0:00:02 > 0:00:03Welcome to Cash In The Attic,
0:00:03 > 0:00:05the show that searches out all those hidden treasures
0:00:05 > 0:00:08around your home and then we sell them at auction.
0:00:08 > 0:00:10Today, I'm going to be meeting a lady who's hoping
0:00:10 > 0:00:14that in her case, it will be out with the old and in with the new
0:00:14 > 0:00:18and we'll be learning more about her very colourful showbiz past.
0:00:38 > 0:00:40Today on Cash In The Attic,
0:00:40 > 0:00:43we struggle to keep our expert satisfied...
0:00:43 > 0:00:45John, I've found something here.
0:00:45 > 0:00:48For a minute, I thought it was something nice to go in this tumbler.
0:00:48 > 0:00:52It's all going a bit Upstairs Downstairs...
0:00:52 > 0:00:56I could see myself in the Edwardian days, pouring tea for my neighbours.
0:00:56 > 0:00:59- Absolutely, but we haven't got time for that. It's- tea bags. Exactly.
0:00:59 > 0:01:03Come auction day, the phrase I never like to hear...
0:01:03 > 0:01:07We'll finish up owing this auction house money!
0:01:07 > 0:01:10Be there when the hammer falls.
0:01:10 > 0:01:14I'm on my way to meet Jeannie Stevens and her son Mark.
0:01:14 > 0:01:16They've called in the Cash In The Attic team to give them
0:01:16 > 0:01:19a little bit of help with a big change to the family home.
0:01:19 > 0:01:23Essex-born Jeannie has led a fascinating life,
0:01:23 > 0:01:25steeped in music and show business.
0:01:25 > 0:01:29In her cabaret career, she's appeared alongside
0:01:29 > 0:01:32dozens of famous faces at some of London's starriest clubs.
0:01:32 > 0:01:35But it's all changed now, Jeannie is retired
0:01:35 > 0:01:38and leaving her beloved house
0:01:38 > 0:01:42where she and her late husband George brought up their son Mark.
0:01:42 > 0:01:46It's staying in the family though. As mum moves out to a new flat,
0:01:46 > 0:01:48Mark's moving in.
0:01:48 > 0:01:52He has some grand plans for his childhood home.
0:01:52 > 0:01:54We have grand plans too to help this talented lady
0:01:54 > 0:01:57find a host of antiques and collectables to sell at auction.
0:02:00 > 0:02:04- Morning!- Good morning. - You must be Jeannie.- I am, yes.
0:02:04 > 0:02:06- You must be Mark.- Yes. - Very nice to meet you.
0:02:06 > 0:02:09This is your expert, John Cameron.
0:02:09 > 0:02:11Jeannie, I'm noticing the house is rather empty.
0:02:11 > 0:02:13Am I going to have my work cut out?
0:02:13 > 0:02:16Yes. We need furniture.
0:02:16 > 0:02:18OK. Are you happy for John to have a look round?
0:02:18 > 0:02:21- Sure, absolutely.- There you go. See what you can find.
0:02:21 > 0:02:23Not much to steal!
0:02:23 > 0:02:26You've called in Cash In The Attic so what do you want us to do?
0:02:26 > 0:02:31I would like to refurbish my home, my new home, the flat.
0:02:31 > 0:02:34I haven't got a lot of room there but I need some nice furniture.
0:02:34 > 0:02:36My old furniture won't fit in there. It's too big.
0:02:36 > 0:02:39OK. What sort of figure do you have in mind?
0:02:39 > 0:02:43Roughly 700, 750. Something like that would do nicely.
0:02:43 > 0:02:46Shall we go and see if John's done his job and found anything we can sell?
0:02:46 > 0:02:48- Come on then.- Lovely.
0:02:51 > 0:02:54Like many others of its age, this house has been given
0:02:54 > 0:02:56lots of extensions and additions over the years.
0:02:56 > 0:02:57A bit like our expert who,
0:02:57 > 0:03:00with more than 20 years' experience in the antiques trade,
0:03:00 > 0:03:05has soon put his hands on a likely sale piece.
0:03:05 > 0:03:10Ah, John, you've found something already for us to look at?
0:03:10 > 0:03:14I have. It's a lovely Coalport, bone china breakfast tea for two,
0:03:14 > 0:03:18- or coffee for two, actually. - Exactly.- Where did this come from?
0:03:18 > 0:03:20This came from a friend of mine who sold a lot of china.
0:03:20 > 0:03:23I went there one day, saw that, fell in love with it,
0:03:23 > 0:03:25saw it was by David Shilling
0:03:25 > 0:03:27and I thought, that sounds an interesting name.
0:03:27 > 0:03:28I remember that name.
0:03:28 > 0:03:32Of course. And it is a lovely, lovely pattern. I've not seen this before.
0:03:32 > 0:03:35You two obviously know about David Shilling.
0:03:35 > 0:03:39- Hats, I'm thinking.- Of course. Gertrude, his mother.
0:03:39 > 0:03:40Yes, absolutely!
0:03:40 > 0:03:42And I think the Guinness Book of Records
0:03:42 > 0:03:44has him listed as having designed
0:03:44 > 0:03:47the most expensive hat of the 20th century...
0:03:47 > 0:03:50- Really?!- ..which was diamond-encrusted.- Really?!
0:03:50 > 0:03:55Here he's designed this rather nice bone china coffee set
0:03:55 > 0:03:58which is great. It's made by Coalport, a factory set up
0:03:58 > 0:04:01by John Rose in the 1790s.
0:04:01 > 0:04:03They are synonymous with bone china.
0:04:03 > 0:04:07For years and years, English manufacturers had struggled
0:04:07 > 0:04:10to try and make true, hard-paste porcelain.
0:04:10 > 0:04:12Somebody introduced the calcined bones,
0:04:12 > 0:04:16ground calcined bones to the clay
0:04:16 > 0:04:20and it produced this beautiful, white, translucent body.
0:04:20 > 0:04:24Bone china is something that is associated with England.
0:04:24 > 0:04:26None of the European factories made it. Well, I love it.
0:04:26 > 0:04:30There we are. Breakfast for two. This is a honeymoon set, isn't it?
0:04:30 > 0:04:32Awww, yes! It takes me back.
0:04:32 > 0:04:34What about you, love?
0:04:34 > 0:04:36I haven't had time for breakfast.
0:04:36 > 0:04:38I'm just trying to imagine what it might be like!
0:04:38 > 0:04:41I guess it's got honeymoon value?
0:04:41 > 0:04:44Well, in auction today, I'd put an estimate on that
0:04:44 > 0:04:45of about £40 to £60.
0:04:45 > 0:04:48- Does that sound good enough? - It sounds good to me.
0:04:48 > 0:04:52A modest but useful start to the rummage
0:04:52 > 0:04:55and I would say a very fair price for that stylish coffee set.
0:04:55 > 0:04:57Our search is slightly unusual today,
0:04:57 > 0:05:01as Jeannie's belongings are in the process of being packed away.
0:05:01 > 0:05:03It means we'll have to dig deeper
0:05:03 > 0:05:06to unearth the best pieces to take to auction.
0:05:06 > 0:05:09'I'm upstairs and I've found a charming little statue.
0:05:09 > 0:05:13'This clown is keeping his dog entertained by playing a concertina.
0:05:13 > 0:05:17'The piece was made by the Spanish firm of Lladro
0:05:17 > 0:05:20'and Jeannie bought it while on holiday in Majorca.'
0:05:21 > 0:05:23As far back as the 1950s,
0:05:23 > 0:05:27Lladro products were famous for their pale, creamy finishes.
0:05:27 > 0:05:30We often see them at auction going for respectable prices.
0:05:30 > 0:05:32Taking into account their charming expressions,
0:05:32 > 0:05:35John values them at £20 to £30.
