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Welcome to Cash in the Attic, the show that uncovers all those hidden treasures around your home. | 0:00:02 | 0:00:06 | |
Then we raise money from them at auction. | 0:00:06 | 0:00:09 | |
Today I'm in Shropshire. | 0:00:09 | 0:00:10 | |
I've come to take a look at Shrewsbury Castle, | 0:00:10 | 0:00:13 | |
some parts of which date back to 1066. | 0:00:13 | 0:00:17 | |
Needless to say, the objects on display inside | 0:00:17 | 0:00:19 | |
are steeped in history. | 0:00:19 | 0:00:21 | |
Let's hope the antiques and collectables we find today | 0:00:21 | 0:00:24 | |
deliver the same quality. | 0:00:24 | 0:00:26 | |
Coming up: | 0:00:49 | 0:00:50 | |
could an accident in the past affect the value of an item in the present? | 0:00:50 | 0:00:54 | |
There used to be two crystal lamps in the house. | 0:00:54 | 0:00:58 | |
But unfortunately, my father managed to drop one down the stairs! | 0:00:58 | 0:01:02 | |
Looks like Dad wasn't the only one in this family with butter fingers! | 0:01:02 | 0:01:08 | |
-I think I broke it as a child. -Ah, a confession! | 0:01:08 | 0:01:11 | |
Accident-prone or not, | 0:01:11 | 0:01:12 | |
at least they appreciate a good vintage. | 0:01:12 | 0:01:16 | |
They were empty, those bottles, weren't they? Not full of vintage Scotch? | 0:01:16 | 0:01:20 | |
Let's hope we make plenty of cash when the final hammer falls. | 0:01:20 | 0:01:25 | |
Jeanette Shepherd lives in the top floor flat | 0:01:27 | 0:01:31 | |
of this magnificent Edwardian house, | 0:01:31 | 0:01:34 | |
which has been her home for the past 12 years. | 0:01:34 | 0:01:37 | |
She was born in Scotland but lived all over the UK before settling in Shropshire. | 0:01:37 | 0:01:41 | |
Jeanette was widowed at an early age | 0:01:41 | 0:01:44 | |
and she brought up her two sons alone, | 0:01:44 | 0:01:47 | |
both of whom are now grown up. | 0:01:47 | 0:01:49 | |
Her youngest son, Ian, moved to America | 0:01:49 | 0:01:51 | |
and recently made her a very proud grandmother. | 0:01:51 | 0:01:54 | |
Helping Jeanette today is her neighbour and friend | 0:01:54 | 0:01:57 | |
Caroline Black. | 0:01:57 | 0:01:59 | |
While our expert John Cameron gets our rummage underway, it's time for me to meet the ladies. | 0:01:59 | 0:02:05 | |
-Good morning, ladies. -Good morning. -Good morning. | 0:02:05 | 0:02:08 | |
This is all very cosy, isn't it? | 0:02:08 | 0:02:10 | |
-You must be Jeanette. -I am. -And this is your home. -Yes. | 0:02:10 | 0:02:14 | |
-And Caroline, you live next door. -Behind the wall, over there. -OK. | 0:02:14 | 0:02:19 | |
What made you call in Cash in the Attic? | 0:02:19 | 0:02:21 | |
Well, after a long time, I'm finally a grandmother. | 0:02:21 | 0:02:25 | |
Congratulations. | 0:02:25 | 0:02:27 | |
-My grandson was born last year in America, unfortunately. -Right. | 0:02:27 | 0:02:31 | |
So I really just want to raise some money | 0:02:31 | 0:02:34 | |
to help pay for his education. | 0:02:34 | 0:02:37 | |
Caroline, what do you think of this idea of clearing out a few things? | 0:02:37 | 0:02:42 | |
It's an excellent idea because it means Jeanette knows something is going to a good cause | 0:02:42 | 0:02:47 | |
and when it's cluttering up her space anyway, | 0:02:47 | 0:02:51 | |
-in fact, you don't really miss it. -No. -Once it's gone. | 0:02:51 | 0:02:54 | |
Do you have a figure in mind, how much you'd like to make? | 0:02:54 | 0:02:58 | |
-I thought about £1,000. -Is that going into some sort of savings fund for your grandson? -Yes. | 0:02:58 | 0:03:03 | |
Anything else you want to do with the money? | 0:03:03 | 0:03:06 | |
Caroline has never been on the pleasure boat that sails along the river. | 0:03:06 | 0:03:10 | |
-So I thought it might be rather nice if we had a little sail. -That sounds nice. | 0:03:10 | 0:03:16 | |
In which case, we do need to track down John Cameron | 0:03:16 | 0:03:19 | |
to see if he's found anything yet to value. Come on. | 0:03:19 | 0:03:22 | |
£1,000 is an ambitious target. | 0:03:22 | 0:03:25 | |
So we'd better get straight down to the rummaging. | 0:03:25 | 0:03:28 | |
-Hello, ladies. -John, you've found the time already! | 0:03:28 | 0:03:31 | |
I have. I've got an interesting short case clock. | 0:03:31 | 0:03:33 | |
