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.
0:00:37 > 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 > 0:00:54small little cabinets like this, but never seen the original tobacco jar.
0:00:54 > 0:00:58Could the damage to this Georgian chaise longue wreck its sale chances?
0:00:58 > 0:01:02We've got these amazing, fantastic claw marks.
0:01:02 > 0:01:05- Teeth marks.- Teeth, are they?! - Yes.- I hope they're not yours.
0:01:05 > 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.
0:01:24 > 0:01:28Today, I'm in Manchester, and I'm going to meet a woman
0:01:28 > 0:01:31and her cousin who have called the Cash In The Attic team
0:01:31 > 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 Clarke,
0:01:39 > 0:01:44her beloved bulldog Boris, and her cousin Miriam.
0:01:44 > 0:01:48Vivienne has recently had to deal with a life-changing dilemma.
0:01:48 > 0:01:53Should she move to Cornwall to a stunning barn conversion?
0:01:53 > 0:01:58Or stay at Blackley in North Manchester and live in her recently inherited childhood home?
0:02:00 > 0:02:02Well, I know what I'd do, but then again, I don't have
0:02:02 > 0:02:06a four-legged friend to consider, and Boris prefers Manchester.
0:02:06 > 0:02:10With the decision made, Vivienne is planning a home makeover in Blackley
0:02:10 > 0:02:13and has called in the Cash team to help.
0:02:13 > 0:02:18Today's expert is Jonty, and we're all set to get to work.
0:02:18 > 0:02:20- Hello.- Hi. How are you?- I'm good.
0:02:20 > 0:02:23- Ready for action? - Absolutely, yes. Let's go.
0:02:24 > 0:02:27Hello, ladies. Good morning. Hello!
0:02:27 > 0:02:30Just in time. We've just come in after a little walk.
0:02:31 > 0:02:33- Who's this?- That is Boris.
0:02:33 > 0:02:36Hello, Boris. You're absolutely, indescribably gorgeous.
0:02:36 > 0:02:39- And heavy!- He is, isn't he?
0:02:39 > 0:02:40He weighs five stone.
0:02:40 > 0:02:43- He's a bit excited.- Fair enough. You're Vivienne, obviously.
0:02:43 > 0:02:46I am, yes. And Miriam.
0:02:46 > 0:02:50- And you're cousins.- We are. - Cousins, yes.- OK. Why am I here?
0:02:50 > 0:02:52I want to raise some money to do up my bedrooms.
0:02:52 > 0:02:58Right. So, Miriam, does your cousin have lots of collectibles all around the house?
0:02:58 > 0:03:02Downstairs I've seen quite a lot, yes. I haven't been upstairs yet.
0:03:02 > 0:03:04- OK.- It's a little surprise for you.
0:03:04 > 0:03:09- Are you a bit of a collector? - More an eclectic collector. When I see something I like, I'll buy it.
0:03:09 > 0:03:16I've got a lot of miniatures of bulldogs, but anything else, anything that catches my eye.
0:03:16 > 0:03:18She's got little ones of you!
0:03:18 > 0:03:23All right, so how much money d'you reckon we might be able to get? What is our target going to be?
0:03:23 > 0:03:27- Well, I'd like to get around about £800.- OK.
0:03:27 > 0:03:31- Are you ready?- Ready.- Are you ready? - Ready indeed.- Are you ready?- He is.
0:03:31 > 0:03:34He is! OK, let's do it. Come on.
0:03:36 > 0:03:37£800 would certainly go a long way
0:03:37 > 0:03:41towards helping Vivienne update the bedrooms of the house she's known
0:03:41 > 0:03:45all her life, and by the sound of it, we won't be short of items to look at.
0:03:46 > 0:03:50One man who has unearthed more than his fair share of valuables
0:03:50 > 0:03:53in his time is our expert, Jonty Hearnden.
0:03:53 > 0:03:55He's been in the antiques business
0:03:55 > 0:03:58all his life and it doesn't take him long to spot Vivienne's teapot.
0:03:58 > 0:04:02If it's real silver, it could be worth a fortune.
0:04:03 > 0:04:05Well, let's find out.
0:04:05 > 0:04:08There is the man himself!
0:04:08 > 0:04:11I think it's time for a cuppa, don't you?
0:04:11 > 0:04:15- That does make a nice cup of tea, actually.- Does it?
0:04:15 > 0:04:16Yes, we've used it quite a lot.
0:04:16 > 0:04:19- Have you?- Yes. - I've been admiring this.
0:04:19 > 0:04:21This is really superb quality.
0:04:21 > 0:04:23- Wonderful. - Is it a proper job? Is it silver?
0:04:23 > 0:04:26- Proper, proper job.- Is it?! - Proper.- Oh, I say!
0:04:26 > 0:04:28There's wonderful hallmarks on the underside here.
0:04:28 > 0:04:31Do you have any idea how old this is?
0:04:31 > 0:04:38Yes, the gentleman who sold it to me said it was made by the Angell Brothers in 1831.
0:04:38 > 0:04:43Well you're 99% there. They weren't brothers.
0:04:43 > 0:04:45They were uncle and nephew.
0:04:45 > 0:04:50So we have Joseph, the uncle, and John, the nephew.
0:04:50 > 0:04:57They went into business at the beginning of 1831, which is when this teapot was made.
0:04:57 > 0:05:00I don't know if you have ever noticed this,
0:05:00 > 0:05:01but we have a lion's head here.
0:05:01 > 0:05:04That's a family crest.
0:05:04 > 0:05:07An aristocratic family would've bought this teapot
0:05:07 > 0:05:09and personalised it at some point.
0:05:09 > 0:05:11Has it come through the best part of 200 years
0:05:11 > 0:05:14- pretty much unscathed then? - There's a few little dents.
0:05:14 > 0:05:20- There's one there and I've noticed one around the other side. Just there.- Did you drop it?
0:05:20 > 0:05:23Probably!
0:05:23 > 0:05:29This teapot at auction is going to be worth between £200-300, easily.
0:05:29 > 0:05:31I'm sure there's going to be a lot of interest
0:05:31 > 0:05:33if we put this into the sale.
0:05:33 > 0:05:36It really is very good quality indeed.
0:05:36 > 0:05:39London silver. London silver is best, that's going to sell.
0:05:39 > 0:05:43It's a great start - really good start to the day, actually, but we
0:05:43 > 0:05:46- need to find more, so where shall we go?- Shall we go this way? Yes.
0:05:46 > 0:05:48See what we can find out here.
0:05:48 > 0:05:51Well, Jonty is clearly a fan of the silver teapot,
0:05:51 > 0:05:55and that £200 price tag makes it even more attractive.
0:05:55 > 0:05:58It's the perfect start to our day here in Manchester.
0:05:58 > 0:06:01And the first contribution towards our target of £800.
0:06:01 > 0:06:05We're feeling full of optimism now, so we've split up
0:06:05 > 0:06:09to begin a thorough search of this charming 1930s house.
0:06:10 > 0:06:16I head to the dining room, and in a sideboard, discover a rather elegant mantel clock.
0:06:16 > 0:06:20It was bought by Vivienne five years ago at a house clearance
0:06:20 > 0:06:24and Jonty thinks it could fetch £30-50 at auction.
