0:00:02 > 0:00:05Welcome to the show that searches out all those hidden treasures
0:00:05 > 0:00:07in your home and then helps you sell them at auction.
0:00:07 > 0:00:13Today I've come to Surrey to meet a lovely family whose home is packed with treasures including this.
0:00:13 > 0:00:19Now you can find out more about the family connection, and to who, later in Cash In The Attic.
0:00:38 > 0:00:45Coming up on Cash In The Attic, are expectations high for one of the antiques?
0:00:45 > 0:00:50They looked at it and sort of, pfft, said, "Maybe I'll give you 30 quid," and I was thinking, "No way!"
0:00:50 > 0:00:54And is all of the excitement too much for Bernadette?
0:00:54 > 0:00:57Gosh...that's incredible. Whoo!
0:00:57 > 0:01:00But will the mood change when we get to auction?
0:01:00 > 0:01:02It looked like it was going to go a bit higher.
0:01:02 > 0:01:04I know. You can never tell, you can never tell.
0:01:04 > 0:01:06Find out later in the show.
0:01:08 > 0:01:11I've come to Esher to meet Bernadette and Justine,
0:01:11 > 0:01:14a mother and daughter who are hoping Cash In The Attic
0:01:14 > 0:01:19can help them have a clearout and raise some funds for a rather special day out.
0:01:21 > 0:01:24This modern bungalow is Bernadette Clifton's home.
0:01:24 > 0:01:28She loves nothing more than spending time with her two daughters,
0:01:28 > 0:01:32Danielle, aged 28, and Justine, who is 26.
0:01:32 > 0:01:36She's a proud mum and after the sad breakdown of her marriage,
0:01:36 > 0:01:39a very strong bond developed between the three of them.
0:01:39 > 0:01:41Oh, it's lovely to see you.
0:01:41 > 0:01:45In her free time she enjoys gardening and playing tennis.
0:01:45 > 0:01:49She works as a lettings manager for a local estate agent.
0:01:49 > 0:01:53But Bernadette wants some time out from the daily schedule
0:01:53 > 0:01:56to treat herself and daughter Justine to something special.
0:01:56 > 0:02:01So our expert, Paul Hayes, and I have been called in to help them raise some cash.
0:02:01 > 0:02:05I just hope the girls are ready for some serious grafting.
0:02:05 > 0:02:09- Good morning, ladies.- Hi.- Hello.- It looks like I've arrived just in time.
0:02:09 > 0:02:11- Yes, it's sandwiches' time. - Fantastic.
0:02:11 > 0:02:13Mine's egg mayonnaise, please.
0:02:15 > 0:02:19Right, now, Bernadette, you've called Cash In The Attic, so what's the game plan?
0:02:19 > 0:02:22Justine and I love being pampered, so we're going to go off to one of
0:02:22 > 0:02:25these spa hotels for a couple of days, a couple of nights.
0:02:25 > 0:02:31We're going to be primped and preened, treatments and massages, and sitting round in fluffy towels
0:02:31 > 0:02:35drinking tea and eating biscuits, and just having a lovely chilled-out time.
0:02:35 > 0:02:37So, what sort of money are we talking about?
0:02:37 > 0:02:42£450, £500 should be enough for a couple of nights, and if we make more, all the better.
0:02:42 > 0:02:46- We'll have more treatments, won't we?- Yeah, lovely.
0:02:46 > 0:02:49Come back looking all preened and proper and nice, and younger hopefully.
0:02:49 > 0:02:51That's the thing with these places, isn't it?
0:02:51 > 0:02:55- The actual stay isn't so expensive but the treatments can add up. - I think they do, yeah.
0:02:55 > 0:03:01Well, you both look beautiful to me. But if that's what you want to do, let's hope we raise the £500.
0:03:01 > 0:03:06- Great.- Shall we go and see where Mr Hayes is?- Absolutely. - We'll do that.
0:03:06 > 0:03:11We'll leave the sandwich-making till a little later as it's time to find out what Paul is up to.
0:03:11 > 0:03:17Well, I'm pleased to see there plenty of rooms full to the brim to get stuck in to...
0:03:17 > 0:03:22and he's already found his way to the end of the garden, in the shed, knee-deep in clutter.
0:03:22 > 0:03:26With over 20 years in the antiques and collectibles business,
0:03:26 > 0:03:29it won't take him long to spot something that's worth a bob or two.
0:03:29 > 0:03:31- Anyone there?- Yep.
0:03:31 > 0:03:32- Oh, Paul.- Hello. Stand well back.
0:03:32 > 0:03:36- You're far too smart to go in the garden shed. - How are you, all right?
0:03:36 > 0:03:38- What have you got there? - I've got an old dress sword,
0:03:38 > 0:03:43It's an unusual item but it's just a tourism thing, but I'm fascinated to know where it comes from.
0:03:43 > 0:03:44I'm pretty sure it came from Saudi Arabia.
0:03:44 > 0:03:47Well, that does fit in. It's a very ceremonial sword.
0:03:47 > 0:03:50It's used on parades or carnivals, just for show really.
0:03:50 > 0:03:54If we have a look at the blade, it's not sharp at all,
0:03:54 > 0:03:58just a piece of metal, it's just purely decorative.
0:03:58 > 0:03:59Do you think that's a horse?
0:03:59 > 0:04:03- It looks like a horse, but it looks more like a camel. - It's odd, isn't it?
0:04:03 > 0:04:08The last time I saw a camel it had a couple of humps, and that hasn't. So I don't think it's a camel.
0:04:08 > 0:04:10At the end of the day, it is a tourist item.
0:04:10 > 0:04:13It's something you would buy if you were over there in the bazaars
0:04:13 > 0:04:17that would be made by the locals, just a fun item at the time.
0:04:17 > 0:04:20Why I pulled this out, it's not the best item to have lying around.
0:04:20 > 0:04:22- If it gets into the wrong hands. - True.
0:04:22 > 0:04:26Also if you come to sell it there are certain laws you've got to abide by.
0:04:26 > 0:04:30- If you went to a car boot sale with this item, then it's against the law to sell it.- Oh, is it?
0:04:30 > 0:04:36The safest way to do it would be through auction. They have a special licence, they'll handle it for you.
0:04:36 > 0:04:38If you got £30. It's not the sort of thing you want lying around,
0:04:38 > 0:04:40and it goes towards our target.
0:04:40 > 0:04:43- Fine. Lovely.- Well, it might be a decorative piece but I think we need
0:04:43 > 0:04:47- to find a few more pieces that are going to make money, so come on. - Come on, then.
0:04:47 > 0:04:52Not a bad start, but if the girls are going to be pampered and preened, then we need a lot more cash.
0:04:52 > 0:05:00So we all get stuck in to see what we can find tucked away, and Paul comes up trumps yet again, spotting these
0:05:00 > 0:05:04three pretty Japanese pictures of mountain coastal scenes.
0:05:04 > 0:05:07They're by little known Japanese artist W Masaya, and were a present
0:05:07 > 0:05:12from Bernadette's former husband when he worked in Hong Kong.
0:05:12 > 0:05:15Paul values them at £10... £20.
0:05:15 > 0:05:20Many of Bernadette's items are gifts from friends and family or are items she's collected over the decades,
0:05:20 > 0:05:24so I'm sure they hold all sorts of memories for her.
0:05:24 > 0:05:26Hey, Mum, what about the table?
