0:00:02 > 0:00:06Welcome to the programme that joins you in the hunt for antiques and collectables around your home
0:00:06 > 0:00:10and then whisks them off with you to auction to sell under the hammer.
0:00:10 > 0:00:16Today, I'm in Surrey and I've come to the very busy and charming town of Epsom.
0:00:16 > 0:00:20The history of Epsom can be traced back to the Domesday Book.
0:00:20 > 0:00:25It was once known as a spa town, and was famous for its numerous underground wells.
0:00:25 > 0:00:29Sadly, as the town grew, the wells were covered up.
0:00:29 > 0:00:33In fact, not even the village pond survived.
0:00:33 > 0:00:36In its place, there's now a rather elegant clock tower.
0:00:36 > 0:00:40Built in 1847, it stands 70ft above the market place,
0:00:40 > 0:00:44acting as a centrepiece to this popular town.
0:00:46 > 0:00:49Well, I don't have to travel too far from the clock tower
0:00:49 > 0:00:51to get to our next destination, where I rather hope
0:00:51 > 0:00:57we won't have to dig too deep to find antiques and collectables that'll be just right for auction.
0:01:17 > 0:01:22Coming up on Cash In The Attic, one of Jonty's estimates gets all revved up.
0:01:22 > 0:01:27- Gosh!- Crikey.- How about that? - LAUGHTER
0:01:27 > 0:01:30'There's a runaway success in the saleroom.'
0:01:30 > 0:01:32Wow! You were absolutely right. It had legs,
0:01:32 > 0:01:36- it went out of the sale room £30 over your top estimate.- Fantastic.
0:01:36 > 0:01:39But are there a few surprises around the corner?
0:01:39 > 0:01:43ANGELA LAUGHS Good gracious!
0:01:43 > 0:01:45Your face says it all.
0:01:45 > 0:01:48'Find out when the hammer falls.'
0:01:48 > 0:01:51I'm on my way to meet a delightful couple who have
0:01:51 > 0:01:55called in the Cash In The Attic team to help them fund the purchase
0:01:55 > 0:01:57of a very special set of wheels.
0:01:58 > 0:02:03'I'm instantly impressed with this beautiful three-bedroomed house,
0:02:03 > 0:02:07'and its lucky owners are Kenneth and Elizabeth Currier.'
0:02:07 > 0:02:09They've lived here for 19 years
0:02:09 > 0:02:15and have a 24-year-old son called David and a 21-year-old daughter Jane.
0:02:15 > 0:02:21She'll be helping us today along with Elizabeth's closest friend, Jackie, who's already limbering up.
0:02:21 > 0:02:25Ken and Elizabeth have been happily married for 26 years
0:02:25 > 0:02:28and although they've enjoyed living in this lovely house,
0:02:28 > 0:02:33they're now ready to take the plunge and move on to pastures new.
0:02:33 > 0:02:37- Good morning, Jonty.- Thanks for bringing such fabulous weather.
0:02:37 > 0:02:40It's glorious, isn't it? And no jacket on today, Jonty.
0:02:40 > 0:02:44- That's a first!- It is for me, because it's such a lovely day.
0:02:44 > 0:02:47I've brought you another pressie, cos I think what we've got today
0:02:47 > 0:02:50is the perfect Cash In The Attic scenario.
0:02:50 > 0:02:54The couple we're about to meet are going to start a whole new life. They're moving out!
0:02:54 > 0:02:58When we finish, the house-movers move in, so everything must go.
0:02:58 > 0:03:01- So it's sorting the wheat from the chaff?- Absolutely.
0:03:01 > 0:03:05You're going to have a field day. Shall we go and meet them?
0:03:10 > 0:03:13What a perfect location this is.
0:03:13 > 0:03:15How can you bear to leave it, you two?
0:03:15 > 0:03:21It is going to be hard, very hard really, because we have lived here 19 years, raised the family.
0:03:21 > 0:03:25But I think now is the time to move on and have a nice retirement.
0:03:25 > 0:03:29- That's why you've called us in, because you're going to leave.- Yes!
0:03:29 > 0:03:35I've got so much stuff that I've inherited, that I can't take it all with me.
0:03:35 > 0:03:39I'm normally a hoarder, but I'm going to be quite ruthless
0:03:39 > 0:03:43and get rid of things I'm not going to use or need.
0:03:43 > 0:03:48What are we actually raising money for today? It's not to help you move house, I know.
0:03:48 > 0:03:53The idea is we're moving to an area that's in the midst of a lot of natural beauty.
0:03:53 > 0:03:57The Lake District, North Wales, Derbyshire, Yorkshire all on the doorstep.
0:03:57 > 0:04:01I've always wanted an old sports car so that we can go out
0:04:01 > 0:04:04on days such as this and thoroughly enjoy ourselves.
0:04:04 > 0:04:06How much is that likely to cost?
0:04:06 > 0:04:08It won't be the full amount, that would be quite a bit.
0:04:08 > 0:04:12£1,500 would be grand, if we could get something like that towards it.
0:04:12 > 0:04:16Jane, your mum and dad are making you and your brother homeless.
0:04:16 > 0:04:20Yes, they are, I'll be sad to see them go but I'm pleased for them.
0:04:20 > 0:04:23They're going to such a lovely place and it'll be good to visit there.
0:04:23 > 0:04:28Jackie, you're one of Elizabeth's best friends. Aren't you going to miss her?
0:04:28 > 0:04:31I'll miss her dreadfully, but they've got to move on.
0:04:31 > 0:04:35They deserve a good retirement, but I will miss them terribly, both of them.
0:04:35 > 0:04:39We'd better get into gear and go and see what we can find in the house
0:04:39 > 0:04:42to get this wonderful sports car. Shall we go?
0:04:42 > 0:04:46'It's a real shame that they're leaving this splendid family home.
0:04:46 > 0:04:51'But with dreams of open-top cars and the wind in their hair, I don't blame them.
0:04:51 > 0:04:56'And with a target of £1,500 to raise, we've certainly got our work cut out.
0:04:56 > 0:05:00'It really is the perfect Cash In The Attic scenario -
0:05:00 > 0:05:04'a house of trinkets and antiques ready to be taken to the sale room,
0:05:04 > 0:05:07'so Jonty's going to be in his element today.
0:05:07 > 0:05:13'And he's certainly the man for the job, with over 20 years' experience in the antiques business.
0:05:13 > 0:05:18'We can certainly count on him to find those hidden treasures that are going to lure the bidders.'
0:05:18 > 0:05:21That looks like something small but beautifully marked.
0:05:21 > 0:05:24- Oh, yes, have a look at this. - What have we got here, Elizabeth?
0:05:24 > 0:05:28It's a small, silver pincushion that I inherited from my aunt.
0:05:28 > 0:05:31Did your aunt collect things like this?
0:05:31 > 0:05:34Not particularly. That just sat on one of the tables in the lounge.