0:05:38 > 0:05:40Hello, Mark.
0:05:40 > 0:05:42- Hi.- Have you found us something for auction
0:05:42 > 0:05:46- or is this something you're going to take?- No, we're not taking this.
0:05:46 > 0:05:47So where did it come from?
0:05:47 > 0:05:50It came from my Uncle Jim.
0:05:50 > 0:05:51Got it from an auction house
0:05:51 > 0:05:54and gave it to my mother about 15 years ago.
0:05:54 > 0:05:56It's not one you want to give house room to?
0:05:56 > 0:05:59It's probably a bit too big for mum's flat.
0:05:59 > 0:06:02And for us, no, it's not what we would have.
0:06:02 > 0:06:04- Too old-looking? - Just a little bit, yes.
0:06:04 > 0:06:08It's a reproduction piece. A lot of reproduction furniture now, you can't sell it.
0:06:08 > 0:06:10Some auction houses won't even accept it.
0:06:10 > 0:06:12Not because they don't like it
0:06:12 > 0:06:15but because they don't have a market, no demand for it.
0:06:15 > 0:06:18But I like it, for a couple of reasons.
0:06:18 > 0:06:22It's trying to be several different things.
0:06:22 > 0:06:25It's a walnut chest on chest which is a piece of furniture
0:06:25 > 0:06:28we start seeing at the beginning of the 18th century,
0:06:28 > 0:06:30around the late Queen Anne period, early George I.
0:06:30 > 0:06:34But they were wide, they were big things that you get in the bedroom.
0:06:34 > 0:06:37It looks almost like a Wellington chest which is a narrow piece
0:06:37 > 0:06:40that you start seeing at the beginning of the 19th century
0:06:40 > 0:06:42around the late Georgian period.
0:06:42 > 0:06:47But the little Queen Anne feet on there, those squat Queen Anne feet,
0:06:47 > 0:06:51again, that's the sort of thing you would see on the early Georgian furniture.
0:06:51 > 0:06:54A bit of a mismatch. The handles are similar to the style
0:06:54 > 0:06:57you would see in the early Georgian period, the early 1700s.
0:06:57 > 0:07:02- I still haven't sold it to you yet? - No, you haven't, I'm afraid.
0:07:02 > 0:07:05It features some nice things. If you have a look down here,
0:07:05 > 0:07:09you've got these nice burr walnut panels in here which are mirrored.
0:07:09 > 0:07:10- Can you see that?- Oh, yeah!
0:07:10 > 0:07:13How they do that...Take a piece of wood, a sliver of wood,
0:07:13 > 0:07:15with a nice thick grain in it, they slice it through
0:07:15 > 0:07:18and open it up like a butterfly painting.
0:07:18 > 0:07:21If you look down the drawers, that 's actually been mirrored
0:07:21 > 0:07:23all the way down, you get that echo down the drawers.
0:07:23 > 0:07:27It's a nice sign of quality. 1950s or '60s, I would have said.
0:07:27 > 0:07:29Normally, you wouldn't take this piece to auction,
0:07:29 > 0:07:31- but it's a good colour...- Yes.
0:07:31 > 0:07:33..nice condition, nice proportions,
0:07:33 > 0:07:35a little functional piece of furniture.
0:07:35 > 0:07:37So I'm going to say, let's take it
0:07:37 > 0:07:39and let's put £50 to £100 on it.
0:07:39 > 0:07:42Not bad for a piece of reproduction furniture
0:07:42 > 0:07:45and another £50 in the pot for us.
0:07:45 > 0:07:49We'll see just how well that cabinet does
0:07:49 > 0:07:50when it goes to auction.
0:07:52 > 0:07:56Will the bidders recognise a bargain when they see one?
0:07:58 > 0:08:00Keeping busy in Essex,
0:08:00 > 0:08:03John spots these two canteens of silver-plated cutlery.
0:08:03 > 0:08:06Made in Sheffield by Smith Seymour Limited,
0:08:06 > 0:08:08they were wedding presents to Jeannie.
0:08:08 > 0:08:12Sheffield plating was the very first kind of silver plating,
0:08:12 > 0:08:15but from the mid-19th century, it was replaced by a new process
0:08:15 > 0:08:20known as EPNS or electro-plated nickel silver.
0:08:20 > 0:08:24It's this mark which distinguishes the silver plate from the real thing.
0:08:24 > 0:08:28There's usually a market for sets like this so let's hope they sell
0:08:28 > 0:08:31with an elegant £60 to £80 price tag.
0:08:33 > 0:08:35- Jeannie?- Yes.
0:08:35 > 0:08:38- You've got some very famous people in these pictures, haven't you?- Yes.
0:08:38 > 0:08:41That looks like...
0:08:41 > 0:08:44- Des O'Connor.- It is. - He probably won't thank me for this,
0:08:44 > 0:08:48but actually, he looks younger now than he does in that shot!
0:08:48 > 0:08:52- Who's this up here? Very famous! - That's Geoff Hurst and Bobby Moore.
0:08:52 > 0:08:54This looks like it was taken
0:08:54 > 0:08:59around the time of the famous 1966 World Cup victory for England.
0:08:59 > 0:09:01It was. They were celebrating that night, actually.
0:09:01 > 0:09:04- You must have sung at some very A-list clubs?- Yes.
0:09:04 > 0:09:09Well, the Astor, Churchill's, Jack of Clubs.
0:09:09 > 0:09:10Ooh, I've forgotten some...
0:09:10 > 0:09:13The Embassy Club. Lots of lovely clubs.
0:09:13 > 0:09:15All the London clubs, basically.
0:09:15 > 0:09:17How did you get into doing this?
0:09:17 > 0:09:20My mother sent me to dancing classes and, as I grew older,
0:09:20 > 0:09:22I was more interested in singing than dancing.
0:09:22 > 0:09:24So I had a wonderful dance teacher
0:09:24 > 0:09:27and she used to put on local shows and one thing and another.
0:09:27 > 0:09:30She eventually got us into pantomime at the age of 12
0:09:30 > 0:09:34and I took up singing more from then on in.
0:09:34 > 0:09:37In my teens, I started to do a bit of cabaret work,
0:09:37 > 0:09:40singing with bands, jazz bands, and things like that.
0:09:40 > 0:09:44What was it like in the days when you were singing?
0:09:44 > 0:09:46It was very glamorous, of course.
0:09:46 > 0:09:48Well, front stage, it was very glamorous!
0:09:48 > 0:09:50Backstage, very grotty, quite honestly.
0:09:50 > 0:09:55But they were good days. I loved them, I loved every moment.
0:09:55 > 0:09:57So when did you stop singing and why?
0:09:57 > 0:10:02Well, I suppose...I eased off, shall we say,
0:10:02 > 0:10:05when Mark was born, when my son was born.
0:10:05 > 0:10:10But when he was born, I used to take him with me in the carrycot
0:10:10 > 0:10:14and he'd be in the dressing room, other people making a fuss of him.
0:10:14 > 0:10:17He loved the noise. Get him home, put him into bed, cried his eyes out.
0:10:17 > 0:10:21- Too quiet?- Too quiet, exactly.
0:10:21 > 0:10:24It was a life that I enjoyed
0:10:24 > 0:10:26and I feel very privileged to have done it really.
0:10:26 > 0:10:31I don't think they'll ever going to come back again, those sort of times.
0:10:31 > 0:10:33They were quite glamorous times, I guess.
0:10:33 > 0:10:36Well, I still don't know quite how John Cameron got into the business,
0:10:36 > 0:10:41but shall we go and see what he's been up to? Come on.
0:10:41 > 0:10:44Happily, our own song and dance man has been busy.
0:10:44 > 0:10:50He's noticed some more reproduction furniture in the form of these two Georgian style corner cabinets.
