0:00:02 > 0:00:04Welcome to Cash In The Attic, the show that helps you
0:00:04 > 0:00:08find hidden treasure in your home and then sells it for you at auction.
0:00:08 > 0:00:11Today, I'm in Walsall, just north of Birmingham.
0:00:11 > 0:00:14I've come to the Arboretum in the town centre.
0:00:14 > 0:00:19This beautiful park was built on land owned by the prominent Reynolds family
0:00:19 > 0:00:22and, in the mid-18th century, it was used for limestone quarrying.
0:00:22 > 0:00:27But, by the 1830s, the mines were no longer cost-effective and they were closed down.
0:00:27 > 0:00:33The pits were flooded and given over to fishing, boating and skating in the winter months.
0:00:33 > 0:00:39Nowadays, the park is used for art installations and it's been designated a conservation area.
0:00:39 > 0:00:42And let's hope we find some things worth conserving today,
0:00:42 > 0:00:45as we begin our hunt for auction-worthy antiques.
0:01:06 > 0:01:09Coming up on today's Cash In The Attic,
0:01:09 > 0:01:12we find some collectables that rub us up the wrong way.
0:01:12 > 0:01:14I think he's horrible.
0:01:14 > 0:01:15Not pretty, is he?
0:01:15 > 0:01:17While others, we just can't resist.
0:01:17 > 0:01:21- Look at that! It is amazing, isn't it?- Such a red!
0:01:21 > 0:01:24But, at auction, will the bidders throw us a lifeline?
0:01:24 > 0:01:28Fingers crossed, cos this is your holiday - in one item.
0:01:28 > 0:01:31Find out when the hammer falls.
0:01:31 > 0:01:33I've come just around the corner
0:01:33 > 0:01:36from the Arboretum to meet a lady who wants to raise some money
0:01:36 > 0:01:39and get her and her family away from it all.
0:01:39 > 0:01:42Anne Downes has led a fascinating life.
0:01:42 > 0:01:45She's a very widely travelled lady who, over the years,
0:01:45 > 0:01:50has had a number of interesting jobs, including five years as a bobby on the beat.
0:01:50 > 0:01:57But, these days, she's concentrating on her lovely grandchildren, Danielle and Charlotte.
0:01:57 > 0:02:00- Paulie-Paul! How are you? - How are you, mate?
0:02:00 > 0:02:02Good. It's a bit chilly and damp.
0:02:02 > 0:02:07It's great. Positive thinking. It's lovely! See what we can find.
0:02:07 > 0:02:10'Oh, bless him! Let's hope Paul's upbeat attitude is infectious.'
0:02:10 > 0:02:15- Morning, ladies.- Oh, good morning. - How are you?- Fine, thank you.
0:02:15 > 0:02:18- What are you looking at? - Just a few family photographs.
0:02:18 > 0:02:21Ah. That's you with a Kalashnikov.
0:02:21 > 0:02:24Yes - dangerous lady, yeah!
0:02:24 > 0:02:26What made you call in Cash In The Attic?
0:02:26 > 0:02:32I'm downsizing to a smaller property and I've accumulated a lot of stuff over the years
0:02:32 > 0:02:34and I think I'd like to get rid of it.
0:02:34 > 0:02:37- And you might make use of the money. What will you do with it? - We'd love a holiday.
0:02:37 > 0:02:40A holiday. Where would you like to go on holiday?
0:02:40 > 0:02:43I'd quite like to go to Spain.
0:02:43 > 0:02:46- And you?- Probably Majorca or somewhere in the Canaries.
0:02:46 > 0:02:50- The Canaries, warmer. Yes. Is that where you're thinking?- I think so.
0:02:50 > 0:02:52And how many will go?
0:02:52 > 0:02:56My two granddaughters and Alex, my grandson.
0:02:56 > 0:02:58Oh, all the grandchildren get a holiday.
0:02:58 > 0:02:59Yeah. We leave the mums at home.
0:02:59 > 0:03:01We just go, don't we?
0:03:01 > 0:03:03So how much is it gonna set you back?
0:03:03 > 0:03:06I don't know - about £1,000.
0:03:06 > 0:03:08- So is that what we're looking for?- Yes.
0:03:08 > 0:03:13£1,000 for a holiday - that's a tall order, but I'm sure we'll find it in this lovely house.
0:03:13 > 0:03:14Let's start looking.
0:03:15 > 0:03:18As we look around, it strikes me what a generous woman Anne is,
0:03:18 > 0:03:23not only taking the kids off their parents' hands but jetting them off somewhere warm.
0:03:23 > 0:03:25We could all do with a granny like Anne!
0:03:25 > 0:03:27But we do have the lovely Paul.
0:03:27 > 0:03:29Let's hope he's in a generous mood.
0:03:29 > 0:03:31- Here you are, Paul.- Ah, hello.
