0:00:02 > 0:00:05Welcome to the show that helps raise money for a special project
0:00:05 > 0:00:10or a treat, by rummaging round for antiques and collectables and then we take them all to auction.
0:00:10 > 0:00:15But it's not very often you find an employee who decides that it's time for a spring clean,
0:00:15 > 0:00:19so it'll be interesting to see what his boss thinks in today's Cash In The Attic.
0:00:38 > 0:00:41'Coming up on today's Cash In The Attic,
0:00:41 > 0:00:45'I get an education in restaurant management.'
0:00:45 > 0:00:48- What is a comestible? - Anything that's edible.
0:00:48 > 0:00:50Do you have comestibles on your menu?
0:00:50 > 0:00:53I hope so, otherwise everyone would go very hungry!
0:00:53 > 0:00:55'John tries to get a free meal.'
0:00:55 > 0:00:59If they make between 20 and 30, I will buy you lunch here,
0:00:59 > 0:01:00if not, you've got to shout me lunch.
0:01:00 > 0:01:03'And there are some surprises come auction day.'
0:01:03 > 0:01:05- Didn't think they'd sell at all. - You didn't?
0:01:05 > 0:01:06- No.- Ye of little faith.
0:01:06 > 0:01:11'So will our good fortune last? Find out when the hammer finally falls.'
0:01:14 > 0:01:18I'm in the Surrey countryside, to meet Jane and her pub manager Colin.
0:01:18 > 0:01:22And they've got a very practical plan to bring in the customers.
0:01:22 > 0:01:27'Jane Ayles has been the owner of the King's Arms for five years.
0:01:27 > 0:01:29'Having studied hotel catering at university,
0:01:29 > 0:01:33'Jane became marketing manager for a national chain of hotels
0:01:33 > 0:01:36'and it was there where she met her husband Peter.
0:01:36 > 0:01:40'The couple were married in 1996, and today they run four pubs.
0:01:40 > 0:01:44'No easy task, so thank heavens, I say, for Colin who,
0:01:44 > 0:01:48'for the past nine months has been the general manager of this one.
0:01:48 > 0:01:53'With plans to stand out from the competition, they've called in the Cash In The Attic team to help.
0:01:53 > 0:01:58'Our expert John Cameron can't wait to begin exploring,
0:01:58 > 0:02:01'so whilst he makes a start, I meet the team.'
0:02:01 > 0:02:03Jane and Colin,
0:02:03 > 0:02:05this is what I like to see - a bit of activity in the pub.
0:02:05 > 0:02:07- How are you?- Very well, thank you.
0:02:07 > 0:02:11A first for me. I don't think I've ever done a Cash In The Attic in a pub.
0:02:11 > 0:02:12- Which of you called us in?- I did.
0:02:12 > 0:02:14Ah, a big fan, are you?
0:02:14 > 0:02:17I'm quite a fan of it and I've been watching it and I thought,
0:02:17 > 0:02:22"We have a lot of interesting bits and pieces here that we wanted to clear out."
0:02:22 > 0:02:24What do you plan to do around the pub with the money?
0:02:24 > 0:02:27We've been thinking about this and one of the comments that we have
0:02:27 > 0:02:31is that customers say we're hard to find because our sign isn't good,
0:02:31 > 0:02:33so we want to put the money towards a new sign.
0:02:33 > 0:02:37- So what do they call you - the first on the left? - First on the left, exactly!
0:02:37 > 0:02:39I think you need a sign, to be honest.
0:02:39 > 0:02:41How much do you think you'll raise?
0:02:41 > 0:02:43We're looking to raise £500 for the sign.
0:02:43 > 0:02:46Did you think it was a good idea, Colin, as you're the general manager here?
0:02:46 > 0:02:49Yeah, it was quite incredible.
0:02:49 > 0:02:54When I came in, it just reminded me of a grandma's front room, in terms of collecting, collecting,
0:02:54 > 0:02:58run out of space to put things and you just couldn't see the beauty of the pub.
0:02:58 > 0:03:03I think I'll practise pulling my pint later on, but we've got to find John Cameron, our expert.
0:03:03 > 0:03:06I don't know whether it's a good idea bringing him to a pub or not,
0:03:06 > 0:03:08- but we'll find out. Shall we start?- Yes.
0:03:08 > 0:03:13'Well, I'm certainly looking forward to searching this wonderful 16th-century coaching inn.
0:03:13 > 0:03:17'As ever, John has wasted no time in getting his hands dirty hunting for valuables
0:03:17 > 0:03:21'and it looks like something has already caught his eye.'
0:03:23 > 0:03:25You see, Jane, I told you that our expert John
0:03:25 > 0:03:27would be rooting in your cupboards!
0:03:27 > 0:03:30Well, I've got to sing for my supper today, I understand.
0:03:30 > 0:03:32You work behind the bar, so that's OK.
0:03:32 > 0:03:35Well, I have found something we can take to auction.
0:03:35 > 0:03:39It's not going to make a fortune, but it will clear you a space, Jane.
