0:00:02 > 0:00:06Welcome to the show that searches out the hidden treasures in people's homes.
0:00:06 > 0:00:11We then get them all valued, and take the worthwhile ones to auction, raising funds for the family.
0:00:11 > 0:00:16Some people like to have a clear-out to get rid of clutter, others know their collectibles have potential,
0:00:16 > 0:00:21and it's a couple like that that we're going to be meeting later on in Cash In The Attic.
0:00:42 > 0:00:48On today's Cash In The Attic, we find valuable furniture of all shapes and sizes.
0:00:48 > 0:00:51- Ecclesiastical furniture.- Yes.
0:00:51 > 0:00:53A tiny weeny chair.
0:00:53 > 0:00:58And an Edwardian-style carriage clock reveals a special secret.
0:00:58 > 0:01:04Now, what I love about the case is the fact we have got this little door here. Look at this.
0:01:04 > 0:01:06- Yes.- Un-slide that.
0:01:06 > 0:01:11Then, at auction, a set of antiquated scientific instruments give us all a surprise.
0:01:11 > 0:01:14- Fantastic.- It is good, isn't it, yes.- That's excellent news.
0:01:14 > 0:01:18Find out what happens when the hammer falls.
0:01:18 > 0:01:22Today, I have come to Fakenham in Norfolk to meet a very special
0:01:22 > 0:01:26couple who want to raise money for something very close to their heart.
0:01:26 > 0:01:28It's a charity.
0:01:28 > 0:01:34Pat Field and her husband Bernard have been happily married for 28 years.
0:01:34 > 0:01:38Throughout her life, Pat has been passionate about helping and caring for other people.
0:01:38 > 0:01:44Today, she manages a successful charity shop which helps children in Colombia.
0:01:44 > 0:01:49Her husband Bernard is a retired scientist, and he also helps out at the shop.
0:01:49 > 0:01:52I am joined today by antiques expert Jonty Hearnden,
0:01:52 > 0:01:56who is going to help our couple raise some cash for a special cause.
0:01:56 > 0:02:00There's some nice furniture in there if you want to have a look, Jonty.
0:02:00 > 0:02:02- This will be good. - I'll go and find Pat.
0:02:02 > 0:02:06- Ah. Good morning.- Hello, Lorne. Nice to see you, welcome. - Thank you very much.
0:02:06 > 0:02:10Yes, I have a lovely journey here, it's a beautiful part of the world, isn't it?
0:02:10 > 0:02:13- It is.- Yes, north Norfolk.
0:02:13 > 0:02:15And why have you called in Cash In The Attic?
0:02:15 > 0:02:18Well, we work for this a charity, Let The Children Live.
0:02:18 > 0:02:20Street children in Colombia.
0:02:20 > 0:02:26And, an offshoot of that now is that we are forming a boys' choir.
0:02:26 > 0:02:29And of course it all takes extra money.
0:02:29 > 0:02:33And we feel we would like to do something to give them a boost.
0:02:33 > 0:02:37- And the things we're going to be looking at?- Some of the items we will see today,
0:02:37 > 0:02:39we have donated personally.
0:02:39 > 0:02:41- Oh, OK. - We have literally raided our attic.
0:02:41 > 0:02:45In terms of raising the money for this boys' choir,
0:02:45 > 0:02:48how much would you like to raise from the items that we sell?
0:02:48 > 0:02:52Ideally, in the region of £300.
0:02:52 > 0:02:58- We have set the target low because then anything else we do make above that will be a bonus for them.- Right.
0:02:58 > 0:03:02So we need to raise £300 towards funding the Colombian boys' choir.
0:03:02 > 0:03:06So let's go and speak to a former choir boy himself, Jonty Hearnden.
0:03:06 > 0:03:10Pat and Bernard have lived in this charming bungalow for eight years,
0:03:10 > 0:03:15and it looks like it is full of all sorts of interesting collectibles.
0:03:15 > 0:03:20So hopefully there will be no trouble in raising their target of £300.
0:03:20 > 0:03:24Our expert Jonty has a lifetime of experience of assessing antiques,
0:03:24 > 0:03:29and he has already spotted a rather handsome piece of furniture.
0:03:29 > 0:03:33- So you have found something then? - Yes. I have found a lovely bureau bookcase.
0:03:33 > 0:03:36Is this all empty, Pat, in preparation for being sold?