0:03:31 > 0:03:35- What's this you've found? This is gigantic!- You couldn't help but miss it, could you?
0:03:35 > 0:03:38Isn't that amazing? This is Cappa de Monte.
0:03:38 > 0:03:42It's a very famous Italian factory. It went very much out of fashion
0:03:42 > 0:03:45in the last 10 or 20 years, but they've come back in recently.
0:03:45 > 0:03:49The way they produced their items was a biscuit porcelain.
0:03:49 > 0:03:53The idea is that, if you have a cup of tea or any other ceramic item,
0:03:53 > 0:03:58normally it has a protective surface. This one doesn't. It's almost like a raw clay.
0:03:58 > 0:04:02It gives this great character and great definition, so you've got eyebrows,
0:04:02 > 0:04:04you've got a great beard going on here,
0:04:04 > 0:04:07you've got details on the fruit and flowers.
0:04:07 > 0:04:12- Where does it come from, Anne?- It was my mother-in-law's. She actually had it from Italy as a present.
0:04:12 > 0:04:14It was in the family for ages.
0:04:14 > 0:04:18Surely you want to keep this for your grandchildren?
0:04:18 > 0:04:21- I think he's horrible. - Not very pretty, is he?
0:04:21 > 0:04:25- You think it's horrible, too? - What a shame!- I'd probably agree
0:04:25 > 0:04:29- that it's not super-fashionable.- No. - But you say it's back in fashion?
0:04:29 > 0:04:32- It's having a comeback. - To the tune of how many pounds?
0:04:32 > 0:04:35I think a nice decorative piece like that,
0:04:35 > 0:04:39at least 30 to £50. Does that sound all right?
0:04:39 > 0:04:40Wow-ee, yeah!
0:04:40 > 0:04:43- Could you let it go for that?- Yeah.
0:04:43 > 0:04:45Everyone's like, "Yeah, it's going!"
0:04:45 > 0:04:49- £30 is a good start, but we need £1,000 today.- OK.
0:04:49 > 0:04:53So we'd better get our searching hats on. He's got one, so he can come.
0:04:54 > 0:04:59I think our first valuation of just £30 has given Danielle and Charlotte a bit of a wake-up call.
0:04:59 > 0:05:04If they're going to enjoy the Mediterranean sun, they do need to pull their fingers out
0:05:04 > 0:05:09and find some of Granny's collectables, and there's a long way to go.
0:05:09 > 0:05:13Meanwhile, Anne has found something interesting in the kitchen.
0:05:13 > 0:05:15Right, what have you got there?
0:05:15 > 0:05:22This is sort of lovely. I think the ribbon and that is really pretty.
0:05:22 > 0:05:24Ancient Order of Forest - isn't that smart?
0:05:24 > 0:05:27I don't think I've seen one with a sash before.
0:05:27 > 0:05:31Look at that! It's fantastic. Look at the quality of the sewing there.
0:05:31 > 0:05:34- What have you found there? Look at the colours! - The colours are beautiful.
0:05:34 > 0:05:37- Where is it from? - It was an uncle's.
0:05:37 > 0:05:40- He had it for years. - Is it a war medal?
0:05:40 > 0:05:43- No, it's the Ancient Order of the Foresters.- What's that?
0:05:43 > 0:05:48That's like an insurance company, life assurance thing.
0:05:48 > 0:05:51- Exactly, yes. - Nothing to do with forestry?
0:05:51 > 0:05:53No. The saying was, though,
0:05:53 > 0:05:56they would help you out through the forest of life,
0:05:56 > 0:05:59give you a safe passage through life. That was the ancient idea.
0:05:59 > 0:06:01But it dates back from the 18th century.
0:06:01 > 0:06:05The original idea was that a group of people would get together
0:06:05 > 0:06:09and pay a small subscription charge, a few pounds a week,
0:06:09 > 0:06:10a few pence a week in those days.
0:06:10 > 0:06:13And then, if one of them was to fall ill
0:06:13 > 0:06:16or they needed help, the whole organisation would help them.
0:06:16 > 0:06:19So like a co-operative, friendly association?
0:06:19 > 0:06:21- Exactly, yeah.- Right.
0:06:21 > 0:06:25I've never seen one with the sash. That's quite an unusual item.
0:06:25 > 0:06:26What's this saying?
0:06:26 > 0:06:28- Unity, benevolence...- And concord.
0:06:28 > 0:06:33- What we're left with are some fantastic decorative medals. - It's beautiful.
0:06:33 > 0:06:34It's amazing, isn't it?
0:06:34 > 0:06:37- Is it OK to sell it?- Oh, yes.
0:06:37 > 0:06:39How much do you think we'll get?
0:06:39 > 0:06:41I think quite a bit.
0:06:41 > 0:06:45The combination of enamelled silver, beautifully boxed, attractive item...
0:06:45 > 0:06:48I think, value-wise,
0:06:48 > 0:06:5040, perhaps up to maybe £80.
