That's right, and the reason for that is that, if
0:05:44 > 0:05:52you use gold in its pure state, it's far too soft, so what they have to do is to mix it with other metals.
0:05:52 > 0:05:56In this case, what they've done is mixed it with a high copper content,
0:05:56 > 0:05:58which gives it its wonderful rose or copper finish.
0:05:58 > 0:06:02So, overall, what sort of price are we talking about?
0:06:02 > 0:06:05Well, this is a very desirable item especially in the current climate,
0:06:05 > 0:06:12people are investing heavily in gold items. So I would say at least the £200 mark.
0:06:12 > 0:06:17- Are you pleased with that, Mary? - Yes, I think so.- Yeah? Did you think it might be worth a bit more?
0:06:17 > 0:06:22- Oh, yes, I did think it was worth more but I don't mind starting at that.- Well, I think you're right.
0:06:22 > 0:06:26I'm only taking into account that actual chain, but the sovereign and
0:06:26 > 0:06:30- the compass will add value, but 200 minimum.- OK, so 200 into the pot.
0:06:30 > 0:06:32- That's not too bad. Let's see what else we can find, shall we?- Right.
0:06:32 > 0:06:35A couple of hundred pounds is a great start, but we're going to
0:06:35 > 0:06:40need a lot more if we're going to chip away at that £800 target.
0:06:40 > 0:06:44A hatchet job won't do, Paul, though I strike gold downstairs with
0:06:44 > 0:06:46these rings, two with jewels and one signet,
0:06:46 > 0:06:51which together Paul thinks should add £80-£120 to the total.
0:06:51 > 0:06:57- And Jan has salvaged something she thinks could help even more. - Paul, what do you think of this?
0:06:57 > 0:07:01Mary was going to chuck this out... but I quite like it.
0:07:01 > 0:07:06- Oh, well done, you.- It appeals to me, this little thing.- Right, well, this is typically oriental.
0:07:06 > 0:07:11It's very minimalist and that fits in with the modern style today.
0:07:11 > 0:07:14Everything's clean lines and is very functional.
0:07:14 > 0:07:19But of course this would've acted as a cabinet as well as a stool. You can sit on the top of that.
0:07:19 > 0:07:23But it looks at some point like it's had a plant on it. Can you see that?
0:07:23 > 0:07:26Yeah, I think Mary said when she bought it it was like that, so it's not something she's done.
0:07:26 > 0:07:28Well, it's nice she kept it original.
0:07:28 > 0:07:31That shows a bit of age to me.
0:07:31 > 0:07:35This is called a patina and what's happened, that's shaded the surface of the wood and of course
0:07:35 > 0:07:39the sunlight has bleached the rest of it, so you'll end up
0:07:39 > 0:07:43with this design, but it gives it a bit of age and a bit of character.
0:07:43 > 0:07:46I quite like it. I think it's in its natural state.
0:07:46 > 0:07:49- I'd say it was maybe 1900, 1920. - Right? Yeah.
0:07:49 > 0:07:53But these nowadays, there's something wonderful about them and I really sympathise.
0:07:53 > 0:07:56I can see that you obviously like this piece.
0:07:56 > 0:07:58Any idea how much that might be worth?
0:07:58 > 0:08:02Oh, I haven't got a clue. Not a clue.
0:08:02 > 0:08:06If I said between £80 and £120?
0:08:06 > 0:08:07Oh, wow.
0:08:07 > 0:08:10That would be fantastic! Yeah.
0:08:10 > 0:08:12I'm not sure how many yen that is, probably quite a few.
0:08:12 > 0:08:15Yes, several million, I should think.
0:08:15 > 0:08:18- All right, well, let's keep looking, eh?- OK, lovely. Thanks, Paul.
0:08:18 > 0:08:21This bungalow is a treasure trove of items that Mary and her husband
0:08:21 > 0:08:25collected over the years, and while Paul is working at a snail's pace,
0:08:25 > 0:08:31Mary unearths another stash of jewellery - a lovely little neck chain and snake bracelet,
0:08:31 > 0:08:34which should fetch £50-£70.
0:08:34 > 0:08:37And in the bedroom, the snake theme continues.
0:08:37 > 0:08:39You've got some lovely rings on there, haven't you?
0:08:39 > 0:08:43- Oh, they are nice, yes.- Very unusual. What's the story about this one?
0:08:43 > 0:08:47Well, that one Bob had made for me because I saw a single snake
0:08:47 > 0:08:50and I liked it so much, so he had the snake with two heads made.
0:08:50 > 0:08:52Oh, how romantic.
0:08:52 > 0:08:55- So was that a surprise?- Very much so, yes.
0:08:55 > 0:08:58- Was he a romantic type?- Well, not...
0:08:58 > 0:09:03He wouldn't be in front of a crowd, but he was when we were alone.
0:09:03 > 0:09:07You know, very thoughtful and very sort of, um... How can I put it?
0:09:07 > 0:09:09..generous and everything you like, you know?
0:09:09 > 0:09:11So how did the two of you meet?
0:09:11 > 0:09:18Well, I was 17 and Bob was 15 years older than me.
0:09:18 > 0:09:22Oh? That was a big age difference, wasn't it, in that day and age.
0:09:22 > 0:09:27And he was a... He wasn't actually a door-to-door salesman, but he was manager of a shop
0:09:27 > 0:09:29that did door-to-door sales,
0:09:29 > 0:09:32and of course he knocked on the door and started talking to me, you know.
0:09:32 > 0:09:36- But there was an instant likeness. - Oh, right?
0:09:36 > 0:09:42We went out for a drive and we went into a pub, and he bought me... What was it?
0:09:42 > 0:09:45Vodka and lime, which I quite liked, and we took it from there.
0:09:45 > 0:09:52It was a funny thing because, in that particular pub, we got to learn that they nicknamed us
0:09:52 > 0:09:56the vodka-and-lime lovers!
0:09:56 > 0:09:58- Oh, excellent.- It was funny, really.
0:09:58 > 0:10:00Well, I think, if we're going to raise the £800 that you need,
0:10:00 > 0:10:06- we'd better get back to rummaging and see whether Paul Hayes has found something, don't you?- Yes, OK.
0:10:06 > 0:10:13- Come on, let's go.- Right.- Paul might be finding things right, left and centre, but it's
0:10:13 > 0:10:17Jan who's leading the pack in the hunt for £800 worth of items to take to auction.
0:10:17 > 0:10:20She's spotted this stunning aquamarine blue stone ring,
0:10:20 > 0:10:23which Paul reckons could be lighting up
0:10:23 > 0:10:25some lucky lady's hand for around £100.
