0:00:02 > 0:00:04Hello, and welcome to Cash In The Attic.
0:00:04 > 0:00:09The programme that searches your home for antiques and collectibles.
0:00:09 > 0:00:14Now, today I am about to be driven right into the very heart of the City of London.
0:00:14 > 0:00:17To be precise, I'm heading into the Square Mile.
0:00:17 > 0:00:21The original boundaries were built by the Romans around 200AD.
0:00:21 > 0:00:27Of course, the city has changed dramatically over the centuries, but there are reminders of its history,
0:00:27 > 0:00:35like the Monument, designed by Sir Christopher Wren and Robert Hooke to commemorate the Great Fire of 1666.
0:00:35 > 0:00:40Many of the street names are based on the Middle Age trades that practised here.
0:00:40 > 0:00:43Threadneedle Street was the tailor's district.
0:00:43 > 0:00:44Bread Street had bakeries.
0:00:44 > 0:00:49And here on Milk Street, they even used to keep cows for milking.
0:00:49 > 0:00:51Now, that was seven centuries ago.
0:00:51 > 0:00:54We probably won't find anything that old today.
0:00:54 > 0:01:00But I'm sure we'll discover enough collectibles to keep our own trading floor busy with bidders.
0:01:20 > 0:01:25And on today's Cash In The Attic, have we found John's make-up box?
0:01:25 > 0:01:28I know you. You like your powder and paint.
0:01:28 > 0:01:32- Could you see me with that, Gloria? - Yes, I can, actually!
0:01:32 > 0:01:36John's words of wisdom keep us on the straight and narrow today.
0:01:36 > 0:01:38We want her to sell it at auction.
0:01:38 > 0:01:40So, that's right, mum's the word.
0:01:40 > 0:01:44When we get to auction, could it be bad news for Jill?
0:01:44 > 0:01:49£45 is the highest we got, and the auctioneer quite rightly has left that unsold.
0:01:49 > 0:01:54Or could Lady Luck be hiding amongst the bidders?
0:01:54 > 0:01:57I tell you what, that's better, isn't it?
0:01:57 > 0:01:59We'll find out when the final hammer falls.
0:01:59 > 0:02:05Today we are meeting a woman who is lucky enough to live in a world famous venue.
0:02:05 > 0:02:10The Barbican Centre was built in the City of London in the 1970s.
0:02:10 > 0:02:16This hub of theatre, art, film and music also boasts more than 2,000 flats,
0:02:16 > 0:02:21and I've heard that at least one of them contains plenty for us to take to auction.
0:02:23 > 0:02:25Good morning, John.
0:02:25 > 0:02:27- Gloria, how are you? - Isn't this fabulous?
0:02:27 > 0:02:32Normally I see you in the country, you're all sort of fresh-faced.
0:02:32 > 0:02:37I must tell you before we go in, this lady's really interesting.
0:02:37 > 0:02:39Racy...
0:02:39 > 0:02:41Not in that way, no.
0:02:41 > 0:02:45Races horses, races motorbikes, still goes around in a motorbike.
0:02:45 > 0:02:48Married to a very famous pop star, do you remember Mike Smith from the Dave Clark Five?
0:02:48 > 0:02:53- The Dave Clark Five, Glad All Over. - Shall I take you away?- Come on.
0:02:56 > 0:03:00Jill Smith is being helped today by her good friend, Bill.
0:03:00 > 0:03:03It's high time I met them both.
0:03:03 > 0:03:05So this is my racy lady.
0:03:05 > 0:03:09How are you? A pleasure to meet you. And who's this handsome, tanned man?
0:03:09 > 0:03:12My dear friend in the City, Bill the banker.
0:03:12 > 0:03:14Bill Fleming, hello. Pleased to meet you.
0:03:14 > 0:03:16You're a bit of a country girl,
0:03:16 > 0:03:22loving your horses and everything, what are you doing right bang centre in the middle of London?
0:03:22 > 0:03:29Well, I had a boutique, and then I had a men's hair salon in Mayfair. And I met Mike Smith.
0:03:29 > 0:03:33And of course Mike, lovely Mike, was part of the Dave Clark Five.
0:03:33 > 0:03:35Dave Clark Five, yes.
0:03:35 > 0:03:39And this was his flat, and so then I moved in here and had a baby, Jamie,
0:03:39 > 0:03:44and decided this was the place to stay. And I actually bought the flat.
0:03:44 > 0:03:47And because you love horses and the country,
0:03:47 > 0:03:51I gather that's why you're getting rid of some of the things here?
0:03:51 > 0:03:57Yes, just to have a little fun day out. And I'm so cluttered. I need to have a bit of space.
0:03:57 > 0:04:01Just let me ask you about all the things that Jill has collected over the years.
0:04:01 > 0:04:05- Would you say she's a hoarder of the first order?- More than that!
0:04:05 > 0:04:08How much money would you like to raise?
0:04:08 > 0:04:12- Probably about £700.- That would give you a good day in the country!
0:04:12 > 0:04:19Well, I hate to tell you, but you've got to do a lot of work if you're going to raise £700.
0:04:19 > 0:04:21So put those cups of tea down.
0:04:21 > 0:04:25Maybe you'll show me the other side of the flat and see what we can find there.
0:04:25 > 0:04:31If we're going to raise that £700 we've got a very busy day ahead.
0:04:31 > 0:04:37As always our expert, former cabinet maker John Cameron, isn't wasting any time.
0:04:38 > 0:04:43John, you are the master of finding unusual, beautiful pieces.
0:04:43 > 0:04:46This was quite easy, it was right here on the table.
0:04:46 > 0:04:47- Gorgeous.- Yes, it's not a bad box.
0:04:47 > 0:04:51It's oriental in design. Jill, can you tell us something about it?
0:04:51 > 0:04:56Yes. I found this in a little mews cottage off the Earls Court Road.
0:04:56 > 0:05:01- I understood it to be a Chinese vanity box.- I'd agree with that.
0:05:01 > 0:05:03Show me how that works again.
0:05:03 > 0:05:08You open the lid here, the cover, and you have this wonderful hinged mirror.
0:05:08 > 0:05:11This little mirror comes out.
0:05:11 > 0:05:13These then open out, rather nice features.
0:05:13 > 0:05:16You have drawers, little secret compartments here.
0:05:16 > 0:05:20Everything a woman would need to go on her travels.
0:05:20 > 0:05:25I think it's lovely. I like boxes. But I think it's quite masculine.
0:05:25 > 0:05:29I wouldn't argue with anybody that wanted to use it, male or female.
0:05:29 > 0:05:32I know you, you like your powder and paint, don't you?
0:05:32 > 0:05:35- Do you see me with that, Gloria? - Yes I can, actually!
0:05:35 > 0:05:37It looks like a box of tricks.
0:05:37 > 0:05:42It is a box of tricks. Date wise, I'd say this is 19th century.
0:05:42 > 0:05:46Chinese rosewood, travelling toiletry box.
0:05:46 > 0:05:51You can see that by the style of it, and this very distinctive cut metal work,
0:05:51 > 0:05:56the strap, hinges and the strap clasp here, very, very Chinese in their shape.
0:05:56 > 0:06:02I would say this is a 19th-century export, Chinese rosewood travelling box.
0:06:02 > 0:06:05- A bit of class there then. - Certainly, and a bit of clasp.
