0:00:01 > 0:00:03Welcome to Cash In The Attic,
0:00:03 > 0:00:06the show that searches out hidden treasures around your home
0:00:06 > 0:00:08and sells them for you at auction.
0:00:08 > 0:00:13Today I'm in Kent, where I've stopped off to look at this magnificent mansion.
0:00:15 > 0:00:17Camden Place dates back to the 17th century
0:00:17 > 0:00:21and is named after Elizabethan scholar William Camden
0:00:21 > 0:00:25who took up residence on this site in an attempt to escape the Great Plague.
0:00:25 > 0:00:29Today it's the elegant club house of the Chislehurst Golf Club
0:00:29 > 0:00:33whose grounds inspired William Willett's idea of daylight saving,
0:00:33 > 0:00:39proposing that clocks should be advanced in summer, making evenings lighter for longer.
0:00:39 > 0:00:42So no shortage of historical interest here, then.
0:00:42 > 0:00:46Let's hope that theme continues and we find plenty of antiques
0:00:46 > 0:00:50to thrill the bidders when they go under the hammer at auction.
0:01:12 > 0:01:15Coming up on today's Cash In The Attic, a shock for the family.
0:01:15 > 0:01:17I don't believe that!
0:01:17 > 0:01:20My husband will be amazed!
0:01:20 > 0:01:23Revelations of a different kind for Paul.
0:01:23 > 0:01:25Come to show me your etchings?
0:01:25 > 0:01:26I do, indeed!
0:01:26 > 0:01:28And at auction, boys will be boys!
0:01:28 > 0:01:31- All right with exotic birds? - I like exotic birds!
0:01:31 > 0:01:36But will we be surprised by the result when the hammer falls?
0:01:37 > 0:01:40I'm off to meet a lady who's called in the Cash In The Attic team
0:01:40 > 0:01:44to help raise funds for a rather special conversion.
0:01:44 > 0:01:46Behind the doors of this detached home
0:01:46 > 0:01:50lives housewife and childminder Susie Elliott
0:01:50 > 0:01:52with daughter Katie and husband John.
0:01:52 > 0:01:55Katie's the eldest of Susie's three children
0:01:55 > 0:01:59and at the age of just nine was diagnosed with Niemann-Pick Syndrome,
0:01:59 > 0:02:03a serious illness affecting her metabolic and nervous system.
0:02:03 > 0:02:06While Katie enjoys being with friends and family,
0:02:06 > 0:02:09her speech and mobility have become restricted.
0:02:09 > 0:02:12As getting around the home is now difficult,
0:02:12 > 0:02:16they want to convert the garage into a wet-room and bedroom for Katie
0:02:16 > 0:02:18to make her life so much easier.
0:02:18 > 0:02:21But conversions like this don't come cheap
0:02:21 > 0:02:25so they want to sell off the family heirlooms and collectibles
0:02:25 > 0:02:28and have brought in Teresa and Sue to help them.
0:02:28 > 0:02:30- Morning!- Morning, how are you?
0:02:30 > 0:02:33- Great, actually.- We've got a fantastic house here.
0:02:33 > 0:02:38The lady who owns it needs money for a special conversion, not the normal type.
0:02:38 > 0:02:40That sounds intriguing.
0:02:40 > 0:02:44You find the valuables. I'll find out more and meet the family.
0:02:48 > 0:02:51- Morning, ladies!- Morning! Hello!
0:02:51 > 0:02:53- You must be Susie.- I am, yes.
0:02:53 > 0:02:57- You're here to help with the rummage as well?- We are, yes!
0:02:57 > 0:03:00- We're here to help!- Good!
0:03:00 > 0:03:03Susie, you've called in Cash In The Attic. Why's that?
0:03:03 > 0:03:06We're having a big house conversion.
0:03:06 > 0:03:10We're converting our garage into a bedroom and wet room for Katie,
0:03:10 > 0:03:15whose mobility is going. She needs to be brought downstairs
0:03:15 > 0:03:17to have her own independence.
0:03:17 > 0:03:19It'll make looking after her much easier.
0:03:19 > 0:03:22Do you have much to sell? Where's it from?
0:03:22 > 0:03:24Yes, I think we've got quite a lot to look at.
0:03:24 > 0:03:29I've got a few things from our parents and grandparents
0:03:29 > 0:03:33and a few things my husband and I have collected over the years.
0:03:33 > 0:03:35Hopefully, there's enough there for you.
0:03:35 > 0:03:38Building work like that is very expensive.
0:03:38 > 0:03:41What sort of contribution are you looking for from cash?
0:03:41 > 0:03:45It would be lovely if we could raise about £1,500.
0:03:45 > 0:03:47That would be really helpful.
0:03:47 > 0:03:52So we need to make £1,500 towards the building costs.
0:03:52 > 0:03:54That sounds very good, doesn't it?
0:03:54 > 0:03:57Let's see if we can find plenty to sell at auction.
0:03:57 > 0:03:59It's going to be a busy day, ladies!
0:04:00 > 0:04:02Let's see what we can find.
0:04:02 > 0:04:07'It's great to see family and friends pulling together for something so essential.
0:04:07 > 0:04:11'While our expert Paul Hayes may not know much about conversions,
0:04:11 > 0:04:15'he does know loads about antiques, having been in the trade for 20 years.
0:04:15 > 0:04:18'He want to shed some light on his first find of the day.'
0:04:18 > 0:04:20- Paul.- Hello! Good morning!
0:04:20 > 0:04:24- How are you?- Got your hands on the family silver, already!
0:04:24 > 0:04:27- It's always a good place to start. - Are these family silver?
0:04:27 > 0:04:32No, my husband and I collected it probably about 20 years ago
0:04:32 > 0:04:34from a local antiques shop.
0:04:34 > 0:04:37These sorts of things are not used any more
0:04:37 > 0:04:40unless you want that romantic atmosphere.
0:04:40 > 0:04:43- Don't know about you, but we don't use them at home!- No.
0:04:43 > 0:04:45These are silver plated.
0:04:45 > 0:04:50There's a big difference between solid silver candlesticks and silver plated ones.
0:04:50 > 0:04:53But the nice thing is that this is Sheffield plate.
0:04:53 > 0:04:57Nowadays, most things we buy use electricity - electro-plating.
0:04:57 > 0:05:00That gives a very thin layer of silver on top.
0:05:00 > 0:05:03What Sheffield plate does, it's almost like a sandwich.
0:05:03 > 0:05:07They have a layer of copper and a layer of silver on top.
0:05:07 > 0:05:09There's a high silver content.
0:05:09 > 0:05:11Susie, can you remember what you paid?
0:05:11 > 0:05:15I think we paid about £80 for them.
0:05:15 > 0:05:19These are actually quite recent ones. They're not ancient examples.
0:05:19 > 0:05:22I can tell that because on the bottom it says,
0:05:22 > 0:05:26"Silver plate on copper. Made in England."
0:05:26 > 0:05:30When that wording is on an item, it tends to be for the export market,
0:05:30 > 0:05:34which was early 20th century, so these are not as old as you'd expect.
