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Hello and welcome to the show | 0:00:02 | 0:00:03 | |
that hunts for treasures around your home and sells them at auction. | 0:00:03 | 0:00:07 | |
Today, I'm going to meet a lovely family whose house is packed with items like this. | 0:00:07 | 0:00:11 | |
What do you think of it? It could be worth a fortune. | 0:00:11 | 0:00:14 | |
Find out on today's Cash In The Attic. | 0:00:14 | 0:00:17 | |
'Coming up, we follow the yellow brick road | 0:00:37 | 0:00:39 | |
'to a piece of 1980s musical memorabilia.' | 0:00:39 | 0:00:42 | |
-It's so... Whoa! -Look at that! | 0:00:43 | 0:00:46 | |
'And this rock star's legacy keeps on giving.' | 0:00:47 | 0:00:50 | |
-I bought them at the Elton John auction in 1988 at Sotheby's. -Whoa! | 0:00:50 | 0:00:55 | |
I remember it well! Oh, my goodness! | 0:00:55 | 0:00:57 | |
'But will our family take to auction like a duck to water?' | 0:00:57 | 0:01:01 | |
Is there 160 in the room? 160. | 0:01:01 | 0:01:03 | |
-160? -This is it. | 0:01:03 | 0:01:05 | |
All will be revealed when the final hammer falls. | 0:01:05 | 0:01:09 | |
I'm in Winchester to meet a mother and daughter team | 0:01:09 | 0:01:12 | |
who have called in Cash In The Attic | 0:01:12 | 0:01:14 | |
because they want to clear out some clutter | 0:01:14 | 0:01:16 | |
and take a transatlantic break. | 0:01:16 | 0:01:18 | |
Amanda Kane has raised her two children, Lucy who is 24 | 0:01:18 | 0:01:24 | |
and Max who is 18, pretty much single-handed | 0:01:24 | 0:01:26 | |
after separating from her husband some years ago. | 0:01:26 | 0:01:29 | |
She enjoyed life as a full-time mum, | 0:01:29 | 0:01:32 | |
but now that the children are grown up, | 0:01:32 | 0:01:35 | |
she recently rejoined the workforce and became a PA to a headmaster. | 0:01:35 | 0:01:39 | |
She lives in this picturesque townhouse in Winchester. | 0:01:39 | 0:01:42 | |
She moved out of London ten years ago. | 0:01:42 | 0:01:44 | |
And although Lucy has flown the nest, Max still lives here with Amanda. | 0:01:44 | 0:01:49 | |
But the bright lights of city life still beckon sometimes, | 0:01:49 | 0:01:53 | |
so she'd like to raise some cash | 0:01:53 | 0:01:55 | |
to treat her children to a special trip. | 0:01:55 | 0:01:57 | |
Fortunately, I have expert Jonty Hearndon by my side today. | 0:01:57 | 0:02:01 | |
His 20 years of antiques know-how will be invaluable. | 0:02:01 | 0:02:04 | |
Hello! Hi! | 0:02:04 | 0:02:07 | |
-You must be Amanda. -I am. -And Lucy? | 0:02:07 | 0:02:09 | |
-Hello. -Hi. And who have we got here, then? | 0:02:09 | 0:02:12 | |
-That's Rosie. -Hello, Rosie. | 0:02:12 | 0:02:14 | |
Was it you who put your mum up to this, | 0:02:14 | 0:02:16 | |
-or did you call us? -It was my idea. -Oh, well done. | 0:02:16 | 0:02:18 | |
What possessed you to do that?! | 0:02:18 | 0:02:20 | |
Well, I thought it was a good idea and wanted to see if we could get | 0:02:20 | 0:02:24 | |
to New York with some money we, hopefully, will raise. | 0:02:24 | 0:02:28 | |
How much money do you reckon you're going to need? | 0:02:28 | 0:02:30 | |
Hopefully £1,000, if we can. | 0:02:30 | 0:02:33 | |
OK. It's quite a big target. | 0:02:33 | 0:02:35 | |
-It is. -Fingers crossed. -Yeah. | 0:02:35 | 0:02:37 | |
-Think we can do it? -Hopefully so. | 0:02:37 | 0:02:39 | |
So, £1,000 is our target, the aim is to get you guys off to New York. | 0:02:39 | 0:02:43 | |
It's going to be a good day! | 0:02:43 | 0:02:45 | |
-Shall we dance? Shall we have a look around? -Definitely. | 0:02:45 | 0:02:48 | |
Even a first glimpse of this wonderful four-storey house | 0:02:48 | 0:02:52 | |
shows that Amanda has created a delightful home. | 0:02:52 | 0:02:55 | |
And I'm hoping that Jonty's tracked down something to delight us as well. | 0:02:55 | 0:03:01 | |
Here he is. Look, he's found something. | 0:03:01 | 0:03:03 | |
It's a lovely mantel clock. | 0:03:03 | 0:03:04 | |
That is extraordinary looking. | 0:03:04 | 0:03:06 | |
Look at the pair of panthers crawling all over the top of it! | 0:03:06 | 0:03:10 | |
-Does it have a history? -Well, it does. | 0:03:10 | 0:03:12 | |
I don't know so much about it, but I bought it in Brittany about 20 years ago when I was on holiday down there. | 0:03:12 | 0:03:18 | |
So, I just loved it and... | 0:03:18 | 0:03:21 | |
I've had it ever since, on centre stage on the mantelpiece. | 0:03:21 | 0:03:24 | |
It is Art Deco in its design, | 0:03:24 | 0:03:27 | |
but it's probably post-Second World War, | 0:03:27 | 0:03:30 | |
not just pre-Second World War. | 0:03:30 | 0:03:33 | |
Originally these would have been properly silvered, but through time, | 0:03:33 | 0:03:36 | |
there's been a little bit of wear that's taken place on top. | 0:03:36 | 0:03:41 | |
And does the mechanism work? | 0:03:41 | 0:03:43 | |
It doesn't, it never has. I haven't really bothered | 0:03:43 | 0:03:45 | |
with the mechanism because I just love the decorative part of it, | 0:03:45 | 0:03:49 | |
rather than telling the time, I suppose. | 0:03:49 | 0:03:51 | |
The mechanism on the inside will be clockwork. | 0:03:51 | 0:03:54 | |
And again, I love this stylised fascia on here - | 0:03:54 | 0:03:57 | |
again, it has that wonderful Art Deco feel. | 0:03:57 | 0:03:59 | |
So, this is probably more very-late 1940s, maybe early 1950s. | 0:03:59 | 0:04:04 | |
And then after that period, | 0:04:04 | 0:04:05 | |
voom - it all went out of fashion and the new age came in. | 0:04:05 | 0:04:08 | |
Do you think it is French, then? | 0:04:08 | 0:04:10 | |
-It is very typically French, this style of mantel clock. -There's nothing written anywhere? | 0:04:10 | 0:04:15 | |
What have we got on the underside? | 0:04:15 | 0:04:17 | |
"500 francs". A little label on the underside might give it away! | 0:04:17 | 0:04:20 | |
-Oh, really? -Yes, there we go. | 0:04:20 | 0:04:23 | |
-Is that what you paid? -It must have been. | 0:04:23 | 0:04:25 | |
500 francs, I wonder how much that was 20 years ago? | 0:04:25 | 0:04:28 | |
It was about 50 quid, something like that? | 0:04:28 | 0:04:31 | |
-That's right. -Does that make sense? -Yeah. | 0:04:31 | 0:04:33 | |
We've got a few blemishes, there's a little chip, | 0:04:33 | 0:04:36 | |
because this is all made of ceramic, this is glazed ceramic. | 0:04:36 | 0:04:39 | |
Value-wise at the moment, at auction, we are looking at around the £100 mark. | 0:04:39 | 0:04:44 | |
So the auction guide will read £80-£120. | 0:04:44 | 0:04:47 | |
What do you think of that? | 0:04:47 | 0:04:49 | |
No, that's fine. That's fine. | 0:04:49 | 0:04:52 | |
Well, we're all happy with that | 0:04:52 | 0:04:54 | |
and it's an encouraging start to our day of rummaging. | 0:04:54 | 0:04:58 | |
While we've been admiring the panther clock, | 0:04:58 | 0:05:00 | |
Lucy's rolled up her sleeves and dug out this beautiful Victorian Staffordshire loving cup. | 0:05:00 | 0:05:05 | |
It was given to Amanda by her godmother on her 21st birthday. | 0:05:05 | 0:05:09 | |
