0:00:02 > 0:00:06Welcome to the show that hunts out hidden treasures and helps you sell them at auction.
0:00:06 > 0:00:11Most of us inherit bits and pieces over the years, handed down through the generations.
0:00:11 > 0:00:13Some of them you like, some of them perhaps you don't.
0:00:13 > 0:00:16But the big question is always, what are they worth?
0:00:16 > 0:00:19Are you maybe sitting on a goldmine?
0:00:19 > 0:00:25Well, find out whether the lady we're about to meet is doing just that on today's Cash In The Attic.
0:00:45 > 0:00:48On today's Cash In The Attic, our expert, Jonty Hearnden,
0:00:48 > 0:00:53is in his element when he sees this fine example of Edwardian Royal Worcester.
0:00:53 > 0:00:57I have to say, your husband had a fantastic eye. He knew exactly what to look for.
0:00:57 > 0:00:59He certainly did, yes.
0:00:59 > 0:01:03And he's astounded by a customer who has realistic expectations.
0:01:03 > 0:01:05So how do you feel about that?
0:01:05 > 0:01:08That's perfectly all right because it's no use pushing for a price
0:01:08 > 0:01:10that you're not going to get.
0:01:10 > 0:01:13- She's a model customer! - Music to my ears.
0:01:13 > 0:01:19On auction day, will a very forceful auctioneer help the bidders part with their cash?
0:01:19 > 0:01:22We are not moving to the next lot until you bid. Come on.
0:01:22 > 0:01:25Find out what happens when the hammer falls.
0:01:26 > 0:01:30I'm on my way to meet a lady who's called in the Cash in the Attic team
0:01:30 > 0:01:34to help raise funds for a makeover with a French twist.
0:01:34 > 0:01:38Marie McNulty from St Helens in Merseyside is a very busy lady,
0:01:38 > 0:01:41with a strong creative streak.
0:01:41 > 0:01:44Although retired from years teaching PE and art,
0:01:44 > 0:01:46she likes to spend her time painting.
0:01:46 > 0:01:49There's also the sewing, gardening,
0:01:49 > 0:01:53not to mention her work with the local rugby club and parish council.
0:01:53 > 0:01:57Sadly, Marie was widowed six years ago and since then
0:01:57 > 0:01:59she's lived in this Edwardian house
0:01:59 > 0:02:03with her daughter, Fiona, and grandson, Colin.
0:02:03 > 0:02:06She wants to raise money for some work on a holiday home,
0:02:06 > 0:02:09so her best friend, Nancy, is here to help us with our search.
0:02:09 > 0:02:13And hopefully Jonty will discover some real gems.
0:02:16 > 0:02:19- Hello.- Hello.
0:02:19 > 0:02:24What a very homely scene. This is what we do in St Helens, is it?
0:02:24 > 0:02:26- Definitely, yes. - So, obviously, Marie.- Yes.
0:02:26 > 0:02:30And Nancy. You're obviously good friends. How long have you known each other?
0:02:30 > 0:02:32- Years.- 51.- 51 years.
0:02:32 > 0:02:3551 years, yes, 1950...bleugh!
0:02:35 > 0:02:37If you say it very quickly!
0:02:37 > 0:02:39- A seriously long time.- Oh, yes.
0:02:39 > 0:02:43All right, so why have you called us in?
0:02:43 > 0:02:46I've got a lot of furniture that just won't fit in this house
0:02:46 > 0:02:49because we used to live in a big house and sort of downsized
0:02:49 > 0:02:52and we've just got to get rid of some things.
0:02:52 > 0:02:56OK, so what do we want to raise the money for?
0:02:56 > 0:03:00Right, well, my son and daughter have a house in France, in Burgundy,
0:03:00 > 0:03:02and the house needs painting.
0:03:02 > 0:03:06Well, how much money do you think we might be able to raise?
0:03:06 > 0:03:10Well, hopefully I would quite like to raise 750,
0:03:10 > 0:03:13but if I make any more, that's a bonus.
0:03:13 > 0:03:16So we're looking for £750 so that lovely house can get painted
0:03:16 > 0:03:18and you don't have to do it yourself, yeah?
0:03:18 > 0:03:22- They might have me up the ladder, you know!- They definitely will!
0:03:22 > 0:03:26Come on then, let's go. Let's leave your handicrafts behind and get rummaging.
0:03:26 > 0:03:29Marie's children, Fiona and Ian,
0:03:29 > 0:03:32are very fortunate to have such a thoughtful mum
0:03:32 > 0:03:36and a dad who seems to have had an eye for quality items.
0:03:36 > 0:03:39With 20 years' experience in the antiques trade,
0:03:39 > 0:03:43it's perhaps no surprise that Jonty has already spotted the first one.
0:03:45 > 0:03:47Hey, look, he's already at work.
0:03:47 > 0:03:48Oh, yes.
0:03:48 > 0:03:52Hi. There is glass, glass, glass everywhere.
0:03:52 > 0:03:55- Everywhere, yes.- It's extraordinary. - She told me about that.
0:03:55 > 0:03:57- It was your husband that collected glass?- Yes.
0:03:57 > 0:04:02I have found a wonderful pair of glass goblets, but there's a bit of a catch.
0:04:02 > 0:04:04Let me hand you that.
0:04:04 > 0:04:06- That's beautiful.- Yes, I know.
0:04:06 > 0:04:10- But this one, I'm sure you're aware...- I am aware.
0:04:10 > 0:04:12..has been broken in the past.
0:04:12 > 0:04:16If you look closely, there's a steel rod that runs from the goblet
0:04:16 > 0:04:19all the way through to the stem.
0:04:19 > 0:04:22- What do you know about these goblets?- Well, Jack bought them.
0:04:22 > 0:04:24He collected glass.
0:04:24 > 0:04:27These were the first things that he bought
0:04:27 > 0:04:31and that set him off on his long life love of glass.
0:04:31 > 0:04:36We always thought that they were Venetian, but I can be wrong on that.
0:04:36 > 0:04:39- Well, you're very warm.- Oh, right. - You're very warm.
0:04:39 > 0:04:44And I can see clearly why someone might think they're from Venice,
0:04:44 > 0:04:46- but they're from Vienna.- Oh, right.
0:04:46 > 0:04:51Because the glass from Venice was so superior
0:04:51 > 0:04:52for such a long period of time,
0:04:52 > 0:04:57of course other glass makers of the 19th century were inspired by what they did.
0:04:57 > 0:04:58I mean, they're so ornate.
0:04:58 > 0:05:03If you look closely, the decoration on the outside here, this is all enamelled.
0:05:03 > 0:05:05- Yes.- Now when it comes to value,
0:05:05 > 0:05:10- really, we're looking at £80-£120 for the pair.- Well, that's fine, yes.
0:05:10 > 0:05:12I'm quite happy with that.
0:05:12 > 0:05:16- We can drink to that?- We can. - I think that's rather good!
0:05:16 > 0:05:19They're quite extraordinary. They're really beautiful.
0:05:19 > 0:05:22- They are.- Stunning. I'll put these here for safekeeping.
0:05:22 > 0:05:25- Good start.- Yeah. - Let's go find some more.- Right.