0:05:34 > 0:05:39- So you remember seeing it as a little girl?- Yes.- Fascinating. - I always liked it then.
0:05:39 > 0:05:42Little, solid silver pincushions of this size were very popular
0:05:42 > 0:05:46in the late 19th-century through into the early 20th-century.
0:05:46 > 0:05:50So many of them have been made or assayed in the Birmingham area,
0:05:50 > 0:05:54but here I notice that this was assayed in Chester.
0:05:54 > 0:05:56Does that relate to your aunt at all?
0:05:56 > 0:06:00It does, yes. That's where my aunt and her mother lived.
0:06:00 > 0:06:04That's fascinating. They all came in different shapes and sizes.
0:06:04 > 0:06:07Cats, dogs, shoes and little birds like this.
0:06:07 > 0:06:10I've even seen an elephant.
0:06:10 > 0:06:14But they're really charming and, as a consequence, they're very collectable.
0:06:14 > 0:06:18Solid silver, but they have to be in good condition.
0:06:18 > 0:06:23I have seen very rare pincushions in antique dealers' shops
0:06:23 > 0:06:26- in excess of £1,000. - Ooh!- All right?
0:06:26 > 0:06:30The value for this, we're looking at £80-£120.
0:06:30 > 0:06:33- Wow.- Terrific.- That's nice.
0:06:33 > 0:06:36'I was really pleasantly surprised when I was given'
0:06:36 > 0:06:38the valuation on that little chicken,
0:06:38 > 0:06:41because I didn't expect it to be worth that much.
0:06:41 > 0:06:43I've always liked it.
0:06:43 > 0:06:46I'd be happy to see it go to auction.
0:06:46 > 0:06:49'We all split up to get on with the search,
0:06:49 > 0:06:52'and there are some great little pieces scattered around this house.
0:06:52 > 0:06:57'Jackie has been Elizabeth's firm friend for 10 years and she's obviously just as keen
0:06:57 > 0:07:01'to get the sports car fund up and running as she makes the first move.'
0:07:03 > 0:07:07- What do you think of this, Jonty? - The chessboard?- Yes.- Let's see.
0:07:07 > 0:07:11No. That's relatively modern, so not for us.
0:07:11 > 0:07:16What's under here? Let's have a look at this square-topped footstool, is this something that we can sell?
0:07:16 > 0:07:21Anything in this room can be sold, things they don't want to take to their new house.
0:07:21 > 0:07:24- I think they'd be glad to get rid of them!- Stools like this
0:07:24 > 0:07:28are known as X-frame stools for obvious reasons. Look at the shape.
0:07:28 > 0:07:35But if you look at the base, it's more like an S or a C-shape scroll at the bottom, which dates it.
0:07:35 > 0:07:43This stool is early Victorian, Queen Victoria came on to the throne in 1837. Now, feel the weight of that.
0:07:43 > 0:07:45- Yes, it is heavy. - Can you see that?- Yes.
0:07:45 > 0:07:50That's because this stool is made of rosewood, and rosewood has very dark flecks.
0:07:50 > 0:07:56- It's a tropical hardwood and it has very dark flecks running in the grain. Can you see that?- Yes.
0:07:56 > 0:08:00That's rosewood, so are you familiar with this as a piece of furniture in the house?
0:08:00 > 0:08:06I've known Liz and Ken for over 10 years and it's something they've always had, so I'm familiar with it.
0:08:06 > 0:08:12- The value for this at auction, between £80-£120. - That sounds perfect.
0:08:12 > 0:08:15Is this the style of furniture you'd have in your own home?
0:08:15 > 0:08:19- It's really nice.- You can bid for it in the auction sale.- Yeah, why not?
0:08:19 > 0:08:22Excellent, I'll pop that down and we'll move on.
0:08:22 > 0:08:25'So that's another fantastic item that once belonged
0:08:25 > 0:08:28'to Elizabeth's auntie going off to the sale.
0:08:28 > 0:08:31'She certainly had good taste.
0:08:31 > 0:08:34'We're racing along, and it's not long before
0:08:34 > 0:08:38'Jane digs out this Worcester wall pocket with parrot motif. It was given to
0:08:38 > 0:08:41'Elizabeth and Kenneth as a wedding present.
0:08:41 > 0:08:44'Jonty gives it a value of £40-£60.
0:08:45 > 0:08:49'And Jackie is happy that her next find is worthy of auction,
0:08:49 > 0:08:51'as Jonty gives this heart-shaped screen
0:08:51 > 0:08:55'an £80-£130 value.
0:08:55 > 0:08:59'Meanwhile, what's Jonty turned up downstairs?'
0:08:59 > 0:09:04- Ken, are you there?- Yeah. - Ken, have a look at this picture.
0:09:06 > 0:09:10Is this a picture you may take with you or a possible auction picture?
0:09:10 > 0:09:12- This is possible auction. - Where did this come from?
0:09:12 > 0:09:15It was handed down from her parents
0:09:15 > 0:09:18and was, I believe at some stage, shown in the Royal Academy.
0:09:18 > 0:09:22- Really?- By some famous artist, but that's all I know about it.
0:09:22 > 0:09:24- Right, OK.- But it's not...
0:09:24 > 0:09:27It's not as I remember Mousehole Harbour.
0:09:27 > 0:09:31You have to remember Mousehole Harbour might have changed somewhat,
0:09:31 > 0:09:35but it is actually a watercolour, a framed watercolour.
0:09:35 > 0:09:39And the artist's signature is just down here, Lawrence Davies.
0:09:39 > 0:09:42I don't know very much about Lawrence Davies. All I know is
0:09:42 > 0:09:47that he was born in 1887 and died in 1950, so by definition,
0:09:47 > 0:09:53this picture has to be an early 20th-century framed picture in its original mount and frame.
0:09:53 > 0:09:58But if you look on the reverse, it says all of that. The artist...
0:09:58 > 0:10:00Mousehole Harbour, Cornwall.
0:10:00 > 0:10:07But I don't know if you ever noticed this, but we've got the original price tag there, £6. How about that?
0:10:07 > 0:10:09It's obviously well done.
0:10:09 > 0:10:13It's just the subject matter isn't tremendously exciting, is it?
0:10:13 > 0:10:18I tend to agree with you. I think this picture, if it had more people in it, more action,
0:10:18 > 0:10:25more sails in those masts, then yes, I can see that this picture would be £300-£500.
0:10:25 > 0:10:32But because it's not there, it's quite an austere picture, really.
0:10:32 > 0:10:37- It's still going to fetch £150-£250. - We shall speak to Liz.
0:10:37 > 0:10:42- Let's do just that. Go and tell her and find some more bits and pieces. - Right.- Lead the way.
0:10:42 > 0:10:46It might be a little drab at first glance,
0:10:46 > 0:10:49but it certainly has a glowing price tag.
0:10:49 > 0:10:56Jonty's really on a roll today as he soon spots this 1889 The Strand stamp collection.