0:03:39 > 0:03:40It's this sideboard.
0:03:40 > 0:03:44- This is oak, is it? - It is oak. It's oak and oak veneer.
0:03:44 > 0:03:47Robert Adam is accredited with actually forming the sideboard.
0:03:47 > 0:03:51After decorating a room, he had pedestals either side of a serving table.
0:03:51 > 0:03:54You'd keep things in the pedestals, cutlery and boxes,
0:03:54 > 0:03:57nice urns, and eventually he merged them together.
0:03:57 > 0:03:59And then you'd get the humble sideboard.
0:03:59 > 0:04:03Decorative-wise, well, it borrows from a lot of different periods.
0:04:03 > 0:04:06It is 1920s, the kind of Arts and Crafts era, but look,
0:04:06 > 0:04:10in this raised back, you've got an anthemion motif, which is also echoed
0:04:10 > 0:04:14in the doors, along with that bead and reel little piece at the bottom of the frieze there.
0:04:14 > 0:04:17Those pieces come from classical periods.
0:04:17 > 0:04:21In the Renaissance, they were re-used and throughout decorative art history.
0:04:21 > 0:04:24The barley twist legs and those drop handles,
0:04:24 > 0:04:26they come from Flemish and English furniture
0:04:26 > 0:04:29in the latter 17th century, so quite an eclectic piece.
0:04:29 > 0:04:32- You didn't know all of that, Jane, did you?- I didn't know any of it.
0:04:32 > 0:04:35I've got a sideboard at home. I'll look at it differently now!
0:04:35 > 0:04:39The thing is, this looks terrific in situ, because the building is old
0:04:39 > 0:04:43and it looks good, but I'm just wondering how it'll fare at auction?
0:04:43 > 0:04:46Not great sums. I would put this into auction today
0:04:46 > 0:04:48at about £40-£60, something like that.
0:04:48 > 0:04:50Are you happy to get rid of it?
0:04:50 > 0:04:52Yes, I think we are. We've got a lot of things
0:04:52 > 0:04:55that could go in that space that will do the job that it's doing.
0:04:55 > 0:04:57I'm a bit worried about you being in a pub, John,
0:04:57 > 0:05:01but I'll let you loose and we'd better go and have a look at some other items.
0:05:01 > 0:05:04- My reputation precedes me. - It does, I'm afraid.
0:05:04 > 0:05:09'We split up to begin a thorough search of this charming old pub.
0:05:09 > 0:05:11'Colin's made a start upstairs
0:05:11 > 0:05:13'and finds a collection of old horse brasses.
0:05:13 > 0:05:16'You know, I didn't think it would be too long
0:05:16 > 0:05:18'before we found some today.
0:05:18 > 0:05:21'Brasses like these were the decoration worn on the harnesses of working horses.
0:05:21 > 0:05:25'This collection would likely have been produced in the West Midlands,
0:05:25 > 0:05:27'back in the 19th century.
0:05:27 > 0:05:29'John values the set at £30-£40.
0:05:29 > 0:05:31'Downstairs,
0:05:31 > 0:05:33'this blue and white plate
0:05:33 > 0:05:36'is one of several similar examples in the pub
0:05:36 > 0:05:39'that Jane amasses into a rather impressive collection.
0:05:39 > 0:05:42'It's Delftware, a tin-glazed pottery,
0:05:42 > 0:05:44'which originated in the Netherlands in the 17th century.
0:05:44 > 0:05:48'John thinks this accumulation
0:05:48 > 0:05:50'could fetch £50-£80 at auction.
0:05:50 > 0:05:51'At this stage though,
0:05:51 > 0:05:53'I want to find out a bit more about our landlady.'
0:05:53 > 0:05:58So are you quite glad that you're getting rid of whatever it is today?
0:05:58 > 0:06:02Well, we've owned this one for five years and we inherited everything that was in it
0:06:02 > 0:06:08from the previous owner and people are looking for something a little bit cleaner and fresher these days.
0:06:08 > 0:06:12When Colin joined us back in July, we thought, "Right, OK, let's have a bit of a clear-out."
0:06:12 > 0:06:16People are very attached to the items and it's a dilemma -
0:06:16 > 0:06:19"Will I sell that brooch that belonged to my mum?"
0:06:19 > 0:06:24- But I take it that there's no emotion really attached to your things today?- Not from us.
0:06:24 > 0:06:27Maybe from some of the elderly customers, but not from us.
0:06:27 > 0:06:28You've got the customers to deal with!
0:06:28 > 0:06:33Now, I got a glimpse of your two lovely dogs and I gather one is really quite famous.
0:06:33 > 0:06:36Yes, that's Benson, my golden retriever.
0:06:36 > 0:06:39He has his own blog on the Surrey Life website.
0:06:39 > 0:06:42What does Benson "paw" about on his computer?
0:06:42 > 0:06:44Oh, all the things that are important to dogs -
0:06:44 > 0:06:48where your next meal's coming from, where your next walk's going to be,
0:06:48 > 0:06:51anything that a dog thinks is important in life.