0:05:26 > 0:05:30Oh, God, I've had that for years. Do you not remember I loaned it to you for a while?
0:05:30 > 0:05:35- Yeah, it was in my flat but I never used it, did I? - I tried to sell it recently
0:05:35 > 0:05:40at an antique dealer up in Hampton Court, and they offered me...
0:05:40 > 0:05:44pfft, silly money for it and I thought blow that, I'm not going to bother.
0:05:44 > 0:05:47So there it is, but I think it's quite a pretty little table.
0:05:47 > 0:05:50- Ah, now then. - Hello. What do you think about this?
0:05:50 > 0:05:53As far as I know it's 1930s, I don't know if you agree.
0:05:53 > 0:05:58Well, this is a fantastic example of an oak Jacobean revival table,
0:05:58 > 0:06:011920s-1930s, you're dead right there.
0:06:01 > 0:06:04The style was reinvented, if you like, people's dining rooms became
0:06:04 > 0:06:09a lot smaller than the originals and of course you needed a dining table that could be folded away.
0:06:09 > 0:06:13What was wonderful about these tables, they had this gate leg action,
0:06:13 > 0:06:15one of these legs comes out, can you see that?
0:06:15 > 0:06:18- Yeah.- The whole thing opens out so you can sit maybe four or six
0:06:18 > 0:06:22people round this table and you can fold it away again and put it against the wall.
0:06:22 > 0:06:25So you can have it as a card table, a dining table, use it occasionally
0:06:25 > 0:06:27is the idea. You say you had it valued before?
0:06:27 > 0:06:33Yeah, I kind of had it in the car from when I picked up from Justine and Roy's and I thought well
0:06:33 > 0:06:37as I haven't used it I might as well get this valued while I've got it in the car.
0:06:37 > 0:06:43So I took it to a couple of antique dealers up by Hampton Court and they looked at it and sort of,
0:06:43 > 0:06:48pfft, said "Maybe I'll give you 30 quid", and I was thinking, "No way, no way!" So what do you think?
0:06:48 > 0:06:50Well, I think that's about right. You're looking at maybe
0:06:50 > 0:06:53round the £50 mark, how do you feel about that?
0:06:53 > 0:06:55Well, £50 sounds more reasonable.
0:06:55 > 0:06:57Would you be prepared to let it go for that?
0:06:57 > 0:06:59Oh, yes, absolutely.
0:06:59 > 0:07:02Great, that can go then at hopefully £40-£60, let's see how we go.
0:07:02 > 0:07:05- Let's keep looking.- OK, fabulous.
0:07:05 > 0:07:08Glad to hear she's had a change of heart about the table,
0:07:08 > 0:07:13as £40-£60 will pay for a treatment at the spa.
0:07:13 > 0:07:18Following the break-up of her marriage, Bernadette, Justine, and Danielle relied on each other
0:07:18 > 0:07:21for support and the three of them spent a lot of time together.
0:07:21 > 0:07:28Primary school teacher Justine lives just an hour away from her mum, which means she can visit regularly.
0:07:28 > 0:07:34Enticed by a day of pampering, Justine is throwing herself into the search for valuables.
0:07:34 > 0:07:37After much rooting around, she finds a couple of pieces of artwork.
0:07:37 > 0:07:43This Gaskell framed engraving of The Boat Coming to Shore, together with a framed charcoal and pastel
0:07:43 > 0:07:48drawing of a tree-lined road. Paul gives the two a £40-£60 price tag.
0:07:48 > 0:07:53Bernadette's had her fair share of challenges, especially being a single mum for many years,
0:07:53 > 0:07:58so she deserves to spoil herself and her daughter once in a while.
0:07:58 > 0:08:01Now you told me, obviously, that you've done spa days before,
0:08:01 > 0:08:03how did that all start and what do you like about them so much?
0:08:03 > 0:08:06I don't know really, just a chance to relax.
0:08:06 > 0:08:11We're always so busy, so we actually get time to just sit and chat.
0:08:11 > 0:08:13- You started it, didn't you really? - Yeah.
0:08:13 > 0:08:15On Mother's Day, I think it was,
0:08:15 > 0:08:17and then again on a birthday.
0:08:17 > 0:08:20We've been a few times now and really enjoyed sitting around and chatting.
0:08:20 > 0:08:22I've always thought that was a brilliant present to buy
0:08:22 > 0:08:25somebody, you know, because obviously you have to go as well.
0:08:25 > 0:08:27Yeah, shucks.
0:08:27 > 0:08:32- Ah. You all seem quite close as a family.- We are.- Yeah, we are.
0:08:32 > 0:08:37And what about your other sister, do you get on with her or is there a bit of sibling rivalry?
0:08:37 > 0:08:40- Yeah, we get on very well. - What's the age difference?
0:08:40 > 0:08:42Just under two years.
0:08:42 > 0:08:46So when did you split up with your husband, the girls' father?
0:08:46 > 0:08:49Justine was seven, so 19 years ago.
0:08:49 > 0:08:52So how did you find that, Justine?
0:08:52 > 0:08:57I don't know really, I was very young, so I didn't really know what was going on at the time.
0:08:57 > 0:09:01You must be very proud of them, that's quite an accolade to you, isn't it?
0:09:01 > 0:09:05He used to travel quite a bit anyway so it affected Danielle much more so
0:09:05 > 0:09:09than Justine because Justine was very much Mummy's little girl.
0:09:09 > 0:09:12But no, we just plodded on and I used to say to them we were four,
0:09:12 > 0:09:16we're now three, we'll just keep on going on our plan and we did.
0:09:16 > 0:09:18Now with a luxury spa trip in sight,
0:09:18 > 0:09:22we all need to keep our eyes peeled, and Bernadette does just that when
0:09:22 > 0:09:29she discovers these pearlescent opera glasses, carefully tucked away in the back of a wardrobe.
0:09:29 > 0:09:32Opera glasses were introduced around 1800,
0:09:32 > 0:09:38by 1850 they became a fashion statement for well-to-do women.
0:09:38 > 0:09:42These add a respectable £10-£20 to the kitty.
0:09:43 > 0:09:48Our next find could be worth its weight in gold, or should I say bronze?
0:09:48 > 0:09:51- Paul, have you got a minute?- Uh-huh.
0:09:51 > 0:09:53Just found this, what do you make of that?
0:09:53 > 0:09:55That's quite nice, let's have a look. That's a bronze.
0:09:55 > 0:09:58Might have found something here that's really nice.
0:09:58 > 0:10:02It's very clearly marked, isn't it, "Drago Marin Cherina".
0:10:02 > 0:10:05- That's the one, yeah. - Why does that name ring a bell?
0:10:06 > 0:10:13Well, he designed this as the starting point for Expo '90 in Osaka in Japan.
0:10:13 > 0:10:20- Right, OK.- And this was a full-sized statue that was set around the gardens at Expo '90 in Osaka.
0:10:20 > 0:10:22Croatian, I believe, was he, from the Balkans?
0:10:22 > 0:10:25But he was big in Australia, I know that much, but the reason
0:10:25 > 0:10:28I know him, he was an understudy to Henry Moore.
0:10:28 > 0:10:31Henry Moore was one of Britain's greatest sculptors.
0:10:31 > 0:10:34I think he did do a big sculpture of Henry Moore himself.
0:10:34 > 0:10:37So what's your connection then?
0:10:37 > 0:10:40My husband, they had a design company together.