0:05:34 > 0:05:39- What do you think, Paul? - If I was being conservative, I'd like to say 30 to £50.
0:05:39 > 0:05:41You might get somewhere near that.
0:05:41 > 0:05:45Given that the target is £1,500,
0:05:45 > 0:05:47we need to find some more things!
0:05:47 > 0:05:50- Shall we?- Go on, I'll light the way!
0:05:52 > 0:05:55Obviously we probably paid more than they were worth
0:05:55 > 0:05:58but again, it was something we loved
0:05:58 > 0:06:00and that's the way it goes.
0:06:00 > 0:06:03But if they get a good price, that's fine.
0:06:03 > 0:06:09Not a great beginning, but that's fired us up to look in every nook and cranny.
0:06:09 > 0:06:12Down in the kitchen, Paul's dishing up another treat.
0:06:14 > 0:06:16Teresa?
0:06:16 > 0:06:19These are unusual. Do you know who they belong to?
0:06:19 > 0:06:23Yes. Susie and her husband bought them at an antiques fair.
0:06:23 > 0:06:28They're very Oriental in style. It's very popular this design at the moment.
0:06:28 > 0:06:34It's always been popular for the reason that China had the secret of making true porcelain
0:06:34 > 0:06:37for over 2,000 years before we got there.
0:06:37 > 0:06:39What happened in the 18th century
0:06:39 > 0:06:44was that you would send out a design you wanted to have on your Chinese porcelain.
0:06:44 > 0:06:47What's happened here, these are very rare anyway,
0:06:47 > 0:06:53to find them as singles. To find them as a pair, I think you've got 20th-century reproductions.
0:06:53 > 0:06:56You've got a printed design here.
0:06:56 > 0:06:59See the outline of the horses and the gentlemen's faces?
0:06:59 > 0:07:01It's all done with a print.
0:07:01 > 0:07:04These are on earthenware, not true porcelain.
0:07:04 > 0:07:06- You can't see through them.- OK.
0:07:06 > 0:07:09So they're a copy, really, of earlier examples.
0:07:09 > 0:07:13But they would have been extremely expensive as originals.
0:07:13 > 0:07:18- Were they expensive when she bought them?- She paid £300 for the pair.
0:07:18 > 0:07:23I think value-wise now, I would say about half that, really. 100 to 150.
0:07:23 > 0:07:28- Do you think she'll be OK to sell them?- I think she'll be a bit disappointed.
0:07:28 > 0:07:31- Shall we ask her? - I think you need to ask her.
0:07:31 > 0:07:33OK. Let's go and find her.
0:07:34 > 0:07:37I hope Susie is happy to sell the Oriental bowls
0:07:37 > 0:07:42as £100 is a considerable amount towards our target.
0:07:42 > 0:07:45But in case she isn't, we must find plenty more pieces.
0:07:45 > 0:07:49Sue spots these four silver christening cups on display.
0:07:49 > 0:07:52With a possible 80 to £150 asking price,
0:07:52 > 0:07:56she thinks they would be far more practical turned into cash.
0:07:56 > 0:08:00Susie and her family, including children Mike and Jenny,
0:08:00 > 0:08:02studying away,
0:08:02 > 0:08:04have lived here for 22 years
0:08:04 > 0:08:07and witnessed a lot of changes, most dramatically in Katie,
0:08:07 > 0:08:12whose Niemann-Pick Syndrome has caused her problem in getting around and communicating.
0:08:12 > 0:08:17Tell me a little about Katie. When did you find out there was a problem?
0:08:17 > 0:08:22Katie was diagnosed at the age of nine, after a lot of tests.
0:08:22 > 0:08:26A very alert child paediatrician at our local hospital
0:08:26 > 0:08:31thought it was something he'd come across as a medical student at King's.
0:08:31 > 0:08:35And sure enough it was diagnosed as this condition called Niemann-Pick.
0:08:35 > 0:08:39It's an inherited one and my husband and I are carriers for it, apparently.
0:08:39 > 0:08:43What difference have you seen in Katie from then till now?
0:08:43 > 0:08:46It wasn't till she left school and went to college
0:08:46 > 0:08:49that more problems began to emerge.
0:08:49 > 0:08:52And probably when she was about 18
0:08:52 > 0:08:56the physical side started to come in.
0:08:56 > 0:08:58And she has a short-term memory.
0:08:58 > 0:09:03So she's very young mentally, about six to eight years old mentally.
0:09:03 > 0:09:09- Once the conversion is done, do you think that will improve Katie's standard of living?- Yes.
0:09:09 > 0:09:14I think it will be much easier for her and nice to have her own room,
0:09:14 > 0:09:18her own little bit of independence.
0:09:18 > 0:09:21What do you think the room will look like when it's done?
0:09:21 > 0:09:25I think it's gonna be very pink, cos that's one of Katie's favourite colours.
0:09:25 > 0:09:29Hopefully, it's going to be the best room in the house, at the end of it!
0:09:29 > 0:09:34If you're going to get this room done and it's as pink as it probably has to be,
0:09:34 > 0:09:37we need some more stuff to sell. Come on!
0:09:37 > 0:09:41I'm determined to make Katie's life extra comfortable and pink,
0:09:41 > 0:09:45so this complete hardback set of the works of Charles Dickens
0:09:45 > 0:09:48could take a step in the right direction,
0:09:48 > 0:09:54although Paul is a bit of a Scrooge, valuing them only at 40 to £60.
0:09:54 > 0:09:57Not sure if he'll get that opportunity downstairs,
0:09:57 > 0:10:00with Sue bragging about her latest conquest.
0:10:00 > 0:10:02- Paul?- Yes?- Have a look at this.
0:10:02 > 0:10:06- Come to show me your etchings? - I do, indeed!
0:10:07 > 0:10:10That's nice. Is this a family piece?
0:10:10 > 0:10:13I'm not sure. Sue was given a lot of things by her family
0:10:13 > 0:10:15- so it might be one of those.- Right.
0:10:15 > 0:10:20An engraving or an etching is one of the simplest forms of producing a print.
0:10:20 > 0:10:23The first type was engraving. People like Rembrandt did it.
0:10:23 > 0:10:29But this one looks very free, almost like a pencil sketch
0:10:29 > 0:10:31so this is called an etching.
0:10:31 > 0:10:34It looks like Holland. Has Susie any connections with Holland?
0:10:34 > 0:10:38Not that I'm aware of, no, but Susie will be able to tell you.
0:10:38 > 0:10:40I can tell you what's happened here.
0:10:40 > 0:10:44It says "Ouderkerk, September 1910."
0:10:44 > 0:10:48It's signed by James McBay, a British artist, and quite a famous one.
0:10:48 > 0:10:51That makes it quite important in the etching field.
0:10:51 > 0:10:57What's great about this particular era, 1910, 1915,
0:10:57 > 0:11:02is they did lots of things with steamboats and submarines
0:11:02 > 0:11:05trains, it can depend on the subject matter.
