0:00:02 > 0:00:06Welcome to the show that finds hidden treasures in your home
0:00:06 > 0:00:08and then helps you sell them at auction.
0:00:08 > 0:00:11Today, I'm in south London, where I've stopped at Morden Hall Park.
0:00:11 > 0:00:16It'll be a busy day, so I'll be making the most of these beautiful grounds before we get cracking.
0:00:16 > 0:00:20Morden Hall was built in 1770 and over the years
0:00:20 > 0:00:25has been used as a family home, boarding school and a military hospital.
0:00:25 > 0:00:30The historic parkland, with its maze of waterways, is also home to no less than two water mills,
0:00:30 > 0:00:37which were much used in the 1800s for the tobacco trade, but were eventually closed in 1922.
0:00:37 > 0:00:39The mills are open to the public and they are used
0:00:39 > 0:00:44to educate local school children in the art of bygone manufacturing.
0:00:44 > 0:00:47So we're hoping we find plenty of antiques from a bygone era
0:00:47 > 0:00:51that will get the bidders excited when they go under the hammer.
0:01:12 > 0:01:14Coming up on today's Cash In The Attic -
0:01:14 > 0:01:15I fear for our safety...
0:01:15 > 0:01:19It looks like something out of the Hammer House of Horror!
0:01:19 > 0:01:21..our expert shows a fondness for the unusual...
0:01:21 > 0:01:23I love the nose pinchers(!) Yes!
0:01:23 > 0:01:26I didn't at the time!
0:01:26 > 0:01:29..and when we go to auction, it's torture.
0:01:29 > 0:01:31Are you crying? Almost. Oh!
0:01:31 > 0:01:35But will it be pleasure or pain when the final hammer falls?
0:01:36 > 0:01:40I'm in the suburb of Mitcham, and I've come here to meet a family
0:01:40 > 0:01:45who have called in the Cash In The Attic team to help give the family home a new lease of life.
0:01:45 > 0:01:49This large semidetached house has belonged to the Carter family for over 80 years,
0:01:49 > 0:01:54and it's currently home to head of the brood Julie and her twin sons Lee and Danny,
0:01:54 > 0:01:59who, following complications at birth, were both born with learning difficulties,
0:01:59 > 0:02:02making them totally dependent on Mum. Without their help today,
0:02:02 > 0:02:06Julie's other two children Maria and Alan have returned to the nest
0:02:06 > 0:02:12to lend a hand and sift out enough collectables for some long-overdue maintenance work.
0:02:12 > 0:02:14Good morning, Jonty.
0:02:14 > 0:02:17This house is full of stuff. Several generations of the same family
0:02:17 > 0:02:22have lived here so there should be some original furnishings. Let's get inside.
0:02:22 > 0:02:26If you have a look at everything that is available to sell, I'll meet the family.
0:02:30 > 0:02:33Ah, good morning. Oh, good morning!
0:02:33 > 0:02:37Nice to see you. Nice to see you. You've called us in, you've got people to help.
0:02:37 > 0:02:39This is Alan, my son, and my daughter, Maria.
0:02:39 > 0:02:42And what's the plan?
0:02:42 > 0:02:48Yes, I want to go back to the parquet flooring, particularly in the back room to start with anyway,
0:02:48 > 0:02:50and get it sanded down and redone,
0:02:50 > 0:02:54and also the fireplace lightened up, as it's a bit dark and heavy in there.
0:02:54 > 0:02:57Who'll be doing that? My son is going to do that, I hope.
0:02:57 > 0:03:00Yep, I've been roped into it! All right, OK.
0:03:00 > 0:03:03Helps make the money go a bit further. That's right, yes.
0:03:03 > 0:03:06In terms of what we are going to be seeing to sell,
0:03:06 > 0:03:09where has all that stuff come from?
0:03:09 > 0:03:11A lot, my husband collected.
0:03:11 > 0:03:15He died last year. If anybody had something and, you know, was throwing it out,
0:03:15 > 0:03:23he would find them in skips, he'd go to jumbles, second-hand shops, the charity shops, antique fairs.
0:03:23 > 0:03:27If he died a year ago, how do you feel about...? He used to say, "You can...", you know?
0:03:27 > 0:03:31He didn't have life insurance, he said... He said that all this stuff is...
0:03:31 > 0:03:34THEY ALL SPEAK AT ONCE
0:03:34 > 0:03:37And also, I always wanted to size-down.
0:03:37 > 0:03:40In terms of the renovations, what sort of money are you looking to raise?
0:03:40 > 0:03:45About ?600, apparently, should do the back...what we want done in the back room,
0:03:45 > 0:03:50which would make a start for doing other things to the house. It needs a bit of upgrading.
0:03:50 > 0:03:53Well, we better get started, so, shall we go?
0:03:53 > 0:03:56Yes. Fine. Right.
0:03:56 > 0:03:59Steeped in family history, Julie's home is littered with magnificent treasures,
0:03:59 > 0:04:05and our expert Jonty Hearnden holds all the knowledge when it comes to fine antiques.
0:04:05 > 0:04:10Ah, Jonty, reading up already, are you, on the day(?) No, I'm looking at the bookcase.
0:04:10 > 0:04:17OK. Very impressive. Now, I know your grandparents bought this house new, but what date was that?
0:04:17 > 0:04:24About 1926. So this bookcase would have been an older piece of furniture,
0:04:24 > 0:04:27so they would have brought this to the house? Yes, that's right.
0:04:27 > 0:04:31The date, really, for this bookcase here is late 19th century,
0:04:31 > 0:04:35so we are looking at 1890 to possibly 1905,
0:04:35 > 0:04:40and there's a few indicators that will tell us the reason for that.
0:04:40 > 0:04:45If you, first, always start at the top, and you have a look at the style of this pediment here,
0:04:45 > 0:04:50and you have this acanthus leaf decoration, now, that is a 19th-century concept.
0:04:50 > 0:04:54The construction is very, very classic, British design.
0:04:54 > 0:04:58You have your two glazed doors above a lower section,
0:04:58 > 0:05:01where there are usually two doors and two drawers as well.
0:05:01 > 0:05:05If we have a closer look down here, the brass drop-handles.
0:05:05 > 0:05:13This style of handle is very popular on furniture dated around the late-19th century periods.
0:05:13 > 0:05:17What are we talking about, in terms of going to auction? I mean, the piece has got to go.
0:05:17 > 0:05:21Because of the heavy line,
0:05:21 > 0:05:23we have to be sensible on price.
0:05:23 > 0:05:31Where auction value is concerned, at the moment, the price for this will be between ?150 and ?250.
0:05:31 > 0:05:36It would be nice to have more, but we all say that, don't we? I think it's got to go.
0:05:36 > 0:05:39They're not fashionable any more, are they?
0:05:39 > 0:05:43Making up to ?250 will never go out of fashion,
0:05:43 > 0:05:48and takes us well on the way to our ?600 target, and the revamping of Julie's dining room.
0:05:48 > 0:05:54If the rest of the treats we unearth are as good as that, we'll have the new floor laid in no time.
