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Welcome to Cash In The Attic, where we search out | 0:00:02 | 0:00:04 | |
treasures hidden at home and helps you sell them at auction. | 0:00:04 | 0:00:07 | |
I'm pretty excited about today, because we've come to Caterham in Surrey | 0:00:07 | 0:00:12 | |
and this little baby is probably what the town is best known for. | 0:00:12 | 0:00:17 | |
Designed in the 1950s, this racy little sports car was created by the legendary engineer, Colin Chapman. | 0:00:17 | 0:00:24 | |
He named it the Lotus Seven and 50 years on, his design remains in production as the Caterham Seven, | 0:00:24 | 0:00:31 | |
a testament to a man who is regarded as one of the greatest innovators in motorsport design. | 0:00:31 | 0:00:37 | |
Well, you know, it would be rude not to take it for a spin, | 0:00:38 | 0:00:42 | |
so I'm off to find some antiques and collectibles to take to that auction. | 0:00:42 | 0:00:46 | |
Coming up on Cash In The Attic... | 0:01:09 | 0:01:12 | |
-What can you see through the eye of a needle? -Wow! | 0:01:12 | 0:01:15 | |
That's amazing. | 0:01:15 | 0:01:17 | |
Jonty gives some nifty fashion tips. | 0:01:17 | 0:01:19 | |
But look at that, do you see how that contrasts and makes so much change to a garment? | 0:01:19 | 0:01:25 | |
It completely makes the difference. | 0:01:25 | 0:01:28 | |
-And when things get sewn up at the auction... -Brilliant. | 0:01:28 | 0:01:32 | |
-How about that? -£150. | 0:01:32 | 0:01:34 | |
It's kisses all round. | 0:01:34 | 0:01:37 | |
So will it be tears or cheers when the final hammer falls? | 0:01:39 | 0:01:42 | |
I'm on my way to the outskirts of Caterham | 0:01:45 | 0:01:47 | |
to meet a lady who's after a new set of wheels, | 0:01:47 | 0:01:49 | |
and she's called in the Cash In The Attic team to help. | 0:01:49 | 0:01:52 | |
Jean Keen and her husband Steve have been married for 36 years. | 0:01:52 | 0:01:56 | |
They have two grown-up children - 30 year-old Matthew, and Laura, who's 28. | 0:01:56 | 0:02:02 | |
Jean and Steve have lived in Caterham for over three decades | 0:02:02 | 0:02:06 | |
and over those years, they've moved three times. | 0:02:06 | 0:02:08 | |
At the moment, they're happy and settled in this modern detached house just outside town. | 0:02:08 | 0:02:14 | |
Jean's a retired teacher and an enthusiastic gardener, while Steve has a busy career | 0:02:17 | 0:02:22 | |
in the oil industry, which takes him all over the world. | 0:02:22 | 0:02:26 | |
There's exciting news in the Keen household because Jean and Steve are | 0:02:26 | 0:02:30 | |
about to become grandparents for the first time, and that's why we're here to lend a hand. | 0:02:30 | 0:02:36 | |
-Huh! What time do you call this? You're late! -How are you? | 0:02:38 | 0:02:41 | |
Good, but you missed a great opportunity there. | 0:02:41 | 0:02:44 | |
I have been in the most fabulous sports car. | 0:02:44 | 0:02:46 | |
I didn't realise you were a girl racer. | 0:02:46 | 0:02:48 | |
Not really, but I'd love you to have been there. But there would have been a problem, | 0:02:48 | 0:02:52 | |
because it was very small and you're quite big. | 0:02:52 | 0:02:55 | |
Yes, it would have had that problem. Why are we here today? | 0:02:55 | 0:02:58 | |
Well, there is a bit of a link, because the couple here, they want to buy a sort of baby car. | 0:02:58 | 0:03:02 | |
-Sounds interesting, shall we get inside? -Yeah. You look around, I'll meet the family. | 0:03:02 | 0:03:07 | |
Hello? This looks very nice. | 0:03:07 | 0:03:08 | |
-Good morning. -Good morning, nice to see you. -Jean? | 0:03:08 | 0:03:12 | |
-Yes. -Steve. -I wasn't sure you were going to be here, that's brilliant. | 0:03:12 | 0:03:16 | |
I wasn't sure either, but very pleased to be here. | 0:03:16 | 0:03:19 | |
You called us in, didn't you, Jean? | 0:03:19 | 0:03:21 | |
Yes, I did call you in, because unfortunately, my mother died three months ago | 0:03:21 | 0:03:25 | |
and she had all these things that she'd bought over the years while she was married to my father, | 0:03:25 | 0:03:31 | |
and hidden them in boxes under the bed. | 0:03:31 | 0:03:34 | |
So I've been going through the boxes and I know that she knew | 0:03:34 | 0:03:38 | |
she was expecting a second great-grandchild in June, | 0:03:38 | 0:03:41 | |
and she'd have loved the idea of some of the collectibles being sold | 0:03:41 | 0:03:47 | |
to go towards spoiling the great-grandchild. | 0:03:47 | 0:03:51 | |
So let's be clear, you're going to have a grandchild, and we're going | 0:03:51 | 0:03:55 | |
to raise money from your mother's possessions to buy something? | 0:03:55 | 0:03:59 | |
-So what are we going to be raising the money for? -The money's going towards a pram for the baby. | 0:03:59 | 0:04:05 | |
So, Steve, how much money do you reckon we're going to need for this wonderful pram? | 0:04:05 | 0:04:10 | |
Unbelievably, I think it's about £800. | 0:04:10 | 0:04:13 | |
-No! -Yes, unbelievable, isn't it? | 0:04:13 | 0:04:15 | |
It seems a tremendous amount for a pram system. | 0:04:15 | 0:04:19 | |
-So, it's £800 for a luxury pram for your first grandchild. -Yes. | 0:04:19 | 0:04:25 | |
Let's go and look round. Which way shall we go? | 0:04:25 | 0:04:27 | |
-This way. -You show me round. Gosh, it is lovely. | 0:04:27 | 0:04:30 | |
Jean and Steve have a comfortable home with room for their growing family. | 0:04:30 | 0:04:35 | |
It has a wonderful garden with plenty of space for youngsters to play and explore. | 0:04:35 | 0:04:41 | |
It's great to have Jonty on board today. | 0:04:41 | 0:04:43 | |
His expertise should help us tot up a healthy target. | 0:04:43 | 0:04:46 | |
He's been working in the antiques trade for over 20 years, | 0:04:46 | 0:04:49 | |
so he's just the man to spot a gem that's worth taking to auction. | 0:04:49 | 0:04:54 | |
I must say, your house is lovely. | 0:04:54 | 0:04:56 | |
And here he is, look, Jonty. | 0:04:56 | 0:04:58 | |
-Hello! -Here's Jean and Steve. | 0:04:58 | 0:05:00 | |
-Hi. -And he's at work already. | 0:05:00 | 0:05:02 | |
I've found some lovely little boxes here. | 0:05:02 | 0:05:06 | |
Now, take a look at this one particularly. | 0:05:06 | 0:05:09 | |
I'll just open up the lid. | 0:05:09 | 0:05:11 | |
Lift that to the light. | 0:05:11 | 0:05:13 | |
That's some form of agate, but the light shining through it is extraordinary. | 0:05:13 | 0:05:17 | |
It's wonderful. But I've got all sorts of things here. | 0:05:17 | 0:05:20 | |
Now, this is an ebonised snuff-box. | 0:05:20 | 0:05:24 | |
With mother-of-pearl inlay. | 0:05:24 | 0:05:27 | |
It's zinc-lined to keep the snuff dry. | 0:05:27 | 0:05:30 | |