0:06:50 > 0:06:53- Does that sound all right? - That sounds wonderful.
0:06:53 > 0:06:55£40 is a nice bit for our total,
0:06:55 > 0:06:58but still short of £1,000, so let's keep hunting.
0:06:59 > 0:07:03I love that idea of a society helping you through the forests of life.
0:07:03 > 0:07:07Perhaps someone at auction will fall for this unusual item
0:07:07 > 0:07:10and pay a little bit more than the £40 Paul has estimated.
0:07:10 > 0:07:15Danielle has come up trumps with another item passed down through the family,
0:07:15 > 0:07:19and, again, it's an object with a fascinating history.
0:07:19 > 0:07:22I must admit, I love this picture. Where's this come from?
0:07:22 > 0:07:25It's my great uncle's. It's been in the family for a long time.
0:07:25 > 0:07:28So it's been passed down, has it?
0:07:28 > 0:07:31- Yeah.- Did he ever tell you what it represents, what it is?
0:07:31 > 0:07:33The Lusitania.
0:07:33 > 0:07:35Do you know what happened to the Lusitania?
0:07:35 > 0:07:37I think it was hit by a torpedo.
0:07:37 > 0:07:40That's right. It was tragic. It was actually a passenger ship.
0:07:40 > 0:07:44It's one of the Cunard Line's flagships at the time.
0:07:44 > 0:07:49They were the first transatlantic crossings for the upper class and the gentry.
0:07:49 > 0:07:51If you have a look at the bottom here, it says,
0:07:51 > 0:07:55"Cunard Line, Lusitania, torpedoed by the enemy without warning,
0:07:55 > 0:08:00"May 7th 1915. 1,441 lives lost."
0:08:00 > 0:08:02They do say the reason why so many perished,
0:08:02 > 0:08:06it was secretly carrying weapons for our side of the war,
0:08:06 > 0:08:08if you like, and of course they needed to destroy it.
0:08:08 > 0:08:12This is a reverse painting. It looks like a stained-glass panel.
0:08:12 > 0:08:15You can imagine this in a window, Do you think it's sentimental?
0:08:15 > 0:08:18I think so, cos it's been passed down the family, but...
0:08:18 > 0:08:22- as long as it goes to a good home, she'll be happy. - It's a beautiful thing.
0:08:22 > 0:08:26A shipping line collector would love that. It's in good condition.
0:08:26 > 0:08:30- I'd say 40 to £60. Does that sound all right?- Yeah.
0:08:30 > 0:08:33Does that float your boat? Hey!
0:08:33 > 0:08:36- Come on, let's keep looking. - That's another good find,
0:08:36 > 0:08:39but we still really need to step up our efforts
0:08:39 > 0:08:42if we're going to get anywhere near that target.
0:08:42 > 0:08:44Danielle carries on the great work
0:08:44 > 0:08:50by unearthing this industrial oil warning lantern from the 1930s.
0:08:50 > 0:08:55Its three red lenses would have shone a warning glow on the railways.
0:08:55 > 0:08:57With an estimate of only £10, it's a warning to us
0:08:57 > 0:09:01that we're still a long way from that Mediterranean holiday.
0:09:01 > 0:09:05Meanwhile, I'm dying to find out more about Anne's fascinating past life,
0:09:05 > 0:09:08so I persuade her to take a few minutes out.
0:09:08 > 0:09:11Anne, we want a break from all this rummaging.
0:09:11 > 0:09:14I want to catch up about you, because you've had quite a busy life.
0:09:14 > 0:09:17- You were a policewoman at one stage I hear?- Yes, I was.
0:09:17 > 0:09:21In fact when I first left school, I was a bus conductress.
0:09:21 > 0:09:24- Chink chink.- Really?- Yeah.
0:09:24 > 0:09:27Then I joined the police, which was what I always wanted to do.
0:09:27 > 0:09:30- You also wanted to be an actress in between, didn't you?- Yes.
0:09:30 > 0:09:35I had visions of being an actress and I wrote to these people,
0:09:35 > 0:09:38to the television company and they wrote me a lovely letter
0:09:38 > 0:09:41giving me instructions on how to be an actress, who to contact,
0:09:41 > 0:09:45but then I decided to join the police, so I wrote back, "Thank you very much,"
0:09:45 > 0:09:49- and joined the police force instead. - "I've decided to become a police woman"?
0:09:49 > 0:09:52I did, yeah. Thinking, "Oh my God!"
0:09:52 > 0:09:54How long were you in the force?
0:09:54 > 0:09:56About five years. Then I left to have babies.
0:09:56 > 0:10:00I had three babies in four-and-a-half years and didn't go back to the force,
0:10:00 > 0:10:04but then I got a job with Sandwell council as a rent collector.
