0:00:02 > 0:00:03Welcome to Cash In The Attic.
0:00:03 > 0:00:07We're the team that helps you to root out antiques and collectibles in your home,
0:00:07 > 0:00:09and then sell some with you at auction,
0:00:09 > 0:00:13so that you can raise money for a project that's really close to your heart.
0:00:13 > 0:00:16Today I'm in Wiltshire, and I'm very privileged
0:00:16 > 0:00:23to be in what is probably one of the greatest monuments to Elizabethan architecture in the country -
0:00:23 > 0:00:26we're at Longleat House.
0:00:28 > 0:00:31This house has had more than its fair share of royal visitors,
0:00:31 > 0:00:34but right now we're off to visit a local resident,
0:00:34 > 0:00:41and see what antiques and collectibles we can find that we can take to that all-important auction.
0:01:00 > 0:01:05Coming up, is this Edwardian bath chair Jonty's perfect ride to auction?
0:01:05 > 0:01:07Help!
0:01:07 > 0:01:09I hope we don't have to go up a slope!
0:01:09 > 0:01:14And has Jonty found a route to fortune that will make everyone smile?
0:01:14 > 0:01:16This map is worth a lot of money.
0:01:16 > 0:01:20I liked it, but I like it even more now!
0:01:20 > 0:01:24But it takes a lot more to make John happy at auction day.
0:01:24 > 0:01:29I've detected a tiny little smile on John's face.
0:01:29 > 0:01:32What will the verdict be when the hammer falls?
0:01:34 > 0:01:37I've now come just a few miles down the road
0:01:37 > 0:01:39to the very charming village of Mere,
0:01:39 > 0:01:42which is where I'm about to meet a lady
0:01:42 > 0:01:47who would like the fruits of her de-cluttering to go to a very worthy cause.
0:01:47 > 0:01:54Living here in this converted village shop in Wiltshire are our hosts, Rosemary and John Cox.
0:01:54 > 0:01:57They met in the 1960s, and it was love at first sight.
0:01:57 > 0:02:02They married soon after, and went on to have three children who are now all grown up.
0:02:02 > 0:02:07The couple enjoyed very different careers - John started out with the Merchant Navy
0:02:07 > 0:02:13before running his family's food business, while Rosemary enjoyed a career as a nurse.
0:02:13 > 0:02:16Now both retired, John has been diagnosed
0:02:16 > 0:02:21with early stages of Alzheimer's, and they've decided that it's time to downsize.
0:02:21 > 0:02:23They've called in the Cash In The Attic team to help.
0:02:23 > 0:02:26'So whilst Jonty Hearnden gets the search under way,
0:02:26 > 0:02:29'I meet our hosts and their close friend, Maureen.'
0:02:30 > 0:02:33So, this is where you all are, out in the garden.
0:02:33 > 0:02:37So, whose idea was it to call in Cash In The Attic?
0:02:37 > 0:02:39Well, I think it was mine.
0:02:39 > 0:02:43Well, we've lived here for 13 years, and it's now too big for us.
0:02:43 > 0:02:49Our family have grown up, so we don't need such a big house, and we are going to downsize -
0:02:49 > 0:02:51get rid of possessions.
0:02:51 > 0:02:54So, which charity is it you want to raise money for?
0:02:54 > 0:02:58It's the local branch of the Alzheimer's Society in Salisbury,
0:02:58 > 0:03:02who do so much good work for people newly diagnosed with dementia,
0:03:02 > 0:03:05and people further down the path of dementia.
0:03:05 > 0:03:09And have you got a specific thing in mind that you'd like to buy for them?
0:03:09 > 0:03:13Yes, they have a lunch club that needs new chairs,
0:03:13 > 0:03:19and they cost £250 each, so I said I would try and raise for three chairs.
0:03:19 > 0:03:23- So, that's £750?- Mmm.
0:03:23 > 0:03:27Maureen, you two have been friends for longer, probably, than you care to remember.
0:03:27 > 0:03:28Ooh, about 30...
0:03:28 > 0:03:3050 years.
0:03:30 > 0:03:31Is it? Oh, yes, 50 years.
0:03:31 > 0:03:35So, you've seen all this stuff building up over the years, have you?
0:03:35 > 0:03:37Yes, definitely. She's always been a big collector.
0:03:37 > 0:03:44Well, £750 is our target, Jonty, I know, has already started work, shall we go and join him? Come on.
0:03:45 > 0:03:49'Ready to identify the treasures is our expert, Jonty Hearnden.