Date-wise, that is probably 150 years old, maybe a little bit earlier, | 0:05:30 | 0:05:34 | |
because in the Victorian times, the decoration would have been more elaborate. | 0:05:34 | 0:05:38 | |
Here you have a stylised flower head, and if that had been Victorian, that might have been a sprig of flowers. | 0:05:38 | 0:05:44 | |
Even the border itself, this tiny border here, | 0:05:44 | 0:05:49 | |
would have been, again, a lot more elaborate. | 0:05:49 | 0:05:51 | |
So this is quite possibly more like 1830 in date. | 0:05:51 | 0:05:55 | |
I think that's quite effeminate, actually. | 0:05:55 | 0:05:57 | |
I think you're right. | 0:05:57 | 0:05:59 | |
It could be quite possibly for females as well, because they took snuff, as well as the gents. | 0:05:59 | 0:06:04 | |
This one here... | 0:06:04 | 0:06:07 | |
is beautiful. Look at that casket form. | 0:06:07 | 0:06:11 | |
It has tortoiseshell on the outside, so it's veneered with tortoiseshell. | 0:06:11 | 0:06:15 | |
-Is it? -A little domed trunk. | 0:06:15 | 0:06:19 | |
A bit of damage there, but on the underside, it would have also had four tiny little feet as well. | 0:06:19 | 0:06:25 | |
So that's what those holes are on the reverse. | 0:06:25 | 0:06:27 | |
That is not 150 years old, that's more like 200 years old. | 0:06:27 | 0:06:32 | |
Is it really? Good grief! | 0:06:32 | 0:06:35 | |
As far as value is concerned, they need to be sold together. | 0:06:35 | 0:06:38 | |
Someone will buy the whole lot and the estimate will be £80 to £120. | 0:06:38 | 0:06:43 | |
-Gosh. -So, happy with that? -Brilliant. -Good, yeah. | 0:06:43 | 0:06:46 | |
Well, that's a fantastic start. | 0:06:46 | 0:06:49 | |
Jean tells me that one reason her mother liked these so much | 0:06:49 | 0:06:53 | |
was the intricate detail on the boxes. | 0:06:53 | 0:06:55 | |
They are highly collectible, | 0:06:55 | 0:06:57 | |
so I'm hoping a buyer will be just as impressed | 0:06:57 | 0:06:59 | |
when it comes to sale day. | 0:06:59 | 0:07:01 | |
It's always worth taking a peek under a bed, and I'm intrigued | 0:07:01 | 0:07:06 | |
by this interesting little collection I found hidden there. | 0:07:06 | 0:07:09 | |
Jonty tells me these fasteners could fetch at least £40 at the auction. | 0:07:09 | 0:07:14 | |
Downstairs, Steve is musing over a parrot, but has Jonty stumbled on a family heirloom? | 0:07:14 | 0:07:20 | |
Steve, look what I found here. | 0:07:20 | 0:07:22 | |
Now, I found this in the hallway here. | 0:07:24 | 0:07:26 | |
I wondered whether this is something you might want to take to auction? | 0:07:26 | 0:07:30 | |
Yeah. | 0:07:30 | 0:07:32 | |
So where is it from? | 0:07:32 | 0:07:33 | |
It was Jean's mother's. | 0:07:33 | 0:07:35 | |
She was actually using it as a bedside table. | 0:07:35 | 0:07:38 | |
Really? It's quite short for a bedside table, bedside tables tend to be slightly higher. | 0:07:38 | 0:07:42 | |
But as you are probably aware, this was never really designed to be a bedside table, because if you open | 0:07:42 | 0:07:47 | |
up the front here to reveal a rather dusty, dirty interior, | 0:07:47 | 0:07:52 | |
because inside there was stored your household coal. | 0:07:52 | 0:07:56 | |
So this is known as a coal pedonium, made about 100 years ago. | 0:07:56 | 0:08:00 | |
During the 19th century, every fireplace would have had some kind of coal scuttle beside it. | 0:08:00 | 0:08:05 | |
Often they would be open so you could actually see the coal. | 0:08:05 | 0:08:08 | |
But by the turn of the century, they made furniture so the coal could be hidden. | 0:08:08 | 0:08:14 | |
All of a sudden, perhaps, it became unfashionable to have coal on view. | 0:08:14 | 0:08:18 | |
So it allowed the servants to recharge, because if you open it up again, | 0:08:18 | 0:08:23 | |
you can see we have a bucket inside with two handles. | 0:08:23 | 0:08:27 | |
So this bucket could be taken out as well as applied in. | 0:08:27 | 0:08:30 | |
It also should come with a shovel. Here we go. | 0:08:30 | 0:08:34 | |
Here is the brass shovel, and this is in very good order, because sometimes | 0:08:34 | 0:08:38 | |
these are in very bad state after 100 years because of use. | 0:08:38 | 0:08:43 | |
But that's in very good condition. | 0:08:43 | 0:08:45 | |
A piece of furniture like this is not worth a great deal at auction, but it's still worth taking. | 0:08:45 | 0:08:49 | |
Value I suppose, £30 to £50. | 0:08:49 | 0:08:53 | |
That's good, yes. | 0:08:53 | 0:08:55 | |
-So, are you happy for this one to scuttle off to the auction sale? -Yes. | 0:08:55 | 0:08:59 | |
Excellent. Let's move out there and carry on. | 0:08:59 | 0:09:01 | |
A novel use, then, of a coal scuttle, but why not? | 0:09:01 | 0:09:04 | |
Off to auction with a £30 to £50 price tag. | 0:09:04 | 0:09:08 | |
I wonder what its next owner will make of it? | 0:09:08 | 0:09:12 | |
Steve's been busy, he's come across this collection of pretty hat pins that also belonged to Jean's mother. | 0:09:12 | 0:09:17 | |
Jonty's given them a price tag of £60 to £80. | 0:09:17 | 0:09:22 | |
Never one to resist something soft and cuddly, | 0:09:22 | 0:09:24 | |
I take a good look through these toys. | 0:09:24 | 0:09:26 | |
I wonder if they're for the baby. | 0:09:26 | 0:09:28 | |
Jean's on a roll, she's been searching through the kitchen and now she's after some expert advice. | 0:09:30 | 0:09:37 | |
Hi there, Jean, found any gems? | 0:09:37 | 0:09:40 | |
How do you tell the difference between plated silver and proper silver? | 0:09:40 | 0:09:46 | |
Those are EPNS, what have we got in here, first of all? | 0:09:46 | 0:09:49 | |
Can I have a look at everything, first of all? What's in here? | 0:09:49 | 0:09:53 | |
These are sugar tongs. | 0:09:53 | 0:09:54 | |
-Look at these. -Quite a few pairs. | 0:09:54 | 0:09:58 | |
-Absolutely. -I'm not sure how you can tell which is silver... | 0:09:58 | 0:10:04 | |
Which is which. | 0:10:04 | 0:10:06 | |
Let's first of all see if I can find anything in here that looks like it's solid silver. | 0:10:06 | 0:10:10 | |
All I'm looking for is that sideways lion. | 0:10:10 | 0:10:12 | |
We're not looking for any other marks at all. | 0:10:12 | 0:10:16 | |
If it's got a lion of any other shape or description, it's not solid silver. | 0:10:16 | 0:10:20 | |
You're just looking for the sideways lion. | 0:10:20 | 0:10:23 | |
-Let me have a look. -I didn't know that because... -Have a look at this. Can you see the second mark in? | 0:10:23 | 0:10:29 | |
That means that this pair of sugar tongs is solid silver. | 0:10:31 | 0:10:35 | |
This is dated 1900 or thereabouts. | 0:10:35 | 0:10:39 | |
This pair of sugar tongs is as good as 110 years old. | 0:10:39 | 0:10:42 | |
