0:00:02 > 0:00:03Hello and welcome to Cash In The Attic,
0:00:03 > 0:00:07the show that hunts out hidden treasures and helps you sell them at auction.
0:00:07 > 0:00:13Today, I'm in all the hubbub of east London and I'm on my way to a house that I think is full of promise.
0:00:13 > 0:00:18I'm told there are all sorts of collectables in there, including this, an ostrich egg!
0:00:18 > 0:00:21What do you reckon it's worth? Well, I couldn't possibly tell you,
0:00:21 > 0:00:27but I know a man who can and all will be revealed before the final hammer falls.
0:00:46 > 0:00:52Coming up on Cash In The Attic, one of our items is music to Jonty's ears.
0:00:52 > 0:00:56- I really do like that sound. - That is beautiful. - It's the ring of confidence.
0:00:56 > 0:01:02- Yes, definitely!- There's excitement at a rare and valuable find.
0:01:02 > 0:01:08I knew that that was a loved piece, but now my heart's racing!
0:01:08 > 0:01:11And at the auction, is satisfaction ever guaranteed?
0:01:11 > 0:01:14- She says it's not enough. - It's not enough. Come on, more!
0:01:14 > 0:01:18Find out when the final hammer falls.
0:01:18 > 0:01:21I'm in Bethnal Green and I'm on my way to meet the daughters
0:01:21 > 0:01:25of a truly remarkable woman who is sadly no longer with us.
0:01:25 > 0:01:29But she's left behind a rich legacy from a lifetime of collecting.
0:01:29 > 0:01:32The question, though, is are there any real riches there?
0:01:32 > 0:01:36The Cash In The Attic team have been called in to find out.
0:01:36 > 0:01:42Until just a few weeks ago, this house in London's Bethnal Green was home to Doreen Perry.
0:01:42 > 0:01:47She was a remarkable woman whose achievements in life included the creation of a highly successful
0:01:47 > 0:01:52record label and saving a school from certain closure.
0:01:52 > 0:01:56Her passion for collecting has left this three-bedroomed home full of antiques
0:01:56 > 0:02:01and their destiny now lies in the hands of her two daughters,
0:02:01 > 0:02:06Louise, a website designer, and Nicki, who has her own restaurant in New York.
0:02:06 > 0:02:10Jonty Hearnden is our expert today and he's looking forward to finding
0:02:10 > 0:02:15an array of antique furniture and, hopefully, some quality collectables.
0:02:15 > 0:02:17- Hello, ladies.- Hello.- Hi.- Hello.
0:02:17 > 0:02:18- Who's who here, then?- Nicki.
0:02:18 > 0:02:22- Hi, Nicki.- Louise.- Thank you so much for inviting us here
0:02:22 > 0:02:25- because I know that your mother passed away very recently, didn't she?- Yeah.
0:02:25 > 0:02:29- What kind of woman was she? - Unbelievably enthusiastic about the things that she loved.
0:02:29 > 0:02:32Very black and white person, she either loved it or hated it,
0:02:32 > 0:02:35and when she loved it, she was really passionate.
0:02:35 > 0:02:39So she loved china, she loved doll's houses.
0:02:39 > 0:02:43This is one of her beautiful doll's houses, collected over many years.
0:02:43 > 0:02:46- Are you going to sell these? - No.- No.- No.
0:02:46 > 0:02:49But obviously, there's quite a lot you do want to sell here.
0:02:49 > 0:02:55- So how much money do you want to raise today?- We think £1,000. - As much as possible.- Yes, as much...
0:02:55 > 0:02:58- Yes, as much as possible. - And what's it going to go towards?
0:02:58 > 0:03:04She was the chair of governors at the Sir John Cass Foundation Redcoat School here in Bethnal Green,
0:03:04 > 0:03:09- which is why she moved here. - It's for the school that your mother helped so much?
0:03:09 > 0:03:12- Yeah.- Brilliant. All right, so £1,000 for the school.
0:03:12 > 0:03:14- We'd better get rummaging.- Yes.
0:03:14 > 0:03:18Doreen's antiques took pride of place in her home.
0:03:18 > 0:03:21The display is remarkable and, with any luck,
0:03:21 > 0:03:26we should be able to find enough items to raise that £1,000 at the auction.
0:03:28 > 0:03:33Jonty, of course, has spent his life immersed in the world of antiques
0:03:33 > 0:03:35and he's always the first to get started on our rummaging.
0:03:35 > 0:03:38Today, it looks as if he's going to have
0:03:38 > 0:03:42some excellent support from Nicki and Louise, who've already found something to show him.
0:03:42 > 0:03:44- Jonty!- There's a few more as well.
0:03:44 > 0:03:47Yeah. Look at that one.
0:03:47 > 0:03:49It looks rather fun, yeah. That's Cripplegate.
0:03:49 > 0:03:53- That's good. What else have you got?- We've got...
0:03:53 > 0:03:55- Where is this? - Farrington.- Farrington.
0:03:55 > 0:03:59- So, maps...- There's one more. - Maps of London, is that right?- Yeah.
0:03:59 > 0:04:01We've got another one down here.
0:04:01 > 0:04:03Wow, look at that, that's beautiful.
0:04:03 > 0:04:05- Shoreditch.- Another one.- Shoreditch.
0:04:05 > 0:04:09- Shoreditch.- Aren't they lovely? Old coloured maps.- Wow! - Three maps of old London.
0:04:09 > 0:04:11Wonderful. These are originals.
0:04:11 > 0:04:13- Really?- We should have a date here at the bottom.
0:04:13 > 0:04:16Can you see down at the bottom here, it says 1755?
0:04:16 > 0:04:18That's from 1755?
0:04:18 > 0:04:20That's very old, isn't it?
0:04:20 > 0:04:23- That's amazing. - Yeah, that is amazing.
0:04:23 > 0:04:25And they really are a snapshot in time.
0:04:25 > 0:04:32This is obviously what the north of the old city of London looked like in 1755. Now completely different.
0:04:32 > 0:04:35So this is of Cripplegate.
0:04:35 > 0:04:38Cripplegate was a gate in the old wall in the City of London
0:04:38 > 0:04:40- and it's the Barbican now. - My mother lived in the Barbican.
0:04:40 > 0:04:45- Yeah, she did.- That's why. - Oh, that's where she had this. - That's why she's got that, yeah.
0:04:45 > 0:04:47That's why maps are interesting, how the world changed.
0:04:47 > 0:04:52Often you see little maps of London and then, voom, it's a whole metropolis.
0:04:52 > 0:04:53Quite extraordinary.
0:04:53 > 0:04:57These maps would have been printed, of course, in black and white
0:04:57 > 0:05:00and hand-coloured later and often a lot later.
0:05:00 > 0:05:05Often coloured in the 20th century and somehow dealers, collectors don't seem to mind that.
0:05:05 > 0:05:09A lot of people do like to have maps with a bit of colour on them. So, can we sell these?
0:05:09 > 0:05:11Yes, absolutely. What do you think we'd get for those?
0:05:11 > 0:05:13We're looking at, what?
0:05:13 > 0:05:16- For three, £100 to £150.- Yeah. - Yeah, why not.
0:05:16 > 0:05:19- A good little find.- Not bad. Excellent, I'll put those there.
0:05:19 > 0:05:21- OK.- And we'll carry on.
0:05:21 > 0:05:23I like those.
