0:00:02 > 0:00:04Welcome to the show that hunts out treasures around your home
0:00:04 > 0:00:06and helps you sell them at auction.
0:00:06 > 0:00:09Today, I'm going to meet two lovely ladies
0:00:09 > 0:00:12who are longing to find out more about items like this.
0:00:12 > 0:00:15It could be silver and it could be worth a fortune.
0:00:15 > 0:00:18Find out in today's Cash In The Attic.
0:00:38 > 0:00:40Coming up on Cash In The Attic -
0:00:40 > 0:00:45a Victorian cabinet rockets in value, thanks to a surprise discovery.
0:00:45 > 0:00:49Isn't that lovely? I've never, ever seen that. I have seen so many
0:00:49 > 0:00:55small little cabinets like this, but never seen the original tobacco jar.
0:00:55 > 0:00:59Could the damage to this Georgian chaise longue wreck its sale chances?
0:00:59 > 0:01:02We've got these amazing, fantastic claw marks.
0:01:02 > 0:01:06- Teeth marks.- Teeth, are they?! - Yes.- I hope they're not yours.
0:01:06 > 0:01:07No, it's my dog.
0:01:07 > 0:01:13And, come auction day, our hosts are anxious to spot the bidders with the fattest wallets.
0:01:13 > 0:01:17- Have you seen any dealers here?- The room is full of them, my darling.
0:01:17 > 0:01:19- Is it?- Yes. This is what they look like.
0:01:19 > 0:01:23But will they be in the mood for buying? Find out when the final hammer falls.
0:01:25 > 0:01:28Today, I'm in Manchester, and I'm going to meet a woman
0:01:28 > 0:01:32and her cousin who have called the Cash In The Attic team
0:01:32 > 0:01:34to help make their dreams for a new look come true.
0:01:36 > 0:01:39Meet 70-year-old retired teacher Vivienne Clark,
0:01:39 > 0:01:44her beloved bulldog Boris, and her cousin Miriam.
0:01:44 > 0:01:48Having inherited her childhood home in Blackley, North Manchester,
0:01:48 > 0:01:52Vivienne feels it's time for a home makeover,
0:01:52 > 0:01:54so she's called in the Cash team to help.
0:01:54 > 0:01:58Hello, ladies. Good morning. Hello!
0:01:58 > 0:02:02Just in time. We've just come in after a little walk.
0:02:02 > 0:02:07- He's a bit excited.- Fair enough! You're Vivienne, obviously.
0:02:07 > 0:02:11- I am, yes. And Miriam. - And you're cousins.- We are. - Cousins, yes.- OK. Why am I here?
0:02:11 > 0:02:14I want to raise some money to do up my bedrooms.
0:02:14 > 0:02:19Right. So, Miriam, does your cousin have lots of collectibles all around the house?
0:02:19 > 0:02:23Downstairs I've seen quite a lot, yes. I haven't been upstairs yet.
0:02:23 > 0:02:25- OK.- It's a little surprise for you.
0:02:25 > 0:02:30All right, so how much money do you reckon we might be able to get? What is our target going to be?
0:02:30 > 0:02:33- Well, I'd like to get around about £800.- OK.
0:02:33 > 0:02:39- Are you ready?- Ready.- Are you ready? - Ready indeed.- Are you ready?- Yes!
0:02:39 > 0:02:42He is! OK, let's do it. Come on.
0:02:42 > 0:02:45£800 would certainly go a long way
0:02:45 > 0:02:49towards helping Vivienne update the bedrooms of the house she's known all her life,
0:02:49 > 0:02:54and by the sound of it, we won't be short of items to look at.
0:02:54 > 0:02:57One man who has unearthed more than his fair share of valuables
0:02:57 > 0:03:00in his time is our expert, Jonty Hearnden.
0:03:00 > 0:03:04He's been in the antiques business all his life,
0:03:04 > 0:03:08and it doesn't take him long to spot Vivienne's teapot.
0:03:08 > 0:03:11If it's real silver, it could be worth a fortune.
0:03:11 > 0:03:13Well, let's find out.
0:03:13 > 0:03:15There is the man himself!
0:03:15 > 0:03:18I think it's time for a cuppa, don't you?
0:03:18 > 0:03:22I've been admiring this. This is really superb quality.
0:03:22 > 0:03:25- Is it a proper job? Is it silver? - Proper, proper job.- Is it?!
0:03:25 > 0:03:29- Oh, I say!- There's wonderful hallmarks on the underside here.
0:03:29 > 0:03:31Do you have any idea how old this is?
