0:00:02 > 0:00:06Welcome to the show that finds those hidden antiques and collectables around your home,
0:00:06 > 0:00:08and then we take them to auction to sell.
0:00:08 > 0:00:11Now, the dilemma facing many families today
0:00:11 > 0:00:13is that a lot of these items are inherited.
0:00:13 > 0:00:16But the new generation, they're really not interested.
0:00:16 > 0:00:19They don't want them, they'd rather see them sold
0:00:19 > 0:00:21and the money spent on something else.
0:00:21 > 0:00:24And that's exactly what our family want to do today.
0:00:44 > 0:00:47Coming up today on Cash In The Attic,
0:00:47 > 0:00:50an engagement ring with a stunning set of diamonds.
0:00:50 > 0:00:55Look at the size of those stones! They're rocks, not stones!
0:00:55 > 0:01:01Could this dainty dish bring out Jonty's feminine side?
0:01:01 > 0:01:05- Is that sweet enough?- Yeah!- I think that really is sweet, don't you?
0:01:05 > 0:01:09And at the auction, we must try to keep our wits about us.
0:01:09 > 0:01:13- He missed one, I think. - No, that was the buyer.- Oh, it was?
0:01:13 > 0:01:18So stay alert until the final hammer falls.
0:01:18 > 0:01:19Today I've come to London
0:01:19 > 0:01:21to meet Gwen Godfrey and her two daughters.
0:01:21 > 0:01:25They're all looking forward to a day at the spa.
0:01:25 > 0:01:28Gwen's lived with her family
0:01:28 > 0:01:30in this elegant town house for 30 years.
0:01:30 > 0:01:34An Oxford-educated solicitor who specialises in business law,
0:01:34 > 0:01:37she grew up at a small village in South Wales.
0:01:37 > 0:01:40She met her husband Cliff at the law firm many years ago,
0:01:40 > 0:01:42but they've only been married for the last three.
0:01:42 > 0:01:44She has three stepchildren
0:01:44 > 0:01:46and two daughters from a previous marriage.
0:01:46 > 0:01:49Emma and Sara will be helping their mum
0:01:49 > 0:01:52sort through the family heirlooms here today as we raise funds
0:01:52 > 0:01:55for charity and their annual girls' day out.
0:01:55 > 0:01:58Of course, we need an antiques expert to help.
0:01:58 > 0:02:00But never mind, Jonty Hearnden will have to do.
0:02:00 > 0:02:04He can't wait to make a start in the lounge.
0:02:04 > 0:02:07- Ah, good morning!- Morning!
0:02:07 > 0:02:09I always arrive at the right time,
0:02:09 > 0:02:12which is obviously time for tea, by the looks of it.
0:02:12 > 0:02:16Why have you decided to have a clear-out at this particular moment?
0:02:16 > 0:02:19Well, my parents died, and we had to clear their house,
0:02:19 > 0:02:21so we ended up finding lots of very interesting things.
0:02:21 > 0:02:23But our house is now
0:02:23 > 0:02:26full of a lot of things we can't realistically keep,
0:02:26 > 0:02:29so I thought it would be good to see if there were some things to sell.
0:02:29 > 0:02:34Right, OK. I've left Jonty upstairs. He's already having a look around.
0:02:34 > 0:02:39If there's anything you don't want to sell, just say. We're not here to clear the house!
0:02:39 > 0:02:42- So, what do you think of this idea? - I thought she was slightly mad!
0:02:42 > 0:02:44But I was also quite excited,
0:02:44 > 0:02:46because we've got rather a lot of stuff in our house.
0:02:46 > 0:02:49Yeah, definitely. It definitely needs clearing out.
0:02:49 > 0:02:51So you'd like to clear a bit of a space.
0:02:51 > 0:02:54Now, have you any idea in your mind, Gwen,
0:02:54 > 0:02:56what money you want to raise and what to spend that on?
0:02:56 > 0:02:59- Well, it would be good to get about £1,000.- Right.
0:02:59 > 0:03:03And I'd like to give some money to a charity for MS,
0:03:03 > 0:03:05because my father had MS.
0:03:05 > 0:03:07And my mother had postnatal depression,
0:03:07 > 0:03:09and I'd like to give something to a charity
0:03:09 > 0:03:12to look into helping people with depression.
0:03:12 > 0:03:17That's all wonderful, but are you keeping anything for yourself?
0:03:17 > 0:03:20Every year, we go off for a spa day,
0:03:20 > 0:03:24Emma, Sara, my stepdaughter Charlotte and I,
0:03:24 > 0:03:26so we'd like to put money towards a spa day.
0:03:26 > 0:03:28Normally it's Mum paying the balance,
0:03:28 > 0:03:31so I can't see this year being any different,
0:03:31 > 0:03:33unless you find us something really valuable,
0:03:33 > 0:03:36- which would be jolly good. - That's where Jonty comes in!
0:03:36 > 0:03:39- So shall we go and find him? Come on!- Yeah, OK.
0:03:39 > 0:03:41Jonty doesn't mess around.
0:03:41 > 0:03:44He's already on the scent of a good auction possibility.
0:03:44 > 0:03:46Ah, there you are, Jonty.
0:03:46 > 0:03:50- Oh, hi!- I thought you were taking the place apart for a moment then.
0:03:50 > 0:03:54How about this? Isn't he lovely? Where was this from?
0:03:54 > 0:03:58It's from my great-uncle's farm in South Wales.
0:03:58 > 0:04:00And he used to do a bit of hunting
0:04:00 > 0:04:03with something called the Gelligaer hunt.
0:04:03 > 0:04:07But I think that would have been in the '20s and '30s,
0:04:07 > 0:04:09and I think that might be older, because there might be a date
0:04:09 > 0:04:12- somewhere at the bottom. - Yes, there is.
0:04:12 > 0:04:15Yeah, the artist's initials are down at the bottom there.
0:04:15 > 0:04:17Can you see it, right the way down there?
0:04:17 > 0:04:21- Uh-huh.- It's SJC, '99.
0:04:21 > 0:04:24- Yeah.- So that's 1899, of course.
0:04:24 > 0:04:25What I find so intriguing about this
0:04:25 > 0:04:28is it's a rather odd shape for a picture,
0:04:28 > 0:04:31because paintings don't really come
0:04:31 > 0:04:34in this rather sort of elongated rectangular form.
0:04:34 > 0:04:39But I would have a hunch that this might be somebody's favourite hound.
0:04:39 > 0:04:43- Oh, right, yeah.- So what about selling it now?- Well, we could do.
0:04:43 > 0:04:47I've got other paintings which my great-grandmother painted herself,
0:04:47 > 0:04:49so I wouldn't part with them,
0:04:49 > 0:04:52- but this has no particular sentimental value.- OK.
0:04:52 > 0:04:54At the moment, it's quite interesting,
0:04:54 > 0:04:56because a lot of Victorian art's not so popular,
0:04:56 > 0:04:59but anything with dogs and animals seems to do quite well.
0:04:59 > 0:05:01Yes, yes, there's a lot of Victorian paintings
0:05:01 > 0:05:05that have really sort of fallen foul of the market.
0:05:05 > 0:05:08A bit chocolate-boxy, anything like that,
0:05:08 > 0:05:10the market is really very weak at the moment.
0:05:10 > 0:05:12But if you've got an attentive hound
0:05:12 > 0:05:15staring at you, saying, "Please buy me"...
0:05:15 > 0:05:17We'll have to hope for the best, then, won't we?
0:05:17 > 0:05:19I think there will be markets for him.
0:05:19 > 0:05:25Value-wise, simply because of the shape of the actual picture,
0:05:25 > 0:05:27I'm going to be a little bit conservative.
