0:00:02 > 0:00:06Welcome to Cash In The Attic. Today's show has got quite a political leaning,
0:00:06 > 0:00:09so we're hoping any items we find will get the casting vote
0:00:09 > 0:00:11when we go to auction.
0:00:30 > 0:00:36Coming up on Cash In The Attic, a Victorian telescope reminds us of an old adage.
0:00:36 > 0:00:40Just because something's old doesn't mean it has a value, strangely.
0:00:40 > 0:00:42Indeed. You're looking at one.
0:00:42 > 0:00:45We scrutinise a settee from the reign of William IV.
0:00:45 > 0:00:47It is actually very comfortable.
0:00:47 > 0:00:51I'm begin to wonder whether I want to get rid of it.
0:00:51 > 0:00:54And we experience the wisdom of hindsight when we get to auction.
0:00:54 > 0:00:56- It hurts a bit, doesn't it? - It does, yes.
0:00:56 > 0:00:58You should've put the reserve up.
0:00:58 > 0:01:01THEY LAUGH
0:01:01 > 0:01:05But is it too little too late? Find out when the final hammer falls.
0:01:07 > 0:01:09Today I'm in Hampshire to meet a family
0:01:09 > 0:01:12who've decided to call in the Cash In The Attic team
0:01:12 > 0:01:16to help them raise some funds for an artistic installation.
0:01:18 > 0:01:22Meet Sally Leach, an animal lover who has no less than six cats.
0:01:22 > 0:01:26She's travelled the globe pursuing her love of wildlife
0:01:26 > 0:01:29and bird-watching, but she's also passionate about politics.
0:01:29 > 0:01:31Following her career as a social worker
0:01:31 > 0:01:35and as a mother of two daughters, Sally is now a borough councillor.
0:01:35 > 0:01:39She's inherited a wealth of collectables over the years,
0:01:39 > 0:01:42so she's looking to send some of them to auction.
0:01:42 > 0:01:44Her daughter Kate, soon to be a mother herself,
0:01:44 > 0:01:48is joining our team today to lend a helping hand.
0:01:49 > 0:01:52'One man who can always count on my support
0:01:52 > 0:01:55'when it comes to antique hunts is Jonty Hearnden.
0:01:55 > 0:01:59'He has a lifetime of experience in the world of collectables,
0:01:59 > 0:02:02'so, while he gets started, I'll meet the ladies.'
0:02:03 > 0:02:06- Oh, good morning! - Good morning!- You must be Sally.
0:02:06 > 0:02:10- Yes, I am.- And your daughter Kate. - Yep, that's right.
0:02:10 > 0:02:12I'm interested to see you feeding the birds.
0:02:12 > 0:02:15- Haven't you got six cats? - I've got six cats, yes.
0:02:15 > 0:02:18- Is this not a form of entrapment? - Well...
0:02:18 > 0:02:20That's one way of looking at it.
0:02:20 > 0:02:23Fortunately the cats on the whole prefer catching mice.
0:02:23 > 0:02:27- Do they leave you little presents? - They do. I dread coming down
0:02:27 > 0:02:30- in the morning sometimes.- Really? You've called in Cash In The Attic,
0:02:30 > 0:02:33- so what do you want us to do? - I've got this window space
0:02:33 > 0:02:37in the living room, which I've for a long time wondered what I can do
0:02:37 > 0:02:40to make that look more attractive. Then I had this bright idea
0:02:40 > 0:02:43of having a stained-glass panel there.
0:02:43 > 0:02:45And what sort of money will that cost?
0:02:45 > 0:02:48The estimate at the moment is round about £800.
0:02:48 > 0:02:51Kate, tell me about the items we're going to be looking at.
0:02:51 > 0:02:54- Where have they come from? - We've got various bits and pieces
0:02:54 > 0:02:58left by my grandma, and they're gathering dust really,
0:02:58 > 0:03:02sitting around in drawers, so I think time to move them on.
0:03:02 > 0:03:04Jonty's already having a good look round,
0:03:04 > 0:03:08- so shall we see if he's found anything we can sell?- Good idea.
0:03:09 > 0:03:12It sounds as if there'll be plenty of family heirlooms
0:03:12 > 0:03:16for us to dig out, and a quick glance around Sally's home
0:03:16 > 0:03:19suggests we'll be looking high and low,
0:03:19 > 0:03:23because there are things everywhere. That could be just what we need, hey, Jonty?
0:03:25 > 0:03:28- Hello! Look what I've found! - You've found my telescope.
0:03:28 > 0:03:32- I have indeed. That's yours, is it? - It is, actually, yes. Yes.
0:03:32 > 0:03:35It has been since my childhood, when I discovered it.
0:03:35 > 0:03:40- I used to play with it quite a lot. - Hence the dents down at the bottom.
0:03:40 > 0:03:43I don't think I'd do that. THEY LAUGH
0:03:43 > 0:03:46So, does it have a bit of a family history as well?
0:03:46 > 0:03:50- It does a bit. Some of it is in the realms of myth...- What do you mean?
0:03:50 > 0:03:52..rather than reality.
0:03:52 > 0:03:55I was told it belonged to a great-grandfather
0:03:55 > 0:03:57or a great-great-grandfather who was a sea captain,
0:03:57 > 0:04:02- but since most of my mother's family were farmers...- Right. OK.
0:04:02 > 0:04:04..I find that hard to believe.
0:04:04 > 0:04:07I can understand clearly why most people want to associate
0:04:07 > 0:04:11a lovely brass telescope like this, belonging to a sea captain,
0:04:11 > 0:04:15but more often than not, it probably belonged to somebody
0:04:15 > 0:04:18- on the land.- Oh, really? - What would they use it for?
0:04:18 > 0:04:22For hunting, for surveying, for recreational purposes.
0:04:22 > 0:04:26Presumably, back in the good old days, you could see the stars too,
0:04:26 > 0:04:29whereas in the south now, with the light pollution, it's hard to.
0:04:29 > 0:04:32So, Jonty, what sort of value are we talking about?
0:04:32 > 0:04:35With telescopes, it helps if you've got a good maker's name,
0:04:35 > 0:04:39so if you've got a name like George Adams on a telescope like this,
0:04:39 > 0:04:42it would be worth a lot of money. But I've had a jolly good look,
0:04:42 > 0:04:44and there's no maker's name here at all,
0:04:44 > 0:04:47so it'll be sold simply as a lovely decorative object.
0:04:47 > 0:04:51- We're looking in the region of £40 to £60.- Oh, right.
0:04:51 > 0:04:54- Are you a bit disappointed in that? - I am a bit disappointed, yes.
0:04:54 > 0:04:56When Jonty said it was a nice-looking item,
0:04:56 > 0:04:59I thought it might be worth a bit more.
0:04:59 > 0:05:02One thing you learn very quickly in this business is,
0:05:02 > 0:05:05just because something's old doesn't mean it has a value, strangely.
0:05:05 > 0:05:10- Indeed. You're looking at one. - You're priceless, Jonty, priceless.
0:05:10 > 0:05:12Come on. Let's find something else.
0:05:12 > 0:05:16Possibly not the valuation Sally was expecting,
0:05:16 > 0:05:18but she shouldn't be too disappointed.
0:05:18 > 0:05:22Anything can, and often does, happen at auction.
0:05:22 > 0:05:25Most importantly, we have our first contribution
0:05:25 > 0:05:26towards the stained-glass panel.