In the past, loving cups were used for ceremonial drinking | 0:05:09 | 0:05:13 | |
at weddings and banquets, symbolising friendship and unity. | 0:05:13 | 0:05:16 | |
They were also given as trophies to winners of games or other competitions. | 0:05:16 | 0:05:21 | |
This one, though, is slightly damaged | 0:05:21 | 0:05:24 | |
so Jonty reckons it could fetch between £20 and £30. | 0:05:24 | 0:05:27 | |
Jonty, come and have a look at what I've found, | 0:05:29 | 0:05:32 | |
-I think you might like these. -Wow, let's have a look at those. | 0:05:32 | 0:05:36 | |
Those are very nice. We've got a pair of hunting prints. | 0:05:36 | 0:05:39 | |
Have they always been a pair? | 0:05:39 | 0:05:42 | |
Yes, they have. My mother gave them to me. | 0:05:42 | 0:05:45 | |
Somebody gave them to her, a very old wartime friend of hers. | 0:05:45 | 0:05:48 | |
But other than that, I don't know anything about them. | 0:05:48 | 0:05:51 | |
OK. So have you had them re-framed at all? | 0:05:51 | 0:05:54 | |
I took them to be re-framed and I was advised against it. | 0:05:54 | 0:05:59 | |
They cleaned them up, but said the frames themselves were quite interesting, | 0:05:59 | 0:06:03 | |
although one of them's damaged. But I wanted to leave them, really. | 0:06:03 | 0:06:08 | |
These are genuine etchings and they would have been hand-coloured. | 0:06:08 | 0:06:12 | |
I've also noticed right down here, this is the artist - FC Turner. | 0:06:12 | 0:06:18 | |
And that's Francis Turner and he is a known painter that would have made | 0:06:18 | 0:06:24 | |
a lot of money if those had been original pictures, | 0:06:24 | 0:06:27 | |
but not known for creating hunting scenes like this. | 0:06:27 | 0:06:30 | |
But they are good-quality pictures, | 0:06:30 | 0:06:34 | |
very decorative. There's lots of movement always in hunting scenes. | 0:06:34 | 0:06:38 | |
And I see these selling for £80-£120. | 0:06:38 | 0:06:42 | |
That sort of area, just for the two. | 0:06:42 | 0:06:45 | |
I see. I hoped they might have gone for a little bit more. | 0:06:45 | 0:06:49 | |
I understand the fashion of hunting... | 0:06:49 | 0:06:51 | |
-Not so long ago, they would have got quite a bit more. -Right. | 0:06:51 | 0:06:54 | |
You might well have got £100 per print, because they're very nice quality. | 0:06:54 | 0:06:58 | |
But not any more, the fashion for these type of prints has waned. | 0:06:58 | 0:07:03 | |
But that's not to say that there is no market for them at all. | 0:07:03 | 0:07:06 | |
There is a market, but it's just a price readjustment rather than anything else. | 0:07:06 | 0:07:10 | |
So is it tally-ho off to the auction? | 0:07:10 | 0:07:12 | |
Definitely! Yes. | 0:07:12 | 0:07:13 | |
There's no doubt that the hunting theme might deter some bidders, | 0:07:13 | 0:07:18 | |
but these are wonderful prints and although | 0:07:18 | 0:07:20 | |
they're not worth as much as Amanda had hoped, they should attract interest at the sale. | 0:07:20 | 0:07:25 | |
Jonty heads to the second floor of this fabulous four-storey house | 0:07:26 | 0:07:30 | |
and spots two sapphire and diamond rings tucked away. | 0:07:30 | 0:07:33 | |
One was Amanda's engagement ring and the other was her mother's. | 0:07:33 | 0:07:37 | |
Her daughter, Lucy, doesn't want them, | 0:07:37 | 0:07:40 | |
so they're off to auction with a price tag of £400-£600. | 0:07:40 | 0:07:45 | |
And that means that, based on Jonty's lowest estimates, | 0:07:45 | 0:07:48 | |
we should already have £580 in the kitty towards that trip to New York. | 0:07:48 | 0:07:53 | |
Now, Amanda loves adventure and when she was young, she set off to explore America. | 0:07:53 | 0:07:58 | |
She even landed herself a fabulous job at the Hollywood Reporter, rubbing shoulders with the stars. | 0:07:58 | 0:08:04 | |
So the States still hold quite a place in her affections. | 0:08:04 | 0:08:08 | |
Now I'm dying to know more - why New York? | 0:08:11 | 0:08:14 | |
Well, I've always wanted to take the children there and somehow it hasn't happened. | 0:08:14 | 0:08:19 | |
I've been there several times myself, both in my single days and when I was married, | 0:08:19 | 0:08:25 | |
and just always had such a fantastic time. | 0:08:25 | 0:08:28 | |
But particularly, when I arrived there for the first time when I was Lucy's age. | 0:08:28 | 0:08:33 | |
I just had a ball and I really want to be the first person to take | 0:08:33 | 0:08:37 | |
the children there before they go under their own steam, really. | 0:08:37 | 0:08:42 | |
That first visit of yours to New York obviously fired you with enthusiasm. | 0:08:42 | 0:08:46 | |
I know it's a buzzy place, but how was it for you? | 0:08:46 | 0:08:49 | |
I knew nobody or nothing about New York when I arrived there and just | 0:08:49 | 0:08:53 | |
met people and went out and about and did all the most exciting things. | 0:08:53 | 0:08:57 | |
I went to a show on Broadway and all those things. | 0:08:57 | 0:09:00 | |
So I stayed about five days on my first trip and then I went later on with my husband. | 0:09:00 | 0:09:07 | |
We arrived on Concorde and went to all the nice places. | 0:09:07 | 0:09:11 | |
So I love it, all aspects of it. It's brilliant. | 0:09:11 | 0:09:16 | |
So are you going to go to lots of museums and galleries in New York? | 0:09:16 | 0:09:19 | |
-Oh, definitely. -I will be! | 0:09:19 | 0:09:22 | |
Mum will be taking us there whether we want to or not! | 0:09:22 | 0:09:25 | |
The Guggenheim's number one on the list. | 0:09:25 | 0:09:28 | |
And the Museum Of Modern Art. | 0:09:28 | 0:09:30 | |
Yeah, that will definitely be a focal point, I think. | 0:09:30 | 0:09:33 | |
And then we have to go to all the sports venues for Max. | 0:09:33 | 0:09:36 | |
-Oh! -And I want to go to Madison Square Garden anyway. | 0:09:36 | 0:09:39 | |
You're never going to get there if we don't get on with the rummage, | 0:09:39 | 0:09:43 | |
so bring your tea with you and go and find another room to rummage. | 0:09:43 | 0:09:49 | |
A trip to New York is a fabulous treat, | 0:09:49 | 0:09:51 | |
but with so much to see and do, it doesn't come cheap. | 0:09:51 | 0:09:54 | |
So I'm pleased to see that Jonty has made another find, this time in the hallway. | 0:09:54 | 0:09:59 | |
It's a carriage clock that was given to Amanda | 0:09:59 | 0:10:02 | |
as a wedding gift. He values it at £50-£80. | 0:10:02 | 0:10:06 | |
I dig out these porcelain Russian dolls in the bedroom. | 0:10:07 | 0:10:11 | |
They were given to Lucy by her godfather, who brought them over from Moscow. | 0:10:11 | 0:10:15 | |
Truth be told, she never really liked them as they scared her! | 0:10:15 | 0:10:18 | |
So let's hope someone at the auction will take more | 0:10:18 | 0:10:21 | |
of a shine to them and part with £20-£40. | 0:10:21 | 0:10:24 | |
And they're not the only toys that Lucy's letting go today. | 0:10:24 | 0:10:27 | |
This is an amazing doll's house! | 0:10:29 | 0:10:32 | |