Did you know your mum had 16 pairs of sugar tongs? | 0:10:42 | 0:10:47 | |
Absolutely no idea at all, because only a short while ago, | 0:10:47 | 0:10:50 | |
one of my friends said did my mother collect sugar tongs? I said no. | 0:10:50 | 0:10:56 | |
Then obviously I found these in the box, so it's quite ironic that she obviously did. | 0:10:56 | 0:11:01 | |
If there are any other tongs that are solid silver, then the price would go up. | 0:11:01 | 0:11:09 | |
But at the moment, if this is the only pair we're looking at at auction here, £80 - £120. | 0:11:09 | 0:11:15 | |
OK, that's not bad. | 0:11:15 | 0:11:17 | |
-Happy about that? -Yeah, thank you. -Let's go and find some more stuff. | 0:11:17 | 0:11:22 | |
Well, I wonder if her friend would be interested | 0:11:22 | 0:11:25 | |
in bidding for them at the auction? | 0:11:25 | 0:11:28 | |
At £80 to £120, they sound like quite a bargain to me. | 0:11:28 | 0:11:31 | |
Jonty is taking a good look around. You never know what you're going to find. | 0:11:31 | 0:11:37 | |
Steve is not doing too badly either. | 0:11:37 | 0:11:39 | |
The house is full of things that belong to Jean's mother. | 0:11:39 | 0:11:42 | |
I'd like to find out more about her love of miniature collectibles, so Jean is the best person to ask. | 0:11:42 | 0:11:48 | |
So this is a picture of your mother and father on their wedding day. | 0:11:48 | 0:11:51 | |
She's a beautiful woman, I must say. | 0:11:51 | 0:11:54 | |
We seem to be talking so much about her today. | 0:11:54 | 0:11:56 | |
What kind of woman was she? | 0:11:56 | 0:11:58 | |
My memories have always been of her reading books. | 0:11:58 | 0:12:02 | |
She would never sit and watch television. | 0:12:02 | 0:12:04 | |
In fact, she believed greatly in education and encouraged us all | 0:12:04 | 0:12:11 | |
to work towards passing the 11-plus. | 0:12:11 | 0:12:14 | |
She would give us extra coaching at home. | 0:12:14 | 0:12:18 | |
So she must have been very proud when you became a teacher. | 0:12:18 | 0:12:21 | |
She herself became a teacher. | 0:12:21 | 0:12:23 | |
When I went to university in '69, | 0:12:23 | 0:12:26 | |
she started a teacher-training course in Southampton. | 0:12:26 | 0:12:31 | |
She graduated the same day as I would have done, | 0:12:31 | 0:12:35 | |
but we went to her graduation instead of mine in Birmingham, | 0:12:35 | 0:12:39 | |
because we felt hers was more important. | 0:12:39 | 0:12:43 | |
Obviously it had been hard for her, she'd had to do different exams | 0:12:43 | 0:12:49 | |
before she got on to the teacher training course. | 0:12:49 | 0:12:52 | |
-She actually started work the same time as I did. -What was your dad like? | 0:12:52 | 0:12:57 | |
To be honest, when he went off to sea, my mum would say, "Thank God he's gone!" | 0:12:57 | 0:13:02 | |
I think today, if it was today, they may not stay together, I don't know. | 0:13:02 | 0:13:08 | |
I think things were different then. | 0:13:08 | 0:13:10 | |
So do you think the collecting, going out and getting bits and | 0:13:10 | 0:13:15 | |
pieces and hiding them away was your mum's kind of rebellion? | 0:13:15 | 0:13:18 | |
I think it was her declaration of independence, definitely. | 0:13:18 | 0:13:22 | |
Have you inherited this trait, are you a collector? | 0:13:22 | 0:13:26 | |
Yes, I probably am becoming like my mother. | 0:13:26 | 0:13:30 | |
With any luck, Jean could now be reaping the rewards of her mother's rebellious streak. | 0:13:30 | 0:13:35 | |
Hopefully, it will give us enough funds to buy that top-class pram for their grandchild. | 0:13:35 | 0:13:40 | |
Steve has found these interesting button hooks and shoe horns. | 0:13:40 | 0:13:44 | |
Button hooks were a Victorian invention for fastening garments | 0:13:44 | 0:13:47 | |
and pulling buttons through the stiff leather of shoes and boots. | 0:13:47 | 0:13:50 | |
They are collectible items and popular worldwide, so a price tag of £20 to £30 seems very achievable. | 0:13:50 | 0:13:58 | |
Downstairs in the kitchen, Jean digs out a four napkin holders, again belonging to her mother. | 0:13:58 | 0:14:03 | |
They are valued at £30 to £50, and Jean would rather let them go | 0:14:03 | 0:14:07 | |
than leave them tucked away, gathering dust. | 0:14:07 | 0:14:09 | |
We still have a way to go to reach our target, though. | 0:14:09 | 0:14:13 | |
Jean is eager to provide the very best pushchair money can buy. | 0:14:13 | 0:14:17 | |
She's hoping the antiques her mother left her will do the job. | 0:14:17 | 0:14:21 | |
I've got quite a collection of bits and pieces here. Jonty, come over here. | 0:14:25 | 0:14:29 | |
Where are they from? What are they? | 0:14:29 | 0:14:33 | |
I don't know what they all are. | 0:14:33 | 0:14:35 | |
I do know that I found some of them in the lid of one of the boxes. | 0:14:35 | 0:14:39 | |
This in particular | 0:14:39 | 0:14:41 | |
was with some of Mum's sewing accessories. | 0:14:41 | 0:14:44 | |
If you look through that eye of the needle, cos it's a needle case... | 0:14:44 | 0:14:51 | |
-It's amazing, they are six scenes of Edinburgh. -Oh, my goodness! | 0:14:51 | 0:14:55 | |
My mum came from Scotland. | 0:14:55 | 0:14:57 | |
There's Holyrood. | 0:14:57 | 0:14:59 | |
Wow! | 0:14:59 | 0:15:01 | |
That's amazing! | 0:15:01 | 0:15:03 | |
-I don't understand how they get in there. -Don't ask me! | 0:15:03 | 0:15:06 | |
Obviously, the way that is done is the glass that's there is a form of magnifying glass, | 0:15:06 | 0:15:12 | |
because you've got a set of nearly all the castles in Scotland. | 0:15:12 | 0:15:17 | |
It's all magnified. The whole point is that it's a play on the eye of the needle. | 0:15:18 | 0:15:23 | |
I'm assuming on the inside if you unscrew the top... Look, there we go. | 0:15:23 | 0:15:28 | |
Loads of little sewing needles there. This is Indian, Indian ivory. | 0:15:28 | 0:15:33 | |
Really, how do you know that? | 0:15:33 | 0:15:35 | |
You can tell that by the style of the carving. If you look at the shape, it almost looks like an Indian pillar. | 0:15:35 | 0:15:42 | |
These would have come into the country in the late 19th century, the second part of the 19th century. | 0:15:42 | 0:15:50 | |
These were sold as tourist pieces. | 0:15:50 | 0:15:52 | |
The reason why these were imported in the first place | 0:15:52 | 0:15:55 | |
is because all of a sudden there was a demand for cheaper tourist pieces. | 0:15:55 | 0:15:59 | |
It was all due to the fact that the railways opened up the country. | 0:15:59 | 0:16:02 | |
So all of a sudden, the working classes as well | 0:16:02 | 0:16:05 | |