0:10:40 > 0:10:42Are the figures based on anyone you know?
0:10:42 > 0:10:47The lady I believe was his wife and the child in
0:10:47 > 0:10:51the bronze was from a photograph of my eldest daughter, Danielle.
0:10:51 > 0:10:54- Oh, OK.- Can it go for sale?
0:10:54 > 0:10:58- Absolutely, yeah.- So your oldest daughter's not bothered about the fact that it's her?
0:10:58 > 0:11:00No, she's never really took any interest in it.
0:11:00 > 0:11:03So have you got anything else in terms of the provenance?
0:11:03 > 0:11:06I've got the sketch of the lady and the baby, yeah.
0:11:06 > 0:11:08I've got that somewhere.
0:11:08 > 0:11:11That would really help if you put the two items in together, on the internet now you can find
0:11:11 > 0:11:13out lots of information about the artist, the more information
0:11:13 > 0:11:17- you can put with it and someone will buy into that market.- Great. - Fascinating.
0:11:17 > 0:11:19So what sort of price do you think perhaps, Paul?
0:11:19 > 0:11:25Well, it's a speculative item, somebody will take a chance and it's probably a future investment,
0:11:25 > 0:11:27but if I said at least £100 mark and see how it goes.
0:11:27 > 0:11:30If people take a shine to it, I think you've got a real chance.
0:11:30 > 0:11:32- Great. - Does that sound all right to you?
0:11:32 > 0:11:34Fabulous, yes, one less thing to dust.
0:11:34 > 0:11:37- Let's see what else we can dig out to sell, come on.- Thank you.
0:11:37 > 0:11:42Well, what an incredible piece of family history, especially as
0:11:42 > 0:11:46the little girl in the statue was modelled on Bernadette's daughter.
0:11:46 > 0:11:48She also finds the original sketch
0:11:48 > 0:11:51of the design for the bronze, which adds to the provenance.
0:11:51 > 0:11:57Hopefully this will increase the value and someone will spot it's a truly unique lot.
0:11:57 > 0:12:01And a trend for all things artistic continues
0:12:01 > 0:12:05when Paul comes across this large book on the top of the wardrobe.
0:12:05 > 0:12:11It's called L'Art Arabe and is a first edition compilation of lithograph prints.
0:12:11 > 0:12:15There are approximately 30 pages, all of which could be individually framed.
0:12:15 > 0:12:19Paul gives the book a value of £30-£50.
0:12:19 > 0:12:2145... 50, 55.
0:12:21 > 0:12:27But when it gets to auction, this little stash results in a big surprise for Bernadette.
0:12:27 > 0:12:28Thank you, sir.
0:12:28 > 0:12:30We only had £30-£50 on that.
0:12:31 > 0:12:34The rummage is moving along nicely and so far
0:12:34 > 0:12:39we've raised £250 towards the £500 target for the luxury spa weekend.
0:12:39 > 0:12:45'But more money means more pampering, so I'm hoping the value of our next
0:12:45 > 0:12:50'find will be the equivalent to a top of the range beauty treatment.' Paul?
0:12:50 > 0:12:51- Uh-huh?- Bernadette?
0:12:51 > 0:12:54- Yes?- I've found a very nice...
0:12:54 > 0:12:55- print here.- Ooh.
0:12:55 > 0:12:58- It's of Oxford, terribly posh.- Oh, well there you are, very nice.
0:12:58 > 0:13:03But it looks like it's quite old, although they age things nowadays, so it's quite difficult to tell.
0:13:03 > 0:13:06That's an original, isn't that beautiful?
0:13:06 > 0:13:08- Well, I've had that about 30 years, I think.- Really?
0:13:08 > 0:13:10Yeah, my husband had it before me.
0:13:10 > 0:13:12It's a little bit older than that, this is 18th century.
0:13:12 > 0:13:17It says, "Published according to the act of Parliament, John Boydell".
0:13:17 > 0:13:20He's famous, actually, for engraving and publishing at the time.
0:13:20 > 0:13:23- OK.- And you've got 1751, so that's dead right.- Wow.- Isn't that amazing?
0:13:23 > 0:13:26That's how Oxford looked in 1751.
0:13:26 > 0:13:29- Wow, isn't that fantastic? - Tea on the lawn there.
0:13:29 > 0:13:32It must have been so impressive as well in that era
0:13:32 > 0:13:37to do a huge ride through the countryside from London and then to literally come upon this.
0:13:37 > 0:13:42- This would be just urban sprawl now, it's expanded so much.- Yeah.
0:13:42 > 0:13:47- But people love to buy in to that market, anything that's changed over the centuries.- Right.
0:13:47 > 0:13:50You go to Oxford now and you'd probably recognise a few of the buildings but most of it will have
0:13:50 > 0:13:52changed and people love to see that.
0:13:52 > 0:13:57This is a steel engraving and you can tell a genuine engraving, it's done on a piece of steel,
0:13:57 > 0:14:02- and of course as it's pressed into the paper, it leaves this impression, can you see that?- Yes.
0:14:02 > 0:14:05So that's a genuine engraving, and then it's coloured afterwards,
0:14:05 > 0:14:08so the black and white is all done by the steel engraving.
0:14:08 > 0:14:13And they could do so many copies before it becomes blurred, so this is a nice crisp example.
0:14:13 > 0:14:15So what do you think then, pricewise?
0:14:15 > 0:14:18It's probably been a set. You'd probably find that this
0:14:18 > 0:14:21has maybe come out of a book, or there may be 10 or 12 in a series,
0:14:21 > 0:14:23cities of British Isles or something like that.
0:14:23 > 0:14:25But as an individual item,
0:14:25 > 0:14:28£50-£80, does that sound all right to you?
0:14:28 > 0:14:31Yeah, £50-£80 would be great, might go for more on the day.
0:14:31 > 0:14:33- I'll put it away safely.- Excellent.
0:14:33 > 0:14:36- Let's see what else we can find. - OK, come on, then.
0:14:36 > 0:14:41Not bad at all, but Justine's find, a wooden occasional table, is pretty impressive too.
0:14:41 > 0:14:48This one is really decorative and worth a fabulous £120-£180.
0:14:48 > 0:14:52Now her two daughters have moved on, it's a good opportunity for
0:14:52 > 0:14:55Bernadette to make a fresh start in life.
0:14:55 > 0:14:59You've got the two girls, you didn't think of having any more children?
0:14:59 > 0:15:05- I couldn't have any more, I was lucky to have the two that I've got. - So what's the story behind that then?
0:15:05 > 0:15:09I was told I probably couldn't have children
0:15:09 > 0:15:12and I was kind of coming to terms with that and then
0:15:12 > 0:15:15I was due to go and have a test done
0:15:15 > 0:15:21and two weeks before I was due to have the test, I was expecting.
0:15:21 > 0:15:25- Well, that's wonderful, isn't it? - My husband was delighted, and
0:15:25 > 0:15:29obviously after a couple of weeks I got over the shock and that was it.
0:15:29 > 0:15:32I had a great pregnancy, a difficult birth,
0:15:32 > 0:15:34and that was it really.
0:15:34 > 0:15:37So, yeah, that was what happened.
0:15:37 > 0:15:42Obviously that was Danielle, so after that was that just planned or...?
0:15:42 > 0:15:47Nobody actually researched into why I was told 99%
0:15:47 > 0:15:49they were certain I couldn't have them, and why I had one.