0:11:05 > 0:11:08But that's a very pleasing scene, isn't it?
0:11:08 > 0:11:11Yes, it's lovely. I really like that.
0:11:11 > 0:11:14Etchings are doing well at the moment. When I first started out,
0:11:14 > 0:11:16a picture like this would be ten or £15.
0:11:16 > 0:11:18You could buy them everywhere.
0:11:18 > 0:11:21Now they're getting very desirable
0:11:21 > 0:11:25and what I'd like do with this is put a conservative estimate of 50 to £80.
0:11:25 > 0:11:27That sounds good.
0:11:27 > 0:11:32- Where's the rest of them? Show me! - The rest of my etchings! - Thought you'd never ask!
0:11:32 > 0:11:35It's really nice that it's by such a well-known artist.
0:11:35 > 0:11:41I just really hope it achieves what Paul estimated it would be and maybe a bit more!
0:11:42 > 0:11:45One of the greatest British etchers James McBay
0:11:45 > 0:11:48made several visits to Holland in the early 1900s
0:11:48 > 0:11:52and became famous for his depictions of water scenes and cities.
0:11:52 > 0:11:54So this work should be snapped up.
0:11:54 > 0:11:58But we're still miles away from reaching our £1,500 target.
0:11:58 > 0:12:02Maybe this pair of decorative Chinese pottery birds,
0:12:02 > 0:12:05bought in Malaysia, will bring a taste of the exotic
0:12:05 > 0:12:08and tempt the bidders to spend between 40 and £70.
0:12:10 > 0:12:15And Susie thinks she's found a lady Paul might be keen to get his hands on.
0:12:15 > 0:12:19- Paul, can you come here a minute? - Let's have a look.
0:12:19 > 0:12:22She's beautiful, isn't she? She's a bronze.
0:12:22 > 0:12:24Where has she come from?
0:12:24 > 0:12:28My husband and I bought her at a local antiques shop,
0:12:28 > 0:12:30about 20 years ago.
0:12:30 > 0:12:33- Was she very expensive? - I think it was about £80.
0:12:33 > 0:12:36I think you've got a good find here, actually.
0:12:36 > 0:12:40It says on the bottom "Summer, Napoli", obviously Italian.
0:12:40 > 0:12:45But Summer probably refers to the fact it was one of a set, the four seasons.
0:12:45 > 0:12:49- You'd have summer, autumn, spring, winter - and, of course, Frankie Valli!- Ah, yes!
0:12:51 > 0:12:55Joking apart, this is very much a classical bronze.
0:12:55 > 0:12:57- It's beautiful.- It is nice.
0:12:57 > 0:12:59What's wonderful, the more it's handled,
0:12:59 > 0:13:01the more you find a natural patina.
0:13:01 > 0:13:05It builds up this wonderful dark, blacky-green patina.
0:13:05 > 0:13:09The darker the bronze, the older it tends to be.
0:13:09 > 0:13:12This one does look quite dark. It's a blacky-green colour.
0:13:12 > 0:13:16You can see where it's been handled you get the brassy areas,
0:13:16 > 0:13:18which is typical of bronze.
0:13:18 > 0:13:21It gives a nice highlight to the design.
0:13:21 > 0:13:23I think it's wonderful.
0:13:23 > 0:13:28Would I surprise you if I said 250, up to about £400?
0:13:28 > 0:13:33- Oh, my goodness!- Is that all right? - I don't believe that.
0:13:33 > 0:13:35My husband will be amazed!
0:13:35 > 0:13:40There you are. Are you sure he wants to part with it cos she's beautiful.
0:13:40 > 0:13:46She is beautiful. But I think he will. That's such a sum of money. I can't believe that.
0:13:46 > 0:13:49- It's all got to go, so let's keep looking.- OK, then.
0:13:49 > 0:13:53My husband and I both really loved that and cherished it.
0:13:53 > 0:13:57But I'm really surprised at the price Paul's put on it.
0:13:57 > 0:14:02And delighted to be able to take that to auction.
0:14:02 > 0:14:06Wonderful news and finally a decent amount towards our very high target
0:14:06 > 0:14:10of £1,500 to help with the construction of the wet room.
0:14:10 > 0:14:12Now let's find some more.
0:14:12 > 0:14:16Sue discovers these two silver-plated coasters buried away
0:14:16 > 0:14:21in a cupboard which Susie and John picked up on a trip to a local antiques market.
0:14:21 > 0:14:24They could fetch as much as 60 to £100.
0:14:27 > 0:14:31There's no doubt that Susie is the driving force behind the Elliott family.
0:14:31 > 0:14:35No-one knows that any better than close friends Sue and Teresa.
0:14:36 > 0:14:40- Hello, ladies. Have you found anything?- We've found this bird.
0:14:40 > 0:14:42A bird in the hand and all of that.
0:14:43 > 0:14:47You're quite familiar with this house and all the collectibles?
0:14:47 > 0:14:50- We've been here a few times. - A few good parties.
0:14:50 > 0:14:54Susie's got lots of lovely things around. Has she been collecting recently?
0:14:54 > 0:15:00Not so much now. She's got other outgoings with children at uni and things like that.
0:15:00 > 0:15:02I'm sure she'll get back into it.
0:15:02 > 0:15:06- How long have you all known each other?- Years, haven't we?
0:15:06 > 0:15:09- I've known Susie since Katie was a baby.- About 20 years.
0:15:09 > 0:15:12They've grown up together, the children.
0:15:12 > 0:15:17Now, the whole situation with Katie is what the building work is for.
0:15:17 > 0:15:19How has that been for them as a family?
0:15:19 > 0:15:23They seem to be so happy. It must have been quite difficult to deal with.
0:15:23 > 0:15:26She sorts everything out for Katie, all the paperwork.
0:15:26 > 0:15:31She's had so many hurdles with getting help for Katie.
0:15:31 > 0:15:34Just everything to do with Katie's condition.
0:15:34 > 0:15:38Medical help, everything. She's so positive.
0:15:38 > 0:15:43But Katie comes along with us to quiz nights, wine-tasting evenings.
0:15:43 > 0:15:46She joins in and it's great
0:15:46 > 0:15:51- cos she's a lovely, happy, happy-go-lucky... - She's very easy-going.
0:15:51 > 0:15:55An easy-going, yes, person Katie is as well.
0:15:55 > 0:15:58We're trying to raise the money for Susie and Katie
0:15:58 > 0:16:01to have the garage converted into a room for her.
0:16:01 > 0:16:03How much difference will that make?
0:16:03 > 0:16:06She has trouble going up the stairs.
0:16:06 > 0:16:08Her walking and...
0:16:08 > 0:16:13And she has these muscle drops where she just collapses as well.
0:16:13 > 0:16:16- So to have her downstairs will be... - Less of a worry.- Yes.
0:16:16 > 0:16:19I get the impression the colour scheme is pink!
0:16:19 > 0:16:22Will you be at home to help out with that bit?