0:05:25 > 0:05:29'So, an impressive £80 in the kitty already. In the bedroom,
0:05:29 > 0:05:35'I'm taken back to an age of elegance when I come across these early 20th-century accessories,
0:05:35 > 0:05:38'including handbags and Victorian gloves.'
0:05:40 > 0:05:45Vintage handbags are highly collectible and if they're made by a well-known designer
0:05:45 > 0:05:50such as Chanel or Christian Dior, they can fetch hundreds of pounds.
0:05:50 > 0:05:53Marie used to play with these when she was little but at £50-£80,
0:05:53 > 0:05:55she's happy for them to go to auction.
0:05:58 > 0:05:59Marie grew up in St Helens,
0:05:59 > 0:06:01but when her husband, Jack, joined the Navy,
0:06:01 > 0:06:06they moved to Wales for seven years before returning to Merseyside where he worked as a pharmacist.
0:06:06 > 0:06:10Over the years, he collected all sorts of bits and pieces
0:06:10 > 0:06:13that caught his eye in auctions, including Jonty's next find.
0:06:14 > 0:06:18Nancy, can you have a look at this barometer with me?
0:06:20 > 0:06:24- Oh, yes, yes.- Do you think Marie might be interested in selling this?
0:06:24 > 0:06:27Oh yes, possibly, yes. From what I can recall,
0:06:27 > 0:06:31Jack bought it from a house sale a long time ago.
0:06:31 > 0:06:34He had quite a fine eye - this is another beautiful object.
0:06:34 > 0:06:37- It's a wheel barometer.- Right.
0:06:37 > 0:06:40Wheel barometers were first invented in the 17th century,
0:06:40 > 0:06:47but they were popularised in this country in the late 18th century.
0:06:47 > 0:06:51Let's have a look at the maker. It says down here "G Cattelli,"
0:06:51 > 0:06:55- from, not Italy, but Hereford. - Oh, right!
0:06:55 > 0:06:59Now a lot of Italian names appear on barometers of this era,
0:06:59 > 0:07:03simply because a lot of Italian glass blowers and instrument makers
0:07:03 > 0:07:06came to this country in the late 18th century.
0:07:06 > 0:07:10So it's not unusual to find an Italian maker's name
0:07:10 > 0:07:13on a British barometer of this period.
0:07:13 > 0:07:18- When I say this period, this will have been made about 200 years ago.- Gosh!
0:07:18 > 0:07:21So value for this at auction
0:07:21 > 0:07:24is a hot £250-£350.
0:07:24 > 0:07:27- Is that good news?- I think so, Marie will be pleased with that.
0:07:27 > 0:07:30- Excellent, let's carry on.- Okey-doke.
0:07:30 > 0:07:33'Well, that's a very good price for the barometer
0:07:33 > 0:07:37and it takes our total so far to £380.'
0:07:38 > 0:07:42Jonty's reminded of Marie's artistic side when he spies
0:07:42 > 0:07:47these three watercolours, which she bought from an antique shop some years ago.
0:07:47 > 0:07:50He thinks they could fetch £40-£60 on the day.
0:07:51 > 0:07:56It looks quite promising for that much-needed paint job on the holiday home in France,
0:07:56 > 0:08:02but for the time being, Marie shows me one of her own very accomplished creations.
0:08:02 > 0:08:06- Right.- Hello, what have you got? - This is one of my paintings.
0:08:06 > 0:08:12- Oh, right.- We've been looking at other people's paintings, so I thought I should have a little turn.
0:08:12 > 0:08:16- I love the colours. - Yes, everybody says that about it.
0:08:16 > 0:08:21- They're beautiful. And of course you were an art teacher for many years, were you not?- Yes.
0:08:21 > 0:08:23So what age group did you teach?
0:08:23 > 0:08:25I was actually trained for secondary,
0:08:25 > 0:08:28but when I came out of college, I couldn't get a job.
0:08:28 > 0:08:32The only job that was available was in Liverpool
0:08:32 > 0:08:34and it was an infant class
0:08:34 > 0:08:39and it was the most horrific six months of my life,
0:08:39 > 0:08:42because I'd never had anything to do with
0:08:42 > 0:08:46teaching four and five-year-olds, but then suddenly I found my feet.
0:08:46 > 0:08:50I had a wonderful headmistress who helped me a lot
0:08:50 > 0:08:53and most of my teaching was done in junior level.
0:08:53 > 0:08:57- So, have you always lived in St Helens?- No, no.
0:08:57 > 0:09:00When I was first married, my husband was in the Fleet Air Arm
0:09:00 > 0:09:03and I was sort of like back at home with my parents
0:09:03 > 0:09:06because Jack wasn't old enough to have a married quarter.
0:09:06 > 0:09:07You had to be 25.
0:09:07 > 0:09:12- How old were you when you met your husband?- 17.- 17?!
0:09:12 > 0:09:13- 17.- Marie, you were a child!
0:09:13 > 0:09:16I know! But I wasn't a child bride, no.
0:09:16 > 0:09:20- Where did you meet exactly? - Well, we met at a dance.
0:09:20 > 0:09:22We were both going out with somebody else.
0:09:22 > 0:09:27He came across, the first dance, picked me up for the dance,
0:09:27 > 0:09:30and at the end of the dance, he said "Can I take you home?"
0:09:30 > 0:09:35And I kind of was so surprised to be asked that after the first dance, I said yes.
0:09:35 > 0:09:37What did your boyfriend think about that?
0:09:37 > 0:09:40Well, I never saw him again, actually.
0:09:40 > 0:09:46- I'm not surprised!- We just got on so well, you know, we talked all night,
0:09:46 > 0:09:49we danced all night and he took me home and that was it.
0:09:49 > 0:09:53Some people know what they like as soon as they see it, don't they?
0:09:53 > 0:09:58And for Jonty, it's this collection of early 20th-century cranberry glassware,
0:09:58 > 0:10:03including a decanter with a clear glass stopper and a silver tapered scent bottle.
0:10:03 > 0:10:08The collection was started by Marie's mother and has been added to over the years.
0:10:08 > 0:10:13Jonty reckons it should sell for £60-£80 at auction.
0:10:13 > 0:10:19Then Nancy spies this early 20th-century Pilkington Pottery bowl by the designer Gladys Rogers.
0:10:19 > 0:10:23Pilkington Pottery in Lancashire was renowned for its high-lustre glaze finishes
0:10:23 > 0:10:27and it's a key name for collectors of Art Nouveau pieces.
0:10:27 > 0:10:30Marie's late husband, Jack, bought the bowl for her in the 1980s
0:10:30 > 0:10:33and although it's in need of some restoration,
0:10:33 > 0:10:37it should still give us £20-£40 at auction.
0:10:37 > 0:10:40There's definitely a fascination for all things glass
0:10:40 > 0:10:45in this house and I can't help noticing the next very striking collection.
0:10:47 > 0:10:50Marie, I love these paperweights you've got.
0:10:50 > 0:10:54- Aren't they so colourful?- Yes. - Look at those.- They're gorgeous!
0:10:54 > 0:10:56How many years have you been collecting these?
0:10:56 > 0:11:03Years and years, I just can't think how long we've been collecting these. Jack loved paperweights.
0:11:03 > 0:11:04I wasn't that bothered, really.
0:11:04 > 0:11:06So do you have any favourites?