0:10:04 > 0:10:07I retired when I was 50, never ever to work again,
0:10:07 > 0:10:10and then went back again. Cos I tried the belly dancing....
0:10:10 > 0:10:13- Belly-dancing?- Yeah. - Tell me about the belly-dancing.
0:10:13 > 0:10:18It's good, it's really good exercise. You know, you sort of...
0:10:18 > 0:10:22dance away, but then I got high blood pressure and I had to give it up!
0:10:22 > 0:10:26- You don't want to pass out when you're on stage belly-dancing. - No. That would have been bad.
0:10:26 > 0:10:30So bus conductress, wannabe actress,
0:10:30 > 0:10:35- police woman, debt collector, belly dancer, anything else?- Tap dancing.
0:10:35 > 0:10:40- It sounds like sitting around doing nothing isn't going to wash. - I do like to be doing something.
0:10:40 > 0:10:45You seem to have a close bond with your granddaughters. Do you go on holiday often?
0:10:45 > 0:10:47As much as we can, yeah.
0:10:47 > 0:10:48Where were you hoping to go to?
0:10:48 > 0:10:50Anywhere in the Canaries.
0:10:50 > 0:10:52I like Tenerife, but, as long as it's hot.
0:10:52 > 0:10:56With all your careers behind you it won't be a problem to get this money,
0:10:56 > 0:11:01but it won't happen if we sit on the sofa, so let's find what Paul and the girls are doing.
0:11:01 > 0:11:05Maybe the girls have inherited their granny's let's-get-on-with-it attitude,
0:11:05 > 0:11:08as they're unearthing some real gems,
0:11:08 > 0:11:12including this charming oil painting, signed by the 20th-century artist, Dallas Simpson,
0:11:12 > 0:11:16who was known for depictions of wide-eyed children and women
0:11:16 > 0:11:19from the more innocent period of the '40s and '50s.
0:11:20 > 0:11:24Paul thinks it could bring in as much as £70.
0:11:24 > 0:11:27As you'd expect, Anne's amassed quite a few leaving presents
0:11:27 > 0:11:31from her many jobs, but will any of them make us money at auction?
0:11:31 > 0:11:33So were these what you wanted to show me?
0:11:33 > 0:11:38- Yes, they're lovely, aren't they? - Yes, they're beautiful. You've collected them?
0:11:38 > 0:11:40They've been bought to me as gifts.
0:11:40 > 0:11:43That was from my work when I retired, never to work again.
0:11:43 > 0:11:45Which job was that, belly dancer?
0:11:45 > 0:11:48- Which one was it?- Rent collector.
0:11:48 > 0:11:49Rent collector.
0:11:49 > 0:11:52These really are top quality items.
0:11:52 > 0:11:55Royal Doulton, I think, really make the best figurines.
0:11:55 > 0:11:59- Which one's your favourite? - I think this one's my favourite.
0:11:59 > 0:12:01Oh, OK, which one's she? Let's have a look.
0:12:01 > 0:12:04What I like about these figures, they're all named.
0:12:04 > 0:12:09- This one is Elizabeth.- That's another Elizabeth. That's lovely. - Two Elizabeths?- Yeah.- There we are.
0:12:09 > 0:12:14The way they tend to be collected is that they would make a doll or a figurine
0:12:14 > 0:12:19for a short period of time and what they would do would be each one has an individual number...
0:12:19 > 0:12:23HM2465, this one. So you can actually look that up
0:12:23 > 0:12:27in the catalogue and they'll tell you what year this figure was made.
0:12:27 > 0:12:31What happened was that they changed the colour or the pose slightly,
0:12:31 > 0:12:35gave her a different outfit sometimes, and people collect that type of thing,
0:12:35 > 0:12:38and because they didn't sell so many of the variations
0:12:38 > 0:12:42they've become rare now, and people want to buy into that market.
0:12:42 > 0:12:46- So they're instantly collectible. Do you still like them? - I think they're beautiful,
0:12:46 > 0:12:48but I think they might need a new home now.
0:12:48 > 0:12:53- Have you any idea how much they might be worth? - I'm thinking £100 each at least.
0:12:53 > 0:12:56They certainly cost that, I can see where you're coming from there,
0:12:56 > 0:12:59but you've got to imagine a resale value. I'd like to see these
0:12:59 > 0:13:04with an estimate of maybe between 200 and 300 to give them a chance.
0:13:04 > 0:13:08- Does that sound all right? - Yes.- There's no real rarities amongst them.
0:13:08 > 0:13:10- You haven't got a rare issue?- No.
0:13:10 > 0:13:13That's another 200 towards the target. We're doing OK, aren't we?
0:13:13 > 0:13:17- We are, yes.- All right, let's go and find everybody else.
0:13:17 > 0:13:22And because Royal Doulton is so collectible, it's very likely to sell.
0:13:22 > 0:13:25Of course there will always be stamp collectors,
0:13:25 > 0:13:30and this Victory album is a banker at between 10 and £30.