0:05:54 > 0:05:59Maria hopes this brass-case Schatz marine clock, which was bought by Alan
0:05:59 > 0:06:02for his dad will steer us in the right direction
0:06:02 > 0:06:04with its estimate of ?40 to ?60.
0:06:04 > 0:06:09While Jonty can't believe his luck with the classic British timepiece he's got his hands on.
0:06:09 > 0:06:11Julie, are you up there?
0:06:11 > 0:06:12Yes. Look what I found.
0:06:12 > 0:06:15Oh, yes. Yes, that watch. Yes.
0:06:15 > 0:06:18Who did this belong to? That belonged to my husband's brother. OK.
0:06:18 > 0:06:24I don't know if you have noticed, can you see there, it says, Tudor?
0:06:24 > 0:06:27Oh, yes. Yes. Can you see that? Yes, I can. OK.
0:06:27 > 0:06:32This - nobody is listening - is made by Rolex, the company.
0:06:32 > 0:06:34Right. Oh, I see. Yes.
0:06:34 > 0:06:36So, very exciting news. Yeah.
0:06:36 > 0:06:42Now, they marketed this, really, as another tier to their range,
0:06:42 > 0:06:45so this came out in 1946, the name, Tudor.
0:06:45 > 0:06:51So, it is obviously post-Second World War, this, but it is probably an earlier version.
0:06:51 > 0:06:56It looks late-'40s, early-'50s, and they use the name Tudor because
0:06:56 > 0:06:59it had all the resonance of quality.
0:06:59 > 0:07:03You're talking British Tudor solidity.
0:07:03 > 0:07:11The gold body IS gold... Yes. ..but because it's not hallmarked, it's quite difficult to say exactly what.
0:07:11 > 0:07:14But, still worth selling. Yes.
0:07:14 > 0:07:18Value in the market today, I think we're looking at between ?100 and ?200.
0:07:18 > 0:07:20Very good. Yeah? Exceedingly good.
0:07:20 > 0:07:22So we can... Time to sell?
0:07:22 > 0:07:26Yes. Time to put it back in the box. It will only sit there... Very good.
0:07:26 > 0:07:30..for another, I don't know how long. I'll leave that there. But, one for the auction room.
0:07:30 > 0:07:32OK. Lovely, thank you very much.
0:07:32 > 0:07:35Thank you.
0:07:35 > 0:07:38Another family heirloom to boost our fund.
0:07:38 > 0:07:41Julia's valuables are tucked away all over this house,
0:07:41 > 0:07:47but nothing is escaping our Jonty, including these two Royal Doulton Lambeth vases,
0:07:47 > 0:07:51being kept out of harm's way. They belonged to Julie's grandparents,
0:07:51 > 0:07:54and are worth at least ?80 to ?150 to us.
0:07:54 > 0:08:00But it's Julie's late husband Dave who is mainly responsible for filling up their home with delights.
0:08:00 > 0:08:03When he wasn't working as a carpenter, he was housing his hoards.
0:08:03 > 0:08:05Tell me a bit about your husband.
0:08:05 > 0:08:07When you met him, how old were you?
0:08:07 > 0:08:11I was still 16, almost 17 then.
0:08:11 > 0:08:14And how old were you when you got married? 18.
0:08:14 > 0:08:17Was he always a collector?
0:08:17 > 0:08:23Not really. It was a gradual thing I think, you know, and, got more interested.
0:08:23 > 0:08:26He was always interested in a lot of things,
0:08:26 > 0:08:29he never wanted to let go of anything any way, you know.
0:08:29 > 0:08:32If someone offered him something and he fancied it...
0:08:32 > 0:08:35"Yes, yes, I'll have that", whether we had room to put it any way.
0:08:35 > 0:08:38What sort of things did he bring back to the house?
0:08:38 > 0:08:42Bits of silver and things he found in skips. He found a load of notes once.
0:08:42 > 0:08:46I assume your husband had a good eye, one way or another. Yes.
0:08:46 > 0:08:50He picked them up for interest. He never thought they'd be of value.
0:08:50 > 0:08:52Did you ever take up the same habit? No.
0:08:52 > 0:08:54How did you remain immune?
0:08:54 > 0:08:59I would like things, but I would often say, "I like that" and he would want to buy it.
0:08:59 > 0:09:04There are a lot of things I like but I don't want to keep,
0:09:04 > 0:09:08I like castles and stately homes, but I don't want one.
0:09:08 > 0:09:11You want to do renovations, is that hard,
0:09:11 > 0:09:14because you have inherited the house as is?
0:09:14 > 0:09:18I know I have to, you know, get rid of quite a few things anyway
0:09:18 > 0:09:22and my husband expected me, anyway, to sell things,
0:09:22 > 0:09:27and the big things, anyway, you know, I've looked after them for,
0:09:27 > 0:09:33the bookcase particularly for, what, 44 years, haven't I?
0:09:33 > 0:09:39The family took out what they wanted, and I, you know, had what was left.
0:09:39 > 0:09:43OK, well, if it's time for some of it to go, shall we get back in and get going?
0:09:43 > 0:09:46Yes.
0:09:46 > 0:09:49If we're going to raise enough money to get that back room up to scratch
0:09:49 > 0:09:52we'll need to find plenty more treats.
0:09:52 > 0:09:54Julie gets back to the hunt and comes up trumps
0:09:54 > 0:09:57with this mixed selection of hallmarked silver pieces.
0:09:57 > 0:10:00Past car boot finds of husband Dave's
0:10:00 > 0:10:04which could spice up the sale room by a very reasonable ?30-?40.
0:10:04 > 0:10:08And in the garage, Alan has tracked down some tools that might not be
0:10:08 > 0:10:12useful when laying floors but could easily chip into our kitty.
0:10:12 > 0:10:14Hello, Jonty. Look what I've found.
0:10:16 > 0:10:20Is that your lunch? No, it's a box of chisels.
0:10:20 > 0:10:25Wow! I remember it being given to my dad by a pal of his from down the pub
0:10:25 > 0:10:29who said he would give them to him when he retired. And that's what happened.
0:10:29 > 0:10:30Can we take a closer look at one?
0:10:30 > 0:10:33There should be a name on one of the blades.
0:10:33 > 0:10:35There's names on all the blades. What have we got here?
0:10:35 > 0:10:38There is a complete set. JB Addis Sons.
0:10:38 > 0:10:40That's James Bacon Addis
0:10:40 > 0:10:44and he started making carving tools like this in the 1870s in Sheffield.
0:10:44 > 0:10:50The reason people collect them is because they're made of such high-quality steel.
0:10:50 > 0:10:55They are beautiful objects, so there's a big collecting market for tools just like this.
0:10:55 > 0:11:01We're not talking very old here though, these are certainly 1920s, 1930s.
0:11:01 > 0:11:06If you look at the stylised handle, that's the reason why one is dating it.
0:11:06 > 0:11:09If they were 19th century they would be worth a bit more.
0:11:09 > 0:11:11They are housed in their original box.