0:10:56 > 0:10:59Stamp-collecting is massively popular still,
0:10:59 > 0:11:03though prices can vary enormously from pennies to hundreds of pounds.
0:11:03 > 0:11:07Jonty values this lot at an attractive £50-£100.
0:11:08 > 0:11:14And Elizabeth adds another £50-£100 to the kitty when she finds this travelling case.
0:11:14 > 0:11:20It was actually a 21st birthday present from her grandfather to her father, 72 years ago.
0:11:22 > 0:11:24This really is a lovely home.
0:11:24 > 0:11:27I imagine the Curriers are going to miss it when they leave.
0:11:27 > 0:11:30Ken and Elizabeth, a lot of people have
0:11:30 > 0:11:33the dream of retiring and starting a whole new life.
0:11:33 > 0:11:40What was it that made you decide to do exactly that and move from here in Surrey up to Cheshire?
0:11:40 > 0:11:44I think we both want to get away from the hustle and bustle of
0:11:44 > 0:11:50London and all the cars and the traffic, to somewhere more tranquil.
0:11:50 > 0:11:55And I've still got family that live in Cheshire, I've still got my sister there.
0:11:55 > 0:11:58In fact, I went to visit my sister one weekend,
0:11:58 > 0:12:03saw this house that we've since bought and fell in love with it.
0:12:03 > 0:12:07I came home and said to Ken, "Shall we put ours on the market?" We discussed it, didn't we?
0:12:07 > 0:12:11He said, "Yes". He still hadn't seen this house in Cheshire.
0:12:11 > 0:12:16So we put ours on the market, it went on the market on the Thursday
0:12:16 > 0:12:19and by the Saturday, the second people that came along bought it.
0:12:19 > 0:12:24It'll be a wrench to leave it, but it's a different challenge at the new place.
0:12:24 > 0:12:28We don't want to be housebound quite so much as we're here.
0:12:28 > 0:12:32I mean, we're not housebound here, but you don't want to leave this,
0:12:32 > 0:12:37especially on a gorgeous day like this. But up there, you can move about and see more.
0:12:37 > 0:12:42We want to enjoy our retirement and not have a large garden.
0:12:42 > 0:12:46Something that's small and manageable so that if we go off on holiday,
0:12:46 > 0:12:51we don't have to think, when we come back, that lawn needs mowing or that needs cutting down.
0:12:51 > 0:12:56Sadly, I'm afraid we're going to have to leave the sun, the birds and this wonderful garden
0:12:56 > 0:13:01- and go back into the house and join Jonty to make that dream a reality.- Right.
0:13:02 > 0:13:06'With a new life beckoning, and a nifty car in mind, we must
0:13:06 > 0:13:12'literally put our foot on the gas and find more antiques and collectables for the auction.'
0:13:12 > 0:13:15This Edwardian balloon clock is a timely find.
0:13:15 > 0:13:18Influenced by French designs of the 18th Century,
0:13:18 > 0:13:24these are very desirable with Jonty expecting £40-£60 on the day.
0:13:24 > 0:13:27We all get searching in various parts of the house,
0:13:27 > 0:13:31and it's not long before Jane spies a rather tasty looking item.
0:13:33 > 0:13:35- I found this one here. - What have we got?
0:13:35 > 0:13:37Oh, I say. Look at that.
0:13:37 > 0:13:40Isn't that pretty?
0:13:40 > 0:13:44We've got a little pot here with... Oh, that's a bee on top, isn't it?
0:13:44 > 0:13:47My mum got that from a car-boot sale about 10 or 12 years ago.
0:13:47 > 0:13:50- She got it for about £3 or £4. - £3 or £4?- Yes.
0:13:50 > 0:13:54OK. If we look on the outside, you see all that's hand-painted.
0:13:54 > 0:13:58You can tell just by the rings here this would actually be hand-thrown on the wheel,
0:13:58 > 0:14:03obviously designed to make it look like the outside of a beehive.
0:14:03 > 0:14:05We turn it upside down.
0:14:05 > 0:14:09Oh, wow! Look at that. This pot is made by Clarice Cliff.
0:14:09 > 0:14:12- Have you ever heard of Clarice Cliff?- No, I haven't.
0:14:12 > 0:14:19Clarice Cliff was a designer in the 1930s and she started making her wares during that period
0:14:19 > 0:14:26and she became a market leader because, before that time, ceramics were very flowery, very fussy.
0:14:26 > 0:14:30But she changed all that, she put all that to one side
0:14:30 > 0:14:33and started making very simple Art Deco designs
0:14:33 > 0:14:36and decorating those pots very, very simply indeed.
0:14:36 > 0:14:41When I say simply, it was just very basic brushstrokes.
0:14:41 > 0:14:44Can you see here? All of this design is very stylised, and these look
0:14:44 > 0:14:49like flowers and leaves, but it's just very simply done.
0:14:49 > 0:14:52A lot of Clarice Cliff is still hidden at the back of sideboards,
0:14:52 > 0:14:58but certainly the rare Clarice Cliff can make huge sums of money.
0:14:58 > 0:15:01I notice the chip on the top, did that happen here?
0:15:01 > 0:15:04- My mum actually bought it like that. - Even in this state,
0:15:04 > 0:15:08this little pot is worth between £50-£80.
0:15:08 > 0:15:13- OK.- That's what I call a sweet result. Let's find some more.
0:15:13 > 0:15:16It's quite a sweet piece and I was amazed at the price
0:15:16 > 0:15:19it was valued at, cos I really wouldn't have thought that at all.
0:15:19 > 0:15:24You can never go wrong with Clarice Cliff, and although it's not a rare piece, there are
0:15:24 > 0:15:27still plenty of collectors who'll want to purchase this.
0:15:27 > 0:15:30There really are some lovely items throughout this house,
0:15:30 > 0:15:33and soon enough, I spot an impressive work of art.
0:15:35 > 0:15:41Ken and Elizabeth, your house is full of pictures that look as if they've been in the family forever.
0:15:41 > 0:15:44- Does this fall into that category? - Yes, it is.
0:15:44 > 0:15:48This one is by a local artist to Nantwich in Cheshire,
0:15:48 > 0:15:55and the family story is that it is of my grandfather's horse and dog.
0:15:55 > 0:15:56How true that is, I don't know.
0:15:56 > 0:16:01Do you remember seeing this hanging on the walls of the family home when you were growing up?
0:16:01 > 0:16:04Yes, I do. It was always kept in the dining room.
0:16:04 > 0:16:07Unfortunately, Mother kept it above a radiator.
0:16:07 > 0:16:11- That would explain the damage, presumably, Jonty, have a closer look at it.- Yes.
0:16:11 > 0:16:15That is heat damage. Can you see the way the oil itself has shrunk?
0:16:15 > 0:16:18And hence the reason why you have this almost crackled effect.