0:13:30 > 0:13:33Paul's been hovering in the hall,
0:13:33 > 0:13:37and has wound up next to a very upstanding and impressive character.
0:13:38 > 0:13:41Danielle, Charlotte, do you know anything about this clock?
0:13:41 > 0:13:44Not really, it's been in the family for a very long time.
0:13:44 > 0:13:47- It's a genuine heirloom then? - It's, yes.
0:13:47 > 0:13:49I was wondering when we were going to value this.
0:13:49 > 0:13:53- Is it for sale? - Yes, yes.- Do you like it?
0:13:53 > 0:13:54I think it's a lovely piece,
0:13:54 > 0:13:58but it doesn't fit here and it wouldn't fit in my new house either.
0:13:58 > 0:14:01- It's massive.- You can't help but notice it, can you?
0:14:01 > 0:14:04These are very attractive pieces, aren't they?
0:14:04 > 0:14:06It's not so much the way they look,
0:14:06 > 0:14:09it's the quality of the movements, that's where the value tends to be,
0:14:09 > 0:14:15and the first thing I always do, if you open this little door at the front, always count the weights.
0:14:15 > 0:14:18- You see that? There's one there. - Yes.- It's the force of gravity,
0:14:18 > 0:14:21the pull on the gravity of the weight causes the clock to go,
0:14:21 > 0:14:25and the way it works, the cheapest movement that you can have
0:14:25 > 0:14:28will run off one weight and that means it needs winding every day.
0:14:28 > 0:14:32When it has two weights, like this one, it means it only needs winding once a week,
0:14:32 > 0:14:35and that's a big advantage with clocks like this.
0:14:35 > 0:14:38- So it's a quality movement in there. - How much is it worth?
0:14:38 > 0:14:42I was thinking about £3,000, but I don't know.
0:14:42 > 0:14:45Right, have you any reason why it would be that sort of value?
0:14:45 > 0:14:50Yes, it was valued at just over £3,000 in the late '90s.
0:14:50 > 0:14:55OK, I think insurance purposes, then yes, insurance is always exaggerated.
0:14:55 > 0:14:58But for that sort of value, really, I'd like to see a maker.
0:14:58 > 0:15:01It's very important, especially a London maker.
0:15:01 > 0:15:04I think realistically you're looking more around 1,000.
0:15:04 > 0:15:10I'd like to see it go to auction with 800 to £1,200 estimate. If that's all right?
0:15:10 > 0:15:12- Is it OK to sell it for that? - Oh, yeah.
0:15:12 > 0:15:15That makes our total much more healthy,
0:15:15 > 0:15:20because with that, if it sells at Paul's estimate, your grand total
0:15:20 > 0:15:24for your holiday is £1,180, if that sells at Paul's estimate.
0:15:24 > 0:15:26- Sounds good.- Is that good?- Yeah.
0:15:26 > 0:15:29It all depends what happens at the auction.
0:15:29 > 0:15:32Things go up and down. On a good day things can go sky high,
0:15:32 > 0:15:35on a bad day they can go rock-bottom so let's hope for a good day.
0:15:35 > 0:15:37Fingers crossed.
0:15:37 > 0:15:42What a great rummage. So let's take a look at Anne's most exciting items
0:15:42 > 0:15:43that are heading for the sale room.
0:15:43 > 0:15:47The Cappa de Monte statue of a farmer which isn't to everyone's taste,
0:15:47 > 0:15:52especially Danielle and Charlotte's, but valued at a reasonable £30 to £50.
0:15:52 > 0:15:55The Foresters medal, with this unusual colourful ribbon attached,
0:15:55 > 0:15:59estimated to fetch £40 to £80.
0:15:59 > 0:16:02Worth a very useful £40 to £60 there's also
0:16:02 > 0:16:07this collectible glass picture of the doomed ship Lusitania.
0:16:07 > 0:16:09And these Royal Doulton figurines
0:16:09 > 0:16:13are a great addition, they could fetch as much as £300.
0:16:15 > 0:16:18Coming upon today's Cash In The Attic,
0:16:18 > 0:16:22the auction house is buzzing, but are the bidders in a buying mood?
0:16:22 > 0:16:23We hit some lows...
0:16:23 > 0:16:26- That's a disaster!- Oh, yes...
0:16:26 > 0:16:28Anne and the girls feel the strain.
0:16:28 > 0:16:31I'm going to cry!
0:16:31 > 0:16:34So stay put to find out how today's antiques fare
0:16:34 > 0:16:35when the final hammer falls.
0:16:40 > 0:16:44It's been two weeks since we were in Walsall looking through Anne's house
0:16:44 > 0:16:48with her granddaughters, and we brought all the treasure we found
0:16:48 > 0:16:50here to Melton Mowbray, to Shouler and Sons.
