0:00:02 > 0:00:05Welcome to Cash In The Attic. These days, if you've got a big project in mind,
0:00:05 > 0:00:09the first thing you have to think about is how you're going to raise the money.
0:00:09 > 0:00:13One answer is to sell off some of your possessions that you no longer need,
0:00:13 > 0:00:16and that's exactly what our family today are planning to do,
0:00:16 > 0:00:21which is why they've called us in to help hunt out some hidden treasures around their home.
0:00:41 > 0:00:46'Coming up on Cash In The Attic, a 250-year-old timepiece
0:00:46 > 0:00:48'faces the harsh reality of valuation.'
0:00:49 > 0:00:52- Gosh, that's quite a loss, isn't it? - It is.
0:00:52 > 0:00:56'But we deliver good news with some African gold coins.'
0:00:56 > 0:01:00- I'll look after these for you. - Right!- Don't let him do that!
0:01:00 > 0:01:05'At auction, the bidders love a piece of Victoriana.'
0:01:05 > 0:01:11Loads of interest on the book. I've got to come straight in on commission at £380.
0:01:11 > 0:01:14- Wow!- I'm looking at 400 in the room.
0:01:14 > 0:01:16'Find out what else they like later in the show.'
0:01:18 > 0:01:22I'm near Harlow in Essex and I'm on my way to meet a mother and daughter
0:01:22 > 0:01:25who've got some very interesting items for us to look at
0:01:25 > 0:01:28to help pay for a musical renovation.
0:01:29 > 0:01:32'Val Perrin was born and brought up in Eastbourne.
0:01:32 > 0:01:38'She met her husband Jerry when they were just teenagers and they were married for 50 years.
0:01:38 > 0:01:43'When she was in her twenties, Val developed a problem with her eyes and became partially blind.
0:01:43 > 0:01:47'Val and Jerry moved into this house in 1955,
0:01:47 > 0:01:52'when Jerry's job as an architect brought them to Harlow.
0:01:52 > 0:01:54'This was where they brought up their four children,
0:01:54 > 0:01:57'Sue, Duncan, Sally and Rowan.
0:01:57 > 0:02:01'They're all grown up now and they each have two children.
0:02:01 > 0:02:03'Sadly, Jerry died five years ago,
0:02:03 > 0:02:07'but Val is keeping herself busy with a new hobby.
0:02:07 > 0:02:10'Her youngest daughter, Sally, lives just across the road,
0:02:10 > 0:02:13'so she's helping her mother with the rummage today.
0:02:13 > 0:02:19'Jonty Hearnden is with me and his 20 years of antiques knowhow will be essential.'
0:02:23 > 0:02:28- Good morning, ladies!- Hello! - Hello!- Hello!- Hi, Val, yeah?- Yes.
0:02:28 > 0:02:32- And Sal! Val and Sal! Is that OK? - Yes, it is.- Perfect.
0:02:32 > 0:02:37- And you play the piano, obviously. - No, no, not really.
0:02:37 > 0:02:40This is what I'd like to do, to take music lessons.
0:02:40 > 0:02:42So was it you who called us in?
0:02:42 > 0:02:44- Well, my daughter did. - It was me, actually.
0:02:44 > 0:02:48- It was you!- It was my idea, unfortunately for my mother.
0:02:48 > 0:02:53- OK.- I just know she wanted to raise some money and she's got loads of bits and pieces around the house.
0:02:53 > 0:02:57- Have you?- She's always moaning that they shouldn't be here. It's time we got rid of them.
0:02:57 > 0:03:01What is it that we're going to be raising money for?
0:03:01 > 0:03:04Erm, I'd like to
0:03:04 > 0:03:09have this put back into good condition, so I can play it and then take lessons.
0:03:09 > 0:03:13How much money do you think we might be able to raise today? Set a target.
0:03:13 > 0:03:17If I could raise about £2,500, that would be nice.
0:03:17 > 0:03:20- £2,500.- If that's possible. - Is it going to cost that much?
0:03:20 > 0:03:23Er, yes, I should think so.
0:03:23 > 0:03:30Oh, right. OK, so, we're going to try and raise £2,500 to do up your beautiful piano.
0:03:30 > 0:03:35We've got a whole house to rummage through and I bet Jonty's already started. Let's find him.
0:03:35 > 0:03:40'Well, as Sal said, her mother Val certainly does have a house filled with plenty of items.
0:03:40 > 0:03:43'And we have a huge target to aim for.
0:03:44 > 0:03:49'But this is a pretty large house and I'm looking forward to exploring every room.
0:03:49 > 0:03:54'Luckily, Jonty's already spotted something that may be a real find.'
0:03:54 > 0:03:57- Hello!- Hello.
0:03:57 > 0:03:59This is a lovely, massive vase.
0:03:59 > 0:04:02- Oh, this was my grandmother's vase. - OK.
0:04:02 > 0:04:07- Tell us about your grandmother. - Actually, there's quite an interesting story about this.
0:04:07 > 0:04:13My great grandmother, her brother was a guy called Herbert Akroyd Stuart,
0:04:13 > 0:04:15and he was quite a famous Victorian inventor.
0:04:15 > 0:04:20In fact, he invented what we probably now know as diesel.
0:04:20 > 0:04:25He, by accident, apparently, I only know this cos my daughter's just done a project on it,
0:04:25 > 0:04:29tipped some paraffin oil into some hot, melted tin, as you do,
0:04:29 > 0:04:34and this created this substance which we now know as diesel, running engines.
0:04:34 > 0:04:37So... But, unfortunately, though he had the patent, he sold it
0:04:37 > 0:04:42to a gentleman by the name of Dr Rudolph Diesel.
0:04:42 > 0:04:47If it hadn't been for that, you would probably be driving around in a car with Akroyd Stuart in it.
0:04:47 > 0:04:50- So you could've been multi-millionaires. - Yes, sounds like it.
0:04:50 > 0:04:55Wow! I would imagine, therefore, that the family still would've had a bit of money.
0:04:55 > 0:05:02- How much did he sell his patent for? - Well, I wouldn't know this if my daughter hadn't done the research,
0:05:02 > 0:05:07and she found that it was about £26,000 then.
0:05:07 > 0:05:11So he had a bit of cash to buy nice vases like this. Wonderful.
0:05:11 > 0:05:16This vase is from Japan, but if you have a look at these two very large painted panels,
0:05:16 > 0:05:20this one here has a wonderful Samurai warrior.
0:05:20 > 0:05:24All this decorative work is all hand-done, so there's no transfer printing,
0:05:24 > 0:05:27there's no mass production. This is a one-off.
0:05:27 > 0:05:29This is a Satsuma vase
0:05:29 > 0:05:34and Satsuma ware was very popular in the late 19th century, early 20th century.
0:05:34 > 0:05:36But there's a bit of wear that's gone on.