0:06:24 > 0:06:29In the lounge, Vivienne has another item that could be destined for the sale room.
0:06:29 > 0:06:32Jonty, would you like to look at this, please?
0:06:32 > 0:06:34What have we got?
0:06:34 > 0:06:38- We were just looking at this sofa. - It's a wonderful shape. Look at it.
0:06:38 > 0:06:40- It's quite extraordinary. - Very elegant.
0:06:40 > 0:06:44Yes. Look at those wonderful gilded mounts on the top there.
0:06:44 > 0:06:48- D'you remember how much you paid for it?- £150, I think it was.
0:06:48 > 0:06:51I bought it five or six years ago.
0:06:51 > 0:06:53This is very typically French.
0:06:53 > 0:06:58This is a sofa that would have been made in the mid-19th century, but it
0:06:58 > 0:07:03is French because of these wonderful mounts, those gilded metal tops.
0:07:03 > 0:07:06Now, as I look down, I notice
0:07:06 > 0:07:10on the sides here we've got these amazing, fantastic claw marks.
0:07:10 > 0:07:14- Teeth marks.- Teeth, are they?! - Yes.- I hope they're not yours?
0:07:14 > 0:07:17No, it's my dog! I haven't chewed anything.
0:07:17 > 0:07:21These really look wonderfully as if they are animal claw marks.
0:07:21 > 0:07:25- Are they dog rather than cat? - That's right, yes.
0:07:25 > 0:07:29Well, the dealer that possibly might buy this will consider
0:07:29 > 0:07:32that they have to have the whole frame re-polished
0:07:32 > 0:07:37and then possibly re-cover as well and as a consequence,
0:07:37 > 0:07:42it's going to be valued, I would value this sofa in auction at the moment around the £100 mark.
0:07:42 > 0:07:46We're looking in the catalogue £80-120.
0:07:46 > 0:07:48How do you feel about that?
0:07:48 > 0:07:53Well, it's less than I paid for it but I want to free up the space,
0:07:53 > 0:07:58- so I think I will sell it.- Wonderful. That will definitely sell.
0:07:58 > 0:08:03- I think it's beautiful, but we can't sit on it because we've got a lot more work to do.- Right.
0:08:03 > 0:08:04We'll go looking for other things.
0:08:04 > 0:08:09Vivienne may have been hoping for a little more for the chaise longue,
0:08:09 > 0:08:14and she might well have got it, had it not been for her bulldog's sharp teeth.
0:08:14 > 0:08:18But it's a definite restoration project for someone.
0:08:18 > 0:08:21Fortunately, it doesn't look as if Boris has got his fangs
0:08:21 > 0:08:25into this collection of vintage handbags that Miriam finds in a bedroom.
0:08:25 > 0:08:29They were bought by Vivienne back in the '50s, but she doesn't use them any more,
0:08:29 > 0:08:32so they head off to auction with a valuation of £30-40.
0:08:35 > 0:08:38We're progressing steadily towards that £800 target.
0:08:38 > 0:08:42Downstairs, Miriam looks as if she may have unearthed something else.
0:08:45 > 0:08:47Jonty, could you come and have a look at these?
0:08:47 > 0:08:50- These look rather exciting. - We've got a pair, have we?
0:08:50 > 0:08:53- Pair of decanters.- Yes.- Those are rather fine, aren't they?
0:08:53 > 0:08:57We've got a silver neck to them... Ooh, that's very good news.
0:08:57 > 0:09:01- We've got a mark that says they are solid silver. - Yes.- Very nice quality.
0:09:01 > 0:09:04We've also got a maker's mark there. That's LRW -
0:09:04 > 0:09:07that's Laurence Watson - and they're still in business.
0:09:07 > 0:09:13They're based in Sheffield. They are a very good company and it's always very nice to see a pair of anything.
0:09:13 > 0:09:17Decanters were very popular in the 18th and 19th century.
0:09:17 > 0:09:23The whole point was that you decanted your wine and your port, etc,
0:09:23 > 0:09:26into bottles, into stylish bottles like this, because it was
0:09:26 > 0:09:30un-PC to actually have wine bottles on the table.
0:09:30 > 0:09:32- Yes.- Are you a decanter girl?
0:09:32 > 0:09:34Only decanters at Christmas.
0:09:34 > 0:09:37Wine bottles don't exist.
0:09:37 > 0:09:41Well, it's the reason why a lot of decanters are actually on the market,
0:09:41 > 0:09:44because they're good lookers, but not necessarily very practical.
0:09:44 > 0:09:46What you need to do is take the stopper out.
0:09:46 > 0:09:49If you have a look at your stopper, look at the top there,
0:09:49 > 0:09:51make sure there's no chips or breaks.
0:09:51 > 0:09:56- Can you see if yours is in very good condition?- It looks fine. I can't see anything wrong.
0:09:56 > 0:10:00For my money, they look in pretty good condition. They are mint.
0:10:00 > 0:10:02That's very nice indeed.
0:10:02 > 0:10:07The only thing to remember is, if you're ever thinking of buying a beautiful object like a decanter,
0:10:07 > 0:10:11make sure that the stopper started life with the base.
0:10:11 > 0:10:14Have a close look at the decoration, they need to be similar.
0:10:14 > 0:10:19That's the way to tell, and they need to fit very snugly in the top.
0:10:19 > 0:10:23They're brand-new, so they're second-hand, they're not antique.
0:10:23 > 0:10:26- We're still looking at £30-50 worth of decanter.- Right.
0:10:26 > 0:10:31- Shall we go and ask the boss if we can sell them? - We'll go and ask the boss, yes.
0:10:31 > 0:10:37Well, they may not be antique, but £30 is still another useful boost to the bedroom makeover fund.
0:10:40 > 0:10:42So, Vivienne, this is your family home?
0:10:42 > 0:10:46Yes. My mother and father came here when they first got married.
0:10:46 > 0:10:51And of course I was born here and lived here for a long time.
0:10:51 > 0:10:55Then I bought a property in Cornwall and I was going to live there.
0:10:55 > 0:10:58But for one thing and another, I have been held here.
0:10:58 > 0:11:02My parents had been ill and what have you and so...
0:11:02 > 0:11:04I'm now stuck with two houses.
0:11:04 > 0:11:07I've got to offload one.
0:11:07 > 0:11:09Looking around your house, Vivienne,
0:11:09 > 0:11:13I've noticed that every nook and cranny has a little gem hidden away.
0:11:13 > 0:11:15You are quite a collector, aren't you?
0:11:15 > 0:11:18Yes. My mother was a collector as well as me.
0:11:18 > 0:11:21I collect little bulldog figurines.
0:11:21 > 0:11:25And anything eclectic, really.
0:11:25 > 0:11:28Anything I like the look of, I'll take. I'll buy it.
0:11:28 > 0:11:31Do you see much of each other?
0:11:31 > 0:11:33We see more of each other now, don't we?
0:11:33 > 0:11:36We go out for meals every two or three weeks.
0:11:36 > 0:11:40These bedrooms - I must say, they look fine to me, but what exactly
0:11:40 > 0:11:42do you want to do with them?
0:11:42 > 0:11:44I want to have them redecorated.