0:11:11 > 0:11:16I'm amazed they're all still there. Under lock and key, which is a very good sign
0:11:16 > 0:11:20and the great thing is the whole tool collection is intact.
0:11:20 > 0:11:21There's not one missing.
0:11:21 > 0:11:25Very conservatively you're talking between ?60 and ?80.
0:11:25 > 0:11:28Is that good news? Yes. Very good.
0:11:28 > 0:11:30Fantastic. I'll put that back.
0:11:30 > 0:11:33Right. And we'll go onwards and upwards.
0:11:33 > 0:11:35Very good. Good. Thanks.
0:11:35 > 0:11:36Let's go back through there.
0:11:38 > 0:11:42The box of chisels, never came out of the cupboard.
0:11:42 > 0:11:43They just stayed in the box.
0:11:43 > 0:11:46I think my husband looked at them, enjoyed looking at them
0:11:46 > 0:11:48and would put them away again.
0:11:48 > 0:11:52He isn't here to look at them so they may as well go to someone who will enjoy them.
0:11:52 > 0:11:55It's a great addition to our ?600 target but still not enough
0:11:55 > 0:11:59so we need to uncover some more rich pickings.
0:11:59 > 0:12:05On my travels I find these early boxed Pelham puppets, among them a striking Mr Turnip
0:12:05 > 0:12:08as seen in the 1950s television show Whirligig,
0:12:08 > 0:12:13one of the first children's programmes to be broadcast live.
0:12:13 > 0:12:16They might give the bidders food for thought at a collective ?30-?50.
0:12:16 > 0:12:20As could Maria's next discovery. What have you got there?
0:12:20 > 0:12:25Asparagus tongs. I remember when dad brought them home I must have been about seven
0:12:25 > 0:12:27and I asked him what they were,
0:12:27 > 0:12:30and he said they were nose pinchers and pinched my nose.
0:12:30 > 0:12:33I can see where he was coming from!
0:12:33 > 0:12:35So, where they ever used in the house?
0:12:35 > 0:12:38No, not at all. Most things were put away
0:12:38 > 0:12:41because Mum was fed up with everything that he kept bringing in.
0:12:41 > 0:12:44So she would put them away in the cupboard.
0:12:44 > 0:12:46A bit of a hoarder? He was, yes.
0:12:46 > 0:12:48Yes.
0:12:48 > 0:12:50A bit of a magpie. Definitely.
0:12:50 > 0:12:53These are fantastic quality. Solid silver.
0:12:53 > 0:12:57A nice retailer's mark here from Windsor and they are
0:12:57 > 0:13:01around the turn of the century, Edwardian set of asparagus forks.
0:13:01 > 0:13:03What else have we got?
0:13:03 > 0:13:06This. Look at that.
0:13:06 > 0:13:08That is charming. That's a scallop shell.
0:13:08 > 0:13:12Again, can you see these lovely big hallmarks down there
0:13:12 > 0:13:14that shows us it's solid silver
0:13:14 > 0:13:16and again that is turn of the century. Yes.
0:13:16 > 0:13:22So an Edwardian lovely scallop shell butter dish and knife.
0:13:22 > 0:13:24All in the original presentation box.
0:13:24 > 0:13:26Anything else?
0:13:26 > 0:13:32This one. That's lovely. And look, cracking hallmarks as well.
0:13:32 > 0:13:34Wow! Original presentation box,
0:13:34 > 0:13:37looks like that serving spoon and fork have never been out.
0:13:37 > 0:13:39Yes. It's not worn at all.
0:13:39 > 0:13:43That's really good quality. You want to sell the lot together? Yes.
0:13:43 > 0:13:46Value? We are looking round the ?100 mark.
0:13:46 > 0:13:49So ?80-?100 mark. Lovely.
0:13:49 > 0:13:52I love the nose pinchers(!) Yes.
0:13:52 > 0:13:54I didn't at the time!
0:13:54 > 0:13:57Let's see if we can find any more. OK.
0:13:58 > 0:14:04Dad may have cluttered up the home but he could certainly spot top-quality goods
0:14:04 > 0:14:09and all these bits and pieces are inching us closer to that ?600 and Julie's luxury new floor.
0:14:09 > 0:14:13'But I wonder whether my slightly unusual find will spark enough interest
0:14:13 > 0:14:17'in the sale room and get us even more cash.'
0:14:17 > 0:14:19Julie?
0:14:19 > 0:14:22Yes. Jonty, look, I found something intriguing.
0:14:22 > 0:14:25Is there anyone in the family who has been a doctor or anything?
0:14:25 > 0:14:30No. It was... We assumed it was my grandfather's.
0:14:30 > 0:14:32Right. OK. It was here when we came,
0:14:32 > 0:14:34in the floor of the bottom of a wardrobe.
0:14:34 > 0:14:39This is described as an electrotherapeutic machine
0:14:39 > 0:14:42and the name here is fascinating.
0:14:42 > 0:14:44Can you see the maker's name, Ediswan?
0:14:44 > 0:14:49It was the Ediswan name that first produced the commercial light bulb.
0:14:49 > 0:14:53It looks like the light bulb was a wee bit more successful than this,
0:14:53 > 0:14:56because it looks like it's not been used.
0:14:56 > 0:14:59It looks like a dangerous item to even get out.
0:14:59 > 0:15:03It looks like something out of the Hammer House of Horror films, actually.
0:15:03 > 0:15:06This is the vibrating handle part of the machine,
0:15:06 > 0:15:08with the electrical cable,
0:15:08 > 0:15:11but look at these heads, they look quite sinister.
0:15:11 > 0:15:14I really don't think I want to get anywhere near it.
0:15:14 > 0:15:17So if we take this glass head for instance.
0:15:17 > 0:15:18I mean, is that for the head?
0:15:18 > 0:15:21It looks really scary to me.
0:15:21 > 0:15:23I imagine it must have been.
0:15:23 > 0:15:26It's like a rake isn't it? And that would be...I don't know.
0:15:26 > 0:15:30Do you want to use it? I don't think I would want to touch it. I'll put it straight back.
0:15:30 > 0:15:32What do you think it is worth?
0:15:32 > 0:15:36?40 to ?60. A back massage costs ?40, so I don't know.
0:15:36 > 0:15:41I wouldn't have thought anything more than a fiver. There you are.
0:15:41 > 0:15:44Fiver. ?40 to ?60. Somewhere between a fiver and ?60.
0:15:44 > 0:15:47There'll be someone that collects these things.
0:15:47 > 0:15:49A little tease. Could I take this to the auction
0:15:49 > 0:15:51and tell you the value before the sale?
0:15:51 > 0:15:57Yes, you can, but only on condition that if that's what we do you test it on the day.
0:15:57 > 0:16:00That would be too shocking.
0:16:00 > 0:16:04Shall we do that? Yes. Right. OK. So we will have to wait for the auction for that.
0:16:04 > 0:16:07Interesting though it is, we better find something
0:16:07 > 0:16:10that we definitely know the value of. Come on. Right, lovely.
0:16:10 > 0:16:14Let's hope that the buyers on the day aren't put off
0:16:14 > 0:16:15and we rake in a decent amount.