as the middle classes and upper classes could go and travel around the country to different places. | 0:16:05 | 0:16:11 | |
All of a sudden, there was a demand for cheaper pieces to be brought back. | 0:16:11 | 0:16:15 | |
In there, here we see all those lovely, historical buildings of Scotland. | 0:16:15 | 0:16:20 | |
But that could be changed to anywhere within the UK. That's wonderful. | 0:16:20 | 0:16:25 | |
That is mid to late 19th century. I think that's lovely. | 0:16:25 | 0:16:29 | |
As far as value is concerned, this whole collection, | 0:16:29 | 0:16:32 | |
including these propelling pencils, need to be sold as one lot. | 0:16:32 | 0:16:35 | |
Value, we are looking at £100 to £150. | 0:16:35 | 0:16:41 | |
Really? Including the needle case? | 0:16:41 | 0:16:44 | |
Yes. Isn't that good? I call that tres bon! | 0:16:44 | 0:16:47 | |
A fascinating insight into British colonial history. | 0:16:47 | 0:16:52 | |
If we can realise that valuation at auction, we'll all be delighted. | 0:16:52 | 0:16:56 | |
While I do my best to add a little glamour to the search, Jonty is still hunting around. | 0:16:56 | 0:17:02 | |
Under the stairs, he finds three wooden writing boxes, valued at £40 to £60. | 0:17:02 | 0:17:07 | |
We seem to be uncovering gems at every turn, and it looks as if the boys have struck gold... | 0:17:09 | 0:17:15 | |
Or should I say, silver? | 0:17:15 | 0:17:17 | |
-What do you think of this? -What have we got? | 0:17:17 | 0:17:21 | |
A bit of silver. Right. | 0:17:21 | 0:17:24 | |
-I'm assuming these are your mother-in-law's. -Yes. | 0:17:24 | 0:17:28 | |
This is rather sweet - do you know what this is? | 0:17:28 | 0:17:31 | |
I'm not sure. | 0:17:31 | 0:17:33 | |
I thought it might be for toothpicks. | 0:17:33 | 0:17:37 | |
No, it's a vesta case. To put tiny little matches in. | 0:17:37 | 0:17:40 | |
The reason why matches had to be stored in metal cases like this | 0:17:40 | 0:17:43 | |
is because the matches themselves were very volatile. | 0:17:43 | 0:17:47 | |
You store your matches in there, like so. | 0:17:47 | 0:17:49 | |
Along the underside it has a little stripy bottom. It's the striking mechanism just down there. | 0:17:49 | 0:17:55 | |
The reason why it's got a little eye there, it was designed to be hung round the neck. | 0:17:55 | 0:18:02 | |
Because of its design, it's rather feminine, I imagine this would be for a lady. | 0:18:02 | 0:18:06 | |
It's really sweet. But there's no hallmarks on it so I'm assuming that | 0:18:06 | 0:18:11 | |
is not solid silver and therefore is less value, a lot less value than something that is solid silver. | 0:18:11 | 0:18:18 | |
What have we got here? | 0:18:18 | 0:18:20 | |
Just from the shape of these two, these will be small cigarette cases. | 0:18:20 | 0:18:25 | |
Look at the style of this one. | 0:18:25 | 0:18:27 | |
It's quite 1930s. We need to see whether there are any hallmarks. | 0:18:27 | 0:18:32 | |
There's a faint mark on the inside there. Have you ever looked at these at all? | 0:18:32 | 0:18:36 | |
A little bit, but not in great detail. | 0:18:36 | 0:18:39 | |
They're worth putting in together in one lot. It's worth putting those in and you are looking at £60 to £80. | 0:18:39 | 0:18:47 | |
That's pretty good. Find me more like that and you'll be my best friend. | 0:18:47 | 0:18:51 | |
These are usually highly collectible, | 0:18:51 | 0:18:53 | |
so we are optimistic that they will reach Jonty's estimate. | 0:18:53 | 0:18:57 | |
We need just a few more items if Jean and Steve's grandchild | 0:18:57 | 0:19:01 | |
is to be perambulated in style! | 0:19:01 | 0:19:03 | |
Next up, a little more smoking memorabilia. | 0:19:03 | 0:19:06 | |
Jean finds a mixture of cigarette holders worth £20 to £30. | 0:19:06 | 0:19:10 | |
Jonty assures me there's plenty of collectors for this kind of thing - | 0:19:10 | 0:19:14 | |
that's great news for us. | 0:19:14 | 0:19:16 | |
While he cracks on with the search, I'd like the low-down on the best way to show a baby a good time. | 0:19:16 | 0:19:21 | |
It's been a while since I last pushed a pram. | 0:19:21 | 0:19:24 | |
I'm quite envious, because you're going to be grandparents, | 0:19:24 | 0:19:27 | |
and I'm of an age when it really ought to be happening to me, but not so far. | 0:19:27 | 0:19:31 | |
How you feeling about it? | 0:19:31 | 0:19:33 | |
Really excited, because it's our first grandchild. | 0:19:33 | 0:19:36 | |
Now I'm not working, I'll be able to spend more time with Laura and the new baby. | 0:19:36 | 0:19:42 | |
How did you two actually meet? | 0:19:42 | 0:19:44 | |
We met at Birmingham University. | 0:19:44 | 0:19:47 | |
I'm originally from Southampton and Steve is from the Bristol area, Somerset. | 0:19:47 | 0:19:53 | |
Tell me about this pram, it sounds amazing. All-singing, all-dancing. | 0:19:53 | 0:19:57 | |
I understand it's more like a system than a pram, not like the one I had. | 0:19:57 | 0:20:03 | |
It's a three-in-one pram that also goes into a car seat | 0:20:03 | 0:20:10 | |
and shopping trolley to go underneath, all sorts of accessories. | 0:20:10 | 0:20:15 | |
-They are quite some systems, really, rather than just one item. -What do you think of it, Steve? | 0:20:15 | 0:20:21 | |
-It sounds far too sophisticated for - I shouldn't say it - for Jean to handle. -You just said it! | 0:20:21 | 0:20:27 | |
I'm sure Laura will manage, because she's very practical. | 0:20:27 | 0:20:31 | |
Hopefully, it will be just that little bit extra special. | 0:20:31 | 0:20:35 | |
And make her think of her great-grandmother. | 0:20:35 | 0:20:37 | |
We're coming to the end of our day here, | 0:20:37 | 0:20:40 | |
and pulling up our rummaging sleeves for one last push. | 0:20:40 | 0:20:44 | |
Jonty has come across some fashionable pieces in the garage. | 0:20:44 | 0:20:48 | |
Come and have a look at this. | 0:20:51 | 0:20:52 | |
What have you got? | 0:20:52 | 0:20:55 | |
-Look. -He's like a little magpie himself. | 0:20:55 | 0:20:59 | |
What have you been gathering? | 0:20:59 | 0:21:01 | |
Look at these. We've got four trays of assorted buckles. | 0:21:01 | 0:21:05 | |
-Have you done this? -They were in one of the boxes of my mum's. | 0:21:05 | 0:21:09 | |
Every time I took a piece of tissue out, there was another layer of buckles. I think there's over 100. | 0:21:09 | 0:21:17 | |
This is extraordinary. Why would anyone get all these buckles? | 0:21:17 | 0:21:21 | |
Did she know this was a collection she wanted to make or did she get them all in one lot? | 0:21:21 | 0:21:25 | |
She wouldn't have got these as one lot. | 0:21:25 | 0:21:28 | |
She may have bought a few. | 0:21:28 | 0:21:31 | |
Talking of wonderful things, this buckle here | 0:21:31 | 0:21:35 | |