0:11:06 > 0:11:10- I like this little tiny one.- Very colourful that, isn't it? Lovely.
0:11:10 > 0:11:14Do they have any intrinsic value, paperweights? They're very common, aren't they?
0:11:14 > 0:11:18Yes, but you can pay an awful lot of money for a rare, good-quality paperweight.
0:11:18 > 0:11:22There were two golden eras when paperweights were made.
0:11:22 > 0:11:26The first was between 1840 and 1860,
0:11:26 > 0:11:32when all the major manufacturers of the time produced paperweights because they were fashionable.
0:11:32 > 0:11:35- She knows, she knows.- I do know, yes.- You're aware of that?- Yes.
0:11:35 > 0:11:41You've got Baccarat from France, you've got Whitefriars, you've got all sorts of wonderful names.
0:11:41 > 0:11:45Looking across here, I'd suggest that the vast majority, if not all of them,
0:11:45 > 0:11:50were made post the Second World War, because that's the second golden era.
0:11:50 > 0:11:51Are you aware of what this one is, Marie?
0:11:51 > 0:11:54Yes, this is millefiori.
0:11:54 > 0:11:57That's right, it means 1,000 flowers.
0:11:57 > 0:12:03But how this is made... You have the effect of tiny flower heads,
0:12:03 > 0:12:07but if you look across, can you see that this is tiny segments of glass?
0:12:07 > 0:12:10And it's made just like you would a stick of rock.
0:12:10 > 0:12:14It's made in a long tube and then cut into tiny segments.
0:12:14 > 0:12:20And that's how that is made, you pour the clear glass on top of that. So can we sell this whole collection?
0:12:20 > 0:12:22Yes, you certainly can.
0:12:22 > 0:12:27I suppose we're looking between £100-£150 for the collection?
0:12:27 > 0:12:29That's fine, that's absolutely fine.
0:12:29 > 0:12:31Won't you miss them, Marie?
0:12:31 > 0:12:36- No, not really. No, I'm going to make more space for my things.- A-ha!
0:12:36 > 0:12:39But she'll only be making space if the bidders like
0:12:39 > 0:12:41what she's offering at the auction.
0:12:41 > 0:12:43Where are you going to start me?
0:12:43 > 0:12:4550, quickly, for a start.
0:12:45 > 0:12:47They take ages to start.
0:12:47 > 0:12:48I know, come on!
0:12:48 > 0:12:52'And will the items raise enough money to do that much-needed maintenance
0:12:52 > 0:12:55'on her children's holiday home in France?'
0:12:55 > 0:12:57- Nobody likes them.- Oh!
0:12:57 > 0:13:00Well, the thrill of the auction is still to come,
0:13:00 > 0:13:04but we need to find another £150 before we reach Marie's goal.
0:13:04 > 0:13:06So, onwards and upwards.
0:13:06 > 0:13:10And upstairs, Marie shows Jonty a collection that isn't glass.
0:13:11 > 0:13:13Jonty, what do you think of these?
0:13:13 > 0:13:15- Show me, show me.- See what's in here.
0:13:15 > 0:13:20They look like a set of fish knives. Come and sit down, we'll have a look.
0:13:20 > 0:13:21Let's have a look.
0:13:21 > 0:13:23A set of spoons - how unusual!
0:13:23 > 0:13:26Look at that. Roman spoons! Wow!
0:13:26 > 0:13:30We've actually got a certificate here of authenticity,
0:13:30 > 0:13:34and it says, "22 carat gold on solid sterling silver by John Pinches."
0:13:34 > 0:13:40Now, they're based in London and this is a set of one of 384.
0:13:40 > 0:13:42- A very odd number, isn't it? - Isn't it?
0:13:42 > 0:13:44So where do these spoons come from?
0:13:44 > 0:13:47My husband bought them. It was in an affluent period.
0:13:47 > 0:13:49We did have them occasionally!
0:13:49 > 0:13:51THEY LAUGH
0:13:51 > 0:13:56And we did a lot of entertaining, dinner parties and so on.
0:13:56 > 0:13:58So how many times did you use this set?
0:13:58 > 0:14:01- Once! - JONTY LAUGHS
0:14:01 > 0:14:04Once to my memory, anyway. I can't remember any other time.
0:14:04 > 0:14:07So, I see they're called The Roman Spoons.
0:14:07 > 0:14:14- And what we have here on the top of all of these spoons are all the different Roman gods.- Yes.
0:14:14 > 0:14:19Now, what tends to happen is a lot of companies, be it ceramic firms,
0:14:19 > 0:14:22often silversmiths like this company here,
0:14:22 > 0:14:26what they do in order to maximise their profit potential,
0:14:26 > 0:14:30is that they announce that they are producing limited sets.
0:14:30 > 0:14:35- Yes.- Not all limited sets, therefore, produce profits at the end of the day.
0:14:35 > 0:14:40We're not going to get probably the sort of sum of money in real terms that you paid for it.
0:14:40 > 0:14:45We are looking at around the £100 mark at auction, so £80-£120.
0:14:45 > 0:14:49Yes. Well, that would be fine actually, because they're just sitting in the cupboard.
0:14:49 > 0:14:52Somebody might as well have the pleasure of them.
0:14:52 > 0:14:57- Tell you what, we'll leave them there and we'll carry on, OK?- Right.
0:14:57 > 0:15:01'There seems to be a story behind every item here.
0:15:01 > 0:15:05'Let's hope those spoons go down well when they go to auction.
0:15:05 > 0:15:11'Marie finds the next two items - this rosewood sewing box, which has been in the family for many years
0:15:11 > 0:15:15'and a mahogany writing slope bought in the 1950s by her late husband, Jack.
0:15:18 > 0:15:24'They're mid-Victorian, very desirable, and Jonty thinks the pair should fetch £40-£60.
0:15:24 > 0:15:28'We're doing so well today, we must be getting close to our target,
0:15:28 > 0:15:34'so I stop the ladies for a little breather to find out more about their friendship.'
0:15:34 > 0:15:37I know you've known one another for...more than half a century.
0:15:37 > 0:15:40It must be a tremendously strong friendship.
0:15:40 > 0:15:44- It is, yes.- We don't live in one another's pockets, do we?- We don't.
0:15:44 > 0:15:49I know rugby's quite important to both of you, or has been. Your husbands, too, wasn't it?
0:15:49 > 0:15:55I was the Chair and Marie was the Secretary of the women's section of the rugby club,
0:15:55 > 0:15:58so we've worked together happily all our lives.
0:15:58 > 0:16:00We just work well together.
0:16:00 > 0:16:04Amazingly, which is unusual when you're working with somebody, we're still friends.
0:16:04 > 0:16:05THEY LAUGH
0:16:05 > 0:16:11I suppose over the years, you've obviously enjoyed good times and bad.
0:16:11 > 0:16:15I imagine, Marie, that Nancy was a huge support when your husband, Jack, died.
0:16:15 > 0:16:17Oh, she was. Yes, she was.
0:16:17 > 0:16:20She was absolutely splendid. And Wally, as well.
0:16:20 > 0:16:23All my friends were brilliant, but Nancy and Wally particularly.
0:16:23 > 0:16:29You've always belonged to things and not felt sorry for herself and got up and joined something.
