0:00:02 > 0:00:03Welcome to Cash In The Celebrity Attic,
0:00:03 > 0:00:07the show that searches out treasures hidden in the homes of the well-known and then sells
0:00:07 > 0:00:10them at auction, hopefully raising money for good causes.
0:00:10 > 0:00:16Today I'm on my way to meet a mother of two, for whom clean living is the be-all-and-end-all.
0:00:16 > 0:00:21She once took on the role of Miss Moneypenny - not in the movies but in real life.
0:00:21 > 0:00:25When she spent four weeks Dancing On Ice she cut a really impressive figure.
0:00:25 > 0:00:28But she's probably best known for showing Britain's
0:00:28 > 0:00:31dirtiest home-owners how to clean up their act.
0:00:31 > 0:00:34She's an expert in a pair of rubber gloves, even if I'm not.
0:00:34 > 0:00:36Have you guessed who it is yet?
0:00:55 > 0:00:58I'm in London on my way to meet Aggie MacKenzie,
0:00:58 > 0:01:01and no doubt I'll be finding out how clean her house is.
0:01:01 > 0:01:04Well, it looks like she's got our lunch on the go already.
0:01:04 > 0:01:09Aggie MacKenzie has been a regular fixture on our screens since 2003
0:01:09 > 0:01:12when the first series of How Clean Is Your House? hit our screens.
0:01:12 > 0:01:17The dirt detective was already an established columnist on Good Housekeeping magazine,
0:01:17 > 0:01:21but she came late to this line of work as a journalist and presenter.
0:01:21 > 0:01:24When she left college in the 1970s after training
0:01:24 > 0:01:31as a bilingual secretary, she joined MI6 and spent two years in a role rather like Miss Moneypenny.
0:01:31 > 0:01:36We'll have to interrogate her about those years a little later, as we take a tour of the pristine
0:01:36 > 0:01:40North London home she shares with her family.
0:01:40 > 0:01:46Considering there are two teenage sons about the place, I'm pleased to see it's all so clean.
0:01:46 > 0:01:51Joining Aggie is her sister-in-law Felicity Everett, but as everyone calls her Flick, we will too.
0:01:53 > 0:01:58Coming up, we get to see just how clean Aggie MacKenzie's house really is.
0:01:58 > 0:02:02- I notice we've got a bit of staining here. - I'm going have to get that out.
0:02:02 > 0:02:06Well, you know, do you know anyone who's good at getting rid of stains at all?
0:02:06 > 0:02:08- I do have a contact.- Have you?
0:02:08 > 0:02:12We hear stomach-churning tales about the state of other people's homes.
0:02:12 > 0:02:14The rice was moving.
0:02:14 > 0:02:16It was a pan full of maggots.
0:02:16 > 0:02:19it was just the best. I was like, "I've never seen this before."
0:02:19 > 0:02:21It was just amazing.
0:02:21 > 0:02:24But will Aggie clean up when her items get to auction?
0:02:24 > 0:02:26You've done really well so far today, Jonty.
0:02:26 > 0:02:28I'm trying. I know, I'm very trying.
0:02:28 > 0:02:29You are very trying!
0:02:29 > 0:02:32Find out when the final hammer falls.
0:02:34 > 0:02:37It's always a pleasure to team up with Jonty Hearnden.
0:02:37 > 0:02:40He sports more than 20 years' experience as an antique hunter,
0:02:40 > 0:02:43and I bet he's no stranger to furniture polish.
0:02:43 > 0:02:47He starts our search for collectables, while I meet our hosts.
0:02:47 > 0:02:49Ladies, how did I know I'd find you in the kitchen?
0:02:49 > 0:02:51- How are you, Aggie.- Hello!
0:02:51 > 0:02:54- Nice to see you again. - Yeah, good.- Who have we got here?
0:02:54 > 0:02:56- This is Flick, my sister-in-law. - Hello.- Hi Flick.
0:02:56 > 0:02:58- Lovely house you've got. - Thank you very much.
0:02:58 > 0:03:00- Do you clean it yourself? - Most of the time.
0:03:00 > 0:03:04Don't look for any cobwebs, you might find them!
0:03:04 > 0:03:08No chance! I presume you've called us in because you want to raise some money for charity?
0:03:08 > 0:03:12Yes I do, for my charity Hackney Youth Orchestras' Trust.
0:03:12 > 0:03:15And I mean, I haven't got that much actually,
0:03:15 > 0:03:20because I did take part in a charity auction a few years ago,
0:03:20 > 0:03:26and I love to get rid of things all the time, so I did have a rummage around to try to find a few things.
0:03:26 > 0:03:28I hope they'll be of some use to somebody.
0:03:28 > 0:03:31I can't believe she's saying now she's got nothing!
0:03:31 > 0:03:34I'm sure you've got loads of treasures. How much you want to raise?
0:03:34 > 0:03:38I'm hoping to raise about £500. That's my target anyway.
0:03:38 > 0:03:41We'll talk more about that orchestra later on.
0:03:41 > 0:03:44Looking forward to hearing more about that.
0:03:44 > 0:03:49- The good news is that Jonty's here, our expert. He's already got his hands in boxes, no doubt.- Excellent.
0:03:49 > 0:03:51Let's see what he's found. Come on, follow me.
0:03:52 > 0:03:56'Aggie's stylish and tidy pad is minimalist in terms of its contents.
0:03:56 > 0:04:02'It's all very attractive, but will these shelves and cupboards offer us enough to make that £500 target?
0:04:02 > 0:04:05'Maybe Jonty's had a chance to find out.'
0:04:07 > 0:04:10- What did I tell you? He's found something already.- I found this at the top of your house.
0:04:10 > 0:04:13- I remember this. Yes.- What is it?
0:04:13 > 0:04:16Actually, this is part of a pair.
0:04:16 > 0:04:23My sister and I were at a flea market one day - this is years and years ago - and both liked it but neither of us
0:04:23 > 0:04:29could afford the buy the pair, so we decided to buy the pair between us and split it.
0:04:29 > 0:04:32- So the other one's now in New Zealand, actually.- Right.
0:04:32 > 0:04:36I think she still has it. I think they're essentially to go
0:04:36 > 0:04:41on top of a dressing table or a chest of drawers, for trinkets and jewellery and stuff.
0:04:41 > 0:04:46It is dressing table. These sit on top of a dressing table, and if I pop this down, hence the
0:04:46 > 0:04:51reason why we've got two holes in the top there, because that supports
0:04:51 > 0:04:53- a mirror that sits in the middle. - Ah.
0:04:53 > 0:04:57So that's what people have done in the past, they have taken the
0:04:57 > 0:05:02dressing table and almost taken away the best bits, so these little chests of
0:05:02 > 0:05:05- drawers have become separated.- Why did this grab your attention then?
0:05:05 > 0:05:07A small chest of drawers are always very saleable.
0:05:07 > 0:05:11If you think about how old that is, that's probably 150 years old.
0:05:11 > 0:05:15Because of the two little holes, they might put a few people off,
0:05:15 > 0:05:17but we're still looking at £30-50 at auction.
0:05:17 > 0:05:21- Will you be sad to see it go? - No, if it goes to a good home
0:05:21 > 0:05:24and it's raising money for a good cause, that's fine.
0:05:24 > 0:05:28- That's absolutely fine, that will sell without any problem at all. - Fine.
0:05:28 > 0:05:29Come on, let's carry on.
0:05:29 > 0:05:34'That's a modest start, so let's hope the antiques keep on coming.
0:05:34 > 0:05:37'While we've been chatting, Flick's been turning over the study.
0:05:37 > 0:05:42'Let's hope she didn't find any top secret documents left over from Aggie's MI6 days.