0:10:50 > 0:10:53They were made for Jeannie and her late husband, George,
0:10:53 > 0:10:57by a carpenter friend they met while they were on honeymoon.
0:10:57 > 0:11:03The Georgian style was named after King George I and is actually a combination of other styles,
0:11:03 > 0:11:06such as Rococo and Gothic.
0:11:06 > 0:11:12The heady mix has had a significant effect on almost all furniture styles since.
0:11:12 > 0:11:15If this were original, we'd be looking at a large amount of money.
0:11:15 > 0:11:19But, as they're reproduction, it's nearer £40 to £60.
0:11:21 > 0:11:25- Ah, there you are! I wondered where you'd got to.- Yes, I'm rummaging.
0:11:25 > 0:11:29- Treasure trove. - Is it silver or silver plate?
0:11:29 > 0:11:32- It looks silver-plated to me. - Yes, I think it is, isn't it?
0:11:32 > 0:11:35It's a very large collection. Where did it all come from?
0:11:35 > 0:11:37Silver wedding presents and things like that.
0:11:37 > 0:11:40Odd bits and pieces we picked up from auctions.
0:11:40 > 0:11:44- Have you ever used any of it?- No.
0:11:44 > 0:11:48I always swore, I could see myself in the Edwardian days, pouring tea for my neighbours.
0:11:48 > 0:11:51- Absolutely. We haven't got time for that now. It's tea bags. - Yes, exactly.
0:11:51 > 0:11:54- That's a very modern-looking piece. - Yes, it is actually.
0:11:54 > 0:11:57That's like some sort of hors d'oeuvres serving dish.
0:11:57 > 0:12:01- I used it for peanuts and stuff like that.- It's got a real modern look to it.
0:12:01 > 0:12:05We can see, looking at it even at a glance, that condition varies and quality varies.
0:12:05 > 0:12:10If we look at this piece here, it's nice and heavy
0:12:10 > 0:12:13but we can see the plating has started to wear off.
0:12:13 > 0:12:16How this is made, it's literally a base metal.
0:12:16 > 0:12:20It's given a micro-thin electric-plated coating of silver,
0:12:20 > 0:12:23developed in the 1850s by Elkington & Co,
0:12:23 > 0:12:26which enabled them to mass-produce silver-looking items,
0:12:26 > 0:12:30or silver-plated items, to the rising middle-class market,
0:12:30 > 0:12:33that perhaps couldn't quite afford the genuine silver article.
0:12:33 > 0:12:38- Now we're changing social habits, people don't tend to use it, do they?- No.
0:12:38 > 0:12:41What would you suggest with this lot, John?
0:12:41 > 0:12:44If I had this in auction, I would sell it as one lot.
0:12:44 > 0:12:46There's something for everyone in there.
0:12:46 > 0:12:49By keeping it together, you may well generate a bit more competition,
0:12:49 > 0:12:53if somebody wants something particular... Definitely keep that in. I like that.
0:12:53 > 0:12:56It's quite modern looking. I'd put the lot together
0:12:56 > 0:12:59- and I'd suggest an estimate of £50-£100.- Fantastic!
0:12:59 > 0:13:02- Are you pleased with that? - Yeah, fine. That's fine.
0:13:02 > 0:13:06This house is full of furniture that's now surplus to requirements,
0:13:06 > 0:13:09such as this mahogany corner drinks unit.
0:13:09 > 0:13:13Like those corner cabinets we saw earlier, this piece was made to order
0:13:13 > 0:13:16for Jeannie and George about ten years ago.
0:13:16 > 0:13:20Mahogany has become increasingly popular in Britain from the mid-18th century.
0:13:20 > 0:13:23It was originally used for the finest pieces.
0:13:23 > 0:13:26But mahogany is now moderately priced and much more accessible.
0:13:26 > 0:13:32John's hoping for an elegant £50-£100 when this example goes under the hammer.
0:13:32 > 0:13:35John, I found something here.
0:13:35 > 0:13:39Do you know what? For a minute, I thought it was something nice to go in this tumbler!
0:13:39 > 0:13:45Right, put that down there. Let's have a look. Wow!
0:13:45 > 0:13:47- Have you got an office, Mark? - I have, yes.
0:13:47 > 0:13:50Don't you think that would look grand on your office desk?
0:13:50 > 0:13:54Unfortunately not, no. It's not the style of my office, I'm afraid.
0:13:54 > 0:13:55You know what it is?
0:13:55 > 0:13:59- I think it's an inkwell. - Yeah, it's a desk set.
0:13:59 > 0:14:02An inkstand dish. Let's turn it over and have a look at the bottom.
0:14:02 > 0:14:05It's gilt and it's cast, it's a modern thing.
0:14:05 > 0:14:08- This is probably 1950s.- Right. - Quite popular then.
0:14:08 > 0:14:12- It's very feminine, isn't it?- Yeah.
0:14:12 > 0:14:14The style is actually Rococo.
0:14:14 > 0:14:19That was a style that started in France around the 1730s and is typified by
0:14:19 > 0:14:24lots of ornate scrollwork, scrolling foliage, shell work.
0:14:24 > 0:14:28- We've got a shell in the centre of this well. Not everyone's cup of tea.- No.
0:14:28 > 0:14:32But it's still a decorative style.
0:14:32 > 0:14:35It's 1950s as we've said. No-one's using fountain...
0:14:35 > 0:14:39Not the ones you dip in, anyway, in this period. This is purely a decorative thing.
0:14:39 > 0:14:44On the right sort of furniture, nice Kingwood and gilt-mounted French desk, bureau plat,
0:14:44 > 0:14:47this would look the part.
0:14:47 > 0:14:51But, seeing as you don't want it, we'll try at auction.
0:14:51 > 0:14:55A good desk set like this should find a home. It is repro.
0:14:55 > 0:15:00I'm not going to put a high estimate on it but I still think £30-£40.
0:15:00 > 0:15:02- Excellent.- Happy with that?- Yeah.
0:15:02 > 0:15:05- Are you sure you don't want it for your desk?- Definitely.
0:15:05 > 0:15:08- Well done! Come on.- Thank you.
0:15:08 > 0:15:11Now, that's not a bad addition to our home furnishing fund.
0:15:11 > 0:15:14Even as we are finding plenty of items,
0:15:14 > 0:15:17they do seem to be of relatively low value.
0:15:17 > 0:15:22We'll need to up our game if we're going to make that £750 for Jeannie's plans.
0:15:22 > 0:15:25For now though, I want to find out a little bit more
0:15:25 > 0:15:28about what the future holds for the Stevens' residence.
0:15:28 > 0:15:31Ah, there you are. You've got the plans out.
0:15:31 > 0:15:34I've left John upstairs having a rummage around.
0:15:34 > 0:15:37- I'm delighted to see these. Is this what it will look like? - Please God, yes.
0:15:37 > 0:15:41- What are you doing?- If you can see the dotted lines here.
0:15:41 > 0:15:44- That's the original roofline as it is.- Right.
0:15:44 > 0:15:48Take off the top floor completely and then go up into a five-bed house.
0:15:48 > 0:15:51Now, these look fantastic.
0:15:51 > 0:15:54Is this your idea of how you want the house to be
0:15:54 > 0:15:57- or did the architects and builders come up with this?- A bit of both.
0:15:57 > 0:16:00I sat with the architect and said, "This is what I'd like to do,"
0:16:00 > 0:16:04and then there was a lot of his ideas as well.
0:16:04 > 0:16:07- We threw some ideas together and he came up with this.- When did you two
0:16:07 > 0:16:11get together and decide to keep this property in the family?
0:16:11 > 0:16:16Basically, mum has lived here for 50-odd years and never wanted to move.
0:16:16 > 0:16:19Still doesn't want to move.
0:16:19 > 0:16:22The only way we can keep the house and keep it in the family
0:16:22 > 0:16:24is for us to move in and have it.
