0:00:02 > 0:00:06Welcome to Cash In The Attic, the show that tracks down the hidden treasures in your home
0:00:06 > 0:00:11and helps you sell them at auction. Today I am in north London and I fancy a bit of culture,
0:00:11 > 0:00:16so I've stopped off at one of the capital's most famous theatres, the Sadler's Wells.
0:00:16 > 0:00:20The name is taken from the theatre's original founder, Richard Sadler,
0:00:20 > 0:00:22and the wells discovered on this site.
0:00:22 > 0:00:29The first theatre opened in 1683, but there have been six Sadler's Wells buildings here in total.
0:00:29 > 0:00:33The current theatre opened in 1998 and is a landmark in theatre design,
0:00:33 > 0:00:36with its stylish glass, steel and brick decor.
0:00:36 > 0:00:39Let's hope we can dramatically impress the saleroom
0:00:39 > 0:00:43when we offer up plenty of antiques and collectibles that will take centre stage
0:00:43 > 0:00:46when they go under the hammer at auction.
0:01:06 > 0:01:10Coming up on Cash In The Attic: A lady with great taste in antiques.
0:01:10 > 0:01:15- I have to say, Pauline, you are pure style.- Ooh-la-la!
0:01:15 > 0:01:17But where have they all come from?
0:01:17 > 0:01:20I have had a number of admirers. Have you now?!
0:01:20 > 0:01:24When we get to auction, we find a forgotten cache of cash.
0:01:24 > 0:01:29- Did you realise you'd left that in there?- No, of course not!- How funny!
0:01:29 > 0:01:33Find out where when today's collectibles go under the hammer.
0:01:34 > 0:01:38I'm on my way to meet a pair of very sophisticated ladies who have
0:01:38 > 0:01:42called in our team to help raise some funds for a home project.
0:01:43 > 0:01:46Pauline Graham has led a remarkable life.
0:01:46 > 0:01:52Born in Egypt to Spanish parents, she married an Englishman in 1944 and has lived in London ever since.
0:01:52 > 0:01:56Retired from working as an accountant, lecturer and writer,
0:01:56 > 0:01:59Pauline now wants to convert her study into another bedroom.
0:01:59 > 0:02:05She's asked her friend Pamela and the Cash In The Attic team to help with a clearout.
0:02:05 > 0:02:10- Morning, James.- Morning, Lorne! You've been to the ballet, so where's the tutu?
0:02:10 > 0:02:14- I left the tutu behind, but I can still pirouette.- Oh, I love it!
0:02:14 > 0:02:16It's worth leaving behind for this.
0:02:16 > 0:02:18- What a fantastic place!- I know.
0:02:18 > 0:02:23We've got a lovely lady, so I really hope the items will be as good as this property.
0:02:23 > 0:02:26- It's great, isn't it?- Let's go and have a look.- Come on, then.
0:02:26 > 0:02:28- Good morning, ladies!- Hello, hello!
0:02:28 > 0:02:32- I understand it's your house, Pauline.- It is, yes.
0:02:32 > 0:02:36You've called in Cash In The Attic, so what is it you want us for?
0:02:36 > 0:02:42Well, I'm downsizing, and I thought that Cash In The Attic
0:02:42 > 0:02:46would be a tremendous impetus for me to get the thing going.
0:02:46 > 0:02:52I want to use the space I have more efficiently and get rid of some things and so on.
0:02:52 > 0:02:58I thought that Cash In The Attic was such a wonderful programme,
0:02:58 > 0:03:02and it would be of great help to me for various reasons -
0:03:02 > 0:03:10in terms of getting a valuation of the stuff and really doing some of the donkey work for me!
0:03:13 > 0:03:15And so that's one of the reasons.
0:03:15 > 0:03:19Also, of course, it will be interesting to see
0:03:19 > 0:03:23how much they are worth and it will give me the impetus to get on with it
0:03:23 > 0:03:27- and to really do the work I want to do.- Rather than keep putting that job off?
0:03:27 > 0:03:30Absolutely right. Absolutely.
0:03:30 > 0:03:33- How much money are you looking to raise?- As a starter,
0:03:33 > 0:03:34about £1,000.