-It's fantastic, isn't it? -Incredible. What a size! | 0:10:32 | 0:10:35 | |
I know! It's huge. | 0:10:35 | 0:10:36 | |
-Is this yours? -Well, technically, yes. | 0:10:36 | 0:10:39 | |
Mum had it made as a replica of our old house in Hammersmith, when we lived there in London. | 0:10:39 | 0:10:45 | |
The house I grew up in, really. | 0:10:45 | 0:10:47 | |
So yeah, it's a complete replica. | 0:10:47 | 0:10:50 | |
As you can see, the cherry-red walls - | 0:10:50 | 0:10:53 | |
-Mum made a bit of an interior design risk! -That was her choice? | 0:10:53 | 0:10:56 | |
That was her choice and it worked really well. | 0:10:56 | 0:10:59 | |
Now, the history of doll's houses really goes back | 0:10:59 | 0:11:03 | |
to the 16th century, when tiny room sets were made. | 0:11:03 | 0:11:07 | |
But for my money, the most famous doll's house | 0:11:07 | 0:11:10 | |
is the one in Windsor Castle, made for Queen Mary in 1924. | 0:11:10 | 0:11:14 | |
It was made by the architect Sir Edwin Lutyens and the detail is just extraordinary. | 0:11:14 | 0:11:19 | |
Even books in the library | 0:11:19 | 0:11:21 | |
were specially commissioned for the house itself. | 0:11:21 | 0:11:24 | |
Probably in better nick than ours! | 0:11:24 | 0:11:26 | |
It's not far off the quality of your house! | 0:11:26 | 0:11:28 | |
This is stunning, but we're not going to get a vast fortune for it as a consequence. | 0:11:28 | 0:11:33 | |
-Sure. -I mean, the amount of work that's gone into it, | 0:11:33 | 0:11:36 | |
the detail that has gone into it, all of that will be lost when it comes to the auction sale. | 0:11:36 | 0:11:42 | |
So it kind of pains me to tell you that it's worth between £100-£150 at the moment. | 0:11:42 | 0:11:48 | |
Sure. That's fairly expected, to be honest, | 0:11:48 | 0:11:50 | |
but I think it's still worth putting in there. | 0:11:50 | 0:11:53 | |
Because what else are you going to do with it? | 0:11:53 | 0:11:55 | |
Exactly. So I'd rather someone else went and had more fun with it than I will. | 0:11:55 | 0:12:01 | |
-So I'll put the "for sale" sign on the outside! -Sounds good, yes! | 0:12:01 | 0:12:04 | |
I must admit, I'm surprised she can bear to part with it. | 0:12:04 | 0:12:08 | |
Jonty forecasts a limited interest at auction. | 0:12:08 | 0:12:10 | |
I wonder how close his estimate will turn out to be? | 0:12:10 | 0:12:14 | |
60 to get me going? £60? | 0:12:15 | 0:12:17 | |
Come on, you can do better than that! | 0:12:17 | 0:12:19 | |
40 then, if you like. £40, surely? | 0:12:19 | 0:12:21 | |
£40? | 0:12:21 | 0:12:23 | |
Find out if Amanda gets the asking price later. | 0:12:23 | 0:12:27 | |
Things are moving along nicely in this house | 0:12:27 | 0:12:29 | |
and we're all getting exercise running up and down the stairs. | 0:12:29 | 0:12:33 | |
We've made some excellent finds so far and I'm wondering what might come up next. | 0:12:33 | 0:12:38 | |
-How are you doing? -Not too bad. What do you think about these? | 0:12:40 | 0:12:44 | |
-Oh, that's cute! -They're cute, aren't they? | 0:12:44 | 0:12:47 | |
Very nice, yes! | 0:12:47 | 0:12:49 | |
Do you think they'd be worth something? | 0:12:49 | 0:12:51 | |
Well, I don't know, but I know a man who does. Jonty! | 0:12:51 | 0:12:53 | |
Aren't they gorgeous? | 0:12:53 | 0:12:56 | |
A pair of Donald Ducks! What are they made of, aluminium? | 0:12:56 | 0:12:59 | |
Wonderful. We've got a signature on the back here, "Gibson". | 0:12:59 | 0:13:02 | |
That's Blaine Gibson, presumably, the famous animator. | 0:13:02 | 0:13:06 | |
And we've got a series... Obviously a limited edition here, | 0:13:06 | 0:13:10 | |
because this is 35 of 200 and this is 37 of 200. | 0:13:10 | 0:13:14 | |
So, do they have a story? | 0:13:14 | 0:13:16 | |
They do, actually. I bought them at the Elton John auction in 1988 at Sotheby's. | 0:13:16 | 0:13:22 | |
-I remember it well! -Do you? -Oh, goodness me! | 0:13:22 | 0:13:24 | |
-It was quite an occasion. -Are you an Elton John fan? | 0:13:24 | 0:13:27 | |
I am, yes, and always have been. | 0:13:27 | 0:13:29 | |
So we've got this wonderful potent mix of Donald Duck, | 0:13:29 | 0:13:33 | |
the iconic cartoon character first introduced | 0:13:33 | 0:13:37 | |
in 1935, and of course, they used to belong to Sir Elton John. | 0:13:37 | 0:13:42 | |
What a wonderful combination! Do you remember what you paid? | 0:13:42 | 0:13:45 | |
I think about £150 or so. | 0:13:45 | 0:13:48 | |
If we can get our money back, that would be fantastic. | 0:13:48 | 0:13:51 | |
I would like to lower the estimate a little | 0:13:51 | 0:13:54 | |
and put £100-£150 in the hope that we'll get your money back for these. | 0:13:54 | 0:13:59 | |
-Are you happy? -That seems reasonable, yes. | 0:13:59 | 0:14:01 | |
Let's put them into sale and I'm sure if we've got that sort | 0:14:01 | 0:14:05 | |
of estimate on them, a lot of people will be very interested. | 0:14:05 | 0:14:09 | |
-Fantastic. -Sounds good to me. | 0:14:09 | 0:14:12 | |
Well, that's pretty special. It's not every day we discover | 0:14:12 | 0:14:15 | |
something that once belonged to Elton John. | 0:14:15 | 0:14:17 | |
Who would have thought he was a Donald Duck fan? | 0:14:17 | 0:14:20 | |
And our Elton John fan, Amanda, has told me she has more from that special auction. | 0:14:20 | 0:14:26 | |
-I'm not having any luck here. -No. | 0:14:26 | 0:14:28 | |
What about those clothes you told me about of Elton John's? | 0:14:28 | 0:14:32 | |
I'd love to see them. I've had enough rummaging! | 0:14:32 | 0:14:35 | |
Right, they're over here, let me show you. | 0:14:35 | 0:14:37 | |
They REALLY were his? | 0:14:37 | 0:14:39 | |
They were his. They're listed in the catalogue of his sale... | 0:14:39 | 0:14:42 | |
-Oh, wow! -..at Sotheby's. | 0:14:42 | 0:14:44 | |
Whoa! Wow. | 0:14:44 | 0:14:47 | |
Serious designer label there! | 0:14:47 | 0:14:49 | |
-Isn't it? Lovely leather. -Fantastic. | 0:14:49 | 0:14:51 | |
-It's very nice, that. -Very '80s, isn't it? | 0:14:51 | 0:14:53 | |
And this one... | 0:14:53 | 0:14:56 | |
Oh! I can just see him in that! | 0:14:56 | 0:14:58 | |
Very understated! | 0:14:58 | 0:15:00 | |
-Have you worn it? -This I've worn, yes. | 0:15:00 | 0:15:02 | |
I wore it with... silk trousers to a ball. | 0:15:02 | 0:15:08 | |
I've got a picture of me in it somewhere. | 0:15:08 | 0:15:10 | |
-It was lovely to wear, actually. -And who did you tell? | 0:15:10 | 0:15:13 | |
You must have told everyone you met, "This is Elton John's." | 0:15:13 | 0:15:17 | |
-Yes! -I bet! -They probably didn't believe me. | 0:15:17 | 0:15:19 | |
No! What size is it? Oh, medium. | 0:15:19 | 0:15:22 | |
-Yes, try it on. -He was going through a thin stage, was he? | 0:15:22 | 0:15:26 | |
Yes, it's a few years ago now, isn't it? | 0:15:26 | 0:15:28 | |
-I say! Whoa! -Look at that! | 0:15:28 | 0:15:32 | |
Elton John wore this! I love him. | 0:15:32 | 0:15:34 | |
I think it's fantastic. | 0:15:34 | 0:15:36 | |