0:16:50 > 0:16:54Sadly, Paul Hayes, our expert, is feeling poorly,
0:16:54 > 0:16:56and he's up in Morecambe recuperating,
0:16:56 > 0:16:59so it's me who has got to guide the ladies through the auction
0:16:59 > 0:17:03and make sure they raise the £1,000 they need for that holiday.
0:17:03 > 0:17:07Remember if you're thinking of buying or selling at auction,
0:17:07 > 0:17:09there are various fees to be taken into account,
0:17:09 > 0:17:12such as commission, so make sure you check first.
0:17:12 > 0:17:17With the sale about to begin, I'm going to have to tell Liz, Danielle and Charlotte
0:17:17 > 0:17:21that they'll have to make do with me today, while Paul is convalescing.
0:17:21 > 0:17:23Hello. How are you?
0:17:23 > 0:17:27- Did you get here all right? - Yes, lovely, thank you. - Paul can't be with us today,
0:17:27 > 0:17:31he's left you in my capable hands, don't panic!
0:17:31 > 0:17:36It's going to be fine. We've got big items like the grandfather clock, our real star item.
0:17:36 > 0:17:39- Have you got a reserve on that? - Er...£500.
0:17:39 > 0:17:43- £500. Any reserves on anything else? - My Doulton ladies, £300.
0:17:43 > 0:17:47Are you going to miss anything? Have you changed your mind about any items?
0:17:47 > 0:17:50- The Doulton ladies.- I'm quite sad about the ladies.- Right.
0:17:50 > 0:17:53Hopefully they won't make the reserve and you can take them home.
0:17:53 > 0:17:57No, no, no! We want them to sell! It's important for that holiday.
0:17:57 > 0:18:00We've got £1,000 to raise today, so fingers crossed, just go and enjoy it.
0:18:00 > 0:18:03It's already started, so we should go and get our places.
0:18:05 > 0:18:09Here in Melton Mowbray, we've two auctioneers, who work the room between them.
0:18:09 > 0:18:14Let's hope that two heads really are better than one as our first item comes up for sale.
0:18:14 > 0:18:19113, the Cappa de Monte figure, a farmer with a dog.
0:18:19 > 0:18:21Impressive that is, isn't it?
0:18:21 > 0:18:25OK, it's the giant farmer with dog.
0:18:25 > 0:18:28It's the biggest Cappa de Monte figure I've seen in ages.
0:18:28 > 0:18:31Paul thinks about £30 to £50.
0:18:31 > 0:18:33- What do you reckon? - A million pounds!
0:18:33 > 0:18:34A million, nice and realistic.
0:18:34 > 0:18:37£30 to a million we're looking for.
0:18:37 > 0:18:3930 quid?
0:18:39 > 0:18:42£30.
0:18:42 > 0:18:44£20.
0:18:44 > 0:18:45A tenner for it.
0:18:45 > 0:18:48£10, £10, £10, £10, at 10, £10,
0:18:48 > 0:18:51at 10 only. At £10, at £10 it is,
0:18:51 > 0:18:53£10, £10, £10 only.
0:18:53 > 0:18:55At £10 only, at 10, 10.
0:18:55 > 0:18:5610 it is there, now at 10.
0:18:56 > 0:19:0012, at 12, 15, 15, now, at £15.
0:19:00 > 0:19:03At £15. At £15, only, now at £15,
0:19:03 > 0:19:06only now at £15, £15, at 15 only,
0:19:06 > 0:19:09I'll let it go, then, for 15.
0:19:09 > 0:19:11What a shame! My little man.
0:19:11 > 0:19:12£15, it wasn't little.
0:19:12 > 0:19:14That's a bit of a shaky start.
0:19:14 > 0:19:17The auctioneer was really working the room
0:19:17 > 0:19:20but nobody seemed interested in our Cappa de Monte farmer.
0:19:20 > 0:19:22Perhaps the bidders, like the Downes family,
0:19:22 > 0:19:24don't find him very attractive.
0:19:24 > 0:19:26The girls do love this next item.
0:19:26 > 0:19:30It's the picture set in glass of that tragic passenger ship, the Lusitania,
0:19:30 > 0:19:33sunk during the First World War.
0:19:33 > 0:19:36All hands to deck, it's the Lusitania.
0:19:36 > 0:19:37It's really a nice unusual piece,
0:19:37 > 0:19:40because it's reverse painted onto the glass as you know.
0:19:40 > 0:19:43We want about £40 for it.
0:19:43 > 0:19:44Here she blows.
0:19:44 > 0:19:46£40.
0:19:46 > 0:19:48£30.
0:19:48 > 0:19:50£20.
0:19:50 > 0:19:52Here it is, £20.
0:19:52 > 0:19:54£10.
0:19:54 > 0:19:57£10, thank you, now, at £10, at £10, 10,
0:19:57 > 0:19:5912? 12.