0:03:34 > 0:03:39- That will get me going. - So what's the plan?
0:03:39 > 0:03:44I am going to start by physically downsizing myself - that's to say losing weight.
0:03:44 > 0:03:48So I'm going to book into a health farm and spend a week there.
0:03:48 > 0:03:50You've come along to help out as well?
0:03:50 > 0:03:56- I'm a supporting friend.- Right! So how long have you been playing a supporting role to Pauline?
0:03:56 > 0:04:00We met some years ago through the Society of Women Writers and Journalists,
0:04:00 > 0:04:04- because we're both writers. That's how we met. - What do you think of this idea?
0:04:04 > 0:04:08I think it's fabulous! I wish I had something to contribute!
0:04:08 > 0:04:13OK, so we need to raise £1,000 so you can take a trip to a health farm,
0:04:13 > 0:04:16in which case we need to start having a good look around.
0:04:16 > 0:04:19- Is this all stuff you've collected over the years?- Yes, yes.
0:04:19 > 0:04:23So you should be able to tell us a little about its history, then.
0:04:23 > 0:04:27We need an expert, don't we? Shall we crack on and find someone to value it?
0:04:27 > 0:04:30- Yes, by all means.- Come on, then.
0:04:30 > 0:04:34This house is a real reflection of Pauline's interesting life,
0:04:34 > 0:04:37with books, works of art and mementoes from all over the world.
0:04:37 > 0:04:41In amongst the myriad of antiques is James, with today's first surprise.
0:04:41 > 0:04:44HE CHUCKLES
0:04:44 > 0:04:50- Morning!- Morning.- Pauline, you had me fooled with this.
0:04:50 > 0:04:54I couldn't figure out what it was when I picked it up. I just love it.
0:04:54 > 0:04:59It may not be fashionable any more, but a cigarette dispenser.
0:04:59 > 0:05:03It's very much in the form of an oriental pagoda.
0:05:03 > 0:05:08We've got this wonderful simulated cloisonne ware on the side,
0:05:08 > 0:05:11which is Oriental - Chinese and Japanese -
0:05:11 > 0:05:15technique of inlaying enamels with little soldered wires onto it.
0:05:15 > 0:05:20That's the sort of overall effect that you've got. Then the pagoda roof doubles up as your ashtray.
0:05:20 > 0:05:22My goodness me!
0:05:23 > 0:05:25- I didn't know that. - Then out it comes.
0:05:25 > 0:05:27What price would you put on it for auction?
0:05:27 > 0:05:33- I'm hoping around £100.- Goodness! Really?- Let's wait and see, but it's a nice talking piece.
0:05:33 > 0:05:35I like the fact that it's £100.
0:05:35 > 0:05:40A good start. Another £900 to go, so come on.
0:05:40 > 0:05:45'Unusual, practical, attractive, collectible - what more could we ask for
0:05:45 > 0:05:48'from our first find of the day?
0:05:48 > 0:05:51'I can't wait to see what else we come up with in this house.'
0:05:53 > 0:05:57We soon find this pair of Bisto rainbow jugs. In 1906,
0:05:57 > 0:06:03the Staffordshire pottery's famous advertising slogan was "The sun never sets on Bisto wares!"
0:06:03 > 0:06:07Let's hope the same is true today, and they fetch their £40- £70 estimate.
0:06:07 > 0:06:10In the meantime, James joins Pauline upstairs,
0:06:10 > 0:06:13where he stumbles across an object from the Orient.
0:06:14 > 0:06:20Ooh, I've seen lurking on the floor here a nice vase!
0:06:20 > 0:06:23This, with the greens and the pinks,
0:06:23 > 0:06:28is absolutely typical of Cantonese porcelain.
0:06:28 > 0:06:31- Probably made towards the end of the 19th century.- 19th century?
0:06:31 > 0:06:34Yes, it's over 100 years old. The quality is superb.
0:06:34 > 0:06:40You've got these little vignettes of Chinese people,
0:06:40 > 0:06:43what we call courtiers in palace scenes.
0:06:43 > 0:06:48Alternating with those, you've got these fantastic little
0:06:48 > 0:06:53vignettes with flowers, butterflies,
0:06:53 > 0:06:59birds. The detail is so intricate. It's wonderful. I think,
0:06:59 > 0:07:04for a single vase like that, we would probably be looking at between £300 and £500.