0:15:49 > 0:15:53I didn't look into it and then, hey-ho, I was pregnant again.
0:15:53 > 0:16:00So pregnancy number two, and along came Justine, within 21 months, which was a delight.
0:16:00 > 0:16:02You're all very close, aren't you?
0:16:02 > 0:16:06Is that as a result of the fact that you didn't think you could have them
0:16:06 > 0:16:08in the first place or maybe the divorce?
0:16:08 > 0:16:14Yeah, I guess because it was just the three of us, and my mum died quite soon after they were born,
0:16:14 > 0:16:20so we didn't have the extended family, so, yeah, we did kind of live in each others' pockets.
0:16:20 > 0:16:24But I'm grateful for that, they still phone me up for advice and
0:16:24 > 0:16:28want to do things with me, whereas many people have got children who you're phoning them up
0:16:28 > 0:16:32and trying to get to see them, where it's the other way round with mine.
0:16:32 > 0:16:37They're always suggesting we get together and do something. So it's lovely.
0:16:37 > 0:16:40And, obviously, you've decided to do this as well.
0:16:40 > 0:16:42Yes, which they thought was a bit of a hoot.
0:16:42 > 0:16:46I had to persuade Justine into it a little bit... "Oh, Mummy, what have you got me into?"
0:16:46 > 0:16:49So I said, "Well I've always told you I want to do it."
0:16:49 > 0:16:55Obviously they agreed, and I thought she'd be terribly shy, but I don't think she has been.
0:16:56 > 0:16:59We need Paul to make us a bit richer for the auction,
0:16:59 > 0:17:03- so shall we go and see how he's getting on? Come on, then. - Let's see what we've got.
0:17:04 > 0:17:08Paul's doing a great job, but it doesn't take me long to spot this
0:17:08 > 0:17:11very comfy Victorian mahogany tub chair.
0:17:11 > 0:17:14It's a little shabby and the trim is coming away, but I'm sure a bidder
0:17:14 > 0:17:19will see its potential and with a little bit of TLC, it should look as good as new.
0:17:19 > 0:17:22Paul thinks it'll fetch £80-£120.
0:17:27 > 0:17:31- Paul?- Uh-huh? - I've found something here.
0:17:31 > 0:17:33Look at that, it's posh, isn't it?
0:17:33 > 0:17:35- Bit shiny, isn't it?- So was this your mum's, do you think?
0:17:35 > 0:17:40No, I think I've just spotted the initials on it, it could be my dad's, AC.
0:17:40 > 0:17:46- But I've never seen it before. - Right, well these really were a status symbol, the petrol lighter
0:17:46 > 0:17:48developed just before WWII.
0:17:48 > 0:17:51Gold-plated lighters, you can imagine how fantastic that must have been?
0:17:51 > 0:17:55- Yeah.- It's a real James Bond moment. What a nice luxury thing to have.
0:17:55 > 0:17:57Sometimes they did make them from solid gold,
0:17:57 > 0:18:01which obviously were one-offs, but this one says Dupont, Paris.
0:18:01 > 0:18:04- They're really the world leaders in lighters.- They were a good make?
0:18:04 > 0:18:06Very, very good, yeah, they still are.
0:18:06 > 0:18:10- But if you have a look here, the little number there 20M, can you see that?- Yes.
0:18:10 > 0:18:13- Do you know what that stands for? - No.- 20 microns.
0:18:13 > 0:18:16That is the thickness of the gold that's plated,
0:18:16 > 0:18:21- so the whole thing's made from nickel and then using 20 microns' worth of gold on top.- OK.
0:18:21 > 0:18:27So it keeps its colour, looks like the real gold but isn't, obviously, solid. It would cost a fortune.
0:18:27 > 0:18:29So was it an heirloom do you think, or a present?
0:18:29 > 0:18:31No idea, I've never come across it before.
0:18:31 > 0:18:35- So I take it you don't smoke?- No. - You've no intentions of starting?
0:18:35 > 0:18:36That's not going to tempt me.
0:18:36 > 0:18:41Well, people do collect objet d'art, and smoking accessories,
0:18:41 > 0:18:43- cigarette cases, and match cases. - Yeah.
0:18:43 > 0:18:48- So I think even as a gold-plated lighter, you're looking round the £50 mark, £50-£60.- Fab.
0:18:48 > 0:18:54- That sound all right to you?- Yeah, lovely. Let's get rid of that.- Some bright spark will buy it.- Yeah.
0:18:54 > 0:18:56- Come on, let's keep looking.- OK.
0:18:58 > 0:19:01Well, who knows, it might ignite the bidders on the day
0:19:01 > 0:19:03and make its top value.
0:19:03 > 0:19:06After all the hard work we've put in today, I'm starting to think that
0:19:06 > 0:19:10Paul and I might need a little pamper weekend too, but the day is coming to
0:19:10 > 0:19:15an end and we all have a final look round to see if there's anything else worth sending to auction.
0:19:15 > 0:19:19Has Paul found a piece that could make him king of the castle?
0:19:19 > 0:19:22- Guys?- Yeah, what have you found?
0:19:22 > 0:19:25I've found my throne chair, did you know I was coming?
0:19:25 > 0:19:27- Oh, right.- This is great, isn't it?
0:19:27 > 0:19:29So where's this come from, is it something that you've bought?
0:19:29 > 0:19:34No, I inherited this, it came through my husband's family.
0:19:34 > 0:19:36Do you know where it came from originally?
0:19:36 > 0:19:39I've been told it came from India, that's what I was always told.
0:19:39 > 0:19:43Well, don't forget India was a very important country, especially at the times of the Raj.
0:19:43 > 0:19:49We would take over there our furniture, all the best of European design, and usually bring it back.
0:19:49 > 0:19:54So it could actually have been out in India but this wasn't made in India, this is very European.
0:19:54 > 0:19:58- Is it?- It's called an X-frame chair - the way the legs go is an X-frame,
0:19:58 > 0:20:00and that's inspired from Ancient Rome.
0:20:00 > 0:20:04They found very similar chairs that Caesar would use in ancient times.
0:20:04 > 0:20:07You've got the acanthus leaf on here, which is a power symbol
0:20:07 > 0:20:11again going back to Ancient Rome, and you've got these two gargoyles, these grotesque heads,
0:20:11 > 0:20:16again a power symbol, and it was much copied in the late 19th century in Europe.
0:20:16 > 0:20:20- So I would say this is probably North European, Belgian, Flemish. - Really?
0:20:20 > 0:20:25The gothic design was very popular in that area, and this design here, this is called the Green Man.
0:20:25 > 0:20:30You often find it on large pieces of furniture, this sort of gargoyle face.
0:20:30 > 0:20:32That's made around that sort of period.
0:20:32 > 0:20:37- Is it sentimental to you at all? - Not at all, it's just a dust trap. - This was actually one of a pair.
0:20:37 > 0:20:40Yes, I believe my brother-in-law had the other one.
0:20:40 > 0:20:43- Do you like it, Justine? - Not really, it's all right.
0:20:43 > 0:20:47- It's a bit strange-looking.- And is it going to end up in your new pad?
0:20:47 > 0:20:51I doubt it, it's a bit weird for me.
0:20:51 > 0:20:54Well, if you said £100, sort of £80-£120,
0:20:54 > 0:20:57to give it a chance, get it into the auction.
