0:00:02 > 0:00:03Welcome to Cash In The Attic.
0:00:03 > 0:00:06We're on the trail of treasures hidden around your home
0:00:06 > 0:00:08that we can help you sell at auction.
0:00:08 > 0:00:13Today we're in Gloucester and, rather to my surprise, I find myself at the waterfront
0:00:13 > 0:00:18and somewhere I didn't even know existed, Gloucester's historic docks.
0:00:18 > 0:00:22They were built in the heart of the city over 200 years ago and would once have been packed
0:00:22 > 0:00:24with ocean-going ships from around the world.
0:00:24 > 0:00:31Now restored to their former glory, the docks are now home to more pleasure craft than working vessels,
0:00:31 > 0:00:37but the area certainly offers an intriguing glimpse into Britain's industrial past.
0:00:38 > 0:00:42Well, I may not be able to see the sea from here, but I can see
0:00:42 > 0:00:45plenty of history all around me and that's a theme
0:00:45 > 0:00:51we're hoping to continue today as we go in search of antiques and collectables to take to auction.
0:01:11 > 0:01:17Coming up on today's Cash In The Attic, it looks as if we could be in line for a great rummage.
0:01:17 > 0:01:20Genuinely, I'm very excited to find them.
0:01:20 > 0:01:21I think they're great.
0:01:21 > 0:01:23Could Jonty be heading for a happy ever after?
0:01:23 > 0:01:29There's a tiny little slipper there. All we need is a Prince Charming, don't we?
0:01:29 > 0:01:31But, Jonty, I thought you were!
0:01:32 > 0:01:35- And at the auction, things are looking promising.- Thank you.
0:01:35 > 0:01:38- Wonderful!- There you are, well done!
0:01:38 > 0:01:41Will we be painting the town red with the proceeds?
0:01:41 > 0:01:44Isn't it great to be wrong! Hurray!
0:01:44 > 0:01:46Find out when the hammer falls.
0:01:48 > 0:01:51I've come just down the road to the village of Churchdown
0:01:51 > 0:01:54to meet a lady with an artistic streak.
0:01:54 > 0:01:59She's called the Cash In The Attic team in to help her with a very personal ambition.
0:01:59 > 0:02:03Alex Stanbrook has creativity running through her veins.
0:02:03 > 0:02:10An avid artist, she takes after her Yugoslavian father, who also had an eye for an antique.
0:02:10 > 0:02:13She used to put her creative talents into her job as a milliner,
0:02:13 > 0:02:16crafting beautiful hats, but now she's retired.
0:02:16 > 0:02:22Her good friend, Joy, is on hand today to help us raise the cash for Alex's latest endeavour.
0:02:24 > 0:02:28- Hey, Jonty. - Jennie, where have you been?
0:02:28 > 0:02:31- I've been at the docks having a great time.- The docks?
0:02:31 > 0:02:33Surprising, isn't it? Gloucester docks.
0:02:33 > 0:02:37They're a long way from the sea, but they're absolutely... As pretty as a picture.
0:02:37 > 0:02:40- A picture? You're trying to tell me something.- It is a clue.
0:02:40 > 0:02:46The lady is quite an accomplished artist herself and her father, by her reckoning, was even better.
0:02:46 > 0:02:48Was his name Picasso, Matisse, anything like that?
0:02:48 > 0:02:53Maybe it was. Let's go and find out. You start looking, I'll go and meet.
0:02:53 > 0:02:57This cosy house outside Gloucester has been Alex's home for more than two decades.
0:02:57 > 0:03:01She's recently inherited many of her father's antiques so the house
0:03:01 > 0:03:07is full to the brim, which always makes it even more tempting for us.
0:03:07 > 0:03:09- A-ha! Hello, ladies.- Hello. - Who's who?
0:03:09 > 0:03:13- How are you?- I'm Alex. - Hello.- And this is Joy. - I'm Joy.- Hello.
0:03:13 > 0:03:14- You're old friends, obviously.- Yes.
0:03:14 > 0:03:20We've been in these houses since they were built, so we've been neighbours for 23 years.
0:03:20 > 0:03:22And who's this, then?
0:03:22 > 0:03:25- This is my father, Mario. - And who did the painting?
0:03:25 > 0:03:27I'm doing this one.
0:03:27 > 0:03:32And my dad is the reason we've actually called you in because, sadly, he died two years ago,
0:03:32 > 0:03:34but he was a fabulous artist
0:03:34 > 0:03:39and what I'm trying to do is raise money so that I can do an exhibition of his work.
0:03:39 > 0:03:41That's a lovely idea - it really is.
0:03:41 > 0:03:46So, how much money do you think we're going to need to put on that exhibition?
0:03:46 > 0:03:50I'd like to raise a thousand at least, if possible, because we need to do mounts
0:03:50 > 0:03:54for some of his watercolours and some of the frames need renovating.
0:03:54 > 0:03:57So, we've got to raise £1,000, which means that we've got to go to work.
0:03:57 > 0:04:01- We've got a big day ahead of us. - Yes.- Which way shall we go?
0:04:01 > 0:04:04- Down this way?- Yes, down this way. - OK.- OK.
0:04:04 > 0:04:08Through here. And, so, we're off! And to help us raise the cash
0:04:08 > 0:04:14for that exhibition, we've got a man who's turned spotting great antiques into an art form of his own.
0:04:14 > 0:04:17Jonty Hearnden has spent his whole life in the antique business,
0:04:17 > 0:04:21so, not surprisingly, he's already got his hands on the first find of the day.
0:04:23 > 0:04:27I've found this wonderful embroidered...
0:04:27 > 0:04:29Well, I thought it was a sampler, but all it is,
0:04:29 > 0:04:35quite simply, is an embroidered prayer done by, here, look, a Mary Wall, 1797.
0:04:35 > 0:04:37So, this is over 200 years old.
0:04:37 > 0:04:44And running down the side is these lovely stylised floral swags. I think it's really done beautifully.
0:04:44 > 0:04:48How accurate do you think this colour is? I see a bit of blue here and I see
0:04:48 > 0:04:52- a sort of salmon pink here. - These would have been stronger colours.- Yes.
0:04:52 > 0:04:55This might well have been a red, we look at the faded pink.
0:04:55 > 0:04:57- OK, yeah.- This might be a very strong blue.
0:04:57 > 0:05:01We'll never know because these are vegetable dyes, they fade very rapidly.
0:05:01 > 0:05:03- They don't hold their colour. - The other interesting part
0:05:03 > 0:05:08about this is that I believe this frame to be original, too.
0:05:08 > 0:05:12We were actually told that this was probably reframed in the Victorian period.
0:05:12 > 0:05:16Victorian frames would have been much more ornate, possibly gilded,
0:05:16 > 0:05:20heavily carved, whereas this is very simply done.
0:05:20 > 0:05:27Even having a look at the back we've got that hook there which, to my mind, looks possibly 200 years old.
0:05:27 > 0:05:33- So, how much is it worth? - As far as value's concerned, it's all down to quality, condition,
0:05:33 > 0:05:38and down at the bottom there's a lot of moth damage, which is quite understandable
0:05:38 > 0:05:42because something like this would be hung on the wall and if it's not behind glass
0:05:42 > 0:05:49it's very susceptible to insect damage, and as a consequence a value for this would be, what, £50 to £70?