0:05:27 > 0:05:30If it had been a squarer picture, maybe better executed...
0:05:30 > 0:05:34There's a lot of darkness going on here.
0:05:34 > 0:05:36If the hound had been sitting outside somewhere,
0:05:36 > 0:05:38possibly a lot more money,
0:05:38 > 0:05:42but I would say anything between £100 and £200 at auction.
0:05:42 > 0:05:45- That's not bad.- Should we leave it back on the wall for now,
0:05:45 > 0:05:47just so we know where it is and that it's safe?
0:05:47 > 0:05:49Yes, I'll put that back up there.
0:05:49 > 0:05:51- OK, let's go and see what else we can find.- Right.
0:05:51 > 0:05:53'A good start to our fund,
0:05:53 > 0:05:56'but I guess we'll never know who owned that foxhound
0:05:56 > 0:05:59'or who SJC may be or was.
0:05:59 > 0:06:02'Sara's been sorting through her belongings
0:06:02 > 0:06:05'and discovers this powder compact of her grandmother's.
0:06:05 > 0:06:06'It's sterling silver,
0:06:06 > 0:06:10'which means it's an alloy with a small amount of copper.
0:06:10 > 0:06:13'The Taj Mahal design is odd, because as far as Sara knows,
0:06:13 > 0:06:16'her grandmother never went to India.
0:06:16 > 0:06:19'Nonetheless, it could add another £20-£40 to our fund.
0:06:19 > 0:06:23'It's not the only silver heirloom tucked away around here.'
0:06:23 > 0:06:25Ah, I'm just admiring some of these
0:06:25 > 0:06:28really gorgeous little trinkety bits we've got.
0:06:28 > 0:06:30- And a lot of them are silver, as well.- Yeah.
0:06:30 > 0:06:32But I've had a close examination of them,
0:06:32 > 0:06:35but they're not British at all.
0:06:35 > 0:06:38No, they're actually Chinese export silver, I believe.
0:06:38 > 0:06:41My mum and I used to live in Singapore,
0:06:41 > 0:06:44and she bought them back with her.
0:06:44 > 0:06:48OK. Well, let's have a look at the design of this little vase here,
0:06:48 > 0:06:50this tiny vase.
0:06:50 > 0:06:53There should be markings on the underside, but there aren't any.
0:06:53 > 0:06:56So if I get my glass out and let's have a look,
0:06:56 > 0:06:59see if I can see anything... There's a mark on the base here.
0:07:00 > 0:07:02But it's quite indistinguishable,
0:07:02 > 0:07:05so I can't tell whether that's Chinese.
0:07:05 > 0:07:08So the only way that one can really tell
0:07:08 > 0:07:10is just by looking at the decoration on the outside.
0:07:10 > 0:07:12All of this will be hand-chased,
0:07:12 > 0:07:14and it's very similar to designs
0:07:14 > 0:07:18on the outside of Chinese ceramics, for instance, and paintings.
0:07:18 > 0:07:20I think that's really very, very charming.
0:07:20 > 0:07:23That's one of the pieces that she was willing to sell, actually.
0:07:23 > 0:07:25- She's interested in selling that?- Yeah.
0:07:25 > 0:07:29Well, a little vase like that might well have come in pairs, as well.
0:07:29 > 0:07:31It's rather odd just to have one item like that.
0:07:31 > 0:07:35So if you had a pair of those on your mantel shelf,
0:07:35 > 0:07:38a little vase there with just have a few posies of flowers,
0:07:38 > 0:07:40it was very fashionable but solid silver
0:07:40 > 0:07:45and made probably between the wars, so 1920, 1930.
0:07:45 > 0:07:47- I think that's lovely, that.- Great.
0:07:47 > 0:07:49Is there anything else up here?
0:07:49 > 0:07:51Yeah, I think my mum's thinking about selling
0:07:51 > 0:07:53the bowl on the right-hand side.
0:07:53 > 0:07:58- This basket here?- Yeah.- OK. Well, let's have a look at that.
0:07:58 > 0:08:01Now, look how delicate that is. Isn't that lovely?
0:08:01 > 0:08:02This is a little sweet dish,
0:08:02 > 0:08:06to be placed on a table maybe after a dinner, for instance.
0:08:06 > 0:08:08And if you look at the pierced decoration in it,
0:08:08 > 0:08:10and if I rotate that somewhat,
0:08:10 > 0:08:13- can you see that those are bamboo leaves?- Yeah.
0:08:13 > 0:08:16Coming from - or living in - that part of the world,
0:08:16 > 0:08:18you're familiar with the bamboo leaf.
0:08:18 > 0:08:22And then you've got these Chinese emblems
0:08:22 > 0:08:25running round all the side of the basket, as well.
0:08:25 > 0:08:28Now, Chinese silver, I'm convinced,
0:08:28 > 0:08:33will probably increase in price drastically over the next few years
0:08:33 > 0:08:36- simply because of the growth of the Chinese economy.- That's true.
0:08:36 > 0:08:38And anything that's quality, like this,
0:08:38 > 0:08:41will be actually purchased ultimately by the Chinese
0:08:41 > 0:08:44and taken back to that part of the world.
0:08:44 > 0:08:46But a conservative estimate for these items
0:08:46 > 0:08:51would be £40-£60 for this and £60-£80 for this.
0:08:51 > 0:08:57- Just in our hands here, it's £100- £150.- OK!- OK? Is that all right?
0:08:57 > 0:09:00- Is that sweet enough?- Yeah!- I think that really is sweet, don't you?
0:09:00 > 0:09:02Lovely! Great.
0:09:02 > 0:09:04Let's hold on to these and leave the rest there,
0:09:04 > 0:09:07- and we'll carry on.- Brilliant, OK.
0:09:08 > 0:09:12Chinese export silver items were all the rage in Victorian England,
0:09:12 > 0:09:15but Gwen bought these examples in Singapore,
0:09:15 > 0:09:16where she lived for two years.
0:09:16 > 0:09:18She had a dealer friend
0:09:18 > 0:09:23who imported antiques from England to the expatriate community there.
0:09:23 > 0:09:25This was when we were in Singapore.
0:09:25 > 0:09:29Actually, Sara wasn't born then, but Emma lived out there with me,
0:09:29 > 0:09:33and this is some friends of ours there and Emma by the swimming pool.
0:09:33 > 0:09:35So, what made you go to Singapore?
0:09:35 > 0:09:39Well, I'm a solicitor and I went out to work there for two years.
0:09:39 > 0:09:43- A really interesting place to be. - So the whole family went over?- Yeah.
0:09:43 > 0:09:45So how old were you at the time? Can you remember it?
0:09:45 > 0:09:47How old was I? Two?
0:09:47 > 0:09:50- Yeah.- Two till four. And then some of my best friends stayed out there,
0:09:50 > 0:09:53so I used to go back and visit them occasionally,
0:09:53 > 0:09:57summer holidays and stuff. So yeah, it was really fun.
0:09:57 > 0:10:00Do you think you might settle there or are you a home bird?
0:10:00 > 0:10:02I think I'm a bit of a home bird. I like London.
0:10:02 > 0:10:07I'm enjoying that, so I think I'll stay for the long term.
0:10:07 > 0:10:10So, you're obviously all quite close, aren't you?
0:10:10 > 0:10:12You're all doing different things now.
0:10:12 > 0:10:14Tell me a little bit about your career.
0:10:14 > 0:10:16I work in communications
0:10:16 > 0:10:21and I'm basically a senior media officer at a charity called Mellon.
0:10:21 > 0:10:26They do emergency relief in countries like Pakistan
0:10:26 > 0:10:28at the minute. It's quite fast-paced.
0:10:28 > 0:10:32- It's good fun.- And what about you, my dear? What are you up to?
