0:00:00 > 0:00:03Welcome to the show that finds all those antiques
0:00:03 > 0:00:06and collectables tucked away in people's homes.
0:00:06 > 0:00:09We then sell them at auction to raise money for a family project.
0:00:09 > 0:00:11You know what it's like when a family has
0:00:11 > 0:00:13moved around from one country to another.
0:00:13 > 0:00:16I'm always interested to know what sort of foreign artefacts
0:00:16 > 0:00:18they've picked up.
0:00:18 > 0:00:21Well, we'll find out more, later on, in Cash In The Attic.
0:00:42 > 0:00:46Coming up on Cash In The Attic... we learn about a Hungarian tradition
0:00:46 > 0:00:49for predicting a newborn's career...
0:00:49 > 0:00:51Whichever one the baby reaches out to,
0:00:51 > 0:00:54you're either going to be a businessman or a musician.
0:00:54 > 0:00:56Could expert, Jonty, have found a necklace
0:00:56 > 0:00:58with more to it than meets the eye?
0:00:58 > 0:01:02On the inside here is the minutest compact you'll ever see.
0:01:02 > 0:01:06At auction, could these early 20th century hat pins,
0:01:06 > 0:01:07be a cause for concern?
0:01:07 > 0:01:10I always think they look a bit like offensive weapons.
0:01:10 > 0:01:12In the wrong hands!
0:01:12 > 0:01:15Will they secure a good price when the hammer falls?
0:01:16 > 0:01:20Today I'm in Warwickshire to meet Rucky and Mark,
0:01:20 > 0:01:23who are hoping their antiques and collectables will fund
0:01:23 > 0:01:26a trip for their son, Griff, to the other side of the world.
0:01:26 > 0:01:28Rucky and Mark Griffith
0:01:28 > 0:01:31love to travel and will be going on that trip too.
0:01:31 > 0:01:34Rucky used to be an air hostess
0:01:34 > 0:01:37and Mark would often join her on some of the long-haul stopovers.
0:01:37 > 0:01:39But, since they had Griff, who's now 13,
0:01:39 > 0:01:42they've haven't been able to do as much travelling.
0:01:42 > 0:01:44They own a pub not far from their home near Rugby
0:01:44 > 0:01:46which Rucky helps to manage.
0:01:46 > 0:01:48Mark does all the maintenance
0:01:48 > 0:01:51when he's not tinkering around with his old car, that is.
0:01:51 > 0:01:54Rucky's from Holland and had a Hungarian father
0:01:54 > 0:01:57and a mother who was half German and half Dutch.
0:01:57 > 0:02:00She's inherited lots of their possessions and feels
0:02:00 > 0:02:04it's time to let them go. To help me look through them is Jonty Hearnden.
0:02:04 > 0:02:08His 30 years' experience in the antiques trade is going to be invaluable here.
0:02:09 > 0:02:12- Good morning.- BOTH: Good morning.
0:02:12 > 0:02:15So, you're looking at your menus here.
0:02:15 > 0:02:17I really appreciate you taking time off running the pub.
0:02:17 > 0:02:19We thought we'd enjoy yourselves,
0:02:19 > 0:02:21have a day off and enjoy it with you.
0:02:21 > 0:02:24Right, OK. So what's the plan today? How much do you want to raise?
0:02:24 > 0:02:26- About £500.- 500 quid.
0:02:26 > 0:02:30- Is it all right if I get started? - Absolutely.- Good.
0:02:30 > 0:02:31I'm having that one.
0:02:31 > 0:02:33All right, then.
0:02:33 > 0:02:37So what made you decide, to call us in then, to raise money this way?
0:02:37 > 0:02:41- We want to go to Australia.- Right.
0:02:41 > 0:02:44We'd like some help with getting the fare together,
0:02:44 > 0:02:46because it's not cheap for the three of us.
0:02:46 > 0:02:49It's the wedding of the daughter of some very good friends of ours
0:02:49 > 0:02:53and we've been honoured with an invitation,
0:02:53 > 0:02:56and nice hot weather, black tie!
0:02:56 > 0:03:01- Gosh, you'll need to take a fan with you or something, won't you?- Yes.
0:03:01 > 0:03:03So the stuff we're going to be looking at then,
0:03:03 > 0:03:05where is that from, because I know you're both well travelled.
0:03:05 > 0:03:08Does it come from your trips round the world or is it inherited?
0:03:08 > 0:03:11Quite a bit of it is inherited. Rucky's parents were from Europe
0:03:11 > 0:03:15and they brought a lot of stuff in with them.
0:03:15 > 0:03:20Yeah, like you say, we've picked up a bit in our travels, as well.
0:03:20 > 0:03:24We need to raise £500 so the three of you, cos Griff, your son, wants to go as well?
0:03:24 > 0:03:27- Yeah.- ..can get on this trip to the wedding.
0:03:27 > 0:03:30- Shall we get started?- Great!
0:03:31 > 0:03:34Both Rucky's parents were professional musicians
0:03:34 > 0:03:37and travelled around the world to play in concerts.
0:03:37 > 0:03:42They collected pieces from everywhere they went and apparently never threw anything away.
0:03:42 > 0:03:44Good news for us then!
0:03:44 > 0:03:46- Ah, Jonty...- Ah-ha! - Are you about to do a solo?
0:03:46 > 0:03:49Yes, just about to. Where's the bow?
0:03:49 > 0:03:51I have got the bow, I'm afraid.
0:03:51 > 0:03:53- Oh, you haven't? - That went a long time ago.
0:03:53 > 0:03:56Right, it's a violin that really does seem to have seen better days.
0:03:56 > 0:04:00- Yes, it was my father's first violin.- OK.
0:04:00 > 0:04:02Being that he was Hungarian,
0:04:02 > 0:04:05when babies were born in those days, when he was born,
0:04:05 > 0:04:09over the crib they get given a hand which has a coin in it
0:04:09 > 0:04:11and a hand that has a musical instrument in it.
0:04:11 > 0:04:16Whichever one the baby reaches out to, is you are either going to be a businessman or a musician.
0:04:16 > 0:04:18That's interesting.
0:04:18 > 0:04:21He reached out to the violin so that was his first violin
0:04:21 > 0:04:23when he started playing at the age of four or five.
0:04:23 > 0:04:26So did he follow that through, did he become a musician?
0:04:26 > 0:04:30- He did, he became a professor of music and he played the violin.- Wow!
0:04:30 > 0:04:34It was rather nice but we did have another violin when he was alive.
0:04:34 > 0:04:36- It was a Guadagnini. - That's a good name, isn't it?
0:04:36 > 0:04:38It is a very good name
0:04:38 > 0:04:40and I believe the same one was sold a couple of years ago
0:04:40 > 0:04:42- for about two million.- What?
0:04:42 > 0:04:45- It's a shame I haven't got it any more.- You haven't got it here?
0:04:45 > 0:04:46No, I'm sorry.
0:04:46 > 0:04:49It wasn't mine to sell, unfortunately.
0:04:49 > 0:04:51- So we were just left with this one.- OK.
0:04:51 > 0:04:54- I'm afraid we're not looking at £2 million here.- No.
0:04:54 > 0:04:59Not even one million. There's no makers label on here at all.
0:04:59 > 0:05:03I could imagine this has been passed down from a few generations.
0:05:03 > 0:05:07I would suspect this violin is well over 100 years old.
0:05:07 > 0:05:10Second-hand violins, in this sort of condition,
0:05:10 > 0:05:13the prices now seem to have fallen somewhat over recent years.
0:05:13 > 0:05:18It's not hundreds of thousands, not thousands, not hundreds... You know.
0:05:18 > 0:05:23- 30 to 50.- Oh, that's more than I would have thought. No, fab.