0:07:04 > 0:07:07- So that's a good chunk towards your total.- Yes.
0:07:07 > 0:07:10This Cantonese vase is certainly full of Eastern promise,
0:07:10 > 0:07:14so let's hope it fulfils its potential at auction.
0:07:14 > 0:07:18As we continue our search, we find more oriental treasure.
0:07:18 > 0:07:20This 1920s Japanese, lacquered
0:07:20 > 0:07:24mantle clock is valued at between £50 and £100.
0:07:24 > 0:07:27'Leaving the rummage to James and Pamela for a while,
0:07:27 > 0:07:31'I take a moment with Pauline to find out more about how she came to live in England.'
0:07:31 > 0:07:33Where are you from originally?
0:07:34 > 0:07:35I was born in Cairo in Egypt.
0:07:35 > 0:07:39- What made you come over to this country?- Love!
0:07:41 > 0:07:45Actually I met an English officer during the war in Cairo,
0:07:45 > 0:07:48and we fell in love and we married.
0:07:48 > 0:07:55- And here I am, 60 years thereafter. - I understand you lost your husband at quite a young age.
0:07:55 > 0:08:00Yes, yes. I was 23 and had two children, aged two and three.
0:08:00 > 0:08:06There was no money at all, so it was difficult, very difficult.
0:08:06 > 0:08:09Was it very difficult moving to this country?
0:08:09 > 0:08:13Well, it was difficult because I didn't speak English -
0:08:13 > 0:08:18although I understood the chap when he told me, "Will you marry me?"
0:08:20 > 0:08:23- So you're quite happy to see some of his stuff go now?- Yes.
0:08:23 > 0:08:27- Shall we find out what the others are up to?- Yes, yes.
0:08:27 > 0:08:31'On that note, I really hope we can do all we can today to help Pauline
0:08:31 > 0:08:36'raise £1,000 so she can enjoy a trip to a health farm.'
0:08:36 > 0:08:42I'm delighted to find this majolica Wedgwood dessert set, comprising of three dishes and six plates
0:08:42 > 0:08:46with a lovely leaf pattern. Dated around 1880, it's worth between
0:08:46 > 0:08:48£50 and £80 today.
0:08:48 > 0:08:52James finds this spelter oil lamp, also dating from 1880 -
0:08:52 > 0:08:56a wonderful reminder of life pre-electricity. Let's hope collectors of
0:08:56 > 0:09:00domestic Victoriana will come out of the shadows at auction
0:09:00 > 0:09:03and bid between £40 and £60 for it.
0:09:03 > 0:09:08As our rummage continues, James finds this gorgeous sampler, sown by Dagmar Marshall,
0:09:08 > 0:09:12clearly a very talented needlewoman. This fabulous piece of handiwork
0:09:12 > 0:09:17commemorates the months between D Day and VE Day in 1945.
0:09:17 > 0:09:21Hopefully it will be victorious at auction and fetch at least £60.
0:09:21 > 0:09:25Meanwhile, James's next find is just my bag.
0:09:26 > 0:09:29- James, what have you got there? - I know it's a girly thing,
0:09:29 > 0:09:32but the most fantastic collection of handbags!
0:09:32 > 0:09:36- I know this is close to your heart, Lorne.- Chanel!- Look at this!
0:09:36 > 0:09:39Pauline, where did you get this Chanel handbag from?
0:09:39 > 0:09:45- Well, I have been a widow for a very long time, so I have had a number of admirers.- Have you now?!
0:09:45 > 0:09:51You'll have to give me a few tricks of the trade, cos my admirers don't give me Chanel handbags.
0:09:51 > 0:09:56The trademark Chanel bag actually came out first in the 1950s, with this gold-coloured chain,
0:09:56 > 0:10:04the metal chain, and then of course these iconic interwoven Cs that stand for Coco Chanel.
0:10:04 > 0:10:09What I love about it is it's utterly timeless. It's as timeless now as it was 50 years ago.
0:10:09 > 0:10:12It just it oozes quality and style.