0:16:15 > 0:16:18But if we want to reach that ?600 target
0:16:18 > 0:16:20we need to search the house some more.
0:16:20 > 0:16:23Maybe this 19th-century card table with its folded twist top,
0:16:23 > 0:16:25used by Julie and her relatives
0:16:25 > 0:16:31for regular card games for over 40 years, will deal up a further ?80 to ?120.
0:16:31 > 0:16:34And trawling through a home that has housed three generations
0:16:34 > 0:16:38is bound to have stirred up past family memories.
0:16:38 > 0:16:42Here you are. Right. Having a bit of a break are you? Yes.
0:16:42 > 0:16:46Children of the '60s, I see, from that fashion trend.
0:16:46 > 0:16:50Have you got any in here of the house as it was? The front.
0:16:50 > 0:16:56The front door has changed. What about inside? And there's here.
0:16:56 > 0:16:57The bookcase.
0:16:57 > 0:16:58This is this room.
0:16:58 > 0:17:00That's the four of us.
0:17:00 > 0:17:03Me, Alan. Danny and Lee.
0:17:03 > 0:17:05And there's the bookcase.
0:17:05 > 0:17:08Still in the corner and never moved from there.
0:17:08 > 0:17:10So who is this in these?
0:17:10 > 0:17:14That is my great grandparents.
0:17:14 > 0:17:16My father's grandparents.
0:17:16 > 0:17:18And have you got any of the stuff in the photographs?
0:17:18 > 0:17:20Yes, you have this little table.
0:17:20 > 0:17:22I'm keeping that.
0:17:22 > 0:17:27My daughter has this table and I'm selling these vases here.
0:17:27 > 0:17:31That is a lot of stuff to still have from that. Keeping some.
0:17:31 > 0:17:32What was their life like?
0:17:32 > 0:17:35It looks like they were quite well-to-do. Yes, they were.
0:17:35 > 0:17:39If they were going out to the theatre or something in the evening
0:17:39 > 0:17:42they would send a telegram to the stables
0:17:42 > 0:17:46and the carriage would come for them in that evening.
0:17:46 > 0:17:49So, OK, so we're not going to have servants and butlers
0:17:49 > 0:17:52and things today then. No.
0:17:52 > 0:17:54There were bells here.
0:17:54 > 0:17:57Yes, there were bells in this house when we first came.
0:17:57 > 0:17:59Each room had a bell on the wall.
0:17:59 > 0:18:02I remember the bell at the side of that.
0:18:02 > 0:18:05There was one in the bathroom, you could press the bell.
0:18:05 > 0:18:08That's the sort of life I could become accustomed to.
0:18:08 > 0:18:13Let's see what else we can find to sell.
0:18:13 > 0:18:15We've been spoiled for choice today,
0:18:15 > 0:18:21with so many relatives having a hand in supporting the floor fund we must be nearing our ?600 goal,
0:18:21 > 0:18:26but not before Maria has off-loaded this massive collection of brass items
0:18:26 > 0:18:28which her mum is keen to get rid of,
0:18:28 > 0:18:32if only to reduce the amount of polishing she has to do.
0:18:32 > 0:18:34Jonty prices the lot at ?80 to ?120
0:18:34 > 0:18:37although has Julie already been pushed over the edge?
0:18:37 > 0:18:40I think I will leave Jonty to deal with that.
0:18:43 > 0:18:44What have you got there?
0:18:44 > 0:18:47An offensive weapon!
0:18:47 > 0:18:49Wow, lovely. What do we have here?
0:18:49 > 0:18:55We have a label here says "1796 patent officer's light cavalry."
0:18:55 > 0:18:56So where was this from?
0:18:56 > 0:19:00It was bought at an antiques fair.
0:19:00 > 0:19:02Can we take a closer look at it?
0:19:02 > 0:19:07So first what we need to do is take the sword out of the scabbard,
0:19:07 > 0:19:09and you have to be very careful with these, OK,
0:19:09 > 0:19:13so if you are taking a blade out of a scabbard
0:19:13 > 0:19:15like this, never hold it like so. Oh, no. Right.
0:19:15 > 0:19:19Because the blade itself, sometimes if it is a leather scabbard,
0:19:19 > 0:19:21can pierce, so let's take it out.
0:19:21 > 0:19:24Have a look.
0:19:24 > 0:19:28There we are. Can you hold that scabbard there for me? Look at that.
0:19:28 > 0:19:33That blade is in very, very good order. Can you see?
0:19:33 > 0:19:37And we have got this piped rim to the top of the blade.
0:19:37 > 0:19:41And you see this very large hilt here,
0:19:41 > 0:19:44this pierced basket decoration?
0:19:44 > 0:19:46That is an indicator of date.
0:19:46 > 0:19:50We are looking at a blade that is a little later than 1796.
0:19:50 > 0:19:57This belonged to an officer that was more of the Heavy Brigade rather than the Light Brigade,
0:19:57 > 0:20:02and when I mean heavy I mean fully-blown armour in the thick of things.
0:20:02 > 0:20:05We are talking the period of the Battle of Waterloo,
0:20:05 > 0:20:10so this label is warm but not exactly correct.
0:20:10 > 0:20:12I think that happens.
0:20:12 > 0:20:15Would you have any idea what your husband would have paid for it?
0:20:15 > 0:20:18I doubt if he would have paid more than ?20, ?25.
0:20:18 > 0:20:20Julie, it's very good news indeed
0:20:20 > 0:20:24because this is going to be worth between ?100 and ?150. Very good.
0:20:24 > 0:20:27Do you think you ought to put it away rather quickly?
0:20:27 > 0:20:30I think we should before we have any accidents.
0:20:30 > 0:20:33I assume this is an instrument of torture you wish to sell.
0:20:33 > 0:20:36Yes. oh, yes, definitely.
0:20:36 > 0:20:41Sell what? Have a look at this. We have this English officer's cavalry sword.
0:20:41 > 0:20:44Dated around 1880, that sort of date,
0:20:44 > 0:20:47but it's in such good order it will be worth ?100 to ?150.
0:20:47 > 0:20:50That is good news because I'm rounding up the troops to say
0:20:50 > 0:20:54we've run out of time for rummaging so we've got to make that our last item.
0:20:54 > 0:20:56You might be pleasantly surprised by this
0:20:56 > 0:20:59because you wanted ?600 for the renovations. Yes.
0:20:59 > 0:21:01The total of everything going to auction -
0:21:01 > 0:21:05of course we don't know about that very strange electrical machine -
0:21:05 > 0:21:08the value of everything else comes to ?830.
0:21:08 > 0:21:10Oh, that's brilliant.
0:21:10 > 0:21:13So there you go. You can do a bit of extra elbow grease with that.
0:21:13 > 0:21:15That is fine. That is lovely.
0:21:15 > 0:21:18All we have to do is make sure everything gets safely to auction.
0:21:18 > 0:21:22The next time we see you all will be at the auction house. Thank you.