On the boss at the top it says, "Tempus fugit", | 0:03:33 | 0:03:36 | |
-or "time flies", but in this case it's ground to a halt! -It has, I'm afraid. -Is it not working? | 0:03:36 | 0:03:43 | |
Well, I think it could work if it was serviced. | 0:03:43 | 0:03:47 | |
The clock dates to the first quarter of the 20th century, about 1910, 1920. | 0:03:47 | 0:03:52 | |
The case suggests that. It's a Jacobean revival style, | 0:03:52 | 0:03:56 | |
most notably with these barley twist pilasters | 0:03:56 | 0:03:59 | |
and this coffered panelled door. | 0:03:59 | 0:04:01 | |
It's in a form that's been around since the same sort of period with its domed top, trunk and base. | 0:04:01 | 0:04:07 | |
The only criticism is this split in the panel. | 0:04:07 | 0:04:10 | |
It fits the groove too tightly or somebody's fixed it. So as the wood has shrunk, | 0:04:10 | 0:04:14 | |
it's got nowhere to go and it's split, which is a real shame. | 0:04:14 | 0:04:18 | |
Ten, 15 years ago, grandfather, grandmother clocks, anything like that, was guaranteed to make money. | 0:04:18 | 0:04:24 | |
That's not quite the case now at auction. | 0:04:24 | 0:04:27 | |
No, you're right. They have seen a drop in demand. | 0:04:27 | 0:04:30 | |
But they would still sell at auction even though it requires servicing. | 0:04:30 | 0:04:35 | |
Value-wise, I'd put it around 200 to 300, maybe £400. Certainly around the £200 mark. | 0:04:35 | 0:04:40 | |
-Jeanette, what do you think of that estimate? -Yes, that's OK. -All right. | 0:04:40 | 0:04:46 | |
That's a good start, isn't it, | 0:04:46 | 0:04:48 | |
-on the way to £1,000. Anything else through there? -Come on. | 0:04:48 | 0:04:53 | |
So we all set to work. John and Caroline rifle through cupboards, | 0:04:53 | 0:04:57 | |
while I tackle the sitting room and find a Moorcroft vase. | 0:04:57 | 0:05:01 | |
This belonged to Jeanette's late husband. | 0:05:01 | 0:05:03 | |
William Moorcroft was an English potter who set up his own company in Staffordshire in the early 1900s. | 0:05:03 | 0:05:09 | |
His work is still popular today and this could raise anything from 80 to £120 at auction. | 0:05:09 | 0:05:15 | |
There are collectables everywhere you look in Jeanette's home. | 0:05:15 | 0:05:19 | |
Most are in great condition when you consider their age, as John is finding out. | 0:05:19 | 0:05:24 | |
Jeanette, a large proportion of what we see at auction comes via the probate route | 0:05:25 | 0:05:30 | |
so we do see good silver cutlery sets and tureens and condiment sets turning up | 0:05:30 | 0:05:36 | |
but I can't remember seeing one so extensive for some time. | 0:05:36 | 0:05:39 | |
Where is this from? | 0:05:39 | 0:05:41 | |
I think it was a wedding present which was given to my mother and father. | 0:05:41 | 0:05:45 | |
Apart from that, I don't know much about it. | 0:05:45 | 0:05:48 | |
When did Mum and Dad get married? What year was it? Do you remember? | 0:05:48 | 0:05:52 | |
It was somewhere round about 1930, I think. | 0:05:52 | 0:05:55 | |
I've looked at the hallmark. It's interesting. It dates to 1925 | 0:05:55 | 0:05:59 | |
so it would tie in around about that sort of date. | 0:05:59 | 0:06:02 | |
Quite nice to see all the liners there. | 0:06:02 | 0:06:06 | |
We've got four table salts or open salts. | 0:06:06 | 0:06:08 | |
Two mustard pots. These are quite nice. Again they've got their blue glass liners. | 0:06:08 | 0:06:13 | |
And four pepper casters, which is quite nice. | 0:06:13 | 0:06:16 | |
So I think that if you had a long dinner table | 0:06:16 | 0:06:20 | |
and you allowed for a salt and pepper per couple, you could at least seat eight. | 0:06:20 | 0:06:26 | |
And even if you have one between four, you've got 16, | 0:06:26 | 0:06:29 | |
so I think this was probably intended for quite some dining table. | 0:06:29 | 0:06:34 | |
Very nice indeed. | 0:06:34 | 0:06:36 | |
The only fault I can see with it | 0:06:36 | 0:06:38 | |
is that these three spoons here | 0:06:38 | 0:06:40 | |
all have the same hallmark and maker's name on, | 0:06:40 | 0:06:43 | |
but this little spoon is a replacement. | 0:06:43 | 0:06:46 | |
And the two master spoons are electro-plated nickel silver. | 0:06:46 | 0:06:50 | |
-Really? -So they're not part of the set. -Ah! | 0:06:50 | 0:06:53 | |
