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Hello and welcome to Cash In The Attic, | 0:00:02 | 0:00:03 | |
the show that hunts out hidden treasures and helps you sell them at auction. | 0:00:03 | 0:00:07 | |
Today, 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. | 0:00:07 | 0:00:13 | |
I'm told there are all sorts of collectables in there, including this, an ostrich egg! | 0:00:13 | 0:00:18 | |
What do you reckon it's worth? Well, I couldn't possibly tell you, | 0:00:18 | 0:00:21 | |
but I know a man who can and all will be revealed before the final hammer falls. | 0:00:21 | 0:00:27 | |
Coming up on Cash In The Attic, one of our items is music to Jonty's ears. | 0:00:46 | 0:00:52 | |
-I really do like that sound. -That is beautiful. -It's the ring of confidence. | 0:00:52 | 0:00:56 | |
-Yes, definitely! -There's excitement at a rare and valuable find. | 0:00:56 | 0:01:02 | |
I knew that that was a loved piece, but now my heart's racing! | 0:01:02 | 0:01:08 | |
And at the auction, is satisfaction ever guaranteed? | 0:01:08 | 0:01:11 | |
-She says it's not enough. -It's not enough. Come on, more! | 0:01:11 | 0:01:14 | |
Find out when the final hammer falls. | 0:01:14 | 0:01:18 | |
I'm in Bethnal Green and I'm on my way to meet the daughters | 0:01:18 | 0:01:21 | |
of a truly remarkable woman who is sadly no longer with us. | 0:01:21 | 0:01:25 | |
But she's left behind a rich legacy from a lifetime of collecting. | 0:01:25 | 0:01:29 | |
The question, though, is are there any real riches there? | 0:01:29 | 0:01:32 | |
The Cash In The Attic team have been called in to find out. | 0:01:32 | 0:01:36 | |
Until just a few weeks ago, this house in London's Bethnal Green was home to Doreen Perry. | 0:01:36 | 0:01:42 | |
She was a remarkable woman whose achievements in life included the creation of a highly successful | 0:01:42 | 0:01:47 | |
record label and saving a school from certain closure. | 0:01:47 | 0:01:52 | |
Her passion for collecting has left this three-bedroomed home full of antiques | 0:01:52 | 0:01:56 | |
and their destiny now lies in the hands of her two daughters, | 0:01:56 | 0:02:01 | |
Louise, a website designer, and Nicki, who has her own restaurant in New York. | 0:02:01 | 0:02:06 | |
Jonty Hearnden is our expert today and he's looking forward to finding | 0:02:06 | 0:02:10 | |
an array of antique furniture and, hopefully, some quality collectables. | 0:02:10 | 0:02:15 | |
-Hello, ladies. -Hello. -Hi. -Hello. | 0:02:15 | 0:02:17 | |
-Who's who here, then? -Nicki. | 0:02:17 | 0:02:18 | |
-Hi, Nicki. -Louise. -Thank you so much for inviting us here | 0:02:18 | 0:02:22 | |
-because I know that your mother passed away very recently, didn't she? -Yeah. | 0:02:22 | 0:02:25 | |
-What kind of woman was she? -Unbelievably enthusiastic about the things that she loved. | 0:02:25 | 0:02:29 | |
Very black and white person, she either loved it or hated it, | 0:02:29 | 0:02:32 | |
and when she loved it, she was really passionate. | 0:02:32 | 0:02:35 | |
So she loved china, she loved doll's houses. | 0:02:35 | 0:02:39 | |
This is one of her beautiful doll's houses, collected over many years. | 0:02:39 | 0:02:43 | |
-Are you going to sell these? -No. -No. -No. | 0:02:43 | 0:02:46 | |
But obviously, there's quite a lot you do want to sell here. | 0:02:46 | 0:02:49 | |
-So how much money do you want to raise today? -We think £1,000. -As much as possible. -Yes, as much... | 0:02:49 | 0:02:55 | |
-Yes, as much as possible. -And what's it going to go towards? | 0:02:55 | 0:02:58 | |
She was the chair of governors at the Sir John Cass Foundation Redcoat School here in Bethnal Green, | 0:02:58 | 0:03:04 | |
-which is why she moved here. -It's for the school that your mother helped so much? | 0:03:04 | 0:03:09 | |
-Yeah. -Brilliant. All right, so £1,000 for the school. | 0:03:09 | 0:03:12 | |
-We'd better get rummaging. -Yes. | 0:03:12 | 0:03:14 | |
Doreen's antiques took pride of place in her home. | 0:03:14 | 0:03:18 | |
The display is remarkable and, with any luck, | 0:03:18 | 0:03:21 | |
we should be able to find enough items to raise that £1,000 at the auction. | 0:03:21 | 0:03:26 | |
Jonty, of course, has spent his life immersed in the world of antiques | 0:03:28 | 0:03:33 | |
and he's always the first to get started on our rummaging. | 0:03:33 | 0:03:35 | |
Today, it looks as if he's going to have | 0:03:35 | 0:03:38 | |
some excellent support from Nicki and Louise, who've already found something to show him. | 0:03:38 | 0:03:42 | |
-Jonty! -There's a few more as well. | 0:03:42 | 0:03:44 | |
Yeah. Look at that one. | 0:03:44 | 0:03:47 | |
It looks rather fun, yeah. That's Cripplegate. | 0:03:47 | 0:03:49 | |
-That's good. What else have you got? -We've got... | 0:03:49 | 0:03:53 | |
-Where is this? -Farrington. -Farrington. | 0:03:53 | 0:03:55 | |
-So, maps... -There's one more. -Maps of London, is that right? -Yeah. | 0:03:55 | 0:03:59 | |
We've got another one down here. | 0:03:59 | 0:04:01 | |
Wow, look at that, that's beautiful. | 0:04:01 | 0:04:03 | |
-Shoreditch. -Another one. -Shoreditch. | 0:04:03 | 0:04:05 | |
-Shoreditch. -Aren't they lovely? Old coloured maps. -Wow! -Three maps of old London. | 0:04:05 | 0:04:09 | |
Wonderful. These are originals. | 0:04:09 | 0:04:11 | |
-Really? -We should have a date here at the bottom. | 0:04:11 | 0:04:13 | |
Can you see down at the bottom here, it says 1755? | 0:04:13 | 0:04:16 | |
That's from 1755? | 0:04:16 | 0:04:18 | |
That's very old, isn't it? | 0:04:18 | 0:04:20 | |
-That's amazing. -Yeah, that is amazing. | 0:04:20 | 0:04:23 | |
And they really are a snapshot in time. | 0:04:23 | 0:04:25 | |
This is obviously what the north of the old city of London looked like in 1755. Now completely different. | 0:04:25 | 0:04:32 | |
So this is of Cripplegate. | 0:04:32 | 0:04:35 | |
Cripplegate was a gate in the old wall in the City of London | 0:04:35 | 0:04:38 | |
-and it's the Barbican now. -My mother lived in the Barbican. | 0:04:38 | 0:04:40 | |
-Yeah, she did. -That's why. -Oh, that's where she had this. -That's why she's got that, yeah. | 0:04:40 | 0:04:45 | |
That's why maps are interesting, how the world changed. | 0:04:45 | 0:04:47 | |
Often you see little maps of London and then, voom, it's a whole metropolis. | 0:04:47 | 0:04:52 | |
Quite extraordinary. | 0:04:52 | 0:04:53 | |
These maps would have been printed, of course, in black and white | 0:04:53 | 0:04:57 | |
and hand-coloured later and often a lot later. | 0:04:57 | 0:05:00 | |
Often coloured in the 20th century and somehow dealers, collectors don't seem to mind that. | 0:05:00 | 0:05:05 | |
A lot of people do like to have maps with a bit of colour on them. So, can we sell these? | 0:05:05 | 0:05:09 | |
Yes, absolutely. What do you think we'd get for those? | 0:05:09 | 0:05:11 | |
We're looking at, what? | 0:05:11 | 0:05:13 | |
-For three, £100 to £150. -Yeah. -Yeah, why not. | 0:05:13 | 0:05:16 | |
-A good little find. -Not bad. Excellent, I'll put those there. | 0:05:16 | 0:05:19 | |
-OK. -And we'll carry on. | 0:05:19 | 0:05:21 | |
