0:00:02 > 0:00:06Welcome to Cash In The Attic, the show that searches your home for antiques and collectibles
0:00:06 > 0:00:09and sells them for you at auction. On a day like today,
0:00:09 > 0:00:12it's an absolute joy to be in Hunton Park in Hertfordshire.
0:00:12 > 0:00:15But, like a lot of these old stately homes,
0:00:15 > 0:00:19the history is fascinating, albeit a bit chequered.
0:00:19 > 0:00:21This stunning Queen Anne house is set in 22 acres
0:00:21 > 0:00:25of beautiful parkland in the Hertfordshire countryside.
0:00:25 > 0:00:29It was built in 1810 and named Hazelwood House.
0:00:29 > 0:00:31Over the years, it's been home to an admiral,
0:00:31 > 0:00:35a vicar and even an exiled Ethiopian emperor.
0:00:35 > 0:00:38Its name was changed to Hunton Park
0:00:38 > 0:00:42and it's now a luxury hotel and conference centre.
0:00:42 > 0:00:46I can't guarantee that our next location will be just quite so grand
0:00:46 > 0:00:49but we are hoping to find some really interesting collectibles
0:00:49 > 0:00:51to take to auction to raise lots of money.
0:01:12 > 0:01:15Coming up on Cash In The Attic,
0:01:15 > 0:01:18a family with a passion for amateur dramatics.
0:01:18 > 0:01:21- De-da!- De-da!- De-da!
0:01:21 > 0:01:24Jonty and I start to bid before the auction has even begun.
0:01:24 > 0:01:27Well, that's great, because I'll offer you 20 quid now
0:01:27 > 0:01:30- and I'm out the door. - D'you know what, I'll offer you 25!
0:01:30 > 0:01:33And we say goodbye to some highly cherished collectibles.
0:01:33 > 0:01:35Blow it a kiss, quickly.
0:01:36 > 0:01:39Find out what happens when the final hammer falls.
0:01:42 > 0:01:45I've now come just a few miles down the road to Abbots Langley
0:01:45 > 0:01:49to meet a couple who've got a really big celebration on the way.
0:01:49 > 0:01:51And they've called in the Cash In The Attic team
0:01:51 > 0:01:54to help them raise money for a very special event.
0:01:54 > 0:01:59This end of terrace house has been home to Denise and Martin Wallmark
0:01:59 > 0:02:03for almost two decades. They have been married for over 16 years
0:02:03 > 0:02:06and, between them, they have four grown-up children.
0:02:06 > 0:02:09They're a very busy couple and both enthusiastic members
0:02:09 > 0:02:12of the local amateur operatic society.
0:02:12 > 0:02:15And they also love gardening, quizzes and crosswords.
0:02:16 > 0:02:19- Well, Jonty, look at you.- Gloria.
0:02:19 > 0:02:22Tanned, handsome, very well turned out today, I may say.
0:02:22 > 0:02:25- Thank you very much.- I've actually been to Hunton Park today.
0:02:25 > 0:02:28Fabulous house, great gardens and the kind of place
0:02:28 > 0:02:30that I imagine you live in, really.
0:02:30 > 0:02:33It's just like my home. Just exactly the same.
0:02:33 > 0:02:36You're so modest! We are going to meet a very lovely couple
0:02:36 > 0:02:39in this house and they've got a big celebration coming up.
0:02:39 > 0:02:42So we're about to find out exactly what they need the money for.
0:02:42 > 0:02:45- Excellent.- Are you ready to do a bit of work?
0:02:45 > 0:02:48- I am always ready for work. - Let's get inside.
0:02:49 > 0:02:52- Denise and Martin, good morning. - Good morning to you.
0:02:52 > 0:02:55Brainy ones, at the crossword? Keeps the old brain ticking over.
0:02:55 > 0:02:59- It has to be done every morning. - Now, I love your garden.
0:02:59 > 0:03:03It's as neat as nine pence. I hardly see a leaf or a weed or anything.
0:03:03 > 0:03:05Are you fussy about things like that?
0:03:05 > 0:03:07- Mm-hm. Just a bit.- Just a bit.
0:03:07 > 0:03:08- What, the pair of you?- Yes.
0:03:08 > 0:03:11- Which one of you called Cash In The Attic?- Me.
0:03:11 > 0:03:13Why is that? Is it your love of antiques?
0:03:13 > 0:03:17I've always liked them, always been interested in antiques.
0:03:17 > 0:03:20I think they are lovely to look at. Also the intricacies, everything.
0:03:20 > 0:03:23- It's always interesting. - Do you share that, Martin?
0:03:23 > 0:03:26I'm quite into antiques. That's why I married Denise.
0:03:26 > 0:03:28- Oooh!- I knew that was coming.
0:03:28 > 0:03:31- I tell you, you set up the best line for him.- I did.
0:03:31 > 0:03:34- So why did you call Cash In The Attic?- It's my daughter.
0:03:34 > 0:03:37She's getting married and I just want to give her a bit of help.
0:03:37 > 0:03:41So the big event is a wedding. In what way would the money be used?
0:03:41 > 0:03:44I would quite like my money to go towards the dress.
0:03:44 > 0:03:46How much money would you like to raise?
0:03:46 > 0:03:51As much as we can get but it needs to be seven or eight, thereabouts.
0:03:51 > 0:03:54- So we will settle on £700?- Yes. - Excellent. There's a strange man
0:03:54 > 0:03:58rummaging around in your house already. He's called Jonty,
0:03:58 > 0:04:01our expert for the day. Come and meet him and maybe start finding
0:04:01 > 0:04:05- some items?- OK.- Let's go.- Have you finished the crossword yet?- No.
0:04:05 > 0:04:07Glad to get rid of it, aren't you?
0:04:07 > 0:04:10What a lovely plan, turning something old,
0:04:10 > 0:04:15those antiques and collectibles, into something new, a wedding dress.
0:04:15 > 0:04:19And it will be worn by their daughter on her most memorable day.
0:04:19 > 0:04:22To help the Wallmarks today is Cash In The Attic expert,
0:04:22 > 0:04:27Jonty Hearndon, who's a font of all knowledge when it comes to antiques.
0:04:27 > 0:04:31- Jonty, come and meet Denise. - Hi.- Hi, nice to see you.
0:04:31 > 0:04:34- What have you found, Jonty? - A beautiful silver cream jug.
0:04:34 > 0:04:40- Now, before we go any further, does it have any history?- Not really.
0:04:40 > 0:04:43I bought it in a market in London. I used to go there quite a lot.
0:04:43 > 0:04:46- And is it real silver?- Yes. It's absolutely solid silver.
0:04:46 > 0:04:49- You know that?- I know it's solid silver, yes.- Yes.
0:04:49 > 0:04:54The wonderful marks on the underside tells us that it's solid silver.
0:04:54 > 0:04:57And we also have the maker's name.
0:04:57 > 0:05:04Here, in very small lettering, it says "JA & GA" That stands for
0:05:04 > 0:05:07Joseph and George Angell who were known for making
0:05:07 > 0:05:11tea sets of this kind of quality in the Victorian period.
0:05:11 > 0:05:15You can tell very clearly that this is high Victoriana.
0:05:15 > 0:05:18Now, particularly, if you're looking at the C scrolls,
0:05:18 > 0:05:22you see the shape here of the scroll and the inverted C?
0:05:22 > 0:05:26That was from the rococo period which was the early 18th century.
0:05:26 > 0:05:29But they revived this form of decoration.
0:05:29 > 0:05:31Now, I'm dying to know what you paid for it.