0:03:31 > 0:03:39Yes, the gentleman who sold it to me said it was made by the Angell Brothers in 1831.
0:03:39 > 0:03:43Well, you're 99% there. They weren't brothers.
0:03:43 > 0:03:46They were uncle and nephew.
0:03:46 > 0:03:50So we have Joseph, the uncle, and John, the nephew.
0:03:50 > 0:03:57They went into business at the beginning of 1831, which is when this teapot was made.
0:03:57 > 0:04:00I don't know if you have ever noticed this,
0:04:00 > 0:04:02but we have a lion's head here.
0:04:02 > 0:04:04That's a family crest.
0:04:04 > 0:04:07An aristocratic family would've bought this teapot
0:04:07 > 0:04:09and personalised it at some point.
0:04:09 > 0:04:13This teapot at auction is going to be worth between £200-300, easily.
0:04:13 > 0:04:16I'm sure there's going to be a lot of interest
0:04:16 > 0:04:19if we put this into the sale.
0:04:19 > 0:04:22Well, Jonty is clearly a fan of the silver teapot.
0:04:22 > 0:04:25It's the perfect start to our day here in Manchester.
0:04:25 > 0:04:31I head to the dining room, and in a sideboard, discover a rather elegant mantel clock.
0:04:31 > 0:04:35It was bought by Vivienne five years ago at a house clearance
0:04:35 > 0:04:39and Jonty thinks it could fetch £30-50 at auction.
0:04:39 > 0:04:45Also heading to the saleroom is this French-style tapestry, bought in Manchester.
0:04:45 > 0:04:48Jonty values it at £30-40.
0:04:48 > 0:04:49Talking of French-style...
0:04:49 > 0:04:52Jonty, would you like to look at this?
0:04:52 > 0:04:55What have we got?
0:04:55 > 0:04:58- We were looking at this sofa. - It's a wonderful shape.
0:04:58 > 0:05:01- It's very elegant.- Yes.
0:05:01 > 0:05:03Look at those wonderful gilded mounts on the top.
0:05:03 > 0:05:06- Yes.- Do you remember how much you paid?
0:05:06 > 0:05:12£150, I think it was. I bought it five or six years ago.
0:05:12 > 0:05:15This is very typically French.
0:05:15 > 0:05:19This is a sofa that would have been made in the mid-19th century,
0:05:19 > 0:05:23but it is French because of these wonderful mounts, those gilded metal tops.
0:05:23 > 0:05:26Now, as I look down, I notice
0:05:26 > 0:05:31on the sides here we've got these amazing, fantastic claw marks.
0:05:31 > 0:05:35- Teeth marks.- Teeth, are they?! - Yes.- I hope they're not yours?
0:05:35 > 0:05:37No, it's my dog! He chewed anything.
0:05:37 > 0:05:41Well, the dealer that possibly might buy this will consider
0:05:41 > 0:05:44that they have to have the whole frame re-polished
0:05:44 > 0:05:50and then possibly re-cover as well, and as a consequence,
0:05:50 > 0:05:52I would value this sofa
0:05:52 > 0:05:55in the catalogue, £80-120.
0:05:55 > 0:06:00It's less than I paid for it but I want to free up the space,
0:06:00 > 0:06:02- so I think I will sell it.- Wonderful.
0:06:02 > 0:06:08- We can't sit on it because we've got a lot more work to do.- Right. We'll go looking for other things.
0:06:11 > 0:06:14Vivienne may have been hoping for a little more for the chaise longue,
0:06:14 > 0:06:18and she might well have got it, had it not been for her bulldog's sharp teeth.
0:06:18 > 0:06:21But it's a definite restoration project for someone.
0:06:21 > 0:06:24Fortunately, it doesn't look as if Boris has got his fangs
0:06:24 > 0:06:29into this collection of vintage handbags that Miriam finds in a bedroom.
0:06:29 > 0:06:32They were bought by Vivienne back in the '50s,
0:06:32 > 0:06:34but she doesn't use them any more, so they head to auction
0:06:34 > 0:06:38with a valuation of £30-40.
0:06:38 > 0:06:40We're progressing towards that £800 target.
0:06:40 > 0:06:44Downstairs, Miriam looks as if she may have unearthed something else.
0:06:44 > 0:06:48Jonty, could you come and have a look at these?
0:06:48 > 0:06:51- These look rather exciting. - We've got a pair, have we?
0:06:51 > 0:06:54- Pair of decanters.- Yes.- Those are rather fine, aren't they?