I like those. | 0:05:21 | 0:05:23 | |
That's a good valuation to kick off our day here in Bethnal Green, | 0:05:24 | 0:05:28 | |
and we have our first contribution towards that target of £1,000. | 0:05:28 | 0:05:33 | |
As we split up to cover all corners, it's becoming clear just how keen a collector Doreen was. | 0:05:33 | 0:05:38 | |
There's more than enough here to keep Jonty busy. | 0:05:38 | 0:05:41 | |
-Found anything? -No, nothing, really. | 0:05:41 | 0:05:44 | |
-What have you found? -Have a look at this. | 0:05:44 | 0:05:46 | |
This is a really decorative jardiniere. Porcelain jardiniere. | 0:05:46 | 0:05:50 | |
It's a plant stand, a plant pot. | 0:05:50 | 0:05:52 | |
-Well, it's a holder to put your plant pot into. -Right. | 0:05:52 | 0:05:55 | |
But it really is very good quality. | 0:05:55 | 0:05:57 | |
I don't think this is 19th century, I think it's 20th century. | 0:05:57 | 0:06:00 | |
-OK. -But the decoration is really top quality, it's very, very beautiful, | 0:06:00 | 0:06:06 | |
and all of that is hand-decorated with this lovely gilded decoration round the outside. | 0:06:06 | 0:06:11 | |
Now, in the 19th century, particularly the late 19th century, all Victorian houses needed a plant | 0:06:11 | 0:06:18 | |
known as an aspidistra in the corner of their...certainly their drawing rooms, in many rooms of their house, | 0:06:18 | 0:06:24 | |
and you would put your aspidistra in a plant pot holder like this, known as a jardiniere. | 0:06:24 | 0:06:31 | |
So it has all the hallmarks of being 18th century in style, 19th century in style, but I believe it to be... | 0:06:31 | 0:06:38 | |
It's a modern version of. | 0:06:38 | 0:06:41 | |
The mark is Copeland. Now, that's a good sign because Copeland started life in Staffordshire in the 1770s, | 0:06:41 | 0:06:48 | |
but this is a jardiniere. | 0:06:48 | 0:06:50 | |
Again, people obviously have pot plants, they like to display them, still, in bowls like this. | 0:06:50 | 0:06:56 | |
-You can hear it ting. -Yes, it's perfect. | 0:06:56 | 0:06:58 | |
You see, it's got a very nice ring to it. I like the sound. | 0:06:58 | 0:07:01 | |
-That's a good sound for me. -Yeah. | 0:07:01 | 0:07:03 | |
And I think this jardiniere is so attractive, so decorative, | 0:07:03 | 0:07:06 | |
that it's got to be worth around about £100. | 0:07:06 | 0:07:09 | |
-That's great. -Happy? -Very happy. | 0:07:09 | 0:07:11 | |
Oh, I'm happy. I really do like that sound. | 0:07:11 | 0:07:14 | |
-That is beautiful. -It's nice, isn't it? | 0:07:14 | 0:07:16 | |
-It's the ring of confidence. -Yes, definitely! | 0:07:16 | 0:07:18 | |
What a great price for a modern piece with no antique value, | 0:07:18 | 0:07:22 | |
but will Jonty be as confident about the next item? | 0:07:22 | 0:07:25 | |
I can't imagine he's come across too many giant ornamental eggs in his time! | 0:07:25 | 0:07:30 | |
-Look what I've found here. -I've already seen one. | 0:07:30 | 0:07:33 | |
-Yes, I want you to tell us all about them. -Well, they're quite... | 0:07:33 | 0:07:36 | |
Of course, they're ostrich eggs, but we have a pair here, but we've also got | 0:07:36 | 0:07:41 | |
this lovely decorated ostrich egg here, covered in butterflies. | 0:07:41 | 0:07:46 | |
There's a theme here. Did your mother like butterflies? | 0:07:46 | 0:07:50 | |
-My mother was obsessed with anything with butterflies on it. -Oh, how lovely! | 0:07:50 | 0:07:54 | |
It was really easy to buy presents for her, to send cards, you know? | 0:07:54 | 0:07:57 | |
Anything with a butterfly on it! | 0:07:57 | 0:07:59 | |
But ostrich eggs, you can see just how decorative they are. | 0:07:59 | 0:08:02 | |
Well, let's take a look at the pair in more detail. | 0:08:02 | 0:08:05 | |
If I pick this one up here, we can see that we have a crack in the top. | 0:08:05 | 0:08:08 | |
This is where the innards have been taken out, but to cover that crack up | 0:08:08 | 0:08:13 | |
they have placed this decorative finial on the top, | 0:08:13 | 0:08:15 | |
but the stands themselves are extraordinary. | 0:08:15 | 0:08:18 | |
They are gilded bronze, very heavy, and I believe these to be stands | 0:08:18 | 0:08:23 | |
for oriental vases, so the vases have been taken away | 0:08:23 | 0:08:26 | |
and the stands have been almost like recycled to place the pair of eggs on the top, | 0:08:26 | 0:08:31 | |
but they make just a great pair of decorative objects and that is what the market demands. | 0:08:31 | 0:08:36 | |
These don't fit in any genre, they're not ceramics, they're not metal ware, | 0:08:36 | 0:08:41 | |
-they're not jewellery, they are just decorative objects. -OK. | 0:08:41 | 0:08:45 | |
So, as far as value is concerned, you just go on your hunch. | 0:08:45 | 0:08:49 | |
I suspect that we're looking at | 0:08:49 | 0:08:50 | |
between £80 and £120 there. | 0:08:50 | 0:08:53 | |
What do you think of that valuation? | 0:08:53 | 0:08:55 | |
-That's fabulous. -OK? -Absolutely. | 0:08:55 | 0:08:57 | |
I just hope those eggs get to auction in one piece! | 0:08:57 | 0:09:01 | |
While Jonty, Nicki and Louise are still hunting around the house, | 0:09:01 | 0:09:04 | |
I'm reminded that Doreen's passion for collecting encompassed both old and new. | 0:09:04 | 0:09:08 | |
In her old bedroom, there's more evidence of her love of the contemporary. | 0:09:08 | 0:09:13 | |
These two blown glass bowls are really rather stylish | 0:09:13 | 0:09:16 | |
and Jonty packs them off to auction | 0:09:16 | 0:09:18 | |
with a £50 to £70 price tag. | 0:09:18 | 0:09:21 | |
On the landing, he spots a pair of pictures of Doreen's favourite subject matter, the butterfly. | 0:09:21 | 0:09:27 | |
They're Oriental silk and date from the 19th century. | 0:09:27 | 0:09:30 | |
Jonty thinks they should fetch £40 to £60 at auction. | 0:09:30 | 0:09:35 | |
The butterfly motif appears in almost every room of Doreen's house. | 0:09:35 | 0:09:39 | |
She was clearly quite a character and I want to learn more about her. | 0:09:39 | 0:09:43 | |
So this is your mother, Doreen. | 0:09:43 | 0:09:46 | |
My goodness me! | 0:09:46 | 0:09:48 | |
What a stylish, incredible lady. Are these quite recent, these pictures? | 0:09:48 | 0:09:52 | |
-They are recent. I think they're within the last six months. -Yeah, they are. | 0:09:52 | 0:09:56 | |
And even when she was very, very ill, she still had the full face of make-up, the shoes, the outfit | 0:09:56 | 0:10:03 | |
-when she could barely walk. -She was clearly a most extraordinary woman, but what was her upbringing like? | 0:10:03 | 0:10:09 | |
We didn't know who her real parents were. She wouldn't discuss it. | 0:10:09 | 0:10:12 | |
Had she not told you about her upbringing, then? | 0:10:12 | 0:10:15 | |
She refused to talk about it and she was very distressed by it. | 0:10:15 | 0:10:18 | |
In actual fact, when she was 18 months old, | 0:10:18 | 0:10:21 | |
her parents separated and they dumped her in a children's home. | 0:10:21 | 0:10:25 | |
-How extraordinary. -And then, the people that fostered her | 0:10:25 | 0:10:28 | |
tried desperately to have her legally adopted | 0:10:28 | 0:10:32 | |
