0:00:02 > 0:00:03Welcome to Cash In The Attic,
0:00:03 > 0:00:06the show that finds your hidden treasures and helps sell them at auction.
0:00:06 > 0:00:08Welcome, too, to Sidmouth in Devon.
0:00:08 > 0:00:12This beautiful beach front forms part of the Jurassic Coast,
0:00:12 > 0:00:14England's first natural World Heritage Site.
0:00:14 > 0:00:17And hidden in 95 miles of cliffs
0:00:17 > 0:00:22are 185 million years of the Earth's history.
0:00:22 > 0:00:26But the discovery of many of these fossils owes a lot to one woman.
0:00:26 > 0:00:30Mary Anning was born in 1799, just down the coast at Lyme Regis.
0:00:30 > 0:00:33At a time when women were supposed to stay home,
0:00:33 > 0:00:37Mary emerged as a pioneer of the new science of paleontolgy.
0:00:37 > 0:00:41Mary's finds were donated to the Natural History Museum in London,
0:00:41 > 0:00:43on display to this day.
0:00:43 > 0:00:46Let's hope we can carry on her work and unearth some treasures
0:00:46 > 0:00:50of our own as we go in search of items to go under the hammer.
0:01:10 > 0:01:13'Coming up on today's Cash In The Attic:
0:01:13 > 0:01:15'could this be my toughest assignment yet?'
0:01:15 > 0:01:18James?! Are you taking time out or working?
0:01:18 > 0:01:20That's what I want to know.
0:01:20 > 0:01:23'Will the corks be popping even before we know our grand total?'
0:01:23 > 0:01:27I heard I was here because of something to do with wine,
0:01:27 > 0:01:29and I thought you might be doing a bit of wine tasting.
0:01:29 > 0:01:33'Come auction time, have we set our reserve prices too high?'
0:01:33 > 0:01:37I hope there are people who are going to break open their own piggy banks to buy this.
0:01:37 > 0:01:42Find out what happens when today's collectibles go under the hammer.
0:01:42 > 0:01:45I've come just down the road to the village of Newton Poppleford.
0:01:45 > 0:01:47Isn't that a lovely name?
0:01:47 > 0:01:51I'm here to meet two ladies looking to make a big change in their lives.
0:01:51 > 0:01:54After living in Greece, Caroline and her daughter, Jenny,
0:01:54 > 0:01:57moved back to England about 13 years ago.
0:01:57 > 0:02:0029-year-old Jenny now wants to spread her wings
0:02:00 > 0:02:03and not only follow in her mother's travelling footsteps,
0:02:03 > 0:02:06but become an expert in some of the finer things in life.
0:02:06 > 0:02:08Jennie, morning to you. How are you?
0:02:08 > 0:02:10You look as if I'm late. I'm not, am I?
0:02:10 > 0:02:12We've got a lot to do today.
0:02:12 > 0:02:14It's something to do with wine.
0:02:14 > 0:02:17- Ooh, you can count me in! - Let's go and find out.
0:02:20 > 0:02:22- Hello, ladies!- Hi!
0:02:22 > 0:02:26- Hello!- I heard I was here because of something to do with wine,
0:02:26 > 0:02:30and thought you might be wine tasting, but just my luck, you're not.
0:02:30 > 0:02:34It's a bit early, I suppose. So, I know it's about wine, but why are we here?
0:02:34 > 0:02:39I decided to relocate to my parental home in Devon.
0:02:39 > 0:02:43I quit my job in London and I had quite a lot of stuff with me,
0:02:43 > 0:02:46so Mum decided if I could clear out the attic,
0:02:46 > 0:02:47anything I found I could keep.
0:02:47 > 0:02:50What a brilliant idea! Wow!
0:02:50 > 0:02:56- I decided whatever money I could raise, I would buy myself an air ticket to Australia.- To Australia?!
0:02:56 > 0:02:59Yes, because I'd like to do some wine tasting out there
0:02:59 > 0:03:02and find out more about wine marketing.
0:03:02 > 0:03:05So a big passion about wine, yeah?
0:03:05 > 0:03:09It's certainly something I could see myself learning to love.
0:03:09 > 0:03:11Well, I think that's a very good idea!
0:03:11 > 0:03:13- I think so too. - A girl after my own heart.
0:03:13 > 0:03:16So, much money do you think you'll need for the air ticket?
0:03:16 > 0:03:20Air flights are pretty expensive.
0:03:20 > 0:03:21I hope around 800.
