0:00:02 > 0:00:05Welcome to Cash In The Attic, the show that finds hidden treasures
0:00:05 > 0:00:08in your home and then helps you to sell them at auction.
0:00:08 > 0:00:12Today we're in Fulham in West London and we're here at the Fulham Palace
0:00:12 > 0:00:15which at one time was the main residence for the Bishop of London.
0:00:17 > 0:00:21The Palace itself was built in the 11th century and was once enclosed
0:00:21 > 0:00:24by the largest moat in England, but there's a dark side, too.
0:00:24 > 0:00:28The medieval hall is supposedly where Protestant heretics
0:00:28 > 0:00:32were persecuted and the ghosts of whom are said to haunt
0:00:32 > 0:00:34the corridors to this day.
0:00:35 > 0:00:39Well, it's still owned by the Church of England and the Palace's
0:00:39 > 0:00:43stately rooms house a museum with a wealth of ancient artefacts.
0:00:43 > 0:00:45With so much history in the area for today's show
0:00:45 > 0:00:47I hope we're in for a treat.
0:01:07 > 0:01:09Coming up on Cash In The Attic,
0:01:09 > 0:01:11we really are in the presence of political greatness.
0:01:11 > 0:01:14- So it was given as a wedding present by Lloyd George!- Yes.
0:01:14 > 0:01:16Well, how interesting!
0:01:16 > 0:01:19John finds something that could make us a tidy little sum.
0:01:19 > 0:01:22It's not a good investment is it, 10, 15 pence?
0:01:22 > 0:01:25Not bad! I'll give you a small profit on that, Anne!
0:01:25 > 0:01:29After waiting 40 years, think of the interest on it!
0:01:29 > 0:01:33When auction day arrives an early sale gets us off to a flying start.
0:01:33 > 0:01:36- They sailed away! - They did!- Oh, very good.
0:01:36 > 0:01:38But will it all be plain sailing?
0:01:38 > 0:01:40- Anybody else for £40? No?- Oh, no!
0:01:40 > 0:01:43- Oh, now that is disappointing. - It is sad.
0:01:44 > 0:01:48I'm just down the road now and we're off to meet a woman called
0:01:48 > 0:01:51Anne Beddow who's called the Cash In The Attic team
0:01:51 > 0:01:53because she wants to raise some money for a special treat
0:01:53 > 0:01:55for her granddaughter.
0:01:55 > 0:01:59Anne has lived in this cosy but elegant flat for the past 40 years.
0:01:59 > 0:02:03She spent her working life as a buyer for a large department store
0:02:03 > 0:02:06where she was in charge of ordering all the latest designer goods
0:02:06 > 0:02:10from around Britain, so she's certainly got an eye for quality.
0:02:10 > 0:02:15Now retired, Anne enjoys playing the piano, travelling and lunching with friends.
0:02:15 > 0:02:18She's very close to her 17-year-old granddaughter, Olivia,
0:02:18 > 0:02:20who lives just around the corner,
0:02:20 > 0:02:24and it's for her that Anne has called the Cash In The Attic team.
0:02:24 > 0:02:26I can't wait to find out more.
0:02:28 > 0:02:30- Hi, John, nice to see you. - Hello, Chris.
0:02:30 > 0:02:32Big smile because we're in west London?
0:02:32 > 0:02:36Some of my favourite antique shops and galleries are around here
0:02:36 > 0:02:39and what better to be doing on a day like this
0:02:39 > 0:02:42- than browsing antique shops, eh? - I've got better news for you
0:02:42 > 0:02:45- because Anne's a real collector. Mouth fully watered?- Yes.
0:02:45 > 0:02:48Do you mean we've got to go out of the sunshine?
0:02:48 > 0:02:50Sadly, but we're going to get rummaging. Come on.
0:02:51 > 0:02:54- Hello, Anne. How are you? - Hello, Chris! I'm well.
0:02:54 > 0:02:56- Nice to see you.- Nice to see you.
0:02:56 > 0:03:00What an amazing place. It's a collector's paradise.
0:03:00 > 0:03:03It is a bit, yes, and rather too much at the moment.
0:03:03 > 0:03:06Rather too much. So, obviously, you do a lot of polishing?
0:03:06 > 0:03:08Unfortunately, yes.
0:03:08 > 0:03:10Is that why you've called the Cash In The Attic team?
0:03:10 > 0:03:14Yes. I was polishing at the time when I was watching the programme
0:03:14 > 0:03:18and I thought, ah, a way to get rid of things,
0:03:18 > 0:03:21- so I called the programme. - Now, have you got a good cause?
0:03:21 > 0:03:26Yes, my beloved granddaughter, who will be 18 in November,
0:03:26 > 0:03:29so I want to take her out on a girls' day out and have fun
0:03:29 > 0:03:34and have a wonderful lunch at somewhere divine and gorgeous.
0:03:34 > 0:03:37So, she deserves a good day out. How much money do you need?
0:03:37 > 0:03:38Well, I'd like to raise 1,000.
0:03:38 > 0:03:40My goodness, that's a super lunch!
0:03:40 > 0:03:44Ah, yes, but she is a very expensive girl to keep.
0:03:44 > 0:03:47- Just like her grandmother, right?- Just like her grandmother.
0:03:47 > 0:03:48- OK, well...- I brought her up well!
0:03:48 > 0:03:51- We've got a lot of work to be done, then.- Right.
0:03:51 > 0:03:53- Are you prepared to get your hands dirty?- Absolutely.
0:03:53 > 0:03:55- I already have.- You already have!
0:03:55 > 0:03:59- Come on, then, let's start rummaging around.- Fine.- Follow me.
0:04:01 > 0:04:04Anne's flat is a real Aladdin's Cave of antiques and collectables,
0:04:04 > 0:04:09most of which she inherited from various family members over the years.
0:04:09 > 0:04:14There are reminders of a long career which brought her into contact with the cream of British designers.
0:04:14 > 0:04:16More of that later. For now, though,
0:04:16 > 0:04:21it looks like we'll have no trouble finding a real variety of items to take to auction.
0:04:21 > 0:04:24Now one person who knows all about the finer things
0:04:24 > 0:04:28in life is our antiques and collectables expert John Cameron,
0:04:28 > 0:04:34and as our rummage gets underway, I think he might have already spotted a rather dramatic work of art.
0:04:34 > 0:04:38There he is, the man himself! John, nice to see you. What have we got?
0:04:38 > 0:04:40Well, we've got an interesting picture.
0:04:40 > 0:04:43I'm hoping Anne can shed some light on it for us.
0:04:43 > 0:04:47Well, only that it was given to me about 30 or so years ago
0:04:47 > 0:04:55by a current boyfriend of the time, and he used to buy from Raymond Klee for the American market.
0:04:55 > 0:04:59And the boyfriend was short and plump,
0:04:59 > 0:05:03and when he commissioned this one,
0:05:03 > 0:05:08he got the artist to paint himself in, but as tall and slim,
0:05:08 > 0:05:11hoping I'd stay in love with him and the picture for the rest of my life,
0:05:11 > 0:05:15- but I'm afraid it didn't happen. - Is this a painting you admire?
0:05:15 > 0:05:18- I hate it.- Do you really?! - Yes, I call it expensive wallpaper.
0:05:18 > 0:05:21- I always disliked it.- Do you know anything about the artist?
0:05:21 > 0:05:25I know nothing about the artist. I wouldn't even believe his name is Raymond Klee.