and kept going round to the real mother's house and she kept... | 0:10:32 | 0:10:36 | |
All she would do is open the window and tell them to naff off | 0:10:36 | 0:10:40 | |
and she wasn't signing anything, so she was never legally adopted | 0:10:40 | 0:10:43 | |
and she was a foster child her whole life. | 0:10:43 | 0:10:45 | |
Which is why I think she's always been for the underdog. | 0:10:45 | 0:10:48 | |
She was very tough. | 0:10:48 | 0:10:50 | |
Yeah, she was very tough. I think she was old school, | 0:10:50 | 0:10:55 | |
you know? She had... | 0:10:55 | 0:10:57 | |
Was really into manners and etiquette and being on time | 0:10:57 | 0:11:02 | |
and just decorum, wasn't she? | 0:11:02 | 0:11:06 | |
Passionate about the opera and classical music. | 0:11:06 | 0:11:08 | |
We were not allowed to play pop music in the house. | 0:11:08 | 0:11:11 | |
She loved it. It was her passion. | 0:11:11 | 0:11:14 | |
And I don't know that she knew as much as my dad, but she absolutely loved it. | 0:11:14 | 0:11:19 | |
And the two of them started Hyperion Records, | 0:11:19 | 0:11:22 | |
which is the most prestigious small classical record label in the world | 0:11:22 | 0:11:26 | |
and has won all sorts of awards, and they started that company together. | 0:11:26 | 0:11:30 | |
-And your mother was honoured as well, wasn't she? Was she made a Freeman of London? -A Liveryman. | 0:11:30 | 0:11:36 | |
And she is a Freeman of the City of London, but quite recently... In fact, that's the last outing | 0:11:36 | 0:11:41 | |
I had with her and my daughter, was that she walked a sheep across London Bridge, | 0:11:41 | 0:11:45 | |
which you're allowed to do. | 0:11:45 | 0:11:46 | |
-As a Freeman? -As a Freeman, yeah. | 0:11:46 | 0:11:48 | |
With the Lord Mayor, all dressed to the nines! | 0:11:48 | 0:11:50 | |
And she was very, very ill but she made the long walk | 0:11:50 | 0:11:53 | |
from Liverpool Street to London Bridge, insisted on walking. | 0:11:53 | 0:11:56 | |
Got dressed up to the nines in black and red and walked the sheep across. | 0:11:56 | 0:12:00 | |
-I tell you, you two have got something to live up to, haven't you? -We have! | 0:12:00 | 0:12:04 | |
I don't think we'll ever make it! Not even combined! | 0:12:04 | 0:12:08 | |
What a lady! | 0:12:08 | 0:12:10 | |
And that's not to mention the school she saved from closure. | 0:12:10 | 0:12:13 | |
More about her proudest achievement later | 0:12:13 | 0:12:15 | |
because we're here to raise that £1,000 so we need to get back to work. | 0:12:15 | 0:12:20 | |
As we continue to search every inch of this property, Nicki concentrates | 0:12:20 | 0:12:24 | |
her efforts in the garden room, home to her mum's favourite pieces of china. | 0:12:24 | 0:12:28 | |
She picks out this porcelain cow, which is, in fact, a novelty creamer. | 0:12:28 | 0:12:33 | |
It's based on a design that originated in Holland | 0:12:33 | 0:12:36 | |
and was later produced in the UK from the mid-18th century. | 0:12:36 | 0:12:39 | |
It's in great condition and heads off to auction | 0:12:39 | 0:12:43 | |
with a very respectable £80 to £120 estimate. | 0:12:43 | 0:12:47 | |
And in the dining room, | 0:12:47 | 0:12:49 | |
something rather special has caught Jonty's eye. | 0:12:49 | 0:12:52 | |
Jennie? | 0:12:54 | 0:12:55 | |
Louise, are you through there? | 0:12:55 | 0:12:57 | |
-Yeah, I'm here. -Take a look at this. | 0:12:57 | 0:12:59 | |
-Gosh, that's beautiful. -This fan is stunning, really stunning. | 0:12:59 | 0:13:04 | |
This whole scene here is hand-painted, | 0:13:04 | 0:13:07 | |
so this is a paper fan suspended on mother-of-pearl. | 0:13:07 | 0:13:12 | |
That's what gives it the lovely glistening effect. It's gorgeous. | 0:13:12 | 0:13:14 | |
Amazing, isn't it? Yes, can you imagine in subdued light, | 0:13:14 | 0:13:18 | |
under candlelight or under oil light, the shimmer of mother-of-pearl? | 0:13:18 | 0:13:22 | |
-That's why it was so popular when this fan was made. -Is it old, then? | 0:13:22 | 0:13:26 | |
Very old. Date-wise, we're looking between 210, | 0:13:26 | 0:13:31 | |
maybe 240 years old and it's not English, it's French. | 0:13:31 | 0:13:35 | |
Oh, my word, that's incredible! | 0:13:35 | 0:13:37 | |
Yeah. It's very interesting, that, because the closer you look, | 0:13:37 | 0:13:40 | |
the more restoration you see, which makes sense because this is paper, just how fragile it would be. | 0:13:40 | 0:13:46 | |
-It's been restored? -Have a look here. | 0:13:46 | 0:13:48 | |
-Can you see... -Oh, OK. | 0:13:48 | 0:13:50 | |
-..that there is extra layers of paper that have been laid upon...? -Wow! | 0:13:50 | 0:13:54 | |
And therefore hand-painted in to restore it. | 0:13:54 | 0:13:57 | |
-It all makes sense. -So it's been loved, then. | 0:13:57 | 0:13:59 | |
Absolutely. And it's been worth one's while restoring this | 0:13:59 | 0:14:04 | |
because you're looking not at just a fan, you're looking at a work of art. | 0:14:04 | 0:14:08 | |
I was going to say that. It is a work of art. | 0:14:08 | 0:14:10 | |
-It really is. -It's very beautiful. -Hence the reason why it's framed. | 0:14:10 | 0:14:13 | |
And why people collect these - they're so beautiful. | 0:14:13 | 0:14:16 | |
But with a fan like this, | 0:14:16 | 0:14:19 | |
there's something else to be looked at, so let me show you. | 0:14:19 | 0:14:22 | |
Now, can you notice that this has no back to it at all? | 0:14:22 | 0:14:26 | |
-OK. -That was an optical illusion. I thought there was a backing. | 0:14:26 | 0:14:29 | |
So let me take this off. What can we see? | 0:14:29 | 0:14:31 | |
-Oh, my goodness! -Wow! -What do I see? | 0:14:33 | 0:14:35 | |
-It's painted on the back. -Yeah, we've got... -Look at that! -Seaside, mountains, a sort of beach. | 0:14:35 | 0:14:41 | |
So it's totally different. It's unique. | 0:14:41 | 0:14:44 | |
It is beautiful, but I think it should go to someone who'll love it. | 0:14:44 | 0:14:47 | |
But interestingly, the market has risen quite substantially, | 0:14:47 | 0:14:51 | |
not for European fans, but for more Chinese fans. | 0:14:51 | 0:14:53 | |
The Chinese are buying them back. | 0:14:53 | 0:14:56 | |
I don't want to put an exact figure on it because of the restoration, | 0:14:56 | 0:15:00 | |
but we're looking at between £200 and £400. | 0:15:00 | 0:15:03 | |
-Whoa! -Wow, that's incredible. | 0:15:03 | 0:15:05 | |
-Yes? Happy? -That's fantastic. | 0:15:05 | 0:15:07 | |
That really is an amazing object and so delicate. | 0:15:07 | 0:15:12 | |
Will that count on sale day? | 0:15:12 | 0:15:15 | |
And for this sale lot, I'm already bid £65. I'll take 70 in the room. | 0:15:15 | 0:15:19 | |
At £65. I'm bid 70. 75. 80. | 0:15:19 | 0:15:21 | |
-That's good. -85. -That's good. -90. 95. | 0:15:21 | 0:15:23 | |
Find out later whether this gilt-framed work of art reaches its top estimate at auction. | 0:15:23 | 0:15:30 | |
The fan has spurred us all on to keep looking and Nicki has spotted a pair of framed prints of London. | 0:15:30 | 0:15:38 | |
It's fascinating that none of these London landmarks has survived. | 0:15:38 | 0:15:43 | |