0:21:23 > 0:21:26With such a wide range of goodies to choose from in Julie's home
0:21:26 > 0:21:30I've had great fun finding the best items to take to auction.
0:21:30 > 0:21:32These include the Edwardian two-piece bookcase,
0:21:32 > 0:21:35with the family for over 40 years
0:21:35 > 0:21:40and now being cashed in at ?150 to ?250.
0:21:40 > 0:21:42That magnificent stash of solid silverware
0:21:42 > 0:21:47collected by Julie's late husband Dave and worth at least ?80 to ?100.
0:21:47 > 0:21:54For ?100 to ?200 the golden-cased Tudor timepiece by Rolex.
0:21:54 > 0:21:57And finally, the Ediswan electrotherapeutic machine,
0:21:57 > 0:22:00or massager as well - the mind boggles, really -
0:22:00 > 0:22:04whose price will be revealed when we get to the sale room.
0:22:04 > 0:22:06Still to come on Cash In The Attic -
0:22:06 > 0:22:09one of us has been doing their auction homework...
0:22:09 > 0:22:11What did you know that we didn't know?
0:22:11 > 0:22:14..our expert can't get enough...
0:22:14 > 0:22:18I wanted a bit more. You always want a bit more, Jonty.
0:22:18 > 0:22:20..and I think ignorance is bliss.
0:22:20 > 0:22:23Usually I am interested to know what people will use something for
0:22:23 > 0:22:25but in this case I think I'll pass.
0:22:25 > 0:22:29But will we reach our target? Find out when the final hammer falls.
0:22:34 > 0:22:38It's been a couple of weeks since we had a good look round Julie Carter's home,
0:22:38 > 0:22:41and together with her daughter Maria and her son Alan
0:22:41 > 0:22:45we found plenty of items to bring here to Blyth Co in Ely, Cambridgeshire.
0:22:45 > 0:22:48Remember Julie is looking to raise ?600
0:22:48 > 0:22:52so she can restore the original parquet flooring in her home.
0:22:52 > 0:22:57Let's hope when the items go under the hammer today, the bidders are feeling very generous.
0:22:57 > 0:23:02The auction room is full with potential buyers waiting to get our goods,
0:23:02 > 0:23:07but they will need to wait in line because our expert wants to check out all our equipment first.
0:23:07 > 0:23:11Jonty, I'm not into tools but that is a lovely set. Very good quality.
0:23:11 > 0:23:15We have loads of lovely pieces, we have bits of silver,
0:23:15 > 0:23:18the Pelham puppets and that lovely bookcase.
0:23:18 > 0:23:20And we have the vibrating machine!
0:23:20 > 0:23:23Yes, well, I don't know whether to get excited about that.
0:23:23 > 0:23:27You won't tell us what its potential value is. My lips are sealed.
0:23:27 > 0:23:33Are you looking forward to today? I am. Very much so. I need to meet them. Come on then.
0:23:33 > 0:23:36With not long to go before the sale starts we spot Julie
0:23:36 > 0:23:38and her children and we're all drawn together.
0:23:38 > 0:23:42I hope that's not due to any underlying current!
0:23:42 > 0:23:43Good morning. How are you?
0:23:43 > 0:23:46Fine. Good. I see you have found it already.
0:23:46 > 0:23:49Yes, that's right. I'm sure no-one will want it.
0:23:49 > 0:23:53I am dying to find out about this set. So Jonty, time to reveal all.
0:23:53 > 0:23:55You said ?40 to ?60. Did I?
0:23:55 > 0:23:57And I said about a fiver.
0:23:57 > 0:24:00Well, I think, Julie, you're nearest.
0:24:00 > 0:24:03Because really it's anybody's guess.
0:24:03 > 0:24:07I put ?20 to ?40 on it, but today we're just going to sell to the highest bidder.
0:24:07 > 0:24:10It's one of those fun, novelty items.
0:24:10 > 0:24:13Is there anything you are in two minds about selling? No, not really.
0:24:13 > 0:24:18No, you look at it and look at it, then you don't look at it for ages. It may as well go somewhere else.
0:24:18 > 0:24:20So you're ready to go? Yes.
0:24:20 > 0:24:22Come this way.
0:24:24 > 0:24:29Remember, if, like the Carters, you're planning on buying or selling at auction
0:24:29 > 0:24:33you will be required to pay commission and possibly other charges,
0:24:33 > 0:24:35so check with your local auction house for details.
0:24:35 > 0:24:37With bidders and auctioneer at the ready
0:24:37 > 0:24:39we get into our position for our first lot
0:24:39 > 0:24:42of mixed valuables which takes to the stand.
0:24:42 > 0:24:44Lot 80, various silver items,
0:24:44 > 0:24:48the salt, pepper, the sugar tongs or nips.
0:24:48 > 0:24:51What do we want for this particular lot?
0:24:51 > 0:24:56I put ?30 to ?40 on this lot but it's a dealers' lot so we will see where it goes.
0:24:56 > 0:24:58Ten, I'm bid.
0:24:58 > 0:25:0210, 12, 15, 18, 20, 22, 25,
0:25:02 > 0:25:07back in front at 25, I sell standing at 25.
0:25:07 > 0:25:10In the middle of the room then at 25, you are out on my right.
0:25:10 > 0:25:14Finished at 25.
0:25:14 > 0:25:16?25. Are you happy with that?
0:25:16 > 0:25:18Yes. That's not bad. Not bad.
0:25:18 > 0:25:20I wanted a bit more.
0:25:20 > 0:25:23You always want a bit more, Jonty.
0:25:23 > 0:25:26Only slightly under-estimate but it's a good start.
0:25:26 > 0:25:30I hope all the rest of our sales go down as well with the room.
0:25:30 > 0:25:34Up next is the 19th-century twist-top card table
0:25:34 > 0:25:36but we are not playing around today.
0:25:36 > 0:25:39We would like ?80 to ?120 for it.
0:25:39 > 0:25:4420, 20. 20 only. It's got to be worth more that ?20.
0:25:44 > 0:25:4722. 22 here. Done at 22.
0:25:47 > 0:25:5025. 28. 30. 35. 38. 40.
0:25:50 > 0:25:5240. 45. 50.
0:25:52 > 0:25:54At 50. You still in?
0:25:54 > 0:25:5855. 60. 65. 70. 75. 80.
0:25:58 > 0:26:0085, 90.
0:26:00 > 0:26:0195.
0:26:01 > 0:26:03At 95, are you in on the phone?
0:26:03 > 0:26:07At 95. I sell down here at ?95.
0:26:07 > 0:26:11Just needs a little glue.
0:26:11 > 0:26:13It needs a bit more than that!
0:26:15 > 0:26:20That's fine. I don't know about you, I was having a heart attack when he said 22.
0:26:20 > 0:26:23I think we only paid ?2 for it.
0:26:23 > 0:26:25You're joking! Did you really?
0:26:25 > 0:26:2740 years ago. Gosh.
0:26:29 > 0:26:31Selling at ?95. What an incredible investment,
0:26:31 > 0:26:34but the bidders had me worried for a moment.
