0:00:02 > 0:00:04Welcome to Cash In The Attic, the programme that helps you
0:00:04 > 0:00:07find antiques and collectables around your home
0:00:07 > 0:00:09and then sells them with you at auction.
0:00:09 > 0:00:11Today I'm near Brentwood in Essex
0:00:11 > 0:00:16and inside this rather charming little 19th century cottage
0:00:16 > 0:00:20is Brentwood Museum, which gives you a very graphic description
0:00:20 > 0:00:23of what life was like here in Brentwood
0:00:23 > 0:00:25at the beginning of the 1800s.
0:00:25 > 0:00:28The building used to be the local cemetery lodge
0:00:28 > 0:00:31and the Church Sexton, his wife and six children
0:00:31 > 0:00:33all lived in this tiny space.
0:00:33 > 0:00:36The museum collection reflects the everyday life of this town,
0:00:36 > 0:00:38which became popular with London commuters
0:00:38 > 0:00:40after the arrival of the railways in 1840.
0:00:40 > 0:00:45Visitors can conjure up scenes of bygone domesticity and cooking,
0:00:45 > 0:00:49and reflect on how people survived through two World Wars.
0:00:49 > 0:00:51Well, after delving into the past,
0:00:51 > 0:00:53let's leap right back into the future
0:00:53 > 0:00:58and see what antiques and collectables we can find at our next location.
0:01:19 > 0:01:24Coming up on Cash In The Attic, does Paul throw a spanner in the works?
0:01:24 > 0:01:26It says AF. Now, do you know what AF is?
0:01:26 > 0:01:27I haven't got a clue.
0:01:27 > 0:01:28At fault.
0:01:28 > 0:01:30'Is there some skulduggery afoot?'
0:01:30 > 0:01:32She's got an ulterior motive.
0:01:32 > 0:01:34Well, it doesn't surprise me in the least.
0:01:34 > 0:01:36I just thought she was being helpful at first!
0:01:36 > 0:01:39But when they get to auction it doesn't all run smoothly.
0:01:39 > 0:01:42- Disappointment.- A bit below what we hoped for.- Yes.
0:01:42 > 0:01:45Although something brings an optimistic cheer.
0:01:45 > 0:01:47That's fantastic, isn't it?
0:01:47 > 0:01:51So, what will the verdict be when the final hammer falls?
0:01:52 > 0:01:56Well, I've now come just a few miles down the road to Billericay
0:01:56 > 0:02:00where I'm about to meet Jeanette Nicholl and her friend Maureen.
0:02:00 > 0:02:02They're huge fans of Cash In The Attic
0:02:02 > 0:02:05and they've called us in to help them with a makeover.
0:02:05 > 0:02:12This 1960s bungalow has been home to Jeanette Nicholl and her partner, Tony, for the last three years,
0:02:12 > 0:02:15but today she's asked her bridge partner and pal Maureen
0:02:15 > 0:02:17to pop around to help.
0:02:17 > 0:02:18They've known each other for 20 years
0:02:18 > 0:02:22and Jeanette hopes that their hunt for booty to take to auction
0:02:22 > 0:02:25will be as adept and as sharp as their card playing.
0:02:26 > 0:02:28- Good morning, Paul. - Good morning, Angela.
0:02:28 > 0:02:30- I haven't kept you waiting, have I? - Not at all.
0:02:30 > 0:02:34Well, if I have, I've had a very good excuse because I've been to Brentwood Museum this morning.
0:02:34 > 0:02:37The good old days? They were the days, weren't they?
0:02:37 > 0:02:39Oh, I don't know. I mean, there was no plumbing,
0:02:39 > 0:02:41there was no washing machine, no mobile telephones.
0:02:41 > 0:02:44Well, in contrast, we've got a very modern bungalow here,
0:02:44 > 0:02:46but inside there's lots of Victorian furniture.
0:02:46 > 0:02:47They're ready for a makeover,
0:02:47 > 0:02:49so I think you're going to have a great day.
0:02:49 > 0:02:50All right, let's have a look.
0:02:53 > 0:02:56- Good morning, Jeanette. And you must be Maureen.- I am.- Hello, Angela.
0:02:56 > 0:02:59I suppose I shouldn't be surprised to find you both playing bridge
0:02:59 > 0:03:02this early in the day because that's how you met, isn't it?
0:03:02 > 0:03:04It is. Over 20 years ago at a bridge club.
0:03:04 > 0:03:06- And have you both got good poker faces?- Jean hasn't!
0:03:06 > 0:03:08THEY LAUGH
0:03:08 > 0:03:11Well, I'm sorry to interrupt your game, but we've come here
0:03:11 > 0:03:14to do some business today, haven't we, Cash In The Attic?
0:03:14 > 0:03:16- Yes. - Why... Why have you called us in?
0:03:16 > 0:03:18I've called Cash In The Attic in
0:03:18 > 0:03:22because I've moved from a very large Victorian house where,
0:03:22 > 0:03:26over the years, I collected antique furniture and objects,
0:03:26 > 0:03:29and the idea is to sell the antique furniture
0:03:29 > 0:03:32and buy a piece of more modern furniture.
0:03:32 > 0:03:36What do you think about her getting rid of all this Victorian furniture?
0:03:36 > 0:03:38Yes, I think it's a good idea.
0:03:38 > 0:03:40This is far too much clutter for this little room.
0:03:40 > 0:03:43A nice modern table and a little sideboard
0:03:43 > 0:03:45and then we can play bridge with much more room in here.
0:03:45 > 0:03:47She's got an ulterior motive!
0:03:47 > 0:03:49Well, it doesn't surprise me in the least.
0:03:49 > 0:03:52I just thought she was being helpful at first,
0:03:52 > 0:03:55asking me to clear the clutter, but I know now it's for her own end!
0:03:55 > 0:03:57She wants more space to play the bridge!
0:03:57 > 0:04:00How much do we reckon we might want to raise?
0:04:00 > 0:04:03I thought about £500 would be very nice.
0:04:03 > 0:04:07Well, you'd get a really good dining room table for 500 quid, I should think.
0:04:07 > 0:04:12- And some chairs.- Well, you might have to win a few more games of bridge in order to do that, I think!
0:04:12 > 0:04:14But shall we go and find Paul
0:04:14 > 0:04:17- because I know he's having a root around.- Is he really?
0:04:17 > 0:04:19Let's see what he's found, shall we?
0:04:19 > 0:04:22You know, I have a feeling that this house is going to be absolutely full
0:04:22 > 0:04:26of treasures and no-one will be happier than Paul Hayes.
0:04:26 > 0:04:30With so much Victoriana to appraise his expert knowledge of the period
0:04:30 > 0:04:32will be invaluable to Jeanette
0:04:32 > 0:04:35when deciding what she should send to auction.
0:04:37 > 0:04:40- Ah, hello. - Hello. What have you got there?
0:04:40 > 0:04:43Well, I found a nice collection of Toby jugs and character jugs.
0:04:43 > 0:04:44Where did these come from?
0:04:44 > 0:04:49I've collected them at various auctions over the past ten years.
0:04:49 > 0:04:52I had a Victorian house and it was important to fill these rooms up
0:04:52 > 0:04:56with all the antique furniture and the antique objects.
0:04:56 > 0:04:59What did you like particularly, though, about the Toby jugs?
0:04:59 > 0:05:02Well, I think they're fun and I think they're colourful
0:05:02 > 0:05:06and they're bright and cheerful and I really enjoy buying them.
0:05:06 > 0:05:08They are fun, aren't they?
0:05:08 > 0:05:12They're a lot of fun, but they're actually based on one character, did you know that?
0:05:12 > 0:05:14These Toby jugs here are all after Toby Philpotts
0:05:14 > 0:05:17and he was a legendary character from the 18th century,
0:05:17 > 0:05:20but he did nothing but drink ale and apparently he lived to a ripe old age
0:05:20 > 0:05:23and it's... A man after my own heart, I think, here!
0:05:23 > 0:05:25That's why... So that's why he's...
0:05:25 > 0:05:27That's why he's always got this pint pot.
0:05:27 > 0:05:29- Toby Philpotts, that was his name. - Right.
