Harris Cash in the Attic

Welcome to the show that rummages around people's homes and finds bits and pieces to take to auction,

so their owners can raise money for a special treat or project.

If you've already downsized to make life easier, what else might you part with?

Find out in today's Cash In The Attic.

'Coming up, I never said I knew anything about stars of the stage from Edwardian times.'

-I thought he was a cowboy, Aubrey Smith.

-No, no.

-No?

No, he was very much a classical actor.

'This table is Edwardian too, but it's seen better days. Could it have any value?'

-Pat!

-Hello.

-Paul has found...

-A distressed table.

-He's found a very distressed table.

-Very distressed.

'At auction, we discover just how sophisticated our expert Paul really is.'

-Do you use a condiment set?

-All the time, Jennie.

-Of course.

-One for red sauce, one for brown sauce!

'Find out if his taste has improved by the time the hammer falls.'

Today, I'm in the beautiful Gloucestershire countryside.

I'm on my way to meet Pat

who wants to make a very personal design a reality.

'Sprightly Pat Harris is 78.

'Her life so far has been full and active, some of it on a tea plantation in India.

'We'll hear more about that later. She was guardian to five children

'from a colonial family in India who came to study in Britain.

'Then in 1963, she married Ken, a dairy farmer.

'They lived together in the farmhouse which had been in his family for 200 years.

'They downsized to a bungalow 13 years ago.

'Pat and Ken were married for 44 years, but he passed away in 2007.

'Pat wants to use the money she raises today to do something creative in his memory.

'Paul Hayes is our expert today and we have instructions to head for the garden.'

-Hello.

-Ah, hello! Lovely to see you both.

-You must be Pat.

-That's right.

-This is Paul.

-Very pleased to meet you.

-Hello.

-I've brought an expert along, so he can look round your house.

-Great. I think the cobwebs have gone!

-Do you mind if I make a start?

-Please do.

-Ever keen.

-Ever keen.

That gives me a chance to have a little chat and find out... Why have you called us in?

My husband died three years ago and his grave is looking very bare.

It needs something, so I thought a wooden cross would be more fitting for a farmer.

And so this is really...

My nephew is designing the cross, etcetera.

And we just hope we get enough money to pay for it.

In all the time I've been doing Cash In The Attic,

that's the most unique cause I've come across and very, very personal.

-I gather you moved from a farm, so you had a great big farmhouse.

-Yes, it was an eight-bedroom farmhouse.

-You seriously have downsized from a whole farmhouse to a pretty, but small...

-An eight-bedroom farmhouse.

-My goodness me! So you've already had a massive clearout?

-We have.

-Have you got anything left for us?

-Hardly. Hardly. Sadly.

I've had to have a good look to see and I hope Paul can find something.

So what sort of target do you think you would like to go for today?

Possibly 500, if it's feasible.

-And if there's any left over?

-I would like to go on a trek or something of that nature.

-I shall look forward to hearing more about that.

-Thank you.

-Right now, I've got to take you in the house, find Paul, see if he's found anything.

-Good idea.

-Come on.

'Well, if Pat really did have a good clearout a few years ago, we'll have our work cut out today.

'Paul has lived and breathed antiques for more than 30 years.

'He's skilled at picking anything that might do well at auction.'

-There you are. He's found something already. He's such a hard worker.

-Yeah, I've made a start already.

This is typical of what I would find in the countryside.

It's a nice occasional table or a side table.

Where did you get it from, Pat?

A farming friend from where we lived years ago wanted to sell her aunt's bits and pieces.

And this was one of the pieces which I thoroughly enjoyed and said, "Right, I will buy it."

It's made in the medieval style. This style of furniture has been made in the UK for over 400 years.

It's very distinctive. It has quite architectural features.

These look like the church windows that you would find

and also you've got the egg-and-dart decoration from the plasterwork.

So this would be 16th century, very expensive,

but in the late 19th, early 20th century, they made reproductions and that's what this one is.

We've always used oak in the UK because that's the most prominent wood that we have.

And very strong, very sturdy, very durable.

Always these lovely, wide planks and they will last for ever.