0:10:25 > 0:10:31Whilst in the lounge, Mary and I are hunting through her many books looking for something interesting.
0:10:31 > 0:10:33This is a nice book, Mary.
0:10:33 > 0:10:35Is this yours? Alice's Adventures Underground.
0:10:35 > 0:10:41Well, there's a little story attached to that.
0:10:41 > 0:10:47I bought it in Oxfam, roughly 30 years ago, and I bought it for my son at the price of £10.
0:10:47 > 0:10:50It looks like a lovely book to me. Fantastic story.
0:10:50 > 0:10:53- So let's see what Paul thinks of it. Paul?- Uh-huh?
0:10:53 > 0:10:56- You're going to be late, late for a very important date...- Really?!
0:10:56 > 0:11:00- Alice's Adventures Underground, not In Wonderland.- Wow, there you go.
0:11:00 > 0:11:07Well, that was the name of the first book, actually. It's not a first edition, is it?
0:11:07 > 0:11:12- Well, I don't know. Some say it is and some say it isn't. - It should say in the front here.
0:11:12 > 0:11:15"Alice's Adventures Underground being a facsimile of
0:11:15 > 0:11:20"the original book afterwards developed into Alice's Adventures In Wonderland."
0:11:20 > 0:11:27So it's a later copy, but what it does is print off that wonderful first story.
0:11:27 > 0:11:30And look at that - it's even in Lewis Carroll's own writing.
0:11:30 > 0:11:34Well, the original idea for Alice In Wonderland, the inspiration
0:11:34 > 0:11:37was a girl called Alice Liddell and she used to go to church with
0:11:37 > 0:11:41a guy called Ludwig Dodgson, and he wrote under the name Lewis Carroll.
0:11:41 > 0:11:45But he based his stories on this girl that he went to church with.
0:11:45 > 0:11:49Apparently, he used to wander out for afternoons and he would tell them these fantastic stories of
0:11:49 > 0:11:54life, you know, these weird and wonderful things that we now know as Alice In Wonderland.
0:11:54 > 0:11:57But what's nice about this, what's unusual about the story is that
0:11:57 > 0:12:00Alice actually had brown hair and we associate her now with white hair.
0:12:00 > 0:12:04If you look at this piece of paper here - look at that.
0:12:04 > 0:12:07You've got a picture of Charles Dodgson who was Lewis Carroll.
0:12:07 > 0:12:10There we are - Alice, who at this point was a Mrs Reginald Hargreaves.
0:12:10 > 0:12:14So what sort of value do you think this might have, then, Paul?
0:12:14 > 0:12:19I think, if I was being realistic here, sort of £30-£50, that sort of price band.
0:12:19 > 0:12:25- Hmm.- What do you think of that, Mary? - Well, I'm really not quite sure, you know. I'd like to think about it.
0:12:25 > 0:12:28- OK.- It's been in the family for a long time.
0:12:28 > 0:12:29You ought to consult with your sons.
0:12:29 > 0:12:35- Yes, I think so, yes.- All right, so that's something we may or may not see at auction on the day.
0:12:35 > 0:12:37Pretty good investment, though, if it only cost a tenner.
0:12:37 > 0:12:39Oh, well, yes, I agree.
0:12:39 > 0:12:41Anything else that your keen eye would like to show us?
0:12:41 > 0:12:43Um, quite a few things.
0:12:43 > 0:12:46- Come on, then.- Can I borrow this?
0:12:46 > 0:12:50If Mary's son agrees to send this to auction, someone is going to get
0:12:50 > 0:12:53themselves a rare treat indeed, and we're another step closer to getting
0:12:53 > 0:12:57Mary the money for her trip, when Paul bags something to sell in a drawer downstairs.
0:12:58 > 0:13:03This fob watch and two wristwatches should add £100-£130 to the kitty.
0:13:03 > 0:13:08Meanwhile, I find a fun little piggy box, but nothing in it that's going to bring home the bacon.
0:13:08 > 0:13:13It's a different story for Paul, though. He's found a box with something very special inside.
0:13:13 > 0:13:18- Ah, I see you've found Mary's bracelets.- Yeah, I think Lorne was right, that Mary had lots
0:13:18 > 0:13:21of jewellery, didn't she?
0:13:21 > 0:13:24- Yeah.- So is this something that she's bought, do you think?
0:13:24 > 0:13:32I believe her sister gave it to her about 12, 14 years ago, and I don't think she holds much
0:13:32 > 0:13:36- sentimental value towards it, so, er...- Right.
0:13:36 > 0:13:37You know...but it's a nice item.
0:13:37 > 0:13:41Oh, it's nice to have a sister like that, isn't it? This is lovely.
0:13:41 > 0:13:46- Let me just check. Is it gold, do you know?- I believe so.- This says 9ct. Can you see that?
0:13:46 > 0:13:53- Yeah.- Do you know what that means? - Nine carat?- That's right, nine carat.
0:13:53 > 0:13:58And the way that gold works, if you were to make an item from pure gold,
0:13:58 > 0:14:0224 carat, it would be way too soft, so what we have to do is mix it with other metals.
0:14:02 > 0:14:08Nine carat actually means nine parts gold, 15 parts base metal.
0:14:08 > 0:14:13The whole thing adds up to 24. So it's quite a low carat rating.
0:14:13 > 0:14:19When you get on the continent, you get 14 carat, 18 carat, even 22, so it's a lot more expensive.
0:14:19 > 0:14:22- And a brooch to match, and those are diamonds.- Oh, I didn't realise.
0:14:22 > 0:14:25Well, I think that's in wonderful condition. I can see that being saleable.
0:14:25 > 0:14:32And don't forget, it's an instant currency - lots of people buying gold. They can wear it.
0:14:32 > 0:14:37If you fall on difficult times or if you're abroad, it's instantly saleable.
0:14:37 > 0:14:40It's recognised all over the world. Now, I think you're looking at a nice item.
0:14:40 > 0:14:45It's not an antique, but there's something quite nice about it and it's in great condition.
0:14:45 > 0:14:53- If I said £200, maybe £250... - Really?- Yeah. How does that sound? - Oh, wow!- Does that sound all right?
0:14:53 > 0:14:55Cor! Yeah!
0:14:55 > 0:14:58- Oh, I don't think Mary realises. - Well, obviously her sister thought a lot of her.
0:14:58 > 0:15:04- That's cost a lot of money. It's cost more than that when it's been bought.- Oh, wow, that's fantastic.
0:15:04 > 0:15:07All right, that's great. So you think that can go?
0:15:07 > 0:15:10Yes, I'm sure. Best go and tell Mary.