0:05:31 > 0:05:35I think about 15 to 20. It can't have been much more because
0:05:35 > 0:05:38it's over 30 years now. And I don't pay a lot of money for anything.
0:05:38 > 0:05:42That's great, because I'll offer you 20 quid now and I'm out the door.
0:05:42 > 0:05:44D'you know what? I'll offer you 25!
0:05:44 > 0:05:47- Definitely not.- A bit of a bidding war going on here.
0:05:47 > 0:05:50- Yes, keep going.- How much do you think it will fetch?
0:05:50 > 0:05:53At auction, we're looking at between £100 and £150.
0:05:53 > 0:05:55- Whoa!- That's, that's not bad.
0:05:55 > 0:05:57Any pangs about letting it go?
0:05:57 > 0:06:01I must say I will miss it in my cupboard but, no, it's got to go.
0:06:01 > 0:06:05You have your lovely girl waiting for that very special dress.
0:06:05 > 0:06:08- Absolutely.- I think it's a terrific start, so I'll lead the way
0:06:08 > 0:06:12and maybe we'll find something else equally valuable in the next room.
0:06:12 > 0:06:17It is a terrific first find. If things keep turning up like this,
0:06:17 > 0:06:20then we'll be doing really well today.
0:06:20 > 0:06:23We're after £700 for the wedding dress, so £100 down,
0:06:23 > 0:06:25600 to come up with.
0:06:25 > 0:06:28Jonty has come up trumps, though with this ruby and garnet ring.
0:06:28 > 0:06:32Denise's mother used to work at a jeweller's shop
0:06:32 > 0:06:34and they both have a love of jewellery.
0:06:34 > 0:06:37The price of rubies is determined by their colour.
0:06:37 > 0:06:40The redder they are, the more they're worth.
0:06:40 > 0:06:42And this is a good quality stone
0:06:42 > 0:06:46surrounded by diamonds, so it could fetch up to £150.
0:06:46 > 0:06:51Denise may love her jewellery but Martin also has a great passion
0:06:51 > 0:06:53and a very serious hobby that you can't help notice
0:06:53 > 0:06:57- when you look around the house. - Jonty.- Wow, what a lovely camera.
0:06:57 > 0:07:01Mahogany with all those fantastic brass mounts.
0:07:01 > 0:07:03- Are you a keen photographer? - A keen amateur.
0:07:03 > 0:07:06I had noticed the odd camera dotted around the house.
0:07:06 > 0:07:10I once had a large collection but we haven't got room to store it.
0:07:10 > 0:07:14- That's the largest of the collection.- Isn't that wonderful?
0:07:14 > 0:07:17We've got the maker's name, Thornton Pickard, here.
0:07:17 > 0:07:21They were based in Manchester. The biggest of their type, there.
0:07:21 > 0:07:26And they patented a shutter that was used by many other companies.
0:07:26 > 0:07:27They were very successful.
0:07:27 > 0:07:31They started in 1888 so, by definition, this is beyond that.
0:07:31 > 0:07:35Cameras like this were used, really, around the turn of the century.
0:07:35 > 0:07:40I think this is really good condition, a lovely looking camera.
0:07:40 > 0:07:43So we are looking at £80 to £120 at auction.
0:07:43 > 0:07:47- Sounds good to me. Lovely. - Good. Let's find some more stuff.
0:07:49 > 0:07:53What a beautiful camera! And it's another £80 for the fund.
0:07:53 > 0:07:56This home is just chock-a-block with fascinating items
0:07:56 > 0:08:00collected over the years from various sources and Jonty finds
0:08:00 > 0:08:05this Sandringham patterned dinner service manufactured by James Kent.
0:08:05 > 0:08:09The company was famous for its chintz and floral patterns.
0:08:09 > 0:08:13Denise inherited this set from her mother but really doesn't like it
0:08:13 > 0:08:15and she's happy to get rid of it.
0:08:15 > 0:08:19Sadly, dinner services aren't that popular these days and Jonty
0:08:19 > 0:08:25values it at just £40-£60. So we are progressing steadily towards
0:08:25 > 0:08:29our £700 target. Denise has set her heart at getting her daughter
0:08:29 > 0:08:33that beautiful wedding dress and it might be just within her reach.
0:08:36 > 0:08:40What I have noticed about you guys as we've been doing the programme
0:08:40 > 0:08:43is you just seem to have a really good relationship,
0:08:43 > 0:08:46a wicked sense of humour with each other but you take it well.
0:08:46 > 0:08:50- What did you like about each other at the beginning?- I don't know.
0:08:50 > 0:08:52You were quite good looking then!
0:08:52 > 0:08:53LAUGHTER
0:08:53 > 0:08:56So were you at that stage.
0:08:56 > 0:09:01- He is terrible.- In what sense?- He just makes silly jokes all the time.
0:09:01 > 0:09:03His grandson says that he's mad,
0:09:03 > 0:09:05because he cannot stop making silly jokes.
0:09:05 > 0:09:09- Grandchildren love all of that silliness, don't they?- He loves it.
0:09:09 > 0:09:12We've established that you're both very tidy people so how long
0:09:12 > 0:09:15did it take you to learn that about each other when you met?
0:09:15 > 0:09:19Fairly quickly otherwise we'd have fallen out very early days.
0:09:19 > 0:09:23- Have you always been a bit like that?- I have, really.
0:09:23 > 0:09:26If you put it down and it's not where it should be, he'll move it.
0:09:26 > 0:09:29I hear you also like amateur dramatics,
0:09:29 > 0:09:31so were you both doing it at the time you met?
0:09:31 > 0:09:33I've been doing it for about 40 years.
0:09:33 > 0:09:36Martin has never trodden the boards.
0:09:36 > 0:09:40We were doing Oklahoma at the time and he fancied being a cowboy.
0:09:40 > 0:09:45- "Well, dang my breeches!"- Yes, that! So when we did Annie Get Your Gun,
0:09:45 > 0:09:47he came up on stage and has been there ever since.
0:09:47 > 0:09:50- What did you make of it? - I thought it was great.
0:09:50 > 0:09:54Something to concentrate on, to let your hair down a bit.
0:09:54 > 0:09:56It must be lovely to do something like amateur dramatics
0:09:56 > 0:09:59- with the whole family involved. - It's really good.
0:09:59 > 0:10:03It's very cool and very relaxed sitting here in your lovely garden
0:10:03 > 0:10:06but have you got enough energy to go and work some more?
0:10:06 > 0:10:07- Yes, onwards we go.- OK.
0:10:07 > 0:10:11It's a good job that Denise and Martin both feel the same about
0:10:11 > 0:10:15tidiness and how fantastic they share so many interests.
0:10:15 > 0:10:18We're nearly halfway through the day but we do need to get a move on
0:10:18 > 0:10:21if we're going to reach that £700 target.
0:10:21 > 0:10:25Denise, are you there? I've got you something small and beautiful.
0:10:25 > 0:10:28I thought you were going to say it was me!
0:10:28 > 0:10:32- Is this for sale?- Yes, I think so. - It's really unusual, actually.
0:10:32 > 0:10:36A little perfume box set in its own stand.
0:10:36 > 0:10:39If you could hold it, I'll get some bottles out.
0:10:39 > 0:10:45Lovely cut glass, there, and we've got solid silver tops.
0:10:45 > 0:10:47They all seem to be in great condition.
0:10:47 > 0:10:51If I unscrew the top like so...
0:10:51 > 0:10:55Look at that! A perfect little glass stopper. Isn't that lovely?