0:06:51 > 0:06:56- Now, we'd better find John and have a look at some more of your items to raise the £500.- OK.
0:06:56 > 0:06:59- I think we'll go this way this time. - All right.
0:06:59 > 0:07:02'I don't know. A dog with a blog? Whatever next?
0:07:02 > 0:07:05'Now, whilst Jane and I have been chatting, John's been hard at work,
0:07:05 > 0:07:10'and in one of the pub's many nooks and crannies, he's found an intricately-carved oak bookshelf.
0:07:10 > 0:07:15'It's one of a pair and they've been in the pub for as long as any of the regulars can remember.
0:07:15 > 0:07:19'John thinks they should fetch £60-£100 at auction.
0:07:19 > 0:07:23'Then out in the garage, Colin digs out a collection of brass
0:07:23 > 0:07:26'and copper, which used to be displayed in the pub.
0:07:26 > 0:07:27'Although mostly modern,
0:07:27 > 0:07:30'John still hopes they will make £70-£100 at auction.
0:07:30 > 0:07:33'And Colin is not stopping there.'
0:07:34 > 0:07:35John.
0:07:35 > 0:07:38- What have you got there, Colin? - I keep meaning to throw these away.
0:07:38 > 0:07:41Throw them away? You mean you've got more than one of them?
0:07:41 > 0:07:42Incredibly, there is.
0:07:44 > 0:07:47- There is a pair. - You mean you don't like these?
0:07:47 > 0:07:50- It's auction or kindling. - I think that might be a bit drastic.
0:07:50 > 0:07:52We'll come back to that in a second.
0:07:52 > 0:07:54Well, they're in a kind of Baroque style.
0:07:54 > 0:07:58When you think about things like this, they tell us a bit about our social history.
0:07:58 > 0:08:00When would book ends have first been invented?
0:08:00 > 0:08:05When you think about the development of the printing press at the end of the 16th century
0:08:05 > 0:08:07and then growing in this country in the 17th century,
0:08:07 > 0:08:11that's when we first start to see libraries of any consequence.
0:08:11 > 0:08:14Before that, books were written or illuminated by hand
0:08:14 > 0:08:18and were only found in churches, monasteries and things like that.
0:08:18 > 0:08:22So have we got ourselves a pair of first period Baroque book-ends?
0:08:22 > 0:08:26Methinks not, coming back to your comment about throwing them on the fire.
0:08:26 > 0:08:29I wouldn't if I were you, because they're 20th century,
0:08:29 > 0:08:32and although there's marble in them, they're made of gilt resin,
0:08:32 > 0:08:34so they wouldn't smell nice if you threw them on the fire
0:08:34 > 0:08:36and you might upset the customers.
0:08:36 > 0:08:38But I think we can still sell them.
0:08:38 > 0:08:40Somebody might like them. What do you think they're worth?
0:08:40 > 0:08:44I reckon a fiver if you're lucky, but I'll say £20-£30, cos I'm a mug.
0:08:44 > 0:08:48You'd do well to get £20 or £30, but I'll tell you what,
0:08:48 > 0:08:50if they make between £20 and £30, I will buy you lunch here.
0:08:50 > 0:08:53- If not, you've got to shout me lunch.- Deal!
0:08:53 > 0:08:56'So who will be buying lunch for whom?
0:08:56 > 0:08:59'I don't think either of the chaps were enamoured by the book ends,
0:08:59 > 0:09:03'but John thinks £10-£15 is a more
0:09:03 > 0:09:04'realistic estimate.
0:09:04 > 0:09:06'Now, who will be right?'
0:09:06 > 0:09:0715, 20 anywhere now?
0:09:07 > 0:09:09Still below estimate at £15.
0:09:09 > 0:09:11'Only time will tell.
0:09:11 > 0:09:15'Back in the pub, John has found an old typewriter.
0:09:15 > 0:09:19'It was made by the British manufacturer Imperial,
0:09:19 > 0:09:22'who mass-produced them at their Leicester factory up until 1974.
0:09:22 > 0:09:25'John values it at £15-£25.
0:09:25 > 0:09:31'Down in the bar, Jane decides it is time to part with the pub's collection of pewter mugs.
0:09:31 > 0:09:35'Pewter was introduced to Britain by the Romans in the second century,
0:09:35 > 0:09:38'but these are somewhat more recent, dating from the 19th century.
0:09:38 > 0:09:43'John thinks that, sold together as one lot, they could fetch £40-£60.
0:09:43 > 0:09:45'Now, I'll drink to that!'
0:09:46 > 0:09:49'You know, it's fascinating discovering all these items
0:09:49 > 0:09:55'that have somehow, over the centuries, ended up in and around this quaint old inn.'
0:09:55 > 0:10:00Hey, I have been to the Aladdin's cave known as a garage.
0:10:00 > 0:10:02And I've found some really interesting things, I think.
0:10:02 > 0:10:04There's a lot out there, isn't there?
0:10:04 > 0:10:08Yeah. No smoking area.