is solid silver. We have the hallmarks just down here. | 0:21:35 | 0:21:39 | |
We have four or five cherubs embossed on the front of this. | 0:21:39 | 0:21:43 | |
Look at that, can you see how that contrasts, it makes so much change to a garment? | 0:21:43 | 0:21:48 | |
It makes the difference. | 0:21:48 | 0:21:50 | |
This is solid silver, wonderful. Look at the contrast on this tray here. | 0:21:50 | 0:21:56 | |
Look and see how those styles have changed. | 0:21:56 | 0:21:58 | |
It's extraordinary. You go from the very OTT-ness | 0:21:58 | 0:22:01 | |
of the silver buckle to the simple, linear lines of the Art Deco period. | 0:22:01 | 0:22:07 | |
That's the reason why people are so inspired by designs like that today. | 0:22:07 | 0:22:10 | |
Let's talk value. | 0:22:10 | 0:22:12 | |
Some will be worth pence, some will be worth tens of pounds. | 0:22:12 | 0:22:15 | |
It must be sold as a collection. | 0:22:15 | 0:22:19 | |
-The value will be between £100 and possibly £200. -It's incredible. | 0:22:19 | 0:22:24 | |
-Isn't that amazing? -I'm staggered. | 0:22:24 | 0:22:27 | |
Honestly, I don't think I would have given you £10 for the lot. | 0:22:27 | 0:22:32 | |
It shows you what I know, I know absolutely nothing. | 0:22:32 | 0:22:36 | |
Steve, come here, I want to see if you have any idea of the value of this lot. | 0:22:36 | 0:22:44 | |
I have no idea, but I suppose the trays are worth a little bit, a few pounds. | 0:22:44 | 0:22:48 | |
I'm not sure about the buckles, they just look like bits of old... | 0:22:48 | 0:22:53 | |
I think so, too. | 0:22:53 | 0:22:55 | |
This collection is worth between £100 and £200. | 0:22:55 | 0:22:58 | |
-Wow! -It's brilliant, isn't it? | 0:22:58 | 0:23:00 | |
-Amazing. -It's a great last find of the day, because that is the end of our rummage. | 0:23:00 | 0:23:05 | |
We were looking for £800 for the pram. | 0:23:05 | 0:23:10 | |
It hasn't gone quite as well as we might have hoped, we haven't actually made the target. | 0:23:10 | 0:23:16 | |
Based on Jonty 's lowest estimates, we reckon that at auction, you should make £660. | 0:23:16 | 0:23:23 | |
-Wow! -That's incredible. | 0:23:23 | 0:23:27 | |
-I hope your mother would think that was a great cause and a great result. -I think she'd be thrilled. | 0:23:27 | 0:23:33 | |
She'd love it, too, to think | 0:23:33 | 0:23:35 | |
they could all be on show and be seen for once. | 0:23:35 | 0:23:40 | |
We'll see you at the auction. Thanks so much. | 0:23:40 | 0:23:42 | |
Our search has uncovered quite a few memories for Jean as well as some rather unusual treasures. | 0:23:42 | 0:23:48 | |
With any luck, it will all add up to a splendid pram for the new baby. | 0:23:48 | 0:23:53 | |
There's a huge variety of items to help them on their way, all thanks to Jean's mother. | 0:23:53 | 0:23:59 | |
There's the snuff and pillboxes that Jonty found, | 0:23:59 | 0:24:04 | |
worth between £80 and £120. | 0:24:04 | 0:24:07 | |
The vespa cases that Steve found tucked away with a value of £60 to £80. | 0:24:07 | 0:24:13 | |
Best of all, the sugar tongs. | 0:24:13 | 0:24:15 | |
Fingers crossed they bring us at least £80 to £120. | 0:24:15 | 0:24:20 | |
Still to come on Cash In The Attic... | 0:24:20 | 0:24:22 | |
It looks as if Jonty may be in Jean's bad books. | 0:24:22 | 0:24:27 | |
Look, she's giving me these looks. She's giving me a hard time. | 0:24:27 | 0:24:31 | |
But perhaps he's about to be forgiven. | 0:24:31 | 0:24:34 | |
-That's very good. -Result. | 0:24:34 | 0:24:38 | |
So will Jean and Steve raise enough cash for their grandchild to travel in style? | 0:24:38 | 0:24:43 | |
That certainly unlocked a few memories for Jean. | 0:24:48 | 0:24:51 | |
What a collector her mother was. | 0:24:51 | 0:24:53 | |
Today we've brought all the treasures we found in Caterham to Chiswick Auctions in west London. | 0:24:53 | 0:24:59 | |
Remember, Jean and Steve are on the brink of becoming grandparents and want to raise £800 | 0:24:59 | 0:25:04 | |
for an all-singing, all-dancing pram for the latest addition to their family. | 0:25:04 | 0:25:09 | |
Let's hope the bidders here are crying out for more when their items go under the hammer. | 0:25:09 | 0:25:14 | |
As ever, come auction day, the room fills quickly and early as the clientele look over the items. | 0:25:14 | 0:25:20 | |
Serious traders on the lookout for a bargain rub shoulders with | 0:25:20 | 0:25:24 | |
happy-go-lucky buyers who want something out of the ordinary. | 0:25:24 | 0:25:27 | |
There's usually something for everyone. | 0:25:27 | 0:25:30 | |
Let's hope they've come prepared to part with their cash, so Jean | 0:25:30 | 0:25:33 | |
and Steve can buy that top of the range pushchair for the new arrival. | 0:25:33 | 0:25:38 | |
And Jonty is already here. | 0:25:38 | 0:25:39 | |
-Good morning. -Hi, Jennie. | 0:25:39 | 0:25:43 | |
The pillboxes, I love those. | 0:25:43 | 0:25:45 | |
We've got collections, collections, collections. | 0:25:45 | 0:25:48 | |
We've got these boxes, the sugar tongs, buckles, buttons. | 0:25:48 | 0:25:52 | |
It just goes on and on and on. | 0:25:52 | 0:25:54 | |
-She was a veritable magpie, Jean's mum. -Quite extraordinary. | 0:25:54 | 0:25:58 | |
We are looking for true collectors here today. | 0:25:58 | 0:26:02 | |
Yes. This is the root of any general auction sale like this. | 0:26:02 | 0:26:07 | |
There are dealers that love items like this, just like I do. | 0:26:07 | 0:26:10 | |
-They should do well, even though they're tiny. -Absolutely. But the amazing part of it | 0:26:10 | 0:26:14 | |
was Jean made it clear that her mum never had much money to spend on these items. | 0:26:14 | 0:26:19 | |
And some of these items are really very good quality indeed. | 0:26:19 | 0:26:23 | |
Yeah, some of them are a bit damaged, which is why Jean's mum could afford them. | 0:26:23 | 0:26:27 | |
I suppose that will affect the price. | 0:26:27 | 0:26:29 | |
Like in any genre of collecting, the items which are in mint condition | 0:26:29 | 0:26:34 | |
will fetch good sums of money and everything else becomes also-rans. | 0:26:34 | 0:26:37 | |
That's the reason why we are selling collections like these boxes as one lot. | 0:26:37 | 0:26:42 | |
Let's see how they go. I think Jean and Steve might have just arrived. | 0:26:42 | 0:26:47 | |
Mixed thoughts on our fortunes today. | 0:26:47 | 0:26:49 | |
As always, it depends on the mood and taste of the bidders. | 0:26:49 | 0:26:54 | |
We can only watch and hope. | 0:26:54 | 0:26:56 | |
I wonder how Jean is feeling about parting with so many of her mother's possessions. | 0:26:56 | 0:27:02 | |
-Good morning. -Hi, guys. | 0:27:04 | 0:27:08 | |