0:06:05 > 0:06:10So, condition wise, not the greatest at the moment.
0:06:10 > 0:06:13But structurally, it's all there.
0:06:13 > 0:06:20- I'd be looking to get £60 to £80 for it, possibly a bit more.- Is that all?- Is that all? We said in unison!
0:06:20 > 0:06:24It could always go for more at auction if two people want it badly enough.
0:06:24 > 0:06:29£60 to £80, £80 to £100, you're not far out of that region.
0:06:29 > 0:06:31If it makes over £100, all the better.
0:06:31 > 0:06:34Well, it will be very interesting to see what it does at auction.
0:06:34 > 0:06:37- Where are we going next?- This way.
0:06:37 > 0:06:40- Are we going to the bedroom now? - You always have to ask!
0:06:40 > 0:06:44I don't know where else to go in the flat, do I?
0:06:44 > 0:06:48I saw the glint in your eye, John, but we ought to get a move on.
0:06:48 > 0:06:52Jill finds this 19th-century brass letter clip,
0:06:52 > 0:06:54which adds another £20 to £30 to our total.
0:06:54 > 0:06:59All we need now, John, is somewhere to write those letters.
0:07:03 > 0:07:07I was just having a look at this desk as a possible item for us to send to auction.
0:07:07 > 0:07:10What do you know about its age?
0:07:10 > 0:07:13- I have no idea.- Its origins?
0:07:13 > 0:07:18I bought this in Camden Market when I was looking for fairly light furniture with a nice feel.
0:07:18 > 0:07:20I thought it was a pretty piece.
0:07:20 > 0:07:25Apparently, an elderly lady had given some of her furniture.
0:07:25 > 0:07:29And it was delivered by, I think, Cat Stevens' cousin,
0:07:29 > 0:07:33and they were dealing there in the market, and they also had a shop
0:07:33 > 0:07:37where they were dealing with pictures and paintings and mirrors.
0:07:37 > 0:07:38Some interesting provenance there.
0:07:38 > 0:07:42I think it came from further afield than Camden Market.
0:07:42 > 0:07:45I just liked this old lady's taste.
0:07:45 > 0:07:49Right. Well, this is actually from Holland. It's Dutch.
0:07:49 > 0:07:50It's either Dutch or north German.
0:07:50 > 0:07:52The style of it tells me that.
0:07:52 > 0:07:57Date wise, it's 19th-century, though this style, which is somewhat baroque,
0:07:57 > 0:08:04was very popular throughout Europe, around the late 17th century, early 18th century.
0:08:04 > 0:08:07But it was revived again in the 19th century.
0:08:07 > 0:08:12Interestingly, it is made of walnut, though looking at the colour you wouldn't think that.
0:08:12 > 0:08:19What happened is, at some point it's been painted, and then, in the 1980s when everybody wanted stripped pine,
0:08:19 > 0:08:26it came over, probably imported by one of the dealers that was stripping pine at the time,
0:08:26 > 0:08:31and they stripped it, only to find out that it's actually walnut. So it's been bleached.
0:08:31 > 0:08:34It's lost its colour and it's been given that kind of pine look.
0:08:34 > 0:08:40- It's been through the wars.- It has, and you can see the top, sadly, has warped up a bit as a consequence.
0:08:40 > 0:08:43Because it's dried out quickly, the top has bowed up. Which is a shame.
0:08:43 > 0:08:49It can be glued down again, but that would take the work of a skilled craftsman.
0:08:49 > 0:08:53And if you wanted to colour it, it would probably cost you quite a bit more than it's now worth.
0:08:53 > 0:08:58But if you're looking for space in this place, then that is definitely something we can send to auction.
0:08:58 > 0:09:00Give me two square foot?
0:09:00 > 0:09:03Well, it will be a start anyway.
0:09:03 > 0:09:06I think at auction we'll be looking at £80 to £120 for it.
0:09:06 > 0:09:08OK, absolutely fine. Lovely.
0:09:08 > 0:09:14- Jolly good. Well, there's another item towards our target. Let's see what else we can find.- OK.
0:09:16 > 0:09:21I was delighted to hear its history, how it was made, where it was from.
0:09:21 > 0:09:26I'm so pleased that John's historical knowledge is winning plaudits here today.
0:09:26 > 0:09:29But I wonder what else we can turn up.
0:09:29 > 0:09:32Hey, look at these. What are these, Jill?
0:09:32 > 0:09:34They're actually gold earrings.
0:09:34 > 0:09:36My goodness. Exotic, aren't they?
0:09:36 > 0:09:42The word exotic is pretty good for you. You've had a pretty exotic life one way or another.
0:09:42 > 0:09:45Yes. Started actually after training racehorses.
0:09:45 > 0:09:52- Did that interest begin as a girl? - Yes. I used to see them going up our private road in the '50s.
0:09:52 > 0:09:54I used to ride regularly.
0:09:54 > 0:09:57In Cheltenham, I took the Queen Mother's horse.
0:09:57 > 0:09:59Did you? You weren't racing, were you?
0:09:59 > 0:10:02No, I was just like the stable girl jockey.
0:10:02 > 0:10:04But I'd ride him in the morning.
0:10:04 > 0:10:07The Queen Mother did come in the box when I was putting on his racing saddle.
0:10:07 > 0:10:11Tell me about all this hairdressing that you did. How did that start?
0:10:11 > 0:10:17I met Vidal Sassoon at a party and said I didn't really like hairdressing, but I loved cutting.
0:10:17 > 0:10:22So he said, take a test, if you pass, I'll send you back to my school free
0:10:22 > 0:10:27and you can be the first girl in my Sloane Street salon in the men's section.
0:10:27 > 0:10:31It would have to be men's hair that you'd end up doing, wouldn't it?
0:10:31 > 0:10:36- So you've run your hands through a lot of men's hair?- I certainly have.
0:10:36 > 0:10:39- A very exciting life. - Like whom, in particular?
0:10:39 > 0:10:45- People like Laurence Olivier, Gregory Peck, Richard Harris. - And you still do that?
0:10:45 > 0:10:51I still see see a few, just because I miss all the people that you bond with over the years.
0:10:51 > 0:10:54And then I got involved, living in the City, with tiaras.
0:10:54 > 0:11:01If there's a banquet or a head of state, for instance, coming over, the banquet would be at Guild Hall.
0:11:01 > 0:11:08I actually jump on my Aprilia 650cc and leap round to the Old Bailey where the doors glide open.
0:11:08 > 0:11:10They see me coming.
0:11:10 > 0:11:16Mansion House, where the Lady Mayoress is, and Guild Hall, where the past Lady Mayoress is.
0:11:16 > 0:11:20So that's good fun.
0:11:20 > 0:11:23Well, I think we'd better crack on and just see we can find.
0:11:23 > 0:11:25I shall put your jewellery back in the draw.
0:11:25 > 0:11:28Jill certainly keeps up her busy London life.
0:11:28 > 0:11:32And her banker friend, Bill, is working wonders in our search.
0:11:32 > 0:11:35He's found this ornamental letter opener
0:11:35 > 0:11:39that adds £10 to £20 to our £700 target.
0:11:39 > 0:11:40It may be a compact apartment,
0:11:40 > 0:11:44but there's still plenty to search through that's very close to home.
0:11:44 > 0:11:48Like this next find of Jill's.