So that's the only... But the main body of the set are all there. | 0:06:53 | 0:06:59 | |
-So you don't need to get this out for your Friday night fish and chip supper any more? -No. | 0:06:59 | 0:07:03 | |
It's a super thing to go to auction. | 0:07:03 | 0:07:06 | |
Value-wise, | 0:07:06 | 0:07:07 | |
-I would say between 100 and 200... -Really? | 0:07:07 | 0:07:11 | |
But I'd like to think towards the upper end of that. | 0:07:11 | 0:07:16 | |
You'd get a lot of people snapping at the bit at the lower end of that estimate, | 0:07:16 | 0:07:20 | |
but I see no reason why a good long set like this in its fitted box | 0:07:20 | 0:07:24 | |
-shouldn't make towards the upper end of that 100 to £200 estimate. -I am surprised! | 0:07:24 | 0:07:29 | |
Another significant addition to our fund. | 0:07:29 | 0:07:32 | |
Now, the view of Shropshire from Jeanette's flat is spectacular. | 0:07:33 | 0:07:37 | |
So John's next find is very appropriate. | 0:07:37 | 0:07:40 | |
These two books chronicle the history of the county. | 0:07:41 | 0:07:45 | |
Among the illustrations is a view of Shrewsbury as it looked in the 1830s, when the books were printed, | 0:07:45 | 0:07:51 | |
a view that's hardly changed to this day. | 0:07:51 | 0:07:53 | |
John values these books at £60 to £80. | 0:07:53 | 0:07:56 | |
Jeanette's hallway is proving to be a good source of collectables. | 0:07:56 | 0:08:00 | |
John, there's a wonderful barometer here. Do you want to have a look? | 0:08:00 | 0:08:04 | |
I did spot that earlier, Caroline. What do you know about it? | 0:08:04 | 0:08:07 | |
Jeanette did tell me a story about it. | 0:08:07 | 0:08:10 | |
Her brother-in-law found it down in Sussex somewhere. | 0:08:10 | 0:08:14 | |
And her husband, Alistair, | 0:08:14 | 0:08:17 | |
coveted it. | 0:08:17 | 0:08:18 | |
When he eventually got his hands on it, he restored it to presumably as it is now. | 0:08:18 | 0:08:23 | |
It's rather lovely to have one of these, isn't it? | 0:08:23 | 0:08:26 | |
It's quite nice. It's an Admiral Fitzroy barometer. | 0:08:26 | 0:08:29 | |
You can see it says so up there. | 0:08:29 | 0:08:31 | |
The case is a cross-top. You can see why they call it a cross-top. | 0:08:31 | 0:08:35 | |
It dates to the late 19th century. | 0:08:35 | 0:08:37 | |
But Admiral Fitzroy is quite an interesting figure. | 0:08:37 | 0:08:40 | |
You only ever hear his name relating to this type of barometer. | 0:08:40 | 0:08:44 | |
He was a naval chap. He was born into aristocracy. | 0:08:44 | 0:08:48 | |
He was the son of Lord Charles Fitzroy. | 0:08:48 | 0:08:51 | |
He joined the navy at 12 years old, enrolling at Portsmouth Naval College | 0:08:51 | 0:08:55 | |
and he graduated with a 100 per cent mark which had never been achieved before. | 0:08:55 | 0:09:00 | |
He's probably most famous - other than the barometers - | 0:09:00 | 0:09:03 | |
for being the captain of HMS Beagle on Darwin's expeditions. | 0:09:03 | 0:09:07 | |
Very appropriate for Shrewsbury. | 0:09:07 | 0:09:09 | |
Exactly, because Darwin was born here. | 0:09:09 | 0:09:12 | |
He became very interested in meteorology, the study of weather | 0:09:12 | 0:09:16 | |
and so on. | 0:09:16 | 0:09:17 | |
He published his remarks, and we can see them here, on the barometer. | 0:09:17 | 0:09:22 | |
Don't ask me how you interpret them. | 0:09:22 | 0:09:25 | |
But basically you can see on the side these pointers that slide up and down. | 0:09:25 | 0:09:30 | |
That's so you can record the level of the mercury and the fluctuation. | 0:09:30 | 0:09:35 | |
And by recording that and noting the actual degree change, | 0:09:35 | 0:09:39 | |
you can use his remarks to interpret any potential dramatic change in the weather. | 0:09:39 | 0:09:45 | |
Which is very important for sailing. | 0:09:45 | 0:09:49 | |
These are collectable today. It's nice that it's been restored. | 0:09:49 | 0:09:53 | |
Something like that, in that condition, | 0:09:53 | 0:09:55 | |
I would expect to be about 150 to £180. | 0:09:55 | 0:09:59 | |
-It would help with the pot. -Absolutely. Absolutely. All the time our pot is rising! | 0:09:59 | 0:10:03 | |
The pot is indeed growing, | 0:10:03 | 0:10:06 | |
but we're still around £500 from our target. | 0:10:06 | 0:10:08 | |
Time to get dug in again. | 0:10:08 | 0:10:10 | |