0:15:10 > 0:15:12- Excellent. Come on.- Oh, right!
0:15:13 > 0:15:16I think Jan's really caught the rummaging bug.
0:15:16 > 0:15:20Luckily, in this place, there's something interesting around almost every corner.
0:15:20 > 0:15:23Mary's dug out this oil landscape with the signature L Stanley,
0:15:23 > 0:15:29which Paul thinks should get her £30-£40 closer to that trip.
0:15:29 > 0:15:34Downstairs, we're sifting through box after box of rings, necklaces and brooches.
0:15:34 > 0:15:37Wow, you have got a lot of jewellery, haven't you?
0:15:37 > 0:15:40Well, yes, I have collected a lot over the years.
0:15:40 > 0:15:43- Do you use much of it?- No, I don't.
0:15:43 > 0:15:44That's the trouble.
0:15:44 > 0:15:50I'm not a jewellery type person. What I usually wear constantly is all I really do wear.
0:15:50 > 0:15:56- Now, Jan, do you collect jewellery? - No, I've never been a jewellery person.
0:15:56 > 0:16:02You know, it's just... I have costume jewellery but I don't have expensive jewellery, I'm afraid.
0:16:02 > 0:16:05So how long have you been friends and how did you meet?
0:16:05 > 0:16:12About four years. We met through... I come here and help
0:16:12 > 0:16:18Mary out with a few of her chores, and that's how we first met, and since then, I've come here to do
0:16:18 > 0:16:21a couple of hours of help with her and I usually stay about four.
0:16:21 > 0:16:26Now, obviously, you want the £800. What exactly is that going to go towards?
0:16:26 > 0:16:31A cruise. That's what I'd love to do - so relaxed,
0:16:31 > 0:16:39you know, compared to here...and the air's so fresh and it's just such a pleasant place to be.
0:16:39 > 0:16:42Right, well, if we're going to make all this money at auction,
0:16:42 > 0:16:47I think we better find Paul Hayes and see what he's been up to.
0:16:47 > 0:16:53Well, whilst we've been having a sit-down, Paul's been a busy boy, but it's Jan
0:16:53 > 0:16:59who comes up trumps again, finding these rings, necklaces and pin, which together should fetch £80-£120.
0:16:59 > 0:17:02And not to be out-done, Mary's turned up something with a rather
0:17:02 > 0:17:05famous connection for Paul to have a look at.
0:17:05 > 0:17:09- Ah, here you are.- Hello.- Well, what have you found here? Anything good?
0:17:09 > 0:17:14Well, it's a little Faberge necklace. Well, I think it is, anyway.
0:17:14 > 0:17:17are. That's right, look at that. Igor Carl Faberge.
0:17:17 > 0:17:21- Yes! He was the grandson, I think. - Right, I've got you.
0:17:21 > 0:17:24Carl Faberge was THE gold and silversmith working in Russia,
0:17:24 > 0:17:28late 19th century, and he made things for the Russian royal family.
0:17:28 > 0:17:33Probably the most famous items he made were the Faberge eggs, and one
0:17:33 > 0:17:40has sold recently for £9 million, so he's very much in demand.
0:17:40 > 0:17:42He's the best in his field, I think.
0:17:42 > 0:17:44Let me have a look.
0:17:44 > 0:17:4914 carat. Yeah, this is 14 carat and... Hang on a second. It says FM. Do you know what that means?
0:17:49 > 0:17:53- Faberge something? - No, that's the Franklin Mint.
0:17:53 > 0:17:56Have you heard of the Franklin Mint before?
0:17:56 > 0:18:00- Yes, yes.- Right, well, they will have made items like this, obviously
0:18:00 > 0:18:05- in the style of the great masters, but they do these collectible items. - Oh, I see. Right.
0:18:05 > 0:18:09So what would happen - you would have this in a magazine and you would write off for it
0:18:09 > 0:18:13- and you would buy it.- Yes, I know. - But you have got one pearl missing.
0:18:13 > 0:18:16- Oh, you're joking.- It's at the bottom there. Can you see?- Oh, gosh, yes.
0:18:16 > 0:18:19I just noticed that, so you've got three pearls
0:18:19 > 0:18:21and one missing at the bottom, so it needs a bit of restoration.
0:18:21 > 0:18:25- Oh, that's a shame. - I mean, there's no age here at all.
0:18:25 > 0:18:27I'd say it's 1980s, 1990s, but the Faberge name does...
0:18:27 > 0:18:32It's very collectible so that might have a bit of interest there.
0:18:32 > 0:18:39Um...but if I was being realistic here, if I said around 100 mark, sort of 60-100, how does that sound?
0:18:39 > 0:18:47This is the time to let go, I'm afraid, so it's got to go, one way or another.
0:18:47 > 0:18:49Well, you look after that, see if you can find that other pearl.
0:18:49 > 0:18:54- I will do, definitely.- All right, and I'll see if I can find something else.- Right, thank you.- Great.
0:18:54 > 0:18:59I hope the Faberge pendant does a little better than the estimation.
0:18:59 > 0:19:03Um...we just have to see and hope for the best.
0:19:03 > 0:19:07Well, it's a shame about the lost pearl but we're not going to let
0:19:07 > 0:19:13that get us down as there's still time to find something else to fund that cruise.
0:19:13 > 0:19:18And Mary takes another step up the gang plank when Paul spots a well-known name on the wall.
0:19:18 > 0:19:24Mary, Jan? Ah, now then. Are these a family heirloom? These are a beautiful pair of
0:19:24 > 0:19:27- paintings, aren't they? - I wish they were, but they're not.
0:19:27 > 0:19:31- Oh, right.- Again, we bought them in an antique shop.
0:19:31 > 0:19:35I thought you were going to say you bought them in Scotland on a holiday.
0:19:35 > 0:19:39- They have a very Scottish look about them.- Yeah, well, definitely Scotland. I'd swear it.
0:19:39 > 0:19:41Most of these Scottish scenes are done in
0:19:41 > 0:19:45the late 19th century, and the reason being was that Queen Victoria had settled at Balmoral.
0:19:45 > 0:19:51That was her main place, and of course anything to do with her was very valued, so you get all these
0:19:51 > 0:19:55wonderful sketches of Scotland and Scottish themes, lots of jewellery
0:19:55 > 0:19:59she used to wear from the Cairngorm Mountains, and it starts the fashion.
0:19:59 > 0:20:03Well, these are very well painted and there is an artist's mark. Do you know who this is?
0:20:03 > 0:20:08- George Rennie?- So have you heard of him before?- Yes, I have but don't ask from where.