0:16:18 > 0:16:22Round on the back here, we can see very clearly, this is great,
0:16:22 > 0:16:25it says here, here is the artist,
0:16:25 > 0:16:31painted by Herbert St John James, 1918. The date is there.
0:16:31 > 0:16:35Interestingly, this is the original frame as well,
0:16:35 > 0:16:39so this is a picture that has never been touched before.
0:16:39 > 0:16:45He was a bit of a character, he moved to Nantwich when he was about four or five,
0:16:45 > 0:16:48and he'd painted a lot of pictures of horses,
0:16:48 > 0:16:52particularly because Nantwich itself was a big hunting area.
0:16:52 > 0:16:56So he was inspired by the horse and the hounds.
0:16:56 > 0:16:59- Do you like it, Ken?- I do, I like the subject of the picture.
0:16:59 > 0:17:04It's just so difficult to see, because of the damage that's been caused over the years.
0:17:04 > 0:17:10If it was clean and you could see it properly, I'm sure it'd be a much better picture. But I like it, yes.
0:17:10 > 0:17:13But we want to know, at auction... which presumably we're going to?
0:17:13 > 0:17:16- Yes, I'd like that. - How much might it make?
0:17:16 > 0:17:20I think this oil painting is worth between £500-£800.
0:17:20 > 0:17:24- Gosh!- Crikey.- That's nice. LAUGHTER
0:17:26 > 0:17:28That is a terrific amount to put towards...
0:17:28 > 0:17:31- £500-£800?- I think it's lovely.
0:17:33 > 0:17:38The picture is in such bad condition that you can't really see it properly.
0:17:38 > 0:17:43Because of that, I think the valuation was extremely good.
0:17:44 > 0:17:51'I see Jonty is taking a breather, but as he's delivered the goods today, I'll let this one go.
0:17:51 > 0:17:56'I, on the other hand, stay firmly on my feet and dig out this religious-themed tapestry,
0:17:56 > 0:17:59'that Elizabeth's mother bought at auction,
0:17:59 > 0:18:01'and Jonty values at £70-£100.
0:18:01 > 0:18:04'Now I've been rather eager to find out more about
0:18:04 > 0:18:07'that racy little purchase that Kenneth has set his heart on.'
0:18:07 > 0:18:12- Ah, Ken. Dreaming the dream of the car, are you?- Yes, definitely.
0:18:12 > 0:18:16What's your fascination with these wonderful old vintage sports cars,
0:18:16 > 0:18:18because you're not a mechanic by trade, are you?
0:18:18 > 0:18:21What is the fascination for you with these old cars?
0:18:21 > 0:18:25Cars of that era are totally different to the ones now.
0:18:25 > 0:18:28The ones now really are so complicated,
0:18:28 > 0:18:32you cannot repair anything on the side of the road.
0:18:32 > 0:18:36One sensor will say to another sensor, "Something is wrong,"
0:18:36 > 0:18:39and everything shuts down, but you can't find out why.
0:18:39 > 0:18:42With these, you can see virtually what's wrong.
0:18:42 > 0:18:46After a few simple tests, and you can, in certain cases, repair it.
0:18:46 > 0:18:51They're just alive, these things. Like steam engines.
0:18:51 > 0:18:55They're not like a modern thing where you just point it and it goes.
0:18:55 > 0:19:00These things, you have to think out what you're doing. Even the starting procedure on some is complicated.
0:19:00 > 0:19:03- It's a living thing rather than a mechanical thing for you?- Yes.
0:19:03 > 0:19:08You feel they've got some kind of soul and you're bringing it back to life when you renovate them.
0:19:08 > 0:19:12What I'm aiming for is to get the best of whatever I can get,
0:19:12 > 0:19:16because I want us to be able to run around in it and not spend all the time underneath it.
0:19:16 > 0:19:21- Unfortunately, none of that will happen unless we find more things to take to auction.- True.
0:19:21 > 0:19:23I think we should get back to work, don't you?
0:19:26 > 0:19:30We've certainly turned up some terrific finds, but just as the end of the day approaches,
0:19:30 > 0:19:37it looks like daughter Jane has found one final, and rather impressive, item to take to auction.
0:19:37 > 0:19:40I found this one upstairs, what do you think what this?
0:19:40 > 0:19:43Wow! That looks a wonderful bronze. Where has this one come from?
0:19:43 > 0:19:48That I remember as a child in my grandfather's and grandmother's house.
0:19:48 > 0:19:50My father's parents' house.
0:19:50 > 0:19:55There were actually two of them, which sat either side of the fireplace.
0:19:55 > 0:20:01What do you make of it, Jonty? It looks as if it might be a coursing dog with a hare in its mouth.
0:20:01 > 0:20:04He is, obviously, a coursing dog, but he's not English.
0:20:04 > 0:20:09He's quite possibly French, and that's because I'm looking at the signature on the base here,
0:20:09 > 0:20:11it says PJ Mene.
0:20:11 > 0:20:15And now, Mene... That is Pierre Jules Mene.
0:20:15 > 0:20:19In the mid-19th century in France, he and his fellow sculptors
0:20:19 > 0:20:22concentrated just on animal bronzes.
0:20:22 > 0:20:27Collectively, they were known as the Animalier bronze sculptors,
0:20:27 > 0:20:33and they were very successful, Mene himself was particularly successful.
0:20:33 > 0:20:37And the detail there on the hare's fur is absolutely incredible.
0:20:37 > 0:20:41That's the reason why they're highly regarded,
0:20:41 > 0:20:43because they concentrated on the detail,
0:20:43 > 0:20:49on the form of the animal just as much as the design and the shape.
0:20:49 > 0:20:51The problem with bronzes like this at the moment
0:20:51 > 0:20:57is that there's an influx of copies coming from the Far East.
0:20:57 > 0:21:00The most important thing, as far as we're concerned,
0:21:00 > 0:21:05- we need to know if it's an original, as there's a huge difference in price.- How do you tell that?
0:21:05 > 0:21:11I'm not looking at the front, the best thing to do is to turn it upside down,
0:21:11 > 0:21:14because here we're looking for natural ageing.
0:21:14 > 0:21:16Bronze oxidises and changes colour.
0:21:16 > 0:21:23Here we can see clearly that we've four screw marks here,
0:21:23 > 0:21:26which means that the animal was cast at a separate time
0:21:26 > 0:21:30than the base and, therefore, they had been applied together.
0:21:30 > 0:21:35Quality and charming, but I wonder how much it's worth at auction?
0:21:35 > 0:21:39Before you tell us, Jonty, is it something you're prepared to send to auction, Elizabeth?
0:21:39 > 0:21:42I'm still not sure about this item.
0:21:42 > 0:21:46- OK. If it helps, can I give you the valuation?- Yes.
0:21:46 > 0:21:48It might tip the balance somewhat.
0:21:48 > 0:21:54Because I think this is worth the same sort of price as our lovely portrait of the pony and the dog.