0:05:49 > 0:05:50- Are you disappointed with that? - No.
0:05:50 > 0:05:54You know, you can see the amount of damage on there and,
0:05:54 > 0:05:57I mean, it's very good of the moths to eat neatly round the bottom, isn't it?
0:05:57 > 0:05:59They did! Didn't they do well?
0:05:59 > 0:06:01Not slap bang in the middle.
0:06:01 > 0:06:07Well, that find has buoyed everyone up and Alex is clearly aiming high.
0:06:07 > 0:06:12Up in the loft, she's already found this river scene watercolour, worth £30 to £40.
0:06:14 > 0:06:16I've found this thistle bud vase.
0:06:16 > 0:06:18It was an anniversary present from Alex's dad to her mother,
0:06:18 > 0:06:20but she's happy to take it to auction.
0:06:20 > 0:06:25With any luck it'll bring us another £30 to £50.
0:06:25 > 0:06:29As for Jonty, well, he seems to be on a roll.
0:06:31 > 0:06:36Could you come and have a look at this little collection that I've unearthed here?
0:06:36 > 0:06:39It's at collection of silver top scent bottles.
0:06:39 > 0:06:41- Yes.- All sorts of goodies here. Where is this collection from?
0:06:41 > 0:06:44Is it part of a bigger collection, for instance?
0:06:44 > 0:06:47Yes, it's not a lot bigger than that, but it is part of a collection.
0:06:47 > 0:06:51Originally these were given to Mum from Dad
0:06:51 > 0:06:56and in this one you can actually see that there is a shoe that came off my parents' wedding cake.
0:06:56 > 0:06:58- Mum always kept it in there.- Right.
0:06:58 > 0:07:01But these were gifts Dad would buy Mum.
0:07:01 > 0:07:04So, he was quite a romantic at heart? He was a very romantic man.
0:07:04 > 0:07:06Now, look at this! This is my favourite by a long chalk.
0:07:06 > 0:07:08Look at this.
0:07:08 > 0:07:10Here we've got a rosewood case.
0:07:10 > 0:07:11Unscrew the top
0:07:11 > 0:07:17to reveal a glass travelling scent bottle, gilded decoration,
0:07:17 > 0:07:21look at that, with a little glass stopper on the top.
0:07:21 > 0:07:25Sadly, there's a tiny little chip just there, all right?
0:07:25 > 0:07:28- But can you squint your eyes?- Yeah. - It goes away, all right?- OK, yes.
0:07:28 > 0:07:34Now, scent bottles like this were very fashionable in the late 19th century, early 20th century.
0:07:34 > 0:07:39- After that, perfume companies started making their own perfume bottles themselves.- Yeah.
0:07:39 > 0:07:43Before that, you would go to a dispensary,
0:07:43 > 0:07:47- buy your perfume and then transfer it into bottles like this.- Oh, right.
0:07:47 > 0:07:49So that's how that all worked.
0:07:49 > 0:07:52Now, this collection here, would you consider selling it at all?
0:07:52 > 0:07:55I think I just need to think about that one there.
0:07:55 > 0:07:57How about if we do that, take the angst away,
0:07:57 > 0:08:01- leave that at home...- OK.- And sell the rest?- Yes.- All right?
0:08:01 > 0:08:06So, for auction purposes, really, we're looking between 100 and 150 and hopefully more, all right?
0:08:06 > 0:08:12- Yes, that's lovely.- We've a tiny little slipper there. All we need is a Prince Charming, don't we?
0:08:12 > 0:08:14But, Jonty, I thought you were!
0:08:16 > 0:08:22I've really enjoyed the perfume bottles and I know my mum did before me, but I'm happy to let them go
0:08:22 > 0:08:28because we can use the money really for Dad's exhibition, which is what this is all about.
0:08:28 > 0:08:30Never a truer word said.
0:08:30 > 0:08:34Our total's totting up nicely and Jonty's found some great items so far.
0:08:34 > 0:08:38But, while he gets on with the job, or not,
0:08:38 > 0:08:42I've found our hat-making host with some memories of her working life.
0:08:42 > 0:08:45Oh, Alex, I'm so glad I asked to see some of your hats
0:08:45 > 0:08:47because I know you have a great collection.
0:08:47 > 0:08:48Which is your favourite?
0:08:48 > 0:08:54This one is a particular favourite of mine because this one I actually had for my daughter's wedding last year.
0:08:54 > 0:09:00Well, there are some people who are designed to wear hats and you're one of them, you really are.
0:09:00 > 0:09:04Do you know, I get the impression you really are a chip off the old block,
0:09:04 > 0:09:08that you are your father's daughter, because he sounds such a character.
0:09:08 > 0:09:11Yes, he was. He spoke nine languages, but if the mood took him
0:09:11 > 0:09:16and somebody approached him, he'd say, "Sorry, me no speak English."
0:09:16 > 0:09:22- I've come across ones like that. - He was great fun.- He was born in Yugoslavia, wasn't he?
0:09:22 > 0:09:24Tell me more about your dad.
0:09:24 > 0:09:28Well, as you probably know, Yugoslavia had a civil war at the time
0:09:28 > 0:09:33of the Second World War and the Communists came into power.
0:09:33 > 0:09:37So, Dad was actually fighting on five fronts at one point in his life
0:09:37 > 0:09:40and returned home at the end of the war to find that he was not welcome.
0:09:40 > 0:09:46So, the next thing he knew, to be able to survive, he had to pack a bag and come here.
0:09:46 > 0:09:54So, Dad made his way eventually to England and met my mum, who was a real English rose,
0:09:54 > 0:09:57and they had a wonderful partnership and friendship.
0:09:57 > 0:10:01So, he must have arrived over here with nothing, as a refugee.
0:10:01 > 0:10:05Where did this love of collecting and of painting, where did it all come from?
0:10:05 > 0:10:07I think that comes from home.
0:10:07 > 0:10:12Dad loved antiques and the older they were the better, you know?
0:10:12 > 0:10:16He just thinks that you should value everything, and not just throw stuff away.
0:10:17 > 0:10:21It's just as well that while we've been chatting, Joy's been hard at work,
0:10:21 > 0:10:27sorting through Alex's possessions, and she's found a stash of items to take to auction.
0:10:27 > 0:10:29This cigarette case, brooch
0:10:29 > 0:10:32and cheroot should add another £50 to £90 to our total.
0:10:32 > 0:10:36There's no doubt that Alex is going to need a lot of space for her exhibition.
0:10:36 > 0:10:40She's got more than 300 of her father's paintings and carvings,
0:10:40 > 0:10:43but could Joy have spotted an odd one out?
0:10:47 > 0:10:50Oh, what about this, Jonty? What do you think of this?
0:10:50 > 0:10:54Wow! That's a massive great big framed watercolour.
0:10:54 > 0:10:56Interesting. And that's a signed watercolour.
0:10:56 > 0:11:02- It's signed.- And that's Fritz van Luppen, by the looks of it, 1915.
0:11:02 > 0:11:04Is there any information on the back?
0:11:04 > 0:11:07Will there be or not? I don't know.
0:11:07 > 0:11:09Let's have a look. Oh, here we go.
0:11:09 > 0:11:11- Does that...- Now, that's interesting.
0:11:11 > 0:11:15Well, there you go, this... This is the framers, HE Jones,
0:11:15 > 0:11:17- Northgate Studios at Northgate Street, Gloucester.- Oh, Gloucester.