0:05:24 > 0:05:28That's a good valuation to kick off our day here in Bethnal Green,
0:05:28 > 0:05:33and we have our first contribution towards that target of £1,000.
0:05:33 > 0:05:38As we split up to cover all corners, it's becoming clear just how keen a collector Doreen was.
0:05:38 > 0:05:41There's more than enough here to keep Jonty busy.
0:05:41 > 0:05:44- Found anything?- No, nothing, really.
0:05:44 > 0:05:46- What have you found? - Have a look at this.
0:05:46 > 0:05:50This is a really decorative jardiniere. Porcelain jardiniere.
0:05:50 > 0:05:52It's a plant stand, a plant pot.
0:05:52 > 0:05:55- Well, it's a holder to put your plant pot into.- Right.
0:05:55 > 0:05:57But it really is very good quality.
0:05:57 > 0:06:00I don't think this is 19th century, I think it's 20th century.
0:06:00 > 0:06:06- OK.- But the decoration is really top quality, it's very, very beautiful,
0:06:06 > 0:06:11and all of that is hand-decorated with this lovely gilded decoration round the outside.
0:06:11 > 0:06:18Now, in the 19th century, particularly the late 19th century, all Victorian houses needed a plant
0:06:18 > 0:06:24known as an aspidistra in the corner of their...certainly their drawing rooms, in many rooms of their house,
0:06:24 > 0:06:31and you would put your aspidistra in a plant pot holder like this, known as a jardiniere.
0:06:31 > 0:06:38So it has all the hallmarks of being 18th century in style, 19th century in style, but I believe it to be...
0:06:38 > 0:06:41It's a modern version of.
0:06:41 > 0:06:48The mark is Copeland. Now, that's a good sign because Copeland started life in Staffordshire in the 1770s,
0:06:48 > 0:06:50but this is a jardiniere.
0:06:50 > 0:06:56Again, people obviously have pot plants, they like to display them, still, in bowls like this.
0:06:56 > 0:06:58- You can hear it ting. - Yes, it's perfect.
0:06:58 > 0:07:01You see, it's got a very nice ring to it. I like the sound.
0:07:01 > 0:07:03- That's a good sound for me.- Yeah.
0:07:03 > 0:07:06And I think this jardiniere is so attractive, so decorative,
0:07:06 > 0:07:09that it's got to be worth around about £100.
0:07:09 > 0:07:11- That's great.- Happy?- Very happy.
0:07:11 > 0:07:14Oh, I'm happy. I really do like that sound.
0:07:14 > 0:07:16- That is beautiful. - It's nice, isn't it?
0:07:16 > 0:07:18- It's the ring of confidence. - Yes, definitely!
0:07:18 > 0:07:22What a great price for a modern piece with no antique value,
0:07:22 > 0:07:25but will Jonty be as confident about the next item?
0:07:25 > 0:07:30I can't imagine he's come across too many giant ornamental eggs in his time!
0:07:30 > 0:07:33- Look what I've found here. - I've already seen one.
0:07:33 > 0:07:36- Yes, I want you to tell us all about them.- Well, they're quite...
0:07:36 > 0:07:41Of course, they're ostrich eggs, but we have a pair here, but we've also got
0:07:41 > 0:07:46this lovely decorated ostrich egg here, covered in butterflies.
0:07:46 > 0:07:50There's a theme here. Did your mother like butterflies?
0:07:50 > 0:07:54- My mother was obsessed with anything with butterflies on it.- Oh, how lovely!
0:07:54 > 0:07:57It was really easy to buy presents for her, to send cards, you know?
0:07:57 > 0:07:59Anything with a butterfly on it!
0:07:59 > 0:08:02But ostrich eggs, you can see just how decorative they are.
0:08:02 > 0:08:05Well, let's take a look at the pair in more detail.
0:08:05 > 0:08:08If I pick this one up here, we can see that we have a crack in the top.
0:08:08 > 0:08:13This is where the innards have been taken out, but to cover that crack up
0:08:13 > 0:08:15they have placed this decorative finial on the top,
0:08:15 > 0:08:18but the stands themselves are extraordinary.
0:08:18 > 0:08:23They are gilded bronze, very heavy, and I believe these to be stands
0:08:23 > 0:08:26for oriental vases, so the vases have been taken away
0:08:26 > 0:08:31and the stands have been almost like recycled to place the pair of eggs on the top,
0:08:31 > 0:08:36but they make just a great pair of decorative objects and that is what the market demands.
0:08:36 > 0:08:41These don't fit in any genre, they're not ceramics, they're not metal ware,
0:08:41 > 0:08:45- they're not jewellery, they are just decorative objects.- OK.
0:08:45 > 0:08:49So, as far as value is concerned, you just go on your hunch.
0:08:49 > 0:08:50I suspect that we're looking at
0:08:50 > 0:08:53between £80 and £120 there.
0:08:53 > 0:08:55What do you think of that valuation?
0:08:55 > 0:08:57- That's fabulous.- OK?- Absolutely.
0:08:57 > 0:09:01I just hope those eggs get to auction in one piece!
0:09:01 > 0:09:04While Jonty, Nicki and Louise are still hunting around the house,
0:09:04 > 0:09:08I'm reminded that Doreen's passion for collecting encompassed both old and new.
0:09:08 > 0:09:13In her old bedroom, there's more evidence of her love of the contemporary.
0:09:13 > 0:09:16These two blown glass bowls are really rather stylish
0:09:16 > 0:09:18and Jonty packs them off to auction
0:09:18 > 0:09:21with a £50 to £70 price tag.
0:09:21 > 0:09:27On the landing, he spots a pair of pictures of Doreen's favourite subject matter, the butterfly.
0:09:27 > 0:09:30They're Oriental silk and date from the 19th century.
0:09:30 > 0:09:35Jonty thinks they should fetch £40 to £60 at auction.
0:09:35 > 0:09:39The butterfly motif appears in almost every room of Doreen's house.
0:09:39 > 0:09:43She was clearly quite a character and I want to learn more about her.
0:09:43 > 0:09:46So this is your mother, Doreen.
0:09:46 > 0:09:48My goodness me!
0:09:48 > 0:09:52What a stylish, incredible lady. Are these quite recent, these pictures?
0:09:52 > 0:09:56- They are recent. I think they're within the last six months. - Yeah, they are.
0:09:56 > 0:10:03And even when she was very, very ill, she still had the full face of make-up, the shoes, the outfit
0:10:03 > 0:10:09- when she could barely walk.- She was clearly a most extraordinary woman, but what was her upbringing like?
0:10:09 > 0:10:12We didn't know who her real parents were. She wouldn't discuss it.
0:10:12 > 0:10:15Had she not told you about her upbringing, then?
0:10:15 > 0:10:18She refused to talk about it and she was very distressed by it.
0:10:18 > 0:10:21In actual fact, when she was 18 months old,
0:10:21 > 0:10:25her parents separated and they dumped her in a children's home.
0:10:25 > 0:10:28- How extraordinary.- And then, the people that fostered her
0:10:28 > 0:10:32tried desperately to have her legally adopted
0:10:32 > 0:10:36and kept going round to the real mother's house and she kept...
0:10:36 > 0:10:40All she would do is open the window and tell them to naff off
0:10:40 > 0:10:43and she wasn't signing anything, so she was never legally adopted
0:10:43 > 0:10:45and she was a foster child her whole life.
0:10:45 > 0:10:48Which is why I think she's always been for the underdog.