0:05:25 > 0:05:29- Well, it is Raymond Klee, not to be confused with Paul Klee.- Yeah.
0:05:29 > 0:05:34He favours the very expansive, often barren landscape, very surreal,
0:05:34 > 0:05:39and this very dramatic use of colour which we can see here in this sky.
0:05:39 > 0:05:43Any figures or details such as the yacht here and the tender, again,
0:05:43 > 0:05:46typically painted in silhouette.
0:05:46 > 0:05:52- Good heavens.- And he's a very, very prolific artist and could turn these out by the dozen, literally.
0:05:52 > 0:05:57- Oh, I'm sure.- But often artists get trapped by the success or the demand for their work,
0:05:57 > 0:06:03and it's often they have to pay the bills, and so if that's what's selling, that's what they turn out.
0:06:03 > 0:06:06I can see what you mean, the sky does look very apocalyptic, doesn't it?
0:06:06 > 0:06:10And I don't think you'd want to set off sailing if the sky looked like that!
0:06:10 > 0:06:15Well, John, she doesn't like the scene, ex-boyfriend's in there, it's definitely going to go!
0:06:15 > 0:06:22- How much can we get for it? - His prices range from about £50 up to about £250, £300.
0:06:22 > 0:06:25I'm going to say £80 to £120.
0:06:25 > 0:06:30I'm very surprised. I should have said 10 to 20 and throw in a free ice cream at the same time!
0:06:30 > 0:06:35- Well, it's not a bad start, is it, towards our huge total... - No, that's great.- Of £1,000?
0:06:35 > 0:06:38But it's only a start, so it's back to a bit more rummaging. Come on.
0:06:38 > 0:06:40Right.
0:06:41 > 0:06:48The painting I've always hated, so, yes, that can go, and I'm very pleased with the valuation.
0:06:49 > 0:06:54So, a good start, but if we're going to work our way through the sheer number of items here,
0:06:54 > 0:06:56we'll have to get a move on.
0:06:56 > 0:07:00Sure enough, it's not long before I unearth this attractive brooch.
0:07:00 > 0:07:07It's a modern piece made by the famous Tiffany company and John values it at £40 to £50.
0:07:07 > 0:07:09These colourful prints are another reminder
0:07:09 > 0:07:15of Anne's very successful career in the world of design, but she's keen to hold on to these for now.
0:07:15 > 0:07:21I've got my eye on this charming chair, whilst Anne's search has taken her to the kitchen.
0:07:23 > 0:07:26John, would you like to come and have a look at this?
0:07:26 > 0:07:29- What have you rummaged there, Anne? - Well, it's been around a long time.
0:07:29 > 0:07:32- Well, haven't we all? - Some of us longer than others!
0:07:32 > 0:07:36Well, that's nice to see. Turning it upside down to look at the mark,
0:07:36 > 0:07:40and we can see one of the better names in English pottery and porcelain, Royal Doulton.
0:07:40 > 0:07:43So, what's the story behind this? Where did it come from?
0:07:43 > 0:07:49Well, it was a wedding present which was given to my grandparents by Lloyd George,
0:07:49 > 0:07:51so it's been around a long time.
0:07:51 > 0:07:55- Given as a wedding present by Lloyd George?- Yes.- Well, how interesting!
0:07:55 > 0:07:59Whenever I go into houses to do valuations, we come across a lot of tea sets
0:07:59 > 0:08:02that were given as wedding presents, they were treasured.
0:08:02 > 0:08:07As a consequence they survive in great numbers, but on the plus side,
0:08:07 > 0:08:10well, you've got a couple of good things here.
0:08:10 > 0:08:15We've got Royal Doulton who's a good maker, and it looks like you've got quite a comprehensive set.
0:08:15 > 0:08:17I think there are 40 altogether.
0:08:17 > 0:08:21Well, that's pretty good. Also, the design. It's underglazed blue and white,
0:08:21 > 0:08:25a combination that's been popular for centuries and centuries,
0:08:25 > 0:08:30ever since the first pieces of Chinese blue and white porcelain hit European shores
0:08:30 > 0:08:32it's always endured popularity.
0:08:32 > 0:08:35In this instance it's been transfer printed on, not hand-painted.
0:08:35 > 0:08:39The piece has then been fired and then glazed,
0:08:39 > 0:08:41so that blue decoration is fixed under the glaze.
0:08:41 > 0:08:44So that's why it lasts so well?
0:08:44 > 0:08:45- Indeed.- Ah!
0:08:45 > 0:08:51Value wise, well, I would put this at about £60 to £100 today, something like that.
0:08:51 > 0:08:55I'd hope to get up towards £100, but that's where I'd pitch my lower estimate.
0:08:55 > 0:08:58- I would hope for more of a 100 than the 60.- Well, let's hope so, anyway.
0:08:58 > 0:09:01An interesting item, and I don't want to act
0:09:01 > 0:09:05like the cat that got the cream just yet, so let's see what else we can find.
0:09:05 > 0:09:10How amazing! Not everyone can say they've received a present from a Prime Minister.
0:09:11 > 0:09:15Our hunt for antiques and collectables is really gathering pace now,
0:09:15 > 0:09:22and John's rummaging leads him to this brass jardiniere given to Anne by her grandmother over 40 years ago.
0:09:22 > 0:09:24They're generally used to put plants in,
0:09:24 > 0:09:28with some examples being intricately decorated, and our John
0:09:28 > 0:09:33thinks this one could fetch, what? £30 to £50?
0:09:33 > 0:09:37Jardiniere, by the way, is the French word for gardener.
0:09:37 > 0:09:41Not a lot of people know that! Well, I've managed to turn up this Wedgwood-style blue teapot.
0:09:41 > 0:09:45Meanwhile, another collectable catches John's eye.
0:09:46 > 0:09:51Hello, chaps. I think I've found another interesting couple of items to send to auction.
0:09:51 > 0:09:53Some very small boats.
0:09:53 > 0:09:57Gondolas, my dear boy, gondolas! You can tell that he's from below the salt, can't you?
0:09:57 > 0:09:59- Do you know where that saying comes from?- No.
0:09:59 > 0:10:02Back in medieval times salt was so expensive,
0:10:02 > 0:10:07if you were lucky enough to eat at Court and you sat above the salt trencher,
0:10:07 > 0:10:09it meant you were of high social standing.
0:10:09 > 0:10:13So, if you sat below, away from the salt, you were, you know, down there, mate.
0:10:13 > 0:10:15That would have definitely been me!
0:10:15 > 0:10:21So, a couple of interesting salt cellars formed as gondolas. Where did you get them from, Anne?
0:10:21 > 0:10:25Well, they're from my grandmother and I actually have four of them,
0:10:25 > 0:10:28there are two little ones I don't mind cleaning, it takes two minutes.
0:10:28 > 0:10:34- They take considerably longer, so I'm happy to see them sail away. - So, can we send these to auction?
0:10:34 > 0:10:38- Absolutely.- Do you know what? They're actually late Victorian. - Really?
0:10:38 > 0:10:42They're over 100 years old. If you have a look at the date letter here,
0:10:42 > 0:10:45on the side, on the hallmark, 1898, assayed in London,
0:10:45 > 0:10:50so these are Victorian, late Victorian, gondola salt cellars,
0:10:50 > 0:10:53and they still retain a lot of the gilding on the inside.
0:10:53 > 0:10:57- Yes.- They would have originally had little blue glass liners which...
0:10:57 > 0:11:02In there to protect this gilding from, you know, the very corrosive properties of salt.