So is the whole thing hand-made?

Yes, the same method that was used 300 or 400 years ago, but it is a 20th century design.

How do you feel about parting with it? You bought it because you liked it. Now it's going to go?

I don't mind because it's going to go towards something which I feel I've got to do, I feel I must do.

-And you want to do?

-That's right.

-Can you remember how much you paid for it?

-I honestly can't remember.

-It might be a good thing.

-It might.

If I said as an auction estimate,

between £50 and £80, but if someone takes a shine to it,

it could do a bit better. How does that sound?

-That sounds fantastic.

-Excellent.

-I'm sure I didn't pay that for it.

-Good.

'That's a good start, but we can't leave all the work to Paul,

'so I have a root around Pat's home to try and spot anything that will bring in a few pounds at auction.

'Paul reckons this silver hip flask is something that should definitely go to the saleroom.

'It's hallmarked "Sheffield 1961" and comes from Ken's side of the family.

'It should attract £50 to £80.

'And when it reaches the saleroom, the bidders definitely like what they see.'

You'll be pleased to hear I'm straight in at £40. 40. 45.

-50.

-Yes.

-55. 60...

-Brilliant.

'But how much do they like it? This could be exciting.

'We're keeping busy in Pat's house and we're all delighted to see her fascinating mix of collectables.'

-Hey, Paul, Pat.

-Uh-huh?

I like these. I really do. Some wonderful old pictures.

These old photos, yes.

-Isn't she gorgeous? Look at that.

-They're great.

-Look at that waist!

-Absolutely wasp waist.

-Incredible.

-Who are these people?

They're all artists from a period of my father

because he was very much into amateur dramatics.

Thoroughly enjoyed it. It would be when they lived in Tunbridge Wells.

They had a big amateur dramatics society there.

-Are they all signed?

-All signed.

-They're all signed by the people.

Did he stand outside stage doors and things?

-Presumably, he might have done.

-Or did he act with them?

-He might have done that as well. Who knows?

-Some of these are such characters.

-They really are.

-It's a long time ago. They're 1905.

-That's right.

-He wouldn't have collected those?

He was born in 1800-and-something, so yes.

But unfortunately, as time has gone on, these have now almost become forgotten.

They're not the household name like Marilyn Monroe or Audrey Hepburn. That's what the collectors go for.

One or two of those, even I remember. He was very well known.

-What's his name?

-Aubrey Smith.

-Yes, C Aubrey Smith.

-I thought he was a cowboy.

-No, no, he was very much a dramatic actor.

-Oh, was he?

Anybody that was serious in the theatre world would have had a portrait photograph done.

Just like they do today. These were given out to fans at the stage door.

These are very attractive indeed. I think they would frame up lovely.

-If I said £30 to £50...?

-Fantastic.

-Does that sound all right?

-It sounds very good.

-We'll tread the board to the auction.

-It does sound good.

-Excellent.

-I'll pop them back here. We'll go and find something else.

-Come on.

-What a lovely idea!

-Yes.

'The bidders may not remember these Edwardian stars,

'but vintage card collectors may well be intrigued by mementoes like these.

'Now our host has unearthed a box full of watches. It includes three silver fobs and two pocket examples.

'They're from the Harris side of the family and were handed down to Ken.

'None of them appears to be working, so Paul thinks a valuation of £40 to £60 is fair.

'Going by our lowest estimates so far, Pat stands to make £170 at the auction,

'which is good, but by no means good enough if we're going to reach her goal.'

-So this is the design for the cross for Ken, is it?

-Yes, that's right.

-OK.

Except for this bit, which I said no.

-My dear nephew wanted to make it more flowery and I said no.

-You wanted something very simple?

-Very simple.

He's putting stainless steel all round the outside to preserve the wood.

And the plaque is going to have Ken's name and his brother Michael who was cremated,

so I'm putting the wording slightly differently.

-And how big will it be?

-I can't remember exactly, but I think probably about three feet high.

-So something quite sizeable?

-That's right.

So Ken was a farmer. You became a farmer's wife. What was that like?

Well, I'm a country girl anyway and I love the country.