0:11:17 > 0:11:20Fritz van Luppen, there we go.
0:11:20 > 0:11:22- And it's the same date.- OK, 1915.
0:11:22 > 0:11:26So, this is actually still in its original frame
0:11:26 > 0:11:28because otherwise we wouldn't have this on the back, would we?
0:11:28 > 0:11:31So, let's have a look at the front.
0:11:31 > 0:11:36Now, the subject matter here, we're looking as if we've got boats in a dockyard here, we've got steamboats,
0:11:36 > 0:11:40as well, but it looks like it's autumn, late autumn.
0:11:40 > 0:11:41- Do you see the trees here? - Yes, that's right.
0:11:41 > 0:11:43But look at these gents here.
0:11:43 > 0:11:46Now, they are not early 20th century figures.
0:11:46 > 0:11:51They look as if they are from an earlier time, so that's quite interesting, isn't it?
0:11:51 > 0:11:54Now, who's going to buy a picture like this?
0:11:54 > 0:11:59I think this is not necessarily a big commercial picture, but it's certainly big, it will certainly
0:11:59 > 0:12:03take up a lot of wall space and, as a consequence, somebody will buy it.
0:12:03 > 0:12:06Well, at auction we're looking at £60 to £80.
0:12:06 > 0:12:10That's good because, I mean, it's not a local scene or anything, is it?
0:12:10 > 0:12:13Excellent. Well, I'll bring that down here and see what else we can find.
0:12:13 > 0:12:18- There's so many pictures. - The van Luppen watercolour adds a few more pounds to our total,
0:12:18 > 0:12:23but we're still a long way off our target of £1,000.
0:12:23 > 0:12:26Alex is determined to raise that cash.
0:12:26 > 0:12:30She's selling these old adverts that her father bought her from a flea market.
0:12:30 > 0:12:37He paid £5 each for them and today they're off to auction with a value of £40 to £60.
0:12:37 > 0:12:39Jonty's on fire today.
0:12:39 > 0:12:43He's spotted something else hidden amongst those paintings.
0:12:43 > 0:12:46- Alex?- Yeah?- Jennie.
0:12:46 > 0:12:50- What have you found?- Have a look at this oil painting of Jesus.- Oh, wow!
0:12:50 > 0:12:53It is incredibly powerful, isn't it?
0:12:53 > 0:12:57- Yeah, it is.- Well, paintings like this were designed to be striking.
0:12:57 > 0:12:59Just look at those eyes.
0:12:59 > 0:13:01- Full of...- It's quite extraordinary.
0:13:01 > 0:13:03Anguish and agony, as well.
0:13:03 > 0:13:05- Where's it from? - I really don't know.
0:13:05 > 0:13:08It's always been in the family, always been up on the wall.
0:13:08 > 0:13:10In fact, I think it joined the family before I did.
0:13:10 > 0:13:14- So, is there any clues to who painted him? Is it signed? - Pictures like this
0:13:14 > 0:13:17will hardly ever be signed because the most important thing was the subject matter
0:13:17 > 0:13:23and not necessarily the artist, and paintings like this weren't necessarily designed to be at home.
0:13:23 > 0:13:28Large pictures like this would have hung in churches and in cathedrals.
0:13:28 > 0:13:30How old do you think it is, Jonty?
0:13:30 > 0:13:33Well, let's have a look at the back because you can detect the age of
0:13:33 > 0:13:38oil paintings like this just by looking at the back and just seeing how much age there is on the back.
0:13:38 > 0:13:41The frame itself is pine, which is absolutely correct,
0:13:41 > 0:13:46- and my hunch is that this picture here is probably about 200 years old.- Wow.
0:13:46 > 0:13:54- Goodness.- So, value, it will be roughly, and I say roughly, sort of £250, £350, that sort of ballpark.
0:13:54 > 0:13:56- OK.- That's where we're looking at.
0:13:56 > 0:13:58- Is that OK with you? - Yes, that's fine. Yeah.
0:13:58 > 0:14:00- All right.- Lovely. - OK.- Right.
0:14:00 > 0:14:03- It's wonderful. Good find. - I shall put him down safely.
0:14:03 > 0:14:06- Yes, we'll protect it and take it to the auction.- Excellent.
0:14:06 > 0:14:10I'm happy to let go to sale because it's not in the right place.
0:14:10 > 0:14:13It's not being appreciated and it's a very moving picture, so it will be nice
0:14:13 > 0:14:17that it finds a home where it can be really appreciated.
0:14:17 > 0:14:23£250 to £350 would really help us along the road to our target
0:14:23 > 0:14:27and could make all the difference to the scale of the exhibition
0:14:27 > 0:14:29that Alex is planning for her father's artwork.
0:14:29 > 0:14:33Even though the house is almost bursting at the seams with his paintings,
0:14:33 > 0:14:39let's not forget that he wasn't the only talented artist in the family.
0:14:39 > 0:14:41These are some of your paintings. I like them.
0:14:41 > 0:14:43Joy, do you rate her as a painter?
0:14:43 > 0:14:49Very much so. I think she's very, very talented and she doesn't really appreciate how good she is.
0:14:49 > 0:14:51There speaks a true friend, I must say.
0:14:51 > 0:14:54- How long have you known each other? - 23 years.
0:14:54 > 0:14:55Oh, my goodness me.
0:14:55 > 0:14:59So, I've watched her daughter grow up and we've shared...
0:14:59 > 0:15:04- And us grow down!- All the ups and we've shared and all the downs.
0:15:04 > 0:15:10- Aww. Well, you both had busy working lives, I presume. You're retired now, are you, Joy?- Yes.
0:15:10 > 0:15:12- What did you do?- I worked at GCHQ.
0:15:12 > 0:15:17GCHQ! That's the Government's communications, isn't it? My God! All the spies!
0:15:17 > 0:15:20Please don't ask me what I did because I'm not allowed to tell you!
0:15:20 > 0:15:23So, if you tell me you'll have to shoot me, will you?
0:15:23 > 0:15:25Somebody will shoot me!
0:15:25 > 0:15:28- Right, well, we'd better not go into this!- No!
0:15:28 > 0:15:30So, these are your paintings.
0:15:30 > 0:15:32They're very unusual, I must say.
0:15:32 > 0:15:34Well, this is just an idea I had.
0:15:34 > 0:15:38I've done a range called Ladies Who Lunch and that's just a suggestion of a lady,
0:15:38 > 0:15:45all with different hats, but then I had the idea of actually bringing in outfits that might be animal prints,
0:15:45 > 0:15:49and then actually bringing the animals in and that would be a reason for the costume.
0:15:49 > 0:15:51Hence, you know, ostrich, it's got to be long legs!
0:15:51 > 0:15:55Really long legs! And, of course, very much the outfit made of feathers.
0:15:55 > 0:16:01So, you were told at school that you had no talent at all as an artist.
0:16:01 > 0:16:03What did your dad say about that?
0:16:03 > 0:16:07- I didn't tell Dad.- Oh, did you not? - No, he would have thrown a wobbly. - Oh. Oh, right.
0:16:07 > 0:16:11He was very protective of his girls and he wouldn't have agreed.
0:16:11 > 0:16:13But, I think he... I can hear him.
0:16:13 > 0:16:15His catchphrase was always, "Ai, ai, ai!"