0:10:08 > 0:10:11And this one here... Partridge's Gold Medal pies.
0:10:11 > 0:10:13Look at that. Puddings, pies and savouries.
0:10:13 > 0:10:18- "Purveyors of fine comestibles". - What is a comestible?
0:10:18 > 0:10:21- Anything that's edible.- Do you have comestibles on your menu?
0:10:21 > 0:10:24I would hope so, otherwise everyone would go very hungry!
0:10:24 > 0:10:27I like this one, actually. Do you know much about it?
0:10:27 > 0:10:30I think this one's been in the garage since we cleared it out.
0:10:30 > 0:10:32I'm not sure where the "no smoking area" one came from.
0:10:32 > 0:10:34It's a bit of fun - a reproduction.
0:10:34 > 0:10:38- If we look at the back, there's not a great deal of age to this at all.- Rough.
0:10:38 > 0:10:40Rough, but machine sawn.
0:10:40 > 0:10:41We can see the evidence of the machine mark.
0:10:41 > 0:10:45I've seen these turning up quite a lot at auctions with
0:10:45 > 0:10:47pawnbroking and advertising all sorts of old things,
0:10:47 > 0:10:49cigarettes and things like that,
0:10:49 > 0:10:54because there is a very active and buoyant market for genuine period advertising.
0:10:54 > 0:10:58Some of the things make thousands of pounds, some enamel signs.
0:10:58 > 0:10:59What's somebody going to pay?
0:10:59 > 0:11:03Not a huge sum, but I certainly think, as an estimate, £30-£50.
0:11:03 > 0:11:05Well, that's not bad, is it?
0:11:05 > 0:11:08It's two more things out of your over-cluttered garage.
0:11:08 > 0:11:11We are going to look for another item.
0:11:11 > 0:11:15'Well, Jane's more than happy to see the back of the old pub signs,
0:11:15 > 0:11:18'so let's hope they raise good money for the new one.
0:11:18 > 0:11:23'Colin's upstairs searching a bedroom and comes across this Victorian railway lamp.
0:11:23 > 0:11:26'It's fair to say that it's seen better days, but nevertheless,
0:11:26 > 0:11:30'John still thinks that any railway enthusiast at auction might still
0:11:30 > 0:11:33'be tempted to pay £20-£40 for it.
0:11:33 > 0:11:34'In another bedroom,
0:11:34 > 0:11:37'John finds a cupboard that's filled with dozens of old paintings.
0:11:37 > 0:11:41'Yet again, they were left behind by the pub's previous owners.
0:11:41 > 0:11:43'It's a very impressive collection,
0:11:43 > 0:11:45'featuring the works of numerous artists.
0:11:45 > 0:11:49'No well-known names, though, so John very cautiously
0:11:49 > 0:11:53'values them at £100-£140 and it will be interesting to see
0:11:53 > 0:11:56'what the bidders make of them, come auction day.'
0:11:57 > 0:12:01Colin, I wanted to ask you about the pub's harmonium.
0:12:01 > 0:12:04Is this something we could possibly consider for auction?
0:12:04 > 0:12:07This is probably my favourite piece in the pub.
0:12:07 > 0:12:10It's something my customers and I have become quite attached to.
0:12:10 > 0:12:13- They often come in and have a little tinkle.- Does it work?
0:12:13 > 0:12:15- Yeah. - So it's still in working order?
0:12:15 > 0:12:18It's in great working order. There's a couple of keys that don't work.
0:12:18 > 0:12:23Probably a problem with the reeds, but getting these repaired is not cheap.
0:12:23 > 0:12:27The harmonium works by pumping air across three reeds.
0:12:27 > 0:12:33It was invented in Paris around about 1852, something like that, by a chap called Alexandre Debain
0:12:33 > 0:12:36and it wasn't long before the popularity spread.
0:12:36 > 0:12:40This particular one here was made in America by the very established
0:12:40 > 0:12:43and much respected firm of Masons and Hamlin.
0:12:43 > 0:12:45Now, Mason was the musician,
0:12:45 > 0:12:49but Hamlin was a very clever mechanic and a great inventor.
0:12:49 > 0:12:53Between them, they formed the company around about 1854, something like that,
0:12:53 > 0:12:56in Boston, Massachusetts, the home of piano production.
0:12:56 > 0:13:01Now, it wasn't long before their reputation spread and I think it culminated, as we can see,
0:13:01 > 0:13:04which they displayed on all their instruments,
0:13:04 > 0:13:06these gold medals that they were awarded.
0:13:06 > 0:13:10This one here was for the Philadelphia Exhibition in 1876.
0:13:10 > 0:13:16These were big international affairs, pretty much like the Great Exhibition in London in 1851.
0:13:16 > 0:13:21However, sadly, with the advent of things like gramophones and radios, people didn't need
0:13:21 > 0:13:25to entertain themselves with pianos and harmoniums any more, so things tended to die out.
0:13:25 > 0:13:28Sadly, this is one of them, except in your pub, obviously.