0:05:23 > 0:05:28- So you're quite happy for that to go?- Absolutely.- OK, that's great.
0:05:28 > 0:05:32But we need to raise £500, shall we see what else we can find?
0:05:35 > 0:05:38Wow, what a fascinating story about that violin.
0:05:38 > 0:05:42Rucky's father's music was to end up possibly saving his life
0:05:42 > 0:05:46as he ended up in a German prisoner of war camp. We'll hear more about that later.
0:05:46 > 0:05:49In their chalet room, Jonty's noticed a large collection of cutlery
0:05:49 > 0:05:51which belonged to Rucky's parents.
0:05:51 > 0:05:57In the 1960s and '70s they performed at concerts in the former East Germany, Poland and Russia.
0:05:57 > 0:06:02At the time they weren't allowed to take any money out of the country so they bought cutlery instead.
0:06:03 > 0:06:07All these are made of stainless steel and the estimate for auction
0:06:07 > 0:06:10is £70-£100.
0:06:10 > 0:06:12It looks like Rucky has struck gold.
0:06:12 > 0:06:14- Wow! What, three rings?- Three rings.
0:06:14 > 0:06:15I forgot I had those.
0:06:15 > 0:06:18- Really?- Yeah. - Do they have stories, history?
0:06:18 > 0:06:21That one Mark bought for me when we were in Chichester.
0:06:21 > 0:06:25- I think it was just before I had Griff.- What a romantic?
0:06:25 > 0:06:28Very romantic, don't tell him that, though!
0:06:28 > 0:06:32- Very modern in style as well, isn't it?- It is, it reminded me of a belt.
0:06:32 > 0:06:35Yes, I see where you're coming from.
0:06:35 > 0:06:39So these sapphires are cut in lozenge form and then,
0:06:39 > 0:06:43of course, around the edge of I suppose the buckle,
0:06:43 > 0:06:46- you have these tiny little diamonds and they are quite dinky.- Yes.
0:06:47 > 0:06:50Having a closer look, this is 18 carat gold band
0:06:50 > 0:06:53so that's very good news. What else have we got?
0:06:53 > 0:06:56- We've got this one which was bought in South Africa.- OK.
0:06:56 > 0:06:59That was on one of my trips.
0:06:59 > 0:07:01- Again, this has a modern feel to it, doesn't it?- Mmm.
0:07:01 > 0:07:05A solid gold band and then inset, right at the top,
0:07:05 > 0:07:07we've got a platinum or white gold
0:07:07 > 0:07:10and then you've got a pair of baguettes of diamonds
0:07:10 > 0:07:14and then we have a single diamond at the top there.
0:07:14 > 0:07:16We have an 18 carat gold band as well.
0:07:16 > 0:07:20I'd suspect we've just under a carat's worth of diamonds there.
0:07:20 > 0:07:23- Right.- Which is good news.- Yes. - What else have they got?
0:07:23 > 0:07:27This last one, it was my father's.
0:07:27 > 0:07:28His name was Nicholas.
0:07:28 > 0:07:32- He used to wear it on his little finger.- A little signet ring.- Yes.
0:07:32 > 0:07:35Whenever I used to go home, I used to pretend I'd forgotten my ring so I could wear it.
0:07:35 > 0:07:39I preferred it to mine at the time. I haven't worn that for a long time now.
0:07:39 > 0:07:42Again, this is an 18 carat gold band and then, of course,
0:07:42 > 0:07:47the ends are studded with two rows of tiny, little diamonds.
0:07:47 > 0:07:50Definitely worth putting it into the auction sale.
0:07:50 > 0:07:53I mean, you're easily looking at £300-£500 here. Very easily.
0:07:53 > 0:07:55- Fantastic.- That's good news.- Yes.
0:07:55 > 0:07:58- Shall we put that back.- Lovely.
0:07:58 > 0:08:00When the strings get to the saleroom,
0:08:00 > 0:08:02will they excite the bidders?
0:08:02 > 0:08:04I can start this in at 200.
0:08:04 > 0:08:06Yes! Excellent.
0:08:06 > 0:08:09At 250, at 260...
0:08:09 > 0:08:14We'll have to wait a little longer to find out how much they like what they see.
0:08:14 > 0:08:16As the search here in Warwickshire continues,
0:08:16 > 0:08:19going by Jonty's lowest estimate so far,
0:08:19 > 0:08:23we stand to make £400 when we take the things we found to the saleroom.
0:08:23 > 0:08:25We've almost reached their target already
0:08:25 > 0:08:28but I'll keep that to myself for now.
0:08:29 > 0:08:31In the dining room, Mark finds a small, wooden frame
0:08:31 > 0:08:34which doesn't seem to have a very clear picture inside.
0:08:34 > 0:08:36There's a set of five.
0:08:36 > 0:08:38They belonged to Rucky's Dutch grandfather
0:08:38 > 0:08:42and it turns out the images inside are negatives of her grandparents.
0:08:42 > 0:08:46They're not in very good condition so she's happy for these to go to auction.
0:08:46 > 0:08:48There's an estimate of £20-£40.
0:08:50 > 0:08:53Rucky gives no trace of her European background
0:08:53 > 0:08:58with her perfect English accent, but I'm intrigued to know more about her background.
0:09:01 > 0:09:03So tell me how long you've been in this country
0:09:03 > 0:09:06and what made you come here in the first place?
0:09:06 > 0:09:09I came here when I was 16 on a holiday and, erm,
0:09:09 > 0:09:13decided I liked the country and decided to stay.
0:09:13 > 0:09:15Did your parents come with you though?
0:09:15 > 0:09:17They came over here after a couple of years
0:09:17 > 0:09:20because they've already worked here at Trinity College
0:09:20 > 0:09:23and they also travelled the world with their concerts.
0:09:23 > 0:09:25It didn't matter where they lived so they followed me.
0:09:25 > 0:09:28Tell me a little bit about your parents,
0:09:28 > 0:09:33as musicians abroad because they were really at the top of their tree, weren't?
0:09:33 > 0:09:36They were, yes. My father was born in Hungary
0:09:36 > 0:09:39but he trained in England as a violinist.
0:09:39 > 0:09:42He was a professor of music and worked at Trinity College
0:09:42 > 0:09:43and did a lot of concerts.
0:09:43 > 0:09:48He had the London Soloists Ensemble and the Budapest Trio.
0:09:48 > 0:09:52He also did some conducting with the Bournemouth Sinfonietta.
0:09:52 > 0:09:55Whereas, my mother was from Holland and she was a musician,
0:09:55 > 0:09:59a pianist, also a professor of music
0:09:59 > 0:10:01and worked at Trinity College, as well.
0:10:01 > 0:10:06It all sounds very glamorous but your father had quite a hard time, especially during the war?
0:10:06 > 0:10:09He did. He was living in Holland, so he spoke good Dutch
0:10:09 > 0:10:13but he had lived in England and so he had been recruited by the British intelligence.
0:10:13 > 0:10:17Unfortunately, he got caught and spent four years
0:10:17 > 0:10:18in a Polish camp of war,
0:10:18 > 0:10:21which was quite horrific with some of the stories I'd heard.
0:10:21 > 0:10:25He didn't talk too much but when he did, it was really interesting.
0:10:25 > 0:10:29One of the stories he did tell us, the commandant of the camp felt
0:10:29 > 0:10:34that he would like a bit of class in his camp and wanted an orchestra.
0:10:34 > 0:10:38My father said he needed 140 people for his orchestra
0:10:38 > 0:10:41and those people would get extra rations
0:10:41 > 0:10:44and, in fact, there was only 40 people who could play
0:10:44 > 0:10:50but he made it look as if all 140 were playing in the orchestra
0:10:50 > 0:10:52so that he could get the extra food for the extra people.