0:03:36 > 0:03:39Yes, it is. Already dusted.
0:03:39 > 0:03:42Good for you. Most people don't bother dusting before we arrive!
0:03:42 > 0:03:47Let's take a good look at the cabinet itself. It is a bureau bookcase.
0:03:47 > 0:03:52We have got the glazed bookcase on the top here which, as you know, is independent to the bureau.
0:03:52 > 0:03:55This can easily be screwed to the base.
0:03:55 > 0:04:00But the timber that has been used is walnut, so, veneered walnut.
0:04:00 > 0:04:04So all of this is 18th century in style.
0:04:04 > 0:04:09We have these lovely two glazed doors to the bookcase.
0:04:09 > 0:04:12Then, down below, we have this bureau.
0:04:12 > 0:04:16If I open it up, these arms come out at the same time.
0:04:16 > 0:04:23They are mechanically connected this way, like so, so the whole thing is supported instantly.
0:04:23 > 0:04:27You have these pigeon holes and these two drawers on the inside.
0:04:27 > 0:04:29Fold it back up again.
0:04:29 > 0:04:35Down below, three drawers. The legs are early 18th century in style.
0:04:35 > 0:04:36You are saying "in style" a lot.
0:04:36 > 0:04:41So what is the actual date of the piece of furniture? Obviously it is not that early.
0:04:41 > 0:04:4818th century in style, yes, but this is a 1920s interpretation of an 18th century piece of furniture.
0:04:48 > 0:04:50And in terms of price?
0:04:50 > 0:04:54At auction, the estimate would be £50-70.
0:04:54 > 0:04:55Is that OK with you, Pat?
0:04:55 > 0:05:00- Very, yes, very. Thank you.- OK.
0:05:00 > 0:05:04It's a good start. But there's still a long way to go.
0:05:04 > 0:05:08Jonty is heading in the right direction when he comes across a brass compass in a wooden case.
0:05:08 > 0:05:11At first glance, it might appear to be Army issue,
0:05:11 > 0:05:13but it is, in fact, a reproduction.
0:05:13 > 0:05:17Still, Jonty thinks it could fetch north of £50.
0:05:17 > 0:05:20I am checking out Pat's jewellery boxes in the bedroom.
0:05:20 > 0:05:24While Bernard spies something he thinks may be of value too.
0:05:24 > 0:05:26- Jonty?- Oh.
0:05:26 > 0:05:28A couple of items here I thought you might be interested in.
0:05:28 > 0:05:31Yes. Show me?
0:05:31 > 0:05:33They're microscopes.
0:05:33 > 0:05:35- Biological microscopes.- Right.
0:05:35 > 0:05:39I picked them up over the last five or six years.
0:05:39 > 0:05:44- I have always been interested in scientific instruments. - So where did you acquire these?
0:05:44 > 0:05:48- From car boots, basically.- Let's have a look at this baby one first.
0:05:48 > 0:05:51We are missing the mirror down at the bottom.
0:05:51 > 0:05:55- Yes.- But we have got... Does this look like we have got three different lenses down the bottom?
0:05:55 > 0:05:59It's three lenses. By taking two off you have got a very low power.
0:05:59 > 0:06:03You put one on and it's medium power. You put all three on and it's a higher power.
0:06:03 > 0:06:07It's about times 200, I think.
0:06:07 > 0:06:09- Really?- I've not seen one like that before myself.
0:06:09 > 0:06:13But for me, the star of the show is this much larger one here.
0:06:13 > 0:06:15- Yes.- Tell me about this one? - This has only got one objective.
0:06:15 > 0:06:19There may have been others, which are obviously not here.
0:06:19 > 0:06:22The objective unscrews, and you can replace it.
0:06:22 > 0:06:26It's giving, I think, about times 100, as it stands now.
0:06:26 > 0:06:28And it's got this lovely, substantial cast-iron...
0:06:28 > 0:06:32It's quite peculiar, this stand, because it can go two ways.
0:06:32 > 0:06:35- There's flaps there, so it can go up.- It can be flipped over.- Yes.
0:06:35 > 0:06:41- It is probably 1881-1890. - Something like that.
0:06:41 > 0:06:44- So it's a good 120-130 years old. - Good. That's gratifying.
0:06:44 > 0:06:46That's lovely.
0:06:46 > 0:06:52So, a proper Victorian microscope. Of course, the Victorians had this passion. Science was growing.