0:26:34 > 0:26:38With the ?600 total to make, it's the big bucks we need
0:26:38 > 0:26:42so hopefully our old classic - no, not Jonty - will be snapped up too.
0:26:42 > 0:26:47This lot is the Tudor gold wristwatch.
0:26:47 > 0:26:49I put a bottom estimate around ?100.
0:26:50 > 0:26:53I know, a couple of hundred, straight in. 200, sir?
0:26:53 > 0:26:5820 quid then. 20. 25, 30, 35, 40, 45,
0:26:58 > 0:27:0450, 55, 60, 65, 70, 75, 80, 85, 90, 95.
0:27:04 > 0:27:06At 95. 100. At 100 now.
0:27:06 > 0:27:10110. At 110.
0:27:10 > 0:27:11You out on the phone?
0:27:11 > 0:27:17110. Goes then. Standing bid at 115.
0:27:17 > 0:27:19I hope we're not paying for the call.
0:27:19 > 0:27:23115. 120. At 120 now.
0:27:23 > 0:27:25They're out on the phone.
0:27:25 > 0:27:28At 120. You're out.
0:27:28 > 0:27:30I sell at ?120 in the room.
0:27:30 > 0:27:34Anyone else? Goes there at ?120.
0:27:38 > 0:27:41Good estimate. The bidders are loving Julie's collectables,
0:27:41 > 0:27:45paying another fantastic sum towards her new floor renovations.
0:27:47 > 0:27:49But can our luck continue
0:27:49 > 0:27:52and will our next cased set of 1920s tools
0:27:52 > 0:27:54carve us out a tidy ?60?
0:27:54 > 0:27:57Let us start low. Ten to start.
0:27:57 > 0:28:0010, 12, 15, 18, 20, at 20 now.
0:28:00 > 0:28:0422. 25, 25 here. 28.
0:28:04 > 0:28:0630. 32.
0:28:06 > 0:28:09At 32 now. Goes at 32.
0:28:09 > 0:28:12New money at 35. 38.
0:28:12 > 0:28:1640. 42. At 42. 45. 48.
0:28:16 > 0:28:18At 48.
0:28:18 > 0:28:20Against the lady at 48.
0:28:20 > 0:28:25I sell there at 48. You are both out up front here. Is that 50? 50.
0:28:25 > 0:28:30At 50 now. Sell at 50. Take your two, sir. 52.
0:28:30 > 0:28:3252.
0:28:32 > 0:28:3455.
0:28:34 > 0:28:36At 55. In the blue.
0:28:36 > 0:28:39At 55, I sell at 55.
0:28:39 > 0:28:4160.
0:28:41 > 0:28:42Back with the gentleman at 60.
0:28:42 > 0:28:46I sell then at 60. This side at 60.
0:28:47 > 0:28:49Good.
0:28:49 > 0:28:53Very good. Well spotted, sir.
0:28:53 > 0:28:56Another lucky find.
0:28:56 > 0:28:59Bang-on estimate at ?60 and hopefully the quality
0:28:59 > 0:29:02of our next nautical item will speak for itself too
0:29:02 > 0:29:05and get the bidders delving deep into their pockets.
0:29:05 > 0:29:11Lot 103 is a brass-cased Schatz marine clock.
0:29:11 > 0:29:1910, 12, 15, 18, 20. 22. 25.
0:29:19 > 0:29:21At 25 now. I sell then at 25.
0:29:21 > 0:29:26Is that it? Goes though at ?25. All done at 25.
0:29:26 > 0:29:29Are you in again, sir? You sure?
0:29:29 > 0:29:33Sold at the back at ?25.
0:29:33 > 0:29:36At ?25 that's rather unfortunate.
0:29:36 > 0:29:39Not quite making Jonty's valuation.
0:29:39 > 0:29:42But there is no time to dwell on it as we have a mammoth sale coming up
0:29:42 > 0:29:45and we need to be fully-focused for this one.
0:29:45 > 0:29:49I have to say you did have a lot of brassware at your house.
0:29:49 > 0:29:51I'm a bit confused now, because in the catalogue
0:29:51 > 0:29:55everything has been listed individually. What has happened?
0:29:55 > 0:29:57Because you have such a large collection,
0:29:57 > 0:30:02and you are the single reason why there is a world shortage of brass,
0:30:02 > 0:30:05because it was in your house, so we are now flooding the market with it
0:30:05 > 0:30:08and all these next 11 lots are your lots.
0:30:08 > 0:30:13Collection of brass, I put ?80 to ?120 on the whole lot. Let us see if we can double it.
0:30:13 > 0:30:15Let's have a bit of fun.
0:30:15 > 0:30:19Let's watch them go through and add up the total at the end.
0:30:19 > 0:30:21So, what do you think they will go for?
0:30:21 > 0:30:25I really hate brass so I think it's worth about a fiver.
0:30:25 > 0:30:29Alan? Well, in scrap value it's probably worth about ?100.
0:30:29 > 0:30:31I hope we can get something around that.
0:30:31 > 0:30:34I hope to get about ?120.
0:30:34 > 0:30:36?120. Let's see what we can do.
0:30:36 > 0:30:42Brass owl. Two, three, four, done at three.
0:30:42 > 0:30:44?5 for those. Five.
0:30:44 > 0:30:48Couple of pound then? All done at two.
0:30:48 > 0:30:5120 behind me.
0:30:51 > 0:30:52In the middle at four.
0:30:52 > 0:30:54Take five now.
0:30:57 > 0:31:01?120. Bang on the nose. What did you know that we didn't know?
0:31:01 > 0:31:04You got that exactly right.
0:31:04 > 0:31:06That's hard to do, isn't it?
0:31:06 > 0:31:11I think there is a new saying. Where there's brass there's more brass.
0:31:11 > 0:31:13There couldn't be more brass than this,
0:31:13 > 0:31:16but thankfully it's no longer cluttering up Julie's home
0:31:16 > 0:31:18and she's ?120 better off.
0:31:18 > 0:31:21But just how close are we to our floor fund target?
0:31:21 > 0:31:25We have a bit of a break coming up before we sell the rest of your lots,
0:31:25 > 0:31:28but you want at least ?600 for the parquet flooring, don't you?
0:31:28 > 0:31:33How do you think you've done? Hard to keep track. No idea.
0:31:33 > 0:31:34Couple of hundred.
0:31:34 > 0:31:38We've actually made ?445. Brilliant.
0:31:38 > 0:31:41Excellent. Well over halfway.
0:31:41 > 0:31:43Really good. Thank you.
0:31:43 > 0:31:47I don't know about you but I feel like a well-deserved rest now. So follow me.
0:31:51 > 0:31:57A break is out of the question though for Jonty, whose mind is always on the job.
0:31:57 > 0:32:00There you are, David. Good morning. I want to have a quick chat with you
0:32:00 > 0:32:05because I know you are the man at the coal face of antiques and collectables
0:32:05 > 0:32:10and whereby you go to people's houses on a regular basis valuing.
0:32:10 > 0:32:14What in your mind is really hot at the moment and what's not?