0:03:21 > 0:03:25£800? Have you got enough stuff up in the attic?
0:03:25 > 0:03:26I hope so, yeah.
0:03:26 > 0:03:28I hope so, too.
0:03:28 > 0:03:31We better get cracking. Show me round the house.
0:03:32 > 0:03:36Sounds as if there could be some exciting times ahead for Jenny,
0:03:36 > 0:03:37with that unusual career choice.
0:03:37 > 0:03:41So we'd better get on with the task in hand and raise lots of money
0:03:41 > 0:03:45because she'd also like to take her mother on a wine-tasting course.
0:03:45 > 0:03:49Our expert, James, seems to have found plenty to savour in his first find of the day.
0:03:49 > 0:03:53- James! We have come to see what you're up to.- Look what I've found.
0:03:53 > 0:03:56Caroline, where did it come from?
0:03:56 > 0:04:00That was a wedding gift when I used to live in Greece.
0:04:00 > 0:04:02It's very ornate, I must say.
0:04:02 > 0:04:08It's not English. It's certainly a continental, either French or Italian - piece.
0:04:08 > 0:04:11I'm just having a look and I can't see...
0:04:11 > 0:04:15It doesn't have so much as a hallmark as it's just stamped "925"
0:04:15 > 0:04:17and that's the percentage silver.
0:04:17 > 0:04:19In other words, it's 92.5% silver,
0:04:19 > 0:04:23which, funnily enough, is the same grade as the English silver.
0:04:23 > 0:04:26So it's the real thing. Ironically, quite often,
0:04:26 > 0:04:30without hallmarks you're not allowed to call it silver.
0:04:30 > 0:04:32Silver-coloured metal.
0:04:32 > 0:04:35Trade descriptions, we've got to be careful of that.
0:04:35 > 0:04:39Quite fancy, very much of its time, late Victorian era,
0:04:39 > 0:04:43when things were slightly over the top decoration-wise.
0:04:43 > 0:04:46Yes, it would have stood in the middle of a dining room table,
0:04:46 > 0:04:49with sweet bread, sweet meats, bon bons, in the middle.
0:04:49 > 0:04:51- I've also found two more.- Well done.
0:04:51 > 0:04:53Look! Three for the price of one!
0:04:53 > 0:04:55Ewers. I will call them ewers.
0:04:55 > 0:04:58I don't think you'd want to pour anything out of these,
0:04:58 > 0:05:02they are more decorative, purely for display.
0:05:02 > 0:05:05Again, "925", continental silver.
0:05:05 > 0:05:07But they're what we called "loaded",
0:05:07 > 0:05:09which means that the bottoms
0:05:09 > 0:05:14are filled with usually plaster or a bitumen tar
0:05:14 > 0:05:18to make them appear heavier, in other words more valuable.
0:05:18 > 0:05:21But also, to be practical, it stops them falling over.
0:05:21 > 0:05:23What do we think value wise?
0:05:23 > 0:05:29I certainly think we'd hopefully be north of 100 quid, so let's say £120-£180.
0:05:29 > 0:05:31- 120? What do you think of that?- Wow!
0:05:31 > 0:05:34For something in the attic, it's a good start.
0:05:34 > 0:05:36Oh, yeah, definitely!
0:05:36 > 0:05:37Very impressive! Well done!
0:05:37 > 0:05:40- Good for you.- Let's find some more.
0:05:40 > 0:05:42Come on. Where shall we go next?
0:05:43 > 0:05:45Fantastic!
0:05:45 > 0:05:49This Mediterranean silverware will be a rare sighting at auction
0:05:49 > 0:05:51and could sell very well.
0:05:51 > 0:05:56We're searching every inch of Caroline and Jenny's house to seek out those prize gems.
0:05:56 > 0:05:59While I'm in the bedroom, downstairs the saints go marching in.
0:05:59 > 0:06:01Caroline, with your Greek connections
0:06:01 > 0:06:04I'm not surprised you've shown me something like this.
0:06:04 > 0:06:06Where did it come from?
0:06:06 > 0:06:11It came from Greece. My husband gave it to my father as a gift.
0:06:11 > 0:06:14It's an icon. They came in lots of different materials.
0:06:14 > 0:06:18Some of them, like this, are painted on wooden panels,
0:06:18 > 0:06:21some have silver mounts, called rizas,
0:06:21 > 0:06:23and if you imagine, in those days
0:06:23 > 0:06:27very few people actually read or wrote, so a visual image
0:06:27 > 0:06:30was hugely important in terms of nurturing their faith.