And I suppose again I was used to that sort of life in a sense, although not necessarily farming.

But I loved working on tractors and trailers and things like that.

You kept a lot of animals, did you?

Yes, Ken had a dairy herd.

We had 340 acres, I think,

then eventually, we also farmed our neighbours' land, so we had 600-and-something acres.

Most of it was grazing and then it was grain.

We had 220 head of cattle.

We had new buildings put up.

We had them going for a year when we had brucellosis and we lost the lot.

-It's not an easy existence being a farmer's wife sometimes?

-No, it can be very demanding.

But the poor lad married me and five children because I was guardian of these five children,

which were children from India.

-So you presented him with these five children, though you had no children of your own?

-I couldn't have any.

My friends did me a favour. Three belonged to one family and they were seven, nine and ten.

And the other two were six and eight, the other family. They were all tea people.

-So they all lived in India?

-Yes.

The children had to come over to England to school when they were six and eight.

So all the school holidays, all the time they were with you?

Until the long holiday, then I took them to Heathrow and they went back to Assam.

'I'm really keen to get back to work to help Pat reach that £500 target and maybe a bit more too.

'Paul looks industrious. He knows the only way to find special pieces is to be thorough.

'Pat's following his example in the utility room.

'But it's my search that pays off with our next good find.

'It's a small collection of silver condiment jars, hallmarked in Birmingham in 1924.

'They've been in the Harris family for years and get an estimate of £30 to £50.

'Our expert is on a mission to discover more gems like that,

'but it's Pat who makes a lucky strike.'

-Paul, can you come and have a look at this?

-Uh-huh.

Oh, right. That's a nice one, isn't it?

Now then, whose is this?

-That was Ken, my husband's family's cup.

-OK.

I'm just reading the inscription here. "1905 - Highworth Christmas Market Challenge Cup".

-Do you know what this was presented for?

-I don't and Ken didn't either.

They had cattle, a specific type of cattle which they always won prizes for.

Mrs Harris had chickens and they had pigs. It could have been a ham, something of that nature.

This is typical of what you would find. You get these wonderful presentation vessels.

I've seen these with "Best Muck Spreader" or "Best Of Breed" or something to do with horses maybe.

There's a wonderful collectors' market for agricultural items from this period. This is solid silver.

-And here in the UK, we have a fantastic hallmark system. Can you see that?

-Yes.

The lion tells me it's solid silver.

The anchor tells me it's made in Birmingham. And I love the chasing.

All this has been done by hand. The silversmith has a die that he hits with a hammer.

As he goes round, he makes this wonderful decoration and the end result is very pleasing.

Is it sentimental to the family?

No-one in our family, no. There are no Harrises immediately left.

Neither Ken or Michael, the two brothers, had children.

-So that can go.

-OK.

I'm sure they wouldn't object to me using the money towards the cross.

You've got a bit of agricultural history here, as well as a silver chalice.

If I said around the £100 mark,

if we said 60 to 100 as an auction estimate?

-That's fantastic.

-Does that sound all right?

-It sounds very good.

-It could be a nice goblet of wine for somebody.

-Wouldn't it be lovely?

-Let's keep looking, eh?

-Right.

-Excellent.

'This lovely house is full of places to explore

'and we are determined to leave no stone or ornament unturned.

'Pat wonders if this collection of copperware might be of value.

'The lot contains trays, a Victorian jelly mould and a coffee pot.

'Again they've been handed down through Ken's family and could attract some attention on sale day

'with an estimate of £40 to £60.

'Pat is trying to find a new home for many things she's inherited,

'some of which have been in the family for a very long time.'

Patricia!

-Hello.

-Two nice little pictures here.

-Right.

-Do you know who did these?

They come from Ireland. My grandmother's sister painted them.

-A typically Victorian feature, these are painted on glass.

-On glass?

-A glass panel.

-I didn't realise.

And you would experiment in how to conduct oil painting or watercolour.

In this case, oil paints. The result is very pleasing.

You end up with these wonderful pictures. It was done by an amateur.

-Somebody would do the best picture they could as a hobby.

-Yes.