0:10:32 > 0:10:35I'm still a student. I'm studying medicine in Oxford.
0:10:35 > 0:10:39- Is it quite hard work?- Yeah, it's a lot of working and not getting paid!
0:10:39 > 0:10:41But it's good fun.
0:10:41 > 0:10:46I have a lot of friends there... and still having the student life.
0:10:46 > 0:10:50- What do you think you might want to do long-term?- I don't know yet!
0:10:50 > 0:10:53- I've got a few years to decide. - You must be very proud of them.- Yes.
0:10:53 > 0:10:58Yeah, they're great. And I also have three stepchildren,
0:10:58 > 0:10:59so quite a big family.
0:10:59 > 0:11:03And do you all have family events together? Do you get on well or...?
0:11:03 > 0:11:07Yeah, we're all kind of similar ages.
0:11:07 > 0:11:09SARA: We went on holiday in the summer.
0:11:09 > 0:11:11Charlotte will be coming on the spa day with us,
0:11:11 > 0:11:13assuming we raise enough money.
0:11:13 > 0:11:15You should have insisted she was here!
0:11:15 > 0:11:18"You want the spa day? You do the rummage!" Absolutely!
0:11:18 > 0:11:20Talking of which, should we go and see
0:11:20 > 0:11:23- whether Jonty's found anything else for us?- Yeah.- Great!
0:11:23 > 0:11:26'He's been quite busy and found a stamp collection.
0:11:26 > 0:11:31'Gwen's father inherited his first album in 1940
0:11:31 > 0:11:35'from a man who began collecting as a boy in the 1890s.
0:11:35 > 0:11:38'Gwen's parents added to them over the years -
0:11:38 > 0:11:41'for example, these Royal Mail sets from the mid 1980s.
0:11:41 > 0:11:46'Jonty prices them all together at £40-£60.
0:11:46 > 0:11:49'In the dining room, I've found this elegant young lady
0:11:49 > 0:11:51'accompanied by a gallant young man.'
0:11:51 > 0:11:55- Wow!- I didn't know whether it was something you did want to sell,
0:11:55 > 0:11:56but they're a nice pair.
0:11:56 > 0:11:58They're lovely, aren't they?
0:11:58 > 0:12:01They were my great-grandparents' wedding present, supposedly.
0:12:01 > 0:12:04- Right, OK!- The family story is
0:12:04 > 0:12:06they were actually from Paris,
0:12:06 > 0:12:10and I think that would have been around about the 1880s.
0:12:10 > 0:12:15- Well, they're in good condition. - Well, I think they were cherished.
0:12:15 > 0:12:18- So there's no chips, damage on the restoration?- No.
0:12:18 > 0:12:22I can't see any at all. Now, have we got any markings on there?
0:12:22 > 0:12:25Looking on the underside here, there's no particular factory marks.
0:12:25 > 0:12:29But looking at the style and the fact that they're made of bisque,
0:12:29 > 0:12:34which means they've only been fired once in the kiln,
0:12:34 > 0:12:36and the way they are dressed,
0:12:36 > 0:12:39- the style of them, yes, they will be from France.- Oh, right!
0:12:39 > 0:12:41So they might well have been purchased in Paris
0:12:41 > 0:12:43but not necessarily made there.
0:12:43 > 0:12:46But this was very, very typical
0:12:46 > 0:12:48of the end of the 19th century to the beginning of the 20th.
0:12:48 > 0:12:51If you look at the way they're dressed,
0:12:51 > 0:12:55they're not dressed in contemporary late 19th-century dress,
0:12:55 > 0:12:58they are going back in time,
0:12:58 > 0:13:00maybe another 100 years, 150 years, maybe 200 years.
0:13:00 > 0:13:05There was a romantic notion, often, of times gone by.
0:13:05 > 0:13:08So, when do you think they got married?
0:13:08 > 0:13:12Well, I would think it was about the 1880s, 1890s, in South Wales,
0:13:12 > 0:13:15in the little town called Pontypool.
0:13:15 > 0:13:18Wow. Can you imagine receiving those on your wedding day?
0:13:18 > 0:13:21- It would have been a very special present.- All the way from Paris!
0:13:21 > 0:13:24Yeah. And they were apparently always on the mantelpiece.
0:13:24 > 0:13:27That was their sort of family treasures.
0:13:27 > 0:13:30And can you see the way they're glancing at one another?
0:13:30 > 0:13:33In fact, Lorne, you've got them round the right way.
0:13:33 > 0:13:36Somehow there's a left and a right or a right and a left to them,
0:13:36 > 0:13:39so they complement one another sitting on a mantel shelf.
0:13:39 > 0:13:43- What do the girls make of them? - Well, my daughters don't like them.
0:13:43 > 0:13:47They're a bit too fussy and they don't really fit in with our house.
0:13:47 > 0:13:49So it would be good for someone to have them
0:13:49 > 0:13:51who'd really appreciate them.
0:13:51 > 0:13:53There's a lot going for these figures.
0:13:53 > 0:13:57Not only are they in very good order,
0:13:57 > 0:14:00but also the size - they're substantial,
0:14:00 > 0:14:03much bigger than we normally see.
0:14:03 > 0:14:05But prices for these sorts of figures have waned.
0:14:05 > 0:14:10They're just a little bit OTT for the market at the moment.
0:14:10 > 0:14:13So valuation, at auction, we're looking, on a bad day,
0:14:13 > 0:14:15£100.
0:14:15 > 0:14:18But on a good day, it may well be in excess of £200.
0:14:18 > 0:14:20Oh, right! That's not too bad.
0:14:21 > 0:14:23I'm happy to see the back of those statues!
0:14:23 > 0:14:28Let's hope they get bought. We haven't got rid of them yet!
0:14:28 > 0:14:32You're right to be cautious, girls, as we'll discover on auction day,
0:14:32 > 0:14:34when those Parisians go under the hammer.
0:14:34 > 0:14:39£100 for the pair. £100. £50. Start me at £50. £50. 55 there. 55 there.
0:14:39 > 0:14:43Do you want 60? 5. 70. 5.
0:14:43 > 0:14:46Ooh, dear, looks like it's going to be a struggle.
0:14:46 > 0:14:50Our treasure hunt rolls on in London,
0:14:50 > 0:14:54and Emma has found a silver hip flask of her grandfather's.
0:14:54 > 0:14:56He bought it 30 years ago in an antiques shop
0:14:56 > 0:15:00so he could enjoy a warming tot of whisky when at the rugby.
0:15:00 > 0:15:02The hallmark suggests it was made in 1926,
0:15:02 > 0:15:05and it's engraved with the initials of the original owner.
0:15:05 > 0:15:08Jonty values it at £40-£60.
0:15:09 > 0:15:15Sara's gone back to her studies, so I hope Jonty's got a very good reason for interrupting her.
0:15:15 > 0:15:17- Ah, Sara, there you are.- Hi.
0:15:17 > 0:15:20I thought you might be working hard there at your desk.
0:15:20 > 0:15:22Look what I've found in this box. Have you ever seen this?
0:15:22 > 0:15:26- Yeah, I have. My mum's shown it to me before.- Yeah?
0:15:26 > 0:15:31So you know it's a little pen on the inside there. So whose pen was this?
0:15:31 > 0:15:35It was my great-grandfather's pen. He bought it when he visited my grandma
0:15:35 > 0:15:36when she was working in London.
0:15:36 > 0:15:39What did your great-grandfather do as his profession?
0:15:39 > 0:15:43- He was a schoolmaster, so he must have used it in school.- Oh, right.
0:15:43 > 0:15:45- Writing all those bad reports?- Yeah!