0:11:48 > 0:11:51John, what about this one?
0:11:51 > 0:11:52Who's it by?
0:11:52 > 0:11:55- Donald Bisset.- That rings a bell.
0:11:55 > 0:11:57Yes, he's a wonderful old character.
0:11:57 > 0:11:59He used to live in the Barbican.
0:11:59 > 0:12:02- Shakespearean actor and author. - An author of children's books.
0:12:02 > 0:12:05- Correct.- That's wonderful. So he lived here in the building?
0:12:05 > 0:12:09Yes. I often used to go and have a drink with him in the garden.
0:12:09 > 0:12:12- Oh, wow. So did you buy this direct from him?- He gave it to me.
0:12:12 > 0:12:14- That's even nicer.- Yes.
0:12:14 > 0:12:18So this was probably an illustration for a book, I'm guessing?
0:12:18 > 0:12:20Yes, an elephant parachuting down from the moon.
0:12:20 > 0:12:23What a lovely picture. Do you have any others like this from him?
0:12:23 > 0:12:26I have another one that he gave to me, which is here.
0:12:28 > 0:12:31He was a dear friend, Donald. He was lovely character.
0:12:31 > 0:12:36That doesn't look like an illustration from a children's book. It's more of a still life.
0:12:36 > 0:12:37- This was in his flat, actually.- OK.
0:12:37 > 0:12:40- This was painted in his flat, you think?- Yes.
0:12:40 > 0:12:42With the Barbican lake behind and the window.
0:12:42 > 0:12:44Cos he was on the ground floor facing the back.
0:12:44 > 0:12:47I see. And it is signed, as you say, by Donald Bisset again.
0:12:47 > 0:12:50When he'd finished it, he thought it was terrible.
0:12:50 > 0:12:52He was about to scrumple it up.
0:12:52 > 0:12:55And I said, "Donald, that's beautiful.
0:12:55 > 0:12:56"It's one of your best pieces."
0:12:56 > 0:12:59So he just handed it, "Have it, Jill."
0:12:59 > 0:13:02- So you saved it.- I did.
0:13:02 > 0:13:06And when he died, his son was selling some of his things,
0:13:06 > 0:13:09and I bought the matching lamp, which happens...
0:13:09 > 0:13:13You've got the lamp as well? Let's have a look at this lamp.
0:13:13 > 0:13:16I'll let you pick it up, because it's very difficult.
0:13:16 > 0:13:18- Do you want to take that off?- Yes.
0:13:18 > 0:13:22OK, this is the actual lamp from the picture.
0:13:22 > 0:13:24How interesting. That lived in his flat.
0:13:24 > 0:13:29If I'm brutally honest, the lamp doesn't ooze quality in its casting.
0:13:29 > 0:13:34It's interesting, purely for the fact of the provenance, who owned it, and the fact it's in that picture.
0:13:34 > 0:13:37Are these things that you'd consider getting rid of?
0:13:37 > 0:13:41Yes, I would, actually. If they went to a good home I'd be even more thrilled.
0:13:41 > 0:13:42They're interesting items.
0:13:42 > 0:13:45I'd group them together because of the interest,
0:13:45 > 0:13:48and to make something of the provenance there.
0:13:48 > 0:13:51I'd be tempted to put something on them like about £80 to £120.
0:13:51 > 0:13:54See where we go from there. Can we put these into auction then?
0:13:54 > 0:13:56Yes, that's absolutely fine.
0:13:56 > 0:13:58Well, let's put that back on there very carefully.
0:13:58 > 0:14:00Pop that down there. Right, well.
0:14:00 > 0:14:02That's another interesting lot.
0:14:02 > 0:14:05You've got some fantastic things around your house.
0:14:05 > 0:14:08However, I don't think we're anywhere near our target yet,
0:14:08 > 0:14:10so we'd better get on. Shall we?
0:14:10 > 0:14:12Yes. Absolutely.
0:14:12 > 0:14:18Too right, John. We've got a long way to go to raise that cash for Jill's horse riding adventure.
0:14:18 > 0:14:20Now, Bill hits the back of the net with this photo
0:14:20 > 0:14:24which Jill keeps under the sofa for come strange reason.
0:14:24 > 0:14:30It shows Muhammad Ali embracing Pele during a ceremony in honour of the Brazilian soccer star.
0:14:30 > 0:14:37It was taken back in 1977, signed by Pele and authenticated on the back.
0:14:37 > 0:14:44Jill bought it at a TV auction and it's going to ours with a price-tag of £80 to £100.
0:14:44 > 0:14:49You're doing well, Bill, and I reckon that chair might be worth looking at.
0:14:49 > 0:14:52Bill, there's no time to be sitting down on the job.
0:14:52 > 0:14:54I thought you were trying to find things to sent to auction.
0:14:54 > 0:14:56I think this is quite interesting actually.
0:14:56 > 0:14:58What do you think about its age?
0:14:58 > 0:15:02I would guess probably Victorian, isn't it?
0:15:02 > 0:15:07It's very early Victorian, if not William IV.
0:15:07 > 0:15:09I tell you why I suggest that.
0:15:09 > 0:15:14- This rather stylised almost horse shoe front frame here, can you see that?- Yeah.
0:15:14 > 0:15:18That's left over from the Regency period.
0:15:18 > 0:15:20You see that a lot in French Empire furniture.
0:15:20 > 0:15:24And in the work of people like George Smith and George Bullock.
0:15:24 > 0:15:29And it was inspired by Napoleon's campaigns in Egypt.
0:15:29 > 0:15:36A lot of the furniture you see in the Empire period features emblems and motifs from Egypt.
0:15:36 > 0:15:39But what separates it and suggests it's slightly later is the leg.
0:15:39 > 0:15:45If you look down further, that bulbous reeded leg is a break.
0:15:45 > 0:15:50If it was 20 years earlier this would have probably had sabre legs, sweeping gently forward.
0:15:50 > 0:15:55But that kind of turn to the turn bulbous support there
0:15:55 > 0:16:00would suggest slightly later, probably about William IV or very, very early Queen Victoria.
0:16:00 > 0:16:06Value wise, I think considering all the money has to be spent on restoring it,
0:16:06 > 0:16:10I would put it in with an estimate of about 150 - £250.
0:16:10 > 0:16:13I'd like to hope it would make over a couple of hundred,
0:16:13 > 0:16:15but if you put it in at 150 you should start some bidding.
0:16:15 > 0:16:18If I had a chair like that, I think I'd keep it.
0:16:18 > 0:16:22Don't say that to Jill! We don't want to keep it, we want her to sell it at auction.
0:16:22 > 0:16:25I'll make sure we can take that, that's good. Come and see what else we can find.
0:16:25 > 0:16:30Yes, Bill, we are trying to find things to sell, not to keep!
0:16:30 > 0:16:34I found an oil lamp that's worth going to auction.
0:16:34 > 0:16:36It may be missing its shade,
0:16:36 > 0:16:39but it adds another £20 to £30 to our total.
0:16:39 > 0:16:42Now that our £700 target is in sight,
0:16:42 > 0:16:44I have time for a chat with Jill.
0:16:44 > 0:16:47I want to know more about her life with former husband
0:16:47 > 0:16:49from the Dave Clark Five,
0:16:49 > 0:16:52the musician, Mike Smith, and the son they had together.