They've been nicely framed, well looked after. They're not too intrusive. Two nice little items.

They are. We had them in the drawing room at our home in Kent for years.

I took them with me. My sister didn't want them.

You get two types of glass painting.

You get a painting done like this. They've used a plain sheet of white glass, then the decoration on top.

Sometimes you get clear glass and they paint it from the back.

It's called a reverse painting. But the process is very, very similar.

-Are you sure you're all right to let them go?

-Yes. My family are not interested in them at all.

They can go with pleasure.

-Realistically, if I said £20 to £40, how does that sound?

-Fine, fine.

It's not a vast amount, probably the cost of a bouquet of flowers.

'What a talented lady Pat's great-aunt was!

'There seems to be a creative streak running through the family.

'Pat shows signs of it too in the way she's laid out her garden.'

You've done so much in your life and much to do still.

Has it come about because you were the daughter of an army man?

We travelled around the British Isles quite a lot and we were never anywhere for any length of time.

I suppose it gave me the feeling that I wanted to travel.

It gave you a bit of a taste for the military life as well.

We've spoken about how you were a farmer's wife,

-but you were also in the RAF.

-Yes, for four years.

I wanted a technical training and decided at 17 that the only way to get it was to go in the forces.

At the time, I did two terms at a pre-prep school teaching

and I realised I did not have the patience for teaching.

After you left the RAF, I know that you married for the first time

and had a life in India on a tea plantation. What was that like?

I went out there to marry, of course. I married out there.

It was a new experience.

I think why we were not compatible really is because I was bored to tears.

I'm not a type that can be a lady of leisure.

And although you play golf and tennis

and mahjong and coffee mornings, etcetera, it's not really me.

-So how long were you out there?

-On and off, eight years.

-Did you enjoy it?

-Yes, I did. I was very young. I was only 23, so I did enjoy it. It was great.

You're clearly not a lady who wants to stand still or do nothing,

so what else have you got left to do now?

I'd like to go back to New Zealand and travel around New Zealand in a mobile home type thing.

I have a friend out there who would come with me. I said, "When I can afford it, I'd love to do this."

I tell you what - you're a kind of renascent teenager, I think.

That's brilliant. Maybe we'll make enough money to send you off to New Zealand in your camper van.

-That would be fantastic.

-We'll not do that unless we get back in there and find out what Paul's doing.

'I do hope I have her energy and enthusiasm when I get to her age. She's a real inspiration.

'But finding money for a trip to New Zealand as well could be a tall order, so we'd better get cracking.

'Paul is still looking for family heirlooms and it doesn't take Pat long to get rummaging either.

'Then I discover a pretty pastel entitled Barns On Boars Hill.

'It was a birthday present to Pat some years ago.

'Paul doesn't recognise the name of the artist and he says it's probably a good amateur.

'It looks as if Paul's careful search through the cupboard has paid off.'

-Patricia!

-Hello.

Now then... I've found a lovely wall clock here,

-but it's lying down. Are you not using this one?

-No.

It was my grandfather's, given to my older sister.

My niece does not want it any more, gave it back to me and I, to be honest, do not like it.

These are one of my favourite types of clock. It's an American clock.

-Really?

-I'll tell you what's unusual about this one. It has a name on the front - JG Graves of Sheffield.

Sheffield isn't in America, but they would have been the retailer at the time.

They would have imported this clock. It had a plain dial and they would have painted their name on it.

Liberty's, any good retailer used to do that.

You've got this wonderful walnut case, then the carpenter has inlaid and taken out small sections

and replaced them with contrasting woods.

This swan has been carved out by hand and replenished with satinwood for a wonderful contrasting colour.

What a nice example! You're looking maybe 1880, 1900.

Let's open this front as it's lying on its back.

What we have here are two going barrels.

Let me just check that these haven't been over-wound.

That one has a little bit, I think, and so has that one. They're a bit too tight.

So if I said £120, £150, how does that sound?

To be honest, a little low.

-Would it be possible to put a reserve of 150?

-That's fine. That's the top of the estimate.

-So if we put that in at 120 to 150 with a 150 reserve...

-Yes.