0:20:57 > 0:20:59But I think if someone takes a shine to this,
0:20:59 > 0:21:01it's a great thing to have, isn't it?
0:21:01 > 0:21:03- Does that sound all right to you? - Did I hear some money mentioned?
0:21:03 > 0:21:07- You did, yes. This throne chair, just for you... - Very nice, very nice.
0:21:07 > 0:21:11- What sort of price did you say? - I said around at least £80 just
0:21:11 > 0:21:16- to get it into the auction, OK. - We've run out of time for rummaging now, so that's going to
0:21:16 > 0:21:20- be quite a help because you wanted £500, didn't you, Bernadette?- Yeah.
0:21:20 > 0:21:23- Are you pleased with the valuations today?- Yeah, pretty much, yes.
0:21:23 > 0:21:27The items are very interesting, maybe slightly mixed history.
0:21:27 > 0:21:29- Yes. - But yeah, they're quite fascinating.
0:21:29 > 0:21:34Well, the value of everything that is going to go to the auction comes to £630.
0:21:34 > 0:21:36- Oh, wow!- There you are.- Gosh.
0:21:36 > 0:21:39- That's incredible. Whoo! - That's pretty good, isn't it?- Yeah.
0:21:39 > 0:21:43We've got a few auction estimates in there that are quite conservative.
0:21:43 > 0:21:45Hopefully something like the bronze, Paul, might fly.
0:21:45 > 0:21:48Yeah, I mean items like that bronze can often surprise you.
0:21:48 > 0:21:52If he's becoming a celebrity now in his own right, then who knows.
0:21:52 > 0:21:55If two people take a fancy to it then hopefully that could do very well.
0:21:55 > 0:21:59- Brilliant. - So are you ready for the auction? - Yeah, really good news there.
0:21:59 > 0:22:01Obviously all this stuff has got to be packed off
0:22:01 > 0:22:05and go to the auction so that plenty of people can view it beforehand.
0:22:05 > 0:22:08- And we'll see you at the auction. - Fabulous.- Good luck.
0:22:08 > 0:22:10Exciting, lovely.
0:22:10 > 0:22:13Well, I'm glad that they're excited about the auction,
0:22:13 > 0:22:19and there's the wonderful luxury spa trip to look forward to as well, if they make their target.
0:22:19 > 0:22:23And we have some fantastic items to tempt the bidders -
0:22:23 > 0:22:27there's the Oxford engraving that Bernadette had for over 30 years,
0:22:27 > 0:22:30Paul gave it a £50-£80 estimate.
0:22:32 > 0:22:39And the Dupont gold-plated lighter that still works and has its original case, valued at £50-£60.
0:22:39 > 0:22:43Then there's the oak barley twist gate leg table that Bernadette was
0:22:43 > 0:22:45reluctant to sell previously,
0:22:45 > 0:22:49at £40-£60, I'm glad that she's now happy to send it to auction.
0:22:53 > 0:22:58Still to come on Cash In The Attic, one of our items blows us away.
0:22:58 > 0:23:04- Fantastic.- Wow. £200. - That's brilliant.
0:23:04 > 0:23:07But the euphoria doesn't last.
0:23:07 > 0:23:10Unsold, I'm so sorry.
0:23:10 > 0:23:12You were right to put a reserve on it.
0:23:12 > 0:23:14Will we get back on track?
0:23:14 > 0:23:16- He's got a steal. - He does, doesn't he?
0:23:16 > 0:23:19Find out when the final hammer falls.
0:23:19 > 0:23:21Thank you, sir.
0:23:24 > 0:23:30Now it's been a couple of weeks since we met Bernadette and Justine at their lovely house and we found
0:23:30 > 0:23:35plenty of antiques and collectables to bring here to Chiswick Auction House in West London.
0:23:35 > 0:23:40Now remember, Bernadette is hoping to raise around £500 so she can treat her daughters,
0:23:40 > 0:23:46so let's just hope that when the auction gets started the bidders are ready and raring to go.
0:23:48 > 0:23:51There's something for everyone here at Chiswick Auctions,
0:23:51 > 0:23:57buyers range from traders and designers to those who just enjoy a bid or two once in a while.
0:23:57 > 0:24:02It's a fun day out and looking across the room, I spot Paul who looks like he might be seeing double.
0:24:04 > 0:24:06- Good morning, Paul. - Good morning, Lorne, how are you?
0:24:06 > 0:24:08I'm fine. This is one of ours, isn't it?
0:24:08 > 0:24:11Yes. Now the point I'm making here is just when you think things
0:24:11 > 0:24:13are rare, along comes another one. They're like buses, look at that.
0:24:13 > 0:24:18Both very similar in value as well, you're looking at £80-£120 for ours, £70-£100 for the other one.
0:24:18 > 0:24:21So there we are, something for everybody.
0:24:21 > 0:24:23We've got some lovely items, do you remember the little bronze?
0:24:23 > 0:24:29I know, that's an interesting one, isn't it? It's contemporary, there's a bit of a story behind the artist.
0:24:29 > 0:24:34I'm quite surprised they're selling that really because the child in the piece is based on the daughter.
0:24:34 > 0:24:39- Yeah, Drago Marin Cherina, what a strange artist. - Let's go and meet the family.
0:24:41 > 0:24:44We have an interesting mixture of antiques and collectables
0:24:44 > 0:24:47that I'm hoping will raise us a king's ransom today.
0:24:47 > 0:24:52But as always, it depends on the mood and taste of the bidders as to whether or not we make our money.
0:24:52 > 0:24:59So how's Bernadette feeling about saying goodbye to her bronze statue featuring one of her girls as a baby?
0:24:59 > 0:25:02- Morning, Bernadette. - Hi.- Hello.- How are you?
0:25:02 > 0:25:04I see you have one daughter here.
0:25:04 > 0:25:07- I do.- Immortalised in bronze. - Absolutely.- But where is she?
0:25:07 > 0:25:10Unfortunately they wouldn't give her time off cos she's a schoolteacher.
0:25:10 > 0:25:14- So are you looking forward to today? - Absolutely. All excited.
0:25:14 > 0:25:16So is there anything that you haven't bought?
0:25:16 > 0:25:18Just the oval occasional table.
0:25:18 > 0:25:22I moved the position of it in the lounge and started to enjoy it, so
0:25:22 > 0:25:24I decided to hold on to that for the time being.
0:25:24 > 0:25:27OK, because I can see, obviously, your print is here.
0:25:27 > 0:25:29Lovely, yes. Oxford print.
0:25:29 > 0:25:32I think the showstopper today is going to be that bronze.
0:25:32 > 0:25:35Let's hope that people wake up to the artist, there's a bit of information and it creates
0:25:35 > 0:25:40a bit of a fever, but just to be on the safe side I'm going to suggest we put a reserve on that of £100.
0:25:40 > 0:25:43Now you're going to have to put it down so other people can
0:25:43 > 0:25:49- have a look at her and hopefully someone today will be buying her. Come on.- Thank you.
0:25:49 > 0:25:52So that occasional walnut table stays at home,
0:25:52 > 0:25:57which means we lose out on a potential £120-£180 towards the pamper fund.
0:25:57 > 0:26:01Well, I'm hoping that won't ruin our chances today.
0:26:01 > 0:26:04The room is full and the bidders are ready and eager to buy,
0:26:04 > 0:26:08and as today's auctioneer gets the auction started...