0:10:55 > 0:10:59A slight indentation on the top but I'm not worried about that.
0:10:59 > 0:11:02If push comes to shove it could even be pushed back out again.
0:11:02 > 0:11:07These are assayed in Birmingham and these are round the late 1920s.
0:11:07 > 0:11:12That is actually 1929 which is quite late for perfume bottles,
0:11:12 > 0:11:16because they were very prolific in the late 19th century,
0:11:16 > 0:11:19early part of the 20th century but by this time,
0:11:19 > 0:11:23perfume companies themselves were developing their own bottles.
0:11:23 > 0:11:26Before that, people used to buy perfume and dispense it
0:11:26 > 0:11:30into their own perfume bottles, so they could mix it themselves.
0:11:30 > 0:11:34I suppose that's why we've got a series of three bottles all-in-one.
0:11:34 > 0:11:36It is the sort of object a lot of dealers
0:11:36 > 0:11:39will really want to get their hands on.
0:11:39 > 0:11:43A competitive price has to be £50-£70.
0:11:43 > 0:11:46Is that all right? Excellent.
0:11:46 > 0:11:49I think you'll agree a pretty set and still in good condition.
0:11:49 > 0:11:52£50 more for the famous wedding dress.
0:11:52 > 0:11:53Martin is also working hard
0:11:53 > 0:11:57and has nobly offered to give up his toy train set. A great sacrifice!
0:11:57 > 0:12:01It was manufactured by Hornby, the leading name in model railways.
0:12:01 > 0:12:04Frank Hornby started his company in 1901
0:12:04 > 0:12:08and his first invention was the Meccano construction toy.
0:12:08 > 0:12:13What a man to know exactly what appeals to children and grown men!
0:12:13 > 0:12:15These trains sets are very collectible
0:12:15 > 0:12:17and it could fetch £40-£60 at auction.
0:12:17 > 0:12:22I'm not slacking, either. Jewellery is a big theme in this house
0:12:22 > 0:12:26and Denise thinks this necklace also came from her mum's jewellery shop.
0:12:26 > 0:12:30It's made from Continental silver, which means it carries no hallmark
0:12:30 > 0:12:32and is less valuable than its sterling counterpart.
0:12:32 > 0:12:35Even so, it could make £100 - £150.
0:12:35 > 0:12:37Like any good married couple,
0:12:37 > 0:12:40Martin and Denise have teamed up in the bedroom.
0:12:40 > 0:12:44- Gloria! Jonty!- Hey! What are you two doing in the bedroom, then?
0:12:44 > 0:12:47- Not a lot. - I have heard that story before!
0:12:47 > 0:12:49What have you found?
0:12:49 > 0:12:52- I found this little box. - Oh, pretty little box!
0:12:52 > 0:12:54How long have you had this one?
0:12:54 > 0:12:58It's got to be over 30 years because that's when I was...
0:12:58 > 0:13:01- She doesn't look old enough! Over 30 years!- Oh, she is!
0:13:01 > 0:13:03A mere teenager at the time, weren't you!
0:13:03 > 0:13:07This is very, very pretty. Often with small objects,
0:13:07 > 0:13:11the closer you look, the more detail springs out.
0:13:11 > 0:13:17On the top, we have a very pretty scene which is Continental.
0:13:17 > 0:13:21It is probably from the lowlands, Belgium or from Holland.
0:13:21 > 0:13:25If we look on the inside, there we go! Hallmarks on the inside.
0:13:25 > 0:13:29These are not British so, again,
0:13:29 > 0:13:32confirmation that this is not a British pill box.
0:13:32 > 0:13:36I often wondered about the mirror. Possibly a little patch box?
0:13:36 > 0:13:39I understand where you're coming from but it's a pillbox
0:13:39 > 0:13:42because if it would have been a compact, for instance,
0:13:42 > 0:13:44then it would have been a lot larger.
0:13:44 > 0:13:48This is known as engine turning and when I say that, if you have a look
0:13:48 > 0:13:54on the outside, it almost changes colour and shape when you move it.
0:13:54 > 0:13:56It's very, very beautiful.
0:13:56 > 0:13:58The problem is its size.
0:13:58 > 0:14:02If it had been larger, then a lot more value.
0:14:02 > 0:14:06But it is still worth putting into the auction sale
0:14:06 > 0:14:08and we are looking at £30 - £40.
0:14:08 > 0:14:11Indeed, it's another useful contribution towards
0:14:11 > 0:14:12the wedding dress fund.
0:14:12 > 0:14:15Upstairs, Denise discovers the next piece of jewellery,
0:14:15 > 0:14:19a gold and garnet ring. The garnet is one of the oldest gemstones
0:14:19 > 0:14:21and dates back to the Bronze Age.
0:14:21 > 0:14:25Its durability and classic look is still popular today,
0:14:25 > 0:14:31so Jonty hopes it could sell for as much as £100 - £200.
0:14:33 > 0:14:37Denise, it's marvellous you spent today with us because
0:14:37 > 0:14:41- it is your mum's birthday today. - It is.- How old is she?
0:14:41 > 0:14:43- She is 86.- Wow!
0:14:43 > 0:14:45- Don't tell anyone.- No, not a soul.
0:14:45 > 0:14:47- How close are you to her? - We are very close.
0:14:47 > 0:14:51We've always been a close family but my daughter is closer still because
0:14:51 > 0:14:54she actually lived with her for three years as an adult
0:14:54 > 0:14:56to save money to buy her own property.
0:14:56 > 0:14:59- This is Marissa who's getting married?- Yes.
0:14:59 > 0:15:02That must make them exceptionally close.
0:15:02 > 0:15:05Her nanny is the be-all and end-all. Far more important than Mummy!
0:15:05 > 0:15:09- Obviously she's hoping that Nanny will be at the wedding.- She will.
0:15:09 > 0:15:10It's next year, isn't it?
0:15:10 > 0:15:13My mother always said she's not going until she's seen it.
0:15:13 > 0:15:18We're trying to raise the money towards her wedding dress.
0:15:18 > 0:15:21How do you feel about your one and only daughter getting married?
0:15:21 > 0:15:24I'm excited because it will be really nice to see her happy.
0:15:24 > 0:15:28That's all I'm interested in, that she's happy.
0:15:28 > 0:15:31- Where did she meet her husband-to-be?- On the internet!
0:15:31 > 0:15:35- Were you worried?- I was a bit, but it's OK. They're good together.
0:15:35 > 0:15:38- Will you go with Marissa to choose the wedding dress?- Definitely.
0:15:38 > 0:15:40I bet you'll be shedding a tear that day,
0:15:40 > 0:15:43when you see her in the dress for the first time.
0:15:43 > 0:15:46You seem to be a person, and Martin is the same,
0:15:46 > 0:15:51- who really enjoys your family life. - Oh, yes. We still get together.
0:15:51 > 0:15:56We play games a lot. Board games and things like that.
0:15:56 > 0:15:59I have to say her fiance has never really played games.
0:15:59 > 0:16:01He's a bit fazed by all of our madness.
0:16:01 > 0:16:04I hope you'll wish your mum a very happy birthday from us,
0:16:04 > 0:16:07because we've taken you away from her on this very special day.
0:16:07 > 0:16:10- But if we're going to get that dress...- We've got to carry on.
0:16:10 > 0:16:12Back to work, I'm afraid.
0:16:12 > 0:16:16Fortunately, our antique hunter has been keeping up the hard work
0:16:16 > 0:16:19and it looks like his efforts are being well rewarded.