0:05:36 > 0:05:41I would imagine that some over-zealous member of the household
0:05:41 > 0:05:43has been cleaning this or polishing it.
0:05:43 > 0:05:46If you look, can you see
0:05:46 > 0:05:49- that there's a lot of gilding work that's...- I'd noticed that.
0:05:49 > 0:05:53- Was that you? - No, not me. Not guilty.
0:05:53 > 0:05:57It's lovely and substantial but, for my money, there's just been too much wear.
0:05:57 > 0:06:01So it'll have to be sold for decorative purposes only,
0:06:01 > 0:06:06- and we're looking at £50 to £80 at auction. - Yes, OK. I'll have to accept that.
0:06:06 > 0:06:09'Well, let's hope there are some ceramic enthusiasts at the auction
0:06:09 > 0:06:13'who are keen to add that to their collection.
0:06:14 > 0:06:20'But we need to find a lot more if we're going to help pay for that £2,500 restoration job on the piano.
0:06:22 > 0:06:25'I head upstairs and come across some jewellery.
0:06:25 > 0:06:30'But I don't think there's anything particularly valuable here. No hallmarks, anyway.
0:06:30 > 0:06:35'Sal has stayed downstairs and wonders about this wall clock in the lounge.
0:06:35 > 0:06:39'It's one that her father collected. He loved clocks.
0:06:39 > 0:06:44'This one is Victorian and is made by Dumvile of St Ives in Cambridgeshire.
0:06:44 > 0:06:51'Jonty gives it an estimate of £250 to £450. What a great find.
0:06:52 > 0:06:57'And then Val shows Jonty another from her husband's collection.'
0:06:57 > 0:06:59It's a really beautiful clock, isn't it?
0:06:59 > 0:07:04I've noticed, around the house, there's quite a lot of clocks, but this is the grandest by far.
0:07:04 > 0:07:06Can you tell me where it came from?
0:07:06 > 0:07:09I think this came from Hertford.
0:07:09 > 0:07:12There's a lot of antique shops over there. It was an impulse buy.
0:07:12 > 0:07:18- So it must be an eight-day movement, because we've got the two holes here.- Yes.
0:07:18 > 0:07:22Here we have the maker's name. This is Nathaniel Hedge
0:07:22 > 0:07:28and he was under the apprenticeship of John Smorthwaite in the 1720s.
0:07:28 > 0:07:30The late 1720s.
0:07:30 > 0:07:34And he ran off with his only daughter, Sarah.
0:07:34 > 0:07:37So, all of a sudden, his apprenticeship was null and voided there and then.
0:07:37 > 0:07:41But he ended up being quite a successful clock-maker himself.
0:07:41 > 0:07:44So if you think about that date, that time,
0:07:44 > 0:07:49that makes this clock roughly 250 years old.
0:07:49 > 0:07:52The case itself is oak, so it's a country clock.
0:07:52 > 0:07:55- Yes.- And, also, you can tell that it's a country clock
0:07:55 > 0:08:00- because mahogany clocks, town clocks, tend to be a little bit taller and grander.- Ah.
0:08:00 > 0:08:05Because, if you think about it, country dwellings, the ceilings are a lot lower.
0:08:05 > 0:08:11I love that you've got a little window on both sides so you can see the workings. A really nice detail.
0:08:11 > 0:08:17- Do you remember how much you paid for this clock?- Yes, we paid about £1,100, something like that.
0:08:17 > 0:08:20- That's quite an impulse buy! - Yes!- How long ago was that?
0:08:20 > 0:08:22Probably 30 years ago.
0:08:22 > 0:08:28- Are you happy to sell this now, because I'm not going to value it at £1,000.- I guessed that, yes.
0:08:28 > 0:08:33The auction value of this clock today, if we were to take this along to the sale,
0:08:33 > 0:08:35- would be more like £400 to £600. - Is that so?
0:08:35 > 0:08:38- Yeah.- Gosh, that's quite a loss. - It is.
0:08:38 > 0:08:41- How do you feel about that? - No, that's OK.
0:08:41 > 0:08:44- Time to let it go?- Yes, I think so.
0:08:44 > 0:08:46'But, when it comes to auction day...'
0:08:46 > 0:08:49Start me at £200. I'm looking for 220.
0:08:51 > 0:08:54'..will Jonty's valuation go down well with the bidders?'
0:08:54 > 0:08:58220. 240. 260. 280.
0:08:58 > 0:09:02'Find out if it reaches the £400 estimate later.
0:09:03 > 0:09:08'As our search of Val's house continues, our host lingers over a carriage clock,
0:09:08 > 0:09:13'another of Jerry's collection. But this one won't be going into the auction hall.
0:09:13 > 0:09:19'I've been having a look around the lounge and notice this Georgian-style silver sugar bowl.
0:09:19 > 0:09:23'There's another, as well, and they both belonged to Val's grandmother, Anis.
0:09:23 > 0:09:27'Jonty gives them a valuation of £70 to £100.
0:09:28 > 0:09:35'Based on Jonty's lowest estimate so far, we stand to raise £770 at auction, which is pretty good,
0:09:35 > 0:09:37'but I think I'll keep it to myself for now.'
0:09:38 > 0:09:43Valerie, I am going to ask you a very personal question, I suppose,
0:09:43 > 0:09:48- because I know that you've got four children, your eldest is 55?- Yes.
0:09:48 > 0:09:50- You were married in 1950.- Yes.
0:09:50 > 0:09:53It seems incredible to me. How old are you?
0:09:53 > 0:09:55I'm 74.
0:09:55 > 0:09:59- That is amazing. You look fantastic. - Thank you.
0:09:59 > 0:10:05- How do you do it? Where did you get all this hair from?- Well, I inherited it from my father, I think.
0:10:05 > 0:10:08Yes. I've always decided to keep my hair long.
0:10:08 > 0:10:12Most people cut their hair when they get to a certain age.
0:10:12 > 0:10:16- I think you're the Joan Collins of Harlow.- Thank you very much.
0:10:16 > 0:10:18- THEY LAUGH - It's honestly astonishing.
0:10:18 > 0:10:22Now, I know that over the years you've had a few health problems,
0:10:22 > 0:10:26particularly with your eyesight. What is the condition that you've got?
0:10:26 > 0:10:33It's an inherited problem called Marfan's,
0:10:33 > 0:10:39and it just means the lenses of your eyes detach.
0:10:39 > 0:10:42- So how bad is it? - Well, I'm blind in one eye
0:10:42 > 0:10:46and my vision's not very good on the other one.
0:10:46 > 0:10:52But I suppose, over the years, I've just... I've learnt to live with it, basically.
0:10:52 > 0:10:56Most of the time, I forget it.
0:10:56 > 0:11:00I'm fine when I'm in places that I'm familiar with.