0:11:44 > 0:11:48We had the electricity all done and rewired
0:11:48 > 0:11:51and it's left gaps round the light switches and it irks me.
0:11:54 > 0:11:57- I thought I'd get this place done up! - OK, well, if we're to make the money
0:11:57 > 0:12:00to give your rooms a lick of paint and the rest of it,
0:12:00 > 0:12:03we'd better get on with the rummage, hadn't we? Come on.
0:12:05 > 0:12:09Vivienne wasn't kidding when she said she collected anything to do with bulldogs.
0:12:09 > 0:12:12The house is full of ornaments and pictures!
0:12:12 > 0:12:14Even life-sized lookalikes!
0:12:16 > 0:12:18Fortunately, while we have been chatting,
0:12:18 > 0:12:20Jonty has been hard at work
0:12:20 > 0:12:24and finds not just one, but four framed etchings.
0:12:24 > 0:12:28Surprisingly, they are not of bulldogs, but rural scenes.
0:12:28 > 0:12:34Bought by Vivienne's father back in the 1930s, Jonty thinks they could fetch £40-60 at auction.
0:12:38 > 0:12:41In the bedroom, I spot something that might be of interest.
0:12:41 > 0:12:43If only I could reach it!
0:12:45 > 0:12:49Jonty? Jonty, come and look. I think that's absolutely gorgeous.
0:12:49 > 0:12:51- I don't know what it is. - Can we get this down?
0:12:51 > 0:12:54Yes, it's a wall cabinet for smokers.
0:12:54 > 0:12:56That's right, yes, it would be.
0:12:56 > 0:13:00- Because it's actually made of wonderful English oak. - Is it?- Yes, feel the weight.
0:13:00 > 0:13:02It is heavy. I'm glad I didn't try to get it down.
0:13:02 > 0:13:07You know something is always made of English oak because it's just that wee bit heavier.
0:13:07 > 0:13:10These cabinets, if you look at the design, the busy-ness of it all
0:13:10 > 0:13:15will be always turn of the century, so you're looking at 1880-1908.
0:13:15 > 0:13:17Can we have a look inside?
0:13:17 > 0:13:20Because there should be lovely drawers and interiors there.
0:13:20 > 0:13:24- Yes, indeed.- Here, the holes on the side here would be designed
0:13:24 > 0:13:26to house one's pipes. Look at this!
0:13:28 > 0:13:31Isn't that lovely? I've never, ever seen that.
0:13:31 > 0:13:35I have seen so many small, little cabinets like this,
0:13:35 > 0:13:37but never seen the original tobacco jar.
0:13:37 > 0:13:40Because that's exactly what this is. This little screw-top, look at this,
0:13:40 > 0:13:43is designed to keep the pressure down so tightly
0:13:43 > 0:13:48that it allows or doesn't allow the oxygen to get in.
0:13:48 > 0:13:50So it's kind of vacuum packed?
0:13:50 > 0:13:53That's right. But this is really lovely and really very nice indeed.
0:13:53 > 0:13:58It's wonderful. Put that into the auction sale and we're looking at £40-60.
0:13:58 > 0:14:01- Right. Yes. Lovely.- Yes? Another one for the auction sale?
0:14:01 > 0:14:04- Yes.- I was hoping for more!
0:14:04 > 0:14:07So was I. I'm just hoping there's somebody there who wants it.
0:14:07 > 0:14:10- Or two people who want it.- I think it's worth every penny there.
0:14:10 > 0:14:13I think it's gorgeous, I really do.
0:14:15 > 0:14:18'And I think Jonty's being very mean with his valuation!
0:14:18 > 0:14:20'It's an absolutely charming cabinet,
0:14:20 > 0:14:24'but will Vivienne's hopes for a bidding war come true?'
0:14:24 > 0:14:27- Too many people interested! - Great! I want a fight for it.
0:14:27 > 0:14:31£20? £20. Two, five, eight,
0:14:31 > 0:14:3530, two, five, eight, 40...
0:14:35 > 0:14:39'Stay tuned to find out how the cabinet fares and whether we raise
0:14:39 > 0:14:44- 'enough cash to help Vivienne complete her home makeover.' - Any advance now?
0:14:44 > 0:14:47As we plough on, Vivienne finds a set of pearls
0:14:47 > 0:14:51that she once bought as a birthday gift for her mother.
0:14:51 > 0:14:56She feels the time is now right to let them go and Jonty values them at £60 to £80.
0:14:58 > 0:15:02Mirium's on a mission downstairs, and gathers together a collection
0:15:02 > 0:15:04of silver that includes a tankard,
0:15:04 > 0:15:08a cigarette case, perfume bottles, napkin rings and spoons.
0:15:08 > 0:15:12Jonty values the lot at £40 to £60.
0:15:14 > 0:15:21Vivienne did say that her style of collecting could be described as eclectic, and she wasn't wrong.
0:15:21 > 0:15:25There's such a lot of history in this house, which she's known all her life.
0:15:26 > 0:15:31And it's in her parents' old bedroom that Jonty makes his next discovery.
0:15:31 > 0:15:35Vivienne, have a look at this. This looks interesting.
0:15:35 > 0:15:37- Oh, that's my tapestry.- Look at that.
0:15:37 > 0:15:38- Yes.- Don't tell me you did it.
0:15:38 > 0:15:41No, no. I just paid for it!
0:15:41 > 0:15:45The style is French, and in fact if you look at the design, it's French.
0:15:45 > 0:15:51You are looking almost at the courting couple down in the foreground here and certainly
0:15:51 > 0:15:52if you look at the statuary,
0:15:52 > 0:15:57look at this cherub here on a stand, it has a wonderful French feel.
0:15:57 > 0:16:03- Yes.- Tapestries of this style were made in the southern half of France,
0:16:03 > 0:16:07so often with a scene - a romantic scene,
0:16:07 > 0:16:09or a country scene, a hunting scene possibly.
0:16:09 > 0:16:12The colours are pretty good too, aren't they?
0:16:12 > 0:16:14Yes, well, it's never been hung.
0:16:14 > 0:16:16Yes, it's always been rolled up.
0:16:16 > 0:16:18- Yes, it has.- So did you buy it new?
0:16:18 > 0:16:21I did. I bought it in Manchester,
0:16:21 > 0:16:27- ooh, a good few years ago, and I paid £160 for it.- Right.
0:16:27 > 0:16:32I also notice here we've got a bit of shading that's gone on here.
0:16:32 > 0:16:36That's probably exposure, maybe a bit of damp's got in there.
0:16:36 > 0:16:39That's going to be almost impossible to take out.
0:16:39 > 0:16:43- Having said that, I think it gives it a bit of character.- Yes.
0:16:43 > 0:16:47But please don't slap my wrists when I give you the valuation. It's going
0:16:47 > 0:16:49to be £30 to £40.
0:16:49 > 0:16:51That is a big reduction on what I paid for it.
0:16:51 > 0:16:54It is. But that's the market for it.
0:16:54 > 0:16:57But I think the quality is all there. It's very, very good quality.
0:16:57 > 0:17:00- So, time to sell it? - Yes, I think so.
0:17:00 > 0:17:02- Let's get you some money.- Yes.
0:17:02 > 0:17:04OK. Let's leave that there.