0:16:24 > 0:16:27So, how do you feel about this?
0:16:27 > 0:16:30Obviously, this has been your home for 56 years,
0:16:30 > 0:16:35- and now it's all changing. - Yeah. I'm thrilled to bits, absolutely thrilled to bits.
0:16:35 > 0:16:39Him making that decision to do it made me decide, "Yes, I'll move."
0:16:39 > 0:16:42I wouldn't have liked to leave it to strangers.
0:16:42 > 0:16:45It must be quite exciting though...
0:16:45 > 0:16:47I really am excited, I must say.
0:16:47 > 0:16:52I'm happy with my flat, I'm happy with the fact I'm just two or three minutes away from Mark,
0:16:52 > 0:16:56so that's what really has made my life much easier now.
0:16:56 > 0:16:59I think we'd better leave the plans alone and go and see
0:16:59 > 0:17:03whether we can get you sorted out with some new furniture and the funds for it.
0:17:03 > 0:17:04Shall we see if John's found anything?
0:17:04 > 0:17:09- We'll go upstairs, shall we, before it disappears?- Yes.- Come on.
0:17:09 > 0:17:15It's good to see Jeannie so excited about this new phase in her life.
0:17:15 > 0:17:18I'm glad we're able to help her find comfort in her new home.
0:17:18 > 0:17:22Now, Mark's getting into the swing of things.
0:17:22 > 0:17:25And John, he looks like he's spotted another likely lot.
0:17:25 > 0:17:28Will we be toasting an impressive estimate?
0:17:28 > 0:17:30Ah, Jeannie!
0:17:30 > 0:17:34Now, I'm wondering why these decanters are left here like this.
0:17:34 > 0:17:38- I'm hoping they're redundant. - Yes, they are.
0:17:38 > 0:17:42They've done their duty - well and truly done their duty over the years -
0:17:42 > 0:17:45but they have to go now. I haven't got room for them where I'm moving to.
0:17:45 > 0:17:50- Do any of them have a special story at all, where they came from? - Those particular two, yes.
0:17:50 > 0:17:56My uncle, who lived in Bournemouth, he was always round at the local auctioneers.
0:17:56 > 0:17:58He picked them up - always picking something up -
0:17:58 > 0:18:01and he made them as a gift to me, gave them as a gift to me.
0:18:01 > 0:18:04That's good. We've got a couple of decent pairs there.
0:18:04 > 0:18:07If I can start with this one first, people don't realise,
0:18:07 > 0:18:11when they pick something like this up, how much work's gone into it. From the start,
0:18:11 > 0:18:16the vessel has to be produced in this traditional way by a glass-blower.
0:18:16 > 0:18:19They have to have the decoration marked out - the pattern -
0:18:19 > 0:18:21which is another man's job. Then they cut that in.
0:18:21 > 0:18:23If you have a look.
0:18:23 > 0:18:28- Look at my eye through there! Can you see there's a V-section? - Oh, yes.
0:18:28 > 0:18:33That's created by a circular abrasive wheel. It has a disc on the edge.
0:18:33 > 0:18:37These wonderful fruiting grape vines have been cut in and etched.
0:18:37 > 0:18:40See, they're frosted. You can't see through those bits.
0:18:40 > 0:18:43I've never looked at them so closely. You've made them more interesting!
0:18:43 > 0:18:46- You've got another two processes.- Yes.
0:18:46 > 0:18:50We've got these wonderful grapevines, so we know these are claret decanters.
0:18:50 > 0:18:52- OK.- I think they're nice.
0:18:52 > 0:18:55You've got a pair of those and a pair of nice whisky or brandy decanters
0:18:55 > 0:18:59and a couple of three other odd ones. They'll be all right at auction.
0:18:59 > 0:19:02If I put them in at £60-£80, would that be OK?
0:19:02 > 0:19:05That's fair enough really these days. Yes.
0:19:05 > 0:19:08I'll put those back up there before you change your mind.
0:19:08 > 0:19:11- Come on. Let's go and see what else we can find.- OK.
0:19:11 > 0:19:16Well, Jeannie knows she won't have room for all these pieces in her new flat.
0:19:16 > 0:19:20At least she'll be able to use the proceeds for some brand-new furniture.
0:19:20 > 0:19:22Mark's search has reached the attic
0:19:22 > 0:19:27where he finds this Capodimonte biscuit porcelain figure of an old vagabond,
0:19:27 > 0:19:31which Jeannie bought at auction some years ago.
0:19:31 > 0:19:35Capodimonte was first produced in Naples is in Italy in the mid-18th century.
0:19:35 > 0:19:39Although pieces like these are collectable, they do come up
0:19:39 > 0:19:43regularly at auctions, and can struggle to make a decent price.
0:19:43 > 0:19:47We think this modern example could still manage £20-£30.
0:19:47 > 0:19:50And Jeannie's sported these three interlinked bangles
0:19:50 > 0:19:53made of nine-carat gold.
0:19:53 > 0:19:56They were given to her by a relative when she was little girl.
0:19:56 > 0:19:59Gold items like these may look very attractive but,
0:19:59 > 0:20:01with the rising price of scrap gold,
0:20:01 > 0:20:05most dealers now buy the precious metal simply to melt it down.
0:20:07 > 0:20:09They're still very saleable though,
0:20:09 > 0:20:13so John estimates a hammer price of £80-£120.
0:20:14 > 0:20:17Our day here with Jeannie and Mark is almost over.
0:20:17 > 0:20:21But, have we really discovered all their treasure?
0:20:21 > 0:20:24John...
0:20:24 > 0:20:27- what have we got there? - Four gold coins.
0:20:27 > 0:20:31Ah, they look interesting. Definitely something we can sell at auction.
0:20:31 > 0:20:33Where did these come from?
0:20:33 > 0:20:37These are, I think, handed down through the family
0:20:37 > 0:20:41from my grandmother, my grandfather, and my mother.
0:20:41 > 0:20:45For me, I think, for a sort of inheritance, to be honest.
0:20:45 > 0:20:48- So, you'd give up your inheritance? - I would. Of course.
0:20:48 > 0:20:52- What a nice lad you are! We could split these.- OK.
0:20:52 > 0:20:56They're gold sovereigns. We've got three half sovereigns
0:20:56 > 0:21:02and one full sovereign. The full sovereign weighs about 3.9g to 8g.
0:21:02 > 0:21:05The three halves, half that amount.
0:21:05 > 0:21:07So, they are a bullion weight and bullion value,
0:21:07 > 0:21:09based on the current gold fix.
0:21:09 > 0:21:14The sovereign usually comprises, you know, the reverse and the obverse.
0:21:14 > 0:21:19On the reverse, we've got the very iconic image of the George and Dragon there.
0:21:19 > 0:21:22On the obverse, we've got the reigning monarch's head
0:21:22 > 0:21:26which, on the full sovereign, is a young Queen Victoria.
0:21:26 > 0:21:29Then it changed to, on this one here,
0:21:29 > 0:21:32the other half here, we've got an older Queen Victoria.
0:21:32 > 0:21:36On these two here, they're both Edward VII, which was her son.
0:21:36 > 0:21:38Those would be between 1901 to 1910.
0:21:38 > 0:21:43I'm going to put a bottom estimate of £300 on them. Top estimate 400.
0:21:43 > 0:21:46- They'll make somewhere between 380 and 400.- Fantastic!
0:21:46 > 0:21:48- Say 300 to 400 as an estimate. - Fantastic!
0:21:48 > 0:21:51All right? Are you sure you want to give up your inheritance?
0:21:51 > 0:21:55- I'm sure.- What are you trying...? What is he trying to get you to give up now?
0:21:55 > 0:22:01- He's kindly donated these three sovereigns. Three halves and a full sovereign.- Ooh, gold sovereigns!