0:16:22 > 0:16:25- Definitely we'll be around, yes. - A painting party!
0:16:25 > 0:16:28- Glass of wine in one hand, paintbrush...- A painting party!
0:16:28 > 0:16:33I like the idea of a painting party! But we ought to have an auction party first!
0:16:33 > 0:16:35- I think so.- Let's see what else they've found.
0:16:35 > 0:16:41No time for a party of any sort just yet, ladies. Not until we've found enough to take to auction.
0:16:41 > 0:16:46Raising enough money for this garage conversion is proving to be a challenge.
0:16:46 > 0:16:51Paul thinks this silver cigarette box, a present from Susie to John,
0:16:51 > 0:16:55could make a reasonable 25 to £45,
0:16:55 > 0:17:00although he's worried that the personalised engraving and faint hallmark -
0:17:00 > 0:17:02through over-polishing - may discourage sales.
0:17:02 > 0:17:06But we ideally want items that are a lot more value than that.
0:17:06 > 0:17:10Hopefully my next discovery could be worth a small fortune.
0:17:10 > 0:17:15- I think I might have found something of interest, although it's not an original.- OK.
0:17:15 > 0:17:18Look at that. A Russell Flint. But it is a print,
0:17:18 > 0:17:23If this was an original Russell Flint, we're talking an enormous amount of money now.
0:17:23 > 0:17:26You have two of these. I left one on the wall.
0:17:26 > 0:17:30- Where do they come from? - I inherited this one from my uncle
0:17:30 > 0:17:33and the other one from my parents.
0:17:33 > 0:17:36Russell Flint nowadays is a household name.
0:17:36 > 0:17:39His prints are everywhere. One of his main passions was travel.
0:17:39 > 0:17:42He'd go to Spain and the south of France.
0:17:42 > 0:17:46He'd capture these wonderful moments in time, always set in the 1930s.
0:17:46 > 0:17:48You've got these bathing girls here,
0:17:48 > 0:17:52people sat on the beach, and the whole thing looks wonderful.
0:17:52 > 0:17:54They are fantastic.
0:17:54 > 0:17:58He died over 30 years ago, so there's only so many of these around.
0:17:58 > 0:18:01They're sought-after, very desirable items.
0:18:01 > 0:18:04His original works are worth a fortune
0:18:04 > 0:18:07but his signed prints have become collectible.
0:18:07 > 0:18:09So what sort of value are we talking about?
0:18:09 > 0:18:13They've been fetching quite a lot recently.
0:18:13 > 0:18:15It's been a while since I've had one
0:18:15 > 0:18:18but I'd say 100 to £150, that sort of price band.
0:18:18 > 0:18:23- OK.- So, Susie, would you consider selling the pair that you've got
0:18:23 > 0:18:26- or just one or not at all?- I'm not sure about either, really.
0:18:26 > 0:18:31They're much loved and obviously been part of the family.
0:18:31 > 0:18:34- I'll have to think about it and see if I bring them on the day.- OK.
0:18:34 > 0:18:39Potentially if we sold one, maybe 150. If we sold the pair, say 300.
0:18:39 > 0:18:43- Maybe let us know on the day of the auction.- Yes, sure.
0:18:43 > 0:18:45Shall I put it back on the wall, then?
0:18:45 > 0:18:50If you can tell me where that is, it'd be fantastic. We'll all go!
0:18:50 > 0:18:53I love both of them. I love the pictures.
0:18:53 > 0:18:58I think I'll have to think long and hard about parting with them.
0:18:59 > 0:19:04With the possible absence of the prints, our pursuit of rich pickings must continue.
0:19:04 > 0:19:08Teresa is next to come up trumps with these Regency-style tea caddies
0:19:08 > 0:19:10in mahogany and rosewood.
0:19:11 > 0:19:14Given to Sue by her godmother over 30 years ago,
0:19:14 > 0:19:16they could warm up our funds by 50 to £80.
0:19:17 > 0:19:22Paul's found a family heirloom that's undoubtedly got some history behind it.
0:19:22 > 0:19:25- Now, then, Susie, Lorne.- We're here.
0:19:25 > 0:19:29You hear of finding an old Master in your attic, and I've done that.
0:19:29 > 0:19:31Where's this from? It's fantastic.
0:19:31 > 0:19:34Yes. I inherited that from my aunt.
0:19:34 > 0:19:40It's actually a family picture of my great-great-grandmother.
0:19:40 > 0:19:45- Do you know anything about her? - The story goes that she fell in love with her music teacher
0:19:45 > 0:19:48and ran off with him.
0:19:48 > 0:19:53The family found out, brought her back and made her marry the local vicar.
0:19:53 > 0:19:58- So she lost her true love. - That's really sad.- I don't know any more after that.
0:19:58 > 0:20:04It's definitely of the German school. That's a trademark, the architectural background
0:20:04 > 0:20:06with these half portrait pictures.
0:20:06 > 0:20:10Anybody that could afford it could have their portrait done.
0:20:10 > 0:20:14The way to tell a quality one, if you could help me hold it up,
0:20:14 > 0:20:18if you can see round here, the artist has signed his work on the bottom,
0:20:18 > 0:20:21"H.Bernhardt".
0:20:21 > 0:20:26The family of Bernhardt painters were working in Germany throughout the 19th century.
0:20:26 > 0:20:31They would do the portraits of the aristocracy and people who wanted to do it.
0:20:31 > 0:20:35But what he would have done, the artist would have worked on the facial features.
0:20:35 > 0:20:38He would purely have worked in this area here.
0:20:38 > 0:20:42He would have studied somebody for hours on end doing these designs
0:20:42 > 0:20:44and it's top quality.
0:20:44 > 0:20:48If I cover that up, you can see that the rest of it looks quite crude.
0:20:48 > 0:20:51So he would only work just in this area here.
0:20:51 > 0:20:55His students, or his school, which is why it's called the German School,
0:20:55 > 0:20:58would do the rest of the picture itself.
0:20:58 > 0:21:00The end result is wonderful. I love it.
0:21:00 > 0:21:02And the frame? Is that original?
0:21:02 > 0:21:08It seems the original. If I turn it round, you can see the build up of dust and dirt,
0:21:08 > 0:21:10the patina, that can't be faked.
0:21:10 > 0:21:14It's definitely an old canvas, a 19th-century canvas.
0:21:14 > 0:21:17- What about this bit of frame? Some damage there.- Yes.
0:21:17 > 0:21:23- What happened?- I'm afraid I haven't got round to putting it back.
0:21:23 > 0:21:26- You've got the piece, though? - I have got the piece.
0:21:26 > 0:21:29I just haven't stuck it back together.
0:21:29 > 0:21:31But you know who it is. It is a family piece.
0:21:31 > 0:21:34How do you feel about parting with it?
0:21:34 > 0:21:38Yes, I think obviously it's quite sentimental.
0:21:38 > 0:21:43But I think my aunt would have been quite happy for us to use it.
0:21:43 > 0:21:47- The money is staying in the family. - Yes. She was very fond of Katie.