0:16:52 > 0:16:59Well, I met Mike, actually, when I went to a rather popular
0:16:59 > 0:17:02drinking place in Berkeley Square, Mortons.
0:17:02 > 0:17:06And I went to Mike and said, I love the album you've just written with Mike D'Abo.
0:17:06 > 0:17:08It's called Smith & D'Abo.
0:17:08 > 0:17:10I play it every day in my salon.
0:17:10 > 0:17:13And that was the introduction to Mike.
0:17:13 > 0:17:18Very shortly afterwards we went out and then I had a dozen red roses.
0:17:18 > 0:17:22- It was great fun.- So at what stage did you have your son?
0:17:22 > 0:17:27He was born about one year and two months after we'd married.
0:17:27 > 0:17:31And obviously I really want to talk about Jamie, because very sadly you lost him.
0:17:31 > 0:17:35Tell me a bit about him and what kind of boy he was.
0:17:35 > 0:17:37Jamie was probably the love of my life.
0:17:37 > 0:17:42- We got on, we were great mates, great friends.- What happened then?
0:17:42 > 0:17:45He was diving, just getting his sports science degree.
0:17:45 > 0:17:51He was taking some Russians diving, who were very experienced divers.
0:17:51 > 0:17:54So he was obviously very, very deep.
0:17:54 > 0:17:59And the divers returned and Jamie still hasn't returned to the surface.
0:17:59 > 0:18:03You are strong lady. And I can sense that from you.
0:18:03 > 0:18:05- Yes.- How do you get that strength?
0:18:05 > 0:18:09You have had really bad times in your life.
0:18:09 > 0:18:16I think Jamie and I had a discipline and a great love and joy and spirit.
0:18:16 > 0:18:18And I've managed to maintain that.
0:18:18 > 0:18:21It's amazing how you kept your spirit strong. Well done, you.
0:18:21 > 0:18:24However, we are going to get the £700, hopefully,
0:18:24 > 0:18:26for that day out. So come with me.
0:18:26 > 0:18:28Where would you like me to go to now?
0:18:28 > 0:18:32'We've hardly stood up and Jill's help is needed elsewhere.'
0:18:33 > 0:18:39Jill, would you come here a second? Is this something you're really attached to?
0:18:39 > 0:18:42No. It's a pretty piece, but I'm not desperately attached.
0:18:42 > 0:18:44That's good. Where did it come from?
0:18:44 > 0:18:47It was a country house sale in Surrey.
0:18:47 > 0:18:50And was it converted to a lamp at that point?
0:18:50 > 0:18:52- Yes. - What do you know about it? Anything?
0:18:52 > 0:18:56I don't know anything about the history of this except it's a Russian tea urn, I think.
0:18:56 > 0:18:58- It is, indeed.- A Samovar.
0:18:58 > 0:19:04A Samovar, exactly, that's what it's called, a Samovar, which translates in Russian to "self boiler".
0:19:04 > 0:19:07- I didn't know that. - That's what it actually means, yes.
0:19:07 > 0:19:09Samovars were very popular in the 19th century.
0:19:09 > 0:19:11They've been around for a bit longer.
0:19:11 > 0:19:15And there is some debate as to where they first emerged.
0:19:15 > 0:19:20They are universally used for that purpose, heating hot water or heating tea.
0:19:20 > 0:19:26But very popular in the Victorian period. You see them in brass, in copper, silver-plated.
0:19:26 > 0:19:30This one here, I'm sad to say, has seen better days.
0:19:30 > 0:19:32- Yes, it has.- It's a bit battered.
0:19:32 > 0:19:37What you tended to have on here is a central tube here where you would have your tea concentrate.
0:19:37 > 0:19:39There are vents there for letting the steam out.
0:19:39 > 0:19:44And it would be heated either by charcoal or by some sort of little spirit burner.
0:19:44 > 0:19:50They always have this very obvious spigot here for allowing you to pour the hot liquid out,
0:19:50 > 0:19:53and the handle's for moving it from one place to another.
0:19:53 > 0:19:57You still occasionally see Samovars or items of this use
0:19:57 > 0:20:01in some of the period-looking tea rooms.
0:20:01 > 0:20:03So how much do you think this is worth?
0:20:03 > 0:20:07Well, it has seen better days, but it is still a useful item.
0:20:07 > 0:20:12I think the fact it's been converted to a lamp may just help us in terms of demand.
0:20:12 > 0:20:16I think Paul Hayes would like this. He likes anything to do with tea.
0:20:16 > 0:20:20- But for an estimate, I think I would go for something like £40 to £60. - OK, that's fine.
0:20:20 > 0:20:23At the mention of tea, have you got any hot water in the house?
0:20:23 > 0:20:27- Why not? Come and have a cup of tea. - Stick a couple of teabags in it then!
0:20:27 > 0:20:34On his way to the kitchen John spots a model cannon and flintlock pistol, and they could bring us £50 to £80.
0:20:34 > 0:20:37They are purely decorative of course, but remember
0:20:37 > 0:20:39if you decide to keep firearms at home,
0:20:39 > 0:20:43you'll need a licence and must keep them very safely out of harm's way.
0:20:43 > 0:20:46But now, what has John laid his hands on?
0:20:46 > 0:20:51We've got an interesting collection, here, of stirrup cups. Now, you do see stirrup cups from time to time.
0:20:51 > 0:20:54You very seldom see sets of them.
0:20:54 > 0:20:56However, these are what what we would call slightly modern.
0:20:56 > 0:21:00They're probably from the '60s, there or thereabouts.
0:21:00 > 0:21:03They first emerged in the mid-Georgian period,
0:21:03 > 0:21:08around the 1760s in the growth of that type of sport.
0:21:08 > 0:21:13They're called stirrup cups because it is traditionally the last drink
0:21:13 > 0:21:15the hunt would have before they set off.
0:21:15 > 0:21:17So they're in the stirrups at that point.
0:21:17 > 0:21:20Sorry to interrupt you. Did we hear "the hunt"?
0:21:20 > 0:21:23Yes, we're talking about this lovely collection of stirrup cups.
0:21:23 > 0:21:25These are silver-plated.
0:21:25 > 0:21:32The Georgian version you see tend to be silver, and can be very, very expensive.
0:21:32 > 0:21:36As you know, they are by Gucci, the very famous accessory and jewellery maker,
0:21:36 > 0:21:39that aren't traditionally known for making this sort of thing.
0:21:39 > 0:21:43But they are one of the great houses for luggage and accessories.
0:21:43 > 0:21:47Set up in Florence in the 1920s, Gucci, and still around today.
0:21:47 > 0:21:51The thing is, Jill, we'd be glad to have a Gucci dress, never mind Gucci stirrup cups.
0:21:51 > 0:21:53We can sell you a stirrup cup.
0:21:53 > 0:22:00But these are very interesting. If I were putting them in I would suggest an estimate of about £800 to £1,200.
0:22:00 > 0:22:02- Wow!- How would that sound to you?
0:22:02 > 0:22:05I think that sounds very fair, yes.
0:22:05 > 0:22:08But I think I'd like to hold a reserve of about £1,000.
0:22:08 > 0:22:13In that case, if you want a £1,000 reserve, I'd have to estimate them at £1,000 to £1,500.
0:22:13 > 0:22:15But I still think that's got a good chance.
0:22:15 > 0:22:18We've found a great variety of things, haven't we?