0:22:01 > 0:22:04They should do quite well. What have you put on those?
0:22:04 > 0:22:07I've estimated them at £300-£400, to get the bidding started.
0:22:07 > 0:22:11- I hope they'll make towards our top estimate. - We've had a very interesting day.
0:22:11 > 0:22:16- Although you are clearing out, there's still plenty to find. - Yeah, it's amazing.
0:22:16 > 0:22:18You wanted £750, didn't you?
0:22:18 > 0:22:21Do you think we've come anywhere near that amount?
0:22:21 > 0:22:24- How much do you think we might have made?- I have no idea.- No?
0:22:24 > 0:22:28- OK, the value of everything going to auction comes to £800.- Wow!
0:22:28 > 0:22:32- Fantastic!- That's terrific.- Are you pleased with that?- Absolutely, yes.
0:22:32 > 0:22:33Next time we see you
0:22:33 > 0:22:36- all that stuff will be at the auction house!- Fantastic!
0:22:36 > 0:22:39What a great end to the day!
0:22:39 > 0:22:41Those gold sovereigns really made a difference
0:22:41 > 0:22:44and we're taking a good variety of items to auction,
0:22:44 > 0:22:46including
0:22:46 > 0:22:48that Queen Anne-style walnut chest
0:22:48 > 0:22:50is just the thing to get the bidders
0:22:50 > 0:22:54buying, especially with a teasingly nice £50-100 price tag.
0:22:56 > 0:22:58The jumble of silver-plated tableware,
0:22:58 > 0:22:59which has hardly been used,
0:22:59 > 0:23:04at £50-£100, hopefully, it will shimmer for us.
0:23:04 > 0:23:09Those interlinked bangles, which Jeannie's had since a child,
0:23:09 > 0:23:11fingers crossed,
0:23:11 > 0:23:14they really are worth their weight in gold, £80-£120.
0:23:18 > 0:23:20Still to come on Cash In The Attic,
0:23:20 > 0:23:24John's prepared to put his reputation on the line.
0:23:24 > 0:23:26- If that hadn't have sold... - You'd have resigned.
0:23:26 > 0:23:28I'd have changed my profession, I think.
0:23:28 > 0:23:32And it all gets a bit too much for Jeannie.
0:23:32 > 0:23:37- Are you pleased with that? - I can't believe it!
0:23:37 > 0:23:40Be there when the final hammer falls.
0:23:45 > 0:23:50Now, it's been a few weeks since we had a good look through Jeannie's house in Brentwood.
0:23:50 > 0:23:52She had a clear-out but, together with her son, Mark,
0:23:52 > 0:23:56and us, of course, we managed to find quite a lot of items to bring here,
0:23:56 > 0:23:58to Chiswick auction rooms in West London.
0:23:58 > 0:24:02Remember, she wants to raise £750.
0:24:02 > 0:24:06So, let's just hope that today, the bidders are feeling very generous.
0:24:06 > 0:24:09Well, the saleroom is already busy with a variety of buyers
0:24:09 > 0:24:11casting their eyes over what's on offer.
0:24:11 > 0:24:14Jeannie and her son, Mark, are here in good time,
0:24:14 > 0:24:18with that honeymoon breakfast set that we hope will find
0:24:18 > 0:24:21an appreciative new home.
0:24:21 > 0:24:24- Good morning! How are you?- Good.
0:24:24 > 0:24:29- Is there any hot tea in there at all?- Coffee. - That's even better, isn't it?
0:24:29 > 0:24:32- Only two cups though.- Exactly! - Do you miss this set?- Sort of.
0:24:32 > 0:24:36It's very pretty. I'm very fond of it. I like it.
0:24:36 > 0:24:39Hopefully, someone will get it who likes it as much as I do.
0:24:39 > 0:24:42- Do you think it might do well? - It should do. It was my favourite piece in the house.
0:24:42 > 0:24:45Not my colour, I hasten to add.
0:24:45 > 0:24:48That's like Mark. I said, "It is pretty." He said, "If you say so."
0:24:48 > 0:24:52Now, Mark, you said you have been to auctions before
0:24:52 > 0:24:53but they're car auctions.
0:24:53 > 0:24:57- That's right, yes.- Not something like this?- Nothing like this at all.
0:24:57 > 0:25:00No tyres to kick here.
0:25:00 > 0:25:03In the antiques world, we call them drawer pullers.
0:25:03 > 0:25:05You get tyre kickers, we have drawer pullers.
0:25:07 > 0:25:10- Are you looking forward to today, though?- Yes, very much.
0:25:10 > 0:25:12OK, shall we see if we can make you some money?
0:25:12 > 0:25:14- Smashing.- Come on, then.
0:25:14 > 0:25:16If anyone can, you can.
0:25:16 > 0:25:18Oh, God. Nothing like pressure.
0:25:20 > 0:25:22Thanks for that vote of confidence, Jeannie.
0:25:22 > 0:25:25Let's hope we attract some decent bids today.
0:25:25 > 0:25:27Our first lot is about to go under the hammer.
0:25:27 > 0:25:29It's the Spanish Lladro clown figurine
0:25:29 > 0:25:32which I found in the bedroom.
0:25:32 > 0:25:35- Where did this come from? - It came from Spain.
0:25:35 > 0:25:38We used to go to Spain quite a bit, my husband and I,
0:25:38 > 0:25:40so we liked the Lladro, it's very pretty,
0:25:40 > 0:25:42and picked it up there many years ago.
0:25:42 > 0:25:45We've got £20-£30 on that. Is that OK with you?
0:25:45 > 0:25:49Well, I don't know much about pricing but I would think that's OK, yeah.
0:25:49 > 0:25:51What's that worth? £20 for you?
0:25:53 > 0:25:55Bruno, you like a bit of Lladro.
0:25:55 > 0:25:57£20? £10 for it, then?
0:25:57 > 0:25:59£10, I'm bid at 10, at £12, 12,
0:25:59 > 0:26:01we've got competition now.
0:26:01 > 0:26:0314, 16, 18,
0:26:03 > 0:26:0420, 22.
0:26:04 > 0:26:08You could have started with 20, couldn't you? 22, 24? 24, 26?
0:26:08 > 0:26:1024 is bid, £24 there. Who else wants at? At £24...
0:26:10 > 0:26:12HAMMER STRIKES
0:26:12 > 0:26:14£24.
0:26:15 > 0:26:19Lladro! Probably your judgment's quite right.
0:26:19 > 0:26:22I knew there was a reason John was here.
0:26:22 > 0:26:24Well, that's in the middle of his estimate.
0:26:24 > 0:26:28I get a feeling Jeannie's not sorry to see the back of that figurine.
0:26:29 > 0:26:31I wonder if she'll feel the same about the next one,
0:26:31 > 0:26:35a modern Capodimonte porcelain figure of an old vagabond.
0:26:35 > 0:26:38They don't tend to fetch the highest of prices,
0:26:38 > 0:26:40but he may surprise us yet.
0:26:41 > 0:26:44£20 for it?
0:26:44 > 0:26:45£10 for it?
0:26:45 > 0:26:48Thank you, bid at 10, give me 12.
0:26:48 > 0:26:51£10 so far is the main bid, £10, who'll give me 12?
0:26:51 > 0:26:53We're now at £10. Before he changes his mind,
0:26:53 > 0:26:55£10, 211.
0:26:55 > 0:26:56Oh, my God!
0:26:56 > 0:26:59That doesn't surprise me. I was hoping it would be more,
0:26:59 > 0:27:02- but it just shows you the demand for it.- Absolutely.
0:27:02 > 0:27:07There you go. The collectability of some items does tend to fluctuate.
0:27:07 > 0:27:10It's good to see Jeannie's staying positive, though.
0:27:10 > 0:27:13Next up is that reproduction Rococo-style ink stand,
0:27:13 > 0:27:16which I should think has limited appeal.