0:16:19 > 0:16:21- Martin, are you there?- Yeah.
0:16:21 > 0:16:24- Could you look at this piece of furniture with me?- Indeed.
0:16:24 > 0:16:27This is a folding writing table.
0:16:27 > 0:16:28- Have you ever used it?- No.- No?
0:16:28 > 0:16:31- No.- How long have you had this one? - About ten years.
0:16:31 > 0:16:35Really? So definitely an object we can think of taking to the auction.
0:16:35 > 0:16:40- Yeah.- Folding pieces of furniture were designed specifically
0:16:40 > 0:16:43so that they could be transported to other parts of the world,
0:16:43 > 0:16:46because when this piece of furniture was made,
0:16:46 > 0:16:51the British Empire was at its zenith and, as a consequence, people needed
0:16:51 > 0:16:55furniture not only transported to other parts of the country,
0:16:55 > 0:16:57but to other parts of the world.
0:16:57 > 0:17:00What we need to do is examine the quality of the item.
0:17:00 > 0:17:02The interior, as you'd expect,
0:17:02 > 0:17:06is slightly better condition than the exterior.
0:17:06 > 0:17:08This red coloured mahogany is the polish,
0:17:08 > 0:17:10the colour it would have been once upon a time.
0:17:10 > 0:17:13We have a leatherette top, here,
0:17:13 > 0:17:18which I suspect is covering something up, because underneath
0:17:18 > 0:17:20here you'd normally have either a piece of leather
0:17:20 > 0:17:22or just a plain mahogany surface.
0:17:22 > 0:17:25Let's have a look on the outside.
0:17:25 > 0:17:27It's all faded somewhat.
0:17:27 > 0:17:31So the value of this piece of furniture will be around
0:17:31 > 0:17:36- the £100 mark. £80 to £120. - OK. Sounds good to me.
0:17:36 > 0:17:39Shall I tuck this under my arm, find some more stuff?
0:17:39 > 0:17:41- Tuck it under your arm. There we go.- I'll follow you.
0:17:41 > 0:17:44- See what else we can find. - What a compact little table.
0:17:44 > 0:17:47And I can just picture a British diplomat
0:17:47 > 0:17:50carrying that around the world, back in the 19th century.
0:17:50 > 0:17:52Laptops may be today's style,
0:17:52 > 0:17:55but they don't quite have the same elegance.
0:17:55 > 0:17:59We're all set for one final push before we call it a day.
0:17:59 > 0:18:02Denise finds two sterling silver baskets
0:18:02 > 0:18:05made by William Hutton and Sons, a well-known silversmith
0:18:05 > 0:18:08based in London and Sheffield back in the early 1900s.
0:18:08 > 0:18:11They produced luxury tableware and cutlery
0:18:11 > 0:18:14but were amalgamated into another firm in the '20s.
0:18:14 > 0:18:17They're worth anything from £100 to £150.
0:18:17 > 0:18:21We've unearthed some truly unusual items today
0:18:21 > 0:18:24and it looks like we're not done yet.
0:18:24 > 0:18:26- Look!- Yeah?
0:18:26 > 0:18:29Jonty!
0:18:29 > 0:18:32- Just found this.- Oh, look at that.
0:18:32 > 0:18:35That's very pretty. So that's a bracelet,
0:18:35 > 0:18:41but it looks like it's been converted from a fob chain.
0:18:41 > 0:18:44- Excuse me interrupting, did I hear jewellery?- Yes.
0:18:44 > 0:18:47Let's have a look, Jonty.
0:18:47 > 0:18:49- It's so gorgeous!- Very pretty.
0:18:49 > 0:18:52What were you saying it's been converted from?
0:18:52 > 0:18:55Once upon a time this was a fob chain for the pocket watch.
0:18:55 > 0:18:57The chain would have been longer.
0:18:57 > 0:19:00In fact, almost double the length, once upon a time.
0:19:00 > 0:19:02So it's been altered to a bracelet?
0:19:02 > 0:19:03In order so it goes round...
0:19:03 > 0:19:06Demonstrate.
0:19:06 > 0:19:09Where did you get it? Was it a present from some suitor?
0:19:09 > 0:19:13No. I can't really remember but I did wear it when I got married.
0:19:13 > 0:19:15- First time.- The first time!
0:19:15 > 0:19:19Oh, excuse me! Time for this bracelet to be out the door.
0:19:19 > 0:19:20It's got to go!
0:19:20 > 0:19:24In the end, Martin, you got the gem anyway.
0:19:24 > 0:19:26I'll have the bracelet.
0:19:26 > 0:19:29I'll tell you what I have noticed about jewellery
0:19:29 > 0:19:30in general at auctions.
0:19:30 > 0:19:32It always seems to get a fair price.
0:19:32 > 0:19:36Absolutely, and at the moment gold is doing pretty well in the market.
0:19:36 > 0:19:40If you look at trends over the last five years, gold has done that,
0:19:40 > 0:19:43whereas if you look at any other market in recent times
0:19:43 > 0:19:44it's all done that.
0:19:44 > 0:19:47So there's a reason why people are trading with this and gold
0:19:47 > 0:19:50is still holding up pretty well on the market.
0:19:50 > 0:19:51An item like this may
0:19:51 > 0:19:54not necessarily be sold again as a bracelet.
0:19:54 > 0:19:57You've got to go on the weight.
0:19:57 > 0:20:00But it's weighty enough to rein in at, I suppose,
0:20:00 > 0:20:03- £100 to £150 at auction. - Pretty good.- Good.
0:20:03 > 0:20:06This is a very exciting moment for me because it comes
0:20:06 > 0:20:09to the end total, or what could be the end total,
0:20:09 > 0:20:12and I think you're going to like my price, because you were looking
0:20:12 > 0:20:18for £700 towards this gorgeous girl of yours for her wedding dress,
0:20:18 > 0:20:19for the big day.
0:20:19 > 0:20:21Well, ta-da ta-da ta-da!
0:20:21 > 0:20:25Come on, you can do that. You've done that on stage. Come on.
0:20:25 > 0:20:28- Ta-da ta-da ta-da! - Ta-da!- Ta-da!
0:20:28 > 0:20:33- £900, yes! How about that? - Excellent.- That's really good.- Yes.
0:20:33 > 0:20:36That's going to make a big difference towards a wedding dress.
0:20:36 > 0:20:37I hope so.
0:20:37 > 0:20:39We've gathered quite a haul today
0:20:39 > 0:20:43and discovered some fascinating antiques. Just some of the things
0:20:43 > 0:20:45we're taking to auction are...
0:20:45 > 0:20:47The solid silver Victorian jug
0:20:47 > 0:20:52made in the 1800s by silversmiths Joseph and George Angell.
0:20:52 > 0:20:55Jonty thinks it could make £100 to £150.
0:20:55 > 0:20:57Another Victorian item,
0:20:57 > 0:21:00this time the beautifully preserved Thornton Pickard camera,
0:21:00 > 0:21:06which would be a must for any camera collector, worth £80 to £120.
0:21:06 > 0:21:10And one of the many pieces of jewellery going to auction,
0:21:10 > 0:21:15this stunning gold and garnet ring, which could make as much as £200.
0:21:16 > 0:21:19Still to come on Cash In The Attic,
0:21:19 > 0:21:22we sample the excitement of a furious bidding frenzy...
0:21:22 > 0:21:25Wow, that's good towards your target!
0:21:25 > 0:21:28..Whilst other items fall on stony ground.
0:21:28 > 0:21:33- So, not sold, and it was all going so well.- It was.