0:11:02 > 0:11:08The other interesting thing I wonder is, as gondolas, would they have had the gondolas' oar or paddle,
0:11:08 > 0:11:12I'm not quite sure of the correct term, to come with them as salt spoons?
0:11:12 > 0:11:18Oh, that's a tragedy because they would have been beautiful with those. No, I've never known them.
0:11:18 > 0:11:23- I still think these will have some collectable appeal at the auction. - Is it because of the unusual shape?
0:11:23 > 0:11:28- They are an unusual form, and it's nice to have a pair in such good condition.- Oh, good.
0:11:28 > 0:11:30- You've done well.- Value wise?
0:11:30 > 0:11:34I've done well with those. They would have been worth polishing all these years!
0:11:34 > 0:11:38- Exactly. But, come on.- Well, I'm going to say £50 to £80 for those.
0:11:38 > 0:11:41Well, I'd like closer to 80 than to 50, obviously.
0:11:41 > 0:11:46I hope you're right and I'm wrong, but 50 as a lower estimate should also get the bidding started
0:11:46 > 0:11:49with a bit of a flurry, so that's what I'm going to say.
0:11:49 > 0:11:53- I'll take your word for it. - Just take everything he says with a pinch of salt.
0:11:53 > 0:11:56See what I they did there! Let's get going, come on.
0:11:59 > 0:12:03I love the gondola salts, but I can't stand the cleaning any more,
0:12:03 > 0:12:05so, again, I'm happy to see them go
0:12:05 > 0:12:09and I think he gave a very fair valuation on those.
0:12:10 > 0:12:14I don't know about you, Anne, I need this break. It's so warm today, isn't it?
0:12:14 > 0:12:18- Yes.- Rummaging around. Would you say you were an antiques expert?
0:12:18 > 0:12:23I wouldn't say more than the average person who likes nice things.
0:12:23 > 0:12:28So, if you like nice things, of course you read about them and see them. I mean, the V&A,
0:12:28 > 0:12:30when I really started to get interested,
0:12:30 > 0:12:34is the most amazing place to go to learn about furniture, so I went there a lot.
0:12:34 > 0:12:38Well, looking around you obviously have an eye for detail,
0:12:38 > 0:12:40an eye for design, what works in a room.
0:12:40 > 0:12:45- Tell me about your career.- My job was to go all over this country
0:12:45 > 0:12:50and to find the best. Not in fashion, I was not interested in fashion, but for the home.
0:12:50 > 0:12:54So the most wonderful glassmakers, the most wonderful potters.
0:12:54 > 0:12:57I would then go to America or the buyers would come over here
0:12:57 > 0:13:04and by the time they did I could say to them, right, I've seen 300 glassmakers, for example.
0:13:04 > 0:13:09These are the three best that I've found and, of course, they'd put them into the stores.
0:13:09 > 0:13:12Did you have any strange requests?
0:13:12 > 0:13:17One year I was asked to research his and hers mummies, and that was the time I...
0:13:17 > 0:13:18- Egyptian mummies?- Egyptian mummies.
0:13:18 > 0:13:23So I had to go to the British Museum, find out about them, find out if, indeed,
0:13:23 > 0:13:28if and where and how one could buy them - and indeed one could -
0:13:28 > 0:13:32so when you get that kind of job in, you think, my God, yes, I'm paid for this?
0:13:32 > 0:13:34So, what do you do now?
0:13:34 > 0:13:36I work in an estate agent on a Saturday morning.
0:13:36 > 0:13:39- I'm just the Saturday girl. - The Saturday girl.- Yes.
0:13:39 > 0:13:42But the only reason that they asked me
0:13:42 > 0:13:47was because they knew that I'd get up on a Saturday morning and go into work.
0:13:47 > 0:13:51Because I said, you want somebody young and pretty, you know, and fun,
0:13:51 > 0:13:54and the guy that engaged me said, no, we want an old bat like you
0:13:54 > 0:13:56that doesn't go out on the tank on a Friday night
0:13:56 > 0:13:59and so doesn't turn up for work on the Saturday.
0:13:59 > 0:14:02- I bet he doesn't know you're out on Friday nights as well! - How did you guess?
0:14:04 > 0:14:07- I know you... I'm getting to know you.- Yes.
0:14:07 > 0:14:11I'm getting to know that poor old John out there is getting restless. He's working on his own.
0:14:11 > 0:14:15- Shall we go and help them?- Oh, yes, poor man. I'd forgot about him!
0:14:15 > 0:14:16Everybody does.
0:14:16 > 0:14:19I could sit chatting to this elegant lady all day,
0:14:19 > 0:14:23but there's still work to be done if we're to reach our £1,000 target
0:14:23 > 0:14:27for Anne's very special day out with granddaughter Olivia.
0:14:27 > 0:14:33Now Anne's flat is crammed with collectables hidden just about everywhere.
0:14:33 > 0:14:37John's nose for an item even leads him under the bed.
0:14:37 > 0:14:40And I'm drawn to an impressive collection of books.
0:14:40 > 0:14:45Book collecting, of course, is extremely popular, and whilst generally inexpensive,
0:14:45 > 0:14:47prices depend on demand for a particular title,
0:14:47 > 0:14:51the number of copies available and, importantly, their condition.
0:14:51 > 0:14:57Amongst this lot are early works by the writers Daphne du Maurier and Len Deighton,
0:14:57 > 0:15:03and let's hope John's estimate of £30 to £40 gets them interested in the salesroom.
0:15:03 > 0:15:09Our sparkling hostess meanwhile might just have a very special item for us.
0:15:09 > 0:15:13John, would you like to see this?
0:15:13 > 0:15:19Well, they say diamonds are a girl's best friend, Anne, and for a minute I thought, is it a leap year?
0:15:19 > 0:15:21Are you proposing to me?
0:15:21 > 0:15:24- Is it something you want to sell? - Yes, why not?
0:15:24 > 0:15:27OK, well, let's have a look at it with regards to potential value.
0:15:27 > 0:15:30Now, we can see it's a solitaire diamond.
0:15:30 > 0:15:34It's claw set in platinum.
0:15:34 > 0:15:40- I would probably date this to about the 19...late '30s, '40s. Would that tie in, do you think?- Yes.
0:15:40 > 0:15:45When we value diamonds we value them based on the four Cs, that's the Cut,
0:15:45 > 0:15:49the Colour, the Clarity and the Carat, or the weight.
0:15:49 > 0:15:52If we consider that we've about half at carat there set in platinum.
0:15:52 > 0:15:54It's round cut, a popular cut.
0:15:54 > 0:15:56Clarity, pretty good, as is the colour.
0:15:56 > 0:16:01All those things considered, I'd be looking for it to make about £300 to £400 at auction.
0:16:01 > 0:16:04Really? That would be very nice.
0:16:04 > 0:16:07- Would you be happy with that?- I'd be happy with that
0:16:07 > 0:16:10and get rid of a memory that I would be quite pleased to get rid of.
0:16:10 > 0:16:13- Well, they do say diamonds are forever, but not in this case! - Not in this case.
0:16:13 > 0:16:17That's a good contribution towards our target, but not quite there yet.
0:16:17 > 0:16:19- Shall we see what Hollins is up to? - Let's go.
0:16:19 > 0:16:25Well, once again, Anne's shown that she's not going to be too sentimental about her items,
0:16:25 > 0:16:29which is great news for us and we hope good news for granddaughter Olivia.