0:21:54 > 0:21:55£500-£800.
0:21:55 > 0:21:59Is that roughly what you thought it might be worth?
0:21:59 > 0:22:02I was hoping it might be worth a little bit more.
0:22:02 > 0:22:06In which case, would you perhaps put a reserve on it?
0:22:06 > 0:22:09I think it would have to be at least £500.
0:22:09 > 0:22:12So £500 reserve, that's absolutely fine.
0:22:12 > 0:22:17- Oh, right.- It will, of course, make a difference to what we make on the day of the auction
0:22:17 > 0:22:21if you decide to pull it out or it makes more than your £500 reserve.
0:22:21 > 0:22:26What I'm going to do now is tell you how much I think we might be able to make from these things,
0:22:26 > 0:22:31but I think we should let Jackie and Ken in on that piece of information.
0:22:31 > 0:22:34Guys, are you going to come and join us a second?
0:22:35 > 0:22:40Because I think I might have some quite good news for you
0:22:40 > 0:22:44about the things that we've looked at today.
0:22:44 > 0:22:49For a start, Jonty thinks that wonderful piece of bronze there could make between £500-£800.
0:22:49 > 0:22:51Right.
0:22:51 > 0:22:53LAUGHTER
0:22:53 > 0:22:59If you're delighted at that, I hope you'll be delighted at the sum total we think we might make,
0:22:59 > 0:23:05just taking Jonty's lowest estimates and actually taking that bronze out of the equation as well,
0:23:05 > 0:23:11we hope that we should be able to make £1,190.
0:23:11 > 0:23:14- That would be nice.- There we go.
0:23:14 > 0:23:18Which will go some way towards that fantastic car.
0:23:18 > 0:23:22- Yes. As you said, two wheels! - LAUGHTER
0:23:22 > 0:23:24Let's see if we can make it four on the day!
0:23:25 > 0:23:29That's a great amount on which to end today's rummage.
0:23:29 > 0:23:34Not forgetting, of course, that if they do take that bronze to auction,
0:23:34 > 0:23:38they could make it a whopping £1,690.
0:23:38 > 0:23:43But we've plenty of other terrific items to take to the sale room.
0:23:43 > 0:23:47With an estimate of £150-£200, that gorgeous watercolour of
0:23:47 > 0:23:51Mousehole Harbour should make waves at the auction.
0:23:52 > 0:23:54That elegant Victorian footstool
0:23:54 > 0:23:59should sit nicely with the bidders at a very comfortable £80-£120.
0:24:00 > 0:24:04And it might not be Elizabeth's favourite item, but at £40-£60,
0:24:04 > 0:24:07I wonder if that wall pocket, complete with parrots,
0:24:07 > 0:24:10will fly out of the sale room?
0:24:12 > 0:24:17Still to come on Cash In The Attic, things are looking up at the auction.
0:24:17 > 0:24:23- That's brilliant, really good. - That's terrific. That did better than you expected.- Much better, yes!
0:24:23 > 0:24:26But can Ken and Elizabeth keep the bidders on board?
0:24:26 > 0:24:27Not today, then?
0:24:27 > 0:24:30- He's withdrawn it. - No bidders in the room at all.
0:24:30 > 0:24:33Be there when the hammer falls.
0:24:37 > 0:24:41Well, it's been a couple of weeks since we were with Ken and Elizabeth
0:24:41 > 0:24:44in that beautiful house and garden that they have in Epsom,
0:24:44 > 0:24:49looking for items that we could bring to sell here today at Chiswick Auctions in West London.
0:24:49 > 0:24:52If you remember, they're planning to move lock, stock and barrel
0:24:52 > 0:24:56to the north of England and they hope to raise £1,500 towards
0:24:56 > 0:25:02a rather lovely vintage sports car, so they can enjoy the countryside around their new home in style.
0:25:02 > 0:25:06So we're hoping that today's bidders are really going to be in top gear
0:25:06 > 0:25:08when their items go under the hammer.
0:25:09 > 0:25:14There are so many quality items here today that Ken and Elizabeth
0:25:14 > 0:25:19have really got their work cut out if they're to reach their target.
0:25:19 > 0:25:23Plus, it's an absolutely sweltering day both outside and in.
0:25:23 > 0:25:26Let's hope it doesn't deter the bidding.
0:25:26 > 0:25:32'Jonty, meanwhile, seems to be pinning his hopes on one particular little fellow.'
0:25:32 > 0:25:34He really is very cute, isn't he?
0:25:34 > 0:25:39- Really, really sweet.- Popping out of his shell like that. - It's lovely.- Absolutely adorable.
0:25:39 > 0:25:42But Ken and Elizabeth had some lovely things in their home.
0:25:42 > 0:25:45Really good quality items, particularly the pictures.
0:25:45 > 0:25:49- Do you remember the picture of the pony and the dog?- Yes.
0:25:49 > 0:25:53And then there was the bronze, the hunting dog.
0:25:53 > 0:25:55Elizabeth wasn't sure if she wanted to part with it.
0:25:55 > 0:26:00That's a high value item, that, really good quality again.
0:26:00 > 0:26:04If they bring that and it sells, it will make all the difference.
0:26:04 > 0:26:08Yes. Shall we go and find them and see what the decision was?
0:26:08 > 0:26:11Whilst that impressive bronze is close to Elizabeth's heart,
0:26:11 > 0:26:15it looks like Ken's mind is on more mechanical matters.
0:26:17 > 0:26:20I hope you're going to get something a bit better than that, Ken?
0:26:20 > 0:26:25- Zooming around the countryside up there in the north.- Definitely. - Yes, so do I!
0:26:25 > 0:26:28I'm not going in that.
0:26:28 > 0:26:31I think we're going to do quite well. Aren't we, Jonty?
0:26:31 > 0:26:34The big, burning question is, have you brought that bronze?
0:26:34 > 0:26:40Yes, I have brought it, but I'm still a little apprehensive about it.
0:26:40 > 0:26:45- Have you put a reserve on it? - Yes, I have. Quite a high reserve.
0:26:45 > 0:26:47- How much?- £900.
0:26:47 > 0:26:50OK, I think it might be going home, but...
0:26:50 > 0:26:53I think that's probably why it's got that reserve on it!
0:26:53 > 0:26:55You're really not certain, are you?
0:26:55 > 0:26:58No, that's just the one item that I'm not certain about.
0:26:58 > 0:27:02- But everything else, Ken, happy to go through?- Oh, yes. All the rest.
0:27:02 > 0:27:06The auctioneer's at the podium, the place is starting to fill up.
0:27:06 > 0:27:11- Let's take our places and get you northward bound. Come on.- This way.
0:27:11 > 0:27:14As the auction begins, the first item to go
0:27:14 > 0:27:19under the hammer today is that lovely Victorian rosewood stool.
0:27:19 > 0:27:22This is a particularly good quality stool.
0:27:22 > 0:27:26I've estimated this stool to sell at £80-£120.