0:05:26 > 0:05:29'As we split up and start a thorough search
0:05:29 > 0:05:32'of this charming house, Sally heads to the lounge.'
0:05:33 > 0:05:37The back of a bureau offers up a collection of bronze powder flasks
0:05:37 > 0:05:40and a hip flask. Powder flasks were popular
0:05:40 > 0:05:44in the mid-to-late 1800s, when they were used by huntsmen
0:05:44 > 0:05:46to store and carry their gunpowder.
0:05:46 > 0:05:48Sally's not sure if these and the telescope
0:05:48 > 0:05:51make up part of her ancestor's hunting kit,
0:05:51 > 0:05:54but one thing's for sure - they're highly collectable,
0:05:54 > 0:05:58and Jonty packs them off to auction with a £50 to £75 estimate.
0:06:01 > 0:06:03Now, do you know what this is called?
0:06:03 > 0:06:05We've always known it as a pole screen,
0:06:05 > 0:06:07but I don't know if that's the correct term.
0:06:07 > 0:06:09You're right. It is a pole screen.
0:06:09 > 0:06:12A lot of people call it a fire screen,
0:06:12 > 0:06:14but understandably so, because more often than not,
0:06:14 > 0:06:18these were designed to sit beside a fireplace,
0:06:18 > 0:06:22often in pairs, but here we have a single pole screen.
0:06:22 > 0:06:25It adjusts like so. We've got a little button on the back here.
0:06:25 > 0:06:28- You unscrew that... Go up or down. - Oh, right. Yeah.
0:06:28 > 0:06:32And really the whole idea is, screens like this were designed
0:06:32 > 0:06:35to, I suppose, make, first of all, your fireplace look
0:06:35 > 0:06:39a little bit more impressive, but it also had a practical use.
0:06:39 > 0:06:41It was important for the middle classes and upper classes
0:06:41 > 0:06:45to have a very pure, porcelain-white complexion.
0:06:45 > 0:06:48They needed to differentiate between those people
0:06:48 > 0:06:53that had to work and live outside, so the peasant, the working classes.
0:06:53 > 0:06:58So these screens were placed in strategic parts of a room
0:06:58 > 0:07:01so that it could reflect the heat from the fire.
0:07:01 > 0:07:03That's the reason why it adjusts up and down.
0:07:03 > 0:07:06So, what kind of age would you say this one was?
0:07:06 > 0:07:09Well, this is very late 19th century,
0:07:09 > 0:07:12and if you look at the base there, that's the giveaway.
0:07:12 > 0:07:15The intricate work here is 1860, 1880.
0:07:15 > 0:07:19So is this an object that's now going to the auction sale?
0:07:19 > 0:07:22Yeah, I think so. It just kind of sits in the lounge.
0:07:22 > 0:07:26It doesn't really add anything new. It's time for a change, really,
0:07:26 > 0:07:29- so, yeah.- OK. Well, it's certainly worth selling,
0:07:29 > 0:07:32- and we're looking at between £100 and £150.- Right. OK.
0:07:32 > 0:07:35- Great.- Sounds good. - Excellent. I shall leave that there,
0:07:35 > 0:07:38- and shall I follow you?- OK, yeah.
0:07:39 > 0:07:42A promising valuation, but will the sparks fly
0:07:42 > 0:07:45when the pole screen goes under the hammer at auction?
0:07:45 > 0:07:4980 if you like. I don't mind. There's 80 at the back of the room.
0:07:49 > 0:07:53Find out if the bidders have plenty of money to burn later.
0:07:53 > 0:07:55Five...
0:07:56 > 0:07:59'Our search is going well, and I soon find a collection
0:07:59 > 0:08:02'of three meat platters by famous porcelain manufacturer
0:08:02 > 0:08:06'Copeland Spode. They're all from the company's Peplow range,
0:08:06 > 0:08:08'designed in the early 1900s
0:08:08 > 0:08:12'exclusively for the world-famous London store, Harrods.'
0:08:12 > 0:08:15They're in excellent condition, and Jonty thinks they could bring in
0:08:15 > 0:08:17£40 to £60 at auction.
0:08:20 > 0:08:24- Jonty, could you take a look at this barometer here in the hall?- OK.
0:08:24 > 0:08:26Yeah. That's rather handsome, isn't it?
0:08:26 > 0:08:29- So, where is this from? - Again, it's...
0:08:29 > 0:08:32I think my mother actually bought that in her lifetime.
0:08:32 > 0:08:35I don't think it is a family heirloom as such,
0:08:35 > 0:08:37- but I could be wrong. - OK. This is a banjo barometer.
0:08:37 > 0:08:40- You're aware of that? - No, I didn't know what it was called.
0:08:40 > 0:08:44- I can see your point there. - You can see why they're called that.
0:08:44 > 0:08:47And this shape and form became very popular
0:08:47 > 0:08:50in the mid-18th century, but before that,
0:08:50 > 0:08:56mahogany-cased barometers like this were in vertical boxes, effectively,
0:08:56 > 0:09:01known as stick barometers. But they all house a tube
0:09:01 > 0:09:03of vacuum-packed mercury,
0:09:03 > 0:09:07which in turn controls this dial here.
0:09:07 > 0:09:10But this is of classic proportion. If you look at the top there,
0:09:10 > 0:09:13we've got that swan pediment. We have a dial here
0:09:13 > 0:09:16which says "dry" or "damp", but there we have a convex mirror,
0:09:16 > 0:09:20and that is probably decoration apart from anything else.
0:09:20 > 0:09:22- Ah, yes.- Doesn't really have very much function
0:09:22 > 0:09:26other than that. But prior to weather forecasts,
0:09:26 > 0:09:29this was the only way of telling what was going to happen outside,
0:09:29 > 0:09:32so very important for the English gent,
0:09:32 > 0:09:35in the 18th and 19th century, to have one of these.
0:09:35 > 0:09:38Date-wise, this particular barometer is not 18th century
0:09:38 > 0:09:44but more 19th century, so it's probably 1820, 1830 in date,
0:09:44 > 0:09:47and we're looking at, on a fair day,
0:09:47 > 0:09:49£100 to £150.
0:09:49 > 0:09:51- Right.- How do you feel about that?
0:09:51 > 0:09:55I think that's reasonable, yes. I might want... I'm quite fond of it,
0:09:55 > 0:09:58- so I might want to put a reserve on it...- OK.
0:09:58 > 0:10:02- ..maybe of £100, something like that. - That's absolutely fine.
0:10:02 > 0:10:04We can do that. Not a problem.
0:10:05 > 0:10:09I can quite understand Sally not wanting the barometer to sell
0:10:09 > 0:10:11for anything less than £100.
0:10:11 > 0:10:14There's clearly also a sentimental attachment to it.
0:10:14 > 0:10:17The same cannot be said about the family's copper coal scuttle.
0:10:17 > 0:10:20This was handed down through the generations,
0:10:20 > 0:10:23but Kate can't remember when her mum last used it, if ever.
0:10:23 > 0:10:27There is a still a collecting market for these once-essential items,
0:10:27 > 0:10:31especially if they're complete with their original coal scoops, like this one.
0:10:31 > 0:10:35As a result, Jonty thinks we could get £30 to £50 for it.
0:10:38 > 0:10:41We're making good progress toward our £800 target
0:10:41 > 0:10:44for that stained-glass panel. It's a good opportunity, I think,
0:10:44 > 0:10:48to learn more about Sally's extensive global exploits.