0:05:29 > 0:05:33And they reckon at the time it was safer to drink the ale than it was to drink water
0:05:33 > 0:05:35because water obviously could be stagnant
0:05:35 > 0:05:37or you don't know what it went through,
0:05:37 > 0:05:41but with ale, it goes through a fermenting process and it was a lot safer to drink.
0:05:41 > 0:05:43So, the full size item here,
0:05:43 > 0:05:46which is a gentleman sat down, is called a Toby jug,
0:05:46 > 0:05:50whereas a character jug tends to be just the head and shoulders.
0:05:50 > 0:05:53And in this case, this is someone called Porthos.
0:05:53 > 0:05:55One of the Three Musketeers.
0:05:55 > 0:05:57There you go. But they're very nice though, aren't they?
0:05:57 > 0:06:00- Do you still like them?- I do still like them, but it's time to move on.
0:06:00 > 0:06:04- And presumably they won't fit in your nice new modern home, then? - Right.- No.
0:06:04 > 0:06:07It's a common thing, people used to go through the stage of making
0:06:07 > 0:06:10their house look Victorian and cluttering up the shelves and so on,
0:06:10 > 0:06:12but we have gone for this minimalist look now
0:06:12 > 0:06:14and these have gone by the wayside, haven't they?
0:06:14 > 0:06:17So, does that mean there's still a market for them among collectors?
0:06:17 > 0:06:20Definitely. People always collect them.
0:06:20 > 0:06:22You know, there's always a demand for them.
0:06:22 > 0:06:26This is really where the value is, but if I said, at least a fiver each,
0:06:26 > 0:06:29it's five, ten, 15, 20, 25, 30. If we say that sort of £40 to £60 as a lot.
0:06:29 > 0:06:31Yes, that's fine. Yeah, fine.
0:06:31 > 0:06:34- Let's see what else we can find. - Great.- Come on.
0:06:34 > 0:06:40£40 is quite a good start, but still a long way off our target of £500.
0:06:40 > 0:06:42But this house is chock-a-block with things
0:06:42 > 0:06:45that Jeanette's lovingly collected over the years,
0:06:45 > 0:06:48so I'm confident there's plenty more to uncover.
0:06:48 > 0:06:51Maureen finds these delightful cow creamers.
0:06:51 > 0:06:53They were made by William Kent Ceramics
0:06:53 > 0:06:56in the home of pottery, Staffordshire.
0:06:56 > 0:06:59The pair could fetch anything from £70 to as much as £140,
0:06:59 > 0:07:02so as long as Jeanette's happy to let them go,
0:07:02 > 0:07:05they're a very good addition to the fund, but we've hardly started.
0:07:05 > 0:07:08Oh, Jeanette, don't put your feet up just yet!
0:07:08 > 0:07:12Ah, hello. No... No resting now, come on, we need to get some work done.
0:07:12 > 0:07:17- Well, there's a reason why I'm sitting in this chair.- OK.
0:07:17 > 0:07:20Because these chairs are the first pieces of furniture
0:07:20 > 0:07:23that I bought for the Victorian house.
0:07:23 > 0:07:26Oh, right. So, this started off the collection, then.
0:07:26 > 0:07:28- This started the whole thing off. - Wow!
0:07:28 > 0:07:31These are French, about 1850, 1860.
0:07:31 > 0:07:34They're walnut, they have scroll arms and cabriole legs,
0:07:34 > 0:07:38beautifully made, and they would have been part of a salon suite.
0:07:38 > 0:07:41But any idea why they would have such a large seating area?
0:07:41 > 0:07:43- I've no idea.- When you go back to Victorian times,
0:07:43 > 0:07:46the ladies had these bustle dresses and if you can imagine they had lots
0:07:46 > 0:07:49and lots of material and to sit properly you need a lot of area here,
0:07:49 > 0:07:52so you'd have them nice and flat at the front wrapped around
0:07:52 > 0:07:55and you'd look very prim and you can do your sewing and so on
0:07:55 > 0:07:57around the fireplace, and that was the whole idea.
0:07:57 > 0:07:59But I think we have to be realistic, though.
0:07:59 > 0:08:02These are slightly out of fashion now. I mean, they're a nice pair,
0:08:02 > 0:08:06I'm sure somebody would love them, but I'd say at least the £100 mark,
0:08:06 > 0:08:09maybe 100, 150. Is that about what you paid for them?
0:08:09 > 0:08:11No, it isn't. In all fairness,
0:08:11 > 0:08:14I did pay a lot more for them at that time,
0:08:14 > 0:08:15but the way I see it is
0:08:15 > 0:08:18I've had ten years good use out of these chairs
0:08:18 > 0:08:22and enjoyed them and they looked the part in my Victorian house.
0:08:22 > 0:08:24It's time now to move on and say goodbye
0:08:24 > 0:08:27and give somebody else a chance to enjoy them.
0:08:27 > 0:08:29Well, that's a great, realistic attitude to have.
0:08:29 > 0:08:30I hope we get it all wrong
0:08:30 > 0:08:33and they go for fabulous amounts of money, all right?
0:08:33 > 0:08:35- I hope so.- Let's keep looking. - Thank you.
0:08:35 > 0:08:38Rummaging in the converted attic I found another chair.
0:08:38 > 0:08:41Not one for grownups this time, though.
0:08:41 > 0:08:44It's Victorian and extremely appealing,
0:08:44 > 0:08:48so another good find that could be worth anything from £70 to £150.
0:08:48 > 0:08:51There are some fascinating items
0:08:51 > 0:08:54from Jeanette's old house here in the bungalow,
0:08:54 > 0:08:56but in spite of her fondness for Victoriana
0:08:56 > 0:09:00she's keen to update her new home and modernise throughout.
0:09:00 > 0:09:03Jeannette, I can see why you say
0:09:03 > 0:09:07this is a halfway house because we're in the modern half now...
0:09:07 > 0:09:10- Yes.- And it is a direct contrast
0:09:10 > 0:09:12to the house you had before, the Victorian house.
0:09:12 > 0:09:16So what was it that fascinated you so much about the Victorian period?
0:09:16 > 0:09:20It's something that I've always been interested in, is antiques,
0:09:20 > 0:09:22and I wanted a house of character.
0:09:22 > 0:09:25But it was a house with a very specific history, wasn't it?
0:09:25 > 0:09:27It was indeed.
0:09:27 > 0:09:32When I went to view the house, it was explained to me that the house
0:09:32 > 0:09:36belonged to Reggie Kray and apparently ran it as a brothel.
0:09:36 > 0:09:40He used to collect all the rents and all the goings on from...
0:09:40 > 0:09:42From this house of ill repute.
0:09:42 > 0:09:47So, those were the rooms in which the prostitutes carried out their trade, as it were.
0:09:47 > 0:09:50- Yes.- Carried out their own business. - This had been the rooms.
0:09:50 > 0:09:53And what did the neighbours have to tell you about it?
0:09:53 > 0:09:57Apparently Reggie Kray and Ronnie Kray used to bring all their floozies there.
0:09:57 > 0:10:00So how much work did you actually have to do on it?
0:10:00 > 0:10:04Well, for the first 18 months it was a question of camping in it.
0:10:04 > 0:10:07It wasn't just wallpaper and paint, it was back to the bones.
0:10:07 > 0:10:10It was rewiring, replumbing, everything.
0:10:10 > 0:10:15But the most loveliest thing of all was going round the antique auctions
0:10:15 > 0:10:19for ten years and buying all these objects to suit each room,
0:10:19 > 0:10:21which is why I created this scrapbook
0:10:21 > 0:10:23of what the house looked like before
0:10:23 > 0:10:26and what it looked like when I'd finished it.
0:10:26 > 0:10:29Your taste has changed quite considerably,
0:10:29 > 0:10:31- in fact, completely the reverse. - It has.
0:10:31 > 0:10:35So, what happened, what made you decide out of Victoriana
0:10:35 > 0:10:36to this very modern bungalow?
0:10:36 > 0:10:40I became ill and had to sell the house and because that period
0:10:40 > 0:10:44of ten years were so wonderful, I've had that, experienced that,
0:10:44 > 0:10:47now it's time to move on and experience something new
0:10:47 > 0:10:50and that is exciting in a very different way.