0:05:42 > 0:05:46'She soon discovers a silver case full of costume jewellery.
0:05:46 > 0:05:50'The collection includes a gold chain and several brooches.
0:05:50 > 0:05:53'Costume jewellery has been around for almost 300 years, dating back
0:05:53 > 0:05:58'to a time when noblemen and women needed low cost lookalike baubles to wear on long journeys, so they
0:05:58 > 0:06:03'wouldn't lose anything valuable if the highwayman struck, which he did.
0:06:03 > 0:06:07'These items date to the late 20th century and Jonty thinks they're worth
0:06:07 > 0:06:11'about £20-40.
0:06:11 > 0:06:16'Jonty's checking out the study too. Maybe there's some more treasure to be found there.'
0:06:16 > 0:06:18Flick, can you have a look at this clock with me?
0:06:18 > 0:06:22Do you think this is an object that might be saleable?
0:06:22 > 0:06:25- I think I might buy that. I like it. - Really?
0:06:25 > 0:06:27Yes. It's attractive, isn't it.
0:06:27 > 0:06:30Do you know what sort of style we're looking at here?
0:06:30 > 0:06:32- '30s, maybe?- Spot on.
0:06:32 > 0:06:34- Is it?- Absolutely.
0:06:34 > 0:06:37It's 1920s/1930s. It's Art Deco.
0:06:37 > 0:06:44Art Deco used a lot of chrome, so here we can see the chrome fascia, the outside of the clock itself.
0:06:44 > 0:06:47And then it's contrasted by this sort of black/ebony
0:06:47 > 0:06:51decoration that we've got here, and look how simple it is.
0:06:51 > 0:06:56What I find so extraordinary about the Art Deco period is it's a complete contrast
0:06:56 > 0:07:02to the designs that went before, so if you think about that heavy Victorian look, if you think about
0:07:02 > 0:07:08that really busy decoration that went on, and then all of a sudden Art Deco, incredibly simple.
0:07:08 > 0:07:12Somehow, Art Deco works in a modern setting as well.
0:07:12 > 0:07:15- Yes, it's really stylish. - You like it?- I do, yes.
0:07:15 > 0:07:17If you look at the back, if you look at the workings,
0:07:17 > 0:07:21this was the new technology of the time, an electric clock.
0:07:21 > 0:07:24All of a sudden, from mechanical workings you had an electrical
0:07:24 > 0:07:29working as well, so it was something new to have on your mantel shelf.
0:07:29 > 0:07:32Now, we can't put that it's working in the catalogue,
0:07:32 > 0:07:35simply because we can't prove that, or the auctioneer can't prove that.
0:07:35 > 0:07:41So it is buyer beware and that's the reason why we can't put a massive estimate in the catalogue.
0:07:41 > 0:07:43But it's still worth selling and these
0:07:43 > 0:07:48do sell pretty well at auction, so we're looking at £30-50 here. So one for the pot, do you think?
0:07:48 > 0:07:51- Definitely.- Good. Let's go and find some more bits.- OK.
0:07:51 > 0:07:53'Well, let's hope the bidders appreciate
0:07:53 > 0:07:58'the value in this attractive timepiece come auction day.'
0:07:58 > 0:08:0020, I'm bid. 22. 24.
0:08:00 > 0:08:03- Keep going.- 28...
0:08:03 > 0:08:06'So what are Aggie's chances in front of this frugal crowd?
0:08:06 > 0:08:08'Find out later.
0:08:08 > 0:08:11'She wants to make £500 for her charity,
0:08:11 > 0:08:16'and so far we've found items with a total estimated value of £80.
0:08:16 > 0:08:19'She did warn us it might be tough going!
0:08:19 > 0:08:21'Jonty's still at work though, good old Jonty.
0:08:21 > 0:08:25'Unfortunately this decanter is not destined for the sale room.
0:08:25 > 0:08:27'Come on, girls, stop messing around!
0:08:27 > 0:08:31'And there's one thing that Aggie and I have in common, it's our love of lycra.
0:08:31 > 0:08:34'Yes, we've both taken part in TV dance shows.
0:08:34 > 0:08:37'Still, it's her history in espionage I'd like to hear more about.'
0:08:37 > 0:08:40- I think we deserve a sit down, don't you?- We do.
0:08:40 > 0:08:42Now don't tell me you baked these.
0:08:42 > 0:08:45I did. I love baking much more than I like cleaning, that's for sure.
0:08:45 > 0:08:48It's fair to say everyone knows you from How Clean Is Your House?,
0:08:48 > 0:08:52- but that's not how you started. - You're thinking of my days at MI6.
0:08:52 > 0:08:56I'm not particularly proud of that, but it's part of my past so I have to own up to it.
0:08:56 > 0:08:58Why are you not proud?
0:08:58 > 0:09:04- I'd be so proud.- No, I thought I was going to work in the Foreign Office, and then on day one this guy took a
0:09:04 > 0:09:09few of us into rooms and said "It's not the Foreign Office, it's MI6, and you need to think about whether
0:09:09 > 0:09:12you want to stay here or not", and I thought "Yeah, yeah.
0:09:12 > 0:09:16- "Sounds really exciting." It wasn't that exciting at all. - What did you have to do?
0:09:16 > 0:09:21It got a little bit too exciting near the end and I thought "I don't really want to be part of this."
0:09:21 > 0:09:24How did you end up in television?
0:09:24 > 0:09:26From the outside it always sounds exciting.
0:09:26 > 0:09:30I suppose it's like being a model. Not that I've ever worked as a model.
0:09:30 > 0:09:32But you know what... It's a job, isn't it?
0:09:32 > 0:09:34Do you enjoy the television work?
0:09:34 > 0:09:39- Yes, I do actually.- Did you ever think the How Clean Is Your House? series would be so successful?
0:09:39 > 0:09:46No. I remember before the show was actually transmitted, we'd made some programmes and
0:09:46 > 0:09:54I remember reading a Sunday paper, it was one of the broadsheets, this writer complaining about all
0:09:54 > 0:09:58the property shows, the gardening shows, this, that and the other show, "And now they're going to
0:09:58 > 0:10:02"have this programme about cleaning, presented by two middle-aged women.
0:10:02 > 0:10:05"What could be worse?" I thought, "Oh, my God, he's so right."
0:10:05 > 0:10:07"It's going to be a complete failure"
0:10:07 > 0:10:10- But it wasn't.- Were some of those houses really bad?
0:10:10 > 0:10:13- No, all of them were. - Really?- All of them, not some.
0:10:13 > 0:10:16What were some of the worst houses you saw?
0:10:16 > 0:10:21I think, actually, one of the worst for me was one of the houses in America,
0:10:21 > 0:10:25and the woman who lived there was really intelligent.
0:10:25 > 0:10:31She had a law degree, very kind of... Lots of work done on the face but none in the house.
0:10:31 > 0:10:37I remember we were in the kitchen, and the director was
0:10:37 > 0:10:44behind the camera, pointing to one of the pans, like, "Look in the pan", and the pan had a transparent lid,
0:10:44 > 0:10:49and I thought "It just looks like cooked rice to me." I lifted off the lid, the rice was moving.
0:10:49 > 0:10:51It was a pan full of maggots!
0:10:51 > 0:10:55It was just the best. I was like, "I've never seen this before." It was just amazing.
0:10:55 > 0:10:59I sat down here with these lovely scones in front of me.
0:10:59 > 0:11:02- I thought this is going to be a lovely little chat. - Good for the diet, isn't it?
0:11:02 > 0:11:05I can't think of putting anything in my mouth now.
0:11:05 > 0:11:07I am a dirt tourist. I love it.
0:11:07 > 0:11:11I absolutely love it, and the great thing about the programme is that
0:11:11 > 0:11:13everyone's dirt is completely different.