0:27:26 > 0:27:30I'm very confident this is just going to take off and walk out of the auction room.
0:27:30 > 0:27:34- I hope so.- Let's see how it does. He's about to start.
0:27:34 > 0:27:37£50. Start me in the room, please.
0:27:37 > 0:27:41£50 for it? A bid of £50, £55?
0:27:41 > 0:27:44£60? £65, £70. £75, £80.
0:27:44 > 0:27:47£85, £90. £95, £100.
0:27:47 > 0:27:50- £110, £120. - I think you got this one right.
0:27:50 > 0:27:52- It's got legs, Jonty. - You were right.- £150, £160?
0:27:52 > 0:27:57Yes or no, £150? Nearest to me at £150, I'm selling. Are we all done?
0:27:57 > 0:27:59Last chance gone. At £150, then. Thank you.
0:27:59 > 0:28:02- GAVEL BANGS - £150.- Well done.
0:28:02 > 0:28:04Wow! You were absolutely right. It had legs!
0:28:04 > 0:28:08- It went out of the saleroom. £30 over your top estimate.- Fantastic.
0:28:08 > 0:28:10That's lovely. The first one. Brilliant.
0:28:10 > 0:28:13But there's still a long way to go if we're
0:28:13 > 0:28:17to meet their £1,500 target, but that's an excellent start.
0:28:17 > 0:28:22£150 puts us well on the road to a vintage sports car.
0:28:22 > 0:28:24I wonder if this next item will do quite so well?
0:28:24 > 0:28:29The heart-shaped pole screen, which Jonty valued at £80-£130.
0:28:31 > 0:28:36£50 for it. See where it goes, £50. I'm bid at £50, £50.
0:28:36 > 0:28:41Say £55, £55. £60, £65. £70, 75. £80?
0:28:41 > 0:28:46At £75, do I hear £80 over there? £80? £80. £85, £90. £95, £100.
0:28:46 > 0:28:51£105, £110. £115, £120. £125, £130?
0:28:52 > 0:28:56£125. I'll take £130 for it. I'm going to sell at £125.
0:28:56 > 0:28:59All out at £125? £125 then, your bid.
0:28:59 > 0:29:03- Perfect.- You're rather good at this, aren't you?
0:29:03 > 0:29:05Our Jonty is not just a pretty face, you know.
0:29:05 > 0:29:09Next up is the Clarice Cliff honey pot.
0:29:09 > 0:29:11Its lid already had a chip in it,
0:29:11 > 0:29:14but since our visit, it's sustained even more damage.
0:29:14 > 0:29:19The little bee on the lid has broken off. Oh, dear.
0:29:19 > 0:29:25Unfortunately, when it was being packed to bring here, it dropped on the floor.
0:29:25 > 0:29:29- What's that going to do to its value?- The value's been decimated,
0:29:29 > 0:29:32but thankfully, it's the pot that's been salvaged.
0:29:32 > 0:29:35If it had been the other way round, there'd be no value there at all.
0:29:35 > 0:29:40Now we're looking at just one pot worth £20-£30.
0:29:40 > 0:29:43Somebody start me at £20 for it. Thank you, I'm straight in at £20.
0:29:43 > 0:29:47- Started at £20.- That can't be the only bid, though, can it? £20.
0:29:47 > 0:29:53- I'll take £22 for it. £22, thank you. £25? £25, £28? £30, £32.- Crikey!
0:29:53 > 0:29:57At £30, I'm selling. Are we all done? Last chance and gone.
0:29:57 > 0:30:01- £30!- All is not lost.- No.
0:30:01 > 0:30:05'£30 is still a respectable amount for the Clarice Cliff honey pot,
0:30:05 > 0:30:08'even though it's no longer in perfect condition.
0:30:08 > 0:30:12'Not to worry, though, because I've got high hopes for this next lot,
0:30:12 > 0:30:16'and, as a West Country girl, it's something close to my heart.'
0:30:16 > 0:30:20We've got the Lawrence Davies watercolour coming up, the boats in the harbour at Mousehole.
0:30:20 > 0:30:23I rather liked it and you did too, Jonty.
0:30:23 > 0:30:27Yes, I did, and that's the reason I put a bare minimum of £150 on it.
0:30:27 > 0:30:31I'm hoping we're going to get there or thereabouts. Hopefully more than that.
0:30:31 > 0:30:34£50, start me. Not a hand moves.
0:30:34 > 0:30:37£50 for a starting bid? No-one likes it at £50 so far.
0:30:37 > 0:30:40You change your mind, come and see me after.
0:30:40 > 0:30:44- He's withdrawn it and quite right, too. Don't you think, Jonty?- Yes.
0:30:44 > 0:30:47He was offering it in the room, there were no proper bids on it.
0:30:47 > 0:30:49There was no point in taking it any further.
0:30:49 > 0:30:53I'm surprised at the lack of interest in that lovely scene,
0:30:53 > 0:30:56but I'm sure it won't be long before somebody snaps it up.
0:30:56 > 0:31:00The travelling case, given to Ken by his father, is up next
0:31:00 > 0:31:05and before we know it, the hammer falls on a pretty decent sum.
0:31:05 > 0:31:08£50, selling it at £50.
0:31:08 > 0:31:11They do like to keep things moving here at Chiswick.
0:31:11 > 0:31:17According to the catalogue, coming up next is a Royal Worcester perched parrot.
0:31:17 > 0:31:21- You reckon it's a pair of budgies? - I think they're budgerigars.- Yes!
0:31:21 > 0:31:24- I thought they were.- Why did you have budgies in the house?
0:31:24 > 0:31:27I didn't have it in the house, we had it on the wall.
0:31:27 > 0:31:29Well, I had it given to me as a wedding present.
0:31:29 > 0:31:32- Yes, but you didn't like... - I hate it.
0:31:34 > 0:31:37You have to be careful, sometimes, what you say.
0:31:37 > 0:31:40It's not been on show for a long time, I must admit!
0:31:40 > 0:31:44Well, somebody here's going to like it, just watch.
0:31:44 > 0:31:49£50 for it? £30 for it, see who wants it at £30.
0:31:49 > 0:31:51A starting bid at £30?
0:31:51 > 0:31:55£20 for it, £20. £20 I'm bid, thank you. At £20, I'll take £22.
0:31:55 > 0:31:59£22, thank you. £25 bid. £28.
0:31:59 > 0:32:03£30? I'm bid down the back at £28. I'll take £30 for it.
0:32:03 > 0:32:07At £28. I'll sell at £28, is that OK? Sold and going at £28, all done?
0:32:07 > 0:32:09For £28, then.
0:32:09 > 0:32:12£28, not the £40 I said.
0:32:12 > 0:32:14No, but even so, I'm happy with that.
0:32:14 > 0:32:17Happy with £28? You'd rather have the £28 than the budgies?
0:32:17 > 0:32:19I didn't want to take that home.