Jonty thinks the prints could appeal to history-lovers and values the pair at £80 to £120. | 0:15:43 | 0:15:49 | |
And the finds just keep on coming. | 0:15:49 | 0:15:53 | |
-Hey, Jonty, look what I've found. -That looks fun. -It's sweet, isn't it? | 0:15:54 | 0:15:58 | |
-Isn't that nice? A little tray. Nice handles. -It's got little notes in it that she always loved. -Oh, yes. | 0:15:58 | 0:16:03 | |
That's really interesting. | 0:16:03 | 0:16:04 | |
If we look at the inside here, I can see probably the reason why your mum either bought this | 0:16:04 | 0:16:09 | |
or acquired this tray, because of this inside decoration here. | 0:16:09 | 0:16:14 | |
This is inlay work and if you look closely, this is a stylised lyre | 0:16:14 | 0:16:18 | |
and other woodwind instruments that sort of knotted in between. | 0:16:18 | 0:16:22 | |
-Is that like a kind of old oboe or something? -Yes, it does, doesn't it? | 0:16:22 | 0:16:26 | |
It does. I didn't notice those, actually, when I first found it. | 0:16:26 | 0:16:29 | |
And threaded through that is a sheet of music. Rather cleverly done. | 0:16:29 | 0:16:35 | |
Now, this tray would have been made about 100 years ago, but the style is 18th century. | 0:16:35 | 0:16:40 | |
-In the 18th century, all the inlay work would be hand done... -OK. | 0:16:40 | 0:16:46 | |
..whereas here, the vast majority of the work that you see here, it looks like inlay, but it's painted | 0:16:46 | 0:16:53 | |
or penned on, so all these little notes, that's brushwork rather than inlay, | 0:16:53 | 0:16:59 | |
so this oval tray, the shape of it, | 0:16:59 | 0:17:02 | |
the banding around the side is very typical, again, | 0:17:02 | 0:17:04 | |
of furniture of the 18th century, but it's all a revival. | 0:17:04 | 0:17:10 | |
-Right, OK. -So this is an Edwardian tray. | 0:17:10 | 0:17:13 | |
The other giveaway is that 18th-century trays tend to be bigger. | 0:17:13 | 0:17:17 | |
So something that we can put into the auction sale, obviously? | 0:17:17 | 0:17:20 | |
-Yeah. -Yeah? -Happy for that. | 0:17:20 | 0:17:22 | |
Will we're not looking at a vast fortune, but it's still lovely, | 0:17:22 | 0:17:25 | |
decorative. The trade always wants something like this. | 0:17:25 | 0:17:28 | |
We're looking at £30 to maybe £50. | 0:17:28 | 0:17:31 | |
That's great. | 0:17:31 | 0:17:33 | |
£30 sounds rather cheap for such a beautifully crafted item. | 0:17:33 | 0:17:36 | |
I hope the bidders like it as much as Doreen once did and we can reach the upper end of its estimate. | 0:17:36 | 0:17:42 | |
Louise is upstairs, searching through her mum's old cupboards and discovers an impressive collection | 0:17:42 | 0:17:47 | |
of hats, some of them by milliner, Stephen Jones. | 0:17:47 | 0:17:51 | |
I've heard how particular Doreen was about her appearance and Jonty thinks | 0:17:51 | 0:17:55 | |
this rather splendid collection could fetch upwards of £80. | 0:17:55 | 0:17:59 | |
We're making good progress towards the £1,000 that the sisters plan to donate to the school. | 0:17:59 | 0:18:05 | |
While Nicki leafs through her mum's book collection and Louise and Jonty | 0:18:05 | 0:18:09 | |
continue their search, I want to find out more about Doreen's legacy to the local community. | 0:18:09 | 0:18:15 | |
I wanted to ask you more about your mother's involvement with this school. | 0:18:15 | 0:18:19 | |
How did that come about? | 0:18:19 | 0:18:21 | |
I believe a clergyman friend of hers introduced the idea to her. I think he sort of talked her into it. | 0:18:21 | 0:18:27 | |
I'm not quite sure how long she was a governor for | 0:18:27 | 0:18:30 | |
before she became chair of governors, but boy, oh, boy, when she took over... | 0:18:30 | 0:18:34 | |
She basically got rid of the headmaster that was there at the time and hired the new headmaster. | 0:18:34 | 0:18:40 | |
So just what kind of school was it? | 0:18:40 | 0:18:41 | |
It was a terrible failing school when she took over and she whipped that school right into shape. | 0:18:41 | 0:18:47 | |
So she got an enormous amount of personal satisfaction from it? | 0:18:47 | 0:18:50 | |
Oh, she absolutely loved that job. That's all she talked about. | 0:18:50 | 0:18:54 | |
She was passionate about that school and when she took over, | 0:18:54 | 0:18:59 | |
3% pass rate GCSEs, this year, 100% pass rate, | 0:18:59 | 0:19:06 | |
plus every sixth-former got a place at university and one actually got a place in Oxford. | 0:19:06 | 0:19:11 | |
That's the first time that's ever happened. | 0:19:11 | 0:19:14 | |
OK, that's all very well, but we're never going to get this job finished | 0:19:14 | 0:19:17 | |
if we don't go do some more rummaging, so come on! | 0:19:17 | 0:19:20 | |
I get the feeling | 0:19:21 | 0:19:23 | |
Doreen wasn't the only one who could be described as determined! | 0:19:23 | 0:19:26 | |
Upstairs, Louise is refusing to give up on the search for valuables. | 0:19:26 | 0:19:31 | |
She decides to send her mum's old chair off to auction. | 0:19:31 | 0:19:33 | |
Its ornate tapestry covering is in superb condition, | 0:19:33 | 0:19:37 | |
but it's a modern reproduction of a French-style chair | 0:19:37 | 0:19:40 | |
so Jonty values it accordingly at £60 to £80. | 0:19:40 | 0:19:44 | |
And, lurking amongst the mass of china, | 0:19:44 | 0:19:47 | |
he makes a discovery that could be the one we've all been hoping for. | 0:19:47 | 0:19:51 | |
-Guys, you have to stop what you're doing here because I have found a really rare item. -Oh, really? | 0:19:53 | 0:20:01 | |
Look at this beautiful bowl. This is quite... | 0:20:01 | 0:20:05 | |
You know, I'm gobsmacked, I really am! I really am gobsmacked. | 0:20:05 | 0:20:08 | |
-This is a rare bowl that I'm looking at here. -Did you know this was special? | 0:20:08 | 0:20:11 | |
-I knew that that was a loved piece, but now my heart's racing! -Well, it is very exciting. | 0:20:11 | 0:20:19 | |
This is a bowl that was made in Worcester, | 0:20:19 | 0:20:24 | |
but made a long time ago in the Worcester factory. About 1770. | 0:20:24 | 0:20:31 | |
-Wow! -Really? | 0:20:31 | 0:20:32 | |
And we have the mark on the underside here. | 0:20:32 | 0:20:34 | |
-Do you see this square under-glaze blue mark? -Yeah. | 0:20:34 | 0:20:37 | |
-This under-glaze blue mark was used by the factory all the way up until 1785. -OK. | 0:20:37 | 0:20:42 | |
But it's distinctively Worcester. | 0:20:42 | 0:20:45 | |
If you see the blue, particularly, that is in the style of fish scales | 0:20:45 | 0:20:52 | |
which was very typical, a decorative mark that they used. | 0:20:52 | 0:20:56 | |
They were copying factories like Sevres and Chelsea, | 0:20:56 | 0:21:00 | |
but at the time, at the time when this bowl was made, | 0:21:00 | 0:21:03 | |
they were producing the finest porcelain the country was producing | 0:21:03 | 0:21:07 | |
and that's why so many people collect Worcester of this period. | 0:21:07 | 0:21:12 | |
But there's a little bit of a problem that we have on the other side. | 0:21:12 | 0:21:15 | |
It looks perfect, | 0:21:15 | 0:21:17 | |
but there's a slightly different colour. | 0:21:17 | 0:21:21 | |
There's a bit of a shadow there. | 0:21:21 | 0:21:24 | |