-Isn't it? -But I see what you mean about the shoulders - | 0:15:36 | 0:15:39 | |
they are massive, aren't they? | 0:15:39 | 0:15:41 | |
Do you remember padded shoulders in the '80s? | 0:15:41 | 0:15:43 | |
Do you think they'll ever come back? | 0:15:43 | 0:15:46 | |
Well, I probably won't wear them if they do! | 0:15:46 | 0:15:48 | |
So did you pay a fortune for these? | 0:15:48 | 0:15:51 | |
I can't remember how much. | 0:15:51 | 0:15:53 | |
Not a lot, I don't think, no. | 0:15:53 | 0:15:56 | |
-They're great. -They're fun, aren't they? | 0:15:56 | 0:15:59 | |
They really are. You're a huge fan of Elton John? | 0:15:59 | 0:16:01 | |
-Yes, still am. Love him to bits. -Did you go and see him live anywhere? | 0:16:01 | 0:16:05 | |
I saw him live at Bournemouth Winter Gardens in 1974, | 0:16:05 | 0:16:13 | |
probably, when I lived down there. My parents live down there in Blandford. | 0:16:13 | 0:16:17 | |
-And he was just beginning then, he was fantastic. -He was great? | 0:16:17 | 0:16:21 | |
-Yeah. -I bet he was. | 0:16:21 | 0:16:22 | |
What wonderful memories. Thanks for showing me these. | 0:16:22 | 0:16:25 | |
I think they are absolutely fantastic. | 0:16:25 | 0:16:27 | |
Love 'em, love 'em, love him! | 0:16:27 | 0:16:30 | |
-And one day they might be back in fashion! -Yes! | 0:16:30 | 0:16:33 | |
Despite Jonty's best efforts to persuade her, Amanda's inner rock queen won't let go | 0:16:33 | 0:16:39 | |
of these Elton John jackets, so we'll just have | 0:16:39 | 0:16:42 | |
to carry on searching if we're to hit that £1,000 target. | 0:16:42 | 0:16:45 | |
With the excitement over, we get back to work | 0:16:45 | 0:16:48 | |
and Amanda finds something she IS willing to part with. | 0:16:48 | 0:16:51 | |
This pearl brooch was a present from her godmother on her 18th birthday and Jonty loves the unshaped pearl. | 0:16:51 | 0:16:59 | |
He reckons it could fetch £50-£80. | 0:16:59 | 0:17:03 | |
And Lucy comes across some more jewellery in the bedroom. | 0:17:03 | 0:17:07 | |
Jonty? | 0:17:07 | 0:17:09 | |
-What have you got? -What do you think about these? | 0:17:11 | 0:17:14 | |
Those are rather fun. Let's have a look. | 0:17:14 | 0:17:16 | |
They're two little brooches. | 0:17:16 | 0:17:18 | |
-Cartier. -Very nice. -Are they Cartier? | 0:17:18 | 0:17:20 | |
I think they are, yes. | 0:17:20 | 0:17:23 | |
-Wow. -I think my father gave them to my mother at some point. | 0:17:23 | 0:17:27 | |
Right. Cartier, what a wonderful name to trade with and to have. | 0:17:27 | 0:17:31 | |
Cartier started life in Paris | 0:17:31 | 0:17:33 | |
in the mid-19th century, but really by the turn of the 19th century, | 0:17:33 | 0:17:38 | |
and the 20th century, they were the very, very coolest name | 0:17:38 | 0:17:42 | |
to have as far as jewellery was concerned. | 0:17:42 | 0:17:45 | |
To give some sense of how important they were as jewellers, | 0:17:45 | 0:17:48 | |
at the coronation of Edward VII in 1902 | 0:17:48 | 0:17:52 | |
no less than 27 tiaras were ordered through Cartier for that very event. | 0:17:52 | 0:17:57 | |
Gosh, that is grand! | 0:17:57 | 0:17:59 | |
Well, just think about how many royal families there were, how many people with real, | 0:17:59 | 0:18:04 | |
genuine money were using Cartier for all the best jewellery of the time. | 0:18:04 | 0:18:08 | |
And that carried on all the way through and particularly into | 0:18:08 | 0:18:11 | |
the Art-Deco period, with the wonderful jewellery | 0:18:11 | 0:18:15 | |
that once was made for Mrs Simpson, the Duke of Windsor's wife. | 0:18:15 | 0:18:18 | |
So Cartier is a wonderful name. | 0:18:18 | 0:18:20 | |
-Fantastic. -So even though this is quite a humble | 0:18:20 | 0:18:23 | |
little elephant and baby elephant, somebody, of course, will want that. | 0:18:23 | 0:18:28 | |
-Yeah. -So we've got a pin and a brooch and I think they're worth selling together. | 0:18:28 | 0:18:32 | |
They're both Cartier, | 0:18:32 | 0:18:34 | |
they're both tiny little objects of gold jewellery. | 0:18:34 | 0:18:37 | |
We are looking at £150-£200 and hopefully more than that as well. | 0:18:37 | 0:18:41 | |
-Fantastic. -They're very nice, indeed. | 0:18:41 | 0:18:43 | |
I know, they're lovely. I think Mum will be pleased. | 0:18:43 | 0:18:46 | |
We are coming to the end of our day, but you always feel | 0:18:46 | 0:18:49 | |
there might be just one more great discovery to be made. | 0:18:49 | 0:18:52 | |
Eager to visit the Big Apple with her children, Amanda scans the house | 0:18:52 | 0:18:56 | |
one more time for anything that will help fund the family trip. | 0:18:56 | 0:19:00 | |
And she comes across this Art-Deco green Daum vase. | 0:19:00 | 0:19:04 | |
Daum is a quality crystal company based in Nancy in France. | 0:19:04 | 0:19:07 | |
Amanda bought the vase in Brittany | 0:19:07 | 0:19:10 | |
at the same time as the panther clock. | 0:19:10 | 0:19:12 | |
It's worth a fabulous £100-£150. | 0:19:12 | 0:19:14 | |
In fact, this house is full of fine glassware. | 0:19:14 | 0:19:18 | |
-Have a look at this vase. -What have you got? | 0:19:18 | 0:19:20 | |
This is a fabulous vase. | 0:19:20 | 0:19:23 | |
It's a moulded, lovely vase here with four clear cranes moulded on the outside. | 0:19:23 | 0:19:28 | |
The whole thing is moulded, but it's by the fabulous French factory Lalique. | 0:19:28 | 0:19:34 | |
-Which is wonderful. Isn't that good? -Yes, I love Lalique. | 0:19:34 | 0:19:38 | |
In fact I have a better one here, I think you'll find! | 0:19:38 | 0:19:41 | |
Just like that! How about that?! | 0:19:41 | 0:19:43 | |
Well, I have to say that you've outdone me there! | 0:19:43 | 0:19:47 | |
-Can we have a look at that one? -Yes, please. It's really heavy. | 0:19:47 | 0:19:50 | |
Oh, wow! Do a swapsie there. | 0:19:50 | 0:19:53 | |
Look at that. This is exactly the same in the style of the other vase. | 0:19:53 | 0:19:58 | |
Now, is there a signature on the underside of this? | 0:19:58 | 0:20:02 | |
I'm sure it's there lurking. | 0:20:02 | 0:20:04 | |
Oh, there it is. Wonderful. | 0:20:04 | 0:20:05 | |
That's a relief! | 0:20:05 | 0:20:08 | |
That's very, very good news indeed. | 0:20:08 | 0:20:10 | |
Now the French were particularly brilliant | 0:20:10 | 0:20:14 | |
at making vases such as these in the 1920s and 1930s. | 0:20:14 | 0:20:18 | |
But the master of them all was Rene Lalique. | 0:20:18 | 0:20:21 | |
He was the past master of producing these fine wares. | 0:20:21 | 0:20:24 | |
So essentially, what we're looking at here is a vase made by the Lalique factory | 0:20:24 | 0:20:29 | |
in the style of all those great designs that he produced during the '20s and the 1930s. | 0:20:29 | 0:20:35 | |
Are you going to put them in as two lots or one lot? | 0:20:35 | 0:20:38 | |
Well, we could let the auctioneer decide. | 0:20:38 | 0:20:40 | |
But I think, collectively, we're looking at roughly, | 0:20:40 | 0:20:43 | |
and this is very exciting news, between £400-£600. | 0:20:43 | 0:20:48 | |