0:10:52 > 0:10:58- So really he was responsible for saving a lot of people's lives, wasn't he?- I believe he did, yes.
0:10:58 > 0:11:01He told me some stories about it and he was quite pleased
0:11:01 > 0:11:03and proud that he managed to do that.
0:11:05 > 0:11:06Now Rucky is quite an unusual name.
0:11:06 > 0:11:09Apparently her mother had the same name
0:11:09 > 0:11:12and it was completely invented by her mother.
0:11:12 > 0:11:14Rucky's found something that belonged to her grandmother.
0:11:14 > 0:11:19It's a cushion filled with a collection of hat pins from the early 20th century.
0:11:19 > 0:11:22Rucky remembers this always being close to the front door,
0:11:22 > 0:11:25ready for securing the hat before heading outside.
0:11:25 > 0:11:29Hat pins can be collectable and their estimate for auction is £20-£40.
0:11:31 > 0:11:33Meanwhile, Mark's invited Jonty out to the workshop
0:11:33 > 0:11:36to look at something from his side of the family.
0:11:37 > 0:11:40These are pub signs manufactured by my family
0:11:40 > 0:11:45in the middle '80s, '85, '86 on the Isle of Wight.
0:11:45 > 0:11:47Are they hand made?
0:11:47 > 0:11:49Yes, all hand made by a chap called Jim West
0:11:49 > 0:11:52who was based in Whitstable.
0:11:52 > 0:11:54These would be used as the originals,
0:11:54 > 0:11:55copies would be made of these
0:11:55 > 0:11:57and then sold to the pub business.
0:11:57 > 0:12:00They were in our pub for a while but are no longer in vogue.
0:12:00 > 0:12:04Yet, it's interesting, pub signs have been around for centuries.
0:12:04 > 0:12:07It was in the 12th century that the king at the time
0:12:07 > 0:12:10decreed that all alehouses,
0:12:10 > 0:12:14all alehouses that produced beer had some form of sign on the outside.
0:12:14 > 0:12:18I suppose it was a form of quality control because in the 12th century
0:12:18 > 0:12:21the best job in the world has to have been an ale taster.
0:12:21 > 0:12:25In fact, Shakespeare's father was an ale taster.
0:12:25 > 0:12:27Which signs do you want to sell now?
0:12:27 > 0:12:30Probably sell the ones that went on to be mass produced.
0:12:30 > 0:12:33These three, these four really.
0:12:33 > 0:12:37So three here and the Whitbread one down the bottom? OK.
0:12:37 > 0:12:39We'll send those into auction.
0:12:39 > 0:12:42In the 1980s, all pubs were decorated in this way.
0:12:42 > 0:12:44There was a big market for it then.
0:12:44 > 0:12:48That's really interesting because the market has obviously changed.
0:12:48 > 0:12:51I think, individually, you're looking at between 40 and £80...
0:12:51 > 0:12:53- That's fair enough.- All right?
0:12:53 > 0:12:56As a group, I would put £150-£250 on them.
0:12:56 > 0:12:58OK, that's fine.
0:12:58 > 0:13:01- Are you happy about that? - Yes, let's get them gone.
0:13:03 > 0:13:05Rucky's giving the bedroom a good going over
0:13:05 > 0:13:08and I'm doing the same downstairs where I've spotted some tankards.
0:13:08 > 0:13:11One of them is actually a Toby jug made by Royal Doulton
0:13:11 > 0:13:13in the form of Winston Churchill.
0:13:13 > 0:13:15I come across another three tankards
0:13:15 > 0:13:18that have all been passed down from Mark's grandfather.
0:13:18 > 0:13:22The estimate for this little lot is £40-£60.
0:13:22 > 0:13:26- Oh, you've found the apple. - Yes, isn't it beautiful?
0:13:26 > 0:13:29A little necklace here and down below, of course as you say,
0:13:29 > 0:13:33- a little apple.- Yes.- Which is wonderful. Where is this from?
0:13:33 > 0:13:35It's from Germany, it was my grandmother's.
0:13:35 > 0:13:38From what I was told, she used to wear it around her neck when she went out
0:13:38 > 0:13:41and, of course, when it's opened it was a little powder-puff.
0:13:41 > 0:13:44Yes, because it's not just an apple as well you know.
0:13:44 > 0:13:48On the inside here is the minutest compact you'll ever see.
0:13:48 > 0:13:50- I know, it's fascinating, isn't it?- Look at that.
0:13:50 > 0:13:54With a little handle here on the puff itself. Isn't that so dinky?
0:13:54 > 0:13:57It absolutely super with a little mirror so you can just do your nose.
0:13:57 > 0:14:02Yes, oh yes, and it's a shaped mirror insofar
0:14:02 > 0:14:05you can see your whole face and not just the end of your nose.
0:14:05 > 0:14:08- Yes, I know it's been in the family for years.- Right.
0:14:08 > 0:14:10So it must be very precious to you. What about selling?
0:14:10 > 0:14:12I don't wear it, it's a shame.
0:14:12 > 0:14:15It'd be nice if somebody else could possibly wear it
0:14:15 > 0:14:17but I'm quite happy to sell that one.
0:14:17 > 0:14:21Right, I think this is great fun. The market loves unusual things just like this.
0:14:21 > 0:14:23I've been looking for a hallmark on there.
0:14:23 > 0:14:27Well a mark to say it's silver because this is not British.
0:14:27 > 0:14:29I do believe this to be silver,
0:14:29 > 0:14:32even though it doesn't have any markings on there at all.
0:14:32 > 0:14:36The other giveaway that it's not British is the actual design, the linkage of the chain.
0:14:36 > 0:14:39This is not necessarily what we produced.
0:14:39 > 0:14:44I suppose this would be dated, the early part of the 20th century.
0:14:44 > 0:14:48I think it's well worth putting it into the auction sale.
0:14:48 > 0:14:51I would imagine we're looking at £40-£60, that sort of ballpark.
0:14:51 > 0:14:53- OK.- That sort of region.
0:14:53 > 0:14:55Who knows, somebody might love it as much as I do
0:14:55 > 0:14:57and want to pay more for it. I think this is absolutely fabulous.
0:14:57 > 0:15:02I've noticed some old pistols which I need to look at in more detail.
0:15:02 > 0:15:06Mark's come across a set of three late Victorian encyclopaedias.
0:15:06 > 0:15:10The subject matter is Amateur Gardening For The Town And City.
0:15:10 > 0:15:12They belonged to a tenant of theirs who left in a hurry.
0:15:12 > 0:15:14He never came back so they've had the books ever since
0:15:14 > 0:15:18and they're happy for them to go and hopefully to raise £30-£50.
0:15:20 > 0:15:26Now I found these. There's yours, Jonty. There you are, Mark.
0:15:26 > 0:15:30- Where were they from? - They are from my grandfather.
0:15:30 > 0:15:32- Please don't point it at me. - I'm sorry.- Yes.
0:15:32 > 0:15:36He's had done, well, he bought them as pure decoration
0:15:36 > 0:15:40with a friend in the mid-50s.
0:15:40 > 0:15:43As a child, my brother and I would always play with them,
0:15:43 > 0:15:48when we were allowed, and then when my grandmother passed away,
0:15:48 > 0:15:50I inherited them.
0:15:50 > 0:15:52Are you fond of them?
0:15:52 > 0:15:54Yes, they are. A lot of memories, good memories.
0:15:54 > 0:15:58The pistols are roughly the same sort of age.
0:15:58 > 0:16:00They are percussion, hand pistols.
0:16:00 > 0:16:04Percussion pistols were invented really in the 1830s.