0:21:47 > 0:21:50What sort of value are we talking, Paul?
0:21:50 > 0:21:53It's very hard. I don't know much about this particular artist.
0:21:53 > 0:21:56What I would suggest we do, if it's OK with you,
0:21:56 > 0:22:01is agree a reserve price and I'll find out a little bit more
0:22:01 > 0:22:02and shed some light on it.
0:22:02 > 0:22:05But I suspect this is a very good picture indeed.
0:22:05 > 0:22:09- Any idea?- Up to about £400. Does that sound all right?
0:22:09 > 0:22:12Sounds fine. Absolutely amazing.
0:22:12 > 0:22:15Put a reserve on it and go from there.
0:22:15 > 0:22:18OK. We're out of time for rummaging. What a way to end it.
0:22:18 > 0:22:22I'll call the others. Teresa, Sue, are you there? Come through.
0:22:22 > 0:22:24We've run out of time.
0:22:24 > 0:22:27- We found this beautiful picture to finish on.- Lovely.
0:22:27 > 0:22:31- Have you enjoyed it?- It's been great. A really good day.
0:22:31 > 0:22:34You wanted £1,500 towards the building costs.
0:22:34 > 0:22:37How do you feel the valuations have gone?
0:22:37 > 0:22:38I've no idea!
0:22:38 > 0:22:44Without those pictures, the total we've added up today to go to auction
0:22:44 > 0:22:48comes to £1,125.
0:22:48 > 0:22:51Wow! That's amazing.
0:22:51 > 0:22:56But if you did bring the Flints, that would top us up to £1,325.
0:22:56 > 0:22:58- Great.- Ooh! Decisions!
0:22:58 > 0:23:02You've got some interesting items. I want to take this home with me!
0:23:02 > 0:23:04Well, you can't. The next time any of us see that,
0:23:04 > 0:23:08is when it's on fine display in the auction house.
0:23:08 > 0:23:10- Can't wait for that! Can you?- No!
0:23:12 > 0:23:16We may not have quite made our £1,500 target,
0:23:16 > 0:23:18but with the top-notch pieces we've found,
0:23:18 > 0:23:22I'm optimistic that sales will go through the roof for all our treasures.
0:23:22 > 0:23:26The pair of Chinese-style earthenware bowls,
0:23:26 > 0:23:29hoping to lead the way at 100 to £150.
0:23:30 > 0:23:36The 19th-century bronze, semi-clad classical figure, worth 250 to £400.
0:23:37 > 0:23:41Can our original James McBay etch its way into the bidders' heart
0:23:41 > 0:23:42at 50 to £80?
0:23:42 > 0:23:45Finally, the two Russell Flint prints
0:23:45 > 0:23:48with a possible £200 price tag.
0:23:48 > 0:23:52But only if Sue can bear to part with them.
0:23:52 > 0:23:54Still to come on Cash In The Attic:
0:23:54 > 0:23:56There's plenty of love in the air.
0:23:56 > 0:23:58- Very romantic, John.- Absolutely.
0:23:58 > 0:24:01- That's me, for you! - Exactly! That's what I meant!
0:24:01 > 0:24:04But not quite enough to go round.
0:24:04 > 0:24:06Throwing your toys out of the pram.
0:24:06 > 0:24:09Which I may well do if we carry on like this!
0:24:09 > 0:24:12So, will we adore our final total when the hammer falls?
0:24:18 > 0:24:22It's been a couple of weeks since we had a look through Susie Elliott's home.
0:24:22 > 0:24:25We found lots of lovely antiques and collectibles
0:24:25 > 0:24:29that we've brought to Sworders auction house in Stansted.
0:24:29 > 0:24:33The family is looking to raise £1,500 towards the cost
0:24:33 > 0:24:37of converting the garage into a bedroom and bathroom for daughter Katie.
0:24:37 > 0:24:42Let's hope as the items go under the hammer, there's plenty of bidding.
0:24:42 > 0:24:44It's an early start for us all today.
0:24:44 > 0:24:47With so many lots and such a large target to meet,
0:24:47 > 0:24:52our expert Paul has wasted no time and is off ogling the talent.
0:24:52 > 0:24:55- Good morning!- Hello. How are you? - Beautiful.
0:24:55 > 0:24:57Thank you very much! Any time!
0:24:57 > 0:24:59I wish I looked that good in the morning!
0:24:59 > 0:25:03It's absolutely stunning. I really love this painting.
0:25:03 > 0:25:07- Do you think there'll be much interest in this? - I hope it'll do well.
0:25:07 > 0:25:11- It's in the catalogue on the front page.- Wonderful - the front page!
0:25:11 > 0:25:14- For all the right reasons, not wrong reasons!- Exactly, yes!
0:25:14 > 0:25:19- Do you think there'll be a reserve on this?- There's a £500 reserve on it.
0:25:19 > 0:25:22I don't blame the family for that. Let's see how it gets on.
0:25:22 > 0:25:25Anything else you look forward to see sell?
0:25:25 > 0:25:26Quite a few things, actually.
0:25:26 > 0:25:29A nice bronze. I do fancy that as well, actually.
0:25:29 > 0:25:33- And some etchings.- A McBay etching, quite a good one,
0:25:33 > 0:25:35which I haven't seen here yet.
0:25:35 > 0:25:39- We don't know about the Russell Flints.- I don't know if they've brought them.
0:25:39 > 0:25:42- Shall we go and meet them and find out?- Of course.
0:25:42 > 0:25:48The sale room is filling up. I hope these bidders are willing to part with some serious cash.
0:25:48 > 0:25:51Susie and the gang have turned up en masse.
0:25:51 > 0:25:54I notice there's no sign of friend Sue amongst them,
0:25:54 > 0:25:57though it looks like a new recruit has taken her place.
0:25:58 > 0:26:01Good morning! Good morning!
0:26:01 > 0:26:04- Who are you?- I'm John, the elusive husband!
0:26:04 > 0:26:08I've heard a lot about you. You look like they described you.
0:26:09 > 0:26:11I'm glad to see you got here all right.
0:26:11 > 0:26:14- And you're looking after Katie today.- That's right, yes.
0:26:14 > 0:26:18- So no bidding for you!- I don't know. I'll sit on my hands!
0:26:18 > 0:26:20Just don't scratch your nose!
0:26:20 > 0:26:24Have you seen any of the items that are up for sale?
0:26:24 > 0:26:29We haven't had a look round, but I'm scared I might spend some money, and I'm meant to be saving it!
0:26:29 > 0:26:34Have you seen the lovely painting in pride of place? It's beautiful.
0:26:34 > 0:26:39Looking absolutely stunning. We have mixed feelings about letting her go.
0:26:39 > 0:26:42You've protected it going in some ways, with a reserve on it.
0:26:42 > 0:26:45We've put a reserve of 500 on it.
0:26:45 > 0:26:49It's sentimental value and we don't want to let her go too cheaply.
0:26:49 > 0:26:55- What about the Russell Flints?- I'm afraid we decided not to bring them.