0:06:54 > 0:06:58We've got a silver neck to them... Ooh, that's very good news.
0:06:58 > 0:07:01- We've got a mark that says they are solid silver.- Yes.
0:07:01 > 0:07:04We've also got a maker's mark there. That's LRW -
0:07:04 > 0:07:07that's Laurence Watson - and they're still in business.
0:07:07 > 0:07:13They're based in Sheffield. They are a very good company and it's always very nice to see a pair of anything.
0:07:13 > 0:07:16Decanters were very popular in the 18th and 19th century.
0:07:16 > 0:07:22The whole point was that you decanted your wine and your port, etc,
0:07:22 > 0:07:27into bottles, into stylish bottles like this, because it was un-PC
0:07:27 > 0:07:30to actually have wine bottles on the table.
0:07:30 > 0:07:33For my money, they look in pretty good condition.
0:07:33 > 0:07:35That's very nice indeed.
0:07:35 > 0:07:39If you're ever thinking of buying a beautiful object like a decanter,
0:07:39 > 0:07:42make sure that the stopper started life with the base.
0:07:42 > 0:07:45Have a close look at the decoration, they need to be similar.
0:07:45 > 0:07:47They also need to fit very snugly in the top.
0:07:47 > 0:07:51They're brand-new, so they're second-hand, they're not antique.
0:07:51 > 0:07:56- We're still looking at £30-50 worth of decanter.- Right.
0:07:56 > 0:07:58- Shall we ask if we can sell them? - Yes.
0:07:58 > 0:08:02Well, they may not be antique,
0:08:02 > 0:08:06but £30 is still another useful boost to the bedroom makeover fund.
0:08:08 > 0:08:12So, Vivienne, this is your family home?
0:08:12 > 0:08:16Yes. My mother and father came here when they first got married.
0:08:16 > 0:08:20And of course I was born here and lived here for a long time.
0:08:20 > 0:08:22Do you see much of each other?
0:08:22 > 0:08:25We see more of each other now, don't we?
0:08:25 > 0:08:28We go out for meals every two or three weeks.
0:08:28 > 0:08:31These bedrooms - I must say, they look fine to me, but what exactly
0:08:31 > 0:08:34do you want to do with them?
0:08:34 > 0:08:36I want to have them redecorated.
0:08:36 > 0:08:39We had the electricity all done and rewired
0:08:39 > 0:08:43and it's left gaps round the light switches and it irks me.
0:08:44 > 0:08:49- I thought I'd get this place done up! - OK, well, if we're to make the money
0:08:49 > 0:08:52to give your rooms a lick of paint and the rest of it,
0:08:52 > 0:08:56we'd better get on with the rummage, hadn't we? Come on.
0:08:56 > 0:08:59Fortunately, while we have been chatting,
0:08:59 > 0:09:01Jonty has been hard at work
0:09:01 > 0:09:05and finds not just one, but four framed etchings.
0:09:05 > 0:09:08Surprisingly, they are not of bulldogs, but rural scenes.
0:09:08 > 0:09:13Bought by Vivienne's father back in the 1930s, Jonty thinks they could fetch
0:09:13 > 0:09:16£40-60 at auction.
0:09:16 > 0:09:20Miriam's on a mission downstairs, and gathers a collection of silver
0:09:20 > 0:09:21that includes a tankard,
0:09:21 > 0:09:25a cigarette case, perfume bottles, napkin rings and spoons.
0:09:25 > 0:09:29Jonty values the lot at £40 to £60.
0:09:31 > 0:09:36In the bedroom, I spot something that might be of interest - if only I can it!
0:09:36 > 0:09:39Look! I think that's absolutely gorgeous.
0:09:39 > 0:09:44- Can we get this down? - Yes. It's a wall cabinet for smokers. - That's right.
0:09:44 > 0:09:47Yes, it would be. It is made of wonderful English oak.
0:09:47 > 0:09:52- Is it?- Yes, feel the weight of it. - Oh, it is heavy! I'm glad I didn't get it down.
0:09:52 > 0:09:57You know when something is made of English oak because it is heavier.
0:09:57 > 0:10:02These cabinets, if you look at the design, will always be turn of the century.
0:10:02 > 0:10:07So you're looking 1880 to 1908.
0:10:07 > 0:10:10Can we look inside? There should be lovely drawers.
0:10:10 > 0:10:16- Here, the holes on the side will be designed to house one's pipes.- Yes.
0:10:16 > 0:10:18Oh, look at this!