0:10:48 > 0:10:50She was very tough.
0:10:50 > 0:10:55Yeah, she was very tough. I think she was old school,
0:10:55 > 0:10:57you know? She had...
0:10:57 > 0:11:02Was really into manners and etiquette and being on time
0:11:02 > 0:11:06and just decorum, wasn't she?
0:11:06 > 0:11:08Passionate about the opera and classical music.
0:11:08 > 0:11:11We were not allowed to play pop music in the house.
0:11:11 > 0:11:14She loved it. It was her passion.
0:11:14 > 0:11:19And I don't know that she knew as much as my dad, but she absolutely loved it.
0:11:19 > 0:11:22And the two of them started Hyperion Records,
0:11:22 > 0:11:26which is the most prestigious small classical record label in the world
0:11:26 > 0:11:30and has won all sorts of awards, and they started that company together.
0:11:30 > 0:11:36- And your mother was honoured as well, wasn't she? Was she made a Freeman of London?- A Liveryman.
0:11:36 > 0:11:41And she is a Freeman of the City of London, but quite recently... In fact, that's the last outing
0:11:41 > 0:11:45I had with her and my daughter, was that she walked a sheep across London Bridge,
0:11:45 > 0:11:46which you're allowed to do.
0:11:46 > 0:11:48- As a Freeman?- As a Freeman, yeah.
0:11:48 > 0:11:50With the Lord Mayor, all dressed to the nines!
0:11:50 > 0:11:53And she was very, very ill but she made the long walk
0:11:53 > 0:11:56from Liverpool Street to London Bridge, insisted on walking.
0:11:56 > 0:12:00Got dressed up to the nines in black and red and walked the sheep across.
0:12:00 > 0:12:04- I tell you, you two have got something to live up to, haven't you?- We have!
0:12:04 > 0:12:08I don't think we'll ever make it! Not even combined!
0:12:08 > 0:12:10What a lady!
0:12:10 > 0:12:13And that's not to mention the school she saved from closure.
0:12:13 > 0:12:15More about her proudest achievement later
0:12:15 > 0:12:20because we're here to raise that £1,000 so we need to get back to work.
0:12:20 > 0:12:24As we continue to search every inch of this property, Nicki concentrates
0:12:24 > 0:12:28her efforts in the garden room, home to her mum's favourite pieces of china.
0:12:28 > 0:12:33She picks out this porcelain cow, which is, in fact, a novelty creamer.
0:12:33 > 0:12:36It's based on a design that originated in Holland
0:12:36 > 0:12:39and was later produced in the UK from the mid-18th century.
0:12:39 > 0:12:43It's in great condition and heads off to auction
0:12:43 > 0:12:47with a very respectable £80 to £120 estimate.
0:12:47 > 0:12:49And in the dining room,
0:12:49 > 0:12:52something rather special has caught Jonty's eye.
0:12:54 > 0:12:55Jennie?
0:12:55 > 0:12:57Louise, are you through there?
0:12:57 > 0:12:59- Yeah, I'm here.- Take a look at this.
0:12:59 > 0:13:04- Gosh, that's beautiful.- This fan is stunning, really stunning.
0:13:04 > 0:13:07This whole scene here is hand-painted,
0:13:07 > 0:13:12so this is a paper fan suspended on mother-of-pearl.
0:13:12 > 0:13:14That's what gives it the lovely glistening effect. It's gorgeous.
0:13:14 > 0:13:18Amazing, isn't it? Yes, can you imagine in subdued light,
0:13:18 > 0:13:22under candlelight or under oil light, the shimmer of mother-of-pearl?
0:13:22 > 0:13:26- That's why it was so popular when this fan was made.- Is it old, then?
0:13:26 > 0:13:31Very old. Date-wise, we're looking between 210,
0:13:31 > 0:13:35maybe 240 years old and it's not English, it's French.
0:13:35 > 0:13:37Oh, my word, that's incredible!
0:13:37 > 0:13:40Yeah. It's very interesting, that, because the closer you look,
0:13:40 > 0:13:46the more restoration you see, which makes sense because this is paper, just how fragile it would be.
0:13:46 > 0:13:48- It's been restored? - Have a look here.
0:13:48 > 0:13:50- Can you see...- Oh, OK.
0:13:50 > 0:13:54- ..that there is extra layers of paper that have been laid upon...?- Wow!
0:13:54 > 0:13:57And therefore hand-painted in to restore it.
0:13:57 > 0:13:59- It all makes sense. - So it's been loved, then.
0:13:59 > 0:14:04Absolutely. And it's been worth one's while restoring this
0:14:04 > 0:14:08because you're looking not at just a fan, you're looking at a work of art.
0:14:08 > 0:14:10I was going to say that. It is a work of art.
0:14:10 > 0:14:13- It really is.- It's very beautiful. - Hence the reason why it's framed.
0:14:13 > 0:14:16And why people collect these - they're so beautiful.
0:14:16 > 0:14:19But with a fan like this,
0:14:19 > 0:14:22there's something else to be looked at, so let me show you.
0:14:22 > 0:14:26Now, can you notice that this has no back to it at all?
0:14:26 > 0:14:29- OK.- That was an optical illusion. I thought there was a backing.
0:14:29 > 0:14:31So let me take this off. What can we see?
0:14:33 > 0:14:35- Oh, my goodness!- Wow!- What do I see?
0:14:35 > 0:14:41- It's painted on the back. - Yeah, we've got...- Look at that! - Seaside, mountains, a sort of beach.
0:14:41 > 0:14:44So it's totally different. It's unique.
0:14:44 > 0:14:47It is beautiful, but I think it should go to someone who'll love it.
0:14:47 > 0:14:51But interestingly, the market has risen quite substantially,
0:14:51 > 0:14:53not for European fans, but for more Chinese fans.
0:14:53 > 0:14:56The Chinese are buying them back.
0:14:56 > 0:15:00I don't want to put an exact figure on it because of the restoration,
0:15:00 > 0:15:03but we're looking at between £200 and £400.
0:15:03 > 0:15:05- Whoa!- Wow, that's incredible.
0:15:05 > 0:15:07- Yes? Happy?- That's fantastic.
0:15:07 > 0:15:12That really is an amazing object and so delicate.
0:15:12 > 0:15:15Will that count on sale day?
0:15:15 > 0:15:19And for this sale lot, I'm already bid £65. I'll take 70 in the room.
0:15:19 > 0:15:21At £65. I'm bid 70. 75. 80.
0:15:21 > 0:15:23- That's good.- 85.- That's good.- 90. 95.
0:15:23 > 0:15:30Find out later whether this gilt-framed work of art reaches its top estimate at auction.
0:15:30 > 0:15:38The fan has spurred us all on to keep looking and Nicki has spotted a pair of framed prints of London.
0:15:38 > 0:15:43It's fascinating that none of these London landmarks has survived.
0:15:43 > 0:15:49Jonty thinks the prints could appeal to history-lovers and values the pair at £80 to £120.
0:15:49 > 0:15:53And the finds just keep on coming.
0:15:54 > 0:15:58- Hey, Jonty, look what I've found. - That looks fun.- It's sweet, isn't it?
0:15:58 > 0:16:03- Isn't that nice? A little tray. Nice handles.- It's got little notes in it that she always loved.- Oh, yes.
0:16:03 > 0:16:04That's really interesting.