0:06:52 > 0:06:58And every gentleman that had the spare time, had the spare cash, wanted to be his own scientist.
0:06:58 > 0:07:00Have his own microscope on the side.
0:07:00 > 0:07:02Yes.
0:07:02 > 0:07:05And it would be in this lovely mahogany case,
0:07:05 > 0:07:07- with all the appliances.- Yes.
0:07:07 > 0:07:11If you can get the hands on one of those, they're worth a fortune.
0:07:11 > 0:07:13- Yes.- But of course, this is not in its box.- No, no.
0:07:13 > 0:07:16And we might have a few pieces missing here.
0:07:16 > 0:07:20But it's still going to add interest to the auction.
0:07:20 > 0:07:23Value at auction, £50-70.
0:07:23 > 0:07:25- I'd be very pleased with that. - Excellent.
0:07:25 > 0:07:29While we continue rummaging, I stumble across something of
0:07:29 > 0:07:33Bernard's that's really quite unusual. It's a brass inclinometer.
0:07:33 > 0:07:36In everyday language, it's an instrument for measuring angles.
0:07:36 > 0:07:39It dates back to the 1930s or '40s,
0:07:39 > 0:07:43and Jonty thinks a collector may play £30-50 for it.
0:07:43 > 0:07:49Pat is always happy to take in any unwanted bits and bobs for her Colombian charity shop.
0:07:49 > 0:07:52So, her spare bedroom seems to have turned into the junk room.
0:07:52 > 0:07:56Amongst all the clutter, Jonty finds this 19th century piano stool
0:07:56 > 0:08:00which he thinks may make £40-60.
0:08:00 > 0:08:05In the meantime, Pat has found a piece of furniture that is definitely a bit odd.
0:08:05 > 0:08:08Jonty, Lorne?
0:08:08 > 0:08:12- This might interest you.- Oh.
0:08:12 > 0:08:14A piece of ecclesiastical furniture.
0:08:14 > 0:08:16- Yes.- A tiny weeny chair.
0:08:16 > 0:08:20It's a tiny chair, and it came from a convent, a Carmelite convent.
0:08:20 > 0:08:26When the sisters sold the house, they had to dispose of all the contents.
0:08:26 > 0:08:32And I was given this one, which was made for, I suppose you would call her the Mother Superior.
0:08:32 > 0:08:37- And she wasn't very tall. And would not sit on a chair where her feet dangled.- Oh. OK.
0:08:37 > 0:08:41So, the story goes that she had a series of these chairs made.
0:08:41 > 0:08:45How did it actually get to you? What's the connection between you and the convent?
0:08:45 > 0:08:49I got to know them. And I used to make them cheese scones for breakfast.
0:08:49 > 0:08:53- That sounds good.- Yes.
0:08:53 > 0:08:55One thing led to another.
0:08:55 > 0:09:00And, well, they wanted me to have something to remember them by.
0:09:00 > 0:09:02So, can we sell this?
0:09:02 > 0:09:03Yes.
0:09:03 > 0:09:08- I hesitated, because I've got great affection for it.- OK. OK.
0:09:08 > 0:09:10- Let's have a look at it in detail. - Yes, please.
0:09:10 > 0:09:12I'm going to pick it up actually.
0:09:12 > 0:09:14And of course it's made of oak.
0:09:14 > 0:09:18You can often tell oak by the weight, the density of oak.
0:09:18 > 0:09:23But if you were to have a look at the back of the chair and look at the top, all of that is hand-carved,
0:09:23 > 0:09:25including the cross in the middle.
0:09:25 > 0:09:30If you have a look at the legs down below, that's in Victorian style. Shall we put it down again?
0:09:30 > 0:09:33I fear we are not going to get too much for it.
0:09:33 > 0:09:36Because I don't think we are going to have
0:09:36 > 0:09:41sub-five foot nuns wandering around the auction room
0:09:41 > 0:09:44- putting their hands up. - Although you never know!
0:09:44 > 0:09:46It would make a nice hall chair.
0:09:46 > 0:09:50It's a lovely piece of furniture, but my criticism of it is it is just too low.
0:09:50 > 0:09:54So therefore, value, £20-30.
0:09:54 > 0:09:56How do you feel about that?
0:09:56 > 0:09:59If it comes back with me, then all well and good.
0:09:59 > 0:10:03All right. We can leave the chair behind for this moment in time,
0:10:03 > 0:10:06and see if we can find something else of more regular proportions.