0:16:29 > 0:16:33We're over halfway through the rummage and I think we're in
0:16:33 > 0:16:35pretty good shape. Time for a break, perhaps?
0:16:35 > 0:16:41Well, not that I need an excuse to be whisked off to one of Anne's favourite haunts.
0:16:41 > 0:16:45Now, Anne, this has got to be the best part of the day for me,
0:16:45 > 0:16:47getting out of the house, having a glass of water.
0:16:47 > 0:16:50Is this a regular part of your routine, this place?
0:16:50 > 0:16:52Yes. This place is very, very good.
0:16:52 > 0:16:59I'm the only person probably in London, maybe in England, that had a specially built kitchen
0:16:59 > 0:17:03without an oven, which was not exactly by design, it was by accident,
0:17:03 > 0:17:06discovered too late after the kitchen had been finished,
0:17:06 > 0:17:10and I thought, oh, goody, I need never cook again, so I don't.
0:17:10 > 0:17:13- So this really is my canteen.- You obviously like going out to eat
0:17:13 > 0:17:17and we're raising money today so you can take Olivia, your granddaughter,
0:17:17 > 0:17:20out for something to eat. Tell me more about her, what's she like?
0:17:20 > 0:17:23She says she takes after me because she's bubbly,
0:17:23 > 0:17:28she's a huge socialite, she loves going out. She loves eating out.
0:17:28 > 0:17:31Like me, she loves a good restaurant
0:17:31 > 0:17:33as much for the ambience as for the food.
0:17:33 > 0:17:37You're more like friends than grandparent and granddaughter.
0:17:37 > 0:17:39You go travelling together. Where have you been?
0:17:39 > 0:17:42We've been to Madeira, my favourite place, and she loved it,
0:17:42 > 0:17:47and we've just come back from the South of France, where they have a house down there,
0:17:47 > 0:17:49and we had a lovely time together.
0:17:49 > 0:17:51We lunch together, we giggle together.
0:17:51 > 0:17:57Yes, it's... I think one should skip motherhood in order to really enjoy being a grandmother.
0:17:57 > 0:18:03Now, we can't stretch and obviously raise money today to send you both off to Madeira.
0:18:03 > 0:18:07- Right.- We can just stretch to dinner and a bit of retail therapy
0:18:07 > 0:18:10for both of you, so what are you going to be doing exactly?
0:18:10 > 0:18:14Well, we are going to have a really delicious lunch
0:18:14 > 0:18:17at one of our favourite restaurants in the West End
0:18:17 > 0:18:21and then, yes, retail therapy.
0:18:21 > 0:18:24Well, it sounds like a recipe for success to me.
0:18:24 > 0:18:28- Here's to your dinner and good luck for the rest of the rummage. - Thank you so much.
0:18:28 > 0:18:32I feel guilty because while we've been watching the world go by
0:18:32 > 0:18:35John's really been on the case and he's turned up
0:18:35 > 0:18:38this pair of 19th-century silver-coloured crystal vases.
0:18:38 > 0:18:44Now, they were a wedding present to Anne's great-aunt when she got married in the 1870s.
0:18:44 > 0:18:47We think a collector would be happy to pay
0:18:47 > 0:18:50£60 to £80 for this attractive lot.
0:18:50 > 0:18:53John, what do you think?
0:18:53 > 0:18:56Let's have a look.
0:18:56 > 0:19:02Lady's compact, good ship's portrait, the RMS Queen Elizabeth on there.
0:19:02 > 0:19:05- Yes.- Do we have a maker inside, if we can get it open?
0:19:05 > 0:19:07- Oh, yes, Stratton.- Stratton.
0:19:07 > 0:19:11Just the name you want to see on there. Where did it come from, Anne?
0:19:11 > 0:19:15I don't know. I found it among my mother's possessions after she died, but I never saw her use it,
0:19:15 > 0:19:20but I do know that she went on the Queen Elizabeth back in the '30s,
0:19:20 > 0:19:23so I imagine she bought it as a souvenir and never used it.
0:19:23 > 0:19:28Let's look on the inside and pop this little hinged cover open there
0:19:28 > 0:19:31and that's where the powder's kept. You can see the gauze is still there
0:19:31 > 0:19:33with a bit of perishing here to the sponge.
0:19:33 > 0:19:38Now, they don't come much more recognisable than the RMS Queen Elizabeth,
0:19:38 > 0:19:42one of the Cunard or White Star Line passenger liners, as she was.
0:19:42 > 0:19:44This is a nice piece and for two reasons.
0:19:44 > 0:19:48One, you've got one of the better makers' names on there, Stratton,
0:19:48 > 0:19:51very commercially collectable in the world of compact collecting.
0:19:51 > 0:19:53And, two, you've got that association to the Queen Elizabeth,
0:19:53 > 0:19:58so we've got a crossover appeal with compact collectors and collectors of ocean liner memorabilia.
0:19:58 > 0:20:04So, I'm not saying huge sums, but, nevertheless, I'd still expect it to make £20 or £30 at auction,
0:20:04 > 0:20:06maybe a bit more with that double appeal.
0:20:06 > 0:20:09That's fine. Yes, that's absolutely fine.
0:20:09 > 0:20:13- It's not quite enough yet towards our target, so shall we see what else we can get?- Let's go.
0:20:13 > 0:20:17We're on the final stretch of our rummage now and we'll need to
0:20:17 > 0:20:22pull out all the stops if we're to reach that £1,000 target.
0:20:22 > 0:20:26Anne's come up with the goods again with this pair of hoop earrings.
0:20:26 > 0:20:30They're nine carat gold and although Anne only bought them five years ago
0:20:30 > 0:20:32she's still happy to let them go to auction.
0:20:32 > 0:20:35With a valuation of £40 to £60,
0:20:35 > 0:20:39I think they'll prove a good prospect on the day.
0:20:39 > 0:20:43And Anne's really on a roll now because this early Victorian sampler
0:20:43 > 0:20:47is about to join the items bound for auction.
0:20:47 > 0:20:52Anne inherited this example, dated 1846, from her grandmother
0:20:52 > 0:20:53who was a keen collector,
0:20:53 > 0:20:58and John values it at a very reasonable £40 to £60.
0:20:58 > 0:21:02And just when we needed a star find, here's John again.
0:21:02 > 0:21:04He's made an exciting discovery.
0:21:04 > 0:21:08- Anne, Chris.- Oh!- Yes.- Now, this chair is very interesting
0:21:08 > 0:21:11and I'm hoping it might be something we can consider
0:21:11 > 0:21:15for auction, but first, Anne, do you know anything about this chair and where did it come from?
0:21:15 > 0:21:17When I bought it I knew nothing about it.
0:21:17 > 0:21:21I can't remember if it was 10 pence or 15 pence.
0:21:21 > 0:21:27Then, because I was so intrigued by it, years later I did some research and found out
0:21:27 > 0:21:31that it was Ernest Gimson, and that was confirmed to me
0:21:31 > 0:21:34by one of the big London auction houses that I went to.
0:21:34 > 0:21:37It's interesting you should say that another auction house confirmed it
0:21:37 > 0:21:41as being Ernest Gimson because that was my first impression when I looked at it.
0:21:41 > 0:21:45Cotswold School, Barnsley, Gimson, somebody like that.
0:21:45 > 0:21:49The little things that suggest to me it's Gimson are things like
0:21:49 > 0:21:52this little raised peg here.
0:21:52 > 0:21:56There's been no attempt to cut that off and sand it down.
0:21:56 > 0:21:57That's exposed deliberately.