0:16:04 > 0:16:09If we look at the inside here, I can see probably the reason why your mum either bought this
0:16:09 > 0:16:14or acquired this tray, because of this inside decoration here.
0:16:14 > 0:16:18This is inlay work and if you look closely, this is a stylised lyre
0:16:18 > 0:16:22and other woodwind instruments that sort of knotted in between.
0:16:22 > 0:16:26- Is that like a kind of old oboe or something?- Yes, it does, doesn't it?
0:16:26 > 0:16:29It does. I didn't notice those, actually, when I first found it.
0:16:29 > 0:16:35And threaded through that is a sheet of music. Rather cleverly done.
0:16:35 > 0:16:40Now, this tray would have been made about 100 years ago, but the style is 18th century.
0:16:40 > 0:16:46- In the 18th century, all the inlay work would be hand done...- OK.
0:16:46 > 0:16:53..whereas here, the vast majority of the work that you see here, it looks like inlay, but it's painted
0:16:53 > 0:16:59or penned on, so all these little notes, that's brushwork rather than inlay,
0:16:59 > 0:17:02so this oval tray, the shape of it,
0:17:02 > 0:17:04the banding around the side is very typical, again,
0:17:04 > 0:17:10of furniture of the 18th century, but it's all a revival.
0:17:10 > 0:17:13- Right, OK. - So this is an Edwardian tray.
0:17:13 > 0:17:17The other giveaway is that 18th-century trays tend to be bigger.
0:17:17 > 0:17:20So something that we can put into the auction sale, obviously?
0:17:20 > 0:17:22- Yeah.- Yeah?- Happy for that.
0:17:22 > 0:17:25Will we're not looking at a vast fortune, but it's still lovely,
0:17:25 > 0:17:28decorative. The trade always wants something like this.
0:17:28 > 0:17:31We're looking at £30 to maybe £50.
0:17:31 > 0:17:33That's great.
0:17:33 > 0:17:36£30 sounds rather cheap for such a beautifully crafted item.
0:17:36 > 0:17:42I hope the bidders like it as much as Doreen once did and we can reach the upper end of its estimate.
0:17:42 > 0:17:47Louise is upstairs, searching through her mum's old cupboards and discovers an impressive collection
0:17:47 > 0:17:51of hats, some of them by milliner, Stephen Jones.
0:17:51 > 0:17:55I've heard how particular Doreen was about her appearance and Jonty thinks
0:17:55 > 0:17:59this rather splendid collection could fetch upwards of £80.
0:17:59 > 0:18:05We're making good progress towards the £1,000 that the sisters plan to donate to the school.
0:18:05 > 0:18:09While Nicki leafs through her mum's book collection and Louise and Jonty
0:18:09 > 0:18:15continue their search, I want to find out more about Doreen's legacy to the local community.
0:18:15 > 0:18:19I wanted to ask you more about your mother's involvement with this school.
0:18:19 > 0:18:21How did that come about?
0:18:21 > 0:18:27I believe a clergyman friend of hers introduced the idea to her. I think he sort of talked her into it.
0:18:27 > 0:18:30I'm not quite sure how long she was a governor for
0:18:30 > 0:18:34before she became chair of governors, but boy, oh, boy, when she took over...
0:18:34 > 0:18:40She basically got rid of the headmaster that was there at the time and hired the new headmaster.
0:18:40 > 0:18:41So just what kind of school was it?
0:18:41 > 0:18:47It was a terrible failing school when she took over and she whipped that school right into shape.
0:18:47 > 0:18:50So she got an enormous amount of personal satisfaction from it?
0:18:50 > 0:18:54Oh, she absolutely loved that job. That's all she talked about.
0:18:54 > 0:18:59She was passionate about that school and when she took over,
0:18:59 > 0:19:063% pass rate GCSEs, this year, 100% pass rate,
0:19:06 > 0:19:11plus every sixth-former got a place at university and one actually got a place in Oxford.
0:19:11 > 0:19:14That's the first time that's ever happened.
0:19:14 > 0:19:17OK, that's all very well, but we're never going to get this job finished
0:19:17 > 0:19:20if we don't go do some more rummaging, so come on!
0:19:21 > 0:19:23I get the feeling
0:19:23 > 0:19:26Doreen wasn't the only one who could be described as determined!
0:19:26 > 0:19:31Upstairs, Louise is refusing to give up on the search for valuables.
0:19:31 > 0:19:33She decides to send her mum's old chair off to auction.
0:19:33 > 0:19:37Its ornate tapestry covering is in superb condition,
0:19:37 > 0:19:40but it's a modern reproduction of a French-style chair
0:19:40 > 0:19:44so Jonty values it accordingly at £60 to £80.
0:19:44 > 0:19:47And, lurking amongst the mass of china,
0:19:47 > 0:19:51he makes a discovery that could be the one we've all been hoping for.
0:19:53 > 0:20:01- Guys, you have to stop what you're doing here because I have found a really rare item.- Oh, really?
0:20:01 > 0:20:05Look at this beautiful bowl. This is quite...
0:20:05 > 0:20:08You know, I'm gobsmacked, I really am! I really am gobsmacked.
0:20:08 > 0:20:11- This is a rare bowl that I'm looking at here. - Did you know this was special?
0:20:11 > 0:20:19- I knew that that was a loved piece, but now my heart's racing! - Well, it is very exciting.
0:20:19 > 0:20:24This is a bowl that was made in Worcester,
0:20:24 > 0:20:31but made a long time ago in the Worcester factory. About 1770.
0:20:31 > 0:20:32- Wow!- Really?
0:20:32 > 0:20:34And we have the mark on the underside here.
0:20:34 > 0:20:37- Do you see this square under-glaze blue mark?- Yeah.
0:20:37 > 0:20:42- This under-glaze blue mark was used by the factory all the way up until 1785.- OK.
0:20:42 > 0:20:45But it's distinctively Worcester.
0:20:45 > 0:20:52If you see the blue, particularly, that is in the style of fish scales
0:20:52 > 0:20:56which was very typical, a decorative mark that they used.
0:20:56 > 0:21:00They were copying factories like Sevres and Chelsea,
0:21:00 > 0:21:03but at the time, at the time when this bowl was made,
0:21:03 > 0:21:07they were producing the finest porcelain the country was producing
0:21:07 > 0:21:12and that's why so many people collect Worcester of this period.
0:21:12 > 0:21:15But there's a little bit of a problem that we have on the other side.
0:21:15 > 0:21:17It looks perfect,
0:21:17 > 0:21:21but there's a slightly different colour.
0:21:21 > 0:21:24There's a bit of a shadow there.
0:21:24 > 0:21:27- Now, I think that that's restoration. - Really?- Yes.
0:21:27 > 0:21:34- If you turn it on the other side too, can you see a slightly different colour...- Oh, yes, yes.
0:21:34 > 0:21:37..to the inside there? Now, if this was in good condition, and I don't
0:21:37 > 0:21:44believe that it is in perfect condition, at auction, this should sell for in excess of £1,000.
0:21:44 > 0:21:46But with restoration,
0:21:46 > 0:21:50I believe this to be more like the £500 mark.
0:21:50 > 0:21:54- That's not too bad, is it? - No, it's fantastic.- Yeah? You'd better tell Louise about it.
0:21:54 > 0:21:59- Louise!- Go and tell her that we've made a very interesting find.
0:21:59 > 0:22:02Hi! I think you can stop rummaging now, my dear.