-Wow, that's fantastic. -Oh, my gosh! | 0:20:48 | 0:20:50 | |
-I was carrying that outside! -THEY LAUGH | 0:20:50 | 0:20:55 | |
If only I'd known, I could have run away! | 0:20:55 | 0:20:58 | |
That's a brilliant price, cos I know how much that cost new in 1985. | 0:20:58 | 0:21:03 | |
-And what was that? -£285. | 0:21:03 | 0:21:06 | |
Oh, great. OK, that's wonderful. | 0:21:06 | 0:21:08 | |
Because that was new at the time, so that's really wonderful. | 0:21:08 | 0:21:12 | |
So, if everything goes to plan, you are looking for £1,000 now, aren't you? | 0:21:12 | 0:21:17 | |
So YOU can go to New York! | 0:21:17 | 0:21:19 | |
-So you've got a vested interest in this going well! -Very much so! -OK. | 0:21:19 | 0:21:24 | |
Well, if everything goes to plan, based on Jonty's lowest estimates, you will make your target of £1,000. | 0:21:24 | 0:21:32 | |
Actually, with any luck, you will make £1,550! | 0:21:32 | 0:21:36 | |
-Wow! That's brilliant. -Isn't that great? | 0:21:36 | 0:21:39 | |
It's really good. | 0:21:39 | 0:21:41 | |
Get us on our way. That sounds fantastic. | 0:21:41 | 0:21:44 | |
Well, I'm really looking forward to the auction and I'm hopeful | 0:21:44 | 0:21:47 | |
they'll manage to make that £1,000 so the three of them can jet off to New York for a bit of fun. | 0:21:47 | 0:21:52 | |
And we have a collection of fantastic items that I'm sure will interest the bidders. | 0:21:52 | 0:21:58 | |
There's the fabulous Art-Deco ceramic panther clock | 0:22:00 | 0:22:03 | |
that Amanda bought in France for 500 francs. | 0:22:03 | 0:22:06 | |
Jonty gave it an £80-£120 price tag. | 0:22:06 | 0:22:10 | |
And my favourite, | 0:22:10 | 0:22:11 | |
the aluminium Donald Duck figurines that once belonged to Elton John. | 0:22:11 | 0:22:15 | |
Jonty valued them at £100-£150. | 0:22:15 | 0:22:18 | |
The doll's house that is a replica of the family home | 0:22:20 | 0:22:23 | |
in London that Lucy grew up in before their move. | 0:22:23 | 0:22:27 | |
Jonty hopes it will fetch its top price of £150. | 0:22:27 | 0:22:32 | |
'Still to come on Cash In The Attic - | 0:22:34 | 0:22:36 | |
'Jonty tries rousing the bidders into parting with their cash.' | 0:22:36 | 0:22:41 | |
Make it 50! Come on! | 0:22:41 | 0:22:42 | |
'And there's much excitement when a certain piece | 0:22:42 | 0:22:46 | |
'of jewellery goes up for sale.' | 0:22:46 | 0:22:48 | |
-I'm really pleased. -New York, here you come! | 0:22:48 | 0:22:52 | |
'Find out what happens when the final hammer falls.' | 0:22:52 | 0:22:55 | |
Well, it's been a while now since we rummaged around Amanda's house | 0:23:01 | 0:23:05 | |
here in Winchester with the help of her daughter Lucy. | 0:23:05 | 0:23:07 | |
Today we brought everything here to Andrew Smith & Son Auctioneers, | 0:23:07 | 0:23:11 | |
which is just down the road. | 0:23:11 | 0:23:13 | |
Remember, Amanda wants to raise £1,000 so she can treat her son | 0:23:13 | 0:23:17 | |
and daughter to a trip of a lifetime to New York. | 0:23:17 | 0:23:20 | |
So let's hope the bidders here are in a really good mood | 0:23:20 | 0:23:23 | |
and will help her reach her target when her items go under the hammer. | 0:23:23 | 0:23:27 | |
The Andrew Smith auction house is set in the Hampshire countryside. | 0:23:29 | 0:23:33 | |
The sale takes place just five miles east of historic Winchester, in a large listed barn. | 0:23:33 | 0:23:38 | |
The auctions, which happen every month, offer a wide range of items - | 0:23:38 | 0:23:44 | |
Georgian and Victorian furniture, to 20th-century collectables such as toys, clocks and jewellery. | 0:23:44 | 0:23:51 | |
So Amanda's lots have every chance of doing well here today. | 0:23:51 | 0:23:55 | |
But what does our expert think? | 0:23:55 | 0:23:56 | |
-Hi, Jonty. -Hi, Jenny. -Oh, Amanda's lovely brooches. | 0:23:56 | 0:24:00 | |
-Do you like these? -I do, but I don't wear brooches any more. | 0:24:00 | 0:24:03 | |
But I suppose there is still a market for them. | 0:24:03 | 0:24:06 | |
It's the fact they're Cartier and they're solid gold. | 0:24:06 | 0:24:09 | |
The auctioneer has split these up into two separate lots. | 0:24:09 | 0:24:12 | |
He has deemed them important enough, which is a good sign. | 0:24:12 | 0:24:15 | |
And he's also split up the Lalique vases | 0:24:15 | 0:24:18 | |
-and also the dress rings. -Really? | 0:24:18 | 0:24:20 | |
-So a lot of lots to sell today, but I am quietly confident that these might. -Oh, good! | 0:24:20 | 0:24:26 | |
Right, let's see if they've arrived and we'll tell them the good news. | 0:24:26 | 0:24:30 | |
Amanda's items have been on view here for a few days now, | 0:24:30 | 0:24:33 | |
so potential bidders can get a good look at them. | 0:24:33 | 0:24:36 | |
It can sometimes be surreal to see your personal treasures | 0:24:36 | 0:24:39 | |
dotted around a commercial auction room, so I wonder how she's feeling about it. | 0:24:39 | 0:24:44 | |
-Good morning, girls! -Good morning. | 0:24:44 | 0:24:46 | |
-Hi, how are you? -Fine, thanks. | 0:24:46 | 0:24:47 | |
Saying farewell to your house! | 0:24:47 | 0:24:49 | |
-Indeed. -I hope it's farewell! | 0:24:49 | 0:24:51 | |
Yes, we do, actually! | 0:24:51 | 0:24:53 | |
I was surprised you're parting with it, though. It's your old family home, isn't it? | 0:24:53 | 0:24:57 | |
It is, but I think it's time to move on. | 0:24:57 | 0:25:00 | |
We've moved on from that house now, so it's time to let go. | 0:25:00 | 0:25:03 | |
And how does it feel, now you see it here, ready, primed for action? | 0:25:03 | 0:25:08 | |
-It's going to go. -Well, it's certainly a reality now. | 0:25:08 | 0:25:10 | |
It's definitely happening! But yeah, it's exciting. | 0:25:10 | 0:25:13 | |
-We're hoping to go to New York, so we'll see what happens. -Let's see if we can get you there. | 0:25:13 | 0:25:18 | |
First, let's find a spot for the auction. | 0:25:18 | 0:25:20 | |
If, like Amanda, you're keen to raise money for something special by selling at auction, | 0:25:20 | 0:25:25 | |
do bear in mind that there are charges to be paid, | 0:25:25 | 0:25:27 | |
including commission, which vary from one saleroom to another. | 0:25:27 | 0:25:31 | |
So it's always worth enquiring in advance. | 0:25:31 | 0:25:33 | |
The first of Amanda's items to come up today are the two framed hunting prints, valued at £80-£120. | 0:25:33 | 0:25:41 | |
We've your hunting lithographs coming up now. | 0:25:41 | 0:25:43 | |
These are a family heirloom. | 0:25:43 | 0:25:45 | |
They are. My mother gave them to me, some years ago now. | 0:25:45 | 0:25:48 | |
But I think it's time to part with them. | 0:25:48 | 0:25:51 | |
Start me at £80. £80? £80? 60...? | 0:25:51 | 0:25:54 | |
There's a lady waving at somebody there! | 0:25:54 | 0:25:57 | |
30, just to get it going. £30, thank you. And two? At £30. | 0:25:57 | 0:26:00 | |
32 up at the top. 35. 37? | 0:26:00 | 0:26:02 | |
37, no? At £35. | 0:26:02 | 0:26:04 | |
Any more? At £35. | 0:26:04 | 0:26:06 | |
