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Welcome to Cash in the Attic - the the show that finds hidden treasures

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around your home, and then we help you sell them at auction.

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Coming up on today's Cash in the Attic -

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Paul takes a firm hand with a houseful of girls.

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-Emerald, Lorne?

-Yes, you called?

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'I'm busy hunting down a girl's best friend.'

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Where are the diamonds?

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I have had a good look and there's nothing in there.

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And at auction, we set ourselves a high target, but will it all end in tears?

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Don't worry, OK?

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It's only stuff.

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Find out when today's collectibles go under the hammer.

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I'm on my way to meet a mother and daughter.

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They've called in Cash in the Attic

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to help them raise some funds for a very special occasion.

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Today, we're in Kensal Green, north-west London,

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where devoted mother Ashley

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and her ten-year-old daughter, Emerald, live.

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Their home is crammed full of wonderful items gathered from all four corners of the world.

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-Ah, good morning.

-How are you?

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-I'm fine. Are you in the party mood?

-Yes, I am!

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Good. I'm meeting a lovely lady today and her daughter.

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She's a psychoanalyst, so is there anything you want to talk about?

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Er, what have you heard?!

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No, it sounds great, actually. I'll get it all off my chest.

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Starting with antiques, hopefully.

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-I like that - a party and a bit of therapy.

-Yes, all wrapped into one.

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-Good morning!

-Hello!

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Nice to see you, and I'm glad to see you've starting rummaging already, Emerald.

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So tell me, why have you called in Cash In The Attic?

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It was Emerald's idea, actually.

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She saw it on the telly, didn't you? Do you want to tell them?

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I was at my mum's client's house,

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and she was watching Cash In The Attic,

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and I thought we could try and go on.

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So what are you going to spend the money on exactly?

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Well, we have an idea that we'd like to take a special holiday

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in the summer when Emerald finishes primary school,

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before she goes to secondary school. It's a big moment.

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And we also want to throw her a special birthday party.

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-All right, OK. How old are you going to be?

-11.

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OK, so what birthday party plans have you got in mind?

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I really want to go ice-skating.

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And how much money are you looking to raise, then?

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Well, we're hoping to raise maybe £1,500.

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We'd like to have a really special holiday and be able to afford to go

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away for a few weeks rather than just a week or two.

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So we need to raise £1,500 towards your birthday party and the holiday fund.

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-Yes.

-In which case, shall we get on?

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-Yeah.

-Come on then, show me your bedroom.

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'Ashley and Emerald's house is truly an Aladdin's Cave,'

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full to bursting with fascinating ornaments and collectibles

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that they've gathered together on their travels.

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We've got a busy day selecting items which are most likely to do well at auction

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so we can hit our target of £1,500.

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And it looks like Paul's making a clean sweep. He's found something that's put a twinkle in his eye.

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-Ah, there you are, Paul.

-Hello!

-What on earth have you found there?

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This is the last thing I'd expect to find, actually.

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It's a diamond merchant's box.

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Where are the diamonds?

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I have had a good look and there's nothing in there!

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But what a rare thing.

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These were often...well, they're only ever used really by jewellers or gem dealers,

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and what I love about this particular one, bolted on to the side is a bath.

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And what the dealer would do would be to wash the stones or conduct minor repairs with the whole thing.

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It's just really unusual, isn't it?

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So where did this come from?

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Sri Lanka. We were travelling, we had a long honeymoon,

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and we found this in a little shop while we were searching for gems,

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and my husband couldn't resist it.

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Paul, have you got a diamond valuation for us on this one?

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I think that's a very unusual item.

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A gemologist or a jeweller would love that,

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and I think value-wise, £80 to £120.

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-Does that sound all right?

-Sounds great.

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It's a great start, and I think we need to get cracking.

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Follow me. Let's see what else we can find.

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This diamond box is unique, especially with its own little bowl designed for washing the stones.

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It'll be a rare sighting at auction, so it's tricky to tell how it will do.

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But no time to celebrate just yet

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as we must hunt out many more hidden gems.

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And Ashley proves to be a natural-born rummager with her next discovery.

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-Paul?

-Yep?

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Look at that.

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Wow, that's beautiful, isn't it?

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Is that a family heirloom?

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Well, it came from my grandmother.

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Well, she had an eye for quality. This is gold.

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Those are diamonds there.

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And those are seed pearls, and the whole thing represents a starburst.

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Typical Victorian. It's had an alteration.

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Someone has made this into a brooch, actually.

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Oh, what, was it a pendant originally?

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It's been like a stick pin, I think.