0:10:49 > 0:10:53Now, I saw this earlier, Sally.
0:10:53 > 0:10:56Oh, yes. That's my map of the world.
0:10:56 > 0:10:58- Are the stars where you've been? - Yes, they are.
0:10:58 > 0:11:03How fantastic! And I see you've got a silver star here on Antarctica.
0:11:03 > 0:11:05- You've really been there? - I really have been,
0:11:05 > 0:11:07and set foot on the mainland of Antarctica.
0:11:07 > 0:11:10- Is it as good as they say it is? - Brilliant.
0:11:10 > 0:11:13I went to South Georgia, as well, in the Falklands.
0:11:13 > 0:11:17I think South Georgia was probably the most stunning part we went to.
0:11:17 > 0:11:21So, tell me, Katy, have you always had adventurous holidays
0:11:21 > 0:11:24- when you were young? - Growing up, it was more France
0:11:24 > 0:11:27and more local holidays, so nothing too adventurous.
0:11:27 > 0:11:30I wasn't very keen on travelling as a child,
0:11:30 > 0:11:33so I think Mum waited until we'd all left home
0:11:33 > 0:11:36and got out the way before she could indulge her travelling bug.
0:11:36 > 0:11:39What do you think of the things your mum gets up to?
0:11:39 > 0:11:43- We're not talking about a trip to the Costas.- A bit scary sometimes,
0:11:43 > 0:11:45all these far-flung places, but yeah,
0:11:45 > 0:11:48good on her for getting out there and doing it.
0:11:48 > 0:11:50Is there anywhere left you want to go to?
0:11:50 > 0:11:54The next holiday I've got planned is going to the Amazon
0:11:54 > 0:11:56to try and see jaguars in the Pantanal.
0:11:56 > 0:11:59I think I've got enough money for that,
0:11:59 > 0:12:01but obviously any extra would be welcome.
0:12:01 > 0:12:06Talking of wildlife, we're getting a bit more... This is England.
0:12:06 > 0:12:10Yes. That's the stained-glass panel that I'm having made.
0:12:10 > 0:12:14Did you come up with this design, or did someone come up with it for you?
0:12:14 > 0:12:17I came up with the idea of green woodpeckers,
0:12:17 > 0:12:20yes, as being what I'd like to see depicted,
0:12:20 > 0:12:22because we get woodpeckers here,
0:12:22 > 0:12:25and I thought they would show off to quite good effect
0:12:25 > 0:12:28- on stained glass. - If we're going to make the £800
0:12:28 > 0:12:31you need for this glass, and fill the hole in the wall,
0:12:31 > 0:12:35we'd better find Jonty, see if he's got anything else to sell. Come on.
0:12:37 > 0:12:40No sign of the green woodpecker in the garden at the moment,
0:12:40 > 0:12:42but upstairs there's the ever-pleasing sight
0:12:42 > 0:12:45of an antiques expert hard at work.
0:12:45 > 0:12:48He's got his hands on a pair of Victorian prints
0:12:48 > 0:12:50which belonged to Sally's grandmother.
0:12:50 > 0:12:54Jonty's rather taken with them. They show 19th-century-style caricatures,
0:12:54 > 0:12:58not the work of anyone well known, but still lots of fun.
0:12:58 > 0:13:01The estimate is £40 to £60 towards our ever-growing total.
0:13:06 > 0:13:09I wondered, Jonty and Lorne, if you'd like to look at this sofa.
0:13:09 > 0:13:14Wow! That's not just any old sofa, is it?
0:13:14 > 0:13:16Where's this from? Is this the family piece?
0:13:16 > 0:13:20This again, my mother's side of the family, but this has been in the family...
0:13:20 > 0:13:23I can remember it while I was growing up.
0:13:23 > 0:13:25Is this the original upholstery?
0:13:25 > 0:13:30No. My mother reupholstered it for me back in the 1970s.
0:13:30 > 0:13:33So, is it something you're thinking of selling?
0:13:33 > 0:13:36I think so, yes, if Jonty thinks it's worth something.
0:13:36 > 0:13:38How old do you think it is?
0:13:38 > 0:13:42I've always assumed it's Victorian, sort of mid-Victorian.
0:13:42 > 0:13:44- It's actually older than that. - Oh, really?
0:13:44 > 0:13:47It's actually made in the reign of Queen Victoria's uncle,
0:13:47 > 0:13:52William IV, and he was on the throne between 1830 and 1837.
0:13:52 > 0:13:54Isn't William IV furniture quite sought-after?
0:13:54 > 0:13:58There's not much of it because he wasn't on the throne very long.
0:13:58 > 0:14:00Well, it's not because it's rare.
0:14:00 > 0:14:04It's simply because they made robust and very stylish furniture,
0:14:04 > 0:14:07just like this. If we look at the detailing, look at the back there,
0:14:07 > 0:14:11that scrollwork, and have a look at this fan decoration
0:14:11 > 0:14:13on the front here, that's very typical.
0:14:13 > 0:14:16- Now, is it comfortable? - I find it quite comfortable.
0:14:16 > 0:14:18- Shall I sit down? - You can demonstrate.
0:14:18 > 0:14:21Yes. It is actually very comfortable.
0:14:21 > 0:14:25I'm beginning to wonder whether I want to get rid of it.
0:14:25 > 0:14:28- THEY LAUGH - Well, the estimate in the catalogue
0:14:28 > 0:14:31for this would be between £200 and £400.
0:14:31 > 0:14:35- What do you think of that? Is that better than you were thinking?- Yes.
0:14:35 > 0:14:39That was more in the region I thought it was going to be valued at.
0:14:39 > 0:14:43Well, don't get too comfortable. Hopefully we will be selling this.
0:14:43 > 0:14:46Shall we see if we can find anything else? Come on. Off you go.
0:14:49 > 0:14:53Ooh! Yes, you're right, it's very comfortable! Keep looking!
0:14:56 > 0:14:59I have a feeling the settee is going to be pretty popular
0:14:59 > 0:15:04with the bidders, who are always looking for something to sit on comfortably during the auction.
0:15:04 > 0:15:07No rest for us, though. We still have plenty of searching ahead.
0:15:07 > 0:15:10Kate's still working away. In the study,
0:15:10 > 0:15:12she pulls out a pair of framed maps.
0:15:12 > 0:15:15They're copies of originals by Robert Morden,
0:15:15 > 0:15:18a famous British cartographer. They show the British Isles
0:15:18 > 0:15:22and Cumberland. They're collectable, but, being reproductions,
0:15:22 > 0:15:25they're not hugely valuable, so their auction price tag
0:15:25 > 0:15:28is £20 to £30. Now, watch out, Jonty -
0:15:28 > 0:15:30it looks like Sally means business.
0:15:31 > 0:15:34Agh! OK.
0:15:34 > 0:15:38What have we got? Flintlock pistol! Has this been hidden under the bed?
0:15:38 > 0:15:42No. I found it in the study, actually, tucked away in a drawer.
0:15:42 > 0:15:46- An heirloom from my mother's side of the family.- Do you want to sell it?
0:15:46 > 0:15:50Yes, certainly. Yes, I think so. I'm not really into guns.
0:15:50 > 0:15:53Well, a lot of people are when it comes to guns like this,
0:15:53 > 0:15:56cos this is a lovely Flintlock pistol.