0:17:07 > 0:17:09Considering she paid £160 for it,
0:17:09 > 0:17:13Jonty's conservative estimate is obviously disappointing.
0:17:14 > 0:17:17We've really been spoiled by the amount of collectibles
0:17:17 > 0:17:21crammed into this house in a North Manchester suburb.
0:17:21 > 0:17:25It's an area Vivienne's known since her childhood. From what I can see,
0:17:25 > 0:17:30it's a world away from her other property in rural Cornwall.
0:17:31 > 0:17:34This has been a massive project for you, hasn't it?
0:17:34 > 0:17:38Yes. It was a farming complex which was deserted, derelict.
0:17:38 > 0:17:41And I bought one of the barns.
0:17:41 > 0:17:46It was so funny. I bought it and I walked across fields to it.
0:17:46 > 0:17:47And then I came home.
0:17:47 > 0:17:50And the next year when I went back, I couldn't find it!
0:17:50 > 0:17:55I was driving round thinking, this is ridiculous - I've bought a barn and I don't know where it is!
0:17:55 > 0:17:57It didn't have an address, you see.
0:17:57 > 0:17:59- So, how long ago was this? - In the '80s.
0:17:59 > 0:18:01So that's the barn today.
0:18:01 > 0:18:04It's looking really spruced-up and fantastic, I must say.
0:18:04 > 0:18:06- There's me on the wall gardening. - Yes.
0:18:06 > 0:18:09Why is it that you're going to sell it? Are you mad?
0:18:09 > 0:18:12- It's too expensive to run.- Oh, is it?
0:18:12 > 0:18:14So will it upset you a lot?
0:18:14 > 0:18:17No, I've decided I'm going to sell it and that's it.
0:18:17 > 0:18:19Did you ever take your parents there?
0:18:19 > 0:18:22I took my mother once or twice and I took the dog as well.
0:18:22 > 0:18:25He didn't like it because it was surrounded by cows
0:18:25 > 0:18:28and horses and ducks and all that kind of thing.
0:18:28 > 0:18:29And he just didn't like that.
0:18:29 > 0:18:33Well, that's lovely to see your project down in Cornwall.
0:18:33 > 0:18:35In the meantime, we had better get on actually.
0:18:35 > 0:18:38We'd better not leave them rummaging.
0:18:38 > 0:18:41'After a sneaky rest, it's back to work, and tucked away
0:18:41 > 0:18:46'in the back of an old writing desk, I find this rather unusual brooch.
0:18:46 > 0:18:49'It's nine carat gold and was given to Vivienne as a gift
0:18:49 > 0:18:51'when she worked in Singapore.
0:18:51 > 0:18:57'Jonty thinks it could fetch as much as £80 to £120 at auction.
0:18:57 > 0:19:00'And it's not the only piece of Vivienne's jewellery
0:19:00 > 0:19:03'that might be destined for the sale room.'
0:19:03 > 0:19:07Jonty, will you please come and have a look at this?
0:19:07 > 0:19:10Let's have a look. Oh, I say. Isn't that charming?
0:19:12 > 0:19:14That's so beautiful.
0:19:14 > 0:19:21So, we've got a lovely...what looks like a brown diamond, which has that green hue in the middle.
0:19:21 > 0:19:25Surrounded by all these other tiny white diamonds. That's lovely.
0:19:25 > 0:19:29I bought it six or seven years ago at a second-hand jewellers,
0:19:29 > 0:19:33and he told me it was a green diamond and it was 3.5 carat.
0:19:33 > 0:19:35- 3.5 carat?- That's what he said.
0:19:35 > 0:19:37- It doesn't look like that size to me.- No.
0:19:37 > 0:19:40Because carat's actually the weight.
0:19:40 > 0:19:42- Yes. - That's what we're looking at here.
0:19:42 > 0:19:44Have you ever had this assessed?
0:19:44 > 0:19:46Yes, I have. I've got a paper somewhere.
0:19:46 > 0:19:50I've had all my jewellery assessed. Yes, here we are.
0:19:50 > 0:19:52- Can I have a look at it?- Yes.
0:19:52 > 0:19:56- Right. So this is an insurance valuation we've got here?- Yes.
0:19:56 > 0:20:00And it's a trilliant cut diamond, which makes absolute sense.
0:20:00 > 0:20:04A trilliant cut diamond is the triangular form.
0:20:04 > 0:20:07Oh, right. I thought that was the number of cuts, I thought.
0:20:07 > 0:20:11No. The number of facets, which is the number of sides, should be 31.
0:20:11 > 0:20:12Right.
0:20:12 > 0:20:18But here, the weight is 1.8 carat, so rather than being, you say...
0:20:18 > 0:20:203.5 carat, he said.
0:20:20 > 0:20:26And he charged me £1,000 a carat for it. I paid £3,500 for that.
0:20:26 > 0:20:31You paid £3,500? Aw! That hurts.
0:20:31 > 0:20:35It's a huge price differential between a 3.5 carat diamond
0:20:35 > 0:20:37and something that's 1.8 carat.
0:20:37 > 0:20:42And if you were to sell this at auction, we are looking at more like £600 to £800,
0:20:42 > 0:20:46- which is a huge difference. - It is a big difference, isn't it?
0:20:46 > 0:20:49So there's a bit of food for thought for you.
0:20:49 > 0:20:53There is indeed. I have to think about that very carefully.
0:20:53 > 0:20:55Oh, there you all are.
0:20:55 > 0:20:58I've been rummaging away wondering what you're all up to.
0:20:58 > 0:21:01We've been looking at this lovely ring. Take a look at that.
0:21:01 > 0:21:05Gosh, that is gorgeous, isn't it? Is this something you're taking to the auction?
0:21:05 > 0:21:06I'm thinking about it, yes.
0:21:06 > 0:21:08What's the estimation on it?
0:21:08 > 0:21:10I put £600 to £800.
0:21:10 > 0:21:12- And you're going to have a think about it?- Yes, I am.
0:21:12 > 0:21:15- Let us know on the day of the auction.- I will, yes.
0:21:15 > 0:21:19I tell you what that means. It means that we can end our day of rummaging.
0:21:19 > 0:21:21- Oh, right! - Have you enjoyed yourselves?
0:21:21 > 0:21:23I've enjoyed myself very much, yes.
0:21:23 > 0:21:29At the start of the day, you said that you'd like to raise £800, so that you can do up these bedrooms.
0:21:29 > 0:21:33We reckon that if you do take the ring along, with the other
0:21:33 > 0:21:36items and Jonty's valuations - we take the lowest valuations -
0:21:36 > 0:21:38you will make at auction...
0:21:38 > 0:21:41not £800 but £1,260.
0:21:41 > 0:21:43That sounds a lot better.
0:21:43 > 0:21:47It does, you see. That's why you might want to think about the ring.
0:21:47 > 0:21:53Obviously without the ring, that would come down to £660, so not quite up to target.
0:21:53 > 0:21:55But a pretty penny for some painting.
0:21:55 > 0:21:58And we've got some lovely items as well, so hopefully we should
0:21:58 > 0:22:00get up to that figure even without the ring.
0:22:00 > 0:22:02But that's food for thought for you.
0:22:02 > 0:22:04Yes.