0:10:06 > 0:10:09OK. This way, let's go this way.
0:10:09 > 0:10:15What a lovely story, I hope whoever bids for it appreciates the history behind this chair.
0:10:15 > 0:10:19In the study, Jonty finds a solid silver communion dish
0:10:19 > 0:10:22with a Birmingham hallmark dating it back to 1930.
0:10:22 > 0:10:26Pat also acquired this from the Sisters of the Carmel.
0:10:26 > 0:10:28Jonty values it at £30-40.
0:10:28 > 0:10:32It is Pat's turn to have a root around the spare bedroom,
0:10:32 > 0:10:36now a treasure trove of neglected objects waiting to find a home.
0:10:36 > 0:10:41She discovers some old brass miners' lamps that date back to the 19th century,
0:10:41 > 0:10:44and a set of 20th century opera glasses.
0:10:44 > 0:10:47They are not hugely valuable, but Jonty is optimistic that
0:10:47 > 0:10:50at auction a dealer might buy them as a job lot.
0:10:50 > 0:10:54So he prices them together at £20-30.
0:10:54 > 0:10:58Bernard's not slacking either, and finds a very special memento from his past.
0:11:00 > 0:11:03- Jonty?- Yes.- I wonder whether you might be interested in this?
0:11:03 > 0:11:05- It's a French carriage clock. - Oh, right.
0:11:05 > 0:11:10It was given to me when I left my company I worked for after 30 years.
0:11:10 > 0:11:12- Wow.- So.
0:11:12 > 0:11:17- You might have a look at it. - Oh, wow. So, it is in its original leather case here.- Yes.
0:11:17 > 0:11:20So is this the little plaque?
0:11:20 > 0:11:26Yes. It is inscribed saying... after 30 years' hard labour!
0:11:26 > 0:11:30- So you actually got the carriage clock.- There's a little knob to press there.
0:11:30 > 0:11:34There it is. Let's have a look. Wow, look at that.
0:11:34 > 0:11:35It's beautiful.
0:11:35 > 0:11:39Now, what I love about the case is the fact we have got this little door here.
0:11:39 > 0:11:44Look at this. If I un-slide that, put the lid back over.
0:11:44 > 0:11:49It shows that you can take the clock wherever you want to go, but you don't have to take it out of
0:11:49 > 0:11:54the case, you can still see the face without actually having to take the mechanism out of the box.
0:11:54 > 0:11:58It's lovely. And it really does add value to have its original leather case.
0:11:58 > 0:12:03Now, the vast majority of carriage clocks of this style
0:12:03 > 0:12:07tend to be late 19th century or early 20th century.
0:12:07 > 0:12:10They were very fashionable at that time.
0:12:10 > 0:12:13And the vast majority of them were made in France.
0:12:13 > 0:12:18If I look at the dial here, the enamelled dial,
0:12:18 > 0:12:21we have a severe chip in the top corner. We have a chip on actual glass,
0:12:21 > 0:12:23which is not too much of a problem.
0:12:23 > 0:12:26- But, price, we're looking at £80-120.- Lovely.
0:12:26 > 0:12:30Thank you very much for that. That's a real find.
0:12:30 > 0:12:33So, it looks as though Bernard's 30 years' service has paid off,
0:12:33 > 0:12:37with that lovely carriage clock now on its way to auction.
0:12:37 > 0:12:42And, don't forget, it will help raise money for the Colombian children's choir.
0:12:42 > 0:12:46Jonty also finds this very fine German tea set, given to Pat by a friend,
0:12:46 > 0:12:49which he values at £20-30.
0:12:49 > 0:12:52And Bernard digs out yet another item
0:12:52 > 0:12:55from his past that Jonty thinks could be lethal.
0:12:55 > 0:12:57Bernard, what have you got there?
0:12:57 > 0:13:01- This might interest Jonty. - Let's have a look.- My old violin.
0:13:01 > 0:13:04I thought it was a machine gun.
0:13:04 > 0:13:05It's all there, look.
0:13:05 > 0:13:07Ah, wow, look at that.
0:13:07 > 0:13:10When you say old, how old is this, Bernard?
0:13:10 > 0:13:16- Well, my mum bought it for me second hand in 1940-41.- Right.- In Slough.
0:13:16 > 0:13:18- Yes.- And you play, I take it?
0:13:18 > 0:13:20Well. Yes.
