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0:00:02 > 0:00:06Welcome to the show that finds hidden treasures around your home and helps sell them at auction.

0:00:06 > 0:00:11I bet you've got one or two pieces that were perhaps handed down to you

0:00:11 > 0:00:13and you'd love to know more about them.

0:00:13 > 0:00:15Our couple today certainly do

0:00:15 > 0:00:19and they hope their heirlooms will help bring them some cash in the attic.

0:00:40 > 0:00:43'On today's Cash In The Attic, John confounds us

0:00:43 > 0:00:47'with his knowledge of an Edwardian jardiniere.'

0:00:47 > 0:00:50In the Werkstatte, the Austrian workshop

0:00:50 > 0:00:53established at the end of the 19th century by Koloman Moser and...

0:00:53 > 0:00:55- Are you speaking English?- Sorry!

0:00:57 > 0:01:01And we're delighted to find out the value of a Victorian brass fishing reel.

0:01:02 > 0:01:06- OK. That sounds very good, yeah. - Yeah?- Yeah.

0:01:06 > 0:01:08- Nice catch.- Oh!

0:01:09 > 0:01:12When it comes to the auction, a phone-bidding frenzy

0:01:12 > 0:01:14brings us a particularly successful sale.

0:01:15 > 0:01:18I just need to find the other one that's in the garage, now.

0:01:19 > 0:01:22Find out what happens when that hammer falls.

0:01:22 > 0:01:26I'm in the very pretty village of Saltby in Leicestershire,

0:01:26 > 0:01:29a stone's throw, or perhaps I should say a pork-pie's throw,

0:01:29 > 0:01:30from Melton Mowbray.

0:01:30 > 0:01:32I'm on my way to meet Martin and Mary

0:01:32 > 0:01:36and they're hoping that their family treasures will raise enough money

0:01:36 > 0:01:39for a memorial to a very special relative.

0:01:40 > 0:01:44Martin and Mary have been together for the past 14 years

0:01:44 > 0:01:46but have still not tied the knot.

0:01:46 > 0:01:50The past year has been a particularly tough one for them

0:01:50 > 0:01:52but they've got through it.

0:01:52 > 0:01:54Martin was close to his Uncle Alex

0:01:54 > 0:01:58but last year he died after battling with prostate cancer.

0:01:58 > 0:02:01This prompted Martin to get a check-up

0:02:01 > 0:02:03and he was then diagnosed with it, too.

0:02:03 > 0:02:06But after treatment, he's returning to full health.

0:02:06 > 0:02:09Martin has inherited a lot of his uncle's possessions

0:02:09 > 0:02:11and John Cameron is here

0:02:11 > 0:02:14to cast his expert eye over all we find today.

0:02:14 > 0:02:18Three years ago, Martin and Mary moved into this lovely barn conversion

0:02:18 > 0:02:20in the heart of Leicestershire.

0:02:20 > 0:02:22It's set in its own land.

0:02:22 > 0:02:25Plenty of challenge here for this green-fingered couple.

0:02:27 > 0:02:29- A-ha. There you are.- Hello!

0:02:29 > 0:02:33Gosh. I heard you had a lovely garden and you certainly do.

0:02:33 > 0:02:35- Mary, Martin, hi.- Hello.

0:02:35 > 0:02:39- How much land have you got?- It's about three quarters of an acre

0:02:39 > 0:02:44- and it's a work in progress. - Yeah, lots to do. Lots of plans.

0:02:44 > 0:02:48- I think you've progressed pretty well.- We're getting there.

0:02:48 > 0:02:50So why have you called in Cash In The Attic?

0:02:50 > 0:02:53Well, basically, I was just thinking that we'd like to get something

0:02:53 > 0:02:56in memory of my uncle, who died last year.

0:02:56 > 0:03:00We're thinking something like a bench or a gazebo

0:03:00 > 0:03:03or something that will remind us.

0:03:03 > 0:03:06- What was his name?- It was Alex. - Alex. Uncle Alex.

0:03:06 > 0:03:09- So I'm here for Uncle Alex. - That's it, yeah.

0:03:09 > 0:03:14- So how much money do you think you might be able to raise? - Hopefully, around £500.

0:03:14 > 0:03:18- £500, OK. You'd get a nice gazebo for that.- We hope so, yeah.

0:03:18 > 0:03:22- And the flowers to grow around it. - That sounds brilliant.

0:03:22 > 0:03:25- Shall we get out of the cold? - That's not a bad idea.

0:03:25 > 0:03:26Let's go.

0:03:28 > 0:03:30Since moving into their beautiful home,

0:03:30 > 0:03:33Martin has been busy renovating the interior...

0:03:33 > 0:03:36something that John will appreciate,

0:03:36 > 0:03:40being a qualified surveyor, as well as a graduate in fine art valuation.

0:03:41 > 0:03:44That's what I like to see - an expert at work.

0:03:44 > 0:03:47- This is John.- Hello, guys. - What have you found?

0:03:47 > 0:03:51I've got an interesting piece of pottery here which caught my eye.

0:03:51 > 0:03:55I instantly knew what it was but I needed to turn it upside down

0:03:55 > 0:03:57just to be sure.

0:03:57 > 0:04:00There is a mark on the bottom that's obscured by the glaze.

0:04:00 > 0:04:02I'm fairly sure that says Minton,

0:04:02 > 0:04:05the famous Staffordshire pottery, Stoke-on-Trent,

0:04:05 > 0:04:07established at the end of the 18th century

0:04:07 > 0:04:10but this piece, dating to around 1910.

0:04:10 > 0:04:14- Martin, where did it come from?- It's something my aunt and uncle had.

0:04:14 > 0:04:17They kept it in their bedroom as an ornament

0:04:17 > 0:04:22and it's something that I remember for many years being in their house.

0:04:22 > 0:04:27I don't recall them ever having anything in it as such.

0:04:27 > 0:04:30- Presumably it would be for plants? - It's a jardiniere.

0:04:30 > 0:04:35I would guess that, you know, the green, hard foam oasis that you saw?

0:04:35 > 0:04:38My grandparents had them, where, I guess, you put dried flowers.

0:04:38 > 0:04:42Now, the style of this piece is very interesting indeed.

0:04:42 > 0:04:44It's known as Secessionist wares.

0:04:44 > 0:04:47They were influenced by the Wiener Werkstatte,

0:04:47 > 0:04:51the Austrian workshop established at the end of the 19th century

0:04:51 > 0:04:54- by Koloman Moser and... - Are you speaking English?

0:04:55 > 0:04:59- Sorry, Jenny!- It's just... - By Koloman Moser and Josef Hoffmann.

0:04:59 > 0:05:01- Very erudite. - It was a very famous school.

0:05:01 > 0:05:04They were a branch of the art nouveau,

0:05:04 > 0:05:07which I think is quite different to the French style of art nouveau.

0:05:07 > 0:05:11This is very much geometric in style but also organic.

0:05:11 > 0:05:15We can see these lovely stylised plant handles at the side, there.

0:05:15 > 0:05:18So we have ourselves a very decent piece of pottery here.

0:05:18 > 0:05:22- I bet you didn't know any of that. - Certainly not.- Neither did I.

0:05:22 > 0:05:26Gosh! It's got lots of history. What do you reckon it's worth?

0:05:26 > 0:05:30Secessionist wares have dropped in demand in recent years

0:05:30 > 0:05:32but I'd hope for about £50-£80 for it.

0:05:32 > 0:05:33- That's nice.- That's excellent.

0:05:33 > 0:05:35Really good.

0:05:35 > 0:05:39Well, fingers crossed that really is a Minton.