0:06:30 > 0:06:33This one, believe it or not, and here's the irony,
0:06:33 > 0:06:35it may have come to you from Greece,
0:06:35 > 0:06:39but it's actually of St Minas, and I can see the writing here in Greek,
0:06:39 > 0:06:41who's actually from Egypt.
0:06:41 > 0:06:44Now, value on this, I think my feeling, looking at it,
0:06:44 > 0:06:49is it's probably something that's been made in the last 100 years.
0:06:49 > 0:06:53And it's been made maybe to make it look slightly older than it really is.
0:06:53 > 0:06:56One way I can tell that is by looking at the back,
0:06:56 > 0:07:00because so often these are made on wooden panels,
0:07:00 > 0:07:03and this is very regular, very new looking.
0:07:03 > 0:07:08It's been cut not with a sort of adze or a band saw, it's been cut
0:07:08 > 0:07:13using a mechanical saw, so that gives us some idea of trying to date it.
0:07:13 > 0:07:15Whereas the style is much earlier.
0:07:15 > 0:07:18I'm going to stick my neck out a little bit
0:07:18 > 0:07:22and say that I think it should fetch between £250-£350.
0:07:22 > 0:07:25- You'd be happy at that sort of figure?- That would be wonderful.
0:07:25 > 0:07:32Great. Let's just hope at the auction there are going to be lots of serious icon collectors.
0:07:32 > 0:07:37I want to see what else you've got hidden away, maybe up in the attic. Let's get up there!
0:07:37 > 0:07:41I hope that people appreciate icons in this country,
0:07:41 > 0:07:43and that it goes to a good home.
0:07:43 > 0:07:46If this really is a modern replica,
0:07:46 > 0:07:49an estimate up to £350 seems pretty impressive.
0:07:49 > 0:07:53As we continue our rummage, James comes across Caroline's collection
0:07:53 > 0:07:58of dusty green-and-white Wedgewood, which could fetch between £30-£50.
0:07:58 > 0:08:01Another boost to our funds is this intricately-patterned rug,
0:08:01 > 0:08:05passed down through the family and in fantastic condition.
0:08:05 > 0:08:08James values it at £40-£70.
0:08:08 > 0:08:12Caroline and Jenny have been living here for ten years,
0:08:12 > 0:08:15and, over a glass of wine, I finally get the chance
0:08:15 > 0:08:19to hear more about Jenny's forthcoming trip down under.
0:08:19 > 0:08:22So you've been working for a news agency for a few years now,
0:08:22 > 0:08:27and this is a bit of a crossroads in your life because the future, it seems, is wine, eh?!
0:08:27 > 0:08:32Yeah, I've decided I'd like to diversify career towards the wine sector.
0:08:32 > 0:08:33What brought this on?
0:08:33 > 0:08:36A passion and interest for wine, combined with the fact
0:08:36 > 0:08:40that I speak a couple of languages and have an interest in marketing.
0:08:40 > 0:08:43I figured I should go to Australia and try my luck there!
0:08:43 > 0:08:49I'd be distraught if my little girl said that she wanted to the other side of the world to live.
0:08:49 > 0:08:50How do you feel about it?
0:08:50 > 0:08:54Well, I feel that you raise children to be independent,
0:08:54 > 0:09:00and Australia seems to be where her destiny is, so go for it.
0:09:00 > 0:09:05Of course, you've got quite a sense of adventure because you lived in Greece for a long time.
0:09:05 > 0:09:09- Almost 20 years, yeah. - Your husband was Greek.- Yes, he was.
0:09:09 > 0:09:10He was an orthopaedic surgeon.
0:09:10 > 0:09:15Sadly, you were widowed at quite a young age, but you carried on living in Greece.
0:09:15 > 0:09:18I had a business over there,
0:09:18 > 0:09:23and I wanted my daughter to grow up with some culture and
0:09:23 > 0:09:26the independence of running around on the beach and things like that.
0:09:26 > 0:09:29A little bird told me that the real reason
0:09:29 > 0:09:33you're going to Australia - you're very tall, aren't you, five foot 11?
0:09:33 > 0:09:37- That's right.- There's lots of big, hunky men there. Is this true?!
0:09:37 > 0:09:40You could say I've developed a fetish for the Aussie accent!
0:09:40 > 0:09:43Well, good for you! I will say cheers to your future.