0:16:04 > 0:16:07Percussion is how the gun is fired
0:16:07 > 0:16:10because before that it would be flintlock.
0:16:10 > 0:16:15The flintlock had a spark that went into a pan which was external
0:16:15 > 0:16:19and the spark had to jump into the base of the barrel.
0:16:19 > 0:16:22You can imagine that would not be very efficient in damp conditions.
0:16:22 > 0:16:26That's the reason why a percussion pistol was invented
0:16:26 > 0:16:30so it allowed a weapon like this to be fired in damp conditions.
0:16:30 > 0:16:34Have you been able to spot any signs of a manufacturer at all?
0:16:34 > 0:16:37I've got a maker's name here, Murray Stonehaven.
0:16:37 > 0:16:38What have you got there?
0:16:38 > 0:16:42Wold is the last five letters but whatever that is at the beginning.
0:16:42 > 0:16:45It's a bit difficult... I've not recognise these names
0:16:45 > 0:16:47but there were a lot of gunsmiths up and down the country.
0:16:47 > 0:16:49What about value?
0:16:49 > 0:16:52I think these are worth between £400 and £600 each.
0:16:53 > 0:16:57An estimate for auction, £800-£1,200.
0:16:57 > 0:16:59- What do you think, boss? - It's very good.
0:16:59 > 0:17:02I had no idea they would be worth that sort of money.
0:17:02 > 0:17:05They've got a lot of memories,
0:17:05 > 0:17:07we would have to give it considerable thought.
0:17:07 > 0:17:10There are strict laws governing ownership of such weapons
0:17:10 > 0:17:13and Mark would need to make sure he has a deactivation licence
0:17:13 > 0:17:15before they can be sold.
0:17:15 > 0:17:19It goes without saying that such items should always be kept out of the reach of children.
0:17:19 > 0:17:23How long have you two been together?
0:17:23 > 0:17:26Erm, 28 years, isn't it?
0:17:26 > 0:17:28- Yes, dear.- Yes.
0:17:28 > 0:17:30That's a long time. How did you meet?
0:17:30 > 0:17:34We met at work with the airport.
0:17:34 > 0:17:36It was just at a party and we started talking.
0:17:36 > 0:17:39- You went looking for the best looking bloke there.- Oh, well never mind.
0:17:39 > 0:17:41He was a very...
0:17:43 > 0:17:46- You set yourself up for that one, didn't you?- It was my line.
0:17:46 > 0:17:48I was going to come back with that.
0:17:48 > 0:17:52No, we met through friends and started talking
0:17:52 > 0:17:57and it just went on from there. We found out that we liked the same things
0:17:57 > 0:18:00and we kept bumping into each other and the relationship went on from there.
0:18:00 > 0:18:03For many years, it wasn't a daily thing
0:18:03 > 0:18:06because I think we worked it out once
0:18:06 > 0:18:10for the first six years that we were married we saw each other for about two.
0:18:10 > 0:18:14- That could explain the longevity of the relationship!- Absolutely!
0:18:14 > 0:18:18Rucky would be away on three-week trips and then when she came home, I'd be away.
0:18:18 > 0:18:21We understood that each other, with shift work and with me
0:18:21 > 0:18:24flying away, that you weren't always there.
0:18:24 > 0:18:28What made you decide to settle down back here?
0:18:28 > 0:18:31We thought we'd just retire. We'd done a lot.
0:18:31 > 0:18:34We hadn't spent a huge amount of time together,
0:18:34 > 0:18:36although a lot of time had gone past.
0:18:36 > 0:18:40We quite naively retired and bought a pub.
0:18:40 > 0:18:44Right, which bit was naive, the retirement bit or buying a pub?
0:18:44 > 0:18:48- The fact that we thought we'd retired.- Both, yes.
0:18:48 > 0:18:50You want to raise the money to go to this wedding in Australia
0:18:50 > 0:18:52and you've already been to Australia once.
0:18:52 > 0:18:57Is this the start of a bigger, travelling bug for you again
0:18:57 > 0:18:59or have you really put those days behind you?
0:18:59 > 0:19:02No, I think, we still like to travel.
0:19:02 > 0:19:04We still want to see lots of new places
0:19:04 > 0:19:07and especially with Griff having got to the age where he can appreciate it.
0:19:07 > 0:19:10Now that you're thinking of taking Griff along,
0:19:10 > 0:19:11is that a bit of a change?
0:19:11 > 0:19:15- You weren't really expecting Griff at all, at one point?- No.
0:19:15 > 0:19:18We'd been told that it was really unlikely that we would ever have children.
0:19:18 > 0:19:22Especially with her being in the Seychelles and me being...
0:19:22 > 0:19:24I was thinking, I could have told you that!
0:19:26 > 0:19:29Yes, that was the difficult part.
0:19:29 > 0:19:32Never mind, we did try.
0:19:32 > 0:19:35So we forged out a life for ourselves without, which we were quite happy about.
0:19:35 > 0:19:38When Griff did come along, it was the icing on the cake.
0:19:38 > 0:19:42It was a real surprise but it was a fantastic surprise.
0:19:42 > 0:19:46Well if we're to help this family satisfy their travel bug and get to Australia,
0:19:46 > 0:19:49we need to find a few more things before we finish here.
0:19:49 > 0:19:53Jonty's come across an intriguing little envelope which contains
0:19:53 > 0:19:55a large set of Japanese, silk prints.
0:19:55 > 0:19:58It was given to Rucky's father from a Japanese student
0:19:58 > 0:20:02when he taught a masterclass at Trinity College of Music.
0:20:02 > 0:20:04They're very delicately painted masks
0:20:04 > 0:20:07but our expert recognises they were made for the export market
0:20:07 > 0:20:10and gives them a valuation of £30-£50.
0:20:12 > 0:20:16These are some pictures my father had and they were done
0:20:16 > 0:20:20by a friend of my father's in the actual concentration camp.
0:20:20 > 0:20:28Which, you can see by the subject, they are very macabre, very eerie.
0:20:28 > 0:20:31To be honest, I don't really look at them.
0:20:31 > 0:20:33OK, I think the best thing to do is see what Jonty thinks.
0:20:33 > 0:20:38Jonty, Mark, are you there? We've got some pictures to show you.
0:20:38 > 0:20:42These are from the time that Rucky's father
0:20:42 > 0:20:45spent in the concentration camps.
0:20:45 > 0:20:48So, they're clearly quite disturbing images.
0:20:48 > 0:20:50But, by someone very talented.
0:20:50 > 0:20:52Oh, yes, I see what you mean.
0:20:52 > 0:20:54Look at that.
0:20:55 > 0:20:58Real sort of the grim reaper-esque.
0:20:58 > 0:21:03Initially, this would have been done by probably a heavy leaded pencil.
0:21:03 > 0:21:05I don't think it's charcoal.
0:21:05 > 0:21:09We are looking at prints, rather than original art forms.
0:21:09 > 0:21:11This one here, for instance,
0:21:11 > 0:21:16the artist has originally signed it in the charcoal/dark lead
0:21:16 > 0:21:19and then signed it again underneath in pencil.
0:21:19 > 0:21:23Another indication to say they're prints rather than originals.
0:21:23 > 0:21:26Which is a pity, really, because everyone wants to get
0:21:26 > 0:21:29their hands on original art form rather than prints.
0:21:29 > 0:21:31When it comes to valuing objects like this,
0:21:31 > 0:21:34you want to put a very high figure on them somehow.
0:21:34 > 0:21:37There's an awful lot of emotion that runs through all of these pictures.
0:21:37 > 0:21:40My hunch is that we're looking at £30-£50.