0:05:39 > 0:05:42In one of the bedrooms, John finds some more pottery,

0:05:42 > 0:05:45a 1930s collection of jugs and bowls.

0:05:45 > 0:05:48They all belonged to Uncle Alex's wife Daphne

0:05:48 > 0:05:51and Martin remembers that she used to keep them in her bedroom.

0:05:51 > 0:05:55This little lot should attract around £50-£60 at auction,

0:05:55 > 0:05:59so that's two good items from Uncle Alex and Aunt Daphne so far

0:05:59 > 0:06:02and I reckon there's plenty more to come.

0:06:02 > 0:06:05We've got a rather interesting early fishing reel here.

0:06:05 > 0:06:07Martin, where did it come from?

0:06:07 > 0:06:11It was something that was actually in my uncle's shed

0:06:11 > 0:06:14and it was in a bit of a state when we got it,

0:06:14 > 0:06:16so my father took it away and cleaned it up

0:06:16 > 0:06:18and we saw the inscriptions on it

0:06:18 > 0:06:22and we thought it might be good as a little ornament

0:06:22 > 0:06:26but I think an enthusiast would be more appreciative of it.

0:06:26 > 0:06:28It's inscribed on the plate here,

0:06:28 > 0:06:32"C Farlow, Makers, 191 Strand, London."

0:06:32 > 0:06:35Now, they're very important makers, Farlow.

0:06:35 > 0:06:37They've been around since the 1840s,

0:06:37 > 0:06:41when they were making sporting apparel and country clothing.

0:06:41 > 0:06:43They're still around today at Pall Mall.

0:06:43 > 0:06:45One of the leading makers,

0:06:45 > 0:06:49along with people like Samuel Alcock and the Hardy Brothers up at Alnwick.

0:06:49 > 0:06:51This is a free-winding reel

0:06:51 > 0:06:55and we can tell the date because of the trademark on the bottom,

0:06:55 > 0:06:57the little fish trademark on the foot.

0:06:57 > 0:07:00They only used that on their early reels

0:07:00 > 0:07:02and that would date it to around 1890,

0:07:02 > 0:07:05so it's nearly 120 years old.

0:07:05 > 0:07:07They had different fish for different decades?

0:07:07 > 0:07:11No, that was just their early trademark. They ceased to use it.

0:07:11 > 0:07:16It's an interesting thing and there is a very buoyant market

0:07:16 > 0:07:17for fishing collectables.

0:07:17 > 0:07:21Reels are probably the sweet spot in that field.

0:07:21 > 0:07:24So you mean people would collect it rather than use it?

0:07:24 > 0:07:27No, people would buy them and use them as well.

0:07:27 > 0:07:30You will have collectors that won't use them

0:07:30 > 0:07:33but some of these early reels that are in perfect working order

0:07:33 > 0:07:37are cheaper to buy than a brand new one from Hardy Brothers or Farlow

0:07:37 > 0:07:39because these have royal warrants.

0:07:39 > 0:07:42Looking at this one here, it does have some damage.

0:07:42 > 0:07:45We've got a split to this little ivorine handle.

0:07:45 > 0:07:48It's also lacking its hard leather case.

0:07:48 > 0:07:51It's had one or two dents but even in that condition,

0:07:51 > 0:07:54I'd expect it to make £60-£80, something like that.

0:07:54 > 0:07:56OK. That sounds very good, yeah.

0:07:56 > 0:07:57- Yeah?- Yeah.

0:07:57 > 0:07:59- Nice catch.- Oh!

0:08:02 > 0:08:04'Let's move on swiftly to our next item,

0:08:04 > 0:08:07'which is another heirloom from Martin's aunt and uncle.

0:08:10 > 0:08:14'He remembers these kettles used to sit either side of the fireplace in their house.

0:08:16 > 0:08:19'The darker one is made of copper and the other one is brass.

0:08:19 > 0:08:21'Copper is a metal in itself,

0:08:21 > 0:08:24'whereas brass is an amalgam of copper and zinc

0:08:24 > 0:08:27'and it's the zinc that gives it that gold look.

0:08:27 > 0:08:32'This pair should create a bit of interest at £20-£40.

0:08:32 > 0:08:34'We're making steady progress today.

0:08:34 > 0:08:37'Let's hope the next item continues in this vein,

0:08:37 > 0:08:40'which again comes from Uncle Alex and Aunt Daphne.'

0:08:40 > 0:08:43- John, we've found something else.- Ah.

0:08:44 > 0:08:46Jolly good. Let's have a look.

0:08:46 > 0:08:49Do you mind holding that for me, Mary?

0:08:49 > 0:08:52Right, well. Let's look for the shiniest thing first of all.

0:08:52 > 0:08:55This is an Albert chain. Where did this come from?

0:08:55 > 0:08:58That was in some of the items that my uncle had.

0:08:58 > 0:09:00It didn't have any watch with it.

0:09:00 > 0:09:04That was basically what was in the box.

0:09:04 > 0:09:07It's nine carat. I was hoping it was going to be 18 carat.

0:09:07 > 0:09:11People do collect these because collectors want to marry them up with watches.

0:09:11 > 0:09:14I think we're looking at about £50 for that.

0:09:14 > 0:09:17- Oh, OK.- Not bad, is it? - Not at all.- No, that's very good.

0:09:17 > 0:09:20So what have we got here? We've got some bar brooches here,

0:09:20 > 0:09:22gold bar brooches.

0:09:22 > 0:09:24Did they come from Alex?

0:09:24 > 0:09:28They were part of my Aunt Daphne's collection of jewellery

0:09:28 > 0:09:31and the little pieces that we found in the jewellery box.

0:09:31 > 0:09:35That one's set with what looks like a little aquamarine.

0:09:35 > 0:09:37I think they are aquamarine in there.

0:09:37 > 0:09:40That's possibly a peridot, a little bit darker.

0:09:40 > 0:09:42And that one's just gold.

0:09:42 > 0:09:44They're all nine carat.

0:09:44 > 0:09:49- I think we'd be looking at about 40 to 50 for those.- Right.

0:09:49 > 0:09:54So we're up at about £90 there, aren't we?

0:09:54 > 0:09:56But this is quite interesting, isn't it?

0:09:56 > 0:09:59That, again, was from my Aunt Daphne.

0:09:59 > 0:10:02OK, well, to me, that's probably a piece

0:10:02 > 0:10:06of Renaissance revival silver jewellery from the Victorian period.

0:10:06 > 0:10:08There's not a lot of weight in it,

0:10:08 > 0:10:12so we're looking at £10-£20 for that, not a great deal of money.

0:10:12 > 0:10:15But together, I think all those items,

0:10:15 > 0:10:18we should be looking at about £100-£150 for them.

0:10:18 > 0:10:20That's very good.

0:10:20 > 0:10:23Well, I'll take these but there's some more rummaging to do,

0:10:23 > 0:10:24- so lead on.- OK.

0:10:27 > 0:10:30Well, gold is certainly getting a good price at the moment

0:10:30 > 0:10:32but will the bidders at auction want to buy it?

0:10:32 > 0:10:35We've got a bid of 85, a bid of 90, a bid of 100,

0:10:35 > 0:10:40a bid of 105, a bid of 120 and higher.

0:10:40 > 0:10:44Stay with us and find out how high it does go.

0:10:45 > 0:10:46All that is still to come

0:10:46 > 0:10:48but as our search continues,

0:10:48 > 0:10:52Martin comes across another of his aunt and uncle's collection.

0:10:52 > 0:10:56It's a Burmese brass tea set.