0:13:28 > 0:13:30Ah, I see you've found our harmonium.
0:13:30 > 0:13:34We have, and I'm hoping that you're going to let us send this to auction.
0:13:34 > 0:13:38- It's very sweet looking, isn't it? - It's beautiful. It's really fun.
0:13:38 > 0:13:41A lot of customers comment on it as they come in
0:13:41 > 0:13:44and I don't really know whether I want to get rid of it or not.
0:13:44 > 0:13:46What do you think it might fetch at auction, John?
0:13:46 > 0:13:49Well, not huge sums of money, actually, Gloria.
0:13:49 > 0:13:52I have sold these and some come with quite spectacular cabinets
0:13:52 > 0:13:55and fake pipes, to make them look more like church organs.
0:13:55 > 0:13:57Sometimes, I've seen them fail to get a bid.
0:13:57 > 0:14:01However, it's in working order, it's a nice cute size, not too imposing.
0:14:01 > 0:14:05Even though it's working, I'm going to say £60-£80.
0:14:05 > 0:14:06Would you let it go for 60 quid?
0:14:06 > 0:14:10I suppose the danger is, when it's going to auction, you're never quite sure.
0:14:10 > 0:14:12I think we'd need to put a reserve on it.
0:14:12 > 0:14:14- What do you think would be a fair reserve?- Um, maybe £60?
0:14:14 > 0:14:17- So, certainly no less than 60? - No less than 60.
0:14:17 > 0:14:20Now, you wanted £500 for this fabulous new sign,
0:14:20 > 0:14:23so that you will not be the first pub on the left any more.
0:14:23 > 0:14:29You'll actually have the name up in lights. Taking into account the reserve, you should get £525.
0:14:29 > 0:14:31That's brilliant! Absolutely fantastic.
0:14:31 > 0:14:33- Excellent. - That would buy you a sign, Colin.
0:14:33 > 0:14:35It would buy a sign.
0:14:35 > 0:14:37Thank you very much. Thank you very much for coming.
0:14:37 > 0:14:40'And what a mixture of items we have for auction.
0:14:40 > 0:14:42'There's the impressive collection
0:14:42 > 0:14:44'of blue and white, iron-glazed Delftware.
0:14:44 > 0:14:46'It's been in the pub for decades,
0:14:46 > 0:14:49'but could find a new home for £50-£80.
0:14:49 > 0:14:51'The large haul of paintings
0:14:51 > 0:14:53'that had been hidden away in a cupboard for years.
0:14:53 > 0:14:56'Could there be some rarities amongst them?
0:14:56 > 0:15:00'We'll find out if they smash their £100-£140 estimate.
0:15:00 > 0:15:02'And the delightful harmonium.
0:15:02 > 0:15:05'It's the only item that holds any sentiment
0:15:05 > 0:15:08'and at just £60-£80, there's already talk of a reserve.
0:15:08 > 0:15:12'Question is, can Jane bear to part with it?'
0:15:15 > 0:15:18'Still to come on Cash In The Attic,
0:15:18 > 0:15:20'we face an uphill battle
0:15:20 > 0:15:23'as a number of items fail to make it to auction.'
0:15:23 > 0:15:25You don't reckon Colin's got attached to any of them?
0:15:25 > 0:15:27I don't know. I should have checked his bedroom!
0:15:27 > 0:15:32'But there's still cause to celebrate with some unexpected results.'
0:15:32 > 0:15:36£85. Wonderful. That did brilliantly.
0:15:36 > 0:15:39'So will the pub be getting its much needed new sign?
0:15:39 > 0:15:41'Be there when the gavel falls.'
0:15:47 > 0:15:49Now, that's what I would call a really interesting rummage.
0:15:49 > 0:15:52Clearly, they have a lot of pub stuff that they want to get rid of.
0:15:52 > 0:15:55We've brought it all to the John Nicholson Auctions in Surrey.
0:15:55 > 0:15:59They're hoping to raise about £500 for that brand-new sign,
0:15:59 > 0:16:02which will bring in, fingers crossed, a lot of new business.
0:16:02 > 0:16:05Unfortunately, I can't be there for all the fun of the auction,
0:16:05 > 0:16:09but our expert John Cameron is and, of course, he'll guide Jane through
0:16:09 > 0:16:13all the proceedings and, hopefully, they'll raise the money.
0:16:13 > 0:16:17'This popular saleroom is on the outskirts of Hazelmere
0:16:17 > 0:16:19'and it holds a Saturday antique auction once a month.
0:16:19 > 0:16:25'With almost 900 lots on offer in today's sale, a large crowd is anticipated.
0:16:25 > 0:16:27'But will the harmonium, be amongst the lots
0:16:27 > 0:16:31'or did it prove to be just too sentimental to part with?'
0:16:31 > 0:16:33- Hi, Jane.- Hello, John, how are you?
0:16:33 > 0:16:36I'm good. You won't do 60 words a minute on that.
0:16:36 > 0:16:39I never learnt how to type. I didn't ever want to be a secretary.