0:15:45 > 0:15:48I wonder how many children have had their livelihoods
0:15:48 > 0:15:50- condemned or promoted by this pen! - Yeah.
0:15:50 > 0:15:53It's absolutely wonderful, because...
0:15:53 > 0:15:56not only do we have a pen in very good condition...
0:15:56 > 0:15:59If I could give you that for a second, cos it's actually
0:15:59 > 0:16:01the paper inside which I find very interesting.
0:16:01 > 0:16:05Because there's an original receipt. Look at that.
0:16:05 > 0:16:08With the cost of two shillings and threepence
0:16:08 > 0:16:13and the purchase date was 1938 and the new owner was Mr W Lewis.
0:16:13 > 0:16:15Yeah, that was my great-grandfather's name.
0:16:15 > 0:16:21OK, and the other items we've got in here are the original instructions as well.
0:16:21 > 0:16:25But having a look at the bottom of the box, what I find so interesting
0:16:25 > 0:16:28is that Parker Pens invented Quink ink,
0:16:28 > 0:16:32which is the quick-drying ink in 1931, and look...
0:16:32 > 0:16:34they're promoting it at the bottom.
0:16:34 > 0:16:37- Let's have a quick look at the pen. - OK.- Can you unscrew the top?
0:16:37 > 0:16:39And see what's what. There we go,
0:16:39 > 0:16:43that's a regular gold nib there, and the pen itself,
0:16:43 > 0:16:45- there's nothing remarkable about the pen.- OK.
0:16:45 > 0:16:48But what I find remarkable is the fact it's all together.
0:16:48 > 0:16:51Because if you think about it, as soon as a pen like that
0:16:51 > 0:16:55was purchased, more often than not, everything else in my hand
0:16:55 > 0:16:56could've been discarded very quickly.
0:16:56 > 0:17:01So value-wise, we're not talking about a vast sum of money.
0:17:01 > 0:17:04- Maybe £20. On a good day, £40.- OK.
0:17:04 > 0:17:07- But that's a lot more than two shillings.- It is indeed.
0:17:07 > 0:17:09I'll leave you, but don't study for too long,
0:17:09 > 0:17:11- cos we have work to do. - I'll come back.
0:17:11 > 0:17:13- That's brilliant, OK.- Thank you.
0:17:13 > 0:17:16'Let's hope that schoolmaster's pen scores an A+ at the auction.
0:17:16 > 0:17:21'Another heirloom now as I find this beautiful Welsh corgi in Emma's room.
0:17:21 > 0:17:23'It's hand-painted,
0:17:23 > 0:17:26'issued by Royal Doulton in the mid 20th century and worth £15-£20.
0:17:26 > 0:17:31'It belongs to an extraordinary man who bred corgis in later life -
0:17:31 > 0:17:33'Gwen's great uncle, Ivor.
0:17:33 > 0:17:37'He started out as a Welsh farm boy who once ran away to war.'
0:17:40 > 0:17:45- Ah, that's him.- Yeah.- Ah, right. - And there's another one of him.
0:17:45 > 0:17:51- He's in uniform here. Have you any idea how old he would've been there? - About 17, I think.
0:17:51 > 0:17:53- Which is frightening, really. - It is, isn't it?
0:17:53 > 0:17:56Do you know what happened to him, then?
0:17:56 > 0:17:59Well, I went to the museum of his regiment in Caernarfon -
0:17:59 > 0:18:02the Royal Welch Fusiliers - and they found out for me
0:18:02 > 0:18:04a bit about his war record.
0:18:04 > 0:18:08And he'd initially been sent to Gallipoli,
0:18:08 > 0:18:12survived that and then been sent to the Somme
0:18:12 > 0:18:15and he was shot and captured and then sent to a prisoner of war camp.
0:18:15 > 0:18:19- Somewhere here, there's probably... - Wow!
0:18:19 > 0:18:23That says Limburg and that's the prisoner of war camp he was in.
0:18:23 > 0:18:26This is incredible, isn't it?
0:18:26 > 0:18:29And then this is his proper dog tag. Um...
0:18:29 > 0:18:34- It's amazing you've got all this. - I know.- Did you inherit it together like this?- Yes, from my father.
0:18:34 > 0:18:38In fact, I knew - as I called him - Uncle Ivor very well when I was a kid,
0:18:38 > 0:18:41because he died when he was 77.
0:18:41 > 0:18:43But he never would talk about it.
0:18:43 > 0:18:47The only thing he did say was that he would never drink rum,
0:18:47 > 0:18:49because they gave the lads rum
0:18:49 > 0:18:52before they went over the top in the trenches.
0:18:52 > 0:18:54- Right, right. - Very frightening, really.
0:18:54 > 0:18:57Anyway, when he got back to the village after all this adventure,
0:18:57 > 0:19:00the local chapel collected and gave him this watch,
0:19:00 > 0:19:04and it's got, in the back, a sort of inscription about the fact
0:19:04 > 0:19:11that it was presented to Ivor Davies on his return from Germany in 1918.
0:19:11 > 0:19:15I should imagine, for a small community, it would've been extraordinary
0:19:15 > 0:19:19- to have anybody coming back. - Yeah.- Wouldn't it?- Yes. I think most of them were killed.
0:19:19 > 0:19:23There's a huge war memorial there with all the names on it.
0:19:23 > 0:19:27And his family were obviously writing to him in the camp.
0:19:27 > 0:19:31So they're all... They've got German stamps on them.
0:19:31 > 0:19:34- As a mother, you can't imagine that, can you?- No.
0:19:34 > 0:19:36- How traumatic it must've been.- Yeah.
0:19:36 > 0:19:39- They wouldn't have known where he was for a long time.- No.
0:19:39 > 0:19:40He was just reported missing.
0:19:40 > 0:19:43I think the letters are really fascinating as well,
0:19:43 > 0:19:46because obviously you've got almost two extremes.
0:19:46 > 0:19:49He's in a prison camp, and their letters are obviously showing that
0:19:49 > 0:19:52they're trying hard to continue as normal at home.
0:19:52 > 0:19:56Some things don't change. It says here, "You should've heard Harry shouting at the children,
0:19:56 > 0:19:58"they were driving him crazy."
0:19:58 > 0:20:01So, some things go through generations, don't they?
0:20:01 > 0:20:05So, it wasn't actually him who kept all this. It was your...
0:20:05 > 0:20:11I think they were, sort of, put away in the farmhouse, and he never got married or had children,
0:20:11 > 0:20:14and when he died, he left the farm to my father.
0:20:14 > 0:20:17And I didn't know anything about them and found them
0:20:17 > 0:20:18until he'd died, actually.
0:20:18 > 0:20:22And then I just discovered it all. So, quite extraordinary, really.
0:20:22 > 0:20:26'What a privilege to see such priceless documents, and it's kind
0:20:26 > 0:20:30'of Gwen to let me have an insight into the family history.
0:20:30 > 0:20:33'It's great they're keeping it in the family, but it means
0:20:33 > 0:20:35'we need to find other things that can be sold.
0:20:35 > 0:20:39'The next item which Sara's found in her mum's room
0:20:39 > 0:20:42'is a Victorian lady's fob watch, made of nine-carat gold.
0:20:42 > 0:20:46'It's French but was actually bought by Gwen's great-grandmother
0:20:46 > 0:20:50'in Pontypool. It could raise £200-£300 at auction.
0:20:50 > 0:20:54'Downstairs, Gwen has remembered this Japanese tea service
0:20:54 > 0:20:56'which has saucers big enough to put your cake on.
0:20:56 > 0:20:59'It's highly decorative and is known as eggshell porcelain
0:20:59 > 0:21:01'for its delicate see-through quality.