0:32:21 > 0:32:24Well, there's no accounting for taste. Whilst that
0:32:24 > 0:32:27unusual item seemed to ruffle Elizabeth's feathers, it's still
0:32:27 > 0:32:29money towards the vintage sports car.
0:32:29 > 0:32:34- You'll be glad to see the back of the parrots or budgies or whatever they were.- Definitely.
0:32:34 > 0:32:38And that extra, what was it, £28?
0:32:38 > 0:32:40- I can't believe that.- I know.
0:32:40 > 0:32:45But you'll be very pleased to know that that £28, if we add it to what we've already had today, has done
0:32:45 > 0:32:48quite well for you. I know you want to raise £1,500.
0:32:48 > 0:32:52We're not there yet, but when I tell you the sum,
0:32:52 > 0:32:58don't be too disheartened, because we still have got fabulous things, high-end things to come.
0:32:58 > 0:33:03- So far, you've made £383. - That's better than we thought.
0:33:03 > 0:33:07- That will pay for a service on the car at least. Wouldn't it, Ken?- Yes!
0:33:07 > 0:33:11'It's been a varied first half, but whilst Ken and Elizabeth
0:33:11 > 0:33:17'take the weight off their feet, it looks like Jonty may have spotted some unusual finds.'
0:33:17 > 0:33:19What have you got there, Jonty?
0:33:19 > 0:33:22Crikey, that's a real mixed bag.
0:33:22 > 0:33:25Yes, a proper description for it. This is a collection
0:33:25 > 0:33:27of small objects that the auctioneer's put together.
0:33:27 > 0:33:31There's not one item that's worth selling by itself,
0:33:31 > 0:33:35but gathered together, it's all been put into one bag and made one lot.
0:33:35 > 0:33:38It's just an amazing cross-section of goodies.
0:33:38 > 0:33:41Take this silver spoon, this is a solid silver spoon.
0:33:41 > 0:33:44This, believe it or not, is made in Moscow.
0:33:44 > 0:33:48- We've got the date here of 1879 on the side.- Wow.
0:33:48 > 0:33:52That's a lovely object. We've also got a little Art Nouveau cream pot.
0:33:52 > 0:33:55- That would've been on a lady's dressing table.- Absolutely.
0:33:55 > 0:33:59A little compact, a bit damaged, but I've just pulled this out and look.
0:33:59 > 0:34:03This is a tiny little canister, it's filthy dirty.
0:34:03 > 0:34:07It's got a screw top. You unscrew it, and it's got a hallmark,
0:34:07 > 0:34:11so it's solid silver, but the floor doesn't go all the way to the bottom.
0:34:11 > 0:34:15And perhaps, if you were to look through all these funny little bags,
0:34:15 > 0:34:19you just might find that absolute gem that nobody else has noticed.
0:34:19 > 0:34:23In the catalogue, this is estimated below £100.
0:34:23 > 0:34:28But if this collection makes less than £200, then that's cheap.
0:34:28 > 0:34:30Wow. It's worth having a good old rummage.
0:34:30 > 0:34:34- Not just in your attic, but around the bags in the auction room. - Absolutely.
0:34:34 > 0:34:39It never fails to surprise me what you might find when you come to auction.
0:34:39 > 0:34:44And if you're inspired by Ken and Elizabeth and thinking of heading to an auction yourself,
0:34:44 > 0:34:49do remember commission and other charges may apply so make sure you check with the sale room first.
0:34:49 > 0:34:53'Back to business though, and as the second half gets under way,
0:34:53 > 0:34:57'one of Jonty's favourite items is about to go under the hammer.'
0:34:57 > 0:35:00This is the sweetest little item. We all love this.
0:35:00 > 0:35:04It's that lovely little silver chick pincushion.
0:35:04 > 0:35:06A bid at £40, £42? £45?
0:35:06 > 0:35:08£48. I see you bidding. £50.
0:35:08 > 0:35:11£55, £60. £65.
0:35:11 > 0:35:16£70. £75, £80. At £80, I'm bid.
0:35:16 > 0:35:19I'll take £85. Do you want £82?
0:35:19 > 0:35:22It's still cheap. A bid at £80, £82?
0:35:22 > 0:35:24Staying at £80? £80, your bid and gone.
0:35:24 > 0:35:29- £80.- That's great. - It's very good.- Terrific.
0:35:29 > 0:35:32Next up, that collection of late-Victorian stamps.
0:35:32 > 0:35:36Elizabeth inherited them from her father, but I wonder how many
0:35:36 > 0:35:39fervent philatelists are in the saleroom today?
0:35:39 > 0:35:43£50? £30? £40. £42, £45.
0:35:43 > 0:35:48£48? £48. £50? £55, £50, a bid.
0:35:48 > 0:35:51Nearest to me at £50, I'll take £55.
0:35:51 > 0:35:53- At £50. £55 there, new bidder. - Another bid.
0:35:53 > 0:35:56£70. £75, £80.
0:35:56 > 0:35:59£85? No? At £80, and going.
0:35:59 > 0:36:02- £80 and gone? All finished?- £80.
0:36:02 > 0:36:04Well done.
0:36:04 > 0:36:06- I'm pleased about that. - Yes, I am.- Yes.
0:36:06 > 0:36:10'And rightly so. £80 is a decent amount for that collection,
0:36:10 > 0:36:13'and moves us ever closer to our target.'
0:36:13 > 0:36:20Elizabeth, your mother had this crewelwork tapestry of three figures on a path. £70-£100, Jonty.
0:36:20 > 0:36:23- Are they collectable, these things? - Yes, these are quite rare.
0:36:23 > 0:36:27This one is 18th-century and it's difficult to find these intact.
0:36:27 > 0:36:30I've put £70-£100 on this one.
0:36:30 > 0:36:34I have a sneaky suspicion this might do slightly better.
0:36:34 > 0:36:38A bid at £50, at £50. I'll take £55? £55. £60, £65. £70, £75.
0:36:38 > 0:36:41- £80, £85. £90, £95.- Great.
0:36:41 > 0:36:46£100, £110. The bid's there for £100, I'll take £110 or will it make more?
0:36:46 > 0:36:51At £100, £110? Are we done at £100? Last chance and going £100.
0:36:51 > 0:36:57- Brilliant.- Sadly, Jonty, not more than your £100, but on the button of the top estimate.
0:36:57 > 0:36:58Very happy with that.
0:36:58 > 0:37:02'It's good to see Ken and Elizabeth in high spirits.
0:37:02 > 0:37:06'Our day has been a roller-coaster, but I'm hoping this next item
0:37:06 > 0:37:08'will be the one that seals the deal.
0:37:08 > 0:37:12'That oil painting with the Currier family connection.'
0:37:12 > 0:37:16Peggy and Vic coming up now. Jonty, you've put £500-£800 on it.
0:37:16 > 0:37:23Simply because pictures by the artist have recently sold at auction in excess of £1,000.