0:21:57 > 0:22:03John, you're normally quite smiley, but you're getting quite serious. This is quite exciting, isn't it?
0:22:03 > 0:22:08Well, you know my first job was a joiner, so I am a big fan of joinery
0:22:08 > 0:22:13and English furniture, so, yes, I'm quite excited about this piece.
0:22:13 > 0:22:18Now, estimate wise, well, I'd be looking 300 to 500, 400 to 600, something like that.
0:22:18 > 0:22:21- How does that sound? - £400 to £600 sounds better.
0:22:21 > 0:22:23- You like that sound? - Yes, I like that.
0:22:23 > 0:22:25Well, we'll go with the £400 to £600, then.
0:22:25 > 0:22:27And how much did you buy it for again?
0:22:27 > 0:22:29I can't remember if it was 10 pence or 15 pence.
0:22:29 > 0:22:31That's not a good investment is it, 10 to 15 pence?
0:22:31 > 0:22:34That's not bad! I'll give you a small profit on that, Anne!
0:22:34 > 0:22:36Well, I've waited 40 years!
0:22:36 > 0:22:42Well, let's say £400 to £600, then, but I think I would urge the auction house to catalogue it
0:22:42 > 0:22:47as "after Ernest Gimson" because many pieces were unmarked,
0:22:47 > 0:22:53but they were made to his designs by his craftsman, so you can't be 100% certain it was made in his workshop.
0:22:53 > 0:22:56What a way to finish! I'm quite excited about that.
0:22:56 > 0:22:59It's a shame it's all come to an end as far as rummaging is concerned.
0:22:59 > 0:23:04Now, we know we wanted to raise £1,000 for a special day out for you and your granddaughter.
0:23:04 > 0:23:07- Yes.- Well, after all our rummaging we reckon, conservatively,
0:23:07 > 0:23:10and John likes to use that word "conservatively",
0:23:10 > 0:23:16we reckon we could raise £1,150. How do you feel about that?
0:23:16 > 0:23:19- I'd look forward to that and to spending it!- Yes.
0:23:19 > 0:23:23You're off for a slap-up meal, we'd better settle for the bacon sandwich, John.
0:23:23 > 0:23:26- Get to the auction rooms, hey? - Well, I'm sorry...
0:23:26 > 0:23:29- I mean, about the bacon sandwich! - Bacon sandwich!
0:23:29 > 0:23:34Well, bacon sandwich it may be, but what a way to finish our day off with Anne!
0:23:34 > 0:23:36We've certainly found some absolute treasures.
0:23:36 > 0:23:40It hasn't been too difficult when there's been so much to choose from.
0:23:40 > 0:23:43That striking painting by the prolific artist
0:23:43 > 0:23:46Raymond Klee was commissioned by an old boyfriend of Anne's.
0:23:46 > 0:23:49At £80 to £120, I wonder if it will catch the eye
0:23:49 > 0:23:52of a romantically minded bidder on the day?
0:23:52 > 0:23:54There's no place for sentiment
0:23:54 > 0:23:56when there's a slap-up meal to pay for.
0:23:56 > 0:24:00We hope Anne's diamond ring will sparkle in the sales room
0:24:00 > 0:24:04with an upper estimate of £400.
0:24:04 > 0:24:08And at a whopping £400 to £600, that lovely Gimson rocking chair.
0:24:08 > 0:24:11That really got John's pulses racing.
0:24:11 > 0:24:14Fingers crossed it does the same for someone in the saleroom.
0:24:16 > 0:24:19Still to come on Cash In The Attic.
0:24:19 > 0:24:22It's a rocky ride at auction with plenty of highs.
0:24:22 > 0:24:25- Wow!- John!- We're really sailing now!
0:24:25 > 0:24:28But Anne has her fair share of lows.
0:24:28 > 0:24:31Anybody else for £40? No?
0:24:31 > 0:24:33- Oh, no. Oh, now that is disappointing.- It is sad.
0:24:33 > 0:24:37But will she hit that £1,000 target?
0:24:41 > 0:24:45It's been a couple of weeks since we visited Anne Beddow in her house in London
0:24:45 > 0:24:49and, my goodness, did we find some wonderful collectables and antiques
0:24:49 > 0:24:53and we've brought them to the Chiswick Auction Rooms in West London.
0:24:53 > 0:24:57Now, Anne wants to raise £1,000 to treat her granddaughter Olivia
0:24:57 > 0:25:00to a special day out because she's been taking exams.
0:25:00 > 0:25:03I hope she's passed with flying colours.
0:25:03 > 0:25:07All we need now are some eager bidders as those items go under the hammer.
0:25:07 > 0:25:12Auction day in Chiswick and you can feel the buzz of people wanting to bag a bargain.
0:25:12 > 0:25:16There's always something for everyone and no prizes for
0:25:16 > 0:25:21which item John wishes he could take home today.
0:25:21 > 0:25:26John, you either look as if you're going to fall asleep or tell me a story.
0:25:26 > 0:25:28Once upon a time there was an auctioneer...
0:25:28 > 0:25:30You can tell me a great tale about this chair. You love it, don't you?
0:25:30 > 0:25:34I do, and the auctioneers have supported my attribution
0:25:34 > 0:25:38and they've called it a Gimson chair, so that's promising.
0:25:38 > 0:25:41- We did find great stuff at Anne's house.- She had a few good bits.
0:25:41 > 0:25:45She had her diamond ring and that pair of silver salts modelled as gondolas.
0:25:45 > 0:25:47That's right. We had high hopes for almost everything.
0:25:47 > 0:25:52Let's hope, with that story you've been telling me, we have a happy ending. Let's go and find her.
0:25:52 > 0:25:59Well, I'm sure today's story will be a thriller, and our leading lady is waiting patiently to play her part.
0:26:00 > 0:26:02Hello, Anne.
0:26:02 > 0:26:04- How lovely to see you. - Lovely to see you.
0:26:04 > 0:26:07We've noticed you're on your own. Where's the granddaughter?
0:26:07 > 0:26:09Ah, well, where would you rather be?
0:26:09 > 0:26:14Would you rather be in an auction room or would you rather be at a music festival?
0:26:14 > 0:26:19I'm not going to answer that, John. So, let me do this get this right, she doesn't do the rummaging,
0:26:19 > 0:26:22- she doesn't do the auction, but she get's a great day out.- Mm-hm.
0:26:22 > 0:26:26- I'm in the wrong business, John. - Sounds like a smart girl.
0:26:26 > 0:26:28Anne, have you ever been to an auction before?
0:26:28 > 0:26:30- Yes, I have.- Are you excited today?
0:26:30 > 0:26:32Yes, because it's the first time I've put something into auction.
0:26:32 > 0:26:36- So the first time as a vender. - First time as a vender.
0:26:36 > 0:26:39Any items you'll be sad to see go today?
0:26:39 > 0:26:41Maybe the rocking chair.
0:26:41 > 0:26:42I do love that.
0:26:42 > 0:26:48Well, we need to raise some cash and I think the auction is about to get underway, so let's get going.
0:26:48 > 0:26:49- Let's go.- Come on.
0:26:49 > 0:26:53Now, if you want to raise some extra cash, like Anne by going to auction,
0:26:53 > 0:26:57please remember that commission and other charges may apply,
0:26:57 > 0:26:59so always check the details with your auction house.
0:26:59 > 0:27:02As today's auctioneer gets underway...
0:27:02 > 0:27:05we're just about ready for our first lot.