0:21:01 > 0:21:03'A few pieces are missing,
0:21:03 > 0:21:06'so the valuation is a more modest £20-£40, but next up,
0:21:06 > 0:21:08'Sara's found something beautiful
0:21:08 > 0:21:11'tucked away in her mum's room.'
0:21:13 > 0:21:16- What have you got there? - Found a ring.- Ooh, hello!
0:21:19 > 0:21:21Pop that down for now. Let's have a look at this.
0:21:21 > 0:21:24Goodness! That's very bling.
0:21:24 > 0:21:27They're very big diamonds. Whose is it?
0:21:27 > 0:21:30- I think it was my grandmother's ring. - Right. OK.
0:21:30 > 0:21:33- So are either of you two in line to get this?- I don't think so.
0:21:33 > 0:21:36- No?- My mum offered it to us, but I think
0:21:36 > 0:21:40we foolishly said it was too much.
0:21:40 > 0:21:43Yes, that was rather foolish, wasn't it?
0:21:43 > 0:21:46But no, that looks to me... You should always check
0:21:46 > 0:21:51a diamond for four things, which are known as the four Cs -
0:21:51 > 0:21:53cut, clarity,
0:21:53 > 0:21:57colour, because diamonds come in all different colours,
0:21:57 > 0:22:01and carat. Carat is the measurement of a diamond.
0:22:01 > 0:22:04On a scale of 1 to 10, this is the sort of ring
0:22:04 > 0:22:09you should be impressed about if you get presented with at some point.
0:22:09 > 0:22:12Let's see whether we can sell it. Jonty? Gwen, are you there?
0:22:12 > 0:22:15Hello! Come in! Now...
0:22:15 > 0:22:19I don't know what you've been teaching your daughters. Really!
0:22:19 > 0:22:22They tell me this is too big and too blingy.
0:22:22 > 0:22:25- I agree with them, actually. - Why say that? What's so bling?
0:22:25 > 0:22:28I just couldn't imagine it on my hand, it's massive.
0:22:28 > 0:22:31Get used to the idea! That's what I say.
0:22:31 > 0:22:33Now, I understand this was your mother's,
0:22:33 > 0:22:36so how do you feel about selling it?
0:22:36 > 0:22:39Well, I think we could do.
0:22:39 > 0:22:42My father bought it to replace her original engagement ring,
0:22:42 > 0:22:45and the original engagement ring was a similar style
0:22:45 > 0:22:48but very tiny diamonds, because before they got married,
0:22:48 > 0:22:50they didn't have much money.
0:22:50 > 0:22:54I still have the original ring and I remember her wearing the original ring
0:22:54 > 0:22:57and I don't remember her wearing that one very often.
0:22:57 > 0:23:00So I don't have the sentimental attachment to it
0:23:00 > 0:23:04and I think it would be good to use it for something else.
0:23:04 > 0:23:07It is lovely. Jonty? I haven't looked through a glass,
0:23:07 > 0:23:09but the diamonds look pretty good.
0:23:09 > 0:23:12Look at the size of those stones! They're rocks, not stones!
0:23:12 > 0:23:13Wow!
0:23:13 > 0:23:17I would suggest that those are well in excess of a carat...
0:23:17 > 0:23:20each...
0:23:20 > 0:23:24and what's so attractive about this ring is that it's so simple,
0:23:24 > 0:23:27it's the sort of ring that could easily be sold on, as is.
0:23:27 > 0:23:29Of course, a jeweller could
0:23:29 > 0:23:33make up their mind if buying these, to use the stones independently.
0:23:33 > 0:23:37- Yeah.- I see there are not many inclusions in there, at all.
0:23:37 > 0:23:41I think that's pretty good. They are very, very good stones.
0:23:41 > 0:23:43Let's get it properly assessed.
0:23:43 > 0:23:46But my guestimation, right now, is that we're looking
0:23:46 > 0:23:48in excess of £1,000 here.
0:23:48 > 0:23:52Really? Gosh, I had no idea!
0:23:52 > 0:23:56- Are you going to change your mind now, girls?- Backtrack, backtrack! - Absolutely!
0:23:56 > 0:24:00So, I expect you'd like to know how we're standing,
0:24:00 > 0:24:03in terms of the value of things going to auction?
0:24:03 > 0:24:06- Right.- Well, the grand total of everything going to auction
0:24:06 > 0:24:08comes to...
0:24:08 > 0:24:11£1,655.
0:24:11 > 0:24:13Gosh, that's amazing! That's great.
0:24:13 > 0:24:16- And that's the lower end estimate, as well.- Really? Is it?
0:24:16 > 0:24:20- That's really great. - So, are you pleased with that?
0:24:20 > 0:24:23I'm a bit relieved I won't have to pay for those treatments, will I?
0:24:23 > 0:24:27A spectacular result, which means that a special day at the spa
0:24:27 > 0:24:29could soon be within Gwen's reach.
0:24:29 > 0:24:32Let's hope she really cleans up at the auction.
0:24:32 > 0:24:35We'll be selling the dainty Chinese silverware
0:24:35 > 0:24:38which Gwen bought in Singapore. It might now fetch
0:24:38 > 0:24:41£100-£150 on sale in London.
0:24:41 > 0:24:45Then there's the black leather-bound Parker pen,
0:24:45 > 0:24:47with all its original paperwork,
0:24:47 > 0:24:50as bought by Gwen's grandfather for two bob in 1938.
0:24:50 > 0:24:53The estimate today is £20-£40.
0:24:53 > 0:24:59And finally, that painting of a foxhound from 1899.
0:24:59 > 0:25:02Will it get a sniff from the bidders at around £100-£200?
0:25:02 > 0:25:04We'll have to see.
0:25:08 > 0:25:11'Still to come on Cash In The Attic...
0:25:11 > 0:25:14'Emma might regret selling her grandmother's ring...'
0:25:14 > 0:25:16- I had that on my hand at one point.- I know you did.
0:25:16 > 0:25:20And I said, "Do you want to keep it?" You said, "No."
0:25:20 > 0:25:24'And we all do our best to keep up with the auctioneer...'
0:25:24 > 0:25:28HE SPEAKS RAPIDLY
0:25:28 > 0:25:31I can't understand a word he's saying, can you?
0:25:31 > 0:25:34'Pay attention to the final crack of the gavel.'
0:25:37 > 0:25:41Well, we had a lovely time at Gwen's beautiful home
0:25:41 > 0:25:44and, not surprisingly, we found some delicious items to bring here
0:25:44 > 0:25:47to Chiswick auction house in West London.
0:25:47 > 0:25:49Of course, she's hoping to raise enough money
0:25:49 > 0:25:52so she and the girls can enjoy a fantastic spa day,
0:25:52 > 0:25:54so let's just hope everyone here today is feeling
0:25:54 > 0:25:58a little indulgent when our items go under the hammer.
0:25:58 > 0:26:01'Gwen's already here with eldest daughter, Emma.
0:26:01 > 0:26:04'Unfortunately, Sara's gone back to uni and can't make it.
0:26:04 > 0:26:06'It's encouraging to see the bidders
0:26:06 > 0:26:08'paying close attention to the lots.
0:26:08 > 0:26:12'Hopefully, that will bode well for success today.'
0:26:12 > 0:26:15- Is everything here, though?- Yeah.
0:26:15 > 0:26:18We checked it through. Looks good. Lots of people.
0:26:18 > 0:26:20What about the reserves?
0:26:20 > 0:26:23I think we put a reserve on two pieces -
0:26:23 > 0:26:27the Victorian pocket watch and the diamond ring.
0:26:27 > 0:26:30- Surprise, surprise!- You haven't put a reserve on the doggy?
0:26:30 > 0:26:34- No. Sadly not.- The little doggy in the window can go?- Yes!