0:11:13 > 0:11:15You know, it's all extreme in a different way.
0:11:15 > 0:11:19As someone who foolishly said "yes" to a reality TV show and then regretted it...
0:11:19 > 0:11:21OK, we won't talk about that!
0:11:21 > 0:11:25Did you see me dancing? It was a lot worse than your ice skating.
0:11:25 > 0:11:29No, no, no. Nothing was worse than my ice skating. It's so hard, isn't it?
0:11:29 > 0:11:33Such hard work. Before you come on, and it's live, knowing that there's
0:11:33 > 0:11:38ten million-plus people watching and you don't know whether you're going to get it right, not get it right.
0:11:38 > 0:11:40Oh, it was just horrendous.
0:11:40 > 0:11:42Well, I was hoping for a nice chat.
0:11:42 > 0:11:45Now I've got sweaty palms, taking me back to Strictly Come Dancing.
0:11:45 > 0:11:49It's true. When you hear the music, doesn't your stomach turn over?
0:11:49 > 0:11:53- "This is horrendous."- Let's leave all this and carry on with the rummage.
0:11:53 > 0:11:55Yeah, let's rummage.
0:11:55 > 0:11:56'Best idea I've had.
0:11:56 > 0:12:01'Give me an antique hunt any day over a cha-cha-cha.
0:12:01 > 0:12:03'Still, it was a good way of losing weight.
0:12:03 > 0:12:07'Well, Jonty's still doing what he does best, that's looking for antiques.
0:12:07 > 0:12:10'And Flick, she's made it down to the cellar,
0:12:10 > 0:12:12'often a great place to look for forgotten mementos.
0:12:12 > 0:12:19'Aggie keeps her wine here and it's not long before Flick discovers something that could fizz.'
0:12:19 > 0:12:21A-ha, you got something?
0:12:21 > 0:12:25- Look, champagne.- Very nice too.
0:12:25 > 0:12:28What have we got inside? There we go. Oh, it's full too.
0:12:28 > 0:12:30For now!
0:12:30 > 0:12:32But Krug champagne, wonderful.
0:12:32 > 0:12:35- Have you ever tried Krug champagne? - I don't think I have.
0:12:35 > 0:12:39It's regarded as one of the finest champagnes that is produced from the region.
0:12:39 > 0:12:46Now Krug champagne was established in 1843, not by a Frenchman but by a German, Johann Krug,
0:12:46 > 0:12:51which I find quite extraordinary, if you think about it, something that's
0:12:51 > 0:12:57so French, so typically French, was established by a German immigrant rather than a Frenchman.
0:12:57 > 0:12:59But it really is regarded as one of the finest champagnes to drink.
0:12:59 > 0:13:01Excellent, so it's a goody?
0:13:01 > 0:13:05This is really very good, and we've got 1990 on the outside.
0:13:05 > 0:13:09Now, I'm no connoisseur of champagne, but what I can tell you
0:13:09 > 0:13:13is if we can sell this at auction, it's going to raise us an awful lot of money.
0:13:13 > 0:13:15- That's fantastic. - Very good news indeed.
0:13:15 > 0:13:19So we're talking about £100 just for one bottle.
0:13:19 > 0:13:21- Wow. That's fantastic. - That's very good news.
0:13:21 > 0:13:23So can we put this in the sale?
0:13:23 > 0:13:25Definitely.
0:13:25 > 0:13:27Or shall we drink it now?
0:13:27 > 0:13:29Don't tempt me.
0:13:29 > 0:13:32- Great. Excellent. I'll take this back down to the kitchen. - OK.- Follow me.
0:13:33 > 0:13:35'I'd have drunk it there and then!
0:13:35 > 0:13:39'That's more like it. The values are starting to creep up. Jonty's always saying
0:13:39 > 0:13:42'that vintage cooking utensils are worth a look,
0:13:42 > 0:13:45'so I make a start on the kitchen cupboards.
0:13:45 > 0:13:47'I can see Aggie likes to keep everything hidden.
0:13:47 > 0:13:53'Unfortunately, the only thing she's prepared to part with is this old kettle, which isn't worth that much.
0:13:53 > 0:13:58'Well, not to be put off, I try my luck in the cellar and find something Flick missed.
0:13:58 > 0:14:02'This heavy box turns out to contain a large stone pestle and mortar.
0:14:02 > 0:14:05'It used to belong to a friend of Aggie's, who was throwing it out,
0:14:05 > 0:14:09'but its huge weight made it too cumbersome for regular use,
0:14:09 > 0:14:12'so Aggie's happy for it to find yet another new home.
0:14:12 > 0:14:19'Jonty is optimistic about its chances, and thinks on a good day it could make between £40-60.
0:14:19 > 0:14:21'Aggie's busy in her son's music room.
0:14:21 > 0:14:27'It's unlikely that this sheet music will bring in the money, but how about this?
0:14:27 > 0:14:31'Another jewellery box, made of rosewood, and with a mother-of-pearl inlay.
0:14:31 > 0:14:35'It's Regency in style, and although there's a little damage to the lid,
0:14:35 > 0:14:38'Jonty thinks it could make £30-40.'
0:14:42 > 0:14:44- Hey!- Hello!- You caught me.
0:14:44 > 0:14:46- I didn't know you were musical! - I'm not.
0:14:46 > 0:14:49Couldn't you hear it? This drum kit, who does it belong to?
0:14:49 > 0:14:53It's my son Ewan's, he's 14. Never plays it, of course.
0:14:53 > 0:14:55It's brilliant. What an invention. I love it.
0:14:55 > 0:14:57Saves falling out with the neighbours!
0:14:57 > 0:15:00Everywhere you look around this house there are musical instruments.
0:15:00 > 0:15:05I know. Actually, mainly belonging to my older son who is at music college.
0:15:05 > 0:15:06Is music important to you as well?
0:15:06 > 0:15:08- I'm so unmusical.- Are you?
0:15:08 > 0:15:11Yeah, I haven't got the first idea.
0:15:11 > 0:15:14Their dad's musical, actually, but I'm not.
0:15:14 > 0:15:17Tell me a bit about the charity that you've chosen.
0:15:17 > 0:15:20It's a local charity called the Hackney Youth Orchestras' Trust,
0:15:20 > 0:15:23and it was set up specifically for children
0:15:23 > 0:15:29- who might not normally have access to musical instruments or tuition. - How did you get involved?
0:15:29 > 0:15:35Actually, partly because it's local and also my oldest son Rory joined at the age of 7,
0:15:35 > 0:15:37learning to play the violin.
0:15:37 > 0:15:38SHE MAKES SCREECHING NOISE
0:15:38 > 0:15:40It was torture!
0:15:40 > 0:15:44But it's, you know, it really was the bedrock for him,
0:15:44 > 0:15:49for his musical career, and that's all he's interested in now.
0:15:49 > 0:15:51So do you think music is important for kids?
0:15:51 > 0:15:55Oh, I do. And I think music's definitely important for children.
0:15:55 > 0:15:59It's a whole other aspect of a child's life.
0:15:59 > 0:16:06It's different from, you know, computers, telly, playing football, I think it's really special and I'm so
0:16:06 > 0:16:11disappointed that I didn't learn a musical instrument when I was younger.
0:16:11 > 0:16:16What difference would £500 make to your charity, do you reckon?
0:16:16 > 0:16:18The thing I like about belonging to a small charity is
0:16:18 > 0:16:22a small amount of money makes a huge difference.
0:16:22 > 0:16:29It absolutely does, and you know, this amount of money can buy tuition time,
0:16:29 > 0:16:32an instrument,
0:16:32 > 0:16:37it will just give a child or a few children a bit extra.