0:10:18 > 0:10:21Isn't that lovely! I've never, ever seen that.
0:10:21 > 0:10:25I've seen so many small cabinets like this,
0:10:25 > 0:10:28but never seen the original tobacco jar.
0:10:28 > 0:10:30This little screw-top here
0:10:30 > 0:10:33is designed to keep the pressure down so tightly
0:10:33 > 0:10:38that it doesn't allow the oxygen to get in.
0:10:38 > 0:10:43- So it's vacuum-packed?- That's right. This is really lovely, very nice indeed.
0:10:43 > 0:10:45It's wonderful.
0:10:45 > 0:10:47Put that into the sale,
0:10:47 > 0:10:51- and we're looking at £40-60. - Lovely.- Another one for the auction?
0:10:51 > 0:10:57That seems a very modest valuation, but will it start a bidding war?
0:10:57 > 0:11:00- We've got two people interested. - Great, I want a fight for it.
0:11:00 > 0:11:04"0, I've heard. At £20. 2, 5, 8,
0:11:04 > 0:11:0730, 2, 5, 8
0:11:07 > 0:11:0840...
0:11:08 > 0:11:13Stay tuned to find out how the cabinet fares, and if we raise enough cash
0:11:13 > 0:11:16to help Vivienne complete her home makeover.
0:11:17 > 0:11:20As we plough on, Vivienne finds a set of pearls
0:11:20 > 0:11:24that she once bought as a birthday gift for her mother.
0:11:24 > 0:11:27She feels the time is now right to let them go.
0:11:27 > 0:11:29Jonty values them at £60-80.
0:11:31 > 0:11:34Tucked away in the back of an old writing desk,
0:11:34 > 0:11:36I find this rather unusual brooch.
0:11:36 > 0:11:39It's nine-carat gold, and was given to Vivienne as a gift
0:11:39 > 0:11:42when she worked in Singapore.
0:11:42 > 0:11:46Jonty thinks it could fetch as much as £80 to £120 at auction.
0:11:46 > 0:11:50And it's not the only piece of Vivienne's jewellery
0:11:50 > 0:11:53that might be destined for the saleroom.
0:11:53 > 0:11:55Oh, I say. Isn't that charming?
0:11:57 > 0:11:58That's so beautiful.
0:11:58 > 0:12:05So, we've got a lovely...what looks like a brown diamond, which has that green hue in the middle.
0:12:05 > 0:12:09Surrounded by all these other tiny white diamonds. That's lovely.
0:12:09 > 0:12:14I bought it six or seven years ago at a second-hand jewellers,
0:12:14 > 0:12:17and he told me it was a green diamond and it was 3.5 carat.
0:12:17 > 0:12:20- 3.5 carat?- That's what he said.
0:12:20 > 0:12:22- It doesn't look like that size to me.- No.
0:12:22 > 0:12:24Because carat's actually the weight.
0:12:24 > 0:12:27- Yes. - That's what we're looking at here.
0:12:27 > 0:12:28Have you ever had this assessed?
0:12:28 > 0:12:30Yes, I have. I've got a paper somewhere.
0:12:30 > 0:12:35I've had all my jewellery assessed. Yes, here we are.
0:12:35 > 0:12:36- Can I have a look at it?- Yes.
0:12:36 > 0:12:41- Right. So this is an insurance valuation we've got here?- Yes.
0:12:41 > 0:12:46And here, the weight is 1.8 carat, so rather than being, you say...
0:12:46 > 0:12:503.5 carat, he said.
0:12:50 > 0:12:53- I paid £3,500 for that. - You paid £3,500?!
0:12:53 > 0:12:57It's a huge price differential between a 3.5 carat diamond
0:12:57 > 0:12:59and something that's 1.8 carat.
0:12:59 > 0:13:03And if you were to sell this at auction,
0:13:03 > 0:13:05we are looking at more like £600 to £800,
0:13:05 > 0:13:07which is a huge difference.
0:13:07 > 0:13:09I have to think about that very carefully.
0:13:09 > 0:13:14Oh, there you all are! I've been rummaging away, wondering what you're all up to.
0:13:14 > 0:13:17We've been looking at this lovely ring. Take a look at that.
0:13:17 > 0:13:21Gosh, that is gorgeous, isn't it? Is this something you're taking to the auction?
0:13:21 > 0:13:23I'm thinking about it, yes.
0:13:23 > 0:13:25What's the estimation on it?
0:13:25 > 0:13:26I put £600 to £800.
0:13:26 > 0:13:29- And you're going to have a think about it?- Yes.