0:27:05 > 0:27:10It's the silver gondola salts which John thinks are worth £50 to £80.
0:27:11 > 0:27:15Now, John, I really like these, the gondolas that held the salt.
0:27:15 > 0:27:18Very nice. Nice condition, a nice form to them.
0:27:18 > 0:27:22- £50 to £80, what do you think? - I would hope for a little more.
0:27:22 > 0:27:24- So would I.- Good.
0:27:24 > 0:27:25We'll keep our fingers crossed.
0:27:25 > 0:27:28£50 I'm bid. Next to me at 50. And five.
0:27:28 > 0:27:31Do you want 60? 60.
0:27:31 > 0:27:34Five. 70.
0:27:34 > 0:27:38Five. 80. £80. Nearer to me at 80.
0:27:38 > 0:27:41- £80.- Come on, more.- Our top end.
0:27:41 > 0:27:44- £90 now?- £90 here then. At 90.
0:27:44 > 0:27:45- 95 against.- New bidder.
0:27:45 > 0:27:48100. 110. 120.
0:27:48 > 0:27:49- Wow!- John!- We're really sailing now!
0:27:49 > 0:27:52160. 160 next to me. At 160.
0:27:52 > 0:27:55Anybody else? 160 it is. 160.
0:27:55 > 0:28:00- Oh, my gosh!- Well, they didn't leave us up the creek without a paddle, did they?
0:28:00 > 0:28:02- No they didn't, they sailed away. - Fantastic!
0:28:02 > 0:28:06Whoo! What an amazing start to the day!
0:28:06 > 0:28:12I hadn't really expected to make £100 and yet they made £160, so that was a lovely surprise.
0:28:12 > 0:28:16Well, that lot seems to have got the bidders hot under the collar.
0:28:16 > 0:28:18Let's hope their temperatures keep rising.
0:28:18 > 0:28:25Next up is the modern Tiffany brooch that John valued at £40 to £50.
0:28:25 > 0:28:27It's very rare, a women willing to give away jewellery,
0:28:27 > 0:28:30but you want to get rid of this Tiffany brooch.
0:28:30 > 0:28:34- I've never worn it. I don't think I like particularly the man that gave it to me.- Right!
0:28:34 > 0:28:36So, another story behind this, John.
0:28:36 > 0:28:39Purely neutrally, how do you feel about this piece?
0:28:39 > 0:28:42It's quite stylish and has the Tiffany name on it,
0:28:42 > 0:28:46- so hopefully it will make our lower £40 estimate.- Well, I would hope so.
0:28:46 > 0:28:49- You tell him, Anne. Let's see how it goes.- What's it worth?
0:28:49 > 0:28:51Start me at £20 surely for it?
0:28:51 > 0:28:5320 I'm bid. 22. 24. 26.
0:28:53 > 0:28:55£26 is all I'm bid. 28.
0:28:55 > 0:28:5830. 32. 34. 36. 38.
0:28:58 > 0:29:01- 40 in the room.- Right.
0:29:01 > 0:29:03We're at £40, we're at the lower estimate there.
0:29:03 > 0:29:0645 I'll take, or 42 if it helps. £40 then.
0:29:06 > 0:29:10- A bit more now.- At £40 for the brooch. At £40. Anybody else? £40 then it sells.
0:29:10 > 0:29:13- On our lower estimate. - That's all right.
0:29:13 > 0:29:15- It's gone.- You OK?- Yes.
0:29:15 > 0:29:17Well, Anne seems pleased with that.
0:29:17 > 0:29:20The brooch sells bang on our lower estimate and that keeps the cash coming in.
0:29:20 > 0:29:24Some more jewellery is next to go under the hammer.
0:29:24 > 0:29:27Next up are our pair of nine carat gold hoop earrings,
0:29:27 > 0:29:31which weigh about four grams, so not a terribly heavy pair.
0:29:31 > 0:29:34- I put £40 to £60 on those.- Right.
0:29:34 > 0:29:38At that price we've got to have a private buyer who wants them, so let's see how we do.
0:29:38 > 0:29:39There's a few ladies in the room.
0:29:39 > 0:29:42Thank you. Are they worth £30?
0:29:42 > 0:29:45They must be. 30 I'm bid. 32. 34. £34 for the gold.
0:29:45 > 0:29:47At £34. I can't believe it. 34.
0:29:47 > 0:29:50At £34. This gold at 34.
0:29:50 > 0:29:52£36 now. 36 is all I'm bid.
0:29:52 > 0:29:56At £36 for the gold. For £36. At 36.
0:29:56 > 0:29:59I'm going to sell for £36. 36, then.
0:29:59 > 0:30:04Well, £36, they won't be getting melted down at that price, so are you OK with that?
0:30:04 > 0:30:06Yes, fine, as long as somebody wears them.
0:30:06 > 0:30:09Well, I'm sure they will, Anne.
0:30:09 > 0:30:13£4 under John's lower estimate isn't too bad and keeps us ticking over.
0:30:13 > 0:30:17Here's hoping it's all plain sailing with our next lot,
0:30:17 > 0:30:20that's the Queen Elizabeth powder compact by Stratton.
0:30:20 > 0:30:24Here it comes. £20 to £30 we're looking. We've got £10.
0:30:24 > 0:30:29- 12 I'll take from somebody else. It's a £10 note.- It's got to be worth more than that.
0:30:29 > 0:30:31- At £10 it goes. - I don't believe that.- £10.
0:30:31 > 0:30:34- We've sold it for £10, Anne.- Oh, no!
0:30:34 > 0:30:36- Oh, now that is disappointing. - It is sad.
0:30:36 > 0:30:41It certainly is. Sold, but £10 under John's lower estimate.
0:30:41 > 0:30:45Things are certainly slowing down and the early flourish of sales has dried up.
0:30:45 > 0:30:48Perhaps the selection of books will get Anne closer
0:30:48 > 0:30:50to that day out with her granddaughter.
0:30:52 > 0:30:54We've got four books in total.
0:30:54 > 0:30:57The Daphne du Maurier first edition, three others, one signed.
0:30:57 > 0:30:59Yes, that's signed by Vera Brittain.
0:30:59 > 0:31:02OK, we want £30 to £40. £10 a book.
0:31:02 > 0:31:04Where shall we start this? £20 to start me for the books?
0:31:04 > 0:31:08For the four books at £20, surely. Nobody want the lot for 20?
0:31:08 > 0:31:10I can't sell it for less than £20. No? No bids. No.
0:31:10 > 0:31:14- Well, that's a surprise. - It is a bit of a surprise.
0:31:14 > 0:31:18- Yes.- No bibliophiles here today, so they go home with you.
0:31:18 > 0:31:20That's fine, I'll stick them under my arm
0:31:20 > 0:31:24and I'll put them in a specialised book sale later in the year.
0:31:24 > 0:31:28That's a real shame. We're halfway through the auction
0:31:28 > 0:31:32and things aren't looking in great shape now. Time for a team talk.
0:31:34 > 0:31:35Well, we started off well.
0:31:35 > 0:31:37- We did.- It tailed a little bit.
0:31:37 > 0:31:42- We've had a mixed bag of results, haven't we?- Yes, but we've got good lots coming up.
0:31:42 > 0:31:46We've got the diamond ring and, not least of all, your Gimson rocking chair, so a lot riding on that.
0:31:46 > 0:31:48- Oh, very good. - So, hopefully, we'll make it up.
0:31:48 > 0:31:50- Yes, we will.- Right, a cup of tea.