0:11:00 > 0:11:05As soon as I get out of my comfort zone, I'm in trouble, basically.
0:11:05 > 0:11:09It must be really tough for you now, because your husband has died
0:11:09 > 0:11:12and you're on your own. You must miss him dreadfully.
0:11:12 > 0:11:19I do, actually. I'm getting used to being on my own now, but only just.
0:11:19 > 0:11:24And it's just the companionship and the friendship we had, I miss that a lot.
0:11:24 > 0:11:28You've got a big family, so that must be a huge comfort to you.
0:11:28 > 0:11:31I have, yes, thank goodness.
0:11:31 > 0:11:37I've found them, you know, wonderful, really. They've all been great.
0:11:37 > 0:11:41I tell you what, if we get that piano done up, you can have a get-together round the piano!
0:11:41 > 0:11:45- That would be lovely! Bit of a sing-song.- Yes! Wonderful.
0:11:45 > 0:11:49OK. Speaking of which, we had better get back to our work. Come on.
0:11:50 > 0:11:54'Well, Val's obviously someone who doesn't let anything hold her back,
0:11:54 > 0:11:59'and I'm only too happy to carry on rummaging to help her get that piano fixed.
0:12:00 > 0:12:03'Jonty's in the kitchen examining some ceramics
0:12:03 > 0:12:06'whilst Sal decides to explore the garage.
0:12:06 > 0:12:11'In the lounge, I take a look at a small bureau and come across this rather nice wooden box.
0:12:11 > 0:12:15'I'm intrigued by its contents. A draughtsman's set.
0:12:15 > 0:12:22'It belongs to Val's father, who studied electronics at Leeds University in the 1920s.
0:12:22 > 0:12:26'It certainly could be quite collectable, but at just £15 to £20,
0:12:26 > 0:12:29'it hasn't added much to our auction fund.
0:12:29 > 0:12:33'Maybe our next find will be better.'
0:12:33 > 0:12:39- Have you found me anything interesting?- Well, I think we have. This cabinet here.
0:12:39 > 0:12:44- Whose was this cabinet?- This was my grandmother's, my Grandma Anis.
0:12:44 > 0:12:49It's interesting, this, because it looks like a rather small display cabinet,
0:12:49 > 0:12:52but we've got all these small drawers down the bottom.
0:12:52 > 0:12:58And cabinets of this size were made about 100 years ago, which is how old this cabinet is.
0:12:59 > 0:13:03These drawers were designed, more often than not, to house sheet music.
0:13:03 > 0:13:07But because these drawers do not fall down,
0:13:07 > 0:13:14- if they were to fall down as well, have a little hinge here, that would definitely be a music cabinet.- OK.
0:13:14 > 0:13:20That's the reason why I'm assuming that this is just a small, little display cabinet or storage cabinet.
0:13:20 > 0:13:25It's Edwardian, or in the style of an Edwardian piece of furniture,
0:13:25 > 0:13:27simply because it's made of mahogany,
0:13:27 > 0:13:32and if you look at the design of it, it's all referencing back to Georgian lines,
0:13:32 > 0:13:34and this is what Edwardians did.
0:13:34 > 0:13:39They threw away all this very heavy design of the 19th century
0:13:39 > 0:13:42and created their own look.
0:13:42 > 0:13:45What I find really interesting is, if you look at the legs,
0:13:45 > 0:13:51I've never really seen an Edwardian cabinet with this shape of leg.
0:13:51 > 0:13:54Somebody somewhere down the line has reconfigured that base.
0:13:54 > 0:13:57That is not a style of leg that I'm familiar with.
0:13:57 > 0:14:02- Oh. That's interesting.- Now, what sort of value do we put on this?
0:14:02 > 0:14:06- Well, I think we're looking at £40 to £60 at auction.- OK.
0:14:06 > 0:14:10- Which means that we've got a lot more searching to do. Yes?- Yes.
0:14:10 > 0:14:13- Shall we go this way?- Yes.
0:14:15 > 0:14:20'There are lots of drawers and cupboards to explore in Val's lovely old house
0:14:20 > 0:14:22'and I'm enjoying having a good old root around.
0:14:22 > 0:14:27'Jonty has spotted this walking stick which turns out to contain a sword.
0:14:27 > 0:14:30'It's called a sword stick or a cane sword
0:14:30 > 0:14:34'and they were a popular fashion accessory for the wealthy in the 18th and 19th centuries.
0:14:34 > 0:14:37'You need to use common sense when you're handling one,
0:14:37 > 0:14:40'and they should always be kept out of the reach of children.
0:14:40 > 0:14:44'This one belonged to Val's grandfather, so she's quite attached to it.
0:14:44 > 0:14:47'Jonty reckons is could be worth £50 to £75.
0:14:47 > 0:14:53'But if you're thinking of selling an item like this, you should always check with the auction house first.
0:14:54 > 0:14:59'In the bedroom, Val seems to have found something else worth showing to our expert.'
0:15:00 > 0:15:05Oh, you caught us! I was just looking through your wardrobe! What have you got?
0:15:05 > 0:15:10- I wondered if you'd be interested in that.- Can I have a look? - Where's it come from?
0:15:10 > 0:15:13Erm, there's quite an interesting story, actually.
0:15:13 > 0:15:20In Eastbourne, there was an old lady. The locals called her Mrs Pigeon.
0:15:20 > 0:15:24- Mrs Pigeon!- Yes, because she used to feed the pigeons.- OK.
0:15:24 > 0:15:28Now, my husband used to walk to school every morning.
0:15:28 > 0:15:31He was probably 18, 19 then.
0:15:31 > 0:15:34And they got to know each other. They'd chat.
0:15:34 > 0:15:38And after about six months or a year,
0:15:38 > 0:15:41she just gave him this watch.
0:15:41 > 0:15:44- She probably took a fancy to him. - Oh, stop it!
0:15:44 > 0:15:47- How extraordinary! - It's really very beautiful.
0:15:47 > 0:15:51It's got an outer case. Now, there would've been glass on the outer case.
0:15:51 > 0:15:53Can you just hold that case for me?
0:15:53 > 0:15:56First of all, we need to have a look at the actual fascia.
0:15:56 > 0:16:00Just by looking at the design, this looks Georgian to me. This look a lot older.
0:16:00 > 0:16:04- Oh.- Let's have a look on the inside. Let's see if we can open it up.
0:16:04 > 0:16:08- What tells you that it's Georgian? - It's the simplicity of the style.
0:16:08 > 0:16:11Now, let's have a closer look at the workings.
0:16:11 > 0:16:15Now, look at that! Isn't that beautiful?
0:16:15 > 0:16:19We've got a maker's name there, that's B Roberts.
0:16:19 > 0:16:22And the casing itself, the silver case is hallmarked
0:16:22 > 0:16:27and we've got TG, and that is Thomas Gibbard.