0:13:29 > 0:13:34At the start of the day, you said that you'd like to raise £800, so that you can do up these bedrooms.
0:13:34 > 0:13:38We reckon that if you do take the ring along, with the other
0:13:38 > 0:13:42items and Jonty's valuations - we take the lowest valuations -
0:13:42 > 0:13:43you will make at auction...
0:13:43 > 0:13:46not £800 but £1,260.
0:13:46 > 0:13:49That sounds a lot better.
0:13:49 > 0:13:52It does, you see. That's why you might want to think about the ring.
0:13:52 > 0:13:57Obviously without the ring, that would come down to £660, so not quite up to target.
0:13:57 > 0:14:00But a pretty penny for some painting.
0:14:00 > 0:14:03And we've got some lovely items as well, so hopefully we should
0:14:03 > 0:14:06get up to that figure, even without the ring.
0:14:06 > 0:14:08But that's food for thought for you.
0:14:08 > 0:14:13We've had a thoroughly enjoyable day in Manchester with Vivienne
0:14:13 > 0:14:18and her cousin Miriam - and what a variety of items we've found for action.
0:14:18 > 0:14:22There is the stunning silver teapot that's almost 200 years old,
0:14:22 > 0:14:24We hope it'll make upwards of £200.
0:14:26 > 0:14:28Jonty was blown away
0:14:28 > 0:14:31by the beautifully preserved smoking cabinet.
0:14:31 > 0:14:36It comes with its original tobacco jar and a price tag of £40 to £60.
0:14:36 > 0:14:39And what about Vivienne's amazing diamond ring?
0:14:39 > 0:14:43Jonty's estimate was just a fraction of the £3,500
0:14:43 > 0:14:47she originally paid for it, so can she bear to part with it?
0:14:47 > 0:14:48Only time will tell.
0:14:51 > 0:14:57Still to come on Cash In The Attic - some items struggle to gain any interest.
0:14:57 > 0:15:00The dealers have their hands in their pockets, not in their purses.
0:15:00 > 0:15:04- Will the makeover plans fly out of the window? - What are you doing with that £5?
0:15:04 > 0:15:07I don't know. An ice-cream might be nice!
0:15:07 > 0:15:10Find out when the final hammer falls.
0:15:14 > 0:15:18For our auction today it's a welcome return to Knutsford in Cheshire.
0:15:18 > 0:15:23Frank Marshall Auctioneers hold their sales in a former school in the heart of Knutsford.
0:15:23 > 0:15:26They take place twice a month.
0:15:26 > 0:15:30Now, if you remember, Vivienne wants to raise £800 so she can give
0:15:30 > 0:15:33the bedrooms in her Manchester home a bit of a makeover.
0:15:33 > 0:15:39So let's hope the bidders here are feeling generous when our items go under the hammer.
0:15:39 > 0:15:42We find Vivienne and Miriam among the hustle of the sale room,
0:15:42 > 0:15:46saying a fond farewell to one of my favourite items.
0:15:46 > 0:15:51Hello, Jennie. I was just saying I think I'm going to miss this
0:15:51 > 0:15:53cos I don't know where I'll put all my bits and pieces.
0:15:53 > 0:15:57- Have you brought that ring? - Well, no, I haven't.
0:15:57 > 0:16:01I didn't even put it on because I thought I might be persuaded to put it in.
0:16:01 > 0:16:06But no, I don't want to sell that so I have not brought it.
0:16:06 > 0:16:09- We're not surprised really, are we? - Very understandable.
0:16:09 > 0:16:11We didn't think Vivienne would bring the ring,
0:16:11 > 0:16:14but it was our highest-valued lot and without it,
0:16:14 > 0:16:18the pressure is really on if we are to meet our target of £800.
0:16:18 > 0:16:22If you're thinking of heading to auction, please remember
0:16:22 > 0:16:27that commission and VAT may be added to your bill, so do check the details
0:16:27 > 0:16:31with your auction house first to avoid any unwelcome surprises.
0:16:31 > 0:16:34With the auction already under way,
0:16:34 > 0:16:37we find a corner at the back of the packed salesroom
0:16:37 > 0:16:40in time for our first lot, the Victorian smoking cabinet.
0:16:40 > 0:16:43Jonty valued it at £40 to £60.
0:16:45 > 0:16:49- OK, Vivienne, it's time to say farewell to that smoker's cabinet now.- Yes, indeed.
0:16:49 > 0:16:52Well, I said earlier that I'd seen one person look at it, a chap.