0:16:39 > 0:16:41So, anyway, no Colin?
0:16:41 > 0:16:44No, Saturday is our busiest day, of course.
0:16:44 > 0:16:46You know he and I had a wager, don't you?
0:16:46 > 0:16:49I said if those book ends made £20 I'd buy him lunch.
0:16:49 > 0:16:51If they didn't, he was going to get me lunch.
0:16:51 > 0:16:54I think he's stayed away so he can get out of that bet.
0:16:54 > 0:16:56If you win, you know where to go!
0:16:56 > 0:16:59So what about the harmonium? What did you decide?
0:16:59 > 0:17:01We just thought it was too much for the pub to bring,
0:17:01 > 0:17:03so we've left it where it is.
0:17:03 > 0:17:05Hopefully, even with a few lots that haven't turned up,
0:17:05 > 0:17:10- we should get somewhere near our target, so come on.- OK, great.
0:17:10 > 0:17:14'Sadly, though, the harmonium isn't the only item from the pub to stay behind.
0:17:14 > 0:17:18'Jane has decided that the carved oak bookshelves are also too much
0:17:18 > 0:17:20'part of the pub to bring to auction,
0:17:20 > 0:17:22'so that means we're two items
0:17:22 > 0:17:25'and a potential £120 down from the offset.
0:17:25 > 0:17:29'We'll need the rest of our items to perform really well
0:17:29 > 0:17:33'if we're to have a chance of reaching that £500 target.'
0:17:33 > 0:17:35We've got the Imperial typewriter here today.
0:17:35 > 0:17:39An English company started by an American-Spanish chap called Moya.
0:17:39 > 0:17:42They went on to become a market leader and produced
0:17:42 > 0:17:44hundreds and hundreds of millions of these items, hence why they
0:17:44 > 0:17:47- don't make huge sums at auction. Great decoration in pubs.- Yeah.
0:17:47 > 0:17:51But we're looking for £15-£25 for our typewriter.
0:17:51 > 0:17:54- What do you reckon? Hopeful?- Um, I hope it will get that sort of money.
0:17:54 > 0:17:56It's a nice decorative item, so it should do.
0:17:56 > 0:18:03- Bids here can start at 10, 15, 20, five.- We're up to our top estimate.
0:18:03 > 0:18:06For the typewriter. At 30, five, anywhere?
0:18:06 > 0:18:08Selling on commission at £30.
0:18:10 > 0:18:12- £30. Happy?- Fantastic, yes. - That was good!
0:18:12 > 0:18:14'I should say so.
0:18:14 > 0:18:17'It's our first sale of the day and is £5 over John's top estimate.
0:18:17 > 0:18:20'Will we have similar success with the railway lamp?
0:18:20 > 0:18:23'We're looking for £20-£40.'
0:18:23 > 0:18:27Start here at £10, 15, 20, anywhere now?
0:18:27 > 0:18:30- At £15, 20?- 20, we're on 20.
0:18:30 > 0:18:34Five? 30, five, 40, five.
0:18:34 > 0:18:35At 45, front row.
0:18:35 > 0:18:39- £45.- 50. And five? 60?
0:18:39 > 0:18:46- 60?- Yes? 60 bid, and five, 70, five, 80 and five.
0:18:46 > 0:18:5090, anywhere now? Selling at 85.
0:18:50 > 0:18:53- £85!- Wonderful. Well, that did brilliantly.
0:18:53 > 0:18:54'What am amazing result!
0:18:54 > 0:18:57'That's over twice John's top estimate.
0:18:57 > 0:19:01'Two lots in and we've already raised £115
0:19:01 > 0:19:03'towards the £500 for the new pub sign.'
0:19:06 > 0:19:10'It's the turn of the two Baroque style book ends next.
0:19:10 > 0:19:12'John valued them at just £10-£15.
0:19:12 > 0:19:15'Now, Colin thought £20-£30 was more likely.
0:19:15 > 0:19:17'So, who will be the closest?'
0:19:19 > 0:19:23Next up is my favourite lot of the auction.
0:19:23 > 0:19:24Colin and I had a joke about these.
0:19:24 > 0:19:26Now, Jane, what do you think of them?
0:19:26 > 0:19:28I'll be very surprised if they sell.
0:19:28 > 0:19:32At £10 for the little book ends. 15. At 15.
0:19:32 > 0:19:3320 anywhere now?
0:19:33 > 0:19:36Still below estimate, at £15.
0:19:36 > 0:19:4120 anywhere? 20 anywhere now? I'm going to sell, at the back at £15.
0:19:41 > 0:19:43- £15.- Well, they sold.
0:19:43 > 0:19:45- So I get my free lunch. - You do, indeed.
0:19:45 > 0:19:47I promise I won't have a starter(!)
0:19:47 > 0:19:51'So, the bidders shared our expert's opinion on the book ends,
0:19:51 > 0:19:54'but at least they sold and it's another £15 in the pot.