0:16:29 > 0:16:34- We've done things, yes. - Yeah, you joined the parish council after Jack died, didn't you?
0:16:34 > 0:16:37- Yes.- You organise the garden competitions.- I do.
0:16:37 > 0:16:43We get people to enter. We have to twist their arms occasionally to enter their garden,
0:16:43 > 0:16:46but they do it eventually and they enjoy it and we have a little party.
0:16:46 > 0:16:50- And we have a good Christmas party. - We have a very good Christmas party.
0:16:50 > 0:16:53- Sounds great.- We've very, very party orientated, you know!
0:16:53 > 0:16:57That's what makes the world go round - a good party, I think.
0:16:57 > 0:17:01'They really are fun to be with, these two, but back to work
0:17:01 > 0:17:05'and this Wedgwood-style blue ceramic jardiniere by Adams has caught my eye.
0:17:05 > 0:17:11'It's early 20th century and was given to Jack by his Aunt Dorothy.
0:17:11 > 0:17:16'Marie's happy to send it to auction for £30-£50.'
0:17:16 > 0:17:20Marie and Jonty are busy doing a second thorough search of the lounge
0:17:20 > 0:17:22to make sure that Nancy hasn't missed anything
0:17:22 > 0:17:25and Marie finds something that she thinks he might like.
0:17:25 > 0:17:29- Jonty, have you got a minute?- Yeah.
0:17:29 > 0:17:33I've got something here I think might be quite good.
0:17:33 > 0:17:36Another little treasure! Isn't that beautiful?
0:17:36 > 0:17:38- So delicate.- Isn't it?
0:17:38 > 0:17:42So, that's a lovely ceramic porcelain ewer,
0:17:42 > 0:17:46which is far more delicate a name than "jug," I think.
0:17:46 > 0:17:49- Certainly is. - It's a nicer word!- Yeah!
0:17:49 > 0:17:54And, very excitingly, we've got the stamp of Royal Worcester on the underside.
0:17:54 > 0:17:57Isn't that lovely? Now, do we have an artist's signature?
0:17:57 > 0:18:02The painter's signature there. That's RJ Bray.
0:18:02 > 0:18:05He's a known decorator of the Royal Worcester factory.
0:18:05 > 0:18:08He was around at the turn of the last century
0:18:08 > 0:18:12and on the underside here we should have a series of dots.
0:18:12 > 0:18:18And if I look at that closely, that is probably around the 1910-1912 mark.
0:18:18 > 0:18:21- Oh, that's good!- So it's Edwardian. - Edwardian, yeah.
0:18:21 > 0:18:26- Where was this from?- From the same auction that my husband got all the other things from.
0:18:26 > 0:18:31- Your husband had a fantastic eye. He knew exactly what to look for. - He certainly did, yes.
0:18:31 > 0:18:32What I find so fascinating
0:18:32 > 0:18:36when it comes to decorating vases and pots like this
0:18:36 > 0:18:41is the pigments that you place on the side that you are decorating with,
0:18:41 > 0:18:44the colours are completely different
0:18:44 > 0:18:47- to what they look like when they come out of the kiln.- I never knew that.
0:18:47 > 0:18:52So that's the skill of being an artist when it comes to painting ceramics.
0:18:52 > 0:18:56Now, the wonderful thing about this is that because it's made by Royal Worcester
0:18:56 > 0:19:00and we have a known artist that has signed the work,
0:19:00 > 0:19:03- it's worth between £100 and £200. - Goodness!
0:19:03 > 0:19:06- Isn't that lovely?- That's lovely. - So we can definitely sell this?
0:19:06 > 0:19:09- Oh, yes.- It's a beautiful object.
0:19:09 > 0:19:12- I want to see if there's any more round the house.- Right.
0:19:12 > 0:19:15- Shall I put this up here for safekeeping?- Yes.
0:19:15 > 0:19:17I'm sure we must have topped Marie's target with that last find.
0:19:17 > 0:19:20But while I'm doing my calculations in the piano room,
0:19:20 > 0:19:23Jonty jumps in with a question.
0:19:23 > 0:19:26- Marie, can you tell me about this lovely table?- Oh, certainly.
0:19:26 > 0:19:29- Gosh, that is beautiful. - Is this a table we can sell?
0:19:29 > 0:19:33It certainly is, yes. Well, I haven't really got room for it.
0:19:33 > 0:19:35I don't know why you're getting rid of it.
0:19:35 > 0:19:39- I know you like it. You always have. - It's gorgeous, yeah.
0:19:39 > 0:19:41My father bought it at an auction.
0:19:41 > 0:19:45I remember him coming home with it...and my mother's face!
0:19:45 > 0:19:48She quite liked the top, but when she looked underneath, she said,
0:19:48 > 0:19:51- "Who's going to dust all that?" - The answer was...?
0:19:51 > 0:19:55The answer was me. Mind you, when you're about six or seven...
0:19:55 > 0:19:58- You think it's important.- ..you don't mind doing things like that.
0:19:58 > 0:20:02- Your mother wasn't impressed when your father bought this. - She was not!
0:20:02 > 0:20:05- Shall we have a look at this table in detail?- Right.
0:20:05 > 0:20:11It can only be Victorian. It's completely OTT and the whole thing is on four casters.
0:20:11 > 0:20:18The reason why it's on casters is that it can be folded up and folded into the corner of a room.
0:20:18 > 0:20:21Let me show you what I mean. Underneath here should be a gate.
0:20:22 > 0:20:24There we go. It's quite stiff.
0:20:24 > 0:20:27But up it comes, up it tilts.
0:20:27 > 0:20:30This is a proper characteristic of English tables.
0:20:30 > 0:20:33- Is it going to do well at the auction?- It will definitely sell,
0:20:33 > 0:20:39but what has happened to Victorian furniture over the last five, maybe ten years is that prices have fallen.
0:20:39 > 0:20:43The auction price at the moment, we are looking at £300-£500.
0:20:43 > 0:20:44So, how do you feel about that?
0:20:44 > 0:20:50That's perfectly all right, because it's no use pushing for a price that you're not going to get.
0:20:50 > 0:20:52She's a model customer!
0:20:52 > 0:20:55Music to my ears.
0:20:55 > 0:20:58Now, you were looking for £750, we said at the start of the day.
0:20:58 > 0:21:03That was our target, so you can get the house in France beautifully painted.
0:21:03 > 0:21:06Based on Jonty's lowest estimates of everything we've found today,
0:21:06 > 0:21:09- we reckon you will make your target. - Oh, good.
0:21:09 > 0:21:14With a fair wind behind us, you'll actually make £1,150!
0:21:14 > 0:21:19- Excellent!- That's brilliant, isn't it? Lovely, yes. Splendid!
0:21:19 > 0:21:23Well, Jonty certainly saves the best till last
0:21:23 > 0:21:25and if his valuations are correct,
0:21:25 > 0:21:28we're in for a great day at the auction in a few weeks.
0:21:28 > 0:21:32Here's a reminder of some of the pieces Marie will be taking there.
0:21:34 > 0:21:41We're hoping that the colourful collection of paperweights will fetch a very welcome £100-£150.
0:21:41 > 0:21:46At £80-£120, that modern set of Roman-themed spoons
0:21:46 > 0:21:49should do well when they're offered up for sale.