0:31:50 > 0:31:52- I have every faith. - Halftime break, come on.
0:31:52 > 0:31:54Come on, let's come back later.
0:31:54 > 0:31:59Well, it's certainly busy here today and as Anne heads off to enjoy that well earned cuppa
0:31:59 > 0:32:03there's another item in the auction that John is interested in
0:32:03 > 0:32:05and he's taking a sly look at it.
0:32:07 > 0:32:09Ah, there you are! What have you got here?
0:32:09 > 0:32:14Mr Hollins, I'm looking at a little Royal Doulton figure of a fox, but it's no ordinary figure.
0:32:14 > 0:32:19Have a look on the bottom there, you can see a little special mark, Flambe.
0:32:19 > 0:32:24- Right.- Now that refers to a range of glazes that Doulton reintroduced in the late 19th century.
0:32:24 > 0:32:30The process, which involves using copper when they're firing the glaze, which is very difficult to control,
0:32:30 > 0:32:35it dates back, that process, to the Sung Dynasty in China, over 1,000 years old.
0:32:35 > 0:32:39But Doulton made a successful revival of that in the late 19th century
0:32:39 > 0:32:41and produced a whole range of animals and vases and so on.
0:32:41 > 0:32:45This is slightly plain, if I'm being a little bit critical.
0:32:45 > 0:32:50You do see some nice deep purpley flecks in it from time to time, but the reason I'm looking at it
0:32:50 > 0:32:56is, well, only about five years ago I sold a Doulton Flambe model of a turtle for £800.
0:32:56 > 0:32:58They're quite scarce items.
0:32:58 > 0:33:05They have dropped in demand in recent years and the estimate on this is £50 to £80, which I think is quite cheap.
0:33:05 > 0:33:08There's a profit in the making there!
0:33:08 > 0:33:12If somebody was to start looking for collecting for an investment
0:33:12 > 0:33:16they're great things to collect, you can have great fun searching them down in auction houses
0:33:16 > 0:33:19and, at £50 to £80 the price can really only go up,
0:33:19 > 0:33:21so I'd say this is something to look out for.
0:33:21 > 0:33:26Now, I've got to say, it's an unusual colour, a colour that I don't particularly like.
0:33:26 > 0:33:29It'd stand out in any modern house, wouldn't it?
0:33:29 > 0:33:33I think if you had a collection, providing they're set against the right colour scheme,
0:33:33 > 0:33:38- they could be quite aesthetic, Chris. - Good investment?- Good investment. Not impressing you, though.
0:33:38 > 0:33:42The £800 would!
0:33:43 > 0:33:44Come on.
0:33:44 > 0:33:47Well, I think we'll agree to disagree on that one, John.
0:33:47 > 0:33:54With the second part of the auction about to start, we're still a long way off hitting that £1,000 target.
0:33:54 > 0:34:00We really need the bidders to get behind our items now, and I wonder what they'll make of our next lot.
0:34:02 > 0:34:07- Now then, it's the Raymond Klee oil painting...- Oh, yes.
0:34:07 > 0:34:09With the fantastic story behind it.
0:34:09 > 0:34:11- Yes.- What do you reckon, John?
0:34:11 > 0:34:15Well, I said £80 to £120. Anne, you said something slightly lower.
0:34:15 > 0:34:18- What did you say?- I would say that it would be lucky to get to 10.
0:34:18 > 0:34:20I hope I'm right and you're wrong
0:34:20 > 0:34:23for your sake, but hopefully we'll have a few Klee buyers in the room.
0:34:23 > 0:34:25£40 for the picture, please?
0:34:25 > 0:34:28£40 for it. 40 I'm bid. 45. 50.
0:34:28 > 0:34:32- 55. £55 is all I'm bid. At £55.- £55.
0:34:32 > 0:34:35Not quite enough. £55. 60 I need.
0:34:35 > 0:34:40£55, then. At 55 then. At 55.
0:34:40 > 0:34:41- No.- Ouch!
0:34:41 > 0:34:45Another unsold item and we really need some luck to come our way.
0:34:45 > 0:34:52Perhaps it'll be in the form of our next item, that's the brass jardiniere valued at £30 to £50.
0:34:52 > 0:34:55The 19th century brass jardiniere. Did you like this?
0:34:55 > 0:35:00I did. Very nice. Good mythological beasts as a support, but one of them
0:35:00 > 0:35:03a bit wonky, so that was my only concern with this piece.
0:35:03 > 0:35:06- A wonky leg, Anne?- A slightly wonky leg, but we try not to look at that.
0:35:06 > 0:35:09Hopefully we'll make our £30 to £40.
0:35:09 > 0:35:11- I hope so.- I'm bid 20 there.
0:35:11 > 0:35:1422. 24. 26. 28. 30.
0:35:14 > 0:35:16- Yes! £30.- 32. 34.
0:35:16 > 0:35:1936. 38. 40.
0:35:19 > 0:35:24- 45. 50.- £50 now.
0:35:24 > 0:35:26£55 in the middle of the room. At 55.
0:35:26 > 0:35:28The wonky leg didn't deter anyone.
0:35:28 > 0:35:30- Good.- £60.
0:35:30 > 0:35:3170. 75.
0:35:31 > 0:35:3380. 85.
0:35:33 > 0:35:35- £85.- Wow!
0:35:35 > 0:35:37Standing at 85. Anybody else? £85.
0:35:37 > 0:35:40At 85. It goes then at 85. 85.
0:35:40 > 0:35:41Hey? What do you think of £85?
0:35:41 > 0:35:43I think that's very nice. It keeps me happy.
0:35:43 > 0:35:45Yeah, it kept me happy there, John.
0:35:45 > 0:35:48Well, as I say, the wonky leg didn't deter anybody.
0:35:48 > 0:35:51£85, very happy with that!
0:35:51 > 0:35:55That's better. In fact, brilliant news just when we needed a result.
0:35:55 > 0:35:59£85 is £35 above John's highest estimate.
0:35:59 > 0:36:03I hadn't expected a great deal of money for that and to get £85 was a really nice surprise.
0:36:03 > 0:36:06We're starting to pick up again.
0:36:06 > 0:36:10Here's hoping there's interest in this 40-piece Royal Doulton tea set
0:36:10 > 0:36:13that was a gift from the Prime Minister David Lloyd George.
0:36:13 > 0:36:19John values it at £60 to £100, but I'm not too sure about this one.
0:36:19 > 0:36:24Whenever I say Royal Doulton I'm always a bit worried. It's not very fashionable, John.
0:36:24 > 0:36:28Well, it's the tea sets that aren't terribly fashionable, but Doulton's a good name, blue and white transfer,
0:36:28 > 0:36:34- universally respected and loved and if I remember rightly it's in very good condition, Anne.- Yes, it is.
0:36:34 > 0:36:37We've got hopes, we've got hope.
0:36:37 > 0:36:39£40 on the lot. That's not quite enough.
0:36:39 > 0:36:4245 I'll take. For £40.
0:36:42 > 0:36:44- This lot at £40. And five somebody for the Doulton.- Come on!
0:36:44 > 0:36:47At £40. Anybody else? For £40.
0:36:47 > 0:36:49- I don't want to take it home. - At £40 then.
0:36:49 > 0:36:52£40 is the bid.
0:36:52 > 0:36:56The auctioneer had a bid of 40. He didn't feel that that was enough, but you don't want to take it home.
0:36:56 > 0:36:58No, I'm quite happy to let that go.