0:19:59 > 0:20:0015, 18.
0:20:02 > 0:20:0520, make it?
0:20:05 > 0:20:07£20, only, now, at £20,
0:20:07 > 0:20:09all done then at £20.
0:20:11 > 0:20:13Don't worry, some things don't do well,
0:20:13 > 0:20:17but other things do really well, so it's swings and roundabouts.
0:20:17 > 0:20:19It's a shame the ship picture didn't make more,
0:20:19 > 0:20:21as it's been in the family a long time
0:20:21 > 0:20:23but it's a step towards our total.
0:20:23 > 0:20:25I just hope the new owner will appreciate it,
0:20:25 > 0:20:27cos they got themselves a bargain.
0:20:27 > 0:20:30Let's hope things improve with the stamp album.
0:20:30 > 0:20:34At this point £10 to £30 would at least get things moving.
0:20:34 > 0:20:40380A, the Victory stamp album and stamps.
0:20:40 > 0:20:44Tenner for them. Tenner for them.
0:20:44 > 0:20:46A fiver, get on.
0:20:46 > 0:20:50A fiver, get on. The stamp album and stamps.
0:20:50 > 0:20:51A fiver, anybody?
0:20:53 > 0:20:55Today.
0:20:55 > 0:20:59- Shame.- It's a shame, a real shame. Not even £10 for the stamps.
0:20:59 > 0:21:01Anne is trying to put a brave face on here,
0:21:01 > 0:21:04but the girls are feeling a little worried, I can tell you.
0:21:04 > 0:21:06The painted clock...
0:21:06 > 0:21:09Our next item could change all of that.
0:21:09 > 0:21:15It's the stunning grandfather clock with an estimate of £800 to £1,200.
0:21:15 > 0:21:17You've put a £500 reserve on,
0:21:17 > 0:21:21- is that right?- I did, yes.- It can't go for anything less than that?- No.
0:21:21 > 0:21:25OK, so fingers crossed, this is your holiday in one item.
0:21:25 > 0:21:28600.
0:21:28 > 0:21:29500.
0:21:29 > 0:21:31£300.
0:21:31 > 0:21:33At £300, thank you, now,
0:21:33 > 0:21:34at 320, 320,
0:21:34 > 0:21:3640, 340,
0:21:36 > 0:21:3760, 360,
0:21:37 > 0:21:41at 360, at 360, at £360,
0:21:41 > 0:21:4680, 380, at £380, at 380,
0:21:46 > 0:21:48400, 400,
0:21:48 > 0:21:51420, 440,
0:21:51 > 0:21:54at 440, at 440,
0:21:54 > 0:21:5660, may I say?
0:21:56 > 0:22:01£440 only, then, at £440.
0:22:01 > 0:22:04- Oh, no!- Not sold.
0:22:04 > 0:22:07- Oh, God, that's a disaster! - Not to worry.
0:22:07 > 0:22:10That's our biggest item unsold.
0:22:10 > 0:22:13It just doesn't seem to be our day so far,
0:22:13 > 0:22:14but at least Anne had a reserve
0:22:14 > 0:22:18on her beloved clock, and she can take it home.
0:22:18 > 0:22:21Next up we have a chance to improve our fortunes
0:22:21 > 0:22:25with the Dallas Simpson oil painting.
0:22:25 > 0:22:2618.
0:22:26 > 0:22:28£18, it didn't do very well either.
0:22:28 > 0:22:32If this is a roller-coaster ride, we've been on a downward spiral
0:22:32 > 0:22:33for too long. The only way is up.
0:22:33 > 0:22:40468A, the Order of Foresters medal with a sash.
0:22:40 > 0:22:42This is a really interesting lot,
0:22:42 > 0:22:45it's the regalia and the medal from the Foresters.
0:22:45 > 0:22:46Really unusual.
0:22:46 > 0:22:49It depends on whether there are people in the room who know
0:22:49 > 0:22:51about the Foresters.
0:22:51 > 0:22:53We want about £40. Do you think we'll get that?
0:22:53 > 0:22:54I really don't know.
0:22:54 > 0:22:57- Let's just hope.- Hoping so, it's worth it for the colour.
0:22:57 > 0:23:00It's beautiful. Let's see.
0:23:00 > 0:23:02I am bid £12 on this,
0:23:02 > 0:23:05£12, £12 only, £12,
0:23:05 > 0:23:0815, 18, £18, 20, at £20, at £20,
0:23:08 > 0:23:11at £20, only, now, at £20,
0:23:11 > 0:23:15at £20 in front, £20, last look.
0:23:15 > 0:23:18All done at £20.
0:23:18 > 0:23:19Disappointing again.
0:23:19 > 0:23:22It may not have reached its value, but it sold,
0:23:22 > 0:23:24which at this stage is a step in the right direction.
0:23:24 > 0:23:27And it's £20 towards the holiday.