0:10:56 > 0:10:59Martin's Uncle Alex spent most of his career in the merchant navy

0:10:59 > 0:11:02but joined the Commandos during World War II

0:11:02 > 0:11:04and fought in Burma and India.

0:11:04 > 0:11:08Martin remembers they used to display this set in their living room

0:11:08 > 0:11:10but they never used it.

0:11:10 > 0:11:14John gives it an estimate of £20-£30 for the auction.

0:11:14 > 0:11:18Well, that's six items that all belonged to Martin's uncle,

0:11:18 > 0:11:22so I think it's time we found out a little more about him.

0:11:23 > 0:11:26He sounds such a character, your Uncle Alex.

0:11:26 > 0:11:30- Tell me a bit about him.- Yeah, him and my aunt were very loveable.

0:11:30 > 0:11:32They were a smashing couple

0:11:32 > 0:11:35and, as I say, I had a lot of respect for my uncle.

0:11:35 > 0:11:36He was ever so knowledgeable.

0:11:36 > 0:11:40He loved travelling, he loved reading books.

0:11:40 > 0:11:43He was someone that you could always have a long chat with

0:11:43 > 0:11:45and come away quite enlightened.

0:11:45 > 0:11:48How old was he, then, when he died?

0:11:48 > 0:11:52He was 91. Yeah, so... He died last year

0:11:52 > 0:11:55of prostate cancer.

0:11:55 > 0:12:00And it was quite ironic, really,

0:12:00 > 0:12:04because in October last year I was also diagnosed with prostate cancer.

0:12:04 > 0:12:06Gosh.

0:12:06 > 0:12:10And although I had no symptoms with regard to the cancer,

0:12:10 > 0:12:14I felt I ought to be checked and went to my local GP

0:12:14 > 0:12:17and within two days, they came back to me

0:12:17 > 0:12:18after having the blood test

0:12:18 > 0:12:20and I was told I had prostate cancer.

0:12:20 > 0:12:22My goodness.

0:12:22 > 0:12:24Fortunately, I've had all the treatment now

0:12:24 > 0:12:27and I'm hoping that it's cured the situation

0:12:27 > 0:12:32and I've got a long and happy retirement for the future.

0:12:32 > 0:12:34Well, we all hope that, of course.

0:12:34 > 0:12:36So you mentioned retirement, there.

0:12:36 > 0:12:38What was it you used to do?

0:12:38 > 0:12:40I worked for Ford for 35 years.

0:12:40 > 0:12:42- For Ford?- Ford motor company, yeah.

0:12:42 > 0:12:46I was lucky enough to be offered early retirement when I was 51.

0:12:46 > 0:12:48- So you grabbed, I bet, didn't you? - I grabbed it.

0:12:48 > 0:12:52And basically, I wanted to do a lot more work outside.

0:12:52 > 0:12:56I've started to do things for the wildlife trust,

0:12:56 > 0:12:58lots of things in the garden here

0:12:58 > 0:13:00because it's a big project.

0:13:00 > 0:13:03It's given me an opportunity that I never expected to have.

0:13:03 > 0:13:06Ford's were very good to me and gave me that opportunity.

0:13:06 > 0:13:10Well, you can't sit there pretending you're retired from rummaging.

0:13:10 > 0:13:14- We've got more work to do. Shall see where everyone is?- OK.

0:13:14 > 0:13:17Both John and Mary have been busy searching the house.

0:13:19 > 0:13:23In the study cupboard, Mary's found this Japanese framed silk tapestry panel.

0:13:24 > 0:13:27It's hand woven and from the late 19th century.

0:13:27 > 0:13:31It belonged to her mother, who liked to visit auctions and antique shops,

0:13:31 > 0:13:33and she kept it in her lounge.

0:13:33 > 0:13:36For the past few years, though, it's been in storage

0:13:36 > 0:13:41and Mary's happy to let it go with an estimate of £50-£80.

0:13:41 > 0:13:45That tapestry's brought our running total to £350,

0:13:45 > 0:13:47so not far to go to reach our target.

0:13:49 > 0:13:51Maybe this next find will get us there.

0:13:51 > 0:13:55It's certainly something interesting because John's taking a closer look

0:13:55 > 0:13:56with his jeweller's loupe.

0:13:56 > 0:13:59- Have you had a chance to look at them?- I have, Mary.

0:13:59 > 0:14:02They're interesting. Where did they all come from?

0:14:02 > 0:14:05My mother was a great one for going round antique shops.

0:14:05 > 0:14:08She picked them up and there was a lot more than this

0:14:08 > 0:14:12but I've given a lot away to family and friends

0:14:12 > 0:14:14and I've kept my favourites for myself.

0:14:14 > 0:14:18Some of them aren't perfect, so let's see what we can get for them.

0:14:18 > 0:14:21OK. I've separated them into two categories here.

0:14:21 > 0:14:24We've got nine carat here and these three are 18-carat gold.

0:14:24 > 0:14:26Now, when gold is mined pure,

0:14:26 > 0:14:30it's 24-carat gold, or with a few impurities from the ground

0:14:30 > 0:14:35but it's too soft to be used for jewellery at that point.

0:14:35 > 0:14:37- It has to alloyed with other metals...- Right.

0:14:37 > 0:14:39..commonly silver and copper.

0:14:39 > 0:14:41So nine carat is the lowest.

0:14:41 > 0:14:44You can see that some of them are damaged.

0:14:44 > 0:14:47Some of them have had pieces let into to make them bigger.

0:14:47 > 0:14:50Some of them have worn, they're quite thin.

0:14:50 > 0:14:54That happens when people wear rings together on the same finger.

0:14:54 > 0:14:58I particularly like this little ruby and rose-cut diamond ring.

0:14:58 > 0:15:02They're call rose-cut because they're quite crudely cut.

0:15:02 > 0:15:06You can see each one is like a rose, the facets are asymmetrical,

0:15:06 > 0:15:10but when you get close up, you can see there's a stone missing.

0:15:10 > 0:15:12But they're saleable items.

0:15:12 > 0:15:16That little pile there, I reckon, is around £100.

0:15:16 > 0:15:20That bigger pile there, because it's half the carats,

0:15:20 > 0:15:22- that's about the same, about £100-£150.- OK.

0:15:22 > 0:15:26So I would say for the lot, we're looking at between £200-£250.

0:15:26 > 0:15:28Oh, that's great.

0:15:28 > 0:15:30That's good.

0:15:30 > 0:15:33'That's a fantastic amount to add to our running total.

0:15:33 > 0:15:35'We seem to be on a bit of a roll here.

0:15:35 > 0:15:39'The next find is a pair of majolica moon flasks.

0:15:39 > 0:15:41'They were given to Martin's grandmother as a gift

0:15:41 > 0:15:44'from a wealthy family she worked for in Essex.

0:15:44 > 0:15:47'Majolica is a soft earthenware ceramic

0:15:47 > 0:15:51'that's been fired and glazed to create the intense colours

0:15:51 > 0:15:53'that make this pottery really stand out.

0:15:53 > 0:15:57'The technique originated in Spain in the 8th century.

0:15:57 > 0:16:01'These two flasks are a mid-20th century reproduction

0:16:01 > 0:16:05'but they should still fetch £30-£50 at auction.

0:16:05 > 0:16:08'Martin and Mary have some really fascinating pieces here

0:16:08 > 0:16:10'and each one has a story.'

0:16:10 > 0:16:12Now, tell me about these.

0:16:12 > 0:16:17Well, these were in Mary's sister's garage.

0:16:17 > 0:16:22They were part of something that Mary's mother and father had in the old house.

0:16:22 > 0:16:27Quite interesting because I think they're made from an old cartridge, gun cartridge.