0:16:52 > 0:16:55I've seen a woman look at it too, so that's what you wanted.
0:16:55 > 0:16:58Great. I want a fight for it, yes.
0:16:58 > 0:17:02- OK, here we go. Let's see if we can get at least £40.- Yes.
0:17:02 > 0:17:04£20, 2, 5, 8, £30.
0:17:04 > 0:17:072, 5, 8,
0:17:07 > 0:17:1140. £40 and seated at the front. 42 - fresh bidder.
0:17:11 > 0:17:14£45. £45. Any more, quickly?
0:17:14 > 0:17:16At £45 in the front row.
0:17:16 > 0:17:19Any advance now on £45?
0:17:20 > 0:17:23- £45, eh?- That's not too bad, is it?
0:17:23 > 0:17:26- It's great.- Yes, that's all right.
0:17:26 > 0:17:29That's more than all right - £5 over estimate, and we have
0:17:29 > 0:17:32our first contribution towards the bedroom makeover.
0:17:32 > 0:17:36Next up it's the collection of handbags and purses
0:17:36 > 0:17:39that used to accompany Vivienne on her nights on the town.
0:17:39 > 0:17:41They date from the 1940s and '50s,
0:17:41 > 0:17:44and we are looking for upwards of £30.
0:17:44 > 0:17:48£22, all done, at £22.
0:17:49 > 0:17:52- Well, they're worth more than that. - Yes.
0:17:52 > 0:17:57The dealers had their hands in their pockets but not in their purses.
0:17:57 > 0:18:00- Right. Yes. - That is a disappointing result.
0:18:00 > 0:18:04Vivienne was clearly hoping for a little more for the handbags,
0:18:04 > 0:18:07but vintage clothes buyers just weren't in the room.
0:18:07 > 0:18:10Let's hope there are some jewellery buyers in.
0:18:10 > 0:18:14The next lot is the gold brooch, valued at £80-120.
0:18:14 > 0:18:17Right, I can start the bidding on this one.
0:18:17 > 0:18:18We got interest here at £85.
0:18:18 > 0:18:23- That's not bad.- Bidding? £90.
0:18:23 > 0:18:25£95 on commission.
0:18:25 > 0:18:29At £95, I'll take £100 now. At £95.
0:18:29 > 0:18:34At £95, I'm selling if nobody else bids now. All done at £95.
0:18:35 > 0:18:37- Marvellous.- Yes?- Yes.
0:18:37 > 0:18:40Well done. I always get overexcited when they say, "I've got interest."
0:18:40 > 0:18:43And then actually, it's only a bit of interest.
0:18:43 > 0:18:47The interesting part is that you don't know what's left with the auctioneer.
0:18:47 > 0:18:51He might have £200, but if there's nobody else in the room, he can't get up to that.
0:18:51 > 0:18:53That's the luck of auctions for you.
0:18:53 > 0:18:56So, the brooch has done us proud
0:18:56 > 0:19:00and made a healthy contribution to our target.
0:19:00 > 0:19:03Next to go under the hammer is Vivienne's French-style tapestry,
0:19:03 > 0:19:06which Jonty valued at £30-40.
0:19:07 > 0:19:1030 for the tapestry? Come on.
0:19:10 > 0:19:1230? Thank you. 30, I've got. Lady's bid.
0:19:12 > 0:19:15Take two. 32. Nice-quality thing.
0:19:15 > 0:19:1835 now? 35. You're allowed to bid more than once.
0:19:18 > 0:19:2238. 40, now. 40. And two.
0:19:22 > 0:19:2445. 48.
0:19:24 > 0:19:27£50. 55.
0:19:27 > 0:19:30Shakes her head. 55 is the gentleman's bid.
0:19:30 > 0:19:36- That's really good.- Last chances. At £55 I'm selling. At 55.
0:19:36 > 0:19:40That's £15 over Jonty's top estimate.
0:19:40 > 0:19:42A great result.
0:19:42 > 0:19:46Let's hope our luck continues for Vivienne's mantel clock.
0:19:46 > 0:19:52She paid £30 for it, and Jonty's hopeful she'll make her money back.
0:19:52 > 0:19:54£30 and away. Yes? 30. On commission.
0:19:54 > 0:19:57- Oh, 30 already.- That's good.- Yes. - Two, quickly?
0:19:57 > 0:20:00- 32.- Made a profit.- 35. 35.
0:20:00 > 0:20:05Anybody got eight? At £35. At 35.
0:20:05 > 0:20:07Yes, I've made a profit.
