0:00:02 > 0:00:03Welcome to Cash In The Attic.
0:00:03 > 0:00:05We're on the trail of treasures hidden around your home
0:00:05 > 0:00:06that we can help you sell at auction.
0:00:06 > 0:00:11And today, we brought you to Warwickshire. Warwick Castle was a great place to visit.
0:00:11 > 0:00:17It's a magnificent building, dating right back to William the Conqueror and 1068.
0:00:18 > 0:00:20And it was William the Conqueror who realised
0:00:20 > 0:00:22the strategic importance of the site,
0:00:22 > 0:00:24establishing a moat and a fort.
0:00:24 > 0:00:28It became a symbol of great power in medieval England.
0:00:28 > 0:00:30The castle was the Earl of Warwick's seat
0:00:30 > 0:00:33and it has many royal connections.
0:00:33 > 0:00:37Queen Elizabeth I visited here and in the 15th century,
0:00:37 > 0:00:39was used to imprison King Edward IV.
0:00:39 > 0:00:43Today, it's a showcase of living history with a packed armoury
0:00:43 > 0:00:45and grand living quarters.
0:00:45 > 0:00:49As I head to meet the ladies taking part in today's programme,
0:00:49 > 0:00:53let's hope we can uncover some fascinating historical pieces to take to auction.
0:01:16 > 0:01:22Coming up on Cash In The Attic, could John find himself at the centre of a bidding frenzy?
0:01:22 > 0:01:24Do we get you valued? Are you worth anything?
0:01:24 > 0:01:28What a good idea. Are there really felines everywhere?
0:01:28 > 0:01:30There's no cats on it, that's why.
0:01:30 > 0:01:33I would sort of argue with that, John, because if you look closely...
0:01:33 > 0:01:36Au contraire, there are.
0:01:36 > 0:01:40But when we get to auction, who'll be the cat that's got the cream?
0:01:40 > 0:01:44- £100!- That's brilliant, isn't it?
0:01:44 > 0:01:47Find out when the hammer falls.
0:01:47 > 0:01:51I've come a few miles down the road now to the village of Wellsbourne
0:01:51 > 0:01:54to meet a lady who's called in the Cash In The Attic team,
0:01:54 > 0:01:59rather nobly, to help raise money for her friend's new bathroom.
0:01:59 > 0:02:02Pat Williams is a flamboyant 73-year-old,
0:02:02 > 0:02:04with a passion for cats.
0:02:04 > 0:02:07She lives alone and over the years, she's become close friends
0:02:07 > 0:02:08with her neighbour, Debs.
0:02:08 > 0:02:12And it's because of Debs that we're here, today.
0:02:12 > 0:02:15Pat wants to help her out. They've been through a lot together
0:02:15 > 0:02:18and it's made their friendship very strong.
0:02:19 > 0:02:21- John.- Good morning, Jennie.
0:02:21 > 0:02:23I've been at Warwick Castle. It's gorgeous.
0:02:23 > 0:02:27Oh, what a beautiful place to be on a lovely day. Historic Warwick.
0:02:27 > 0:02:30Absolutely. Shakespeare country, but the downside to all this beauty
0:02:30 > 0:02:34is that this little area is right by a river and quite regularly,
0:02:34 > 0:02:36this little place gets flooded,
0:02:36 > 0:02:39so we're here to add to a flood-fund.
0:02:39 > 0:02:41It sounds like a very worthwhile cause.
0:02:41 > 0:02:43Hopefully, we'll find something worthwhile to sell.
0:02:43 > 0:02:48I hope so, too, but why don't you have a look round and I'll meet the ladies.
0:02:48 > 0:02:50Hello, ladies.
0:02:50 > 0:02:51- Hi.- Hello, Jennie.
0:02:51 > 0:02:53- You must be Pat.- I am.
0:02:53 > 0:02:55- And Debs.- I am.
0:02:55 > 0:02:59This room, it's a vision of colour, I must say, and so are you.
0:02:59 > 0:03:01- So are you.- It's true.
0:03:01 > 0:03:02Touche.
0:03:02 > 0:03:04- I'm on message, obviously. - This is drab Deb.
0:03:04 > 0:03:05Yes. Drab Deb. Yes.
0:03:05 > 0:03:08So tell me, you've called us in, Pat. Now, why am I here?
0:03:08 > 0:03:10I know it's something to do with floods.
0:03:10 > 0:03:16Deb and I suffer badly from flooding and we really want to get some money
0:03:16 > 0:03:18towards protecting ourselves should it happen again.
0:03:18 > 0:03:21- You've suffered some quite bad damage?- We suffered very badly.
0:03:21 > 0:03:25We had about three foot of water, actually, in the property.
0:03:25 > 0:03:29Our bathroom is downstairs and obviously, when we're flooded,
0:03:29 > 0:03:33the bathroom and the toilet cannot be used. So by having a bathroom
0:03:33 > 0:03:37put upstairs, we should be able to stay in our home.
0:03:37 > 0:03:40How much do you think we might be able to raise?
0:03:42 > 0:03:44- Up to 700... do you think?- I guess.
0:03:44 > 0:03:45£700.
0:03:45 > 0:03:47- Yes.- That would help?- Yes.
0:03:47 > 0:03:51- What specifically, is the money going to go towards?- Deb's bathroom.
0:03:51 > 0:03:55All right. £700 is our target. We're going to add to that
0:03:55 > 0:03:57- flood-fund the best we can.- Yes.
0:03:57 > 0:04:00So, in your glorious leggings, will you show me round the house?
0:04:00 > 0:04:05- Of course I will.- OK. We'll see what we can get. After you, Debs.- Thank you.
0:04:05 > 0:04:08Pat's cosy bungalow is a shrine to her feline friends.
0:04:08 > 0:04:13And she's decorated it brightly with her own unique style and taste.
0:04:13 > 0:04:15It's reassuring to know that we
0:04:15 > 0:04:18have antiques and collectables expert, John Cameron, on hand.
0:04:18 > 0:04:21And that some ceramic pieces have already caught his eye.
0:04:25 > 0:04:27I must say, your house is so colourful, it really is.
0:04:27 > 0:04:29- And look... John.- Hi, ladies.
0:04:29 > 0:04:32- Good heavens. Hello.- This is Pat.
0:04:32 > 0:04:34- What have you found? - The last thing I thought I'd find
0:04:34 > 0:04:37hiding amongst all these cats are three birds.
0:04:37 > 0:04:39My goodness. Well, can I ask a question first?
0:04:39 > 0:04:42- Of course.- Do we get you valued? Are you worth anything?
0:04:42 > 0:04:45Oh, what a good idea. What shall we value him at?
0:04:45 > 0:04:47Where shall we sell him? I don't know.
0:04:47 > 0:04:50There's no comparison.
0:04:50 > 0:04:52These are certainly something we could sell,
0:04:52 > 0:04:55if you're happy to sell them. Where do they come from, Pat?
0:04:55 > 0:04:59Well, my uncle, he had a gift shop in Lynmouth High Street
0:04:59 > 0:05:02and so, of course, he sold all those sort of things and I would guess
0:05:02 > 0:05:07- they were just a relic of stuff that didn't sell when he gave up. - They're made by Beswick...
0:05:07 > 0:05:11very famous factory pottery from Longton in Staffordshire,
0:05:11 > 0:05:17which started in about 1894 and continued right up until 2002...
0:05:17 > 0:05:20but they're probably most famous for their pottery models of birds,
0:05:20 > 0:05:23animals, farm animals, dogs and that sort of thing,
0:05:23 > 0:05:27which were very, very popular and are still collected today.