0:16:37 > 0:16:41Well, listen, I need the practise, so I'm going to carry on playing the drums, you can do the rummage.
0:16:41 > 0:16:44- Thank you.- I'm quite happy here.
0:16:44 > 0:16:45Take your time.
0:16:49 > 0:16:51'That's what you call work in progress!
0:16:51 > 0:16:57'Perhaps I actually should rejoin the search, as there are plenty of areas still to explore.
0:16:57 > 0:17:00'I head upstairs for a recce and find my way to the cleaning cupboard.
0:17:00 > 0:17:04'This must be where Aggie keeps her scrubbing brush!
0:17:04 > 0:17:07'Jonty's got his eye on her son's double bass.
0:17:07 > 0:17:10'Careful, Jonty, that's a valuable musical instrument.
0:17:10 > 0:17:12'Can't take him anywhere!
0:17:12 > 0:17:15'Aggie, meanwhile, is on the ground floor and comes across
0:17:15 > 0:17:20'some blue and white porcelain which she was given as a wedding present.
0:17:20 > 0:17:24'There's a tureen, serving plates, tea plate, cup and saucer.
0:17:24 > 0:17:27'They're all examples of Adams Ware, a Staffordshire-based pottery
0:17:27 > 0:17:31'who've been producing porcelain since the 17th century.
0:17:31 > 0:17:34'They're attractive and Jonty thinks that grouped together
0:17:34 > 0:17:37'they'll probably make between £20-40.
0:17:37 > 0:17:40'Fortunately, my trip to the cleaning cupboard has paid off.
0:17:40 > 0:17:42'Let's hope I've struck gold.'
0:17:42 > 0:17:47- Guys, come and have a look at this. - Oh, yes.- There's lots of detail here.
0:17:47 > 0:17:50Yeah, there is. I bought this at a flea market a long, long time ago
0:17:50 > 0:17:55and I used to use this sort of thing a lot actually, but I don't anymore.
0:17:55 > 0:18:00- It is beautiful and I can appreciate it, but I'd like somebody else to have it.- OK.
0:18:00 > 0:18:08Well, all of this genre of linens are hand made, and there was a fashion for a long period of time in
0:18:08 > 0:18:11the 18th, 19th century, all the way through to the 20th century, where a
0:18:11 > 0:18:16lot of people would have made these, more often than not for newlyweds.
0:18:16 > 0:18:22- Who'd buy this at auction? - A lot of people do like to still buy linens, because all of a sudden
0:18:22 > 0:18:25work like this is almost having a renaissance.
0:18:25 > 0:18:28There are people that do want to buy this and trade with it,
0:18:28 > 0:18:31because people still appreciate the work that's gone into this.
0:18:31 > 0:18:35So if we do decide to put this up in auction, how much do you reckon we'll get for it?
0:18:35 > 0:18:38As far as value is concerned, it really is into
0:18:38 > 0:18:41the condition and I notice we have a bit of staining here.
0:18:41 > 0:18:43I'm going have to get that out.
0:18:43 > 0:18:48- Well, you know, do you know anyone who's good at getting rid of stains at all?!- I do have a contact.
0:18:48 > 0:18:51What do you use for that?
0:18:51 > 0:18:54- Well, actually...- Look, she's getting down to business now!
0:18:54 > 0:18:58- I'm going to make notes.- I'd start with a biological washing powder.
0:18:58 > 0:19:00I think I'd probably boil it up.
0:19:00 > 0:19:03It'll be fine, because it's fairly resilient.
0:19:05 > 0:19:06Excuse me!
0:19:06 > 0:19:09I'll go back to asking you, how much do you hope we'll raise?
0:19:09 > 0:19:13Well, I think if we can get that stain out, that'll be really good news.
0:19:13 > 0:19:17I'm going to put my neck on the block and put £30-50 on it.
0:19:17 > 0:19:20- £30-50, that's fantastic.- Good.- OK, onward and upward, let's carry on.
0:19:20 > 0:19:24You two can lead the way, I'm going to have a bit of a back massage.
0:19:24 > 0:19:26Oh, I needed that! Hey, wait for me.
0:19:28 > 0:19:31'As I turn my attention to one of Aggie's fine bookcases,
0:19:31 > 0:19:33'Jonty conducts his own search of the kitchen.
0:19:33 > 0:19:36'This colourful jug and bowl catch his eye.
0:19:36 > 0:19:39'They are what's known as Arcadian Ware,
0:19:39 > 0:19:42'a form of crested china that dates from the 1950s.
0:19:42 > 0:19:44'Aggie wants to keep hold of the jug,
0:19:44 > 0:19:46'but she's happy for the bowl to go,
0:19:46 > 0:19:50'and Jonty thinks, on a good day, it could fetch £50-60 at auction.
0:19:50 > 0:19:52'There are china pieces like this
0:19:52 > 0:19:54'everywhere you look in her property.'
0:19:54 > 0:19:56You're looking at how much dust is on my shelves!
0:19:56 > 0:19:59There's no dust on your shelves, I have checked.
0:19:59 > 0:20:00This is lovely, what is it?
0:20:00 > 0:20:03Actually, this is lovely, isn't it?
0:20:03 > 0:20:07This is a Clarice Cliff sweet jar, I think.
0:20:07 > 0:20:15I bought this at an Art Deco fair many moons ago, probably about 25 years ago, and I did pay quite a lot
0:20:15 > 0:20:22of money for it actually, but I feel that I'd like to give this to the auction and raise money for charity.
0:20:22 > 0:20:25I think I paid about £150 for it.
0:20:25 > 0:20:27Quite a lot. I don't know how I had so much money in those days.
0:20:27 > 0:20:32But yeah, I'd like for it to be worth a bit more.
0:20:32 > 0:20:37I know there's a slight flaw. I remember being told that at the time, but I can't remember where it is.
0:20:37 > 0:20:41You say there's a flaw in it. If there is one, I know the man who'll find it.
0:20:41 > 0:20:42Jonty, come on in.
0:20:42 > 0:20:45- What have we got?- What do you make of that? It's lovely, isn't it?
0:20:45 > 0:20:47Oh, I say. Look at that.
0:20:47 > 0:20:51Very nice too. Yes, Clarice Cliff, thank you very much indeed.
0:20:51 > 0:20:56Yes, yes. Well, I've got such rubbish stuff, I need to give something that's half decent.
0:20:56 > 0:20:59This is really superb. So how long have you had it?
0:20:59 > 0:21:02- I think about 25 years.- Aggie says there's a flaw in there somewhere.
0:21:02 > 0:21:09Really? Well, if there is a flaw, it's probably likely to be the area where there's the least amount of
0:21:09 > 0:21:15support, so sometimes these handles can come loose and therefore we might have some restoration.
0:21:15 > 0:21:21- If one looks closely there, can you see very closely that there might be a difference in colour?- Oh, yes.
0:21:21 > 0:21:25- I can see that.- Now that's possible restoration, and the only way to
0:21:25 > 0:21:29properly tell that is to take a look at this under ultraviolet light.
0:21:29 > 0:21:33- There you will see the difference. - I've used that.- Have you now?
0:21:33 > 0:21:38- We know what we're talking about. - Yes. It finds wee-wee as well!
0:21:38 > 0:21:41Moving swiftly on...
0:21:41 > 0:21:44Back down to the gutter we go.
0:21:44 > 0:21:48- Every time.- But this is really fabulous news, because for the last
0:21:48 > 0:21:5320 years Clarice Cliff has grown and grown as far as value and interest.
0:21:53 > 0:21:56That's simply because she was an iconic designer of her time.