It's the big day. | 0:27:08 | 0:27:10 | |
-Yes, quite exciting. -Checking out the tongs, too. -We could have done with these at the weekend. | 0:27:10 | 0:27:15 | |
-Why's that? -Because we stayed in a barn in Norfolk where there were sugar lumps. | 0:27:15 | 0:27:19 | |
We didn't have any sugar tongs. | 0:27:19 | 0:27:22 | |
And my mother had 16 pairs. | 0:27:22 | 0:27:24 | |
-And they're all here! -You're not allowed to keep one back, not now! | 0:27:24 | 0:27:29 | |
-I realise that. -Do you feel OK about selling everything? | 0:27:29 | 0:27:32 | |
I won't mind seeing them go. | 0:27:32 | 0:27:34 | |
Anyway, it means someone might actually enjoy using them or even looking | 0:27:34 | 0:27:38 | |
at them if they don't use them, instead of being hidden in a box. | 0:27:38 | 0:27:41 | |
Did your mum buy any of her items at auction? | 0:27:41 | 0:27:44 | |
No, she wouldn't have done that because she kept them secret from my father. | 0:27:44 | 0:27:48 | |
She would have just bought them as and when she saw them in a shop when she passed by. | 0:27:48 | 0:27:54 | |
Steve, have you ever been to an auction? | 0:27:54 | 0:27:56 | |
I think I might have gone with my parents a long time ago, but never since. It's quite exciting. | 0:27:56 | 0:28:02 | |
We are just in the right place. We are in a general sale, | 0:28:02 | 0:28:05 | |
and all your mum's items are perfectly placed in this auction sale. | 0:28:05 | 0:28:09 | |
-Let's hope we do very well today. -Let's go and find a place, because it's about to start. | 0:28:09 | 0:28:14 | |
If, like Jean and Steve, you've got a special reason to raise some cash and are | 0:28:15 | 0:28:19 | |
thinking of heading to auction, please remember that commission and other charges may apply. | 0:28:19 | 0:28:24 | |
So check the details with the auction house. | 0:28:24 | 0:28:26 | |
As today's auctioneer gets proceedings under way, we take our place ready for our first lot. | 0:28:26 | 0:28:32 | |
It's the wood and coal scuttle that Jean's mum once used as a bedside table. There's imagination for you! | 0:28:32 | 0:28:39 | |
Jonty gave it a value of £30 to £50. | 0:28:39 | 0:28:42 | |
For the pedonium, £10. I'm bid there for £10. | 0:28:45 | 0:28:48 | |
£12. 14. 16. | 0:28:48 | 0:28:51 | |
18. 20. | 0:28:51 | 0:28:53 | |
20 there. | 0:28:53 | 0:28:55 | |
22. 24. 26. | 0:28:55 | 0:28:58 | |
28? Is that a bid? £26. | 0:28:58 | 0:29:01 | |
Anybody else? | 0:29:01 | 0:29:03 | |
£26 it can be sold. £26 it goes. | 0:29:03 | 0:29:07 | |
That's disappointing, cos it was all there, good quality item. | 0:29:07 | 0:29:10 | |
Not quite the £30 we'd expected, but it's not a bad start. | 0:29:10 | 0:29:15 | |
I'm not sure that Jean is too happy, though! | 0:29:15 | 0:29:18 | |
Hopefully, she will be smiling after we sell the next item, | 0:29:18 | 0:29:21 | |
those three writing boxes that Jonty discovered under the stairs. | 0:29:21 | 0:29:26 | |
Estimate - £40 to £60. | 0:29:26 | 0:29:29 | |
We've got your three little boxes coming up. | 0:29:29 | 0:29:31 | |
They are down here as sewing boxes, but you're not sure. | 0:29:31 | 0:29:34 | |
No, I thought they were writing boxes. | 0:29:34 | 0:29:36 | |
That's where mum hid lots of her little collections. | 0:29:36 | 0:29:39 | |
-What do you reckon? -I put £40 to £60 on the three of them. | 0:29:39 | 0:29:44 | |
-Ready? -Think so. | 0:29:44 | 0:29:47 | |
What's it worth? Start me for £20 for the three, surely. | 0:29:47 | 0:29:50 | |
For 20, I'm bid. 20. 22. 24. | 0:29:50 | 0:29:53 | |
£24 is all I'm bid for those. | 0:29:53 | 0:29:55 | |
26 there. | 0:29:55 | 0:29:57 | |
26. 28. 30. | 0:29:57 | 0:29:59 | |
32. 34. 34 in the blue there at £34. | 0:29:59 | 0:30:02 | |
Anybody else? | 0:30:02 | 0:30:04 | |
At £34. Not much, but I can sell them for 34. They go for 34. | 0:30:04 | 0:30:11 | |
Just underneath. | 0:30:11 | 0:30:13 | |
-It's OK. -Pretty close. | 0:30:13 | 0:30:15 | |
Well, we're all disappointed by that sale, but we must stay positive. | 0:30:15 | 0:30:19 | |
There are plenty of items to go. | 0:30:19 | 0:30:21 | |
Hopefully the next lot will make a decent profit. | 0:30:21 | 0:30:25 | |
These napkin holders are valued at £30 to £50. | 0:30:25 | 0:30:29 | |
£16. They have been sold. | 0:30:32 | 0:30:35 | |
Oh, dear. Jean's not happy with that result, either. | 0:30:35 | 0:30:38 | |
But there's a precious collection coming up next. | 0:30:38 | 0:30:41 | |
The pillboxes. I think this is one of your mother's jewels. | 0:30:41 | 0:30:44 | |
It's a beautiful collection, in my opinion. Absolutely lovely. | 0:30:44 | 0:30:48 | |
I've put £80-£120 on them. There's a little damage on a few, | 0:30:48 | 0:30:52 | |
but I'm sure they will sell. Here they come. | 0:30:52 | 0:30:56 | |
£40 for the tortoiseshell. I'm bid £40 there in the middle of the room. | 0:30:56 | 0:30:59 | |
And five. Somebody else? | 0:30:59 | 0:31:01 | |
45. £45 then? Not quite enough. | 0:31:01 | 0:31:04 | |
At £45. Anybody else at 45 then for the tortoiseshell? | 0:31:04 | 0:31:08 | |
For 45 then. £45. Not sold either, I'm afraid. | 0:31:08 | 0:31:11 | |
-Didn't sell. -I know. We're not doing too well. -No, that's disappointing. I wanted them to sell for more, | 0:31:11 | 0:31:18 | |
but the buyers aren't here. | 0:31:18 | 0:31:19 | |
And there's not a lot you can do about that. | 0:31:19 | 0:31:22 | |
Jonty's right. The buyers just aren't out in force today. | 0:31:22 | 0:31:25 | |
But the auctioneer didn't sell them for less than their worth, | 0:31:25 | 0:31:29 | |
so Jean can put them into another sale | 0:31:29 | 0:31:31 | |
and hope for better luck next time. | 0:31:31 | 0:31:33 | |
But we have lots more little gems left to tempt the bidders. | 0:31:33 | 0:31:36 | |
This is a little collection | 0:31:36 | 0:31:38 | |
of your Mum's cigarette holders, essentially. | 0:31:38 | 0:31:41 | |
Great little dealer's lot, this. I put £20-£30 on this. Should sell. | 0:31:41 | 0:31:46 | |
What's the lot worth? £10, surely. Somebody start me. | 0:31:46 | 0:31:49 | |
I'm bid straight off immediately, £10. And 12 I'll take. | 0:31:49 | 0:31:52 | |
Maiden bid of £10. Anybody else? | 0:31:52 | 0:31:55 | |
£12 there. 14. 16. | 0:31:55 | 0:31:58 | |
18. £18 in the pink there. At 18. | 0:31:58 | 0:32:01 | |
Anybody else? At 18, it goes for £18 then. | 0:32:01 | 0:32:04 | |
-£18. -Well, again, that's just under estimate. | 0:32:04 | 0:32:08 | |
Everything is just a few pennies... | 0:32:08 | 0:32:11 | |
Look, she's giving me these looks! She's giving me a hard time. | 0:32:11 | 0:32:15 | |
-She believes in you. -Steve, protect me! -No, it's fine. | 0:32:15 | 0:32:18 | |