0:10:12 > 0:10:16We've actually got a number of bags, but I think we should
0:10:16 > 0:10:22put the Chanel one in a lot by itself with an estimate of, let's say between £80 and £150.
0:10:22 > 0:10:25I think it's going to make a bit more than that.
0:10:25 > 0:10:30Then the rest of the bags, which are all fantastic quality, Pauline -
0:10:30 > 0:10:37- - you are a lady of great taste and discernment, I have to say... - Her admirers are men of great taste!
0:10:37 > 0:10:41..I think we'll put all of those in a lot with maybe £40-£60 on them,
0:10:41 > 0:10:44and let's see them go on and make a bit more.
0:10:44 > 0:10:48If I saw those for £40-£60, I'd bid on them, as I'm sure you would!
0:10:48 > 0:10:54- HE WHISPERS:- Something tells me that someone over here might be bidding!
0:10:54 > 0:10:58If only I could afford Chanel, darling! At the moment we can't afford very much,
0:10:58 > 0:11:02because we need to find more stuff to sell. Follow me and let's have another look round.
0:11:02 > 0:11:04'So many admirers, so many handbags.
0:11:04 > 0:11:07'What am I doing wrong?'
0:11:07 > 0:11:11So the black velvet Chanel bag will be sold as a separate lot,
0:11:11 > 0:11:15while the collection of six other bags, all different styles,
0:11:15 > 0:11:18will be sold together for between £40 and £60.
0:11:18 > 0:11:24'I wonder how much of our final find of the day was also given to Pauline by admirers?'
0:11:26 > 0:11:28It's another Aladdin's cave!
0:11:28 > 0:11:31- I don't believe it. - Fantastic - handbags,
0:11:31 > 0:11:35- and now look at this jewellery. - I have to say, Pauline, you are pure style.
0:11:35 > 0:11:39- Ooh-la-la!- I just love it.
0:11:39 > 0:11:42Look at this. What a great name!
0:11:42 > 0:11:46Christian Dior Bijoux - jewels! I love it.
0:11:46 > 0:11:49Look at this. Isn't that fantastic?
0:11:49 > 0:11:54So stylish, so timeless, absolutely timeless.
0:11:54 > 0:11:56And then a completely different style...
0:11:56 > 0:12:02Yep, and there's the Dior stamp on the back. That's obviously a great name.
0:12:02 > 0:12:05Funnily enough, I think the box will help this.
0:12:05 > 0:12:11It's going to be very difficult to give an upfront valuation on this. All I can say -
0:12:11 > 0:12:16and I gather you have got lots more - all I can say is what I can just see on this bed,
0:12:16 > 0:12:20it's gonna be a few hundred pounds upwards. Let's say it's £300.
0:12:20 > 0:12:25We'll use that as our baseline. Whether we end up with 5, 6, 7, £800, who knows?
0:12:25 > 0:12:28That depends on how much you bring.
0:12:28 > 0:12:34But the important thing is that it's separated out into sensible lots.
0:12:34 > 0:12:40- Are you happy with that? - Yes, I am, and I'll follow whatever advice you say about how to mix them.
0:12:40 > 0:12:46It's also a great contribution to our total, because we want to raise £1,000.
0:12:46 > 0:12:52- How do you think we've done, ladies? - I have no idea. What d'you think? - I haven't the faintest.
0:12:52 > 0:12:58I'm very pleased to report that the value of everything going to auction comes to...
0:12:58 > 0:13:00£1,060!
0:13:00 > 0:13:03Wow! That's wonderful.
0:13:03 > 0:13:08After a really great day's rummaging, here's a selection of Pauline's antiques
0:13:08 > 0:13:10that will soon be taken to auction.
0:13:10 > 0:13:14The 1950s pagoda-shaped cigarette dispenser...
0:13:17 > 0:13:21..The black, velvet Chanel handbag, given to Pauline by an admirer...
0:13:24 > 0:13:28The sampler, stitched between D Day and VE Day, 1945...
0:13:31 > 0:13:35..And Pauline's amazing collection of costume jewellery.
0:13:39 > 0:13:40Coming up next:
0:13:40 > 0:13:45Once we get to auction, which of Pauline's antiques will be the belles of the ball?