0:15:56 > 0:15:59Flintlock pistols first came into being
0:15:59 > 0:16:03around 1610, so really the beginning of the 17th century,
0:16:03 > 0:16:08and it was the firearm of choice from that time
0:16:08 > 0:16:10till the end of the 18th century.
0:16:10 > 0:16:13Do you know how it actually operates?
0:16:13 > 0:16:16Not really. I think you have to fill them with gunpowder or something.
0:16:16 > 0:16:19That's right, and then the lead shot is loaded,
0:16:19 > 0:16:22and here is your ramrod, which you then compact.
0:16:22 > 0:16:25Then you pull the hammer all the way back.
0:16:25 > 0:16:29The trigger is squeezed. Boom, hey presto, you've fired your gun.
0:16:29 > 0:16:33So it's quite a long-winded process, as you can imagine.
0:16:33 > 0:16:37At auction, we're still looking at, what - £100 to £150?
0:16:37 > 0:16:40- Right. That's pretty good.- Yeah.
0:16:40 > 0:16:44- Shall we hunt out more antiques? - I think that's a good idea. Great.
0:16:46 > 0:16:49'I wonder what family heirlooms we'll unearth next
0:16:49 > 0:16:51'from the depths of Sally's pristine home?
0:16:51 > 0:16:53'Do bear in mind there are guidelines in place
0:16:53 > 0:16:57'concerning the buying and selling of firearms at auction,
0:16:57 > 0:17:00'for obvious reasons. Old Flintlock pistols like Sally's
0:17:00 > 0:17:03'are deemed safe and legal to sell, so, fingers crossed,
0:17:03 > 0:17:06'we'll find that there are some militaria collectors
0:17:06 > 0:17:08'at our auction.'
0:17:11 > 0:17:13While the others carry on the search,
0:17:13 > 0:17:15I wanted to ask you about your family history,
0:17:15 > 0:17:20because I understand there's strong political connections. Tell me about that.
0:17:20 > 0:17:22The political involvement that I know about
0:17:22 > 0:17:26goes back to the beginning of the 1900s,
0:17:26 > 0:17:30when my great-great-grandfather was a Liberal MP
0:17:30 > 0:17:33in the Five Towns, Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent,
0:17:33 > 0:17:37the pottery towns. He actually started his career off as a miner.
0:17:37 > 0:17:41That wasn't a particularly pleasant place to work, Stoke-on-Trent.
0:17:41 > 0:17:45- They were working out of the bottle kilns and what have you.- Yes.
0:17:45 > 0:17:48- A lot of them died young, didn't they?- Yes, indeed. Yes.
0:17:48 > 0:17:51- How did it work out from there? - It developed from there
0:17:51 > 0:17:56in that his son, my grandfather, became a Liberal agent,
0:17:56 > 0:17:59then it missed a generation a bit
0:17:59 > 0:18:02because my father, although interested in politics,
0:18:02 > 0:18:05and a Liberal sympathiser throughout his life,
0:18:05 > 0:18:10actually worked in local government, so was not allowed to have any overt political allegiances.
0:18:10 > 0:18:14My mother was a Conservative, so whenever there was a general election
0:18:14 > 0:18:17or even a local election, my father would put his Liberal posters up
0:18:17 > 0:18:22in the living-room window, and as soon as my mother had seen
0:18:22 > 0:18:25that he was safely off to work, she would whip them down again
0:18:25 > 0:18:27- and put up the Tory ones. - Oh, how funny!
0:18:27 > 0:18:30Tell me about the items we've been seeing here today.
0:18:30 > 0:18:34- What side of the family are they from?- Most from my mother's side,
0:18:34 > 0:18:37because my mother was the person in our family
0:18:37 > 0:18:39who was most interested in antiques,
0:18:39 > 0:18:42liked to think she'd got a bit of an eye for them.
0:18:42 > 0:18:44Will you regret selling any of them?
0:18:44 > 0:18:48I don't feel you need to sort of warehouse antiques
0:18:48 > 0:18:52and things that belonged to others. I've got memories of my parents
0:18:52 > 0:18:57and further back, so I'm quite happy to let most of those go,
0:18:57 > 0:18:59and celebrate some of my own memories, if you like.
0:18:59 > 0:19:02I think memories are far more important.
0:19:02 > 0:19:05But if we're going to make memories for you, we better crack the whip
0:19:05 > 0:19:07and go and find Jonty. Come on.
0:19:07 > 0:19:11It's been fascinating to hear about Sally's family history,
0:19:11 > 0:19:14but with time almost up on our day in Hampshire,
0:19:14 > 0:19:19we still need a few more finds if we're going to reach that £800 target.
0:19:19 > 0:19:22Jonty has taken rather a shine to Sally's mahogany desk.
0:19:22 > 0:19:24It is a reproduction, but even so,
0:19:24 > 0:19:28its popular style makes it a very saleable piece.
0:19:28 > 0:19:31The great news is that Sally is happy for it to go,
0:19:31 > 0:19:34as it's been relegated to the spare room for quite some time.
0:19:34 > 0:19:37It joins our list of items heading to auction
0:19:37 > 0:19:39for a very pleasing £200 to £300 estimate.
0:19:39 > 0:19:43And you know what? The desk isn't the last of the family heirlooms.
0:19:43 > 0:19:46Sally has plenty more that she's keen to part with.
0:19:49 > 0:19:52Hello, guys. Do you think this might be worth anything?
0:19:52 > 0:19:56- What have you got there? - This piece is from my father's side of the family.
0:19:56 > 0:20:01I think it must have been bought or acquired by my grandfather,
0:20:01 > 0:20:04who was Liberal agent in the Northeast of England,
0:20:04 > 0:20:07round about the Lloyd George time, I suppose,
0:20:07 > 0:20:09or the 1920s, something like that.
0:20:09 > 0:20:13I've got the British prime minister Lloyd George staring at me.
0:20:13 > 0:20:15- Can I have a look at him? - Course you can, yeah.- Wow!
0:20:15 > 0:20:19This is interesting. All the information's on the underside.
0:20:19 > 0:20:22This is from the Ashtead Pottery in Surrey,
0:20:22 > 0:20:28and it was set up to help ex-servicemen to find employment,
0:20:28 > 0:20:31those ones that were particularly wounded during the Great War.
0:20:31 > 0:20:34There were many of those that survived the Great War.
0:20:34 > 0:20:39So it was a pottery purely for them, but it closed in 1935,
0:20:39 > 0:20:42and they did many different kinds of wares.
0:20:42 > 0:20:45They were very prolific, lots of table wares,
0:20:45 > 0:20:49and commemorative wares just like this. Can we put him to the sale?
0:20:49 > 0:20:52- Oh, definitely, yes.- You don't want to get your hands on it?
0:20:52 > 0:20:54I don't know. It's a bit more interesting
0:20:54 > 0:20:58now I know the background about it, but I think it can probably go.
0:20:58 > 0:21:01It's definitely worth putting into the auction sale.
0:21:01 > 0:21:05- We're looking at £30 to £40. - Yes, OK. That's good.
0:21:05 > 0:21:08Now, you wanted £800 to plug the gap up there, didn't you?
0:21:08 > 0:21:11Yes. Well, the value of everything going to auction
0:21:11 > 0:21:13actually comes to £950.
0:21:13 > 0:21:15Oh, excellent! That's really good.