Any more? At £35, last time. | 0:26:06 | 0:26:10 | |
Oh, well. They've got a good deal. | 0:26:10 | 0:26:13 | |
Oh, less than half Jonty's estimate. | 0:26:13 | 0:26:16 | |
But then, he did say that the market for hunting scenes has declined. | 0:26:16 | 0:26:21 | |
Next up is the Victorian Staffordshire loving cup, | 0:26:21 | 0:26:24 | |
which was a 21st-birthday present to Amanda from her godmother. | 0:26:24 | 0:26:27 | |
Jonty valued it at £20-£30. | 0:26:27 | 0:26:31 | |
Now, this lot is a beautiful 19th-century loving cup. | 0:26:31 | 0:26:35 | |
-There's a little bit of damage? -I'm afraid there is. | 0:26:35 | 0:26:38 | |
-Yes, unfortunately. -What happened there? | 0:26:38 | 0:26:40 | |
Was that something that happened on your watch? | 0:26:40 | 0:26:43 | |
I don't remember what happened to it. Maybe in moving it became damaged, unfortunately. | 0:26:43 | 0:26:48 | |
-It's so pretty, though, isn't it? -It is, it's a lovely item, | 0:26:48 | 0:26:51 | |
but because of the damage, it's £20-£30. | 0:26:51 | 0:26:55 | |
Oh, well. It all helps! | 0:26:55 | 0:26:57 | |
We have a commission bid. I'm starting at £18. Is there 20? | 0:26:57 | 0:27:00 | |
That's quite good. | 0:27:00 | 0:27:02 | |
Commission bid's out. £20 in the room and selling. Is there two? | 0:27:02 | 0:27:06 | |
At £20. Any more? At £20. | 0:27:06 | 0:27:08 | |
You sure? Last time. | 0:27:08 | 0:27:09 | |
£20. | 0:27:09 | 0:27:11 | |
The only bid. | 0:27:11 | 0:27:13 | |
-It's not bad. -Well, it was damaged, so it could have not sold at all. | 0:27:13 | 0:27:18 | |
Well, it reached the lower estimate, so that's not a bad result. | 0:27:18 | 0:27:22 | |
How will Amanda's next lot do? Or should I say, Lucy's? | 0:27:22 | 0:27:25 | |
It's the two Russian dolls, | 0:27:25 | 0:27:26 | |
a mixture of soft body and ceramic, that were a gift from her godfather. | 0:27:26 | 0:27:31 | |
She never really liked them, | 0:27:31 | 0:27:33 | |
so will they tempt any bidders with their guide price of £20-£40? | 0:27:33 | 0:27:37 | |
All done at £5. | 0:27:37 | 0:27:39 | |
Oh, that's not very good. | 0:27:39 | 0:27:42 | |
Lucy and Amanda are selling some very personal items here - | 0:27:42 | 0:27:46 | |
to see them go for such a small amount is disheartening. | 0:27:46 | 0:27:48 | |
Will their luck change with their next lot - | 0:27:48 | 0:27:51 | |
the small brass carriage clock? | 0:27:51 | 0:27:53 | |
Fingers crossed it reaches Jonty's estimate of £50-£80. | 0:27:53 | 0:27:58 | |
We have a commission bid here. | 0:27:58 | 0:27:59 | |
I'm going to start the bidding at £55. Is there 60 in the room? | 0:27:59 | 0:28:03 | |
£55 and selling. Is there 60? £60. | 0:28:03 | 0:28:06 | |
Commission bid's out. Is there five? | 0:28:06 | 0:28:09 | |
At £60, then, and selling. Is there five? | 0:28:09 | 0:28:11 | |
All done at £60, then? | 0:28:11 | 0:28:12 | |
At £60 for the last time. | 0:28:12 | 0:28:16 | |
That was short and sweet. | 0:28:16 | 0:28:17 | |
Yeah, £50-£80, so it's sort of in the middle of the estimates. | 0:28:17 | 0:28:23 | |
Not the lowest one, that's important! It was a good price. | 0:28:23 | 0:28:26 | |
I'm happy with that, definitely. | 0:28:26 | 0:28:28 | |
That's more like it. Hopefully that's the start of things to come. | 0:28:28 | 0:28:32 | |
Her next lot is my favourite - | 0:28:32 | 0:28:34 | |
the two aluminium Donald Duck figures that belonged to Elton John. | 0:28:34 | 0:28:39 | |
Surely they'll reach Jonty's £100-£150 estimate. | 0:28:39 | 0:28:43 | |
How do you feel about selling your Donald Duck figurines? | 0:28:43 | 0:28:46 | |
-Cos they're a bit special, aren't they? -Well, I love them. | 0:28:46 | 0:28:50 | |
I think they're sweet. And because we bought them at the Elton John auction, they have added fun. | 0:28:50 | 0:28:55 | |
Cos I can remember the auction very vividly, | 0:28:55 | 0:28:59 | |
but I hope someone will buy them who loves them too. | 0:28:59 | 0:29:03 | |
Start me at £100 on these? | 0:29:03 | 0:29:06 | |
Showing right up at the back there. Start me at £100? £100? 80, then? | 0:29:06 | 0:29:10 | |
£80? 60, if you want. £60? | 0:29:10 | 0:29:13 | |
It's going down. | 0:29:13 | 0:29:15 | |
£40? 30, then? £30, thank you. | 0:29:15 | 0:29:18 | |
And two? At £30. Any more? At £30. | 0:29:18 | 0:29:21 | |
It's a long way off here at £30. | 0:29:21 | 0:29:22 | |
32 we have. 37. 40? | 0:29:22 | 0:29:25 | |
£40. 42? At £40 on the stairs, and selling at £40. | 0:29:25 | 0:29:30 | |
Is there any more? At £40, then, for the very last time. | 0:29:30 | 0:29:34 | |
Oh! | 0:29:34 | 0:29:36 | |
-Sold? -£40. | 0:29:36 | 0:29:38 | |
-Did he sell them? -£40. | 0:29:38 | 0:29:40 | |
Oh, that's terrible. I think Amanda is in a state of shock. | 0:29:40 | 0:29:45 | |
But she's selling things to raise money for a special reason | 0:29:45 | 0:29:48 | |
and her target is a long way off, so every little helps at this point. | 0:29:48 | 0:29:52 | |
Hopefully, there'll be a big injection of cash with this next lot - | 0:29:52 | 0:29:57 | |
the two 18-carat gold Cartier brooches, valued at £150-£200. | 0:29:57 | 0:30:02 | |
The auctioneer has split them and the first one up is the elephant mother and calf. | 0:30:02 | 0:30:08 | |
Is there 160 in the room? 160, 170. | 0:30:08 | 0:30:10 | |
180. | 0:30:10 | 0:30:12 | |
£170, commission bid. Is there 180? | 0:30:12 | 0:30:14 | |
At 180. Commission bid's out. | 0:30:14 | 0:30:17 | |
180 in the room. Is there 190? | 0:30:17 | 0:30:19 | |
190 up at the top. 200. And 20. | 0:30:19 | 0:30:22 | |
240. | 0:30:22 | 0:30:24 | |
Excellent. | 0:30:24 | 0:30:26 | |
£220 and selling. Is there any more? | 0:30:26 | 0:30:29 | |
At £220, then, for the very last time. | 0:30:29 | 0:30:32 | |
220. | 0:30:32 | 0:30:34 | |
-Just for one. -Fantastic! | 0:30:34 | 0:30:36 | |
I'm very pleased. | 0:30:36 | 0:30:38 | |
That's a fabulous result. | 0:30:38 | 0:30:40 | |
Will the smaller one in the shape of a duck do as well? | 0:30:40 | 0:30:44 | |
We have a commission bid. | 0:30:44 | 0:30:45 | |
I'm going to start the bidding at £140. Is there 150 in the room? | 0:30:45 | 0:30:50 | |
At £140. 150, 160. 170? | 0:30:50 | 0:30:55 | |
£160 and selling. Is there 170? | 0:30:55 | 0:30:57 | |
£160, still with the commission bid. | 0:30:57 | 0:31:00 | |
£160. | 0:31:00 | 0:31:02 | |
And if you're all done, last time. | 0:31:02 | 0:31:04 | |
-Hey! -How about that? | 0:31:04 | 0:31:06 | |
-That's good. -Fantastic. | 0:31:06 | 0:31:09 | |
Well, between them, those two brooches made £380, which means | 0:31:09 | 0:31:13 | |
they're the first items today to exceed Jonty's upper estimate. | 0:31:13 | 0:31:16 | |
And they did it with bells on. | 0:31:16 | 0:31:20 | |
I'm sure Amanda and Lucy are anxious to know how they're doing so far. | 0:31:20 | 0:31:24 | |
OK, ladies, we're at the halfway point. | 0:31:24 | 0:31:28 | |
How much do you think you've made? Do you think you're doing OK? | 0:31:28 | 0:31:31 | |