0:21:40 > 0:21:43It will be very interesting to see
0:21:43 > 0:21:44what happens in the auction room
0:21:44 > 0:21:47because I don't believe they are to everyone's taste.
0:21:47 > 0:21:50I can see clearly that you would want to get rid of them.
0:21:50 > 0:21:54Maybe getting rid of them this way into turning them
0:21:54 > 0:21:58into something so positive is a positive thing to do itself.
0:21:58 > 0:22:02- OK.- Are you happy to put them in the auction sale?- Oh, definitely.
0:22:02 > 0:22:06Yes, that's fine. I just want them sold, to be honest.
0:22:06 > 0:22:09Well the value of everything going to auction, excluding the guns,
0:22:09 > 0:22:12- comes to £760.- Wow!
0:22:12 > 0:22:14That's amazing!
0:22:14 > 0:22:18But, of course, if you did put the guns into the auction
0:22:18 > 0:22:21that would take it to £1,560.
0:22:21 > 0:22:24- Wow!- Which would be a big dent in your fund, wouldn't it?
0:22:24 > 0:22:25It would. Definitely.
0:22:25 > 0:22:29What a fascinating day we've had here and I'm really keen
0:22:29 > 0:22:32to see how well all Rucky and Mark's possessions do,
0:22:32 > 0:22:35including that early 20th century silver necklace
0:22:35 > 0:22:38with the apple shaped pendant, which is a very discreet compact,
0:22:38 > 0:22:43complete with powder-puff. We hope it exceeds Jonty's £40 estimate.
0:22:44 > 0:22:48There's the three gold rings, two are Rucky's and one, her father's.
0:22:48 > 0:22:54They're all 18 carat gold and their estimate is £300-£500.
0:22:54 > 0:22:56And, will they be taking those two early 19th century
0:22:56 > 0:23:00percussion pistols, which were given to Mark's grandfather in the 1950s?
0:23:00 > 0:23:03If they do, they could easily break through their target,
0:23:03 > 0:23:07even if they only achieve their lower estimate of £800.
0:23:09 > 0:23:11Still to come on Cash In The Attic,
0:23:11 > 0:23:14what on earth is Jonty talking about here?
0:23:14 > 0:23:16I really like it, I wanted to do the end of my nose.
0:23:16 > 0:23:18That's just about the right size.
0:23:20 > 0:23:24I don't know either! And Mark's keen to keep us all in good spirits.
0:23:24 > 0:23:26It's got the ashes of mother-in-law's favourite budgie in there.
0:23:26 > 0:23:30Has it, I don't care! I still think it's lovely.
0:23:30 > 0:23:33Let's hope we can keep these spirits up.
0:23:39 > 0:23:42Well, we had a lovely time with Mark and Rucky at their gorgeous house
0:23:42 > 0:23:45and we found plenty of antiques and collectables
0:23:45 > 0:23:48which we've brought here to Cuttlestones auction rooms.
0:23:48 > 0:23:52Now remember they're looking to raise £500 towards a trip to Australia to a friend's wedding.
0:23:52 > 0:23:56Let's just hope their antiques and collectables that
0:23:56 > 0:23:59go under the hammer here today get them to the church on time.
0:23:59 > 0:24:04Based in the historic Staffordshire market town of Penkridge,
0:24:04 > 0:24:08Cuttlestones attracts individuals and dealers from right across the county and beyond,
0:24:08 > 0:24:11all looking for a bargain. Let's hope the market's buoyant today
0:24:11 > 0:24:13for Rucky and Mark's vintage signs.
0:24:14 > 0:24:17- Good morning.- Morning.- Good morning.
0:24:17 > 0:24:19Your pub memorabilia, how is the pub?
0:24:19 > 0:24:22It's busy, good. Yes, very good.
0:24:22 > 0:24:24You've got someone looking after it today, have you?
0:24:24 > 0:24:27- Yes.- Absolutely.- What does it feel like now seeing your stuff here?
0:24:27 > 0:24:31Completely different. It's nice, it's different than at home.
0:24:31 > 0:24:35- Is this a positive experience, letting everything go? - Very positive.
0:24:35 > 0:24:38And you're quite pleased about everything that's in,
0:24:38 > 0:24:40there's nothing you've had second thoughts about at all?
0:24:40 > 0:24:43I've let everything go, other than the pistols.
0:24:43 > 0:24:46The pistols hold too many memories, they'll stay at home with us.
0:24:46 > 0:24:49- I think you're quite pleased with the valuation?- Very pleased.
0:24:49 > 0:24:51Very, very pleased.
0:24:51 > 0:24:54- So are they just go to be handed down in years to come?- Yes.
0:24:54 > 0:24:58- Just kept for a little longer. - They'll be handed down, I think. - All right then.
0:24:58 > 0:25:02Now, you want to make this money for Australia and you are staying with friends out there.
0:25:02 > 0:25:04We are, yes, most of the time.
0:25:04 > 0:25:06I knew they were handy for something!
0:25:06 > 0:25:09- OK, shall we go and sell some stuff then?- Yes.
0:25:09 > 0:25:11- Come on, let's get you to Australia.- OK.
0:25:11 > 0:25:16The first of their lots to come up is the set of early 20th-century framed negatives
0:25:16 > 0:25:20with images of Rucky's grandparents.
0:25:20 > 0:25:24- Where were they from? - They were from a house in Holland that my grandparents used to live in
0:25:24 > 0:25:27and somebody moved in and found the door behind some wallpaper
0:25:27 > 0:25:30and inside there were all the bits from belonging to my grandparents.
0:25:30 > 0:25:33- I love stories like that, it's great, isn't it?- Yes.
0:25:33 > 0:25:37I think they're great fun and really quite old, too.
0:25:37 > 0:25:41Are they going to get a bid, I'm not sure. I put £20-£40 as a speculative bid
0:25:41 > 0:25:45- but I'm not quite sure where they're going to go with this. - Let's find out.
0:25:45 > 0:25:46At 12, 14, 16,
0:25:46 > 0:25:49- £18 with me.- Come on.
0:25:49 > 0:25:5220, sir. 22? Says, "no".
0:25:52 > 0:25:5322 with me.
0:25:53 > 0:25:55At 22, any advance on £22.
0:25:55 > 0:25:57- I'm more positive than negative.- Yes.
0:25:57 > 0:26:0134. The bidding's out off the book, £24 right-hand side. At 24.
0:26:01 > 0:26:05Selling then for £24.
0:26:05 > 0:26:09£24, that's basically a fiver each. Are you pleased with that?
0:26:09 > 0:26:11- Yeah, I am actually.- Are you happy? - Yes, very happy.
0:26:11 > 0:26:14Not bad for something found behind a bit of wallpaper, behind a door.
0:26:14 > 0:26:16No, I think that's very good.
0:26:16 > 0:26:17It's a great start for us
0:26:17 > 0:26:20and maybe a sign that the bidders here are interested
0:26:20 > 0:26:22in Rucky's European family heirlooms.
0:26:22 > 0:26:26Right now our next lot is the continental violin,
0:26:26 > 0:26:28not a Stradivarius, unfortunately.
0:26:28 > 0:26:31- No.- Which I guess is why it's only £30-£50.
0:26:31 > 0:26:34- It's also in such poor condition, really.- It is.- Jonty!
0:26:34 > 0:26:38- Overloved and overplayed, really, isn't it?- And very old, yes.
0:26:38 > 0:26:39There's always a market for violin,
0:26:39 > 0:26:42that's a reason why put £30-£50 on it.
0:26:42 > 0:26:43£10 in on the violin, at 10.
0:26:43 > 0:26:48At £10. 10, 12, 14, 16,
0:26:48 > 0:26:5118, 20, 22, 24, 26.
0:26:51 > 0:26:52Keep going, keep going.