0:21:33 > 0:21:37How will our family cope? Find out when the final hammer falls.
0:21:42 > 0:21:46It's been a few weeks since we spent the day with Denise and Martin,
0:21:46 > 0:21:48and we've brought all of the items to Somerset,
0:21:48 > 0:21:52to sell at Lawrences Auctioneers in Crewkerne. £700 is the target,
0:21:52 > 0:21:55to put towards Denise's daughter's wedding dress,
0:21:55 > 0:21:58and the auction room is filling up very nicely.
0:21:58 > 0:22:01Let's hope we're in for a very successful day,
0:22:01 > 0:22:03when their items go under the hammer.
0:22:03 > 0:22:08- Hi, Jonty.- Gloria, how are you? - A very interesting auction room!
0:22:08 > 0:22:10Perfect for selling Denise and Martin's items.
0:22:10 > 0:22:14Exactly, and they had a great variety of things.
0:22:14 > 0:22:18If I remember, a lot of jewellery. Why would I remember jewellery?
0:22:18 > 0:22:21There's a surprise(!) One of the stars of the show for me
0:22:21 > 0:22:25is this lovely pair of baskets. Superb quality. Great hallmarks.
0:22:25 > 0:22:28The auction room likes them so much they've split
0:22:28 > 0:22:30then up into two different lots.
0:22:30 > 0:22:33- Are they solid silver?- Yes, wonderful good-quality solid silver.
0:22:33 > 0:22:36I'm hoping that these are going to do very well today.
0:22:36 > 0:22:39Nothing against Denise, but I might have cleaned
0:22:39 > 0:22:43solid silver fruit baskets before I brought them to the auction.
0:22:43 > 0:22:46She's done the right thing by not cleaning them.
0:22:46 > 0:22:49A lot of dealers are very wary of cleaned silver.
0:22:49 > 0:22:53They much prefer silver that's in a dirty, burnished state,
0:22:53 > 0:22:56simply because they know that they might well be private,
0:22:56 > 0:22:58so fresh stock onto the market.
0:22:58 > 0:23:01It is a busy auction and I know they've arrived
0:23:01 > 0:23:03so shall we go and catch up with them?
0:23:03 > 0:23:07I learn a new trade secret with every trip I make to auction,
0:23:07 > 0:23:10and this crowd look as if they know exactly what they're after.
0:23:10 > 0:23:14There's a huge variety of antiques in today's sale and with so many
0:23:14 > 0:23:19potential bidders in the room, I'm really excited about the day ahead.
0:23:19 > 0:23:22I hope Denise and Martin share my optimism.
0:23:22 > 0:23:25Denise and Martin, good morning. Lovely to see you again.
0:23:25 > 0:23:28- Are you well?- Yes, thank you. - Are you excited about today,
0:23:28 > 0:23:31because you haven't been to an auction before, have you?
0:23:31 > 0:23:34- That's right.- How are you feeling? - Excited but also a bit nervous
0:23:34 > 0:23:38because I'm worried about what's going to happen.
0:23:38 > 0:23:40I'm interested to see what happens.
0:23:40 > 0:23:42This is the most wonderful camera to look at.
0:23:42 > 0:23:45Remind me how this is officially described?
0:23:45 > 0:23:47- This is a plate camera.- Right.
0:23:47 > 0:23:50- And you're a very enthusiastic photographer?- Keen, yes.
0:23:50 > 0:23:54So have you got any pangs about selling this?
0:23:54 > 0:23:55Slightly, but not too many, no.
0:23:55 > 0:23:59It's about time it went and maybe we'll upgrade it sometime.
0:23:59 > 0:24:03- He'd like to get a better one really, I think.- Saving up, is he?
0:24:03 > 0:24:07Are there any items that you're sad to see go today?
0:24:07 > 0:24:09Possibly my little train set.
0:24:09 > 0:24:13I know the auctioneer is in position with his gavel all ready for action,
0:24:13 > 0:24:17- so shall we get in our position? We'll follow Jonty.- This way.
0:24:17 > 0:24:20There's a true buzz of anticipation in the saleroom
0:24:20 > 0:24:24as the eager regulars await the start of the auction.
0:24:24 > 0:24:27I hope that there's plenty of interest in our items today.
0:24:27 > 0:24:29We take our positions at the back of the room,
0:24:29 > 0:24:31just in time for our first lot.
0:24:31 > 0:24:34They say the best things come in small packages.
0:24:34 > 0:24:36Let's hope the bidders agree.
0:24:38 > 0:24:40You referred to it as a patch box?
0:24:40 > 0:24:43I thought it was, because it's got a little mirror in it.
0:24:43 > 0:24:46- But Jonty says it's a pillbox. - I thought it was lovely,
0:24:46 > 0:24:49really charming, tiny, but that's the reason I thought £30, £40.
0:24:49 > 0:24:51I'm bid £25 for it. At 25.
0:24:51 > 0:24:5430, I see. 35, 40, madam?
0:24:54 > 0:24:5640, 45 here. 50.
0:24:56 > 0:25:00- That's good.- 55, 60, yes? Five, 70?
0:25:00 > 0:25:03Five, 80? Lady's bid of 80.
0:25:03 > 0:25:04I need a bucket of nerve pins!
0:25:04 > 0:25:07Selling at 80.
0:25:07 > 0:25:10- That is really good.- Very good, yes.
0:25:10 > 0:25:13A tiny thing, I remember thinking, "Yeah, that's going to sell."
0:25:13 > 0:25:16But I didn't realise for that much.
0:25:16 > 0:25:18How about that?
0:25:18 > 0:25:21Selling for double its top estimate is how we like to start a sale,
0:25:21 > 0:25:24and it's a good sign for the day ahead considering
0:25:24 > 0:25:28Denise and Martin's attachment to some of their items.
0:25:29 > 0:25:33There's a big confession coming up here, because Denise just whispered,
0:25:33 > 0:25:35"I wish I'd never agreed to sell this."
0:25:35 > 0:25:39Well, it's not that I wish I hadn't, but I always said I wouldn't.
0:25:39 > 0:25:41- And here you are, selling it. - Here I am, selling it.
0:25:41 > 0:25:44144A, the silver jug.
0:25:44 > 0:25:46Denise, kiss it goodbye.
0:25:46 > 0:25:48Blow it a kiss, quickly.
0:25:49 > 0:25:53100 somewhere?
0:25:53 > 0:25:56I have £60 to start, at 60. At £60.
0:25:56 > 0:25:5970, thank you. 70 on my left. 80.
0:25:59 > 0:26:0190. 100. And ten.
0:26:01 > 0:26:05- It's going.- 100 is the reserve. - At 120 against you. At 120.
0:26:05 > 0:26:11130, a new bidder. 140, 150.
0:26:11 > 0:26:16140, the bid's with me, against you all. I sell at 140.
0:26:16 > 0:26:20- It's gone. - It's gone. Good money, though.
0:26:20 > 0:26:21But we're doing so well.
0:26:21 > 0:26:23- Good money.- It's extraordinary.
0:26:23 > 0:26:28Well observed, Jonty. Selling for just under its top estimate
0:26:28 > 0:26:31is another great result, and it feels like we're on a bit of a roll.
0:26:31 > 0:26:35Next up, more silver but this time in the form of a necklace.
0:26:35 > 0:26:39Will there be some jewellery buyers in the room, I wonder?
0:26:39 > 0:26:42We've sold all the British silver incredibly well.
0:26:42 > 0:26:46This is Continental, so it'll be interesting to see whether
0:26:46 > 0:26:49there's the same enthusiasm for this as for the other items.
