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Welcome to the show that searches your home for hidden treasures, gets them valued | 0:00:02 | 0:00:06 | |
and then sells them at auction. Lots of families have heirlooms, | 0:00:06 | 0:00:10 | |
but it's usually one member of the family that ends up storing the lot. | 0:00:10 | 0:00:13 | |
And that's the dilemma facing the family we're going to meet today. | 0:00:13 | 0:00:17 | |
They're hoping that we can find out whether they've got any cash in the attic. | 0:00:17 | 0:00:22 | |
'Coming up on Cash In The Attic, our expert, John, | 0:00:41 | 0:00:44 | |
'dreams up inventive ways of wearing a 19th century Albert chain.' | 0:00:44 | 0:00:48 | |
I think we could attach that little hook to that nose ring of yours | 0:00:48 | 0:00:52 | |
-and put the T-bar in your ear. -I could try it, if all else fails. | 0:00:52 | 0:00:57 | |
'Maybe it's time for a confession.' | 0:00:57 | 0:01:00 | |
-Three gold sovereigns, no less. -There should be five. | 0:01:00 | 0:01:03 | |
-Oh, really? -Yeah. We can't... -Is there something you want to tell us, John? | 0:01:03 | 0:01:07 | |
There was only three when I found them! | 0:01:07 | 0:01:11 | |
'When we get to auction, some results beat our expectations.' | 0:01:11 | 0:01:16 | |
-Straight in at £50. -Wow! -Yes! -Straight in there. | 0:01:16 | 0:01:19 | |
'Find out what happens when the hammer falls.' | 0:01:19 | 0:01:23 | |
Today, I've come to Edwinstowe, | 0:01:23 | 0:01:26 | |
right on the edge of Robin Hood's Sherwood Forest. | 0:01:26 | 0:01:28 | |
I haven't come to rob the rich to give to the poor, | 0:01:28 | 0:01:31 | |
but we have come to help a family clear out their attic, | 0:01:31 | 0:01:35 | |
and they're hoping we'll find plenty of riches | 0:01:35 | 0:01:37 | |
because they're looking to raise the funds they need to set up a memorial for a much-loved family member. | 0:01:37 | 0:01:43 | |
'Meet Jill Sansom and one of her three sons, Chris. | 0:01:43 | 0:01:46 | |
'Their family has had a big impact on the local high street. | 0:01:46 | 0:01:50 | |
'Jill's father transformed derelict buildings into new shops and businesses | 0:01:50 | 0:01:55 | |
'and, over the years, he became something of a local hero. | 0:01:55 | 0:02:00 | |
'Now Jill's hoping to raise some money that can be used to create a memorial to his achievements. | 0:02:00 | 0:02:05 | |
'With me today is John Cameron. He's just the man to help us hunt down the items | 0:02:05 | 0:02:09 | |
'that will give us the best chance at auction. While he makes a start, I check in with Jill and Chris.' | 0:02:09 | 0:02:14 | |
-Ah, good morning! -Hi! -You must be Jill and you must be Chris. Is that right? -Yeah. | 0:02:15 | 0:02:20 | |
-And you're the youngest son. -Yeah, the youngest of three. | 0:02:20 | 0:02:23 | |
-So you're joining us today for the rummage? -Yes, absolutely. | 0:02:23 | 0:02:27 | |
-I've took the day off work. I'm sure it'll be enjoyable. -Excellent. The more hands, the better. | 0:02:27 | 0:02:33 | |
I understand that we're here to raise money for something rather special. Tell me about that. | 0:02:33 | 0:02:37 | |
My dad passed away last year and he was a big Edwinstowe man, | 0:02:37 | 0:02:42 | |
had a lot to do with the village, the parish council, | 0:02:42 | 0:02:46 | |
shops in the village, as well. We've been in business for about 35 years. | 0:02:46 | 0:02:51 | |
So we wanted something in memory of him, | 0:02:51 | 0:02:55 | |
but not the traditional wooden bench or something like that. | 0:02:55 | 0:02:59 | |
We wanted something a bit different. And somebody on the parish council suggested a clock. | 0:02:59 | 0:03:04 | |
We haven't got a clock on Edwinstowe high street. | 0:03:04 | 0:03:07 | |
Any idea about how much it'll cost? I imagine it's expensive, because it has to be durable to the weather. | 0:03:07 | 0:03:13 | |
We're looking at about £1,500 for the clock. | 0:03:13 | 0:03:18 | |
The council said they would donate so much money towards it. | 0:03:18 | 0:03:23 | |
But we're looking for probably £1,000, if that's possible. | 0:03:23 | 0:03:27 | |
We need to raise £1,000, then, so you can get this outdoor commemorative clock for your dad. | 0:03:27 | 0:03:33 | |
-Yeah. -OK. That sounds like a fantastic idea. | 0:03:33 | 0:03:36 | |
Let's go and see whether we can find John. I can't hear creaking, so he's not in the attic yet. Come on. | 0:03:36 | 0:03:41 | |
Let's do it. | 0:03:41 | 0:03:43 | |
'Believe it or not, this spacious home used to be an old blacksmith's workshop. | 0:03:43 | 0:03:47 | |
'Jill and her husband Ashley renovated the derelict property | 0:03:47 | 0:03:51 | |
'and transformed it into the house of their dreams, | 0:03:51 | 0:03:53 | |
'with five bedrooms and loads of storage space. | 0:03:53 | 0:03:56 | |
'I've already spotted a few collectables, and it looks like John is onto something, too.' | 0:03:56 | 0:04:01 | |
-Ah, John, there you are! -Hi, guys. | 0:04:01 | 0:04:04 | |
-Have you found something already? -I have! First thing of the day and we've struck gold! | 0:04:04 | 0:04:08 | |
-Three gold sovereigns, no less! -There should be five. | 0:04:08 | 0:04:11 | |
-Oh, really? -Yeah. We can't... -Is there something you want to tell us, John? | 0:04:11 | 0:04:16 | |
There was only three when I found them! | 0:04:16 | 0:04:19 | |
Erm, they were given to the three boys on their christening days | 0:04:19 | 0:04:24 | |
by Doris and Jessie, who were my husband's great aunts. | 0:04:24 | 0:04:30 | |
And we were given one each, me and Ashley, on our wedding day. | 0:04:30 | 0:04:34 | |
-Oh! Hence the five. -Hence the five. | 0:04:34 | 0:04:36 | |
-Right, OK. -Chris, have you got anything to say? | 0:04:36 | 0:04:39 | |
-You're rather quiet. -Sorry, yeah. It's been a tough month. | 0:04:39 | 0:04:42 | |
I think my eldest son's got his own at his house, so that's why. | 0:04:42 | 0:04:46 | |
OK, all right. We're off the hook. | 0:04:46 | 0:04:48 | |
Well, they're pretty standard in format, the gold sovereign. | 0:04:48 | 0:04:52 | |
It has been around since medieval times, albeit with a slightly different purity | 0:04:52 | 0:04:56 | |
and, obviously, the design on the obverse and reverse. | 0:04:56 | 0:04:59 | |
On the obverse side, we have the reigning sovereign, the monarch, | 0:04:59 | 0:05:02 | |
in this case, it's George V. | 0:05:02 | 0:05:05 | |
And on the reverse, we have the now very iconic picture of St George on horseback slaying the dragon. | 0:05:05 | 0:05:13 | |
The nice thing about these is the condition, because sovereigns do tend to get worn, | 0:05:13 | 0:05:17 | |
especially when they're together, they rub against each other, | 0:05:17 | 0:05:21 | |
but the definition is really, really good. We can see all the hair in George V's beard. | 0:05:21 | 0:05:26 | |
But they're a standard weight, eight grams. | 0:05:26 | 0:05:29 | |