0:16:27 > 0:16:30You're absolutely right. They're referred to often as trench art.

0:16:30 > 0:16:34When you think back, these are World War I shells.

0:16:34 > 0:16:37Now, when Kitchener said, "Your country needs you,"

0:16:37 > 0:16:40millions of young men took up the call to arms

0:16:40 > 0:16:43and went marching proudly off to France.

0:16:43 > 0:16:45Now, among them were lots of skilled workers,

0:16:45 > 0:16:48metal workers, jewellers, things like that,

0:16:48 > 0:16:51and through all the documented horrors of war,

0:16:51 > 0:16:54there were still long periods of inactivity in the trenches.

0:16:54 > 0:16:58Lots of guys took to applying their working skills

0:16:58 > 0:17:02with the things that were lying around them, such as shells.

0:17:02 > 0:17:05- Goodness me.- Here we've got a couple of shells

0:17:05 > 0:17:08that have been embossed to make these little spill vases.

0:17:08 > 0:17:10There's not huge sums in things like this

0:17:10 > 0:17:14because there were millions of shells, producing a lot of trench art.

0:17:14 > 0:17:17This is interesting as well and another good example.

0:17:17 > 0:17:21This little lighter is just a brass nut

0:17:21 > 0:17:25that's been soldered with two pennies of the period, copper pennies,

0:17:25 > 0:17:28to form the body of a lighter, a little petrol lighter.

0:17:28 > 0:17:30- Isn't that wonderful?- It's amazing.

0:17:30 > 0:17:32And did this come from the same place?

0:17:32 > 0:17:36No, this was in one of my uncle's boxes of knickknacks

0:17:36 > 0:17:40- and I believe it's a cigar cutter. - It is.

0:17:40 > 0:17:43Quite a novel little thing.

0:17:43 > 0:17:47And then this, again, was in the garage.

0:17:47 > 0:17:50There's a cannon on its carriage, there,

0:17:50 > 0:17:54possibly something that would have been used in the Crimean War.

0:17:54 > 0:17:56The lighter is much later than that

0:17:56 > 0:17:59but because they're military related, I'd keep them as one lot

0:17:59 > 0:18:03and it should appeal to both tobacco collectors and military collectors.

0:18:03 > 0:18:05I suggest about £60-£80 for them.

0:18:05 > 0:18:07That's brilliant, yeah.

0:18:07 > 0:18:10- Happy with that?- I'm quite happy with that.- Fantastic.

0:18:11 > 0:18:14Yet another interesting find. We're doing very well today.

0:18:15 > 0:18:18Martin and Mary have found love second time around

0:18:18 > 0:18:21and between them, they now have four grown-up children

0:18:21 > 0:18:22and two grandchildren.

0:18:22 > 0:18:25But the twist in their story is that they've known one another

0:18:25 > 0:18:27since their schooldays.

0:18:28 > 0:18:32So, come on, then, where are you? 1966. You were at school.

0:18:32 > 0:18:34I'm sitting there.

0:18:34 > 0:18:39- Oh, look at those teeth.- I know! They're all my own, unlike now.

0:18:39 > 0:18:42- And where are you, Mary? - I'm somewhere here.

0:18:43 > 0:18:46- Er... There you are.- With pigtails. - OK.

0:18:46 > 0:18:53So this is your school in 1966. Were you great friends then?

0:18:53 > 0:18:54We knew each other

0:18:54 > 0:18:58but Mary was in the A grade and I was in the X grade,

0:18:58 > 0:19:03so our paths crossed at times but she was a lot cleverer than I was.

0:19:04 > 0:19:08So you weren't particularly good friends at school, yet here you are,

0:19:08 > 0:19:11- together for how many years? - 14 years now.

0:19:11 > 0:19:13So what happened? How did you meet up again?

0:19:13 > 0:19:16Well, it was when we were both 40.

0:19:16 > 0:19:19A group of us decided to have a school reunion

0:19:19 > 0:19:23- and...- That's how we met again. - That's how we met again.

0:19:23 > 0:19:26So, 14 years and still not man and wife.

0:19:26 > 0:19:28Ah but we are actually getting married.

0:19:28 > 0:19:31Yes, very shortly, we're getting married

0:19:31 > 0:19:35and, as I say, it's been a long time but we've finally got there.

0:19:35 > 0:19:37So what brought you here to this lovely village?

0:19:37 > 0:19:40Well, we decided to move from where we were living at the time

0:19:40 > 0:19:43and we wanted a project and this was everything we wanted.

0:19:43 > 0:19:45It ticked all the boxes.

0:19:45 > 0:19:50We fell in love with it and the main criteria for me

0:19:50 > 0:19:53was that it was near my daughter because I have two grandchildren

0:19:53 > 0:19:56and I help to look after them when she works,

0:19:56 > 0:19:57so it fitted in very well.

0:19:57 > 0:20:00It was the project that Martin wanted so much.

0:20:00 > 0:20:03So it is a lovely house. I suppose it's been loads of work, has it?

0:20:03 > 0:20:07Oh, yeah, yeah. We've got a very big project.

0:20:07 > 0:20:09We've done a lot on the house now

0:20:09 > 0:20:12and we're now moving into the garden

0:20:12 > 0:20:15and we've got to get that ready for the marquee for the wedding.

0:20:15 > 0:20:19So a lot of pressure but we just enjoy it.

0:20:19 > 0:20:22Well, it won't happen if we sit here all day,

0:20:22 > 0:20:24so let's go and look somewhere else.

0:20:25 > 0:20:28Many of the items they're sending to auction

0:20:28 > 0:20:31would really fit well into their beautiful period property.

0:20:31 > 0:20:34But they like the clean, modern interior look,

0:20:34 > 0:20:38so it's a good time for a clear-out.

0:20:38 > 0:20:40And how about this for a find?

0:20:40 > 0:20:43A pair of morning and evening art deco spelter statues

0:20:43 > 0:20:47on a Bakelite base.

0:20:47 > 0:20:49They belonged to Martin's other grandmother

0:20:49 > 0:20:52and she kept them on her hearth but he hasn't found a place for them,

0:20:52 > 0:20:55so he's happy to let them go at £30-£50.

0:20:57 > 0:20:58'We're almost done here today.

0:20:58 > 0:21:03'Just taking a last sweep of the lounge to make sure we haven't missed anything.'

0:21:03 > 0:21:06- Oh, hi.- Hi.- Who's this, then? - That's my grandchildren.

0:21:06 > 0:21:08That's Louis, that's Evan.

0:21:08 > 0:21:11Oh, they are gorgeous. Absolutely gorgeous.

0:21:11 > 0:21:15- What have you found?- This is a picture that was in my mum's house.

0:21:15 > 0:21:18Mum was a great one for going round the antiques shops

0:21:18 > 0:21:19and she had this.

0:21:19 > 0:21:24And then when she died, it just got stuck in my sister's garage

0:21:24 > 0:21:28- and we found it.- It's extraordinary. - It's very unusual, yes.

0:21:28 > 0:21:31- It's quite cartoon-like.- Yeah. - Fascinating.

0:21:31 > 0:21:34John might like it. John! Oh, Martin's there, too.

0:21:34 > 0:21:37- Look what Mary's found. - That's very interesting.

0:21:37 > 0:21:39- Isn't it extraordinary?- It is.

0:21:39 > 0:21:42I've seen this picture before. It's one of a series

0:21:42 > 0:21:45- of which there were several thousand printed.- Oh, I see.

0:21:45 > 0:21:48This is a Japanese woodblock print

0:21:48 > 0:21:50dating from the first half of the 19th century

0:21:50 > 0:21:53and it's by an artist known as Ando Hiroshige,

0:21:53 > 0:21:55a famous Japanese artist.