0:22:02 > 0:22:05- Ah, the bowl.- Yeah. - Yes. Beautiful.
0:22:05 > 0:22:10I got very, very excited, but I think I've spotted a bit of restoration,
0:22:10 > 0:22:14so we are still, hopefully, looking around £500 at the moment.
0:22:14 > 0:22:16Wow, that's fantastic.
0:22:16 > 0:22:20It's a very positive way to end the day, actually, and what a day it's been!
0:22:20 > 0:22:24Honestly, I think we've heard more interesting stories
0:22:24 > 0:22:28about a more colourful character than I've ever heard before! It's been fascinating.
0:22:28 > 0:22:32- At the start of the day, we were saying that you wanted to raise £1,000...- Yeah.
0:22:32 > 0:22:38..to help the school that your mother did so much for and that meant so much to her.
0:22:38 > 0:22:42Well, even with the damaged bowl, we reckon that you will, in fact,
0:22:42 > 0:22:46at the auction make £1,380.
0:22:46 > 0:22:47Fantastic.
0:22:47 > 0:22:51- Fantastic. Great.- Fingers crossed.- Yeah? Is that OK?
0:22:51 > 0:22:54- Brilliant.- The school will be thrilled with that.- Yeah.- Yeah.
0:22:54 > 0:23:00We've had a fascinating day in Bethnal Green hearing all about a quite remarkable woman.
0:23:00 > 0:23:02And didn't she have an eye for collectables!
0:23:02 > 0:23:06Heading off to auction, we have the highly unusual collection
0:23:06 > 0:23:08of decorative ostrich eggs.
0:23:08 > 0:23:10Who knows what someone might pay for this quirky lot,
0:23:10 > 0:23:15but we're hoping it'll be at least £80.
0:23:18 > 0:23:21The beautiful hand-painted fan that survived intact
0:23:21 > 0:23:23for over two centuries.
0:23:23 > 0:23:27It's a work of art and deserves to reach its £200 estimate.
0:23:29 > 0:23:32And, of course, the incredible 18th-century Worcester plate.
0:23:32 > 0:23:36Jonty was rendered almost speechless by its rarity
0:23:36 > 0:23:37and there's every chance
0:23:37 > 0:23:40his estimate could be blown clean out of the water.
0:23:43 > 0:23:47Still to come on Cash In The Attic, there's division in the ranks.
0:23:47 > 0:23:52I'm going to feel positive. I'm going to send out positive vibes.
0:23:52 > 0:23:55I don't know, I'm feeling sort of either way on this one.
0:23:55 > 0:23:58It's a rollercoaster ride, but all is not lost.
0:23:58 > 0:24:01Result! Hurrah!
0:24:01 > 0:24:04And does Doreen's spirit live on?
0:24:04 > 0:24:06- She is here.- She's definitely here.
0:24:06 > 0:24:07And she's cross!
0:24:07 > 0:24:10Find out when the final hammer falls.
0:24:15 > 0:24:19It's a couple of weeks since we were with Nicki and Louise at their mother's home
0:24:19 > 0:24:25in Bethnal Green, and I have to say it was one of the most fascinating days of rummaging I've ever had.
0:24:25 > 0:24:28Now, remember they want to raise £1,000 for the school
0:24:28 > 0:24:30that meant so much to their mother,
0:24:30 > 0:24:32so let's hope the bidders here at Chiswick Auction Rooms
0:24:32 > 0:24:39in west London really are going to do her memory proud when her items go under the hammer.
0:24:39 > 0:24:41Now, Jonty always has an eye
0:24:41 > 0:24:45for the out-of-the-ordinary and he's headed straight for our star item.
0:24:45 > 0:24:48Since the rummage, he's had time to do a bit more research about it.
0:24:48 > 0:24:50Good morning.
0:24:50 > 0:24:52- Oh, there you are.- Oh!
0:24:52 > 0:24:54- Still admiring my lovely bowl. - Oh, the bowl. Oh.
0:24:54 > 0:24:56This bowl is exquisite.
0:24:56 > 0:25:00- We were worried about the damage.- I know.- Did you get a second opinion?
0:25:00 > 0:25:04Well, I've had a second opinion, yes, and I've talked to the guys here and they think
0:25:04 > 0:25:12that my initial gut reaction of £500 might even be too high, so we're looking at more like £300 to £500.
0:25:12 > 0:25:15It's simply because, who wants a damaged bowl?
0:25:15 > 0:25:17Oh, well, hopefully, somebody does!
0:25:17 > 0:25:20- Well, I do, too.- Yes. - Because we've got other items.
0:25:20 > 0:25:22The ostrich eggs have been split up. They're not in one lot.
0:25:22 > 0:25:25- Do you remember that lovely painted ostrich egg?- Yeah.
0:25:25 > 0:25:27So they're being sold individually?
0:25:27 > 0:25:29- Yes.- OK.- So many great items.
0:25:29 > 0:25:32- Yeah. Let's go and see if the girls have arrived.- OK.
0:25:32 > 0:25:34- Careful.- I am. No more damage!
0:25:34 > 0:25:36No. OK, here we go.
0:25:36 > 0:25:39It's disappointing that the Worcester bowl
0:25:39 > 0:25:41hasn't turned out to be worth more,
0:25:41 > 0:25:45so let's hope Nicki and Louise aren't too deflated before we even start the day.
0:25:46 > 0:25:49- Good morning. - Hello.- Hi! How are you?
0:25:49 > 0:25:52- Good. How you're you doing? - Nice to see you again. - And you.- We had such fun!
0:25:52 > 0:25:54- It was fun.- Yeah, a really good day.
0:25:54 > 0:25:56And you've got the lovely egg.
0:25:56 > 0:25:59- We have.- The auctioneer's split up the ostrich collection.
0:25:59 > 0:26:02Now, that lovely one you've got in your hand will be sold separately
0:26:02 > 0:26:06and all the others will be in a different lot.
0:26:06 > 0:26:10They'll get more money that way, so that's good news for us.
0:26:10 > 0:26:11OK. Good, wonderful.
0:26:11 > 0:26:15Is there any item that's really tugging at your heartstrings a bit?
0:26:15 > 0:26:18I'm fine, but you're a little bit unsure about the hats, aren't you?
0:26:18 > 0:26:21I'm never going to wear the hats. I don't really want to drag
0:26:21 > 0:26:25the hats halfway across the world to put in a cupboard.
0:26:25 > 0:26:27I'd rather somebody else had them and loved them,
0:26:27 > 0:26:30but it's still quite an emotional thing, watching the hats go.
0:26:30 > 0:26:33My mother loved the hats. My mother wore the hats.
0:26:33 > 0:26:35This is always the dilemma people have.
0:26:35 > 0:26:38They might love the object and it has so much association,
0:26:38 > 0:26:40but what are you going to do with it?
0:26:40 > 0:26:42- So...- No regrets.
0:26:42 > 0:26:44I think your mother would prefer that the school benefit.
0:26:44 > 0:26:48- Absolutely.- Shall we get a place? The auction's about to start.
0:26:48 > 0:26:50- Yes.- Put it down carefully! - Yes, don't break the egg!
0:26:50 > 0:26:52- No!- OK.
0:26:52 > 0:26:53Go and get a spot.
0:26:55 > 0:26:57So high hopes for the bowl despite the damage.