0:19:54 > 0:19:56'Now, there were no surprises
0:19:56 > 0:19:58'when we discovered our next lot in the pub.
0:19:58 > 0:20:01'It's the rather substantial collection of horse brasses.'
0:20:02 > 0:20:05There's a whole boxful, on the leathers.
0:20:05 > 0:20:09- At 25, 30 anywhere now? - One more, one more.
0:20:09 > 0:20:1030 anywhere?
0:20:10 > 0:20:12At 25...
0:20:12 > 0:20:15- You don't have to look at them any more, Jane.- No. Or polish them.
0:20:15 > 0:20:21'£25 is just shy of their lower estimate and it's another very welcome addition to the fund.
0:20:21 > 0:20:24'Let's hope the furniture buyers are out in force because, next up,
0:20:24 > 0:20:27'it's the famous mahogany sideboard.'
0:20:28 > 0:20:32And I'm bid here 20, five, 30, £35 bid.
0:20:32 > 0:20:34- At £35.- £35, that's good.
0:20:34 > 0:20:40£35, 40 anywhere? I'm going to sell on commission, at 35.
0:20:40 > 0:20:45- 35.- £35, just under our lower estimate and, as I said, they used to do quite well.
0:20:45 > 0:20:48'I think somebody's got a real bargain there.
0:20:48 > 0:20:51'With two items in a row falling short of John's estimate,
0:20:51 > 0:20:56'I'm worried that our £500 target may have been a tad ambitious.
0:20:56 > 0:21:01'With half our lots sold, we've made just £190,
0:21:01 > 0:21:04'so we need our fortunes to change, and fast.
0:21:04 > 0:21:07'Now, if like Jane, you have a special reason to raise some cash
0:21:07 > 0:21:12'and you're thinking of heading to auction, remember that commission
0:21:12 > 0:21:16'and other charges may apply, so always check the details with your local auction house first.
0:21:16 > 0:21:19'Our next lot is a collection
0:21:19 > 0:21:21'of old pub signs, which I think is rather appropriate,
0:21:21 > 0:21:25'considering we're raising money for a new one.'
0:21:25 > 0:21:27We're looking for 30-50. What do you reckon?
0:21:27 > 0:21:30I think they'll go. I'm sure they will.
0:21:30 > 0:21:31People will like them in their kitchen.
0:21:31 > 0:21:36And I'm bid here £20, five, 30, five anywhere?
0:21:36 > 0:21:3935, madam. 40 now anywhere, for the two pub signs?
0:21:39 > 0:21:42At £35, 40 anywhere? It's had its time.
0:21:42 > 0:21:45Selling at £35. 247, thank you.
0:21:45 > 0:21:47We were over our bottom estimate.
0:21:47 > 0:21:49- I'm happy with that. Are you?- Yes.
0:21:49 > 0:21:52I'm just happy that I haven't got to take anything back so far.
0:21:52 > 0:21:55'And it looks like we may have what John likes to call
0:21:55 > 0:21:57'"breweryana" collectors in the room,
0:21:57 > 0:22:00'which is good news, as we have more
0:22:00 > 0:22:02'pub collectibles coming up shortly.
0:22:02 > 0:22:04'Now, it's an auction favourite,
0:22:04 > 0:22:06'the impressive collection of blue and white Delftware
0:22:06 > 0:22:10'that Jane amassed from seemingly every corner of the pub.
0:22:10 > 0:22:13'We're looking for £50-£80.'
0:22:14 > 0:22:18There is still a market and some people just love blue and white, so again something from the pub?
0:22:18 > 0:22:21It was, again, all over the beams. Just more stuff to dust.
0:22:21 > 0:22:27I can start here at 30, 40, 50, 60 anywhere now?
0:22:27 > 0:22:29At £50, 60 your bid, 70 with me.
0:22:29 > 0:22:3280. I'm out now at £80.
0:22:32 > 0:22:3590 anywhere now? At £80 for all the blue and white.
0:22:35 > 0:22:37They're certainly proving popular.
0:22:37 > 0:22:4090 anywhere? It's had its time. The gentleman's bid, selling at £80.
0:22:40 > 0:22:44Wow! £80. That's fantastic.
0:22:44 > 0:22:46- You haven't got any more, have you? - No!
0:22:46 > 0:22:48'What a shame that is, Jane, but never mind,
0:22:48 > 0:22:50'£80 is a great result.
0:22:50 > 0:22:53'Let's hope we keep the momentum going
0:22:53 > 0:22:57'with the sale of our next lot. It's a collection of pewter mugs.'
0:22:57 > 0:23:00If you were decorating a thatched cottage,
0:23:00 > 0:23:02you could do it today in one fell swoop.
0:23:02 > 0:23:05Or they could've just come along and I would've sold it direct to them.
0:23:05 > 0:23:10At 20, 30, 40, 50 anywhere now, for the pewter?
0:23:10 > 0:23:12At £40, 50 anywhere?
0:23:12 > 0:23:16Selling then at the maiden bid of £40, on commission.