Jeanette's decided to let go of this trio of decanters in a wooden case. | 0:10:10 | 0:10:14 | |
Traditionally, these were kept firmly locked to prevent servants from stealing the master's alcohol. | 0:10:14 | 0:10:21 | |
Visible yet unreachable, they were so tantalising. | 0:10:21 | 0:10:24 | |
And that's why a set like this is called a tantalus. | 0:10:24 | 0:10:28 | |
Obviously, you get on very well as neighbours and friends. | 0:10:28 | 0:10:31 | |
But that doesn't always happen. | 0:10:31 | 0:10:33 | |
What is it between you that's connected to form such a friendship? | 0:10:33 | 0:10:37 | |
We discovered, when Jeanette was looking at various items to come for the sale | 0:10:37 | 0:10:42 | |
that one of her relatives is called Murphy. And my grandmother was a Murphy. | 0:10:42 | 0:10:46 | |
So somewhere deep in the distant past we might actually be related, | 0:10:46 | 0:10:50 | |
which would be a very bizarre coincidence. | 0:10:50 | 0:10:53 | |
So in terms of the clear-out and coming to auction in London, | 0:10:53 | 0:10:58 | |
-is that another day out for you? -Yes! -Indeed. -Very much so. -Yes. | 0:10:58 | 0:11:02 | |
Might it be a problem when we get to auction of people being tempted to buy rather than sell? | 0:11:02 | 0:11:07 | |
I don't know. I think I'm a true Scot. I'm too mean! | 0:11:07 | 0:11:11 | |
I like to think about things for a long time before I actually plunge. | 0:11:13 | 0:11:18 | |
-What about you, Caroline? -I'm the opposite! | 0:11:18 | 0:11:21 | |
I sniff around thinking, "Oh, that's rather nice." | 0:11:21 | 0:11:24 | |
-You'll be bargain hunting on auction day. -I'm sure Jeanette will keep me in tow. | 0:11:24 | 0:11:29 | |
'It's all very well talking about auctions, but let's get a move on if we want to get to one! | 0:11:29 | 0:11:35 | |
'Thankfully, John is in his element when he finds a group of three snuff boxes | 0:11:35 | 0:11:41 | |
'used to carry ground tobacco which people used to sniff. | 0:11:41 | 0:11:45 | |
'The silver one is Georgian, and they're all very collectable. | 0:11:45 | 0:11:49 | |
'John thinks they should sell for around £100 to £150. | 0:11:49 | 0:11:54 | |
'Caroline has been busy in the kitchen and found three Royal Doulton figurines | 0:11:54 | 0:11:58 | |
'which were made by one of the greatest English potteries founded in the 19th century. | 0:11:58 | 0:12:03 | |
'There is damage to one piece, but together they're worth £50 to £80.' | 0:12:03 | 0:12:07 | |
Jeanette, this is quite an impressive cut-glass lamp. Where is it from? | 0:12:11 | 0:12:15 | |
Again, it belonged to my parents. | 0:12:15 | 0:12:18 | |
I think this one came from my grandmother, originally. | 0:12:18 | 0:12:21 | |
There used to be two crystal lamps in the house | 0:12:21 | 0:12:25 | |
but unfortunately when my parents moved to Shropshire to be near us, | 0:12:25 | 0:12:29 | |
-my father managed to drop one of them down the stairs. -Oh, dear! | 0:12:29 | 0:12:33 | |
Let's have a look at this. Is this to your taste? | 0:12:33 | 0:12:37 | |
Not particularly, no. | 0:12:37 | 0:12:39 | |
I prefer something a bit simpler and more elegant, really. | 0:12:39 | 0:12:43 | |
When you look at this and take back the steps of production, it's quite a remarkable process. | 0:12:43 | 0:12:48 | |
The first of which is called marking where they literally mark out the design | 0:12:48 | 0:12:53 | |
using red lead. | 0:12:53 | 0:12:55 | |
It then has to be - it's called roughing - | 0:12:55 | 0:12:58 | |
where they literally lightly incise the basic design onto the piece. | 0:12:58 | 0:13:03 | |
The third part is the actual cutting. | 0:13:03 | 0:13:06 | |
If you look at these facets, they're V-shaped. | 0:13:06 | 0:13:09 | |
They hold the piece up to this revolving disc and they cut it. | 0:13:09 | 0:13:13 | |
Can you imagine how long that would take? | 0:13:13 | 0:13:15 | |
To bring these in passes past that disc. | 0:13:15 | 0:13:18 | |
Finally, the whole thing, which is very matt at that point, has to be polished. | 0:13:18 | 0:13:22 | |
Sadly, today, people find these a bit of a dust trap | 0:13:22 | 0:13:25 | |
and, as you said, too ornate for modern tastes. | 0:13:25 | 0:13:28 | |
-This hole in the top, it that where the pointer was? -No, | 0:13:28 | 0:13:32 | |