0:20:08 > 0:20:10He's what they call a prolific artist.
0:20:10 > 0:20:16He would go to Scotland and he would capture these wonderful views and of course sell them on a mass scale.
0:20:16 > 0:20:20But I tell you what is nice about these two, actually, is that they're oil paintings.
0:20:20 > 0:20:25A lot of people work in watercolour with simple studies like this, but oil's very difficult to work in.
0:20:25 > 0:20:28They're lovely and I think also that the frames are original.
0:20:28 > 0:20:36These are nice oval frames, typically sort of 1890, 1900. How do you feel about selling them?
0:20:36 > 0:20:39Oh, I want to. Yes, I want to sell them.
0:20:39 > 0:20:46- Well, if I said £50, sort of £60 each, say 100, maybe £120 for the pair?- Yeah, OK. Yes.
0:20:46 > 0:20:48- Great.- I'll go along with that.
0:20:48 > 0:20:52With a name like Rennie, they might be quite hard to digest.
0:20:52 > 0:20:54THEY LAUGH
0:20:54 > 0:20:57- Shall we tell Lorne?- Dear, oh, dear! - Lorne.- Oh, it doesn't stop, does it?
0:20:57 > 0:20:59That's just a terrible joke. It really is.
0:20:59 > 0:21:05It's enough to give somebody indigestion, your jokes, I tell you. So what have you found there, then?
0:21:05 > 0:21:08I found a lovely pair of paintings, Scottish interest.
0:21:08 > 0:21:11Looking at around £100 towards the target.
0:21:11 > 0:21:15Oh, that's not bad. Are you happy with that price?
0:21:15 > 0:21:19- Yeah, I am.- OK. Well, that takes our total today to £1,080.- Really?
0:21:19 > 0:21:24- And that doesn't include the Alice In Wonderland book.- Oh, my goodness! I can't believe that.
0:21:24 > 0:21:28- That's a good figure, isn't it? - Oh, it is, marvellous, yes.
0:21:28 > 0:21:33It certainly is a great result and, with all that gold, there's a every chance this could be a very good
0:21:33 > 0:21:34auction for Mary.
0:21:34 > 0:21:38Helping her is the Albert chain with compass and gold sovereign,
0:21:38 > 0:21:42weighing in at an estimated £200-£250.
0:21:42 > 0:21:45The oriental cabinet saved from going overboard will instead
0:21:45 > 0:21:48hopefully add £80-£120 to the fund.
0:21:48 > 0:21:52And the Franklin Mint Faberge, despite missing a pearl,
0:21:52 > 0:21:55should still make a contribution.
0:21:55 > 0:21:59Paul reckons the name will trump the damage and bring in £60-£100.
0:21:59 > 0:22:03But of course Mary still has to make her mind up about whether she wants
0:22:03 > 0:22:07to let Alice's Adventures Underground out of her sight.
0:22:09 > 0:22:12Still to come on Cash In The Attic...
0:22:12 > 0:22:15Some of the sparkling items charm the bidders...
0:22:15 > 0:22:16Are you pleased with that?
0:22:16 > 0:22:18Yeah, definitely.
0:22:19 > 0:22:21..while others fail to shine.
0:22:21 > 0:22:24- Sorry about that.- Oh, £10?
0:22:24 > 0:22:26He's let it go for that.
0:22:26 > 0:22:31So will we have reached our target when the final hammer falls?
0:22:35 > 0:22:37It's been a few weeks since we had a look around Mary's home,
0:22:37 > 0:22:41and together with her friend Jan, we found plenty of antiques and
0:22:41 > 0:22:45collectibles that we've brought here, to Chiswick Auctions in west London.
0:22:45 > 0:22:50Now, remember Mary's looking to raise around £800 towards a holiday so let's just hope that the bidders
0:22:50 > 0:22:54are feeling very generous when her items go under the hammer.
0:22:54 > 0:22:56They're a knowledgeable crowd, at Chiswick,
0:22:56 > 0:23:01especially when it comes to jewellery, so I'm hopeful they'll get excited by what's to come.
0:23:01 > 0:23:05Expert Paul Hayes certainly seems happy to see the pendant again.
0:23:05 > 0:23:07- Morning.- Ah, good morning. How are you?
0:23:07 > 0:23:10Oh, look at that - a nice blue dress to go with a nice pendant.
0:23:10 > 0:23:11Oh, thank you very much,
0:23:11 > 0:23:16- and it's Faberge no less. Or is it? - Well, it's in the circle of, yes.
0:23:16 > 0:23:19It's a relation to Faberge but it's not the original Faberge.
0:23:19 > 0:23:22- So you think we can still get some good money for this? - Yeah, I think we can.
0:23:22 > 0:23:26It's solid gold and you've got diamonds there AND the family found the missing pearl.
0:23:26 > 0:23:30Well, that's got to help. Now, I haven't seen any white rabbits so far this morning,
0:23:30 > 0:23:33so I'm not sure whether the Alice In The Underground book is here or not.
0:23:33 > 0:23:37Yeah, I mean, that's the origins of Alice In Wonderland. And people love to buy
0:23:37 > 0:23:40into that sort of market, but it's not a first edition, which makes
0:23:40 > 0:23:43all the difference so, if it's here, it should sell quite well.
0:23:43 > 0:23:47OK, let's see if they've got it here.
0:23:47 > 0:23:50It's great news about the missing pearl, and hopefully bodes well.
0:23:50 > 0:23:58Before everything kicks off, we find Mary and Jan inspecting the oriental cabinet that nearly didn't make it.
0:23:58 > 0:24:03- Ah, hello, how are you? - How are you doing?- Fine, thank you. - Fine, thank you, yes.
0:24:03 > 0:24:07- Well, this - tell me the story about this again.- I kept thinking, "Oh, what can I do with it?"
0:24:07 > 0:24:10so I thought, "Well, nothing's happening, no-one's taken it,"
0:24:10 > 0:24:12so I was going to take it to the dump.
0:24:12 > 0:24:17Then, when Paul came along, it wasn't a dump object, was it?
0:24:17 > 0:24:19No, it's amazing how many people do throw away things.
0:24:19 > 0:24:22Just because you don't like something doesn't mean
0:24:22 > 0:24:25- it's not worth anything, so hopefully this'll go well today. - What have we put on this?
0:24:25 > 0:24:30- Sort of £80-£100- Wow, you wouldn't throw £80-£100 away, would you?- No!
0:24:30 > 0:24:35- Now, I'm dying to know, did you bring the Alice In The Underground book?- Yes, I did.
0:24:35 > 0:24:38Excellent, and have you put a reserve on that at all?