0:03:49 > 0:03:52'He's spent his life immersed in the world of antiques,
0:03:52 > 0:03:56'and he's already discovered an item that deserves a little closer inspection.'
0:03:58 > 0:04:00Hi, Jonty.
0:04:00 > 0:04:02Who needs their nails clipping?
0:04:02 > 0:04:06This must bring back memories for you, you trained as nurses together, didn't you?
0:04:06 > 0:04:08Yes, we did.
0:04:08 > 0:04:11So, what have we actually got here, Rosemary?
0:04:11 > 0:04:14I think it's a field kit for a surgeon.
0:04:14 > 0:04:16And what are all these different things in the box?
0:04:16 > 0:04:22We've got forceps and scissors, and scalpels, of course.
0:04:22 > 0:04:25I think it's really fascinating.
0:04:25 > 0:04:29Taking it out of its canvas bag, it all folds out,
0:04:29 > 0:04:33and, of course, what we see here is this travelling medical or surgeon's kit.
0:04:33 > 0:04:39Now, I've looked all over this to see if I can find a date or a maker's name, absolutely nothing,
0:04:39 > 0:04:44so we really are looking at the Second World War or possibly just post the Second World War.
0:04:44 > 0:04:45As for value,
0:04:45 > 0:04:48I still think we're looking at £20 to £30 at auction.
0:04:48 > 0:04:52'I've got a good feeling about this rummage, and I think we'll be pleasantly surprised.
0:04:52 > 0:04:58'Out in the garage, John uncovers a collection of old trunks,
0:04:58 > 0:05:02'including one that he took around the world when he was in the Merchant Navy.
0:05:02 > 0:05:05'These may not be a matching set,
0:05:05 > 0:05:09'but Jonty still thinks they could fetch £20 to £40 at auction.'
0:05:09 > 0:05:12On the landing, Maureen locates an engraving,
0:05:12 > 0:05:16depicting the magnificent French cathedral of Chartres,
0:05:16 > 0:05:20by a living American artist called Catherine Merrill.
0:05:20 > 0:05:24Jonty is cautious with his valuation as we'll be selling it in the UK,
0:05:24 > 0:05:28so it heads off to auction with a slim £10 to £20 price tag.
0:05:28 > 0:05:33- Jonty?- Yes, John. - Have a look at the sextant.
0:05:33 > 0:05:35Let's have a look. Oh, wow.
0:05:35 > 0:05:38So, John, is this your personal sextant you used at sea?
0:05:38 > 0:05:40- Yes, this one I've had for years. - Wow.
0:05:40 > 0:05:45And I used it, I mean, it was an instrument of use, not decoration.
0:05:45 > 0:05:47How often would you use it?
0:05:47 > 0:05:51We'd use it first thing in the morning for a sight, and then at midday for another sight.
0:05:51 > 0:05:55You then run one forward, get the crossover, and you'd know where you are at noon.
0:05:55 > 0:05:58OK, and I see you have got the maker's name, Kelvin & Hughes.
0:05:58 > 0:06:05- That's great. And I see here we've got a date clearly, 1952. Now, Henry Hughes...- Yes.
0:06:05 > 0:06:11..was making precision and nautical instruments way back in the 1830s.
0:06:11 > 0:06:13So, there's been a lineage of this company,
0:06:13 > 0:06:15and the company's development.
0:06:15 > 0:06:20But they changed their name to Kelvin & Hughes in 1947.
0:06:20 > 0:06:21So, as far as value is concerned,
0:06:21 > 0:06:23we're looking at between £80 to £120.
0:06:23 > 0:06:26- That seems reasonable.- All right?
0:06:26 > 0:06:31I think John's going to be sad to say goodbye to the sextant which accompanied him around the globe.
0:06:31 > 0:06:35But will it raise the roof at auction?
0:06:35 > 0:06:36£80, then, for it.
0:06:36 > 0:06:38I'm bid £80. 85. 90.
0:06:40 > 0:06:44'Let's hope that it makes a healthy contribution towards our target,
0:06:44 > 0:06:46- 'which is for a very worthwhile cause.'- £120, sir.
0:06:47 > 0:06:50'As our rummage in Wiltshire continues,
0:06:50 > 0:06:53'Jonty is on the trail of more interesting items,
0:06:53 > 0:06:56'but I take a minute to enjoy the garden.'