0:27:16 > 0:27:18Fingers crossed it's not a complete write-off.
0:27:18 > 0:27:20John, is there any hope for this item?
0:27:20 > 0:27:25Well, I've failed in persuading Mark to have it on his office desk,
0:27:25 > 0:27:27but it is very decorative,
0:27:27 > 0:27:29it is a reproduction of sorts, but it is decorative
0:27:29 > 0:27:32and there is demand for stand dishes
0:27:32 > 0:27:35so hopefully there's a home here for it today.
0:27:35 > 0:27:36£30 for it?
0:27:36 > 0:27:39It's there to be sold. £10 for it? See where it goes, £10?
0:27:39 > 0:27:41Thank you, a bid at 10.
0:27:41 > 0:27:4210, come on.
0:27:42 > 0:27:4612, thank you. 15. 18?
0:27:46 > 0:27:49At £15, it's going to go so far, at £15,
0:27:49 > 0:27:51- a bidder at £15, all done.- Oh, dear.
0:27:51 > 0:27:54At £15. Nobody else wants it?
0:27:54 > 0:27:56At £15, sold then. £15.
0:27:57 > 0:28:00We'll finish up owing this auction house money!
0:28:00 > 0:28:02Gosh, I hope not.
0:28:02 > 0:28:04But if we carry on like this,
0:28:04 > 0:28:07I think Jeannie could be shopping for a beanbag rather then a sofa.
0:28:07 > 0:28:11Next up, it's that modern Coalport breakfast set
0:28:11 > 0:28:14with a stylish David Shilling design.
0:28:14 > 0:28:17Could this revive the bidding for us?
0:28:17 > 0:28:20Generally, these sets aren't doing so well
0:28:20 > 0:28:23but I'd be surprised if this doesn't. But I'm also surprised
0:28:23 > 0:28:26- you're not taking it with you. - No, again, no room,
0:28:26 > 0:28:30and I want to furnish my little flat nicely.
0:28:30 > 0:28:32Yeah, OK, fair enough.
0:28:32 > 0:28:36£40 starting bid, £40 for the Coalport. £40? £30?
0:28:36 > 0:28:38Somebody at £10, then? £10 for it?
0:28:38 > 0:28:40Bid at 10. 12, 15? 15, 18?
0:28:40 > 0:28:4218, 20, 22?
0:28:42 > 0:28:44£20, give me 22,
0:28:44 > 0:28:4522 there, 25?
0:28:45 > 0:28:4825. 28? 28, 30? 30, 32?
0:28:48 > 0:28:5032, 35?
0:28:50 > 0:28:55At £32, £32, going at 32 and gone,
0:28:55 > 0:28:57for £32 then, 211, £32.
0:28:57 > 0:29:01- I'm surprised at that, as I thought it was a nice set.- I did too.
0:29:01 > 0:29:05And when you think, you know, if you work that out per piece,
0:29:05 > 0:29:07you know, it's not a lot.
0:29:07 > 0:29:11Unfortunately, it just shows how much markets have changed.
0:29:11 > 0:29:15- Yeah, absolutely. - They're all like him.
0:29:15 > 0:29:20Oh, dear. Our £750 target seems a very long way away.
0:29:20 > 0:29:23The bidding feels lacklustre today
0:29:23 > 0:29:26and I'm not going to hold my breath for our next lot,
0:29:26 > 0:29:29the reproduction Georgian-style corner units.
0:29:29 > 0:29:32We'll start at £20.
0:29:32 > 0:29:34Thank you, a bid at £20, £20, 22? 22, 25?
0:29:34 > 0:29:3725, 28, 30?
0:29:37 > 0:29:4030, 32, 35, 38, 40?
0:29:40 > 0:29:4340, bid there at £40,
0:29:43 > 0:29:45£40 for the pair. At £40.
0:29:45 > 0:29:48All done at £40, last chance, going, £40 and gone.
0:29:48 > 0:29:51We got those away at the bottom estimate, but trust me,
0:29:51 > 0:29:54there are auction houses that don't accept them these days.
0:29:54 > 0:29:56So that's a good result, isn't it?
0:29:56 > 0:29:58At least they made their bottom estimate
0:29:58 > 0:30:01and Jeannie doesn't have to take them home again.
0:30:01 > 0:30:02Now, at £50-£100,
0:30:02 > 0:30:07I think this 1950s Queen Anne-style chest is well worth the money,
0:30:07 > 0:30:10but will the bidders think that too?
0:30:10 > 0:30:13As I said to Mark on the day, nice proportions,
0:30:13 > 0:30:16functional piece of furniture, and a good colour.
0:30:16 > 0:30:17Condition's not bad as well
0:30:17 > 0:30:20- so I'll put my neck on the line... - What do you mean, not bad?
0:30:20 > 0:30:23Condition's very good, very good.
0:30:23 > 0:30:24£50 for it?
0:30:24 > 0:30:26£30? Bid at £30, 32 there.
0:30:26 > 0:30:2935, 38, 40?
0:30:29 > 0:30:31£38, we got 40 over there.
0:30:31 > 0:30:3340, 42, 45, 48, 50,
0:30:33 > 0:30:3655, 60-5,
0:30:36 > 0:30:3870-5,
0:30:38 > 0:30:4180-5, 90-5. At £90.
0:30:41 > 0:30:44£95? Still cheap at £90, all done at £90,
0:30:44 > 0:30:4695 back in, 100.
0:30:46 > 0:30:48Whoa. Good, we're over 100.
0:30:48 > 0:30:50120, 130?
0:30:50 > 0:30:54120, bid at 120, the bid's there at 120, done for 120,
0:30:54 > 0:30:56last chance, it goes at 120 and gone.
0:30:56 > 0:30:59- Wow, now that's a bit better, isn't it?- Slightly vindicated.
0:30:59 > 0:31:02- What was it?- £120.- That's better.
0:31:02 > 0:31:05I said, didn't I? I'd stick my neck on the line with this piece,
0:31:05 > 0:31:08and it really was on the line, and if it hadn't sold...
0:31:08 > 0:31:11- You'd have resigned.- I was going to change my profession, I think.
0:31:11 > 0:31:16£20 over our upper estimate is an encouraging result.
0:31:16 > 0:31:19I'm not sure if John should think about re-training just yet.
0:31:19 > 0:31:22Let's see how he fares in the second half.
0:31:22 > 0:31:26You wanted to raise £750, didn't you? That was the target.
0:31:26 > 0:31:28And we've sold half our lots now
0:31:28 > 0:31:31so we've a bit of a break until this afternoon's session, all right?
0:31:31 > 0:31:35Now, bearing in mind this afternoon we have the gold sovereigns to sell,
0:31:35 > 0:31:39and gold's very strong... You can tell where I'm going with this.
0:31:39 > 0:31:41- We're not halfway there.- No.- No.
0:31:41 > 0:31:44So far we've made £241.
0:31:44 > 0:31:48- That's not bad, is it?- You pleased with that?- Yeah, it's not bad.
0:31:48 > 0:31:50You've got to look at it from the point of view,
0:31:50 > 0:31:53it's all stuff you'd have paid someone to take away
0:31:53 > 0:31:55- at the end of the day.- Exactly, yes.
0:31:55 > 0:31:57It'll buy me a few toilet rolls!
0:31:57 > 0:32:01I think you need to start upping the stakes a bit, my dear.
0:32:01 > 0:32:04A nice bottle of champagne, that's what you need to think about.
0:32:04 > 0:32:06She'll be buying those to throw at me, I think.
0:32:06 > 0:32:10- No.- Come on, let's go and get a cup of tea.- OK.
0:32:10 > 0:32:14Now, if you've been inspired to try buying or selling at auction,
0:32:14 > 0:32:17bear in mind that there are charges such as commission,
0:32:17 > 0:32:19that will be added to your bill,
0:32:19 > 0:32:22so it's always worth checking them with the saleroom beforehand.