0:26:57 > 0:27:00It's understandable that Nicki and Louise are sad
0:27:00 > 0:27:04to part with their mother's designer hats, they are spectacular,
0:27:04 > 0:27:07but if the sisters are going to reach that target of £1,000,
0:27:07 > 0:27:11they'll just have to let those hats go to a new home.
0:27:11 > 0:27:15If, like Nicki and Louise, you're thinking of heading to auction, remember that commission
0:27:15 > 0:27:20and other charges may be added to your bill, so do check the details with your auction house.
0:27:20 > 0:27:26The sale is about to start and we all get into position for the opening lot of the day.
0:27:26 > 0:27:29There's nothing like the excitement of your first time at an auction.
0:27:29 > 0:27:35One of the three eggs, the magnificent hand-painted example gets us started.
0:27:35 > 0:27:39Let's hope this sets the bar high for the rest of the day.
0:27:39 > 0:27:41This is my favourite of your ostrich eggs, actually.
0:27:41 > 0:27:44This lovely painted one. I think it's gorgeous, I really do.
0:27:44 > 0:27:47- So, we want 80 to 120.- £80 to £120.
0:27:47 > 0:27:50- Come on!- I've got to start this no less than £60. £60, start me.
0:27:50 > 0:27:52Bid me £60. No bids of 60, I'll move on.
0:27:52 > 0:27:57- Oh, no!- No interest at £60.
0:27:57 > 0:27:58- Oh.- Unsold.
0:27:58 > 0:28:01- That's bad news. - That's not a good start.- No.
0:28:01 > 0:28:05Well, there just wasn't a market for our decorated egg.
0:28:05 > 0:28:07The other eggs will be coming up later.
0:28:07 > 0:28:10Maybe the engravings of these London landmarks
0:28:10 > 0:28:15that Jonty valued at £80 to £120 will ignite some interest.
0:28:17 > 0:28:19£70, start me.
0:28:19 > 0:28:21£60 then, let's see where it goes.
0:28:21 > 0:28:24No bids of £60. I'm forced to pass it. No interest at £60.
0:28:24 > 0:28:26This is not on, is it?
0:28:26 > 0:28:27Not sold.
0:28:27 > 0:28:29- She's in the room.- She's here.
0:28:29 > 0:28:31- She's in the room. - She's here, she's mad!
0:28:31 > 0:28:35- Really?- She's cross with you! Oh, girls, you look really shocked!
0:28:35 > 0:28:37I am! I'm a bit freaked out.
0:28:37 > 0:28:40- She is here.- She's definitely here.
0:28:40 > 0:28:41And she's cross!
0:28:41 > 0:28:45With such a slow start to the day, it's no surprise that the sisters
0:28:45 > 0:28:48are wondering whether they should be selling
0:28:48 > 0:28:50their mother's belongings at all,
0:28:50 > 0:28:55but Nicki and Louise are sure that it's all for a cause their mother was passionate about,
0:28:55 > 0:28:58so let's hope the Staffordshire cow creamer stirs up some interest.
0:28:58 > 0:29:02It's a lovely object. I put £80 to £120 on it.
0:29:02 > 0:29:04- Let's hope we can sell it. - Somebody wants it!
0:29:04 > 0:29:06£60. No bids at £60.
0:29:06 > 0:29:09Am I going to pass this lot, then with no interest at £60?
0:29:09 > 0:29:12£40. Am I to take it that I can record a bit of £40?
0:29:12 > 0:29:16I don't know if I can sell it. £40, I'm bid. 45, there. 50. Five.
0:29:16 > 0:29:1760. Five. 70.
0:29:17 > 0:29:19You know you want it.
0:29:19 > 0:29:22£70, I'm bid, to my left. At £70. That's more like it.
0:29:22 > 0:29:23I'll take five elsewhere.
0:29:23 > 0:29:26Is that the money, then? At £70 and selling.
0:29:26 > 0:29:28We got that away. Sold.
0:29:28 > 0:29:31Sold. We've started!
0:29:31 > 0:29:36Thank goodness, a sale at last! But just under Jonty's lowest estimate.
0:29:36 > 0:29:39It seems the bidders here only have eyes for our quirkier items.
0:29:39 > 0:29:42Next up is the exquisite hand-painted fan.
0:29:42 > 0:29:47It's in absolutely perfect condition and might just be the piece to get hearts racing.
0:29:47 > 0:29:51I've got a good feeling about this and Jonty thinks we can get £200
0:29:51 > 0:29:56to £400 for it, but has he got the measure of the crowd here today?
0:29:58 > 0:30:00And for this little lot, I'm already bid at £65.
0:30:00 > 0:30:04I'll take 70 in the room. At £65. I'm bid 70. 75. 80.
0:30:04 > 0:30:0685. 90.
0:30:06 > 0:30:11- 95. 100. 110. 120? At £110.- Come on.
0:30:11 > 0:30:13Need 120, now.
0:30:13 > 0:30:17At £110. Commission bidder at £110 and selling. Are we all done?
0:30:19 > 0:30:24- Disappointing.- Yes. - Oh, I was hoping for so much more than that, but it's sold.- It's sold.
0:30:24 > 0:30:29It's a sale, but well below Jonty's lowest estimate.
0:30:29 > 0:30:31We really do need to drum up some interest to get
0:30:31 > 0:30:35anywhere near our target of £1,000 and help Doreen's school.
0:30:35 > 0:30:39Let's hope that there are some ceramics lovers hiding in the woodwork here today
0:30:39 > 0:30:44and that Jonty's instincts are spot on with the next lot, the lovely hand-painted jardiniere.
0:30:46 > 0:30:49OK, so you want quite a large sum, 80 to 120.
0:30:49 > 0:30:55- Well, it's very decorative. I just hope somebody else will appreciate it in the auction room.- Let's see.
0:30:55 > 0:30:57£50 and see where it goes. £50 to start me.
0:30:57 > 0:30:59No bids at £50.
0:30:59 > 0:31:01There's no bidders.
0:31:01 > 0:31:04No interest at 50? Well below estimate.
0:31:04 > 0:31:05That's extraordinary.
0:31:05 > 0:31:07- No bidders at all.- What's going on?
0:31:07 > 0:31:09They've got no taste whatsoever!
0:31:09 > 0:31:11It's unbelievable.
0:31:11 > 0:31:15Well, I think even Jonty's finding it hard to hide his frustration.
0:31:15 > 0:31:16It's beginning to look
0:31:16 > 0:31:20as if Nicki and Louise will be taking more of their mum's collectables home
0:31:20 > 0:31:23than they'd thought, but soldier on they must,
0:31:23 > 0:31:27and next is the contemporary glass bowls that Jonty priced at £50 to £70.
0:31:27 > 0:31:32Let's hope these colourful pieces will raise a few hands.
0:31:32 > 0:31:34£30, to start me. £30, I'm bid.
0:31:34 > 0:31:36Take two.
0:31:36 > 0:31:38- At £30.- Thank God for that.
0:31:38 > 0:31:40At 32. 35. 38. At £35, then.
0:31:40 > 0:31:45At £35. I'll take 38 now. All done at £35 and selling?
0:31:45 > 0:31:47- We got a sale.- We have.
0:31:47 > 0:31:48'Well, it's a result,'
0:31:48 > 0:31:50but well under Jonty's lowest estimate.
0:31:50 > 0:31:52We've had a shocking start to the auction
0:31:52 > 0:31:55in spite of Doreen's unusual and fascinating art pieces.