0:16:27 > 0:16:31And the date here is around the turn of the 18th and 19th centuries.
0:16:31 > 0:16:35- So this pocket watch is over 200 years old.- Good gracious.
0:16:35 > 0:16:38- Did you have any idea? - No idea at all.
0:16:38 > 0:16:43Well, I'm a little bit concerned about the damage. The glass placement.
0:16:43 > 0:16:45So I'm going to give a broad brushstroke here.
0:16:45 > 0:16:48- We're looking between £100 and £200. - Yeah.
0:16:48 > 0:16:50That's good. I'm quite surprised.
0:16:50 > 0:16:54'Val's been in this house for over 50 years now
0:16:54 > 0:16:56'and I want to know more about its history.'
0:16:57 > 0:17:01I think your house is really unusual.
0:17:01 > 0:17:03And beautifully put together.
0:17:03 > 0:17:06It's very artistic. Is that you?
0:17:06 > 0:17:12Er, not particularly. I think it's a joint effort between my husband and I over the years
0:17:12 > 0:17:17and it's just something that's grown over 37 years.
0:17:17 > 0:17:22- She's quite artistic, really, isn't she?- She never admits to it, but she's got lots of oil paintings
0:17:22 > 0:17:26and pastels and an awful lot of drawings hidden away, which we get out every now and again.
0:17:26 > 0:17:32- What's the history of this house? - It was built in about 1850
0:17:32 > 0:17:36and it was a bakery and they used to sell the bread over there
0:17:36 > 0:17:41and this part was where the ovens were.
0:17:41 > 0:17:44- So why did you come to Harlow? - Because it was a new town,
0:17:44 > 0:17:48they needed architects and my husband was newly qualified,
0:17:48 > 0:17:50so it was the first job he ever got.
0:17:50 > 0:17:53And has he left some kind of legacy here?
0:17:53 > 0:17:57Erm, yeah, he did the Harlow Sports Centre.
0:17:57 > 0:18:03He didn't design it all on his own, he did it with Sir Frederick Gibberd who is very well known in this area,
0:18:03 > 0:18:06so he designed it with him, but it was the first sports centre
0:18:06 > 0:18:11for the community in Great Britain, or certainly in England, I believe.
0:18:11 > 0:18:15I feel I've learnt loads about your family. It's a very interesting family.
0:18:15 > 0:18:21But we'd better get back to work. Shall we go and rummage in here, ladies? Come along.
0:18:22 > 0:18:28'Sal looks as if she's on a mission as she turns out the drawers in her mother's house.
0:18:28 > 0:18:31'And Val is certainly getting into the swing of things now.
0:18:31 > 0:18:35'I hope she doesn't get too distracted looking at those old books.
0:18:35 > 0:18:39'Jonty seems to have found something good, though. It's a silver scent bottle
0:18:39 > 0:18:43'which belonged to Val's grandmother, Anis.
0:18:43 > 0:18:46'It's hallmarked, and our expert reckons a conservative estimate
0:18:46 > 0:18:49'of £30 to £50 should attract some interest.
0:18:50 > 0:18:54'And it looks as if Sal's rummaging has paid off.'
0:18:55 > 0:19:00Oh, I say! Look at those! Those are great. Are these for sale?
0:19:00 > 0:19:06- I think she's looking to sell them, yes.- OK. Do you know anything about them? We've got two pairs.
0:19:06 > 0:19:09These have been handed down from my mother's side of the family,
0:19:09 > 0:19:13so it would've been my great grandmother, Anis, handed those down.
0:19:13 > 0:19:18- What about the smaller pair? - My father's side, it would've been his mother, my grandmother.
0:19:18 > 0:19:21Let's have a look at the large pair.
0:19:21 > 0:19:24Now, first of all, we need to be looking for hallmarks.
0:19:24 > 0:19:31There we go, there's lovely hallmarks there, so that means this pair of Corinthian columns
0:19:31 > 0:19:34are solid silver, which is lovely.
0:19:34 > 0:19:38And the small pair here, again, hallmarked.
0:19:38 > 0:19:41So, again, this smaller pair is solid silver, too.
0:19:41 > 0:19:46Now, if you look closer at these hallmarks, both of these were made in Sheffield.
0:19:46 > 0:19:52These were made in 1886, those are 1900 in date.
0:19:52 > 0:19:59So the smaller pair was based on a Rococo style, which is mid-18th century. Came from the continent.
0:19:59 > 0:20:05Whereas this is a revival of classical times. These are Corinthian columns.
0:20:05 > 0:20:10These would've originally been designed or made in Greece, the Romans copied them
0:20:10 > 0:20:14and they've never really gone out of fashion from an architectural point of view.
0:20:14 > 0:20:19You look at the front of St Paul's, you look at very grand buildings, they've always got big columns.
0:20:19 > 0:20:24That pair, at auction, is worth £150 to £250 just by themselves.
0:20:24 > 0:20:29- Really?- The slightly smaller pair, around the £100 mark.- Oh.- All right?
0:20:29 > 0:20:32- You look pleasantly surprised. - Yeah, I'm quite surprised.- Good.
0:20:32 > 0:20:35'What a great find.
0:20:35 > 0:20:38'And it's spurred Sal on to try to uncover something else.
0:20:38 > 0:20:41'Val has come across a potential winner
0:20:41 > 0:20:43'tucked away in an old envelope.
0:20:43 > 0:20:47'It's a collection of Victorian sovereigns, 18 of them,
0:20:47 > 0:20:50'which her husband Jerry bought as an investment.
0:20:50 > 0:20:56'Jonty gives them a jaw-dropping estimate of £2,500 to £3,000.
0:20:56 > 0:20:59'If we'd known, we could've found those earlier and put our feet up!
0:21:00 > 0:21:03'But we're not cashing up just yet.'
0:21:03 > 0:21:06- Hello. What have you found?- Look what I've found here. Take these.
0:21:06 > 0:21:10- Ooh! Krugerrands. - Where are they from?
0:21:10 > 0:21:14They're from the NatWest Bank.
0:21:14 > 0:21:17My husband bought them for me as an investment.
0:21:17 > 0:21:20An investment! I wonder if it was a wise investment.
0:21:20 > 0:21:24- Do you reckon?- We shall see. - Jonty! Jonty!
0:21:24 > 0:21:28- Look, some Krugerrands.- Oh, I say, look at those. We've got two.
0:21:28 > 0:21:32- We've got a date of 1974. Were they bought new or not?- Oh, yes.
0:21:32 > 0:21:37- That would tell you how long ago, wouldn't it?- Yes. Bought in 1974.
0:21:37 > 0:21:39On the front here, we've got Paul Kruger.
0:21:39 > 0:21:43He was a four-times president of the old Republic of South Africa.