0:21:56 > 0:22:00During the 1930s when she was developing her new ranges, her new wares,
0:22:00 > 0:22:06she completely revolutionised the way the Potteries developed
0:22:06 > 0:22:11and created new lines. It was a very simple form, and this is really what we are looking at here.
0:22:11 > 0:22:16Likewise with the clock, Flick, that we looked at earlier, very simple Art Deco lines.
0:22:16 > 0:22:18So how much money do you reckon we'd make at auction?
0:22:18 > 0:22:20If we don't have a flaw there,
0:22:20 > 0:22:23then we're really looking at £200-300.
0:22:23 > 0:22:27You look like you've got plenty of energy left, but the rummage is over for today.
0:22:27 > 0:22:29- We have found our items.- Excellent.
0:22:29 > 0:22:32- You wanted £500 for your beloved charity.- Am I going to make that?
0:22:32 > 0:22:35- You'll make more than that. - How do you know?
0:22:35 > 0:22:38I've added it up in my head. I'm not just a pretty face, you know.
0:22:38 > 0:22:42What we've done is taken Jonty's lowest estimate on all the items, added them up together.
0:22:42 > 0:22:46You wanted £500 for your beloved charity, and we're looking at making
0:22:46 > 0:22:51- something in the region of £530. - Wow!
0:22:51 > 0:22:53- That's good, isn't it.- £530!
0:22:53 > 0:22:56- Yes.- That's cool.- Next time, I'll see you in the auction.
0:22:56 > 0:23:00- Marvellous.- It's been fun today. Really enjoyed it.
0:23:00 > 0:23:03'What a time we've had in Aggie's spick-and-span home.
0:23:03 > 0:23:05'It's a diverse collection of things heading off to auction,
0:23:05 > 0:23:09'all with modest estimates, but as Jonty would say,
0:23:09 > 0:23:12- IN POSH ACCENT:- '"Priced to sell." That's how he speaks, isn't it?!
0:23:12 > 0:23:16'Among them, the costume jewellery in the attractive silver case.
0:23:16 > 0:23:18'He thinks these are worth £20-40.
0:23:18 > 0:23:21'There was that stone pestle and mortar,
0:23:21 > 0:23:22'which almost put my back out!
0:23:22 > 0:23:26'£40-60 is the asking price for these
0:23:26 > 0:23:28'heavy-duty kitchen accessories.
0:23:28 > 0:23:32'And our star item, with a price tag of £200-300,
0:23:32 > 0:23:35'that sweet jar from the talented hands of Clarice Cliff.
0:23:35 > 0:23:38'We're all really, really excited about that one.
0:23:40 > 0:23:46'Still to come. A tough day in the sale room as Aggie's items fail to excite the bidders.'
0:23:46 > 0:23:48- Could have been better. - It could have been better,
0:23:48 > 0:23:51but let me tell you, it could have been worse as well. £30 is good.
0:23:51 > 0:23:55'So will Aggie's dream of cleaning up at auction go down the drain?'
0:23:55 > 0:23:59- £70, that's not bad at all. - I'm happy with that.- Good.
0:23:59 > 0:24:01Well, show it in your face then!
0:24:01 > 0:24:04- I'm ecstatic! - Yes, that's what we want to see.
0:24:04 > 0:24:07Find out when the final hammer falls.
0:24:12 > 0:24:17It's been just over a week since I ran a curious finger over the surfaces of Aggie McKenzie's house,
0:24:17 > 0:24:22and discovered lots of interesting items which we've brought here to Chiswick auctions.
0:24:22 > 0:24:25Now, we're hoping to raise something in the region of £500.
0:24:25 > 0:24:29Let's hope the bidders are in here when her items go under the hammer.
0:24:29 > 0:24:33There are a massive 1,200 lots on offer in today's sale.
0:24:33 > 0:24:36So we're fully expectant of a big turn out,
0:24:36 > 0:24:41and that is just what's needed if we're to raise our target for Aggie's charity.
0:24:41 > 0:24:43I'm feeling confident.
0:24:43 > 0:24:46What's this, is Jonty in need of some Dutch courage?
0:24:46 > 0:24:50Please tell me you're not hitting the bottle already! It's a bit early, isn't it?
0:24:50 > 0:24:55- I was pondering whether we're going to have a champagne day.- I hope we do. That's one of our items, right?
0:24:55 > 0:24:59- It certainly is. Bottle of Krug. - Vintage?- Vintage 1990.
0:24:59 > 0:25:04- And hopefully we're going to get £80-£120 for it.- She's got loads of nice stuff, hasn't she?
0:25:04 > 0:25:06Yes. The Clarice Cliff, that's always a great seller.
0:25:06 > 0:25:08Art Deco clock. We've got some really interesting things.
0:25:08 > 0:25:12We're hoping to raise something like £500, fingers crossed.
0:25:12 > 0:25:17I've heard a vicious rumour that she's already here cleaning the toilets. Let's go and find her.
0:25:17 > 0:25:20I'm relieved that the champagne has remained unopened,
0:25:20 > 0:25:23even though it's been on view to the public for several days now.
0:25:23 > 0:25:28As Jonty says, let's hope we'll all be in the mood for celebrating at the end of the day.
0:25:28 > 0:25:36As we seek out our celebrity and her sister-in-law I get wind of some startling news about a missing item.
0:25:36 > 0:25:38- Is this yours?- Yes, it is.
0:25:38 > 0:25:42- It's a poor substitute for the Clarice Cliff.- Why?
0:25:42 > 0:25:44It's not here, it's still at home.
0:25:44 > 0:25:47- Right.- I had everything sitting, ready to come to the auction house.
0:25:47 > 0:25:54Husband Matthew walks in and said "Hang on, you're not putting that to auction, are you?" and I said "Yeah."
0:25:54 > 0:25:57"You can't do that!"
0:25:57 > 0:26:02I was going, "Well, it was mine, I did buy it myself with my own money long before I met you."
0:26:02 > 0:26:04He said, "I'm really, really upset about that."
0:26:04 > 0:26:09- That's a massive dent in the budget then. You valued that at what?- Well, £200-£300.
0:26:09 > 0:26:12I know, but I'm going have to make it up. It's better we keep the peace.
0:26:12 > 0:26:15So, no Clarice Cliff, then. What about all the other items?
0:26:15 > 0:26:18Is there any other item that you might be sad to see go?
0:26:18 > 0:26:20I think I'm quite sad to see that table cloth go.
0:26:20 > 0:26:23- If I remember rightly, there was a big stain.
0:26:23 > 0:26:26- Did you manage to get it out? - I got the stain out.- Never!
0:26:26 > 0:26:27- I was quite surprised! - How did you do it?
0:26:27 > 0:26:30I slathered it with biological detergent, rubbed the fabric,
0:26:30 > 0:26:34left it overnight, into the washing machine, hot wash, marvellous.
0:26:34 > 0:26:38It's sad about the Clarice Cliff, but at least you're keeping your husband happy.
0:26:38 > 0:26:41The auction's about to start. Let's go and get in position.
0:26:41 > 0:26:45It's quite understandable that Aggie's had a change of heart over the Clarice Cliff pottery,
0:26:45 > 0:26:51which there was clearly more of a family attachment to than Aggie first realised.
0:26:51 > 0:26:54Its absence does leave a £200 hole in our chances,
0:26:54 > 0:27:00so £320 is now the goal to achieve today with the items that have made it to auction.
0:27:00 > 0:27:04Let's hope the bidders are in a generous mood.
0:27:04 > 0:27:06My fingers are crossed.
0:27:07 > 0:27:10We get into position as Aggie's first item comes up.
0:27:10 > 0:27:12It's the small mahogany chest.
0:27:12 > 0:27:17One half of a pair that Aggie and her sister bought some years ago at a flea market.