0:24:38 > 0:24:40No, there isn't, actually.
0:24:40 > 0:24:43Well, there's a lot of people here, as you can see, so we just need
0:24:43 > 0:24:48- to get in position ready for the auction, so shall we?- Yes. - Follow me.- OK.
0:24:48 > 0:24:54If, like Mary, you're planning to take your items to auction, then please remember that commission
0:24:54 > 0:24:57and other charges may apply, and it can vary enormously from place to place,
0:24:57 > 0:25:00so make sure you check the details with the saleroom.
0:25:00 > 0:25:05As we take our places, we're just in time for our first lot, and straight away
0:25:05 > 0:25:09it's the facsimile of Alice's Adventure Underground,
0:25:09 > 0:25:13published 21 years after the original in 1886.
0:25:13 > 0:25:17Paul thinks we could be looking at around £30-£50.
0:25:17 > 0:25:21This is the origins of the whole story, what we now know as Alice In Wonderland.
0:25:21 > 0:25:26This is how it started. People are fascinated by that sort of thing but it's not a first edition.
0:25:26 > 0:25:29If it had been a first edition, it would've been different altogether.
0:25:29 > 0:25:31- Well, let's see how it goes.- Yeah.
0:25:31 > 0:25:33Look, there's a white rabbit, see?
0:25:33 > 0:25:35And start me, what, £30 for it?
0:25:35 > 0:25:39£30 for it, £20 for it? I'm bid £20, 22, 25, 25, 28...
0:25:39 > 0:25:4330, 32, 32, 35, 38...
0:25:43 > 0:25:45A bid here of £35.
0:25:45 > 0:25:48I'm selling at £35. All done at 35? You got it at 35.
0:25:48 > 0:25:50- Hey, how's that? That's great.- £35.
0:25:50 > 0:25:52- Very good.- Are you pleased with that?
0:25:52 > 0:25:54- Yes, thank you.- There you go.
0:25:55 > 0:25:58£35 is just over Paul's lower estimation,
0:25:58 > 0:26:01and there's money in the bank for Mary's trip.
0:26:01 > 0:26:05Next up is the first of many items of gold we've got today.
0:26:05 > 0:26:08If this collection of rings and necklaces hits Paul's estimate of
0:26:08 > 0:26:13£80-£120, we could be in for a successful auction.
0:26:13 > 0:26:18Lot number 10A now, a mixed lot of gold. Start me at £50, please.
0:26:18 > 0:26:21£50 for the lot? I'm bid £50. At £50, take five.
0:26:21 > 0:26:25That's 55, 60, 5, 70, 5, 80...
0:26:25 > 0:26:3080 there. 85, 90... A bid of £85.
0:26:30 > 0:26:3690, new bidder. 95? You've got it at £90 so far. You've got it, sir.
0:26:36 > 0:26:37- £90!- Yeah, that's great too.
0:26:37 > 0:26:43That's not bad, is it? No. So that's another £90 in the pot.
0:26:43 > 0:26:47It's a great result for the gold, £10 above Paul's lower estimate.
0:26:47 > 0:26:50Hopefully, a taste of things to come.
0:26:50 > 0:26:53But I must say it's the next item that I'm most curious about -
0:26:53 > 0:26:56the modern-day Faberge pendant, now complete with
0:26:56 > 0:26:58the missing pearl back in place.
0:26:58 > 0:27:02- You love this, don't you? - Oh, I think it's beautiful.
0:27:02 > 0:27:04Oh, it's really lovely.
0:27:04 > 0:27:06But is it a beautiful price, £60-£100, Paul?
0:27:06 > 0:27:10Yeah, I'm trying to be realistic, really. Obviously, Carl Faberge
0:27:10 > 0:27:13is the world leader in this sort of jewellery, but this isn't that particular Faberge,
0:27:13 > 0:27:18but it has got the connection, so £60 seems very reasonable, and it's a very attractive item.
0:27:18 > 0:27:22£50 for it? Name's worth more. £50 for it? £40 for it?
0:27:22 > 0:27:26I'm bid £40, 42, 45 there, 48, 50,
0:27:26 > 0:27:3255, 60, 5, 70, 5, 80, 5, 90...
0:27:32 > 0:27:3990, 95, 100. Now at 95, at 95, who'll give me 100 for it?
0:27:39 > 0:27:40Your bid, madam, at £95.
0:27:40 > 0:27:41At £95 only it goes, all done?
0:27:41 > 0:27:43100 back in. 110?
0:27:43 > 0:27:49110. 120? £110, sold at £110, 243.
0:27:49 > 0:27:54- Are you pleased with that? - Yes, definitely. - So it's going to a new home,
0:27:54 > 0:27:55and not yours, unfortunately.
0:27:55 > 0:27:58- Oh, I know.- That's a good result, though, isn't it?
0:27:58 > 0:28:00Yeah, lovely.
0:28:00 > 0:28:03Finding the missing pearl made all the difference
0:28:03 > 0:28:06with the Faberge coming in £10 over Paul's top estimate.
0:28:06 > 0:28:08Three items down and we're doing well,
0:28:08 > 0:28:11with everything so far hitting the target.
0:28:11 > 0:28:15Next to attempt to keep up the run is the landscape by L Stanley.
0:28:15 > 0:28:20Forest landscape. Is that worth £20? Start me at £20? £10 for it?
0:28:20 > 0:28:23Nobody like it? £10 bid.
0:28:23 > 0:28:26Who'll give me 12? That's the main bid so far at £10.
0:28:26 > 0:28:30I'm going to sell it at £10. At £10, last chance at £10.
0:28:30 > 0:28:32It goes at £10 only.
0:28:32 > 0:28:35Sorry about that but he's let it go for that.
0:28:35 > 0:28:38- Yeah, never mind.- I'm so sorry. That seems so cheap, doesn't it?
0:28:38 > 0:28:41- Well, you win and you lose, don't you?- Yeah.
0:28:41 > 0:28:43Interest in art today seems pretty poor,
0:28:43 > 0:28:45and we're a bit apprehensive about the next lot
0:28:45 > 0:28:49as it's more paintings, the two oils from George Rennie.
0:28:49 > 0:28:53Now, the next lot I think are absolutely charming.
0:28:53 > 0:28:57They're those oval, Scottish pictures.
0:28:57 > 0:28:59I think there's something very, very charming about them.
0:28:59 > 0:29:02Not particularly fashionable at the moment,
0:29:02 > 0:29:04but Scottish artists are doing quite well, aren't they, Paul?