0:26:34 > 0:26:37- You looking forward to today? - Yeah, it should be fun.
0:26:37 > 0:26:41My first auction. I hope you guys can teach me some tips.
0:26:41 > 0:26:46Right, let's see if we can make some money, shall we? Come on, then.
0:26:46 > 0:26:49'It's time for the auction to get under way.
0:26:49 > 0:26:52'As we take our places, the first of Gwen's lots goes under the hammer.
0:26:52 > 0:26:55'It's the black, leather-clad Parker pen,
0:26:55 > 0:26:59'which her grandfather bought in 1938 on a visit to London.
0:26:59 > 0:27:02'The receipt for two-and-threepence is still in the box.
0:27:02 > 0:27:03'I wonder how it'll fare today.'
0:27:07 > 0:27:09And you have no use for it?
0:27:09 > 0:27:13- No, I'm more of a biro girl. - Jonty, what do we want for this?
0:27:13 > 0:27:17I put £20-£40 on it. It's just a great thing.
0:27:17 > 0:27:21I put a wide estimate, because without the box, 20 quid,
0:27:21 > 0:27:25but with the box and all the instructions, it's in such
0:27:25 > 0:27:28perfect condition, I hope we do a little bit more than that.
0:27:28 > 0:27:31£40 for it. £20 for it. Bid at £20, £20. 22...
0:27:31 > 0:27:3422 and £20. 22, there.
0:27:34 > 0:27:3822, 25, 25? 28.
0:27:38 > 0:27:42- Thank you. 30? 32.- That's good. - 32 over there.
0:27:42 > 0:27:4530 to the bidder. At £30 and going, all done.
0:27:45 > 0:27:47£30, all done.
0:27:47 > 0:27:51- That's fine!- Can't understand a word he's saying, can you?
0:27:51 > 0:27:54It sounds as if the auctioneer's in a hurry.
0:27:54 > 0:27:57£30 sit very nicely in the middle of our estimate
0:27:57 > 0:27:59and brings us a reasonable start.
0:27:59 > 0:28:03Our second item today is the little Welsh corgi,
0:28:03 > 0:28:06issued by Dalton between 1941 and 1968.
0:28:06 > 0:28:09At five inches tall, he's the largest of the three sizes produced.
0:28:09 > 0:28:14His name's Spring Robin, and his estimated value is £15-£20.
0:28:16 > 0:28:20£20 for it. £10 for it. Dalton collectors...
0:28:20 > 0:28:22£10 for it. Thank you.
0:28:22 > 0:28:25Give me 12? At £10. Bid here so far at 10. Give me 12.
0:28:25 > 0:28:30Bid at 12, 14? 16?
0:28:31 > 0:28:33£14. Are you bidding, or waving?
0:28:33 > 0:28:37The bidder at £14, £14, selling, all done at £14.
0:28:37 > 0:28:41£14. I tell you what, it'd cost you a lot more
0:28:41 > 0:28:44than that to buy a pedigree.
0:28:44 > 0:28:46Great Uncle Ivor used to have pedigree corgis
0:28:46 > 0:28:49on his farm near Abergavenny.
0:28:49 > 0:28:53This one is bone china and is off to a new home for a modest £14.
0:28:53 > 0:28:56Next up, a collection that was started in the late
0:28:56 > 0:29:0019th century by a family friend, including stamps from countries
0:29:00 > 0:29:04which no longer exist. Added to over the years by Gwen's parents,
0:29:04 > 0:29:07the estimated value today is £40-£60.
0:29:10 > 0:29:12£30 for it? Bid at £30.
0:29:12 > 0:29:1632, 35, 35, 38, 40,
0:29:16 > 0:29:1942, 45, 48, 50,
0:29:19 > 0:29:255, bid at £50. You want 5? At £50, take 5 for it?
0:29:25 > 0:29:27At £50, selling, all done. £50.
0:29:27 > 0:29:30£50 - that's pretty good, isn't it?
0:29:30 > 0:29:35Smack in the middle of the estimate and another £50 for the spa fund.
0:29:35 > 0:29:39Now, take a dash of greyhound, a bit of fox terrier,
0:29:39 > 0:29:42a hint of bulldog, and you end up with the English foxhound.
0:29:43 > 0:29:47This portrait is signed by the little-known artist SJC
0:29:47 > 0:29:50and is an affectionate portrait of a much-loved pet.
0:29:50 > 0:29:53We're looking for £100-£200.
0:29:56 > 0:29:58Now, I have to say, I really do like this.
0:29:58 > 0:30:01I know it's not by a very famous artist or anything like that,
0:30:01 > 0:30:04but this dog in the tack room I think is charming.
0:30:04 > 0:30:08- So have you missed that spot on the wall?- A little bit.- Yeah?
0:30:08 > 0:30:11I'm hoping it will find a lovely owner and a good home.
0:30:11 > 0:30:14It'll be cheap to run, I can tell you that much. No vet fees!
0:30:14 > 0:30:17Because it's an odd shape, it might be an odd figure
0:30:17 > 0:30:20that we come up with, because he's not conventional,
0:30:20 > 0:30:22but it's going to be exciting to see what happens.
0:30:22 > 0:30:24We'll say £100 for it.
0:30:24 > 0:30:26£100 for it. £50 for it.
0:30:26 > 0:30:31£50 and 2, 55 and 60, 5, 70, 5, 80, 5.
0:30:31 > 0:30:34That's good that this is coming back up.
0:30:34 > 0:30:39Valued at £85. £80 the bid, take 5. 85, all done. 5. 90.
0:30:39 > 0:30:41- Ooh!- Late bidder.
0:30:41 > 0:30:45100. By the table at 95. Are you in or out, please?
0:30:45 > 0:30:50At £95, we are going. All done at 95 and gone. At £95, then.
0:30:50 > 0:30:52- Just £5 under the bottom estimate.- Not bad.
0:30:52 > 0:30:54- Are you pleased with that? - Yes.- Good.
0:30:54 > 0:30:57- I'm a bit disappointed, I have to say.- Me too.
0:30:57 > 0:31:00- The dealers weren't prepared to go above the £100.- No.
0:31:00 > 0:31:03But I suppose a foxhound is not everybody's taste, is it?
0:31:03 > 0:31:07And I'm sure it's gone to a good home somewhere, even though
0:31:07 > 0:31:10not for quite so much as we hoped.
0:31:10 > 0:31:13Well said, Gwen. We're glad of the £95.
0:31:13 > 0:31:18Next it's the sterling silver powder compact with the Taj Mahal design,
0:31:18 > 0:31:20still in its presentation box.
0:31:20 > 0:31:24Will it find any eager bidders here today?
0:31:24 > 0:31:28There are compact collectors, regardless of whether people still use them for compacts.
0:31:28 > 0:31:29People do like these.
0:31:29 > 0:31:32So, Jonty, what do we want for this?
0:31:32 > 0:31:33I put £20-£40 on this one
0:31:33 > 0:31:37and I've seen whole boxes of compacts sell for £20-£40.
0:31:37 > 0:31:38So this is special.
0:31:38 > 0:31:42And sterling silver. Must be £20. £20 for it?
0:31:42 > 0:31:45Bid at £20. 21, 22, 25.
0:31:45 > 0:31:4728, 30, 32.
0:31:47 > 0:31:50At 30, £30, 32. 35.
0:31:50 > 0:31:53I'll come back to you. 35. 38.
0:31:53 > 0:31:55They're fighting for it.
0:31:55 > 0:31:58- It's good, isn't it? - It's a bidding war.- 50.
0:31:58 > 0:32:03£48. Anyone 50? 50. 52 now. 52. 55.