0:06:56 > 0:06:59Rosemary, you're raising money for the Alzheimer's Society,
0:06:59 > 0:07:03and you've got a very personal reason for wanting to do this, haven't you?
0:07:03 > 0:07:09Well, yes, a few years ago John was diagnosed with early Alzheimer's,
0:07:09 > 0:07:13and we were introduced to the Alzheimer's Society,
0:07:13 > 0:07:15who have been incredibly supportive,
0:07:15 > 0:07:22- with not just leaflets, but people contact, and carers groups, and a memory support group for you.- Yes.
0:07:22 > 0:07:26We couldn't have managed without the support of the society,
0:07:26 > 0:07:32- as well as, of course, the doctors, and the drugs, and that sort of thing.- And everything else.
0:07:32 > 0:07:37But we've met interesting people who've come from all walks of life.
0:07:37 > 0:07:42And you realise you're not the only person suffering from this,
0:07:42 > 0:07:47which is always helpful. You don't feel so isolated.
0:07:47 > 0:07:53- John, what difference has it made to you?- I can't drive a car now,
0:07:53 > 0:07:55which is probably just as well for everybody else!
0:07:57 > 0:08:00So, no... I'm very dependent on Rose.
0:08:01 > 0:08:04I'm very lucky that she puts up with me, actually.
0:08:04 > 0:08:08We obviously want to make sure that you raise the money for those chairs,
0:08:08 > 0:08:13so I think perhaps we should go back into the house, and see what else we can find.
0:08:13 > 0:08:19'A charity like this can make such a difference to couples like John and Rosemary.
0:08:19 > 0:08:24'So, we head back inside, more determined than ever to raise that £750.
0:08:24 > 0:08:27'Maureen is still hard at work, and in a cupboard,
0:08:27 > 0:08:34'she uncovers this decorative inlaid Chinese hardwood tray that once belonged to Rosemary's mother.
0:08:34 > 0:08:40'Sadly, these were produced in great numbers for the tourist trade, and aren't particularly fashionable,
0:08:40 > 0:08:43'so Jonty values it at just £20 to £30.
0:08:43 > 0:08:48Rosemary also decides to add this pen-and-ink drawing to the auction hall.
0:08:48 > 0:08:53It was a gift from the artist Jamie Goodbrand who was once a neighbour of theirs.
0:08:53 > 0:08:57As he isn't well-known, Jonty gives it a modest £20-to-£40 valuation.
0:08:59 > 0:09:02'In the lounge, I'm drawn to a rather striking portrait,
0:09:02 > 0:09:07'hanging in pride of place over the fireplace.'
0:09:09 > 0:09:11Rosemary? Jonty?
0:09:12 > 0:09:17Rosemary, what's the story behind this rather dour-looking gentleman?
0:09:17 > 0:09:21Well, he was... He was my great-grandfather -
0:09:21 > 0:09:23a Scotsman called James Patterson.
0:09:23 > 0:09:25Not THE James Patterson?
0:09:25 > 0:09:27- I don't know. - The artist, James Patterson?
0:09:27 > 0:09:31Well, he was an artist, yes, but this was a self-portrait by him.
0:09:31 > 0:09:34- Wow!- He was a rather dour Scotsman, I'm told.
0:09:34 > 0:09:37But he spent all his life painting.
0:09:37 > 0:09:39I've only recently inherited this one,
0:09:39 > 0:09:41so it hangs in pride of place.
0:09:41 > 0:09:44The way you said, "not THE James Patterson?"
0:09:44 > 0:09:46Presumably, Jonty, you do know quite a lot about him?
0:09:46 > 0:09:51Well, he's extraordinarily well-known and respected as an artist.
0:09:51 > 0:09:54He was born in Glasgow in the 1850s.
0:09:54 > 0:09:59He went to the Glasgow School Of Art, and he also was able to go to Paris to study art as well.
0:09:59 > 0:10:04But he's highly respected as, really, a landscape artist,
0:10:04 > 0:10:08a watercolourist, not necessarily in the medium of oils, as we see here.
0:10:08 > 0:10:13Knowing the sort of price that his pictures sell for at auction at the moment,
0:10:13 > 0:10:17roughly, they sell between £2,000-£10,000 each.
0:10:17 > 0:10:19OK? That's the market value at the moment.
0:10:19 > 0:10:25I would suggest that we are looking at a picture at the top end of that range.
0:10:25 > 0:10:32So, we're looking at really between, I suppose, anything from £7,000 to £10,000 at auction.