0:10:50 > 0:10:54Well, let's take your book of memories with us now and find out
0:10:54 > 0:10:57what else you've got in this house that we can take to auction
0:10:57 > 0:11:00to make the new look house a reality.
0:11:00 > 0:11:01Come on.
0:11:01 > 0:11:03'Floozies, criminals, prostitutes!
0:11:03 > 0:11:07'You never know what's going to turn up on Cash In The Attic!
0:11:07 > 0:11:09'Thank goodness Paul is well out of earshot
0:11:09 > 0:11:11'and concentrating on the main job of the day.'
0:11:14 > 0:11:15Ah, are you all right, Maureen?
0:11:15 > 0:11:18- Hello, Paul. Look what I've found. - Oh, right, let's have a look.
0:11:18 > 0:11:20Wow, look at those. Who collects all these?
0:11:20 > 0:11:25Jean has collected them throughout the years around the auction markets, the auction houses.
0:11:25 > 0:11:29- Right, so they're not inherited, they're items she's bought herself. - She's bought them.
0:11:29 > 0:11:32We've got a big collection here, but this one takes my eye straight away.
0:11:32 > 0:11:34Have you ever seen one like this before?
0:11:34 > 0:11:35I have, on the television.
0:11:35 > 0:11:39- Now if you have a look there's two compartments, can you see that?- Yeah.
0:11:39 > 0:11:41So one would be for your eau de cologne.
0:11:41 > 0:11:43The other is for smelling salts,
0:11:43 > 0:11:45and do you know why they used to use smelling salts?
0:11:45 > 0:11:49- Because the people were smelly? - Well, that could be one reason,
0:11:49 > 0:11:52but the main reason was ladies used to wear these tight corsets
0:11:52 > 0:11:55and used to faint a lot and have to be brought round,
0:11:55 > 0:11:58and also to disguise the smells if you went to a big town,
0:11:58 > 0:12:01they were very smelly places and you used to be able to do that.
0:12:01 > 0:12:03This is beautiful. It's called ruby glass
0:12:03 > 0:12:05and that's made actually with gold oxide
0:12:05 > 0:12:08- which gives its colour like that. - Beautiful.
0:12:08 > 0:12:11And these aren't silver ends, but they're very pretty, aren't they?
0:12:11 > 0:12:14And what else have we got here? Let's have a look.
0:12:14 > 0:12:16Well, the collecting area's massive.
0:12:16 > 0:12:18We've got some nice porcelain examples here,
0:12:18 > 0:12:21we've got some mother of pearl. People do go mad for these items.
0:12:21 > 0:12:24So, do you think Jeanette would be all right to sell them?
0:12:24 > 0:12:26I think she would. She's moving on now.
0:12:26 > 0:12:28Right, well, these are real capsules of time, you know?
0:12:28 > 0:12:33I think they're wonderful, bits of social history, really.
0:12:33 > 0:12:36I mean, if I said at least £50 to £80 for that lot?
0:12:36 > 0:12:41- I think she'd be very, very pleased. - Shall we go and ask her?- Yeah.- OK.
0:12:42 > 0:12:45'As the hunt continues to turn the old into the new,
0:12:45 > 0:12:49'Jeannette shows no mercy for her Victorian items
0:12:49 > 0:12:52'as she adds yet another piece of furniture to the pile.
0:12:52 > 0:12:55'This time it's an Edwardian inlaid cabinet.
0:12:55 > 0:12:59'Paul is confident that at auction it should fetch £50 to £80.
0:12:59 > 0:13:02'And I come across a pair of interesting sculptures
0:13:02 > 0:13:05'in the sitting room which look old enough
0:13:05 > 0:13:08'not to be part of Jeannette's modernising plans.'
0:13:08 > 0:13:12- Ah!- Jeanette, these look as if they might be a candidate for going to auction.
0:13:12 > 0:13:15- Yes, yes. I had made up my mind that they are going.- They are?- Yes.
0:13:15 > 0:13:17Paul, you take a look at them.
0:13:17 > 0:13:20- Well, these are the sort of thing you could buy actually about 1910, 1920.- Yes.
0:13:20 > 0:13:24And what would happen, you'd get a bronze maker, manufacturer,
0:13:24 > 0:13:28who would make these items in solid bronze and they were extremely expensive,
0:13:28 > 0:13:31and then they would take a cast of those and remake them in spelter.
0:13:31 > 0:13:36So, what they've done, they've tried to paint them with this patina that a bronze looks like,
0:13:36 > 0:13:39and actually there's a price ticket on the bottom here.
0:13:39 > 0:13:41- It's a bit of a giveaway! - Really? What does it say?
0:13:41 > 0:13:42- Did you ever notice that?- No!
0:13:42 > 0:13:45- Do you spot that, as well?- No, what a surprise! What did I pay?
0:13:45 > 0:13:50It says £40, and then it says AF. Now, do you know what AF is?
0:13:50 > 0:13:51I haven't got a clue.
0:13:51 > 0:13:52- At fault. So that means that...- Oh!
0:13:52 > 0:13:55I think what it is they've allowed for the paint to be distressed
0:13:55 > 0:13:57- and so on.- I see. - Yeah. So, there we are.
0:13:57 > 0:13:59So, the 64,000 question,
0:13:59 > 0:14:04if it says £40 on the bottom, what do you reckon they're worth now?
0:14:04 > 0:14:07Well, not 64,000, which would be nice!
0:14:07 > 0:14:09But actually these have been a good investment.
0:14:09 > 0:14:12I think you would get your money back, so if I say £40 to £60.
0:14:12 > 0:14:16- They're a nice pair of spelter figures and should sell for that quite easily.- Crikey!
0:14:16 > 0:14:18- Fair deal?- Fair deal. - OK.- Fair deal.- OK.
0:14:18 > 0:14:20Why don't we put them up there with the dogs?
0:14:20 > 0:14:21They look quite nice up there.
0:14:21 > 0:14:24There we are, one goes that way, one goes that way. There you go.
0:14:24 > 0:14:26Oh, I can't wait to see what else we can find now.
0:14:26 > 0:14:27Come on, then.
0:14:27 > 0:14:29'Well, that's good news.
0:14:29 > 0:14:32'Jeanette should get back what she paid for them,
0:14:32 > 0:14:33'it's not always the case,
0:14:33 > 0:14:38'and she's had the added benefit of enjoying them in her previous home.'
0:14:38 > 0:14:43Maureen, Jeannette, is it just bridge that keeps you together, or is there more to your friendship?
0:14:43 > 0:14:46Well, we've been on a holiday cruise together
0:14:46 > 0:14:48and we do socialise, as well.
0:14:48 > 0:14:50We go out to functions together,
0:14:50 > 0:14:54go to the Great Burstead Golf Club dinner and dances.
0:14:54 > 0:14:59And, presumably, it's really helped a lot that you live very close to each other, don't you?
0:14:59 > 0:15:0020 minutes' walk away.
0:15:00 > 0:15:05Was that one of the reasons why you've moved here, then, so that you can be closer?
0:15:05 > 0:15:07To be perfectly honest with you, it was.
0:15:07 > 0:15:10I've a lot to be thankful to Maureen for
0:15:10 > 0:15:12because when I became very, very ill
0:15:12 > 0:15:16I didn't think I would ever be able to play bridge again,
0:15:16 > 0:15:20but Maureen took me under her wing, so she's a very good friend.
0:15:20 > 0:15:22Was that something, a kind of project that you set yourself?
0:15:22 > 0:15:25Yes, she... Well, she'd had a nasty stroke
0:15:25 > 0:15:27and she'd lost a lot of her memory
0:15:27 > 0:15:29and she was trying to play cards again
0:15:29 > 0:15:31so I said, "Well, we'll go out and we'll play."
0:15:31 > 0:15:34So it was really you that got her back into playing bridge.
0:15:34 > 0:15:37Well, Jeannette, you've obviously been to lots of auctions
0:15:37 > 0:15:40because, of course, that's how you furnished the other house.
0:15:40 > 0:15:42So many, so many.