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If I just take this, move it out the way. Can you see those holes there?

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That's where it's been attached to a pin.

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Value-wise, it has got a stone missing,

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so you have to allow a little bit for that, but I would say at least

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£150, £200, that sort of price band.

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Good, yes. That'll add something to our total.

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I think luck's on your side.

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Your fortune's in your stars today!

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All right, well let's keep looking.

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Well, I'm pleased really that it was valued

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for that much because I haven't worn it more than once or twice.

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It has never really felt like something that suited me.

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It didn't wear very well.

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I'm sure my grandmother wouldn't mind me selling it.

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If it goes for £200, that'll be amazing. That'll be brilliant.

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Another lovely and individual item which really should attract the bidders at auction.

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There's more rummaging to be done, and soon enough,

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Ashley brings out this elegant black lacquered table, valued between £150 and £250.

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And at £60 to £80, this gothic oak wall bracket will add nicely to our fund.

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We girls have found some gorgeous items, but Paul upstairs

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has made a discovery and finds himself surrounded on all sides.

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-Whose are all these dolls?

-Mine.

-Really? Have you collected them all?

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-Yeah.

-Whose is this old pram?

-Mine.

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-Really? Is that not your mum's?

-No.

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This is quite good. This is metal,

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this one dates probably 1960, that sort of time - it's a long time ago.

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They're rare nowadays because people used the wheels.

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Any idea what you'd use that for?

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Um, no.

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Used to make go-carts, and that was the thing

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in the 1960s and 1970s, and very few of these have actually survived.

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To be honest, these sort of things are bought by big girls, people who remember these in the 1960s

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when they were children, so I think value-wise, you've got £40, maybe £50 now.

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-Does that sound OK?

-Yeah.

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All right, that's going to auction.

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-Let's see what else we can find, all right?

-Yes.

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But there's no time to stop and play just yet.

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We must search high and low for more objects of value,

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like this stunning lacquered framed mirror

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which Ashley bought from a friend's furniture shop

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and Paul values at £40 to £70.

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Ashley and Emerald have lived in this house together for the last three-and-a-half years.

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Sadly, Ashley's husband, Giles, died when Emerald was just a toddler

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and since then Ashley has been raising Emerald on her own.

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Despite their loss, the house is alive with happy memories and souvenirs of years of travelling.

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Wow, you've got so many items from all over the world.

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What set you off travelling?

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Well, that's what one does when one's young.

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Whereabouts did you go?

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-We had a three-month honeymoon.

-How wonderful.

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It was, yes, and that began in Thailand, and we went to Nepal.

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So then, obviously, you had Emerald.

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Yeah. Indeed.

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And I mean, she's obviously ten now?

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-Yes, she's almost 11.

-What made you decide on the name Emerald?

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Well, it was a no-brainer, really, because her dad was obsessed with rocks, you know?

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And when we said "Emerald", I suspect he said it first,

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it didn't matter, because we just knew immediately that was the name.

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How long did she know her dad for?

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She was three when he died.

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You've brought her up on your own since then.

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So that must be quite tough.

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-It is.

-She's a great girl, you've done a good job.

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Thank you. I hope so.

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She does seem to be a happy girl.

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There's a lot of sadness, we miss her dad a lot.

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We keep his memory alive, as you can tell from being here,

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but they did have three really special years together,

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so at least they've got that.

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We have a lot of old movie footage and stuff like that.

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But, yes, it is tough, it's very tough being a single mum.

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I wouldn't recommend it to anyone,

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but it has its own special thing because it's just the two of us.

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It makes us very close.

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I'm full of admiration for Ashley,

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who clearly wants to make sure her daughter has a wonderful childhood,

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so we get rummaging again,

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more determined than ever to find enough valuables

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so they can enjoy another great holiday together.

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And it's Emerald who finds our next treasure,

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an ecclesiastical Victorian silver chalice,

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with an estimate of £120-£150.

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That should really lift our spirits.

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Then there's this folding Pembroke table in mahogany

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that could bring in anywhere between £50 and £100.

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Upstairs, our own little treasure, Paul, has unearthed another promising find.

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Ah! Ashley, Emerald,

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here we are, a nice little jewellery box. Is that a family heirloom?

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No, I bought that actually when when she was about one or two, one-and-a-half.

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I brought it home with glee, it was my new jewellery box. She pounced on it.

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She thought it was a present for her. It all opens out,

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and she would put her toys in here and use this as a ladder

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and then they'd be like bunkbeds.

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She'd arrange them so they'd all sleep in there.

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D'you know what? I like your thinking.