With a bit of wear, that sometimes fluctuates point-something of a gram. | 0:05:29 | 0:05:34 | |
And they're 22-carat gold, so something we can sell quite easily. | 0:05:34 | 0:05:37 | |
What sort of value are we talking about? | 0:05:37 | 0:05:40 | |
-I think easily £350 to £400 for those three. -For just the three? | 0:05:40 | 0:05:44 | |
-Yeah, most definitely. -Incredible. -We'll have to work on David. | 0:05:44 | 0:05:49 | |
'It's not long before we wend our way through the labyrinth of rooms | 0:05:50 | 0:05:54 | |
'in search of more items to sell. | 0:05:54 | 0:05:57 | |
'Jill heads to the lounge and her favourite side table. | 0:05:57 | 0:06:01 | |
'This is home to two peacock figurines that used to belong to her great aunts. | 0:06:01 | 0:06:05 | |
'The birds are cast in white metal, but they scratch the furniture when the time comes to dust them, | 0:06:05 | 0:06:11 | |
'so she's happy to let them go to a better home. | 0:06:11 | 0:06:13 | |
'The estimate is £20 to £30. | 0:06:13 | 0:06:15 | |
'Meanwhile, Chris is keen to show John one of his favourite childhood hiding places.' | 0:06:15 | 0:06:21 | |
You've got a virtual attic complex here, Chris. It must have been amazing when you were young. | 0:06:21 | 0:06:26 | |
Yeah, you can put things you don't want your mum to find in here. | 0:06:26 | 0:06:30 | |
But this is all my childhood junk. | 0:06:30 | 0:06:33 | |
Fascinating. Is this a bit of your childhood junk, this little Windsor chair? | 0:06:33 | 0:06:37 | |
It's more my dad's childhood junk. | 0:06:37 | 0:06:41 | |
I think it's from when he was living with his grandma, who he was brought up by mainly. | 0:06:41 | 0:06:45 | |
I'm told he spent time sitting on that and playing with it, which would account for the damage. | 0:06:45 | 0:06:52 | |
Having a look at the bottom, we've got some evidence of woodworm there, so I suspect that's what's happened. | 0:06:52 | 0:06:57 | |
But it is a nice chair. Known as a Windsor chair. They're very iconic and easy to identify. | 0:06:57 | 0:07:02 | |
Always takes the form with this curved arm round here, this bent arm, which is done with steam. | 0:07:02 | 0:07:09 | |
The whole thing's put together with simple dowel joints. It's a real joiner's chair. Lovely little thing. | 0:07:09 | 0:07:15 | |
Probably 19th century. It's certainly a good 100-years-plus old. | 0:07:15 | 0:07:19 | |
Shame about the leg, though. | 0:07:19 | 0:07:22 | |
I know. I'm sure it'll do all right, though. | 0:07:22 | 0:07:25 | |
I think somebody could do a repair on that. I'm sure they could. Even in this condition, | 0:07:25 | 0:07:30 | |
I'd hope we'd get about £30 to £40 for it, something like that. | 0:07:30 | 0:07:34 | |
-Not too bad. -Would your dad be happy with that? -I'd be happy. I don't know about him. | 0:07:34 | 0:07:38 | |
Let's hope he doesn't go breaking all the chairs in the house. | 0:07:38 | 0:07:42 | |
'Chris's dad probably thought the chair was destined for the rubbish bin, | 0:07:42 | 0:07:46 | |
'but, luckily, it's now auction-bound. | 0:07:46 | 0:07:48 | |
'It also brings the family another step closer towards purchasing their memorial clock. | 0:07:48 | 0:07:53 | |
'I've found two books that are so large, they're hard to miss. | 0:07:53 | 0:07:56 | |
'It's a pair of 19th century family Bibles given to Jill's great aunts by their preacher father. | 0:07:56 | 0:08:02 | |
'John believes they'll fetch around £20 to £30. | 0:08:02 | 0:08:06 | |
'Jill and her husband Ashley made a start on doing up this house more than 30 years ago | 0:08:08 | 0:08:14 | |
'and it's definitely been a labour of love. What's more, the improvements are still being made.' | 0:08:14 | 0:08:20 | |
What I'm really interested to know is a bit more about this particular property, | 0:08:20 | 0:08:24 | |
cos it seems to have a real varied history. | 0:08:24 | 0:08:27 | |
This room we're in here, that's the original forge for the blacksmiths, is that right? | 0:08:27 | 0:08:32 | |
-Yeah. -So what was this place like when you first moved into it? | 0:08:32 | 0:08:35 | |
This was the blacksmith's barn, | 0:08:35 | 0:08:39 | |
so it was just an empty one-floor building. | 0:08:39 | 0:08:43 | |
It was all overgrown outside. | 0:08:43 | 0:08:45 | |
There was a big mound of earth where the gates are now, | 0:08:45 | 0:08:48 | |
so you couldn't actually see the property very well. | 0:08:48 | 0:08:51 | |
There was a tree growing through the roof, coming into the kitchen. | 0:08:51 | 0:08:55 | |
Oh, my goodness! You should have your own property programme! | 0:08:55 | 0:08:58 | |
Your grandfather was obviously very well known. | 0:08:58 | 0:09:01 | |
Yeah. He was known by many people. | 0:09:01 | 0:09:04 | |
I think he was granddad to a couple of hundred of them, as well. | 0:09:04 | 0:09:07 | |
Yeah, everyone knew him. He was always on the high street, meeting and greeting people, | 0:09:07 | 0:09:12 | |
doing anything he could to make things better for shop owners and people who lived in the village. | 0:09:12 | 0:09:17 | |
We've had various offers of donations from here, there and everywhere, | 0:09:17 | 0:09:22 | |
because he was a member of Sure Start, he used to help out voluntary there | 0:09:22 | 0:09:28 | |
with the accounts and things. | 0:09:28 | 0:09:30 | |
Just so many things he used to do. | 0:09:30 | 0:09:33 | |
I mean, his priority was his family, | 0:09:33 | 0:09:36 | |
running these three about when they hadn't got cars. | 0:09:36 | 0:09:39 | |
SHE LAUGHS He was the local taxi! | 0:09:39 | 0:09:42 | |
-He was a good lift, definitely. -THEY LAUGH | 0:09:42 | 0:09:45 | |
"I'll go and fetch him." Yeah. | 0:09:45 | 0:09:48 | |
-He was a good man. -Absolutely. -Irreplaceable. -For sure, yeah. | 0:09:48 | 0:09:53 | |
Well, I think it's going to be fantastic to get that clock sorted out, | 0:09:53 | 0:09:57 | |
-so shall we go and see whether John's found anything else we can value? -Let's do that. | 0:09:57 | 0:10:01 | |
'Well, John never disappoints. He's discovered a picture by the Dutch artist Meindert Hobbema. | 0:10:01 | 0:10:08 | |
'This scenic countryside view may look hand-painted, | 0:10:08 | 0:10:11 | |
'but it's actually printed onto the canvas, known as an oleograph. | 0:10:11 | 0:10:15 | |
'It once belonged to Jill's mother-in-law, but John hopes another art enthusiast | 0:10:15 | 0:10:20 | |
'may pay £20 to £30 for it. We're moving slowly and surely towards | 0:10:20 | 0:10:24 | |
'our £1,000 target, and Jill's hoping this handsome-looking fellow will take us closer still.' | 0:10:24 | 0:10:31 | |
-Ooh, what have you got there, Jill? -Oh, this is a Beswick cockerel. | 0:10:31 | 0:10:35 | |
I don't know much about it, only what's underneath, | 0:10:35 | 0:10:39 | |
-and that says Beswick, and I don't know what that is. -Leghorn. | 0:10:39 | 0:10:42 | |
-Foghorn Leghorn. Remember the cartoon? -Ah! | 0:10:42 | 0:10:46 | |