0:15:42 > 0:15:44- How about you, Maureen, have you ever been...- Never.
0:15:44 > 0:15:47So this is going to be a bit of an adventure for you.
0:15:47 > 0:15:50Well, you've got all the fun to come now of going to an auction
0:15:50 > 0:15:52and I think we'd better go and find Paul
0:15:52 > 0:15:54and see what else he's found that we can take.
0:15:54 > 0:15:56Come on, then!
0:15:56 > 0:16:00While we've been chatting, Paul certainly hasn't been resting.
0:16:00 > 0:16:02He's discovered a wooden mantel clock
0:16:02 > 0:16:04tucked away in the back of the kitchen
0:16:04 > 0:16:07and estimates it could sell for approximately £30 to £60.
0:16:10 > 0:16:14- Paul?- Ah ha?- Would you have a look at these watches?
0:16:14 > 0:16:17Oh, right. Let's have a look.
0:16:17 > 0:16:20Ah, these are some of my favourite items, pocket watches.
0:16:20 > 0:16:21Do you know who these belong to?
0:16:21 > 0:16:23Yes, they're Tony's, my partner's.
0:16:23 > 0:16:26- Right, OK, well these are actually lady's.- Oh, are they?
0:16:26 > 0:16:29- We thought this one might be, but didn't know about that.- Yeah.
0:16:29 > 0:16:32The smaller pocket watches are lady's pocket watches
0:16:32 > 0:16:35and the idea was that they would go in your top pocket on your guard chain,
0:16:35 > 0:16:38on the big Victorian chain. And the larger examples are the gent's.
0:16:38 > 0:16:39They used to go in their waistcoat pockets.
0:16:39 > 0:16:43But these are beautiful, but they're amongst the most underrated items.
0:16:43 > 0:16:47- And just look at the work on the silver there, can you see that?- Yes.
0:16:47 > 0:16:49Aren't they beautiful? All that's been chased by hand.
0:16:49 > 0:16:53And this one is obviously the Red Cross, so possibly used in the First World War.
0:16:53 > 0:16:56- And no stories with that? You don't know who that belonged to? - I don't, I don't.
0:16:56 > 0:17:02- It wasn't Florence Nightingale's?- No idea. I was with my partner when he bought them at one of the auctions.
0:17:02 > 0:17:04- He's collected watches all of his life.- Right.
0:17:04 > 0:17:07Well, these are beautiful. I mean, you've got two ages here, actually.
0:17:07 > 0:17:11- This one here is key wound, can you see that? The little keys?- Yes.
0:17:11 > 0:17:13So, they go into the little holes at the back.
0:17:13 > 0:17:15Now, that was really phased out round about 1900
0:17:15 > 0:17:19and at that time you get the screw wind appearing. Can you see that?
0:17:19 > 0:17:22- Yes, I can.- So, I'd say this one was late Victorian,
0:17:22 > 0:17:24this one is just into the 20th century.
0:17:24 > 0:17:28But these are solid silver and in the back here it says 935,
0:17:28 > 0:17:31and that's the continental mark for silver.
0:17:31 > 0:17:33That's the purity mark, all right?
0:17:33 > 0:17:35It means it's 93.5% pure.
0:17:35 > 0:17:38I mean, you're looking around the £50 mark,
0:17:38 > 0:17:41- sort of £40 to £70 for the pair.- OK.
0:17:41 > 0:17:44And is this is something again of your partner's is it, this one?
0:17:44 > 0:17:46- It is.- And can that one go, as well? - I think so.
0:17:46 > 0:17:50I mean, obviously I'll have to check with my partner about the watches.
0:17:50 > 0:17:52Well, if we just say those two for now,
0:17:52 > 0:17:55and if you want to ask your partner about your wristwatch as well
0:17:55 > 0:17:58- and, hopefully, that will really make a good parcel on the day. - Thank you.- OK.
0:18:00 > 0:18:02So, we'll just have to wait and see.
0:18:02 > 0:18:06Will Tony be happy to let them go to auction? Who knows.
0:18:06 > 0:18:08Paul spies this telescope.
0:18:08 > 0:18:11Now, the word comes from the Greek tele,
0:18:11 > 0:18:13meaning far, and skopein, to see or look,
0:18:13 > 0:18:16and with his excellent foresight,
0:18:16 > 0:18:20Paul reckons it could make £40 to £60 at auction.
0:18:20 > 0:18:22He also forecasts that these snuff boxes,
0:18:22 > 0:18:25which belonged to Jeannette's great grandmother,
0:18:25 > 0:18:27should go for £30 or even more.
0:18:27 > 0:18:30Snuff boxes are highly sought after,
0:18:30 > 0:18:34so if there's a collector on the day it could even go as high as £60.
0:18:34 > 0:18:36Well, I must say, I love this cabinet.
0:18:36 > 0:18:39- Was it always on this base? - It all came as one piece.
0:18:39 > 0:18:42Right. Well, what you've got here actually is a cabinet top.
0:18:42 > 0:18:44At one point this would have been on a bureau.
0:18:44 > 0:18:47- Now, can you see your sideboard there with the big top?- Yes.
0:18:47 > 0:18:48This is exactly the same piece.
0:18:48 > 0:18:50Underneath here would have been a desk
0:18:50 > 0:18:53and then somebody has made the base at a later date. That's what's happened.
0:18:53 > 0:18:56If I just open this up here you can see each individual drawer here,
0:18:56 > 0:18:58it's all beautifully made.
0:18:58 > 0:19:03It's all solid oak. And the idea is that the Victorians were very much into specimens and collecting.
0:19:03 > 0:19:05They were huge hoarders and what they would do,
0:19:05 > 0:19:09they would put in here maybe a coin collection, you might have eggs, you know,
0:19:09 > 0:19:13that sort of thing, your insects, and it's like a specimen cabinet.
0:19:13 > 0:19:15But the overall result is wonderful, isn't it?
0:19:15 > 0:19:19You've got a very visual cabinet, very useful cabinet and very saleable, actually.
0:19:19 > 0:19:22That's great. Well, just before I reveal the price,
0:19:22 > 0:19:23let's get Maureen and Angela in here.
0:19:23 > 0:19:26- Guys? There we go. Isn't that a nice cabinet?- Isn't it beautiful?
0:19:26 > 0:19:30Such an unusual design. I don't think I've ever seen anything quite like this.
0:19:30 > 0:19:32No, it's a real mismatch, isn't it?
0:19:32 > 0:19:34It's like all the styles rolled into one,
0:19:34 > 0:19:36but the whole thing is solid oak, which is super, really.
0:19:36 > 0:19:38No, it's a very, very pretty piece.
0:19:38 > 0:19:42Well, Paul, you've told us a great deal about how it was made and about its history.
0:19:42 > 0:19:45What you haven't told us is what you think it might make at auction?
0:19:45 > 0:19:47Well, if I was being realistic here,
0:19:47 > 0:19:49I mean, if I said around the £100 mark.
0:19:49 > 0:19:51I think if two people really take a shine to it
0:19:51 > 0:19:54and has a collection to go in there then it could really take off,
0:19:54 > 0:19:57- but for the sake of the auction room, how does that sound?- Yeah, fine.
0:19:57 > 0:20:01Well, that's terrific. £100 to go in the pot for our fund.
0:20:01 > 0:20:05Well, I'm delighted to tell you that if we get even the lowest price
0:20:05 > 0:20:08on everything that Paul has looked at today
0:20:08 > 0:20:10you ought to be able to afford not just the table,
0:20:10 > 0:20:13but maybe the odd chair or two to go with it as well
0:20:13 > 0:20:19because we hope that you're going to be able to raise at auction,
0:20:19 > 0:20:21- £660.- Very happy.
0:20:21 > 0:20:24But, as Maureen was saying earlier, when she's watching the programme
0:20:24 > 0:20:28and her heart is going, saying, "I hope people make the price,"
0:20:28 > 0:20:29Oh, we hope you make that and some,
0:20:29 > 0:20:33- but let's see what happens when we get to auction.- Thank you.