0:21:55 > 0:21:59- Are you pretending you can read that?- I know his signature.

0:21:59 > 0:22:02This tells us that this is a particular number in a series.

0:22:02 > 0:22:06But in 1832, Hiroshige was part of a delegation

0:22:06 > 0:22:10that travelled the road, taking horses, a gift from a shogun,

0:22:10 > 0:22:11to the emperor.

0:22:11 > 0:22:15During that time, he would have made sketches of various things along the route.

0:22:15 > 0:22:19Now, this is one of a series known as the 53 Stations Of The Tokaido,

0:22:19 > 0:22:21one of the five important roads

0:22:21 > 0:22:24linking the capital with the rest of the country.

0:22:24 > 0:22:26Here we have, in the scene, some pilgrims

0:22:26 > 0:22:30and this little fellow here is known as a tengu.

0:22:30 > 0:22:34It's a mystical forest and mountain-dwelling figure

0:22:34 > 0:22:36with both Shinto and Buddhist attributes

0:22:36 > 0:22:41and the Japanese, they feared and respected the tengu.

0:22:41 > 0:22:44In fact, as late as the 1860s,

0:22:44 > 0:22:48the Edo government were posting notices to the tengu, asking them -

0:22:48 > 0:22:50this was the Edo government -

0:22:50 > 0:22:52asking them to vacate a particular mountain

0:22:52 > 0:22:55in anticipation of the visit of a shogun.

0:22:55 > 0:22:57- Isn't that interesting?- Amazing.

0:22:57 > 0:23:00- Do you think your mother knew any of this?- No, I don't think she did.

0:23:00 > 0:23:03Even in this condition - it has faded a bit

0:23:03 > 0:23:05and we've got some little mites behind the glass -

0:23:05 > 0:23:09but even in that condition, it should make £100-£200,

0:23:09 > 0:23:12- possibly a bit more. - Gosh.- Oh, my goodness.

0:23:12 > 0:23:14- Impressed with that?- Yeah.

0:23:14 > 0:23:16- My mum would have been very pleased. - Ah!- Yeah.

0:23:16 > 0:23:19Do you know, we've finished now. You can put that down.

0:23:19 > 0:23:26We've actually ended up rather nicely on a high note, I think.

0:23:26 > 0:23:30And, now, you wanted £500, you said at the start, that's what our target was,

0:23:30 > 0:23:33so we can have a wonderful gazebo or something for Uncle Alex.

0:23:33 > 0:23:36Well, based on John's lowest estimates

0:23:36 > 0:23:41and if things go to plan and we get everything at the auction sold,

0:23:41 > 0:23:44you should make £770.

0:23:44 > 0:23:46- Really?- Hey!

0:23:46 > 0:23:47Wow, excellent.

0:23:47 > 0:23:50- That would be all right, - Amazing.- That's brilliant.

0:23:50 > 0:23:52Well, I reckon with that result,

0:23:52 > 0:23:55we're in for a fantastic day at the auction in a few weeks.

0:23:55 > 0:23:58Here's a quick reminder of some of the items

0:23:58 > 0:24:00Martin and Mary will be taking there.

0:24:00 > 0:24:03There's the late Victorian Farlow brass fishing reel

0:24:03 > 0:24:06with the ivorine handle that belonged to Uncle Alex.

0:24:06 > 0:24:09That should drum up some interest at £60-£80.

0:24:11 > 0:24:14Then there's another family heirloom, a pretty jardiniere.

0:24:14 > 0:24:18I'm sure that will be scooped up at £50-£80.

0:24:19 > 0:24:22And there's the trench artwork.

0:24:22 > 0:24:23This is a fascinating lot

0:24:23 > 0:24:26and hopefully will achieve John's estimate of £60-£80.

0:24:29 > 0:24:31Still to come on Cash In The Attic,

0:24:31 > 0:24:34Martin thinks he might get away with a little white lie.

0:24:35 > 0:24:38Well pleased. I'll tell Mary we got 200 for it.

0:24:39 > 0:24:40You!

0:24:41 > 0:24:44'And he reveals that the unusual trench art isn't really to his taste.'

0:24:46 > 0:24:47They won't be missed.

0:24:47 > 0:24:50In your household, if you're ugly, you go, don't you?

0:24:50 > 0:24:52I'm surprised I haven't gone, then.

0:24:53 > 0:24:57'Find out how well they all get on when the final hammer falls.'

0:25:02 > 0:25:05It's a few weeks since we searched Martin and Mary's house

0:25:05 > 0:25:08for items to bring here to Bamfords Auctions at Matlock

0:25:08 > 0:25:09in Derbyshire.

0:25:09 > 0:25:13Martin and Mary have got a bit of an unusual mission on their hands.

0:25:13 > 0:25:17They want to raise £500 so they can build a memorial in their garden

0:25:17 > 0:25:19for Martin's Uncle Alex.

0:25:19 > 0:25:24So let's hope there's a full house here today when their items go up for sale.

0:25:24 > 0:25:28Bamfords have auction houses in Derby and Matlock

0:25:28 > 0:25:30and are always very popular with dealers

0:25:30 > 0:25:32and anyone looking for a bargain.

0:25:33 > 0:25:36One of the more unusual items here today is one of ours

0:25:36 > 0:25:39and John is taking a last look at it.

0:25:39 > 0:25:41- Hi, John.- Hello, Jenny.

0:25:41 > 0:25:44Now, this print, this is quite special, isn't it?

0:25:44 > 0:25:46- Is it going to do well? - It ought to.

0:25:46 > 0:25:49He's a very popular and important Japanese artist

0:25:49 > 0:25:52but at auctions it's all about do the right buyers know it's for sale?

0:25:52 > 0:25:54That's the question.

0:25:54 > 0:25:57Do you think word has gone out that's there something special here?

0:25:57 > 0:25:59Well, it ought to have done

0:25:59 > 0:26:03and I think most people will have spotted this straight away.

0:26:03 > 0:26:05Is there interest in any of the other items?

0:26:05 > 0:26:08Well, that lovely little fly-fishing reel

0:26:08 > 0:26:12that Martin inherited from his uncle, that has got some interest.

0:26:12 > 0:26:14I love that reel. I thought there might be.

0:26:14 > 0:26:16We're in the right part of the world in Derbyshire.

0:26:16 > 0:26:20We have the address, we just need to get somebody on the hook.

0:26:20 > 0:26:25You said it! Well, I think they might have arrived, so let's tell them the good news.

0:26:26 > 0:26:29The auction has attracted a large number of people

0:26:29 > 0:26:32and hopefully, that bodes well for Martin.

0:26:33 > 0:26:35- Good morning, Martin.- Hi.- Morning.

0:26:35 > 0:26:38- You've got the fishing reel. - Yes, a last look at it.

0:26:38 > 0:26:41You've got the reel but where's Mary?

0:26:41 > 0:26:44- I'm afraid she had to go to work today.- Oh, really?

0:26:44 > 0:26:47I tried to convince her but she couldn't get the time off,

0:26:47 > 0:26:50so I'm here on my own and I'm having to do all the work.

0:26:50 > 0:26:53You're not having any last thoughts about this, as a fishing man?

0:26:53 > 0:26:57No, no. I think it's got to go to a collector.

0:26:57 > 0:26:58I think it will.

0:26:58 > 0:27:02Somebody's collection will appreciate that.

0:27:02 > 0:27:04Have you brought everything else?

0:27:04 > 0:27:08The only thing we haven't brought is the Japanese silk.