0:37:23 > 0:37:27That's the reason why, even though this picture has damage,
0:37:27 > 0:37:31I've put it £500-£800. Let's see what happens. It's exciting.
0:37:31 > 0:37:34A portrait of Peggy and Vic, start me at £500 for it.
0:37:34 > 0:37:37- He's started at £500.- Start me at £300 for it.- Oh, it's dropped.
0:37:37 > 0:37:40Start me at £300 for it. Will anyone buy at £300?
0:37:40 > 0:37:43He looks up for more, £300 for it? Nobody at £300, then?
0:37:43 > 0:37:46Perhaps a little restoration, no bidders at £300?
0:37:46 > 0:37:50- Pass the lot, no bids. Sorry. - No bidding in the room.- No bids.
0:37:50 > 0:37:52No, we're taking that back home.
0:37:52 > 0:37:55I just wonder if it's all to do with the damage on the canvas.
0:37:55 > 0:37:58I know it's restorable, but in this trade
0:37:58 > 0:38:04where the market is at the moment, perhaps dealers are looking for pictures in very good condition.
0:38:04 > 0:38:06'That's a disappointing result.
0:38:06 > 0:38:10'With that lovely oil painting failing to find a buyer,
0:38:10 > 0:38:13'we could struggle now to make our £1,500 target.
0:38:13 > 0:38:16'I'm rather hoping that the bronze hunting dog,
0:38:16 > 0:38:21'which Elizabeth inherited from her grandfather, will more than make up for it.'
0:38:21 > 0:38:27Jonty has put £500-£800 on this, because it is signed by PJ Mene,
0:38:27 > 0:38:31but you've put a £900 reserve on it, haven't you?
0:38:31 > 0:38:36Because I'm still slightly undecided whether I want to let it go or not.
0:38:36 > 0:38:39- So you're keeping your options open? - I am, yes.
0:38:39 > 0:38:41Somebody start me at £500 for it.
0:38:41 > 0:38:46Start me with a bid of £500. £500 please, a starting bid of £500?
0:38:46 > 0:38:49No one likes it at £500? I'll pass the lot. No bids at £500, then?
0:38:49 > 0:38:51Not today, then. GAVEL BANGS
0:38:51 > 0:38:53No bid, no bidders in the room at all.
0:38:53 > 0:38:56- Not unhappy about that at all? - No, not at all.- No.
0:38:56 > 0:39:00'Well, sadly, that £900 reserve proved too high
0:39:00 > 0:39:03'for today's bidders and so, along with the oil painting,
0:39:03 > 0:39:06'the bronze returns unsold to the Currier's home.
0:39:06 > 0:39:10'As the auction draws to a close, I'm wondering if this final lot
0:39:10 > 0:39:13'will strike the right note for us in the sale room.
0:39:13 > 0:39:16'The Edwardian French-style balloon clock.'
0:39:16 > 0:39:18These clocks do sell well.
0:39:18 > 0:39:22It does need a bit of restoration, including on the outside.
0:39:22 > 0:39:25But let's see if we can get up to that £40.
0:39:25 > 0:39:29And start me at £40, see where it goes.
0:39:29 > 0:39:33£40 for it? I'm bid at £40, I'll take £42.
0:39:33 > 0:39:35£42 for the clock.
0:39:35 > 0:39:38£42, do you want 45? £45. £48? £45, then, £48 there?
0:39:38 > 0:39:43£50, £55? £60, £65. £70, £75? £80.
0:39:43 > 0:39:45- £85, £90.- Crikey.
0:39:45 > 0:39:50£100, £110. £120? The seated bidder at £110, I'll take £120.
0:39:50 > 0:39:52Staying at £110 selling, all done?
0:39:52 > 0:39:55All out for £110? You've got it, I think, thanks for the bid. £110.
0:39:55 > 0:39:57- Great.- That's brilliant!
0:39:57 > 0:39:59- That's terrific.- Yes.
0:39:59 > 0:40:02- That did better than you expected. - Much better, yes.
0:40:02 > 0:40:07'That certainly was a great result to end on.
0:40:07 > 0:40:11'But...have we reached the £1,500 target?'
0:40:11 > 0:40:15Ken and Elizabeth, you came with 12 items.
0:40:15 > 0:40:19We've managed to sell nine of them for you, and you're going home with three.
0:40:19 > 0:40:23They are the most expensive things in the catalogue, because we haven't sold
0:40:23 > 0:40:28that delightful oil painting of Peggy and Vic, we didn't sell the watercolour of Mousehole
0:40:28 > 0:40:33and we didn't sell the hunting dog and the hare, but you really couldn't care less about that.
0:40:33 > 0:40:36But you put a £900 reserve on that and even if
0:40:36 > 0:40:39I take Jonty's lowest estimate on the two pictures,
0:40:39 > 0:40:42that was £900 and £600, that's £1,500, which is what
0:40:42 > 0:40:49you wanted to raise in total from today, so don't be surprised that you haven't raised £1,500, will you?
0:40:49 > 0:40:51But I think you might still be very pleased to know,
0:40:51 > 0:40:59because you've made well over half of that sum, actually, because it's come to £753.
0:40:59 > 0:41:04- Gosh, that's shot up.- I didn't think we'd done that well.- No! - That's really good.
0:41:04 > 0:41:10- So, that's not a bad total towards the car.- Not at all.- Presumably, you've enjoyed the auction anyway?
0:41:10 > 0:41:14- Very much so, yes.- Yes, I've really enjoyed it.- Thank you.
0:41:14 > 0:41:17To see how it all works behind the scenes, I've really enjoyed it.
0:41:21 > 0:41:27A few weeks after the auction and Ken and Elizabeth are edging ever closer to owning their dream car.
0:41:27 > 0:41:32- A Triumph TR4. - We've got a total which can go towards the Triumph fund,
0:41:32 > 0:41:37and on a beautiful day like this, we've come to look at two of them.
0:41:37 > 0:41:41- This would be the first time you've seen one, isn't it? - It is, yes.- Close up.
0:41:41 > 0:41:45- You're in your element today, aren't you?- I am, yes. Definitely.
0:41:45 > 0:41:49Derek Pollock is president of Club Triumph, and he's going to take them for a spin.
0:41:51 > 0:41:56Ken leads the way, whilst Elizabeth follows in this sporty green model,
0:41:56 > 0:41:59giving them a little taste of things to come.
0:41:59 > 0:42:03I've really enjoyed that, really enjoyed it.
0:42:03 > 0:42:07Thanks to Derek and the Club Triumph for supplying us with two cars
0:42:07 > 0:42:11so that we could have a day out like that. Did you enjoy it?
0:42:11 > 0:42:15I did, I really, really enjoyed driving round in that car, yes.
0:42:15 > 0:42:19So we'll get ourselves one of those and then we won't have to go home in this.
0:42:19 > 0:42:22CAR HORN BEEPS