-Are you happy with that?

-Yes.

-That's definitely going then and that's a big chunk of the target.

-Fantastic.

'Let's hope the bidders like it and we make that much or even more.

'Pat's told Paul she has some other clocks, two of which Ken bought himself.

'This decorative one was Pat's grandmother's.

'Valued together, the trio bring in an estimate of £90 to £120

'which is another great addition to the fund.

'We're getting to the end of our time here, but Paul and I decide to give the bedroom one last sweep.'

-Nice little games table here.

-Oh, my goodness!

It looks rubbish to me, I have to say. It's not very pretty, is it?

"Distressed" is the term. It needs renovation, but I can see past that.

-Pat? Hello? Paul has found...

-A distressed table.

-Very distressed.

-I know. Very distressed.

-Yeah. What do you reckon?

-It's been in the family for many a day.

-A family heirloom?

-It is.

-The incredible thing is, all these years I was married to Ken, I never looked underneath.

-OK.

-It was only this time I looked and they'd put another...

-It had a different base.

-Completely.

-It's called a marriage.

-Oh, is it?

-A different bottom to different top.

-So is it a beau mariage?

-Well, some marriages aren't meant to be.

-This would have had maybe a larger central section and two or three legs.

-What period would the top be?

-The bottom is obviously much later.

-The bottom's sort of Edwardian,

with these sabre legs. Sort of 1900.

The top, let's say 1920. It looks like it could have been a tray top

-and someone by hand has made this chess board.

-Really?

Someone's been quite creative.

But actually it's not too bad. What's more worrying is that the top has been damaged.

I would imagine water because it's lifted, hasn't it?

I can see past all that.

People love to spend hours renovating furniture

and somebody would bring this back to life.

If I said sort of £40-£60, how does that sound?

-Absolutely fantastic.

-There you go.

Good gracious me.

-Well, I can't wait for the auction.

-You're so right! It'll be great fun.

-It'll probably go for a couple of hundred quid!

-Wouldn't it be wonderful?

-It does mean

we can end our rummage, actually. At the start we wanted £500

so you can make that very personal, special cross for Ken. Do you think we've made it?

Personally, no. I didn't think we'd got to that at all.

Well, if Paul's got his sums right, hopefully you will make £600.

That is fantastic. It would be great if we got to that point.

I'll be intrigued to see how all Pat's belongings do at the sale room.

Among them are the early 20th century photographs

showing actors of the day. Let's hope Paul's valuation provokes interest for this specialist buy.

Then there's that solid silver cup awarded to Ken's family for their prize-winning bulls.

It'll go to the sale with an estimate of £60-£100.

Plus the very attractive American wall clock, once the pride and joy of Pat's grandfather.

Fingers crossed it reaches the reserve of £150.

'Still to come:

'Pat's hot and bothered after a good sale.'

-I shall have to mop my brow!

-You see? You ARE getting excited.

'And Paul's on wobbly ground when we sell some kitchenware.'

I was shaking like a jelly there!

'Find out if we keep him upright until the final hammer falls.'

Unusually, it's been quite a few weeks since we were at Pat's house.

Today we've brought everything to Chiswick Auction Rooms.

Pat's target is £500.

She needs it to pay for a cross that's being made in memory of her husband, Ken.

How close is it to completion?

-Have you made any progress with that?

-Yes, the wooden cross is made.

I'm waiting for someone to put the stone and steel pieces around the outside to stop it rotting.

Let's get a spot. It's started.

'It's clearly going to be a special tribute to her husband.

'Her wall clock has a reserve of £150, so we're depending on someone recognising a thing of beauty.

'There's just one piece missing from Pat's portfolio today - the small pastel of barns.

'That means we're £30 down before we start,

'but Pat should hopefully make up for it with her other possessions.

'Her first lot was made by her great aunt. This pair of pretty flower paintings on opaline glass

'date from the Victorian era.

'The estimate is just £20-£40.'

-These little glass plaques belonged to your grandmother?

-Yes, they did.

Presumably on her wall in Ireland.

They came over to us and were in the drawing room.

-How are you feeling about selling them?

-Nothing, really.