-that would just be to allow heat to escape. -Ah. | 0:13:32 | 0:13:35 | |
That would get pretty hot inside! | 0:13:35 | 0:13:38 | |
Value-wise today, we're looking at between £50 and £100, which doesn't sound a lot to me. | 0:13:38 | 0:13:44 | |
When I think about the work that's gone into it. | 0:13:44 | 0:13:47 | |
-Yes. -It doesn't sound a lot of money. | 0:13:47 | 0:13:49 | |
But demand is what it is. | 0:13:49 | 0:13:51 | |
How are you with that? | 0:13:51 | 0:13:52 | |
-I'm surprised, actually. -That it's low? -That it's high. | 0:13:52 | 0:13:56 | |
-High? -Yes. | 0:13:56 | 0:13:58 | |
-You don't rate it, do you? -No! | 0:13:58 | 0:14:00 | |
Excellent. Another great item towards our fund. | 0:14:00 | 0:14:04 | |
-Wonderful. -Shame you don't have the pair. | 0:14:04 | 0:14:07 | |
But a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush, John. | 0:14:07 | 0:14:10 | |
And we still aren't finished with the silver. | 0:14:10 | 0:14:13 | |
I find a dish made by Asprey's, the well-known silversmiths, | 0:14:13 | 0:14:17 | |
worth £100 to £150. | 0:14:17 | 0:14:19 | |
John turns out three cigarette boxes, | 0:14:20 | 0:14:23 | |
hallmarked and with wooden interiors. | 0:14:23 | 0:14:25 | |
They're worth £150 to £180. | 0:14:25 | 0:14:29 | |
Jeanette's target was £1,000 | 0:14:30 | 0:14:32 | |
and taking John's lowest estimates, | 0:14:32 | 0:14:34 | |
with a bit of luck she should be able to make £1,080. | 0:14:34 | 0:14:38 | |
What a fruitful day we've had. | 0:14:38 | 0:14:40 | |
Let's remind ourselves of the two most impressive lots going under the hammer. | 0:14:40 | 0:14:44 | |
Invented by Robert Fitzroy, | 0:14:44 | 0:14:46 | |
captain of HMS Beagle, the barometer that's worth around £150 to £180. | 0:14:46 | 0:14:52 | |
And the early 20th century grandmother clock, | 0:14:53 | 0:14:56 | |
small enough to fit into today's houses, | 0:14:56 | 0:14:58 | |
it could fetch anything between £200 and £400. | 0:14:58 | 0:15:02 | |
Still to come: I think John's finally got the measure of Jeanette. | 0:15:03 | 0:15:07 | |
You said yourself, it wasn't to your taste. You're in the majority. | 0:15:07 | 0:15:11 | |
And despite her damaged goods, it looks like she could be heading for a happy result. | 0:15:11 | 0:15:16 | |
Not bad for a decapitated lady! | 0:15:16 | 0:15:19 | |
Find out when the final hammer falls. | 0:15:19 | 0:15:22 | |
It's been a few weeks since we were in Shrewsbury and met Jeanette. | 0:15:31 | 0:15:35 | |
We found plenty of antiques and collectables that are very good quality. | 0:15:35 | 0:15:39 | |
We've brought those here to Chiswick Auction House in West London. | 0:15:39 | 0:15:43 | |
Jeanette wants to raise around £1,000 towards her grandson's education | 0:15:43 | 0:15:48 | |
and so she can take her friend on a pleasure boat trip down the river. | 0:15:48 | 0:15:52 | |
Let's hope the bidders are out in force today | 0:15:52 | 0:15:55 | |
to help us make that money. | 0:15:55 | 0:15:56 | |
If you've been inspired to try your hand at buying or selling at auction, | 0:15:56 | 0:16:00 | |
remember that commission and other charges may apply. | 0:16:00 | 0:16:04 | |
Always check the details with the local auction house. | 0:16:04 | 0:16:07 | |
Jeanette and Caroline have made it to Chiswick | 0:16:07 | 0:16:10 | |
so we're all set for the first lot, | 0:16:10 | 0:16:12 | |
a box of silver condiments dating back to 1925. | 0:16:12 | 0:16:16 | |
It's not an early example, is it, John? | 0:16:16 | 0:16:19 | |
It's mid-20th century. | 0:16:19 | 0:16:21 | |
But quite unusual to find them now with so many condiments in. | 0:16:21 | 0:16:25 | |
You get sets for six to sit down to dinner, | 0:16:25 | 0:16:28 | |
but this, I imagine, is for 12? | 0:16:28 | 0:16:30 | |
12 people, and in superb condition as well. | 0:16:30 | 0:16:33 | |
A couple of replacement spoons. One of the salt spoons and the two mustards are EPNS, | 0:16:33 | 0:16:37 | |
but the bodies of the main pieces are absolutely perfect, hardly used. | 0:16:37 | 0:16:42 | |
-Good lot, this. I'm bid straight off £100 in the middle of the room. -Straight in. | 0:16:42 | 0:16:46 | |
110, thank you. 120. | 0:16:46 | 0:16:48 | |
130. 140. 150. | 0:16:48 | 0:16:51 | |
160. 170. 180. | 0:16:51 | 0:16:53 | |