0:21:51 > 0:21:55And we think that £250-£350 is a fair price
0:21:55 > 0:21:58for that impressive early 19th-century barometer.
0:21:59 > 0:22:03Find out how they all get on when the final hammer falls.
0:22:05 > 0:22:09Still to come on Cash In The Attic, Marie's hopes of reaching her target
0:22:09 > 0:22:13are dealt a blow when Jonty delivers some worrying news.
0:22:13 > 0:22:17- We have a major problem with our Pilkington bowl. It's cracked.- It is.
0:22:17 > 0:22:20And Marie gets a little frustrated with the bidders.
0:22:20 > 0:22:21Oh, come on!
0:22:21 > 0:22:23Ooh, she's cross now! She's cross!
0:22:25 > 0:22:29You know, we had a really merry day with Marie and Nancy in St Helens
0:22:29 > 0:22:34and we've brought the items we found here, to Frank Marshall auction rooms at Knutsford in Cheshire.
0:22:34 > 0:22:37Now, Marie, you'll remember, is a very generous woman.
0:22:37 > 0:22:43She wants to raise £750 to help do up her son and daughter's house in France.
0:22:43 > 0:22:48So let's hope the bidders here are full of joie de vivre when her items go under the hammer.
0:22:48 > 0:22:52This old Victorian schoolhouse in the centre of Knutsford
0:22:52 > 0:22:57is a fitting place to hold regular sales of antiques and fine art.
0:22:57 > 0:23:01The area is a magnet to the rich and famous. I wonder if I'll spot any here today.
0:23:02 > 0:23:04One person I do recognise is Jonty,
0:23:04 > 0:23:08who's taking one last lingering look at his favourite item
0:23:08 > 0:23:10from Marie's collection.
0:23:10 > 0:23:15- Ah, Jonty!- Hi, Jennie.- Oh, it's pouring with rain out there! - It's nice and dry in here, though.
0:23:15 > 0:23:19It's good - people will come in for shelter and find all Marie's things. Lovely, that.
0:23:19 > 0:23:23- We've got some perfect items for selling well.- I love that one.
0:23:23 > 0:23:27This ewer is in mint condition, which means a lot of people will want to buy it,
0:23:27 > 0:23:30- because it's a great collecting name. - Fantastic.
0:23:30 > 0:23:35Mind you, Marie had those goblets, didn't she? And one was really wibbly-wobbly, wasn't it?
0:23:35 > 0:23:39Well, that's a complete contrast, because it's like buy one, get one free.
0:23:39 > 0:23:43It will be interesting to see what the market decides on that lot.
0:23:43 > 0:23:44OK! Let's see if they've arrived.
0:23:47 > 0:23:50The auctions here are divided into two.
0:23:50 > 0:23:54The bidders are already taking their seats for the small-items sale,
0:23:54 > 0:23:57but we find Marie and Nancy downstairs,
0:23:57 > 0:23:59in the furniture section.
0:24:00 > 0:24:03- Gotcha! How are you?- Hello!- Hello!
0:24:03 > 0:24:06- How are you doing? - Very excited about the whole thing.
0:24:06 > 0:24:09- And your daughter, Fiona - optimistic about it all?- She is.
0:24:09 > 0:24:13In discussions about what to do with the money!
0:24:13 > 0:24:16Hopefully we are going to sell lots of goodies today,
0:24:16 > 0:24:20but is there any one particular item that you really are sad to see go?
0:24:20 > 0:24:23Yes, I think the table. I'm very fond of it.
0:24:23 > 0:24:25Just haven't got room for it.
0:24:25 > 0:24:28It is a beautiful piece, isn't it?
0:24:28 > 0:24:31You can hear the auction's already started, so let's get our place.
0:24:31 > 0:24:34- Come on, follow me.- This way.
0:24:34 > 0:24:35£40 and away.
0:24:35 > 0:24:40We sneak in quietly and stand right at the back, just in time for Marie's first lot.
0:24:42 > 0:24:45Your Viennese goblets coming up.
0:24:45 > 0:24:47- One is damaged, a bit wibbly-wobbly.- Yeah.
0:24:47 > 0:24:48Let's see how badly that will
0:24:48 > 0:24:52hit the valuation. 80-120.
0:24:52 > 0:24:54What shall we get? Let's see.
0:24:54 > 0:24:56Right, where are we going to be for these?
0:24:56 > 0:24:59£100 for them? 80?
0:24:59 > 0:25:02- Come on, come on.- Where do you want to be? £50 and start me, surely.
0:25:02 > 0:25:0450 bid. Thank you. 50. Take 5 now.
0:25:04 > 0:25:08At 55. 55. 60.
0:25:08 > 0:25:10Any more? At £60.
0:25:10 > 0:25:12The bid's outside. 5 anywhere?
0:25:12 > 0:25:15At 65. At £60. 5 bidding? 65.
0:25:15 > 0:25:1770. £70.
0:25:17 > 0:25:1970. Outside the door at 70.
0:25:19 > 0:25:21Come on, they're still running.
0:25:21 > 0:25:23At £70. The bid's outside the door.
0:25:23 > 0:25:26- I think he's going to sell.- Yeah. - Happy?- Yes.
0:25:26 > 0:25:30Here to sell, then. Going at 70.
0:25:30 > 0:25:33- 70 gone.- Great.- OK?- That's fine.
0:25:33 > 0:25:35- That's all right?- Yes, that's super.
0:25:35 > 0:25:38At just £10 under Jonty's lower estimate
0:25:38 > 0:25:41and considering one was quite badly damaged,
0:25:41 > 0:25:42it's not a bad start to the day.
0:25:42 > 0:25:47I wonder what the bidders will make of Marie's next lot.
0:25:48 > 0:25:53So, this lot is three watercolours by the same artist, all of Parisian scenes.
0:25:53 > 0:25:55- Yes.- Did you buy them in Paris?
0:25:55 > 0:25:58No, I didn't. I bought them in Wales.
0:25:58 > 0:26:03I haggled for them in Wales from a man called Captain Morgan.
0:26:03 > 0:26:05- Oh!- Lovely name, isn't it? Yes.
0:26:05 > 0:26:07Let's see what Captain Morgan's pictures make.
0:26:07 > 0:26:12Start me at £40. 40? 30?
0:26:12 > 0:26:15- £20 for a start. - The bidders don't like them.
0:26:15 > 0:26:18£20? Surely?
0:26:18 > 0:26:22Come on. I'll take it down to 15 but no less.
0:26:22 > 0:26:24No, come on, 15. Be good.
0:26:24 > 0:26:26£15 I'm bid. At 15. 18.
0:26:26 > 0:26:29- Just in there.- 20. 22.
0:26:29 > 0:26:3025.
0:26:30 > 0:26:34Come on, it's easier to bid than shake your head. 25. Who's got 28?
0:26:34 > 0:26:36At £25. Anybody else?
0:26:36 > 0:26:38At 25. It's a seated bid.
0:26:38 > 0:26:42Are we all done? Last chances at 25.
0:26:42 > 0:26:44H463.
0:26:44 > 0:26:45- Oh!- Never mind.
0:26:45 > 0:26:50£15 under Jonty's lowest estimate.