0:20:33 > 0:20:35It's going to be an exciting day
0:20:35 > 0:20:38and to help us get that new furniture for Jeannette,
0:20:38 > 0:20:41we're taking to auction the Victorian French armchairs,
0:20:41 > 0:20:45which could leave her sitting pretty if they make £100 or more.
0:20:45 > 0:20:50Will the cow creamers milk us a cool £70?
0:20:50 > 0:20:52And do we enjoy the sweet smell of success
0:20:52 > 0:20:56when the perfume bottles go for £50 or more?
0:20:56 > 0:20:58Still to come on Cash In The Attic,
0:20:58 > 0:21:01is the pain of letting things go becoming too much?
0:21:01 > 0:21:04I've never seen someone so happy about things not selling!
0:21:04 > 0:21:07But will it get easier as Jeannette gets into the swing of things?
0:21:07 > 0:21:10- Pleased to see the back of that? - Yes.
0:21:10 > 0:21:13So, will we have reached our target when the final hammer falls?
0:21:20 > 0:21:25Well, it's been a week or two now since we joined the bubbly Jeannette Nicholl at her home in Essex
0:21:25 > 0:21:27looking for antiques and collectables that
0:21:27 > 0:21:31we could sell today here at TW Gaze at Diss in Norfolk.
0:21:31 > 0:21:34If you remember, she had a house with a split personality
0:21:34 > 0:21:39because the front was terribly modern and the back was very Victorian,
0:21:39 > 0:21:43and what she wanted to do was raise £500 so that she can complete the transformation
0:21:43 > 0:21:47of that 1960s bungalow and make it very 21st century.
0:21:47 > 0:21:51So, hopefully, today she will get a good price for her things when they go under the hammer
0:21:51 > 0:21:54and she won't be tempted to buy too many things!
0:21:54 > 0:21:56This rural auction house
0:21:56 > 0:22:00was originally established in 1857 as an agricultural auctioneers.
0:22:00 > 0:22:03Nowadays it's a thriving salesroom
0:22:03 > 0:22:06and we've got a good turnout with some serious buyers
0:22:06 > 0:22:09eagerly appraising the many and varied lots on offer.
0:22:09 > 0:22:15And our expert, Paul Hayes, has some good news for Jeannette.
0:22:15 > 0:22:16Ah, now then, Angela.
0:22:16 > 0:22:19- Hello, Paul. You're having a good look at the catalogue and...- Yeah.
0:22:19 > 0:22:20- Wow! Look at that.- They're famous!
0:22:20 > 0:22:24- Jeanette's items being featured in the catalogue.- Exactly, yeah.
0:22:24 > 0:22:28The auctioneers have got quite a lot of faith in the pieces we're selling today.
0:22:28 > 0:22:32It really does help, because people go online and make sure what's coming up in the auction.
0:22:32 > 0:22:35If they can see a photograph of the item, it's fantastic.
0:22:35 > 0:22:38It really gives ours a plug. It puts ours to the forefront, if you like.
0:22:38 > 0:22:41It does. These are in contrast to the furniture that she's got.
0:22:41 > 0:22:43If you remember she had a house full of Victorian furniture,
0:22:43 > 0:22:46her house had a lot of Victoriana in it, didn't it?
0:22:46 > 0:22:50Exactly, yes. I think she'll be glad to let those go, but one thing's for certain -
0:22:50 > 0:22:54she's not going to be buying anything. There is nothing made after about 1920.
0:22:54 > 0:22:56- I wouldn't bank on it, if I were you.- Probably not!
0:22:56 > 0:23:00- Well, shall we go and find her and ask her?- Of course.- Yeah.
0:23:00 > 0:23:04I can tell you there are some very tempting lots on display here today.
0:23:04 > 0:23:09We'd better make sure that Jeannette keeps her hands firmly in her pockets.
0:23:09 > 0:23:11- Ah, now then.- Hi, Maureen and Jeannette.- Hello.
0:23:11 > 0:23:15Looking at the last of the tiny things that are going, yes?
0:23:15 > 0:23:17- We are, we are.- Second thoughts?
0:23:17 > 0:23:21No, not really. It's, as I said to you earlier, Angela, it's time to move on now.
0:23:21 > 0:23:26I've enjoyed these for years and it's been exciting travelling around the country
0:23:26 > 0:23:28and going to the auctions and buying them and bidding for them,
0:23:28 > 0:23:32and then bringing them home and placing them in a home and enjoying them. It's time to move on.
0:23:32 > 0:23:36Now, Maureen, we know that Jeannette loves Victoriana.
0:23:36 > 0:23:38How are you going to stop her buying anything today?
0:23:38 > 0:23:43- I haven't let her register, so she can't.- I never thought of that!- It's a great idea! Yes.
0:23:43 > 0:23:48But have you noticed in the catalogue that your things are very prominently displayed?
0:23:48 > 0:23:50Oh, no! How exciting is that?
0:23:50 > 0:23:54Because even though I'm parting with these things I'll take the catalogue home with me
0:23:54 > 0:23:58and I'll be able to see the pictures so that's exciting. That means a lot to me.
0:23:58 > 0:24:04- Oh, that's nice.- Exactly. Now, what we can't see either in the catalogue or here are the watches.
0:24:04 > 0:24:08That's quite correct. The watches was Tony's grandfather's watch,
0:24:08 > 0:24:11so despite, you know, we could sell them and get the money,
0:24:11 > 0:24:15some things are worth more than money, so we've decided to hold on to the memories.
0:24:15 > 0:24:18That's rather nice, when you think, "Actually, no,
0:24:18 > 0:24:21"the monetary value's not important, the sentimental value is."
0:24:21 > 0:24:23That's what made us hold on to them.
0:24:23 > 0:24:28Well, you may not have a number to buy anything, but we have got a position just over there
0:24:28 > 0:24:32where we can watch what happens when your things are sold,
0:24:32 > 0:24:36- so shall we go and take our places? The auction is about to start. - Lovely.
0:24:36 > 0:24:39When you go to an auction, you always have to register.
0:24:39 > 0:24:44It's very easy and costs nothing. You just give your details to the house staff
0:24:44 > 0:24:47and you're issued with a number. No number, no bidding.
0:24:47 > 0:24:52The auctioneer is prepped and raring to go and proceedings are already under way.
0:24:52 > 0:24:55Well, Jeannette, we've got the Toby jugs coming up now.
0:24:55 > 0:24:57What have you got in the cabinet now?
0:24:57 > 0:25:01Oh, there's all the other china, the antique china, cups and saucers,
0:25:01 > 0:25:04little ornaments and things. They'll all have to go eventually.
0:25:04 > 0:25:10- They will, but gradually. - Well, yes, it's not so painful then if you do it gradually!
0:25:10 > 0:25:12Ease the pain!
0:25:12 > 0:25:15- So, the next lot, in the middle of the room...- Being held up.
0:25:15 > 0:25:18Where may I say for all of these? May I say £40? Lots of jugs.
0:25:18 > 0:25:22A ready-made collection for you. Come on, £40.
0:25:22 > 0:25:2320 to start, surely. Come on, £20.
0:25:23 > 0:25:28- These are for nothing at £20. Does anybody want them? At £20.- Oh, no!
0:25:28 > 0:25:29Oh, I can't believe this!
0:25:29 > 0:25:32- 20 bid, thank you.- 20 bid. - Oh, good. Excellent.
0:25:32 > 0:25:35Oh, that was quick. 22 is now with the lady.
0:25:35 > 0:25:38A good buy, that. 22. I'll take five. At 22.
0:25:38 > 0:25:40Are you all done at £22?
0:25:42 > 0:25:46In spite of the auctioneer's best efforts, the Toby jugs failed to find a buyer.
0:25:46 > 0:25:51She decided not to let them go for £22 and I think that's a good thing.
0:25:51 > 0:25:55It would have been a great shame to sell them for such a small amount.
0:25:55 > 0:25:57Let's hope we fare better with our next lot.
0:25:57 > 0:25:59This little collection of snuff boxes coming up now.
0:25:59 > 0:26:03There are no snuff takers now, presumably, or are there, Paul?
0:26:03 > 0:26:06No, but people look for social history with items like this
0:26:06 > 0:26:07and they are nice little boxes.
0:26:07 > 0:26:10You can use them for pills, make-up or just collections.