0:26:55 > 0:26:58I like them too much hanging on my wall.
0:26:58 > 0:27:04- What's left? I think that's it! - The two big Chinese bowls. Are they here?
0:27:04 > 0:27:08- Oh, dear!- The bowls are a different story. I bought them for my wife
0:27:08 > 0:27:11as a gift and I'd be sad to see them go.
0:27:11 > 0:27:14I don't blame you at all. It's entirely up to you.
0:27:14 > 0:27:16It's personal to you.
0:27:16 > 0:27:20The auction is going to start before too long so let's get in our positions.
0:27:20 > 0:27:25Without the Chinese bowls and those Russell Flint prints,
0:27:25 > 0:27:29we really have got our work cut out for us today.
0:27:29 > 0:27:32If you're planning on buying or selling at auction,
0:27:32 > 0:27:37you'll have to pay commission and possibly other charges too so check with your sale room first.
0:27:37 > 0:27:40With the auctioneer ready, and as Katie looks on,
0:27:40 > 0:27:44hoping we'll make enough to fund her new pink bedroom,
0:27:44 > 0:27:48we take our places apprehensively as our first lot takes to the stage.
0:27:48 > 0:27:53Lot 9A, a pair of electro-plated candlesticks
0:27:53 > 0:27:55with flower leaf and scroll decoration.
0:27:55 > 0:27:58These are nice, but not silver. They look silver.
0:27:58 > 0:28:01They're very attractive and stylish. Very romantic.
0:28:01 > 0:28:05- Absolutely. That's me, for you! - Exactly. That's what I've heard!
0:28:05 > 0:28:09You want 30 to £50, a little less than you paid, I recall.
0:28:09 > 0:28:12It is. I think we perhaps paid a bit too much.
0:28:12 > 0:28:16- But there you go. - Let's see what happens.
0:28:16 > 0:28:1830? 20? Ten I'm bid.
0:28:18 > 0:28:20At 10, 12, 15, 18, 20.
0:28:20 > 0:28:23Two, five, eight. 30.
0:28:23 > 0:28:24Two. Ladies' bid.
0:28:24 > 0:28:27At £32. Five, anywhere?
0:28:27 > 0:28:30Selling to the lady seated, at 32.
0:28:31 > 0:28:34- There you go.- £32.- That's better than the estimate.
0:28:34 > 0:28:39It's not what you paid for them, but it all goes in the pot.
0:28:39 > 0:28:42- Absolutely.- I'm really pleased. - Gone to a good cause.
0:28:42 > 0:28:46Off to a good start, the candlesticks sell well
0:28:46 > 0:28:49and brighten up our day by £32.
0:28:50 > 0:28:52But if we want to reach our £1,500 target,
0:28:52 > 0:28:55we need much higher bids than that
0:28:55 > 0:28:59to complete Susie and John's extensive garage conversion.
0:28:59 > 0:29:01Hopefully artist James McBay
0:29:01 > 0:29:04will draw in some attention.
0:29:04 > 0:29:07Etchings are quite cheap, but this guy is well known.
0:29:07 > 0:29:11Some of his fetch hundreds, but it depends on the subject matter.
0:29:11 > 0:29:1350 to £80 is its fair estimate, really.
0:29:13 > 0:29:1620 I start. At £20.
0:29:16 > 0:29:18Two, anywhere? Maiden bid for the etching.
0:29:20 > 0:29:23In the distance, 25.
0:29:23 > 0:29:26Eight. Selling at 28.
0:29:26 > 0:29:2930. 35.
0:29:29 > 0:29:32At... Thank you. Thank you, sir.
0:29:32 > 0:29:35At £35 in the distance.
0:29:35 > 0:29:37I'm selling at 35.
0:29:39 > 0:29:41- Oh, dear!- Oh, dear!
0:29:43 > 0:29:48That was a difficult sale and missed Paul's lowest estimate by £15.
0:29:48 > 0:29:50But Susie's not disheartened.
0:29:50 > 0:29:55I think that's not too bad a price. Lower than we'd have liked,
0:29:55 > 0:29:58but, you know, not too bad.
0:29:59 > 0:30:03With a drop in our funds, we can't afford any more sales like that.
0:30:03 > 0:30:08So our pair of silver-plated coasters must drum up at least £60.
0:30:08 > 0:30:10At £40.
0:30:10 > 0:30:13- He's got a bargain, there. - Yeah, he has, actually.
0:30:13 > 0:30:15This is disastrous!
0:30:15 > 0:30:18Those coasters were certainly worth more than £40.
0:30:18 > 0:30:23You never can tell what will happen at auction. Today, they're not big spenders.
0:30:23 > 0:30:26Our luck really needs to change, and fast,
0:30:26 > 0:30:29if we're going to get Katie that dream pink bedroom.
0:30:29 > 0:30:33Lot 1A, 16 volumes of Charles Dickens
0:30:33 > 0:30:36by Chapman & Hall.
0:30:36 > 0:30:41- Have you ever read them?- Not those particular ones. I've read a few.
0:30:41 > 0:30:45We're looking for £40. It's a bit like The Old Curiosity Shop here!
0:30:45 > 0:30:48£40 for 16 books.
0:30:48 > 0:30:5230? 20? 20 I'm bid. At £20.
0:30:52 > 0:30:54Take two anywhere. At £20.
0:30:54 > 0:30:57Take two anywhere. 16 volumes.
0:30:57 > 0:31:00Charles Dickens at 22.
0:31:00 > 0:31:03Five. At 25. Eight, anywhere?
0:31:03 > 0:31:04At 25.
0:31:04 > 0:31:06Unsold.
0:31:06 > 0:31:12Are you pleased they've been left unsold? He thinks £25 is not enough money for those.
0:31:12 > 0:31:16So he hasn't accepted that very low bid. How do you feel about it?
0:31:16 > 0:31:19I think it's fair. I wouldn't want them to be sold too cheaply.
0:31:19 > 0:31:23They're worth more - to us, if nobody else.
0:31:23 > 0:31:28Well, someone has got to get through a lot of reading
0:31:28 > 0:31:29and John has an idea of who.
0:31:29 > 0:31:34I'm not too disappointed. They could be well read by grandchildren
0:31:34 > 0:31:36in years to come, hopefully!
0:31:38 > 0:31:43Always looking on the bright side, but I'm desperate for these bidders to dig deep in their pockets
0:31:43 > 0:31:48and give generously to help make the vision of Katie's room a reality.
0:31:48 > 0:31:51Can John's old silver-plated cigarette box strike up interest?
0:31:51 > 0:31:54What do we want for this, Paul?
0:31:54 > 0:31:56Looking for about £25.
0:31:56 > 0:31:59- It's been over-polished at some point.- Must be me!
0:31:59 > 0:32:02- Really? You used to polish your silver?- Course.
0:32:02 > 0:32:05It's a hard job, isn't it? I don't know!
0:32:05 > 0:32:07Ten I'm bid. At £10. 12, anywhere?