0:26:08 > 0:26:1160... 5, 70... 5, in the room.
0:26:11 > 0:26:13we take our place ready for the first lot.
0:26:13 > 0:26:19It's the 18th century Oxford engraving that Bernadette has had for over 30 years.
0:26:19 > 0:26:22Is anybody here willing to give it a new home?
0:26:22 > 0:26:26This is very nice, excellent condition as well, isn't it, Paul?
0:26:26 > 0:26:29I really like this, it's amongst friends, there's quite a few views
0:26:29 > 0:26:32of old England, so hopefully that will create the interest.
0:26:32 > 0:26:34But I love the fact that Oxford's surrounded by all this
0:26:34 > 0:26:39grass and farmland, and people haymaking and so on, it's a real capsule of time, isn't it?
0:26:39 > 0:26:43I think it'll do rather well, we want £50-£80, that'll be nice to add to the pot.
0:26:43 > 0:26:49- I've got a little bit of interest in it, so I'm able to start the bidding at £40.- Oh, OK.
0:26:49 > 0:26:5145... 50, 55...
0:26:51 > 0:26:5560, with me at £60... it's a left bid...
0:26:55 > 0:26:57Somebody else? Is that a bid?
0:26:57 > 0:27:03No, he's just waving. At £60 then... with me at £60, on the book at 60... it sells for 60.
0:27:03 > 0:27:04That's all right, isn't it?
0:27:04 > 0:27:06It looked like it was going to go a bit higher.
0:27:06 > 0:27:08I know. You can never tell, you can never tell.
0:27:08 > 0:27:10The engraving may have got off to a slow start
0:27:10 > 0:27:15but it got there in the end, and it's a great opener to the day.
0:27:15 > 0:27:19I was very pleased to sell the Oxford engraving because I've
0:27:19 > 0:27:22had it for many, many years and it wasn't something that
0:27:22 > 0:27:28was really special to me, and I'm pleased it got £60, so let somebody else have the pleasure of it now.
0:27:28 > 0:27:31It's smiles all round, and I hope they remain in place as next up are
0:27:31 > 0:27:39the three, framed miniature Japanese prints that Paul valued at £10-£20. So what's the story behind these?
0:27:39 > 0:27:42My husband bought them when he was over in Japan working there
0:27:42 > 0:27:47and he brought them back, but I never ever put them up on the wall.
0:27:47 > 0:27:50It's very hit and miss, Oriental things, unless you're really interested in
0:27:50 > 0:27:52that sort of subject and that area,
0:27:52 > 0:27:57but quality always shines through and these are very nice, very appealing, very feng shui.
0:27:57 > 0:28:00I'm bid £25... with me at 25, £25...
0:28:00 > 0:28:0430. 35... £35, 40 there...
0:28:04 > 0:28:08£40 fresh bidding, at £40 to my left... Anybody else?
0:28:08 > 0:28:11For £40 for the prints... for £40.
0:28:11 > 0:28:13- 251.- I'm quite pleased with that.
0:28:13 > 0:28:18- That's excellent.- It's a bit more than we were thinking, absolutely. - That is good.
0:28:19 > 0:28:22These bold contemporary Oriental pictures certainly
0:28:22 > 0:28:25impressed the bidders, selling for double their top estimate.
0:28:25 > 0:28:30That's good news for us, but we've still got a lot to sell.
0:28:30 > 0:28:34Now this 19th century mahogany chair with its scrolling arms
0:28:34 > 0:28:38and decorative carving should make someone fall in love with it.
0:28:38 > 0:28:42Paul's got his eye on another one of its redeeming features.
0:28:45 > 0:28:48The reason I put this in at £80-£120 is the legs are beautiful.
0:28:48 > 0:28:52This has potential to be a very nice chair indeed,
0:28:52 > 0:28:54but £80 for today would be lovely.
0:28:54 > 0:28:59Start me £40 for the lot... surely for 40, 30 then to go...
0:28:59 > 0:29:02£30 for the chair, no interest?
0:29:02 > 0:29:04- Oh.- No? Nobody want for £30...
0:29:04 > 0:29:06Bargain lot for 30?
0:29:06 > 0:29:08No interest, I'm afraid.
0:29:08 > 0:29:12- Maybe the restoration was just that little bit too much.- Yeah.
0:29:12 > 0:29:16- Gosh we've got £80-£100 and we couldn't even get £30 for it.- Crikey.
0:29:16 > 0:29:17Oh, dear,
0:29:17 > 0:29:20it looks like the chair's best assets failed to impress the crowd.
0:29:20 > 0:29:23So will the next item coming up entice the bidders?
0:29:23 > 0:29:27It's the Gaskell framed engraving of The Boat Coming To Shore,
0:29:27 > 0:29:32together with a framed charcoal and pastel drawing of a tree-lined road,
0:29:32 > 0:29:35that has an estimate of £40-£60.
0:29:35 > 0:29:39- I put these in at £40-£60, that's £20 each, does that sound all right to you?- Yeah.
0:29:39 > 0:29:43What's it worth...? Start me £20 the lot surely, the engraving there for 20.
0:29:43 > 0:29:45- Oh, come on. - £10 I'm bid, thank you...
0:29:45 > 0:29:48£10, 12... 14, 16...
0:29:48 > 0:29:50£18 there, in the middle at £18...
0:29:50 > 0:29:56Anybody else? It's going to be sold for £18... £18 it goes.
0:29:56 > 0:29:58Shame.
0:29:58 > 0:30:00We were so certain, but 18.
0:30:00 > 0:30:03- It's a little less than we wanted, obviously.- Yeah, it is.
0:30:03 > 0:30:09The buyers are definitely holding back today and I'm hoping this poor show doesn't continue.
0:30:09 > 0:30:11So how will the rest of the furniture fare?
0:30:11 > 0:30:14It's the Victorian oak barley twist gate leg table next,
0:30:14 > 0:30:16valued at £40-£60.
0:30:16 > 0:30:18So are you looking forward to this?
0:30:18 > 0:30:24I am. I am very much hoping this will sell, I've had it for a long time, but it's excess to my needs.
0:30:24 > 0:30:28I think it's a very pretty table, but it's just inconvenient to have it now.
0:30:28 > 0:30:33It was with my daughter for three years and it's come back to me and I don't really need it.
0:30:33 > 0:30:37Start me for the lot... £30 for it. £20 then to go for the barley twist table... Anybody want this...?
0:30:37 > 0:30:3920 I'm bid, thank you, 22...
0:30:39 > 0:30:4224, 26...
0:30:42 > 0:30:4728, not quite enough at £28, at £28... Anybody else?
0:30:47 > 0:30:49- Come on.- Come on, come on.
0:30:49 > 0:30:5128 with me then... At 28.
0:30:51 > 0:30:55- Not quite enough.- He's going to pass it, how do you feel about that?
0:30:55 > 0:30:58- What he's done is because it didn't quite reach the £40...- Yeah.
0:30:58 > 0:31:01..he's recorded the bid at 28, but he hasn't actually sold it.
0:31:01 > 0:31:05Well, it's good news that the auctioneer used his discretion
0:31:05 > 0:31:07and didn't sell the table,
0:31:07 > 0:31:09but it's not the result we were looking for
0:31:09 > 0:31:13as we need to reach that £500 target for the luxury pamper trip.
0:31:13 > 0:31:18Now come on, buyers, we need you to massage our worries away and start spending.