0:13:45 > 0:13:49That's wonderful! I'm absolutely amazed!
0:13:49 > 0:13:51And which will be the wallflowers?
0:13:52 > 0:13:55- Oh, dear.- Didn't sell!
0:13:55 > 0:13:58It's all to come when today's collectibles go under the hammer.
0:14:02 > 0:14:08It's been a few weeks since we had a good look around Pauline Graham's lovely North London home.
0:14:08 > 0:14:13She had so many beautiful things, it was hard to choose which ones to bring here
0:14:13 > 0:14:16to Sworders auction house in Essex.
0:14:16 > 0:14:22We've done the job now and we're looking to raise £1,000 so she can indulge in a fantastic spa retreat.
0:14:22 > 0:14:28Let's just hope the bidders are ready to splash out on our items today.
0:14:28 > 0:14:31Before the sale gets under way, I join James for a last, admiring look
0:14:31 > 0:14:35at one of our favourite items from Pauline's collection.
0:14:35 > 0:14:39Good morning, James. I love this piece. What a great gimmick that is.
0:14:39 > 0:14:43I do, too. It may not be PC, but it is so retro cool.
0:14:43 > 0:14:47- I've got high hopes for this today. - And we've got lots of costume jewellery.
0:14:47 > 0:14:51Lots of costume jewellery, and the auction is divided up into lots.
0:14:51 > 0:14:53That was a good idea. I think that will help it.
0:14:53 > 0:14:57- And my favourite handbags.- Oh!
0:14:57 > 0:15:01- You would remember that, wouldn't you?!- How can you forget Chanel?
0:15:01 > 0:15:04So, are you looking forward to the auction today?
0:15:04 > 0:15:07Yeah. I think big variety, interesting objects, I'm sure we'll do well.
0:15:07 > 0:15:13They're all really good quality, so shall we go and find out how Pauline feels about the sale?
0:15:13 > 0:15:15'Pauline and Pamela are waiting for us
0:15:15 > 0:15:19'on the other side of the auction room in anticipation of the sale.'
0:15:19 > 0:15:24- Good morning, ladies.- Good morning. - You're looking as beautiful as ever.
0:15:24 > 0:15:29- Ooh-la-la!- But minus a few handbags because they're here, I see.
0:15:29 > 0:15:33- Are you going to miss any of those at all?- Yes. They're very nice.
0:15:33 > 0:15:37- Are you looking forward to the auction today?- Yes, very much so.
0:15:37 > 0:15:42There's already people having a good look. Before it fills up too much more shall we get in our position?
0:15:42 > 0:15:45If you catch the auction bug, remember that you'll be
0:15:45 > 0:15:49charged commission on your purchases, so check this with your local auction room first.
0:15:49 > 0:15:55Before the sale begins, auctioneer Richard Harrison has picked our Pauline's costume jewellery
0:15:55 > 0:15:58as being of particular interest.
0:15:58 > 0:16:02The costume jewellery could either make £20, it could make £200.
0:16:02 > 0:16:07Dealers are looking in these sort of things for specific things, which could do really well.
0:16:07 > 0:16:10We've got a few lots to get through before we find out.
0:16:10 > 0:16:14But it's time now for our first lot of the day to go under the hammer.
0:16:14 > 0:16:18It's the Chinese antiquity found in Pauline's bedroom.
0:16:18 > 0:16:23- Canton baluster vase.- It makes it sound very posh, and it IS posh.
0:16:23 > 0:16:28Late 19th century Cantonese vase, cracking quality.
0:16:28 > 0:16:34So, £300-£500. It's got a profit price as well. Let's just see how we get on.
0:16:34 > 0:16:40Lot number 62, the Canton baluster vase, decorated with panels of figures on terraces.
0:16:40 > 0:16:45A good-looking vase there. Lot number 62, starts away here at £180.
0:16:45 > 0:16:47£180 is bid. I'll take 90.
0:16:47 > 0:16:52190. 200. 210. 220. 230. 240.
0:16:52 > 0:16:54250. 260. 270. 280.
0:16:54 > 0:16:58280. 90 if you wish.
0:16:58 > 0:17:00£280 is bid in the room here.