0:05:27 > 0:05:31These are my favourite kingfishers because they're lovely and colourful.
0:05:31 > 0:05:34This set were modelled by probably the most famous modeller,
0:05:34 > 0:05:38Arthur Grennington, who joined Beswick in around 1938, '39.
0:05:38 > 0:05:41They were issued then and they continued in production
0:05:41 > 0:05:45up until about 1971, so a good 32 years there.
0:05:45 > 0:05:48So, difficult to date them in between that,
0:05:48 > 0:05:53- but they're all hand finished and I think they're absolutely charming. - Is it something you'd part with?
0:05:53 > 0:05:56Yes. I mean, you can't collect everything.
0:05:56 > 0:05:58And a house this size, I really don't
0:05:58 > 0:06:02want anything other than cat paintings. Thank you.
0:06:02 > 0:06:04Good. Well, we're off to a good start, then.
0:06:04 > 0:06:08Value-wise, today, I think we'd be looking at about £80-£120 for these.
0:06:08 > 0:06:12- Lovely.- All right. Good start.- OK. - Where shall we go now?
0:06:12 > 0:06:15- Where would you like us to go?- You lead and we shall follow. Come on.
0:06:15 > 0:06:18- Right.- OK.
0:06:18 > 0:06:21These kingfishers are generally used as wall ornaments
0:06:21 > 0:06:24and £80 is a reflection of how collectable they are.
0:06:24 > 0:06:29Pat's certainly got flair for amassing all sorts of knick-knacks.
0:06:29 > 0:06:32Debs has had a rummage through everything in her house, as well.
0:06:32 > 0:06:33And she's found some pieces
0:06:33 > 0:06:36that she's hoping can be taken to auction.
0:06:36 > 0:06:39Do you know, there's definitely an animal theme emerging here.
0:06:42 > 0:06:46John, I've brought this from home.
0:06:46 > 0:06:49Thank the maker. Something other than a cat.
0:06:49 > 0:06:54What a charming fellow. What can you tell me about him, Debs?
0:06:54 > 0:06:58We inherited him about two years ago from my husband's late uncle.
0:06:58 > 0:07:00And we have many things.
0:07:00 > 0:07:04He just doesn't fit into our home and I'm frightened of him being
0:07:04 > 0:07:07damaged, so I thought the best thing was to put him up for auction.
0:07:07 > 0:07:09Look at him. He's glaring up at these
0:07:09 > 0:07:13cat pictures all around, isn't he, thinking "Let me at 'em, let me at 'em."
0:07:13 > 0:07:17No. He's too good a dog for that. He wouldn't dare.
0:07:17 > 0:07:19I've seen him before. He's known as a fireside model.
0:07:19 > 0:07:22And he's by Beswick. We can see that on the bottom.
0:07:22 > 0:07:26There's the mark. And these were literally to sit at the fireside.
0:07:26 > 0:07:29They were bigger than their standard models and they'd sit there staring
0:07:29 > 0:07:32at you with their adoring eyes.
0:07:32 > 0:07:35Isn't he fantastic? Actually been cast in a mould.
0:07:35 > 0:07:39- You can see down the back there, there's a seam.- Oh, yes. Yes.
0:07:39 > 0:07:42It takes a lot of skill to be able to produce those
0:07:42 > 0:07:47moulds and when you consider some of Beswick's other more complex models,
0:07:47 > 0:07:51certainly the horses, it really does require a great deal of skill to
0:07:51 > 0:07:55produce those moulds from the artist or the modeller's original model.
0:07:55 > 0:07:58He was made by Arthur Halem.
0:07:58 > 0:08:03Now, Halem's fame at Beswick rests upon his skill as a mould maker.
0:08:03 > 0:08:05He started at Beswick
0:08:05 > 0:08:08in the 1920s as a 14 year old apprentice mould-maker...
0:08:08 > 0:08:12went on to become head of that department and also became a modeller. I think he's wonderful.
0:08:12 > 0:08:17I really like him. Lovely condition. At auction, I think I'd be looking
0:08:17 > 0:08:19at about £60-£80 for him.
0:08:19 > 0:08:21I'd be very happy with that.
0:08:21 > 0:08:27- Excellent. So we'll leave him here and shall we go and see what the others have turned up?- Right.
0:08:27 > 0:08:32Ceramics are proving popular today and £60 is a solid valuation
0:08:32 > 0:08:35that will help us meet our target of £700.
0:08:35 > 0:08:40Pat's finding all sorts of eccentric pieces in every corner of her house.
0:08:40 > 0:08:44And tucked away in a bottom drawer, John finds three ceramic
0:08:44 > 0:08:49flying ducks. They're Falcon Ware from the Falcon Pottery in Stoke.
0:08:49 > 0:08:51And Debs inherited them from her uncle.
0:08:51 > 0:08:54John values them at £20-£30.
0:08:57 > 0:09:01There you are. What are you doing? Taking a sneaky little break?
0:09:01 > 0:09:05Well, not really, Jennie. We were reliving the horrors
0:09:05 > 0:09:08- of the '98 flood.- Oh, wow.
0:09:08 > 0:09:12- Join in and have a look. - Good gracious.
0:09:12 > 0:09:13Whose car is this, then?
0:09:13 > 0:09:16This was my husband's car and the water is still rising.
0:09:16 > 0:09:20The water actually came just to the top of the door.
0:09:20 > 0:09:21Wow. It must have been a write-off, then.
0:09:21 > 0:09:25- Yes. It was. Yes.- Gosh. Is that as high as it got?
0:09:25 > 0:09:27No. No. It got higher than that.
0:09:27 > 0:09:31It got to... can you see... the damp mark?
0:09:31 > 0:09:35Gracious me. So this is the flood in '98.
0:09:35 > 0:09:36What was it like? How bad was it?
0:09:36 > 0:09:41It threw it down every second of the day.
0:09:41 > 0:09:44I was praying, please, stop it, please stop, please stop.
0:09:44 > 0:09:49- So, did the water come in really suddenly?- Yeah. I mean,
0:09:49 > 0:09:53it came so quickly my husband came out of the house, went to the car
0:09:53 > 0:09:57to move it to put it on safe ground and no sooner had he got in the car,
0:09:57 > 0:10:01- the water was there and he couldn't move.- So this whole experience, presumably,
0:10:01 > 0:10:05has brought you closer. I think you've known each other quite some time.
0:10:05 > 0:10:07We have known each other a number of years
0:10:07 > 0:10:10but we'd never really got close until the flooding.
0:10:10 > 0:10:12And Pat really looked after us.
0:10:12 > 0:10:16She's been a great friend, she really has.
0:10:16 > 0:10:20She invited us for meals and she fed us to give our family a break,
0:10:20 > 0:10:23so they didn't have to keep putting up with us.
0:10:23 > 0:10:26If we're going to actually raise the money for your bathroom,
0:10:26 > 0:10:31- then we can't sit here all day. Better go and do some more rummaging. Come on, girls.- OK.
0:10:31 > 0:10:35- Where haven't we been? That's the question.- Oh, lots of places.
0:10:35 > 0:10:41There can't be many worse experiences than watching your home be ruined by the force of nature.
0:10:41 > 0:10:43Pat and Debs didn't want to move away.
0:10:43 > 0:10:46They were determined to stay in their houses,
0:10:46 > 0:10:49but repairs and renovations have cost them a small fortune.
0:10:49 > 0:10:54Pat has spent thousands on flood prevention measures for her cottage.