0:27:17 > 0:27:20- Jonty, you really liked this, didn't you?- It's really sweet.
0:27:20 > 0:27:24I think it's a wonderful story, the fact that you have one part
0:27:24 > 0:27:27and the other part is in, what, New Zealand.
0:27:27 > 0:27:30So they really couldn't be further away if you tried.
0:27:30 > 0:27:33But we want £30-£50 for this.
0:27:33 > 0:27:36This little miniature chest of drawers, 528.
0:27:36 > 0:27:39I have a little bit of interest in it already, so I'm bid £20.
0:27:39 > 0:27:42£20 for the chest. At £20.
0:27:42 > 0:27:442 I'll take. At £20. 22.
0:27:44 > 0:27:4724. 26. 28. 30.
0:27:47 > 0:27:48Hey, we've got the minimum.
0:27:48 > 0:27:5032, I'll take from somebody else.
0:27:50 > 0:27:52At £30. Anybody else?
0:27:52 > 0:27:56For £30, I'm going to sell it then, £30. At £30 and going.
0:27:56 > 0:27:58- £30.- Good start.
0:27:58 > 0:28:01- Don't look like that! - It could have been better.- I know,
0:28:01 > 0:28:05but, let me tell you, it could have been worse as well. £30 is good.
0:28:05 > 0:28:09- Are you going to be like this for the rest of the day?- Yes.
0:28:09 > 0:28:16I can see Aggie would have liked a few more pounds for the drawers, but £30 was Jonty's bottom estimate
0:28:16 > 0:28:21so I don't think we should be too disappointed with our first sale of the day.
0:28:21 > 0:28:23Let's see if our second lot can put a smile on Aggie's face.
0:28:23 > 0:28:29It's the collection of blue and white Adams ware that Aggie was given as a wedding present.
0:28:29 > 0:28:31Jonty valued it at £20-£40.
0:28:33 > 0:28:36So we have a little collection of blue and white now.
0:28:36 > 0:28:39Now there's an Adams tureen and cover, where was that from?
0:28:39 > 0:28:42- I think it might have been given to me as a wedding present.- Oh, really?
0:28:42 > 0:28:46- I know.- You're having a serious spring clean, aren't you?
0:28:46 > 0:28:50I know. I thought I'm not using these things, the money may as well be going to charity.
0:28:50 > 0:28:53Puts a smile on the fiddlers in Hackney's faces.
0:28:53 > 0:28:58- That's right.- Is it worth £10 to go? £10 for the blue and white charity lot for £10? Anybody?
0:28:58 > 0:29:01£5 then? £5 I'm bid there, at £5.
0:29:01 > 0:29:04And £6.
0:29:04 > 0:29:06Seven. Eight.
0:29:06 > 0:29:08Nine. Ten.
0:29:08 > 0:29:11£10. There at 10 with the number raised. At £10. Anybody else?
0:29:11 > 0:29:13At £10, I'm going to sell for a £10 note.
0:29:13 > 0:29:15£10 and going.
0:29:15 > 0:29:17Hold her back. Hold her back.
0:29:17 > 0:29:20Disappointing.
0:29:20 > 0:29:23At least somebody's bought it.
0:29:23 > 0:29:25Am I not helping the cause here?
0:29:28 > 0:29:31Oh, dear. That result clearly hasn't gone down too well.
0:29:31 > 0:29:34It's fair to say we haven't got off to the start we hoped for,
0:29:34 > 0:29:35but it's early days
0:29:35 > 0:29:37and we have plenty more items to sell,
0:29:37 > 0:29:43including the 150-year-old rosewood and mother of pearl jewellery box.
0:29:45 > 0:29:48- Don't tell me this was a wedding present.- It wasn't.
0:29:48 > 0:29:53I think I bought it at an auction actually, about 30 years ago, so I probably paid about a fiver for it.
0:29:53 > 0:29:55I'll be amazed if you get 40 quid.
0:29:55 > 0:29:57Is she always this ruthless at throwing things out?
0:29:57 > 0:29:59She pretty much is. She is, yes.
0:29:59 > 0:30:02It's a good job we caught you in time, cos this box is 150 years old.
0:30:02 > 0:30:04There we go, is it worth £10 for it?
0:30:04 > 0:30:06Surely, a £10 note for the jewellery box.
0:30:06 > 0:30:10Victorian jewellery box for £10. £5 for it? £5 for it.
0:30:10 > 0:30:12Oh, we're on. £5 in the room.
0:30:12 > 0:30:14£6, 7?
0:30:14 > 0:30:17Eight, nine, ten,
0:30:17 > 0:30:2212. £12 with the catalogue raised. £12. Anybody else at £12?
0:30:22 > 0:30:25I'm going to sell it at £12. It's going then, £12 and going...
0:30:25 > 0:30:26191, thank you.
0:30:26 > 0:30:28They look a miserable lot now to me.
0:30:30 > 0:30:33It's not that bad, our lowest estimate was 20 and we got £12 for it.
0:30:33 > 0:30:35Yeah... No, it is bad.
0:30:37 > 0:30:39Did you not do arithmetic at school?
0:30:39 > 0:30:42No, I didn't. I was too busy making albums.
0:30:42 > 0:30:44At least I'm trying to keep positive!
0:30:44 > 0:30:48There's no denying we're a long way off where we'd like to be at this moment in time.
0:30:48 > 0:30:51Three items sold and only £52 banked. Oops!
0:30:52 > 0:30:55We really need a change in our fortunes and just maybe,
0:30:55 > 0:30:59Aggie's costume jewellery is the lot to do it.
0:31:00 > 0:31:04So, Aggie, we've got a collection of jewellery and costume jewellery.
0:31:04 > 0:31:08I've put a very low estimate to attract the buyers on this one.
0:31:08 > 0:31:12- The bottom end estimate is 20 quid, so it should do more than that.- I hope so.
0:31:12 > 0:31:14You'll be pleased to know there's a little bit of interest,
0:31:14 > 0:31:16this is another charity lot. I'm already bid £20.
0:31:16 > 0:31:19We're there, lowest estimate already.
0:31:19 > 0:31:2322, 25, 28, 30, 32, 35,
0:31:23 > 0:31:25£35 then at 35.
0:31:25 > 0:31:2838, 40.
0:31:28 > 0:31:32£40 I'm bid there at £40 in the doorway. 45...
0:31:32 > 0:31:34Oh, yeah.
0:31:34 > 0:31:37£45, at 45 in the corner then. 45.
0:31:37 > 0:31:39OK, that's great.
0:31:39 > 0:31:43- Who'd have thought? - I put £20 to £40 on it.
0:31:43 > 0:31:4545 quid we got.
0:31:45 > 0:31:46There's no pleasing this girl.
0:31:46 > 0:31:48No pleasing this girl.
0:31:48 > 0:31:50You know, for a brief moment
0:31:50 > 0:31:53I think I actually saw Aggie smiling during that sale.
0:31:53 > 0:31:55I was really pleased with the jewellery.
0:31:55 > 0:31:58I mean, that stuff's just been lying in the back of a drawer.
0:31:58 > 0:32:01In fact it was in the top drawer of the little mahogany chest
0:32:01 > 0:32:04for years and years in the attic, so, it's great.
0:32:04 > 0:32:06I'm really pleased with that.
0:32:06 > 0:32:13The rest of us are also delighted with that result as it's our first sale to exceed Jonty's top estimate.
0:32:13 > 0:32:16A few more like this and that smile may yet return.
0:32:16 > 0:32:18Could the Art Deco clock be the catalyst?
0:32:18 > 0:32:20Jonty and Flick both liked it.
0:32:20 > 0:32:24Let's hope they're not the only fans in the room.
0:32:24 > 0:32:26You liked this clock, didn't you?