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Next time I get one of these,

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I'm going to use that as a sales tactic.

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It could be a doll's house, couldn't it?

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But you're right, it is a jewellery box.

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This would have been kept locked away, really,

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have a lock and key on the front,

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and in here would be your costume jewellery.

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The unusual thing about this one is it's made of leather.

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That's quite a rare thing to find.

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Most of these jewellery boxes tend to be just ordinary wooden cabinets,

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but this one is beautifully finished. It's in good condition.

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I would expect by now to have a part missing,

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or one of the drawers missing, or a front,

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but this one's actually OK.

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So that must be worth £50 to £80. Does that sound OK?

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-That'll do, won't it?

-Does that sound OK with you?

-Yes.

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From one jewel to another, let's keep looking, OK?

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My memories are of Emerald using it for her dolls and her toys

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and making it into bunkbeds and thinking it was hers.

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It was very sweet, really.

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But she's long outgrown those sort of games,

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and it seems that if it's worth a few pounds, then we should let it go.

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That's the spirit, Ashley - we're doing really well.

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But with a little girl's hopes and wishes resting with us, we need to keep on rummaging.

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Luckily, this house is full of surprises -

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no more so than this length of worktop

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bought by Ashley's late husband, Giles.

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It contains real fossils

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and Paul values it at £100-£200.

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Also off to auction is this intricately carved Dutch wall-hanging display cabinet,

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valued between £150 and £250.

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We're almost out of time, and with a whopping £1,500 target,

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we need an impressive last find.

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Paul may have found just the thing.

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Ashley, is this something that can be sold, this cabinet?

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Er, yes, indeed.

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Where's that come from?

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Well, it was a gift, actually.

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Given to me by a friend. He said that it was made from rosewood

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and that he thought it had spent some time in India

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or it had been made there. I can't remember, exactly.

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Well, this is actually English, and it looks like the work of a guy called Edward Godwin.

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-Have you heard of him?

-Yes, I have, actually.

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He was an architect, he was friends with Oscar Wilde,

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he was married to Ellen Terry - you know, the famous actress.

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And one of the artists he had working for him

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was none other than Whistler, the guy who painted his mother.

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Well, he painted panels for him.

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We do know where most of his work is - it's in museums or in galleries.

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There's a couple of drawings in the Victoria and Albert Museum,

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a couple of pieces in big stately homes,

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-but to find one in a house, it's pretty amazing, really.

-Wow!

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And I think value-wise, £800 to £1,200.

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Great, and considering it was a gift... Well, what a result!

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I can't wait to tell Emerald that, see what she says. Emerald, Lorne?

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Yes, you called?

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We can add a huge amount to the total.

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This cabinet is worth at least £800.

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Wow! That's not a bad result, is it?

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Well, we're not spending the whole £800 on your party.

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You know that, don't you?

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The value of everything that is going to auction comes to £1,730.

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That's not bad at all, is it?

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The next time you'll see all your wonderful things,

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will be when they're about to go under the hammer.

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We have had a great day here with the girls and unearthed some real valuable pieces.

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Among the items heading off to auction are -

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the Triang pram that cost Ashley just a few pounds at a car-boot sale.

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A stunning diamond brooch that belonged to Ashley's grandmother.

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The exquisite diamond safe box

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which will hopefully catch the eye of a jewellery dealer.

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And finally, this remarkable and unique cabinet that may well be the work

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of a noted Victorian designer who was friends with both Whistler and Oscar Wilde.

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Still to come on Cash in the Attic.

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The girls find out that auctions have their ups...

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-Yes!

-£180.

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And their downs.

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How do you feel about that?

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Disappointed.

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Annoyed.

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Will they get their holiday? Find out when the hammer falls.

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Well, it's been a few weeks since we had a good look around Ashley and Emerald's home in south west London

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and we found plenty of lovely things to bring here to Ewbank auction house in Surrey.

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Now, remember they're looking to raise £1,500 towards a holiday

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and also an ice-skating trip for Emerald.

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So let's just hope today that when our items go under the hammer,

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the bidders keep us right on track.

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This auction house in Surrey attracts a wide variety of dealers and enthusiasts

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who are already checking out the fantastic selection of collectibles on sale today.

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Thank goodness we've got our very own little gem, Paul Hayes, to help us through the sale.

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-Good morning.

-Hello, how are you?

-I'm fine.

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Have you found any diamonds in there?

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Would you like to buy some, or would you like anything cleaning?

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I do like that just as a piece of equipment, to be honest.

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Yes, I think it's quite a nice item this, actually.