0:17:00 > 0:17:03At £280, I'm selling. Are we all done and finished?
0:17:03 > 0:17:07At £280 and selling, at £280, all done?
0:17:07 > 0:17:11- Are you happy with that? - Very, very good.
0:17:11 > 0:17:16It's a bit less than we thought, but it's still a good £280 in the kitty.
0:17:16 > 0:17:18I think Canton can do!
0:17:19 > 0:17:22It's always a relief to have a good first sale,
0:17:22 > 0:17:25This elegant vase has done us proud.
0:17:25 > 0:17:29Let's hope our next lot lights our way to even greater success.
0:17:29 > 0:17:33Our next lot is the 19th-century oil lamp. What have we got on this, James?
0:17:33 > 0:17:39We've got £40-£60 on this one, so it's a question of rub the lamp and hope some money comes out!
0:17:40 > 0:17:44Lot number 68. We've have a late 19th century oil lamp,
0:17:44 > 0:17:46the opaque glass reservoir, painted with flowers,
0:17:46 > 0:17:49at £25. £25 is bid. I'll take eight in the room now.
0:17:49 > 0:17:5425. 28. 30. 32. 35.
0:17:54 > 0:17:5638. 40.
0:17:56 > 0:18:0042. 45. 48. £48 is bid. I'll take 50 now.
0:18:00 > 0:18:04£48 is bid. All done and finished at £48.
0:18:04 > 0:18:07- £48.- Wonderful!
0:18:07 > 0:18:11- Absolutely amazing! - A lovely surprise, then.
0:18:11 > 0:18:17- Yes, indeed. Really.- And right in the middle of the estimate. That's where we wanted it to be.
0:18:17 > 0:18:20Another good sale, and some lucky buyer has got a wonderful
0:18:20 > 0:18:23working piece of Victoriana at an almost Victorian price!
0:18:23 > 0:18:27Next up is Pauline's lovely example
0:18:27 > 0:18:29of pure French style, valued at between £80 and £150.
0:18:33 > 0:18:39Lot number 80. We have the Chanel black velvet handbag.
0:18:39 > 0:18:41In the original box.
0:18:41 > 0:18:42Lot number 80.
0:18:42 > 0:18:47- Now, Pauline, understandably, you put a reserve on this. - Yes.- And what is the reserve?
0:18:47 > 0:18:52- 100.- £100. Well, I can assure you, you cannot buy a new Chanel handbag for £100.
0:18:52 > 0:18:55So, let's hope we make that amount, and I'm pretty sure...
0:18:55 > 0:19:00- As it comes with its dust jacket and its inner box...- It's all there. - ..It should do well.
0:19:00 > 0:19:03Starts here at £65. £65 is bid.
0:19:03 > 0:19:08I'll take 70 where now? At £65 for the Chanel handbag there.
0:19:08 > 0:19:12At 70. 75. 80. 85. 90. 95.
0:19:12 > 0:19:14100 has it now. In the room at £100.
0:19:14 > 0:19:18I'll take ten now. At £100 bid and selling. All done in the room?
0:19:18 > 0:19:20At £100 all done?
0:19:20 > 0:19:27- £100.- It's sold for 100, but we've got a bit of a bonus for you on this one
0:19:27 > 0:19:33because inside the handbag we found two £20 notes.
0:19:33 > 0:19:36- Wow!- So there's another £40, so we're up to £140.
0:19:36 > 0:19:41- Pauline, did you not know you had that in there?!- No!
0:19:41 > 0:19:43Did you realise you'd left that in there?!
0:19:43 > 0:19:49- No, of course not!- How funny! - That was obviously for a nice night out and you never spent it!
0:19:50 > 0:19:53I wonder how long that £40 has been stashed away.
0:19:53 > 0:19:56It could have been years. What a bonus!
0:19:57 > 0:20:02Wonderful. And please remember, the £40 doesn't include the commission.
0:20:02 > 0:20:05The auction is commissioned, so it's a clear £40.
0:20:05 > 0:20:07In addition to the 100. Very good.
0:20:07 > 0:20:12We did a thorough search in Pauline's six other handbags before they went under the hammer,
0:20:12 > 0:20:14but unfortunately,
0:20:14 > 0:20:15there were no more stashes of cash.