0:10:54 > 0:10:58While she heads to the garage, Debs spots this Morris Wilson
0:10:58 > 0:10:59cat picture.
0:10:59 > 0:11:05It's valued at £170-£200, which is a big boost to the bathroom fund.
0:11:05 > 0:11:08I just hope Pat's happy to let it go.
0:11:08 > 0:11:12John, Jennie, come and have a look at this.
0:11:12 > 0:11:17My God, it's not a cat. I have been looking at so many cats, everywhere.
0:11:17 > 0:11:22- There's one underneath, Jennie.- Can I have a look?- It's a bit wobbly.
0:11:22 > 0:11:26- Oh, right. Where's this been hiding? - It was in the same place as the kingfishers.
0:11:26 > 0:11:29I found it in my uncle's house, but I do remember it.
0:11:29 > 0:11:32For quite a long time, it sat in the hall by the telephone.
0:11:32 > 0:11:37I don't know whether he... I shouldn't think he would, he was rather a large gentleman
0:11:37 > 0:11:42- and I don't think he'd have sat on it to answer his telephone.- Was he really big and broad?- A bit, yes.
0:11:42 > 0:11:46- Quite a large gentleman.- Doesn't look like it'll take a lot of weight.
0:11:46 > 0:11:50No. It's got a bit of damage to it. So, you're not a wool spinner are you, Pat?
0:11:50 > 0:11:54I was thinking I might do that after my media career, when that flops...
0:11:54 > 0:12:00- maybe I'll go to wool spinning. - Well, they're referred to often as Welsh spinning stools.
0:12:00 > 0:12:02Although they do appear in other areas,
0:12:02 > 0:12:05they are often associated with Welsh because of the extensive sheep farming.
0:12:05 > 0:12:11Now, they go back as far as the 17th century and probably earlier, but this dates to a bit later.
0:12:11 > 0:12:16This is 19th century and we can tell that for a couple of reasons. One,
0:12:16 > 0:12:21the carving is still quite crisp and what I would call laboured.
0:12:21 > 0:12:24- You can see the stiffness to the leaves.- Yes.
0:12:24 > 0:12:28Almost looks like the bottom part has a bit more age to it
0:12:28 > 0:12:34and slightly different colour, so possibly, possibly, this has been replaced.
0:12:34 > 0:12:36And one other clue here underneath,
0:12:36 > 0:12:39if you turn it over again... are those screwheads.
0:12:39 > 0:12:43If you have a look, the slots are very perfectly in the centre.
0:12:43 > 0:12:45Now, that means they're machine-cut.
0:12:45 > 0:12:49So we know, again, we are post-Industrial Revolution.
0:12:49 > 0:12:53Had they been hand-cut Georgian or earlier screws, then there's no way
0:12:53 > 0:12:57the cutter would get those slots dead centre and that's a clue to a piece of furniture's age.
0:12:57 > 0:13:02But normally they make around £50 plus but because of the damage,
0:13:02 > 0:13:05I'm going to say £30-£50, but it's a nice decorative piece
0:13:05 > 0:13:08and I'm happy to sell it if you're happy to part with it.
0:13:08 > 0:13:11Well, it's a shame it's here in a house it doesn't suit.
0:13:11 > 0:13:17It would be lovely for somebody to give it a loving home. So, OK.
0:13:17 > 0:13:21- It will go to the auction and we will go in there and see what else we can find.- OK.
0:13:23 > 0:13:27OK. While Debs is in the garage still going through the pieces
0:13:27 > 0:13:31she's brought today, John is digging deep to find some gems.
0:13:31 > 0:13:34I come across these two rings.
0:13:34 > 0:13:39They belong to Deb's mother-in-law and John gives them a value of £70-£90.
0:13:39 > 0:13:43Debs has a couple more pieces she wants an expert opinion on.
0:13:43 > 0:13:45John. John.
0:13:45 > 0:13:51- John's not here.- He is! I've just found these, John. I've brought them across from home.- Right.
0:13:51 > 0:13:53So, where did they come from?
0:13:53 > 0:13:56Again, they were inherited to us from my husband's late uncle.
0:13:56 > 0:14:00- What do you know about them? - I know they are Wedgwood but that's all I do know.
0:14:00 > 0:14:06Well, they are Wedgwood but they're not the Josiah Wedgwood that's known to be a real household name.
0:14:06 > 0:14:08This is Enoch Wedgwood,
0:14:08 > 0:14:13still from the Staffordshire area, but Enoch Wedgwood was in Tunstall.
0:14:13 > 0:14:16Question, do they suit your decor? Do you have them up at home?
0:14:16 > 0:14:19No. I don't. They don't suit my decor, at all.
0:14:19 > 0:14:23They're not my sort of thing. I think they're not pretty.
0:14:23 > 0:14:27They're bulky. They're too fussy.
0:14:27 > 0:14:29Well, that's pretty consistent with current demand.
0:14:29 > 0:14:32They have been around character jugs, or squire jugs as they were
0:14:32 > 0:14:36called in the 18th century, for well over 200 years.
0:14:36 > 0:14:41Now, Dalton are really credited with repopularising the character jugs and the Toby jugs
0:14:41 > 0:14:45at the end of the 19th century, with most successful things.
0:14:45 > 0:14:47Other factories are quick to follow.
0:14:47 > 0:14:49So these would have dated after that.
0:14:49 > 0:14:54If we look at the mark, it may give us a bit of a clue to age, there.
0:14:54 > 0:14:56We can see Wedgwood and Co Ltd.
0:14:56 > 0:14:58I know they added Limited after 1900
0:14:58 > 0:15:01so they've got to be after that date. And in the '60s, they added
0:15:01 > 0:15:06Tunstall to the mark, so we're between those dates. Looking at that
0:15:06 > 0:15:10England, under the mark, I'm going to suggest these are probably 1920s.
0:15:10 > 0:15:15This one, the shepherd, has a bit of a chip to his hat, there.
0:15:15 > 0:15:18The Lord Mayor seems to have fared better...
0:15:18 > 0:15:21probably done less, I guess. But they are quite nice and there
0:15:21 > 0:15:24are people that collect them, but as we said, we've got to consider
0:15:24 > 0:15:27their condition and the current demand for them.
0:15:27 > 0:15:32So I think I'd be putting about £25-£50 on them, something like that. Would you be OK with that?
0:15:32 > 0:15:34That would be fine with me.
0:15:34 > 0:15:37Well, it's nice to see them, especially amongst all these cats.
0:15:37 > 0:15:40- And not that I don't love cats, I do, but...- I'm sure you do.
0:15:40 > 0:15:44You don't think you've got anything else un-cat related that you could bring over?
0:15:44 > 0:15:48- Shall we go and see? - Come on, then.- OK.
0:15:48 > 0:15:54John discovers more Royal Doulton Toby jugs to add to the auction lot which he values at £30-£50.
0:15:58 > 0:16:02We're looking for £700 to put towards Debs' new bathroom.
0:16:05 > 0:16:08Pat's so keen to reach the target that she decides to part with
0:16:08 > 0:16:10another of her precious paintings.
0:16:10 > 0:16:14It's by the London-born artist, Alfred Daniels, and it's entitled
0:16:14 > 0:16:16quite simply, Cat At Dover.
0:16:16 > 0:16:22It's valued at a lively £350-£600.
0:16:22 > 0:16:26This really is a house of cats.
0:16:26 > 0:16:30I have never met anyone so infatuated as Pat.
0:16:32 > 0:16:34So this is your bedroom.
0:16:34 > 0:16:36Look at it. Cats. Cats.
0:16:36 > 0:16:40- Even big cats on the duvet.- Yes. My leopard duvet!