As you've correctly identified, it is Beswick. | 0:10:46 | 0:10:48 | |
Beswick Pottery, England, a very famous and much-loved firm in this country | 0:10:48 | 0:10:53 | |
which started out life in Staffordshire in about 1895, something like that. | 0:10:53 | 0:10:57 | |
-So what does the 1892 mean? -That would be the model number. | 0:10:57 | 0:11:01 | |
I actually know this particular piece and this dates to between about 1963 and 1983. | 0:11:01 | 0:11:08 | |
It was modelled by a chap called Arthur Gredington, | 0:11:08 | 0:11:11 | |
who was a very, very important modeller at Beswick, | 0:11:11 | 0:11:15 | |
known for his skill in being able to depict animals realistically. | 0:11:15 | 0:11:19 | |
But, also, he could switch and he could depict animals with a real sense of humour, | 0:11:19 | 0:11:24 | |
so they could make fun of the animals. So he was a very talented modeller. | 0:11:24 | 0:11:28 | |
One of the great things about Beswick is they do various versions of their models, | 0:11:28 | 0:11:32 | |
different colour ways, different finishes. But, with leghorn here, | 0:11:32 | 0:11:36 | |
there was only ever one version and one colour way. | 0:11:36 | 0:11:39 | |
I'd see no problem with us getting £80 to £120 at auction for that. | 0:11:39 | 0:11:42 | |
-Wow! Brilliant! -Happy with that? -Yeah, very! | 0:11:42 | 0:11:46 | |
-Jolly good. -It's not such a bad old cockerel after all, is it? -I'm glad you like him now! | 0:11:46 | 0:11:50 | |
-Come on, let's see what else we can find. -OK. | 0:11:50 | 0:11:52 | |
'So Jill may be convinced of his value, but what will the bidders make of him come auction day? | 0:11:52 | 0:11:57 | |
'Let's hope they'll go cock-a-hoop. | 0:11:57 | 0:12:00 | |
'As we continue our search chez Sansom, | 0:12:02 | 0:12:05 | |
'young Chris has stumbled across a 1920s jug which shows an Indian relief pattern. | 0:12:05 | 0:12:11 | |
'Made by HJ Wood of Staffordshire, Jill's aunts filled it with flowers. | 0:12:11 | 0:12:15 | |
'Now it could help boost our kitty by £40 to £60. | 0:12:15 | 0:12:18 | |
'Jill's found something hidden away that needs further investigation, | 0:12:18 | 0:12:23 | |
'while Chris is quite taken with something that reminds him of the good old days.' | 0:12:23 | 0:12:28 | |
-So, who's who in the picture? -This is me, just here. This is my brother Andy. | 0:12:29 | 0:12:33 | |
-And the tallest one with the curtains is Dave. -Dave with the curtains. -Yes. | 0:12:33 | 0:12:38 | |
Was it a BMX or mountain biking tournament? | 0:12:38 | 0:12:40 | |
This is a charity bike ride we're going on. The brothers Sansom setting off for Skegness. | 0:12:40 | 0:12:45 | |
Enough talk about mountain bikes. Look what I've found. | 0:12:45 | 0:12:49 | |
-What have you got, Jill? -A watch chain. | 0:12:49 | 0:12:51 | |
We found them in my dad's bungalow when we were clearing out after he died last year. | 0:12:51 | 0:12:56 | |
They were very dirty in a box and I decided that I'd have them cleaned up and see how they came up. | 0:12:56 | 0:13:02 | |
I think we could attach that little hook to that noise ring of yours | 0:13:02 | 0:13:06 | |
-and tuck the T-bar in your ear. -Yeah. I think it'd work. | 0:13:06 | 0:13:09 | |
Absolutely. We could try it, but only if all else fails. | 0:13:09 | 0:13:14 | |
They are watch chains and they would be part of the ensemble of the gentleman's pocket watch. | 0:13:14 | 0:13:20 | |
They were very popular in the 19th century. Referred to as Albert chains after Prince Albert, | 0:13:20 | 0:13:25 | |
Queen Victoria's husband. They take a pretty much standard form. | 0:13:25 | 0:13:28 | |
You've got the hook, this little spring catch hook on one end here | 0:13:28 | 0:13:32 | |
which attaches to the suspension loop of your watch. | 0:13:32 | 0:13:35 | |
You've got the T-bar here, which would fix into your button hole on your waistcoat, | 0:13:35 | 0:13:39 | |
and then your watch would tuck in your pocket like that. | 0:13:39 | 0:13:42 | |
The other thing about Albert chains that fascinates me are the little accessories you find on them. | 0:13:42 | 0:13:47 | |
This little bloodstone fob here which spins nicely, | 0:13:47 | 0:13:51 | |
you often see those engraved two sides with either part of a monogram, | 0:13:51 | 0:13:55 | |
which you only see when you spin it like that. | 0:13:55 | 0:13:58 | |
But often people would have their monogram on there for a wax seal. | 0:13:58 | 0:14:02 | |
Value-wise, we should be looking at about £60 to £80 for them. | 0:14:02 | 0:14:05 | |
-Oh, right! -Are you happy with that? -Yeah, very. -Good stuff. | 0:14:05 | 0:14:08 | |
Excellent. Well, I hate to have to call time on this cosy little chat, | 0:14:08 | 0:14:12 | |
but we've got some rummaging to do if we're going to get that clock. | 0:14:12 | 0:14:15 | |
-Come on. -Right, come on. -Let's get to it. | 0:14:15 | 0:14:17 | |
'Oh, dear, he does like a pun, does our John. | 0:14:17 | 0:14:21 | |
'This seems to be a good time to catch up with the lady of the house. | 0:14:21 | 0:14:24 | |
'She once harboured dreams of a career in nursing.' | 0:14:24 | 0:14:27 | |
At the time, my mum had just got the one little shop on the high street and another one came up | 0:14:29 | 0:14:36 | |
and somebody said, "Why don't you start a ladies' fashion shop? We've got nothing in the village." | 0:14:36 | 0:14:41 | |
So I said, "Right-oh," so that's what I did. | 0:14:41 | 0:14:44 | |
And I was there 27 years later. | 0:14:44 | 0:14:49 | |
So it was quite unusual back then for a 18-year-old to be running their own shop. | 0:14:49 | 0:14:53 | |
Yeah, and to get the contacts and things. Because, in a village, you needed to focus on the local people. | 0:14:53 | 0:14:59 | |
And where my dad worked, at the local headquarters, | 0:14:59 | 0:15:04 | |
down the road, they supplied a lot of my business, because a lot of women worked there. | 0:15:04 | 0:15:09 | |
-Did you enjoy running the shop? -Yeah. Thoroughly enjoyed it. | 0:15:09 | 0:15:12 | |
And it was something I could do when, later in life, I had my three boys, | 0:15:12 | 0:15:17 | |
and still be there. | 0:15:17 | 0:15:20 | |
-So, you retired. -Yeah. -And I'm sure John Cameron would very much like to retire, | 0:15:20 | 0:15:25 | |
-but he's been rather busy at work and found more stuff to sell. Let's find him. -OK. | 0:15:25 | 0:15:29 | |
'Our day at the Sansoms' house will soon be over | 0:15:29 | 0:15:33 | |
'and there's still quite a way to go if we're going to reach their £1,000 target. | 0:15:33 | 0:15:37 | |
'Luckily, Chris has found a 9-carat gold charm bracelet. | 0:15:37 | 0:15:41 | |
'It was passed down through his father's family and includes a half sovereign. | 0:15:41 | 0:15:45 | |
'Gold has risen so much in value recently that John thinks | 0:15:45 | 0:15:48 | |
'the charm bracelet could make £150 to £200. | 0:15:48 | 0:15:52 | |