-Now, I think that that's restoration. -Really? -Yes. | 0:21:24 | 0:21:27 | |
-If you turn it on the other side too, can you see a slightly different colour... -Oh, yes, yes. | 0:21:27 | 0:21:34 | |
..to the inside there? Now, if this was in good condition, and I don't | 0:21:34 | 0:21:37 | |
believe that it is in perfect condition, at auction, this should sell for in excess of £1,000. | 0:21:37 | 0:21:44 | |
But with restoration, | 0:21:44 | 0:21:46 | |
I believe this to be more like the £500 mark. | 0:21:46 | 0:21:50 | |
-That's not too bad, is it? -No, it's fantastic. -Yeah? You'd better tell Louise about it. | 0:21:50 | 0:21:54 | |
-Louise! -Go and tell her that we've made a very interesting find. | 0:21:54 | 0:21:59 | |
Hi! I think you can stop rummaging now, my dear. | 0:21:59 | 0:22:02 | |
-Ah, the bowl. -Yeah. -Yes. Beautiful. | 0:22:02 | 0:22:05 | |
I got very, very excited, but I think I've spotted a bit of restoration, | 0:22:05 | 0:22:10 | |
so we are still, hopefully, looking around £500 at the moment. | 0:22:10 | 0:22:14 | |
Wow, that's fantastic. | 0:22:14 | 0:22:16 | |
It's a very positive way to end the day, actually, and what a day it's been! | 0:22:16 | 0:22:20 | |
Honestly, I think we've heard more interesting stories | 0:22:20 | 0:22:24 | |
about a more colourful character than I've ever heard before! It's been fascinating. | 0:22:24 | 0:22:28 | |
-At the start of the day, we were saying that you wanted to raise £1,000... -Yeah. | 0:22:28 | 0:22:32 | |
..to help the school that your mother did so much for and that meant so much to her. | 0:22:32 | 0:22:38 | |
Well, even with the damaged bowl, we reckon that you will, in fact, | 0:22:38 | 0:22:42 | |
at the auction make £1,380. | 0:22:42 | 0:22:46 | |
Fantastic. | 0:22:46 | 0:22:47 | |
-Fantastic. Great. -Fingers crossed. -Yeah? Is that OK? | 0:22:47 | 0:22:51 | |
-Brilliant. -The school will be thrilled with that. -Yeah. -Yeah. | 0:22:51 | 0:22:54 | |
We've had a fascinating day in Bethnal Green hearing all about a quite remarkable woman. | 0:22:54 | 0:23:00 | |
And didn't she have an eye for collectables! | 0:23:00 | 0:23:02 | |
Heading off to auction, we have the highly unusual collection | 0:23:02 | 0:23:06 | |
of decorative ostrich eggs. | 0:23:06 | 0:23:08 | |
Who knows what someone might pay for this quirky lot, | 0:23:08 | 0:23:10 | |
but we're hoping it'll be at least £80. | 0:23:10 | 0:23:15 | |
The beautiful hand-painted fan that survived intact | 0:23:18 | 0:23:21 | |
for over two centuries. | 0:23:21 | 0:23:23 | |
It's a work of art and deserves to reach its £200 estimate. | 0:23:23 | 0:23:27 | |
And, of course, the incredible 18th-century Worcester plate. | 0:23:29 | 0:23:32 | |
Jonty was rendered almost speechless by its rarity | 0:23:32 | 0:23:36 | |
and there's every chance | 0:23:36 | 0:23:37 | |
his estimate could be blown clean out of the water. | 0:23:37 | 0:23:40 | |
Still to come on Cash In The Attic, there's division in the ranks. | 0:23:43 | 0:23:47 | |
I'm going to feel positive. I'm going to send out positive vibes. | 0:23:47 | 0:23:52 | |
I don't know, I'm feeling sort of either way on this one. | 0:23:52 | 0:23:55 | |
It's a rollercoaster ride, but all is not lost. | 0:23:55 | 0:23:58 | |
Result! Hurrah! | 0:23:58 | 0:24:01 | |
And does Doreen's spirit live on? | 0:24:01 | 0:24:04 | |
-She is here. -She's definitely here. | 0:24:04 | 0:24:06 | |
And she's cross! | 0:24:06 | 0:24:07 | |
Find out when the final hammer falls. | 0:24:07 | 0:24:10 | |
It's a couple of weeks since we were with Nicki and Louise at their mother's home | 0:24:15 | 0:24:19 | |
in Bethnal Green, and I have to say it was one of the most fascinating days of rummaging I've ever had. | 0:24:19 | 0:24:25 | |
Now, remember they want to raise £1,000 for the school | 0:24:25 | 0:24:28 | |
that meant so much to their mother, | 0:24:28 | 0:24:30 | |
so let's hope the bidders here at Chiswick Auction Rooms | 0:24:30 | 0:24:32 | |
in west London really are going to do her memory proud when her items go under the hammer. | 0:24:32 | 0:24:39 | |
Now, Jonty always has an eye | 0:24:39 | 0:24:41 | |
for the out-of-the-ordinary and he's headed straight for our star item. | 0:24:41 | 0:24:45 | |
Since the rummage, he's had time to do a bit more research about it. | 0:24:45 | 0:24:48 | |
Good morning. | 0:24:48 | 0:24:50 | |
-Oh, there you are. -Oh! | 0:24:50 | 0:24:52 | |
-Still admiring my lovely bowl. -Oh, the bowl. Oh. | 0:24:52 | 0:24:54 | |
This bowl is exquisite. | 0:24:54 | 0:24:56 | |
-We were worried about the damage. -I know. -Did you get a second opinion? | 0:24:56 | 0:25:00 | |
Well, I've had a second opinion, yes, and I've talked to the guys here and they think | 0:25:00 | 0:25:04 | |
that my initial gut reaction of £500 might even be too high, so we're looking at more like £300 to £500. | 0:25:04 | 0:25:12 | |
It's simply because, who wants a damaged bowl? | 0:25:12 | 0:25:15 | |
Oh, well, hopefully, somebody does! | 0:25:15 | 0:25:17 | |
-Well, I do, too. -Yes. -Because we've got other items. | 0:25:17 | 0:25:20 | |
The ostrich eggs have been split up. They're not in one lot. | 0:25:20 | 0:25:22 | |
-Do you remember that lovely painted ostrich egg? -Yeah. | 0:25:22 | 0:25:25 | |
So they're being sold individually? | 0:25:25 | 0:25:27 | |
-Yes. -OK. -So many great items. | 0:25:27 | 0:25:29 | |
-Yeah. Let's go and see if the girls have arrived. -OK. | 0:25:29 | 0:25:32 | |
-Careful. -I am. No more damage! | 0:25:32 | 0:25:34 | |
No. OK, here we go. | 0:25:34 | 0:25:36 | |
It's disappointing that the Worcester bowl | 0:25:36 | 0:25:39 | |
hasn't turned out to be worth more, | 0:25:39 | 0:25:41 | |
so let's hope Nicki and Louise aren't too deflated before we even start the day. | 0:25:41 | 0:25:45 | |
-Good morning. -Hello. -Hi! How are you? | 0:25:46 | 0:25:49 | |
-Good. How you're you doing? -Nice to see you again. -And you. -We had such fun! | 0:25:49 | 0:25:52 | |
-It was fun. -Yeah, a really good day. | 0:25:52 | 0:25:54 | |
And you've got the lovely egg. | 0:25:54 | 0:25:56 | |
-We have. -The auctioneer's split up the ostrich collection. | 0:25:56 | 0:25:59 | |
Now, that lovely one you've got in your hand will be sold separately | 0:25:59 | 0:26:02 | |
and all the others will be in a different lot. | 0:26:02 | 0:26:06 | |
They'll get more money that way, so that's good news for us. | 0:26:06 | 0:26:10 | |
OK. Good, wonderful. | 0:26:10 | 0:26:11 | |
Is there any item that's really tugging at your heartstrings a bit? | 0:26:11 | 0:26:15 | |
I'm fine, but you're a little bit unsure about the hats, aren't you? | 0:26:15 | 0:26:18 | |
I'm never going to wear the hats. I don't really want to drag | 0:26:18 | 0:26:21 | |
the hats halfway across the world to put in a cupboard. | 0:26:21 | 0:26:25 | |
I'd rather somebody else had them and loved them, | 0:26:25 | 0:26:27 | |
but it's still quite an emotional thing, watching the hats go. | 0:26:27 | 0:26:30 | |
My mother loved the hats. My mother wore the hats. | 0:26:30 | 0:26:33 | |
This is always the dilemma people have. | 0:26:33 | 0:26:35 | |