0:27:08 > 0:27:10Mary's mum gave it to her

0:27:10 > 0:27:13and Mary had second thoughts about putting it in the auction.

0:27:13 > 0:27:15- That's fair enough. - Well, on that note,

0:27:15 > 0:27:18we do have some interest in the woodblock print.

0:27:18 > 0:27:21- I understand we may have a telephone bid.- Really?

0:27:21 > 0:27:24- So that's encouraging. - And you've just found that out?

0:27:24 > 0:27:28- I've just found that out. I couldn't contain myself.- Oh, good.

0:27:28 > 0:27:31- Shall we go and get our spot?- OK. - Right.

0:27:31 > 0:27:33'Mary's decision to take out the silk tapestry

0:27:33 > 0:27:36'means our chances of making the £500 target

0:27:36 > 0:27:38'are down by around £50-£80.

0:27:40 > 0:27:43'Let's just hope this auction crowd are feeling generous.

0:27:43 > 0:27:45'Well, we're going to put them to the test first

0:27:45 > 0:27:48'with Martin's Victorian brass fishing reel.

0:27:48 > 0:27:51'It's priced at £60-£80.'

0:27:51 > 0:27:54It's a nice example. Farlow, very good maker,

0:27:54 > 0:27:55and in good condition.

0:27:55 > 0:27:59Late 19th century, so well over 100 years old and we want £60.

0:27:59 > 0:28:02- £60. I think it's going to go for more, though.- Excellent.

0:28:02 > 0:28:05- We've got three bids on it. - Bids on the book.

0:28:05 > 0:28:07So £50 starts it. 55 now.

0:28:07 > 0:28:10- At £50...- That's great.

0:28:10 > 0:28:1455, 60. Against you at £60.

0:28:14 > 0:28:16- We wanted 60.- 65 do I see?

0:28:16 > 0:28:17At £60.

0:28:17 > 0:28:2165 now. Absentee bid will take it at 60.

0:28:21 > 0:28:23- £60.- That's brilliant.

0:28:23 > 0:28:27- Our lower estimate but I'm happy with that. Are you happy?- I'm fine.

0:28:27 > 0:28:28That's very good.

0:28:29 > 0:28:32So that's a very reassuring start for Martin.

0:28:32 > 0:28:35Let's hope we can keep up the trend with our next item,

0:28:35 > 0:28:40the 1930s collection of jugs and vases valued at £50-£60.

0:28:41 > 0:28:45We've got some good names in there - Myott, Bretby and Rington's,

0:28:45 > 0:28:46all early 20th century.

0:28:46 > 0:28:50- Where did this lot come from? - They came from my aunt and uncle's.

0:28:50 > 0:28:51They had them around the house

0:28:51 > 0:28:54and they're not our sort of style.

0:28:54 > 0:28:57Well, hopefully, they'll make between £50 and £60.

0:28:57 > 0:29:00Nice lot. Something for everyone. Let's see what happens.

0:29:00 > 0:29:04We've got 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 bids on it. £32 has it.

0:29:04 > 0:29:07Five bids but we're not at our lower estimate.

0:29:07 > 0:29:10At 35. At £32. 35 do I see?

0:29:10 > 0:29:1135. They'll have to go.

0:29:11 > 0:29:13At 35. 38, now?

0:29:13 > 0:29:17At 35. It remains with me, though. At 35. It's not going to be enough.

0:29:17 > 0:29:20No? I'll have to pass that, I'm afraid.

0:29:20 > 0:29:24Obviously those ceramics are not as fashionable as they used to be.

0:29:24 > 0:29:27I wonder if the next lot, the brass and copper items,

0:29:27 > 0:29:29will be more to this crowd's taste?

0:29:29 > 0:29:31Well, it is a nice little lot.

0:29:31 > 0:29:33We've got some copper and some brass.

0:29:33 > 0:29:38There are brass trivets, a kettle, some fire irons and we're only asking £20-£40,

0:29:38 > 0:29:41- so we should do that. - It sounds cheap.- It does.

0:29:41 > 0:29:44It's the right time of year for that sort of thing - it's cold!

0:29:44 > 0:29:46£20 is bid. 22 now.

0:29:46 > 0:29:4922, 25, 28 and 30.

0:29:49 > 0:29:5032, 35, 38 beats it.

0:29:50 > 0:29:5338 in the hat and 40 now.

0:29:53 > 0:29:54At £38 and 40 where?

0:29:54 > 0:29:57At £38. Down the centre.

0:29:57 > 0:29:58Anybody else? 40?

0:29:58 > 0:30:01At 38 and selling at £38.

0:30:02 > 0:30:06- To you.- Cold day, sell things like that - perfect.

0:30:06 > 0:30:10That's a great result. We almost made it to John's higher estimate.

0:30:10 > 0:30:12We could be in for a rocky ride, though,

0:30:12 > 0:30:14as our next piece is another ceramic

0:30:14 > 0:30:16and the last one didn't go down so well.

0:30:16 > 0:30:19Remember I said it was Minton Secessionist?

0:30:19 > 0:30:22Well, the mark was quite obscured by the glaze.

0:30:22 > 0:30:24I wasn't sure but I felt it was Minton.

0:30:24 > 0:30:27James, our auctioneer, thinks it's Continental.

0:30:27 > 0:30:29It is of the period but he doesn't think it's Minton,

0:30:29 > 0:30:32so that may well affect our price but let's see.

0:30:32 > 0:30:35My head's on the block now. Let's see what happens.

0:30:35 > 0:30:40- We've got 1, 2, 3, 4 bids and £38 I have.- Well...

0:30:40 > 0:30:4138. 40 now.

0:30:41 > 0:30:43At 38. 40, do I see?

0:30:43 > 0:30:45At 38 and 40?

0:30:45 > 0:30:47At £38 and 40 now?

0:30:47 > 0:30:48At 38.

0:30:48 > 0:30:51With me at £38. Any advance?

0:30:51 > 0:30:53At 38. That's not sold.

0:30:53 > 0:30:56- The auctioneer's brought that in, as they say.- Right.

0:30:56 > 0:30:59So it's another unsold. A shame.

0:30:59 > 0:31:01Mmm, they don't seem to like ceramics today.

0:31:01 > 0:31:04What will they make of our next lot,

0:31:04 > 0:31:06the 20th century majolica moon flasks?

0:31:06 > 0:31:09Estimate, £30-£50.

0:31:09 > 0:31:12- So where are these from? - These are from my grandmother

0:31:12 > 0:31:15and she had them on display in the house.

0:31:15 > 0:31:18Again, they're not my style.

0:31:18 > 0:31:21- No sentimental value attached to them, then?- Not really, no.

0:31:21 > 0:31:26They're not that sort of thing that you'd be sentimental about.

0:31:26 > 0:31:30And bids on them, six bids, and £50 starts them.

0:31:30 > 0:31:31That's our top estimate.

0:31:31 > 0:31:34At £50 and five now. At £50 and five do I see?

0:31:34 > 0:31:37At 55, 60. 60 and five?

0:31:38 > 0:31:41- No? At £60.- It got stuck.

0:31:41 > 0:31:44Absentee bids, almost all the bidding. With me.

0:31:45 > 0:31:48- Ah, well £60. That's pretty good. - That's very good, yeah,

0:31:48 > 0:31:52for something that someone will appreciate, I'm sure.

0:31:52 > 0:31:55It's very frustrating, I find, at auction, though,

0:31:55 > 0:31:57when you hear there were about five or six bids

0:31:57 > 0:32:00and it started at 50 and we only got to 60.

0:32:00 > 0:32:04- Yeah.- It's disappointing that, isn't it?- Well, we made our estimate.