'There are plenty of boxes to tackle in the attic and it's here that I spy some pottery | 0:15:52 | 0:15:57 | |
'which could attract quite a following.' | 0:15:57 | 0:16:00 | |
-Hey, guys, I've found a piece of Troika. -Where was that? | 0:16:00 | 0:16:03 | |
-In a ski bag. -In a ski bag? | 0:16:03 | 0:16:06 | |
That's interesting, because a troika is a horse-drawn sleigh, a Russian sleigh. So how fitting. | 0:16:06 | 0:16:12 | |
-Where did it come from, Jill? -I'm not sure. It says Cornwall on the bottom, | 0:16:12 | 0:16:16 | |
-so would that be where it could've been bought from? -The Troika factory started in Cornwall in about 1963. | 0:16:16 | 0:16:23 | |
It was three partners and they chose the word Troika | 0:16:23 | 0:16:26 | |
because, to them, it was a sharp word and it reflected the angularity of the pottery, | 0:16:26 | 0:16:31 | |
very geometric in its design, but also, a troika is a horse-drawn sleigh, | 0:16:31 | 0:16:36 | |
drawn by three horses, and so they felt that that reflected their partnership of three friends. | 0:16:36 | 0:16:42 | |
Was it all handwritten? | 0:16:42 | 0:16:44 | |
Yeah, they're all hand-painted and hand-marked. | 0:16:44 | 0:16:47 | |
Also, here, we've got a monogram, SB, | 0:16:47 | 0:16:49 | |
which will help us, if we had the reference book, date this a little more closely. | 0:16:49 | 0:16:54 | |
The larger pieces, like the big anvils and the big coffin vases, | 0:16:54 | 0:16:58 | |
-they make a lot of money at auction. -You're quite right, | 0:16:58 | 0:17:01 | |
but the market has peaked a little bit for Troika in the past few years. | 0:17:01 | 0:17:05 | |
We did see a real surge in demand for this four or five years ago. | 0:17:05 | 0:17:08 | |
-But it's in nice condition, good factory, still something we can sell at auction. -Right. | 0:17:08 | 0:17:13 | |
-What do you think this might fetch? -£40 to £60. -Crikey, that much? | 0:17:13 | 0:17:17 | |
-Let's make sure it doesn't get broken before it gets to auction. -Definitely. | 0:17:17 | 0:17:21 | |
'I don't think we'll have to worry about Jill being careful when shifting her items. | 0:17:22 | 0:17:27 | |
'She's determined to raise the highest amount possible to pay for the memorial clock. | 0:17:27 | 0:17:32 | |
'I found a wooden bench with a handy storage compartment. | 0:17:32 | 0:17:36 | |
'Together with another upholstered chair, John thinks they could make £30 to £40 at auction. | 0:17:36 | 0:17:42 | |
'Now, what's this? More jewellery? | 0:17:42 | 0:17:44 | |
'John's found Jill's collection of gold rings here that have been her pride and joy for quite some time.' | 0:17:44 | 0:17:50 | |
-You been looking at those rings I found? -Yes, I have. | 0:17:50 | 0:17:53 | |
You've got an interesting collection of jewellery here. Where did they all come from? | 0:17:53 | 0:17:57 | |
-There's so many different wedding rings. -I know. Looks like I've been married about ten times! | 0:17:57 | 0:18:02 | |
At least you've still got the wedding rings, look on the bright side. | 0:18:02 | 0:18:06 | |
Yeah. I'm not quite sure about the wedding rings, | 0:18:06 | 0:18:10 | |
but the two you've got there, one belonged to one great aunt | 0:18:10 | 0:18:13 | |
-and one belonged to another great aunt. -Right. | 0:18:13 | 0:18:15 | |
You've got a nice pile here. I've separated them into three piles according to their gold standard. | 0:18:15 | 0:18:22 | |
Here we've got, in the centre, six 22-carat gold wedding rings. | 0:18:22 | 0:18:26 | |
-22-carat are the purest gold form we've got. -Right. -So those, per gram, would be the most valuable. | 0:18:26 | 0:18:33 | |
Then we've got the 18-carat gold rings here, of which these two diamond rings are part. | 0:18:33 | 0:18:38 | |
And then we've got seven little 9-carat gold rings. | 0:18:38 | 0:18:42 | |
But these are interesting. You've got two diamond rings. One's diamond and sapphire, | 0:18:42 | 0:18:46 | |
a very inky-blue sapphire, not terribly commercial. | 0:18:46 | 0:18:50 | |
They're usually mined in Australia, the dark inky-blue sapphires. | 0:18:50 | 0:18:54 | |
But, interestingly, both of these rings have diamonds in them, but they're what we call illusion set. | 0:18:54 | 0:18:59 | |
Basically, you take a stone, you set it in a bigger mount, a bigger setting, | 0:18:59 | 0:19:05 | |
and where the edge of that mount spreads out further than the diamond has been facetted | 0:19:05 | 0:19:10 | |
so that it sparkles. So from a distance, the stones look bigger than they are, | 0:19:10 | 0:19:15 | |
hence the term "illusion set". | 0:19:15 | 0:19:17 | |
So, Chris, I want you to take note for future reference. | 0:19:17 | 0:19:21 | |
That's an illusion diamond, OK? | 0:19:21 | 0:19:23 | |
-Not what a girl wants. -Right, OK. Mental note taken. | 0:19:23 | 0:19:27 | |
Or as I'd say, Chris, you do need to be giving that. | 0:19:27 | 0:19:30 | |
-I'll take them both on board. -It just looks the same. | 0:19:30 | 0:19:33 | |
So, how are we going to sell these, John? | 0:19:33 | 0:19:36 | |
Well, I've got to put a value on at this point. | 0:19:36 | 0:19:38 | |
Depending on where we went to auction, one auction house will do them differently than another. | 0:19:38 | 0:19:43 | |
But the value should be pretty much constant, however we break it down. | 0:19:43 | 0:19:47 | |
-So I'm going to put a value on them as a whole. -Right. | 0:19:47 | 0:19:51 | |
And, collectively, these rings should net us around £700 to £900. | 0:19:51 | 0:19:56 | |
-You're joking. -Seriously. -Wow. | 0:19:56 | 0:19:59 | |
I should explain, John, this clock that they want to get | 0:19:59 | 0:20:02 | |
is actually going to be a bit more than that, nearer £1,500. | 0:20:02 | 0:20:06 | |
There is a good chance that the council might make a contribution, so our target is £1,000. | 0:20:06 | 0:20:11 | |
But if they don't make up the difference, don't worry, | 0:20:11 | 0:20:14 | |
cos the value of everything going to auction comes to £1,540! | 0:20:14 | 0:20:18 | |
-Get in there! -So you can do it all on your own if you want to. -Brilliant. | 0:20:18 | 0:20:22 | |
'We've had a very successful day and found a variety of items | 0:20:23 | 0:20:27 | |
'that are certain to rev up the bidders on auction day. | 0:20:27 | 0:20:30 | |
'First of all, we have the gold. Not only Jill's rings, but also the three sovereigns, | 0:20:30 | 0:20:35 | |
'valued at £350 to £400. | 0:20:35 | 0:20:38 | |
'And we have great expectations of them making John's estimate, hopefully even beating it. | 0:20:38 | 0:20:43 | |
'The there's the collection of silver watch fobs. | 0:20:43 | 0:20:46 | |
'It's a fashionable lot, priced to sell at between £60 and £80. | 0:20:46 | 0:20:50 | |
'Jill thought this Beswick cockerel was creepy, | 0:20:50 | 0:20:53 | |
'but he has a fine maker's name | 0:20:53 | 0:20:55 | |
'and a reasonable price tag of £80 to £120. | 0:20:55 | 0:20:58 | |