They might love the object and it has so much association, | 0:26:35 | 0:26:38 | |
but what are you going to do with it? | 0:26:38 | 0:26:40 | |
-So... -No regrets. | 0:26:40 | 0:26:42 | |
I think your mother would prefer that the school benefit. | 0:26:42 | 0:26:44 | |
-Absolutely. -Shall we get a place? The auction's about to start. | 0:26:44 | 0:26:48 | |
-Yes. -Put it down carefully! -Yes, don't break the egg! | 0:26:48 | 0:26:50 | |
-No! -OK. | 0:26:50 | 0:26:52 | |
Go and get a spot. | 0:26:52 | 0:26:53 | |
So high hopes for the bowl despite the damage. | 0:26:55 | 0:26:57 | |
It's understandable that Nicki and Louise are sad | 0:26:57 | 0:27:00 | |
to part with their mother's designer hats, they are spectacular, | 0:27:00 | 0:27:04 | |
but if the sisters are going to reach that target of £1,000, | 0:27:04 | 0:27:07 | |
they'll just have to let those hats go to a new home. | 0:27:07 | 0:27:11 | |
If, like Nicki and Louise, you're thinking of heading to auction, remember that commission | 0:27:11 | 0:27:15 | |
and other charges may be added to your bill, so do check the details with your auction house. | 0:27:15 | 0:27:20 | |
The sale is about to start and we all get into position for the opening lot of the day. | 0:27:20 | 0:27:26 | |
There's nothing like the excitement of your first time at an auction. | 0:27:26 | 0:27:29 | |
One of the three eggs, the magnificent hand-painted example gets us started. | 0:27:29 | 0:27:35 | |
Let's hope this sets the bar high for the rest of the day. | 0:27:35 | 0:27:39 | |
This is my favourite of your ostrich eggs, actually. | 0:27:39 | 0:27:41 | |
This lovely painted one. I think it's gorgeous, I really do. | 0:27:41 | 0:27:44 | |
-So, we want 80 to 120. -£80 to £120. | 0:27:44 | 0:27:47 | |
-Come on! -I've got to start this no less than £60. £60, start me. | 0:27:47 | 0:27:50 | |
Bid me £60. No bids of 60, I'll move on. | 0:27:50 | 0:27:52 | |
-Oh, no! -No interest at £60. | 0:27:52 | 0:27:57 | |
-Oh. -Unsold. | 0:27:57 | 0:27:58 | |
-That's bad news. -That's not a good start. -No. | 0:27:58 | 0:28:01 | |
Well, there just wasn't a market for our decorated egg. | 0:28:01 | 0:28:05 | |
The other eggs will be coming up later. | 0:28:05 | 0:28:07 | |
Maybe the engravings of these London landmarks | 0:28:07 | 0:28:10 | |
that Jonty valued at £80 to £120 will ignite some interest. | 0:28:10 | 0:28:15 | |
£70, start me. | 0:28:17 | 0:28:19 | |
£60 then, let's see where it goes. | 0:28:19 | 0:28:21 | |
No bids of £60. I'm forced to pass it. No interest at £60. | 0:28:21 | 0:28:24 | |
This is not on, is it? | 0:28:24 | 0:28:26 | |
Not sold. | 0:28:26 | 0:28:27 | |
-She's in the room. -She's here. | 0:28:27 | 0:28:29 | |
-She's in the room. -She's here, she's mad! | 0:28:29 | 0:28:31 | |
-Really? -She's cross with you! Oh, girls, you look really shocked! | 0:28:31 | 0:28:35 | |
I am! I'm a bit freaked out. | 0:28:35 | 0:28:37 | |
-She is here. -She's definitely here. | 0:28:37 | 0:28:40 | |
And she's cross! | 0:28:40 | 0:28:41 | |
With such a slow start to the day, it's no surprise that the sisters | 0:28:41 | 0:28:45 | |
are wondering whether they should be selling | 0:28:45 | 0:28:48 | |
their mother's belongings at all, | 0:28:48 | 0:28:50 | |
but Nicki and Louise are sure that it's all for a cause their mother was passionate about, | 0:28:50 | 0:28:55 | |
so let's hope the Staffordshire cow creamer stirs up some interest. | 0:28:55 | 0:28:58 | |
It's a lovely object. I put £80 to £120 on it. | 0:28:58 | 0:29:02 | |
-Let's hope we can sell it. -Somebody wants it! | 0:29:02 | 0:29:04 | |
£60. No bids at £60. | 0:29:04 | 0:29:06 | |
Am I going to pass this lot, then with no interest at £60? | 0:29:06 | 0:29:09 | |
£40. Am I to take it that I can record a bit of £40? | 0:29:09 | 0:29:12 | |
I don't know if I can sell it. £40, I'm bid. 45, there. 50. Five. | 0:29:12 | 0:29:16 | |
60. Five. 70. | 0:29:16 | 0:29:17 | |
You know you want it. | 0:29:17 | 0:29:19 | |
£70, I'm bid, to my left. At £70. That's more like it. | 0:29:19 | 0:29:22 | |
I'll take five elsewhere. | 0:29:22 | 0:29:23 | |
Is that the money, then? At £70 and selling. | 0:29:23 | 0:29:26 | |
We got that away. Sold. | 0:29:26 | 0:29:28 | |
Sold. We've started! | 0:29:28 | 0:29:31 | |
Thank goodness, a sale at last! But just under Jonty's lowest estimate. | 0:29:31 | 0:29:36 | |
It seems the bidders here only have eyes for our quirkier items. | 0:29:36 | 0:29:39 | |
Next up is the exquisite hand-painted fan. | 0:29:39 | 0:29:42 | |
It's in absolutely perfect condition and might just be the piece to get hearts racing. | 0:29:42 | 0:29:47 | |
I've got a good feeling about this and Jonty thinks we can get £200 | 0:29:47 | 0:29:51 | |
to £400 for it, but has he got the measure of the crowd here today? | 0:29:51 | 0:29:56 | |
And for this little lot, I'm already bid at £65. | 0:29:58 | 0:30:00 | |
I'll take 70 in the room. At £65. I'm bid 70. 75. 80. | 0:30:00 | 0:30:04 | |
85. 90. | 0:30:04 | 0:30:06 | |
-95. 100. 110. 120? At £110. -Come on. | 0:30:06 | 0:30:11 | |
Need 120, now. | 0:30:11 | 0:30:13 | |
At £110. Commission bidder at £110 and selling. Are we all done? | 0:30:13 | 0:30:17 | |
-Disappointing. -Yes. -Oh, I was hoping for so much more than that, but it's sold. -It's sold. | 0:30:19 | 0:30:24 | |
It's a sale, but well below Jonty's lowest estimate. | 0:30:24 | 0:30:29 | |
We really do need to drum up some interest to get | 0:30:29 | 0:30:31 | |
anywhere near our target of £1,000 and help Doreen's school. | 0:30:31 | 0:30:35 | |
Let's hope that there are some ceramics lovers hiding in the woodwork here today | 0:30:35 | 0:30:39 | |
and that Jonty's instincts are spot on with the next lot, the lovely hand-painted jardiniere. | 0:30:39 | 0:30:44 | |
OK, so you want quite a large sum, 80 to 120. | 0:30:46 | 0:30:49 | |
-Well, it's very decorative. I just hope somebody else will appreciate it in the auction room. -Let's see. | 0:30:49 | 0:30:55 | |
£50 and see where it goes. £50 to start me. | 0:30:55 | 0:30:57 | |
No bids at £50. | 0:30:57 | 0:30:59 | |
There's no bidders. | 0:30:59 | 0:31:01 | |
No interest at 50? Well below estimate. | 0:31:01 | 0:31:04 | |
That's extraordinary. | 0:31:04 | 0:31:05 | |
-No bidders at all. -What's going on? | 0:31:05 | 0:31:07 | |
They've got no taste whatsoever! | 0:31:07 | 0:31:09 | |
It's unbelievable. | 0:31:09 | 0:31:11 | |
Well, I think even Jonty's finding it hard to hide his frustration. | 0:31:11 | 0:31:15 | |
It's beginning to look | 0:31:15 | 0:31:16 | |
as if Nicki and Louise will be taking more of their mum's collectables home | 0:31:16 | 0:31:20 | |
than they'd thought, but soldier on they must, | 0:31:20 | 0:31:23 | |
and next is the contemporary glass bowls that Jonty priced at £50 to £70. | 0:31:23 | 0:31:27 | |
Let's hope these colourful pieces will raise a few hands. | 0:31:27 | 0:31:32 | |
£30, to start me. £30, I'm bid. | 0:31:32 | 0:31:34 | |
Take two. | 0:31:34 | 0:31:36 | |
-At £30. -Thank God for that. | 0:31:36 | 0:31:38 | |
At 32. 35. 38. At £35, then. | 0:31:38 | 0:31:40 | |