0:10:32 > 0:10:36- So, can we take this to auction?- I think I'd like to think about that!
0:10:36 > 0:10:38Are you in shock a bit?
0:10:38 > 0:10:42A little, yes, I have to say I had no idea that it was that valuable.
0:10:42 > 0:10:45What a magnificent painting!
0:10:45 > 0:10:48And a quite staggering valuation.
0:10:48 > 0:10:52I'm really not sure if Rosemary and John will send the portrait to auction, but if they do,
0:10:52 > 0:10:55it could blow our target right out of the water!
0:10:55 > 0:10:59Rosemary bought this clock at a charity auction some years ago,
0:10:59 > 0:11:02but sadly any sign of a maker's name has long since vanished.
0:11:02 > 0:11:10It's a traditional example, commonly seen at auctions, and Jonty values it at a very affordable £10 to £20.
0:11:10 > 0:11:14Rosemary's been sorting through the kitchen cupboards,
0:11:14 > 0:11:17and has gathered an assortment of Royal commemorative china.
0:11:17 > 0:11:21Jonty values them at another modest £10 to £20.
0:11:21 > 0:11:23We're still way some off our target,
0:11:23 > 0:11:25so no time for a sit down, Jonty!
0:11:25 > 0:11:27Ah-h!
0:11:28 > 0:11:32Essentially, what we're looking at here is a bath chair, or invalid's chair.
0:11:32 > 0:11:35It's a chair that can be manoeuvred by one person,
0:11:35 > 0:11:36but also by two people,
0:11:36 > 0:11:42so if you're trying to carry your patient up or down stairs, for instance, then it's easily managed.
0:11:42 > 0:11:48- You've got two handles at the back and two adjustable handles at the front. It lifts up like so.- Ah.
0:11:48 > 0:11:54So, one person can carry the front, and one person can carry the reverse.
0:11:54 > 0:11:57I think it's got bags of character. Do you know where this came from?
0:11:57 > 0:11:59I like it. Yes, it came from a colleague of ours.
0:11:59 > 0:12:05Because she has a nursing home herself, she decided it would be better for this cause.
0:12:05 > 0:12:07- This is something we can sell? - Yes.- Oh, great.
0:12:07 > 0:12:13People love to buy items that are just a little bit quirky, a little bit different.
0:12:13 > 0:12:15I love the shape of the construction.
0:12:15 > 0:12:17So, if you look at the back here,
0:12:17 > 0:12:23if you look at the top handle running all the way down to the front, this is one piece of timber.
0:12:23 > 0:12:28This is ash, steamed into this lovely S shape.
0:12:28 > 0:12:32I love the fact that this caning is in perfect condition,
0:12:32 > 0:12:34because this costs a small fortune to replace.
0:12:34 > 0:12:37And if you see these rubberised wheels at the back there...
0:12:37 > 0:12:42- Oh, they're quite tough.- It's all sort of, like, perfectly balanced.
0:12:42 > 0:12:45- Yeah.- It's like a... I suppose almost like a wheelbarrow,
0:12:45 > 0:12:49insofar that it's designed in such a way that it's easy to manoeuvre.
0:12:49 > 0:12:55- How much do you think you'll get for it?- I think we're looking at £30, £40, maybe even £50.
0:12:55 > 0:12:58I'd think it's great fun. Talking of which, I'm dying to have a go.
0:12:58 > 0:13:00- Can we take it off for auction if I sit into it?- Try.
0:13:00 > 0:13:03Come on! Come on!
0:13:03 > 0:13:05- Ready, here we go. Ready? - Oh...whoops!- Help!
0:13:05 > 0:13:09Hope we don't have to go up a slope!
0:13:09 > 0:13:10Don't get too comfy, Jonty!
0:13:10 > 0:13:13We still need you to come up with more!
0:13:13 > 0:13:18'These opera glasses are just one of two pairs stored in an old box,
0:13:18 > 0:13:22'together with an assortment of oddities, including vintage buttons,
0:13:22 > 0:13:26'a 1930s Persian brass date box, and slide rules.
0:13:26 > 0:13:30'It's certainly a mixed lot, and Jonty values it at £20 to £40.
0:13:30 > 0:13:33Rosemary? Can you look at this map with me.
0:13:33 > 0:13:35Yes, Jonty, of course.
0:13:35 > 0:13:38Has this been in your family for a long time?
0:13:38 > 0:13:41I can't remember when it wasn't hanging in my mother's house,
0:13:41 > 0:13:42so, probably.