0:32:07 > 0:32:12Silver cigarette box. 12. 15. 18. 20.
0:32:12 > 0:32:1322.
0:32:13 > 0:32:16Selling at £22. 25.
0:32:16 > 0:32:20On my left. Fresh bid. At 25.
0:32:21 > 0:32:23- There we go.- That's good, then.
0:32:23 > 0:32:25Reached your estimate.
0:32:27 > 0:32:31That's more like it, selling bang on estimate at £25.
0:32:31 > 0:32:32I'm happy with that.
0:32:32 > 0:32:34I'm sure Katie will be, too.
0:32:34 > 0:32:38But after our first six items, how close to our first target are we?
0:32:38 > 0:32:41That's the end of the first half of our lots.
0:32:41 > 0:32:46So far, we've made £132, which is a little less than you were hoping for.
0:32:46 > 0:32:50- When's it going to get going? - We hope to pull some back.
0:32:50 > 0:32:54Yes. You have got some fantastic items coming up, of course.
0:32:54 > 0:32:58- In the meantime, shall we have a look round?- Yes, love to.
0:33:04 > 0:33:07While the family take a break and hope for the best,
0:33:07 > 0:33:12Paul and I take a bit of time to check out the competition in the room.
0:33:12 > 0:33:16- So what's this, then?- I think we've got a real sleeper, here.
0:33:16 > 0:33:19- These are bronzes.- I do like that. - It's fantastic.
0:33:19 > 0:33:24People would go out to Egypt and all the ancient sites
0:33:24 > 0:33:28and you could buy items like this. They were found all over the place.
0:33:28 > 0:33:32In those days, they never thought twice about bringing these home.
0:33:32 > 0:33:36No. These could have been in a collection for a long time.
0:33:36 > 0:33:41- This is a job lot?- Yes, it's in the auction. There's no estimate and no reserve.- OK.
0:33:41 > 0:33:45It's a weird mix with Egyptian and then a Buddhist head.
0:33:45 > 0:33:51Yes, you'd go out everywhere. Any place of interest, you'd do the Grand Tour. Rome, Greece, Egypt,
0:33:51 > 0:33:54the Far East. So there's a good mixture here.
0:33:54 > 0:33:56I think they're fantastic.
0:34:00 > 0:34:04Lesson over. We'll find out how the collection of bronze statues fare
0:34:04 > 0:34:05later in the show.
0:34:05 > 0:34:08With the second part of the auction about to begin,
0:34:08 > 0:34:13the family are pleased to be starting off big in the hope we'll boost our fortunes.
0:34:13 > 0:34:19Lot 64A. We have the portrait, English school portrait, of the young lady.
0:34:19 > 0:34:24- Oil on canvas.- You've said you've got a £500 reserve on that.
0:34:24 > 0:34:29Is that a fixed reserve? Just said 500 or at auctioneer's discretion?
0:34:29 > 0:34:32- A fixed reserve. - So it must make £500.
0:34:32 > 0:34:34Let's see what happens.
0:34:34 > 0:34:35100 I start.
0:34:35 > 0:34:38At £100. I'll take ten anywhere.
0:34:38 > 0:34:41In front of me it's being displayed on the easel.
0:34:41 > 0:34:44At £100. 110. 20. 130.
0:34:44 > 0:34:4740. 150.
0:34:47 > 0:34:4860. 170.
0:34:48 > 0:34:5180. 190. 200.
0:34:51 > 0:34:54Ten, anywhere? At £200.
0:34:54 > 0:34:56Gonna say ten. At £200.
0:34:59 > 0:35:02- No sale.- £200!
0:35:02 > 0:35:06How do you feel about taking it home?
0:35:06 > 0:35:09- Quite happy, to be honest. - We're not disappointed at all.
0:35:09 > 0:35:15So the picture of Susie's great-great-grandmother is returning home with them.
0:35:15 > 0:35:18But Susie and John are happy to keep it in the family.
0:35:18 > 0:35:22That loss of £400 is going to make a big dent in their target.
0:35:22 > 0:35:26We need our remaining lots to impress the bidders enough
0:35:26 > 0:35:29to dish out the dosh and top up our flagging fund.
0:35:29 > 0:35:32We're pinning our hopes on the eye-catching pottery birds
0:35:32 > 0:35:34that Teresa found.
0:35:34 > 0:35:37- Is there much age to them? - Not these ones,
0:35:37 > 0:35:41but this style of birds has been done since the 18th century in real porcelain.
0:35:41 > 0:35:45But these are very decorative. Very exotic.
0:35:45 > 0:35:49- You all right with exotic birds, John?- I like exotic birds!
0:35:49 > 0:35:5150? 30? 20, somebody?
0:35:51 > 0:35:53- 20 I'm bid.- Come on.- At £20.
0:35:53 > 0:35:58Two anywhere? Exotic birds. What we're all after, really!
0:35:58 > 0:35:59At £20. 22.
0:35:59 > 0:36:00Five?
0:36:00 > 0:36:03Eight. 30. Two. Five.
0:36:03 > 0:36:07One more. At £35. I think yes is the answer.
0:36:07 > 0:36:09At 35 with me.
0:36:09 > 0:36:11At 35.
0:36:11 > 0:36:15- There you go. That's not so bad. - £35.
0:36:15 > 0:36:18- Pleased with that? - Yes, pleased with that.
0:36:18 > 0:36:20Just about, isn't it?
0:36:20 > 0:36:22Still struggling to hit our estimates,
0:36:22 > 0:36:25but Susie's not letting it get her down.
0:36:25 > 0:36:27I'm quite happy with that price, actually.
0:36:27 > 0:36:31I didn't think they'd get a particularly high price.
0:36:31 > 0:36:33Again, it all adds to the fund.
0:36:33 > 0:36:38But will the two Regency tea caddies Susie got for her 21st birthday
0:36:38 > 0:36:40give us cause for celebration?
0:36:40 > 0:36:42£40.
0:36:42 > 0:36:44Ooh, that's a little cheap.
0:36:44 > 0:36:48I said they won't do well at auction. We've found the one they don't do well at!
0:36:48 > 0:36:51A sale is a sale, after all,
0:36:51 > 0:36:52and £40 is not to be sniffed at,
0:36:52 > 0:36:56especially after the day we've had so far!
0:36:56 > 0:36:59And those mixed bronzes that Paul and I looked at earlier
0:36:59 > 0:37:01are up next.
0:37:01 > 0:37:05Selling on my right at £140.
0:37:05 > 0:37:07If only it had been one of our lots.
0:37:07 > 0:37:12Then we'd be in better shape to make our target and build Katie's wet room.
0:37:13 > 0:37:16There's only two of our items left to go under the hammer.
0:37:16 > 0:37:20Katie is eager to see whether her and her mum's christening cups
0:37:20 > 0:37:22are favoured by the room.
0:37:22 > 0:37:25Lot 43A.
0:37:25 > 0:37:29Silver twin-handled cup and the other items on view.
0:37:29 > 0:37:31Lot 43.