0:16:40 > 0:16:43Honestly, Pat, you are a lady obsessed.
0:16:43 > 0:16:46- I am a cat nut, Jennie. - You said it.- I did.
0:16:46 > 0:16:49But where did it all start, this love of cats?
0:16:49 > 0:16:53I think my parents forbade me an animal because they'd gone through
0:16:53 > 0:16:55the loss of, in their lifetime.
0:16:55 > 0:17:00And it wasn't until I was about 14 that school friends, in their wisdom, gave me a pussycat.
0:17:00 > 0:17:03Daddy said, "It's got to go back!"
0:17:03 > 0:17:06But it didn't. It ended up being his mate more than mine.
0:17:06 > 0:17:09And I just love them for ever and ever and ever.
0:17:09 > 0:17:11And they are just wonderful.
0:17:11 > 0:17:13So how many cats have you had in your life?
0:17:13 > 0:17:17I think... I was working out the other day, only about seven...
0:17:17 > 0:17:19because I think they know I love them so much,
0:17:19 > 0:17:22they live a long time cos we're so happy together!
0:17:22 > 0:17:26So tell me a bit more about how one of your cats ended up in the Royal Academy. That's incredible.
0:17:26 > 0:17:33Yes. Ruskin Spear used a photograph I sent him and he painted a portrait of her and he called it
0:17:33 > 0:17:35Cat Ladder And Reproduction
0:17:35 > 0:17:39because she was up this ladder and such an intense gaze,
0:17:39 > 0:17:42he put the Van Gogh self-portrait into the picture.
0:17:42 > 0:17:47So you obviously know a thing or two about art because that was your career.
0:17:47 > 0:17:49You were PA to the owner of an art gallery.
0:17:49 > 0:17:52Yes. It was called Coughton Galleries Ltd
0:17:52 > 0:17:56and it originated at Coughton Court, in Warwickshire,
0:17:56 > 0:18:02where they awaited the results of gunpowder plot. So, terribly historical, you know, 1500s.
0:18:02 > 0:18:05And I worked for the director,
0:18:05 > 0:18:09Lady Isabelle, who sadly died last December.
0:18:09 > 0:18:14And I worked for more than half my life. I was with her 37 years.
0:18:14 > 0:18:17So you know a lot about art, obviously. But what about auctions?
0:18:17 > 0:18:20A lot about auctions...
0:18:20 > 0:18:24cos in the very early days before Lady Isabelle's husband got ill,
0:18:24 > 0:18:26she used to go and view sales
0:18:26 > 0:18:29and maybe there'd be two or three on the same day.
0:18:29 > 0:18:33So she would give me a list of the lot numbers and some pennies
0:18:33 > 0:18:37and off I would go and bid up to whatever I'd been told to.
0:18:37 > 0:18:40Our auction will bring all the memories flooding back.
0:18:40 > 0:18:45- It jolly well will. I can't wait. - Well, before we go there, we've got to find one or two more pieces so...
0:18:45 > 0:18:47OK. Off we go.
0:18:47 > 0:18:50Out of your lovely bedroom. Make your duvet straight.
0:18:50 > 0:18:52Thank you.
0:18:52 > 0:18:53The hip replacement hasn't held her back.
0:18:53 > 0:18:57She's full of energy. I can hardly keep up.
0:18:57 > 0:19:00And there seems plenty more to find.
0:19:00 > 0:19:04Debs is on a roll as she comes across this richly-decorated jug.
0:19:04 > 0:19:08It depicts a marriage scene at Gretna Green.
0:19:08 > 0:19:11I wonder how many runaway couples have headed to that Scottish village
0:19:11 > 0:19:13to tie the knot, just like this.
0:19:13 > 0:19:17Even today, there are thousands of weddings there, every year.
0:19:17 > 0:19:21John reckons the jug could fetch between £20 and £30.
0:19:21 > 0:19:23So, what are you dragging me out here for, exactly, Pat?
0:19:23 > 0:19:27Because, John, please, I want you to look at these.
0:19:27 > 0:19:30I know this one has got a little crack.
0:19:30 > 0:19:33Well, you keep hold of that one. I don't want to hold the damaged one.
0:19:33 > 0:19:38- OK. So where did these come from? - They came from my late uncle's house.
0:19:38 > 0:19:42- Not your sort of thing?- No. I mean, you've seen the rest of my house,
0:19:42 > 0:19:45intimately, and they don't suit the decor, do they?
0:19:45 > 0:19:49- No cats on them, that's why.- I would sort of argue with that, John...
0:19:49 > 0:19:51because if you look closely...
0:19:51 > 0:19:53Au contraire, there are.
0:19:53 > 0:19:56Under the skirt of that lady, there's a cat.
0:19:56 > 0:19:59I'll take your word for it.
0:19:59 > 0:20:03Well, having a look at them, they're earthenware vases, pottery vases.
0:20:03 > 0:20:06The scene has been transfer-printed,
0:20:06 > 0:20:10which was a popular method of decorating from mass production.
0:20:10 > 0:20:14Prior to the invention of transfer-printing in the
0:20:14 > 0:20:1618th century, everything had to be hand-painted,
0:20:16 > 0:20:20that took a lot of time and so increased the cost of the pottery.
0:20:20 > 0:20:22Once they'd invented transfer-printed,
0:20:22 > 0:20:26it aided it en masse and made it a lot cheaper to produce.
0:20:26 > 0:20:28The body, themselves... they look like they have
0:20:28 > 0:20:31- been hand-painted or thrown on a potter's wheel.- Yes.
0:20:31 > 0:20:34Standard ovoid shape with a flared rim, there.
0:20:34 > 0:20:36Very popular, these typographical scenes.
0:20:36 > 0:20:39And that looks like somewhere in Europe. I'd like to know
0:20:39 > 0:20:43whether that's a romantic view or actually a real castle, there.
0:20:43 > 0:20:46Looking at the base, let's have a look. We've got a mark under there.
0:20:46 > 0:20:48Yeah. A J Wilkinson Ltd. Staffordshire potter.
0:20:48 > 0:20:53Took over Anthony Shaw and Co at the end of the 19th century, about 1900.
0:20:53 > 0:20:57- But also in the middle of that mark there, C M and S.- Yes.
0:20:57 > 0:21:01Now I think that's Charles Meyer and Sons, another Staffordshire factory,
0:21:01 > 0:21:04but date-wise I would put them at the turn of the last century,
0:21:04 > 0:21:07about 1900, there or thereabouts.
0:21:07 > 0:21:08As old as that.
0:21:08 > 0:21:11- Transfer-printed, and you say that one's damaged.- Yes.
0:21:11 > 0:21:14It has a crack running right around there which is quite bad.
0:21:14 > 0:21:17Considering the condition, I think we'd be looking at
0:21:17 > 0:21:20about £40 to £60, is all, as far as I'm concerned
0:21:20 > 0:21:21OK. Yes. That's fine.
0:21:21 > 0:21:25Come on. Back inside. See what else we can find cos I'm getting tired.
0:21:25 > 0:21:28- I think I need a catnap. - OK. Let's do that.
0:21:28 > 0:21:32We're nearing the end of today's rummage, but once you get going,
0:21:32 > 0:21:34you know, it's very hard to stop.
0:21:34 > 0:21:36And you never know what you're going to find.
0:21:36 > 0:21:39We've just time for one last push.
0:21:41 > 0:21:45John...excuse me. What do you think about that?
0:21:45 > 0:21:47Don't tell me it's a cat. Yes. It's a cat.