0:13:42 > 0:13:45That's very interesting,
0:13:45 > 0:13:47because this map's an exceedingly old map.
0:13:47 > 0:13:51Can you see that we've got a join running down the middle there?
0:13:51 > 0:13:54I can, yes. Worried about that, too!
0:13:54 > 0:13:59Well, don't be concerned, because that's completely correct, because this map was part of a book.
0:13:59 > 0:14:06The map maker was Britain's best-known map maker of his time, John Speed.
0:14:06 > 0:14:13This was originally made, this particular map, in 1676.
0:14:13 > 0:14:18- Well, it is old!- That old. It's very, very old.
0:14:18 > 0:14:24And what's so interesting, is just how accurate it is in today's terms.
0:14:24 > 0:14:26Now, on the reverse, there should be some writing.
0:14:26 > 0:14:29- Can I take it off?- Yes, please.
0:14:29 > 0:14:32- Let's have a look. What can you see? - Writing.- Very good.
0:14:32 > 0:14:35That all makes sense. That all makes sense to me,
0:14:35 > 0:14:38because this was part of the book.
0:14:38 > 0:14:44The book in question was called Prospects Of The Important Parts Of the World.
0:14:44 > 0:14:47So, this is worth an awful lot of money.
0:14:48 > 0:14:54Really? Because I did worry that it was actually photocopied out of a newspaper by my mother.
0:14:54 > 0:14:58Really? How wonderful.
0:14:58 > 0:15:01Have we got a very expensive photocopy, then, Jonty?
0:15:01 > 0:15:04No, this is a wonderful original, this is superb.
0:15:04 > 0:15:10This print is worth between £600 to £1,000 at auction.
0:15:10 > 0:15:12- How about that?- Really great.
0:15:12 > 0:15:15- Shattered.- Shattering, actually!
0:15:15 > 0:15:17Jonty has looked at lots of things with you today,
0:15:17 > 0:15:20and if we take the lowest estimate on everything,
0:15:20 > 0:15:21add them all together,
0:15:21 > 0:15:27then we should be able to make at least £840.
0:15:27 > 0:15:29- Great.- That's very good.
0:15:29 > 0:15:31£750 is your target.
0:15:31 > 0:15:34£840 he thinks you might make.
0:15:34 > 0:15:36That might take off, and, of course,
0:15:36 > 0:15:39if you do decide to bring the Patterson,
0:15:39 > 0:15:42never mind the chairs, we could buy a new centre for Salisbury!
0:15:42 > 0:15:45But let's wait and see what happens at auction with that one.
0:15:45 > 0:15:49Well, what a day we've had here in Wiltshire with Rosemary and John,
0:15:49 > 0:15:53and we've unearthed some truly fascinating items for auction.
0:15:53 > 0:15:54There's John's sextant,
0:15:54 > 0:15:58which accompanied him around the world during his time in the Navy,
0:15:58 > 0:16:02and could steer us northwards of £80 at auction.
0:16:02 > 0:16:04The incredible map of Europe,
0:16:04 > 0:16:07from cartographer John Speed's World Atlas.
0:16:07 > 0:16:13It dates from 1676, and could far exceed its £600 estimate.
0:16:14 > 0:16:16And will that fabulous self-portrait
0:16:16 > 0:16:20of artist James Patterson make it to auction?
0:16:20 > 0:16:24It's possibly one of the most important finds I've experienced on Cash In The Attic,
0:16:24 > 0:16:29and I think its £7,000 valuation could just be the tip of the iceberg.
0:16:33 > 0:16:39'Still to come on Cash In The Attic, are today's bidders unusually quiet?'
0:16:39 > 0:16:43There's a mouse running through the room, making a lot more noise than the buyers.
0:16:43 > 0:16:45'Or are they just not in the mood for buying?'
0:16:45 > 0:16:47Not quite enough, I'm afraid.
0:16:47 > 0:16:51'So, will we have reached our target when the hammer falls?'
0:16:55 > 0:16:59Well, it's been a couple of weeks since we were with Rose and John Cox,
0:16:59 > 0:17:02in that lovely home of theirs in Wiltshire.
0:17:02 > 0:17:06If you remember, their aim is to raise £750 for the Alzheimer's Society.
0:17:06 > 0:17:10So, we've sent all of their wonderful antiques and collectibles
0:17:10 > 0:17:13off to the Chiswick auction rooms in west London.