0:21:43 > 0:21:46It's very important, when it comes to brand new coins,
0:21:46 > 0:21:49to touch them as little as you possibly can
0:21:49 > 0:21:54because the acidity on your hands can destroy the actual coins themselves.
0:21:54 > 0:21:58So it's very nice to see them in their original folders here.
0:21:58 > 0:22:01And I don't know if you can see, underneath there it says
0:22:01 > 0:22:09that this is one ounce. Now, that's 22 carats worth of one troy ounce of gold.
0:22:09 > 0:22:12But these coins weigh slightly more than that
0:22:12 > 0:22:16because the remainder is the copper content of the coin.
0:22:16 > 0:22:21So can you remember roughly how much your husband would've bought these for?
0:22:21 > 0:22:24Erm, I can't remember exactly,
0:22:24 > 0:22:30but I think he was paying, for about a quarter of an ounce of gold, £20, something like that.
0:22:30 > 0:22:33So we could be talking roughly £100 a coin?
0:22:33 > 0:22:37Well, I've got some good news for you this time. Some really good news.
0:22:37 > 0:22:41In my grubby little mitts, I'm now holding, wait for this, just for one coin,
0:22:41 > 0:22:43£700.
0:22:43 > 0:22:46So collectively, I'm looking at, at auction,
0:22:46 > 0:22:49between £1,200 and £1,400.
0:22:49 > 0:22:52- Brilliant. - Just for these two coins.- Gosh.
0:22:52 > 0:22:56- Are you surprised?- Yes, I am! Very much surprised, yes.
0:22:56 > 0:22:59He should've bought more! THEY LAUGH
0:22:59 > 0:23:01Where did you find them?
0:23:01 > 0:23:03Just in a little box upstairs.
0:23:03 > 0:23:08- Did you remember them being around? - No, I've never seen them before.
0:23:08 > 0:23:13At the start of the day, we said that you'd like to make £2,500
0:23:13 > 0:23:17so that we can help this old lady get back in tune.
0:23:17 > 0:23:21Well, with the coins and everything else, based on Jonty's lowest estimates,
0:23:21 > 0:23:26we hope you will make £4,955!
0:23:26 > 0:23:29- Wow!- Wow! - That's what it adds up to? Amazing!
0:23:29 > 0:23:334,995. All we've got to do now is pack everything up for the auction,
0:23:33 > 0:23:37- take it along there, fingers crossed...- And see what happens.
0:23:37 > 0:23:40- And I'll look after these for you. - Right!- Don't let him do that!
0:23:40 > 0:23:43We'll see you at the auction.
0:23:44 > 0:23:47'So, an incredible result for those Krugerrands,
0:23:47 > 0:23:50'which were introduced to help market South African gold.
0:23:50 > 0:23:54'They'll be going to the auction along with our gold sovereigns.
0:23:54 > 0:23:59'Val's other offerings include two pairs of solid silver candlesticks.
0:23:59 > 0:24:04'Between them, they should sell for £250 to £400.
0:24:04 > 0:24:07'The Cambridgeshire wall clock, one of Jerry's collection.
0:24:07 > 0:24:11'It should make another £250 to £450.
0:24:14 > 0:24:16'And there's the antique longcase clock
0:24:16 > 0:24:20'that Val and Jerry paid £1,000 for 30 years ago.
0:24:20 > 0:24:24'Let's hope it breaks through its estimate of £400 to £600
0:24:24 > 0:24:26'when it goes under the hammer.
0:24:26 > 0:24:31'Still to come on Cash In The Attic, we get off to a great start.'
0:24:33 > 0:24:36Whoa! What about that?
0:24:36 > 0:24:39'But soon come crashing down to earth.'
0:24:39 > 0:24:42- Oh, that's painful.- Ooh.
0:24:42 > 0:24:44'It's all quite emotional.'
0:24:44 > 0:24:48- I got tingles.- Look at me. - You're welling up.
0:24:48 > 0:24:51'It's going to be a bumpy ride until the final hammer falls.'
0:24:57 > 0:25:02Well, today's the day, and we've brought all those lovely pieces we found at Val's house
0:25:02 > 0:25:05here to Boningtons Auction Rooms in Essex.
0:25:05 > 0:25:09Our mission is for Val to raise £2,500
0:25:09 > 0:25:11so she can restore that beautiful piano.
0:25:11 > 0:25:16So let's hope the bidders here are feeling really generous when our items go under the hammer.
0:25:18 > 0:25:23'This auction house at Loughton in Essex holds twice-monthly vintage sales
0:25:23 > 0:25:25'and attracts buyers from a wide area.
0:25:25 > 0:25:28'Val's items arrived here a few days ago
0:25:28 > 0:25:32'and her 250-year-old longcase clock is proudly displayed
0:25:32 > 0:25:35'so anyone interested can take a closer look.'
0:25:35 > 0:25:40- It looks fantastic here! - I know. I'm also very pleased because we're selling in Essex,
0:25:40 > 0:25:44- which is where this clock originated from.- Of course!- Which is fabulous.
0:25:44 > 0:25:49Well, it's a lovely piece and I've noticed that they put the Krugerrands here
0:25:49 > 0:25:53on the cover of the catalogue, so that's good news.
0:25:53 > 0:25:55There's always interest in gold and Krugerrands,
0:25:55 > 0:25:59so the sovereigns as well as the Krugerrands should do very well.
0:25:59 > 0:26:02Val has so many really, really classy pieces.
0:26:02 > 0:26:05- I hope everyone here has lots and lots of money!- That's what we need!
0:26:05 > 0:26:09- £2,500 we need!- That's a big, tall ask.- It is, I know.
0:26:09 > 0:26:12- But I'm hopeful. Shall we see if they've arrived?- Yes.- OK.
0:26:14 > 0:26:18'Val isn't selling her grandfather's Victorian sword stick today.
0:26:18 > 0:26:23'Leaving it out of the auction means we're £50 down before we even start.
0:26:23 > 0:26:28'Hopefully we can make that up on all the other items that mother and daughter have brought along,
0:26:28 > 0:26:30'not least those highly-prized gold coins.'
0:26:30 > 0:26:33You've got quite a few hopes riding on these.
0:26:33 > 0:26:36- We have.- Yes. Definitely.- Yep.
0:26:36 > 0:26:39- Big target, but hopefully we'll make it. Fingers crossed.- Yes.
0:26:39 > 0:26:44- It's about to start. Shall we go and get our spot?- Yeah.- Come on, then.
0:26:44 > 0:26:49'If you have a special project that you'd like to try to raise money for at auction,
0:26:49 > 0:26:52'do bear in mind that there are charges, such as commission.
0:26:52 > 0:26:54'These vary from one saleroom to another,
0:26:54 > 0:26:57'so it's always worth enquiring in advance.
0:26:58 > 0:27:01'The first lot of Val's to come up is the two silver sugar bowls.