0:21:47 > 0:21:49It is a cat.
0:21:49 > 0:21:51And a bird. And a bird.
0:21:51 > 0:21:53Oh...well!
0:21:53 > 0:21:54Well, it's quite a nice picture
0:21:54 > 0:21:57and it is signed, and I know the artist, Martin Leman.
0:21:57 > 0:21:59- I know that name.- You do?
0:21:59 > 0:22:01I do. Why do I know that name?
0:22:01 > 0:22:04He's famous for books on cats. What do you know about the artist?
0:22:04 > 0:22:07Very little other than he's a very successful cat illustrator.
0:22:07 > 0:22:10He is. In fact, he started typography
0:22:10 > 0:22:13and then went on to become a part-time lecturer
0:22:13 > 0:22:16in graphic design, at the Hornsey College.
0:22:16 > 0:22:19And it wasn't until around the '60s that he started focusing
0:22:19 > 0:22:23his attention on painting and having one-man shows and he soon developed
0:22:23 > 0:22:26his style for painting, and loving to paint cats
0:22:26 > 0:22:29and then began illustrating and writing books.
0:22:29 > 0:22:31I think his first book was in about 1979,
0:22:31 > 0:22:34called Curious And Comical Cats.
0:22:34 > 0:22:36Oh, that's it. We had it. Yes. We had that book.
0:22:36 > 0:22:40And he's done about 20 books since then and all very similar.
0:22:40 > 0:22:43I mean, very charming and just look at the picture, there.
0:22:43 > 0:22:45It speaks volumes. The cat's hanging around
0:22:45 > 0:22:49for the bird, who's oblivious to him under the tree. Isn't it fun?
0:22:49 > 0:22:51It's a partridge in a pear tree.
0:22:51 > 0:22:53So what attracted you to it?
0:22:53 > 0:22:57It's just...as you know, I love cats and just the look on that one's face
0:22:57 > 0:23:00without knowing what's going on up there.
0:23:00 > 0:23:02Charming. I can see why you like it.
0:23:02 > 0:23:03So what's it worth?
0:23:03 > 0:23:06Well, I've seen his work sell pretty recently at auction, in fact,
0:23:06 > 0:23:10out in Salisbury where I used to work, only a couple of months ago.
0:23:10 > 0:23:12Using that as a measuring stick,
0:23:12 > 0:23:15I would suggest an estimate of about £300-£400 for it.
0:23:15 > 0:23:19I wouldn't want to consign it to auction without a reserve, please.
0:23:19 > 0:23:22- What sort of figure?- 450.
0:23:22 > 0:23:26Well, if you did want to reserve 450, it would mean we'd have to move
0:23:26 > 0:23:30our estimate up because you cannot have your reserve above your lower estimate,
0:23:30 > 0:23:33so we'd then have to move it to say 450 to 550 as an estimate.
0:23:33 > 0:23:34Yes. OK. Let's go for that.
0:23:34 > 0:23:38Well, that is the end of our rummage, actually.
0:23:38 > 0:23:40That's the last item, isn't it, John?
0:23:40 > 0:23:42- Should be there, I think. - You were looking for £700
0:23:42 > 0:23:45when we started the day, so you can have a lovely new bathroom.
0:23:45 > 0:23:49Well, if everything goes to plan, we hope that at the auction,
0:23:49 > 0:23:52if we can sell that painting and that is a big ask, obviously,
0:23:52 > 0:23:55- we're going to make way over your 700.- Are we?!
0:23:55 > 0:23:58You should make...
0:23:58 > 0:24:00£1,345.
0:24:00 > 0:24:04- Wow.- Brilliant!
0:24:04 > 0:24:05We haven't got it yet!
0:24:05 > 0:24:08No. No. That's true. That's brilliant, isn't it?
0:24:08 > 0:24:10Yes. That's good. Yes.
0:24:10 > 0:24:12You are wise though, to say we haven't got it yet
0:24:12 > 0:24:15because Pat knows all about auctions and you never know,
0:24:15 > 0:24:17do you, John, what's going to happen at auction?
0:24:17 > 0:24:20It's been a fun day here with Pat and Debs
0:24:20 > 0:24:24and we've turned up an interesting mix of items to take to auction.
0:24:24 > 0:24:27Some of the collectables going under the hammer are...
0:24:27 > 0:24:31this spinning chair that Pat inherited from her uncle.
0:24:31 > 0:24:35With a £30-£50 price tag, she hopes it finds a loving home.
0:24:35 > 0:24:39Then there's the Falcon Ware ducks that remind us of the legendary
0:24:39 > 0:24:43Hilda Ogden, and her back room in Coronation Street.
0:24:43 > 0:24:47John values them at £20-£30.
0:24:47 > 0:24:50Then there's the wonderful Mark Leman picture that Pat loves.
0:24:50 > 0:24:55It's valued at an impressive £300-£400 but Pat wants to put
0:24:55 > 0:24:58a hefty £450 reserve on it
0:24:58 > 0:25:01so we'll have to wait to see if any cat lovers are at the sale.
0:25:04 > 0:25:06Still to come on Cash In The Attic...
0:25:06 > 0:25:07Debs doesn't hide her feelings.
0:25:07 > 0:25:09I'm not disappointed.
0:25:09 > 0:25:10You're delighted.
0:25:10 > 0:25:12Well...does it show?!
0:25:12 > 0:25:15Pat takes it all in her stride.
0:25:15 > 0:25:20- So what do you think about that? - Bit disappointing, but things can only get better, can't they?
0:25:20 > 0:25:23But whose side is our auctioneer on?
0:25:23 > 0:25:26There must be more than a couple of people here with bad taste.
0:25:26 > 0:25:28Done at 18?
0:25:33 > 0:25:35Do you know, one of the best things about this show
0:25:35 > 0:25:38is the characters that you meet, and Pat is certainly one.
0:25:38 > 0:25:42Talk about being crazy about cats! Today, we brought all the pieces
0:25:42 > 0:25:46that we found in her home, here to the North London Auction Rooms.
0:25:46 > 0:25:51Now, remember, Pat wants to raise £700 for her friend Debs' new bathroom,
0:25:51 > 0:25:53after the floods that caused such havoc.
0:25:53 > 0:25:55All we need now is plenty of bidders
0:25:55 > 0:25:59with money at the ready when our items go under the hammer.
0:26:01 > 0:26:04It's early, but bidders are steadily filling the room.
0:26:04 > 0:26:07There are all sorts of antiques and collectables here,
0:26:07 > 0:26:10so hopefully, our items will be in good company and sell well.
0:26:10 > 0:26:13I can see that our expert John is already eager
0:26:13 > 0:26:15and ready for the day ahead.
0:26:15 > 0:26:17- Got yer.- Aah, Jennie.
0:26:17 > 0:26:19Our star item.
0:26:19 > 0:26:22Our Leman painting. Yes. Just having another look at it.
0:26:22 > 0:26:25It's a fabulous piece of artwork, no doubtedly from one of his books.
0:26:25 > 0:26:29But, I think it's the sort of work that will have to have a buyer specific.
0:26:29 > 0:26:32I don't think somebody will take a chance on it today,
0:26:32 > 0:26:34no matter how charming it is.
0:26:34 > 0:26:36We'll need all nine lives if that's to sell today.
0:26:36 > 0:26:40OK. Well, fingers crossed, cos we need it to sell, don't we?
0:26:40 > 0:26:42- OK. Well, let's go and see if you're right.- Come on.
0:26:42 > 0:26:47£450 is a high reserve on something so specific, so we really do need
0:26:47 > 0:26:52a few cat lovers here today if we're going to sell that painting.