190. 200. And ten. | 0:16:53 | 0:16:55 | |
220. | 0:16:55 | 0:16:57 | |
- 220 in the middle. - Doing well! | 0:16:57 | 0:16:59 | |
220. Anybody else? £220 is the bid for that set. | 0:16:59 | 0:17:02 | |
At 220, then. 220. | 0:17:02 | 0:17:05 | |
What a terrific result to get us started. | 0:17:05 | 0:17:07 | |
I hope this will be a sign of good things to come. | 0:17:07 | 0:17:10 | |
Let's try our luck with some more silver. | 0:17:10 | 0:17:13 | |
Our next lot is the hallmarked silver pedestal dish. | 0:17:13 | 0:17:16 | |
Where did this come from? | 0:17:16 | 0:17:18 | |
It was a wedding present to my parents. | 0:17:18 | 0:17:20 | |
Nice. It was a classic wedding present in those days. | 0:17:20 | 0:17:24 | |
-And Asprey Brothers, as well. Good name. -Which I didn't know! | 0:17:24 | 0:17:28 | |
-Good name. -A posh wedding present. There you go! | 0:17:28 | 0:17:31 | |
What's it worth, this bit of silver? £30 to start? 30 I'm bid. 35. 40. | 0:17:31 | 0:17:36 | |
45. 50. | 0:17:36 | 0:17:38 | |
55. | 0:17:38 | 0:17:39 | |
60. 65. 70. | 0:17:39 | 0:17:42 | |
75. | 0:17:42 | 0:17:43 | |
£75 standing in front of me. At 75. | 0:17:43 | 0:17:45 | |
Anybody else? £75. | 0:17:45 | 0:17:47 | |
It's going to sell. 75 it goes. | 0:17:47 | 0:17:49 | |
That's a little lower than we expected and proves | 0:17:49 | 0:17:51 | |
you never know how things will go at auction. | 0:17:51 | 0:17:55 | |
Jeanette's two-volume history of Shropshire is our next lot. | 0:17:55 | 0:17:58 | |
Remember, this dates back to the 1830s. | 0:17:58 | 0:18:01 | |
Anybody else? At £35 not quite enough. | 0:18:02 | 0:18:05 | |
£35. | 0:18:05 | 0:18:06 | |
Clearly those books were too valuable to be sold at such a low price. | 0:18:06 | 0:18:10 | |
So the auctioneer uses his discretion on our behalf. | 0:18:10 | 0:18:14 | |
It's good of him, but we do seem to be on a downward trend. | 0:18:14 | 0:18:17 | |
A reversal of fortunes is what we need | 0:18:17 | 0:18:19 | |
with the cut-glass lamp that belonged to Jeanette's grandmother. | 0:18:19 | 0:18:23 | |
It's a lovely lamp and when you feel it and lift it, | 0:18:23 | 0:18:26 | |
it really is quality and so many hours of work and craftsmanship went into it. | 0:18:26 | 0:18:31 | |
I'm hoping it's going to make £50 | 0:18:31 | 0:18:33 | |
-but in one word, that actually sounds cheap, doesn't it? -Yes. | 0:18:33 | 0:18:37 | |
Start me. £30 for this decorative lot? | 0:18:37 | 0:18:40 | |
£30? More than that, goodness! | 0:18:40 | 0:18:42 | |
35. | 0:18:42 | 0:18:43 | |
£40, the person next to me. £40. Anybody else want to come in? £40. | 0:18:43 | 0:18:47 | |
It's going to go, then, at £40. | 0:18:47 | 0:18:49 | |
On the book. In the room, sorry, at £40. I'm going to sell it for 40. | 0:18:49 | 0:18:53 | |
-£40. -I'm slightly disappointed with that because I feel it's worth more. | 0:18:53 | 0:18:57 | |
-It reflects demand. -Not fashionable. -Spot on, Jeanette. | 0:18:57 | 0:19:01 | |
As you said, it wasn't your taste and you're in the majority, not the minority. | 0:19:01 | 0:19:05 | |
£10 under our estimate. Let's hope we can make up the difference | 0:19:05 | 0:19:09 | |
as we try our luck | 0:19:09 | 0:19:10 | |
with some pottery. | 0:19:10 | 0:19:12 | |
Our next lot is a little collection of Royal Doulton. | 0:19:12 | 0:19:15 | |
We've got Fair Lady and the Little Bridesmaid. | 0:19:15 | 0:19:18 | |
Two are in nice condition, | 0:19:18 | 0:19:20 | |
one of them, sadly, the older one, and probably more valuable one, is broken. | 0:19:20 | 0:19:24 | |
-I think I broke it as a child. -Confession! As a child? | 0:19:24 | 0:19:28 | |
Good Lord! We want £50 to £80 for them. | 0:19:28 | 0:19:31 | |
Doulton has dipped a bit in recent years, so fingers crossed. | 0:19:31 | 0:19:35 | |
Still not bad for a decapitated lady! | 0:19:35 | 0:19:37 | |
Start me for these three figures. | 0:19:37 | 0:19:39 | |
Start me. £30 to go for the lot. | 0:19:39 | 0:19:41 | |
£20 to start me. 20 I'm bid, straight off. 22. | 0:19:41 | 0:19:45 | |
24. 26. | 0:19:45 | 0:19:46 | |
28. 30. 32. | 0:19:46 | 0:19:49 | |
34. 36. 38. | 0:19:49 | 0:19:51 | |
40. 45. | 0:19:51 | 0:19:53 | |
£45 there. At 45. | 0:19:53 | 0:19:55 | |
Anybody else want to come in? At £45. I'm going to sell at 45. | 0:19:55 | 0:19:58 | |