0:37:31 > 0:37:34There's lots of silver here. Hopefully buyers to buy them.
0:37:34 > 0:37:38Throwing toys out of the pram - which I may well do if we carry on like this!
0:37:38 > 0:37:43- We want 80 to £150.- That'd be good. - It would, wouldn't it?
0:37:43 > 0:37:46- Good and desperately needed.- OK.
0:37:46 > 0:37:4950 I'm bid. At £50.
0:37:49 > 0:37:52Five, anywhere? At 55. 60.
0:37:52 > 0:37:53Five. 70.
0:37:53 > 0:37:55Five. 80. Commission bid.
0:37:55 > 0:37:58I'm selling. With me. At £80. Selling.
0:37:58 > 0:38:01Selling at £80.
0:38:01 > 0:38:07- There you go!- Wonderful. £80. That is good news.
0:38:08 > 0:38:11Thank goodness something has hit its estimate
0:38:11 > 0:38:14especially when a christening set has some sentimental value,
0:38:14 > 0:38:16as husband John is only too aware.
0:38:16 > 0:38:21It was my wife's christening mug, so it was her decision.
0:38:21 > 0:38:24Slightly disappointed it didn't fetch a little higher,
0:38:24 > 0:38:28but nevertheless it hit the reserve and that's fine.
0:38:29 > 0:38:33As we're nearing the end of a long day, we're all on tenterhooks.
0:38:33 > 0:38:36There's only one more of our lots to be shown to the room
0:38:36 > 0:38:42and there's no hiding our uncertainty as the bronze figurine makes her debut.
0:38:42 > 0:38:45Paul was taken with this. You think it's very good quality.
0:38:45 > 0:38:47It's fantastic. It's one of a set,
0:38:47 > 0:38:50but it's beautifully modelled. Yes, I do.
0:38:50 > 0:38:54- Have you put a reserve on this? - I think we've put 250 on it.
0:38:54 > 0:38:57Normally, the auctioneer would use his discretion.
0:38:57 > 0:39:00If he gets anywhere near that, he would take it.
0:39:00 > 0:39:03Hopefully, we get above that. Let's see how we go.
0:39:03 > 0:39:05100 I start. At £100.
0:39:05 > 0:39:06I'll take ten anywhere.
0:39:06 > 0:39:09At £100. 110. 20.
0:39:09 > 0:39:1030. 140 anywhere?
0:39:10 > 0:39:13At 140. 50.
0:39:13 > 0:39:15160. 70.
0:39:15 > 0:39:16180. The bid's in the room.
0:39:16 > 0:39:21I'm going to sell at 180. I'll take 90 anywhere.
0:39:21 > 0:39:24Selling, then. Your last chance.
0:39:24 > 0:39:26£180.
0:39:27 > 0:39:29It's 180. So what's happened there?
0:39:29 > 0:39:32- The reserve was 200.- Not 250?
0:39:32 > 0:39:34No. He's allowed 20 per cent. That's the norm.
0:39:34 > 0:39:38- 180 was the last bid he would have taken.- How do you feel about it?
0:39:38 > 0:39:41It's fine. It's still quite a good price.
0:39:41 > 0:39:43- It's a good price.- We're happy.
0:39:43 > 0:39:45If you're happy, I'm happy.
0:39:45 > 0:39:49Ending on another high note, £180 goes into the pot.
0:39:49 > 0:39:51It's been a difficult sale from the start.
0:39:51 > 0:39:55The Elliotts have worked so hard to try and raise the money
0:39:55 > 0:39:57towards converting Katie's bedroom
0:39:57 > 0:40:00and we've got nowhere near the £1,500 target.
0:40:00 > 0:40:03I just hope they take the news well.
0:40:05 > 0:40:09That's the end of the auction as far as we're concerned.
0:40:09 > 0:40:12We've had a bit of a rollercoaster ride, haven't we?
0:40:12 > 0:40:16We have. Not as much as we wanted, but there you are.
0:40:16 > 0:40:20You wanted £1,500 towards the garage conversion.
0:40:20 > 0:40:25Today we've made £467. I'm sorry we didn't do better.
0:40:25 > 0:40:29- It's a step in the right direction. - It's a start, it's a start.
0:40:29 > 0:40:31We can start kitting out Katie's bedroom
0:40:31 > 0:40:34and she'll be delighted with that.
0:40:34 > 0:40:36- We're very pleased.- It's great.
0:40:36 > 0:40:38Paul, what's your overview?
0:40:38 > 0:40:43I think the auctioneer has done you a favour by not selling them for less than you wanted.
0:40:43 > 0:40:46They'll live to see another day.
0:40:46 > 0:40:50I think we're happy to keep our favourite possessions
0:40:50 > 0:40:53- and enjoy them for a bit longer. - We're happy to be selective.
0:40:57 > 0:41:01It's a few weeks later and plans are underway to move Katie downstairs
0:41:01 > 0:41:03to a new bedroom and bathroom.
0:41:03 > 0:41:08While the builders measure up, friends and family clear out the garage.
0:41:08 > 0:41:10I'll get this one, the heavy one.
0:41:10 > 0:41:12'The last couple of years'
0:41:12 > 0:41:16where Katie started deteriorating, her mobility and everything,
0:41:16 > 0:41:19we were very aware we needed to bring her down to ground level.
0:41:19 > 0:41:23And have her bedroom downstairs and everything.
0:41:23 > 0:41:27Having Cash In The Attic has given us the impetus to get going
0:41:27 > 0:41:29and get her room sorted.
0:41:29 > 0:41:34Susie has had plans for the conversion drawn up by an architect.
0:41:34 > 0:41:38That sounds great. Just the right thing.
0:41:38 > 0:41:41But it's Katie who's making the design choices.
0:41:41 > 0:41:44Look at all these gorgeous wallpapers.
0:41:44 > 0:41:48You know we said that you said that pink is your favourite colour.
0:41:48 > 0:41:51Which one do you like best?
0:41:51 > 0:41:54- That one?- I like that best.
0:41:54 > 0:41:56You like that one best. That's really nice.
0:41:56 > 0:41:58I agree with you on that one.
0:41:58 > 0:42:02Everyone is working really hard on the project.
0:42:02 > 0:42:04And there's one last surprise.
0:42:05 > 0:42:08Following the disappointing results at auction,
0:42:08 > 0:42:10word got out in our village
0:42:10 > 0:42:15and a local bathroom centre have very kindly donated a bathroom.
0:42:15 > 0:42:20We're absolutely thrilled. We can't believe what a wonderful donation it is.
0:42:29 > 0:42:31She's pleased, I can tell!
0:42:37 > 0:42:39Despite the disappointing auction,
0:42:39 > 0:42:44the Elliotts still keep some lovely things and kick-start the fund for the conversion.
0:42:44 > 0:42:48If you have antiques and collectibles to sell to raise some money
0:42:48 > 0:42:50for something close to your heart,
0:42:50 > 0:42:53get in touch with Cash In The Attic. Details are on our website:
0:42:56 > 0:42:58See you next time!
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