0:13:20 > 0:13:26I started lessons before that, and I went to the choir school at Eton,
0:13:26 > 0:13:29Eton College Choir School.
0:13:29 > 0:13:32And there, they allowed me to have lessons from one of the Eton masters.
0:13:32 > 0:13:38So it brought me on quicker. And I played a lot of music with my dear old dad,
0:13:38 > 0:13:42because he played the piano, and his father had played the violin.
0:13:42 > 0:13:48- So, it gave a lot of pleasure to him and a lot of pleasure to me, I can tell you.- Another item from Bernard.
0:13:48 > 0:13:50- What a generous husband you have. - Absolutely.
0:13:50 > 0:13:55Wonderful. It's a violin made in the classical way.
0:13:55 > 0:13:59We have a spruce front here and the maple sides. Wonderful.
0:13:59 > 0:14:03And they never really seem to sell in excess of £100.
0:14:03 > 0:14:05- So it's going to be less than that. - OK.
0:14:05 > 0:14:10So, on order to attract the right person, or hopefully more than one person,
0:14:10 > 0:14:11we are looking at £40-60.
0:14:11 > 0:14:13- Is that OK with you?- OK, yes.
0:14:13 > 0:14:19The main thing would be to get it being used again and doing a little bit of good for the charity.
0:14:19 > 0:14:23Well, we wanted £300 towards the Colombian boys' choir, didn't we?
0:14:23 > 0:14:25Do you think we have raised that much?
0:14:25 > 0:14:27I would be surprised.
0:14:27 > 0:14:31- I would be surprised.- I am very happy to be the bearer of good news, then,
0:14:31 > 0:14:35because the value of everything going to auction comes to £430.
0:14:35 > 0:14:37- Oh, that's wonderful.- Yes.
0:14:37 > 0:14:39So the next time you see your violin,
0:14:39 > 0:14:43somebody hopefully will be giving a little tune at the auction house.
0:14:43 > 0:14:44And TLC.
0:14:46 > 0:14:50Bernard has fond memories of that violin, so I do hope it will do well at auction.
0:14:51 > 0:14:55Also going to the sale are: The French carriage clock.
0:14:55 > 0:14:57Bernard got it as a thank you present
0:14:57 > 0:15:00from his firm after 30 years' service.
0:15:00 > 0:15:04Hopefully we can turn it into £80-120 at auction.
0:15:06 > 0:15:09And, at £50-70, Bernard's brass microscopes
0:15:09 > 0:15:12will certainly encourage bidders to take a closer look.
0:15:12 > 0:15:14And the brass mirrored compass,
0:15:14 > 0:15:16a handsome navigational piece
0:15:16 > 0:15:19that will hopefully attract some interest at £50-70.
0:15:19 > 0:15:21Find out how much these
0:15:21 > 0:15:24and the Fields' other items will raise on auction day.
0:15:24 > 0:15:31Still to come on Cash In The Attic: Our family discover the ups and downs of the sale room.
0:15:31 > 0:15:33Are you disappointed with that?
0:15:33 > 0:15:35- Very disappointed.- Just a little.
0:15:35 > 0:15:38But, what goes down must always go up, fortunately.
0:15:38 > 0:15:41- You must be pleased with that. - I'm absolutely thrilled for you.
0:15:41 > 0:15:45Find out what happens when the hammer falls.
0:15:50 > 0:15:54It's been a few weeks since we visited Pat and Bernard at their home in north Norfolk.
0:15:54 > 0:15:59We found plenty of antiques and collectibles to bring to their very local auction room,
0:15:59 > 0:16:01Keys in Aylesham. So we're just hoping that
0:16:01 > 0:16:07today we can make the £500 they're looking for, and that there's plenty of bidders here ready to buy.
0:16:07 > 0:16:11Jonty valued all our auction items at £430 on rummage day.
0:16:11 > 0:16:16And, despite the £300 target, Pat and Bernard have set us a new challenge to make £500.
0:16:16 > 0:16:19£200 more than expected.
0:16:19 > 0:16:24Today's midweek auction is a busy one, so let's hope
0:16:24 > 0:16:28the Fields' mix of items help us meet our new target.
0:16:28 > 0:16:32At six foot three, Jonty's wondering how anybody could ever sit on this little chair.
0:16:32 > 0:16:35- Good morning, Jonty.- Hello.
0:16:35 > 0:16:37Ah, you found the chair?