0:26:10 > 0:26:12Collections of these sort of things.
0:26:12 > 0:26:16But, £30, it's £10 each. Let's see how we get on.
0:26:16 > 0:26:19And where may I say for these? May I say £30?
0:26:19 > 0:26:21Barely £10 each.
0:26:21 > 0:26:24£10 each. It's very cheap, isn't it?
0:26:24 > 0:26:27Little collector's items here. 20 I'll take.
0:26:27 > 0:26:31Come on, anybody in at £20, where are you?
0:26:31 > 0:26:33They're good little boxes, there.
0:26:33 > 0:26:36- 20. Well done.- 20!- £20 we're bid at the front.
0:26:36 > 0:26:37Come on, come on, come on!
0:26:37 > 0:26:40I'll take two. A bid at the front at 20 now. Where's two?
0:26:40 > 0:26:44Are you all done? A maiden bid of £20.
0:26:44 > 0:26:46£20.
0:26:46 > 0:26:50Not as much as we'd hoped, £20. I do hope the sale picks up a bit.
0:26:50 > 0:26:56The bidders seem reluctant to spend today. Jeanette's got such a lovely selection of collectables
0:26:56 > 0:26:59we really need them to sell for a fair price.
0:26:59 > 0:27:02Next up is the Edwardian display cabinet.
0:27:02 > 0:27:04We've got £50 to £80,
0:27:04 > 0:27:08- which is quite conservative.- Yeah. I think these cabinets are beautiful.
0:27:08 > 0:27:11They're very small, they fit in most houses, which is important.
0:27:11 > 0:27:16Very elegant, Edwardian. Yeah, £50, hopefully. Minus contents!
0:27:16 > 0:27:18- Absolutely!- That's what we're looking for.
0:27:18 > 0:27:22Where may I say for the display cabinet? May I say £80? £80.
0:27:22 > 0:27:24She starts high, doesn't she?
0:27:24 > 0:27:28- She's fishing, yeah. Hoping somebody will come in.- Come on, £50.
0:27:28 > 0:27:30It's a pretty cabinet. Are you in?
0:27:30 > 0:27:34- No.- Oh, you're smiling. 50 bid, thank you.- 50. We're in! That's what we wanted.
0:27:34 > 0:27:37I'll take five. At £50. It's a good buy at 50.
0:27:37 > 0:27:41- You're missing it here at £50. Then at 55.- 55, good. Good.
0:27:41 > 0:27:43At 60. And five. And 70.
0:27:43 > 0:27:4570.
0:27:45 > 0:27:47Still at the back wall at 70 now.
0:27:47 > 0:27:50It's a good cabinet for £70. Any advance?
0:27:50 > 0:27:52No? Yes? 75 here, then.
0:27:52 > 0:27:57- Yes!- Here we go.- 80. Five. 90.
0:27:57 > 0:28:01- Well done. - 90. Still at the back wall at 90.
0:28:01 > 0:28:04Any advance on £90?
0:28:04 > 0:28:06Yes! That's great.
0:28:06 > 0:28:10Well, after a lukewarm start that was very exciting.
0:28:10 > 0:28:12£90 is £10 over Paul's highest estimate.
0:28:12 > 0:28:16That's a sale we badly needed if we're to raise
0:28:16 > 0:28:19Jeanette's £500 target today.
0:28:19 > 0:28:23Coming up now another collection, this time the pretty perfume bottles
0:28:23 > 0:28:27including the double vial ruby star piece.
0:28:27 > 0:28:32- Now, lots of people were looking at this little box of bits and pieces, weren't they, Paul?- Yes, yes.
0:28:32 > 0:28:37So, a lot of interest in it already. Let's hope it shows up in what they're prepared to bid for them.
0:28:37 > 0:28:42- And I start here at £42. £42. - Oh, she's already got a bid of 42. - This is us at 42, that's amazing.
0:28:42 > 0:28:4545. 48. 50. Five. 60. Five. 70.
0:28:45 > 0:28:47- Excellent, there we go.- 80. Five. - What!
0:28:47 > 0:28:51She gets a wonderful rhythm with it, doesn't she? Fantastic.
0:28:51 > 0:28:54- At £100 now bid.- Like conducting an orchestra, isn't she?- Yeah!
0:28:54 > 0:28:57- At £100 only.- £100.- At £100. It's selling at 100.
0:28:59 > 0:29:03There you go! There you are, quality shines through, doesn't it?
0:29:03 > 0:29:07- Amazing! Absolutely amazing. We didn't expect that.- We didn't. - We did not expect that.
0:29:07 > 0:29:11There's £100 worth just been littered around your dressing table.
0:29:11 > 0:29:16Fantastic! £100! Another good result and way over the original estimate.
0:29:16 > 0:29:20It looks like things really are picking up now.
0:29:20 > 0:29:24Next it's the tiny Victorian chair Paul's estimated at £70 to £150,
0:29:24 > 0:29:27so a pretty high price.
0:29:27 > 0:29:29Today's bidders are a bit unpredictable,
0:29:29 > 0:29:33so I wonder if they're going to be prepared to pay that sort of money.
0:29:33 > 0:29:36This looks like an apprentice piece. Do you know where it came from?
0:29:36 > 0:29:39- Yes, I bought it at Portobello Road. - There you go.
0:29:39 > 0:29:42An antique market. And I bought it for my doll
0:29:42 > 0:29:44but the doll was too big to fit the chair,
0:29:44 > 0:29:47and, as I won't part with anything, I've had it ever since!
0:29:47 > 0:29:53Well, I think it's superb. I have put quite a high estimate on this, 70 to 150.
0:29:53 > 0:29:56See how it goes, but it does look fantastic in the auction house.
0:29:56 > 0:30:01- Where may I say for the miniature chair? May I say £80?- Come on.
0:30:01 > 0:30:04- Go on.- 50 to start, surely. That's a lovely little chair there.
0:30:04 > 0:30:08£50. Anybody want this one for 50? Come on.
0:30:08 > 0:30:12I see you're all tempted. 30 I'll take to start, if it helps.
0:30:12 > 0:30:15- Come on, it should be worth that. 30 I have.- 30. We're in.
0:30:15 > 0:30:17Low start at 30. Now I'll take two.
0:30:17 > 0:30:22At 32. 35. 38. And 40. Two. 42. Above at 42.
0:30:22 > 0:30:25It's still a bit less than what we wanted.
0:30:25 > 0:30:30At £42 now on the little chair. At 42. Any advance on £42?
0:30:30 > 0:30:33- 42, thank you. - That's disappointing.- It is.- It is.
0:30:33 > 0:30:37- Do you remember what you paid for it in the Portobello?- £30, so... Yes.
0:30:37 > 0:30:40- You're on a profit.- Still got a profit.- Yes.- Good.- Great.
0:30:40 > 0:30:44£42, which means it really didn't inspire anyone in the room,
0:30:44 > 0:30:47and Jeanette was fond of that chair, but we need
0:30:47 > 0:30:50every pound if we're to make the target of 500.
0:30:52 > 0:30:55We've got the little cabinet now
0:30:55 > 0:30:57which I absolutely loved.
0:30:57 > 0:31:01It is rather lovely. Why are you selling it?
0:31:01 > 0:31:05Well, I didn't really want to sell it because it's useful for bridge,
0:31:05 > 0:31:09to put the bridge cards in and the scorecards and all the pens belonging to bridge.
0:31:09 > 0:31:12I'm going to blame on Maureen because today is about...
0:31:12 > 0:31:15- Poor old Maureen!- ..Maureen making me sell all these things,
0:31:15 > 0:31:18and she's right, but I've put a reserve on it.
0:31:18 > 0:31:21If I don't get the reserve it's coming back home with me.
0:31:21 > 0:31:23- How much is the reserve?- £200.
0:31:23 > 0:31:26- You really want to take it home, don't you?- Really, yes.
0:31:26 > 0:31:30A very comprehensive piece of furniture. Where may I say for this?
0:31:30 > 0:31:32May I say £200?
0:31:32 > 0:31:38£200. It would fit anywhere. This one is small enough to fit in any bijou residence.