It doesn't feel like much at the moment, no. | 0:31:31 | 0:31:33 | |
Well, we are looking for £1,000, so we can get you to New York. | 0:31:33 | 0:31:37 | |
-And at this halfway stage, you've made £540. -Have we? | 0:31:37 | 0:31:42 | |
Wow. So we are halfway there! | 0:31:42 | 0:31:44 | |
We've got a lot to look forward to - | 0:31:44 | 0:31:45 | |
we've got all the Lalique, all those dress rings. | 0:31:45 | 0:31:48 | |
-A lot to look forward to. -We have indeed. | 0:31:48 | 0:31:51 | |
Very well done. We can have a break now, yeah? | 0:31:51 | 0:31:54 | |
-Sounds good. -I've got something to show you as well. | 0:31:54 | 0:31:56 | |
He's always saying things like that, you know! | 0:31:56 | 0:31:59 | |
A general auction like this is a great place to sell old bits | 0:31:59 | 0:32:03 | |
of furniture and make a profit into the bargain. | 0:32:03 | 0:32:06 | |
Something you may have and think is only good for fire wood, may in fact be an item of rarity. | 0:32:06 | 0:32:11 | |
And it won't go unnoticed by the experts here. | 0:32:11 | 0:32:14 | |
What's caught your eye? | 0:32:15 | 0:32:16 | |
This little table. What do you think? | 0:32:16 | 0:32:19 | |
I think it's absolutely hideous! | 0:32:19 | 0:32:20 | |
I wouldn't give it shed room! | 0:32:20 | 0:32:22 | |
I thought you might say that! Now, what we're looking at here is a mid-18th-century Pembroke table. | 0:32:22 | 0:32:28 | |
Now, if this was made out of mahogany, | 0:32:28 | 0:32:30 | |
then this would be worth 50 quid. | 0:32:30 | 0:32:33 | |
But it's worth quite a lot more than that, simply because of the timber that's been used. | 0:32:33 | 0:32:37 | |
This is pollarded oak. | 0:32:37 | 0:32:39 | |
-Oh, I see. -Which is very unusual, so it's a nice, lovely country-Pembroke table. | 0:32:39 | 0:32:44 | |
If this was mahogany, this would be 50 quid. | 0:32:44 | 0:32:46 | |
-Because of this really unusual pollarded oak, we're looking at £200-£300 in the auction. -Really? | 0:32:46 | 0:32:53 | |
Well, that rather ordinary-looking table went for £250. | 0:32:53 | 0:32:58 | |
Perhaps I'd better check out what I've got in my shed! | 0:32:58 | 0:33:01 | |
But we're back in position as Amanda has six more lots left, including the two engagement rings | 0:33:01 | 0:33:06 | |
and the Lalique vases, both with hefty price tags. | 0:33:06 | 0:33:11 | |
Her next item on the list is the Art-Deco clock that she bought in France. | 0:33:11 | 0:33:17 | |
This is the panther mantel clock that we discovered over the fireplace. | 0:33:17 | 0:33:22 | |
I put £80-£120 on it. Let's see what happens. | 0:33:22 | 0:33:25 | |
£80 to start me on this? £80? | 0:33:25 | 0:33:27 | |
£80? 60, then? £60? 40, if you like? | 0:33:27 | 0:33:30 | |
£40? 30, then, to get it going? | 0:33:30 | 0:33:33 | |
£30 bid, thank you. At £30. 32, 35. | 0:33:33 | 0:33:37 | |
37, 40. 42? | 0:33:37 | 0:33:39 | |
At £40 and we will sell. At £40. | 0:33:39 | 0:33:42 | |
Are you all done? Last time at £40. | 0:33:42 | 0:33:47 | |
-Ooh! -Another disappointment. | 0:33:47 | 0:33:49 | |
Oh, dear, just half Jonty's lower estimate. | 0:33:49 | 0:33:53 | |
Maybe the fact that the clock mechanism | 0:33:53 | 0:33:55 | |
doesn't work put people off. | 0:33:55 | 0:33:57 | |
I hope it isn't that they don't like Art Deco, | 0:33:57 | 0:33:59 | |
because that would not bode well for our next two items. | 0:33:59 | 0:34:03 | |
The sapphire and diamond engagement rings | 0:34:03 | 0:34:06 | |
that belonged to Amanda and her mother are both Art-Deco style. | 0:34:06 | 0:34:11 | |
So this is another split-lot situation. | 0:34:11 | 0:34:14 | |
These are the two dress rings. The first one is the oval sapphire with the diamond surround. | 0:34:14 | 0:34:19 | |
What value you did you put on them? | 0:34:19 | 0:34:21 | |
The total value for the two is £400-£600. | 0:34:21 | 0:34:24 | |
This is the first one, here it comes. | 0:34:24 | 0:34:26 | |
I'm going to start the bidding at £200. Is there 20 in the room? | 0:34:26 | 0:34:30 | |
Commission bid at £200. Is there 20? At £200, I'm going to sell. | 0:34:30 | 0:34:33 | |
It's going to get stuck. | 0:34:33 | 0:34:35 | |
At £200, last time. | 0:34:35 | 0:34:37 | |
Short and sweet, but £200. | 0:34:37 | 0:34:40 | |
-That's all right. -That's OK. | 0:34:40 | 0:34:44 | |
That's a great result for the larger ring. | 0:34:44 | 0:34:47 | |
Now how will the smaller one do? | 0:34:47 | 0:34:50 | |
We have a commission bid. | 0:34:50 | 0:34:51 | |
I'm going to start the bidding at 250. Is there 270 in the room? | 0:34:51 | 0:34:56 | |
At £250 and selling. Is there 70? | 0:34:56 | 0:35:00 | |
-Commission bid, 250. -Really? | 0:35:00 | 0:35:02 | |
270 right up at the top. 300. | 0:35:02 | 0:35:04 | |
And 20. Commission bid's out. | 0:35:04 | 0:35:07 | |
320 in the room and selling. | 0:35:07 | 0:35:09 | |
-Is there 350? At £320. -That's brilliant. | 0:35:09 | 0:35:13 | |
Are you all out? At £320, then. | 0:35:13 | 0:35:16 | |
Wow! | 0:35:16 | 0:35:17 | |
-Very good, very good. -I'm really pleased with that. | 0:35:17 | 0:35:20 | |
-New York here you come! -I know! | 0:35:20 | 0:35:24 | |
£520 for the two rings. That almost reached Jonty's top estimate. | 0:35:24 | 0:35:30 | |
I think we must have Art-Deco fans here after all. | 0:35:30 | 0:35:33 | |
The next item is the doll's house that's a replica of their old house in London. | 0:35:33 | 0:35:38 | |
It was made for Lucy when she was younger. | 0:35:38 | 0:35:40 | |
We hope they'll get some offers of around £100-£150. | 0:35:40 | 0:35:45 | |
60 to get me going. £60? | 0:35:45 | 0:35:48 | |
40, then, if you like. £40, surely? | 0:35:48 | 0:35:50 | |
£40. | 0:35:50 | 0:35:51 | |
30, then? £30 bid. Thank you. | 0:35:51 | 0:35:54 | |
Is there two? At £30, we will sell. | 0:35:54 | 0:35:56 | |
At £30. Is there two? | 0:35:56 | 0:35:58 | |
All done at £30. 32, 35. 37? | 0:35:58 | 0:36:02 | |
37? At £35 and selling. | 0:36:02 | 0:36:05 | |
Is there seven? 37, 40. 42? | 0:36:05 | 0:36:10 | |
At £40. Any more? At £40 and selling, then. | 0:36:10 | 0:36:12 | |
If you're all done. 42, 45. 47? | 0:36:12 | 0:36:17 | |
At £45. | 0:36:17 | 0:36:20 | |
Is there seven? 47. 50? | 0:36:20 | 0:36:23 | |
No? At £47. Make it 50? | 0:36:23 | 0:36:26 | |
At £47, then. 50, well done! | 0:36:26 | 0:36:29 | |
Make it 50, come on! | 0:36:29 | 0:36:31 | |
AUCTIONEER LAUGHS | 0:36:31 | 0:36:33 | |
At £50. Is there five? | 0:36:33 | 0:36:36 | |
55? No? At £50, then. Right here at the back, then. At £50. | 0:36:36 | 0:36:40 | |
With you at £50. If you're all done for the very last time. | 0:36:40 | 0:36:44 | |
-Well done. -A bargain, but there we are. | 0:36:44 | 0:36:47 | |
-Did you want to take it home? -No. -No! -Definitely not. | 0:36:47 | 0:36:50 | |
You would have paid them £50 to leave it here, really! | 0:36:50 | 0:36:54 | |
Absolutely. | 0:36:54 | 0:36:55 | |
It's always so exciting when you see two bidders competing, although | 0:36:55 | 0:36:59 | |