0:17:13 > 0:17:16Sadly, I can't be with them for the auction, but no problem,
0:17:16 > 0:17:19because they're in the very capable hands of Jonty Hearnden.
0:17:19 > 0:17:25The doors are open, and the sale room is filling up rapidly with potential buyers.
0:17:25 > 0:17:28Rosemary, John and Maureen have arrived,
0:17:28 > 0:17:33but I wonder if that spectacular painting of James Patterson has come with them?
0:17:35 > 0:17:39- Rose, John, Maureen, how are you guys? How lovely to see you. - Hi, Jonty. Good, yes.
0:17:39 > 0:17:44Now, the big burning question is, have you bought that beautiful James Patterson portrait?
0:17:44 > 0:17:48No, it was decided that it should stay for the family for the future.
0:17:48 > 0:17:51I had a hunch you might be telling me that.
0:17:51 > 0:17:54It's a beautiful, beautiful thing, and I can see clearly why you want to pass it down.
0:17:54 > 0:17:58I think the auction's about to start, so let's go and take our places.
0:17:58 > 0:18:04You know, I really didn't think they would part with that painting, and I do understand.
0:18:04 > 0:18:06But it was our highest valued lot!
0:18:06 > 0:18:11So, the pressure is on, as we still want to reach that target of £750 for the charity.
0:18:11 > 0:18:13If you're thinking of heading to auction,
0:18:13 > 0:18:17please remember that commission and other charges may be added to your bill.
0:18:17 > 0:18:23Do check the details with your auction house first, to avoid any unexpected additional costs.
0:18:23 > 0:18:27Five. £65. The lady, then, at 65.
0:18:27 > 0:18:30The auction is already under way,
0:18:30 > 0:18:33so they gather at the back just in time for their first lot of the day,
0:18:33 > 0:18:36that striking pen-and-ink drawing,
0:18:36 > 0:18:38which could tempt one of the bidders.
0:18:38 > 0:18:42OK, our first lot is the Jamie Goodbrand picture.
0:18:42 > 0:18:44Now, remind us, Rose, where that came from.
0:18:44 > 0:18:48Well, many moons ago we had a lovely neighbour,
0:18:48 > 0:18:52he was an artist and sculptor. One day he said, "Would you like one of my drawings?"
0:18:52 > 0:18:54We've enjoyed it ever since.
0:18:54 > 0:18:57Great. OK. This is not a vast sum of money,
0:18:57 > 0:18:58- but it's all going to help.- It is.
0:18:58 > 0:19:00£10 for the picture.
0:19:00 > 0:19:02Surely for £10?
0:19:02 > 0:19:05At £10 I'm bid. £10 here. Maiden bid of £10.
0:19:05 > 0:19:06£12.
0:19:06 > 0:19:12£14. Next to me at £14. I'm going to sell it at £14, it's still cheap.
0:19:12 > 0:19:15At £14 it goes. 14, then? 14.
0:19:15 > 0:19:18- £14.- Oh, well.
0:19:18 > 0:19:21In spite of the auctioneer's best efforts,
0:19:21 > 0:19:24not a very good result for that charming drawing.
0:19:24 > 0:19:27The bidders aren't digging deep just yet.
0:19:27 > 0:19:32Our cathedral engraving and Coronation china make just £14 between them.
0:19:32 > 0:19:35Anybody else? £9, it goes for £9.
0:19:35 > 0:19:42Things are moving very slowly and that £750 target seems a long way off.
0:19:42 > 0:19:47Maybe our next item will make a bit of a splash in the saleroom.
0:19:47 > 0:19:48It's a novelty item really.
0:19:48 > 0:19:51It's anybody's guess as to what it really might make.
0:19:51 > 0:19:55I put £30 to £50 on it. Let's just see what the room decides.
0:19:55 > 0:19:58£10 at £10. £10 I'm bid. £12?
0:19:58 > 0:20:0112. 14. 16.
0:20:01 > 0:20:05£14 is all I'm bid, not quite enough at £14.
0:20:05 > 0:20:08£16 I need. For £14. All done at £14?
0:20:08 > 0:20:11Not quite enough. £14.
0:20:11 > 0:20:12Unsold.
0:20:12 > 0:20:15We didn't quite get enough bids.
0:20:15 > 0:20:19Very disappointing. I don't want to take that one home!
0:20:19 > 0:20:22That chair may need to wait for another day.
0:20:22 > 0:20:28Let's hope the job lot of opera glasses and other items might attract the bidders' curiosity,
0:20:28 > 0:20:3112, madam? £12. 14.