0:22:18 > 0:22:20- Have you enjoyed the experience? - Fantastic.
0:22:20 > 0:22:22But I guess you would like to know
0:22:22 > 0:22:25how much, in an ideal world, you're going to raise at auction.
0:22:25 > 0:22:29- Yes.- So, about my person somewhere here...- I saw you do that.
0:22:29 > 0:22:31Oh, did you? Sneaky boy.
0:22:31 > 0:22:35Anyway, you wanted £700 for that marvellous day out in the country.
0:22:35 > 0:22:37To catch up with everything.
0:22:37 > 0:22:39Well, it is, da-da-da-da...
0:22:39 > 0:22:41I should have had a hunting horn, shouldn't I?
0:22:41 > 0:22:45£1,590. How's that?
0:22:45 > 0:22:481,590. You might be in there, Bill.
0:22:48 > 0:22:51- That is fantastic.- I want to thank you very much indeed.
0:22:51 > 0:22:54First time for me in a residence in the Barbican,
0:22:54 > 0:22:57so every time we go to the theatre or any time I come I'll think of you.
0:22:57 > 0:22:59Pop up and have a drink.
0:22:59 > 0:23:04It's certainly an eclectic mix of items off to auction.
0:23:04 > 0:23:06I hope the bidders are as interested in the items
0:23:06 > 0:23:09as I have been in Jill's stories about them.
0:23:09 > 0:23:12For example, the watercolours painted by her friend and neighbour,
0:23:12 > 0:23:15children's author Donald Bisset.
0:23:15 > 0:23:17Together with the lamp that features in this picture.
0:23:17 > 0:23:21We are hoping the lot will fetch £80 to £120.
0:23:21 > 0:23:27The writing desk from Holland that Jill bought in Camden Market.
0:23:27 > 0:23:32John has also given it an estimate of £80 to £120.
0:23:32 > 0:23:35And this Chinese vanity box that both Jill and I think is
0:23:35 > 0:23:39far too pretty for John's low estimate of £60 to £80.
0:23:39 > 0:23:43We'll just have to see how it performs on auction day.
0:23:45 > 0:23:50Still to come on Cash In The Attic, will Jill's items fall at the first?
0:23:50 > 0:23:52Disappointing. £45 is the highest we got
0:23:52 > 0:23:55and the auctioneer quite rightly has left that unsold.
0:23:55 > 0:23:58- So, taking it home, Jill.- Or will she be first past the finishing post
0:23:58 > 0:24:01to hit her £700 target?
0:24:01 > 0:24:04- I tell you what, that's better, isn't it?- That's good, isn't it?
0:24:04 > 0:24:05It's a good price.
0:24:05 > 0:24:08We will find out when the final hammer falls.
0:24:14 > 0:24:16It's been a few weeks now since we visited Jill Smith
0:24:16 > 0:24:20in her very stylish apartment right in the heart of the City of London.
0:24:20 > 0:24:24We helped her look for antiques and collectibles to take to auction.
0:24:24 > 0:24:27So today we've brought those to a different part of London,
0:24:27 > 0:24:28to the Chiswick auction rooms.
0:24:28 > 0:24:30Now, she wants to raise about £700,
0:24:30 > 0:24:34because she's had a fairly tough couple of years and would really
0:24:34 > 0:24:37like to rekindle her interest in horse-riding
0:24:37 > 0:24:40after something like 40 years out of the saddle.
0:24:40 > 0:24:42So, she's got to raise her £700 and we sincerely hope
0:24:42 > 0:24:46that the punters are here as her items go under the hammer.
0:24:48 > 0:24:50I'm always pleased to see our bidders
0:24:50 > 0:24:53looking so keen when they walk through the sale room doors.
0:24:53 > 0:24:59Luckily for us, we have a terrific range of items to tempt them with.
0:24:59 > 0:25:01From the replica pistol and cannon,
0:25:01 > 0:25:03to the fascinating Chinese vanity case.
0:25:03 > 0:25:07Of course, there's also that funny elephant painting
0:25:07 > 0:25:10which seems to be our expert's favourite.
0:25:10 > 0:25:12Well, well, well, down on your knees,
0:25:12 > 0:25:14hair suitably spiked for the day.
0:25:14 > 0:25:16I had the roof down this morning.
0:25:16 > 0:25:19You fibber, it takes you hours with gel
0:25:19 > 0:25:20to get it like that. I know!
0:25:20 > 0:25:22Now, of course, Jill's painting.
0:25:22 > 0:25:24A Bisset painting, if I remember correctly.
0:25:24 > 0:25:27Yes, it was, and she was a friend of the artist.
0:25:27 > 0:25:30Nice to get the picture direct from the artist.
0:25:30 > 0:25:32It's in here along with another
0:25:32 > 0:25:35and a lamp that featured in the other picture.
0:25:35 > 0:25:38Then there were the stirrup cups, I'd never seen those before.
0:25:38 > 0:25:39Will they do well?
0:25:39 > 0:25:41We have a lot riding on them.
0:25:41 > 0:25:45£1,000-£1,500 pounds on them, so fingers crossed on that.
0:25:45 > 0:25:47I'm looking forward to seeing Jill again.
0:25:47 > 0:25:50She's lively and I think the auction will be very interesting.
0:25:50 > 0:25:51And she has brought Bill with her.
0:25:51 > 0:25:53OK, let's see where she is.
0:25:55 > 0:25:58Now, when we last met Jill she was very keen to protect the value of
0:25:58 > 0:26:02her stirrup cups by giving them a substantial reserve price.
0:26:02 > 0:26:06As we join her and Bill, I wonder if she's got any other reserves in mind.
0:26:06 > 0:26:09Jill and Bill. Hey!
0:26:09 > 0:26:11Looking suitably tanned and healthy.
0:26:11 > 0:26:12You've been on holiday, haven't you?
0:26:12 > 0:26:14- Yes, I have. - You have. Where were you?
0:26:14 > 0:26:18- Sailing. Salcombe.- And where did you get your tan, Jill?
0:26:18 > 0:26:20The Barbican, facing south in my flat.
0:26:20 > 0:26:23On your balcony. It's a much cheaper way to do it, isn't it?
0:26:23 > 0:26:26It's very nice to see you again.
0:26:26 > 0:26:29Are you having any pangs about the things you're selling?
0:26:29 > 0:26:33No, I shall miss everything, but I do need the space.
0:26:33 > 0:26:36And you want to get back to all that horse-riding.
0:26:36 > 0:26:38- Yes.- Have you put reserves on any items?
0:26:38 > 0:26:40Just a couple of things.
0:26:40 > 0:26:42- Which ones?- The Chinese vanity box.
0:26:42 > 0:26:45Oh, we like that vanity box, don't we?
0:26:45 > 0:26:46And the Gucci stirrup cups.
0:26:46 > 0:26:48The Gucci stirrup cups.
0:26:48 > 0:26:51£1,000 reserve. I think we should get in our little spot,
0:26:51 > 0:26:54because the auction is about to begin.
0:26:54 > 0:26:56- OK, let's go.- Follow John.
0:26:56 > 0:26:57- Let's go.- Great.
0:26:59 > 0:27:01But as we head into position,
0:27:01 > 0:27:04we discover Jill's put reserves on two more lots.
0:27:04 > 0:27:06The Samovar lamp
0:27:06 > 0:27:08and the photograph of Pele with Ali.