0:16:37 > 0:16:40- I have indeed.- We're here at an auction that's right in Norfolk.
0:16:40 > 0:16:43Lots of country furniture. Hopefully it should do well.
0:16:43 > 0:16:46It's a lovely thing, it's a one-off, a bespoke piece of furniture.
0:16:46 > 0:16:50All of that's hand-carving. I think it's a really sweet little chair, it should do well.
0:16:50 > 0:16:54I'm hoping that Bernard's two microscopes will do incredibly well.
0:16:54 > 0:16:55Very good quality.
0:16:55 > 0:17:01And he's got the inclinometer as well, so those three scientific instruments I'm very hopeful for.
0:17:01 > 0:17:06I know they're here because they've been walking the dogs out in a car park.
0:17:06 > 0:17:08So, come on, let's go and get them in.
0:17:08 > 0:17:12If you're thinking of heading to auction to raise money for something special,
0:17:12 > 0:17:17do take note that auction rooms may charge additional fees, such as commission and VAT.
0:17:17 > 0:17:21Fees vary from auction to auction, so it's best to inquire in advance.
0:17:21 > 0:17:28All items from the rummage made it safely to auction, except one, the German tea set.
0:17:28 > 0:17:31Pat and Bernard accidentally broke the set in transit,
0:17:31 > 0:17:34so we'll have to live without the £20-30 it may have raised.
0:17:34 > 0:17:40As the auction gets under way, our first lot is the Mother Superior's custom-made oak chair.
0:17:40 > 0:17:43It's a unique item with a fascinating history,
0:17:43 > 0:17:46so hopefully its modest price tag will get the bidders going.
0:17:46 > 0:17:48Can you start me at £10?
0:17:48 > 0:17:50I have £10 to start here. At 10.
0:17:50 > 0:17:5312 bid. 15. 18.
0:17:53 > 0:17:5620 bid. At 20.
0:17:56 > 0:17:5922 bid. 25 bid. 28. 30.
0:17:59 > 0:18:022. 35. 35 on the right-hand side.
0:18:02 > 0:18:05At 35. At £35.
0:18:05 > 0:18:11- Well, I was hoping for a bit more for you.- £35 is better than £25.
0:18:13 > 0:18:16Well, Jonty may have wanted more for it, but
0:18:16 > 0:18:20it raised £5 over his top estimate, so a good way to kick off the sale.
0:18:20 > 0:18:25Now, our next lot is made up of two 19th century brass miners' lamps,
0:18:25 > 0:18:30plus a pair of opera glasses, all for £20-30.
0:18:30 > 0:18:31It's a nice mixed lot, Jonty.
0:18:31 > 0:18:35Yes, and miners' lamps are always attractive, good sellers as well.
0:18:35 > 0:18:39And opera glasses, amazing, I never know why they sell, but they always seem to.
0:18:39 > 0:18:41- Useless things.- Yes.
0:18:41 > 0:18:47I'm bid 10 for the start for those. At 10. 12 bid. 15. 18. 20. 2. 25.
0:18:47 > 0:18:5028. 30. 30. The front row, I've got it at 30.
0:18:50 > 0:18:5330. Any more, quickly? Sold to the front row...
0:18:53 > 0:18:582, fresh bidder. 32. 5. 35.
0:18:58 > 0:19:008, sir? 38. 38, 38?
0:19:00 > 0:19:02On the door now then at 38.
0:19:02 > 0:19:04- That's good.- Yes, it all helps.
0:19:04 > 0:19:09- Selling at 38.- Very good. - £38, that's good, isn't it?
0:19:09 > 0:19:13The opera glasses and miners' lamps may be a strange mix of a lot,
0:19:13 > 0:19:15but somebody obviously thought they
0:19:15 > 0:19:20were a winning combination, as they fetched a better price than we expected.
0:19:20 > 0:19:24Now, our next lot is the George V silver-gilt communion dish.
0:19:24 > 0:19:28It's engraved "Carmel Convent, Cambridge, 1930", which I think
0:19:28 > 0:19:31you felt would make a difference to the price, Jonty?
0:19:31 > 0:19:35Yes, I certainly think, without the engraving there, we would have more value.
0:19:35 > 0:19:37I appreciate that.
0:19:37 > 0:19:39But it has a scrap value.
0:19:39 > 0:19:44But you have to remember here, as we are selling it here in the auction, you have to make a profit as well.