0:16:15 > 0:16:18And I can hear him saying "Ai, ai, ai" to these, but, then thinking,
0:16:18 > 0:16:22they're very different to what he did, but he would like it.
0:16:22 > 0:16:26And he sit and say to me one day that he wished he could paint like me,
0:16:26 > 0:16:29and of course, all I'd wanted was be able to paint like him.
0:16:29 > 0:16:32- Oh, that's sweet. Have you got any of his paintings around?- Oh, I have.
0:16:32 > 0:16:35I got this one out because I thought you might like to see this.
0:16:35 > 0:16:39This was I believe to be the first oil painting he gave to Mum,
0:16:39 > 0:16:45and, typical artist, never happy with the final result, always wanting to adjust and amend it, and many a time
0:16:45 > 0:16:49we would hear as we were growing up Mum say, "Mario, put it back!"
0:16:49 > 0:16:53And it was because he got the painting off the wall
0:16:53 > 0:16:59and wanted either to readjust it or even, on one occasion, actually use it to do something on the back
0:16:59 > 0:17:04And, of course, he got quite a long way on one occasion, but the times you'd hear, "Mario, put it back!"
0:17:04 > 0:17:08- I love that. So, are you going to be involved in the exhibition, do you think, Joy, then?- I don't know.
0:17:08 > 0:17:10I'm sure I'll be involved.
0:17:10 > 0:17:13- I hope so.- Yes. - And have you thought about a title?
0:17:13 > 0:17:15- What do you think? - I like the idea of that.
0:17:15 > 0:17:18I like, "Mario, put it back!"
0:17:19 > 0:17:23Alex's creative talents don't just include hat making and painting.
0:17:23 > 0:17:28This Victorian cheval mirror was given to her when she was 16 and had just started dressmaking,
0:17:28 > 0:17:35but she's happy to let it go with a price tag of £100 to £150.
0:17:35 > 0:17:41I thought we'd pretty much searched the whole house, but every nook and cranny turns up another hidden gem.
0:17:43 > 0:17:50Now, Alex, we seem to have a pair of rather grand vases here. Look at those.
0:17:50 > 0:17:52- Beautiful, aren't they?- Yeah.
0:17:52 > 0:17:54What about these? Are these for sale?
0:17:54 > 0:17:57- Yes.- Yes?- Yes, they are.- Yeah?
0:17:57 > 0:17:59So, do you know where they're from?
0:17:59 > 0:18:03Again, I think it's one that Dad brought home, but I believe they're Japanese, is that right?
0:18:03 > 0:18:07You're spot on. These are a lovely pair of Japanese oriental vases.
0:18:07 > 0:18:09- They're very beautiful.- Do you know what they're made of?
0:18:09 > 0:18:13- I'm assuming it's bronze.- Yes. - From the weight and everything else.
0:18:13 > 0:18:17Yes. And, now, it's all down to the detail when it comes
0:18:17 > 0:18:23to Japanese bronzes particularly, and these birds really do look like they've got genuine feathers.
0:18:23 > 0:18:28I think they're a pair because one bird is facing one way and the other one's facing the other way.
0:18:28 > 0:18:31I'm pleased to say I think these have always been together.
0:18:31 > 0:18:38And that's just so indicative of Japanese bronzes. Sometimes the detailing is quite extraordinary.
0:18:38 > 0:18:40So, are you happy to part with these?
0:18:40 > 0:18:42What sort of value are we looking at, Jonty?
0:18:42 > 0:18:45Value-wise, we're looking at £300 to £400.
0:18:45 > 0:18:47- Wonderful.- All right?
0:18:47 > 0:18:52Yes, amazing. I must admit those are probably one of the harder items to part with,
0:18:52 > 0:18:58but you can't keep everything, so it's time to move on and achieve what we want to achieve
0:18:58 > 0:19:00and say goodbye.
0:19:00 > 0:19:04Well, that certainly would be a hefty push towards our target,
0:19:04 > 0:19:09and this Shelley vase and pot could give us another £20 to £30.
0:19:09 > 0:19:16We're nearing the end of the day, but it looks as if Jonty's uncovered a couple of very intriguing pieces.
0:19:16 > 0:19:21Hey, look at these. I've found something that is genuinely fascinating and really old.
0:19:21 > 0:19:25Now, these are carved relief panels and what I mean by that is that
0:19:25 > 0:19:31these would have been carved just out of one solid piece of wood and they are genuinely old.
0:19:31 > 0:19:35- I believe them to be at least 17th century and possibly older than that.- Wow!
0:19:35 > 0:19:38- Gosh.- And they are very...
0:19:38 > 0:19:41Genuinely, I'm very excited to find them.
0:19:41 > 0:19:42- They're... They're great.- Gracious.
0:19:42 > 0:19:48I mean, if you look in detail here, this is the Nativity scene here and this is the Epiphany here.
0:19:48 > 0:19:54This is obviously the death of Jesus, so we have the beginning and the death of Jesus as the man.
0:19:54 > 0:19:56They probably have come from a church,
0:19:56 > 0:20:01so they were probably part of a carved panel of some description, possibly an altar table.
0:20:01 > 0:20:07- What... What are they made of? - They're carved wood and I've had a close look at the back -
0:20:07 > 0:20:13- that's either chestnut or walnut and I'm not quite sure which ones they are.- And they're the same?
0:20:13 > 0:20:16Yes, exactly the same and there's some old writing
0:20:16 > 0:20:18on the back these, and there's even a date.
0:20:18 > 0:20:21That's either 1598 or something like that.
0:20:21 > 0:20:24Yeah. Yeah, we thought we could make it out at 15...
0:20:24 > 0:20:27- 1598.- Wow!- Quite possibly.
0:20:27 > 0:20:31- Did your father reframe these?- No. - He bought them like this.
0:20:31 > 0:20:36I'm confident about that because I found pictures, photographs, that Dad must have taken
0:20:36 > 0:20:42probably when he first brought them home, little black and white photos, that show them in these frames.
0:20:42 > 0:20:46I must say, I don't really like the way they have been framed. This is velvet, is it?
0:20:46 > 0:20:49- Yes, ignore the frames completely. - It's incongruous, I think.
0:20:49 > 0:20:51I'd prefer to see them out of their frames.
0:20:51 > 0:20:54- Yeah, I would, too.- Oh, right.
0:20:54 > 0:20:55I think these are fabulous.
0:20:55 > 0:21:01At the moment we're looking at least £400 to £600, possibly £500 to £800.
0:21:01 > 0:21:04- Wow! - OK? That's the sort of price that we're looking at.
0:21:04 > 0:21:08If we've got a couple of dealers there that know exactly what they're looking at,
0:21:08 > 0:21:10then it could be sky's the limit.
0:21:10 > 0:21:14That's fantastic, it really is. £400 to £600!
0:21:14 > 0:21:17Oh, we'd better tell Joy about it. Joy, are you still rummaging out there? Come in.
0:21:17 > 0:21:25We've had a great find here. Jonty's come across these old panels and he reckons they're worth £400 to £600!
0:21:25 > 0:21:26Isn't that great!
0:21:26 > 0:21:30That's fantastic. Well, also, that means I can tell you
0:21:30 > 0:21:32to stop rummaging because he's made such a great find.
0:21:32 > 0:21:36We can call a halt to the day's activities. Have you enjoyed it?