Because my brothers would have thrown them out, so it's fine. | 0:32:18 | 0:32:22 | |
That's better. Only £2 under Jonty's estimate. | 0:32:23 | 0:32:26 | |
And it's all money towards that pushchair fund. | 0:32:26 | 0:32:29 | |
The vesta case and two silver cigarette cases. | 0:32:31 | 0:32:35 | |
In the region of smoking again, which isn't that fashionable, I suppose. | 0:32:35 | 0:32:39 | |
But these are very nice pieces. | 0:32:39 | 0:32:40 | |
Yes. I think this, because it's silver as well, is a really good lot. | 0:32:40 | 0:32:46 | |
I put £60-£80 on the collection, | 0:32:46 | 0:32:50 | |
so this time I'm hoping we're going to get above | 0:32:50 | 0:32:53 | |
the bottom end estimate. | 0:32:53 | 0:32:54 | |
-Good lot there. Is it worth £30? -Good lot, he says. | 0:32:54 | 0:32:57 | |
I'm bid £30 upstairs. And five? 35 everywhere. 40. 45. 50. And five. | 0:32:57 | 0:33:04 | |
60. And five. 70. | 0:33:04 | 0:33:08 | |
£70 up there. At 70. | 0:33:08 | 0:33:10 | |
Anybody else want to come in? I'm going to sell it for £70. | 0:33:10 | 0:33:12 | |
At 70 it goes. At 70 it is. | 0:33:12 | 0:33:15 | |
There we go. That's between the estimates there. | 0:33:15 | 0:33:18 | |
We're now in the middle. See, we're climbing up. | 0:33:18 | 0:33:21 | |
We're going up, not down. | 0:33:21 | 0:33:22 | |
Good news at last. | 0:33:22 | 0:33:25 | |
It's been such an unpredictable day so far | 0:33:25 | 0:33:28 | |
with most items selling under Jonty's estimates. | 0:33:28 | 0:33:31 | |
But that's the nature of auctions. You can never guarantee big sales. | 0:33:31 | 0:33:35 | |
As the halfway point approaches, it's time to check our progress. | 0:33:35 | 0:33:39 | |
OK, we're halfway through. | 0:33:39 | 0:33:41 | |
It's been quite a rocky ride, hasn't it, so far? | 0:33:41 | 0:33:43 | |
Yes, certainly has. Up and down. | 0:33:43 | 0:33:46 | |
Well, you never know what's going to happen at auctions, as we warned you. You want £800 for that pram. | 0:33:46 | 0:33:51 | |
At this halfway point, obviously we'd like you to have 400. | 0:33:51 | 0:33:54 | |
I'm afraid you haven't got 400. | 0:33:54 | 0:33:56 | |
At this stage you've got 164. | 0:33:56 | 0:33:59 | |
-OK. Might buy the shopping trolley. -Might be a wheel. -Yeah. | 0:33:59 | 0:34:05 | |
Look, there's more to come. Let's go gather our strength. | 0:34:05 | 0:34:08 | |
-Let's have a little bit of a break. -I've got something to show you as well. | 0:34:08 | 0:34:11 | |
Have you? Oh, sounds interesting. Years of expertise have trained | 0:34:11 | 0:34:16 | |
Jonty to see bargains that we might walk straight by. Today he's got his eye on this. | 0:34:16 | 0:34:20 | |
There's a little chair here I want to show you because, for my money, this says quality. | 0:34:20 | 0:34:28 | |
A chair like this would have been made in the early 19th century. Made of mahogany. | 0:34:28 | 0:34:33 | |
All those different colours of mahogany. | 0:34:33 | 0:34:35 | |
You've got the faded mahogany at the top, down to the darker tones down at the bottom, which is all correct. | 0:34:35 | 0:34:41 | |
Now, this chair was inspired by classical designs. | 0:34:41 | 0:34:45 | |
When I say that, if you look at the shape of the leg at the front, that's a sabre leg. | 0:34:45 | 0:34:50 | |
But there's a twist to this chair and that's this little rope-back here. | 0:34:50 | 0:34:55 | |
This was inspired by the Battle of Trafalgar. | 0:34:55 | 0:34:58 | |
Often known as a rope-twist back or a Trafalgar back to the chair. | 0:34:58 | 0:35:04 | |
OK. So that the date it around... | 0:35:04 | 0:35:06 | |
A chair like this would have been made around possibly 1810, 1815. | 0:35:06 | 0:35:10 | |
I would never ever have guessed that that was 200 years old, I must say. | 0:35:10 | 0:35:13 | |
What's it worth now, do you reckon? | 0:35:13 | 0:35:16 | |
That's the amazing part about auctions. | 0:35:16 | 0:35:18 | |
That's why people come to sales like this because you can always find a hidden gem. | 0:35:18 | 0:35:23 | |
This is one of them. But this chair is being sold with two other chairs. | 0:35:23 | 0:35:26 | |
You can pick single chairs like that up for next to nothing. | 0:35:26 | 0:35:29 | |
In the auction catalogue, the three chairs are estimated between £60 and £80. | 0:35:29 | 0:35:35 | |
Now, if it's a set of 12, for instance, the auction value for that set of 12, | 0:35:35 | 0:35:41 | |
if they were in good condition, would be in excess of £10,000. | 0:35:41 | 0:35:45 | |
They're rare simply because chairs would have disintegrated naturally. | 0:35:45 | 0:35:50 | |
So large sets are extremely difficult to come by. | 0:35:50 | 0:35:53 | |
Your little expert eye up there. | 0:35:53 | 0:35:54 | |
Very good. Come on. Let's get back to the auction. | 0:35:54 | 0:35:57 | |
The sale is still going on and the rest of the Keens' items are due up soon. | 0:35:57 | 0:36:01 | |
Next, it's one of our star pieces. | 0:36:01 | 0:36:03 | |
The collection of needle cases and pencils. | 0:36:03 | 0:36:07 | |
We were all fascinated by them, especially the one with the intricate magnified image. | 0:36:07 | 0:36:12 | |
I hope the bidders like them as much as we do and are prepared to dig deep into their pockets. | 0:36:12 | 0:36:19 | |
Another wonderful collection of your mum's. | 0:36:19 | 0:36:21 | |
We've got some ivory and the propelling pencils. | 0:36:21 | 0:36:24 | |
I put £100-£200. | 0:36:24 | 0:36:27 | |
I'm fascinated to see what the room thinks of this lot. | 0:36:27 | 0:36:30 | |
What am I bid for that? Start me at £50 for the lot. Surely for £50. | 0:36:30 | 0:36:34 | |
50 I am bid straight off. And five. | 0:36:34 | 0:36:36 | |
55. 60. 65. 70. 75. 80. 85. 90. 95. | 0:36:36 | 0:36:42 | |
100. 110. | 0:36:42 | 0:36:44 | |
£110? At £110 for that lot. At 110. | 0:36:46 | 0:36:50 | |
For 110 it goes, all done at 110. | 0:36:50 | 0:36:53 | |
-Very good. -A result. -Again, spot on. | 0:36:53 | 0:36:57 | |
I thought that was going to go for a lot more, but you should still be very happy with £110. | 0:36:57 | 0:37:02 | |
What a terrific result. £10 over the lowest estimate. | 0:37:02 | 0:37:07 | |
That'll be a tremendous help towards our target of £800. | 0:37:07 | 0:37:13 | |
Next, the hat pins that Steve discovered. | 0:37:13 | 0:37:16 | |
They're a very pretty lot, so they should attract a buyer. | 0:37:16 | 0:37:19 | |
Mind you, I've been wrong before. | 0:37:19 | 0:37:21 | |
Now, these are fun. These are hat pins and the great thing | 0:37:21 | 0:37:25 | |
about your mum's collection is that they're all so very different. | 0:37:25 | 0:37:29 | |
That's the reason why I put £60-£80 on the whole lot. They should sell very well. | 0:37:29 | 0:37:34 | |