0:21:15 > 0:21:20So there's £150 more there than you need for the glass window,
0:21:20 > 0:21:23- so that can go towards your holiday. - It could indeed, yes.
0:21:23 > 0:21:27Now, that's what I call a good day's work.
0:21:27 > 0:21:31And we've unearthed a real mix of items to take with us to auction.
0:21:31 > 0:21:34Among the lots that will fund the stained-glass panel are...
0:21:34 > 0:21:37the late-19th-century pole screen.
0:21:37 > 0:21:40We're hoping the detailed carvings will spark plenty of interest
0:21:40 > 0:21:43in the saleroom, and help her to achieve every penny
0:21:43 > 0:21:45of the £100 to £150 estimate.
0:21:45 > 0:21:49The stunning William IV settee, a fine piece of furniture,
0:21:49 > 0:21:53and so comfortable! I wonder if the bidders will keep off it long enough
0:21:53 > 0:21:55for any potential buyers to see it!
0:21:55 > 0:21:59If so, it should breeze through its £200 to £400 price tag.
0:22:00 > 0:22:03And who could forget Sally's Flintlock pistol?
0:22:03 > 0:22:07We hope it will stand out in the saleroom and deliver us a profit.
0:22:07 > 0:22:10Asking price, £100 to £150.
0:22:11 > 0:22:14Still to come on Cash In The Attic, Jonty thinks he knows which bidders
0:22:14 > 0:22:17may have an appetite for our collectables.
0:22:17 > 0:22:21- The other map is of Cumberland, isn't it?- Yes, it is.
0:22:21 > 0:22:24Let's hope lots of people in the room like sausages.
0:22:25 > 0:22:27But are we fighting a losing battle?
0:22:27 > 0:22:31Your bangers have put the mockers on that, I think.
0:22:31 > 0:22:33Find out when the final hammer falls.
0:22:38 > 0:22:42It's been a few weeks since we met cat-lover Sally
0:22:42 > 0:22:45and her daughter Kate. We had a good look through Sally's home
0:22:45 > 0:22:48and we found lots of interesting and varied items
0:22:48 > 0:22:53which we've brought to Martin Pole auction house here in Wokingham in Berkshire.
0:22:53 > 0:22:56Remember, Sally wanted to raise £800 so she that could commission
0:22:56 > 0:23:00a special stained-glass panel for her living room.
0:23:00 > 0:23:03So let's just hope, when the items go under the hammer today,
0:23:03 > 0:23:07that the buyers are ready to smash Jonty's estimates.
0:23:08 > 0:23:12This busy saleroom holds an antiques auction once a month.
0:23:12 > 0:23:15There's a mixture of private buyers and dealers.
0:23:15 > 0:23:19Jonty's arrived early, keen to see what our family's lots are up against.
0:23:19 > 0:23:23Also here are Sally and Kate. It doesn't take them long
0:23:23 > 0:23:26to spot one of their favourite collectables on display.
0:23:26 > 0:23:29There he is, Mr George, all ready and waiting to be sold.
0:23:29 > 0:23:32Without wishing to wanting to cause offence, you're looking bigger
0:23:32 > 0:23:36- than when we saw you last. How is the baby?- One too many cakes.
0:23:36 > 0:23:39No, it's growing nicely, thank you.
0:23:39 > 0:23:42- And how's the panel coming on? - That's pretty well advanced,
0:23:42 > 0:23:44so I look forward to taking possession of that.
0:23:44 > 0:23:48If it's pretty well advanced, there's going to be a bill to pay,
0:23:48 > 0:23:50so shall we go make some money towards it?
0:23:50 > 0:23:53- Come on, then.- Go for it.
0:23:54 > 0:23:57I wonder which will come first - the bill for the window
0:23:57 > 0:24:00or Kate's baby. Either way there's no time to waste,
0:24:00 > 0:24:03as the auctioneer's in position and ready to kick off.
0:24:03 > 0:24:05The first of our lots to go under the hammer
0:24:05 > 0:24:08is the rather splendid mahogany desk.
0:24:10 > 0:24:13Well, it used to be my father's,
0:24:13 > 0:24:17and I was remembering that he wrote the definitive text book
0:24:17 > 0:24:21- on the 1959 Mental Health Act... - Good grief!- ..at that desk.
0:24:21 > 0:24:25And you don't feel like inheriting it, Kate?
0:24:25 > 0:24:28No, I don't think so. It did spend a bit of time at our house,
0:24:28 > 0:24:31but with a modern house it's just a bit too big.
0:24:31 > 0:24:34- What do we want in terms of money? - I've put £200 to £300 on it,
0:24:34 > 0:24:38and it's worth every penny, so let's hope we can get there and some.
0:24:38 > 0:24:43£120 is bid against you. £120. 30.
0:24:43 > 0:24:47- 40. 50. 60. 70. - It's passed the reserve.
0:24:47 > 0:24:4980. 190.
0:24:49 > 0:24:52- Come on, more! - Back of the room, then, and selling,
0:24:52 > 0:24:54- if you're all done. 200. - Oh, excellent.
0:24:54 > 0:24:58220. 220. Still on my left at 220.
0:25:00 > 0:25:02HE BANGS HAMMER Excellent!
0:25:02 > 0:25:04Are you happy? I was hoping for more than that,
0:25:04 > 0:25:07because it's such a lovely desk, but we got there.
0:25:07 > 0:25:11I hoped we wouldn't have to hump the great big thing home again.
0:25:13 > 0:25:16So, mixed feelings about the price for the desk,
0:25:16 > 0:25:18despite it achieving its lower estimate.
0:25:18 > 0:25:22It does prove that there are some furniture buyers in the saleroom,
0:25:22 > 0:25:25which is good news, as it's another substantial piece up next.
0:25:25 > 0:25:29It's the William IV settee, which Sally has decided to protect
0:25:29 > 0:25:31with a £150 reserve.
0:25:33 > 0:25:36- After Jonty described it... - What, in such flowery terms?
0:25:36 > 0:25:39- Yes.- You fell back in love with it? - It's all my fault.
0:25:39 > 0:25:43It is your fault, yes. I grew fonder of it,
0:25:43 > 0:25:47and I certainly wouldn't want to see it go for a very cheap price.
0:25:47 > 0:25:52Good-looking piece. Where may I start here? £150, may I say?
0:25:52 > 0:25:56- 150 is bid. Thank you. At 150. - It's sold.- Oh, that's good.
0:25:56 > 0:25:59- Maiden bid. Is there any further? At £150.- Come on. Bit more.
0:25:59 > 0:26:01Surely... 160. Thank you.
0:26:01 > 0:26:04170. 180.
0:26:04 > 0:26:07190. £190. My original bidder at 190.
0:26:07 > 0:26:09He's squeezing it up, you see.
0:26:09 > 0:26:11190, then...
0:26:11 > 0:26:14- Thank you. - HE GROANS
0:26:14 > 0:26:16How do you feel about that?
0:26:16 > 0:26:19Well, I'd like it to have fetched more than that, really,
0:26:19 > 0:26:23- but there you go. - It did fetch more than the reserve,
0:26:23 > 0:26:26so in that respect he's done his job.
0:26:26 > 0:26:28It's £10 less than the lower estimate.
0:26:28 > 0:26:31£10 to my lowest estimate, and I put 200 to 400,
0:26:31 > 0:26:33so it hurts a bit, doesn't it? It does.