0:09:43 > 0:09:46- Cheers!- Cheers! - And we've got to carry on hunting. Come on, off we go.
0:09:48 > 0:09:53So we'd better make sure Jenny's dream comes true and raise that money for her flight to Australia.
0:09:53 > 0:09:57And if there's any left over, she and her mum can have a wonderful day's wine tasting.
0:09:57 > 0:10:00Caroline is keeping us all on our toes
0:10:00 > 0:10:02and has found a man's Omega watch,
0:10:02 > 0:10:06which could bring in anything between £60 and £100.
0:10:06 > 0:10:08Another find which will be heading to auction
0:10:08 > 0:10:12is this collection of classic books, including works by Victor Hugo.
0:10:12 > 0:10:17They once belonged to Jenny's grandmother, and James values them at between £60 and £80.
0:10:17 > 0:10:21There's still a lot of work to do if we're to get anywhere near our
0:10:21 > 0:10:26target of £800, so I track down our expert to see what he's up to.
0:10:26 > 0:10:29- James?! Are you taking time out, or our you working?! - No, I'm working!
0:10:29 > 0:10:33What have we got here? We have got some plates,
0:10:33 > 0:10:37with Scotland and England's favourite literary heroes.
0:10:37 > 0:10:40We've got wee Robbie Burns on this one, for Scotland,
0:10:40 > 0:10:43and old William Shakespeare, for England, on this one.
0:10:43 > 0:10:46But what really interests me is what's on the back,
0:10:46 > 0:10:50because written here is "The Rowland & Marsellus Co,
0:10:50 > 0:10:51"Staffordshire, England".
0:10:51 > 0:10:53These were made in England,
0:10:53 > 0:10:57but in fact Rowland & Marsellus were retailers over in New York.
0:10:57 > 0:11:03They retailed a lot of Staffordshire round the rest of the States.
0:11:03 > 0:11:06So what would you want as a souvenir of little old England
0:11:06 > 0:11:09but Robbie Burns, for Scotland, and William Shakespeare.
0:11:09 > 0:11:12It's like a bit of the old country.
0:11:12 > 0:11:16They have suffered slightly, these plates, because if you look here
0:11:16 > 0:11:20you'll see there's the odd chip, but also what we call this stained craqueleur.
0:11:20 > 0:11:24It's where the glaze has cracked and dirt, over the years, has got in.
0:11:24 > 0:11:30You can sort that out quite easily by putting it in one of those very mild clothes-washing detergents.
0:11:30 > 0:11:36- Value-wise, certainly £20-£30, something like that. - Gosh, that's nice.
0:11:36 > 0:11:40OK! Upwards and onwards. Not there yet. Come on, let's find some more.
0:11:40 > 0:11:44I was surprised to hear that they had such a connection with the States.
0:11:44 > 0:11:50I'm not terribly impressed with the price, but then something's better than nothing.
0:11:50 > 0:11:55Sometimes the smallest of finds can work wonders at auction, and these delicate gold charms,
0:11:55 > 0:11:59beautifully crafted in the shape of a well and a church, could bring in up to £60.
0:11:59 > 0:12:04In the garage, Jenny pulls out one of the top potential money makers of the day,
0:12:04 > 0:12:10this limited edition Wade pig, which could be worth as much as £425.
0:12:10 > 0:12:16As the rummage draws to a close, we all gather to muse over the last find of the day.
0:12:16 > 0:12:20Look at this! It's a case of all that glitters IS gold!
0:12:20 > 0:12:24You've actually got two really quite specialised coins here.
0:12:24 > 0:12:28The first one I'm looking at here is a 100-corona piece.
0:12:28 > 0:12:32It's actually Austrian. You can see on it "100 corona"
0:12:32 > 0:12:37and the Austrian coat of arms, dated 1915.
0:12:37 > 0:12:42And we've got the emperor Franz Josef on the back, and it's dated 1915.
0:12:42 > 0:12:47Funnily enough, the other coin is also dated 1915,
0:12:47 > 0:12:51it's also Austrian, but in this case it's a four-ducat piece.
0:12:51 > 0:12:55- To make it really confusing that is not when it was made.- Oh!
0:12:55 > 0:12:57They were made as commemorative coins.
0:12:57 > 0:13:06Franz Josef I think died in about 1916, and they minted these between
0:13:06 > 0:13:101920 and 1936, where they produced half a million of those.