0:22:04 > 0:22:07We've had a thoroughly enjoyable day in Manchester with Vivienne and her
0:22:07 > 0:22:13cousin Miriam - and what a variety of items we've found for action.
0:22:13 > 0:22:17There is the stunning silver teapot that's almost 200 years old,
0:22:17 > 0:22:19yet apparently still makes a great cuppa.
0:22:19 > 0:22:24The only thing we want it to make is upwards of £200.
0:22:24 > 0:22:25Jonty was blown away
0:22:25 > 0:22:28by the beautifully preserved smoking cabinet.
0:22:28 > 0:22:31It comes complete with its original tobacco jar
0:22:31 > 0:22:33and a price tag of £40 to £60.
0:22:35 > 0:22:37And what about Vivienne's amazing diamond ring?
0:22:37 > 0:22:42Jonty's estimate was just a fraction of the £3,500
0:22:42 > 0:22:46she originally paid for it, so can she bear to part with it?
0:22:46 > 0:22:48Only time will tell.
0:22:51 > 0:22:56Still to come on Cash In The Attic - some items prove hard to part with.
0:22:56 > 0:22:59- Oh, the hurt in your eyes.- I know!
0:22:59 > 0:23:02While others struggle to gain any interest at all.
0:23:02 > 0:23:05The dealers have their hands in their pockets but not in their purses.
0:23:05 > 0:23:09- Will the makeover plans fly out of the window?- What are you doing with that £5?
0:23:09 > 0:23:12I don't know. An icecream might be nice.
0:23:12 > 0:23:15Find out when the final hammer falls.
0:23:19 > 0:23:23For our auction today it's a welcome return to Knutsford in Cheshire.
0:23:23 > 0:23:28It's a beautiful town made famous by the novels of Elizabeth Gaskell.
0:23:28 > 0:23:34Frank Marshall Auctioneers hold their sales in a former school in the heart of Knutsford.
0:23:34 > 0:23:35They take place twice a month.
0:23:35 > 0:23:40Now, if you remember, Vivienne wants to raise £800 so she can give
0:23:40 > 0:23:43the bedrooms in her Manchester home a bit of a makeover.
0:23:43 > 0:23:47So let's hope the bidders here are feeling generous when our items go under the hammer.
0:23:49 > 0:23:52One man who's always at the front of the queue come sale day is Jonty.
0:23:52 > 0:23:56And it doesn't take him long to spot our star item.
0:23:58 > 0:24:00Now, that's what I call a classy little number.
0:24:00 > 0:24:02- It is, isn't it? - And I don't mean you.
0:24:02 > 0:24:04Isn't it beautiful?
0:24:04 > 0:24:09It really is a beautiful teapot, and I priced it to make it very competitive in the room,
0:24:09 > 0:24:13so I'm convinced this should do well. In fact this area - Knutsford particularly -
0:24:13 > 0:24:17is a very good place to sell your items. They get very good prices here.
0:24:17 > 0:24:22Actually, talking of money, what about that ring Vivienne paid, what, £3,500 for?
0:24:22 > 0:24:27I know. It was difficult telling her the true value of that, but at the end of the day the truth will out,
0:24:27 > 0:24:30because if you are going to have something like that for auction,
0:24:30 > 0:24:33it's the wrong time to find out when the hammer has fallen.
0:24:33 > 0:24:36I wonder if she's brought it. I don't think I would if it was mine.
0:24:36 > 0:24:40- I suspect possibly not. - Never mind. Hopefully, this will be the star of the show.
0:24:40 > 0:24:42Maybe she did bring it. I think they've arrived.
0:24:44 > 0:24:48So, high hopes for the teapot, but uncertainty over the destiny of the ring.
0:24:48 > 0:24:52I'm encouraged to hear Jonty's prediction for a good sale though.
0:24:52 > 0:24:54Let's hope he's right.
0:24:54 > 0:24:58We find Vivienne and Miriam among the hustle of the sale room,
0:24:58 > 0:25:01saying a fond farewell to one of my favourite items.
0:25:01 > 0:25:07Hello, Jennie. I was just saying I think I'm going to miss this
0:25:07 > 0:25:10cos I don't know where I'm going to put all my bits and pieces.
0:25:10 > 0:25:13I think you might be all right on this one, because I saw a gentleman
0:25:13 > 0:25:17looking at it a moment ago and he really loved it, actually. He thought it was great.
0:25:17 > 0:25:18Right. Oh, well.
0:25:18 > 0:25:22Let's hope somebody else wants it and there is a bit of a fight!
0:25:22 > 0:25:25- Have you brought that ring? - Well, no, I haven't.
0:25:25 > 0:25:30I didn't even put it on because I thought I might be persuaded to put it in.
0:25:30 > 0:25:33But no, I don't want to sell that so I have not brought it.
0:25:33 > 0:25:35We're not surprised really, are we?
0:25:35 > 0:25:39- Very understandable.- Have you been to an auction before?- No, I haven't.
0:25:39 > 0:25:41And I'm very excited.
0:25:41 > 0:25:45- And how are you feeling? - Absolutely... excited.
0:25:45 > 0:25:50But I'm trying not to show it. A sort of subdued exuberance.
0:25:50 > 0:25:53OK, well, let's take that subdued exuberance over there,
0:25:53 > 0:25:56because the auction's about to start. Come on.
0:25:58 > 0:26:01Well, we didn't think Vivienne would bring the ring,
0:26:01 > 0:26:03but it was our highest valued lot and without it,
0:26:03 > 0:26:08the pressure is really on if we are to meet our target of £800.
0:26:08 > 0:26:11If you're thinking of heading to auction, please remember
0:26:11 > 0:26:15that commission and VAT may be added to your bill, so do check the details
0:26:15 > 0:26:19with your auction house first to avoid any unwelcome surprises.
0:26:19 > 0:26:21With the auction already under way,
0:26:21 > 0:26:25we find a corner at the back of the packed salesroom
0:26:25 > 0:26:29in time for our first lot, the Victorian smoking cabinet.
0:26:29 > 0:26:32Jonty valued it at £40 to £60.
0:26:34 > 0:26:38- OK, Vivienne, it's time to say farewell to that smokers cabinet now.- Yes, indeed.
0:26:38 > 0:26:41Well, I said earlier that I'd seen one person look at it, a chap.
0:26:41 > 0:26:44I've seen a woman look at it too, so that's what you wanted.
0:26:44 > 0:26:47Great. I want a fight for it, yes.
0:26:47 > 0:26:51- OK, here we go. Let's see if we can get at least £40.- Yes.
0:26:51 > 0:26:53Where are you going to start me now? £20 I have heard.
0:26:53 > 0:26:56At £20, £22, £25, £28, £30.
0:26:56 > 0:27:03£32, £35, £38, £40. £40 and seated at the front.
0:27:03 > 0:27:05£42, fresh bidder. £45. £45. Any more, quickly?
0:27:05 > 0:27:08At £45 in the front row.
0:27:08 > 0:27:12Any advance now on a £45?
0:27:12 > 0:27:14- £45, eh?- That's not too bad, is it?
0:27:14 > 0:27:17- It's great.- Yes, that's all right.
0:27:17 > 0:27:20That's more than all right - £5 over estimate and we have
0:27:20 > 0:27:24our first contribution towards the bedroom makeover.