0:26:50 > 0:26:54That's a bit disappointing. They seem to be a cautious crowd here.
0:26:54 > 0:26:56I wonder what they'll think of Marie's next offering,
0:26:56 > 0:27:00the Pilkington glazed bowl with an estimate of £20-£40.
0:27:02 > 0:27:04We have a major problem with our Pilkington bowl.
0:27:04 > 0:27:06- It's cracked.- It is. Yes.
0:27:06 > 0:27:10I didn't realise it was until you...pinged it like that.
0:27:10 > 0:27:14Are you implying that Jonty actually pinged it a bit too hard?
0:27:14 > 0:27:16Oh, no! No, no.
0:27:16 > 0:27:1830? 20?
0:27:18 > 0:27:19Come on, should be.
0:27:19 > 0:27:2120 I've seen. At £20. Take two.
0:27:21 > 0:27:24Bid's just in the doorway. 22.
0:27:24 > 0:27:2925. 28. £30. 32. 35.
0:27:29 > 0:27:31- Brilliant!- 35.
0:27:31 > 0:27:33On the right in the doorway at 35.
0:27:33 > 0:27:38Any more? 38. Fresh bidder. £40. 42.
0:27:38 > 0:27:41- 45. 48.- This is very good.
0:27:41 > 0:27:4550. £50 in the doorway. He shakes his head at 50. Any advance now?
0:27:45 > 0:27:49Last chance now. Last chances. At £50.
0:27:49 > 0:27:52I've no idea what Jack paid for it at all!
0:27:52 > 0:27:54Who cares?
0:27:54 > 0:27:58It goes to show that when something is quite collectable,
0:27:58 > 0:28:02a slight imperfection is overlooked.
0:28:02 > 0:28:03Next up are my favourites.
0:28:03 > 0:28:06I love these. It's the paperweights.
0:28:07 > 0:28:12I just hope someone likes them as much as I do and we get £100-£150,
0:28:12 > 0:28:15which is a lot of money, but I think they're really lovely.
0:28:15 > 0:28:18Where you are you going to start? 50 quickly for a start.
0:28:18 > 0:28:20They take ages to start!
0:28:20 > 0:28:23- I know! Come on!- £40, then?
0:28:23 > 0:28:25- Nobody likes them.- Thank you.
0:28:25 > 0:28:30£40. Take 5. 45. 50. 55. 60.
0:28:30 > 0:28:3265. 70.
0:28:32 > 0:28:36- 75.- Nobody likes to be first!- No!
0:28:36 > 0:28:38At £75. It's in the doorway.
0:28:38 > 0:28:42Any advance? Last chances. £75. The bid's in the doorway.
0:28:42 > 0:28:46Gentleman's bid. At £75.
0:28:48 > 0:28:50I really thought they'd fetch a higher price,
0:28:50 > 0:28:53but Marie and Nancy don't seem too worried.
0:28:53 > 0:28:57Will the Roman spoons, estimate £80-£120,
0:28:57 > 0:29:00be more to the taste of the Knutsford bidders?
0:29:00 > 0:29:05Jack bought them when we used to give dinner parties
0:29:05 > 0:29:07and he was trying to be a bit posh,
0:29:07 > 0:29:13but he got so much sort of like stick from people, saying "Oooh,"
0:29:13 > 0:29:14we only used them once.
0:29:14 > 0:29:16Really?
0:29:16 > 0:29:18They were too posh, were they?
0:29:18 > 0:29:19From me and my husband!
0:29:19 > 0:29:22Where do you want to start me? £50 and start me quickly?
0:29:22 > 0:29:24Come on!
0:29:24 > 0:29:2650? Nobody want them?
0:29:26 > 0:29:2940, then. 40 bid. £40. 45. 50. 55.
0:29:29 > 0:29:32- Oh, good.- 60.
0:29:32 > 0:29:3465. 70, sir? No?
0:29:34 > 0:29:3665 inside. Shakes his head.
0:29:36 > 0:29:39At 65. The bid's in the room at 65.
0:29:39 > 0:29:42I'll take 70. At 65, lady's bid.
0:29:42 > 0:29:47At £65. I'm selling at 65.
0:29:47 > 0:29:49Ah. Just a bit under.
0:29:49 > 0:29:52- A bit, yes.- Too posh, you see?
0:29:52 > 0:29:54Yeah, too posh.
0:29:54 > 0:29:56"Just under the lowest estimate"
0:29:56 > 0:29:58is starting to be a recurring theme today.
0:29:58 > 0:30:00Let's hope the next item
0:30:00 > 0:30:01breaks the pattern.
0:30:01 > 0:30:05But these discerning bidders may be more worried about breaking the next item.
0:30:05 > 0:30:08It's the blue Adams jardiniere,
0:30:08 > 0:30:10priced at £30-£50.
0:30:11 > 0:30:15The only problem is there's a slight hairline crack on the underneath.
0:30:15 > 0:30:16I didn't realise.
0:30:16 > 0:30:20We have another damaged piece of ceramic, but we did quite well on the last one,
0:30:20 > 0:30:23so I'm hoping we'll do very well on this one.
0:30:23 > 0:30:25How come you didn't know they were cracked?
0:30:25 > 0:30:29- THEY LAUGH - I obviously don't dust them, do I?
0:30:29 > 0:30:34£30 and start me. 30? 20? Come on!
0:30:34 > 0:30:35Obviously, no-one else thinks so.
0:30:35 > 0:30:38Let's bid. Come on, somebody.
0:30:38 > 0:30:42Come on, you've all gone to sleep on me! 15, come on!
0:30:42 > 0:30:44- Wakey-wakey!- Come on.
0:30:44 > 0:30:46- Come on, come on...- 10?!
0:30:46 > 0:30:49- Come on!- He's getting quite cross! - Anybody with £10 for me?
0:30:49 > 0:30:52Come on, anybody interested?
0:30:53 > 0:30:57No? I'll withdraw it if it doesn't make 10. Surely, come on.
0:30:57 > 0:31:01- We're not moving to the next lot until you've bid. Come on. - THEY LAUGH
0:31:01 > 0:31:04No? Anybody got 10? Quickly! Who takes a fancy to it?
0:31:04 > 0:31:07Anybody? Well done! 10. I've got 12 now, as well.
0:31:07 > 0:31:08Are you bidding as well?
0:31:08 > 0:31:10Come on, keep going! 12?
0:31:10 > 0:31:13Don't stop there. Come on, 14.
0:31:13 > 0:31:15I'm the boss, you know. 14 the lady has bid.
0:31:15 > 0:31:17At 14. Any advance?
0:31:17 > 0:31:22- On the right-hand side at £14. - HAMMER FALLS
0:31:22 > 0:31:23Well done!
0:31:23 > 0:31:25Well, at least it sold,
0:31:25 > 0:31:28so Marie doesn't have to take it back with her.
0:31:28 > 0:31:31And it's taken us £14 closer to her target.
0:31:31 > 0:31:35- You're looking for £750 to help Fiona with her house.- That's right.
0:31:35 > 0:31:38Halfway, you're not quite at the halfway point of the target.
0:31:38 > 0:31:41- You've actually made 299 so far. - Right.
0:31:41 > 0:31:44- But you've got lots more to come. - Oh, yes.