0:26:52 > 0:26:56£26. 28, 30, 32,
0:26:56 > 0:27:0034, 36, 38, 40.
0:27:00 > 0:27:02Keep going.
0:27:02 > 0:27:0546, 48, 50,
0:27:05 > 0:27:06- Yes!- That's good.
0:27:06 > 0:27:0855, 60. At five, says "no".
0:27:08 > 0:27:1065, on my right-hand side.
0:27:10 > 0:27:12- That's really good.- It's brilliant.
0:27:12 > 0:27:15At £65, then.
0:27:15 > 0:27:18- Oh, yes!- 65, I'm sure it wasn't a Stradivarius.
0:27:18 > 0:27:20- Add a few noughts behind it. - Absolutely!
0:27:20 > 0:27:23- That's good.- It is really good. Someone's got to do quite a lot of work on that.
0:27:23 > 0:27:27- Yes, I know.- Fantastic. - I'm pleased with that, very pleased.
0:27:27 > 0:27:30And who knows, maybe it will be going to another young,
0:27:30 > 0:27:34Vanessa Mae or Nigel Kennedy in the making.
0:27:34 > 0:27:37Next up it's the early 20th century hat pins and cushion
0:27:37 > 0:27:38which belonged to Rucky's grandmother.
0:27:38 > 0:27:40How much do we want for this, Jonty?
0:27:40 > 0:27:42I put £20-£40 on it
0:27:42 > 0:27:45because there's always collectors for these really stylish hat pins.
0:27:45 > 0:27:49- I mean, they're all so different, really?- Yes, they are lovely.
0:27:49 > 0:27:53I was think they look like offensive weapons! In the wrong hands!
0:27:53 > 0:27:58Pin cushion, and a small collection of hat pins, always popular.
0:27:58 > 0:28:00£10 in on that.
0:28:00 > 0:28:02At 10, 12, 14, 16, 18.
0:28:02 > 0:28:05With me? Says "no". £18. At 18.
0:28:05 > 0:28:08Any advance on £18?
0:28:08 > 0:28:11I shall sell then for £18.
0:28:12 > 0:28:14- JONTY: 18...- That's a shame.
0:28:14 > 0:28:18- Yeah, disappointing, really.- It is.
0:28:18 > 0:28:21That's all it boils down to, there's not enough interest in the room.
0:28:21 > 0:28:23If there had been two people bidding for them,
0:28:23 > 0:28:28I'm sure the price would have gone up. I think there was only one bidder in the room.
0:28:28 > 0:28:31What a shame, still we've got lots of lots to go.
0:28:34 > 0:28:38Our next lot is that amazing artwork which you had to admire
0:28:38 > 0:28:43in artistic terms but, of course, the subject matter was quite dark
0:28:43 > 0:28:46because of the artist's experience in the concentration camp.
0:28:46 > 0:28:50Yes, I think, that they are interesting documents.
0:28:50 > 0:28:52I believe them to be historical documents
0:28:52 > 0:28:56- but I still fear they're going to struggle at auction.- Mmm.
0:28:56 > 0:29:01- This is... It's the awful... - Limited market, I think. - It's a dreadfully limited market.
0:29:01 > 0:29:06- So your estimate on these was? - I put £30-£50 on them.- Right.
0:29:06 > 0:29:09Where they go, I don't know.
0:29:09 > 0:29:11AUCTIONEER: I can start this in at a tenner, at £10.
0:29:11 > 0:29:13Oh, come on.
0:29:13 > 0:29:16At ten, at 12, 14, 16, 18.
0:29:16 > 0:29:20Says, "no". £18 with me.
0:29:20 > 0:29:22At £18, any advance on £18?
0:29:22 > 0:29:25And selling for £18.
0:29:26 > 0:29:30Oh, well, crikey that is really low, isn't it?
0:29:30 > 0:29:31It's hardly any money.
0:29:31 > 0:29:37I think, unfortunately, it's just indicative of the sort of things people are looking for.
0:29:37 > 0:29:40Well it's disappointing but we all knew the artwork
0:29:40 > 0:29:43might be difficult to sell given the subject matter.
0:29:43 > 0:29:45Our next lot, the three late Victorian Britannica books,
0:29:45 > 0:29:49Gardens, volumes 9 to 11 from 1893.
0:29:49 > 0:29:51There's a bit of a story to this, isn't there, Mark?
0:29:51 > 0:29:52Yes, inasmuch as
0:29:52 > 0:29:53we rent out a house
0:29:53 > 0:29:55and the tenant disappeared.
0:29:55 > 0:30:00After being missing for 12 months, we were lawfully allowed
0:30:00 > 0:30:03to empty the house and everything was in the house.
0:30:03 > 0:30:05He had literally just walked away.
0:30:05 > 0:30:08He's never been seen again.
0:30:08 > 0:30:12Volumes 9 to 11, Lot 101C and I can start this straight in at £22.
0:30:12 > 0:30:16At £22 on the books, at 22. At 22, any advance on 22?
0:30:16 > 0:30:21At £22 then on commission bid. 24, sir, takes the bidding out.
0:30:21 > 0:30:26£24, right-hand side. At £24. Any advance then on £24?
0:30:26 > 0:30:29I shall sell for 24.
0:30:29 > 0:30:34- JONTY: Just one bidder again.- £24. Mind you, they didn't cost you anything.- No.
0:30:34 > 0:30:38- Happy?- Yes, they're gone.- Good.
0:30:38 > 0:30:40Quite a lot of commission bids seem to have been left
0:30:40 > 0:30:42but with little competition from the room,
0:30:42 > 0:30:46it means Rucky and Mark's items are still struggling here.
0:30:46 > 0:30:48Will their luck change with the silver?
0:30:48 > 0:30:53I have to say the next lot is my favourite out of all your items
0:30:53 > 0:30:57- because that lovely, little, silver apple.- It's beautiful.
0:30:57 > 0:31:01Which, of course, opens up to reveal that lovely little mirror and puff.
0:31:01 > 0:31:05- They just don't make things like that any more.- No. No, they don't.
0:31:05 > 0:31:08- It's so miniature. It's still got the powder on it.- I know!
0:31:08 > 0:31:11Maybe it's a bit of a girly thing. Do you like it?
0:31:11 > 0:31:14I do, really, because I wanted to do the end of my nose.
0:31:14 > 0:31:17It's just about the right size.
0:31:17 > 0:31:19I put £40-£60 on it.
0:31:19 > 0:31:22- I hope it does very well for you.- OK.
0:31:22 > 0:31:26I can start this in at £20. At £20...
0:31:26 > 0:31:27We want more than that.
0:31:27 > 0:31:32At 22, 24, 26, 28, 30,
0:31:32 > 0:31:36£32 with me. At £32, at 32.
0:31:36 > 0:31:42I shall sell for £32 on the commission. £32.
0:31:42 > 0:31:47- That is...- A real shame.- Sorry about that.- No, it's not your fault.
0:31:47 > 0:31:51Do you know what, what annoys me about it, apart from anything else,
0:31:51 > 0:31:53is if you went to a high street jeweller you wouldn't be able to buy
0:31:53 > 0:31:57that amount of silver for £32 because the price of silver is so high!
0:31:57 > 0:32:00- Yes.- Let alone the fact that it's a lovely piece.
0:32:00 > 0:32:01That is a shame.
0:32:01 > 0:32:04It's got the ashes of mother-in-law's favourite budgie in there.
0:32:04 > 0:32:07I don't care! I still think it's lovely.
0:32:07 > 0:32:09I'm really disappointed with that result
0:32:09 > 0:32:12but Rucky and Mark seem to be taking it on the chin.
0:32:12 > 0:32:15Let's see how much we've made for them so far.