0:27:01 > 0:27:04'They're Edwardian, but in a Georgian style.'
0:27:04 > 0:27:08- Where were they from? - They were from my grandmother,
0:27:08 > 0:27:13probably way back in about 1900.
0:27:13 > 0:27:17- And we're hoping they're going to fetch how much? - I put £70 to £100 on them.
0:27:17 > 0:27:22- £70 to £100, OK. Right? - Yep.- We'll see how it goes.
0:27:22 > 0:27:25Interest is with me on commission at 55,
0:27:25 > 0:27:2765, £75.
0:27:27 > 0:27:29I'm looking for 80 in the room.
0:27:29 > 0:27:3280 I've got. 5.
0:27:32 > 0:27:3490 I've got. 5.
0:27:34 > 0:27:36100 I've got. 110.
0:27:36 > 0:27:39120 there in the room. Is there 130 anywhere?
0:27:39 > 0:27:43- My God. - I'm selling the bowls at £120.
0:27:43 > 0:27:46Is there any advance on 120?
0:27:46 > 0:27:49- How about that?- Fantastic!
0:27:49 > 0:27:51- That's what you call a sweet result. - Yes!
0:27:51 > 0:27:54'£20 over Jonty's top estimate.
0:27:54 > 0:27:59'No wonder Val and Jonty are delighted. And it's started the day off well.
0:27:59 > 0:28:03'Next up, the two pairs of solid silver candlesticks
0:28:03 > 0:28:07'with a price tag of £250 to £400.'
0:28:09 > 0:28:14We start with me at £150. I'm looking for 160 in the room.
0:28:14 > 0:28:16I'm bid 150 on commission.
0:28:16 > 0:28:18160. 170.
0:28:18 > 0:28:21180. 190. 200 in the room.
0:28:21 > 0:28:23Is there 210? 220.
0:28:23 > 0:28:26230. 240.
0:28:26 > 0:28:28250. 260.
0:28:28 > 0:28:30270.
0:28:30 > 0:28:33280. 290. 300.
0:28:33 > 0:28:36310. 320.
0:28:36 > 0:28:38330. 340.
0:28:38 > 0:28:41330 is the bid. 340, new bidder.
0:28:41 > 0:28:45350. 360. 370.
0:28:45 > 0:28:47380.
0:28:47 > 0:28:49380, sir.
0:28:49 > 0:28:53- 390. 400.- We're there!- 420.
0:28:53 > 0:28:55440.
0:28:55 > 0:29:01420 is the bid. 440, new bidder. 460.
0:29:01 > 0:29:02480.
0:29:02 > 0:29:06460 is the bid. I'm selling at £460.
0:29:06 > 0:29:08GAVEL BANGS
0:29:08 > 0:29:11- Whoa! What about that? - SHE LAUGHS
0:29:11 > 0:29:14- Come on!- Yes, brilliant!
0:29:14 > 0:29:20'An incredible result. I don't think Val can quite believe how well she's doing.
0:29:20 > 0:29:23'Next it's the turn of that longcase clock
0:29:23 > 0:29:26'which has an estimate of £400 to £600.'
0:29:26 > 0:29:31- How are you feeling about parting with it?- Fairly happy, I think, about it going.
0:29:31 > 0:29:33Yes. It's time it went.
0:29:33 > 0:29:37- Have you put a reserve on it? - Yes, we have. £300, I think.- OK.
0:29:37 > 0:29:41Start with me at £200. I'm looking for 220 in the room.
0:29:42 > 0:29:46- 220. 240. 260. 280. 300. - Please, please.
0:29:46 > 0:29:48It's in the room. Is there 320 anywhere?
0:29:48 > 0:29:52I'm selling the longcase at £300.
0:29:52 > 0:29:55Are you all done on the longcase at 300?
0:29:57 > 0:30:00- Ooh.- Ohh.- That's painful.
0:30:01 > 0:30:04- Ooh, that was. - Made up for the other...
0:30:04 > 0:30:06- Painful.- Well, yeah.
0:30:06 > 0:30:08- Oh, dear.- It went. It did go.- Yes.
0:30:08 > 0:30:12- But you paid a lot more than that. - Yes, we did.
0:30:12 > 0:30:14'But it did reach their reserve,
0:30:14 > 0:30:16'so they shouldn't be too disappointed.'
0:30:16 > 0:30:20'Their next lot is an interesting piece of Edwardian furniture,
0:30:20 > 0:30:24'up for £40 to £60. I'll let Jonty describe it.'
0:30:24 > 0:30:29This is the little cabinet/ music cabinet/chest of drawers
0:30:29 > 0:30:33- that you found.- Make your mind up! - I think the room should decide, really, cos I couldn't.
0:30:33 > 0:30:38Start with me on the music cabinet at £40. I'm looking for 5 in the room.
0:30:38 > 0:30:405 I've got. 50.
0:30:40 > 0:30:445. 55 with you, sir.
0:30:44 > 0:30:46Is there 60 anywhere? 60. 5.
0:30:46 > 0:30:48- 70. 5.- Yes. Yes.- 80.
0:30:48 > 0:30:54- 5. 90. 85 is the bid. And I'm selling the music cabinet at £85. - Go on.
0:30:54 > 0:30:57- Are you all done at 85?- Yes!
0:30:57 > 0:31:00- £85.- That is good.
0:31:00 > 0:31:04'And we're back to over the top of the upper estimate.
0:31:04 > 0:31:07'That's what we like to hear. I hope we can keep it up with the next lot,
0:31:07 > 0:31:13'the 200-year-old silver fob watch, priced at £100 to £200.'
0:31:13 > 0:31:18- I love this item, the beautiful watch that was given to your husband.- Yes.
0:31:18 > 0:31:20As a gift by a rich lady.
0:31:20 > 0:31:23It was an old lady that used to feed the pigeons,
0:31:23 > 0:31:28so she was called Mrs Pigeon, but in actual fact, she was a title Lady.
0:31:28 > 0:31:34Bids on commission. I've got to come straight in at 65, 75, 85.
0:31:34 > 0:31:37It's with me at 90. 100 I've got.
0:31:37 > 0:31:41110. 120. 130. 140 with you, sir.
0:31:41 > 0:31:43- Is there 150? 160. - Go on, it's so beautiful.
0:31:43 > 0:31:47170. 180. 190. 180 is the bid.
0:31:47 > 0:31:53And I'm selling at £180. Are you all done now at 180?
0:31:53 > 0:31:55GAVEL BANGS
0:31:55 > 0:31:57- From Mrs Pigeon.- Mrs Pigeon, yes!
0:31:57 > 0:32:02- Isn't that astonishing to think, all those years ago, she just handed it over to a young boy?- Yes.
0:32:02 > 0:32:05'It's such a shame Val doesn't know any more about her.
0:32:05 > 0:32:08'It would be fascinating to know who she was.