0:31:44 > 0:31:49- The barometer, the table to go, the ewer to go.- Yes.- Great.
0:31:49 > 0:31:51- Lots to look forward to, eh, girls?- I know!
0:31:51 > 0:31:55And we've got high hopes of surpassing Marie's target
0:31:55 > 0:31:57with her six other items.
0:31:57 > 0:32:02And if you'd like to follow in her footsteps and try to raise some money by selling at auction,
0:32:02 > 0:32:04do check with the saleroom in advance,
0:32:04 > 0:32:08as there are various charges to be paid, including commission,
0:32:08 > 0:32:10and each auction is different.
0:32:11 > 0:32:14There's quite a gap until our next lot,
0:32:14 > 0:32:16so Marie and Nancy are eyeing up the competition
0:32:16 > 0:32:19and Jonty's disappeared downstairs.
0:32:19 > 0:32:22I catch up with him to see what's caught his eye.
0:32:23 > 0:32:28- What have you found down here? - Well, I'm looking at a mid-Victorian credenza,
0:32:28 > 0:32:31which is a small Victorian sideboard, very fashionable
0:32:31 > 0:32:34between 1860 and 1880.
0:32:34 > 0:32:37Now, ten years ago, a piece of furniture like this
0:32:37 > 0:32:41would have sold at auction between £250 and £350.
0:32:41 > 0:32:46Today, in the catalogue this is estimated between £80 and £120.
0:32:46 > 0:32:49- 80-120?- I just find that quite extraordinary.
0:32:49 > 0:32:51It's very handsome. It isn't my taste.
0:32:51 > 0:32:53As with a lot of people today,
0:32:53 > 0:32:58they probably don't want this kind of quite bulky furniture and quite dark furniture,
0:32:58 > 0:33:02but I can see the workmanship and the craftsmanship that's gone into it.
0:33:02 > 0:33:04It is something to be appreciated.
0:33:04 > 0:33:09I agree with you, it is down to taste and it is down to fashion, but if you look at the quality,
0:33:09 > 0:33:12if you look at the detail on this, it's really extraordinary.
0:33:12 > 0:33:14The top here has all been hand-finished.
0:33:14 > 0:33:17We have this serpentine front to the shelf.
0:33:17 > 0:33:22And down below, we have two cupboards, but we have flame mahogany inside these panels.
0:33:22 > 0:33:24That is very pretty, yes.
0:33:24 > 0:33:26Now, certain parts of the trade as well
0:33:26 > 0:33:32have tried to get the general public to think of antiques as green items, now that makes sense.
0:33:32 > 0:33:36If you think about it, a lot of modern furniture today is shipped
0:33:36 > 0:33:39or manufactured from the other side of the world.
0:33:39 > 0:33:44This has been around for a good 120, 140 years.
0:33:44 > 0:33:48So you're doing something for the planet and something for yourself maybe
0:33:48 > 0:33:49in terms of a long-term investment.
0:33:49 > 0:33:54- Save the planet and buy furniture like this.- Fall in love with it again! You're doing a great job.
0:33:54 > 0:33:58- I love it, but I also love our auction, so let's get back.- Right.
0:34:01 > 0:34:05And next on the podium is Marie's barometer. It's one of our star items
0:34:05 > 0:34:09and Jonty is confident it'll reach his estimate.
0:34:09 > 0:34:11It's a nice piece, we're hoping for a lot of money?
0:34:11 > 0:34:14Well, I put £250-£350 for it.
0:34:14 > 0:34:17- It really is a very nice-quality early 19th-century barometer.- Yes.
0:34:17 > 0:34:21- So let's hope that we can get that money.- Fingers crossed.
0:34:21 > 0:34:25Come on, where are you going to be for this one? 300? A couple of hundred for it?
0:34:25 > 0:34:28- Where are we starting, then? - Where is everybody today?
0:34:28 > 0:34:30One I've got. £100 I'm bid. Take 10.
0:34:30 > 0:34:33110. 120. 130.
0:34:33 > 0:34:38140. 150. 160. 160 seated now.
0:34:38 > 0:34:40Come on, it must be cheap at that. 160. 70 now?
0:34:40 > 0:34:46- At £160 only. Seated bid. At 160. - Come on.- I don't think...
0:34:46 > 0:34:48- Will he let it go?- It's got to go.
0:34:48 > 0:34:50Any advance? Anybody else?
0:34:50 > 0:34:54- 170.- Oh, 170!- 180. 190.
0:34:54 > 0:34:56Still half-price. 200.
0:34:56 > 0:34:59Seated in the centre. At £200 I have.
0:34:59 > 0:35:03Any more? Last chances now. At £200.
0:35:03 > 0:35:05HAMMER FALLS
0:35:05 > 0:35:08- Sold.- Has he sold it? - Mm, £200.- Good.
0:35:08 > 0:35:12Well, that's all right. That's fine. Well, Jack paid £35 for that.
0:35:12 > 0:35:15Now you tell us! Now you tell us!
0:35:15 > 0:35:18Well, that's a very good profit for Marie
0:35:18 > 0:35:21and it's added a huge chunk to our running total.
0:35:21 > 0:35:26We are a bit concerned, though, that the bidders are very reluctant to get started.
0:35:26 > 0:35:29Jonty thinks the next lot will change that.
0:35:29 > 0:35:32It's the Victorian wooden writing slope and sewing box.
0:35:33 > 0:35:35These are perfect for dealers,
0:35:35 > 0:35:37and the room is full of dealers.
0:35:37 > 0:35:39I put £40-£60 on them.
0:35:39 > 0:35:42- Cheap. Cheap.- I've no idea.
0:35:42 > 0:35:46..and a Victorian brass-band rectangular writing slope.
0:35:46 > 0:35:49For the two boxes, where are you going to be? Start at 40?
0:35:49 > 0:35:51£40. Should be. 30, then?
0:35:51 > 0:35:5730. Thank you. 32. 35. 38. 40. 42.
0:35:57 > 0:36:0045. 48. £50.
0:36:00 > 0:36:04- Oh, good!- 55, gentleman's bid. 60.
0:36:04 > 0:36:06£60. Fresh bidder, in the front row.
0:36:06 > 0:36:08At 60. Take another 5.
0:36:08 > 0:36:10£60, front-row bidder.
0:36:10 > 0:36:13All done at 60?
0:36:13 > 0:36:15I can't bear it. You were right.
0:36:16 > 0:36:18He was, wasn't he? Spot-on, in fact.
0:36:18 > 0:36:21What about the next Victorian collection -
0:36:21 > 0:36:25the handbags and gloves that Marie used to play with as a child?
0:36:25 > 0:36:29After the viewing, there's already been some interest in them, so it's looking good.
0:36:29 > 0:36:3370. £70. Try another one. Yes or no? 70.
0:36:33 > 0:36:34Commission bidder, then.
0:36:36 > 0:36:39Jonty's estimate was perfect again. And next up
0:36:39 > 0:36:41is his idea of perfection,
0:36:41 > 0:36:43the Royal Worcester ewer.
0:36:43 > 0:36:47One of Jonty's favourite pieces, and it was Jack's, as well - the ewer.
0:36:47 > 0:36:49Yeah. Yes, he loved it.