0:32:14 > 0:32:19The hot items at the moment is anything military, particularly medals.
0:32:19 > 0:32:24And if the recipient of that medal achieved any note of distinction
0:32:24 > 0:32:27in their career then those items are sought after.
0:32:27 > 0:32:32When you go into somebody's house what makes your heart sink? Jewellery is taking a big dip.
0:32:32 > 0:32:37Unless it's the best-quality jewellery, it's dipping out.
0:32:37 > 0:32:42And is it your experience like it is my experience, I am always amazed, stunned by what you see?
0:32:42 > 0:32:45There's always something very exciting round the corner.
0:32:45 > 0:32:47I can give you an interesting story.
0:32:47 > 0:32:51I worked for an auction house that sells from Northampton
0:32:51 > 0:32:56and the auctioneer flew out to Israel and collected
0:32:56 > 0:33:02a number of Tottenham Hotspur catalogues that were in year runs.
0:33:02 > 0:33:06He flew out and came back, feeling very much like a spy, he said.
0:33:06 > 0:33:10They were put in the sale, the first lot made ?20,000
0:33:10 > 0:33:13and the rest made varying amounts going down
0:33:13 > 0:33:16and I totted it up at the end of the day
0:33:16 > 0:33:21and it was something like ?160,000, ?170,000 they made.
0:33:21 > 0:33:24And that, to me, is a substantial amount of money.
0:33:24 > 0:33:26I'm glad you have the same buzz as I do.
0:33:26 > 0:33:28That is the beauty of the business.
0:33:28 > 0:33:32Isn't it? Absolutely. I must let you get back to your work. Bye.
0:33:36 > 0:33:39I think our Jonty has found himself a soul mate!
0:33:39 > 0:33:43So far the bidders have paid some generous prices for our goods.
0:33:43 > 0:33:46And as we resume our places I hope they won't get a fright
0:33:46 > 0:33:48when they are shown our next item.
0:33:48 > 0:33:51OK, guys, it's our fun item,
0:33:51 > 0:33:53if you can call it a fun item.
0:33:53 > 0:33:56It's our shocking item. The electro-massager.
0:33:56 > 0:34:00Which you have been trying because your hair is rather spiky!
0:34:00 > 0:34:02Yes, it's usually flat.
0:34:02 > 0:34:04Was it good for you? Amazing!
0:34:04 > 0:34:07A fun little item this. ?10 for it.
0:34:07 > 0:34:09Ten anywhere? Come on.
0:34:09 > 0:34:12Ten, I am bid here. At ten now.
0:34:12 > 0:34:16Thankfully that stops us having a demonstration from you. At 10, 12,
0:34:16 > 0:34:1915, 12 over here.
0:34:19 > 0:34:21It goes at 12. 15.
0:34:21 > 0:34:24Funny it's all blokes bidding on this. At 15 I sell there.
0:34:24 > 0:34:27At 15 now. Ladies, have a go.
0:34:27 > 0:34:31Come on, ladies. I sell at ?15. 18.
0:34:31 > 0:34:33At 18. Fill it up to 20.
0:34:33 > 0:34:35At ?18.
0:34:35 > 0:34:38Over here at 18. Make it 20 now.
0:34:38 > 0:34:42At ?18, it goes then on my left at ?18.
0:34:43 > 0:34:45Were you shocked? ?18.
0:34:48 > 0:34:50Usually I'm quite interested to know what people
0:34:50 > 0:34:54are going to use something for but in this case I think I'll pass!
0:34:54 > 0:34:56Making much more than Julie's expected fiver
0:34:56 > 0:34:59the medical device is packed off to who knows where.
0:34:59 > 0:35:01As long as it's not my doctor's surgery.
0:35:01 > 0:35:04Earlier, the auctioneer told Jonty
0:35:04 > 0:35:05military items were hot,
0:35:05 > 0:35:08so let's hope it's one of our secret weapons today.
0:35:09 > 0:35:13I hope we have the buyers here for our lovely officer's sword
0:35:13 > 0:35:15because this is a general sale.
0:35:15 > 0:35:19I've put around the ?100 mark on it. ?150.
0:35:19 > 0:35:22I'm hoping the buyers will be here. Cross our fingers.
0:35:22 > 0:35:2730, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55,
0:35:27 > 0:35:3260, 65, 70, 75, 80, 85, 90,
0:35:32 > 0:35:3495, at 95 now.
0:35:34 > 0:35:36Against you at 95.
0:35:36 > 0:35:39It sells here in the room at 95. Is the phone bidding?
0:35:41 > 0:35:42Done at 95.
0:35:44 > 0:35:47?95. That is a good result, isn't it?
0:35:47 > 0:35:50Only ?5 off Jonty's lowest estimate.
0:35:50 > 0:35:52But if we want to reach that ?600 target
0:35:52 > 0:35:55we need our remaining items to be a hit.
0:35:55 > 0:35:57And while it may not be quite military
0:35:57 > 0:36:01the uniformed Pelham puppets will hopefully reach at least 30.
0:36:01 > 0:36:04?20 to start. 20 I am bid.
0:36:04 > 0:36:0720, I sell on the maiden bid 20.
0:36:07 > 0:36:0922. 25. 28. 30.
0:36:09 > 0:36:1232. 35. 38.
0:36:12 > 0:36:1540. 42. 42 at the back.
0:36:15 > 0:36:1945. 48. 48.
0:36:19 > 0:36:21Fill it up to 50. 50. At 50.
0:36:21 > 0:36:2355. Behind you at 55.
0:36:23 > 0:36:25I sell against you in the blue.
0:36:25 > 0:36:28Goes with the lady at ?55.
0:36:28 > 0:36:31Finished at 55. All done at 55.
0:36:33 > 0:36:37?55. That is a good result, isn't it?
0:36:37 > 0:36:40The auctioneer was really stringing them along!
0:36:40 > 0:36:44Exceeding their top estimate and banking us ?55 towards
0:36:44 > 0:36:47Julie's floor refurbishment, we are on a roll.
0:36:47 > 0:36:49And I hope that momentum continues as
0:36:49 > 0:36:51our next fabulous lot takes to the stage.
0:36:51 > 0:36:54Next up the pair of Doulton vases.
0:36:54 > 0:36:56How do you feel about these going?
0:36:56 > 0:36:59I have enjoyed them but I am quite happy for them to go
0:36:59 > 0:37:02because I worry about them. Why do you worry about them?
0:37:02 > 0:37:06Getting broken. I would rather they went and somebody else enjoyed them.
0:37:06 > 0:37:11Erm, ?20 for them. 20.
0:37:12 > 0:37:14Tenner. Ten I am bid.
0:37:14 > 0:37:1815, 18, 20, 22, at 22, 25,
0:37:18 > 0:37:2128, 30, in the doorway at 30.
0:37:21 > 0:37:23I sell them in the doorway at 32.
0:37:23 > 0:37:2632 now, new money at 32.
0:37:26 > 0:37:2935. At 35. 40.
0:37:29 > 0:37:31Back down here at ?40.