'So he might bring our target home to roost.' | 0:20:58 | 0:21:01 | |
'Still to come, the Sansoms look set to make big money.' | 0:21:03 | 0:21:07 | |
-Go on. -All done at £400? | 0:21:07 | 0:21:11 | |
-Yes! -Wow! | 0:21:11 | 0:21:13 | |
'But will their good luck run out?' | 0:21:13 | 0:21:16 | |
-A bit more. -Come on! It's a nice jug. | 0:21:16 | 0:21:18 | |
-Staying with us if we have no other bids. -Ohh. | 0:21:18 | 0:21:21 | |
'Find out what happens when the final hammer falls.' | 0:21:21 | 0:21:24 | |
It's been a few weeks since we met Jill and her son Chris at their home in Nottinghamshire, | 0:21:28 | 0:21:33 | |
and we had a lovely time finding plenty of items to bring here | 0:21:33 | 0:21:36 | |
to Cuttlestone Auction Rooms in Staffordshire. | 0:21:36 | 0:21:39 | |
If you remember, they wanted to raise £1,000 towards a memorial clock for the village. | 0:21:39 | 0:21:44 | |
Let's just hope, with time ticking, that our bidders are feeling very generous today. | 0:21:44 | 0:21:49 | |
'I don't think I've ever seen such an enthusiastic crowd. | 0:21:49 | 0:21:51 | |
'They're practically tripping over themselves to check out our antiques. | 0:21:51 | 0:21:56 | |
'It's all John can do to stop himself being trampled under foot | 0:21:56 | 0:21:59 | |
'as he works out which items are piquing their interest. Could it be this colourful farmyard fancy?' | 0:21:59 | 0:22:04 | |
-Morning, John. -Hi, Lorne. -He's a very handsome fella. | 0:22:04 | 0:22:08 | |
-He's a real prize-winner. -Do you think that'll do well? -Should do. He's a good model, this one. | 0:22:08 | 0:22:13 | |
Beswick leghorn in super condition. Should go down well today. | 0:22:13 | 0:22:17 | |
We've also got quite a lot of gold and silver, which seems to be doing well at the moment. | 0:22:17 | 0:22:21 | |
Yes. That should save the day today. Prices are quite strong. | 0:22:21 | 0:22:24 | |
But they do have a number of low-value items, in particular, the child's chair with a broken leg, | 0:22:24 | 0:22:29 | |
-so we need all the help we can get today! -OK. | 0:22:29 | 0:22:32 | |
-Well, I think they're here, so shall we go and meet them? -Come on, then. | 0:22:32 | 0:22:36 | |
'There's every chance that Jill's mixture of mementos will have bags of appeal for this astute crowd. | 0:22:37 | 0:22:42 | |
'We find her bidding a fond farewell to one piece that has plenty of family history.' | 0:22:42 | 0:22:48 | |
-Morning, Jill. -Morning! -Aren't you missing someone? Where's Chris? | 0:22:48 | 0:22:52 | |
Oh, he booked a snowboarding holiday two weeks ago, so he flies to France this morning. | 0:22:52 | 0:22:58 | |
-Just left me to it. -Typical! Did he really? -Yep. | 0:22:58 | 0:23:01 | |
Well, you can't really blame him, can you? These are lovely, aren't they? | 0:23:01 | 0:23:05 | |
They're gorgeous, aren't they? Yeah. This one I particularly like, because it's full of pictures and things. | 0:23:05 | 0:23:12 | |
Not your typical Bible, really, is it? | 0:23:12 | 0:23:15 | |
-They are wonderfully done, aren't they? -Yeah. -Not a big price, though, | 0:23:15 | 0:23:18 | |
-considering the work and the age. -I know, it is such a shame. | 0:23:18 | 0:23:21 | |
But I have got another two at home, so if these sell... | 0:23:21 | 0:23:24 | |
-Is there anything that you're missing? -Nope. | 0:23:24 | 0:23:27 | |
I've brought everything. I couldn't convince David to bring the fourth sovereign. | 0:23:27 | 0:23:32 | |
-That's OK, cos we only valued for three sovereigns. -We did. | 0:23:32 | 0:23:35 | |
-Well, jolly good. They should do well today. -And the price of gold's gone up since we saw you last. | 0:23:35 | 0:23:41 | |
-Has it? Brilliant! -So let's hope that that's reflected in the room. | 0:23:41 | 0:23:44 | |
-Yes. -Shall we get into position? -Yep! -See whether all that glitters is gold. | 0:23:44 | 0:23:49 | |
'With a goal of £1,000, we're keen to get going. | 0:23:49 | 0:23:53 | |
'The first lot under the hammer is the pair of family Bibles, valued at £20 to £30.' | 0:23:53 | 0:24:00 | |
-Just remind me of the history of those. -They belonged to Ashley's, that's my husband, his great aunt. | 0:24:00 | 0:24:07 | |
I think it was Doris, the older sister, | 0:24:07 | 0:24:09 | |
got that when she was 18, the biggest one, | 0:24:09 | 0:24:13 | |
and then the next sister got one, so I've got four, | 0:24:13 | 0:24:16 | |
-cos there was three girls and a boy. -Let's see what we can get for them. | 0:24:16 | 0:24:20 | |
Two old family Bibles. Interesting bedtime reading, or you can stand on them to reach a high shelf. | 0:24:20 | 0:24:25 | |
And we'll start them at £15. | 0:24:25 | 0:24:28 | |
I've got a commission bid and that's all I've got. 18 on the front. | 0:24:28 | 0:24:31 | |
At £18. And my commission bid's out. Are we 20? | 0:24:31 | 0:24:34 | |
At £18. 20 at the back. 22. | 0:24:34 | 0:24:38 | |
-At 22. -Keep going. -One bid, that's all he's having. At 22. | 0:24:39 | 0:24:42 | |
Lady's bid we have. At 22. We're selling, on the front at £22. | 0:24:42 | 0:24:47 | |
-£11 a Bible. That's not a lot of money, is it? -No. | 0:24:47 | 0:24:51 | |
And they were in super condition. But it just reflects the market. Such a shame. | 0:24:51 | 0:24:55 | |
'I think we'd all have liked to see them make a bit more, but they sold | 0:24:55 | 0:25:00 | |
'within John's estimate.' | 0:25:00 | 0:25:02 | |
Next up are our two white-metal Indian bird models. | 0:25:02 | 0:25:05 | |
-What's the story with these? -They belonged to the youngest of the sisters, Mary. | 0:25:05 | 0:25:10 | |
I think they came from India. They used to go on holiday quite a bit to there. | 0:25:10 | 0:25:15 | |
They're actually, I think, peacocks, a male and a female. | 0:25:15 | 0:25:19 | |
Some people don't like peacocks cos they think they're unlucky. Let's hope ours are lucky. | 0:25:19 | 0:25:23 | |
We want £20 to £30. | 0:25:23 | 0:25:25 | |
Commission will start them. £10 bid on the models. | 0:25:25 | 0:25:29 | |
-At £10. 12. 15. -These seem to be going down well. | 0:25:29 | 0:25:33 | |
At £15. 18 are we, quickly? At £15. At £15. | 0:25:33 | 0:25:37 | |
They're here to sell. 18 if you like. And it goes. Sold at £15. | 0:25:37 | 0:25:42 | |
-£15. That's all right. -It is, it's fine. | 0:25:42 | 0:25:46 | |
-Especially as they're hardly one of your favourite things. -No. | 0:25:46 | 0:25:49 | |
-Think of the money you'll save on beeswax. -Yeah, definitely. I feel lucky. | 0:25:49 | 0:25:54 | |
'Great news for Jill that someone took a shine to the peacocks. | 0:25:54 | 0:25:58 | |
'She was happy to just give them away.' | 0:25:58 | 0:26:00 | |
Our next lot is the 20th century oleograph picture. | 0:26:00 | 0:26:04 | |
Yes, when I saw it, I knew instantly it was a print. Sorry to let you down. | 0:26:04 | 0:26:08 | |
But it was one I remembered from my university days. It's The Avenue at Middelharnis by Hobbema. | 0:26:08 | 0:26:13 | |