0:36:49 > 0:36:54How have you managed to keep this one in such good condition? You've cracked everything else!
0:36:54 > 0:36:58- THEY LAUGH - I'm sorry, that was cruel.
0:36:58 > 0:37:02Start me at £100 for it, surely. 100? £80, come on.
0:37:02 > 0:37:05You can appreciate quality there, surely. 80?
0:37:05 > 0:37:07£60 to start it.
0:37:07 > 0:37:08Come on. 60. Thank you.
0:37:08 > 0:37:12At £60. Any more now? 65. 70.
0:37:12 > 0:37:1675. 80. 85.
0:37:16 > 0:37:1890. 95.
0:37:18 > 0:37:20- 100.- Oh, good!
0:37:20 > 0:37:23No? £100 in the doorway. I'll take another. 105.
0:37:23 > 0:37:27And 10, sir? 110. 115.
0:37:27 > 0:37:29They recognise the quality.
0:37:29 > 0:37:33120. And 5. 130. 5.
0:37:33 > 0:37:36He's going rather slow. Only two people want it.
0:37:36 > 0:37:385. 150.
0:37:38 > 0:37:405.
0:37:40 > 0:37:44160. 5. No? 165 in the front.
0:37:44 > 0:37:46Any more? Last chances now.
0:37:46 > 0:37:49- Brilliant.- Wow!
0:37:49 > 0:37:52That's certainly given us something to celebrate.
0:37:52 > 0:37:54But there's no time to stop now.
0:37:54 > 0:37:59It's the early 20th-century cranberry glass collection next, in the catalogue for £60-£80.
0:37:59 > 0:38:03Will the bidders be as keen on this lot?
0:38:04 > 0:38:06Where are you going to be?
0:38:06 > 0:38:08£60 for the lot, and start me?
0:38:08 > 0:38:09- Oh, come on.- 40, let's go.
0:38:09 > 0:38:12- Who's got £40?- Good grief!
0:38:12 > 0:38:16You're making me work hard today, aren't you? Come on! £30, quickly, come on.
0:38:17 > 0:38:21£30. Come on! £30. Come on!
0:38:21 > 0:38:23- No, no.- That'll do for a start.
0:38:23 > 0:38:25- 25.- Oh, we've got 25.
0:38:25 > 0:38:30At 25. For goodness' sake, get cracking, somebody. 28. 30.
0:38:30 > 0:38:3232. Come on, don't stop there.
0:38:32 > 0:38:3435. I'll tell you when to stop.
0:38:34 > 0:38:36- Who's got 8?- It's worth every penny.
0:38:36 > 0:38:40- Yeah!- 38. 40, sir? 40.
0:38:40 > 0:38:41- Come on, come on.- 42.
0:38:41 > 0:38:44- Oh, good!- 45.
0:38:44 > 0:38:48No? Quite sure? 45 the standing bidder in the left-hand corner.
0:38:48 > 0:38:50Any advance now on 45?
0:38:50 > 0:38:52HAMMER FALLS Disappointing.
0:38:52 > 0:38:56Do you know, it's worth it for that little, tiny vinaigrette.
0:38:56 > 0:39:00I think Marie's just glad to see the back of all that glassware.
0:39:00 > 0:39:01No more cleaning!
0:39:02 > 0:39:08Our last item at the auction downstairs, is the only one she's reluctant to part with -
0:39:08 > 0:39:11the Victorian walnut-veneer tilting table.
0:39:11 > 0:39:14She's put a reserve on it of £250.
0:39:15 > 0:39:18OK, ladies, we've come downstairs now for the furniture sale.
0:39:18 > 0:39:23- Yes!- And this is really a big star, that gorgeous table.
0:39:23 > 0:39:27It's lovely. And everybody knows my feelings on that table!
0:39:27 > 0:39:29She's quite cross with you for selling it.
0:39:29 > 0:39:32£250? Who'll start me at 250?
0:39:32 > 0:39:34150 I have. At 150. At 150.
0:39:34 > 0:39:36Thank you, sir. Any advance on 150?
0:39:36 > 0:39:40Anyone else coming in? The bid's at 150 now. 170.
0:39:40 > 0:39:42170 standing. 180 against you, sir.
0:39:42 > 0:39:47190. 200. 210. 220. 230. 240. 250.
0:39:47 > 0:39:48In the room at 250. Booked out.
0:39:48 > 0:39:51With you, sir, at £250 in the room.
0:39:51 > 0:39:54Anyone else? 260. Back against you.
0:39:54 > 0:39:56At 260. Seated on my left at 260.
0:39:56 > 0:39:58Any further bids? All done? All finished?
0:39:58 > 0:40:00260 I'm selling now.
0:40:00 > 0:40:04- HAMMER FALLS Well done.- Yes, yes!- How do you feel?
0:40:04 > 0:40:06- Only a tenner more.- That's all right.
0:40:06 > 0:40:08- Is that all right?- Yes. - It is?- Absolutely.
0:40:08 > 0:40:14At just £10 over Marie's reserve, she almost took it back home.
0:40:14 > 0:40:18But that £260 has added a substantial amount to her target.
0:40:18 > 0:40:21I wonder how close we are.
0:40:21 > 0:40:24Well, we started out wanting £750
0:40:24 > 0:40:28so you can do a bit of work on your daughter's house in France.
0:40:28 > 0:40:35- I'll put you out of your misery. You have made £1,099!- Oh, my goodness!
0:40:35 > 0:40:37That's brilliant, isn't it?
0:40:37 > 0:40:40Oh, fantastic!
0:40:40 > 0:40:43- That's pretty good, isn't it? - That's great, yeah!- Well done!
0:40:43 > 0:40:47So, what do you think you'll use the money for in France, then?
0:40:47 > 0:40:49- It's not the right time of year to paint.- Oh, right.
0:40:49 > 0:40:55So they're going to get a tree surgeon to do some work on the orchard at the back of the house.
0:40:55 > 0:40:58Well, I hope you'll both go and enjoy the new orchard
0:40:58 > 0:41:02- and a little bit of French vino, perhaps.- Oh, yes.- Oh, yes!
0:41:05 > 0:41:09Here in the village of Genouilly in Burgundy
0:41:09 > 0:41:14is where Marie's daughter, Fiona, bought the family holiday home.
0:41:14 > 0:41:17They've managed to paint it, which has brightened it up,
0:41:17 > 0:41:20but there are always other little jobs that need doing.
0:41:20 > 0:41:24When she said she was going to help, we were really chuffed.
0:41:24 > 0:41:27We said, "It's your money. Why don't you buy something for you?"
0:41:27 > 0:41:31And she said she doesn't really need anything
0:41:31 > 0:41:34and you get to a time in your life where you've got everything.
0:41:34 > 0:41:38And she loves coming over here, so she thought we'd all benefit from it.
0:41:38 > 0:41:43So they've decided to use the money from the auction to tackle the garden.
0:41:43 > 0:41:49Well, we need to get a tree surgeon out, because this tree, the mirabelle plum,
0:41:49 > 0:41:51is in a terrible state, as you can see.
0:41:51 > 0:41:57I'm also going to get a quotation to have the bottom two parts of the garden
0:41:57 > 0:42:03cut right down, cleared out, because they're a bit of a wilderness.
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