50, fresh bidding. £50 from the lady now, at £50. With you, madam, at 50. | 0:19:58 | 0:20:03 | |
Anybody else? £50. They go for 50. 179. | 0:20:03 | 0:20:05 | |
-Spot on our lower estimate there. -Not bad at all. | 0:20:05 | 0:20:09 | |
Good news about the figurines. | 0:20:09 | 0:20:11 | |
I wonder if the Moorcroft vase, | 0:20:11 | 0:20:13 | |
also from Staffordshire, | 0:20:13 | 0:20:14 | |
will deliver an equally useful result. | 0:20:14 | 0:20:17 | |
It was bought by Jeanette's late husband. | 0:20:17 | 0:20:20 | |
I've got some interest in this, too. I'm bid £80. With me at 80. | 0:20:20 | 0:20:24 | |
And five I'll take. £80. 85. 90. | 0:20:24 | 0:20:28 | |
95. 100. | 0:20:28 | 0:20:29 | |
110. 120. | 0:20:29 | 0:20:31 | |
130. 140. | 0:20:31 | 0:20:33 | |
145, cos I've got 150. | 0:20:33 | 0:20:35 | |
155 in the room against commissions. 155. Wrong-footed. | 0:20:35 | 0:20:38 | |
At 155 it goes, then. Anybody else? 155 is the bid. | 0:20:38 | 0:20:41 | |
The Moorcroft vase was interesting because Jeanette had it in the flat | 0:20:43 | 0:20:47 | |
but wasn't terribly in love with it. | 0:20:47 | 0:20:50 | |
So for it to make a profit of such a magnitude was fantastic. | 0:20:50 | 0:20:54 | |
A good profit indeed. £75 more | 0:20:54 | 0:20:57 | |
than John's lowest estimate. | 0:20:57 | 0:20:59 | |
And a much-needed addition that will have an impact on our halfway total. | 0:20:59 | 0:21:04 | |
You wanted to raise £1,000, didn't you, | 0:21:04 | 0:21:07 | |
towards your grandson's education? | 0:21:07 | 0:21:09 | |
I want you to raise the money to have that lovely trip on the river. | 0:21:09 | 0:21:13 | |
So far, we've actually banked £540. | 0:21:13 | 0:21:18 | |
What a terrific halfway result. | 0:21:18 | 0:21:20 | |
Still, I've no idea which way this sale could go. | 0:21:20 | 0:21:23 | |
It's impossible to tell. | 0:21:23 | 0:21:26 | |
Jeanette's silver items were popular earlier in the sale. | 0:21:26 | 0:21:29 | |
Next up, it's that trio of snuff boxes, one of which, | 0:21:29 | 0:21:33 | |
the silver one, dates from Georgian times. | 0:21:33 | 0:21:35 | |
I hope the bidders don't turn their noses up at them! | 0:21:35 | 0:21:38 | |
We've got 100 to 150. But there are three in this lot? | 0:21:38 | 0:21:42 | |
One silver one, a lovely little box, | 0:21:42 | 0:21:44 | |
the other two are wooden, which still make £10 or £20. | 0:21:44 | 0:21:48 | |
-So we should hit our estimate here. -OK. | 0:21:48 | 0:21:50 | |
55. 60. | 0:21:50 | 0:21:52 | |
65. 70. | 0:21:52 | 0:21:53 | |
75. | 0:21:53 | 0:21:55 | |
80. 85 there. | 0:21:55 | 0:21:56 | |
At £85. Anybody else? £85. | 0:21:56 | 0:21:58 | |
290 at £85. It goes at 85, then. | 0:21:58 | 0:22:02 | |
£85. They were in good condition and very stylish | 0:22:02 | 0:22:06 | |
so someone has bagged a bargain. | 0:22:06 | 0:22:08 | |
It's one of John's favourite items now. | 0:22:08 | 0:22:11 | |
The barometer invented by Robert Fitzroy, | 0:22:11 | 0:22:13 | |
who was captain of Charles Darwin's famous voyage on HMS Beagle. | 0:22:13 | 0:22:18 | |
I'm feeling emotional attachment from John here! | 0:22:20 | 0:22:23 | |
Look at that yearning look! | 0:22:23 | 0:22:24 | |
I have a bid at £80. | 0:22:24 | 0:22:26 | |
£80. 85. 90. 95. | 0:22:26 | 0:22:29 | |
100. £100 is all I'm bid for that lot. At £100. | 0:22:29 | 0:22:32 | |
It needs to be a bit more. £100. It's still with me at £100. | 0:22:32 | 0:22:36 | |
At £100, then. | 0:22:36 | 0:22:37 | |
100. Not sold. | 0:22:37 | 0:22:39 | |
We didn't get there. We got up to £100. The auctioneer has left it unsold. | 0:22:39 | 0:22:43 | |
-He used his discretion. -It's coming home. -It's coming home! | 0:22:43 | 0:22:47 | |
That's a shame. We had such high hopes for it. | 0:22:47 | 0:22:50 | |
Now we've got a £150 difference to make up somewhere. | 0:22:50 | 0:22:54 | |
Let's hope our next lot, the silver cigarette case and two other boxes, help us out. | 0:22:54 | 0:22:59 | |
Standing, then. At 140, they go 140. Sold. | 0:23:00 | 0:23:03 | |
£140 more for the kitty. | 0:23:03 | 0:23:06 | |
So we're doing well. But if Jeanette wants to reach her target, | 0:23:06 | 0:23:09 | |
we need a few more sales to bring us closer to £1,000. | 0:23:09 | 0:23:13 | |