0:20:07 > 0:20:09£5 profit. What are you going to do
0:20:09 > 0:20:13- with that £5?- I don't know. Ice-cream might be nice!
0:20:13 > 0:20:15That's not a bad idea at all!
0:20:15 > 0:20:18Hopefully, we'll have a similar success
0:20:18 > 0:20:21with our next item. It's the mixed lot of silver
0:20:21 > 0:20:26that Jonty's given a value of £40 to £60.
0:20:27 > 0:20:31I think you've been a bit mean on your estimate here, 40 to 60.
0:20:31 > 0:20:35I hope I'm not mean, but I have to reflect what I think will happen in the marketplace.
0:20:35 > 0:20:37But it's a lovely lot. It's a proper dealer's lot.
0:20:37 > 0:20:39We've got all sorts of bits and pieces.
0:20:39 > 0:20:41Have you seen any dealers here?
0:20:41 > 0:20:43The room is full of them, my darling, yes.
0:20:43 > 0:20:45This is what they look like!
0:20:45 > 0:20:48Right, who's going to start me at £40?
0:20:48 > 0:20:53- Come on, come on.- Yes, thank you. £40 on commission. 42. 45. 48.
0:20:53 > 0:20:57- 50. 55. 60.- That sounds good.
0:20:57 > 0:20:59She shakes her head. Is there another five?
0:20:59 > 0:21:04At £60. Going once, twice. At £60 we sell.
0:21:04 > 0:21:06Very good! Top end of the estimate.
0:21:06 > 0:21:08- Yes.- Wonderful.- Yes. - That is wonderful.
0:21:08 > 0:21:12Another estimate that was right on the money.
0:21:12 > 0:21:15We've had a pretty good first half of our sale,
0:21:15 > 0:21:21and clocked up £312 towards the £800 for Vivienne's bedroom makeover.
0:21:21 > 0:21:24With five more lots to sell, there's everything to play for.
0:21:24 > 0:21:28Next up are the two decanters.
0:21:28 > 0:21:31Jonty valued them at a very reasonable £30 to £50.
0:21:31 > 0:21:33I've got interest on commission
0:21:33 > 0:21:35on this lot, at £55.
0:21:35 > 0:21:38Brilliant! That's very good.
0:21:38 > 0:21:41£55. 58. 60. I'll take five.
0:21:41 > 0:21:4465 in the room. At 65. Any more?
0:21:44 > 0:21:47At 65, the seated bid. Anybody got 70?
0:21:47 > 0:21:49At £65, I'm going to sell, then.
0:21:49 > 0:21:52- All done at 65?- That's wonderful!
0:21:52 > 0:21:56- Did you leave the brandy in there? - No, I had one before I came! I needed it!
0:21:58 > 0:22:00Fantastic. That's over their top estimate.
0:22:00 > 0:22:03And considering they were modern, with no antique value,
0:22:03 > 0:22:05it's a really good price.
0:22:05 > 0:22:10Vivienne's four rural etchings don't prove as popular.
0:22:10 > 0:22:1235 is the lady's bid.
0:22:12 > 0:22:14Any advance now on £35?
0:22:14 > 0:22:16At 35, then. Selling at 35.
0:22:16 > 0:22:20It falls short of Jonty's £40-60 estimate.
0:22:21 > 0:22:24Let's hope it's not a sign of things to come,
0:22:24 > 0:22:26as we've been doing so well.
0:22:26 > 0:22:28It's back to the jewellery now, and we know
0:22:28 > 0:22:32there are potential buyers in the room after the sale of the brooch.
0:22:32 > 0:22:35Let's hope they like the pearl necklace
0:22:35 > 0:22:38which means so much to Vivienne.
0:22:38 > 0:22:41I can start at 45 on commission. Anybody got 50?
0:22:41 > 0:22:45At £45. 50 now? 50. At £50. 5.
0:22:45 > 0:22:50- 55. Any more? At £55.- Come on!- Any advance on 55? Last chances now.
0:22:50 > 0:22:56At £55. Yes or no? I'm sorry, we can't quite go on that one.
0:22:56 > 0:22:59Ah! So they didn't sell, thank goodness for that.
0:22:59 > 0:23:01- I'm pleased about that, yes. - That would have hurt.
0:23:01 > 0:23:04- Yes. I thought that price was too low.- Yeah.- Yes.
0:23:04 > 0:23:08So the pearls head home with Vivienne, to her obvious relief.
0:23:08 > 0:23:11It hasn't helped our target, though.
0:23:11 > 0:23:15The second half hasn't exactly gone to plan.