0:32:08 > 0:32:12'Up next, for £30 to £50, is the Victorian silver scent bottle,
0:32:12 > 0:32:14'which belonged to Val's grandmother.'
0:32:14 > 0:32:1730 I'm bid. Looking for 5. 30 I'm bid.
0:32:17 > 0:32:20Looking for 5. 5. 40.
0:32:20 > 0:32:235. 50. 45 is the bid.
0:32:23 > 0:32:27- Is there 50 anywhere else? - That's great.- I'm selling at £45.
0:32:27 > 0:32:30Are you all done at 45, then?
0:32:31 > 0:32:35- £45.- Amazing for something so tiny. - Is that OK?- Yeah, brilliant!
0:32:35 > 0:32:38'Just £5 under the top estimate.
0:32:38 > 0:32:42'Most of Val's items have done really well today,
0:32:42 > 0:32:44'so how close is she to her target?'
0:32:44 > 0:32:47OK, we're halfway through your auction.
0:32:47 > 0:32:51- You were very nervous at the start. How are you feeling now? - A lot better.
0:32:51 > 0:32:56- Quite happy, actually.- Yeah, very happy now. Calmed down a little.
0:32:56 > 0:32:59All right, £2,500 is your target. It is a big target.
0:32:59 > 0:33:03At this point, you're not quite halfway towards that target,
0:33:03 > 0:33:07but you're nearly there. You've £1,190.
0:33:07 > 0:33:10- Really?- Wow!- I'm astonished.
0:33:10 > 0:33:14'Well, Val and Sal may be smiling like Cheshire cats as they take a breather,
0:33:14 > 0:33:17'but Jonty's spotted a real grinning cat,
0:33:17 > 0:33:20'or rather a watercolour of one by Louis Wain.
0:33:20 > 0:33:26'He's an early 20th century English artist whose work consistently featured large-eyed cats and kittens
0:33:26 > 0:33:28'walking on two legs.'
0:33:28 > 0:33:33- Where did it come from? - It came from a local estate. We got a call from a family
0:33:33 > 0:33:38that had dispersed most of their items through one of the London salerooms a few years ago
0:33:38 > 0:33:43and this was the remainder of the collection. Louis Wain is a well-known artist, as you know,
0:33:43 > 0:33:46very prolific,
0:33:46 > 0:33:51so we put it in the auction with an estimate of £200 to £300.
0:33:51 > 0:33:55He produced hundreds of illustrations and pictures like this every year
0:33:55 > 0:33:58and during the late 19th century, he was very successful,
0:33:58 > 0:34:01incredibly well-known, he was a household name.
0:34:01 > 0:34:04But he was always one of those struggling artists.
0:34:04 > 0:34:06Financially, he had no control.
0:34:06 > 0:34:11He's very sought-after in auction rooms at the moment, so we're hoping it'll do quite well.
0:34:11 > 0:34:14You've put £200 to £300 on this picture.
0:34:14 > 0:34:20- What's your hunch? Should it do more than that?- I think we're looking at mid-hundreds to near £1,000,
0:34:20 > 0:34:24around that sort of price, hopefully, we can achieve.
0:34:24 > 0:34:30- And you've had a lot of interest? - There has been.- How exciting. We'll look forward to seeing it sold.
0:34:30 > 0:34:34'Well, that striking watercolour was very popular with the bidders,
0:34:34 > 0:34:38'as it sold for £720.
0:34:38 > 0:34:42'We're all back in position again ready for Val and Sal's next lot.
0:34:42 > 0:34:47'It's the draughtsman's set, with a very modest estimate of £15 to £20.'
0:34:49 > 0:34:53- Rather lovely, I thought. - Yes. They were my father's.
0:34:53 > 0:34:56I shall be a little sad to see them go, actually.
0:34:56 > 0:35:00- I'm sure you will. - But they've just been tucked away,
0:35:00 > 0:35:02so they've got to go some time.
0:35:02 > 0:35:05Start me at £10 for that little lot.
0:35:06 > 0:35:09- £10.- Oh, no!- Go on.
0:35:09 > 0:35:1210 I'm bid. Looking for 12.
0:35:12 > 0:35:18- Oh!- It's nicely cased. I'm selling at £10 only. Are you all done at 10?
0:35:18 > 0:35:21- Yes, it's gone.- Oh, well, it's gone. - Disappointing, really.
0:35:21 > 0:35:24- Yeah, given the sentimental value. - Yeah.
0:35:24 > 0:35:27'I wonder if the buyer is a draughtsman himself.
0:35:27 > 0:35:30'I know Val will be happy to know it's gone to a good home.
0:35:31 > 0:35:34'Next on the rostrum is the Victorian wall clock,
0:35:34 > 0:35:38'estimated at £250 to £450.'
0:35:38 > 0:35:42This is another, I think, impulse buy.
0:35:43 > 0:35:47My husband liked clocks, obviously, because we have quite a few.
0:35:47 > 0:35:51Probably on one of our shopping sprees, you know.
0:35:51 > 0:35:56I think he bought it somewhere outside Cambridge, somewhere in that area.
0:35:56 > 0:36:01- So you would go round together and he would just suddenly take a liking to something?- Yes.
0:36:01 > 0:36:03- And you had a car-load of stuff. - Yes.
0:36:03 > 0:36:10- Loads of interest on the books. I've got to come straight in on commission at £380.- Wow!
0:36:10 > 0:36:12I'm looking at 400 in the room.
0:36:12 > 0:36:17400 is on the telephone. I'm out. 400 is your bid. Looking for 420.
0:36:17 > 0:36:21I shall sell on the telephone at £400.
0:36:21 > 0:36:23Are you all done now at 400?
0:36:23 > 0:36:27- Is there any advance on £400? - It's that lady.
0:36:27 > 0:36:31- Selling now at 400, then. - GAVEL BANGS
0:36:31 > 0:36:35Isn't that interesting? Just shows you what's happening in the marketplace.
0:36:35 > 0:36:38Your very grand longcase makes 300,
0:36:38 > 0:36:44- and a smaller wall clock makes £400. - Yeah.- Strange, isn't it?
0:36:44 > 0:36:48'And that's why it's so difficult to get the estimates accurate.
0:36:48 > 0:36:51'Sale prices are always affected by the market trend.
0:36:51 > 0:36:56'Smaller Victoriana is definitely more fashionable at the moment.
0:36:56 > 0:36:59'Their next lot is something that was popular during the same era,
0:36:59 > 0:37:02'the hand-painted Japanese Satsuma vase.
0:37:02 > 0:37:04'However, because it's been over-cleaned
0:37:04 > 0:37:08'and lost some of its gold leaf, Jonty valued it at just £50 to £80.
0:37:08 > 0:37:11'Let's see how it does.'
0:37:12 > 0:37:14£30.