0:26:33 > 0:26:36- You should've put the reserve up. - I should have.
0:26:36 > 0:26:38THEY LAUGH
0:26:38 > 0:26:41Thanks for those words of wisdom, Kate,
0:26:41 > 0:26:44although perhaps a little too late. This is our second sale
0:26:44 > 0:26:48to fall short of our expectations. Will the performance of our next lot
0:26:48 > 0:26:51put the smiles back on our faces?
0:26:51 > 0:26:54It's the family's 19th-century pole screen.
0:26:54 > 0:26:58It's got a £100 reserve. The auction house think it's worthy of a photo.
0:26:58 > 0:27:01There it is. So that's nice to see, isn't it?
0:27:01 > 0:27:04- We won't need that, though.- Exactly.
0:27:04 > 0:27:06Pretty little Victorian pole screen.
0:27:06 > 0:27:09Where may I start, please?
0:27:09 > 0:27:13- 100 for it? 80 if you like.- Oh, no!
0:27:13 > 0:27:17There's 80 at the back of the room. Thank you. £80 bid. And five.
0:27:17 > 0:27:20- Thank you.- 90. And five. 100.
0:27:20 > 0:27:22There's ten.
0:27:22 > 0:27:2520. 30. 140.
0:27:25 > 0:27:28140 at the back. 140.
0:27:28 > 0:27:32£140, then, the back of the room. If you're all done at 140...
0:27:33 > 0:27:35- Perfect.- 140.
0:27:35 > 0:27:38- Good!- You happy with that? - It's getting better.
0:27:38 > 0:27:41- It's going in the right direction. - They are.
0:27:42 > 0:27:46That's more like it! Just £10 shy of Jonty's top estimate.
0:27:46 > 0:27:49A few more results like that would be most welcome.
0:27:49 > 0:27:51Kate found our next lot in the study.
0:27:51 > 0:27:55It's the pair of maps. They're early prints of originals
0:27:55 > 0:27:58by the famous British cartographer Robert Morden.
0:28:00 > 0:28:02So, where did you get those maps from?
0:28:02 > 0:28:06I think we bought those when I was with my parents,
0:28:06 > 0:28:10when we went on holiday somewhere, possibly a holiday to Scotland.
0:28:10 > 0:28:13Was that so you could find your way home again?
0:28:13 > 0:28:15Probably.
0:28:15 > 0:28:18I've always felt I've not really displayed it very much,
0:28:18 > 0:28:21because you have to display it with Great Britain on its side,
0:28:21 > 0:28:24- and I find that rather disorientating.- Yes.
0:28:24 > 0:28:27It's funny, maps like that on their side. It completely throws you.
0:28:27 > 0:28:31Quite extraordinary. And the other map is of Cumberland.
0:28:31 > 0:28:34- Yes.- Let's hope there's lots of people in the room
0:28:34 > 0:28:37- that like sausages. - THEY LAUGH
0:28:37 > 0:28:40Now, framed and glazed early map,
0:28:40 > 0:28:43British Isles, after Robert Morden,
0:28:43 > 0:28:46another of the county of Cumberland.
0:28:46 > 0:28:48He didn't mention sausages.
0:28:48 > 0:28:51Two of the lots on 165. May I say £20, please?
0:28:51 > 0:28:54- £20?- Outrageous!- Oh, come on!
0:28:54 > 0:28:5515, if you like.
0:28:55 > 0:28:58£10. I don't mind. Nobody wants it?
0:28:58 > 0:29:02There's ten. Ten is bid. Thank you. Any further?
0:29:02 > 0:29:04At £10 only. I think I shall sell at ten.
0:29:04 > 0:29:06I'll have them back.
0:29:08 > 0:29:09Thank you. 528.
0:29:09 > 0:29:13Your bangers have put the mockers on that, I think!
0:29:13 > 0:29:15Oh, dear, that really is disappointing.
0:29:15 > 0:29:19With so little interest, the maps only just found their way
0:29:19 > 0:29:22out of the saleroom. Will our pair of Victorian prints
0:29:22 > 0:29:24fare any better? Jonty's a fan.
0:29:24 > 0:29:27Let's hope he's not alone in his admiration.
0:29:30 > 0:29:32- You like these, don't you? - They're really unusual.
0:29:32 > 0:29:35- Very unusual.- You think so? - I think they're a lot of fun.
0:29:35 > 0:29:39- Where were they from?- I think they were my mother's mother's,
0:29:39 > 0:29:43as in my grandmother, and I think I can remember seeing them
0:29:43 > 0:29:46- on the walls in her house. - They're almost like caricatures,
0:29:46 > 0:29:52halfway between a cartoon and real life. Not quite sure.
0:29:52 > 0:29:55You might have liked them, but you've only put £40 to £60 on them.
0:29:55 > 0:29:59Well, they're fun, but not definitely high value.
0:29:59 > 0:30:02That's the great thing about being in this business.
0:30:02 > 0:30:04Certain items aren't necessarily expensive,
0:30:04 > 0:30:06to get a lot of enjoyment out of them.
0:30:06 > 0:30:09Interest on the books. Starts with me at £20.
0:30:09 > 0:30:1220 is bid. 22, thank you. And five.
0:30:12 > 0:30:1525. 28.
0:30:15 > 0:30:18- 30.- Come on! - It's here at 30 against you all.
0:30:18 > 0:30:20I shall sell at 30 if there's no further.
0:30:20 > 0:30:23- Little bit more? - At £30, then, if we're done.
0:30:24 > 0:30:26- Oh, dear. - £30. You're quite happy with that,
0:30:26 > 0:30:29because you don't particularly like them.
0:30:29 > 0:30:32- That was within estimate. - No. I put £40 to £60.
0:30:32 > 0:30:34- Oh, did you really? - It was just under.
0:30:34 > 0:30:36Oh, I'm disappointed now, then.
0:30:38 > 0:30:41There were a few bidders who shared Jonty's enthusiasm
0:30:41 > 0:30:44for the prints, unfortunately not enough to reach his lower estimate.
0:30:44 > 0:30:47Still, Sally's not going to miss them,
0:30:47 > 0:30:49and it's another much-needed addition
0:30:49 > 0:30:51to our slowly growing fund.
0:30:51 > 0:30:54Let's see if we can finish off the first half of the sale
0:30:54 > 0:30:57on a real high. It's the shiny copper coal scuttle,
0:30:57 > 0:31:01with its all-important matching scoop.
0:31:01 > 0:31:04OK, we've got £30 to £50 on it. Are you happy with that,
0:31:04 > 0:31:07- or have you put a reserve on this? - No.
0:31:07 > 0:31:10It would be nice to get a bit more after all those hours I spent
0:31:10 > 0:31:13- polishing it to make it look nice. - Yes. OK.
0:31:13 > 0:31:16That is a bit of a problem with a lot like this.
0:31:16 > 0:31:18People don't like polishing any more.
0:31:18 > 0:31:21You don't have to clean it ever again if we sell it.
0:31:21 > 0:31:24- Let's see if we can get it. - Er, £30 to start, please.
0:31:24 > 0:31:26- Come on.- Bit more.
0:31:27 > 0:31:3020 if you like. I don't mind. All over the place. There's 20.
0:31:30 > 0:31:33Two with the lady. Five now. 28. 30.
0:31:33 > 0:31:37- 32.- Bit more. - With the lady on the aisle at 32.
0:31:37 > 0:31:39If you're all done, I'll sell it at 32.