it's a shame they couldn't drive the price much higher than £50. | 0:36:59 | 0:37:03 | |
Amanda's next item is the nine-carat gold bar brooch | 0:37:03 | 0:37:07 | |
with pearls and turquoises, valued at £50-£80. | 0:37:07 | 0:37:11 | |
Start me at £50. | 0:37:14 | 0:37:16 | |
£50? 40 if you like. £40? | 0:37:16 | 0:37:19 | |
30, then, to get it going. | 0:37:19 | 0:37:20 | |
£30 at the front. 32, 35, 37. | 0:37:20 | 0:37:24 | |
40? At £37. Any more? | 0:37:24 | 0:37:27 | |
37. | 0:37:27 | 0:37:29 | |
At £37. | 0:37:29 | 0:37:32 | |
Not so good, not so good. | 0:37:32 | 0:37:35 | |
I really thought that would have done better, | 0:37:35 | 0:37:37 | |
judging by the result of Amanda's earlier pieces. | 0:37:37 | 0:37:40 | |
Do the bidders here like glassware? | 0:37:40 | 0:37:43 | |
I hope so as her penultimate lot | 0:37:43 | 0:37:46 | |
is the green Daum vase and two splash vases. | 0:37:46 | 0:37:50 | |
Their estimate is £100-£150. | 0:37:50 | 0:37:52 | |
£100? £100? 80, then. | 0:37:52 | 0:37:55 | |
£80? 60, if you like. £60? | 0:37:55 | 0:37:57 | |
£60? 50, then, to get me going? | 0:37:57 | 0:38:00 | |
£50, surely? £50, thank you. | 0:38:00 | 0:38:03 | |
And five? £50 at the front here. | 0:38:03 | 0:38:05 | |
And five? And £50, 55, 60. | 0:38:05 | 0:38:08 | |
And five? £60 at the front and we will be selling. | 0:38:08 | 0:38:12 | |
At £60. Are you all done? At £60. | 0:38:12 | 0:38:13 | |
Are you sure? For the last time. | 0:38:13 | 0:38:17 | |
Disappointing again. | 0:38:18 | 0:38:19 | |
Disappointing. | 0:38:19 | 0:38:21 | |
Not the result we wanted. | 0:38:21 | 0:38:23 | |
But will the next lot fare better? | 0:38:23 | 0:38:25 | |
It is after all Lalique, a highly regarded name in glassware | 0:38:25 | 0:38:30 | |
that ought to command a much higher price tag. | 0:38:30 | 0:38:32 | |
And if there are any discerning bidders | 0:38:32 | 0:38:35 | |
in the room with an eye for quality, | 0:38:35 | 0:38:37 | |
then it could have a huge impact on Amanda and Lucy's travel plans. | 0:38:37 | 0:38:41 | |
Well, we've got to your Lalique glass now, | 0:38:41 | 0:38:44 | |
which, obviously, the auctioneer likes, | 0:38:44 | 0:38:46 | |
cos he's split this lot up into two. So two vases, sold separately. | 0:38:46 | 0:38:50 | |
The second one's the most valuable, isn't it? | 0:38:50 | 0:38:52 | |
That's right. That's that large vase | 0:38:52 | 0:38:54 | |
with deep-moulded swallows round the outside. | 0:38:54 | 0:38:57 | |
That's really beautiful. This lot coming up now is the one that is slightly smaller | 0:38:57 | 0:39:02 | |
and also has the limited edition book that goes with it as well. | 0:39:02 | 0:39:05 | |
I'm going to start the bidding at 180. Is there 200 in the room? | 0:39:05 | 0:39:11 | |
At £180 and selling. Is there 200? 220. 240? £220 and selling. | 0:39:11 | 0:39:17 | |
Commission bid. Is there 240? | 0:39:17 | 0:39:19 | |
At £220, all done? | 0:39:19 | 0:39:22 | |
For the last time. | 0:39:22 | 0:39:24 | |
That's great, that's the smaller of the two. | 0:39:24 | 0:39:26 | |
-Nice. -Very good. | 0:39:26 | 0:39:29 | |
-A tidy sum! -Indeed. | 0:39:29 | 0:39:31 | |
They've obviously got a good eye for glassware. | 0:39:31 | 0:39:34 | |
Very good indeed. We're now halfway to Jonty's | 0:39:34 | 0:39:38 | |
overall estimate and I'm hoping that the larger vase will do even better. | 0:39:38 | 0:39:42 | |
So this is the biggie, this is the lovely vase. | 0:39:44 | 0:39:46 | |
I'm a big fan of this shape and design. | 0:39:46 | 0:39:49 | |
It has all the hallmarks of Lalique in the 1930s. | 0:39:49 | 0:39:53 | |
I have two commission bids here. | 0:39:53 | 0:39:55 | |
I'm going to start the bidding at £320. Is there 350 in the room? | 0:39:55 | 0:40:01 | |
At £320 and selling. Is there 350? | 0:40:01 | 0:40:05 | |
Commission bid, then, at £320. | 0:40:05 | 0:40:07 | |
£320, for the last time. | 0:40:07 | 0:40:11 | |
Just two commission bids, but that's all you needed, | 0:40:11 | 0:40:14 | |
two commission bids and you're there. | 0:40:14 | 0:40:16 | |
320! | 0:40:16 | 0:40:17 | |
Oh! | 0:40:17 | 0:40:19 | |
Hey! She's thinking, "Broadway, which show shall I go to?" Yes? | 0:40:19 | 0:40:24 | |
-Come on, be honest! -No, exactly. | 0:40:24 | 0:40:26 | |
I can't wait, it's going to be an amazing trip. | 0:40:26 | 0:40:29 | |
-We've done pretty well, by the sound of the last items. -Fantastic, wasn't it? | 0:40:29 | 0:40:33 | |
Well, quality always tells. | 0:40:33 | 0:40:36 | |
And together, those two vases almost reached Jonty's top estimate. | 0:40:36 | 0:40:40 | |
All that remains now is for us to do the final sums. | 0:40:40 | 0:40:45 | |
Well, that's it. It's over and finished. | 0:40:45 | 0:40:47 | |
I thought that was exhilarating, didn't you? | 0:40:47 | 0:40:50 | |
Yes. Some parts really exciting, some a little disappointing, but... | 0:40:50 | 0:40:54 | |
We've not done too badly, though. I mean, everything sold, didn't it? | 0:40:54 | 0:40:58 | |
-We're not taking anything home, which is amazing. -You're not! | 0:40:58 | 0:41:01 | |
Obviously, I'm sure you realise you've made your target. | 0:41:01 | 0:41:04 | |
You've actually made a lot more than that. You have made £1,787! | 0:41:04 | 0:41:11 | |
-Well done! -That's fantastic! | 0:41:11 | 0:41:13 | |
-Isn't that brilliant? -That's fantastic! Well done. | 0:41:13 | 0:41:17 | |
Thank you very much for all your time and help. | 0:41:17 | 0:41:19 | |
It's been lovely to spend time with you, we had a great time. | 0:41:19 | 0:41:22 | |
Yeah. You made so much money that Jennie and I can come too! | 0:41:22 | 0:41:25 | |
Well, with that amazing result, Amanda has made enough money | 0:41:31 | 0:41:35 | |
to take her two children for their trip to the Big Apple. | 0:41:35 | 0:41:38 | |
But first, she's chosen theatre land in the heart of London's West End | 0:41:38 | 0:41:42 | |
to see an American smash-hit musical. | 0:41:42 | 0:41:44 | |
She hopes it will give them a taste of what they can expect to see on Broadway. | 0:41:44 | 0:41:48 | |
We're looking forward to getting our ear | 0:41:50 | 0:41:52 | |
into the American and New York accent, so hopefully | 0:41:52 | 0:41:55 | |
we'll be able to understand what's going on when we're there! | 0:41:55 | 0:41:58 | |
It promises to be a great show. | 0:41:58 | 0:42:00 | |
-We're really looking forward to it, aren't we, Max? -Definitely. | 0:42:00 | 0:42:03 | |
So Lucy and Max will soon have their first look at New York | 0:42:03 | 0:42:06 | |
and Amanda wants to make sure they have as good a time | 0:42:06 | 0:42:09 | |
as she did on her first trip. So did this whet their appetite? | 0:42:09 | 0:42:13 | |
It was great. It was really, really good. | 0:42:13 | 0:42:15 | |
-We had lots of fun. -Yeah, brilliant. | 0:42:15 | 0:42:17 | |
-So we're all ready for New York now! -Yes, we're in the mood now! | 0:42:17 | 0:42:21 | |
Yes, definitely! | 0:42:21 | 0:42:22 | |
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