0:31:18 > 0:31:22I wonder whether the first edition book of Arab prints will help?
0:31:22 > 0:31:29- Where is this from? - It was actually some work my husband did for a Saudi Arabian royal palace
0:31:29 > 0:31:34for the Riyadh royal family and they were for an entrance hall,
0:31:34 > 0:31:38- and the work didn't go ahead, so he asked for the work back.- Crikey.
0:31:38 > 0:31:40Back in the late '80s, early '90s.
0:31:40 > 0:31:43A royal connection there, Paul.
0:31:43 > 0:31:45Well, it certainly has, but it's a beautiful example of
0:31:45 > 0:31:50Islamic design, all that wonderful tile work and architectural work, I think these are lovely.
0:31:50 > 0:31:53I put these with £30-£50, let's see how we get on.
0:31:53 > 0:31:57Interest in this lot, 268, and I'm already bid £30 for the lot, £30...
0:31:57 > 0:32:00and 5 I'll take upstairs, 35...
0:32:00 > 0:32:0240, 45... 50, 55...
0:32:02 > 0:32:04- 60,- Yes, yes, yes.
0:32:04 > 0:32:0770... 75, 80...
0:32:07 > 0:32:1085 in the room against commission, 90 there...
0:32:10 > 0:32:1495, 100... 110, 12... 130.
0:32:14 > 0:32:18- Hello.- 140... 150, 160... 170, 180...
0:32:18 > 0:32:20190, £200.
0:32:20 > 0:32:22I knew they were worth more.
0:32:22 > 0:32:26£200 then... It goes for £200.
0:32:26 > 0:32:28- That's fantastic.- Wow. £200.
0:32:28 > 0:32:30- Amazing.- That's brilliant.
0:32:30 > 0:32:36- We only had £30-£50 on that. - They're beautiful and they'll frame up lovely.
0:32:36 > 0:32:39Good news at last, a fantastic result
0:32:39 > 0:32:42and just what we needed to boost our spirits.
0:32:42 > 0:32:46I always felt they were worth more than the estimate that Paul had put
0:32:46 > 0:32:51on them, and I know how much work went into those originally when my husband was commissioned to do them.
0:32:51 > 0:32:54So I'm really, really thrilled and I like to think that they'll be
0:32:54 > 0:32:57framed up and be lovely pictures for somebody that they can enjoy.
0:32:57 > 0:33:02It's been an unpredictable day here in the saleroom with most items failing to get bidders
0:33:02 > 0:33:07digging deep into their pockets, but that's the nature of auctions, you never know what can happen.
0:33:07 > 0:33:10So where are we with our pamper fund?
0:33:10 > 0:33:16We're halfway through the auction, quite a mixed sort of reception to our lots today, I must say.
0:33:16 > 0:33:23You wanted £500, didn't you, to treat you daughters. Well, so far, we're not doing too bad I suppose, £318.
0:33:23 > 0:33:25- That's not too bad is it? - That's not so bad, is it?
0:33:25 > 0:33:29No, no, and don't forget we've got the bronze still to come and the chair, quite a few nice bits,
0:33:29 > 0:33:35- so we've got a bit of time actually until ours come up, so shall we go and have a break?- OK.
0:33:35 > 0:33:40It's time to take a well-earned break and prepare ourselves for this afternoon's sale.
0:33:40 > 0:33:46Now if, like Bernadette, you've got a special reason to raise some cash and are thinking of heading to auction,
0:33:46 > 0:33:52please remember that commission and other charges may apply, so check the details with the auction house.
0:33:55 > 0:33:57Looking forward to this?
0:33:57 > 0:33:59It's the start of the second half of the sale
0:33:59 > 0:34:02and next up is the brass Saudi Arabian dress sword
0:34:02 > 0:34:04with velvet scabbard.
0:34:04 > 0:34:06Paul valued it at £20-£30.
0:34:06 > 0:34:09The reason why we brought this to auction is it wasn't safe
0:34:09 > 0:34:12having this lying around, it'd be better get rid.
0:34:12 > 0:34:16We're not expecting a massive amount of money for this, I don't think.
0:34:16 > 0:34:18- £20-£30, it all helps, doesn't it? - Let's hope so.
0:34:18 > 0:34:20Start me £10 for the lot...
0:34:20 > 0:34:23Decorative object even if it isn't very old, £10 for it surely...
0:34:23 > 0:34:2910 I'm bid next to me, a maiden bid at £10... Anybody else? At £10.
0:34:29 > 0:34:31It's gone.
0:34:31 > 0:34:33He's got a steal.
0:34:33 > 0:34:34He does, doesn't he?
0:34:34 > 0:34:39Paul did warn Bernadette that the sword might not be a big seller.
0:34:39 > 0:34:43If you plan to sell similar items, remember to keep them out of the reach of children.
0:34:43 > 0:34:47I'm really thrilled that the dress sword sold, £10 is fine because it's
0:34:47 > 0:34:51better out of my house as it could be potentially dangerous.
0:34:51 > 0:34:57Next up are the pearlescent opera glasses valued at £10-£20.
0:34:57 > 0:35:01What are they worth...? Start me £10 for them, surely for the opera glasses, £10.
0:35:01 > 0:35:09- Oh, come on.- £10 I'm bid in the middle of the room at £10. At £10 then. Are we all done for £10?
0:35:09 > 0:35:13That's another £10 to add to the fund, so not bad.
0:35:13 > 0:35:19Now it's time for the X-frame 19th century colonial chair to be shown to the room.
0:35:19 > 0:35:21Bernadette thought it was from India,
0:35:21 > 0:35:24but was in fact made in Europe and inspired by Ancient Rome.
0:35:24 > 0:35:28The gothic design is carved over the scrolling arms,
0:35:28 > 0:35:31and Paul is hoping it will reach £80-£120.
0:35:33 > 0:35:38This kind of style has been very out of fashion for a long while, and I think it's only going to take
0:35:38 > 0:35:45a magazine or a certain person like Posh Spice, for example, to suddenly say this is the look I'm going for.
0:35:45 > 0:35:47I think we can see all that turning around, don't you?
0:35:47 > 0:35:51I think you're right. This sort of old carving went out of fashion with that minimalist look,
0:35:51 > 0:35:56but I think now people are harping back and seeing it for what it is, it's quality.
0:35:56 > 0:35:57So £80-£120 sounds great.
0:35:57 > 0:36:00- £80-£120?- Yeah, I'm happy with that.
0:36:00 > 0:36:04£40 to go for the chair. I'm sure you've viewed it. 40 I am bid, a maiden bid of £40...
0:36:04 > 0:36:08- And 5 I'll take. At £40 then... not quite enough.- No.
0:36:08 > 0:36:1345, thank you... £45 in the distance there. 50.
0:36:13 > 0:36:17- Come on, looks more than that. - 50... At £50 nearer to me, it'll be sold for 50.
0:36:17 > 0:36:21At £50. The hammer's coming down at £50.
0:36:21 > 0:36:23It goes, £50.
0:36:23 > 0:36:27OK, right, well, I'm afraid bidding only got to £50 on that.
0:36:27 > 0:36:31So maybe my whole idea that this might be coming back into fashion is...
0:36:31 > 0:36:33Don't trust my fashion sense, is all I can say.
0:36:33 > 0:36:36Hmm, I think I'll keep my thoughts to myself in future.