0:26:49 > 0:26:51I have ten to start, at £10.
0:26:51 > 0:26:54£12, I see, thank you. 15, 18, 20.
0:26:54 > 0:26:5922, 25, 28, 30, 32, 35, 38, 40.
0:26:59 > 0:27:01- It's going up a bit.- 45.
0:27:01 > 0:27:04It needs to get up to 50.
0:27:04 > 0:27:0648. 48, new bidder.
0:27:06 > 0:27:08- 50.- Come on.- 52.
0:27:08 > 0:27:11Against you, then, at £50.
0:27:11 > 0:27:13At £50 against you.
0:27:15 > 0:27:17Disappointing. Disappointing.
0:27:17 > 0:27:20Oh, dear. A shame after such a strong start.
0:27:20 > 0:27:22£50 is just half of Jonty's estimate,
0:27:22 > 0:27:27and our optimism for the day ahead takes a bit of a knock.
0:27:27 > 0:27:29Maybe our next item will get us back on track.
0:27:29 > 0:27:33It's Martin's vintage camera. I rather like it,
0:27:33 > 0:27:35but will the bidders?
0:27:35 > 0:27:38How do you think this is going to fare?
0:27:38 > 0:27:42It's going to be very interesting. In recent times, cameras like this
0:27:42 > 0:27:47have to be in really good condition before they make their price.
0:27:47 > 0:27:51So, the truth is, don't tell anyone else, I'm not quite sure.
0:27:51 > 0:27:54£30 for it?
0:27:54 > 0:27:5730 I see, thank you.
0:27:57 > 0:28:0235 here, 40, 45, 50, five, 60.
0:28:02 > 0:28:06On my left at 60. At £60. Anybody else? I'm selling...
0:28:06 > 0:28:08New bidder, 65, 70, five, 80...
0:28:08 > 0:28:11- It's still going.- ..Five.
0:28:11 > 0:28:1375's on my left. Are you quite sure?
0:28:13 > 0:28:15That's good, isn't it?
0:28:15 > 0:28:18Gentleman's bid.
0:28:18 > 0:28:20I think that's pretty good, don't you?
0:28:20 > 0:28:22- Are you happy?- Yes.
0:28:22 > 0:28:26It might be £5 below Jonty's estimate but it's near enough.
0:28:26 > 0:28:29And he did admit that it was a guesstimate and, I'd say,
0:28:29 > 0:28:31a pretty good one at that.
0:28:31 > 0:28:35Next up, it's an auction room favourite, perfume bottles.
0:28:35 > 0:28:39This set of three are quite unusual and worth every penny
0:28:39 > 0:28:42of their £50 estimate. Are you partial to these, Martin?
0:28:42 > 0:28:45These I quite like but I'm happy to see them go.
0:28:45 > 0:28:48OK. So, Jonty, how do you think they'll fare?
0:28:48 > 0:28:49I put £50 to £70 on them.
0:28:49 > 0:28:52There's always dealers for these sorts of things so, again...
0:28:52 > 0:28:56- Do you like them?- Yes. Good quality, wonderful. They should sell.
0:28:56 > 0:28:57Let's see how they do.
0:28:57 > 0:28:59£50 for them?
0:28:59 > 0:29:01Sample showing there, thank you.
0:29:01 > 0:29:03£50, somebody?
0:29:03 > 0:29:05Anywhere?
0:29:05 > 0:29:07£40, then. £40, I see, thank you.
0:29:07 > 0:29:12At 40, 45, 50, 5, 60?
0:29:12 > 0:29:14Against you at £55.
0:29:14 > 0:29:1660, new bidder, thank you.
0:29:16 > 0:29:1965, 70, 75, 80?
0:29:19 > 0:29:22£80. On my far right at 80.
0:29:22 > 0:29:26Any other bids? I sell at £80 for them.
0:29:26 > 0:29:31- £80!- I thought we were stuck at 40 for a moment there.
0:29:31 > 0:29:34I'm so glad the quality of the perfume bottles
0:29:34 > 0:29:36wasn't lost on the bidders of Crewkerne.
0:29:36 > 0:29:40At £10 above the top estimate, it's another terrific result.
0:29:40 > 0:29:43Next up is an item that Jonty has really high hopes for.
0:29:43 > 0:29:47The two silver bowls. And there's been a lot of interest in them.
0:29:48 > 0:29:51Denise, before you arrived this morning,
0:29:51 > 0:29:54Jonty was talking about the quality of the silver baskets.
0:29:54 > 0:29:56Did these belong to your mother?
0:29:56 > 0:29:59The bigger one was mine, the other one was my mother's,
0:29:59 > 0:30:03- but she let me have it.- Do you have any regrets about selling them?
0:30:03 > 0:30:05No, no. As long as they make a reasonable price.
0:30:05 > 0:30:07Why? Do you not like them any more?
0:30:07 > 0:30:10They are a bit old-fashioned now. I want to make my house more modern
0:30:10 > 0:30:14and probably do away with the cabinet that they all stand in.
0:30:14 > 0:30:16And who's been cleaning them?
0:30:16 > 0:30:18- Martin.- Me.- I don't clean them.
0:30:18 > 0:30:20- Which means you don't have to clean any more.- Exactly.
0:30:20 > 0:30:23- Are you happy about that?- Delighted.
0:30:23 > 0:30:26Jonty, you love the quality of these, don't you?
0:30:26 > 0:30:30They are extremely good quality. Fantastic, wonderful hallmarks.
0:30:30 > 0:30:34I put £100 to £150 on them as a pair but don't be surprised if they
0:30:34 > 0:30:36make an awful lot more than that.
0:30:36 > 0:30:38They're up as two individual numbers?
0:30:38 > 0:30:41They are now being sold as two separate lots.
0:30:41 > 0:30:43£100 for it? 100 I see, thank you.
0:30:43 > 0:30:46At £100. 10 here, 120,
0:30:46 > 0:30:51- 130, 140, 150, 160, 170, 180...- Wow!
0:30:51 > 0:30:53190, 200? Against you, then.
0:30:53 > 0:30:57The bid is here at 190. 200 anywhere else?
0:30:57 > 0:31:00- Oh, my goodness!- 200, and 10, 220?
0:31:00 > 0:31:04Selling at £210.
0:31:04 > 0:31:07Wow! That's good towards your target, isn't it?
0:31:07 > 0:31:11£210 and that's just for one of the silver bowls.
0:31:11 > 0:31:13And the second one is up next.
0:31:13 > 0:31:15A silver basket, lot 108B.
0:31:15 > 0:31:17£80 for it?
0:31:17 > 0:31:22£80 I see, thank you. On my left, £80, and 90, 100,
0:31:22 > 0:31:25and 10, 120, 130, 140, 150...
0:31:25 > 0:31:27- Still going.- Wow!
0:31:27 > 0:31:30150. You're in, sir, at 150, seated.
0:31:30 > 0:31:32Correct?
0:31:32 > 0:31:35£150, thank you. 150, I have.
0:31:35 > 0:31:38160, 170. Against you now.
0:31:38 > 0:31:42160. New bidder, 170, 180, 190?
0:31:42 > 0:31:45At £180, then. Selling at £180.
0:31:48 > 0:31:51Yes! Martin, I've got to kiss you for that one. Fantastic.
0:31:51 > 0:31:54No more cleaning and all that money.
0:31:54 > 0:31:56Fantastic! Well done.
0:31:56 > 0:31:58You can kiss him too, if you like.