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Anybody that's in the jewellery business would appreciate this,

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a bit of nostalgia really, I think.

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Lots of lovely items, and as you can see, it's filling up already.

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We need to find them. Shall we go and track them down?

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I can't see the wood for the wood!

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Remember, if you're interested in buying or selling at auction,

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you'll be required to pay commission, VAT and possibly other charges.

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Check with your local auction house for further details.

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We really want the girls to do well, but Ashley's a keen collector,

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so we'd better get over there before she's tempted to buy anything.

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Good morning. How are you? You're very pink. Looking very feathery!

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Let's hope you can feather your nest today with all these items.

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How does it feel to see your stuff actually here in situ?

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It's odd. You walk in and you see things that feel like they belong to us, and what are they doing here?

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I was going to put my cup of tea on the Godwin.

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I'm glad you mentioned that.

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Items like this are very rare

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and what I'd like to do is look after you,

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and I've suggested that we put an £800 reserve on this piece today.

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And what you might find is it might not actually sell here today,

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but we could try somewhere else, a fine art sale, and try again.

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How do you feel about that, Ashley?

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Well, it feels like I'm being looked after, if Paul really believes that it should sell for more money.

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Are you looking forward to your ice-skating trip?

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-Yes.

-I should think so.

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All we've got to do is make you some money so we can pay for it!

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Shall we go and get in position? Come on.

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It's a busy auction house full of collectibles and lots of potential bidders,

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which is a good job, as we have £1,500 to raise.

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As the auction starts, we take our places, and our first lot,

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the diamond puzzle box, is shown to the room.

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This is not something you'll see every day.

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How that works out when it comes to sell, I've never sold one before.

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-Have you seen one before?

-No.

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Let's see what we want - £80.

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£80, I think is a good decorative lot for that.

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£100 for it? £80 then. £70 then.

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-£70 start?

-Come on.

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£60 if it helps anybody? £60?

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Any bids? 50? 40 to start.

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I'm selling at £40.

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45. 50, 55, 60, 65, 70.

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75. £75 to my right.

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Last chance at £75... Thank you.

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Crikey, that was pretty scary. Wasn't it?

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At one point, I thought we'd never get started,

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but at just £5 under estimate, that's a respectable first sale.

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But we need the rest of our items to start exceeding our estimates

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if we're going to send the girls somewhere exotic.

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Our next item was found by Emerald.

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243, little silver chalice. Lot 243.

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This is a nice solid silver chalice, it's over 100 years old.

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It's not as usable as a teapot would be, or something you'd use every day,

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-but 120, nice hallmarks on it, I think we'll do all right.

-OK.

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I can start it at £80 - 85, 90, 95 in the room.

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100, 110, 120, 130,

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140, 150. At 150 to my left, 160.

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At 160 to the gentleman, seated.

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Have we all finished? The last chance at 160, 170 right at the back - 180.

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At 180 seated close to me.

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Have we finished this time?

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Last chance at £180 - thank you.

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-Yes!

-£180!

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Thanks to Emerald's rummaging skills,

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we come in £60 over our estimate which is a great result.

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But will we be as lucky with our Dutch wall-hanging cabinet?

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Last chance at £95. Thank you.

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That's a real disappointment.

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We're well under our estimate there.

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That's a loss we really couldn't afford.

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And when the bevelled mirror framed with depictions of the Orient

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goes under the hammer with a modest £40 to £70 estimate...

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No? I'll pass the lot if I can't get £30 for it.

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I'll pass the lot.

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It fails to find a single bidder,

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which means Ashley and Emerald will be taking it home with them.

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It was Emerald who called in Cash In The Attic

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and she desperately wants to raise money for her party,

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and an adventurous holiday with her mum.

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Auctions can be a real rollercoaster of emotions for anyone, let alone someone so young.

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Let's hope the Victorian brooch adds a little sparkle to proceedings.

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It's that lovely brooch. Remind me where this came from?

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-My grandmother.

-What do you want for this, Paul?

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-£150.

-Right, OK. Let's see.

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£100 for this one?

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Someone start me at £100.

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It's worth that £100. £80 to start. No interest.

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I will pass at £80. 80, 85 anywhere? I am selling at £80. 85, 90...

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-Slow start.

-95. At 95 to my left. Are we all finished at £95?

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I am selling at 95, make no mistake at 95.

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Last chance at £95 - thank you.

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-£95.

-How do you feel about that?

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Disappointed.

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Annoyed.

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I'm not surprised Ashley's upset.