0:29:04 > 0:29:08They are. It all comes to really the artist. This guy's known,
0:29:08 > 0:29:11he's a good, known Scottish painter. The oval, which is always good.
0:29:11 > 0:29:14They look a bit different to the ordinary rectangle ones,
0:29:14 > 0:29:18so I put £100 on these, for the pair of Rennies.
0:29:18 > 0:29:19OK.
0:29:19 > 0:29:20Start me at £50, please.
0:29:20 > 0:29:24£50 for the lot. £50? £50 for the... I'm bid £50.
0:29:24 > 0:29:28At £50, say 55, £50, take 5.
0:29:28 > 0:29:31That's a bid at £50. 55? 55, 60, 5, 70?
0:29:31 > 0:29:36- At £65, I'll take 70.- 65's too cheap.
0:29:36 > 0:29:39At £65, I'm selling at 65, all done at 65 and gone...?
0:29:39 > 0:29:42- That's a little less than we wanted for them.- Yeah.
0:29:42 > 0:29:44That is a real disappointment.
0:29:44 > 0:29:47It's lucky for us we're not pinning our hopes on paintings today.
0:29:47 > 0:29:50Fortunately, the saleroom is packed and we're hoping there'll be
0:29:50 > 0:29:54much more interest in our next lot - the snake bracelet and chain.
0:29:54 > 0:29:59Paul thinks they stand a good chance of snagging us £50-£70.
0:29:59 > 0:30:04- So where did these come from?- Well, my husband bought them, as usual. He bought me most of my jewellery.
0:30:04 > 0:30:06Ah. But you've had enough of these?
0:30:06 > 0:30:09Yeah, I don't wear them, so what's the point?
0:30:09 > 0:30:13OK. All right, well, the point is, hopefully, we'll make between £50 and £70.
0:30:13 > 0:30:15- Yeah, I hope so.- So fingers crossed.
0:30:15 > 0:30:20So far, jewellery seems to be doing quite well, so let's hope we can get some more money for you on that.
0:30:20 > 0:30:23Where shall we start? £50? £30?
0:30:23 > 0:30:26A bid of £30. Who'll give me 32? At £30...
0:30:26 > 0:30:28Two lots at £30. 32. 35.
0:30:28 > 0:30:3338. 40. 42. 45. 48. 50?
0:30:33 > 0:30:36- £48. 50. 55.- Yes!- 60?
0:30:36 > 0:30:3860. 65.
0:30:38 > 0:30:40It's against you at 65. 70?
0:30:40 > 0:30:4470. 75? At £70 for 252. At £70 and selling.
0:30:44 > 0:30:48- All done? At £70, are we done? I think we are. £70.- £70!
0:30:48 > 0:30:52- That's good, isn't it? - Yes.- It's marvellous, isn't it?
0:30:52 > 0:30:56- I hesitated a little bit at the beginning.- Did you?- Yeah, I thought, "He's not going to do it."
0:30:56 > 0:31:00But do it he did, and at £20 over estimate,
0:31:00 > 0:31:03we're on the way to wiping out the poor performance of the paintings.
0:31:03 > 0:31:08As we approach the halfway stage of the auction, it's time for me to tot up the totals
0:31:08 > 0:31:14and see how we're getting on raising the £800 Mary's hoping for to see her set sail.
0:31:14 > 0:31:17- How did you find it so far? - Very exciting.
0:31:17 > 0:31:22- Yes?- Yes, I enjoyed it, no matter what the amount.- And what about you?
0:31:22 > 0:31:25Oh, yeah, I'm loving every single minute. It's so exciting.
0:31:25 > 0:31:29- You don't know where it's going to go and finish. It's brilliant. - That makes two of us.
0:31:29 > 0:31:34- And she's next to Paul that's making her day!- Is it, really? - She's got a crush on him, I think.
0:31:34 > 0:31:37Goodness. Right, OK.
0:31:37 > 0:31:39- OK, son?- OK.
0:31:39 > 0:31:43Right, now we've got over that little bit of a revelation,
0:31:43 > 0:31:46- would you like me to reveal how much we've made so far?- Yes, it would be nice to know.
0:31:46 > 0:31:50- £380.- Oh, lovely!
0:31:50 > 0:31:53- So we're nearly halfway to the figure that you want.- Yes.
0:31:53 > 0:31:57We've got a bit of a break, and I know you've seen some pieces that you like the look of.
0:31:57 > 0:32:00- Yeah, there are a couple of items I'd like to show you.- OK.
0:32:00 > 0:32:04- Come this way, ladies.- Right. - Meet you back here in a second.
0:32:04 > 0:32:07It's certainly been quite a first half with some items
0:32:07 > 0:32:11failing to reach their estimates, whilst others exceeded expectations.
0:32:11 > 0:32:13Fingers crossed there'll be a rush on the rest of the gold
0:32:13 > 0:32:18still to come but, in the meantime, Paul's seen some eye-catching military toys
0:32:18 > 0:32:23which have been treasured for years, and he thinks they're going to be even more popular in the future.
0:32:23 > 0:32:28- Well, boys' toys if ever I've seen them.- What a Christmas this must've been for somebody.
0:32:28 > 0:32:32- Look at that. Aren't they wonderful? - Are they all mint, then?
0:32:32 > 0:32:38They're all absolutely mint, and the story goes, apparently these came from one collection,
0:32:38 > 0:32:43- they had the original boxes and were unwrapped from the original wrapping paper they came in.- No?
0:32:43 > 0:32:48- So they're untouched by human hand until they arrived here today. Isn't that wonderful?- Fantastic.
0:32:48 > 0:32:52At one time, lead soldiers were going through the roof. What price are we talking about now?
0:32:52 > 0:32:57It depends on the regiments. You've got to know what to look for.
0:32:57 > 0:33:02You can get certain issues that were only done in short numbers, then it gets very expensive.
0:33:02 > 0:33:06The estimates are around £80-£150 per set of soldiers, so do you think it might go for more than that?
0:33:06 > 0:33:12Yeah, I think they'll go for at least that. If some are rare, then it'll get interesting.
0:33:12 > 0:33:14So let's see how the whole lot goes.
0:33:14 > 0:33:19- There's lots to go at.- OK.- But what a fantastic thing.- Right, we'll keep our eyes on that, then. Come on.
0:33:20 > 0:33:25Having regained our composure after the first half, we take up our positions at the back of the room.
0:33:25 > 0:33:28And first under the hammer is the oriental cabinet
0:33:28 > 0:33:30that Mary thinks is worthless,
0:33:30 > 0:33:34but Paul disagrees to the tune of £80-£120.
0:33:34 > 0:33:38- Paul, do you think they'll make the money on this?- Yes. It fits in with the modern style.