0:31:39 > 0:31:41- Yes.- 513.
0:31:41 > 0:31:44- 32.- £32. Right.
0:31:44 > 0:31:46We've still got quite a lot of items to sell,
0:31:46 > 0:31:50but quite a break before we do that. You don't look very confident
0:31:50 > 0:31:53- about how much we've made so far. - Oh, well, some and some.
0:31:53 > 0:31:56- Bit of a mixed bag, isn't it? - Well, your target's £800.
0:31:56 > 0:32:00We're at the halfway stage, and you've made £622!
0:32:00 > 0:32:04Oh, that's good, isn't it? Yes, that's not too bad at all.
0:32:04 > 0:32:07Jonty, there's something you wanted to have a look at.
0:32:07 > 0:32:10- I think we'll go and have a sit down, and baby too.- Yep.
0:32:12 > 0:32:14Well, that news has cheered us all up.
0:32:14 > 0:32:17Not only is our target very much in sight,
0:32:17 > 0:32:20but, with some interesting lots still to sell,
0:32:20 > 0:32:23it's looking very achievable. If, like Sally,
0:32:23 > 0:32:25you're thinking of heading to auction,
0:32:25 > 0:32:30do remember that fees such as commission and other charges will be added to your bill.
0:32:30 > 0:32:35Please check the details with the auction house first to avoid any unwelcome surprises.
0:32:36 > 0:32:39Now, what's the item of interest that's got Jonty's attention
0:32:39 > 0:32:42in today's sale?
0:32:42 > 0:32:45I sometimes like a little gamble, a little flutter in an auction room,
0:32:45 > 0:32:48and I often have a look at items like this
0:32:48 > 0:32:51and think, "Shall I, shan't I? Not quite sure."
0:32:51 > 0:32:54This little fella here is known as a slot machine.
0:32:54 > 0:32:57It's also known as a fruit machine and a one-arm bandit,
0:32:57 > 0:33:01and it was first invented in America in 1895
0:33:01 > 0:33:05by a car mechanic in San Francisco known as Charles Fey,
0:33:05 > 0:33:09and his first machine was called the Liberty Bell.
0:33:09 > 0:33:13Fey was very clever, insofar that he did a 50-50 split
0:33:13 > 0:33:16with all the profits with all the gambling halls,
0:33:16 > 0:33:18the pubs and clubs that he lent his machines to,
0:33:18 > 0:33:21and as a consequence, people wanted to copy him,
0:33:21 > 0:33:26and in 1907, a Herbert Mills invented his machine,
0:33:26 > 0:33:30which was a copy of the Liberty Bell known as the Original Bell,
0:33:30 > 0:33:35and Mills still produce machines like this today.
0:33:35 > 0:33:37This is a relatively contemporary machine.
0:33:37 > 0:33:41I suppose it's copying those 1930s, 1950s,
0:33:41 > 0:33:46very iconic machines, but I suspect that this is a lot later than that,
0:33:46 > 0:33:50maybe 1970s, 1980s, that sort of date.
0:33:50 > 0:33:52Now, are these popular in auction rooms?
0:33:52 > 0:33:55Are they collectable? Are they saleable? Of course they are.
0:33:55 > 0:33:58People are always looking for novelty items
0:33:58 > 0:34:00to have in their homes. So what's it worth?
0:34:00 > 0:34:03Here on the ticket, it's got the estimate of £200 to £300.
0:34:03 > 0:34:07It's going to be a gamble, seeing if it's going to make that price.
0:34:07 > 0:34:11When the slot machine takes its turn in front of the room,
0:34:11 > 0:34:14- it sells... - 180. Here we are, on the right.
0:34:14 > 0:34:16Selling if you're done.
0:34:16 > 0:34:20..just short of its estimate. Still, it proves the popularity
0:34:20 > 0:34:23of Charles Fey's iconic invention lives on.
0:34:23 > 0:34:27We have very high hopes of achieving every one of our estimates
0:34:27 > 0:34:31in the second half of the sale. The next family heirloom
0:34:31 > 0:34:34under the hammer is the telescope, which, as the catalogue states,
0:34:34 > 0:34:38is now missing its eyepiece cover. It was sadly lost in transit.
0:34:40 > 0:34:44Is that going to make any difference as far as you're concerned, Jonty?
0:34:44 > 0:34:47It might do. It's still a very decorative object.
0:34:47 > 0:34:51This is a very good place to sell, this part of the world, so I hope it'll get there.
0:34:51 > 0:34:55Now, early-19th-century three-drawer brass telescope.
0:34:55 > 0:35:00Eyepiece slide cover is missing, so the lot is as viewed.
0:35:00 > 0:35:03I can start the bidding here at £25 against you.
0:35:03 > 0:35:06Is there any advance? At £25.
0:35:06 > 0:35:0925. 28. Thank you. 30 here.
0:35:09 > 0:35:12- 32. 35.- Come on, come on.- 38.
0:35:12 > 0:35:15Takes me out. £38. It's on the aisle.
0:35:15 > 0:35:1738.
0:35:17 > 0:35:20- £38.- Oh!
0:35:20 > 0:35:22- Happy with that?- £2 below estimate.
0:35:22 > 0:35:24THEY LAUGH
0:35:24 > 0:35:27- Well, it's not too bad, is it? - No, not too bad.
0:35:27 > 0:35:32Considering the missing part, I think that's a respectable result,
0:35:32 > 0:35:36and we were so close to achieving Jonty's lower estimate.
0:35:36 > 0:35:39Nothing missing with our next lot. It's the banjo barometer,
0:35:39 > 0:35:43which comes complete with a £100 reserve.
0:35:43 > 0:35:46Now, I remember from all the different barometers we've seen
0:35:46 > 0:35:50over the years, these ones with the small convex mirrors
0:35:50 > 0:35:54are quite popular, because you don't see those mirrors on all of them.
0:35:54 > 0:35:56It's just a nice little decorative touch to them,
0:35:56 > 0:35:59and when people are looking at barometers,
0:35:59 > 0:36:01often you will have a choice, so if you're a dealer
0:36:01 > 0:36:05and you're trying to sell, you're just looking for something
0:36:05 > 0:36:08with a touch of the unusual, and this might make the difference.
0:36:08 > 0:36:11- OK, here we go. - May I say £80 to start, please?
0:36:11 > 0:36:1480 for it.
0:36:14 > 0:36:1960 if you will. I don't mind. On the right I'm bid 60. Five in the front.
0:36:19 > 0:36:22- 70. Five.- Five.- 80. Five.
0:36:22 > 0:36:2490. Five.
0:36:24 > 0:36:27100. And ten. 120.
0:36:27 > 0:36:29130. 140.
0:36:29 > 0:36:31140, to the right.
0:36:32 > 0:36:35Selling at 140, then, if you're done.
0:36:35 > 0:36:37- 140.- Oh, that's not bad.
0:36:37 > 0:36:41It's £10 under the high estimate, so it's pretty good, I think.
0:36:41 > 0:36:43That's much more like it.
0:36:43 > 0:36:46We've yet to exceed any of Jonty's top estimates today,
0:36:46 > 0:36:49but we're edging ever closer to doing so.
0:36:49 > 0:36:51Maybe our next lot could be the one.
0:36:51 > 0:36:54It's the once-exclusive Copeland Spode meat platters.
0:36:57 > 0:37:00Did you ever bring them out to serve Christmas lunch?