0:32:22 > 0:32:24There's no shortage of bidders here today.
0:32:24 > 0:32:27We can only hope our remaining lots catch their eye.
0:32:27 > 0:32:32Meanwhile, John looks like he's getting all theatrical.
0:32:32 > 0:32:35- Hi, John.- Hey, Lorne.- So, what have you found of interest?
0:32:35 > 0:32:38I've been having a look at this little collection. It's a group lot.
0:32:38 > 0:32:42We've got a bunch of early Edwardian postcards,
0:32:42 > 0:32:45all sorts of topographical, mostly holiday scenes,
0:32:45 > 0:32:48but this is what really caught my eye. It's a whole bunch
0:32:48 > 0:32:52of early theatre publicity photos from the turn of the last century.
0:32:52 > 0:32:55But there was one in particular, this one here. Look at that.
0:32:55 > 0:32:57That looks rather uncomfortable, doesn't it?
0:32:57 > 0:33:00Certainly does, although I do admire her skill!
0:33:00 > 0:33:04Yes, I'm sure Louis Spence can do that, but I can't, sadly.
0:33:04 > 0:33:06That, you can see, "La Sylphe,"
0:33:06 > 0:33:11who was a very famous exotic dancer. a childhood star,
0:33:11 > 0:33:13actually born Edith Lambelle,
0:33:13 > 0:33:15from the continent, travelled the world,
0:33:15 > 0:33:19with her exotic dance routines, often causing a bit of an outrage
0:33:19 > 0:33:22as to what she was wearing, or rather wasn't wearing.
0:33:22 > 0:33:24Look at that, it's been signed.
0:33:24 > 0:33:27Fantastic. What sort of estimate is there on this lot?
0:33:27 > 0:33:29The auctioneers have £80-£150 here.
0:33:29 > 0:33:32I think postcards and things like this are great speculative lots,
0:33:32 > 0:33:36you really don't know what's in here, it's easy to do the research.
0:33:36 > 0:33:38You could find something special among this lot.
0:33:38 > 0:33:43Well, it seems there was a show business enthusiast at the auction,
0:33:43 > 0:33:45because the collection of postcards
0:33:45 > 0:33:48went under the hammer for a whopping £180.
0:33:48 > 0:33:49As the sale continues,
0:33:49 > 0:33:53let's hope we can really put our stamp on things with our next lot,
0:33:53 > 0:33:56that variety of silver-plated pieces
0:33:56 > 0:33:58which Jeannie has collected over the years.
0:33:58 > 0:34:00Some of it was very nice quality,
0:34:00 > 0:34:03including that very modern-looking piece. Remember?
0:34:03 > 0:34:07You're right, Lorne. There's a lot in there, condition is superb,
0:34:07 > 0:34:10so we should be happily getting towards our £50-£100 estimate.
0:34:10 > 0:34:12£50, please?
0:34:12 > 0:34:13Come on.
0:34:13 > 0:34:17Lorne's saying come on. £50 for it? £30 for it?
0:34:17 > 0:34:22Bid at £30, £30, give me 32, a lot for the money.
0:34:22 > 0:34:2432, 35, 38, 40, 42?
0:34:24 > 0:34:28£40 bid there, £40 today all done.
0:34:28 > 0:34:30At £40, the bid's there at £40,
0:34:30 > 0:34:32sold at £40 and gone. £40.
0:34:33 > 0:34:36I think it's becoming quite clear
0:34:36 > 0:34:39the right bidders just don't seem to be in the room today. What a shame.
0:34:39 > 0:34:42Those corner units did reasonably well earlier on,
0:34:42 > 0:34:46but will this reproduction drinks cabinet manage to do the same?
0:34:47 > 0:34:49We're looking for £50-£100.
0:34:49 > 0:34:51Reproduction mahogany, but good quality,
0:34:51 > 0:34:53the joinery is superb condition.
0:34:53 > 0:34:57It's solid mahogany, and I just thought it would be tragic
0:34:57 > 0:35:00if it got left in a house. I know you didn't want to take it.
0:35:00 > 0:35:02- I couldn't take it.- So we brought it.
0:35:02 > 0:35:03I hope somebody will see it over £50.
0:35:03 > 0:35:05£50 for it?
0:35:07 > 0:35:10£30 for it? £30?
0:35:11 > 0:35:12£10 for it?
0:35:12 > 0:35:15I'm bid at 10, £10, bidder at £10.
0:35:15 > 0:35:18Who'll bid 12? £10.
0:35:18 > 0:35:21Going to be sold at £10. At £10, your last chance, going at £10,
0:35:21 > 0:35:23all done at £10, 12. 15.
0:35:23 > 0:35:25You're saying no?
0:35:25 > 0:35:29Where do you buy your corner cabinets, I wonder? I'm bid at £12,
0:35:29 > 0:35:31£12, 214, £12.
0:35:31 > 0:35:33- Oh, dear, £12.- Do you know what?
0:35:33 > 0:35:36You couldn't buy the mahogany in it for that.
0:35:36 > 0:35:38- Not for that money.- No.
0:35:38 > 0:35:40That's a real disappointment,
0:35:40 > 0:35:43and some lucky bidder
0:35:43 > 0:35:46now owns a piece of solid mahogany furniture for £12.
0:35:46 > 0:35:48The price of gold is currently very healthy
0:35:48 > 0:35:52and we hope that will be reflected in the bidding on our next item.
0:35:52 > 0:35:55It's those three interlocking gold bangles.
0:35:55 > 0:35:57So where are these from? Are these yours?
0:35:57 > 0:36:01Well, from what I can remember, long way back,
0:36:01 > 0:36:04- I think the smallest one was mine as a child.- Right.
0:36:04 > 0:36:08The other couple I thought were maybe given as I got older.
0:36:08 > 0:36:10£50. Where are the gold buyers? £50.
0:36:11 > 0:36:14Thank you, a bid at £50, £50, 55,
0:36:14 > 0:36:1760-5, 70-5, 80?
0:36:17 > 0:36:20£75, 80 there, 85,
0:36:20 > 0:36:2290-5?
0:36:22 > 0:36:2390 bid, at £90, we got 95,
0:36:23 > 0:36:27£90 all done, £90 for this gold and going, all done at £90,
0:36:27 > 0:36:28for £90, then, going.
0:36:28 > 0:36:32And that's £10 above John's lowest estimate.
0:36:32 > 0:36:35Finally, a result we can be pleased about.
0:36:35 > 0:36:37But will today's cautious bidders
0:36:37 > 0:36:41find this collection of cut glass quite so appealing?
0:36:41 > 0:36:44- I like a nice cut-glass decanter, don't you?- I love it.
0:36:44 > 0:36:48A bit of posh. Now, what do we want for these, John?
0:36:48 > 0:36:51Well, we've got two good pairs amongst our seven.
0:36:51 > 0:36:53A square pair of Waterford,
0:36:53 > 0:36:57and a nice ruby-flashed pair of wine decanters, which are quite nice.
0:36:57 > 0:36:59Then the three odd ones. They're not terribly in vogue,
0:36:59 > 0:37:01but I think they should make £60-£80.
0:37:01 > 0:37:03Nice old lot £50?
0:37:03 > 0:37:05£30 to go.
0:37:06 > 0:37:09Bid at £30, 32, 35, 38,
0:37:09 > 0:37:1240, 42, 45, 48?
0:37:12 > 0:37:1648, 50, 55? 55, 60.
0:37:16 > 0:37:19And £55, bid at £55, 60, 65,
0:37:19 > 0:37:2170, 75.
0:37:21 > 0:37:23- That's better, yes. - At least we've got 75.
0:37:23 > 0:37:27At £75, the bid's there at £75, give me 80 now, at £75, we're done.