0:32:04 > 0:32:06That's the main thing.

0:32:07 > 0:32:10Well, obviously they do like some ceramics here

0:32:10 > 0:32:13and £10 over John's top estimate is a great result.

0:32:13 > 0:32:17Martin's next lot is that interesting collection of trench art,

0:32:17 > 0:32:19which John priced at £60-£80.

0:32:19 > 0:32:22Why have you decided to part with these?

0:32:22 > 0:32:26Again, they're not particularly good-looking, are they, so...

0:32:26 > 0:32:30So... Let's say that they won't be missed.

0:32:30 > 0:32:33In your household, if you're ugly, you go, don't you?

0:32:33 > 0:32:37- I'm surprised I haven't gone, then. - Oh!

0:32:37 > 0:32:40Interesting lot and I can start the bidding here at £30.

0:32:40 > 0:32:43At 30 and five do I see? At £30. 35?

0:32:43 > 0:32:45With me at 30 and five do I see?

0:32:45 > 0:32:4635. 40 and five, sir?

0:32:46 > 0:32:4845, 50. And five?

0:32:48 > 0:32:5055 do I see?

0:32:50 > 0:32:51At 50 and five now.

0:32:51 > 0:32:53It remains with me at £50.

0:32:53 > 0:32:56Are we all sure? I'm going to sell it at that.

0:32:56 > 0:32:58At 50. Absentee bid.

0:32:58 > 0:33:03- £50.- That's all right. - It's under our lower estimate but is that OK?- That's fine.

0:33:03 > 0:33:05Not too disappointing.

0:33:05 > 0:33:08I reckon Martin's not doing as badly as he thinks.

0:33:09 > 0:33:13Well, it's been a bit up and down. The pottery hasn't gone too well.

0:33:13 > 0:33:18No, the pottery's been a damp squib. Our moon flasks did OK, didn't they?

0:33:18 > 0:33:21- That's true.- But the art pottery, no takers.

0:33:21 > 0:33:25All right. You're looking for £500 to build the memorial for Uncle Alex.

0:33:25 > 0:33:28Obviously, we'd like to be at 250 at this point.

0:33:28 > 0:33:32We're not quite there but you have made £208.

0:33:32 > 0:33:34That's surprising. I'm really pleased with that.

0:33:34 > 0:33:37It's a good start and there are other items to come,

0:33:37 > 0:33:39so we'll keep our fingers crossed.

0:33:39 > 0:33:41There are some very good items to come.

0:33:41 > 0:33:44I think perhaps we deserve a break.

0:33:44 > 0:33:47I'm going to take a look at a neat piece of furniture

0:33:47 > 0:33:49- and, Jenny, I'll catch up with you in a bit.- OK.

0:33:51 > 0:33:55Now, if you've been inspired to try your hand at auction,

0:33:55 > 0:33:57do bear in mind that there are charges to be paid,

0:33:57 > 0:33:59including commission,

0:33:59 > 0:34:02and they vary from one saleroom to another.

0:34:02 > 0:34:04It's always worth enquiring in advance.

0:34:06 > 0:34:08While Martin enjoys a refreshing cuppa,

0:34:08 > 0:34:12John has spotted an unusual Edwardian combination.

0:34:12 > 0:34:15- What have you found? - Well, it's so cold in here today

0:34:15 > 0:34:18I was drawn towards this little coal container,

0:34:18 > 0:34:20thinking about warm open fires, Jenny.

0:34:20 > 0:34:24Now, we've got a humble coal scuttle and we've got a whatnot

0:34:24 > 0:34:27but I don't recall ever seeing such a combination.

0:34:27 > 0:34:29So you'd put a vase of flowers or...?

0:34:29 > 0:34:32It's a whatnot. Any little bits and pieces.

0:34:32 > 0:34:35This would be perfect for the bedroom. Typically Edwardian.

0:34:35 > 0:34:38Use of walnut, reeding and acanthus leaf carving.

0:34:38 > 0:34:42But I just love these little three-quarter gallery shelving sections.

0:34:42 > 0:34:46You said bedroom there. That's where you'd see this piece of furniture?

0:34:46 > 0:34:49I think it's a small, compact piece,

0:34:49 > 0:34:52perfect and dual purpose for a tight space.

0:34:52 > 0:34:54I think it's a great thing and the best bit of all,

0:34:54 > 0:34:56the auctioneers haven't printed an estimate

0:34:56 > 0:34:59so they're not expecting it to do terribly well.

0:34:59 > 0:35:02I think you could buy this for £50 and you'd have a real bargain.

0:35:02 > 0:35:04So it might go for around £50?

0:35:04 > 0:35:07If I could buy this for £50, I'd be very happy.

0:35:07 > 0:35:09I couldn't wait to get home and try it out.

0:35:09 > 0:35:12- OK. Well, let's get back to the auction.- Come on, then.

0:35:13 > 0:35:17Well, that curious item certainly caught the crowd's imagination, too,

0:35:17 > 0:35:23as it sold for £110, not quite the bargain John had forecast.

0:35:23 > 0:35:24Martin has five items left,

0:35:24 > 0:35:27including the collection of gold rings from Mary's family

0:35:27 > 0:35:30and that Japanese woodblock print

0:35:30 > 0:35:32that already has a telephone bidder interested.

0:35:32 > 0:35:37But his next lot on the podium is the Burmese brass tea set,

0:35:37 > 0:35:39which belonged to his aunt and uncle,

0:35:39 > 0:35:42priced at just £20-£30.

0:35:42 > 0:35:45- Do you think it was ever used? - I wouldn't think so, no.

0:35:45 > 0:35:49I'm not sure they ever... My uncle liked a little tipple of whisky

0:35:49 > 0:35:52but I think he used a tumbler rather than something like that.

0:35:52 > 0:35:54£20 for it, please, 20.

0:35:54 > 0:35:57£20, somewhere.

0:35:57 > 0:35:5815.

0:35:59 > 0:36:0115. 10.

0:36:01 > 0:36:03Ooh, it's not going to go, I don't think.

0:36:03 > 0:36:06Sorry, guys. I can't blame them, either.

0:36:06 > 0:36:08- Oh, dear.- Oh! That was a bit cheeky.

0:36:08 > 0:36:10You'll be taking those home.

0:36:10 > 0:36:13Looks like the car's going to be loaded up, Martin.

0:36:13 > 0:36:17- Nobody wanted our tea set. - Even the auctioneer didn't like them.

0:36:17 > 0:36:18No.

0:36:19 > 0:36:22Oh, dear. At least it's not a huge dent in our target

0:36:22 > 0:36:26but we need better luck with Aunt Daphne's collection of jewellery.

0:36:26 > 0:36:28Martin wouldn't want to take this lot back.

0:36:28 > 0:36:31We're aiming for £100-£150.

0:36:31 > 0:36:34Next up is our first lot of jewellery.

0:36:34 > 0:36:37We've got some brooches and a nine-carat gold Albert chain.

0:36:37 > 0:36:38With gold prices being buoyant,

0:36:38 > 0:36:42this should go some way to clawing us back where we need to be.

0:36:42 > 0:36:45I've said £100-£150. Let's see what the room thinks.

0:36:45 > 0:36:47- Lots of bidding.- Brilliant.

0:36:47 > 0:36:50We've got a bid of 85, a bid of 90, a bid of 100,

0:36:50 > 0:36:52a bid of 105,

0:36:52 > 0:36:56a bid of 120 and higher.

0:36:56 > 0:36:59So 130 has it. At 130. 140 do I see?

0:36:59 > 0:37:04140, 150... 150 has it.