0:32:26 > 0:32:30It's quite sleek, smart and stylist, yeah. I think it looks good.
0:32:30 > 0:32:32- Does it work?- It does work, yes.
0:32:32 > 0:32:37It worked for as long as it was on my mantelpiece and I changed my decor and I took it out.
0:32:37 > 0:32:41- So it's 50 quid.- That's right. Happy to see this one go?- Yeah.
0:32:41 > 0:32:44568, is the Art Deco mantel clock.
0:32:44 > 0:32:46And again I've got some interest in this, straight off.
0:32:46 > 0:32:51I've been bid £20 for the lot. For £20. 20, I'm bid. 22, 24...
0:32:51 > 0:32:54- Keep going.- 28, £30...
0:32:54 > 0:32:57£30 for that mantel clock.
0:32:57 > 0:32:59£30, it's a charity lot.
0:32:59 > 0:33:01£30... At £30, anybody else?
0:33:01 > 0:33:04Anybody else want to come in? Working Art Deco mantel clock...
0:33:04 > 0:33:08Selling then for £30. I'm going to sell it for £30 all done.
0:33:08 > 0:33:10I put £30 to £50 on that.
0:33:10 > 0:33:13- Look, is there a smile?- No.
0:33:13 > 0:33:15- That's a rye smile. - She's thinking to herself,
0:33:15 > 0:33:19"I'm completely cuckoo for putting that clock into auction."
0:33:19 > 0:33:20They get worse.
0:33:20 > 0:33:22They certainly do and there's plenty of them.
0:33:22 > 0:33:26If we have to rely on my jokes to raise the smiles today we could be in for a very long afternoon.
0:33:26 > 0:33:29Once again we reach Jonty's bottom estimate
0:33:29 > 0:33:32and it's another all-important contribution towards our target.
0:33:32 > 0:33:34So, at the half time stage,
0:33:34 > 0:33:37just how much have we managed to raise so far?
0:33:37 > 0:33:41I think you should go out and get some air before you chin someone.
0:33:41 > 0:33:44You wanted £500.
0:33:44 > 0:33:47Halfway through I can tell you that we've raised £127.
0:33:47 > 0:33:50- It's not looking good, is it? - It's half-time!
0:33:50 > 0:33:53I think you go and have a cup of tea, have a look around,
0:33:53 > 0:33:57deep breath, relax and we'll come back in a while, shall we?
0:33:57 > 0:33:58OK. All right, then.
0:33:58 > 0:34:01Whilst we have a well deserved break following a tricky first half,
0:34:01 > 0:34:06Aggie takes the opportunity to have a snoop around at the various lots here today.
0:34:06 > 0:34:12She's not buying but we know she has an eye for china and it doesn't take her long to spot this tea set.
0:34:12 > 0:34:17It was made by Poole pottery who first began producing porcelain back in 1873.
0:34:17 > 0:34:21This part tea set is offered for sale together with a matching bowl and biscuit barrel
0:34:21 > 0:34:24with an estimate of £40 to £60.
0:34:24 > 0:34:27When it takes it turn in front of the room,
0:34:27 > 0:34:30it would seem that Aggie is the only fan as it goes unsold
0:34:30 > 0:34:33and proves it's not just our items that are failing
0:34:33 > 0:34:36to tempt the bidders into parting with their cash.
0:34:36 > 0:34:39If you're thinking of buying or selling in this way,
0:34:39 > 0:34:42remember that charges such as commission will be added to your bill.
0:34:42 > 0:34:45It's always best to check these fees in advance with the saleroom.
0:34:45 > 0:34:50While there are plenty more lots still to come in the second half of our sale,
0:34:50 > 0:34:52and Aggie's next item is about to go under the hammer.
0:34:52 > 0:34:55It's the heavy duty pestle and mortar
0:34:55 > 0:34:57that Jonty valued between £40 to £60.
0:35:01 > 0:35:03Who'd want that in their kitchen?
0:35:03 > 0:35:07- Don't say that too loud.- Excuse me, you had it in your kitchen.
0:35:07 > 0:35:11It was never in my kitchen. A friend of mine gave it to me, who was chucking it out and I said,
0:35:11 > 0:35:14"Don't chuck that out." Actually, I don't want it.
0:35:14 > 0:35:16Where would you chuck it out to?
0:35:16 > 0:35:19You'd have to take it to the recycling centre.
0:35:19 > 0:35:22- Even they wouldn't want it, maybe. - Heave it over the side.
0:35:22 > 0:35:26- This is the best recycling centre because we can get £40 to £60 for it.- You're kidding!
0:35:26 > 0:35:30What's it worth, the pestle and mortar? £10 to go for it. £10, surely.
0:35:30 > 0:35:34Anybody want it for £10? This is a charity lot. I'm bid £10 there.
0:35:34 > 0:35:36At £10 for the pestle and mortar.
0:35:36 > 0:35:39£10 is all I'm bid. At £10...
0:35:39 > 0:35:41is all I'm bid for the pestle and mortar.
0:35:41 > 0:35:46At £10, are you all done? At £10 it's a charity lot, I'm going to sell it at £10 if that's all right.
0:35:46 > 0:35:50It's going to be sold for £10. £10, going for £10.
0:35:50 > 0:35:51That was tough.
0:35:51 > 0:35:53It was in your cellar, or something.
0:35:53 > 0:35:58It was. I mean, £10 is fine, it's just that he said more!
0:35:59 > 0:36:01That is a disappointing result
0:36:01 > 0:36:03for one of the world's heaviest pestle and mortars.
0:36:03 > 0:36:07On the plus side, Aggie's taking her frustrations out on Jonty now
0:36:07 > 0:36:09which is certainly a welcome relief to me.
0:36:09 > 0:36:14Now our next lot is the rather splendid Victorian tablecloth
0:36:14 > 0:36:18which, true to her word, Aggie boiled and cleaned with a biological washing powder.
0:36:18 > 0:36:23As you might expect, it looks as good as new.
0:36:23 > 0:36:24Possibly too good, in fact!
0:36:26 > 0:36:30- So next up is the very, very clean tablecloth.- Yes.
0:36:30 > 0:36:34The one you don't want to give away. That's right. So what I've done is I've put a reserve on it.
0:36:34 > 0:36:39I don't want it to go for a fiver, I've put a £25 reserve on it, so fingers crossed.
0:36:39 > 0:36:41Well, Jonty, you said £30 to £50.
0:36:41 > 0:36:44- Yes.- You've done really well so far today, Jonty.
0:36:44 > 0:36:46I'm trying. I know I'm very trying.
0:36:46 > 0:36:48You are very trying.
0:36:48 > 0:36:50It's that lot out there I'm fed up with.
0:36:50 > 0:36:52Yes, stare at them harder.
0:36:52 > 0:36:55No, don't, that's probably the problem.
0:36:55 > 0:36:57You're making them nervous.
0:36:57 > 0:37:01Where shall we go with this lot? Maybe £10 to start, get things going.
0:37:01 > 0:37:03£10 for the tablecloth, at £10 anybody?
0:37:03 > 0:37:05I'm bid £10, £12 now.
0:37:05 > 0:37:1014, 16, 18, 20?
0:37:10 > 0:37:14No, not quite enough at £18. £18 for the tablecloth. At £18...
0:37:14 > 0:37:17Anybody else at £18? With me at 18, at 18.
0:37:17 > 0:37:20All done for £18. £18 and going...
0:37:20 > 0:37:22Not sold I'm afraid.
0:37:22 > 0:37:26- Do you know what? I'm pleased about that.- Are you?- Yeah.
0:37:26 > 0:37:29I bet you'll put it back in the cupboard and never use it again.