0:37:27 > 0:37:30Finished at 75, last chance, going at £75, bid's there.
0:37:30 > 0:37:31211, £75.
0:37:31 > 0:37:33- £75.- That's better.
0:37:33 > 0:37:3515 more then you reckoned.
0:37:35 > 0:37:37Yeah, 60-80, so we're in there.
0:37:37 > 0:37:39- Yes.- Good.- That's better. - That's very good.
0:37:39 > 0:37:41Things are looking up.
0:37:41 > 0:37:44Jeannie's right. It looks like we've finally turned a corner.
0:37:44 > 0:37:49With two lots still to go, we've got £458 in the kitty.
0:37:49 > 0:37:52So we still need £300 to make her target.
0:37:52 > 0:37:56Will the canteen of cutlery bring us any closer?
0:37:56 > 0:37:57So was this a wedding present?
0:37:57 > 0:38:02Yes, I think it was, or a silver wedding present, possibly.
0:38:02 > 0:38:06I have to say, I had a set of this myself, and it was a bit of a pain
0:38:06 > 0:38:09having to polish it all the time, or it gets very tarnished.
0:38:09 > 0:38:11- Yes, and I got fed up with cleaning it.- Yeah, of course.
0:38:13 > 0:38:15- No.- I'm not going to ask you.
0:38:15 > 0:38:16John?
0:38:16 > 0:38:20Well, gladly, ours hasn't tarnished. It's been well looked after.
0:38:20 > 0:38:22- Thank you. - I guess once it's been used,
0:38:22 > 0:38:25- it's been polished and put back in its canteen.- Thank you, John.
0:38:25 > 0:38:28You're welcome, Jeannie. It's all there and in good condition.
0:38:28 > 0:38:30You are now seeing the way I housekeep.
0:38:30 > 0:38:32Do you want a job?
0:38:32 > 0:38:35- You didn't pass it on to him, did you?- No!
0:38:35 > 0:38:36£50?
0:38:36 > 0:38:40£40? Bid at £40 there,
0:38:40 > 0:38:41£40, 42?
0:38:41 > 0:38:4442, 45. 48,
0:38:44 > 0:38:4750, 55, 60-5,
0:38:47 > 0:38:4970-5,
0:38:49 > 0:38:5380-5, 90-5, 100, 110.
0:38:54 > 0:38:57The bid's for £100, I'll take 110, who else wants it?
0:38:57 > 0:38:59Are we done for £100? £100 in,
0:38:59 > 0:39:01- to buyer 176. £100.- Fantastic.
0:39:01 > 0:39:03- £100.- And that was valued at what?
0:39:03 > 0:39:0660-80. Go and have a word with him.
0:39:06 > 0:39:07That's better.
0:39:07 > 0:39:10I don't mind getting it wrong in Jeannie's favour.
0:39:10 > 0:39:11It's the other way I don't like.
0:39:11 > 0:39:16That's a great result, £20 above John's best estimate.
0:39:16 > 0:39:19Gives us the glimmer of hope that we'll reach our target yet.
0:39:19 > 0:39:22Our final lot is the set of four gold sovereigns,
0:39:22 > 0:39:24which were passed down to Mark,
0:39:24 > 0:39:28but will they give us the result we desperately need?
0:39:28 > 0:39:32John, I must ask, about ten years ago, what were these selling for?
0:39:32 > 0:39:34Because it was only about £30-£40, wasn't it?
0:39:34 > 0:39:37I certainly remember in recent years,
0:39:37 > 0:39:39we're talking just a few, four, five years ago,
0:39:39 > 0:39:42the full sovereigns were making about £55, £60,
0:39:42 > 0:39:44and the halves about 30,
0:39:44 > 0:39:49so, yeah, it has been a considerable and sustained rise in recent years.
0:39:49 > 0:39:51Whilst economies are uncertain around the world,
0:39:51 > 0:39:53they seem a good investment.
0:39:53 > 0:39:55£300 for the lot, please, £300?
0:39:55 > 0:39:57Bid at £300,
0:39:57 > 0:39:59£300, anyone 310? £300, 310 there,
0:39:59 > 0:40:00320, 330,
0:40:00 > 0:40:02340, 350,
0:40:02 > 0:40:04- 360, 370?- Ooh.
0:40:05 > 0:40:07370, 380?
0:40:07 > 0:40:11The bid's there at 370, who'll give me 380? 380, 400.
0:40:11 > 0:40:14380, bid at £380.
0:40:16 > 0:40:19£380, bid at 380, all done for 380 and gone.
0:40:19 > 0:40:21£380!
0:40:21 > 0:40:24- That's good, isn't it? - That's all right. Well done.
0:40:24 > 0:40:26You pleased with that?
0:40:26 > 0:40:29Absolutely. It's fantastic.
0:40:29 > 0:40:32- I think you've reaped your rewards there.- Yes, yes.
0:40:32 > 0:40:35I'll pay it in kind, John.
0:40:35 > 0:40:37Whoa-ho. There's an offer you can't refuse, John.
0:40:37 > 0:40:40What a brilliant result. That could well be the sale
0:40:40 > 0:40:43that makes all the difference.
0:40:43 > 0:40:45The question now is, just how much have we made?
0:40:45 > 0:40:49- You wanted to raise £750, didn't you?- Yes.
0:40:49 > 0:40:52Do you think, after some pretty disastrous results
0:40:52 > 0:40:55in one way or another, we've got anywhere near that target?
0:40:55 > 0:40:58- I have no idea what we've got. - The sovereigns have helped.
0:40:58 > 0:41:00Absolutely, the sovereigns have helped a lot.
0:41:00 > 0:41:03The sovereigns have helped to bring the total amount to...
0:41:03 > 0:41:06- £938.- No!
0:41:06 > 0:41:09- Yes!- Oh, my God!
0:41:09 > 0:41:12- Nearly £1,000.- My God! Fantastic.
0:41:12 > 0:41:15So are you pleased with that?
0:41:15 > 0:41:19- I can't believe it!- I know. I can't, especially with his valuations
0:41:19 > 0:41:22and you not being interested at all, so well done. I'm pleased for you.
0:41:22 > 0:41:24That is a real big surprise.
0:41:24 > 0:41:27- Will you spend that money on the flat?- I'm teary, I'm sorry.
0:41:27 > 0:41:30Oh, God, yeah. And I think I'll have to
0:41:30 > 0:41:33take my family out to dinner or something, won't I?
0:41:33 > 0:41:35- Aw, that'll be lovely. - Will you come?
0:41:35 > 0:41:38Oh, yes, I'll come. I'm only down the road. I'll drag him along too.
0:41:38 > 0:41:40He can pay the other half of the bill.
0:41:44 > 0:41:46Well, it's a few weeks since we were at auction
0:41:46 > 0:41:49and Jeannie's moved into her new flat.
0:41:49 > 0:41:53I'm in the same area, which is nice.
0:41:53 > 0:41:56I still get to see my neighbours, my old friends and my neighbours.
0:41:56 > 0:41:59I know the shops, they know me and this sort of thing,
0:41:59 > 0:42:01having lived in the area for so many years.
0:42:01 > 0:42:02Looking around, I think
0:42:02 > 0:42:06she's already spent her takings from the auction house.
0:42:06 > 0:42:08Delighted with my new furniture, I really am.
0:42:08 > 0:42:11It's lovely, it's very comfortable.
0:42:11 > 0:42:13In fact, they're all recliners,
0:42:13 > 0:42:15and so I just sit there, push my recliner,
0:42:15 > 0:42:17up go the feet and I fall asleep.
0:42:17 > 0:42:20I miss many the end of a programme on my television
0:42:20 > 0:42:21but no, it is very comfortable,
0:42:21 > 0:42:26and yeah, very, very happy with it, very happy with it.