0:20:15 > 0:20:19Still, they did manage to raise £60, bang on their upper estimate.
0:20:21 > 0:20:25Next to go is our 1950s curio, that wonderful pagoda-shaped
0:20:25 > 0:20:30cigarette dispenser, valued between £100 and £120.
0:20:31 > 0:20:33At £40 for the cigarette dispenser.
0:20:33 > 0:20:37I'll take five where now? At £40 for the cigarette dispenser.
0:20:37 > 0:20:38All done and finished at £40.
0:20:38 > 0:20:41No more interest at £40?
0:20:41 > 0:20:44- Not sold.- Oh, dear. - £40, didn't sell.
0:20:44 > 0:20:46Unfortunately, this sale went up in smoke,
0:20:46 > 0:20:48with the highest bid only reaching £40,
0:20:48 > 0:20:52so the auctioneer, quite rightly, didn't let it go.
0:20:53 > 0:20:58We're halfway through the auction now and we've made £528, if you include the surprise £40
0:20:58 > 0:21:00we found in the Chanel handbag.
0:21:03 > 0:21:07So if we're going to raise £1,000 to get Pauline away to a health farm,
0:21:07 > 0:21:10we really need some good sales in the second half.
0:21:10 > 0:21:12Will our next item tick all the boxes
0:21:12 > 0:21:14and get the bidders' hands moving?
0:21:14 > 0:21:17Now, our next lot is the mantle clock.
0:21:17 > 0:21:20These clocks always remain popular, don't they, James?
0:21:20 > 0:21:24This is the one with that nice Chinoiserie decoration on it. We've got £50-£100.
0:21:24 > 0:21:28It doesn't actually sound like a lot of money for something like this.
0:21:28 > 0:21:31Lot 178, starts at £30.
0:21:31 > 0:21:35At £30. I'll take two where now? For the Chinoiserie mantle clock.
0:21:35 > 0:21:37At £30. I'll take two where now? At £30.
0:21:37 > 0:21:40Take two? 32. 35. 38. 40.
0:21:40 > 0:21:4242. 45. 48.
0:21:42 > 0:21:46In the room now and selling at £48. All done and finished at 48.
0:21:46 > 0:21:48- £48.- £48.
0:21:48 > 0:21:52We sold it, but it could have done better, I think.
0:21:52 > 0:21:54I'm happy with it.
0:21:54 > 0:21:55- Are you?- You're happy.
0:21:55 > 0:21:59If you're happy, we're happy. Definitely!
0:21:59 > 0:22:02Just a tad under estimate, but that doesn't seem to bother Pauline.
0:22:02 > 0:22:05Things are looking up.
0:22:05 > 0:22:09Next to go is the 19th-century Majolica Wedgwood dessert set,
0:22:09 > 0:22:11valued between £50-£80.
0:22:13 > 0:22:16- Selling at £60. All done at 60?
0:22:16 > 0:22:20- That's fine.- Very good.- Right in the estimate, so that's good.
0:22:20 > 0:22:23Performed to order.
0:22:23 > 0:22:26£60 is a really good price for these lovely pieces,
0:22:26 > 0:22:29and we're slowly edging towards our target.
0:22:30 > 0:22:32However, the gorgeous pair of Bisto rainbow jugs,
0:22:32 > 0:22:34worth at least £40,
0:22:34 > 0:22:38was disappointing and didn't attract any interest.
0:22:38 > 0:22:40There's another disappointment in store.
0:22:40 > 0:22:43The intricately stitched VE Day sampler
0:22:43 > 0:22:46failed to get any winning bids and remains unsold.
0:22:48 > 0:22:50We've only brought along a fraction of Pauline's
0:22:50 > 0:22:53collection of jewellery, but there's so much of it,
0:22:53 > 0:22:55that it's been split into three separate lots.
0:22:55 > 0:23:00These are our last items today and we really need them all
0:23:00 > 0:23:04- to hit our estimates if Pauline's going to get her week at a health spa.
0:23:04 > 0:23:09OK, next we've got the first of the three lots of costume jewellery,
0:23:09 > 0:23:14so I think on the whole lot we reckon around £300-£500.