0:37:29 > 0:37:32- You're right! It'll get yellow again.- Exactly!- I know.
0:37:32 > 0:37:35You just want it to get yellow again so you can get the stain out.
0:37:35 > 0:37:37Well, Aggie is clearly relieved
0:37:37 > 0:37:40that the tablecloth wasn't sold for just £18
0:37:40 > 0:37:43but that lack of a sale doesn't help our target,
0:37:43 > 0:37:46which is currently stalled at just £137.
0:37:48 > 0:37:51Maybe there'll be some Clarice Cliff fans in the room
0:37:51 > 0:37:55because, although it's not the genuine piece like the one that so nearly made it to auction,
0:37:55 > 0:37:59there's a definite similarity with our Arcadian bowl.
0:37:59 > 0:38:04Jonty valued it at £50 to £60 when we found it at Aggie's house but,
0:38:04 > 0:38:06judging by the results so far today,
0:38:06 > 0:38:10I think that may have been somewhat optimistic.
0:38:10 > 0:38:13Next up is the Clarice Cliff, of course.
0:38:13 > 0:38:15Oh, no, you didn't bring it(!)
0:38:17 > 0:38:20I'm glad I didn't now. It'd have gone for a fiver!
0:38:20 > 0:38:22No, it wouldn't have.
0:38:22 > 0:38:29- What are we hoping for this? - Well, if it had been Clarice Cliff, we could be looking at £300 to £400.
0:38:29 > 0:38:33But, this is not. So, the bowl is £50 to £60.
0:38:33 > 0:38:37Start me £10 for the bowl. A charity lot for £10, surely.
0:38:37 > 0:38:39- I'm bid £10.- Oh, 10.
0:38:39 > 0:38:44£10, 12, thank you, James. 14, 16, 18, 20,
0:38:44 > 0:38:4722. £22 there, at 22.
0:38:47 > 0:38:50Anybody else, £22 in the middle there, at 22. To you, Sir, at 22.
0:38:50 > 0:38:53At £22, doesn't seem much.
0:38:53 > 0:38:56At £22, I'm going to sell it at 22. Thank you, 22.
0:38:56 > 0:38:58The buyers just aren't here.
0:38:58 > 0:39:00- No, they're not.- Not today.
0:39:00 > 0:39:04They've apparently come for the Clarice bowl but unfortunately...
0:39:06 > 0:39:10I think I'll keep quiet from now on. I do feel for Aggie though.
0:39:10 > 0:39:14When the bidders aren't in a spending mood, there really isn't anything we can do.
0:39:14 > 0:39:18We have just one lot to go, so let's hope we can at least finish the auction on a high.
0:39:18 > 0:39:20Vintage champers, anyone?
0:39:23 > 0:39:25Next up is the Krug and you've put a reserve on it?
0:39:25 > 0:39:30I have cos I was in a restaurant last week and that very same bottle was on the menu for £500.
0:39:30 > 0:39:35- So I can't let it go for less than 50.- Between you and me I'm hoping that it doesn't go at all,
0:39:35 > 0:39:36so we can just crack it open!
0:39:36 > 0:39:38- A glass of warm champagne. - Hey, why not?
0:39:38 > 0:39:40It must be worth, start me 40 to go,
0:39:40 > 0:39:42to start me for the bottle of Krug. £40.
0:39:42 > 0:39:46It'll cost an awful lot more than this in the shop. Nobody want it for £40?
0:39:46 > 0:39:4740, I'm bid.
0:39:47 > 0:39:50- He's got 40. - £45, 50, sir? £50 now at 50.
0:39:50 > 0:39:55In the room, further away at £50, still a cheap bottle of Krug at £50.
0:39:55 > 0:39:58£50 is all I'm bid in the middle. 55, thank you.
0:39:58 > 0:40:0060, sir?
0:40:00 > 0:40:01£60.
0:40:01 > 0:40:0465, thank you. 70?
0:40:04 > 0:40:07£70 further away at £70.
0:40:07 > 0:40:10Anybody else at £70? For the bottle of Krug, I'm going to sell it at £70.
0:40:10 > 0:40:14Still cheap at £70, a charity lot, selling at £70.
0:40:14 > 0:40:18- 70 quid, that's not bad at all. - I'm happy with that.- Good.
0:40:18 > 0:40:21- I'm happy.- Well, show it in your face, then.- I'm ecstatic!
0:40:21 > 0:40:23Yes, that's what we want to see!
0:40:25 > 0:40:28At last, a notable sale price for one of Aggie's lots.
0:40:28 > 0:40:31Although it still falls short of Jonty's estimate,
0:40:31 > 0:40:35but at least, at the end of the day, we're finally all smiling.
0:40:35 > 0:40:41I'm crossing my fingers and toes that this all adds up to a total that meets with Aggie's approval.
0:40:41 > 0:40:45- I can tell you that your day at the auction is over.- What a flop.
0:40:45 > 0:40:47No, it wasn't a flop at all.
0:40:47 > 0:40:52With all the lots that you've brought here, you've actually raised £229, which isn't bad.
0:40:52 > 0:40:55Remember, you've taken £200 out of the equation.
0:40:55 > 0:40:59- Yes, the lovely Clarice Cliff. - Which you are going to donate... - Yes, I am.
0:40:59 > 0:41:03You wanted 500, you actually made 429.
0:41:03 > 0:41:07- That's OK.- A lot of money for Hackney Orchestra.- Actually, that's true.
0:41:07 > 0:41:09It could have been worse. It could have been even worse.
0:41:09 > 0:41:13- And you've got your tablecloth back. - I know, that's what I'm happy about.
0:41:13 > 0:41:17I'm slightly gutted that the Krug's sold. I'll have to make do with a glass of water.
0:41:17 > 0:41:20- It's been lovely meeting you.- And you.- And you too, Flick, as well.
0:41:20 > 0:41:24- It's been great. - I'm glad you enjoyed it. And good luck with everything.
0:41:31 > 0:41:34After that somewhat turbulent day at auction,
0:41:34 > 0:41:38Aggie is heading to north London to the home of the Hackney Youth Orchestra,
0:41:38 > 0:41:41to enjoy a performance of some of her charity's rising stars.
0:41:41 > 0:41:46What I love about this organisation is that it's so inclusive.
0:41:46 > 0:41:50All sorts of kids from all sorts of different backgrounds and creeds
0:41:50 > 0:41:54and everyone is here to enjoy the music. That's the common theme.
0:41:54 > 0:41:58It's really fun and we get to meet people, talk to people
0:41:58 > 0:42:02and it's just somewhere where we can play our music and enjoy music.
0:42:02 > 0:42:03It's just a big load of fun.
0:42:03 > 0:42:07After such high emotion at auction, hopefully this day out
0:42:07 > 0:42:10will be a less stressful experience for our queen of clean.
0:42:10 > 0:42:14I love the fact that it's a really small charity
0:42:14 > 0:42:18and for a small charity any input makes a huge difference.
0:42:18 > 0:42:21I know that I can make quite a big bit of difference to the charity.
0:42:21 > 0:42:25Kids come because they really want to learn their music. It's just fantastic.
0:42:30 > 0:42:32Well, considering Aggie withdrew her best item
0:42:32 > 0:42:35on the morning of the auction, I didn't think she did too badly.
0:42:35 > 0:42:39She was after £500 and she was slightly under budget.
0:42:39 > 0:42:41The main thing is her charity will benefit.
0:42:41 > 0:42:43If you want to raise money for something special,
0:42:43 > 0:42:47and you think you've got the treasures hidden around your home,
0:42:47 > 0:42:50why not apply to be on the programme? All the details are at:
0:42:50 > 0:42:53Good luck and we'll see you next time on Cash In The Attic.
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