0:32:03 > 0:32:0858, 60. At £58. I see it at £58. Selling for 58.
0:32:08 > 0:32:11£58, are we done? Last chance. All done.
0:32:11 > 0:32:15- £58.- That's good. - Brilliant.- It is, isn't it?
0:32:15 > 0:32:20And the classic thing that always makes the price move upwards, three people bidding.
0:32:20 > 0:32:24An excellent result there, thanks to a small bidding war.
0:32:24 > 0:32:27So how are we doing now at the midway point in our auction?
0:32:28 > 0:32:31We're halfway through your lots. Still got quite a few to come,
0:32:31 > 0:32:34- including the lady's fob watch. - Yeah.
0:32:34 > 0:32:37- Well, so far, we've banked £247.- That's great.
0:32:37 > 0:32:40That's a nice number of hot stone massages.
0:32:40 > 0:32:43Just reminded myself I must book myself in for one.
0:32:43 > 0:32:45We've got a bit of a break until your next lot,
0:32:45 > 0:32:49- so do you want to follow me? - Yeah.- Will do.
0:32:49 > 0:32:52As we take a short break, a word of advice
0:32:52 > 0:32:55if you've been inspired to try buying or selling your items in this way.
0:32:55 > 0:32:59It's worth noting auction houses charge fees such as commission,
0:32:59 > 0:33:03but your local sale room will advise you on these extra costs.
0:33:03 > 0:33:07As ever, Jonty is looking over the lots on display in search
0:33:07 > 0:33:08of good deals to share with us.
0:33:08 > 0:33:13He's never given up hope of finding a missing old master, bless him!
0:33:13 > 0:33:16Now, that's what I call a bottle of champagne, Jonty!
0:33:16 > 0:33:19And thank you so much. It was so generous of you to get this for me.
0:33:19 > 0:33:22- I think it works out about 12 bottles in all, doesn't it?- Yes.
0:33:22 > 0:33:26There's 12 bottles in there, and it really has to be one of the biggest bottles of champagne
0:33:26 > 0:33:30I've ever seen. It's got a name. It's a Salmanazar,
0:33:30 > 0:33:35named after an Assyrian leader from 1250 BC, but a great name as well.
0:33:35 > 0:33:37Of course, absolutely.
0:33:37 > 0:33:42It's a vineyard that you really can go back all the way to the beginning of the 18th century.
0:33:42 > 0:33:47- Still family-owned.- And is it signed there?- Yes. Igor Judge.
0:33:47 > 0:33:50Great name, because he is the Lord Chief Justice.
0:33:50 > 0:33:52Was this a presentation piece?
0:33:52 > 0:33:55It...well, not necessarily a presentation.
0:33:55 > 0:33:58- These are sold...these are sold on the open market.- Right.
0:33:58 > 0:34:01I have no idea what the open market price is, but in the catalogue,
0:34:01 > 0:34:03it's £200-£300,
0:34:03 > 0:34:04which I think is reasonable,
0:34:04 > 0:34:08because, as you pointed out, there are 12 bottles in there as well.
0:34:08 > 0:34:09Of course the problem is,
0:34:09 > 0:34:12once you have opened it, you have got to drink it all.
0:34:12 > 0:34:14- Is that a problem?- No!
0:34:14 > 0:34:17THEY LAUGH
0:34:17 > 0:34:19Sadly, I am still as sober as the judge who signed it,
0:34:19 > 0:34:24because that rare bottle sold in auction for £400.
0:34:25 > 0:34:29We've still plenty to come on Gwen's sale.
0:34:29 > 0:34:34For instance, her father's silver hip flask dating from 1926.
0:34:36 > 0:34:38Now, our next lot is the silver hip flask.
0:34:38 > 0:34:40It's engraved with initials on the front.
0:34:40 > 0:34:43- Whose initials are they? - No-one we knew.
0:34:43 > 0:34:45My father bought it in an antique shop to take with him
0:34:45 > 0:34:48to the rugby matches, so, er...
0:34:48 > 0:34:51So I won't bother asking whether it was filled or not.
0:34:51 > 0:34:54Obviously, it must have been! Jonty, how much for this?
0:34:54 > 0:34:58£40-£60. It's a very reasonable estimate that I've put on it,
0:34:58 > 0:35:00so it should do much better than that.
0:35:00 > 0:35:03Number 238. What's it worth? £40 for it?
0:35:04 > 0:35:07- Bid at £40. 42.- Straight in at £40.
0:35:07 > 0:35:1145, 48, 50. 50, 55. 60. 5.
0:35:11 > 0:35:13- Ooh, that's good.- 5.
0:35:13 > 0:35:1865. New bidder. 70. 5. 80.
0:35:19 > 0:35:20At £75 here. 80 over there.
0:35:20 > 0:35:23- 80 again new bidder. 85. - Wow.
0:35:23 > 0:35:27At £80. At £85. 80, all done? For £80 and going. You've got it.
0:35:27 > 0:35:29£80 and gone.
0:35:29 > 0:35:31- That's not bad, is it?- Yeah.- £80?
0:35:31 > 0:35:33Double my bottom end estimate.
0:35:33 > 0:35:35- Brilliant.- That's good. Really good.
0:35:35 > 0:35:38My taste isn't really for brandy or whisky from a hip flask,
0:35:38 > 0:35:41so it seemed appropriate to sell it.
0:35:41 > 0:35:44And we were really pleased, because it did much better than we expected.
0:35:44 > 0:35:49£80 brings us a nice warm glow, as it probably did for Gwen's father
0:35:49 > 0:35:51at the rugby all those years ago.
0:35:51 > 0:35:53Next up, it's that export silverware
0:35:53 > 0:35:56which Gwen brought back from Singapore.
0:35:56 > 0:35:58We're hoping for £100-£150.
0:35:58 > 0:36:00Now, of course, as we all know,
0:36:00 > 0:36:04recently, Chinese ceramics have been doing rather well.
0:36:04 > 0:36:07So can we expect millions for this, Jonty?
0:36:07 > 0:36:11- Yeah, hundreds of millions, I think. - Oh, that would be nice, wouldn't it? - That would be very nice.
0:36:11 > 0:36:16It's going to be so fascinating to see what's going to happen
0:36:16 > 0:36:17with Chinese silver.
0:36:17 > 0:36:20- It's made there and brought here, wasn't it?- That's right.
0:36:20 > 0:36:21Exported to this country
0:36:21 > 0:36:24and now will it find its way back to the Far East?
0:36:24 > 0:36:25Interesting.
0:36:26 > 0:36:30Number 237A. £100. I'm bid £100. £100. That's the way to do it. £100.
0:36:30 > 0:36:31We want 110. Bid at £100.
0:36:31 > 0:36:36- Has he got £100?- Is that the lot? £100. 110.- Oh, no.
0:36:36 > 0:36:39- 110.- 120. 130.
0:36:39 > 0:36:44140, 150. We'll do it 140, 150, 140. We are all out and going.
0:36:44 > 0:36:46All done at 140.
0:36:46 > 0:36:49- £140.- That's not bad.- That's good.
0:36:50 > 0:36:53These silver mementos are so well travelled
0:36:53 > 0:36:55I wonder where they'll go now.
0:36:55 > 0:36:58Moving along, and we've the Japanese eggshell porcelain tea set,
0:36:58 > 0:37:01which Jonty valued at £20-£40.
0:37:01 > 0:37:03£20 for it?
0:37:04 > 0:37:09£10 for it? Thank you. I'm bid £10. 12? £10.
0:37:09 > 0:37:12So far I'm bid £10. Give me 12? At £10.
0:37:12 > 0:37:15All done at £10? Who else wants it at £10? 11 for it?
0:37:15 > 0:37:16At £10 and going.