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We hoped her grandmother's brooch would make a lot more than £95,

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so we're all a little worried now.

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Our items are selling but we're just not making the kind of money we need to hit our target.

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Surely someone will want to give Emerald's antique pram a new home?

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Last chance at £20... Thank you.

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Now I'm really sad.

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Poor Emerald - her pram has gone but at only half the £40 estimate,

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and she's clearly not a happy bunny.

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These bidders are certainly being cautious with their money today,

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and so far we're well short of our £1,500 target.

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But let's not give up hope.

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Maybe the next lot will see our fortunes change.

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And now on to lot 156 which is the ebonised table.

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A lot of interest here.

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We've got an Arts and Crafts style occasional table.

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Looking for about £150.

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OK, well, fingers crossed.

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I can start straight in at £90 - 95 anywhere?

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95, 100. 110, 120, 140,

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160, 180, 200.

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220, 240, 260.

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260 in the room, any more interest at 260?

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Last chance at £260. Thank you.

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Amazing.

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You're smiling now - happier now!

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That's more like it! And £110 over our estimate.

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Emerald looks happier and Ashley is relieved.

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Staying with tables, let's hope this lovely folding Pembroke one I found goes the same way.

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Last chance at £50. Thank you.

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And it sells bang on target for a respectable £50.

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But we're right back in the dumps when the leather sewing box only fetches £20.

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Don't worry, OK?

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It's only stuff.

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Our lack of success is starting to take its toll on young Emerald.

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As Ashley tries to console her and keep her spirits up,

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the rest of us are feeling a bit helpless.

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Everything depends on our remaining lots.

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Now lot 152 which is the gothic wall bracket which is down there.

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I love this wall bracket.

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It's so impressive. The oak leaves on there, the detail is fantastic.

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We're looking for about £60. OK.

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Interest on here means I can start straight in at £170.

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My goodness!

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And selling at 170.

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Last chance at £170.

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Thank you.

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£170!

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Imagine if we'd had a pair!

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No, we must be thankful what we've got for that one, I think.

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On this occasion, I think Paul's delighted to be to be proved wrong,

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and a keen commission bidder pushed us more than £100 past our estimate.

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And when the fossilised panel which Paul found goes before the bidders...

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Selling at £180... Thank you.

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It's another estimate-busting sale at an astonishing £180.

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Bullseye!

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What an astonishing about-turn.

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After a bad start to the day, we've seen things improve considerably.

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But Emerald is still looking anxious.

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We all are, to be honest, so we still need to make a lot of money if we're going to hit our target.

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Everything depends on our final lot.

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The Godwin-style cabinet.

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I've put an £800 reserve on in the hope that someone will recognise it and pay up for it.

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Good luck.

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So definitely, unless we get to £800, it's not sold.

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Let's see what happens.

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A few late bids that came in finally,

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I can start at £850...

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-Fantastic.

-So it's gone?

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Anymore at £850?

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I'm selling, make no mistake at £850, last chance at £850, on the book at £850.

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Thank you.

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And well done, Paul, your gamble paid off,

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and I'm certain we've broken our target,

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but today's sale has been a real rollercoaster ride

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for Emerald and for Ashley, and for us,

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so let's hope we've got good news.

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That's the end of the auction, done and dusted, as they say.

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We had a couple of disappointments.

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I know some things didn't make the money you wanted, Emerald.

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The surprise was the little black table.

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That £270, that was was well over my estimate.

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I think between the two of them, you've done all right.

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You want £1,500 and today you've made £2,005!

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-Whoo!

-That's great!

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-You see, you got there in the end, didn't you?

-Yes.

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-That's a lot of money to be taking for just for a day, isn't it, really?

-Sure.

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Well, have a great holiday and enjoy it, won't you?

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A few days later, Ashley and Emerald have plenty to celebrate.

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There's a holiday to Africa to come

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but first there's a rather special event to enjoy.

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We're throwing a party for my daughter, who's turned 11,

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so we've got everyone together to go on the ice.

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I chose the Natural History Museum because her dad and I got married here.

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Emerald has brought a whole group of friends along with her

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and it's time to put their best foot forward and face the music.

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These girls have shown Torvill and Dean a thing or two tonight.

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Let's find out if this was a fairytale ending for our birthday girl.

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I'm here with all my friends and we've just been on the ice,

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and it's really good fun.

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Thanks to a rather adventurous auction, Ashley and Emerald can look forward to the trip of a lifetime.

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If you've got a project in mind that you need to raise some funds for,

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by selling some antiques and collectibles you have in your home,

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why not call in Cash in the Attic?

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