0:19:44 > 0:19:47- But you put a reserve on it, haven't you?- Yes. £65.
0:19:47 > 0:19:53Because of the high price of silver currently, there's seven ounces of silver there, standard silver.
0:19:53 > 0:19:58So that's what the silver's worth, if not more now, as the price of silver goes up.
0:19:58 > 0:19:59I'm bid £40 to start.
0:19:59 > 0:20:03At 40. At 40? 40 only. 5 bid.
0:20:03 > 0:20:0950. 5 bid. 60. 60. 5 bid. 65. 65.
0:20:09 > 0:20:10Bidding on the back. 65. 65.
0:20:10 > 0:20:1670 then? Sells then at £65 only.
0:20:17 > 0:20:21- We got the result.- £65, are you happy about that?- Yes.
0:20:21 > 0:20:25Well done to Bernard for putting in a reserve.
0:20:25 > 0:20:30It certainly paid off as it sold for over double Jonty's lowest estimate.
0:20:30 > 0:20:33Our next lot is the reproduction brass surveyor's inclinometer,
0:20:33 > 0:20:36if I've pronounced that right. Where did this come from?
0:20:36 > 0:20:41I saw it at a car boot, and I like instruments of this sort,
0:20:41 > 0:20:44so I bought it and here it is today.
0:20:44 > 0:20:47Can you remember what you paid for it at the car boot?
0:20:47 > 0:20:49Something like £25.
0:20:49 > 0:20:53- Jonty, what have you put on it? - I've put £30-50 on it, so it would
0:20:53 > 0:20:56be nice if we could double, maybe triple what you've paid for it.
0:20:56 > 0:20:58It would, wouldn't it? Let's see.
0:20:58 > 0:21:01I'm 15, a low start. At 15. 18.
0:21:01 > 0:21:0620. 2 bid. 25 here. 28. £30.
0:21:06 > 0:21:08At 30. 32 bid.
0:21:08 > 0:21:1132. Lady's bid, I've got. 35.
0:21:11 > 0:21:13- 38.- That's good.- Yeah.
0:21:13 > 0:21:1542.
0:21:15 > 0:21:2045. 48. 50 bid. 55. 60 bid.
0:21:20 > 0:21:2260? 60.
0:21:22 > 0:21:24The gent takes it at 60.
0:21:24 > 0:21:27Any more quickly? It goes for 60.
0:21:27 > 0:21:30- Yes.- Well done.- That's good.
0:21:30 > 0:21:33What a surprise. The 20th century inclinometer
0:21:33 > 0:21:35used for measuring angles
0:21:35 > 0:21:38must appealed to the technical bidders in the crowd.
0:21:38 > 0:21:41Our next lot, I think, is going to be one that you're
0:21:41 > 0:21:44going to be rather sad to see go, because it's the violin.
0:21:44 > 0:21:47I feel like playing it in rather sombre tones now.
0:21:47 > 0:21:49Yes, I'd like to have one last go.
0:21:49 > 0:21:54£40, I'm bid, for the start for the violin. At 40. 40. 5 bid. 50. 5.
0:21:54 > 0:21:5960. 5. 70.
0:21:59 > 0:22:025. 80. 5. 90. 5.
0:22:02 > 0:22:05100. 100? All over then.
0:22:05 > 0:22:09Sells to a commission bid for £100.
0:22:09 > 0:22:13- You must be pleased with that? - I'm thrilled you, absolutely thrilled for you.
0:22:13 > 0:22:16I don't think any of us saw that coming.
0:22:16 > 0:22:20What a wonderful outcome for a much-loved item.
0:22:20 > 0:22:26We've had a good run of luck, so I'm sure Pat and Bernard are curious to know how much we've raised so far.
0:22:26 > 0:22:33The good news is that, so far, you have actually banked £298.
0:22:33 > 0:22:34Really?
0:22:34 > 0:22:38- So we are well on the way to your £500.- Oh, that brilliant.
0:22:38 > 0:22:42- Well done.- Are you pleased with that?- Absolutely, Lorne, thank you.
0:22:42 > 0:22:46- And we've sold absolutely everything so far.- Yes. All sold.- Thank you.
0:22:46 > 0:22:50We are over halfway towards Pat and Bernard's
0:22:50 > 0:22:54£500 target, and there are still many more interesting items to come.
0:22:54 > 0:22:59Up next is the Victorian piano stool, priced at £40-60.