0:32:15 > 0:32:18OK, now it's been a bit of a rollercoaster ride that.
0:32:18 > 0:32:20We've got a bit of a break until your next lots come up,
0:32:20 > 0:32:23which includes the pub signs amongst other things.
0:32:23 > 0:32:28- Now, so far, we've made £181. - Right, OK.
0:32:28 > 0:32:31Are there any items that you're really pleased to see go,
0:32:31 > 0:32:33any disappointments?
0:32:33 > 0:32:36- The paintings, drawings, I'm pleased they've gone.- Right.
0:32:36 > 0:32:40I was very happy with how much the violin got.
0:32:40 > 0:32:43- I'm a bit disappointed about the necklace.- I think we all are!
0:32:43 > 0:32:45That's the way auctions go, sometimes you win,
0:32:45 > 0:32:47sometimes you lose.
0:32:47 > 0:32:50- Let's make sure we win by the end of the day. Come on!- Absolutely!
0:32:52 > 0:32:55If you'd like to have a go selling at auction yourself, do bear in mind
0:32:55 > 0:32:57that fees, such as commission, will be added to your bill.
0:32:57 > 0:33:03This charge varies from one saleroom to another so it's always worth enquiring in advance.
0:33:03 > 0:33:10Auction houses are ideal places to find a variety of remarkable antiques at very reasonable prices.
0:33:10 > 0:33:13Our expert likes to keep his eye on the selling trends
0:33:13 > 0:33:16and he's spotted one or two pieces that are well worth a punt.
0:33:16 > 0:33:18Not that he's buying, of course!
0:33:18 > 0:33:22- Hi, Jonty.- Hello.- They're a bit modern for you, aren't they?
0:33:22 > 0:33:26It just reminded me of Mark and all his fabulous pub signs
0:33:26 > 0:33:28that were made by his family.
0:33:28 > 0:33:33Here we've got something else that's related to pubs, Breweriana, they call it. Very collectable.
0:33:33 > 0:33:35People trade with these, they put them on their walls.
0:33:35 > 0:33:38It's all part of that pub scene, really.
0:33:38 > 0:33:41- Presumably in pubs rather than in their houses?- Yes.
0:33:41 > 0:33:43- We've got a collection of water jugs.- Right.
0:33:43 > 0:33:47A lot of them are whiskey-based, which all makes sense.
0:33:47 > 0:33:49What happened was that the breweries, the distilleries,
0:33:49 > 0:33:54they produced their own jugs to actually place these on the bar
0:33:54 > 0:33:57so that people could see the advertising.
0:33:57 > 0:34:00Are any of them made by Wade, because that can help, can't it?
0:34:00 > 0:34:01No, these aren't made by Wade.
0:34:01 > 0:34:04There is no makers stamps on most of these, actually.
0:34:04 > 0:34:07- Does that make a difference? - Sometimes it does, yes.
0:34:07 > 0:34:09It's quite interesting really.
0:34:09 > 0:34:13These will always sell within the parameters of £5-£10 a pop.
0:34:13 > 0:34:17If you've got a water jug that is of a local distillery
0:34:17 > 0:34:19to sometimes an auction house like this,
0:34:19 > 0:34:22all of a sudden, boom, that won't sell for five or 10 quid,
0:34:22 > 0:34:24that might be £40-£60, just like that.
0:34:24 > 0:34:28- I suppose it's great if you fancy a tipple.- Absolutely.
0:34:28 > 0:34:30Which we haven't got time for! Come on.
0:34:31 > 0:34:35That little lot went for the absolute bargain price of just £5,
0:34:35 > 0:34:40so it's not only Rucky and Mark's collectables that are struggling to raise top prices here today.
0:34:40 > 0:34:44We all gather together in time to see the next of their lots come up.
0:34:44 > 0:34:47Our next lot is the set of Japanese hand coloured
0:34:47 > 0:34:51and cut paper images of Japanese characters, a bit of a mouthful!
0:34:51 > 0:34:54- I was going to say, a bit difficult, isn't it?- It is, isn't it?
0:34:54 > 0:34:55The history of these?
0:34:55 > 0:34:59They were given to my father by one of his Japanese students as a thank you.
0:34:59 > 0:35:02That's sweet, isn't it? What do we want for these, Jonty?
0:35:02 > 0:35:06I think they're really decorative, unusual. The big question mark is what do you do with them?
0:35:06 > 0:35:10I think there's enough art in there to put £30-£50 on them.
0:35:10 > 0:35:14AUCTIONEER: Start these in at £10, 126C. At £10.
0:35:14 > 0:35:18At £10, any interest at £10?
0:35:18 > 0:35:21No? No interest there.
0:35:21 > 0:35:24- No, move on, then.- Oh dear.- Unsold.
0:35:24 > 0:35:26At least he didn't sell them for £10.
0:35:26 > 0:35:29No, he didn't, we'll just take them home.
0:35:29 > 0:35:30Not a good start to the second half
0:35:30 > 0:35:34and with just four lots left, we really need these to do well
0:35:34 > 0:35:37if they are going to reach their target.
0:35:37 > 0:35:41Obviously, you run the pub, it's good to see pub memorabilia in here.
0:35:41 > 0:35:43The next lot is five tankards, including a Royal Doulton,
0:35:43 > 0:35:45in the form of Winston Churchill.
0:35:45 > 0:35:48They'll came from my grandfather, he had them in his bar.
0:35:48 > 0:35:52- And you're not tempted to put them in your bar?- No.
0:35:52 > 0:35:57I put £40-£60 on these. The big star is Winston Churchill.
0:35:57 > 0:35:59He alone is worth that sort of money
0:35:59 > 0:36:01so I hope we should be there or thereabouts.
0:36:01 > 0:36:03AUCTIONEER: I can start this in at 20.
0:36:03 > 0:36:05Oh, come on.
0:36:05 > 0:36:0922, 24, 26, 28, 30, 32,
0:36:09 > 0:36:1334, 36, 38, 40,
0:36:13 > 0:36:1442, 44?
0:36:14 > 0:36:17Says, "no". £44 with me then.
0:36:17 > 0:36:21At 44, any advance on £44?
0:36:21 > 0:36:23I shall sell for £44.
0:36:23 > 0:36:25Sold.
0:36:25 > 0:36:26- 44.- It's what you got.
0:36:26 > 0:36:30- I said 40 to 60, the low-end of the estimate.- OK.
0:36:31 > 0:36:35That's more like it, could this be the turning point for us today?
0:36:35 > 0:36:37Now the four reproduction painted pub signs.
0:36:37 > 0:36:40Have you literally lifted these off the wall of the pub?
0:36:40 > 0:36:43Yes, we had them in our pub in the Isle of Wight.
0:36:43 > 0:36:47They were actually produced by family members. That used to be their business.
0:36:47 > 0:36:50Oh! Nothing like keeping it all in the family!
0:36:50 > 0:36:54- I hope you got a good discount when you bought them.- No.
0:36:54 > 0:36:56Oh dear, right, OK.
0:36:56 > 0:36:59I think, really given that trend is dying out a bit
0:36:59 > 0:37:03for these reproduction signs, we've got quite a good estimate on there of £150.
0:37:03 > 0:37:05It's because they're all hand made.
0:37:05 > 0:37:08There's a lot of work gone into these I hope the auctioneer sells that fact.
0:37:08 > 0:37:12AUCTIONEER: Lot 146, we've got the four pub signs.
0:37:12 > 0:37:14I'll start these in at £50 on 146.
0:37:14 > 0:37:17At £50, at 50, 50.
0:37:17 > 0:37:19Any interest at £50?
0:37:19 > 0:37:21- Oh, my God.- Come on. - Oh, no, no, no.