0:21:36 > 0:21:39- Yeah, fabulous. - Oh, yes, it's been fantastic, yeah.
0:21:39 > 0:21:44All right, so you are looking for £1,000 so you can put on your exhibition of your dad's artwork.
0:21:44 > 0:21:48Well, we hope that if everything goes to plan at the auction and
0:21:48 > 0:21:53Jonty's got his sums right, then you will actually make £1,430!
0:21:53 > 0:21:55- Oh, great! - OK!- That's fab!
0:21:55 > 0:21:57- That's lovely, yeah.- Fab! - Thank you.
0:21:57 > 0:22:00You could really put on quite some exhibition for that.
0:22:00 > 0:22:02I hope so, yeah. Do it justice.
0:22:02 > 0:22:07Well, it's been a creative day and we've got lots to show for our hard work.
0:22:07 > 0:22:10Among the pieces we'll be taking to auction
0:22:10 > 0:22:15are the selection of perfume bottles that Jonty valued at £100 to £150.
0:22:15 > 0:22:23This painting of Jesus is over 200 years old and it has a value to match, £250 to £350.
0:22:23 > 0:22:26And, of course, our star find of the day, the woodcarvings.
0:22:26 > 0:22:32With a value of £400 to £600, they alone could get us halfway to our target.
0:22:32 > 0:22:35Let's hope they fly when it comes to auction day.
0:22:39 > 0:22:44Still to come on Cash In The Attic - Alex's face is a picture as the auction heats up.
0:22:46 > 0:22:50But could there be artistic differences on the day?
0:22:50 > 0:22:52Come on, a bit more than that! We want a bit more.
0:22:52 > 0:22:54Be there when the hammer falls.
0:23:01 > 0:23:03So, today's the day! Alex has had a couple of weeks
0:23:03 > 0:23:08to sort everything out and bring it here to the Cotswold Auction Company in Gloucestershire.
0:23:08 > 0:23:11Now, remember, we're trying to raise £1,000,
0:23:11 > 0:23:17so she can put on an exhibition of her father's artwork, a tribute to the dad she thought the world of.
0:23:17 > 0:23:22So, let's hope the bidders here are feeling generous when her items go under the hammer.
0:23:23 > 0:23:28Alex's precious pieces are in good company at this Cotswolds auction house.
0:23:28 > 0:23:32The place is stacked to the rafters with quality antiques
0:23:32 > 0:23:35and potential bidders are getting stuck into the pre-auction viewing.
0:23:35 > 0:23:39I wonder if Jonty's pinning his hopes on anything special today?
0:23:39 > 0:23:44- Oh, you're hiding down here. - Hi, there.- I've just found you.
0:23:44 > 0:23:47- Oh, and you've got the carving! - That's right.
0:23:47 > 0:23:50I like that, but I'm worried it's a bit specialised.
0:23:50 > 0:23:53It is rather and it's something I'm a little bit concerned about.
0:23:53 > 0:23:56One wonders whether the right buyers are here today.
0:23:56 > 0:24:00I know, and that's a heck of a lot of our target, I seem to remember.
0:24:00 > 0:24:02- I know, I know! - Let's just hope the bidders are here
0:24:02 > 0:24:06and we'd better see if Alex and Joy are here, too. Let's go and find out.
0:24:06 > 0:24:09There's a really good cross-section of antiques here
0:24:09 > 0:24:13and I have a hunch it's going to be an exciting morning for Alex.
0:24:13 > 0:24:18She's already here with her friend Joy, taking one last look at those delicate little perfume bottles.
0:24:20 > 0:24:22Let's hope the ladies are feeling confident.
0:24:24 > 0:24:27- Hey, ladies.- Hi, Jennie. - Hi, how are you?- Hello.
0:24:27 > 0:24:29- Hi, Jonty. - So, this is it! How are you feeling?
0:24:29 > 0:24:32- Brilliant, yeah, really excited. - Yeah?- It's really good.
0:24:32 > 0:24:36When you see your possessions all here ready to go, I always think it must be different.
0:24:36 > 0:24:39They look nice. I'm pleased with the items we've got in.
0:24:39 > 0:24:44- They do look really nice.- So, the big burning question is have you put any reserves on any of the items?
0:24:44 > 0:24:47Yes, I have, on two of them.
0:24:47 > 0:24:50The carvings, the wood carvings, and the bronze vases.
0:24:50 > 0:24:53And, Joy, you're here to give support and encouragement all the way, are you?
0:24:53 > 0:24:55Oh, yes, most definitely.
0:24:55 > 0:24:59- Yes. We're going to do it today. - Oh, that's what we like to hear! Excellent.
0:24:59 > 0:25:03Well, let's go and find a good spot so we can do it because it's going to start, well, fairly soon.
0:25:03 > 0:25:05- OK.- That's fine.- Right.
0:25:05 > 0:25:10It's understandable that Alex is being cautious about her items because they're family heirlooms,
0:25:10 > 0:25:16so she's put a £300 reserve on the bronze vases and £400 on the wooden carvings.
0:25:18 > 0:25:24They're already attracting some interest, so let's hope the sparks fly when the bidding begins.
0:25:24 > 0:25:29We found our spot just in time for our first lot, which is the Victorian full-length cheval mirror.
0:25:30 > 0:25:33I think it was from your neighbour, wasn't it?
0:25:33 > 0:25:35- That's right.- £100 for it, is that what we want?
0:25:35 > 0:25:37We're looking for £100, a good £100.
0:25:37 > 0:25:42Very saleable, mirrors like this. They're called cheval mirrors because English officers
0:25:42 > 0:25:44wanted to see themselves on top of a horse,
0:25:44 > 0:25:49so mirrors like that swivel and that's the reason why they're called cheval mirrors.
0:25:49 > 0:25:53- And they could laugh if they fell off.- Yes.
0:25:53 > 0:25:56- That's different. - I'm full of useless information.
0:25:56 > 0:25:57- £100 is what we're looking for.- Yes.
0:25:57 > 0:26:00- Let's see how we go. - £100? Start me off.
0:26:00 > 0:26:02£100? 80, then? Put it in.
0:26:02 > 0:26:0480 bid. Five. 90.
0:26:04 > 0:26:09At 90 on my right. Five. At 95. 100.
0:26:09 > 0:26:12- It's got to 100. - At 100. Who's going on? 110.
0:26:12 > 0:26:17At 120. 130. 140. 150.
0:26:17 > 0:26:24160. 170. At 170 bid. Seated at 170.
0:26:24 > 0:26:28- 180.- Ooh!- 190. 200.
0:26:28 > 0:26:31- 200!- At 200 on my right. - That's amazing!
0:26:31 > 0:26:32210 anywhere? At 200.
0:26:32 > 0:26:35The bid's at 200 on my right. Bid me quick or I'm selling.
0:26:35 > 0:26:38At 200 it's going.
0:26:38 > 0:26:40Wow!
0:26:40 > 0:26:42That's...
0:26:42 > 0:26:44- Fantastic! - Yeah, well, it was way over.
0:26:44 > 0:26:46Your top estimate was 150.
0:26:46 > 0:26:48- Isn't that great?- Fantastic.- Yeah.
0:26:48 > 0:26:51Isn't it great to be wrong? Hurray!
0:26:51 > 0:26:54Well, how very gracious of you. Let's hope that great result
0:26:54 > 0:26:57is a pointer to how the rest of the day will go.