0:31:38 > 0:31:40- £100 to start.- She's really trying, isn't she?
0:31:40 > 0:31:44Come on. £100. Anyone in? Does nobody want this one for £100?
0:31:44 > 0:31:48- No, she's going to withdraw. - I can't tempt you with £100? Nobody want it?
0:31:48 > 0:31:52- I can't believe that. They've all disagreed with us! - We'll pass that by.
0:31:52 > 0:31:55- Right, so it's not sold. Well... - No.
0:31:55 > 0:31:56Look at the smile on your face!
0:31:56 > 0:32:01- She's going to take it home. - I've never seen somebody so happy about things not selling!
0:32:01 > 0:32:04Jeanette may be delighted to be taking the cabinet home,
0:32:04 > 0:32:06but it's another no sale
0:32:06 > 0:32:09which means the money is not coming in as we hoped.
0:32:09 > 0:32:12Well, we've had in the first half of the sale two no sales,
0:32:12 > 0:32:17- but I don't think you're too disappointed with either of them. - No, no, not really.
0:32:17 > 0:32:22But that's made a bit of a dent, presumably, in what we're going to try and raise today,
0:32:22 > 0:32:24because you want to raise £500.
0:32:24 > 0:32:28Even though we haven't sold a couple of items and we're only halfway through the day,
0:32:28 > 0:32:32- you've actually made more than half of £500.- Really?
0:32:32 > 0:32:35We've managed to raise so far £252.
0:32:35 > 0:32:39- I never realised it was that much, actually.- No. - Oh, that's excellent news.
0:32:39 > 0:32:43- Doing all right, aren't we? - We are.- And great things to come.
0:32:43 > 0:32:45You've got the creamers, the spelt figurines.
0:32:45 > 0:32:50You've got some really lovely stuff so, hopefully, the second half is going to give us a result.
0:32:50 > 0:32:54- Paul, you've not had a chance to look round yet. - I thought you'd never ask.
0:32:54 > 0:32:56I can't wait to have a look round.
0:32:56 > 0:32:59- So, shall we meet back here in a minute?- Yes.- OK.- Good.
0:32:59 > 0:33:01Considering a couple of things haven't sold,
0:33:01 > 0:33:03that's not a bad half-time result.
0:33:03 > 0:33:07Jeannette and Maureen take a break while Paul takes his chance
0:33:07 > 0:33:11to see what else the auction room has on sale today.
0:33:11 > 0:33:15Now then, do you know, I love having a rummage around in auction houses.
0:33:15 > 0:33:19Some things do surprise you and I've got a perfect example here.
0:33:19 > 0:33:22This is a 1920s pedal organ.
0:33:22 > 0:33:26It's French, beautifully made, mahogany, a very elegant piece of furniture,
0:33:26 > 0:33:29a very elegant instrument, but the actual organ wasn't working
0:33:29 > 0:33:34so this was earmarked for the skip, it was going to be thrown out. So, what do you do with it?
0:33:34 > 0:33:39Well, the pedals have been replaced and there's now a cupboard for your books or records.
0:33:39 > 0:33:42The clever bit for me is actually in the front here. Look at that!
0:33:42 > 0:33:45It is now a drop-down bureau. Fantastic.
0:33:45 > 0:33:48Space for all your books in here, your writing items.
0:33:48 > 0:33:53If you do have anything like this at home just be aware that it does actually cost money.
0:33:53 > 0:33:57I imagine maybe 100, 150 it's cost to convert this item.
0:33:57 > 0:34:01This is in the catalogue today between £200 and £300, an absolute bargain.
0:34:01 > 0:34:05What a fantastic thing. It's... In fact, it's metamorphic.
0:34:05 > 0:34:07Big words, Paul!
0:34:07 > 0:34:10Changing from one thing to another, to the rest of us!
0:34:10 > 0:34:13Let's see how much it makes when it goes under the hammer.
0:34:13 > 0:34:16190 I'm out. 190 now in the room. At 190.
0:34:16 > 0:34:21Paul thought that was a bargain for the catalogue price of £200 to £300,
0:34:21 > 0:34:25so someone's done very well indeed at 190.
0:34:25 > 0:34:28Remember, if you're thinking of heading to auction,
0:34:28 > 0:34:32commission and other charges may apply so always check the details.
0:34:32 > 0:34:37With the second part of the auction about to begin, it's hard to guess which way this sale is going to go
0:34:37 > 0:34:41and it's the bronze-like figurines, or spelters, next.
0:34:41 > 0:34:44Paul's estimated them at £40 to £60.
0:34:44 > 0:34:49I have to say, and I think you'll agree, these look wonderful in this setting.
0:34:49 > 0:34:52- This is where they belong, isn't it?- They look stunning, don't they?
0:34:52 > 0:34:57Sometimes you can live with an item for years and not really look at it.
0:34:57 > 0:35:02It's only when you move them and put them in the appropriate place they come to life, really.
0:35:02 > 0:35:07These are pretty ones. Where may I say for a pair of these? May I say £30?
0:35:07 > 0:35:10£30. Pair of spelter figures. They're bronze. They're at £30.
0:35:10 > 0:35:13A good classical style there.
0:35:13 > 0:35:15- £30.- Oh, no!
0:35:15 > 0:35:1620 I'll take to start.
0:35:16 > 0:35:20- Does anybody want these at £20? - There's hands going up now at 20.
0:35:20 > 0:35:2520 I have. A bid at 20 now. At 20. They should be worth that each.
0:35:25 > 0:35:28- At £20 now, I'll take two.- She's really trying for you, isn't she?
0:35:28 > 0:35:32- She is.- At £20. Where's two? 22. 25.
0:35:32 > 0:35:36- There we go.- 28. No?
0:35:36 > 0:35:39- Come on! 28?- The lady in the middle at 28. £28.
0:35:39 > 0:35:42- Little bid. They're still not dear. - £30. We're in.
0:35:42 > 0:35:45- New bidder.- Two? 30.
0:35:45 > 0:35:51Nearer to me at 30. I'll take two. At £30. Are you all done at £30?
0:35:51 > 0:35:54- I didn't think it was going to sell at first.- No.
0:35:54 > 0:35:57- So, I'm pleased.- Great.- Very pleased.- Good. Relieved.
0:35:57 > 0:36:02£30? A bit under estimate, but Jeanette's happy and I think she did
0:36:02 > 0:36:05want to see the back of those. But if Jeanette wants to
0:36:05 > 0:36:07buy a good piece of modern furniture,
0:36:08 > 0:36:10we need to do a lot better.
0:36:10 > 0:36:14I wonder if the china cow creamers will hit the mark?
0:36:14 > 0:36:1620th-century Staffordshire
0:36:16 > 0:36:21cow creamer and the black and gilt example there, so two in a lot.
0:36:21 > 0:36:25- They're very nice actually, aren't they? I like them.- Charming pieces.
0:36:25 > 0:36:28Where may I say for these both together? May I say £70?
0:36:28 > 0:36:32- 50 to start, surely. - 50 must be, come on.
0:36:32 > 0:36:34Come on. Cow creamers there at £50.
0:36:34 > 0:36:38- They're not the earliest. 40's bid. 40 I have.- We're in. - Bid at 40. I'll take two.
0:36:38 > 0:36:40At £40. Come on, for both together.
0:36:40 > 0:36:44At 40. I'll take two. At £40. The bids are in.
0:36:44 > 0:36:46Are you bid... No. £40 at the front.
0:36:46 > 0:36:50- You've all gone quiet further back. - Come on.- At £40. Are you all done?
0:36:50 > 0:36:53The cow creamers, I've got to be truthful with you,
0:36:53 > 0:36:58I was disappointed because I paid quite a bit of money for them.
0:36:58 > 0:37:03They were pretty items and although they did sit in a cabinet,
0:37:03 > 0:37:05I could have used them for cream if I wanted to.
0:37:05 > 0:37:08I could've even used them as a money box because of the lid.
0:37:08 > 0:37:11So, I was disappointed with the price of those.
0:37:11 > 0:37:15Next it's the wooden mantel clock which Jeanette bought at an auction
0:37:15 > 0:37:18in Essex about nine years ago.