0:27:10 > 0:27:12If you're planning to buy or sell in this way,
0:27:12 > 0:27:14you will face charges such as commission
0:27:14 > 0:27:18which can vary from one saleroom to another, so do check in advance.
0:27:18 > 0:27:22And now we come to our first lot of the day,
0:27:22 > 0:27:27the Gucci stirrup cups held in such high esteem by Jill.
0:27:27 > 0:27:30Probably the prize item, isn't it, John, the stirrup cups.
0:27:30 > 0:27:32Indeed, and it is the sort of thing
0:27:32 > 0:27:34that you would come here to buy or you don't.
0:27:34 > 0:27:37I don't think somebody's going to have a speculative bid on it.
0:27:37 > 0:27:39We've either got a buyer or we haven't.
0:27:39 > 0:27:42So you have put on a reserve of a £1,000 on these
0:27:42 > 0:27:45- because you don't want to part with them unless you get that.- No.
0:27:45 > 0:27:49Start me £700 for the lot. £700 for the Gucci cups.
0:27:49 > 0:27:52700, I'm bid. 720. 740. 760.
0:27:52 > 0:27:55£760 for those Gucci cups.
0:27:55 > 0:27:59For 760. Not quite enough. 760.
0:27:59 > 0:28:01Not anywhere near our £1,000 reserve,
0:28:01 > 0:28:04so it looks like you'll be taking those home, Jill.
0:28:04 > 0:28:06- So, you are happy with that? - Yes.
0:28:06 > 0:28:09You would have been disturbed if had they gone for less.
0:28:09 > 0:28:11I would have been sad, yes.
0:28:11 > 0:28:14- Well, back on that side table.- Yep.
0:28:14 > 0:28:16Oh dear, that's a bit of a blow.
0:28:16 > 0:28:19If we'd made the reserve price it would have brought us,
0:28:19 > 0:28:22the entire £700 target in one go.
0:28:22 > 0:28:24But let's not get too downhearted.
0:28:24 > 0:28:26We have another ten lots to auction off.
0:28:26 > 0:28:30Next, is a collection of items from artist and author Donald Bisset.
0:28:30 > 0:28:33The centrepiece is that lovely whimsical painting
0:28:33 > 0:28:36of an elephant hanging from an umbrella.
0:28:36 > 0:28:39It's quite a fun picture, quite striking.
0:28:39 > 0:28:42And this is something that somebody would take a chance on.
0:28:42 > 0:28:46Visually, it's quite pleasing and there is good providence with it as well.
0:28:46 > 0:28:50I like the humour in it, it will be interesting to see what it fetches.
0:28:50 > 0:28:52- He was a wonderful character. - Here it comes.
0:28:52 > 0:28:54Start me for £30 for the picture.
0:28:54 > 0:29:0030 I'm bid. 35. 40. 45. 50. 55. 60.
0:29:00 > 0:29:04Next to me at £60. Next to me at £60. It goes then for 60.
0:29:04 > 0:29:08Anybody else, £60. 463.
0:29:08 > 0:29:10So, Jill, they you go. £60.
0:29:10 > 0:29:13- Are you happy with that. - I think that's very fair.
0:29:13 > 0:29:15- That's a pony in the New Forest. - Yes.
0:29:17 > 0:29:20Bill, you took the words right out of my mouth.
0:29:20 > 0:29:24What's more, £60 is a respectable start to our kitty.
0:29:24 > 0:29:27However, Jill has such an ambitious target in mind,
0:29:27 > 0:29:30let's hope our later sales will be even more respectable.
0:29:30 > 0:29:33Talking of which...
0:29:33 > 0:29:37Next up is my favourite lot, it's the William IV library chair.
0:29:37 > 0:29:41It does need a bit of work, but good solid frame, good condition.
0:29:41 > 0:29:43£150 bottom estimate, it should do that.
0:29:43 > 0:29:45And why do you like it so much, John?
0:29:45 > 0:29:47It's a handsome-looking chair.
0:29:47 > 0:29:48Something I'd like to fall asleep in.
0:29:48 > 0:29:51I think you'd quite like it yourself.
0:29:51 > 0:29:52We'll start the chair for £100.
0:29:52 > 0:29:58100 I'm bid. 110. 120. 130. 140. 150.
0:29:58 > 0:30:01160. 170. 180. 190. 200.
0:30:01 > 0:30:04£200 there. At £200.
0:30:04 > 0:30:07Anybody else for £200? Are we all done at £200?
0:30:07 > 0:30:09That chair at 200 then.
0:30:10 > 0:30:12Excellent. That's great, isn't it?
0:30:12 > 0:30:13How much was that above your estimate?
0:30:13 > 0:30:17- I said 150 to 250, so we are bang in the middle.- In the middle.
0:30:17 > 0:30:19It is quite an antique as well. It's a good old chair.
0:30:19 > 0:30:21Bill, I thought you might have liked that chair.
0:30:21 > 0:30:23I would have done.
0:30:23 > 0:30:26Yes, a really impressive sale.
0:30:26 > 0:30:30If we can keep up this pace, we are laughing all way to the gymkhana.
0:30:30 > 0:30:33Now, the next lot is my favourite of all.
0:30:33 > 0:30:39A 120 year-old Chinese vanity box, and John shares my enthusiasm.
0:30:39 > 0:30:42Quite unusual for an oriental box, but you didn't like my estimate.
0:30:42 > 0:30:44I said £60 to £80, and you did not like that.
0:30:44 > 0:30:47We were a bit mortified at his estimate.
0:30:47 > 0:30:49There is a bit of damage on it though.
0:30:49 > 0:30:52The proof's in the pudding, it's about to come under the hammer.
0:30:52 > 0:30:55Start me for £40. 40 I'm bid. 45.
0:30:55 > 0:30:5950. 55. 55 I'm bid.
0:30:59 > 0:31:03At £55. £60. 65. At £65.
0:31:03 > 0:31:05I am going to sell at 65.
0:31:05 > 0:31:09And £70. Just in time at £70.
0:31:10 > 0:31:11So, what do you think?
0:31:11 > 0:31:14- I hope it's gone to a good home. I'm delighted.- I liked it.
0:31:14 > 0:31:17There were few flashing cards there.
0:31:17 > 0:31:19A good bit of interest in the room.
0:31:19 > 0:31:21£10 above my low estimate and your reserve, well done.
0:31:21 > 0:31:25He's getting very cocky on it now, isn't he? "I did really well".
0:31:25 > 0:31:26Flash is the word.
0:31:28 > 0:31:32Steady, steady. We don't want John to be too pleased with himself.
0:31:32 > 0:31:35Still, we're doing really, really well at the sale.
0:31:35 > 0:31:39We've only sold three items so far and we have already made over £300.
0:31:39 > 0:31:41So we're feeling very positive.
0:31:43 > 0:31:46Next up, is our early 20th century Continental dressing-table
0:31:46 > 0:31:49which we are all agreed had been stripped at some point
0:31:49 > 0:31:52and is a bit faded. But structurally, it's sound.
0:31:52 > 0:31:55It just wants repolishing. We want 80 to £120 for it.
0:31:55 > 0:31:56And it is a little warped.
0:31:56 > 0:32:00It is a little bit warped here and there, but aren't we all?