0:37:31 > 0:37:35I sell to the lady at 40. Make no mistake. They're going at ?40.
0:37:35 > 0:37:37I will take two if you like, sir. Bidding?
0:37:37 > 0:37:41At ?40, I sell down here at 40.
0:37:43 > 0:37:46?40. That's half your estimate.
0:37:46 > 0:37:48What a shock to the system.
0:37:48 > 0:37:50We were doing so well.
0:37:50 > 0:37:51With only two lots left to go
0:37:51 > 0:37:53we must achieve those valuations
0:37:53 > 0:37:56if we're going to make that ?600 target.
0:37:56 > 0:37:59Surely the craftsmanship of our Edwardian masterpiece will be
0:37:59 > 0:38:06worth its weight in gold, to the sum of ?150 to ?250.
0:38:06 > 0:38:08Even I feel slightly sad to see this go
0:38:08 > 0:38:11because I have been through the family photograph album.
0:38:11 > 0:38:14I've seen it sitting there for so many years,
0:38:14 > 0:38:16you remember it for ever in the house.
0:38:16 > 0:38:19And now it has been it's being sold, the bookcase.
0:38:19 > 0:38:22?100 for it.
0:38:22 > 0:38:24OK. 20 quid.
0:38:24 > 0:38:2620 I am bid. At 20.
0:38:26 > 0:38:30I sell at 20. 25, 28. 30. 35. 40.
0:38:30 > 0:38:3645. At 45 now. At ?45.
0:38:36 > 0:38:38Is that it? You all finished at 45.
0:38:38 > 0:38:40Fill it up to the 50, sir.
0:38:40 > 0:38:42At ?45.
0:38:42 > 0:38:44Finished with it at 45.
0:38:44 > 0:38:47I don't think that's enough. We'll try that one somewhere else.
0:38:47 > 0:38:50If you won't go 50. At 45.
0:38:50 > 0:38:54You're out in front. Done at 45.
0:38:54 > 0:38:55Not sold.
0:38:55 > 0:38:58What's happened there?
0:38:58 > 0:39:01What's happened he has made it unsold
0:39:01 > 0:39:04and he will try it in another auction sale.
0:39:04 > 0:39:07Rather than sell it for ?45, which does seem ridiculous.
0:39:07 > 0:39:11A disappointing no sale and although it would be awful to see such
0:39:11 > 0:39:14a fabulous family heirloom go for less than what it's worth,
0:39:14 > 0:39:16if we want Julie to get her floor restoration project
0:39:16 > 0:39:19off the ground we can't afford any more like that.
0:39:19 > 0:39:23We need our luck to take a dramatic change as Julie's
0:39:23 > 0:39:25quality stash of hallmarked silverware
0:39:25 > 0:39:28still in their in presentation boxes goes under the hammer.
0:39:28 > 0:39:32What do you want for the whole lot? I put ?80 to ?120 on the collection.
0:39:32 > 0:39:36But what makes it so lovely is the fact they are all still in cases.
0:39:36 > 0:39:38Great presents for people.
0:39:38 > 0:39:39It's asparagus season.
0:39:39 > 0:39:41This is what you need.
0:39:41 > 0:39:45First bidding on this, 40, 45, 50, with me at ?60.
0:39:45 > 0:39:4765.
0:39:47 > 0:39:5170. 75. 80. 85. 90.
0:39:51 > 0:39:5595. 100. 110. 120.
0:39:55 > 0:40:01130. 140. 150. 160.
0:40:01 > 0:40:06170. 180. 190. 200.
0:40:06 > 0:40:08210. 210 down here.
0:40:08 > 0:40:12Sold to the lady at ?210.
0:40:14 > 0:40:17Julie, ?210, are you pleased with that? Really pleased.
0:40:17 > 0:40:19Are you crying? Almost.
0:40:19 > 0:40:20As long as it's tears of joy.
0:40:20 > 0:40:22That's such a good result.
0:40:22 > 0:40:25Yes, that was brilliant. Very good.
0:40:25 > 0:40:28What an outstanding end to the day, but has it been enough
0:40:28 > 0:40:31to cover our previous poor sales?
0:40:31 > 0:40:36Right, that's the end of the auction as far as we are concerned. It has been an interesting day.
0:40:36 > 0:40:38Yes, great fun.
0:40:38 > 0:40:41Great results, that silver was fantastic.
0:40:41 > 0:40:47We wanted to raise ?600 so we can get the parquet flooring sorted out. Do you think you made that amount?
0:40:47 > 0:40:51It's hard to tell, you can't tot up as you go along.
0:40:51 > 0:40:54The good news is I think you will be all right.
0:40:54 > 0:40:57You have made ?863.
0:40:57 > 0:41:00Well done. That is brilliant. Really good.
0:41:00 > 0:41:03And that is pretty good considering the bookcase didn't sell.
0:41:03 > 0:41:04That is very good.
0:41:04 > 0:41:07What are you going to do with the extra money?
0:41:07 > 0:41:10Well, we will probably need more money in our pockets.
0:41:10 > 0:41:14I am taking the boys away while Alan gets on with the work.
0:41:14 > 0:41:16Where you off to?
0:41:16 > 0:41:18The Isle of Wight on a group holiday.
0:41:18 > 0:41:23We go every year with family and friends.
0:41:23 > 0:41:25Have a wonderful time.
0:41:28 > 0:41:33It's been a few weeks since Julie made ?863 at auction
0:41:33 > 0:41:36and today she is off to the Isle of Wight
0:41:36 > 0:41:38with sons Danny and Lee for a break,
0:41:38 > 0:41:43while leaving Alan behind to complete her floor transformation.
0:41:43 > 0:41:45Alan soon got his team stripping up the carpet
0:41:45 > 0:41:49to reveal the parquet flooring which Julie loves so much.
0:41:49 > 0:41:51Although she is enjoying herself miles away
0:41:51 > 0:41:54she can't help wondering what is happening in her absence.
0:41:54 > 0:41:59While we are having a great time over here, with a bit of luck, Alan is working hard
0:41:59 > 0:42:03at home sanding the floors down and getting them just right, I hope,
0:42:03 > 0:42:07and we will be really pleased when we get home.
0:42:07 > 0:42:09Fingers crossed!
0:42:09 > 0:42:11It's a long, arduous job
0:42:11 > 0:42:15but Alan is relentless and wants to get the best results for his mum.
0:42:15 > 0:42:19With the two-day holiday coming to an end it's time to reveal
0:42:19 > 0:42:23the brand-new floor and find out what Julie's verdict is.
0:42:23 > 0:42:26All finished. That's lovely.
0:42:26 > 0:42:27Very nice. Yes.
0:42:27 > 0:42:30Very smart aren't we, Lee? Lovely. Thanks very much.
0:42:30 > 0:42:32Just a bit of decorating to do now.
0:42:32 > 0:42:35It was lovely to come back and see the floors done,
0:42:35 > 0:42:39something I have wanted doing for a while and so,
0:42:39 > 0:42:41the whole thing has been really good.
0:42:41 > 0:42:42I feel really pleased.
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