At £35. I'll take 38 now. All done at £35 and selling? | 0:31:40 | 0:31:45 | |
-We got a sale. -We have. | 0:31:45 | 0:31:47 | |
'Well, it's a result,' | 0:31:47 | 0:31:48 | |
but well under Jonty's lowest estimate. | 0:31:48 | 0:31:50 | |
We've had a shocking start to the auction | 0:31:50 | 0:31:52 | |
in spite of Doreen's unusual and fascinating art pieces. | 0:31:52 | 0:31:55 | |
With so many items not selling at all, | 0:31:55 | 0:31:58 | |
it's not hard for me to do the sums and work out how we've done so far. | 0:31:58 | 0:32:03 | |
I hope this isn't an omen for the rest of the day. | 0:32:03 | 0:32:07 | |
-We're halfway through. It's been a bit of a rocky ride, hasn't it? -I would say so, yeah. | 0:32:07 | 0:32:11 | |
-I haven't kept a tally. Has anyone kept a tally of what we've done? -I have, yes. | 0:32:11 | 0:32:16 | |
-Have you? -So, we wanted £1,000 so you can give it to the school that your mother did so much for. | 0:32:16 | 0:32:20 | |
Obviously, we'd hoped to be at £500 by now. I'm afraid we're not. | 0:32:20 | 0:32:23 | |
-No. -I think we're about £25 at this point, aren't we? -No, £215. | 0:32:23 | 0:32:28 | |
-That's better than I thought, actually. -Yeah. | 0:32:28 | 0:32:30 | |
That's better than I thought. | 0:32:30 | 0:32:32 | |
But there are some big items to come. We've got the Worcester bowl, which might sell. | 0:32:32 | 0:32:36 | |
We've got the other ostrich eggs. All right, I think we deserve a break, don't you? | 0:32:36 | 0:32:40 | |
A breather and I want to have a look around the auction room. | 0:32:40 | 0:32:43 | |
Oh, he always does this. Come on. | 0:32:43 | 0:32:45 | |
A general auction like this is an ideal place | 0:32:46 | 0:32:49 | |
to find valuable antiques on sale for reasonable prices. | 0:32:49 | 0:32:52 | |
And Jonty comes across a collection that we have, shall we say, mixed feelings about? | 0:32:52 | 0:32:58 | |
Hiya. What've you found? | 0:32:59 | 0:33:01 | |
I have found a whole sea of ceramics here. | 0:33:01 | 0:33:04 | |
This is a massive set, but I want your honest opinion | 0:33:04 | 0:33:07 | |
about what you think about the colour and the design. | 0:33:07 | 0:33:10 | |
I tell you, I think it's hideous. | 0:33:10 | 0:33:12 | |
I do! It's just not my colour, it really isn't. Do you like it? | 0:33:12 | 0:33:16 | |
I have to say that I'm not sure whether I do or I don't, but I tell you why I find it fascinating. | 0:33:16 | 0:33:22 | |
This whole set here was made in 1952 by the fabulous Wedgwood company. | 0:33:22 | 0:33:29 | |
Now, before the Second World War, certainly in the 1930s, | 0:33:29 | 0:33:33 | |
you had two different designs going on in the ceramics world in the UK. | 0:33:33 | 0:33:36 | |
-There was the Art-Deco line, which was the new, fashionable... -Yeah. | 0:33:36 | 0:33:40 | |
You had the Clarice Cliff look. | 0:33:40 | 0:33:41 | |
-But also running parallel, at the same time, was a very chintzy look, lots of flowers... -Yeah. | 0:33:41 | 0:33:46 | |
..which were a continuation of the Victorian era, the Edwardian period. | 0:33:46 | 0:33:50 | |
But this is a completely different look again. | 0:33:50 | 0:33:54 | |
This is the ceramics world reinventing itself after the Second World War. | 0:33:54 | 0:33:59 | |
OK. So what do you reckon it might sell for? | 0:33:59 | 0:34:01 | |
It's still a bargain. This whole collection here is estimated at around £100 in the auction sale, | 0:34:01 | 0:34:07 | |
but the great thing for me is that it's now being appreciated. | 0:34:07 | 0:34:10 | |
The auction catalogue estimated the set at £80 to £120. | 0:34:10 | 0:34:13 | |
They sold later for £85, so someone likes them. | 0:34:13 | 0:34:20 | |
We retake our positions for the next sale of the day - | 0:34:20 | 0:34:23 | |
these wonderful original framed maps of east London which date back to the 18th century. | 0:34:23 | 0:34:29 | |
Jonty valued them at £100 to £150. | 0:34:29 | 0:34:33 | |
I've got two bids on this. I'll start it with me at £130. | 0:34:33 | 0:34:35 | |
I'll take 140 in the room. | 0:34:35 | 0:34:37 | |
-140 there. -Yeah! -150. 160. | 0:34:37 | 0:34:39 | |
As £150 with me, then. I'll take 160 now. | 0:34:39 | 0:34:41 | |
-Come on. -At £150 on commissions. | 0:34:41 | 0:34:43 | |
Are we all done? Last chance of selling at £150, then. | 0:34:43 | 0:34:47 | |
-Yes. -Result! Hurrah! | 0:34:47 | 0:34:50 | |
Fantastic, and a much-needed boost to our funds. | 0:34:50 | 0:34:53 | |
Let's see if we can keep up the momentum with the next piece, | 0:34:53 | 0:34:56 | |
the reproduction tapestry chair. | 0:34:56 | 0:35:00 | |
Jonty thinks we could get £60 to £80 for it. | 0:35:00 | 0:35:03 | |
Well, I'm starting here with a bid of £65. I'll take 70 in the room for the smart chair. | 0:35:03 | 0:35:08 | |
At £65. 70. 75. 80. £80 I've got. At £80. | 0:35:08 | 0:35:13 | |
85 beats the... Beats at 85. 90. | 0:35:13 | 0:35:17 | |
All commissions meeting at £80, to my left. | 0:35:17 | 0:35:19 | |
I'll take... Sorry, £85 to my left. I'll take 90 now. | 0:35:19 | 0:35:22 | |
-£85, that's great! -That's good. -Are we all done? And selling them, 173, £85. | 0:35:22 | 0:35:27 | |
Yes! | 0:35:27 | 0:35:29 | |
-Well done. Yes! -Yeah! -How does that feel? -Feels good! | 0:35:29 | 0:35:32 | |
£5 over Jonty's top estimate. | 0:35:32 | 0:35:34 | |
At last, things seem to be picking up in the saleroom. | 0:35:34 | 0:35:37 | |
And next under the hammer is the item we're all counting on. | 0:35:37 | 0:35:40 | |
With any luck, the distinctive 18th-century Worcester bowl | 0:35:40 | 0:35:44 | |
will turn everybody's heads. | 0:35:44 | 0:35:45 | |
Jonty's certain that somebody will be happy | 0:35:45 | 0:35:48 | |
to part with £300 to £500 for it. | 0:35:48 | 0:35:51 | |
I'm feeling nervous because we really need this to sell. | 0:35:51 | 0:35:54 | |
It's your star item. It's the bowl, the Worcester bowl. | 0:35:54 | 0:35:57 | |
-But it is damaged. -I know. | 0:35:57 | 0:35:59 | |
Still, £300 would be very handy, wouldn't it? | 0:35:59 | 0:36:02 | |
It would buy a lot of exercise books, | 0:36:02 | 0:36:04 | |
-wouldn't it? -It would. -Yes. -How are the vibes, girls? | 0:36:04 | 0:36:06 | |
I'm going to feel positive. I'm going to send out positive vibes. | 0:36:06 | 0:36:10 | |
I don't know, I'm feeling sort of either way on this one. | 0:36:10 | 0:36:13 | |
OK. Let's see if we can sell it. Fingers crossed. | 0:36:13 | 0:36:15 | |
Start me at £300, please. £300 to start me. | 0:36:16 | 0:36:19 | |
-It's not going to go, is it? -No interest at £300. | 0:36:19 | 0:36:22 | |
We'll pass the lot. No interest at 300. | 0:36:22 | 0:36:25 | |
No bids at £300, then. | 0:36:25 | 0:36:29 | |
So, we won't be giving the school £1,000, then. | 0:36:29 | 0:36:32 | |
-No. -Silence has fallen over the room. | 0:36:32 | 0:36:34 | |
-Yes, there is a silence. -It's all gone deadly quiet. Unsold. | 0:36:34 | 0:36:38 | |
Well, there are stunned faces all round. | 0:36:38 | 0:36:40 | |
That really is a huge disappointment for us all. | 0:36:40 | 0:36:43 | |
We're going to need | 0:36:43 | 0:36:44 | |
a dramatic turn in Nicki and Louise's fortunes | 0:36:44 | 0:36:47 | |