0:33:38 > 0:33:42- It's quite minimalist.- I don't think so.- You don't like it at all.
0:33:42 > 0:33:45You really don't like this, do you? Goodness gracious.
0:33:45 > 0:33:48£50. Who'll start me at £50? I'll pass the lot. £50 for it.
0:33:48 > 0:33:51No-one likes it at £50? No-one wants to buy it at £50, then?
0:33:51 > 0:33:54Don't like it? No bids, sorry. No bids.
0:33:54 > 0:34:00- Oh, no!- There you go.- You've jinxed it! You said you didn't like it and nobody else here likes it either!
0:34:00 > 0:34:01So the room agrees with Mary
0:34:01 > 0:34:04and it was only a brief reprieve for the cabinet
0:34:04 > 0:34:07which will be heading back home to an uncertain fate.
0:34:07 > 0:34:15When the cabinet didn't go, I thought, "Well, I'm not surprised because it was really for the tip,"
0:34:15 > 0:34:20and everyone kept saying how much they liked it. I thought, "How could they like it?!"
0:34:20 > 0:34:27I thought it was really awful. But I'm sorry it didn't go because I've got to cart it home!
0:34:27 > 0:34:31But Mary's much more hopeful about the next item, the wristwatches
0:34:31 > 0:34:34and fob watch owned by husband Bob
0:34:34 > 0:34:37that Paul hopes will break the £100 barrier.
0:34:37 > 0:34:39Three watches here, number 50A - an Art Deco
0:34:39 > 0:34:43gentleman's gold wristwatch, an Avia gold watch
0:34:43 > 0:34:45and a gold enamelled fob watch.
0:34:45 > 0:34:48Start me cheap at £50 for the lot. £50? A bid of £50. Say 55?
0:34:48 > 0:34:51It's in front of me at £50. 55. 60.
0:34:51 > 0:34:535. 70.
0:34:53 > 0:34:555. 80.
0:34:55 > 0:34:575. 90.
0:34:57 > 0:34:595. 100. 110.
0:34:59 > 0:35:01120. 130. 140.
0:35:01 > 0:35:03150. 160.
0:35:03 > 0:35:07150's bid. I'm selling for 150. 160. 160 over there. 170?
0:35:07 > 0:35:10Do I see a bid at 170? 180? 180.
0:35:10 > 0:35:12190. 200.
0:35:12 > 0:35:14Goodness gracious!
0:35:14 > 0:35:15210. 220?
0:35:15 > 0:35:19At £210, near the doorway. At £210. Are we done at 210?
0:35:19 > 0:35:22Are you waving or not? No, at £210. Selling at 210.
0:35:22 > 0:35:27- Yes!- Well done. Yeah, very good. - That's superb, isn't it?
0:35:27 > 0:35:30- That's made up for the chest. - Yes, absolutely.
0:35:30 > 0:35:34That's brilliant. Those are great items. I would love one of those myself - vintage watches...
0:35:34 > 0:35:38- Oh, why didn't you say? I'd have treated you! - Oh, well.- If only I'd known.
0:35:38 > 0:35:41Sorry, Paul, if you want something, you're going to have to be
0:35:41 > 0:35:44a bit quicker with the hints. Instead, the keen bidding
0:35:44 > 0:35:46has more than doubled the estimate,
0:35:46 > 0:35:48giving us our best result so far today.
0:35:48 > 0:35:55When the watches sold, I couldn't believe the price that I got for them. Inwardly, I thought, "Wow!"
0:35:55 > 0:35:58you know, and I thought, "Well, that was terrific,"
0:35:58 > 0:36:01cos that was so unexpected, and I was really pleased.
0:36:01 > 0:36:06Well, let's hope our luck holds out as next up is one of our star lots -
0:36:06 > 0:36:10the heavy mesh gold bracelet that Paul found in a drawer in the hall.
0:36:10 > 0:36:13Two bits in the lot, a bit of weight there as well. £200?
0:36:15 > 0:36:16£100?
0:36:16 > 0:36:19I'm bid £100. 110. 120. 130.
0:36:19 > 0:36:21140. 150. 160.
0:36:21 > 0:36:23170. 180. 190.
0:36:23 > 0:36:27200. 210. 220? A bid at £210.
0:36:27 > 0:36:28Say 220? New bidder.
0:36:28 > 0:36:32- 230?- 230!- A new bidder at £220.
0:36:32 > 0:36:34At 220. Last chance but going for 220.
0:36:34 > 0:36:36At 220, last chance is gone then. All out?
0:36:36 > 0:36:42- 220, that's fantastic.- That is, yeah.- That's great.- Excellent.
0:36:42 > 0:36:44Paul was spot-on there with the sale coming in
0:36:44 > 0:36:46pretty much in the middle of his estimate,
0:36:46 > 0:36:49but that's not the only thing he's got right.
0:36:49 > 0:36:54As the toy soldiers go under the hammer, most sell around the £80-£120 mark, except for two lots
0:36:54 > 0:36:58of mint Royal Marines which, after some feverish bidding,
0:36:58 > 0:37:03finally sell for £210 and £260. Let's hope the excitement continues
0:37:03 > 0:37:09with our next item - these three rings. We're looking for around £80.
0:37:09 > 0:37:14Right, our next lot is the rings. We've got quite a collection - two gold rings, including a signet ring,
0:37:14 > 0:37:20- dress ring and a "white metal" ring. What does that mean?- Platinum it is.- Platinum?- There we go.
0:37:20 > 0:37:24- Why have they put "white metal" then?- Because it possibly wasn't stamped.
0:37:24 > 0:37:28- If the auctioneer can't see a hallmark on it, it'll say "white metal".- Oh, I know that.
0:37:28 > 0:37:31Who'll start me at £50, please? There we go, £50.
0:37:31 > 0:37:34£50 for a lot of three rings. £50? Is that a bid?
0:37:34 > 0:37:36£50. 55. 60.
0:37:36 > 0:37:395. 70. 5. 80?
0:37:39 > 0:37:41At £75 here.
0:37:41 > 0:37:44At £75. 80? At £75. I'm selling at 75, all done?
0:37:44 > 0:37:47At £75, then? 252.
0:37:47 > 0:37:50£75. That's not bad at all, is it?
0:37:50 > 0:37:53Well, we were hoping for a little more,
0:37:53 > 0:37:56but at just £5 under the estimate, £75 will do nicely.
0:37:56 > 0:37:59Mary and Jan seem to be having a great time.