0:37:17 > 0:37:19It's gone, a tenner.
0:37:19 > 0:37:21It might be our worst one, I reckon.
0:37:21 > 0:37:24Well, the set was incomplete, so it's to be expected.
0:37:24 > 0:37:28Surely these dressy Parisians can do a little better?
0:37:28 > 0:37:30They're late 19th-century
0:37:30 > 0:37:33bisque porcelain figurines - wedding presents, which used
0:37:33 > 0:37:36to sit on the mantelpiece in Gwen's great-grandparents' house.
0:37:36 > 0:37:38Now, our next lot,
0:37:38 > 0:37:41I really like, although slightly old-fashioned, I have to say.
0:37:41 > 0:37:45- Grimacing already.- They're a bit chintzy.- It's very interesting.
0:37:45 > 0:37:48Everyone's picked up on them being not so fashionable right now.
0:37:48 > 0:37:50Times have changed, times have moved on.
0:37:50 > 0:37:53Having said that, they're in perfect condition.
0:37:53 > 0:37:56They're a good size, so they are still worth the money.
0:37:56 > 0:37:58I put £100-£200 on them.
0:37:58 > 0:38:00What's it worth for the pair? £100?
0:38:00 > 0:38:02£100 for the pair? £100?
0:38:02 > 0:38:03£50?
0:38:03 > 0:38:08- Jonty...- Nobody wants them. - ..you've seriously undervalued us!
0:38:08 > 0:38:1260, 5, 70, 5, 70. Bid at £70.
0:38:12 > 0:38:15Are we done? At £70. That's the bid, are you out?
0:38:15 > 0:38:20At £70, you out? Saying all done. For £70, sir, you got them.
0:38:20 > 0:38:23- £70.- He missed one, I think. - No, that was the buyer.
0:38:23 > 0:38:25- Oh, it was.- Yes.
0:38:25 > 0:38:27Stay with it, Emma!
0:38:27 > 0:38:30£70 was a bit lower than we wanted,
0:38:30 > 0:38:33but Gwen is happy to see them go.
0:38:33 > 0:38:38Gwen's great-grandmother was a well-to-do shopkeeper in Pontypool, South Wales,
0:38:38 > 0:38:40where she purchased this nine-carat gold French fob watch.
0:38:40 > 0:38:43We're hoping it could be £200-£300.
0:38:45 > 0:38:48I know you're quite fond of this watch, aren't you?
0:38:48 > 0:38:51Why is this piece so special to you?
0:38:51 > 0:38:54It was my great-grandmother's, and I think it's actually quite pretty,
0:38:54 > 0:38:58although I've never worn it myself. But I think it looks lovely
0:38:58 > 0:39:00in its little case with the key.
0:39:00 > 0:39:03Just a nice little piece.
0:39:03 > 0:39:05What are we doing about this in terms of price, Jonty?
0:39:05 > 0:39:10We've got our reserve of £200, and it is worth the £200.
0:39:10 > 0:39:15I think you're correct to leave that figure on it. If we don't get there,
0:39:15 > 0:39:18- you take it back. You haven't lost anything.- No.
0:39:18 > 0:39:20The fob watch, £200 for it.
0:39:22 > 0:39:24£150, going for 150.
0:39:25 > 0:39:28150 for it, I'll pass it up. Nobody at 150?
0:39:28 > 0:39:30Ooh, dearie me. Carry on.
0:39:30 > 0:39:32- Right.- How about that, no bids?
0:39:32 > 0:39:36- It's not meant to be.- Maybe I'll get a chain and wear it now instead.
0:39:36 > 0:39:38- That'll be nice.- Yes.
0:39:38 > 0:39:42It's also nice if it does stay in the family, given that long connection with it.
0:39:44 > 0:39:46So, the watch gets a new lease of life,
0:39:46 > 0:39:49but how does that affect our grand total, I wonder?
0:39:49 > 0:39:51There's just one more item to go,
0:39:51 > 0:39:55so let's keep our fingers crossed that it attracts top bidding.
0:39:56 > 0:39:58The next lot is this lovely ring,
0:39:58 > 0:40:01which, I have to say, you weren't very impressed with, were you?
0:40:01 > 0:40:03I wasn't until you explained how amazing it was,
0:40:03 > 0:40:07and then I suddenly thought, "Gosh! Maybe we should keep it!"
0:40:07 > 0:40:10Well, I've had a check with the auctioneer,
0:40:10 > 0:40:15and he's rather confident that we should be fine with the estimate.
0:40:15 > 0:40:18Telephone bid as well, commission interest
0:40:18 > 0:40:21and a few people waiting in the room, I'm sure. £1,000 for it.
0:40:21 > 0:40:24Bid £1,000 for it. You're looking at £1,000.
0:40:24 > 0:40:26£1,000 in the chair.
0:40:26 > 0:40:291,100, 1,200.
0:40:29 > 0:40:301,300.
0:40:30 > 0:40:311,400.
0:40:31 > 0:40:331,500.
0:40:33 > 0:40:351,600. 1,700.
0:40:35 > 0:40:39- This makes me want to keep it more. - Shall I get it out?
0:40:39 > 0:40:421,800.
0:40:42 > 0:40:441,900. 2,000.
0:40:45 > 0:40:47£1,900. 2,000 there. 2,100.
0:40:47 > 0:40:49Told you I had expensive taste! Cor!
0:40:49 > 0:40:51At £2,000.
0:40:52 > 0:40:56- That's unbelievable. - Done? At £2,000 all out.
0:40:56 > 0:41:00Anybody else wants to come back in at £2,000? Your bid, sir, at £2,000.
0:41:00 > 0:41:03- Yes!- £2,000!
0:41:03 > 0:41:05That's really amazing, that's impressive.
0:41:05 > 0:41:08That is just such good news, isn't it?
0:41:08 > 0:41:11- I had that on my hand at one point! - I know you did
0:41:11 > 0:41:15and I said, did you want to keep it? And you said no!
0:41:15 > 0:41:19Wasn't that exciting? We've done very well today, so let's add it up
0:41:19 > 0:41:21and reveal the final result.
0:41:23 > 0:41:27There we go, that brings your grand total
0:41:27 > 0:41:31to £2,547.
0:41:31 > 0:41:35- That's amazing.- Brilliant. That's going to be one day out, isn't it?
0:41:35 > 0:41:39- It's going to charity as well. - Well, that's really generous of you.
0:41:39 > 0:41:43- But you're still getting your spa day out.- We still need a massage. - Brilliant.- You've got to do that.
0:41:43 > 0:41:45I'm so pleased you said that,
0:41:45 > 0:41:48because I was going to suggest you took Lorne and I out as well!
0:41:52 > 0:41:57Gwen and Sara have come to Fawsley Hall in Northamptonshire for their luxury spa break.
0:41:57 > 0:42:01Emma and her stepsister Charlotte will join them
0:42:01 > 0:42:03for more indulgence tomorrow.
0:42:03 > 0:42:06I'm pleased that we did so well at the auction - the main reason
0:42:06 > 0:42:09for doing it was to raise money for charity.
0:42:09 > 0:42:13We were able to give quite a bit of money to four charities -
0:42:13 > 0:42:19Mind, Multiple Sclerosis, Merlin and The Octavia Foundation.
0:42:19 > 0:42:22And we had enough money over to enjoy ourselves as well.
0:42:26 > 0:42:31It's nice to get a weekend away, just to relax and have some nice pampering.
0:42:31 > 0:42:36Looks like these ladies will be getting all the treats they deserve.
0:42:36 > 0:42:40We've had pedicures, and I had a facial, and Sara had a manicure,
0:42:40 > 0:42:43so we're very elegant and relaxed now.