0:13:10 > 0:13:13- And they all had the same date?- They all have the same date.- How bizarre.
0:13:13 > 0:13:16All you can be certain of, if it's a 100-corona piece
0:13:16 > 0:13:20- or a four-ducat piece, it doesn't date to 1915.- Hmm.
0:13:20 > 0:13:22You've also got two half sovereigns here.
0:13:22 > 0:13:24One of them is rarer than the other.
0:13:24 > 0:13:28It's got the "SA" stamp on it, which is South Africa.
0:13:28 > 0:13:31So, there is actually quite a lot of money involved in these.
0:13:31 > 0:13:33- Woo!- Gosh!- Exciting!
0:13:33 > 0:13:37I'm not a coin specialist, but I think something like this
0:13:37 > 0:13:40- at the moment is probably going to be getting on for £500.- Ooh!
0:13:40 > 0:13:45And maybe the four-ducat piece, maybe 200,
0:13:45 > 0:13:49maybe 120 for the South Africa half sovereign, £60 for the other one.
0:13:49 > 0:13:54As I say, I'm not an expert, but I do think we've got to maybe consider
0:13:54 > 0:13:56going on a more specialist route,
0:13:56 > 0:14:01and I'm not convinced that going to an auction house that deals in
0:14:01 > 0:14:06- everything from pictures to furniture and whatever is the best place. - You need a specialist?
0:14:06 > 0:14:08We need a specialist, yeah.
0:14:08 > 0:14:12Are these something you would consider at least putting in the auction?
0:14:12 > 0:14:17Um...yeah, I might do. I think I'll have to think about it though.
0:14:17 > 0:14:19- Do you agree?- Yes.
0:14:19 > 0:14:21That makes things very interesting.
0:14:21 > 0:14:23If we include the gold sovereigns,
0:14:23 > 0:14:28the total we've raised today comes to £1,885,
0:14:28 > 0:14:30and even if the girls decide not to sell them,
0:14:30 > 0:14:35their other collectibles still add up to a very impressive £1,005,
0:14:35 > 0:14:37comfortably over their target.
0:14:37 > 0:14:41All we've got to do now is keep our fingers crossed and, of course,
0:14:41 > 0:14:44pack everything ready for the auction. Are you good at packing?
0:14:44 > 0:14:46Pretty good, thank you.
0:14:46 > 0:14:47- Had a lot of practice.- OK!
0:14:47 > 0:14:49- Well done, thanks. - Thank you.- Cheers.
0:14:49 > 0:14:53It's been fascinating dipping into Caroline and Jenny's lives,
0:14:53 > 0:14:57and we've found some extraordinary pieces to take to auction.
0:14:57 > 0:14:59Here are some of the most interesting.
0:14:59 > 0:15:03The gleaming silver ewers and ornately decorated silver plate,
0:15:03 > 0:15:08which could bring in between £120 and £180.
0:15:08 > 0:15:12Valued between £20 and £30 are the wonderful blue plates,
0:15:12 > 0:15:17depicting literary legends Robbie Burns and William Shakespeare.
0:15:17 > 0:15:18The Greek icon of St Minas,
0:15:18 > 0:15:21given to Caroline's father as a wedding present,
0:15:21 > 0:15:24could fetch a whopping £350.
0:15:24 > 0:15:29Last but definitely not least are the four magnificent gold coins,
0:15:29 > 0:15:31but we've got a bit of a wait on our hands
0:15:31 > 0:15:35to find out whether Caroline decides to part with them.
0:15:35 > 0:15:37Still to come on Cash In The Attic...
0:15:37 > 0:15:41at auction, our James is given a run for his money.
0:15:41 > 0:15:44You know, you're a bit of an expert, I think.
0:15:44 > 0:15:46But not everything is plain sailing.
0:15:46 > 0:15:50It was worth a try, and it didn't come off.
0:15:50 > 0:15:54Find out how our mother and daughter team do when the final hammer falls.
0:15:59 > 0:16:02Everyone's been really busy in the past couple of weeks
0:16:02 > 0:16:05and we've brought all Caroline and Jenny's collectibles from Devon
0:16:05 > 0:16:09here to Charterhouse Auction Rooms at Sherborne in Dorset.
0:16:09 > 0:16:13Remember, they want £800 so Jenny can start a new career,
0:16:13 > 0:16:19and maybe a new life in Australia, so fingers crossed that everything goes smoothly in today's sale.
0:16:21 > 0:16:27Now, this is a general auction, which means we're up against a wide variety of goods.