0:31:58 > 0:32:02That is truly astonishing. The two silver bowls have sold
0:32:02 > 0:32:06for almost four times their lowest estimate. Quite remarkable.
0:32:06 > 0:32:10Now, this is turning out to be quite an auction and I can't wait to let
0:32:10 > 0:32:15Martin and Denise know how much they have raised at the half-time stage.
0:32:15 > 0:32:19Now, you have to agree we've had a few hot flush moments here.
0:32:19 > 0:32:21I've had a bucket of nerve pills already.
0:32:21 > 0:32:24But we are looking for £700 for your daughter's wedding dress,
0:32:24 > 0:32:28which is a really lovely thing to be raising money for.
0:32:28 > 0:32:33You're going to love this auction room because you already have £815.
0:32:33 > 0:32:37- Wow!- £815!
0:32:37 > 0:32:40- That's halfway.- Good, good. - We can go home now, then.
0:32:40 > 0:32:44Isn't that amazing? She's going to get a very expensive dress.
0:32:44 > 0:32:49An exciting first half to the sale. With our target already achieved,
0:32:49 > 0:32:52I wonder how we'll get on with the remainder of our lots.
0:32:52 > 0:32:55The auction bidders are doing us proud, helped by the fact
0:32:55 > 0:32:58that it's crammed with a vast array of quality antiques.
0:32:58 > 0:33:02Jonty, of course, is truly in his element amongst such treasures
0:33:02 > 0:33:05and can't resist exploring.
0:33:05 > 0:33:09Before photography was invented, the only way that you could have
0:33:09 > 0:33:12your picture taken was to sit for a portrait painter
0:33:12 > 0:33:16just like this. It was either done in a very large, grand frame,
0:33:16 > 0:33:18or in a smaller form in a miniature.
0:33:18 > 0:33:22Society in the 18th and 19th century was greatly divided
0:33:22 > 0:33:25between the haves and have-nots and the only people that
0:33:25 > 0:33:29could afford to have their picture done was the very wealthy.
0:33:29 > 0:33:34This was probably done around the turn of the 18th and 19th century
0:33:34 > 0:33:37and you can really tell that by his dress, what he's wearing.
0:33:37 > 0:33:42And again, this hairstyle is very typical of the period.
0:33:42 > 0:33:46Essentially, we are looking at a young Regency gent.
0:33:46 > 0:33:52The frame is all correct and I love this little acorn drop that appears
0:33:52 > 0:33:57just underneath the eye where you can hook it against the wall.
0:33:57 > 0:33:59So, in the catalogue, it's £80 to £120.
0:33:59 > 0:34:03It's worth every single penny of at least £100. I think it's lovely.
0:34:03 > 0:34:07Our Jonty is clearly a fan of the miniature portrait and it seems he's
0:34:07 > 0:34:12not the only one who appreciates its charm when it sells for £120.
0:34:12 > 0:34:14Top estimate.
0:34:14 > 0:34:17If you're thinking of buying or selling items at auction,
0:34:17 > 0:34:20remember that commission and other charges may apply.
0:34:20 > 0:34:23Always check the details with your local auction house.
0:34:24 > 0:34:27After a well-earned break, we retake our positions at
0:34:27 > 0:34:30the back of the auction room in time for the second half of the sale.
0:34:30 > 0:34:32Our only piece of jewellery so far
0:34:32 > 0:34:35failed to get the room excited earlier on, so let's hope we
0:34:35 > 0:34:38don't suffer the same fate with our next lot.
0:34:38 > 0:34:40It's the first of Denise's two rings.
0:34:40 > 0:34:45The ruby and diamond one is up first and we're looking for at least £80.
0:34:45 > 0:34:47£40 for it?
0:34:47 > 0:34:4940?
0:34:49 > 0:34:52- That's not good. - 30. I have here a bid of 30.
0:34:52 > 0:34:5635 I see, 40, 45, 50, 5, 60...
0:34:56 > 0:34:58- It's going up a bit now.- 65?
0:34:58 > 0:35:01Against you, then, at 60. Anyone else? It's against you at £60.
0:35:01 > 0:35:05With me, against you at £60.
0:35:05 > 0:35:07So, not sold.
0:35:07 > 0:35:10- And it was all going so well. - It was.
0:35:10 > 0:35:13Uh-oh. Not the way we'd like to have started
0:35:13 > 0:35:15the second second half of the sale.
0:35:15 > 0:35:18It appears the lack of jewellery buyers in the room continues,
0:35:18 > 0:35:23so not good news for our next lot, the gold and garnet ring.
0:35:23 > 0:35:26If the ruby and diamond one didn't sell very well,
0:35:26 > 0:35:29- how do you think this garnet ring will sell?- Possibly not so good.
0:35:29 > 0:35:32But big rings are more fashionable now, so maybe?
0:35:32 > 0:35:34£30 for that?
0:35:36 > 0:35:3720, anybody?
0:35:37 > 0:35:4120 below me, thank you. 25 here, 30?
0:35:41 > 0:35:465, 40, five, 50. Latest bid below me at £50. 55 anywhere?
0:35:46 > 0:35:50Any other bits? I'm selling near me at 50.
0:35:50 > 0:35:52- Thank you.- Well, what do you think?
0:35:52 > 0:35:56- Disappointing because I was hoping for more but it has sold.- Yes.
0:35:56 > 0:35:59It is another disappointing result,
0:35:59 > 0:36:01selling for just half of its estimate.
0:36:01 > 0:36:03After doing so well in the first half,
0:36:03 > 0:36:07our luck seems to have taken a turn for the worse
0:36:07 > 0:36:09and there's more jewellery up next.
0:36:09 > 0:36:12Here we come to a gold bracelet.
0:36:12 > 0:36:15From my limited knowledge, gold has been selling really well,
0:36:15 > 0:36:17how do you think this will do?
0:36:17 > 0:36:19It should make its weight at the very least.
0:36:19 > 0:36:21That's the reason why I've put at least £100 on it,
0:36:21 > 0:36:24I'm hoping that we'll get that this time.
0:36:24 > 0:36:2750, I hear, 60, 70, 80,
0:36:27 > 0:36:3290, 100, and 10, 120, 130.
0:36:32 > 0:36:37No? Quite sure, madam? Gentleman's bid on my right, then, at £120.
0:36:37 > 0:36:39That's better.
0:36:39 > 0:36:40We've sold a bit of jewellery.
0:36:40 > 0:36:42At the right price.
0:36:42 > 0:36:43That's more like it!
0:36:43 > 0:36:47And, as it was worn by Denise at her first wedding, I'm sure Martin
0:36:47 > 0:36:49won't be too disappointed to see it go.
0:36:49 > 0:36:53Next under the hammer is the Sandringham pattern dinner service.
0:36:53 > 0:36:57I'm constantly amazed at how little these tend to get at auction,
0:36:57 > 0:37:00so I'll be interested to see how it fares today.
0:37:00 > 0:37:03How much, being realistic, is this likely to fetch?
0:37:03 > 0:37:06I put £40 on it as a bottom end estimate just to try
0:37:06 > 0:37:09- and attract the sale.- It doesn't seem a lot.- Well, it's not.
0:37:09 > 0:37:12I mean, this is not a lot of money.
0:37:12 > 0:37:16If I went to that well-known store, I couldn't buy this for £40.
0:37:16 > 0:37:18You couldn't buy one item for £40.
0:37:18 > 0:37:22I could not, no. That seems like a right old bargain to me.
0:37:22 > 0:37:26When my mother bought this new set, I bought her one piece.