0:27:24 > 0:27:27Next up it's the collection of handbags and purses that used to
0:27:27 > 0:27:31accompany Vivienne on her nights on the town.
0:27:31 > 0:27:33They date from the 1940s and '50s,
0:27:33 > 0:27:38and we are looking for upwards of £30.
0:27:38 > 0:27:40It's a girly one, yes, your evening bags.
0:27:40 > 0:27:42I like those. Collected over the years.
0:27:42 > 0:27:44Indeed, yes. I've had many a happy outing with them.
0:27:44 > 0:27:48One for every occasion. There we go. Some good examples here. £20.
0:27:48 > 0:27:50£15 then, come on.
0:27:50 > 0:27:53£15? No.
0:27:53 > 0:27:58Any advance then, quickly? £16, thank you. I knew somebody else would be there. £18? £18.
0:27:58 > 0:28:00Try another one. £20.
0:28:00 > 0:28:02£22.
0:28:02 > 0:28:04Come on. Yes.
0:28:04 > 0:28:07At £22, the lady right at the back. Anybody else want to go?
0:28:07 > 0:28:12At £22 all done, at £22.
0:28:12 > 0:28:14Well, they're worth more than that.
0:28:14 > 0:28:16Yes.
0:28:16 > 0:28:20The dealers had their hands in their pockets but not in their purses.
0:28:20 > 0:28:23- Right. Yes. - That is a disappointing result.
0:28:23 > 0:28:27Vivienne was clearly hoping for a little more for the handbags,
0:28:27 > 0:28:30but vintage clothes buyers just weren't in the room.
0:28:30 > 0:28:33Let's hope there are some jewellery buyers in.
0:28:33 > 0:28:36So, this is the first of your jewellery.
0:28:36 > 0:28:37Tell us where that came from.
0:28:37 > 0:28:40It came from Singapore. I was doing some work there
0:28:40 > 0:28:42and that was given to me as a gift.
0:28:42 > 0:28:47- I was training some teachers how to mark exam work.- Sounds like fun!
0:28:47 > 0:28:49And you got some jewellery to boot.
0:28:49 > 0:28:52- I did, yes. - Let's hope we can get at least £80.
0:28:52 > 0:28:56- Yes, indeed.- Good lot, here. Right, I can start the bidding on this one.
0:28:56 > 0:28:58We got interest here at £85.
0:28:59 > 0:29:02- That's not bad.- Bidding? £90.
0:29:02 > 0:29:05£95 on commission.
0:29:05 > 0:29:09At £95, I'll take £100 now. At £95. £95, it's a nice piece there.
0:29:11 > 0:29:14At £95, I'm selling if nobody else bids now. All done at £95.
0:29:17 > 0:29:19Marvellous. Yes.
0:29:19 > 0:29:23Well done. I always get over excited when they say I've got interest.
0:29:23 > 0:29:25And then actually, it's only a bit of interest.
0:29:25 > 0:29:29The interesting part is that you don't know what's left with the auctioneer.
0:29:29 > 0:29:33He might have £200, but if there's nobody else in the room, he can't get up to that.
0:29:33 > 0:29:35That's the luck of auctions for you.
0:29:35 > 0:29:38But £95, that sits nicely in the middle. Very good, yes.
0:29:39 > 0:29:41So, the brooch has done us proud
0:29:41 > 0:29:44and made a healthy contribution to our target.
0:29:46 > 0:29:51Next to go under the hammer is an item that I know Vivienne is desperate to do well.
0:29:51 > 0:29:55It's the tapestry that she bought new and paid handsomely for.
0:29:55 > 0:29:57Will it show her any return for her money?
0:29:57 > 0:30:01- It's not faded at all.- So it's in very good condition.
0:30:01 > 0:30:04- It's brand new.- So let's hope that we can get at least £30 for it.
0:30:04 > 0:30:06Oh. Yes. I paid a lot more than that.
0:30:06 > 0:30:07I know you did, I know you did.
0:30:07 > 0:30:09- Yes.- Oh, the hurt in your eyes!
0:30:09 > 0:30:11I know! I know!
0:30:11 > 0:30:14£30 for the tapestry. Come on. 30?
0:30:14 > 0:30:16Thank you. 30, I've got. Lady's bid.
0:30:16 > 0:30:20Take two. 32. Nice-quality thing.
0:30:20 > 0:30:2335 now? 35. You're allowed to bid more than once.
0:30:23 > 0:30:2638. 40, now. 40. And two.
0:30:26 > 0:30:2945. 48.
0:30:29 > 0:30:32£50. 55.
0:30:32 > 0:30:34Shakes her head. 55 is the gentleman's bid.
0:30:34 > 0:30:41- That's really good.- Last chances. At £55 I'm selling. At 55.
0:30:41 > 0:30:44- 55.- Let me see your face. How's your face?
0:30:44 > 0:30:46Well, it's better than you said!
0:30:48 > 0:30:51Although above Jonty's top estimate, it's still
0:30:51 > 0:30:55a long way short of the £160 Vivienne originally paid for it.
0:30:55 > 0:31:01Let's hope we can put a smile on her face with a good sale for our next lot.
0:31:01 > 0:31:06Your clock's coming up next. I found it, and you told me, I think, that you'd bought it yourself.
0:31:06 > 0:31:08- Yes, I did. I bought it in a house sale.- Ah!
0:31:08 > 0:31:10- Yes.- How much did you pay for it?
0:31:10 > 0:31:12- £30.- OK.- All right.
0:31:12 > 0:31:14Hopefully, we'll get your money back for this one.
0:31:14 > 0:31:16And a bit more! That's what we need.
0:31:16 > 0:31:20£30 and away. Yes? 30. On commission.
0:31:20 > 0:31:22- Oh, 30 already.- That's good.- Yes.
0:31:22 > 0:31:23Two, quickly?
0:31:23 > 0:31:26- 32.- Made a profit.- 35. 35.
0:31:26 > 0:31:31Anybody got eight? At £35. At 35.
0:31:31 > 0:31:33Yes, I've made a profit.
0:31:33 > 0:31:36- £5 profit. What are you going to do with that £5?- I don't know.
0:31:36 > 0:31:39Ice cream might be nice!
0:31:39 > 0:31:41That's not a bad idea at all.
0:31:43 > 0:31:47Hopefully, we'll have a similar success with our next item.
0:31:47 > 0:31:51It's the mixed lot of silver that Jonty's given a value of £40 to £60.
0:31:53 > 0:31:57I think you've been a bit mean on your estimate here, 40 to 60.
0:31:57 > 0:32:01I hope I'm not mean, but I have to reflect what I think will happen in the marketplace.
0:32:01 > 0:32:03But it's a lovely lot. It's a proper dealer's lot.
0:32:03 > 0:32:05We've got all sorts of bits and pieces.
0:32:05 > 0:32:07Have you seen any dealers here?
0:32:07 > 0:32:09The room is full of them, my darling, yes.
0:32:09 > 0:32:11This is what they look like!
0:32:11 > 0:32:14Right, where are you going to be? Who's going to start me at £40?
0:32:14 > 0:32:19- Come on, come on.- Yes, thank you. £40 on commission. 42. 45. 48.