Very famous picture. So I was pretty sure the original was in a very important gallery. | 0:26:13 | 0:26:18 | |
Hence, we've only got £20 to £30 on it. | 0:26:18 | 0:26:20 | |
-Are you happy with that? -Very. -You don't like it? -I don't like it, no. | 0:26:20 | 0:26:24 | |
It's hung far too long in what was the study. | 0:26:24 | 0:26:28 | |
I think probably the frame's worth more than the picture. | 0:26:28 | 0:26:31 | |
-Start the picture at £15. -You seem surprised. -Yeah. | 0:26:31 | 0:26:35 | |
18, quickly? 18. At £18. I'm out at £18. Anybody got a damp spot? | 0:26:35 | 0:26:40 | |
-Make it 20. -And it sells at £18. | 0:26:40 | 0:26:45 | |
-Yes! -You're very happy with that one, aren't you? -Oh, definitely! | 0:26:45 | 0:26:50 | |
'£18 may seem like a modest sale price, | 0:26:50 | 0:26:53 | |
'but I'm happy to see it's put such a big smile on Jill's face.' | 0:26:53 | 0:26:57 | |
Our next lot is the small child's Windsor chair with three legs. | 0:26:57 | 0:27:00 | |
-Yeah. I've brought the fourth leg with me. -Jolly useful! | 0:27:00 | 0:27:04 | |
It was glued a few years back, but I think the woodworm and the glue | 0:27:04 | 0:27:08 | |
probably melted and it fell off and it's been like that ever since. | 0:27:08 | 0:27:12 | |
Well, I still think a good joiner could do a repair job on this, | 0:27:12 | 0:27:15 | |
perhaps dowel that leg back on. But £30 to £40 I still think is reasonable. | 0:27:15 | 0:27:19 | |
A little chair like this in good condition, 19th century Windsor chair, can sometimes get £150. | 0:27:19 | 0:27:24 | |
-So maybe we'll get lucky today. -Hope so. -Hopefully, the three bears are in the room. | 0:27:24 | 0:27:29 | |
-Straight in at £50. -Wow! Straight in there! | 0:27:29 | 0:27:32 | |
At £50. 5. 60. | 0:27:32 | 0:27:34 | |
5. 70. 5. 80. | 0:27:34 | 0:27:37 | |
-5. 90. -Goodness! -95. | 0:27:37 | 0:27:39 | |
-100. Bid's with me at £100. 110 now. -Go on, keep going, keep going. | 0:27:39 | 0:27:44 | |
-On commission. No mistake. 10 if we like. At £100. -Makes up for that picture. | 0:27:44 | 0:27:49 | |
At £100. On the commission at 100. | 0:27:49 | 0:27:52 | |
-£100! -The broken leg didn't deter them. They wanted it. | 0:27:52 | 0:27:56 | |
-That was incredible! What a result! -Yeah! | 0:27:56 | 0:27:59 | |
'Wow. After all that speculation, | 0:27:59 | 0:28:01 | |
'that amazing sale means we'll have to eat our words. | 0:28:01 | 0:28:04 | |
'Let's hope we'll be just as fortunate with the next lot, | 0:28:04 | 0:28:07 | |
'then Jill will reach her £1,000 target in no time.' | 0:28:07 | 0:28:10 | |
The bench with the little early 20th century chair. | 0:28:10 | 0:28:13 | |
We're looking for £30 to £40. | 0:28:13 | 0:28:15 | |
We'll start straight in at £30. Lot 63A. At £30. 32. | 0:28:15 | 0:28:20 | |
-35. -Come on. -38. 40. | 0:28:20 | 0:28:23 | |
5. 50. 5. 60. | 0:28:23 | 0:28:27 | |
-5. -Yes, go on! | 0:28:27 | 0:28:29 | |
65. Are we 70? Bid's in the doorway at £65. | 0:28:29 | 0:28:32 | |
70, quickly? There you go there at £65. | 0:28:32 | 0:28:37 | |
-Yeah! That's higher than the estimate! -We're doing well today! -That's really good. | 0:28:37 | 0:28:42 | |
'Another fantastic outcome for Jill. | 0:28:42 | 0:28:44 | |
'Maybe John was wrong about the peacocks. They've brought us luck.' | 0:28:44 | 0:28:48 | |
Our next lot is the Indian tree jug. | 0:28:49 | 0:28:52 | |
-We've got £40 to £60 on that. -Yeah, I'm quite pleased with that valuation. | 0:28:52 | 0:28:56 | |
-Why has it got that value? -It's in nice condition, there's a nice pattern, a lot of work gone into it. | 0:28:56 | 0:29:01 | |
It's a nice decorative piece. So I think we should get £40 to £60. I'd give it house room. | 0:29:01 | 0:29:05 | |
But then, there's no accounting for taste. Or lack of it. | 0:29:05 | 0:29:09 | |
-We have interest on this lot with a commission to start at £30. -Yes! | 0:29:09 | 0:29:13 | |
£30 bid. At £30. At £30 on commission. | 0:29:13 | 0:29:16 | |
-A bit more. -Come on. It's a nice jug. | 0:29:16 | 0:29:19 | |
At £30. Any interest in the room at £30? | 0:29:19 | 0:29:21 | |
-At £30. It's staying with us if we have no other bids. -Oh. | 0:29:21 | 0:29:25 | |
2, thank you. At 32. I'm out at 32. 5. Now we're off. | 0:29:25 | 0:29:29 | |
-Yeah, now we're off. -38. | 0:29:29 | 0:29:32 | |
I have the bid on the front row at 38. You're out at the back. | 0:29:32 | 0:29:36 | |
Sold at £38. | 0:29:36 | 0:29:39 | |
-There we are. -Just under our lower estimate. -Happy with that? -Yeah, I am. | 0:29:39 | 0:29:44 | |
'I think Jill's still pleased we raised £38 for this family heirloom. | 0:29:44 | 0:29:49 | |
'So far, we've had a really successful run.' | 0:29:49 | 0:29:51 | |
Well, fortunately, it brings our total so far, | 0:29:52 | 0:29:55 | |
bearing in mind that our better lots are in the second half of today's sale, | 0:29:55 | 0:29:59 | |
-but we've already banked £258. -That's brilliant! | 0:29:59 | 0:30:04 | |
-So that's really good. -Yeah. -What was your favourite lot to sell? | 0:30:04 | 0:30:07 | |
I think the chair. The three-legged chair, definitely. | 0:30:07 | 0:30:10 | |
I'm going to go straight out on the break and phone Ashley and tell him the good news. | 0:30:10 | 0:30:15 | |
-All right, we'll let you do that. John wants to see something and I'm dying for a coffee. -Come on. | 0:30:15 | 0:30:21 | |
'You can never tell how an auction will go, but I'd say it's been an inspirational first half. | 0:30:21 | 0:30:26 | |
'Fingers crossed, it'll get better and better. | 0:30:26 | 0:30:29 | |
'If you'd like to raise some money for something special, | 0:30:29 | 0:30:32 | |
'it's worth remembering that auction houses charge fees, such as commission. | 0:30:32 | 0:30:36 | |
'They do vary from one saleroom to another, so be sure to check the small print before you go. | 0:30:36 | 0:30:41 | |
'While Jill phones her hubby, John and I take a peek around the saleroom. | 0:30:41 | 0:30:45 | |
'John's looking for items that may make a sound investment.' | 0:30:45 | 0:30:48 | |
-What have you got your hands on now? -I've spotted three cracking items. | 0:30:48 | 0:30:52 | |
It's three Victorian silver wine-bottle coasters. | 0:30:52 | 0:30:55 | |
-They are lovely. -They're super. They've got beautiful shaped galleries, pierced round the sides, | 0:30:55 | 0:31:00 | |
and what's lovely about them is the hallmark. They're dated to 1851 | 0:31:00 | 0:31:04 | |
and they're by Robert Garrard & Co, | 0:31:04 | 0:31:06 | |
-a firm steeped in silversmithing history. -Right. | 0:31:06 | 0:31:10 | |
In about 1830, they succeeded the very posh firm of Rundel, Bridge and Rundell | 0:31:10 | 0:31:14 | |
as goldsmiths to the crown. | 0:31:14 | 0:31:16 | |
Then, in 1843, they literally became crown jewellers, | 0:31:16 | 0:31:19 | |
and some of their finest work can be seen in the Tower of London. | 0:31:19 | 0:31:23 | |