Sadly, they're not... of interest to the family, so...

£10 for these, please. Two little opaline pictures. £8?

Nobody want them? £8 I'm bid. Anybody else?

I'm going to sell them at £8.

Dearie me. Don't worry.

-£8.

-Did he sell them?

-He did.

-£8.

-Just the one bidder, unfortunately.

-I know.

We could have done with a little more, but at least they've got us off the mark.

Out of all your items, this is one of my favourites.

Those autographs of theatre celebrities of the day.

-Where did these come from?

-My father. I have no idea whether he was the stage door Johnny type

or whether he acted a lot in amateur dramatics.

He possibly got to know them and got them to sign.

A little bit of interest already. I'm already bid £20.

With me at £20. 22 I'll take. 22. 24. 26.

28. 30. 32.

35.

£35 I'm bid now.

I want 38. 38 in the distance.

£38 in the far distance. At £38. Anybody else?

38 is the bid. I'm selling them, then.

Oh, never mind, never mind. 38 isn't bad, let's face it.

And she's right. It was almost bang in the middle of Paul's estimate.

Next it's the silver condiment set, hallmarked in Birmingham in 1924.

It was in Pat's husband's family for many years.

We're hoping it will fetch £30-£50.

-Have you used them?

-Oh, yes, a lot.

We had formal dinner parties and everyone had a cruet set.

-Do you use a condiment set?

-All the time. One for red sauce, one for brown.

That's a bit like my house! I don't possess such a beautiful piece.

Start me at £20 to go. Surely for 20. £10?

Come on. Here we go.

10. 12. 14. 16.

18. 20. 2.

24. 26.

-28. £28 there.

-Come on.

28. 30.

£30 there. At £30. Anybody else?

32, seated. 34. 36.

-38. 40.

-Yes!

-45.

-Come on.

-£45 standing. At 45. Anybody else?

45 it is. 45.

-There you go!

-Brilliant.

-That's excellent.

-I shall have to mop my brow!

-You see? You are getting excited!

-So that really cut the mustard.

-Oh, stop it, Paul! Go home.

-Sorry.

-Peppered it up a bit.

-Right, I'm leaving!

I'm in for quite a day with them!

'Still, that's a small price to pay if we can keep up momentum and make sales like the last one.

'Our next lot is the oak side table, which Pat bought from a friend.

'It's 1930s, but crafted in a Jacobean style.'

I love the design on this. Country furniture is fantastic.

Not the most fashionable item, which is a real shame.

We want anything over £50.

The fashion tends to be now for more inlaid, delicate furniture than country furniture.

Start me at £30, surely. 35. 40.

5. 50.

-£50, great.

-At £50.

-Come on.

All done at 50, then. £50 and selling.

'I wonder if it's going back into a farmhouse?

'The next lot has again come down through Ken's side of the family.

'The collection of jelly moulds and trays, some silver-plated, others copper.

'If they like them, we could make £40-£60.'

I'll be interested to see if it makes anything. One tray was

-silver-plated on copper and is now copper.

-Worth something?

It's quite a speculative lot.

You've got some great kitchenalia. Those jelly moulds are always popular in country kitchens.

So I quite fancy this lot. There's quite a lot to go at.

We're looking at £40-£60. Yeah. Let's see. Could be a result.

What am I bid for this lot? Start me at £10. Thank you, £10 there.

Do you want £12? I'm bid 12 there. You're 14. 16.

18. 20. 2.

- 24. 26. - That's good. Come on.

£30 there. 32 here. 35. 38.

I'm amazed.

£50, then. Standing at 50. At £50 it goes.

-There you go! How's that?

-What was it?

-£50. Excellent.

-Very good.

-Amazing!

-Bang in the middle. 40-60.

-I was shaking like a jelly there.

Got a bit tense, didn't it?

'There he goes again, but another good sale, so I'll let it pass.

'Up next, for £40-£60, are the three silver fob watches

'and two pocket watches, all inherited by Ken.'

This is a good restorer's lot. People will sometimes use the parts

or they enjoy getting them going, a bit like a classic car.

Even if they can make one good one out of them or use the parts.