0:32:19 > 0:32:23- 50. 55. 60.- That sounds good.
0:32:23 > 0:32:25She shakes her head. 60 on commission.
0:32:25 > 0:32:26Is there another five? At £60.
0:32:26 > 0:32:30Going once, twice. At £60 we sell.
0:32:30 > 0:32:32Very good! Top end of the estimate.
0:32:32 > 0:32:34- Yes.- Wonderful.- Yes. - That is wonderful.
0:32:34 > 0:32:38Another estimate that was right on the money.
0:32:38 > 0:32:41We've had a pretty good first half to our sale,
0:32:41 > 0:32:43with all but one of our lots topping their estimates.
0:32:43 > 0:32:49Time for me to do my sums and work out just how we're doing at the halfway stage.
0:32:49 > 0:32:54- OK, £800 is what we're looking for so you can make your bedrooms look absolutely gorgeous.- Yes.
0:32:54 > 0:33:00At this halfway point we're not quite at 400, actually, but we've got some good items to come.
0:33:00 > 0:33:02- We're at 312.- Right.
0:33:02 > 0:33:06I've got the chaise to come yet,
0:33:06 > 0:33:08plus one or two bits and pieces.
0:33:08 > 0:33:11Yeah, well, we've got the teapot, as well. I think we deserve a break.
0:33:11 > 0:33:14- Yes.- Come on, follow me.
0:33:14 > 0:33:17'As Vivienne and Miriam head off for a well-earned cuppa,
0:33:17 > 0:33:20'Jonty's off to explore the saleroom.
0:33:20 > 0:33:24'Today's auction is split over two floors, and downstairs,
0:33:24 > 0:33:26'a rather unusual table has caught his eye.'
0:33:26 > 0:33:29You never stop working, do you? What have you found?
0:33:29 > 0:33:34I've come downstairs to have a look at the furniture section and found another genuine bargain.
0:33:34 > 0:33:37This is a really good-quality folding table.
0:33:37 > 0:33:40It's Middle Eastern rather than Indian.
0:33:40 > 0:33:44But what's so extraordinary about these tables and Indian tables
0:33:44 > 0:33:48is that everything you see here, every little detail, is hand-carved.
0:33:48 > 0:33:50It's not machined at all.
0:33:50 > 0:33:54So that is not only the wood but it's also the copper tray, as well.
0:33:54 > 0:33:59- And what we have here are these stylised peacocks...- Uh-huh.
0:33:59 > 0:34:02..and, rather oddly, maple leaves,
0:34:02 > 0:34:04as well, so it's a combination of peacock and maple leaf.
0:34:04 > 0:34:06So, how old do you think it is?
0:34:06 > 0:34:12Date-wise, a lot of these tables are possibly between the two World Wars.
0:34:12 > 0:34:15It was when trade really took off, so if you were a mariner
0:34:15 > 0:34:19or in the Navy, this is a piece of furniture that you would bring home.
0:34:19 > 0:34:21It was a very fashionable thing to do.
0:34:21 > 0:34:24That's the reason why you see a lot of these in auctions today.
0:34:24 > 0:34:27- How much is it worth, do you think? - Value, we're looking at £60 to £100,
0:34:27 > 0:34:34which I find is staggering, again considering that everything you see is all hand-done.
0:34:34 > 0:34:39Well done, eh? But we'd better get back to our own auctioneer.
0:34:39 > 0:34:44'We'll return downstairs later to see how our chaise longue fares in the furniture sale.
0:34:44 > 0:34:49'But for now, it's back upstairs, and we re-take our positions for our next lot of the day.
0:34:49 > 0:34:52'It's the two rather lovely decanters.
0:34:52 > 0:34:56'Jonty valued them at a very reasonable £30 to £50.'
0:34:56 > 0:35:02- They had my brandy and my sherry in them.- What are you going to do now?
0:35:02 > 0:35:05I'll have to just drink out of the bottle!
0:35:06 > 0:35:08That's my girl!
0:35:08 > 0:35:12And I've got interest on commission on this lot at £55.
0:35:12 > 0:35:14Brilliant! That's very good.
0:35:14 > 0:35:18£55. 58. 60. I'll take five.
0:35:18 > 0:35:1965 in the room. At 65. Any more?
0:35:19 > 0:35:24At 65, the seated bid. Anybody got 70?
0:35:24 > 0:35:26At £65 I'm going to sell, then.
0:35:26 > 0:35:29- All done at 65?- That's wonderful!
0:35:29 > 0:35:32- Did you leave the brandy in there? - No, I had one before I came!
0:35:32 > 0:35:33I needed it!
0:35:36 > 0:35:38Fantastic. That's over their top estimate.
0:35:38 > 0:35:41And considering they were modern, with no antique value,
0:35:41 > 0:35:43it's a really good price.
0:35:44 > 0:35:48'It's the perfect way to start the second half of the auction.'
0:35:48 > 0:35:52Let's hope we can keep the momentum going with the sale of our next lot,
0:35:52 > 0:35:54the four etchings of rural scenes.
0:35:54 > 0:35:57We're looking for £40 to £60.
0:35:59 > 0:36:02I think these were part of your father's collection, were they?
0:36:02 > 0:36:07- Yes. He bought them in the '30s, and it was an art shop which was closing down.- Framed and glazed.
0:36:07 > 0:36:11Where are we? £40 for them? 20?
0:36:11 > 0:36:13We need some farmers in here.
0:36:13 > 0:36:16At £15. Take 18 now.
0:36:16 > 0:36:1918 bid. 20 for the lady. Two, sir?
0:36:19 > 0:36:21£20. Shakes his head.
0:36:21 > 0:36:2420 is the lady's bid. 22. 25.
0:36:24 > 0:36:25- Struggling. Struggling.- Yes.
0:36:25 > 0:36:28£30. 32.
0:36:28 > 0:36:3235. No? 35 is the lady's bid.
0:36:32 > 0:36:34Any advance now on £35?
0:36:34 > 0:36:36Take another two. At 35, then.
0:36:36 > 0:36:38Selling at 35.
0:36:38 > 0:36:41£35. Disappointing.
0:36:41 > 0:36:44- Yes.- You're right, somebody's got a bargain there.- Yes.
0:36:44 > 0:36:48- It cost you more than that to frame them, didn't it?- It did indeed, yes.
0:36:48 > 0:36:51Oh, dear. We're all disappointed with that result.
0:36:51 > 0:36:53That's less than £10 a picture.
0:36:53 > 0:36:55Let's hope it's not a sign of things to come,
0:36:55 > 0:36:57as we've been doing so well.
0:36:57 > 0:37:00It's back to the jewellery with our next lot, and we know there are
0:37:00 > 0:37:04potential buyers in the room after the sale of the brooch.
0:37:04 > 0:37:07Let's hope they like the pearl necklace
0:37:07 > 0:37:09which means so much to Vivienne.
0:37:10 > 0:37:14Your pearl necklace that you bought for your mother's birthday.
0:37:14 > 0:37:16I did, yes, for her 80th birthday.
0:37:16 > 0:37:18- You're parting with this? - I know, yes.
0:37:18 > 0:37:25I've worn them sometimes, but they're just in a box. They're wasted.