if they're to donate £1,000 to the school now. | 0:36:47 | 0:36:49 | |
Can those ostrich eggs possibly do it for them? | 0:36:49 | 0:36:52 | |
£30 to start me. £30 I'm bid. | 0:36:52 | 0:36:54 | |
Take two. At £30. A maiden bid at £30, then. | 0:36:54 | 0:36:56 | |
I'm selling at £30. All done. | 0:36:56 | 0:36:59 | |
£30, sold. | 0:36:59 | 0:37:01 | |
-Egg-cellent. -Well, not... -Egg-cellent! | 0:37:01 | 0:37:03 | |
You don't have egg on your face. | 0:37:03 | 0:37:05 | |
Not bad, but it hasn't done enough to rescue us. | 0:37:05 | 0:37:09 | |
We have to make more sales, and quick! | 0:37:09 | 0:37:11 | |
We still have the Edwardian inlaid tray that Louise considered keeping. | 0:37:11 | 0:37:15 | |
No chance of that at this stage. We have to sell everything we can. | 0:37:15 | 0:37:19 | |
It's up next, and Jonty thinks we can get £30 to £50 for it. | 0:37:19 | 0:37:23 | |
Every little bit helps. | 0:37:23 | 0:37:26 | |
-How do you feel about selling this? -I quite like the tray. | 0:37:26 | 0:37:29 | |
I thought I might keep it, so I just hope it sells well. | 0:37:29 | 0:37:32 | |
-What about you, Nicki? -I'm happy for her to take it home. | 0:37:32 | 0:37:35 | |
She can serve tea on it and think of me and my mother! | 0:37:35 | 0:37:39 | |
Well, I priced it to sell, so it may not be coming back with you. | 0:37:39 | 0:37:44 | |
-We'll see. -Here it comes. | 0:37:44 | 0:37:45 | |
£40 start for the tray. At £30, then. | 0:37:45 | 0:37:48 | |
-Come on. -At £30 I'm bid. Take two. At £30 in front of me I'm bid. | 0:37:48 | 0:37:51 | |
Take two now. Still ridiculously cheap. At £30. | 0:37:51 | 0:37:53 | |
No competition, though. 32. 35. 38. | 0:37:53 | 0:37:57 | |
And 40. 42. | 0:37:57 | 0:38:00 | |
At £40, then. In front of me at £40. | 0:38:00 | 0:38:03 | |
-All done, then, at £40. 377, £40. -Well, that was cheap. -It's on the nose, but, yeah... | 0:38:03 | 0:38:08 | |
-Are you happy? -Yeah. -Yes. | 0:38:08 | 0:38:09 | |
A great result, bang in the middle of Jonty's estimate, | 0:38:09 | 0:38:12 | |
but we need some even better sales if we're to get anywhere near | 0:38:12 | 0:38:16 | |
supporting their mother's cherished cause. | 0:38:16 | 0:38:18 | |
Maybe the silk butterfly pictures will get a bidding war going. | 0:38:18 | 0:38:22 | |
£50 to start me for the butterflies. £40. £40 I'm bid. | 0:38:24 | 0:38:27 | |
Take five now. 45. 50. | 0:38:27 | 0:38:30 | |
-Five. 60. Five. At £60. -That's good, that's fine. -I'll take five now. | 0:38:30 | 0:38:34 | |
Is that enough at £60? Are we all done? | 0:38:34 | 0:38:37 | |
Selling at £60, then. 589. | 0:38:37 | 0:38:41 | |
-She says it's not enough. -It's not enough, come on, more! | 0:38:41 | 0:38:45 | |
We have just one more lot to sell in the quest to help Doreen's school. | 0:38:45 | 0:38:50 | |
Let's hope that this amazing collection of designer hats | 0:38:50 | 0:38:53 | |
leave the saleroom in style. | 0:38:53 | 0:38:57 | |
Well, we're hoping now to sell your mother's hats. | 0:38:57 | 0:39:00 | |
-I know you feel quite strongly about these, don't you, Nicki? -Yes. | 0:39:00 | 0:39:04 | |
I do love the hats, I have to say. | 0:39:04 | 0:39:06 | |
It was quite difficult for me to give them up, but they don't suit me. I'm never going to wear them. | 0:39:06 | 0:39:12 | |
I can't drag them half the way across the world, so it's best that we let them go together, really. | 0:39:12 | 0:39:18 | |
-Are you all right about selling these? -Yeah, I think so. -All right. | 0:39:18 | 0:39:22 | |
It's a splendid collection. We're hoping for how much? | 0:39:22 | 0:39:24 | |
-£80 to £120. -Hard to value, really. | 0:39:24 | 0:39:27 | |
They are, but they've got great designer names | 0:39:27 | 0:39:30 | |
-and very good quality, so... -OK. -Let's see what happens. -Here we go. | 0:39:30 | 0:39:34 | |
And for the ladies, dress hats. I've got four commission bids. | 0:39:34 | 0:39:37 | |
-Listen to this! -Four commission bids. | 0:39:37 | 0:39:40 | |
And at for 549 here, starting with at £125. I'll take 130 in the room. | 0:39:40 | 0:39:44 | |
-Whoa! -That's great. -I'm bid 130. 135. 140. | 0:39:44 | 0:39:48 | |
145. 150. 155. 160. | 0:39:48 | 0:39:51 | |
£155 with me, then. I'll take 160 now. 160 there. | 0:39:51 | 0:39:55 | |
It beats commissions. I'll take 170. £160 in the room. It beats commissions by a fiver. | 0:39:55 | 0:39:59 | |
£160. All done... | 0:39:59 | 0:40:01 | |
170 there. 180. £170. The backroom bidder at 170, in time. | 0:40:01 | 0:40:06 | |
All done and selling. 180 back in. | 0:40:06 | 0:40:08 | |
-190. -They are amazing hats. | 0:40:08 | 0:40:10 | |
Says no at £200. At £190, then. | 0:40:10 | 0:40:14 | |
Are we all done and selling at 190 and done? | 0:40:14 | 0:40:16 | |
-Yes! -Yes! | 0:40:16 | 0:40:18 | |
-That was important to you, wasn't it? -It was. -Yes. | 0:40:18 | 0:40:21 | |
A well-deserved outcome, way over Jonty's top estimate. | 0:40:21 | 0:40:25 | |
It was a tough start and an emotional day for everyone, | 0:40:25 | 0:40:29 | |
but what a great end to the auction. | 0:40:29 | 0:40:31 | |
The hats really were the main attraction, but how far off our target are we? | 0:40:31 | 0:40:36 | |
Well, we've come to the end of what's been a really very difficult day, hasn't it? | 0:40:36 | 0:40:41 | |
-Much more difficult than I anticipated. -It's been a real sweat. | 0:40:41 | 0:40:44 | |
I thought this was going to be a very fun, successful day. | 0:40:44 | 0:40:48 | |
Instead, I'm dripping with sweat and I'm exhausted. | 0:40:48 | 0:40:52 | |
-Yeah. I'm exhausted, as well. -It's quite draining. -Tense and dramatic. | 0:40:52 | 0:40:56 | |
-Yes. -OK, we were hoping for £1,000 for your school. | 0:40:56 | 0:41:00 | |
-You won't be surprised to know we haven't quite made £1,000 but you have made £770. -Oh, wow! | 0:41:00 | 0:41:05 | |
-That's pretty good! -Not bad at all! | 0:41:05 | 0:41:07 | |
-That's amazing. -That is amazing, actually. It's a lot more than I thought. | 0:41:07 | 0:41:12 | |
-All right? -That's great. -Fantastic. Thank you so much. -Not at all. | 0:41:12 | 0:41:15 | |
It's just a few weeks after the auction. | 0:41:20 | 0:41:23 | |
Today, Louise has come to the Sir John Cass Red Coat School in Stepney, east London. | 0:41:23 | 0:41:28 | |
Their mother devoted so much of her time and energy to ensuring its future. | 0:41:28 | 0:41:33 | |
I'm here today, unfortunately by myself, because my sister's back in New York, but she is here in spirit, | 0:41:35 | 0:41:41 | |
but I'm here to give the money that we raised at the auction. | 0:41:41 | 0:41:44 | |
The headmaster, Haydn Evans, is very happy with the donation | 0:41:44 | 0:41:48 | |
and a Doreen Perry prize for literacy is being set up. | 0:41:48 | 0:41:53 | |
It will help secure Doreen's memory at the school and should inspire many pupils for years to come. | 0:41:53 | 0:41:58 | |
Both me and my sister were just thrilled that my mum's stuff | 0:41:58 | 0:42:02 | |
made some money and that we can give it to the school. That's what she would have wanted. | 0:42:02 | 0:42:08 | |
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