0:26:57 > 0:27:02Next up is that collection of advertising posters from the 1950s
0:27:02 > 0:27:05that Alex's father bought for just £5 each.
0:27:05 > 0:27:06At £12.
0:27:06 > 0:27:09No, we'll move on. Not sold.
0:27:09 > 0:27:10Disappointing.
0:27:10 > 0:27:12- Nobody wanted them.- No.
0:27:12 > 0:27:17- Well, never mind.- You are still the proud owner of three adverts, sadly.
0:27:17 > 0:27:23That's a shame, but maybe post-war memorabilia just isn't what people here are interested in today.
0:27:23 > 0:27:29Fingers crossed there's an appetite for more historical pieces because next up is that embroidered
0:27:29 > 0:27:34prayer dating back to the 1700s with an estimate of £50 to £70.
0:27:34 > 0:27:36I hope the moth damage doesn't put the bidders off.
0:27:36 > 0:27:40Shall we say 50 for this one? £50? 30, then? Start me off someone.
0:27:40 > 0:27:42- 30 bid.- 30.
0:27:42 > 0:27:44Five. 40. Five.
0:27:44 > 0:27:4850. At 50 in the room now. At 55.
0:27:48 > 0:27:49- 55. 60.- Still carrying on.
0:27:49 > 0:27:53At 65. Seated now at 65.
0:27:53 > 0:27:58At 65. 70 anywhere? Last chance, be quick or I'm selling at 65.
0:27:58 > 0:28:00Very good.
0:28:00 > 0:28:02Yeah, fantastic.
0:28:02 > 0:28:05I could see you praying for that one!
0:28:06 > 0:28:07We're back on track.
0:28:07 > 0:28:10It's never easy to predict how religious artefacts will fare,
0:28:10 > 0:28:15so hopefully that's a good sign for some of Alex's other items.
0:28:15 > 0:28:19Alex, you brought some fabulous items to this auction sale
0:28:19 > 0:28:22and I particularly love this pair of bronze vases.
0:28:22 > 0:28:26- Now, you have put this fixed reserve on it, haven't you? - I have, yes.- Yeah.
0:28:26 > 0:28:29And for the exact reason you've said, they're beautiful,
0:28:29 > 0:28:32so I feel that there has to be a lower limit,
0:28:32 > 0:28:37otherwise they come home with me where they'll still be loved, even if they are put away in a box.
0:28:37 > 0:28:40- OK.- Oh, they're going to go, they're going to go.- You reckon they're going to go?
0:28:40 > 0:28:43- They're going to go. - Put a price on it then, Joy.
0:28:43 > 0:28:46- That's what I like, that's what I like. - Yes.- Fighting spirit.
0:28:46 > 0:28:49300 for these. 300 to start me off?
0:28:49 > 0:28:53200 to put them in. 200 to start. At 200. Who's going on, then?
0:28:53 > 0:28:56At 220. 240. At 260.
0:28:56 > 0:28:58280. 300.
0:28:58 > 0:29:00At 300.
0:29:00 > 0:29:03I'm out in the room now at 300.
0:29:03 > 0:29:05At 300. Who's going on? At 300.
0:29:05 > 0:29:06The bid's seated in the middle. 300.
0:29:06 > 0:29:08Are we all done? 20 anywhere?
0:29:08 > 0:29:10I'm selling.
0:29:10 > 0:29:12- Yes! - They've gone.- Yes!
0:29:12 > 0:29:14- I told you.- Yes! - You did.
0:29:14 > 0:29:19And thanks to you, putting that fixed reserve on it. The auctioneer couldn't sell it for a penny less.
0:29:19 > 0:29:23There was one bidder in the room, you did it, girl!
0:29:23 > 0:29:24- You did it! You did it!- Excellent.
0:29:24 > 0:29:28Joy's been oozing with confidence from the start and convinced
0:29:28 > 0:29:30we'd reach the estimates, and she's right.
0:29:30 > 0:29:35Alex now has a further £300, a brilliant boost towards her target.
0:29:35 > 0:29:42- Next up is the eye-catching Shelley vase and ceramic pot with a lid. - 30 for these?
0:29:42 > 0:29:45£30? 20?
0:29:45 > 0:29:47Start me off. £10, then? £10 bid.
0:29:47 > 0:29:5012. 15. 18. 20. At 20.
0:29:50 > 0:29:54Right, I'll do you at 22. 25. 28.
0:29:54 > 0:29:55- 30. Two.- Really good! Listen to it!
0:29:55 > 0:29:58- 35. 38.- They like your stuff!
0:29:58 > 0:30:02In at 38. 40 anywhere? At 38. The bid's near me at 38.
0:30:02 > 0:30:04- And selling.- Yes, yes!
0:30:04 > 0:30:07- What a result!- What a result!
0:30:07 > 0:30:09Wonderful.
0:30:09 > 0:30:13So, that's another £38 to put towards the art exhibition.
0:30:13 > 0:30:17We're flying through these lots this morning and, as we near the end
0:30:17 > 0:30:22of the first part of the sale, there are two truly unique pieces about to go under the hammer.
0:30:24 > 0:30:28I'm genuinely intrigued to see how your wood panels go because none of us,
0:30:28 > 0:30:31not even Jonty, really knows what they're worth.
0:30:31 > 0:30:34Yeah, I think they're worth a good £400 and you've put
0:30:34 > 0:30:38this fixed reserve on, so let's hope that your magic rubs off.
0:30:38 > 0:30:41I think you're going to be very lucky to get this price here, but...
0:30:43 > 0:30:46No, no, no! Come on!
0:30:46 > 0:30:48Team leader, all right, let's see.
0:30:48 > 0:30:52- £400.- Start me off at 300, then?
0:30:52 > 0:30:53Start me off at 300 somewhere.
0:30:53 > 0:30:57300, put them in. 300 to start me off somewhere.
0:30:57 > 0:30:59- 300 bid.- Yes, 300!
0:30:59 > 0:31:01320. 350. 380. 400.
0:31:01 > 0:31:02At 400 in the room now.
0:31:02 > 0:31:06At 400. At 400 I'm out. At 400.
0:31:06 > 0:31:09Who's going on? 20 anywhere? At 400.
0:31:09 > 0:31:12The gentleman's bid seated at 400.
0:31:12 > 0:31:16At £400 are you all done? Last chance. 20 anywhere? At 400.
0:31:16 > 0:31:19- Whoo!- There you are! See!
0:31:19 > 0:31:21- Well done.- See! See!
0:31:21 > 0:31:24- They're gone! - You pessimists!- She's right.
0:31:24 > 0:31:26- I told you.- You are right, you are.
0:31:26 > 0:31:28I told you.
0:31:28 > 0:31:30Now, that's a superb result and proves that
0:31:30 > 0:31:34Alex was quite right to put a £400 reserve on those carvings.
0:31:34 > 0:31:37I found out later that the buyer was planning to return them
0:31:37 > 0:31:39to their native Germany.
0:31:39 > 0:31:45So far Alex's religious items have done really well, so let's hope it continues.
0:31:45 > 0:31:46I feel quite flustered, really.
0:31:46 > 0:31:50Halfway! It... Has been exciting or exciting?
0:31:50 > 0:31:51Very exciting. Wonderful.
0:31:51 > 0:31:55No, excuse me, that was very, very exciting!