0:37:16 > 0:37:19No-one at 30. We'll be passing, because it's worth 30.
0:37:19 > 0:37:22Is there no-one at £30? No? No interest.
0:37:23 > 0:37:25- Oh!- Oh, well.
0:37:25 > 0:37:28- It's our first disappointment.- Yes.
0:37:28 > 0:37:32'And I think there's a lesson there, too. Don't over-polish antiques,
0:37:32 > 0:37:35'as you remove a lot of the item's appeal and value.
0:37:35 > 0:37:39'Val and Sal have just two lots left, and they're both gold coins.
0:37:40 > 0:37:44'The first to come up are the two South African Krugerrands,
0:37:44 > 0:37:47'with an estimate of £1,200 to £1,400.'
0:37:48 > 0:37:51- Are you excited by these? - Yeah, very much so.
0:37:51 > 0:37:54- Did you put a reserve on? - Yes, we did. £1,100.
0:37:54 > 0:37:58- £1,100. OK. - So that's our minimum.- Yes.
0:37:58 > 0:38:02Start with me at £900. I'm looking for 950 in the room.
0:38:03 > 0:38:05950 I've got. 1,000.
0:38:05 > 0:38:091,050. 1,100. 1,150?
0:38:09 > 0:38:15- 1,150. 1,200. 1,150 I'm bid. Looking for 1,200.- Come on.
0:38:15 > 0:38:181,160. 1,180.
0:38:18 > 0:38:201,180, sir?
0:38:20 > 0:38:24- Come on.- 1,180 is there. 1,200?
0:38:24 > 0:38:28Are you all done at 1,180 then?
0:38:28 > 0:38:30Absolutely fine.
0:38:30 > 0:38:33- Is that OK? - Yes. I'm quite happy with that.
0:38:33 > 0:38:37'If only all our investments were as good as that.
0:38:37 > 0:38:40'But it's all about buying and selling at the right time.
0:38:40 > 0:38:46'Now is certainly a good time to be selling gold, which means our final lot of the day should also do well.
0:38:46 > 0:38:49'It's the 18 Victorian sovereigns.
0:38:49 > 0:38:54'Their estimate is £2,500 to £3,000.'
0:38:54 > 0:38:58- We were told earlier that there'd been lot of interest in them. - Oh, really?- Yes.- Good.
0:38:58 > 0:39:01- Already?- Yes. So that's exciting. Where are they from?
0:39:01 > 0:39:05My husband bought them as an investment a long time ago.
0:39:05 > 0:39:08I can't remember. Probably in the eighties.
0:39:08 > 0:39:12They have extra-special meaning, because they were bought for an investment,
0:39:12 > 0:39:18- so we'd really like them to go well, wouldn't we, Mum?- Yes.
0:39:18 > 0:39:21And interest starts with me on commission.
0:39:21 > 0:39:23I've got to come in at 2,000.
0:39:23 > 0:39:262,100. 2,200.
0:39:26 > 0:39:292,300. 2,400.
0:39:29 > 0:39:34- 2,500. With me on commission at £2,600.- It's making me feel teary.
0:39:34 > 0:39:37I'm looking for 2,700 in the room.
0:39:37 > 0:39:40I shall sell on commission at 2,600.
0:39:40 > 0:39:44Are you all done now at 2,600, then?
0:39:46 > 0:39:49Oh, my goodness! How do you feel?
0:39:49 > 0:39:51- Isn't that lovely?- I'm so pleased.
0:39:51 > 0:39:54- I'm so pleased for your father's sake.- Yeah.
0:39:54 > 0:39:56That is amazing. I got tingles.
0:39:56 > 0:39:59- Look at me.- Yes, you're welling up.
0:39:59 > 0:40:02- Oh!- Aww.
0:40:02 > 0:40:05- Oh, no! - THEY LAUGH
0:40:05 > 0:40:09'Well, Val's husband definitely was a wise investor
0:40:09 > 0:40:12'and that lot alone exceeded her target in one go.
0:40:12 > 0:40:15'So how well has she done overall?'
0:40:15 > 0:40:19- It's over. Finished.- Yes. - How are you feeling at the end of the auction?
0:40:19 > 0:40:22- I'm feeling fairly happy.- I am.
0:40:22 > 0:40:25Tired but happy. It's been a really good day.
0:40:25 > 0:40:29You were looking for a seriously big target, £2,500.
0:40:29 > 0:40:34Some things sold so well, the coins, so it won't surprise you to know you have made your target.
0:40:34 > 0:40:38- You've not only done that, you have made £5,380.- Really?
0:40:38 > 0:40:41- Wow!- Wow!
0:40:41 > 0:40:44- Gosh! Oh, that's amazing! - That is really good, isn't it?
0:40:44 > 0:40:49- Do you think that'll sort out your piano's problems?- I think so. I'll probably be able to get
0:40:49 > 0:40:53something a little better, the instrument inside that I want to replace.
0:40:53 > 0:40:56- Oh, OK. - So that will help tremendously.
0:40:56 > 0:40:59And you can get a few lessons now. You must learn to play!
0:40:59 > 0:41:03Yes. And it will be good for the brain, as well, won't it?
0:41:07 > 0:41:10This is the piano here.
0:41:10 > 0:41:14'Back at Val's house, she's wasted no time in calling in Richard,
0:41:14 > 0:41:16'a piano restorer, to begin the work.'
0:41:16 > 0:41:19If we have a look at the hammers, Valerie,
0:41:19 > 0:41:23you'll see that where they've played the strings so many times, they look rather flat,
0:41:23 > 0:41:27and that's contributing towards a reasonably poor tone.
0:41:29 > 0:41:33'He explains that a full restoration would cost more than the instrument is worth
0:41:33 > 0:41:38'and suggests a renovation involving reshaping the hammers.'
0:41:39 > 0:41:45Probably £600 to £800 spent on the piano would be of great benefit.
0:41:45 > 0:41:48What he was recommending is that we just tune it up,
0:41:48 > 0:41:52spend a couple of hundred pounds on it, and it'll be perfect for domestic use
0:41:52 > 0:41:56and it's a beautiful piece of furniture, so a happy ending.
0:41:56 > 0:42:00'So what will Val do with all that extra money she's raised?'
0:42:00 > 0:42:07The gas boiler needs doing, the room we're standing in I was redoing,
0:42:07 > 0:42:12and there's furniture I need. There's a lot. Lots of things I could do.
0:42:12 > 0:42:15'And will she play the piano once it's all finished?'
0:42:15 > 0:42:20I haven't played for years and years, but I'd love to start again.
0:42:20 > 0:42:23Hopefully, I've got the time now.
0:42:29 > 0:42:32Well, that was a stunning result for the ladies
0:42:32 > 0:42:36and I'm sure Val will soon be tinkling on the old ivories like nobody's business.
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