0:37:26 > 0:37:30Now, we're talking 25 to 30 years ago, for £12. One piece.
0:37:30 > 0:37:31£30 for it?
0:37:34 > 0:37:36£20 to start it, then?
0:37:37 > 0:37:39Lot 204A, the dinner set.
0:37:43 > 0:37:47I don't believe it. The auctioneer doesn't even get a bid of 20 quid.
0:37:47 > 0:37:51So, in spite of it being such a bargain, it goes unsold.
0:37:51 > 0:37:54It seems there's no market for large dinner services these days.
0:37:54 > 0:37:58And it was the one thing that Denise wanted to get shot of.
0:37:58 > 0:38:00So it's going back in the cupboard.
0:38:00 > 0:38:04Now the folding writing table which Martin hasn't used for a decade.
0:38:04 > 0:38:07Let's hope that the bidders are more interested in furniture.
0:38:07 > 0:38:11It's in need of some restoration but Jonty's confident
0:38:11 > 0:38:13it will achieve its £80 estimate.
0:38:13 > 0:38:17Time to see if he's right.
0:38:17 > 0:38:18£40 for it?
0:38:18 > 0:38:20- 20 to start it... - Oh, I don't like that.
0:38:20 > 0:38:2220, I see, thank you.
0:38:22 > 0:38:2525, 30, 5, 40, five,
0:38:25 > 0:38:2850, 5, 60, five,
0:38:28 > 0:38:3270, 5? At £70, then.
0:38:32 > 0:38:34Far left at 70. New bidder, 75.
0:38:34 > 0:38:36There's someone else come in.
0:38:36 > 0:38:3980, 85, 90, 95, 100...
0:38:39 > 0:38:40- That's better.- Wow!
0:38:40 > 0:38:42..120.
0:38:42 > 0:38:45Against you, behind. 110 on my left.
0:38:45 > 0:38:46You're out, behind at 120.
0:38:46 > 0:38:48Selling on my left, then, at £110.
0:38:50 > 0:38:52That's fantastic.
0:38:52 > 0:38:55- Martin, well done.- That's good. - Isn't that good?
0:38:55 > 0:38:58You could say a big result for the little folding table.
0:38:58 > 0:39:02Jonty was right to be confident with his valuation
0:39:02 > 0:39:05and it sells for just £10 below its top estimate.
0:39:05 > 0:39:09We've had some real highs and a few lows at today's auction,
0:39:09 > 0:39:11but our last lot of the day will,
0:39:11 > 0:39:15I think, really tug at Martin's heartstrings. It's his childhood
0:39:15 > 0:39:18train set and he's generously selling it to help
0:39:18 > 0:39:21the wedding dress fund. What a gent! Do you remember
0:39:21 > 0:39:24- how old you were when you got it? - Probably seven or eight.
0:39:24 > 0:39:26So it's at least 20 years ago.
0:39:26 > 0:39:28At least 20 years, yeah.
0:39:28 > 0:39:29LAUGHTER
0:39:29 > 0:39:31So, Jonty, are you a train man?
0:39:31 > 0:39:34I never really had a train set, I have to say.
0:39:34 > 0:39:35- Ah, deprived.- Poor boy.
0:39:35 > 0:39:39I think I always wanted one, but I never possessed one.
0:39:39 > 0:39:42- But they're very collectible. - You lucky person.
0:39:42 > 0:39:44You should be bidding for this, then!
0:39:44 > 0:39:47£30 for it? 30 I see, thank you.
0:39:47 > 0:39:50At 30, seated bid. 35 now in the centre, 40, 45,
0:39:50 > 0:39:5450, 55, 60, five, 70, five,
0:39:54 > 0:39:5680, five...
0:39:56 > 0:39:58- Eases the pain. - ..Against you in the middle.
0:39:58 > 0:40:03- Seated bid of £80. New bidder, 85, 90, 95, 100...- Wow!
0:40:03 > 0:40:07And 10, 120, 130, 140, 150.
0:40:07 > 0:40:09Quite sure?
0:40:09 > 0:40:13Seated bid now, then. In the centre. I sell at £140.
0:40:13 > 0:40:16Can you believe that? £140.
0:40:16 > 0:40:18- Fantastic.- For your little train.
0:40:18 > 0:40:20That's really good.
0:40:20 > 0:40:22Are you a happy boy?
0:40:22 > 0:40:25Yes, I am. It eases the pain now.
0:40:25 > 0:40:30What a resounding success for Martin's childhood train set.
0:40:30 > 0:40:32It's been quite a day here in Somerset
0:40:32 > 0:40:34with some truly remarkable results.
0:40:34 > 0:40:38We'd already exceeded our £700 target at the halfway stage,
0:40:38 > 0:40:41so I'm looking forward to breaking the good news to Denise and Martin
0:40:41 > 0:40:44on how well they've done over all.
0:40:44 > 0:40:47You wanted £700 for your lovely daughter's dress.
0:40:47 > 0:40:50I said before, it's a lovely reason to raise money,
0:40:50 > 0:40:53to get rid of a lot of stuff out of your cupboard and your drawers.
0:40:53 > 0:40:59I'm glad to say that, having wanted £700,
0:40:59 > 0:41:02you have got £1,235!
0:41:02 > 0:41:05- Wow! Congratulations. - Isn't that brilliant?
0:41:05 > 0:41:08- Yes, I'm pleased with that. - Thank you very much.
0:41:08 > 0:41:11Nearly £1,300. How do you think your daughter will react?
0:41:11 > 0:41:15She will be pleased, very pleased. I doubt that she'll spend it all.
0:41:15 > 0:41:18And you're going to be out there with her choosing the dress?
0:41:18 > 0:41:21- Absolutely.- If you're providing the money, why not?
0:41:21 > 0:41:25We wish your daughter the very, very best of luck and much happiness
0:41:25 > 0:41:28and thank you both very much indeed. We really enjoyed your company.
0:41:28 > 0:41:30- Thank you.- Enjoy the wedding.
0:41:30 > 0:41:32I hope we will.
0:41:36 > 0:41:40Denise and her daughter, Marissa, have come to a wedding dress shop
0:41:40 > 0:41:43in St Albans to select the dress of her dreams.
0:41:43 > 0:41:47- But will she find the one she wants? - Do you want to come through?
0:41:47 > 0:41:49I'm happy that I could help Marissa with her dress,
0:41:49 > 0:41:53because I know it means a lot to her. And that's the nicest bit
0:41:53 > 0:41:56to do for her because it's really girly and we've been able
0:41:56 > 0:41:59to do it together, so I'm really happy about that.
0:41:59 > 0:42:02I feel quite nervous but I'm looking forward to my wedding day,
0:42:02 > 0:42:04I can't wait for it to come.
0:42:04 > 0:42:06I think that's just a bit too big at the bottom.
0:42:06 > 0:42:10That's really not right for you. Let's have another go.
0:42:11 > 0:42:13I think I like this one.
0:42:13 > 0:42:17And the wedding dress Marissa chose in the end...
0:42:17 > 0:42:20Don't be silly, we can't show you. It's understandable
0:42:20 > 0:42:23that Marissa wants to keep it a secret until her big day.
0:42:23 > 0:42:26I don't think he would be very fair to let the groom
0:42:26 > 0:42:29see his bride before the day, so we're keeping that under wraps.
0:42:29 > 0:42:32I think my dress is absolutely lovely and I can't believe
0:42:32 > 0:42:34I found the one that I want.
0:42:34 > 0:42:37And, of course, we wish them every happiness for the future.
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