0:37:21 > 0:37:2250 with you, 55?
0:37:22 > 0:37:28Says, "no". £55 then at 55.
0:37:28 > 0:37:31No interest at 55.
0:37:31 > 0:37:32No, not sold then.
0:37:32 > 0:37:35- Right, I think that answers that question, doesn't it, really? - Just a bit.
0:37:35 > 0:37:38- They're coming home with you. - They are, absolutely.
0:37:38 > 0:37:41- No place in the pub for them? - No.- Back to the garage.
0:37:41 > 0:37:43- Back to the garage.- Yes.
0:37:43 > 0:37:46Well at least the auctioneer didn't let them go for a silly price
0:37:46 > 0:37:50and Mark and Rucky can always try and sell them another day.
0:37:50 > 0:37:56Hiding in a cabinet I discovered a bag full of flatware cutlery.
0:37:56 > 0:37:58Where is it from?
0:37:58 > 0:38:01When my parents used to play a concert in Eastern Europe,
0:38:01 > 0:38:04you weren't allowed to bring the money out with you
0:38:04 > 0:38:07so they used to buy bits of silver can bring that out.
0:38:07 > 0:38:10- So it's all Continental silver? - It's all Continental, yes. - Yes, interesting.
0:38:10 > 0:38:12In the catalogue it says stainless steel.
0:38:12 > 0:38:15So is there any silver in amongst this flatware?
0:38:15 > 0:38:18- No, I couldn't see any silver in there at all.- OK.
0:38:18 > 0:38:19What do we want for it?
0:38:19 > 0:38:23I put £70-£100 but at this rate, I'm not quite sure.
0:38:23 > 0:38:27AUCTIONEER: I can start this at £25.
0:38:27 > 0:38:29- Whey! £25!- Gosh.
0:38:29 > 0:38:3130, 32, 35,
0:38:31 > 0:38:3338, 40...
0:38:33 > 0:38:35Keep going.
0:38:35 > 0:38:3745, 48, 50 and five.
0:38:37 > 0:38:3960, and five.
0:38:39 > 0:38:40At £65 then.
0:38:40 > 0:38:42Go on...
0:38:42 > 0:38:4470, new money.
0:38:44 > 0:38:47At 70. 75, 80.
0:38:47 > 0:38:49- Yes.- That's good.- Yes.
0:38:49 > 0:38:5385, 90.
0:38:53 > 0:38:55At 90, at £90, says "no".
0:38:55 > 0:38:59£90 and I shall sell for 90. 90.
0:38:59 > 0:39:03- That was a lot for stainless steel, wasn't it?- That's really good.
0:39:03 > 0:39:08- It's funny how something you weren't expecting to make that money has gone for it.- Yeah.
0:39:08 > 0:39:10How fascinating that there should be such interest
0:39:10 > 0:39:15in a mixed collection of cutlery from Eastern European countries.
0:39:15 > 0:39:18Now next lot is a fantastic combination.
0:39:18 > 0:39:21We got the 18 carat gold sapphire and diamond dress ring,
0:39:21 > 0:39:24a South African 18 carat ring, with two baguette-shaped diamonds,
0:39:24 > 0:39:27a continental dress ring...
0:39:27 > 0:39:30It's just an amazing collection and 18 carat as well,
0:39:30 > 0:39:35which is selling very well just in terms of scrap value.
0:39:35 > 0:39:38- Jonty, what sort of valuation have we on this? - This lot I am confident with.
0:39:38 > 0:39:42£300-£500, should be a lot of interest.
0:39:42 > 0:39:46- Have we protected it with reserves at all?- The auctioneer will use his discretion.
0:39:46 > 0:39:49- Yes, he's done that before. - I think we should be OK.- OK.
0:39:49 > 0:39:54- I can start this in at £250. - Yes, excellent.
0:39:54 > 0:39:55At 250, 260, 270,
0:39:55 > 0:39:57280, 290,
0:39:57 > 0:39:59300, 310.
0:39:59 > 0:40:01Much better.
0:40:01 > 0:40:03320, 330, with me. Says, "no", 330.
0:40:03 > 0:40:07Any advance on £330, then?
0:40:07 > 0:40:09At 330.
0:40:09 > 0:40:12With me, and selling for £330.
0:40:14 > 0:40:17330, are you OK with that?
0:40:17 > 0:40:20Yes, that was the bottom end but at least it did hit there.
0:40:20 > 0:40:21We got there.
0:40:21 > 0:40:25Absolutely. Well, that's all our lots now.
0:40:25 > 0:40:27We've sold everything that we can sell today.
0:40:27 > 0:40:30- So what's been the highlights for you?- Erm...
0:40:30 > 0:40:33Presumably not taking the pub signs back!
0:40:33 > 0:40:35THEY LAUGH
0:40:35 > 0:40:37I think, to be honest, the violin and also the pin cushion.
0:40:37 > 0:40:40- I wasn't expecting that to sell.- Right.
0:40:40 > 0:40:43- To me, they've done really well. - What about you, Mark?
0:40:43 > 0:40:46A bit disappointed I'm taking the pub signs home.
0:40:46 > 0:40:50Right, obviously, you wanted £500 towards your trip to Australia, didn't you?
0:40:50 > 0:40:53How do you think you've done today? Do think we've made that amount?
0:40:53 > 0:40:56With the rings, I think we might just have hit the 500.
0:40:56 > 0:40:58Right, Mark?
0:40:58 > 0:41:01With the sale of the rings, the last lot, I should think.
0:41:01 > 0:41:03Who does your adding up at the pub?
0:41:03 > 0:41:04THEY LAUGH
0:41:04 > 0:41:07- Oh, dearie me. - I haven't been adding up today!
0:41:07 > 0:41:10OK, well that's probably a good thing because I have good news.
0:41:10 > 0:41:13You've made £645.
0:41:13 > 0:41:17- Oh, fantastic.- Well done, guys. - Oh, wow, that's really good. Thank you ever so much.- Not at all.
0:41:17 > 0:41:20- That's super.- Have you enjoyed the journey?- Very much.
0:41:20 > 0:41:24Not as much as we're going to enjoy the journey home, all down the pub, I think!
0:41:24 > 0:41:25Good idea!
0:41:29 > 0:41:31Well Mark and Rucky will be putting the money they raised
0:41:31 > 0:41:34towards that family holiday, down under later in the year
0:41:34 > 0:41:37but, in the meantime, they've brought their son, Griff,
0:41:37 > 0:41:40to an Australian restaurant to get themselves in the mood.
0:41:40 > 0:41:44- We loved the food in Australia, didn't we?- Yeah.
0:41:44 > 0:41:49We really like nice, fresh food and out there it's nothing but fresh.
0:41:49 > 0:41:54- It's beautiful. - And a tremendous amount of choice, not just for us but also for Griff.
0:41:54 > 0:41:55It looks fantastic.
0:41:58 > 0:42:00You would love it, if you tried it. You would.
0:42:00 > 0:42:05It's the outside life, the weather means you can spend a lot
0:42:05 > 0:42:11more time outside, eating outside and family time as well.
0:42:11 > 0:42:15Do you think you prefer to do knee-boarding or jet ski-ing?
0:42:15 > 0:42:18Knee-boarding.
0:42:18 > 0:42:21We've had an absolutely fabulous time. We've thoroughly enjoyed it.
0:42:21 > 0:42:25Erm, the money has been extremely helpful
0:42:25 > 0:42:29but it was just the whole experience was fantastic.
0:42:29 > 0:42:30It was good fun, good fun.
0:42:35 > 0:42:38Well Rucky and Mark certainly made enough money
0:42:38 > 0:42:41to make a contribution to that fantastic trip to Australia.
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