0:26:52 > 0:26:55In fact, Pat has quite a number of animal items up for sale,
0:26:55 > 0:26:58so we could be living dangerously.
0:26:58 > 0:27:00Hello, Pat. Hello, Debs.
0:27:00 > 0:27:04So you're saying farewell to your Beswick bird?
0:27:04 > 0:27:06Do you think it'll go well today?
0:27:06 > 0:27:08They're very nice because there's the three of them.
0:27:08 > 0:27:10There's Mummy, Daddy and baby.
0:27:10 > 0:27:13Somebody with a family will think that'll be nice on the wall, so yes.
0:27:13 > 0:27:17You're quite experienced at auctions, aren't you,
0:27:17 > 0:27:19so what vibes are you getting?
0:27:19 > 0:27:22I get good vibes. I like the auction room and I like Mr Rosman,
0:27:22 > 0:27:24so that's a good thing.
0:27:24 > 0:27:25Good start.
0:27:25 > 0:27:29- And you, Debs? Hoping the Toby jug's going to go?- I hope so.
0:27:29 > 0:27:31I certainly don't want to take them back.
0:27:31 > 0:27:33You want your new bathroom.
0:27:33 > 0:27:34Most definitely.
0:27:34 > 0:27:38There are two bath taps. Did you see them, lotted up? Yes.
0:27:38 > 0:27:41- Really?- We could ask the auctioneer to do a contra on that.
0:27:41 > 0:27:42We were wondering...!
0:27:42 > 0:27:43Who knows!
0:27:43 > 0:27:47- Let's go get a good place because the auction's about to start.- OK.
0:27:47 > 0:27:49Follow us.
0:27:49 > 0:27:53As today's auctioneer prepares to start the auction...
0:27:53 > 0:27:56we take our place ready for our first lot.
0:27:56 > 0:27:58It's the Toby jugs that belong to Debs
0:27:58 > 0:28:01and she's keen to see them sell.
0:28:01 > 0:28:04Put them on, 20 quid? 20? Fiver then. Let's start low. Five.
0:28:04 > 0:28:06At five only, now. Nice and low at five.
0:28:06 > 0:28:10Take six. Seven. Eight. Nine.
0:28:10 > 0:28:11Ten.
0:28:11 > 0:28:1512. 15. 18. 20.
0:28:15 > 0:28:17At 20 now. Still on my right at £20.
0:28:17 > 0:28:19Take two again. Is that it? At £20.
0:28:19 > 0:28:21At £20, I sell on the far side.
0:28:21 > 0:28:25At £20. Your last chance at 20.
0:28:25 > 0:28:27That's supper sorted.
0:28:27 > 0:28:30You're not taking them home, Debs. You can breathe a sigh of relief.
0:28:30 > 0:28:33- Didn't hit our estimate, but they're not going home.- Thank goodness.
0:28:33 > 0:28:35That's a good result.
0:28:35 > 0:28:38And although they sold for £5 under John's lowest estimate,
0:28:38 > 0:28:42Debs is glad that they're not going home with her.
0:28:42 > 0:28:44I'm hoping that our next item,
0:28:44 > 0:28:46the two vases, belonging to Pat,
0:28:46 > 0:28:48will also get the bidders interested.
0:28:48 > 0:28:52John's spotted a crack in one of them which knocked the value back a bit,
0:28:52 > 0:28:54but with any luck, they'll still sell.
0:28:57 > 0:29:00OK. Next up are the pair of blue and white
0:29:00 > 0:29:02pottery vases that you and I found.
0:29:02 > 0:29:05Now, we're hoping they make £40-£60 for us here, today.
0:29:05 > 0:29:07What do you reckon with your expert eye?
0:29:07 > 0:29:10I'm no expert in those, just paintings are my sphere...
0:29:10 > 0:29:15- and one of them's cracked, too. So...- Shh!- Yes. OK.
0:29:15 > 0:29:17Here they go.
0:29:17 > 0:29:18£20 I'm bid. At 20 now. Take two.
0:29:18 > 0:29:21Is that it? The main bid, up 20...
0:29:21 > 0:29:24is he bidding? All done at £20. 22. 25.
0:29:25 > 0:29:2728. 30.
0:29:27 > 0:29:29At £30 now. It's against you, sir.
0:29:29 > 0:29:35At 30. All done at £30. They go, then, at 30.
0:29:35 > 0:29:37Well, we're under our estimate...
0:29:37 > 0:29:40- but one of them was cracked, wasn't it?- Yes.
0:29:40 > 0:29:42- And you didn't want to take those home.- No, thank you.
0:29:42 > 0:29:44So what do you think about that?
0:29:44 > 0:29:48Bit disappointing, but things can only get better, can't they?
0:29:50 > 0:29:52She's a born optimist, isn't she?
0:29:52 > 0:29:54Now, our next item evokes those memories of
0:29:54 > 0:29:59Hilda Ogden and how she adorned her Coronation Street home.
0:29:59 > 0:30:02OK. Next up are our three Falcon Ware pottery flying ducks,
0:30:02 > 0:30:06made famous by nonetheless than Hilda Ogden.
0:30:06 > 0:30:09Made by Beswick, originally, and copied by many manufacturers.
0:30:09 > 0:30:12- These are the copy and one has a broken beak, hasn't it?- Sadly. Yes.
0:30:12 > 0:30:15So, we're only looking for £20 or £30. Here we go.
0:30:15 > 0:30:17£5 for three ducks.
0:30:17 > 0:30:20Five. Six. Seven. Keep going. Eight.
0:30:20 > 0:30:23Eight over there. Eight. Nine. Ten.
0:30:23 > 0:30:2512. 15. 15 then, now.
0:30:25 > 0:30:28Still on the far side at £15.
0:30:28 > 0:30:30Is that it? At 15. Have another go.
0:30:30 > 0:30:3218. 18 down here. You bidding?
0:30:32 > 0:30:3520. 22. 25. Fresh money.
0:30:35 > 0:30:3928. 28. 30 now, sir.
0:30:39 > 0:30:42At £28, on the right. At £28.
0:30:42 > 0:30:45You're out in the leather jacket.
0:30:46 > 0:30:50- £28...with the broken bill.- Yes!
0:30:50 > 0:30:53£28 is a good price for the ducks.
0:30:53 > 0:30:57And hot on their tails are these colourful Beswick birds.
0:30:57 > 0:31:00John valued them at £80-£120.
0:31:00 > 0:31:02£20. Straight in at 20. 20 I've got.
0:31:02 > 0:31:05At 20. Take two now.
0:31:05 > 0:31:07Is that it? At 20. Two. 25.
0:31:07 > 0:31:1128. 30. At £30. All done.
0:31:11 > 0:31:14At £30. Take the two again.
0:31:14 > 0:31:15At £30 only.
0:31:15 > 0:31:19At £30. 32. At 32. Is that it?
0:31:19 > 0:31:22Are you done in the room at £32?
0:31:22 > 0:31:24We're not going to let them go at this, are we?
0:31:24 > 0:31:26At 32. Have another go. No.
0:31:26 > 0:31:28They don't like birds in the room.
0:31:28 > 0:31:30Done at 32.
0:31:30 > 0:31:32Not sold.
0:31:32 > 0:31:33No. Not sold.
0:31:33 > 0:31:37And surprisingly, they only just made more than those Falcon Ware
0:31:37 > 0:31:39birds which were damaged, as well.
0:31:39 > 0:31:42- But these aren't. - These are perfect condition.