0:31:55 > 0:31:58With so many items not selling at all,
0:31:58 > 0:32:03it's not hard for me to do the sums and work out how we've done so far.
0:32:03 > 0:32:07I hope this isn't an omen for the rest of the day.
0:32:07 > 0:32:11- We're halfway through. It's been a bit of a rocky ride, hasn't it? - I would say so, yeah.
0:32:11 > 0:32:16- I haven't kept a tally. Has anyone kept a tally of what we've done? - I have, yes.
0:32:16 > 0:32:20- Have you?- So, we wanted £1,000 so you can give it to the school that your mother did so much for.
0:32:20 > 0:32:23Obviously, we'd hoped to be at £500 by now. I'm afraid we're not.
0:32:23 > 0:32:28- No.- I think we're about £25 at this point, aren't we?- No, £215.
0:32:28 > 0:32:30- That's better than I thought, actually.- Yeah.
0:32:30 > 0:32:32That's better than I thought.
0:32:32 > 0:32:36But there are some big items to come. We've got the Worcester bowl, which might sell.
0:32:36 > 0:32:40We've got the other ostrich eggs. All right, I think we deserve a break, don't you?
0:32:40 > 0:32:43A breather and I want to have a look around the auction room.
0:32:43 > 0:32:45Oh, he always does this. Come on.
0:32:46 > 0:32:49A general auction like this is an ideal place
0:32:49 > 0:32:52to find valuable antiques on sale for reasonable prices.
0:32:52 > 0:32:58And Jonty comes across a collection that we have, shall we say, mixed feelings about?
0:32:59 > 0:33:01Hiya. What've you found?
0:33:01 > 0:33:04I have found a whole sea of ceramics here.
0:33:04 > 0:33:07This is a massive set, but I want your honest opinion
0:33:07 > 0:33:10about what you think about the colour and the design.
0:33:10 > 0:33:12I tell you, I think it's hideous.
0:33:12 > 0:33:16I do! It's just not my colour, it really isn't. Do you like it?
0:33:16 > 0:33:22I have to say that I'm not sure whether I do or I don't, but I tell you why I find it fascinating.
0:33:22 > 0:33:29This whole set here was made in 1952 by the fabulous Wedgwood company.
0:33:29 > 0:33:33Now, before the Second World War, certainly in the 1930s,
0:33:33 > 0:33:36you had two different designs going on in the ceramics world in the UK.
0:33:36 > 0:33:40- There was the Art-Deco line, which was the new, fashionable...- Yeah.
0:33:40 > 0:33:41You had the Clarice Cliff look.
0:33:41 > 0:33:46- But also running parallel, at the same time, was a very chintzy look, lots of flowers...- Yeah.
0:33:46 > 0:33:50..which were a continuation of the Victorian era, the Edwardian period.
0:33:50 > 0:33:54But this is a completely different look again.
0:33:54 > 0:33:59This is the ceramics world reinventing itself after the Second World War.
0:33:59 > 0:34:01OK. So what do you reckon it might sell for?
0:34:01 > 0:34:07It's still a bargain. This whole collection here is estimated at around £100 in the auction sale,
0:34:07 > 0:34:10but the great thing for me is that it's now being appreciated.
0:34:10 > 0:34:13The auction catalogue estimated the set at £80 to £120.
0:34:13 > 0:34:20They sold later for £85, so someone likes them.
0:34:20 > 0:34:23We retake our positions for the next sale of the day -
0:34:23 > 0:34:29these wonderful original framed maps of east London which date back to the 18th century.
0:34:29 > 0:34:33Jonty valued them at £100 to £150.
0:34:33 > 0:34:35I've got two bids on this. I'll start it with me at £130.
0:34:35 > 0:34:37I'll take 140 in the room.
0:34:37 > 0:34:39- 140 there.- Yeah!- 150. 160.
0:34:39 > 0:34:41As £150 with me, then. I'll take 160 now.
0:34:41 > 0:34:43- Come on.- At £150 on commissions.
0:34:43 > 0:34:47Are we all done? Last chance of selling at £150, then.
0:34:47 > 0:34:50- Yes.- Result! Hurrah!
0:34:50 > 0:34:53Fantastic, and a much-needed boost to our funds.
0:34:53 > 0:34:56Let's see if we can keep up the momentum with the next piece,
0:34:56 > 0:35:00the reproduction tapestry chair.
0:35:00 > 0:35:03Jonty thinks we could get £60 to £80 for it.
0:35:03 > 0:35:08Well, I'm starting here with a bid of £65. I'll take 70 in the room for the smart chair.
0:35:08 > 0:35:13At £65. 70. 75. 80. £80 I've got. At £80.
0:35:13 > 0:35:1785 beats the... Beats at 85. 90.
0:35:17 > 0:35:19All commissions meeting at £80, to my left.
0:35:19 > 0:35:22I'll take... Sorry, £85 to my left. I'll take 90 now.
0:35:22 > 0:35:27- £85, that's great! - That's good.- Are we all done? And selling them, 173, £85.
0:35:27 > 0:35:29Yes!
0:35:29 > 0:35:32- Well done. Yes!- Yeah! - How does that feel?- Feels good!
0:35:32 > 0:35:34£5 over Jonty's top estimate.
0:35:34 > 0:35:37At last, things seem to be picking up in the saleroom.
0:35:37 > 0:35:40And next under the hammer is the item we're all counting on.
0:35:40 > 0:35:44With any luck, the distinctive 18th-century Worcester bowl
0:35:44 > 0:35:45will turn everybody's heads.
0:35:45 > 0:35:48Jonty's certain that somebody will be happy
0:35:48 > 0:35:51to part with £300 to £500 for it.
0:35:51 > 0:35:54I'm feeling nervous because we really need this to sell.
0:35:54 > 0:35:57It's your star item. It's the bowl, the Worcester bowl.
0:35:57 > 0:35:59- But it is damaged.- I know.
0:35:59 > 0:36:02Still, £300 would be very handy, wouldn't it?
0:36:02 > 0:36:04It would buy a lot of exercise books,
0:36:04 > 0:36:06- wouldn't it?- It would. - Yes.- How are the vibes, girls?
0:36:06 > 0:36:10I'm going to feel positive. I'm going to send out positive vibes.
0:36:10 > 0:36:13I don't know, I'm feeling sort of either way on this one.
0:36:13 > 0:36:15OK. Let's see if we can sell it. Fingers crossed.
0:36:16 > 0:36:19Start me at £300, please. £300 to start me.
0:36:19 > 0:36:22- It's not going to go, is it? - No interest at £300.
0:36:22 > 0:36:25We'll pass the lot. No interest at 300.
0:36:25 > 0:36:29No bids at £300, then.
0:36:29 > 0:36:32So, we won't be giving the school £1,000, then.
0:36:32 > 0:36:34- No.- Silence has fallen over the room.
0:36:34 > 0:36:38- Yes, there is a silence. - It's all gone deadly quiet. Unsold.
0:36:38 > 0:36:40Well, there are stunned faces all round.
0:36:40 > 0:36:43That really is a huge disappointment for us all.
0:36:43 > 0:36:44We're going to need
0:36:44 > 0:36:47a dramatic turn in Nicki and Louise's fortunes
0:36:47 > 0:36:49if they're to donate £1,000 to the school now.
0:36:49 > 0:36:52Can those ostrich eggs possibly do it for them?
0:36:52 > 0:36:54£30 to start me. £30 I'm bid.