0:20:31 > 0:20:3516. £16 nearer to me at £16, the lady at £16.
0:20:35 > 0:20:40Anybody else at £16? I'm going to sell it, then, for £16.
0:20:40 > 0:20:42The mixed lot, selling it for 16.
0:20:42 > 0:20:44It's very, very quiet in the auction room.
0:20:44 > 0:20:47In fact, there's a mouse running through the auction room,
0:20:47 > 0:20:50and he's making a lot more noise than the buyers.
0:20:50 > 0:20:53I think it's not just the mice that are scampering out of sight.
0:20:53 > 0:20:55It's the bidders too.
0:20:55 > 0:20:59Maybe the next lot will lift our spirits.
0:20:59 > 0:21:03We've got a very nice decorative Chinese inlaid tray. Where was this from?
0:21:03 > 0:21:06Well, a present from my mother many years ago,
0:21:06 > 0:21:11and it's quite heavy to use as a tray. So, now it needs to go.
0:21:11 > 0:21:13Right, I put £20-£30.
0:21:13 > 0:21:17We need a bit more injection of enthusiasm from our buyers. Come on!
0:21:17 > 0:21:21Start me at £10 for the lot for the inlaid tray. I'm bid £10.
0:21:21 > 0:21:26£12. 14. 16. 18. On the sofa at £18.
0:21:26 > 0:21:30Come on. Come on. We want two more pounds, please. Two more pounds.
0:21:30 > 0:21:32£18. 552.
0:21:32 > 0:21:35- Nearly, isn't it?- It's all nearly, but it's all selling.
0:21:35 > 0:21:39So, in fact, the money is accumulating.
0:21:39 > 0:21:41But I just want that... A bit more.
0:21:41 > 0:21:45A sale is a sale, after all.
0:21:45 > 0:21:49But again, this is still below Jonty's lowest valuation.
0:21:49 > 0:21:51Nothing seems to be taking the bidders' fancy today,
0:21:51 > 0:21:57and with half our lots sold, we've made just £62 towards that £750 target.
0:21:57 > 0:22:00It's disastrous!
0:22:00 > 0:22:04There are some wonderful items still to sell, though, so the only way is up
0:22:04 > 0:22:06We've got your lovely sextant coming up now.
0:22:06 > 0:22:10- Will you miss if it's sold? - Well, I'm not using it now, but I used to use it, yes.
0:22:10 > 0:22:12Will you be disappointed if it doesn't sell?
0:22:12 > 0:22:14I certainly don't want to give it away.
0:22:14 > 0:22:18Good, well, that's the reason why we've got this reserve of £120.
0:22:18 > 0:22:21So, if it doesn't sell, it's coming home with you.
0:22:21 > 0:22:22Here it comes.
0:22:22 > 0:22:26Start me. £80, then, for it. I'm bid £80, 85, 90.
0:22:28 > 0:22:30£90, 95, 100.
0:22:30 > 0:22:34110, I can take 115. Do you want 120, sir?
0:22:34 > 0:22:36120 there, at £120, anybody else?
0:22:36 > 0:22:39- That's great. - That's better.- That's good.
0:22:39 > 0:22:43£120 for the sextant. At 120, then, I'm going to sell it at 120. 161.
0:22:43 > 0:22:48I've detected a tiny little smile on John's face.
0:22:48 > 0:22:50It's tiny, but I've spotted one.
0:22:50 > 0:22:53What a relief. John's Navy background has come into its own
0:22:53 > 0:22:56and the handsome bracket clock proves popular too.
0:22:56 > 0:23:02£10, £12, 14, 16. £16, 18, 20.
0:23:02 > 0:23:03- That's good.- £20, then.
0:23:03 > 0:23:0622, 24, 26.
0:23:06 > 0:23:09Next to me's at £26, anybody else?
0:23:09 > 0:23:1426, then, to my left, on the dining table, at £26.
0:23:14 > 0:23:16Because it wasn't antique at all,
0:23:16 > 0:23:21I had to put a very low figure on it, but, £26, John, can you smile for me?
0:23:21 > 0:23:23Can you just...?
0:23:23 > 0:23:25Just a little smile?
0:23:25 > 0:23:30Well, the last two items have exceeded Jonty's highest estimate,
0:23:30 > 0:23:33But will the exceptional map live up to its promise?
0:23:33 > 0:23:38Righty-ho, chaps, this is the big one. This really is the big one.