The next lot is sitting there. | 0:23:13 | 0:23:15 | |
It's the oak tantalus with the three cut-glass decanters. | 0:23:15 | 0:23:18 | |
One of the bottles has been replaced | 0:23:18 | 0:23:21 | |
but it's a nice decorative object. Possibly a nice gift for somebody. | 0:23:21 | 0:23:25 | |
Three-bottle tantalus. | 0:23:25 | 0:23:27 | |
Interest in this. I've got a £40 bid with it. | 0:23:27 | 0:23:30 | |
-Good. -OK. | 0:23:30 | 0:23:32 | |
45. 50. 55. | 0:23:32 | 0:23:34 | |
60. 65. 70. | 0:23:34 | 0:23:35 | |
75? Still with me at £70, then. | 0:23:35 | 0:23:38 | |
-£70. -75. | 0:23:38 | 0:23:40 | |
Fresh bidding. £80 from me. 85 in the room against commissions. | 0:23:40 | 0:23:44 | |
-Hello! -New bidder at 85. | 0:23:44 | 0:23:46 | |
Anybody else? £85. | 0:23:46 | 0:23:48 | |
They were empty, those bottles, weren't they? | 0:23:48 | 0:23:51 | |
They weren't full of vintage Scotch? | 0:23:51 | 0:23:53 | |
-£85. I think that's pretty good in this day and age. -Absolutely. | 0:23:53 | 0:23:57 | |
Excellent! £85 - more than double the lower estimate. | 0:23:57 | 0:24:01 | |
And only the second item | 0:24:01 | 0:24:02 | |
to sell over estimate today. | 0:24:02 | 0:24:04 | |
Our final lot | 0:24:04 | 0:24:05 | |
is the 20th-century grandmother clock. | 0:24:05 | 0:24:07 | |
It's a good size, but has some damage, | 0:24:07 | 0:24:09 | |
so there's a lot riding on this. | 0:24:09 | 0:24:11 | |
People want to make their homes look roomier and lighter. | 0:24:12 | 0:24:16 | |
-Is such a dark piece of wood going to sell, do you think? -I'm not sure. | 0:24:16 | 0:24:19 | |
I think it looks good in the sale room. | 0:24:19 | 0:24:21 | |
Start me for the clock. Surely £100 for it to go. | 0:24:21 | 0:24:24 | |
£100. 110. | 0:24:24 | 0:24:26 | |
120. | 0:24:26 | 0:24:28 | |
-£120 for a clock. -Come on! -130 there. | 0:24:28 | 0:24:30 | |
140. | 0:24:30 | 0:24:31 | |
150. In the corner there at £150. On the money at 150. | 0:24:31 | 0:24:36 | |
At £150. Anybody else? | 0:24:36 | 0:24:38 | |
£150. I can sell it for 150. | 0:24:38 | 0:24:40 | |
At 150 it goes. | 0:24:40 | 0:24:42 | |
£150. | 0:24:42 | 0:24:44 | |
-Is that OK? -That's OK. -Good. Good. | 0:24:44 | 0:24:47 | |
£150. But Jeanette didn't put a reserve on this clock. | 0:24:47 | 0:24:51 | |
Still, she seems happy to let it go at that price. | 0:24:51 | 0:24:54 | |
You wanted to make £1,000 towards your grandson's education. | 0:24:54 | 0:24:58 | |
We did have a good day, though a couple of things didn't make what we wanted. | 0:24:58 | 0:25:02 | |
-Do you think you've made that money? -Well, after the last lot, I suspect we have. | 0:25:02 | 0:25:06 | |
-Well, you've made £1,000! -Really? -Wow! | 0:25:06 | 0:25:10 | |
-Sure you don't want to start another fund for Yale or Harvard? -Possibly! | 0:25:10 | 0:25:15 | |
To celebrate their success at auction, | 0:25:20 | 0:25:23 | |
it's time for that river cruise along the picturesque River Severn. | 0:25:23 | 0:25:27 | |
I had agreed that I'd take Caroline on the river today | 0:25:27 | 0:25:30 | |
and as an added bonus, my family have arrived from America | 0:25:30 | 0:25:34 | |
so I've got Liam, the beneficiary of all the money | 0:25:34 | 0:25:38 | |
coming as well, so I'm really looking forward to this trip! | 0:25:38 | 0:25:42 | |
Are you waving to the swan? | 0:25:42 | 0:25:45 | |
'I can show him all the places along the river' | 0:25:45 | 0:25:49 | |
that are part of my daily life. | 0:25:49 | 0:25:51 | |
Look, there's Granny's house! That's Granny's house up there! | 0:25:51 | 0:25:55 | |
The auction was a great success | 0:25:55 | 0:25:57 | |
and more than achieved the target I'd set out. | 0:25:57 | 0:26:00 | |
It'll be good to put that into the fund to give him a good start. | 0:26:00 | 0:26:05 | |
After all that Caroline's done for us and me in particular, | 0:26:06 | 0:26:10 | |
it's lovely to take her for a trip on the river and give her something in return. | 0:26:10 | 0:26:16 | |
I know he probably won't remember his trip on the river with Grandma, | 0:26:16 | 0:26:21 | |
but he really seemed to enter into it and loved looking at everything on the banks | 0:26:21 | 0:26:26 | |
and it was a delight for me to be able to have him. | 0:26:26 | 0:26:30 | |
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