0:16:27 > 0:16:30But it's Caroline and Jenny's items that we're interested in.
0:16:30 > 0:16:32- Good morning, ladies.- Morning.
0:16:32 > 0:16:35- Hello.- Hello. - How are you feeling?
0:16:35 > 0:16:38We're quite excited about today, the auction.
0:16:38 > 0:16:42Of course, the thing with auctions, it's always swings and roundabouts.
0:16:42 > 0:16:45So you might have a disappointment on one lot, then the next lot,
0:16:45 > 0:16:48two people want it and, wey-hey, off it goes.
0:16:48 > 0:16:52What we really want to know is, have you brought your star item, the gold coins?
0:16:52 > 0:16:56Yes, we did, but I have been thinking about it
0:16:56 > 0:17:00and I think we want to follow James's advice, with the price of gold coming in,
0:17:00 > 0:17:03and take them to a coin dealer.
0:17:03 > 0:17:06OK, that puts the pressure on the rest of the things to do really well!
0:17:06 > 0:17:11It looks like a buzzing saleroom, so everything could just fly out, couldn't it?
0:17:11 > 0:17:14We may be able to get you to Australia. I want to!
0:17:14 > 0:17:18- I think it's about to start. Let's go and see.- OK.
0:17:18 > 0:17:23Caroline's also decided to put reserves on more valuable items,
0:17:23 > 0:17:25so we could be in for a dramatic day.
0:17:25 > 0:17:30Don't forget, if you're buying or selling, auction houses will charge commission, VAT
0:17:30 > 0:17:35and other possible fees, so always check first with your local saleroom.
0:17:35 > 0:17:40With the bidding already under way, we take our places as our first lot is shown.
0:17:40 > 0:17:45Right, it's those lovely plates now, your Shakespeare and your Robbie Burns plates.
0:17:45 > 0:17:47Got a quote for it, have you?
0:17:47 > 0:17:52Not at the moment. I'm just hoping it's not going to be, "Oh, woe is me, they never sold!"
0:17:52 > 0:17:56- To be or not to be, that's the question! 20?- £20-30 is not a lot,
0:17:56 > 0:18:01- and just great things to hang on the wall. So let's see how we get on. - I like them.
0:18:01 > 0:18:04Straight in at £10 for these. 10, 15, 20.
0:18:04 > 0:18:08Against you at the back at 20. Selling at 20.
0:18:08 > 0:18:13- 20.- OK. We got a tenner apiece. It's all right.
0:18:13 > 0:18:16- Got into the estimate. - Nice bottle of wine.
0:18:16 > 0:18:19Bang on estimate - a perfect start to the day.
0:18:19 > 0:18:23But if we're going to fund a plane ticket and a day's wine-tasting,
0:18:23 > 0:18:26we need all our other lots to do just as well, if not better.
0:18:26 > 0:18:31Lot 349, assorted volumes, including Victor Hugo here.
0:18:31 > 0:18:33You're selling your grandmother's books.
0:18:33 > 0:18:37She'd be very happy that I'm going to try living in a new country.
0:18:37 > 0:18:40She moved to France to study medicine at the Sorbonne.
0:18:40 > 0:18:42Yeah, she was quite a pioneer,
0:18:42 > 0:18:45- and you're going to be a pioneer in the wine field?- One can only hope.
0:18:45 > 0:18:48Or in the vineyards! How much do we want for these?
0:18:48 > 0:18:53What have we got? Estimate is £60-80 on six volumes of Victor Hugo.
0:18:53 > 0:18:55OK, we're in business.
0:18:55 > 0:18:59I'm straight in at £20. I have now at 20.
0:18:59 > 0:19:0420, 5, 30, 5, 40, 5, 50, 5, 60. At £60. Against you, sir, at £60.
0:19:04 > 0:19:07Commission bid. Selling at 60.
0:19:07 > 0:19:12- £60. It's gone.- That's all right. - Good.- Merci beaucoup.- Very good.
0:19:12 > 0:19:17That's another spot-on sale, and it's au revoir to Victor Hugo.
0:19:17 > 0:19:22Can we make it three in a row with Caroline's collection of Wedgwood pieces?
0:19:22 > 0:19:25Standing right there, selling away at 30, away at 30...
0:19:25 > 0:19:28- You're bang-on every time! - Within estimate.
0:19:28 > 0:19:32It'd be nice to be towards the upper end of the estimate! It's selling.