0:23:38 > 0:23:41- Remember, we've got the fixed reserve of £500.- Yes.
0:23:41 > 0:23:43So, it has to sell.
0:23:43 > 0:23:45It's vital, at this point.
0:23:45 > 0:23:48Have you got your fingers crossed?
0:23:48 > 0:23:49OK, here it comes.
0:23:49 > 0:23:53Is it worth, start me £400 to go for it? For £400.
0:23:53 > 0:23:56£400 to start me. 400 I'm bid.
0:23:56 > 0:23:59420, 440.
0:23:59 > 0:24:03£440 for it. At £440 for the map.
0:24:03 > 0:24:04- For £440.- Come on, come on.
0:24:04 > 0:24:06Not quite enough at £440.
0:24:06 > 0:24:10460 I need. For 440, anybody?
0:24:10 > 0:24:14£440 is the bid, then. Not quite enough, I'm afraid.
0:24:14 > 0:24:16Disaster has struck.
0:24:16 > 0:24:17Unsold.
0:24:17 > 0:24:19What a disappointment!
0:24:19 > 0:24:22We were depending on that to take us to our target.
0:24:22 > 0:24:25Luck just isn't on our side today.
0:24:25 > 0:24:28Then John's travelling trunk fails to attract any interest at all.
0:24:28 > 0:24:32I'm going to have to pass the lot for £5. Nobody want them for five?
0:24:32 > 0:24:35Becoming our third unsold lot of the day.
0:24:35 > 0:24:38It's been a real roller coaster but now it's our final item
0:24:38 > 0:24:42and everyone has their fingers crossed.
0:24:42 > 0:24:43So, Rose, this is your surgical kit now.
0:24:43 > 0:24:47I've got a little bit of interest in the lot, I'm bid £20.
0:24:47 > 0:24:49I can take fives with me at £20.
0:24:49 > 0:24:5225, 30, 35, 40.
0:24:52 > 0:24:55It's still with me at £40, and five I'll take from somebody else.
0:24:55 > 0:24:57At £40 for the surgeon's tools.
0:24:57 > 0:25:00- 45, 50.- Good.
0:25:00 > 0:25:02Anybody else? At £50 I'm going to sell, then,
0:25:02 > 0:25:05the surgeon's tools, selling for £50.
0:25:05 > 0:25:08Aah! Have I got a smile on YOUR face now, Rose?
0:25:08 > 0:25:11- Yes, I'm satisfied. - Well, that's good.
0:25:11 > 0:25:13Indeed, it's smiles all round.
0:25:13 > 0:25:15The World War II medical kit
0:25:15 > 0:25:18has raised more than double its lowest valuation.
0:25:18 > 0:25:21But what a terrible shame that there wasn't more interest
0:25:21 > 0:25:23in some of our other items.
0:25:23 > 0:25:29It's really bad luck for the Coxes, but all is not completely lost.
0:25:29 > 0:25:32Well, guys, we've had some ups and some downs, some very big downs.
0:25:32 > 0:25:38We didn't get the John Speed sold, so that's a huge dent into our target.
0:25:38 > 0:25:43Nonetheless, we have still made £258.
0:25:43 > 0:25:45It's better than nothing.
0:25:45 > 0:25:47But I'm greedy!
0:25:47 > 0:25:52But you still have some lovely items to take back with you, so they can all live for another day.
0:25:52 > 0:25:54- Yes.- All right?- Thank you.
0:25:58 > 0:26:00People with Alzheimer's and their families
0:26:00 > 0:26:06have been coming to the Salisbury Day Care Centre to enjoy a variety of activities.
0:26:06 > 0:26:09And the money that Coxes raised has gone towards much-needed new chairs.
0:26:09 > 0:26:15I've asked them this morning, and they say they are very comfortable, which is reassuring!
0:26:15 > 0:26:21Rosemary and John's generosity has given much-needed comfort to this important part of the community.
0:26:21 > 0:26:25I think they deserve the support of anybody who can help,
0:26:25 > 0:26:31to make it more comfortable and suitable, and generally keep it going.
0:26:36 > 0:26:39If there's something you'd like to raise money for,
0:26:39 > 0:26:43and you think you have things at home you'd be happy to send to auction,
0:26:43 > 0:26:45then why not get in touch with the programme?
0:26:45 > 0:26:48You can find all the details on our website.
0:26:48 > 0:26:49And good luck,
0:26:49 > 0:26:52maybe you'll be joining us on Cash In The Attic soon.
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