0:37:00 > 0:37:04Yes. We used them for turkey, Christmas turkey, a few times.
0:37:04 > 0:37:07- Yes, we did.- You might be using them again, of course,
0:37:07 > 0:37:10if they don't sell. Let's see what happens.
0:37:10 > 0:37:12I have to say, in pristine condition.
0:37:12 > 0:37:15They look, er... Scarcely been out of the box.
0:37:15 > 0:37:18Interest here. I will start the bidding at £40.
0:37:18 > 0:37:22- Straight in at 40. - Any further? A maiden bid of £40.
0:37:22 > 0:37:26- My mum thought they were worth about 500 quid.- Bless her! Did she?
0:37:26 > 0:37:29- Are we all done? £40.- Oh, come on!
0:37:29 > 0:37:32- They went for 40?- £40, I'm afraid.
0:37:32 > 0:37:34Oh, it's a bit sad. Never mind.
0:37:34 > 0:37:37- At least I had some use out of them. - You did!
0:37:37 > 0:37:40Well, thank goodness for the commission bid!
0:37:40 > 0:37:42In spite of the auctioneer's best efforts,
0:37:42 > 0:37:46the meat platters failed to gain any further interest.
0:37:46 > 0:37:50Today's sale is proving to be very unpredictable.
0:37:50 > 0:37:52It's anyone's guess how a character jug
0:37:52 > 0:37:55of the UK's first Welsh prime minister will fare
0:37:55 > 0:37:59here in Berkshire. We're looking for £30 to £40 for it.
0:38:00 > 0:38:04- Are you going to be sad to see this one go?- Not really, no.
0:38:04 > 0:38:07David Lloyd George is probably not my favourite politician.
0:38:07 > 0:38:10Well, there are a few to choose from now, aren't there?
0:38:10 > 0:38:12There are indeed, yes.
0:38:12 > 0:38:17Interesting lot, this. Start the bidding here with me at £50 against you.
0:38:17 > 0:38:21- Is there any further? At 50 now. Against you all.- That's good.
0:38:21 > 0:38:25At five. Thank you. 60 here. 60 I have.
0:38:25 > 0:38:29- Are you all done at 60? - It's slow, isn't it? Come on.
0:38:29 > 0:38:32£60. I think I'll have to sell it at 60.
0:38:32 > 0:38:34All done? Thank you.
0:38:34 > 0:38:37Well, Sally, the jug might have created a bit more interest
0:38:37 > 0:38:41in the room, but it did at least exceed Jonty's top estimate.
0:38:41 > 0:38:46'I think that's a terrific result for such a specialist piece.'
0:38:46 > 0:38:48More neat collectables now, with Sally's assortment
0:38:48 > 0:38:50of antique hunting essentials.
0:38:50 > 0:38:53These include a gunpowder flask and a hip flask.
0:38:55 > 0:38:57- Where were these from? - Great-great grandfather,
0:38:57 > 0:39:00- something like that. - So definitely antique.
0:39:00 > 0:39:02- With a pistol.- Ever used?
0:39:02 > 0:39:05- No.- But it could be, Jonty.
0:39:05 > 0:39:09- Always a first time for everything. - Unless you get your estimate right.
0:39:09 > 0:39:13Nice little lot. £30 is bid against you.
0:39:13 > 0:39:16- Come on!- At 30.
0:39:16 > 0:39:1932. Thank you. 35. 38. 40.
0:39:19 > 0:39:23- 42.- It's going up.- It is, yes.
0:39:23 > 0:39:2545, new place. 48.
0:39:25 > 0:39:2850. £50. Front row here.
0:39:28 > 0:39:31Are you all done at 50?
0:39:31 > 0:39:34Oh, £50. That's all right.
0:39:34 > 0:39:38The estimate was 50 to 75. We got in there at 50.
0:39:38 > 0:39:42So everyone's a winner. But will the new owner of the powder flasks
0:39:42 > 0:39:45need an antique pistol to go with their purchase?
0:39:45 > 0:39:48If so, this could be their lucky day.
0:39:49 > 0:39:53It's one of our star items now. It's the Flintlock pistol.
0:39:53 > 0:39:57I'm hoping that we're going to get a good sale out of this one.
0:39:57 > 0:40:00I've put £100 to £150, but I'm quietly confident
0:40:00 > 0:40:04we should be able to go above that, but it's all a question of who's in the room.
0:40:04 > 0:40:08A lot of interest here on the book. I can start the bidding, £240.
0:40:08 > 0:40:12260, thank you. 280 here. 280.
0:40:12 > 0:40:15- 280!- Any further? 300 in the front.
0:40:15 > 0:40:17- Oh, lovely.- 320 with me. 340.
0:40:17 > 0:40:20Takes me out. It's £340.
0:40:20 > 0:40:23- 360, new place.- Wow!
0:40:23 > 0:40:25- 380.- That's great.- 380 here.
0:40:27 > 0:40:28- Hey!- 380!- 380!
0:40:28 > 0:40:31We did have the right buyers in the room.
0:40:31 > 0:40:32That's fantastic, isn't it?
0:40:32 > 0:40:36That's well over double Jonty's top estimate.
0:40:36 > 0:40:40It's the perfect way to finish off what's been quite a day at auction.
0:40:40 > 0:40:43So, just how much have we raised overall?
0:40:44 > 0:40:48So, bearing in mind that we wanted to raise £800,
0:40:48 > 0:40:51- do you think we've done that? - Er... Fingers crossed!
0:40:51 > 0:40:54- What about you, Kate? - Yeah. I hope so.
0:40:54 > 0:40:56OK. Would you be really pleased, then,
0:40:56 > 0:41:00- if I told you that we'd made £1,330? - Yes, definitely!
0:41:00 > 0:41:05- Great, then, because that's exactly how much you have made.- Oh!
0:41:05 > 0:41:07- Did you enjoy it as well, Kate? - Yeah, it was good fun.
0:41:07 > 0:41:10- Would you go to auction again? - I think so, yeah.
0:41:10 > 0:41:13- Quite addictive. - THEY LAUGH
0:41:18 > 0:41:22After what turned out to be such a terrific result,
0:41:22 > 0:41:24Sally has wasted no time in settling payment
0:41:24 > 0:41:27for the now-finished stained-glass panel.
0:41:27 > 0:41:29The day has come for the hole in the wall
0:41:29 > 0:41:31to become a feature at last.
0:41:31 > 0:41:36Sally designed the window herself, being a passionate birdwatcher.
0:41:36 > 0:41:38It's perhaps no surprise that she would choose
0:41:38 > 0:41:42her favourite visitor to the garden, the green woodpecker.
0:41:43 > 0:41:46Well, it went much more smoothly than I expected, really.
0:41:46 > 0:41:49He'd obviously done a good, professional job
0:41:49 > 0:41:53with the measurements. The only time I was a little bit nervous
0:41:53 > 0:41:55was when he was hammering.
0:41:57 > 0:42:01I think it looks absolutely stunning. I'm really delighted with it.
0:42:01 > 0:42:05I love the vibrant colours and the way the light shines through them.
0:42:05 > 0:42:08I think there's going to be a lot of gazing gormlessly
0:42:08 > 0:42:11with a great smile on my face.
0:42:14 > 0:42:17Well, that stained-glass panel looks fantastic,
0:42:17 > 0:42:20and how nice to see an original piece of art like that!
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