0:19:32 > 0:19:38Indeed it is, and we've already made over £100 with our first three items.
0:19:40 > 0:19:46So far, so good, and our next lot to go before the room has a much higher price tag.
0:19:46 > 0:19:51Lot 450A is an extra lot - silver-covered metal bowl with two similar ewers here.
0:19:51 > 0:19:53Lot 450A, I'm selling.
0:19:53 > 0:19:57I know the girls were impressed by James's valuation,
0:19:57 > 0:20:00and we might see a reserve on this lovely silverware.
0:20:00 > 0:20:02Not your standard English silver.
0:20:02 > 0:20:04Definitely very European.
0:20:04 > 0:20:09Let's just hope that there are some people here that will appreciate it.
0:20:09 > 0:20:14So I think we've got a reserve of 125,
0:20:14 > 0:20:19- but that is for three bits.- Fair reserve, yeah?- Let's just see.- OK.
0:20:19 > 0:20:21£100 and away. 50 bid. Thank you.
0:20:21 > 0:20:2450, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100,
0:20:24 > 0:20:29110, 120, 130. At £130, the commission bid.
0:20:29 > 0:20:34At £130, the commission bid. At £130, selling at 130...
0:20:34 > 0:20:37You were right - the reserve was... You're a bit of an expert, I think.
0:20:39 > 0:20:41It's all going to plan.
0:20:41 > 0:20:43They've every reason to be pleased.
0:20:43 > 0:20:47And when the patterned rug that Jenny found in the garage goes under the hammer...
0:20:47 > 0:20:50Away, selling at 50. £50 is 537.
0:20:50 > 0:20:56..it sells for £10 over estimate, and our winning streak continues.
0:20:56 > 0:20:59So far today, buyers are paying top prices for our pieces,
0:20:59 > 0:21:05but you never know what'll happen next, and we've got a long way to go to meet our target of £800.
0:21:05 > 0:21:12- Lot 700A is the gentleman's Omega stainless-steel De Ville quartz wristwatch.- What do we want for it?
0:21:12 > 0:21:15I think we're looking for upwards of £60, or thereabouts.
0:21:15 > 0:21:17- OK.- Here we go.
0:21:17 > 0:21:18Straight in here at £20.
0:21:18 > 0:21:21- I have now at 20. - We want to do a bit better than that!
0:21:21 > 0:21:2630, 5, 40, 5, 50, 5, 60. Against you at £60.
0:21:26 > 0:21:28I'll take a fiver where. At £60.
0:21:28 > 0:21:31Selling away at 60...at 60...
0:21:31 > 0:21:36- Good.- I think that's where we wanted to be, isn't it?
0:21:36 > 0:21:39- Happy with that? Obviously.- Yeah.
0:21:39 > 0:21:43Yes, it won't set the world on fire, but it does the job, doesn't it?
0:21:43 > 0:21:46It's exactly what James said it would fetch.
0:21:46 > 0:21:51He's right on the money today, and the watch is yet another item to sell exactly on estimate.
0:21:51 > 0:21:55Will the delicate gold charms continue our run of good luck?
0:21:55 > 0:22:00At £50, the two charms go, selling away at £50, selling at 50...
0:22:00 > 0:22:03- That's a result!- Two charms.
0:22:03 > 0:22:05And who can argue with them?
0:22:05 > 0:22:08The little charms keep up our unbroken run of success.
0:22:10 > 0:22:13So far today, every lot has sold on or above estimate,
0:22:13 > 0:22:20but we need the remainder to do just as well if Caroline and Jenny are to go wine-tasting.
0:22:20 > 0:22:24The girls are looking confident, but I'm a bit worried about our next item,
0:22:24 > 0:22:28of which only 5,000 were made - the 1998 Wade pig.
0:22:28 > 0:22:31We have a massive reserve on ours.
0:22:31 > 0:22:33Reserve - £375.
0:22:33 > 0:22:38I hope there are some people here who'll break open their own piggy banks to buy this.
0:22:38 > 0:22:40- Let's see.- Couple of hundred pound for Cousin Wesley here.
0:22:40 > 0:22:45Couple of hundred pounds. Two. £100. I shall pass it on then.
0:22:45 > 0:22:52- It was worth a try and it didn't come off.- Are you happy with your decision?- Oh, absolutely.
0:22:52 > 0:22:56What a shame! That would have made a huge difference to our total,
0:22:56 > 0:22:58but this little pig is going back home.