These date to 1851, a very good year, especially for the London Great Exhibition. | 0:31:23 | 0:31:28 | |
So I think these would've adorned a very posh dining table. | 0:31:28 | 0:31:31 | |
-What's the estimate on these? -The auctioneers have estimated them at £400 to £600, | 0:31:31 | 0:31:37 | |
but I think, with such a good quality and pedigree, they might even make four figures. | 0:31:37 | 0:31:42 | |
-But I think they'd be worth every drop, I mean penny. -THEY LAUGH | 0:31:42 | 0:31:45 | |
-Trust you. All right, shall we go back to the auction? -Come on, then. | 0:31:45 | 0:31:49 | |
'John wasn't kidding about the historical significance giving extra appeal. | 0:31:51 | 0:31:56 | |
'The coasters eventually sold for a whopping £2,300! | 0:31:56 | 0:32:01 | |
'As we return to the Sansoms' collectables, we know we need to make around £750 | 0:32:02 | 0:32:08 | |
'to reach Jill's target. | 0:32:08 | 0:32:10 | |
'Her next lot is a collection of silver watch fobs, | 0:32:10 | 0:32:12 | |
'which once belonged to her father.' | 0:32:12 | 0:32:15 | |
Right, good to see there's still plenty of people here. | 0:32:15 | 0:32:19 | |
-It's still full. -Hopefully, they're here for our items. | 0:32:19 | 0:32:22 | |
We've got a lot of interesting items coming up. The Beswick, | 0:32:22 | 0:32:25 | |
that lovely big cockerel that you hate, | 0:32:25 | 0:32:28 | |
-and loads and loads of jewellery. -Yeah, I'm looking forward to that. | 0:32:28 | 0:32:31 | |
Let's see if we can make some good money. The first lot is your dad's collection of watch fob chains. | 0:32:31 | 0:32:37 | |
-Yeah. -It'll be nice to see these sell. -It will, definitely. | 0:32:37 | 0:32:40 | |
-I think these are lovely. -It's the only lot here today that's from my dad. | 0:32:40 | 0:32:45 | |
They belonged to his dad and were passed down to him, | 0:32:45 | 0:32:49 | |
as very little things were in them days. | 0:32:49 | 0:32:52 | |
It's ironic, in a way, that you say that this lot comes from your father, | 0:32:52 | 0:32:56 | |
they're watch chains, and we're raising money for a clock. | 0:32:56 | 0:32:59 | |
-Yes. -They are nice, aren't they? -They are. And people do have them turned into necklaces or bracelets. | 0:32:59 | 0:33:05 | |
But who knows? They may just end up back on a watch, which would be nice. | 0:33:05 | 0:33:10 | |
-It would be. -We want £60 to £80 for these. | 0:33:10 | 0:33:13 | |
We'll start them straight in at 40 bid. | 0:33:13 | 0:33:15 | |
-Lot 92A at £40. -Come on. -5. | 0:33:15 | 0:33:18 | |
50. 5. 60. | 0:33:18 | 0:33:20 | |
-5. -Yes! -65, back of the room at £65. 70 now? | 0:33:20 | 0:33:25 | |
-At 65. -Bit more. -70, thank you. At £70. 5, sir? 5. | 0:33:25 | 0:33:29 | |
80. 5. I have 85, at the back of the room at £85. | 0:33:29 | 0:33:33 | |
90 now. At £85. Are we selling them? | 0:33:33 | 0:33:36 | |
All done and dusted, there. Sold at £85. | 0:33:36 | 0:33:40 | |
-Yes! -£85. That's very good. | 0:33:40 | 0:33:43 | |
'I think Jill's very happy to see those old fobs transform | 0:33:43 | 0:33:46 | |
'into the memorial clock she wants to commission.' | 0:33:46 | 0:33:49 | |
Our next lot is hardly antique, but it has got a very high valuation. It's the cockerel. | 0:33:49 | 0:33:54 | |
-Now, how did you get hold of that? -That belonged to one of Ashley's great aunts, | 0:33:54 | 0:34:00 | |
but I've never liked it because of the eyes. | 0:34:00 | 0:34:03 | |
They used to follow you around the room when you were in there. | 0:34:03 | 0:34:06 | |
So I tried desperately, when I used to dust it, | 0:34:06 | 0:34:09 | |
that it might break as it fell. But I'm glad now | 0:34:09 | 0:34:12 | |
-because it's quite a high value. -Yes! | 0:34:12 | 0:34:15 | |
We've got on this one £80 to £120. | 0:34:15 | 0:34:18 | |
-Yes, he's a handsome fella. When we got here this morning, we could hear cockerels crowing. -Yes. | 0:34:18 | 0:34:24 | |
-And I thought it was our man. Anyway, let's hope he's the cock of the saleroom today. -Definitely. | 0:34:24 | 0:34:29 | |
We'll start it straight in at £60 for the leghorn cockerel, the Beswick, at £60. | 0:34:29 | 0:34:33 | |
At £60. And 5, thank you, sir. | 0:34:33 | 0:34:35 | |
65 I'm bid in the centre of the room. At 65. | 0:34:35 | 0:34:38 | |
-70. -Come on. -5. 80. 5. | 0:34:38 | 0:34:43 | |
85 I have in the centre. At £85. | 0:34:43 | 0:34:45 | |
90 now. 90. 95. | 0:34:45 | 0:34:48 | |
100. 110. | 0:34:48 | 0:34:50 | |
At 110 in the centre. Are we 20 now? | 0:34:50 | 0:34:52 | |
At 110 in the centre of the room. | 0:34:52 | 0:34:55 | |
-120, fresh money. -Yeah. | 0:34:55 | 0:34:58 | |
I'll take it, sir, 125. | 0:34:59 | 0:35:01 | |
130. 140 now if you wish. | 0:35:01 | 0:35:05 | |
£130. 140. | 0:35:05 | 0:35:08 | |
-There's a new bidder down there. -Standing bid at 140. 140. | 0:35:08 | 0:35:11 | |
Selling now at £140. | 0:35:11 | 0:35:14 | |
-Yes! -Ooh, that's good, isn't it? -Yeah! | 0:35:14 | 0:35:17 | |
Did you ever think, when you were trying to break him in two, | 0:35:17 | 0:35:21 | |
-that he could be worth £140? -I didn't even know it was Beswick until the day you came. | 0:35:21 | 0:35:25 | |
'Jill might have found him a bit creepy, | 0:35:25 | 0:35:27 | |
'but I'm glad there were several bidders willing to fight over him.' | 0:35:27 | 0:35:31 | |
Our next lot is a lovely 9-carat gold charm bracelet. | 0:35:32 | 0:35:35 | |
-It's got ten charms, including a half sovereign. -Mm-hm. | 0:35:35 | 0:35:38 | |
-So where was this from? -This was from Ashley's grandmother. -Right. | 0:35:38 | 0:35:42 | |
And she was a very showy person. | 0:35:42 | 0:35:45 | |
Actually, the charms on it, she would've gone to all different jewellers, | 0:35:45 | 0:35:49 | |
to York and to Oxford and to any sort of unusual place. | 0:35:49 | 0:35:54 | |
She did pay out quite a bit of money for the charms. Or Granddad did. | 0:35:54 | 0:35:58 | |
So what do we expect for these? £150 to £200? | 0:35:58 | 0:36:01 | |
Yeah, we should push at least our top estimate. | 0:36:01 | 0:36:04 | |
It's a nice bracelet and gold prices are doing quite well, | 0:36:04 | 0:36:07 | |
-so, hopefully, that's in our favour. -Mm. | 0:36:07 | 0:36:09 | |
-And we've got three commission bids. -Excellent. -Starting at £250. | 0:36:09 | 0:36:14 | |
Yes! | 0:36:14 | 0:36:16 | |
250 bid. At 250. At 250. | 0:36:16 | 0:36:18 | |
260. 270. 280. 290. | 0:36:18 | 0:36:22 | |
300. 320. 340. | 0:36:22 | 0:36:25 | |
360. 360 is with me. 380, fresh money. I'm out at 380. | 0:36:25 | 0:36:31 | |
Go on, 400. | 0:36:31 | 0:36:33 | |
At £380. The bid's in the room and no mistake. | 0:36:33 | 0:36:37 | |
-Come on, another one. -At £380. | 0:36:37 | 0:36:41 | |
-Yes! -Do you think my scales weren't working that day? | 0:36:41 | 0:36:43 | |
I think the price of gold has gone up a lot, so it's a big difference. | 0:36:43 | 0:36:48 | |
-In a few weeks? -And like I said before... | 0:36:48 | 0:36:52 | |