0:32:00 > 0:32:04We like a bit of warp. It adds a bit of interest. Hear it comes.
0:32:04 > 0:32:07£40 for the dressing table. £40 for it. 45.
0:32:07 > 0:32:10£45 is all I'm bid. At £45 for the dressing table.
0:32:10 > 0:32:1245, anybody else? £45.
0:32:12 > 0:32:16Not quite enough. £45. 45.
0:32:16 > 0:32:17- Disappointing.- No sale.
0:32:17 > 0:32:22Only one bidder, £45 is the highest we got and the auctioneer has left that unsold.
0:32:22 > 0:32:24- So, you're taking it home, Jill. - OK.
0:32:24 > 0:32:27A bit off-beam with that one. No interest in the room.
0:32:27 > 0:32:30Well, it depends who 's here on the day, doesn't it?
0:32:30 > 0:32:33What a shame, and we were all doing so well.
0:32:33 > 0:32:37Our luck is looking a bit shaky, but perhaps this is just a minor blip.
0:32:37 > 0:32:40Next, we have that unusual electric lamp,
0:32:40 > 0:32:44converted from a Russian tea urn, known as a Samovar.
0:32:44 > 0:32:47Remember, Jill has put a reserve price of £40.
0:32:47 > 0:32:52Let's hope it won't put anyone off making a healthy bid.
0:32:52 > 0:32:54Samovars tend to be popular at auction,
0:32:54 > 0:32:58but I do remember that the condition was right on the edge there.
0:32:58 > 0:33:01If there's a fly in the ointment, that will be it.
0:33:01 > 0:33:03Say £30 to start need for the Samovar. 30 I'm bid.
0:33:03 > 0:33:0732. 34. £34 for the Samovar.
0:33:07 > 0:33:12I need 36. At £34 then. At 34.
0:33:12 > 0:33:13Anybody want to come in at 36?
0:33:13 > 0:33:17£34 then. 34. Not quite enough.
0:33:17 > 0:33:20He hasn't sold it because you put a reserve on that of £40.
0:33:20 > 0:33:23Yes, I guess I bonded with it.
0:33:23 > 0:33:26It's such a pretty piece.
0:33:26 > 0:33:31Oh no, just £6 below the reserve and John's lowest estimate.
0:33:31 > 0:33:35As we reach the middle of our sale it looks like
0:33:35 > 0:33:38it could be turning into a real roller-coaster ride.
0:33:38 > 0:33:42And I hope it won't damage Jill's chances of reaching her target.
0:33:42 > 0:33:44We're at the halfway point,
0:33:44 > 0:33:51you want to raise £700 for your day out on that horse, we have, yay, £330.
0:33:51 > 0:33:52- That's pretty good.- Not bad.
0:33:52 > 0:33:55- That's very good. - That's half a hunter.
0:33:55 > 0:33:57But which half?
0:33:57 > 0:34:01'Ha-ha, Bill. Always good to see a man with a sense of humour.'
0:34:01 > 0:34:05Now, as we take a short break, I wonder what has caught John's eye.
0:34:05 > 0:34:08Now, this is a really interesting piece of porcelain.
0:34:08 > 0:34:11It caught my attention because, at first,
0:34:11 > 0:34:15I thought it was a piece of 17th or 18th century Blanc de Chine.
0:34:15 > 0:34:17It is basically undecorated.
0:34:17 > 0:34:22And as the term denotes, blanc, meaning white, it is French blank china.
0:34:22 > 0:34:25Now, in the 19th century a very famous Parisian
0:34:25 > 0:34:31potter called Edme Samson set up making direct copies of Chinese,
0:34:31 > 0:34:33Oriental and English porcelain.
0:34:33 > 0:34:36Things like Chelsea and so on.
0:34:36 > 0:34:41They always claimed that they marked their wares with an "S" for Samson.
0:34:41 > 0:34:44But they also used to mark with pseudo marks
0:34:44 > 0:34:47of the factories they were trying to copy.
0:34:47 > 0:34:51And with a bit of unscrupulous removing of the Samson mark with
0:34:51 > 0:34:55hydrofluoric acid, they can often be out there and be quite deceptive.
0:34:55 > 0:34:59Samson models are coming into their own now,
0:34:59 > 0:35:02and if you can collect a nice series of pieces
0:35:02 > 0:35:05of Blanc de Chine, the whiteness will help you display them.
0:35:05 > 0:35:07Especially against a nice dark background.
0:35:07 > 0:35:12Now the estimate on this is about 150 to £180.
0:35:12 > 0:35:15I think when you look at it, it is absolutely modelled superbly.
0:35:15 > 0:35:18And I think it is great that Samson now, although they have long been
0:35:18 > 0:35:19known for their fakes,
0:35:19 > 0:35:23are starting to be collected as great potters in their own right.
0:35:23 > 0:35:25I think he's charming.
0:35:25 > 0:35:27Well said, John. So do I.
0:35:27 > 0:35:29So as we return to the floor,
0:35:29 > 0:35:33we know that we have to make a least £370 on the next five lots,
0:35:33 > 0:35:35if we are going to bring Jill up to her target.
0:35:35 > 0:35:39She has put a reserve of £100 on the next item,
0:35:39 > 0:35:43£20 higher than John's lowest estimate.
0:35:43 > 0:35:44So, Bill, as a sporting man.
0:35:44 > 0:35:46It's iconic. Iconic, isn't it?
0:35:46 > 0:35:50- It's just wonderful. Yes.- And John, what is the official line on this?
0:35:50 > 0:35:54We probably have the two most famous sporting celebrities in their own field.
0:35:54 > 0:35:56They are still alive and they sign a lot of autographs,
0:35:56 > 0:36:00so they do turn up, but it should be around that sort of money.
0:36:00 > 0:36:04£60. 65. 70. 75.
0:36:04 > 0:36:06£75 for the Pele picture. At £75.
0:36:06 > 0:36:08Anybody want to come in at 80?
0:36:08 > 0:36:10£75. Any more?
0:36:10 > 0:36:12£75 then.
0:36:12 > 0:36:1680, just in time. 85 with me.
0:36:16 > 0:36:1785 with me.
0:36:17 > 0:36:21At 85. Not quite enough. £85. 85.
0:36:21 > 0:36:25At £85. Not sold.
0:36:25 > 0:36:27Well, we got £85 and were within my estimate,
0:36:27 > 0:36:32but not near enough to your reserve, so another item you are taking home, Jill.
0:36:32 > 0:36:35Uh-oh, four lots to go, so many hundreds of pounds
0:36:35 > 0:36:37still to make and I am getting a little
0:36:37 > 0:36:42concerned about Jill's chances of fully funding her return to the world of horse-riding.
0:36:42 > 0:36:48Up next, an oil lamp that John has valued no higher than £20 to £30.
0:36:48 > 0:36:50Now, this is a rather special lamp
0:36:50 > 0:36:53and I saw it on the way in because it was quite well displayed.
0:36:53 > 0:36:56It is cranberry and base, but it belonged to your former husband.
0:36:56 > 0:37:00Mike Smith, who played with The Dave Clark Five.
0:37:00 > 0:37:05It has a good provenance, so you have aimed this very low actually, John.
0:37:05 > 0:37:08It should sell at that money. It will make what it's worth.
0:37:08 > 0:37:13- What value had you put on it? - We have 20 to £30. Here it comes.