0:22:58 > 0:23:03The unsold pig and Caroline's decision not to sell the sovereigns is going to make it
0:23:03 > 0:23:08very hard to hit our target of £800, despite our other excellent sales.
0:23:08 > 0:23:13We still have one item left, but Caroline has put a reserve on this one, too,
0:23:13 > 0:23:16so let's hope it'll provide the miracle we need.
0:23:16 > 0:23:21Next up, we've got the icon of St Minas, our favourite Egyptian saint.
0:23:21 > 0:23:25So let's hope we've got some sainted people here in the audience.
0:23:25 > 0:23:28- Have you got a reserve? - Yes, we do.- What is it?
0:23:28 > 0:23:31We've got £250 for this, I think.
0:23:31 > 0:23:33Will it make it, do you think?
0:23:33 > 0:23:36We can just keep our fingers crossed, can't we?
0:23:36 > 0:23:38Quite right, yes. Optimism.
0:23:38 > 0:23:40It's the only way forward.
0:23:40 > 0:23:45And I'm straight in at £200. Any bid now? 220. At 220 now.
0:23:45 > 0:23:48240 on the phone. 260.
0:23:48 > 0:23:52260. The phone bid is out. It's a seated bid at £260, seated on the aisle at 260.
0:23:52 > 0:23:59- Selling, going away at 260, against the phone at 260. 260...- Terrific!
0:23:59 > 0:24:03- Very good. Are you happy with that? - Yes.
0:24:03 > 0:24:08That was excellent, because they had someone in the room bidding on it
0:24:08 > 0:24:13and they had someone bidding on the telephone, so you should be very pleased about it. It's great.
0:24:13 > 0:24:16I was worried the reserve might prove too much,
0:24:16 > 0:24:20but it's a great final result, selling £10 over estimate.
0:24:20 > 0:24:25So will we be raising a glass to our grand total?
0:24:25 > 0:24:27There we are, finished, over, done.
0:24:29 > 0:24:35Well, we were a bit worried this morning, because you put some pretty hefty reserves on several items,
0:24:35 > 0:24:40but you were proved right in almost all the cases, wasn't she? It was just the pig that didn't sell.
0:24:40 > 0:24:44It's the pig that's made the difference in whether you made your target or not.
0:24:44 > 0:24:47You were looking for £800 to help you on your way to Australia.
0:24:47 > 0:24:50You haven't made £800, but you haven't done badly.
0:24:50 > 0:24:54- No. You have made £660.- Oh, gosh!
0:24:54 > 0:24:57- That's brilliant!- Well, I think 660 is enough to get you to Australia.
0:24:57 > 0:25:01It probably will, but I'd like to take Mum for some wine-tasting first.
0:25:01 > 0:25:05Well, I wish you lots of luck. It's been a joy to work with you.
0:25:05 > 0:25:10I hope that, if you do do that wine course, you might bring us a bottle back when you come home!
0:25:10 > 0:25:12- Will do.- I'll try to.
0:25:17 > 0:25:20With the money raised on their busy day at auction,
0:25:20 > 0:25:26Jenny and Caroline have headed off to sharpen their palates at this vineyard near Totnes in Devon.
0:25:26 > 0:25:31I've decided to bring Mum here to have a little nosy really and look round a couple of vineyards,
0:25:31 > 0:25:34so she can get an idea of what I'll be up to in Australia.
0:25:34 > 0:25:42Thanks to the happy marriage of soil and climate, there are plenty of different wines to taste here.
0:25:42 > 0:25:47I'm Laura and I'll take you through your tasting. We start off with the new release,
0:25:47 > 0:25:50which is the first of 2007's wine.
0:25:50 > 0:25:55In fact, the only wine that we've got so far from the 2007 vintage.
0:25:55 > 0:25:58So I'll let you try that one first.
0:25:58 > 0:26:03These wines make quite a change from the Chardonnays and cabernet sauvignons of the New World,
0:26:03 > 0:26:07and Caroline and Jenny certainly seem to be enjoying themselves.
0:26:07 > 0:26:10Oh, yeah, that's mellow, isn't it? Hmm.
0:26:10 > 0:26:14Let's wish Jenny all the luck in the world with her new career.
0:26:14 > 0:26:19- Thanks so much for this. It's been really good.- Great meeting you.- Thank you.- Cheers.
0:26:23 > 0:26:29Well, it was a little bit touch and go there, but Jenny is off to Australia, and we wish her well.
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