And don't forget, people have got to pay commission on top of that, | 0:36:52 | 0:36:55 | |
so there's a lot of people taking a bet at the moment that the price of gold is going to continue to rise, | 0:36:55 | 0:37:00 | |
because that will count for the extra commission. | 0:37:00 | 0:37:03 | |
And they are taking a risk, cos there's no guarantee that anything rises in the market. | 0:37:03 | 0:37:08 | |
-People have had their hands bitten. -What goes up, often comes down. | 0:37:08 | 0:37:11 | |
'It looks like the market for gold is working for Jill today | 0:37:11 | 0:37:15 | |
'and there's even more on the way with our next item.' | 0:37:15 | 0:37:18 | |
Our next lot are the three gold sovereigns, which are family pieces. | 0:37:18 | 0:37:22 | |
Yeah, they were christening presents from two of the aunts. | 0:37:22 | 0:37:27 | |
The price of sovereigns, John, crazy nowadays. | 0:37:27 | 0:37:30 | |
I suspect a lot of the sovereigns sold recently to bullion dealers will have been scraped, | 0:37:30 | 0:37:36 | |
and that's quite sad, so I think when this gold rush finally comes to an end | 0:37:36 | 0:37:40 | |
and gold prices come back down again, I think gold sovereign prices will hold up | 0:37:40 | 0:37:45 | |
because they will become rarer as collectors' items. | 0:37:45 | 0:37:48 | |
-So, what are we looking at for these? -We've got 350 to 400. | 0:37:48 | 0:37:52 | |
-Should quite easily push our top estimate. -Super. -OK. | 0:37:52 | 0:37:56 | |
Gold sovereigns. Easy to sell. We know what they're worth, folks. | 0:37:56 | 0:38:00 | |
We'll start them at £400. | 0:38:00 | 0:38:02 | |
At £400. 20 who says? At 400. | 0:38:02 | 0:38:05 | |
I'm selling and no mistake. 20 if we'd like. | 0:38:05 | 0:38:08 | |
All done at £400? | 0:38:08 | 0:38:11 | |
-Yes! -Well, bang on our upper estimate. | 0:38:11 | 0:38:15 | |
'It's so exciting when you hit the high end of an estimate. | 0:38:15 | 0:38:18 | |
'Let's hope the next gold collection has the same good fortune.' | 0:38:18 | 0:38:22 | |
No less than 17 gold rings. I'm sure there's a song there somewhere. | 0:38:22 | 0:38:27 | |
I didn't know I'd got that many until I found them in the attic | 0:38:27 | 0:38:30 | |
and they were in a plastic bag, just in a plastic bag. | 0:38:30 | 0:38:33 | |
In fact, I was quite astonished by John's estimate | 0:38:33 | 0:38:36 | |
because a lot of them, as I say, have not got any stones in. | 0:38:36 | 0:38:40 | |
So, you've got quite a hefty estimate on this, John. | 0:38:40 | 0:38:43 | |
Yes, I put it as one lot, but I thought the auctioneers might separate it. | 0:38:43 | 0:38:47 | |
But they've kept it together and they've kept our collective estimate of £700 to £900. Quite punchy! | 0:38:47 | 0:38:52 | |
If we make the top end of the estimate, we've done our target figure in one lot! | 0:38:52 | 0:38:58 | |
We've got easy bids on this starting me at £600. | 0:38:58 | 0:39:00 | |
Ooh! 600. Amazing. | 0:39:00 | 0:39:03 | |
At 600. At £600 a bid. At 600. | 0:39:03 | 0:39:06 | |
650. 700. | 0:39:06 | 0:39:08 | |
750. 800. | 0:39:09 | 0:39:11 | |
The bid is with me at £800. You're out at the back at 800. | 0:39:12 | 0:39:16 | |
-Come on! -At £800. The bid is with me and I'm selling. It's on commission. | 0:39:16 | 0:39:20 | |
At 800, all sold. £800. | 0:39:20 | 0:39:23 | |
-Wow! -Nice one. -800 for those bent rings. | 0:39:25 | 0:39:29 | |
-There you go. -The scales were working that time. -Yeah. | 0:39:29 | 0:39:34 | |
-That's fantastic. What a result! -Super! | 0:39:34 | 0:39:36 | |
'Well, we've clearly beaten Jill's target, but she still has one last lot to go. | 0:39:36 | 0:39:41 | |
'What are the chances of the Troika vase beating its estimate?' | 0:39:41 | 0:39:45 | |
Well, with Troika, you either love it or you hate it. | 0:39:46 | 0:39:49 | |
The market did peak a couple of years ago now for Troika. | 0:39:49 | 0:39:52 | |
Most of the collectors have acquired the nice big pieces they want. But we should get our money. | 0:39:52 | 0:39:58 | |
-Commission straight in at £30. -Oh, wow! | 0:39:58 | 0:40:00 | |
2. 5. 8. 40. | 0:40:00 | 0:40:03 | |
5. I'm out at 45. On the Troika at 45. | 0:40:03 | 0:40:07 | |
-Come on. -At £45 bid. 50 quickly. Gentleman's bid. | 0:40:07 | 0:40:12 | |
-Makes a good pill pot. -£45. We'll sell and no mistake. | 0:40:12 | 0:40:15 | |
At £45. 1680. | 0:40:15 | 0:40:18 | |
-£45. -Brilliant! -That's not bad, is it? -No! | 0:40:18 | 0:40:21 | |
-Where are you keeping the dog tablets now? -I'll have to find another pot! | 0:40:21 | 0:40:25 | |
'A fair price with which to end a hugely successful day. | 0:40:25 | 0:40:28 | |
'We already know we've bagged at least £1,000 for Jill. | 0:40:28 | 0:40:31 | |
'I wonder if she's worked out exactly how much more we've been able to make.' | 0:40:31 | 0:40:36 | |
That's us done, I'm afraid. Yes, it's all over. | 0:40:36 | 0:40:39 | |
-You know that we've done quite well cos some of those gold lots flew! -Yeah, definitely. | 0:40:39 | 0:40:44 | |
We wanted £1,000 towards this memorial clock. | 0:40:44 | 0:40:47 | |
We've actually made... Are you ready for this? | 0:40:47 | 0:40:49 | |
-..£2,108! -Oh, wow! | 0:40:49 | 0:40:53 | |
-Oh, brilliant! -That's fantastic! -It's a lot of money. | 0:40:53 | 0:40:57 | |
It's double what you wanted. So how is that going to help with the clock? | 0:40:57 | 0:41:01 | |
Well, the clock I really, really want, that's about £1,600 plus VAT. | 0:41:01 | 0:41:06 | |
-Right. -But with the extra money now, | 0:41:06 | 0:41:09 | |
I want a metal frame built so it'll actually stand further off the shop | 0:41:09 | 0:41:14 | |
-and that's going to cost quite a bit to make so... -Brilliant. | 0:41:14 | 0:41:17 | |
-Thank you very much! Super. Thank you. -I'm really pleased. Fantastic. | 0:41:17 | 0:41:21 | |
'It's just a few weeks since Jill's triumphant day at auction. | 0:41:26 | 0:41:31 | |
'Work on the commemorative clock in memory of her father is close to completion. | 0:41:31 | 0:41:36 | |
'The clock is destined for Edwinstowe high street | 0:41:37 | 0:41:40 | |
'and will be a constant reminder to the community of a man who meant so much to them.' | 0:41:40 | 0:41:45 | |
When we originally thought about the idea of having a memorial clock for my dad, | 0:41:45 | 0:41:51 | |
we imagined £500, | 0:41:51 | 0:41:54 | |
but then we realised, no, we want something special. | 0:41:54 | 0:41:58 | |
The finished result is just a lot better than I thought it would be. | 0:41:59 | 0:42:03 | |
It's just fantastic. Absolutely everything I could've hoped for and more. | 0:42:03 | 0:42:07 | |
My dad would be just over the moon. | 0:42:07 | 0:42:11 | |
I know he's up there looking down and saying, "Yes, that's beautiful". | 0:42:11 | 0:42:14 | |
So, yeah, Cash In The Attic came good. | 0:42:14 | 0:42:18 | |
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