0:31:42 > 0:31:45They are Beswick. They're the best you can get.
0:31:45 > 0:31:48- It was Beswick, nearly all of them sell.- Very strange.- That's a shame.
0:31:48 > 0:31:50That is a real disappointment,
0:31:50 > 0:31:53as Beswick items normally do sell well at auction.
0:31:53 > 0:31:58Let's hope our next Beswick piece, our dachshund, will find a new home.
0:32:01 > 0:32:03We want £60 for him today. What do you think?
0:32:03 > 0:32:05Do you think he'll charm the bidders?
0:32:05 > 0:32:11I hope so, but if he doesn't, then I'd still be glad to take him home.
0:32:11 > 0:32:15- This one's tugging a little bit at the heartstrings, isn't it? - Just a little bit.
0:32:15 > 0:32:17Ten. 12. 15. 18. You all want it at this price.
0:32:17 > 0:32:1920. Two.
0:32:19 > 0:32:2425. 28. 30. 32. 35. 38, now.
0:32:24 > 0:32:26At 38. Over there at 38. 40.
0:32:26 > 0:32:30At 40. 45. 50. At £50. Is that it?
0:32:30 > 0:32:34Done, then. At £50. All done at £50.
0:32:34 > 0:32:38Are you finished at 50? I'm sorry. That's not quite enough.
0:32:38 > 0:32:41Done with it then at £50? Finished at 50.
0:32:43 > 0:32:45- Oh!- Take it home?
0:32:45 > 0:32:48Yes. I'm not disappointed.
0:32:48 > 0:32:49You're delighted.
0:32:49 > 0:32:50Well...does it show?
0:32:52 > 0:32:57Although it's another no sale, Pat and Debs are remaining upbeat,
0:32:57 > 0:33:02but raising £700 for that new bathroom is looking like a big challenge.
0:33:02 > 0:33:04Still, it's only the first half of the sale
0:33:04 > 0:33:07and we have another item before we take a breather.
0:33:07 > 0:33:10It's the Gretna Green jug.
0:33:11 > 0:33:13Straight in...tenner. Got to be worth £10.
0:33:13 > 0:33:15At ten only, now. Take two. Ten.
0:33:15 > 0:33:1912. 15. 18. At £15.
0:33:19 > 0:33:20Is that it? It goes then at 15...
0:33:20 > 0:33:2318. Far side at 18. Are you happy with 18?
0:33:23 > 0:33:26I sell then at £18.
0:33:26 > 0:33:2820 I'll take off anyone else, though.
0:33:28 > 0:33:31It goes at £18 on the far side.
0:33:31 > 0:33:34All done at 18? There must be more than a couple of
0:33:34 > 0:33:37people here with bad taste. Done at 18.
0:33:39 > 0:33:42I feel quite insulted!
0:33:42 > 0:33:45Well, it didn't exactly take off, but thankfully, someone liked it.
0:33:45 > 0:33:48At only £2 under John's lowest estimate,
0:33:48 > 0:33:52it's an OK end to the first part of the sale.
0:33:52 > 0:33:56- OK. We're halfway through. It's quite fast and furious, isn't it?- It is. Yes.
0:33:56 > 0:34:01- How you feeling?- I'm not sure. I don't think the pictures will sell here, actually.
0:34:01 > 0:34:04- They're yet to come. - Yes. We'll wait and see, won't we?
0:34:04 > 0:34:06We've had a couple of blows, actually,
0:34:06 > 0:34:10- because the dog didn't sell. I know you're delighted. - I don't mind.
0:34:10 > 0:34:12And the birds didn't sell, did they?
0:34:12 > 0:34:14No. I'm surprised they didn't. The kingfishers didn't sell.
0:34:14 > 0:34:16All that stuff, John.
0:34:16 > 0:34:19But we have got the pictures and the catalogue is on the internet
0:34:19 > 0:34:22so we are hoping some buyers have come in for those artists' works.
0:34:22 > 0:34:25Well, they're going to have to, I tell you, because...
0:34:25 > 0:34:26Well, you're looking for £700.
0:34:26 > 0:34:32- At this halfway point, we have got £96.- Ohh!
0:34:32 > 0:34:33We've got a long way to go.
0:34:33 > 0:34:35We've got an awful long way to go.
0:34:35 > 0:34:41Yes. Oh, well. Let's go and take a bit of a breather, actually,
0:34:41 > 0:34:44- and we'll come back and hope for better luck.- OK.
0:34:45 > 0:34:49We've still got some original and interesting items to come, so here's
0:34:49 > 0:34:53hoping our luck will change. If you're interested in heading to auction,
0:34:53 > 0:34:56it can be a good way to make money,
0:34:56 > 0:34:59but please remember that commission and other charges may apply.
0:34:59 > 0:35:01So check the details with the auction house.
0:35:01 > 0:35:05After a quick break to take the weight off our legs, we're back in position
0:35:05 > 0:35:08and that spinning chair is about to go under the hammer.
0:35:08 > 0:35:11Pat got it from her uncle who ran a gift shop.
0:35:13 > 0:35:14Interesting this. I go straight in.
0:35:14 > 0:35:1720 quid, I'm bid. At 20. Take two now.
0:35:17 > 0:35:2122 here in the room. At 22. I'm selling in the room at 22.
0:35:21 > 0:35:23Take the five. Do you want to go more? 22.
0:35:23 > 0:35:25The bid's in the room at 22.
0:35:25 > 0:35:27And five. You bidding five?
0:35:27 > 0:35:29Is that a yes, or a no?
0:35:29 > 0:35:3125. New money at 25. Your problem solved.
0:35:31 > 0:35:3425. 28. 28. 30, sir.
0:35:34 > 0:35:3930. 30. 32. Keep going. 35. 35.
0:35:39 > 0:35:43It goes then at 35. Is that it? All done at 35. Anybody else?
0:35:45 > 0:35:48£35. In our estimates.
0:35:48 > 0:35:49In our estimates. Yeah.
0:35:50 > 0:35:54Now that's a very pleasing result.
0:35:54 > 0:35:56The chair clearly appealed to our bidders and went for £5 over
0:35:56 > 0:36:00its estimate. So maybe there's hope for our furniture, yet.
0:36:00 > 0:36:04Next up is our star item, and with a £450 reserve on it,
0:36:04 > 0:36:07we really do need to keep everything crossed.
0:36:07 > 0:36:11Now, I have to say, ladies, that we need a good result on this next one
0:36:11 > 0:36:13because we're not doing too well.
0:36:13 > 0:36:18So it's your Martin Leman picture which is a beautiful example
0:36:18 > 0:36:21and it is worth a lot of money but I don't know if we'll get...
0:36:21 > 0:36:24Well, the £450 that you put a reserve on, haven't you?
0:36:24 > 0:36:26Certainly. Yes.
0:36:26 > 0:36:28- That's the minimum you're going to take?- Yes.
0:36:28 > 0:36:30- Oh, dear.- She's not going to be moved.
0:36:30 > 0:36:33She's not concerned. I'm very concerned.
0:36:33 > 0:36:35You are. You are. I know. Well...
0:36:35 > 0:36:37I don't know, do you think we're going to make it, John?
0:36:37 > 0:36:39His works do fetch that sort of money,
0:36:39 > 0:36:42but have we got a Leman fan here today? That's the thing.
0:36:42 > 0:36:46So, at £450, I'm not terribly optimistic at this point,
0:36:46 > 0:36:49now we've got the room filled up. Here it comes. Let's see.
0:36:49 > 0:36:52The Martin Leman picture. A very well-known artist.