0:23:14 > 0:23:16Oh-la-la. Not a hope!
0:23:16 > 0:23:18Let's see how we get on.
0:23:18 > 0:23:21At £75, no more interest than £75?
0:23:21 > 0:23:23No more? Not sold.
0:23:23 > 0:23:27The auctioneer didn't want to accept a £75 bid
0:23:27 > 0:23:33on that first lot of jewellery, so back home with Pauline it goes. How about the second batch?
0:23:33 > 0:23:38At £40, all done and finished. At £40. No more interest? Not sold.
0:23:38 > 0:23:42- Oh, dear, I'm sorry, that's not sold.- I don't mind at all, really.- No?
0:23:42 > 0:23:47With the first one, we knew. Today is not a jewellery day.
0:23:47 > 0:23:49What's wrong with people? Have they no taste?!
0:23:49 > 0:23:56But I'm glad that Pauline doesn't mind, at least. Will we be luckier with lot number three?
0:23:56 > 0:23:58Now, our next lot is more costume jewellery,
0:23:58 > 0:24:02- and I'm afraid I'm not that hopeful. - Neither am I!
0:24:02 > 0:24:06At £45 for the costume jewellery. 45. 50. 55.
0:24:06 > 0:24:0860. 65.
0:24:08 > 0:24:1365 right at the back. 65. 70, a lady. 75. 80. 85...
0:24:14 > 0:24:17..90. 95. 100. 110.
0:24:17 > 0:24:21120. 130. 140.
0:24:21 > 0:24:23I can't believe it.
0:24:23 > 0:24:31160. 170. 180. 190. 200. 210.
0:24:31 > 0:24:37- Now I'm a bit worried about what jewels were in there.- I know! - Are you sure it's the right one?!
0:24:37 > 0:24:40Gentleman's bidding. Selling at £210. All done at 210?
0:24:40 > 0:24:43How much? £210.
0:24:43 > 0:24:49- I can't believe it. - That's bonus time because we wanted £300-£500 for the lot.
0:24:49 > 0:24:54- We're taking two thirds of them home.- Yes! Yes! I'd call that a result!
0:24:55 > 0:24:57Well, what a great result.
0:24:57 > 0:24:59Our last lot was definitely helped by the fact
0:24:59 > 0:25:04that it included Pauline's Christian Dior jewellery and gave us a sparkling result.
0:25:04 > 0:25:10That surprising last sale means Pauline's possibly still in the running for that health farm trip.
0:25:10 > 0:25:17I just need to tot up today's totals, including the bonus £40 found in the Chanel handbag.
0:25:17 > 0:25:22Obviously, you wanted to raise £1,000 for a trip to the spa. How do you think you've done?
0:25:22 > 0:25:23I have no idea.
0:25:23 > 0:25:29- Certainly not as much as we had estimated anyway. - OK. Pamela, any idea?
0:25:29 > 0:25:33- I think you've made about £750. - Oh, blimey!
0:25:33 > 0:25:36Actually, you've done a little bit better than that.
0:25:36 > 0:25:38You've made £846!
0:25:38 > 0:25:41Wonderful! Really, I'm thrilled.
0:25:41 > 0:25:43Absolutely!
0:25:46 > 0:25:51Shortly after the auction, Pauline heads off to the Leicestershire countryside
0:25:51 > 0:25:55to enjoy a relaxing stay at a health spa in a bid to downsize herself.
0:25:55 > 0:26:02Here she indulges in various therapies and exercise, as well as taking time to put her feet up
0:26:02 > 0:26:04for a rest and a good think.
0:26:04 > 0:26:06I'm having a lovely time.
0:26:06 > 0:26:09I'm getting the treatments and so on, I'm getting in good shape
0:26:09 > 0:26:14so that I can start rearranging my thinking about the house.
0:26:18 > 0:26:22Auctions are always full of surprises, but my goodness, you can make some money.
0:26:22 > 0:26:26If you've got a project in mind that you'd like to raise funds for
0:26:26 > 0:26:29by selling your antiques and collectibles at auction,
0:26:29 > 0:26:33why not apply to come on Cash In The Attic? You'll an application form at our website:
0:26:37 > 0:26:39Goodbye, and see you next time.
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