0:37:25 > 0:37:26Start me at 80.
0:37:26 > 0:37:30I can start at 45 on commission. Anybody got 50?
0:37:30 > 0:37:33At £45. 50 now? 50. At £50. 5.
0:37:33 > 0:37:39- 55. Any more? At £55.- Come on!- Any advance on 55? Last chances now.
0:37:39 > 0:37:44At £55. Yes or no? I'm sorry, we can't quite go on that one.
0:37:44 > 0:37:47Ah! So they didn't sell, thank goodness for that.
0:37:47 > 0:37:49- I'm pleased about that, yes. - That would have hurt.
0:37:49 > 0:37:53- Yes. I thought that price was too low.- Yeah.- Yes.
0:37:53 > 0:37:58So the pearls head home with Vivienne, to her obvious relief.
0:37:58 > 0:38:00It hasn't helped our target, though.
0:38:00 > 0:38:03The second half hasn't exactly gone to plan.
0:38:03 > 0:38:07We need some big sales, and we need them quickly.
0:38:07 > 0:38:09We're running out of items,
0:38:09 > 0:38:12and that target of £800 is getting even further from reach.
0:38:12 > 0:38:15Fortunately, our star item is up next.
0:38:15 > 0:38:18OK, this is the big deal.
0:38:18 > 0:38:20This is the teapot.
0:38:20 > 0:38:23- How are you feeling? - Er, excited, a bit.
0:38:23 > 0:38:26I'm glad you're feeling good, because I've estimated
0:38:26 > 0:38:27this between £200 and £300,
0:38:27 > 0:38:31and I'm hoping we're going to smash all the way through the £200.
0:38:31 > 0:38:35- Yes, I hope you're right. - And I'm hoping that we'll top over the 300, as well.
0:38:35 > 0:38:39Right, a nice-quality piece here. Where are you going to be? Should be at least 200 for it.
0:38:39 > 0:38:41200? 180.
0:38:41 > 0:38:44180 bid. At 180. I'll take 190.
0:38:44 > 0:38:47Yes, 190 bid. 200. 210.
0:38:47 > 0:38:49- 220.- A bit of a fight.
0:38:49 > 0:38:52240. 240 commission bid with Stuart.
0:38:52 > 0:38:56Any more? At £240. Anybody more?
0:38:56 > 0:38:58At £240 for a super piece, there.
0:38:58 > 0:39:01All done at 240.
0:39:01 > 0:39:05Ah. We got there, but I was hoping for a bit more. But £240.
0:39:05 > 0:39:08I was hoping for it going to 400.
0:39:08 > 0:39:11- Ahhh!- Sometimes they do. You can never tell.
0:39:11 > 0:39:13They just fly up the scale.
0:39:13 > 0:39:17Jonty's valuation is once again spot-on, but there's no hiding
0:39:17 > 0:39:21Vivienne's disappointment that the teapot didn't do even better.
0:39:21 > 0:39:25One thing's for sure, though - that sale has brought our target
0:39:25 > 0:39:28right into sight, and there's just one lot to go.
0:39:28 > 0:39:30It's the chaise longue.
0:39:30 > 0:39:33It's being sold in the furniture section.
0:39:33 > 0:39:36But as we take up our positions, we're all rather concerned
0:39:36 > 0:39:39when the carved table Jonty spotted earlier
0:39:39 > 0:39:44fails to gain any interest whatsoever and goes unsold.
0:39:44 > 0:39:48Is this an omen for our final lot?
0:39:48 > 0:39:51- So, Vivienne, have you put a reserve on the settee?- Yes, I did.
0:39:51 > 0:39:54I put on your lower-estimated price.
0:39:54 > 0:39:57So that's £80. OK, fine. Right.
0:39:57 > 0:40:00- OK.- I'm hoping for a lot more.
0:40:00 > 0:40:03- Let's see if we can do that. - Nice-looking bit of furnishing.
0:40:03 > 0:40:07At £80? £60? Who'll start me at 50? Thank you there. £50 seated.
0:40:07 > 0:40:11And five against you. 60. 65. 70. 75.
0:40:11 > 0:40:1480. 85. 90.
0:40:14 > 0:40:1995. 100. 110. 120. 130. 140. 150.
0:40:19 > 0:40:21Can't see you for a minute. 160.
0:40:21 > 0:40:25- 170. 180. 190.- That's brilliant!
0:40:25 > 0:40:27At £190. Any further bids?
0:40:27 > 0:40:31All done here? Selling, then, if you're sure, at 190 now.
0:40:31 > 0:40:34- Great!- Yes, smashing. Lovely.
0:40:35 > 0:40:39Now, that's a result. Selling for over twice Jonty's estimate,
0:40:39 > 0:40:41the chaise longue has come up trumps.
0:40:41 > 0:40:42We've had a tough second half,
0:40:42 > 0:40:46but with two great sales to finish our auction,
0:40:46 > 0:40:51have we managed to get anywhere near that elusive target of £800?
0:40:51 > 0:40:53Time to find out.
0:40:53 > 0:40:58All right, ladies, that is it, your auction is over. How was it for you?
0:40:58 > 0:41:01- It's been marvellous. - You've enjoyed yourself?- Yes.- Yeah?
0:41:01 > 0:41:07Well, all right. At the start of the day, we were looking for £800 so that you could do up your bedrooms.
0:41:07 > 0:41:11You've actually exceeded your target. You have made £842.
0:41:11 > 0:41:14Great. Thank you very much. Marvellous.
0:41:14 > 0:41:16That's amazing, because that's without selling the ring.
0:41:16 > 0:41:18You're right! Without the ring.
0:41:18 > 0:41:21And you're going to take your pearls home, as well.
0:41:21 > 0:41:23So that's a result, that really is.
0:41:23 > 0:41:26- Yes. Yes, thank you. - Well, enjoy spending your money.
0:41:26 > 0:41:29- You've earned it very well, and we've enjoyed being with you.- Yeah.
0:41:29 > 0:41:31Well done. And congratulations.
0:41:36 > 0:41:40It's just a few weeks after Vivienne's successful day at auction,
0:41:40 > 0:41:43and she's already got the decorators in to strip down
0:41:43 > 0:41:45and plaster the walls of her old family home.
0:41:45 > 0:41:50But she has a very particular theme for her walls firmly fixed in her mind.
0:41:50 > 0:41:54I've been thinking about butterflies and birds for a long time.
0:41:54 > 0:41:57I'm determined to go and find that paper.
0:41:57 > 0:42:01I don't know why I wanted birds,
0:42:01 > 0:42:05it's just I thought it would be attractive in a bedroom.
0:42:05 > 0:42:09With such an extraordinary range of designs and £800 in her pocket,
0:42:09 > 0:42:13surely something in this shop will take Vivienne's fancy.
0:42:13 > 0:42:17I've been and looked in dozens of wallpaper books,
0:42:17 > 0:42:19but I've found the one I want.
0:42:19 > 0:42:23And just a month later, the upstairs rooms have been totally transformed.
0:42:23 > 0:42:26I've got this tranquil scene, butterflies here
0:42:26 > 0:42:29and birds next door, and I like it very much. I wouldn't change it now.
0:42:29 > 0:42:32I'm glad I've done this. It's come out very well.
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