0:36:36 > 0:36:40It's another disappointing "no sale" and I have to admit
0:36:40 > 0:36:44that my halftime optimism is starting to falter a little.
0:36:46 > 0:36:49Now our next lot is our star item.
0:36:49 > 0:36:54We're hoping this one will smash through its highest estimate of £200.
0:36:54 > 0:36:57Because of its sentimental attachment,
0:36:57 > 0:37:00Bernadette has put a £100 reserve on it.
0:37:02 > 0:37:04- It was modelled on your daughter. - Uh-huh.
0:37:04 > 0:37:06How do you feel about seeing that going?
0:37:06 > 0:37:11No, I'm not bothered about it going. I did offer it to her but she isn't really attached to it.
0:37:11 > 0:37:14I think it's quite a nice piece, I just hope we've got the right
0:37:14 > 0:37:17buyer here today and that it goes for a good amount of money.
0:37:17 > 0:37:20- What do you think, Paul? - We're covering it with the reserve,
0:37:20 > 0:37:23so I think we'll be happy if it does sell for £100
0:37:23 > 0:37:27but this is a future artist, but today let's hope for £100.
0:37:27 > 0:37:29Starting at £70 for the lot, surely for 70?
0:37:29 > 0:37:3370... 5, £75 for the lot... At £75.
0:37:33 > 0:37:36No. We might be right with the reserve.
0:37:36 > 0:37:4180... 85, £85 with me... At 85.
0:37:41 > 0:37:42Come on.
0:37:42 > 0:37:46Not quite enough at £85... 85 it is.
0:37:46 > 0:37:49Unsold, I'm so sorry.
0:37:49 > 0:37:51You were right to put a reserve on it,
0:37:51 > 0:37:55- otherwise it would have sold for such a low price.- I'm glad he didn't get it for that.
0:37:55 > 0:38:00I think that's the sort of thing if the artist becomes even more notorious in the future...
0:38:00 > 0:38:03Or have a retrospective exhibition, that sort of thing,
0:38:03 > 0:38:06- that's the time to sell it. - Oh, it's gutting.
0:38:06 > 0:38:10What a shame, as we all thought this would do well.
0:38:10 > 0:38:14I'm just relieved that it didn't sell for such a low price, Bernadette can
0:38:14 > 0:38:17hold on to it and think about selling it again later on.
0:38:17 > 0:38:24Coming up is the last item of the day, the gentleman's gold-plated Dupont lighter.
0:38:24 > 0:38:29It was found by daughter Justine at the rummage and has her father's initials engraved onto it.
0:38:29 > 0:38:32It's got an estimate of £50-£60.
0:38:32 > 0:38:36It's a wonderful thing to have, it is Swiss made, Dupont, beautiful.
0:38:36 > 0:38:38When did it come in to the family?
0:38:38 > 0:38:41I bought it as a gift for my husband, he was a smoker those days.
0:38:41 > 0:38:45Very soon after, he packed up in fact and I've had it ever since, forgotten it was even there.
0:38:45 > 0:38:48Is it worth £20, start me for 20?
0:38:48 > 0:38:51Nice low start for £20... I'm bid 20.
0:38:51 > 0:38:55- Come on.- In the distance at £20...
0:38:55 > 0:38:57- 22, 24... 26.- Oh, dear.
0:38:57 > 0:39:03Still there at £28... Anybody else? At £28 near to the door... £28.
0:39:03 > 0:39:06The hammer's coming down at £28.
0:39:06 > 0:39:09That's gone. He's sold that.
0:39:09 > 0:39:12That's a lot less than we were hoping for.
0:39:12 > 0:39:15Yeah, that's what I paid for it a long time ago, 20 years ago.
0:39:15 > 0:39:17It's shocked expressions all round.
0:39:17 > 0:39:23It's not the ending we had bargained for, but the lighter sold and that's £28 in the kitty.
0:39:23 > 0:39:29It's time to work just how much money Bernadette has made today.
0:39:29 > 0:39:32Now, Bernadette, I have to say it hasn't been our most successful
0:39:32 > 0:39:38- day at auction, you are taking quite a few pieces home, aren't you? - I am, yeah.- How did you find it?
0:39:38 > 0:39:41A little bit disappointed, Lorne, that some of the items haven't sold,
0:39:41 > 0:39:45and they were the big items that are awkward to look after,
0:39:45 > 0:39:47but that's how it goes on the day, you can never tell.
0:39:47 > 0:39:51Now you wanted £500. What are going to spend it on?
0:39:51 > 0:39:53I'm going on a mother and daughter spa day to a nice hotel to have some
0:39:53 > 0:39:56pampering and some treatments with my youngest daughter.
0:39:56 > 0:40:02Well, I'm afraid we didn't make £500, but you have banked £366.
0:40:02 > 0:40:07OK. Well, I still think we'll manage a little bit of pampering on that, don't you?
0:40:07 > 0:40:09And, of course, we haven't sold that bronze.
0:40:09 > 0:40:13No, that is a real surprise cos Paul had hopes for that and so did I.
0:40:13 > 0:40:18That's a real shame, but maybe another auction another time further down the line.
0:40:18 > 0:40:23That bronze might be a long term, might be a future Van Gogh.
0:40:23 > 0:40:26You don't know what it's going to be like in the future.
0:40:26 > 0:40:29- Do enjoy your spa day. - Oh, absolutely, I'm looking forward to that now.
0:40:34 > 0:40:36So, with the money made at auction,
0:40:36 > 0:40:40Bernadette is true to her word and treats her daughter Justine to a pamper day.
0:40:40 > 0:40:44It's a luxury that they always look forward to. Who wouldn't?
0:40:46 > 0:40:49- Hello there. - We've booked in for a spa day.
0:40:49 > 0:40:51- Yes.- Bernadette and Justine Clifton.
0:40:51 > 0:40:57It just gives us the tranquillity to just be, really, and have some good quality time together and
0:40:57 > 0:41:00catch up on things, get away from the hectic pace of life, really.
0:41:02 > 0:41:05You can't come in here.
0:41:05 > 0:41:08Once you come in, you do feel like you've left the
0:41:08 > 0:41:10rest of the world outside and it's just very, very peaceful.
0:41:10 > 0:41:13- We've had some treatments, it's all very otherworldly, isn't it?- Yes.
0:41:13 > 0:41:19It's just terribly relaxing and takes the stresses away of everyday life.
0:41:20 > 0:41:22After a tub full of bubbles,
0:41:22 > 0:41:27the girls decide to lie back by the spa's pool and catch up on the celebrity gossip.
0:41:27 > 0:41:34Once again, it's all about relaxation before an afternoon filled with pampering treatments.
0:41:34 > 0:41:37What's the verdict so far?
0:41:37 > 0:41:38The best part for me was the Jacuzzi.
0:41:38 > 0:41:43- Yeah, and me.- It's just so, so chilling, it's just lovely.
0:41:43 > 0:41:45- Could stay in there for hours, couldn't you?- Yeah.
0:41:45 > 0:41:50- The food was pretty good as well. - Lunch, they give you too much, delicious as always.- Yeah.
0:41:50 > 0:41:54But no, it's just lovely. The whole thing is just really relaxing.
0:42:01 > 0:42:06Well, Bernadette didn't make the £500 she was looking for, but some of her
0:42:06 > 0:42:13nicer items are going back home with her and she did bank enough to enjoy plenty of pampering at the spa.
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