0:36:54 > 0:36:56Take two. At £30. A maiden bid at £30, then.
0:36:56 > 0:36:59I'm selling at £30. All done.
0:36:59 > 0:37:01£30, sold.
0:37:01 > 0:37:03- Egg-cellent. - Well, not...- Egg-cellent!
0:37:03 > 0:37:05You don't have egg on your face.
0:37:05 > 0:37:09Not bad, but it hasn't done enough to rescue us.
0:37:09 > 0:37:11We have to make more sales, and quick!
0:37:11 > 0:37:15We still have the Edwardian inlaid tray that Louise considered keeping.
0:37:15 > 0:37:19No chance of that at this stage. We have to sell everything we can.
0:37:19 > 0:37:23It's up next, and Jonty thinks we can get £30 to £50 for it.
0:37:23 > 0:37:26Every little bit helps.
0:37:26 > 0:37:29- How do you feel about selling this? - I quite like the tray.
0:37:29 > 0:37:32I thought I might keep it, so I just hope it sells well.
0:37:32 > 0:37:35- What about you, Nicki?- I'm happy for her to take it home.
0:37:35 > 0:37:39She can serve tea on it and think of me and my mother!
0:37:39 > 0:37:44Well, I priced it to sell, so it may not be coming back with you.
0:37:44 > 0:37:45- We'll see.- Here it comes.
0:37:45 > 0:37:48£40 start for the tray. At £30, then.
0:37:48 > 0:37:51- Come on.- At £30 I'm bid. Take two. At £30 in front of me I'm bid.
0:37:51 > 0:37:53Take two now. Still ridiculously cheap. At £30.
0:37:53 > 0:37:57No competition, though. 32. 35. 38.
0:37:57 > 0:38:00And 40. 42.
0:38:00 > 0:38:03At £40, then. In front of me at £40.
0:38:03 > 0:38:08- All done, then, at £40. 377, £40. - Well, that was cheap. - It's on the nose, but, yeah...
0:38:08 > 0:38:09- Are you happy?- Yeah.- Yes.
0:38:09 > 0:38:12A great result, bang in the middle of Jonty's estimate,
0:38:12 > 0:38:16but we need some even better sales if we're to get anywhere near
0:38:16 > 0:38:18supporting their mother's cherished cause.
0:38:18 > 0:38:22Maybe the silk butterfly pictures will get a bidding war going.
0:38:24 > 0:38:27£50 to start me for the butterflies. £40. £40 I'm bid.
0:38:27 > 0:38:30Take five now. 45. 50.
0:38:30 > 0:38:34- Five. 60. Five. At £60. - That's good, that's fine. - I'll take five now.
0:38:34 > 0:38:37Is that enough at £60? Are we all done?
0:38:37 > 0:38:41Selling at £60, then. 589.
0:38:41 > 0:38:45- She says it's not enough. - It's not enough, come on, more!
0:38:45 > 0:38:50We have just one more lot to sell in the quest to help Doreen's school.
0:38:50 > 0:38:53Let's hope that this amazing collection of designer hats
0:38:53 > 0:38:57leave the saleroom in style.
0:38:57 > 0:39:00Well, we're hoping now to sell your mother's hats.
0:39:00 > 0:39:04- I know you feel quite strongly about these, don't you, Nicki?- Yes.
0:39:04 > 0:39:06I do love the hats, I have to say.
0:39:06 > 0:39:12It was quite difficult for me to give them up, but they don't suit me. I'm never going to wear them.
0:39:12 > 0:39:18I can't drag them half the way across the world, so it's best that we let them go together, really.
0:39:18 > 0:39:22- Are you all right about selling these?- Yeah, I think so. - All right.
0:39:22 > 0:39:24It's a splendid collection. We're hoping for how much?
0:39:24 > 0:39:27- £80 to £120. - Hard to value, really.
0:39:27 > 0:39:30They are, but they've got great designer names
0:39:30 > 0:39:34- and very good quality, so...- OK. - Let's see what happens.- Here we go.
0:39:34 > 0:39:37And for the ladies, dress hats. I've got four commission bids.
0:39:37 > 0:39:40- Listen to this!- Four commission bids.
0:39:40 > 0:39:44And at for 549 here, starting with at £125. I'll take 130 in the room.
0:39:44 > 0:39:48- Whoa!- That's great. - I'm bid 130. 135. 140.
0:39:48 > 0:39:51145. 150. 155. 160.
0:39:51 > 0:39:55£155 with me, then. I'll take 160 now. 160 there.
0:39:55 > 0:39:59It beats commissions. I'll take 170. £160 in the room. It beats commissions by a fiver.
0:39:59 > 0:40:01£160. All done...
0:40:01 > 0:40:06170 there. 180. £170. The backroom bidder at 170, in time.
0:40:06 > 0:40:08All done and selling. 180 back in.
0:40:08 > 0:40:10- 190.- They are amazing hats.
0:40:10 > 0:40:14Says no at £200. At £190, then.
0:40:14 > 0:40:16Are we all done and selling at 190 and done?
0:40:16 > 0:40:18- Yes!- Yes!
0:40:18 > 0:40:21- That was important to you, wasn't it?- It was.- Yes.
0:40:21 > 0:40:25A well-deserved outcome, way over Jonty's top estimate.
0:40:25 > 0:40:29It was a tough start and an emotional day for everyone,
0:40:29 > 0:40:31but what a great end to the auction.
0:40:31 > 0:40:36The hats really were the main attraction, but how far off our target are we?
0:40:36 > 0:40:41Well, we've come to the end of what's been a really very difficult day, hasn't it?
0:40:41 > 0:40:44- Much more difficult than I anticipated. - It's been a real sweat.
0:40:44 > 0:40:48I thought this was going to be a very fun, successful day.
0:40:48 > 0:40:52Instead, I'm dripping with sweat and I'm exhausted.
0:40:52 > 0:40:56- Yeah. I'm exhausted, as well. - It's quite draining. - Tense and dramatic.
0:40:56 > 0:41:00- Yes.- OK, we were hoping for £1,000 for your school.
0:41:00 > 0:41:05- You won't be surprised to know we haven't quite made £1,000 but you have made £770.- Oh, wow!
0:41:05 > 0:41:07- That's pretty good!- Not bad at all!
0:41:07 > 0:41:12- That's amazing. - That is amazing, actually. It's a lot more than I thought.
0:41:12 > 0:41:15- All right?- That's great. - Fantastic. Thank you so much. - Not at all.
0:41:20 > 0:41:23It's just a few weeks after the auction.
0:41:23 > 0:41:28Today, Louise has come to the Sir John Cass Red Coat School in Stepney, east London.
0:41:28 > 0:41:33Their mother devoted so much of her time and energy to ensuring its future.
0:41:35 > 0:41:41I'm here today, unfortunately by myself, because my sister's back in New York, but she is here in spirit,
0:41:41 > 0:41:44but I'm here to give the money that we raised at the auction.
0:41:44 > 0:41:48The headmaster, Haydn Evans, is very happy with the donation
0:41:48 > 0:41:53and a Doreen Perry prize for literacy is being set up.
0:41:53 > 0:41:58It will help secure Doreen's memory at the school and should inspire many pupils for years to come.
0:41:58 > 0:42:02Both me and my sister were just thrilled that my mum's stuff
0:42:02 > 0:42:08made some money and that we can give it to the school. That's what she would have wanted.
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