0:23:27 > 0:23:30Next up it's the Seralite Lens oil lamp.
0:23:30 > 0:23:34It's valued at £10 and anything that can help our total is a bonus now.
0:23:34 > 0:23:36At 18, is it 20, sir?
0:23:36 > 0:23:38at 18, 20 bid, £20, £20,
0:23:38 > 0:23:40at £20, at £20 only,
0:23:40 > 0:23:42at £20 only, at £20,
0:23:42 > 0:23:45last chance, then, at £20.
0:23:45 > 0:23:47£20.
0:23:47 > 0:23:49Double the estimate. Very good.
0:23:49 > 0:23:53It's late in the day, but finally we have some luck.
0:23:53 > 0:23:57It's a surprise, but selling well over its estimate, the lamp goes for £20.
0:23:57 > 0:24:00Big smiles from Anne and the girls.
0:24:00 > 0:24:03We really do need a miracle if we're going to make sure
0:24:03 > 0:24:06the Downes family get off to the sunshine.
0:24:06 > 0:24:08We're praying our last item of the day sells well,
0:24:08 > 0:24:11and it should, as it's the collection of figurines,
0:24:11 > 0:24:13so loved by the girls.
0:24:13 > 0:24:16Right, it's the Doulton ladies.
0:24:16 > 0:24:20- They look rather special up there on display.- They look wonderful.
0:24:20 > 0:24:22- Do you miss them?- I think I might.
0:24:22 > 0:24:24Looking at them, they look beautiful.
0:24:24 > 0:24:28- You put a reserve on these, what's the reserve?- £300.
0:24:28 > 0:24:30Paul thinks they'll go for more than this,
0:24:30 > 0:24:33so hopefully we'll sail past that. Fingers crossed.
0:24:34 > 0:24:38At £200, at £200 on the book now, at £200,
0:24:38 > 0:24:41- 220...- Oh, very good.- 240,
0:24:41 > 0:24:43260, 280,
0:24:43 > 0:24:48300, £300, 20 may I say?
0:24:48 > 0:24:49THEY LAUGH NERVOUSLY
0:24:49 > 0:24:53At £300 it's here now at £300,
0:24:53 > 0:24:56all done away, then, at 300.
0:24:56 > 0:25:00I'm going to cry!
0:25:00 > 0:25:02A bit emotional?
0:25:02 > 0:25:04Don't film me doing this!
0:25:04 > 0:25:07What are you feeling, a bit sad because they've gone?
0:25:07 > 0:25:09No, I'm just excited.
0:25:09 > 0:25:13Thank goodness. From the jaws of defeat, we've snatched a victory.
0:25:13 > 0:25:17I thought for a moment Anne was regretting letting her ladies go.
0:25:17 > 0:25:18Now it's time
0:25:18 > 0:25:20to tell them how much they've made.
0:25:20 > 0:25:22So it's been a tough old day today.
0:25:22 > 0:25:25I'm really sorry about that, but that's the nature of auctions.
0:25:25 > 0:25:28Sometimes they go really well, sometimes they don't.
0:25:28 > 0:25:33It's a real shame, we had so much riding on that grandfather clock, and it didn't sell.
0:25:33 > 0:25:37But you actually haven't done as badly, if you take out that £600,
0:25:37 > 0:25:40you wanted £1,000, what do you think you've made?
0:25:40 > 0:25:41About 350?
0:25:41 > 0:25:43Almost there, 393.
0:25:43 > 0:25:47- So that's actually not... you'd have made almost 1,000.- We would have...
0:25:47 > 0:25:50If you'd sold the clock at 600, but sadly that didn't sell.
0:25:50 > 0:25:52It doesn't matter.
0:25:52 > 0:25:55Good luck with your holiday, wherever you decide to go.
0:25:55 > 0:25:57Thank you, we've really enjoyed it.
0:26:02 > 0:26:06The girls will have to wait a few months before they hit the beaches,
0:26:06 > 0:26:10but for Anne it's all about spending quality time with her grandchildren,
0:26:10 > 0:26:13and we catch up with them on one of their regular outings.
0:26:13 > 0:26:17We've come here for a bit of a treat today. We made enough money to go towards a holiday,
0:26:17 > 0:26:22but we still have to put some more towards it, but I can't wait to go away in the spring.
0:26:24 > 0:26:27The girls clearly appreciate having such a loving granny.
0:26:27 > 0:26:31We're so lucky to have a nan like this, she takes us everywhere, and is so happy.
0:26:31 > 0:26:35It's so nice, I love spending time with my nan. She's the best nan ever.
0:26:39 > 0:26:43Despite a disappointing day at auction, Anne and the girls have put the money to good use,
0:26:43 > 0:26:47and if you'd like to recycle some family treasures into something special,
0:26:47 > 0:26:50come on the show. Our application form is on the website -
0:26:55 > 0:26:56See you next time.
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