0:22:59 > 0:23:04I'm bid £20 for a low start on the stool. 20. 2 bid. 25. 28.
0:23:04 > 0:23:0930. 30. Only 2 bid. 32. 32.
0:23:09 > 0:23:1335. 35. 35. 38. 40 bid. At 40.
0:23:13 > 0:23:15We've got the lower end of the estimate.
0:23:15 > 0:23:19Sells now at 40.
0:23:19 > 0:23:22- £40. Are you happy with that? - That's another 40.
0:23:23 > 0:23:26How fitting that the Fields' neglected music stool
0:23:26 > 0:23:28has gone to raise money for music students.
0:23:28 > 0:23:31Now, the next two lots don't disappoint.
0:23:31 > 0:23:36The 18th century style bureau met Jonty's lowest estimate
0:23:36 > 0:23:37with a sale of £50.
0:23:37 > 0:23:39At 50 only.
0:23:39 > 0:23:42And another reproduction, the brass mirrored compass
0:23:42 > 0:23:47set off in the right direction and managed to climb to £38.
0:23:47 > 0:23:50Our next a lot is the French carriage clock,
0:23:50 > 0:23:52which I think is rather down to you, Bernard.
0:23:52 > 0:23:55- Yes.- You had to do a bit of work to get this.
0:23:55 > 0:23:5930 years' hard labour, really, with my old company. But it was worth it.
0:23:59 > 0:24:0230 I'm bid for a low start. 30.
0:24:02 > 0:24:065 bid. 40. 5 bid. 45 only. 45. 45.
0:24:06 > 0:24:1250 I've got. 50. 50. 50. Putting it on the back-burner, then, 50.
0:24:12 > 0:24:16Takes it to the back and sells at 50 only.
0:24:16 > 0:24:17Are you disappointed with that?
0:24:17 > 0:24:20- Very disappointed.- Just a little.
0:24:20 > 0:24:26Well, probably not what Bernard wanted to see considering all of those years of hard work.
0:24:26 > 0:24:28Just before the sale, the auctioneer told me
0:24:28 > 0:24:32there was a great deal of interest in these historical microscopes.
0:24:32 > 0:24:35Maybe we can surprise Bernard with a result which will make up
0:24:35 > 0:24:38for the poor price realised by his carriage clock.
0:24:38 > 0:24:41Now, the next lot is not one but two microscopes.
0:24:41 > 0:24:45- Bernard's toys.- My toys, yes.
0:24:45 > 0:24:49- Have you actually used them? - Yes, yes. A little bit.
0:24:49 > 0:24:51Well, we are hoping for £50-70.
0:24:51 > 0:24:54I hope a bit more than that, too.
0:24:54 > 0:24:57And I'm bid £80 for the two microscopes.
0:24:57 > 0:24:59- Started at £80.- Yes. Lovely.
0:25:01 > 0:25:0385 bid.
0:25:03 > 0:25:0590 bid. 90. 90. 90 for the two.
0:25:05 > 0:25:10At 90, and gone.
0:25:10 > 0:25:12- £90.- That's fantastic.
0:25:12 > 0:25:14It is good, isn't it?
0:25:14 > 0:25:17That's excellent news.
0:25:17 > 0:25:20I'm glad to see that we ended on a high note.
0:25:20 > 0:25:23And, all in all, a fantastic day here in Norfolk.
0:25:23 > 0:25:28I'm sure Pat and Bernard will be thrilled with the amount we were able to raise for charity.
0:25:28 > 0:25:33- It would have been nice to get more, but at the end of the day you wanted to raise £500.- Yes. And?
0:25:33 > 0:25:40- And you've actually banked £566. - Well done.
0:25:40 > 0:25:43- That's good.- So what sort of difference is that going to make?
0:25:43 > 0:25:46All the difference in the world. Thank you, thank you, Lorne.
0:25:52 > 0:25:55Pat couldn't be more thrilled that every penny will be
0:25:55 > 0:26:02helping Colombia's street children fulfil their musical dreams by participating in the new choir.
0:26:02 > 0:26:04THEY SING
0:26:04 > 0:26:07We had this idea and thought, let's do this for the children.
0:26:07 > 0:26:13Today, she's presenting the money to the charity's founder, Father Peter Walters.
0:26:13 > 0:26:17It was a totally unexpected boost to our funds, so we are delighted with it and very grateful.
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