0:36:52 > 0:36:55Good, collectable picture.
0:36:55 > 0:36:59And it's a study of Daisy the cat. There we are...showing over there.
0:36:59 > 0:37:01Go straight in. 200 quid.
0:37:01 > 0:37:04Two anywhere. £200, straight in.
0:37:04 > 0:37:06At £200. Anybody at two?
0:37:06 > 0:37:09At £200.
0:37:09 > 0:37:12No interest, then, in the cat picture. All done, then, at 200?
0:37:15 > 0:37:18It's not selling, Pat. The auction house
0:37:18 > 0:37:22are very fond of cats with their very own resident cat here.
0:37:22 > 0:37:24But no buyers of cat pictures here.
0:37:24 > 0:37:26- So, you're taking it home.- Yes.
0:37:26 > 0:37:28- You don't seem too upset about it.- No.
0:37:28 > 0:37:30All right. That's good.
0:37:30 > 0:37:33Although the auctioneer tried his best to start the bidding at £200
0:37:33 > 0:37:38for that original painting, there just weren't any takers
0:37:38 > 0:37:40and that's a big hole in our target.
0:37:40 > 0:37:43Five. Six, anywhere? Is that it? Finished?
0:37:45 > 0:37:48And it gets worse when our next two cat paintings,
0:37:48 > 0:37:53the Alfred Daniels' Cat At Dover, valued at £350-£600,
0:37:53 > 0:37:58and the Morris Wilson cat painting, valued at £170-£200...
0:37:58 > 0:38:00Not sold.
0:38:00 > 0:38:02..also failed to sell.
0:38:02 > 0:38:04What a disappointment. We'd been banking on
0:38:04 > 0:38:07the best part of £1,000 for those three paintings.
0:38:07 > 0:38:09We've just got two lots left to go,
0:38:09 > 0:38:13so there's a huge amount riding on them.
0:38:13 > 0:38:17Hopefully, the £30-£50 estimation on these Toby jugs
0:38:17 > 0:38:20will whet the bidders' appetite.
0:38:20 > 0:38:23Straight in at 15. 18. 20. Two. 25.
0:38:23 > 0:38:26At 25 now. Done then, at 25. 28.
0:38:26 > 0:38:30At 28 on the far side. Still on the far side at £28.
0:38:30 > 0:38:34Anybody else? Is that it, at 28? I sell at 28. 30.
0:38:34 > 0:38:3732. 32. Try 35.
0:38:37 > 0:38:39I sell at £32.
0:38:41 > 0:38:45- What do you think of that? - Well, it's very cheap.
0:38:45 > 0:38:49It's not these days. Not these days, Pat.
0:38:49 > 0:38:52They used to make a lot more than this but now, sometimes,
0:38:52 > 0:38:55you don't get a bid on it. £30 is about right for it.
0:38:55 > 0:39:00It's been a really tough day for Pat and Debs but they've stayed positive
0:39:00 > 0:39:03and at least Pat can keep her precious cat items.
0:39:03 > 0:39:07So now it's time for our final item - the two gold and diamond rings
0:39:07 > 0:39:10that once belonged to Debs' mother in law.
0:39:10 > 0:39:12Will they prove to be our saviours?
0:39:12 > 0:39:13They're quite valuable.
0:39:13 > 0:39:17Well, I've got them at £70-£90. One is 18-carat and one's nine-carat.
0:39:17 > 0:39:20- Yes.- And you don't wear them, do you, Debs?- No.
0:39:20 > 0:39:22- Let's hope we get a buyer for them today.- Let's hope so.
0:39:22 > 0:39:26Let's start at a tenner. A tenner bid. Ten. 12. 15. 18. 20.
0:39:26 > 0:39:2822. 25. 28. 30.
0:39:28 > 0:39:3135. 40. 45. 50.
0:39:31 > 0:39:3655. 60. 65. 70. 75. 80.
0:39:36 > 0:39:38At 80 now. Rests here at 80.
0:39:38 > 0:39:41Take the five again. 85. 90.
0:39:41 > 0:39:43And again. 95. 100.
0:39:43 > 0:39:45At 100. Take ten, sir.
0:39:45 > 0:39:47At 100. I'll take five, then. 105.
0:39:47 > 0:39:53At £100. At £100. All done at £100.
0:39:53 > 0:39:56Finished at 100?
0:39:56 > 0:39:57Great.
0:39:57 > 0:39:58Is that five?
0:39:58 > 0:40:00That'll be a bit off the bathroom money.
0:40:00 > 0:40:02- £100!- That's brilliant, isn't it?
0:40:04 > 0:40:06Finally, some good news.
0:40:06 > 0:40:10But it's a shame that so many of our items failed to sell here today.
0:40:10 > 0:40:13The paintings accounted for such a large chunk of our target
0:40:13 > 0:40:16that none of us is under any illusion about the effect
0:40:16 > 0:40:18on the amount we've raised.
0:40:18 > 0:40:22Well, ladies, that's the end of the auction.
0:40:22 > 0:40:23It's gone quickly.
0:40:23 > 0:40:25It has gone quickly and you are actually taking
0:40:25 > 0:40:27quite a lot of it home again.
0:40:27 > 0:40:30It's still been very enjoyable. Really enjoyed it.
0:40:30 > 0:40:32You're not too disappointed?
0:40:32 > 0:40:34No. I'm not disappointed with what I'm taking home
0:40:34 > 0:40:37- and I'm sure Pat isn't with what she's taking.- She's delighted!
0:40:37 > 0:40:41So...happy days!
0:40:41 > 0:40:44You were looking for £700 at the beginning of the show.
0:40:44 > 0:40:48Little ambitious, I think, perhaps, because we haven't made £700.
0:40:48 > 0:40:52You've made £263.
0:40:52 > 0:40:55- Well, it all helps, doesn't it? - There you go.- Thank you.
0:40:55 > 0:40:57But the great thing about every auction
0:40:57 > 0:40:59is you haven't lost anything,
0:40:59 > 0:41:02cos you've still got your possessions and you've got some money on top.
0:41:02 > 0:41:03- That's right.- OK.
0:41:03 > 0:41:05- We've made some new friends.- Yes.
0:41:05 > 0:41:08Well, done, ladies. It's been a pleasure doing business with you.
0:41:08 > 0:41:10- You too, Jennie.- Thank you.
0:41:14 > 0:41:19It's been two weeks since the auction and the money Pat raised is helping towards
0:41:19 > 0:41:23a new bathroom for Debs after those floods that almost ruined her home.
0:41:23 > 0:41:26Today, they're spending the money on getting the right lighting.
0:41:28 > 0:41:34It's been nice to show Pat how the bathroom's come along.
0:41:34 > 0:41:38And she hasn't seen it for a while now. She saw it at the beginning
0:41:38 > 0:41:42and it was nice to show Pat just how it's looking towards the end.
0:41:42 > 0:41:46And it's been absolutely great just to get it all together.
0:41:46 > 0:41:49For Debs, the floods have meant years of upheaval and renovations.
0:41:49 > 0:41:54She's always wanted to build a bathroom upstairs, and now she's got it.
0:41:54 > 0:41:57I do worry when a mirror first goes on the wall.
0:41:57 > 0:42:02And it's great to see all those luxurious finishing touches being put into place.
0:42:02 > 0:42:06Oh, it's super to buy the bathroom, especially to see it looking like a bathroom,
0:42:06 > 0:42:14to buy the candles, to make it look sort of nice and relaxing.
0:42:14 > 0:42:16The house is coming together
0:42:16 > 0:42:19and we're finally getting a home back and it's looking super.