0:37:13 > 0:37:17This is a Victorian brass oil lamp with cranberry garter reservoir.
0:37:17 > 0:37:23I understand this belonged to Mike Smith of the Dave Clark Five band.
0:37:23 > 0:37:2676A is the lot number.
0:37:26 > 0:37:27£10 for the oil lamp.
0:37:27 > 0:37:30£10 I'm bid. £12.
0:37:30 > 0:37:3314. 16. £18. In the doorway at £18.
0:37:33 > 0:37:35The oil lamp, anybody else? At £18.
0:37:35 > 0:37:39It's going to be sold then at £18.
0:37:39 > 0:37:41It will go down for £18. £18. 531.
0:37:41 > 0:37:43Not a lot. Not a lot.
0:37:43 > 0:37:45- Never mind.- But it's gone.
0:37:45 > 0:37:47It's gone. £18.
0:37:47 > 0:37:50It's found a home. Found a home.
0:37:50 > 0:37:52And it's another £18 towards that horse ride.
0:37:55 > 0:37:58It's heartening to see that Jill is being a really good sport.
0:37:58 > 0:38:00And as we continue the sale,
0:38:00 > 0:38:04we come to an item with a very distinguished pedigree.
0:38:04 > 0:38:07Letter clips were first invented in 1843
0:38:07 > 0:38:10to keep gentlemen's correspondence in very good order, you know?
0:38:10 > 0:38:14They are amongst the most sought-after trinkets in the antiques trade.
0:38:14 > 0:38:20And Jill's brassy clip is valued at £20 to £30.
0:38:20 > 0:38:23Next up, is our little 19th century brass letter clip by
0:38:23 > 0:38:24Merry, Phipson and Parker.
0:38:24 > 0:38:28Not a huge sum for our auction, only 20 to £30.
0:38:28 > 0:38:30But there should be a few collectors
0:38:30 > 0:38:33that will be attracted at that low estimate.
0:38:33 > 0:38:36There we go. Is it worth £10? £10 for it, surely.
0:38:36 > 0:38:3812. 14. 16.
0:38:38 > 0:38:39£18.
0:38:39 > 0:38:42At £18 for this little letter clip.
0:38:42 > 0:38:44£18 for the letter clip. Any more?
0:38:44 > 0:38:48£18, I'm going to sell then. £18. £18.
0:38:48 > 0:38:51- That's fair.- £18. - Just under our lower estimate again.
0:38:51 > 0:38:52But it has sold.
0:38:52 > 0:38:56I tell you what, they haven't got big purses in this room today.
0:38:56 > 0:38:59No. But I'm happy it's gone.
0:38:59 > 0:39:01If things don't start improving,
0:39:01 > 0:39:04that lovely day you have planned with the horses
0:39:04 > 0:39:07may have to be ditched in favour of a rickshaw ride.
0:39:07 > 0:39:10Our next item is a letter knife.
0:39:10 > 0:39:12Always remember, by the way, to keep sharp,
0:39:12 > 0:39:15potentially dangerous items out of children's reach.
0:39:17 > 0:39:19- You're getting rid of your letter opener.- Yes.
0:39:19 > 0:39:20So it is a brass one, yes?
0:39:20 > 0:39:23I have another one that is slimmer and swifter.
0:39:23 > 0:39:26Surely for £10, I am bid. A maiden bid of £10.
0:39:26 > 0:39:28£10 to my left. At £10, all done.
0:39:28 > 0:39:31At £10, it goes for £10. 175.
0:39:31 > 0:39:34- Just what you thought, John. - Yes, right on our lower estimate.
0:39:34 > 0:39:38- That's fine.- Right on the money.
0:39:38 > 0:39:43As they say, every little helps, but we are such a long way from our target,
0:39:43 > 0:39:49and with just one item left to sell, there is a massive amount riding on the pistol and cannon.
0:39:49 > 0:39:52The gun is only a replica,
0:39:52 > 0:39:54but I quite like the little Napoleonic cannon.
0:39:54 > 0:39:56For me, that is the nicest bit in the lot.
0:39:56 > 0:39:59We are looking for £50 to £80, so we have to be hopeful with that.
0:39:59 > 0:40:03I think we will have to cross everything on this one.
0:40:03 > 0:40:05The little miniature cannon. 92 A.
0:40:05 > 0:40:08What's it worth? Start me with £30.
0:40:08 > 0:40:10Surely, I'm bid £30 straight off.
0:40:10 > 0:40:12A maiden bid of 30. 30. 35.
0:40:12 > 0:40:14We've got two bidders in the room.
0:40:14 > 0:40:1645. 50.
0:40:16 > 0:40:2055. 60. 65. 70. 75.
0:40:20 > 0:40:2280.
0:40:22 > 0:40:24£80, seated at £80.
0:40:24 > 0:40:28Anybody else, at £80? All done, £80.
0:40:28 > 0:40:31It goes for 80 then. 466.
0:40:31 > 0:40:33I tell you what, that's better, isn't it?
0:40:33 > 0:40:35It's a good price.
0:40:35 > 0:40:37I was getting hot flushes myself.
0:40:37 > 0:40:41It's lovely when you get a few bidders bidding against each other.
0:40:41 > 0:40:43It's good. I like watching the paddles.
0:40:43 > 0:40:46And there have been plenty of those here today.
0:40:46 > 0:40:51It's such a pity they weren't waving so enthusiastically for Jill's other items.
0:40:51 > 0:40:53So that's the end of our sale.
0:40:53 > 0:40:56And it's time to tot up our total.
0:40:56 > 0:40:58We come to the total.
0:40:58 > 0:41:01Now, you wanted £700. We didn't quite make the 700
0:41:01 > 0:41:04because you are taking home quite a lot of items.
0:41:04 > 0:41:08- But you did make £456. - Still pretty good.
0:41:08 > 0:41:12It's pretty healthy. Well, I hope you have a wonderful day out.
0:41:12 > 0:41:14- Thank you.- Thank you so much for being good fun,
0:41:14 > 0:41:15and you enjoyed it as well, John?
0:41:15 > 0:41:18Of course. Of course. Fantastic.
0:41:18 > 0:41:20- It's been great fun. - Thank you, guys.
0:41:20 > 0:41:22We'll be galloping towards your horse now.
0:41:29 > 0:41:32It's just a few weeks later, and Jill might not
0:41:32 > 0:41:34have made her full total, but she has raised enough
0:41:34 > 0:41:39to spend the day at these beautiful stables in Surrey.
0:41:39 > 0:41:45There's a welcoming committee for her, and she's definitely not lost her touch.
0:41:45 > 0:41:48I'm so lucky to be here and to be able to ride here.
0:41:48 > 0:41:51But I will need help getting on, please.
0:41:51 > 0:41:53Now, now, from what I have seen so far,
0:41:53 > 0:41:56I don't believe that for one second.
0:41:59 > 0:42:02She's off, and it's time to stretch those legs.
0:42:02 > 0:42:06Its 44 years since Jill last rode a horse,
0:42:06 > 0:42:09and she's certainly still got what it takes.
0:42:09 > 0:42:11With a little help from her new friend.
0:42:11 > 0:42:14It's great, and thanks to Mia. She's a beautiful mare.
0:42:14 > 0:42:18She's lovely. Absolutely lovely.
0:42:18 > 0:42:20She's coming to say goodbye.
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