0:37:04 > 0:37:07160 now? 150. 160 anywhere?

0:37:07 > 0:37:10At £150. With me at 150.

0:37:12 > 0:37:15- Oh, brilliant.- That's good. - That was a bit better, wasn't it?

0:37:15 > 0:37:16That's improved a lot, yeah.

0:37:16 > 0:37:20Right at the top of John's estimate. That's more like it.

0:37:20 > 0:37:23Daphne obviously had an eye for fine jewellery.

0:37:23 > 0:37:25Let's see if we can do as well

0:37:25 > 0:37:30with the morning and evening art deco statues, priced at £30-£50.

0:37:31 > 0:37:34These art deco statues, where are they from?

0:37:34 > 0:37:36They were my other grandmother.

0:37:36 > 0:37:40She used to have them on the hearth of her fireplace

0:37:40 > 0:37:41and I always remember the story

0:37:41 > 0:37:44where somebody offered some money for them

0:37:44 > 0:37:46and she said it wasn't enough,

0:37:46 > 0:37:49so let's hope that today, somebody makes a good offer.

0:37:49 > 0:37:52I can start the bidding at £22. With that lovely bronze colour.

0:37:52 > 0:37:55At 22, 25 now. Should be bids everywhere.

0:37:55 > 0:37:5825, 28 and 30. 32, 35.

0:37:58 > 0:38:0138 do I see? At 35. 38, do you want?

0:38:01 > 0:38:03At £35. It's seated.

0:38:03 > 0:38:05- Are you all sure?- Come on!

0:38:05 > 0:38:07At £35. Gentleman's bid and selling.

0:38:08 > 0:38:11- 35.- Oh, your grandmother would not be happy.

0:38:11 > 0:38:14- No, no, not really.- But you are.

0:38:14 > 0:38:16But she often exaggerated, anyway, so...

0:38:16 > 0:38:20Luckily for us, John never exaggerates his estimates

0:38:20 > 0:38:24and Martin is looking more relaxed now that the sale's nearly over.

0:38:24 > 0:38:27The penultimate lot is one of John's favourites,

0:38:27 > 0:38:30the Japanese woodblock print that Mary's mother bought.

0:38:30 > 0:38:33It's valued at £100-£200.

0:38:33 > 0:38:36The auctioneer said he has a telephone bid on this

0:38:36 > 0:38:41and that's encouraging but we need a couple of bidders in the room.

0:38:41 > 0:38:43- We want £100 at least.- OK.

0:38:43 > 0:38:48And I can start the bidding here at £80. 85 do I see to start it?

0:38:48 > 0:38:50At £80 and five now.

0:38:50 > 0:38:52At 80 and five anywhere?

0:38:52 > 0:38:5685 nods. 85. 90 with me. 95 for you? 95, yes.

0:38:56 > 0:38:59100. And five? 105.

0:38:59 > 0:39:01110, 120.

0:39:01 > 0:39:05120. I'm out. At £120 on the phone.

0:39:05 > 0:39:08- 120.- At 120. 130 do I see?

0:39:08 > 0:39:10At 120 with you.

0:39:10 > 0:39:13- 120. Well done.- Well?- There we are.

0:39:13 > 0:39:17I feel vindicated for my earlier failings with the art pottery.

0:39:17 > 0:39:21- £120. That's pretty good, isn't it? - That's very good, yes.

0:39:21 > 0:39:24I just need to find the other one that's in the garage now.

0:39:24 > 0:39:29It's a great result and a fantastic addition to our funds.

0:39:29 > 0:39:32The final lot is another from Mary's side of the family.

0:39:32 > 0:39:35It's the collection of gold rings.

0:39:35 > 0:39:38Together, they should make £200-£250.

0:39:39 > 0:39:43Next up is our quantity of rings. We've got 13 in the lot.

0:39:43 > 0:39:45It's a mixture of 9 and 18 carat.

0:39:45 > 0:39:48Mary did take out the ones she wanted to give to family members

0:39:48 > 0:39:52and this is the residue, the bottom end - a lot damaged rings and chipped stones.

0:39:52 > 0:39:54- I think we've got a £200 reserve. - Yes.

0:39:54 > 0:39:57OK, well, gold's doing all right. We should get there.

0:39:57 > 0:40:01- Lots and lots of interest... - Lots and lots of interest!

0:40:01 > 0:40:04We've got a bid of 200, 210, 220,

0:40:04 > 0:40:07262, 270,

0:40:07 > 0:40:09- 280 has it.- Wow!

0:40:09 > 0:40:11- That's good.- Brilliant.

0:40:11 > 0:40:12At 280. 290 now.

0:40:12 > 0:40:15290 on the phone. 300, 310 in the room.

0:40:15 > 0:40:17320, 330 behind the pillar.

0:40:17 > 0:40:21330 nodding. At 330 seated. 340 anywhere?

0:40:21 > 0:40:24I'm out. At 330 seated.

0:40:25 > 0:40:28- 330.- That's brilliant. - What do you think of that?

0:40:28 > 0:40:32I'm well pleased. I'll have to tell Mary we got 200 for it.

0:40:32 > 0:40:34You!

0:40:35 > 0:40:38Gold is certainly still selling high at the moment,

0:40:38 > 0:40:40which has been great news for Martin today.

0:40:40 > 0:40:43The question is, just how well has he done?

0:40:44 > 0:40:46It's over! Done and dusted.

0:40:46 > 0:40:48I really enjoyed that. That was fantastic.

0:40:48 > 0:40:50- Did you?- Yes. Some high and some low moments.

0:40:50 > 0:40:54All right. At the start of the day we were hoping for £500

0:40:54 > 0:40:56so you can build a memorial to Uncle Alex

0:40:56 > 0:41:00- and so many of the pieces that we sold today belonged to him.- Yes.

0:41:00 > 0:41:02So it's the least he deserves, really.

0:41:02 > 0:41:05OK, you have exceeded your target.

0:41:05 > 0:41:08You have made £843.

0:41:08 > 0:41:10Blooming hell.

0:41:10 > 0:41:13Not sure what to say. That's amazing.

0:41:13 > 0:41:16I didn't expect to make that at all. That is brilliant.

0:41:16 > 0:41:19I will tell Mary the exact figure, don't worry.

0:41:19 > 0:41:22Good luck. We've enjoyed being with you. You've been good fun.

0:41:22 > 0:41:24- Thank you.- Give our love to Mary. - I will do.

0:41:24 > 0:41:27- Tell her the truth. - I'll phone her right away.

0:41:32 > 0:41:35Since the auction, Martin's been preparing the garden

0:41:35 > 0:41:37to make space for the new acquisition.

0:41:37 > 0:41:41It was always my intention to get something in memory of my uncle

0:41:41 > 0:41:43who died a couple of years ago.

0:41:43 > 0:41:46I still have very fond memories of him

0:41:46 > 0:41:49and it would be a nice gesture towards him if he's still looking down.

0:41:49 > 0:41:53He's come to a garden centre to get some ideas

0:41:53 > 0:41:56for what will be a fitting memorial to a man who meant so much to him.

0:41:56 > 0:41:59This would sit very nice on a decked area

0:41:59 > 0:42:01with the decking coming out in front of it.

0:42:01 > 0:42:06Well, the next stage is, we're going to go back, re-measure up

0:42:06 > 0:42:08get the base sorted out

0:42:08 > 0:42:11and then we'll make our final decision.

0:42:11 > 0:42:15He loved the garden, he loved being out in the country

0:42:15 > 0:42:18and now we've got the chance to get something

0:42:18 > 0:42:21that we feel is very fitting.

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