0:31:55 > 0:31:56Yes, Jonty.
0:31:56 > 0:32:00- My optimism has paid off, you see. I told you.- Aw, that's great.
0:32:00 > 0:32:03Well, OK, at the halfway point, you're looking for £1,000,
0:32:03 > 0:32:06so you can put on that exhibition of your father's artwork?
0:32:06 > 0:32:10- Yes.- Well, I'm sure you've realised that you've done better than that.
0:32:10 > 0:32:14At this point you are, in fact, £3.00 over your target!
0:32:14 > 0:32:17- Oh, well done! - Wonderful.- £1,003.
0:32:17 > 0:32:18- Excellent.- That's great.- That's good.
0:32:18 > 0:32:21OK, well, I really think we've earned a bit of a breather.
0:32:21 > 0:32:24- I think we have, yes.- A cup of tea?
0:32:24 > 0:32:29- Oh, yeah.- Well, while you guys are having a break, I'm going to have a look round the sale room.
0:32:29 > 0:32:32OK. Let's go. Gosh, that was such a good first half!
0:32:32 > 0:32:35Things really couldn't be going much better and we're only halfway through.
0:32:35 > 0:32:40Let's hope there'll be plenty more high bids rolling in.
0:32:40 > 0:32:43If you're thinking of heading to an auction, do remember that commission
0:32:43 > 0:32:48and other charges may apply so make sure you check with the sale room first.
0:32:48 > 0:32:53Now, Jonty's slipped away from the madding crowd in search of something special.
0:32:53 > 0:32:56I wonder what's caught his eye today.
0:33:02 > 0:33:04Here you are! Having a quiet moment, are you?
0:33:04 > 0:33:08- Well, this is just an amazing lot that's in this auction sale.- Is it?
0:33:08 > 0:33:15It looks like a humble set of fruit knives and forks, but the handle is quite extraordinary.
0:33:15 > 0:33:19- These are all handmade bronze handles.- This is bronze?
0:33:19 > 0:33:21- Yes, have a look at that. - Is it really?
0:33:21 > 0:33:23Well, it's fairly heavy.
0:33:23 > 0:33:25I mean, not hugely.
0:33:25 > 0:33:27So, the heads are stainless steel, which you would expect,
0:33:27 > 0:33:34but the bronze bases are from Japan and they're handles of tiny daggers known as kazuki.
0:33:34 > 0:33:38Owned by samurai warriors.
0:33:38 > 0:33:41But this wouldn't actually have been a dagger, would it?
0:33:41 > 0:33:46- That's the original handle of all of these tiny little daggers...- That's incredible.
0:33:46 > 0:33:50That these samurai warriors would have... Would have literally carried around their person.
0:33:50 > 0:33:52Now, ordinarily, a set like this is going to be worth
0:33:52 > 0:33:59£30 to £60, but because we have these amazing handles from the kazuki,
0:33:59 > 0:34:04this whole set's going to be worth a huge amount of money.
0:34:04 > 0:34:10Instead of £30 to £60, in the catalogue this is £800 to £1,500.
0:34:10 > 0:34:12That's astonishing!
0:34:12 > 0:34:16- Are they dishwasher proof? - Jennie, you shouldn't ask those sorts of questions.
0:34:16 > 0:34:19I know. We'd better get them back in the auction room
0:34:19 > 0:34:22and we'd better get back in and find our ladies.
0:34:23 > 0:34:26- OK.- And when the collection of silver cutlery went up for auction,
0:34:26 > 0:34:30it made an impressive £500.
0:34:30 > 0:34:34We hurry back into position just in time to see the first of Alex's
0:34:34 > 0:34:37paintings, the London riverside watercolour, go under the hammer.
0:34:37 > 0:34:39£10 bid only. At ten.
0:34:39 > 0:34:41Who's going on? 12 is it? 12.
0:34:41 > 0:34:4415. At 15. On the right at 15.
0:34:44 > 0:34:46At £15. Are we all done at 15?
0:34:46 > 0:34:51Any more interest? At 15, then, it's going.
0:34:51 > 0:34:54Oh, my word, a rare disappointment.
0:34:54 > 0:34:57- Well, there's always one.- Yes.
0:34:57 > 0:35:02Oh, dear, it's gone for half of Jonty's lower estimate.
0:35:02 > 0:35:06Let's hope it's just a blip, as we've got other paintings still to come
0:35:06 > 0:35:11and we don't want the bidders to give them the same short shrift.
0:35:11 > 0:35:15So, when the silver plated thistle vase comes up,
0:35:15 > 0:35:18it's a relief to see that we're back on form.
0:35:22 > 0:35:26£55, that's £5 over the top estimate.
0:35:26 > 0:35:29Let's hope this next painting of Alex's finds a new home.
0:35:29 > 0:35:35Right, this next lot is the framed picture that we found in the spare room.
0:35:35 > 0:35:38Well, it wasn't really a spare room, it was like a spare picture gallery.
0:35:38 > 0:35:41- Yes, am I right? - Very much so.- Am I right? Yes?
0:35:41 > 0:35:43- Yes. - But this is the Belgian picture, OK?
0:35:43 > 0:35:45I've put £60 to £80 on it.
0:35:45 > 0:35:47- Yes.- And here it comes.
0:35:47 > 0:35:49£50 for this? Start me off, someone.
0:35:49 > 0:35:52£50? Start me off someone. £30 then to put it in.
0:35:52 > 0:35:5330? Here at 30.
0:35:53 > 0:35:56Who's going on at £30? At 35.
0:35:56 > 0:35:5840. 45.
0:35:58 > 0:36:02- At 45 in the deep now. At 45. - Come on, a bit more than that.
0:36:02 > 0:36:06- At 45.- We want a bit more. - The gentleman's bid, 50. 55. 60.
0:36:06 > 0:36:07- 65.- That's great.
0:36:07 > 0:36:09We're there, we're there.
0:36:09 > 0:36:1175. 80.
0:36:11 > 0:36:1485. At 85.
0:36:14 > 0:36:18The gentleman's bid seated at 85. 90 anywhere? At 85, then, I'm selling.
0:36:18 > 0:36:23- Thank you, 439.- 80.
0:36:23 > 0:36:25- Yes!- He's got it.
0:36:25 > 0:36:29£85 is a flamboyant showing for the van Luppen watercolour.
0:36:29 > 0:36:33The winning bidders seemed very pleased with their new acquisition.
0:36:33 > 0:36:36We spotted it this morning. We were both looking for a painting.
0:36:36 > 0:36:41We got it for £85 and I think it's a bargain.
0:36:41 > 0:36:45We're whizzing through the auction and although Alex has already hit
0:36:45 > 0:36:47her target, there's still a lot to play for.
0:36:47 > 0:36:51She's going to use every penny to set up a very special exhibition
0:36:51 > 0:36:54to celebrate her father's life and love of art.
0:36:54 > 0:36:57You never know what's going to happen on auction day,
0:36:57 > 0:37:02so we're all wondering what the bidders will make of our next items.
0:37:02 > 0:37:04Now, we've got a proper little dealer's lot, this.
0:37:04 > 0:37:08We've got the smoking memorabilia and also the little trinket box
0:37:08 > 0:37:10so there's five items in the whole lot.
0:37:10 > 0:37:15So, for the whole collection we're looking for at least £50.