Start me at £20 the lot, please. 20 I'm bid and 2 I'll take.

£20. 22. 24.

26. 28. 30.

32. 35. 38. 40. 5. 50.

Is he over there?

£60 there, seated. Anybody else want to come in?

At £60 they sell.

-Yes!

-£60. He was determined to have them.

-He was.

Let's hope that winning bidder can restore them all to full working order.

-So we're at the halfway stage now. It's so hot, isn't it?

-Very hot!

-Permanent drip.

-Oh, I know. But we want that £500.

At this stage you'd expect 250.

I can tell you you've made...251!

How extraordinary! That is incredible. I'm amazed.

You just got there. We can have a breather. You looking around?

-I'm going to show you something.

-Oh, are you?

-Yes.

'Now if you have a special project and need to raise funding, auction is just one way.

'But there are charges to be paid, such as commission. They vary from one sale room to another

'so check the small print. General sales are good places to invest in antiques and drink in some nostalgia

'from the 1960s and '70s. Paul's spotted something here that's spun him back to his childhood.'

-Ha ha ha!

-What have you found?

I'm seven years old again! This is all the games I can remember as a child.

It's a real nostalgia trip. Toys are so collectable,

but the market likes what you remember as a child.

If you haven't seen these for a long time, it's fantastic. You're transported back.

You're looking at the 1960s, 1970s.

That's the golden age for the games and what people are buying into.

-Look at this. Do you remember Trumpton?

-I do!

-Of course.

-A little tip here, actually.

-You must make sure all the pieces are there.

-All present and correct.

That's a collectable item. This would be extremely collectable, the Mercedes and the E-type Jag,

-but if you look inside, there's nothing there.

-That's cheeky!

That's no use to anybody.

You really have to go through and check all these boxes, check they're complete. Great fun.

-You're seven years old again.

-Fabulous.

It's in at £50-£80. Fantastic.

-You'd probably find half a dozen really good quality games. That's a real bargain.

-Excellent.

-We'd better get back to the auction.

-Just leave me here.

-No, no!

'How lovely to find the Mayor of Trumpton in such pristine condition.

'We didn't see Cuthbert, Dibble and Grubb, but Paul is amused by the flurry of bids for these games,

'bringing in...

'£130.

'We return to Pat's lots and next up is the walnut occasional table,

'complete with chequerboard top. The estimate for it is £40-£60.'

I'm intrigued to know what this will fetch because the top and the bottom don't go together.

They haven't started out together. It's been put together at different times.

Start me at £30? You know it's worth 30.

-30.

-We're in. Here we go.

38. 40. 2. 45.

£45 I'm bid for that table. At £45.

Anybody else? At £45. I can sell it at £45.

All done? £45 and going for 45.

That's not a bad result considering it was a mish-mash of styles.

Next is another of Ken's mementoes,

a quarter pint silver hip flask, hallmarked Sheffield, 1961.

The estimate is for £50-£80.

-What did he put in it?

-Ken had gin and tonic always, so I don't know. I think probably not neat gin!

No! One would hope not.

I'm straight in at £40 for the lot.

-With me at 40. 45. 50.

-Yes.

-55. 60.

5. 70. 5. 80.

5. 90. £90. Anybody else?

£90 it is. For the hip flask. 95 I'll take.

£90. It goes, then. £90 and gone.

Well, that's fantastic. It's the first one today to sell for more than our upper estimate.

It's proof that silver is still selling well.

'And that's good news for Pat. Her next lot is the Edwardian silver goblet, hallmarked Birmingham, 1903.

'It was awarded to Ken's farming family and we're hoping it will sell for £60-£100.'

This one had an unusual inscription. Can you remember?

It was about pies and was to do with porkers.

I think his grandfather and father had pigs. I'd completely forgotten because we didn't have pigs.

I presume that's what it was. A Christmas fayre, I think.

Straight in at £60.

-£60.

-Good. That's great.

80. 5. 90.

5. 100.

£100. £100 for the goblet. £100. 110.

- 120. - Brilliant.

£120 still. At 120. Anybody else? £120.