0:37:19 > 0:37:22Now, how's this for a description here?
0:37:22 > 0:37:26"An oak mantel clock of architectural form, Roman numerated chapter ring
0:37:26 > 0:37:30- "flanked by spandrels." Now, did you know you had one of those?- Nope.
0:37:32 > 0:37:36- I love that description. That's fantastic! It's your clock, basically.- Yes.
0:37:36 > 0:37:41- It's a nice old... Quite a slender one this. - It fits nicely on the mantelpiece.
0:37:41 > 0:37:44That's exactly what someone will do. We're looking about £30 for this one.
0:37:44 > 0:37:48- 30 I'll take to start.- Come on!
0:37:48 > 0:37:52Come on, £30. It's a pretty piece all ready to put on the mantelpiece, look.
0:37:52 > 0:37:54- Where are we? Thank you, 30 bid. - Ah, here we go.
0:37:54 > 0:37:5730 bid. £30 I have, thank you.
0:37:57 > 0:38:01At £30 bid. 32, gallery. 35. 38.
0:38:01 > 0:38:05- Yes? 40. Two. 42 is now the gallery. Standing at 42.- Fantastic.
0:38:05 > 0:38:10- I'll take five.- One more, one more. - At £42 now. Any advance on 42?
0:38:10 > 0:38:13There you go.
0:38:13 > 0:38:15Pleased to see the back of that?
0:38:15 > 0:38:19- Yes!- I think it must have been the flanked spandrels that did that.
0:38:19 > 0:38:22That's what did it, no question.
0:38:22 > 0:38:24That's more like it!
0:38:24 > 0:38:27£12 over the lowest estimate and another relic from Jeanette's
0:38:27 > 0:38:29old home bites the dust.
0:38:29 > 0:38:32Next it's Jeanette's partner's telescope.
0:38:32 > 0:38:35- £50, look.- Come on.- Come on.
0:38:35 > 0:38:39A decorative item and a practical item all together. 30 to start, surely.
0:38:39 > 0:38:42Come on, where are you? At £30.
0:38:42 > 0:38:44Come on, there must be somebody who wants it.
0:38:44 > 0:38:47- Old telescopes are highly collectable, but there's no great age with that one, is there?- No.
0:38:47 > 0:38:50- £20 then to start. - But it's a bargain.
0:38:50 > 0:38:53Anybody want it? £20 bid. 20 I have. 22.
0:38:53 > 0:38:58- There we go, all hands are going up now.- 28. 30. Two. 35. 38.
0:38:58 > 0:39:00- Yes.- This is more like it. - There we go.
0:39:00 > 0:39:0338 at the cabinet. 38 now. Where's 40?
0:39:03 > 0:39:06- One more.- At £38. - One more, one more.
0:39:06 > 0:39:09- You need a telescope to see the bidders!- At 38 it will sell.
0:39:09 > 0:39:10Oh, just under.
0:39:10 > 0:39:13Just under our lowest estimate.
0:39:13 > 0:39:14It's not bad.
0:39:14 > 0:39:16- But that's not bad, is it?- No, that's fine.
0:39:16 > 0:39:20Sold for £38. Jeanette seems a little nervous
0:39:20 > 0:39:25as we're still £100 off her target. Are we going to make it today?
0:39:25 > 0:39:29The pair of chairs that we've got, the French elbow chairs,
0:39:29 > 0:39:32they've not been empty since this auction began, someone's been sat in them.
0:39:32 > 0:39:37But you went and did just a little bit of sort of salesmanship there, didn't you?
0:39:37 > 0:39:40Well, I've been pointing out how comfortable
0:39:40 > 0:39:44they are, how well made they are and how they're beautiful on your back.
0:39:44 > 0:39:46- So, what do you reckon they're worth?- 600?
0:39:46 > 0:39:51100, 150 is more realistic, but I do like your spirit there, that's good.
0:39:51 > 0:39:53- I like her style.- Yeah, exactly.
0:39:53 > 0:39:57And I'll start at just £40. £40 a pair. At 40.
0:39:57 > 0:39:59Interest is shown at 40. I'll take two.
0:39:59 > 0:40:03At £40. Interest is shown on the chairs at 40. Now where's two?
0:40:03 > 0:40:07Are you all done? 42. 45. 48. And 50.
0:40:07 > 0:40:09- Come on.- 50. With me at 50. At 50.
0:40:09 > 0:40:13- No! You can't let them go for that! - Five. 70.- She's got quite a lot of bids.
0:40:13 > 0:40:18Five. 80. Five. 90. Five. 100.
0:40:18 > 0:40:21- Yes!- 110. 120.- Yes.
0:40:21 > 0:40:23120. With me at 120.
0:40:23 > 0:40:24Both out. 130's our commission.
0:40:24 > 0:40:28- 140. 150 and I'm out.- 150!- Great! - 150's on commission.
0:40:28 > 0:40:31At 150. I'll take 60. They're good chairs.
0:40:31 > 0:40:35At £150. Are you all done?
0:40:35 > 0:40:41- Crikey!- Hey! That's fantastic, isn't it?
0:40:41 > 0:40:43- Terrific!- Why are you smiling?
0:40:43 > 0:40:45That's more like it!
0:40:45 > 0:40:49It was a bit tense at the beginning, but we ended up with £150,
0:40:49 > 0:40:50at the last minute, too!
0:40:50 > 0:40:55- That was fantastic, and what a great...- Oh, that was good. - That was really good.
0:40:55 > 0:40:57I really enjoyed that so much!
0:40:57 > 0:40:59Well, I hope you enjoy the next bit even more.
0:40:59 > 0:41:02Just remind me what you wanted to spend this £500 on.
0:41:02 > 0:41:04A dining room table, a modern one.
0:41:04 > 0:41:06- A modern dining room table.- Yes, yes.
0:41:06 > 0:41:10Ah, you're going to get a great table because you got £552!
0:41:10 > 0:41:12Ooh! Lovely.
0:41:12 > 0:41:14You might be able to get a chair!
0:41:19 > 0:41:24The big day has arrived and Jeanette is in the mood for shopping.
0:41:24 > 0:41:27Coming with her to help make a decision is her partner, Tony,
0:41:27 > 0:41:28and, of course, Maureen.
0:41:28 > 0:41:33When I got up this morning I was really excited because we've been wanting this for such a long time,
0:41:33 > 0:41:37to change the look of our home. So, I was really, really excited.
0:41:37 > 0:41:40I had all butterflies in my tummy when I arrived.
0:41:40 > 0:41:41This is nice. I like this, Tone.
0:41:41 > 0:41:46The furniture here I've been told is very light and modern
0:41:46 > 0:41:50and that's what attracted me to come to this particular shop.
0:41:50 > 0:41:54Could the chairs be changed to like a cream leather chair or not?
0:41:54 > 0:41:58Yes, you can. You can change the fabrics or to leather. I've got...
0:41:58 > 0:42:00There's some fabrics there and there's some lighter ones.
0:42:00 > 0:42:03Obviously, I couldn't come down without my partner, Tony.
0:42:03 > 0:42:06It's since his home, too, so it had to be a joint decision.
0:42:06 > 0:42:10We had to choose it together and that made it even more special.
0:42:10 > 0:42:12There you go, sit down. Give that a go.
0:42:12 > 0:42:15Oh, it's absolutely gorgeous.
0:42:15 > 0:42:17- I think this is it, don't you, Tony? - That's nice.
0:42:17 > 0:42:19The whole Cash In The Attic experience has been has been
0:42:19 > 0:42:22the most exciting thing that's ever happened to me.
0:42:22 > 0:42:24It is a good match.
0:42:24 > 0:42:27Oh, they're lovely. I could stay here for the day.
0:42:27 > 0:42:32I feel quite special. I'm going to miss it when it all ends.
0:42:35 > 0:42:38If you've got something that you would like to raise money for
0:42:38 > 0:42:42and you think you have things lying around the house that you'd be very happy to take to auction,
0:42:42 > 0:42:44then why not get in touch with the programme?
0:42:44 > 0:42:48You'll find all of the details online at bbc.co.uk
0:42:48 > 0:42:51and we look forward to seeing you on Cash In The Attic.
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