0:37:15 > 0:37:17Quite a lot in this one. What shall we say?
0:37:17 > 0:37:2050 for these? £50? £50? 30, then.
0:37:20 > 0:37:22Start me off. £30? 30 bid.
0:37:22 > 0:37:24Five. 40. Five.
0:37:24 > 0:37:2950. At 50. The bid's seated at 50. Who's going on at £50?
0:37:29 > 0:37:31That's my lowest bid,
0:37:31 > 0:37:36- not the...- At £50. Are we all done? At £50 I'm selling.
0:37:36 > 0:37:38- It still hit target. - We got there.
0:37:38 > 0:37:41- We did, yes.- We're doing so well, I'm disappointed
0:37:41 > 0:37:44that it's not going beyond the bottom end of the estimate!
0:37:44 > 0:37:46That's a very respectable outcome.
0:37:46 > 0:37:51We might have been hoping for more, but it sold for bang on its estimate.
0:37:51 > 0:37:55Well, there's another biggie now, your painting of Jesus.
0:37:55 > 0:37:58It's lovely, but I don't know whether we're going to get a buyer.
0:37:58 > 0:38:00250 we want, don't we?
0:38:00 > 0:38:04This is the one that you thought was part of a bigger oil originally, didn't you?
0:38:04 > 0:38:08I have... I... I suspect that the way it was painted I'm convinced
0:38:08 > 0:38:12that the canvas would have been cut out at some point and remounted.
0:38:12 > 0:38:14300 for this one? 300?
0:38:14 > 0:38:17200 to start. Start me off at 200 somewhere.
0:38:17 > 0:38:20- I can't go lower than that. 200 anywhere?- No bids?
0:38:20 > 0:38:21- Anyone to start me off at 200? - There's no bids at all.
0:38:21 > 0:38:23No? No interest.
0:38:23 > 0:38:26200 bid at the back. Thank you. 210.
0:38:26 > 0:38:31220. 230. 240. At 240. Right at the deep at 240. At 240.
0:38:31 > 0:38:33- It's going to sell.- 250 anywhere?
0:38:33 > 0:38:37At 240. I'm going to sell if you're all done.
0:38:37 > 0:38:39£240.
0:38:39 > 0:38:40Yeah.
0:38:40 > 0:38:44That was just the lot... She was just about to bang the hammer down
0:38:44 > 0:38:50to say no bid, but at the back of the room there was finally a bid.
0:38:50 > 0:38:52Saved by a lone bidder at the 11th hour,
0:38:52 > 0:38:57so Alex isn't too concerned that it came in £10 under estimate.
0:38:57 > 0:39:00It's been a packed day and the final lot is about to come up.
0:39:00 > 0:39:04It's a collection that has a lot of sentimental value for Alex.
0:39:04 > 0:39:09Let's hope they set the bidders' hearts racing, just as they did for Jonty.
0:39:13 > 0:39:17Now, I wonder how we're going to do with all those lovely scent bottles
0:39:17 > 0:39:21we found you with this morning, which seems an age ago now! You were saying farewell.
0:39:21 > 0:39:26Yes, yes, I was because I love the unusualness of the one that's actually in the rosewood cylinder.
0:39:26 > 0:39:28I think it's a beautiful object.
0:39:28 > 0:39:30It should be worth at least £100.
0:39:30 > 0:39:32We've got 100 to 150, so...
0:39:32 > 0:39:34Yeah, I'm confident that this is going to go through the roof.
0:39:34 > 0:39:39And start me at 100. £100 put them in for all the scent bottles. £100?
0:39:39 > 0:39:41- Come on.- 80, then.
0:39:41 > 0:39:4380 bid. Five here.
0:39:43 > 0:39:4590. Five. 100. 110.
0:39:45 > 0:39:50- 120. 130. 140. 150. 160.- Yes!
0:39:50 > 0:39:53170. Commission bid with me at 170.
0:39:53 > 0:39:55180. 190. At 190.
0:39:55 > 0:39:59- With me again at 190. 200 anywhere? Round it up, someone. 200.- 200!
0:39:59 > 0:40:02210 here. At 210.
0:40:02 > 0:40:06- Commission bid then with me. At 210 I'm selling.- Yeah!
0:40:06 > 0:40:08There you are, well done!
0:40:08 > 0:40:10Isn't that great? Isn't that wonderful?
0:40:10 > 0:40:12- 210!- Well done.
0:40:12 > 0:40:14That's more than double!
0:40:14 > 0:40:17- That's amazing, but they were lovely.- Yeah.- Yeah. - Thank you, Jonty.- There were.
0:40:17 > 0:40:20Well, it was all my pleasure.
0:40:20 > 0:40:25A magnificent result. £210 is over twice the lowest estimate
0:40:25 > 0:40:27and proof that Alex has inherited her father's eye
0:40:27 > 0:40:29for quality and detail.
0:40:29 > 0:40:31What a great way to end the day.
0:40:31 > 0:40:34There's just time to count up how much Alex has made.
0:40:34 > 0:40:38OK, you were looking for £1,000 at the start of the day
0:40:38 > 0:40:40- so you can put on the exhibition for your father.- Yeah.
0:40:40 > 0:40:45I think you know that you have made £1,000 because we'd made that at half time.
0:40:45 > 0:40:51- All right, well, your grand total is £1,658!- Oh, fantastic!
0:40:51 > 0:40:53Wow! Well done!
0:40:53 > 0:40:56- Wonderful.- Isn't that amazing? - Fantastic.- Fabulous.
0:40:56 > 0:41:01- So, what kind of exhibition will you put on now for your father? - I think a really good one!
0:41:01 > 0:41:07I hope it will be and do his work justice and bring it to the public's eye, really, how good he was.
0:41:07 > 0:41:09- Fantastic.- Yeah.- Well, well done.
0:41:09 > 0:41:11- What a day we've had! - Fantastic.- Brilliant.
0:41:11 > 0:41:16- What was the figure again?- £1,658!
0:41:16 > 0:41:18Brilliant. It's fantastic.
0:41:22 > 0:41:26It's a few weeks since the auction and with that impressive £1,658,
0:41:26 > 0:41:31Alex is moving closer towards realising her ambition.
0:41:31 > 0:41:35Absolutely fantastic result, made much more than we expected to,
0:41:35 > 0:41:41so it's now time for me to get to grips with Dad's exhibition of all his art and, of course,
0:41:41 > 0:41:46getting everything framed and mounted and ready for that exhibition, and that's what we need to do today.
0:41:46 > 0:41:48She heads off to Cheltenham,
0:41:48 > 0:41:54Where picture framer Paul Bott has a few ideas for a set of her dad's caricatures.
0:41:54 > 0:42:00So, what I'm thinking is we have three separate apertures,
0:42:00 > 0:42:04then around each one we almost outline it with the inner black mount.
0:42:04 > 0:42:06- Lovely.- OK.- OK.
0:42:06 > 0:42:13And it's not long before he has a finished product that I'm sure Alex's dad would have been proud of.
0:42:13 > 0:42:16Oh, wow! Oh, they look lovely.
0:42:16 > 0:42:21I can't wait to see, you know, Dad's pictures when Paul's finished them all and I think Dad
0:42:21 > 0:42:26would be absolutely thrilled and, who knows, maybe we'll show our pictures together as we always planned.
0:42:26 > 0:42:28That would be wonderful.
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