£120. I'm going to sell it. 120 and going.

-Fantastic.

-Come on!

-Silver's going well today.

-It is.

-Silver is in, isn't it?

-It seems to be. I thought gold was.

It's not just that. I think it's the inscription.

It's a fascinating thing - best of breed, prize-winning.

It's a great thing to own for anyone into farming history.

And it's more than 100 years old.

So if you have anything like that tucked away somewhere,

now would be a good time to think about selling it.

'Pat's last two lots have done really well. She has two more left, both clocks.

'The first is the trio of mantle clocks. Two belonged to Ken and one from Pat's grandmother.

'The estimate for these is £90-£120.'

-Are they in working order?

-They are.

It's rather like that old song - they haven't been wound up since he died.

-I took no interest in them.

-OK.

-What's that ancient old song?

-They all stopped when the old man died.

-Yes, of course. That's right. Ohh.

-That's OK.

But we've got three interesting clocks, all around the same age.

One from America, one Belgium and an Edwardian balloon clock.

Start me at £40. Must be worth more than £10 each. I'm bid 40.

45, thank you. 50.

5. 60.

£60, nearer to me. Doesn't seem a lot of money. 65.

-£65 there. 65.

-A little under.

-Come on!

-Come on.

Nobody else? £65, I'll sell them. £65 and going.

-55's not bad.

-65.

-Oh, 65?

-That's even better!

-Even better.

-You're easily pleased now.

-I am.

Well, Pat may not be complaining, but it's a shame the clocks didn't climb just a little higher.

Now to our final lot, the imported American wall clock.

Pat wanted a reserve on the upper end, but she's decided against that now.

It belonged to her grandfather and it's an attractive piece

with a parquetry inlay.

It was given to my older sister. When she died, my niece had it, her elder daughter.

And she gave it to me and we never used it. It was...just there.

Normally with clocks, the value tends to be inside.

So it's the workings. In this case, really, it's that lovely case.

You've got all that inlay, all that design. You can see the work that went into it.

What am I bid for that? £60?

60 I'm bid. Straight in, thank you. 65.

70. 5. 80. 5.

- 90. 5. - Good.

At 95. Anyone else? Not quite enough.

100 there. That's it. £100 in the room.

At £100. Anybody else? £100.

£100 and selling. £100.

-HAMMER FALLS So how much?

-100.

-Oh, well.

-Not a clock day today, I don't think.

-Not really.

Never mind. £100.

The last two sales were a little disappointing,

but overall we've not done badly.

Oh, right. Well, you'll be relieved to know that it's over.

-Yes, the heat of the day!

-You looked like you enjoyed it.

I did, yes. It's interesting.

We were looking for £500 so you can have this lovely cross to put on your husband's grave.

It's a lovely cause and we wanted to help you.

I can tell you that you made your target. You've made more than £500.

-You've made more than £600, which we said on the day.

-Yes.

-You've actually made £671.

-Oh, how fantastic. That's great.

-Isn't that amazing?

-It is amazing. It's the clocks that amazed me.

I didn't think they'd make as much.

It's been a great privilege to help you with this tribute.

-Thank you.

-We've had a good time.

-We really have.

-That's kind of you.

So far, Pat's only seen photographs of the memorial to her husband, Ken.

The designer, her nephew Terry, has now finished it.

-Hello, Pat.

-Hello!

-Here you are.

-You eventually got here. Fantastic.

-What do you think?

It's a beautiful piece.

'He'd have said, "Fancy selling off the bits and pieces for it!"'

But I just feel I needed to do this.

The cemetery overlooks the land they used to farm.

Ken's grave was once marked by a temporary cross, but Pat hopes this is a longer lasting tribute.

The cross is fantastic. I'm so thrilled my niece's husband has organised this.

And it really looks very, very good.

Very much what my husband would like.

There's still work to do on the plaque, but Terry has brought along a designer's proof of it.

It was a great cause and I'm so glad we were able to help Pat.

If you'd like to raise money for something special and have some antiques or valuables,

apply to come on the show. You can find the form on our website.

Good luck and maybe see you next time on Cash In The Attic.

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