0:37:59 > 0:38:03Let's hope they're still smiling when the next item goes under the hammer,
0:38:03 > 0:38:08the aquamarine ring which Paul has valued at £100-£130.
0:38:08 > 0:38:12- So have you worn this?- Sometimes. Not an awful lot.
0:38:12 > 0:38:14- OK, so you're not going to miss it, then?- Not really.
0:38:14 > 0:38:20- OK, but £100-£150 would be a nice replacement value, wouldn't it?- Yes. - Let's see if we can get that amount.
0:38:20 > 0:38:22£100, start me for it?
0:38:22 > 0:38:28- £80 for it?- Oh.- Oh, it's all gone quiet over there, hasn't it? £50 for it?
0:38:28 > 0:38:33No bids at £50? I'll pass the lot. I'm bid at £50. 55? Take 5 now.
0:38:33 > 0:38:36That's a bid? 55, thank you. 60? At £55.
0:38:36 > 0:38:40Two bidders so far. I've got £55. Can I sell it?
0:38:40 > 0:38:44No? Yes? No? Come and see me after. They want more than 55, so I can't sell it for that.
0:38:44 > 0:38:46Sorry. Not sold.
0:38:46 > 0:38:50- Oh, I am surprised that didn't sell. - That's a shame.
0:38:50 > 0:38:56- It is but, on the other hand, did you really want it to sell for £55? - No.- Well, no, no.
0:38:56 > 0:38:58It's a bit of a surprise not to see the ring go,
0:38:58 > 0:39:00but we can't afford to be too downbeat
0:39:00 > 0:39:02because we still have one item left,
0:39:02 > 0:39:04a cracker! It's the Albert chain
0:39:04 > 0:39:07with gold sovereign and compass which has the potential
0:39:07 > 0:39:09to do very well indeed in a room
0:39:09 > 0:39:13that's been keen on gold up till now.
0:39:13 > 0:39:18Our next lot, I must admit, is one of my favourites. I think that watch chain is lovely, mainly because
0:39:18 > 0:39:23it's got the compass on it, and I think that's a really sweet touch. So was this your late husband's?
0:39:23 > 0:39:27- Yes.- Right. Did he used to wear it at all?- No, not at all.
0:39:27 > 0:39:30- So just a collector's piece? - Yes.- OK. Do you like it, Paul?
0:39:30 > 0:39:32I do but it's not the sort of thing I would wear.
0:39:32 > 0:39:37Unless someone bought me a pocket watch for Christmas! They are lovely items. They make nice bracelets.
0:39:37 > 0:39:42That's what people buy them for, as bracelets. And those graduated links, they're lovely quality.
0:39:42 > 0:39:46£200? £150? A bid at £150.
0:39:46 > 0:39:48- Here we go.- A bid here for 150.
0:39:48 > 0:39:50160. 170. 180.
0:39:50 > 0:39:53190. 200. And 10? At £200.
0:39:53 > 0:39:55Bid at 200. Take 10. 210.
0:39:55 > 0:39:57220? At £210.
0:39:57 > 0:40:01- That's the money at £210. 220. 230. 240?- Fantastic.
0:40:01 > 0:40:03240 here. 250.
0:40:03 > 0:40:09260. 270. 280? It's against you. Do you want 280?
0:40:09 > 0:40:13No. At 270. I see a bid at 270 then. At 270, all done? For 270, last chance again.
0:40:13 > 0:40:15You've got it for 270. Are we done at 270?
0:40:15 > 0:40:22- £270!- Yeah, lovely. - Oh, I'm so pleased for you. What a result! What a result.
0:40:22 > 0:40:24It was the first thing Paul found in the house
0:40:24 > 0:40:26and he was absolutely right, giving Mary
0:40:26 > 0:40:29£20 more than even the top end valuation.
0:40:29 > 0:40:34I have a feeling we've done pretty well today, but how well?
0:40:34 > 0:40:37Well, that was a very interesting day because we can safely say
0:40:37 > 0:40:41- jewellery, apart from one piece, did very well, didn't it?- Yeah, it did.
0:40:41 > 0:40:45And you wanted £800 towards the holiday? Well, you've actually made
0:40:45 > 0:40:47£1,155!
0:40:47 > 0:40:48Oh, terrific!
0:40:48 > 0:40:51- Oh, that is good. - That is good.- Yeah, lovely.
0:40:51 > 0:40:56- That's without the ring selling. - I know. I know.- That is good. - And the Chinese cabinet.- Yeah.
0:40:56 > 0:40:59- Two items didn't sell and still made that amount of money.- That's right.
0:40:59 > 0:41:04- What'll you do with the extra amount? Have a nice meal out? - Possibly, yes. Something like that.
0:41:04 > 0:41:07- Yes? Oh, I'm really pleased for you. Well done.- That's fabulous.
0:41:13 > 0:41:17It's a couple of weeks since their fabulous day at auction and, no,
0:41:17 > 0:41:20Mary's not setting sail for the Mediterranean just yet.
0:41:20 > 0:41:23Instead, she's getting in the mood for her fabulous holiday to come
0:41:23 > 0:41:26with a spot of sightseeing at one of the country's most beautiful
0:41:26 > 0:41:30historic locations, Leeds Castle in Kent.
0:41:30 > 0:41:35- Why is it called Leeds Castle in Kent?- It's a fair point, Jan.
0:41:35 > 0:41:39Well, the auction was very good. It was a good experience,
0:41:39 > 0:41:43went way above the target expected so I was very pleased.
0:41:43 > 0:41:47There's a proposed cruise on the agenda, and I thought
0:41:47 > 0:41:52this would be a nice way of thanking Jan for helping me.
0:41:52 > 0:41:56We thought it would be a really nice place to come together
0:41:56 > 0:42:00to sort of celebrate finishing off Cash In The Attic.
0:42:00 > 0:42:04Set on the River Len in the heart of Kent, Leeds Castle
0:42:04 > 0:42:09has been welcoming lords and ladies, and now Mary and Jan, for over 1,000 years.
0:42:09 > 0:42:14Oh, look at this. Oh, imagine having your breakfast here.
0:42:14 > 0:42:17Mary loves getting out and seeing the sights,
0:42:17 > 0:42:23and the trip has certainly whetted her appetite for the incredible cruise still to come.
0:42:23 > 0:42:27Well, it's been absolutely fantastic. The weather's held out as well, it's been great.
0:42:27 > 0:42:30We've seen an awful lot, learnt a good bit.
0:42:30 > 0:42:32Jan's enjoyed it, I've enjoyed it,
0:42:32 > 0:42:34all thanks to the auction,
0:42:34 > 0:42:38and I can't wait now to go and book a cruise for a holiday.