0:23:15 > 0:23:17We need some big sales, and we need them quickly.
0:23:17 > 0:23:19We're running out of items,
0:23:19 > 0:23:23and that target of £800 is getting even further from reach.
0:23:23 > 0:23:27Fortunately, our star item is up next.
0:23:27 > 0:23:29OK, this is the big deal.
0:23:29 > 0:23:31This is the teapot.
0:23:31 > 0:23:34- How are you feeling? - Er, excited, a bit.
0:23:34 > 0:23:37I'm glad you're feeling good, because I've estimated
0:23:37 > 0:23:39between £200 and £300,
0:23:39 > 0:23:42and I'm hoping we're going to smash all the way through the £200.
0:23:42 > 0:23:45- I hope you're right. - I'm hoping that we'll top 300.
0:23:45 > 0:23:50Right, a nice-quality piece here. Where are you going to be? Should be at least 200 for it.
0:23:50 > 0:23:52200? 180.
0:23:52 > 0:23:56180 bid. At 180. I'll take 190.
0:23:56 > 0:23:59Yes, 190 bid. 200. 210.
0:23:59 > 0:24:01- 220.- A bit of a fight.
0:24:01 > 0:24:04240. 240, commission bid with Stuart.
0:24:04 > 0:24:07Any more? At £240. Anybody more?
0:24:07 > 0:24:10All done at 240.
0:24:10 > 0:24:14Ah. We got there, but I was hoping for a bit more. But £240.
0:24:14 > 0:24:16I was hoping for it going to 400.
0:24:16 > 0:24:19- Ahhh!- Sometimes they do. You can never tell.
0:24:19 > 0:24:21They just fly up there.
0:24:21 > 0:24:25Jonty's valuation is once again spot-on, but there's no hiding
0:24:25 > 0:24:29Vivienne's disappointment that the teapot didn't do even better.
0:24:29 > 0:24:31One thing's for sure, though -
0:24:31 > 0:24:34that sale has brought our target
0:24:34 > 0:24:37right into sight, and there's just one lot to go.
0:24:37 > 0:24:40It's the chaise longue. It's being sold in the furniture section.
0:24:40 > 0:24:44Vivienne decided on a reserve of £80.
0:24:44 > 0:24:46Who'll start me at 50?
0:24:46 > 0:24:48Thank you there. £50 seated.
0:24:48 > 0:24:52And five against you. 60. 65. 70. 75.
0:24:52 > 0:24:5480. 85. 90.
0:24:54 > 0:24:5795. 100. 110. 120.
0:24:57 > 0:25:00130. 140. 150.
0:25:00 > 0:25:03Can't see you for a minute. 160.
0:25:03 > 0:25:06- 170. 180. 190.- That's brilliant!
0:25:06 > 0:25:10At £190. Any further bids?
0:25:10 > 0:25:12All done? Selling, then, at 190 now.
0:25:12 > 0:25:15- Great!- Yes, smashing. Lovely.
0:25:15 > 0:25:19Now, that's a result! Selling for over twice Jonty's estimate,
0:25:19 > 0:25:22the chaise longue has come up trumps.
0:25:22 > 0:25:26We've had a tough second half, but with two great sales
0:25:26 > 0:25:28to finish our auction,
0:25:28 > 0:25:32have we managed to get anywhere near that elusive target of £800?
0:25:32 > 0:25:34Time to find out.
0:25:34 > 0:25:39All right. At the start of the day, we were looking for £800 so that you could do up your bedrooms.
0:25:39 > 0:25:42You've actually exceeded your target.
0:25:42 > 0:25:44You have made £842!
0:25:44 > 0:25:47Great. Thank you very much. Marvellous.
0:25:47 > 0:25:49And that's without selling the ring.
0:25:49 > 0:25:51You're right! Without the ring.
0:25:51 > 0:25:54And you're going to take your pearls home, as well.
0:25:54 > 0:25:55So that's a result, that really is.
0:25:59 > 0:26:03It's just a few weeks after Vivienne's successful day at auction,
0:26:03 > 0:26:07and she's already got the decorators in to strip down
0:26:07 > 0:26:10and plaster the walls of her old family home.
0:26:10 > 0:26:15And just a month later, the upstairs rooms have been totally transformed.
0:26:15 > 0:26:20I've got this tranquil scene, butterflies here
0:26:20 > 0:26:25and birds next door, and I like it very much. I wouldn't change it now.
0:26:25 > 0:26:28I'm glad I've done this. It's come out very well.
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