0:36:58 > 0:37:02Well, then we'll tell the auctioneer we'll accept the bid and that's another £40 towards our target.
0:37:02 > 0:37:05- Oh, that's good. - I'm writing it down now.
0:37:05 > 0:37:11Nice one, John! Another £40 for tea set keeps us moving towards that £1,000 target.
0:37:11 > 0:37:15People seem to be warming to our items now and I've got
0:37:15 > 0:37:20really high hopes for this little sparkler valued at £300 to £400.
0:37:20 > 0:37:23- Is this going to work out a good one for you next?- I hope so.
0:37:23 > 0:37:27This is a beautiful piece and we've got a reserve on this.
0:37:27 > 0:37:30- We have a reserve of 250.- We should get that, shouldn't we?- We should.
0:37:30 > 0:37:34Just under a carat, platinum mount, 250 reserve, 300 to 400 estimate,
0:37:34 > 0:37:36we should get them sold at that.
0:37:36 > 0:37:39Start me at 150 then. To start me. 150 I'm bid.
0:37:39 > 0:37:42160. 170. 180. 190.
0:37:42 > 0:37:44200. And 10.
0:37:44 > 0:37:47220. 230. 240.
0:37:47 > 0:37:50250. There at £250. Anybody else?
0:37:50 > 0:37:53At 250 for the ring. At £250 then.
0:37:53 > 0:37:54It can be sold for 250.
0:37:54 > 0:37:57At £250. All done on 250.
0:37:57 > 0:38:02- Well, it hit your reserve, so perhaps good job you put that on there.- Yes.
0:38:02 > 0:38:04I was hoping we'd at least reach my bottom estimate.
0:38:04 > 0:38:05So was I, yes.
0:38:05 > 0:38:08Well, it's still £250 towards the day out.
0:38:08 > 0:38:12Absolutely. Yes, that could pay for a little caviar, couldn't it?
0:38:13 > 0:38:21Yes, and then some, Anne! £250 means we're striding towards that £1,000 target, but we're not there yet.
0:38:21 > 0:38:26We need £379 from our last two items. What's next, John?
0:38:26 > 0:38:32OK, next up are a little Edwardian pair of cut glass spill vases.
0:38:32 > 0:38:34Little silver mounts on them. Quite elegant things.
0:38:34 > 0:38:39- Cut glass not terribly fashionable these days, but we want £60 to £80 for them.- Yes, I hope so.
0:38:39 > 0:38:41I'm very fond of them. I'm sorry to see them then go.
0:38:41 > 0:38:44- OK. Let's see how they do.- There we go. What are they worth then?
0:38:44 > 0:38:48Start me for £30 for the vases with the silver collars. At 30.
0:38:48 > 0:38:50Surely 30 to start me. I'm bid £30.
0:38:50 > 0:38:5335. £35 now is all I'm bid.
0:38:53 > 0:38:55At £35. Still not quite enough.
0:38:55 > 0:39:00For £35. 40 I need. £35. At 35.
0:39:00 > 0:39:03No? £35, then. Not sold, sorry.
0:39:03 > 0:39:05You didn't have any bidders there.
0:39:05 > 0:39:08We didn't even get past £35, so you'll be taking those home.
0:39:08 > 0:39:10I'll be happy to take those home.
0:39:10 > 0:39:14- You will?- Yeah, you don't sound that disappointed, do you?- No, I'm not.
0:39:14 > 0:39:21Well, Anne may be happy to take them home, but we still need that £379 to hit our target.
0:39:21 > 0:39:26Time for our last item and it's the one that John's been waiting for.
0:39:26 > 0:39:31OK, the final item - your favourite, the rocking chair.
0:39:31 > 0:39:33It is the Gimson rocking chair.
0:39:33 > 0:39:35You've got a reserve on this.
0:39:35 > 0:39:37- I've got a reserve of 350.- 350.
0:39:37 > 0:39:40I saw somebody having more than a cursory glance at it earlier.
0:39:40 > 0:39:45Hopefully we've got somebody in the room and one of the auction staff there is dialling the telephone,
0:39:45 > 0:39:49so hopefully that's someone bidding on the phone for our chair.
0:39:49 > 0:39:50Interest in the lot.
0:39:50 > 0:39:54- I'm already bid £280 for it. At 280. 290. 300.- 290 straight away.
0:39:54 > 0:39:57At £300 for that rocking chair.
0:39:57 > 0:39:59We've got a telephone bidder. He's on the phone.
0:39:59 > 0:40:01330. 340.
0:40:01 > 0:40:05350. On the telephone at £350 for the rocking chair. At 350.
0:40:05 > 0:40:07Anybody else? At 350.
0:40:07 > 0:40:10At 350 I can sell it. £350.
0:40:10 > 0:40:12It goes then for 350 is the bid.
0:40:12 > 0:40:19- 350.- £350, on your reserve, not quite at my lower estimate, but what did you pay for it again?
0:40:19 > 0:40:21I can't remember if it was 15 pence or 25 pence.
0:40:21 > 0:40:26I know I offered you a small profit on that in the house, didn't I? I bet you're glad you never took it!
0:40:26 > 0:40:28I am. You knew what you were doing!
0:40:28 > 0:40:35Well, John's favourite item sells for £50 under his lowest estimate at £350.
0:40:35 > 0:40:38It's still a good sale for us to finish on,
0:40:38 > 0:40:40but has it got us to our £1,000 target?
0:40:40 > 0:40:43Time to tot up our total.
0:40:43 > 0:40:48Well, that is just about it for today. How are you feeling?
0:40:48 > 0:40:50Exhausted, waiting for the money to go up!
0:40:50 > 0:40:56Waiting for the money coming in. Now, you wanted to raise £1,000 to look after your granddaughter
0:40:56 > 0:40:59after her exams, take her out for a slap up meal, do a bit of shopping.
0:40:59 > 0:41:05Well, the grand total of everything you sold today is £971.
0:41:05 > 0:41:07How do you feel about that?
0:41:07 > 0:41:11Well, just slightly less caviar than I had planned.
0:41:11 > 0:41:13Only two bottles of champagne, not the three this time.
0:41:13 > 0:41:16Quite. And only 50 grams of the caviar instead of 150.
0:41:16 > 0:41:18We're economising.
0:41:23 > 0:41:31Well, it's a few weeks later and, no, this isn't Anne's granddaughter Olivia. It's her good friend June.
0:41:31 > 0:41:35Olivia didn't make the rummage, she didn't make the auction and now she's too busy to be spoilt
0:41:35 > 0:41:43by her gran today, but with the cash burning a hole in her pocket, Anne can't help having a warm up session.
0:41:43 > 0:41:47It's not long before Anne's eyed up a couple of potential purchases.
0:41:47 > 0:41:51More you're size than mine, darling, but it's a lovely colour, but...
0:41:51 > 0:41:59Ooh! Well, after a busy start to the day, it's time to relax a little with an invigorating massage.
0:41:59 > 0:42:01How does that feel?
0:42:01 > 0:42:03Oh, died and gone to heaven.
0:42:06 > 0:42:10But a lady's work is never done.
0:42:10 > 0:42:16And what better way to round off a hard day like this than with some ice chilled bubbly.
0:42:16 > 0:42:19- Cheers.- How are your feet? Because mine are worn out.
0:42:19 > 0:42:22And so is my pocket, but it was worth it.
0:42:22 > 0:42:25Well, here's hoping there's a few pounds left over so Anne can really
0:42:25 > 0:42:28treat her granddaughter Olivia very soon.
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