0:23:16 > 0:23:19- Well, £40, bang on our bottom estimate.- I'm really pleased.
0:23:19 > 0:23:23- Happy with that?- Yes, I didn't think they'd sell at all.- You didn't?- No.
0:23:23 > 0:23:26- Ye of little faith.- Total no faith.
0:23:26 > 0:23:28'It seems the bidders just can't get enough
0:23:28 > 0:23:30'of our items and it's more pub goodies next.'
0:23:30 > 0:23:33Are you not sorry to see any of this go, Jane?
0:23:33 > 0:23:36I think the day of the brass-strewn pub has gone.
0:23:36 > 0:23:39A really big lot there. A lot of interest, as well.
0:23:39 > 0:23:45I can start at 70, 80, 90, 100, 110, 120, 130, 140.
0:23:45 > 0:23:47- At £140...- £140.
0:23:47 > 0:23:49150 anywhere now?
0:23:49 > 0:23:52At £140 on commission. 150 anywhere?
0:23:52 > 0:23:56With me. I'm going to sell at £140.
0:23:56 > 0:23:58- Brilliant.- What do you think of that? - Well done.
0:23:58 > 0:24:00Well, you know, I'm not one to blow my own trumpet.
0:24:00 > 0:24:03'We've had a great run in the second half of the auction,
0:24:03 > 0:24:07'but time for a lot that is somewhat of an unknown entity.
0:24:07 > 0:24:09'It's the hoard of framed pictures
0:24:09 > 0:24:12'that have been amassed in the pub over the last decades.
0:24:12 > 0:24:15'Could there be some hidden gems in there?
0:24:15 > 0:24:18'The bidders have been scrutinising them very closely.'
0:24:18 > 0:24:20Aubrey, the auctioneer, tells me
0:24:20 > 0:24:25- there's a lot less than 100 there now, so do you think any got left behind?- Possibly.
0:24:25 > 0:24:28It was difficult to find them all when we packed the van up to bring it here.
0:24:28 > 0:24:31You don't reckon Colin's got attached to any?
0:24:31 > 0:24:33Maybe I should go and check in his bedroom!
0:24:33 > 0:24:36Well, do that when you get home. There's less than 100 here now.
0:24:36 > 0:24:40I put £100-£140 on it, based on the fact that, well, if you get £1 each for them,
0:24:40 > 0:24:46it's got to be something, so hopefully the missing prints won't put much of a dent in our estimate.
0:24:46 > 0:24:48They all came from the pub.
0:24:48 > 0:24:50Good solid sellers. And I'm bid here 50, 60, 70...
0:24:50 > 0:24:52The auctioneer's doing a good job for us.
0:24:52 > 0:24:5580 anywhere now? 80.
0:24:55 > 0:24:58- 90, 100...- £100.
0:24:58 > 0:24:59110?
0:24:59 > 0:25:02One more? 110, madam. 120.
0:25:02 > 0:25:06At £120. 130. At £130, then.
0:25:06 > 0:25:08Against the other bidder, at 130.
0:25:08 > 0:25:11Selling at £130...
0:25:11 > 0:25:14Fantastic. £130.
0:25:14 > 0:25:16Well, if Colin's got them, he can keep them!
0:25:16 > 0:25:18'Overall, I think you'll agree,
0:25:18 > 0:25:20'it was a very eventful auction,
0:25:20 > 0:25:25'and I'm only too disappointed that I wasn't there to share the excitement with Jane and John.
0:25:25 > 0:25:30'But at the end of the day, just how much has Jane managed to raise towards the new pub sign?'
0:25:30 > 0:25:34- You were looking for 500. You didn't get the £500...- Oh, no.
0:25:34 > 0:25:36- ..but what we did make was 600... - No!
0:25:36 > 0:25:37..and £15.
0:25:37 > 0:25:40Really? Oh, fantastic. I'm really pleased.
0:25:40 > 0:25:43- And I get my lunch. - You do. You do get your lunch.
0:25:43 > 0:25:48We'll lay you up a special table near where, um, the harmonium is.
0:25:52 > 0:25:58'And now Jane's headed to Croydon, to meet specialist pub sign designer, Mark Butler.'
0:25:58 > 0:25:59- Hello. Jane, is it?- I'm Jane, yes.
0:25:59 > 0:26:01How are you?
0:26:01 > 0:26:04'Having looked at a selection of Mark's previous efforts,
0:26:04 > 0:26:07'has Jane got any ideas for an eye-catching sign of her own?'
0:26:07 > 0:26:12I'm definitely looking for some help, because I'm not a designer.
0:26:12 > 0:26:15I've taken a photograph of a shield that was in the pub
0:26:15 > 0:26:19and I've got that with me on my camera, so hopefully they can tell me what they can do with it.
0:26:19 > 0:26:21Gold coach line around the crest,
0:26:21 > 0:26:24maybe round the board, to define it a little bit.
0:26:24 > 0:26:27I found that really interesting. It's given us some good ideas as to
0:26:27 > 0:26:30what we can put on the sign now to make sure the pub will be seen.