Little bit of interest in this already. I'm bid £35, but need a little bit more. | 0:37:34 | 0:37:38 | |
At £35... | 0:37:38 | 0:37:40 | |
40 I'll take. Need a bit more then. | 0:37:40 | 0:37:43 | |
35. Anybody else want to come in for a 40? £35. | 0:37:43 | 0:37:47 | |
Not quite enough then at 35. | 0:37:47 | 0:37:49 | |
No. We're going home with everything! | 0:37:49 | 0:37:53 | |
Well, they just don't want these collections. | 0:37:55 | 0:37:58 | |
-It's curious, it really is. -Amazing. | 0:37:58 | 0:38:00 | |
Just when I thought I was getting the hang of this antique lark! | 0:38:00 | 0:38:04 | |
I better keep my thoughts to myself for the rest of the sale | 0:38:04 | 0:38:07 | |
and just see what happens. | 0:38:07 | 0:38:09 | |
Onwards and upwards as the next item is brought before the room. | 0:38:09 | 0:38:13 | |
It's the set of button hooks, | 0:38:13 | 0:38:15 | |
which we hope will add £20-£30 to our total. | 0:38:15 | 0:38:17 | |
And when the hammer falls... | 0:38:17 | 0:38:19 | |
£20 it goes then. £20. | 0:38:19 | 0:38:22 | |
-That's fine. Steady as she goes. -They're right on estimate at £20. | 0:38:22 | 0:38:28 | |
Will the collection of buttons perform just as well? | 0:38:28 | 0:38:31 | |
£22. Still not quite enough. £22 then. | 0:38:31 | 0:38:35 | |
Another disappointment. Jean's mother probably bought them | 0:38:35 | 0:38:38 | |
because she liked them rather than as an investment, | 0:38:38 | 0:38:42 | |
but it would be nice to see them go for a good price. | 0:38:42 | 0:38:45 | |
Now, I wonder what the sugar tongs will do. I'm longing to see how your tongs go. | 0:38:45 | 0:38:49 | |
-All those lovely tongs which are very, very pretty. -Yes. -Good. | 0:38:49 | 0:38:53 | |
Well, let's see if we can get £80. | 0:38:53 | 0:38:55 | |
Yeah, there's one solid silver sugar tong in there, the rest are plated. | 0:38:55 | 0:38:59 | |
I've put £80-£120 on the whole collection. | 0:38:59 | 0:39:02 | |
So dealers here should make a profit on that. | 0:39:02 | 0:39:05 | |
What's it worth? £40 to start me. | 0:39:05 | 0:39:07 | |
30 to go, then. 30 I'm bid. 35. | 0:39:07 | 0:39:11 | |
40. £40. | 0:39:11 | 0:39:13 | |
We are stuck at 40. | 0:39:14 | 0:39:16 | |
Not quite enough then for 40. | 0:39:16 | 0:39:18 | |
-Not sold. -Sorry. Unsold. | 0:39:18 | 0:39:20 | |
That's not sweet, that's sour. | 0:39:20 | 0:39:23 | |
Ah, well. Never mind. | 0:39:23 | 0:39:25 | |
Our last item of the day is a selection of beautiful buckles that Jean's mother lovingly collected. | 0:39:25 | 0:39:32 | |
They have a high value of £100-£200, so I'm on tenterhooks. | 0:39:32 | 0:39:35 | |
We really need this to do well. | 0:39:35 | 0:39:39 | |
Now, this is going to do well. I am certain of it! The collection of buckles. | 0:39:39 | 0:39:44 | |
I was talking to the auctioneer earlier and he was very impressed with your buckles. | 0:39:44 | 0:39:48 | |
-Was he? -Yeah, he was. | 0:39:48 | 0:39:50 | |
-And so I think you estimate of £100 might be OK. -Well, we're hoping so. | 0:39:50 | 0:39:55 | |
I haven't done very well for you so far, have I? | 0:39:55 | 0:39:57 | |
Yeah, it's been a rocky ride, but we'll see. | 0:39:57 | 0:40:01 | |
Let's see if we can get £100 for them. | 0:40:01 | 0:40:03 | |
The Georgian buckles. | 0:40:03 | 0:40:05 | |
Now, I have got a bit of interest on these, I'm glad to say. | 0:40:05 | 0:40:08 | |
And I can start the bidding already at £110. Which is a good start. | 0:40:08 | 0:40:13 | |
110. 120. 130. 140. 150. | 0:40:13 | 0:40:21 | |
At 150, they're still cheap. | 0:40:21 | 0:40:23 | |
At 150, I'm going to sell them then for 150. | 0:40:23 | 0:40:27 | |
-Great. -Great. -How about that? | 0:40:27 | 0:40:31 | |
-Excuse me? -I can't believe it. | 0:40:31 | 0:40:35 | |
Thank you. | 0:40:35 | 0:40:37 | |
Well, how about that? No-one saw that coming. | 0:40:37 | 0:40:42 | |
It's been a tough day so far, | 0:40:42 | 0:40:43 | |
but that sale has really lifted the mood. | 0:40:43 | 0:40:46 | |
All that remains now is to work out just how much | 0:40:46 | 0:40:49 | |
Jean and Steve have made. | 0:40:49 | 0:40:51 | |
Well, that was the final item. It's all over. Your big day. | 0:40:51 | 0:40:55 | |
-How are you feeling? -Bit numb, really, actually. | 0:40:55 | 0:40:59 | |
Because some things I'm really pleased with and some things, | 0:40:59 | 0:41:02 | |
I'm a bit surprised that they didn't go, but never mind. | 0:41:02 | 0:41:06 | |
Considering they were just bits and pieces Mum collected over the years and hid away, | 0:41:06 | 0:41:11 | |
it's quite good to think they did have some value. Or some of them did. | 0:41:11 | 0:41:16 | |
It's been a great day, so what's the final score? | 0:41:16 | 0:41:20 | |
What's the damage? OK, well, you were looking for £800. | 0:41:20 | 0:41:23 | |
You know that quite a few things have gone unsold. | 0:41:23 | 0:41:26 | |
We don't know why. They just didn't want those collections. | 0:41:26 | 0:41:29 | |
You can take all those pieces home with you, but you have made a very respectable £444. | 0:41:29 | 0:41:36 | |
That's not bad. Half a pram. | 0:41:36 | 0:41:38 | |
-No, that's great. -That is very good, yes. | 0:41:38 | 0:41:41 | |
Considering it was just little bits and pieces that on their own didn't seem to be worth very much. | 0:41:41 | 0:41:48 | |
So that's pretty good. That's good. | 0:41:48 | 0:41:51 | |
A few weeks later, grandmother-to-be Jean | 0:41:54 | 0:41:57 | |
and her expectant daughter Laura get together to assemble their new pram. | 0:41:57 | 0:42:01 | |
It's all the more poignant because everything we sold | 0:42:01 | 0:42:04 | |
at the auction once belonged to the baby's great-grandma. | 0:42:04 | 0:42:08 | |
She would have really been pleased that the cash was used | 0:42:08 | 0:42:11 | |
to go towards buying something really good for her great-grandchild. | 0:42:11 | 0:42:17 | |
So, all they await now is that special delivery from the stork! | 0:42:17 | 0:42:22 | |
I think my mother would have really enjoyed the fact that | 0:42:22 | 0:42:28 | |
some of her secret collections were sold at auction, that they were put to good use. | 0:42:28 | 0:42:35 | |
You never can tell what's going to happen at auction, | 0:42:38 | 0:42:41 | |
but I'm sure Jean's mum would have been delighted to know | 0:42:41 | 0:42:43 | |
she had played a part in helping buy that new pram. | 0:42:43 | 0:42:46 | |
If you'd like to raise some money and think you may have | 0:42:46 | 0:42:49 | |
antiques or collectibles hidden around your home, then why not apply to come on the show? | 0:42:49 | 0:42:54 | |
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